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The Detroit times., 1911-02-17

as far a. the needs Of the state de-
mand. I sincerely hope that this mat.
ter viii be taken up a.. quickly AZ
possible. for while have all due re-
spect for Senators Moriarty and
James. who will be unable 10 be pres
ent next week. do not think the
absence OF one or two members should
postpone the AFFAIR for a week. for
believe We can not call a session In
the near future without soida member
being absent" ft
A motion by Senator Fowle hxing
the date as next Tuesday. was FIRST
carried. Fowle said that the senators
had been In touch with the testimony
Throughout the newspapers or by at
tendance at the sessions OF the IN
vestigating committee. A recess WAS
secured and the matter talked over
informally, with the result that the
Fowle motion was reconsidered. Mr..
Fowle would have been In favor or
taking the matter up Friday morning
and sitting till Saturday night, TO get
the disagreeable AFFAIR out or the way
as soon as possible, but several men,
bers had made arrangements TO he
away, and this did not prevail.
An interesting question has arisen
in connection with the committees
report. IL would take two-thlrds
vote to unseat Bradley, and this, IL Is
conceded to be next 10 impossible. as
nine votes would save Bradley. and
there Is widespread notion that he
has been punished enough. But on
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
'0NLY s14.5s8.520
WANTED BY State
INSTITUTIONS
And This Amount Doesn't Include an
Additional Appropriation Of ST.
100000 Asked for Good Roads
In Leidlein Bill.
State Accountant Says $l1,762, l23
Will Run the State Next
Two Years.
,From . star corr..ponssno.

LANSING, Feb. l7.-According 10
State Accountant Hamilton. Michigan
cannot get along for the next two
year period unless the legislature ap-
rropriates $11,762.123.29.
This means carrying s561,265.2s for
the "defcit" and Is an addition OF al
most million and a quarter dollars
more than was raised by the last
legislature which appropriated NO.
65S,719.8 for the two-year periods;
4.729, 000.07 In 1910 and $5,s29, 1875
In 1911.
In addition to the deficit" estimate,
Hamilton strongly recommended to
the joint meeting of the ways and
means committee held in the govern
or's office last night that 100000 be
appropriated as working balance,
TO be used for emergency purposes,
such as a fire loss or something OF
that sort
But don't for a moment imagine
that the institutional managers OF the
state coincide with Hamilton's figures.
Chairman Chambers of the house
committee on ways and means has
i uctn up Tic bulus dShCo III
| by the various institutions. They to-
tai SASS ,520-and Chambers didn't
have the nerve to include the $780,
900 asked by Senator Leidlein for
| good roads.
| 1T scared me-" said he.
II is a cinch, however. that the Ham
ilton figures are much nearer the
amount OF the final appropriations
than the sums asked for by the !nsti-
tutional managers. Governor Osborn
reiterated his economy declaration OF
a few weeks ago.
Il don't want to cripple any state
institution said he, but want to
say TO you that no appropriations for
special purposes will go unless they
are absolutely necessary"
Whereupon he gritted his teeth as
II he meant Just what he was saying.
Just now no man can say what the
total OF appropriations will be, but II
Is probably safe to guess that they
will not be far from the twelve mil
lion dollar mark when the balance
sheet is finally made up There win
be enough reasons for overruling the
state accountants figures to bring a
twelve million dollar budget Mt least
Don't forget that, Mr.. Taxpayer.
| SANFORD.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
SENATE IhN0RUSH
TO FIRE BRADLEY
Consideration Of Committee Reports
Is Put Over To Feb. 20 at Expense
Of Legislation.
tFrem . st.n corr..peaaentl.

