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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

particle of difference by what name II
Is called; you will not get social re-
suits except as you plan for social re-
suits
There are also those who saw "We
have abundant yards to our houses
and the children can play in the bacl,
yards" | would not care much for ,
boy of thirteen who is content Ia NAV
in back yard. BY the time ha
reaches that mature age he wishes
more room and more companions thon
he can secure In the back yard Moro
over, most of the people who saw that
the children can play I'm the back yord
make no provision in those back wards
Tor the amusement of the children.
The back yard does not meet the needs
OF the children.
There are many who say that what
the children most desire is that tbev
may be left TO themselves in their play.
| have had an excellent opportunity to
observe their feeling in this matter AT
enc time there were two Fairgrounds
in New York City lying side by side. in
one of which we had two play drec
tors. The other was open to the chill
dren. but there was no one in charge.
At almost any time you would find
two hundred in the one playground
and not more than four or five children
in the other. / had charge of the
Fairgrounds in the District of Column
bia We had one about a hundred feet
square with about fifty dollars worth
of apparatus, and at the beginning of
the summer we put a very capable
kindergarten teacher in charge. We
had four hundred children on that
ground every day. When she went
away on her vacation we put a substl-
tute in her place, and we kept about
two hundred children there. The sub
stitute went away, and we kept ii open
In charge of the janitor and we had
fifteen to twenty-five children. The
difference between four hundred chill
dren and fifteen children was purely
due to organization.
There are always those in every city
who feel that the children should work
rather than play, but anyone who will
consider for a moment will see that
there is no work for a child to do in
modern city. 1t is not IA question Of
whether the children shall work or
play; ii is Il question OF whether they
shall loaf or play. At the present time
almost the only means to physical de-
vclCpment in the city is coming
through the play of the children The
work has disappeared. The calisthenics
or gymnastics in our schools does not
amount to much. At the time / took
charge of the Fairgrounds in the Dis
trlct of Columbia we started the test
OF the Public School Athletic League
in all the grounds. This test calls for
every boy under thirteen years to
jump five feet nine inches standing,
chin a bar four times, and run the
sixty-yard dash in eight and three
flfths seconds. If he does these three
things he shall have the standard but
ton Of the League l tried the test
myself in all the Fairgrounds OF the
city, and there was not a single boy
who could do one of the things. We
had four summers Of organized play
and we tried the test again. There
were five hundred and fourteen boys
who did the three things, and there
were more than two thousand boys
who could do one or more OF the
three things.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18
SECRECY THE GUARDIAN OF EUR.
ROPEAN WAR PLANS.

While Japan has borrowed most of
her military science from Europe, she
| taught the West, in return, the enorm-
Gus value OF secrecy in warfare. Al
! the powers engaged in the European
death sr1pple have learned that les
son.
Reports from Belgium say that the
German prisoners have no regimental
insignia on their uniforms. and have
been instructed 10 refuse information
as 10 the regimeuts 10 which they are
attached. In 1870 the English news
papers gave fun accounts OF the Ger
man and French regiments, where
they were and what regiments COM
posed each army. The commands and
personalities Of all the leading gencr-
ais were widely known.
over all these details the armies en-
gagged in the war theater in western
Europe except perhaps the Belgians,
have folded a shroud OF mystery con-
corning the men who will play the
greatest parts in the drama. The pub
lie knows almost nothing about the
commander-in-ch OF the French
army General Joseph J. {. Joffre.
Even the French people know less
about him than almost any man who
ever guided their military machine.
The present disposition Of the COM
Blatant forces, their movements and
plans, are chiefly matters of guess
work. Experts can only surmise that
during the oppressive darkness Of the
last fortnight OF mobilization, and OF
suspense for Europe, the four great
armies Of Germany, France, Austria
and Russia have been moving into po-
sitious which those who have theorized
on the subject had expected.
The great mobilization appears to
have proved one fact-that even the.
German organization, when put to the
test under real war conditions. could
not move as fast as expected.
Not even the japanese were able to
cover their movements with such a
cloud of secrecy as the millions Of men
now marching on the greatest scale
the world has ever known.
The censorship which has been
drawn around Europe, except for a few
outlying neutral countries, is chiefly
responsible for the success Of this up
to-date military secrecy. No telegram,
private or for the newspapers. goes out
of any belligerent country without
passing under the eye and the pencil
of keen censor Germany and Aus
tria have almost sealed the other usual
means Of communication.
The British army permits a few war
correspondents TO take the field, but
under strict rules. The French staff
prohibits corresp ondcnts at the front
from using the telegraph. The Rus
sian army will have no correspondents.
The German staff is known TO disap-
prove Of them.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18
THE RIGHT WAY TO WALK.

