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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-09-07

Yard Poultry Keeping. Department
Circular %, Points for Egg Buyers;
"A, Points for Egg Breakers: How
to Break Eggs for Freezing; 246, U.
S. Grades for Rye.
THE eEsslsMIsM OF "PoLlTI-
CAL FARMERS" -
Radical politicians have been Gre
ating unnecessary unrest in MINES
ota by their pessimistic utterances
about the bankruptcy of our farm
ers. These pokeicians suggest that
government control and ownership
and regulation of prices would solve
the whole problem. They picture a
contrast between the fortunate plu5
tocrat and the poor hard working
farmer. They suggest that II the
farmers will not only let the radical
politicians have the power to con-
troll the whole situation every farm
er will become plutocrat and
probably evey plutocrat will become
farmer as in soviet Russia, says
The Rochester Post and Record.
The radical politicians have used
wheat as the great proof of their
contention that the Minnesota farm
ers are bankrupt. They forget that
wheat forms less than ten per cent
of the total crops of this state. They
forget that corn is a more valuable
crop than wheat in Minnesota. They
forget that dairying is the soundesU
and safest system of farming that
has ever been devised. We drew at
tention in an editorial this week
THAT the dairy cow could save the
farmer" We now draw attention to
the fndisputable fact that the total
value of the poultry products In the
United States exceeds that Of the
wheat crop by several millions Of
dollars. The humble hen was re-
sponsible for an addition to our ma
tional wealth Of 1884, 900, 900 last
year or $20,00Q,000 more than the
value of tho wheat crop for the
same period. We do not hear com
plants, whines, and walls because
Of the low prices of poultry and
eggs, because this Is the side line
with the great majority Of farmers,
The Breeders Gazette remarks,
| Wherever poultry is a special 1t
Is a hazardous enterprise, where
ever 1t is an adjunct to diversified
flaming it is a dependable and new
er falling source Of cash income"
The same is true of any one crop
farmer who relies entirely upon
wheat or apples. for his annual in
come. The pessimism of the "politf-
cal farmers is nothing but clever
dodge to create unrest and get more
votes. -
e. T. Meredith, publisher of farm
papers and secretary of agriculture
under Woodrow Wilson, says there
is a conspiracy among certain fac
tons to misrepresent and discour.
age the farmer" He points out that
corn is bringing more than it did a
year ago, and that oats and barley
have also increased in price. The
corn crop in Minnesota is worth
100000 more than in 1922. The poll
itical farmers are what the Chicago
Tribune calls hell raisers" rather
than crop raisers. Their pessimism
will only add to the troubles of the
farmer and increase the, taxes of the
people. What we need today is q
little sane optimism on the farm
and in business generally. H.. :
+ TIMOTHY SEED CROP
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-22
TROUBLES OF A DUTIFUL
 HUSBAND

A certain Cordova man says the most embarrassing moment of his life occurred one day this week. His wife has the painted weed" fad and he was sent into the country to secure weeds. q was hard at work gather ing those gosh-darned weeds" he ex- plained, when I felt I was being watched. I looked up and about ten section hands were gazing at me as though they thought I was an escaped lunatic. I sneaked into my Ford "coop" and beat it for town without a look back"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-22

and the calamtous situation into which all
 of them are thrown by the present ruinous .
 war, ought to be serious warning to us,
 to avoid similar catastrophe, so long as
 we can with honor and justice to our na-
 tional character ;
 Against the insidious wiles of foreign
 influence, q conjure you to believe me,
 fellow citizens,) the jealousy of free
 people ought to be constantly awake;
 since history and experience prove, that
 foreign influence is one of the most
 baneful foes of Republican Government
 Prophetic vision was his! Inspired by the great ideals on which the nation was founded, he foresaw the evils confronting them-the perils with which we are beset today. Yet it was less the gift of prophecy than of that ''sod information and sound judgment" which Patrick Henry remarked of him, that made George Washington one of the greatest statesmen of all time. Nothing less than such a genius could have conceived the ideal for nation embodied in this his final com mand:
 "Observe good faith and justice toward
 all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony
 with all Religion and morality enJoln
 this conduct And can it be that good
 policy does not equally enjoin it? It will
 be worthy of a free, enlightened. and at
 no distant period a great nation to give
 to mankind the magnanimous and too
 novel example of people always guided
 by an exalted justice and benevolence."
 'Let him who looks for a monument to Washington look around the United States, y said the Polish patriot, Kossuth. "Your free dom, your independence, your national power, your prsperity, and your prodglous growth are monument to hm.' It remains to be seen with what fidelity to the principles he gave us we maintain that nation, whether the words of Kossuth continue true In all that the word American stands for he gave US beautiful pattern. And in celebrating to- day the anniversary of his birth we can pay no better tribute to our first and greatest American than to consecrate ourselves to the perpetuation of the virtues expressed 1n the eloouent tribute of Henry Lee:
 ''First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen, he was second to none in the humble and endearing scenes of private life; pious, just, humane, temperate. and sincere uniform, dignified, and command ing, his example was as adifying to all around him. as were the effects of that example lastng'
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-22
Things We Think

