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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-12-21
Santa Claus
To the Bar!

CANTA CLAUS was on the witness
y stand testifying IN the famous
case Of the people versus s. Claus.
"You are accused of having organ
ICED a combination in restraint of trade
popularity known as Christmas said
the chief counsel for the people.
"By bitten" said Mr.. Claus. shak-
ing with laughter in the %proverbial
way. II conduct a perfectly legitimate
business, as millions Of children will
testify tomorrow"
"And will not these same children a
few minutes later bear witness to the
fact that the trust they placed in you
has been broken, considering your fail
ure to fulfill their unrestrained de-
sires?"
"Your honor" interrupted Mr.. Good
Will, lawyer for S. Claus, II propose
that this cast be struck from the calen-
dar before twelve o'clock tonight since
counsel for the people admits that the
trust has been busted"
Counsel for the Peoplc-Ah! Then
NlI. SiiuS iitIllllS tlIil tltlt Has DtClI
an illegal combination in restraint of
trade?
Mr.. Claus-No. stree! The mpneyed
interests-in other words, the parents
are guilty of restraining my trade.
Were it not for them I would crafty
every wish of every child. Every toy
factory in the world would be COM
PEELED to run all the year round. And
yet here l sit, charged with the crime
of those who are too weak to take the
burden of responsibility OIL their W
shoulders.
Counsel for the People-Your hon.
Or
How dare you interrupt the court"
demanded the judge. "when he is fig
uring out Christmas presents for his
grandchildren"
"This is tantamOunt to a statement
that the court is prejudiced in favor of
the defendant" declared the counsel
for the people.
"By the way, Judge" remarked Santa
Claus. II had a letter from your daugh-
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-12-21
The Christmas Rose.
TT was in Ireland l heard the beau
tiful legend of the Christmas rose,

TT was in Ireland l heard the beau
tiful legend of the Christmas rose,
says Il writer in the Philadelphia
Ledger. When the great night came
and the dark skies were suddenly IL
Illuminated with the lights of heaven
the shepherds. gathering together their
offering, went with haste to find him
who had come to be the Light of the
world. Great rough men, full of sim
pie faith, they We're, and each carried
Il little lamb in his arms to lay at the
feet of the Good Shepherd. But among
them was one wee lad who had no
gift.
All his life long he had heard of the
Messiah who was to come. The earth
was full of rumOrs that the time vas
neal at hand. and lying out on the
hillside under the deep blue sky he had
dreamed dreams of that day, %picturing
himself close to him in many roles.
And now that the moment a come
he raced along, his tiny legs finding it
hard work to keep up with the swift,
strong stride of the men.
So full of excitement was he that no
thought of self entered into his mind.
But us he came to the cave, saw the
bright star shining above and heard
the songs of the angels he noticed his
empty hands.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-12-21

children up there had 1he good times
In both summer and winter, but the
miners boys and girls had the hard
times all the year around, and that's
the reason why mother said to Ralph
and Rhoda the day before Christmas:
Il don't see how you two are going to
have a happy holiday when the chill
dren up at the mines do not expect to
have any tree at oil. How would you
like to 60 up the mountain and take
them a lot Of presents and things?
You can get back before dark. l will
telephone the mine captain that you
are coming"
"Just the very thing" said the chill
dren. And away they went soon after
with a sled loaded with everything you
can think of for a jolly Christmas, just
lots Of gifts and royal trimmings for q
tree.
They were making good time along
the mountain side when Rhoda STUN.
bled over a root.
When she tried to stand up again her
ankle would not work.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-12-21

How could he go into the presence
of the newborn King when he had
nothing to lay at his feet, he who
would so willingly lay down his very
life for him! He crcpt close to the
opening, and, kneeling down in the
Die white snow, he wept as though
his little heart would break.
And. 10, the warm tears melted away
the hard snow, and from beneath there
sprang up the first Christmas rose, the
fruit Of a little boys love for the
Christ Child!
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-12-21

A quaint old writer thus spiritualizes
the practice of Christmas decorations.
$50 IL churches and houses, decked
with bays and rosemary, holly and ivy
and otter plants which are always
green, winter and summer. signify and
put us in mind Of his Deity-that the
child that now is born was God and
man, who should spring up like a ten
der plant, should always be green and
1lourishing and should live forever.
MORE"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-12-21

