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The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
MARCHING songs HELP SOLDIERS

and are permitted to sing Il, II they like
they march with more spirit The
horses Of the British cavalry keep time
TO Bonnie Dundee" as well as the foot
soldiers. But probably the infantry reg
iments get the keenest delight from their
marching songs, as it is easier to sit a
horse than to stride over the earth afoot
for many miles. When the famous Lin
COlnshire regiments are on the march
they sing and their bands play:
oh. tis my delight Of shiny night. in the season
Oh. tits my delight Of shiny night in the seasou
of the year.
We took that hare alive. my boys. and then We
We took him 10 a nsighbor's house and sold him
for crown"
The song is an ancient poaChers' bal
lad, dating back several hundred years.
They say out in India and along the
North Marches Of England that there
is no finer sight than a regiment OF
Scots Highlanders marching along be-
hind their bagpipers. The Highlanders
are perhaps the greatest Of all military
men. and the bagpipe undoubtedly is the
greatest OF military instruments. Their
marching song is as old as their hills:
The CamrbeIs are coming Ohio. Ohio
The CamThells are coming. Ohio. Ohio
Tie CsmPbslls owning 10 bonnie Lockleven.
The CampbeIls are coming Ohio. Ohio
The HiGhInnderS' Song.
1t was the song Of the clan Campbell
long before there was a British Empire,
and now the soldiery of the empire hears
il often when the Scots Highlanders pass
in review. It is the marching song of
the Highlanders, and they would resent
its use by any other regiments One OF
the finest OF all the English marching
songs is that of the Warwickshire infan-
try. The very swing of the song would
set a cripple to marching. It is an an
cient hunting ballad, dating from Tudor
times
Dye ken John Peel when he's far. far away
Dye ken John Peel at the break Of day;
Dye ken John Peel when he's far far away
With his hounds and his horn in the morning.
British officers have a superstition that
they win battles with their marching
songs. There is something elemental
about this martial music which brings
the old Adam surging back into a soldier
in such a way that he must fight. Per-
haps it would be well If some of the
American regiments would get marching
songs and keep them. 1t would be one
step toward infusing new spirit into tie
men.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
Creedless and Almost With
out Participation Of Men
1t Flourishes for Benefit Of
A-Product Of the "Blue
Laws"

A creedless church nearly 40 years
old. which os being conducted almost
solely by women for women. is just
now attracting widespread attention to
the town of Carver, Mass.
Still more remarkable is the fact
that members of the summer colony,
among whom are many fashionable
New York women. are responsible for
the innovation.
To cap the climax the recent nom
appearance of an invited minister
taxed the resourcefulness of the con-
gregation to the extent that a promi-
nent society woman stepped from the
ranks. and with but little preparation
presided as pastor and delivered the
sermon.
To Live without Men.
The little Union Church of South
Carver is the edifice which is again en-
gaging the attention OF the eccleciasti-
cal world because the woman have de-
cided IL must live on and prosper even
II the members OF the sterner sex do
not attend the services.
At the time of its foundation. during
the Revolutionary war, the church
first came into the limelight. Its exist
ence was made possible through the
gifts of two pioneers of the town, Will
lam CdNtEy anu JNsSb huAhONhE HliD
left large sums for its maintenance,
with the stipulation that it should be
known as a union church where clergy
men of all denominations and creeds
would be welcome.
That was in the days of the blue
laws" and. on account OF the church
coming to bear the reputation of being
too liberal in its discipline, it was
spoken OF in whispers of horror by the
"straight-laced" ones.
Woman I'm Pulpit.
But now II has a new claim TO fame
because Miss Ethel Savery of New York
City, a descendant of one of its bene-
factors, has presided in the pulpit. This
was on a recent Sunday and the fact
has Just come into public notice gen.
orally.
The chief rule of the church is that
no member should be interfered with in
their selection of a preacher for the Sun
day services and the board of trustees
are permitted to select the pastors from
week to week as the inclination Of each
dictates.
On one Sunday the members may be
regaled with a sermon by a Congre-
gationalist clergyman, while on the fol-
lowing Sunday Baptist preacher may
occupy the pulpit and the Sunday after
it would be permissible for a Rabbi to
the congregation. Unitarian, Uni
versalist Swedenborgian. Methodist. and
preachers Of other creeds. from far and
near, all have come TO deliver their mes
sages and they all have been gladly well
coined and entertained.
A few week ago preparations were
made to listen to a Middleboro pastor.
but at the last moment word was re-
ha POT71H
The trustees of the little church were
in a quandary. They determined that
the service should be held, and after
due deliberation Miss Savery was asked
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
His Opinion.


