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The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-24
THE CALL OF THE NEW YEAR

Christian man sat in the Masters presence
thinking of the coming of the new year. 1t was
a good but solemn thing to do The mans
thoughts In that presence ran thus: Seeing him
am sure that every year is the year Of our
Lord 1t ought to be begun, continued and
ended In him. He will be with me all the days
My days must be in his hands" The Christian
man continued his medation-always in his pres.
ence, What sort Of man ought to be, this year
and all years?" The answer came out of an old
word which had new meaning. In his presence:
Complete in him." Again he asked: what kind
OF work ought to do this year and all years?"
The centuries fade away and he seems to hear
again: Whatsoever he saith unto you do it." He
asked again; Where shall go TO. be his man and
do his wcra?" Once more old words leap into
new times; To your household, to your neighbor,
and to all the world" How can do all this 7"
The entrance of his word gveth light" therefore
give yourself to Bible study; mot by might nor
by power but by my Spirit. saith the Lord Of
hosts" therefore give yourself to prayer; 81 can
do all things through Christ" therefore give your
self to work; in all things he shall have the pre-.
eminence," therefore give yourself to him. And
the man arose from the meditation to make the
new year and all years. years of the Lord And
the Master arose and went with the man Bishop
Mcdowell
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in Scotland and England. The first visitor to
house on New Years morning had the privilege OF
kissing the person that opened the door. Perhaps
there is "reminiscences Of ancient fire worship In
the Shropshire custom Of stirring the fire on New
Years morning before uttering word.
Although there are few houses where New
Years day is observed with Its oldtime hospital
ity the day is not wholly divorced from the
thought of good things to eat The ridiculous New
Years eve dinners In the broadway restaurants
have no special significance but there are certain
dishes inseparably associated with the day.
One OF these is roast goose, which Is perhaps
more liked In England than America. But even
more characteristic are those admirable little
cakes which come from Germany, and which are
imported In tin boxes. German cooks have made
them for centuries, have lavished their time and
energy on new designs and new navors, and the
result Is a cake excellent that 1t must always
be the special delight of the New Year feast This
point OF ritual. surely. must be left US.
So excellent Is the German New Years cake
that 1t cannot be used for charm like the New
Years eve cake of Ireland For this was thrown
against the wall and broken into pieces The first
fragment to touch the ground was eagerly sought,
for he who ate 1t was sure Of years happiness.
There was much pleasure in the baking of the
cake. 1t was placed on a gridiron before the open
fire, and incanations were sung to secure the sue
cess of the charm.
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Wild oats brings its sown reward.
Some ends seem to justify the
means
High words are only too frequently
low ones.
A bad egg seldom grows good as he
grows old.
Look out for open grain bins and
foundered colts
Begin farming early In life. and
early In the day.
Mans bundle Of habits-woman
habit OF bundles.
The boy who smokes cigarettes will
have many regrets
It's dollars to doughnuts that the
lousy calf becomes the measly COW.
Life's deepest chuck-hole is just be-
yond the pavement Of good intentions.
A dust mulch on the Bible is not the
best way to grow crop Of right living.
The secret Of winter eggs is good
stock. good care. and good manage
ment.
The farmer who has any wisdom at
all won't be lifetime finding out how
to live.
There is no fool like the one who
parts with his money before 1t is
earned.
Frequently when a farm has been
improved" 1t has rather been detri-
mented.
Happy is the farmer who can 60 to
town when he pleases. and come away
pleased.
Initiative is one Of the rare things
of the world, and correspondingly
valuable.
1t is entirely proper that prescrip-
tion given by quack should be taken
BY goose.
A farmer feels most like a farmer
when he feels natural. and that Is
when he is In the field at work
A man may be sharp as tack. and
be very much unlike the tack. for his
head and sharpness are all at the same
end.
In the scheme Of things the scold
may have been placed ON earth to
serve to make us glad that we cannot
live and listen always.
The old-fashioned man paints the
barn because 1t is good for the barn.
but when he paints the house he acts
as though 1t was merely to please his
wife.
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SOUND ADVICE TO FARMERS
Omaha Agricultural College Says Pay
More Attention to Food Prod. =
ucts and Less to Cotton.

