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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
How TO Test Linen and Cotton " You
Can't Tell the Difference

n you are not sure that your mer.
chant Is reliable when buying table
linen take home a sample and wash Il
hard and then see. when Il Is ironed
dry, how much Of Its nns gloss and
smooth. satiny finish remain. Very Of
ten this is only Q drsssins and comes
out In the wash.
To test for cotton I'm your linen take
a thread running In each direction. pull
them apart and when they break no
tice the ends. II the nbers curl up
and are fuzzy II Is cotton thread; n
they are lustrons and lie straight and
parallel you have linen. As In the case
OF cotton and wool mixtures. II holds
true OF linen and cotton that a mixture
made Of a good grade Of both Is prefer.
able to an all linen at the same price.
The latter would have TO be OF an In
ferior grade, probably overblsached
and thereby rotted aud sure to wear
poorly.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
CONWAY FARMERS IMPROVE
MENT CLUB

II good attendance, increased mem
bership, laying plans for spring anC
future crops, can be counted for pro.
gress, ! am glad TO say that the Con
way Farmers Improvement Club |,
still progressing, even though W,
have very disagreeable winter
with roads most impossible al
times.
Our membership now numbers
100. all good progressive farmers.
AZ our last meeting, we decided
our cattle should be Of a better
grade and of the registered breed
Shares were sold among the
members at 500 each and the
amount of $4,000 was raised for the
purchase of a polled Durham bull
from a milk strain and I was APP
pointed to make the purchase
L. r. Bryant. Of Lexington, offering
his assistance in helping to locate
the kind desired. We decided that
a dual purpose animal, or one that
combines both beef and milk quail
tiles, would be the kind most suited
to our needs.
BY the middle of July we expect
to have a carload or more of po-
tatoes ready for shipment, planting
early as possible so as to catch a
higher market, and the club men,
Der raising the incest potatoes gets
a prize of $500.
There are many other things that
we have planned out in the line OF
crop rotation, growing new crops
that have never been tried out
right here but | will not speak OF
them now. However, will say this,
that the crops we are going TO grow
are crops that will furnish a COM
plete ration for farm animals so that
we will not have to make purchases
of higher priced feeds in order TO
get a balanced ration. | will speak
OF these crops later.
The lectures given us last month
on poultry. stock-raising, ETC., by
Messrs. Slade and Bryant, Of Lex
ington Experiment Station, were
much appreciated and many good
pointers were given us along these
lines.
Our farmers are certainly glad to
have such men in our circle, and CO.
operating with them and our cham
pion, r. F. Spence; they, preach
ing better farming; we taking up the
spirit and practicing it, success will
surely crown our efforts.
NJ. A. Chasteen, Pres.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
HOME DEPARTMENT


not develop the mental processes
and therefore is not on the same ed
vocational basis as the academic sub
iects in the college curriculum, and
hence has not the required influence
upon the pupil. This is false. II
you would stop TO consider that the
education of the women in this line
demands a new specialization to be
signalized by the creation Of centers
Of study and research in the service
Of the home. II means the greater
endowment of trained minds and
hands set 10 the task Of working out
the expedients Of fashioning the tools
Of expression by which that pro-
found maternal instinct, reinforced
by intelligence, may freely work out
the destiny Of the new generation.
Too much stress cannot be laid up
on the benefits derived from Domes-
tic Arts in regard 10 the influence
II has on a pupil. The result Is that
Domestic Art has given TO girl the
higher standards Of life. the choice OF
better society, better ideals OF home
life. and has prepared her to go out
in the world as a leader and useful
woman wherever she may be. IL al
So does require the use Of the mind
in solving its problems, does de'elop
force. character, and power in ad-
dition 10 serving its very practical
and essential end-the clothing OF
the human race.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
60 TO SUNDAY SCHOOL
By ERNEST o SELLERS
Director Of Suadsy School Coufss
Moody Bible institute
JOHN WANAMAkER AND the
SUNDAY SCHOOL.

