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To Destroy Cut or Bud Worms in
Corn.

w. p. Radford. Lake Hall. Fla.-I see
in your paper OF nth of June. query
from B. z. Dogget, OF New Zion. 5. c. as
TO what will kill or destroy cutworms or
budwomrs In corn. 1t IS very easy ana
cheaply done. Put n man in the field
with bucket of dry sand. with instruc-
tions TO 20 through the field taking two
rows ut time and putting n pinch. say
from a tea to tablespoonful Of dry sand
I'm tho butt OF each hill 1t viii Kill every
worm there ana prevent any more com
ing Once going over the corn VIII do
the work for the season. one hand can
go over five to ten acres day. I have
had it done for many years and have
never lost any corn from bud worms.
Comment--YOu say "cut worms or bud
worms" as If they were Identical. The
bud worms proper bores through the
blades before they open and rarely do
any serious damage to ordinary field corn.
until they attack tho ears in the roasting
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A Sick Bull.

To H. VI. Johnson. Rome. y. C: You
say your bull has what IS commonly
called hollow horn and hollow tall aid
his eyeballs are enlarged and he does not
chew his cud. and Is swollen all the time
in his chest when down hates to get up
and that he eats plenty to keep him up
! don't know what ailS him. l % not
recognize any such disease as "hollow
horn" or hollow tell" The symptoms
described are not charG cteristic. Posi-
bly he has southern cattle fever. or Texas
fever or tick fever. which any OF the
cattle are liable to have if they are rails
ed without ticks and then exposed to
ticks.
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To j. p. F.. Social Circle. Ga--A rich,
deep, sandy loam, free from weed seeds
or grass, well drained, IS the best place
for lucerne (alfalfa). Better SOW in twen-
ty or twenty-four-inch drills, so as to
admit of cultivation, especially II the
land is not clean. Sow ten to fifteen
pounds clean seed per acre. in september
pr October or in February or March, eE-
actly as you would sow rutabaga turnips.
Cultivate with shallow plow just as you
would cotton. Commence cutting and
feeding when the plants are about to
commence blooming and repeat as often
as they reach that stage. / send bulle-
Tin with an article about 1t.
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HAIL STORM NEAR EUFAULA.
Houses Unroofed and Crops of Farm
ers Riined.

Eufaula. Ala. July 2.-(Special.)-A ter
rife hailstorn swept over a section of
this county yesterday afternoon. IT'S
track was half a mile wide and eighteen
miles long. Houses were unrOofed. trees
and fences blown down and crops along
its course were whipped into threads.
Homer Lane. four miles south Of here,
suffered the loss Of his entire four-horse
farm and will abandon il and seek an
other pursuit.
The plantations of ]. r. Barr, Foy
Bros. and others suffered great damage.
The storm lasted fully an hour and vas
one of the severest ever known in this
section.
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A Bad Job.

To S. B. Simpson. Healing Springs, Aia'-
The lob was probably not properly per-
formed. The wound probably healed up
too soon, or was poisoned by using knife
and hands without disinfecting them. give
exercise by pasturing. Battle the parts
several times a day with a solution Cr
one half ounce acetate of lead, TWO ounces
laudanum I'm one quart of water. First
bathe for half hour at time with water
and apply the lotion above after each
bathing Give two drams OF saltpeter
In wash three times day.
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1Saening Irish Potatoes.

To A. b. Kirkpatrick. Grcenbrier, Ark
"A good recipe for keeping irish potatoes
was gwen in Weekly of June llth' Dig
on a cloudy day, after the tops commence
to turn yellow. Store in cool dry
place and sprinkle with lime was about
the burden of the plan.
1t pays TO sow alfalfa in Kansas iowa.
Oklahoma. Colorado. California. 1 do not
know a plant that stands drought any
better. Of course. 1t does not grow much
during a protracted drought but IL does
not die
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To J. p. Bessley. Omaha. TeNas.-i am
unable TO diagnose tho case as the symp-
toms described are not significant of any
particular disease. unless 1t be cattle
fever (tlck fever). Cattle that have never
had any ticks on them Will. when exposed
to ticks take this disease when no large
ticks will be visible on them. Large ticks
never get on cattle. 1t is only the newly
matched and almost invisible ticks that
crawl on TO cattle; SO that a cow may
get a big dose of these minute ticks and
take the fever and yet the ticks not be
observed
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Shreddinp Corn.

