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Middletown transcript., 1915-10-16
Charcoal for Poultry.

Keep ground charcoal on hand and
throw a handful into the drinking
pans once or twice a week.
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-16
snwlna hit

II you want to chani = the appear.
ance of the much-worn0Rvening dress.
shorten 1t and add wi hem Of some
sheer material Ike chif
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-16

If you are going to be anything, be
q professional. No amateur attracts
much attention.
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-16

and market them at least twice a
week.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-02
JEWS WOULD AvENeE FRANK.
Withdraw Agents From Georgia and
Travelling Men Wear Mourning.

Chicago, Ill.-"The murder of Leo
Frank by that gang Of lynchers in
Georgia will be revenged by the Jew
ish travelling statesmen OF the United
States in an effective and unique
manner" said w. A. Hoffman, him
self a Jewish travelling salesman of
prominence in Baltimore.
He has been stopping here for sew
eral days and attracted attention in
the hotel lobby because of his mourn
ing attire and his oft repeated state
ment that he was wearing it for sixty
days in memory of Frank and a re4
buke to his murderers.
"The Jews of this country will not
permit the murder of Leo Frank to go
~unayenged. A movement is on foot
for every Jewish firm in the United
States having travelling men in Geor-
gia to withdraw them and refuse to
sell goods to Georgia dealers"
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-02
Estate Transfers
Reported by codInaton County Ab.
stract Co.

Mrs. Hattie Koehnler to Mrs. Kath-
crime Shields, lot IL, block 2, South
Shore; $450.00.
Mrs. Belle Eek to A. r. Milligan,
part of SWANWA 4-11S-54; ST..
S. Dory to G. H. McNeaI, east 115
feet of lot 2, block 80, Third Railway
Addition; 81.
VIM. Rumohr to Dick Beman,
NWA and SWA ~24-117-52; 81.
Catherine Shields to Jennie Mey-
ers, lot 4, block 8, Hopper's Fairview
Addition; $4,000.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson to Anders
Einar Johnson, lots So and 81, Hill
crest; 81.
Christina Gesley ct al to Chas.
Hartman, lots / to 20, block "a and
IL, IL, and Is, block 6, in former
Grand View Addition, now part Of
#WkSWA 4-116-52; 81.
Chas. Hartman to Codington County
lots ] to- 20, block "a and lots IL, 10
View Addition, now part Of VIZ of
=SWA 4116-52: 81.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-02
PUBLIC SCHOOL DELINQUENCY.

The Aberdeen News, commenting on the suggestion that
Norwegian be taught in our public schools, and renarking that
it might be worth while for the state to try the innovation of
giving a thorough course in English, says, in part:
~"Judging from our own experience in employing
high school graduates, but very few pupils get out Of
high school with fair knowledge Of English spelling,
composition and grammar. This does not apply to the
schools Of Aberdeen alone, but to those schools of
other cities as well.'
The public school question is al rather s~stouchy'' propo-
|sition for a newspaper to tackle, in view Of the criticism that
has been so freely printed in certain magazines concerning our
system. But our Aberdeen contemporary is at
get more than a fair smattering of English. They may have
at in theory, after a fashion, but they are deficient in knowledge
concerning its practical application.
But we have sometimes wondered how the pupils man
|age to acquire SO much knowledge along general lines as they
seem to have mastered. In order to save time for the teachers
we require the students to devote half Of their school hours
to writing. In other words, we waste no inconsiderable part
OF the time of our thousands of pupils in order to sssave" the
time of our comparatively few teachers.
Let us take spelling, as an example. We know, Of course,
that it the boy lives long enough and is able indefinitely to buy
pads and pencils, he can master the art ofspelling But spell
lmg is a matter of memory, so far as English is concerned
and to memorize a thing it is necessary, with either old or
young, to hear it repeated again and again and yet again. Ia.
loral spelling repetition comes as q matter OF course, each
member OF the class hearing the spelling Of each word. u the
spelling be wrong, another trial is2given, either the same or
the next In line In the class, and soon until the word Is correctly
spelled. But In the written work, it a ward be mlsspeIled, lt rs
simply checked, and not infreqnently BY some member Ct the
Iclass who may know less about it than the one whose work he
Is checking-and that's the end Of the lesson.
True, we have enabled the teacher to Instruct 4 vastly
greater number Of pupils, even It we have wasted 2 goodly por-
|tion Of the time Of scores Of students.
One trouble with our public school system is that we have
bent it So as to conform to the needs Of professionalism rather
than tothe needs Of the ninety odd out Of every one hundred
Who begin the course. We want to turn out preachers and
doctors and lawyers and professors of this or that, and every
student, from the mite who begins in the primary department
to the lad who graduates with honor at the close of twelve
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-02
CASTING STONES.