LANSING, Mich, Feb. l7,--After y
prolonged discussion. the senate yea
terday afternoon fixed the date for
considering the report OF the Bradley
investigating COMMITTEES as FEB. ~.
Lieut.. Gov. ROSS urged the senate TO
get down to the consideration or the
matter as speedily as possible. say.
ing In part:
1T Is the knowledge OF every mem
Der OF the senate that while time is
being devoted to this Investigation.
the business OF the state Is being
held up. Senator Bradley. as chair.
man OF the committee on finance. and
appropriations has been unable to at
tend to all the affairs brought before
that committee. and as conse-
quence the work has not progressed
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
MICHIGAN PATENTS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Michigan
patents were issued yesterday as fol
lows: Sherman T. Allen, Detroit, ye-
hicle top bow holder; VIM. r. Bell
vile, Wyandotte, and l. l.. Bellville,
Detroit. aeroplane; VIM. c. Bogen-
schultz, Kalamazoo, flask; VIM. j. Bur-
rows, plymouth, air gun, Louis A.
Cornelius, Grand Rapids. tool for re-
moving distractions In pipes; Frank
l. Cross, Detroit, governor for valves !;
n. Fred Davis, Albion, signal for
doors; David and ii. III. Goldman. De-
troit, disinfecting garbage pail; An
thony III. Graefe. Detroit, machine .or
sharpening taps and dies; Norman t.
Harrington, Lansing, carbureter;
Charles w. Howe, Detroit, fountain
marking brush; Horace e. Hull, Ian
sing, boring tool holder; Francis r.
Joy, Detroit, barrel cover fastener:
David Maxwell, Detroit. roll forging
metal; clifford 8. Murdoch. Detroit.
brush stapling machine; Bert X. Par
rott, Jackson, valve for water heater;
jacob Reveis, Portland. envelope
opener! JOS. F. Russell, Battle Greek,
reinforcing structure; James B. Sea
ger, Lansing, carbureter; Marion +.
Sparks, NJ. b. Allen and r. A. East
ley, Lansing, agsoline gas generator;
Thomas M. Vaughan. Detroit, ticket
printing machine; Rollo M. Wick, De-
troit, record cabinet; John @. Wolvin.
st. Clair, panel raising machine, also
chip breaker.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17

The purpose or the corporation shall
30 ~ follows:
1st 10 make insurance on dwelling
houses. stores and all kinds of build
1n9Ds and upon household furniture.
goods, Wares, and merchandise, against
loss or damage by IRE.
End. TO make insurance upon any and
every kind OF property against loss or
damage by lightning. wind. water or
oither rof the same
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
PUTS LID ON GAMBLING.

MARSHALL. Mich. Feb. 17.--Mayor
Sawby Thursday summoned his
brother, City Marshall Sawby. to his
office, and told the latter that IL he
was afraid to sign the complaints
against the gambling games which
were operating In the town. to bring
them to him and he would sign them"
The mayor says that sports from near
by cities are infesting Marshall and
thousands OF dollars are exchanging
hands every week. He has ordered
the police to close all pool rooms at
10 o'clock at night, and arrest all own
ers and others who permit the opera
ton OF penny machines.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
SUPREME COURT.

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 1.-THE SUI
preme court yesterday heard the fol
lowing cases: Howard VS.. Factory
Land company: Downing vs. Hill;
Grand Union Tea company VS.. City OF
Icnia: Mead VS.. Detroit, Jackson q
Chicago Railway company; Smith vs.
Cole; Riggs vs. Wicks Brothers. On
motion OF Attorney General Kuhn,
Robert Luscombe, of Centerville. was
admitted to the bar. Call for Friday:
65. 90, SO. 102. lao.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17

the other hand. It il argued. the com
mittes's report could be adopted Dy
bare majority. and II the report
could be construed az condsmniny
Bradley. its adoption. requiring only
q bare majority. would put the senate
In position where unseatins nim
would be . practical necessity.
SANFORD.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17

The name by which the corporation
pha1i be known shall be the Detroit
National Fire Insurance. Company. Its
place OF business shall be Detroit,
n the State or Michigan, and the tenure
pf the corporation shall be for thirty
PEARS.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
BODY FOUND IN RIVER.

MONROE, Mich, Feb. 17.--The body
OF James Roberts was found floating
yesterday afternoon In the River
Raisin between this city and Lake
Erie. Mr.. Roberts had been ill-health
for some months and disappeared
from his home last Tuesday. He was
60 years OF age and leaves widow
and several children.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
$4,000 FIRE AT 500.

sAULT STE MARIE, Mich. Feb.
last night gut
ted the clothing store of Max Scho-
eneman In the Newton block. The
loss to the stock and building 10
$4,000, covered by insurance. Tom
Collins and George Larke, hremen,
were badly burned by falling electric
wires, but will recover.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
MONROE FARMERS TO MEET.

MILAN, Mich, Feb. 1.-THE Mon.
roe County Farmers Institute will
held a two days session on Feb. 20
and 21 at Azalin. Congressman-elect
w. w. Widemeyer and L. r. Taft or
the NJ A. C.. will be the principal
speakers
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
roRMER PoNrIAc WOMAN DEAD

PONTIAC, Mich, Feb. 17.-Word
has been received here OF the death &C
London. England, OF Mrs. Julia A.
HILL who was daughter OF one OF
the first Ave families to settle I'm Pom
tiac In 1919. Following her marriage
In 1876 she and her husband went 10
Argentina She was member OF
General Richardson chapter. ID. A. r.
this city.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17
CARLETON PIONEER DEAD.

