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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-13

Nearly every shiftless man has a
horseshoe nailed over his door-that
is, if he has a door.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-13

q You will, of course, need a
Tanning Mill for cleaning up the
present abundant crops. Black
man & Griffin Co.. Ogden, Utah,
are general agents for the we'll
known Clipper Mills, also for
Cream Separators and Incubat-
ors. In addition, they are buyers
Of seeds. oats, etc. Write them.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-13

Pessimism is worry systematized.-
Judge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-04

Egg dyes &c per package AT Patter
sons.
Miss Ella Wool of Detroit is a guest
this week at Mrs. l.. e.. Fales' and also
Mrs. T.. f. Fales.
VIM. X. Clule attorney from Grand
Rapids, was in the city Tuesday, look
i,g up testimony in regard 10 legal
matters.
Sailed Peanuts l0c pound at Pat
terson's.
J Miss Goldie Kimball returned 10 her
home in Cedar Springs, Tuesday, after
weeks visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis Aldrich.
Tickets for the big comedy success,
"The Missouri Girl" are now on sale
at Hotel Belding. Prices 25, 30 and
so cents. April IL, 1912.
housekeeping time i'm near. Renew
the face of your furniture and piano by
the use of Ezytask, the best polish
known. Sold by T.. Frank Ireland Co.
and Charles $. Foster.
Mrs j. w. Bolenbaugh returned last
week from Rockford where she had
been TO visit her daughter, Mrs. Leo
Elsbey, who is very pleasantly situated
on farm near that village.
Ray w Rics If Hoopcton m
will occupy the pulpit of the Baptist
church, Sunday. He comes here AS a
candidate and it is especially desired
that large congregation, and especial
~ the members of the church, will be
present.
After the close of the morning service
AT the Congregation church last Sun
day, A. V Fleck's orchestra went 10
Greenville 10 play for the Socialists
meeting held in the Opera House in
the afternoon and evening.
A buss came down for them and took
the boys there over the very bad roads.
There was large crowd present AT
each meeting and the band was round.
~ cheered for their fine music. Mr..
Fleck is expecting TO increase his
orchestra TO twenty-five members and
later put i'm number more hornes and
have cornet band in connection.
This will be a fine thing for our city.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-04
Attention Masons And o. E. S.

The committee appointed by the
ladies of the q. +. ). Chapter have
arranged to give lunch box social in
the NJ sonic Club rooms on the evening
of April IL, To which all the Masonic
brethren and sisters are invited, they
are planning for one Of the best times
ever enjoyed. Here is your invitations:
"Now all good Masons and Eastern
Stars,
Bring your better halves and come in
pairs
To Masonic Club Rooms, Friday eve,
The twelfth of April. Your firesides
leave
Ateight o'clock. Wear clothes antique
Also "a mask that's hard To beat.
Each lady we'll tilleJ lunch box bring
Each gent purse where the coin doth
ring.
III you don't tog up, as sure as sin
Well tax you quarter 10 even get in.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-04
Ezytask Manufacturing Co.

The Ezytask Manufacturing Go. is
now settled and doing business i'm the
city and is making the best furniture
polish on the market. Messrs. Dilday
and Aker, the manufactures say they are
having large sale of their goods and
dozens of bottles are being shipped
daily for points in different parts of the
country. Not only is it a furniture
polish, but il will renew the automo-
bile and clean the bath tub. Ii is han
died i'm the city by +. Frank Ireland
and Charles Foster.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-04
Short items of Interest r.
tatins to the Town anj rs
PeOrie. told IN = Single
Paragraph.
Local ~
Brevities.