In the August Woman's Home Com
panion appears an article by William
j. Cromie entitled Every Girl Should
Know the Right Way to stand, Sleep
and Walk" Following is an extract
from the article showing what his adj
vice is as to the correct position in
walking:
The proper way to walk is with the
foot almost fiat so that the weight of
the body at each step is distributed
over the entire sole of the advanced
foot. The heel should touch the ground
first and foot point straight ahead.
DO not attempt to stiffen the knees in
military style, but let them give some
what with each step; let the arms
swing naturally at the sides and take
a moderately long stride. II you do
walking, and hold the
body erect with the chest high, you
need not worry about the correct way.
because i'm order to cover ground rap
idly you will strike the ground with
the heel first and in long walk any
one who toes out Will observe that
there is an ever-increasing tendency
to point the gfqpt straight. ahead"
There are 1000 ostriches, valued
at 81 $50, 600, In Arizona.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

ever, in which the generally accepted
l4-year-old limit for work in manu-
featuring establishments is not recog-
nized, fourteen states that allow chill
dren under l6 to work at night, and a
great number OF states that do not
properly regulate the employment OF
children in dangerous trades, street
trades, and various occupations out
side OF factories and stores.
The census figures suggest what
can be done IL Americans once set
their minds to keeping their children
out Of industry ana giving them edu
cation and health"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18
History and Geography of the War
BY the National Geographical Society

THE MEUSE REGION-The Meuse
river valley has been within earshot
Of probably as many battles as any
other river of like length in the world.
The river rises at PouiIly, in the de d.
partmcHt Of Haut Marine, France and
flows through Belgium and Holland
into the Rhine. 1t is about 500 miles
long ana its traffic, through the navi-
gable portion, is almost as heavy as
that Of the Rhine itself.
Near Bazeiles, just a few miles from
Sedan, where the Prussian troops
captured the French emperor during
the F'ranco-Prussian war, it disappears
underground for about three miles
This only few miles from the Belgian
frontier, The river is canaliZed in
Belgium between Liegc and Wise.
The Mouse line Of French forts cx-
tends from Verdun 10 Toul, a distance
of fifty miles, completely covering all
possible crossings Of the Meuse by
hostile forces moving Paris-ward from
Metz. Between Toul and Epinal the
frontier districts were left open. At
thc latter place there IL "a series of
forts beginning what is known as the
Moscilc line. which ends at BclforL
and commands the approaches across
the frontier from Alsace and through
The Nps4ecs mountains. The purpose
Of these t"o lines is TO defect possible
invaders through the open gap be-
tween the two lines, called the Touree
D'EpIHal.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

English cotton manufacturing in.
dustries employ 623,s25 persons, 50 pei
cent women.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

gians used at Liege, is "a gun light
enough to be carried by single
soldier. Yet it spits out six hundred
bullets a minute and sprays them
around the landscape like water from
hose. How can anything live in
front of regiments armed with these
machines?
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

Mabel Talmage, aged II. dead in
Wabash. Ind. is found To have had
her heart on the right side.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

Or. Henry s.. Curtis, organizer of
Fairgrounds Association OF America.
recent lecturer at the Northern State
Normal, Marquette, outlines place re.
erestional work has in the develop
hent Of moral, social. health and
economic. interests.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

Russo Turkish war of is77-7s lasted
334 days and cost 10000 lives and
$3.50, 100000.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

LONGUIYON-A French town of
about 1000 inhabitants, pleasantly sit
uated ct the confluence OF the Cheirs
and the cusne. 1t is noted hardware
trade center.
The Germans coming through Lux
emburg are said to have damaged this
town heavily.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

Philadelphia postal savings bank de-
posits total s53l,00O New York has
81, 100000 on deposit.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

NEHDuN-Onc Of the strongest
fortresses In northeast France, on the
line between Paris and Metz. There
are many forts guarding every posi-
BILE approach from the frontier. The
Germans bombarded the fortress three
times I'm the Franco Prussian war. IL
surrendered the last time.
The chief quarter OF the town is
dominated by citadel. The whole
town Is surrounded by Fashioned en-
clente pieroid by four gates. In all
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

LONGWY-A fortress Of the second
class is situated here. The place is on
the 'hicrs river, about seventy miles
north Of northwest Of Nancy, and
some eighteen miles south of east Of
Lux1mburg. n is strengthened by an
encIente or wall built around it, with
"a few outlying Qualifications The out
iying region has numerous iron mines
and many blast furnaces. Longwy
came into the possession Of France in
1873 and WAS later fortified by Vauban.
The Prussans captured 1t three times
in 1892, 1915 and 1871.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

