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The Detroit times., 1916-01-27
Should the Policemen
OF Detroit Be Allowed
To Indulge in Drink?

One hundred and seventeen policemen,
all of one precinct, Captain Dominick
Henrys, in New York, have signed the
pledge for one year.
Captain Henry believes, of course, that
his men will be more efficient and that
as result Of their total abstinence his
precinct will make a better showing.
1t will do that.
The police officer is about the last
man in the public service who should in
dulge in the use Of alcohol.
II is much worse if the officer is a
hard and regular drinker, but the fact is,
he shouldn't touch the stuff at ALL
His duties demand of him at all times
a true eye. a clear mind and strong
arm, and, above all, his department
should be in keeping with the dignity of
his position.
When we seek our couches we leave
the world and all we have in it to him.
He is the guardian of our lives and Of
our property.
What do you think about it?
Should the Detroit policeman be per-
mitted to practice what in others is
called personal liberty?"
Is it a personal liberty for the police
man to drink?
Shouldn't it be a part of his response
bility to refrain from drink?
Our questions do not mean that we
have any opinion that all policemen in
dulge in alcoholics.
They do not mean that We have an
opinion that anything like a majority Of
Detroit policemen drink.
What we want to know from the peo-
pie of Detroit is whether any ONE De-
troit policeman should be permitted to
drink, whether on duty or off duty?
Should we run the risk Of any such
situation as would arise in case a police
man under the influence Of liquor were
found arresting a citizen under the in
fuence of liquor?
Should the leading of the blind be left
to the blind?
The Times is running a blank ballot
every day now for you to fill out and ex-
press your view on these questions, no
matter which way you look at it.
The outcome of the voting will be in
teresting.
Be sure to get to the polls.
The Detroit times., 1916-01-27

Should II happen tnat your Toe hlLS
The panel of the door in front of you
* would indicate one Of two things
either that you are travelling faster than
the prescribed limit or that the laggard
happens to be on The other side Of the
door
1t would mean If YOU plunge peN-mell
through the door tha. you are burning
up your vitality or racing the eu-
g.ne" while ogt af gear. as the motorst
puts il which means that You are vast
ing gasoline.
1t would mean that you are defying
the law of haste makes waste" and get
ting no farther along for all your fuss
than as ii you moderated down to sched-
ule.
The sprinter in business is not al
WAYS the man to be desired
In the majority Of instances the man
who gets results is the one who runs
less and thinks more-the man who is
neither ahead of time nor behind time,
but "Johnny-on-the-spot.
The revolving storm door should
serve you as a governors accelerator
and brake.
It will tell you if it happens you are
not hitting on all cylinders.
It viii tell you if you are racing the
engine.
It will help you to conserve your en-
ergy and yourself.
Men who are exceeding the speed
limit are passing through it.
Men who are permitting themselves
TO slow up and who are in danger Of
stalling, are passing through it.
Find the average pace between the
two and keep it up.
Make sure that you are not running
your toe against the panel ahead and
that the panel behind is not hitting you
in the heel.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
Job for Photographer.

81 want Yer to take Il picture of our
Joe here" said the fond parent to the
country photographers.
Joseph was requested to stand in
certain attitude and look towards the
photographer. That gentleman's spe-
cinlty was quick developing, and in u
short space of time Il negative was
placed il the mothers hand. She
looked ut it very uneasily for some
time, and then remarked:
II seen notice in the window there
to say you can do photos to custom-
er's desire, so I'd be obliged to yer il
you could put another face on Joe.
You see, it's to be sent with an adj
vertiSempnt which said they wanted
Il boy, sinart-loOkinS and honest.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
SALT USED AS A FERTILIZER
Results Of Experiments Noted in Re.
port Received by Department
Of Agriculture.

Fertilizer experiments with beets
and turnips on variety of soils to
determine the extent to which COM
mon salt may be used as substitute
for potash are noted in Il report re-
Gently received by the department of
agriculture. Common salt was used
at the rate of 425 pounds per acre and
a 81 per cent potash salt at the rate
of 175 pounds per acre.
The two salts gave practically the
same results with sugar beets, al
though neither materially increased
the yield. Turnips showed n smaller
potash requirement than sugar beets.
Where common salt was used in u
complete fertilizer mixture, increases
in crop yields were obtained. The
conclusion Is reached that 81 per cent
potash salts may often be replaced by
common salt for fodder roots, bccts
especially. 1t is also concluded that
increased yields produced by additions
of potash salts are not due solely to
the fact that potassium is an essential
nutritive element.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
ADVANCE MADE BY TRACTORS
No Other Piece Of Farm Machinery
Has Adjusted Itself So Quickly
to Farm Conditions.

