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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10
BLINDNESS IN BABIES
is SUBJECT OF REPORT BY
RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION

Ncw York Feb. 1O-Forty babies
ou' of every hundred porn in the
Emitted States are brought into IN,
world without the attendance Of q
doctor aud the women who care fo,
them and their mothers are, in ma
I'i'iN OF cases, neglectful Of sanitary
precautions and in many instances
without even rudimcntary knowledge
oil the PROPER methods 10 be employed
900 such cases, This statement Is made
IN report issued By the Russell Sage
Foundation on behalf Of the commit
tee for the prevention Of blindness
The report adds that blindness in ba .
bies would virtually never occur, IL at
birth their eyes were properly bathed
with prophylactic.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10
Scholarship Standings.


Ann Arhor, Feb, TO- The registrar
report ON the scholarship grades for
last year of an the students I'm the
Department Of Literature SCIENCE. ana
the Arts, reveals some nterestns
facts concerning The new gradins sys-
tenn, Twelve students received the
grade of \ Ohc highest meriu in ala
their work for the Grst term 3 sen
Tors. juniurs aud six freshmen
Eighteen students received the \
pradc in all their work for the second
term; t. seniors 6'mniors soHhomore,
ana freshmen. Five students re-
oeiyed "a grade of \ boz AN their wo.k
tor the entire Year; minors and
freshmen. The enrolment in Fresh
men Rhetoric was l.l30. If whom So
per cent received the A. Grade. and 3D.
Fer cent failed To pass The course.
The total enrolment in Tho Literary
Department courses vas PISS. I'm
this number there were zee \ grades,
LNN3 R's 1923 C's l,7g2 ll's and COZ
E's, or failures. 1t appsirs, Therefore,
that 49, per cent. ofttht grades wc'"
a. or excellent. while only - per cent
represent failures To pass the COURSES.
I'm all the freshman courses in this dee
partmcnt there were 12G1 elections, Of
which 81 We're awarded the y grade |
and 339 the T., which shows only Is |
per cent of failures i'm tho freshman |
courses
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10
Congratulations to-

Cen. Harrison Gray otis, proprietor
of the Los Angeles Times, - years old
today.
DR. Robert a. I'alconcr, president Cf
Toronto University, A. years old today
james -. Davidson. former governor
of Wisconsin, go years old today.
Henry H. clayton. representative IL
congress- Of the Third Alabama dis
unr 80 yoars old today.
Edward w. Townsend, representa-
tive in congress OF the Tenth New Jer-
soy district 80 wears old today.
William @ CBnly'D Evans. umpire
Boo the American baseball league. 20
years old today
Hons C'Hcinic'J Zimmerman, third
has"m1n at Chicago National league
HascuJII club - years old today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10
ZONE DAY MORE

TliE cordage creaks and rat
ties in the wind.
With freaks of sudden hush:
II the Keeling sea
Now thumps like solid rock
beneath the stern.
Now leaps with clumsy wrath,
strikes short. and, falling,
Crumbled to whispery foam. slips
rustling down
The broad backs of the waves.
which jostle and crowd
70 hing themselves upon that UNI
known shore.
Their used familiar since the dawn
of time
Whittier this foredoomed life is
guided on
TO sway on triumphs Gushed. as
piring poise
one glittering moment. then the
break fulfilled
one day more
These muttering shoalblains leave
the helm 10 me.
Cod let me not In their dull ooze be
stranded.
Let not this one frail bark. TO hol-
low which
have dug out the pith and sinewy
heart
ot my aspiring life's fair trunk.
be so
cast up to warp and blacken in the
sun,
Just as the opposing wind gins
whistle off
His cheek swollen mates and from
the leaning mast
fortunes full sail strains forward,
one poor day,
remember whose and not how short
IL Is.
IL Is Gods day; II is Columbus.
lavish day! One day with life
and heart
Is more than time enough to find a
world.
columbus" James Russell Low
ell.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10

The htcraey test prouosrd Iu Too
Burnett Immigration hu which hls
passed the House at Washington. mgy
cause the measure to faH even if %
passes the senate; for President VII
son has made it plain that hc likes .
DIN with This provision i'm it mo- better
rhau did President TAFT who vetoed ii
previous biH which contained &c. II
the Barnett bin fails some mcritori.
Gus provisions viii go down with 10
one Of them 0s 20 moro stringent, and
desirable REGULATION OF the activitic.
OF steamship companies, chief offend
ors iu the matter Of The movement 10
our -horrs or undesirable aliens. BE
tween tho bql and q probable veto yet
stands the senate however. with its
power 90 amend
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10
ACCURATELY MEASURED.

