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The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
MAKE MONEY WITH CHICKENS
However, One Must Understand Every Requirement to Get Most
 Out of FIock-Start With Few.

Success or failure with chickens rests with the operator alone. writes c. N. Whitaker of Lawrence, Mich, in the Chicago Daily News. To get the most out of his hens one must understand and be ready to meet their every requirement. He must be able to keep them in first-class physi- cal condition, he must know just how much to feed and the kind of food that constitutes the best ration. Moth ing can be left to chance or guess work Ignorance or incidence means failure
 There is good money in poultry and Chicago is a good market. Last year our Rhode Island Red hens cost us about $1.20 each for feed, and the re- turn from them was a little less than $3 each. This is not small farm flock. as we keep several hundred. and even now when they are all yard ed to keep them out of a crop of buckwheat, growing on their range, and are in the middle of the molting season, they are paying a profit of s to 10 cents each a month.
 udQ came IO MACulSdn dOOOS 0 year ago His ignorance was colossal, his conceit stupendous. He had read systems" until he exuded portions of them at every pore. and his plans were all made before he put foot on his farm. He said he was going to make us sit up and take notice. He did. Owing to the improper ventila- ton of his poultry house he lost half his hens during the winter, and he did not get to exceed two dozen eggs through November. December and January. About the middle of August his son said: We got an egg yester- day, the first one we have had in over two months" Success with chickens under such conditions is inn possible.
 There is certainly money in poul- try, but to get it out a man must be willing to learn the things he does not know The best way to do this is to start with a few fowls and let the number increase with his experience.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
FEW LITTLE ORCHARD HELPS
Trees Respond to Application of Manure as Quickly as Any Other
 Crop-Better Flowed Under.

When the mercury hovers around the small figures and the snow is on the ground, there is job waiting for you.
 Haul a little manure into the or chard. And little, as used in this connection, means a good deal. For an orchard twelve or fifteen years planted, a two-horse wagon load will not be too much for two trees. Trees respond to the application of manure as quickly as any other crop. And anything which increases the yigor and health of the trees adds to their ability to produce fruit.
 For young orchards upon rich prairie soil, manure is not advised. but after ten years of growth, the soil needs reinforcement. It was formerly taught as cardinal prin- ciple that a new tree should never be planted where an old one has been removed. But practical men no long CT regard this view. They make the old spot rich with fertilizers and plant the trees there just the same. And the tree blooms just as well as any well-planted tree should.
 Successful fruit men do not pasture their orchards. neither do they cut and remove crops of hay. Everything which grows upon the surface is re- turned to the soil.
 In the application of manure never pile it about the body of the tree, but spread it out over a surface as large as the spread of the tops. In many cases this will mean covering the whole surface. If you can blow it un- der when spring comes. that is bet ter. But if you cannot do this, much of the nutriment will get down to the roots. through the medium of the spring rains.
 If your fruit Is poor and small. it is not fair to lay 1t to the depravity of the tree, or the insects every time, for often it is the lack of fertility which causes failure. Help the tree to do its work by feeding it literally.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
One Use of AdversItx.

"The late Senator Frye" said vet eran Republican of Lewiston, twas not exactly an orator. but he had telling way of driving home a point
 T remember how during his mayor alty, he once rebuked a somewhat un- charitable committee of reformers. These men wanted to press certain transgressors too hard-wanted to crush them, in fact-but Frye said:
 You, gentlemen, have had an easy time of it through life think if you had met with more diversity you'd be more lenient toward these poor fel- lows
 Then he smiled and nodded in the direction of a wholesale butcher on the committee
 Man. he said. is like one of your prime steaks, MT. Brown. He needs lot of pounding before he's tender to others
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
Phosphate Rock.

Phosphate rock is the great Amer ican fertilizer. It Is about the only natural raw material that has yet been found in great quantities in this country, and its abundance has led to rapid development of the mines, lead ing to a production of 2,655, 900 long tons in the past year. The average price during the year declined from S4.62 to $4.11 per ton. Most of the deposits are in the south. but there Is a great deal of phosphate land in the west An effort is being made to en- courage the use of raw phosphate rock, finely ground. It is claimed that this material. low price considered. is superior to the acid phosphate; be- cause, although it acts more slowly. the effect is more lasting. Experi- ments indicate that the raw rock will be found adapted to such uses as top dressing and moving lands and for use in orchards and vineyards, also for general improvement of poor soils
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
HE WAS A DANGEROUS RISF
Applicant for Insurance Policy Reject cd Because He Used Ills Feet to
 Get Around.

