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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
RESTORED TO HEALTH
BY RED CROSS SEALS
Holiday Messenger Bring Happiness to

Holiday Messengers Bring Happiness to
Homes Burdsnsd With Tuberculosis.
Deserted by her husband, suffering
from tuberculosis In double form and
supporting herself and young boy by
her needle, the Anu-Tuberculosi As
ISOLATION In a Western city found an
unfortunate consumptive, living In one
room with two little beds-one for her
self and. one for her boy. Everything
was clean; but, oh. so poor!
That was a year ago.
This morning she took a train for
the state sanitorium, where she will
have a chance to get well. while her
boy Is being cared for by the Anti
tuberculosis Association with funds
derived from the Red Cross Seal Sale.
Here is the story Of another family
where happiness and health were
brought through the medium Of Red
Cross Seals:
tuberculosis had made heavy de
mands upon the family. and the in
come had entirely stopped for several
months. II was inevitable that they
should run into debt for grocery bills
as well as the rent. With such worry
anxiety and depression II is not al
ways easy TO find a silver lining In
the clouds. The condition was recog
nized. however, by the visiting nurse
and the sick father was sent to hos
pital. and proper care was provided
for the others. Relief was also OBJ
tanned. and now both rent bills ana
grocery bills are being gradually lessen
ed each week. Each member Of the
family has had nursing care for some
ailment or other.
Every Red Cross Seal sold helps TO
better conditions like these.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11

TF people living In cities knew how
easily they might have flowers
blooming all winter every home
would be cheered by these love
liest OF decorations. The requisite ar
ticles are one or more boxes, a sprayer,
some good soil and the plants.
The box should be about eight inches
ieep by ten wide and Of any required
ength. The material may W. pottery.
which Is handsome, but somewhat e.
penslve, or iron with false bottom for
drainage. Wooden boxes are as good
as any II painted inside and out with
two coats Of some neutral color. Place
In the bottom OF the boz an inch or
two of coarse stones. broken pottery,
ETC., to facilitate drainage.
A tin pan TO set the boz In will keep
the brackets neat II can be secured
from tinsmith.
The box can be mounted on brackets
Dr. on a portable stand; the latter II
preferable because II permits the box
to be moved easily from room to room
for spraying and also to be turned
with Its best side outward.
The chief difficulty with house plants
Is lack Of moisture. However. IL the
plants are well soaked once a week by
placing the boxes on their sides In q
bathtub OF warm water for ten min
utes the roots will have sufficient mois-
ture. and by spraying the foliage well
with water every other day and occa-
sionally with kerosene emulsion the
plants will be free from insects.
Obtain a good top soil from n florist.
Make four inch pots from strong
brown paper and put q plant In each
pot. filling the pot with soil. Put two
inches OF soil In the bottom Of the
window box over the broken pottery.
place the potted plants on this bed Of
earth and pack the space between the
pots with soft soil and moss. This
helps to retain the moisture and keeps
the soil damp.
Satisfactory plants for winter bloom
ing are cyc;amens, geraniums. hello
tropes. Towering naples, callas, tulips.
primula maiacoides. narcissi. etc.
Some good climbing plants are Eng
lish and German ivy. coboea, japanese
hops. smilax and manetta vine.
when plants are wanted for winter
blooming they must not be allowed to
bloom through the summer; their buds
during this season must be pinched
or as fast as they appear.
A few plants dropping over the front
improve the appearance Of the box.
Tradescantia. English ivy. sweet alys-
sum and mahernia odorata are n few
that are suitable for this purpose.
The only care plants need aside from
spraying. which In very important.
and soaking Is a fairly even tempera-
ture, from 30 to G5 degrees In daytime
and not less than 30 degrees at night.
II weather In very cold cover them at
night with Q few newspapers. Admit
air on mild days. but remove plants to
some distance while windows are open.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11

To the boys on Southern farms:-
There is no newly discovered road
TO success in any Of the occupations
or professions. In discussing pub
lie speaking I have suggested that
the two essentials are knowledge
OF the subject and earnestness in
presenting il. I am not sure but
that the same rules hold good in
farming. The two essentials to sue
cess in farming are knowledge Of the
industry and earnestness in the APP
plying of the knowledge TO the soil.
No man can expect to make a good
farmer unless he understands his
business and il is just as essential
that he should feel a general interes,
in what he is doing in order that his
work may be a pleasure TO him.
There are many other things that
will aid one but these two things
are necessary.
Doctor Claxton. who is at the head
of the educational work OF the Fed
eral Government, has given one OF
the most forceful arguments in fav-
or Of peace. He calls attention to
the fact that improvement in agri-
culture is equivalent 10 the extern
sion Of our domain. II, for instance,
by the introduction OF scientific
methods, the producing power Of an
acre OF ground can be doubled, the
effect is the same as il we had douo-
led our territory.
II should be the aim OF every far
mer 10 understand the soil which
he cultivates and not only raise il
10 its highest productive capacity
but keep IL there by the conservation
Of its strength ard fertility.
The agricultural colleges have not
only improved farming methods but
have raised the standard OF educa-
tion among farmers boys. They
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
SCRUBS DO NOT PAY-CULL AND
MARKET
Keep Only Useful Live Stock-Look
Over Your Stock Now

