Cedar County News from Hartington, Nebraska • 2

rue- Till KDAR COUNTY KYS TIII RSDAt jANI ARV Wit Blacking the Eye of Prejudice ut of the prejudice against farming some call it farming is uncalled for There a ret heoret ica I farmers who fail to he nur hut they are the exception not the rule There are also failures among those who ridicule farming The exceptions prove nothing in either case The clear mind should distinguish between real scientific farming and the bogus visionary kind As a matter of fact truly scientific agriculture is the most practical kind and the lilt nr miss variety governed by nothing more than imple custom handed down for centuries is the most impractical THINGS TO WOKKY ABOUT Did the tomato bush blush because it saw the salad dressing? Old the salt shaker shake lecause it saw the lemon squeezer and the egg heater If the tea leaves will that give the coffee grounds for divorce? Would the pepper be hot if it thot the salt was fresh? Out the butter fly lteenuse the biscuits were not well bred? When the corn bent an ear did the potato have an eye on the whole uf fair One thing folks have had for which they ccuilil lie thankful That i the line weather which enabled them to put a Boycott on the coal dealers arid get away with it It We Will LOAN MONEY Inc- nnt respond to the exactions of present day efficiency What would sou think of i modern architect starting out to build kv riaper without plans specifications or calculations only a pile cks and a iiirnMed assortment of steel girders of unknown length he would merely guess at the dimensions or materials Such an artisan would he Inal and why? Ib-caimc lie would not be stre eakinj' lied am igl hat i -train lie tremelv in i pi a id lent III' I be I'l complex utl "tin te i i hmldloc -Without mod I bi lit as W' liei i in gut Nineteen Years Ago As Kerordcd in the The Cedar County News phy ics In aces ar const njet ion in anon: an ab-iihiic a I liml 1 1 1 1 1 tern "I leverage I 1 1 a I detail1 vvlncli lie ir hem 1st in i lerico the crapcr would In Id a lliou aml otlu things we use i woik ni hit or miss enter in failm mat hernat ics and leaking st ram liter into he and engineering to figure arches of mod irtipos-pi'scnt (lav Ilf- is iii'V itablv I III I 1 nil 1 1 1 1 1 I 'll III 11 lit 'nllll! Mini bill It bill I I III I II isl I ill 111 II II I lb I blv b'llltllg's In Iml cl's IT 1 1 UJIIll In nil si1 1 1 1 1 1 1 nil vniir la rni i I uml In I lib I test Jblv'llllagf si'' Us ritlit nit defined hi luiitlimeiilil' know (he by fal Why Im -ifietl Why should there in classifying farm knowledge getting nit i mg it all in a hook 7 thing- What the relation between manure increase crop yields? Why where does it go and how cun it he are the habits of the Hessian fly and does a calf grow best and save feed when fed How can you tell when a dairy cow is making ni lli mg 1 1 to the not i and Ik water rverlcd from going' chinch hug Why a balanced rat mu most money Hog cholera serum the past eu riat ion of milk the Ihihcnck test all these things are the result ol science on the farm No one can estimate their tremendous value in present day life They were evolved hy classifying knowledge They are the result of pure science When you sift the proposition down to the Ixittom you are forced to the conclusion that real true scientific farming is the most practical thing in the world and it does not lose any force hy being put in a book or farm pajer The Wichita Eagle THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HARTINGTON AKO PEOPLES HAVINGS BANK JEWELRY REPAIRING We make a specialty of Watch Clock and Jewelry repairing Bring in your repairing NOW All work done in most expert-like manner Pohle Exclusive Jeweler Hartington to Mr Friday A ten pound boy was born and Mi tie Meligshol last mght Frank Marx of Bow Valley was in town tills week on crutches as a re -ult of an attack of inflammatory brut i sin Smith has made some extensive improvements in his slaughter house this week duo 1 (ioeliel fell one day this week while attending his chores and sprained his left shoulder doseph llochstein from near St Helena was in town this week and purchased a car of cattle The Eastern Star Literary society met with Mrs John Schwahland last Friday Mrs Dimmick and Airs Ward won the prizes bouquets of carnations The lam erected hy Lammer to enable him to get more ice went out Sunday morning is al-nady at work building another and hopes to market his usual crop Louis Goetz has decided to quit lie farm and has rented his place at Uar-agon Mrs John Brown sprained her ankle while getting out of a buggy on the way to a funeral tit St James The horses were about to run away and she jumped out on the rough road The question of a new town hall is being discussed An article by Wilbur Bryant appears in the