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The Washington herald., 1913-11-30
cra.. Initiation Committee Meets.

The joint committee on class initia-
ton had a well attended meeting at
the old Masonic Temple last Monday
night, and in the absence Of the chair
man, Mr.. d. W. Gall presided. The
members of the committee from the
several tents took up the question OF
serving refreshments on the night Of
the class initiation. and it was unani-
mously decided to furnish refreshments
to the class and all the members pres
ent on the night of December Is, when
the class will be initiated. Both the
joint committee and the refreshment
committee will hold meetings tomor-
rnnr rizht At old Masonic Tamnle
The Washington herald., 1913-11-30

The custom of the past was carried out
last Sunday by the State councillor. Mrs.
Mabel Capps, and her stan Of officers,
by attending the Thanksgiving services
at Waugh NJ. E. Church, which were
conducted by Rev. A. H Thompson.
About 400 members attended in a body
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
Our Greatest Foe.

DR. Howard A. Kelley of Johns Hop
kins hospital, Baltimore, characterizes
the liquor traffic as follows:
Had alcohol never been discovered,
and were 1t then in my power to por-
tray the effects of such a discovery.
all men, without exception, would de-
clare it impossible to conceive OF any
more diabolical plan for the deprada-
ton and destruction of the human
race. Our greatest foes are the man.
ufacturers and the distributors Of
alcohol. The story of injuries done
by drink is so written In the sad life
history of many of our greatest men;
is so evident throughout our land In
squalor poverty, misery and crime.
and replete in prisons, warehouses
and asylums, as well as in domestic
infelicity, that 1t is inconceivable that
any intelligent, rational man can deny
the necessity for strong, united action
to rid. the land Of both manufacturer
an distributor"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
Ieflipelallliil6.
"a OSSRN
Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance UnIon.)
TO PREVENT LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Governor Haines Heartily Appiauded
for Stand He Takes on Enforce
ment Of Statutes.

Once and only once during the read
Ing Of Governor Haines' splendid inau-
gural address. says the Portland Even
ing Express, did the members Of the
legislature and the interested specta-
tors break forth In hearty and sponta-
neous applause. This was when he
spoke of the liquor Law.
II shall do all in my power during
my term Of Office" said the governor.
ito encourage the honest enforcement
OF all our statutes against the liquor
traffic; and ask all good citizens who
have the love of their fellow-men at
heart to join with me in this undcrtak-
ing. l especially ask the press Of the
state, without regard to its political
or party allegiance, to help in creating
public sentiment against rum selling
and rum drinking. 1t can do more to
help or more to hinder In this cause
than any other influence in the state.
No one can doubt the curse of intoXi-
eating liquors to those who use them.
Science has proved their certain de-
struction to health and life. Business
no longer tolerates them. The man
seeking employment with rum on his
breath finds no work, but is relegated
to the realm of trampdom. The busi-
ness man who INDUCES in its use very
soon finds that he has no credit at
the bank. The transportation compa
MES do not find It safe to employ men
who drink. The farmer who returns
home from town drunk has the con-
tempt of his neighbor, his wife and
children, and their pity and sympathy.
The professional man who was once
called brilliant, with the remark that
1t is too bad he drinks is now called
a fool for throwing his life away. No
sane man in the light of modern inves-
| tigation and science, can give any ex-
cuse for the use of intoxicating liquors
or for the grog shops from which they
are dispensed.
The man whose business it is to
sell liquor in violation of law is, as q
rule, too lazy and shiftless to do any
| thing else. He is in that business for
the money he can make out of it, and
when once he has engaged in it. he be-
| comes so demoralized that afterward
| he is disqualified for any other voca-
| ton. The money he takes, especially
from the laboring man, to whom he
| does the most harm, cannot be spent
for clothing, food or other nee essitieS
or Injuries of life"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08

