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of every hundred are being made 1e do their best is somewhat surprising.
 Now if it had been jalst of Cenneeti- cut, or even New England, that MT. Houston was speaking if he had said that only twelve Der cent of the work able land in this corner was being made to do its best.-then I should have felt differently. We Yankee farm CTS have been digging away at our hill- sides for a couple of hundred years. We ought, by this time, to hay,, got some sort of grip on our problems and some sort of knack in dealing with them. We ought to be getting maxi mum yields from more than twelve acres in a hundred. And I rather think we area little more, anyway Such figures as can get hold of seem 1u eeroberate that belief.
 Perhaps what Secretary Houston was thinking of; perhaps what a fuller report of his talk might have shown he was talking of--was the relative efficiency of farmers here and in Eu- rope.
 That's another question and I may perhaps, have something to say about it, later. It is regrettable fact that
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Considering how big country this is, how many thousands of acres have mt vet been occupied more than fifteen minutes. how new everything is in the whole western two-thirds of it, the admission that even twelve acres out
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of grain. then an acre ought to pro- ! duce just a million times as much which was more than double the ac- i tual average in the state he lives in l So he promptly started out to inform ] the wheat growers of the northwest that the way to double their crops was to use the kind of phosphate he did in similar proportions.
 And he thinks today that the farm CTS don't swallow his nostrum and dc as he tells them are a set of lunkheads
 There's a tremendous difference be- tween farming on paper and farmin2 in dirL.There's d tremendous difference between raising crops in a heat-regu- lated. moisture controlled greenhouse and on open fields subject to constant ly varying conditions of heat or cold and drought or drench. There's a tremendous difference between raising half-a-dozen ears of anything to bras abouJ a farmers picnics and raising thousand bushels to sell at a profit.
 don't happen to be informed just how much or how little Secretary Houston knows about the practical de tails of farming how good hand he is at weeding onions or plugging" po- tatoeS. lie was a college professor before he was made secretary and college professors aren't ordinarily practical farmers.
 Anyhow there's one phrase of his, in the reports of his talk to the grang- CTS. that stirred my agricultural bile. I mean his declaration that we farm CTS are relatively inefficient"
 
 As near as can make out he con sloers us about forty per cent efficient. And of course, this is a pretty low rating But what does he mean by "reladNely2'' Relatively to what2
 There's the steam engine, for in- st2Bre. Il is supposed to be the pro- duet of the combined wisdom and eX- pCrJness of the keenest mechanical minds. working over it's problems for more than century
 And the very best steam engina that the best designers can plan and the best worIlmen can construct is not ten percent efficient That is. it wastes more than ninety per cent of ,he power which is actually contained in the coal it burns under it's boilers.
 The wonderful Diesel internal com bustion engine, which does away with coal entirely and uses only oil and compressed air, is but about thirty per cent efficient. It wastes nearly seven ty per cent of the power actually con tained in the oil it explodes.
 Now. to admit that the average farmer is forty per cent efficient l. e to admit that he really does forty per cent of what he might and could do at his perfect and ideal best,-this is not adequate basis for charging him with relative" ineficiency. On the other hand. I should think that it showed him "relatively'' much more efficient than steam engines. say.
 When Secretary Houston admits that perhaps twelve per cent of the arabic land of the country is actually being made to yield maximum returns. that is the biggest crops possible- I am inclined to dry up the tears of self -reproach and open wide the mouth of graduation in man sized bel low.
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in New London.
 The new fire committee has inaucu- rated plan of inspection that will be of general benefit of the service and bring the several fire companies in closer touch with the recognized au- thority and bring about a realization that the public has some rights that even volunteer firemen are bound to respect By this inspection which is to be made at irregular times the com mittee can best learn the actual needs and the defects of the department and apply the proper remedies. This in spection will have the effect of better care of city property and create a greater interest in the interior work ings of the individual companies, all of which will tend to the betterment of the general efficiency of the whole de- partment. It is seIf-evident that the present committee intends to exercise it's full rights and manage the fire de- partment matters rather than be man aged by the members of the depaTt ment for political or other purposes.
 The regular term of the free even ing school opened last Monday with an attendance of two hundred, the largest in the forty five years exist ence of free evening schools during the winter in New London In fact the
 