This is the season to look over
your holdings Of breeding stock and
prepare to dispose OF inferior ami
mails. Common stub often can be
run at a profit on grass, but when
we must feed them through the win
ter On high-priced feed, it becomes
different proposition.
Even if you have pure-bred stock,
the same rule applies, since no one
can hope to have every animal ap-
proach the ideal in usefulness, and
scrubs will crop out. II is better to
castrate inferior males than to dis
pose of them for breeding purposes.
A good steer is far better property
than poor bull. The young breeder
who follows closely this idea, is the
one who will win the highest sue
cess in the end. Many good pedi-
gres are found on inferior animals;
do not take a chance on
your reputation by Offering any such
for breeding purposes.
Perhaps you have a bull or a COW
purchased on their appearance a
few years ago, and now that you
have their offspring, you see in them
a disappointment. In such case,
put some feed TO such animal and
dispose Of it on the beef market.
Life is too short TO waste time, when
once our duty is so plainly indi-
Gated. Never unload-such an animal
upon an unsuspecting fellow-breed-
er, for the reaction is certain and
many times prompt.
In short, weed out, have fewer
animals, il necessary, but better
ones. II is the practice Of only such
methods that hold forth any hope
of attaining the standing Of that
constructive breeder.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
Custard Pie

2 eggs (use 4 egg and table spoon
of corn starch.
u teaspoon salt.
3 table spoons sugar.
IN cups milk.
Plain Pastry.
Beat the eggs slightly, add the
sugar, salt and milk. Line the pie
pan with pastry: strain in the mix
ture and sprinkle with a few graf
ings of nutmeg. Bake in a quick
oven, at first, TO set the pastry. Then
decrease the heat until the custard
is set.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
CINCINNATI MARKETS
HAY AND GRAIN.

Corn-No. 2 white s1.0191.O2, No. 8
$1.01 n LOO, No. mixed $1I1.01,
white $16101. No. 2 yellow s1.O10
LOO, No. 8 yellow s1d1.O1. No. 2 mixed
white ear, new 9Scd1, mixed ear CSC
qS1, yellow ear 9ScG$1.
Hay-No. l timothy SIG, No. 2 SIS.
No. 1 clover mixed $3.50, No. 2 1880,
No. / clover SIG, No. 2 $14.
Oats No. 2 white 5Sh d59c, stand.
ard white 571zm5Shc, No. 3 white 56
q57c, No. 2 mixed 56q57c. No. 3 mix
ed 55656c
wheat-No. 2 red sl.s291.s4. No. 3
red sIS9d1.92.
EGGS AND POULTRY.
Eggs-Prime firsts soc, firsts 4S1kc,
ordinary firsts 40c, seconds 35hc.
Live Poultry-Roasters, 4 lbs and
over, 1Sc; broilers. IA ID and under.
zoe; flyers, over III Id, 1Sc; fowls, Az
lbs and over. 1Sc: az lbs and over,
lie; under 31z lbs, Ice; ROSTERS. 1Sc;
ducks, white, lbs and over, 1sc; I'M
der 3 lbs, 16c; colored, Ice; young hen
turkeys, s lbs and over, 21c; old hen
turkeys. lbs and over. &c; young
tom turkeys, 10 lbs and over, 21c; old
tom turkeys. 10 lbs and over. 21c;
crooked, 12c; Gull, Sc.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-Shippers $75O010; butcher
steers. extra $969.25. good to choice
$775Q8.75, common to fair $500
7.25; heifers. extra $S@8.50. good to
choice $7@775. common to fair $50
SIS; cows. extra $6.50@7. good to
choice s5.50@650. common to fair
$4.75@5.25; Gamers $4.25@5. stockers
and feeders 1907.
Bulls-Bologna 1907. fat bulls s72s
@75O.
Calves-Extra S1s. fair to good
$11.50Q13. common and large S5011.
Hogs-Selected heavy shippers Ss.s6.
good to choice packers and butchers
$10.s0@10.S5. mixed packers 310.600
1880. stays s70850. common to choice
heavy fat sows S7.500S.75. light ship
pers $s5o01o. pigs Q10 lbs and lsss)
S7@s
Sheep-Extra ss0s.6o. good to
choice $7.50Q8 common to fair $507.
Lambs-Extra $1301325. good to
choice S12.50Q13. common to fair
5000.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
A CODE OF GOOD FARMING
Things That Should Be at the Top
of the New Leaf That Every Far
mer Wants to Turn at This Season

