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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31
TAKING A FAMILY
BACK TO THE SOIL
Being the Experiences OF a Gov
eminent Clerk Who Sets Out
to Lower the High Cost Of
Living.

Old Jack Frost came along and caught
me mapping. The damage. in dollars and
cents was not very heavy, but the light
ness of the loss was not due to any
prudence on my part. 1t was simply that
didn't have left in the open much stuff
that was subject to damage.
When I got up Tuesday morning and
found the world coated with white, 1
made a bee line for the garden Bean,
tomato and pepper plants looked as if
they had been cooked. All my life 1 have
heard the expression killing frost" but
the term never before had any particular
significance. 1t has now. The hoary
whiteness that heralds the coming of
King Winter puts the finishing touches
to the wonderful coloring of trees; also
1t puts the finishing TOUGHEST to humber
but more useful members of the vege-
table family.
1t was only Sunday that 1 had been
through the garden congratulating my
self that we still had good many
mssses of lima beans and string beans.
! had a bunch that maybe 1 had bet
ter pick them. But they lacked full de-
velopment. and after weather-wise
look at the skies I decided to take a
chance that frost would hold off for a
time. Jane hustled me out with a Ian
va - A%eS oCoodS night " put news
papers over geranium plants that were
still in the ground. She had "hunch."
too and acted on it. The result is that
her geraniums are. alive, while the beans
are gone beyond recall.
Chief Loss Is on Beans.
The peppers are hardly worth lament
ing over and Jane had picked and used
all the green tomatoes she wanted, so
the beans represent about the sum of
our loss. There is still some sweet corn
In the garden. but it doesn't seem to
have been damaged. reckon the freeze
was not heavy enough to penetrate the
protecting husks. Jane sent the boys
out early Wednesday, and they picked
enough limas for one meal. Getting them
before the frost melted. they did not
seem to have suffered much in flavor.
But those that remained in the garden
were soon past the stage of usefulness.
With the help thus afforded by the
frost, I wound up my garden work
this week In final grand rush Sweet
potatoes were responsible for the rush
When I got home from the office
Thursday evening Jane sent me out to
dig enough sweet potatoes for dinner
In the first hill 1 opened more than
half the potatoes had rotted. Recall
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COL. ROOSEVELT URGES
PLANS TODEFEND PORTS
Says Two Empires Had Design Of
Holding United States Coast
Cities for Ransom.
BY "Bud" Fisher.

PRINCETON, n. j.. October Sl.-Cel.
Theodore Roosevelt told the students
at Princeton in an address yesterday
that he had seen the plans Of two en-
pires now involved in the European
war to capture great American sea-
ports and hold them for ransom.
1T is this country's duty" said Col.
Roosevelt. ito put itself in such shape
that it will be able to defend Its rights
II they are invaded. / myself have
seen the plans of at least two empires
now involved in war to capture our
great cities and hold them for ransom,
because our standing army Is too weak
to protect them. have seen deliberate
plans prepared to take both San Fran
ransoms that would cripple our coun-
carrying on war;
Worth1essness of Treaties.
Continuing the former President said:
Il hope the time will come when this
country will provide that every man
may have to practice in marksmanship
'and some military training. 1t 10 also
my earnest hope that We shall finally
achieve international status by which
there shall be a posse comitatus, when
we can combine to coerce any recall
citrant power. but we have seen tho
utter worthlessness of scraps of paper
and other treaties that may be swept
aside like dust in a windy street. A
fight never was won by parryinG.
you've got to hit and not hit soft The
American people owe 1t to themselves
to make their hand safeguard their
head"
Col Roosevelt did not make any fur.
Their reference to his statement regard
ing the plans of European nations to
capture the seaports OF this country,
which, he said, he had seen prepared.
Neither would he amplify tho state
ment when seen later. both here ana
at Trenton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