(By COL. l.. MERVIN MAUS Medical
Corps, United States Army)
During the Swedish alcoholic in
vestigations among soldiers a number
OF picked non-commissioned officers
and men were selected for rifle prac-
tice. The tests covered a number OF
days, part of which time the men
were tried out with small quantities
of alcohol, about ~ ounces Of
brandy. The results were invariably
the same. When alcohol was taken
during quick fire, the hits were 80
per cent less, although the men
imagined they were firing quicker
When slow aiming was allowed the
difference was so per cent in favor OF
abstaining days. During the march
ing tests some of the men were al
lowed alcohol, while others we're de-
prived Of it's use. The drinking men
were found far inferior in marching
and enduring qualities, besides all of
the sunstFokes and heat exhaustions
occurred among the drinking class.
AS a result of these experiments the
Austrian soldier is not allowed to
carry brandy on his person, as was
previously the case.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
VEGETABLES FOR
THE HOME TABLE
One Should Not Attempt to Dig
Garden Until Ground Is Dry
Enough to CrumbIe.

Run the rows north and south to get
the best exposure to the sun, Make
the garden rectangular and have the
rows as long as possible in order to
save labor cultivating. Put the berry
bushes and permanent vegetables CAS-
paragus, rhubarb and crops that may
stay In the ground all winter) at one
side, so that all the rest is clear for
blowing or digging, by an ignorant Ia
borer.
Do not attempt digging in the spring
until the ground is dry enough to
crumble. Handling wet soil will make
it coarse and lumpy the whole season.
February is none too early to begin
next years gardening
Mice will do much damage in cold
frames unless exterminated
Rotting is catching. Cellars and
storage rooms should know no de-
cay"
Good, well-rotted compost cannot be
used too freely; put it on thick. and
then some"
Radishes grown in a hot bed, if one
is near good market. are often quite
profitable Fine for home consump-
ton, too
For the main crops, plant the old,
well-tried standard sorts; the novel
ties for trial only
Sum up the results of the past year
and see where the mistakes were
made and plan to avoid a repetition
next year. Mistakes are good medi-
cine sometimes.
Study the seedman's catalogue. 1t
will pay. Make out your orders early
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08

there's a nice fat racoon frolicking
under that big beech nut tree! Per
haps l can slip up on him. He's SO
busy having a good time, he won't
know I'm about until get near
enough to him to make a spring."
Lying fat on the ground the panther
crawled along towards the racoon
slowly, taking his course as far as it
was possible to do so through the
shadows of the trees. AS he moved
forward he noted that the racoori was
very fat, and he licked his chops in
anticipation of the good meal he was
to have. The racoon however, is no
body's fool. He isn't always asleep
when he has his eyes closed, and he
never gets so busy having a good time
eating or frolicking but what he can
going on about him. Long before the
panther got near him, he had been
discovered, and the raooon ran up a
tree. The enraged panther dashed
after him and was soon In the tree
TOD crawling out on limb after the
racoon, who had sprung from the
branches of one tree into those of an
other. There he sat on small limb
facing his enemy.
why good evening Mr.. Panther"
he said, II don't see you out very oft
en- on a bright night like this! Come
over here with me and let us have a
nice friendly chat-look out! Don't
try to crawl out on that limb any
farther, because if you do 1t will break
and down you'll go and get hard
bump on the frozen ground"
And the little racoon grinned as he
thought of his security. and knew how
angry was the ravenous panther.
GO down." he said, 'and come up
this tree. Really would like to get
better acquainted with you, but don't
like the way you smile at me. Your
teeth are very pretty. but 1t makes
me shudder to look at them. And
then can't believe you are smiling
in earnest when you are keeping time
with that tail Of yours. I'll be glad
to visit with you, but you sit on big
limb and I'll sit on little limb out of
your reach"
why little coon" said the panther,
you must not be afraid of me. I
rather like you and would enjoy sit
ting right close up to you. We could
tell each other our troubles and sym
pathize with each other and finally be-
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
Self Feeders for Dry Feed Hoppers
for Oyster Shells and Watering De-
vice

