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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-03

If you're reducing, keep
this in mind
Nothing is gained in buying
clothing because it's Cheap
You must buy where you
know you'll get full value for
your money.
Our time honored policy
your money back if you want
it" backs everything we sell.
You simply can't be dissat'
ished.
Fall suits, $l8 to S4S.
Fall overcoats, SIS to S4l.
Big men needn't reduce TO be 0'tod
here.
We cut suits and overcoats a. large
as 81 chest-in a liberal range tor 49,
lection.
~"Scotch Mist" coats are
ideal for Fall motoring.
Some are made to button
close at the neck when neces'
sary.
Some are double breasted
gives an extra thickness where
the wind strikes.
Scotch Mists," rainproof, SIS 70 So
'Rsgshred trade max.
ROGERS PIET COMPANY
Three Broadway : ores
Warren st. 18th 81. saith 81
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-19
THE TAX INCREASE

The increase in taxes on farm
lands in Bon Homme County is
clearly shown in the following fig.
ures. The total 1905 taxes on
farm lands IN Bon Homme county
were $54, 3s8 40; in 1912 $68, SAT.
so; in 1918 1922, 994.3s. More
than 1000 increase in six years
during the Crawford, Wesley,
Byrne regime. Gov. Byrne and
his tax commission say the far
mers taxes have been reduced.
inquire at the County Treasurer's
Office for the amount of your 1906
tax and 1918 taxes and find ont
for yourself. Vote for r, o Rich.
ards for Governor, IN the March
primaries. 90 as to clear up the
spoils system and hold dnRp the
taxes.-Adv.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-19
OBITUARY

Mr.. Robert Gum died at his
home in this city last Friday morn
ing at Z 80 O'clock, aged Sc years,
l month and 10 days. Mr.. Gum
had been unable to do very much
manual labor for some time on &C
count of rheumatism, and of late
be has experienced ONE trouble
with his heart, although he was
out doing chores about the barn
the day before he died. Thursday
evening he had a fainting spell but
soon rallied and went to bed. In
the morning he attempted to get
up but the exertion was apparently
too much for his heart and he lay
back on the bed and died without
a struggle.
Mr.. Gum was born January "a,
1858, in Bruce county, Ontario,
Can. In March 1878 he came to
South Dakota with his parents
who settled on a homestead three
miles east of the present city Of
Scotland. He was united in mar.
riage to Miss Ampheus Brown on
June 20, 1888, and settled upon a
homestead three and one hall
miles east of Scotland. Here the
family resided until 1894 when
they moved to town. Besides the
wife the deceased is survived by
two son and four daughters,
George, Susie, Mrs. Albert Berthe
son, of Pukwana, Della, Leata
aud Robert. He also leaves two
brothers, Hugh G. of Scotland and
Finley of Huron, who were al
present at the funeral. Funeral
services were held in the Presby-
terrain church Sunday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. A. F. Ploetz.
Dearest father, you have left u.s.,
Never more on earth to roam.
For the hand of God hath beckoned
You to your eternal home.
While today our hearts are bleedin g
And Jul eyes with tears o'erfow
We look to God in Heaven
For strength to bear our woe.
We shall never hear your footsteps
Nor your cheerful voice again,
But we know that you are resting,
Free from all your earthly pain
We shall miss you, Dearest Father,
Miss you more than tongue can
tell
But some day we hope to meet yon
In the home where the angels
dwell.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-19
For Pianos see W. II. Miller.

LII lduO6 sco w. II. WliIoF.-
Adv.
Robert Gum Jr., who is en-
ployed in the light plant at Wag
ner, was here to attend the funeral
OF his father, returning TO Wagner
Tuesday.
Prof. McVay's father and young
eat sister arrived Tuesday for a
short visit. For several years
they have been living in Indiana,
but they lived for many years in
Hand county, and have been spend
ing the winter in ST.. Lawrence.
Jas. Como left last Tuesday for
White Sulphur Springs, Montana.
While he was out there last sum-
mer he purchased so acres from
the ranch owned BY Frank Zol-
nowaky and Philip Schmierer and
has now gone to locate on it.
Mr.. John Cvrk, Of L~esterville,
was in town Tuesday and purchas.
ed the chalk rock house in the
south part Of town from Albert
Reindl. He is q carpenter by
trade and will move here and work
with Mr. Reindl the coming season.
Mr.. Reindl expects to have a crew
of five men this season.
J. =. Ryckman, proprietor 81
the Lyric. went TO Woonsocket
last Saturday evening. he had
not been feeling we'll tor two or
three days, and when he got TO
Woonsockst he committed q physi.
clan who told him he had small
pox, Dr.. Koobs, the health officer
here was notified and as q matter
Of preoaution he promptly closed
the Lyric and disinfected the room.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-19
Gard Of Thanks.

