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The Colorado statesman., 1906-12-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the
Benefit of Our Readers.
Perao,na1.


President Castro of Venezuela is
growing worse and his condition is
critical.
Henry Watterson and Mrs. Waiter
son of Louisville, KY, are in Barcel-
onia, Spain, where they are expected
to remain one month.
L. Klopsch, editor of the Christian
Herald, was the first to respond to
President Roosevelt's call for help for
Chinese famine sufferers.
Gov. Hoch of Kansas has issued
pardon to Orrin Beauchamp who was
serving a sentence for criminal care
lessness in handling a revolver.
Gen. Alfaro has been formally elect
ed president of Ecuador for the next
four years.
immigration Commissioner Watch
orn is authority for the statement that
the number of aliens who land in this
country this year will reach 1,05O,0OO.
Hicks, the Bakersfield, Cal, miner
who was imprisoned by a cave-in
has after 16 days, in which he lay
on his side without room to sit up,
been released by the gang OF res
cuers who have worked all the time
night and day to dig him out.
Mrs Susan Caldwell was declared
not guilty of numbering her husband
by jury in the district court at Sali-
ma, Kan. This was her third trial, two
former juries having disagreed.
1t is stated that James Bryce who is
supposed will become British Ambassa-
dor at Washington has declined peer
age and will be the first plain citizen
to represent that country here.
Martin B. Dunbar, company e,
Fourth infantry, has been officially
declared by the war department to be
the best rifle shot in the army.
The appointment of James Bryce.
to be ambassador of England at WASH
ington is now admitted by Mr.. Bryce
himself.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-12-29
CONGREGATIONAL.

Prof. Robert Koch, of Berlin, has
succeeded in finding a remedy for So
called sleeping Sickness" to which
the natives of equatorial Africa are
subject. The new medicine is atosyl,
a preparation of arsenic.
William C. Anderson, former assist
ant paying teller of the First National
Bank of Kansas City, who recently
disappeared with $4,000 of the banks
funds, has been captured in Austin,
Texas, and returned to Kansas City.
A train of so cars of coal was re-
Gently made up in Superior, Wis. and
rushed to points in Dakota to relieve
the fuel famine.
There are 110 cases of typhoid fever
in Ell Paso. Tex.
Mi.ceIInneous.
The report of the postmaster gen.
eral shows a reduction in the deficit
for 1906 of more than S4,OOO.O0O or
27.S3 per cent.
The Kansas City Stock Yards COM
pany distributed among its 400 employ
es in amounts of from five tos2O each,
the sum of $2.5OO as Christmas presents.
A desperate effort was recently
made to assassinate Probate Judge
Cutting of Chicago by Frank f. Ell
lerbrock at the entrance Of the Grim
inal court building. The authorities
believe Ellerbrock is insane.
The president has announced the ac-
ceptance of John Mitchell, president
OF the United Mine Workers, and Mar
vim Hughitt, president of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway, as members
will convey the amount of the Nobel
prize
Owing to the shortage of coal the
gas works of Helena, Mont, has been
compelled to shut down.
A party consisting of ten congress-
men and Senator Flint. of California,
have gone to Panama to investigate
labor conditions ir the canal zone.
At the close of the investigation at
Kansas City of the freight car shortage
it was announced that the interstate
con merce commission would meet soon
in Washington and recommend to con-
gress legislation for the relief of
shippers.
The tipping over of an oil stove in
a car of house, ID goods sec fire to
the car and ]. S. Gilliland and another
man who were in the car were burned
to death in the Rock Island yard at
st. Joseph. Mo.
For the first time since last August
Cuba is free from yellow fever
Joda Hamilton who murdered five
members of the Parsons family last
summer was hanged at Houston. Mo-,
for the crime.
Henry Davis, negro brute who
confessed to assaulting white wom-
an. was taken from the Jail at An
napolis, Md, and lynched by a mob.
The fund for the monument to the
late Joseph Jefferson, the actor, has
now reached the sum of 100000.
An explosion in coal mine at Stone
City, Kan, recently caused the death
of five men. and the injury of nine
others.
Miss Hermione Schenley of Pitts
burg. Pa, was married in London re-
Gently to Lord Ellenborough, a re-
tired commodore of the British navy.
A merger of the leading Woolen
mills of the south, involving a capi-
talization of $1.225. 900 has been effect
cd at Nashville. Tenn.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

Nicotine In Tobacco.

