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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-05-15
County Fair Potent Factor as Devel.
Oper of Northwest.

''Do not overlook the county fairs.
They form the pivot in the develop
ment of the Northwestern states ag-
rculturally. They are the great
clearing houses for the big land pro-
duets and live stock shows as we'll as
all state fairs"
This is the keynote which Louis
w. Hill, president Of the Great
Northern Railway has sounded and
which will be taken up with vim
when the Northwest, Development
League meets in Seattle in June
Among the benefits to be derived
from the county fairs of the seven
Northwestern states, Mr.. Hill sums
up systematically, as follows:
"Q) They start many persons
exhibiting who would never think Of
making exhibits at the state fair.
"(2) They bring the fair sufi-
GENTLY near so that all may attend.
: "(3) They educate the farmers
in attendance along the lines Of their
own greatest needs.
"(4) They stimulate effort in the
direction Of highest excellence.
"(5) Thew tend greatly to the
building up Of the State Fair, both
in regard to attendance and exhibits.
Because Of these benefits the small
fair is we'll worthy Of the support of
the state and Of all actively engaged
in business in the communities in
which they a-e held" Mr.. Hill fur
Their says:
"One reason why many farmers
do not exhibit at a state or other
r large fair IS the apparent hopeless
ness of ever winning prize, because
of the extent Of the competition,
coming as it does from so wide an
area, but when the area is limited
as it would be in the case of a coun-
ty fair or even Of fair more local
than a county fair, the farmer feels
that he is competing against one of
his own class, and, therefore, when
he is the possessor Of a product that
he believes to be superior, he is en-
couraged to exhibit the same. This
>he can do with little or no expense
in, placing the article on exhibition
hence if he does not win he does not
feel the pinch Of financial loss as he
would had he exhibited at the State
Fair. In this way hundreds and
thousands would be led to exhibit
who never would have done so but
for the opportunity to exhibit at the
small fair.
"The location of the smaller fail
makes it easily possible for many 6
farmer to attend, who may not b.
able, in the meantime, to afford thu
expense incurred in journeying to thu
State Fair and of maintenance while
there. Such men are content in thu
absence of the smaller fair to stay
at home and therefore they miss thu
benefits in educational lines tina
fairs furnish so effectively by way
of ocular demonstration. He is en-
couraged to go to the smaller fail
because he knows many Of his &C
quaintances will be there whom h,
can meet and he has friends in tn
town who are glad to care for him
it NAV be, during his stay at the fair
"Such fairs are highly education
al, as indeed all fairs are. The far
mer may have concluded that a GER
tain product which he grows is abou
as good as can be produced with tina
line. As long as he stays at HON
he becomes no wiser with referenc
to shortcomings in his work. Whe
he goes to the fair and puts tina
product on exhibition, he finds to hi
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-05-15
family came to tni. country in 1885.

family came to this country in 1886
settling In Roseland township where
they made their home since that time
The deceased was known as good
Christian lady and her sudden death ia
the cause of deep sorrow in the COM
munity where she resided SO long. She
is survived by her husband and eight
children, two sons and six daughters
Besides those mentioned Mrs. o. Tattins
is a daughter. She was sister Of Matt
and Andrew Renstrom and an aunt OF
A. o. Renstrom of Roseland.-Olivia
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offer hospitality or enlist their inSSrsst
otherwise by showing a desire to reach
them on q more intimate basis. Personal
touch with women Of the type that the
college professor represents should not
be, as IL often is to-day. an unconsidered
element in the students development.
There is opportunity for you. the mother.
in your direction OF your daughters
social relationships TO bring about this
moro human communion OF students and
faculty.
