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The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
EnaIIsh powers Uneasy.

LONDON. Aug. 24.-Anxiety over
the Moroccan situation is again APP
parent here with the approach of the
cabinet meeting tomorrow in Paris.
when II is expected final PROPOSE
ton will be made by France to Ger
many. The general opinion in diplo-
matte circles Is that the signatory
powers to the Algeciras treaty will
approve the proposal Of France for
the establishment of a protectorate
In Morocco in exchange for Congo
concessions to be made to Germany
What the limit OF these concessions
will be, Is to be determined by the
French cabinet.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24


six months the boils quit,
but my arms. neck and
body broke out with an
itching, burning rash. IL
would burn and Itch. and
come out In pimples like
grains Of wheat. I was In
. terrible condition: I could
not sleep or rest. Parts of
my flesh were raw, and I
could scarcely bear my
clothes on. ] could not lie
In bed In any position and
reet In about N war fhN
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

Velvet, cravenette. satin or any
dark cloth shoe or slipper can be
made free from dust by applying q
little gasoline with nail brush. II II
be satin brush with the grain Of the
material
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
Cow Yields 20 Music.

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.--Cows love mu-
sic. says Mrs. John O'Connor. She
has her son play an accordion In the
stable at the milking hour and It
greatly increases the yield. But the
music must be good, she says.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

A good knife cleaning board is made
by taking piece OF board ten inches
long and six inches wide. Tack on
to this piece of brussels carpet and
sprinkle with fine emery. Knives rub
bed on this will clean we'll and with
little labor.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

To clean floors buy a common black
board eraser and fasten II firmly to
an old broom handle. II the eraser Is
dipped into little coal oil II will
take up all lint and dust and polish
the floor at the same time.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

and with this brown stockings and q
brown tie are worn.
The mother who prefers to keep
her small boy In wash clothes until
the real cold sets In and then keeps
him still IN linen with heavy over
coat will be interested In a blue linen
suit The knickerbockers for this are
baggy and fastened in at the knee.
The blouse is the usual loose sail
or one. The suit Is trimmed with
white buttons and narrow white
braid. The latter is upon the collar
and cuffs.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

Dear Bill:
Evere see Chinese mosquito? We
have a lot Of them. They are moth
tng like our boisterous, coarse mos
Iluitos at home, either In appearance
Or technique.
The Chinese insect has high cheek
bones, slant eyes and a cue. The lat
ter adornment is starched and ironed
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

The United States makes the best
poultry showing in the world. It's
flock numbers S5,000O0O, and tho
yearly egg output is now more than
5000, 900 900.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
FUNNY SIGHTS IN
FOREIGN SITES
HONG KONG. China.

.chIness Mosquito 10 suzzless Biz
b With q Powerful Extractor.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
SUFFERED AGONY
WITH ITCHING
And Burning. Sores Like BoiIs All
Over Body. Parts of Flesh Raw.
Could Scarcely Bear Clothes On.
Nearly Worn Out When He Tried
Cuticura Remedies and Was Cured.

About four years ago broke out with
sores on my arms like bolls. After two
months they were all over my body, some
coming, and some going away. In about
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

Ever Give This Excuse?
II was SO dark this morning that
I oversight.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

Grease the top inside of vessel In
which jelly is to be boiled for about
one inch with lard. and the contents
OF the vessel will not boil over.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
AnAro11nd
1.-THE Home

Dear Miss Grey--Is II proper for
girl OF Is TO correspond with a young
man who Is summer vacation ac-
Quaintance! And how should / be-
gin my letters Anxious T. 8.
Ali her mother does not object.
The girl should not write the first
letter, however. Begin simply my
Dear Mr.. Jones'"
Dear Miss Grey-Would Il be out
OF place for me TO send wedding
gift to a girl with whom I've long
corresponded? And should | send Il
TO her, or TO both Robert
Alt would be perfectly proper to
send a gift and she will no doubt APP
preciate II under the circumstances.
Address to her.
Do You Do This7
Leave a spoon In anything you are
cooking. II Is bad for the spoon and,
being conductor OF heat. makes
cooking slower.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
"HOWDY, PAP-LOOK
HERE

