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The Detroit times., 1910-10-05

Sec. 90. TENEMENTS. The
term tenement house shall in
, clude every building designed
for, or used as the home or
residence OF three t3) or more
6 families or households, living
Independent OF each other.
8 Provided that buildings the
first doors OF which are used for
20 stores and the upper floors for
a living rooms, shall be consider
g cd as tenement houses.
q The above definition shall be
considered AS synonymous with
8 apartment houses" and mat
Is buildings"
Sec. ss. FACTORY BUILDINGS.
The term "a factory building" shall
include every building I'm which
goods, wares and merchandise are
manufactured
Sec. ~. HOTELS. The term
hotel shall include every build :
ing or any part thereof designed
or used for supplying food and shell.
ter to guests and having n public
dining room or cafe or both.
Sec. 80, LODGING HOUSES The
term lodging house" shall Include
every building designed or used
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
Making Butter.

To produce best butter the COW
should be good. healthy animal. kept
on good pasture and supplied with
pure water The stable should be
clean at all times, especially during
milking. The cream should be
churned at proper time and tenn
perature, and worked until the mill
Is all out. l salt my butter with IL
ounces Of salt to every ten pounds
says a writer In Baltimore American
My customers pay 80 cents a pound
and come to the house to get their
supply, which is packed in five-pound
jars. This brings me more clear
money than any other way can dis
pose of the produce. l make only 20
to 30 pounds week and use about
ESQ drops of vegetable coloring mat
ter to 100 pounds.
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q OCIALLY and politically the dinner
y given for Speaker Cannon at the
White House recently marked some
thing of an epoch. for not before In
many years has a president enter
tanned in honor of the speaker of the
house of representatives. Speaker
Cannon was never entertained at the
White House with an exclusive official
function during all Of the seven years
of President Roosevelt's occupancy,
and no previous affair has been given
in his honor by President Taft.
About fifty guests. nearly all OF
whom were senators and members OF
the house, accompanied by their
wives, looked on and applauded when
the speaker tempted President TAFT
into a test of terpsichorean agility In
the east room. Both stopped. pant
ing. when the trial was ended, but
the opinion was unanimous that the
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Believes Monkeys Do Not Know Much

call trial in error.
The professor is satisfied that the
monkeys have no memory Of things
in the sense that they are able to call
up a picture. place, person or thing
There is no question that they are
able to recall having seen a person
when that person stands before them
In other words, they are the equal Of
any of the domestic animals in that
respect.
He can not even subscribe to the
Darwin belief that they have magma
ton, such as Darwin thought dogs
have because of the evidence before
him that dogs dream In much the
same way that human beings do.
Professor Shepherd did not enter
upon the experiments with view to
establishing a theory or to disprove
a theory advanced by another, but
simply to find out for himself the
mental capacity or want of capacity
of the lumenoids available for his ex-
detrimental work. The professor is
convinced that when monkey
scratches his head, very much as a
man does when he is perplexed, 1t is
no evidence of thought on the part Of
the monkey. His idea is that 1t is a
purely physiological phenomenon. per-
haps due to the similarity of construc.
ton of man and a monkey.
Another thing the professor feels
warranted in saying is that the mon
key is not any more initiative than
many other animals. He shows that
monkeys that have had a merry-go-
round in their cages, that revolves
when they jump on it, will continue to
Jump on q contrivance of that kind
that is fastened so that it will not
revolve and continue to go through
the motions necessary to make prop
er merry-go-round perform its proper
functions, just as If the first trial had
produced results.
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cBy MILLER PuRvIs.,

To build up a dairy herd is not a
short task. 1t requires in the first
place a fixed ideal in the mind of the
owner. He must set his stakes at a
mark toward which he must endeavor
to move constantly. advancing from
year to year.
There is a well-known dairy herd
In Illinois. the owner of which has
set his mark higher and higher for
years. every time reaching the highest
limit by following set method.
This man cares nothing for recorded
pedigrees. He prefers pure-bred cows
If they reach up to his mark, other
wise he takes those of any blood or
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President and Speaker in ''Hoe Down -

