JHE RURAL PRESS
The Local Paper a Moat Uaaful
p Agency on the Farm?The Preea,
. JjL Pulpit and 8chool a Trinity of
Influence That Muat Be
Utilized fe? Building
Agriculture.
By Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmer*'.Union
A broad campaign of publicity on
the subject of rural life is needeft in this
state today to bring the problems
of the farmers to the forefront. The
city problems are blazoned upon the
front puges of the metropolitan dailies
and echoed in the country press,
but the troubles of the farmers are
seldom told, except by those who
seek to profit by the story, and the
glitter of the package' ofttimes obscures
the substance. A searching investigation
into the needs of the
farmers will reveal many Inherent defects
In our economic system that can
bo easily remedied when properly understood
and Illuminated by the pow
or of the press.
The rural press, the pulpit and the
school are a trinity of powerful in- (
fiueuces that the farmer must utilise
to their fullest capacity before he can
occupy a commanding position in public
affairs. These gigantic agencies are
organized in every rural community
and only await the patronage and co
operation of the farmers to fully develop
their energy and usefulness.
They are local forces working for
the best interests of their respective
communities. Their work Is to build
and their .object is to serve. They
prosper only through the development
and prosperity of the community.
Every farmer in this state should
subscribe for the local paper, as well
as farm periodicals and such other
publications as he may find profitable,
but he should by all means subscribe
for his local paper, and. no home ,
should be without it. The local paper
is Dart, of the community life and the
editor understands the farmer's problems.
It (s the local press that will
study the local problems and through
Its columnH deal with subjects of most
vital importance to local life of the
community.
A Noble Task.
In too many instances the country
papers mimic the city press by giving
prominence to scandals, accidents
and political agitation. Th? new
rural civilization has placed upon the
w.rural press renewed - fesponsibtlitleB,
and enlarged possibilities for usefulness.
It cannot perform its mission
to agriculture by recordiug the frailties,
the mishaps and inordinate ambitions
of humanity, or by fllliug its
columns with the echoes of the strug
gles of busy streets, or by enchanting
stories of city life which lure our
chlldreu from the farm.
It has a higher and nobler task.
Too often the pages of the city dailies
bristle with the struggle of ambitious
men in their wild lust for power, nnd
many times the (James of personal
conflict scar the tender buds of new
civilization and illuminate the pathway
to destruction. The rurul press
Is the governing power of public sentiment
and must hold steadfast to
principle and keep the ship of state
in the roadstead of progress The
rural press can best serve the interests
of the fatmters by applying sts
energies to the solution of problems
affecting tiie local community. It
must stem the mighty life current
that is moving from the farm to the
cities, sweeping before it a thousand
boys and eirls ner dav. It bus to rtonl
with the fundamental prpbloiriH of
civilization at their fountain head. Its
mission is to?direct growth, teach efficiency
and moid the intellectual life
of the country, placing before the public
the daily problems of the farmers
and giving first attention to the legislative.
co-operative, educational and
social needs of jhe agricultural classes
within its respective community.
The Power of Advertising.
The influence of advertising is clearly
visible in the homes and habits of
tlje farmers, and the advertising col- j
fiams of the press are making their i
. Imprint upon the lives of our people. |
The farmer iKJssesses the things that 1
are beat advertised.
The farmer Is entitled to all the j
art vftlitupf* nnrt ilnupvua ?!1
t>r!ee of life. We need more art, rcl- ,
| once and useful facilities on the
farms, and many homes and farms
are a ell balanced in this respect, but <
the advertiser can'render a service J
by touching the advantage* of modem
equipment throughout the columns of.
the rural press.
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The farmers are in need of pcraunal
feeds?*!;!p. Thoy have political load
era, but they need local industrial 1
community and educational loaders. \
HIS NEED OF IT.
"1 never saw a man with so much ,
arhlreas in his manner."
"Xo <lonbt; he's canvassing for a
"T ?ee a .singing <lo<r inowiMfd
for exhibition."
"I suppose his program is largdk
?o*o*d of
THE COUNTY FAIR
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o/ rcler nnw'wrc!
Lecturer National Farmers* Union
The 'farmer gets more out of the
fair than anyone else. The fair to a
city man is an entertainment; to a
farmer It is education. Let us take a
stroll through the fair grounds and
linger a moment at a few of the points
of greatest Interest. We will first
visit the mechanical department and
hold communion with, the world's
greatest thinkers.
You are now attending a congress of
the mental giants in mechanical science
ol all ages. They are addressing
yoir- in tongues of iron and steel and
in language mute and powerful tell ah
eloquent stofy of the world's progress.
