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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-29

Editor Morgan, Of the Northern Neck News
published at Warsaw. rises remark: There
is no more remarkable city in this country
or, for that matter, In the world, than the city
or Newport News, situated in this the First
Congressional District of Virginia The red :
headed editor of the Newport News Press will
second the motion. But what's the matter with
Warsaw?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-29

talk about busy ladies! There's one in
Chicago! She's a beauty doctor: she's tbir
ty-ninc years old: she's Il grandmother. and
she has a bullet in her gizzard, placed there
by woman whose husband she ''bewitchcd ="
Jimmihy. wait till she is forty-f,e,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-29

London paper refers to the Scarborough
episode as the Battle Of the lighthouses -
Sh-h' brother! Lese majestic Better call Il
Another heroic feat by my glorious navy ;,
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The Bright Side Of Life
The Ware Scnie

Inquisitive Motorist-"Hey Bub what do vol
get for hoeing those weeds?
Bub-"Nothin' IL do. an - IL I don't
Puck.
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Have you kept all your promises to you
constituencies"
Yes" replied Senator Sorghum. THAT is
say, I've kept them on fle"-Washington sta
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-29

what VIII be Germany's answer to the pro-
test OF chile? Go ahead, Brighteyes; sauce
Is right -
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This admiration from the Bristol Herald
Courier: You arc still at liberty TO put Red
'ross seals on your letters. Keep II up until
ana including New Years Day The great
white plague knows no holiday
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-29
Oregon
Tired of
IGugenics

licenses. has
proved harmful and should be repealed with
out delay Is but another reminder OF the re-
action that has set in among the Orcgonians
from the fever OF faddsm which has been
raging there The benefits that were promised
by the advocates OF the law did rot material.
ize. Such certificates filed represente d
In the majority OF only formal com
pliance with the law. Evasions were .ncour-
aged, and there was difficulty in defeating
the law by going outside the State for tho mar
rage ceremony. The experience was mucn tho
same ns that OF other States where freak stat
utes have been enacted, ultmatcl to becone
dead letters. and generally looked upon as
harmless. although they positively harm
iuL oregon evidently Is getting tired of bninp
an experiment station. The idea is no Longer
porular in Wisconsin, in the immediate,
vicinity of the State university; elsewhere the
taxpayers are counting the cost of government
OHIO barely escaped catching the disease and
Kansas appears to have taken the prosner,tv
cure for its bad habit OF radicalism Evervwbers
the legislative mania Is subsiding. and tho de-
mand Is tor fewer laws and more thorough test
ing ana consideration for such are enactcd-
Philadelphia Bulletin
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-29
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-29

Mayor Woodward, of Atlanta,
Are announces his purpose to In
ling aug una.e IN .he coming year
absolute adjustment OF some
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Current Editorial Comment

For tn" past fortnight Prince
Won Bulow, eX-Chancellor OF the
G'r'NHn empire, has been busily
occupied in Rome. where he is
persona grata. Rumor has cred
II cd him ,uifh hnirn haa
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-29

The unanimous sentiment OF a
convention of county officials in
oregon that the eugenic mar
riagc law of that State. requir-
ing a physical examination of all
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-02-13

Mr.. William Preece, who has charge
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company business in this section of
Florida, and who makes Ocala his
headquarters, attended the meeting of
the Georgia and Florida agents held
in Jacksonville. He was accompan-
led by Mr.. e. p Martin of this city,
local agent for the company, and at
the meeting it was shown that NJ.
Martin has made the best recordI of
any of the new agents Of this com.
pany.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-02-13

