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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
THE RURAL PRESS
The Local Paper a Most Useful
Agency on the Farm-The Press,
Pulpit and School Trinity of
Influence That Must Be
Utilized in Building
Agriculture.
Ry Peter Radford

Lecturer National Farmers Union
A broad campaign of publicity on
the subject of rural life is needed IN
this state today to bring the problems
Of the farmers to the forefront. Inc
city problems are blazoned upon the
front pages of the metropolitan dali
les and echoed in the country press
but the troubles Of the farmers are
seldom told, except By those who
seek to profit by the story, and the
glitter Of the package ofttimes oo-
scures the substance. A searching IN
yestigation into the needs OF the
farmers will reveal many inherent de-
Hects in our economic system that can
be easily remedied when properly un-
derstood and Illuminated by the pow
er Of the press.
The rural press, the pulpit and the
school are a trinity of powerful IN
fuences that the farmer must Utilize
to their fullest capacity before he can
occupy a commanding position in pub
lie affairs. These gigantic agencies are
organized in every rural community
and only await the patronage and CO.
operation Of the farmers to fully de-
velop their energy and usefulness.
They are local forces working for
the best interests of their respective
communities. Their work is to build
and their object is to serve. They
prosper only through the development
and prosperity Of the community.
Every farmer in this state should
subscribe for the local paper, as well
as farm periodicals and such other
publications as he may find profitable,
but he should by all means subscribe
for his local paper, and no home
should be without it. The local paper
IS part of the community life and the
editor understands the farmers prob
lens. It is the local press that will
study the local problems and through
its columns deal with subjects Of most
vital importance to local life OF the
community.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
The Power Of Advertising.

The influence Of advertising is clear
ly visible in the homes and habits Of
the farmers, and the advertising col
umns Of the press are making their
imprint upon the lives Of our people.
The farmer possesses the things that
are best advertised.
The farmer is entitled to all the
advantages and deserves all the lux
uries of life. We need more art, sci
ence and useful facilities on the
farms, and many homes and farms
are we'll balanced in this respect, but
the advertiser can render service
by teaching the advantages of modern
equipment throughout the columns Of
the rural press.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
A Noble Task.

In too many instances the country
papers mimic the city press by CIV
ing prominence to scandals, accidents
and political agitation. The new
rural civilization has placed upon the
rural press renewed responsibilities,
and enlarged possibilities for useful
ness. 1t cannot perform its mission
to agriculture by recording the frail-
ties, the mishaps and inordinate am
bitions of humanity, or by filing its
columns with the echoes Of the strug-
giles of busy streets, or by enchanting
stories Of city life which lure our
children from the farm.
It has higher and nobler task.
Too often the pages Of the city dailies
bristle with the struggle of ambitious
men in their wild lust for power, and
many times the flames Of personal
conflict scar the tender buds Of new
civilization and illuminate the path
way to destruction. The rural press
is the governing power of public senti-
ment and must hold steadfast to
principle and keep the ship Of state
in the roadstead Of progress. The
rural press can best serve the inter
ests Of the farmers by applying its
energies to the solution Of problems
affecting the local community. It
must stem the mighty life current
that is moving from the farm to the
cities, sweeping before 1t a thousand
boys and girls per day: It has to deal
with the fundamental problems of
civilization at their fountain head. It's
mission is to direct growth, teach ef-
fciency and mold the intellectual life
of the country, placing before the pub
lie the daily problems Of the farmers
and giving first attention to the leg
islative, cooperative. educational and
social needs Of the agricultural classes
within its respective community.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
|lZhh62TzFt(3HEN.
A LUNCHEON HINT.
A SIMPLE little luncheon for the
~ home folks may be prepared as
Suggested here.


