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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-27

Spraying in the potato field is just as
essential now as spraying an orchard.
The only way to get rid of the blights is
to give the vines several sprayings during
the growing season with Bordeau mix
ture, which has proven to be a remedy
for this disease.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-27
A Zooloaical Break.

Teacher-Tommy, what is boomer.
ang?
TOMMY can't describe it exactly,
but / know 1t has short tail and can
climb trees Birmingham AgesHarald
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-27
The Difference.

PA. what is pedantic persona
"A pedantic person. son. is man
who says i misapprehend you instead
Of j don't get You. baltimore Sun.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-27
Cot Worm.

The climbing cut worm frequently de
stroys a large proportion of newly set
plants of raspberry and blackberry
plantations. The insect eats the buds at
night and during the day conceals itself
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-27

The Pilot Is a simple, compact perfectly constructed
gas machine It's record for efficiency safety and satisfactory
ser-ice is unapproached by other lighting device in
ths world.
Thousands In today. One In nearly
every community Aud wherever the Pilot ~ known and
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-27

The questions that the times evolve
Make wise men sad and sore.
Each problem that we try to solve
Bringa forth dozen more
Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-27

Fruit growers in order to obtain the
hest results must go in for quality in
stead of quantity in their orchards, as
the markets demand only the best. Tins
kind OF product can be best secured by
proper pruning so as to give the fruit
plenty of sunlight and then by carefully
thinning the fruit so that the tree can
mature as near as possible perfect crop.
The Mcintosh apple is very desirable
to grow, as the trees are good bearers and
the fruit takes we'll on the market. They
are lust as popular with the trade as the
SHOWS. The Jonathan can also be grown
with the best results in Michigan and is
always in great demand on the city mar
kets.
Growers are planning to make vigor-
Gus campaign against the bean blight and
anthrachnose which wrought such havoc
with the crop last season. Disease free
seed and careful spraying appear to he
the most effective remedies i'm dealing
with this form of affection. As the bean
crop is one of the big factors on Western
Michigan farms, too much attention can
not he paid to the methods of Graduating
the diseases.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-27

There is disposition on the part Of
farmers to look to their potato crops this
year closer than they have in former sea-
sons. A change of seed is essential every
few years in order to hold up the yield
as well as the size of the tuberS.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-27
POULTRY
CONSULTING DEPARTMENT
Candunfad h.r AZ w HICKS
The Red Mite Serious.

OF all the different kinds, the worst
in my opinion. is the red mite, known to
science as dermanyssus avium. These
parasites may be about the building and
the owner not suspect their presence, as
they feed mostly at night. Sometimes
they will increase to such alarming num-
bers that they become a serious problem.
Better try to prevent them by keeping
everything as clean ~ possible. The old
litter in the nesting boxes, damp GREY
ices about the building cracked roosting
poles and such hooks, provide ideal breed
ing places, also excellent hiding spots for
them to spend the daylight hours. One
will often find masses of them, red with
blood from the fowls, i'm the early morn
ing, but fading to light brown at night.
1t is really almost impossible To keep
them out entirely, but cleanliness and
light, and the absence of good hiding
places, will go a long way toward doing
it. Under the microscope the red mites
appear as hairy creatures, each with four
pairs of legs. They are really little more
than sacks of blood when full. Notwith-
standing their greedy nature, they seem
to survive long periods without food at
all, when it is not available. Thus a
house which ,as not been occupied by
hens for months may still show their
presence. There are other mites which
sometimes infest the hens, but the red
mite seems to do the most damage.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-27
Poor Hatches,

The usual reports of poor matches are
heard this season. There are some com
mon well known causes of poor matches
and some not So common and not so well
known. With the hens the common
cause is the breaking of one or more eggs
and consequently soiling of the others.
Then there is irregularity of the setting
hen and the irregular temperature of an
incubator as frequently operated. Prob
ably the most common cause of poor in
cubator matches is that the eggs are too
old. We refer to low per cent matches,
not total failures. The best matches are
secured with eggs not over a week old,
and from stock that has had free range.
The fresher the eggs and the nearer free
range conditions are approached, the bet
ter the matches will be. But there are
other causes not SO apparent. Some
writers claim that certain males will not
mate with certain hens especially if al
lowed to run with other males previous
to the breeding season, There may be
something in this.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-27
A Modern
Gas Lighting and Cooking System

