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10 THE FARMER: DECEMBER 6, 1912 WE GIVE S. & II. GREKN TRADING STAMPS. ASIC FOR THEM SPECIAL SALE FANCY SELECTED NO 1. WESTERN" A I Z. MONET SAVING SPECIALS FOR Domestic Sardines, a ca.".. Large Norway Mackerel',' 'each SIirel Codrish, S packaires for.. Colioes Salmon, a can". ........ j . Evaporated Peaches, 3 lbs. Evaporated Apricots, 2 lbs. Iowa Baked Beans, a can C3-C3- Iona String BEANS chle Q f CIT Iona Lima BEANS eV Mil ijilfb Individual ASPARAGUS 3 of Iona PEAS t . . '. - - -a-can Sultana TOMATOES a can J. 3Q 'Ma COFFEE 3g Q "tifrS"8 TEA,, Oc 20 STAMPS WITH Y CAKES A&P; LAUNDRX ' SOAP 25C STAMPS FREE" lOOW Stamo'sZ The GREAT 1183 MAIN ST., 1630 MAIN ST., 707 E. MAIN ST. PHONE 4228 "H PHONE 2589 PHONE 2388-5 WE GIVE S. & II. GREEN TRADING STAMPS. ASK FOR THEM A PAT ON THE BACK. (Detroit Free Press.) X pat on th back la a. wonderful thinsr. ' . ' It gives a man courage to whistle and sing; ' " . . When hope to departing, the outlook is grim, , A pat on the back then eays volumes 'to him. . It -whispers: "Keep at it!. You're do ing all right. '' '' Just dig in your toes and get busy and fight; ' .-. ,. There's one man behind you, go to it, old man, . One pal who is sure that you can, that you can." A pat on the back from a etranger or friend When your jaw etarts to eag and your knees start to bend Will bring you right up with new cour age and grit And you'll keep on the flght when you were going to quit. Tou'Il feel it. you'll hear ityes, ac tually hear it For hours eaying "Dig in, old fellow. Don't fear it; . That isn't as hard as it looks. Be a man, , There's a fellow back there who be lieves that you can." CASES OF INTEREST A MAX'S HOT7SB IS HIS CASTLB. -The law regards a man's house as him castle, and in combat, ha.vin.g- re ttred thus far, he Is not compelled to vield further to his assailing antago nist Here he may stand ait bay, and if necessary to save his own life may turn on and slay his assailant Thi rule of law is of ancient origin. In its original application there is reason to believe that it had in view only attacks from external aggressors, but In the case of Watte vs. State, 59 Southern Reporter, 27. its application arises in a prosecution of defendant who kHled his wife in hi own house, occupied jointly by himself and wife as their common home. He seeks to Jiietify the killing on grounds of self oefense. To establish self-defense, the law says tha-t defendant must show that he had no mode of escape open to him .by retreating or declining com cat. Is a husband who kills his wife in their own home governed by this rule of retreat or the rule before an rounced namely that hls'liome is his cactle and he need retreat fio further? The Supreme Court of Alabama holds hat the duty to retreat has no appli cation where defendant s in his own home, even though hig assailant be his wife. The conviction la reversed. IN RE MERCANTILE AGENCIES mercantile agencies, whioh use dras tic measures to collect "hard' debts com in for their share of Judicial re probation in Lipscomb vs. Talbott, 147 Southwestern Reporter, 793. An agency known as the Barr & Widen Mercan tile Agency sent certain letters to an alleged debtor threatening "severe and aggressive lawful methods" to make the collection. The letter headings conveyed information that the agency v.-as "not incorporated." That it was: "Publishers of delinquent debitors who can. but do not pay their just debts, nd are consequently unworthy of trust or confidence. Reporters of how peo ple pay their bills. Correspondents everywhere, the world our territory." The comments made by the Supreme Court of Missouri are: Tt (bank) sent its old and unfortunate customer's note to an agency, not inappropriately call ed a 'junk shop' thereby turnirag him and the note over to those who ad vertise torture tio colleot desperate! claims. We use the term "torture' ad visedly. Those who from choice make a livelihood of debt collecting, only from the poor, the miserable, the bro Iren. are likely to tree torture in some form of pressure, and the more refined the sensibilities of their viotims the greater the chance of success. Ihe Harr & Widen people are of that kid ney. Witness the forbidding and om inous heading of their letters.. It pro posed to sting debtors by posting them. 