It is strange how many admittedly, boastfully good persons take pleasure in contemplating evil and discussing it with their fellow saints.
 Man was made mourn,' said the old copybooks What awful liars those copy-books were! probably will go out about the same time they quit singing songs about "mammy and making it rhyme with granny"
 friend is who is still there after the trap has been sprung and the body is being cut down. Men used to go wrong because of liquor, women and cards but it's mostly from trying to buy fine their richer friends.
  Most men are members of lodges and few really belong" to lodges. Be ye also fishers of men," is the biblical injunction which the graers interpret to mean that they should make fish out of men,
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-22
Voice of the Alaska Press

Now sleep we'll, don't and add wrinkles to your countenance and feel Tomorrow is Another Day and that we'll with the world You aint goin nowhere so why mill ?-Fairbanks News-Miner rD
 One by one the business interests of Douglas Island leave the time livest in the North The Treadwell Companys offices located in
 Juneau the fne especially constructed office building Treadwell which at time filled with busy clerks stenographers is entirely closed and another blow poor old Douglas is the recent order closing the cable office After this month, all Douglas will be phoned from Juneau at the rate of 25 cents for each message.-Ketchikan News.
 Alaska can sympathze with the of Washington, where the Secretary of State declares that he has 6O 900 requests file for printed matter but nothing to mail out. consequence the Bureau of Statistics and Immigration is asking for appropriation of S5OOOO, that inquiries be promptly and reliably
 of any all sections of the growing state This is the day of publicity and the Government and
 the Territory of Alaska should awaken to the present opening fairly presenting the resources and oppo1 tunities of this wonderful northand.-Juneau Capital!
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-22
OLD SCORES

"Now I've had my revenge" said a Cordova merchant to his friend, as a customer left.
 Revenge? How so?"
 Well, the young lady who just went out is a telephone operator. I gave her the wrong number"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-22
MAKE IT WIDE!

It's best to keep a smilin' For a smiles a kind O net That catches by beguilin' Just the things it wants to get. So keep your smile a spreadin' Crack a jolly joke or two And you'll find things come headin Straight for smilin' folks like you.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-22
so, THEIR

He-"Why do they call them clocks I don't see any hands on them.'
 She-"No, and there aren't supposed to be any hands on them"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-22
THEN AND NOW

THEN AND NOW In days of old when knights were bold
 And "Flaps" did not exist, It must have been a mortal sin
 For young things to be kissed. Now knights are cold and girls are
 bold,
 And well-you get the gist, That kissing sins a mere has-been;
 It's "Oh! What mother missed!"
 An applicant for position of sales man in a Cordova store was canned recently merely because he said that he knew Babe" Ruth when she was a chorus girl.
 Geraldine Farrar has made another start for a divorce. She had previous ly made three false starts in the same direction. Evidently what the prima donna needs is an orchestra and good conductor.
 Some one has ventured the opinion that wool hose is partly responsible for the feminine unrest.
 The man we feel sorry for some times is the man who has to wear a home made shirt.
 Have you noticed that most women exposed to town gossip catch it.
 With one end of the rope tied about his waist, little Willie Willis made successful effort to lasso Ford delivery truck recently. He has de- cided that he would rather be mis- sionary than a cowboy.
 These rushin' boots don't seem to make the gals any faster.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-22
PHILANTHROPIC TRAINING