trough, and see that all are satisfied,
then remove.
Clean the coops every day by means
of stick. Reach in and scrape out
all dirt and droppings, and put in
fresh dirt and chaff.
When the little ones are two weeks
old, the hens can be let out of the
coops and allowed to run together in
the pen, but they were liberated be-
fore this they would be likely 70
fight and cause trouble
There are a good many methods for
feeding young chickens. I find bread
soaked in sweet milk and squeezed
out and cooked oatmeal, with a little
coarse white sand stirred in, the best
things to feed for the first few days.
Grit they must have, and for fear they
will not get enough it is best to stir
it into the food. Fresh water must be
given, but do not let it remain after
they have all drank their fill Throw it
out. Neither is it good plan to give
sweet milk for at least a week, and
never let it stand around to sour I'M
less you want sick chickens. Corn
meal can be fed after ten days, but
never for a steady diet. usually be-
gin giving Dutch cheese with the meal
and add sand and feed-fiVe times daily,
in small quantities. These rations
are also good for young turkeys.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
LnDa@{6s
80 cZUUny
WICKED PANTHER
AND WISE RACOON
BY GALES 3. wAiTFoRo.

One bright moonlight night a big,
Sicious-looking panther was sneaking
through the cane brake that fringed
the heavy timber. growing at every
small creature he saw as he moved
along. He was gaunt and hungry. and
growled at times savagely when there
was really nothing to growl at.
He cid not like the bright moon
light. He gloried rather in black
nights because they suited his purpose
better. The peaceful deer were enjoy
ing themselves nipping tender blades
of grass and browsing on the young
cane. When they heard the panthers
growl, they ran away through the
woods in fright.
Too bad" said Father Deer to his
family when they were out of harms
way. that we cannot all live in peace
IN this big woodland and swamp
There Is an abundance Of food Cor all
of US, and playground enough too, but
that vicious panther wants the whole
country for himself. and il we don't
get out of his reach we i'll feel his
ugly fangs and sharp claws, so we
must spend a good part of our lives
keeping out Of the way of bodily harm.
What fine world this would be if all
creatures would attend to their own
affairs and not interfere with others
The panther continued his search
through the cane for something to eat.
growing and snarling as he crouched
and crawled stealthily along Present
~ he peered out into the open woods.
1t was bright out there and that made
him growl some more.
IF it was only dark" he said be-
tween growls. Il might crawl about
through the open woods and catch
some unwary creature and make a
meal of him, but in this bright moon
light / fear l will have poor success.
There's no use hunting any more to-
night in the cane brake, for every nv-
ing creature seems to be out in the
moon-lit woods. Ugh-I hate this
bright light, but suppose III have to
so out where the creatures are. or go
without my supper. But-hold on
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
A PRAYER.

o God, animate us to cheerfulness.
May we have joyful sense of our
blessings, learn to look on the bright
circumstances of our lot, and maintain
a perpetual contentedness under they
allotments. Fortify our minds against
disappointment and calamity. Pre-
serve us from dependency, from yield
ing to detection. Teach US that no
evil is intolerable but guilty con-
science. and that nothing can hurt US
If. with true loyalty of affection, we
keep they commandments, and take
refuge in thee. Amen.-William Eli
lery Chanting.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
NECESSARY WORK IN THE POULTRY YARD
IN SPRING PREPARING FOR THE CHICKS
One of First Most important Things Is to Get Entirely Rd of Lice
and vermne-Thoroughly Saurae Every Particle of Wood
work Of Interior of House and Then Whtewash

litter, d few hours each day, and II
plenty Of grit is provided will thrive,
IL the brooder Is properly heated at
night.
have seen chickens thrive well
even in February in this way and be
ready to turn loose TO run and scratch
in April. OF course, they are fed. but
were only given food three times
daily, and were cooped out of doors
in warm coops during nights and chill
ly or rainy days.
The best and most convenient meth
cd for brooding incubator chickens Is
to set few good hens on an egg or
two the same day the incubator Is
loaded and when the batch are hatch
ed, divide them equally among the
hen mothers. One good hen in roomy,
comfortable coop, can accommodate
Is chickens.
1t is an excellent plan to build a
small village OF comfortable rain
proof coops, and enclose with hen
wire. A pen ten feet square will hold
ten coops, if placed in rows along one
side and end, and leave plenty of
space for scratching pen.
II you do not want lice you will
look out for them before taking the
hens from the nests and saturate them
with louise killer.
Never feed inside the coops Have
a long board to spread the food upon.
and put it close to the coops so that
the hens can reach through and eat
with their broods. When the meal is
done, scrape the board clean and stand
it outside the fence to keep dry and
clean. Give water in long. low
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08

