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OLARE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY MOKN1NO   FEBRUARY 3, 1916.
New (JtMiue: VoJL 2* Uo.   3
BIG CROWD
Sees   Midland   Defeat   Last
Friday.
TWO FAST GAMES
Won By Our Boys And Girls In
Pleasing Style.
The basket ball games last week
illustrsted wbat people can do when
they've really made up their mitid
Tbat thev're going to do it. Also
they demonstrated that our boys and
girls know how to treat people from
Missouri.    We snowed them.
We have to look further back, however, to get at the real causes for
these victories. Deiving, then, into
tbe pages of past history, we find
that on almost the same date a year
age, our proud and trusted band of
five brave heroes waa made to bite
the dust ives, almost eat por-ioiH of
it) at Midland in asinyiar test. And
as the spirit of his ancestors guides
tbe arm cf the avenging savage, so
the remembrance of that occasion
moved these warriors to deeds of almost superhuman skill.
Tbe victory was not as complete as
it might bave been, !>ut it was satisfying in every particular. Midland
star player, the center, had been sick
and did not play the first half. But
his presence in tbe ltitter part did not
make a world of dillerence in the re-
salt, the score being 14 to 9 in the'
first half, or -4 to 17 for the final
count. Tbe play was fast and furious throughout, though not marred
by any roughness, and every man
worked as he had not in any previous
game on the home floor. Credit is
dne to all, rather that to any one for
tbe victory, though the spectacular
work of tbe veteran Mooney had a
large part in shaping the results.
Tbe girls' game, which was played
first, was slightly more one-sided, the
score being 25 to S, but was hardly
less interesting and the battle was
fought with almost as much obstinacy on both sides. While the visiting fowards were dangerous, once
the ball got into their hands, tbey
were not allowed to have the use of
tbe toy at very frequent intervals, so
the effect was not very disastrous.
And of the home team, all worked
like demons to preserve intact the
reputation of their Alma Mater—and
to give the yellmaster a chance to
perform a few gymnastic feats, and
to unfurl tha "Victory" pennant.
Tomorrow nigbt return games are
played at Mt. Pleaeant, wbere the
boys hope to atone for the defeat
here two weeks ago. The girls, of
coarse, bave nothing to atone for.
MORE BUSIHESS CHARGES
Calkins Block Sold To  Present
Occupants.
Among    tbe    recent    real      estate
! transactions here In the city wae oue
1 of last week  wbicb   deserves   more
than passing   mention,   it  being  the
transfer of the  Calkins   block,   comprising    tbe    hardware    store     and i
storage room  at   the  rear,   to    Tbe
Clare Hardware and  Implement  Co.
Rumor, has   it  that  other    parties
were trying  te   secure   the  building,
and this no doubt hastened the  sale.
Webb     and     Gallagher,    the     local
\ members of the above  firm   thus  indicate tbeir intention of staying here
and  continuing  the  excellent   trade
wbicb they have built up during   tbe
| three years and a balf that they have
been among us.
B."  H.   Demarest   also    puts    the
stamp  of  his   approval  upon   Clare
aud the people of this community by
leasing for two years another   one  of
tne   stores    in   the     Duniop     Bioek,
making him a   nortb   as   well   as an
east entrance.    His   floor  space   wil)
: be tnus  almost   doubled,   a   six   foot
i doorway   joining   the     two     stores.
; Mr. Demarest   leaves   tbis   week   for
j New   York" to   spend   two   weeks   in
purchasing new stock.
PREPAREDNESS
A Most Vicious  Word Says
Farmer.
HATTO!! FARMERS' CLUB
With Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Magnus
Feb. 10.
SOME GLIMPSES      "the new minister"   FARMERS' INSTITUTE
Of The Great West And
Wonders.
jls | Comes  To   Town.     At   M.  E. Held
WALL STREET
WM. BADGLEY
Responsible   For    The
Being Raised.
Outcry
And Wife Tell Of Journey
Country.
