“a: TWO YEARS $1 ()0 PER YEAR——5 YRS. $2 TERRIS 6 chigan—See Page 4 i d,M 1923 1gan Owned and "School at Hartlan ich NOVEM BER 24 zmc:~ m M THANKSGIVING MORN lte Farm Ma Ed SATURDAY An Independent = ; How, 044.: Mother Attend Night XI No. 7 d VOL Rand in "I? is??? as a ’ of Mustard seeds.- Long ago it wvas written that faith, even tho small as a ‘grain of mustard seed, could remove mountains. _ 'HennyFord, With unbounded confidence, *has'la‘bored :for more 'than twentyweam rto mmove sthe mountain of difficulty standing‘in the way of modern transpor- “tation. He ‘has-soughtdlways to give the _ world practical transportation at “low Cost. in v "* an t , I V (mu. «i: w - ' . ' ire ' dime “ ‘ 31th proved, cisélfl A serviced élfor .~.so little. :It is because from forest .and 71”? 1:8}:le or: oxygen; Hic‘ mm ' filoru-gon the one given PotatoS‘h‘ow” Annual Event By E. J. LEENHOUTS previously by F. E. Fogle, inasmuch as proper ventilation, according to Professor Kotila, eliminates most of the rotting caused by lack of air at the right temperature. ‘ An inspiring talk of fifteen min— utes duration given by William C. Hartman, Director of the Bureau of Foods and Standards of the Michi— gan State Department of Agricul- ture, laid particular emphasis on the necessity for the growers and potato buyers cooperating with the state agricultural department in en— 'forcing the new potato grades as established and promulgated by the department. He claimed that it was absolutely essential for growers to market graded tubers if the Michi- gan product was to avoid .its pres- ent day discrimination on the east— ern and mid—western markets. Advantages of the grading cam— paign, which has been started by the state agrieultural department, were mentioned by Mr. Hartman as reasons which proved, conclusively. the value of potato grading. He de— clared that it was immaterial whether the consumers saw the ben- efit of the new plan or not, saying that the grower was the country’s first charge; although he claimed that»the results of the campaign would take care of the consumer by giving him a better grade product. Sponsored 'Bunquot Meeting The Top 0’ Michigan Potato Show Association sponsored a ban~ quet meeting on the second day of the show at the Knights of Pythias hall which started at 6:30 and last- ed until close to ten o’clock. It was without a question, the binding feature of the three days’ show. Here the discussion of marketing problems, growers’ problems. and buyers’ problems was entered into without formality. It was purely a sociable gathering where business difficulties were settled over a table spread with a bounteous supply of foods—chief among the vegetables being the all—important potato. Professor F. C. Gaylord. of Pur- due University, H. C. Moore, of the Michigan Agricultural College, Elm- er Smith, of Gaylord, W. H. Hill, of the New York Central Lines, T. F. Marston, of the North Eastern Michigan Development Bureau, R. A. Turner, of the M. A. C., Robert Wylie, of the Michigan Potato Grow- ers’ Exchange, C. S. Bender, of A11— drews Brothers, Detroit, and W. C. Hartman, of the State Department of Agriculture, were introduced by F. J. Shipp, president of the Top 0’ Michigan Potato Show Association, who acted as toast master at the banquet In the speech given by C. S. Bend- er, who buys potatoes for the large Detroit house of Andrews Bros, the speaker declared that any buyer in a large city was willing to' pay pre- minum prices on fancy, graded tub— ers, and that he was sure the av- erage consumer was Willing to pay the extra price if he could be as- sured of good potatoes in return for his money. Entries Total 155 There were 155 entries at the show, among which were a number entered in either the Detroit Special, the Consumers‘ Special, or the De- troit ,News' Special classes. These three special entry features created a; deal of interest in the sell- ingoti ,S‘i‘fided potatoes-Vein” they were rémé'sefiting' field coin- D'Qtiflbn‘ that flat? W13 tic‘n’. ~ was ms the first, second, or third prize was given a the privilege of selling a certain quantity of his potatoes, which must conform to those he exhibited, in Detroit markets, to the Detroit Board of Commerce, business insti- tutions and the‘Detroit News cafe- teria at a premium price per bushel. Crowley Milner & Company, Now— comb—Endicott Co., and the Detroit Board of Commerce offered $2.00 a bushel; the Union News offered $1.80; and, the Detroit News Cafe— teria offered, as an inducement to sponsor grading, a price of fifty per cent above the prevailing market price, which totals eighty cents. The attendance at the show was estimated as being from 1,500 to 2,000. Over three hundred attend— ed the lectures given on the Second afternoon of the fair in the large auditorium. Visitors were passing through the building in a steady flow during the three days. Those who had exhibits of the Michigan Agricultural College, the state de— partment of agriculture, Armour & Company, and the American Chem- ical Company in charge said that the attendance was much greater than had been expected. All booth ox— hibitor spoke of the interest which the spectators manisfested, in the exhibits prepared by them and claimed that the first Northeastern Michigan potato show had proved it- self as being worthy to be ranked among the top—notchers in the coun'try. (h'cdit Duo Agcnt Lytlc A. C. Lytle, county agent of Ot— sego county, to whom, possibly, more credit is due for tho successful tuber show than {my other single individual, expressed his sincerest thanks at the banquet meeting Thursday night to the sponsors and co—opcrators who had helped with the financing, publicity. and judg- ing of the Top 0’ Michigan Potato Show. He publicly thanked the supcrvis« ors of the potato growing counties who had voted an appropriation for the show, the Michigan (‘cutrol Railroad, the State l')opartincnt()f Agriculture, the Noriheustcrn Mich— igan Development Bureau. tho Mich- igan Potato Growers’ Exchungc. and the various companies and tho Mich— igan Agricultural College, who had booth exhibits, for helping the first Pinnacle City potato exhibit over the trials and tribulations which go with all new ventures. He expressed a desire that the show be made a per— manent institution in Northeastern Michigan, saying that it was abso- lutely essential to the territory which ranked the lowly spud as one of its staple crops. The concensus of opinion is that the Top 0’ Michigan Potato Show achieved its three—fold purpose, i. e., first, the education of the growers as to types, Vi“'ie\lles, and quality demanded by lb. ‘Ill‘lfl‘t; the proper method of gradiz, , :md care: the re— sults of proper cultivation and fertil— ization; secondly, that of developing a medium for securing publicity for Northeastern Michigan and thust attracting the attention and inter- est of the buyer and consumer to this area and its product; thirdly, that of developing a medium for di— rect sales contract between the buy— er an dgrower of table stock and certified seed potatoes. Some excellent critics go further and say" that the Northeastern Mich- igan Potato Show, in reality, went beyond its previously outlined scope and‘exeeedéd; a's far as benefits are concerned}. the ' hopés ’ of“ its most en- thusiastic backers. It was, un- ford Potato Show Highest Award Won by Seventeen Year‘OldBligh-Directors‘Pian to Make “Top 0’ Michigan doubtodly, the greatest contribution which Northeastern Michigan has made towards the education of its potato growers, and the greatest single factor in the annals of north- ern Michigan agriculture making for more efficient production and the attendant rural prosperity. “It is the sincerest statemcnt,” said F. .l. Shipp, prominent north- ern Michigan business man and President of the Top 0’ Michigan Potato Show, “which I can make when I say that the Top 0’ Michigan Potato Show has provod that it is so invaluable to northern Michigan, both as to its business and potato intercsls, that it is essential to re~ tain it as a permanent institution in Northeastern Michigan if our potato 1 growers are to be made to feel that the consuming public and the potato buyers are directly behind them in their fight for better prices as a re- sult of delivering better products.” Prize \Vinncrs The winners in the several differ— ent classcs as announced by the Top 0’ Michigan Potato Show Associa— tion is as follows: ("lass_;\, Late Vuriciics Russett llural —~ first. Edward llomlm, ()cducoc: second, \anter lurlow, Sprzltl; third, Charles llcr- rou. Alpona; fourth. Frank Rotter, Alzmsou; fifth, .1. Fred lli‘udy, VVol— ycrinc: sixth. ll‘runh \Vyrick, Alan- soh; scycnlh (‘. (I. firmly, VVolver— inc; cighlh, \Vlllizxn Shaun, \Volver— inc. W'hite Rurzll~m-l<‘irst, Morrell Fox, Gaylord; second. Michael Smilowski. Gaylord; third. lC. S. lrower, Ona— wuy. “ Trish ('olllllcl'-~l<‘irst, John Mos— Scr, \Vl‘ndm‘k,’ swond. R. C. Cnmp« bcll. llcfhcrlon; third, John Allen, llullbord Lukc; fourth, Steven llzlrf~ mun, Alpcnrl. Any ollwr Vorioiy—~First, C. G. llrudy, \\'ol\‘¢‘-rinc with llliss Tri— umph: sumod. Nollie Fcldhauscr, ll‘rcdcric, lu‘urly Northern; third, \\'illwr llrozldlwut, Gaylord, thite \\'omic}'. ('luss R County l<3xl'1i}lils~vll‘irst, Otsego; second. (‘llfllmylinlu third. Presque lslc: fourth, Albcna; fifth, Craw— ford. (‘luss C (‘ci'lillcd Sccrl 77-100 pound lots— First. Frank \Vyrick, Alanson; sec- oud. .Incob \\’e~iss, Alanson; third, (‘lmrlcs llcrrou. Alpcna; fourth, W. lurlow, Milena: awards of merit, ll. 1.. Molincnux. lVolvorine; Harold llailcy. lzxylord; John Spreeman, Vanderbilt: llurold Bonnett, Lever— ing: lGrncst Pctfil‘or, laylord; Fred Zi‘udy, ‘v'olveriuc. Class D (‘lub lxhibit First, Sunnyside Potato Club, Cheboygan. - Rural llussett—First, F. J. West- er, Cheboygan; second, John A. ‘Vcstor, Cheboygau; third, Rudolph Itedman, Cheboygan; fourth, Jack McArthur. (,‘hcboygan. White lural~~Flrst, J. A. W'ester, Cheboygan. (‘lass E Detroit Special First, J. H. D. Myers, Levering; second. Charles Herron, Alpena; third, Ernest Pet~ tifor, Gaylord; fourth, George Coul— tcs, Gaylord. Class F Detroit News Special—First, C. Herron, Alpena; second, William Feldhauser, Frederic. J (llass G Consumers’ Special—First, Chas." H. Shaub, Elmira; second, Charles“ Herron, \Alpena; third, J. H. D.’ Myers, Levering; fourth, Valentine Mankowski, Gaylord. Sweepstakes Best Peck in Show—Edw. Dom‘kef,‘ Ocqueoc. , URING the year 1920 ten (lis— tricts .of Hartland township, 3 Livingston County, that were maintaining one room schools, vot- v ,d to organize the Hartland Consol- - idated Schools and locate the school , I» plant at Hartland, Michigan, a vil- " logo of about 100 inhabitants, situ— ated about the center of the Consol- dated district, where also was lo- cated a building which with a small ’outlay could be made to house the 'first six grades. A new $65,000 building was erect- ,ed to house the upper six grades which are divided into Junior and .Senior High schools. The new Zbuilding was completed in October. ".1921, and Hartland Consolidated ‘School was on its way, cheered 'by ‘many, kicked by a goodly number, while many more said it just could- n’t be done. The first year saw 272 enrolled in school, with 15 tuitioners. The school offers three courses, College Preparatory, Agriculture, and Home Economics or Household Arts, all full four year courses. The School is on the University Accredited List, and also the Fed- eral Smith-Hughes list. School Tax Rate Triplcd The year that the districts were run under (‘onsolidated before. the new building was done the school tax rate for the year was $53.05. The first year. 1921, that we \vere in the new building our school tax vas $20.00 per $1000: last year, 1022, the rate per $1000 was $22.00 llltl that same rate will prevail this year (1923). With such a jump, from $0.05 to $20.00 and $22.00 per $1,000 tax payers to be shown——they were all from Missouri. This $22.00 rate takes care of all expenses, interest onsbonds, retirement 01' bonds, etc., together with $4,000 state aid which _ We receive. This year we shall re— ! ceive $500 federal aid and next year $1,000 making a total of $5,600 fed— eral and state aid. Naturally where so much school money was involvwl in place of so small amount of the past years, a program that would demonstrate to the tax payers that the sums paid for the new venture were real divi- dend paying iiivestmcnts instead of the burden which most prophesied that would have to be established. Consequently no one is allowed to _ fool «away his or her time. Every boy and girl is made to do his or her work. They are not allowed to fall down if mentally capable and in this , district We find mighty few of the ', mentally weak. Many boys and girls receiving high school training now in our -schools never would have entered a _ high school as students had they not been blessed with the establishment of one at home. \Ve have a half doz— en all the way from twenty to twenty—three years of age who have been in high school during the last 1m“? 99s The Class in Economics getsthoth the farmers and their wives interested. By W. D. WHITE .. r» w a v and Math er Can Go to School At Hartlan Livingston County Consolidated SchOol Increases Its Value to Community by Maintaining Night Classes in Soils and Economics for the Farmer and His Wife Superintendent of Hartland Consolidated School The Hartland Consolidated School at Hartland, Michigan. two years and have entered again this year. Last year a man who has worked at the carpenter trade for a number of years came and asked to take arithmetic with the 8th grade class so as to enable him to figure bills of lumber and make measuration calcu- lations which he had never been able to do. He also learned to fit his own saws, a problem which he had never been able to solve before. The manual training shop under the very capable supervision of E. A. ltewalt, trains the boys in carpen- try, architectural design. both barn and houses, mechanical drawing, woodwork and cabinet making. The 24—foot cabinet shown in the agricul— tu ‘al laboratory cut was made by the boys in the manual training courses. The boys are taught cement mixing and cement form construction. W'ag— on boxes, hay racks, self—feeders of all kinds, whiffletrees, neck yokes, and repair work of all kinds is done, the only charge being for the mater— ial if the school furnishes it. If the farmer brings his material, the work is done gratis. A charge of 35 cents is made for filing crosscut saws for farmers. loys do all carpenter and repair Work about the school plant. They are taught; the art of saw filing and tool fitting which is a part of the manual training course. Night School for Itarmers Probably the one feature of the consolidated school that has done more to help the tax payer realize an investment instead of a burden, is the night school for the farmers and their wives. Not to overdo the mat— ter for the first time last, year three courses: arithmetic, economics and soil chemistry were, offered for a twelve weeks' course. There, were 43 farmers and wives enrolled. It was not an experiment, it seemed as if this work should be done, and so worked out our problems togeth— er. In the mathematics class We were fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Frank Dodds,_ a tax—payer farmer . . x, in the district also the father of two girls, one in high school and one in the grades. Not but a few years ago Mr. Dodds was considered one of the best teachers in' Livingston This arithmetic class caught young men 20 to 2'! years old who had left school when in the early grades. The mathematics of every day life is .what the school tried to get across to these young men. The significant thing in this arith- metic class is the fact that we find a farmer who is capable and willing to co-operate to make the school function 100 per cent both night and day. Many other farmers might be named. Study Marketing The Economic Class stressed the marketing, transportation, standard— ization of farm products. The middle man, cooperation, farm bureau, ag- ricultu‘al finance, federal aid and most interesting of all, the relation of these subjects to each other. The members of the Soils Chem— istry class brought samples of soil from the different parts of fields which they were to plant in‘ the spring to corn, potatoes, oats, barley, alfalfa, clover, etc., to the laboratory, and under the supervision of A. F. Monroe. head of the agricultural de- partment, analyzed the samples for lime. and