PHILAN HROPIC TRAINING
 After man has sat around in the sunshine of your climate for a number of years, what makes him think he's philosopher?"
 "The fact that he sits around in the sunshine and lets the world go by. If he didn't have a great deal of Phil osophy, in his makeup he couldn' t do it."
 On a sun dial in Forgo: q count the bright hours only"
 If there are three or four other mem bers of the family Father never finds room for his lid or his coat on the hall rack.
 The real test of man is the fight he makes and the grit he shows in his daily grind of life.
 Banks pay on demand; husbands or wheedle.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-22

The man that has whipped himself is the champion of the world
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-27
A SCHOOL BOYS VIEWS
The Editor of a High School Paper
On The Benefits of Home Work

The letter in a N. Y. paper, March
10, by a Father of Five" in which
he complains of the rigors of school
home work appears to be the product
of a spontaneous Indignation against
a personal inconvenience rather than
a well grounded objection. He speaks
of home work as a task which pro-
duces results of "little OF no practical
value" AS one who has for nine
years been engaged in this very same
home work | feel that in justice to the
American boy and the American edu-
cational system this challenge cannot
be disregarded.
1t is a well known principle of edu-
cation that the results of creative
effort are far more valuable than any
thing produced under surveillance.
The work assigned to a student for
home preparation, if properly carried
out, is the greatest opportunity the
teacher has to instill in him the crea-
tive faculty. The work is hard, of
that there is no doubt, but the train
ing in perseverance and application
which it affords is useful in every line
of life. 1t is the duty of the parent
to see that the child intelligently at
tempts to perform the task and to
guide him not so much in the prepara-
ton as in the cultivation of liking for
doing his lessons. And may l add
that no teacher that | have ever met
has held a pupil responsible for work
beyond the score of the child's abil-
ity? The true education in home work
lies not in the solution of the problem
or the writing of the exercise but in
the attempt.
Let me once more say that the
pupils of our schools do not take the
attitude of this parent, but rather
agree heartily with their teachers that
the home work is of great benefit. 1t
would be an injustice to the growing
generation to consider this their at
titude.-G. Louis Loughlin, Editor in
Chief of The Clinton News, De Witt
Clinton High School, New York,
March IA, 1923.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-27
SWAT THE FLY FOR HOUSE,
CLEANING

Now is the time to prepare to fight
the fly by giving the dairy barn a
thorough cleaning.
The dairy barn is supposed to be
clean at all times, but the spring al
ways finds the ceiling and
covered with cobwebs and considerable
dust and dirt. Right now, says S. w.
Mead, assistant dairy husbandman of
the New Jersey Agricultural Expert
ment Station, while you have the time,
before the Spring blowing, is the time
to brush the walls and ceilings, and
then give them good coats of white
wash. The following mixture will give
good results:
Stake half a bushel of unslaked lime
with boiling water. Cover during the
process to keep in the steam. Strain
the liquid through a fine sieve and add
a peck of salt previously dissolved in
warm water. Then add three pounds
of ground rice boiled to a thin paste
and stirred in while hot. Next add
1 pound of clear glue dissolved in cold
water hung over a fire. A half pound
of whiting will give it lustre. To the
above mixture add five gallons of hot
water and leave standing for a few
days. Cover to keep out dirt. Applied
hot. A pint of this wash will over a
square yard.
The whitewash may be put on with
a whitewash brush, but a be applied
in half the time and just as well by
the use of a spray pump. The spray
ing outfit used for your fruit trees
will do, but must be cleaned thor
oughly after using.
The floors, managers and cutters of
the dairy barn should be scraped free
of dirt, washed out and scrubbed, after
which when dry they should be spray
ed with a 2 to 8 per cent solution of
some good coal-tar disinfectant. Be
sure to soak well all cracks and
crevices.
The disinfecting should be done at
least once each month and the white
washing every three or four months.
This will go a long way toward dis
couraging the fly and will also help to
prevent the spread of disease.
There are, of course, many other
mean of controlling the fly, such as
carting manure away from the barn
each day to as great a distance as may
be practical. This is very important,
especially during the warm months.
Spraying the cows and also the walls
and floors with a good fly repellant
will help. No one thing a be said to
control the fly except sanitation, and
there we have the keynote to the whole
situation. Flies breed in filth.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-27
w. c. T. L. NOTES
Spring Institute At Daretown