The old saying that mo news is
good news does not hold true at pres
ent. Owing to the cutting and con-
gestion and censorship of cables, no
news may be very bad news.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

there are sixteen large forts and TWEEN
~ smaller works, with perimenter OF
about thirty miles. The greatest dia-
meter Of the ring Of Notifications is
nine miles.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

DIEST-A town equidistant from
Liege, Antwerp and Brussels-about
% miles from each and a little north
Of the air line between Liege and Ant
werp. 1t liz one of the five fortified
places In Belgium and has many brew
cries. 1t protects both Brussels and
Antwerp from military movements by
way of Maastricht.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

The Benet-Mercier, which the Bel
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

ST, TROUD-A Belgian city of
about $1,000 people on a line drawn
between Liege and Antwerp, about Is
miles from Licgc, and an important
strategic position between the German
frontier and Brussels. Its fertilization
was recommended by General Brael-
mont. 1t lies between Tirlcmont, a
fortified town with "A military wall six
miles in circumference around it's
and Tongres.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

AIX-LA -CHAPPELLE-A city of
approximately 10000 population. with
suburbs. 1t il located in Prussia, just
east Of the Belgian ana Dutch from
tiers The Germans call it Aachen. 1t
has fine railway connections with CO.
logne, Dusseldorf Liege Brussels,
MaestriCht and Antwerp. BY the
treaty OF Luneville i'm 1901 1t was given
to France, but was awarded to Ger
many under the treaty of Vienna.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-18

There are 1000 ostriches, valued
at s1,25O,0O0, in Arizona.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-06
SHERIFFs SALE

By virtue of an Execution. issued
out of and under the seal Of the Dist
riot Court, in and for the County Ct
Redwood, and State Of Minnesota,
upon judgment rendered and dock
eted in the said Court, on tie 18th
day of November, A. D., 1912, in an
action wherein Joseph j. Link is plain
tiff, and Sam M. Jones is defendant in
favor of the said Plaintiff and against
the said Defendant for the sum of
One Hundred Fourty- Four and Nine
ty-Five-Hundredths ($144.95) Dollars,
livered to me as Sheriff in and for
the said County of Redwood, l have
this 10Th day of December, A. D.,
1913 levied upon all right, title and
interest of the said Defendant Sam
M. Jones in and to the following de-
scribed real property, to wit: Audi
tors Lot Number Eleven (11) of Au-
ditors Subdivision of Section One
~ in Township One Hundred Twelve
(112) Range Thirty-five $3.50 in Red
wood County Minnesota.
Notice is hereby given, That l, the
undersigned, as Sheriff as aforesaid,
will sell the above described real
property, to the highest bidder for
cash, at the front door of the Court
House, in the City of Redwood Falls.
in the county of Redwood, and State
of Minnesota, on the 7th day of Feb
ruary A. D., 1914 at II o'clock A,
NJ, of that day to satisfy the said
Execution, together with interest
and cost thereon.
Dated at the City of Redwood
Falls, Minnesota, this 10Th day Of
December A. D., 1913.
JOHN A. DALZELL,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
FRANK J. HASSENSTAB,
Sheriff of Redwood Coun-
ty, Minnesota. 22-7t
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-06
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
Triton TO SELL MORTGAGE
OR LEASE LAND.

Estate of Mamie S. Hunter and
Mary E. Hunter.
State of Minnesota, County of Red
wood, in Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Nam
ME S. Hunter and Mary E. Hunter,
Wards.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the sale of certain
lands belonging to said Wards. The
petition of Laura Z. Hunter as repre-
sentative of the above named Wards,
being duly filed this court, represen-
ting that it is necessary and for the
best interests of said estate and of all
interested therein that certain lands of
said Wards described therein be sold,
and praying that a license be to her
granted to sell the same:
Now therefore, you, and each of
you, are hereby cited and required to
show cause, if any you have, before
this court, at the Probate Court Rooms
in the Court House, in Redwood Falls
County of Redwood, State of Mime
sofa, on the 21st day of January, 1914,
at 1000 o'clock A. NJ, why the prayer
of said petition should not be granted.
Witness the Judge of said Court,
and the seal of said court, this 30th
day of December 1918.
court Seal) A. R. A. Laudon,
23-3t Judge of Probate Court.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-06
MATCHES DECEMBER CHICKS