Probably no other line of agricul-
tural machinery has made such mark
ed advance and adjustment to actual
farming conditions during the past few
years as have the tractors. 1t Is now
possible to purchase tractors of prac-
tically any desired size, weight and
power, adapted to all classes Of farm
ing, from the 8O-acre field to the farm
or ranch comprising many thousand
acres. The price of the smaller ma
chimes is within reach of farmers of
moderate means, and 1t Is, consequent
ly, In this direction that the. greatest
improvements are being scored.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
FOWLS RELISH EARTHWORMS
Excellent Plan to Turn Over Some
Soil Each Day to Provide Hens
With Needed Food.

We know the hens are fond of
earthwormS, and there are many NOR
sells of food selected from fresh earth
by the hens; therefore it is a good
plan to turn some earth over in the
pen each day with n spade, says Il
writer in Farm and Home. This should
be done each morning as the earth
worms come to the surface each night,
then go back into the earth when the
sun comes up. Therefore the work
should be done between daylight and
sun-up. If 1t cannot be done at this
time some boards or an old door should
be laid on the ground where the dig
ging Is to be done. This protects the
worms so they remain near the sur
face. A space of soil three feet
square turned over each morning will
furnish 20 hens with fresh earth to
work In during the day. and by NOV
ing Systematically about the yard it
will prevent the soil from becoming
contaminated with disease.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
Blue JaV
Cyanocitta cristata

Length. eleven and one.half inches.
{The brilliant blue of the wings and
|tail combined with the black crescent
Eof the upper breast and the crested
head distinguish this species.
Range: Resident in the eastern
limited States and southern Canada.
Ewest to the Dakotas. Colorado. and
ETexas.
Habits and economic status: The
blue Jay is of dual nature. Cautious
fand silent in the vicinity of it's nest.
away from it 1t Is bold and noisy.
|sy in the commission OF mischief,
II is ever ready to scream thief"
|at the slightest disturbance. AS usual
in such cases. its remarks are ap-
|plicable to none more than itself, a
TACT neighboring nest holders know to
|their sorrow. for during the breeding
|season the jay lays heavy toll upon
|'he eggs and young of other birds,
|and in doing so deprives us Of the
|services of species more beneficial
|than itself. Approximately three
|lourths of the annual food of the blue
pay is vegetable matter, the greater
part of which is composed of mast,
II c. acorns, chestnuts. beechnuts. and
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
HORSES ALWAYS IN DEMAND
Time Is Not Recalled When Farmer
Breeders Were So Well Cleaned
Up on Draft Animals.

Like old wheat in the bin are good
ready money whenever the farmer
wants to cash them in. Reliable ad-
vices from all sections of the horse
breeding country state that the time
is not recalled when farmer-breeders
were so well cleaned up on their mar
ket horses, nor at such satisfactory
prices to the producer.
1t is highly significant that some of
the big firms of the cities are again in
evidence about the horse markets. The
man in the country who already enjoys
n ready market for the good ones
should prepare himself to supply n
still greater demand and at still more
remunerative figures.
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or in garden shrubbery close to
houses, whenever it is reasonably safe
from the house cat, which. however,
takes heavy toll of the nestings. 1t is
a true harbinger of spring, and its de-
lightful little song is trilled forth from
the top of some green shrub in early
March and April. before most OF our
other songsters have thought OF leaV'
ing the sunny South. Song sparrows
vary much in habits, as well as In size
and coloration. Some forms live along
streams bordered by deserts, others in
timbered regions. others on rocky bar
rem hillsides, and still others In rich'
fertile valleys. With such variety
of habitat, the food Of the species
naturally varies considerably. About
three.fourths of its diet consists OF
the seeds of noxious weeds and one
fourth of insects. OF these, beetles,
especially weevils, constitute the ma
ior portion. Ants. wasps. bugs Tin.
Guiding the black olive scale). And
caterpillars are also eaten. Grassnop-
pers are taken by the eastern BIRDS
but not by the western ones.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
MIXED POULTRY FEEDS
Best Results Obtained by Study
ing Needs Of Flock. ''
One Essential to Laying Hens Is Ex.
ercise-Many Methods Resorted to
in Addition to Scattering
Grain Among Straw.
(By r. G. wEATHERsroNE1

