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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27
Oddities IA Flowers

Ks
In Sumatra theregrows q flow
or of q scent 50 vile as to bc com
parable to nothing but rotten
carrion.
The orchids are true parasites,
growing on othsr plants and
drawing their sustenance from
them and from the air.
The stamens Of the common
barberyy will draw back when
touched as though unpleasantly
affected by the sensation.
Pure white geraniums, looking
as though they we're made Of al
most transparent WAX, are grown
by English florists.
In Syria, near Damacus, there
is said to grow a hummingbird
plant, the flower Of which bears
a close resemblance to the hum :
ming bird. The breast is red,
the wings are a dark green, the
head and tail blush back.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27
"Hoe Your Own Row

If we could by any possible
means indocrinate the minds Of
our people, young or old, espec-
tally the agricultural classes with
the idea that they must rely sole
ly and entirely upon their own
industry. integrity and ability
for financial success; we would
have accomplished herculean
task. There is no short road ex-
cept by rascality or devious meth
DDS and they all lead to final ruin
and disgrace. There is but one
way and that is to go to work and
keep at it constantly. No mat
ter what you choose to do, do it
well and the reward is sure to
come. The ants. the bees, the
birds. the animals, the Lizards
the bugs, all animated nature
work for a living. Why not
YOU? Are you not a higher or
der of creation and intelligencef
Don't murmur; it is Gods law.
No man ever heard us croak,
bemoan our fate, or charge our
financial status upon any cause
but ourself. This is one of Gods
fairest lands and every one has a
fair chance; utilizeit by hoeing
your own row to success.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27
About Flowers

The coloring principle Of IL
madden affects even the bones ]
animals that devonr the plants
I The ivy-leaved lettuce open
its leaves and flowers at eiob
O'Clock in the morning and IN
orally closes again by four.
. A great many flowers close !
night. The marigold shuts i,
at shutdown and remaines Gloss
until morning.
All plants are provided will
flowers, though sometimes thes,
are 50 small and SO hidden as j,
escape notice,
The pollen Of flowers is !,
grains so small that many kind,
are no more than a thousandth .
a millimeter in diameter.
The carthamine flower has I'll
thousands Of years been used t,
dye fabrics Of a yellow color,
The mummy cloths found il
Egyptian collins are dyed yellow
with this flower.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27

Prevents Injury. "A friend
has handed in the following clip
ping from northern exchange
which he requests be published
for the benefit Of tobacco smokers
Those who are given to smoking
will be glad to learn that smoking
can be made free from i'll effects.
DR.. Caubrelet directs thata peice
of cotton wool may be stepped in
a 5 per cent solution if pyrogallic
acid and inserted in the pipe or a
cigar holder. He claims that
this method will neutralize any
possible ill eject of the nicotine.
Such i'll effects as headache, fur
ring of the tongue and more SCI
rious ills can be avoided by the
above process. jackson News.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27
Butter Made il ! Minute

/ Much interest has recently
been created in the invention OF
a Swedish engineer OF 3 ma
chine that will remove the tat
from milk in on minute, and az
sowithout the previous necessity
Of letting the cream rise. But
ter while you wait, : may now %
placed over the door Of the man
ufacturer. The Medical News
thus describes the process: The
milk is heated in the sterilllzer
tc 1907 f. from the sterillizer it
runs into a churning chamber,
where it il cooled down to 6Oo in
its progress, by means OF very
small cooling frames. through
which ice water constantly passes
and which revulves with the
churning chamber at the rate OF
6, 900 revolutions minute. Sew
eral advantages are claimed for
this remarkable machine which
bids fair to create a revolution in
butter making on a large scale.
In the first place it, by sterilliz-
ing the milk, renders it aseptic.
The process of the butter making
is so rapid that there is very lit
tie chance Of any germs thatmay
exist inIthe atmosphere OF the
dairy getting into the butter, es-
pecially a. nearly all air must be
forced out Of the chamber Of the
machine blythe extreme rapidly
Of the movem ent going on inside.
When the butter is once pressed
the possibility of germ impregna-
ton is almost eliminated. Thus,
a wholesome and permanently
pure butter is produced. An
other advantage is that the milk
can be converted into butter di-
rectly after being obtained from
the COW.
This is undoubtedly q great
discovery in the dairy business,
and will in time be SO perfected
and cheapened as to come within
the reach of farm life. Butter
assuredly exists in milk at the
time it is MIXED as is often evil
denced by this product being
! found in the vessel in milk
ing. This evidences the fact that
| il can be instantly almost con-
verted into butter by some mys-
FERROUS but natural rapid process.
This is the dayof chemical won
ders.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27

