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VOL. XVIII. NO. so
GOOD
ROADS
KEEP ROADS FROM WASHING
Colorado Agricultural College Expert
Makes Trip Through Mountains
and Comments Thereon.

G6y L. B. HOUSE. Colorado agricultural
College, Fort Collins. Colo.)
Having just returned from Il trip
into the mountains over the worst Of
roads, comment OF two Should not
he out of place ut this time.
First. The road builder has followed
the lines of least resistance and has
given grades as steep as 20 per cent.
Second. He has made no provision
for taking care of the rainwater fall
ing upon or coming to these steep
grades.
ResuIt.-The road proceeds to "waSh
out whenever Il heavy shower strikes
that section.
Remedy.-Whcnevcr Il road is built
on steep grade broad, shallow bitches
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DAIRY D:
FACTS
MORE BUTTERFAT IN CREAM
Shorthorns, Jerseys and Guernseys
Give Milk With Larger Fat
GIobules Than Other Cows.

Toughness no more indicates rich
ness in cream than it does in pastry.
The more shortening in the piC-Crust,
up to a reasonable amount, the crispcr
terfat in the cream, the less tough it
will be as Il general rule.
Milk of uOlstein and Ayrshire COWS
usually has small fat glObules, and
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GOOD FEED FOR DAIRY COWS
Qualities and Does Not Bloat-
Watch for Frosts.

Sweet clover has been found to be
good feed for dairy COWS, not only
in respect to its nutritive qualities,
but because it is said not to bl0at.
There have, however, been cases re-
corded Of bloating from eating sweet
f.T this ccnGiticr.
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EXERCISE REQUIRED BY COW
That Animal Be Kept Closely
Confined 10 Barn

While it is doubtless true that 4
COW kept at perfect ease will, olhyr
things being equal, give the greatest
quantity Of milk, yet considerations Of
health forbid forcing and require that
the cow he given moderate exercise in
si,a GpGn air.
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WINTER LOSS or BEES
QueenIess Colony VIII Certainly
Die in Few Months.
Among Known Causes Of Damage Are
Lack c; Plumbers, insufficient
Food, Da;npneG5, Lack Of Air
and Low Temperature.
By FRANCIS JAEGER, University Farm,


By FRANCIS JAEGER, University Farm
st. Paul.}
The winter losses of bees are great
every year. Reelleepcrs cdI reduce
these losses by preparing their bees
for winter and giving theln good Win
ter quarters.
The chief known causes for winter
losses are queenleSsness, lack OF NUM-
bers IN colonies, insufficient food, poor
food, dalnpncss, lack of air, the break
Ing Of clusters, and low tempera-
cures.
y Queenless colony Will certainly die
in 4 few months.
If the number of bees in colony is
small, the cluster cannot generate
enough heat or keep the heat it gen
crates and the bees freeze. In the
fall small colonies should be united
into one big colony.
Bees must eat in the winter in order
to generate heat. They must lave
about 20 pounds of h-aey when
thcy go into winter quar-. IS. II they
are short, they sIa uiJ e sJIpitt5
early with fni,'- fir . e.
SUGAR s;rup. DARK mt ...ei'l> hon
.u0r OUd for bees to inter or. ii
1cl, me should be .oluo- e al
'.. = y.'.t'. F..-
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which is boltcd q ten-foot post for
Il tongue and lever. A narrow iron
i;Iatc, turned up at end and notc!led
rs shown. is bolted to upper siG, o.
the short end of tongue. Twist u wire
OF loop q chain around post 10 tc
pulled, get bold held under il With
the PROV Gil the end OF tongue, and
bear down on other end;
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EXCELLENT AS POST FULLER
Taken From Old Machinery
Axle Made Of Heavy Bar.

Here is a good post pulier, should
you have any posts to pull this Win
ter, says Il writer in The Farmer. The
wheels are about 20 inches high and
were taken from a piece Of old ma
chnery The axle is heavy bar, to
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Handle and Cover.

held in any position and the liquid
poured. An added feature consists of
Il cover which is adapted to overlay ac-
curately the bottle top. a rearwardly
thumbpiece enables the user
to lift the cover at will.-Popular Me
chanics.
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the roadway. The object of this treat
ment is to move earth toward the CEN
ter of the roadway and raise it gradu-
ally above the surrounding level.
While this is being accomplished all
mudholes and ruts will be filled, into
which traffic will pack the fresh
earth
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HANDLE is EASILY APPLIED
in Any Desired Position
and Liquid Poured.

