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The Detroit times., 1913-06-02

and leaving the work Is not econoihr
cal, the construction work drags, eA'
penses pile up and efficiency Is les
sened
70 obviate the tendency on the
part OF the laborer To leave the work
as soon as a moderate stake has been
acquired, the government engineers
In three OF the important camps-the
Elephant Butte. In New Mexico; AT
rowrock. I'm Idaho, and Keechelus, III
Washington-have made somewhat
elaborate arrangements to provide
amusements for the men, Among
these are the club building contain.
Ing shower baths. reading room. poor
hall and moving picture theater'
The y. NJ. c. A. Is cooperating IN
some OF the camps. furnishing SUI
perintendent, who takes charge Oh
the entertainments.
The motion picture shows are on
regular circuit, receiving weekly MIN
service. This amusement has proved
immensely popular. and as moder-
ate charge Is made for admission the
show is practically self-supporting
AS direct result OF this plan the
general character of the laborers has
been greatly improved, there Is less
shifting of the men. and many have
brought their wives and families 10
live with them during the progress
OF the work. The banks OF the
neighboring towns send their repre-
sentatives to the camp on pay day to
encourage the men to deposit their
savings and thousands OF dollars
weekly are being sent to these de-
positories.
The atmosphere OF the camps has
been changed greatly There Is no.
ticeable an absence Of discomfort ana
greater pride in their work Is evi'
dent on every hand. Lantern slide
pictures showing progress on other
and similar works OF the government
are exhibited weekly, and this has
developed a strong desire TO make a
better showing on their own project.
On Sundays the hall Is generally
given over to church purposes or lee
lures.
On one Of the projects an ice cream
rarlor has been established and the
first Is days the receipts amount/i
to 1924. In the month OF April, 2,3sS
tickets were sold for the moving pic
ture show at Elephant Butte. the re-
ceipts amounting to 1882. Three
shows a week are given there.
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
A Sisters Love

The world is filed with good emo-
tons and good deeds and good i'm
pulses. but seldom does an act display
itself more luminously or more beauti-
fully than In the exhibition OF a Sis
ter's love. The other day woman
journeyed from New York to Wash
ington to call on President Wilson.
She was CARRIED In the robes Of Do
minican nun, and In spite of her 62
years. she was still young and beauti-
full, with face that flashed with re-
markable intelligence. She had no
letters or petitions or passports. ana
nothing to depend upon but her own
personal plea. She came 10 intercede
for her brother, who Is confined in the
federal prison In Atlanta. having been
convicted Of using the United States
mails for illegal purposes. And here.
In is story which at least all literary
people will take a profound interest
in. This woman Is known today as
Mother Mary Aphonsa In secular life
thorne. She is the second daughter
Of Nathaniel Hawthorne. who is con-
coded to be Americas greatest novel
list. She was born in the year 1851,
and In 1871 she was married to George
Parsons Lathrop, who. as a writer. Is
second only to the author of the Scar.
let Letter" She collaborated with
her husband In all Of his literary ef-
forts, and when he died In 1898 she
concluded to devote her life to suffer
ing humanity. She established a home
for the care OF those who are suffer
ing from cancer, one of the loathsom-
est OF diseases. After a time she die
covered that 1t would be better for her
to cut herself entirely away from the
secular world, in order to devote her
entire time to the service of the un-
fortunate. and In the carrying out OF
this purpose she Joined the Dominican
sisterhood. What fortune was her
own and what her husband left her
was given unreservedly to the work.
and since then she has received assist.
ance from other sources, and she not
only has hospital In New York, but
also a country home for the care OF
these suffering people outside OF New
York. In spite OF the fact that she
has abandoned the world. and all Its
allurements, which. for her, must have
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
RAYMOND W. PULLMAN,
Times Washington Bureau. NetrOpoH.
tan Bank Building

