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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
old alfalfa field or along the road where
sweet clover fourishes

old alfalfa field or along the road where
sweet clover fourishes.
CLIPPING AND CUTTING.
Unless the weeds show up very bad
l would not clip it until the alfalfa
shows blossoms, Often the first year
it will turn yellow when six or eight
inches high, Now it down at once
and it will come up nice and green
Let 1t go into winter with an aftermath
six inches high TO hold the snow.
TIME TO CUT ALFALFA HAY.
Most people cut-alfalfa hay too late.
AS soon as blossoms begin to appear it
is time to cut the crop. This is very
important especially with the first crop
If the first crop is allowed to get into
full bloom before cutting, the next crop
will be seriously injured. 1t is said
it will pay to cut the first crop on time
and lose it rather than postpone the
cutting for weather conditions. More
over, the hay has greater feeding
value If cut early and the stand will be
benefited.
CURING THE HAY.
Alfalfa will stand more wet weather
in the cock than red clover. If allowed
to lie in the sun too long the leaves
will rattle off. In practice after cut
ting l allow it to get we'll wilted, then
l rake it up and let it stand and cure
in the cock for several days Then l
open up the cocks for about an hour to
dry off the sweat and then draw. In
rainy weather, which is probable dur
ing the first and third cutting, l find
hay caps of great value. For these l
buy common unbleached sheeting 40
inches wide, making cap 40 inches
square. In each corner | sew an 8
ounce stone to weight them. Such a
cap costs nine cents and will do excel
lent service for years if taken care of.
ALFALFA HAY AS a DAIRY EEED.
Chemical analysis shows that well
cured alfalfa hay has the same food
value as bran, pound for pound. Here
lies its great value, to the dairyman, as
it furnishes him the necessary protein
for milk ration. Fifteen pounds of
alfalfa hay and 80 pounds of corn silage
furnish number one balanced ration
for 1900 pound dairy COW. 1t is doubt
full if it will pay to feed grain with such
a ration. Horses will leave their grain
to eat alfalfa. Fed alone it makes an
ideal winter ration for the brood COW.
VALUE TO THE SOIL.
Alfalfa, like red clover and other
legumes, takes nitrogen from the air
and stores it in the ground. 1t is thus
soil builder. Theoretically it is
permanent grass but after about five
years June grass will begin to appear
in the field and run the alfalfa out and
it is well to turn it under after five
years cutting and put it into corn. AL
falfa does not do we'll on acid soils and
hence lime is often applied to new
fields. The ground lime stone rock is
usually used but there is no better form
of lime to use than mari which can be
found in many lakes and swamps all
over Michigan. If a commercial fertil.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15

Shrunk French Serge, ST. so values
Spring Coats so values $3.50 Sl2 so Values So co. SIS
Shirt Waists table floor 0O all Sizes ST. 25 to So 90
Black Messaline Silk, 36 inch, ST. 25 value. ........
Fine Dress Trimming so cheap.
124c Plaid Gnghams &c. 1Sc Zephyr Gnghams 8ac 1Sc
IS Misses Shirts in states, blues etc. at ...........
Black Silk Waists ...........
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
Motor Cars and Mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes, flies and gnats of every
description are said to be more numer-
Gus in Paris this year than ever be-
fore. It has become a veritable inva-
sion. The explanation usually Civ
en- is that the swallows are much fewer
this summer, and also that the
ubiquitous sparrow is notably on the
decrease Nobody can find a reason
for the desertion Of the swallows, but
the reason Of the scarcity Of spar
rows is not far to seek The enemy
is mechanical traction, which is sup
planting the use of the horse. Before
long, horses will practically have dis
appeared in Paris, and when their
nosebags go there will disappear one
Of the principle staples Of food for the
Paris ''pierrot,' - who is taking wing fol
the country in search of the grains OF
oats and barley once so plentiful OF
the boulevards and avenues.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
ANGRY FISH BITES ANGLER
Brooklyn Man, the Sufferer, Sends
Head to Pasteur Institute, Fear
ing Rabies.