 is said to have been established in 1868. The present session is being held in the old Colt street school build ing; now the Jennings school. re- named in honor of Charles B. Jenn- ings, superintendent of schools. The first evening school was held in the old Bartlett High school building, of which Edward F, Jennings, father of Charles was principal Charles, by the way was assistant teacher at the first night school in New London for ty-five years ago! 4 teacher, not a pupil Today he is the active super visor of the educational institution of the city, and those who ought to know say that he fills the bill.
 In the infancy Of night schools in the city reading, writing and arithemeic were the real studies, although Pro lessor Dunn did instruct a little in bookkeeping in addition to his tutoring in penmanship, but that was about all tkat the pupils could master, and near ly eVrey mothers son of them was born in New London and vicinity. Now the curriculum includes not only the rudimentary teaching, but English, German, algebra. penmanship, book keeping, mechanical drawing, geom- etry and general business course, and now the great majority of the students are feereign born and are more grasp ing for education than were the native boys of nearly half a century ago. A reunion of the students of the first night school of New London, including the teachers, could be held in a very small room It is believed that Charles B. Jennings is the only surviving tacher, and not over half a dozen of the pupils now reside in the city. roll of the pupils would make interest ing reading, especially to those who have forgotten their night school com panions og boyhood happy days.
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Twelve per cent of maximum effic- iency gives the steam engine cards and spades and big cassino and then beats it!
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But relatively to other occupations, I don't think the secretary's figures re- quire Us to hang our heads. Perhaps we ought to be more efficient than mechanics and engineers and those of other trades. But, so long as we keep up our end of the evener. we can a7 least protest that we are doing as well as the average. Perhaps a little better than some of our fluent critics would if they had to scratch gravel as we dol
 THE FARMER.
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our newer and, supposedly, richer lands do not yield such crops as the older and theasand-y year titled fields of Europe produce. Relatively to Eu- repean farmers we produce less per acre of almost everything. Why this should be so, it might well be worth while for each of us working farmers to try and find cut. How much has our soil te do with it7 How much our climate? How much our rotations |? How much our methods of fertilization and cultivation? How much cur labor problem? How much addiction to machinery How much our waste fulnesS2
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Enforcing Respect for it.
 The Monroe Doctrine continues to gain additional standing at the Eu- ropean courts with every ne battle ship we lay down.-Boston Transcript
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J.F. CoNANT, il Franklin St. Whitestene sc and the J. F. c. loo Cigars are the best on the market.
 Try them.
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ing it converted into a squad and chemical wagon. The city is not ask ed to pay for it, and will not be. It It's purchase was not authorized by the city's representatives The PequOt Hose Company purchased an up-to- date automobile chemical and hose wagon, several years ago. before the Northwests organized, and that com pany has never asked the fire commit tee to provide for the saaries of chauf- feurs. The purchase of that machine was not authorized by the city but up to date that company has made no application for pay for drivers. All this agitation and progressiveness. of the type referred to. is but an enter ing wedge for a paid fire department in New London.
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ROCKVILLE

Mrs. Richard Starr Tells of Mission
 ary Work-Personais.
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Dayton Farmhouse
 Lighting Outfit

The days are getting shorter and the long winter evenings are all most here, but if you have d DAYTON LLuAAI- ING OUTFIT installed in your country home, it will turn the darkness into daylight. You can light your house and barn at a cost so slight as to be within the reach of anyone. Write for our Catalog "E" on Electric Lighting Outfits THE [. s. MERSICK $ CO Sole Agents for Con
 necticut.
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WHEN you want rc put your busl- ness before the public. tnere Is me- dium better than thFough the zdvertlS- Sng columns 0f Tke Bulletin
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Mrs. Richard Starr of New London
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WHAT OF THE FARMERS RELATIVE
 INEFFICIENCY?

of grain. then an acre ought to pro duce just a million times as much, which was more than double the ac- tual average in the state he lives in. So he promptly started out to inform the wheat growers of the northwest that the way to double their crops was to use the kind of phosphate he did, in similar proportions
The citizen., 1913-09-26
A Safe Topic.