If cotton would never go above
or below the present price. 7 cts.
and other circumstances rem ain
the same, this section, would be
in better conditian than. ever be-
fore. 1t is a fact that cannot be
denied that there are farmers in
Winston county to-day who have
managed the past few years to
pay off debts that were made
when cotton was 10 cents. And
debts that they failed to pay off
when cotton was 9 and 10 cents.
they have lifted with 5 and 8, ct.
cotto.. and have lived as we'll, if
not better, than they did on 10
cent cotton Winston County
Journal.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27
"A Good Investment.


Any young man who wishes to
make an investment which will
bring him in steady revenue in
the future can do so by planting
an orchard of Keifer pears. We
have had them now in bearing
for several years. They never
fail to fruit and bear heavily
They have SO far proved blight
proof. The Bartlett, LeConte,
Duchess, and Idaho all being
either killed out right by blight
or nearly so. The fruit of the
Keifer, comes in late in the fall
when all other fruit has mostly
disappeared. If carefully han
died and taken from the trees
when they begin to drop and
wrapped in paper, buried in
sand or earth or kept in any way
so as to ripen and mellow they
not only have a delightful all per-
vading aroma but most lucious
juicy, consistency which renders
them especially good eating.
They should be kept cool by cold
storage or other means SO they
will not rot, and marketed all win
ter. We have readily sold all
we could spare at 40 cts. per
peck and by retail two or three
and frequently one for nickel.
Fine specimens in winter would
readily bring a dime each.
Twenty or forty acres planted
now, in eight or ten years would
fill ones pockets annually with a
large sum of money if rightly
handled. One need not confine
himself alone to this industry,
but could dove-tail it in finally
on other pursuits. After the
trees were once fairly started
the ground could be set to ber-
muda or any other grass making
. permanent sod and hogs or
young stock kept upon it. Don't
shake your head young man or
fly from such a proposition be-
cause it involves time. Ten
chances to one when eight years
have passed you will be poor
man and discontinued as you are
now. The men who are now en-
joying the most satisfactory and
enduring prosperity-are those
who have grown into such con
ditions slowly but surely. Be
admonished by our words and
begin now.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27
Value Of Neat Packages

"A neat package helps material
" to sell ones butter, fruit or
vegetables. Not only docs q neat
and attractive package create 2
more favorable impression upon
the would-bs purchaser but the
style of printing or moulding the
butter will have its effect upon
the buyer. Butter put up in an
att. active form will bring more
money than that Of same quality
that is offered for sale simply up
on its merit as butter in plain IN,
attractive packages.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27

Pile the fat on your hogs no,
while it is warm. In cold wealth
or it takes too much food to kee
up animal heat. Kill the frs
cold spell now; it is late enoug
to expect cool enough veaths
for meat to keep if once thorougl
~ cool and well sailed.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27
How to Save Pork.

For the bsnefit Of those farm
ers who say meat can not be sue
cessfully cured in Mississippi,
and adjacent states the writer
gives his method. We have lost
one joint in five years. Proper
alton is always made to kill the
first real cold spoil. Our hogs
have been butchered on the 18th
14th and 18th of each November
Of the last three years. AFTER
killing hang over night. tho next
day cut up ready for sailing;
salt heads, jawls, bones and ribs
and feet separately from other
meat. Trim hams and shoulders
very close, leave them free from
rough places which may harbor
insects. Cut out all blood shot
parts. After meat is cut up and
thoroughly cooled salt well and
place in 4 box with skin side
down allowing the box to incline
at one end, having holes in the
lower end that all bloody exuda-
tions may drain off. II the wealth
er turns warm after tho first two
or three days, take up the meat
free it from all salt by striking
each peice on the box, rid the box
of all damp and bloody salt. Re-
salt the meat with dry salt and
put in the box again, it is con :
sidered very important. After
being in salt for two weeks. hang
up, and smoke for part OF each
day for two or three weeks, until
it has dark mahogany color.
The hams and shoulders are then
we'll rubbed with a small tea
spoonful OF saltpetre, after which
a teaspoonful of brown sugar may
be rubbed on each peice. The
sides can be treated in the same
manner or not, according to
fancy. 1t the weather should be
warm each piece may be dipped
quickly in boiling water, before
using the salt petre. After US
ing the salt petre and sugar, the
hams and shoulders are neatly
encased with some cheap domes-
tic, after the manner of canvas
sed hams. Clean oat or bran
sacks will answer very well for
this purpose. After this opera
ton. the meat is hung up ina cool
dry place where it remains until
used. We have never been
troubled by the meat bug or any
other insect. During the last
winter the weather became very
warm the second day after kill
ing and continued warm for thir-
teen days. During that time the
M eat was resulted and the box
cleaned of bloody salt three times
Not piece soured but was fine
and sweet. Southern Swine
Herd.
We believe this will keep meal
from experience.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27

