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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-08
A Land of Milk and Honey

Palestine is sometimes called the land of milk
and honey" This it in the past, and this it may
be again Swiss family, not far from Jerusalem
has recently gone into the bee business, and 1t is
producing many thousands of pounds of honey year
The bees are kept in hives made Of terra Gotta jars
which are moved different pastures several times
during season. The yield Of honey per hive
Is about 100 pounds and the product is delicious
AS to the Palestine flowers, l cannot describe
them There are said TO be than 5000 varieties
Crossing the upper plains of Sharon l rode through
great fields of daisies yellow as buttercups and as
beautifully shaped our daisies at home There were
greenish-white flowers, carpeting the roadside and
among them poppies gadiouses and lilies In the gar
dens here geTaniums large as rose bushes and
on the sides of the hills wild flowers of descrip-
ton There are yellow voets and pink and blue bios
sons whose names l know not There is also red
flower called the blood drop of Christ 1t is said to
have sprung up on the spots where dropped the blood
our Savior carried the cross counted thirty
five different wild flowers in single days travel over
the mountains OF Samaria. At one place saw what
looked like piles of Bermuda onions, pulled up lining
the roadside There bushels Of them, and sup
posed they had been spilled out by broken-doWn
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-08

openings tied up so that the skin water proof There
is but one hole at throat and it is in this that the
water is poured. The water for the household is car
red in such bags a network of ropes being wrapped
around them so that it be rested upon the BACK
the bag being supported by rope around the fore
head bag of the ordinary size, when filled weighs
at least fifty pounds The women go along with their
heads bent half double carrying such bags to their
village homes They do this day after day all their
IiNvao
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-08

caravan. ''Those are lily bulbs. which the farmers
have dug out of the fields said my guide and further
l the digging These lilies yellow and
white and they grow wild They toll not neither do
they spin but they the farmers to toll and
one of the pests he has to get rid of.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-08
New Religious Sect Appears in Belgium

in front of the applicant and turning her upward
slowly waves her hand in the air, which means that
she is invoking Antoine 1.-The Healer"
The patient the patients deputy then departs
The is effected, If it is not, then there has
been a lack of faith.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-08
How They Plow'

The plows of the Holy Land are about the same
as those used in the days of the Bible. They
rough affairs made of wood tipped with iron, to
which oxen and bullocks are yoked with rough
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-08

is the name given to a new
religion, which is now gaining some fol-
lowers in Belgium. The founder or
promoter is a farmer named Antoine.
The Great Father" or the Parent
One" as his followers call him, is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-08

tine with the sky, the and hills and
the same carpet of wild flowers that here in the
days of our Lord have talked with the farmers in
the fields have ridden side by side with the modern
BALKAN he climbed the hills his ass and have
even put my hand to the plows such were used in
the times Of the Scriptures, and with a goad have
pricked the bulocks and donkeys as they turned
up the sod.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-08
eSzeaEzn9 9 Camel
Copyright, 1911, by Frank G. carpenterl

,AMMARIN, Mount Carmel, Palestine
Especial Correspondence to The Bee y
l give you today some bits of Palestine
out of doors. Within the last few weeks
l have kept away from the cities and
towns and have watched the shepherds
and farmers. l have seen the real Pales-
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-03-16

not exist. artificial methods must be
used. The best natural drainage is
usually found upon loose gravel or
sandy soil. especially when the
grade Of the road is somewhat above
the surrounding country. II the land
is dry and the sand deep enough to
absorb quickly even the heaviest
rains, no special attention need be Civ.
en- to drainage other than to provide
the proper crown to the surface Of
the finished road to divert the water
from It. frequently. In tde-water re.
gions. the country Is so low and level
that the surface Of the road is likely
to be kept continually wet from seep-
age. II this condition has to be met,
1t is necessary to dig wide bitches on
each side OF the roadbed and raise the
grade SO that the crown Of the road
will be sufficiently high to shed water
thoroughly before hauling any clay
upon 1t.
1t is very important that no stumps
or branches Of trees or other matter
subject to decay should be overlooked
and left In the roadbed. as at such
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tBy ". L. sPooN.)