Reliable Way of Making Cocoa.
Cocoa.-Take two quarts of good,
rich milk, put in double boiler ana
let it come to a boil. Take two table
spoonful Of cocoa, dissolve In little
hot water and add to the boiling milk
Sweeten to taste, simmer for a rev
minutes after adding the cocoa and
serve. While simmering the egg beat
er may be stirred in the cream beating
it to a froth. Put a little Of the froth
into each cup before filing.
Creamed Celery.-The entire stalk OF
the celery can be utilized in making
cream Of celery. Separate the sticks.
free them from tough strings, cut into
dice and parboil until tender. Drain,
add sweet milk and thicken with paste
of -four and butter Season to taste
and serve.
With Leftover Meat.
Beef Rechauffe with Tomatoes
Mince cold meat and reheat it in a
brown sauce prepared with stewed to-
matoes instead Of water. After mixing
the -four and butter in the usual way
and letting them turn delicate brown
add enough Of the tomato pulp to make
a thick gravy, favor with Worcester
shire sauce and q pinch each Of curry
powder, pepper and salt. Have plat
ter spread with small slices of toast
and pour the rechauffe over them. Dec
crate with parsley and serve immedi,
ately. Broiled or fried tomatoes may
be used in place Of the toast
Peach Whip.-Take four mashed
peaches, half cup sugar. whites Of two
eggs; beat light and stiff. Make a soft
custard Of the yolks Of two eggs. half
cupful Of sugar and two cupfuls Of
milk and one tablespoonful Of corn
starch; favor with vanilla. Slice two
peaches in each individual dish with a
tablespoonful Of whipped cream and
surround with soft custard.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28
RURAL SOCIAL cENTERs

We need social centers where our
young people can be entertained,
amused and instructed under the d.
rection Of cultured, clean and com.
petent leadership, where aesthetic
surroundings stir the love for the
beautiful, where art charges the at
mosphere with inspiration and power,
and innocent amusements instruct
and brighten their lives.
To hold our young people on the
farm we must make farm life more
attractive as well as the business Of
farming more remunerative. The
school house should be the social unit,
properly equipped for nourishing and
building character, so that the lives Of
our people can properly function
around it and become supplied with
the necessary elements Of human
thought and activity.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28

Is one of our Specialtes Our Carvers Bread Knives
Dinner and Table Knives and all sharp cutlery is of spec
iav tempered STEEL warranted to give perfect satisfaction
Knives that won't cut are abhorrence The cutting
oaty is the one desirable factor in cutlery construction
In other lines of Hardware for home or farm use we are
welsupped to meet iyour wants we are sanshed that
o1r vay of doing business will satisfy you
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28

(Con tinue6 Next week.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28

The farmers are in need of personal
leadership. They have political lead
rs. but they mead local industrial
~: .s..:::i,y ard educational leaders.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-01-28

Education is kede7eloping Of the
mind. not a stu;tng Of the memory.
pioacr Nusr vv~s
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-07

theatre In California the Greek Theatre at
Berkeley. ! am glad OF that, l have never
seen 1t.
And they could make the style Of dress I
advocate compulsory Soon every one would
be transformed for the better.
The theatre is not for the rich. but the poor
1t is essentially a democratic institution. There
should he no boxes, no galleries. There should
be half circle. which an artist could include
In sweep OF her arms, and where the seats
are practically on a level no auditor Interior.
ing with the hearing or vision OF another
oTered to convert the Madison Square Garden
here into such an amphitheatre and produce
there great music and dancing exhibitions but
the rich whose aid asked-listened and rsyer
came back.
| reminded them that Plato had said that
everything In life depends upon music, dane
Ing and poetry. l repeated to them my vision
OF the Greek theatre and my vision OF q
Grecian New York-and they never came back
My vision OF the Greek theatre: That archi.
tectural form in which the greatest number
OF people can see, hear and feel at the same
moment. with the same intensity and equal
proportions; that form which enables me TO
take vast audience into my arms the form
OF theatre In which all the people sitting
there Will feel the significance Of a simple
gesture In equal vision OF form and pro.
portion; form Of theatre in which my mag.
netic force can go forth from me- covering
the people In uninterrupted rays as the suns
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-07
n . OH hane On America!
lsadora Duncan Leaves Us-We Have No
Appreciation of Art-Americans Are
Money Worshippers, Unnteigent and
Beyond Hope of Artistic Redemption
lsadora Duncan Lea

