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Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22

creating forest reserves was COM
menced. Michigan is just S156,4O9
ahead on the work of this depart
ment.
The total cost of the work on
the three big reserves up 20 the
end of the fiscal year, July 1, was
S165,135,e6. Since that time the
land has increased in value SO rap
idly and such large sums have
been collected in dead and down
timber, seedlings, trespass fees
and in value represented by the
state plants and their property,
that they now represent 1921, 5i5.6S.
These figures concern the three
big forest reserves at Higgins lake
Houghton lake and Fife lake. The
value of the land in these re-
serves alone represents a total
Of S270,8S5.75.
81 expect that the states work
in reforestation will be the means
of saving many woodworking in
dustries to Michigan declares Mr..
Carton. ave will be able to cut
timber within few years and
concerns which might otherwise
find themselves without material
can he supplied"
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
MiChigan'S School System
Is far Above the Average

Ann Acknowledgements standing
among the 48 states in public
education was clearly brought
out by DR.. Leonard p. Ayres, OF
the Russell Sage Foundation, when
he addressed the sixty-first annual
meeting of the Michigan State
Teachers association on "Com-
parative Standing of the States in
Public Education"
DR.. Ayres showed that Mich
igan's school system, in point of
general efficiency, ranked above
tAe average, being seventeenth a
mong the 48 school systems. This
means that although Michigan is
ahead of 81 states in general eff
ficiency, she has 16 states ahead
of her. Her next door neighbors,
Ohio, Illinois and Indiana, rank
higher in general efficiency, hold
ing sixth, eighth and tenth places,
respectively, as compared with
Michigan's rank of seventeenth.
How many children are there in
Michigan of school age? Accord
ing to 1910 statistics there are a
bout 100000. And how many of
these are in school? About 70 per
cent, leaving 81 per cent not in
any. school. One-fifth, then, OF
Michigan's children of school age
are not in school and it is from
this one-fifth that Michigan's
army of $4,000 illiterates comes,
her contribution to the five and
a half millions of illiterates in the
United States.
Rhode Island has the longest
school year of any state-193 days
but IL these 1913 days of schooling
were divided equally among the
children of school age in the state,
the result would be 116 days of
schooling each. This is the "ef-
fective school year." The results
of this comparison show that this
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22

state provides 100 days as it's eff
fective school year.
In nearly a quarter of the states
the effective school year is less
than three months. AS nation,
the United States has shorter
school day, a shorter school week,
and shorter school year than any
other highly civilized country i'm
the world.
The people of the United Statee
spend half a billion a year for
their schools. Michigan spends IL
millions of this half billion. For
every 500 of wealth she spends,
50 cents on her schools.
The two extremes of annual ex.-
penditures for each child of school
age was So in South Carolina ano
a little more than $50 in Wash
ington. Michigan stands little,
more than halfway between these
extremes, spending annually $1@
per child Ohio, Indiana and II
linois all spend more.
The ordinary child requires from
to ID years of schooling or 81
months year to complete it's
elementary course. In North
Carolina or New Mexico the at
tendance period is SO short that
the average pupil would need a.
bout % years to complete am
eighth-year course of nine months
each.
In Is of the IS states the aver
age annual wage of public school
teachers amounts to less than q
dollar a day. The highest aver
age paid in the United States la
$e1s In California, the lowest in
5000 in North Carolina. The aver
age annual salary in the United
States Is $5s5. Michigan pays her
teachers IS less than the average.
annual salary In the country ana,
about half as much as California
pays.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
MICHIGAN MUST
FIGHT IT'S HOG
CHOLERA ALONE