The season Of good resolutions is
on us. There is something about
the first few weeks Of year that
makes men determine to take unto
themselves those things which are
good and TO cast out from their lives
the things that are not. Each feels
that this is a chance TO turn over
new leaf in life's ledger and begin
a fresh account.
In the list below I have tried 70
arrange in a logical order some OF
the most important Of the things
that profitable agriculture requires
of Southern farmers. Look through
this list. If you see some things
that you are not practicing, put
them into your new resolutions and
start on them this year.
4. Thorough and permanent
drainage.
2. Soil building by the use OF
legumes, winter grains, and live
stock.
8. Conservation Of soil fertility
by preventing land from washing
away.
4. Lining soils.
s. Home-mixing and judicious use
of commercial fertilizers.
6. A we'll planned system Of crop
rotation.
Z. Careful selection OF seed.
8. Thorough cultivation.
0. Use of up-to-date implements.
10. Maintaining a sprayed, prun-
ed, and cultivated orchard.
Il. Growing into the livestock
business by using pure-bred sires.
IL. Eliminating poor dairy cows
from the herd.
10. Feeding economical, balanced
rations.
IL. Producing clean milk, good
butter, and infertile eggs.
is. Growing food and feed for all
the living creatures on the farm.
Is. Cooperation with the neigh
bors in standardizing products, in
buying such things as fertilizers,
implements, feeds, and pure-bred
stock, and in selling whatever can
be sold to advantage comparatively.
II. Keeping farm business &C
counts.
10. Providing home comforts and
sanitation-before all things else, a
system of home waterworks.
10. Educating children properly.
20. Offering real inducements to
keep young men On the farm.
81. Reading reliable agricultural
publications.
%. Membership in active agricul-
tural organizations.
20. Maintaining a reputation for
honest dealing in all things.
p. F.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11

Why Pillows Should Not Be Too High.
"of all the thousands Of patients
have seen In bed | have never met
with one who arranged his pillows
hygieDically," said an eminent doctor.
"All too high. far too high. High
pillows curve the spine. bend the neck
and thus prevent the free circulation
OF blood In the brain. You. can never
get the full value out of a nights
sleep unless you fix your pillow SO low
that the head and neck are Just on a
level line with the spine"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
How TO Have Homemade Silver Clean.
ere Without Elbow Grease.

To clean silver by the electrolytic
method II In not necessary to buy any
OF the expensive pans and plates for
sale. ANY aluminium quart cup. sauce
pan or dishpan you may have will do
~ well. Add teaspoonful Of kitchen
salt and one of bicarbonate Of soda to
q quart OF water. Place silver In pan
when water boils and be sure Il touches
the aluminium utensil and Ii not just
held In the water.
An inexpensive silver powder II whit
ing. Ten cents worth ut any paint
shop will last about year. A tea
spoonful Of whiting dissolved In half a
cupful Of water, then rub ON all silver
to he cleaned. Begin again with the
frst piece and rub on with a bit Of
flannel In case OF deep carving rinse
the article II necessary.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11

have insured to the farmer a lar
ger influence in the direction Of the
government.
With best wishes TO the farmer
Of the South, I am,
Very truly yours,
w. J. Bryan.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11

More than 27.O00 tons Of honey are
produced yearly by the American bee.
Teacher Bobby. spell yesterday"
Bobby with his eye on the calendar)-
W-ed-n-e-s-d-a-y.-B Boston Transcript.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
HOME DEPARTMENT
EGGLEss BREAD AND CAKE
Corn PONIES