Under the caption. Suggestions to
Farmers, the following advice to the
farmers of the state has been issued
from the extension division Of Okla
homa Agricultural and Mechanical
college at saltwater:
War In Europe means ruin for the
American cotton farmer. The sys-
TEN is wrong or this would not be
true. Now is the opportune time to
change the system.
The price Of cotton Is nearly sure
to be low for year or more, and the
price of food products is sure to be
high.
Increase the production of food
products.
Decrease the production of cotton
next year.
Store the cotton you have and sell
1t as the price justifies.
In the meantime get hen, a COW,
pig, as many Of them as you have
feed for.
Can up the food products that can.
not be profltably marketed now, such
as pumpkins. sweet potatoes, apples,
etc.
Get home Gamer, or, better still,
make one out Of two old tubs and one
good one. 1t will cost less than
dollar.
Plant garden. Get the ground
ready now. Manure 1t and pillow 1t
deep before freezing weather. Get
the seed now. Save the seed you
have. or have the children do 1t.
Seed that will cost money In the
spring can be secured now with little
effort.
The production OF home supplies
and food products is the basis Of all
safe farming.
Safe farming commands credit In
any money market.
Safety first. and low interest will
follow.
Farm by safe system, and Okla.
homa will prosper in spite OF the war
in Europe.
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NOT DEPENDENT ON COTTON
Southern Farmer Who Sets Out to Get
More From His Land May Do So
by Good Diversification.

After all, the cotton growers Of the
South will not fare SO badly because of
the European war;" said Col. H. l.
Holt Of Birmingham, Ala, to Wash
ington Post reporter the other day.
This years crop was SO big that had
there not been European war the
price of the staple would not have been
high, Before the crop was made we
we're talking about 10 and IA cent. cot.
ton, but when the government report
indicated that nearly. II not quite, as
much cotton was grown as in 1911,
when the highest mark was reached,
the market became weak. | doubt II
we should have received more than 8
or 9la cents As 1t is. cotton is selling
at 7h cents and is moving up fast to
the eight-eent level.
There seems to be a decided i'm.
provement in general trade. This cot
ton scare has had its good effect. Many
farmers already are making plans for
diversifying their crop next year.
know Of one farmer who has shown
the possibilities of planting small
grain. In 1918 he made 1,100 bushels
of oats on Is acres and this year he
made 600 bushels on ten acres. He
has been getting 81 a bushel for his
oats from his neighbors. His yield
OF cotton, he told me. is a bale and a
half to the acre. So you see the south.
ern farmer who sets about to make his
land pay all that is possible can do
SO. He need not be dependent on any
one crop All that the land in the
South needs is little fertilizer prop
erly applied, intelligent diversification.
and rotation of crops. and it will Day
as well as any farming land of the
western states"
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THE NEW YEAR.

Julia Ward Howe was no believer in New Years
resolutions. I'VE should make and keep good
resolutions all the year round" the celebrated
author once said in Boston II am no great be-
lever in New Years vows. for. although they are
splendid things. they really don't amount to much
more than Oliver Wendell Holmes tobacco reso-
luton.
Mr.. Holiness with affected gravity, said to
friend on the first day Of the year: really must
not smoke SO persistenty; must turn over a
new leaf-a tobacco leaf-and have a cigar only
after each'-here he paused as II to say meal ,
but he continued-'after each cigar"
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WORK PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR
Director Of Alahama Experiment Sta
tlon Urges Farmers to Substitute
Food Crops for Cotton.

fBy T. r. DUGGAR. Director. Alabama
Experiment Stationl
What are the most advisable sub
stitutes for cotton? In seeking an an
swer to this question We must keep
in mind. first, the present and pq
pective high prices for food products,
including all grains and meats, as
result OF the European war, and. sec
ond, the necessity for farmers spend
ing no money next year for any crops
or products that they can grow at
home.
The general principles that should
govern in the substituting Of other
products in part for cotton are chief
ly the following:
l. Produce an ample amount Of
crops that can be consumed on the
farm, thus eliminating the too-custom-
ary expenditure for shipped-in corn.
oats, hay. canned goods. meat. lard.
etc.
2. Produce for sale a surplus OF
those staple food crops or products
that are in wide demand, e. g., corn.
oats. wheat. pork, beef, butter. etc.
3. Prepare pasture of such kinds
that the hogs, cattle, colts and other
live stock may be able to pay profit
able rental for the pasture lands.
4. Grow limited amounts OF those
crops that the local market will con-
sumo In limited amounts. such as
sugar cane, sweet potatoes. melons
and other truck crops: but remember
that competition in 1915 win probably
be stronger In the production and
sale OF these perishable products, and
that hard times may decrease the pur-
chasing power of the local consumers.
S. Devote attention to the minor in
dustries on the farm, such as poul-
try. gardening and canning. both in
order to save expenses and to in
crease by ever so little the total
sales.
6. Utilize as much as practicable OF !
the poorest land for growing soil
improving crops, SO that the farm
may be producing fertilizer in 1915.
which will certainly be salable in 1916
in the form OF increased yields OF
cotton, corn and all other crops. More
over, cowpeas. velvet beans or other
legumes thus grown largely for soil
improvement can also be profitably
utilized In 1915. either for seed produc-
ton, hay or pasturage.
Z. Whenever possible make the hog
one of the sale products of the farm;
this cannot be done with profit chief.
ly on corn, but 1t can be done by pro-
viding an abundance Of suitable pas
lures and Of special hog crops, such as
peanuts, soy beans, velvet beans. etc.
and by taking precautions that are
now practicable against hog cholera.
s. Increase the number OF live stock
on the farm. and especially retain or
add to the number of heifers and
cows.
3. Substitute brood mares for
part Of the mules wherever financial
conditions. supervision and decreased
farm work make this practicable
10. Organize farmers clubs in each
community with special reference to
cooperative marketing.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-24
A CASUAL OBSERVATION.

