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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-10-26

LOTS. LOTS. LOTS.

Emwood subdivision, one of the
finest that has yet been thrown on
the market is now ready Forty
acres out East Superior street, just
opposite the new Republic plant. An
ideal location for workmen. being
within a few minutes walk of every
Alma factory. Many fine lots and all
at reasonable prices. See p. w.
Creaser. J. A. Blakely or Charles o.
Ward if interested They will ex-
plain thoroughly and show you over
the ground.-Ad.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-10-26

ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Gratot
County Agricultural society will be
held Saturday, October 2s at 200
o'clock p. m. at the Old National Bank
building, Ithaca, Mich. Everybody in
terested in the fair, turn out. Impor-
tant business to be transacted. A
new secretary and other officers to be
elected. Everybody who has sug-
gcstion to make, come. Life mem
hers especially be on hand.
A. MCCALL. Sec'y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-10-26
GET NEW TEACHER

Miss Kitty Handy of Sodus, Mchi-
gan, has been secured by Superin-
tendent Schultz and the school board.
t. take up part of the departmental
work of the 9TH and sth grades in the
Union school building These two
grades have been so crowded all
year that it had been felt that the
teachers were forced to do too much
work to get the best results, and as
"A result Miss Handy was secured. She
is a graduate of w. A. c. and has a
Bachelors degree.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-10-26

At st. Johns church the usual ser
vices will be held during the coming
week with the pastor preaching on the
subject, Following the Statutes of
His Father at the Sunday morning
church service.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-10-26
THE CHURCHES

The regular order of services will
be- observed at the Baptist church
during the coming week. The sermon
fer Sunday morning will be, The
Campaign of the Church" and Sunday
evening il will be. "The Saviour and
the Conqueror."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-10-26

The pastor will preach on the sub
jet of personal work at the Sunday
morning service at the IT, b. church.
All other services as usual.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-10-26

At the Presbyterian church spec
ial pre-inaugural sermon will be Civ
en- by the Rev. Joseph w. Cochran, ID.
H., of Philadelphia, Pa The other
services will be held as usual.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-10-26


y Goals: Stickney ?.
Substitutions: Howe for Hopkins
Hayward for Howe. Smith for Schem
Bower for Barrett
Time Of quarters: r. 10. -. and 10
minutes.
Referee: Crisp.
Umpire: Johnston
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
COFFEE LANDS AND
COFFEE DRINKERS

With their ports of imports closed
and their trade with neighboring neu-
trail ports restricted, there must be a
certain shortage in tie lands of the
war-bound Powers in tea and coffee,
the twin harbingers of day throughout
the civilized world. With the excep-
ton of Russia, all parts of Europe be-
gin the day with coffee, just as does
this country. The Russian day begins
and ends in tea. The German day be-
gins in coffee and ends in tea and beer.
In Austria, as in France, the day runs
from pot of coffee to demi-tasse.
In Turkey, coffee takes the place of
the soda fountain and the saloon, be-
ginning and ending all things. A
shortage In these two most widely ac-
cepted drinks must work a consider
able discount upon comfort" With
these words the National Geographic
Society begins a little story of the
coffee pot and the tea urn in their re-
lations to the European war and to the
comfort of humanity. The story then
goes on:
The people of the world annually
consume more than two and one-half
billion pounds of coffee-enough to
load train of cars reaching from
Philadelphia to Pittsburg. Three
fourths of this is grown in Brazil, a
country that has become rich from its
coffee industry alone. Europe and
North America bear approximately the
same relation to the consumption of
coffee that Brazil does to its produc-
ton, these two continents using near
ly four-fifths of all the coffee the
world produces.
"Holland is the greatest coffee
drinking nation on the globe. It uses
fifteen and one-eight pounds per cap
tia annually, while we use nine and
one-half pounds; Germany, five and
one-eighth pounds; Austria Hungary,
two and two-fifths pounds, and the
United Kingdom, two thirds of a
pound. On the other hand, we use less
than one pound Of tea per capita,
where the United Kingdom uses near
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
NOTICE OLE SALE