We desire to express our appre-
citation and sincere thanks to u
friends and the Royal Neighbors
who SO kindly assisted us during
the time Of our recent bere ave
ment, also to the Royal Neighbors
for their donations and also for
the beautiful floral offerings.
MRS. ROBERT GUM AND FAMILY
The Spectator., 1914-12-18
DRY QUARTERS ARE
 REQUIRED BY- SHEEP
Beware of Long-Legged, Rangy Animals in Making Selection
 for Breeding Purposes.
CBv R. G. wEATHERSToNE.)

(By R. c. WEATHERSTONE.)
 No man who understands his busi- ness will ever allow his sheep to stand on wet or muddy dirt floors.
 When selecting sheep for breeding beware of the long-legged, rangy breeds. Get those that are close to the ground. There is no money in raising sheep legs.
 If the pastures are short this fall the sheep must have some grain or they will fall back to point where all profit will be lost in bringing them up again.
 When pastures get short the sheep will eat the roots of the grass right out of the ground if too many are kept in one lot. Better feed some grain and save the grass.
 Ever notice that the pastures where sheep are kept grow better grass than those used for horses or COWS?
 A South Dakota man writes that he has kept coyotes and even dogs away from his flock by setting up scare crows in the shape of a man. These he changes from one part of the pas. ture to another every day or two.
The Spectator., 1914-12-18
DO NOT OVERLOOK
 SUPPLY OF HUMUS
Particularly Necessary Where Commercial Fertilizers Are
 Used With Green Crops.

Except on soils nearly or quite vr- gin, there are few farms where hu- mus cannot be used by the soil to great advantage. In many sections where commercial fertilizers have been used for years. to the exclusion of sta ble manures, it has been found neces- sary to grow green crops for blowing under. Where the green crops are used as part of the rotation, so to speak, the exclusive use of conner cial fertilizers can probably be safely continued.
 The best results come from the combined use of stable manures and commercial manures, using the former for blowing under in the spring and the latter for top-dressing or working in just under the surface as the crop grows. In this manner the humus re- luired by the soil is supplied and the fertilizing value of the manure as well. Don't overlook the humus question If you would keep the farm up to the highest standard.
The Spectator., 1914-12-18

(By A. S. ALEXANDER. Wisconsin Ex-
 pertinent Station.)
 Every foal should be the product of intelligent, correct breeding; not hap hazard, hit-and-miss mating.
 Too many misfits and mongrels are produced. They fail to make high class horses, even when properly fed and managed. Born wrong, they do not grow aright It is also lamentably true that many colts born right are raised wrong.
 Every farmer should aim to mate only suitable sires and dams for the production of ideal horses, for the va rious purposes. and then should feed and develop the product perfectly.
 Only a pure-bred sire can beget a grade horse He also must be sound, muscular, prepotent and suitable in type if the colt is to be ideal. This is equally true of his mate. The sire does not necessarily correct, in his progeny, the serious faults of con- formation of his mate. He reproduces only those of his features which are stronger or dominant over the corre- spending features of the mare.
 She stamps as surely upon her on- spring those of her undesirable traits. which are dominant over the core spending traits of the sire. To have a colt born right, so that it will de- velop right, the characters of both sire and dam should be as similar and ideal as possible. Violent crosses should be avoided. The most prepo- tent pure-bred sire should be used. The use of all other sires is mere waste of time and money.
 Given a foal that is born right, its development should not be left to chance or luck. It can only material
The Spectator., 1914-12-18
WORK TEAMS NEED
 THE BEST OF CARE
Furnish Deep, Dry Bedding for Horse at All Times-Treat
 the Animals Kindly.

