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The Nevada County picayune., 1921-10-13
Don't Depend on Cotton Alone
 by F. ! Watson Agricultural Agent Prescott < North western Railroad.


HreH
 some of inc ha-.c rca~ans why rl auooor IHs..rr has failed in Ihs comra uur as fatla0~ Decreased .a.G Gorflrl resulting ina docidrd. reduced rtd rrr acre. aud con .. auemlr. reduced income from Inc labor expended 0ae continuous grow
 ing of one crop on the same land in ercaye~ damage from insect pests aud plHnl diseases
 The growing of one crop To pay fof all farm and ho sehold supplies pue chased on credit at high priee~ =s # very bad business pol ey for any#saue man to pursue To he sueccssful.#the one crop farmer muStnot only pro duce good crops, but sell them at ! good price. Il combination hard 'o get unfavorahle scasons with pool eros and high prices OF favorable seasons with good crop and low prices. are equally unsatisfactory The onc-croi farmer x At the mercy Of the seasons. thc manipulation of spcculator~, and numerous other agenc es his eggs are all i'll one basket, and if he drops the basket the eggs are broken.
 The remedy is: Keep the cotton acreage reduced. not only nj the pres ent level but even lower if necessary Diversity, grow feed and food. and above everything else,.keep clear Of doht Now is the psychological mo ment to do thts. The combined cfz forts of all concerned will be required to put this through II is a duty we owe ourselves first, next the com muHity then the state and the nation.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-10-13

to meet demand for specialized training in their respective lines. They cover the subjects completely bat in clude nothing that k not practical and necessary A special rate K made or them. and they are given in the least time consistent with thorougime,s. Ask for information about them
 Fill in and mail for >5oO credit Young people who might bc interested
 in d business course:
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-10-13
fLhiERPIiNO BARGAIN.

Ne haec near Prescott. n fine pIay. errlano which Me will be comnoIlod te. take back. and which We will sell lo you for the balance due on it. Terms can be arranged 10 suit you. II. Y. Beasley Music Co. Texarkana. Arkan. Sas' 10-6-w4
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-10-13
HEMSTITCHING

am now at the Ozan Mercantlle Co., where l am prepared to do your Hemstitchng. Call or leave worN there, and it will be promptly anu neatly done Price 10 cents per yara'
 Mrs. w. R. White Jr.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-10-13

training. may we send you our large free utalocuet Aeur uame Address
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-10-13
N iRNI<G ORDER

n T. Evans
 tS k r Hunter The deleHdeul K. r. Hunter is warned ta appear in this court within thiflH days and answer the complaint .af The raintif, h. l. Evans. o9 70 Ia-l k F. Carues. !. F.
 9-29 WI
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-10-13

If you are interested in business
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07
RATES AND

One Of the additional taxes on business for
this section of New Jersey has been the in
crease in the telephone rate to New York City
The excuse for this increase was that the needs
of the business made the increase imperative.
But Immediately on top of this arbitrary
increase in telephone rates comes the annunce-
ment that the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company has increased its dividends from
3 to . per cent. The fact that the New York
Telephone Company, which holds the telephone
! monopoly in this section. is perhaps the great
lit0k subsidiary Of the American Telephone and
"A legraph Company marks the coincidence be-
> en- the increase in rate to the customer and
.oincrease in dividends to the stockholders.
Ia p,the same time the telephone company has
comhpted to make a general increase in rates In
1sew York and is At present fighting injunction
proceedings that would prevent the company
doing so.
Well may public utility commissions question
the need of an increase in telephone rates when
the company's finances are In such condition as
to warrant jumping the dividends UP from s
DER cent to . per cent. The public wants to be
fair in such matters az these, but there must
be evidence of a real need of an increase In rate
before such an increase is accepted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07