Let him that is without sin cast the first stone, once upon a
time said the only perfect man who has ever lived.
Georgia, the home Of Leo M. Frank whose life was taken
by a mob, is receiving stones from all directions. Even our
fair South Dakota is heaving some of them.
But it should be reflected chat Georgia is not alone when
it comes to ~lynchings. Few states have escaped the stigma
South Dakota not being among them.
The lynching Of Leo M. Frank, convicted Of killing Mary
Phagan while half the world is inclined to doubt his guilt
no inconsiderable part believing him to be innocent, is regret
table from more than one standpoint.
Lynchings are usually the result of temporary excitement.
Not infrequently they occur while blood is yet in its heated
state, and most often they take place before the case has gone
to trial.
But in the Georgia case the trial was over. The governor,
considering that there was grave doubt concerning the prison
er's guilt, committed the death sentence to life Imprisonment.
The lynchlng occurred after the prisoner had been confined at
the state farm for several weeks.
The incident indicates that man has not emerged alto
gether from his savagery. He thirsts for blood. He falls back
for life, Notwithstanding the man who swore away the life Of
Leo M. Frank is conceded to be a %reprobate to whom truth is a
stranger.
It is better that many guilty escape than that an innocent
one be made to suffer. We wonder how long it will be before
hanging and electrocution and lynching will be looked upon as
1t a relic Of barbarism from which we are supposed to have
emerged centuries ago!
Referring to the fact a certain editor, to 'sget even' with
the fellows for electing him, had begun to enforce the city laws
to the letter, thereby creating CONSERVATION in his town, it
may not be amiss to suggest if every ordinance and every state
law and every national enactment were enforced to the letter,
even IN any town in South Dakota, there'd be wailing enough
to fill the internal regions to overAowingf for a decade. Who
among vi. pretends to enforce a law if we don't like the. law!
The commissioners Of Sioux Falls, according to an editor
lals in the ArgnsLeader, which endorses the action,
have made the license for street carnivals only one hundred
dollars a day! In other words, the city government in Sioux
Fails proposes to abolish the street carnival, so far as that
city Is concerned. Good! Let other cities follow the example!
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-09-02

years Of study, must glide along in the same groove. He must
get a smattering Of Latin and Greek and German and French,
or their equivalent, and must explore all the kinks and crew
Uses along the roadway to a professional career, whether or
not he wants to be a farmer, or a merchant, or a cattleraiser,
or a bricklayer, or anything other than. a professor
This is treason, we know,-Mtreason'' to our public
school system, as viewed by an intolerant group of educators,-
but let it be what it may be. If the criticism be well founded
it will serve its purpose; if it be not well founded, let him who
thinks we are wrong undertake to set us right.
The Aberdeen News, discussing Judge Taylor's decision
anent the right Of the legislature to repeal an initiated law,
says that the people will be glad to have the point determined
by the highest courts for all time. But-and kindly mark what
we say-if the highest courts sustain Judge Taylor's decision
the issue won't be settled for all time to come. The people,
unless we misunderstood the temper Of the American public,
will not submit quietly to a suppression of their rights on the
part of the legislature and the courts. An issue is never fin
ally settled until it is settled right.
The Vermilion Republican thinks that the offer of the
governor Of Georgia Of a reward of fifteen hundred dollars for
the apprehension and conviction Of the instigators Of the
Frank l~ynching is a big bluff. And the Saturday News is In
chnad to agree with its Vermilionsc ontemporary.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23

room, and the coin remains motionless
on the finger tip.
Why Is this? Why does not the
coin follow the card?
Other examples OF the law of In.
ertia are: When we strike our clothes
with a stick we beat the dust out of
them, and when we knock the handle
into a hammer or broom we do II
best by striking the far end OF the
stick while holding the middle loosely
in the hand
An even better illustration of this
law is that in which out of a pile OF
coins the middle ones can be struck
away with knife until the pile is re.
duced to two. And there is famous
Japanese trick in which a number OF
bricks are taken and balanced on q
stick, and one by one knocked away
without disturbing the rest; the pile is
thrown upright In the air off the tor
OF the stick, crack! away the stick
knocks the bottom brick. the stick lie
instantly dropped to the upright, and
the shortened pile drops in perfect bal
ance on the top. to be again thrown
up and lose one OF its number.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23
URGES COURSE IN SWIMMING
Every Boy and Girl Should BE Taught
the Art-offsets Evil Effects
OF Corset Wearing.