secure a deed from the trustees of
the Cotton Plant district as the legal
successors to the old trustees to
whom the original deed was made,
and present same to the board and
the matter of the school building
would then be taken up.
Mr.. E. H. Martin, of the law firm
of Hooker & Martin, called and re-
quested of the board to discuss the
expenses incurred for attorneys fees
up to date. He was requested to
prepare and present an account of
services rendered to date. 1t was also
agreed that his firm be employed
for the board at fee of 500 per
year for ordinary legal advice and
service.
Mr.. Z. VI. Osborn made request
for a portion of the fire insurance
business of the board and the board
promised consideration of his COM
panies when they should be placing
insurance.
In the matter of the erection of a
new school building at Orange
Springs the board considered two
proposals that were submitted, each
of which seemed more expensive
than had been contemplated 1t was
agreed that if Mr.. Benson of Orange
Springs would agree to include GER
tain changes in the plans to be pre-
sented, that the contract would be
awarded to him 30 proceed with the
work.
Messrs. ]. Camp, j. E. Chase and
W. T. Gary, trustees OF the Ocala
school district, discussed with the
board the matter of selling the Ocala
pone advertising these bonds for
sale until after the opening of the
bids on the Dunnellon bonds. 1t
was also agreed to pay Messrs. Mark
& Sheftall, the architects, $500 on
the account for preparing the plans
and specifications.
Hon. ]. F. McKinnon, superin-
tendent of Orange county presented
the particulars of a case that he
wished settled by judicial decision
in friendly suit, and Attorney Mar
tin was present in consultation 1t
was decided that to test the question
the superintendent would decline to
sign a teachers warrant and it
would be presented for payment
without his signature, and legal pro-
ceedings would be instituted to de-
termine the question as to whether
a school warrant could be made legal
by an action of the board without
the signature of the superintendent.
No further business appearing the
board adjourned to meet on Tues
day, February II, 1914, for the pur-
pose of checking up the poll tax 'e-
ceipt stubs with the poll tax receipts
and to receive bids for the erection
of the new school building for Ocala.
j. H. Brinson, Secretary.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-02-13

We are especially glad to be in
formed that Mr.. Ferguson, although
having sold his home place, has no
idea of moving away from Ocala. He
will occupy one of his cottages, of
which he has quite number.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-02-13
w. L. COLBERT

Tax Collector, in Account With Ma
rion County, for Levy 1918
County Proper Fund
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-02-13

tuesday Night
The borad was in session with all
members present and acting.
Prof. j. ID. Pierce, industrial
teacher at Howard Academy, pre-
scented a list of supplies needed for
the work with the price at which
they could be obtained, and asked
that they be supplied, which was
agreed to by the board.
Request of H. w. Taylor, contrac-
cor on Montague colored school.
mat he be paid $40 on the work on
she Saturday following, with the un-
-derstanding that he was TO wait until
she work was completed and to be
paid az the March meeting, was
agreed TO.
A request from Moore's Pond COL
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-02-13

istrct receive SIS in cash. $50 in cash s25 in c
which district wins the Ford touring
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-11-14

There are times when the Sand
Farmer would rather stay in the sit
ting room and read his paper, or take
a little nap, but he is always glad
after the boys are tucked away in
their beds, and he has kissed them
goodnight, that he has spent another
hour with his boys, who will only too
soon grow to be men, and leave the
home nest for college, or a home of
their own, and then he knows he will
look back TO these pleasant evenings
as the most joyful OF his life.
After school, and sometimes in the
evening, the boys of the neighbor-
hood come over for a game, and the
old attic is a jolly place, while these
young fellows chaff each other on
their poor shots, or tell some story
they have heard during the day. They
often say that the little table, the old
attic, and Mothers jolly company are
so much nicer than the poorooms in
town that they do not care to go to
town any more, and the old Sand
Farm is good enough for them.
If these boys had paid five cents a
game for all the games that they have
played on this $50 table, it would
have been paid for many times over,
and the Sand Farmer feels that he
never made a better investment than
when he placed clean, scientific
game in the old attic, and made
home the best place on earth for the
boys and their chums.
Fer the past few years the Christ
mas-present problem" has been talked
about, and all have felt that the cash
value of the present given had TO be
considered. The warm pair of nit
tens which Mother knit were replaced
by pair of kid gloves, SO wax dolls
took the place of the cid stocking
fixed up as a black nanny doll, or
some gaily attired Topsy. The big
doll was loved no more, was not as
good company, and could not be taken
around like the stocking doll, but it
answered for a Christmas present be-
cause it cost more.
This year there will be many faith
erless children, and brokenhearted
widows, to whom Christmas will not
mean what it did last year, although
they may be living in the land of toys
Sooner or later we shall be called
upon to help these little ones who
have been robbed of fathers by war.
The scarcity of food may come, and
the American farmer be called upon
to help feed the world as he has never
yet been called on. We shall need more
help on our farms if this great land
Of ours is to take her true place of
service in the world. Then let us be-
gin by giving our children such games
as will keep them at home. Encour-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-11-14

