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WESTERN LIBERAL.
The Fairies'
Messages
By
r
w iviary oranam Conner
(Copyright.)
HT IIB Fairies," said
Va I J? DnUdy, "all
thought they
wcro going to
have a wonderful
party until the
Fairy Queen said,
"'Thoro Is
work for us to
do.'
"Of course the
Fairies love their
work as they do
their play so they
smiled when the
Fairy Queen told
them there was
work for them to do.
"'And what Is It?' asked Princess
Twilight-Bell.
"'yes, tell us what tin work is to
'be,' said tho Fairy Princess Joy.
"'Shall wo play and make music?'
asked Fairy Ybab.
"'Dear me,' said the Fairy Queen.
üow can 1 ever answer so many
'questions at once?'
"Tho Fairies laughed and then wait
ed for the Fairy Queen to tell them
what sho wanted them to do.
"'When tho New Year comes,' said
tho Fairy Queen, 'We must plan new
work.'
"'Oh yes, agreed nil tho Fairies,
"'It needn't exactly bo new,' said
tho Fairy Queen, 'but wo must start
off afresh In our work and get others
to start off afresh too.'
" 'Wo shall do that, said tho Fairies.
"'And,' continued tho Fairy Queen,
"we shall all go forth today and wills
Pfr secrets to the Children.'
"'What sorts of secrets?' asked the
Fairies,
" 'Wo shall tell them,' said tho Fairy
Queen, 'thnt to be happy they must be
cheerful and pleasant. Wo will tell
them to seo how wonderfully It works
Just to give It a fair trial. Tell them
to get up every morning with a bright
smile for everyone they meet. And
then they will see how much happier
It makes everyone.'
"That's a splendid Idea,' said the
Fairies.
" 'And Ybab with her Fairy orches
trn will sing little songs while they
sleep and somehow or other when
they wake up the next day they will
1)e so happy. They will not quite know
why but we will know that It Is
Tbab's .wondrous fairy music'
" 'Ah,' smiled Ybab, 'how happy that
makes me 1 I always love to sing and
play. I think I shall sing them a song
like this, and Fairy Ybab waved her
-vynnd and sang:
'"Music, music makes us glad.
"'Crossness only makes us sud.
'"So let's be huppy, bright and gay,
" 'And then we'll love both work and
play.'
" That will be a fine song,' said tho
Fairy Queen. 'I am sure the Children
will love It. Of course they will hear
.It whllo they sleep and when they
awako they will have forgotten tho
words but they will remember tho
meaning of the song.'
"And when shall we start?' asked
the Princess Twilight-Bell.
"'Let's get started very soon,' said
itlio Fairy Princess Joy.
"'Oh yes,' snld Ybab In her silvery
voice. 'I want to bo singing all tho
time.'
"That Is the way you must mnko
tho children feel, Ybab,' said the Fairy
Queen. Thoy must feel so happy ev
ery minute. They must be Joyous and
have such good times and make every
one around them hnppy. Don't for
get, little Fairies,' she added, 'to tell
the Children to wake up every morn
ing with a smile. Thnt will be such
a good start for the day.'
" 'Wo won't forget,' said the Fairies.
"And oft they went. AH over tho
Earth they flew nnd they wore their
Invisible robes that no one can see but
a Fnlry. To homes nnd homes they
went and over every child sleeping
thnt night they whispered the Fnlry
Queen's messages.
"Ybab sang her song, nnd before she
had finished, a smile came on the face
of each child who heard her.
"When the Fairies returned to Fairy
land where the Fairy Queen was wait-
"Whisper Secrets to the Children."
Ing for them, though she had been oft
on n trip too, they told her of their
work.
"'Ah,' sho said, 'they will be happy
now I feel quite sure, and though they
rany not know that tho Fairies have
been to see them, they will somehow
feel better and wo know that It will
bo because of the Fairies I' "
It's Worth While.
A new year Is surely worth a new
effort.
Another Year
t Another year is now starting, 0
t At midnight I heard the bells J
ring t
Their final farewell to the old
year;
t Oh, tohat will the new year J
bringf t
Shadow and then tome tun-
t thine
J Neither can always last; J
t Borrow and pain and pleasure t
J Just at the year that's pott. i
0 None can foretell the future,
It's hidden beyond our gaze;
1 But most of the year that's com' t
n i
t TVitl be made of commonplace t
days.