humus content. also text— ure and plasticity of soil. After chem— ical analysis of samples of soil each farmer put several crocks of soil onto the test racks and planted some kind of grain or potatoes in each of 5 crocks. all crocks being planted to the same kind of seed at the same time. One crock is kept as a check and another subjected to treatment with lime only, another with lime and manure, another with nitrate, perhaps another with manure and phosphate, and so on, until the soil from a field was treated with all com— binations and barnyard manure and commercial fertilizers. The class watched the experiments and after contents of crooks had grown for a length of time contents of crops were weighed on balances and conclusions drawn. The farmers report that the time spent in night classes is the best investment they could have made last winter and are asking for more this winter. The school maintains what is call-— ed an exchange department. A large bulletin board with “Wanted” and “For Sale” columns is placed at one end of the assembly room. Any farmer of the district or outside the district may advertise anything for sale whichvhe has on this board. Or if a man 0' housewife wants to buy something word is sent to school. The “Wanted” and “For Sale” bulletin board and nine bus loads of boys and girls do the rest. The exchange department handles eggs, chickens, calves, pigs, cows, sows and pigs, horses and young eat- tle, seed potatoes, oats, corn, etc. Registered Seed at Mlolesale The school maintains a working agreement with the Michigan State Farm Bureau whereby any farmer in our district may obtain an order from the Schools Exchange Depart— ment and secure State Farm Bureau certified and registered seed at wholesale. Hundreds of dollars are saved to the farmers in money, but the value of certified and registered seed cannot be computed. The above narrative illustrates in a small way what a. consolidated school should do for the community in which it is lo- cated. The school holds an agricultural fair each year, and the fair just held October 25th and 26th showed a keen desire on the part of the ex- hibitors to want the best in seed and products. \Vith the two days fair is held a series of five lectures which with the exhibits make the fair an education- al institution. Last week, B. J. Ford of the State Department gave an address on Rural Education, and E. E. Gallup an address on coopera— tion of all organizations, Alexander MacVittie, State Farm Bureau, an address, “Accomplishments of the Farm Bureau,” E. C. Forman, Head of Poultry Department, M. A. C., poultry culling demonstration and lecture. The last evening, Friday, F. A. Butterworth of Chicago, As— sistant General Freight Agent of P. M. system, gave an address on “Freight Rates as they affect the Farmer.” A lecture course of five numbers has been maintained each year. This year the senior class has sold more than enough tickets to pay for the course. The school is high school, college, workshop. information bureau, com— modity exchange, wholesaler, soc1al center, agricultural exhibition, and milk testing station, all under one roof, and it is hoped that it will con— tribute its quota toward making consolidated schools an investment which shall pay the largest divi- dends in good American citizenship. :11. ‘-_.:‘1_—,A.£.' P. x t0. after the huge Cute, from recently received honorable mention as length.,' -It was con LATEST IN isn’t it? playing for his Russian wolf hound, Nicolai, once owned by the ex-Czar of Russia. TRIPLETS SCOR Alliston. Mass in Boston. mns'r BTTE NOSE WHALE EVER (mourn—a It weighs about five tons and is tw'ent ' ght' at Ten ‘P—ond Isis d and, brought Glouces't er, Muss. HATS.—This hat din-igible, ZR—I, or Shenandoah. is modeled lost all of his money Francis 0. _ . York broker, is getting another start by drlwng a CANINE NIUSIC LOVER.~—-Ernest Lil-(lOVltCll, PATICYC‘IAING.——Talicyeling‘ is: the newest: well known violinist of “'nshington. D. is porlntion in F'unce. These men are racing fr Versailles for a prize of 1500 francs. l’holo shm passing thro ugh Paris. \\ "m --IIere are the ‘\ S]IO\V. triplet S‘ E AT BABY Creeg'an achnsetts, who were features of the baby show held four shrouded forms. has just been dcdieuled at Trevol. near Moulin, Franco. Mass. They are fine hea'thy looking specimens, and It is to honor four Frcnch ueronuuts who were lulled, September 25, 1909, when well as looks of admiration. . w ‘ -. , IA HERO OF OUR BOYHOOD DAYS.— Burt L. Standish, known in_ private life as ‘Gilbert Patten, -wroto the “Frank Men-iwell” stories, enjoyed by all boys. three feet in SCION OF VVEALTHY FAIHILY TURNS CABBY.-——Having French, former wealthy New mode of trans- FRANCE HONORS FOUR DEAD the huge dirigiblc, Republic, BIG NEWSPAPER O“’NER.—Lord Beaver- hrook is rapidly becoming one, of England's taxicab. leading newspaper owners. PAYS DOCTOR TO KEEP III?“ “'FLL. ——$«':unucl M. Yum-lain. pays :1 doctor a flat annual fee to kccp him well. “'hcn he is sick the doctor gets no pay. . I r g§£\ . iv to 11(‘91'5 om Paris vs the AVIATORS.—-—A unique monument showing burned. BOYS LEARN '1‘ EL E G R A P 'H' Ya—A continuation school, run by the Board of Education, New York, for Western Union boys, is teaching them to be telegraphers. The boys are shown taking dictation from a, “keyboard.” (Copyright. Keyst‘one "iew C0.) T a sad-taced group of men which inet in the rooms of'athe . fittindish Chamber of Commerce :Jast‘lflovembe to discuss “ways and 111685338" of improving the common Weal .of their fair city and citizens. * During the past three years they ,had heand :nothing but “deficits,” “back— dues;” “hard times,” and other hard . luck stories. Several attempt at in— teresting manufacturing concerns in ;, locating in the city of Standish had failed, one of these failures taking E with it a large sum of money do— nated by the business men. Being a town of only 1,000 people, its in- , terests (were entirely bound up with > those .of the farming community sur— ‘rounding it (altho not all of the urban population appreciated that fact), and the farmers had suffered ‘ two crop failures and were in very ~ bad -straits. E It..was at this meeting that Mr. H. 'A. Chamberlain, the banker arose andsaid, “Gentlemen, we are facing , a cuisis. Unless something is done a avery' speedily, three—fourths of our J “farmers will lose their farms thru 'fore'olosures and most of us will face bankruptcy. The farmers’ in- terests and ours are mutual and it is only by co—operating with them that we can “save our own skins,” as well as possibly helping them out. Let us forget these dreams about factories with large pay—rolls and de— velop some practical plans for help— ing ourselves. I believe the best way to do this is to assist the sur— rounding farmers toward a greater degree of prosperity because I have noticed that when they are making money, We are also getting along fairl well.” In the discussion that follqwed, he pointed out that the one-crop farmers were losing money thruOut the entire country but that .the dairy—farmers were fairly pros- f perous; that Arenac County had been ' i r lying on beans and beets entirely t 0 much and should be depending upon the dairy—cow more; that many organizations of business men in other communities had assisted ’materially in getting their farmers “to change their system of farming to the mutual advantage of both; and that closer co-operation between rural and urban folks would work wonders for Standish and Arenac County. Among those members who gave enthusiastic support were the President of the Chamber of Com- merce, a clothier, Mr. Bernthal, and the local newspaper editor, Mr. Perl- berg. The latter offered his news- maper medium for use in this work and plans were formulated which ' called for three large projects: (1) .a series of educational meetings at which authorities on agriculture should appear and explain the ad-_ vantages of dairying and give gen- ..eral instructions on how to proceed ; to produce milk more efficiently: (2) gfinancing all worthy farmers who . Wished to purchase purebred or good grade COWS; (3) take full advantage of the assistance which is being of- fered free—of—chargr by the state. the Agricultural College, the Devel~ opment Bureaus, the Michigan Cent— ral R. R., etc. Held Series of Meetings The story of the development which has taken place in Arenac County during the past year shows .how closely these men “have hewed toithe line.” All thru the winter months, a joint meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and farmers was held every two weeks and the at- tendance mounted from a mere band- ful‘ to over 250 people. Leading :,authorities from the Agricultural ‘College on dairying, farm crops, poultry, and farm organization ap— pearedbcfore these meetings in turn 'nd the business ,men became about 5 enthusiastic about farming as did he {farmers themselves. At each " (50116 (If lthese meetings the President unarmed that the banker was ready “advance money .~er the purchase v .stock to any farmer who _ labial an may. «payments to 'be made .. f‘bnthly out of the milk-check. The , per carried large Ahead-lines the meetingsand, later, s “plate accounts :of the . The, editor alsp prevailed ‘ 7. “Better Dairy Day" at Standish, June 95, .1923. cattle nuns sold .to Arenas: county farmers of the N. Y. C. Lines to prepare a series of articles on the advantages of dairying, the selection of cattle, feeding and care of cows, etc. Every week for three months, one of these articles occupied a half~page of this newspaper, often illustrated with pictures. Long before spring arrived, everybody was talking and thinking about the dairyvcovw and many purchases had been made. A carload of purebred and grade cows were brought into the County in March by the banker. The Chamb— er of Commerce had enlisted the act- ive co—operation of the Extension forces from the college and the Ag— ricultural Department of the N. Y. C. Linesand they were all working hand in hand. Lease Purebred Sires Appreciating the need for better breeding, the M. C. R. R. leased threepurebred Holstein sires to three groups of dairy—farmers near Standish. Altho leased free of charge, the railroad has the option of taking them away in case they are not well cared for. One of these sires was made grand champion at the fair After Two {Imp-Failures AW. , . ' 9 Tamed \ A oat-l ad I _, on that day. -° " WWW“! Alumni: and all of .them are well-:bred ani— mals of excellent type. The leasing of these :three bulls started the move— ment which resulted in the introduc- tion of over 30 pure-bred dairy sires into Arenac County in the short periodof six months. - Mire :County Agent The business men realized, :how- ever, that {there were so many things to be done to [bring about more effic- ient farmingthat they began to con- sider the matter of employing an ex— pert to take care of the educational and organization work. They found that the Federal and Stats Govern- ment would pay half of the salary of such an “expert,” commonly called “County Agent,” and so they pro- ceeded to hire one. The banker and the editor took the lead in this mat— ter and they employed a young cal- lege graduate. Before he arrived, however, the President of the Chamber of commerce had succeed- ed in organizing a Cow-test Associa— tion of 26 members and had employ— ed a young man to make-tests and keep the records on the cows belong- ing to these 26 farmers. With these IllIllllllllllllllllIIillIllllllIllllllllHillllllilIllllfl!Illllllllillllll[illI|lllllliHillIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllll|lllllllllIlllllllilllllllIlllllllllllilllllllllilllllllllllllllllllll“llIilllIlll|llllllllllllllllllNIlllllllllllllllllllllllll The First Thanksgiving Proclamation us with his guardian abroad, and vouchsafing to us in over the enemy, who Heavenly Father to favor as Well our has pleased Almighty God top defending \ " l Great President The is of our own household. rolong our national life another year, care against unfriendly designs from His .mercy ;many and signal victories . It has also pleased our citizens in their homes, as our soldiers in their camps and our sailors on the rivers and seas, with unusual health. He has largely augmented ,our free population by emancipation and im— migration, .while ,He has opened to us new resources of wealth, and has crowned the labor of our working men in every department of industry with abundant rewards. Moreover, He has been pleased to animate and inspire our minds and hearts with fortitude, cour- age and resolution sufficient for the great trial of Civil War into which we have been brought by our adher- ence as a nation to the cause of free- dom of humanity, and to afford to us reasonable hopes of an ultimate and happy deliverance from all our dangers and afflictions. - Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States, do here- by appoint and set apart . the .last Thursday of November, next, as a day which I desire to be observed by all my fellow-citizens, wherever they may be, as a day of thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God, the beneficent Creator and Ruler of the Universe. And I do further recommend to my fellow-citizens aforesaid, that, on that occasion they .do reverently humble themselves in the dust and from thence offer up ,penitent and fervent prayers and supplications to the Great Dispenser ofevents for a. return of .the inestimable blessings of peace, union and harmony throughout the land which it has pleased Him to assign as a dwelling place for ourselves and our posterity ,throughout all I generations. In testimony whereof, .I have hereunto setmy hand and caused‘tbe seal of the United States tobedafl‘l Done at the city of “this A of October. in there” of our Lord, one at); your, Vandal? the I ,d- .enee pf the United [Stateslsishtyvniathu ' W :87 the fatalities“ Previous ,to the iss .g .na 321 apt, . :sovsrmss grim-llamas! .landsta V ' days. . .pro, , nWWW or the entire hat on: tame-AL; and ;.Ai.,re' wetland! m young men .on ville M to lqok .atter.¢lie.detaa116.and do: on the educational work. the . , opulent has :been proceeding at .41 mod rate and :the business men have pbeen left :fii‘ee .to look after other matters, par- ?tlcularly .that of financing {the worthy daemons. “Better Dairy any” Dairying without .pmmr feed is {impossible The best (dams-feed is ,alialfa but it is almmti’l lipossible to raise alfalfa without limestone and a larsesshare of Amnesia soil re- quires limestone. Bestselling along these dines. :the Agricultural Agent hf she :M. .0. ill. R. altered- tithe County Asth a carload .2013 :limtone- :tor demonstration purposes. As a Ire- suit. shelf-101111191! Agent 211» (establish- ed ~20.one-a-cre demonstrations thru- out his county and the farmers will soon ,be convinced that the use ,of limestone is the best insurance against cropetailure .in :alfalfa, the sheet :daigy deed. ' . During the summer, ,a “Better Shanty .Day" celebration was arranged :for the county thru the ,covoperation tut-the Chamber of flamineirce. the :Couuty .Agent, {the Livingston County Breeders’ Association, and .the Agri- cultural Department .of ,the -M. C. 5R. «JR. A carload of purebred Holstein cattle were supplied my the :Livings- ton Association at wary reasonable prices and .a his program W38 arrangi .ed :for ,the day Whfiin the .cattle ar— rived atStandish. The ,main speak— er of the day was Mr. H. E. Denni- vson, Dairy Extension Leader ifromf-‘M. A. 0., who .used one oflthe ,cows to illustrate his points. .Old Bossy shared the platform with all of the speakers. Over 500 farmers were [present and the cows were ."disposed of :to .the farmers at yhaltgain prices. I A .-year has 89116 sby' since that .meeting of the C. of C. at Standish when it was decided to launch this agricultural campaign. Has it been .worth thecandle? The records show that over 200 grade and purebred cows have been shipped into the county;_ 30 purebred bulls have been placed in the same county and should ' make a wonderful change in the cows of the next generation; one Cow~test Association has been form- ed and is fast weeding out the un- profitable cows; 3. Boys’ and Girls' Club of.ten members has been forni- ed and is ,making real efficient dairy- men: out of these youths, saying nothing about the effect it may have on film fathers; the ,milk receipts atethe'local creamery have increased from ,a ,daily average ,of 18,000 Ito over 40,000 (pounds; production fier farmhas increasedover 3.0 .per cent in spite of the factthat many herds have been reduced this year on the {books of the local creamery; instead .of the milk~checks aggregating $300 as they did last year, they now aver- age $800 per day; and, best of all, the farmer and the business man are. no longer distrusting each other but are working together toward a com- mon end. All Will Be Benefited Someone may ask, “What does that development do for the business— men of Standish? I can see how it benefits the farmer but I do not see what the business man or the rail- road gets out of it?” Six months after the first joint meeting was held, six prominent business men were asked what they thought of the, dairy business and the reply was _the same substance from each. .