some present which may be of enjoy
ment to all, and express our love and
goodwill in the little, simple, old
fashioned presents which we loved TO
receive because of the love and pa
thence which wrought them, not be-
cause of their intrinsic worth.
Give your Little Pete" lamb for
Christmas, and let him have the
money he can get for the fleece next
June if he takes care of it. Give
Mary ten chickens, and little coop,
if she will take care of them, and let
her spend the money that she gets
from the eggs; but do not be like the
farmer who gave his boy sick calf
which he did not wish to bother with,
and did not think would live. The
boy nursed it, and cared for 1t until it
grew to be a beautiful three-year-old
steer, and then one day it was sold to
the butcher for thirty-five dollars and
gave the boy fifty cents. The boy felt
that he was robbed, as he really was.
He lost faith in his father, and the
farm, and as soon as he could he left
the old farm, with only a straw hat,
bingham shirt, pair of overalls, and
the pocketbook which he had pur-
chased with the so cents received for
his three years care of his calf, and
for the buying of which he had been
rebuked by his father because he had
no money to put into the poclIetbook
after. he had spent all he had to pur-
chase it.
Let us make partners and chums of
our children this winter, and teach
them that by serving and being
served, loving and being loved, they
will learn the true meaning of life,
and receive more than their reward
the consciousness Of having been Of
use in the world.
The Sand Farmer still has a little
of the South African rye seed left,
and all of his new Sudan grass plants
and crosses have matured their seed,
from which he hopes to plant several
acres next year of these new va
rieties, and be able to give to the
state of Michigan number of for
age crops which will be of great
value.
If any fathers or mothers are won
dering what they can give this year
for Christmas, or if there are any
boys and pirls the Sand Farmer can
help solve the Christmas problem, ne
will be only too glad to have them
write him, for he has lot of good
ideas which he would like to tell them
a'out, if by so doing he can make
the farm homes in cur state more
pleasant, and the boys and girls living
there realize that he wants to be their
friend, and will always be glad to re-
ceive a letter from them.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-11-14

to till, and been allowed to spend the
money made as they saw fit, many OF
them would now be happy and con-
tented farmers, instead of nervous,
dyspeptic city jewellers, fearing the
day when their services will no long
er be wanted.
AS the Sand Farmer has studied
this problem he has come to the con-
clusion that one thing that drives cur
boys and girls from the farm is the
lack of legitimate enjoyment. There
is nothing wrong for boy to throw
an ear of corn to his brother, who
catches it, and throws it back again,
nor would it be if he should throw
something round, like an apple, but
when nine boys get together and
want to challenge nine other boys in
the adjoining town to play game of
baseball, which is simply the develop
ment of the apple-throwing, some of
the staid fathers and mothers think
that they make too much noise, or
that they are wasting their time, and
if the boy cannot sneak away without
his parents knowing it, to have a lit
tie pleasure of this kind, he usually
goes away from home to get job in
the city, where he can see the Ma
ticnal league play once in awhile, and
perhaps learn TO bet with some crook,
who is ever on the lookout for the
country bow.
Our cities are filled with saloons
and poolrooms, where the young men
are lured because there is no more
skillful game than billiards or pool,
and every young man loves to try out
his skill in almost any direction. He
watches the other boys make difficult
shots, and then pays his five cents
for a cue, and puts his five cents into
the pool to see who can win. He be-
comes fascinated with the game. The
cigarette smoke loses its disagreeable
odor, and he begins to smoke because
the other fellows do. In a few weeks
he begins to go to town regularly
every night, and his mothers heart
is heavy because she sees signs in hel
boys face which instinct tells her are
not good.
Many parents do not realize thai
young people must have amusement
and they must get together in socia
ways, for it is as natural for then
as for the lambs and colts to play.
; The Sand Farmers garnet has beef
transformed into the best room in tn,
house since the little $50 combination
pool and billiard table was installed
The balls are little smaller than tn,
regulation size, and it is only 7x3h
feet, but it does the work just tn
same task the Sand Farmer abou
it), and every night after supper tn
boys want the Sand Farmer an
Mother to go up into the attic an
May a game of pool.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-11-14