with the corset staying women by the
hundreds and the rum demon moving
down men like a pestiIenCe," remarked
the erratic thinker, lit is strange that
there are still plenty Of the former At
ways ahead of you az the general de-
livery window at the postofiCe. and an
over-abundanCe of the latter who need
80 till the first of the month"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
wedding Ring.

The wedding ring as a symbol dates
to far back times, probably having its
origin in the days Of Tubal Cain. 1t was
at one time customary for marriage rings
to be worn by both sexes, and this Gus
tom is largely followed on the continent
today. Our ancestors put the ring on the
left hand because they found ii more
convenient. and they chose the fourth
finger because it is less used than the
rest, and more capable of preserving
ring from damage.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
Federal counciI's Report.

The Rev. Charles S. Macfarland, secre-
tary OF the Federal Council of the
Churches OF Christ in America, has issued
mis- semi-annual report under the title,
The Progress of the Federation Since
the Second Quadrennial Council" A
Joint commission Of theological semi
naries has organized and appointed a sub.
committee TO prepare recommendations
relative to courses of study on social and
industrial matters. Special attention was
given to preparation for sessions of the
church and social service in connection
with the Southern Sociological Congress.
The report states that only two of the
various commissions remain to be ap-
pointed. those on temperance and reli-
gious education. In fostering interde-
nominational cooperation the denomina-
tional social service secretaries have act
ed as associate secretaries of the Federal
Council Commission on Social Service.
the report SAYS. Secretary Harry +.
Ward of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. and Secretary Henry A. AtlIin
son. OF the Congregational churches,
have been campaigning on the Pacific
Coast. Secretaries Samuel z. Batten, OF
the Baptist denomination. and Frank NJ.
Crouch. of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. campaigned in the South and
West
President ShalIer Matthews has repre-
scented the Federal Council at several
conferences and assemblies in the West.
During the first six months of the new
Deriod on which the Federal Council has
entered, the secretary has met about
forty engagements in various parts OF
he country.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
EpiscopaI Laymen's Plans.

The Episcopal laymen's conference to
he held in connection with the general
convention Of the Protestant Church in
October is TO attempt some departures
from the usual course of church affairs,
according to its platform. Laymen are
TO advise lines of work of their own,
but their organizations are to remain
unofficial Church architecture. IL is de-
Clared, must suggest a living Christ in
stead Of sepulchres, crosses. dead saints
and medievalism. More light and brighter
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24

After. exhaustive researches in Paris
a famous French scientist has recon-
mended a diet equally divided between
meats and vegetables as the best for
working people.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
"AH Miserable sinners"

Recent criticism OF churches that have
men in their membership and in high
authority in their councils whose lives
and conduct are not consistent with their
professions leads The Living Church TO
"all it "an epidemic of denunciation." d"
and to say that if sinners are found in
churches. that is where they belong -
and that the church is offering them the
means Of becoming better"
The church is no museum of stained
window-glass saints" this journal con-
tinues. but a collection of sinners. who
have made greatly varying measures OF
progress in the spiritual life. Some of
those sinners have money. and use their
money in sinful way. Some have none
and use their tongues and pens in an
equally sinful way. Some find still other
ways in which to sin. The one thing in
which they are all alike is that they are
all miserable sinners. and the church
teaches them to confess this sad fact
before God and man. And with varying
degrees of sincerity they do it,
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24

Canada's water power is estimated at
1s.6COO0O horsepower, of which only
about 1,Ol6,OO0 horsepower has been de-
veloped.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
Salvation Army in India.

