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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23
START TRAINING BULL EARLY
Inserting Nose Ring 10 Simple and
Short OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Metal Does Not Rust.

A bulls training must be started
early. A light weight ring should be
inserted in his nose when he is from
nine to twelve months old. but under
no circumstances should he be led by
the ring until three or four months
after so that the nose can heal up
we'll.
Inserting the nose ring is a simple
and short operation when properly
done. First tie the bull securely to a
post by the head and horns, then take
a common trocar and cannula, well
sterilized. and push 1t through the
thinnest part of the membrane that
separates the nostrils. withdraw the
trocar. leaving the cannula In the open
ing. Put one end OF the opened ring
in the pointed end of the cannula and
then carefully withdraw cannula,
which brings the ring into the open
ing and after closing ring and putting
In the screw, the job is done. Before
the operation, the ring should be ex-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23

n you are dairying you ought TO
have a silo, and that means a silage
cutter and an engine, unless you can
arrange with a neighbor to do the
work. II you raise potatoes in any
quantity planter, sprayer. and sure
ly a digger, will perform the work
most economically. Yet it is possible
to get along without these. OF course,
you would not expect to compete very
successfully with growers who have
such improved machinery. This class
Of tools is in use only a portion Of the
year. and it tiesup your capital to your
disadvantage IL you have but little to
begin with. There are certain things
that every farmer is expected to have,
such as wagons. plows, harrows. now
ing machine, hayrake, etc.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23
FARMERS WEEK
January I, 5. 6. 2. 1916


My Farmer Friends: You cant az
ford 10 miss Farmers week in Lex
ington. This Is where you hear and
see big things along the line OF farm
ing. You will meet Kentucky's best
farmers, breeders, and fruit growers
in the convention.
am glad TO say that some OF our
Farmers Clubs are going TO send
some OF their members to this meet
ing. II will certainly pay.
You perhaps have been thinking
what would be nice for your wife
for Christmas. Just take her TO the
Farmers Week in Lexington. She'll
appreciate this more than anything
you can do for her. This is going
10 be a big week for the Home Max
ers, and IL you take your wife along
she'll make n better home for you
all the rest OF your life.
II you desire more information
concerning the Farmers Week call
on your county agent or write T. n.
Bryant at Lexington.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23
FEED CALVES IN STANCHI0NS
Discouraaes Desire to Suck Ono An
others Ears-wooden Device 10
Entirely Satisfactory.

There are several good reasons for
feeding calves in stanchions. The
calves can be fed their milk. then
their grain, and after they have eaten
the grain they will lose their desire
to suck one another's ears. A
stanchion made of wood will be entire
ly satisfactory. 1t should be made
from 8 to 3h feet high and Is to "a
inches from center to center. with the
neck space to inches wide. 1t is
built in the same manner as the old
style rigid stanchion. The calf should
be fastened while eating. but loosened
from the stanchions after 1t has eaten
its grain. The calf pens and stanchions
should be built in the south side Of the
barn, where plenty of sunshine and
light can be had. There is no disin-
fectant that will take the place Of
sunshine.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23
BETTER FRUIT FOR EAST KEN
TUCKY

Berea, KY. Dec. %, 1915
Mr.. Robert +. Spence.
Berea.
Dear Friend Spence:
Allow me. will you not, 10 con-
graduate you on the splendid work
you are doing among the farmer.
OF our section. More live stock
more money. better food and hap
pier homes bear testimony OF your
remarkable success as a farm dem.
onstrator.
The one thing that every COM
munity in eastern Kentucky needs
most is an efficient Christian leader
like you, who can really lead in
progressive movements. Today, as
aever before, we are improving our
schools, churches. and L,Ilrs. our
social, moral and religious stand.
ards also are being raised 10 high
er plane. But much is still neglect
ed.
No important industry, perhaps, Is
more shamefully neglected than sci
entinc fruit growing. And so I am
writing you on that subject trusting
that we may awaken many farmers
IN their possibilities along the line
OF fruit culture.
The eastern part of our State Is
peculiarly adapted 10 fruit growing
The soil as a rule Is fertile. Nature
has covered our hills with forests
and. in springtime fills our valleys
with dense fogs which serve as a
protection 10 orchards. In fact eli
matte conditions in general are such
as 10 insure a bountiful harvest II
our farmers would only awaken 10
their possibilities along the line OF
fruit culture.
But Mr.. Spence, how do you find
the fruit conditions among our
farmers? For months I sold fruit
trees in eastern Kentucky, and
found that not more than twenty
per cent OF our farmers make even
the first step towards fruit raising.
And most OF these made simply the
first step, that is. they bought the
trees OF me, set them on; and then
went of and left them uncultivated,
unpruned and In every way unkept.
As q result we find very little fruit
in our part Of the State and "a rule
that is OF the very poorest quality.
With this state OF affairs we find
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23

