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MACDONALD it WiiJ-IAMS
pho mitT»*« i
PUTNAM WINDHAM COUP._
Latest New* v.onden*ed.
Hope now Dll* every heart that bual
ne** proaperlty i* Ia-iriK Houndly e*lab
lished. (tne o! our ureal captain* of
Induatry deelaml la*! week ttiat Irom
w lint he learned there would lie, with
in four year*, an er* of prosperity in
thii country exceeding Anything < ft
know n.
The In*-of life by aea di-a*ter* lad i
week wri* unii»ually large, the dense
fog on the water* liemg aeeountaole for
a great portion. A itrili-h ateamer oil
Malta, within sight of the city , with
ism Arab pilgrim*, crew and *ix cabin
passenger*, took lire and in a few min
ute* wana roaring furnace. Over lob
of tlie panic-atrliken pilgrim* were
burned or drowned.
I.hkI Thursday a stout freight
► teamer, going out of New York har
bor, Nlruck mid mink a Panama line
iiornin with etghly-llve passengers,
In a dense fog. Only four passen
gers ware drowned. One was a palhe
|t<? caw—a colored girt of about 18yearn
became mentally paralysed, and clung
to the railing of the milking ahlp, and
neither persuasion nor forceoould|inake
her let go, and Hie eacaped onea saw
her Hiltl dinging to the rail an ttie slea
trier sunk out of sight.
At Perth Amboy, N. J., last week, a
Idtched battle look place lastween 7tNi
alrtkera and a body of deputy sheriffs,
hix of the foreigner* were ahol —two
fatally. The atrikera, Ignorant foreign
era, made an attack on a lire proofing
work* ImcaiiM- ihelr old wale of wage*
find not been granted. Thay claimed
that HornelioiJy told them Unit If I nft
wax elected their waxen would lie rain
ed to the wale of pron|ieromi lime*.
They Iuferred that an mam a«Talt wan
fleeted their wage* would Is* raised In
Mead of bringing hack the old prosper- I
ity, a* w as meant.
I rude ol the I lilted HtalPawilli Its
non coniiguooH territories will approx
imate *l7tl,(XNI,iitxi m tlie year ending
tilt* month, ten year* ago the trade
with the same leirilortea amounted to
approximately 0x1,1x10,1x10, the incieaae
rlurlng (lie decade lias trig ffiua Wen
nearly Lixi |a-r ccnl.
The tmpruvenicnt * if conditions In
I'ariHma since the advent of Auierlean
inltuenec, Is Inteiealtngly set foitli In a
rc|airl tiy the llrlllsli Minister to that
Uepubllc. lie shows that Import* In
to Panama In 11X17, aggregated #i>,lJK4,
4mI, agatnsl kl7,llof ,4'J.i In IWH>; and thu
ex|sirts rl,WIN,.'.10 In 11X17, against II,
<1116,7H8. Ol the linjairta of tiXXi,8fi|a-r
cent were from the I tilled HtMles, and
of the ex|sirts alsiul Ml per rent.
•’resident Ivliol, hi an I'eforc
the MawHiteliiiHvltM State < liild I.hIhm
<'oiuiidtlec, said “the child t»f I I on
It*ns tuK the to ainmai school I* absolute
ly unlilted |«• Iwconu’ u skilled laborer,
mill, MH il CHHINCMIIHMIIT, lakes II |M»Mlllntl
<•1 w lilt'll there is litlli' hoj»e • »t ads anoe
infill. Tile child of h> i» llllle Indict
lilted. We neetl very much that oo
o|if ration v% hit’ll prove* so beneficial In
Germany, and we seriously need lo do
homelldiiK fur llie child Ijelwwn I lie
nice* of 14 and IB yearn.11 Heller lake
a lennon from Hooker Washington*
industrial achool for colored boys and
itirU, who tenter utterly ignorant and
Itiadunle fiiiinhetl product*-acholaatl
eul)> trained ami skilled III some man
ual Itatlc.