got acquainted. A crowd of young people
had decorated the schoolhouse in keep
ing with the spirit of Halloween. The
re reshments consisted of big plates of
sandwiches, with plenty of pumpkin pie.
doughnuts, apples and sweet cider One
room had been cleared for dancing and
music was furnished by a fiddler Of local
fame. Two rooms were dimly lighted
with jack-o'-lanterns and the boys had
fashioned secluded bowers by carrying in
shocks of fodder from a nearby field.
reckon a good deal Of counting went on
there, for there was a sign up which
read: Married folks not admitted"
Just to see so much good. neighborly
feeling made a person glad merely to be
alive. l don't know how much of d sue
cess the Friendly Neighbors' Club is go
ing to be as a cooperative marketing
association, but that it is going to be d
successful social institution l haven't any
doubt. If in its business affairs as much
mutual good will is displayed as in the
social end. it ought to be the most sue
cessful project Of the kind ever Under
taken.
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fact he usually secures their consent
to decide it himself. When his 5udg-
ment is thus entered, all the power
of the state is behind the decision.
The whole atmosphere of this court
differs from that of the ordinary law
tribunal There is more quiet. more
simplicity, less of the spirit OF con-
f1ict. The facts are not aired to the
court hangers-on. for both parties are
in close communication with the Judge
Little is ever offered as evidence except
an occasional memorandum or account
book. AS infinite variety of cases
comes to light as the life of great
city is complex trunk held for an
unpaid board bill. or bills unpaid with
counter claims of services i'll done
grievances petty in the view OF tho
ordinary court. but serious to those
concerned.
The Burnt Mattress Case.
There was the now famous case of
the burnt mattress. A ledger in a
rooming house had the habit of smok-
ing cigarettes in bed. His landlady
warned him against 1t, but one even
ing his cigarette set the bed on fire.
The mattress was spoiled and the land
lady demanded s25 to reimburse her
for the damage. This the boarder
stoutly refused to do. The landlady
appealed to the court of Cancellation.
A summons was sent to the ledger. who
appeared promptly. The Judge heard
the story of both landlady and ledger
through the court interpreter. who
serves without charge-another con-
trast with the old system, in which
the defendant might have had to Sc
cure a professional Interpreter at con-
siderable cost to himself.
The ledger was quite willing to make
some payment for the mattress, but
believed that SIS was too much. So
the judge excused himself for mo-
ment, telephoned friend of his who
managed a large wholesale furniture
house, and asked his price on just
such q mattress as that which had
been destroyed. The manager quoted
So as the wholesale price. and, inter-
ested. said he would sell one to tho
landlady at that rate.
The judge went back, explained the
situation and received the assurance of
the ledger that he would turn over
that amount on his next pay day, and
of the landlady that she would take
advantage Of the managers offer. The
whole case took nve minutes Of tho
judges time and the Same time Of the
clerk. -
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Enjoying Life in Country.

Laying aside the question as to
whether it is profitable from the stand
point of dollars, the more 1 see of life
in the country the more ! like it.
like the people. Though in common
with my neighbors, 1 was head over
heels in work, got an inkling even
during the summer that the people out
this way were a pretty good lot to
know. But it is only now, with the rush
of work over. that l am beginning to
realize the social possibilities of life in
the country. Jane and 1 are going to
try to hold up our end of the gay and
giddy whirl. and have a hand IN every
thing going. We are handicapped by
the fact that the children cannot be
left alone in the house at night, be-
cause of the danger OF hre. for no
other reason. But we have grown
more hospitab1e than We used to be. l
have an aunt in town whom Jane never
liked especially well, but she has in
vited her to spend the winter with US.
II she accepts the invitation We'll be
free to go whenever we please.
Like everything else worth while.
life in the country cannot be had with
out paying the price. One Of the pen
alties is the discomforts which must
when the weather starts turning cold.
I don't pretend to think 1t is fun get
ting up these mornings, building fires,
milking a COW. eating a hurried break
fast and then riding two miles to the
station in time to catch a train that
will get me to town and to the office by
o'clock. But l do it. and do it with a
minimum of grumbling.
Looking back now at our life in the
city, l remember how 1 used to growl
because the steam in the radiators dis
turbed my morning rest. Wouldn't
enjoy hearing that noise every morning
this coming winter? l think | could
even give the janitor his Christmas
gift without feeling that / had been
held up and robbed. Z. S. NJ
Fountain pens were invented shortly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