a MONG the friends and support.
"A ers Of this movement no name
10 more prominent than that Of Mr..
Wanamaker. postmaster general In
President Harrison's cabinet. and
more widely known - the mer
chant prince OF Philadelphia. Mr..
Wanamaker's devotion TO the
monthly meeting Of the Pennsyi-
vsnia state Sunday school sssoels-
tIon 10 - regular and ~ rigid ~
any time devoted to HE psrsonai
business Affairs. He has been .
lifelong Sunday school teacher and
oficer and at the recent jubilee pa
rade OF $1,000 Bible class men. Mr..
wanamaker was at the head Of his
own class OF nearly 1000 men a.
they paraded the streets Of Phila-
delphia The following letter has
Just been received from Mr.. Wana-
maker and II 10 for publication:
Il am often asked why I keep
up my interest In church and Sun
day school work. With the same
amount of reason I might be asked
Why do I eat or why do ! sleep?
Because I fnd one just as neces-
sary to my well-being as the other.
I could eat well and sleep well. and
yet be . very miserable man with
out the spiritual uplift that comes
only from an attendance upon d.
vine ordinances.
Il have grown up from young
manhood into mature life. along
with. hundreds OF church and Sun
day school members, and count II
one Of the great privileges Of my
life to touch shoulders with the
earnest Christian men who are dili.
gent In business. fervent In spirit,
serving the Lord.
Il have made II the rule Of my
iifs 70 be In my regular place each
Lords day when In health and In
the country. Thus by example to
encourage every ofiicer and mem
Der Of the school with the impor-
lance Of regular attendance and al
ways being on time.
"The man In business life who
Ignores the Bible and ts teachings
10 casting aside the most Impor
tant thing for things Of minor i'm
portanes and taking the risks
which such unbusinesslike under
takings incur"
(Copyright)
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
How to Wash FIsnnsls For the Small
Children.

Make a fairly hot suds with q good
quality Of white soap. Immerse the
piece. allow II 10 soak for half an hour.
then swish and pat II around. Squeeze
out as much moisture as possible and
repeat the process. II II does not look
perfectly clean repeat the process.
Rinse II through clean. warm wa
ter until all traces Of soap are gone.
squeeze II. place II on a towel twist
the towel tight TO get out more water
put clean towel In a large agate pan
or a china bowl. place the article light
ly upon II, put all In a warm oven
and leave the door open. The washed
piece should look almost like new.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
CINCINNATI MARKETS

Wheat-No. 2 red $1.16@1.19, No.
S1.1O@1.14, No. 4 95c@1.05. \'
Corn-No. 2 white 721a Q73hc. No.
white liz @72hc, No. yellow Tan
673sc, No. 8 yellow 71h G7211c, No
4 yellow 6967Oc, No. 2 mixed 7211 q
731ac, No. 8 mixed 71h@72zc. No.
mixed 69@70c, white ear 66d70c, vel
low ear 6S@72c, mixed ear 66q67c.
Oats-No. 2 white Northwestern o.
G52c, standard white Northwestern 4!
G5Oc, No. white Northwestern asa
49c, No. 3 white local 44@45c, No.
white 4SG49c, No. 2 mixed asa 44c
No. 3 mixed 41@42c, No. 4 mixed n
Q41c.
Hay-No. / timothy $1S.5O@2O. No
2 $1i.5OGls, No. 8 s15.5O@16, No. J
clover mixed SIG, No. $14, No. clio
yer $l1, No. 2 50.
Eggs-Prime firsts 2Sc, firsts pc, or
binary firsts 21c, seconds zoe.
Poultry-Broilers, lbs and under
23c; flyers, over 2 lbs, l9c; roasting
chickens, 3 lbs and over. lie; fowls
4 lbs and over, 15c; under lbs. l51ac;
ROSTERS, old, lie: ducks, white, Lbs
and over, lSc; under 3 lbs, lie; col
ored f66l7c; hen turkeys, s lbs ano
over, 24c; young tom turkeys, 10 lbs
and over, 24c; old tom turkeys, 10 lbs
and over, lSc; crooked breasted, log
lie; Gull case.
Shippers s6G7; butcher
steers, extra $7.35G7.75. good to
choice $6.25d725, common to fail
$475@6.15; heifers, extra s725@7 80
good TO choice $6.5OG6.75, common to
fair S4.75@625; cows, extra $3.50
6.25, good to choice s5G $50, common
to fair s3.25@4.75; Gamers s3q4
stockers and feeders s5d7.40.
Bulls-Bologna s5.50G6.35, fat bulls
$6.25@6.65.
Calves-Extra $ll.75@l2, fair tC
good $S.75q11.75, common and large
$5q11.5O.
Hogs-Selected heavy shippers
3S.75GS.S0, good to choice packers
and butchers $S.75dS.sO, mixed pack
ers $S.50@S.75, stays $4@5.75, common
to choice heavy fat sows $5.50dS.15
light shippers sSds.25, pigs O1O lbs
and less) s5.50@7.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
SIMPLE WAY TO TEST SOILS
Many Farmers Waste Year, Trying to
Farm Sour lands.