As to the courses your daughter 10 per.
mitted to select. tits remarkable now httis
most mothers know as to what results
beyond certain amount OF informauon.
should follow from them. Have you ever
considered the advisability OF overlook
ing your daughters studies to SO II there
Is not among them q definite means OF
enrichine her vocabulary which she may
have neglected? In the wide range OF
the college curriculum there must be sucn
a course. For example. did you ever pay
any attention to the work your daugnter
has done or is doing in translation
Have you noticed whether l: is carrying
out It's function Of furnishing her with
language equipment not only OF the for
eign tongue but OF the value OF the ex'
pressive word in her own language!
Probably you never thought about 1t.
Yet You believe that your interest In your
daughters education must be passive
after you have bought her clothes. dilated
on homeiy truths. given her spending
money and sent her OF to the mercy OF the
college professors II needs but a little
thought on your part to etrain the quality
Of that mercy and see just how full OF
meaty substance their teaching may be.
A professor can be saturated with the
subject upon which he lectures. He may
be q highly valuable teacher. But his
very interest in the study may make him
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CHnDREN's BEHAVIOR IN SUM.
MER HOTELS.

The wide diversity Of nursery methods
in this country IL nowhere more notice.
able than at the summer hotel. Here one
sees children VINO II they were not born
with the idea that courteous attention
should be accorded to their parents
have had this truth instilled into them %
early that Il seems . part Of them.
In one summer hotel one table exhibits
two girls in the rosy dush Of their teens.
accompanied by a mother. TO whom they
pay delightful little attentions. They re-
main standing I'LL she II seated. or II her
entrance to the dining room has been de-
iayed they always rise as she draws
near.
Equally pleasant TO watch Ia the devo.
tion Of a very fat. chubby. ten-year-old
son to his mother. The glorious appetite
Of youth drives him to the table the min
ute the meal ls served. but the entrance
Of his mother Il the signal for her son
graceful drawing out OF her chair. a SER
vice performed with the grace OF an IN
fsnt Lord Chesterfield.
II Is also refreshing to watch a th'rd
table. at which a father and son-the
latter probably In his thirties. though he
looks like a younger brother--take their
meals. The younger man always stands
until his father 10 seated and never rails
TO rise should the father be the last to
enter the room. When the meal Is over
he may be observed to step aside TO allow
the older man to precede him from the
room.
"A large round table accommodated n
family. the parents Of which declared
they never intended TO grow old. Hand
some themselves. they were surrounded
by four beautiful children. two sons and
two daughters. The mother said with
pride that she had given each boy a
sister TO care for until ne or she married.
The effect OF the arrangement was plainly
evident to those who noted the attention
the girls received. The boys had been
taught to place their sisters chairs at
the table, to help them with their wraps.
to see that they received all necessary
attention at the informal hotel parties in
short TO do all those pretty things that
many boys never dream Of doing until
they have met the "one girl" who must
be somebody eise's sister.
Sitting not far away from this family
In the dining room. where II could be fully
appreciated by contrast, was another OF a
very different type. Here were also two
sons and two daughters. The young peo-
pie were always first at the table. and
when their elders appeared they did no,
| vouchsafe even an upward glance OF rec
ognition. The menu seemed too engross'
ing a. far as the boys were concerned
| and the girls were entirely occupied witt
their mail or their conversation with each
other. The sons made no attempt to ad
Just chairs nor did either methor or sistel
appear to expect this attention.
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COUNTRY HOUSE VISITS.

A good part Of hospitality consists in
letting guests alone. The accomplished
hostess tries as far AZ possible to leave
the entertainment Of her guests in their
own hands. making II her duty to study
their preferences. She does not ask them
to arise at unusual hours. to drive, walk,
or play tennis. when they prefer perhaps
to read, write or do other things.
At English country. homes visiting has
certain system about II. Guests are
asked for a certain number of days. and
they are expected to leave on the morn
ming of the day the visit ends. In an
English home. a guest arriving after the
luncheon hour seldom sees the hostess
diners assemble. A maid conducts the
guest to her room. serves tea or some
simple refreshment and Informs the new.
conner Of the family dinner hour. &C.
