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IL had been organized only three or
four weeks. and yet the interest man.
/ Tested and the readiness with which
the boys and girls described the beef
type, the dairy type, and various
breeds of cattle, the mu, on and wool
types of sheep. the principal breeds OF
draft horses. and some of the stand
ard-bred roadstcrs and trotters were
indeed surprising. At the close OF the
recitation the class was taken to n
barn I'm the village w ere vcri. fine
roadsters were owned. The owner was
not at home. but the teacher had
standing permission To take T. horses
from the barn In order that the class
might examine them. A fine HANDLE.
tonian mare was led into the yard and
examined critically by the pupils and
criticised by them, the different points
being brought out by sklllful question
ing on the part OF the tea, ..
Fom this place the class went 90 a
livery barn where a spl' ldld black
Percheron stallion was stabbed for tie
day. \ member OF the class had dis
covered the horse as he was cling
driven In from another town I miles
away, and following the driver 10 the
barn had got permission for the class
20 examine him. When Tie livery
barn was reached the driver brought
his stallion out into the street. put
him through his PAGES, AMI le'ned the
teacher In calling attention g. his good
points and the contrasts between a.
lraft type and the road>''r type Of
horses. and allowed us o. t.'r several
IL was an instructive |
essen not only for the member
II the agricultural class, hlt Tor
he score or more Of farmer |
md toWnsmcn who collected around |
he livery stable. In much the |
'ame way the local butcher tuc I'm.
'tru,tor I'm the high school Ilc class
studying the beef type OF cattle. or |
he mutton sheep or the different |
.asScs Of swine Is taken To- the butch
r. shop and given n Demonstration
csson ON cuts and their relative val. |
les. which Of the breeds arr apt 70 |
,ruduoe the better cuts. which the |
'etter quality. anL 50 on.
Thus this little village high school.
hough II pays only $50 a year In
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the plants themselves with reference
TO their life history and economic uses.
For the outdoor practicum the
school Is unfortunate i'm having
neither land nor domestic animals nor
fowls, and yet 1t has a wealth Of Illus
trative material all around il. Every
good farm within radius Of 3 or 4
miles, nearly every barn and poultry
yard I'm the village, the butcher shops.
and the farm implement stores furnish
costly Illustrative material and extend
vastly the teaching force OF the high
school. The farmers and owners of
good live stock either bring the' ami
mails TO the door Of the school house
to be studied by the class in agricul-
ture or allow the class to go to their
barns and fields for this purpose. II
Is said to be rare thing for a good
horse to come to the village and get
away without being examined by the
high school class In animal husba ndrv
The writer was fortunate in being
the guest of the school one day last
October and In having an opportunity
to listen to some OF the Rotations In
agriculture. A class of II BOYS and
q girls were studying animal industry
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THE 1GRICULTiRAL HIGHSCHOOL
Successful Examples Described by
crosby of Department of AgrieuI-
ture OF toeal Improvement
Ihrot h Rural Educ alton

In the new Year Book OF the De-
, partment of Agriculture. just issued.
is a description by ID. J. Crosby, Of the
Office of Experiment stations. which
shows. in 90 number of Instances. what
splendid results are being attained
throu.h the Introduction OF common
sense agricultural studies in some of
i the country village schools. and how
i they directly affect and benefit their
! home towns There is what appears
% De. an almost ideal Pennsylvania
/ village high school. which the writer
visited. lie describes what he saw:
I'm Erie County. Pa. surrounded by
I q good general farming ana dairy
country is the village Of Waterford.
ON the outskirts % which is the site OF
Fort L. Eoeuf. Of French and India
war fame. At Waterford the first
school in Erie County was establish.
IN 1900, and here as far back as 1S22
was erected stone academy build.
in-, which Is used to-day a. the main
part of The high-school building The
township Of Waterford has a popula-
tiou OF l.4GO and about one haI. re-
side I'm the borough Of Waterf III. TT
borough has its own elementary
school. but the high school Is support.
ed and controlled Jointly by the Dor
ough ana township.
This high school. with It's three
teachers and three courses OF study
Language. scientific. and AGRICULTURAL.
has an enrolment Of ~ pupils. and -
OF these are In the agricultural course.
THIS course includes agricult IRE, five
hours a week FOR four years. The
work OF the first year is devoted To n
study OF plant DISCRIMINATION. plant
growth, plant food. reproduction. prop
agatIon. transplanting. pruning. and
use Of plants; the second year TO a
study ~ field. orchard, and garden
crops; tie third year 20 domestic ami
mails, d. wing and soil physics. a Il
the fourth year 20 the chemistry OF
soils and of plant and animal life.
