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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08
AC0RNS AND THEIR USES.
Valuable as 4 Feed For Farm Animals
and Sometimes Eaten by Man.

! Very little attention has been given In
! this country 10 the utilization OF acorns.
| It is we'll known that they are used as
/ food for cattle, horses. swine, turkeys,
and those OF several species of white
oaks also form the food OF man. says
the Scientific American
The acorus of white oaks are mostly
large, and the trees in general produce
fruit very abundantly The Indians IN
California always gathered the acorns
OF the California live oak (Quercus ag-
rifoliaD, and years OF great scarcity OF
ten caused much misery. Even the
early white settlers OF California relied
on the crop OF acorns as a part OF their
food supply The acorns were gathered
by the squaws. who preserved them by
, putting them in wicker baskets, which
were generally stored in hollow oak
trees or in caches They were pre-
pared for eating by grinding and boil
ing them with water into II thick paste.
which was baked into bread The oven
consisted Of hole In the ground about
eighteen inches each way. Redhot
stones We're placed Ia the bottom Of ii
ana little dry sand OF loan placed
over them Next a layer of dry leaves
was spread over this aud the dough or
paste poured into the hole until it was
two or three inches deep A layer of
leaves, more sand. redhot stones and
finally earth was placed on top. At the
end or five or six hours the stones had
cooled and the bread. which was an ir-
regular mass nearly black ia color, was
taken out
In parts Of the south acOrns Of the
COW oak (Quercus michauxiiJ have
been used when roasted as coffee
substitute, and there are IA good many
other uses to which they might be put
Alcohol can be extracted from them, as
from all starchy substances Starch is
at present made principally from rice.
corn and potatoes, but III the starch
from acOrns is sufficiently refined it
may be employed rs an article of diet
as well as for laundry purposes. Acorns
contain much sugar ana gum. and il Is
probable that these substances can be
profitably separated and successfully
used for domestic purposes Even the
residue could he sold very prOfitably
for fattenlng hogs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08
GATHERING SpOMGES.
Methods Commonly Employed by the
Caicos island Fish srmen.

geographically the Turks and Calico.
Islands Il dependency of the .Iamaicn
government. form the southeastern.
most portion of the Halmmas. the Cal.
cos group beng separated from Turks
Islands 10y the Turks islands pnssng,
oi about twenty mites ia extent. Shin.
helits OF spolgcS were made occasion.
ally from the dependency in small
quantities., hill II WAS Got until 1850
that the Industry WAS placed OH Il
commercial basis at what is now
known as DeliiS Cay. The industry
Is confined 60 the waters of the Caicos
Islands. The bank in which the nrouu
Is situated being about nifty niles ia
length and ten miles in breadth
There are several different mefbods
of spon@ing nude diving. hooking. the
scaphnnder ar diving dress and the
gaigava or dredging. In the c,i,ns
Islands the first two methods ar. alone
employed. mud" diving heing resorted
To when the bottom. Is Irregular ~
spongeS are seen in holoVs The
sponge hooks are three prou..d and
bent over like taiois and are attached
10 poles twelve Ia thirty feet louy
Wlilc III nude diving wooden suo,us
are employed Ia detaciI the suonr.s
In every boot Is u water glass. ar nan.
OF glass inserted In the bottom OF /,
box or bucket through which spnuua,
are readily detected
Every evening the sponges bo,l.,d
during the day are placed root down.
ward on the deck "f the Sloop To- drain
exposure to the sun haSteninp tho
death or the sponge and the removni
OF the outer skin and what wos ,bs
living animal tissue. 'lf after first hc.
ing taken from the water the spono.s
are packed together too CLOSELY tbc
inner substance does moi drain nron
erly. especially In mud sponges. and
ms causes what is known ms dood
heat. u disease which renders proong.
ed treatment necessary to preparc
Them for market When upon s,ccess.
nj cruises the sloops have too MANY
'ponges To be cured on deck they ara
'aken To convenient spots on land AMI
collected at the end of the week. to IA.
'old at the purchasing stations. Con.
,ular Report.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08
The Busy Bee.