All the presents and the gilt ropes and
the other ornaments had been hung
about the branches, and the candles
lighted.
Rhoda, half smothered in furs and
tucked up on a high seat, was mistress
Of ceremonies. while a ring of singing.
dancing children circled around the
tree, and in the background, all about
the dense forest, shot back millions Of
sparks Of light.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-12-21
YULETIDE FEASTS
IN MANY LANDS
T<HE Christmas dinner is q feast
everywhere, but, oh, how DIFF

christmas dinner Is q feast
everywhere, but, oh, how DIFF
ferent!
Should you feast at a French table
o would be served a fowl Cooked
and garnished in the perfect way in
which the French do such things) and
liver pudding rich with trufaes and
seasoning.
In Spain you would begin your din
ner with a soup Of sweet almonds and
cream, followed by fish roasted before
the fire and basted with lemon, chop
ped garlic and oil.
Quite In contrast is the Russian
christmas dinner, the features being
the national soup "a mixture Of beef
bouillon. boiled cabbage, Soul cream
Continued or page s;xteen)
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
new DIRECTOR OF THE Mint

Ray Baker, the newly appointed
director of the mint. gained thorough
knowledge of metallurgy in the Ne
Vada gold fields, where he was born.
The son of former chief counsel of
me Union Pacific railroad. RAY. as
ne Is known to everyone in Washing
ton as well as in Russia. where he
served as private secretary to a for
mer ambassador at Petrograd. began
MS career as a prOSpector. Behind Il
train of five burroS he went into Death
valley and established a claim. which
probably will one day put him in the
millionaire class.
His mine is so far from civilization
that he IUuSt await the DEVELOPMENT Of
the country before expecting to reap
his harvest. A more conveniently To-
Gated mine, however, supplies younp
Baker-he is in the thirties-witb
enough cash to support a h!gh-priced
automobile and an assortment of
clothes that are the envy of WELL
dressed WaShingtonianS. Baker was or
VINO aided in turning Republican Ca
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
FARMERS KEEP BOOKS
Ascertain Various Sources From
Which They Derive Income.
Many Men Who Have Been Induced to
Analyze Their Business by Use
of Farmers Bulletin Are Now
Keeping Records.

| prepared nv The United States Depart
ment of AgriCultureD
BY the use of blanks i'm Farmers
Bulletin 6Gl an increasing number of
farmers are analyZing their businesses
in such ii way as to ascertain the vari-
! Gus sources from which they derive
| their income, the ways in which they
/ spend their. money, the total income
/ from the farm, and the amount which
should be charged off for interest on
investment. In this way many of
these farmers are for the first fine
| making use of practical bookkeeping
! methods.
County agents also are making much
use of this bulletin in their work.
They take it To the farmer. sit down
with him, and work out with him n
complete analysis of his business. 50
that he is able to see exactly in what
respects he is losing money and in
what respects he is making it, Fur
thermOre, these blanks are frpauentIy
used when farmers write To the de-
partment for advice and assistance. In
such cases Ii is customary to send
the inquirer the bulletin with the re-
quest for him To analyZe with it's aid
his business. The information thus OBJ
tanned is compared with similar in
formation on file in the department
and the specialists in the office of
farm management are thus enabled to
point out the mistakes which are caus-
i'm, IN,
Ii may be found. for example. that n
dairyman is spending from three 10
four times as much money for labor
as other farmVS conducting business
on similar scale.
To secure the necessary data that
enable the department to determine
whether or not IL farmer is conducting
his business rs efficiently in any one
respect as he should. extensive farm
surveys are made in representative To- /
calties. A group of from 800 to 700
contiguous farms Is selected and n
detailed analysis Of the business of .
each one Of these made by trained ex- /,
pertS. They ascertain what the in /
veStmcnt is. how much of il is i'm land /
and buildings, and how much in live
stock. machinery, feed, supplies. etc.
The production Of the farm in cropS
and live stock is next studied. and the
returns from the sales of all products
aScertaincd. The survey also includes
an estimate Of the amount of deprecia-
ton of the buildings. work stock. ma
etc, on the farm. With this in
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
BUILDING FLOOR OF CEME1
First Excavate Ground for Distanc,
Eight or Ten Inches and Fill
in With Stones.