The American hostess manages her
establishment in q less ceremonious man.
ner. She frequently drives to meet the
guest. and though she may have many
servants. often personally conducts q
friend to her room. Before the separa.
tion for the night. the hostess inform.
her guests that motors or horses will be
at their disposal In the morning and
perhaps arranges tennis or golf tourna
rnent for those who enjoy the sports.
She also hnds out tactfully whethe,
they prefer to have the morning meal II
their rooms or on the veranda, and In
cidentally mentions the lunch hour.
The mistress Of the house. havinf
many demands upon her time, freQuentl,
likes to have the morning to herself. ant
she arranges this with an easy mind wher
she knows that the amusement OF he
guests has been provided for. Thus thos'
enjoying the hospitality Of the house ar,
HrA 20 An tkAny IN ~. 9TH
hand, the guest has her part to play
Naturally she will not intrude hersel
upon her hostess's privacy. nor upset tn
domestic arrangements. by refusing I,
enter into any entertainment alread!
planned.
The hostess will not show partially o
| preference among her guests. Those witt
| talents or accomplishments should hav,
equal chance to display them. and th
! quiet. reserved guest should be made 4
| feel herself at ease and be placed nea
| the persons most apt to be considerate.
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room, to make conscious effort u choose
precise descriptive words for their talk !:
that they will naturally take the line
of least resistance by appropriate mean
ngless pet expressions which are floating
around college halls like germs in the
lr.
Your daughter may even persuade you
that she has developed an original and
picturesque vocabulary when she calls
the prune whip splendiferous instead OF
palatable. This would be desirable pro-
vided the pictureequeness Of her vocab-
ulary rang true. But words must be dc.
scriptive Of the ideas behind them even
when decorative. and an adjective origi-
nally inspired by the beauty OF Q sunset
certainly should not be applied to Q des-
sert.
Before you are ready to believe that the
slenderness OF her store Of words Is COM
pensated for by their unique quality see
II their scarcity 10 not really rooted in q
habit OF mental carelessness. due in part
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to the lack Of any standard Of speech set

to the lack Of any standard Of speech set
up by the head OF her dormitory.
A number OF college students at one
time used the phrase. ito have . gix.' to
indicate a strong desire for something or
intense liking for some one. The junior
who introduced II in her homo town one
spring vacation confessed abe had uttered
tho phrase so frequently that she found
herself when talking to strangers actually
lalting in her ability to use ordinary
terms for these ideas
Her mother merely smiled At what she
considered an amusing mode OF speech
without rejecting that 1t was a significant
symptom Of grave defect in her daugh-
,er's education. Not until after grad
uation will such a mother realize how
deeply rooted is her laughter sindinerence
to accurate speech Then. when abe thinks.
like lewis 9Carroll's walrus. that the "time
has come to talk of many things OF shoes
and ships and sealing wax, OF cabbages
and kings. "shej will wonder why her
daughter q conversation is robbed OF its
vitality by poor word circulation.
Has it ever occurred to you that your
daughter would be benefited in speech
and manner by closer association with
the women on her faculty. You encour'
aged her in her primary and high school
days to know and get close to her teachers
but now you treat the college professor
as impersonally as the voices behind thu
screen in the moving picture show with
Il talking apparatus; and because there
is but little intermingling OF the students
with the faculty the girl loses grea'
deal Such association gives an impetus
to the cultivation OF moro accurate habi,
OF speech.
what gain did have" asked an ex'
student OF a we'll known university. sfron
the famous names on our faculty roll
Freshies and sophs seldom get the In
spiration Of their culture The girl
with her mothers cooperation. nigh
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"D0NTs" FOR GUESTS.

Considering how pleasant the accept
able guest at the country house can make
life for herself and how many valuable
social opportunities she can acquire. II
may seem strange that the art Of being
should be 20 much occasion for the fol-
lowing list Of "don'ts." 1t was compiled
by a guest who 10 always welcome. after
study OF the other kind.
Don't fail to let your hostess know the
day and hour you expect to arrive.
