Putnam patriot. [volume], August 07, 1908, Image 2

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fUTNAM WINDHAM CO..CONA.
L*te*t Nfwi Cor-dem^d.
ThfSix ial party »<•)«• ""«•*’* Uni **
torilwhed tn Itirn, -rt-l Friday. fr<. it
lh«*ir national < 't i ulive
that M. It. I'rt-I'iit. i »» ifiuiir a ten
U iMt* fur rnur.tir, aim w t« nominalr-l
a* their earutldale for Dre^ltU'ii!. hint
definitely il«(liti*-*l in «*’<* |i'_. A ‘"in
ti! » »i h idily <mII> I, ami A tntiM fllll
iisn* »i« nfimlr.Htftl a*a "|>r«x* and
If eleeted Militia h aarwrl !•»
Fn^toii t*» the cn inet
A* a re* ill of * hru*h I if -tari#* 1 on
Hat unlay at I *nm l’oM»*h « oUmihia,
that t«Wfl U;»- Alp<d - t th* nifij /lf.
other village, 14 mi-** distant, i* ht ;
IIame*. ami two other* are in .
more than !«*• liven nr#* ref» >rle«! lo«t i
A territory 1mm »«j i>irp in' * - in extent \
It. a aeething ilia** of flame*. I houa
aml*. who*** property wan destroyed,
are rendered home lew- The govern
iwent ha* taken atep* to gi\e the auffer
•*r* relief.
A ml****ionary In r*pain *end* to the
Amrri.an Hoard an comment of »»
Madrid journal of the rwrnt great nil*
aionary meeting In « armgie Hull It
nay* “The Important feature of the re
union w a* the add re** of Mr. laft, He
eretary of War What a wonderful
thing The aeeretary of w ar of one of
the moat jKiwerful ami riehe*t nation*
af’eakiriK of < hfi-t ami of iii!**don*
Itut ne\erlhele-.* it wn- *o lit* Ian
pinure eouhl not lime been imprn\ed
|>y the ino*l fervent minister of the
church
IkaUui will welcome till* w**ek tin
ii'ith tiatlovini consent ion of the * u
prerne hnige ami the hiennhii eticntnp
merit of tin* I itiforin Kank ol tin
Knight* of i'vtlilii-ttmi for tie tie *
ten (lay* >-.immi d» i. j it* r< preo ni lm:
the K niicltt-■, the I inform Hank* ami
the I'ythiaii -d*tem from all pait* oi
the I nit*■*I "t ;*!•'-. 1 iei mailnin V»rt l»
w***tari«l l'l»« I i*tern pr<n|ii- ( *- \
time tin' freedom am! honor* of tin
city
!relegates representing two million
Roman < utlioliCM ali oo i the i *»iI• <I
Htute* vi ill attend tin- seventh national
convention ot Hit \ni»*rlmii I • deration
of < athoilc Soetetlex, which will ojh n
with a solemn m|\ lee in Holy l
< allied ral on Sunday, August !» It is
cx|»ccled that this convention will Ik
4>ii«' of tin most notahlf religion* plli
crmg* cm r assembled in t hi* count ry .
At the session* of the convention r.
W Ide range of subjects will Ik- discussed
at length.
Thi’ii wiii shortly i* launchcil by a
Ifomloti syndicate lor the lienetU of in
valid* who wish to combine sen lib
with luxury n floating fiydropathic
hotel. The vessel will accommodate,
with stale looms oo pa--engi r*,w hos«
tu*f\t*srcijulti l-ti. im' • .1 ''in ’( ' iw<
celebrated physician** and stalt .( coin
|M*tcnt do tois have hicn engaged l'
look a ti l the passenger* I he idea i
(o make it a pIcHsuic party for th“s*
only who are suffering from nerve :*
t in»hle I l W l'l lot • « i It1 . I heal •
and concert hhmii, |Iuk*Ihii nu<l Turk
Rh baths, a gy mmiM nil and orchestra
It will be stationed n the Adriatic
taking excursions only in line weathe.
Ala recent session cl the Northcm
Pacific rale hearing cmm- In the I >
t T remit t ourt.il was shown that tin
»>y ndtcatr that carried through the reoi
ghnl/atioii of tin- road in 1 Ktit., received
from the sale of spak* Ac . H 17,i*oo,txio
In the new company while it cost hut
fr io,Tonkin to call in all of the *toek o
the ohi company -thus dealing T-’
iMUKlo chat juotU.
i'w*o eliitdreii diowned. Uathe tied
tip on at least four tines ot railroad and
most of the nav igabtc rlvcfs, ciops t»ad
h damaged and in large areas ot low
lands entile U destroyed Is a partial
ie* >»d of ttie »'llreu in » astern North
l umiUigof the \\ » • India sloftn that
i iged on the Atlantl * e« a*t fast Thur*
day and 1 rlday it was accompanied
by A tAth-faU that was a tecvtd.h* *‘k
it In some localities the rain lei I to a
depth of '* M inches.