r JOvIAL Christmas was that
~ spent by Admiral Peary on
his last expedition to the
arctic, from which he return
ed with the report OF the discovery Of
the north pole. At Cape York, Green
land, the Roosevelt picked up Eskimos
and dogs and by way Of Etah and
Cape sheridan made her way to
Grant Land, where she had to halt In
the Ice locked waters Of the Arctic
ocean. only 600 miles from the pole,
when Christmas day came. The story
Of the pnrty's celebration Of this Christ
mas, one Of the "farthest north" ever
enjoyed by white men, was told inter
estingly by the explorer when he re-
turned TO the United States.
ut was not very cold" wrote Peary.
"only minus % degrees +. In the
morning we greeted each other with
the Merry Christmas OF civilization.
At breakfast we all had letters from
home and Christmas presents which
had been kept unopened. Macmillan
was master OF ceremonies and arrang-
ed the program Of sports. At . o'clock
there were races on the ice foot. A
seventy-five yard course was laid out,
and the ships lanterns, about fifty Of
them. were arranged In two parallel
rows twenty feet apart. These Ian
terms are similar TO n railway brake
mans lantern. only larger. IL was a
strange sight-that illuminated race
course within ~ degrees Of the earths
end.
1.-THE first race was for Eskimo chill
dren. the second for Eskimo men, the
third for Eskimo matrons with babies
In their hoods. the fourth for unen-
numbered women. There were four
entries for the matrons' race, and no
one could have guessed from watch
Ing them that II was running race.
They came along four abreast, dressed
In furs. their eyes rolling. putting like
four excited walruses, their babies In
their hoods gazing with wide and half
bewildered eyes ut the -gllttering Ian
terms. There was no question of cruel
~ TO children. as the mothers were not
moving fast enough to spill their ba-
bies. Then there were races fog the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23

ships men and the members Of the
expedition and a tug-of-war between
the men aft and forward.
Mature herself participated In our
Christmas celebrations by providing an
aurora Of considerable brilliancy
While the races ON the ice foot were
In progress the northern sky was filed
with streamers and lances Of pale
white light.
Between the races and the dinner
hour. which was at 4 o'clock, I gave a
concert on the piano In my cabin,
choosing the merriest music In the
rack. Then We separated TO dress for
dinner. This ceremony consisted of
putting ON clean flannel shirts and
neckties. The doctor was even so am.
bilious as to don a linen collar.
percy, the steward. wore a chefs
cap and a large white apron In honor
Of the occasion. and he laid the table
with fine linen cloth and our best
silver. The wall Of the mess room was
decorated with the American flag. We
had musk OK meat. an English plum
pudding. sponge cake covered with
chocolate. and at each plate was a
package containing nuts. cake and can
dies, with card attached. Merry
Christmas From Mrs. Peary.'
after dinner came the dice throw.
ing contests and the wrestling and
pulling contests In the fo'castle. The
celebration ended with a photograph
concert given by Percy.
But perhaps the most Interesting
part of our day was the distribution
Of prizes to the winners In the various
contests. In order to afford a study in
Eskimo psychology there was In each
case choice between prizes. Tookoo-
nah. for instance. who won In the
womens race, had a choice between
three prizes-a box Of three cakes OF
scented soap. a sewing outfit contain
ing a paper of needles. two or three
thimbles and several spools of differ.
ent sized thread and round cake COW
cred with sugar and candy. The wo-
man did not hesitate. She had one
eye perhaps on the sewing outfit, but
both hands and the other eye were d.
rected toward the soap. She knew
what Il was meant for. The meaning
Of cleanlipess had dawned upon her
q sudden ambition to be attractivs."-
New York Tribune.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23
PROPER TOOLS FOR DAIRYING
Manure spresder 10 One Of Most
Profitable impIements-siio 10
Regarded as Essential.