'Well', says Goldsmith, had the boding tremblers learned to trace the days disasters in his morning face.' What even schoolboys saw in the sour morning face' of the schoolmaster in the" Desf'rted "Village, debtors read in the threatening heading of Barr & Widens letters. "The world our ter ritory. read the headlines so the SELECTED WESTERN FANCY SELECTED NO. a WESTERN A DOZ. 3c 5c 25e 10c and 15c j ....... 25c '..25c "c I O N A CORN 4 cans for 25c Saturday can Sultana Spice. . .". '. . . . . 10c botfle Cider Vinegar. ... ... , . . . . -10c box Shaker Salt . - . 10c bottle Ball Head Catsap 10c can Kipper Sardines .' l5c cake AAP Scouring Soap.. each, 5c can Lunch Cocoa i . 10 tumbler Eddy's Jure Jelly, 15c f pkgc. Perfection Cereal . . . "i lOc 1 can J us' troy - . 10c 1 pkfr. Fancy Head Rice 10c A &P TEA' GO 'world wia Pistol's "oyster which : he would "open with his sword." WIFE SUES HtOSRAND FpR DIA MOCNTS. An action by a. wife- against her- husband to recover the value of two- diamonds! alleged' to have been converted by the defendant is report ed in 135 New York Supplement, 1075, entitled! Dietz vs. Dietz. The opinion of the Appellate Term of- the 3?ew York Supreme 'Court reads: '"Whether the diamonds were the property of the plaintiff or defendant was the subject of dispute. The plaintiff testified tha-t she owned the diamonds, and that her husband! wished to loan one Schaffer $100, and asked her to pawn the dia monds for that purpose. She says that she "raised Oain' and 'after he got through fighting with me he ask ed me to go down and pawn them for him, which I done. - I couldn't help myself,- and I done it. Not only was there an absence of evidence as to the value of the diamonds, but the facts proved did not establish a cause of action for conversion." Judgment for plaintiff ta reversed. THE SECRET TERROR The haunting fear of sickness and helplessness is the secret terror of the workings man. Health is his capital. Kidney diseases sap a man's strength and vitality. They lessen his earning capacity. Foley Kidney Pills bring back health and strength by healing the disease. They are the best medicine made for kidney and bladder troubles. The genuine are in the yellow package. Refuse any sub stitute. F. F. Brill, Stratford Avenue and Sixth Street. Adv. . "136 Battles and Rain. ' " That rain folio-wed many of the bat tles of our war was due not to the effect of the discharge of firearms, but to the f act that in the regions where the battles occurred rain fails on an average one day-out, of three and that commanders are more inclined to move armies and begin engagements In fair weather. In fact, while rain is in progress such operations are common ly impracticable on account of the con dition Jf the roads. If by the regular operations of nature rain does not fall within two of three days after a battle it is due to the fact that a drought pre vails. ' The idea of rain following bat tles is expressed in the writings of Plutarch, wlv states his opinion that the vapor rising from the hot breath, blood and sweat of the struggling masses is condensed into rain .by . the concussion of the -weapons and the hoarse cries of the victors. In a form little less crude the belief that rain is caused by battles has survived to the present day, but it is absolutely un founded. Willis L. Moore. Women Sweep the Streets. There are many systems of street cleaning, but probably that of the French government of Porto Novo, Da homey, West Africa, is the most econo mical. The native" police examine the streets, and at any part which requires cleaning they stop the women and girls who happen to be passing at the time and order them to sweep the rubbish into heaps. A woman may be seen hurrying along, water jar on head, child strapped on back and perhaps on urgent business, when the native po liceman bands her a