Observation-Disclosures, owing to its
not being situated in the corn
belt and therefore not "hog
state will get none of the $4,000
appropriated by the federal gov
ernment to study and combat hog
cholera. Application was made but
the state was turned down re-
gardless of the fact that accord
ing to what is considered a too
conservative estimate as made
recently by DR.. Ward Giltner,
state veterinarian, NJ. a. c., Mich
igan is losing annually $1,000, 900
through hog cholera. According
to DR.. Giltner, there is no abate-
ment and the disease is found now
in all most every county in the
state.
Branch county just now is suf-
fering from tie malady more than
any other section and the disease
is breaking out in the upper pen
insula counties. The M, A. C.. BAG
THEOLOGICAL department is doing
everything possible to assist in
preventing the spread of the dis
ease and is manufacturing large a
mounts of serum at it's own ex-
pense.
"Wnat we most need" said DR..
Giltner in discussing the states
Zig livestock problem, "is more
trained men and We are trying to
turn them out of this department.
County agricu' .urists can be of
great assistance in preventing the
spread OF the disease and in teach
ing tle farmers preventive mea-
sures. Serum, we know will cause
immunity, but the big question re-
lative to serum is how and when
to get the greatest benefit
ave have treated some of the
big prize winners of the state with
serum recently and there is a
great demand for it. The effect
that cholera will have on breeding
stock can not be estimated. 1t is
killing hundreds of the rest
stock that was kept for breeding
purposes only. You can see what
this will mean in another six
mont"s. Every, state where this
disease is as prevalent as il is in
Michigan, should have dn appro-
priation for the study of the dis
ease in all it's phases. Until we
can study every angle OF it, the
malady cannot be treated intel
ligentiy as a whole nor can il be
stamped out. Cholera lie this
states big livestock problem right
now.o
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
The Meaning OF
IL Inch of Rain"

On every Government daily
weather bulletin or chart the a
mount of rainfall at various places
during the preceding "a hours is
printed in inches and hundred tbs
of inches. According to the
weekly News Letter. from the
Federal department of agricul-
ture the public, in general way,
understands that a rainfall of 2
inches in one day is heavy, and
that one of a tenth of an inch is
light, but no attempt is made to
associate the linear measurement
of the water with it's equivalents
in weight or bulk. This is neces-
sary for a proper understanding of
the actual quantitative value of
the rain, and the few figures fol-
lowing may prove of assistance in
making calculations.
An acre of ground contains 43,
$50 square feet. Consequently, a
rainfall of 1 inch over 1 acre of
ground would mean a total of AZ,
560x144, or 6,272.6iO cubic inches of
water. This is equivalent to $3.50
cubic feet AS a cubic foot of
pure water weighs about 62.4
pounds, tine exact amount varying
slightly with the density, it fol-
lows that the weight of a uniform
coating of inch of rain over 1
acre of surface would be 3,63Ox
62.4 equals @26512 pounds, or 113A
short tons.
The weight OF 1 United States
gallon of pure water is 8.345
pounds. Consequently rainfall
of 1 inch over / acre of ground
would mean 226,512 divided by 8.345
equals 27,143 gallons of water on
the acre. This is equivalent to
603 barrels of IS gallons each, and
would be sufficient to fill a tank
or pool about 20 feet square and
9 feet in depth. Should a farmer
desire to build a cistern to be
supplied by rainwater from a roof.
he can, if he knows the annual
rainfall of his locality, so con-
struct his cistern as to make the
best possible use of the rainfall.
For instance, a rainfall of 1 inch
on a roof of 5000 square feet
capacity would mean a total vol
ume, $4,000 cubic inches or
$50 cubic feet, available for the
cistern Qoss from splashing, etc.,
not considered). This is equal to
1870 United States gallons, or a
bout AIS barrels of 40 gallons
each, enough to fill a cistern 8
feet in diameter to a depth of
497 feet.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
HIGH FREES FOR TURKS
MAY Go STILL HIGHER

East Lansing-Regardless of the
present hign prices OF turkey,
the old Thanksgiving bird is very
liable to be much more valuable
before the day of the annual
killing and praise on account of
a disease that has become prev
alent in Michigan flocks. The
disease known as "black-head' is
not a new one by any means as
it appeared years ago, but its
present form seems to be more
Virulent and is working havoc
pretty generally about the state
in wnat appears TO be an epi-
demic.
A number of requests for aid
have come to the veterinary de-
partmenC at NJ. A. c. from own
ers of flocks who saw their turks
die one by one and were not
able to discover the reason for it.
One woman in the southern part
of the state who has a large flock
of birds implored the department
recently to assist her in saving
her remaining turkeys. The own
er forwarded one of the sick
fowls to the department and an
examin ton was made. Finally
the bird was killed and an autopsy
held.
The autopsy divulged what had
been suspicioned black-head. The
disease is an intestinal trouble and
when it develops in a flock car
ries the birds off one by one un-
til there is none left. The veteri-
nary department informed the
owner who had submitted the
bird of the form of disease and
also suggested the remedy which
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
KENT GROWER SHIPPED BARREL
OF APPLES TO SCOTLAND IN 1862

