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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-06-04
Valuation Increased.

The total valuation real and personal
OF the city of Owosso as found by the
board of review Is $S,679,4 ,4Sl, an IN
crease of $4131 over last year, there
being an increase of $l4, 900 in the real
estate value and q decrease of $4,000
in personal. The city tax rate will be
about $l1 per Thousand valuation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-06-04
COMPLAINT WITHDRAWN.

Hugh Mcdonald Released from Charge
of Compromising a Felony.
L. G. Hall withdrew the complaint
Tuesday, in the municipal court, he
made several weeks ago against Hugh
Mcdonald of this city, in which the
latter was charged with compounding
felony by accepting bribe of $4,000
to drop the prosecution of L. G. Hall,
Jr., on a charge of statutory rape. The
s., 600 was paid by Mr.. Hall to Mr.. Nc
Donold in the presence of witnesses,
and then Mcdonald was arrested and
the money taken possession of by the
sheriff and later returned to Mr. Hail.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-06-04
SMOKE OWOSSO CIGARS.
Improvement Association Urges Use
of Home Product

A resolution advising Owosso people
to smoke Owosso made cigars and that
the Owosso manufacturers promote the
sale of local cigars was adopted at a
meeting of the Improvement Associa.
tion at the Y. w. G. A. rooms Tuesday
noon. A committee from the local
cigarmskers' union appeared before the
association and asked that organization
to assist in promoting the sale of local
cigars. They pointed out that one
cigar manufacturer here has suspended
operations.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-06-04

A number of young ladies enjoyed a
picnic at the Y. w. G. A. Monday. The
afternoon was spent with conversation
and reading. A delicious supper was
served.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
SELECTION OF POTATO SEED
Determining Factor In Production OF
Maximum Crcp-Serious Losses
Sustained Tbr.ypA Mixtures.

ID Good see ~ 9crermining fac.
tor In the prod4G.i+p OF maximum
crops OF potatoes.
90 Good seed may be obtained by
the tuber.unit ard hiil.selectior meth.
ods of selection through the elimina.
tion OF unproductive and weak plants.
These methods ere explained In Farm,
ers' Bulletin 533, Good Seed Pota.
toes and How to Produce Them"
t3) Like produces like. II tubers
from unproductive or weak plants
are used. similar harvest will be
reaped.
tD All tubers showing marked dis
coloration OF she flesh should be re-
1ected
90 Purity OF seed stock Is an es
sential quality OF good seed Serious
losses are sustained by the grower
through mixtures
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
SlLAGE FOR YEARLING MULES
III Results Were Notlced--Test
at Other Stations.

Ten yearling mules. weighing ap
proximately $50 pounds each. were fed
by the Missouri experiment station.
for 80 days on an average dali, r'tion
OF 6.5 pounds OF ear corn. Sc pounds
of mixed hay. and 4 pounds OF corn
silage. The mules made a gain OF only
as pounds. during the period No III
results were seen from the use OF the
silage but the mules did not consume
large quantities OF 1t. This II is
thought may have been due to the
fact that the silage was made from
rather immature corn.
Successful experiments in feeding ST.
lage to horses and mules. conducted
by the North CaroliNa and Pennsyl
vania stations have been reported to
the department OF agriculture It is
advised that corn silage should always
be fed in combination with other feeds
and that under no circumstances
should spoiled silage. either moldy or
rotten. be fed to horses and mules.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
Books and Bangs.

John Kendrick Banks, author of "A
lIouseboat on the Styx." and Coffee
and Repartee, who is spending the
summer at his camp In Maine, said in
an interview last week: People
should own and read books Just as
they should seek friendships. and try
to understand their friends. A book
that one has come to know, and to
love, is one OF the truest of friends
In my library in Maine are not many
books, but none the less Lincoln walks
there with me; Emerson is my friend;
Balzac and Dumas are permanent
dwellers at my side; frolic with
Mark Twain there; | travel with o.
Henry. and | play boyish tricks with
Aldrich and Penrod; | fence with Mon.
taigne, and the great spirits of The
Spectator"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25

cording to directions on the bottle and
she is cured of this trouble. She was
all run down when she started taking
the Compound and her periods did not
come right She was so poorly and
weak that / often had to help her dress
herself, but now she is regular and Is
growing strong and healthy" - Mrs.
MARTIN HELvIG, Plover, Iowa.
Hundreds of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
plished are constantly being received,
proving the reliability of this grand old
remedy.
II you are i'll do not drag along and
continue to suffer day in and day out but
at once take Lydia +. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, a woman's remedy for
woman's ills.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co. Coma.
dential Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened. read and answered by .
woman and held In strict condolences
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
BEES IN THE FRUIT ORCHARD
Buzzine Little Honey Gatherers Are
True Partners Of orchardist--
Results Of Work Plain.