\ 1**11 Italian, In Southington, who
had not Imd *oik tut xoine length ol
time, amt lit* faintly lt«*l lu'inw >|utlc
■n*edv . gut a lull |tt *hovel utt a thirty
tun rat load *»t coal. lit1 l*-gau tttfjou
t>ut for lack ol food (tail run (town ami
«» M»n (i\rtr»mi‘ amt had K*x*' '*
up lit* wife, however, determined
the job ahouhl not If trad. Htfmitim her
hoabamt home, *he in runted the coal
car, t»**k tltr * hove I amt *i*»ii matt** it
evident *lie ua* capable ol ttic ta*k
Indauiilcd by a laigi crowd ttial lea
thered to w atch the strange *ight of a
woman doing *uch bnij work, she
kept on *hovelltm until the job wa*
linbdicd Then »hc darted home appa
rently none the turn* for her tiard ta*k
tt any one doubt* the popular utter
ed in direct prtmane* tic *tiould »lud>
the recent result of llnwe held tn l eva*
In lta*t tile total ltrnioeratic vote wn*
im.atkl. In ttaai. wilti Itiyan running,
the lull |>arty vote w a* > ', *1*. t he
vote at la*l prtmane* l* edttuaied at
That tells the dedte of the
whole party.
At Neutlly, fiance. a te»t wa- re
cently* rnavle of a (emler designed to
prevent ttie Injury of |«ri»oji* caught ;
tn front of automobile* and othet *w if:
going vehicle* An automobile e*|Ulp
jMxt with tt wa* *et moving at a tug It
rate of *|*ad, when one of I he #**!*!
ant* ran tn front of it and wa* *a!eiv
anatcheal op Into a net This led ws*
rejetled »e‘erat time* l*a*vrug» r,
may* yet be thus taken up on expte**
t ain* any where o*t the tine without
•lopping them.
Our
Shoe Store
O i the Corner
Hi., > \\ II.h 01 I 15 P. i < t
(I ,i I-. lijic J • O-l-l - /•-'
ii- ■> ; > 'll 'i’i"
Men - I’ IU11 roll ft .cl f Button
„ I l.« O "'I p «fitv
..I,i /. "- ■ »• *» •»:
l).i.I I, t ' ‘ P ■ ■ t * t <>>
foi l-. #.TU0 Ijnaiity Sai‘.- Price.
(I M I.ft of Patent ( • ' txt-.nl- for
YotlUK M«a’« \\ t- II Sai< f‘, ice.
# .Ml
M<7v R i.TmC, f \Y.T„ o7».rli.ich
i-i Onto I- M..I on! i*I N irro#
Toe-. #4 o <j i,i 0 Sal,- Prid-.
»:t..M*
Ali oiii Ji-i,k.-!i I.iio-- in Mi-i. n
Sliofu, i i Hij/ii f t \ - I K (1. fiiiu
M i; mi'l I'ati'iit Col; at Ci i-at'y
Hf-i! «j«*i-I Pricer*.
ff,»\ *. film Metal lilufiif-r Otforrl*,
r<-Kulu **^.<><1 ijiia.tv Sail- Price.
si r>»
Four Under-Price
Cottons
OunelJen .'f*i inch Bli m-bril Cotton
Siie i*i icc Sc per y<l
'!•; moh Donumtn t 'ot ton, full lilcai h
cii, Kc quality.
Sale Price Sc par yil
Chapman .'UJ inch iiieacheil Cotton,
‘.lc value.
Sale Price 7c per yil
ill! inch I it I Bleach-il Hero Cotton,
!*c value.
Sale I’i ice Sc per yil
IiOQffiloti I i It il l inch lileaclii-il
Cotton.
S I . Pile 10c pel yl
Six Unriei-Priced
Sheetings
P#-l pfot I I l'< ■ » .1 t ,1 t I H I
S| ■ I 26c per Ml
I la !|_ !-t A III IM .1 '• I It mil I it fort,
Si I 2 5c l'i l I
The Byron D. Bugbee Corporation
We Have Decided That The
Month, of August
Will be a Strenuous clearance Month on all Summer
Goods and odd Lots.
Lockwood '•) 4 Brown (’ tt< n.
Snip pri<< 25c per ' 1
iVquot It I f ull Bleached Sheeting.