honors of fancy steps were even. The
dancing followed the dinner.
The dinner ended, the company
went to the east room, which boasts
an ample and smooth dancing floor.
An orchestra played a gentle waits
and the president led OF with Mrs.
Joseph H. Gaines, wife of the repre-
sentative from West Virginia. The
speaker. with Miss Laughlin. sister
of Mrs. Taft, glided out on the pol
ished floor In the wake Of his chief.
Then the dance was on.
In the intermission, however. when
the orchestra struck up a lively tune.
Uncle Joe stepped briskly into the
middle of the room and brought his
heels together sharply. There was a
patting of gloved hands and voices
called encouragingly to the guest Of
honor. In a moment the speakers
heels were swinging in a brilliant
highland fling.
Excellent, eh?" he called, exulting-
" to Mr.. Taft. II was something Of
a dancer when was a youngster."
For answer the president stepped
smiiingly forward. and those who
were present say the two executed
several steps of an old-fashioned hoe
down" that delighted every one. Both
were putting when they finished.
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M overwhelmingly inlita
w tation Is all the monkey has. In
ferential limitations are not among his
mental equipment. Physiologically he
is closely related to the greatest mind
the world has ever known, but that is
where the wise man stops in his
drawing of parallels.
Such are the conclusions of Prof.
w. T. Shepherd, of George Washing
ton university. He has had dozen
assorted monkeys Gagged in the labora-
tory Of the university for months,
trying to get from any or all of them
what a layman would designate a
CLEAN of intelligence.
These little copies of the human
being were invited to do dozens of
stunts such as trained animals are
taught, but the professor made no
effort to compel them to learn them.
He simply made conditions such that
II they had had any reasoning power
they would have been able to figure
out a way of doing the desired stunts
without any further assistance from
him. But not one showed what to
the professor would be evidence Of the
reasoning power. Not one showed
capacity to watch the professor do a
certain thing and then do it himself
because he liked the result.
Not one Of them, for instance, was
able to trip the lever that released a
peanut, although the professor showed
them often how to do it. All, however,
held forth dirty paws begging for the
peanut. Not one even made what the
men who study mental phenomena
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The illustration shows very con-
venient method for stabling calves.
The calves are kept in good sized
pens, several calves together. allowing
much more chance for exercise than
when each calf is confined separately
in a small STALL The calves are al
lowed to run loose in the pens, except
at feeding time, and are then easily
fastened in the stanchions while
drinking. They should be kept in the
stanchion for half hour or so. and
fed grain. as they are sure to suck
each other il released Immediately
after drinking The Young calves
should be kept in separate pens up to
two or three weeks of age. as 1t Is
difficult matter to keep them from
sucking before they learn to eat hay
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04

VIZ ASHINGTON'S DIRTY Dozen" has
w been reduced by three. Judge De
Lacy did 1t when he babe three very
small boys, accused of stealing cigars.
pipes, milk and bread, to kiss their
parents and promise never. never,
never again to try to emulate the
Forty Thieves or any other bad people
and to turn back to the owners OF
the property three dollars and some
cents to compensate for the loss.
"And remember" said the judge,
Keep away from the gang you call
the Dirty Dozen. If you must have a
gang, make up one Of good compan-
ions, who will teach you something
that will do you some good"
Judge De Lacy has way of making
a boy tell him just what the boy Is
when he has taken anything that does
not belong to him.
Now, what would you call the boy
who took a watch Of yours and didn't
give It back?"
The biggest boy hung his head and
twisted his cap and wanted to sink
through the floor.
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Evils Of Tipping System.

There is no city on earth where the
tip system Ia more deeply rooted than
in Paris; and yet. II we are to believe
NJ. Jabsosynat. secretary of'the Cham
bre Cyndicale Ouvriere des Limona-
diers. the cafe and restaurant walters
desire nothing better than to see the
abolition Of the pourboire. when that
day arrives" he says. "our comrades
will realize the necessity Of grouping
themselves together for the purpose Of
obtaining fixed salary from their en-
ployers. To-day we receive no salary
only the pourboire. and not always
that. Some EMPLOYERS. finding that We
make too much. deduct as much as 20.
so and even GO per cent. Of our tips. I
could tell you of one cafe where 1s en-
ployes hand over to the house over
E2.400 a year. Most employees are
paid for working; we others pay Tod
the privilege."-TheC Caterer.
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Just as you dictate. You have brought
this upon yourself. Now. good-by-
forever"
She swept out Of the room--swept
out very grandly and very haughtily.
Remick, left there alone to mediate
upon his undoing. whistled softly un-
der his breath.
my, my!" he murmured half aloud,
wouldn't that shake your founda-
tons? Never give me another chance,
Ell? And II she does, she says may
do the debating! H'm!"
He took up his hat and stick and
went out into the cheerless gray Of
the cloudy afternoon. For once in his
life he was really alarmed. Plainly
he had gone rather too far In this
matter with Felicia.
He strobe along aimlessly. unmind-
full whittier his steps were taking him.
1t began to rafn-a dreary, dripping
downpour that babe fair to drench
him to the skin. but Remick, his mind
turmoil Of troubled thoughts, poked
along with his head lowered to the
driving rain, quite unmindful of his
own discomfort. He was thinkine-a
rather new and disturbing process for
light-hearted Bobby Remick-and his
thoughts could give the dismal wealth
er cards and spades when It came 70
actual gloom
Presently he caught his breath
sharply and stopped short, for. drawn
up to the curb before q little crafts
mans shop-a shop where Felicia was
wont to purchase candlesticks and
andirons and queer little bronze Ian
terns-was the Grahams' motor. On
the front seat. his yellow raincoat
cleaning with moisture. the collar
turned high about his ears and pair
of disfiguring goggles hiding his eyes,
sat Chris, the Grahams' chauffeur.
Remick's teeth came together with
click Three eager strides took
him across the sidewalk to the side OF
the waiting car.
Chris. what are you doing here?
he demanded.
Chris raised a gloved hand to the
rim OF his cap.
"Wa.tin' for Miss Felicia, SIR" he
explained.
who is with herr"
mo. one, sir. She came down this
afternoon quite alone"
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In Lox,e or War
Copyright 1909 by Associated Literary press)
By Richard Barker Shelton