CARLETON. Mich, Feb. 17.-(spe-
cialt--Mrs. Oliver Degg, a pioneer Of
this village 10 dead, aged ninety.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-17

Only One sBRoMo oUININn.s
That II LAXATIVE BROMO QUININn
Look for the signature OF X. w. GROVE
Used the World over TO Cure Cold In
One Day. 36c.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30
Rensminu. Indians.

Some years ago in order to make
their Inheritance of land more simple
and secure our eminent commits
stoned DR. Charles A Eastman, O
Sioux Indian. TO rename more than
1900 Sioux with their family names.
The task WIS II tremendous one and
full of difficulties Where possible Dr.
Eastman kept the original Sioux name
Of some member of II family. as in be.
slowing the name "MatoSka." meaning
White Bear" on the family of that
chief. Sometimes the combination OF
wifes name and husbands name has
produced musical result. such as
"Winona Otana." The fayorite name
for women means she who has a
beautiful home" which Dr. Eastman
has Anglicized i'll the patronymic
"Goodhonse. But by far the hardest
task WAS In finding new names for the
absurdities of Indian nomenclature
"Bobtailed Coyote" was young In
dian who has come to prefer himself
as Robert #. Wolf" After q long
struggle with Rotten Pumpkin" Dr.
Eastman at last recorded the owner of
the nnme on the tvibal records under
the noncommltta, title OF Robert
Pumpian."
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30
ARouT FRESH AlR-

The dumpy condition of a whole lot
of folks during the winter months in
northern ATTITUDES Is not so much due
to inherited weakness or lack OF con
stitutional vigor as to the simple fact
Of not taking enough fresh air into ths
lungs during the twenty-four hours OF
every day to properly oxidize tn,
blood. This morbid condition OF blooC
Affects every organ In the body
hinders the work OF the stomach, live,
and kidneys and plays smash all
around. Folks whose blood is in the
condition mentioned are in just the
same pickle as the lamp with the stale
wick and smoky chimney. The way to
correct the trouble with the human
being is to sleep with windows open at
night and to give the living rooms OF
the house a thorough airing at least
once a day unless 1t is provided with a
scientific ventilating system. Fresh
air is cheaper than doctor bills, but
1t is mighty hard to make some folks
believe 1t.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30
ShArlock HolnAa, OrininaI.

Sir A. Conan Doyle often recounted
incidents regarding DR.. Joseph Bell
the distinguished Scottish surgeon
from whom his character of Sherlock
Holmes was drawn One of the most
remarkable was this:
DIR. Bell was lecturinc to his class in
surgery, Of which Doyle was one, when
In regard to the subject he remarked;
'Of course this man has been sol
der In highland regiment and prob
ably bandsman."
The man had the soldiers swagger,
but was too short to be anything but a
bandsman, the doctor explained. The
man yehemently denied this and said
he was shoemaker. DR.. Bell. still
confident that his powers of reasoning
and deduction had not led him astray,
had the man stripped and on the left
side of his chest found little blue
I'D" branded on the skin. The doctor
then declared to his class:
This man WAS n deserter This Is
the way they were marked In the Cri-
mean days. though 1t Is not permitted
now"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30
How the Dust Gets In.

When the barometer falls the air
around expands into a larger volume
and the air inside the bookcase. the
clothes closet and the cupboard also
expands and forces itself out Mt every
minute crevice. When the barometer
rises again the air inside the cupboard,
as well as outside, condenses and
shrinks and the air is forced back into
the cupboard to equalize the pressure,
and along with the air in goes the
dust. The smaller the crevice the
stronger the jet of air, the farther
goes the dirt. Witness the dirt tracks
so often seen In imperfectly framed
engrayings or photographs. Remember,
whenever you see the barometer rising,
that an additional charge OF dust is
entering your cupboard and bureau
drawers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30
Health Insurance

s unnecessary for ihoss VII .ee5 80
ii the time. TIE bes- ~ - - -
s by proper diet, suiHc.sat -. eH== =
:xerc!se, and above al .L.afs b. E==s
ng the bowels regular. Il seq a.e =.
'ortunate enough to be suffering freas
ick headaches, disordcred I've. d.
,epsia, OF constipation, you can ct
quick relief by a change Of de-, ~
eforming your habit of hasty eatIne.
~ regulating the amount Of rest or e.
.rcise, and by depending on the True
L. F. Atwood s Medicine to relieve you
If other disturbing symptoms. You
ian insure your health against sickness
1T little expense by systematic u4e Of
his old and reliable household remedy.
It has helped thousands and IS a hou =.
lold remedy today in hundreds Ct
ZONES. Large bottle, small. doe, thirty
i've cents at any dealer. SAMPLE free
or the asking. IL. f.. Medicine CO,
Portland, Me.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30
When the Duke Scrubbed.

