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HOPE FARM NOTES 
No Moke “Redheads.”—I have had 
a few letters somewhat like the follow¬ 
ing: 
I have just been reading the “Hope 
Farm Notes” in your paper of September 
25, and would like to ask you if there is 
some other name that would sound a little 
better than Redhead when you write 
about the little (faithful) boys. I think 
that it sounds a little out of place, end 
when the boys grow older they will feel 
sensitive over it, I wish you would not 
use it any more. Hope Farm Notes are 
fine. Hoping I have not said too much- 
New York. j. E. w. 
When I speak of the “Redheads” I re¬ 
fer to one little boy and two little girls. 
It is meant as a sort of endearing title, 
and not at all in the way of ridicule. Our 
children have not taken it so—in fact, 
they seem to be rather proud of the color 
of their hair, as some wise man has told 
them that this color always seems to go 
with a tough, hardy Constitution. As for 
me I like the color, and the name seemed 
to suit these little people exactly. How¬ 
ever, if there is any chance that the name 
may cling to them and hurt their feelings 
later I think it best to drop it, and so we 
will find some new name for them here¬ 
after. Our friend is right in coming for¬ 
ward this way in defence of little chil¬ 
dren. As a rule most of those who object 
to the name have hair of a color that 
makes them realize what it means. They 
ought to know. And so the “Redheads” 
will retain their hair but drop the name. 
Primary Elections. —It is amusing to 
pick up some of the books and papers of 
10 years ago and read the arguments 
against primary elections. The writers 
predicted all sorts of calamities in case 
the caucus and convention were wiped 
out. In those days five or six men would 
get together and suggest “delegates.” At 
the convention a few “leaders” would get 
into a back room and “fix up a slate,” 
and the rest of us would hurrah for it- 
We are done with that in New Jersey, 
and it never will return. Our candidates 
are selected at open primaries. Here is 
a curiosity taken from the Republican 
primary ballot. It gives the names of 
candidates for chosen freeholders—which 
means our local county legislature—much 
the same as supervisors in other States. 
Formerly there was one freeholder for 
each town. That proved cumbersome 
and expensive, and the board has been cut 
down to seven members. As you see each 
man is given a chance to express his 
“platform.” On the face of these state¬ 
ments which would you vote for? 
For Chosen Freeholders *•“ ( 5 fc ' J 
) ALBERT M. BRATT.. . 
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) For County Houteclcaning. 
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REID HOWELL . 
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ERNEST W WEBBON. 
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| LOUIS S COE. 
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WILLIAM BF.SWICK. 
WILLIAM P. EAGER. .. 
JOSEPH KINZLEY, JR . 
WILLIAM H. TRACY.... 
JOHN W WINTERS 
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County House- 
SAMUEL J. CORKER. 
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|JA.MES F. WELCH .. 
ITHOMAS BARRy... 
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1 WILLIAM E. ELLIS...... 
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ARTHUR GATFIELD 
EDMOND L. GREENIN.. 
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2 year* lintit Administration, Com- 
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EDSON S. SHORTER 
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GEORGE T SMITH . 
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1 JACK L. FOX . 
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| ROSS MF.RSEREAU 
WALTER SCOTT. 3 y~r. \ S' 
) Again*! Hisses. 
Beauty. —The Hope Farm man is very 
happy in the thought that he became con¬ 
vinced many years ago he never could get 
very far on his shape or looks. That is a 
very comfortable frame of mind to get 
into. Most people desire to be good look¬ 
ing—a very laudable ambition in these 
days. The things they do to make them¬ 
selves attractive are remarkable and 
amusing to me. Prinking and powdering, 
'THE RUKAL, N E \V -VOKKER 
October 9, 1915. 
shaving and tailoring, ribboning and 
hair-dressing are all favorite games with 
the beauty seekers. I see my young peo¬ 
ple—and older ones, too—at it, and per¬ 
haps a few observations from an old- 
timer thoroughly untouched by beauty 
may be in order. As I look about and see 
all this struggle to rank high on the scale 
of points I am led to wonder why the 
work is all put on the outside. I know 
of girls and women who pencil and trim 
their eyebrows, powder their face and 
stand before the glass perhaps half an 
hour each day smiling at their own reflec¬ 
tion in the mirror. The object of this, 
they tell me, is to acquire an agreeable 
expression, a fine smile and sparkling eye. 
