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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-16
PRESIDENT RoosEvELTs COMMISSION ON COUNTRY LIFE.

our duty but our interest to DO So
The foregoing viii, hope. make II
clear why appointed a commission to
consider problems of farm life which
have hitherto had far too little atten-
ton and the neglect of which has not
only held back life in the country, but
also lowered the efficiency of the whole
nation. The welfare Of the farmer is
of vital consequence to the welfare Of
the whole community. The strength
ening Of country life, therefore. is the
strengthening Of the whole nation.
The commission has tried to help the
farmers to see clearly their own prob
lem and to see it as whole, to distin-
guish clearly between what the gov
eminent can do and what the farmers
must do for themselves, and it wishes
to bring not only the farmers, but the
nation as whole. to realize that the
growing Of crops, though an essential
part. is only part Of country life.
Crop growing Is the essential founda'
ton, but It is no less essential that the
farmer shonld ret an adequate return
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CUBA'S SOLDIER CHIEF.
characteristics of Jose Miguel
Gomez, Her New President.
SMALL MAN. BUT A FIGHTER.

Credited With Making More Spanish
Soldiers Into Cuban Lace Than Any
Other Warrior In the Bush--Honest
and Energetic.
This story begins away back in 1868,
when a squad of Spanish soldiers were
observed running rapidly through a
village street in Cuba. just In their
rear, emitting loud outcries and prod
ding valiantly at the rear guard with
machete, was a short pudgy Cuban
youth, saddle colored from months in
the bush. Later he returned crest
fallen, to make his report to the gen.
eral commanding the patriot army.
"My head is bowed in shame, senior
general" said he. II let two of them
get away" a. s
And just for that the general COM
handing kissed Jose Miguel Gomez on
both cheeks and made him captain
on the spot That was the first public
appearance of the gentleman who was
recently inaugurated president of Gu
ba. He made other appearances Of a
similar sort all the way through the
ten years war. BY dint Of strict ap-
plication to business and remarkably
keen eye between gun sights he won
his way to a major generalship at the
end. Down IN Cuba they say that he
made more Spanish soldiers into Gu
ban lace than any other man who
.I.A a.. 41.on H. rrNn
passes a bit of pockmarked wall and
finds an ancient crone who can tell
something of the wallis tradition one
is apt to find that General Jose Miguel
Gomez and firing party and dozen
or so Of the soldiery of Spain figure n
the story. gir
This is regarded as excellent milf
tary tactics in bush fighting. If the
Spaniards caught the Cubans and
could conveniently pen them up in one
of their neat little concentration pens
they did so. But If the transportation
facilities were bad they just shot
them out Of hand And the roads
were extremely bad throughout the
Pearl Of the Antilles at that period.
So with the Cubans. In moment of
mirth General Gomez is said to have
once estimated that If Cuba could
have obtained a fair price for the
tanned hides Of the Spanish soldiers
she could have well financed the war
and had enough left over to make
cockfghting profitable.
No one should imagine, however,
that Gomez was bloodthirsty butch
er. He merely followed the lines laid
down for him and fought for indie
pendence-and because he liked it. In
Havana they think that he still likes
to fight. They are prepared to wager
that, whatever else he may accom-
plish In his administration, he will
keep that island policed as it never
has been under Cuban rule. If neces-
sary short, pudgy, saddle colored
Cuban gentleman will take to the sad
die himself and hang revolutionists all
over the landscape. And his soldiers
will refer to him as ell presidente.
In some respects he resembles the
lamented Castro of Venezuela. His
father owned large cattle ranch, and
Jose Miguel owns the same ranch.
with others he has annexed in the In
tervals of making war And his idea
of making war is to make war and to
keep on making war until the other
party gets tired. He had hardly
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-16
Corn Fodder and Ensilaae.