brush, made from a palm tree leaf, and orders her to do her share of sweeping. This she does reluctantly, knowing how useless it is to refuse. Occasionally the native re fuses to do this enforced labor, but in the end the sweeping is done, for the police possess unique powers. The men are exempt from this unpaid work, as, naturally, it would interfere and re tard the trade of the colony. Household Secret. "I can't get the sugar to stick to the doughnuts:' "I know a good scheme, but don't tell anybody." : "Very well." - 'Use a little library paete." SANTA CLAUS MAIL WILL BE DELIVERED Post Office Department Takes Official Recognition of Patron of the Holidays Santa Claue has been recognized of ficially by the Post Office department. In a general order issued today from Washington, - Postmaster General Hitchcock authorizes . postmasters to deliver to charitable institutions in their cities any mail addressed to the distinguished and charitable patron of the holiday eeaeon. At the local office every year hun dreds of childish scrawls, importuning Santa Claus for anything from a doll up to a fully equipped fire depart ment, are received. It ifi likely that the letters this year will again be turned over to the Smith-Murray Co., which annually tries to make the youngsters happy with small gifts. The money order department at the post office is rushed nowadays with a foreign business that amounts to thou sands of dollars daily. Foreigners in this country are sanding back home Christmas money by the bale and the imoney-order window is TSlocked by a steady stream of patrons practically all day. ' WILDER IS CHOSEN G. A, R. GOMANDEH Francis. M. Wilder was elected com-; mander of Elias Howe Post, G. A. R., at the annual meeting last evening. David Orosley is senior vice com mander: William Barnum, junior vice commander; . Henry J. Seeley, quarter master; Charles W. Skerritt, chaplain; Charles E. Moore, officer of the day; and Joseph Tyler, officer of the guard. At the next meeting of the post, a commander will be elected to serve the remaining three week of the term of Commander E. L-. Rugglea, resigned- - . - - $. DOUGHERTY HOPKINS The marriage of Miss - Elizabeth A Hopkins of this city, and Mr. Daniel A. Dougherty, formerly of Middletown, N. Y-, now of this city, took place at St. - Augustine's rectory Wednesday evening. Nov. 27. Rev. Father Ken nedy officiated. Miss Mary A. Hopkins, a cousin of the bridle, and' Mr. Owen" Hopkins, a brother of the bride, were the brides maid and best man. Following the ceremony they left for a honeymoon trip from which' they have returned and have taken up their residence in this city. -, - , :. - Mr. Dougherty though not long a resident of this city, has made many friends. - He is a machinist. The bride has many admirers, who united with friends of the groom in wishing them much happiness. WHAT TO DO AND HOW Christmas Dinner' Idteao Novelties Out of the Ordinary Piquant Notions That Cost Little. While' the rush and hurry of Christ mas preparation ie beginning, I am going to give those hostesses who al ways seek-: novelty, some ideas really out -of. fche ordinary. They are easily prepared as accessories of the Christ mas dinner. ' If you want to keep strictly to the spirit of the day, the dessert can be a rice compote, representing . a. snow man, with features of Sultana raisins, the 'buttons of his- fcoat made of cuiy rants. He can be filled with stewed fruit, and can, be eaten entirely, with the exception of his hat and- brush which can be easily devised of brown paper and a stick about the thickness of a pencil. His arms of citron can be curved easily to give a. naturtad look. . ' . - ... In the fruit line, "there can be a Pixie family made of apples, with the 'tops scooped- out, so. that a date or . a filbert can be used for the head. Eyes and mouth of White icing "stand out in contrast against the dark back ground. , If the filberts are green, the covering can be fringed to form a "fright wig," as the theatrical term is used. With the date, a little paper cap can be easily made. A ruffle of gay colored