A in* nea * be»f,
Sa!e l'ri< •< 27c I er yd
Jtwight Anchor 1) 4 Full Bleached
Sheeting,
Sale Price 27c p'T yd
Lo kwood Full Bleached 1) 4 Slieet
•«*g.
Sule Pi ice 27c per yd
Shirt waists
Fine White Waists. button hack
and front, long and abort sleeves,
trimmed with embroidery and lace,
hale Price 80C each
Fancy light colored and fancy em
broidered and lace trimmed White
Waists,
Sale Pi ice $1. 12
Lingerie and fine muslin White
Waists, abort aleeveH.hntton in hack
Sale Price $X,79
Swiss Mu him and Fin*' Batiste White
Waists, tiiinmed with line and fine
embroidery,
Sale Price 812.09
Women'sSuits
Kton Suitm in light, fancy mixtures,
just wlmt you need for vacation
w nr §lo an 1 1111 to suit
hull. Price $7.98
Bilttnrtlv suits and all this season s |
light colored suits, your ch< ice now
just, half price.
#20 fiuit-. nli: pri.-t $10
s . c*- £12.30
Suit-. -s - i” - |H
WomensCoats
Light r lion 1 2- ii'i-h Box < oats,
regular ?3 am #n c >-t*.
£2 98
Three quarter engtli ( rats in light
mixtures, regu tr **i and #7 Coat-.
Sale l*i r i £3.98
#* arul #*.* < - it-, -a e price £4.98
2(1 and SO inch Covert Coats, #7.50
(•overt Co»ts sale price £5.98
fit Covert Coat- sale price £8.98
#10 Covert < 'oats.-ale price £7.98
#12 and #l.'l C veil Coats,
Sale Price £8.98
Children’s Coats
Children's Keefers, sizes 2, 4 andf!
#2 Keefers in light colors.
Sa'e I’rice 98c each
#M Children's Coats.
Sale I'lice £1,98
S i.50 and #d 75 Chi dteu s Coats,
Si,i l\ic< £2.48
S i and #1.50 Cl Iren s Coats.
S ite Price £2.98
So and so> Cl . I n ( oats
mi. I'.ic. £3.98
t liildt ett - \\ l,,t Serge Coats, si/es
2 toti vests. > 50 iml 75 Coats
Si ■ Price £2.48
•iBigger j
; | Bargains j
T
<» in t
I
:: Fine Muslins |
• ’Than >Ve E»er Offered in • (
< ’ Our Experience. ;;
Dotted Swifts, Voiles and Dimities.
12 12c up to 25c qualities. Sale
Pi ice ?c per yard
15c Fancy Plaid Muslins, in the
Newest Plaids Checks and Stripes.
Sale Price, 12 l-2f per yard
25c Scotch Zephyrs, Mercerized
Voiles and Mercerized Ginghams.
Sale Price, 1per jerd
25c Silk Mu«]ins. all this Seasons
Newest Designs. Sale Price, 15c
per yard.
25c Pride of the W est Percales. 36
inch* - wide, small figures and fancy
Stripes. Sale Price. I leper raid
25c W hite \> .'listing, in Dots.Checks
and Mercerized Futures. Side
Price, 1 .»(• per \ ai d
15c an 1 20c White W'-listing, t in -ks
at 1 Stripes. Sale Price, !•*■ per yard
The Last Call
— OX —
Millinery
All our Specially designed Patt
eru Hat-. formerly priced 4.50 up
t Yonr cnoica now #1-08
Merry Widow Sailor Hats, 125
values untriiiiiiipd. Now 48c each
UNDERPPICED
Long Gloves
5o, Elbo Length Black and White
Li-ie Glove's. Sale Price.
39c a pair
75c El bo Length L sle Glove?, in ■
Mode an 1 Grey. Sale Price.
59c a pair j
£1 00 Elbo Length Lisle Gloves,
Chamois and Grey. Sale Price,
75c a pair
8100 Black and White Silk Gloves,
Elbo Length. Sale Pi ice. 75c per pr
2 Button White, Grey and Tan Silk
-Gloves. 50c Quality. ’ Sale Price.
42c a pair
25c Mode and Grey Lisle Gloves.
Sale Price. 19C a pair
Mason J ars
Away Below Wholesale Piices
1 Pint size. Sale Price. 50c a doz.
1 Quart size. Sale Price. 00c a doz.
2 Quart si/.' Sale Price, S5c a doz.
20c Heavy Glass Tumblers. Sale
Price,15c d z
i ‘i.ithes Puis Sale Piice, lc per
do z
3 Piece G ass Ware Sets!
Butter l>isli. Sugar Bowl and
(' .‘sale Price. 25c per set
Putnam, Conn.