Canadians know better how to
swim than Americans. and Hawaiians
more about swimming than the people
of any other country, perhaps" said
q. H. Corsan, professor OF swimming
in the University OF Toronto. while
In Washington recently. Swimming
Is the best exercise that can be had
Relaxation IL one of the secrets of
the art of swimming, 6 fact which
explains the smooth round. muscles
of swimmers and their freedom from
old-age wrinkles, A weak or tired
heart secures q much-needed rest and
thereby is strengthened after an easy
swim. Swimming makes women TO.
bust and the action of the sun and air
on the skin while swimming is un.
equalled by artificial treatment. II
has been demonstrated that SWIM
ming Offsets the evil effects of corset
wearing and of the cramped position
of the sedentary worker, and II re.
lieves us from the worry OF drowning.
Il believe that every boy and girl
should be taught to swim, and that q
regular course in swimming should be
part OF our public schools have
not the statistics at hand as to the
number OF deaths each year from
drowning, but they are enormous, and
growing every year. This is because
there are fewer young persons who
learn to swim than years ago, when
almost every boy in town or country
could swim before he was seven years
old. Most boys on the farm know
how to swim. because the creeks and
small rivers are at hand but In the
city the boys and girls who swim are
comparatively few, for the reason
that those who learn are nearly al
ways taught in schools or gymna
Sums
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23
GOOD
ROADS
EXPENSE OF CRAWLING ROAD
Problem Of Crawling Highways at
Moderate Cost Solved by Commits
sloner RheInhardt OF Idaho.

Evidently Otto Rheinhardt, commits
sioner OF the Nampa highway district,
Canyon county, Idaho, has solved the
problem OF graveling the highways at
moderate cost, writes e F. stephens
In Denver Field and Farm. Three
years ago he decided to gravel the dis
trict's share of the boulevard between
Nampa and Caldwell. A half mile
away, Indian creek runs parallel with
this boulevard and there an abundant
supply of gravel was procured. Fortu-
nately the very heavy traffic incident
to hauling rails and ties for the In
terurban electric line track cut through
the gravel, mixing the underlying soil
with the superimposed gravel In suit
able proportions for cementing a firm,
smooth roadbed. A percentage OF clay
smooth or volcanic ash soil mixed with
gravel makes a hard. smooth roadbed
not likely to absorb the rainfall. The
result on the boulevard has been to
secure a very serviceable roadbed
highly commended by local and United
States engineers.
Under the inspiration of this sue
cessful roadbed neighborhood lying
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23
NEW ROLLER SKATING CRAZE
New York Rink Manager Says II
Helps In Modern oanoIng-Alds
Confidence and Grace.

The roller skating craze has broken
out anew here, according to New
York letter to the Pittsburgh Dis
patch. With a dozen or more Kinks
crowded and a twenty-four-hour race
on rollers attracting an enthusiastic
crowd the old indoor sport bids fair
to win back many of its devotees who
have become dancing mad. On the
other hand. 1t has been discovered
that by taking a few whirls around
the rooms on rollers you win learn the
modern steps. This is according to
the manager OF the largest rink.
IT'S strange thing" he said, but
a great many of my patrons have told
me recently that they really never
thoroughly understood nor appreciated
the modern dances until they had
taken up roller skating Proficiency
on the roller skates seems to give
them added confidence and grace
when dancing, with the result that
many who before were but fair dan
GERS are now really quite expert"
Which probably accounts for the
fact that there is almost as much
interest shown in the roller skating
contests now as there is in the one
step and fox trot competitions.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23
CARE OF THE FLOWERS
BY HELEN WATTS M'VEY.