Text books are used in the class
rooms; small library OF agricultural
reference books, reports and bulletins
ot This Department and experiment
stations, and agricultural papers con-
trhu'rd by the publishers is in almost
constant use. and lectures on agricul.
tural -uhjects are given before the
class and before the whole school 10y
the Instructor in agriculture, who is
IN agricultural college graduate. But
he feature OF instruction which
.hiehy distinguishes this agricultural
Course from the ordinary high school
curse Is tie prominence given 20 the
bOratory work and the outdoor prac-
tum. For the laboratory work there
l. 10 elaborate apparatus. The pupils
make much Of their own apparatus,
furnish their own reagent bottles, and
moreover use them. In the plant-life
course the pupils study not elaborate
and carefully prepared drawings, but
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OPPORTUNITIES At HONE.

tendency 10 draw the manufacturlns
interests Into the great transportation
ccnters. the tide has flowed strongly
toward the city and the small TOW
has had n hard struggle 10 retain IT,
own.
In this respect, however the pendu
lun' Is swinging back also. The con
dtions surrounding the workmrh in
tie cities. the lack OF home life ana
the presence OF accumulated vice. nave
demonstrated TO the satisfaction OF
every one that we Will never roach our
highest Industrial success unil ",
average workman IL placed where n'
can have fresh air. "A family, ana
home for that family. The smhIl low"
everything else being equal Is t''
place for Industries. \ man WIN
home, and who spends his eNehlnE'
with his family bcnutifyius ln't
home, Is not only n better citizen pu'
he is worth infinitely more Ia MS 'i'
ployer than his brother laborer VIM
has no interest other than mat nc
finds with his saloon companions ""'
In ward politics. ,., ~,
When the reformers have settled 'ut
Industrial labor questions tlley WI
be calling for less hours OF worn, u
n distribution of the hours Oh VIZ
Six hours I'm the factory or tl' ii'l
and the balance NJ home worhlns
an acre OF ground may be lnau'
solution OF the whole question DetWS
labor and capital Any man WIZ ,r.
home and one ncre Of the earn 80
face that he can call his own, Sm
with employment at fair wages u ,la,'or
five or six hours OF the day, neeI nut
fear want for himself or his In" ncr
Under such conditions his FANNY 1@
be reared and educated ana I'VE III
the advantages Of q wholesome soo'
atmosphere,
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Fresh dir PIaygr0unds.

American cities are far behind
European cities in making provision
for public parks. especially i'm pro-
viding for the instruction and amuse-
ment Of children in them. In modern
municipal equipment In Europe, much
provision Is made for the instruction
and amusement Of children. and In
most modernized European cities large
sums OF money have been expended in
procuring open spaces for them in dis
tricts OF congested population.
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range business. However, Inc more
centralized portion Of society has taken
the matter up. and II Is stated that
the most public-spirited citizens Of
the towns and cities, together with the
progressive teachers have made school
gardens and rural education success
during the past two seasons and have
aroused such enthusiasm among the
pupils, that wherever IL has been tried
the school garden has become a fixture
Let your child plant his own gar
den, gather his own harvest Of fruit
and flowers, learn through his own
small experience something Of the
influence Of the sun, dew and rain.
and gain thereby remote PRESENT.
ment of the reciprocal energies Of
nature and reverent feeling for the
divine life and law expressed in
nature. The child is plant, a vege-
table. and must live out of doors. or
nearly SO. as conditions will permit"
Froebel realized that health was the
basis and test Of all our energies. and
that this was one OF the morning
stars Of the new hygiene.
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OPPORTUNITIES AT HOME.
PERXICI0USPIIL OS0PHY or JOHN
J. INGALLS, FAMOUS POEM
now HOME OPP0RTUNE
TIES HAZE BEEN
OIERL OOkED.
solution Of the. Labor Question 20 be
| foun1 in the Development OF Home
lnIn.eFiaS

Solution OF the Labor Question TO Dc
ouna Ia the Development OF Home
Industries.
Many n beautiful thing Is pornicious
In its effect. There Is no telling how
many men have given NJ n good hght
lng chance ana have literally laid
down In harness because they had all
sorbcd from John j. Ingalls, poem
OTPORTUN NIFTY the idea that they
had had their chance, and that Tor
thcm nt least opportunity would not
return. Here Is the poem:
master OF human dcstinics am /.