Whether a fish can have hydro
phobia is question that Fred
Henry of Hancock street, Brooklyn,
would like to have settled, and for
that reason he has sent to the Pas
teur institute in New York the head
of pickeTel that bit him at Swarts-
wood lake recently. says a Newton On
j. correspondent of the New York
Press. Henry was fishing in a boat
that was triae leaky and he took off
his shoes and socks. His first catch
was a pickerel weighing three pounds.
When he yanked the fish it Topped
around in the bottom of the boat in
a lively fashion.
AS Henry was batting up again he
felt a sharp pain in one of his feet,
and, looking down, saw that the pick
erel had made a jump and fastened
its teeth in his toe. He tried to- kick
the fish away, but the pickerel held
on and Henry had to use the handle
of his landing net to pry open the
1sh's jaws before he got free of it.
The toe started to swell where the
teeth had punctured it, and Henry be
came worried. He says he thinks it
possible that the pickereI may have
had hydrophobia and, as a precaution-
airy measure, he sent the head to the
Pasteur institute
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
DRESDEN IDEAS COME BACK
Revival Is a Natural Result of the
Fad That Calls for the Pan
nier Draperies.

With the revival of the pannier
draperies comes back a decided en-
phasis on dresden silks, with all the
exquisite colorings that we associate
with the Dresden shepherdesses. Pinks
and blue, yellows and pale green are
the backgrounds on which are
sprinkled fascinating bouquets, gar
lands and even baskets of flowers.
The dresden silks and satins are
particularly adapted to suit the
coates that are incorporated on after
noon and evening frocks for summer
They are not so striking in contrast
with a plain, thin fabric and there is
great scope for color combinations and
flower effects.
The rose season, SO noticeable in
fashions for the summer, is a timely
one for lowered mulls, organizes, mus
Inns, voiles and chiffons with which the
dresden silks effectively combine.
Hats covered with dresden taffeta
are decidedly chic. Bridesmaids now
are favoring hats of this type to con-
tinue the idea of the dresden coatee
thrown over simple and disable frocks
of white or plain colors.
Little dresden silk slippers for the
rest hour add a new touch to the
negligee set, especially if bindings or
trimmings of dresden silk be used on
the gown.
Dresden sashes, with an extra line
of the ribbon quilting trailing in and
out among the lunches of flowers, are
accepted by womankind as an idea
that makes the assurance of beauty
doubly sure.
It is undeniabIe that the dresden col
orings il designs that are varied and
inexpensive are a factor in the general
beauty of summer styles Are you
using them?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
MEANING OF "AT HALF MAST
At First Universal Symbol Was Token
of Submission and Respect
For Enemy.

Perhaps you have noticed that when
ever a prominent person dies. espe-
cially If he is connected with the gov
eminent, the flags on public build
ings are hoisted only part Of the way
up, remarks the Toronto Mail and Ex-
press. This is called half mast" Did
you ever stop to think what connec-
ton there could be between a flag
that was not properly hoisted and the
death Of great man?
Ever since flags were used in war 1t
has been the custom to have the flag
Of the superior or conquering nation
above that Of the inferior or vanquish-
ed. When an army found itself hope
Iessly beaten it hauled its flag down
far enough for the flag of the victors
to be placed above it on the same
pole. This was a token not only OF
submission, but of respect.
In those days when a famous sol
der died flags were lowered out OF
respect to his memory The custom
long ago passed from purely mill
tary usage to public life Of all kinds
the flag flying at half mast being q
sign that the dead man was worthy
of universal respect The space left
above It is for the flag Of the great
conqueror of all-the angel of death
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
ERUPTION LIKE PIMPLES

Wathena, Kan.-'My child's scalp
trouble became so bad that I was
ashamed to have anyone see him His
head had a solid scab on it He also
had a terrible breaking out on his face
which was gradually growing worse
The eruption was like pimples which
developed into sores when he scratch
ed, which he did almost constantly.
Baby would almost scratch himself
raw.
81 had used several different kinds
Of salve, none of them helping in the
least bit, when I saw the Cuticura ad-
Tertisement in the paper and it made
me think Of the good results my sister
had when she used it for her children.
I had only used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment about two weeks before
noticed that the sores were almost en-
tirely gone, and it must have been a
month or six weeks he was troubled
before I began the treatment. He
would get easy when I would put the
Cuticura Ointment on him. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment completely cured
him and he has a clear complexion
now" (Signed) Mrs. ". H. Hughes
Dec. 81, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. l. Boston
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
WITH THE PARTISAN SANCTION
Position Hat Is Sure to Be Copied
Though No Longer in the
Greatest Vogue.