Mrs. George Crawford went to Grand
Rapids, Monday.
Mrs. Nellie Willard made business
trip 10 Grand Rapids, Monday,
Oh joy! "rhe Missouri Girl is
coming! Me for that. April IL, 1872.
Mrs. Cora Churchill accompanied
her son Claude 10 Howard City, Tues
day.
Seven specials in our candy depart
ment for Saturday l0c per pound at
Patterson's.
Harry Lamb went TO Charlotte Tues
day for short visit with his brother
Charles in that city.
Mrs. l.. e. Epson was called TO Big
Rapids, Tuesday, on account of The
severe illness of her mother.
Miss Edna Erickson of Sheridan was
guest of her sister, Mrs. Mile Sower
from Saturday till Tuesday.
George ATTENDING returned TO South
Haven, Saturday, after spending few
days of his vacation here with his
parents.
Mrs. John Carten of Ionia was in the
city over Sunday, returning home
Monday.
George Fish and Silas Ward made
business trip TO Grand Rapids, Mon
day, looking up fine cattle for the
markets.
Mrs. +. j. Barber has returned from
keene where she has been living for
the past year, and is now at Charles
Hammond's
Mrs. Hickox returned TO her home at
Grand Rapids, Tuesday, after an ex-
tended visit with her sister, Mrs. A. b
Bachelor.
Keep your automobile new by the
use of Ezytask, the best polish on
earth. Sold at Ireland's and Charles
). Fosters.
Order seats early for "The Missouri
Girl" She's funnier than ever with
"Zeke" and "Daisy" and all the other
MissOurians. April IL, 1912.
Mrs. Hiram Vincent of Nashville
has been visiting relative in the city.
Mr.. Vincent will move onto farm
near Coopersvile, this spring.
! The Misses Marguerite Lamb and
Florence Fisher returned 10 Ypsiianti,
Monday, after spending the week OF
vacation al their homes here.
Mrs. William Walkington returned
10 her home at fenwick, Tuesday,
after weeks visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. II. Ostrander.
Arthur NJ. Werner having sold his
farm will sell at public sale OH the farm
i'm Keene all stock and tools OH We'd
nesday, April 10, at 10 o'clock p: IN.
Stop.
w. A. Forbes of Greenville was a
guest of his sister, Mrs. Wallace Sum
ner, from Saturday till Tuesday. He
came here 10 attend the funeral of Mrs.
| Elmer Metcalf.
Miss Edna Maxwell, who is taking
course of study in Albion College, re-
turned Monday after few days spent
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. q. w. Maxwell.
/ Dr. Fitzmorris and wife received on
the 10Th of March, along with other
presents from their son Dr. Il. J. Fitz-
morris and wife Of Fayetteville, North
Carolina, IA box of beautiful spring
flowers bringing with their sweet fra
GRANGE message that spring is coming,
although the drifts were slowly mcl;-
ing away in Michigan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-04

Easter Neck wear at Patterson's.
.Chas. Lam berton is home from New
York.
Mrs. D. X. McSween was Grand
Rapids visitor, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Neve were Grand
Rapids visitors Tuesday.
John Regain went 10 Grand Rapids
on business Monday.
10 Easter Post Cards &c at Patterson's
Easter Novelties at Patterson's.
Mrs. ]. *. Arwine was in Greenville
over Sunday "A guest of Leonard Weeks.
James T. Connell Of Benton Harbor
is visiting his son, Harry A. Council,
for few weeks.
Mrs. Chas. Brown went 10 Grand
Rapids, Tuesday for week. visit with
their daughter.
Mrs Walter Smell was called TO Ionia,
Tuesday, To attend the funeral of her
friend, Mrs Ray Ellison.
Mrs. James II. Thompson was called
10 Portland Monday TO see her mother,
Mrs. Treece, who is reported very i'll
with cancer.
N. p. Werner having rented his farm
will sell at public sale Saturday, April
Ii, at 10 a. m, all his stock and farm
tools. hay and grain. 44w2
Miss Dorothea Hudson left Tuesday
for Kalamazoo, TO resume her studies
in the Kalamazoo normal, after a
weeks vacation at the home of her
parents.
Edwin II. Spencer left last week for
Las Cruces, Texas, on business trip
of several weeks. He may also go TO
New Mexico and take in the Pacific
Coast before returning.
Thomas Doyle has moved from his
home, he recently exchanged with Mrs.
Shannon for her farm and where he re-
sided for the past fifteen years, TO num-
Der Ala East Center street.
J. NJ. York of Orleans will have a
big auction sale of stock, farm tools,
new machinery etc. on Thursday,
April llth, at Orleans. His advertis-
ment appears i'm this issue and those
people who are looking for that kind of
property will do well TO read it.
Mrs Clara Stanton of Lansing has
been guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanton, at the old farm home in
Grattan. She came TO attend the
funeral of her Aunt, Mrs. w. r.
Mason, whose remains were brought
here from New Mexico.
Leroy W. Ranney has bought the
house and lot, known as the Turner
place, on East Washington street,
from II. l.. Baker. Roy will build
himself home on the lot as soon as
the house, which he has sold TO Z. II.
Tidey is removed. Mr.. Tidey will COM
mence Immediately to tear down the
house. Call.
The Knickerbocher society OF Grand
Rapids will give a concert in Fountain
Street Baptist church April 10 and IL,
for the benefit of the new Holland
Home, under the directions of Is. A.
Beneker. A chorus of nearly one hun
dred voices has been secured and some
OF the best soloists in the city are on
the program. The choir has been
selected with the utmost care, singers
from The various singing classes of the
city having been secured. April 10 the
sololists will be Mrs j. A. Michaelsou
AMI A. Haze" burg, aud the solo voices
for the second night will be Mrs. Reu.
len Maurils and j. Smits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21
Each Day a Thanksniuinn

