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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-02-03
LAFAYETTE'S NEW PRESIDENT

College presidencies come easily
to the MacCracken family. DR.. Henry
M. MacCracken was at the head of
New York university for years: his
son. Henry NJ, was elected president
OF Vassar. and now another son. John
Henry, has been made president OF
Lafayette college at Easton, Pa.
John Henry MacCracken was born
in 1875 and graduated from New York
university at the age OF nineteen
years. after several years OF study in
Heidelberg and Halle, Germany. he
joined the faculty of his alma mater.
In 1899 he became president OF West
minister college. Missouri. holding the
position for four years. resigning to
become syndic aud professor of poll
tics at New York university. As pro-
lessor Of politics he has given courses
In the graduate school on municipal
government, being one of the first in
America to offer courses on city plan.
ming, city charters and charter max
Ing, municipal finance and municipal
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ASKED SPEAKER FOR A SONG
And 6ibuIous Gentleman Escaped
Anger Of Dlgnified Head of Brit
ish Parliament

hr. Balfour Is credited with know
ing more good stories about the Brit
ish house of commons than any other
member. One of his best IL the fol-
lowing. which he told ut public din
ner some time ago:
Il remember hearing OF distin-
guished gentleman" he said, who re-
ported In the press gallery Just about
one hundred years ago. He had had
an excellent dinner. washed down
with excellent wine. He was bored
with the debate. He was weariad with
the superflulty OF rhetoric. which pre-
vailed just as much one hundred years
ago as today. He got bored. and he
got up and asked the speaker for
song.
The speaker of that day was Mr.
Addington, a gentleman who was moth
ing. IL not proper. The whole house.
except the speaker. was coRvulsed
with laughter.
The sergeant-at-arms was appealed
to. He wont to the gallery and he In
CURED. The culprit retained the pres
ence OF mind to point to a respectable
Quaker sitting below him, and this
unfortunate gentleman was actually
taken into custody"
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TALK ON WESTERN
CANADA.
You Don't Have to Lie About
Canada-The Simple Truth
Is Enough.

The natural resources of the coun-
try are 80 vast that they cannot be
told in mere figures. Man can only
tell OF what tiny portions have done.
he can only say. Il am more pros
porous than / ever expected to be-"
And yet If a farmer expects to sue
coed on land that he has been forced
to pay $50 to 500 an acre for he ought
TO feel assured of attaining prosperity
when he finds the richest prairie soil
at his disposal absolutely free. IL he
has a little capital. let him invest IL
all In live stock and farm implements
he will find himself ten years ahead
OF the game. Some day such a chance
will not be found anywhere on the
face OF the globe. But now the same
opportunities await you as awaited
the pioneer and not one hundredth
part of the difficulties he encountered
and overcame. Success in Canada ia
made up Of two things. natural re-
sources and human labor. Canada
has the one and you the other. A
postal card stands between you and
the Canadian government agent. If
you don't hold these two forces and
enjoy the fruits of the result 1t is your
own fault.
Debt and Canada Will Not Stand
Htched.
You want a coy home, a free life,
and sufficient income. You want edu-
cation for your children, and some
pleasure for your wife. You want in
dependence. Your burden has been
heavy, and your farm hasn't paid.
You work hard and are discouraged.
You require a change. There Is a
goal within sight, where your children
will have advantages. You can get a
home in Western Canada. freedom.
where your ambitions can be fulfilled.
IL the Prairie Provinces of Canada are
full OF Successful Farmers why should
you prove the exception? Haven't you
got brains, experience. courage? Then
prove what these are capable OF when
put on trial. II is encouraging to
know that there Is one country in the
world where poverty Is no barrier to
wealth; own your own car; own your
self; be somebody.
For facts write TO any Canadian
government agent. Advertisement
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1.-THE BATTLE IS THE LORDS

This war has given the greatest
blow to the drink traffic the world
has ever known. While empires are
tottering, statesmen and people are
beginning to realize the dangers OF al
cohol. and all nations are recommend.
ing total abstinence to their soldiers"
says Miss Agnes e. Slack OF England,
honorary secretary OF the Worlds
w. G. T. u. AS one magazine writer
well puts It: That some Of the cruel
consequences OF war should be unex.
pectedly Offset by a great social and
economic reform is one of the ironies
OF circumstances"
The stars in their courses are fight
ing for the destruction OF the liquor
traffic.
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PUT AWAY THE eINMILLs.

This is the way the Line-O-Type
or Two" column of the Chicago Trib-
une sizes up the situation:
IF one is charitably disposed-as
most of us are-he had better keep
away from the poor parts OF the city,
and mediate at long range on the
misery OF the submerged fraction
Nothing more quickly dries the springs
OF sympathy than the sight OF string
Of ginmills doing a thriving business.
Here swarm the heads OF families to
fling away their wages, and we are
asked TO commiserate and support
their wretched progeny"
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1tGlnAl PA. q
MaaRkNWlIlty
SE 49,
ALCOHOL AND THE MAN.