and send them in to avoid delays at
planting time.
A cultivator which is seed planter,
plow, hoe, rake and cultiyator, all in
one, will do the entire summers work
with less strain on the back from
STOPPING Some such wheel combina.
ton tool would rob gardening of its
terrors, even for the women and chill,
dren.
Rank, unfermented manures, unless
for winter mulch, are out of place in
the garden. To be applied directly
to plant life it should be thoroughly
composted
Better asparagus can be grown on
land that is naturally well drained.
without manure, than where the
ground is badly drained. but well
dressed with manure.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
Abstinence Ia Essential.

James Thorpe. the champion of the
Olympic games. is an Indian. and
discussing the welfare OF the Indian
race, he said:
Total abstinence Is essential to my
people. The average Indian can1sot
drink temporarily. His idea of tenn
perance is like that of the country
gentleman who said:
Il drink brandy only on two occa-
sions- when have roast chicken for
dinner and when 4 haven't Detroit
Free Press.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08

ress. Obtain a good liquid louise kill
er, and. after cleaning overy nest box
and dirty crevice. as far as possible
thoroughly saturate every particle of
the woodwork OF the interior OF the
house, and then whitewash.
Use air-slacked lime, freely scatter
ing it all about, and when refilling
the nest boxes use fine chaf, and scat
ter the lime well through it.
Early chickens are all right when
one has good warm coops, but unless
you are going to hatch with incuba-
tor, do not be in too much of a hur-
ry. The first or the middle of April
is early enough.
And if you are going in for incu-
bator chickens, large room, over
head in the granary or barn, is an ex-
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
Selecting Stock.

In selecting breeding stock in the
hog line it will not pay to chase after
fancy points, such as a certain tip to
the ear. few white hairs in the tail
or a peculiar mark on the back. Such
points add nothing to the value of the
animal and weigh nothing on the
scales.
The hog is an important animal al
this time. and is likely to remain at
good prices for some time
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
Butter and Zoos.

1t makes good deal Of trouble to
always have to bother with a basket
of eggs and jar of butter when one
goes to town. especially when he has
on his best clothes; but it certainly
makes one feel like wearing good
clothes when 1t comes to settling
grocery bills at the end Of the year
that have already been paid up.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
tsy M. w. cHANr,LER-)

As spring opens we must get about
our work, cleaning up and getting
ready for new chickens
One Of the first things to look after
Is to get entirely rid OF lice. No mat
ter II you have been careful all win
ter about keeping things clean there
are pretty apt to be vernlin about.
The first warm day in March, one
should have housekeeping in prog
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
Data Desired.

Mr. Baggy-"If cullud man was to
call vo, a liah. sab. what would You
dot" MI slack" What size cullud
man, Judge.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
New MIR Cows.

The milk from a new miIch cow
should not be brought to the creamery
until at least "a full week after the
cow has calved.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08

A convenient and practical feed
trough and hopper easily constructed.
cellent place to keep early broods, but
be sure that you have no rats.
The first hatch can be made as early
as March If one has large, light,
warm room with tight floor The
little chicks will soon learn to scratch
in chaff, or some other kind of fine
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
EVIL EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL
Investigations Among Soldiers Show
That Liquor Lessons Enduring
Qualities While Marching.

(By COL l.. MERVIN MAUS, Medical
Corps, United States Army)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
James HI. McConlogue Named to
Succeed Wade on Control Board.

Governor Clarke on Tuesday ap-
pointed James H. McConlogue, a
prominent democrat of Mason City,
as a member of the state board of
control to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of the late Senator John F.
Wade. He will serve under the gov
ernor's appointment until it comes
up for confirmation by the next leg
islature, and as the member having
the shortest term of Office he will
be chairman of the board.
Mr.. McConlogue is lawyer and
has been in practice at Mason City
for many years. He attracted state
wide attention when he was elected
mayor of Mason City, reversing this
strong republican city, and his ad-
ministration was marked with many
reforms. Governor Carroll recogniz-
ed his ability and appointed him as
a. member of the tax commission to
frame tax commission law for Iowa.
He started in life as a section hand,
was advanced to section foreman and
held this position until he could save
enough money to study law at the
State University. His appointment is
most satisfactory to the democrats
of the state, as it had been reported
that Governor Clarke would fill the
vacancy by appointing a Bull Moose
republican, &
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
New Manager at Ballew Lumber Co.'s
Leon Yard.