Tim I»vron I>u«*l>ee
Corporation.
Ilii&hee Uar^ain Centre,
(iovcrnor Hughes Aticpf* a Nominal ion.
* holt's I lltitfho, who
In WfJl lit (« «l In Ik* I'm- nt tin*
I *it!«-«I -l;»l< lri I lit* t*s| tiii.iliufi of til*
If•*|xit>li**#tii jmrt.v of *»ll»tr Staff** than
Nt'w ^ ork. (ini ron*tnU‘<i to Ih* a ran
rlitlatf Ini imu rnoi for another Itrm
Tlurrr is no i|iifn|ion nI.« it hi* flrttlon
Hu* work of rtforin whirh hr limit »
took tliiriiitf iht Ifrni In* him M-rutl
wort* not fntlrelv farriftl toil, Iwati***
ol tilt* o|»|MmlUo|| of the If rttlf I s
of lit** part v, w hoo|m o' \ inanv
of his mtthiiris t«* abolish ll ignitil
a that hast* Urn p*rmiU**tt to
f\Ut I tv foliar ill of norm »f thf Infill
**ntml it* wit* rn of hi" part s, mu* Iwhitf
«*• • o' tmrk whkh wim
tl*’ tilt «l (tlll't >\ fht s*-- iiiiti* nftrr pim? -
t ii tin* llioinf hy til* almoni onaiii
111 otin volt* of his part \ t ho M-rontt
tfloi l sUftVf.|t tl is oin 111 fljtx it> III tilt*
"omttt 11U 11«»11411 u|'pt'M tl by thf same
par tv It in hi s
I In* fomiii^- .-staff t*Ifi*tkon \s ill thf f
ion* m'lode a -l t uisgle of Uu*
lo retain ihetr i*ower in lIn* senate to
ordl't lo tSicK’C till' l*i'\ liiol in his ot
i ni-, lo cat tx tin reform measures,
which ate m.unlx lojri\. hack to tin
people tlie |* >*et to control Hie |h>IUi
eat alt.in- of flu* Stale which ha** la*on
exercised I * \ the liadcis a party trust
— lo the tletuiiieiil ol the >tate
I nlelUgenl |*et i p !c ol other Slates
will wall'll the coming struggle with
deep Interest, a- a victory lot tuneriior
H or he- will mean an o\ el throw of t he
State Is*-- element w hich max arouse
the |asiplc t»f other >tate- lo retrain tile
political control of affairs winch ha
lione into the haint- of party leaders
Ihrougti -lire*<1 manipulation of cau
cu«e~, anil Killing ji.ianl kails elected
lo every orttee wliere Itieir a—i-tanet1
Coulil tar ll-a*it to |» r|a t late thetr |aiwrr
In hi--latenieiil, niaite public, tiov
ernor liuilhea defines ttie reasons winch
he »a> - are rcs|HHiailde lot the action
which he ha> juat taken. Ills stall- '
mi nt is as follow s
I haie rccencd «o manv iiojaine-a
to ins atlilintc tow aril a renoiniiialion
that I have itecnleil to make the fol
lowins statement
Some time ago l -aid, privately. that
I ilnt not desire a renonunallon and
! that l fell that I could not undertake
! to si-t\e a wwint term This, however,
was lor rea-ons entirely |a r* >nal. I |«
nn further re flee lion I am com itneil
that l have no right to uiCuid ib«w
reasons as cuMklrv’lihtg, and that it re
nominated I ought to accept
Itut it is iny k— ire that tin* will of '
the party to which I t>eiooii should la
freely npa-nl, and that it shad take
*uch we.ton as shall la- most e usriv to
aecxird with (nit he -enlnnenl. 1 t»s
ieie that tin |as.|>.e lit,.:...ght> Uildi •
st-'d the principle* which I have
souf il lo apply in admim-lralt m, ami
I. i . i so iksire, I shall regain tl a* a
I>ri ilegeand n duty to continue in ol
lin for another term
1*1 \hi k> K 1Im.uk>
>aranac Inn. N. ^ .July -4,
One of lire personal reasons t«» which
he refers is the sacrifice of aland > *0,000
»Ikivc what his salary as Oovernor will
amount to, which he can earn from his
law practice. He will also have t<> en
gage |H*rsonally in a tierce |H»litical con
test w liieh,w hile it will deepen the pro
found feeling of admiration felt for him
jaTHonaily and for Ins great service* to
his state and country, can arid nothing
to hi» renown as a statesman
I u an art ide on < io\ ernor 11 ughes in
Match Me< hue's, the hdlow ing glimp
s**s nr»» given of him.
