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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
THE BALKAN WAR.

Wars nowadays are shorter and
more destructive than formerly. That
is the lesson of this Balkan War,
which is as good as over within little
more than a fortnight But within
those few days the number of lives
taken has been enormous. and the
destruction wrought colossal
The reason for the Iapidity and
completeness with which the issue is
Joined and fought out is two-fold-
the precision OF modern arms and the
scientific development of the art OF
war.
In this Balkan war. we find the at
tacking armies already completely
modified when the declaration of war
was made. Not an hour was lost. The
troops moved on the moment and ac-
cording 20 a perfected schedule under
which every unit Of command knew
what il was TO do and where it was
to be under every circumstance and
at any given time.
Moreover. the directing command
was in possession of men who by Sc
we're study and assiduous devotion
have mastered every detail Of the art
OF modern war. Critical analysis OF
Napoleonic warfare, the military sell
ence Of the Moltke school. all the les
sons Of such recent conhiction as the
Boor war and the Manchurisn war.
have contributed 20 the education Of
the directing commanders.
Formerly great captains were born,
today they are largely made. Napo-
leon, with all his genius and relentless
energy, was much OF an experimenter,
taking great chances and terrible
risks This characteristic explains
both :bc completeness OF his victories
and defeats. But modern command
or OF great natural ability and thor
ough military education would be
guilty of no such mistakes an Napo-
leon sometimes made.
The Bulgarians like the japanese
have evidently studied the art of war
with such precision. and are aided
by 50 much accumulated knowledge
q the art, that their waging Of war
mas almost the logical development OF
a geometrical demonstration. Their
commanders may be not as great as
those creators OF the art. but they
make fewer mistakes and are more
ietter-perfect
Then, too. We must consider the
murderous quality Of modern arms.
Twentieth Century artillery like ths
Twentieth Century rifle. is deadly,
The Bulgarian chief employed all
three arms. artillery. infantry. caval-
ry. with splendid coordination, and
they kept the heavy guns to the front
OF the advance.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12

Nearly two yenerauons Of voters
have passed by in the great annual
spectacle of saving the nation at the
ballot box since the elephant and the
donkey became conspicuous at the
polls They had been preceded by III,
tiger and all three had been driven
into the ring by little BaNui lar who
soon beceme known The world over
Thomas Mast, master Of satire and
rutesouerie.
You muSt 60 back g. tho days o.
Boss" Tweed i'm New York 10 find
NasCs first use of the tiger in cartoons
that did more than any other agency
10 expose the nefarious methods CT
the men who for years had been mis-
rdlmg and robhirg the municipality.
You may not remember that William
NJ. Tweed. son OF the chairmaher.
chose politics Cor ar occupation and
became an autocrat under one Cf the
most complete plans Of public spoila
tion ever devised and executed i'm an,
land Tweed was member of 4 iir,
company. the Big SIX before he hold
high Offices in the state and city. and
the Rig Six had as an emblem "A tigers
head. II also was adopted by III
Ameriyus club. which later adopted
the name Tammany Hall When Mast
began his war against Tammany Hall
he cast about fer an appropriate head.
He attached a body to the head ant
the Tammany tiger lives today, az
every school boy knows
Although the tiger WAS first used b!
Mast to symbolisc n political party. H.
had previously made use of the donkey
TO Symbolic the element that. was at
lacking Secretary OF War Stanton as
he lag in his coffin. In Harper's Week
~ Jan. :, 1870. he 'hs, small ear
tcon entitled A Live Jaekass Kicking
a Dead Lion" The jackass was label
ed The Copperhcad Press Two
years later Mast utilized the donkey
for the emblem Of the Democratic par
~ when the national campaign came
around. 4 few years later IL hod be-
come the party symbol
When the politicians were looking
forward with the uneasiness of un.
certainty to the campaign following
Grants last term TIE New York Hefald
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
HOW THE TIGER, DONKEY AND
ELEPHANT GOT INTO POLITICS


