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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-07

Ploeger, good rider from sybile, Wyo., was
the first contestant to draw him as mount.
Steamboats, tactics then were the same as
they were in later years. He punched his feet
stood for second actually visibly calling to
attention every one Of his powerful muscles.
Then he launched into series Of stiff-legged
jumps.
Fifteen minutes later, anxiously watched
over beneath the grandstand at Frontier Park,
Ploeger woke up and gathered breath enough
to talk 80
And 80 the great Steamboat carved his
career. His manner was most unusual. With
out man astride him, he was as gentle as
any ordinary range horse. Children could ap-
proach him and he was regularly led in
parades without the least commotion. While
it takes mounting chute and several men to
saddle some bronchos, Steamboat could easily
be saddled by two men out in the arena. 1t
was only when haps-incased legs bestrode him
that he became possessed Of demoniac desire
to be rid of all mankind AS soon as his
rider was sprawled on the ground he would
stop bucking.
In the fifteenth show at Cheyenne, where he
first publicly threw rider, he met his only
downfall. Dick Stanley, who arrived in town
from Oregon with his chaps wrapped in paper
and small sackful of clothing, drew Steam
boat Stanley officially conquered, but those
who saw his ride aver that, great as it was 1t
amounted only to questionable decision over
the valiant black horse.
1t was raining and the track at Frontier
Park was mud Steamboat, his lightning feet
mirea down, finally stood, trembling and
Stanl,y leaped off. Those who knew Steam
boat say the horse had not finished and that ne
would have bucked harder than ever when he
had his Second wind"
Steamboats, end was untinely. In 1911 he
broke leg in stock car, en- route from Craw-
ford, Neb., to Fort Morgan, Colo. few days
later he was killed, for gangrene developed in
the injured leg, and veterinarisns despaired
ox saving kim. Some day, according e plans
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Anericanisrn
By
LEONARD WOOD
Where law ends tyranny be-
gins. = William Pitt: Speech,
January 9, 1870.

+ AVIS companion is order. There
II is no tyranny like the tyranny of
the mob. Americanism means la y.
and law means Americanism. without
1t there is first chaos and then tyranny.
for out of disorder comes that type
OF government which. while in a way
restraining us, destroys liberty under
the law. Such a condition is almost
| the inevitable consequence of depart
! ure from the law into the realm of un-
rule.
Law and Liberty are inseparable.
Liberty lovers can be depended upon
TO see TO it that there is not too much
law. The people in republic are the
writer's of the laws. They can he trust
ed to secure just that measure of reg
uation consistent with order and in
consistent with the tyranny of too
much restriction of the popular rights,
In America in those places where
there have been outbreaks, where the
people have taken, as it is called, the
law into their own hands, tyranny has
shown itself. Happily its rule has
been only temporary. The spirit of
the mob is despotic. The spirit of the
law is democratic
Americanism means obedience to
law. The Fathers of the republic
knew this and laid stress upon it.
They built upon the foundation Of
law and they built an orderly struc-
ture. When the foundation is destroyed
the structure Falls and it cannot be
reared again except upon foundation
stones of the kind first used. Law is
government and there can be no
Abraham LincOln's government of the
people, by the people and for the
people unless law enters into it as a
constituent.
The flag of the American republic
represents law just as truly as 1t rep
resents liberty, for there can be no lib
erty without the law Proper laws
safeguard freedom and never menace
II. When the enactment of laws goes
beyond reason there is the repeal. The
people are the judges of the limits Of
legal restraint. Americans know how
much law is needed to give them full
liberty and yet save them from IL
cense.
The American flag stands for the
nation-it ranks everything else in
America. All salute it. from private
to president.
The flag of country however, can
represent nothing except what the
country is. When we teach respect
for our country's colors, we must bear
in mind that respect can be instilled
only If the institutions for which the
flag stands are maintained in the in
tegrity which the Fathers gave to
them
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VALUABLE TREE FOR SHADE
mended by Experts of the De-
partment of Agriculture.