Bv J. W. Casey, Giusvine. Ga.-As
have not seen anything I'm your columns
-, ~ subject of corn shredding In some
limo I wish 10 give my experience ot
shreddinE corn. ! have cut and shredded
my corn for the last TWO years ana am
VII rleased with Il except in one way.
I rD1 that stock will not eat Il all. There
is some parts of the stalk that they will
moi cat I think this is caused by tho
shredder that ! used being dun or de-
ficfert some way. ] have sold enough feed
this sprinC to pay expenses for shreddins
my corn 10 my neighbors, who nave cut
their corn stalks and burned them TO gei
rid of them in their field. / have fed
riV head of mules and horses and several
head of catu@ all winter without any fod-
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Pumnkins and Melons.

r. Z. North, Bellwood, Tenn. How
far from pumpkins is II necessary to
plant watermelons to keep them from
mixing?
9 What is the feeding value or pump
kins for hogs and cattle?
Answer. Watermelons and pumpkins
will not mix, notwithstanding the cur
rent idea that they will; therefore the
two may be planted close together as
you please
2. Pumpkins are hardly equal as stock
feed to common turnips and are little
inferior TO mangolds.
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Possibly Corns.

To J. B. Shipper. HilCa, s. CT Is I'M
practicable to tell the cause Of her Iame-
ness. AS a rule that can be done ohiy
on n personal examination. i can only
s,,eeost that she may have corns in that
foot Pull off the shoe and pare down
the bottom of the foot and look for corhs'
II is surprising how many lame or other-
wise diseased horses there are that were
only lately traded for
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Spaying Pigs.

To James H. H.. Monticello. Ga.-Accord-
ing to my experience the best age at
which to spay pigs is about the time
they come into heat the first time, or 1T
about six to eight months. 1t Is not best
to spay in hot water, but 1t may be done
with reasonable safety II careful to dis
infect knife. thread, needle and hands be-
fore operating, using a 5 per cent solu-
ton of carbolc acid, and smedring the
place with a mixture of grease and Pine
tar. Always keep the gifts up without
feeding for not less than twenty-four
hours before spaying.
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A Prolific Plant of Wheat.

A. j. Lawhon. Carthage. y. C.-I have
raised from one seed of wheat one hun
dred and ten QlG well matured heads. L
would like to hear from any brother
this from one seed would like to corre-
ennnl with him.
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white men Ieaped from their horses ana
returned the fire; during acd which s1ong gmi1g
~ -nooA =, oni,- o,a in the crowd who had
n e'' winchester and is. therefore, charssd
with the murder During the shooting ne
- :. o,ae thought that he had died in the
r,% woods. Is but it is learned that he has been
at Freeport. Fla. working at a turpentlnss
camp since the date of the snootllg anu
the wounds have not as yet healed 10
came to this city yesterday afternoon on
n schooner and was returning 10 the YES.
sell when the deputy sherin. VINO nao
learned of his wherea bouts. arrested him.
He was locked in a cell to await pre-
li.ninary hearing.
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der up till work time this spring on the
shredded hay, and / see no bad eHectS
from II. My stock looks as well as my
neighbors. who have fed peavines ana fou
see In shredding corn stalks First. It -
quicker and cheaper than pulling lou-
der. Second. you get the stalks OH your
land. which Is worth 81 per acre TOWARD
the next crop and you get what particn,es
that is not eaten in your manure pile.
Third. you get about three times the
amount of feed that you do when the
fodder is pulled in the old way Iner1i
are several more advantages that VII
not state now. VIII you please publish
what is the best way to mar
vest corn for shredding on bot
tom lands that are liable 10
overflow. ! mean the cheapest way. Las
season / had to haul my corn out on hlSn
land and then haul to barn again, which
made 1t expensive, and is there shred-
der made that will cut fine enough SO
that IL Will all be eaten by STOCK!
would like for you to give the best and
cheapest mode of cutting and shredding
the corn as / have fourd II n httie eN-
pensive where IL Is to haul so much, MY
letter is little lengthy. but probably IL
will open some farmers eyes In regard
to cheap feed for stock
Answer-I am glad TO receive the above
Endorsement of the plan of shocking and
shredding corn. because ! first called the
attention of farmers to II in bulletin 80.
published in October 1895. We have prac-
ticed the plan for six years with uniform
success.
In regard to harvesting in lands subject
to overflow / am not able to suggest any
better plan than cutting and hauling out
to the nearest high land and shocking. Ii
YOU will keep your shredder sharp ana
give the cutter head 1 800 revolutions per
minute you will not have per cent of re-
jected-which practically amounts to nohe
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-09
LIE FIRE BURNS OUT AT LAST.
Standard Oil Company's Loss Estt-
mated at So, ,5OO.O 900.