Answering a query as to the relative
value as dairy food of corn fodder
and corn ensilage, the Country Gentle
man says: AS regards digestibility the
two are about the same, but in actual
feeding tests ensilage has greater food
value than the stalks, being more COM
pletely eaten. Corn ensilage is the
better milk producer. In some Yer
mont station experiments 14,262
pounds CT green corn, when dried, fed
with aNhniform daily allowance of hay
and grain. produced 1858 pounds Of
milk, while the same weight converted
into ensiage and fed with the same
daily ration of hay and grain produced
1925 pounds of milk.
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learned to read and write in the Col
lege of San Salvador before he left
his home in Sancti Spirits, Santa
Clara province, to volunteer for the
ten years war He liked fighting so
well that, although he came out with
the title referred to, he had hardly
looked the old homestead over and
ordered the barn painted before he
started in on fresh war. He kicked
this one up all by himself almost
They call it now the '1ittle war;" but it
was quite lively little garden party
at that while it lasted. Then he went
home until the war which resulted In
American Intervention came.
Since then he has had comparatively
little to do. OF course there was that
occasion when he rode into village
at the head of body Of troops, under
President Palma's administration, and
announced that If Palma didn't hunt
the mourners' bench in a hurry he
was going to take the government
apart to see what made it tick. And
he defied the supreme court and about
every one else In sight. But through
all his fighting he had the people with
him. Palma had him imprisoned once
on charge of conspiracy, but Gomez
denied that he had conspired. He was
merely planning to upset the govern
ment, he said, so Of course Palma or
dered him released. What else could
he do? In the intervals Of fighting
and politics Gomez takes an intelli-
gent interest In the primeval instinct
which makes one chicken of the male
sex fight another ditto. A month or
so ago he was arrested at cockfight
in Havana, but he explained that away
satisfactorily. He had just happened
in to see the chickens fight, he said.
He isn't to be considered pro-Amer-
lean. The uprising which ended the
Palma regime was largely of his doing,
and he blamed the need for revolution
upon the United States authorities.
But he is honest and energetic, and If
the people don't consider him a states
man they have a sweeping respect for
his ability as a fighter. Like good
many other fighters. he loves his fam
lily. When his sons were about to en-
ter college he studied their lessons
along with them at night. Even now
he can speak very little English, but
stick pin In this.
He can tlght.-New York Globe.
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them together in the work OF their
lives are used also for social and in
tellectual advancement.
The cooperative plan is the best
plan of organization wherever men
have the right spirit to carry 1t out.
Under this plan any business under
taking is managed by committee
Every man has one vote and only one
vote, and every one gets profits &C.
cording to what he sells or buys or
supplies. 1t develops individual re-
sponsibility and has a moral as well
as a financial value over any other
plan
Farmers Problems the Whole Country's
l desire only to take counsel with
the farmers as fellow citizens. 1t is
not the problem of the farmers alone
that 1 am discussing with them, but
a problem which affects every city as
well as every farm in the country: II
is a problem which the working farm
ers will have to solve for themselves
but it is a problem which also affects
in only less degree all the rest of us
and therefore if we can render any
help toward it's solution it Is not only
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for what he grows, and it is no less
ssential-indeed, it is literally vital
that he and his wife and his children
shall lead the right kind of life.
For this reason it IL Of the first i'm
!. portance that the United States depart
ment of agriculture, through which as
prime agent the ideas the commission
stands for must reach the people
should become without delay in fact 6
department of country life, fitted to
deal not only with crops, but also with
all the larger aspects Of life in the open
country N
Three Needs of Country Life.
From all that has been done and
learned three great general and imme-
date needs Of country life stand out:
First. Effective cooperation among
farmers to put them on level with
the organized interests with which
they do business.
Second.--A new kind of schools Iii
the country, which shall teach the
children as much outdoors as indoors
and perhaps more, so that they will
prepare for country life and not, as at
present, mainly for life In town.
Third.-Better means of communities
ton, including good roads and par
cells post. which the country people
are everywhere, and rightly, unani-
nous in demanding.
To these may well be added better
tkot esf1 fol
eases hold several million country peo-
pie in the slavery of continuous i'll
health.
Organization Is Necessary.
The commission points out-and 1
concur in the conclusion-that the
most important help that the govern
| ment. whether national or state, can
give is to show the people how to go
about these tasks of organization, ed
ucation and communication with the
best. and quickest results. This can
be done by the collection and spread
of information. One community can
! thus be informed of what other COM
munities have done and one country
of what other countries have done.
Such help by the peoples govern
ment would lead to comprehensive
! plan of organization, education and
communication and make the farm
ing country better to live in, for in
tellectual and social reasons as well
/ as for purely agricultural reasons.
The government through the de
partment of agriculture does not cul-
tivate any mans farm for him. but 1t
does put at his service useful knowl-
edge that he would not otherwise get
In the same way the national and
state governments might put into the
peoples hands the new and right
knowledge of school work. The task
of maintaining and developing the
schools would remain, as now, with
the people themselves.
| Money For Expenses Asked.
The only recommendation / submit
is that an appropriation Of $4,000 be
provided to enable the commission to
digest the material 1t has collected
and to collect and to digest much
more that is within its reach and thus
complete its work. This would enable
the commission to gather in the har
vest OF suggestion which is resulting
from the discussion 1t has stirred up
The commissioners have served with
out compensation, and do not recon
mend any appropriation for their serv
ices, but only for the expenses thai
will be required to finish the task thai
they have begun.
4 To improve our system Of agrtcul
ture seems to me the most urgent o.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-16
Thumps IN Swine.