The Japanese walnut offers pOssibili-
ties for landowners who are seeking
to plant nut trees for shade or other
purposes, say specialists of the United
States Department Of Agriculture. 1t
is nearly as hardy as the black walnut
and is by no means uncommon in
northern and eastern states, where 1t
is especially appropriate for farm and
dOor-yard planting. For the present,
Seeding trees will have to be relied
upon almost entirely, as very few bud
ded or grated trees are available.
This nut has been confused with the
Persian or sO-called English walnut,
although the two are quite unlike. The
japanese is a dwarfish species, with
dull green rough leaflets, often as
many as 10 or II TO the leaf. and
bears nuts in racemes of dozen or
more.
The shells are thinner than those
of the black walnut, but thicker than
those of the better Persian walnuts.
The flavor of the kernels is much like
that of the American butternut.
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PREVENTING DECAY OF WOOD
Forest Products Laboratory Gives
Some Valuable Hints to Both
Builders and Architects.

The chances of infection of timber
by Notwithstanding fungi, while it is
under the care of an architect in the
structure may be greatly reduced by
following the hints issued by the for
est products laboratory, Madison, Wis.
The material should be stored on
well-dralned ground, where standing
water or overflow water may not reach
it All rotting or infected debris
should be collected and burned. Sound
lumber should not be piled along with
infected lumber. Weeds should he
removed from about the piles to allow
a good air circulation.
The foundation should be of a ma
teria free from decay and should he
high enough to allow good ventilation
beneath the stacks. In humid regions
the stack should be on foundations IS
to "a inches from the ground. Wood
treated with antiseptics, concrete
brick or other durable material should
be chosen for foundation. The
foundations should be built so that
the piles will slope approximately one
inch to every foot Of length.
In most regions lumber should not
be close piled in the open. but should
be thick. Lateral spacing is also very
desirable. Roofing or cover boards
should be used on the piles and should
extend over for several inches I'm front
and back.
Wherever infected or decayed mate
rial is observed either i'm the piles, or
foundations, or the sheds, II should be
removed Immediately to prevent con
tamination of sound material. The
material in close contact with the i'm
fected material should be carefully in
spected to detect decay, and. II in
fected, an antiseptic solution should
be applied. Water-soluble salts. such
as sodium fiuorid mercuric chloride,
zinc chloride or copper sulphate are
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hone TC)lDn
|7 Y Hens Y !.
MOVE FOR BETTER CITIES"
Active Campaign Begun in oklahoms
Cash Offered for the "5est
Home Town."

1t looks as if it were going to be q
good year for children in Oklahoma.
Following the example of Kansas in
instituting a Better cities campaign, -
the ROtarian club Of Shawnee has Of
fered cash prize Of $500 to any
middle class city in Oklahoma which
by November 10. 1921, win score the
highest as a good place in which to
bring up a family. Shawnee itself be
ing now an example in that respect:
Kansas started it. An active cam.
paign i'm that state TO determine which
of its cities was best adapted for the
bringing up of the coming generation
was held during 19151917. There
were 50 cities i'm the list of entries,
each endeavoring to show cause why
all parents should register as citizens
within its precincts Winfield won
the first prize Of $1,000, and Okla
hOma, being the next outdoor neigh
Dor Of Kansas, was not TO be out
done in the way Of indicating what
its cities could offer for family resi-
dence.
The idea of a better-cities campaign
began with William A. McKeever Of
the State University Of Kansas. In
order TO make the local campaign
more effective, the state board Of edu-
cation urges that a control committee
consisting Of representatives from the
home, the school. the church. and the
community be appointed to help the
town to set it's best foot forward as a
better city for better children and bet
ter parents.
There is an official scOrecard. which
provides ten points for Judging. Fa-
cilities for play come first. for indus
try second. followed consecutively by
points for schools. health. scoutcraft. ]
moral safeguards. lociability. religion. !
service and housing. Mr.. Mckeever
may be addressed at Lawrence, Kan. |
I'm care Of the state university. II you |
wish to find out more about better |
cities campaigns for your state.-Pic-
torial Review.
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Back Yard Tells Tale.