(By r. G. WEATHERSTONE)
Hens will do better on mixed feeds
han on any other. A quart of corn
neal alone will not give as good re-
suits as u pint and half of corn
neal mixed with some other food such
rs cooked potatoes.
A great variety Of chicken feed is
manufactured, consisting of mixtures
Of various grains, dried ground bone,
dried blood, beef scraps and such
matter, but the best results can prob
ably be obtained by studying the needs
Of ones flock and supplying them at
first hand.
Exercise is of course very essential
to laying hens when confined during
the laying season. To obtain this
many methods are resorted to in adj
dition to scattering grain among the
straw rs for instance suspending IL cab
bage or bunch of beets about two
feet above the floor in order to induce
the hens to jump up to reach it. If
the hens are very hungry for this
sort of food they will get more exer-
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14

1, Notes .
CONSUMPTION OF WHISKY.

Because the report of the internal
revenue commissioner shows an in
crease in the revenue from distilled
spirits the liquor interests are using
it to bolster up their pet argument,
prohibition does not prohibit"
The reason for this increase is
found, not in the greater consumption
of whisky by the people of the United
States, but in various changing condi-
tions here and abroad. One of these
is set forth by the secretary of the
treasury in the following statement:
notwithstanding the spread of pro-
hibition, collections on distilled spirits
for the first ten months of the fiscal
year showed an increase over the cor
responding period of a year ago. This
is due in great measure to the effcc-
tive enforcement of the internal rev.
tnue tax on distilled spirits. 1t is
estimated that through the campaigns
of the treasury department against
undergaucing. eQualizinS and blockad-
ing in distilleries, the revenue of the
government has been increased by
probably S5,O00,OOO annually"
A further explanation is that the
large quantity of spirits shipped from
this country to Africa to take the
place of the British product now
barred from shipment because of the
European war is counted in the "in-
creased consumption" During the
year ending June 30, 1915, exports
amounted to 1.G63, 900 gallons; during
the nine months, July, 1915, to March,
1916. 5.S5O,OOO gallons We're exported.
Then again there has been a steady
decrease in the supply of imported
liquors due to difficulties of transpor-
tation. Some OF the foreign distillers
have opened branches in this country,
and the taxes on their output are now
added to the internal revenue of the
United States.
Other reasons might he given, but
these suffice to show how alert the
liQuoriteS are to seize upon any appar-
ent advantage furnished by figures and
how prone the public is to arrive ut
haSty conclusions. II is not within
the province of the internal revenue
department to interpret its report or
to explain where or how the tax-paid
liquor is actually used.
If the brewers and diStillerS believe
what they are loudly claiming, that
the internal revenue reports prove
that more liquor is sold under prohibit
tion than under license. we shall find
them this fall lining up with the drys
we shall find them during the anti
election campaign working and spend
ing their millions to make six more
states and the territory of Alaska dry.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
BENEFITS OF DRAINED SOILS
Deeper Feeding Ground Offered for
Plants-lncrease in Crop Yield
May Be Expected.

A drained soil offers deeper feed
ing ground for the plants. The ROOFS
of most cultivated crops will not go
into saturated soil and will die if kept
under water without air for more than
short time. The root zone is then,
not the depth above the point of per-
manent saturation, but only that soil
into which the fiuctuating water-table
does not rise except for periods too
short to injure the plants seriously.
Drainage tends to increase this depth
to that of the drains, thus making a
greater quantity of food available.
Hence, an increase in crop yield may
ordinarily be expected from the drain
age of such land already under culti-
walton.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
NATIONAL DUTY.

Wherever you find these poor crea-
lures whose brains are shattered: :
wherever you find human beings hud-
died together in wretchedness. wher-
ever you find men living in a condi-
ton of vice and crime, they all bear
testimony that drink is the prime
agency in the creation of these un.
slightly masses of pain and degrade.
ton: and I say this, that the govern
ment would fall abjectly in it's duties
II, through any base fear of any force
or combination of forces, they should
shrink from doing all in their power
to cut from the social organism this
most malignant growth that drains
the vitality of the nation.-Rt. Hon.
D. d-George.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
BEER WORSE THAN WHISKY.