The best order in feeding is: Water. hay, water again. grain. Never give grain to a tired horse. Let him rest and nibble hay for an hour or two first. Water the horses as often as possible; but let the horse that comes in hot drink & few swallows only.
 Keep a deep. dry bed under the horse while he is in the stable, day or night, on Sundays especially. The more he lies down the longer his legs and feet will last. Never put up a horse dirty or muddy for the night. At least, brush his legs and belly and straighten his hair. In hot weather and in all weather. If the horse is hot. sponge his eyes. nose, dock. the har- ness marks and the inside of his hind quarters when he first comes in.
 When the horse comes in wet with rain, first scrape him. then blanket him and rub his head, neck, loins and legs. If the weather is cold put on an extra blanket in 20 minutes. Speak gently to the horse and do not swear or yell at him. He is a gentleman by instinct and should be treated as such.
The Spectator., 1914-12-18
FARM SCHOOLS
 STATES BACKBONE
FOUR INSTITUTIONS UNIQUE IN HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE
 EDUCATORS.
TRAINING FUTURE FARMERS
Something of the Work That Is Being Accomplished at Jonesboro With
 300 Students Enrolled.

Arkansas has four schools that are unique. No other state, north or south, has four such institutions like them. They are the four agricultural schools, located in the central part of the four sections of the state. These schools were established four years ago through the efforts of the farmers of the state. Their chief aim is to train the farmer boys and girls to go back to the farms and be sue cessful farmers and home makers. They are schools of the farmers, by the farmers and for the farmers. Each one of them is controlled by local board of five farmers-men who be- lieve in work, rather than theory, and who know that the future of this state depends upon the energy and ability of the boys and girls who will spend their lives on the farms. These schools are called by the farmers "The backbone of the State."
The Spectator., 1914-12-18

and the boys have vaccinated thou sands of hogs. Whenever they vac cinate they always show the owner of the hogs the best way to do it. and they get him to assist in the work, so that after that he can vaccinate his own hogs just as we'll as veteri marian.
 The live stock bought at Jonesboro has paid for itself Every year there is hog sale of three principal breeds, Duroc Jerseys, Poland Chinas and Berkshires. The farmers from all over this district come to these sales and they put their own price on the hogs that are bought. Some of the stock brings fine prices for it Is the best blood and is inoculated against cholera. The Jonesboro hogs have been prize winners at the Berkshire fairs in Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Ar kansas and. wonder of wonders, Iowa Stock judging teams of five Jonesboro boys each, have represented the state of Arkansas at the National Feeders and Breeders Show at Fort Worth, Texas, which is the largest Southern stock show, The American Royal Fat Stock Show of Kansas and in the International Livestock Show at Chicago. which is the largest of its kind in the world. In these great shows, the Jonesboro boys have de. feated teams from the Colleges of Agriculture of Texas, Oklahoma, Kan sas, Nebraska, Missouri, Nevada, Ida ho and Pennsylvania.
 The Soil Work at Jonesboro is un- der W. A. Cope and the boys have made the ground around Jonesboro produce a good deal of feed for the stock. They put up the first silo ill the northeastern part of the state. They made it out of cypress and got the lumber from the surrounding woods. It was an 120 ton silo and cost only $114, counting labor and ma terial. They are now about so siles in Craighead county. For many of these the boys are furnished plans, and good many of them they have helped to build They have plans for concrete. stave and modified Wiscon sin silos of various sizes from 50 to 250 tons, while the girls are canning vegetables for the students, the boys
The Spectator., 1914-12-18

are canning" forage crops for the live stock of ensilage is nothing more or less than canned goods for stock
 At Jonesboro, as at the other three agricultural schools, 1t is work that wins. The boys and girls are there to work, to make themselves more effi. cient. and to become brainy and pros. porous farmers and home keepers. Be. fore they leave school they discover what remarkable things they, them. livestock and homemaking, and they know that farming and the care of the home is the best of all profes. sions-and about the best paying, when 1t is done right. The Jones. boro girls are adopts at preparing food for cooking, and many of them can match any negro nanny" when it comes to cooking it. There is a SD cial course in invalid cooking, for every woman. sometime in her life has to do a good deal of cooking for some invalid-a husband with bad cold, if nothing more. In this course they learn the comparative nourish ing values of different foods. They do all kinds of sewing, from the making of simple stitches up to tailor-made suits and millinery. Tn these days, a woman who can make her own tailor. made suit is the envy of all women. In the heavier lines, they do a great deal of laundry work and considerable mending. The man who marries one of the Jonesboro girls need never fear of holes in his socks or buttons off his coat. But this isn't all, these girls learn how to make home attrac. tive as we'll as comfortable. They know how to select carpets. wall pa. per and paints and how to stencil window curtains, draperies and table covers, they also study home architec ture-a very useful and much neg lected subject Each girl has to plan house complete, and blueprint the plans. These plans include ventilat ing. heating, plumbing, etc Then the i future housewife has to write out the specifications for this home and to fig ure the lumber and masonry bill.
 These are just some of the activities of the Jonesboro students. They are farmer boys and girls who in future
 years are going to make Arkansas a
 great farming state and fill it witl
 attractive, well-ordered and happy
 homes.
The Spectator., 1914-12-18

