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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
Treatment for Insects in
Stored Grains and Seeds
By r. H. PETIT, Etomologist of Michigan
Experiment Station

The treatment for dried grains con-
tanning insects Is comparatively easy,
providing the grain or seed is in tight
bins or barrek, capable of being
tightly and quickly closed Old car
pets, blankets, etc., often will be
found useful in helping to make the
bins tight.
Measure the inside of the bin, count
ing in the air space above the grain,
If the bin is not entirely full. and
place some old pans or plates ON top
of the grain. Then for every cubic
foot Of space in the bin, put dram
Of liquid carbon bisulphide in the
pans and quickly close the bin. Thus
a pound of the liquid will suffice for
about one hundred cubic feet Of
space or a little more. or for about
one hundred bushels of grain. This
treatment Is far more effective during
warm weather than in cold. During
severe cold weather the insects are
dormant and resist the action of the
fumes quite successfully.
II the seed or grain is more than
two or three feet deep In the bin,
the liquid should be poured into it
at some depth in order to insure its
spreading evenly and filing all the
space treated. This Is easily done
with a piece of gas-pipe fitted with a
wooden stick for its entire length.
The pipe with the stick In place is
thrust down half way to the bottom
OF the bin, the stick withdrawn and
the liquid poured down through the
pipe. The stick merely prevents the
pipe from becoming filed when thrust
into place. The bin should remain
tightly closed for from twenty-four to
forty-efght hours. a longer exposure
is likely to injure the germinative
power In some seeds.
The liquid carbon bisuiphide. on be-
ing liberated. will be quickly trans
formed into gas. which being heavier
than the air. settles to the bottom and
fills all the air spaces between the
seeds or kernels. The liquid costs
about thirty cents for a single pound,
or FIVE pounds for dollar. The work
must be done In the day time, away
from lamps. stoves or fire OF any sort.
No fire must be allowed to come near
until everything has been thoroughly
aired for the gas OF fumes are very
explosive when mixed with air. Grain
should be shoveled over several times
Great care must be observed to
breathe as little as possible Of the
fumes as they are very poisonous and
will as easily produce death among
men az among insecta
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
Nodded Rice With Dates.

Stone one pint of dates and cook
them for ten minutes in a strip made
with one cupful Of sugar. Add a tea
spoonful of vanilla and two table
spoonfuls sherry, cover and set aside
until cold. In the meantime wash
thoroughly cupful of rice; drain and
drop in a kettle of boiling sailed wa
ter and boil hard for five minutes.
Drain and turn the rice into a double
boiler, add pint of milk, cover and
cook until tender and dry, adding
more milk If necessary. When done
add teaspoonful of vanilla and one
tablespoonful of sugar and pack the
rice in mold. When cold turn it out
on a platter, haste we'll with the strip
AMI arrange the dates over and around
it. Serve plain or with cream.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
W. |. DOUGLAS TRUST PLAN
Manufacturer Thinks Government
Should Obtain Publicity by
License System.

Large business organizations have
come to stay. We cannot go back to
old conditions. We must meet world
competition. Large concerns can pro-
duce goods at lower cost than small
ones. Germany favors large corpora
tons. The method Of the present ma
tional administration is to dissolve
the great organizations and make
them smaller, which is backward
step. There should be no limit to
corporation doing a large and legiti-
mate business, such as would be pos
sible under the licensing plan which
favor writes w. L. Douglas, former
governor of Massachusetts. in the
Boston Herald.
Prejudices against corporations
merely because they are big, perhaps.
must be done away with. They give
labor better returns. They cheaper
product and thus benefit the consum-
er. They give opportunities to small
investors who get returns otherwise
unattainable. They employ able
young men who have no capital at
oAi, buI WuO IcCelNe udHuSOlut bdi-
aries for their ability and service.
In place Of the Sherman law 1t is
my opinion there should be depart
ment at Washington to grant licenses
to all manufacturers and corporations
In this country who do an interstate
commerce business.
The law should be made so clear,
plain and definite that it could not be
misunderstood. It should require all
capital to be paid in full. Semi-yearly
statements should be given to the
public and certified by public ac-
countant. There should be a board
Of examiners in each state to look
after these corporations just as our
national banks are watched by the ma
tional government. They should have
the right to enter the offices and ex-
anime the records of all the direc-
torates of these companies.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
High VS.. Low Grade
Fertilizers
by PROF. A. J. PATTEN, Experiment Station
Chemist. East Lansing. Mich.