Your Railroad Tickets will
be accepted for transportation
on d. & c. Line steamers be-
tween Detroit and Buffalo and
Detroit and Cleveland. On
your way home enjoy the de-
lights OF a refreshing Lake
Trip.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

The erstwhile kind OF horses, the
proud Arabian steed, may soon be
relegated to the pillow In Morocco,
his place. That is the intimation Of
Shiek-Sie- Hassan-Ben-Ah, an emissary
OF Morocco, who has come TO America
to purchase two Curtiss aeroplanes.
In time, he says. the army horse must
give way to aerial craft.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

apart and guided at top and bottom
by the drawn threads, Then make
row OF stitches slanting In the OPP
posite direction and crossing the first.
Remember TO put the needle In the
same hole sas IN making the first row.
Now fasten one side OF the bag with
cross-stitching over the edge. You
need not draw threads here. a. n
weakens the bag too much, but be
The Detroit times., 1911-08-24

Miss Lanrabelle Coon, No. 126 Fer
ry-ave. east, has returned from u
visit with friends In Battle Creek.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
Remedy for Worms In Hood.

The following is a never failing remedy for worms in hogs: For every thirty pounds of pig give one tea spoonful of turpentine in the slop. Repeat this for three or four success sive days. Follow this with dose of epson salts, about one teaspoonful for every fifty pounds of pig. Salts can be fed in the same manner as the turpentine. Too extensive feeding of turpentine or too heavy doses may re- suit in inflammation of the intestines. Santonin, white powder. Is also cas- fly given with the feed. One ounce is usually sufficient for about 100 50- pound pigs. This powder should be dissolved in warm water. mixed with the slop in the same manner as the turpentine and followed by a physic in the same way.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
CASES OF BLoAT IN CATTLE
Farmer Should Not Hesitate to Use the instrument.

When the farmers turn the cattle in on the clover meadow after the first cutting there is danger of bloat.
 Professor Newson of the Colorado station is sending out this advice to cattle growers in his state: A good rule, followed by most men, when 8 green pasture is to be used for the first time, is to let the cattle i'll up on dry hay first and then, after the dew is of turn the animals into the pasture for 8 short time, better not more than a half hour the first day.
 During the first few days 1t is good policy to watch them closely. A tro- car near at hand at this time will be found to be worth more than a hun dred stored away in some veterinar- ian's case. If any animal bloats se- rious, do not hesitate to tap, as us- ually time is only wasted in giving medicine.
 Even though the farmer be within reach of a veterinarian, time will or dinarily not permit the latter gentle man to be of any use. The animal will likely die before the veterinarian can reach the place.
 A great variety of drugs has been used to stop the bloating. with more or less success, but usually in these acute cases from green feed, the tro- car is the only remedy that can be depended upon
 The location for tapping Is not nearly so difficult to find as some sup pose. Most anywhere between the hip bone and the last rib. on the left side, will do, as it is well to keep in mind that the organ you are trying to tap ordinarily holds from 40 to 60 gallons. About half way between these two points Is preferable.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
MAKE BUTTER ON POOR FARM
When Soil Is Badly Run Down There Is No Better Way of Bringing Up
 Fertility Than Dairying.

A friends of mine some years ago bought a poor farm and embarked in the dairy business with the express purpose of bringing up that farm to good state of fertility, says writer in an exchange.
 He chose buttermaking because but ter contains practically no fertility drawn from the soil. The little trace that may be found in butter is too insignificant to be counted in the general summing up. He said he would not sell the skim milk because that contained fertilizer So he es- tablished a piggery in connection with his dairy and fed I'll the skim milk to pigs.
 All the fat on pig comes out oi the air, and red meat is made up largely of nitrogen. and other things brought indirectly from the air.
 At first the farm did not produce much. The soil was too badly ex hausted to give even a good crop oi grass.
 This had been expected and feed was purchased for the cows to g AdA So SAIS4l l uc OWuSI OA IAO A1A Al made it a practice to purchase such foods as clover hay and oil meal be cause they had in them a large amount of soil fertility.
 The manure was hauled out often and dropped into open furrows. which were then covered. This saved every bit of vegetable matter and made 1t available for the supplying of humus to the soil.
 It took but a few years to change the appearance of that farm.
 The meadows had been plowed up and put into cultivated crops that were heavily fertilized. When they were brought back into meadows again they produced a crop of hay about three times as l rge as they had been doing previously.
 The pastures were given similar treatment with the same results.
 For several years all kinds of fertil- ity was coming onto the farm and nothing in the fertility line going of, which was just the opposite of the policy that had been followed for a long series of years before.
 wish to say that when a farm Is badly run down there is no better way to bring it up to the state of fertility than to put 1t into dairying, provided. of course. this dairying does not go further than the sale in some form or another of the butter fat pro- duced on the farm.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
Female Scab Mite.