A handle and cover for milk bottles
and other like containers consists of 4
device that may be quickly and easily
applied to the bottle and as quickly
detached. With it the bottle may be
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Prizes for Pictures.

The National Highway association
is offering $1,000 in cash prizes for
photographs of good roads. Good
Roads Ever hero" IS tho c0mprchen-
eiYe watch: I'd Of this Soy'ement.
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The blackberry car
seriously troublesonle
the country recentlYa
and thus running til;
crop. No spraying i
l iird cutting and ]
trick, says u Wiitela
There are two NdN
work. One is to lo0i
burn all the SWelled 4
berry canes at the {
lar winter OF edl'iN
There is no niStak kin;
because they are fua
Hmetcr of the eane%
necessary to bothcY
canc-just the SWef
: inch or two above OF
ing. The cut piece
carried iii q basket. z
Where Il veI'y So.
occurred, and where 3
are growing in tilg
have found it q g13i
all the young shoots
the end of June, so&
young grubs in tleA
all the adult bGetiS4,
SD the canes produedx
be free from the bed
use saving Il "g;llled
produce Il decent staz
sooner it is burned
not necessary to burr
because the bOrers, &;
not crawl to new ,.i
unable to live on de-
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their cream layer is generally quit
thin. Accordingly it often tests mucn
better than one would suppose from
the depth Of the cream layer. Jerseys,
Guernseys ana ShOTthOrns give milk
with larger lat giODules, and therefore
their cream separates and churrs In
thoroughly than that of the H0lste ,'
and Ayrshire.
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~IlOUTU D.

should bn built ut right angles %
3 -, sGh a. 49, ~ ilnar that TING
2 - - = un:; down The road 10 theiH
VIII be cHu%lit and PASSED To the side
and rway from the road. These bitches
on steep grades should not De over 300
feet apart So that the water may be
caught and diverted before it collects
in sufficient quantities To cut the
ground. If Il smoother road is desired
these bitches may be covered by , by 6
inch pIHnks placed one inch apart to
allow the water to run through the
cracks and into the ditch.
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renewing has been done, and give
three or four more sprasings ut inter
walls of two weeks. On badly infested
beds after the crop is of, NOW every
thing down and let it DIR aud burn off
when there is u brisk wind and follow
with a spraying,
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LEAF BLIGHT 5 INJURY
1t Seriously eas5. Plants
d'ron, the Missouri 8. ySHtural Exper

I-If7-It oIdNIy8 ID
leaf blight causes spets on the
leaves OF The strawbeabty rlants, such
as are shown in the illustration. With
some varieties it very seriou-y weak.
ems the plants. Varieties like Aroma
and Candy very larsei> resist 1t.
Spray with Bordeau, mixture after
the crop is harvested, probably after
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Drag Roads When Idle.

pFay !fOaus FVITeTT IUIe
After the rain, when YOU can' work
~ the field. drag that road.
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HARM BY BLACKBERRY BoRER
Spraying Is of Mo Ass cutting ans
Burning at Tim91 Regular
Pruning Is Fl Sored.

! 4al'er las beer
1 pany parts o!
fHing the canes
AsenceS of the
: uny use, bu1
Al4lg does the
Tan exchange
] CT doing this
! cut off ant
!. OF the black.
] q OF The regu'
! fIns pruning
rse sNYellings
, %aIble the di
! It is nct
J 9Th the whole
|eiart with al
1eW tie swell
MaS be easily
Es attack has
/. |. kF blackberries
! hborhood, !
an to cut off
aciuced before
/ 70 destroy the
EBy that time
have died,
syssf1g July will
There is nc
] S3e, for it can't
/ af berries. The
| Better. 1t is
! green shoots.
Ecotless, can
Il ana are also
Il .srioN,j
The Detroit times., 1917-02-26
GRAVEL IS
As HIGH As
COAL NOW
Excavation Prices Ad-
vance From Five to
Seven Cents
BRICK SHOWS
BIG INCREASE
Many Other Materials
Advance From 10 to
100 Per Cent