Why should the sale and manufac.
ture OF alcoholic liquor be prohibited
In our own country and In all the
countries of the world? The answer,
says DR.. Carolyn Geisel. in her lecture
on alcohol and the Man Himself" II
found In the brain and body OF man.
She shows a chart containing the pho
tographs OF two brain cells--one from
the brain OF normal man who had
worked all his life for the good OF
humanity and beQueathed his body
after death to the dissecting table:
the other from the brain of an alco-
holic, victim OF the liquor traflic.
who had gone to Paris and dieu in dis
grace. and whose body was taken to
the clinique. where the bodies OF
criminals. paupers and detectives are
used for dissection. The picture of
the two brain cells shows the normal
with Its multitude OF fine flbers. all
elastic for the life vibrations like n
beautiful plume OF feathers, end the
abnormal. a mere skeleton OF what IL
once was. distorted. stunted and thick.
ened, all the finest filaments gone
and what is left too stiff to feel except
dimly any call OF the living spirit.
Why doesn't man stop drinking
when he knows II Is injuring him?
This is answered by a chart contain.
ing picture Of one OF the nerve GEN.
ters OF the brain. 1t. too. is feathery
In general form and all it's fronds are
In curving or bending lines. as IL wav-
Ing or moving, except one. That is a
short little straight line coming direct
from the nerve center in a lateral dI.
rection. 1t is the inhibitory nerve
the one that says no" All the 9TH
ers are nerves Of action. OF impulse;
this alone is the curb, the check, the
brake. Alcohol attacks this nerve,
softens. weakens and destroys II. In
the brain of an alcoholic II IL absolute
ly gone; how can the man say MOI"
The will power which he had in his
normal state is poisoned and wound.
ed. and It hardens until II dies. He Is
utterly dependent on outside control
for safety.
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PETER COOPER HEWITT

Wireless conversations between
Europe and America at low cost, the
transmission from one city to another
OF every sound uttered during an
opera performance, power to converse
daily without leaving home, with a
friend crossing the Atlantic, and,
principally for military purposes at
present, ability TO keep up steady con-
versatiOn between a dirigible and per
sons on land, or between heads of al
lied armies with none but the two
persons talking able to catch q sylla-
BILE OF the conversation-these are
some Of the things a New York inven-
tors 1S-year study of mercury vapor
in a vacuum now promises to add to
the maryels Of science.
The inventor is Peter Cooper
Hewitt, a slender. MISUNDERSTANDING
middle-aged man who saves 40 min
utes of each day by having his tea
served in one of his FIVE laboratories
high up in the tower of Madison
Square garden, in New York city. He
can't waste the time Il would take to 3
his five floors-for he occuJies every
Mr. Hewitt is the son of the late
the grandson of the Pete Cooper VIII,
Uuion. His ancestors were French an
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IS CHILD GROSS.
FEVER|SH. SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give. California
Syrup of FiuS."

Children love this fruit laxative.
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply win not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result Is
tney become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross. half-sick. feverish, don't eat.
sleep or act naturally. breath is bad.
system full Of cold. has sore throat.
stonach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See il tongue is coated. then
give a teaspoonful CT California
Syrup Of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste. sour bile and
andigested food passes out OF the sys-
fem. and you have u well child again.
Millions of mothers give California
syrup OF Figs" because 1t is perfectly
harmless; children love II. and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
Of California Syrup OF Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
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PRESIDENT WILSON OBEYS HIM

Although President Wilson has a
cabinet to advise him, he is not bound
TO follow its advice. There Is one
consultant, however, whose word is
practically law to him, and who acts
az his personal guardian. This is the
official White House physician, and in
Woodrow Wilson's case it is DR.. Cary
T. Grayson, U. s. n.
Aside from being his medical ad-
wiser, Doctor Grayson-or Past AS
ststant Surgeon Grayson, to use the
navy title-is one of the few close per
sonal friends the president has in
Washington. He accompanies the
chief executive wherever he goes, ad.
vises him about what he shall eat and
what he shall wear, suggests the prop
er hours of recreation and work and
tells him what he should and should
not do in the way of labor.
Doctor Grayson formerly was
ships physician on the presidents
yacht Mayhower II was President
Taft who summarized him IN fha uyb{ta
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-02-03

The last presidential utterance on
shows a disposition TO dodge the con
flict in the interest OF having his
measures adopted. Is there any meas
ure which he still has for adoption
more important than respect for the
Constitution in spirit as well as let
ter? The views with which the pres.
dent ~ credited show a disposition to
surrender Independent action TO party
spirit
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TAXPAYERS BEGINNING TO SEE

The liquor traffic costs more each
year than our whole civil service, our
army. navy and congress; the river,
harbor and pension bills; all we pay
for local government; all national,
state and county debts; and all the
schools in the country. In fact, this
government pays more for liquor than
for every kind OF government.-LiIlia
NJ. Mitchell, president Kansas w. C..
T. u.
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MOST VALUABLE ASSET.