A scientist writes: THE essential
quality for which tobacco Is smoked
or chewed lies not really in the leaves
themselves, but is contained in thou
sands of hollow-knobbed hairs which
cover their surface. The vital nicotine
is garnered in these pearlike balls. but
as it is impossible to shave on these
hairs, and would be a scarcely com
mendable achievement II 1t could be
undertaken, 1t becomes necessary to
the whole foliage for com
mercial purposes"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17
What is CastOria.

CASTORA Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither OPP
other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys
Feverishness. It cures Diarrhea and Wind Collie. It relieves
cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, req
and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The ohildre
Mothers Friend.>
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has be
80 years, has borne the signature Of Chas. B. Fletcher, and hal
his personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to d
All Counterfeits, limitations and "Just-as-good" are but Experim
and endanger the health Of Infants and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17
The Grass Crop.

keep about one-half Of my farming
land in grass. All of my upland is in
that crop. On the bottom land | grow
my corn. The kinds of grass ! grow
include clover, timothy. blue grass
and red top. or my grass about one,
third is made into hay and the other
two-thirds goes into pasture. The
grass crop here is more neglected
than the other farm crops, Alfalfa is
receiving a good deal Of attention and
Is about the only thing that has been
recently introduced. ! think grass
lands could be improved by using on
them more bone meal, n and
lime, especially on u high lands.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17
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BIRD ENEMY OF POTATO BUG.
The Red.Breasted Grosbeak Found to
Feed Literally on the Insect.

The red-breasted Grosbeak is cred.
tied by William butcher. president OF
the National association of Audubon
societies. with being an arch enemy
of the potato beetle, which in some To-
calities is more commonly known as
the potato bug" AS evidence of the
good work that the r~ed-breasted Gras.
beak does among the potato beetles
he following statement, credited to
Beal, of the department of agriculture.
Is interesting:
A few years ago / made some inter.
esting observations in n small field OF
potatoes near my house. No remedi-
al measures were applied to the crop,
but both beetles and birds were given
q fair field and no favors. At first
tie insects increased in numbers In
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

The extraordinary popularity Of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice OF Starch a matter OF great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals. is the
only one which Is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as a stiff
ener makes half the usual quantity OF
Starch necessary. with the result Of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17
INationauities In Mexico.

In Mexico the number Of foreign.
ers is steadily increasing. but they
are quickly absorbed by the process
OF marrying Mexican wives and rear
ing families in which are merged the
types of many races The foreigner
is lost In his business and social a.
fliations. and especially In the chill
dren he rears. who are patriotic Mex
icans. regardless of the nationality
brought by the father to the already
common stock.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

With q smooth and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear Of the goods.
and 1t will be a positive pleasure to
use q Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17
Vessels Quickly Unloaded.

It is not impossible now to unload
lake vessels at the rate of 1000 tons
an hour, and 1t is easy to load them
much faster.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

Lewis Single Binder cipar-richest, most
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

PAIR OF RED-BREASTED GROS.
BEAK.
spite of the daily visits of the birds,
but when the young of the latter were
Matched, the numbers Of the beetles
began to diminish rapidly, and when
TIE young birds were t1edged and
Were brought by their parents and
Ilaced in a row upon the fence around
the field, the insects rapidly disap-
peared, and when | examined the field
a week later l could not find a single
beetle, either young or adult.
About this time the birds began to
prey upon some peas in my garden,
and I shot n Of them and examined
the contents of its stomach. 1t con
sisted of one large green caterpillar
(Sphingidae), several potato beetles,
and a few fragments of peas. My
conclusion was that the few peas
taken had been we'll paid for. How
ever | hung an old coat on a pole near
the pea vines. and the birds came
near them no more. All of the above
observations were made in the state
of Iowa, which was n Of the first
oldtCS ~ oulIV llohi JIG oet"Sho ~
the beetles on their eastward march.
Since then this habit of the Gros-
beak has been confirmed by thousands
of observers in all parts of the coun-
try where the potato beetle and the
bird are found. AS this insect is
eaten by but few species CT birds 1t
is especially desirable that this one,
that eats it so freely. should be pre-
served and it's increase be encouraged
in every possible manner. Forty
years ago this bird was rare in New
England-in fact, was entirely I'M
known in many places, but it is now
fairly abundant there. and it may be
that it has been attracted to thai
section of the country by the pres
ence of the po~tato-beetles. which fur
nish so large a portion of it's food.
believe 1t Is possible to prevent Its
depredations upon peas (the only
harm that | have I've heard 1t &C
cused Of and its value as an insect
destroyer forbids its wanton destruc
ton.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

Plays we're suppressed BY the
Puritans In 1888.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

The fellow with money to burn may
live to rake the ashes.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

Lots of people would be glad to get
rid Of their experience for less than
they paid for it.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
Por children teethine, s0ftens the gums, reduces IN
oammati0o, allays pain, cures wind colio. Csc . bottle
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

Baths Much Used In Toxic.
Toxic has 800 public baths. which
are used. by 100000 people daily.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-08-17

AS a rule, a divorced woman acts az
though she had been born that way.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-12-19
HORTON MASTER OF GRANGE.