Filth and dirt do not always cause
disease, but generally there is an as
ISOLATION. Organic material which is
left about becomes, even in cold wealth
er, a breeding place for germs. Care
less habits of mind and body are cul-
tivated and fostered by careless habits
of living.
II is certain that a child raised In
a home where there Is Indifference to
the household cleanliness can hardly
be expected to develop an apprecia-
ton of the virtue and advantage of
clearly habits. The same influences
within house are equally true re-
garding its surroundings. A peep into
the back yard Of a house will give a
far better insight into the character
of the occupants Of the dwelling than
a study within the front door Ashes.
garbage and rubbish. scattered in the
rear Of a dwelling. are not conducive
TO good health or decency.
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Service Spells Sales.

Some people are accustomed to buy
ing their groceries by the quart. peck
or bushel. But oftentimes they buy
by weight, and while they do they are.
at loss to know exactly how much
I, order.
An eastern retail concern makes it
easy for these customers to buy either
by weight or measure by displaying,
on the counters, signs that read as fol-
lows: II peck equals 81 pounds; u.
peck equals ~ pounds"
This is real bit of service for the
customers and does away with any en-
barrassment on their part in trying to,
order by weight some bit of merchan-
disc that they ordinarily buy by meas
ure.-System.
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over large areas, seeding can best be
accomplished by a disk seeder, which
cuts into the turf and deposits the
seed If a disk seeder is not avail
able, some implement should be used
that will loosen the soil, but not tear
the turf badly. After seeding, a dress
ing of loan or compost should be Civ
en- and the area rolled lightly.
In the northern tier of states re
seeding should be done early in the
spring. At that time the soil is more
open than later in the season and of
fers a better seed bed. Light rolling
after seeding in the spring is usually
beneficial. Care should be taken when
moving or watering newly-patched
areas to avoid disturbing the young
grass. The care of lawn after seed
ing has much to do with its success.
In most parts of the country constant
attention is necessary in order that
even a fair lawn may be maintained.
United States Department of Agri-
culture.
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LAWN NEEDS CONSTANT CARE
Home, However, 1t Is Worth
All the Trouble.

To improve an old lawn is frequent
ly more difficult than to make a new
one. 1t is usually impracticable to at
tempt the improvement of turf that is
very poor Reasonably good turf,
however, can be bettered materially
by reseeding and fertilizing. If a
lawn is patchy the small areas should
be scratched with a field rake or sim
liar implement and dressed with a
mixture of good loan, compost, or hui
mus and the grass seed then sown.
The loan or humus forms a suitable
medium for the termination of the
seed and the development of the
young grass nlauts. If the turf is thin
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(NEORGE WASHINGTON took It for
VI granted that the love of liberty
was so strong in the hearts of his
countrymen that ii could not be up
rooted. He took It so much for
granted that he said that no recon-
mendation Of his was necessary to
confirm their attachment.
Washington was speaking to all his
fellow countrymen. He took no thought
with individuals, here. there or else
where. There was no one in whose
heart the love Of liberty was not firm
~ implanted. II must have been CRATE
ful to the first president 10 be able to
believe that his audience of Americans
was as one person in patriotic impulse
and in affection for the land of his
birth or his adoption. Today il still
should be taken for granted that all
Americans loV liberty and are willing
to sacrifice their all for its cuntinu-
ance.
As a group Of people Americans are
sound to the core in their American
ism They love liberty today as well
as they did in the days Of Washington.
and they are just as ready to make The
sacrifices necessary 70 maintain Il.
While Washington did not allow him.
self even by Inference to make Il an
pear that he thought anywhere there
might be break IN the line Of Uh-
erty lovers. he probably knew that
even IN his day there were Americans
who thought that liberty meant a.
cense. and that restraint OF personal
conduct had no place in a republic
There were such persons in the r.
public In washin-ton's day. and they |
have had a place in the couniry's lifc |
during the terms 81 every president |
since Washington. They are wi:h US
today. some Of them born here and /
some OF them. born elsewhere. but All |
With n feeling based on selfshness. for
here Is no belief In II. that unbridled
freedom should be- the lot Of every man
md woman living under democratic
II is from the ranks 81 such men
Is these that are recruited the preach
rs Of unrest. the meters 10 violen<e
md the actual partakers Of violent
leeds. Law and order. the Constitu-
ion. regard for property rights. and
lther things sacred to true Americana
ave no place in the creed Of such as
hese.
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EsrAn. OF SARAH N. LADD,