the mite cause intense itching. The irritation is much more noticeable when the sheep are warmed up by driving than when they remain quiet. Infection generally begins on some portion of the side or back. and is usually confined to these parts of the body.
 The infected spot first consists of a moist, yellowish, dandruf-like sub stance, often no larger than a pin head, and unless careful examination be made. may easily escape detection. If this place is scratched, the sheen will respond by a nibbling-like mo- tion of the mouth. Large patches are formed either by small infected spots located on different parts of the back growing and uniting. or by the gradual enlargement of a single spot. In ob- taining their food. the parasites in these patches irritate the skin of the sheep to such an extent as to cause the secretion of large amount of serum which, in drying. first takes on the form of dandruf. and upon extended irritation the dandruff is re- placed by thick scabs. Where the scabs first form. the wool seems to be more firmly attached to the skin than before infection, and stands out in tufts, giving the fleece an uneven appearance. In time, however, being deprived of nutrition, the wool loosens and drops from the skin; the sheep loses flesh and presents, on the whole, a very uncanny appearance; and eventually, if untreated. dies Proper treatment will. however, destroy the scab mite and renew the growth of the wool.
 Dipping in a reliable dip is the
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
As to the Dust Belt.

How high above the world does the dust belt go, wonder?" said Mrs. BiIltops to MT B. Here we are living in the sixth floor. but the dust seems to come in just the same as 1t would on the ground floor; we have to keep dusting all the time. You wouldn't think it would be like that, would you? You wouldn't think that we would have so much dust up here on this floor? How high would we have to go to get where you didn't have to be continually dusting?"
 And MT. Billtops said that as to that, really. he couldn't say; but that when he went downtown that morning he'd 20 up into some of the tall build ings there, up twenty or thirty stories high, and see if they had dust just the same up there; see if 1t was likely that they could find any relief from dust at home by moving up a few stories there; and he'd let her know New York Sun
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25

him They are buying votes right and left What Alderman said about handling him, and then what hap pened-"
 His daughter spoke spiritedIy. .I don't care. He'll have to tell me him. self before Pll believe they can buy Senator Callendarl Surely, 1t isn't a crime to speak to MT Alderman. That's all he has done"
 Despite her brave words, Alice Malt land noted in herself a desire for A good cry when she rose from the table The discovery of her fathers belief in Callendar's unworthiness had moved her more than she deemed DOS sible.
 | She liked Robert Callendar. She had met him soon after the session opened
 And now, if 1t were true, his career was cut of. his character destroyed by the blighting shadow of graft. The tears could hardly be choked down at the thought For he had been com ing rather frequently to the home of the lieutenant governor of late. had fallen into the habit of walking home WA~-- ACA oASCA lAC 6CooAOus ana call ing in the evening to see. at first her father. then herself.
 She had learned to like him. she said defantly to herself-to like him. that was all
 But she trusted those she liked and she still liked Robert CaIlendar. Sure. ly 1t was no crime to speak to Sen. ator AckermanI That is all he had done. But her heart sank; she knew her father for keen, shrewd ob server. charitable. too. in his judg ments
 A resolution came to her and she acted on it swiftly. She would Rc down to the capitol-it was but q step away. Perhaps if Callendar were wavering she could help him. There would be time; she had learned the fms and outs of legislation, and guessed there would be some hypo critical oratory for the consumption of suspicious constituents at home.
 How shall bring 1t up?" she asked horsSlf. T am sure he is innocent no. almost sure"
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
EXCELLENCE OF
 CLOVER FEEDS
While Most Farmers Recognize That Red Clover Is Admir- able for Swine Few Under.
 stand How to Utilize.
By WALTER B. LEUrz)

