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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
ECCENTRIC FARM
WORK THAT PAID
English Gentleman Used Novel
Method of Kidding Farm
Of Injurious Potato
Beetle
(By J. II. IIAYNES.)

On a neighboring farm lived an Eng
fish gentleman who certainly had
some novel methods of working.
His farm consisted of some clay
lands. In the center OF this farm was
very rich, black field that had for
merly been a swamp.
The soil was mainly made up of de-
cayed vegetation, and when drained
was as loose as an ash heap.
In this field he annually grew po-
tatoes and watermelons. When the
Colorado potato bug came around he
headed them off in this way:
He planted the potatoes In drills
and leveled the land smooth. When
the potatoes began to come up he ran
along the rows a cultivator and COW
cred all the young shoots under.
In a week or SO when they made a
second appearance he did the same
thing, using a larger shovel on the
cultivator. This was done the third
time using a single shovel pillow which
left the rows properly hilled up.
The bugs never got chance at the
potatoes-get Disguised and looked for
other fields to work on.
The covering of the shoots seemed
to help, for when they were left to
the light and air they grew tremen-
dously thrifty.
He raised watermelons and lots OF
them, but not for the usual purpose
they are grown.
He pressed the Juice from the mel.
ons, boiled II down in copper evap.
orators to fair syrup, and with this
syrup he used apples for thickening,
to make apple butter, and 1t was OF a
quality hard to beat.
He supplied large quantities OF II
to the nearby markets and at good
prices. The syrup was Of finest quail
fly and much OF it was used.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
Apples Sprayed and Unsprayed.

yield of merchantable fruit per tree,
or 81 per cent compared with I'M
treated parts Of the same orchards.
Not only was the actual and rela-
tive amount of merchantable fruit
materially increased, but the average
percentage of number Is and number
rs, which are the high-priced grades,
was also increased by Is per cent and
&c per cent, respectively.
The average net profit from spray
ing was shown to be $1.62 per tree,
or 1920 pr acre when the fruit was
sold as orchard rum" and to be al
most doubled when properly graded
and marketed.
All seriously injurious insects and
fungous diseases have been markedly
reduced and most of them have been
made almost negligible.
Prepared lime-sulphur plus arsenate
Of lead has produced the best results
on apples subject to Bordeaux injury
and nearly free from apple blotch,
while Bordeaux mixture plus varieties
attacked by apple blotch.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24

For the purpose Of showing the
farmer and fruit grower how he might
save that part Of the apple crop which
is usually sacrificed to insects and
fungi, most excellent experiments
were made during one entire season.
by the Kansas College of Agriculture,
the college men going into the field
and personally carrying on the work
OF spraying. The results OF the spray
ing were uniformly good, and the own
ers of the sprayed orchards were well
pleased.
The following splendid results Of
this work are valuable to farmers and
fruit growers in every other state in
the union as we'll as Kansas, for
they demonstrate beyond a doubt the
helpfulness of spraying.
Commercial results from seven
widely separated orchards, includ-
ing both commercial and home types
and composed Of the varieties of ap-
pies recognized as standard in Kan
sas, carefully sprayed showed an av-
erage gain of four bushels in actual
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
Hlsh-Handed Justice at the Canal.

Mr.. Bishop. characterizing Col. G. w.
Goethals. emphasizes especially the
big mans many-sidedness. Besides put
ting through the biggest engineering
Job In the world. he has been, during
his years at Panama, stanch fighter
for the laws of economic decency.
Colonel Goethals is fighter and he
will fight trust as readily as he will
fight labor union. Whole cargoes Of
tainted meat have been shipped back
by the commissary. because the beef
trusts goods were not up to sample.
Thousands OF square yards Of screen
ing were condemned and left unpaid
for. as soon Jas 1t was discovered that
the copper trust had put In SO much
iron that they were rapidly falling to
pieces with rust. Colonel Goethals Is
determined that no contractors shall
become rich by supplying the Panama
canal with rotten food and shoddy ma
terial, as so many did In the days OF
the De Lesseps company.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
Copyright. 1911. by Ii. K. Ely Co.
SYNOPSIS.

