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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

man. Totally blind and without
relative upon whom he could call for
financial assistance. the old man was
compelled to seek aid from the county
and he wrote to the chief executive
asking whether there was a law that
woulG permit the state To help him
during the few years that he had 10
live. The governor had known the
teacher in his younger days and out
If is private purse he made a liberal
donation that would prevent the old
man from becoming county charge.
1t is a well known fact that the
school teacher as a rule is greatly un-
derpaid. Statistics gathered from
various parts Of the state show that
last year the average salary paid to
women teachers in Michigan was
Si6l.T0. The average salary paid men
in the same line of endeavor was
S672.6G.
In the pioneer days of this state the
school master boarded around" and
received a salary Of approximately $50
a month. In those days this was con-
sidered a magnificent salary and COM
pared with wages paid other employees
IL was really living wage. but in
later days, the school master appar-
emily has been lost in the shuttle as
there are fow instances where his SAL
arg has been advanced to any marked
degree.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

In little restaurant where the watt
er insists upon slamming down your
plate or saucer, man had ordered
a sandwich and cup of coff ee. Then
he decided to put an addendum to his
order.
Gimme a plate o. that country
sausage, too he told the waiter
Just then the accident happened
Somebody stepped on the tail of n
small, anaemic looking yellow dog that
had followed another customer into
the restaurant. The dog gave three
staccato yelps.
Just couPtermand that order for
sausage" growled the man with the
face. II didn't know you had to so
and make it!'-Washington Star.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17
This is NY 5oTH BIRTHDAY"

Congressman Thomas NJ. Bel of
the Ninth Georgia district who before
he became a statesman, was a travel
ing salesman. was born in White
county. Georgia. March II, 1861. His
education was received principally in
the common scools. which was sup
plemented by a course in an Atlantic
business college. He then began his
career in business and before long he
had established reputation through
out a large section of the South as a
man who was able to sell goods. "
His first entrance into politics was in
1898, when he was elected on the De-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.

The British liberal ministry is evil
IDENTIFY resolved TO have home rule for
Ireland enacted by the present parlia-
ment. The measure win presumably
be along the lines of Mr. Gladstones
Home Rule Bill of about twenty years
ago, and this time the House of Lords
will not dare TO reject il, declares Hen
~ Mann i'm the April Columbian. 1t
should be remembered that home rule
does not mean an Independent Ire
land The Dublin legislature will not
possess sovereign authority The mill
tary and naval forces will continue
to be imperial, and Ireland viii have
representatives. i'm the imperial par
lament with the right TO vote upon
questions relating to the empire as a
whole. The customs service will also
be under imperial control All local
legislation however, will be entrust-
ed to the Dublin law making body.
\ very large part of the Gladstone
Home Rule Bill was taken up with the
adjustment Of the financial obliga-
lions of the United Kingdom, with a
view to placing upon Ireland as dis
tinct from Great Britain, an equitable
share Of the burden. This will prob
ably be the most difficult feature Of
the problem. No amount of conpen-
sation on the part of England could
repay Ireland for the cruel injuries in
hicted upon the latter country IN the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in
crushing out Irish industries, and
creating conditions which drove mill
lions of the Irish into exile and turned
once populous districts into desert
wastes. on the other hand, the Land
Purchase Acts, which have i'm some
measure undone previous wrongs and
enabled the peasantry to become own
ers Of the soil they occupy nave in
volved very great expenditures on the
part of the British government, and
Ireland will doubtless be asked to bear
a portion Of this.
No substantial ground is apparent
for the fear expressed by some North
OF Ireland Protestants that they will
be unfairly treated by the Catholic
majority. The leaders Of the Home
Rule movement are TOO sagacious, too
patriotic and broad minded to permit
any of their countrymen to be wrong
cd by oppressive legislation. No doubt
they sincerely desire and mean to have
an united ireland, and every sign
points to a fulhllment of that desire.
Nearly ninety-eight years have passed
since Robert Emmett facing SEN
tence Of death, said when my coun-
try takes her place among the ma
tons of the earth, then, and not until
then, let my epitaph be writtenl" The
time for writing it seems near at
hand.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

