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The Detroit times., 1911-01-24
TRT THiS SKIRT
ON YOUR PIANO.

less
She's SO thin she looks ready to
float.
she can't run, she can't sit, my poor
Bonnie,
For the hobble skirts got Bonnie's
goat.
My Bonnie can't see the sweet sun
shine;
She can't even see where to walk.
Her skypiece comes down to her ell
bows
But just bet your sweet life she can
talk,
In Maryland. Giovanni Ambrosia Is
charged with killing Angelo Appetite.
Make your own joke. It's dead easy.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24
MOST ANYTHING.

JOSH WISE
Says:
rW o m a n kin
never be tn equal
o. man until she
kin experience tn
feelIn' that comes
with tn fust pair %
pants"
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. %, 1911.
Dear Dad: President Taft has writ
ten to a gentleman in Chicago that
he expects Secretary Ballinger to re-
sign by March 4. Thus II Is demon
strated once more that hope springs
eternal.
A Joint resolution favoring the
recognition of the republic OF Portu-
gal should be the business occupying
the head OF the calendar in the house
of representatives and the United
States senate. What has become oil
this Joint resolution? Answer: II has
not been introduced. Why?
Americans use more opium per
cap,ta than do the Chinese. This Is
the startling statement made by WI
liam s. Schieffelin, president OF tho
National wholesale druggists associa-
ton
"Of all the white races" said ne,
Eve are the most addicted to habit
forming drugs, and we use more
opium per capita than Is consumed
in the Chinese empire. Four hun
deed thousand pounds OF opium are
imported in the United States every
wear. probably eight times as much
es is required for the legitimate use
OF medicine"
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24

Are You Well Informed2
These are things you glibly talk
about, remember:
What Is a scarbeaus?
Is there a distinction between an
embezzler and absconder? IL so,
what?
What is the meaning of advent.
tious?
What is an alewife?
What do the initials 50. p. Q. r.
mean?
Berlin aeronaut says he will try TO
beat Wellman's record. He wins.
The general outline OF the figure
will still be the narrow silhouet.
"Robber!"
The cry rang through the train,
A hold-up had begun twas plain.
Each victim mid that deadly hush
Gave up at the point of the porter
brush.
A Lame Duck Housed.
Walter Smith. protect of Speaker
Cannon. kicked out of congress by his
Town friends and neighbors, has been
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24
VS. Il the Rest Tariff
! III. Taft cssId Get, or
The Bill Re RANTED2


49, e.r.,s.. !, s.sa.. The utanees Of presidential
- ss.s'snf'"'s ''s'r: dbilidss seldom that pa.
fistSsr that such revision should be downward.
Hweut ON to sy that Republican principle protection would
- fy conserved in difference between the cost
abroad with fair profit for the home
Haasfastursr.
n. bssv. now that there question line of talk
d s deal 10 do in making Secretary" Taft Taft
We knew him believe he meant what
lhssSd
We STILL believe that he what he said
He promised congress make good his cam
)yasn promises and he made good with extra session
compelled and everybody knows why
Everybody Why Taft told that the bill
peapd in this special session Of he best he could
Igst passed"
with an abiding big good who is president
~ willing really what he said when he
nsunced passed" oonced
ling the best tariff bill that COULD be passed.
s int president" the bill declared for by
EA1sssshy" Taft
president Taft failed keeping promises Secretary" Taft
mt ne country has besn lnisnt toward him
charity convicted the president Of nothing than
eoadnng tending weakness and has placed the burden
= around him taking Office and
~ Of the special interests
Very early his presidential country realized that here
spod entirely surrounded who know what they want
SINCE WHICH TINE HOWEVER, THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN
.s indeed president but they have put the
6s4tsr and hsovn salvation UP TO HIM
M y hsys ovunsd che congress whose tariff bill the best that
Ss Ta they driven the deflers from the temple
s dssmd proper they have cleaned house for the pres
dut nl Up hh4
81 1908 The people country demanded revision the tariff
scaules downward MUsT greater today
M asecrstarys recognized demand in 1908 President Taft
usst certainly recognise urgent demand today
the need country 1908 special session Of
I on o. congress what be the solution
d b. .rssnf today in 1908 it the solution favored
~ Sse@stszys Tht
Having special Of that refused to cooperate
VIA him IN the keeping the people President
M mn 10 convene congress earliest and
NIH coon.
with pasy shal witness the depar
ina from Washington Adrch and the lifting Of the
Am Tie doms Cannon from his arrogant and
- I ts dictator people shall have and what the
ulsa not have.
These country has blamed for the failure Of Taft
3 kssy his tariff pledge to his country.
Teas are the nen responsible for the almost prohbve
ont Il the necessities Of life today.
viii them out tho way way cleared and with the
s q ~ weakened the extent Of their passing and with the sua
an fuy in the president what viii the president dot
Csn spl session second to revise the tariff
nownWARD n secreay promised would do candidate for
~ or refuse special session and give understand
lat the bill signed president" Taft is after ALL the bill he
HAErTDi
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24
SHALL THE CITY PAY
ITS CITIZENS DIVIDENDSf
The New Of Municipal Resources
By WILLIAM DUDLEY F0ULKE. =