Thanksgiving even for the supreme
spiritual gift does not find its source
in sense of what we hold as our own
but far more in the knowledge that we
who are so easily bewildered by emmy
and alluring aims are held, if We are
willing, by the risen. living Lord in
balanced sanity and service through
his indwelling. Not what we have in
our keeping. or have not, but the
blessed fact that Christ has us in his
eternal keeping, quickens us to pro
claim each new day day of thankp
giving, In abiding confidence and Joy
The Sunday School Times
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21

and waste the manure produced by
his stock Barns are often erected on
steep hilIsides. or even close to the
banks of running streams. which
practice insures a most certain waste
of the valuable constituents of the
manure heap.
Farm manure is a perishable prod.
uct and must be handled with intelli'
gence to obtain it's maximum value.
Doubtless when manure is handled as
on the majority of farms, only half OF
it's value reaches the field. The
greatest loss is through the waste OF
the liquid excrement by the use o.
insufficient bedding to absorb 1t
The boring of holes IN the floor fol
the express purpose of allowing tbs
urine to run off as rapidly as possible
is a common practice severely to be
condemned.
To prevent such loss. that part OF
the barn floor on which the excre.
ment falls must be so tight that none
of the liquid can drain away. The
trough behind the animals should be
made absolutely tight by the use OF
pitch, cement, or some other material
that is impervious to water. Besides
this precaution, enough litter should
be used so that all urine is absorbed
and none runs away by dripping.
when the manure is removed from the
barn. 1t is often of the greatest ad-
vantage to cut the bedding material
into small pieces. This increases it's
absorbing capacity, and facilitates
handling the manure. Straw cut to
one-inch lengths, for example, will alb
sorb about three times as much
urine as long straw. Stockmen who
have practiced cutting the bedding
assert that the great ease with which
the manure is removed and spread
repays the cost and trouble, to say
nothing of the bedding saved.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21
FINAL RESULT OF
IMPURE BLOOD
The System Is Left Weak. Run
Down and Helpless Against
the Attacks of Disease.

If you need strength, if your blood is
thin, your digestion disordered, it will
pay you to investigate the merits of DIR.
Williams Pink Pills, the remedy that
has transformed SO many weak, an@mic,
dyspeptic, ambitionless people into
strong, healthy, hungry men and
women.
Mrs. Lena May Roberts, whose ad-
dress is R. F. D. No. 8, Aberdeen, So.
Dakota after several months of suffering
finally found the right tonic in DR..
Williams Pink Pills. She says:
For months after the birth of my
baby, suffered terribly from a general
breakdown in health. | was III bed for
three months and after that was able to
be up only part of the time. was
sick all over, being p&e, weak and
thin. My appetite was gone and my
head ached most of the time. Often
times there seemed to be a rush of blood
to my head and / would faint away. /
was very nervous and was not strong
enough to do any work.
'As the treatment was taking did
not help me, began to take DIR. Will
liams' Pink Pills, which friend said
had helped her. After taking few
boxes, [ began to get well rapidly. l
continued using them for time and
am now as well and strong as ever in
my life.
The value of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
in general debility lies in their direct re-
spouse to the needs of the blood. Their
work is to make new blood That they
do this well is shown by the gradual
disappearance of the symptoms and
the return of color and health. They
lay the foundation for permanent health
in the future.
For the same reason these pills have
cured anamia, after-effects of the grip
and fevers, rheumatism, indigestion,
anG nervousness, dizziness, neuralgia
and St. Vitus' dance, and are recon-
mended wherever tonic for the blood
and nerves is needed.
A valuable booklet, Diseases of the
Blood containing fuller information
about rheumatism and other diseases of
the blood will be sent free upon request.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, so cents per box; six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Adv,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21