In his new book, 'The Balkan War"
Philip Gibbs. the war correspondent,
says that the official regulations for
war correspondents who were sent out
to the Balkans recently were appall-
ingly severe.
Mr. Gibbs found that he was forbid
den to describe the disposition Of
troops, to give the names Of generals,
the names and numbers Of the wound
ed, the success or failure of the Bull
garian troops. the state of the sol
diers' health, the conditions of the eli
mate, and so on When the censor
had told him all this, Mr. Gibbs asked
him politely:
"Will you tell me, sir, if there is
anything about which we shall be al
lowed to write?"
The censor thought deeply for mo
ment and then answered quite grave
ly:
There is much interest in Bulgari.
an literature"
Perhaps" Mr. Gibbs suggested sar-
castically, 81 may also be permitted to
describe the. song of the birds?"
"By all MEANS" said the censor, cor
dially.-Pearson's Weekly.
The citizen., 1913-09-26
Monument To Veterans.

fredericksburg Grand Army men
from all over the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland and Delaware assembled
here to take part in the unveiling Of
the Old Soldiers Monument in Mount
Pleasant Cemetery Rev. c. NJ. Elder
dice delivered the Invocation and Rev.
Thomas f. Perry gave the benedic-
tion. Col James c. Mulliken, of Eas-
ton, made the principal address, The
unveiling took place at O'Clock, be.
ing witnessed by large assemblage.
about 200 school children and teach
ers taking part. The monument is II
feet high, four feet square at the base
and is surmounted by the statue of a
soldier. Ii is of white marble
The citizen., 1913-09-26
Made the Scaneuoat.

NJ. Jean Homolle, the new librarian
in-chef of the Bibliotheque Rationale,
in Paris, was general manager of the
national museums of France. and con-
sequently of the Louvre when La
Gioconda," the celebrated masterpiece
of Da Vinci. disappeared. Although
NJ Hcmolle was absent at the time,
nevertheless public opinion demanded
sacrifice for the departed Mona
Lisa" and he was relieved of office.
He is a native Of Paris, siXty-fve
years old, and is a member OF the
Legion of Honor and of the Institute.
The world-famous library over which
he presides has 100000 books, 2,500,-
900 engravings, and hundreds of thou
sands of medals, maps and manu-
scripts.
The citizen., 1913-09-26
GETTING AROUND 1T NEATLY
Peculiarly Subtle Way in Which Girl
Softened the Force of Her
Stern Rebuke.

Foolishly he asked her for kiss;
naturally she said no" bravely he
took it, anyway; angrily she put him
away; scornfully she told him what
she thought of such action. and meek
ly he stood for the same old bluff.
Il am surprised and mad at you
she said and she looked every Bit of
it. Il don't think gentleman would
do such a thing and now, if you are
going TO stay here this evening, l
don't want you even to touch me, but
let us sit here and talk like sensible
people"
Thoroughly cowed, he agreed.
Seeing, however. that she had car
sied her little bluff too far and he
vas taking her seriously, she made
use of bright idea
will you promise to be good
now?' she asked.
Yes"
well, let's shake on it."
Solemnly they shook hands.
Now" she said with a cunning
and meaning little twinkle in her eye.
you have touched me already and
broken your promise. So, being as
you have gone that far, you might as
well go ahead and break the rest of
your agreement. Judge.
The citizen., 1913-09-26
Military Funeral FOR Petersen.

Annapolis The body oi J. X. Peter
sen. water tender Oh the t0rpedoboat
destroyer Barney. who died from in
juries sustained in the boiler eXplo-
sion aboard that vessel was sent to
the home of his brother in Green
brush, MINI, where burial will take
place. Petersen was accorded a mjll-
tary funeral Three squads Of blue
jackets from the ships attached to the
academy, a firing party and the Naval
Academy band formed the escort.
which was commanded by Ensig.
Frank W. Leftin. funeral services
were held at the Naval Hospital. Rev.
William G. Cassari, chaplain Of the
academy, otticiated
The citizen., 1913-09-26
CROWD AT MT CARMEL.
Farmers Picnic Turns Into Demon
stration For Good Roads.

With prominent speakers present to
discuss with them the true conditions
found in rural districts about 500
farmers, with their wives and chill
dren, assembled at Mount Carmel for
their eighth annual picnic. and were
told by men OF experience how to
overcome the obstacles in their path.
The picnic was real old-fashioned
country one, and was considered the
best in the history Of the farmers
clubs of Baltimore county, under
whose auspices the affair was held.
Well-kept state roads as the farmers
best asset was the chief topic In
stirring address R H. Bond, a member
of the Good Roads Commission, point
ed out to the farmers where they
would benefit by good roads and why
they should be willing 10 pay some
thing for them with the prospect Of
the anlarged incomes they will reap
for the farmer later
The citizen., 1913-09-26
AT ANNAPOLIS
PROF. J. c. GRAY 70 ST. JOHNS.
Harvard Graduate Appointed Te
Chair or Physics and Chemistry.