Is authority
he a of service "
N o a Rchmo
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24
.Iy THE PAR
LAMENT OF
MAN, THE
FEDERATION
OF THE
WORLD

The same idingsca came New York
VI
by instr
marvellous and
distance correctly -,
physical plane OF the
mankind begun to feel
thousand
and the whole world expands OF
world feels Oh
behind the veil In Mexico against e
everywhere the
the fight
family and 1t whispered ha he c he
liberty world took freand the japanese
thatspee IS as rec
n and the Bangs uhder
Melbourne and sydney and the pane ne oT dS
unto himself million times more true now
is semogaph SENSITIVE
whc the Tashken earthquake
Nations being obliterated
tualpr which leads to sociological unity mas maui
written
In the Pariam Of Federation or the world
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24

made United States circuit Judge by
Mr.. Taft.
Great rivalry between the fellows
who fall of the water wagon and avl'
atcrs who fall off their planes is now
conceded to be n tie.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24

Oldest voter In Adams Co.. Ohio,
sold his vote for s.. Bet he thought
he was voting for Andrew Jackson ct
that.
Senator do you stand for juss'
tariff?' ~
"No; i just stand for the tariff
II the Japs who are mining Manila
.hav will 90 dawn far enough they
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24

But a great deal can be done from
the mere use OF the streets them
selves, for there Is just az much uny
earned increment in a street as there
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24
OBSERVATIONS

the huts OF traders and the
should
of the
1t.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24

In the campaign Of 1908 we were
told by Secretary" Taft, as a candi-
date for the presidency, that the
time had come for a revision Of the
tariff schedules.
Which sounded mighty good from
a candidate for the presidency.
The utterances Of presidential pos.
abilities are seldom that pat.
Then Secretary" Taft told rs,
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24

Space has been so far annihlated by science
But a still stranger thing accompanied this remote
eve,t On the 9TH II was reported London that dell
cate instruments there told OF dreadful earthquak
somewhere
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24
Is THE
WOMAN A
PARASITEs

m
amiles thai
all Finchs hghouing notion Just stop ana
\ a
the domestic woman earns nothing
the sensupporung
for nothing then the wife and mother
| 1 q
| Blu
home
ration,w we savagery
/ the
"pay"so vel would swift decay
Il about"se
admit he Is not
him high vision
OF rest and OF
keepor note contributing her share
parasites
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24
Ar. xou Nell Informed2

will find a lot of dead spaniards. Nh
ced.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24

middle
the menan IN a burden them?
The Detroit times., 1911-01-24

wife who ia frightfully artificial and without sympat
With her husband of responsibility, and can OF
be described as parasitic She includes most women
the great middle class"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
Oats Started to SprOut.

it is necessary to lave three things:
first. warmth; second. plenty Of mois-
ture: and, third, sunlight.
BY sowing BATS in shallow, fiat
boxes about two inches deep, and by
s~prinkling n keeping the box in a
warm, sunny place, the oats will
sprout very rapidly, making a growth
of from 4 to 6 inches in a week or
ten days.
The fats in which the oats are
sprouted must be thoroughly scrubbed
with half water and half formalyn
every time before they are used, or
the oats will mold in the s%prouting.
The best way to sprout oats is to
build q small closet into which the
flats can be slipped on cleats n sup
ply the closet either with a steam-pipe
or if that is not feasible, a small stove,
either for WOO or kerosene, or some
times a large kerosene lamp may be
used to maintain heat.
Soak clean and sound oats over
night in a pail of water. Next morn
ing fill the flats about two inches deep
and put in the sprouting closet. Place
the freshly filled flats near the top Of
the closets, SO as to get the maximum
amount Of heat and In that way start
the sprouts quickly.
Rake the sprouts thoroughly two or
three times a day until they have be-
come from half to three-quarters Of
an inch long, then do notdisturb them
in any way. The oats should be kept
quite wet. They must be sprinkled at
least three times a day.
AS the oats grow, the flats are
moved to different positions in the
closets. The taller the material gets,
the nearer the flats are moved to the
floor, as they then need less heat.
Feed when the sprouts are from 4
to 6 inches in height, at the rate Of a
piece of the matted oats about 8 or
6 inches square for each 100 birds per
day. Break up so that every bird in
the pen may have some.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