A change has been made in the
management of the Ballew Lumber
Co.'S yard in this city, Mr.. E. E.
Evans, of Princeton, Mo-, replacing
manager D. L. Twyman, who has
been in charge of the Leon yard for
a number of years. R. B.. Rice, who
was employed as assistant manager,
was also retired and departed Sun
day for his home in Kansas City.
The new manager, Mr.. Evans, is
a very pleasant young man, who has
been in the employ of the Ballew
Co. for the past three years. He ex-
poets to become a permanent resi-
dent of Leon, and will be joined here
at once by his wife and four year old
son. They will be given a cordial
welcome as citizens of Leon, and
Mr.. Evans is reported to be an ex-
ceptional good lumberman who will
be pleased to greet all of the custom
ers of the yard as soon as possible
and get acquainted with them, assur-
ing them they will be given courte-
GUS treatment in all their dealings. 3
Mr.. Twyman, who retires as man
ager, has not decided on location,
having several propositions in view.
Mr.. and Mrs. Twyman have many
friends in. Leon who regret to see
them leave this city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
His Home Was at Lancaster, Mo.

The horse thief who was captured
here last week by sheriff Lorey and
taken to Fremont county where one
of the teams found in his possession
was stolen, finally made full con-
fession and said his right name was
o. D. Martin and that his home was
at Lancaster, Mo-, and this has been
verified. Martin is. well connected, ,
and his parents and brothers are
highly respected people: The story
of his life as told by himself, is as
old as Adam-the story of woman
playing her wiles upon youth until
she had drained him of all his
earthly possessions, money and land,
then turning her back on him to
seek new victim. The memory
of his experience, kept alive by the
gibes of acquaintances, drove him
from bad to worse until he ceased to
care what the end might be. Com
munication with officers at Lancaster
brought the information that Martin
is dangerous character having serv-
ed two terms in the Missouri peni-
tentiary, one for horse stealing and
the other for burglary, although he
is now only 35 years of age, and has
long term in the Iowa penitentiary
staring him in the face.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
% w. NEW PAVING LAW
Provides That Intersections BE As
! sessed to Property Owners
go. Within 800 Feet.

A new state law passed by the last
legislature provides that paving at
street intersections, instead of being
paid for by the city or the owner of
the corner lot, shall be assessed
against all property owners within
300 feet of the intersection. The
new law was passed to cover the fol-
lowing situation, as outlined in the
Des Moines Capital:
A man owns'a corner lot $50 feet
deep and anywhere from twenty-five
feet to sixty-six feet in front foot
age. If the street at the side of his
lot is paved he would be compelled
to pay $50 front feet of paving un-
der the old law, despite the fact
that he owns only a twenty-five or
thirty foot lot. This Is an unjust
burden, the legislature figured. So it
divided up the cost. Each property
owner within 800 feet of the paved
intersection must divided up the cost
of paving the $50 feet, according to
their respective benefits. The law is
based on the fact that such adjacent
property owners receive benefit from
the paving.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
The Paving.

The work of the paving force has
been somewhat delayed the past week
on account of the rain but they are
about through with the curbing on
Main street now, and have big force
at work. Monday morning they
again commenced putting in concrete
on the east side of the square, but
had to stop in couple of hours on
account of the city water being shut
off and they had no water to mix the
concrete with. They are getting
vast quantities of sand, concrete and
cement on the ground for the paving
and will soon be making a bigger
showing with the work. We under
stand there is some delay in getting
brick as the Flint Company who
had the contract to furnish the brick
cannot supply them at this time and
the contractors are asking the city
council to allow them to use other
brick, but the matter has not yet
been settled ..,.'e.