Mrs. Iturnell Sum- has given K!b,onu
Ui the .“re-adjualinent fund" fur I lie
I Urea 4 Milage, I lie liuxleex of which lire
tulaing h fiiml ol Him,mm i«> provide u
xcparate college fur the negro nludenlM,
who, by u recent Kentucky enactment,
me lint allowed to tie educated HI Iten-a
College. With Mr. t'arnegle'a uiuntl
eent contribution, niul now Mrx Sage *
I oU,i»M line been contributed—leaving
uni) ? Ht,UIO inure to la* talxcd to give
ttie liegro nludcnlx n eolleKe of llielr
UM II.
I.Mxt Kaluiday h Rlemner carrying n
luiite number of laborer* from one pnrt
ol the riitllppinex 10 murther, xtruek
h rock nod oink, drowning a hundred
of Mime on board.
often we read of many of the South
ern Staten fa-tug "wildly Ik-moeraltc."
If that I* a crime, wlial uiual we think
of Zapata oounty, Texan, w hich went
"molld" for Taft, nut one ofttx ikfi \olea
l-eing cant for llry an or any utlier of ttie
tl\e l’rexidcntial candidate*?
Mexico'* tlrst transcontinental tail
road U practically completed It la
l.Uill mile* long—the terminals are
Tampico at the Atlantic cud and Man
ranlllo -at the I'adHr end Tile cou
nt ruction letwNHi Tuxpan ami Colima
wasn't a Ini easy, taring a inountaluoua
MS'tIon. The dlfllcultlcs encountered
and overcome by the American engi
neer* and builder* In one short section
of -4,t milt** may le more fully appre
clalerl when it is staled that It co*t M,
(WU.tU* gold to complete It.'
The t'eiisiis bulletin say s that in the
last ‘JO years there w ere nearly 1 •.’,(»*>,
01V marriages and l,U»i,i»»> divorce*
Wive* obtain twice a* many divorce*
as husband*, ami only three women,
out of sixteen ask for alimony, twoout
of sixteen obtain it.
The Cresbyterian Ministers \ss,h-u
lion of New York dty, by rvs> it ion,
list week, expressed their thsagree*
tn.'til with Cresident Kouaexell's slate
m*nl that refusal to vote tor a eandi
dale for a high oft tee leeaine he is a Ito
niaii Catholic Is "narrow, unwarranted
bigotry." >up|<osc a Itoman Catholic
should tefuse to vole for silt'll a man as
l»r. ^au l»y ke for a high office because
he was a Presbyterian, what would the
sAaaueiaUoii call that?
Tht Byron 0. Bu|ta druntfn
Holiday GOODS Holiday w
t
*
Boots and Shoes
GuiStioeStore on Mm'
“Que*n Quality' Shoes for W omen in the
new leathers ami lasts are the hit of the season,
ouce a wearer, always a wearer.
14.00, $3.50 and $4.00
Warm Mine* for f old Feel, in various
styles, $ 1.00 to $2.00
Overgaitors and Leggins, 35c to $1.00
Hosiery
Ladies' Hilk. Hilk Lisle, and Lisje Hosiery,
in plain, colored embroidered and drop stitch,
37 1 2c to $1.00 a pair.
! | Ladies' Wool, cashemere, fleeced lined and
| | cotton, maco foot, split sole and pla’ri black, 10c
to 25c a pair.
Men s fancy hose in black and colors, 25c to
■ > 50c a pair.
Underwear
« ’ Children’s Cotton Jersey ribbed fleeced lined
J | and wool, vest and pants, 25c to 75c a garment
; ; Ladies' Union Suits, in all white and natural
< > wool, 50c to $2.25 a suit
| I Ladies’ all wool vests and pants, 76c to $1.50
| ; each.
‘ 1 Men's cotton and wool Union suits, $1.00 to
■ ■ $2 75 a suit.
i , Men's medium weight wool shirts and
|| drawers, $1 <K> n garment
■ ’ Metis heavy weight wool shirts and 1 rawer*, j
I I $1 50 a garment.
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( IRE NOW OCCUPYING A LARGE PORTION OF
The Big Store
'/"kUR Holiday assortment is even greater than any previous
“ year. An early visit will greatly assist you in the pur
■ chasing of staple and useful gifts.
PUTNAM RUGHEE CORNER CONN.