An old hen, nearly busting with
pride, as she lead seven little chicks
across the barnyard at the home Of
A. Hanson, at Hanska, last Friday,
more than startled several of the farm
hands as well as Mr.. Hansen, as they
worked about the barn, and accide,.tly
encountered the December Matched
brood of little chicks. The mother
hen in all her glory, with spreading
feathers paid little attention to the
surprised onlookers, who were rather
dumbfounded as they enjoyed the.
novel December sight.
Many neighbors stopped in to see
the brood of birds but have failed to-
understand just what prompted Mrs..
Hen to go into hiding end bring forth,
family so early in the season. The
spring like weather which at times
prevailed during the past month UNI
doubtedly mislead the Matching hen
and very unusual happening was
the result. Very seldom if ever have
farmers in this vicinity ever boosted
of a brood Of chicks at Christmas time
The fact that the hen was in no way
prompted to hatch out the chicks but
merely followed the dictation of ma
turc makes the happening all the
more interesting-Brown County
Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-06
FATHER AND THE BOYS

Several gray-haired business men
were recently chatting over their
cigars.
"This talk about mother and the
boys is all very WE'LL" said one. "But
father comes in strong, too. My
father devoted one minute a day to
us boys that did more at that age to
keep US straight than all the little
mothers admonitions. She was a
sweet unworldly little person and we
adored her and reverenced her teach
ings. However, she never could think
of US as anything but her little boys.
and as we grew taller and more
worldly we acquired the usual boyish
sense of exalted Importance and might
have been led to secretly patronize her
strict goodness as little old-fash-
Toned, except for father.
Father saw the force of appealing
to us as man to man, long before there
was much man in US, / guess. Every
night at dinner, can see him yet, af-
ter the blessing, with his carving knife
and fork poised over the roast, pause
and look US straight in the eyes.
"Well, boys, how goes the world?'
"And you better believe the thought
of that moment, steadied us often dur
ing the day. We had to keep pretty
straight to be able to return that clear
look and answer:
40. K. Dad.'n
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-06
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.
Estate of Caroline Drake

Estate of Caroline Drake
State of Minnesota, County of Red
wood, in Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Caro-
line Drake, decedent:
Letters testamentary this day hav-
ing been granted to Mildred Joseph
Drake.
1t is ordered, that the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedent may present claims against
her estate in this court, be, and the
same hereby is, limited to three
months from and after the date here
of; and that Monday, the 23rd day of
March, 1914, at 1000 o'clock a. M, in
the Probate Court Rooms at the Court
House in the City of Redwood Falls
in said County, be. and the same here
by is, fixed and appointed as the time
and place for hearing upon and the
examination, adjustment and allow
ance of such claims as shall be pre-
sented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in the Red
wood Gazette as provided by law.
Dated December 10Th, 1913.
(Court SeaD A. R. A. Laudon,
22-3t. Judge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-06
Banishes
Constipation
Alfalfa Is As Old
As Civilization
Something of The History And Char
acter of This Important
Crop

The history of alfalfa is closely re-
lated to the history of civilized man.
1t had its beginning in Asia with him
and from there has followed him like
a faithful friend to various parts of
the world. The meaning of the ravi-
Gus names that have been given to it
in the different countries is an indi-
cation of the value that was placed
on it. For example, in Arabia it was
called "alfacfacah" which means the
"best kind of fodder" Those who have
had first hand experience in feeding
this plant realize the appropriateness
of this name.
Is Very Adaptable
Alfalfa is adapted to quite wide var
iations in climate and soil. Natural
ly, it was adapted to a warm climate:
but by careful selection of the more
cold resistant strains, we now have
varieties of alfalfa which can be grown
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-06

and that over each acre of soil there
are $4,000 tons of this element. This
amount of nitrogen in the form of
sodium nitrate or other commercial
fertilizer would cost approximately
$12,000,000. Ali our farm crops are
surrounded by this vast sea Of nit
rogen but none are able to use it as
plant food. Only the bacteria on the
roots on our leguminous plants are
cble to make plant food of it, which
means that only by growing legumin-
Gus crops can this free atmosphere
nitrogen be made available to plants.
VICTOR DRYDEN.
In Mahnomen Pioneer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-01-06
ONE MURDER EVERY DAY
Thirty -one Homicides in December
Shown in Chicago Police De-
partment's Records

Chicago, Jan. Records of the POI
lice department show there were
thirty-one homicides or an average Of
one a day in Chicago in December
This is the largest toll of murders and
killings for similar period in the
history of the city. Two of the muir
ders are listed in police records as
"Blackhand cases." One case was q
patricide. A 16-year-old boy, believed
to be insane, killed his father because
the "devil told me to- he said.