STAT on VERMONT.
n'-tnc, OF bradford, -.
opotubl, Probate Court for the District
Aforesaid
To al ters-is interested IN the estate OF
Sarah NJ Ladd late Of J radfoid in said Dis
trict deceased. Greeting:
At Probate Court holden at Wells River
within and for said district the 2lst day If
Feb. 1871. instrument purporting to be the
last Will and Testament Of Sarah NJ Ladd. late
OF Bradford in said District, deceased. was pre-
sented 70 the Court Aforesaid. for Probate
And IL Is ordered by said Court that the 18th
day Of March 1920 at the Town Clerks Office in
said Bradford be assigned for proving said
Instrument; and that notice ereof be given to
all persons concerned. by publishing this order
three weeks successfully in the l pited Opinion
newspaper circulating in that vicinity, in said Dis
srict. previous 70 the time appointed
Therefore you are hereby notified to appesT
before said Court, at the time asd place afore-
sid. and contest the probate Of said viii, n you
have cause
Given under my hand At Wells River in said
District. this 21st day Of February. 1921.
% HAAMON I. BALDWIN Judge.
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LEGAL.

PROBATE COURTS-BradfOrd District.
Probate Courts within and for sate
district will be held the ensuing year ~
follows;
BradfOrd-At Town Clerks Office ia
Bradford, second Monday of each month
Also at the Probate Office in WeIlA
every month.
II. II. BALDWIN. Judge.
Wells River, VT.
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estate or LUCY J. LUDLOW.

III undersigned having been appointed ~
. honorable Probate curt for the District ot
arpui commissioners 20 receive. examine
pd adjust the CLAIMS end GEMS ndS 81 MI peIsUh q,
-a,ns- he estate OF Lucy j. Ludlow IA te o..
Me- bury sand district nee eaSeu ahu 9li CLAIMS
it- a. offset thereto, hereby gIvt uotlce Il at
we will meet for the purpose linr, said at
the residence Of Richard r. Ludlow in hetown of
Newbury in said district, on the oath day OF
March, and 18th day of August next. from
10 O'Clock a IN. until O'Clock pm. on each
of aid davs. and that six months from the 10th
day OF Feb A. D., 1921, is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to present then
laims to Us for examination and allowance.
Dated at N,wbury, this 2lst day Of February,
A. ID. 1921
John d. McAllister
William T. George,
pa Commissioners
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ESTATE OF FRANK Il. WEST.

The undersigned, having heen appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District Of Brad
ford Commissioners, 10 receive. examine. enc adj
just the claims and demands Of 81 personr
aGai { the estate Of Frank II. West. late
Stanford 10 said District. deceased. and Ell claims
exhibited In OBJECT thereto. hereby give notice
at We viii meet for the purpose
aforesaid at his late residence in the
town Of Strafordin said District on the 9th dav
Of March and 18th DAY 81 Aug next, from o'clocK
p. m until O'Clock p. m. on said days and that
Sin months from the 18th day % Feb A. ID. 1927
IL the tine limited BY said Court for said creitors
present their claims 10 ne iof examination end
allowance.
DATED At strafford this Isth day Of February.
A. d. 1921.
Geo. II. Mcore
3 Arthur J. Colby.
Commissioners
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ESTATE OF OSCAR E. HAIL.