New York. July 7-The fire at the
Standard on Companys plant at Bay
onne, y. J.. has nearly burned itself out.
The total loss IS S2.50o.00o Twenty-Five
of the twenty-four tanks have been either
totally or partially destroyed. with their
contents In addition TO these the boiler
shop, compromising and paraffine build
ings, huge barrels. slaves, much coal. sew
eral feet OF trestling and railroad siding.
and dozens OF freight cars ana tanks of
the Lehigh valley and Union Tank lines
were burned.
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Notice TO InQulr6rS.

4 Write plainly and to the point. giving only
.,..,,op. "a "a hirit answers are desired.
q CSrrne inquiries strictly 20 matters con-
ceruir.g the farm.
q Never ask for answers by mail
4 Never ask where an article csn 10 asn'
nor the price.
g. Always give your full name and sddress'
Ifyou do nos wish your name ruousheo'
cay 80. and initials only VIII .e prihte9
q CxrrfuIiy fie this page for future refrr.
,nce. and before writing examine your
nIr 10 see N 10 has not been already an
swsred.
T. Iooh ahead and send In your inauinee
en,Iv DO not expect us to answer IN
rert pap.r" The EDITOR must hand IN
b,- COPY . week tefore the paper IL pub
lshed.
a Acdre-s sIl inquiries ana OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
for this departmeptto
JHE CONSTITUTION.
If and Y. Department)
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Remedy for CAT bage Worms.

r. +. Iale, Banne- Niss.--Allow me q
little space for a remedy for the green
cabbage worm. Take finely grown black
pepper. sift inte' the heads of cabbage.
This is both simple and harmless. Try
it and be convinced.
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Broken Wind.

To C. r. X, Faith Ark suggest that
your horse has broken wind and that TINS
fact was a factor In tho trade. see repiy
and to d. b. III. in issue of July ID
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HOGS CoughinN

To G. It. Newman, Rest, Tenn.-I can only
suggest that your hogs have simple ca
tarrh, or cold, caused by sleeping In damp
beds. Mix little pine tar with their food
twice a day and see that they do not sleep
in damp beds. Mushrooms do not cause
hogs TO cough.
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MILK Epver.

To T. s. Ryall, Old Spring Hill. Ala.-1
think your COW had slow or torpid form
of milk fever, the usual type being very
rapid and generally fatal. Preventive
measures are much more reliable than
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Belgian HareS.

To A. II. Stark. Amite City. La: do
not know who has Belgian hares for sale
Perhaps some one who has them, or can
tell you, will kindly drop you card.
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PAINT your own signs We furnish the
patterns, cut To order Write Dixie NoV-
city Co. Lynchburg, Va.
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Mango of Horse.

S. Gay. Senoia, Ga.-Will you please
give me a remedy to cure my horse? lie
Is five years old. When In the lot he Is
always rubbing. His name and tail seem
to be the place he scratches or rubs most
He has little spots on him like brakinS
out.
Answer-I think It is likely your horse
has mango. which generally begins in the
neck. withers and root of the tail. Mango
Is caused by burrowing of minute Insect
and you can see the insect II In the sun
light and your eyes are very good. Ger
tainly you can with a pocket magnifying
glass. Get II pound stavesacre seeds OF
the druggist and boil for one hour In D
quarts of water and let simmer FOR an
other hour. When cool add water TO
make up the original bulk and apply a
little to the affected parts and the adJa-
cent parts Repeat In one week If nee
essary. Another remedy is: One pint OF
linseed oil. ounces of oil of tar. ounces
of sulphur mixed and we'll rubbed in two
days in succession; allow to remain or
4 days. wash off with soap and water and
apply again If necessary.
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Cough of Horse.