And
The Great Neutral.
You have seen I suppose the man
wbo is "neutral," always neutral.
He is neither progressive nor conservative, neither -'wet" nor "dry,"
neither good nor bad. He never
takes a stand on any question. If
you ask him to expresshiB opinion, he
replies that tie bas none to express,,
but there is much to be said on both
sides. If you ask bim wbat be intends to do, he tells you tbat be in-
j tends if possible to do nothing either
way Try as you may, joucrd never
smoke hioi out of the bole of his
neutrality. And when you want to
refer to such a one you are constantly embarrassed. You cannot say
"he" for the pronoun has some connotations which you feel bound to
respect. On the otber hand, to say
"sbe" would be to slander a sex.
All you can say is "it." It eats, and
sleeps, and transacts business, and
never runs any risks, and never does
anything either very good or very
bad. When such a man dies, there
should be engraved on his tombstone,
"Born a man, died a cipher."
E. T. Tittle in Pratical Eugencies.
SCHOOL OFFICERS
Meeting  At  City   Hall,   Clare,
Feb. 11.
Church News.
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A meeting of school officers cf Clare
county has been called for Friday,
Feb. 11, 1916. The meeting wil! be
in charge of Mr. Otwell, and will be
held in the Council Room, City of
Clare. The forenoon session will begin at 10:00 standard time. Plan to
be present at tbe first roll call.
Topics of general interest to scbool
officers will be discussed. Important
phases of the school law will receive
attention. Officers should come prepared to ask questions of interest to
their districts. Tbe law states that
the director or his representative
from the members of tbe board will
receive S2.0C per da; and actual expenses for attending tbis meeting,
such sum to be paid from the general
fond of tba district.
in many instances tbe entire district board attend tbe meeting, and
the two dollars allowed as compensation for tha director is used to pay actual expenses of the two remaining
officers. However, this kind of an
arrangement would rest entirely with
tba district board. It is much batter
to bave all three officers present at a
school officials'' meeting. Keep in
mind the data and place. Let every
district ba represented.
Very sincerely,
Asa H. Aldrlch, School Com.
To Ann Arbor For Treatment.
Fred Hudson, one ot our popular
rural route man, want ta Ann Arbor
Tnesday wbere be will enter tba
hospital tor treatment. Sine* an
attack ot typhoid fever some time
ago ha bs* had trouble with one lag,
sad this ssssasd te have become
worse during bit races* siege with
tha grip.
FHEE  METHODIST
Rev-. J. A. Allen will preach in
morning.    No evening service.
KPISCOPAL.
KEV. O.  E.   NEWTON,    EECTOE.
Services at Knights of Pythias Hall
2:30. Sunday Scbool immediately after
LUTHERAN
Clare
BEV. C. WAIDEL1CH, PASTOB.
Special attention is called to tbe
change in tbe hour of service from
9:30 to 10:00 a. m. Standard. In tbe
future, service wili be in one language
only, English alternating witb
German. Next Sunday service will
be in German and ail Qermans are
cordially invited.
CONQBEQATIONAL
BEV.  THOS.  E.   BENNETT,   PASTOB.
Morning subject, "A Changs of
Color." Evening, "Two Great
Allies."
Tbe missionary society will meet
with Mrs. F. C. Falk on Friday.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
"THECHtraCH OF LOVE AND COMFORT"
BXV. SAMUEL W. LARGE,   PASTOR.
Morning subject, "Ruth's Noble
Choice." Evening, "Withstanding
God." League topic, "When it Coats
to be True." Leaders, Banish Fox
and Norman Allen. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening at 7:00.
Teachers Training Class meats with
Mrs. Perry Hrown on Tuesday evening-
Ladies Aid meets with   Mrs.  Geo.
Rlpenbarg Friday of next week.
CATHOLIC
•ATHZB   1.  J.    MCALLI8TBK.     PASTOR.
Services at 10:30 a. m.