The undersigned having been appC.z'ed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District OF
Bradford, Commissioners to receive, examine and
adjust the claims and demands Of all persons
against the estate of Oscar F. Hall late Of
Corinth IN said district, deceased, and all claims
exhibited In offset thereto, hereby give notice
residence of G.. L. Parker, in the Town
OF Corinth in said District on the 25th day 81
Match and 10Th day Of August next. from 10
O'Clock a. m. until 3 O'Clock p N. on each OF
said days. and that six months from the 10th
day OF February A ID. 1921, Is the time
limited by said Court for the creditors TO present
their claims to us for examination and allowance
Dated at Cornth this 2Sth day Of February
A ID. 1921
G. L Parker,
c. ". Eastman
% Commissioners
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ESTATE OF JAMES S. MORRILL,.

CTATE OF VERMONT,
- DISTRICT OF BRADFORD, SIS
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
Aforesaid
To the heirs and all persons interested in the es-
tate of James 5. Morrill, late of STAFFORD in
said District deceased, Greeting:
Whereas, application hath been made to this
court in writing, by the Executor Charles Downer
praying for license and authority sell parcel of
real estate of said deceased to wit: being the
so-caled George W. Alger place located in the
Village of STAFFORD, representing to said Court
that it would be beneficial to the heirs and all
persons interested In the estate of said de-
ceased to sell said real estate and convert
the same into money.
And bringing into Court the consent and APP
probation in writing of all the heirs to said real
estate residing in this State and setting forth the
situation of the real estate.
WheTeupon, the said Court appointed and
signed the 2Sth day of March, 1921. at the
Probate Office in Wells River in said District "a,
hear and decide upon said application, and or
dered public notice thereof to be given to all per-
sons interested therein, bv publishing said order
together with the time and place of hearing three
weeks successfully in the United Opinions news
paper printed at Bradford in said District all
which publications shall be previous to the time
assigned for hearing.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear
before said Court, al the time and place assigned,
then and there in said Court to make your OBJ
jections to the granting Of such license, il you
see cause.
Given under my hand at Wells River in said
District, this 18th day of March. 1921.
25 HAMMON I. BALDWIN, Judge
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Aner.icanisn
By
LEONARD WOOD

interviewer as is the love of
liberty with every ligament of
your hearts, no recommendation
of mine is necessary to fortify
or confirm your attachment
George Washin gton: Farewell
Address.
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"CoIor" to Be Studied.

Dresden is soon TO have an instf-
tute for the development of the scien-
tific study Of "cOlor" and the adapta-
ton of the results of the research for
industrial purposes.
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ESTATE OF MELVINA HANSON

y undersigned having been appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the Die.
trict of Bradford commissioners to receive
examine and adjust the claims and demands
of all persons against the estate of Melvina,
Hanson late of Newbury in said district
deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset
thereto, hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purpose aforesaid at the flee of
S. +. CLARK in the Town of Newbury, in
said District, on the 4th day of April and
4th day of October next from IL O'Clock a m
until 3 O'Clock p, m, on each of said days
and that six months from the 4th day o!
April, A. d. 1921 is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance,
a Dated at Newbury this 9TH day of March
A. D., 1921.
5. f. Clark
Kilburn Powers, a
% Commissioners
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The Department % Agriculture has
confirmed our suspicious by announc-
ing n bumper crop Of nuts.
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Among new baseball rules for next
season should be one forbIddlng play
ers to look under the pillow.
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The trouble with the dollar Is that
as Il grows In value Il becomes in
creasingly hard 10 get.
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The gasoline output broke the rec
ord in September II had to keep ~
with the accelerators.
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Jud Tunkins says a booster isn't
much good to a town II he persists
in being mostly a rate booster.
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The city Of st. Paul planted 4.2S0
trees In a new residence district,
through its forestry division.