An old rule for roasting turkey IS
an hour for each year
Before chopping r~aisins, rub a little
butter On ach side Of the chopping-
knife.
When tea is spilled on the table
cloth, as soon as possible cover the
stain with common salt. Leave it on
for q while, II when the cloth is
washed all the stain Will have disap-
peared.
Stuff the breast of your Christmas
turkey with pared sweet potatoes.
They Will get q fine flavor from the
juices. Use seasoned bread-crumDs
and some fried sausage for the rest
of the stuffing.
Roast some nice wheat in the oven,
add a little good butter and New Or
leans mOlaSSeS, grind it in the coffee
mill, and have some of the finest ce-
real coffee you ever frank. Some
money, too.
Corn-cobs make excellent fuel, but
they also make a dirt if kept in a
basket, as the loose particles sift
through. 1t is better to put them in
a box. The cobs from table corn can
be dried for kindling or fuel, although
the cattle enjoy chewing them when
fresh and tender.
A nice homemade candy for the
children is made as follows: Boil two
cupfuls of sugar and one cupful OF
corn syrup until crisp When dropped
in cold water. d to this the whites
of two eggs we'll beaten. Beat this
for five minutes until nearly stiff.
Drop by ~spOonfuls on oiled paper.
If you have beer unfortunate enough
to tear a dress Of thin material and
are at a loss how to make the rent
invisible when mended, try threading
a hair into your needle. | know Of a
| new brown mohair skirt that was
| mended in this way. and the skirt
rounded out a long and useful life
| without his scar upon it's smooth sur
face being detected. A hair is strong,
| fine and pliabIe, and if reasonably
long can be used to advantage by skill
FIJI fingers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
DECEMBER ON THE FARM.

haven't a very high opinion of the
month of December from the standpoint
Of active farm operations. While not
usually a wet month and Immediately pre-
coded by one that is usually even dryer,
vet my observation is that the subsoil in
clay Lay Lands Isl is usually too wet to plow
shortest of the whole year and the sun
shine and sunheat are co~rrespondingly
short. 1t Is moreover the month that has
only three weeks work in 1.-THE only one
of the twelve SO distinguished, for who
works much during Christmas week-from
December "a to January 2? Yet there is
ergetic farmer. The old years work must
be rounded up and got ont Of the way. In
deed, l used to start on the new years
work early In December. For 4 number Of
consecutive years 1 contracted with regular
wages laborers from January to Deem
Der 1, retaining when practicable, one man
winter blowing might be finished if not
closed up by the last of November. There
is nothing, in my judgment. that may be
planted in the field to advantage in this
month. Some belated farmers, it may be,
have not yet finished sowing oats and some
may have sown no wheat until now. Ac-
cording tony observation those who de-
fer sowing, either wheat or oats until the
last month OF the year do not habitually
make fine crops Of either. 1t is too late
rye, and no great things may be expect
rich soil, say is to IL bushels per acre,
| DGiluCcuE IcSu1lS III utSIc uldy
be expected. If one has not sown oats
before December. better wait until after
the middle Of February and then fertilize
and seed heavily on we'll repaired soil.
| December is a good time to "clean up"
| gen~erally-repair fences and clean out
bitches and make new bitches, recover out
buildings, stop the cracks. A good time to
get in a good supply Of wood for fuel,
although it were better to have done this
work in November. or even earlier. Some
farmers have not yet made provision to
protect their mute livestock from snow and
| sleet. wind and rain. The open shed, or
lined with cracks. Is still occasionally in
evidence.
December in Garden and Orchard.
In the garden everything should be got
in readiness for sowing seeds as early
in the new year as the seasons may per
nit. The manure from stables may be
spread and be permitted to freeze, and
to be turned under whenever the ground IS
not too wet. Seeds should be sown only
In hot beds. or cold frames-except in the
| extreme South. Fruit trees may be pruned,
or q beginning may be made, where there
are large areas to be attended to. Soup
pernong vines should be pruned. if needed,
before Christmas, if we wish to be safe
against bleeding. Immediately aftef the
| leaves have commenced to yellow and fall
is the proper time. although it might have
been done Immediately after the crop
riDened. h,
II not already done the raspberry and
blackberry bushes should be cut back TO
about three feet in height, all lateralS cut
to six or eight inches, all dead canes
stable manure heaped around each bush.
or cluster of canes, to be spread and
"ofAeu r. J.. REDDING.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
A Missouri Story.