ing my experience with early white
potatoes. fully half of which 1 lost
by leaving them in the ground too
long, it was a warning l could not
afford to disregard. The sweet po-
tatoes had to be dug, and I dug them
that night by lantern light.
don't think ever tackled harder
job. The digging itself wasn't so
much, but before I could begin dig
ging 1 had to clear away the vines.
I doubt If any tropical jungle ever Of
fered more determined resistance to
the efforts of man. The plants were
OF the "big-stem" variety, and. they
fully justified their name. The vines
ran on the ground ten feet or more
and about every foot they had taken
new root. 1t took a lot of pulling to
get them up.
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by dropping smoke and fire bombs, by
searchlight and by throwing down
heavy clouds of black powder; ferret
ing out all movements of the enemy;
repelling the enemy's air scouts;
dropping bombs upon troops, cities
and supply trains, and making careful
reconnaissance of advance country, in
Guiding the drawing of maps, the TAX
ing. of photographs and the assembling
of all other data. The aeroplanes and
the brave operators have almost sue
ceeded in eliminating secrecy from
strategy.
Some of the aeroplanes used are unar-
mored and are no. equipped with Of
fensive weapons. Such are employed
exclusively for scouting. and. according
to the Information contained in some of
the dispatches, carry the operator
alone. The war planes, on the other
hand. are armored, mount machine
fighting passenger. In maneuvers this
passenger has always been an officer Of
commissioned rank. =
The military value of the aeroplane
while that of the dirigible is still I'M
certain. The rigid dirigibles of the
Zeppelin type compare with the aero
plane as the dreadnought compares
with the torpedo boat. The Zeppelins
range from 4S5 feet to more than $50
feet in length. They can be sailed in
all kinds Of weather, and are more
manageable than the dreadnoughts of
the water. Their motive power varies
from 500 to well over 1000 horse
power. They have lifting capacity
that is, the most recent types-suf-
flcient for the carriage Of fuel and pro-
vision for unbrolSen flights of more
than 5000 miles, and their speeds
The newest Zeppelins carry machine
OF attack. 1t
Newest Zeppelins is said that
Have Machine Guns. nah,A ~ rs
ing to safe heights twice as rapidly as
the most high-powered aeroplane. and
they are more manageable than the
aeroplane, for the Zeppelin can hover
stationary for hours, while the aero
plane, has to keep in. motion in order
to remain. in the air. The Zeppelins
carry fourteen and more tons of explo-
sives; their quarters for men and crew
are roomy and comfortable; and the
powerful wireless equipment which
they carry enables them to report back
from far-advanced bases.
The efficiency of these huge air cruis-
ers for war service has likely not yet
been put to serious test. 1t is hardly
to be expected that the Germans would
risk the loss of one of these costly
craft, and tho possible loss of it's Sc
crets, unless the test upon which this
chance of loss arose was a supreme one.
The German semi-rigid airships Of the
Parseval type were probably the only
dirigibles with which Germany began
the war Where Zeppelins have been
or are tobe risked a vital occasion is
to be expected. The Zeppelin Is the
most interesting mechanical possibility
of the war.
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Finished Job at Midnight.

1t was almost midnight before l had
finished the job and had my potatoes
wheeled to the barn. I found only
few hills in which the potatoes had
rotted, but the number was sufficient
to convince me that 1 did the digging
none too SOON In five or six hills
the largest potatoes were nothing but
shells. They hadn't rottel: the insides
simply had been scooped out, and there
were markings that looked very much
like those of teeth. l was u good deal
puzzled, until I uncovered moles'
nest with two moles inside. And it is
only Il few days ago l read that dam
age by moles was a myth, that they
fed on harmful bugs and worms and
they shouldn't. The mole population
of my garden has been decreased by
two.
The sweet potato crop. l think. is the
most profitable ! raised this year. I
had only hundred plants. which cost
me % cents. and I certainly didn't use
more than % cents worth of fertilizer
Making the ridges required a good deal
of work. but after the plants were out
there was minimum of labor
haven't measured my potatoes. but
must have i've or six bushels. and l
never saw nicer ones. There are enough
to last us all winter If l succeed in
keeping them. Where sweet potatoes
are grown for market they have spe-
cialiy constructed drying houses equip
ped with stoves, and the sweets" are
kept at high temperature for a con-
siderable period. Lacking such equip
ment, l am going to do the best I can
at drying them under the kitchen stove.
Cellar Holds Out Promise.
The cellar at Sunny Knoll is Begin
ming to take OH very satisfying ap-
pearance. After selling twenty bushels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