There is no domestic animal or
fowl that pays us as big dividends as
the honey bee. She works for moth.
ing. boards herself, supports her
queen and the royal male harem. fer
tilizes the blossoms for miles around,
and frequently furnishes us with
enough honey in one year to buy the
entire hive, bees and all. twice over.
Hives of bees are frequently kept in
large cities, as well as in the country.
We have seen IA number of hives on
roofs OF buildings. etc, where the own
ers had no other space available, and
the bees will do Just as we'll there as
on the ground provided the hives are
shaded from the hot sun.
Your success In keeping bees de
Ponds upon one main factor. and that
Is the food supply. They gather their
food In the form OF nectar and pollen
from all sorts OF blossoms The nee
tar is eaten by the bee. undergoes Ger
tain changes. and is stored In the
comb as finished honey The pollen
is treated in a somewhat similar man.
ner. and is worked over into bee bread
with which the young are fed. A fairly
constant succession of Towering plants
must be available for your bees. and
there must be enough OF these flowers
SO that the bees can gather more
honey than they need Remember that
YOU don't get any honey until the
bees have all they need You get the
surplus only.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08
Clothes and the Man.

II Is doubtful II Uncle Joe Cannon
ever owned silk hat. Nobody around
Washington remembers seeing him
wear one Next to his cigar. nothing
il quite so familiar to his friends as
the type OF black soft hat which he has
made famous II recalls an amusing
incident that occurred 10 the old Ar
llington hotel II few years ago Mr..
Cannon strolled into the place one
evening with his secretary. l.. White
Busbey. Now, IL happened that Busbey
was always u good deal heavier on
dress than his chief. This particula
night he was immaculate.
A man In the lobby was showing II
visitor the sights
There's Uncle Joe Cannon" he said.
nudging the stranger
"YOu don't tell me-" exclaimed the
visitor. looking ut Rusbey. "Who Is
that old slonch with him Washing.
ton Star.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08
Sulphur In the Philippines.

In the Philippines. as in japan. sui
phur Is found IN connection with ex-
tinct or dying volcanoes. In places
one encounters small cones Of nearly
pure sulphur built up around vents
from which have issued aud in some
cases still issue sulphurous gases sui
phur is also found permeating the vol.
canic rocks In the nelghborhood OF
these vents II is quite possible that
boring iu and about volcanic regions
10 the Philippines will disclose impor-
tant quantities OF sulphur permeated
rock. when the sulphur content Is not
less than 8 or 10 per cent such material
can be worked proftably where labor
and transportation conditions are IA
vOrable. .--.----- 500.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

Yard
Farmer
BY Prof. John Willard BOlle

Before you buy a hive OF bees look
over the territory within "a radius of
mile and size up the feeding posi-
bilities. II there are considerable
amounts of clover you are safe. Sweet
clover. fruit trees and bushes, bass
wood and mustard. buckwheat and fax
are heavy honey bearers. OF course
ornamental flowers do their share, but
they are OF much less Importance
lf you find plenty of feed without
too much competition from other bee
keepers. your next step is To secure d
good standard beehive with strons
colony OF Italian bees and a tested ltal
ian queen. The eight frame Langstrott
hive is all excellent one for the begin
ner While your bees might be Sc
cured cheaper from some farmer il 4,
easier TO have them come right la the
hive at the start. The complete out
III viii cost about SIS.
Most people can handle Italian bee,
without the slightest danger OF getting
stung after a little practice Before
then. IL is we'll to use bee veil anC
tie your sleeves tightly.
Your colony will increase from one
10 five hundred per cent. each year
and each colony will produce from
fifteen to hundred pounds of honey
depending upon the season. Il will
not take ten minutes week to care
Tor them, but you must spend u lel
more time than that watching them
AS they are most interesting In thei
la hits
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08
FAIRGROUNDS.