ize the hereditary possibilities of its breeding if properly nourished. The inadequately fed, and consequently value At least one-half of the growth and weight of horse is attained dur ing the first 12 months of life. That is, therefore, the most important pe- riod in the life of 8 foal.
 The pregnant mare should be fully fed to insure adequate nourishment of her fetus and an abundance of milk for it's reception. She should be as we'll fed while nursing the foal.
 If the foal is to make perfect growth it must, from its earliest days, be provided with oatmeal, then crushed oats and wheat bran and af. forwards an abundance of whole oats. bran. grass, hay and roots. There Is no time in the life of horse when the feeding of oats and bran is 50 profitable. The foal that is not so fed may lack at maturity 25 per cent or more of the size. weight, strength and value possible, through heredity. Overfeeding and pampering must be avoided, however, as they may prove injurious or ruinous.
 Then. too, If care is not taken to train the foal's hoofs properly they may grow crooked and throw the leg bones out of plumb. This will spoil ac- tion and utility at maturity. The feet must be made level and true by ex. pert rasping once a month or so dur ing the growing years. Such trim ming is all-important Postponed 1t soon becomes too late to help; the mischief is done.
 AS the colt is, so will be the horse."
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mer a number of the Jonesboro boys went to the best stock farms in the North and East They not only make money to help pay their board the coming session, but they get pratical experience with live stock under va ried conditions.
 One boy from Craighead county went to Jonesboro two years, then he bought 160 acres in the St. Francis Bottoms and is now paying for the land with the corn, oats, alfalfa and other forage and grain crops. An other Jonesboro boy has rented 1,200 acres in Crittenden county and he is sub-letting part of this tract for shares on the land he is cultivating. He is making good money despite two over flows. By working at the school and on farms during the summer, third Jonesboro boy helped to support his mother and two sisters. He made his money in the summer by running ot crude oil engines in the rice belt. He learned how to run these engines at the Jonesboro School.
 V. c. Kays-a young farmer who knows and does-is principal of the Jonesboro school. Associated with him are other men and women from the farms. These, with the boys and girls, are doing remarkable things at Jonesboro. J. M Ridgell, the fruit man, took the old orchard on the grounds that hadn't borne in six or eight years. MT. Ridgell and the boys wormed, pruned and sprayed the trees this past year Aside from the fruit used in the school from this orchard, peaches. In the new orchard the boys raised between 600 and 700 bushels of sweet potatoes between the rows. After the boys had raised them, the girls canned about 2,000 gallons and they packed away nearly 200 bushels for seed next spring, and while they were canning the potatoes. the girls put in few days of extra work and canned $50 gallons of beans and a good many gallons of tomatoes. In the new orchard the boys have about 20 acres of apple, peach, pear, apricot fig, cherry and plum trees. When Chis orchard comes into full bearing, | will be one of the finest and most pro ductive in the state. It did not cos very much money, but it is going tt make a whole lot of money in tho next five or six years. If anybody i' looking for a young man to run an or chard and make profit, he Is mightl apt to find them at the Jonesbort School Jonesboro Is mighty proud O its stock department under George R Ely and M. D. Helser. When tn school was started about four year gro. they began an active fight ol hoe cholera in the northeastern par v the state Mr. Ely and Nr. Hslss
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of . jovial voice calling. the horns of the reindeer quivered joyfully. their little feet paved the ground. then the whole turnout seemed to leap into the air. and like flash was gone!
 Teddy rubbed his eyes. It was fun ny! He thought he was at the win. dow, but here he was in bed.
 He sat up and looked around tho room. The Ire in the grate had gone out. but the gray light of the morning was beginning to steal through tho curtains. Teddy slid out of bed and crept softly to the fireplace.
 The stockings were bulging in all directions, as had been their exhilarat. ing wont In other years! He put out his hand and touched one of them gently. It was no dream! The stock ing was full to overflowing!
 With little signing. whispering wheeze of joy and relief Teddy clasped his hands until the knuckles showed as white as the snow outside. Then with a cry of absolute delight he dashed into his mothers room.
 She opened a pair of sleepy eyes at the sound of tho pattering little feet. Teddy threw himself upon her. laugh ing and sobbing.
 'Oh. mother. mother. mothers" he cried. He come after all! Santa Claus did comet Santa Claus did comei He did. he did. hs did!"--Chls cago Daily Newu.
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hung them up at the end of the man. tel he could hardly keep back the tears. How disappointed he and his mother would be when they got up in the morning and found the stockings empty! She leaned over and kissed ham tenderly. Are you tired, dear?" she asked. You don't seem as happy as usual!"
 Teddy assured her, as we'll as he was able for the lump in his throat, that he was perfectly we'll. His moth. CT. like the wise one that she was. didn't press the question. She merely drew up her low rocking chair and sat beside the bed until she thought Ted dy was asleep and then she crept quietly down stairs.
 Teddy lay for long time after she went, watching the frelight flicker on the walls. He couldn't so to sleep and besides what was the use, when there wasn't anything to wake up for? A good many tears rolled out of the cor. ners of his eyes. but he didn't care now.
 He must have lain there for about four or ten hours. he thought. and had just shut his eyes to rest them from the light, when he heard a sound. @ very little bit of a sound He sat up quickly in bed and listened eagerly. because 1t sounded. it really did sound. as if 1t might be sleighbells. In min. ute. he didn't know just how. he was leaning out of the window.
 He didn't feel as if he had walked there at all, but more as if he had just skinned along without. any effort on his part, as If he had been some sort of delightful fish bird. He leaned away out of the window. not feeling a bit afraid of falling, and looked down up- on the street.
 Yes. down there on the street, a plain as day, he could see the reindeer shaking their long horns and prancing until tho bells that seemed almost to cover them filled the air with their musical jingle. And then there was a gleam of red. Somebody was climbing into the sleigh! There was the echo
The Spectator., 1914-12-18
Horticultural Ealrs.

