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The Detroit times., 1912-08-06
THE THINGS MY WIFE HAS PUT
AWAY SOMEWHERE.

Once had a meerschaum yellow.
Nevermore I'll know los fellow.
How one whirf OF II would Danish every
careI
And it's loss I still deplore.
But I'll never see II more,
For my wife has got 1t put away some
where.
And my pair OF slippers Oldest,
That loved when nights were cold
est,
When close to the CHEEKY hearth 1
drew my chair
Now from mortal eye are MA,
Like the gold OF Captain Kidd.
For my wife has got them put away
somewhere.
IT'S a rule that's ne'er unheeded
She must hide away with skill beyond
compare.
To the things that once we knew
We can find not cen a clue
When my wife has got them put away
somewhere.
OFT I've told her. BURN II, break II.
Or TO some poor family take II;
Let me know It's gone, and save me
from despair;
But do not, l beg and pray.
Let me hunt till 1 am gray
For the thing / know you've put away
somewhere"
when the sea gives up its dead,
y When the Judgment Book Is read.
When the last cold storage chicken Ii
laid bare;
Then perhaps we'll And some trace
or the secret hiding place
OF the things my wife has put away
somewhere.
Walter ID. Doty. in Puck.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-06
THREE BRIDES SAIL
FOR DARKEST AFRICA

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5-Three
brides, each less than % years Of age,
and none with more than ten days ex-
perience in married life, have sailed
with their husbands, who have been
appointed missionaries for the Bel
gian Congo, Africa.
The brides are Mrs. ]. w. Allen, Of
st. Louis. Mrs. J. c. Mcqueen, of New
Orleans and Mrs. II. NJ. Washburn, of
Louisville. They they reach their des-
tination their husbands will have
charge Of the spiritual welfare of the
people In a territory Of 5000 square
miles. They will be fifteen hundred
miles from the coast and five hundred
miles from the nearest postoffice.
They will receive mail only once
every six months. And with these
prospects before them they appear to
be happy.
Mrs. Mcqueen, as the spokeswo-
man. said: I'VE care for nothing but
our God, our husbands and the well
fare of the people about us. We are
going out there to make a home. We
will be happy"
She explained that the three mis-
sionaries and their wives will separ-
ate on arriving In Africa, and 1t was
The Detroit times., 1912-08-06
HOARDED VOUCHERS
NOW ARE VALUELESS

OAKLAND. Cal, Aug. 5.-"That the
state OF California saved S59,2lS ex-
penses for the constitutional conven-
ton OF 1873 was evidenced the other
day when an inventory OF the estate
OF John Kelly. SO years old, was filed
In the probate court.
Kelly discounted warrants for that
amount issued 10 members, pages,
bookkeepers and other attaches OF the
convention and then boarded the doc
uments. Dwight Miller, OF Sacra-
mento, who was appointed Kelly's
guardian, said the warrants were with.
out value, but for the purpose OF the
inventory he fled he gave them a
nominal value OF $4,000.
Another feature OF the inventory
was the first cash item (s40) which
Kelly earned in his capacity as gar
dener In April OF this year. The total
cash OF the estate is S23,795.
Kelly's health failed recently and
he is so helpless his expenses for
medical attendance and nursing have
run TO $500. but he was unable 10 draw
check 10 pay. He is at the home of
Mrs. Margaret A. Thomas, at No. 592
Twenty-ninth-st.
Miller, who Is one OF the firm OF at.
torneys at Sacramento, said he had
known Kelly for 80 years, and Kelly
had requested him TO take charge OF
his estate. In addition TO cash, Kelly
had acquired gilt-edge securities,
municipal stocks and bonds for the
balance OF his hoardings.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-06

Job Printing Zone niEht. Times
Printing Co.. IL John R-st
The Detroit times., 1912-08-06
The Personality of
Nine. de Stael

