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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-08-11
Language Of Flowers.

Ned-Do you believe in the language
Of flowers? Ted-To be sure. The last
ones sent Miss Charmer tell me I'll
have to do without smoking for a
month--Town Topics.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-08-11

I. Read through at one sitting the
entile book you are studying.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-08-11

Criticism often takes from the tree
cstsrpfllau and blossoms together
Richter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-08-11
The
Book-Metl1od
ofBibleStudy
nyREV. WILLIAM EVANS. D. D.
Director Of Bible Course. Moody Bible Institute
Chicago

TEXT-John 5:39.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-15
SPRING WILL BEGIN
 SUNDAY, MARCH q
EASTER OCCURS ON APRIL 4 DATE BEING CLOSE TO
 THE AVERAGE.

Sunday was the first spring-like day of the year, delightfully."- warm sunshine bringing practically the en- tire population out-of-doors during the day and giving rise to the inquiry as to when spring actually begins ac- cording to the calendar The center of the sun will this year cross the ce- lestial equator on March 21 at II hours 51 minutes 16 secands a. m. (eastern standard time) and at this instant spring will begin.
 Our present calendar depends who'll ly upon the position of the sun in the sky; as the succession of the season is, of course, caused by the motion of the sun alone, this is by far the most natural and convenient body to en- ploy for the reckoning of time. In earlier times, however, the calendar was based almost wholly upon the moon. The Mohammedans still en- ploy purely lunar calendar; their years consists of 12 lunar months, and is, therefore, about 10 days short CT than ours. It follows as conse- quence of this than any fixed date | in their calendar will occur about 10 days earlier each year (by our reck- oning), and will hence move through all of the four seasons in about 36 years.
 Though the moon has thus been wholly discarded from our civil reck- oning, it still governs the occurrence of church days, thus Easter, for ex- ample, is always the Sunday immedi- ately following that full moon which occurs first after the vernal equinox. The vernal equinox is this year on March 21; the next full moon is on Wednesday, March 31, and the fol lowing Sunday (April Al is, there fore, Easter Sunday.
 It is thus evident that the date may vary by as much as five weeks in different years. During the past century Easter occurred as early as March 23 three times and once Gin 1818) it occurred on March 22 It's earliest occurrence during the present century was in 1913, March 23, and its latest will be in 1943, April 25 Next year we will also have a very late occurrence the date being April 23.
 It is thus seen that while the date of occurrence of the present year is a rather early one it is by no means remarkably So. The average of all possible dates is April 8.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-15
ARKANSAS BOY IS
 OXFORD GRADUATE

Little Rock, Mrch 15.-J. l.. Ship ley, who worked his way through the University of Arkansas and then won scholarship in the University of Oxford, England, entering that in- stitution in the fall of 1911, has grad uated there, an honor student, receiv- ing the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This information was conveyed to the board which conducts the Rhodes scholarship examinations in Little Rock, and was accompanied with in- structions to announce the next ex- animation for scholarships to be held in Little Rock on Tuesday and We'd nesday, October 5 and 6, 1915. This examination will consist almost ex- clusively of Latin, Greek and Mathe- matics.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-15
CONWAY YOUNG MAN
 HELD FOR FORGERY

Tom Farrar of Conway was held to the Pulaski county grand jury by Justice of the Peace Martin Satur- day, on a charge of forgery Farrar is alleged to have signed the name of Amos Halter of Conway to a check on the Farmers State Bank fol S11.80 and cashed the check in Little Rock. Constable R. w. King, Mr Halter and Assistant Cashier R. H Maddox of the bank attended the hearing as witnesses. Being unable to make bond Farrar was remanded to jail
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-15
ROBSON ADDRESS
 POSTPONED WEEK

On account of misunderstanding of dates the address of Congressman Richmond Pearson Hopson, hero Of the sinking of the Merrimac, sched uled to be delivered tonight, will be delivered next Monday night, March 22. This number will be the final at. traction on the combined school ly- ceum course for this year, and is con sidered one of the best on the entire course.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-15
AUTHOR 10 EXPLAIN. C0NDRAY ROAD BILL
10 MAKE TEN SPEECHES
REPRESENTATIVE WILL CON- TRADICT FALSE STATE
 MENTS ABOUT MEASURE.