EGGLESS bHbAD AND Vhhb
Corn Pones
pint corn meal,
ia cups boiling water,
teaspoon sugar,
" teaspoon salt,
~ tablespoons butter.
Dissolve the sugar and the salt
in the water; mix the butter with
the corn meal, then add the boiling
water; cover and let stand ten min
utes: shape into oblong cakes two
and onc-half inches long; bake in a
quick oven twenty 10 thirty minutes.
Hoe Cake
pint yellow corn meal,
u cup sugar,
pint milk,
2 tablespoons butter,
" teaspoon salt.
Mix the dry ingredients and the
butter. Heat the milk TO boiling and
pour into the meal, stirring mean
while. Cook directly over the IRE
until thickened. Drop by spoonfuls
on an oiled pan and bake in hot
oven until nicely Drowned.
Economy or Light Fruit Cake
cup sugar.
y cup butter.
PA cups flour.
cup milk.
cup raisins.
teaspoon cinnamon.
" teaspoon ground cloves.
teaspoons baking powder.
Cream the butter, add the sugar
gradually. sift the flour, baking pow
der, cinnamon, and cloves together,
rcserving a little Of the flour with
which TO dredge the raisins. Add
the milk and dry ingredients alter
nately TO the butter and sugar. stir
in the raisins and bake as a loaf or
in muffin pans.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11

New South Wales devotes 6,l38000
acres to wheat growing.
The working bee lives six months.
the drone four months and the female
bee four years.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11

How to Get . True Bias Without Too
Much Fussins.
To obtain true bias place the mate
rial fiat on the cutting table and with
a ruler or a ysrdstick laid across one
corner draw q line with chalk or col
ored pencil. Use this line for gui.e
IN cutting
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-01-11
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN'S MESSAGE TO
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHERN FAR
MER BOYS

Two Essentials TO Farming Success
Are Knowledge Of Subject and
Zeal in Applying That knowledge
This Weeks Success Talk for
Boys"
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-12-22
ENORMOUS WAR PROFITS MAKING MANY
|MILLlONAlRES; SITUATION TO Be CORRECTED

time for heaping up vast fortunes
for the creation of millionaires and
multi-millionaires. We now have in
the United States 2O6 persons who
admit to yearly incomes of more than
$1,O00,000, while $3.50 of our citi-
zens admit to and pay taxes on in
comes in excess of 100000 per year
1t is believed that the past two years
have seen the American millionaire
class multiplied more than three
times.
During 1912, 1913, and 1914
the three years preceding the Euro
pean war-4S American corporations
now engaged on war contracts aver
aged net annual profits of $250,OOO,-
600
"The profits of those same CON
Germs last year amounted to $780,
600, 900.
The war has increased their pro-
fits $645, 100000 year In addi-
tion many of them have paid for ex-
tensions to their plants.
1T was recently stated that it
costs the United States more than ten
times as much as Germany for every
soldier maintained in the field. This
shocking difference is occasioned in
large measure by the extortionate
prices exacted from our government
for war material and supplies.
One Thousand Per Cent Profit
"It is established beyond a doubt
that in many cases the government
is being required to pay enormous
profits which sometimes yield annual
dividends of 100 per cent, 500 per
cent and even 1 900 per cent on the
capital invested.
"The situation in it's aspect both
toward the government and the peo-
pie is most dangerous. 1t must be
corrected at once if we are to carry
on efficient war. Should it remain
unchecked our country's financial
strength will be speedily sapped and
the patience and patriotism of the
people ground out of them in the
struggle against extortion and high
prices for food and clothing"
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-12-22
THE LEGEND OF THE
STAR IN THE EAST

At Christmas time one turns with
pleasure to the old stories connected
with the birth of Christ. One of
these tells what became of the "Star
in the East"
The Wise Men of the east sleep in
Cologne in splendid shrine in one
of the most beautiful cathedrals in
the world. But the star that guided
them on their wondrous journey
nineteen hundred years ago, lies
deep in the bottom of a we'll; folks
say. For on that night after it had
paused to shine full brightly upon
the cave at Bethlehem where Mary's
baby lay, God told it that it's work
was done and bade it rest forever
Then 1t dropped, diamond glory,
into the well of a nearby garden,
where thru the limpid water, it
CLEANS to this day. But only the
eyes of pure-souled maiden, and
one who loves the Lord truly may
see where it lies.
In the water of this same well
Mary used to bathe the Christ Child;
and for these reasons, the herbs of
the garden watered from this well
are blessed herbs. herbs from which,
so the story tells us, Is made balm
Of great virtue, a balm that will cure
all ills of the body and wounds of the
soul. (Adapted) Charlotte A. Bak-
er, Colorado Agricultural College,
Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-12-22

With view to cutting down the
number of automobile 'thcfts in Den
yer, Jimmy holland, secretary of
state, has devised seal plate to be
placed cn thc steering M nchanism of
each car. Every owner of an auto in
Denver must drive his car to the
state capitol and have this seal af-
fixed at the same time he receives
his new license number for 1918.
Jimmy, wishing to help Santa Claus
all he could, did not make purchasers
of Christmas autos take out a 1917
license. Permits were issued to
drive such Christmas cars until De-
cember 20, when the new 1918 tags
were given out.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-12-22
NOTICE!