had seen Nine. de Stael child;
and saw her again on her death
bed. The intermediate years were
spent In another hemisphere, as far
as possible from the scenes in which
she lived. Mixing again, not many
months since, with world in which
| am a stranger, and feel that | must
remain so, | just saw this celebrated
woman and heard, as II were, her last
words, as | had read her works be-
fore, uninfuenced by any local bias.
Nine. de Stael lived for converse
ton; she was not happy out OF a large
circle, and a French circle, where
she could be heard in her own Ian
guage to the best advantage. Her
extravagant admiration OF the society
Of Paris was neither more nor less
than genuine admiration OF herself.
1t was the best mirror she could get
and that was all. Ambitious OF all
sorts OF notoriety, she would have
given the world to have been born
noble and beauty. Yet there was in
this excessive vanity so much hon
esty and frankness, 1t was so entirely
devoid of affectation and trick, she
made so fair and so irresistible an
appeal to your own sense OF her
worth, that what would have been
laughable in any one else was almost
respectable In her.
That ambition OF eloQuence, so con-
spicuous In her writings, was much
less observable In her conversation;
there was more abandon in what she
said than in what she wrote; while
speaking. the Spontaneous inspiration
was no labor, but all pleasure.
Conscious of extraordinary powers,
she gave herself up to the present
enjoyment OF the good things. and
the deep things, flowing in a full
stream from her weli-stored mind
and luxuriant fancy. The inspiration
was pleasure, the pleasure was In
spiration; and without precisely In
tending 1t, she was, every evening OF
her life, In a circle of company, the
very Corinne she had depicted
Louis Simond.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-06

and the guns were yet roaring, and
the blue infantry gathered from all
sides
THE smoke" says one Luther Hop
kins, gray soldier who was at Gettys-
burg, "the smoke rose higher apd high
er and spread wider and wider, hid
ing the sun, and then, gently drop
ping back, hid from human eyes the
dreadful tragedy. But the battle went
on and on, and the roar OF the guns
continued. After a while, when the
sun was sinking TO rest, there was a
hush. The noise died away. The
winds came creeping back from the
west, and gently lifting the coverlet
OF smoke, revealed strange sight
The fields were all carpeted, beauti'
full carpet, costly carpet, more costly
than Administer or velvet. The fig
ures were horses and men all matted
and woven together with skeins OF
scarlet thread. Mary Johnson, in tho
Atlantic Monthly.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-06
GLOVE TRUST USES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS
APPRENTICE SHOPS
Golden School Days Are Turned
Into Golden Dividends at
Y Gloversville, N. Y.
is ONLY TRADE TAUGHT
Real Vocational Course in Car
pentry, Domestic Science,
Etc, Is Needed
is ONLY TRADE TAUGHT
BY HARRY BURTON.

bI HAHNI bUNI Wv
GLOVERSVILLE, n. Y, Aus. b.
did ,vnu ever hear of Gloversyille?
The Detroit times., 1912-08-06

suggested that II might be rather irk-
some for two persons only being able
10 converse with each other. She
grew indignant and said her husband
would suffice for her conversation
receptacle for the rest OF her life The
MeQueens have been married seven
days.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-06
Kills Three Mountain Lions.

NEVADA CITY. Aug. 5.-Three
mountain lions were killed by VIII
Clerkins. OF Forest City, last Sunday,
six miles below town The lions were
a mother and two young ones Three
shots were all that were necessary
The hide OF the mother lion measured
about ten feet from tip to tip.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-06
Servant Found Dead IN Bed.

Maggie Dennis, domestic In the
home OF Fred Jameson, Beckerst:,
Sandwich, was found dead In bed,
Saturday night, and Coroner j. -.
I.abelle IL investigating the case. The
wema.s was wearing Jamleson's coat
when found. and the fact that she
was not known 10 be al caused the
The Detroit times., 1912-08-06

NEW YoRK-Rufus L. Perry.
Negro lawyer here, embraced the
Jewish faith. He II said TO be the
FIRST Negro ever to have taken this
step
The Detroit times., 1912-08-06

thrown aside to be speedily forgot
len. The idol OF today pushes tho
hero OF yesterday out OF our reeol-
lection; and will, In turn, be sup
planted by his successor OF tomor-
row. Our fathers" says Sir Thorn
as Browne, "find their graves In our
short memories and sadly tell US
how we may be buried In our sur
vlvors Washington Irving.
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19
BEGINNING with turkeys.

The best way for the beginner to
start in the, raising Of turkeys is to
secure a pair of turkeys in the fall
and care for them during the win
ter till the breeding season opens
The tom and turkey should be to-
gether several months before reliable
fertility of eggs will take place.
Turkeys are more plentiful In the
fall than at any other season, and It
is frequently very difficult to pur-
chase them at any other time. When
a turkey hen is secured for producing
eggs for incubation, you are sure
Of securing supply at the right
time. The turkey hen, too makes
the best mother for the young, know
ing their needs and leading them to
feeding grounds where they will get
the best. as well as knowing how to
brood them best on the range.
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19
ALWAYS GENTLE IN REPROoF
General Lees Real Kindness Of Heart
Made Manifest on Such
Occasions.