G. What is the difference between
a majority and a plurality?--C. NJ.
A. A majority more than
half of a given number las of votes,
for instance. In a political sense,
a candidate who gets a plurality re-
ceives more votes than any one of
his opponents, but not more than
all Of them together.
@. If there is such a thing as a
petri1ed forest, where is it?
A. There are fossil or petrined
forests in Arizona, Yellowstone Park
along the shore of Chesapeake Bay
south OF Baltimore, Maryland. and
in the Bad Lands of the Little Mis-
souri,. These forests are groups of
petrified tree trunks. In England
in 1874, large quantities of fossil
trees were found near Wolverhamp-
IN. In the West Indies, Silesia,
Egypt and on the Island of Antisua
are also to be found fossil forests.
@. Why was Herodotus called
the Father Of History?-I. M. II.
A. Herodotus is deemed by schol-
ars to be the earliest and best of
the Romantic historians. 1t is
probable that before his day. there
was lC NIitlIS III oicC,C iid
could be called historical. Because
Of being the first in the field as it
were, Herodotus has been called the
Father of Roman History.
@. Can a game of cards be copy
righted?-M. r. Fl.
a. The Copyright Office says that
a game is not copyrightable. 1t
would be necessary to get a patent
to protect a game. The book of
rules for playing the game would
" " snhiect of copyright. II the
cards contain a considerable guam
g.. vi text Oreading) matter, it
might be covered by copyright. but
that would not keep any one from
making a similar game. You might
get a design patent at the Patent
Office for ornamental back of the
cards. A label for q box containing
the cards could be registered at the
Patent Office.
@. How is the money raised to
pay the Civil War Pension?-N. N.
P.
A.The Pension Bureau states that
no special or separate taxes are
made to secure money for pensions.
The pensions are paid from the
general fund in the Treasury Of the
United States, no matter from what
source derived.
Q. How many roses are sold in
the United ~States?--R e. J..
A. More than a million roses are
sold annually in the United States.
Q. How many lions and tigers
did Jules Gerard kill? What kind
Of gun did he use and was he killed
NV an anima1o-L G.
A. The biography of Jules Gerard
the lion hunter, does not state spe-
officially how many animals he
killed during his life time. He was
in the habit of using a double barrel
rife, Gerard was not killed by a
lion, but drowned during a tour Of
exploration in West Africa in 1854.
@. Is it safe to eat jelly that has
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07
LEAD THE

1.-THE alien who landed here made
straight for the farm. Then south
ern and eastern Europe began to
send more immigrants coincident
with the enormous industrial de-
velopment Of the United States, be-
ginning about 1880. In 1880. 70.5
per cent of tn population of this
country was rural, and then began
the drift to the cities from the farms
and from Europe, until last year the
rural population was only 4S.6. The
trend toward the city would have
existed anyway. But the millions
who have come from Europe since
it started have very largely contrib
uted to it.
"In this period we have develop
ed wonderful industrial system and
the immigrant has been a big factor
in it's success. We owe him a good
deal. But n &c immigrants con-
tinue to pour in from Europe and
There is a constantly decreasing OPP
p~ortunity for them in the cities.
They are merely increasing the diff
ficulty Of an already difficult situa-
ton.
I'VE will probably have in1migra-
ton in the future as in the past,
and we must soon do something to
attract the aliens to sections where
they are needed and where they can
make a fair living"
The remedy proposed by h
Commissioner lies in the millions of
acres of waste land in this country.
There are no longer enough desira-
BILE homesteads on government
land to supply many immigrants.
1t will have to pc a commercial
proposition based on the untitled
lands in private ownership . :?
With hard work this land can be
converted into good, one mar farms
But there must be hard work, be-
cause the farmer who takes the
land must begin as the homestead
er does. He will probably have to
build his house and barn. He will
have to prepare the soil. But this is
no more than pioneers. immigrants
and native born Americans. have
been doing all yer the country in
the years when it was being devel-
oped. The Job should be easier
now, with parcel post, mail order
systems, railroads., and practical
government assistance.
Government Must Help
MI. Husband feels that If the gov.
eminent does decide to help the inn
migrant get a start on n farm, the
work should be carried further and
an extra effort made to help him
achieve success. That is. he thinks
the county agent and the Home
Demonstration Branch Of the De-
partment of Agriculture should give
the foreign farmer and his wife
special attention. The Children's
Bureau can also help him, and 10.
cal and state agencies can look out
for the sanitation of his farm. and
the education of his children.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07
By frederic j.. Haskin