Fountain pens were invented shortly
before the beginning of the nineteenth
century.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

Since the outbreak of the war. ac-
cording to the fragmentary testimony
of the dis
Airmen Lead patches, t h
as-.. 81. battle fronts
IA have been
alive with flying war
planes. The airnen have led all adj,
vances ofothe Germans and the allies;
signaling back the positions of the
enemy. directing the fire Of their men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

The world hasn't much use for the
man with yellow streak-unless the
streak Is pure gold
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Everybody Had Good Time.

contests put him out of the running for
the team
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

Fancy sending for your physician
only to discover that he is travelling
abroad for the benefit of his health,
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Aircraft Used More
Than 100 Years.

balloon made an
Aircraft Used More ascent for re-
connoissance dur
Than 100 Years. Ing the battle of
Fleurus, in 1894. Since then. captive
and free balloons have been used many
times in war for the spying out Of the
enemy's movements, for the direction
of artillery fire and for the passage of
the enemy's lines. Balloons were used
during our civil war. our war with
Spain and during the Russo-Japanese
war in 1904. Today, however, they
are out of fashion. The unmotored
balloon, at the mercy of the air cur
rents and unmanageable, was never
war instrument of much Serious i'm
portance In recent German tests. as
pitted against aeroplanes. balloons
were conclusively proved out-of-date.
The military value of the aeroplane
had never been fully tested until the
great war machines of Europe set upon
one another. The dirigible had never
been tested at all, and, in all likeH-
hood, is still waiting for its supreme
test Asroplanes were tns us sea- IN nf the the
Balkan states against Turkey, and.
again. in the inter-Balkan struggle
They also received some tryout from
the French in Morocco, from the Mexl-
cans and from the Americans at Vera
Cruz. Their military value. however.
was still a matter for possible dis
pute. Now, in the light of the last few
months of war. the power that should
risk combat with civilized nelghpor
and not prepare q strong air fleet
would be showing the same cheerful
trust in luck which the Chinese dis
played when they sent their soldiers.
armed with strong odors and bows and
arrows. against the Japanese with
modern guns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

One kind of a danger signal is the
kick a woman gives her husband under
the table when there is company for
dinner.
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Cellar Holds Out Promise.

The cellar at Sunny Knoll is begin
ming to take OH a very satisfying ap-
pearance. After selling twenty bushels
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Nations, for Decade, t
Have Experimental. :

Have Experimental. tests Of air
strength What they have achieved in
the way of developing their warcraft
or how they compare with one another
in the strength of aerial navies, are
matters of estimate and not of definite
figures Especial secrecy has surround
ed the efforts OF the various war de-
partments Of Europe to build up air
fleets. Official statistics have been
withheld from publication, or published
in such a way as to be entirely mis-
leading, and inquisitive search after
facts has been summarily and force
fully discouraged.
Still a number of estimates of the
European air navies have been at
tempted. Mr.. Henry Woodhouse. edi-
tor Of Flying, rates France with 81
dirieibles and 1900 aeroplanes. Great
britain with Is dirigibles and 500 aero
planes. Russia with 16 dirigibles and
500 aeroplanes, Germany with 50 diri-
gibles and coo aeroplanes and Austria
with 10 dirigibles and $50 aeroplanes.
These figures are intended to give the
rating before the war. According to
another estimate they give to Ger
MANY twelve too few dirigibles.
Germany has spent $l0O.o00.0O0 in the
last ten years upon the oeVeiopmeHe
Of her air navy. France and Russia
come next with sS0.OO0.0oO and $780,
000, 900. respectively. At each succeed
ing maneuver during this time the
aeroplane and dirigible became more
and more important factors. Both
Germany and France developed large
and efficient air corps, choosing the
best men available for this service.
The military training of airmen was
made q matter Of particular care In
Germany. where the strong centraliza-
tion and the perfect continuity Of
government enabled the war depart
ment to establish the air corps upon a
thorough system
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