started ami kept up an outcry, under
the general head of "CacSarism. OF
:he possibility of "A third term under
Grant. This city bound an echo In
various places and led Mast IN ISL
to frame a cartoon Ia ri liCule TIE idea,
He pictured the HERALD ~ an ASS IN
lions skin Frightening otner animals
with his braylng Here for the first
time the elephant was employe1 To
represent the Republican part. The
big, unwieldy. but timid creature was
ON the brink of q pitfall. Democracy
IN this cartoon was repre- scented by "A
foN--the donkey not vet havin. prop
rietar; rishts-;rd the foN ssyas made
to resemble Samuel J. Tildcn. rhe Gle,
liant was shown disappearing int
The pitfall and again climbing TO safe
~ and happiness
Following this Nast made a practice
"f using the elephant 10 symbolize the
Republican party. FOR time labelling
il Grand Old Party" which later was
shortened to &c. q. r." other cartoonN
lists were quick TO adopt these SYM
huls. and FOR more than 81 years the
tiger. the donkey aud the elephant
have been as securely established IT,
the American political 200 as are the
ZION and the unicorn Oh the cscutcheon
If John Bull. Whether they Will adj
nit the huh moose 10 all tie rights
and privileges Of the 700 remains to lie
seen. New arrivals seldom find old
residents who have established an
aristocracy all their own disposed To
extend enthusiastic welcome.
Then. too. the bull moose arrived
without an invitation. TEDDY Bears"
had been counting the friendship OF the
children and might have found Il
warmer welcome. but the bull moose
simply jumped over the fence that
surrounds the zoo. brusquely lu-
nounced Il brought Colonel Roosevelt
mp TO the circus" and without "A by
your leayc showed an inclination To be
familiar with the time worn privileges
of the old residents. To be more spe-
ciiic. Colonel Roosevelt i'm moment
Of enthusiasm had declared me felt
like a bull. NOSE" and Immediately
the hull moose was established as the
symbol If the party Of which he Is
the head.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
SOME SYSTEM IS NECESSARY
Roultrymen Should Keep Books, Same
a. In Any Other Line Of Business
1t Stops Leaks.

Poultry keeping. Ia business
and should be conducted along
business lines. Some system OF
accounting is necessary. The poul.
tryman should keep records Of all
the income and expenses of his bust.
ness In order to know whether.it is a
paying proposition or not n it does
not pay be should know 1t and either
stop the leak or go out of business
An elaborate system OF bookkeeping
Us not necessary. II the poultryman
wishes to avoid keeping full accounts
he can at least keep a cash account.
This does not express the exact finan.
cial condition Of the business, but is
an excellent help 80 far as IL goes.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
AUNT JANE MAKES GOOD.

Aunt Jane has been tried ana no:
found wanting. Aunt Jane is the name
Of the first 14-inch gun to be owned
by Uncle Sam. Ten Of these military
monsters are to be turreted aboard the
rev super -dreadnOughts New York
and Texas, and when these mighty
ships sail out around the seven seas
not another leviathan afiost Will be
able to withstand their fire. For the
if-inch gun has a range Of seven miles
and more. as shown at the SANDY
Hook proving grounds on Monday. and
no armor yet made OF the Bethlehem
plant or at Essen, where the Krupp
steel is manufactured. can resist the
$50 pound projeethe hurled by this
marvellous gun up to 10000 yards
The experts Who Witnessed the
"christening" OF the gun were enthu-
siastic over the performance. British
eyes will open. for over in the tight
little isle it has been held that tho
l3.5-incb gun was the limit; but the
trial will encourage the Germans, who
are talking OF building a l5-inch can
non. Meantime the United States can
rest content Tor the time being witt
the knowledge that it has the most
powerful weapon in existence ready
for the most powerful warship.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
OLD AGE PENSIONS.

Clarence Poe. fresh from Engla nj.
gives. in the November Worlds Work
first hand study OF Mr.. Lloyd
Georges astounding measures. He rs
especially appreciative Of the wisdom
and humanity Of the old age pension
act. He tells a pathetic stcry con
corning the Inauguration of this act
"a group of old men and womci,
had gathered around "a country post
office, but were really unable TO be-
lieve that such boon had been pro
vided for them. They feared tina.
they were being fooled; that IT might
prove only n practical joke But az
last one old, paIsied. white haired mar
ventured in and came ont with his
five shining shilling pieces, and the
rest crowded after him I'm pathetic de-
light"
Long before the Liberals began their
present lease If power. the copserva-
t,ves In England declared for old ags
pensions. and no measure perhaps ba,
ever proved mere universally popular
Much Of the money had been disburs.
ed before---cnly in the form of paupei
relief and local taxation for "popr law
aid has been much reduced since tn,
pensions were inaugurated. And to tho
old what difference between pen
sion paid in gratitude by the state ant
the pauper's dole that they were for
merly forced to beg In exchange fo
their self. respect.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
PHONE GIRLS SWEET
VOICES WIN tOR
p. 54,r.. THEM FoNp.HusHAND