In order to explain the provisions of the road improvement district law of which he is the author and to cor rect misrepresentations which have been put in circulation regarding the measure, Representative c. E. Con- dray announced today that he will make series of 10 speeches at differ ent places in the county, beginning Wednesday of this week.
 "I find that the provisions of this law are being grossly misrepresent- ed" said MT. Condray, land all I ask is that the people have a good under standing of it. After it is fully ex- plained to the voters I shall be en- tirely satisfied with their verdict, whatever it may be-
 The sentiment of the voters, which was considerably adverse to the adop- tion of the bill when it was first proposed, is rapidly changing in its favor as the measure becomes more clearly understood. Opponents of the act have been industriously circulat- ing false rumors concerning it, but the voters are rapidly coming to re- alize that under the Condray law a system of good roads throughout the county can be built without an ex- cessively burdensome tax, while if the law is voted down no relief can be had from the impossible condition of the roads during wet seasons.
 The appointments ts announced by Mir. Condray are as follows:
 Wednesday, March Tat Vilonia, 10 a. m.; at Beryl, 2:30 p. m.
 Thursday, March 1S-At Republi- can, 7:30 p. m.
 Friday, March 20-At Greenbrier, 10 a. m.; at Wooster, p. m.
 Tuesday, March 23-At Mt. Yer non, 10 a. m.; at Naylor, 2:30 p. m. i; tt Enola, 7:30 p. m,
 Wednesday, March 24-At Holland, 10 a. m.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-15
31 NEW STUDENTS
 AT STATE NORMAL 

A total of 31 new students had ma triculated at the Arkansas State Nor mal School at II o'clock this morn ing, bringing the total enrolment to 283. It was said at the school today
 that many more are expected to en- roll during the week, new term be- gining today. Those who matricu- lated today are Johnnie Childs, Blanch Childs, Jerry Houser, Arkie Owen, Addie England, c. T. Hanchey, Lod Goza, Sabina Golf, Vergie Smart, Hama McHughes, w. M. Walls, Will
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-15
SUPREME COURT
 KILLS FAIR BILL
Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.

Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.
 Little Rock, March 15.-Supreme Court today declared the Panama Exposition bill, fostered by Governor George w. Hays, appropriating $40,- 900 to place the states exhibits in the Arkansas building, and to defray other expenses, was not passed by a constitutional majority in the house and senate, thereby killing the meas ure
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-15

Jameson, Will Hull, Argie Cicil, Flora Spiva, M. S. Jaggers, Edna Morris, N. B. McClain, Gussie Ham, Flora Perkey, Clara White, Edna Neshitt, Bessie Williams, Leila Pla- card, Lila Elliott, Bertha Murphey, Ludie Carmichael, Chessie Cannon, Elma Owen, Clyde Thompson, Earl Copeland
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-15
WILSON BROTHERS
 STOCK IS SOLD

The stock and fixtures of Wilson Brothers, local dry goods and shoe merchant who were adjudged bank rupt recently, has been sold by Re- ceiver s. w. Rogers to the Doyle Kidd Dry Goods Co.,, of Little Rock, for $1,975. The purchasers have not announced what disposition they will make of the goods.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-15

that the publication of the annual may be regarded as certainty. AThe work of preparation has already been begun and it is expected that the vol ume will appear about May 15.
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-15
ANNUAL A CERTAINTY.

The staff of the annual proposed to be issued by the students of the State Normal School have announced their plans have matured to such an extent
The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-15
FROST PREDICTED.

Fair and colder weather with frost tonight is the prediction of the weather Bureau at Little Rock, given out at II o'clock a. m. today.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
TIME FOR CULLING
OF POULTRY FLOCK
Old Hens That Have Ceased to
Be Productive Should Be
Sent to City Markets.

Now that the old hens have ceased
to be productive the farmer should be-
gin a systematic culling Of his poul-
try flock. All hens not to be held over
for next year should be sold While
the cost Of keeping hens is seldom
realized, they ave eating valuable food
This expense with no production is
cutting down the profits Hens are
rarely profitable producers after they
are two years old according to II. l.
Kempster Of the University of Mis-
souri college OF agriculture All old
hens especially those which bag down
or crop" behind shoIld be sent to
the market This years young stock
should be marked with leg bands toe
marks or Otherwise so that next year
the age OF the hen will be known.
Hens in laying condition will have
bright red combs and will show their
pin bones we'll spread apart This test
is n sure indication. The pin bones
are located just above the vent II
three or four inches apart the hen Is
probably laying, These points will
assist materially in culling out the un.
profitable producers.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
FARM MACHINERY A :.
VERY HARD PROBLEM
Difficult Matter for Farmer to
Determine How Much and
What Kind Is Needed.