Burn all ripened weed seeds.
Remove all roses before the petals
fall.
Keep all seed pods of OF plants in.
tended for bloom.
Tree-peonies are gross feeders and
require deep, rich soil.
Encourage sturdy growth and pinch
Off all struggling branches.
Too rich soil encourages growth at
the expense of bloom.
Rambler roses should be trimmed
moderately as soon as done Towering
II dry weather sets in, do not neg.
lect to stir the soil and mulch.
This is important.
Half the plants which refuse to
grow for amateurs are starved to
death. or killed by kindness.
Adjust the knives of the lawnmower
TO cut within two inches of the roots
Of the grass.
When watering plants, do not force
the water against the plant; let 1t fall
In the form Of shower.
Do not neglect to mark the wild
flowers NOW which you wish to
transplant later In the border.
Stir in about the roots of the tea
roses a little finely powdered bone
meal.
Pick the blossoms of pansies, mas
turtiums and sweet peas every day
II allowed to seed they cease to
bloom
For gross feeders, such as cannas
caladiums, ETC., a thick mulch OF
strawy barnyard manure and plenty
Of water insures success.
Pinch back the tops OF the scarlet
runner; see that all climbers have
support and watch for insect pests.
Do not neglect to bury all green
weeds or stalks, or put them on the
compost heap. Burn every weed that
has gone to seed.
Stake the tube roses, gladioli, dab
las and other plants likely to be
blown down by the wind or broken
by storms.
Lily and other bulbs are apt to split
up into small bulbs II the drainage is
clogged, or the soil kept too wet.
Keep the chrysanthemums in q
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23
His "Junlor Partner Entered.

Littleman was telling the young
bachelors at recent affair uptown
just how to manage a wife.
when you young fellows are mar
ried you must take the upper hand
at once" he said. mo weakness. no
sentiment Make your wife under.
stand that, though you love her and
so forth, she is the junior partner.
II necessary, resort to the effective
method of our cavemen ancestors
use the heavy hand! Put her nose to
the domestic grindstone. Why, when
speak to my wife"
Littlemau never finished. Why?
See headline-New York Times.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23

shady place during the summer, water
regularly, pinch into shape, prune and
train. Keep the plant free from in-
sect pests.
To root an ivy geranium, make q
hole under the leaves of the large
plant, set the slip about three inches
deep. allowing three joints to be un-
der the soil, and they are almost sure
to root.
Give liquid manure only when the
ground is moist; the roots cannot alb.
sorb the fertilizer when In want of
water; hence, the giving of fertilizers
during drought often results In the
death Of the plant
II surface waterings are given dur.
ing dry weather. the surface roots
will start to receive 1t. and when it is
withheld these roots will die and the
plants suffer thereby.
In time of drought. II water enough
to soak the ground is not to be had
regularly, it is better to give none to
most plants. as in that case plants
will adjust themselves to prevailing
conditions.
If you wish to allow some especial.
ly fine flower to produce seed tie q
string around the stem so you will
know which one 1t is and remove all
other flowers as they fade.
In trying to save seeds of many
plants, tie little cheesecloth bag
over the seed pod just before 1t ripens,
so the pod. when opening. cannot scat.
ter the seeds. Many plants, however.
do not come true to seed
When the leaves of tea roses begin
to turn brown. cut the branches well
back and remove all leaves; healthy
new shoots will come out and the
plant will take on new life.
Do not allow the roots of plants
plunged in the border to strike
through the drainage hole into the
earth. Lift the pot occasionally and
turn around. See that they have suf.
ficient moisture and conditions suit
able to their best growth.
Cut away any old wood from the
roses and stimulate the roots. Guilt.
vate the soil and enrich with wood.
SCOT, old rotted COW manure and
mulch with litter and lawn clippings.
Give. plenty of soapsuds about the
roots, but not on the foliage.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23
Not Much.

