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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-30
EMBLEMS MUST NOT FAT!
DUTY Of Americans to Hold High For
ever the Glory Handed Down by
Their Forefathers.

T WAS the practice OF Americans
for many years to observe the
Fourth OF July periodically.
Their celebrations did not Con.
sist OF noise alone. Attending all the
music, cannonading, bell ringing and
marching there vas an Intellectual
feature that hoartcned the old and
inspired the young.
In the uproarious festivities Of ear.
lier times the treasured emblcms aud
trophies OF liberty were all IN sight
for one day at least. and by recurring
to the principles ot the Declaration
r~verybody's knowledge OF and faith in
tho doctrines that gave this continent
n measure Of freedom and justice wpr,
strengthened and renewed, says the
New York World. II these emhlcms
are fading the fault is due more L.
our native-born inhabitants, who
think they have learned all the lessons
Of liberty, than to the milliong of new
corners, whose minds are still open
and whose eyes are still keen.
What proportion OF the rising gen
Grafton knows or has accepted IA.
's~elf-evident truths upon which a.,
republic rests
That all men are created equalo
That they are endowed by then
Creator with certain unalicnabl,
rights?
That among these are life. lbert,
and the pursuit OF happiness
That to secure these rights govern
ments are instituted among men, dc
living their Just powers from the Goa
sent o. the governed And
- nat whenever any form OF Euvern
ment becomes d~est.uCUve OF these
ends II Is the right OF the people TO
alter or TO abolish II, and t. institute
new government, laying its founda.
ton on such principles and p~rganiz-
ing its powers in such form as to
them shall seem most likely to affect
their safety and happiness.
Interest in these propositions used
to be cultivated in various ways. pat
Is as a pleasure. parity as a duty To
Icy the words are unfamiliar. he flag
itself is ~infrequently seen, and Lexing
ton. Bunker Hin, Saratoga, Valley
Forge, Trenton, Savannah. Cowpens.
Niug's Mountain and Yorktown are
dImly remembered.
Yet we may be sure that Of the null.
tituIes OF recent arrivals in the
United States there are many whose
steps have been guided by the ideals,
symbols and names which TO us are
vague or forgotten. The valuable
things that young Europe is learning
here are acquired not from young
America, but from old America. The
landmarks OF liberty which young
America fails TO see or ignores are
still plain enough to the young Eu.
rope transplanted into America
There are fading emh'ams In the
case of young Europe also. but they
ore OF crowns and ]coronets, thrones
and sccptcrs. divine right and priv,
iloge, a shackled press and sti,vd
speech. To those who hunger aud
thirst for liberty and opportunity TIE
old American emblcms blaze afar. To
those who are surfrited with liberty
nr unappreciative OF il they fade and
die.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-30
NatIon's Oebt . AImIahtv aod.

Any celebration OF Independence
day which does not give the place Of
prominence to God is inadequate and
unworthy. The words OF the poet
trace u liberties to the right source
and give the honor TO him TO whom
the honor is due.
HAN Independence. Han Heavens next
best gilt.
In that ~ lie and tho Immortal soul
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-30

With the prospect OF the
United States Army being with
Columbus for some time to
come, the food question be.
comes Of vital Importance, for
Columbus has already discoy.
cred that the Army likes good
things and the men as far a.
their wages permit are good
sPenders,
The question therefore of
New Mexico as a poultry rails,
ing state should be found inter
esting to those who desire the
developement of the country
along practical lines.
There are already twenty
five large ranches in New Mex.
leo devoted to poultry, and un.
ill Columbus became so busy
in growing and in serving the
new corners almost everyone
raised chickens here as they did
in every other section Of the
state where water could be
found.
One of the big ranches in
New Mexico is run by a woman
who has found her market in
Los Aneeles-the other ranches
have shipped to the east with
probably loss and disappoint,
ment, to say nothing of the ex.
pense of transportation.
Now seems to be the time for
this industry to turn to Coium-
bus for its market-hens have
brought as much as 81 rs each
and eggs bring thirty to thirty.
FIVE cents per dozen and they
sell very readily at these prices,
and those who raise fowls know
there is very good profit to be
made on eggs at thirty cents
per dozen.
Grain being high, fowls are
not as profitable as in the recent
past, but then the market price
of fowls has advanced so strong.
ly in the last six months, this
equalizes the expense of feed.
here are many pounds of
clean table scraps to be had at
the eating places in town for
the asking. Provided these
scraps are used while fresh,
nothing better for laying hens
can be found, and the city will
be the cleaner and more SAM.
tary if this distribution is made
of the garbage which is breeding
flies and menacing the babies
of the town.
There is one woman in the
state with a ranch containing
10000 leehorns and she is said
to have built up such a reputa
ton for her strain of layers
that she commands sixty cents
a dozen for table eggs.
Columbus women could prob
ably make a lot of pin money
b. setting hens now Tor winter
layers.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-30