Í Horning and noon and evening i
$ Filled up with little things,
J Days of rest and of labor Í
These are what each year
t brings. J
' Qo on then into the future,
With never a thought of fear;
Trusting the hand that leads us '
To guide for another year. J
Crace Bulkley,
IDEALS FOR THE
NEW YEAR
T:
Dy Dr. William DeWltt Hyde.
welsh the material In the
scales of the personal, and
measure life uy the atondara
or lovei
To prlie health aa contoKloua
happiness, wenlth aa potential
service, reputation na latent In
fluence, learnlnK for the light It
can abed, poner for the help It
con Klve, atatlon for the good It
can dot
To choose In each caae Tfhat la
tcuoa on ine iruuie, una accept
cheerfully Incidental evlla In- S?
volved 1
To put my whole aelf Into nil
that 1 do and Indulge no alngle
dealre, at the expense of myself,
ns a wbolei
To crowd ont fear by devotion
to duty, and aee present and fu
ture aa one 1 to treat othera aa I
would he treated, nnd myself aa I
would my beat friend 1
To lend no oil to the foolish,
but to let my light ahlne freely
for all)
To make no gain by nuother'a
loss, and buy no pleaanre with
another's pnlni
To harbor no thought of an
other which I would be unwilling
thnt other should knowi
To say nothing unkind to
amuse myself, and nothing false
to please others!
Tn take no nrlde In weaker
men's fallings, and bear no mal- 5
To pity the aelflsh no less than
the poor, the proud as much aa
the outcast, and the cruel even
more than the oppreasedi
To worship God In all that Is
good and true and beautlfnli
To serve Christ wherever a aad
heart can be mnde happy or a
wrong will aet right! and to rec
ognise Ood's coming kingdom In
every Institution nnd person that
helps meo to love one another.
WHAT NEW YEAR'S SIGNIFIES
Time to Resume Another Journey of
Life, Starting Out With a
jrTV 1
Clean Slate.
in siaw. rrtir
The need of getting a convenient
division of time Into days and years
which correspond with tho movements
of tho earth and sun is not suQlclcnt
explanation of tho New Year's festival.
That need Is wholly mechanical,
mathematical, and, serviceable. The
mood of New Year's Is not mechanical,
mathematical, or serviceable. It Is
wholly one of abandon nnd heedless
ness. It Is such because the, day represents
nn accounting and a sponging of the
slate. Life needs renewed beginnings.
It cannot lead away across unbroken
and unmarked plains. It must have
Its deilnlto stops, Its prospects In the
Intimate future. Tho traveler must
have In thought as ho goes along the
road u possibility of a comfortable end
ing of tho tiny at an Inn.
We seek constantly a realization of
completeness, of a beginning, a mid
dle, nnd an end. Life, which Is form
less, must havo form given it. It
must have Its stopping places, where
It relaxes by a flro and Is genial. It
cannot go on traveling without defined
purpose, with no objective, with no
Inns Inviting by tho light through so
cial windows. It must have objectives
In the near prospect.
It seeks a deflulto nnd well laid out
plan, a scheme, and, therefore, regard
less of tho need of dividing timo Into
periods which can bo used for tho ma
terial needs of people, It makes periods
which satisfy tho demand for an ob
jective. The New Year's festival la nn Inn
which folk reach at tho end of a long
Journey. They sit a whllo and aro
merry. They tako up their Journey
again. Clifford Raymond.
Wholly Up to You.
It 1018 Is not the best year of youf
life, you have only yourself to blame.
INJURY BY RODENTS
Well Fed Rats Breed Often and
Have Very Large
Utters.
INK PRODUCE IN STORES
Not Only Foodstuffs and Forage, but
Textiles, Clothlnn and Leather
Goods Are Often Ruined Cut
Off Food Supply.
(Prepared by the United States Dcpart-
The effect of an iibutiilmirn nf rnmi
on tho breeding of rodents should ho
kept In mind. Well-fed rats muturo
quicKiy, Dreed often, and have largo
Utters. Poorly fed rats, on the con
trary, reproduce less freiuintlv nuil
have smnller litters. In addition,
scarcity of food makes measures for
destroying tho animals far more effective.
Merchandise In Stores. In nil tmrts
of the country there Is u serious eco
nomic druln In tho destruction by rats
mid mice of merchandise held for ale
by dealers. Not only foodstuffs and
forage, but tattles, clothing, nnd
leather goods lire often ruined. This
loss Is due mnlnly to the faulty build
ings in which the stores are kept.
