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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-07

True wealth does not consist in
the possession OF gold and silver,
but in the judicious use Of them.
NAPOLEON.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-07

Only those who make clean money
and do clean things win success
Robert Collyer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
Dysing Rugs or Carpets.

Cheap faded rugs and carpets that
are not too badly worn should be dyed
all over.
To do this successfully 1t is first nee
essary to scrub the rug. then rinse 1t.
Mix the dye and keep 1t we'll stirred
I'm the vessel. so that the color will be
even.
While the rug Is still wet apply the
dye with a clean whitewash brush. IL
colors evenly this way. IL the rug Is
dyed on the floor place a great many
newspapers under 1t to absorb the
moisture.
IL should be thrown double over
line TO dry or else allowed TO dry on
the floor. IT will shrink slightly.
For a cotton rug which turns dirty
white use such colors as dark green.
mahogany, red and delft blue. Jute
rugs may be dyed In u similar manner.
but the dye in this case should be ap-
piled to the dry rug.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

While denominations are essential
and church pride commendable, the
high teaching of universal Christianity
must prevail if the rural church is to
fulfill its mission to agriculture.
We frequently have three or four
churches In a community which is not
able to adequately support one. Small
congregations attend services once a
month and all fail to perform the re-
ligious functions Of the community.
The division of religious forces and
the breaking into fragments of moral
efforts is ofttimes little less than a
calamity and defeats the very purpose
they seek to promote.
The evils of too many churches can
be minimized by cooperation. The
social and economic life Of a rural
community are respective units and
cannot be successfully divided by de-
nominational lines, and the churches
can only occupy this important field
by cooperation and coordination.
The efficient country church will
ucnulltly StINc llS community ny lcdu-
ing in all worthy efforts at community
building, in uniting the people in all
cooperative endeavors for the gen.
eral welfare of the community and in
'arouslng a real love for country life
and loyalty to the country home and
these results can only be successfully
accomplished by the united effort of
the press, the school, the church and
organized farmers
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

Thaw sued out Il writ OF habcaS cor.
pus, however. on the ground that he
was Illegally detained on the conspir
acy charge. 1t was argued before
Judge Aldrich of the federal district
court at Littleton. ~ IL. Judge Al
drich ruled in favor of Thaw. raising
the question whether New York could
charge an insane man with crime.
Lived Well In New Hampshire.
Governor Felker gave Thaw hear
ing in Concord, and on Nov. 8. 1913.
the chief executive decided TO honor
the New York requisition The result OF
Jerome's appeal from Judge Aldrich's
decision to the United States supreme
court was still awaited, however, and
Judge Aldrich appointed n commission
TO determine whether 1t would be safe
to release Thaw on bail. This commits
sion brought in report favorable TO
Thaw on Jan. IL. 1914. The report
menace if set free.
Thaw has lived well I'm New Hamp-
shire, but has been accompanied at all
times by special officer assigned by
the federal district court. He spent
the summer at Gorham. in the White
mountains, and he motored over most
of the mountain section. His favorite
sport has been trout fishing.
On Oct. > Thaw went to Manches-
ter, n. H., and rented fine home in
the best residential district. He at
tended most of the football games in
Manchester this fall and also visited
several of the churches on SUNDAYS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
CRUEL NEW YEARS sport
Times Have Changed Since Dutch Tor
tured Geese In old New York.