ME VS FURKIHHING8
Men’s lined and unlined
Mocha gloves in tan and grey,
extra values, $1.00 and $1.50
per pair.
Men s colored bosom shirts,
all sizes and a large variety of
patterns. Si.00 each
Men’s and Hoys' ce at sweat
ers, a large assortment, 79c to
$4.50-__
Men’s and Bovs’ neckwear
of every description 15c to 50c
Way’s mufflers, all colors,
25c and 45c each.
Pheonix mufflers, all colors,
One in a box, 50c each
DOMESTICS
Large sized sateen covered,
Donwe comforters, beautiful
patterns, *5-50
A new comforter that can be
washed, colors absolutely fast.
iOne in a box, $2.75 and $4.00
| -
! Cotton filled comforters, a
large assortment of patterns,
5i.i>o to 54*50 each.
; . r I
Ask to see our line of Holi
| diy towels in plain hem, hem
I stitched and fringed. 25c to
j 5i.25 yach.
Handsomer than ever are
the designs in hath robe blan
kets for both ladies and men
#1.50 to 53.50 each. 1
Drrss lioodx
A very attractive line of imi
tation beaver skin. Both plain
and crushed, a very pretty
jt:'>th for ladies’ and children's
| coats at $1.50, $2.00 and $3.75
a yard.
A complete line of Countess
broadcloth, 52 inch wide. Price
;?i.oO a yard.
Suit patterns of fancy broad
cloth and Panama, 1 1-2 wide.
Price 75c a yard
Something new, a spot proof
prunella with lentina finish in
black. Price $1.00 and $1.50
a yard.
Kitchen Furnishing*
A beautiful line of imported
holiday crockery, excellent
pieces for Xmas gifts.
Come and examine them
yourself. An excellent line of
fancy holiday lamps, a large
assortment. Prices ii.69 to
f 10.00.
A large and beautiful line of 1
fancy work baskets, every size :
anti shape imaginable, 10c to
1150 each.
Children’s 4 piece glass sets
1 butter dish, 1 sugar bowl, 1
creamer and 1 spoon holder,
15c per set.
The Store That Leads
Books for
Old and Young
Children's linen and paper ABC books. 5c
• to each.
Children's picture and story books, 10c to
25c each.
Children’s fire side story books for boys and
girls, a large and varied line at '25c each
A large line of story books by some of the
best authors, 50c each
All the new publication in the copyrighted
books. Price, 50c to *1.08
Ladies’ Suits
Semi-fitted and fitted with satin bands, folds
and button skirts made full flared. Price,
*15 00.
Ladies' suits made of the newest fabrics,
broadcloth and cheviot, diagonal serge and
fancy weave mixtures, all this season s styles.
Price, *20.00
This season’s latest style in the directoire
style, made in all this season's latest produc
tions. Price *25.00
Furs
Ladies' fur neck pieces in jap mink, Isabrlla
fox. grey scpiirrel and Russian mink, made in the
flat collar and throw style are this soason's
favorites. Price *10 00 each
Ladies' muffs made in all the new styles
to match the shove fine. Prices *5.00 to
*25.00.
A large line of Childre n's Fur Sets, made of
all furs. Prices, *1.00 to *6.00
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71 »t Annual Report
The 7IhI annual re|»ort of the A ah
ford Baptist Sunday school convention
just immued, given the following fat*Ih
relative to tlie vartoua schools Includ
ed in the eonventinn. The total unru
lier enrolled in 1,6H0, ami is divided l>c
l ween the different towns as follows:
Andover 22. Brooklyn fill, t’entral
Thompson 1624. 1 hinielMon 1280. Knst
ford 74, Knst Thompson 4s. Pomfret
Landing *20. Putnam 262. South Ash
ford <16. South \\ illingtoii 06. South
Woodstock no. Statlord 1(10. Warren
vlllc <»o. West WOodstock 412. Willi
mantle 27.1. Wiilington 47. The total
iiumtci in the Sunday schools under
Hi years of age is not. The umnU r of
ollieeis is !Mi, the numher of teachers,
142.