by u. ftaSkin
WASHINGTON. d. c., April A.
The problems Of what to do with
the / Migrant, of crowded cities
and OF idle farm hands can all be
in d solved by a project
portunity to obtain a farm as soon
Is he arrives in America, in the
opinion Of the new Commissioner
General of immigration, Mr.. W. w.
Husband, as expressed in an exclu-
sive interview.
Mr.. Husband has not yet perfect
ed his plan for doing this, but will
soon begin holding conferences with
his colleagues for that purpose. His
general idea Is to use uncultivated
lands in private ownership, under
some commercial arrangement,
with government supervision or CO.
operation. The immigrant is no to
be given a readymade farm. but aid
and instruction in clearing waste
land. as the pioneers did. The farm
is to be paid for in long install
rnentS
While there is wide disagreement
as to how the thing should be done,
all students Of the agrarian problem
of this country agree with Mr.. Hus-
band that the great need is for
some system by which the man with
little or no capital, who is capable
of farming may get hold of land on
such terms that he can make a liv-
ing out of it.
The immigrant" according to
the new Commission General,
Ought to be the logical element in
population to restore the bal
ance between rural and city popula-
ton. A considerable part of the
normal immigration of the United
States Is a farming population that
knows nothing but farming. These
people hold the love of the soil as a
native inheritance, and their hope
is to own a few acres Of land and
some stock. I have visited the peas
ants of various countries of Europe.
I have eaten with them, and slept
in their houses, and / know that
land IS their dream and ambition.
That is one big thing. You have
not got 20 teach the immigrants to
love the land"
Mr.. Husband went on to explain
that this desire for land ownership
does not lead the immigrant to seek
a farm for himself when he comes
to this country, because in recent
years friends and relatives who have
preceded him have not gone to
farms. The immigrant ONE here
more or less dependent on others
of his race to help him. He follows
the example of these others. and
settles down in New York East Side
or in a New England factory town.
and starts vending or working in a
I factory. No matter what his race
may be. the foreigner is timidly
| clannish and clings to the program
! mapped out by those who came
ahead Of him.
Aliens Willing to Farm
Mr.. Husband holds that the quail
tiles that make these immigrants
follow the leadership of others will
attract them to the farms, once the
tide is detected from the cities to
the land.
when immigration was largely
from nothern Europe" he says,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07
No Hell TO

The biggest tariff ever laid against grain by
the American government hurts instead of helps
both the American grain grower and American
bread consumer.
1t is the railroad rate from the wheat country
Of the Middle West to the Atlantic seaboard.
Under this rate, it costs today 3s cents to ship
a bushel of wheat from Minneapolis to New
York.
That amounts to a tariff of IS cents a bushel
against the American wheat grower!
Even if congress should enact the provision
of the emergency tariff bill establishing an i'm
port duty Of 40 cents a busheI on wheat. more
than half the apparent protection would be
wiped out by transportation charges alone.
This is merely one of the situations emphasiz-
ing the necessity OF a revision of existing railroad
rates.
Any reduction in railroad rates on wheat
from the Middle West to the coast will help the
farmer exactly as much as a corresponding i'm
port tariff.
And at the same time it will help the railroads
by giving them traffic that it not now being
moved. according to one view of the situation.
TT existing rates are continued" says one
cabinet official who has studied the situation
carefully, I'VE may expect the whole Atlantic
seaboard to be fed with Argentine wheat and
all demand for American wheat for export to
he killed"
The effect OF existing freight rates on our
grain market is only typical of their effect on
our whole commercial and industrial fabric.
They threaten to put the railroads in receiver
ship by July.
The whole railway situation, In all its aspects,
must come up for revision-and that at once!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason.
A NEW DEAL