-It was, “We can feel the diflerence in our business right now. Ourfarmer- patrons have money to spend and they are spending it with .us. It ,is the .best thing that .qyer .struc our county, looking at it ,from the selfish standpoint.” infer the All. ‘C. R- ,Rn. New York ,I ‘ Boston”. , ,Dallaa 7 'Denver Book of Fac- tory Bargains ln ,/ Stoves, Ranges, Fumacas, Furniture, ' Refrigerators, Farm and Home Needs. Let me send you my new free catalog and Show youihow to ‘3. A Kalamazoo ': " " 'f Direct to You" make great savings at wholesale—dir- ect from factory, at money saving prices. Everythmg guar- — anteed—set in your home on " 30 Days Trial—Don’t Risk a Penny l Your money back without ques- tion or quibble. IVIore than 500,0005atisfled customers. ‘ " Easy Terms-Write at Once Just send name and add rese. A postal will do. W. S.Dewing, “The Steve Man." Kalamazoo Stove Company 681 Rochester Ave. Kalamazoo, Mich. This Practcal . Book on CONTAGIOUS ABORTION Tells you shoe to dtr tment of t Que. face an 1105:. without Dockmen. rid your herd of It by using und 3 ABORNO the contusion. A I neer. era was... $3 nteed remedy for :- rite for FREE Copy. Lancaster. Wk. - ABORNO LABORATORY “aye” St. DON’T WEAR A TRUSS BE COMFORTABLE—- Wear the Brooks Appliance, the modern scientific invention which gives rupture suifcrers immediate relief. It has no obnoxious 3 rlngs 0r pads. Automatic Air (lushions bind and draw together the broken parts. 7 No sulves or plasters. Durable. Cheap. Sent on trial to prove its worth. Be— "Alliance" ware of mutations. Look for trade-mark bearing portrait and Signature of C. E. Brooks which up- pears‘on chry Appliance. None other genuine. <‘ull information and booklet sent free is. plain sealed envelope. BROOKS APPLIANCE (20.. 291 SIAIE SL. MARSHALL. MIC" . PriCes on Better Fence :11‘1'“'“r:y':.p':;::r*- Tl retire" :1 ‘ ‘ ‘ _.:._ Our new Belling plan saves you bi Same High quality. Prices 40? lower. 8 0 mung . Write for free cat-Io Ihowin an FR E NOW buy Famous Pe‘arlesl anee! Egon—' Posts—Roofing and Paints, at price-'U'IOC will surprise you. PEERLESS WIRE I FEICE 60.. Bill. 3905 SLEVELAIII. Iu\ MONEY m GRAIN $12.50 buys guarantee option on 10 000 of wheat or corn. No Further Risk. A) [11118252 ment of _5c from option price gives you an $h¥§"¥86‘i‘i“§8fi°‘“‘°°‘ ”°' °m°‘°" PART! FREE MARKET LETTER. CULARS ‘ Investors Daily Guide, 3. W. Branch, De A'30 1016 Baltimore Ave". Kansas V, GTO ADVERTISERS, PLEASE MENridfi THE BUSINESS FARMER _ g p H I». \ ' is 171386,)“, 7h With BUSINESS mm SATURDAY, NOVE‘MBER 24, 1923 Edited and Published by THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY. Inc. GEORGE M. BLOOM", Willem Mt. Clemens, Home” Represented in New York Chime St. Innis and Minneapolis by ‘ the Associated Farm l‘apers, Incorporated Member of Agricultural Publishers Association Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation! ' Milon Grinnell » thro Mano Editor Mrs. Anme Taylor Farm one Editor Frank ells Fruit Editor 3'. Herbert Ferns Mo Editor “'illiom E. Brown Legal Editor William W. Slocum Treasurer Henry F. Hipan Plant Superluteudm ONE YEAR 60c. TWO YEARS $1. FIVE YEARS $2. The date following your name on the address label shows when your subscription expires. In renewing kindly send this label to amid mistakes. Remit by check, draft. mone order or registered letter: stamps and currency are at your ris . We acknowleng by first-class mail every dollar received. Advertlslqg Rates: 45c per agate line. 14 lines to the column inch. 772 lines to the page. F‘at rates. , lee Stock and Auction Bale Advertising: We ofier special low rates to reputable breeders of live stock and poultry ; write us. , RELIABLE ADVERTISERS “'0 Will not knowingly accept the adwrtisinfi of any erson or firm who we do not believe to be thoroughly onest on reliable. Should any reader have on cause for complaint against any ad- iertiser in these columns, {he publisher would appreciate an im- qulflte letter bringing all facts to light. In every case when "31th 387: "I saw your advertisement in The Michigan Business firmer! It will guarantee honest dealing. "The Farm Paper of Service" THE GASOLINE TAX AGAIN OVERNOR GROESBECK has practically gone on record as being willing to compro- mise on the gasoline tax measure which he vetoed last spring. The Governor insists, how— ever,- that the gasoline tax be so prepared that it will include a weight tax which will reduce the license plate fee to a nominal figure, and also a provision for doing away with horsepower as a factor in computing taxes on cars and trucks, claiming that weight should be the main factor. ~ Representative Joseph E. Warner, Ypsilanti, who introduced the gasoline tax bill in the House, early this year, said recently: “I agree with the Governor that something should be done at the special session to work out a better way for financing road construction and maintenance and for guaranteeing highway bond interest and sinking fund requirements, and am giving study as to how it can best be done.” This means that one of the first measures to be taken up by the legislature will doubtless be the gasoline tax issue, and it will be a pretty fight, because the Detroit Automobile Club has gone on record that they will secure the neces- sary twenty—nine thousand signatures to a peti- tion which will hold up the bill until a referend- um is had. on it a year hence, and under this plan there is no way in which the legislature could put a tax bill into effect until after the next general election. Just why the Automobile Club should be op— posed to the gasoline tax we have never been able to figure out. Perhaps we are dense, but a tax which has been so generally accepted by so many states since it was passed and vetoed this spring surely must have some of the merits which it proponents claim for it. It is obvious, that something must be done to keep the good roads we are building with bonds in good condition. . with taxes which meet the repair costs as they accrue. A tax of two cents on every gallon of “‘ gasoline consumed in Michigan would go a long way toward this end. HELP FOR GERMANY HERE is a bill pigeon-holed in Congress knowu as the Newton Bill, providing for an appropriation of $70,000,000 for the pur- chase in this country of food supplies for the famine-stricken people in Germany and Austria, to be distributed by the American Red Cross, with the co—operation of the German and Aust- rian Red Cross. It is stated on high authority that conditions in Germany are rapidly approaching the famine state which was so nobly relieved in southern .Russia by generous America. There are, of course, those so embittered to- ward our former enemies that,they would give them no comfort, but we think even these would be softened by the unlifted arms of a mother or the plaintiff wail of a tiny child without nourish- ment. . One of the great problems before the American farmer is to find a market for a portion of his surplus food products. American granarics m bulging and there are ample supplies so that the entire amount of this $70,000,000 could and would be spent directly for Americen farm pm- ducts. ’ We would like to ofior the suggestion that these purchases of farm products might be made fluent profit from the various growers organi- ughout the country. For 41m __, panorama“, comm glad» t6" iced a Michigan of a. sufficient quantity tols‘upply this " particular staple in the foccpurchaseé tor-the ,. American Red‘ Cross and we believe the: there - is not a bean grower in Michigan who would not be glad to supply his quota. at 3' price even lower than that offered on his local market. He would not be entirely charitable in this because every pound of beans that leaves United States for ex— port removes its share of the competition on the American market which forces the price down- ward. . ‘ Seventy million dollars sounds like a lot of money until you start talking about battleships, and there you could drop it without hardly mak- ing a splash. It would be an object lesson for all the world if America would put the Newton Bill in effect immediately Congress has convened. We have often thought lately that we would hate to be a missionary in a heathen land trying to teach Christianity with the sorry spectacle of so—called Christian nations grinding their heels of hate into their conquered Christian brothers. SCALPING BEANS HERE seems to be ample proof that the bean market is the eternal football of interests who are determined only to force prices up and down with the idea of scalping an extra profit. ‘ The bean growers of Michigan, as we pointed out on this page in our last issue, ought to be handling their own beans and delivering them to the markets of the United States at their own profit. We repeat that we hope some man will step forward ready to take on the task of organizing the bean growers and of handling their products. There is a wideope’n opportunity here for some man who knows enough about selling beans and is favorably enough known in the trade to com— mand the respect of the wholesale grocer with whom he must deal and the confidence of the growers for whom he must act. Michigan fell down on its share of an adver- tising campaign which was designed to tell the great consuming public of the United States to “eat-more—beans,” and the reasons for doing so, just as the many growers’ associations out in California have so successfully done in the past few years. Michigan fell dowu because of the shortslghtedness of some of her jobbers, and although Michigan’s share of -this campaign was to have been only $16,000 out of a $50,000 campaign, the amount was not raised. One bean broker has come forward with the suggestion that a popular subscription be made up by bean growers and others interested in the industry and has offered to start it 01! with a $50 contribution, this THE BUSINESS FARMER will be glad to match if there is any interest in such a proposition from the grower and broker. It is our frank opinion, however, that this is a difficult way in which to raise a perfectly ob- viously needed fund for promotion purposes. Some of you larger growers of beans call a meeting to talk this thing over and see if some— thing cannot be started. There is a man some- where for the job. Now it’s up to you to help find him! ELECTRICITY THE MODERN GENE LADDIN, the famous hero otthe lamp in the “Arabian Nights,” who with a single rub of his thumb on the coveted lamp produced a genli to do his bidding, had nothing on the mod— ern farmer who has electricity and the power it represents at the touch of his thumb on a. button. No place in industry does electricity fit in more completely to lift the labor of men and women than it does on the farm. Electricity turns the chores and hardships of the farm and the farm home into pleasure. Michigan is fortunately situated. We have a. great number of rivers ready to be harnessed and thus supply for all time this mysterious power direct to our farms. A beginning in harnessing the power available in Michigan has been made, but until every farmer can have electricity for his use by run- ning wires out to the roadside, it will not be meeting the full demands of our citizens. _ ' Michigan “has no greater resource to be con— served snd made the most of, than the power which runs to waste in her rivers.~ Probably the next great development in electricity will be the. abolition of transmittinx m. . , The possibilities of “maer have only been touched and. our best mm M no that there is ample proof clued! that we next greed: inth willth gran-mam» orgy osmium The; all m and light and with it, continuous m m pres- sure as for cooking. to every home and to everyfarm ‘ f _ room‘m are am smw‘ —. . r . , WM , ' niy lifted s‘cornerot'fhc- " ' ' which hides the gifts of God‘ from mankind; - MELLON URGES TAX CUT * EORETARY of the Treasury Mellon mode a hit with the/ people of the United States when he issued a formal statement last week advising a huge cut in the governmental taxes. but whether he made himself equally popular with the administration is yet to be decided. Mr. Mellon’s recommendations included a 25' per cent reduction in the taxes on earned income; reduction of the normal taxes on incomes from 4 per cent and 8 per cent to 3 per cent and 6 per cent respectively. Application of the surtax at $10,000 instead of $6,000, and scaling pro- gressively upwards to 25 per cent on ificomes of $100,000 and repeal of the taxes on admissions and on telegrams, telephone messages, and leased wires. ‘ Mr. Mellon figures that these recommenda-. tions, including some increases in corporation tax, would reduce the total assessment by $323,- 000,000 next year, but he wisely concludes his communication with this observation: “A soldiers' bonus would postpone reduction, not for one, but many years to come." Business has been good throughout the United States during the past twelve months and govern- ment receipts have been largely augumented by this prosperity. It is quite possible that to foist a soldiers’ bonus on the, already tax-ridden country at this time would force a depression in industry through a curtailment of buying power which would leave little profit to the individual soldier. , ' We have never talked to a hard—working farmer boy who saw service either on this side or inFrance who was as rabid for a soldiers’ bonus as the American Legion officials would lead g us to believe. The sentiment of the boys we have talked to seems to be: “Take care of those who were injured, even those who were slightly in- jured; give them the best care possible. See that they are provided for throughout life and that dependents are provided for. For us who fought for a cause and came back. unscathed, we ask nothing save the honor which every man gets for serving his country and his flag!" The voice of the Secretary of the Treasury calling for a reduction in taxes is indeed wel- come news to the farmers of this country, but we shall indeed be lucky if, with the president— ial campaign just in the offing, we are not bur- dened with a soldiers' bonus which will be rush- ed through in the opening days of the new Con- gress to build up political fences at home. ONE KIND ACT EVERY DAY! T was just before supper time on a. blustery I evening when ones chief ambition is to get home and as near as possible to the stove. Mother was waiting on the corner for an inter— urban car which seemed as though it would never come. Suddenly a gentle tap on her shoulder and a cheery voice, “On your way home, Mrs. ? An afiirmative answer and then “I saw you standing here waiting for the car. so I found a place there to park my automobile and came back to get you!” The man was a neigh- bor who lived a half-mile or more from our home. - It was a simple thing to do and yet how easily he could have gone selfishly past mother and on home without more than a passing thought. On the way he unfolded the reason and it seems to me that His so well worth repeating that it ought to find a place in some form or other on this page at least once every year. ~ “I came from a family of five boys and two girls. My mother was a Scotch woman who be- lieved in training her children from infancy the sterling principles which has made her own life a beautiful one. One of her mottoes was: At least one kind act every day! When we gathered about the supper table, each in our turn told mother what kind not ‘we had done that day and received our approbation from her as it was merited. It became a fixed habit in my mind and to this day if noon comes and I have done no kind act} I begin to feel nervous and this increases until my kind act has been done, when I feel satisfied with myself and with the world. I have been very busy toads: end thefirstlchcncelhedtomieemymothem~ precept was when I saw you flooding {more in thecoldwcitingformom'l’”‘ ' manhuntotltoM‘mm rings may of five m alum women's” HOW TO CATCH FAKE STOCK SALESMEN . OME STATE bankers' assoc- iations are distributing an investor’s question an i r c with the Jose at protecting purchasers of securities from take stock salesman. The questionnaire pins the salesman down to, answering the following questions: Date. Name of company. Name of salesman. Kind of stock offered. Total issue of stock. Stock given for property. Stock given for good-will. Stock given for patents. Are you taking any Liberty Bonds? If 80. at what price? Amount of cash needed. For value of stock. Market price of stock. Has the stock a ready market? It so, where is it listed? Is the stock accepted by banks as collateral for loans? If so, what banks have accept— ed it to your knowledge? What are the present net earn- ings? . Bank references. Names of emcers. Former occupation. This is worth cutting out and pin;- ziillilg up on the calandzer where it come in handy some day when a stock-salesman calls at your front door. If he tells you he is “letting you in on- .the ground—floor" and so hasnotimetofillinthcanswersm _ these questions, my advice to you is to let him out on the same level. CHEAP TIRES I] have excluded from the col- umns of THE Busmsss Fuzmnn. . all advertising of any except» . lug brand new automobile tires. There are so many schemes afloat to < bell tires at ridiculously low prices that it is not possible to separate the good from the bad. One of .the' common schemes which we uncovered is a cheap‘tire with a guarantee which reads, “It not satisfied, send us 5.0 per cent of the original price of the tire and we will exchange for another rebuilt tire at any time.” Then they guar- antee some five or ten thousand miles use out or the .so-rcallled rebuilt tire. Now it works out this way: A man orders a tire at a ridiculously low price and receives an old worne out tine, puts it on the car, drivm it a for miles, has a. blow-out with all at its pleasures, takes it. back home and looks ‘up his guarantee from fihe company. He finds he can get another one just like it at 59 per cent of the amount he paid to: the first tire. But it takes a mighty brave man to pay even half the or: iglnal price for an article that has proven no good. So we presume their re-orders are a very small per— centage of their first orders. " We ‘hawe come to the conclusion that a good place to buy a tire is 01 a concern which will back the tire they are selling with their reputa- tion. A LOT ON DICKINSON ISLAND “I am writing you asking a little advice. A little over a month ago my son was visiting in Detroit and in some way drew a ticket and they claimed he drew a lot on Dickinson Island, St. Clair Flats, and they got him to pay them $15 on it as a first payment. Then he heard it was a swindle as the lots were worthless and he .asked them to give him back the money. They said they would but as the head man was not in and they could not until he was, but he never was in it seemed. Now is there any way to make‘them pay back the “$15.? The bqy is only seventeen years old and L his-mother gum trming to take this up for him. I am enclosing the ticket and re- ceipts they gave Please let me know what you think of it and also it“ more is a chance of getting the money meek." . ~ ,nahummlnmmh _ -' cannon announce a new “Mam: 41We “have ‘ fl t‘ m6! " to have been sold by the sun-rt in- stead of by the feet. This is a‘new scheme of selling real estate but it is an old one among a certain class ' of individuals who make easy money out of other people's hard earned money. As this is the first complaint Tn): Bvsmsss Panama has had on this particular scheme it is probable‘that it is being worked among the suckers in the cities, of which there are, always were and always will be, a sufficient quantity. We are looking up this scheme ' further to see if there is any possi- bility at getting the money back for our reader, who certainly has our sympathy. That is, our sympathy is for the mother and not the son who could afford to charge it up to ex- perience; he will have plenty more to pay for before he gets along many years. THE DETROIT FIDELITY AND SURETY - HAVE no idea how much of this company’s stock was sold to the farmers of Michigan, but in answer to the inquiries which I have had I am pleased to print a report from a reliable source, which may be encouraging to some of our read- ers who hold stock. I am giving a full report which I believe is from a reliable source, as follows: “The Detroit Fidelity and Surety Company was formed some two or three years ago with a capital of three million dollars, all of which is now outstanding, we are told. “The company sold the stock at $100 per share, that is, $50 par and $50 surplus. We might add that all insurance stocks are sold on this basis in order to do away with double liability. “The market on the stock at the present time is quoted $70 bid, $77 asked, at which prices we can either buy or sell. “The company has been doing an exceptionally good business in sure- ty bonds, but at best the proposition is a very speculative one and re— quires excellent management. Mr. Bunting, who was the former presi~ dent of the company, died some few months ago and we have not been informed as to who his successor is. We believe, however, that the board of directors are capable and will probably find a fit successor. “The company is not paying any dividends at the present time al— though there seems to be some divi- dend talk, but we believe it is simp— ly good business term to build up a mmstantial surplus before any divi- - mds are m Hm “On account at high 3 taxes. I teal :I must help financially and on: writing you tor? of a inflame as a soleswomen. I have imiwork but . \rttienotnteedvm 1am verymnch “I in moeipt of circulars 1mm ‘ the Auto Knitter. Knitter. flatten Show Card Studies, 407 :Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, Michigan; also Paris Art Works, West Haven, Connecticut. and would like to learn something about Fireside Inz .dustries. “The prices of an outfit of knit- ters or show card writing course seem very high to me. Is there a chance to get steady employment with «either? ‘The Paris Art Works are offer- ing beading purses, dress trimming, etc. It strikes me that would last only as long as the fad lasts. It would seem to me as it show cards would always be used. I am full of work but money is scarce or I would not be trying to get work.” ‘- I . UR costliest is thoroughly tak- en to heart and i I could one or: use corona-j you They are r i m the mom” :of‘ fins will team getting something out of you and giving you very little in return. Things are coming better on the . . inrm now and it you .will work hard ' 1n the regular/tanning endeavors I am sure you will ~be further ahead in the and E and hatter have them: brought ‘ , all this year. and there been a steady , , :theaummsrmpnths; ’ mm .103»: ' " . $3735 . sin " 'w "51"“ ‘FirstmiMor‘tgage Real Estate Gold 3952; The safest and most profitable investment for savings isinFederal first mortgage real estate serial gold bonds—and every day more farmers are coming to that con- viction. Write for Booklet AG1084 Tax Free in Michigan Free from Federal Income Tax of 4% 695% FEDERAL BONDS Are Better Bands (1034) FEDERAL BOND & MORTGAGE COMPANY FEDERAL BOND & MORTGAGE BUILDING, DETROIT : _ ’EPUTTTB'I'S saw of your cows when stabled f more milk. ricl' 16! milk' cleaner milk. Farmers everywhere have profited by main «mum Ho. 1 cLImee fimcume arizafemsfm ’ ill-nun: emu-r ~|company ‘ ' _ Union Steel Products Co. Ltd. > I my.“ Ion lustful-13%.! 31:913.: Mid film W ‘l . ' ' .1 1‘ I i _ I " Dept. 34 I" I Albion. Mich" 0.8.5 ’ "1' I G t tCl bb' g Offer Ever Made” Th BOTH ONE FULL YEAR 8 1C lgan O Busmess Farmer , v ~ (Bi-Weekly) AND ' T’m Detrmt 1 es (Daily Market Edition) Price E believe this to be the greatest offer ever made to residents of rural routes in Michigan. It gives you a great metropolitan daily, keeping you abreast of state and mternational news of the day and Michigan's only home-owned and edited farm magazine, to keep you posted on farm news, the trend of the markets and what farmers and farmers' organi— zations are domg.‘ Tins 18 an otter that should appeal to all real business farmers and we are proud to be able to make it at this time. 1 1 GEO. M.‘ SLOCUM, Publisher This henomina ow price is made to R. ,F. D. address 5 l . ' blaukpand send check. money order or registered lettereto on y Use this order willie MK!th Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Michigan THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS EARLIER, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. 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In every case when Imtmg 58-57: "I saw your advertisement in The Michigan Business rmerl It will guarantee honest dealing. erson Of “The Farm Paper of Service" THE GASOLINE TAX AGAm OVERNOR GROESBECK has practically gone on record as being willing to compro- mise on the gasoline tax measure which he vetoed last spring. The Governor insists, how- ever,- that the gasoline tax be so prepared that it will include a weight tax which will reduce the license plate fee to a nominal figure, and also a provision for doing away with horsepower as a factor in computing taxes on cars and trucks, claiming that weight should be the main factor. - Representative Joseph E. Warner, Ypsilanti. who introduced the gasoline tax bill in the House, early this year, said recently: “I agree with the Governor that something should be done at the special session to work out a better way for financing road construction and maintenance and for guaranteeing highway bond interest and sinking fund requirements, and am giving study as to how it can best be done.” This means that one of the first measures to be \ taken up by the legislature will doubtless be the gasoline tax issue, and it will be a pretty fight, because the Detroit Automobile Club has gone on record that they will secure the neces— sary twenty-nine thousand signatures to a peti- tion which will hold up the bill until a referend- um is had on it a year hence, and under this plan there is no way in which the legislature could put a tax bill into effect until after the next general election. Just why the Automobile Club should be op- posed to the gasoline tax we have never been able to figure out. Perhaps we are dense, but a tax which has been so generally accepted by so many states since it was passed and vetoed this Spring surely must have some of the merits which '11 proponents claim for it. It is obvious, that something must be done to keep the good roads we are building with bonds in good condition. . with taxes which meet the repair costs as they ‘ accrue. A tax of two cents on every gallon of gasoline consumed in Michigan would go a long ’ way toward this end. HELP FOR GERMANY ' ERE is a bill pigeon—holed in Congress knowu as the Newton Bill, p‘rov‘iding for an appropriation of $70,000,000 for the pur- chase in this country of food supplies for the famine-stricken people in Germany and Austria, to be distributed by the American Red Cross, with the co-operation of the German and Aust- rian Red Cross. It is stated on high authority that conditions in Germany are rapidly approaching the famine state which was so nobly relieved in southern .Russia by generous America. There are, of course, those so embittered to— ward our former enemies that,they would give them no comfort, but we think even these would be softened by the unlifted arms of a. mother or the plaintiff wall of a tiny child without nourishv meat. . One of the great problems before the American _, farmer is to find a market for a portion of his surplus food products. American granaries are bulging and there are ample supplies so that the ‘entiro amount of this $70,000,000 could and would be spent directly for American farm pro- ducts. ~ We would like to odor the suggestion that those purchases of farm products might be made walkout profit from the various growers organ!- flflm throughout the country. 1m For ‘ ARMER ’4‘.“ m "clad- um cars" 'I"-‘at’»*il‘l‘ is not a bean grower in Michigan who would not be glad to supply his quota at a’ price even lower than that offered on his local market. He would not be entirely charitable in this because every pound of beans that leaves United States for ex- port romoves its share of the competition on the American market which forces the price down ward. ' Seventy million dollars sounds like a lot ,of money until you start talking about battleships, and there you could drop it without hardly mak- ing a splash. It would be an objeCt lesson for all the world if America would put the Newton Bill in effect immediately Congress has convened. We have often thought lately that we would hate to be a missionary in a heathen land trying to teach Christianity with the sorry spectacle of so—called Christian nations grinding their heels of hate into their conquered Christian brothers. SCALPING BEANS HERE seems to be ample proof that the bean market is the eternal football of interests who are determined only to force prices up and dowu with the idea of scalping an extra profit, " The bean growers of Michigan, as we pointed out on this page in our last issue. ought to be handling their own beans and delivering them to the markets of the United States at their own profit. We repeat that we hope some man will step forward ready to take on the task of organizing the bean growers and of handling their products. There is a Wideope’n opportunity here for some man who knows enough about selling beans and is favorably enough knowu in the trade to com— mand the respect of the wholesale grocer with whom he must deal and the confidence of the growers for whom he must act. Michigan fell down on its share of an adver- tising campaign which was designed to tell the great consuming public of the United States to “eat-more-beans,” and the reasons for doing so, just as the many growers' associations out in California have so successfully done in the past few year‘s. Michigan fell down because of the shortsightedness of some of her jobbers, and although Michigan’s share of-this campaign was to have been only $16,000 out of a $50,000 campaign, the amount was not raised. One bean broker has come forwaq'd with the suggestion that a popular subscription be made up by bean growers and others interested in the industry and has offered to start it off with a $50 contribution, this Tun BusIans FARMER will be glad to match if there is any interest in such a proposition from the grower and broker. It is our frank opinion, however, that this is a difficult way in which to raise a perfectly ob- viously needed fund for promotion purposes. Some of yon larger growers of beans call a meeting to talk this thing over and see if some— thing cannot be started. There ls a man some- where for the job. Now it’s up to you to help find him! ELECTRICITY THE MODERN GENII LADDIN, the famous hero of.the lamp in the “Arabian Nights,” who with a single rub of his thumb on the coveted lamp produced a genii to do his bidding, had nothing on the mod’ ern farmer who has electricity and the power it represents at the touch of his thumb on a button. No place in industry does electricity fit in more completely to lift the labor of men and women than it does on the farm. Electricity turns the chores and hardships of the farm and the farm home into pleasure. Michigan is fortunately situated. We have a great number of rivers ready to be harnessed and thus supply for all time this mysterious power direct to our farms. A beginning in harnessing the power available in Michigan has been made, but until every farmer can have electricity for his use by run— ning wires out to the roadside, it will not be meeting the full demands of our citizens. Michigan "has no greater resource to be con— served and made the most of, than the power which runs to Waste in her rivers: Probably the next great dewlopment in electricity will be the. abolition of transmitting wires. . , The possibilities of windows have only been touched and. our best Wes tell no that there is ample proof um that the next great invention will bathe tmmmp orgy mmux.m Tbs; all Mo; poms and light and «with it. continues! as»: m pass: me and inst 101' cooking, to every home and to ovaryfann, ‘ '. g ‘m m cm an .a.~.m 'm ‘ g ‘ gunfirfii!