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About Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1912)
twtKiinriM U.M a, 1 1 J; J hr 1 3 It P mm- DAKOTA CITY 1IISRALD JOHN H. REAM, Publisher. PAKOTA CITY, NCDRA3KA. SUBSTITUTE FOR RUDBER. Tlio story from Philadelphia .that a man of that city has discovered a sub Btltuto for rubber which ho manufac tures from various kinds of waste will bo accepted with a grain of salt until' the facts ho claims are fully estab lished. It has long been tho dream ofj chemists that a substance which would tako the placo of rubber fn many of the forms In which It Is used would ulHmnlvly be l!!covr(, 1'!, 'Ik the famous passage to Cathay In tho tlmo Df Columbus, tho result has eluded pursuit It may bo put down as a fact that some time, somewhere, such a substitute will bo round, snyB tho Washington Herald. It may not have nil tho qualities of rubber, which soems to have been a special gift of Provl ,denco to mankind, of a vnluo Impos sible of replacement or counterfeit. I3ut tho uses of rubber havo extended bo enormously, and tho supply Is so limited In tropical countries, that tho mind of tho world has boon, as It were, concentrated upon the proposi tion of finding somo substance which would, under proper condition, tako its place. Until now no such product has been found. Ono notable fcaturo of present day drama id tho decline In popularity of tho trionglo theme, which thus bids fair to lose Its Identifying adjective "eternal." Cast your eyes over tho failures of the past few Reasons, and you will find that plays dealing chief ly with 111 mated couples and unhappy love Intrigues bulk largo in tho store houses, says Munsoy's Magazine Tho public has sickened of tho unsavory mess. Dy tho samo token, wo arc growing tired of plots which call for so-called "strong emotional" work on tho part of tho heroine. This is dis tinctly n material and nonsentlmental nge. Glanco over rcocnt successes, and you cannot fall to nolo tho pres ence In each ono of them of something more substantial than lovo. Tho Ycnfcers Judgo who decided tbnt tho woodpecker faaB tho right to ply hlo vocation of tapping tho trees in early morn, no matter whom he wakes, indirectly gives his sanction to a wholo lot of stoop-disturbers. Tho cock's ;shrill clarion, the quacking of the ducks and geese, tho Bqucallng or tho plgs and tho barking of tho dogs all ,get llccnso from this Judicial dcclnra 'tlon. Incidentally as newspaper com ments Indicate that tho defendant, woodpecker Indulged this habit as early as 4 a. m., a woodpecker who drills for worms" at that hour during this season of tho -year must bo a nlghthawk. i While wo are talking and writing a great deal nnd expending a great deal or thought on tho subject of school gardening, and tho promotion of kin dred activities which load children to tako nn Interest in the soil and tho poBBlbllitloB of its cultivation, it would bo Just as well for us not to overlook tbo importanco of this samo subject of tho soil and Its prodUctB to that class of city grownups who have tho ground or can; get tjao ground for tho cultivation of a kitchen gardon. i A Gotham Judge in a suit over a, suit decided that tho dross In depute' was a fit This nearly gave the fair defendant one, and proved again to the satisfaction of Injured femininity tho Intrinsic Injustice In our man made decisions. A Pittsburg physician declares that, tho human race will gradually oxtln BiilBh Itself. r Another expert holds that tho quantity Is too far In oxcoss ot tho quality. In tno meantime, tho race Is going on enjoying Itself or making Itself miserable, as usual, and probably will continue to do so long after conflicting theories and theorists are forgotten. jjfe n if. . gDyiNDG I A Sunton medical authority say th tlmo is coming whon every household will havo Its electrical apparntus to supply its members unconsciously with tho electrical energy they need to keep them in a porfoct state of health. That's all very well, but down this way wo will have, to know first what It's going to cost Wo are "a lit tle sensitive ubcut our electricity bills. A young man who steals from his employers for tho purpose of provid ing a pleasant honeymoon for bis chorus girl brldo may mean well, but lfwlll havo to bo admitted that ho Is misguided. A