Near Exeter, Missouri, a farmer
discovered a large gray eagle. swoop-
ing down upon one Of his lambs. He
ran toward the bird but arrived just
as the lamb was being lifted off the
ground, firmly clutched in the eagles
talons. He grabbed the lamb by the
legs and struck at the eagle, but was
CUT
dragged along the ground more than
fifty feet and into a barbed-wire fence
which so lacerated his hands and face
that he was obliged to let go his hold.
The eagle never WaVered in its de-
termination, however, and sailed away
with the lamb and soon disappeared
from sight.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
Good Corn Yields in Moore.
(Southern Pines TOuriSt.)

(Southern Pines TOurist.o
Mr.. +. II. Hussey, of Ritters town
ship, on Deep Ricer. raised ninety
bushels Of corr on a measured acre.
The soil is a clay and sand mixture
The land was broker to a depth Of Il
inches.
Mr.. J. NJ. Thomas. Of Jackson
Springs, Mineral Springs township,
raised 10 IA bushels of corr on a
measured acre. His soil is the ortho-
dox sandy soil Of this region. Mr..
Thomas broke it up IN the fall of
1910 to a depth OF 8 inches, following
a cover crop of rye with a spring
blowing Is inches deep. He planted
Biggs' Prolific and IN spite of the long
trough reached the fine figures al
ready given.
Another Jackson Springs man who
has done a fine thing in corn grow
ing this year is MIR. L.. J.. Hinson. He
had the sandy soil OF the sandhills TO
work with. plowed deep. cultivated
often and shallow and followed the
modern methods that have become sc
well known as hardly to need repeti-
ton. AS a result he gathered l21
bushels of as fine corr as can be
found anywhere from his one acre.
1t will be noted hat the man who
raises a big crop of corn pIows deep
and cultiyates often and as near the
surface as possible.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
SprOuted Oats for Winter
Feed

There is a general unanimity of
oo;nion annong experienced poultry
men that poultry do best~upon some
farm of green or succulent food dur
ing the winter months. The function
Of such succulent food is probably
largely in the nature Of a digestive
timulant rather than as an addition
10 the actual food constituents of the
ration.
A green winter feed that is greatly
ralished by fowls is sprouted oats.
Eyperience has shown that in order to
make a satisfactory green food, how
ever, the oats must be grown very
quickly. In order to get quick growth
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
STICK TO THE TANNING MILL.

No farmer can get any one TO take
the same pains in grading his seed
that he would himself. Some farm
ers claim that it does not pay to clean
grain.
1t is a fact that it does not pay very
large returns 10 clean and grade
grain before selling it. but by grading
our own seed we can materially in
crease the yield OF our small grain
crops.
The corn crop of this country has
been increased millions OF buShel 10y
intelligent seed selection. All other
grain crops can be improved by grad
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
The OCELLATED TURKEY

Inc villa species Of turkey, known
q = the oceiiated or Honduras turkey,
was originally a native of Honduras
ahu otner parts of Contra America.
Some describe it as most beautiful
IN coloring, equal to the Inpeyan
pheasant, If not richer. The head and
neck Of this wild variety ere naked
and no breast tuft is present. The
of the cad and neck diff
Ter somewhat from those Of other tur-
keys.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

1t seems strange that Southern
farmers who have always been
thought by many northern farmers. 70
be unprogressive, are h first 70 take
up cooperative selling. The Farm
ers' Union has among It's mehfpe!s
over 5000 cooperative concerns, ols
and little and they are getting more
for their produce than ever before.
This movement is spreading over the
entire country slowly. but surely anu
farmers of the north and west ouSh,
to give it more thought than tney 40
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
Sprouts Two Inches Long.