To w l.. Bryant. Loudville. Ga--trom
the symptoms l cannot say what Is the
matter. a cough is not disease, pus
only a symptom of some disease, or OF
irritation of the lungs or bronchal TUBES
Possibly the cough may pe a Piein.oIsiii PiiI -.
TOW svnonton of broken wind. Hold MS
head over a bucket hale full of bolilns
water on which a tablespoonful Oh Splits rus
of turpentine has been pourtu' Z Yen u
fifteen minutes at a time, three times d
tax
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WANTED-T.adies or gentlemen inter
eSted in Sunday school work TO represent
us, liberal proposition TO responsible par
ties. References required. L. =. Glover
* Co. 81 Norcross bid. Atlanta, Ga.
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Plant for Name.

To w. II. Greer. Pikeville Tcnn.-The
grass sent by you is the common cheat
or chess Bromus unioloides) OF which
Won have doubtless often heard.
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Lice on Cattle.
EleaS.

To W. r. Wright. Gallamy. FLA
very good remedy for fieas was given In
The Weekly of May 2lst. The Tree use
Of easoIine wherever they are found.
thorough cleaning up. etc.
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Weakened Manly Functions restored by
J. Newton Hathaway, NJ. D, 221z Z.
South Broad street, Atlanta, Ga, in a
few weeks by a method entirely his own.
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Vegetables

~HOICE Vegetables
~ will always find a ready
market-but only that farmer
can raise them who has studied
the great secret how to OBJ
tain both quality and quantity
by the judicious use OF we'll
balanced fertilizers. No fertil-
, izer for Vegetables can produce
a large yield unless it contains
at least SO Potash. Send for
our books, which furnish full
information. We send them
free of charge.
GERMAN KALI WORKS.
@, Nassau ST.. New YOrk-
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ear stage. 1t Is the same as the boil WORM I1,
of cotton, tomato worm, etc Inc
worm" cuts off the young plants. mas
farmers generally call bud worms. cI caiIJu
by some "bin bugs" Is more properly
called root worm CDiabrohica l2-pgnc' nc,
haba) so fully described and illustrated py
Professor Quaintance in the weekly oI
March 26th. This rascal works I'D tne
roots of the young corn and in the stem
lust at the ground and IS very destruc-
tive The budworm perforates the up
per part Of the plants. boring holes before
tho leaves open. and give the leaves. a
perforated appearance. Sand might do Tor
them but not for the bill bug. inasihe'
Lice on Cattle.
To NJ. o c.. Reedsville. s. C.-Bon for
one hour ounces of arsenic. ounces OF
soda ash and 4 ounces of soft soap In
gallons of water. Add water to make UP
for what boiled away. When cool wet the
animal all over with a little of II, using n
curry comb to get il into the skin. Keep
her under shelter until dry. Or boil l
part of stavesacre seeds in 20 parts OF
water fo one hour and let II simmer an
other hour. Then add water TO make up
the original quantity. Apply as before
and repeat in week. Clean UP thorough n
ly Scald and whitewash the stall or shed
under which she stands.
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1Io ..ts heartily In the hottest weather
,rbn uses Prickly Ash Bitters- II keeps
his stomach. liver and bowels In perfect
order.
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treatment. full grown COW. In full hesh
and on full feed, is more apt to have the
disease shortly after calving, and never
at any other time. one hair pound OF
salts every day or two for week or two
before calving and rather short supply or
dry food or dry pasture is well. ;.
q DO not have an exchange column
In this department)
Remedy for Burns on Animal or Man
BY ii. c., Adams Station. Tenn.-Four
ounces of tincture of arnica, four ounces
extract of witchhazel, four ounces alco-
hol. Shake WELL
Plants for Name.
To w. E. Bowling, Elijah. Va.-The
grass is Panicum Scoparium- IL Is OF no
agricultural value SO far as know. 1t is
a native.
To III. c.. Adams Station. Tenn.-The
plant sent Is rabbit foot clover CTrifolium
arvense) 1t is good, what there Is of
it." but Is not worthy of cultivation.
Mango of Fowls.
w c. West, Blount, Tenn.-Will some
one please tell me through THIS depart
ment what causes my hens to lose their
feathers in the peculiar manner L VIII de-
scribe?
| have several fine Langshan hens and
some of them are afflicted with some
thing which causes the IeatneFS on tHelr
back to break and fall out leaving their
back almost bare. They are very fat
have free access to corn and wheat,
which is abundant, but are perfectly
healthy with this exception; but l notice
I'm walking they seem to give way in
their legs, causing them to wabble as If
their limbs We're dislocated.
like The Constitution better than any
southern weekly l know of, and we all
look for its coming every week with
pleasure.
Answer-It is probable that your fowls
ha,ve the "body mango epidermopes
viobatus). 1t is produced by a minute
insect, of which the Latin words consti-
tute the name
First, isolate the affected fowls and dis
infect the premises they have occupied.
Apply to the diseased skin solution of
one ounce of balsam OF Peru in five
ounces of alcohol. Apply with a sponge
or soft brush all over the afflicted parts
and also extend as much as one inch into
the surrounding unaffected parts. An
other remedy is solution q part to 50)
very lightly applied and not rubbed in.
because if applied too freely or energet-
ically it might poison the fowl.
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Plants for Name.