can Notifications. The canal is to be
fortified at once, apparently In the
closing days of its last session the
sixty first congress passed a bill APP
propriating 100000 for the erection
of canal defenses. Secretary of War
Dickinson leaves next week for the
canal zone 10 discuss the plans for the
Notifications with the army officers
there and the ground will be thorough
ly gone over and probably general
plan of defense outlined
The war department has decided to
place $500 soldiers on the isthmus.
most of them 20 be located at the
western end of the canal This force.
with its relieving columns. is TO be
a permanent garrison of the canal
zone. The Importance of the canal
as a means for the quick movement
OF the fleets from one ocean to the
other is realized. In a war we will
shut out our enemy from the canal.
Ii we can. With that short cut be-
tween the worlds two big seas i'm our
we would have an import
ant advantage in case of a war against
us by any strong naval power.
This action is taken despite the fact
that the United States is a leader in
the peace movement. Unfortunately
the movement has not yet progressed
faI enough so that the nations are
ready TO lay down their arms. The for
tification of the canal is practically
forced upon us as a means OF self de-
Tense. OF course no war is anticipated
but il is worthy Of notice that with its
outside possessions and its more COM
plicated international relations the
United States is apparently more like
ly To run into trouble than ever before
and that brief as has been it's history
it has, since the revolutionary war,
engaged in no less than four wars,
three of them with foreign nations.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

mocratic ticket as clerk of the superior
court OF Hall county, Georgia, which
position he continued To hold several
years. Mr.. Bell was elected to the
Fifty-ninth congress and has been
three times reelected, practically with
out opposition. In the last two con-
crosses Representative Bell served as
the Democratic whip. having first been
appointed by John sharp Williams and
later by Champ Clark.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17
PENsIoNINo TEACHERS.

Among the various bills that are be-
ing considered at the present session
Of the legislature is one to pension
school teachers who have served thir-
ty years or more in the school rooms
of this state. Contrary to the prevail
ing opinion, the educators who are
behind the scheme which has been
followed successfully in other states
Of the union. are not asking the state
for a donation. but simply desire that
the state act as custodian OF "A fund
to be contributed by the teachers
while they are actively engaged in
their careers. and i'm the event OF
there being shortage I'm this fund
that here shall be appropriated from
a general deposit of the state treasury
a sufficient amount TO make up the
temporary deficit
Already a number OF eastern states
have placed on their statute books
laws similar TO the one that has been
proposed here and some OF the super
anuated instructors are already re-
ceiving benefits from this fund. 1t Is
pointed out by those who are promot-
ing the bill that there would be a
great many teachers who would never
avail themselves of such an opportun-
ity, but Instances are cited To show
that such a law would work untold
good I'm a great many cases
Just few weeks before he retired
from the executive chair, Fred I'M
Warner received n pathetic letter from
an old man I'm the northern part OF
the state who had deroted the besi
years OF his life in the plahlie.sehool,
4 and had grown old klce
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

A concerted effort is being made in
Laurium to get free delivery of mail.
Heretofore there has been much talk
of free delivery. but no definite action
towards bringing about the improve
ment Now a petition, which is being
circulated and largely signed. viii be
sent to Congressman Young asking
him to use his best efforts in Laur-
ium's behalf We believe Mr.. Young
can be depended upon to do this and
that the time is not far distant when
the much desired service will be es-
tablshed. Laurium is entitled to free
delivery. The volume Of business han
died by its postonice is way and above
the necessary requirements and the
village also is provided with other re-
quisites demanded by the postoffice
department, such as adequate popula-
ton, sidewalks, and houses properly
numbered and streets named.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

1t was recently stated, editorially. in
The News that the mine inspection bill
introduced in the Senate by Senator
James, and passed by that branch Of
the legislature provided a stated sal
airy. The News was misinformed on
that point, as the James bill, we have
since discovered, did not fix any stated
yearly compensation, but placed the
remuneration at six dollars per day
for each day employed in the per-
foEmance of actual duty. The only
difference then between the James
measure and the Lucas Holland bill
introduced in the House is that one
made the compensation six dollars per
day. and the other five dollars. The
James bill is now in the hands of the
committee in the House. but we under
stand it will not be reported out, the
House having already passed the Lu-
cas-Holland measure. 1t makes little
difference which bill is adopted, for
they are practically identical
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

Some days before the recent ad-
journment Of Congress there was pub
lshed i'm many newspapers press dis
patch. relating that Representative
Johnson. Of Kentucky. had said in the
house that ne had been approached
by a man who represented himself
able to deliver large block Of votes
of members Of the Knights Of Column
bus, for a consideration. The dis
patch caused much comment. ana
much Misunderstanding. largely be-
cause it was so abbreviated in form
that both Representative Johnson ;
purpose and the nature OF his remarks
were not sufficiently indicated. II now
appears that Representative Johnson
Is himself a member OF the Knights
Of Columbus and that his purpose in
broaching the subject i'm Congress was
to refute the suggestion that It was
possible for anyone to deliver any
votes Of members of the organization
He denounced any person who inn
piled. or represented to men in public
life. anything 10 the contrary. and came
vigorously to the defense of the high
character OF the order with which he
is affiliated.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