I'm this prccaic wcrld. filled Will
hard places for the working girl ii IL
encouraging to know that the prince
charming Who haunts the dreams OF
every maiden, Is not entirely u myth
and can find the fairy princess even
though she is submerged IN CONNER
cif,l.sm.
Down IN 81. Lnnis dwells u naid, u
who WIS marked by fate 10 figure in
an internatit mai romance. AL uncon-
scious of this predes tiIiation, she
the st. Louis telephone exchange ASH
inG. Number please" at each HASH of
the signal light. one day the prince
charming. who came all the way
from Europe. was guided right To ncr
switchboard and her silvery voice cap
tivateG the prince in tNinhing
After lue preliminaries h. sought
out the father of the maiden and now
Miss Veronica Potts Of the ST Louis
telephone exchange IL engaged to mar.
ry Hesper Rutherford. a wealthy Eng
lish capitalist. The wedding vii: take
place az Christmas time and FOR a
wedding trip The prince charming
viii take his sweet voiced bridc To his
ancestral home IN England.
An important part of the trairines
of the Telephone girls is the c'.hiva-
ton OF pleasant>>voce ana that Is
the part that proves a SORT of boom
erans to the company and plays havoc
In It's ranks. Many "A man charmed
with the voice M the other end of the
wire seeks out it's owner with matri-
monial intent that in ninety .n.nc cases
In 100 result IN tie legendary ending,
and they lived happily ever after"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
words.


The wonans suffrage vote N Michi-
gan may have been irregular in some
counties. but there is no question as
L. the trend of public sentiment for
the issue. That has been quite conclu-
sNely settled.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
WHEN TO SELL FOR PROFIT
Different Feeds Have Much 70 %
With Money Returned-,-seven
Months 10 Best Age.
CIV W. c. HosrANp.ll

(By W. c. HosTAND)
] write only from my own sfper,.
ence OF over u. years In raising hog.
for the market
Different localities and different
feeds make q great deal more or less
profit in the keep Of the hog. Some
feed too long and consume part OF the
profit. while others feed not long
enough or literally enough to make
what they ought to make.
run all my hogs on alfalfa from
birth until sold, either for breeders or
for the packer, and az soon as they
weigh 200 pounds each, or about that
sell or kill them.
II you are feeding pure.blooded
hogs ESPECIALLY II the blood is red
they will weigh from 176 to 225
pounds each at six or eight months
Of age. think seven months old IA
the best age, and the most profitable
hog we can SELL yttl
The younger you sell, the less risk
OF disease. the less trouble. time and
feed II takes. The sooner you sell,
the more room and the better care
for the lext litter.
The cheapest gain Is made while
the pig Is small. A pig weighs about
three pounds at birth. With reason.
able care 1t will gain on an average
onefourth pound a day for the first
10 to 20 Days.
So you see It doubles its weight in
70 days. and at 65 cents per bushel
for corn, and $3.50 for 100 pounds
for shorts the first three pounds OF
gain cost about three and one-fourth
cents per pound, allowing eight pigs
to the litter for each SOW.
Don't try to get the market ready
for your hogs, but get your hogs ready
for the market Sell them when they
are fat and not before. Keep the kind
that top the market and you will make
money il feed is high.
Registered hogs gain faster, bring
more money for the feeder, and make
more pounds OF meat out Of the grain
fed them than any other animal on
earth.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
LIVE 1SHONN
H@NR0FE-@@-