The new administration admins
trates and style and all the busy ma
ton hangs out a hopeful smile.
Upon u Jaded shoulders the bur-
den lighter seems: and only Office
holders are dreaming m~ournful
dreams. We're great on swapping
horses IL there's a trade in view,
and everyone indorses whatever
may be new. We like to see new
faces around us, we confess, al
though great charms and graces
the old ones may possess. New
whiskers are supplanting the boards
we long have seen, new feet are
ga%llivanting, new brooms are
sweeping clean.s And we distribute
folders to tell how glad we are, and
only Office holders are looking black
as tar. It's good no king is reign
ing in this star spangled land. or
we'd all be complaining until we
saw him canned; he'd find us grow
ing cooler, he'd hear us kick and
cuss; five years of n ruler is
quite enough for us. We're. fond of
making changes, and old t0hgs are
a bore; whatever new and strange
lie. we welcome at the door; we
heave no bricks or boulders at n
unknown guest; and only office
holders seem wear yand distressed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07
VETO OF PORT BILL.

Governor Edwsrds' veto OF the port treaty
I measure which would bind New Jersey with
New York in a joint action for the development
Of New York harbor does not mean very much
Judging from the action the legislature has
taken in regard to every other veto the gov
ernor has made. Every measure that the ex-
ecutive has opposed has been passed over his
veto. It is very likely that this port develop
ment bill will take the same course, especially
in view OF tho fact that both Senators FIRE.
linghdysen and Edge have let 1t be known that
they want the measure passed.
Senator Frelinghuysen even went so far as to
have q representative present at the time the
final vote was taken in the legislature. lobbying
T for the bill. When the word is passed along
from such a source the legislators are likely TO
st up and take notice.
but Governor Edwards had some good rea-
sons why the port development bill should not
become a law. 1t is tying the state up to some
thing we know not what and, from the point of
view Of the people of this section. it is playing
directly into the hands of those who have good
reason for desiring to keep Raritan bay and Its
tributaries in the background as much as posi-
Bile. lr.j
Once a Port Of New York Authority is In
control everything in the way of harbor devel-
opment covering the whole metropolitan dis
frict comes under their jurisdiction. Naturally
the development that such an authority would
have first in mind would be the waters imme-
dIately surrounding Manhattan and the Newark
bay section.
Governor Edwards does not advance the same
reasons as these for his veto; in fact he
rather insists that Newark and Jersey City be
given control of the commission as far as New
Jersey is concerned. 1t is evident that Perth
Amboy and the Raritan bay district loses out
no matter which way it is looked at. In short,
,rsye are 4 part Of the Port of New York in name
pcnly. From our point OF view New Jersey ought
anti to be too hasty In making this compact with
new York in the matter OF harbor development
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07
PUBLIC OPINION
GRAND ARMY WORKS WITH ALL

GRAND ARMY WORKS WITH ALI
Editor Evening News:
I wish to correct a slight error
in THE EVENING NEWS of Satur-
days issue. I was quoted as saying
that the G. A. r. had turned over n
work of Decoration Day to the AM
erican Legion exclusively. The wish
and hope of the G. A. r. is tina al
military organizations will act in
complete unity and harmony in the
great work of decorating the graves
of our deceased comrades. The
work is too sacred for any clash or
disagreement. The G. A. r. is look
ing forward to Sunday evening,
May 20, when we will gather in the
Simpson NJ. f. church for a union
service and to Monday. May 80. when
the organizations will meet to visit
all the cemeteries and decorate every
grave containing the sacred dust OF
a comrade who offered his life to
his country. without distinction OF
race, nationality or creed.
Very truly yours.
SAMUEL G.. GARRETSON.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07

mold on it?-E. E.. B.
A. 1t is perfectly safe to use jelly
that has become moldy. Cut away
the moldy surface to a generous
depth.
Q. What is meant by bank clear
ings?-F. G. B.
A.Bank clearings n the aggre-
gate amount Of checks and drafts
exchanged between members or a
clearing house association carried
there daily for an adjustment of the
differences. In large cities more
than 80 per cent of the commercial
business is done by means Of checks
and drafts, and less than 10 per
cent is done with cash.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07
TO KEEP THE RECORDS STRAIGHT