Nanny said her mistress after
dinner, how do YOU mitch your pies 90
evenly around the edge"
Nanny rolled her eyes proudly. "Ah
uses NAH frlse teef, Nissus, dat wat
mex 'em so regular."-ln National
Monthly
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10
WAS HE RIGHT?

Two young women, who were not
conversant with the study of baseball
attended game one afternoon.
Who keeps the records Of the
game" asked Dora
'oh, don't you know" said Cora. ia
surprise, why the vampire, ut
course. In National Monthly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10

Justus :. Stearns, the Ludngton
lumberman, who was candidate for
the Republican nomination for COVER
nor before the Grand Rapids couvcn-
ton whose actions SO Disguised the
people Of the state that the primary
was turned 10 as relief from the con-
.vention system, is being talked of as
candidate for congress in the Ninth
district on the Bull Moose ticket.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10
State Politics
From the
Detroit Free Press.

\ Republican who has been makn-
a close canvass OF the state assert,
that there are only three bad spots
left in Michigan So far as the Bul
| Moosers are concerned These are
! BAY city and Immediately north Of
there Jackson and OF toward Battle
/ Creek and down toward Hilsdalr ana
/ in Kent county He SAYS.
The ProgressNes still have consid-
cradle strength in these districts. In
fact. / believe they are better organ-
lied i'm Grand Rapids today than they
were n the campaign Of 1912. although.
OF course, their vote Nill be much
smaller this fall because Of the natural
decrease i'm the vote mn an OF year.
In Bay county they are stiu strong
and in the counties Immediately north
of Bay although this condition does
not extend 10 the more northern coun-
ties of the lower peninsula. There has
been falling or of their strength i'm
Jackson. hat they still have many
members ANA their influence extends
toward Hillsdalr and Battle Creek ana
to- some extent into LenaWee county.
Throughout the remainder of the state
they viii make hut poor showing in
the fan elections In some places they
Viii poH but 10 per cent of the vote
they had I'm 1872. mean ON tho state
ticket, the falling of from the Roose-
Welt vote viii hs even more pronounc-
ed. II Mr. Watkins runs for governor
again on the Progressive ticket he
viii. i'm my opinion receives less than ;
nne-third as many votes as he polIcd
tt the last election.
Il am not SO well informed ON the !
upper peninsula, but believe the |
strike conditions will cause return |
.o the Republican party also, particu-
arly because Of the action of Con- |
sressman Mcdonald, who has nov |
been repudiated by the Progrcssiv4 |
party as well as condemned 10y the
republicans and Democrats"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10
HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.

The United States bureau Of educa
zion has made significant discoverie
in compiling the entrance require
ments Of the special colleges Of tn
country
The Carnegie Foundation for IN,
Advancement OF Teaching urges, great
er freedom for the hish school
MANY Yneges encourage high
schools i'm meeting the Industrial. com
mercin, social and civic needs of the
day, while other colleges, by accepting
only traditional subjects, hamper high
schools.
Various practical subjects are now
counted for admission not only by col
lcgcs OF engineering ana of ugricul-
mraI, but also by many colleges Of
liberal arts. OF the 1o3 colleges Of lib
,ral arts. ia recognize drawing, Il>
recognize spanish, % recoenize shop
work, ~ recognize commircial
branches, so recognize agriculture,
and - recognize household science.
most signidcau, is IN. last Of colleges
that count toward entrance amy sub
i,ct that am approved high school
counts toward graduation
"rhr prcscn, tendency is TO reduc.
the amount of foreign language, born
I'm high school course and m COLES,
entrance requirements, and 10 permit
choice between ancient and modern
lar guage" one language other than
EngUsn. and chat language pursued FOR
only three wears. is now accepted as
meeting The foreign language require
neut by ia colleges OF liberal arts. For
mis- purpose lo5 colleges now accep; |
three years of Latin. TO colleges oc-
.,rt three years OF German. lo5 coll
eres except three years of Latin, 10
colleges accept three years of German,
pos colleges accept three years OF
7r,uca. and IS colleges accept three
.aars IT spanish.
Many h-h school courses include
20 language other than English. and ,
10 Increasing number Of colleges ad-
1tt the graduates Of such courses.
Certain subjects are deemed so in
lspensiblc hy some colleges that they
rcscrue them. while other colleges
Gem these same subjects OF such little
alue that they give them no credit.
'or instance for admission at the \.
B. course. there are four colleges that
i've uo cred., for science, while on
lc other hand, 9I colleges prescribe
mo- year OF science.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10