Excavation in the central bust
ness district. for which Ave cents
per cubic foot was maximum
cost. now runs as high as seven
and one-half cents PEI cubic foot
and more. say local builders.
Common brick. any quantity OF
which could be purchased for $3.50
IS now sold az sil per thousand:
substantial brick work for which
estimates were continuously re
coived 81 the rate OF SIS per thou.
sand In the wall, is now figured
from 50 To s2s so per thousand
Face brick has risen over 90 per
cent. and for brick which could
readily be purchased Al SIS per
thousand. SIS per thousand is now
asked.
Hollow tile. which formerly sold
S. ton. IL now bringing sit
per ton. Gravel and sharp sand
the former price Of which was
tl.65 per yArd delivered is now
$3.50 per yard A load Of coal costs
no more than losd OF gravel
Crushed stone formerly sold az Go
The Detroit times., 1917-02-26

cents per ton Z o. b. cTusher. the
price is now 81 per ton. Bulk lime.
formerly IS cents per barrel. now
sells AZ 40 per parrel Hydrated
lime. formerly S. per ton, now sells
for SO per ton Cement formerly
si25 per barrel. is now s2o5 per
barrel
Steel. which could be fabricated
and erected at cost OF $50 per
ton. now brings sos per ton. Plas-
ter. which sold for 81 per ton. now
brings 5000 per ton Building felts
and paints have increased in price
from IS to 80 per cent
Common building labor has pro
crossed from p Il cents per hour
10 30 cents per hour. and for good
mortar men 40 and 90 cents has 10
be paid Bricklsyers. who formerly
received 60 cents per hour. will
soon be receiving SO cents per hour
This must be considered in all con-
tracts for future work
Hardware has made an average
advance OF from so To 60 per cent.
other materials used in construc-
ton work have advanced all the
way from 10 to 100 per cent.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-26
CHURCH AND
SCHOOL IN LIST
OF NEW BUILDING

A twostory brick schoo! building
to be erected on Field Grand River
ave. anon West Grand blvd from.
plans prepared by Maicomson &
Higglnbotham. was one OF the larger
"ems In the list OF new work which
came from the Offices OF the archi.
tects during the week. according 10
the report OF the Builders & Trad.
ers' exchange
A two-story brick and stone
church building TO be built on Town.
send ave. between Miller and
Schmidtsts FOR the ST Thomas par.
isl WAS also In the list
\ number OF smaller projects
went 10 make up a fair aggregate
for the week.
The contracts awarded did moi
contain any particularly large items.
Aliho the volume reached satisfac.
tory proportions
The Detroit times., 1917-02-26
SPRING TO
FIND HOMES
A SCARCITY
New Building Has Not
Kept Pace With
Demands
LANDLORDS PLAN
FOR BUSY SEASON
Vacant Houses Now
Due To Normal
Dizziness

Detroit renters face another
spring OF housing congestion. ac-
cording To the present indications.
The situation will be as critical
IA II was In 1916. when an unparal
leled shortage OF renting property
was evident, and rents went 20
their present levels. This predic
ton is made by real estate men In
spite OF the fact that compare
tive lull in rental activities Is at
hand now.
Az present For rent" advertise
ments in the newspapers. signs on
houses and other indications. show
that there are a large number OF
vacant houses Careful estimates
place the number OF honses and
fats at 500. compared with 100 in
September Rents have fallen only
slightly. however and owners are
believed 10 be preparing for n busy
spring demand
There are several logical rea-
sons for predicting that the hous-
ing problem will be acute this
spring" said II. 4. Jones. president
OF the " A. Jones Real Estate com
pany.
New building has not kept pace
with the ci'y's growth. In 1916, Of
rcal reports show that buildings
sufficient to house s0.6l5 people
were erected. compared with the ar
rivals for the year ending Sept, l..
1916, which were 96.so2. The mum.
Der OF men who are working here
and waiting until spring TO move
their families here is estimated at
$500"
The Detroit times., 1917-02-26
REAL ESTATE and BUILDING
Builders and Traders Exchange
Maintains a Bureau of Complete
Information for All Builders

That the Builders \ Traders
permanent building exposition In tho
Fenobsoot building has filed = LONG
felt want In Detroit. owing 10 the
fact that n has established n bureau
OF information on all matters TER
tanning TO the building industry. and
~ the same time has enabled vari-
Gus manufacturer and dealers In
building material TO place on per
manent display various products
from $50 factories. Ia indicated In the
replies bsing received by the ex-
change regarding renewal OF leases
for exhibition space.
The exchange took possession OF
the fourth noor OF the Penobscot
building last May. when the Per
rnsnent building exposition was
started. and most OF the leases were
signed for one year. Some OF them.
however. are now being renewed in
advance OF the date OF their expira-
ton. and the letters accompanying
the renewals ere decidedly crafty
ing 70 the officers OF the exchange.
One letter -sceived from the Mich
igan Stove company, OF which l.. ID.
Young Is general manager. is typical
Of most OF the others. Mr. Young
Gays: "Ws wish 10 take this occa.
sion To express our entire satlsfac-
ton at the manner In which your
The Detroit times., 1917-02-26