•*f harlcs I* Hughes was tin* son of
a W elsh clergy man, w ho reared him
in the nurture and admonition of the
Lend \l an early ng« . said tin fa
liter, I taught my son that a straight
htii* was the shortel distant** between
two |toints. a lesson In* has had occa
sion to use in his public career
In Iss-t Hughes passed the bar exam
illations with a rating of no 7 * all not
ing the attention of Walter > < artcr,
one of New York's most successful
lawyers. He U« iime oiu* of ‘farter's
kids,’ and married his oldest daugher
It is an interesting coincidence that
the farter firm's largest client, when
11 ughes entered the office, w .is the New
N ork l.lfe Insuranee t o . whose irreg
ularitie* he afterward so remorselessly
e\|»osed In the mam, however, its
business, then and afterward, was not
derived from e o p.nations. Hughes'
talents have never l*eon utilized to
maki millions f u large corporate inter
ests by teaehing them how to water
stoek. capitalize franchises, organize*
holding companies, and originate the
-Hu t device- with w hieh the pnMu
lias Uvn familiarized in recent years
Un the other hand, he has preferred to
slims how to draw aunt'incut*, enforce
contract*. amt |**rtortn other office
which are similarly essential lo llu
maintenance of orderly business. \c
voiding lo Ids partner, feorge fSchur*
man,‘general retainers, involving his
eonuiiitment to any and every kind of
service, were never accepted by him
Helms acted upon the principle that
indet**nee both of lawyer and client is
essential to the ideal relation between
them.'
I'«»•»£rw» rtf FVfwiaiihilk
1 hr f '|h r«nt< Vssoctntion of North
Vmerica closed its *r««kin it ltiatau
■ |UM. N \ .. lux! Knday . when the mem
Isos enjoyas! a wloamUal excursion on
l ake On*t»u«|iia. Mefore adjournin*,
however, the convention unanimously
vulril t« tnv >te the fifth international
t one roi»> of Ksperautisla to hold Us
next annual session in this country
K<lwart I’rtxat.of tiniria, who is in
this oounlfv as personal representative
o( I'r Seamenn, read a letter from tie
ncral Selwrl. (lead of the Ksperanlo
central offices, slating he would Kl\e
his su|i|s>rt to claims of America for
the t oit|traws.
At the last ss>um v. ski, in individ
ual sutwcri|>tious »a> secured lor the
holdina of lha next I nUrinational t on
arc" in the I tilted Slates This, to
some extent, indicates the w t<ie-'|irvad
intere-t in this country, a» well as Ku
loiie, taken in the culliv alion of Ks|»e
ranU and if the next International
('oilarcss is held in this country, as
most prolvably it will lie.it wilt ai't a
wonderful impetus to the movement.
— The Mallard family reunion will be
held in Metis' s i.rove W esi Thomp
son, Wednesday. August lith
ENTERPRISE PAYS.
Progressive Methods — Good Staples
Ars the Se rets of Success.
The pri>vn *lvf farmer Is I he one
trim Ffnii" at the markets «;•««! roetti
ode In raising clops, the selecting of
i staples f whieli the demand is giv it
er than the ' i[ ply. these lire the rail
sides l iens that i unit for om o.
One fame r lu New York experiment
e.l with i spraying apparatus In rats
itltr potat'-.'S anti results Justified the
•\pense It ltlse the Inereaseil pi ti of
sixty .even bushels an to re gave a
eish profit of l?,".7 15 nil acre. or St'1 'Jo
"ii • " ih-'tl The sprayhiji eo«t only
Site, an aere for labor. materials, ete
The experiment was triotl on fifteen
acres of potatoes, which were sprayed
four times to prevent Injuries hy
liltght and Insects Three rows (‘.SO
feet long a ml 2l-j feet apart w ere left
ttnsprajeJ fora cheek Bordeaux was
applied at the rate of sixty gallons an
acre at eat h spraying The soil Is
sandy loam, and the variety of potato
("Arman No 3 I hiring the season
plant lice and flea Iteetles were atom
ilant In aM parts of the field, hut thert
w is no early hllght. Owing to the
g it press of work it was i in pcs'; hie
to 'tiak' a fifth spraying and also give
th fit I attacked printer attention In
r
1
6PHAY iSvi FOtaToEs.