one Of the biggest small town BAN
quets 10 he held next week is schedule
ed for Alma on February II. Rcpub-
llicans from all parts of Gratiot county
viii be there i'm force and among tho
speakers will he Senators William Al
den Smith and Charles L. Townsend,
Senator Wesley Jones, Lieutenant
Governor Ross. State Senator Davil
Fitzgibbon, and Congressman Joseph
Fordney.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10

st. Paul merchants recently bough
200, 600 hats at one time.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10

over 300 cities i'm the United States
are now under commission government.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10
If | KNEW.

F knew that word OF mine.
y word not kind and true.
Might leave rs trace on IA loved
ones face.
I'd never speak harshly. would
you?
III ! knew that the light OF a smile
Might linger the whole day
through
Ana brighten some heart with
heavier part
wouldn't withhold II. would
you?
Selected
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

is was the woodlands rugged frame.
kaightly spirit bold,
The simpl" ways aud studious tastes
or anchoriies Of old
HIS heart was tender with a love
For all humanity
lie heard the waiting of the slaves q
Ana yearncd To set them free.
NO honest labor ever shamed
Ills spirit sound ana true
That which lay nearest to his hand
lie never failed to do
Through hardship. toll and bitter pain
lie walked, sereney brave.
The narrow upward path that led
To glory and the grave
IhlOUGH many year above his dust
Has shed its suns and rains.
pattern still for all the world
llis memory remains
Ana laurel wreath aud martyrs crown
Around his name are blent.
And every black he freed Is now
Ills living monument.
-Minna Irvdng
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10

BOTH NECESSARY.
NiIE parting from brother
Was fearful and sad
BE good" whispered mother:
make good" counseled dad
Pittsburgh Post
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-10
Daddy 'sBedtirne
OtOrV
The airy
Queens Lovely
Valentine Party.
Down Dropped Heart
Shaped Boxes.

was Valentines in FNryland fairies were dancing
frocks They
ID S IRON winch danged red hearts,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02

another good method. One advantage
of this scheme is that on the return
trip the silver sides of the leaves of
the broken twigs will face you, and
thus be easily distinguished from the
surrounding leaves. The stoneheap
signs Gig. 81 are generally used
where there are no trees to blaze.
1t is good plan to carry a compass
when tramping, but if you lose your
directions when without a compass,
your watch will help you out of the
difficulty. Hold the watch as shown in
Fig. 4, with the hour hand pointed to-
ward the sun, then halfway between
the point of the hour hand and the IL
o'clock figure will be south. If the
face of a watch were divided into "a
hours, the IL o'clock mark would al
ways lay in the direction of south, but
as it is divided into only one-haIf that
many hours, it is necessary to take
the point halfway between the hour
hand and IL o'clock Thus, at p. m.
south will lie approximately in the d.
rection of o'clock, while at a. m. it
will lie approximately in the direction
of 10 o'clock.
A folded paper cup is extremely
simple to make, and you will often
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02

chops off a piece of bark every now
and then from the side of a tree fac
ing the trail, then where a turn is
made, he cuts or "blaZes" the nearest
tree to that turn in the same way, and
makes an additional cut upon the right
or left of this, according to whether
the turn is made to the right or left.
Unless you carry a small AK with
you, you will not be able to make
blazed trails, though you should re-
member how to read them The three
sets of signs shown in Figs. 1, 2 and
will be of more use to you The
knotted-grasses signs, shown in Fig. 1,
are often used in marking a trail
across a prairie, and are a very SIM
pie form of marking The danger sig
nal is useful in giving warning of a
dangerous place ahead, and is intend
ed to put you upon your guard. The
twig signs Gig. p, which are made by
breaking the ends of tree branches or
bushes in such a manner that the
broken ends will hang down and point
away from the direction to be taken. is
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02