Last Thursday at the annual Grange
meeting George b. Horton of Fruit
Ridge was elected master of the state
grange. He received 27S votes; n. p.
Hull Of Diamondale, II; f. A. Holden
of Lansing, 10; scattering, 4. When the
figures were announced, Horton was
given an ovation with cheers lasting for
several minutes
Horton for governor cried scores
of the grangers. 1t is consi iered set
tied beyond a boubt by the grangers
that Horton will be a candidate for gov.
ernor two years from this fall
n. p. Hull was elected overseer; II.
p. Niles, Mancelona, steward, and Mrs.
Frank d. Saunders, Rockford, was re-
elected lecturer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-12-19

are limited then get the very best grades
possible. Always breed to a registered
Dairy bull one that has good pedigree,
and is descended from some noted milk
ing strain. He should be strong and
vigorous, with a good constitution and
masculine characteristics.
Tie heifer calves from all the best
animals should be reared. Feed the
calves their DAMS milk for the first three
or four days. Feed often and in small
quantities. If the milk is very rich, it is
better to be diluted for the young calf.
New warm milk should be fed the calf
for the first three or four weeks, when
YOU may gradually change to sweet skim
milk. At this time, the calf should be
encouraged to eat grain, handful OF
ground oats, or few tablespoonsful OF
linseed meal may be added to the milk.
This will help to take the place OF the
fat that has been removed from the milk.
A little corn meal might be fed but always
feed it dry. AS soon as the calfis capable
TO digest it, little clover hay and roots
can be fed; the latter might he mixed
with some bran ard ground oats. Try
and keep the calf in healthy, growing
condition, but don't let it become too fat.
When from 10 TO q months old, the
heifer may be bred, and have heri i'll good
condition when freshening. The first
milking period should last at least ten
months. If allowed to go dry earlier
than this, during the first year, it will be
almost impossible to break her of that
habit.
Her second freshening should take place
from II TO Is months after the first. If
at the end of the second milking period,
she does not make a record of at least
{, 1000 per cent of milk, or $50 per cent
butter she should be discarded as an un-
profitable COW, and not worthy of place
in the herd
CENTRAL. MICHIGAN PRODUCE Co.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-12-19
ARCADIA FARMERS CLUB.

The Arcadia Farmers Club was enter
tanned at the hospitable home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Fink Thanksgiving day,
and was well attended. After the usual
opening exercises by the president, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Latimer and Mr.. and Mrs
Smith were received into the club. IL
was voted to have the opening exercises
before dinner. Those who responded
on the program were Mesdames Irish,
Rockafellow and Best, who all gave
readings. George Fink and Willie Muir
play recited and Efford Beverly favored
the club with music. Hazel Latimer
and Grover Peck also helped on the pro-
gram. 1t was asked; when was the
best time to sell hogs?" Answer. LAS
early in the fall as they can be made
ready"
The December meeting y i'll be jointly
entertained by Mesdames Pete and
Frank Glow at the home of Frank Glow
Following is the program:
Recitation-Hazel Latimer.
Reading g-George Irish.
Music-Pcck family
Reading-Mrs. +. J. Allis.
Recitation--Orlin Smith.
After the program the delegate to the
State Association will give his report.
The officers for next year will he cleo
ted at this meeting.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-12-19

world demands young men and wonen
skilled in the art of successful advertising.
The course covers fifty lessons, and will
develop the student in the correct use of
English as we'll as teach him to think for
himself. The school is equipped with
filing cases, letter ipress apparatus, and
every modern labor saving device for the
rapid execution of business details. It is
contemplated to put in a complete system
OF business systems in the near future,
thus equlpping the school to do first
class work.
The attendance this year has been the
largest in the history of the school, and
the prospects are good for a number of
additional enrollments after the Christ
mas vacation
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-12-19
NEW POSTOFFICE RULING.

Order number 1888, dated Nov. 2S,
1906, box rent rates have been perman-
emily fixed by the Postoffice department,
according to the amount of business done,
where RECEIPTS for the year are SIo. 600
and not over 10000 will charge the fol-
lowing rates
Call boxes, 35c.
Lock boxes (snall 6oc.
Lock boxes (large) 75c.
Lock boxes extra large) SI.oo.
These rates 90 into effect at the Alma
postoffice on January Ist, 1907.
{. /. BROWN, Postmaster.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-12-19
PRIVATE SALE.