There are some new, or, least, uns
familiar stories Of Robert e. Lee il
Gamaliel Bradford, Jr.'s articles on
Lee After the War In the South At
lantic Quarterly. Lees methods Of re-
proof were peculiar to him. A stu
dent was once called to account for
absence. Mr.. NJ, am glad to see
you better" Lee said to him. smiling.
But general, ] have not been sick"
Then am glad you have better news
from home" But, general, ] have
had no bad news "Ah, took 1t for
granted that nothing less than sick
ness or distressing news from home
could have kept you from your duty"
In the same vein was his remark to
a student who had been late for pray
ers- Mr.. Page, will you kindly give
my compliments to Miss and ask
her II she will please have breakfast a
little earlier for your" To negligent
student he said: How is your moth
sr? ] am sure you must be devoted
to her; you are so careful of the
health Of her son."
Summoned to Lees office. a lad was
told that only patience and industry
would save him from failure In col
lege and in life. but, general, you
failed" the student replied, with
sophomore inaptitude. Il hope that
you may be more fortunate than T."
was the quiet answer
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19
TIMELY SHEEP sAEARINes.

. 4 i u II
To thrive best sheep ought not to
be disturbed OF their natural habits.
A good argument in favor OF sheep
Is that they never suffer from cholera
The lambs should have extra feed
in wide-bottomed trough in the pas.
ture.
Put up signs warning dog owners to
keep their beasts OF your land, and
then do not hesitate to use the shot
gun whenever one appears.
The ram that is kept to head the
flock should be pure bred and OF good
individuality, 1t is we'll to breed along
definite lines and to special type.
It Is not the loss OF single sheep
killed by dog that hurts the flock.
master, but the terrible damage done
to the rest OF the f,ock through
fright
No matter II eve is four years
old, IL she has good udder and good
teeth, and Is otherwise In good
health, keep her two or three years
longer.
Sheep eat little more per unit
weight than cattle. A bunch OF sheep
Weighing about 1000 pounds will con-
sumo as much feed as steer weigh.
ing 1,200 pounds.
There is steady decline in the
number OF sheep kept in this coun.
try, and yet owners OF small fiocks
find them profitable where dogs can
be kept within due. bounds.
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19
SPRING WATER TO IRRIGATE
Centrifugal Pump 10 Best Because II
Throws Steady Continuous
Stream and Costs Less.

In reply to query as to the use o
spring water for irrigation and the
proper plant to lift 1t on 100 acres
c. b. Jones in the Dakota Farmer
makes the following reply:
Many claim that dead water IL bet
ter than spring water to irrigate with
! cannot see that there is any differ
ence; at least not enough to stop you
from installing a power irrigation
plant for that reason. II you wish to
use that way of irrigating.
A centrifugal pump is the best pump
to use. because 1t throws a steady
continuous stream of water. wears
longer, takes less power than other
styles of pumps or. In other words. is
more efflcient It also costs much
less than other pumps Of same capac
ity. For power should use gaso
line engine Of standard make. Steer
clear Of the cheap kinds.
To lift enough wafer ten feet tu
irrigate 100 acres. ] suggest No. q
centrifugal pump which has a capac'
ity Of about 1850 gallons per minute
or 100 miners inches OF water from q
15-horse power gasoline engine. Re
member that 1t takes twice the power
to lift the same amount of water 20
feet as it does 10 feet. therefore II
your lift is over ten feet. the power
must be increased accordingly. The
pump plant should be located az near
the field as possible. 1t requires
somewhat more water to irrigate q
sandy soil than q heavy soil. Be sure
you have plenty of water to run the
size pump you buy because centrifu'
gal must have water enough to run II
to Its rated capacity or It will not
pump at all. 1t costs more to build
bitches and lateral on rolling land. but
when bitches are once built it would
be easier to handle the water than on
land that is almost level 1t would
require two men to irrigate properly
with the amount OF water q No. 6
pump would lift. at least until the
bitches are well established.
Small power irrigation plants are
practical and economical up to 25 or
80 feet lifts. A No. pump will lift
enough water to irrigate about one
acre per hour and 15-horse power
gasoline engine will use from one to
one and one-fourth gallons Of gaso-
line per hour.
Many pump plants have been fall
ures in the past because cheap ma
ohinery was used or was improperly
Installed Many have secured old.
secondhand pumps. then pulled with
either an engine too small or one
many times too large These plants.
Of course. were failures
Be sure you have plenty OF water to
supply the pump you wish to get;
then get an engine that Is properly
adapted to the pump in size and your
irrigation project is sure to be sue
cess.
Buy the best equipment. 1t will
not cost much more than the inefi
cient kind.
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19