scientist nrlsos to deny tho thcoryi that telephone moutbpIoccB are full or germs. Possibly they are destroyed by tho superheated language that re sults when a patron Is told that tho line Is buBy. Society ' folk at Newport protest against tho practice or shooting big guns In that vicinity, but they would Iturn fllpflaps of Joy to welcome tho iduke of Connaught and other big guns from across tho sea. com. z&ui&iz. eamiwoz) S MEMORIAL, DAY rollB around each year the thoughts of tho veterans of tho nation's mightiest conflict revert to their comrades-in-arms In tho ranks of both tho Grand Army of tho living and of tho doad and to tho stirring In cidents they thcmBolves wlt nesscd. To thorn Memorial Day Is a day of recollections so vivid that eternity alono can effaco them; a day when their droams hark back to tho old crimp ground, tho bugle's call and the cannon's roar. And, as they fondlo In memory the Bccnes through which they pass ed, they pay tribute to the God of battloB who spared them until their eyes could closo on tho hands of the Confcderato gray and the Ynukeo Mug clasped across tho firing lino In a Union Indivisible. "I have never been able lo forget an Inci dent that occurred on tho battlefield of Antle tam," said Genornl A. W. Greoley, U. S. A., whon asked for his most vivid recollection of tho Civil War. "And each Memorial Day, somo how, It presents ltsolf with lncroascd appeal. On my way back to tho flold surgeon's hos pital for treatment T had been wounded twlco I met ono of our doctors applying restora tives to a wounded Confederate Ho was n moro hoy, not a day over IB. I was but 18, ind ho also had boon shot twice bo thcro wero things In common between us, "But It waB his courago, his unflinching, un yielding spirit thnt Impressed mo most. As ho lay there, horribly mnnglod, his eyes wero as steady and his manner as cool ns though ho wore Idly lounging In his own homo. Ills norvo was not broken; nor the feur of death on him. Ho soomed grateful for tho attention, but not In tho least humble. 'Thank you, gen tlemen,' ho Boemed to bo thinking, 'but when I got well I'll bo at you agnln.' If thoro nro mnny moro llko him In tho southern army, I thought, wo aro certainly In for a long, hnrd struggle. I hao wondered many times slnco what became of him whether he pulled through or died on tho battlefield. I have novor been ahlo to loam." Oonoral Greely made two attempts before ho was allowed to enlist. "You got out of horo; wo don't want babies, wo want men!" was tho objection of enlisting ofllcors. Finally he found ono who passed him. Ho nerved throughout tho ontlro war and wns tho first enlisted mon In tho Union army to attain tho grndo of a genoral In tho regular army. "I recollect nn extremely pathetic kicldent that occurred on board tho U. 8. S. Mononga hola," said Admiral C. D. Slgsboo, U. S. N., tho horo of tho battleship Maine, sunk In Ha vana harbor Just before tho outbreak of tho Spanish-American war. "Tho Monongahela, cruising along tho Texas coast, had rammed and sunk a Confederate Ironclad down near the head of tho pnssen In tho Mississippi river and then steamod on to Now OrlcanB for ro pairs. On board was a brother officer, Llou tenant Roderick Prentice, to whom I was par ticularly attached. Ho spoko to mo frequently of a premonition of Impending disaster that ho Rlmply could not shako off. In fact, It marrod his Joyous anticipations of mooting his young wlfo, .hardly more than n bride, at Now Or leans, whither sho had hastened from tho North when sho learned his vessel was to touch that point. Tholr dovotlon was Ideal istic, "They Baw each other but onco thoro bo roro tho call of duty dragged thorn apart I had been transferred to the Brooklyn nt Mo bile. After a successful passago of the forts my first Inquiry waB for tho wolfaro of my old shipmates pn the Monongahela and especially for Prentice. His premonition had come true. Ho had boon standing In tho gangway, which had been raised somewhat abovo tho lovel of tho deck, It seems, when a shot struck tho hammock netting noxt to him and tho Hying fragments Imbedded thomBolvcs In ,hln leg. almost tearing It from his body. Ho died In a few hours. "At Now Orleans we picked up a little boy named Isaac Alkon, a tiny follow, of whom Prontlco was especially fond. Tho lad was simply heart-broken as ho sat by tho berth of his dying friend. Prentice urged him not to cry and to braco up and bo cheerful, Insisting that ho would soon be nil right, though ho well know all tho whllo that hla end had como. Rut tho lad's Borrow was nothing compared to that of tho glrl-wlfo, Sho fainted dead away when told the ghastly news end never afterwnrd fully recovored." "Another Incident that I romombor qulto vividly," continued Admiral SlgBbee, "hap pened at tho asrault on Fort FlBhor. Tho man Just ahead of mo was killed and another on my loft. A big, ied-hnlred man, groaning hor ribly, suddenly clutchod mo.. "'Look!' ho exclaimed. 