Many Farmers Waste Ysars Trying to
Farm Sour lsnds.
Buy a few cents worth Of hydro
chloric acid. also litmus paper at the
druggists. Then test the various soils
on your farm With q spade or large
augur take q soil sample to a depth
Of seven inches. mixing II well. writes
L. G. Lett In the Orange Judd Farmer
Now, with a handful Of this moist
sample make q saucer shaped form
Pour In a little Of the acid. being care
full not to drop any on your hands or
clothes, as 1t burns II the result Is
quite free bubbling or effervescence II
shows that the soil contains consider.
able limestone. but little or no foaming
indicates deficiency Of lime. Make this
test with soil known TO be rich in lime
or with a sample to which you have
added lime. then with soil poor In lime
and you will see the difference distinct
~. Now. make a ball OF moist earth
from another handful Of the same sam
pie of SOIL break It In two, lay on one
part a bit Of the blue litmus paper,
leave for a few moments. then open
the ball again. II the blue paper has
turned red the soil is sour or acid and
probably quite deficient I'm lime. IL II
keeps red after drying the soil Is very
sour. II the blue paper does not
change color then test the soil mois-
ture with red litmus paper. If II turns
blue the soil is slkali and not sour.
No amount Of reading or talking will
teach you half as much as for you to
make these tests yourself Many farm
ers waste years trying to farm sour
land or that poor In lime. whereas by
testing 1t in this easy way they can
see at once what Il needs
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02

"HE ingredients for stock-raw
or cooked meat cut into small
pieces-are put into pot.
covered with cold water and
set over a slow fire to simmer for two
or three hours. The water should
never reach the boiling point. for II
meat is cooked at too great a heat the
juices will not be extracted. Salt
should be added when the water
reaches the simmering point. All scum
must be carefully remoyd as soon as II
rises. IL the scum Is removed two or
three times the stock should be clear
and clean.
Vegetables 10 favor should be added
az the last hour OF cooking. They give
the stock a stale taste II overlooked.
when the stock Is done pour Il through
q wire strainer into a bowl. when II
II cold remove all the fat that has
arisen 10 the surface. and the stock
will be ready for ordinary use. All
stock. whether II II 10 be used Tor
soups or gravies. should possess foo, 4
value. A little good rich stock Is Of
greater value than a quantity Of poor
stock. A good quality Of stock is espe.
cially essential In making soups. IL
your stock seems thin and poor II
should he enriched by adding q little
milk. butter. meat extract or an egg.
An excellent water pot or casserole
with a cover makes the best pot for
stock and Is easy to keep clean. A
stock pot should he thoroughly cleaned
after each time II Ii used. and the
stock should never be allowed b re-
main IN 10 overnight.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
MINcEMeAT.
How TO Mako Dslsetsbis Pics Fer the
Winter ssasoN.


Row TO Mahs os'setse's P'ss pse the
winner sssse".
Cook three pounds OF lean beef with
pound OF suet until the meat b ten
der Cool In the water. then remove
the meat and chop hne. adding twice
the amount or nneiy chopped apples.
The apples should he washed quarter
ell and cored before chopping The
skins may be let on " chopped nrst
Add the saet which was cooked With
the meat and which VIII rise and form
cake or rat on the top OF the liquid.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
Rsseuins Napoleon BY Submarine.