Medicines cannot do much for pigs
affected by thumps, says Professor
Thomas ghaw in the New England
Homestead. But to guard against con-
stipation 1t may be well to give a
physic. as castor oil or salts. The
other remedial measures are the same
as the preventive They consist in
enforcing exercise. This may be
brought about by chasing the pigs
about the pen with switch when the
sow is eating or shut away fromthem.
A second method is to shut them away
from the sow in pen or box and al
low them to worry for time in the
effort to get back. The exercise which
they get under such conditions will be
of much benefit to them.
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the tasks which lie before us. But it
cannot, in my Judgment, be effected
by measures which touch only the ma
terial and technical side of the sub
ject. The whole business and life Of
the farmer must also be taken into
account Such considerations led me
to appoint the commission on country
life. Our object should be to help de-
velop in the country community the
great ideals of community life as well
as Of personal character. One of the
most important adjuncts to this end
must be the country church, and in
wife your attention to what the COM
mission says of the country church
and of the need of an extension of
such work as that of the Young Mems
Christian association in country COM
munities. Let me lay special emphasis
upon what the commission says at the
very end of its report on personal
ideals and local leadership. Every
thing resolves itself in the end into
the question of personality. Neither
society nor government can do much
for country life unless there is volun-
tary response in the personal ideals Of
the men and women who live in the
country.
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Old Gentleman (who feels cold)--
How shall l stir the fire without inter-
rupting the music?
Wag = Oh, between the bars, Of
course.
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Pies For Farmers, Wives.

Plea For Farmers Wives.
In the development Of character the
home should be more important than
the school or than society at large.
When once the basic material needs
have been met, high ideals may be
quite independent of income, but they
cannot be realized without sufficient
income to provide adequate founda-
ton, and where the community at
large is not financially prosperous it
is impossible to develop high aver
age personal and community ideal. In
short, the fundamental facts of hui
man nature apply. to men and women
who live in the country just as
they apply to men and women
who live in the towns. Given sufi-
cient foundation of material we'll be
ing, the influence of the farmers and
farmers wives on their children be-
comes the factor Of first Importance
in determining the attitude of the next
generation toward farm life. The
farmer should realize that the person
who most needs consideration on the
farm Is his wife. / do not in the least
mean that she should purchase ease at
the expense Of duty. Neither man nor
woman is really happy or really useful
save on condition Of doing his or her
duty. II the woman shirks her duty
as housewife, as home keeper, as the
mother whose prime function 1t is to
bear and rear a sufficient number of
healthy children, then she is not en-
titled to our regard. But If she does
her duty she is more entitled to our
regard even than the man who does
his duty, and the man should show
special consideration for her needs.
L warn my countrymen that the
great recent progress made In city life
is not full measure of our civiliza-
ton, for our civilization rests at bot
tom on the wholesomeness, the attrac-
tiveness and the completeness as well
as the prosperity of life in the country.
The men and women on the farms
stand for what is fundamentally best
and most needed in our American life.
Upon the development of country life
rests ultimately our ability by meth
DDS of farming requiring the highest
intelligence to continue to feed and
clothe the hungry nations, to supply
the city with fresh blood, clean bodies
and clear brains that can endure the
terrific strain of modern life. We need
the development of men in the open
country, who will be in the future, as
in the past, the stay and strength OF
the nation in time of war and its guild
ing and controlling spirit in time o.
peace.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House Feb. 8. 1909.
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Compact Energy.
Crank What is the power Of Speed
er's new runaDoutf
Frank-Sixty.
Crank What That little machine
sixty horsepower.
Frank-No; sixty skunk power. lap
pincott's Magazine.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-30
TUESDAY,
November, 2d, 1909,