The mixing Of sand and clay as a
form Of road construction has receiv-
ed careful study and Is OF great i'm.
portance. especially to the Atlantic
and Gulf states. where throughout
large areas sand and clay are prac-
tically the only materials available for
road building.
1t may safely be said that the con.
struction Of sand-clay roads had pass.
ed the experimental stage. 1t has
been proved that they are well adapt
ed for light traffic, and are less noisy,
less dusty, and more resilient than
the average macadam road. Even un.
der heavy traffic they have proved to
great extent satisfactory. There
are sand-clay roads In the South At.
lantic and Gulf states over which
heavy loads Of cotton and other farm
products are hauled throughout the
year with but little resulting dam.
age. When the cheapness Of this kind
OF construction is considered. 1t will
be seen that for certain localities at
least 1t is preferable to macadam.
In all forms Of road construction the
most important consideration is that
OF drainage. II natural drainage does
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-03-16
SYNOPSIS.
cepynsA,irs. By tn. Bosb.- x.rr,li Co.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he Il called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was. His
ambition In life was to be taken seriously.
but people steadily refused to do so. his
art Is considered a huge Joke. except to
himself. II he asked people TO dinner ev-
eryone expected frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range to celebrate the FIRST anniversary
Of his divorce The party Is In full swing
when Jimmy receives telegram from his
Aunt Selma. who will arrive In four hours
90 visit him and his wife. Jimmy sets his
Eiss she doubles his allowance. He neg
!scts to tell her Of his divorce. Jimmy
takes Kit into his confidence. he tries to
devise some way 80 that his aunt will not
learn that he has no longer a wife. He
Z. 'Ss, . Ks n, Play the ho,o', 70, s
lima arrives and the deception works out
~ planned. Jim's Jap servant II taken
~. Bella. Jimmy's divorced wife. enters
the house and asks Kit who "a being ta-
81 Ia Jim. Kit tells her Jim Is well and Is
IN tho house. Bella tells Kit II wasn't
Jim she wanted to see. but Takahira the
zap servant. HARRISON steps out on the
porch and diacovers man tnckinE
pianation. The man points to the piacard
and HARRISON sees the word SMALLPOX"
printed on II. Tho Ruests suddenly realize
their predicament, the women shed tears.
the men eonader @ 4 f. good ,oks, Harbi; d;
htuation Of things. She finally tells him
Of Bella's Incarceration In the basement
The all important question arises as to
who II to prepare tho meals and perform
tho other household duties. HARRISON nm
ally solves the matter. He writes out
slips containing the various departments
OF his or her duties. Kit attempts TO
make an omelet for Aunt Selma. but fails
In the ATTEMPT and is In very nervous
Rtate when HARRISON comes to her rescue
and tells her how to make II. After the
aifting Of the quarantine several letters
arc found In the mail box undelivered.
one is addressed to Henry Llewellyn.
1duique. Chile. which was written by Har-
bison. He describes minutely OF their In
carcerauon. also Of his infatuation for
4rs. Wilson.
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LIVED LONG WITHOUT EATING
Men and Animals Have Made Some
Remarkable Fasts a Mat.
ter Of Record.

The record for fasting. so far az
humanity is concerned. is held by
Granie, a French murderer. who de.
termined to starve himself to death,
and from the day Of his arrest refused
to eat. In spite Of every effort on the
part Of his warders, who first tried
tempting him to eat by placing the
most dainty meals in his cell, and
when that failed, attempted feeding
him by force, he held out for 63 days.
at the end of which time he died. Up
to then the longest authenticated fast
on record was that accomplished by
Giovanni Succi. who tasted at the
Royal Aquarium, London. for 45 days.
But these records sink into insignif.
canoe when compared with the fat
pig Of Dover. enshrined in DR.. W. B.
Carpenters Manual of Physiology"
This pig weighed 160 pounds and was
entombed for 100 days by the fall OF
a portion Of the chalk cliffs. When
dug out 1t weighed only 40 pounds.
but to the surprise Of its owner was
alive.
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The accompanying line drawing rep
resents the method Of J. II. Rines. an
eastern dairyman. OF keeping records
Of the dairy herd. says the Orange
Judd Farmer. 1t is q very simple ap.
paratus. The roller Is round cylin.
der OF wood. into which Is inserted an
iron handle. Upon the cylinder Is
wrapped the sheet OF paper upon which
the records Of the cows are kept. This
may be a plain sheet OF paper. when
put on the cylinder. After placing the
cylinder In the box, BY revolving the
cylinder and holding pencil against
she paper. It will make a straight line
around the cylinder. The horizontal
lines can be made with a pencil by us.
Ing the edge OF the opening In the box
as q straight edge. In the illustra.
tion the strip Of paper which Is placed
on the box Just below the opening
through which the cylinder appears
contains the names OF the cows. These
names are opposite the columns on the
roll where their record Is kept. A
slight improvement might be made to
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-03-16
Soft Wood for Ties,