Here was a case where 1t seemed as if everything was settled. The in surance company's doctor had re ported that the man seemed to be all right, and the man himself had certified that he was not engaged in any dangerous occupation.
 T lead a sedentary life." he told them. q work in an office and we have no danger or excitement"
 How about sports?" the examiner asked. Do you football? Baseballi Do you box? Do you belong to an Athletic club?"
 "No-none of that stuff. guess I'm a safe risk"
 Do you scorch?"
 What do you mean?"
 Do you drive your car faster than the speed limit?"
 ''I have no car"
 What! How do you get about?"
 ,'I walk"
 Risk refused A scorcher is a dan gerous risk, but a pedestrian has no chance at all. Buy a car. old chap. Sorry-good nightl"
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
EavorIte choIera cure.

A favorite cholera cure in the west Is made as follows: Red pepper, two ounces; powdered asafoetida, two ounces; carbonate of iron, four ounces; powdered rhubarb, one ounce; Spanish brown. six ounces; sulphur, two ounces. The mixture is made into pellets with flour and water and given three times a day. The mixed powder is added to the soft food as a preventive. giving a table spoonful twice week to every two doAen fowls.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
A surprlse for swaaaer.

Yes" said swagger. ''this is turk eze ring"
 Excuse me-" said Bangs. the cor rect pronunciation of that word is turkwoise.'"
 NO, turkese, excuse me-"
 Well. let's go to the jeweler and ask him."
 Right"
 Tn order to settle a wager" said Swagger to the jeweler. would you mind telling me if the correct pro nunciation of the stone in this ring Is turkese or turkwoise?"
 The jeweler took the ring and ex- amined it carefully. The correct pro nunciation." he said. Ifs glass. Tit Bits.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
Favorite Fiction.

Tt Always Gives Me the Blues to Have to Loaf"
 q Tell You. Old Chap. a Man Is Happiest When He's Full of Work"
 Nothing Makes a Fellow So Un- comfortable as to Feel that He Isn't Earning His Salary"
 Yes. Occasionally Attend Ball Games. but Really Enjoy My Work Better"
 Time Hangs So Heavy on Ones Hands, Don't You Know. When One Is Idlei"
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
Little Surprises.

Nav, ain't it most time for me to take a bath?"
 Mister. you're a good deal older than I am; you can have this lower berth and I'll take the upper"
 Here's a seat. madam"
 Thank you. sir"
 ''Dr. Fourthly. accidentally dropped a Mexican dollar into the contribution plate last Sunday morn ing Here's a half dollar to make it good"
 'I'm raking the leaves of your lawn, MT. Nexdore; they drop from our trees, you know"
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
Sword Which Terrified Europe.

SWOT0 G0EORCs
 In future the Empress Eugenie in- tends to spend a good deal more of her time in England than hitherto. q am not getting younger. she path etically says. land Farnham is now my home" There is a series of rooms in the house devoted to mementos of Napoleon " as the Imperialists still like to call the unfortunate crown prince of France. who was killed dur ing the Zulu war. Most pathetic of these is a baby carriage which was presented to the emperor and em- press of France for their son by Queen Victoria and the prince con sort, the latter having designed it. In locked cabinet are the remains of the crown princes uniform, which his mother brought back from Africa when she made her journey to see the spot where he was slain But. most interesting of all is the sword with which he struggled to defend himself the same that Napoleon L wore at Waterloo. It is not sword of state. but plain fighting sword in simple sheath. When King Cetawayo was conquered, this historic sword which had terrified Europe was among the spoil in his kraal
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22

spaciousness have dispossessed the picturesque squalor which was once the characteristic feature of this part of London. Above Lambeth bridge may still be seen some of the Thames barges and the wooden piers beloved by artists, but eventually the present bridge will give place to one more worthy of the site.
 It was by the horse-ferry here that Mary of Modena and James II. crossed the Thames in their flight from Eng land, the king throwing into the stream the great seal, which was afterwards brought up in a fisher mans net. Old prints show the place as 1t then was, with the timber guard house built in the time of the com monwealth and the long stretch of Millbank walk, with pollard willows lining the river side and COWS feeding in the meadows. Lord Peterborough's house and grounds was the last place in London up the river from Vest minister, and the walk between it and old palace yard was the fashionable promenade in the palmy days of the Queen Anne suburb of Smith square and the streets adjacent. It Is still favorite neighborhood, especially with those whose business lies in the par liament houses.
 When the vast scheme of improve ment is completed and the new bridge built-years hence-this district of riverside London will hold its own for quiet charm with any other part of the long majestic shore from Chelsea to the tower.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
The Party He ReIonaed ro.
Is your husband at homer

''Is your husband at homer"
 Yes; what do you want with him?" ''I'm-er-revising the voting list, and l just wanted to inquire which party he belongs to-"
 Do yer? We'll. I'm the party wot e belongs to."-London Tattler.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
Suitable Name.