This is what the Home Life Insur-
ance company of New York has to say
about beer:
"Of all Intoxicating drinks. it is the
most animnliZing. 1t dullS the intel
lectual and moral and feeds the sens
ual and beastly nature. Beyond all
other drinks, it qualities for delib-
crate and unprovoked crime. In this
respect it is much worse than distilled
liquors. A whisky trinker will COM
nit murder only under the direct eN-
citement of liquor. beer drinker is
capable of doing it in cold blood.
Long observation has assured us that
IL large proportion of murders delib-
erately planned and executed. without
passion or malice, with no other mo-
tive than the acquisition of property
or money. often or trit1ing value, are
perpetrated by beer drinkers"
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
Song Sparrow
MeloSniza neIodia

Length, about six and One-fourth
inches. The heavily spotted breast
with heavy central blotch is character
istic.
Range: Breeds in the United States
(except the South Atlantic and gulf
states). southern Canada, southern
Alaska. and Mexico; winters in Alaska
and most of the United States south
ward.
Habits and economic status: Like
the familiar little "chippy." the song
sparrow is one of our most domestic
species, and builds its nest in hedges
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14

ten are being searched by the smaller
species. The chickadee's food is made
up OF insects and vegetable matter
in the proportion of seven of the
former to three of the latter Moths
and caterpillars are favorites and
form about one-third of the whole.
Beetles. ants. wasps, bugs. flies. grass.
hoppers, and spiders make up the rest.
The vegetable food is composed of
seeds. largely those of pines. with a
few of the poison ivy and some weeds.
There are few more useful birds than
the chiCkadees.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
DRUeeIST PRAISES POPULAR
KIDNEY MEDICINE

have been selling DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root for fifteen years and during
that time have heard nothing but praises
from my customers for the benefits re-
ceived from its use. Without exception,
it is the most popular kidney remedy on
the market and one of the best.
Very truly yours.
CHAS. A. FRASER,
FIX. Member Okla. Board Pharmacy.
Dec. 9Th. 1915. Red Rock. Okla.
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For Yos
Send ten cents to DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample size bot:
tie. 1t will convince anyone. You will
also receive booklet of valuable infor-
nation. telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
,tores-Adv
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
Dry Mash Hopper.

else by jumping after it, but our eX-
perience is that when fed moderate
amount of clover or ground alfalfa
they have no taste for any other kind
of green food.
Nothing equals cut clover for feed
ing the chickens. Alfalfa comes next
but clover stands at the head and if
this is fed regularly and in moderate
quantities it will take the place of
all other green feeds.
Wet versus dry mash is question
that has received much attention from
eXperimcnters during the past few
years. The general consensus of
opinion at the present time is that the
dry mash is the most desirable. Many
practical poultrymen, however, still
prefer the wet mash. Labor is one of
the greatest problems that the poultry
raiser has to consider, consequently, if
labor saving and yet give results, it Is
worthy of consideration. Dry mash
fed in hopperS is easier to handle than
any kind of wet mash. HopperS are
now made which are rat-proof, Snni-
tary and convenient. These can be
filled once n week and are found sat
isfactory. Experiments have proved
that eggs produced by hens fed dry
mash are more fertile than those laid
by hens fed a wet mash. Wet mash is
slightly more forcing, is inconvenient
to feed. and requires more care in
keeping the feeding vessels clean.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
WE DID NOT KNOW.

A leaflet industriously circulated by
the liquor forces, puts to its readers
the following query: did you know
that Vermont. on March Z, 1916, voted
two to one to return to local option
after 60 years Of Prohibition"
"No, we did not know it, nor shall
we ever know it. And for the best
of reasons-IT is NOT so"
Vermont has had option for years.
Fully so per cent of the population
live under prohibition by local vote.
The vote Of March last was vote to
remain under that regime.-The Union
Signal.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
Water Cooler.

ranged to keep the water cool. Inside
the bucket is an ice container, an in
teriorly threaded sleeve being arranged
in the bottom of the container. This
is much more sanitary than ice water
usually available, and the ice will last
considerably longer than when merely
thrown into the water in an open buck
ct. The warm air cannot strike the
Ice directly to melt it immediately
Farming Business.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
RESULTS ARE BEST ARGUMENT

At the national convention of indus
trial commissioners held at Columbus,
O., Mr.. Wayne c. Williams, commits
sioner from Colorado. made this fore
ible statement concerning the situa-
ton In that state: ''I want to say to
the Industrial commissioners assem-
bletl here and to the nation, that pro
hibitfon has proven an unqualified
success In Colorado. 1t Is exceeding
our fondest hopes and expectation,
Itn success has made converts mach
fAeter than mere argument can mak1
ieoaverts,r ~ Is sss ,,i.y +
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
F.m;ou. Mosque o. St. sophia.