A difficult problem on the American
farm is to decide how much and what
kind OF machinery should be pur-
chased Some farms are so over
stocked with machinery that the de-
probation, interest and repairs eat
up much Of the profits.
Assuming the average depreciation
on machinery at 10 per cent, end the
interest on the money invested at 6
per cent, we have an average yearly
expense OF approximately $lS on each
500 invested in machinery. A man
who has $1,000 worth OF machinery
would have $l95 expense on this alone
in interest and depreciation, If his
work could be done with half this
amount, he could save $3.50. This
would be equivalent to the interest on
S1,625 at per cent.
A farm of so acres cannot pronta-
bly, use fourhorse machinery because
three horses should do the work on
q farm of this size, In buying ma.
chinery too large in proportion to the
size OF the farm unnecessary expense
is added. This comes not only In the
increased cost OF machinery but also
in the maintenance Of any extra
horses required.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
WHAT GOOD FLOWING MEANS
In WeIl-PloWed Field Soil Is Stirred
and Pulverzed to Depth Indicat-
ed as Necessary.
By A. C. ARNY,)

Good plowing means more than
making the. field appear black 1t
means more than making straight fur
rows. However good plowman usu'
ally makes straight burrows. In a
well.plowed field the soil is stirred
and pulverized to the depth indicated
as necessary by the kind of soil and
the crop to be grown; and the stub
BILE and rubbish are completely turned
under where it will be out Of the way
and quickly decomposed. For most
crops, deep, rather than shallow plow'
ing, is the best practice.
To do good work with a minimum
Of power, pows must be equipped with
properly shaped and sharpened shares
A good share allows plow to run
true and little or no effort is necessary
to hold it in place.
To turn under all rubbish good
jointer properly adjusted is necessary
No stubble or weeds are left sticking
up between the furrows where good
jointer is used
Keep tho plowshare properly shaped
and sharpened. Use jointer so that
all rubbish is turned under complete
ly. Increase the depth of plowing an
inch or two each year for several sea
sons.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
MAKING THE WOOD LOT PAY
Farmers Cannot Afford to Keep Un.
profitable Land - Every Acre
Means Money In Carrying.

The farm wood-lot problem is very
important one. 1t is the problem Of
making the wood lot pay. Farmers
can no more afford to keep Improbable
land than they can afford to keep un-
profitable cows. Idle land which is
not growing more valuable is like a
boarder in the dairy herd; it eats up
part of the profit made elsewhere.
Good farm management may or may
not call for the opening of an actual
book account with the wood lot, but
every good farmer needs to know at
the close of the year whether he is
richer or poorer for his timbered land.
1t costs money to hold land. Every
acre means carrying cost. The tenant
farmer pays this cost in rent. The
man who works his own farm should
be able to earn at least rent and
wages If he sold the farm and put
the money in a good savings bank 1t
would yield him yearly income with
out the lifting of a finger. His farm
is an investment. 1t should be pay
ing investment.
If the wood lot does not directly or
indirectly compensate for taxes and
interest allowance on its value, it is
not doing it's share toward making the
farm pay. 1t is being carried at net
loss.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
ONE GOOD TRAIT RECALLED
Unpopular Man Not Altogether With.
out the Attributes That En-
deared Him to Society.

An Indiana town in the old days
boasted of two characters-an official
mean man who never did a good deed
If it was possible to do mean one.
and an official optimist who had never
been heard to speak an evil word Of
any human.
In the fullness Of time the bad man
died. On the day Of the funeral the
usual crowd gathered at the post of.
fee to await the distribution Of mail.
Naturally the life and works of the
late unlamented came under discus.
cion.
The deceased was painted as Q
miser, liar, thief a scandal.
monger and a blackmailer. The op
timist, who was present, listened In
silence At length one of the group
turned on him.
Say, Gid" demanded the other man,
"ain't ever thing we've said about thai,
old scoundrel the truth? Kin yo
name one deservin' trait he ever
showed?"
Well" said the optimist. you
boys'll have to admit he certainly had
mighty good appetite. ."-Saturda
Evening Post.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