Lieut.. Harry Mallory is ordered 10 the
Philippines. He and Marjorie Newton
decide to elope, but wreck OF taXicab pre-
vents their seeing minister on the way TO
the train. Transcontinental train is TAX
1ng on passengers. Porter has a lively
time with an Englishman and Ira. Lath-
rop, Yankee business man. The clippers
have an exciting time getting TO the
train. Little Jimmie" Wellington, bound
for Reno to get divorce. boards train
On maudlin condition. Later Mrs. Jimmie
appears. She is also bound for Reno with
same object. Likewise Mrs. Sammy Whit
comb. Latter blames Mrs. Jimmie for
her marital troubles. Classmates OF NAL
lory decorate bridal berth. Rev. and Mrs.
Temple start on vacation. They decide
10 cut loose and Temple removes evidence
of his calling. Marjorie decides to let
Mallory proceed alone, but train starts
while they are lost In farewell. Passen-
gers join Mallory's classmates in giving
couple wedding hazing Marjorie is dis
tracted. Ira Lathrop, communicating
bachelor, discovers an old sweetheart,
Anne Cattle, fellow passenger. NAL
lory vainly hunts for a preacher among
the passengers Mrs Wellington hears
Little Jimmie's voice. Later she meets
Mrs. Whitcomb. Mallory reports to Mar
Jorie his failure to find a preacher. They
decide 10 pretend quarrel and Mallory
finds vacant berth.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
SUBSOILING WITH DYNAMITE
1 uNcuuTlvATeo SOIL
. FULL or PLANT FOOD

A method Of subsoiling that is at
tracing great deal of attention is
dynamite blasting. The claim made
for this practice Is that II virtually
changes farm from 6 or S-inch lay
er of top soil to a 6-foot layer because
of the food in the lower strata made
available by blowing daylight into
them. The dynamite has a three-fold
effect on the SOIL II not only pull
verizes 1t, making It ideal for root
growth, but 1t irrigates and drains 1t
at one and the same operation. The
cost of 'shooting-up" an acre of
ground, labor and all included, is said
Ia approximate s15 an acre. So far
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Discounted Washer.

A gray-haired masher. easily over
sixty years of age, was given a cold
reception when he endeavored to be.
come acquainted with the wife of a
well-known newspaper man recently.
The day was cold and rainy. The
newspaper mans wife was standing
holding an open umbrella. She was
waiting for her car. The gray-beard-
ed individual unannounced stopped
under her umbrella. and stood beside
her for an instant before he remark.
ed:
"You seem to be waiting for some
one"
He was nearly taken of his feet
when the woman with a quick reply
said. II think you are mistaken, San.
Ia Claus"
The gray-bearded' individual left sud
denly.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
CARING FOR PIGS
DURING SUMMER
Business Should be Conducted An
Careful and BuSiness-Like
Way for Ultimate
Success.
(By A. J. LEGG.)

Many farmers think that they can
not afford to feed the pigs literally
during the summer season. The pigs
are allowed to shift for themselves
in many instances and OF course do
not make much growth but one may
see a pretty good profit in feeding at
the present high prices Of both feed
and pork.
The hogs will just about live on
the pasture they can gather from the
field and what grain Is given them
goes to growth and any one who has
tried 1t has found that only a mod
crate ration fed to the shoats on pas
ttfre will make a good growth through
out the season.
Early spring pigs Of any good breed
can be made to average a pound Of
gain day by the time they are eight
or ten months old and large part Of
this can be made on pasture.
The pig that is fed enough food to
keep it growing rapidly from the
start to finish is usually the most
profitable porker.
In some sections Where there Is sur
flcient waste crop to fatten the hogs
it may be profitable to allow the
shoats to shift for themselves.
However, usually the hogs that are
allowed to shift for themselves and
get fat on the waste are easy victims
of cholera and swine plague. There
is a section In the western part Of my
country in West Virginia where the
hogs are allowed the free range Of
the forests and that locality is visited
by cholera every year or twoA
There are quite as many logs that
die from cholera there as ever reach
the pork barrel. Hog raising as a
business must be treated In a business
way and IL 1t is conducted without
cost there is little profit.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24

the main objection to the use OF dyn.
a mite on the farm is the fear OF 1t,
says the Missouri Valley Farmer. II
is dangerous unless handled right, but
so is gasoline. a shotgun, or a mule
for that matter. II Is not exploded
as easily as commonly supposed.
Dropping 1t on the ground or similar
accidents have no effect on 1t. The
various manufacturers OF the explo.
sive issue printed instructions on the
use OF dynamite in farming based on
tests and experiments.
The illustration shows a piece OF
ground before and after being treated
by dynamite.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
He Knew.