By constant practice they may be able to 
manufacture a dimple which Nature has 
thus far denied them ! It seems to me 
that these beauty seekers working on the 
outside are simply making a poor artifi¬ 
cial mask which anyone with half an eye 
can detect. As all are doing it more or 
less, no one seems willing to say wdiat all 
of them know'. As I see all this going 
on I wonder why these people do not 
work more from within and develop che 
thought and character which makes true 
beauty shine through the face! I meet 
several young girls whose features are 
perfect as it seems to me. Yet 1 can see 
how common thoughts out of a selfish, 
very ordinary life are twisting those fine 
features into a discontented, mean expres¬ 
sion, which will spoil the entire face. 
Not all the powder and glass smiling and 
facial drill on earth will keep them from 
growing into sour-faced unhappy women 
in time. If they could only work from 
within and light the lamp of unselfish 
character and fill it with the highest and 
noblest thoughts they would go through 
the world in true beauty. But of course 
here you start up to say the Hope Farm 
man is out of his latitude. Why does not 
he set the world a fine example of beauty 
by following his own doctrine? There are 
some things in this world to be fairly 
ranked as impossible and, after all, who 
does not find it easier to preach than to 
practice ? 
Young People. —I have one insistent 
friend who rather demands my opinion 
about taking children to “bring up.” Does 
it really pay, and do such children amount 
to anything? What do you mean by 
“pay”? If you mean a financial return 
on the labor of the child I would not dis¬ 
cuss such a question, for no one should 
ever take a child with any such motive as 
is hidden in that suggestion. As to 
whether you or the child or the world can 
be made better, it depends on many 
things which could hardly be analyzed. 
We have never stopped to think whether 
there was any “pay” in it or not. We 
just took the children as they came along 
to us, and did the best we knew how. The 
oldest boy is the only one who has yet 
settled down for life. This boy came to 
us nearly 20 years ago as a waif. We do 
not know his parentage. After wander¬ 
ing about at various things including one 
year at an agricultural college, this boy 
has decided to join the Salvation Army 
and make that his life-work. He worked 
in the ranks for a year, and now we are 
helping him through a training school, 
where he will graduate as some kind of 
officer and as he puts it, “march out 
against the devil.” I give you the plain 
facts about this boy. I never had any 
dreams about him- He never will be 
President or any great organizer or lead¬ 
er. When he wrote us about his choice, 
of a life work, and I found he was sin¬ 
cere in it, I merely told him I would 
much rather have him in the Salvation 
Army than in the regular army. He tells 
us how the “army” went out one night in 
Chicago and some one threw ripe toma¬ 
toes and even eggs. My boy seems to 
have marched through the storm without 
losing step with the philosophical re¬ 
mark: “We had evidently stirred up the 
devil quite a little.” It requires more 
real nerve to face that sort of thing than 
to follow a brass band into battle. I 
just speak of this to show that you never 
can tell what these boys will come to. I 
think this Salvation Army officer has 
“paid.” I have, however, changed my 
mind regarding college education. It may 
be power for one boy, but poison for an¬ 
other. 
Farsi Notes. —Jack Frost touched us 
on the shoulder on the night of September 
23. It did no harm, but the suggestion 
of white on the roof was a friendly note 
of warning. Old Jack is not usually as 
kindly as this. He is more inclined to 
pounce down without warning, and blast 
the corn and the garden. We know what 
he means, and there was no delay in 
starting corn cutting. The yield is good— 
on the whole the best we ever had, with a 
larger proportion than ever before of 
flint ears suitable for seed.The more 
I see of Alsike clover the better I like 
it for our soil. It does far better for us 
than Red—making a quick, strong growth 
and thriving better in our hard, sour soil. 
I think that for our latitude Alsike will 
be better than Crimson for a cover crop— 
seeded in the corn- While the Alsike 
does not make as large a Fall growth as 
the Crimson, it is sure to Winter over 
and will grow rapidly in Spring. Great 
stuff I call it.Up to September 25 
we had eaten peaches continuously for 
55 days, with a chance of continuing at 
least two weeks more. By planting a 
succession of varieties we are able to keep 
up the stream. An old variety, Bray's 
Rareripe, seems to have come to life this 
year. H. w. c. 
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