Notice is hereby given that spec
ial meeting of the stockholders of
the Marsh Park Company will be
held at the office of the Secretary in
The Wallace State Bank Building at
Monte Vista, Colorado, on the 29th
day of December, 1917, at 10 O'Clock
"a m, for the purpose of devising
means of paying present indebted
ness and consider the question of the
sale of the remaining property of the
Company, and dissolution of the cor
poration, and for the transaction of
such other business as may regular
ly come before the meeting.
Dated this 27th day of November.
1917.
CHAS. EDMAN, Secretary.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-12-22
BY EDWARD HEATING

By EDW AftD hEAllNu
congressman from the Third Colo
RADIO District.)
washington, D. C.-When Oscar
Underwood of Alabama resigned as
sader of the Democratic majority in
,he House of Representatives three
Or four years ago and took his place
IN the Senate of the United States, he
uas succeeded in the House by a
Ismall unassuming almost shrinking,
man named George Huddleston.
Filling the shoes of giant like
Underwood would have tested the
uettle of any man, and l thinkI may
Eay now that most of those who made
superficial examination of Huddles-
Ion felt he would not measure up to
he job. They were woefully mis-
aken.
Huddleston is not an Underwood,
but by the same token, Underwood is
hot a Huddleston.
Underwood is the polished, master
Fu leader of the most conservative
dement's in the Democratic party.
f1uddleston is progressive in thought
Huddleston is progressive in thought
ind action. He is an unusually eff
(ective speaker and he is possessed
NJ the superb courage which leads
him to champion any just cause with
but considering the consequences.
patriots and Profiteers"
In the Congressional Record of De-
|emeber 11th, he has a speech on
Patriots and Profiteers" which is so
ood that, l will make the following
|xtracts from it:
mo MAN SHOULD BE PERMIT
tED TO COME OUT OF THIS WAR
sICHER THAN HE WENT INTO IT.
We should see to it by proper price
king and the levy of income taxes
hat this is accomplished.
ut would be shame if at the end
the war, when our soldiers come
ack to us, we should be compelled
confess that while they were fight
be- and shedding their blood for us
Ee permitted their loved ones to be
weated and overcharged for food
md clothes, and greedy profiteers to
ractce extortion on the government,
md thereby create greivous public
ebt to burden the shoulders of
abes unborn and many generations
their descendants.
Property Versus Men
II refuse to place property or bust
ess upon higher ground than men.
there be moral right to take men
gainst their will for war service,
hen property may also be taken IF
HERE MAY BE CONSCRIPTION
F MEN, THERE ALSO MAY BE
INSCRIPTION OF PROFITS.
"1f the situation justifies the dis
upton of the homes and dragging
be son from the mothers arms, and
be husband from his wife and child
EN- then surely the sensibilities of
foft makers are not to be greatly
Pgarded.
The report of the Commissioner
Internal Revenue shows that
merican corporations returned for
year ending June 80, 1916, NET
MONIES of ,3S9, and
pat one year later those same cor
prations returned net incomes of
6O3,S41,327. In other words, in
Fe year the net incomes of our cor
Orations in creased 1898.
These figures do not include the
comes of individuals and firms, nor
they show corporation incomes
ped for paying expenses, interest,
xes or requirements or extension of
ants, so that the grand total would
an Incredibly stupen6ous sum.
Increasing Millionaires
The past two years has been the
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-12-22
ChambcrIain's Cough Remedy

This is not only one of the best
and most efficient medicines for
coughs, colds and Group, but is is al
so pleasant and safe to take, which is
important when medicine must be
given to children. Many mothers
have given it their unqualified en-
dorsement
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-14

be sent to them a, o date later than
this.
christmas IS above an time 70
remember those 10 whom We are In
debtei with messages and gifts Of
love and appreciation. the message
SAYS Every citizen 10 oklahoma
owes a debt TO each and every lad
81 camp. Many Of them win be-
flooded with gifts and letters. II
WI be to the lasting shame of every
citizen IL there IS a single lad whose
heart aches on Christmas morning
because his mail box is empty while
tne thousands az others are rejoicing
over the thought that they have
someone TO whom their friendship Is
deer"
$50 service could be greater than
an organized movement in every
county. foatered by the county coun-
III OF defense, and participated In by
The Red Cross. lodges. clubs. schools,
churches and commercial organiza-
tions. TO send to every boy in the ma
lional army from that county a
Christmas box"