Fame. love and fortune ON my foot
steps walt.
cities and fields walk. Ipenetratc
Deserts and seas remote. And pass
ing 10y
Howell and mart and palace soon or
late
l knock unblddcn once az every
gate.
l. sleeping wake: II feastlng rise
before
turn away: II Il the hour OF fate.
And those who follow the reach every
state
Nortals desire and conquer every
every foc
vc death: but those who doubt or
hesitate.
Condemned Co failure. p,nury aud
woe.
S,,k me In vain. and u-clcssly i'm
plore,
answer not. and ! return no more.
a beautiful po~m-y" bat p"rnlc.
IONS as l. tho theory 81 fnte or the
tHu tenet OF prcdcstInntion II oppor
unity comes but once. whcrc T. the
u.r " striving
PRESIDENT James OF thc University
o. Illinois during the rccrut commence
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The INDEPENDENT TOWN.
Make Zach Rural Center Dependent
Upon Itself and Its Own Resources.

Make Zach Rural Center Depepden
Upon Itself and Its Own Resources
There has lately developed stronl
sentiment looking to the improvement
of the home town-making edcl
community, as much as possible
dependent upon itself and its OWL
resources and those of its sur
rounding country, and independ-
ent Of the great centres which are
constantly striving to secure a portion
Of the local wealth. This local self
sufficlency may be foStered by an In
diyidual and cooperative determi-
nation to bring the town up 10 lis
highest possible plane OF comfort, gen.
eral usefulness and beauty To its resi-
dents. This may be described as Il
movement for civic Improvement
The accumulation of considerable
wealth in many American VILLAGES and
towns, during the last ten az twenty
years, the development O. popular
education and the increase II leisure,
has given an opportunity for The per-
Torrance Of public duties, srl IS /
had not seemed TO exist 20 the .T1ns /
man or wOmeD Of The forr cener- .
alton, who, in the Effort 90 secure a /
livelihood and establish q home had .
given little thought TO the duties of /
citizenship and social responsibilities.
1t is only within a comparatively /
few years that. nature study has
entered into any Of the uublIc-~chool
work, or even manual training while
there are many who yet think that
such Institutions as Cymna Sums,
baths. Fairgrounds, and even vacation
schools and free lectures are unucces-
sary time-consumers for the youu-.
Nevertheless the general movement
FOR a better education along rural lines
and for backyard and street improve
ment. and the general betterucn Of
the village and town is rap ny IN
creasing.
As an instance ~ this. even in such
q large city as 81. louis. girls and
boys are given practical instruction in
through the Junior school
N Horticulture Of the Missouri /
Botanical Gardens. The children are
permitted 10 sell their own products
a decided stimulus 10 their e-Crts .
and in this way many Of them earn /
considerable pocket money for vacation I
time. This school has been I'm oper-
alton FOR number Of years and : OF /
great value 10 the citizens as wei as
to the children Of the city. Il, latter |
or whom would otherwise know pr ti- /
oally nothing Of nature as country
children know e.
Even In Texas the school garden
and town improvement idea has made
Roadway, although there has been
greater difficult In obtaining popular
approval and support possibly. than In
any other section of the country owing
20 the fact, perhaps. that the Lone
Star State has vast areas Of moe
crpied land, and 10 the fact thar the
influential majority has been but a
short time removed from the cattle
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UuucATfOn
oo-opGHATi0n
OPPORTUNITY
HOMI CnOFIs

We believe that the Patriotic slogan
81 the Whole People Of this Nation
should be Every Child In a Garden-
Every Mother In n HomeCroft-and In.
dl,idual Industrial Indcpcndcncc for
Every Worker In n Home Of bis Own
on the Land" and that until be owns
such Home. the concentrated purpose
and chief Inspiration 90 labor Ia the life
% every wage worker should bc his
determination 20 Get an Acre AMI
Live on a."
We believe that the Slurns and
Tencmcnts and Congcstcd Ccnters OF
population IN the Cities are n sayngciy
deterioratlns social. moral and pollt.
ical influence. and that great public
movement should DO organized. and
the whole power Of the nation and
the states cKcrtcd for the bcttcrment
OF all the conditions OF Rural Life, and
20 create and upbulld Ccntcra OF so
Clal and Civic Life In Country aud
Suburban Towns and Villages, where
Trndc and Industry can De- 80 firmly
anchored that they cannot De drawn
into the Commercial Mnclstrom that
Is now steadily sucking Industry and
Humanity Into the Vortex OF the
Great Cities.