II is impossible to give a specific
answer to the question as to what tools
a dairyman should possess. Much de-
ponds upon a mans pocketbook and
the possibility Of his changing work
with neighbors 10 get the use OF their
tools. and upon labor conditions In
general. For instance. manure
spreader is one OF the most profitable
implements for a farmer with any
amount OF dressing TO distribute. Yet
II IL possible to handle the manure In
the old way II a man simply cannot
buy 9 sPreader. - -
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23

amined and all rough edges carefully
filed down so there is nothing to irri-
tate the nose and keep 1t raw and
bleeding.
When the animal is about two to
two and one-half years old. the light
ring should be removed and a good
heavy ring inserted. Iron rings should
not be used as they rust and keep the
bulls nose raw and sore. The best
are made of brass or bronze compost
tion metal and do not rust.
In tying up the bull by the nose.
one should be careful to avoid fright
ening him. causing him to jump back
and slit the ring out of his nose. II
is safest to pass the tie chain through
the nose ring and then up and around
his horns and when he jerks bach most
OF the strain comes ON the horns and
not at the nose.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23

our wealthiest and most successful
farmers regarding fruit, which Is
the oldest and most natural food OF
man, not q necessity but O kind Of
luxury. This situation Is deplora-
blei The carelessness OF our peo-
pie in this regard cannc, be exruscd
in the light OF present day intelli-
gence. Any farmer who can read
and most every one Is able TO do that
can Obtain all the necessary infor-
nation, pertaining TO fruit raising
in any good fruit magazine. Or for
the sum OF one dollar he can buy a
book with full information and di-
rections for successful fruit grow
ing. Or better still, he can obtain,
free OF charge, from the State agIi-
cultural experiment station or from
the United States Department OF
Agriculture bulletins gotten out by
experts pertaining TO fruit culture.
Most OF our mountain land, fertile
though IL may once have been, has
been so overcropped these past few
years with corn and other staples
that II has almost reached its limit
in production. This land carefully
planted in orchard could be made
10 produce both in food and money
the very largest return. For a few
moments let us look at successful
case Of scientific fruit growing.
am told that a progressive farm
er near here took three acres OF
apple trees. This orchard land he
plowed breaking up the soil which
had been undisturbed for years.
Then he pruned his trees and spray
ed them twice with a mixture OF
sulphate lime: sowed rye for a win
ter cover crop. In the spring he
again sprayed his trees twice more,
bought 60 smudge pots these are
small vessels made OF sheet-iron, In
which 10 barn crude oil for the pur-
pose Of preventing frosts.) The
cost OF these vessels was $i2, and OF
the spray mixture 81. The first year
his harvest was abundant and when
he had sold his fruit and paid all
expenses counting the cultivation OF
the land, the pruning and spraying
OF the trees and the picking and
marketing Of the fruit he had a net
prcft OF more than thousand dol
lars.
This example is not taken from an
extreme case but IL can be duplicat-
ed in hundreds OF cases by the peo-
pie Of eastern Kentucky. And what
has been done with the apple, in this
case, can be accomplished with the
peach, the plum, the pear, the grape.
in fact most any kind OF fruit.
Let every young man who expects
20 become leader in this commun-
ity take il upon himself TO introduce
scientific fruit growing among his
neighbors. Teach them not TO spend
their time lettering about the store
or postoffice discussing the Civil
War or the possibility OF railroad
coming thru the county within the
next twenty or thirty years. But
teach them to become interested in
such movements as will better the
economic conditions OF this COM
munity. Nothing, TO my mind, would
contribute more toward this end
than would a wise and intelligent
introduction Of extensive fruit grow
ing among the farmers OF eastern
Kentucky.
Sincerely yours,
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23

Conducted by Spence
Investigator
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23
WATER STRAIGHT 81 BARREL.
Fifteen Cents a Bucket Price In Now
Alaska Town.