According TO the Record of Christian
Work, the Salvation Army is doing an
extensive social service work in India.
The army has under its care $50 social
and educational institutions, aside from
their purely religious work, which they
carry on in 2.7S3 villages and towns with
2O7 European and 2,2S5 Indian workers.
They are attempting the colonization Of
2OO0O acres of land which has been
turned over to them for that purpose. In
the Punjab they are reclaiming the jun
gle for settlement purposes, using Ger
tain criminal tribes for this work The
employment of these tribes has seryeo
to decrease crimes of violence and pIuE-
der. More than 1900 men, women, anG
children of the thieving Haburah ana
Sanseah tribes have been colonized in
eleven settlements, which under the man.
agement of the army are contributir &
$1,000 rupees annually toward their own
reclamation, in addition to the money
earned by them from outside employ
ment, which is said to be as much again.
Besides these institutions the Saliva
tionists have eighteen schools for teach
ing weaving with handlooms, and fi.e
silk-spinning schools, where improved
methods of silk-worm rearing, mulberry
cultivation and silk reeling are also
taught. The army is also seeking to
interest the natives in the planting of
Il ees. especially food-producing trees.
This is a great work and the results O,
II will loom large in the India of the
future. These missionaries and their
helpers are teaching the Hindu not only
how to live hereafter, but how to live
here in this world.
The chaplain of the military forces of
Australia Pew nopaId an
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24

Almost every household article i'm
aginabIe can be found at the Salvation
Army industrial headquarters-furnitur
tinware, refrigerators, cooking utensils,
organs, musical instruments, bathtubs,
and old iron. Everything that can be
repaired is made salable by the skilled
mechanics, of which there are always
a number in the home, and the rest is
sold as junk.
This waste. which the housekeeper
would have to pay to have removed, or
the city would have to pay for the dis
pOsal of, the Salvation Army gladly
takes for nothing, and in return gives
the city of Washington over $500 year.
That is about what the home makes an
nually, and it is all spent right here for
rent. horses and wagons, and necessary
provisions.
But the conversion into wealth of the
waste of the city is not the main func-
ton of the Salvation Army Industrial
Home. The purpose for which it is there
is to convert waste men into useful citi-
zens 1t is easier to make money than 1t
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24

church interiors is one desire OF the lay
men.
Among other plans contemplated is an
American BenevolenCe Society, that
shall, if so directed by testators, super
wise the administration of bequests, and
perhaps prevent such aCCumulations of
money in America as have obtained In
the Courts of Chancery in England. An un-
official convention is proposed annually for
each city that shall stand in the same rela-
ton TO the convention of the diocese that
political party conventions hold to the
legislatures. There will be proposed also
A new type of church and. parish house
to be called afJesus House"
PreparinE for Panama Exposition.
The Federal Council of Churches is ap-
pointing a national committee to take
up religious work at San Francisco in
connection with the Panama Exposition.
Through its influence resolutions relative
to the exploitation of commercialized VIC,
at the exposition are now being sent 10
exposition and San Francisco authorities
from Christian bodies in nearly all parts
of the country, and the secretary of the
council is soon to go to California to as
sist in a campaign against such vice and
to maintain religious meetings during the
exposition The council is seeking to in
crease the number of chaplains in the
army and navy and reports President
Wilson to be in favor of the councils
recommendations
II is the belief of the councils leaders
that the agitation against the council
itself has subsided. That agitation was
fercest in the Presbyterian Church
South, but in the general assembly OF
that body. in favor of withdrawal only
twenty-seven votes were mustered. Their
are thirty Protestants bodies in the Fed
eral Council. Some want to go fast.
others slow, and the difficulty of getting
a gait to suit all is declared to be most
serious
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24

The chaplain of the military forces of
Australia, Rev. Donald Mclean. on sail
ing from this country TO England, ex-
pressed surprise at the variation in atti-
tude Of mind toward the use OF tobacco
by ministers. In Chicago he heard that 1t
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24