A modern gas lighting and cooking system in
country homes, new or old, contributes more than
any other thing to the joy, happiness, comfort
and safety of the entire family
The Pilot Lighting Plant brings this service
20 country homes everywhere.
The beautiful, bright, clean light of acetylene
fills the evening hours with comfort and cheer
Decorative modern, ciy-like gas fixtures, in copper
brass, ornament the entire home
Aceylene lights eliminate Daily Grind OF filling,
cleaning and carrying oil lamps about the house
Cooking with Acetyene gives mother the comfort of cool
kitchen In IL the kitchen work in haf-the dis
agreeable work Of fusng broing no, clean
ing up the dirt and ashes afteward.
Permanent iron pipes the hazard Of many indvd
uai kerosene iamps-easiy tipped over upset
Instantaneous ignitors the hazard Of matches
For father big bright barn lights securely fastened iron
piping and enclosed in strong durable globes make his
easier quicker and pieasanter They do away entirely with
lamps lanterns and matches in the barns and outbungs
All these advantages and convenences today available
for house. old the country by the simple install
sstion Of a Pilot Lighting Plant
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24
DEFEAT OF PROHIBITION.

The liohson prohibition amend
ment to the national constitution,
proposed In a resolution. was defeat
"a In the lower house Of congress.
lacking the two-ihrds majority re-
quired but having majority of
seven.
There was a heated debate on the
subject prior to taking the vote, and
party lines were entirely disregard
ed, the democratic floor leader, Mr.
Underwood, and the republican
floor leader. Mr. Mann. making
strong speeches against the measure
while almost an equal number OF re-
pubIleans and democrats spoke Cor It..
The strongest opposition WAS on the
ground That such measure further
tended toward taking the powers from
che states and concentrating them in
the federal governmental tendency
that has been so rapid during the
past few years as 10 give cause for
real alarm.
To-day. the state cuts very little
figure IN our governmental syatem. 1t
has little more power than was WELD
"a BY board OF county commission.
ers quarter Of century ago. Now
The county commissioners have com-
paratively little power. The things
formerly done BY them now are done
by The state. The powers formerly ex-
ercIsed By the state have been taken
over largely by the federal govern.
nnenI and eneroaehmene -. the "twi-
light zone" between state and nation
continues. always TO the detriment Of
she state.
The federal government now
touches as on every side. II regulates
our food. our transportation. our
drugs. our advertising. requires pub
lIcify Of the ownership and the in
Of newspapers guards in
vestinenis OF certain character. ex-
amines the books Of any corporation
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24
POET IANIER ON WAR AND
PEACE.


Rev. DR.. Walter Laidlaw was one
of the delegates to the peace confer
ence Mt Constance, which was so
ironically brolsen up by the European
war; and had the interesting expert
once OF four days soiourn In Ger
man prison under suspicion of being
a spy. an English spy apparently.
The tyranny and Christlessness of
war oppressed the soul Of Sidney La
nier. American poet OF peace.
A volume OF lanier's poems was
with me in my Rastatt celi and, as
read 1t, | could not but believe that
the poesy OF this son Of the south,
as we'll as the peace militarism of the
son OF the south now occupying the
White House, show that the civil war
has consecrated our soldering to the
promotion OF the peace of righteous
ness"
Lanier is not MS well known as he
ought to be in America. and the fine
lines in his cantata for the opening of
the centennial exposition. in which.
as he tells us himself, he "endeavored
TO convey, in one line each, the phil
osophies of art of science. Of power,
OF faith and OF social life" in which
he believed came home TO me with
new power when l was In the grip of
governmental concepts at variance
with them Here Is what he says to
America
Long as thine art shall love true love;
Long as thy science truth shall
know:
Long as thine eagle harms no dove:
Long as thy law by law shall grow;
Long as thy God Is God above.
Thy brother every man below
SO long. dear land of all our love,
Thy name shall shine. thy fame
shah grow.
When America left Cuba free.
when she returned the Boxer indcm-
nifty. when she halted her troops at
Vera Cruz. and when she encouraged
the Filipinos to achieve their own
emancipation, she showed that her
eagle" does not deign to become a
bird of prey. and | wondered as lay
captive In that Rastatt cell. and read
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

A STATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.