Thirty three deat hs vv ere re|nu ted du
ring they ear Home e x | anises amount
ed to d ,ns.‘, 70; tor tienev olenceh £400.1M
was exneiided. The church members
curdled ii total of 670.
The general time of the reports from
nearly every place within the conven
tion is satisfactory ami promises a very
successful year.
Connecticut Temperance Union Meeting.
At Mult 7> .. of tlio tonneoti
cut I'emptr inre I iilon, from thirty dif
frrent town* In the Hlate, met Tiimtar
morning hi Hartford to discus* mai
lers to lie brought lirfore tlir romtiiK
session of tlir (ienerai Assembly. A
legislative committee wm iip|x>lnted,'
constating of the billowing gentlemen:
Kev . It. It Kelsey, of Tinrlfortl.
Hex. t'larvnoc It Itnrla'r, Danielson
Henry li Newton, New Haven.
Judge Kdgar M \\ arner, Putnam.
I I. ItolirntNi, South Manchester.
Mr* t aniline I lluell,Ka*i Hampton
It. It. Spooner, Kensington.
A rertnlii number of pru|HMed bills
MMx discussed Mllll unanimously lip
proved and these will lie priwnted to
the coming la'gixlaiuic. They Include
the fol low me.
A tiill establishing h lived ratio tie
tween tlir number of aaloona amt the
number of Inhabitant*.
A bill making It a misdemeanor for
nnv public officer to neglect hta duty.
A measure providing a Slate Karin j
to w hleli persona convicted of intovi
eatton shall be wnl.
A bill creating lire other of PruM>cul
tng Attorney for the Stale l“oiler IV
parlinenl.
A lull providing that 2fi per rent of 1
the money received from license tee*
shall be pant into the Slate Treasury .
A t>ill providing for a change In the
form of druggists’ licenses xo that the
license shall only prov tile for the sale
of lb|uor upon prescriptions
Providing for license and m>license
rtiailengeis at elections w here the local
option ipieslion is to tie decided.
Uev)uiring all dub* dis|ienstng liijuor
to take out a siale license
lte|H'almg the statute which give* >
jier cent of the license fee to |>oltcv‘ pen
»ion fund.
Providing that all persons Indorsing
an application tor a Inpior license shall 1
live within one-half mile of the place :
for which a licenae is sought.
Other matter* which were referteii
to the legislative committee were the
Htie* lion of It\tiii; an earlier hour for
the cloning of saloons permitting wo
men to \ote on the license question.
providing tor a vole by the entire State
upon the question of license or no-li
iviise. amt tor a like vote by each ton
giessional or Senatorial district, amt
ItraiiUnit local option to any ami all
wards or voting iltstrlct*.
other matters referred included the
»l ties', ion of taking the local 0|>tion vole
upon some day other than that upon
whteh any nllicial or othcials are ter la1
elected and upon a hill prohibiting aide
or rear entrance* to saloons
The legislative commit lee was given
to add to Its mnnlKT, tf netma •
ry, mid to act In co-operation with any
denominational eoiiiuiiUecH which are
or may he appointed.
•••
Trunk Road* for Conneclkut.
< 'mined lent w as |iroiutnent at the
t'loaiiiK sessions on Inst week Tueaday
of the New Knglnnd ( onferenee of Gov
ernors, in lioston. A |>a|>er by High
way I'omtnissloner J. II. Macdonald,
of thla Stale, favoring trunk roads,got
much applause.
The <'oinnilNaloner a|>oke on "Trunk
I.lues of 11 Ik h ways for New Kugland."
Next to education as a matter of |»nI•
lie pulley, second of all the It rent i|Ues
lions of administration, is the ipieslion
of Improvement of public highways,
; lie said:
'•Too long tin* |>eople lia\e neglected
lo lake it up. Well il Is (hat New l\n
Klin>• I leads In taking II up. There are
ms,mm miles of mails in New Kngland,
anil less than 17,mm in lies of l limn i are
linproveil. I n I form laws should la'
had to the (niIiiI of comparison of me
UiimIh employed. It was a ipiestioii
how far the |>eople of the six Stale*
were ready for uniform laws, lint II
would la* well to have ll)c jastple edu
cated on the matter, liood roads and
free rural delivery are only tieginnings
of what will la- done lo tiring the peo
ple together. In Ithode Island the|sv
pulatiou Is 107 lo the square mile, amt
in Maine It is only £!, and we have
hardly la-gun lo rub elbows together.