Muskegon, Mich.-George ii.
Tuxbury who has farm in Al
pine townships, Kent county, be-
lieves that he is che first exporter
of Western Michigan apples. A
bout 1862 Mr.. Tuxbury shipped a
barrel of Strawberry apples to
Glasgow, Scotland, with good re-
suits. Mr.. Tuxbury has been in
over thirty-seven different fruit
growing states and says that in no
state of the 81 can good fruit be
produced cheaper than in Mich
igan. Although Mr.. Tuxbury is
now 81 years of age he is intensely
interested in the apple industry OF
Western Michigan.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
FIVE CHINESE IN ATTENDANCE
At MICH. COLLEGE OF MINES

Houghton-Part of the 80 per
cent increase of attendance at
the Michigan College of Mines this
year is due to the five Chinese
students who have entered. An
other well-nigh oriental student is
a native of Hawaii. However, to
offset the increase from this source
is the failure of any Mexicans,
Central or South Americans to APP
pear Usually there have been at
least half-dozen of Latin-Amer-
leans at the college. Three years
ago two of the Maderos. Raoul
and Julio, brothers of the muir
dered president, were in attend
ance.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
Three Important Pieces of Legislation

If the grange adopts the recon-
mendations OF the executive COM
mittee, work on these three laws
will at once be undertaken and pc
titions prepared and circulated.
With its 500 oranges and it's $4,000
grangers in Michigan, there will
be no question about securing the
necessary number of signatures to
the initiatory petitions. Thereupon
the proposals will automatically GO
to the people for a vote.
The executive committee COM
pleted arrangements for the Flint
convention, which is to be held
In the Masonic temple, and which
promises to be one of the great
est in the history of the organ
ization.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
MICH. SUGAR LROP
WILL BE NORMAL

Grand Rapids-The crop indica-
tions in Michigan are of a highly
satisfactory nature and there is no
question but that tine yield OF
sugar beets Will be up to the ear
lier expectations. Farmers in all
parts of the state are preparing
to harvest their crops, and the
sugar factories will start the
1854 campaign at the custo-
mary time. The yield in some
parts of the state has been small
Ter this year than las, but the
good crops in the other sections
have more than offset he dis
advantage. The drought and ex-
disadvantage of the beets in the
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22

The Michigan State grange may
be the means of instituting three
important pieces of legislation by
"initiative" next year. The ex-
ecutive committee, which was in
session at Flint, Mich, recently
arranging for the meeting of the
grange to be held at that place
December 8, voted to recommend
to the grange that il dedicate it's
next years Legislative labprs to
this end.
II is proposed to initiate by pc
tition a law for the tonnage tax,
a law for the Torrens system of
land transfers and an amendment
to the recall law which shall
bring judges within the scope of
the laws operations.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
TO MAKE FARM LIFE
APPEAL TO THE BOYS
is AIM OF Y. M. 6. A,