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A fertilSS may be defined as any
material, Which, when added to the
soil. will furnish some form of plant
/ food nitrogen, phosphoric acid, or
potash) to the growing plant. or will
materially increase the supply of these
In the soilA
A high grade fertilizer Is ono which
contains the plant food in a fairly
concentrated and readily available
form. Nitrate OF soda. bone meal. mu-
:iate and sulfate of potash may be
mentioned as examples Of high grade
fertilizing materials.
A low grade fertilizer Is one which
contains the plant food In small
amounts or in slowly or difficulty
available forms. AS examples of this
class, the following may be mention
ed: Garbage, tankage. ground leath-
er. dried peat. untreated phosphate
rock. etc.
When these materials are sold sepa-
rately it is not a difficult matter to de-
termine what they are norshow much
and how available is the plant rood,
for they arSN usually known and sold
under distinctive names.
Exhaustive experiments have been
made as to availability Of the plant
food In practically all of the pertiliz-
Ing materials found on the market to-
day. and such information will be
gladly furnished by the state expert
ment station. East Lansing, Mich.
When these materials are mixed to-
gether to form the mixed fertilizer OF
commerce 1t becomes a much more
difficult matter to decide as to the
availability OF the plart-food for most
of them completely lose their iden-
tity. In such cases 1t is impossible
for the ordinary person to tell with
the eye what materials were used in
compromising the fertilizer.
In respect to the phosphoric acid and
potash, however, We may have no mis-
givings, for almost invariably the
phosphoric acid is obtained from acid
ulated rock phosphate or bone meal,
and in either case is readily available.
Practically all Of the potash used In
COuLuelCldi ieIIiliZeTS Is III tue 10TH
of muriate or sulphate of potash. and
as both these compounds are soluble
In water there need be no fear OF OBJ
tanning unavailable potash.
The materials furnishing notrogen,
on the other hand, are many and var
led, and they differ greatly in nitrogen
.1ai1ahtlitA There have been several
methods IMPOSED for determining the
availabilit of the nitrogen in such or
ganie materials, but none Of them have
been generally accepted, so that we
are still somewhat at the mercy OF the
manufacturer in regard to the quality
of the heterogeneous materials used in
the commercial fertilizers.
There is one rule, however, that
may serve to guide us In the purchase
of fertilizers. Purchase only those
commercial fertilizers that have IA
per cent or more of total plant food.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
One of the Boones.

From San Antonio. Tex. comes
Harry Boone. itinerant scribe. Harry
drifted into town couple OF days ago.
Introduced as "Mr. Boone" he said:
Eyes, call me Daniel Boone. It isn't
my name, but I'm always called II. SO
I'm getting used to 1t. Which re-
minds me; I was introduced to a fell
low once and gave him the Daniel
part of 1t SO he would remember the
name. The next time l met him he
said: How are you today, Mr.. Crock
ett!"-San Francisco Chronicle.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
For the Tea Table.

Oriental sweetmeats are very pop
ular for afternoon tea tables. Among
the first favorites are candied Chi
nese oranges, dates, plums and other
stone fruit crystallized by foreign
process and stuffed with nut mixtures.
Turkish paste and East India articles
OF all kinds must be used. Ginger
bonbons are easily made at home by
taking oblong pieces of preserved gin
ger and inserting these in the heart
of fine large dates, which have been
stoned. Draw the date together and
roll in powdered sugar.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
Regularity With the Feeders.