We believe that every Citizen In
this Country has an Inherent and
Fundamental Right Co an Education
which VIII train him 10 Earn a Liv.
ing. and, II need bc, 10 get his living
straight from Mother Earth: and that
he has the same right 90 the Opportun-
lty 10 have the Work 10 DO which Will
afford him that living, and 10 earn not
only cor 'ortahle livelihood. but
enough more 60 enable him 90 be a
HOmecroftcr and 10 have n Home or
his own, with ground around IL
sufficient 90 yield him and his family
a Living from the Land as the reward
for his own labor.
We believe that the Public Domain
Is the most precious heritage OF the
people. and the surest safeguard the
nation has against Social Unrest. Dis
turbance or Upheaval and that the
Cause Of Humanity and the Preserva-
ton OF Social Stability and OF our Free
Institutions demand that the absorb
ton or the public lands into specula-
tive private ownership without settle
ment, be forthwith stopped: and that
the nation should create opportunities
for IIomecrofters by building irrlgn-
tion and drainage works 10 reclaim
land as fast as II Is needed 10 give
every man who wants a Home on the
Land chance 90 get II.
We believe that as Nation. we
should be less absorbed with Making
Money, and should pay more heed 10
raising up and training Men who will
be Law-Abidlng Citizens; that the wei
fare OF our Workers Is OF more con-
sequence than the mere accumulation
" Wealth; and that Stability OF Ma
tlonal Character and OF Social and
Business Conditions Is OF greater Inn
portance TO the people Of this country
ns whole than any other one ques-
ton that IL now before them; and we
believe that the only way To Preserve
such Stability. and to Permanently
Maintain our National Prosperity, IL
to carry Into immediate effect and
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man The following il taken thcrs.
from.
LITIGATION. EMPLOYMENT AND
HOMES on THE LAND.
That children shall be taurb,
gardening and homccraft IN the unell,.
schools. and that Homccrnf, ana
Garden Training schools .bnu H.
established by county. mupirlrsi
stats. and national goyerpmenis
where every boy and every man ont
OF work who wants employment wher,
D" can galn that know rdg.. can learn
bow 10 make home and I'm the soU
and gvt hls living straight from the
ground. and where every boy would
L. taught that his FIRST aim IN IN.
SHOULD he % set home Of his own
ca tho land.
BUILD HoMECRoFTs AZ NATION.
Al SAFEGUARDS.
That the New Zealand system ~
Land Taxation and Land Purrhss.
and Subdivision and Advances o. ST..
tiers Act. shah De- adopted IN fh.s
country. 20 The end that land shall D..
subdlvided into small holdings I'm tic
hands % those who will TN N ~
livelihood. nnd labor fnd Occupation
IN u" CREATION OF homccrofts. which
WIZ u l@crtTiuhl safeguards against
The political owls and social dlscoatert
resulting from the oycrgrowih ~
cities and the suferings OF uncm-
ployed vage-carncrs.
PROTECTION ron THE AMER.
ICAN HoMECROFT.
That Rural Settlement shall b.
encouraged and the principle Of pro.
tection for the American Wagoworkcr
and bis Home applied directly TO tho
Home by the Exemption from Taxa.
ton Of oil improvements upon. and
Hleo % all personal property. not cx
cccdlng $500 In value. used on and
In connection with. every Homccrofi
or Rurnl Homestead OF not more than
ten acres In extent. which the owner
occupies a. permanent home and
culuvatcs with his own labor and so
provides tbcrefrom all or part OF tie
support for n family.
ENLARGEMENT OF AREA AVAIL.
ABLE FOR HoMEMAKING.
That the National Government
as part OF a comprehensive nation.
al policy OF internal Improvement
Tor river control and regulatlon.
and Tor the enlargement 90 t.e
utmost possible extent Of thr
area 81 the country available Tor aer,.
culture and Homes on the Land. and
for The protection OF those Homes FROM
either food or drouth. shall build NOT
only levecs aud rcvetmcnts WHORE
needed and drainage works Tor thr
reclamation Of swamp and overdowci
lands, but shall also preserve existlne
forests. rcforcst dcnuded areas. pla.t
new forests. and build the great roscr.
yolrs aud other engineering work
necessary 10 safeguard against over.
Flow and save for beneficial use tlc
flood waters that now run 20 waste
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WATERFORD HAMHEroNr,N MARE

and only 1870 for other cx-
penses, has n faculty made up of ma.
merous specialists and an equipment
In Illustrative material such as few
technical high schools could afford.