There ought to la- a splendid highway
connecting all of the New Kngltuid ca
pital* together. (Applause.'
| "He had planned a trunk line of
! highways for New R.ngland. In Mas
sachusetts every ini|a>rtant business
center lias been taken care of, and the
i system has been inlellgcnlly planned
j lo meet the needs of other States. He
; h id planned It trunk lines In his own
State. Rirst is that I-t miles long,
from I’ortchester, N. Y., lo Westerly,
It. I. \'el then* are only t,t<IO miles in
system out of ;£,IM0 miles of road in
the (state. The tiral named line is the
basis of all the others. First of all, the
business of a State should be taken
eare of, and after that the pleasure of
travel. (Applause.'
<J"Automobiles give the Commission
ers many sleepless nights," Mr. Macdo
nald continued. "Il is not fain to ask
any road, built by mortal man, to be
subject to this wear, and stand up un
der it. We are building as fine roads ,
in tliiscountry as any under liod'ssun.
We make a» good repairs as are matte
anywhere. V\ hat we want can nut lie
done in a moment. Hut the delegates
from each stale must go back amt do
all they ean to secure the reform, law
eal pruie and resentment of interfer
ence in local altairs by out-sitters will
, lend to defeat the co-operation of the
. states Kaeh Stale must lie a law unto
, Itself, but each ought to do something
I for trunk lints to connect all the stales
together according to some definite
plan, then there sltould be neither
IVmoernie nor Kepubliean politic* in
this matter, but impartial devotion to
lo the welfare of the |<eople. , Ap
plause.!
“If we are ever lo have such trunk
lines they < must be built by appropri
ations out of the stale treasuries. Ap
plause New Kitglatid has something
which other States of the country do
not have. We have great mountains 1
lifting their mighty heads to heaven
with colors liner than any ever paint- 1
ed by the brush of the master. They
are near great business centers and it j
is for the Slates to bring these two fea
tures together by State highway*."
ALEXANDPA AT HOME,
Bimpls Everyday Life of ths Quean of
England—A Great Letter Writer.
Few people can realize the compar
ative simplicity of the everyday life
of Queen Alexandra, especially when
In Scotland or at Sandringham. While
in Norfolk the yueen upend* much of
her time In the open air. walking, driv
ing and doing short expeditious in her
motor car
After breakfast she and one or more
of the several ladies who may he stay
ing In the ImuHo make an expedition
to kennels, stahles and poultry yard
to feed and interview the favorite
dogs, horses and poultry of the eslub
' ilsliment. in the afternoon a drive is
i arrauged. and the evenings pass cheer
I lly with music, cards and conversation
I'iiitier at Sandringham is always at
8:45.
It may In- mentioned, says Town ami
Country, that the royal servants' 11 v
1 fries have a iiunint old world appear
I ame and are different lu out to those
! seen elsewhere. The eouts are sear
: let, made In the swallowtail style, with
: dark blue waistcoats edged by narrow
gold bruld The men wear no collars,
but have gold stocks, and white satin
liree» lies and w hite silk stockings com
plete their stately costume. All the
royal menservants are over six feet In
height.
The queen Is an Indefatigable letter
writer. She has bean known to write
ns many as forty letters In one day
with ber own band, and Miss Knollyn.
her lady In waiting, often would get
through a hundred, all written under
the queen's personal supervision,
Queen Alexandra's note |>H|>er Is
cream colored aud rather rough, with
the royal crown and address In dark
blue aud of the simplest design.
1 Miring the shooting season the queen
sends n great deni of game to her ow n
particular friends, snd the hampers
are labeled "With the queen's couipli
meats." At Christmas time she often
presents her Intimates with a signed
photograph of herself lu a silver frame.
Queen Alexandra Is a keen photogra
pher and has transferred some of her
photographs on to china.
CLEANING GRAY HAIR
MucH Car* Necessary to Keep It In
Good Condition.