As a result Of cold weather water Is
selling at 81 a barrel at Anchorage. a
new town established by the govern
ment as construction headquarters for
the Alaskan railroad. II purchased by
the bucket the price Is IS cents or two
buckets for quarter.
Pending the completion OF the water
system. which the government engi-
neers hope to have working soon, all
water for domestic purposes Is taken
from holes chopped In TIE ice.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23
CINCINNATI MARKETS

Wheat-No. 2 red $122q124. No. 8
$1.19@1.21, No. 4 $11O@116.
Corn-No. l white 72c, No. white
71Q72c, No. yellow 7212c, No. 2 vel.
low 71h@72hc. No. / mixed ,72c, No.
mixed 71@72c.
Oats-No. 2 white Asa Acc, standard
43c, No. white 40@41c, No. mixed
42h 443c, No. 3 mixed 4lh Q422c,
No. mixed 39@41c.
Hay-No. / timothy $3.50. No. 2
$3.50, No. 3 s145O. No. clover mixed
$3.50, No. 2 1880, No. l clover $l4.50,
No. 2 $3.50.
Eggs-Prime firsts S3c. frsts 32c,
ordinary first 24c, seconds 22c.
Poultry-Broilers, 2 lbs and under,
13c; fryers, over lbs, 12c; roasting
chickens. lbs and over. 13hc; fowls,
5 lbs and over. 121c; under 5 lbs,
11hc; under 31a lbs, 10c; ROSTERS, Sc;
ducks. white, lbs and over. Ice; I'M
der 8 lbs, 15c; colored. 1874 q141ac;
hen turkeys. s lbs and over. gle; young
tom turkeys, 10 lbs and over. gle; old
tom turkeys, 10 lbs and over, 1Sc.
Cattle-Shippers s6Qs; butcher
steers, extra $7.35Q775. good to
choice $6.25Q7.25. common to fair
s4.50@6; heifers, extra $6.75@7, good
to choice $696.65, common to fair
$4.50@5.75; cows, extra $5.50@5.75,
good to choice S4.50Q5.35, common to
fair $3@4.50, Gamers 1904, stockers
and feeders s4Q675.
Bulls-Bologna s5q5.75. fat bulls
$6.75Q6.25.
Calves-Extra s9Qs.25. fair to good
5000, common and large s3.50QS.75.
Hogs-Selected heavy shippers Gao
lbs and up) S670Q6.75. good to choice
packers and butchers s6.65Q6.70, mix.
ed packers $640Q6.65. stays s4Q5.
common TO choice heavy fat sows So
Q6.30, select medium (l60 TO $50 lbs)
$645Q6.65. light shippers $6.l5Q640,
pigs 110 lbs and less) 1886 5.S6.
Sheep-Extra $576@6, good TO
choice $5Q5.65. common to fair $50
490.
Lambs-Extra $3.50. good to choice
$s.25Q9.40. common to fair s6Qs.
culls 1915.
Heard a the Hay Baisr.
"A good laugh Is sunshine In the
home" remarked the proverb dis
penser. "Yes." rejoined the hopeless
idiot. but at that II isn't as stable a.
q horse laugh. Whatf'
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23
A Christmas Carol

BY CHRISTINA G. RossErn
Lo, newborn Jesus,
Soft and weak and small,
Wrapped in baby's bands
By his mothers hands,
Lord God Of ALL
Lord God Of Mary,
Whom his lips caress
While he rocks to rest
On her milky breast
In helplessness.
Lord God of shepherds
Flocking through the cold.
Flocking through the dark
To the only ark,
The only fold.
Lord God Of all things,
Be they near or far,
Be they high or low,
Lord Of storm and snow,
Angel and star.
Lord God Of all men,
My Lord and my God,
Thou who lowest me,
Keep me close to thee
BY staff and rod.
Lo, newborn Jesus,
Loving great and small
Loves free sacrifice,
Opening arms and eyes
To one and ALL
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23
CONGRESSMAN
GROWING MODEST
Few Glowing Accounts Appear
In Autoblograpaies.
INITIATING NEW MEMBERS.