Often It would bo a measure uf econ
omy to tear down the old structures
and replace them by new ones. How
ever, even the old buildings may often
be repaired so as to make them prnc
tlcnlly rat-proof; and foodstuffs, as
Hour, seeds, nnd meats, may always
bu protected In wire cages at slight
expense. The public should he pro
tected from Insanitary stores by a
system of rigid Inspection.
Household Sudd lies. Similar enre
should be exercised In tlin hnmn tn
protect household supplies from mice
and rats. Little progress In ridding
the Premises of these nnlmnls run lin
mnde so long as they have access to
supplies of food. Cellars, kltchenn.
nnd pantries often furnish subsistence
not only to ruts that Inhabit the
be utilized or promptly destroyed by
fire.
Hats find nhuiidnnt food tn country
slnughterhou8Ps; reform In the man
agement of these Is badly needed.
Such places are centers of rnt propa
gation. It Is n common practico to
leave offal of slaughtered nnlmnls to
be eaten by rats and swine, nnd this
Is the chief means of perpetuntlng
trichinae In pork. The law should re
quire thnt offal bo promptly cremated
or otherwise disposed of. Country
slaughter-houses should bo ns cleanly
nnd ns constantly Inspected as abba
tolrs. Another Importnnt source of rnt
food Is found In remnants of Iftnchcs
left by employees In factories, stores
nnd public buildings. This food, which
alone Is sufficient to nttrnct nnd sus
tain n small army of rnts. Is commonly
loft In waste baskets or other open
reccptncles. Strictly enforced rules
requiring nil remnnnts of food to he
deposited In covered metal vessels
would mnko trapping far more effec
tive. Military training camps, unless sub
jected to rigid discipline In the mat
ter of disposal of garbage and waste,
soon become centers of rnt Infestation.
Wnste from enmps. deposited In cov
ered mctnl cans nnd collected dnlly,
should be removed fnr from the camp
Itself and either burned or utilized In
approved modern ways.
GIVE FEED ANIMALS RELISH
While Preference for Certain Food la
Formed by Habit, It Is Better to
Catir to It.
Animals nre much like human be
ings in thnt they have their own indi
vidual preference for certain foods.
Whllo this preference Is formed by
habit, to get the best returns with the
feeds, It Is best generally to cater to
tho animal's appetite.
Some horses will not do well with
out oats tn the ration. Others do not
especially enre for onts. but require
corn, some require more hay tlinn
others, some must have ground feeds.
To get the best results such animals
should he humorod.
Our problem in feeding is to watch
the animals and see that they get the
feeds they require and no morí. Feed
CAGE TRAP WITH SPLENDID CATCH OF RATS.
dwelling, but to many that come from
outside. Food supplies may nlways
be kept from rats and mice if placed
In Inexpensive rat-proof containers
covered with wire netting. Sometimes
nil that Is needed to prevent serious
waste Is tlie application of a defective
lnrt of the building.
Produce In Transit Much loss of
fruits, vegetables, and other produce
occurs In transit by rail nnd on ships.
Most of the damage is done at wharves
and rn rnllwny stations, but there Is
also considerable In ships' holds, espe
cially to perishable product; brought
from warm latitudes'. Much of tills
may bo prevented by the use of rnt
proof'cages at the docks, by flie caré
ful fumlgntlon of sengolng vessels at
the end of encli voyage, and by the fre
quent, iimigatlon ojt vessels la const
Kirie trade; but still more by replacing
old nnd decreplt wharves nnd stntlon
platforms with modern ones built of
concrete.
Where cargoes are being loaded or
unloaded nt wharves or depots, food
liable to attack by rats may be tem
porarily safeguarded by being placed
In rnt-proof cages, or pounds, con
structed of wire netting. Wooden
hoses containing reserve food held In
depots for n considerable time or In
tended for shipment by sen mny be
mnde rat-proof by light coverings of
metal along the angles. This plnn has
long been in uso to protect naval stores
on ships nnd In warehouses. It Is
based on the fact thnt rnts do not
gimw tho piano surface of hard mate
rials, but attack doors, furniture and
boxes nt tho angles only.