troublesome to make up rations that
will give good and profitable returns.
The various feeding tables are valu-
able, and we need them in making up
! suitable rations for our cows; but un-
less we study the individual needs OF
our cows and try to approximate
them, we are sure to be disappointed
in the results. A ration may be nearly
perfect from a mathematical and sci
entific standpoint, but If it is not pal
atable the COWS cannot give their best
returns.
The wide variety of commercial by
product dairy feeds on the market
makes it very important that dairy
farmers devote attention and study to
making up palatable and healthy ra-
tions.
In all Of our homegrown grain
feeds the proportion of pure food nu-
triments Is associated with the crude
fiber in such way as to make them
healthy and palatable for our animals.
The manufacturer, on the other hand,
removes more or less of one or more
Of these nutriments, which, therefore,
leaves the proportion of the constitu-
ents and the resultant feed decidedly
unbalanced, and it must be fed care
fully and with other products, If safe
or profitable returns are to be OBJ
tanned,
No man can formulate hard-and-fast
rules to govern dairymen in determin-
ing how much purchased grain they
should feed. II he secures the best
profits from his cows, he should raise
nearly balanced ration on his own
farm. If his farm needs fertilizer he
can usually increase his crop yields by
the feeding OF purchased grain feeds.
or course he Is working at losing
game if he feeds the purchased or
homegrown feed to poor cows.
have found in my dairy practice
that by having plenty of corn silage,
clover and alfalfa, and oats and peas,
have done as much as possible to
supply my cows with a balanced ra-
ton of homegrown foods.
Many dairy experts tell us to grow
various proteinaceous forage and fod-
der crops, but my judgment is that it
seldom pays a dairy farmer to grow
other than a few of the standard feed
crops for his cows.
have had very good success with
soy beans, and find them an exceed
ingy valuable crop to grow on certain
portions of my farm but | would not
give up growing clover, alfalfa and
corn and take chances with crop of
soy beans.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
PASTEURIzED MILK IN FAVOR
Great Advantage In Process Is to In
sure Freedom From Disease
Producing Organisms.

The great advantage in pasteurizing
market milk is to insure its freedom
from disease-producing organisms
This is a point which is constantly
brought forward in favor of pasteuriza'
tion of milk. or course the pasteurized
milk will have better keeping quail
ties than the same milk that has not
been pasteurized and of course this
is an advantage from the standpoint
of the milk dealer, and is also an adj
vantage to the milk consumer.
Outside the cost of the process
there are practically no disadvantages
connected with the pasteurization OF
milk. This is especially true with the
way pasteuriZation is conducted today
There is absolutely no doubt but that
milk properly pasteurized and prop
erly handled subsequent thereto is
Just as healthful a food for children
as we'll as for adults as is raw milk.
Most of the commercial pasteuriza
ton of market milk at the present
time is done by heating the milk to
145 degrees for approximately thirty
minutes. This temperature and time
of exposure does not change the milk
physically or chemically to any appre
ciable extent. If milk is heated to
higher temperatures or for longer pc
RODS of time, the creaming powers
of the milk will be infuenced-that is
the heated milk will cream less rapid
ly and somewhat less completely than
the raw milk. The milk will also &C
Quire, which is Objectionable to many
people, what is known as the cooked
taste. 1t is not probable that the nu
tritive value of the milk is injured
in fact, at the present time many ply
sicians advocate the heating of chill
dren's milk to the boiling point.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
CONTROL DISEASE OF APPLE
Most Effective Treatment for Blight
Is TO Cut Out Every Affected
Twig and Canker.