The revelation OF liberty has no
validity unless II is a continuing one.
Carved into pallid marble and draped
with a Tag, It is chilled and deed II
must be renewed each day in flesh
and blood, in hearts and brains and
sinewy hands. The fathers served
the state before they served them.
selves. We must do the same.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-30

Right Rev, F. b. Howden,
d. d., Bishop of New Mexico,
will visit Columbus July 9th
and 9th for services among the
members Of his little flock, and
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-30

to enter more fully into the
plans of the proposed Trinity
Mission which is planned to
make a memorial for all sol.
diers who die in the Mexican
war.
This Chapel will be placed
near the camp so as not to con.
Aict with the other Parish, and
to be near enough the soldiers
for them to regard the building
as their own social and religi.
Gus center.
The services which the Bish
op will hold will be at the Y.
NJ. c A. by the kind permiss
ion Of General Secretary Nye.
Chaplain Vincent, of the Ma
tional Guards, will assls,.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-30

.FOUVTH

Z IKE a irecraCker that smolders
quietly and finally explOdes
long after the rest Of the bunch
have banged and sizzed their
way into oblivion, comes tardily the
story OF the man TO whom we owe
our Fourth OF July. Those who have
not heard the story and Sho endoayor
10 recall some chapter Of American
history telling Of this great man will
search their memories iu vain. So
obscure has he remained in the an.
nails OF those times that even his
name Is unknown there is only one
glimpse OF him, as a rider hurryiur
through the night with a message that
was to bring US our Glorious Fourth
The Chicago Post tells the story
The friends OF a Declaration OF In.
dependence were afraid that they
might not be In a majority in the great
Philadelphia gathering. Il Is affirmed
mat they counted noses and were fear.
iul that they would fan short By d
or two votes. Then IL was that they
determined TO send a messenger into
Delaware to bring back an absent dele
gate who Il was known would yo,c
right II he were present, They lookel
Tor Il hard rider with the cause al
heart q man who would ride the ri. f,
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-30

For Sale: we'll located
Columbus lots. also 100 acres
tine land with rcncc and we'll
Box 1917. Columbus. y NJ
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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-30
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Luna County

For Sheriff
W. c. SIMPSON
For Treasurer
EDGAR HEPP
For Clerk
CHAS. K. HUGHES
For Assessor
JOS. A. STUMP
For Co. Supt. of Schools
MRS. ALICE SMITH
For County Surveyor
l.. VI. CARL
For Probate Judge
c. c. FIELDER
For Co. Commissioner, ID Distrl,
FRANK L. NORDHAUS
For Co. Commissioner, Sd Distri,
JAMES W. PHILLIPS
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Entered at the postonicc at Columbus,
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-12

the purpose of successfully conduct
ing the war. Recognition has appar-
emily been taken of the plumbers
which have been made in the past.
The need of q war council to meet
problems as they arise and expedite
matters in general, without waiting to
call togsther the entire cabinet has
been disclosed. 1t was this plan
which Lloyd George advocated as a
member of the previous cabinet. He
recognized the manner in which his
hands, as war minister. were tied and
the plan now set forth is for the pur-
pose Of overcoming just such handi-
caps.
The new cabinet is therefore IN ac-
cord with the ideas of the new pre-
mier. It will therefore be expected
that it will accomplish what he ex-
poets of it. He at least will have the
opportunity to try 1t out and put into
practice the ideas which he has per-
sistently advocated. It will be UP to
him to make it succeed If such is
possible and as far as cabinet or coun-
Gil work Is concerned he must be. and
doubtless will expect to be, held re-
sponsible for the future course that
is pursued. For that reason much
more attention will be directed to
Great Britain's part In the war. David
Lloyd George Is on trial and 1t is a
case where he has the whole nation
at his back.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-12