The woman who has gray hair may
I* very proud of It because of Its artis
tic N-autv aul tho fact that It Is the
height of fashion.
• lor problem In thru* days Is how to
i keep It clean. For the flrst time she
rnvle* toe woman who has the kind of
hair that can Ins washed In anything
and remain clear and keep its color.
Krery s|>eck of dust ami soil streaks
white hair with gray and yellow, The
latter Is a sign that the hair needs
cleansing. It is not always easy to do
this away from home, and It Is not al
ways successful when done by any one
else It Is said by au export tliat one
of the U<st ways to clean it during the
summer mouths, wheu perspiration
takes away ad the polish from It. is to
wash it once every three or four weeks
with the raw white of an egg mixed
with eastlle s.sip
The use .if bicarbonate of soda ts not
good for nu> oin» with gray hair Borax
and ammonia should also Ik* iToklol.
iHie woman whoso hair ts incltued to
tie harsh under frequent washings a!
wavs keeps tt vl.'au aiul *weet smelling
by dusting it two or three limes a week
with finely powdered orris root and
g>xxl talcum.
She nils* this In the hair, lets It re
main for a day. then shakes It out and
brushes it ia small divisions so the
bristles can draw out every particle of
|H>wder.
| Til's takes the dust with it. whitens
I the hair and removes every trace of
i perspiration mid oiliucss.
Women and Morals.
We hope that women who claim
their rights will use them soberly and
well It is of ill omen that most of the
novels ttint throw morality to the
winds and picture vicious living in se
ductive colors as an exercise of free
dom and self realization are written by
women Women are the natural custo
dians of a high moral standard, and If
they lower the standard they will fall
themselves and drag men down with
them
HOUSEWIFE SUGGESTIONS.
Sweet apples will cook bolter and
have n more delicious flavor if a little
lemon Jui< e or pure elder vinegar is
added
If lettuce is kept for several hours It
should he laid on a wet towel and
placed on the cellar floor or In the
refrigerator.
T’npainted wood will remain whiter
If scrubbed with cold water and soap.
Hot water and strong alkali will make
the wood yellow.
\\ hen washing pongee silk never
wring It at all. Simply hang It on the
line nnd let the water drip out. Iron
with a warm Iron when dry.
If the sink plt»e la elogged remove
the strainer and Insert the hose Into It
•nd turn the water on full foree. In
almost all eases It cleans the pl|>e.
If porcelain vessels are placed direct
ly over the gas flame they will clean
much lietter liy rubbing lard over the
outside of the pan before putting It
*ver the flame.
For "oraDge .telly In ambush" a well
known cook directs one to cut oranges
in half, remove the pulp and juice and
with the juice prepare enough orange
Jelly to fill half the number of orange
“cups." Then fill the remaining pieces
with a charlotte russe mixture. When
both are firm put them together In
pairs and tie together with white baby
ribbon.
M»n Do Housework.
lo England the prui>ortk>u of men to
women indoor domestics Is ns one to
three or four. In Franc* the reverse
is the ease, parlor maids being un
known. the one femme de cbatubre
being lady's maid as well as house
maid. The housework- sweeping, dust
ing. etc.- mainly falls upon the men
servants.
One element entailing much extra
work for domestic* in England is ab
sent in a French home. This is the
staying guest, the succession of vis
itors. Outside private hotels and in
the handsome flats of fashionable
quarters there is. Indeed, uo room In
1’srtslan households for friends. The
expressions “dine and sleep" and “week
end" visits have not found their way
Into French dictionaries, nor have “dine
ami sleep' or “week end" guests yet
become French institutions
It is easy thus to understand why
three or four domestics suffice in
Frame, while lu England a dozen
would lie needed for people of similar
means and i»»sltK>n. ami where three
or four maids are kept in England only
a general servant is kept in France.
Th# Obligir.g Girt.
Tl>e obliging girl may t*e popular;
she is also imposed uiH'n.
To get the reputation of l-elng oblig
ing is to is' nm>le the dump of all the
disagreeable things that others should
do and won't.
Unless you ean draw a tight line at
imposition better cultivate an unae
| comslating spirit.