paper and B little necktie of baby ribbon will add to the attractiveness of the, "Pixies." , Bananas are easily the most desir able fruit for devices of this sort. A large, well formed banana, with the front end accentuated by a half an almond or Brazil met, suggests a canoe. Chopped up jelly of suitable hue conveys the impression of the wa ter on whioh the canoe is 'Bailing. The Indian steering the canoe can have a body of a fig. a filbert or date head, arms of candied ginger or citron. A little paddle Can easily be made from a, thin bit of wood? . . Pigs can easily be represented by bananas with ears and legs of nut meats Brazils being best, though, al monds do not have to be halved as in the case of the larger nuts. A toed of shaved apples, somewhat dry adds to the realistic effect. - Everyone knows how potatoes can be made into little animals with legs of matches, and eyes and mouth cut ouj in proper size and form and a short bit of string for a tail. These, however, are not in the edible class, unless the potatoes are baked, which makes them unmanageable some times. , - A really pretty idea that combines the fruit and dessert features Is a ship made of a banana .for the body, with rice paper sails run -on threads - A sea of joe can be simulated toy cut up pieces, of tolanc mange. If these novelties are properly pre-pared-and th6y take really very lit tle time the guests will, .undoubtedly show their appreciation, not only In compliments, but in the consumption of-the goodies as well. ...THE HOSTESS. NEWEST IN FACE VEILS. ' Rosebuds, violets and clovers run riotously, but in self color, over the new veils in black, midnight blue and dark brown octagon of- the flimsiest sort. These veilings are vastly be coming and in excellent - taste because the design, while distinct is not heavy. Pattern of the lively ehadowy order also are in high favor. These ap pear upon the octagon meshes and are pretty in the standard black, blue and brown, but most fetching and becom ing in cafe au lait shade 'a, tone which flatters any sort of complexion and, broadly speaking, may be worn with any sort of hat but the one designed for rough and ready use. FASHION HINTS. Crystal and emerald buttons are us ed on footgear, and" they make the footgear they adorn decidedly smart. The person who does not wear a touch of color about the feet is the ex ception. Flat collars, revers, , cuffs and pock ets are all trimmed with buttons and buttonholes. A suit made of corduroy and trim med with big self-covered buttons is most attractive. The newest street hats are smaJl and close-fitting and very well adapted to the use of veils. Some of the most novel suits have the coat made of striped taffeta and the skirt of velvet. When Ships Were Built In the Woods. In colonial days the shipping for our home trade and for sale abroad was built chiefly in the district of Maine and in New Hampshire. These two colonies built rather more than one half the entire American tonnage in the ays immediately preceding the Revolution. The older ports could not compete with the new settlements amid the timber. When the great trees had been exhausted on the river banks gangs of shirwrights went a mile or two into the forests and here on the uplands would build a vessel of 100 tons or more, mount her on strong sledges of timber v hitch on a. team of 200 oxen and drag it in one steady pull over the snow to .the frozen surface of a navigable stream. Such' a team of oxen would be a quarter of a mile long, and it took the teamstership of a major general to start them all at once. It was called "raising them," and this work once done nothing must stop them till the ship rested . on the ice. Boston Globe. Grim Humor Saved His Life. . When a spy was caught and. brought before Marshal Bassompiere the mar shal addressed him with the formula he always used when sentencing a man to death: "Brother, you or , I: must cer tainly be hanged!" Next day- as the spy was being dragged to the gallows he. adjured his jailers to allow him a last interview with the marshal, as- he had sowething of supreme importance