before they harden, to prepare them
for stringing.
The watch-fob Gig. y has a pend
ant made of the cornstarch mixture
The irregular-shaped piece in the cen
ter of the face may be a fancy button
or a piece of colored glass The
ring at the top of the pendant is
fancy-work ring, and it is securely fast
ened with small hairpin looped over
it and extended down through the CEN
ter of the pendant A piece of silk rib
bon, Joined to the fancy-work ring and
to the watch ring, completes the fob.
A cross pendant has small hairpin
extending from the top down through
the center, with just enough of the
loop left exposed at the top to form a
ring. Small pearl beads are pressed
into one face in rows, to complete the
cross.
A lavalliere has a pendant made of
the cornstarch material, but the beads
are pearl beads A hairpin must be
embedded in the pendant to attach
the cord to. Arrange the beads upon
a silk cord
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02
NOT HIGH-PLAcED AMBITION
Magazine Poet Surely Could Not Be
Accused of Having Too Strong
Desire for Wealth.

Apropos of Marshall R. Kermochan,
who makes $50 a year by writing
music, a magazine poet said:
ITO make $50 a year out of music
is pretty good. It's as much as /, a
successful poet, make out of verse.
When they see my poetry in all the
magazines people think that 1 live
at the Ritz-Carlton. Alas, they don't
know the magazine poetry rates:
"A young lady said to me the other
day:
{" I like your poetry SO much have
often heard the xpression-beautifu
as a poets dream. Tell me, what are
poets dreams like?'
Well, my dear young lady, I re-
piled, mine are usually about three
square meals day, clean linen and
an occasional scent cigar
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02
Modern Morals.

Senator Joseph E. Ransdell was
talking in Washington about his bill
for the abolition of divorce.
The bills object?" he said TITS
object is, of course, to reduce imnlor-
ality, loose thinking, loose speaking"
Senator Ransdell smiled and added:
Don't take is too seriously-but
here is an episode that throws a light
on modern morals.
"A business man came home unex-
pectedly one morning and found his
little son busy at his Iwife's dressing
table.
What on earth are you doing
there, my lad?' he asked
" I'm mixing powdered quinine with
mothers face powder the youngster
answered She's going motoring with
Mr.. Smith. Won't she taste bitter? ."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02
PIMPLES ALL OVER FACE

1413 E. Genessee Ave-, Saginaw,
Mich.-"Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured me of very bad disease of the
face without leaving a scar. Pimples
broke out all over my face, red and
large. They festered and came to a
head. They itched and burned and
caused me to scratch them and make
sores They said they were seed
warts. At night 1 was restless from
itching. When the barber would
shave me my face would bleed terri
bly,. Then scabs would form after
wards, then they would drop off and
the so-called seed warts would come
back again They were on my face
for about nine months and the trou-
BILE caused Disagreement while it
lasted.
Zone day read in the paper of the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. / re-
ceived a free sample of Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and it was SO much
value to me that 1 bought a cake of
Ointment at the drug store. I used
both according to directions. In about
ten days my face began to heal up.
My face is now clear of the warts and
not a scar is left" (Signed) Leroy
c. O'Brien, May II, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02
Good Cheer Aids
Digestion of Food
Dyspepfics Can Make the Resi- of
tite Family Happy BY Using
q laxative Tonic.

The temper of the family and the
much on the good digestion of each
individual present that the experiences
of some former dyspeptics who over
came their trouble should be of inter
est to those now suffering in this
way
The best advice one can give-but it
is advice that is seldom heeded-is to
eat slowly and masticate each mouth
full carefully. However, if slow eating
and careful mastication fail the next
aid is one close to nature, DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin- This remedy is
an excellent digestant, and in addition
to helping in the digestion of the food.
acts gently on the liver and bowels,
Kidding them of the accumulation of
waste that should long ago have been
passed of. 1t is safe, reliable. pleas
ant-taatiug, and results are guaran-
teed.
Maj. 8, Martin, of Joplin, Mo-, now
n, thinks DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsfn
has helped him to a longer and hap
pier life He has not felt so good in
years as he has since taking this ex-
cellent medicine, and in spite of his
II years he says he feels like a boy.
1t is the ideal remedy for indiges-
ton, no matter how severe; constipa-
ton, no matter how chronic, bilious
ness, headaches, gas on the stomach,
drowsiness after eating and similar
annoyances.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02
UPWARD START
lfter Changing from Coffee to Postum.