Times Have Changed Since Dutch Tor
tured Geese In old New York.
In old time New York. in the Dutch
days, there was observed cruel
"sport" for New Years day-a sport
frowned on by Stuyvesant. It was
called riding for the goose" BLACK
smith Joris set up in front of his shop
two stout poles ten feet apart connect
ed with a strong crossbar twenty feet
from the ground. From this bar hung
a living goose tied firmly by the legs,
Just over the head of a mounted rider
The sport consisted in riding at full
speed between the poles and snatch
ing at the head of the goose to bear
away the head from the body or TO
tear the whole bird away. AS the
goose had been thoroughly creased and
huttered wildly at this exhibition of
mans inhumanity when being amused
this proved no easy task.
And seeI Here is Dutch tara pi-
rate, perhaps, clustering with schnapps
from Cruger's tavern-bawling out that
he can catch aloft better than any
landlubber. And with his tapping
trousers. crimson sash, cutlass, ear
rings and pigtails he mounts shaggy
Dutch pony and rides gathering at the
poles and the 6uttering goose. But
the Ill broken cart horse promptly
throws him to the frozen ground as he
rises swaying i'm his stirrups to catch
the slippery goose, and shouts or
laughter greet him as he rises scowl-
ing and threatening.
And by this time and at this clamor
Stuyvesant would come stumping along
on his silver banded wooden leg and
try to force an unwilling rattle watch
to spoil the sport by arresting the
noisest and drunkenest men and pre-
vent more sins, debaucheries and ca
lamities." Here is part OF one of his
proclamations: Whereas. experience
has taught us that on New Years day
and May day from the firing Of guns,
the planting of maypoles and drunken
drinkers there have resulted unneces-
sary waste of powder and much intoxi-
cation. with the bad practices and bad
accidents; therefore, we expressly for
bid any firing Of guns and beating of
drums" etc, to try to kill out the cele-
bration of New Years.
We can well understand the prudent
governors irritation and intolerance,
for three weeks of every midwinter at
these holiday times were so given over
to holiday observance that the courts
did not sit. public Offices were closed
and no important business could be
transacted.
The exchange Of gifts was universal
In New York on New Years day for
centuries; gifts Of gloves, cake. fruit,
"Kisketomas nuts" and New Years
visiting also.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
THE GARDEN IN WINTER.
Little Remains to Be Done Outdoors at
This Season.


This Season.
Little remains to be done outdoors.
no more indeed. than just enough to
give us the needed exercise and an &C.
casionaI sniff of the clear, bracing win
ter air, says the American Cultivator.
The fields are frozen or likely to freeze
up solid any day. Just us soon us that
happens we cover the stra wberry patch
with a protecting coat of some coarse
litter. This should be entirely free
from weed seeds. | know of nothing
better than clear marsh hay. and ]
like to have it put on reasonably thick.
at least between the rows, with light
er covering over the plants themselves.
There are some winters in which some
protection is not necessary, the snow
staying on from early winter until
spring right along and making q salts
factory and sufficient covering. The
good gardener, however, does not de
pend on the vagaries and uncertainties
of the season. 1t seldom fails to pay
well to apply the mulch at this time.
especially as we need 1t anyway In
spring and during the fruiting season.
In open weather the blowing of the
garden patches may be continued
where not already finished. and mild
days come handy for gathering up old
vines. brush and rubbish of all sorts.
to be burned ut an early date. We try
to leave no hiding places for insect
foes and nothing that may contain the
spores OF fungous diseases. Among this
rubbish we include the trimmings OF
grapevines, old raspberry and black
berry canes, trimmings Of currant and
gooseberry bushes. etc. All these bush
fruits may be prnned during mild
weather from fall until spring. We
like to do this early and thoroughly.
The garden needs manure. needs II
every year. and the application may be
made at any time. Whenever you hap
pen to come across load OF really
good old compost or can get load of
the sweepings of the blacksmith shop
or poultry manure or some ashes or
other materials that will answer the
purpose, now or at any time during
the winter. the best place for it is the
garden. Scatter II rather freely over
the plowed ground. frozen or not (as II
may happen 20 bel. and thus leave II
TO be plowed under I'm spring.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
Government Aid For Farmers.

When certain kinds of living organ
isms which take nitrogen from the air
are properly worked into the soil crop
yields are often greatly increased. and
land that Is worn out Is put in condi-
ton for bearing more crops. The Of
fee OF soil bacteriology investigations
Is an important branch OF the depart
ment's bureau OF plant industry and
not only investigates the bacteria bene-
fetal TO the soil, but prepares cultures
OF certain kinds for distribution to
farmers, who may use them to make
their farming more profitable. During
the past year this Office distributed
enough culture Of bacteria to treat
about 100000 acres Of crops, such as
alfalfa, vetch, crimson clover, red clo-
yer. cowpeas and soy beans.
Upon the recommendation OF repre-.
sentatives Of the department, especial.
ly county agents, the cultures" are
distributed to farmers who need and
desire them. The departments agents
In their distribution are endeavoring to
encourage the use OF legume crops,
such as alfalfa and cowpeas, In crop
rotation systems so as to maintain the
fertility of the land.
Distributions Of "inoculating mate
riaT have been made by the depart
ment since 1902. when the first prac-
teal method was evolved for prepar-
ing pure cultures OF bacteria for inoc-
ulating legumes. These bacteria are
called nitrogen fixing" because they
are able to absorb nitrogen gas from
the air and ak" II into solid COM
pounds In the soil, vscre II Is valu-
BILE plant food.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