Don't take two trunks when the sum.
mer wardrobe can easily be packed In
one.
Don't fail to use your own toilet arti-
c,cs. even II the pretty guest room hap
pens to be supplied by your hostess.
Don't feel yourself duty bound to make
away with all the house marked sta
tionery and postage stamps in the desk
Don't use the fne monogrammed
towels for wiping of dusty shoes or
automobile grease.
Don't give orders to the servants.
Don't be tardy for meals. and never he
absent from the family breakfast. II one
is served.
Don't disturb the whole household b,
loud talking when coming in at night
Don't continually ailude TO your sister,
perfectly trained children " there hap,
pen TO De incorriglbleS In your hostess
family.
Don't expatiats on the beautiful gar
dcns YOU have visited II your hosts ha.
proved a failure.
Don't make habit of leaving YOU
wraps. books or personal belongings OF
the lawn or Neranda.
Don't under any circumstance ask an,
one to remain to meal without consult
Ing your hostess.
Don't fail TO remember the servants a
the conclusion Of your visit.
Don't 70 away with unpaid laundry bills
and give n thought to long distance teie
phone and express charges,
Don't stay IA day longer than YOU wcr'
invited for better leave n day sooner.
Don't remember any little unpleasant
aonr~,ic affairs which came w,,h'" !"u'
notice,
Don't. whatever else you may do. com.
plain about the weather as II your most
or hostess were responsible for IT,
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needless Of what seem the minor require
ments Of the students. For instance.
the habit Of certain professor did almost
irreparable harm to one students power
OF expression. When calling upon .
student to give her opinion Of the ideas
under discussion he was inclined to offer
her tray on which she could place her
half cooked thoughts before she was
ready to present them to him with the
right garnishing.
One day he called upon this particular
ssIdent to give her idea OF central truth
o. life as Interpreted by character under
discussion. The girl felt tho tr,ithfulness
OF that truth and would have guided her
actions by it. but the language in which
she endea vored to tell what the course
had revealed To her was 40 involved and
obscure that she became the object OF
plying glauces from the entire class
The professor know what the answer
must he to his question and was prepared
to understand what the girl wished to
say. he told her. to the amaze ment OF
the others, that she was perfectly cor
rect in her opinion and proceeded to
dilate on 1t to the class.
She was as much surprised as pleased
that she had been understood, but were
her powers Of expression benefited a
greatly as II the professor had rejected
her answer in favor OF some one else'l
more clearly stated? Since there wa
no conscious recognition anywhere in
tho college halls Of the students need
for q precise and enlarged vocabulary
the necessity for this never occurred tc
him. Certainly an outside stimulus
such a. q parents a suggestive observation
would be most effective in calling atten.
tion to Just such u need.
II is not denied that college students
have an extensive knowledge and ar
understanding OF words which they have
gained from their studies and reading
The trouble u they have not assimilatec
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Paris model ia screaming Such is no.
English | am SURE"

Rnt her tone was doubtful. evidently
because the shower of strange epithets
that had rained in her shop affected her
conception of what vas or was not Eng
lish as she had learned it. ] left her in n
thoughtful mood. Was it true that the
Very class supposed to represent the
eiutated element Of community had
become noticeably deficient in the first
requirement OF cultured women. the
ability To- express thoughts clearly and
iittingly' How many girls in my class
| wondered. could have written a plain
much lsss u pi1uant description Of the
millincrs stock. acceptable to the editor
of fashion paper;
The fact was suddenly illumined in my
mind that even the girl who goes TO college
from home which expects her TO express
herself ut all time, in the best English
does not always leave college with a
vocabulary enriched from her studies
On the other hand the student Who comes
from a home where learning sits upon
homely intercourse like meringue on
lemon pie; decorative but not necessary
To digestion invariably returns to her
home with vocabulary Of the same kind
she had used before college. differing
only in the addition of slang and specia
set Of technical terms.