White Ribboners all over Salem
County are asked to bear in mind
the date of the Spring Institute, We'd
nesday, May End, in Presbyterian
Church, D%aretown, at 10 A. NJ, and
come and enjoy the days program of
"Songful Service" by Professor J.. G.
Daley, of Philadelphia; the speaker
of the day and evening, Miss Eliza
beth H. Goodwin, of Greenwich; the
playlet, GLOW 1t Is Done" by the
Daretown ladies; the pleasing novelty
of a luncheon served by the Parent
Teachers Association in the new
Darewon school house at reasonable
rates, etc. Come and invite others to
come. A big delegation is expected.
Neighbors and friends from neighbor-
ing counties are cordially invited.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-27
Gratis Pass Up All Other Food Fol
One Meal of Rat-Snap."

Their first meal of Rat-Snap is their
last. Kills in few minutes. Dries up
the carcass. Rats killed with Rat
Snap leave no odor. Rat-Snap comes
in cake form. Break into small pieces,
lave where rats travel. No mixing
with other food. Cats or dogs won't
touch it. Safest, c%leanest, surest a
and mouse killer. Three sizes, SOC
Csc, S1.25. Sold and guaranteed by
P. Jordan, 10 Ncr.E Broad Street.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-27
SHARING Misfortunes.

Some people think that all the world
should share their misfortunes, though
they do not share in the sufferings Of
any one else.-A. PoincelOt.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-27
Those Who Mean to Be True

Those who honestly mean to be true
contradict themselves more rarely
than those who try to be consistent
O. w. Holmes.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-27
LESSON Fur APRIL 20
RUTH THE FAITHFUL DAUGHTER
LESSON Textbook of Ruth.

LESSON Textbook of Ruth.
GOLDEN TEXT-1hy people shall be
my people and thy God my d.-R
1:16.
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Story OF
Ruth.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Ruth and Naomi
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Ruth's Choice and Its Outcome.
YOUNG PEOPLE y ADULT TOP
IC-The Secret of Ruth's Noble Life.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-27
Fearless Minds.

Fearless minds climb one unto
croWEs.- Shakespeare.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-27

Happiness is unrepented pleasure.
Socrates.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-04-27
Your gasoline costs
less today

r%HE Standard Oil CompanyN j. announces a reduc-
i ton of one cent per gallon in the tank wagon price
of gasoline, effective on April Doth.
This lower price has been made possible by a remark
able increase in the production of crude oil in California
amounting at this writing to more than 7OO,Ooo
barrels every "a hours. This has created a surplus ABOVE
market requirements on the Pacific coast, with a con-
sequent drop in price.
Owning a large fleet of tankers, we have been able to
move California oil through the Canal 1890 miles to
our refneries on the Atlantic seaboard, and so take
advantage of the opportunity to buy cheaper crude. A
refinery located on deep water can avail itself OF crude OIL
delivered either by tank steamship or pipe line.
This reduction is in line with our consistent policy that
the consumer should benefit from economies brought
about by lower costs of our raw material or IN the
expenses of refining, transporting and marketing
products.
Standard Oil Company New Jersey
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
'PALMED' $3.50
RING, POLICE
CHARGE
Youth and Two Boys Arrested
After Robbery Of JeweIry .
Store on r Street.

A dapper youth strolled into
Whitmore, Lynn & Alden's jswelry
store, 1925 r street northwest, yes
terday, "palmed" a $500 dinner
ring set with diamonds and sap
phires, while a clerk was showing
him g. tray of cameo rings and
walked out Of the store, after cay
ing that he had failed to find any
thing that suited his fancy,
A short time later Detective Ser
geants Cullinane and O'Dea arrest'
ed two youth, while they were at
tempting to get an estimate Of the
rings value from a clerk in anoth-
or jeweiry store. They d/cribed
themselves as Edward Hall, III
teen, OF 124 Eleventh street north:
east, and Max Ehrlich, twenty OF
l4O0 @ street southeast; Both are
being held for Investigation.
The story they told the detec'
tives resulted In the. arrest today
OF Charles B. Macdonald, eighteen,
oil 8 street northeast, who ls
charged with grand larceny. Mac
Donald, the police say, is the youth
who stole the ring. They allege
that Macdonald gave the ring to
the other two to get a price on 1t
1t is said that Macdonald also Wis
TIED Jewelry store on New York
avenue northwest yesterday. previ'
Gus to going to the r street store
Nothing came out Of this Wait the
tpGakom San
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
MORE
5PACE: TO
Play
Children Need Grounds at
Night Also, Mrs. Rhodes
Says-ier Plans.