‘ Michigan of a sufficient quantity ts-VSupply ‘ particular staple in the food purchases for-tho , American Red Cross and we bellevethat there — amt _ only lifted, a "corner of his ‘ hides the gifts of God mm lfmanklndé g” WNUnonsmom ~ ECRETAIRY of the Treasury Menon‘ nude 11—. hit with the/ people of the United States when he issued a formal statement last week advising a huge cut in the governmental taxes. but whether he made himself equally popular with the administration is yet to be decided. Mr. Mellon’s recommendations included .a’ 25 per cent reduction in tha taxes on earned income: reduction of the normal taxes on incomes from 4 per cent and 8 per cent to 3 per cent and 6 per cent respectively. Application of the surtax at $10,000 instead of $6,000, and scaling pro- gressively upwards to 25 per cent on lfl’comes of $100,000 and repeal of the taxes on admissions and on telegrams, telephone messages, and leased wires. ‘ ,Mr. Mellon figures that these; recommenda—. tions, including some increases in corporation tax, would reduce the total assessment by $323,- 000,000 next year, but he wisely concludes his communication with this observation: “A soldiers' bonus would postpone reduction, not for one, but many years to come." Business has been good throughout the United States during the past twelve months and govern- ment receipts have been largely augumented by this prosperity. It is quite possible that to foist a soldiers’ bonus on the, already tax-ridden country at this time would force a depression in industry through a curtailment of buying power which would leave little profit to the individual soldier. , We have never talked to a hardworking farmer boy who saw service either on this side or inll'rance who was as rabid for a soldiers’ bonus as the Amcrican Legion ofllcials would lead us to believe. The sentiment of the boys we have talked to seems to be: “Take care of those who were injured, even those who were slightly in- jured; give them the best care possible. See that they are provided for throughout life and that dependents are provided for. For us who fought for a cause and came back. unscathed, we ask nothing save the honor which every man gets for serving his country and his flag!" The voice of the Secretary of the Treasury calling for a reduction in taxes is indeed wel— come news to the farmers of this country, but we shall indeed be lucky if, with the president'- ial campaign just in the offing, we are not bur- dened with a soldiers' bonus which will be rush- ed through in the Opening days of the new Con-a gress to build up political fences at home. ONE KIND ACT EVERY DAY! T was just before supper time on a blustery I evening when ones chief ambition is to get home and as near as possible to the stove. Mother was waiting on the corner for an inter- urban car which seemed as though it would never come. Suddenly a gentle tap on her shoulder and a cheery voice, “On your way home, Mrs._ ? An afirmative answer and then “I saw you standing here waiting for. the car. so I found a place there to park my automobile and came back to get you!" , The man was a neigh- bor who lived a half—mile or more from our home. It was a simple thing to do and yet how easily he could have gone selfishly past mother and on home without more than a passing thought. On the way he unfolded the reason and it seems to me that itis so well worth repeating that it ought to find a place in some form or other on this page at least once every year. ~ “I came from a family of five boys and tw girls. My mother was a Scotch woman who be- lieved in training her children from infancy the sterling principles which has made her own life a beautiful one. One of her mottoes was: At least one kind act every day! When we gathered about the supper table, each in our turn told mother what kind not ‘we had done that day and received our approbation from her as it was merited. It became a fixed habit in my mind and to this day if noon comes and! have done no kind act, I begin to feel nervous and this increases until my kind act has been done, when I feel satisfied with myself and with the world. I have been very busy to—dasr and thefimtchanoclhadtom‘icemym. _‘ moral. I ‘ I: ~,~.o ~‘A N... «Anus»... y. ~A A ‘W -‘*.«-.. s. '\ ..,..¢ mm: , «ma ..:é~..».;~ so... . __,.~ ~. , 1 H$V.>4 mu. .- s». A: .,.h\,§.a... / ; ~.an'i~r.~,.;-_,. _ A, .. syn,» -. (LA. ', “I ,‘ lag brand new automobile § LlS , HOW ro CATCH rm STOCK SALESMEN SOME STATE baflers’ moc- iations are distriblfim an investor’s question naire with the does of protecting purchasers of securities from take stock salesmen. The questionnaire pins the salesman down to. answering the following questions: Date. Name of company. Name of salesman. Kind ’0! stock offered. Total issue of stock. Stock given for property. Stock given for good-will. Stock given for patents. , Are you taking any Liberty Bonds? It so, at what price? Amount of cash needed. For value of stock. Market price of stock. Has the stock a ready market? If so, where is it listed? Is the stock accepted by banks as collateral for loans? If so, what banks have accept- ed it to your knowledge? What are the present not earn- lngs? , Bank references. Names of officers. Former occupation. This is worth cutting out and pin;- $1190me. .nderwhere it come in handy some day when a stools-salesman calls at your front door. If he tells you he is “letting you in on the ground-floor” and so hasnothnetofillintheanewersm these questions, my advice to you 'istoletbjmoutonthewmelevel. CHEAP TIRES '1‘} have «excluded from the col- umns of THE BUSINESS FABMEB. all advertising of any except— tires. Thane are so many schemes afloat to - sell tires at ridiculously low prices that it is not possible to separate ‘ the good from the had. i measuremlnmich One of the common schemes which we uncovered is a cheap‘tire with a gmantee which reads, “It not satisfied, send us 54) per cent of the original price of the tire and we will for another rebuilt tire at any time.” Then they guar- antee some five or ten thousand miles use out o! the .so-caa'lled rebuilt tire. Now it works out this way: A man orders a tire at a ridiculously low price and receives an old worn- out time, puts it on the car, drives it a for miles, has a blow—out with all or its pleasures, takes it. back home and looks ‘np his guarantee from «as company. He finds he can get another one just like it at 59 per cent of the amount he paid to! the first tire. But it takes a mighty brave man to pay even half the or- iginal price for an article that has proven no good. So we presume their re-orders are a very small per— centage of their first orders. ' ‘ We have come to the conclusion that a good place to buy a tire is of a. concern which will back the tire they are selling with their reputae tion. A LOT 0N DICKINSON ISLAND “I am writing you asking a little advice. A little over a month ago my son was visiting in Detroit and in some way drew a ticket and they claimed he drew a lot on Dickinson Island, St. Clair Flats, and they got him to pay them $15 on it as a first payment. Then he heard it was a swindle as the lots were worthless and he .asked them to give him back the .money. They said they would but as the head man was :not in and they could not until he was, but ha never was in it seemed. Now is there any way to make “them pay back the $1.51? The boy is .Only seventeen years old and I. bismuther am trying to take this up for him. I am enclosim (the ticket and re- ceipts'chey gave Please let me mm" .W you email: of it and also 11- there “is a chance of setting the money lbufik." . '. cannot announce :1 ,gnew teen 41.1111 mm. ' We have met W 5 ES to have been sold by the quart in- stead of by the foot. This is a‘new scheme of selling real estate but it A is an old one among a certain class of individuals who make easy money «out of other people's hard earned money. As this is the first complaint TH]: BUSINESS anunn has had on this particular scheme it is probable'that it is being worked among the suckers in the cities, of which there are, always were and always will be, a sufiicient quantity. We are looking up this scheme " further to see if there is any possi— bility at getting the money back for our reader, who certainly has our sympathy. That is, our sympathy is for the mother and not the son who could afford to charge it up to ex- perience; he will have plenty more to pay for before he gets along many years. THE DETROIT FIDELITY AND HAVE no idea how much orthis company’s stock was sold to the answer to the inquiries which I have had I am pleased to print a report be encouraging to some of our read- ers who hold stock. I am giving a a reliable source, as follows: “The Detroit Fidelity and Surety three years ago with a capital of three mill-ion dollars, all of which “The company sold the stock at $100 per share, that is, $50 par and insurance stocks are sold on this basis in order to do away with “The market on the stock at the present time is quoted $70 bid, $77 buy or sell. “The company has been doing an ty bonds, but at best the proposition is a very speculative one and re— Bunting, who was the former presi- dent of the company, died some few informed as to who his successor is. We believe, however, that the board probably find a fit successor. “The company is not paying any though there seems to be some divi- dend talk, but we believe is simp- SURETY COMPANY I farmers of Michigan, but in from a reliable source, which may ' full report which I believe is from Company was formed some two or is now outstanding, we are told. $50 surplus. We might add that all double liability. asked, at which prices we can either exceptionally good business in sure- q-uires excellent management. Mr. months ago and we have not been of directors are capable and will dividends at the preSent time 3.1- !!! good business tom to build up a substantial surplus hetero any di-vi- - ' fiends are paid.” “=01: account or taxes. I £9611 m 2611) inset-sally and you torl I have tried Simmer}: but. advice. ,1; is not steady and I am very much .9; a {allure as a saleswmn. "‘I am receipt of We Iron: f i the Alfie Knitter, Geath Knitter, , muted Show Card Studios, 40’! 'Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, Michigan; also Paris Art Works, West Haven, Connecticut, and would like to learn something about Fireside In: dustries. “The prices of an outfit oi knit— ters or show card writing course Seem very high to me. Is there a chance to get steady employment with either? ‘The Paris Art Works are otter- mg beading purses, dress trimming, etc. It strikes me that would last only as long as the fad lasts. It would seem to me as it show cards would always be used. I am full of work but moneyr is scarce or I would not be trying to get work.” .v :, UR newest is thoroughly tak- en to heart I wish ‘I could _ one :91 the compana is: you here all m m the ,, on of getting something out of you and giving you very little in return. are coming better on the. , .mrm‘ now and ,it you .will work hard ' 1n the regular,.iarming endeavors I am sure you will 'be further ahead in the and. and butter have em brought ’ prim all this vsmvmm there as been a steady , , . 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D._No....,..,....,.mm“... 11-9. .... » .-.. . . w; 99".. . -- «am-mums. 15.11). addresses. only and enhance-91.” .W‘l‘“ " " 1"."‘5 ' PM? ,1 1 , I“ v .v- ""1— w", .v .W w r‘ 14 (182) THE wonxnn's THANKSGIVING” GOD of thOSe who labor on O From dawn till twilight hours are gone, We thank Thee for the grace That lets us know the rapture strong Of working well and brave and long, Each in his chosen place! We thank Thee for the tasks that wait For our glad coming, soon or late, The splendor and the strain That keep our working muscles true. That glorify whate’er we do, With hand or brain! , We thank Thee for the sun and shade Of which this working world is made, For water and the soil; For joys that cling and griefs that fly, For chance to live and chance to die—- 0 God of those who toil! ——Ethel Colson ORIGIN OF THANKSGIVING DAY HANKSGIVING Day has long been called the first really American holiday. President Lincoln established it as a national festival in 1864, and since that time it has been a legal holiday. But the day of Thanksgiving goes back to the Englishman, William Bradford. who led the Pilgrims to this new land. Back of him we find that Moses really instituted the first Thanksgiving Day by issuing this splendid proclamation: “After thou hast gathered in thy born and thy wine thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou and thy son and thy daughter and the Levite and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow that are within thy gate.” Bradford, in 1633, called on the fifty—five surviving passengers of the “Mayflower” to hold a feast of glad— ness and tlianki'ulncss. He also fol— lowed the proclamation of Moses to the letter, for he asked ninety and one strangers, among them the good Indian, Massasoit, and others be— longing to his famous tribe. So our hospitality, for which as a nation we have always been known, was established by good old William Bradford. History also tells us that he was a “good provider.” The first Thanksgiving Day feast consisted of wild turkey, which comes down into history as the mainstay of our Thanksgiving meal. Then there was a fish and succotash. The book tells us, too, that the Indians brought in nine deer as their contribution to the white man’s feast. The origin of our thankful day is strictly bibli— cal, as Bradford, the leader of those seeking after religious liberty and truth, was simply following in the footsteps of Mosesnwho was leader and lawgiver to a people in a strange land. Six years after Lincoln issued his Thanksgiving Day edict nine South- ern states adopted the holiday. In 1877 a general Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed in Scotland. It comes in the middle of: Novmnber. When our housewives are dressing turkeys they should think of Alice Bradford and the three or four young women whom she had to assist her in pre- paring those first Thanksgiving Day birds. How glad she must have been when her blanketed and befeathered guests departed! The red men were a trial to our foremothers. “HAVE YOU DONE YOUR SHARE" WONDER what “Have you done I your share” stands for. It means a great deal to the Red Cross that gave such splendid help during the war and is still keeping up {the good work. It is just like the “Widow’s Mite” and is up to the individual to know what is your share. This work was brought right home to me this last week, when I was asked to help in getting a small tOWn started and work with the local folks who realized the need of this organization. It cost $1.00 to join the Red ..Cross each year, and that was what we went after, trying to renew the old members and bring in new ones. A great many people think this money is spent outside their local community. The Red Cross is trying to establish and help a. Red Cross nurse in every county in . the country, to help in sickness and in any of the many trials‘ and un— fortunate accidents that come to every household sometime or other during the year. One—half or fifty cents of every dollar is used for local work and during» my exper— ience this last week, I found a new idea used, at least it was to me, in know you will all enjoy it. please you. I am anxious to know how mothers for the school children and would like to receive some letters telling of your ideas. Edited by MRS. ANNIE TAYLOR EAR FOLKS:—Thanksg'iving is with us again and I wish you all D a happy one, with every member of your hotlISeho‘ld present that it is possible to bring together. For those of us who have been more fort»- unate than others, say a prayer on that day to help give strength this coming year to guide them and put them right. my article about “Have you done your Share.” umn are some good dishes that I make for my family and they might some of you , /" - .. handle “lunches” Address letters: Mrs. Annie Taylor, care The Buslness Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mlchlgan. nm 1.. When 1‘ \I‘ It is a lovely family day and I I want you all to read In the Recipe Col- raising funds to take care of this great and noble work. I went to Wayne and Belleville, and in the little town of Belleville the folks 'who felt they could not give a dollar in cash (which is mightly hard for a lot of us to do) hit upon the idea of giving food stuffs. One family gave a bushel of potatoes, another a fat chicken, and some gave canned fruit. The local organization held a bazaar and sold these things and raised $309.00, more money than they could have collected by just asking for cash donations. I am wondering if in some of our communities, where the 'ladies are active with clubs, they could not do something similar and help in this great and wonderful charitable work that helps us all when we really need it. I think the Red Cross of the United States of America has done more to help Russia and their starv— ing children to create a love for this nation and its people, than all the treaties ever written. They know America means “bread” and it is a great step in the right direction. The great Japanese earthquake with all its attending misery was reliev- ed by these same dollars that our nation gathers once every year. Maybe this work has not reached you, but when” it comes be prepared and do not turn, a deaf ear to the call for help. Be thankful this Thanksgiving that we are able to help in this work if it is only like the “Widow’s Mite.” ' TURKEY CONUNDRUMS After the dinner has been served and one wonders what to do to make fun for the family, it is a good plan to have some game to fall back on. The conundrums I am giving you can be played by every member of your household. They are simple and can easily be guessed by anyone at all familiar with the turkey. You can use the fun-maker with a group of folks just like a'spell— down and a great deal of mirth and laughter is the result. 