Harvard Graduate Appointed Tc
Chair OF Physics and Chemistry.
Annapolis Prot J {. Gray, a
graduate OF Harvard. has been a2.
pointed to the chair Of physics and
chemistry at ST. johns College by the
board of governors and visitors. Pro
fessor Gray succeeds DR. b Vernon
Cecil, who filled the position a mum
Der of years Professor Cecil resign.
ed at the close OF the last scholastic
term because of impaired health.
With his family Professor Cecil has
moved to his former home in Howard
county. Professor Cecil was also vice.
president OF the college Appoint
ment to this office is still in abeyance.
Among the new students to matri-
culate will be Phillips Lee Goldsbor-
ough. Jr., son of Governor and Mrs.
Colds borough, and Federal Marbury.
son of William L. Marbury the Balti-
more lawyer Young Goldsborough.
who has been attending Tome Insti-
tute, will enter the freshman class.
Another change in the faculty is
that of instructor in military science
and tactics and COmmandant of the
cadet corps The new commandan@
will be Lieut. Chauncey St {. Me
Nein. Fifteenth Cavalry United States
Army. He will succeed Lieut.. d.
Murray Cheston, detached by the War
Department
The citizen., 1913-09-26
The Food Route
To Steady Health

SUPPORTED HIM
Food That Saved When Everything s'Se
Failed.

The food route is a safe and very surS
road back to health.
For six years | was a serious suIeret
from Indigestion and general stomach ttou
bles, from the improperly cooked 1000 III
boarding houses and restaurants OF winch
was victim.
During three of the six years / was 81
bad off nervous prostration set IN anu
sought relief of a specialist without success
had gotten so that could eat almost no'u'
ing and was steadily losing flesh
MANY different foods and preparations
were recommended for trial, Wlthout euI III
cess, and | had become indifesent 10 o.
food.
Some months after seeing your ad ID quo
daily papers about the scientincaly pJ p,J.
pared food, Grape-Nuts, and its goou qu~o u~er
ties, and being driven almost to despair i've
my plight, l skeptically resolved 10
Grape-Nuts a trial as last resort A
thank God that did.
From my first meal of Grape-Nuts ieT .hot
great change for the better; the kho' rod:
arose in the chest after meals oisappesly
stomach ceased it's uneasiness ana erauu"
the nervousness disappeared
"For about year ate Grape-Nutss sinsd ned
cream three times day and nave eo~nnds
"a pounds of lost weight and weigh pound end
more than ever did and now DO nos ,,.bss has
any trouble in using my old-tlme rgn'
with my Grape-Nuts. !.
"I expect to be married soon and " nv
expect Grape-Nuts to be eliminated IRON sosti.
bill Of fare as long as live. Il my n.y. my my
miony will help some poor mortal, place c,sadS d.
letter conspicuously where it can pc rreek
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Mich. .,
"Grape-Nuts contain all the constl.ujjni nlssjni
of a complete food and in hlg1n s,'-
liable state," says the London, LanGe Es'fe
The citizen., 1913-09-26
Board OF Trade To Raise $4,000

Hagerstown-The work of reorgan-
izing the Board of Trade took another
step forward when the work of rails
ing $4,000 was started The solici-
tors are divided into teams OF four
men each. There will be Il or Is
teams. Those at the head of the work
are c. B. Davis. Palmer Tenant, w
C. Conley John w Feldman, Dr. Vic
tor D. Miller Jr, Ernest w Miller and
Isadore S. Kahn.
The citizen., 1913-09-26
Hard Wcrk, Too.

What do you want?' demand
Mr.. Newlywed, as he confronted d
tramp at the door of the bungaO
breakfast or work."
Both, sir" replied the wayfar
timidly.
We'll, eat that" returned the Of
er, savagely, handing out biscu
and a piece of steak, ''and you'll hat
both"
Whereupon Mrs. Newlywed glanc'
reproachfully at her husband, for
was giving away the first fruits
her culinary studies at the cooEiI
school.
The citizen., 1913-09-26
Enumerated Rsnort.

Linstrom-T hear that Billums
turned all his property into bonds, dis
inherited his son, who married a
.chambermaid, and left everything to
a college.
Janiver-O, he wasn't so mean as
that, Under the terms of the will,
the college will have to employ the
son, at a salary of 81 week, to cut
off its upons.-Judge.
The citizen., 1913-09-26
Mayor Harrison In Race.