Some people who buy on credit
think that a person who is able
to sell on time, is able to loose it.,
All they ask is can we get it, and
never ask themselves can we pay
for it? This, perhaps, has much
to do with the present condition
of affairs. Credit is to cheap,
and the day is not far distant
when only the pure in heart will
be extended time on their pur-
chases. Waterman.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27

r. B. May Of the McC Comb City
Enterprise has commenced the
publication Of a monthly agricul-
tural paper for only 25 cents per
year. The papor is in every par
t;cular first-class and every
farmer in the State ought totake
a copy. He can get two bits
worth out one number. Send
for it.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-11-27

Its Bureau at Jackson, under 4
able management Of EDGAR
WILSON, who lets nothing Of ]
sercst escape, makes it a mornir
paper to Aississippians from y
Capital Of their state.
II also contains
Superior Market Reports.
The Newtown bee., 1896-04-10

has common sense and understands boys" First the man, then the school master
 With shrewd irony that cut to the heart of things Socrates asked his en- frightened townsman: "Callia0, if your two sons were foals or calves, there would be no difficulty. in tiOdiDg some one to put over them; we should hire trainer of horses, or a farmer probably, who would improve and perfect them in their own proper virtue and excellence; but, ast hey are human beings, whom are you thinking of placing over them?"
 The American people send l5,400,00O pupils to school, and there are 3S3 ,O00 teachers in the public schools, which are maintained at an annual expense of SlG3,- GOO. 900. "Wh0m are you thinking of placing over them?' is an inquiry Of Vi tai concern to every parent in the United States. Indeed, it touches the life-blood of our Republic and is one with the spir- it of our civilization. To put children to poor schools is not a right inherent in any COGuulOuWS1lLil' GA6 | AOA A1~ ~N@' AN -@ well said, ''The education question, now at least. is question of the qualification of public school teachers"
 It is clear, therefore, that the teacher must know a good deal more than his most advanced pupil. A safe working rule is that the teacher of common school must have passed through high school and the teacher of high school must have graduated at college The practical observance of this rule would do more than any single reform, not only to dignity the teaching profession, but 1 to elevate and improve the schools.
 It is pretty dark look for those chil i dren who are forced to go to school to teacher who has never had the advan tages of even good district school train ing, and whose work of teaching is su
 pervised by school visitor who has hac less education if possible than the teach er.-TO. o. Wright.
The Newtown bee., 1896-04-10
J. B. Kettle of1iciated. The burial wa in Easton.

J. B. Kettle oficiated. The burial was
 Mrs H. B. Banks i> vi,iting her sisters in Brooklyn.
 Miss Josie Burr is suffering with ge- were attack of rheumatism.
 Mrs simon H. Burr is very sick with her old complaint.
 Miss Lottie Burr Of Brooklyn sDe ,t Sunday with her aunt, Mrs H. B. Burr. Misses lnez Hull, Millie and Bessie l Jennings have returned to their school duties at Northtield, Mass. Miss NJ. E. Wakeman has returned from pleasant visit in Brooklyn Horace Wells, who is attending Cornell 1 university. spent his Easter vacation with hlS father, Prof A. J. Wells.
 George Craft of Bridgeport spent Sun. i day with friends in Greenfield.
 Mrs J. B. Kettle has been quite sick.
 Mrs Frank Banks and Miss Hattie Banks are on the sick lit.
 The Young Peoples Whist cub were entertained al "Maplewood," '" the pleas ant home of Miss NJ. Elva Banks, Ias lhurSGay evening. Prizes were takcr oV Misses Helen Jennings and Heller Bronson, and Messrs Fred Jennings anC Raymond Matson.
 Mrs Georgia W. Jennings and Mis- Mary Jenning spent Sunday at the pleas ant home of Selectman $. C. Bradley. ! Miss Maria Hopkins was a recent gues of Mrs A. H. Pease.
The Newtown bee., 1896-04-10
ST JOHNS CHURCH.
THE EASTER SERVICES.