When the Duke of Coburg- Gotha was
a very young royal highness he was
taken by his mother, the Duchess OF
Albany. to Mr.. Wesley's school for
boys. Before taking in the royal
youngster the master stipulated that
the new pupil must conform to all the
rules. This was agreed.
One day his royal highness upset a
bottle of ink on the floor. Get buck
ct of water and wipe it up" said the
master.
But" objected his royal highness,
you don't mean me to scrub 1t up,
do your"
Yes. indeed"
But you must forget my grandmoth-
er is the queen?
ION the contrary" said the master,
II remember 1t very well. Get the wa
ter"
Whereupon his royal highness the
Duke of Coburg Gotha scrubbed
Chicago Tribune.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30
SOME POSSIBILITIES OF ALFALFA

SOME POSSIBILITIES OF ALFALFA.
The other day the writer ran across
the report OF the returns which a
farmer living In Fremont, the south
west county of Iowa, had realized this
season from n fourteen and a half
acre patch of alfalfa. The conditions
to be found In the county referred &c
are such as prevail in Missouri and
In eastern Kansas and Nebraska
which we mention to show that sol
and climatic conditions were moi
unique or exceptional. The man In
question. Mr.. Thiessen, got two cut
tings of ton and a half each per acre
The third growth OF the legume he al
lowed to go to seed and from this Sc
cured yield of six bushels per acre.
Figuring his alfalfa hay worth $40 per
ton and three-quarters of ton OF al
falfa straw worth 81 and the alfalfa
seed worth S11 per bushel. the present
price, the gross return from this land
is seen to be SOB per acre, or 81 .493 so.
There Is little question that these fig
ures can be beaten by scores Of farm.
ers living farther west and south, yet
they are quoted to show the possibili-
ties OF this wonderful legume when IT
is given n fair tryout 1t would be an
interesting question to decide the value
of land that will give a gross return
of SOB per acre. In view OF such re-
turns it Is no wonder land prices are
mounting up toward the $3.50 mark.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30
BOND ISSUES FOB BETTER ROADS

bONO tSoOE6 FOX bE 4 X ROADS
The practice of issuing bonds by
counties aud states to provide at once
large funds for use In the building If
permanent roads Is coming more and
more into favor among those who have
made any serious study Of effective
methods of highway improvement.
There are many sections in which
the details of the bonding plan is not
understood and where its advantages
over the sllpshod, plecemeal. hand to
mouth methods at present In vogue
are not rightly appreciated To make
the chief points Of the new plan
clear we give herewith some details of
the issue OF bonds which have Just
been voted on In Jackson county. In
southern Oregon. roughly the territory
comprised by the celebrated Rogue
river valley. For generation past the
usual sloyenly and wasteful methods
of carrying on road work have been
followed. This expenditure has in
creased until In 1910 1t was $500, 742,
on an assessed property valuation Of
s. 100000 Under this system at the
present rate of building but three
miles Of permanent maeadamized roads
could be built annually. the bulk Of
the money raised each year being used
In the continual repair OF dirt roads,
which during the rainy season from
November to March are beyond the
power Of words to describe The plan
Just voted on authorizes the issuance
Mt once of 81. 800 900 In bonds. all OF
which is available Immediately In the
building OF permanent good roads. On
the basis Of macadamized roads already
completed this means that, instead Of
sixty miles OF macadamiZed roads at
the end OF twenty years. the county
will have between 800 and $50 miles.
and that just as soon as men and
teams can build them. So much as to
the mileage of good roads available
under the old and the new plans.
These good roads bonds run for
twenty years and bear per cent In
terest, payable semiannually. To pay
these bonds when due 1t will be only
necessary TO raise 10000 annually
for twenty years. This will constitute
a sinking fund, and out of 1t the in
terest on the bonds will be met an
nually. The balance loaned out on
per cent farm mortgages and interest
compounded will amount at the time
when the bonds are due to the million
and half required to pay the face
of the bonds. a slight additional levy
will be made to cover cost of upkeep
of the present. but this will be but
fraction OF the amount spent each
year In the futile effort TO keep dirt
roads in repair. The bond method
gives permanent roads. gives all that
are needed and the great advantage
of the use of them at once, while 1t is
fair to assume that the rise in the val
ue of property adjacent to such high
ways would represent a value far ex-
ceed1ng the total Issue of bonds re
quired to build them. Many sections
have the good roads" problem on
their hands more than others. but
where any serious thought is given to
the building of permanent roads the
bond issue method is far and away
the most sensible and economical plan
possible. 1t has already been adopted
by New York and Texas as a settled
road policy. the counties and town
ships cooperating with the state in
the good road work.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30