Why do you call your country place The Balkans?"
 "Oh. it gives me nothing but trou. ble."
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
on the Wronn rraln

she-Did you ever get on a train when it was moving?
 He-Yes-once.
 She-What was the sensation? He-Ripping-for the woman Woman's Home Companion.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
Proof on the surfaoe-

'Is automobiling really a payins business?"
 Tt seems to raise the dust"
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-22
XZ6T E016

." HE situation in Canadian pol itics to which the reciproc- ity treaty gave rise has been for some time engaging world ufda offan%f0r
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
L0R|NER PAPER
IN HEAVY DEBT
Estate OF Charles Yerkes Holds
Large Claims And May
Sell Inter ocean

Chicago, Nov. g.. Counsel for the
estate Of Charles G, .Yerkes In the
probate court today declared the bid
of $780, 900 by GeorgeaW. IIinman,
publisher of the Inter Ocean, for the
claims held, by the Yerises estate
with the inter Ocean Coz, INCLUDED
assets not heretofore brought ito the
attention of the court.
I The additional assets were $30,-
600 worth .of bonds put up by Mr..
Yerkes as security for loan of the
Inter Ocean. Attorney Myer.. for the
estate, asked the court to appoint
an expert to examine the Inter
ocean affairs 80 they could get the
real worth of the concern for pros
pectiye buyers. ALA
Attorney John b. Payne said he
represented eastern capitalists inter-
ested in our leasing the Inter Ocean
plant and also asked an appraisal OF
the property An examiner will be
appointed, s,-e ~. i ,.,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
STUDENTS FORM CLUB
#r TO UNITY ALI INTERESTS

A council which is designed to
bring together all the interests of the
young women at the University OF
Wisconsin has just been formed by
the new adviser of women, Mrs. Lois
Kendall Matthews. The council con.
sists OF the heads of all the impor-
tant women's organizations in the
university. who win meet to discuss
the work OF their various societies
and keep in touch with all univer-
sity activities affecting women. Sew
enteen clubs are represented in this
council, among them being the wo-
mems suffrage club. the women's
press club, the athletic association,
the gfee club, the Young women's
Christiane Association, the bowling
club. the dramatic club and several
literary societies. 49,
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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
''ISHE," CAPTURED !.
IN WILDS, WANTS
TO BE BENEDICT
PREFERS WHITE WIFE THOUGH
DUSKY MAID AWAITS HIS
h RETURN TO HUT.

San Francisco. Calf. Nov. g.
"Ishe." the Aborigine, is in search Of
wife, a white one, preferred. Since
his recent capture in the mountain
wilds, "Ishe" has toiled for the edi-
fication Of Standard, but while on
exhibition he has had an opportun-
ity to study In HIS rude way. various
uyres OF women.
Yesterday he announced to his in
terpreters his, intention of becoming
q benedict AT the time Of his cap
ture '''Ishe" related tale of lonely
Aborigine waiting In primevall hut
for his RETURN Civilization, how
ever, has affected 'Ishes" love and
nov he thinks q white wife to sun
plant the dusky mate he deserted, Is
what lhe. deGiras.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
LOUIS k0EHltR DIES
Born in Germany But a Resident Of
Cairo For About
Fifty Years. a lma

Louis Koehler, aged "a years died
Monday afternoon Sat his home 720
Thirty fourth street. Heart trouble
wass the Immediate cause 5of his
death. He has been ailing for a long
time. MW
Deceased was born in SaXony, Ger
many. He removed to the United
States with his parents when he was
6 years old and resided in st. Louis
up to the time OF his marriage when
he removed to Cairo where he has
resided nearly SO years.
He has not been actively employ
ed in any business for about fifteen
years. He was for many years en-
gagged in the meat business, owning
a number Of shops here,
He leaves his wife, four sons,
Louis OF Centralia, Aubert of Table
Grove, H.. Charles sand Daniel of
Cairo, and one daughter, Mrs. Arthur
bort. aH2
4 He was, one OF the original mem
bers OF the Rough and Ready Fire
Co. and is a member Of the Knights
OF Honor. g@e
The funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
Ulrich Declare. He Thought Wash
ington|was "Peeping" In
A partments
Alleged, Offender Is Arrested
After Trial On Charge Of
Wife Deseriion