'Lloutonant Radio Is wounded I " 'Why nro you groaning?' I asked. 'Aro you hurtr " 'Yes,' ho answered slowly and without even a trnco of concorn for himself. 'I think I'm dying but look nt poor Radio!' "And ho foil to enrth, still calling for aid for his wounded ofllcer. Ho died shorty alter I left him, so I was told." "Momorlal Day to mo suggests tho flag," said "Corp." James Tanner, known to Grand Army men from const to coast. "I havo Ilstonod to many eloquent apos trophes to our natlonnl emblem, but never to ono thnt touched mo moro than that which caino from a hospital bod. In September, rs or m& iNr a?J?2'VdZL- 2PaW555 -- y " " "JJgS-gSr- . 1 1 . 'Umil at TJWUYJK, L : cJKSv: "5 S!?- ' -"e& s; 2t f!. try BhL '''''it tl'tltl'lfit," '7 yaJt E lEjHt " mBBBBBB. f 'v v w fv Jxsm '!..-.' mKms-- "v- ir It Is hard to concentrate one's ener gies on the beat means of saving the country yrhllo ono li willing to hear th score. Many a man rcfralnn fmm ,incn.n.- his post or duty and going to tho ball game, for fear that he will meet hla boss there. A. Nw York woman ha itAa i mm fw ptnif. If she Is cured, ifti mttMr, mm Iulyu --- " . icntaaiLisr: r.r ,w'. "" , -- ,,. .,., ISC37 I was lying In Fairfax Seminary Hos pital in tno suburbs or Alexandria, va. I was part of the wreckage of tho second battle ot Bull Uun. In tho ward In which I lay and to tho right ot mo was a comrade seriously wounded. He, too. wns a son of Irelnnd, H was tho llfo of tho ward, and he smiled and Joked and lnughed, confident of his recovery. "Ono day tho surgeon notified tho visiting priest that ho had bettor Inform Pat that his tlmo wns short. I was lying so that I hod a good view of his faco when the priest broko tho Uroad news to him. Ho choked In his throat In an effort to master himself, and then asked tho good father to whool his bed around bo ho could look out of tho window. It seemed a Btrnnge request, but without hesitation tbo priest obeyed. And then, as Pat turned his gaze upon tho world without- hla window, wo becarao nwaro of the reason of his request ho wished to so onco moro before ho died tho flag floating at tho head"" of tho staff outside! "'Darllnt,' ho breathed, fervently, 'there yo nro 'an nt th' topi Plazo God, yo shtlll wave ohclmllonged from Mnlno to Mexico!' "Then followed In a rush of words tho things he had dreamed of It beforo ho had ovor seen It on Ita native soli. Ho had prayed tliat ho and his loved ones might como under Its benoflccnt folds to enjoy tho perfect liberty It promised. Now It wns In peril and he waB dying for It, unable even to raise his weak ened hand nnd saluto it Ho bado tho glorious old banner good-bye, nnd, turning to tho priest, fenld: "'Father, yo'll write to her nd break, ut glntly as ye kin? Sore will bo her hcar-rut whin sho knows thut Pat will como back no moro to her, 'nd th' bhoys. Till hor I charge hor wit "mo dying breat" to rear th' bhnys so that whin manhood comes to thhlm, and the flag should lvlr nado thlm, they will glvo thfr lolves aven unto death, as thlr faythor gives his lolfo this dayl 'N now, fayther, to me soul's salvation.' "In tho gray dawn of tlio following morning a commotion noar my bed awoko mo. Open ing my eyes I saw them lift his lifeless form and carry It out or the ward." "Did you ovor hoar or Tim Regan's flag?" continued tho old vctoran, who paid as his prlco or duty to his country both legs. "No? Well, Tim Regan was a son or tho Emerald Isle who had gono to war with tho 9th Massa chusetts Volunteer Infantry. Ho, with many othor Union Boldiors, lay in Llbby prison as that Fourth of July drew nenr. They chafed In spirit at tho thought of passing tho Fourth without even a