Lansing-To make the life of the
rural boy more worth while and
the appeal of the farm more eff
fective for young men general
ly is the declared aim of the
county Y. M. c. A. secretaries OF
Michigan who met in conference
here recently
The religious aim, which forms
a basis for all the association eff
fort, is likewise uppermost in the
rural county organization, but
its religion serves as an instru-
ment with which to carry on its
social service and TO minister to
community needs.
A very practical phase OF the
rural community problem which
the Y. Nj. c. A. is called upon TO
face, is counteracting the cityward
tendency. To do this il becomes
the associations task to convince
the young man who contemplates
leaving the country, that the farm
offers him bigger opportunities
toward which ne often mistaken
ly turns.
Plans for the coming years work
by the rural association contem-
plate still greater emphasis up
on agricultural contests for the
boys of the association. Last year
$50 contestants participated in
such contests as corn and potato
gorwing and poultry raising.
A specific instance related in the
experience of one of the secretar-
les, demonstrate the effectiveness
of what the association plans more
extensively to do. a country lad
ran away from home because he
dreaded the routine of the farm
and hoped to find in the excite
ment of the city some opportun-
ity to do something.
Brought back to his county the
association Interested him in a corn
growing contest in which he took
second prize. The following year
the little fellow applied himself
with energy to the task of in
tensive corn culture, with the re-
suit that he took first prize in
his county by raising 100 bushels
to an acre from which 80 bushels
would have been the standard
for the contest. Phe men were
persuaded TO let the lad enter the
mems contest. The latter at first
demurred out agreed TO let the
"boy come in and get a few point
ers." The lad entered his exhibit
and took first prize, and did the
same in the Michigan state con-
test. The lad is now fitting him
self to come to NJ. A. c. next week
and upon graduation is deter
mined TO go back 10 the farm.
Along similar lines, the rural
aggnQi fiOnC are nl1nninU To qln
young men who cannot see any
future in the farm in a bigger
vision of their calling. In this re-
gard the association plans to CO.
operate with the state through
the activities of the Michigan Ag-
ricultdral College, reaching the
youth in the adolescent age when
he is tie most susceptible to right
or wrong impressions and is open
to influence as to the real mis-
sion of the farm.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
FORTY E>IRlES IN CORN
CONTEST HELD AT MARION

Marion, Mich.-A corn contest
was recently put on by the pub
fishers of the local newspaper,
Messrs. F. II. Dewey and r. f,
Rouse. There were forty entries
most of these being by farmers
living in the vicinity of Marion.
The judges who passed upon the
corn awarded the prizes according
to the quality and the ripeness of
the grain. What these enterpris-
ing publishers have done in Os-
ceola county other publishers can
do in other counties.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
THIS MICH POSTMASTER
Is ENGAGED IN pRACH=
CAL DEVELOPMENT WORK

Traverse City--Richard w. Bal
lensinger lately appointed post
master upon Garden Island, at
tached to Charlevoix county, is en-
gagged in practical development
work. He has named his office
Success and has begun a work
which promises much.
''I am a homesteader," he re-
Gently said. "This beautiful is
land is about five miles long and
three miles wide, but practically
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22

vested upward OF 1000 barrels of
apples this fall, and has nearly
the whole lot ready for shipment.
From several Of his orchards he
has already commenced shipping,
and the prices he is receiving, in
common with other Michigan fruit
growers, are the highest that APP
pies have been sold at in many
years, almost before the close of
the picking season. The demand
for the fruit is much greater than
the supply.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
MANY IOUNTlES 10 CONTINUE
lhrlK SuIPORT vi BUREAU

Traverse CityAThe boards of
supervisors of the counties of An
trim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmett.
Grand traverse, Kalkaska, Kent,
Lake, Leelanau and Osceoia have
all made appropriations for the
continuance of the program for
the development of Western Mich
igan. The other counties in the
Western Michigan territory will
pledge contributions before
the close of the year.
In some cases the funds will
be promised by the supervisors and
in offers by the public spirited
men Of the counties.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
EVART TEACHER HAS PREPARED
ILLUSTRATED ALFALFA LECTURE

Evart, Mich.-Robert Rosen in
structor in agriculture in the high
school here has prepared an il
lustrated lecture upon alfalfa
which he purposes giving to his
students in agriculture and such
of the farmers of the county ana
Others as desire to attend. The
lecture had been prepared with the
idea of spreading information il
regard to the most approved
methods of the growing and har-
Vesting of this valuable crop.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
HAPPENINGS IN STATE

was simple and effectual. The
"black-head,' however, has de-
veloped in the flocks in so many
Michigan counties that ii is de-
clared the disease will have a big
bearing on the price We pay for
the old Thanksgiving bird.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
PUBLIC DRAIN COMM.
MADE $50, 400 IN Is YEARS

Lansing. Mich Exhaustive fig
ures, covering Is years of work,
have Just been compiled by A C..
Carton, secretary of the public do
main commission OF the state
showing that since the work OF
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22

cry will be used in the admins
tration of the law without the
creation of additional offices. No
paid agents will be employed.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
EATON MAN HARVE> TED 1000
BARRELS APPLES THIS SEASON

Eaton Rapids, Mich.-From the
orchards that T. A. Farrand, of
this city, has leased in different
sections of Michigan, he has har-
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-22
Grange Ginger
by Granger, Traverse City,

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The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-28
KILLOUGH CALLS
 FOR lOO CONNECTS
CHAIRMAN OF THE LEVEE BOARD ASKS AID OF CONNECTS FROM
 GOVERNOR FuTRELL.