We are living in an age of exceptional cul
ture,' said the woman with angular features.
"Mebbe we are" said Farmer Corntossel But
can't help noticin' that people walk right IN to
the news stand to buy some pretty fluffy stun.
while It takes mighty good book agent to work
on a set OF Shakespeare" lrlF
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Farming a Profession.

Farming Is profession no less i'm.
portant nor less difficult to master
than many Of the so-called learned
professions, and the man who believes
that farming is foolproof occupation
will usually make an abiect failure Of
the business.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-24
Home Credits.

The farmer who. through diversified
farming which includes live stock, is
constantly building up his farm, Is not
much interested in the rural credit
bill. He can always get all the credit
he needs at home.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-24
What to Get In Town.

As YOU start to town and think of
something you ought to get that would
be good for you. get It; and II you
think Of something that you want that
would not be good for you. forget It.
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Let Re.ulta snsak

II you have planned something dit
ferent for your farm tell 1t not to
doubling man. but put 1t into practice
In the field. or in the barnyard, and
let results speak for themselves.
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unprofitahls poois-

Unless you are interested In the un.
dertaking business, the pools Of stag
nant water along the roadsides are not
profitable to you
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rimss Have chanosd.

Do not be contented to farm as your
father farmed. Remember that be may
not have had your opportunities or
your resources and marketS
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Give us of your white bread.
But none Of your grey,
Hogmena, Hogmena,
Give US cake and cheese and let us go
away"
As they sang they collected what they called
their "farls"-oaten cake and cheese. From this
developed the Letting in" of the new year Par
ties Of men and boys went through the town. They
stopped at the front door of every house and sang
until they were admitted Then they received
small gift of money. went through the house and
left by the back door. That a man should be the
first visitor OF the year was general belief In
the British isles for centuries, nor Is 1t yet ex
tnct.
In Scotland the ceremony of "frst.footng' has
almost entirely died out but in some of the re-
moter parts OF that country it is pleasantly re-
membered. At the approach of IL on New Years
eve hot pint" was prepared. This was a kettle
of warm spiced or sweetened ale with liberal
infusion of spirits. When the clock struck, every
member of the family drank to the new year.
Then the elders of the family went out into the
street. carrying the kettle of spiced ale and
supply OF buns. cakes bread. and cheese. When
they met a party of friends similarly engaged,
they stopped to exchange greetings and sips OF
ale. They went to the houses of their neighbors.
sent the kettle from friend to friend, and spent
the hours before dawn in sociability and good
cheer If they were the first to enter house after
twelve o'clock they were the "irstfoot" and re-
ceived especial favor
In England, the frstfooting parties we're made
up generally of the poor boys OF the village. who
carried ''wassail-bowl' decorated with ribbons,
and received In return for their proffered drinks
and good wishes cakes and cups of ale. But in
Scotland as recently as 100 years ago frstfooting
was democratic social institution. in which few
were too proud to share. The principal streets
OF Edinburgh 1t is said, were more crowded be.
tween twelve and one on New Years day morning
than at noon on business days
simple ceremony. not yet obsolete, consisted
In unbarring the front door as the clock struck
twelve. to let the old year out and the new year
in. In the Island of Guernsey the children paraded
the streets carrying the effgy OF a man. emble.
matte OF the dying year. This they buried at
midnight on the seashore. with elaborate ritual
At Burghhead in Morayshire, they kept New
Years eve by Burning the clavie." They made
huge piles OF herring barrels. and set fire to them
with peat The burning embers they carried home
to their houses as a protection against whatever
evils the year might bring.
On New Years day the Scotch OF bygone gen.
erations believed no fire should 20 out OF the
house. II 1t were given. misfortune might be pre-
sented by throwing burning peat into tub Of
water.
There Is something suggestive of the Russian
Easter In one "hrst-footing" custom once popular
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is another custom observed at this time. which is
called among mumming; which is changing
OF clothes between men and women: who when
dressed in each others habits go from one neigh
bor's house to another and make merry with
them In disguise by dancing and singing, and
such like merriments II were to be
wished this custom which Is still so common
among us at this season OF the year were laid
aside: 1t is directly opposite to the word OF
God"
II Is possible that "mumming'' is related in
some way to the performance which marked Hog
manay'' in England and Scotland "Hogmanay"
was the last day Of the year. Some scholars think
the word comes from the Greek "agia mene,"
f'holy month') others from the Saxon 'halig
monath," which has the same meaning; still others
from the French phrase "Au gui menez" ITO the
mlstletoe got"o which mummers anciently cried
In France at Christmas. or from "Au gueux
menez." t"Bring to the beggars'') Whatever the
origin OF the word may be. Hogmanay was the
time for much amateur begging,
The children went from house to house, singing
such songs as
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X grandfathers did not give up $50
each for the privilege OF spending
New Years eve in crowded restaur,
ants. Neither did they. at the stroke
OF twelve. put on caps OF colored
paper ring COW bells. and throw con-
5etti at strangers, Yet We, who rldl
eule their traditions and superstitions.
can find. II seems. no more satIsfac-
tory way In which to speed the old
year and welcome the new.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-21