The Laliiufn PLAY ground is to be- rec
opened shortly ana conducted 10y the
Calumet Womans club. 1, is TO be re-
gre,rcd that The park is aot larger
SGT it is able 10 take care of a con-
siderable number OF children 4 is an
institution that is great boon 10 The
children. aifnriiug them health. cxrr.
,.ss aud plenty of fun
Red Jacket IS badly IN need Of q sim.
lar place where children could 10 in
.t'sd Of romplnr abou, in the streets.
a "olI equipped playground. properly
1r"ryi-ed ana Nth play directed is a
"ri' ndid asset TO any community II
provides the right kind Of activity. bcsr
Influences ana s a valuable factor in
the Development OF healthy minds and
bodies.
The piat grounds movement had a
wonderful rovu in this country ia
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08
STUBBORN IN POLITICS.
A National Movement to Which He
Was Violently Opposed.

Al the meeting of the Illinois Bar us
sociation Judge Theodore Brentano or
the superior court told of II ease tried
before him several years ago at which
the late Jim Evans. II widely known
and universally liked newspaper writer.
WuS Witness. Evans had given i'm
poftaht evidence. and the opposing at.
torhey was doing his best To shake his
testimony.
lie had mad" Evans go back over his
past life and was questioning him re.
sardlng the different positions lie had
held.
inn was telling of II period of his
early newspaper days when he had held
many places and none for long.
"Then where did YOU go!" Numbered
the lawyer after Evans had told OF
working few days in the southwest
TO Dallas. Tex. Worked two
weeks replied Evans.
why did YOU CHANGE" asked the
lawyer.
MY boss aud / could not agree upon
"a question Of national policy" was the
answer.
Then where did YOU go?"
!" New Orleans Ieft there In
week"
Ana what was the reason this
tiiile! from the attorney.
Same thing" answered Evans with
smile. The proprietor aud | found
that we did not agree upon political
question OF national Importance
The same answer was given us Evans
toiu of numerous other places he had
taken aud given up The attorney
nhaliy gave NJ his attempt to break
uown Evans with the remark. You
must be II hard man to get along with
III YOU have such set political ideas. "
Few days after the ease had been
decided Judge Brentano met Evans on
the street.
Say, jim. he asked. what was that
question of national Importance that
cost you so many jobs? What did You
ana your bosses disagree over"
prohibition" answered Evans with
smile. -Chicaeo Tribune.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

rJuu. our abn-
Tons after the show being sometimes
performed in II basin or garden
bucket placed on "a chair one night
IL was winter. and the audience was
almost as chilly as the Weather-l tad
finished my turn and stripping TO the
waist. was 'abluting" violently in the
old tin basin when somebody made "a
mistake. aud. instead OF lowering the
curtain the back sheet VAS pulled up.
disclosing me 10 view
As had my back in that direction
! did not az first realize what bad hap
pened. and. hearing shrieks OF laugh
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

the expenditures for recreation pur-
poses are grouped together as Was
done recently in studying the re,rea-
uon Conditions in Boston Ii was
found thai the appropriation in Rus.
ton for municipal gymnasiums, play
grounds, parks, band concerts. swim
ming pools and other recreational fa.
ciIities amounted To more than ST.
600 900 q wear"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08
The Present.

Seen by memory'S magic
Yesterday is golden
Hope illumes the morrow,
Eyes are only holden
From some fair Illusion
When they view today
with its mist OF morning
Bitter blown away.
Yet OF All the morTows
That from me are hidden.
All the bright days ended
Coming back unbidden.
None OF VAS or VIII lie
Richer IN It's way
Than this open handed.
Slightly priced today
Margaret T. Sangster
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

ter. | listened "A
moment and re-
marked fhruugi,
the folds of the
towel ia which
my Ia &c WAS
b nried NJ y
" o r q som e
body's making u
hit!' Getting no
reply. / looked
up. 10 discover
that NV erst-
..
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

while rompan
ions had vanished aud that. with drip.
ping mnne. | was standing in fun view
OF the audience,
J was pressed very much immediate
~ afterward To enter for the 100 yards
In the following years theatrical
sports as IL was Thought that / nigh;
establish u record.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