Some donkeys have long ears and
some others are addicted to the silk
underwear habit. {.
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Aircraft have been used in war for
more than a hundred years. A French
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The newest Zeppelins carry machine
guns, so placed as to cover all planes
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Few men appreciate their freedom
until they find themselves in Jail or
married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-31

But you are not expected to love your
neighbor as he loves himself
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The great nations of Europe have
been laboring and experimenting for
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
NELSON WE'D
in DES MONIES
MilN;iES WIDOW OF OLD FRIEND
in SlOUX CITY-TO LIVE
THERE.

sioux City, la.-Friends in Sioux
City learned OF the marriage of Mrs.
Abel Anderson, widow of the late
Abel Anderson, president of the
Northwestern National bank. to Olaf
Nelson, a wealthy banker and real
estate man of Mitchell, S. ID. The
N.cddiiis ceremony was performed by
Key. \. Norrbom, formerly of this
city, in Dies Moines Saturday, Jaru-
AIRY 10. Rev. Mr.. Norrbom was a life-
long friend of the principals. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson wrote to their friends
here from Washington. ID. c.. where
they nave been visiting since the wed
ding. The union came as "a great s,l,-
prise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson are expected
here early next week and probably
viii make their home at SOP len
Rings street, the beautiful stone resi-
dence erected by the late Mr.. Ander-
son a number of years ago. 1t is the
plan of the couple to locate in Siouy
CITY. Mr.. Nelson probably will engage
IN the real estate business here. He is
widely known in Nebraska and South
Dakota, where he engaged in bank
real estate and ranching BUSH
nesses. He was a cousin of the late
Abel Anderson.
Mrs. Nelson is prominent in churc,,
and social circles,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
STERLING GIVES
PUBLIC ADDRESS
SOUTH DAKOTi SENATOR TALKS
TO WASHINGTON irpit.NCE
ON SCBJJ;,'t Of CHRIS
TIAN .H!NJE.i- ION.

Washington y -. senator Ster-
ling of South pa. ~. 3 n constant
demand as ( ruhisc spe-,:t,r in Wash
ington and iteflhfor.ne states. Tues
day evening he appeared on the plat
form with Nic~e-Prc-ident Marshall
before a distinguished audience of
educators and spoke on "Christian
Education" Taking a broad view OF
the subject. he considered all the DIFF
ferent denominations as so many nee
essary different levels OF Christian
experience and theological concep-
tions, but ah>working together fun
damentally with one end in view
the training of boys and girls in
Christian virtues. and preparing them
for a noble life OF service 10 human
ity. Speaking of higher institutions
of learning supported by the public.
he dissented from those who claim
that these institutions are purely sec
ular. He emphasized the fact that
while these schools are and must be
non-sectarian they are nevertheless
cooperating with the UNCONVENTIONAL
schools in training the young men
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22

the Corps that while the none gift
was highly appreciated. she valued
more highly the sentiment that en-
dered 1t.
The Post and Corps We're invited
TO an informal reception at G. A.>n.
hall on Tuesday evening and during
the evening President kibbe called
the crowd to order and Mrs. Mana
Moore in a neat and characteristic adj
dress presented the Post with the
several volumes of The P%hotogra-
phic History of The War" These vol
umes contain the celebrated Brady
photographs and are a valuable col
lection 10 the historical literature OF
the war
The response vas given by Com
mander o. D. Stearns and the Post
Joined with him in giving Il vote OF
thanks to the Corps. Short addresses
We're made by Comrades Nolt. Pack
ard and Stearns, following which re-
freshments We're served and a real
social hour enjoyed by all.-Press
Correspondent for Ransom w. n. c.