edge on the part of the sawmill men
that the wires are there. The results
are likely to be disastrous to the saw,
and may even endanger human life.
Further, it is impossible after the vine
Is grown over to move the fence with
out cutting the wire or chopping deep
into the tree.
A better way, and one that protects
both the tree and the fence. Is TO nail
to the tree a strip of wood from four
to six inches wide and an inch or
more thick, and OF q length to suit the
height Of the fence. The wires can
then be stapled to this strip. AS the
tree grows the strip is forced out and
the tree is not injured. The strip can
be nailed tighter from time to time.
the wire fence always remaining sta
pied to 1t. If there is occasion to move
the fence or cut the tree the strip can
be pried Off without any difficulty.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
THE RURAL
CHURCH
THE FARMERS THE cUSTODIANS
OF THE NATIONS MORALITY.
Cooperation of Church, schoo. and
Press Essential to Community
Building.
BY Peter Radford

Lecturer National Farmers Union.
The church, the press and the school
form triple alliance of progress that
guides the destiny of every commun-
ity, state and nation. Without them
civilization would wither and die and
through them life may attain It's great
est blessing, power and knowledge
The farmers Of this nation are greatly
indebted to this social triumvIrate for
their uplifting influence, and on behalf
of the American plowmen | want to
thank those engaged in these high
callings for their able and efficient
service, and shall offer to the press
series of articles on cooperation
between these important influences
and the farmers in the hope Of in.
creasing the efficiency of all by mu-
tual understanding and organized eff.
fort. We will take up. first, the rural
church.
The Farmers Are Great Church Build.
ers.
The American farmer is the greatest
church builder the world has ever
known. He is the custodian of the
nations morality; upon his shoulders
rests the lark of the covenant" and
he is more responsive to religious in
fiuences than any other class of cit
izenship.
The farmers of this nation have
built 10000 churches at a cost of
s750,000000, and the annual contribu-
ton Of the nation toward all church
institutions approximates 100000, 900
per annum. The farmers of the Uni
ted States build % churches per day.
There are 100000 rural church COM
municants on the farm, and 81 per
cent of the total membership of all
churches reside in the country.
The farm is the power-house of all
progress and the birthplace of all that
is noble. The Garden of Eden was
In the country and the man who would
get close to God must first get close
to nature.
The Functions Of Rural Church.
If the rural churches today are go
ing to render a service which this age
demands, there must be cooperation
between the religious, social and eco
nomic life Of the community.
The church to attain its fullest meas
ure of success must enrich the lives
OF the people In the community it
serves; 1t must build character; devel-
op thought and increase the efficiency
of human life. II must serve the So
cial, business and intellectual, as we'll
as the spiritual and moral side of life
II religion does not make a man more
capable, more useful and more just,
what good is IL? We want a practical
religion, one we can live by and farm
by. as well as die by.
Fewer and Better Churches.
Blessed Is that rural community
which has but one place of worship.
While competition Is the life of trade,
itN is death to the rural church and
moral starvation to the community.
Petty sectarianism is a scourge that
blights the life. and the church preju-
dice saps the vitality, of many COM
munities. An overchurched commun-
fly Is crime against religion, a seri-
Gus handicap to society and useless
tax upon agriculture.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
STORY OF FLIGHT
OF THAW IN AUTO
Slipped Through MattSaHan
Cate Opened by MiIkmaT.
lie WENT FIRST To CANADA.

