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New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
HAY FEX FER TIME.

There comes a time when we must other people--in the affairs of every man. Our time is here, it arrived the twenty first of August We will capi- talize it, though the m modicum of pleas ure in so doing comes far from mak- ing up for the discomfort undergone
 The trials and tribulations of the editor are of little consequence to the average mortal and the writer has had to adopt the troubles of the indi- vidual in his effort to please. And now--in common with many others- the editor suffers with hay fever. Have you ever had hay fever? Lucky in deed is the human who answers that he is not troubled with the pernicious failing in health that leads more men from the straight and narrow path of self ighteousness than even alcohol It is cussed thing, a thing for which one gets little sympathy, as one never dies from it. It is worse than sea-
 
 is afraid that he is not going to die at certain stages of his troubles. The lack of sympathy is the worst attri- bute of the thing. The person upon the street regards the bleary eyes, the shifting nose and the Respondent sneezing of the i'll one with an amused tolerance with a desire to "rub it in ' He had not felt the mad desire to tea ones nose from ones face and cast it hence-far, far hence. He has not felt the irritation of thousands of square inches of lung and throat lin ing which protests in itching torment against every breath drawn, he has not had the sensation of feeling his eyes grow to the size of d hot-air bal loon and also voice their protests against the atmosphere. He has not regarded even tho photograph of a spray of goldenrod without a wild de- sire to get away from it's vicinity, such as the hayfeverite experiences For it is the golnedrod and it's kindred weeds that are to blame for the trouble. They bear
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02

pollen, copiously, and spread 1t through the air. Woe to the man born with sensitive mucous membrane who so much as snuffs the pollen laden air, and he may scarce avoid doing so these days, unless it lies deep into the woods where there is no chance for the breeze to carry it's in nocuous freight of field reminders. It is certainly his off days
 But. sufferers, of New Britain or anywhere else, who may read these lines, you have at least one who will give you sympathy in our midst He tenders it thus, may it be taken to heart. We have no Bethlehem at which to gather and sympathize with each other. There is no colony near at hand where the goldenrod is ostra- cized and the sniffler meets with his kind to tell of better days in spring and winter and to idly speculate upon the possibilities of a cure-to hope, with others, as it were We have none but ourselves. We will sympathize.
 Meanwhile, other readers who suffer not, we beg of you one thing. Tn or der that we may visit you and sit within your homes, and partake of the cheer you offer, we ask you one thing. Please put that bouquet of goldenrod out of the house. Burn it, get rid of it. We itch all over to think of it. Help us in our misery and do not re- qulre us to even see the stuff It is beautiful to some we will grant. But 1t is our "Cross of Gold"
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
ABUNDANCE OF RYE
 FLOUR NOW NOTED
Authorities Advise Usc of That Sub stitutC for Wheat FIOur-Chcap-
 CT and Better, They Claim.

Chicago, Sept. 2.-To a consider- able extent, feeding the eyes instead of the stomach is responsible for tn. high cost of living, according to au. thorities here in the milling and Gra trade. They cite the fact that rye flour is $2.55 a barrel cheaper than white flour although, except for looks, the rye flour is equally good or bet ter as food.
 Unusual cheapness of rye flour at this time is ascribed to two causes the stoppage of whiskey dstilling and the substitution of white bread for rye bread by thousands of work ingmen, who, until the era of high wages, used rye bread as a rule.
 II is said also by the milling cx- perts that so far as known here the United States government is purchas- ing only white flour for shipment to Europe notwithstanding that the bulk of the population across the Atlantic is far more accustomed to rye bread than white.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
25 YEARS AGO (From the Herald of that Date)
Sept. ?, 1894.