II is a mistake to keep o monde
script dull simply because he cost
little money. .sant,t ,gf .es,t,,-
Hogs follow the rows and tramp
down less Of the rape II 1t is drilled
instead of broadcssted.
For sheep the s!iage should he cur
very fine. Otherwise they leave the
butt sections of the stalks
With the silo Ave steers can be fed
as cheaply as four without. That
gives you the gain OF one steer free
Aside from the feed problem, sheep
cause the flock masters lfstte trouble
in summer. unless we except the
parasites. fE#s'Sf3aA - ~
As a general proposition II may he
said that the SOW that has pigs be
fore she is year old will sdisappoint
her owner. .,....
Glover silage makes excellent hog
feed in winter They eat every tit ~
it. Some waste in feeding corn
silage to hogs. -
When you turn your team over 70
a hostler at the feed barn be sure to
see that they get the water, oats and
hay you pay for.
In hot weather q horse should not
be fed much corn. Oats and bran, are
much better. The more work the
more feed OF course tf s'ls
Live stock husbandry will postpone
soil depletion for longer period OF
time than grain farming, but II will
not prevent depletion.
Green forage must. be fed with dis
erection and sparingly AT fret or pro-
fuse sweating Will result and some
times collie and weakness.
Get a pony for the boys. Mighty
handy to use in running errands ana
to 60 after the cows with or to run
the tread power in operating the ns~
tarm separator. fEef 80
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
lLLirERAcY DECLINING.

In the entire population Of the Unit
ed States illiteracy has declined from
1917 In 1000 10 II per cent In 1910,
but among children TO IL years OF
sge the decline In the 10 years was
from ~ To ~ per cent These facts
appear in statement In regard to the
iiliteracy of children issued by Di-
rector DuraDd of the Bureau of Gen.
sus, Department Of Commerce and La
Dor. The figures are based upon the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
NEWETT APPEARS IN COURT.

Marquette, Mich. Nov. t2.-George
A. Newett. editor and publisher Of ths
Ishpcmlng Iron Ore. whom Colonel
Roosevelt recently charged with Grim
inal libel. waived a preliminary ex-
animation Yesterday and was held In
bonds of $500 20 the December term OF
the circuit court. No representative OF
Colonel Roosevelt was present.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
Indian Runner Ducks.

that affords greater profit for the
time and expense required than the
Indian Runner duck; and they are
not alone an all-round practical fowl
but ornamental as we'll. Their alert.
lively nature. their graceful form:
beautiful colors and interesting
habits appeal to the artistic sense OF
every one.
The work alone in raising them IL
very interesting, because It is easy
clean and honorable, and. above all
there Is big profits in It, which is the
greatest incentive to all business.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
Raising Chickens.

BY all means raise chickens. Two
hundred or 300 with plenty OF range
can be raised to advantage at very
ANAL expense because anything need.
ed for feed can be raised on the farm
Corn and wheat make fine chicken
feed and for winter cabbage will add
to 'he value Of the ration.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS EXCEL
Sometimes Called Egg Machines and
Also Afford Additional Value by
Their Feathers.

Although the Indian Runners are
sometimes called egg machines. we
find they are OF additional value for
feathers. by picking them at moultine
time. thus saving the feathers; and
also preventing them from being scat.
tered over their lots or run, says q
writer in an exchange.
While they are great foragers In
search of food, they never fail to re.
turn home at night.
Taking everything into considera'
tion, there Is certainly no other fowl
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
The Horses Heofs.

II the horses hoofs are hard end
inclined to be shelly do not let
anybody put oil or grease on them.
for this only clogs the hoof material,
which should absorb water Instead of
repelling 1t. Such hoofs care best
treated by soaking them several
hours together in swarm water slight
ly sailed, or by turning out the horse
at night in pasture where he will
get the hoofs wet in the dew.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
POULTRY
|NXVQ|
HANDY CHICKEN FEED TROUGH
Where One Thinks Hopper Best to
Keep Before Fowls All Time Good
Plan 10 Given.