Don't think It is obliging to do the
other girl s lessons. It is mistaken
kindness to theta and unfair to the
teacher.
.
1'lit' obliging girl usually finds her
self loaded with all the extra coats and
lnr dies when out on n day's Jaunt.
When tlie other girls have a way of
sayh "Ask .lane to do It: she won't
care." lie sure Jane is afflicted with
misguided pood nature and Is obliging.
To he too accommodating Is often a
sign of weakness. It takes strength of
character to lie aide to say "No.”
I .earn to distinguish between selfish
ness and overohllgingness The hitter
breeds selfishness In your friends.
It Is Really a Wholesome and Delicious
Fruit.
Of the wild fruits few are more de
lleions than elderlierries. Our fore
mothers, who had to depend upon the
wild fruits alone when the country
was new. learned many arts that seem
almost forgotten In these later days
and one of them was the use of elder
berries They gathered them, stem
tiled, washed and packed them in deep
earthen Jars until within three luehes
of the top and then filled the lnr with
Orleans molasses. The lierries kept in
this way, too. and made delicious pies
through the long, bleak winter, when
good things were sea roe Another way
which some of us remember, was to
dry them In the sun. and this. too. gave
tunny an appetizing dish that other
wise would hare been forever lacking
Somehow the pioneer woman found
her greatest Joy In providing good
things for her family. One wonders If
the women of today who have “ca
reers" know as much real happiness as
did the pioneer women of fifty years
ago But elderberries still grow, and
they are still good l.et the tioya gather
gome and try an elderlierry pie.
Make a rich crust and pinch It up
high around the edge, so that the pie
will not lie. as some one said, “all
fence and no pasture " Fill It with the
clean berries, add a tHblespoonful of
good vinegar and a teacup of sugar
into which a tablospoonful of flour has
been stirred. Cover with a top crust
and bind the edges together with a
strip of cloth, or some of the rich Juices
will lie lost sure. Bake forty miuutes
A delicious sauce can lie made with
apples and elderlierry Juice, or n Jell>
can lie made in the same way Cook
allies and berries together, one part
of berries to three or four of apples
Strain the Juice and cook as any other
Jelly Elderlierry Juice is a flue addi
tlon o grape Juice, both becauaa of
Savor and medicinal qualities.
Potted Strawberries.
At this season of the year there are
always a nutnlier of Inquiries with re
gat'd to potted strawberry plants The
Wea Is that extra strong plants cad l>e
j grown by plunging pots Into the
ground and setting the young plaut*
Into these while stiil attached to the
mother plants Theae potted nurslings
are then transplanted to permanent
beds In August or September and are
expected to yield a crop the following
year. Practically one year Is thus
saved In the production of a straw
Derry crop. The value of this method
vau Ik- pretty accurately set forth In a
dozen words It is interesting play for
amateur gardeners, but has no stand
ing In commercial strawberry culture
‘ It Is never undertaken on a cominer
rial scale But In small gardens, wbor
the fun of growing things Is equal to
the market price of the produce, fat
planted potted strawberry plants ms1
►e cordially recommended Thes>
facts account for the annual api<ear
ance of the potted plant fever In the
amateur horticultural journals. The
scheme Is suited perfectly to those
who have not yet progressed beyond
the reading of such magazines Pn
fortunately, however, these amatent
horticultural periodicals very seldom
warn their credulous readers that th«
Idea Is of no commercial value and so
from year to year along with a small
cp.p of strawberries there flourishes a
large crop of needless disappointment.
DRY ROT IN CORN.
A DilMM Which Threaten* t.
a Sariouc Matter.