Atlantic Monthly dohn Jenny the young man who left last spring with Frank Hass and Ed Elevens has returned Frank returned shortly after leaving but Stevens is still away County Treasurer Zeigler went to Lincoln to make settlement with the state treasurer A dance given at the Martin Nelson home four miles east of Hartington was attended by a large crowd Fred and Chris Jenal were over from Bloomfield on a combined business and pleasure trip XV li Miller returned this week front Uensylvania where he was called by his mother's illness She passed away before he arrived Mrs Champion was installed as president of the Mrs Smith is the secretary and Mrs A li Gable treasurer After the instill-latino ceremonies the ladies adjourned to the Eby home where their husbands were awaiting them and supper was served to over 50 guests Ueter lliiensen an old Cedar county settler died at his home in St James Jan 1-1 aged 50 He was the father of Mrs (' Jones Guaranteed Dentistry il I'basnnalilb prices You arc no lunger foreeil lo pa lb rl i 1 a 1 1 1 prices tn have yuur teeth placed ill wood miblit ion GOLD CROWNS $300 All denial work at same easy prices all work guaraii Iced In same locution IN yours Sioux City Dentists 627 4th Street Sioux City Iowa CEDAR COUNTY NEWS 1 O'FURKY Fditor and Publisher Only Official Paper of Cedar County Official Paper of 'it of Hurtinton Official Paper of the Town of Ford yet1 Entered at the postoffire at Parting ton Nebraska as mail matter of the second lass January 14 Subscription Price in Advance Canadian and Foreign $-M) LARHFST CIIM 1 CATION IN THE COCNTY i 1 1 i i T-'h I imr I -til i I in lear Pen I I i fr lid i iiimi i "I i- lx an I a -ok rn 1 i a I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 suit i In las! i I i "Pi had lh'l it hack I 1 1 li" 1 1 1 I lou-! limn Ip'ii I a- 'in' ii" i it- lit i i i nine until I aci o'- mi and how erf known both kooitot pain ami 0 sllll'C We now not hat I hr lira I ran hra until The burdens rornr The lighter loads konir Have st renp't hrnrd us for lanlel and for hill We shall xveur sormxv pi rater than worn Yet after every deeper dark comes IirIh Such as we ii'Vr lreum'l on i-tirth could la- Then play the human gum1 with all your might I holding many a prize for you 1 and me! Strickland (lillilan WHAT A THING IS WORTH How do we determine what a thing is worth? Take land for instance I -and values in Cedar county represent what folks will pay whenever there is any for sale Originally the land was worth next to nothing hut the concentration of settlers the founding of settlements the growth into villages and towns the land he came "worth" more because people thought tin' presence of others and the advantages incident to community relations and the creation of markets enhanced tin1 desirability of owning the land At the time the Indians owned the land it could have produced nist as much per acre as today hut rivilia lion did not exist on the land and consentient ly it wasn't worth much Then who creates Is it the man himself on the land or the co-operation of the forces about him The latter of cour-e And every thing that (ends to uplift rivihaj tion and society adds to the value ol everything else it ineluchiig land The time when Broadway was part of a tract less waste land Nehras ka was practically valueless because the Civilization of today was lacking And the greater the elements of rn iliziltioii people markets tile nee essities and luxuries of life are con rent rated in this vicinity the greater will heroine the value of the land or what it i- "worth" when people Imy and sell it HI I MON DA 4 I I'lFNS Why is he: micIi a thro1 a- "blur Monday flic other week a eitieu bt ran do some experimenting lie bad been teeling "blue and "all In" even Moil lav fee yean lie under stand why lie -lunild feel that wav he lirs oi king day of lie vv ee a' 'eel at Ills be-l the latte- i 'he week lie wasn't lone in tiioling out The disee'ery that iii'tead of 'neng a day el rest Sunday wa- a day o' the nardest work el the vveel 1 N-c phy -deal ork but inside vv Ill other welds he ate -o much on Sunday that his interior apparatus vas ev envoi ked and he felt the had fleets of it Monday Now he takes care not to eat substantially more on Sundav than on other days and take reasonable out door exercise on that day not too little and not too much and he finds that there is no such thing a- "blue Monday Others who have been suffering from tin1 same kind or Monday an urged to follow suit COTTON WHFVI The south is receiving approximate ly jUTdlllltHUkino Iron its cotton crop this year One year ot cotton therefore nearly eiptal to all the cold mined in 1 ald'oi nia from Is IP to ljllti The wheat crop of tile west last year amounted to spot) OIIOOiMl One year ol wheat worth more than halt the gold ever mined