And the pupils are being trained In
the elements OF failure and succcs. ''
not only on "all the farms OF ths
neighborhood." but I'm the VILLAGE
shops and markets. This Is tralu'us
for efficiency II Is training Tor cul.
ture. for breadth Of view. and Tor
sympathy with all that goes o. make
up the life Of the community.
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This book IL the FIRST OF n Series
that viii Chronicle the Progress Of the
HOMECHOFr MOVEMENT
and Inform all who wish Ca cooperate
with IL how they may do 50 through
the formation OF loCal nomccrofters'
Circles. Clubs or Gilds 10 promote
Town and Village Bcttcrmcnt. stlmu.
late home civic pride and loyalty 90
home Institutions. Industries aud trade.
improve methods aud facilities 81 cdu.
cation In tie local public schools. and
create new opportunities at Home
that viii 80 far 60 check the drift Of
trade and population 20 the cities.
The FIRST Gid Of the Homcerof,ers
has been established NJ WATERFOWL.
Massachusetts, The Glldhall. Shops
aud Gardens nre located az ilJ Main
street. where the Garden School 10
now fully organized and over one
hundred children are nj work in tho
Gardens. The dcpu rimcnts Tor train
Ing In Homccraft and Village Indus
tries are being Installed. Tbs Wcavcrs
are already az work at the looms
10 IL not designed 20 build here an
isolated Institution. but 90 make n
model which can b. Duplicated Ia any
town or village In the country.
There T. New Hope and Inspiration
for every Worker who wants n Home
OF his own on the Land ia the
CREED AND PLATFORM or THE
HOMECROFTERS' which IL az fol.
lows:
Peace has her victories no less ~
nowncd than war"
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ment exercises took occasion 10 refer
70 the philosophy OF Ingalls, famous
poem. 1t Is false aud misleading"
said Mr.. James. 1t l. not a single Oh.
pOrtunity which comes 10 n man; IL &
"A train. IL l. ueycrcndlng proces.
sion. some small. some large, growing
perhaps more small aud. more insignia
cant as the years How on. but ever
and always opportunities too uumer.
Gus. too great. and too large for us TO
utilize fully"
This X good hcalthful optimism.
There never was n time when opportu-
mites ~ all shapes. Sizes and colors
hCbb'd up on every corner as they do
to-day And they are not confined 90
any particular country or locality.
They are waiting everywhere. Under
the rapidly changing Industrial and
economical conditions they are spring.
Ing up I'm old and out.of the way.
places. Old sottlcmcnts-ol villages.
moss grown aud Tor years silent "a
the cemetery that Clings 10 their
skirts. are finding new youth Tn the
revival OF occupations and simple In.
dustrics which twenty years spo were
deemed impossible. Tho abandoned
farms OF New Engllnd-Thc farms
that were left tenantless because Il
was thought that tho only opportun.
tiles Tor success were 10 Ice found In
TIE West-ore receiving new leases OF
life.
PENDULUM Is SWINGING BACK.
For full half century the American
people have been mOney-mnd. Every.
thing has been sacrificed TO the ono
idea OF accumulation. The dollar sign
became the sole badge OF honor. ana n
mans success was measured not bv
what ne made OF himself. not by what
he accomplished for his fellows or the
world at large, but by the size OF his
pile.
This standard Of succcs9 has warm
ed the imagination OF the whole PEG.
pie. The merchant and professional
man bend every energy 10 the pil
Ing up Of gold bricks. And the farmer
not 10 be outdone. lies awake NIGHTS
thinking how he may get more land.
lie has now more than he can tin
but the land lust has seized him and
home comforts and quiet life are sold
IN the market I'm order that the line.
fence may he removed
This has been the condition for
many years, and Il REQUIRES careful
observation TO detect any change. But
n reaction has set in. The pendulum Is
swinging back. 4 growing sentiment
In favor OF moderate success. n dulet
life and home surroundings Is appar-
emf. With this comes n desire 90 got
back 10 original principles: 10 abandon
the cities and seek the healthful life
Of the farm and the village.
The growth OF our cities has been
abnormal-thc direct result OF alb.
normal transportation conditions. "To
him that hath shall be rivcn. and 20
him that hath not even that which he
hath shall be taken away" has been
the working policy OF modern com.
mercial transportation companies.
The small town has been sacrificed 10
the city. This was the natural result
or competition. In centers where
numerous railroads meet. low rates
are given to both the in-goinp and out
going freight. hut where there II but |
one road the traffic IL taxed all that II |
will bear. This condition has had a
Continued on column o.
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Charity that Is EoerfdsfinS
The Secret Of Nippon poDer
Lesson of a Great Calamity
The Sign OF a Thouxhf

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