The name dry rot la derive -
the way the ears are aflV ia"7
field. "In general tbe bpsks tea*
turn prematurely yellow to sooty j!
tbe ear become* partially or wh .,
shriveled and much de< reaaed?
weight. Sometimes tbe ears rejaah
Upright with the busks closely
Ing to them In other cases the
are weakened, and tbe afr .
hang limp from their atta. hIaen^,r$
the diseased condition may i. • p. ?
tected until the husk Is reus, red” *"
There are several kinds of ,ir
due to different causes. Tlie him
common and that whb h has flurt*
the past two seasons caus ihout o?
rer cent of the damage in !:-iuoi, *
due to a fungus known as Iii-.i.J,
maydis. Ears Infe. ted with thisf^*
gus "shrivel up more or . darkwi
In color and become light In bright-**
The kernels are also shrive^ T
brittle and loosely atta< h.-d to tbe c^>h
Tbe fungus i«enetrates all portion*
the ear. kernels, cob and busks Ia!j
produce* many dark brown. twnee|ied
spores which serve to propagate the
fungus
In the case of the dipMu disesse
and quite probably in that of the other
forms the fungus perpetuates iu^if
over winter on the old diseased eara
and old stalks. It is not usually difll
cult to find throughout the summer hi
old cornfields, where the disease has
previously prevailed, many pieces of
old cornstalks which are infected with
the diplod la fungus. Stalks known to
be two years old have been found still
producing sjvores. During moist [>ertn<]
sje.res oose from these stalks la abun
dance and are blown singly or hi
masses long distances, as has been ft*,
qnently demonstrated by experiment
The fungus does not. according to
present knowledge, grow upon any
other host and upon developing corn
only on the ears. Not so much ia
known of the other fungi here con
cerned. but since 00 |**r cent of the
rot Is due to dlplodia less attention
nec-d be given to them. Diseased ears
are fruitful sources of subsequent in
fection and should be removed as
promptly as possible. This can be
readily done, at the time of husking
If not before. Keep them in a separate
receptacle and burn them as soon as
practicable. In addition to this, in
fields where any considerable amount
of disease has been found, the stalks
should also have attention, whatever
cron Is to follow Some'hing maybe
gained by carefully plow g them un
der and leaving them w. covered, but
burning may be required even if this
is otherwise bad procedure.
If the first suggestion is always fol
lowed and the others are pur Into
prac tice whenever necessity demands
It, these serious losses may be prac
tically prevented.
An Alfalfa Harrow.
The culture of alfalfa has now
reac hed the |*>iut In this . ountry where
It Is creating new lines of industry
aside from the growth of the crop A
convention of alfalfa millers was re
cently held In Kansas Many people
SEW ALFALFA H '.ItJluW
will be astonished to know that the
business of grinding alfalfa bay Into
meal has tea lied the i«>iut where
millers organize their business. Baled
alfalfa, according to these millers, is
going out of the market, while the
ground product has reached an enor
mous sale
In the culture of the crop also new
tools and methods are being deTised.
In the southwest particularly It has
Ik*ou found desirable to work the al
falfa over with some shallow wofkiaf
tool which will chop up the srownd
without cutting off the < rop. ao aa »
prevent Its sprouting. A recent beilte
tlu from the Arizona station discusses
this matter. The proper kind of dak
harrow in that country uot only
quickens up the growth of alfalfa and
destroys a large number of weeds, hat
also helps destroy many Insect enemies
by turning up tbeir eggs so that they
are destroyed. For some time the
dinary disk harrows wore used, bol *
new tool is now bciii- ojierated. la
this tool spikes or reeth like those
used on a tooth harrow are fastened
to the disk, so that instead of catting
the surface, as a disk barrow does,
these teeth chop up and turn over tbs
surface.
sfcoaki *
General Farm Itsma
Only good, sound apple*
ased for elder.
The amount of humus In the
dlcatea In great measure ite
In nitrogen.
I* ia claimed that expo**
loses about one-slxt h of it* phueP
aekl and more than one-third *
phosphate. _ .
A nail can be driven in bard *<
by dipping the point in lard or 1 ' j
An acre of soil ultie inches deep^
ordinary fertility Is estimated to««^
a Unit 3,000.000 pounds and «»
aUmt 2.000 pounds of nitiMgea
pounds of phosphoric acid at"
pounds of potash. ^
According to late statistics, t ^
at the present time 10.740,000
the United 8tates. This Is • **"
40 per cent dnri"» ten year*
Catarrh
Whether it is of the nose.
stomach, bowels, or more
pans, catarrh is always
should have attention.
The discharge from
membrane is because ih» “
state of inflammation t'
condition of the blood
cure, take the beat blood porta*.
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