Felicia was plainly annoyed. She
bit her lip and sighed wearily-that
particular sort of a sigh that sent
Remiek's heart downward with all the
sureness of sounding lead.
Bobby, why will your" she said in
tones of utter despair.
Remick squared his big shoulders in
determination.
You should know very well why
he declared fatty. Z"
Yes. oh. yes. of course" said Fe
licia hastily. please don't go over
all that again. But let me say once
for all, Bobby, finally and irrevocably
that 1t is utterly impossible"
Remick's mouth set obstinately
There was a look upon his face al
that moment that said plainly it was
absolutely and irrevocably nothing OF
the sort.
And" Felicia went on, 1T must
cease. You must stop all this silly
nonsense if you care to see me at all.
Il care very much indeed, Felicia.
he replied. but the truth of the mat
ter is that seeing you is not enough
Therefore. permit me to say with 9
decision which will compare very ia
vorably with your own in intensity
that / shall be very persistent. that
upon every occasion that offers an op
portunity I shall repeat what l have
just said"
Felicia's beautiful eyes shot Out
warning sparks. An angry red crepi
into her cheeks; for Felicia. spoiled
child that she was in many ways
could brook no crossing of her will
Then, Bobby Remick." she said
firmly, you will never get your next
opportunity"
Wont l. thought" he laughed cas-
lily.
That laugh nettled Felicia sorely
The sparks in her eyes flared into q
veritable fame.
IF you ever do-if you ever get an
other chance" she declared In low
unsteady tones. II will answer you
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breeding. When he buys COW he In
sists on the privilege of milking her
several times and testing her milk
with the Babcock tester.
When he began the dairy business,
a poor man, he set his stakes at 200
pounds of butter year from each
cow This was not to be the average
of the herd, but the lowest limit for
each Individual COW. AS rapidly as
the cows failed to reach this mark
they were sold and replaced with
better ones.
Calves from the best cows were
kept for members of the herd, and
thoroughly tested after they came In
milk, to be retained or rejected &C
cording to the test they showed.
In the course of time the 200
pound mark was reached and the limit
was raised SO pounds, and by follow
ing the same method he built up his
herd to the new mark.
Then he set the limit at 300 pounds
In year. and toward this he is pro-
crossing as rapidly as possible. al
though as the limit is raised progress
is slower.
He has now been in the business
long enough to select heifers from his
own herd which come up to his re-
quirements. Although he ceased a
few years ago to sell his milk to a
butter factory, he still insists on the
butterfat test as to the merits of his
cows, and his well-earned reputation
makes his milk in such demand that
he cannot supply all that is called for.
The dairyman who does not set a
high mark and test his cows regularly
and Systematically, will always carry
in the herd some COWS who are kept at
a loss. to- reduce the average Of the
herd
1t seems like a strong statement to
make, but 1t Is no doubt true, as was
said by the dairy commissioner of a
great dairy state. that If the poorer
half of the cows of the state were sold
OF the dairy profits of the state would
be doubled.
If but the better half of the cows
were kept the feed consumed by the
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PROFITABLE DAIRY HERD
DIFFICULT TO ACQUIRE
Requires Time Patience and Ideal
Must be Constantly Striven For.

|, Improbable ones would be saved, the
work would be halved and the profits
from those kept would be more than
double those of the herds as now con-
stituted
The volume of butter and milk pro-
duction would be decreased, no doubt,
If this course were pursued, and the
consumer would be called upon to
pay higher prices; but the dairyman
would double his profits, and that
should be the object sought in any
business.
Many dairymen are trying to find
the method which will allow them
to keep the largest number of cows
on a given acreage. A much better
object would be sought If they were
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
"Bandits" Seal Promise with Kisses