Berlin Orlando Harrison, Mayor
of Berlin. has announced himself as
candidate for the State Senate from
Worcester county. He is 46 years
old He was a member OF the Mary.
land Legislature in 1906 In 1908 he
was chosen leader Of the temperance
forces and made chairman for Wor,
cester county. He carried the county
by large majority of prohibition
The citizen., 1913-09-26
Governor Returns To Annapolis.

napolis.-Goyernor Goldsborough
and family have returned from Ocean
City. Government House, which has
been closed during the summer eX-
cept for the periodical visits of the
Governor for the transaction OF EXecu-
tive business, IS again open for the
fall and winter.
The citizen., 1913-09-26
Estate To Widow and Children.

Annapolis The vii, OF Weems
Ridout. senior member OF the firm
OF Ridout Bros. merchants, who died
suddenly few days ago, has been
filed for probate in the Anne Arundel
Orphans Court The teslator be-
queaths his entire estate TO mis- widow,
Mrs. Edith Marden-RidouJ. formerly
of Baltimore, and the two children,
Anna and Horatio Ridou.. Mrs Rido"t
is named as exeGulrix.
The citizen., 1913-09-26
An Ambush.

The leaves are turning early s.
that clump of red by the wayside?"
Il think them are the local conSt
ble's whiskers," declared the chau
feur, putting on extra speed
The citizen., 1913-09-26
Different.

Grammercy-So your wife is going
to sue for a divorce. Did she meet
her affinity while away in the coun-
try?
Park-No. When she came back
she met mine-Judge
The citizen., 1913-09-26
Variable.

How many ounces are there in a
pound?" asked the teacher.
We'll" replied the boy who listens
attentively, ma says it depends on
where you DEAL
The citizen., 1913-09-26

]. C. Carnochan, chief train dis.
patcher of the middle division of the
Western Maryland Railway, has re-
signed, to take effect on October /.
He will take position with Western
railway, with Office in St Louis N. R.
Spielman, chief night dispatcher, viii
act as chief dispatcher until an ap.
pointment is made
The citizen., 1913-09-26

Speaking of the blasting reminds me
that one of the very high up engineers
on the canal Job is exceedingly afraid
of dynamite He is also a strict dis
ciplinarian and does not allow the
workmen to loaf. Whenever one of
the frequent dolby shots" or small
blasts is to be fired, the nearest steam
shovel emits series of short, quick
toots and the men scurry to cover AS
soon as Mr.. Engineer appears in the
cut to see that the laborers are losing
no time, the warning whistles are
heard from steam shovels all along the
way and he speedily returns to his )f-
flee on the hill. leaving the unprodded
workmen to resume their leisurely
gait.
The citizen., 1913-09-26
On the Beach.

Anything in that floating bottle
Great find. Had a girls name
it,"
"Shucks. | thought maybe ii had
drink in it.
The citizen., 1913-09-26

Charlie Ying. a moon-faced celestial,
had prospered on the isthmus and de-
cided not long ago to open an "Ameri-
can bar" He knew some English for
he used to work on the docks at Can
ton. but when it came to the impor-
tant matter of wording his sign he
thought best to consult another China
man, who formerly lived in Chicago.
This was the result OF their joint ef-
fort.
The citizen., 1913-09-26

Borough President McAneny, of
New York city, urges the establish
ment of municipal ice plants in the
power houses belonging to the city,
the ice to be sold at cost in the 55 milk
stations run hY the municipality.
The citizen., 1913-09-26
His ADVANTAGE.

That real estate agent is a neat ad-
vertiser"
Yes; he manages to keep his
houses in print"
The citizen., 1913-09-26
AMERICAN BAR
WE SERVE WHISKY COOKIES
AND GIN RICKTAILS.

Close to the shore of Taboea island,
so close, in fact. that they are con-
nected at low tide. lies little, rocky
wooded islet known as Moro. For
many. many years It was owned by a
Spanish family. the present repre-
sentative of which is a widow of
small means. On Moro is a flowing
spring of excellent water and one of
the Pacific navigation companies de-
sired to acquire the islet as water
ing station for it's vessels. The widow
was paid fair price, and as bonus
was given life passes for herself and
her children on the boats OF the COM
pany. No sooner had the deal been
consummated than the estimable lady
packed up her duds. stored her house
hold belongings and with her family
boarded one of the steamships for a
trip. The journey was so pleasant
that they have been travelling contin-
ually on the company's ships ever
since. and the man who engineered
the purchase of Moro is wondering
who got the best of 1t.