Clock-Iike regularity in the feeding
and WATCHING OF cattle on full feed
is of the utmost Importance. If pos
sible thef same man. even, should al
ways do the feeding. and 1t is impor-
tant that this be the most intelligent
and Trustworthy man on the farm.
II Is scarcely possible for a man to
get the best gains out OF cattle and to
get them all to come along uniformly
and have no founders and "throwouts"
unless he takes a personal interest In
The work at hand
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
1000
This mixture would have the follow.
ing analysis:
0.70 per cent. nitrogen.
$40 per cent. phosphoric acid
$50 per cent. potash.
1000
1880

II samples of these two mixtures
were placed side by side 1t would be
impossible for the ordinary person to
tell from their appearance which OF
the two was the better.
However. the analysis would give
some guide, as the tC tai percentage
of plant food in the first case Is 1O.4O
and In the second case 1920. 1t would
not be possible to make such a mix
ture as number one out of low grade
material, and neither would 1t be pos
sible to make such a mixture as num-
Der two, using high grade materials,
without using a considerable quantity
of filler.
1t Is invariably true that the plant
food costs more per pound In the low
grade fetilizer than in the high grade
fertilizer. In other words, the plant
food in fertilizer retailing for $23 per
ton costs more per pound than in a
fertilizer retailing at $40 per ton. The
plant-food in the high grade fertilizer
is more concentrated and less OF It
will be required than of the low grade
to produce the same effect.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
Gala Lilies.

Two eggs. one cup sugar, six ia
blespoons milk, two tablespoons cream
tartar, one soda, pinch salt, one tea
spoon fiavoring. Beat we'll. Bake in
a quick oven in covers or coffee cans
or any small round dishes. When
done, take from tins, fold while hot
using toothpick to keep in place. Fill
with whipped cream when ready to
serve.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30

upon began using Doans Kidney Pills
and passed a gravel stone as large as
a pea. The next day / passed two
more and from then on improved rap
idly until cured"
when Your Back Is Lame, Remem-
berthe Name-DOAN'S." soc, all stores.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
A Salmon Dainty.

One can salmon, three eggs beaten
lightly, two tablespoons melted but
ter, one-half cup fried bread crumbs,
che tablespoon cornstarch. Chop
sh fine, beat In bowl with silver
3poon. add pepper and salt to taste.
Put in buttered mold and steam one
and one-half hours.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
The OptImist,

Ex-senator Mason of Illinois gave
new definition of an optimist in re-
cent speech before the Boston City
club. "A true optimist," said the ge
NAL senator, lis a man who is able ia
make lemonade at night out Of all the
lemons handed him during the day."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
USED HYPODERMIcS.

Only Relief from Terrible Suffering.
Thomas E. Vest, 1905 So. 18th St.,
Terre Haute, Ind, says: 81 had no
control over the urine and the pain
when voiding was so great, I often
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30

screamed. I grew
worse and lay in bed
for weeks, the only
relief coming from
hypodermics. l was
treated by three ply
sicians without help
and the last one said
an operation was
necessary. / there
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30

A little candle went out walking one
dark night, and bugs and flies, moths
and men gave 1t an ovation; the next
MONDAY 1t went out again. but no
one noticed 1t.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
His Suspicion.

why did you leave the place in
which you were previously employ
ed?" asked the head of the firm.
II think" said the applicant for the
position of office boy, de boss was
afraid II l stayed l might git his
Mace"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
Located.

Stella--If the third finger Is for the
yedding ring, which Is for divorce?
Bella-The finger of scorn.-Judge.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
A USEFUL XMAS GIFT

for man, woman or child is q good
fountain pen. Waterman's Ideal Is
the best pen made and the one that is
most initiated, therefore insist on the
genuine. Sold by all good dealers.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30

Stiff neckl Doesn't amount to much,
but mighty disagreeable. You will be sur
prised to see how quickly Hamlins Wizard
Oil will drive that stiffness out. One
night, that's all.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30

Constipation causes many serious dis
eases. 1t is thoroughly cured by Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One a laxative,
three for cathartic.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30

II thought photography ever be.
comes practical the world will learn
some astonishing secrets.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
PEST COMMON ON LOWLANDS
Begear-ticks an Especial Nuisance In
Pastures Lying Along bitches
or Bordering Swamps.
By II. J:TALDwIN, Michigan Agricul-
~ tural CoIlege.)