from the sides Of the pond, except
about ten feet at the upper end Of
the ditch, or the end opposite the pipe
Fill this with small stones and gravel
till level with the bottom OF the pond
This will allow of more seepage into
the tile, and being at the upper end.
the water remains In the tile longer.
and is therefore cooler In summer and
warmer In winter.
Where the outlet pipe enters the
watering tank an automatic valve with
float will keep the water at q con-
stant level. In winter gate valve
may be used and the water turned In
and drained a. needed In order to
keep the tank from freezing. The
water. coming from three feet below
the bottom Of the pond and through
the filter Of sand and gravel. Is a.
cool and almost as pure AZ spring wa.
ter. and there Ia no Ice to cut In win
ter, giving more comfort to the stock.
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19
! Growing Broom Corn.

An Ohio correspondent asks for In
formation in regard to raising broom
corn. both as to soil and culture. The
soil preparation for planting this crop
is no different than for growing In.
dian corn. A finely pulverized condi-
ton Of the seed bean is necessary.
since rough or sandy condition Of
the surface will result in covering up
some of the young plants during first
cultivation. 1t Is planted In drills with
an ordinary corn planter or by hand.
Cultivation may begin at any time
after planting by the use Of the har-
row lengthwise or the rows. Young
plants will not be injured by this
treatment. while the weeds will be kept
from gaining start. II during the
first few weeks your broom corn
plants grow rather small. It 10 Of
prime importance to prevent the weeds
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19
In addition. there has been invested
in secondary projects in the line OF

In addition. there has been invested
in secondary projects in the line OF
preliminary surveys. etc. $5S7.S91 In
townsite development. $10.s55; In irri-
cations for the benefit of Indian
reservations, $19S.704: and for gen
eral expenses not included In the
above installment. $38.811. The state
ment OF expenses for the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1911. are not yet avail.
able, but they undoubtedly bring the
amount close to $70.000. 900.
Reclamation as practiced by the
government dealt the death blow to
the big ranch. There are some Of
them left, but they are gradually be-
ing cut up. The government had no
feeling Of hostility to the bononza
farmer, but its desire was to make
as many homes as possible. 1t there
fore undertook the. expenditure of
some. $75,000.000 at once and more
later to supply water.
The idea was-and It worked out
to make the land so fertile by merely
watering It that no man could profit
ably take care Of more than COM
paratively small number OF acres,
The limit was placed at 100 acres.
Those who owned a larger amount
In what was to be covered by the re-
clamation project were required to
sell down to that amount or they
would not be supplied with water In
some Instances the maximum is twen-
ty, forty, or eighty acres. according TO
the kind OF crop to which the soil is
adapted
Most farms under irrigation projects
are under eighty acres. There are
more OF forty and twenty and more
still OF ten acres. In most OF the
western states where fruit ia the prin
cipal crop, II Is considered that there
is more money In ten acres In proper.
tion to the investment than in the
larger acreage. II may be that "a
little farm well titled" possesses the
same influence upon happy life as
when the words were written
Several OF these farms In Washing.
ton and Idaho have been brought into
such a state of productivity as to be
sold for what seem to be fabulous
sums, The highest price for purely
farm acreage Is believed to be S3.500
per acre. This is an exception.
There are few instances Of orchard
lands sold for $4,000 per acre.
What may be considered standard
price for an orchard Just at the be-
ginning OF its bearing life Is $500 per
acre, The value under proper treat.
ment and cultivation should increase
up to the time 1t is twenty years old
and probably longer
These things constitute one OF the
reasons for the cutting up OF the big
ranches and driving the cowboy out
Of business
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19

The tile is always full Of water. the
seepage being about as fast as ordin-
ary use demands.
In constructing pond dam the
groud should be broken and the soil
scraped on. then the clay broken and
the embankment started on this brck-
en- clay with q clay OF the same sort.
BY beginning this way It all cements
together and there will be no danger
from leaks in the embankment. The
pond should be fenced so that stock
cannot get to It by wading in. The
value Of any pond Is doubled by hav-
ing 1t arranged SO that the water may
be drawn out without stock standing
In It.
The outlet pipe should have a little
fall from where 1t leaves the ditch to
the tank, which should be below the
level Of the tile. This will usually
not be difficult, since most ponds are
made In draws and the land slopes
considerably below the dam. When
this pipe is in place the gap in the en-
bankment should be filled and well
packed 30 as to make all parts of the
dam of equal strength.
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19