(By ]. B. S. NORTON. Maryland Expert
ment Stationl
The most effective treatment for
the control of apple blight consists
in cutting out the diseased parts. In
young orchards and in nurseries
where there is naturally but little
blight, and in old orchards in seasons
when blight is not serious, by cutting
out every blighted twig and canker
as soon as possible, giving special at
tention to the body and base of the
tree, bad outbreak may be prevented
in following years. 1t is also neces-
sary to destroy all blight in the neigh
borhood on wild or cultivated trees as
the bees may carry it long distances.
Bees are, however, necessary to pol
lenate the flowers.
When old bearing trees are badly
infected, winter is the best time to
cut out the blight. The cuts on large
branches or in the trunk should be
brushed with a disinfectant and when
dry protected by painting with white
lead in linseed oil. In cutting blight
in the growing season, it is important
to wipe the pruning instrument after
each cut on a cloth or sponge wet with
either carbolic acid, concentrated
lime-sulphur, 5 per cent formalin, or
other disinfectant to prevent reinfec-
ton of the next cut. Cut twice sew
eral inches below where the blight
shows, as in spring the germs extend
much farther in than they show on
the outside.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
Wireless Sent Many Miles.

Following experiments extending
over period of several years, wire
less communication has been estab
lished between q new station at Funs
bashi, near Yokohama, Japan, and the
Hawaiian islands. over distance. Of
$3.50 miles. Wireless communication
between Hawaii and the United States
has been maintained for about year.
and now messages will be regularly
transmitted between the United States
and Japan, by way Of the Hawaiian
islands.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
ny w. MILTON KELLY

Q3y w. MILTON KELLY)
Oat straw is not generally recog-
nized as a valuable food for dairy
cows; yet If given in reasonable
amounts every two or three days they
will clean 1t up with q relish, whereas
If given them exclusively as roughage
they will push It over the manger and
become as thin as string of shad.
We have seen the weak, emaciated,
straw-fed COW that had to be helped
on her feet each morning in the early
spring, and If grass growing was de-
layed too long the only pay she could
give for her winters feed was her
hide. Yet well-fed dairy cows relish
a light feeding of bright oat straw
after big mess of corn silage every
few days.
Feed experts tell us it is too much
work for the cows to get the nour-
ishment that is in the straw, and the
weak, emaciated condition of the
straw-fed cows in the spring substan-
tiates the claim; but that is not the
whole story.
Every observing feeder knows that,
except in rare cases, the roughage
grown on his farm is the cheapest
part of the dairy cows ration, and
also that the dairy COW is especially
built to handle large quantities Of
roughage.
If the rougbage part Of ration Is
made up largely Of clover or alfalfa
hay and ensilage, with little oats
and pea hay, corn stover and other
roughage feeds, we may utilize rough
age to make up three-fourths of the
dry matter of the ration, and the cows
will come out in the best Of condition
the next spring, and we will secure the
best profits in dollars.
Heavy grain feeding may make a
better showing on a milk sheet, but
not in the net profits, except with
those dairy farmers who live near by
desirable markets where they can sell
their hay and dairy products for ex-
tremely high prices. If the roughage
is tough and fibrous the proportion of
concentrates must be larger.
Just how much roughage COW
should be given at feeding depends
in great measure upon her capacity
to handle it profitably. About twenty
pounds of dry matter may be derived
from good variety of roughage, and
from six to ten pounds OF the concen-
trates.
With these proportions in mind, and
with table giving the digestible nu'
trients of the various other materials
used in feeding, it should not be
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
IMPORTANCE OF DAIRY cow
Most Economical Producer Of Human
Food Of All Domestic Animals
She Is Here to Stay.
(By N. ]. FRASER, Illlnois.)


Since the COW Is the most econom'
ical producer Of human food of all our
domestic animals, and as she can live
and produce milk on a ration COM
posed entirely Of roughage, she will
be the animal that will be resorted to
in order to convert half Of the energy
Cfour common crops, which is other
wise unavailable, into human food.
Another reason why the COW is here
to stay, and will always be of vital
Importance in sustaining human life,
is that babies and invalids csarot be
nourished on cornmeal musk alone.
For these reasons, even after the
time comes that there is sn actual
struggle for human food, the dairy
COW will still be vital and abiding
factor In system Of permanent agri'
culture, II we are to retain high
degree Of civilization.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
Conservation.

And" continued the lecturer, Il
warrant you that there Is not man
in this entire audience who has ever
lifted his finger or In any way At
tempted to stop this awful waste Of
our forests and our lumber supply. II
there is want that man to stand up."
There was a slight commotion In the
rear of the room and a nervous little
man rose to the occasion-and to his
teet.
And now, my friend, will you o.
plain in just what way you have con
served the forests Of our nation?"
And with the utmost gravity and
sincerity the little man said: ~ have
used the same toothpick twice.
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