Those Serving Their First Terms Are
Fast Getting Their Bearings and
Learning How the Nations Laws Are
Msds-Mestina the Big Men" Of the
Capital 10 Important For Them.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-23

"A good laugh Is sunshine In the
home" remarked the proverb dis
penser yes" rejoined the hopeless
idiot. but at that II isn't as stable a.
q horse laugh. What?"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-08

treat them like children or incompe-
tents.
Bilger declared that the petition
for the law vas not of representative
citizens and that over half the sigma
lures we're those of women, and Nc
Farland declared that the issues had
all been discussed, with nothing to
gain by getting the bill out, but the
majority report was adopted by a
vote of Sc yeas, and the bill goes on
the calendar.
Weller then tried to get his bill
cutting out free scholarships priv
leges given legislative members, out
of the ruck, which he declared was a
move to take special privileges away
from legislative members to which
they are not entitled. The house re-
fused to back him and the bill was
killed by adoption of the report
against it.
The present legislative session has
closed the first half of it's work, and
does not show that Ii is attempting
any such volume of business as that
of it's predecessor. The number OF
bills presented for the first half in
the house two years x was 273, and
for this session 203. In the senate
two years ago 2O9, and this year 131.
The bills this session being principal
ly small ones, the volume of the files
is not more than half what they were
two years ago at the same date.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-08
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from The Daily.
Leader Files

Supt. X. B. McClenon was a pas
senger for Dell Rapids.
W. F. Beerman departed for Spirit
Lake today to join his family.
Miss Inez Loomis of Villas. a for
mer normal school student here. was
married last Monday at Mitchell 10
DR.. Burchard OF Howard. whore they
have returned TO make their home.
Ramona item. The Demorest
medal contest was a success. The
following is a list of the contestants.
and the titles of their pieces: Cert
rude Flint, The Boys of America; Leo
Reagen. A Plea for the Fatherland
Robert Sullivan. The Deacon's Match;
John Kent. The Saloon Arraigned;
Minnie McGillivray. Pictures from
Life: James Ryan, In the Bushel or
in the jug. The judges, Mrs. Julia
A. Ball. Timothy Lynch and Miss
Agnes Cole, awarded the prize to
Minnie McGillivray, John Bast cast
ing up the result. The silver medal
was presented to Miss McGillivray by
w. G. Jolly In a few well chosen
words of compliment. The contest
ants did well. They were very young
being from IL to 16 years old, only
1t was the unanimous expression oil
those present that they acquitted
themselves with credit, as il was
their first appearance in public ex.
e~rcises.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-08

conditions were at their worst, the
five times that of the choice residen-
tial sections.
The report shows that where moth
ers were employed a large part Of the
time in heavy work. babies died at a
much more rapid rate. In one group
of nineteen mothers, whose babies
all died, fifteen had been keeping
dodgers. an arduous occupation
among the foreign born women.
where the wife, without extra charge.
often washes and irons for the lodg-
ers and buys and prepares their food.
The report also shows that artii-
cially fed babies died at a more rapid
rate than breast fed babies. In the
earliest months of a baby's life the
figures would seem 70 show that
breast feeding is the only safe meth
cd. Only 46.6 babies per thousand
died under j year of & when breast
fed for at least three months. as
against 1875 per thousand who died
when fed exclusively on artificial
food up TO the age of 3 months.
Every mother of a Johnstown baby
born in 1911 was visited by women
agents of the bureau. In her letter
submitting the YOUNGSTOWN report to
the secretary OF labor. Miss Julia C..
Lathrop, chief of the chlldren's bu-
reau. states that the subject of in
FAINT mortality vas chosen for the
first field inquiry because of its pro-
found importance in American ma
tional life.
According TO an estimate of the
United States census bureau, at least
SOC, 900 babies die each year in this
country, or baby out of every
eight under l year of age. Leading
sanitarlans say that if proper meth
DDS of sanitation and hygiene were
observed this number could be great
ly reduced.
The report submitted was written
by Miss Emma Duke. n of the in
ve~stigators.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-08
GET TO THE CAUSE
Madison People Are Learning the
Way.

There Is but little peace or com
fort for the man or woman with a
bad back. The distress begins i'm
early morning-keeps up throughout
the day. It's hard to get out of
bed. it's torture 80 stoop or straight
en-. Plasters and llniments may re-
lleye, but cannot cure Ii the cause Is
inside-the kidneys. When suffering
so, use Doan's Kidney Pills, the test
ed and proven kidney remedy, used
in kidney troubles for over fifty
years. Doan's Kidney Pills are rec
commended by thousands for just
such cases. Proof of their effective
ness in the testimony Of this Madi-
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Mrs. s.. Olsbo, Madison, says II
highly recommend Doan's Kidney
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remedy for backache and other kid
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and praise them just as strongly as
| do"
Price so cents at all dealers. Don't
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Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Olsbo had. Foster-Milburn Co.
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