Clover is the greatest pasture for hogs-provided it Is not allowed to make pigs thrive at top notch.
 The clover blossom is a very pretty flower but 1t is about as much out of place in the hog pasture as a rose bush in the corn field.
 While most farmers recognize that red clover is an admirable food for swine, few of them, comparatively, un- derstand how to utilize a clover pas ture for hogs. We make this asser- ton in view of the fact that clover is, in many instances, allowed to blos- som in the field devoted to hog-graz- ing.
 If the reader will bear in mind for a moment that the purpose of every plant Is to flower and Ego to seed" he will understand that when the flower and the seed have formed in success sion, the seasons work of the plant is practically over and plant growth gives place to plant ripening. and de- cay.
 Soon ripe soon rotten" Is an old saying and 1t indicates what we have in mind in this discussion.
 What we are after in pasturing hogs on clover is feed not posies. If the clover plants are allowed to ripen the food-producing capacity of the plant is reduced.
 If, on the other hand. the plants can be prevented from blossoming to any great degree. they keep trying to blossom right along. provided suf1i- cfent rains descend and in doing so the hogs are fed.
 In districts where clover luxuriates. and we find such places in many parts of the country, swine of the right age may be pastured upon this green food from about June right up to early fall. should timely rains maintain steady growth of the clover plant.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
Culture of currants.

For varieties the President Wilder Is probably the best liked as 1t clings to the bushes the longest. The Cher ", Fay's Prolific and Perfection are also very good varieties. The soil for entrants should be very well prepared and enriched. Practice deep blowing before planting the entrants and then put them 6x4 feet. Practice shallow cultivation and mulch if need be. Put in a cover crop the first of July such as buckwheat. This can be cultivated into the soil In the spring. thus keep ing up the amount of humus in the soil. As one and two year old wood produces the best crops, care should be taken to see that no wood is over two years old. Prune out old wood as soon as berries are picked out
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25

An Antwerp correspondent of the Kansas City Star sends a photo graph of a pair of the great Belgian horses that do the work on the docks of the rapidly growing Flemish port. An extract from the letter follows:
 These Belgian horses are in blood the same as some that are often ex- ported from the lowlands to the prairies of Kansas. The pair shown in the illustration Is typic@l of thou sands in use every day on the great wharves here. Each of these can easily draw two and one-half tons and they are as gentle as kittens. The driver-he's more of a companion than a master-controls them by means of one little cord. hardly as
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
CRy EDWIN s. GoopO


 Historically, sheep scab is one of the oldest diseases of sheep, but its cause was not discovered until about the middle of the nineteenth century (1S35), when the agent producing the disease was found to be a very small mite. This mite is light gray in color and the female is one-fortieth and the male one-sixtieth of an inch in length. In general appearance the mite re- sembles a tiny spider. It has four pairs of legs, the last being very small. and the third pair having long thread-like appendages which are longer in the female than in the male. The mite crawls very slowly, showing that its power of locomotion Is weak A female will lay from ten to twenty eggs during her lifetime. These eRgs are so small that they cannot be dis tinguished with the naked eye. The period of incubation is from four to ten days, depending mainly upon tenn perature. Gerlach, a noted authority, estimates the descendants of a single female to be 100000 females and 500.000 males at the end of 90 days. He estimates the average number of eggs from a single female to be 15, ten of which hatch females and five males, and allows 15 days for each generation.
 The first symptom that attracts one's attention to the affected animal Is it's rubbing certain parts of it's back. sides or tail against some object. or biting at these parts, as the bites of
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
CRAFTS UGLY
 SHADOW