Packing Houses. racking bouses
nnd abattoirs are often sources from
which rnts secure subsistence, espe
cially where meats aro prepared for
market In old buildings. In old-stylo
cooling rooms with doublo walls of
wood and sawdust Insulation, nlways
a source of annoyance becuuso of rat
Infestntlon, the utmost vigilance Is
required to prevent serious loss of
meat products. On tho other hand,
packing bouses with modern construc
tion and sanltnry devices havo no
trnublo from rnts or mice.
Garbage and Waste. Since much of
the food of rnts consists of garbago
and other waste materials, It Is not
Miough to bar tho animals from mar
kets, granaries, warehouses and pri
vate food stores. Qnrbngo nnd offal
of all kinds must bo so disposed of
Hint rats cannot obtain them.
In cities and towns an cfllclent sys
tem of garbage collection and disposal
should be established by ordinances.
Waste from markets, hotels, cafes nnd
households should be collected In cov
ered mctnl receptncles nnd frequently
emptied. Garbago should never be
ipld tn
damp!
or nenr towns, but should
left in the trough or scnttcred on the
ground out of reach of animals does
not produce.
Even In feeding cattle n skillful
feeder will soon learn tlie different ani
mal's peculiarities and meet their re
quirements In such a way ns to get
economical gains. If lie docs not
watcli closely he Is likely to waste
feed while some of the animals are
not getting enough.
WINTER TASKS FOR FARMER
Among Other Things to Do During
Cold Weather Season Is to Form
Co-Operative Clubs.
I'lnnt, prune Hnu" spray homy or.
chnrds. Form co-operatlvo clubs for pur
chasing and selling all furm supplies
and products.
Clear youf pasture of all rubbish,
etc., repair tho fences and make prop
ortion for sodding them to Ber
muda or other grasses next spring.
Purchase commercial fertilizers co
operatively, and pay for them In cosh
If possible.
Itcmovc all stumps, terrace your
land and clean out alt ditches.
Winter plow your land when In
condition.
Make compost and top dress grnln
with stable manure.
Ilepalr and paint Implements nnd
machinery.
Clean nnd spray poultry and hog
houses.
Mate poultry and set eggs for pro
duction of pullets for fall laying.
Use M10 split-log drag on your roads.
Get your neighbor to do tbo same.
DRY FEED INSTEAD OF SLOP
Doesn't Freeze Up to Intuit Appetite
of Hog In Winter Germs and
Odors Are Avoided.
The farmer whose pigs havo lost
their nvldlty for slop should try feed
ing the slopstuff dry. Many n time
pigs may bo found fastidiously nosing
through thick slop, when If dry mid
dlings bo placed In a trough hard by
they will devour It In flerco competi
tion. Somo men like milk tonst, and
somo men don't like milk toast; that Is
tho woy with pigs. Try raising n bunch
of pigs on dry middlings Instead of
slop of middlings, and tho chances are
that the pigs will demonstrate the
success of ho experiment. Germs and
odors don't accumulate around a
trough In which dry feed Is provided ;
dry feed doesn't freezo up to Insult the
nppetlto of a hog, like tlop may do In
winter.
MORNINGSTAR & MITCHELL
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
LORDSBURG,
NEW MEXICO
GEO. L. KELLY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Lordsburg, New Mexico
Practice la All Courts.
LYMAN H. HAYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WILCOX, ARIZONA
I'racllce In Public Lands and Hlnias
I.rtt a Specially.
DR. R. E. BUVENS
DENTAL SURGEON
OOlrrl llroivn lllork, Pyramid at.
PISHMAMt.XTI.Y I.OCATHIJ
I.ordaburir, N. M.
Jack Heather
Contractor and Builder
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Lordsburg Lodge No. 30
A. F. & A. M.
Meets the .Ird Thursday nl-ht ef esca
Month. Visiting; Ilrothtrs Iarlted.
K. M. PISIIKII, W. Bl.
G. V, JKPPUfl, Secretary.
Pyramid Lodge No. 23
K. of P.
Mreta Hvery Tuesday Hrenlna;. Vlalttaa
Ilrothers Invited.
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Woodmen of the World
CAMP NO. 88
Meets every 2nd and 4th Saturday nlsht
at the K. of P. Hall
IS. M. PISIIKIt, C. O.
n. II. REYNOLDS, Clerk.
Woodmen Circle
CAMP NO 50
Meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday
nlffhts at the IC. of P. nail.
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