ing grass. but actually tore down
tho bodies OF malefactors frop tho
scsholds. AMI ate their flesh!
Moreover. all German trade and
industry had been ruined. and this
gave France an immense advantage
In gaining complete supremacy in
the arts and sciences. In commerce
and Industry.
But In this gloomy time. one
hope for Germany's future dawned.
This was Prussia.
The nrst famous HohenKollern.
Frederick OF Nuremberg, years be
fore had been given charge OF the
Northeastern province OF Branden'
burg This was in ltli. and his
successors. whose capital was Ber.
lin. had conquered Prussia, their
neiEhbor 10 the east. This whole
territory. combined under the Ho-
hsnrollerns. nnally became known
as Prussia. and developed fierce,
independent national spirit. II be
came one Of the largest and most
powerful OF the states OF Germany
Austria, with the Hapsburgs At
its head. for a whole century fol.
lowing ists devoted its attention
chiefly 20 the Turks and 20 ambi
tious schemes IN Italy. leaving Ger
many In disorder and az the mercy
~ foreign aggression.
Altho the Austrian Hapsburgs
were nominally rulers OF the whole
empire. which included the mutt
tudinous German states. Austria
seemed actually TO side with France
against these very German states
Fearing that the growing size and
power o. Prussia would lmberil Aus
'risn leadership. the HapshurgS
iruwned on Prussia.
The following two centuries
proved hcv well founded were these
Austrian fears OF the rising Prus
sian power.
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exchange has benefited our cause,
by our participation and cooperation
on the display floor. We feel that
II In n very GOOD investment and We
are very glad. therefore. TO continue
II on the basis as per signed con
tract enclosed"
The Builders a Traders pc
msnsnt exposition 10 one OF the lars
est OF It's kind In the world. II was
an unusually big undertaking. and
pltho the ofhcers were confident
that II would be successful q has
proven even more 80 than anticl.
pated.
New applications for space are
being received daily. and while
there is only a limited amount va
cant II Ia being rapidly taken for
interesting exhibits. which will APP
peal to the public.
In addition 10 IN" permanent dis
plays, which can be seen In tbs er-
position. there Is on file n complete
system OF catalogs. showing almost
every product manufactured in this
country IN The building line. These
catalogs are always available TO
architects. contractors. and the gen
cral public interested in building
matters. and any information that Is
not on file. can be obtained by those
seeking IL without any cost
The Detroit times., 1917-02-26
ZULU VIOLATED
IMMIGRATION
LAWS, is CHARGE

Credited with having Ave wives.
ali OF them in South Africa, how.
ever, and claiming a family OF III
children. Waldo Schlpo. n Zulu. and
former inhabitant OF the South
Sea islands. was brought before
Magistrate l.eggatt in Windsor po-
lice court Friday 10 answer 10 a
charge OF having violated the i'm.
migration laws
The court WAS somewhat astound
q whom Schipo began TO relate his
numerous ventures IN wedlock Tic
told the magistrate also that he was
soldier OF fortune and had fought
under tho British flag for % years.
serving in the Boer war under Lord
Roberts His presence in court was
due 10 a stabbing affair In Wcllsnd
after which he emigrated 10 the
United States lie told the court
that he returned 20 Canada 10 en-.
list.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-26
BOOK MAKES
new PURCHASE
Buys More Washington blvd.
Frontage. At Safest,
Valued at $4,000 a Foot

Frontage on Washington Olvd con
trolled or owned by the Book fam
ily. which has added several big pur.
chases To It's holdings within the last
few weeks. has been augmented By
the buying OF so feet additional front.
age on Washington and l0j feet on
Safest, from >. Ia Bird. who has
been Tho owner for Ave years The
purchase WAS made for the Develop
ment Corporation OF Detroit. of
which ] n. Book. Jr. Is president.
Tho property IL on the southwest
corner
The price has not been made pub
lie, bur frontage in this vicinity sells
for $4,000 10 5000 front foot.
This purchase. as well as many
others, Was Influenced by desire
on the part OF j. Il. Book. Jr.. TO
make certain that the future devel.
opment OF this section OF the city
will be In keeping with the high
class shopping center Immediately
adjacent. II is stated.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-26
TABLOID HISTORY OF GERMANY
Nation Divided and Blood Denched in Seventeenth Cen
fury Sees New Hope in Rise of Prussia