The agricultural fair has played an important part in the history of our country. It has been an educating factor of no small importance as we'll as serving to arouse competition and giving recreation and social enjoy. ment. In this age of agricultural activity when questions of the farm are being forced to the front. wrestled with and overcome, unusual interest is shown in exhibits of live stock. grains. grasses, vegetables and other farm products.
The Spectator., 1914-12-18

u of the stairs that led to the
 VI street and rested his chin in the palm of his hand. Some of the fel- lows came along and hullooed to him, but Teddy didn't answer. He didn't want to play with the fellows just now, for he was battling with great sorrow.
 Tom had said 1t, so 1t must be true, for Tom was eight years old and didn't have to go to bed until o'clock. Ted. dy's hour for retiring was half past z, and he realized that the extra half hour made man of the world out of Tom, while 1t left the unfortunate Ted. dy still baby.
 Tom had stuck his hands into his pockets-Tom's trousers were lovely and rough, just like his father's-and had swaggered around telling all the fellows that there wasn't any Santa Claus! When questioned further, he had said that there used to be. but that this year there wasn't going to be. and there never would be again.
 No Santa Claus! If Teddy hadn't been six years old. he might have cried, but of course one as old as he never cried.
 Teddy wondered if he'd better tell his mother. He decided he wouldn't. Why should his mother, whom he loved so dearly, be made to suffer any longer than was necessary?
 It was hard, though, during the next two weeks, hich seemed like years, not to tell, and when Christmas eve came and his mother gayly brought vo{, e%N
The Spectator., 1914-12-18
home-0roxn Seed Corn.

The best place to obtain seed corn Is from your own fields or in your own neighborhood. selecting a variety that has proved generally successful, says the federal department If you have an established and reliable corn breeder in your neighborhood. 1t will be safe and often will pay to get your seed from him.