VI. w Collinwood OF the Rural New
Yorker. says: I'VE can easily for.
give the bee his short working days
when we consider the good he does.
There Is no question about the debt
fruit growers owe him. People talk
about the wind and other Insects In
fertilizir. our flowers, but am conf
dent that any man who will really
take the time and pains to investigate e
for himself will see that the bee is
nearly the whole story. have seen
the certain results OF his good work
In neighbors orchard Those bees
broke the trees down Just as truly
as though they had climbed on the
trees by the million and pulled al
them. The appearance OF those trees
after few years of bee keeping
would have convinced any fair.mind
ed man that our little buzzing friends
are true partners OF the fruit grow
ers."
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
Prlze-Winnlng Jersey Bull.

farm than the creameries. II we try
to learn and have conditions right we
can be sure to turn out the best prod
uct. A good quality OF butter will
greatly Increase consumption. When
only inferior butter is on the market
people use little of II. ! was once told
by one OF my customers that the only
objection he had to my butter vas
that II took too much of IT, that he
of cheap butter.
Cooperation with your neighbors
will also greatly help in breeding up
better dairy cattle. BY cooperating
we can buy the best sires and change
our breeding without so much ex-
pense. think every dairyman, II
matters not how small his business.
should make an effort to breed reg
istered stock. as II does not cost any
more to raise them. and when he has
surplus there Is SO much more
profit in what he sells
One among the most noted Jersey
breeders In America is a man who
only keeps eighteen to twenty cows.
He has bred and developed many of
the very largest producers. On the
Island OF Jersey the breed has been
developed by small dairymen through
cooperation. II the average farmer
could get rid Of his prejudices and
false notions about registered stock
and stop saying. They say grades
are worth about as much for business
as registered stock" he would put
himself far along on the road toward
the Improvement OF his cows and the
big increase In their earnings. They
seem to stick to the idea that the
haphazard COW Is really better and
more profitable for them than a COW
born OF an improved sire and dam.
The same low grade Of judgment pre-
walls upon the subject OF feeding.
Many people think they cannot AFFORD
to feed their cows well. II Is true
that no man can AFFORD to buy feed. or
raise II either. for poor cows. but II
is certainly true that no man can af.
ford not TO feed a good COW the right
food and all she will eat and digest.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
RED RASPBERRY SPUR BLIGHT
Disease Recognized by Irregular
Brown splotehes on New Canes
u Can Be Controlled.

tBy WALTER q. SACKELL. Colorado
Experiment StationD
Red raspberry spur blight makes its
appearance about the middle OF July
and can be recognized by the irregular
brown splotches on the new canes.
The fungus which is responsible for
the discoloration invades the tissue
surrounding the buds from which the
fruit spurs arise and either destroys
them outright or prevents their fur
ther growth and development The
disease can be controlled satisfactor-
lily by spraying the young canes with
bordeaux mixture when they are six
TO eight inches high and every two
weeks thereafter until the picking sea
son. The old canes should be re-
moved as soon as the crop has been
gathered, and a final application of the
spray material should be given at that
time. For this work We recommend
an adhesive bordeaux mixture having
a formula $3.50 and containing two
pounds OF resin fish oil soap to each
60 gallons.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
The Bonnie Conductor Lassie.