 The Boys club held it's annual pie nic today at Cooke's grove. There were oyer 300 boys who entered the different athletic events.
 B. LoOmiS, II. Castor and G. krOn will take part in the Willmantic field day games Monday. They are entered in the 100 yard dash, the running high jump, the pole vault and the hop, step and jump.
 Rev. E. c. Hjerpe has returned afrom an outing at the shore.
 E. c. Ba bcOck is enjoying a season at Norfolk, Va.
 M. C. Swift has returned from an outing at Block Island.
 August Burkhardt is visiting friends in New Jersey.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. F.. Stevens are en- toying a short stay at Block Island.
 Howard Curtis of the savings bank has returned from his vacation.
 The water in Shuttle Meadow lake is six inches above the old high water mark.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
THE SILENCED CALL.

When the buds burst out in the
 springtime The gods of the forest call To the men who work in the city's
 nlurll,
 Harried and sore and small "Come,' cry the gods, "come leave
 behind The strain and worry, the deadly
 grind;
 Come where the pines grow straight
 and tall And taste of life In the springtime!" But the call of the good Red God of
 old Is drowned by the shriek of the God
 of Gold. When the wind is west in the spring And the winters browns turn A few there are who hear afar The call from the forest screen- Who hear the deer in the leaf-strewn
 glades And the laughing swish of the paddle
 blades;
 But they're few, indeed and far be-
 tween, Though the streets grow hot in the
 Springtime. For the Red Gods call is not as bold As the piercing shriek of the God of
 Gold. When the air is sweet with the spring.
 time
 And the robin sings at dawn When men are white from the Win
 tcr'S fight, And their eyes are dull and drawn, There comes a sound, far-off and
 Shrill; The4oiler stops, With a brain a-thrill; But all in vain; the sound is gone, And the eyelids droop in the spring
 time. So the Fed Gods tale remains untold, Drowned out by the howl of the God
 of Gold.
 K. l.. ROBERTS, in Life.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02

plishment are great, opportunities to betray our duty to mankind will be many. Let us approach the season with the resolve to do and earn our place in the world that surrounds us.
 The weather over the week end propitious. It debarred many from taking the three day holiday, in pas lures new, that had been planned, and it made the lot of those that stayed at home an unuckN one. Labor Day demonstrations were lacking here abouts, but, all in all, there was spirit of thankfulness for the holiday, abroad. The workman has had his day and enjoyed it.
 The past year has seen much ad- vance in labor legislation, particular ly as it affects women and children, though the compensation insurance action has not been forgotten. For the benefit of the employe in factory and office there have been four states
  sation laws to their statute books, making total of 45 states and terri tories now having this form of legis- lation. Some of the original forty one that there is a more liberal benefit for the incapacitated empIoye. In ten states there are laws which require the employers to pay their workmen from 60 to 66 2-3 per cent. of their Wages when they are injured while at work. health insurance bill was also passed in New York and other states have looked into the advisability of adopting similar provisions to safe guard the families of worSmen when the bread-winners are ill. Six states adopted laws reducing the hours of labor for women, among them being Massa sachusetts, which made compul- sOry a maximum day of eight hours for women. Four states, in addition to Massachusetts, have undertaken the forming of laws for the rehabilitation of industrial cripples, and the Smith, Bankhead bill to extend the present federal system of recovering maimcd soldiers by vocational education to the maimed of the workers world has passed the Senate.
 The trend of the times has been to take better care of labor in general, by all states, the government and ex ployers. Labor has much to be thank full for, despite the cost of living. It has never had a better guaranteed flu ture, particularly in our dist rict There is work for all that apply, and we still seek workmen. Prices it is promised, are on the downward scale beginning with the cost of foodstuffs, This may predict a future revision downward in wages, but as the laborer says, We do not care so much- for what we earn, it's what we may buy with the money that is the great con- sderation.' With this process of reasoning there can be little fear of a crash in the condition of the United States
 Therefore, now that Labor Day is past and the time for recapitulation of Labors fiscal year is here, we have little to regret in the time that is over. Labor has gained much and improved it's position. It has been forced to eXpend a great deal for living, but it is earning big money. In addition to this great strides have been made toward stabilization. And sta abiliza - tion is that for which we are all striving.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
National Happenings.