I---Jw-citizens of Washington: What
do you know about the industrial depart
ment of the Salvation Army in the city
: pal clergyman for several years and
have lived in Washington for about ten
years. but / never really knew any
thing about this work till a few months
ago and then largely through accident.
In trying to help a poor unfortunate
was brought in contact with Maj. Ivings,
who is in charge of the headquarters at
II Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, and
he invited me over TO inspect his plant.
At the first opportunity 1 dropped in.
1t was late in the afternoon and the
wagons which We see all over the city
conspicuously labeled Salvation Army
We're beginning 10 arrive laden with
plunder. No Roman cOnqueror ever
brought home a more diversified collec-
ton, and, though it was composed OF
what the average housekeeper throws
away, ! was soon shown how this waste
could be converted into values.
The paper, which constitutes the bulk
of every load, was thrown in huge
bin and sorted. Recent periodicals in
good condition are carried out to the
front of the building and exposed for
sale at a few pennies each. From the
dyed matter are removed. and the resi-
due packed in huge bales weighing 600
or 800 pounds each. These bales are
shipped at the rate Of a carload a week
to a firm that removes the ink by a
chemical process and grinds the paper
up and uses it over again. The papers
alone bring in over 5000 a year.
Shoes that can be used without repair
ing are placed on sale at once at 3 or
30 cents a pair. Those that can be made
serviceable are turned over TO the shoe
maker shop, which forms a part of the
plant, and repaired. They are then sold
at from So to s. cents a pair.
Clothes are cleaned and repaired and
sold at nominal prices, so that a large
family can be fitted out for a few dol
lars. Innumerable hats are on sale at
and 10 cents apiece.
When the rescue workers of the army
discover cases of complete destitution
all that is needed is furnished entirely
free of charge, but by asking a small
sum, under ordinary circumstances, those
who are helped retain their self-respect
and do not suffer the humiliation of be-
ing objects of charity. The salesrooms
had a number of purchasers in them
while I was present. and it was evident
that they felt just as free and indepen-
dent as the patrons of Woodward &
The Washington herald., 1913-08-24

would ruin a minister's reputation 10 be
caught smoking and in Louisville it ap-
peared nobody was orthodox unless he
smoked. Even in the Baptist Southern
Theological Seminary there theoIogues
were found indulging
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-30
Europe. Oldest Ho,pitaI.

The Hotel Dleu In Paris is believed
to be the Oldest hospital in Europe.
1t is said to have been founded in eco.
Not only the sick. but also pilgrims
and mendicants, regardless of age. sex.
condition. creed or nationality were ad-
mitted at all hours of the day and
night; no regulations controlled their
admission or departure. 1t was the
most Important of the forty-eight hos
pitals which existed In Paris in 17S6
and in which during that year $4,000
sick and poor were cared for.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-30
KANSAS CITY BOOSTERS
Make Things Lively for About an
Hour Wednesday Morning

Kansas City CONNER cial Club mem
bers to the number of about $50, with
their fine band and quartet made things
hum In this city on Wednesday morning
during the SO minutes of their stay.
The club members were upon their
annual spring trade excursion trip and
made hay" during the short time of
their stay by calling upon the business
men with whom they have trade relations
in this city. in the interim Of visits being
entertained by our business men at the
headquarters of the Otero Agricultural
association, in the workings and purpose
of which organization they all expressed
a profound interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-30
A PrineeIy Gift.

Perhaps the most magnificent gift
ever made by any individual to any ma
ton was the presentation by Lady
Wallace to the English patton of her
husbands remarkable art collection in
1897. 1t contains over COO pictures of
every school, including thirteen by Sir
Joshua Reynolds. furniture, china and
objects OF art Innnmcrnblc. oe value
between $15.o0o.Oio and 100000. coo. 1t
was left absolutely to the nation. the
only stipulation being tia. 1t should be-
kept distinct from other pational col
lectfona
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-30
FAIR DIRECTORS rlEEr
Elect Lewis Swink as President and
Plan for Next Fair

A meeting of the directors of the Ark
ansas Valley Fair association was held
in the office of Secretary Hall on Satur-
day afternoon.
The first business Of Importance was
the election of director to fill the vac
anoy caused by the death of j. W. Beatty.
and H. B. Dye of Manzanola was chosen
for the position.
Lewis Swink was the unanimous choice
of the board as president Of the associa-
tion. in place of Mr.. Beatty, who had held
the position for IA years.
Resolutions on the death of President
Beatty were read and adopted and ORDER
ed spread upon the minutes of the meet
ing
The request of the local Chautauqua
association for the use of the fair grounds
and grand stands, as in former years. was
freely granted.
Another mesting of the board ha SHEEN
called for next Saturday. at which de-
partment superintendents will be selected
and the work Of preparing the premium
list of our big fair will be fairly started
Those having changes or additions to sug-
gest are requested to present them at
this meeting.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-30
An Open Letter