import from foreign countries, with
cost of importing, will it not pay to
produce them here, and better ones,
also? Poultry men, boys and girls,
push your poultry. The demand can
never be filled, or overstocked, on
poultry or eggs. You have one of the
most independent hobbies on earth,
Next to the trusts, you have "The
Business" Push it.
L. f. Quisenberry, director Missouri
Poultry Experiment Station in max
ing his report for the month of June
on the National Egg Laying Contest,
comes out and says some things that
will make some of us breeders sit up
and take notice when he says some
OF the highest scoring birds in the
contest lay the greatest number of
eggs. The one, old time theory that
utility and standard could not mix,
Mr.. Quisenberry says: Zone of our
contestants in the Buff Leghorn class
from Michigan entered his birds in a
good poultry show two weeks beforS
our contest began last year. We MOI
find that some of his highest scoring
pullets and some of those which won
the highest honors in the show room
are also those which have madf >the
highest records in the contest by lay
ing the greatest number of eggs. His
pen is fine in color and shape as well
as leading when it comes to the egg
basket. Of course, we all know that
after pullet or hen has laid large
number of eggs, it tells on their APP
pearance for the time being, at least,
but that does not necessarily mean
that these birds will never be in show
condition again, or that their progeny
will not be birds good enough to 60
into the show room"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-11-14
Sewage Disposal For Country
Homes
Secptic Tank Makes Modern Conveniences Possible.
Homes

The general use in country homes
of the modern conveniences of the
bath and toilet has made necessary
some effective and inexpensive means
of disposing of the sewage. Otherwise
the drinking water will be polluted
and the health of the family endan-
gered. Entire satisfaction is OBJ
tanned by the use of the septic tank,
which is nothing but long water
tight cistern through which the sew
age passes very slowly and evenly.
Located underground, it is warm and
dark-ideal conditions for the develop
ment Of bacteria, little germs which
eat up the sewage and render it
harmless in much the same manner
as another kind causes cider to fer
ment. The purified sewage, then
merely clear water, may be dis
charged into an ordinary farm drain
tile.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-11-14

mold is used, the concrete cover CAM
not be cast at once. In such case,
carefully remove the wooden manhole
form five hours after the top has
been finished Three days later mold
the cover the same as for the tin
form, with this important exception
place heavy paper or cardboard
around the edges of the opening to
prevent the fresh concrete of the
cover from setting to the old concrete.
When the top of the tank is ten
days old, lift off the manhole covers,
saw openings in the wooden top and
remove the forms. In the holes made
in the sidewall by the creased wood
en- pegs, insert u Inch bolts and set
them with mortar. To these bolts
fasten the l by 12-inch wooden BATTLE
board which extends across the tank
and breaks up the current of the in
flowing sewage. To carry the sewage
from his house to the tank, use A.
inch sewer pipe laid with tight NOR
tar Joints. Connect the discharge
end of the tank with string of drain
tile.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-11-14