Tell me. now, what would you call
him."
The biggest boys lips framed the
words:
"A thief"
And in that way Clerk Harper.
listening attentively, knew that the
boy had pleaded guilty. Each Of them
did, for that matter.
The Judge ordered the middle-sized
youngster to step around and kiss his
mother and ask her to forgive him.
and to understand that he would
never. never do 1t again, and would
have nothing to do with the Dirty
Dozen.
The middle-sized boy sulked. The
spirit of the proud rover Of the Span
ish main told him that to kiss a wom-
an in court, even his mother. was a
puerile thing to do.
kiss me-" whispered the mother.
The boy still stood debating with
himself.
do you want to go to the reform
SCHOOL," Numbered the Judge.
And then the proud rover OF the
Spanish main turned and fed, and
the erstwhile dirty digit became his
mothers little boy again, and was
caught in loving pair of arms, and
tears ran down the faces Of the boy
and his mother and several other
women who were in court.
And the other dirty two had to
kiss their fathers, that the ends OF
Justice might be met.
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Conscience Stricken, Appeals to Taft

on a chain
When the hole was bored Peterson
remembered the law relative to mutt
lating coins. He searched his con-
science and found himself to be law
breaker. It is probable that he had in
mind the power Of the president Of
the United States to pardon offenders
against the law when he wrote the
following letter. inclosing the penny,
which was received at the White
House,:
President Taft, Washington. d. c.:
Please find one cent which / bored
hole in and feel very sorry for 1t.
Hoping you will forgive me. Yours
truly, Patrick Peterson. Buxton, L..
"P. S.-Hoping to hear from you"
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Comfortable and cheap.

L. T. Foss, of North Adams, Mass.
has built an ideal poultry house from
canvas and old newspapers. The can
vas is nailed to studding IS inches
apart, and the newspapers, after be
ing folded so they were 12x1S inches
containing 80 thicknesses. were nailed
on the same as shingles. These were
covered with canvas which was Their
painted.
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kilIlna Chickens.

Chickens killed for market or for
the home table should have the head
severed by cutting on; then the body
should be hung up to let the blood
thoroughly drain out. This insures
the wholesomeness Of the meat. II
the ragged neck is unsightly, the skin
may be pulled over 1t and tied WITH
a bit of twine.
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4 MUTILATED Lincoln penny
"A weighed on the mind OF Patrick
peterson of Buxton, Ia, to such an ex-
tent that he has written q letter IN
regard to the coin to President Tart.
The shining new penny made a great
hit with Patrick. and he decided to
make lucky piece Of 1t. 50 he bored
a hole through the penny to hang 1t
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
Sheep for the Farm.

Nothing need be wasted on the
farm where sheep are kept-tufts Of
grass, weeds and aftermaths and odd
bits of feed can all be utilized and
converted into wool and mutton.
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BE Kind TO sows.

II a SOW heavy with pigs should
stray into your yard. don't ''shoo" her
with the hoe handle. Better shut her
up and notify your neighbor. He'll
thank you, and then besides one OF
your sows may break out some day.
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and grain. By fastening them in the
stanchions in this way each calf mag
be fed separately and get only its
own share of grain. The calf pen
should be well lighted and clean and
should open into an exercising yard
where the calves may be turned out
whenever the weather permits.
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| to try to secure the largest possible
number of cows which will produce
pound of butter every day for ten
months of every year of their activ-
tiles.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-08-04
SOFT, WHITE HANDS
May Be Obtained in One Night.

For preserving the hands as well
as for preventing redness, roughness,
and chapping, and imparting that vel
vety softness and whiteness much de-
sired by women Cuticura Soap, assist
ed by Cuticura Ointment, is believed
to be superior to all other skin soaps.
For those who work in corrosive
liquids, or at occupations which tend
to injure the hands, 1t is invaluable.
Treatment-Bathe and soak the
hands on retiring in a strong hot,
creamy lather of Cuticura Soap. Dry
and anoint freely with Cuticura Oint-
ment, and in severe cases spread the
Cuticura Ointment on thin pieces of
old linen or cotton. Wear during the
night old, loose gloves, or Il light ban
dage of old cotton or linen to protect
the clothing from stain. For red.
rough, and chapped hands. dry, fis-
sured, itching, feverish palms, and
shapeless nails with painful finger
ends, this treatment is most effective.
Cuticura Remedies are sold through
out the world. Potter Drug e Chem.
Corp, sole proprietors, Boston, Mass.