Wo received the following letter a
few days ago with the request that we
answer personally. As the stat'-
ineuts the writer critioises w< r.<
made in the Sentinel, its reader are
interested in these criticisms. The
writer consents to the publication of
his letter but wishe-* his name with
held. We arc not personally acquainted with the writer but know bim to
be s farmer, honored and respected
by tbc-ie who know him. The letter
follows:
 . Mich , 1, io, lri
Tbe Hatton Farmers' Clnb will
meet wltb Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Msgnus
on Thnrsday, Feb. 10, when tbe
following   program   will   be    carried
out.
Opening song America
Pray*-r
Secretary's report and roll call.
Recitation Leta Magnus
Reading (From Mrs. Lockwood,
Texas) Mrs. Durfee
Discussion—Economy in preparing
for and building Macadamized roads"
—led by I. A. Hileman
Maaic Ed. Magnus.
Talk Judge Long! more interesting we   think   it   might
Los Angeles, Cal.,
Jan. 20, 1916.
To Our Dear Home Folksy—
For so ore   time   we  have  been
thinking tbat our   trip   to   California
i might oe   interesting  to  our  friends
I and neighbors of Ciare.    To make   it
Question Box
Closing song.
SPRING CAUCUS
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Ton eaa't misa seeing the make upe
In "The New Minister" st M. S.
Church Monday evening.
Mr. aad Mrs. John Kaul ot Sheridan attended the Aid at Bev. Wai-
deilcb's on Tuesday, Mra. Kaul re-
—HHr*-jr ter s tew days' visit with
, Mis. Thee. McGivsm.
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Mr. Enoch Andrus.
Dear Sir:—I etinnot auree witb
tiie thoughts and sentiments as expressed in your editorials wherein
you presume to score Mr. Ford in bis
attempt to bring about peace in the
Old World Fail though he *11*I, yet
he accomplished what no other force
seemed able to d<>, viz got the masses
to thinking on their own account, in
t*tead ot by proxvr as the Jingo press
would b:ive tbem d>. Tbe most reliable proof we have p.iinltv to Wall
Street as being the starting point of
the theory of Preparedness, one of
the most vicious word, (wben truthfully analyzed) that we were ever
asked to consider.
And the surest way for its success
is to keep tbe people in complete
ignorance of the power back of the
thought and the world. Pass a
national law that the Wall Street
gang would not reap a dollar's worth
of profits through preparedness, and
adequate preparedness, would die a
natural death. Germany has been
crazed with preparedness ever since
her present emporer has nad control; and only a couple or three
years since tbe Krupps through tbe
paid press tried to foment war scares.
And for wbat reason? Merely tbe
same as prompts our ammunition
and gan manufacturers, viz, to create
an added market for tbe goods that
labor creates for them.
Our National constitution calls for
a program that Is of, by, and for the
people. Wbo are the people? That
may be the subject, that we differ on.
Take the matter of taxation. Who
gets the plum? Is it the people?
Hardly. Always tbe big fellow
whose wealth gives him power and influence that yon and 1 cannot posses .
We should stand shoulder to shoulder
against any program that tends tc
Russianize or Germanize us merely
because a few profit crazed millionaire desire to create a new market
for the product of their murder-
in achine factories.
Are the people supposed to stt still
and say nothing, when tbe Chamberlain Bill aDd tbe like are about to be
slipped over on tbem? Tbe big
dailies are easily excused for trying
tc direct the public thought, as they
are in most cases directly interested,
"financially" in the very things they
wonld have us sanction.
Tbere never was a time when we
"as a nation" were in so littie
danger of invasion as we will be at
the close of the war in Europe.
Why then should the U. S. A., force
a. bnge army, navy, etc., on its
people at an expense of one halt
billion? Oh, but tbe Jingo says, "to
protect us from foreign invasion and
to insure peace." Sounds nice, but
it is tbe very opposite of actual facts.