The girl who likes to talk was the
disconsolate center of a perfect whirl
of multicofDred garments that flooded
the room. Come in!" she bade her
visitor. Leap the fir coat and hur-
die the summer dresses. / think you
can sit down in that corner IL you
spiu things off the chairi"
ANY woman with aa many clothes
as this" began the visitor, ought to
be ashamed OF herself. She
81 ami" conceded the girl who likes
to talk. There are about million
dresses here and among them all only
three that l cal wear without causing
a riot! These are things I have saved
because they were too good to throw
away and finally the closet threatened
to burst it's sides: I've come out of
my trance and sorted them out stern
ly and have cast that huge pilo from
me! When I've had a garment hang
ing around for from two to seven
years and haven't had time nor inclfn-
alton to do tho necessary fixing over
why. it's time to pass it on! I agree
with you
My goodness!" cried the visitor,
making dive at something yellow in
the pile, sis this that perfectly lovely
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-12
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

We Must Live Right Up to the Law.
Mr.. Editor: I still like the mayor
because he thinks being Mayor of Nor
witch is something more than an hon
or-something of a responsibility.
Mayor Brown proposes to do things,
and if he can't do everything that
should be done we needn't lay it up
against him.
He has 25 years Of example to be
economical with the city walks These
walks have been the rneanest the
most neglected and the most danger
Gus. We have received notice that
everybody must keep their walks clean
must live right up to the law or pay
the penalty.
have. been shouting Thanks be for
that!" You may trust Mayor Brown
to see the city sets a good example
where it has been notorious for setting
bad one for many years.
The mayor cannot do everything;
but he is trying to keep strangers
from the conviction that Norwich
has the poorest streets Of any city
in the United States
Sometimes economy is burned
sight worse than extravaganza. Let's
give him good fair chance for both.
BILL.
Norwich Dec H. 1915
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-12
china,s Density of Population.


About 95 per cent of the population
of China is confined to one-tkird OF
the area Of the country, with a density
Of 200 to tile square mile. Five per
cent OF the population inhnbfts 65 per
cent. OF the area. with a density Of
portation facilities and inadequate
means OF protection account for the
sparsness Of settlement i'll the out
lyi;'g dependencies. About 10 per
cent. of China's population IS in the
Provinces south Of tie Tangtse River,
mile. This territory mas twice the
area of the original 10 states OF the
American Union and four times the
population.
There are no wheeled vehicles IN use
south Of the Yangtse except on the
are therefore no roads in this section.
Rico is cultivated throughout this
area. and transportation is over paths
rather than roads or by boats or wa
terways. In this section the water
buffalo and oxen ara the only animals
ried on the backs OF men rather than
on pack animals or wheeled vehicles,
except where the few miles OF rail-
ways are in operation.
Rice is often spoken Of as Che staple
article Of food for the whole Of the
Chinese people, yet tens Of millions of
people in China have never seen or
tasted rice. Vast AREAS of the county
in the north can not grow rice, and
even in the rice-growing sections mil
iiors of people are too poor to buy or
Use rice.
stituting IS per cent Of the total area
of China, the density of population is
less than that Of the Middle West Of
the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-12
25-27-29 BROADWAY