New York Evening Post
The workings OF the state employ
ment agency of the Wisconsin indus
trial commission. as described In the
American Magazine by Ida Tarteli.
have the simplicity that follows on
thorough organization. on q typical
morning Miss Tarbell found waiting
In Milwaukee 200 voorhees, men. AS
the names were given there was a
quick search In the cabinets which
told the history Of the bureaus deal
ings with each applicant, to discover
his record and why he was back.
Among the five five, say. there was a
new man--one Olaf Ericsson. 20 years
old. big. strong. clear-eyed. used TO
simple living.
At a desk within the big circle Is a
man who Ii In touch with the employ
ers OF the town and the state. Just
as these men pour In every morning
looking for work. 81 every morning
the employers who use the bureau
pour In their requests. There's one
In there this morning for sixty men
to go to the north woods. The wages
are $1.6b a day; board is 81 per week;
railroad fare Is paid one way. The
bureau knows the employer. He
h''HH MS tnkhkeHtflt. VII olui 30
lie will. Quickly the clerk fills out
the necessary forms for the office rec
ord. and quickly gives Olaf his direc-
tons.
The chief problem Is the iac-of-all-
trades. who turns UP regularly, fresh
from discharge, with no one TO rec
ommend him, no one willing to take
him except on probation. II is a.
problem that the commission can only
evnde. According TO Mr.. Leserson
Of the Milwaukee office, if there are
but 250 applicants for 100 jobs. the
commission IN satisfied, for the mar
gin will consist of the lazy, unfit or
rowing. who must be handed on TO
other agencies. However the dispro-
portion between the Jobs and appli-
canta Is never 80 great The last re-
port of the cooperative employment
bureau In Wisconsin showed that out
Of 29,2Sa persons who had employed
in 1913, they had referred 2s,S63 TO
positions and of this number 1860
had secured them--at q total cost to
the bureau. II may be said, of SO
cents eaeh.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

The west will regret the announce
ment Of the death Of Alfred Henry
Lewis who wrote much of this coun-
tfy-New Mexico and Arizona
whore he knew the local colorlng of
n quarter of a century ago perfectly.
While Lewis was writer, he was
not literary man in the commonly
accepted sense. He knew how to tell
a good story. but he did not tell 1t
according to the canons OF the liter
AIRY critic. hence he was not a great
writer, though he wrote volumes aud
volumes of fiction and character
sketches.
Furthermore, he had large
ciIentage of readers, otherwise he
would not have been able TO market
the products Of his pen 80 readily.
While most Of us who have seen the
west fairly thoroughly dlsliked the
gross exaegeration Of his delneations,
We found his stories interesting,
Those OF the east who get their
knowledge Of the west second hand
accepted his stories as veriIies. much
as the people Of ENGLAND accepted
without question the ARIZONA kick
err OF M. quad" the other Lewis
who wrote up TO a few years ago.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