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order made by Walter
D. Coles, Referee in Bankruptcy, for
the Eastern Division of the Eastern
Judicial District of Missouri, in the
matter of MINERS SUPPLY COM
PANY, corporation, bankrupt, pend
ing before him as such referee, | will
offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash all of the right, title and in
terest of the said MINERS SUPPLY
COMPANY and this trustee, in and
to a certain leasehold interest of the
said bankrupt, derived from The Doe
Run Lead Company of Flat River,
Missouri, under lease dated the 31st
day of October, 1912, to said Bank
rupt in and to tract of land owned
by the Doe Run Lead Company in the
town of Flat River, st. Francois Coun-
ty, Missouri, described as Lot Two
~ in Block Two (2), Flat River, and
on which tract of land is erected a
certain frame store building, the pro-
perty of the said Bankrupt; said sale
to be subject to deed of trust on said
building given to secure a note issued
by said Bankrupt to L. H. Williams
of Pennington, Missouri, in the sum
of 100000 on which said note there
has been paid the sum of $4,000,
leaving an unpaid balance on said
note of $4,000. Notice is hereby
given that will also sell all the right,
title and interest of the said MINERS
SUPPLY COMPANY and this Trus-
tee in and to the uncollected ac-
counts owing to the said MINERS
SUPPLY COMPANY, Bankrupt; that
said sale will take place at the front
door of the building of the MINERS
SUPPLY COMPANY, above describ-
ed, on
November IA, 1916,
at twelve o'clock noon of said day,
said sale will be offered at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder, for cash,
and all subject to the approval of the
Referee.
FRANK B. NALL.
Trustee of the Estate of MIN
ERS SUPPLY CO., Bankrupt.
MORRIS G. LEVINSON,
Attorney for Trustee, 7o4 Rail-
way Exchange Bldg, st. Louis,
MISSOURI. 1872 wks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10

ly seven pounds. Canada is about
two-thirds English and one-third
American in it's use of coffee and tea,
but drinks less of it than the mother
country, making up the difference with
coffee. The Germans and the Aus
TRANS use only a negligible quantity
of tea.
"The coffee plant is shrub which,
under cultivation, grows from four
to six feet high. In its wild state it
grows three or four times as high as
in its cultivated state. The dwarfing
of the plant increases the crop and
facilitates picking. The leaves are of
fresh green color; the flowers are
white and have an odor strongly re-
| sembling jasmine.
"The green coffee berry of COM
merce is nothing more nor less than
the seeds Of the coffee Cherry These
cherries turn crimson on ripening.
They are then picked, the pulp is TAX
en- off by machinery and the two husks
which lie between the seed them
selves are removed. The coffee has to
be thoroughly dried before the husks
can be taken off, and on many planta-
lions there are whole acres of con-
crete floors for this drying process.
when run through machinery for
the removal of the husks, these latter
are blown away like chaff, and the
coffee grains are run over sleeves so
arranged as to grade them and bag
them according to size, ready to be
shipped to the worlds markets.
THE growing of tea is largely an
Asiatic industry. The tea plant is
hardy evergreen shrub, growing from
twelve to fifteen feet high in its wild
state, but dwarfed under cultivation.
1t prefers -subtropical climate where
the rainfall approximates fifty inches
year. After the leaves are picked
the tea reaches it's commercial state
by two routes-one producing the |
black variety of tea and the other the
green.
"The leaves are first dried in the I
sun in the case of the black tea, and |
in pans over fire in the case of green
tea. In both processes the leaaves are
next rolled until soft. Black tea is !
next fermented, then fired and finally !
sorted. Green tea is withered again
following the rolling process, sorted
into bags and then slowly roasted.
I'm China most OF the tea gardens
are small, each farmer producing
enough for the consumption of his
own family, and little surplus which
he sends to market.
"The Department of Agriculture has
interested itself in the production of
tea in this country. and has issued a
bulletin which reveals the fact that in
South Carolina an delsewhere on the
southern Atlantic seaboard America
has proved a successful grower of this
plant"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
BEES MUST BE PROTECTED
TO SURVIVE THE WINTER
IN GOOD CONDITION