II being the first Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November, 1909, at
the following places in the several Elec-
tion Districts in said county.
DISTRICT No. /, (Coston's) in the
workshop Of Harry N. Hillman, in POGO
DISTRICT No. 2, tSnow HID, in the
county voting house in Snow Hill.
DISTRICT No. 3, East Berlin), in
the county voting house in Berlin.
DISTRICT No. a, (Newark), in the
Odd Fellows Hall in Newark.
DISTRICT No. 5, (St. Martin's), in
VIM. II. Collins storehouse in Bishop
vile.
DISTRICT No. 6 (Coulbourn's) in the
county voting house in said district.
DISTRICT No. z, (Atkinson's), in the
county voting house in said district.
DISTRICT No. s. (Stockton), in the
barber shop of X. b. Johnson, Stockton.
DISTRICT No. 8, West Berlin), in
the barber shop of John II. Rayne in
Berlin.
And the election so to be held is for
the purpose of electing one person for
Comptroller of the State Treasury. one
person for Chief Judge of the First Ju-
dicial Circuit, one person for Associate
Judge of the First Judicial Circuit, one
person to represent Worcester County
in the State Senate. two persons for
County Commissioners Of Worcester
County, one person for Surveyor of Wor-
cester County, one person for Sheriff of
Worcester County, three persons to rep
resent Worcester County in the Mary
land House of Delegates, one person for
Register of Wills for Worcester County,
and one person for Wreckmaster for
Worcester County. Also to vote on Con-
stitutional Amendment. Chapter rs of
Acts of 1908.
~All hotel, tavern and storekeep-
ers. or any other place where liquors
are sold, and all other persons whatso-
ever. are hereby notified that the law
specially prohibits the sale, barter or
gift, directly or indirectly. of any
spirituous or fermented liquors, ale or
beer, or Intoxicating drinks of any kind,
on the day of election.
The ballot boxes, keys, packages of
unsealed ballots, registers, statements
of votes cast and tally sheets must be
returned by the two Judges having the
custody thereof to the Board of Super
visors of Election at their Office in Snow
Hill, Maryland, before twelve o'clock
noon on thesecond day-Thursday-after
said Election, who will receive and re-
ceipt therefor.
The polls will be open at o'clock a.
m., and close at 900 o'clock p. m.
J. SAMUEL PRICE, President.
JOHN II. BLADES,
JAMES w. HANCOCK,
Supervisors of Election
for Worcester County.
CALVIN e. TOWNSEND. Sheriff.
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MELBOURNE.

Mr.. Chas. L. Ward, of New Berne,
N. c., spent this week with his mother,
Mrs. Charlotte Ward.
Providence permitting. there will be
preaching at Remson M. E. Church
Sunday afternoon. Rev. Z. II. Miller,
a former pastor, now of Sharptown,
Md, is expected to be with US. Come
out, everybody.
MIR. and Mrs. E. j. Reid and daughter,
Mary, spent this week at Dover. Del.
Solley and Baltimore.
Mrs. X. w. Fisher and Misses Beatrice
Fisher and Margaret Hall were visitors
at Pocomoke City Saturday.
Miss Lille Watson was a visitor to
Horntown recently.
Miss Florence Reid spent Friday with
her friend, Miss Lille Hill, at Silva.
Mr.. B. J. Hall and and son, Stewart,
were visitors at New Church, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Reid and laugh.
ter. Mary, and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Tay-
lor took trip in the automobile of Mr..
Reid to Powellville last week.
Miss Stella Watson spent Saturday
and Sunday at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
Peter Tarr at Pocomoke City.
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SAYS FATHER KILLED
MOTHER YEAR AGO
Woman Gan No Longer Keep
Secret Crime She Saw.