On account Of the scarcity OF oak,
chestnut and other hardwood timber
commonly used for railroad ties, rail.
roads have been successfully using
the softer woods. which have been
treated with chemicals such as creo.
sote. zinc. chloride, etc. Preservative
treatment can make beech. red oak
or pine tie outlast a white oak tie.
The use Of screw spikes instead Of
nail spikes enables the soft wood to
resist the strain and hold the rails in
place. The use Of soft wood ID likely
to improve the market for those
grades Of timber suitable for the pur.
pose.
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Cost Of Raising Stock.

The cost Of raising calves and pigs
from birth to maturity Is discussed
briefly by the office Of experiment sta.
ton. In Farmers Bulletin No. 202.
along with a number Of other short
government farm experiments. +"
Some dozen instances are recorded Of
raising animals along the varied lines
advocated by different growers, Of
which accurate account has been kept.
At the Storrs Connecticut station)
eight calves gained on an average Of
1.31 pounds per day. On the basis of
the recorded data OF various tents the
estimated cost Of raising calf until
two years old is 1890. with the pre-
vailing prices Of feeding stuff in Con.
necticut.
In some extensive experiments with
pig feeding 1t was calculated that on
an average It took 2.77 pounds Of d..
gestible nutrient at a cost Of 3.12
cents to produce pound OF gain with
pigs from birth to maturity.
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for me. You know who u down there.
and-this Is awfully delicate. mumsy
but he's q nice boy, and thought
l liked him. guess you know be has
been rather attentive. New. ! do like
him, mumsy. but not the way !
thought did, and want you to
very gently. Of course-to discourage
him q little. You know how ! mean.
He's dear boy. but ! am so tired OF
people who don't know anything but
horses and motors.
And. oh. yes-do you remember .
girl named Lucille Mellon who was at
school with you In Rome7 And that
she married man named HARRISON?
Well, her son Is here! He builds rail-
roads and bridges and things. and he
even built himself an automobile
down In South America. because he
couldn't afford to buy one. and burned
wood in 1t! Wood! Think Of It!
wired father In Chicago for fear
he would come rusning home. The
picture In the paper Of the face at
the basement window is supposed to
be Mr.. HARRISON, but Of course 1t isn't
any more like him than mine Is like
me.
Anne Brown mislaid her pearl col.
lar when she took II OF last night,
and has fused herself into sick
headache. She declares It was stolen!
Some Of the people are playing bridge.
Betty Mercer is doing a cake-walk to
the "Rhapsodle Hongroise"-Jim has
no everyday musIc-and the tele-
phone is ringing. We have received
enough flowers for funeral-some-
body sent Lollie a Gates Ajar. only
with the gates shut.
There are no servants-think OF 1t.
mumsy. l wish you had made me learn
to cook. Mr.. HARRISON has shown me
little-he was a soldier In the Span
ish war-but we girls are terribly
ignorant lot. mumsy. about the real
things Of life.
Now. don't worry. II Is more sport
than camping In the Adirondacks. and
not nearly 80 damp.
Your loving daughter.
KATHERINE.
P. S.-South America must be won.
derful. Why can't we put the Cad.
fly In commission. and take coasting
trip this summer It Is shame to
own . yacht and never use It
X.
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CHAPTER TX.
Flannlqan's Find,


The most charitable thing would be
to say nothing about the first day.
We were BADLY brutal-that's the
only word for It. And Mr. HARRISON,
with his beautiful courtesy-the really
sincere kind-tried to patch up one
quarrel after another and failed. He
rose superbly to the occasion. and
made something that he called a
South American goulash for luncheon.
although II was too salty. and every
one was thirsty the rest Of the day.
Bella was horrid. Of course. She
froze Jim until he said he was going
to sit In the refrigerator and cool the
butter. She locked herself In the
dressing-room-it had been assigned
to me. but that made no difference to
Bella-and did her nails. and took
three different baths. and refused to
come to the table. And Of course
Jimmy was wild. and said she would
starve. But said, VERY well. let
her starve Not tray shall leave my
kitchen" 1t was a comfort to have
her shut up there anyhow: It post.
poned the time when she would come
face to face with Flanagan.
Aunt Selma got sick that day. as I
have said. l was not so bitter as the
others: | did not say that wished
she would die. The worst ever wish.
ed her was that she might be quite III
for some time. and yet. when she be.
gan to recover. she was dreadful to
me. She said for one thing. that II
was the hard.boiled eggs and the state
Of the house that did II. And when I
said that the grippe was germ. she
retorted that had probably brought
II 10 her on my clothing.
You remember that Betty had drawn
the nurses slip. and how pleased she
had been about II. She got up early
the morning Of the nrst day and made
herself lawn cap and telephoned out
for = white nurses uniform-thst 10,
Of course, fos a white uniform for .
nurse. She really looked very fetch.
Ing. and she went around all the morn.
Ing with red cross on her sleeve and
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EDITOR BROWNE
OF The Rockford Morning Star.