What makes the Supreme Courts
decision in favor of the corporation
tax so impressive is the fact that it
represents unanimity of opinion. That
leaves not even the faintest glimmer
of hope for those who sought to prove
that the tax was based on unsound
PRINCIPLES.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

Both houses Of the state legislature
have agreed TO adjourn May >. and the
introduction of bills viii be stopped
April 10. A number of new measures
are yet TO be put into the hopper and
with the many under consideration
the solons will have TO hurry to get
all their work cleaned up.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

Behave yourself, Master Freddy
You naughty boy-thats the second
egg you's knocked over"
Yes, but Mamie, this one fell over,
He's very young, you know!"-Lon-
don opinion.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17
this DATE IN HISTORY"

1776-British evacuated Boston. num-
bering 7OO0 soldiers. 1000 sea-
men, and 1900 families of loyal
lists.
adopted for the Re-
public of Texas.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

And if the supply of National Guard
officers runs out we still have Col.
Roosevelt and Col. Bryan to fall back
on.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

Now it is said peace negotiations
will be started in Mexico. Then that
must be a real revolution after all.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1917.

How green everything looks today!
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17
Few WorshIpers In London.

More than four-ffths of the people
in London never enter a place of
worship.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-17

FoRTIFYING THE CANAL.
When the Panama canal Is opened
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11
Glover In Corn Fie,ds,

The Rhode Island station has for
many years grown Indian corn con-
tinuously on the same acre of land
with the aid of chemical fertilizers.
One-fourth acre is underdrained and
receives no cover crop, second quar-
ter acre is treated in the same man.
ner, excepting the understanding;
crimson clover is grown on third
quarter and winter rye on the fourth
quarter, at the last cultivation Of the
corn. AS a result it has been found
that net gain of but SO cents per
acre has resulted from sowing the
rye, but the gain from using the Glow
er has been $4.19 per acre per annum.
AS result considerable number Of
farmers of the state are now sowing
clover or other legumes in their corn
fields. North of Rhode Island red
clover is generally preferred.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11
PIMPLEs COVERED HIS BACK

my troubles began along in the
summer in the hottest weather and
took the form of small eruptions and
itching and kind of smarting pain.
1t took me mostly all over my back
and kept getting worse until finally
my back was covered with mass of
pimples which would burn and itch at
night so that l could hardly stand it.
This condition kept getting worse and
worse until my back was solid mass
of big sores which would break open
and run. My undertaking would be
a clot of blood.
II tried various remedies and salves
for nearly three years and I was not
getting any benefit. 1t seemed l was
in eternal misery and could not sleep
on my back or lean on a chair. 1 was
finally given set of the Cuticura
Remedies and inside of two weeks I
could see and feel great relief.
kept on using Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and also the Resolvent, and in about
three or four months time my back
was nearly cured and felt like new
being. Now I am in good health and
no sign of any skin diseases and l
am fully satisfied that Cuticura Rene
dies are the best ever made for skin
diseases. would not be without
them" (Signed) w. A. Armstrong,
Corbin. Kan, May rs, 1911. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
by druggists and dealers everywhere,
a sample Of each, with 32-page book,
will be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura." Dept. ~ X, Boston.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11
Ended Cats solourn,


Felix Smith Of Easton, Pa bought
q cat the other day. He paid S. for
her. Why did Felix pay five bucks
for the cat? Answer-Because she
was guaranteed to be good ratter.
Did Felix have rats? We should say
he did-the house was full Of EN-!
And the cat cleaned EN- out! No;
that's the curious part Of 1t. After the
cat had been on the job a week the
rats were as plentiful as ever. Felix
wouldn't understand it until one even
ing he concealed himself in the base
ment to watch the cat. About p.
M, as the cat sat with her eye on a
rat hole, Felix says that rat after
rat came out Of the hole, walked up
to the old cat, kissed her goodnight
and then returned to the hole. After
that Felix kicked the cat out Of the
house.-Boston Post.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11

Perry Monument Near CLEVELAND.
the occasion, but the military and
naval departments Of the United
States government have promised to
send federal troops and middies to
take part. The committee on mill
tary and naval affairs has framed a
tentative program by which the ia
nous battle of Fallen Timbers,"
"siege of Fort Meigs," battle of Fort
Sanducky" and battle of Fort Ste
phenson" will be reproduced in the
lake near this section and Put-in-Bay.
the latter place containing the cave
where Commodore Perry hid for some
weeks following the battle in which
his ships were lost. The battle Of
the Thames" will also be reproduced
according to present plans. Thou
sands of regular troops and many
brigades of the various state militia
will be camped near Put-in-Bay where
they will give sham battle as one OF
the leading features Of the celebra-
ton. They will be met near there by
war vessels of the British and Amer
lean navies to assist In the maneu-
vers. Later, "Perry's victory of Lake
Erie" will be staged near Putin-Bay.
The events reproduced will be
events of nearly Is years of warfare
between Americans on one side and
British and Indians on the other. Only
the most important events will be
enacted, so that the performance will
not last more than IA days.
There is no suitable mon.slent for
Commodore Perry and his four BROTH
ers, the most famous family of sea
fighters in the United States. The
father and five sons were officers Of
the navy and two Of the sisters mar.
eied naval men.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11