Former District Attorney Jerome, Who
Prosecuted Originally Case Of STAN
ford Whites Slayer, Sought to Elk
tradite Him From New Hampshire,
and Awaited Supreme Court Decision.
Harry Thaw, who the United States
supreme court decided must be sur
rendered by the state of New Hamp-
shire to New York for conspiring in
connection with his sensational escape
Criminal Insane. has been absent from
the asylum over a year.
Thaw shot Stanford White on June
20, 1906. and he was committed TO the
Matteawan asylum on Feb. !. 1908.
After firing of his attempts to get free
dom through the courts he resolved on
the more direct method. He slipped
through the gate of the asylum opened
by the milkman on Aug. II, 1913. Two
automobiles provided by former New
York Assemblyman Richard Butler
were In waiting, one at the gate and
another high powered car half mile
away. He zigzagged through New
York and New Hampshire and was
forced to take a train In Manchester,
n. H., when his cash ran out He con-
tinued into Canada by train and was
recognized on Aug. 10 by sheriff from
New Hampshire The sheriff did not
arrest him, however, until the train
had crossed the Canadian line, and this
precipitated the fight between the New
York and Canadian authorities.
On faulty complaint, which after
ward became famous because of the
legal tangles it brought on, Thaw was
lodged in the Jail of the district OF st.
Francis at Sherbrooke. Quebec, Can
ada, although no definite charge was
made against him. Thaw liked the Jail
and sought to stay there SO as to be
safe from the New York authorities.
Thaw's host of Canadian lawyers
searched the Dominion law for
chance to save him. First they said
he was tourist, but Thaw had no rail
road ticket, and that plan failed. The
Canadian immigration office sought to
deport him as an undesirable, and plans
were made to carry on q fight against
deportation to the Canadian court Of
last resort, the kings privy council, as
a violation of treaty rights.
Dragged Over Canadian Line.
This was the condition Of affairs
when Jerome was sent to Canada to
help out District Attorney Conger OF
Duchess county. who had followed on
Thaw's trail. Thaw was very COM
fortably located In his refuge cell In
the Sherbrooke Jail when he was forci.
bly, elected. the Canadian authorities
holding that he was held on a faulty
commitment Thaw fought hard to
stay in jail, but found himself in charge
Of the much feared immigration au-
thorities. AT the very time when half
dozen legal moves were under way
to save him the Canadian immigration
officials boldly dragged him over the
Canadian line on an order from the
board of inquiry. Thaw was turned
loose at Norton's Mills. VT. without
money. lie got as far as Colebrook.
n. H., where he was placed under,ar-
rest on a warrant charging him with
conspiring TO escape from Matteawan.
Jerome filed extradition papers with
Governor Felker.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

The new silhouette Is striking Glance
at the fall gown pictured here If you
wish to know how 1t differs from those
it is superseding. You will observe that
there is a decided fare to the tunic.
which is open in the front. The skirt
was of dark blue velvet. Dark blue
taffeta was used for the two tered
tunic and combined with velvet for
the bodice. The collar and vest were
of white organdie.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
The Old Year.

nLD year, you are through,
u And you slip from US now,
While we look to the new
That is making its bow
With the hope il will bring
Us the joys that we crave
And the welcome bells ring
While you go to your grave.
All, what is this life
But year when aI's said,
Joy, anguish and strife
And the tears that we shed?
Old year, in your days
We have laughed with delight
And have danced in the haze
Of your glorious light.
Many songs we have sung,
And our dirges we've played,
And our hearts have been wrung
WheN our loved ones we've laid
Cold and still in the ground.
We have sorrowed and wept
As we stood by the mound,
But our trust we have kept.
Old year, in your Gays
tUoFc WIS UdPptneoo TOO.
On our varying ways
BIossomed roses and rue.
There were pleasures and pain,
There were struggles and strife,
There were both loss and gain
In the round-of your life.
But in summing il up
Az you slip from our hall
You poured in our cup
More Of sweet than Of gall.
A mixture Of sweet
And Of bitterness, tooj
Some tasted defeat;
Successes some knew.
And that is our life,
When It's all said and done,
A portion Of strife
And a portion Of fun.
Oh, may il be ohanted
Of me when I'm through
He lived and he planted
More roses than ruel
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

rectly TO the trees, for when this is
done the wire will he grown over and
imbedded within the tree itself. This
has q number Of disadvantages. Not
only do the wounds mar the appear
ance of the tree. but they also afford
entrance for diseases which cause de-
cay. In the second place, if the tree
is ever cut for lumber either the best
part of the trunk has to be thrown out
and wasted or else, If the wires and
staples are deeply imbedded. the tree
may be sawed into without any knowl-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
Scientific
Farming
WIRE FENCES AND TREES.
0~1~A@~~Nn~up~~4pp~@pAa