Mohsmmedans reverence Constanti-
nople next to Mecca, and st. Sophia
or the "Church Of the Divine Wis
DOM > holds flrst rank In the affections
81 he faithful. Commenced in ~
vear 81 4. D. on the site Of several
s,,ccsssive Christian churches Of ~
sams name, ne feysr nen w.
vcsk.S5k M siid q iAye - -
rJcvel 49, ~ ceaseruetieas vaAe
~ lirssll W s(eg lfsaesss.
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Arkansas Kingbird
1vrannus verticaIis

reueth nine inches. The white
[adre of the feather on each side OF the
taI distinguishes this from all other
|t,yca,chers except the gray and sal
|mon. n.colored scissortail Of Texas.
Range: Breeds from Minnesota,
kansas, and Texas to the Pacific
Locean and from northern Mexico to
Eouthern Canada; winters from Mex
dco to Guatemala.
Habits and economic status: The
ARKANSAS kingbird Is not so domestic
las its eastern relative and seems to
|prefer the hill country with scattered
|oaks rather than the orchard or the
VICINITY Of ranch buildings, but it
|sometimes places its rude and con-
|spicuous nest in trees on village
|streets. The birds yearly food is com
|posed of 81 per cent animal matter
[and IS per cent vegetable. The ami
|mal food is composed almost entirely
Lof insects. Like the eastern species.
IN has been accused of destroying
honcybees to a harmful extent, and re-
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
KILL STRIPED SQUASH BUG
inexpensive Solution, Easily Made and
Sprinkled Over Plants Will
-E Drive Insects Away.

The striped squash bug won't bother
plants that are sprayed with a thin
solution made as follows: In pail
gather fresh COW droppings, fill the
pail two-thirds full Of water, then stir
till well mixed, and sprinkle the plants
thoroughly. The bugs will take their
meals some other place.
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ana by hanging within its reach n
constant supply of suet the chickadee
can De made regular visitor to the
garden and orchard. Though insig.
hincaht in size. titmice are far from
Deing so from the economic stand.
point, owing to their numbers and ac.
tivity. While one locality is being
scrutinized for food by larger bird,
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
KEEP DRINKING WATER COOL
During Harvesting Time Men Often
Suffer From Thirst-Texas Man
Meets Emergency.

Drinking water for harvest time
should be cool as well as pure, and
men working in the field often suffer
for lack of cool drinking water to
Quench their thirst. A Texas man has
recently patented n bucket that is ar
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
No Fences

In many parts Of Europe there are
no farm fences. This. preserves for
cultivation large acreage, taking the
whole country, over, that is made
.wosse than useless BY fences and the
grswth Of Wild stun on either side ct
tn, Isch q oscuxs IN this reqn1rys
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14

than 1 ever was and recommend your
remedies to all my friends. Mrs. LENA
WYNN, 2S12 E. o Street, Richmond, Va.
While Change of Life is most crit
ical period of woman's existence, the
annoying symptoms which accompany
it may be controlled, and normal health
restored by the timely use Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such warning symptoms are sense
of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches,
backaches, dread of impending evil,
timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation
of the heart, sparks before the eyes,
irregularities, constipation, variable ap-
petite, weakness and inquietude, and
dizziness.
For these abnormal conditions do not
fail to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
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Lives Up to His Name.

"For the first year of his married
life Rounder came to dinner in eve
ming clotheS.'
What does he do now?"
''Now he comes to breakfast in
them '-BoSton Evening Transcript.
The Ordway new era., 1916-07-14
WORLDS RECORD FOR MILK
Present Production BY improved Dairy
,sc Cow More Than Thirty Thou.
sand Pounds Per Year.

The wild cow;gave only enough milk
to support its young. rfoof Of what
man has been able to do In Improving
dalrys cattle 10 found, In the fact that
~. peesent worlds record for milk
pssduction n more tAan thirty tAcu-
ssnA noAnds pee yeats