President Wilson is securing the
political timber To- dnd man 10 MS
liking for povcruor-gcnrrm OF tn"
Philippines. 1t is understood that hr
intends To make the post the most re-.
-ponsiple diplomatic position connect.
ed with the United States and its ter
rlturiaI possrssions 10y giving the gov
encouragement authority over all req
rrscn,ativ,s Of the government in
asia, including tn. ambassadors 20
china and Japan. Among those urged
for this position is Perry Belmont or
New York ana Washington Mr. Bel
mont. il is said desires this appoint
mcut through sentiment His ances-
Tor Admiral Perry, opened Japan 70
Tile civilized world
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

Nlie NNNtliISb tn
Eie a Uumiler Of
wears ago az a
very small hail
Ia the provinces,
where the stage
accom- mediation
WAS So limited
aud dt such "A
primitive in q
that some or MS
had 10 use the
lptcL ~ the stage
a. q dressing
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

pleted new orphans home AZ OgontI
and Chelter avenue.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

The Transvaal is now producing
considerably more than one-t third OF
the worlds gold.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08
- The
Scrap Book


one "ften has amusing experiences
writes Mark sheridan tie actor Ia the
london Strand. the humor of which
Unly strikes Que afterwari Such
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

The first electric railroad i'm the
canal zone Is being built from Pana-
ma City to La Boca.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

So-called Chinese glue is made bv
dissolving shellac in ten times it's
weight OF ammonia.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

tight ears ago Congressman Esch
Of Wisconsin introduced IN the Houye
81 Representatives. . bin giving the
railroads ten years in which to pro-
vide thrmaclyes with an equipment Of
steel passrurors cars. The bin did not
pass" There b. now pending q bill in
'rDduccd by Congressman Talco,t Of
View York providing that after Jan
nary J. 1913 it shan be unlawful to
use Tor tho interstate transportation
OF pHsscnrorg any car not construct
cd 81 steel upon plans approved by the
Interstate Commerce Commission. bat
STIMULATING tha, the Interstate Com
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

Speaker Champ clark has had .
good many tributes from other con-
eressmen and public men among
whom he is almost universally liked
BON, hr never had amy. it is safe 10 say.
That Doc wfu priz. more heartily than
this .r. which follows lr was given
aH Lis daughter Miss Geuegieyt
...
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

, Egypt last year exported i,165.O00
ponds OF cigarettes.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08
Daddy sBedtine
n Tom Adopted
OfOTV -- Six Eeathered
Little Orphans

daddy told Jack and Evelyn
he is Brooklyn his
few chickens
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08

IIIsrENFp a NoMrxr
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-19
Death IN THE
CARPET DUST

Thousands of cases of illness are
caused in cities n towns where car
pets are beaten and the wind scat
tiers the germs broadcast among the
people living within reach Of the
deadly pests.
Nothing harbors these disease
germs as much as a carpet that has
lain on the floor Of ii room where all
sorts of diseases and conditions OF
life have existed, and when the rugs
or carpets are taken to the common
an open lot, or the park to be beaten,
the disease germs are liberated and
scattered all over the place.
The wind will carry the dust from
a dirty carpet for several blocks, and
the germs are lighter and more AS
lily carried even IN what seems to be
a calm atmosphere.
Persons passing or residing near a
carpet cleaning resort can smell and
taste the dust from the filthy fiber
as it is pounded by the labOrer. The
lips and nostrils are moist, and the
disease germs can collect and be re-
tanned by the month and nose until
they have a chance to enter the sys-
TEN.
Instances are recorded where con-
tagious diseases were spread through
out whole blocks by carpet beating.
Persons with a sore place on face
or hand are in grave danger when
near carpet that is being cleaned. as
there is danger of blood poisoning
from the matter that Is apt to lodge
in the affected parts.
Human hair is "a hiding place for
germs, and when the dust from a dir
ty carpet is blown among the people
and into open doors and windows, the
germs lodge in the hair and remain
until they get in their deadly work.
Carpets and rugs should be taken
to an isolated spot in the country,
where no human habitatiOn is near,
and where grasses and trees will, to
a considerable degree, catch the dust
and germs. .
The life of a germ is short when it
falls into the moist growth or comes
in contact with the earth where some
kind of insect is apt to pick it up.
An ideal spot for carpet cleaning
would be on a small island, where the
dust would be carried over and be de-
posted in the water that surrounded
the tract Of land. 1t should be at 9
point where the dust could not reach
dwellings or passing vessels.
1t was such facts as these and thu
lack of a small island which caused
"A. F. Mallick Of Mandan to conceive
the idea Of an antiseptic vacuum
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-19
BISMARCK Can
DO THE SAME