The inventive geniuses are the most
valuable fdfm hands -We have and
they perform an enduring service to
mankind. We can all help others for
a brief period while we live, but It
takes a master mind to tower into the
realm of science and light a torch of
progress that will illuminate the path
v*?? ui iiviuzaiion ior iuiure generations.
The men who gave us the
sickle, the binder, the cotton gin an?l
hundreds of other valuable inventions
work in every field on earth and will
continue their labors as long as time
-Their bright intellects ^avtf conquered
death and they will live and serve
mankind on and on forever, without
money and without price. They have
shown ub how grand and noble it is
to work for others; they have also
taught us lessons in economy and efficiency,
how to make one hour do the
work of two or more; have lengthened
our ' lives, multiplied our
opportunities and talffen toil off tlip
back of humanity.
They are the most practical men
the world ever produce^ Their Inventions
have stood the acid test of
utility and efficiency. Like all useful
men, they do not seek publicity, yet
millions of machines sing their praises
from every harvest field on earth and
as many plows turn the soil in mute
' applause of their marvelous achievements.
FARMER RADFORD ON
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
The home is the greatest contribution
of women to the world, and the
hearthstone is her throne. Our social
structure is built around her, and
social righteousness is in her charge.
Her beautiful life lights the skies of
hope and her refinement is the charm
of twentieth century civilization*. Her
graces and her power are the cumulative
products of generations of
queenly conquest, and her crown of
exalted womanhood is jeweled with
the wisdom of saintly mothers. She
has been a great factor in the glory
of our country, and her noble achievementasahould
not be marred or her
hallowed Influence blighted by the
coarser duties of citizenship American
chivalry should never permit her
to bear the burdens of defending and
maintaining government, but Should
preserve hor unsullied fiom the allied
Influences of politics, and protect her
from the weighty responsibilities of
the sordid affairs of life that will
crush her ideals and lower her standards.
The motherhood of the farm
in our inspiration, she is the gunrdian
of our domestic welfare nnH o nlJ.,
to a higher life, but directing the affairs
of government la not within woman's
sphere, and political gosRip
would cause her to neglect the home,
forget to mend our clothes and burn
the biscuits.
RURAL SOCIAL CENTERS
We need social centers where our
young people can be entertained,
amused and instructed under the direction
of cultured, clean and competent
leadership, where aesthetic
surroundings stir* the love for the
beautiful, where art charges the atmosphere
with inspiration and power,
and innocent amusements instruct
and brighten their lives.
To hold our young people on the
farm we must make farm life more
attractive as well as the business of
farming more remunerative. The
school house should be the social unit,
properly equipped for nourishing and
building character, bo that the lives of
our people can properly function
around It and become supplied with
the necessary elements of human
thought and activity.
PATERNAL SOLICITUDE.
"I'm sorry I missed the football
game, son. Business prevented niv
going, but I understand you gave a
good account of yourself."
''Yes, dad, I made one of the
touchdowns and came through the
whole game without a scratch."
"Ahem! my boy, are you ?piite
sure you played with your aecus?
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PAINFUL REMINDER
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"Did you bring back any souvenirs
of the war in Europe?"
"Oh, yes."
"A piece of shell, maybe?"
"No, ? case of acnte indigestion
caused by missing so many meals
while I was tiyuu t# (pi wit"
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A Broader Sphere for Religion-?New
Field for .the Rural Church.
By Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers' Union
i The social duty of the rural church 1
is as much a part of its obligation*
as its spiritual side. In expressing its
social Interest, the modern rural
church does not hesitate to claim that
it is expressing a^true religious in*
stlnct and^Lhe oldTln.e idea that the
social in^YTncts should be starved
while the spiritual nature was overfed
with solid theological food, is fast
giving way to a broader Interpretation
of the functions of true religion.
\Pb take our place ]n the succession
of those who have sought to make the
wortt a fit habitation for the children '
of man when we seek to study and
understand the social duty of the '
rural church. The true christian
liRlon is essentially social?its, tenets .
of faith being love and brotherhood ;
and fellowship While following after ]
righteousness, the church must chal- |
lenge and seek to reform that social
order In which moral life is expressed.
While cherishing IdcalH of
service, the rural church whfch attains
the fullest measure of success
is that which enrichoB as many lives i
as it can touch, and in no v;ay can 1
the church come in as close contact
with its members as through tho
avenue of social functions.