The fancy for the position hat has
been shOTt-lived so far as Paris is con
cerned, and London never greatly
cares for millinery which the Paris
ienne accepts as bien amusante More
or less curly of brim, and with tall
stiff crown, these hats trimmed with
a feather en- fantaisie or a floral
aigrette had a brief furore, and Ger
tainly when new they were most ap-
pealing. They could not, however,
bear repetition, and since people have
taken to wearing them they have lost
their attraction. For once the French
woman seems to have forgotten that
the fact of a hat being chic when worn
by a woman Of one type may make
it impossible for those who belong to
another
This style of hat is, however, being
made for autumn, and milliners are
looking favorabIy upon it's possibilities
in beaver felt and plush
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

a peaceful, hallowed grave. Until
this is accomplished there shall be
no rest for those who live here"
Schroers returned to his work whist
ling. If he ever thought of the gypsy
woman's prophecy he did not mention
it to the girl he soon married and
took to live in the new house. A few
months later. returning from St
Joseph one night, Schroers allowed
his wagon to tarry a moment too long
on the railway crossing almost in
front of his own gate. They picked
up his mangled body a hundred feet
away. and the wreck Of his wagon
was scattered along the right of way.
Tragedy has marked the place ever
since.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
FIND OPIUM IN MAIL BAGS
$1,000 Worth Found In One on a
Pacific Liner-U. S. Office to
Probe Japan Ports.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS of opium in
their efforts to circumvent the Gus
toms authorities at American ports
have been using mailbags as carriers
of the contraband. Discovery of this
method taken by the smuggIers was
made sometime ago. but has been
kept secret while an investigation
was under way.
On a steamer, which arrived at
Honolulu from the Orient on August
s. a mailbag was found which, in
stead Of containing letters, was
stuffed with $4,000 worth of opium.
Either mailbags long have been sur
reptitiousIy used for this purpose by
collision between postal employees
here and at some Oriental port, or
the bag has been opened aboard the
steamer during the voyage, its mail
matter destroyed and the tins OF
opium substituted.
Assistant United States Attorney
General Gordon went from here to
Japan, and it is said his mission is
TO extend the Investigation to Japan
csc ports.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
Toledo Jewel Work.

Ladies' souvenir cases are the pref
test of trifles. They are made as fat
ly as possible, sometimes with two or
more places, but sometimes only with
one, like dainty powder box One of
the latest fads is to have them made
of enamel in vivacious colors and an
other notion favors the gold inlaid
with black of Spanish jewel work This
Toledo ornamentation is in fact very
popular not for personal adornment,
but for toilette and specimen table or
naments. One also sees Toledo dec
grated hair-combs and lorgnettes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
PROPHECY WAS TRUE
Tragedy Rests on House Near
Grave of Slain Wooer.
Curss That Rests Over Place Near
s.. Joseph, Mo-, Had Its TnceP-
yIon When Two Rival GyPsies
Fought Over Girl.