The fact* are aa toilows: Tbe vary
fellows who made the big loan to the
Allies are the ones making huge
profits from tbe manufacturer and
sale of guns, ammunition and war
material. Also tbe very ones wbo
scream tbe loudest for adequate preparedness. Now why is it? Simply
this: They know those foreign nations
will be so far gone at the close of itbe
war that there will be grave doubts
as to being able to collect the loan,
unless Uncle bam step* in and helps
with an army and navy.
Hence, by tbe aid of a subsided
press tbe Jingoes expect to mould
public opinion to their selfish way of
viewing tbe situation. Now, Mr.
Andrus, I wish So congratulate you
though oa tbe stand you take regarding tbe saloon. All yon can say, and
do, and more is none too moon, ss I
wish there wss not a grog stum tn
existence. Bat, you ought not to
work for th* Interests and welfare of
yoor patrons on one subject, tben do
tbs very opposite oo a question that
lOoattased oa book page.)   .
i Must Be  Held   Earlier Than
Heretofore.
ABSENT VOTERS
Of Certain
Classes
Ballots.
To   Receive
Our readers will remember that in
tbe fall election two years ago an
amendment to the constitution w:-s
submitted and adopted, providing
tbat soldiers while in actual service,
members of the legislature whi!e
attending a session of tho legislature,
also commercial travelers, shall not
be deprived of tbeir vote by reaeon
of being absent from their voting
precinct.
To carry into effect tbis amendment,
the  last  legislature   passed
providing tbat all  caucuses,
be well for you to follow ns from
beginning of the trip.
We started from CTare on Thursday |
Sept 9. at 2:30 p. tn and travelled |
ithrough home country until we!
' reached Lansing, about 6 p. m. same ;
; tiav. Here we visited our son H. F.
j Kadgley and family. We came in ;
\ contact with several of our eld Clare j
! friends and also visited several of '
j them. We aiso visited our State j
I Capitol, wnich certaiiiv has an ex- :
I cellent location. Lansing ;a a beau-
j tiful city.
On Monday,    Sept.   13.   we   started ;
j for    Chicago    at     10:30   a.    m.    and!
| reMChed there some time in the even- I
j ing.      There   we   visited   our   sister,
! Mrs. a. Brownson, and our   nephew,
H. Cushmau, and family.    Tbey gave
! us a grand reception.     We  travelled j
I by auto and eaw the  greater  part  of
the city.
On Wednesday, Sept. 15, we left |
Chicago for Oskaloosa at 10:30 and
reached our destination in the evening. Her6 we visited our nephew
W J. Howell, wbo is a prosperous
act : merchant there, and his family. This
conven- ! little    city    is    certainly    beautiful,
Church Monday Evening.
If we may  draw  any   conclusions
I from tbe preparations tbat bave been
j going on for sometime to get in abape
| tbe production ot the play "The New
Minister" the audience which   greets
j the actors and actresses next Monday
nigbt is bound to receive   two   hours
of solid enjoyment     Rehearsels bave
been beld   at   frequent   intervals   for
| tbe last month and an   addition   was
' built to the platform at tbe   church a
i few   davs   ago  so  that   ample   stage
| room will be provided   for   dress  re-
I bearsels tbe   iast   few   evenings   pre-
| vions to tbe show.
Tbe   musical    numbers,    of  wbicb
J there are  15  in   all,   will     no   doubt
Friday And   Saturday
Of Last Week.
SMALL ATTENDANCE
Due Probably In Large Part  To
MucH Sickness, '
The Farmers' Institute beld oc Friday and Saturday of last week v aa
not a great success in point of it-
tendasce, though tbe interest \* aa
good. The number present was
probably the smallest for years »-nd
for tbis neither tbeoffluers noranyone
else was to blame. Such an epidemic of sickness few can remember ;ind
tbe roads were poor also. The
prove big bits, and tbe make ups are speakers were all good and tbe topics
bound   to  put  the   typical    country  presented  of  general   interest      No
church of 50 years ago entirely to
rout when it ccmes to variety. A
glimpse of the Ladies Aid Society
will put one   in   good   humor    for   a
' week.