In constructing cement floor q
ground should be cXCavatod for deT1
of 8 or 10 inches and filled in WI
broken stones, cinderS or other hsk
porous material to make strong fOui
dation and To act as Il drain and I'D
keep the floor dry. When this matehl
BIS tamped to solid bed. n concrel
slab about three inches thick is pourd
over it, after which il Is given a fnlsA
Ing coat of cement to make it smoOt
IT is advisable TO pitch the floor
Drain. and To fit IT with an outls,
which will greatly facilitate hou:s
cleaning.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31

switzerland leads the world in ex.
penditures for poor relief in propor-
tion to population.
A certain flower growing in China is
white at night or In the Shade. but dis
plays red color in the sunlight.
The importance Of prsvocational and
industrial training has been recog.
nized In the public schools of Porto
Rico.
Giycerin was once r byproduct Of
the soapmaking industry. the disposal
OF which gave the manufacturers
some concern.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31

The oil in the kernels of plum, cher
~ and other fruit stones is being ex-
tracted in Germany by a combined
chemical and mechanical process.
FROM a mixture of sugar cane ref
use and bamboo fiber a Trinidad plant
er mas made paper equal in quality
10 the best wood pulp product.
Ihe production of coal in the Unit.
ed States last year, officially estimated
at nearly 6OO,OO0OOO tons, was the
greatest on record, every producing
state but Maryland, Oklahoma and
Texas exceeding former figures.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
MUCH IN LITTLE

There are four more than the usual
number Of pockets. but only the regu
lar number of exterior openings, In
trousers an Australian has patented.
For drying freshly laundered cloth
ing indoors an inventor has patented
q rack TO be suspended from a ceiling
and revolved by an electric motor.
To keep account Of piece work a
clock has been invented which prints
on cards the time workman begins
and ends task and the elapsed time.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Don't be stingy with kind words
Ihey are worth nothing till you scat.
ter them about.
NOT every widow calls for helm
when a man attempts To kiss her
sometimes 1t is the man who needs
help.
When man waits to make spre no
is right before going ahead he NAV
md himself distanced by a less con.
servative individual who was willing
to take some chances.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
FOR SUCCESS WITH HORSE!
Man Must Have Liberal Supply .
HORSE" Sense and Be W ing to
Study and Learn.

Many man has hccnmr bankrupi
by thinking he could max" his fortuns
in horses, when rs II matter Of fsd
there was no horse iu him.
/" succeed with horses 20 man mus
love horses. h" must have a lot o.
horse sens" and h" must hc willing 70
study and learn.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF ARMY

Brig. Gen. John l.. Chamberlain,
recently promoted, has assumed the
duties of inspector general OF the
army. vice Brig. Gen. Ernest A. Gar
lingtOn, retired for age. The new head
of inspector generals department is
from New York and was educated at
the GeneseO State Normal school of
New York and the United States Mill
tary academy, from which institution
he was graduated in the class of 1850.
He served in the artillery corps for
~ years, and in November. 1900. was
appointed major in the inspector
generals department. During the
Spanish war he was chief ordnance Of
nicer of volunteers. From 1854 to 1888
he was instructor at the United States
Military academy, and in 1890 he was
graduated from the Artillery school.
lie took part IN the campaign against
the Sioux Indians in 1890 and 1891.
subsequently he served as chief ord
nance officer of the department of Mis-
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
CENSOR OF NAVY NEWS

In the navy department at Wash
ington, Lieut.. Charles Belknap is
holding down the censor's desk, hold
ing it down with 100 pounds of Drawn
and muscle, some of which, hy the
way, he is likely to lose if the ex-
pected happens and the 24-hour CEN
SorShip is put in operation.
The new navy censor will be able
To take care of himself in any scrap
with the press his censorship NAV
bring forth. He was on the navy
football team for three years and was
captain of the team in 1912. his last
year. Then he rowed in the navy crew.
Ten of the fourteen years since he
left Annapolis, Lieutenant Belknap has
spent at sea. lie served succesSiyeIy
on the kcarSarge. Hopkins, MacDon-
ough, Laurence, Maryland, and New
Hampshire, and then in 1909 he had
his first shore detail, two years at the
torpedo station at Newport. He was
back to sea again in 1911 first to +bo
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
DANGER IN TOO MUCH FRUIT
unless Orchard Is Shared by Hogs an
other Stock, Turkeys Should Not
Be Givos1 Free Run.

a great danger comes from the tuT
Key eating too much fruit i'm the Or
chard.
Unless the orchard Is shared by tt
hogs and other stock as well as M
turkeys, they should not be alowe|
TO run in il very much.
On examining the crops Of desi
birds. they have been found full 4
peach seeds.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
BENEFITS FROM SUMS RAYS
Excellent as General Protective Meas
ure Against Disease Germs
Clean Dairy Utensils.