The owners OF a certain farm had
butttr and eggs brought them daily
by the daughter of the farm. A train
ed nurse had case at the owners
home. One day the farmers wife and
daughter were discussing this, when
the little boy. who had been listening.
said: rita. II l go with you iomor-
row, will you show me the trained
nurse?" The girl said she would, and
the next day he accompanied her. The
nurse came into the kitchen, said a
few words to him, and went out. He
ran home at once. and arrived breath
less. Mother" he cried. the train
ed nurse is nothing but girl!'-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
Worse Than EnqlIsh Sparrow.

Rabbits were originally introduced
into Australia by a squatter. near Mel.
bourne, who thought that the sight of
them would remind him OF home. They
did. but they cost him s250.0OO be-
fore they were done with him, and
that little "Reminiscences is costing the
colonies s3,500,000 per annum. A
pair of rabbits in five years are capa.
Bile OF producing a progeny OF 10000
900. and In Australia they seem to
have acted UP to their capacity.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
For Itching Skins
and Pimply Faces
TRY Resinol Free

IF you suffer from eczema,
4 salt rheum, ringworm,
pinples and blackheads, or
other distressing skin or
scalp trouble, you should
send at once for a generous
free trial of Resinol Soap
and Resinol Ointment. These
will prove to you how Resi-
mol stops itching instantly
and quickly clears away
eruptions.
Sold by all druggists. For free SAM
pies write 20 Dept. SIX, Resinol Chemical
Co, Baltimore, Nd
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
Worlds Debt to Books.

How safely We lay bare the poverty
Of human ignorance to books without
feeling any shame. They are masters
who instruct US without rod or ferule,
without angry words, without clothes
OF money II We come TO them they
are not asleep; II you ask and inquiry
Of them they do not withdraw them
selves; they do not chide you II you
make mistakes; they do not laugh at
you IL you are ignorant.-Richard De
Bury.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
Love Element In Writer'S Lives.

Alfred de Musset's love for irrespon-
sive George Sand gave his thoughts
such an extraordinary elevation that
he wrote many brilliant poems in con.
sequence. Chaucer sang the praises of
many queens. but his one great love
was Philippa Picard de Rouet, the
Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Anne Of Bo-
hernia. He waited nine years to marry
her, but made It a matter Of complaint
In several poems.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24

Charlotte j. Cipriani Of the Univer-
sity of Paris says: 1T may prove IN
structive to call attention to the fact
that OF the three oldest universities in
Christian western Europe, Salerno.
Bologna and Paris, two-Salerno and
Bologna were thrown open from
their origin to women, both as students
and professors. Nor did the women
fail to take advantage of this oppor-
unity"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24

"Yo' berth IL empty. sab. Shall l
make IL up"
Mallory nodded. and turned to Mar
jorie, with a sad. Good night. darl
ing"
The porter rolled his eyes again.
and turned away. only to be recalled
by Marjorie's voice: Porter, take
this old handbag out OF here"
The porter thought OF the van
pushed Lathrop. exiled to the smok-
ing room. and he answered: That be-
longs to the gemman what owns this
BERTH
Put Il in number one" Marjorie
commanded, with q Queenly gesture.
The porter obeyed meelkly. wonder
ing what would happen next. He had
no sooner deposited Lathrop's valise
among the incongruous white ribbons.
than Marjorie recalled him to say:
And. porter, you may bring me my
own baggage"
"Yo what-missus?"
Our handbags. idiot" Mallory ex-
plalned, peeVlSnly.
II amt seen no handbags OF YOU
alls," the porter protested. "You-all
didn't have no handbags when you got
on this cah."
Mallory jumped as II he had been
shot. Good Lord, | remember! We
left em in the taxicab!"
The porter cast his hands up, and
walked away from the tragedy. Mar
jorie stared at Mallory in horror.
I'VE had so little time TO catch the
train," Mallory stammered. Marjorie
leaped to her feet: I'm going up in
the baggage car"
For the dog?"
For my trunk"
And now Mallory annihilated her
completely. for he gasped: Our
trunks are on the train ahead"
Marjorie fell back for one moment,
then bounded to her feet with shrill
commands: Porter! Porter want
you to stop this train this minute!"
The porter called back from the
depths of a berth: This train don't
stop till tomorrow noon"
Marjorie had strength enough for
only one vain protest; DO you mean
to say that I've got to go to San Fran
cisco in this waist-a waist that has
seen a whole day in Chicago?"
The best consolation Mallory could
offer was companionship in misery.
He pushed forward one not too Inn
maculate cuff. We'll. this is the only
linen | have"
Don't speak to me-" snapped Mar
jorie, beating her heels against the
floor.
But, my darling!"
60 away and leave me. / hate
you'll"
Mallory rose up, and stumbling
down the aisle. plounced into berth
number three. an allegory of despair.
About this time. Little Jimmie Well
ington, having completed more or less
chaotic preparations for sleep, found
that he had put on his pyjamas hind
side foremost. After vain efforts to
whirl round quickly and get at his
own back, he put out frowsy head.
and called for help.
Say, Porter, Porter"
I'm still on the train" answered
the porter, coming into view.
You'll have TO hook me mp"
The porter rendered what aid and
correction he could in Wellington
hippopotamine toilet. Wellington was
just wide enough awake to discern
the undisturbed bridal-chamber. lie
whined:
Say, porter. that rice-trap. Aren't
they going to flop the rice-trap?"
/ The porter shook his head sadly.
Don't look like that fopper's agoin
to flip. That dog-on bridal couple is
done divorced a'ready!"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
The powntrodden Farmer.