Tickets are now being sold by  var-
1 ious members of the  committee,   the
; price of admission being tixed at   25c
and 15c.    The performance will begin
i at 8:00 o'clock as usual      Tbe cast of
'characters is given below:
I     Rev. Homer Alexander Brown, The
j New Minister, Norris Elden.
Prof. Topnote, Leader of tbe Choir,
| Dr. Mulder.
Members of the Music Committee.
! Crescendo B. Flatt—C. M. Hays
tions or primary elections for tbe
purpose of nominating -candidates
must be heid at ieast twenty days before the election and tbe ballots
printed and in the hands of tbe
township, village or city clerks at
least twelve days before tbe election.
This is to enable the clerk to send
ballots to such absent voters as may
apply for them in accordance with,
and in tbe manner prescribed by,
the act.
Tbe election this spring comes on
Apr. 3. It will thus be seen that
Mar. 13 is the latest date on wbich
caucuses can be beld. We shall
bave occasion to refer to this again
and also to the Presidential Primary.
Bank  Gets   Experienced   Man.
Tbe Clare County Savings Bank,
after some negotiating, bas secured
the services of Fred McGuire, a
young man who has been connected
witb tbe bank at Coleman for tbe
past five years. He wiil have charge
of the savings department and will
take care of a window more or less
of tbe time during banking bonrs.
His experience should be of great
vaine to ths institution wbicb be now
joins.
Harvey Adams, wbo helped tbere
temporarily, returned to Big Rapids
last Saturday.
Card  Of Thanks
We wish to thank tbe neighbors
and friends for their kindness to us
during our bereavement, also for tbe
tbe beautiful floral offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Calkins
Mr. and Mrs. C. Bader
Mr. and Mrs. N. Irish
Mr. aad Mrs. V. McLene
Mr. and Mrs. B. Calkins
Mr, and Mrs. Wm, Calkins
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Calkins.
Guild  Officers Chosen.
At the annual meeting of the Congregational Onild Society, which was
held in tha cburcb parlors Jan.  16th,
tha following officers were   sleeted
for tbe ensuing year.
Pres., Mrs. L. E. Davy
1st Vie* Pres., Mrs. J. Green
2nd.   "      "    , Mra Jas. Rogers
Tress., Mrs. L. MeOnlloch
Sec'y., Mrs. J. 13   Wilson.
One of tbe problems fanners will
have to confront next spring is the
question of seed corn. Seed that
can be dspendad upon to grow is
cheap at any price as it may mean
the srlfferenee between s crop and
total failure. As will be seen from
onr advertising columns, Geo. Sneer
has com ef 1914 crop that he Is ready
to guarantee.
Demarest says; Saturday I will sell
children's dresses veined np to 76© St
47c.    Bee m
pleasant surroundings and an excel- j
lei.t people. While there we visited
one of tbe largest churches whicb
bas an attendance of almost five or
six hundred students at S. S. Grand
services are rendered at this littie
gathering. We also took a drive into the country. They were gathering
tbeir crops. • From appearances the
prospects for a good crop seemed
probable.
On Tuesdaj, Sept. 20, at 5 a. m. we
boarded the train for Los Angeles.
From tbis until we reached Denver,
Colo., we passed through some of tbe
very best agricultural lands of the
universe. The fields were ail laden
with their burden of harvest.
We reached Denver in the evening |
of Sept. 22, and on account ot a I
wreck we were obliged to spend one
nigbt tbere. 'At 5a. in. on Sept. 23,
we boarded our train for Salt Lake
City. Shortly after leaving Denver
tbere came into view the Foot Hills
and later a grand view of tbe Rockies. We entered tbe mountains by
way of a beautiful stream. Tbe water
was very clear and flowed over snow-
white rocks. We gradually and slowly climbed tbese mountains by the
help of tbree monstrous engines. We
finally entered tbe Grand Canon, the
most beautiful sight we ever saw. Tbe
walls of this canon are amost perpendicular and in order to make further
progress we encircled tbe canon 3
times. Tbe workings of nature in
tbe mountains are wonderful. As we
neared tbe summit we passed thru
some small towns tbat were inhabited witb prospective mountaineers.