(This 10 n" third chapter In the
short history % Germany now appear
ing In The Times)
The question OF who owns Alsaoe,
France or Germany, which is sure
TO be one OF tbs great issues OF
the peace conference az tho end
OF the present European war. was
first made acute between France
and Germany by the settlement OF
the Thirty Years War. over two
and one-half centuries ago
II took four years OF negotiations
before the powers were able 20 talk
out a peace after the Thirty Years
War and their agreement. called
the Peace OF westphslia. provided
that France should possess Metz.
verdun. Toul and Alsaco in per.
pctuity.
In addition. the religious dlssen.
sions OF Germany were for the time
settled by this peace, and the
princes OF Germany were made
practically independent OF the en-
peror
The map OF Germany now looked
like a huge. jumbled jig-saw puzzle.
with 500 petty principallties. each
claiming independence, each having
itS own laws. customs. armies and
courts
Moreover he peace OF West.
phslis gave these principalities the
right TO make independent alliances
with other powers
Germany WAS now a name only
o. al most a feeble confederation
The German soil. moreover. had
been utterly devasted by The three
decades of war. from 1918 10 1876
during which period huge armies
had lived OF the land and fought
over t.
The miserable and starving popu.
lace not only vas reduced TO eat.
The Detroit times., 1917-02-26
CLARK ALUMNI
END MEET HERE

Alumni OF Clark college. worces.
ter. Mass. will bring two days
convention held in the Hotel stat
Ter. 10 close Saturday evening.
with a banquet In the hotel The
POSTMASTER will be Adolph Am
selmi. IS. and speeches will be
made by George Il. HartE 'iG; W.
j. Wilson. Is; Elmer a. Hsrring.
ton. '05: Alfred J. Peckham, '0s.
and James n. Porter. dean OF the
college.
The visitors were entertained Sat.
urday morning. with an automobile
drive around the city. followed by
luncheon In the Horel fuller. A
theater party TO the eDtroit opera
The Detroit times., 1917-02-26
Chapter XVII.

Chapter XVII.
"How can you stand II. the bury
ing yourself alive In this little
town." Tod asked under cover OF
the gay conversation going on
around US.
"oh, | get along all right"
you can't make me believe
you're contsnted. a girl az fond Of
ssyety az you always were"
But remember I'm an old mar
ried woman now. and settled down
Before he could make IN answer
the conversation became general.
and 10 my delight he had no chance
TO be personal again. After dinner
We danced. and as II grew late
anxiously watched the clock. II
only Robert would come for me.
But II chimed IL, then half-past
then H. and be had not come.
When I made move 20 leave,
Myrtle said
The car will be a. the door az
soon as you are ready Margaret.
and Mr., Freeman will ride home
with you"
! started 10 object. then thought
how foolish II would appear. As
tho | were attaching some impor-
lance 10 a simple act Of courtesy.
Tod was very entertaining all tho
way home. and was really sorry
when our short ride ended. He
had told me all the news OF home
folks. all the little intimate gossip
An old bachelor always seems to ABB
sorb.
May call on YOU tomorrow
Margaret! have business which
will keep me In town some time.
and unless you take pity on me !
shall be intolerably lonely"
why, yes. I'VE will be very
glad | amended.
Thank You" he said. gravely,
and raised my hand 10 his lips.
Ny face grew hot as I rushed up
the steps. and felt almost unfaith'
ful 10 Robert But knew Tod
meant nothing-it was only mis- way
with all women.
Robert had not come In. and |
went at once TO bed But before
fell asleep I heard his key in the
door and turned on the light 10
have little chat while he un.
dressed
who do you think brought me
home. Robert?' asked.
CALDWELL"
mo, indeed. Tod Freeman"
Why" wrinkling his browr.
Tod Freeman, the rich old bach.
elor who wanted me 10 marry him"
oh. that slmpleton' How did
he happen TO be there7"
Hes in town on business aud is
friend OF Ned"
at was pleasant for you TO see
some one from home!" casually.
Very" | was hurt that he
showed no more feeling. had
thought be might be bit jealous.
well, good night" and that end
ed the matter as far as he was con.
cerned. How often ] wished Rob
ert wasn't so cold and self-con.
tanned ! know now that II was but
the outer shell OF him, that under.
neath he was all Kindness and
warmth-like his mother. But in
those days he so often froze me.