Every one in the Northwest, who
reads the current news of the day,
is aware of the phenomenal progress
made during the past ten years in
population and industrial wealth by
the city of Spokane, in Washington.
From 1892 in 1890, Spokane has
grown in population to 36,S48 in 1909,
and from the latter year to 104,402 in
1910. The increase from 1890 to 1900
was IS per cent-a splendid gain. But
note the increase from 1900 to 1910
1853 per cent-more than double that
of the preceding decenAial period.
This splendid gain is largely at
tributable to the fact that during the
greater portion of the latter period
Spokane has maintained at public ex-
pense a three.story building devoted
exclusively to the display Of the city's
manifold occupations ald industries.
Herein is invitingly displayed every
conceivable phase of the industrial,
commercial and other activities Of
Spokane. The building is always
onen, so that even the most transient
visitor can see at n comprehensive
glance the true inwardness of a great
city's prosperity. Spokane would not
be without her exposition building.
Her people have come, by experience,
to appreciate the tremendous educa-
tional value of such an institution.
Let Bismarck do likewise. She has
an opportunity to rival Spokane In
live exploitation of her resources, and
at a fraction of the cost. 1t would
be criminal to neglect such a chance.
Get busy.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-19
ALTA

Pete Nicholson bought an auto last
week "a %runabout.
Tony Smith hurt his hand while
sharpen:n. pillow lays. A piece Of the
hammer broke off and entered the
hand. 1t was about an inch long.
He thought for a while he was going
to have a good case OF blood poison
ing, but it is getting along aicely
now.
There was a ball game at Alta last
Sunday between Alta and the Blue
Jays. The score stood 20 to . III avor
of Alta. -Ea
Regain will celebrate the glorious
Fourt hof July, and is planning for a
big time. "
Gophers are quite numerous in spite
of the two cent bounty.
Mrs. Bigler visited relatives at
Washburn the latter part of May.
A. N. E1exrud has a lot of stray
horses he has taken up.
Henry Anderson has fenced a sec
ton of land, and WILL have a well dug
and a windmill put up and keep his
stock at home.
There was a dance at the Centre
school house June IA. Quite a NUM-
Der of young people attended, and all
seemed to be in for a good time. There
was also a dance at NOuy's June Z.
There will be one at Jake Skiels on
Saturday, June q.
Mrs. Charles Richard is enjoying a
visit from her mother, who lives in
Montana. .|t.
Harry Knutson has gone back to
school in Bismarck.
George Rashe is back in Rcgan
again after attending school a short
time in Bismarck.
II. T. Anderson and J. w. Granting
have been elected directors for Iowa
is District.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-19
CENTENARY OF RIVER RAlSIN
MASSACRE

Monroe, Mich, June 1S.-Exercises
in observance of the centennial an
niversary of the River Raisin Mas
sacre" ere held today on the battle
field site near this place. The &C
tual date of the massacre was Janu-
airy %, 1918. On January % of that
year Gen. Winchester with about
800 Americans, was encamped on the
river, when Gen. Proctor, with 1900
British and Indians fell upon him.
After a severe action Gen. Winches-
ter surrendered under promise OF
protection from the Indians. After
the withdrawal of the British, how
ever, the Indians returned, and killed
and scalped several hundred of the
d%efenseless Americans.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-19

cleaner, and which has proven such a
great uccess. 1t not only holds the
dust, but disinfects the carpet. II. l..
Wood will soon have one on exhibi.
ton in Bismarck.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-19
SENATOR STEPHENSON'S BIRTH.
OAI

Washington, D. c.. June 1S.-Sena-
tor Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin,
the Oldest member of the upper house
in point of age. entered upon his
e%ighty-ffth year today, but is as vigor-
GUS as the average man of fifty. For
many years Senator Stephenson has