The most valuable asset OF any state
and nation is it's people. The wisest
financierIng is that which will save tho
people from drunkenness, poverty and
crime and all the natural PRODUCTS
Of the liquor traffic. A state or nation
can make no mistake even from a
monetary standpoint In DESIGNATING it.
self from such a business. Lillian VI.
". Stevens.
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TROUBLES EXAGGERATED.

The liquor journals would have Us
believe that West Virginia's FIRST
months experience with the new tenn
pcrancc law has been q sad and dis
neartening one" because. they say, the
state Is full OF blind tigers" and
liquor hides" Well. so Is Illinois and
Ohio and New York and all the other
vet states
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Not a Can-nlhal.

Little Dorothy. whose father owned
canning factory. went to Sunday
school for the first time, bat soon
came running home screaming at the
top OF her voice.
why, Dorothy" said the father.
what is the matter?"
20. daddy" she cried Don't let
them do 1t. will you?"
DO what, my child?'
Don't let them can me-" she
sobbed.
Can you? What do you mcan7"
why. the teacher said for every
body to sing Can little child Hike
me- and then ] ran away sore they
did IT,"
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RAps JOHN eARLeYcoRN.

Notice has been posted at the Joliet
works OF the Illinois Steel company.
discouraging the use of liquOr. Any
employee using liquor while on duty
will be discharged, and in making pro
motions only those who c. not drink
viii receive confederation.
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GERMANY'S MASTER SPY,

Three years ago Georg Steinhauer
spent a night in Buckingham palace,
shook hands with King George and
was the friend of many prominent
Englishmen, for he was a member of
the suite OF Emperor William when he
attended the unwilling of the Queen
Victoria Memorial in 1911. Since then
he has been the head OF the spy sys-
tenn In Great Britain and the most
sinister foe OF that country. He sits
in an office in the palace at Potsdam.
the center of n web OF espionage that
covers England. Scotland, Ireland and
Wales. and It is doubtful if any other
living man knows as much about those
countries as does Herr Steinhauer.
The devices originated by Stein
hauer to aid the activities of his sub
ordinates are too numerous to dwell
upon in any detail. II was he who
invented the system OF signaling BY
automobile and bicycle headlights
from points on the English or Scotch
coast Tn Snhnna ~
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sea IL was ne who realized
uniform OF boy which has caused all Kinds
vi sadenPowel Hts
from the heart
Scottish
ruc highways
'''
the fact that Of ns
Britain
SO guarded that only
the -""N'
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LOOK YOUR BEST
AZ to Your Hair and skin, cuticurn
Will Help You. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and yurify. the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant super-creamy emollients pre-
serve the natural purity and beauty
OF the skin under conditions which,
II neglected, tend 10 produce a state
OF irritation and Disagreement.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. KY,
Boston. Sold verywhere.-Adv.
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Georgia Wood Pangborn. writing a
story I'm the WOman's Home Compan
ion, says of one Of her characters:
He's a man. and cant cry. so he
has TO say damn"
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Impressionistic.

Rankin understand our friend.
Daubensplatter, won first prize at the
cubist art exhibition
Phyle-Yes, he won a thousand dol
lars.
But l did not know he belonged
to that school"
He doesn't. but the committee got
his picture upside down by mistake
and the judges thought it was mas
terpiece. "-Youngstown Telegram.
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II the soldier must give up alcohol
because IL interferes with his EN-
,iency. why should not the civilian pro
note his efficiency by giving II up2--.
William Jennings Bryan.
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Love sometimes induces a woman
to be miserable with the wrong man
rather than be happy with the right
one.
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This administration may be a ire
mendous success. but only the prcsf
dent and few Democrats have found
II out Philadelphia Press.
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IT'S or.