1. What part of a turkey assists my lady in making her toilet? 2. What part of the turkey opens the front door? 3. What part of the turkey will appear on the day after Thanks- giving? 4. What part of a turkey is part of a sentence? 5. What part of a turkey is used for cleaning purposes? 6. What part of a turkey does the farmer watch with anxiety? 7. Why is the man who eats too fast like a turkey? 8. What part of the turkey is an Oriental? 9. Why ought the turkey to be The Luncheon Set For Christmas Can you imagine how pleased you would be if one of your Christmas packages contained the lovely luncheon set. very attractive with a set like this to eat from. better when served from these individual dailies. of work, and not expensive. One’s table could be made Somehow the food tastes The set can be had stamped on Linen Finished Suiting, price $1.00., or on Oyster Linen, price $1.25. With sufficient lace to finish edges and floss to start the work we canvfurnish the set on Linen Finished Suiting for $1.50 or on Oyster Linen for $1.75. In ordering set send in for “Pattern No. 404”, enclosing stamps, money order, or check .to cover thenpurchase price, to the Pattern Dept. of Michigan Business Farmer, t. ‘Cleme‘nsnluich. I It is not a great deal dies: the em to be e ashamed when he is beingserved? 10. 'What color gets its name from the 'turkey ? 11. What feathers find place on, my lady’s dresser? 12. When the turkey is cooking, in what country is it? ‘ ‘ 13. What part of a turkey is a story? 14. Whatpart of the turkey ap- pears on the battlefield? . 15. Why has the turkey five rea- sons for being sad? 1. Comb. 2. Last part of turkey, k—e-y. 3. Bill. 4. Claws (clause). 5.~Wings for clusters. 6. The crop. 7. Both are gobblers. 8. The first part, T-u-r-k. 9. Because we see the turkey dressing. 10. Turkey red; 11. Pin feathers. 12. In Greece. 13. Tail (tale). 14. Drum Stick. 15. He got it in the neck. He was bled. He got a masting. He Was terribly cut up. Finally, he is in the soup. MOTHER’S PROBLEMS A RECORD OF BEHAVIOR AVE you ever been in a school- ‘ room and noticed on the black. board a list of pupil’s names, each name followed by stars in red or blue or yellow chalk? The teach- er, if asked, would tell you that the stars indicated perfection in some particular line—perfect lessons, per- fect attendance or, perhaps, perfect behavior. She would tell you, also, that the star record displayed where all might see, was the cause of a great deal of friendly rivalry among the children; that it did in‘ crease greatly their childish efforts. The same idea brought home in a family where there are two or more children will bring equally as good results. Children easily drop into careless habits of personal ap— pearance; they grow lax about their chores, they become too accustomed to mother and her orders to respect them at once. They need a bit of prodding up at times — and it is difficult to find the right prod. The star record provides an exceedingly inexpensive, but nevertheless, high- 1y efficient prod. If a small blackboard cannot be used with colored chalk, a large strip of wrapping paper tacked con- spiciously on the kitchen wall, with the names written in large black letters, and the earned stars mark- ed with bright crayons, will serve the same purpose. For a few cents there can be purchased at station~ ary stores small boxes of gummed stars in gilt or red. These may be used instead of crayon—made stars, to the delight of the children. The record in plain sight on the wall of the kitchen awakens in each child a pride he would not other- wise feel. Though he might lose his feeling of rivalry with the oth— er children in the family, the thought of the chart for everyone to see and ask about, will hold him long to his chores or his daily good behavior. It will be a prod but an extremely softly padded one! Personal Column “Birth Control”—Will you please pub- lish in the personal column where I can get a book on birth control. Please pub— lish as soon as possible—A subscriber. ——This article was published in October 13th issue of M. B. F. and is called “Women’s Morality and Birth Control," is twenty cents and can be purchased thru the New York Women’s Publishing Co., 104 5th Avenue, New York City. Where to Find Mendets.—Am sending address of the company where the soft lead mendets can be bought. They are 10 cents a box and 25 or more in a box, all sizes; sent post paid to any address for ten cents in stamps or coin. They are just fine. The address is: E. E. Peck & Comlpany, Batavia, New York—Mrs. J. S., Holton, Michigan. Superfluous Flesh.——-I am an interested reader of the M. B. F. especially the Home Department. I want to send in a few suggestions to our friends. Also would like to have you ask, through the Home Department, for a remedy for overfatness, or superfluous flesh. There might be some reader that knows something for' reducing. Some simple home remedy. It is disg. gusting to get stout and fat. Hope we fleshy ones will get some help. I have triadieverythingbut to no avail,- so please dear Mrs. Taylor, come to our help and let the home friends send in their ans- wers‘ to 'the Home Department.’-T-'—Mrs. F. -——~,My, one .word of ladsicc isfto We. ” , f 154% ‘ ‘- friend who ed taking _ > in: and right now she is under‘ a. physio- d . . salts every morn lan‘s care with a. run down condition and L boils coming- and an abcessed ear, that is I most painful. The doctor said- it was caused by her violent abuse of her sys— tem in trylns’ to reduce. There are a great many books on "Eat and grow thin.” I am trying this rule, of eating only one good meal a day and trying to avoid fattening foods. I know it is hard, especially when you are the cook. and have to plan meals for the pest of the family. I really feel so much better when I eat less. Maybe some of our readers have had this same trouble and will be glad to help the rest of us. I would like very much to know if any of you women have had 'any success in reducing: It is a known fact that the folks who are slight in build have a better chance for health and old age than our fat people. Nail Wounds—When a rusty nail is run into the foot or is cut with a rusty instrument, mix flour and sweet milk to- gether until like a biscuit dough and bind on wound. Chapped Hands.—Equal parts of aqua ammonia and glycerine, rubbed on the hands after washing is an excellent rem- edy for sunburn, poison ivy, and chapped hands. If there are any open places it will find them, and sting for a second, but it does a lot of good. Falling Hair.——A solution of salt and water is good for falling hair. Use twice a week. Farmer-9’ Liniment.——Two fresh eggs well beaten, poured into a bottle, with one cup each of vinegar and turpentine. It is the best liniment for all purposes, and it is just fine for taking out the lump or swelling which sometimes comes under the jaw of a cow.—-Mrs. P. F. Has Any Reader This Poem?——I won- der if some reader of the M. B. F. could send me the poem, “The Eagle’s Rock”? The first verse reads: “It was the Golden Eagle’s rock, Cragged and wild and lone; Where he sat in state with his royal mate, On his undisputed throne.”-——Mrs. H. M. Rickard, Deerfield, Michigan, R. 1. Share Our Home With Ila—Do you think that possibly there would be an old couple of 55,0r 60 years, who would like a. home on the farm with a young couple? We have no children and we would like a kind old couple to live with us. If you think anyone would care to write I will leave my address with you. ——A subscriber. —if you are well bred! J General Suggestions About Introduc- tions.-—Ladies being 'introduced should never bow hastily, but with slow and measured dignity. The younger to the older, the gentleman to the lady. It is the lady’s privilege to recognize the gentle— man after an introduction, and his duty to return the bow. Introductions on the streets or in public should be made so quietly as not to attract public atten- tion. Perfect ease and self-possession are the essentials to the making and receiv— ing of graceful and happy introductions. Etiquette requires that a gentleman always raise his hat when introduced to either lady or gentleman, on the street. Introduce to each other only those who may find acquaintance agreeable. If any doubt exists on the subject, inquire be- forehand MY FAVORITE RECIPES Thanksgiving Pudding.—One—third cup suet. one-half pound figs, finely chopped, two and one—half cups of stale bread crumbs, three—fourths cup milk, one cup brown sugar, one teaspoon salt, three- fourths teaspoon cinnamon, one-half tea— spoon grated nutmeg, one-half cup Eng- lish walnut meats, one-half cup raisins, seeded and cut in pieces, two tablespoons flour, four eggs, two teaspoons baking powder. Chop suet and work with the hands until creamy, then add flgs. Soak bread crumbs in milk, add eggs well beaten, sugar, salt, and spices. Combine mix- tures, add nut meats and raisins dredged with flour. Sprinkle over baking powder and beat thoroughly. Turn into a but- tered mould, steam three hours and serve with yellow sauce. . Yellow Sance.—-—’I‘wo eggs, one cup of powdered sugar, three tablespoons Wine or any flavoring. Beat yolks of eggs un- til thick, add one—half the sugar gradu— ally; beat whites of eggs until stiff, add gradually remaining sugar; combine the mixtures and add wine, RECIPES Hollandaise Snuce.—One-ha1f cup of butter, yolks of two eggs, one-half table- spoon vinegar, or one tablespoon lemon juice, one-fourth teaspoon salt, few grains of cayanne, one-third cup of boiling water. Put butter in a bowl, cover with cold water and wash, using spoon. Divide in three pieces; put one piece in a sauce pan. ‘with yolks of eggs and vinegar or lemon Juice, place sauce-pan in a larger .. (Contih’uedfpn page-17.) seismic have for ‘ l 'VALLEY CITY MlLLING COMPANY . “The F lowr the Best Cooks Use,” is what they all say about LILY WHITE FLOUR, which description is particu- larly apt. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN \ AIDS TO DRE_SSING SEND IN YOUR SIZE Lately some of you ladies have been sending for patterns without giving size. This means expense and delay for _liotli of of sending in your size when asking for 4568. A Practlcal Garmentfor Young Chll- drain—Here is a style .tllllt Will appeal to the busy mother of little children. CSDCClzill)‘ those of the “creeper” age. This deSign provulcs a con- venient closing at the inner scum, which 18 very practical for, children below 2_ years of age. lhe garment may also be made With this scam closed, for the back is in drop style. The Pattern is cut in 3 Sizes: 6 months, 1 and 2 years. A. months size requires 1 % yard of 36 inch material. 4558. A New Coat Style for the Growing Girl.——Polo cloth, velours, curacul and other pile fabrics may be used for this model. The collar may be rolled in choker style or turned back together with the fronts. The Pattern is cut in 5 Sizes: 6, 8, 10. 12, and 14 years. _0 year size requires 2% yards of 54 inch material. 4564. A New and Styllsh Hausa—Velveteen or satin with bands of embroidery would be at— tractive for this design. Crepe or crepe declime would also be appropriate. One could omit the trimming bands and the collar._ The neck edge may be in square outline. as illustrated in the small view. The Pattern is‘cut in 6 Sizes: 34, . ‘, . , , 42 and 44 inches bust measure. A 38 inch siZe requires 2% yards of 40 inch inflerial. 4548. A Comfortable Rest Garment.-—Sa_tin, velveteen, crepe or corduroy, as well as batiste crepe do chine and diinity are suitable material for this style. The circular ilounee is a _iicw style feature. The Pattern is cut in 4 .‘izes: Small, 34-36; Medium, 38—40; I.arge,'42744; Extra Large, 46—48 inches bust measure. A medium 3129 requires 5% yards of 32 inch ina- tel‘lill. The Width of the flounce at the foot is 2% yards. .4548. . A Popular Apron Style—Percale with bias binding in white. or in a contrasting color would'be good for this design. Gingham, linen, canibric and sateen are also desirable. The Pat- tern is cut in 4 Sizes: small, Medium, Large and Extra Large. A _Med1uni size requires 3 yards of 27 inch material. 4655. One of the Season's Youthful Models.— Jersey“ wool crepe or has cloth could be used for. this style. It has the new flare fulness in 131t- efi‘ect at the aides, and smart useful pockets opping the filaits. The Pattern is cut in SIZCSC' 12, .4. 6, 18 and 20 ears. A 16 {car SlZe regiures 3.5% yards of 40 inch material. tor vest of contrasting material 54; yard 24 inches w1de is required. The Width of the skirt at lower edge is 2 % yards. us. I hope you all realize the importance patterns. 4552. A Neat and Slmple House Frock In “5le On” Style—Printed cotton, figured perculc, dimity, Tiltllle, linen and other wash fabrics may be used for this model. It is also good for \iool crepe or Jersey cloth. The l’nttern is cut in 7 Sizes: 34, 36, 38, O, 42, and 46 inches bust measure. A 38 inch size requires 4 1%. yards of 36 inch material. The width at the foot is 2 yards. For facing and collur of contrasting material as illustrated 1/2 yard of 36 inch nui- tt‘l'llll 18 required. 4556. A Practical Model for School Wear.— \Vool crepe and plaid suiting iLl‘e here combined. The long lines of the waist are pleasing and the plnitcd skirt, affords comfort and freedom in moving. The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: S, o, 112, and 14 years. A 12 your size requires :2 yards of plaid _or check material, and 1% yard I of plain inatoriziL . If one material is used 371; yards 40 Inches \Vl(lC “111 be required. 4551. A Smart One Piece Dress for Mature Flgures.-——l-‘igurcd and plain silk could be combined in this model, or, one Could llill‘t’ inoii'c and Bull”. {road cloth or knshn with embroidery for rust and sleeve bands would also be lliil'fll'tll't‘. 'l‘he Pattern is cut in 7 Sizes: 38, .‘lh‘, 40, A12, A , 46 and 48 inches bust measure. A 38 im-li siyo requires 5% yards of 40 inch umtcrizil. The width fit the foot is 2 yards. l‘Vii‘ panel of con- trusting llllli.(‘l‘lzll 1% yard 27 inches wide or wider is required. 4569. A Pretty Coat and Can Sets—This cost model is comfortable nnd simple. ’l'ho '(‘lllm may be omitted, and the coat may be finished without a collar. As here shown, white llnnncl ... was used with buildings of white tri‘osgi‘nin silk. and embroidery for decoration. The cup is of white faille with scallops embroidered. ’l'hv- l'ni» tern is cut in One Size: It requires 3% yards of 40 inch material. The cup alone \ile impure ‘34; yard. , 4547. A Practical Undergarment.~—-’l‘lds style of “combination” comprises circular (lumen. por- tions, joined to n. long,y vest. ’l'he top nmy ho finished with the shaped shoulder, or in ('ziiiiisolo st 'le. 'l‘he I‘zittern is cut in 4 Sin-s: Small, 3+ 33; Medium, 3840; Large, 4244; Extra Large, 4648 inches bust measure. A Medium size requires 2% yards of 36 inch hillti‘l'lul. 4566. A Popular Suit for Small Boys.