made upon Little Russia and Lithua-
MIA. which formerly were united to
Poland. They are entitled to come
into their own, too. Only the ancient
strictly Polish territory is. however,
wanted.
The rehabilitation of Poland, as pro-
posed by two kaisers' manifesto, re-
| fers merely to a portion Of Russian
| Poland and falls short of the Polish
minimum demand. It means but par
| tial instead of full restitution. 1t is
makeshift at best, instead of fair and
based upon Justice and a historical
necessity. That it is disappointing
/ to the Poles cannot be doubted.
| Always assuming that the central
powers really intend to carry out the
promise given in the manifesto. their
motives are not of character to
command admiration or elicit graft
| tude. They lack disinterestedness
| There is nothing magnanimous in the
act of presenting the Poles with por-
| ton of the territory recently conquer
| ed from Russia and held temporarily
depending upon fortunes OF the war
| Shrewd politics is clearly at the bot
| tom of the present grant. The cen
trail Germanic powers need soldiers
| above all else. The easiest method OF
obtaining them is by raising "Po-
| fish army" This need of men, and
| not regard lot justice, appears TO De
the guiding motive OF the central pow
ers, as plainly intimated in the mani
festo, Of which significant paragraph
reads:
"The glorious traditions of the an
| cient Polish armies and the memory of
| Of our days shall revive in q national
army. The organization, instruction
and command of this army shall be
arranged by common agreement"
| OF course, the new Polish kingdom.
situated right in the heart of the great
armed camps of Germany and Austria,
could not remain sneutra1, nor be at
| liberty to choose sides. The choice has
| been made for it and the Polish army,
''nolens- volens,'' would have to fight
under the direction OF the German
| general staff.
| Great Britain and France are wag-
| ing this war to liberate oppressed ma
| tons. thereby to restore political
| equilibrium in Europe as a conditis-
| line qua-non Of permanent peace
| With their cooperation, Poland could
expect a full measure Of Justice. Their
alley, Russia, undertook to redeem Po-
| fish provinces from Austria and Prus-
land, thus carrying out the first part
Of Poland's minimum demand.
| Friendly relations, heretofore OBJ
! tanning between Poland and these ma
| lions will be ieopardized if Poland be
now compelled to fight against Rus
STA; and this aspect Of the present
unusual situation. created by the
manifesto, causes serious nisgfvings
as to the ultimate correct ana eduit-
able solution OF the Polish question al
this time.
Poland is between the devil ana the
deep sea. Her present political condi-
| ton as an involuntary appanage to the
central powers, II the proclaimed king
dom becomes q reality, Is. IL anything,
| worse than on the day before the
proclamation. Her cup of bitterness
| "Joy'R the manifesto created among
| the students Of Warsaw, but the tenn
/ porary JOY win soon disappear when
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-12
NEED MEN AS WELL AS SHIPS.

The letting OF the contracts for the
building of a number of powerful
ships for the navy, and the advocacy
Of still more vessels in order to bring
the navy UP to the required strength
and keep 1t there, keeps attention CEN
tered on that branch of the national
defense. But while this great amount
OF effort and the large expenditure of
money Is being made to produce the
ships, 1t is only natural that there
should be some concern as to what is
being done to secure and train the
men who are going to operate them.
Within the last year a half dozen of
the modern ships of the navy have
been placed out of commission and on
the reserve list because 1t was neces-
sary to take the crews therefrom to
man half that number of new vessels
which had just been turned over to
and been accepted by the navy de-
partment. This was because it was
impossible to obtain the officers and
crews otherwise. Now we are inform
ed that the navy is 10000 men short
Of it's authorized quota and it is but
proper that the inquiry should be
made as to where the men are to be
obtained who will be put in charge
Of the vessels which have been Fe-
Gently contracted for, and those which
are recommended.
Tt will not amount to very much to
have a lot of first class vessels I'M
less there are men properly trained
to handle them and that training can
not be secured in a. minute. It re-
CURES as long if not longer to ac-
quire the right kind Of training as 1t
does to build battleships and deter
mined efforts need to be turned in
that direction before the time actually
arrives when they will be required,
even though it is to be hoped that
they never will be.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-12
ANOTHER PROMISE DfSRE-
GARQED.