An Ottawa man heard that a farm
er wanted to sell a motor car. He
sympathized with the poor farmer
and his family because they were
forced to part with the machine for
financial reasons. he believed, and
went out to the farm to buy 1t. The
farmer was not at home. but his daugh-
ter was there. II came out to buy
your car" he said. (which one2"
asked the girl.-Kansas City Star. !
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
- - --s.-g -~-------s
Slant Of the Color Blind.

A color blind person sees light a.
either white or gray and dark colors
appear either as dark gray or black.
This mutual sensitiveness IL due to
the fact that the light nerves and coli
or nerves are closely interbound, but
there is Q different set of nerves for
both light and color. just as there are
different sets OF nerves for tempera-
ture and for touch
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
CHAPTER xv-fcontinued)

And now he was sprawled and snor-
ing majestically among his many lug
cages. like a sleeping lion Revenge
tasted good to the humble porter; 1t
tasted like q candied yam smothered
in 'possum gravy. He smacked his
thick lips over this revenge With
all the insolence OF a servant in brief
authority, he gloated over his prey,
and prodded him awake. Then MUIR
injured with hypocritical Difference:
Excuse me, but could l see yo' ticket
for yo' seat?"
Certainly not! It's too much
trouble" grumbled the half asleeper.
l"Confound you!"
The porter lured him on: rs you
lsho' you got one?"
Wedgewood was wide awake now,
and surly as any Englishman before
breakfast: "Of cawse I'm shaw. How
dare your"
TOO bad. but I'm 'bleeged to ask
you to gimme peek at it,"
This is an outrage!"
"Yassah, but | just nachelly got to
see it,"
Wedgewood gathered himself to-
igether, and ransacked his many peck
cts with increasing anger, muttering
under his breath. At length he pro-
duced the ticket, and thrust 1t at the
lporter: THAI, you idiot. are you con-
WINGED now?"
The porter gazed at the billet with
Fri, rs
convinced" Mr.. Wedgewood settled
back and closed his eyes. "rs con-
WINGED that you is in the wrong
BERTH"
Impossible! / won't believe you!"
the Englishman ragged getting to his
feet in a fury.
Perhaps you'll believe Mista Tick
ct" the porter chortled. He says
numba ten, and that's ten across the
way and down the road piece"
This is outrageous! l decline to
move
You may decline, but you move
Just the same" the porter said, reach
ing out for his various bags and car
Iryalls. '"The train moves and you
move with it,"
Wedgewood stood fast: You had
no right to put me in here in the
first place"
The porter disdained to refute this
with the bundles. Its too bad it's
sutt'nly too bad, but you sholy must
come along"
Wedgewood followed, gesticulating
violently.
"Here-wait-how dare you, And
that berth is made up. 1 don't want
TO go to bed now!"
"Mista Ticket says, Go to baid!'"
"Of all the disgusting countries!
Heah, don't put that thah-heah."
The porter flung his load anywhere,
and absolved himself with a curt. rs
got otha passengers to wait on now.
Il shall certainly report you TO the
company" the Englishman fumed.
"Yassah, p'sume So"
Have / got to go to bed now? Real
ly, l." but the porter was gone, ana
the irate foreigner crawled under his
curtains, muttering, Il shall write a
letter to the London Times about
this"
TO add to his misery. Mrs. Whit
comb came from the Women's Room,
and as she passed him, she prodded
him with one sharp elbow and twisted
the corner OF her heel into his little
toe. He thrust his head out with his
fiercest. How dare you'll" But Mrs
Whitcomb was fresh from a pro-
longed encounter with Mrs. Yelling
ton, and she flung back venomous
glare that sent the Englishman to
cover.
The porter reveled In his victory till
he had to dash out TO the vestibule
to give vent TO hilarious yelps OF
laughter. When he had regained COM
posture, he came back to Mallory, ana
bent over him to say:
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
Effective Background.