How about you and that telephone
girl?"
she has sent me back rny solitaire. -
Ring off. eh?"
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There are lots of people who speak
twice before they think.
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Presid
DIV
Doctor Grayson
old
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he of
philosophy
branch OF the
served LOT many member
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Most girls quit having their pictures
taken after they get married.
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Your own photograph always
sounds better than your neighbor'a.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-27
Use of Concrete
On the Farm
Is Increasing

With the rapid decrease Of our
timber supply and the resulting In
crease In the price Of lumber there
has come a necessary demand for a
new building material. Nowhere has
this demand been felt more keenly
than on the American farm. where
lumber has till now been practically
the only building material. On ac-
count, however, of the farmers near
ness to the timber itself, he has been
the last one to feel the full effect OF
the shortage.
In concrete a building material has
been discovered that in many instances
has proved to be far superior to lum-
Der, brick or-building stones on &C
count of it's durability, economy, and
safety from fire loss. Moreover, 1t
IAN very often be used at the most
convenient time by the farmer himself
with very little assistance.
Frequently cement users have made
costly mistakes by not informing
themselves properly before starting
their work, concerning the correct
methods Of making good concrete. For
this purpose the following materials
are necessary: Cd cement; CD sand;
CD gravel or crushed stone; and 90
water.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-27
COMBATING ORCHARD ENEMIES
BY W. H. CHANDLER

Spraying Is done for the purpose OF
preventing injury to the fruit. foliage
and wood Of trees and other plants
caused by disease and insects.
Diseases Of plants may be caused
by the growth in the tissues of bac-
terra or fungi. Bacteria usually grow
beneath the surface and can not be
combated by means Of spraying. Some
fungi grow upon the surface. sending
feeding organs down into the tissue
from which they secure nourishment
from the plant sap. These fungi are
reproduced by means of spores which
are carried in the air until they settle
upon leaf, fruit or wood where they
terminate and grow, becoming the in
furious fungous tissue. II the leaves
or fruit are covered with substance
which is poisonous to the fungus the
spores will be killed at the time they
terminate. Substances that thus pre-
vent the growth Of terminating spores
are called fungicides. As q rule these
fungictdes must be applied in summer
when the fruit or foliage is likely to
be infected. However in the case OF
very few diseases like peach leaf curl,
spraying in the early spring before
growth starts Is successful.
The two most important fungicides
(sprays to prevent fungous diseases)
for summer spraying are Bordeaux
mixture and lime-sulphur.
We have two classes of insecticides
(sprays to kill insects). For insects
that eat from the surface Of the plant
a noison on the leaves or fruit will
kill the insect Usually the spray used
in this case is some compound contain
ing arsenic. The most important in
secticide is arsenate of lead.
There are also insecticides used to
kill insects that do not eat from the
surface, but penetrate the surface with
their beaks and suck the juices from
beneath. It is plain that such an in
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trouble and slight expense will also
make 1t absolutely rat-proof. or
course, perfect drainage is the first
requisite. In a deep, gravelly soil,
where we do not meet with a water
proof clay subsoil. digging a deep
trench, or putting tile in the bottom
is not necessary. Where the subsoil
does not allow the free passage of
water, however, the trench should
reach below the frost line and line
Of 3-inch tile placed in the bottom.
connected with a proper outlet. The
lower part of the trench is then filled
with fiat stones, placed so as to give
chance for the free passage of water.
Smaller stones or clnders are placed
upon them. and up to within few
inches of the ground surface. Stand
boards on edge so as to make form
for the concrete Of proper width, say
six or eight inches. Next prepare your
concrete by mixing Portland or other
good cement, one part with three
parts sand, and water enough to make
a putty-like mass, with which the
board form is to be evenly filled up.
This makes a practically indestruct-
ible foundation.
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Cement is therefore only one part
Of concrete mixture. A far greater
proportion of sand and gravel than
cement is required. The quantity of
cement to be used and the strength
Of the concrete depends entirely on
the quality and size of the sand and
gravel and it is of the utmost i'm
oortance that these be Of the right
kind. With an equal amount of ce-
ment far stronger concrete may be
made If the sand and gravel are Of
the proper size and correctly pro-
portioned 1t is sometimes thought
hat any kind of soil Of sandy ma
lure, mixed with a small percentage
Of cement, will make concrete, but
this idea is incorrect.
In the selection Of sand great care
should be used, and attention should
be given to it's quality, for sand con-
tributes from one-third to one-half of
the amount of the materials used in
making concrete.
The largest part of concrete is the
gravel or crushed stone. This should
be clean; that is, free from loan,
clay. or vegetable matter. The water
used for concrete should be c'ean and
free from strong acids and alkalis.
In building a poultry house with a
concrete foundation, little extra
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did the same thing unconsciously, the
cause of rot not then being definitely
known. These modern methods con-
sist in impregnating the timber. after
it Is air-dried, with some substance
which either calks the openings to
keep out the moisture. or poisons tho
woods SO that the fungi are killed.
Wood preservation" has recently
come to mean, to the general pubic,
the use Of creosote, either as an ex-
ternal application or forced into tho
tissues Of the wood. Treatment VIA
creosote, though considered new
thing in this country, has been used
in England and France for long
time, especially with railroad ties.
Treating companies there guarantee
treated beech ties for Is years serv-
ice, when, untreated, they would not
last two years. Even in this country
there are millions Of ties, poles and
posts treated every year. Their dura-
bility Is thereby increased two, three
and sometimes ten fold.