The property of J. Booth, situated
one mile south of the sugar factory, will
be sold at private sale.
One good horse. Two good COWS. One
heifer, due to be fresh in March, two
years old at that time. One brood sow.
-Four pits Of turnips, the best feed known
to prevent ticks on sheep. About tons
of No. timothy hay. About tons of
mixed alfalfa, red clover and timothy.
A few very nice seed potatoes and differ
ent varieties of apples.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-12-19
DOES THIS HIT YOU?

An observing editor says that any
time YOU see a man finding fault with
his local paper, the chances are ten to
one that he hasn't an advertisement in it;
five to one that he never gave it job of
work; three to one that if he is a sub.
scriber he is delinquent; even money that
he never does anything TO assist the
publisher to run a good paper and forty
10 one he is the most eager to see the
paper when il comes out.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-12-19
STANARD'S XMAS LIST.

Collar, Cuff, Glove, Handkerchief, and
level boxes i'll stag, Flemish, Golden and
Roycroft Oak or leather from soc to So
Mirrors, Photograph cases and toilet etc,
from 35c to $500. Imported and domes-
tic China dishes and statuary, 25c to 500
Silver and gold clocks, Jewel cases and
photo frames from soc TO $500. Fancy
boxes Of candy from 25c to $500.
Just as much light by night as by day
at STANARD's CENTRAL. DRUG STORE.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-12-19
SELECTION Of CONS.
Best Cow for the Dairyman is the
One That Returns the Great
est Profit to Its Owner.
HOLs1EINs MILK PRODUCERS.
Timely Advice and Many Valuacie
Suggestions Relative 10 Dairy
Management.

The best COW for the dairyman Is the
one that will return the greatest proht
for food consumed. We find good cows
among all the breeds, but they are rare
in some and more common III others.
The wise dairyman will select his cows
from among those breeds which are noted
as mixers, rather than among those
which are noted for their beef producing
oualities. We often hear OF the dual
purpose COW, the one that can be useo
successfully for either beef or dairy pur-
noses. Now. there is no such COW. We
have got to breed exclusively one way or
the other. At several of the exhibitions
held during the past year, prizes were
offered for the best dual purpose COW,
and what was the RESULT For lack,
oftentimes. the prizes were not awarded.
This goes to show that the advocates and
sunporters of that class of animals are
making no progress, and they never can,
as they are working against the natural
tendencies of the COW.
The qualities of COW depend upon
her inherited characteristics and upon
her training. You can take any breed
of cattle and by careful selection, breed
ing and training, develope them into
good mixers. But this is too great a
task and takes too long for the average
dairyman. Therefore it is well TO select
your COWS from among the dairy breeds.
In making a selection, there are few
in1portant points that should be sought
for in every individual In the first
place She should have a strong consdtu-
ton. be well filled out behind the shoul-
der. a weakness i'll this respect denotes a
tendency to lung trouble; She should
have good digestive capacity, or the
power to consume food, the principal IN
dication of this is large paunch or mid
die piece. Then the COW must have
nlslking capacity but the only means OF
proving this quality, is at the pail. But
we look for fairly large, spongey, we'll
attached udder, for without the udder
we do not want the COW.
Regarding the different breeds OF dairy
cattle. Il can be said that they all have
their strong points, and no one breed
possesses all the good qualities. Our
leading dairy breeds are the Ayreshires,
Ierseys, Guernseys and Holsteins. The
breed selected will depend upon your
conditions and what YOU intend to 10
with the product.
The Ayrshires are very hardy breed,
give a good flow of milk with the aver
age per cent of fat, and will give better
results under adverse conditions than any
OF the other breeds. The Jerseys and
Guernseys are especially noted for the
richness of their milk, and where butter
is the product desired, we can recon-
mend no better breed. The Holstein
have always been famous as the greatest
milk producers. Their milk is little
below the average i'll per cent of fat, but
in this respect they are improving fast
and where YOU have an abundance Of
feed, they are possibly without an equal
either for milk. or butter purposes.
Wher farmer can afford il. he should
go into purebred stock, but ii his means
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-12-19
ELY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5.

Report of Ely school district No. .,
Arcadia, for month ending December IL,
1906. Number of pupils enrolled 81,
Average daily attendance %. those
neither absent or tardy were Marie and
Helen Doane and Alton Cline, those alb
sent but one day were Allen and Lester
Kirby and Lloyd Smith. Cora Utter,
teacher.