In his book on submarines Frederick
A. Talbot tells Us that the submarine
Is practically as old as the sailing
ship" though he passes the fact over
with the statement that the majority
Of these efforts were fantastic In con.
ception and crude In design.
The most daring expedition ever sug
gested In the early days Of the subma'
rine was that proposed for KIDNAPPING
Napoleon from St Helena. II was
suggested to a British mariner. Cap
tain Johnson. who was to get 10000
The construction Of the boat was be-
gun. but on the day when the work on
the outer shell Of copper was to be
started Napoleon died
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02

way In which the cutting Is done win
determine what the subsequent condi
ton Of the wood lot will be.
There Is q difference between farm
woodland and the farm wood lot Farm
woodland is farm land which has not
yet been cleared. Farm wood lot In a
term which might best be used to
mean a part Of q farm permanently
devoted to timber production. under
q sound plan of farm management
The size and the location Of the wood
lot will depend upon various consid-
erations. Of which the most important
are the home needs Of the farm. the
character OF the land and the present
and prospective market for materials
from the wood lot
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
How to Rsnsvsts the Drvshss In Your
Carpet ossspsr.

The sweeper brush bristles become
soft from long use and do not sweep
up pieces ~ well az when stif.
Put a little common baking soda In
some hot water. take the brusif out or
the sweeper. dip It up and down In
this; let II day In the sun and Il will
b Ike new Hair bristles or any
brush can b treated I'm the same way
with the best results.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
Farm and
Garden
THE FARM WOOD LOT.

Forest cvitu1s 10 an Art the Farmer
should Cultivate.
Forest culture Is as much Of an art
as is corn culture. A good wood lot,
like q good cornfeld, is the result Of
applying intelligent methods to pro
duce a full. valuable crop. A cornfield
with fall spots. empty hills. feeble
stalks and half filled ears is neither
credit to the farm nor a paying invest
ment for the farmer. No more Is a
wood lot half stocked with inferior
trees. When timber is cut Is the time
Of all times to apply forestry. The
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
Wise Persecution.

Good night. links. What are you
stuffing all that raw cotton into your
ears forr'
well. ! was told not to, stay out
late and ! believe In preparedness."-
Baltimore American.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
llss War Essa

This old Indian saying has much
truth In 1.-THE learned have eyes:
the ignorant have only two spots on
their face"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02
SWIFT AGRICULTURE.

Agriculture is trotting a two
) minute gait these days. II takes
a hustler to keep up with every
} thing agricultural. All kinds Of
) educators are telling US how. all
sorts OF demonstrators showing
US what is what. A host Of In
vestigatOrs is busy digging up
} facts for US. and the farm man
) agement experts are surveying
our business with their glasses
on. No doubt much good will
come out Of all these things, but
, maybe we'd better try to assim-
; Hate 1t gradually than to get In
; digestion In an attempt to sur
round II all at once while We
boiler for UNCONSTITUTIONAL Stock
man and Farmer.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-03-02

ITO what do you attribute your sue
cessY'
ITO the fact" replied the self made
man proudly. that In my youth
enjoyed all the Disadvantages" st.
L0uis Republic.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04

bother with. Her husband had long
since collected them. On a Thursday
afternoon, when the cook had gone to
the moving picture show, the wife
worked up an expression BETTING
such an occasion and put on her hat
and cloak and went to a drug store
three blocks away. She had been in
there before with her husband. 1t was
the proprietor that came forward, and
after swallowing the lump in her
throat, she gently asked:
do you keep arsenic?"
Certainly, ma'am. What is it to
be used for?"
The stereotyped reply on such &C.
casions is Rats" and 1t was given.
But why not take rat extermi-
nator?"
I'D rather have arsenic"
you'll have to write your name and
address in the book"
Very we'll"
1t was written, and after she had
secured enough arsenic to give fifty
rats that tired feeling and then some
more she departed.
Mrs. stephen Agnew, 234 Vine ave
nue." read the druggist again as soon
as the poison customer had left; and
then he asked of his clerk:
Isn't that the wife of that insur
ance fellow who has come in here
quite often to get something for throb
hing in the head?"
shouldn't wonder"
"She looked as il she was in trou
BILE and I'm sorry | let her have tn,
stuff Well, I'm clear of the law, any
how"
Two hours later the husband dror
ped into the store to say that he ha,
wheels in his head again, and tn
druggist queried:
Married, aren't your"
"Oh. yes"
Live at 234 Vine avenue?"
Yes. About the wheels in my head
You must"
But | wanted to say that your wifi
was in here this afternoon and bough
arsenic
Good Lord"
ITO poison rats"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
Dios Mile of Ditch a Day.