Virginia. little friends wrong They have been affected
by The kpcsm Of skepta They do believe except they
They think that nothing be which comprehensive to
their little minds All minds Virginia. whether they be chill
dIens are little In this universe Of insect
ant his intellect compared with the boundess world about
him. measured by The intelligence capable Of graspmg the whole Of
truth and knowledge Yes. Virginia. there is Santa Claus He
exists certainly love and generosity and devotion exist and you
know that they abound and your life its highest and
Alas how deary would be the world il there Santa Claus
II would be dreay If there Vrginias There would
be chdke faith them poetry. make toeabe this
existence We should have enjoyment and sight
The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be
ngushed Not believe Santa CLAUSE You might as well be-
eye iai You might your papa hire watch all
the chnne Christmas Eve catch Santa Claus but they
did Santa Claus coming down. what would that pove1 No
body Santa Claus but that sign that there is no Santa Claus
The most real things the world those that neither children
men Did you fairies dancing the lawn OF
not but that's proof that they there Nobody
all the wonders there and mseeabe
the world You apart the bbys rattle and what makes
the inside but there veil covering the world which not
the strongest the united strength all the strongest
that lived could apart Only faith fancy poetry love-
push aside that and and picture the uperna
beauty and glory beyond Is il all realp Ah Virginia all this
world there nothing else real and abiding No Santa CausI
Thank Cod he lives and he lives forever thousand years
Vrgnanay times thousand years from nowhe will
continue to make glad the heart Of childhood
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

OF course, the blk fat man with
the long whIskcrs that you viii
see At the municipal Christmas tree
this afternoon and tonight Isn't the
real Santa Claus. any more than a
statue ~ George Washington rs the
real father Of his country. But that
doesnst prove anything. Just because
you don't see the real Santa Claus
In the flesh IL no sikh that there isn't
any Santa Claus. any more than II II
sign there isn't any Wind lust hc-
cause you don't feo Il blow You
know there IL such thing as the
wind because you feel Il; and " You
are The rlght sort you know there IN
Santa Claus for The same reason
The most beautiful things IN an
this world are the things that you
don't see and In the nature Of things
cant see. Honor and faith and a
sure virtue. morality and
religion are all things that YOU can't
see. but you know W. surely AZ that
Gods on His throne. that they exist.
Not to believe IN Santa Claus rs
little less than a sacrllege. Wnntonly
to destroy the faith Of a child In him
Is verse than blaaphemy The fact
that his benign countcnance Is never
seen In the flesh--that the jlngllng
OF the sleigh bells on his reindeer Is
heard. II al all only In that faint.
far-awny land Of dreams that lies
inst hetween niumber and waking. IL
The beet thing about him. II you could
touch him and talk to him Il would
prove that he Is merely common clay,
like the rest Of u, and not the elori-
aus saint that we know him 70 be.
All Of which Is shown clearly In the
editorial from m issue Of the New
York sun Of long ago. reproduced on
this pnge,
Aud so. let children, young and old
Those whose eyes are Just opening
20 The dazzling delights OF a wond-
rous fairy land and those whose fall
tefIng steps are taking them swiftly
to the great beyond but who still have
within them the heart of ehild--go
"a. the Christmas tree tonight with
huoyant spirits and soula rejoicing In
the renewed assurance that in spite
Of al the scofling OF all the cynics In
the world there Is and always VIII be
a Santa claus.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

and lays taxes on incomes, takes a
hand In disputes between employers
and employees. looks after our NOR
ais. largely directs our farming, ad-
ylses ns 10 schools and their man
agement Is threatening to take over
the road system OF the country and
now proposes TO tell us what we may
drink.
Rapidly the people Of the United
States are becoming governed az
rlgldly as are the peoples Of most Of
the countries OF Europe. Little Is left
to the initiative Of the individual.
During the debate there was much
nonscnsIcal talk by men who should
know better. The defense OF liquor
hy Bariholdt Of Missouri was worse
than foolish. Also the speech Of Rep
Preventative Nollmcr OF Iowa. In which
he pointed 20 Washington an a brew
er. Thomns Jefferson AZ dlstiIIer,
Abraham Lincoln as a bartender and
70 Jesus who turned water into wine
la the wedding feast. was OF no con-
sequence. because Washington made
beer. Jefferson made whhkey and
Lincoln sold drinks over the bar for
n short while In his career, cannot be
used ~ an argument In defense Of
drinking The miracle performed by
Christ " thing Of which we know
"a little that II IL the part Of pfu-
dence not 10 DISCUSS e.
ON the other hand there are some
very positive arguments against pro-
hibhion. There "a the objection TO
Capitalization OF further power In the
hands Of the federal government: the
fact that no people, where the use OF
alcohol ia actually prohibited, have
failed to substitute drugs thousand
times more harmful. china Vs. sodden
with opium and Turkey with has
beech. The southern states where
prohibition made lis Roadway be-
cause Of the nevass p4w have to deal
Win Wv "'kt" "" '''hhi' h'huf httH
the use Of cocase Is not confined 10
the colored population there or else
where In the United States
The perfection Of things would he
to have nationa without alcohol.
without cocaine and opium except
for Legitimate use; to have everybody
moril and Industrious and economical
and nltfuIstle. nut. while the tendency
Is toward all these desirable ends.
human nature must he reckoned with.
and laws should not be passed that
would not have the backing OF ma
iorIty Of the people or that would be
opposed and violated by n very large
and influential minority.
Reforms are not made by laws. but
by moral regeneration on the inside
OF the individual. All of the "Thou
shalt nots' ever enunciated, have done
little for the world Progress Is posi-
tive. not NEGATIVE. SO Is goodness
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24
The St0rytellers
Quite a Mistake.