ST. Joseph, Mo.-Built upoI
dered wooer, little house
stands upon a lonely knoll near Sax
ton station, seven miles east of st.
Joe, No, a thing accursed and
Stunned by those who know its his
tory They fear the baleful inf1u-
ences which are said to surround it.
During the II years it has been
standing eight lives have been blotted
out by violent means, Illness and i'll
fortune have followed the advent OF
new tenants, the crops have failed,
while those on neighbOring farms
prospered and a sequence Of misfor-
tunes has logged the footsteps OF
those who have braved the place and
its curse.
The curse that hangs over the place
began before the house was built. It
had it's inception when two young
gypsies, rivals for the hand Of a
daughter of the tribe, fell out over
their love affairs and fought The
vanquished one stole up behind his
sleeping rival that night and plunged
knife into his back. Then he went
to the king of the band and confessed
what he had done
Whatever the motive which inspired
the king whether his heart was with
the murderer or whether he did moi
want an investigation by the authori
ties-he ordered that the body of the
slain man be taken to the knoll neal
by and buried
It was wears later that ChristoDheI
Schroers, young farmer, building the
house to shelter the wife whom be
soon proposed to take, looked dOwI
from the roof he was shingling to see
standing at the foot of his ladder al
aged gypsy crone. She expressed E
desire to tell his fortune
The fates are unkind, said the
gypsy dolefulIy, shaking her head
You are soon to be married. YoU
| dream of a long life ahead. YOU
think to gather with your children
and grandchildren about this place
But in your hand 1 see naught but
trouble. Your dreams will not come
true. You will meet a death Of VIC
Ience, and your widow will be left tC
mourn alCne"
Get out with your bad-luck tales
said Schroers and laughed again.
4 read a-truly," said the gypsy
The house that you build shall be q
house of i'll luck. Beneath one of the
trees that shades it there lies body
one Of my own tribe who was buried
there by the hands of his friends
His spirit cries out for vengeance and
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
A FOOD CONVERT
Good Food the True Road to Health,

The pernicious habit some persons
still have of relying on nauseous drugs
to relieve stomach trouble keeps up
the patent medicine business and helps
keep up the army of dyspeptics.
Indigestion = is caused
by what is put into the stomach in the
way of improper food, the kind that
so taxes the strength of the digestive
organs they are actually crippled.
When this state is reached, to resort
to tonics is like whipping a tired
horse with a big load. Every addi-
tional effort he makes under the lash
diminishes his power to move the
load
Try helping the stomach by leaving
OF heavy, greasy, indigestible food
and take on pe-Nuts-light, easily
digested, full Of strength for nerves
and brain. in every grain Of it. There's
no waste Of time nor energy when
Grape-Nuts is the food
Il am an enthusiastic user Of Grape
Nuts and consider it an ideal food
writes a Maine man:
Il had nervous dyspepsia and was
all run down and my food seemed to
do me but little good. From reading
an advertisement I tried Grape-Nuts
food, and. after a few weeks steady
use Of it, felt greatly improved.
Am much stronger, not nervous
now, and can do more work without
feeling so tired, and am better every
way.
81 relish Grape-Nuts best with cream
and use four heaping teaspoonfuls as
the cereal part of meal am sure
there are thousands Of persons with
stomach trouble who would be bene-
flied by using Grape-Nuts." Name CIV
en- by Postum Co., Battle Greek. Mich.
Read the little book, 'HThe Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a rea-
SON."
Ever read the above Ietters 4 new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine true and fun Of hunaE
interest.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
German Farmer Good Business Mar

German Farmer Good Business Man.
Under a seemingly generous offer
of hospitality, a North German farm
er has managed to include a good
stroke of business for himself In a
Hanover paper recently appeared
an advertisement that from fifteen to
twenty women and girls mot under
twelve years Of age) who needed re
cuperation could have free board ana
lodging on a country estate. But in
exchange they would be required to
pick peas from eight to. ten hours
daily. Industrious pickers might also
be paid cash for their labor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
10 Keep On Pumps.

When pumps slip at the heels and
are too loose, paste a piece of velvet
in the back. with the nap side out.
II the shoes still spread, take them
to a shoemaker and have him put in
a casing for a draw string, or piece
of elastic which is tightly fastened
Overshoes that slip at the heel and
are too big may be made more com
Portable by glueing a thick piece Of
chamois up the back OF the heel. Use
a glue that stands water
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
Fascinating Linnerie

For evening wear throughout the
winter underskirts will remain as
they are this summer, and some of
the charming bargains so dear to the
heart of wOmankind may be picked
up at present, as, for instance, a pet
ticoat of the finest satin messaline in
the palest blue, with a knee-deep
friIl of killed transparent lawn over
a pleated frill of silk, slashed at in
tervals and held together by narrow
bands of pale blue ribbon
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
Yellow For Autumn.

Yellow is enjoying return to IA
Yor which has been lost for several
seasons, and among the new colors
which will be placed on the market
next season are many yellow tones.
Already Paris is exulting in burnt
orange. Along with it go sulphur
and amber. In addition there is
chartreuse, the lovely Hmpid yellow
Of the cordial; flame yellow, whose
intensity makes it becoming only to
certain compilations, and canary, an
other vivid hue.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
Silk AppIes on Hats.