Bight of tho flag. Tim con colved tho Idea of making one. Ho had a new uhlte woolen shirt and tho others blun ones. They pooled tholr slender amount of cash and persuaded an amlablo gunrd to pur chase for them some red and white woolen goods, on tho pretext that thoy wanted to mako them up Into Bhlrts. Out of this ma terial thoy fashioned a flag, crude In construc tion, but It ropresontod Old Glory. "They gnugod as well as thoy could tho door of the loft of tho prison nnd tho probnblo height to which tho patrolling guard iulHItt rnlso his vision. Then, the night of the 3rd, thoy olnmbered up among tho rafters and strotched tholr crude flag In tho apex of tho oft. Tho next day thoy gathered In a circle In tbo center of tho chnmbor nnd sang patri otic songs throughout tho day. Tho guards wore a Httlo curious as to tho causo of the unusual proceedings, but failed to discover tho bnnncr abovo them. That night they took It down, rut It Into Btrlps and divided It among themselves. Each thereafter woro a strip of that flag around his body noxt his Bkln. and as each was paroled ho bore out with him his fragmont of tho bannor. "Regnn had tnkon tho precaution to ascer tain tho homo address or each man. After the wnr ho corresponded with them or tholr sur viving rolatlvea, nnd Anally It nns a woik of years' duration-had every bit of tho flag back again. Again ho Bowed It together. Again ho stood nt Baluto beforo It. Now ho haB gono to Join his comrndes In tho great boyond, but tho flag ho mado Is securely gunrded from dust and decay In a glass case 2Z&t CZZ&2ZZ623TC2 at tho Stephenson Post, G. A. R., at Roxbury, Mass.' "Never so long as I llvo shall I forget that dreadful day whon I lay wounded on tho bat tlefield, from sunrlso until tho shades of night had olfMid down on the dd nnd the dying," said Senator Knuto Nelson of Minnesota. "It was in tho slcgo of Port Hudson, La., whon on Juno 14, 1863, an unsuccessful attempt was mado by Banks army to capture tho place by storm and my regiment led one of tho charg ing columns. Just as tho sun was peeping over tho hills wo sallied forth in battle array. Tho 'Charge was given and we toro across tho open ground straight at the enemy's breastworks. When within eight or ten rods of tho Intrenchmenta I fell to enrth with a bullet In my thigh. My comrades were driv en back no man could long stand against that avalancho of leaden death that poured out of tho fortifications and I was left with only tho dying and the dead to keep me com pany. Then began my long vigil In the ghast ly Inferno. The cries or tho wounded the morcllcsB sun the torment or It all and tho thirst, tho maddening thirst! Only those who havo lain thus can appreciate Its terror. In tho samo battlo were two other soldiers ono under tbo stars and bars, tho other under tho Stars and Stripes who now hold posi tions ot unusual trust and prominence under tho samo flag. Tho former was no leca a pcr sonago than Chief Justice Whlto, of the United States Supremo Court, serving then as aid to General Gardner, commander of tho Confederate rorce's within Port Hudson during the siege. -Tho latter was Senator Frnncis E. Warren or Wyoming. At tho tlmo, or course, no ono or tho three men knew or tho eilstenco or tho others, nnd Indeed It was not until tho past row months thy became awaro or tho racts. Senator Warren, who enlisted when but 17 years ot age, was nwarded a modal or honor ror conspicuous gallantry In tho en gagement t "When I look back on the Civil War, as I frequently do, and especially on Memorial Day," ho said as ho sat In his rooms In tho Sonato office building, "ono fact Btnnds out with Increasing clarity as tho years roll by, and that Is that the great 'strugglo was waged principally by boys. Tho rank and file of tho Union army was mado up of mere lads, and In tho Confederate forces thoy were even younger. They were tried as perhaps no oth or generation, of American youth has over beon tried. Tho horrors, tho struggles, tho hard ships they faced, mado men of them. Nearly all of our presidents since then and a grent portion of our public mon throughout the nn lion, Including tho OongrRR of thn United States, hao bMin thOBo who served ns officers or enlisted men in thoso two armies of strip- IlllRM." War-time recollections crowd so thick and fast on Gen. Isanc R. Sherwood, representa tlme from tho Ninth district of Ohio, that to slnglo out ono of thorn Is but to omit others of equal Import. Ho participated In 45 bat tles, and thero In not n soldier now living who wan under tire a greater number of days than be. Six times he wns complimonted In gen oral orders Tor gallantry on tho flold of bat tle. Today ho Is tho only Union veteran on tho Democratic Bide of tho House. Rut, moro remarkable than all else, ho Is the only man who entered tho Union array as a private and emerged frpm the war a brigadier general. "I suppose," said Genoral Sherwood, "tbo fight at Franklin, Tonn., November 30. 