There were large congregations at both
 the morning and the afternoon services
 The chancel was very appropriately dec orated with palms, and the altar was beautiful with the choicest cut flowers and plants in bloom and the choir-space had several collections of plants, many of them in flower, and arranged with eX- cellent taste by the ladies. The choir service for morning prayer and Holy Communion was somewhat elaborate and was we'll rendered. The sermon by the
 rector, Rev o. o. Wright, was from St
 Mark 16: 1, the leading thought belng
 suggested by the words, "The stone is
 rolled back 4 large part of the con-
 gregation received the sacrament. One
 very noticeable thing at St Johns is the
 large per cent of men who attend the ser
 vices and communicate.
 The children's service at f p. m. was
 for most part choral. The opening and
 closing selections by the orchestra were
 particularly fine, the former being an
 "Easter Anthem by Elvy Tours, and the latter 70 Give Thanks unto the Lord,'' by Mozart. Mrs Dr Gordon and her sister, Miss Telgmann of Philadel- phia, and J. Harry Taylor, who was back on a visit from Orange, N. J., rendered valuable assistance in the musical ser vice. The most interesting event of this service was the baptism of infants. The oR r. RI awIr puTp was christened, James Arthur; and the infant daughter of MT and Mrs Alfred Peterson was christened Helen Theresa. The children's lenten offerings amounted to $28 48.
 The Easter elections for St Johns par ish resulted as follows: Wardens. J. H. l Warner and Minott Augur; vestrymen, W. k. Ackley, s. c. Bull and H. H. Cur l 5is; clerk, I. P. Blackman; treasurer, R. l N. Betts; delegates, George F. Taylor and M. B. Terrill; substitutes, $. c. Bull and J. M. Blackman. The following l named gentlemen were made members Of he corporation: W. B. Banker, R. W. Butcher, W. c. Parkhurst and Clark l.. Page. The last year was the first year If the financial independence of the par sh; and the treasurer's report shows mall balance on hand, and the begin ling of permanent fund in the bank. The total of Easter offerings was $l55 Sl.
 Both Blacksmith and Mrs Charles 3otsferd are improving after very se- ,ara siaoa uvfth pnnumnuia
The Newtown bee., 1896-04-10
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

In the April number of the Forum there
 is an article of great value on "Teach
 ing,-A Trade or Profession," by the
 president of Cornell University. I can
 only extract few of the more practical
 thoughts it contains, and that in a de-
 tached form: ''The end of education is the actualization of the capacities of the humar soul. The teachers peculiar work, therefore, is to develop, or rather to use those means which will incite the child to develop his moral and rational self-ac
 tivtty. In the discharge of this function the teachers own character is an element of even greater importance than his scholarship, though with defective schoI- arship no teacher can ever succeed. Whether he will or no, his character in due time will mould the character of his pupils. 1.-The essential principle of edu- cation" said Pestalozzi, lis not teaching, it is love" h other words, the ideal teacher must have heart as well as an intellect. It is soul that kindles soul. How subtle, but how real, is the contag- ious influence of personality. The dis ciple is not above his master; and if par ents and teachers would see their chil- dren and pupils modest, polite, yeracious, kind, just, loving and loyal, their own characters must be established, their own lives animated, by the rule and spirit of these principles and sentiments. Dr Ar hold was right in insisting that the Rug by master should be 'sa Christian and gentleman, an active man, and one who
The Newtown bee., 1896-04-10
NEWT0WN ASAsUMMERREsORT.
AN INTERVIEW WITH WARREN II. LAM SON, THE WELL-KNOwE BRIDGEPORT BUILDER.