the \t i\ of cultivation, lairge weeds
covered the potato plant* to ouch an
<Aleut that it would have leeii itupo'1
► tthe to reach more than half the
plants with n spray
1 he test rows were dug with a dou
the moldboard plow <h t. 18 and yield
sprayed. UW bushel* Jh; pound*
marketatil* tubers: unsprayed, t " l>a*h
el* pound*, making a gain of 07
bushels * pound* an acre. The yield
of culls " is U.V'« bushel* an acre on
the sprayed and 25* 271 on the un
sprayed The losa from rot was some
what greater on the unsprayed row*
than on the sprayed, but not l.trg<
iu either ease. It Is doubtful. however,
that the gain represented was due
wholly to spraying ’the owner says
Is'th sprayed aud unsprayed had prae
tically the same ebattoe. hut if any
thing the unsprayed n>ws *uff« rvsf
somewhat more from Insect*, which
were treated onee with |»ari» green »p
pllol with a |>owder gun. wh e the
sprayed row s revel'ed one app n ation
of |>arts greeu iu iKtrdeattx at the tirst
apray ing
The cost of spraying fifteen acres
four tunc* was as follows Thrvs
IU EAt-*
h-icjml and « tfUl> frnir pound* cop
per sulphate at <J will*, f-—on*
hfid olio half barrels lime at
$2 03; twenty-six and one-half pounds
Paris green at 1-1 cents, S3 71: forty
hours’ lal»or for team at 23 cents. #10;
forty hours for man. nt 15 cents. .*><»;
wear on sprayer, $1; total. $43 7s. or
$3.05 an acre. At this rate the cost of
each spraying was 7h> * cents. The
market price of potatoes at pi< king
time was 00 cents a bushel At that
rate the crop thou Id le \%«»rtti $4020;
subtracting $3.05 (the cost of spray
ing>. the net profit is $37 13 an acre.
There are many plants little known
to the market gardener that. If rightly
pushed, would enjoy a ready sale Sea
kale, for Instance, will furnish a
spring vegetable ahead of asparagus.
From steed sown in Mav good plants
can be set into a permanent U*d In
August or September and will remain
; for year** Faith is light’y piled uve
the bed to a height of a bunt a foot in
early spring, and when t tie shoots
come through this covering they are
cut «'ff to the roots This gives one
stalks of kale much resembling cel
cry Pull the leaves apart as you
would celery, cook in boiling salted
water until tender and serve with
drawn butter, melted butter or with
or without vinegar, as taste desires
This is a most delightful dish and.
being extremely early, would, along
with rhubarb, be a money maker.
These are only instances of the way
that intelligence may make profitable
The Farmers’ Autos.
The farm paper that constantly dis
counts tin* automobile is not very en
terprising If you were to get at the
facts you would find ab«.ut as manv
road hogs who drive hors*-* as who run
infos Tin* i !< him* h< ■ big pupil
!ar with farmers too One prosper
nus little Iowa town ,.f about 1 5»h»
I toasts of only three I'hog buggies. but
all through The surrounding country
farmers own and u<e Them extensively
1 hese are i-onservitive. prami-al n ,-n.
too. not sp.,rts The f prop, ,*d ve
hicle has many advantages, chief of
* hi. h a great infl.n c ou r -a 1 im
provement
THE BEAM CROP.
Good Sod and Economy of Space Wit!
N'take It Pay.
The raising <>f while tn-ans is a great
ndustrv in many so. (ions, ami it is
irviht.il io because the output is as
much a staple as wtieal or corn. I.ikt
'Tops, it is a foodstuff w hl> li lias
lecplng viuulity.
Tim lira!-, prowir* Industry busgr.vi
tail'd to tin* imorer lards, so that t>ut
little t'f It is found in the corn belt. ''
And yet there are plates In the corn !
beit, amt mailt of them where Isa ns
uilpht 1-e grown to Advantage Sandy
Wit>is or woninut ht is tvliieh will
only make twenty bushels of corn per 1
«' re « return a greater cash product :
tf planted to tieans.
Kean culture was once considered i
very laborious, but it is not no essnrity j
so now By the use of modern ma
bitvry it Is made easy They mar
t>e p anted wt’h a two horse corn plant
er i altivatcd with riding plows and
wcoders pulled when ri|ie. thrashed
■ nd even St rted by machinery
T > make the most of the space the
fc:.Is may to only six inches apart, but
the tows vhculd tie wide enough to per
mil bt rse culture When planted in
this way and carefully cultivated, tf
the ground is free from weeds, the
crop uiav be ■ a tried through by horse
Isiwer But if the sell is foul one
Lard hoeing w it! be needed. The crop
is loaded from the puller into hay
ra Ws :'!ai hailed to the barn Spread
upon the barn floor or loft, it will (*
, f«ady for thrashing after two week*
of dry weather Before marketing
sorting is at" lutely necessary.