II you ask professor what he would
advise your daughter to do for the en-
richment Of her vocabulary he will sug-
gest that she Join one OF the debating
societies. He thinks OF the members
Of such a society rs being all Of the type
Of the conspicuous one who stands out
in public exhibitions as a chosen orator
or debater, II is you alone, the watch
ful mother. who discovers that the de-
batting society is not a clear Piarian spring
in which every student who dips will
get a draught that gives her the power
to express herself lucdly for all time.
| II should help her enlarge her vocabu-
larry and induce huency of speech, but
actually il is benefit only to those stu
dents who have the desire and ability
to delve among words and solder them
| into speeches. Ihos" alone rush in with
argument and discussion where timid
onos fear TO tread with whispers. What
I If your daughter be among the last? Ia il
not your task to find this out, and IL IL is
true, 20 investigate sources other than
this that may be utilized TO develop
! her facility to express herself?
! II you live near the college. have you
over spent an unnecessary minute within
its walls? Have you familiarizcd your
self to any extent with the atmosphere
in which your daughter breathes and
moves and hns her being? Do you
know that If you sal down al dormi-
tory table y'u would discover that the
girls have tho habit Of mnting their
ideas and thoughts into certain words
and phrases that pass in the college
as conversational coin, bat have no mean :
ing anywhere else; words not unlike
the imitation tin coins at the George
Junior nopnhlic which, though having
definite value wlthin its bounds, have no
purchasing power outside?
You may tell me that must not expect
ten girls at a dormitory table, with brains
wcaricd from the exactions Of the class
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chiffon or printed cotton are exceedingly
effective over summer frocks, the fiowered
stun usually showing in hood or collar.
and these will be useful all through the fall
or more practical coats suitable far mo-
toring and other outing wear there are
legion and new things OF this sort are al
ready pouring in The vogue of the half
length coat IN this class has already been
noted in these columns and the use of
loosely woven rough white woolons has
also been described. Some of the very
smartest OF the new autumn models are in
these white s,uffs. and few models are
shown in daringly gay tones of burnt
orange. geranium. &c.
In the rough. loose. woven wool and with
out elaboration other than clever tailoring
and perhaps a velvet collar OF black these
coats have much cachet. but are rather too
conspicuous for success save among the
younger contingent. The Norfolk models
in brilliant colors are of course fad with
the younger set and have given much gaycty
to the aspec. of outing crowds this season.
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them or pigsonholed them In their brains
ready for use. II culture 10 an attitude
Of the mind. then q system Of educationS
TO be considered thorough. must put the
student IN full command Of her power
to give voice to the minds ideas and
ideals. The parent who permits her
daughter to be graduated from college
without this power must be accused OF
contributory negligence.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-03
NEXT MOVE IS
Up TO MINERS
May Hold Anthracite Con-
vention or Ask Another
Conference
NO SOFT COAL AGREEMENT
SouthwesternWorke and Oper.
ators Fail to Make Terms at
Kansas City.

(By Special Leased Wire TO New MexIcan)
New York, N. Y, May 3.-John
Mitchell, former president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America and now
vice president of the American Fed.
GRAFTON of Labor, participated in the
deliberations of the anthracite mine
workers representatives over the
course to be pursued in dealing fur
ther with the operators for increased
pay, recognition of the union and 9TH
er changes not included in the provi-
sion agreement rejected yesterday by
the joint conference of operators and
miners.
Mr. Mitchell conferred with William
Greene of Ohio, who represents Presi-
dent John P. White, of the miners,
and with the district presidents. None
of the conferees would discuss the
| deliberations but each expressed the
opinion that an agreement would be
reached.
To Decide on Next Move.
Immediately upon adjournment of
/ the conference, the executive boards
of the miners organization in three
anthracite districts, comprising thirty
two members met Mr.. Green said
the object was to decide whether the
miners would hold convention to
pass upon the provisional agreement
OF ask for another conference with
the operators. A convention of min.
ers at either Scranton or Wikesbarre