from Cali forma We raise an average of pounds cotton to the acre and an average ol bushels of wheat to the acre It is possible to raise an average of "Ik) pounds of cotton to the acre ami trom I'd to 'id bushels of wheat Why not It required the expenditure of SP 000000 to' eliminate the foot and mouth disease in cuttle in the United States in 1P1V Of this sum the United States government paid $4 000000 and the states afflicted with the disease the remainder The tinal report was just made public the other day with the information that the widespread ravages of disease was the worst in the history of the country and only preventive measures as out lined by government health authorities can prevent similar outbreaks in the future Scientists are telling us that the infantile paralysis germ is traveling west and that the middle west states wall have a similar epidemic to that which laid low the eastern seaboard states last summer The scientists say the disease has been traveling west since its discovery in Europe in MKM they no more understand why than they know the exact nature of the disease It behooves everyone to live according to the rules rtf hygiene and health this year The infantile jvaralysis micro organism does not attack sanitary folks! The Ecological Survey has been issuing painphelts of late detail mg how the production of copper zinc iron and other metals has been on third greater than ever before The prices have also been one third great cr The men who own the earth are certainly cashing i on then holding- They were thinking of making de Matured alcohol out of potatoes as a -ibst it ute for gasoline in operat ing automobiles hut with tin price of Murphys these parts it apparent that it is cheaper to continue pay mg tribute to John hen a young fellow marries he i- entitled to a good marriage notice the paper It make- him feel the inipm tam of jhe Mop he has taken and inculcates respect for himself I is bride and he job hand hat I ocome of the old fashioned mother who when her dear hoy got whipping' at -chool examined tin kid to -ee whether fie job was done and then 'mi bed it if it i omplamt i- erd that mm mg picture kis-os don't last long -t other I ini g- they ev identic are a- good i- the non made a I ine at first Mght has been on the a long time and it i to he hoped in our humble way that nobody is -oiry they didn't a uvond look I I i i ei bio with too many farm hands is that when the go to town Hex go iii for mten-ive amusement Mamma calls Johnnie vx hen he glow- up ami begins eyeing the young lathe- -lie calls lum a fool Some fellow- county have signatures that he read hy anemic except the bank clerk and all nece ar WTRKCI I ION Hrminstool Why do you wait for fnoinls to i roak iu'lott1 yoa cak tlicir prats''? MAKE VOUR HOME ATTRACTIVE With some of our Pictures Draperies Rugs and Fur i i re Just a few pieces will make a lie I i i -e 'nine iii and let us talk it over JOSEPH BANGE SON Registered Embalmers and Undertakers A ut nf II rs 1 1 curse Flowers Irdcrcl GROWING WHY YES WE WORK FOR YOU Team Wagon and Harness at AUCTION On streets at Hartington Saturday Afternoon January 27 BURNEY TIM TH AND OTIIEK THINGS I have often heard men say they could not understand the solidarity of the Catholic church It is easy for me to understand It is because all Catholics repaid themselves as jiurt and parcel of the church entitled to all the rights and privileges of the church and yet always believign that they owe homage and obedience to their spiritual superiors Here in Columbus was excellent illustration of this fact last Friday Archbishop Harty newly appointed to the Omaha see was on the way from the far Orient to his see city A special train priests and laymen came to Columbus to meet the new prince of the church and escort him to Ins episcopal home And here in Columbus all the active adherents of the church deemed it both privilege md duty to take some part in the welcome of the new dignitary The laymen who as seinhled in honor of their bishop for indeed Bishop Harty is lovably human Those men did not come to I uch the hern of a priestly garment in the hope of extracting virtue and blessing therefrom They came in their hearty and kind Western way to impress upon their new bishop the fact nl their welcome and their loyalty I mingled with the priests and laymen who came from the city to meet their spiritual leader and director and I saw in every eye the light nl loyalty and love And the thought came to me that if the men of the l'rostetant churches won 11 emulate their Catholic brethren in the matter of loyalty to their leader not so many pastors would have dilliriilty in keeping soul and body together in times of high cost of living and there would not be such constant shifting of spiritual advisers from place to place But somehow