Lettuce. radishes. celery and other
truck garden products which have
been grown in poi
TYPHOID luted soil may cal
CARRIED BY ry the deadly
VEGETABLES. germs OF typhoid
lever. or dangerous
Intestinal parasites and become as
great menace 10 the public health
as the despised stable and house flies
as carriers OF disease.
This information has been deye.'
oped after an extensive study OF tle
contamination OF vegetables which has
been carried on for the government by
DR.. J. ID. Long and DR.. X. III. Creel. OF
the United States public health SER
vice. The conclusion OF these experts
is that the pollution OF the soil through
fertilization with sewage or night soil
"a practice which now obtains in
many parts of the country-is as great
a health menace as the pollution or a
communitys water supply. Dr. Gu.
Wardell Stiles. the governments noted
hookworm expert, has also developed
the theory that through soil pollution
the dissemination of intestinal para
sites and infections is possible.
The experts of the public health SER
vice were greatly pleased when the
Pennsylvania legislature passed law
a few days ago which prohibits the
use of sewage or night soil IN the
growing OF all vegetables. such as rad
ishes or celery, which are placed on
the table without cooking. A newspa-
per campaign Of protest against such
truck gardens OF South Philadelphia,
which were using night soil as fertil-
izer on farms near the government )
navy yard, was supported by Secre-
tary OF the Navy Daniels, who consid-
cred the practice such menace to
the health of enlisted men and EN-
ployes that the city and state author
tiles were given to understand that no
more government improvements
would be made until the menace was
removed. A few days later the legis-
lature passed the law which prohibits
soil pollution. and which will prove a
model for similar legislation in other
states.
In the orient and in certain of the
northern nations OF Europe the Gus
tom OF using sewage and night soil
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
LETS BRAND THE LOBBYIST AND
DRIVE HIM FROM WASHINGTON

President wilson few days ago. made publicly
plenty operating against the Underwood ah
IN before the finance committee of the senate
The dignity Of the house aroused by the ano
M thing but note that this body now
4pels upon, look into the matter
resolution been adopted nstuctng the judiciary committee to
lobby being maintained Washington
anywhere else to influence pending legislation
Following public statement by the president number Of Repub
an Indignantly declared that he should mention but
resolution CALLING FOR NAMES adopted by strict party vote
1smos voting Republicans the indignant
S'nsn against it.
the Republican any calling would
dsabused it, the
executive has told the that names will be ohom
g1 'pubic necessity requires"
Under the resolution adopted by
umnns by the judiciary committee is
findings within 10 days and hearings probably will
}1sgiz
q The resolution report NAMES and
Lobbyists items tariff BILL they
!Nsssaingto CHANGE"
The Of to whom representations by such
my made and under what circumstances all to
bssafty under oath
Whether financially professionally interested the
dncon manufacture article mentioned in the tariff bill
any lgaon pending has had
sa gison before the senate during hi. term service
b1s INVESTIGATION BY GIVING TO INFORMATION IN HIS
relative the investigation which he considers proper
important been the adoption Of this resolution
that looks toward honest and toward real
yssnaaion Of the people in Washington.
The Times believes that President Wilson HAS the Of lobbyists
working against the Underwood tariff BILL
their enough for this
Newspaper they and that he knows them
We President Wilson knows the interests that
represented by these lobbyists
We that he appreciates the these agents
sute; they represent odds the getting laws
passed for the benefit Of the people
We know that President every
% the accomplishment to bring the greatest good
the greatest number.
that he he tells that he
generaIes necessary further
call
Here's hoping it will be found necessary.
lobbyist branding
him until he has been driven from Washington.
Every Woodrow Wilson something disappont that
standpatters would
in the presidency
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02

Engineering has advanced by leaps
and bounds since the California argo-
nautic days Of 49. and yet in these
latter years some OF the finished en-
gineers of the period have at times
found 1t advisable to resort to the
principles and methods crudely adopt
ed by their crude predecessors In the
placer mining regions Of the Sierras.
This newspaper has printed within a
few days some intelligence from the
Panama canal zone that brings with
1t the flavor of the canyons and
gulches Of over threescore years ago.
There Is contained In II, for instance,
talk OF hydraulic excavation and
sluicing. In the early California days
one OF the first things the miners
did was to fnd source Of water sup
ply, then they constructed crude
wooden aQueducts, and having
brought the water TO the point OF
power development, they attached
hose and proceeded to melt down the
mountain sides and mountain tops.
One travelling out that way today
may see remnants of the great
fumes employed by the sluice min.
ers in uncovering the yellow metal,
and even palmer to the sight. though
less pleasing, are the barred noun
tain sides and mountain tops once
subjected to the dissolving process.
Town and city-buildeys In the Tar
west learned some useful lessons
from the placer miners. and by
draulic pressure proved q useful aux
Hilary to the pick. the spade and the
shovelplow in the grading Of streets
bluffs and hills. One great
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02