The country town and the rural
community need a social center. The
church need cffer no apology for Its '
ambition to f}U this need in the community,
if an understanding of its :
mission brings this purpose into clear
consciousness. The structure of a
rurul community Is exceedingly com
plex; it contains many social groups,
each of which lias its own center, but |
there are many localities which have
but one church and although such
a uuurcu cannot coiumanu me interest
of all the people. It la relieved
from the embarrassment of religloasly
divided communities
Social Needs Imperative.
The average country boy and girl
have very little opportunity for real I
enjoyment, and have, as a rule, a
vague conception of the meaning of I
pleasure and recreation. It is to fill
this void in the lives of country youth '
that the rural church has risen to I
the necessity of providing entertain- '
ment. as well as instruction, to its :
membership among the young. The
children and young people of tho
churoh should meet when religion is
not even mentioned. H has been
found safest for tliom to meet frequently
under the direction and care
of the church. To send them into the j
world with no sociul training exposes
them to grave perils and tp try to |
keep them out of the world with no j
social privileges is sheer folly. There !
Is a social nature to both old and !
young, but the strclal requirements of [
the young are imperative. Tho church
must provide directly or Indirectly
some modern enuivalent for th? hunk. .
ing bee, tbe quilting bea and the Hinging
schools of the old days. In one
way or ertiother the social instincts j
of our young people must have opportunity
for expression, which may
tako the form of clubs, parties, picnics
or other forms of amusement
One thing is certain, and that ia that
the chu-ch cannot take away the
dance, the card party and the theatre
unless it can offer in its place a satisfying
substitute in the form of more
pleasing recreation.
Universal Instinct for Play.
In providing for enjoyment ths
church uses one of the greatest methods
by which human society has developed.
Association is sever secure
until it ia pleasurable; ia play the ln'
stinctive aversion of. one person for
, another is overcome and the social
i mood is fostered Play is the chief
; educational agency in rural communities
and in *the play-day of human
childhood social sympathy and social
| habits are evolved As individuals
| come together in social gatherings.
> their viewpoint is broadened, their
j ideals are Mfted and Dually they con|
stitute a cultured and refined society.
''It Is plain, therefore, that the
church which alms at a perfected society
must use In a refined and ex- 1
alted way the essential factors in
social evolution and must avail itself
of the universal instinct for play. 1
If the church surrounds itself with [
social functions which appeal to the
villi ii cr nninnor ile inornhnrnKm I# will
till a large part of tha lamentable
gap In carol pleasures and will reap
the richest reward by promoting a
higher and better type of manhood
anl womanhood.
MIS CLASS.
"What kind of a glass of fnrNionv
was Hamlet?"
"As Lord Hamlet, I take it lie was
, a sort of pet r glass."
HER STYLE
"That singer has a nrnutrknblv '
tliin voice."
I "Yea; suggests she ought to aingj
in a skeleton kqy."
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RISING YEAST SAVED SHIP
Old Sailor Say* Fermenting Cargo
"Riz and Riz" Until Veslel Became
Buoyant.
"Yes/' sai^l the ancient mariner,
waring his long clay pipe in the air
as he- sat in the inglenook of the
Vampire inn, according to London
Tit-Bits, "it was the strangest intervention
o' Providence and natural
law as I've ever experienced. Three
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tiays ana nignts on en?i we.had
worked at the pumps, and the ship
was getting lower^jn the water every
hour. Then, we' ktww not why, the"
purnps became dry." No water came,"
work as we might. The crew stopped
and looked at each other aghas^Bnt
as for the ship, she began to steady
herself, and tlfeu gradually rose in
the water till Iter warerlinc was two
feet above the surface. At last a gigantic
wave came, and she sailed on
the top of it clear over the reef and
landed high up the-sandy beach. We
#ere 3aved!"
He paused and then continued:
"How it happened??we had a
cargo of yeast altoard, and when the
water reached it, it riz and riz, and
?-* The rest was lost in the applause
of the company, assembled.
FELINES FILL BOY'S PURSE
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Reaps Harvest of Nickels From Neigh
Dors oy capitalizing the Instinct
of Six Kittens.
Although many children have
heard the storv of how the cat came
hack, it remained for Pete Lamb,
the six-vear-old son of .Justice of the
Peace Porter 10. Lamb, to put the
well-known feline trait into prnc-:
tieal use.
The old cat at the Lamb home hud
kittens several days ago. About that
time little Pete needed some spare
nickels for cornucopias. Jf cats always
come hack, surely kittens will,
argued Pete. So the next morning
lie started out with the six kittens in
a basket aud sold them to the neighbors
for five cents apiece.