To the Honorable City Council:
beg 10 suggest to you that active mea-
sures be taken at once to see that the
vacant lots of the city are properly cared
for, Each year these lots, especially
those owned by non-residents, have been
the worst eye-sores of the community.
Rubbish is usually thrown on them, often
till the accumulation becomes offensive.
Occasionally they are made the dumping
place for manure. Oftener it is tin cans,
old shoes, scraps Of iron. etc. During
the summer they grow up to weeds. In
some sections Of the city the Mexioans
and others use the tall weeds as conven-
lent retiring places for relic wing the de-
mands OF nature, Thus these lots become
unsanitary as we'll as unsightly.
The first step towards keeping these
lots decently groomed, is to secure an
accurate list of name and address of the
owners. Then we can proceed according
to our ordinance. think there is no doubt
about our legal right. after notifying the
owners, to clean these decently and to
assess the COST TO tne owners. TO be COL
lected along with the taxes.
Alternative to this plan of action. and
one that is more desirable. perhaps, is to
secure from the owners, an agreement to
turn the use OF tho lots over to the CITY,
to be used by the city and kept clean BY
the city, Many of said lots could be as
signed to some resident to be used as
garden. the user paying tho water tax
and keeping the weeds down on the lot,
street and alley adjacent. Such lots as
can not be assigned to residents for gar
dens. should. suggest. be plowed by the
city and sowed to flowers Of, some kind.
Vacant lots here and there in the city.
| growing mass OF dwarf nasturtium, OF 81
petunias. or Of other flowers that will oc-
| cur to you. would be an attractive sight
that would add to the joy of living in
| Rocky Ford. u
There are several seed houses in the
city. Possibly each one of these would
take some Of the lots and cultivate them
for the sake Of the advertisement it
would give. A mass of flowers on some
of those vacant lots on North Main dur
ing the fair would be boost for the city
and for the grower. And it is possible
that the seeds from these flowers would
pay for the growing. know that in
California growing flowers for seed is
| oSSoiiius 4uite al lnuuStfy. feTndpS
you can start something in that line,
| 1t is somewhat late for this season, but
think not too late to do something. The
dwarf nasturtium would yet give US two
| months of bloom, il sowed soon, And it
/ would surely be worth some trouble and
expense to transform these eye-sores to
, places of attraction
Respectfully, L P. BARBOUR
Health Officer
Rocky Ford. May %.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-30
IMMIGRATION BUREAU
Holds First Meeting ard Outlines
Plan of Operation

snh vs. OP~h
The Otero county member OF the board
of directors of the Arkansas Valley I'm
migration Bureau-Fred Noble-cn Mon
day attended the first meeting of this
newly organized branch of the Arkansas
Valley Commercial association in Pueblo,
when plans were outlined for the imme-
date work of the bureau
The thorough organization of the Ark
ansas valley was the first matter taken
up by the immigration bureau and to
carry on this work it was decided that a
fund Of $3.50 should be raised by the
seven counties of the valley. This bud
get should carry the bureau through this
year when the levy made by the county
commissioners will be available.
The directors of the bureau were in
structed to ask their commissioners and
commercial organizations for funds suf-
ficient to furnish the treasurer of the
bureau with their particular oounty's
share. The donations will be made in
proportion to the tax assessment of the
county. those having the larger assess
ment paying the larger amount.
So soon as the money can be raised a
commissioner Of immigration will be ap-
pointed by the executive committee, COM
posed of the officers and directors of the
bureau and association. and the work of
organizing the valley will start imme-
diately.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-05-30
For the Past Five Years

Ihave been writing great num-
bers of letters, trying to get
cheap money for the Valley,
but have not succeeded. Af-
ter a large correspondence
with the principal magazines
of the United States, have
placed the following ad in the
Christian Herald. The ad
costs $45.O0 per month. l do
not know that will succeed
in getting cheaper money, but
am going to spend $4,000 in
advertising for it. In the
meantime, l have plenty of
money at the same rates as
heretofore.