As general protective measure
against disease germs. it is an excel
lent practice to expose utensils for
handling milk, and milk cans after
they have been cleaned to direct sun
light, and to hang or spread wearing
apparel. blankets, bedding, rugs, horse
etc.. periodically where the
sun can shine on all parts of them.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
SOME P0STSCRIPTS

When tobacco was first introduced
most Of the countries of Europe en-.
acted anti-tObacco laws.
II our country maintains its pres
ent pace it will, in the next half GEN.
tury' be as rich as all Europe.
The hammer behind the chisel in a
new pneumatic rock drill does not
act unless the chisel is bearing against
rock and the harder the rock encount-
cred the more air is supplied automat-
lci1!y.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31

Clemson College Bullotinp
As soon ~ the onions are three or
four inches high they should lee cul-
ilvat"d. uSin" an ordinary wheel hoe.
II i very necessary to continue this
cultivation, especially after every rain.
until the onion begins tO bulb. II lhr
onion field is allowed to become badly
infested with grass ar weeds il will be
very expensive to eradicate them.
Therefore, ii Is necessary to destroy all
grass and weeds rs soon as they ap-
pear.
Onions are harvested soon after the
neck begins Ia Shrivcl and the ton
bends over and commences 10 turn
yellow. The onions are then pulled
M by hand, the tops wrung off i'm the
h'ld and the bulbs placed in half bush
"l baskets. They are then transferred
lo Hat crates three feet wide and four
feet long. the sides being four inches
high and III" ends five inches high. The
bottom of the crate is made of lattice.
leaving one-half inch between the
strips for an mir space.
lh"S" crates are stacked one on ton
of another in Il shed whore the onions
are allowed Ia remain until danger of
freezing weather; they are then placed
in storage or sold
Air Circulation.
The object of having the ends of
the crate one inch higher than the
sides is To afford free circulation
Of air when the crates are placed on
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31

naval station
uhder capt W. s. Sims fOtlla
In 1913 Lieutenant wasd
the OF 1916 to
uuy IN the Office of Admiral eofn
the husky
as Some of
ceSOrS den for the
PralSngy but they all
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
HUSSEIN, KING OF THE HEJAz

out "f the rIaclStrom of the great
war queer new kingdom has arisen.
a portion of the ancient kingdom
Of Arabia has asserted it, iudrrcf-
drnc" of the Turks. \ Descendant of
the prophet Mohammcd has mounted
the throne of his ancestors. H., a.-
plrcS tu r"yiv" The former ylorirs of
Islam, IN" rrligin-political empire th.
was founded al Mecca and Medina IA.
al the summit of its greatness had IFS
capital at Bagdad. where the CaIiuh
llarun-al-Ra>chid ruled and where
many Of The Arabian NIGHTS" ro-
manccS We're staged.
The new ruler i IIISSoin Ben Ali
until recently known aS Grand Shrrrrf
of Mecca. He has taken thc'iitlr of
King of the IIcjaz because he is in
possession of the sacred cities of NInc-
ca and Medina. which originally formed
the nucleus of the great Mohammedan
empire. IIuSSeiE Ben Ali has received
Il least temporary recognition from
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31

formation ii is possible to tetprui
approximately what the avcralge fsr
er in that section is doing. AND vi
this average is compared with ilndv
ual cases it is possible to throw i.
on why the prosperous farmer kS
ceeding and why his less fortNn
ncighhOr is not.
Approximate ely one-third Of the IA.
ers who have been induced To analv
their business i'm This way. il Is 81
are now keeping books. Iithg-
many farmers have been discoIIr,
from this by the apparent compIer
of III" systems employed. BY sim
Tying these systems so That the farm
can tell what the figures are all aba
ana how to uSe them. the dcnartme
Is greatly increasing the amount
bookkeeping being done on the fan
of the country.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31

the United States which has
authority IN his territory He
'rhlltltS m England France, Italy, Russia
uruh favoite
IMAM the sultan Turkey of
dams to be caph of Bglad temporal ptn Of
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
Gull Surplus Males.

do not keep Unnecessary male birds
An extra hen instead eats no more
and may lay eggs.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
Keep All Farms Clean

Filth and prosperity seldom 90 hand
In hand. Farms should always H
kept clean.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31
Eventually Farm Owner.