Q. When do the winter short course
at the college and the farmers ten
day course begin and does it cost any
thing to take them?-O. E. M.
A. Registration for the short course
begins Saturday, November 80, and for
the ten-day farmers course Monday,
January 81 There is no charge for
tuition in the farmers course and tut
ton in the short course is free to all
residents of the state. For the short
course there is an incidental fee of
$3.50, laboratory fee of $500 and
breakage and key deposit fees of $2.0o.
Prof. K. l.. Hatch.
@. Is there any way to use my sugar
beet tops for feed?-L. J. r.
A. Sugar beet tops make first class
silage if combined with corn fodder
and the two cut into silage together,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21

letter nor got one in 20 years, and l
folks. | was going to ask her but for
got it,
Don't you ask her a word about
It," cautioned the wife as she came
down to him Il guess Minnie's got
something on her mind and it hain't
none of your business. I reckon she'll
tell me when she gets ready. Least
wise, / hain't goin' to do any pump
ing"
Something on her mind, Ell? That's
funny. Didn't know that girls ever
had anything on their minds except
new clothes. Is that why she come
visiting us all of suddeR ?"
None O. your business! I guess my
own sisters daughter can come and
see me SRy time she takes a notion,
and that without writing ahead.
What's on her mind, as nigh as / can
make out, is about a young man. II
don't tell you you'll worry the shirt
off your back. Pa, you got to be as
poky as an old maid. You can't see
pillar-case Topping on the clothes
line but what you want to know all
about it. Yes; it's about a young
man. They are engaged, and they've
lad falling out, and she's sorter run
away from him to find out if he really
cares for her"
And she's got scared about 1t and
has written him letter to tell where
she is?" queried the husband.
Go on! It's probably letter to
her ma, though didn't see it nor ask.
hope she didn't start for town. It's
going to storm for sure, and there
hain't but one house on the road
where she could find shelter. Look
down the road and see If you can see
her"
Cant see hide nor hair of any
GIRL" reported Uncle Robert after SO
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21
1T IS EASY TO BE THANKFUL
Fer One Thing You Can Be Thankful
You Are Not a
Turkey.

Thanksgiving Day is the day when
every one says he is thankful, and
wants to eat turkey to prove it. If you
haven't anything else 70 be thankful
for. you can be thankful you are not
q turkey.
Thanksgiving Day was first observ-
cd by the Pilgrims. who were thankful
that they had five grains of corn
apiece. In these extravagant times a
man wouldn't be thankful if he had
ton grains of corn-which shows con-
cIusiyely that we are too prosperous
The trusts are doing a noble work in
remedving this evil condition.
People have various unreasonable
reasons for being thankful on Thanks
Giving Day. Some men are thankful
thew took a wife, and some are thank
fuI they didn't take two. Bachelor
maids are thankful they are not 'hor-
rid bachelors" and married woman
is always thankful that her husband
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21
To Save Heated Grain.

Many requests have come to the
College Of Agriculture for informa-
ton on what to do when grain heats
in the bin. This has been especial
" troublesome this fall, because so
much of the grain was wet when
threshed The best way to tell wheth-
er corn heating is to run pitch
fork handles or other sticks deep into
the grain in various places and then
pull them out every day to see if they
feel warm to the hand. This condition
indicates that the grain should be i'm
mediately spread out thinner and ex-
posed to the air in order to cool. 9th
erwise your grain will discolor and
the termination will be seriously in
iured. In elevators where large guam
titles are held, the cooling and airing
may be accomplished by running from
one bin to another, if the grain is
we'll spread out as it falls.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21
BY PROF. &. 3. HART,
College Of A0rlcuIture.