~rWooI jersey, serge Velveteen or corduroy could be used for this model. It is also suitable. for wash umtei‘i’uls. ’l‘he Pattern isrut in _:l Sizes: 2, 4, and 6 yours. A year Size requires 2% yards of 36 inch material. ALL PATTERNS 12c EACH—3 FOR 30c POST-PAID Order from the above or- former lssues of The Business Farmer. giving number and sign your name and address plalnly. ADD 100 FOR FALL AND WINTER FASHION BOOK Address all orders for patterns to Pattern Department, THE BUSINESS FARMER, Mt. Clemens, Mich. l d l. x: « .l "A Remarkable H o m e Treatment Given by One Who Had It. In the year of 1893 I was attacked by Mus- cular and Sub—acute Rheumatism. I suffered as only those who are thus afflicted know, for bver three years. I tr1ed remedy after remedy, but such relief as I ob- tainedwas only tempor~ ary. Flnally, I found a treatment that cured me completely, . . such a pitiful condition has never returned. I' have given it to a num- ber-who were terribly aifhcted, even bedrid- den, some of them sev- enty to eighty years old, and the results were the same as 1n my own case. I want every sufferer from any form of mus— cular .and sub — acute ( swelling. at the joints) rheumats1m, to try the great value of my im- proved Enent” for its remarka— le heal1ng power. Do notsend a cent; simply mail your name and ad- ( cess and I will send it free to try, After you ave used it and it has proven itself to be that long-lookedtfor means of gettlng r1d of such forms of rheumatism, you may send the price of it, one dollar, but un- derstand, I do not want your money unless you are perfectly satisfied to send it. Isn’t that fair? Why suffer any longer when relief is thus offered youfree? Don’t delay. Write to- day. ; MARK H. JACKSON No. 265-K Durston Bldg. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Jackson is responsiblg. Above state- ” meat true. _ 1 Minna and] “Home Treat— l r " _~'.I- EAR girls and boys:—So many are interested in riddles and puzzles that I have decided to make a puzzle a regular part of our page each issue. The first one appears on this page and I hope you find it interesting. The answer will appear in our December 8th along with a new puzzle. After two or three have appeared let me know what you think of them. I have many other features I in- tend to use as soon as space per- mits so be on the lookout. One or more may appear inthe very next issue. . . And now I want to warn you not to eat too much Thanksgiving dine ner nextThursday. If you do you will not be able to go to school the following Monday. Ha! Ha!— UNCLE NED. TIIE FLY AND THE COACH PON a mountain road in the Alps U a heavy coach was climbing. An importunate fly buzzed around and alighted first on the ear of one horse, then on the flanks of another, and finally settled on the coachman’s nose. ‘ “See,” she said, “not only do I have to stir up the horses, but I have even to help the coachman drive his team!” Arrived at the top, she spoke vaingloriously torthe Coachman. “See how we got up the hill!" But the Coachman, with a smart slap killed the Fly. “There are too many like you in this world,” he said, “who only an- noy others and then try to take the credit for the work!” lie sure your services will be of assistance, before giving them un; asked. OUR BOYS AND GIRLS Dear Uncle Ned:——May I join your merry circle? My father takes the M. B. F. and likes it Very much. I enjoy read— ing the Children’s Hour. This is the first time I have ever written. I hope it does not hit the waste paper basket like lots of boys and girls letters do. Tell,it to run fast and jump over the top. Ha! Ha! Well I guess I had better describe my- self. I am twelve years of age. My birthday is the twenty-seventh day of February. I have light curly hair and am light complexioned and have blue eyes. we live on a farm two miles from town and one mile from school. I have three sisters. We have seven cows, three horses, and two dogs. Well I guess I will close hoping some of the girls will write to me as it is very lonesome. I am your loving niece,—Loraine Spatezel, Tyre, Michigan, R. 2, Box 2. Dear Uncle Ned:—-Apple picking time again, isn’t it Uncle Ned? My but the summer goes fast, especially when you don’t want it to. But I have had a good time thissummer. I went to the lake with some girls, besides going to Grand Rapids and I think I ought to work hard now, don’t you Uncle Ned? Dogigyou ever have a vacation Uncle Ned? I should think you would get awfully tired. I have been digging potatoes this week, had two hundred and thirty eight bushels off from about two acres. I also have been picking apples. My sister wrote to the M. B. F. a short time ago. We saw her letter in print and she has received several letters. I wish some of the children of this circle would write to me. I like to write letters, also to receive them. I am in the ninth grade this year and I go to the Lake City High School. I like to go to school. I am planning to be a. teacher some day. It is raining this morning and it makes things look dull, doesn’t it Uncle Ned? How many of the girls can crochet? I am just beginning and I wish some of the girls would send me some easy patterns. Hope to hear from some of the boys and girls. Your niece,——Thersa Lamb, Lake gitwichigan,.R. 2, Box ‘79. Dearest Uncle Nedz—Well, well, how long it has been since you last heard from me, dear Uncle? I sure did want to Join your drawing contest but my, so much work to do without a dear mamma. Sure do miss her. It looks-real sad around here without her. Well I. have taken a. lot of pictures as I have my own camera now. Say Uncle do you want a. song called "Uncle Ned”? Well as I have written so many times and neVer described myself I will do so. I am a girl five feet two inches tall, have light brown bobbed hair, blue eyes and light complexion. And how I do wish I really ‘could go to school. I amnow 16 years of age and will be 17 on the eighteenth day of November. It is real lonesome at 5 home all alone, so I hope I will receive 5 letters from all of the cousins.‘ Well I have been to Detroit and Saginaw re-' cently. My Uncle Norman of Eetroit came over and I went home with him in his auto. Sure enjoyed the. nice lon‘gtrip. I never got tired riding. I also had a nice time in Detroit and Belle Isle with my Uncle and two Aunties. Coming back , with my aunt Rose from Detroit to-,S'agi— new on the street car and from Saginaw to Elkton my Uncle Harry brought us in his autos I sure wish I could take an- other trip soon. Say I have received five letters without names signed. Hope they write again and sign their names. As my letter is taking up too much space I will say good luck to all. From , your affectionate niece,——Miss Betty Kliedo, R. 3, Box 9, Elkton, Michigan. P. S._Say how do you like my name of Betty instead of Elizabeth? And also I have a nice song which I will send the next time for those that have no dear momma. —--I am very sorry for you Betty, be- cause your mother has died and because you cannot attend school. I hope the girls and boys take time to write to you and I am sure many will. Yes, I would like a song called "Uncle Ned.” Have you one or can you compose one? I think Betty sounds so friendly and sweet, a lot more than Elizabeth. Come again. Dear Uncle Ned:—-—-—I think I have been on the outside looking in at the cousins long enough, so if you and Mr. (1111 be polite maybe it will help me) Waste basket will let me I’ll join the merry circle. I‘ suppose you want a description of me as this is my first letter. I am, or will be fifteen years old this week. I 'am five feet five inches tall, have black hair, which for a wonder isn’t bobbed, and I have black eyes. I live a short distance from Walloon Lake which is a resort and considered one of the prettiest places in Michigan. And as Michigan is the prettiest state in the Union it is one of the prettiest places in the U. S. A. I think so anyway. As this is my first letter I will close. Will some of the cousins please write to me as I like to write letters and will answer all I get. Your niece—Beatrice Ecker, R. 3, Boyne City, Michigan. Dear Uncle Ned:——It is raining today so I am writing to you. I read Elsie L. Mahler's and Selden C. Fowler’s let- ters and they both live somewhere near where my mother was born. That was in Boyne Falls, and she has been to Little Traverse Bay, Petoskey, Roaring Brook, \Vequetonsing, and all the other places around there and she says that the shore road is the prettiest road she has ever seen. I live on a farm 200 miles from Detroit and would like to go there as I have a. lot of relatives in Detroit and Grosse Isle and Wyandotte. My cousin from Wyandotte is here with us now. Do you like to go swimming in the lakes Uncle Ned? I live three and one-half miles from Eight Point Lake and it is the safest laike around here for bathing. It has many cottages on its shores. And the prettiest beach I have ever seen. I am 11 years old and in the 7th grade at school. I go to the Maple Grove school. It is 80 rods from our place. I would like to hays some of the cousins write to me please. Well I see the waste basket eyeing this letter, so must close. Your niece,—-Mildred M. Monthei, It. 2, Lake, Michigan. Dear Uncle Nedz—As I have never written before, I made up my mind that I would write for the first time. And I would like to see my first letter in print. My father takes the M. B. F. and I like it real well. I am a farmer’s daughter, and live on a farm. I live close to the school house. It is only 20 rods from the house. I would like to have some of the boys and girls guess my age. I am between 11 and 16 years of age. The one who guesses my age will receive a nice long letter. Now I will describe myself. I have light brown bobbed hair, blue eyes, light complexion, and I am 5 feet and 5 inches tall and I Change one letter in each word and then arrange the new words to form a well-known proverb. What is it? g weigh 115 pounds. I would like to hear from some of the girls and will answer all who write. Well I guess I will give some room for the othersto write. Good bye. Your niece—Agnes Anna Yarabeir, R. 2, Oakley, Michigan. ~ Dear Uncle Nedz—I have been a reader ’ of the Children’s Hour for some time now and I always thought I would like to write. I am 5 feet 3 inches tall, have dark hair and blue eyes. I was 17 years old the 10th of August. Have I a twin? I live on a farm of 80 acres, 3 miles from a small village and 5 miles from town. We have 3 horses, 7 cows, 10 pigs and 5 calves. I have 2 sisters and 3 brothers. My sister and I went vis- iting this summer and we sure had a good time. The name of the place we went to was Pittsford. We went to see my married sister. We‘used to live' in — Idaho. Then we went to Wisconsin and didn’t like it there so ‘we moved to Michigan. We certainly saw some beau- tiful scenery out west. Were you ever out there. Uncle Ned? We intend to go west in May—Florence Ray, Paris Mich., Route 1. Dear Uncle Nedz—May I join your merry circle? I have written before but my letter did not escape the waste paper basket. But I debided to try again. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” My birthday is the 31st of May. My age is between 13 and 16. The one that guesses my age correctly will receive a letter from me. I am 5 feet 4 inches tall, have light brown hair. and blue eyes. I have one brother and two sisters. We have quite nice weather at present altho it has been rather cold. As my letter is getting rather long I will close. I wish some of the cousins would write to me. Your' want~to~be ni ,——Helen' Lemmer, R. 1, Sferling, Michigan. A BIT OF THIS AND THAT “Your money or your life!” cried the highway robber. _ “Take my life,” said Mike, “I’m saving my money for my old age." If a room with eight corners had a cat in each corner, seven cats be- fore each cat, and a cat on each cat’s tail, how many, cats would there be in the room? (Ans) Eight. Perhaps the most curious difini- tion of a net was that of an Irish lad who called it “a lot of holes tied together with strings.” Neatness is a good thing, but a Boston boy who copied all the auto- graph signatures in an autograph' album and then threw away the originals, was going aglittle' too far. ®¢,AI :L I . \i: ., ~mtmw mime 15»; . co, ' .3391]ng water, m.‘.mr : constantly :with a fork or wire whisk until butter is melted; then add .second {piece of butter, and as it thickens, ..a.dd . «use ‘ . third piece. Add water, .cook one =-mlnnte. and season with saltsnd cayenne. .‘If miXture ourrdles, .add two tablespoon ‘ of nudity cream. :Onions lain Manda-(Put onions “in would Mater and surname skins \Wl‘hlle under water. drain. split in monogram, find cover With "boiling mates; boil hue miwtes. drain. and covenagain with:b0iling salted -_wa:ter. \‘Codk ,ane ,hour .or until soft, but broken. ‘Era‘itn and .add 8. mm white deuce orrcresm seasoned~with salt, pepper, ;mmbuthr. m emulates amicevwegeiahle it) so with the admirer. Creamed QIWOm—aelmve leaves, out of! stalks, and soak thirty minutes (head down) in cold . water to cover. «beck «mam "Meaty-.mmsnr mu m 3h shuttling «netted muster: drain and separate flowerets, and reheat in cream sauce. N Cauliflower a 'la Hollanddise.—’Prepare u for creamed cauliflower. using Hol- Jhndeise Sauce instead not cream, sauce. flaked 03km.—‘Bwelve good sized onions, one mblespommul of ~margerine, one tablespoonful salt, one-eighth tea- spoon paprika, two teaspponfuls honey or ‘brown sugar, toast strips, parsley. Peel the onions, cut in halves cross- wise, and place in a buttered casserole. Add the seasonings (no .water) and bake one and one-half hours, in a. moderate oven at 400 F. Serve with Strips of hot, buttered toast to absorb any gravy and garnish with parsley dipped in vinegar. ' Enough to serve four. The Runner’s Bible A :Let us come hetero His presence with WSELVMJ—PS. 95:2. *‘ Enter into .1113 gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Give thanks unto Him, and bless His name. For the "Lord, is good; His mercy endur- efll forever; and His foiflrgulness unto sill generations-er 100 :4. .In all thy ways acknowledge .Him and .Be fllwm .make plain thy paths. -—-.Prov. 3:6. ——=,The ever grateful heart is in harmony With the activity :e‘f ,good, and its needs are always supplied. The remark is of- ten heard, concerning those in perpetual want, “You need not expect gratitude from that class", the truth is "that class” ‘is composed of the habitually unthank'fiul who signer.ng God and his laws are adrift (and ever in want. WORLD EMANCIPATION . (Continued from. Page 11) conception of a world for Christ. But the answer is in the making. Such statesmen as Wilson, Taft, Herrick, and others, are reading our constitution in the international spirit. And churchmen are reading the church’s charter anew. Former- ly, we were wont to read it: “The world for Methodists," or “Bapt- ists,” or for another 0"! two—hundred different sects. But now it is, “The world for Christ." We have read out churchianity and read in Christ- ianity. We have read out unfriend- ly sectarianism, and read in con- certed action in a unity of purpose. Surely the time is here when “sal— vation will he appoint for walls and bulwarks" thruout the world if we _will have it so. Certainly, the day is here when we must see that discord, havoc, and tragedy a-re wrought because we are not anSWering Christ’s prayer for unity and love. The day is here when a united Christendom should take on apostolic zeal for world prohibition, peace, purity, and brotherhood. This is “Thy King- dom come on earth.” This is Paul’s “the liberty of the glory of the children of God." And would we, dare to believe that this is possible of achievement in the next genera— tion, it we will pay the price in money-and men thrn allied action of the churches? But all this awaits a renewal of the vision and leader- ship after Christ’s own prayer and. WW0”- oa Mom: Memoir: (Continued from page 10.) why he felt sue” rested and at peace wen as the conviction ‘ came to him, however he was suddenly aware that everything was not. after all, .MI and harmonious. . at the table Mr. Duff and his daughter sna- megs» {or perusal: *5)" "able : hefimther useme Tainted Mr if she expectqi a. tram to :sit in “1113th drew, up :a. #diflorent one. .Xetflfir. Smith, when he was finally in- vited to take a seat. at the table, found everything quite the most convenient and comfortable possible. Once more into Miss Maggie’s face he sent a sharply inquiring glance, and once more he encountered nothing but un- muffled cheerfiulness. ‘ . With .a. really genuine interest in the records before him, Mr. Smith fell to work then. 