there appears to have taken root in Unit 'stunt circles the doctrine that a pastor neither needs nor deserves the homage or the loyalty of the people of Ins palish and I have often heard men say that they would no mure think of giving a salute to a pastor than a horse One autumn day I was walking down Uitli street With a party nl Columbus gent lenten We met the honored pastor of the (ireman Lutheran church and when I tipped my hat I was chided by some of my companions A few minutes later' those same companions stood uncovered in the chill air while a presidential candidate was speaking to a vast concourse of people I had respect1 for the political candidate and my own hat was in my hand But I have a higher grade of respect for the man who holds the ollice of of the gospel of the N'azarene and it is both my privilege and duty to give him some mark of respect no matter whether he he an humble pastor or il he shall be the wearer of the episcopal robes Edgar llowatd in 'n-lumbus Telegram CIIOOSINt III SB wo Husbands are not made to order they just grow lo get a good one you have to know him when you see him He may not look like the man I your fancy painted yet you will rec-lognie in him the qualities that go i to make up the reliable enterprising amiable man As a rule women are not possessed of acute business minds and are not as observant as they might be One after another they I will fall into the same open trap just as though they were blindfolded or i were impelled by some uncontrollable I force The majority of them seem to think they must marry and all that is necessary is to find a man that is I good looking or rich The average girl first takes a fancy to a pretty man and thinks and dreams of his lovely hair charming eyes elegant dress divine mustache and dove-like voice She declares that eh is too sweet for anything This fever passes off in time but too often leaves a perverted taste A dandy figure swell manners and clattering tongue are apt to even outweigh a good heart industrious habits and moral voice She declares that he is too of the early ideal rise up to disturb the serenity and tranquility of the domestic scene Better such an ideal had never been formed Mr and Mrs 1 Millard left Tuesday morning for Lincoln where Air Millard has several cases pending before the supreme court STEELE SIMAN CO LIVE STOCK COMMISSION CATTLE HOGS SHEEP SIOUX CITY IOWA ASK ABOUT US WRITE US SHIP US Why kt'i'p i lu'v'r1 ilcul THE MAXWELL LEADS ak il loli't Iii11 pi a -I'etoie hex r1 1 ionics bla ze" uN wort lU'lllior in ECONOMY COMLORT and DURABILITY To the superiority i well cars on these three essential features is due its wide-spread popularity which is growing faster than the demand can be supplied The Maxwell is completely equipped with Electric Lights Self Starter and High Tension Magneto The magneto will save the car owner many dollars for storage batteries required by other cars lie's you! p'anleil 'Heath the eaitli at ureat I'fM'' 1 1 I laho1 Why don't you say to all you friend1- "I'm mighty yrlad I met him" before the undertaker -I tills Ills lie -e around to yet When lie I mu' cold and stiff and mi must live without him makes but miuht little diT what ieoi!" -av about him He cannot hear the you say nor -ee xour tears of -or-tow the moiouens pass Ins silent lay and blot him out tomornws! When laid mi his Sunday suit and to the honeyard driven he cannot hear the preacher toot about his worth when livin' When he has cease I to wink his eyes and quits this world of ours he cares not how you criticise he'll be no jude of flowers! So trive the man your words of love while he can hear your story tiefore he winrs his way ataive to twang a harp in glory! HOW'LL WE KNOW? How do yon suppose that the editor is going to find out about it unless someone tells him And when someone who is not quite sure of all of the facts tells him errors are bound to creep into the paper Things are happening in your circle every few days which would help make the paper more interesting for every reader Won't you take the trouble to mention them or telephone them in worry the editor can't shoot straight anyway Never mind the writing or the grammar or the English we'll be glad to doctor it up if necessary The Maxwell is operated at least expense It gives greater comfort and is so constructed that it will give the maximum service at least expense for up-keep and repairs Come in and let us give you a practical demonstration believe when you have seen THE ELITE GARAGE Do you know its an awful thing to be ignorant The wife told me she had been shopping and among other things she said she had purchased a camisole and I like a boob though! she said casserole and blurted out "I like macaroni served that way" Maybe you know what it is0 Ask your wife H1RSCHMAN Proprietor.