The season for gathering nectar is
now passed and colonies Of bees are
preparing for the winter. This is the
season for robbing since the bees have
little to do except guard their stores
or try to relieve some weak colony of
part or all of its stores. Honey or
other sweets should not be exposed at
this season and where it is necessary
to go into hive smcaring the honey
should be avoided. Select the latter
part of warm afternoon and do not
keep the hive open longer than nee
cssary. Much Of the supposed win
ter loss and spring dwindling is due
to robbing at this season. Robbing
should not be mistaken for the normal
activity Of the hive. To avoid trouble
restrict the entrances of especially the
weaker stands.
To make sure that the bees enter
the winter in good condition, see that
each stand has sufficient supply of
honey, which means about thirty
pounds. Examine the hives and see
that they have not settled to one side
and that they pitch slightly forward.
Make sure the hives are not cracked
and that The covers fit we'll and see
that they stand on well drained ground
not too much exposed to the winter
winds. Give colony of bees plenty
of good honeny, dry hive and enough
protection to prevent the too rapid
change of temperature in the hive
and it will escape winter injury and
spring dwindling. A little attention
given the bees at this time will mean
much to them later.
In Missouri most bees are wintered
out doors. Some hives are wrapped
with soft felt or gunny sacks while
others are sheltered with fodder,
straw, boards or leaves. In providing
such shelter leave the entrance open
and avoid the use Of any shelter which
may become soaked with snow and
rain and make the brood chamber
damp.
Generally speaking, Missouri bee
keepers secured an abundant supply of
surplus honey this year and bees are
now in fine shape for entering the
winter so that with proper attention
1t this time they will be in prime con-
lition for the next clover crop.-L.
Haseman, Missouri College of Agri-
,ulture.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10

detracts more from the appearance
of the farm than a poor fence, and
there is nothing which adds more to
the appearance, efficiency, and life of
fence than good durable posts.
10 make concrete posts during the
winter months precaution must be
taken to see that the materials do not
freeze before setting. A place for
this work where there is no danger of
freezing can be found on every farm
There are certain requirements to
obtain good results in making con-
crete posts that every user of concrete
should have well in mind:
Use new cement that is free from
Jumps.
Use clean, coarse sand.
Use gravel or broken stone that is
we'll graded, free from soft material
as clay, organic matter, etc.
Use enough cement. A rich mix
ture of l part cement, 1-2 of sand,
and three of broken stone not larger
than 81 inches, is best for posts.
Mix cement and sand thoroughly
while dry.
Add broken stone and water and
continue mixing. Concrete mixed for
a period of five minutes is much bet
ter than when mixed for one minute
only.
Proper amount and proper placing
of reinforcement is essential. Four
Ia inch iron rods are necessary. Place
these near each corner of the posts.
Have well made forms. There are
many good patented forms on the
market but homemade forms have
given just as good satisfaction.
Clean and oil form with a heavy
oil before pouring concrete.
Leave posts in mold for at least "a
hours. In damp weather a longer pc
Rod is necessary.
Keep posts moist the first week |
while curing. Allow them to season
one month before using.
Handle concrete posts with care. |
They cannot be thrown from a wagon
ike wooden posts.
The uses of concrete on the farm |
will be discussed in course offered |
~ the Agricultural Engineering De-
oartment of the University of Mis-
iouri during the Short Course in Ag-
iculture.-E. w. Lehman, Missouri
College of Agriculture.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10