Everyone seemed to be enjoying life
among tbe rocks. We gradually ascended until we reached tbe summit
whicb was estimated to be about
11,000 feet above sea level. For inhabitants that bave always lived almost on tbe level of the sea tbis was
quite a change, both In altitude and
climate.
During our mountain journey we
passed through i7 miles of tunnels
and numerous snow shads that were
prepared for protection of tbe railroads. There has been snowslides
in tbis part ot tbe mountain regien
tban bas canted great damage. We
tban very slowly descended down
the mountain side. We passed thru
Bait Lake City and Ogdea, Utah,
where our journey took a westerly
coarse where we crossed the Great
Salt Lake. Tba water of ibis lake is
very salty, so salty it Is estimated It
will float an agg. Tbis is considered
a health resort as people use this for
health bathing aa well as sport.
Our journey continued westward
where wa pasaad through moremoau-
tataoas country. The mountains
ware aot so high as tha previously
passed aor did thay contain sueb
bsaaUful scenery. We Usee reached
Frisco ia the essnft&s ef   Sage, as
frnMO)
one need d'spair of having a mi cb
more successful Institute   next  yt»r.
To make tbe report of any value to
those who were not present, we si all
take up such talks as we heard some
what in detail. The Women's Congress was heid separate from tbe Institute and that we aball speak of
next Wrek.
The first topic Friday afternoon
was on "Tbe Soil and its Problems,"
by R. D Baiiey. We heard only a
very small part of tbis talk but be
called attention to the important part
water plays in all farming operations*
and the immense quantities needed
for growing all crops, some more tban
others. For instance, to grow one
pound of corn (dry* matter) 309
pounds of water are required. In
like manner oats requires 522 and
potatoes 422. Hence tbe importance
of the dust mulch in conserving tbe
water in the soil. He had a cumber
of charts illustrating bis topic on
various kinds of soils.
At the  opening  of the   afternoon
Hezekiah F. Sharp—W. A. Lampman
Dr. Hoosick—Lee Dnnwoodie
Ralphy Bunter, A   Baritone  in  the
Choir, Carl Holbrook.
Setb Perkins, a Joke, Fred Thompson.
Daisy   Lovejoy,   the    new    School
Teacher^ Miss Lulu Stone.
Odelia Hasbin,     Organizer   of  the
Old Maids' Club, Miss Redford.
Petunia Pimples, The Milliner, Miss  session the question   box   called  out
Ethel Cudney. many questions acd excited no   little
Uncle Alec, tbe   Old   Sexton,   Sey-  interest.    We give what seemed to be
mour Andrus. the conclusion of  the   various  ques-
Augusta Wind, Fverybody's Friend,   ticms raised: If it rains   after   a   dust
Mrs. O. S. Derby. mulch is formed, there is   nothing  to
Mrs. Delancv, Pres.  of  the   Ladies  do Dut 8° over tbe work again.   Mold
Aid, Mrs. C. M. Hayes.
Old Maids' Club.
Ivory Sope — Miss Olive Stone
Betty Buttons—Mrs.   Perry   Brown
Polly Poppleton-Mrs. Geo. Jobnson
appears on silage because of  contact
with   tbe   air.     Tbe   silage  must   be
thoroughly tramped down   wben   put
in and sofficent   water  need   all  tbe
time.    Moldy silage is as bad for any
Patience Pickles-Miss Hazel Tingley  stock, especially horses.    For a farm
Petunia Pimples-Miss Ethel Cudney  baving 5 head of horses and 10 to  15
Henrietta Sharp—Miss   Veima Gil-  cows, a silo should be 12   feet   in   di-
more ! ameter and 38   feet  high.     It   would
Odelia Hasbin—Miss Redford. ' DOt be   wise   to  raise   any   crop  for
silage here otber tban corn or  sweet
Miss Redford.