Opening Of Fairgrounds at night,
additional swimming pools and the
purchase Of more land for play
space are among the recommends
lions made by Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes, supervisor Of Fairgrounds,
who today submitted her. annual re-
port to the District Commissioners.
Mrs. Rhodes nine recommends
lions follow:
Every church or Sunday school
interested in Fairgrounds become
responsible for the salary of one
director on the ground nearest the
church.
More Federal reservations be
made available for supervised play.
Additional provision be made for
swimming. Not only more outdoor
pools for summer use, but indoor
swimming pools.
Shelter houses or open-air halls
be built on all Fairgrounds now in
operation.
Fairgrounds be opened and
lighted during the evening.
Would Open Shops.
Shops Of elementary schools be
opened in vacations so children at
tending Fairgrounds nearby may
have elementary woodwork.
School kitchens be opened in
summer vacation and nearby play
ground children be given cooking
lessons as an occupational recrea-
ton.
Branch Libraries be opened on all
Fairgrounds.
Fairgrounds be included in any
bond issue plan for the District of
Columbia.
Mrs. Rhodes lauds Commissioner
James F.. Oyster, in charge OF her
department. She declares his In
terest in Washington children has
resulted in the opening OF many
new Fairgrounds and has obtained
increased play facilities for chill
dren.
Crowded All Grounds.
Mrs. Rhodes reports that during
the fiscal year ending June 80,
children made 2,994,886 visits to the
city's Fairgrounds, an average daily
attendance in the summer of 20, 900
and in the fall, $4,000.
Sixteen Fairgrounds were opened
in the summer through the use Of
volunteer workers, and as a result
OF volunteer subscriptions by the
public.
Athletic contests and activities
are reviewed in the report.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
HOMES EXHIBIT
INTERESTING
WOMEN
Proposed Demonstration Of
Model furnishings Excites
Attention.

Washington women will soon be
given an opportunity to refute the
charges Of mere man that they care
more about their Gown dear faces
than they do about their homes. II
is based on statistics for 1921 which
reveal that in 1920, women spent
$500, 000.0 900 more for face powder,
rouge and other cosmetics than both
men and women spent for furniture.
During the week OF October,
8 to IS, inclusive, the American
Homes Bureau Of Chicago will con-
duct a furniture exposition in Con-
vention Hall under the auspices Of
The Washington Times and The
Washington Herald. At this time
local women viii be given an oppor-
tunfty to disprove the general accu.
Sat1on that they are more interested
in the appearance of their lips and
cheeks than they are Of the rooms
in which they spend a great part Of
their lives.
Is First Of It's Kind.
The exposition will be the first
OF its kind ever held In this city
and will be used by the American
Homes Bureau as q model conven-
ton to be repeated in other large
cities Of the country.
Attractive musical programs and
lectures will be held each day of the
exposition, which will be open from
1889 p. m. to s p. m. and 7:3O to
10 p. m.
There win be twenty-six model
rooms on display In Convention Hall
Ion the same floor tho automobile
show was held, and they will give
the housewife many ideas for I'm
proving her home, Among these
rooms win be model radio rooms,
nurseries and sun paPlora.
In the center Of the hall there win
be three attractive gardana, while IL
will be bordered by commercial
booths,
Dealers to Exhibit.
livery furniture merchant Of any
consequences In. tho city viii exhibit
at the expedition, and 1t IL expected
that out-ef-town dealers win send
observers ia watch the results OBJ,
tanned at the shew,
While admission to the exposition
has been set at 81, complimentary
tickets will be, given to those desir-
ing to attend by leading local fIIrni-
ture men, A complete list of those
who will give tickets will be printed
within few days.