The man who knows best how %
manage farm will eventually be ts
man who owns one.
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31

"S OF military and Miltar,
mtary atache the
United
e MOrS In the Philippines
DIVISION the
Wv ''i" department ut NE"
The Madison journal., 1917-03-31

Top of each other. This will les5I
air space of about one and On.
lncurS between the onions and III.
tom Of the crate above.
The old method of curing onions
la gather them hy hand as soon a,
Wcr" mature, throwing three OF
rows together and allowing them p
partially for Il few days.
The best varieties of onions 10 !
in the South for commercial Dun,
are White Pearl and Prize TJ
These are onions of large size. ar1
tive appearance and very mild I'd
Bermuda onions may bo grown IN
sections of m" South prottably.
Crystal Wax is probably the most
iSfactory of the Bermuda type
Important Truck Crop.
The onion is one of the most
purtant of our truck crops. N
carloads are shipped into this 4
every year from southern and nOrtA
points. yet onions can hc grown tOl
fcction in this state. They thrive
on a very fertile. sandy. loan soil.
claycy soil they will grow fairly
hut they are much more difficult tOl
tivate than on Il sandy loan and
yield iS never aS great. IN Selec.
land for onions. care Shurld he IA
not To select Il field previously grt
in grain. aS the grain will voluni
and cause considerable trouble, con
mp at about the same time That the
onion seeds germinatc.
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-23
Crawforsl.WoOd

At the home OF the Groom's pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Crawford.
Of North La Junta, Mr.. Kenneth
Crawford and Miss Lucille Wood. OF
Kansas City. Mo-. were united In
marriage at s o'clock last Tuesday
evening. Rev. T.. Payne, pastor of
the Baptist church. officiating at the
ceremony. The rooms were artisti-
cally decorated in garden flowers.
and only the immediate members Of
the family were present.
The bride was daintily gowned In
white net and satin and the groom
wore the conventional black. The
bride In a stranger In La Junta and
the groom has resided here but sig
months. being employed M bill clerk
al the Santa Fc freight office.
The newly married couple will oc-
cupy the Mcbride property In North
la JuntA.
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-23
Bcrg.Meallelson
A pretty wedding was solemnizet

A pretty wedding vas solemnixed
last Sunday evening At s o'clock at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. r. Men
delson. when their daughter. Miss
Mildred Mendeison. and Lieutenant
Max J. Berg Of Madison, Wis, were
married by Judge e. w. Mcdaniel.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence Of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. 8. r. Mendelson, Mrs.
Ralph Mendelson. OF Bangkok,
Siam, and Mrs. Zolla, OF Chicago.
The young couple was attended by
Miss Gertrude Mendelson. q cousin,
and Mr.. Emanuel Mendelson. OF
Ration. N. NJ, brother Of the bride
The spacious parlors and dining
room were attractively adorned for
the happy occasion. all the decora-
tions, with the exception OF brass
jardenieres filled with asparagus
formosa and golden glow. being car
ried out in patriotic colors. An enor-
nous American flag was draped
from the ceiling in the alcove. where
the bridal party took their places
and the marriage vows were given.
After the ceremony a six course
luncheon was served. The huge
round table was snowy white in
hemstitched linen. presented to the
brides mother by her father twen-
ty-five years ago. A dainty card.
bearing the name OF the guest and
adorned with tiny American flag.
marked the places. A very attrac-
tive floral center piece, displaying
patriotic colors as they appear In
the flag, rested on Siamese teak
wood tray-a gift from Mrs. Ralph
Mendelson. At each end OF the
brilliantly lighted table was a star
spangled banner. borne on . gold
tipped standard. which again was
suggestive Of a military wedding.
The bride was born in La Junta.
and with the exception OF the years
spent in college and in study and
travel In Europe. was reared here.
Her musical and educational attain
ments are exceptional and her hap
py disposition has made her n So
cial favorite.
Lieutenant Berg was 4 schoolmate
of the bride in the University Of
Wisconsin. where he was a well
known athlete. being a fullback on
the university football team. He has
been in training At Fort Sheridan
where he received a commission as
La Junta tribune., 1917-08-23
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Di.ser In Hosor Of Gusts