The Ladies' Aid Society.
Eliza Whiffles—Mrs. Reading
Melissa Wilkins—Mrs. Fox
Albertina Spicer—Mrs. Mulder
Belinda Bangs—Mrs. Forbes
Prunetta Pills—Mrs. Goodow
Mrs. McGinty—Miss VanAntwerp
Miranda Ketchem—Miss Nina Ho!-'
brook
Mrs. Dressy—Miss Dnncanson
Blossom   Clover—Mrs.    Lee    Dan-1
woodie
Mrs, Brassy—Mrs. Morden
Mrs   DeLancy—Mrs. Hays.
Jacob   Baker.
From Windover Correspondent-
Word wss received bere tbat Jacob
Baker, a resident of Coleman for a
number of years, died at bis bome at
Vienna, Maryland, Jan. 21st. Interment at Toledo, Ohio. He leaves a
wife and two sons, Clarence at Toledo and Ralph at White Cloud,
Micb., also one daughter, Mrs. Etta
Snyder of Alma, Mich.; two brothers
Frank acd Sara ot Lake George aad
one sister, Mrs. Lydia Hunt of Belleville, O.
SURPRISE
And Miscellaneous Shower For
Miss Mse Allen,
On Thursday, Jan. 20, a surprise
was carried out at tbe parlors of tbe
Calkins House for Miss Mae Allan
wbose marriage was soon expected.
Something like twenty girl friends
were present. The evening was
spent In games, among these guests
ware asked to give the bride to be
some good "advice." If she carefully follows It sll, no doubt she will
be a happy, contented wife. In tba
gnasetng gama Mrs. Horace Joiner
won the first prize and Miss Hasel
Holcomb tbe booby prise.
Many nsafnl and beautiful presents
ware let* ss remembrances oi her
friends. Refreshments were served
aad a very enjoyable time had by all.
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Uss s liner te Tbe Ciare  Sentinel.
•e a line.   Six wests as flu
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clover. Further south soy-beans or
cow-peas may be desirable to mix in.
E. M. Moore gave a very interesting and instructive talk on "Principles of Seed Selection." We are
quite sure be introduced some ideas
quite new to most farmers and apparently he has demonstrated in bis
own experience tbat bis tbecriee are
correct. Wonderful gain bas been
made in increasing the yield of corn by
seed selection, but apparently few if
any, apply tbe same method to otber
grains. In selecting seed wbeat,
oats and similar grains, tbe almost
universal way is to select tbe largest,
plumpest grains by use .of tbe fanning mill.
Mr. Moore bad two ears of core.
one a fairly typical ear, the other a
"nubbin," an ear probably containing not one half tbe amount of
shelled corn upon the larger ear;
yet be declared his investigaUosw
showed that tbe smaller ear contained a larger proportion of large.
plump kernels tban tbe large ear. If
farmers pursued tbe same piss? ia
selecting tbeir seed corn that they do
with wbeat, tbey would be getting
most of their seed from nubbins.
Mr. Moore had samples of heat's
of wbeat and oats, showing what ssay
be done by selecting heads while
standing and continuing thia through
a series of years. The comber of
grains in wbeat beade had been increased from 40 to 100 and oats from
100 to 300. He exhibited also a bean
stalk containing aa he said 300 pods,
at least tbree times the usual nnmber.
This result had been brought about
by tbe same process of seed selection.
He thought we had hardly as yet
touched the possibilities of farming,
(Continued neat week.)
Bit Draitt Job Let.
  " earn*
The work of   digging   the   A ilea
drain, the  big ditch  to  be   pet   tax
son th vest  of town,   part   lying,   ta
Clare aad part ta  Isabelia  Oeaaty,
was tat last week to A. H.  VanHc
the  dredge   man   of   Mt.
Bids for furnishing ttta sad
nisaertai were resolved at
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