About seven years ago ceased
drinking coffee to give your Postum q
trial.
II had suffered acutely from various
forms Of Indigestion and my stomach
had become SO disordered as to repel
almost every sort OF substantial food.
My general health was bad. At close
intervals would suffer severe attacks
which confined me in bed for week
or more. Soon after changing from
coffee to Postum the indigestion
abated. and in q short time ceased
entirely. / have continued the daily
use Of your excellent Food Drink and
assure you most cordially that l am
indebted to you for the relief 1t has
brought me.
wishing you q continued success, I
am Yours very truly,
]. Stanley Browne.
Managing Editor"
OF course. when q mans health
shows he can stand coffee without
trouble, let him drink 1t, but most
highly organized brain.workers sim
ply cannot.
The drugs natural to the coffee ber-
~ affect the stomach and other organs
and thence to the complex nervous
system. throwing It out Of balance and
producing disorders In various parts
Of the body. Keep up this daily pois.
oning and serious disease generally
supervenes. So when man or woman
finds that coffee Is q smooth but dead.
ly enemy and health Is Of any value
at all, there is but one road-quit.
1t is easy to find out II coffee be the
cause Of the troubles. for II left OF 10
days and Postum be used In It's place
and the sick and diseased conditions
begin to disappear. the proof Is un.
answerable.
Postum is not good II made by short
boiling. It must be boiled I'll = min.
utes after boiling begins. when tho
crisp flavor and the food elements are
brought out Of the grains and the bev.
erage Is ready to fulhll Its mission Of
palatable comfort and renewing the
cells and nerve centers broken down
by coffee.
There's . Reason"
Get the little book, "The Road TO
"Wellville." In pkgs.
Ever read the ahsvs Istteps A ssw
Interest.
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When the road has been opened to
traffic sufficient amount Of sand
should be added from time to time to
keep the surface smooth and prevent
the formation OF mud. Both the thick.
ness and the width Of the layer Of clay
to be spread are determined by the
volume and character Of traffc which
the road Is to sustain.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-03-16
EXCELLENT MATERIALS FOR
GOOD ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Benefits Derived From Clay-Sand Highways Should
Prove Incentive a More General and
Careful Study OF Subject.

sandy soils As in clay soils. and there
fore need not be 30 carefully guarded
against. Nevertheless. II any indica.
tons Of these springs are found. pre-
cautions should be taken to conduct
the water to the side bitches by some
form Of underdrainase.
When the drainage has been prop.
erly provided. the roadbed should be
brought to crown. 1t has been
found more economical to crown nrst
q section Of the road nearest the
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-03-16
What q Woman Knows.

$50 Erma is engaged" said Elennor.
with curl Of her lip. We'll. I'm
sorry for the man. that's all. She
doesn't know the first thing about
keeping house."
"Oh, yes. she does. though" was
Fannie's assuring reply.
We'll. I'd like to know what It is.-
was the doubling response.
"The very first thing. which is to
get a man to keep house Judge.
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Wise Tramp.

She brought him out q wedge OF
pumpkin pie and cup Of coffee.
"And you only visit this section Of
tho country during golden.rod timer
she Intercepted innocently. How
poetical!"
well. you see, mum, II isn't exact.
" poetical." replied Dusty Dan. with
. smile. but when dc golden. rod
blooms II Is too late to cut grass an
too carly to shovel snow"
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Cultivate Poultry Runs,

Fresh turned earth has great pow
ers Of absorption Of filth and the cul
tivating Of the poultry runs is advis.
able. Even II your space Is small for
runs. by frequeIs turning Of the soil
you are assured OF sanitary conditions
II you do 1t.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-03-16

this outfit by placing the strip Of pa.
per containing the name above the cyl.
inder opening instead Of below. since
1t will be easier thus to keep the rec
ords clean. both on the roll and on
the strip Of paper. This device can
be made at home and at q very low
cost.
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30 fl. Bo,t,els-

Biggest organ of the body-ths
bowels-and the most important
It's got to be looked after-neglect
means suffering and years Of
misery. CASCARETS help
nature keep every part of your
bowels clean and strong-theu
they act right-means health to
your whole body. E
aess Al assss.s 3 "a Sc s,ssss :.i,es &
II vogid- Nntna ba6es . nookA
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Good rlp.