| as ertilizer has always obtained, ana
immigrants have brought the custom
10 this country The danger of the
! practice can be imagined when II Is
known that DR.. Long has found the
bacilli OF typhoid alive on vegetables
for as long as thirty-lve days alter
the fertilizer was used on the growing
plants. The virulent germs have been
found both on the leaves of the vegc-
tables and in the ground In which
they We're planted. The oldtime the
DRY OF the purifying effect of sunshine
and rain TO bring about the destruc-
| ton of bacteria has been found untrue
in the case OF fresh vegetables which
are eaten uncooked.
The widespread interest OF people
in regulations to insure clean and
pure food has been stimulated by the
discoveries OF Drs. Long and Creei
and the subsequent action OF the state
OF Pennsylvania in prohibiting soil
pollution through dangerous methods
OF fertilization OF the soil. Many
cities now have health regulations
| which require that vegetables shall
not be exposed openly on the streets
10 be, contaminated by dirt and flies.
but up TO the present time little
thought has been given to contamina-
ton OF food products before they
reach the market. The Pennsylvania
law will perhaps lead to the adoption
OF similar laws In other states TO pro
tect the sources of food supply against
pollution the same as the sources OF
water supply are today protected in
every enlightened community.
One of the most difficult problems
in connection with the reclamation
work now being vigorously conducted
In the Great American desert Is the
securing and retaining OF laborers.
This Is especially
RECLAMATION the case where the
construction camps
LABORERS. are located at
points remote from
cities
Life in a government camp isloated
in the midst OF a trackless desert or
In the precipitous canyons is natur-
ally monotonous. With only eight
hours In each working day en-
ployed. time drags, and the laborer
is hard put to find recreation and
amusement during the remaining
hours when he Is not asleep. A con-
tinuous procession OF men coming on
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02


To thee my master. I ofrer my
me. and. when the days work Is done
provide me with shelter, clean, dry
bed. and a stall wide enough for me to
lie down in comfort Always be Kind
TO me. Talk TO me. Your voice often
means as much 10 me as the retns.
Pet me sometimes. that ] may serve
you the more gladly and learn to love
you Dc not jerk the reins. and DO
not whip me when going UP hill. Never
strike, beat or kick me when l do not
understand what you want. but give
me a chance TO understand you Watch
me and II fail TO do your bidding.
harness or feet. Do not check me 80
that cannot have the free use OF my
head II you insist that I wear blind
ers so that cannot see behind me. as
Il was Intended should. I pray You
ne careful that the binders stand well
out from my eyes. Do not overloe
me, or hitch me where water Will drip
on me Keep me we'll shodS Examine
my teeth when ! do not eat. I may
have an liberated tooth. and that. you
know. In very painful Do not fix my
head In an unnatural position, or take
away my best defense against hies and
cannot tell you when I am thirsty. 80
give me clean cool water often. / can
not tell you In words when l am stck
so watch me and by signs you may
know my condition. Give me all pos.
gible shelter from the hot sun. and Pvt
a blanket on me, not when l am work
ing. but when | am standing In the
cold Never put frosty bit In my
mouth First warm It by holding u o
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
Must Be High Class.

"You have q beautiful manor house
but you ought to have little village
for the peasantry. as we do in Eng
land. It adds to the landscape"
"All right" said the multtmillion
aire, but 1t must be q restricted at
fair. No peasant admitted earning
less than $4,000 q year."-Kansas City
Journal
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
Question:

To the Editor Of The Times:
The handiest cause in the medical
profession when the patient dies is
heart failure" which covers UP a
multitude Of sins--overlooked by the
sexton.
AS the heart Is the last organ in
the body to give up-I would like to
have some one answer the following
question through The Times:
In what way can anyone die with.
out heart failure?"
F. LENZNER
Cass City. Mich, May &c, 1913.
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02

moment in your hands. And finally. -
my master when my useful strength
Is gone do not turn me out 10 StarN.
or freeze. or sell me 10 some human
brute TO be slowly tortured ana
starved to death. but do thou. my mas
ter take my life in the kindest way.
and your God will reward you here and
hereafter. You viii not consider ne
irreyerent IL | ask this in the name Of
Him VINO was born in u stable. Amen.
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
Kindness To the Horse.