There's delightful story Just going
the rounds about n party of Hoy
Scouts. who were In the west end Of
London soon after the war broke out
Passing an elderly gentleman. the
patrol leader. who had to stand a lot
of cheap chaff. noticed that he
smiled, and entirely misunderstood
Ing the smile. turned on The gentle
man with the remark;
you may laugh. We are trying to
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24
Not Exnctlx satIsfIcd.

A party of women from a local
church gathered for a thimble party
one day recently at the home of one
OF the members. The ladies were in
innate friends and the heat Of the day.
the excitement OF the war. or some
other circumstances. perhaps just
feminine nature. caused them to in
dulge rather freely in neighborhood
tnIk, commonly called gossip"
The little daughter OF the hostess
slipped In unnoticed and sat listen
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

ing. Absent friends were mentioned
in critical remarks and even some Of
the guests who took their departure
were discussed
As the talk went on little Elizabeth
edged up to her mother and said in
u stage whisper:
"Oh. dear! Nobody seems Just ex-
actly satisfied with anybody, does
they. mammal
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

Notice Is hereby given that the reg
ular annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers Of the Home Bond and Loan COM
pany win be held in the office OF the
company at No. io4 North Third
street ! Albuquerque. New Mexico.
on Thursday, the sist day Of Deem
her, A. D.. 1914, ut the hour Of 3 so
p. m. w c. oEsTREICH.
President.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24
There Is a Santa Claus!

The following editorial written by the r.
appeared the New
because foolish Albuquerque
children there
Claus night kindly disposed geneman-yery
old, older than the Wandering jew"
thing except deeds OF geneness
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

We hope Europe win have mcr-
rief Christmas next year than this.
notwithstanding the fact that the
United States is playing SANTA Claus
generously for the nations that have
chased tho real Santa off the conti-
nent with the hayonet.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

do our bit. What are you doing for
your countryYv
A policeman standing by leaned for
ward and whispered TO the indignant
scout, who blushed furiousy, STAN
mered an apology, and hurriedly de-
parted In confusion.
The elderly gentleman was Field
Marshal Sir John French.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

The conviction Is growing that
somebody in Europe Is not strictly
telling the truth. We are forced to
that conclusion by reading the Of
fetal reports sent from the various
army headquarters,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

ca,ranxa seems 90 believe few
more miles between him and the
enemy may materially lehgthen his
life "He who fights and runs away,
may I've 10 fight another day."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

The French and the Germans have
taken and fetakcn q trench. $50
meters long. many times. one side
or the other Is trying to take II now.
We would tell the other side to keep
the old trench and go 10 hlazes with
II
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

aside from making the conflict
as humane as possible" says Gem
eral Won Emmieh, there Is lsttlc room
for sentimcntalty" General villa
seems TO. hold the same idea as to
war,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

Now that the servians have retakcn
Belgrade. IL is announced the Aus
TRANS are preparing TO take II again.
Some people are never satisfied.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

II is too late TO do your Christmas
shopping early. but this morning YOU
can go down right after breakfast
and shop early in the day and thus
initiate the early bird.