SON, THE wELL-KNowN BRIDGEPORT
 BUILDER.
 Warren H. Lamson, the well-known
 builder of Bridgeport, passed few days,
 last week, at Dicks hotel. He came for
 a few days rest, only, but after seeing the town he went away with some ideas, which may work out for the benefit of
 old NewtOwn. In his opinion the ozone
 to be found on the Newtown hills is superior to that of any place within an equal radius of Bridgeport. In the future he looks to see even more Bridge port and New Haven people find their way to NewtOwn for summers soiourn
 If this is SO, what is needed are desirable residences. What is needed is some one to take bold and boom the matter. Wherever the firm of Warren H. Lam, son & Co. have taken hold of real estate, there has been a boom and other real estate men have followed them. While Mir Lamson has no definite plans it is possible he may build some residences in Newtown, provided he can get hold of desirable real estate. The firm have just opened up new office at 36I Main street, Bridgeport. Just now they have under way in Bridgeport 16 houses of superior class. Harrison LamsOn, the architect, will henceforth be located with them. | Mrs Lamson, the wife of Warren H. Lamson, is an equal partner in the con- cern. Just now she is suffering from nervous prostration, but it is her inten- tion to pass some time in Newtown as soon as her health will permit. The building prospects in Bridgeport are ex- cellent. The firm has lately bought Sl2,000 worth of lots near the location of the proposed Ordnance factory, and have already two houses enclosed. These facts were kindly given to 8 representa- tive of THE BEE who called on MT Lam- son.
The Newtown bee., 1896-04-10
THE DEERFIELD DISTRICT,

Fred l.. Jennings of Southport was g guest at his uncle's, Charles Nichols, or Fast day, and called on other relatives Miss M. M. Burr spent two nights ot last week with her sister, Mrs Nichols Miss Winifred Jennings, who spent he1 Easter vacation, last week, at her fath- CTS, has returned to New Haven.
 Mir and Mrs Edward Brothe rton of Cross Highway have spent several days at c. R. Nichols.
 Mrs 4. H. Pease has visited at R. B. Jennings on Congress street.
 W. E. Nichols spent Easter in Bridge port,
 Miss Cora Burr has taken back the lit tie girl who has been living with them to the Norwalk home and has taken a boy from the same place.
 Miss Josie Burr, who has been very sick with muscular rheumatism, is some- what better.
 Miss Ada Belle Burr, who teaches school in Stepney, has been home a few days.
 DEATH OF MRS WILLIAM E. GARDNER.
 Many are the hearts that are sad in consequence of the death of Mrs William E. Gardner, aged % years, which occur red in Meriden Thursday morning, April ,. Mrs Esther Perry Gardner was one who was beloved by everybody. She was of that sweet, amiable disposition that won friends everywhere. It is but few years since she was married and left this place to her husbands field of labor, but it was her privilege to often pay a visit to the old homestead. A little 10-days- old daughter bears her mothers name, given to her by that dear one just before she passed away. Also a fOur-year-old son and husband are left to mourn her loss, besides parents, sisters and broth l ers. Her funeral was held Saturday, at her parents. Rev J. B. Kettle attended 1 The numerous beautiful offerings silently 1 testify of the love and esteem in which l she was held. She was gently laid to l rest in Oak Lawn beneath a mantle of l fragrant flowers, there to sleep, "Safe in l he arms of Jesus." -
The Newtown bee., 1896-04-10
Fairfield Ceunty News
GREENFIELD HILL.
CHURCH NOTES,


 A large snumber attended the Easter concert given at the Cong egatiOnal church, last Sunday evening. The fol lowing interesting program was render ed:
 Hymn, By congregation Scripture reading. Prayer.
 Song, "We are Volunteers" School Recitation, What can we dO?" Recitation, "ChaTity," Louis Hill Song, "Beckoning Hands" Recitation, "BOys and Girls"
 Samuel Wakeman, Lizzie MOrehOuse Recitation, Possibilities" Howard Adams Hymn, school Recitation, "Whon to be a Daniel"
 Howard Vel $ Recitation, "A little girls idea of duty Recitation, Sabbath Day." Georgia BuikIey song ''Sunshiue in my soul" Recitation, DO gOOd," Pauline Beers Recitation. "The hel IS are white to mar
 vest" E. Van Ness Song, "The love of Jesus," School "Childrons Mission Work" Collection.
 Hymn, Congregation More than 100 were present at the lee ture given by Rev George w. Moore, a field missionary, at the church, last We'd nesday evening. The lecture was very interesting.
 Mrs J. H. Hull led the Y. P. s. c. E.. meeting, Sunday evening.
 The prayer meeting was held on Fri day evening at 7S0 The subject was "Christ our sacrifice for sin.'
The Newtown bee., 1896-04-10
BRIDGEPORT.
TRIMMED MILLINERY

After one of the greatest weeks before Easter come renewed efforts to please our patrons. \ special feature. this week. trimmed short back sailors. Just receiv. ed, new shapes in sailors and turbanz
 Mrs George Dupham, 437 Main street.