How did you manage To keep that
last cook 20 longr "a
"Shs got intersstsd' IN . serial atosy
In one Of the magazines I take"
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Cross Section Of Road, Showing Dis
placement Of Lumps Of Clay When
Subjected to Travel.
points weak places are sure to be de-
veloped i9 the course Of time. AL.
though natural drainage is much bet.
ter on sandy subsoils than on clay. in
clay districts the conformation Of the
country is more likely to be Of ar un.
dulating or rolling character, thus
furnishing natural watershed. TEN.
porary or so-called wet weather
springs are not SO likely to occur In
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-03-16
CHAPTER VII. (contInued.)

From Oflcer Flanagan to Mrs.
Maggie Flanagan. Erin street.
Dear Maggie:
As soon as you receive this. 90
down to Mac and tell him the story as
tell you hear. Tell him ! was walk.
in my beat and I'd been afther seen
Jimmy Alverni about doin the right
thing for Mac on Monday. at the
poles. when seen a man hangin sus-
picious around this house. which is
Mr.. Wilson's, on Ninety.ffth. And.
Of coorse. afther chasin the man a
mile or more. lose him, which was
not my fault SO ! go back to the
Wilson house. and tell them to be
careful about closin up fer the night.
and while I'm standln in the hall. with
all the swells around me. sparkin
with Jewels. the board OF health sends
man to lock us all in. because the
Jap that's been waiter has took the
smallpox and gone to the hospitle. l
stood me ground. sez. SEE I. you
cant shtop an officer In pursute of his
duty. rafuse to be shut In. Be
shure TO tell Mac that
So here | am. and like to be for a
month Tell Mac there's four votes
shut up here, and | can get them for
him, II he can stop this monkey bust.
ness.
Then go over to the Dago church
on Webster avenue and put dollar in
Saint Anthony's box. He'll see me
out OF this scrape. right enough. Do
II at once. Now remember, 90 TO
Mac first; maybe you can get the
dollar from him. and mind what you
tell him. Your husband.
TIM FLANAGAN.
From me to mother-Mrs Theodore
McNair. Hotel Hamilton. Bermuda.
Dearest Mother:
hope you will get this before you
read the papers, and when you do read
them. you are not TO get excited and
worried. am as well as can be, and
a great deal safer than ever remem.
ber to have been In my life. We arc
quarantined. a lot OF us. In Jim VII.
sons house. because his irreproach.
able Jap did very reproachable
thing-took smallpox. Now read on
before you get excited. His room has
been fumigated. and we have been
vaccinated. ! am well and happy. |
can't be killed In q railway wreck or
smashed when the car skids. Unless
drown myself In my bath. or Jump
through a window, positively nothing
can happen to me. So gather up all
your maternal anxieties and cast
them to the 81 uuda sharks.
Anne Brown is here--see the papers
for list-and II she can not play pro-
priety. Jimmys Aunt Selma can. In
fact. she doesn't play at It; she works.
I have telephoned Lzette for some
clothes-enough for q couple Of weeks,
although Dallas promises to get us
out sooner. Now. dear. do 20 ahead
and have q nice time, and on no &C.
count come homo. You could only
have tho carriage to stop In front Of
the house. and wave to me through .
window
Mother. I want you TO DO something
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litter In the vestibule after the lift
Ing Of the quarantine.
Mr.. Alex Dodds. City Editor. Mall and
Star:
Dear D.-Can't get picture. Have
waited seven hours. They have
closed the shutters. M'CORD.
Written on the back OF the above
note:
Watch the roof. DODDS.
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source OF the clay. The first load Of
clay Is dumped on this prepared sec
ton At the point nearest the clay bed,
each succeeding load thus being haul.
ed over the preceding. Care should
be taken to spread each separately
and evenly as soon as 1t has been de-
posted and before 1t is driven over.
After spreading the clay II should
be covered with a layer OF clean sand.