This government has thus far been
unable to secure any relief for the
Belgians from the practice which has
been instituted by the Germans of de-
porting the able bodied people of that
nation to Germany for the purpose of
aiding the fatherland in carrying on
the war. either by work which is d.
rectly military or by putting them
onto non-military work that those who
have been thus engaged can be re-
leased for the army or other govern
ment service.
This country has exhausted its pow
,ers under diplomacy. 1t has set forth
what was done and 1t Is awaiting de-
velopments, which from the replies
thus far made. are not likely to de-
velop. It is not the only neutral, how
ever that has expressed it's disap-
B,rova1 Of such methods, but
there is none among the neutrals
which can be expected to have more
influence with Germany than the
United States unless it may be Hol-
land.
Whether or not Holland anticipated
that deportation would be resorted to
st IS nevertheless a fact that follow
Ing the surrender Of the city of Ant
werp the Dutch consul in that city
,euracted from the Germans the prom
Use that the Belgians would not be de-
ported and Holland is now calling at
iteution to the fact that that prom
ise Is not being respected. The Ger
IMAM excuse Is that it was ex-
lpected that the war would last but a
few months. but nothing was said
about the length of the war and Ger
many is now confronted with the fast
that it is treating the promise as a
mere matter of words or q scrap of
paper similar to its Interpretation of
the treaty concerning Belgian neu-
-tra1ity. Holland is thus calling Ger
many to account, in manner which
IL has right to do and Its position
In this matter appears to be the
strongest among the neutrala,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-12
ONE CENT POSTAGE,

In accordance with a statement
made some time ago, the annual re-
port Of Postmaster General Burlesor
contains a recommendation for the
adoption OF the one cent rate for city
letters. This of course is step
which has long been advocated In GER
tain circles and it IS possible that the
postmaster general looks upon the
work OF the department as so highly
satisfactory and so profitable that eff
fort should be devoted to such a re-
duction in rates.
The mail service is carried on TO,
kl1s convenience OF the people. They
pay the cost and they are entitled to
such service as they demand It il
therefore highly important that the
postal business should first BE- such
that It can be generally claimed tc
meet requirements before an attempt
Is made to launch out into q. cheaper
Service, for however much a reduction
In cost may be desired in each and
every direction. It cannot help being
appreciated that mail delivery that II
quick and sure ct the present rate 4.
Ear preferable to one that happens Il
be cheaper. II nothing is to be done
towards the general Improvement o,
The present service.
Our mail service has not reached
the degree OF perfection that nothing
ran be done towards an Improvement
and yet inssmuch al the people are
paying tor 1t that In what they have 6
right to demand. When spch o. wan
has been filed It Win then be time t
fal1 about panny postage but unit
then the amount mat would be savet
better be used towards bringing sat,
iataction In tho service that In beins
maintained
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-12
PROBING THE HIGH PRICES

There cannot help being widespread
interest in the steps which have been
taken by the attorney general OF the
United States for the purpose Of in
vestigating the high cost of living for
the purpose Of bringing about a re-
duction. The people have for some
time been aroused. The price of food
stuffs and in fact Of all commodities
has made such tremendous jumps that
1t is time that something was done to
ascertain the facts in regard thereto.
Evidence has been presented to show
that in certain instances such in
creases were not justified, but that
spectators and those in control either
as producers. or middlemen were taxi
ing advantage Of the tendency to
gouge the public.
Attorney General Gregory in setting
theSgovernment machinery to work is
doing so with the idea in mind that
the prevailing high prices are due to
combinations in restraint of trade and
to well. laid plans to squeeze every
cent that is possible out of the con-
sumner.
The public has to a certain extent
taken the reins into it's own hands by
the declaration Of boycotts on certain
food supplies. The move has already
begun to bear fruit as shown in the
decreases in eggs and butter, which
though slight indicate q move in the
right direction which promises to con-
tinue under the exertion of the same
influence. But there is plenty of op-
portunfty for the government to do it's
part and it should bring to bear every
ounce Of energy to relieve the situa-
ton, and to punish those who may be
found guilty of unjustit1ed price rails
Ing