DO you think your audiences enjoy
the statistics you quote In your
speeches."
mo-" replied Senator Sorghum: Il
Just put 'em In to make the rest of my
remarks seem more interesting BY
contrast"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
s1ii Hoping.

PA, are you an optimism"
Yes am still hoping to be able
some time to attend national conven.
ton at which no band will be permit
ted to play Dixie"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-20
RAYNER SAYS THAT ISMAY
IS THE RESPONSIBLE ONE


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bridge you
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not 'R SgPEG4oa WAS THOROUGH
could never have sailed m W @ b was hin a oc @ a
Oomparms ship
ship probability
S ss9 interfere with the working wireless the
R5S9ay will tel the
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up % sa Sd Ss ne Clear R s ss G Monday E 0
ing was ne the urgent P s p a s U o S S Titanic had
n sent 95a the P 3 S P on .
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straight 5Bss h pas % s ss s ss an he
ssgsasns said the 1. captain
n S S of HP s sa 81 the 200 f wrsa eTn
Tears dng his eyeS captain R0sn purse
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prayers testified he the
Ths 3 d& PROBABLY Rn en eRpaae the because the
Three b e of the TneS
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Titanic
you bou o'clock l flashed back
in
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-20
oracle, U. s. A., HIMSELF

A. jumped
% @ on @ Sinking of the ship
f6Tss @ & T S
des h e e o oade ho sh the top Geo t S
through % 1a ' hss5t Ross s t
history Of family
the
h auffee for fH Tats
Gated Under the water struck out h f y ssSgth 05 the 5 was
in
nd ,5 55 swimming told
tunnels separated and fell apart near me aering the bodies IN the water
like block wood doated within and grabbed it. 1t
e an boat short distance away and swan to % caught
att really eolaps6le bohee already lying
n az g a Ra sss :1ss h g
climb aboard This at once the most pathetic and the most
them dying 49,. = ono, .-,
long ago
again together
oursei1e aI @
The
when nr the wtnklns lights
D sne Te Nrcon opne the thirty the
aps by ssRs s d. h G there so a SshlRd n We
not TURN a 10 o%c haT one MAN look behnd while
pToSay ali
the TtsR ntsSGss o
transfer Inst Hfor left % e lifted ino the bost the bdv
sailor e19 na S phd hea Foremost no the boat ns
disturb the equilibrium Of the raft In his boat saw several
its IS Foru
ha' ths moderate
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-20
LIN. AWARDS
CONTRACT FOR
NEW BUILDING
c. 3. RATcLIFF OF MONTGOMERY
THE LOWEST BIDDER AT 100000
FOR THE BUILDING PROPER AND
Is TO COMMENCE WORK WITHIN
TEN DAYS.

Local division officers Of the Louisville
& Nashville railroad were notified yes
terday morning by the Louisville Office
that the contract for erecting the new
passenger depot at Pensacola had been
awarded to c. B. Ratcliff, a contractor
OF Montgomery, who submitted the
lowest bid, 100000 for the building
proper,
This does not include the installation
OF heating and sewer systems, electrical
wiring or tile flooring, but Is for the
building only
Under the contract. work is Is to be
commenced within a period Of ten days
after the contract is signed, which means
that 1t will be started before May l and
possibly sooner. The building Is to be
completed within a period of eight
months
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-20
NOTICE TO cHAIRMEN OF
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES

The state committee has caused &c
be printed all blanks necessary for the
holding Of the primary election
throughout the state, and sufficient
amount Of such supplies have been
forwarded to the respective county
chairmen as their names appear upon
the books of the secretary of the state
committee.
If any county has not received these
supplies I would be glad that the
chairman Of such county would i'm
mediately wire Hon. George w
Fisher. secretary Of the state COM
mittee. at DeLand, Fla, advising him
OF such fact, and he will see that suf-
ficient supplies are Immediately sent
WILL H. PRICE,
Chairman Of the State Democratic
Executive Committee.