Situation at New BedfOrd--Belief eff that operators will eventually win the fight
 Big cloak makers strike on--Over 1900 out-possible that number may reach 10000.
 Woman outlaw arrested-a Leaven- worth belle turns horse thief and adopts male attire all because her par ents would not let her marry the man of her choice.
 One thousand lives lcst--Canton river in China scene of conflagration.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02

to lead to a long period of suffer ing.
 The goods seized include a great variety of compounds" said the bu- rGau'S announcement. Some of the labels bear the claim of the manu- facturer that the contents are sure cures. Some even contain statements that cures will he effected within definite periods.
 Tn all the seizure actions the gov crnment alleged the preparations to be falsely and fraudulenty labeled. Such preparations are sold largely because of plausible but false claims regarding their curative effect. Many sufferers are led to believe that cures
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
SEIZE QUACK REMEDIES
Government Chemistry Begins War on Medicines Advertised As Sure
 Cures for Social Diseases.

Washington, Sept. Flour hun dred and fifty seizures of so-Called rem edies for social diseases have been made recently under the food and drug act by federal officials who have inaugurated a campaign to suppress this variety of "quack" medicine. In making this announcement the Blu
 reau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture issued a general warning that use of such remedies" was extremely dangerous and likely
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
UP THE GRIND.

he summer, as far as most of us has ended. Yesterday, Or Day, marked the finish of va An days, and we return to our Bs this morning with the knowl
 s slthat a long season of unrelieved N is ahead of us. Not until Day will we have an br twenty-four hours of week-day pend as we will. The long uphill Ais before us. From now until the
 of a new year we will have an Yrtunity to make up for the lack Production of the summer months kkhe handicap that the close of the \ imposed upon humanity early in Awelvemonth. Chances for accom-
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
is the fact that it will save a trans shipment at Honk Kong.
AMERICAN TOWN IN ITALY.

Sezzo.-One of the most American spots in the world is this little. town Italy. The whole Sezzo district has a population of only 1900. Eight hundred persons have emigrated in recent years to America. Eighty Of them were American soldiers, and five Sezzo mothers wear mourning for American sons killed in the U. $. oG~ fensives.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
FAR EAST TRADE BEGUN.

INancouNer.--Thc Inauguration Of direct steamer service to Sinapore by the Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd, indicates that the company is reaching out with bold initiative to develop trade between Canada and the farther east. One of the most important features of this new service
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
The New Fall and inter HeadWear IS
 Ready, too

Hats and Caps in a bewil- dering variety of styles and colors. Some parents have great difficulty in Eetun=; a becoming shape for the boy. ou will surely find one here. Try us.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02

will he effected hy these preparations,
 and adequate treatment under com petcnt medical supervision is neglect ed until permanent injury to health and even danger to life has resulted"
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02

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New Britain herald., 1919-09-02

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New Britain herald., 1919-09-02

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New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
FACTS AND RANCHES.

There begins to be cheering evi dence that the H. C. l.. may after all be like Davy Crockett's coon.- Springfield Republican.
 Mayor Ole Hanson quits office to go fishlnG.' Just what kind of fish, will an able city executive temporar- fly out of office most desire to catch? New York World
 The president will start his swing about the circle next Wednesday. He must be banking that there won't be any railway strike for while, any Way.--ManCheSter Union.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02

TELEPHONE CALLS ness Ofnce SS' oriai Rooms s2'
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
Britain Herald.