Many a talented person is kept back
because of the interference of coffee
with the nourishment of the body.
This is especially SO with those
whose nerves are very sensitive, as is
often the case with talented persons.
There is a simple. easy way to get
rid of coffee troubles and a Tenn.
lady's experience along these lines is
worth considering. She says:
Almost from the beginning of the
use of coffee it hurt my stomach. BY
the time l was fifteen I was almost
nervous wreck, nerves all unstrung,
no strength to endure the most trivial
thing, either work or fun
There was scarcely anything
could eat that would agree with me.
The little / did eat seemed to give
me more trouble than it was worth.
was literally starving; was so weak
could not sit up long at time.
1T was then a friend brought me a
hot cup of Postum. drank part of it
and after an hour felt as though
had had something to eat - felt
strengthened That was about five
years ago, and after continuing Post
UNI in place of coffee and gradually
getting stronger, today / can eat and
digest anything / want, walk as much
as, want. My nerves are steady.
'I believe the first thing that did
start, was Postum, and i use it alto
gether now instead of coffee"
Mama given by the Postum Co.,
Battle Creek. Mich
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum - must be well
boiled 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postur-is a soluble DOW
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beyer-
age instantly. soc and soc tins
The cost per cup of both kinds Is
about the same
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02
With your fingers until thoroughly

with your fingers until thoroughly
mixed
Fancy hatpins are the simplest
things to start with, and Figs. 1 to 5
show several pins with prettily de-
signed heads that are easy to make.
You need a common hatpin for the
foundation, and you must build the
fancy head upon this, molding the corn
starch mixture about the common head
into the form you prefer to have it.
The beads on the top of the head
shown in Fig. 5 are pearl beads, and
are pressed into the nodded head be-
fore the mixture hardens.
The beads of the bracelet shown in
Fig. are made of the cornstarch- mix
ture, with crystal beads placed be-
tween them, and they are strung upon
a string of silk cord. Roll the corn
starch beads between the palms of
your hands until they are perfectly
round, then pierce holes through them
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02
Hyoienic salts for the Bath.

A physician who believes in baths
as a tonic advises the use of EPSON
or Carlsbad Subsequently, the for
mer-for a general invigoration They
should be used not more than twice a
week
Take one ounce of the salts to a
pint of warm water for a sponge bath.
For a large tub bath use a pint of
salts to tub of warm water.
Purchase the salts at a wholesale
drug house. The usual price in guam
titles is four cents a pound. This
salt water makes an excellent tonic
and carries off many impurities
through the pores of the skin.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02
BY DOROTHY PERKINS.
NEW IDEAS FOR HOMEMADE
JEWEIRY

Necklaces, lavallieres, pendants.
bracelets. watch-fobs, and all manner
of pieces of jewelry, large and small
and OF attractive design, may be made
by the new process which Lam going
to tell you about The materials need
ed are inexpensive-cornsta COM
mon table salt, cold water, fruit color
ing or water-colors, small crystal beads
and pearl beads.
The cornstarch, salt and water must
be made into a mixture for modelling,
in the proportions of 1 tablespoon of
cornstarch, to tablespoons of salt, to
L tablespoon of cold water. If you
wish the material colored. first add the
dye to the water. Mix the water with
the cornstarch, then heat the salt in a
small pan, and when piping hot" pour
it in with the cornstarch and knead
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-02
Student HOUSING.

The Drexel institute of Philadelphia
has a woman's problem on it's hands
in regard to older women who come
there from out of the city, for whom
there is no place in the city high
schools or who are ineligible for the
city schools 1t is proposed that these
girls shall live in approved boarding
houses and not remove without spe-
cial permission of the dean An as
sistant dean is especially in charge of
the women students.