Former administrations have shown
the farmer how to fight the boil wee
vii, the chinch bug, the army worm
and other insect pests. But this is the
first administration that has dared to
make common cause with the farmer
against the usurer, the transportation
shark, the fake middle man, and the
other human pests who in the past
have grown rich on the produce of the
farmers toll.
with these things accomplished in
little more than three years, after 20
years of weary waiting, the road to
greater freedom is not backward to
the old order but forward, holding
steadfact to these friends who have
proved true. THE Farmers Open
Forum.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
THE GREATEST INSECTICIDE

In a plea for the bobwhite, w. L..
Nelson, Assistant Secretary of the
Board of Agriculture, states that a
count of the seed in one birds crop
revealed the presence of about 10,-
900 pig-weed seed, and bobwhitcs are
known to eat at least IS kinds of weed
seed. For meat he chooses among 81
kinds of beetles, 27 kinds of bugs, 8
kinds of grasshoppers, 10 kinds of
caterpillars and variety of flies, ants
and wasps. One bobwhite has been
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
THAT'S DIFFERENT

Look here, mother" said little
Bobbie, proudly exhibiting hatful of
marbles, II won all these from Willie
Smith,"
"Why, Bobbie," exclaimed his moth
err, "don't you know it's wicked to
play marbles for keeps? 20 right
over to Willie's house and give him
back everyone of his marbles"
Eyes, mother" said the boy, ODE
diently. "And shall | take that vase
you won at Mrs. Smiths whist party
and give it back to herr"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10

known to eat as many as 5000 plant
lice in two hours, and he is fond of
boll-weevils, chinch bugs, cabbage
worms, cucumber beetles, squash bugs,
army worms and Hessian flies.
And yet there are farmers who are
willing to have all the bobwhites on
their farms killed. Shooting the hired
man would be more logical. The hired
man demands wages, while the bob
white works for nothing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
COME, GO APIECE

How sweet are the sounds of the earliest words
We whispered in days long since gone by,
When the bells of cattle and songs of birds
Were growing still meath the sunset sky;
When we grasped the hand of little friend,
And gazed away down the shadowy lane
To the dark, deep woods at the other end,
And softly whispered the old refrain,
Come, go apiece"
When the wind came over the meadow wide
With its burden of perfume fine and sweet,
With childish fear stood by my side,
With her pink sunbonnet and bare brown feet
And could always understand
Inc SOFT persuasion of smile and tear,
Before she said, she took my hand
And whispered close to my listening ear, :.
Come, go apiece"
We were the gayest of children then,
We gathered flowers and swung on the gate:
was wild and free for lad of ten,
The rose in her cheek red for eight
We never thought through the passing years,
Our shadows heightened with each days sun;
her pleasures were mingled somewhat with tears
And she always said, when the day done,
Come go apiece"
And 1d, the years passed on. One autumn came
With twtter of birds in the fading skies;
On the altar of youth love lit flame
And read the secret in downcast eyes.
When questioned her to know if she
Would journey along where my pathway led
She looked away in her innocent gee
And these were the only words she said,
Come, go apiece"
We were we'd and the Joy bells rang
And the yday beauty filled the air;
And the birds in their green cathedrerfume rare.
And the lanes filled with a pals sang,
That time seems yet as holiday,
And wrote on the beech trees messy rind
Like any youth in his childish play
The words that ever were in my mind
Come, go apiece"
At last, like all of the golden dreams
That have cheered my way, the time drew near
when we had to part, and to me it seems
That life has forever lost its cheer.
l can see the light in the ashen cloud,
The rose in the garden in deaths eclipse
And hear again, as when bowed
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
MAKING CONCRETE
POSTS ON THE FARM

Concrete fence posts are one of the
concrete products that can be success
fully made on the farm. Much of the
farmers idle time during the winter
months can be put to good advantage
in this work. There is nothing which
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
TOOTHSOME MEATS

Of every description can always be
secured at Autsen's Meat Market.
$500 Coupon Books for $4.S5. Good
meat is our speciality. Phone SO.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
WILSON AND THE FARMER