Keep the hoe sharp and the rows
will not seem so long.
The best way to kill weeds now is
to pull them up by hand.
Keep the cultivator going. It not
only kills weeds, but conserves mois-
ture.
Cucumbers for pickles may be
planted yet. Boston picking is a good
good variety.
The quality of the plant-ripened to-
mato is much better than Of house.
rlpened fruits.
Soil that blows badly may be i'm
proved by scattering straw or manure
over the surface.
Do not cultivate beans when the
foliage is wet They will become
spotted or rusted.
Corn properly planted can be given
it's first working before the rows can
be distinctly seen.
Thin carrots, beets, ETC., If they are
thick. The extra plants become weeds.
in effect, If allowed to grow.
Swiss chard has now taken the
place of spinach as greens. Spinach
will not stand the hot, dry weather
The foremost method of cultivating
alfalfa is with the disk harrow, one of
the most excellent farm implements
ever invented.
A good cat is the best and most hui
man mouse trap The farm is hardly
complete without two or three to pro-
tect the grain boxes
Parsley seed terminates slowly,
have ground very fine. Cover seed
with fine rich soil mixed with manure
scrapings. Keep soil moist.
Have a small box for odd nails,
screws and other knick-knacks 1t 10
a good place to find just what you need
when doing job of repairing.
Make practice of putting mon
key-wrench under tho seae when 60.
ing for a long drive. You never can
tell Just when it will be needed.
Every farm home ought to have .
telephone. The convenience will pay
for itself many times over. especially
in case Of fire or sudden sickness
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11
STRONGER THAN MEAT
A Judges Opinion Of Grape-Nuts.

A gentleman who has acquired ju-
dicial turn of mind from experience
on the bench out in the Sunflower
State writes carefully considered
opinion as to the value of Grape-Nuts
as food. He says:
For the past years Grape-Nuts
has been prominent feature in our
bill of fare.
1.-THE crisp food with the delicious,
nutty flavor has become an indis-
pensable necessity in my familys
everyday life.
1T has proved to be most healthful
and beneficial, and has enabled us to
practically abolish pastry and pies
from our table, for the children prefer
Grape-Nuts, and do not crave rich and
unwholesome food.
"Grape-Nuts keeps us all in perfect
physical condition-as a preventive Of
disease it is beyond value. have been
particularly impressed by the benefi-
cial effects Of Grape-Nuts when used
by ladies who are troubled with face
blemishes. skin eruptions, etc. It
clears up the complexion wonderfully.
las to it's nutritive qualities, my ex-
perience is that one small dish Of
Grape-Nuts is superior to pound Of
meat for breakfast, which is an impor-
tant consideration for anyone. It sat
isles the appetite and strengthens the
power of resisting fatigue, while its
use involves none Of the disagreeable
consequences that sometimes follow
meat breakfast" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above lettert new
enc appears from time to time. They
are genuine tTuos and full q human
interest
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11
Culture Among Potatoes.

think a coed cultivator run fire.
quently among potatoes is the best
tool we have, says a writer in an ex-
change. l know Of no tool that will
take the place Of the fingers in clean
ing weeds from among the plants in
the hill or row. The hoe and cult
vator can do the most of this work.
but I always find few weeds to be
pulled by hand. Frequent cultivation
lis very desirable in time Of drouth. or
any other time, for that matter.
think the extremely dry time this
summer will stimulate some to raise
more foliage crops to help out the hay
crop In the future. That will be q
good thing. For worn-out fields !
think that generally blowing. dressing
and reseeding il the best treatment.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-08-11
In the Church Militant,

Henry N. Cary, the secretary Of the
Chicago Publishers association, has q
negro cook he took with him to Chi
cago from st. Louis. The cook IL
very religious and Immediately joined
church in Chicago.
Cary saw the cook going out Of the
house one evening with large carv
ing knife in her hand.
Where are you going. Mary?" he
asked.
Use gwine t. church"
well, what are you doing with that
knife?"
'They's religious dispute goin' on
down there" said Mary, AN wanteI
see my side gifts de best of it."-Sat
urday Evening Post.