18G4, Is as vividly Impressed on my mind as nny; maybe becauso, considering tlio slzo ot tho forces engaged, It wns ono of tho most despor nto engagements of the entlro war. The Con federate loss was 40 per cent In a flvo-hour bnttlo, nnd a larger number of their generals wero killed or wounded thnn at Chlckamauga of Gettysburg, where their forces wore twice as strong. My reglmont. the Ono Hundred nnd Eleventh Ohio, of which I was colonel, lost moro mon in that battlo than any other regiment on tho Union sldo. "My hoi so was shot from under me throe times In the ongagomont My, third horse foil lu a most unusual manner. Tho bullet that Jjij "17, O.i killed him passed firs through my leg and tho: through tho saddlo before reaching him. I could not get another moitnt, so I fought the rest of tho bat tlo on foot. As it after ward turned out, this was fortunate for me, for every mounted officer on both sides was either killed or wounded. Whon tho battlo closed thcro was not a mounted offlcor on either line. "I havo In my homo ono reminder of tho Civil War that, should all else fall, would compel recollection of that mighty strugglo. It is a Confederate flag cap- SHr KMTW 7rzfrn7r- turod la tho two-day fight 'SSZr.IZZYZrzZJazZfSQZr-' Nashville in December 1864. During tho first day's fighting wo mado a cbango and captured six 20-pound guns, and on the second 3,000 Confederate soldiers and three stands of colors. Immediately atter tho battlo I secured one of these flags and sent It homo by express. I believe I am tho only private citizen In the country today who has in his possession a captured Confedorato ban ner." battle. These aro the veterans or tho Spanish-American war. Ex-Senator Charles Dick, ot Ohio, recalls a rather unusual Incident In this, cur most recent conflict. "My reglmont arrived at Santiago, Cuba, Just ono week before Its surrender, being sent thero to reinforce General Shaffer," said he. "Wo, as a regiment, were eager to be sent on to Porto Rico, but the authorities insisted on our undergoing a ten-day quarantine for yel low fever. They camped us on top of a high hill so thnt we wero completely Isolated. At tho oxplration of tho time 6et, the doctors dis covered 210 cases or the dread disease among, us. This, or course, shattered all hopes ot our' over going anywhere except home, when th sick ones recovered." Dome Town THeigsT The Soldier Dead Hallowed by a supromd sanctity are tho graves ot tho soldier dead. So It was in tho days or tho ancient races, and so It will be when tho last war has been fought and tho battle-flags are forever rurled. Thoso who havo offered themselves as a sacrifice for their flag and their country, who havo endured tho hardships of camp and march, or who havo fallen in tho red carnage or battle, have a pe culiar claim upon tho gratltudo and affection ot succeeding generations. In no land has thl3 claim been moro rreoly recognized than In our own; and no people was over beforo so generous In Its tributes to its fallen heroes, or in its treatment of thoso who came homo from its wars. Whon roturnlng springtime brings tho flowers, in all their elo quent beauty and symbolism, wo celebrate a Memorial day which Is characteristic of tho spirit of the republic. ft is now an even half-century since tho be ginning of tho stupendous conflict for the preservation ot tho Union, and tho anniversary is bringing home with renewed emphasis tho sacrifices and the significance ot thoso dark day3. Happily, it brlng3 also a greater appre ciation ot tho complete reunion of tho sovored Boctlons, and or tho pcaco and prosperity which bless the land. Before General Logan wrote the order, In 18GS, which