Just to keep the records straight on this Sc
warren paving job which has been put up to the
Board of Freeholders. it should be noted that
in the report of the visit of certain Perth Amboy
and Woodbridge officials to the State Highway
Commission regarding state aid for paving West
avenue from the Perth Amboy city line to Port
Reading 1t was stated that Senator Brown made
a most effective plea In behalf of this work. He
pointed out the strategic location of this high
way, connecting two of tho most populous mu-
inequalities in the county and passing through
a. third. He referred to the relief 1t would be
to the heavy ferry traffic. furnishing direct con-
nection between the Perth Amboy and Carteret
ferries, also that it would be another direct route
to Railway thus relieving the heavy travel on
Route No. 4.
The state commission saw the Importance OF
the highway at once and was duly impressed
with the arguments advanced in favor Of its
sItion whatever.
At the close of the hearing the commission
passed a motion endorsing the improvement and
requesting the Middlesex County Board Of Free
holders to make a formal request to the state
for financial aid for paving this particular road.
There was no attempt on the part OF the State
highway COMMISSION 10 go over tHe Heduo VI
the county officials, but they went as far as they
could in favor of this particular road.
It was stated that there is now available
SEQ, 900 for this work and that $4,000 more is
needed. While the state commission did not
agree to give 100000 for this road, they did
agree that the road should be paved and went
as far as they could in requesting the freehold
ers to ask for state aid. Whether the state
would give the whole $40, 900 was not stated,
but that the road would be particularly consid-
cred was evident from the attitude of the state
commissioners.
Having requested the freeholders to ask for
aid in paving this road. it is now up to the free
holders to comply with that request. This they
seem very reluctant to do. They, apparently.
are trying to cloud the issue. Let the freehold
ers show a willingness to pave the road at
least, by making the request which the State
Highway Commission invites. There is good
reason to believe that this work can be done If
those in authority would act in good afith.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07
CUT THIS QUIT Is WORTH
MONEY.

Cut out this slip, enclose with Sc
and mail it to Foley & Co., 2S35
Sheffield Ave, Chicago, ILL.,, writing
your name and address clearly. You
will receive in return a trial package
containing Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound for coughs. colds and
Group: Foley Kidney Pills for pains
in sides and back: rheumatism.
backache, kidney and bladder all
ments: and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
a wholesome and thoroughly cleans
ing cathartic for constipation bill
~iousness, headaches. and sluggish
bowels. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07
TO QUESTIONS

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Anlboy Evening News Information
Bureau, Frederic J.. Haskin. Direc
tor. Washington. ID. c. This offer
bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medical and financial troubles. It
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles. nor 70 undertake sxhaus.
tive research on any subject Write
you. question plainly and briefly.
Give full name and address and en-.
close two cents In stamps for return
postage. All replies are sent direct
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07
Easy Money!

1t il a mystery to us where these fellows get
all the money they offer to pay IL you Will merely
All in the coupon attached to any one of the
forty advertisements you find in every magazine.
coupon and get ourselves $4,000 a year. $500
a month or $3.50 a week" AS the Irishman said
when he made his bet at a race track and won
$500 for IS: How long has this been goin' on u
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07

Though ~paradoxical, old friend.
know you'll stick to me, by gee'
For, though you may go back on me,
1 know you'll stick to me, by gee!
Old porous plaster!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07

Knoxville Journal and Trlbune.g -.
If Luke McLuke can see skin now, nell
blind before the summer Is past.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07

Postmaster General Hays urged the public
to turn in complaints. That same day the de-
partment bought a carload OF waste baskets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-07

Passenger wonder II my Watcn Is rlsnt +!
Would you tell me the time?
Observation-Disclosures.
assenrer-Thanks l have two to two too