Edinburgh. Scotland. has two dozen
women street car conductors who are
thorough success In the new line of
work. Other tramways are already
recruiting girls and training them to
be conductors. 1t is said that girls
working In the English cartridge fac
tories are so iired with patriotism
that some OF them work thirty hours
in stretch without any rest. Miss
Elizabeth Lister has been appointed a
stationmaster in South Wales the frs.
woman to act in that capacity. In
the north of England and in Scotland
and Wales the men workers are being
supplanted in the fields by women,
who can be seen following the bar
row or digging and hoehg.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25

cooperative way. Get several Of
your neighbors Interested. This is
particularly necessary when the n Ar
ket is not convenient and the product
has to be shipped. as It is rather
expensive to ship a small amount Of
ten. which Is very necessary to do in
order to get the best price. By COM
bining the shipments the cost can be
very much reduced.
BY the use OF the separator and the
proper handling OF the cream there is
no reason why we cannot make as
good or even better butter on the
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
INJURY By CORNSTALK BOReR
One Of Reasons Why Corn stubbie
Should Not Be Permitted to Stand
In Field Undisturbed.

By A. r. CONRADI Clemson Agicul-
tural College)
The cornstalk borer Is one OF the
reasons why corn stubble should not
be allowed to stand In the field al
winter undisturbed. This insect Is one
Of the most notorious corn pests OF
the South Without cutting the stalks
the evidence OF its work may be seen
In every cornfield at the time Of her
vesting by the holes that may occur
on any portion Of the stalk. These
holes vary largely In number.
The point TO be remembered In the
life history stages and habits OF this
insect is its habit OF remaining as a
larva in the base OF corn stubble be-
therefore. is chance for those farm.
ers who are friends OF this species to
do II great favor by allowing the
corn stubble to stand undisturbed Ia
their fields during fall and winter. De
stroying corn stubble is not very easy.
except on modern farms where there
is sufficient horse power and the stub
bles can be turned under thoroughly.
Turning under corn stubble IL Of
great help In reducing the cornstalk
borer for the next season. Where thor
ough turning cannot be practiced, there
are other methods. such as busting
out the stubble and hauling It to the
compost heap for rottlng. After the
corn is gathered the stalks, stubble and
everything else may be bursted out.
raked In heaps and after few weeks
for drying. burned.
In experimental work very large
percentage OF larvae was destroyed
during winter where the stubble was
plowed out and left exposed to the
weather. II can readily be seen that
when these methods are practiced by
farmers only here and there It does
not help the situation very much. The
| control OF the cornstalk borer depends
on the cooperative action OF the farm.
ers Of a community.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
GINGERBREAD OF OLD DAYS
Was Luxury That Filled an aching
void' In the Down
East Boy.

What memories this reference to the
hve'cent ginger cake of commerce will
arouse In the minds of men approach
ing or past middle age who passed
their boyhood in the country
At all public gatherings where coa-
cessions were given for the serving of
refreshments IL was the chief feature
In the order OF the day down to
period of much later than half cen
tury ago. And then It seems to have
disappeared. suddenly and mysterious
ly. after the manner of the disappear
anco OF the bootjack and the passen-
ger pigeon. and like them probably
never to return.
Who among us whose hair has grown
thin atop or disappeared altogether
cannot recall the bill of fare of the
refreshment venders In those earlier
and simpler days at fairs, town meet.
ings and Fourth of July celebrations!
The assortment was not elaborate, but
1t was filling and satisfying. and one
got good deal for his monty, says
the Biddeford (Me) Daily Journal.
those ginger cakes. everywhere To-
cally known as bakers gingerbread. >"
to distinguish II from homemade gin.
gerbread. which lacked the delicate
color, the spicy fragrance, the work
manllke finish and pleasing regularity
of the imported article. Then there
were coffee served in big mugs: crack
a Ii. 4
brown bread, not infrequently home.
made doughnuts, and always raw oy-
sters.
The gingerbread and the oysters
were the things that took with the
crowd for only on such occasions
were these viands readily attainable
What country boy has not watched
some older person order a saucer of
raw oysters, cover them with vinegar
and cayenne pepper and then absorb
them as to the manner born. with
out admiring the grace and nonchal.
ance with which the trick was done
and wishing for the time to come
when he might venture to give such
an exhibition?
His consolation lay In sheet" OF
that famous bakers gingerbread. and
If he was particularly well fixed flnan-
cially. a piece of cheese to go with
II. Those were. indeed. happy days.
when a piece of gingerbread and a
hunk of cheese at total expense of
six cents, would fill an aching void
which in these degenerate days is
hardly satisfied with a six.course din
ner.
1t may be assumed that The men
who made that famous gingerbread
are not all dead. Here and there
throughout the country there must be
several survivors who retired for we'll
earned rest after long service in the
best interests Of hungry humanity
This being the case. II is barely pos
sible thet the recipe for those ginger
cakes is not irretrievably lost.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
Bkul!!!tu!lr]a1!! kl!!t! g!
CAW5,sY
WING LADDER is HANDY
cked Without Damaging II or
frees Which Bore lt--Appiica-
Bile to All Orchards.