was the beginning of tho popular and official dedication of May 30 to the patriot dead, n tender Impulse of womanhood in tho stricken south had begun tho boautlfui custom of strewing with blossoms tho passionless mounds above thoso who had fallen in tho passion of battle. The usago and tbo associations of years havo consecrated tho day abovo our other holi days. Upon it thero gleams a glory which lightens the past and, which shows us that the blood and tho tears wero not shed in vain, and that tho fruition ot tho sacrifice Justifies tho seed which wns sown. Tho "Heroes. Bring laurel and myrtle oak and bay, And wreaths ot roses, white and gold, And drape their graves on this holy day With the flag they loved In tho days of old; For tho red Is red or tho blood thoy gave, Tho white Is the smoke ot the belching gun, And tho blue Is tho bluo or the sky they clavo To gain tho stars lri tho crowns they won. Queer Paradox. "Thoy say a laboring man cannot chooso a Job but must take what he can get." "Well. Isn't thnt so?" "Yes, and It's odd, becauso as a mattor ol fact ho can always tako his pick." The Other Part. "Ho always kept an eyo on tho stngo." "Did ho got a part to fit him?" "Ho did. Ho got tho hook." Tricked Brother Smugglers An nmuBlng incident on tho Swiss Italian frontior shows that thoro is no honor among smugglers, Eight young arnuKglers ot Varosso, carrying Books filled with tobacco and sac charine, boldly cut through tbo wire fenco on tho frontier during an ex change of guards not long ago, and passed over with their valuablo booty. Thoy were placing tho sacks In n con venient caye when suddenly eight mon dressed In tho uniform of Italian ciurunna officers arrived on tho scono and commanded tho Bmugglors to surrender thomBolvoa. Tho mon fled Into the woods, but thinking It atrnngfl that thoy woro not fired upon, re mained In nmbush, nnd woro greatly surprised to bco tho douanlers throw off their official uniforms and, each carrying a sack, disappear In tho op posite direction with tho booty. The second band of smugglers wanted to take no risks. Practical "Water 8hoea." Horr Klelor, a Gorman Inventor, has taken a thrce-mllo walk over Stran berg lake, near Munich, using "water shoes" of his own construction. De splto tho wind nnd tho rough surfaco of tho water, bo covered tho distance In nn hour and a hnlf. Tho "water Mw:o iuu ui uyiumricai lorm ana aro six reot long. They aro constructed or brasa rramo and sailcloth. Success Through Earnestness "I hnvo been very rortunato In worldly mnttors; many men have worked much harder and yet not suc ceeded hair so vyell; but I nover could havo done what; I have done, without the hablta or punctuality, order and diligence, without the determination to concentrate imvseir to ono oh f pot at a time no rqattor how quickly Its successor snomu come upon us nceis. Heaven knows I write this In no spir it or solWaudation. My meaning sim ply Is that whatever I havo tried to do In llfo I have tried with all my heart to do well; that whatever I havo de voted mysoir to. I have devoted my. Belt to completely; that In great alms and In small I have always been thor oughly In earnest" Copperflold. Somo women reign and others lusi storm about. RULE FOR PRUNING SHRUBS Operation Should Be Performed After They Flower, Except In Case of Hydrangeas. All flowering shrubs but hydrangeas should bo pruned after they flower. Moat pcoplo who spoil the flowering shrubs do so because they pruno ThelU at the wrong tlmo of tho year. Tho expert gardener sho really knows what ho wants, nnd how to at tain It, can pruno at any tlmo of tho yoar, but for tho Inexperienced ama teur It Is wlso to follow this safe rulo pruno after flowering. "Nils is stat ing tho Idea In tho shortest terms, and In pracllco Is tho samo as tho rulo commonly given, viz., to pruno spring flowering shrubs In tho early sum mer, and tho lato flowering kinds, llko the hydrangea, In tho winter. Pruning Is done for threo deflnlto objects: First, to keep the bushes In proper shapo; secondly, to keep them within bounds; thirdly, to Insure nn nbundnnco of bloom noxt year. These three objects can bo attained at tho same time, but generally tho third fea ture Is sacrificed to tho othor two. The broad prlnclplo to observe is to re move all branches which have flower