to say to him. The jailers were so im pressed by his intense earnestnessthat they begged the marshal to give him audience. "Bring the' dog in!"' cried Bassom piere. "What's your business?" he asked the spy impatiently when he was dragged in. "Only this, my lord.. At our last interview you said either you or I must - be hanged. Did you really mean that? It's of supreme im portance to you or me, because if you won't, be' hanged I must, that's all." The marshal was so tickled with the man's humor-that he ordered his re lease. London Mail. The Pagoda on the Balanced Rock. One of the curious sights of Burma is a huge bowlder on Kelasa heights that rests in delicate poise on the very brink of a rounded cliff. So unstable Is the equilibrium that the rock trem bles in the wind. Very naturally this odd freak has attracted the attention, of the superstitious natives, who look upon it as a miraculous work of the gods. They believe that the rock is held in place by a hair of- Buddha. Hence they have clambered to the top of the rock and built there a pagoda which is about twenty-five feet in height Should the bowlder eyer .fall as Is quite likely to happen 'and dash to death a handful of worshipers the blind faith of the devout people would not be shaken, for in the catastrophe, no doubt, they would see but a mani festation of "divine wrath at some un conscious sin of commission or omis sion. ' ' A Quaint Costume.- j The Thames waterman of a former day was bound by a number , of re strictions. He 'was the first public servant to wear a Uniform. : "Long be fore England's army and navy wore any distinguishing garb," writes Guy; Nickalla, "Thames , watermen were known by their uniform and badge, a plaited coat, knee breeches and stock ings and hat according to fashion, but always a plate on the arm, either of the Waterman's hall, to denote that they had the freedom of the river and were licensed, or. the badge of their employer. Any , person rowing or working any boat, wherry or - other vessel who had not served seven years as apprentice incurred & penalty of 10." London Globe. " A Wasp' Strategy. A mud wasp was seen to alight with in an inch or two of a spider's nest on the side opposite the opening. Creeping around toward the entrance to the nest, the wasp stopped a little rbort of It and for a moment remained perfectly quiet. Then.' reaching out one of his anten nae, be wriggled it before the opening. A moment later , he withdrew the "feeler." This overture had the desired effect, inasmuch as the' "head of the household, a big spider, came out to see what was wrong and to set it to rights. No sooner had the spider emerged to that point at which It was at the worst disadvantage than the wasp with a quick movement tnrust its sting into the body of its foe, killing it easily and almost instantly. The experiment was repeated by the wasp, and when there was no response from the inside be evi dently became satisfied that he held the fort At all events, he proceeded to en ter the nest and slaughter the young spiders, which were lugged off one at a time. Harper's Weekly. - Belgium's Curious Land Law. ' One of the curious phases of the land law in Belgium is that the earth of a landowner beyond a certain depth does not belong to him. Should the owner of the surface discover a coal or gold deposit - underlying ' his prop erty he must first obtain a govern ment concession before he can begin mining operations. The land beyond the prescribed depth in which wealth in the raw has been discovered may be conceded to a person other than the surface owner, who may operate under certain government regulations, one of which is that the owner of the surface is entitled to 3 per cent of the value extracted. The mine pays to the government an amount determined by the value and Impor tance of the concession, after which it must pay to the government a sum proportioned to the value of the total extraction. Contrasts. "Look at that careworn looking man In deep thought and the merry dog with him chasing his tail. Yet both are doing the same thing.", i "What's that?" "Trying to see how they can make both ends, meet" Baltimore Ameri can. - Nothing Doing. , Miss Pflippe A penny for your thoughts! Professor Hardfax Tou'Il find them all collected in four volumes, but the price is $1.25 a volume. Exchange. 