Lac scientific picking Of fruit re-
= tes that the operation should be
-------ined without damaging the tree.
WEI often occurs when ladders Of
---.cinary design are thrust into the
p,,hes. The revolving ladder sup
= shown In the accompanying cut
been invented and patented by a
lfornia orange grower While the
is applicable to all orchards 1t Is
arry suited 70, the orange
H., where the crop is not gathered
Ii time as is other fruits. but is
Verecled at number Of successive
pckings. A peculiar characteristic of
The orange tree is that 1t frequently
has on It's branches fruit in many diff.
ferent stages OF development. all the
way from the bud to the ripe fruit.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
Save Hairy veteh Seed.

Farmers who are growing hairy
vetch this year are cautioned by the
agricultural department to save their
seed II they expect to continue grow.
Ing this valuable crop. The greater
part Of the seed has been imported
from Russia and Germany. and. ow.
Ing to war conditions. the supply will
be necessarily limited. and bring Q
very high price. as II has in the past.
This will be another opportunity for
the American farmer to demonstrate
his independence Of foreign conditions
a. affecting his business
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
Permanent Ladder for Fruit Trees.

The oranges are picked at different
times, the occasion being Influenced by
the convenience OF the grower and the
condition Of the market. There would
be. therefore. more incentive to the
owner to erect permanent supports OF
this character among the orange trees
than In an apple orchard, for instance
where the entire crop is removed at
one operation. Then. too, the orange
trees are more fragile than other
trees. ard the grower must necessarily
exercise more care. The apparatus
consists O, shaft with one end buried
In the ground near the tree trunk and
extending upright through the tree.
The top is fitted with an arm horizon
tai with means for securing the top
end OF the ladder thereto. This device
may be swung all around the tree so
that every part may be reached and
the fruit picked without disturbing a
leaf
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
The Orchard Location.

The north side Of a hill is the best
location for an orchard. because
changes in temperature are not so
great as elsewhere. On south slopes
the buds start too early In the spring.
cold air descends In hollows and
closed valleys and is likely to kill the
young buds. An orchard near q lake
Or large pond is not likely to be in.
jured by fyosts. because the water
tends to make the temperatures more
even.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
Another Little Bedtime Story.

Good gracious," cried Peter Rab-
bit, what is the cause of that uproar
going on up in the air? There, That
was the s. o. S. call Somebody must
be In trouble, and"
"Oh. that is old Doc Stork." replied
Sammy Jay. "lie Is carrying twins TO
the Wildcats house. and the dear lit.
tie strangers do not wish to co.
Kansas City Star.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25

Neakiiess. j spohe
to three doctors
about it and they did
not h elp her any.
Lydia +. Pinkham's 8
V Vegetable Com
pound had been Of
great benefit to me,
so / decided to have
her give it a trial.
She has TAX en- five
bottles Of the Vege-
table COMPOUND ac-
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25

II has been discovered that our sys-
TEN of education makes children wiser
than their parents. But the children
are no wiser than their parents were
at their age.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
Watch There Weeda.

Johnson grass. bindweed. Wild mus
tard and other bad weeds should no,
be given chance to grow and pro
duce seeds. Watch the corners OF the
fences. the walks and other places
where they are apt to be overlooked
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25

II was Kansas woman, Of course,
who traded the family refrigerator for
q pair of roller skates. A Kansas man
would have dickered for a different
kind of skate.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25

On the whole. It is better for the
small boy to soil his fingers with NAM
mas Jam than to have them blown off
by the cannon cracker.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25

If there is anything more misleading
than the average guaranty. we would
gladly give up a nickel to see n NOV
Ing picture of II.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
Sympathetic Turn,

"The first time Cholly took his auto
out 1t turned turtle"
NO wonder; he's such n lobster"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25

The best throw one can make with
dice is to throw them away.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25

II young man has money to burn
1t is easy to induce some girl to
strike match.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
Small Comfort.