(By II. J:ILfLDWIN, Michigan AgrlcuI-
~ tural College)
This weed is familiar to everybody by
one or more Of it's numerous names,
such as beggar-ticks, DEVILS pitchfork
and sticktights. While it does not in
fest cultivated fields exceps on low,
wet lands. this weed is an especial
bitches or bordering swamps. On
muck lands it produces rank, dense
growth often so high as to hide anil
mails. Its spreading stems, which are
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
In Hard Luck.

Hewitt-You are always broke.
Jewitt-I know It, | couldn't raise
the wind with an electric fan.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30

drs. wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamma
tioD allays pain. cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30
1910

The proportion in which the ma
terials are mixed may be varied, but
so long as no inert material (tiller) is
added the mixture will be high
grade fertilizer.
If, for example, the low grade ma
terials are used, we may have a mix
ture like the following:
800 lbs. garbage tankage containing
per cent. nitrogen.
200 lbs. dried peat containing ESQ
per cent. nitrogen.
1900 lbs. acid phosphate containing
II per cent. phos. acid.
800 lbs. kainit containing IL per
cent. potash.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1911-12-30

High grade materials usually have q
high percentage OF plant food, and low
CRATE materials. on the other hand.
usually have low percentage OF plant
food. Thus, nitrate OF soda contains
15.5 per cent. nitrogen; dried blood.
1914 per cent. nitrogen; high grade
tankage. 10 per cent, while garbage
tankage contains only per cent. nitro
gen and mora meal 2.69 per cent. nitro
gen. When the high grade nitrogen
compounds are mixed with acid
phosphate and muriate OF potash. the
resulting mixture must necessarily be
one OF high grade; for example:
800 lbs. dried blood containing IA
per cent. nitrogen.
1,400 lbs. acid phosphate containing
IA per cent phos. acid.
800 lbs. muriate potash containing
so per cent. potash.
1000
The mixture would have the follow
ing analysis:
2.10 per cent. nitrogen.
$50 per cent. phosphoric acid.
7.50 per cent. potash.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-30
/ sOL.lTlCAL7
Mk5 AND M17E5

Starkweather Times: Governor
Burke showed more partisanship in
his veto of the bill providing for the
rs per cent clause in the primary law
than in any other case since he has
been governor. The primary law
originally required 80 per cent vote
of his party for candidate to get
on the ticket. The supreme court held
that this percentage was excessive and
knocked it out. The session just closed
passed clause at 25 per cent, think
ing that this percentage would pos
sibly stand supreme court test. The
governor did not give the court a
chance to say. There should certainly
be some method to compel each party
to stick to its own ticket at the pri-
maries, but Governor Burke says by
his veto that democrats can vote the
republican ticket at the primaries and
thus help to nominate ticket that
they are not supposed to support at
the final election.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-30
Hastings Notes.
Cor. H.

Hastings, N. D., March 27.--To The
Forum: Leonard Bjerke returned
Thursday from the Northwestern hos
pital at Moorhead where he has been
confined for the vast four weeks. He
says he is considerably improved but
must go back and see the doctor in a
couple of weeks.
Miss Nicholson closed a successful
term of school March "a.
A carload of cattle was bought in
this vicinity and shipped out Saturday
by ST. Paul man.
John Norberg returned Thursday
from Valley City where he has been on
jury duty.
Miss Minnie J. Nelson, the county
superintendent of schools, was yisiting
the local schools Wednesday,
Oscar Salberg, Alfred Larson, George
and oliver Thompson left Wednesday
for western points, going via Fargo.
They intended to secure work running
traction breakers.
The township officers elected for the
ensuing year are:
Supervisor, Albert Nelson.
Clerk, Henning Stonberg.
Assessor, Chas. A. Salberg
Treasurer, C. T. Peterson.
Justice, e. M. Jacobson.
Constables, e. o. Reiten. two years;
j. Fl. Lubbehusen, one year.
Road overseers, one, III. Kulsrud;
VITO, E. Johnson; three, Chas. A. Sal
berg; four. O. Peterson.
The farmers were busy last week
preparatory to seeding, hauling and
grinding feed and a few commenced
dragging and discing.
Ed. and Albert Elm left Tuesday for
the western part of the state where
they may possibly locate this summer
If they find anything that suits them.
Mrs. c.. O. Sather, who has been
operated ON at the Platow hospital is
getting along nicely and expects to be
back again soon. Cor. III
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-30
FILTRATION SITE.