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
 Proprietcrs.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
FOR BIG BOYS, 8 TO 20 YEARS, WE HAVE MackinaWs
 and OVercOatS

Of excellent wearing fabrics. The style and colors are too numerous to mention; you must see them to appreciate them. Priced at $7.9S, S8.9S, S9.9s, $1O.9s, SEEDS and on to $22.5O.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
Boys Separate
 Trousers

We have the most extensive line of Boys Separ4te Trousers tver cared under one roof. They come in blue serge, cordu- roy and fancy mixtures; hundreds of good patterns to select from. These Trousers built to stand hard waer; every seam is taped; they have patent waist bands. strong pockets many of them are lined thrOughOut, sizes 3 to Is years. Priced at 9Sc, $f.25 $1.59, $1 .9S. $2.29, SPAS and $2.9S.
 Strictly All Wool Blue Serge Trousers at $2.9S.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-11
Aim At Above the Acreage
Yields In 1919

them, IL should - reosm bersd that
rather liberal expenditures are justi-
fable. For instance. when a bale OF
cotton with the seed is worth $3.50, our
average per acre yield Of one-third Of
bale is worth $50; but when we in
crease this to twothirds OF a bale.
wsrth 800, We have a gross profit OF
- with which to pay for the cost OF
the increase. OF course the cost OF
this increased yield, II the matter be
gone about iudiciously, will practically
never be as much as $50. More often
than not, in fact, IL will be SIS or less,
leaving a net profit OF $25 or more per
acre. And the same rule will hold with
other crops and livestock as well. The
higher the yield per acre or per animal,
Within certain limits. the greater the
net return
The new year and the years to come
held great things for the thinking, pro
grsesive, business-like farmer. Prices
promise to remain good for long
time. and fair profits seem certain for
the man who farms right.
Let US, as our first New Year resolu-
ton. aim at putting our farms on a
bis-yielding. money making basis
There is no sursr way for making farm
life more attractive and desirable and
for keeping the boys and gisls On the
farms.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-11

uron Progressive Farmer. Dee. 3D.
For the average Southern farmer.
vs cannot think of q better resolution
for he New Year than one calling
fpr better than average yields. Aver
49, Yields, whatever the crop. mean,
over . period a years, httle more
thAa . living waSs. But as the indi-
v1dual farmer rises above the average,
IN nst proAts, n1ns times In ten. CORE
spondlnSiy rise The man who raises
soeaon mOt see that our average Of
shoot oas-third q . bale per acre can
salv mean poverty to the grower; the
ma vAo Slows corn and oats at our
avsrAes rate Of Is 10 - bushels per
acss must see that these can be NO
proAt in such ytslds; scr peanut and
tobacco farmers, our dairy and general
livestock farmers must see that so
long - they aye content with mere
~ average yield per acre or per ami
msl. Just % long win they find the
farming game Improbable and unsat-
isfActory.
Good land, planted to good seeds
I'D we'll fertilised and well titled is the
hoy 10 successful farming: for good
lAaA plus good seed. fertilization and
image. means high yields and good
pro0ts. In the new year, every farm
- shosA aim st these; md In getting
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-11


collect and turn over to the school
boards three mills on the parieh az
sessments, unlsss the police juries
have been notified BY the school
boards that . smaller millags IL de.
sired.
In this connection ] desire TO state
that the principal argument advanced
against the state tax OF one and ONE
slf mills for schools was that the
erisbes having only = few white child
would use state funds to educate
dite children, the negroes would be
\ uni ont Of school, and no parish
mih voold - sssd for edacstioual
Wh9oG This prophecy snuaf noe
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-11
farm PROSPERITY
IN GRAVE DANGER
Hastings Declares Greater Food Pro
duction Essential To The Main
tenance OF Agricultural
Prosperity