Best Method of Attaching the Wire Elk
planned.
Prepared by United States department OF
agricultural
In running wire fences 1t may be nee
essary or desirable TO attach the wires
to trees along the fence lines. In many
regions old fence rows have grown up
naturally to trees. In others wind
breaks have been planted between
fields, making tree lines to which wire
fencing may be attached without the
labor and expense of setting posts.
In attaching wires to trees, however.
1t is bad practice to fasten them d.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07
KINGS PALACE THE TARGET.

Dummy Bombs Show Wisdom of
Lights Out' Policy.
Aviators experimenting with dummy
bombs have proved the wisdom of the
flights out" policy. Recently an air
man endeavored to locate Buckingham
palace I'm the murky atmosphere.
His first bomb dropped in the Ser
pentine in Hyde park. The second
landed in Highgate. in the north OF
London.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-01-07

Miss Phern Small Of Lansing left
Saturday afternoon to make short
visit with her parents in Merrill.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-18
FREDDY GETS % YEARS
JONES. LIFE SENTENCE
Criminal Court Adjorns At
Frankiint0n After 4
Busy Session

J. H. Freddy, who was arrested
by the local police department sew
eral months ago charged with one
of the most fendish crimes ever
committed in the Parish, was found
guilty Of incest and sentenced to 20
years in the state prison at the
session of the Criminal court last
week. Freddy stated that he was
charged with 4 similar offense while
a resident of Mississippi His daueh.
ter and son were the principal
witnesses against him. When the
police made the arrest the two sons
were defending the father and only
a clever piece of work on the part
of the local authorities was respOn-
Side Tor the arrest Wltn0ut DlOOQ-
shed
The other cases disposed of at
this term of court were as follows:
Bob Sam, three years, and John
Foster, five years, stealing cattle;
John ONeal, three years, burgarlv;
Doza Hodge, two years, stealing a
bicycle; Jaces Clifford, two years,
grand larcency; Sam Jones, life
sentence, for murder; Bessie Robert
son, three years, cutting with intent
to kill.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-18
STATE ATHLETIC CONTEST
WILL Be HELD THIS YEAR

Baton Rouge, Nov. 12.-To en-
courage more general physical de-
velopment of students attending
public schools, C. A. Ives. state high
school inspector, announced Tues
day that athletic tests again will be
held this year and that silver and
bronze pins will be awarded to all
pupils who make the required STAN
dard.
The athletic test plan was first
tried out by Mr.. Ives last year and
thousands of school children took
part. The plan has this year been
extended SO as to include girls as
well as boys and the elementary as
well as the high school grades. The
tests are not comparative, but con-
ditional and all who come up to
the requirements will be awarded a
prize Mr.. Ives hopes to have
most Of the BOYS and girls of the
state try out in the events and gain
the benefit Of the wholesome Iexer-
else afforded.
Tests will be held twice during
the season, the first period closing
December IS, and the second period
from February to May /.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-18
NEAR-B{ER LAW WILL
CO TO HIGHEST COURT

Lake Charles, La. Nov. II Dis
trict Attorney Edwards has appeal
ed the case of V. V. Waller, prose-
cuted under the near-beer law in
the district court to the supreme
court. Waller was charged with
selling near-beer in unlabled bottles.
The court held that it was neces-
sary to conviction to show by
chemical analysis that the ingre-
dents wese contrary to lax. If this
decision is upheld, the usefulness of
the near-beer law will be seriously
impaired.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-18
HOW DOES YOUR HOME LOOK ?.

Have you given it a thought?
Wouldn't you like to make a few
minor repairs for Xmas, such as
outside painting, paper hanging.
kalsominins or decorating, floor
waxing or any work which makes
the home look new. All work
guaranteed, perhaps it was damaged
during the Sept, storm. Let me
look over your home and suggest
what it requires.
If you want first class work at the
lowest price. Call or write Box 1853,
Phones 304- $50, j. S. Kramer Co.