"The present is the first admins
tration that has made determined
effort to show the farmer how to get
satisfactory prices for MS harvests.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
WVAYL0R-MADE Clothes
Il not only excel in Style,
but they lead also in all

uOL OuIy cACel III OLyle,
but they lead also in all
features of made-to-measure
tailoring.
The workmanship is carefully
done with skill and talent, and
every bit of material that goes
into them is up to the highest
standards. All wooden fabrics
are guaranteed to be genuine
pure wool only and the very
best that your money will buy.
Excellence is our motto all the
way through, and nothing
short of this are you expected
to accept.
1t will pay you to patronize
Taylor, for full value is re-
turned to you in honest ma
terials and tailoring, in addi-
ton to super smartness of
Style and satisfactory service.
A. G. BOYD
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
HOW's This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
f. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known f. ].
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his irm
Toledo. o.
Halls .Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-21
BISHOP FOLEY'S URuEE
Detroit Celebrates His 60th innivers-
 ary as a Priest.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 20.-The six tietn anniversary of Bishop John $ Foley as a priest was celebrated n the cathedral here today with ponti ficial high mass. In addition a puo- lie reception was held. at which testi monials were presented by the priest hood, the laity and others. A COT gratulatory message with the papa] blessing, came from Pope Benedict to the bishop, his clergy and people
 Bishop Foley was born in Balti- more S3 years ago last month. His education was begun in St. Mary's college. in his native city. in charge of the Sulpician fathers. He was only l6 years old when he graduated from the college with the degree of bache Tor of arts. In three years more he was prepared for the minor orders, which were administered by Arch bishop Kenrick.
 He was too young for priestly ordi- nation, so Ardh bishop Kenrick sent him to Rome for further studies. Two years later. in the Chul oh of St. John Lateran, he was ordained to the priesthood. After his return to this country he became rector of church in Baltimore and remained in that city until his selection as bishop of Detroit in 1888.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-21

BERLIN DRYING ITS
 SURPLUS VEGETABLES
Recently.Established Plant In Ger. man Capital Takes Care of 40
 Tons Daily.

Berlin, Dec. 23,-Berlin's establish
 ment for drying vegetables, which went into operation in July. is al.
 ready drying some forty tons of vege-
 tables daily, and an enlargement uf
 the plant now building will almost double it's capacity. IL is operated in
 connection with one of the great gas
 plants of the city, where it obtains
 an abundance of cheap fuel, using al together the waste from the gas re.
 torts and coal-cars.
 ! The drying house serves as a safety
 valve for the Berlin market It often
 happens here as at all other great
 qenters Of population, that more vege- tables come upon the wholesale mar
 ket at certain times than the retail 1 trade can absorb. Whenever this ap- 1 pears to be the case the superfluouS 1 cars loaded With vegetables are switched off and carried to the dry Ing establishment. It is chiefly for 1 this reason that the latter will. as is now believed, be kept up permanent ly-aS a regulator of the vegetable trade even after the war.
 The vegetables dried are chiefly cabbages, but also spinach, carrots, turnips, kale. potatoes and some others are included When a corres- pondent of The Associated Press visited the drying house he found some 70 women occupied in trimming cabbage heads, washing, cutting drying and bagging them. Special machinery does much of the work The washing, for example. is done in
 shallow tanks, through the bottom of which air is forced in many jets and under great pressure: this causes q violent boiling movement which thor oughly cleanses the vegetables with in 3 few seconds. Before the cab. bages are thrown into the slicing ma qhince 9 girl holds each head under another machine that neatly hores out the stem. The sliced cabbage is then parboiled for about one minute and then goes to the drying klins. These are large iron furnaces about eight feed high; they lold about ten frames of vegetables at once. The frames, about twelve by eight feet. have bottom of wire netting upon which the cabbage mass is thinly spread. The drying process takes two hours. The dried product is then put into bags and piled away in the store room.
 At present the dried vegetables are used only for feeding the inmates of the various charitable institutions. It is expected, however. that much of the product will be sold in the mar kets toward the end of the winter when the general supply of vegeta bles grows scarcer.