W. J. Fraser, chief Of the animal
husbandry department OF the Univer-
sity Of Illinois, has recently published
the results of some feeding tests. which
show the comparative value Of tim
othy hay and alfalfa as a ration for
dairy cows. Sixteen cows were o-
vided into two lots Of eight each.
Aside from their hay ration, they were
fed exactly alike, each animal receiv-
ing ten pounds OF corn slower and
twelve pounds of grain. The milk
from the two lots Of cows sold at $3.50
per hundredweight. The results showed
that with q ton OF timothy worth $40,
as 1t was at the time Of the test. a
ton of alfalfa was worth $2086. This
meant that. with alfalfa yielding at the
rate OF four tons per acre and timothy
a ton and a half, an acre Of alfalfa was
worth $6S.44 more than timothy when
used as a feed for dairy cows With
milk fetching 81 per hundredweight
the figures would be &91S8 instead OF
1854.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30

The black sheep Of the Warywalk
family had distinguished himself again
This is the last straw" groaned his
respectable brother. I'm goin' to ave
it put In the papers that I've changed
my name from Warywalk to Wobble-
way. cos Of my brothers disgracin'
the name III ave 1t printed on and
bills an' distributed by the thousand.
I'm determined nobody shall suspect
that I'm related to I'm" London Ideas.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30
Self Convicted.

"Say. pa queried small Bobby,
"what is gossiping. anyway"
"Gossiping my SON replied the old
pan. IF we get right down to the
plain. unvarniahed facts. is lying. But
why do you ask"
Because" answered the young In.
vestigator, ma says you do u lot Of
gossiping every time your business
keeps you late at the office" = Ex-
ph0npp
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30

The writer has lately run across sev.
eral instances where the owners Of
orchards were the victims of the pro-
pensity of the nurseryman 10 work of
on his customers just as many differ
ent varieties of apple trees as could
be squeezed into the order. This null
tiplication of varieties may be all
right on a small scale for a family
orchard. but It means all kinds OF
bother and loss II 1t is allowed In
commercial orchards.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30

A reader OF these notes inquiries If 1t
will injure seed corn which has been
gathered some little time to be left out
IN rain. Provided 1t was where the sun
would shine on 1t aud dry 1t out no In
fury would result unless Il hard freeze
caught the corn unprotected with this
moisture In the germ and cob. By far
the better plan Is to see first that the
corn is thoroughly dried out, then hang
1t In a dry and well ventilated place
until winter. when 1t may be hung In
dry cellar or vacant room upstairs.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30

A near relative OF the beautiful
Easter lily. but one which flowers the
latter part of July and August, is the
Lilium auratum. or gold banded lily,
which takes it's name from the gold
bands or stripes which run length
wise through the center of each of
the long petals. The blossom, which
is larger and more spreading than the
Easter variety, Is further beautiied by
brick red anthers and numerous fecks
of the same color scattered over the
Interior of the blossom. The most per-
feet blossoms of this variety are grown
indoors.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30

A housewife living not far from
Keokuk. Ia. lost an entire batch Of
fine wild grape jelly the other day In
a rather strange way. Some bees max
ing headquarters in the nelghborhood
that had been on mighty short fare
for months. owing to the protracted
drought, scented this jelly. which had
been placed out of doors on bench
and covered with some mosquito net
ting. However. In spite of this pro-
lection. the bees settled down on the
tops OF the cups and stayed with it un-
til they had sucked up every bit OF the
Juicy treat.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-30

Noting and the putting forth of a
new outfit of feathers come as more
or less Of strain, and especially to
the hen that has been laying up to
within a short time OF molting 1t Is
well. therefore, while the new feathers
are being put forth to give generous
ration and one in which meat scrap
or other protein element is a consider
able factor. The better condition the
hens are kept in the quicker will they
get their new feathers and be ready
for laying.