Your first need is to free your children by
letting them be taught to dance. Children are
more wonderful than we. They are the true
gods and goddesses OF earth. For they have
the power Of living in an idea. We are utterly
unconscious OF self. My little girls, eight OF
the original forty. live always In an idea, the
ideal Of beauty. Their faces are like the
angels, TRANSPORTED
had thought to aid your children 1t was
my purpose TO open on the floor beneath my
studio shop where Greek robes and wells and
sandals should he sold. l would have freed
the children OF New York and OF other com
mnnities. Not only the children, but the
elders.
| wanted not only New York, but all Amer.
lea, to adopt the old free Greek dress would
have had your automobiles made in the shape
OF the beautiful old chariots. The chauffeur,
instead OF sitting unheathfully on the small
OF his back. would have stood upright In the
classical. virile, decorative attitude OF the
ancient charioteer. Your traffic policeman on
Fifth avenue would have stood there in classic
robes. waving, instead Of club, the thryeus
Can you imagine Fifth avenue under such con
ditions? No sordidness, no disharmonies But
thousands OF men and women IN Greek dress
coursing along in their auto-chariots their
chaufeurs finely. vfbrantly erect, the traffic
police with their acorn-tipped wands! Oh. 1t
would have been beautiful
Could there be gangmen, thugs other deni
zens OF the slums II the slums had been turned
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-07
for Fifth Avenue.

Into gardens and these people all clad In the
haring TUNES and peplums Of the great Greeks?
between such clothing and such acts would
have been great as to be impossible
The subway-with its utter lack of polite.
ness and consideration. Its brutal. inhuman
formed subway with these guards in aaring
robes, all grace and ease and courtesy: It's
occupants old Greek-ah, It would not then
have been like a passage OF the Styx, but one
10 Paradise!
And so dreamed of an America trans.
formed. talked with your multimiilionaires
VINO listened to my plans for spreading the
gospel Of beauty in America. They went away
and never came back. You yourselves have
prescribed my gospel of beauty, because you
nave permitted expenses to remain 30 great
that you cannot meet them and keep enough
money to feed myself and my children This
land OF the free is cruel country, monetarily
cruel.
have offered you music and dancing and
You would have II not.
In France the Government aided my art and
the rich gave for its continuance. The Gov
eminent gave me the use Of the Trocadero
Here | pay huge rental. Europe makes its
art free to all. When gave my exhibitions in
the Peoples Theatre free ! met such response
as made me happier than have been since l
came to America.
Art should be free It should be without
money and without price Music is the well.
spring of the arts. Everything that is good
comes from music. Great artists in music
snould work without money, They are priests!
Yes, am sure they would Re willing to foreeo
their salaries. huge as they are Those artists
who sing at the Metropolitan Opera House for
enormous salaries would surely forego the
price OF their efforts. They know that music
belongs to the people.
What could the rich and the Government
40! The rich could stop importing antiqui
Ties into this country and endow myself and
others VINO want to iberate their children
and free them to roam at will in n land
OF beauty. The rich and the Government
could provide classic amphiheatres every
where understand there Is an amph
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light covers the earth; that form in which q
simple tone OF voice. going on the natural cur
rents OF it's sound waves will stir the hearts
of vast multitude sitting before me In places
one not more fortunate than the others; in
which the emotion give will flow from one to
another-infectious all-compelling waves of
emotion, going from me to them and returning
to me.
And SO was the Greek theatre built And 30
should other Greek theatres be built In Amer
lea, without boxes or galleries or balconies or
parquettes, an essentially democratic hstitu.
ton. where all people are equal and where art
is free.
In these theatres. besides the classic music
and classic dancing, plays by Sophocles and
Aeschylus should be given. 1t should be given
every night and all should be free.
l would have lnaugurated this work I
tried to- you heard me, but needed not The
public was interested Artists, musicians
sculptors gathered worshipsully about me- II
Is always so everywhere. The artists always
understand.
AS one OF old looked down mournfully upon
an Indifferent city, so l turn my backward
gaze and grieve over indifferent country
Like Him, ] say in farewell:
II would have gathered We as q hen gath.
ereth her chickens, but We would not"
And so am going back to Greece! To
Greece and beauty! To Greece and democracy!
To Greece and intelligence
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-07

Another Ancient Airy Street
Costume Advocated by Miss
Duncan for American Women
and q Classic Walking Pose.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-07
By ISadOra Duncan.