Kindness To the Horse.
To the Editor of The Times:
Your editorial about shooting horses
was read with interest, and brought
to my mind the enclosed prayer.
Its publication now would be timely
I often read 1t. From one who Is an
'admirer and a friend OF the horse.
Sincerely yours,
ALFRED TOMSON.
Detroit. May 81. 1913.
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
tts q Cav Life.

Carlisle II going some" In the way
Of entertainments this week--two pic
ture shows every night, ball game
Wednesday afternoon; "Jesse James"
tented show Friday. afternoon and
night: Tiger Bile" Wild West Sat.
urday.-Caritsle (Ky.) Mercury.
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
Favorlte Fiction.
Orator OF the Day"
"Sflvpr COrDpt Rand"

The Popular Comedian"
"TIl Not Forget II, Maria"
Wishing you Every Success In the
World"
1T Isn't of the Slightest Couse-
Quence, Assure You"
IT Can't Imagine Where They Got
That Picture Of Me They Printed IN
Their Paper."-Chicaxo Tribune.
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
ADOPT EIoht.biour Day.

MONTEvIDEO. Uruguay. June g.
The chamber Of deputies has approx
ed a measure providing for an eight
hour day for workmen.
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
Whan Love IL Now.

A Horton paper states that young
locomotive engineer recently married
attracts the attention OF his wife by
blowing the whistle from the time he
strikes the outskirts OF the town until
he reaches the station. Old heads IN
the business say that In two or three
years he will be trying to make the
old engine come into town on her tip
toes.-Kansas City Star.
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02

California; 1913 mining output, Il -
predicted, will exceed $1oo,ooo.ooo In
value.
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
|HOwnMEDRAGS

Swimmin' hole Is gettin warm,
An on Uncle Williams farm
Hay will soon be CROWN high
An they'll NOW 1t bye and bye,
Stack ii up-an' then we'll play,
Roll an Jump around in hay.
School days will be over soon;
Long the early part O. June
We will leave the school an all
Done an finished till the fall;
No more lessons We must learn,
No more pages We must turn.
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02

Gno 0otsudt Tines heartily Joins with the q. pssta
oo1fisa the Michigan Food and Dairy Commissioner
~ V1dlnnco Commtes Of the Associated Advertising
q America IA prot scting the public from advertising
80 Any reader having grievance against an adver-
- a these columns will confer o favor by promptly
Icoossjng the same to the publisher.
The Detroit times., 1913-06-02
Editorials by the People

Communications must bear name
and address Of writer. must
not contain personal abuse and
must not be over 800 words In
length,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-15
How to Co to Sleep.

4 man should make his toilet as care
fully for going to bed as for the bust
ness of the day
Certain physical things are conducive
to sleep. such as plenty of sweet, out
door air, the absence of noises, of
lights and of bad odors and, above all,
Il feeling of tiredness.
There are also certain mental and
spiritual preparations.
To be intensely interested in any
thing is fatal to sleep; so also are the
memory Of a ranking failure, plan
making, problem solving, apprehension,
shame and remorse.
The soul must take off its interested
ness as the body must remove its vest
mentS.
Passions of any kind, craving and all
heats are against sleep.
One is very fortunate who has hab-
it of prayer, for there is nothing can
still the soul like purging the con-
science before God, and cares, pricking
annoyances, breads and all mental ten
sions can be remedied in no way more
satisfactorily than by letting the con-
seriousness of God wash the soul.
\ sense of friendliness and peace to-
ward the infinite is the surest medicine
for sleep.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-15
Force of a Cyclone.

Careful estimates of the force of a
cyclone and the energy required to
keep II hurricane in active operation
reveals the presence of a power that
makes the miglIticSt efforts of man
appear as nothing in comparison. A
force equal to more than 4NOOOO,OOO
horsepower was estimated as devel-
oprd IN Il West Indian cyclone. This
greatly exceeds the power that could
he developed by all the means within
the range of mans capabilities. Were
steam. water, windmiIS and the
strength of all men and animals COM
bincd they could not even approach
the tremendous force of this mighty
power-Chicago Journal.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-15
STOMACH TROUBLES
MIR. Ragland Writes Interesting
Letter on This Subject.