'The Bible had .been in the Blaisdell family for generations, and it was lull of valuable «names and dates. _ use began .at once in 1mm them. ' Mr. Daft, son the-other side'ofathe- Who. was arranging into miles the papers be- fore him. He complained of the draft, and Miss Maggie .shut the window. “He said "then that ,he’udldn’t mean "he wanted to suffocate, :md she opened the one on «file other :side. 'Ehse selock had xhardly .muck dhree whenlhe amused her Lot‘th- ling fogottenihis medinflpe. Eobwhen :she brought .it he ,meflused to it. She .had not brought the right kind «.91 spoon. he said, and she know perfectly well he never took it out “or that marrow-bowl kind. lie complained o‘f'the light, and she hovered the curtain; but .‘he told :her first he didn’t mean he ~didn-’t want to see .at all, so she put it up halfway. He ass-id his coat was too warm. and .she brought another ,one. He put it on grudgingly, but .he declared that .it was as much too thin as the other was too thick. (Continued in December 8th issue.) RADIO FARM B’U’R‘EAU RADIO PROGRABI Station KYW, Chicago, Central Time 8:01 P. ‘1. Wave Length, 586 Nov. 27—“Co—operative Marketing of Wheat” by Walton Peteet, director of Co-operative Marketing, Ameri— can Farm Bureau Federation, “Farm Films”, by D. 0. Thompson, president, Homestead Films, Inc. Dec. 4—“The Farm Problem an In— ternational ,Problem” by C. T. Crofton, State Speaker Illinois Farmers’ Institute. “Farm Bureau Service to a Com- munity” by J. W. Coverdale, sec- retary,- American Farm Bureau . Federation. A. C. WILL TALK TO FARM- ERS BY RADIO « ADIO as an agent of the Michi— ' ‘ gan Agricultural College exten— sion service will be tried out this winter, according to plans of a com— mittee recently appointed by Acting— President R. J. Shaw. The arrange- ments contemplate the use of the col- ' lege station, WKAR as an integral part. of the institution’s educational serv1ce. To make certain that the radio gives good service , it has been es- pecially equipped, and its sending radius extended to 2,000 miles. The incomplete plans provided for the broadcasting on specified nights of extension talks, covering matters of particular interest to Michigan farmers. Talks on engineering and matters of general interest also will be given. No decision has been reached on the question of provid— ingkentertainment with the extension a 3. Station WKAR now is used at’ noon each week day for the sending of market and weather news. WILL BROADCAST FROM WRC WASHINGTON, D. C. i 1 Has prom most -s " of the that are always obtained where it is used. The largest and most sanitary baking pow— der factories on earth are kept busy supplying the enormous demand from millions of housewives who refuse to accept anything but Calumet. They know that its more’than—the-ordinary leavening strength means economy on bake-day. Calumet is absolutelz uniform—the can you buy today contains the same igh quality leavener as the first can made and that was thirty five years ago. P_\_M O . BAKING POWD ' 4 ~ l,z _ “ UT \— V EVERY INGREDIENT USED OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY U. 8. FOOD AUTHORITIES ‘ Sales. 2% times as «‘3 - much as that of any other brand fl‘HE W'ORLDS GREATEST BAKING ,POW’DER HEAR M’USiC AND TALKING 1,000 MILES AWAY New Radio Set. Has No Outside Wires or Storage Batteries The new Trans-Continental Radio— phone, which is the most sunple, and the clearest toned radio set you have ever listened to, is the 1nven~ tion of Mr. A. D. Coats, of Chicago. This radio outfit is entirely new and different from all others. No out— side wires needed. No troublesome stor- age batteries. It comes to you complete, in a beautiful mahogany cabinet (console type) and a. loud speaker built right in so the entire family can listen to it Just like a. phonograph. It is guaranteed_to have a range of 1000 miles and will pick up market reports and all musical con- certs loud and clear at that distance. Mr. Coats wants to place one of his amazing new radio outfits in each locality and is now making a special reduction of 32% in price for the first outfit placed in each community. Write Mr. A. D. Coats, 334 West 47th St. Chicago, for his special low price odor and be the first in your locality—(Adv) Thrice. Daily . {:scorrs _U_EMULSiQN , - - s of Great Value 1:. To a nursing Mother Depend upon it, noth- ' ing isf‘just as good” as : SCO'IT’S EMULSION Scott & Bownc, Bloomfield. N. I. 23.61 ; " 1-:»<»:FOR"- ONLY $ ~ Ml] RRANGEMENTS have been com— pleted for broadcasting farm bureau programs one night each week from Washington, D. C. The Washington station WRC will broadcast on Monday night at 8 o’clock, Washington time. The Washington programs will begin on November ,26 with a fifteen minute talk by Edwy. B. 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MELOTTE Efi'vfii€§€&.% mmachlcazo State Let us tan and manufacture your season’s catch into a coat, robe, neck piece, cap, mittens of finest quality and latest design. Custom Furriers Since 1878 Send for Illustrated Price List 21. East St. Reading. Mich. READING ROBE & TANNING CO. LATEST mronMA 0 on uncommon. MAKING “NOBODY’S FOOL” OF YOUR SON IVE a little attention to this bus- G iness of trapping and you will see how it holds a. liberal busi- ness education for that boy of yours -—the apple of your eyei He will be getting his training in such a fasc- inating Way that he will never real- lze that he’s being taught; and do you know of any better way of teach- ug? ‘ Watch the way he sails into this business venture of his. He is out on the big job before and after school with an enthusiasm that will warm your heart. Who ever saw a red—blooded youngster without a. down—right itch for nature—the woods and its inhabitants? Think it over, a little, and you will see it broaden him and at the same time make him a. real fan for the country: That boy is embarking on an hon— est—to-goodness business of his own; so his chest swells a bit—as is prop- er and healthful—when he realizes this. He studies the fur lists from the big St. Louis fur houses, figur- ing out in his own way where is the best market for his product—which firm looks like the squarest deal for him. Developing a little competi- tive alertness right there, you see. The thing fascinates him. Impos- ing checks are made out in his name. He needs more traps and bait—he orders them by mail and ates it and makes it work for him. He now has an interesting market to study, just as his Dad has. He’s a producer. Progressive, to be reck- oned with! His affairs are bringing him in touch with the outer busi— ness world in a way that will be in- valuable to him when he takes over the farm and has to watch his step every day as you do now. His,fur houses keep in touch with him instructing him not only in ev- ery marketing advantage but in the conservation of his assets. He learns that he can’t expect to have any business left if he doesn’t look ahead—use sense in the matters of how and when he traps'and how to guard and stimulate the increase of the fur bearers that his business re— lies on. He not only acquires fore- sight, but in this phase of the busi- ness is wrapped up a lot of sound, manly principle. Give him his start this way: Lend him enough to buy the few essenti— als necessary for a start. Let him exercise his ingenuity to get more complete equipment as his needs be— come greater. See that he gets in touch With the reliable fur houses that advertise in your own farm paper. Watch the gleam in his eye when you tell him you expect him to take up that note promptly when due. He’ll never grow. up a. piker! ONE WAY TO FOOL MR. SKUNK OBODY loves a skunk. He is an industrious advertiser, and sometimes when he has been advertising too energetically, no one cares to have anything to do with him. . Under certain favorable circum- stances, however, it is easily pos- sible to get around that. One re- quirement is that the trap must be set within reasonable distance of a stream or other body of water. Here is the way a forest ranger used to operate under those conditions: In setting a trap for skunk he al- ways attached to it a stout wire about twelve feet long. The length of the wire can be increased accord- ing to the timidity of the trapper, or his reluctance to associate too close- ly with his quarry. _ In making his rounds, this rang- er always carried a. weight to which was fastened a wire loop two or three inches in diameter. When he came to a catch which—-as some- times happens——had failed to per- form up to expectations, Bud would get the end of the long wire and carefully drag skunk, trap and all to the nearest water. Usually the mkunk behaves himself under these circumstances. When he was all set with Mr. Skunk right alongside the bank of the water, Bud would “sllphthe wire loop of ‘rtire'welgh't over he takes care of his income, apprecl- : 710 ordinary oil lamps. "FUR D E_1_’AR TM ENT the end of the long wire which he had in his hand, and let it run down the wire to the trap. Then by a bit of engineering he would trip his outfit offllnto the river. Of course the weight drowned the skunk, and under those circumstances he does- n’t enter the usual protests. On one occasion one of these drowned skunks froze so hard that it was impossible to skin him; and when he was brought into the house and put. where he would thaw, there wasn’t a suspicion of an odor in the room. It's not nearly the job skin- ning a skunk so treated. UNCLE RUBE SPINACH SAYS JUST GIRLS AN’ US OMETIMES we wonder why nice girls git to be 01’ maids. Again we wonder why girls not so nice git married an' divorced all fu- side of one little year—365 days ——for lots of. ’em fix the time. Good friends, why is this thus? Now the question has been asked an’ as I ans’er all questions, I’ll ans’er this. Girls don’t git married jest ’cause a feller don’t know what he’s goin’ to meet up with next mornin’. You know how ’tls—glrls put so darned much paint, or what ever it is, onto their faces that nobody knows what they look like in the nat’rai, an’ so the young fellers are kinda shy—they don’t want to grab a pig in a sack—otherwise speakin' they kinda wanta know what they’re gittin’. The marriage game, in "some cases is kinda serious—— some folks take it that way at least an’ so I say young tellers show pur- ty good judgement when they turn down a painted female. Why don’t you know you can paint an old house or barn or even a Ford an’ make it look like new. It ain’t new—Ate shattered in places, the teller ’at buyes it is stung. So with our painted women—they put the enamel on to make 'em look like new. But after years an’ years we git to see through the paint—we know women for jest what they are an' let me say right here an’ now, God made woman perfect. He did- n’t paint her, no not at all. An’ when our young woman. puts \the paint on they try to improve God’s handiwork. It can’t be did, young folks. He made us all per— fect as He saw it and you can’t im- prove lt any more'n you can im- prove the beauties of Yellowstone Park or any other of God’s own- handiwork. ‘ I read jest a few days ago of ,a nurse ’at got somethin’ like ten thousand dollars from a, doctor jest ’cuse he kissed her. Now kisses at that price are way out of my reach. Still an’ all, without paint on ’em they might be worth the money. . But you see, our girls protect ’emselves. Fresh paint should be hung onto the lips of two-thirds of our girls an’ jest open for business onto the rest of ’em. Oh yes, sure they're fine girls—- the Lord never made any finer but most of ’em paint an’ powder jest. the same. An’ taken altogether, that’s that. Cordially yours.— UNCLE RUBE. NEW LAMP BURNS 94%7AIR Beats Electric or Gas A new oil lamp that gives an amazingly brilliant, soft, white light, even better than gas or electricity, has been tested by the U. S. Government and 35 leading universities and found to be superior to odor, smoke or noise—no pumping up, is simple, clean, safe. Burns 94% air and 6% common kerosene (coal oil). The inventor, A. R. Johnson, 609, Wt Lake St, Chicago, 111., is offering to send ,' a. lamp on a. 10 day’s FREE trial, or even to give one FREE to the first user in each locality who will help him introduce. it. Write him to-day for full particulars. Also ask him to explain how you get the 88911937. andwnh or " malt $8 11035 911 00 no It burns without - This year-I have net-had any luck at all 'With,my geese. alliave two layers and a gander. Geese laid about forty eggs and only three fer- .tile. Can you tell {me what is wrong, .as eggs .were all taken care of? 'I don’ttknowvhow old the geese ».or- gander are andxwould: like to have .«you give me all the information ~availahle.—.——Mr. E. TIL, 'Munith, Mich. —-'Our expert waterfowl breeders claim that low fertility and hatch- ability of geese eggs can in most cases be attributed to .methods of feeding. They consider heavy feed- ing of cracked corn detrimental from the tandpoint of breeding, and us— ually recommend eliminating mostof the cracked corn about two weeks prior tovthe breeding season. Wheat and oats should form the basis of ,the ration for-geese if high fertility 'hatchability is desired. 'Usually infertility is charged back to the male whereas the hatching quality of fertile eggs is accredited to the female. This might indicate that the gander referred to is not particularly strong as a breeder and probably it would be advisable to introduce new blood. Access to water of course, usually improves theihatching quality of the eggs but .heavy corn feeding is considered a distinct detriment, in the case of abreeding stock—E. C. Foreman, sProfessor of Poultry Husbandry, M. nAuC. . CAUSED BY .OVZERCBOWDED CONDITIONS ‘Can you give »me any information in regard to the disease amongst my poultry? The springers seem to lose ’control of their legs, and .wings droop, they fall on theirbacks and cannot get up for some time, yet they eat all they can reach. At least six have it, starting with one. They are fat in general. I feed corn, oats, rye and :wheat, ground and have themon range—AD" Milton, Michigan. —The leg weakness which is 'now pr‘valent in the flock of springers is typical of an overcrowded con— .dition, especially where the chicks have not been induced to roost,vat .an earlyage. In the artificial brood- ing of chicks it is highly important .EEEDING IFOB sEGG 33KB’HLITYthat the colony‘or ,brooderj’house-be well ventilated and maintaineduin a .cloan sanitary condition- Where the chicks are permitted tohu‘djdle on the.,floor, a number of the mem— bers.,of the flock will develop a weak- ened condition which is reflected in leg weakness, drooping wings, and emaciation, and an apparently run down condition. These birds usually have good appetites and respond to better methods of management. They do not, however, make very economical gains. ' In this particular flock I would suggest segregating all light weight specimens giving them a fattening mash consisting of 50 per cent corn meal, 20 per cent middlings, 20 per cent ground oats and 10 per cent. brangThis should be moistened with skim milk and the chicks fed all they will consume in fifteen minutes, three times daily. These birds should be marketed when they have fleshed .suiliciently for roasters, and should not be used for breeding pur- poses. The other members of the flock.should be placed inpermanent winter quarters with ample roosting rqom in addition to the other re— quirements of a satisfactory laying house ,which includes dryness, light and ventilation.——~E. C. Foreman, :roéessor of Poultry Husbandry, M. FINE BUTTER PRODUCTION RECORD N exceptional record for butter production was made recently by WLabeek Fancy 2d of J. B. Jones herd, of Romeo, according to the advanced registry office of ,The Holstein — Friesian Association of. America. At the age of five years this .cow produced 548.1 pounds‘ milk containing 21.289 pounds but— terfat equal to 26.61 pounds butter in seven days. , Breeders of dairy cattle .who are in a position to put time and special ,attention on testing work have en— hanced the value of their animals greatly by the official records they have made. Dairymen whose facil- ities for record making are some- what limited are given an opportun— tiy by the advanced registry depart- ment to determine the production of theircows through the farmers’ and dairymen’s classes. .aREMZING .BEANS KEEP 13006.0(?! 'PleaSe give me the formula tor treating beans to keep bugs out of them.——S. V. C., Litchfleld, Mich. —I would say thatthere is no pre- ventative measure so far as I