There seems to be general desire
on the part of the people of Fargo that
the council accept the offer Of Miss
Rea for free site for the filtration
plant mile and half south OF town.
1t win cost a few thousand dollars
extra to run the pipe down there, but
the plant will be outside the city linn
its and free from contamination. The
intake pipe will be at point up stream
from the cemetery--and there win be a
number Of other advantages that win
more than Offset the extra cost of ex-
tending the pipe that distance.
Cities that haven't reservoirs and
filtration plants outside the city limits
are moving them out. Fargo should
have the plant outside.
Once erected the plant could be oper-
ated there as cheaply as in the city.
II should be run by electric power and
1t will not cost much TO ryn two feed
wires mile and half
The electric power can Ire furnished
---eitEer BIZ the existing electric plant
on contractor BY MUM sipaI plant IL
the CRY establishes one. There Is no
necessity or wisdom ii t.a+fs~ the
eieexic light plont ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-30
FARGO FIRE ESCAPES.

The recent holocaust in New York
has caused many Fargoans to wonder
what they would do in case of a big
fire. There are many blocks in the city
that are little else than fire traps. Many
have only one exit-others have no
means Of escape from the rear in case
of ara
New YaEk's tragedy demonstrates
the necessity for more effective inspec-
ton and enforcement of laws and Or
dinances providing for fire escapes.
Not single outside fire escape
seems to have been available for the
use Of the hundreds of waistmakers
trapped in the ten-story building.
Such conditions seem almost unbe-
lievable. 1t is almost impossible to
think that great state like New York
would permit hundreds of girls and
women to work in place so poorly
protected.
New York's holocaust should be a
lesson to other cities. Places where
Enany persons are employed, churches,
amusement halls and schools should
be ,rigidly inspected-and adequate fire
escapes should be provided at any
cost.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-30
THURSDAY, MARCH 80, 1911.
CITY CAMPAIGN.


The municipal election will be held
Monday. As this Is an Off year not
a great deal Of excitement has been
created. The police magistrate, q park
commissioner and an alderman from
each ward are to be chosen.
Judge Miller seeks reelection as po-
lice magistrate. This will be generally
conceded him. He is at present filing
the unexpired term of the late Judge
Martin Ryan. II seems that as Judge
Miller has been so generally acceptable
that he is entitled to a full election on
his own account. Christ Okeson, "A
tailor, has filed as a candidate for the
same position II is not understood
that Mr.. Okeson possesses any legal
training or other special fitness for
the position.
One of the FIVE members of the park
commission is to be chosen. Prof. G..
b. waldron is renominated by petition.
His special fitness win be generally
conceded.
In the aldermanic race there has
been no disposition to make much of
fight. The candidates in the different
wards are, waging a good natured con-
test. Three Of the present members
of the council do not seek reelection.
They are Cole of the first, Clapp of the
fourth and Tibert Of the seventh. AL
,dermen Bolene OF the second, McDon-
aid OF the third, Bowers Of the fifth
and sonquist of the sixth hope to sue
ceed themselves.
In the first there are three candi-
dates, Peterson, Wells and Mcguire.
All three are new men.
In the second Arthur Moss would
displace Alderman Bolene
In the third c. ID. Spaulding has an
ambition to take the place occupied
by Sam Mcdonald.
In the fourth Shields, Cupler and
Bassett seek the place left vacant by
+, Attorney Clapp.
III. III. AalSer and Emil Kunish both
believe they would look we'll in AL
derman Bowers shoes.
Draynan Strate is contesting Son.
GUSTS reelection in the sixth.
For the place declined by Alderman
Tibert of the seventh August Hanson
and r. c. Akeley are both willing to
sacrifice themselves.
In nearly every instance there is
good material up in each ward. The
voters will have little difficulty in de-
Gliding on the men best fitted for the
places in the council.