New York, Nov. 6.7Booker T,
Washington, the, negro educator,
failed to secure satisfaction at law
today for the beating which he re-
ceived at the hands OF Henry A. ul-
rich, white man on Sunday even
ting, March 10, last. Ulrich was ac-
Quilted at court In special session.
this afternoon of the charge of as
sault which Washington had pre-
ferred against him.
After the fight, which started in
the vestibule of an apartment house
where ulrlch iived, Washington was
laid up at the hospital for several
days, with his right ear torn, his
scalp cut and his face badly bruised
Z Ulrich Charges "Peeping."
Provocations, which the defense
attempted to show were based main
ly on the testimony of Ulrich, who
declared he had found Washington
peeping into the key hole OF his
apartment. also the one opposite, and
Washington struck the first floor;
also the story of Mrs Laura Alyers
with whom Ulrich boarded, who
swore that when she passed Wash
ington, he said to her, Hello,
sweetheart. ID
wasbington's story on the: stand
was the same explanation he made
at the time of the alteration! He
swore he was not peeping into the
key holes, that he was only search
ing the tenement in an effort to find
family with which he understood
q friend was staying and denied
positively that he had spoken TO
Mrs. Alyers or any other woman.
+ Justice 0'Keefe Dissents.
, The acquittal of Ulrich was not
unanimous, Justice O'Keefe dissent
ing from the opinion OF Justices
Moss and Cellar.
After Ulrich left the court he was
arrested again, charged with being
a fugitive from New Jersey, where
an indictment has been found
charging him with deserting his
wife. eis5fss rse f
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
OF ARMOUR MAY
RETIRE AFTER 20 YEARS
SERVICE ON PENSION

Chicago, Nov. ga pension for
the $4,000 employees of Armour 8.
Co, based on a gift of $1,0O0,0OO
from J. Ogden Armour, was ar
rounced today. The plan provides
Tor the employees depositing 8 per
cent of their annual income into the
funds. On retirement, employees VIII
receive o per cent of the salary paid
~ the time of the retirement for
each year of service.
BY the provision of the plan em-
ployes who have served twenty
years may be pensioned on applica-
tion after 81 years old and women
at so. #
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
LEGISLATORS
NAY Be TRIED
FOR PERJURY
Solons Testify They Did Not Meet
Willie Others Say They
Saw Them
.TIPPIT BRIBED BLAIR, CHARGED
Mt.e Vernon Legislator Is Later
..,l Seen At Ball Game Witt
Large Ron OF Money.
TIPPIT BRIBED BLAIR, CHARGED

Chicago. Nov. 6. The possibility
OF perjury trials as the out-growth
OF the, federal senatorial investiga-
ton into the Lorimer election de-
yeIoped today when two witnesses
gave testimony directly in conflict
with that OF two former members
of the Illinois Legislature.
The question Of veracity has dis
closed by the records of the hearing
is. between John a. Mcneil of OlnFsys,
H., and Il. M Rowland Of Sterling,
H.. on one side and Thomas Tippit
Of Olney and William G. Blair Of Mt.
Vernon, ILL.,, on the other side of the
story.
Tippit and Blair FORMER Demo-
cratic members of the Legislature,
who voted for Lorimer, have repeat
edly denied that they met on the
morning of July 90 1909.
|, Blair Displays Money
Later the same day Blair appear
ed at baseball game at Centralia,
Ill.,, and displyed eleven one hundred
dollar bills. The committee has been
trying to discover who gave this
money to Blair.
When. Tippit was called before the
tcommittea Oct. 25 and intofrogated
regarding this reported meeting
with Blair he replied in the follow
ling language:
II state positively that | did not
meet Blair or see him or know that
he was in Olney at any time during
July, 1909" asrt s,,9ss
Today Mcneil testified as follows:
81 met Blair on the street in Olney
on the date in question and while !
was talking with him. Tippit left, me
and together walked in the direction
of the First National Bank"
Rowland Sees Blair.
e. M. Rowland of Sterling. Ill,
formerly publisher of a newspaper
| at Olney corroborated Mcneil by tes-
tifying that he met, Blair on the
morning of July20. He also identi-
fed newspaper in which he wrote
about Blair on that date End pub
lished In his paper: ~
when met Blair, !" said Row.
Hand. ''he told me that he was look
ing for rippit and asked me II had
seen him ! told Blair that
thought Tippit was in town and that
he should have no trouble in finding
him"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
Taft TO VOTE
IN OHIO TODAY
Appears Before Election Board
That He May Vote For
Republicans