Washington, d G, Feb. . ~ IT,
liam Benton executed III j9afez by
the rebels was legally court mafbal-
ed re was found guilty OF paroei-
poting in plot against the lie OF
fhe Mexican General Villa. THIS Is
the report OF consul Edwards to 3ae
state Departmont He also reported
that Villa acted within bis rights N
sending Benton before a eaur1 mar
tiaI for trial Edwards complete re-
mort has not been made public pui
a copy has been sent to Amhassador
Rice OF Great Britain. This was
cabled to London. II is unknown
whether this will satisfy British ao-
tborities or not, although seere'
tary BRYAN expresses hopetulness
The danger OF an immediate ihtefna-
tional crisis is aYerted.
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limited STATES MAY
Be ASKED TO AC |
GREAT BRITAIN TO SEEK SALTS
FACTION FOR THE DEATH
OF BENTON.
n.;u probahly Insist that the Ameri.
ran Government Afford Protec-
ton for british Subjects in
the Future.
Bv the United Press,

London. Feb. 2l.-That Great
Britain will insist on the United
States obtaining satisfaction LOT the
death of William Fl. Benton, a
British subject, and to afford real
protection to Englishmen in Mexico
in the future. was the constructor
placed by today's afternoon papers
in an informal statement from the
foreign office. This statement mere
" said that the Benton matter was
in the hands of the government al
Washington. but added that ms
United States promised protect -
to British subjects. Diplomats pc
lieve this indicated that the govern
ment intends to insist that the Unit
ed States act.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-21
CREW Of TWENTY
BELIEVED PEnIsHE0
THREE .tR!t SAVED FROM
STEAMER HIT oIEE!>
pEoHtBi.I LOST.
believed that Boats in Which the
Twenty Men Lett Ship Have
Been Swamped by the Ter
rife Seas.
BY the United Press.

Norfolk Va. Feb. 21.z2lhe three
men rescued by the breeches buoy
are believed to be the only survivors
of the crew OF the British steamer
Riyerdale which is ashore of Little
island Twenty men, the balance OF
the crew. refused to leave the yes
sci b. the breeches buoy. These
men took TO the life boats al day
break. The wireless dispatches in
dictate that they have not yet been
Kicked ND by any vessels near the
wreck. 4 terrific surf is raging, re-
ouiring several hours hard work to
yet lire aboard the vessel,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-21
HUNDREDS BUTCHERE1
BY GANG OF BANDITS
Thirteen Hundred Men, Women ana
Children MassacieA by White.
VOLTS Outlaws in
China
BY the Associated Press.

Pekin, China Feb. IL It was
learned today that white Volts
bandits" massacred thirteen hundred
men, women and children when they
sacked l.iuan Chow, January -. Tho
victims included Father Rich. je-
suit missionary. Twenty-Five thous-
and government troops are eoAFeFS-
ing now on White Wolf's two thoas-
and troops in an attempt TO eHterml-
nate them
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-21
BRIDGE AND FREIGHT
CARS FALL INTO RIVER

kilgore, Tex, Feb. 2l.-The In
ternatioual and Great Northern Rail
road bridge across the Sabine Riv-
er north OF here and about three
miles south of Longview, fell into
the river with Il half dozen freight
hurt The bridge was built about
twenty years ago and cost about
$50, 900.
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BALL |5 NOMINEE Of
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ANNUAL REPORT
YEARS. WORK
REPORT OF STATE COMMITTEE
SHOWS GROWTH III RING
TIRE YEAR.
BUDGET IS RAISED
rta Committee Asks for Thirteen
lhaueaai Dollars Ter the Work
in t3f i-sieni,et>iip and
Property Value.


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