Inc We'iknown American Dancer and ldeaIlst
Y AM going to an island In the Greek Archi-
pelago TO live on bread and onions ana
"a worship beauty
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-04-28

on Monday, They were called here
by the sickness and death of Mrs
Henry Krohnke.
Mrs. Henry Naeve, accompanied by
her grandson, Roy Naeve, have return
ed home from Bronson, where they
spent some time at the home of her
SONS, Robert and Albert.
Mrs. Maude Jenkensen, OF Messing
ton, S. d., returned to her home after
q pleasant visit with her sisters, Mrs.
/. l.. II. Bassett and Mrs. H. ID. Jones.
John Rohwer, Enus Stoltenberg and
Eddie Schroeder went to Denison Frl-
day and brought the Rohwer boys
home with them for an over Sunday
visit. The boys are attending the pa
rochial school there.
Willie Reimers and August Miller
| are in Minnesota on a business trip.
The pupils of the public schools at
this place observed arbor day on Fri
day by a special program, consisting
| of songs and recitations. After the
program there were several trees
planted, these being furnished by the
school board.
Ell. +. Volkman was elected super
intendent of the schools here with a
500 raise in salary.
A baseball team is being organized
for Schleswig, so no doubt all inter
estcd will have great sport in that line
| this summer.
Miss Ella Thoms is home again al
| ter having been in Charter Oak for
some time.
Harry Lorenzen was here from Rick
etts to attend the dance Saturday eve
ming and to spend Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Lorenzen.
Fritz Mohr was in HarcOuft Mon
day. !.
Mrs. Claus Brockman sold her 50
acres to Marion Hollander for $3.50 an
acre.
Martin Petersen arrived here Sat
urtlay from Ipswich, S. d., for visit
with relatives. He will probably re-
main for some time.
VIM. Greeves was in Denison on bus
mess last week.
August Miller, who Was here as in
structor in the ,parochial school at
Emmanuel church, has left for his
home in Window, MINI.
Fire was discovered early Sunday
morning in hay stack near the John
Wiedrich home. A few OF the flremen
soon put an end to it, however, and
no alarm was sent in.
Mrs. Lawrence Petersen is reported
on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Jochims, Of
Woodbury. county, were visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 10
llannes Jochims, Sunday.
Frank Eggers, of Charter Oak, was
here at the dance Saturday evening
and remained over Sunday.
Able Hollander celebrated his BIRTH
day Sunday. His children and grand
children. with number Of other rela-
tives and friends, spent the day with
him.
Mrs. Mary Carstens is on the sick
1ist
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Hannibal Fink and A. d. Whey took
the mail man In their cars on his trip
couple of days that he might have
time to paper the NJ. u. church at De-
lott. NJ
l.. y. Morris marketed some fine
hogs Friday.
Arthur Whey shipped car load OF
hogs and cattle Saturday and went TO
Chicago to care for them on the way.
Mrs. Joe Green and Miss Hester
Lincle were over night visitors Friday
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Beaman.
Isaac Newton spent Saturday night
with his brother, Stephen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heman NewcomA and
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Brown were DEM
son visitors Saturday evening.
George Beaman and Mrs. Green
were Denison shoppers Saturday.
Drodcr Boysen and son, Henry, were
down to the county seat Saturday.
MI. and Mrs. Podcy and boys and
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott and Miss Abbott
visited at the Henry Lass home sun
day.
MIR. and Mrs. S. d. Newton Sundayed
at the home Of her father, L. r.. Nor
ris.
A. d. Whey and family visited at
| the home of his brother, Carl, SUNDAY
Mrs. Lew Wright has been enJoyins
visit with her. mother, Mrs. Henry
Anderson, and her cousin, Miss Emma
Furne, all of Arion.
Earl Taylor has been very sick, bu'
| is on the mend.
W. ]. Wilkinson and family are nav
| ing delightful spins over the country
in their new auto, lately purchased.
e. McNeal and men are very busy
| on the cement bridge near A. j
Mason's.
Mrs. Lew Wright and Miss Celia ani
Mrs. Wescott were in Denison las
"Wednesday.
Mrs. Henry Lass has been spending
few days at the King home. Miss
Blanche has been very poorly and was
operated upon this week and theil
many friends hope she will soon BIZ
able to be about.
Mrs. ]. w. Wilkinson visited he1
friend, Mrs. Hannibal Fink, one day
the past week.
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II. +. VOlkman and son, OF Schleswlg