Little Rock. Ark, March 27 Gov ernor Futrell today received a request by long distance telephone from o. N. Killougn, chairman Of the St Fran cis Leyee Board, asking that 100 con victs be sent to prepare the levees on the Arkansas side of the river for the expected rise of the Mississippi. MT. kiliough said the need was extremely urgent A law passed by the recent legislature provides that all state conyicts shall be employed on the state farm and makes 1t unlawful to hire or lease convicts. Governor Flu trell Is willing to send the convicts but believes he Is forbidden by the new law. He has appealed to Attor- ney General Moose and the latter will advise the governor tomorrow.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-28
WILSON'S MESSAGE
 HAS BEEN COMPLETED
PRESIDENT FINISHES RESUME OF HIS VIEWS ON TARIFF TO
 SEND TO CONGRESS.


 Washington. March 27.--President Wilson today finished the message. which he will send to the extra ses- sion of congress IL is devoted chief ly 10 the tariff and will be submitted to the cabinet tomorrow.
 The president had q long confer ence with Secretary Redfield at the White House tonight on the tariff. Mir. Redtield's tariff views often were saght by the President during his campaign for election
 Politics got little or the presidents $ time as he was mostly concerned ov- e the flood situation He kent in touch over the telephone however, with the progress of the jury reform measure in the cnference committee of the New Jersey legislature and let 1t be known that unless jury re- forms were obtained he might make an appeal soon to the people of New Jersey TO bring pressure to bear on the legislature
 ihe president issued the following comment on the senatorial election in Illinois,
 am very much gratified to have the choice of the democratic voters in the senatorial primaries in Ills- nois ratified
The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-28
servians Led Assault.

Dondon, March 27 Unless peace is speedily concluded the troops, which captured Adrinopie and the heavy siege guns will be moved 10 Tchatalia. behind which the Turks have been drigen.
 A Belgrade dispatch says that Adrianople fell as the result of heavy artillery fire of the seesians. Tie prisoners taken were in a state of exhaustion and had been induced to continue fighting only by the indom- iiable will of the Turkish command CT, Shukri Pasha
 The Servians were inc first to en- ter the city the outer streets of which were deserted. As the sold iers penetrated farther. the people besaa te come out The garrison captured is estimated at 30000.
 shukri Pasha intended to continue resistance in the northern and west ern sections but the capture Of the western frontier bs the Servians made this impossible.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-28
BALL PLAYERS ARE
 ENTERTAINED HERE
BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE SERVES SPREAD AT ESSEX PARK TO
 THE VISITORS.
Event Pronounced by Veteran Tim Murnsne as Greatest Aggregation
 of Players Ever Seated Together.

What was pronounced by Tim Muf- nane. grand old veteran of the writers of baseball, as the greatest aggrega- tion of diamond stars ever seated about festai board, was the gather ing of the Pittsburg and Boston worlds champion baseball players last night when at Essex Park they were the guests of tine Business Mems League
 Harry Myers of the Hot Springs reservation was toastmaster, and among the toasts responded to were remarks by Mayor Waters. Congress man Differdorfer of Pennsylvania; Secretary Bedding, Jake Stahl Of the Boston champions, Tim Murnane, Bar ney Dreyfus of the Pittsburgsr Jack Miller, Hans Wagner, M. A, Eisele, 1Tiss Speaker. J. C. Burns of Boston, Walter Ebel, J. D. ORear Paul Shan non, Doc owens, Superintendent Dill lon of the utilities, and simon Cooper.
 Mir Cooper, ably assisted by that veteran caterer. Charles 0. Eveland, had prepared a most enjoyable fepast for the guests.
 Toastmaster Myers was the victim of some keen shafts from the respond CTS to toasts, and particularly were the verbal clashes between Secretary Bedding and Congressman Differd- oTfer and the toastmaster entertain- ing. Some clever stories were told, and at the conclusion of the spread and while waiting for the train to return the party to the city, Howard Camnitz. Buck O'Brien and Mir Mayo entertained with vocal numbers