Punxsutawney. Pa. Oct. 2S.-Declar.
ing to the district attorney that she
was unable longer to keep the fact
that her mother was murdered a Sc
cret. and stating that she was threat
ened with a similar fate II she did not
keep silent. Mrs. John Kunselman. liv-
Ing nesr here. caused the arrest OF her
father. William Jones, whom she de-
clares upon oath killed her mother a
year ago.
When Mrs. Jones died an investi.
cation was made, but a verdict OF
death from unknown causes" was rem.
dered. with no suspicion pointing to
the husband
Mr.. Kunselman has frequently dis
covered his wife sobbing bitterly of
late. and finally the girl confessed to
him the reason. saying that her father
murdered her mother. and that she
was present when the crime was com
mitted. The daughter will give no de-
tails of the deed by advice OF counsel.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-10-30
Democratic Senatorial Primary
Election.

Notice is hereby given to the Demo-
cratic Voters of Worcester County, that
Primary Election will be held in each
of the election precincts of said county,
on Tuesday, November I'd, 1909, between
the hours of s A. M. and $50 r. M, to
nominate candidate Of said Democratic
Party for Senator in Congress from
Maryland, to succeed Hon. Isidor Ray
ner Said Primary Election is called in
compliance with and will be conducted
under the provisions of Chapter 400,
Acts of 1908. known as the Law Reg
ulating Senatorial Primaries.
Name of Candidate
ISIDOR RAYNER, OF BALTIMORE
CITY.
Polling places for said primary elec-
ton in said county will be located as
follows
1st District. Near wheelwright shop
of Harry Hillman, Pocomoke.
I'd District. Near Worcester County
Election House, Snow Hill.
Sd District. Near Worcester County
Election House, Berlin.
4th District. Near Odd Fellows Hall,
Newark.
9th District. Near Office Of William
Whaley & Co., Bishopville.
9th District. Near Worcester County
Election House.
7th District. Near Worcester County
Election House.
Sth District. Near Barber Shop of
King Johnson, Stockton.
9th District. Near Barber Shop of
John II. Rayne. Berlin.
MURRAY VANDIVER,
Chairman.
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Appointment of Election Officers
In Place Of Those Excused.

First District-Philip c. Dennis has
been appointed clerk in place Of VIM.
II. Dryden, excused.
Sixth District--Leonard S. Hancock
has been appointed Judge and Regis
tration officer in place of John II. Truitt,
excused.
Eighth District George w. Tull has
been appointed Judge and Registration
officer in place of VIM. Z. Tull, excused.
Any complaints against the fitness OF
qualification of Philip C. Dennis, Leon
ard S. Hancock or George w. Tull,
must be preferred in writing and filed
with the Board Of Supervisors on or
before the 10Th day of October, A. d.
1909, at 10 O'Clock. A. NJ, and said CON-
plants will be promptly examined.
Board meets on October 10Th, 1909.
]. SAMUEL PRICE, Pres.
JOHN II. BLADES.
JAMES w. HANCOCK,
Supervisors of Election
for Worcester County.
ALGERNON C. HILL, Clerk.
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TWO DROWNED IN LAKE
Students Fall From Buggy as Horse
Runs Into Deep Water.

Stroudsburg, Pa. Oct. 2S.-Two stu.
dents of Fairview academy. Miss Edith
Frantz. of Broadheadsville. and Albert
Kocher. of Roscommon. were drowned
in Mincolo lake. while third student,
Miss Annie Shupp. of Effort. was res
cued as she sat on a buggy seat in
water up to her neck.
The trio had been driving and as
they approached home Kocher guided
the horse to the edge OF the lake to
let It drink. The animal became fright.
ened and ran out into the water. con.
tinuing until 1t swan. In the frantic
effort to check the animal Kocher
stood up. Miss Frantz grabbed him
and they both fell from the buggy.
They were unable to swim or to catch
the vehicle.
The horse was drowned. and Miss
Shupp kept screaming until neighbors
went to her rescue.