Madison Heights, Va.-Mr. Chas. A.
Ragland, of this place, writes: 81 have
been taking Thedford's Black-Draught
for Indigestion, and other stomach troub-
les, also colds, and find il to be the verv
best medicine ! have ever used.
After taking Black Draught for a few
days, | always feel like a new man."
Nervousness, nausea, heartburn, pain
in pit of stomach, and a feeling of full
ness after eating, are sure symptoms Of
stomach trouble, and should be given the
proper treatment, as your strength and
health depend very largely upon your
food and its digestion.
To get quick and permanent relief
from these ailments, you should take
a medicine of known curative merit.
Its IS years of splendid success, in tte
treatment of just such troubles, proves
the real merit of Thedford's Black
Draught. Safe, pleasant, gentle in action,
and without bad after effects, it is sure
TO benefit both young and old. For sale
everywhere. Price 25c. Nc,27
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-15
Trying Hard.

An artist who had a lofty studio on
Twenty-thrd street lately spent two
months among the darker dwellings of
London, Sketching the laborer in the
mass, children with dull eyes. houses
with broken window paneS.
One morning he was in petty SEES
siOnS court in the east end and bat
tered man was before the magistrate
charged with drunkenness
when YOU were here thirty days
ago said the magistrate. didn't you
promise to sign tie pledge:"
I'm ngoin' to. y'r 'onor," said the
cuIprit. "aS soon as can learn to
write. I'm takin' lessons hut amt
maxim much progress. - New York
Times
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-15
Vanished Furniture.

White spots ON Vanished furniture
caused by heat or moisture can be re
moved by rubbing with cloth damp
encd with alcohol Care must be eX.
erciSed not to make the cloth too wet
and the spot must he rubbed until it is
dry. As the alcohol evapOrHtes quick
ly, the rubbing does not have to he
continued very long. If the article has
been revarniShrd or is heavily coated
with varniSh upirh more alcohol must
be used ana the rubbing must be kept
up longer-New York Telegram.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
SUMMER MISHAPS.
How to Relieve Stings and Sprain:
Which Come With Outing Days.

TO" TO neiieNe 0tln9S ana SpFdlns
Which Come With Outing Days.
Insect stings are among the most
uncomfortable Of the minor mishaps
which befall the seeker for summer
pleasure. Even mosquito bites some,
time prove really bothersome. If they
are treated with applications of am
mOnia before they are scratched much
of the unpleasant sting and burning
will leave them. If they have been
scratched so that the skin is broken
the ammonia will burn perhaps more
severely than the bite does. Salt and
water is another good remedy for mos
quito bites.
StingS and bites of other insects are
even more uncomfortable to bear than
those of mosquitoes, but those of the
insects in temperate climes are seldom
dangerous, and unless they are i'll the
throat or mouth they do not need the
attention of a physician. If, however,
a bee has concealed himself in a peach
or other fruit and with bite of the
fruit reaches the throat there to stop
and apply his sting, it is well to call a
physician. Such sting sometimes
produces painful and troublesome
swelling. Gargle with water and salt
or boracic acid until the physician
comes.
The treatment of bee and wasp
Stings is similar The bee leaves his
sting In the skin: the wasp takes it
with him So the first thing to do to
coumteract Il bee sting is to press out
the sting with II watchkey, if this is
possible Salt. soda. ammonia or any
pther alkali should be sopped on the
Stung surface frequently until the
singing sensation has stopped. The
I'D method of applying wet earth to Il
bee sting surely does bring relief to
the sufferer and if nothing else is ut
hand mud should be applied. But
onsidering the uses to which soda or
horaX can he put on Il summers day
little of it might be carried on ev-
'ry tramping or touring trip. 1t IS
Useful to dissolve in water and apply
o Sunhurupd skin. to use for StingS,
o use as an antiSeptic wash for
rruiSeS and cuts. and. moreover, 1t
lelpS Suothp the skin irritated by poi,
on ivy.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-15
Deadly East Indian DueIs.

There are Il good deal Of savagery
and stOicul disregard of death left III
the east yet despite the advance of
civilizations and this extends to the
so called sports of the people Thus
among the natives of BurOda there OBJ
tains still kind Of gladiatorial dis
play in the shape of fearful fist fight
wherein the contestants wear a very
formidable ceStuS of steel studded
with murderous spikes. The duelsts-
usually big. braWny, athletic men who
nave been Infatuated for the occasion
with copiouS drafts of opium in which
hemp Is infuScd-cnter the arena sing
ing and set to with deliberate intent
to kill, one or both invariably succumD,
ing.