ed. This causes other buds to push out and tho new wood 1b mado for tho next -crop of flowers. All dend wood, or overcrowded branches will of course bo removed in tho ordinary! course of events. All tho common or popular spring blooming shrubs flower from buds, mnde on tho shoots of tho previous' year; they havo the buds all ready-to, develop as soon as thero Is sufflclonti warmth. By pruning aa soon aa flow ering is done room is mado for a full' growth of the new shoot which will! . flower next season. These shoots are! strengthened by this exposure tol plenty ot light nnd air, and are Ini every way bettey. Moreover, tho ama-i tour can see Just what ho is doing. 'IJhe expert horticulturist, who can, tell tho old wood from tho now, will; prune In winter or early spring, andj be quite successful, and he will get aj moro proruse blooming. Garden and; Farm Almanac. TRAINS ITS CITY OFFICIALS Dusseldorf, One of Germany's Munl-i palltles, Establishes a New Kind ' of School. Dusseldorf, ono or tho conspicuous ly well groomed cities ot Germany and for that matter of tho world has established a precedent that may be followed to great advantage In Amer ica. It has established a college for tho Instruction of municipal officials' who have a real career open for them) in that city and country. According to advices from Ger-i many, although her cities, perhaps ' have tho best public officials in any nation, tho recent development of; municipal policies has proved thati oven In this flold further Instruction1 Is necessary. Tho rapid growth of! German communities has forced many of their officials into spheresj of greater responsibility than they faced at tho tlmo they entered office, and it Is, therefore, incumbent upon, .them especially those who hold, higher and more responsible posts to study In ordor to fulfill tho duties connected with exocutlvo positions. And to their credit it must bo said that they aro eager for instruction. DuBseldorf has conceived a plan under which a special school for tho higher municipal officials has been established. This Institution of learning, standing absolutely under the control of tho municipality, opened on October 30. Its courses 'aro Intended to cover two semesters ot three months' lecture periods each, at tho end or which tho students will havo to undergo a graduating examin ation. The course or study will cover all phases or municipal law; tho mod ern problems lu the life of the city, such as labor and social questions; the relief or the poor, public sanita tion, tho organization or city gov ernment aud city charters. Christian Sclenco Monitor. Watering Lawns. Even during tho hottest weather lawns do not need dally waterings, or It the grass does show such need it is the result ot unwlt treatment over-i watering. From the first ot the sea son slight dally sprinkles aro given! which wet tho soil but tho top Inch orj two. Lacking proper encouragement to penetrate deeply the grass roots ro-i main In the top two Inches. It neg lected ror a day or two these "surrace" Inns qulcklv fly tho distress signal Water lawns only when necessary, and then so thoroughly that when tho surfaco water Is exhausted tho ioois; will go down In Bonrch ot moisture. Lawns bo treated will rast ror a woek In search or moisture. Lawns so troated will rast for a week In the' hottest weather without wilting. kicentlve to Cleanliness. The city of AlKmeda, Cat, is abouti to employ a unique plan to raise tho, .standard ot cleanliness In residences' nnd business houses. In Tuturo tho' sanitary condition or the various prem.' lacs is to he shown by plaoQrds bear ing tho inscriptions "clean," "dirty," or "filthy." Thoso places which do not satisty tho board ot health will bo placarded as dirty or fllthv until they comply with tho demands or the' !n.ltfo.l t la Ifl.nl.lnnl T71...A 1 uumuuucs, iuuiU4lJai 1-UClH, Correct Taoto In Park No inconsiderable moral responstbll. Ity rests upon park builders, Peoplo yet know but Httlo or artlstto land ,Bcapo gardening, and to guide grow ling appreciation into proper penna nont channola wo muBt havo good pub lie exampls ot garden building. A) iproper appreciation or landscapo arti and the flno things about us must be, cultivated by those having charge or our public gardens. fi 'i ..JijMMtiUltfr' WHfM jr"f " --yj?--'' MJ