Atlanta, Ga.-(Special.) THAT there
is a large element of danger for
Southern farm prosperity in the pres
ent situation, is the firm belief Of H.
G. Hastings, President Of both the
Georgia State Chamber of Commerce
and the Southeastern Fair Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Hastings repeated substantially
his statement of a year ago when he
said: "Unthinking people are apt to
attribute the present measure Of farm
prosperity in the South to the high
price OF cotton rather than to its real
cause.
Just as soon as peace began to ap-
pear probable last fall, there was a
distinct let-up in the planting Of wheat,
oats and other small grains. One
Georgia cotton farmer said to me, If
we are going to have peace, We are
not going to plant any wheat in my
neighborhood.'
"Of course the high price of cot
ton has helped, but if it had not been
for the increased supply of bread,
meat, vegetables, grain and forage
made on the farms, there would have
been little prosperity for any one but
the supply merchant. Cotton was and
is relatively lower in price than food
stuffs, and will continue to be for
years to come.
"An extra two or three million
bales in the 1919 cotton crop will
smash present attractive prices, while
the worldwide demand for bread and
meat and the disorganization of food
production in Europe incident to the
war, means high food prices every.
where for years to come.
High food prices are q certainty
and low cotton prices are IN equal
certainty IL the food and grain acres
of 1916, 1917 and 1913 are thrown back
into cotton in 1919. Herein lies the
danger to our present farm prosper
ity. II we go back to our old before
the-war system of growing all cotton
and buying all food and grain, we will
get another jolt like 1914 with rea-
sonable certainty.
present Southern farm prosperity
can be maintained in one way only.
Produce on home acres, so far as pos
sible, every pound Of food, vegetables,
grain, hay and forage needed by fam
lily and livestock, then put every other
available acre in cotton or other cash
crop. This method means cash crops
made with little or no debt-the crop
owned by the producer at the end of
the season instead Of owed to the
supply merchant.
Food and grain production suffl.
cient for home needs, insures contin-
ued farm prosperity. Dropping back
10 the old way means debt like MILL
stone around the farmers neck"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-11

be allowed to come true. Such par
ishes will probably not need special
maintenance taxes, but they will
need, and should use, the parish taxes
to which they are entitled in order to
able to provide good schools for all
their children, both white and negro.
In conclusion, 1 trust that the prop
osition of q parish wide maintenance
tax, and the abolition OF all district
maintenance taxes, may receive your
best thought and attention at an early
meeting of your board.
Yours sincerely,
T. II. HARRIS,
State Superintendent.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-11
ANOTHER ECHO!
w. s. s..

(Tensas Gasette, st. Joseph, La
November sth, 1918.
William NJ. Davidson, Esq,
st. Joseph, La.
Nv Dear Mr.. Davidson: May be
permitted to extend to you my hearth
est sympathies in your recent bereave-
ment?
| first met your son, 1t. Joseph NJ.
Davidson, at Fort Myer, Va, and we
served together thereafter i'm the
same battalion. To know him was to
love him and admire his very fine
qualities.
His loss Is both personal loss to his
many friends and to the regiment as
a whole.
During the first action in which his
battalion was engaged in the early
part of October he acquitted himself
in a most distinguished manner, dis
playing marked GOODNESS and personal
bravery and very sound judgment.
He was of inestimable value to his
battalion commander at a time when
all of his company commanders and
most of his other officers we're casu-
slties.
During the last drive which brought
Germany to her knees Joe was In COM
mand of &C" Company and he handled
it, as reported by Major Sweeny, with
tactical skill and personal bravery, be-
ling at all times an example to his
men.
He met his death while leading his
men against a machine gun nest
which was holding up the advance OF
his battalion.
His actions throughout this engage
ment were such as to warrant his rec
concentration for the d. 8. G. dis
tinguished Service Cross), to which ne
is unquestionably entitled.
While certainly nothing can COM
pensate his loss, 1t still must help to
know that he was greatly beloved by
the men and officers OF his regiment
all of whom feel his loss; and that he
died most calamity leading his men
Assuring you Of my utmost sy mpathy
with you In your bereavement il
which I join you and that II there IL
! any service can render you am a
your disposal, 1 remain,
i Most sincerely yours,
EDWARD H. LITTLE,
Capt. Inf, A. E. F