Asker-He calls me donkeyi
Should challenge him?
Tellit-You might-to prove III
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25

The United States produces moro
tale and soapstone than all of the rest
of the world combined.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25

II doesn't look as II the fool killer
will ever he able to take n vacation.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
Cow Easllv Affected.

The true dairy COW IL easily Affect.
ed by unfavorable conditions Il pays
u hard cash to keep conditions risht
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25

The chap who suspects his neigh.
Dor Is not above suspicion.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
MOTHER OF
SCHOOL. GIRL
Tells How Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Re.
stored Her Dausl,.
ter's Health.

Plover, Iowa. 20 From a small child
my l3 year old daughter had female
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
BLACK
]. ..E.(Cs

The superiority Of Gutter products Ia due to
years Of specializing in saeeinss and srums snIy.
lnast en- Cutters II uuobtainibs. order direct.
The Cutter Laboratory ssksIsy CAL. Or Chisass. IL
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-25
LOSSES SURELY PREvENTff

by Cutters Blaeslss PlIia Lov.
Western stocknlen. because thep
protect whore Other vaseines fail.
Write for booklet and testlmoniAlA.
lo-dsss stss. elsekies Fllis el.eo
Bo-doss ptss. elaskisS Pills <.ee
I7ss any tnisrtor hut Cutters bSet
Evening star., 1915-02-11

February 9 for Mazatlan. and the Mary
land from MaZatlan February for San
Bias.
The Saturn has been ordered to pro-
ceed from Mare Island to Puget sound
for minor repairs.
Naval Orders.
l. G. Wettengel have been commits
stoned.
Passed Assistant j. C. Zeigler. from
West Virginia to Pacific torpedo flo-
tilla
The following named boatswains have
been appointed from February 6. 1915,
and assigned to duty as follows:
James S. Trayer. Gregoire F. ]. La
belle. Theodore Anderson. Henry H
Hartley. William E. Benson, Fred c. A
Plsgemann, to receiving ship at Phila-
delphia. Pa; Philip J. Kelly. to receiv-
ing ship at New York. n. =; Andrew
folk. Va; Alfred D. Doucet, to tenn
porary duty Paducah; Eugene ]. Frieh,
to Alabama.
The following named gunners have
been appointed from February s. 1915,
and assigned to duty as follows:
Albert NJ. Hinman, William Cox, II. J.
Meneratti. Herman G. Schrader, Sam
uel c. Washington. Charlets B. Brad
Iey, 10 receiving snip at fh1ladelphfa,
Pa; Herbert r. Mytinger. James A.
Featherston, to receiving ship at Nor
folk. Va: Stephen A. Lotus. Asa Wat
son. son James M MacDonnell. William A.
n. Y: Leon W. Becker, TO receiving
ship at Boston, Mass: Walter N. Fam
ming. Harold A. Turner. Brice H. Mack,
to st. Louis; Curry E. Eason. to NIL
waukee; Peter A. Gundlach. to Pacific
reserve fleet: Ensign +. L. Bell, exam
nation for promotion.
Evening star., 1915-02-11
Keep the Child in School.
racuse ost-Standam.

From the Syracuse Post-St2ndard.
Following Richard Arkwright's great
discovery it was found necessary In
England to adopt laws for the protec-
tion of child laborers in the cotton and
woolen mills. The practice Of taking
children from the poormasters to the
factory. working the child in the mill
as many hours a day as tho child could
be compelled to work. paying no atten-
tion whatever to such minor questions
as health and morals. was beginning to
give offense. Children were known to
have been worked to death. Other chill
dren were known to have been mur-
dered in order that premiums from the
poormaster could be had for the en-
ployment Of other children. England
revolted and the first child labor law
was passed. That was more than a
century ago. No one can deny that
great progress has been made since
that time. The program has been the
same in all civilized countries. Eng
land is at least as far advanced as the
United States. And yet we seem very
far from a complete solution of the
puzzle Of child saving. One great dis
covery which child study has made,
which the United States can claim
much of the credit for originating. and
Germany most of the credit for devel-
oping, IS that the greatest protection
for the child Is through the training
of the hand and the brain.