Pound for pound, liquid excrement
is more valuable than the solid, ex-
cept in. the case of swine. 1t is per-
fectly safe to say that of the total
fertilizing material in the manure,
two-thirds of the nitrogen, four
fifths of the potash, and practically
none of the phosphoric acid, are found
in the urine. 1t is apparent that
somewhat over half of the total value
of the manure is in the urine. If the
liquid portion of the manure is al
lowed to run away. half Of the value
of the excrement is lost.
Another fact of great Importance
IN this connection is that the plant
food in the urine is in form that is
soluble in water and consequently
more available to plants than that in
the solid dung. This is particularly
true of the nitrogen. The solid ex-
crement consists, in part, of the undi-
gested portion of the food, and before
Its nitrogen can become available to
plants, it must undergo decomposition
and decay.
In Wisconsin the value OF the
manure produced annually by it's
100000 mich cows, 1,137,O00 other
cattle, $4,000 horses, 100000 sheep
and 100000 swine, is approximately
$77,381, 600. AS large a proportion Of
the valuable constituents of this
manure is annually lost here as in
any part of the United States. 1t is
safe to say that from the farms Of
Wisconsin there is an annual loss of
at least $25, 100000, due to the indif-
ferent and careless management of
the manure produced. Farmers be-
grudge the time and labor required to
remove it from the barn and feeding
lot, and 1t is not uncommon to see a
mar purchase commercial fertilizers
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21

has a good wife. 1t is easy to be
thankful if you go about it right.
But the thing people are most
thankful for is their money-even
though they came by it honestly. The
more man has, the more thankful he
is that 1t isn't less: and the less a
man has, the less likely he is to be
thankful because it isn't more. Be
thankful. therefore. that you haven't
too much to be thankful for. Turkey
tastes all the better for coming but
once a year.-Lippincott's.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21
Nut Bread.

One cup milk, three-fourths cur
chopped walnuts, ore-half cup sugar.
two and one-half cups -four, one egg.
three teaspoons baking powder, one.
fourth teaspoon salt. Sift the -four.
salt and baking powder, beat the egg,
add flour, sugar, milk and egg, mix
well, stir in the ruts, baka IN q mod
crate oven Is alisat2A
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21
Testing Seeds.

Farmers and seed dealers are in
vited to send in samples of their seeds
to the College of Agriculture for ger
mination and purity tests, and a
great many are doing this. 1t would
save time, however, if every one re.
questing such tests would remit %
cents with the sample, as this is re-
CURED by law to cover the cost of the
tests.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21

@. Is tuberculosis of cattle danger
Gus to human beings "A. ]. l.
A. 1t has been shown beyond all
doubt that tubercle bacilli from cattle
are able to cause the disease in hui
man beings. If infected foods, such
as meat and milk, are consumed in a
raw state there is opportunity for in
lection. 1t is not believed that adults
acquire tuberculosis easily from the
use of such food, but with children the
case seems to be far different. From
the data collected within the last ten
years it seems probable that about 20
per cent of tuberculosis in children,
t. e., those under sixteen years of age,
is due to organisms coming from
cattle.-Dean H. L. Russell.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21

three and one-fourth cups entire wheat
flour, one and one-fourth cups wal
nuts. Prepare and bake as white
bread, baking little longer than the
ordinary loaf This amount makes
three From wisconsin Farm
ers' Institute Cook Book
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21

Flour and Entire Wheat Nut Bread.
Two cups scalded milk, one tea
spoon salt, one-fourth cup sugar, one
yeast cake, two tablespoons shorten
ing, one-fourth cup lukewarm water,
two and t.hree-sourths cups white -four.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21
Cause for Generalization

My new cook broke her word to
10 to come early"
We'll, If her word to you is all she
breaks in the house you are getting
of easy"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-11-21

AS a girl grows older she becomes
wiser and quits wearing so many pins
In the vicinity of her waist line.