The black hat is amazingly popular
at the moment in London. White is
the favorite trimming, but yellow
makes a very close rival. A black
hat that I admired immensely had
the rather low crown completely Gov
cred with punches Of small silk ap-
pies in varying shades of yellow.
brown and pale green. A few apple
leaves, very yellow ones. were mixed
in between, and both fruit and leaves
were kept as fat as possible.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
Lace and Pearls.

An original headdress is a simple
mob cap OF lace, encircled with q
string of priceless pearls, and with
one Of the new straight feather aig-
rettes standing erect in the front.
For the girl whose hat is not one Of
her best points these caps are q god
send; but it always seems to me a
pity to cover up so completely a real.
~ pretty head OF hair.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

/. An inexpensive table decoration
noted by Harpers Bazaar is as follows:
A crepe paper rose is hung from the
chandelier. ribbons coming to each
plate The centerpiece is a large vase
Of roses with roses around the base
The bonbon dishes are tall glasses
and the favors are roses painted or
cardboard Baskets of roses are OF
either side Of the table.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Instead Of liquid antiseptics, tablets
and peroxide, for toilet and medicinal
uses, many people prefer Paxtine,
which is cheaper and better. At drug
gists, 25c a box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt Of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co, Boston, Mass.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
The Love in Fiction and Life.

A periodical devoted to the drama
pleads for plays based on some emo
ton other than love. The difficulty in
producing such plays is that every
play must have a hero, and in max
ing a hero the playwright, as well as
his audience, almost inevitably adopts
the view expressed 1000 years ago by
a scribbler of the dead walls of Pom
peii: He who has never loved a
woman is not a gentleman"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
EIectric Fans In India.

Although it costs but cents a day
in India for men to wave fans to keep
the air circulating in houses, they are
gradually being replaced by electric
fans as cheaper and more reliable.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Soda to Brighten China.
Soda will brighten china that has
been burned or darkened by long use.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Irrigation in Australia.
Australia is irrigating more than
two million acres of grazing lands
Nth artesian wells.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, aIlays pain. cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
No Kick Coming.

But the portrait doesn't resemble
me-"
Then what are you kicking about?'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Norwegian Scientific Expedition.
A Norwegian expedition will study
the natives, fora and fauna Of almost
unknown regions of northern and cen
tral Asia
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Keep on trying; it's often the last
key Of the bunch that opens the door.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Some people boast in order to keel
others from doing so.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

nEuSIaHS Write MILO B. stevens Co, At.ys.
PEHSIUHS SIS r St, Washington. Esiab. lsf4-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-17

Becoming respondent because OF
hearing so much talk about the Eu-
ropean war and fearing that as a re-
suit of 1t he would lose his employ
ment in a textile mill. George +, Sell,
twenty-four years old, of Montello, shot
his pretty, young wife in the head and
then turned the weapon on himself and
committed suicide with a bullet in the
temple. 1t is believed the wife will
recover.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-17

A meeting Of the Bucks County
Teachers Association will be held In
Boylestown, September 19,,in the high
school building, Addresses will be de
livered by DR.. Ambrose l.. Suhrie, the
new head Of the department of peda-
gogy, at the West Chester State Nor
NAL School; County superintendent j.
II. Hoffman. and Miss Margaret Ma
guire, principal of the George Wash
ington Public School, Philadelphia.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-17

The mediators appointed by the
Welfare League and the Business
Mems Association. of Norristown. I
consider the closing of stores on Sun
days are: Zebulon I. Smith, DR.. b. F.
Place, Rev. John Allen Crawford.
Calvin Eroh, A. G. Crater. Willard S.
Campbell and Rev. Ralph Mayberry,
on behalf of the Welfare League, and
Hervey C. Gresh, Marcus Hydeman'
Daniel f. Yost, Harry b. Tyson, Harry
r. Stahlman, Chester M. Frey, Joseph
b. Ganser and Rev. Theodore Hey
sham, on behalf Of the Business Mems
Association.