must not slight pigs during cold
weather. either in housing or feeding
Besides dry nesting quarters, the
pigs should have q good-sized lot in
which they may get plenty OF exer.
else. Growing pigs should not be
crowded into close. filthy quarters, ex.
posed to yermin and disease.
Our winter pigs are very profltably
fed upon whole corn In the fodder, as
they delight In getting their feed from
this material. find that they eat
very much Of the fodder. which forms
fine diet The cobs and coarse
stalks are raked up and burned fre.
quently, afYording the pigs generous
supply Of charcoal.
] aim to keep a COW for every litter
OF milk-stuffs ] can grow bunch OF
winter pigs, and with the milk and a
supply Of pigs equal to the spring
litters.
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19
WINTER PIGS
ARE PROFITABLE
Anlmala Must Not be Sighted
DurAu9 the Cold Weather,
xAthsr An Housang
or Feeding.
fBx al W. RRoWN ]

'-' = -.
There 10 decided difference In
caring for the pigs Of autumn farrow-
ing and those OF the spring lltters. On
the average farm the latter have the
advantage over The former Of coming
in previous to the advent Of the spring
Ing grasses, and have more generous
supply OF milk and other laxative food
stuffs to keep them growing and In
perfect order.
1t has been my practice for num-
her Of years to raise two litters OF
pigs year To do this successfully
] nnd that one must not allow over
stocking, but rather should sell OF a
portion Of the pigs soon after wean-
Ing time. keeping only so many as he
knows he can accommodate with good
quarters and generous feeding. One
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19
getting q foothold before the plant 10
big enough to cultivate. Ordinary cul-
tivating corn machinery is used in car
Ing for the crop.
Feeding when Dry.

During the eight or ten weeks that
cows go dry. their food should be chief
ly roughage. A daily allowance Of
two pounds of bran or oats, or mix-
ture of two parts each Of bran and
oats and one part OF linseed meal or
corn oil meal, makes proper feed
for COW near calving. Some roots.
cabbage, pumpkins or squashee are
also very good. High carbonaceous
roughage. such as straw and corn
stalks. 10 not good at this particular
time. Such feeds. with cold water,
cold drafts. or lying out at night on
damp or frozen ground. are the chief
causes Of caked udder or garget.
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19

A constant supply OF clear. cool wa.
ter In summer. and q stream that will
not freeze In winter. IL something to
be desired on every stock farm. This
Is not possible with the ordinary pond.
which II often the only source OF sup
ply. However. with a suitable arrange
ment OF tile seepage 1t Is possible to
have practically spring flowing from
your pond winter and summer. and
where the pond Is fenced. as 1t should
be to keep stock out. the water will
be At for house use. writes H. #.
Grinstead In the Farm and Home.
When you construct q pond, leave q
gap In the embankment till the tile
and pipe are laid, and II you contem.
plate adding this convenience to a
pond already made. It win have to be
drained by cutting the dam at the
point whore the pipe Is to protrude.
In scraping out the dirt make the
bottom OF the pond. or as much Of It
- win be occupied by the ditch. al
most level. In medium-sized pond
one line Of tile extending about half
way the length Of the pond will be all
that Is necessary. while In larger ones
and where larger supply In required.
It win be best to have two lines meet
ing at right angles near the outlet
pipe. When the bottom Ii scraped
out, dig ditch three feet deep and
half az wide. beginning near the em-
bankment and running back az far as
the bottom ID practically level. In the
bottom Of this ditch lay three-inch
tile with close joints and plug both
ends. so that all water that gets in
will have to come In as seepage. In.
sert q three-Quarter or one-inch pipe
In the lower plug. and continue the
pipe through the dam to the watering
tank Ut q convenient distance below.
A cement collar should be put around
the pipe where is goes through the
embankment.
After the thing is in place iii the
ditch half full with sand and fine
gravel and then with clay scraped
Graham guardian., 1912-01-19
Alfalfa seed Bed.

In my judgment the most impor-
.tant consideration In starting alfalfa
is to have a properly prepared seed
bed, says writer in an exchange.
Alfalfa seed Is very small and re-
auires to be in intimate contact with
the soil before II starts growing. con-
sequently many farmers do not con-
slider this when attempting to get a
stand have had no trouble in get.
ting start whatever. When alfalfa
stands thickly on the field blue grass
will not cause very much trouble. AL
falfa hay Is very acceptable feed
for all stock, and am very well
pleased with 1t.