A New England clergyman OF abil.
lty has been in other work for several
years, and his son, of five summers,
has rarely seen him in the pulpit. Re-
Gently the little fellow heard his faith
er preach away from home, in vaca-
ton. and took early occasion to in
quire:
"Aunty. is papa a preacher?"
"Yes. dear"
'But is he a real preacher"
Certainly, Teddy"
"But, say. aunty, he isn't much OF a
preacher, is he?"
The clergyman will not soon hear
The last OF this criticism.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23

to the west, called Orchard avenue, de-
cided to gravel on the following plan:
The farmers to donate the use OF
teams and wagons with dump boards.
The Nampa highway district to provide
gravel, usually donated by those who
have 1t, pay the shovelers and man
to help dump the loads and also spread
bed, using for this purpose a King
drag. The freshly graveled roadbed
should be smoothed with King drag
or other implement weekly for two
months or until settled and cemented
with the underlying SOIL Four inches
with two inches on the sides most
readily mixes with the underlying soil
In such proportions as to shed rain
and form a smooth, solid bed. Heavy
traffic cuts through the gravel in wet
weather until enough underlying soil
has been mixed and cemented with
the gravel to shed rain and create
solid roadbed.
A moderate percentage of clay soil
mixed with the gravel as applied will
pack and cement from the beginning.
The clay gravel banks along the re-
clamation bitches piled by the dredges
supply ideal material for graveling our
roads. This mixture of clay, sand
and gravel packs from the very first
and does not need underlying soil cut
In by heavy traffic, Coarse gravel,
free from clay or soil, will need an ad.
mixture of soil from below to secure a
hard, smooth roadbed. Orchard ave-
nue. has now been graveled two years.
It's success from the start has been
such as to attract the attention of 9th.
er neighborhoods.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23
STATE AID FOR GOOD ROADS
One Reason Why Food Prices Are
High Is Because Of Cost Of Haul
Ing Over Bad Highways.

Nearly every one of the state legis-
latures is considering demands for
more help for road building, says St.
Joseph News-Press Ten years ago
all the states together put up but
100000 for road building, exclusive
of local funds. In 1914 they spent
$4S,000,000. But as four.fifths of this
was done by six eastern states and
two Pacific coast states. the problem
is far from solved nationally. Many
of our big problems always come back
to the cost-ofliving question.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23
Plant Nut rrees.

Some nut or fruit-bearing trees set
out on country roads so feet apart,
would add much of beauty and com.
fort to the highway. 1t would BE nee
essary, of course. to have well-round-
ed roadways to drain off the water,
for mud holes and poor roadbeds
would not dry out quite so fast as
where the sun shines on the road
bed all the time. The better road
beds would be well worth WHILE
Leroy Cady.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23
Don't Forget the
GRADU ATES
THEY all like a graduating gift that they
can always keep and be proud of. We
have the selection that you will like. Every
thing for the boy or girl Come in and let
us help you select
BOYD PARK
MAKERS OF JEWELRX
FOUNDED 1867
SALT LAKE CITY
In the Cold Grey Dawn.

Mr. Picklelily came home from his
club one morning about o'clock He
entered his happy home, crept up the
stairs softly, so as not to awaken his
spouse, then felt for the switch to
turn on the electric light. He could
not find it, and in the darkness stun.
bled over a chair.
whats that?" came a voice from
the bed.
where in the deuce are the lights
In this house?' snarled Picklelily,
trying to put bold face on the mat
ter
Lights" cried Mrs. Picklelily
scathingly. Pull up the blinds!"-
Judge.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23
Fair Warming.

The lanky youth who occupied a
seat in a passenger coach persisted in
sticking his head and shoulders out OF
the window. The brakeman was pass
ing through the coach, and he touched
tho youth on the back.
Better keep your head inside the
window" advised the brakeman.
Il kin look out the winder If | want
to-" answered the youth.
Il know you can" warned the
brakeman. But If you damage any
Of the ironwork on the bridges you II
pay for It,"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23
How He Chose a Gem.

How did you happen to pick out
that girl for a wife among all the doz-
ems you knew"
i noticed she occasionally put OIL.
something heavier than lace wrap
when we have a blizzard. Also, sho
sometimes wears overshoes when 1t
is raining hard. l thought these
things displayed rare sense"
Exceedingly rare for these days,
young man. You have selected o
gem"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-23
A Girls Throw.

Two young girls were drinking tea
at a fashionable restaurant wnen a
young man raised his hat and passed
on. AS he passed the first girl blush
ed, displayed a beautiful ring on her
white hand and murmured: We'll.
Jack and | are to be married Easter
week.
But" said the other girl, Il
thought you had thrown Jack overt"
"Oh, so | did" the first replied,
blushing again and hiding her face,
"but-but you know how a girl
throws!"