looked after business matters here
between trains Saturday.
A mission meeting has been plan
ned to be held in the Mission church
during the latter, part OF May. Rev.
Fred Nelson and other good speakers
are arranged for to assist the local
pastor in this series of meetings.
The woods are getting full OF au-
tomobiles in this part OF the county.
The Kiron Auto company has sold
fourteen Fords, besides other makes.
Among the recent purchasers are
Erick Larson, Chas. o. Swanson and
Adolph Solomonson and Alfred Dan
ielson, each a Ford. Frank Larson
bought Chalmers six.
An election has been called by the
council to be held on May 18th to de-
eide if small addition to the north
edge of town is to be made, said adj
lditiOn, If made, to be used for the sltf
of the new school house, we under
stand.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Linman, Of
Omaha, are spending few weeks on
the farms with their children, east OF
town.
Arrangements have been made for
a five weeks course OF instruction in
speaking and writing the Swedish Ian
guage, the same to be given by Rev.
Irwin Johnson during the vacation OF
the public schools, so as to enable
all children wishing to attend to do
so. All children wishing to receive
instructions in the Swedish language
will have splendid opportunity and
can make arrangements any time to
enter the class.
Mrs. Otto Clausson and her niece
and nephew went to Denison Thursday
| for an over Sunday visit with rela-
tives in the A. p. Lilleholm home.
Mrs. Hans Laveen and niece left re-
Gently for Salt Lake City, Utah, for
Visit at thel home OF her daughter.
Together with her, they expect to Wis
| it California, Oregon and Washington
before returning to Kiron.
Alfred and VIM. .Clausson went to
Sioux City the first of the week to
purchase cattle.
Gust Hammerstrom went to Chicago
Saturday night with fatted stock.
The Kiron Auto company will cstab-
lish a branch garage at Deloit, with
! Chas. Sjogren in charge. He is an
expert mechanic and knows a car
thoroughly and can repair the same in
a first class manner.
fMr and Mrc OLIVER Nelsnn Of near
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Geo. Dorller is erecting an entire
new set OF buildings on his farm north
of town.
Ii. M. Carmoney, state bank exam
liner, visited the local bank Tuesday.
| Carl Grell was Denison business
caller Tuesday.
The advance man for Aulgcr Bros.
show was here Tuesday posting bllls
for the show to be held here the 3Oth.
The Ricketts, fire department held
their annual meeting "Wednesday eve
ming and elected the following officers:
Chief, p. H. Claussen; assistant chief,
A. +. Bothmann; nozzlemen, N. y.
Langford, Harry Lorenzen and l.. y.
Herbison; hydrant men, VIM. Below,
A. S. Jacobsen and j. Fiddler. Six
new members were taken in, which
makes a very nice team for Ricketts,
this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Hoefer left for
Harlan Saturday, where he will con-
suit surgeons regarding his leg, which
he broke last fall and which seems to
be slow in healing.
Mrs. j. G., Bchler, of Ute, visited at
the home Of, her sister, Mrs. j. Ger
yeny, Saturday.
John Claussen and family. of Schlcs-
wig, visited at the home of his parents
here Sunday.
Herman Pepper and family visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. III. Claussen
over Sunday.
The tickets school basket ball
team defeated the team from school
district No. 2 Friday by a score OF Al
to 81. The little-girls played 2wcll for
their age.
Cilas. Muchs and crew left Monday
for the Albert Foster place in Soldier
township, where they will paint the
entire set of buildings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Conyers visited
the latter's parents in Pisgah Sunday
The following shipments were mafe
last week: Nye Schneider Fowler Co.,
1 car OF corn for Gravity, Iowa; j. Ill.
McGrath, car of cattle; G. Kruger,
1 car of hogs; J. H. Dethlefs, 2 cars
OF hogs; Aug Bunk, 2 cars OF cattle;
H. Bunk, car of hogs; Ehler & Peter
sen. 1 car of hogs, all going to Chi
cago.
Chas. Mackey, of Charter Oak, has
a large crew OF men at work laying
cement walks at different places. and
also putting in several crossings Tor
the town.
Herman Baak returned Friday from
Sioux City with two new Buick cars.
He sold one to Fred Wodtke and one
to Ernest Sells. Herman says that he
sold several others, but that he is un-,
able to get them just now, as he sells
them nearly as fast as the factory can
put them out.
otto Teut is putting UP a fine new
windmill on his place north OF town.
and is also building new machine
shed and corn crib.