By N. J. PHILLIPS


 I'm afraid they've got to young Callendar," observed the lieutenant governor. as he sat at lunch with his family.
 Just what do you mean by got to- Alfred?" asked Mrs Maitland. The lieutenant-governor smiled. Politics is death to grammar" he owned What I mean is, that the railroad crowd has won him over"
 Alice Maitland looked up quickly. Really. papa?"
 ''So 1t seems. I heard Alderman, whose notorious 'pie-bilP comes up this afternoon, tell the railroad at- torney,. Banks, that he could handle Calendar. because they went to school together. Later I surprised Callendar and Alderman in close conference.
 'n the bill passes. 1t means mil Hons to the c. & 2. system. And they are spending money like water to pass 1t"
 And Mir. CaIlendar-" The girl started to ask auction. and paused.
 The Iieutenant-governor nodded nA8 ucd4 IS8TSuully- 4nAl tue way 1t looks. Politics has spoiled him, as It has many another young man who was thrust Into public life without proper testing and preparation.
 Robert Callendar was a country lawyer when an accident sent him to the state senate. He got into a much more expensive way of living since he came here. He owns dress suit now. and has rooms in a good hotel. He's spent all his salary
 -But, papa, has all that hurt him?" asked his daughter Hasn't his ex- perience here broadened him. taught him something about the world, fit ted him to be better lawyer?"
 MT. Maitland smiled a trife grimly Hes learned the bad as well as the good. He wanted to go back home. imagine, with something to show for bis seven months in the senate. When your salary's gone. there's only one way to get it-graft."
 "Graft?" echoed Mrs. Maitland.
 Alice started at the ugly word. But. papa, are you sure?"
 He shook his head. NO, I'm not Bure; but appearances are against
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
A commnn Mlsfnrtuna.

Whats the matter. Jaggsby? You look blue"
 No wonder. The billygoat got my boy for a birthday present charged on crowd of children who were teasing him and butted some of them pretty badly"
 What happened?"
 "A policeman interfered, and as was mad about his taking up for the children I talked pretty sassy to him and now the laws got my goat"
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
SOLDIER WITH GOOD LUNGS
Private Johnson Was Arrested When Sergeant Heard Him Singing
 300 Yards Away.

gigantic private in the guards was brought before his c. O. charged with being disorderly in the public street.
 Who put this man in the guard room?" asked the colonel.
 T did, sir" replied the sergeant.
 ''I was in the town last night, when I heard some one believing and roar ing songs about 300 yards away. went to the spot and heard the ac- cused-Private Johnson-singing at the top of his voice."
 And you could hear him 800 yards away?" asked the colonel.
 Yes, sir,."
 Well, what have you to say, Pri- vate Johnson?" continued the colonel. turning to the accused.
 Please, sir, "said Private Johnson, 'I was only 'umming g"-Ideas.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
Foolish Company.

Well, want to get my life in- sured," said very old man who had entered the office of general agent
 'T am afraid our company will not wish to take you as a risk" the agent replied. How old are you?"
 "Eighty-hve."
 we never write policies for people who are over eighty"
 Whats the matter with your fool company? Don't you know that a great many more people die under eighty than over that age?"-Judge.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
HISTORY AND SYMPTOMS OF
 DESTRUCTIVE SHEEP SCAB
of Br1tC Middle of Nineteenth Century-Proper men Destroy
 Growth of WooI-DippinS Is
 Highly Recommended.

proper treatment for sheep afflicted with the scab.
 The federal government has done a great work in reducing the number of scabby sheep in this country. but in spite of Its efforts there are plenty of them in the United States today, a condition of affairs not to be won dered at when we consider the gigan- tic task of stamping out such con- municable disease in as large a coun- try as ours. There are states, how ever, where no scab exists. the farm CTS and the state authorities having aided the federal to eradicate 1t
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25

heavy as your mothers clothes line. The trucks look like small flat cars. He treats them like the good chill dren they are to him. At noon the wife comes down to the docks with lunch, and she and the husband sit on the truck and eat, while the horses are having their own food. And. strangest. each horse is given. in ad- dition to grain and hay. a great long loaf of bread. The driver holds 1t as the horse bites 1t oil in hunks. They seem to enjoy 1t just as we enjoy cur dessert.
 They don't need a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals here at least, not so far as horses arc concerned" @
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-25
Worried.

''Yes, strange thing happened yes terday. I have been trying all day to figure 1t out"
 What was the nature of it?"
 When I got home last night my wife didn't have a single complaint to make to me about things the chill dren had been doing during the day. Pm trying to decide whether the chill dren have become cunning enough to deceive her or whether she has some thing to absorb her and doesn't care any more."