One of the greatest needs I'm a hen
house is a dry, clean trough for feed
ing shell. grit. bran or the dry ration.
The man who>has ceiled house can
try my method and I'll guarantee he
will like II. writes Mrs. NJ. L. Dean In
the Northwest Farmstead. Cut
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12

your pockets" while the outer por~
tiers viii tell the most unblushin,
falsehoods, and if YOU are an honest
and religious man. but have slver
them nothing the day before. they
will keep you an unreasonable time
standing IN the rain and mire."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
SWINGING GATE FOR SWINE
'iould Be Hung Downwsrds with
Hinges 50 That the Hogs Can
Push Their Way Through.

a gate which will allow hogs to
pass and at the same time will
restrain cattle and calves, will be
found convenient on any farm. says
the Iowa Homestead. The illustra-
ton shows small gate easily con-
structed which is hung between two
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
Acquired information

In case you're asked" said the
Judge, take 1t from me that the last
letter of the alphabet Ia e." Eve
learnt something today" remarked
the prisoner, gratefully.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12

Those 2ulsarians may not be sing
ins onward. Christian Soldiers but
sometimes actions SPEAK louder than
words.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12

WEI oar troubles never cease? vii
son may can an extra session Of Con
Eress Immediately after his inaugura-
ton.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER u. 1912.

II jack johnson doesn't set a knock
cut blow this time it won't be any
fault OF the courts
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12

Baron Rayleigh, celebrated English
scientist. 20 years old today
Preston Lea, former governor OF
Delaware. II years old today.
Amedee f. FORGET first lieuteiIs, nj :
governor of Saskatchewan. s5 years
old today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
Ingenious Excuse.

ingenious EXCUSE.
A teamster charged with overload
Ing his horse was asked how heavy
load he had on his van. About
ton" he replied. but Il was all light
stunt" s~f
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
Swinging Hog Gate.

posts in the lower part Of the fence,
Hang the gate downward with pair
of small hinges so that II will swing
both ways and the hogs will soon
learn TO go through that way.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-12
SOME FACTS or
GENERAL INTEREST
: r + - + + + + !. !. + 1. i.

Truly, the. China. campaign of 1860
was the most en,oyabie picnic In
which I have ever taken part. When
we landed saw With great pleasure
that the whole coast was covered with
oysters---real natives. at once sent
back message TO the chief engineer,
asking him 10 send me bucket and
an oyster knife. Later on ! got ham
,ner and q chisel. aud next morning
the beach was a sight with 5000 mon
eating ysters."-China jim" Major
General J. T. Harris ,3u sc-
More fatal and communicable thu
the dreaded bubonic plague Is typhoid
fever a filth disease. II can be gotten
rid of wholly. Yet New York with it,
boosted prophylaxis has more cases
today, proportionatelv to population,
than the cities of Europe pest-riddep
of old, had q score of wears ago. 4
monograph by Charles ". Bolduan. NJ.
D., of the department Of healtn, shows
Ilerlin with al deaths per 100000 in
1890, and Vienna with "a, as compared
with 11.C deaths in New York during
1911. the same number in Boston and
1914 IN Chicago. Rerlin and Vienna.
during 1911. numbered SO and a.
deaths respectively, frcm typhoid
New York Tribune
In view of the fact that the authori-
ties intend to devote, part of the en-
peror's gift of money to the aged. in
vestigations have been made us TO the
number of cid people above the age OF
seventy. 1t is stated that the number
IF these and of those who will attain
their SEVENTEEN year by Nov. 9 reaches
q large figure, and that In Toxic city
alone tho number of elieiblcs exceeds
10000. Investigation is now on foot
with view to classifying these people
into two groups-those supported By
their families and those without the
help of relatives SO as to ascertain the
number of aged folks who ncec as
sistance. Japan Advertiser.
that the opium market has been upset
by the Balkan trouble. II Is medicinal
| opium that is affected. For its supply
| of medicinal opium as distinct from
opium used for smoking. the world IL
| mainly dependent, upon Turkey. The
Chinese and India varieties are not
suitable for the manufacture OF NOR
phine. Opium is, in fact one If tho
| most important products Of Asia Mi
nor. Smyrna being the main producing
district If the supply Is cut of for
want OF means.of transport. prices viii
advance indefinitely. Opium and its
derivatives tmorphine and codeine)
are among the drugs on which medi.
lGnc Is most dependent. It would al
most I've worth a great war II the Opt
um for smoking purposes could he en-
tirely destroyed.--New Orleans Plea
yune.
81 81 f-t -ta
| Tipping is an 'exactioh of no recent
growth Gays the indianapolis News
Describing life at the court OF King
Henry ii OF England. Peters of Blois
complains of the, irnportuni,y of the
inediaeval marshals, whose an,,oyances
continue until they get something
from you and are most uagrateful
when they have; nav;g open enemies.
unless your hand lie continuously In