The tid p.an was to get the faaily
together in the evening about i!k
kitchen table and eavh by handfui
I
, [*i. k.<I ' it ilif <1 Njif-imt'iis ,i.i,
| the mo-tern bt rf* r is ;t <tnnll ma
lum- ard heap. v, lik'li you may take
Into .'.'.r room. The motion is ron
tr- lied I' a treadle, and a slowly mov
ing ariv-is carrier brings the beans tr
v< nr hatnl as fast as you can look
them over, one spry man doing the
work of five by the old system.
THE WHITE GRUB.
A Dangerous Insect Enemy of the
Fruit Tree.
The [teach borer or white grub,
which tores holes through and under
tlie bark of the roots of [teat h trees
weakens ami often h Is trees ami may
tie considered one of the greatest eno
Miles tlie [teach lias to contend with
. t his ;met t ch.mgi - from a worm to a
tty i't Almost or September Al that
1 time the worm tomes to the surface of
i the ground, constructing a cocoon a:
itli it in lea ,U. which is attach. 1 to the
i base of the tree or perched on the
go i. end t p« ril it a few weeks
it • ! | ear- as a moth end I* gins to dc
p ■ i. its sn, !1 eggs on the body of the
tie • near l: ■ ground Kuril body lays
> 1 or more eggs and tlies within two
weeks In October or Novetulier the
eggs [i tell. • nutl tlie little borers,
scan • !y large enough to lie seen, main
tin ir way down to the ground at the
iiase of the tree When warm weather
comes in spring they login active work
and Inert use r , idly in size, working
first in the bark of the roots nearest
tl»‘ base of the tree and then extend
ing down four or six inches into the
uwer roots, eating their way as they
go. The worst work is done In May.
tune and July, an 1 these are the
tenths v hen the pea It trees should
have i .si cart fill attention Voting
peach tre s repa're more attention titan
' ■ . i ro.i's of older trees
re . "eii -a 1 go. coarse and tough
u nor to Iv susceptible to serious in
f'. but the jo<tng trees may be de
stroyed by one grub.
The Farmer's Friend.
On.' of i ■ interesting features of
the ■ i w school uf agriculture is tlie
rv ■i'."ai'i'in of the helpfulness of many
f. at tiered v.;'.i tenants of our farms.
1'hanks to tlit* Investigation of tin* de
1 •;>rtit . tit of gricuitnre. many birds
which wore once ruthlessly destroyed
t'j ilie ignorant pot hunter are now
earefnlly protected heeanse of tlieir
usefulness in keeping down the Insect
1
THE \tVklL.
hordes that prey upon piaut life. The
or isdov hite is our of the farm
ers' feathered friends.
This interesting: t ird is helpful to the
farmer i:t destroying weeds, I mgs.
grasshoppers, teuton loll weevil and
t any other iuset ts If not huute<l. it
s a tame turd, often apie-aring in the
farmers' gardens or barnyards The
in-* "fu! « Ltst.e of bohwhlte on the
fer.es, in the pastures and meadows
:« attractive to the farmer as he plows.
> arts and reaps. !a-t every farmer
' art out t bay t« a friend of turds \
and to protect them The farmer will I
!hl:s <«-hcSt himself as wei! as the
hinls
°'*>^TORXA.
*«-tu» **1* ta kjw thors
THE
CR-ANfl
Cen-dvcied by
J. W. »ARROW. Ch!lh4^, j
Prim CmrrtauoHiu • ? v_. r.' ^ |
. ;. * r«%
AGRICULTURAL C0LL£S
The National Grang. TaR„
en College spc-ta.*
The conimli’-H • n
last Helium! ti ^ *
rated in its ri‘[i.irt tSi- f, , ,
on certain sports ; t s-n-p. i*
legea. and it. t..? • . r ,
was ailnptol. ']!:••
••We r»-»-**t to ::
our a if i if-,.rural < . l'P
amount of time «]«•!,! .. . ..
football and l«isf. , , '
Increased iui|«pi:.
sports. We le i. -, ,
day all of our <-.i ..." ,
will take n differ.- • .- friu”
jcet from w bat the.
to (jo on record as
Inter.-fd eclare foot
turn 1 colleges. i-s|e
feres with tile w-jrk
and mechanical de:
Institutions. And
using of money eit
directly for athleth
has been appropriated I
tfon to these inst
tenches us that w!,
in
el? flpjy
ia oar |
«heaj
i recti j ,
holsrsiai,
tt«t» *
itioa*. Hil
■■ > agrlrsir
nourished that tint: r. hr,s
It als<i teaches that where s,1n^T,*,
amusements have flourished«n<|ml
ed out honest labor that nation
caved. Can the col;.-?es hopetea '
the doom of these nations?"