1 V 90 n ALL DEPAR MEAT SPECIALS Fancy Chuck Roasts m . T Steak S 12c Beef, Boiling Pieces m Fresh pork Shoulders m S3 Stewing Chickens, .lb I.I rjj Roasting- Chickens lb choice Native Fowl lb FRUIT SPECIALS Rine Pinearvnle each 10c Hazel Nuts. . . . .quart Mixed Nuts 2 lbs Smyrna Fie-s. .... .lb cape cod Cranberries at Fancy Apples. . .peck CoinMiatioe AhSoin Teas, Colfees (Are the Standard of Excellence IIIlILdll and Spices 1 They Cost Yon Less Than Others FANCY QUALITY . CREAMERY BUTTER HOME GROWN FANCY ONIONS FRESH MADE GINGER SNAPS FANCY FORE QUARTERS LAMB FANCY LEAN EASTERN PORK LOINS A dollar, expended with us, will net you, as great returns, as half as much more, expended elsewhere. You get THE BEST QUALITY, TOO SPECIAL NOT I C E i On Saturday, December 7th, at New Britain, Conn., the Mohican Company will open another Large Modern Sanitary Pure Food Market AT V9, THE PRICE YOU PAY ELSE- r WHERE supplies you with Men's, Youths' and Children's Suits, Overcoats, Sweaters, Underwear, Shoes and all Wearing Apparel for half the price you pay else where. We also carry Ladies' Shoes and Sweaters, -s 25c Police Suspenders Ladies, $2.00 Shoes. . . . . . . . .$1.00 Children's $2.50 Overcoats .$1.69 1 DON'T FORGET THE NUMBER NEAR GOLDEN HILL THE AJJGETjTJS. They stand within the flela at prayer, The rustic man and maid, While silvery thro" the amber air The angel's song Is played. They how their heads in gratitude For gift of life and health, And for content their highest good. And love, their only wealth. There is a closeness to the soil In' both their garb and mien That tells of happiness and toil, And quiet peace serene. A lark above them sings and sings A song of hope and youth; Theirs is the joy of common things, The beauty of the truth! . Edward. Wilbur Mason in "The Craftsman." WANT ADS. CENT A WORD. ya.uJt,lnMI(iMi.. . - itt- . .1 yr j -. n -rmiDifm! m-n - i in-n -inr.i.i , ' Iil.umi ammmmmmmmawjmmwmmnMMM,lpMwnf$& 1 ' ' "" uwim i n im ..nnin umn mim. u - - 102 OOLDEII HILL STREET ' PRICES TO TMENTS.' S ATU aloJ9 101 ROUND, SIRLOIN A.M. j PORTERHOUSE GROCERY SPECIALS Seedless Raisins .... lb 9c 10c Shredded Cocoa-nut lb 15c! 14c i Corn Syrup Jelly pail 25c! 14c j 0lieSS Matches 3 -pk-r 10c 20c I J ersey Pears large can 14c 16c j Elbow Macaroni 4 lbs 25c BAKERY SPECIALS Ovt Best Bread.', .loaf 3c 10c Fresh Fruit Pies each 10c 25c j Assorted Cu Cakes dz 8c 16c Je 3 Layer Cakes ea 15c lOci Coffee Cakes each 5c, 10c 25c ef Je"y Doughnuts dz 6c W.hc and Liquor af 0 fi His 3tc YORK STATE , FULL CREAM CHEESE peck 15c 2 fbs 11c NEW CROP MEATY PRUNES lb 7c SMALL LEAN FRESH HAMS .b 13c SMALL LEGS FANCY MUTTON Don't Overlook the Fact that BIG BANKRUPT anulacturers Clothing SficIaLls f op Saturday .16c Men's 75c Sweaters. . ..;-.. . 3anvas Gloves . . ........ Children's STREET. The CENTRAL MARKET 252 STATE STREET. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY, DEC. 7. SIRLOIN STEAK. lc H 1.1 A 1 OF LAMB 12c tf FOREQUARTER LAMB . . . c Ift PORK ROAST (SMALL LOINS) ., ' " TCRKEYS 2c FANCY FOWL (FRESH DRESSED) 18c lb FANCY LARGE CHICKENS 20c th SUGAR CURED HAMS 15c DUCKS . v --20c tt Home Made Sausage, Fresh Hams anil Shoulders, Plucks, etc. Fresh Vegetables at low prices. " 252 STATE STREET " "1 BE THE Cut from Best Beef BUTTER SPECIALS White Compound 2 lbs 19c Choice Pro. Butter lb 30c Best Peanut Butter lb 13c Kaiser Limburger lb 25c American Cheese. .lb 16c Roquefort Cheese . . lb 38c LIQUOR SPECIALS Old Raven Whiskey 79c Superior gfoe Qjn .frot jgl.QQ St. J til ion Bordeaux Claret not Qgf. Creme De Menthe -bot 85c LeRaux Brandy lnrse $1 Tezor Cocktail lare $1 Large Bot., Reg. Sale of Each $1.25-eec b 20c RULE IN f RDAYtj MAINE POTATOES ngh 9Q MEALY COOKERS JciV dL 3 lbs 14c lb 16c lb 11c the AT V THE PRICE YOU PAY ELSE '. WHERE iTREET 33c . 6c .21c Underwear : LOOK FOR THE BIG SIGN r i I 1