Exactly as forecast, the cats came
back. Before sundown six hungry
kittens were looking for their
mother.
"Great!" said Pete, and the next
morning he started out again.
Pete liecame so rich that his father's
suspicions were aroused and
an investigation ensued. Now Pete
is. iigunng out otlior schemes of
high finnnoc.
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GIANT TREES HAVE FLOWERS
Forests of Paraguay Vast Masses of
Blossoms In Spring and Summer
Seasons.
A great many of the big trees of
Parugnay?the giants?flower in the
spring and summer, and vast masses
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or me mosr gorgeous mounts are at
the disposal of the bees. Iu fact,
it is difficult for one who has never
seen it even to imagine these thousands
of square miles of forest ablaze
with gold and heliotrope, white, yellow,
pink and green blossoms during
the flowering season. Curiously
enough, the two trees which attain
?the greatest size, and almost invariably
stand head aud shoulders above
the general mass, bear the most beautiful
flowers. They are the lapacho
and lapacho erespo; the former having
large heliotrope and purple
blooms?something like Canterbury
liells?clusters of which grow at tlu*
end of each twig. The lapacho erespo
has a bloom exactly similar in
shape, but of a rich golden yellow
color. Both these trees array themselves
in full regalia of bloom before 1
a single leaf appears, and it is only
after the flowers begin to fall that
the foliage commences to appear. ;
When all the other trees hove nessed
flowering there remains the hitter
orange, of which the forests are full,
and the blossom of which imparts to
the honey a particularly delicate ,
flavor.?Wide World Magazine.
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BERNHARDI'S CAREER.
Frcdcrich von Bernhardi, who haa 1
come into world-wide prominence
I through his book, "Germany and the
N'ext War," was horn November 22,
1849, at Pctrograd (St. Petersburg), 1
where his father was stationed as J
Prussian consul, lie was educated >I
at Berlin and Ilireohberg. lie has
twice been married. On April 18,
1869, he entered the nnnv and be'
came general of the Seventh army
corps in January, 1908. lie has re- ^
ceived the decoration of the iron
cross and the title of excellency. As
a retired general and adviser to the
kaiser, and living at Cunnersdorf, he
wrote the work which has turned the
, attention of the world in his direc- '
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PAYING THE PENALTY. <
Mr. Work hard'?My dear, I have <
lost iny situation and it just happens ]
that I haven't a dollar ahead. We j
must go to the poorlvousc for di' j
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Mrs. W.?Surely Borne of the grocers
with whom we have deal: for so
many years will, trust us?
Mr. W. (sadly)?No; I have no
credit anywhcru. X alwayB paid cash.
TO -DEVELOP HOME INDUSTRY.
?
Javanese people are advised by
the government to use homemade ar- m
tides as much as possible instead of
those made in foreign countries. The
advice is being accepted with enthusiasm.
YANKEE-OOODLE-'DOD-OO.
"He's a patriotic poultry raiser."
"How's that ?" . .
"Has Rhode Island Reds, White
Wynndottes and Blue Plymouth
Rocks."?J udge.
DOCTOR ENGAGES PATIENTS
Uses Want Ad to Securo Faohtonably
Dressed "Patrons" for Hie
Reception Room. .
An applicant came into the office
to answer an ad for 15 stylishly
gowned women. She was referred to
the box number. She applied and
found that the advertiser was a
young doctor. '*1 am here in answer
to your ad," she said.
"Indeed?" smiled the- doctor?politely.
but without committing himself.
"Yes. What do you wont ? I'm
the first to get into the office, but
there arc 2'! others outside. What
are our duties to he?"
"Your duties arc to sit right here,"
answered the physician. "My office
hours are from 10 a. m. to 3 p. ni..
You and the other swell dressers arc
to sit in the recent ion room, look- >?t
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the three-months-old magazines uiul
glare at one another. That's all. 1
pay five dollars a week each. Do
you want the job?"
SOLDIER'S H RD FATE.
Killed hv a golf ball while an senfry
duty is the fate that recently
!>efell a member oQ G Company of
he Fourth Black Watch (City of
Dundee). Ho had been doing duty
is guard at- Wonnit, and was at a
<pot which adjoins Wonnit golf
course, when a ball driven by a ladv
from a considerable distance struck
liiin a severe blow on the temple,
ausing a wound and a considerable
How of blood. He was conveyed in a
lazed condition to a villa in which
lie had been billeted. It was supposed
that lie was recovering, but
utcr lie collapsed.
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