POMONA GRANGE PROGR
A Sample Suggested by the _
cf Michigan State Grenj,
10 a. m -Op.-n in the fifth dtjree
Busin< rs session
Open in fourth degree
Reports of su!>or«}sr dtt* granm*
Increase of member^. ; d;;r ng
anti improvements m:; ;<• f,.r
the coiuf rt* an.] 11tractions <j
grange ha!
RECKS3
1:30— So Mg per vi .
Welt -ni* By any <
tabling
Response— By any
grange.
S'*mi»osi;im—**E»1 a
Today.' from the ■
■ r of the f
of
IVmaai
of
s m
o
Ti
it
<c) ■ he farmer
(tii Tlie clergy.
Song.
Tails — “Is t!;e
More Promising
Why?"
Paper—"To WH:
Term ‘Intemperance* 1.
Strong Prink?"
Music.
EVENING PRC
7:30 p. m —C< Tif- rr:
Open in fouriii tivgr- •
Address by s’at- sp. ,
Reports of commute**
Singing by grange.
Close in form.
■k For Fai
' 'MME
’h dfgrtt,
WILD BIRD PROTECTION.
The National Grange Believes In Pi
tecting Our Feathered Friend*.
Tlx* fr.Powitig resolution was baad
up to the national grange at its Hi
ford session from the <'onnecticut £i
gnuifp. unit it was appro\ed bj i
nation a body:
Wb«rens. It is eonclus’vely shown t
the whi s ;le and wi.p-spread s ju**
ing of u id birds throughout the t«
Stat* s is a positive a
a< e to agriculture thr
farmer of the aid of
would otherwise destr
and the seeds of n>x
tional praise to urge
state, county and s
throughout the country
Hi dangeroiii a
•-ugh deprfvfcf
t hi creature* :
■y harmful m*
s weeds, we
iy request the
e on the van
Inordinate
that t!w
this matter an Important department(
th* ir gent ra! work -m 1 in even n
strive to create a sentiment, and inital
and enf »rce legislation in t»ehalf of 9)
pr. ' tvcrtlon of the !'• at! • red friends of a
farmer, so nect ssary : 13 welfare H
such an attraction to c•-.rtry life tltoa
Coming Field Meeting*.
The soasot for field meetings » tp
proaching. ami much efficient w«t
he done for the building up of gruff
thr* ghout the state at these pel*
gatherings. Wo believe that the
dresses uu these occasions shooId
be of too general a nature. They
for the benefit of the grange,
speakers should talk grange. They*l
recite what the grange lias accompttl
ed and make a strong
su«h meeting for the
come memi»ers of flu*
gauizatioti that is \v<
there be plenty of :«
much of the sacini iv
speaking is over and
expect audiences t
and listen to add res*
that stats ami l*en
Convenience lias uu
size of the audience
appeal at
■ farmers to *
. y farmers
:th while, hi
■ 2sic and ffl
iturea after
i.efiipe. D»
-tand for fc
s. hut ratter
, - are pravi
•, to do witii
• lilies.
An Essay Exchange.
The lecturers of N»'f
grange and Miv-higiin >':.te cru11*'1
recently instituted w' t is tern**
essay exchange it iJ for the P*H
(d assisting subordimi'e grange lff ,
ers and others. are PW
by coiui»etent writers upon fsrv ,
grange topics, and these essay* tt
the couimand of the snlamiissF
tnrers fer their local graose
Mrs. F. D. Saunders of lh*‘
Mich, and S. .1 I.owe!l of 1
N V.. will doubtless I# glad «
nish further informal-'tt
w ho may desire it lOuceruiBI tW
say bureau
Its Fortieth Anniversary
Old Fredoniu. No. 1 »f
state receutiy celebravd its tv
anniversary The uunder SJf1"
tv as the first grange ever orj
The anniversary was one ^
events in g ui ge vd ^
Master Bathelder. State iiasiet
frey r.nd Pest National Lectniw
timer TVtitshcni \is.e »n.oU «•
spetee-s.
Catarrh
Is a constitutional disease
impure blood and requiring -
treatment acting through end P“*®~
blood for its radical and perm****
Diuou ior us • w*1 * . Il
The greatest constitutions, re ^
Hood’s SarsapanW
In usual liquid lord or w ^
tablets known as Sarsatah*
Nasal and other local tor®*
are relieved by Catsrriet
.hx-fi
Cam mat ion and deodorize
j,sch»*»*
Bean the
fiigsatan
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