Mix the concrete one part Portland
cement to two parts sand to four
parts crushed rock, or che part ce-
ment to four parts pit gravel. Place
the A inches of concrete in the bottom
and trowel to Gn even surface. I'M
mediately set the forms in place so
as to leave room for 8-inch division
and sidewalks. Fill the FERNS, with
mushv wet concrete. At the proper
heights insert the 5-inch drain tile
through the holes in the forms. Be
careful that the outside end of the
inlet tile to the charge tank is feet
and its other end 16 inches above tank
bottom. The pipe leading from the
charge tank is also set at the same
sharp slope. The outlet tile from the
discharge tank is 2 feet above bottom
and with both ends level. By this ar
rangement of pipes, the sewage is
kept in the tank to the depth of 2
feet and the ends of the tile in the
charge tank are trapped or air-sealed,
which aids the activity of a certain
kind of bacteria. Likewise, other bac-
terra are developed in the discharge
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-11-14
LENGTHwIsE SECTION THROUGH CONCRETE TANK

tank by means of the free circulation
of air through the discharge drain
tile and holes in the manhole cover.
Reinforced Top and Manhole Covers.
After the sidewalks are three days
old, floor over the top of the forms
and prepare to lay the 4-inch concrete
top. AS molds for the manhole covers,
have the timer make two round bet
tomless dishpans, Is inches in diameter
at the bottom and "a inches at the
top. Grease these tin molds and set
one on the wooden floor over each
compartment. Bore six 1-inch holes
in the floor inside the one manhole
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-11-14

The Sand Farmer has been so busy
the last few weeks seeding South
African rye, picking up around the
farm, and putting the tools away for
winter during the daytime, and play
ing pool with the boys and mother
i'm the evening, until Little Pete went
to bed and then reading the headlines
telling Of the awful slaughter across
the water, while mother, crocheted on
the other side of the table, making
an Afghan from the nice wooden yarn
made from Little Pete's ten tleeces,
that he has not had much time TO
write stories, but next week he will
have his Jim Smith" story ready,
and he hopes that his readers will en-
jov it.
"Jim Smith" is back-to-the- lander
from enc of our large cities. He has
been a politician, and as long as he
could deliver his wards vote all went
well, but when the women and the
"drys" combined he was put out of
business, and thought that he would
go to farming, as that was one place
where everyone could make a living.
He finds that there are some things
to learn about farming, and that real
estate agents advertisements do not
always "tell the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth" He
also finds that every fool does not
make a farmer, and that he needs to
study farming, as much as lawyer
or a physician for their professions.
He attends the Vacation Farm
school, and learns how to till the
Michigan sand soil, and "Sam" be-
comes his teacher, while Mother
teaches his wife and daughter some
of the practical things about house
keeping.
1t is the desire of the Sand Farmer
that the readers of this story may
catch its true meaning, and that this
wear. when our hearts should be filled
with Joy that our country is at peace
although we are saddened by the ter
rible carnage that is going on in othel
parts of the world, we may strive II
bring peace and goodwill to thos,
whom we meet in our daily life, ant
especially the children in our homes
and our neighbors' children.
For nearly year the Sand Farme
has been studying how the boys an'
girls living on the farms may be KEEP
there, instead of drifting into tn
cities, where they have the enjoy
ments which are not afforded them o.
the farm, but after they have wor',c
for wears in offices, stores, or shops
thew realize that they have save
nothing, and the age limit which con
fronted "Jim Smith" is confronting
them. Could these young people hav
been taught how to till the sou, an
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-11-14

mold over the discharge tank and in
sert in them CREASED pegs projecting
upward six inches.
Place one inch of concrete over the
entire floor and at once lay en- it,
crosswise the tank, strips Of heavy
woven wire fencing 5 feet 2 inches
long, or * Inch rods running in both
directions end spaced one foot. Like
wise reinforce the manhole covers.
Immediately place the remaining 3
inches of concrete and do not stop
until the tank top and manhole COW
ers are finished. Provide two lifting
rings for each cover by setting in
them halves of old bridle-bits, Of
hitching-post rings, fitted with knobs)
of wire or with nuts and large wash
ers. If square wooden manhole