Cincinnati, Nov. ,; G,+4President
Taft. qualified as voter In .Cinein-
natl today. He. appeared personally
before the Cincinnati election board
and later before the election judges
In his own precinct and went t
through +the steps required by law,
to insure his casting ballot tonaor-
row., cSyf Dfl
The president has announced his
intention Of voting the Republican
ticket. tt,
Charge "Coxp Submission.
There Is criticism that in some
voting Mr.. Taft will support the Gan
didates of the so-called boss, y
George B. Cox, about whom he
spoke so, bitterly at Akron, O., when
he was secretary of war.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
more CHARGE
| MRS. VERN|LYA
With MURDER
Fiance Says Step Son q Woman
Charged Crime When
Dying
-
CORONER 70 ExHUME BODY
Chicago Rooning House Keeper
| Is Arrested and Removed
| to Jail
CORONER 70 ExHUME BODY

!. Chicago. Nov 6Two new wit
nesses anne forward today TO accuse
Mrs. Louise vermilya, the widow ar
rested ON charge of poisoning po--
iiceman Arthur Bissonetts, d rootner
at her home, OF knowledge ofs the
manner In which som OF the other
eight persons, who have died be-
meath her roof, OF similar ailments,
came to their deaths.
Their identities were disclosed by
Coroner Hoffman. after the widow
had been served with a warrant and
had been moved to the county Jail
Coroner Exhumes Body
Acting on the story OF one OF the
witnesses the coroner left at5 once to
exhume the bodies Of Frank Brin-
knmp, son of Mrs. vermiya's first
husband and one of the first of those
whose death followed an attack OF
acute stomach disorder.
The grave is in Wildheim ceme-
terry, a suburb OF Chicago. Arthur
F. Bissonette, father Of the dead po-
liceman, was one Of the new witt
nasses.
| The other witness was Miss Ellza-
beth Nolan, former iiance of Frank
| Brinkamp, who in an affidavit
charged that her intended husband
had made statements on his dying
lbed virtually charging his step
mother with making away with
him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
JUDGE DEWEY
fines STRIKER
VIII Gerrity Is Alleged To Have
Assaulted Clerk Who Did
Not Quit

: viii Gerrity, IAN Illinois Central
striker, was. fined $40 and costs I'M
the county court yesterday by Judge
Dewey for an alleged assault UPON
John Hodge, ono of the employees of
the Illinois Central freight depot
Gerrity was arrested several days
ago on this charge and Immediately
gave bond for his appearance in
court, lie was angry with Hodge for
not having gone out with the other
striking employees, when the order to
quit work was issued.
q Hawkins Returns Home.
Jesse Hawkins, the striker who
was fined $275 and costs in the fed
eral court. at Danville by Judge
Francis NJ. Wright for violation Of
the restraining order, has been re-
leased from custody and returned
home. He Is said to 1haye badly
beaten up Eugene Coombs, one Of
the boys in the service Of the COM
pany who refused to so out with the
others, on the corner OF Eighth and
Commercial 4SiGti
Hawkins fine was paid by fund
raised by. different local sympatBiz-
ers of the strikers sFf~
Breakers Still Housed Here.
The strikebreakers are still hons-
ed on the company's property ton
Commercial avenue above Four
teenth street A number of them do
not venture from their residences
and work
The special suburban train is still
being run for the accommodation OF
few OF the Mounds, breakers who
room and board In Cairo \
A Cairo stenographer recently de-.
clared that she narrowly escaped from
having an injunction served on her
by reference In jocular way to
some OF the company's employees as
"scabs.p .i
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-07
MCFARLAND PLEADS mot
GUILTY. WHEN ARRANGED
FOR WIFE MURDER

Newark, N. j., Nov. 6.---Allison
Mcfarland was arranged today be-
fore Chief Justice Gummere and
pleaded mot gniltyn to an indict-
ment charging him with the murder
of his wife with cyanide OF potassium
The justice set January as the date
for the trial. The's state will seek to
show that Mcfarland sought to get
rid OF his wife that he might marry
Miss Florence Bromlee of Philadei-
phia. 7