The largest excavating machine
ever built is capable of digging mile
of ditch six feet deep and II feet wide
every day. 1t is employed in the con-
struction of canals and laterals COM
prising an irrigation system to water
the 10000 acres which compose the
Cudahy ranch, situated in the lmperi-
al valley of Mexico The conditions are
identical with those of the valley OF
the Nile, for this ranch is of silt lands
built up by the ages of overflow OF
the Rio Grande The machine weighs
100000 pounds and covers an area of
25X6O feet. 1t is entirely of steel con-
struction and is propelled by two thir-
ty horse power oil engines. The fore
part of the machine carries the en-
gines which drive shat wheel,
which in turn, by a series OF cogs and
chains propels the machine over the
ground and at the same time operates
the immense circular digger carried at
the rear. This digger is equipped with
scoops bearing sharpened blades of
steel. 1t first picks up the dirt and,
revolving upward, drops its burden
on to conveyors which carry it to
both sides, depositing it upon the
banks of the excavation. The machine
is so nicely adjusted that it can dig
a ditch from two inches up to eight
| feet in depth and from four to IL
feet wide, shaping and finishing the ex-
cavation as it proceeds. With this ma
chine seven men do the work of so
scraper shovels hauled by 100 mules,
with a driver for each team.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
A GREAT. HEARTED PEOPLE

The late Governor Napoe con
Broward was accustomed to speak
of his constituents as 1.-The great
hearted people of Florida" In our
very small, very faint and humble
way we want to add our testimony
on the subject.
Florida less than a year and half
ago. He knew not single soul in
the State. He was not rich-pain-
fully otherwise, in fact. He had no
charming wife and family to make
M Tor his shortcomings He could
not sing. nor dance, nor play the
cornet. nor make speech, nor lead
PRAYER meeting. In fact, there
wa absolutely no selfish reason why
anyone should take any notice of
him at all
But from the first day. and all the
days since, the hand Of kindness
anu friendship has been extended to
him from every side Today. it
seems as if we had lived here al
ways. Our friends are legion. We
cannot go anywhere without meet
Ing a smile and CHEEKY greeting.
this Christmas day emphasized
this condition in most touching
way. The editors desk was buried
under many tokens If friendship and
messages of Goodwill that were
showered on us by these friends of a
year as true as the friends of a life
time. And they came not only from
the people of this town, but from
friends we have known even more
briefly in neighboring places Words
cannot express how deeply such a
spirit is appreciated by a man far
from his old home and his own peo-
pie.
Truly, they are great-hearted,
these people Of sunny Florida, and
fortunate is the man who comes TO
dwell among them-Auburndal
News
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04

The extension division of the Uni.
versity of Kansas has one less pack
age library on Socialism since a wom-
an at Harper took the liberty recently
of showing her opinion regarding such
literature.
A young man rooming in her house
had obtained from the university a
number of books dealing with Social
ism. He had left them on his library
table. The woman, in cleaning up his
room, found the volumes which to her
mind represented all the evils of an.
archy and infidelity and unmention.
able crimes. She decided to save the
young man from danger and lost nc
time in putting the vile books into
the fire.
The young man wrote an anxious
letter to the extension department ex
planning the matter, and the depart
ment has decided to excuse him.
From the University Kansan.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
All Trains Coming To
Florida Are Crowded

Orlando, Jan. 4-F /. Baxter,
general manager OF the Florida Good
Homes Company which has many
thousand acres of land in Orange
county. returned Saturday evening
from trip of several weeks through
the middle west. The high points
he touched were Cincinnati, Chi
cago. ST. Joseph, St. Louis and Kan
sas City. Mr.. BaXter's visit was
made especially to get in touch with
condit ions firt hand and size up the
situation from a land mans point OF
view. REGARDING the outlook he
said:
lie believe we are going 70 have
a heavy movement 10 Florida in the
course of a short time ! had to
try three times before was able
to get throu9h sleeper on my re-
turn Journey. and all II way down
and INTO Florida the trains were
crow ded. The southwark movement
has Just begn, ond reason for the
tardiness being the excellent wealth
er that has prevailed in that secajon
up until a few weeks aso. They
have had a mild winter, and again
people do not like to leave home be
fore the holidays Now that the
Christmas season is over and that
general prosperity is prevalent we
are defined to see many people com
ing in, and | predict an unusually
good season"