1t should be clearly understood that
the purpose for which green proute
pats are fed is their tonic and stlmu-
lative influence ON the digestive or
gans. They are not fed for the 1000
value Of the oats themselves. IL one
wishes merely to feed oats they CA
be most economically fed not sprout-
ed. The point Of sprouting is to fur
nish fresh. ]succu1ent, green food dur
ing the winter months.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
Good Farming
(Wadesboro Ansonian.D

Z dutSDDFO AnSOnlar.1
A good Yield Of corn is reported By
Mr. II. L. Horne. who has q farm.
including a part Of the valuable
Brown Creek bottoms. This year he
raised - bushels OF corn on one and
one-half acres of land with no fer
tlllzer al all. The expense was the
labor and this amounted to only
$3.50. He raised two bales Of cotton
OF fertilizer. If this creek was prop
on an acre of land with 500 pounds
erly drained, It would add a million
dollars TO the value OF Arson county
dirt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

The ground color of the plumage is
a beautiful bronze-green, banded with
gOld-bronze, blue and red, with some
lands Of brilliant black.
It is to be dep1ored that this va
riety cannot be bred successfully as
q domestic fowl in northern climates.
The writer cannot learn that it has
ever been successfully bred outside Of
its native heath.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

ing the seed, SO that only good, plump.
healthy grains, free from all foul
Weed-SeedS may be rown.
The f~anning-mill. ju~diciously used.
will do much to increase the yield OF
every smaH-grain crop and assist In
keeping our fields free from noAious
weeds.
1t will take cookie out of wheat.
buckthorn, plantain out OF clover. in
fact it can be adjusted SO as to han
die all kinds Of grain and weed
seeds.
If you decide that it pays to SOW
good seed and to keep your fields
free from n~oxious weeds, hen do not
hesitate to invest a few dollars in a
tanning mill.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
\ Simple saddle

The stirrup-saddle - one ~ the
most convenient things 10 have about
the farm, as IL comes In mighty handy
there is no other saddle left
in the barn in a time OF emergency
II Is simply = pair 81 stlTrups
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

San Jose scale will attack an apple
tree irrespective Of its age. It Is lust
as serious 4 pest on seedlings As it IS
on trees s~eYenty-fiVe years old. The
only effective means of controlling
San lose scale is the l~ime-sulphur
mixture. The ready-made lime-sul-
phur preparations, as a rule. are cry
effective in controlling this insect.
Likewise are the miscible oils.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
AN OLD-FASHIONED Rabbit
TRAP.

Make a box with a sliding door to
work up and down easily. Run "A
stringer over the centre peg and
fasten the trigger which has a little
notch in il to hook behind the top
board and to hold up the trap-door.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
NONANLY

December Farm Journal.)
The halls of knowledge have both
roofs and floors,
But Wisdom trains her experts out
of-doorS."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
LORIDA

you 4 farm there and be Independent.
have been there and can tell you the oes.
section 10 go 10. For full information
Address
w. l.. WATTERSON.
Baskerville. Virginia
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12
A Remarkable Corn Grower.
(KinSton Free PreSS.)

One of the most remarkable corn grow
ers i'm this section is Mrs. Patsy Brown,
aunt Of Rev. s. ". sumrell. of Contentna
Neck township. Mrs. Brown lives WITH
Mr.. and Mrs. SuInrefl at their home. she
is in her ninety-second year aud enjoys
good health. with a mine as clear as 4
bell. Last July she planted a roasting ear
patch in an onion patch. She id all the
work herself. opening and covering the
hills and dropping the corn. During the
weeks following she cultivated her crop.
In an early week of this month she gath
erad the corn. then in roasting ear con
dition Not content with that. she shucked
and cleaned it and got it ready for cook,
ing. And that was not all. After IL nad
haan cooked, she ate of it freely. seeming
- enioy it as much as anybody else did
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

Geese may be plucked for the live
naosa so-called, at the end
Of the breeding season n again
when the feathers are grown out ana
become SO mature that there IS 10
h1oo6 left in the auills.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

Pick out the very smoothest and
most likely shoats for the winter
killing. keep them in clean quarters
and feed so as to make well balanced
meat-not too much fat
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-12

Don't think thai you can peg away,
day in and day out. and then some
time come 10 the spot where you can
have a good time. II Is much safer
and better to take q little at q time
as you go along.