To III. c.. Adams Station, Tenn.-The
plant sent is rabbit foot clover CTrifolium
arvense). 1t is good, what there Is of
it." but Is not worthy of cultivation.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-06
BRYAN FOX THE Beers.
Will Address Great Meeting Tonight
in New York.

New York, Feb. 6.-William j.
Bryan will address meeting tonight
IN defense of the position OF the Beers
in their present war with England.
The meeting is held under the aus
pices of the United Republic commit
tee, which had a large mass meeting
last week in the same cause. Letters
of sympathy for the cause have beer
received from many prominent mer
throughout the country, including
Congressman Ridgely of Kansas, Jones
of Washington, Lentz of Ohio. Sloy
don of Texas, Cooney of Missouri
Mayors Perry of Grand Rapids, Mich,
and Hayes of Baltimore. Mayor Perry
has raised over $4,000 for the cause
Reference to American politics will bt
eliminated from the speeches as far al
possible.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-06
LAST EDITION.
4 O'CLOCK.
In KENTUCKY,
The Civil War Drawing to a
Peaceful Close.
DEMOCRATS WIN.
DEMOCRATS WIN.
Agree to Submit if General
Assembly Ratify Action
of Seating Goebel.

Louisville, KY, Feb. 6.--The peace
conference between seven representa-
tives from the republicans and seven
democrats here was concluded at 2:30
this morning. The conference result.
ed in a unanimous agreement which
promises settlement of the troubles
in Kentucky. Gov. Taylor's repre-
sentatves agree that he will submit
if the general assembly in joint ses-
sion ratities the recent action in seat
inc Goebcl and Becham. Both sides
so agree to unite in an effort to bring
about fair and free elections. The
agreement also provided that nothing
be done until Monday next, that the
state troops withdraw from the state
capitol and that the republican otli-
cials and militia officers be exempt
from the charges of treason, etc.,
growing out of the controversy. A
lack of support from Washington OF
the administratio tion is believed to have
induced the republicans to make con-
ceSSiOnS.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-06
TRIBUTES OF RESPECT.
The Memory of the Late Ex-Alder-
man Durkee Honored.

The funeral of the late EX-Alder-
man Durkee took place yesterday af-
ternoon, and the remains Of one of
Barre S most prominent citizens were
borne to the grave. The sermon over
the deceased was preached by the Rev.
Ellie X. NJ. Jones. The bearers were
Mr.. James NJ. Fits Of Boston, who is
a brother of Mrs. Durkee, Mr.. Homer
Fits, Mr.. James Ahearn, Mr.. John
II. Callaghan, Mr.. Geo. Durkee and
Mr.. Charles Heath.
The funeral was attended by the
city council in body and by Granite
lodge of Masons.
The floral offerings were many and
beautiful. Among them were sheaf
of wheat and a crescent, composed Of
roses, carnations and narcisSuS with
the word 'Father"' and Mr.. Durkee' S
age " '5S" worked in the flowers, from
NJ Is. VI. ID. I)ulk Il W iEuuiI anu wv"
ouet of Gala lilies from Burt Durkee:
a harp, composed of pink carnations,
pink roses and white hyacinthS with
the word grandfather visible, from
the grand children, who are the Miss
es Katie, Annie and Mildred and Mas
ters Francis and Wendell Ahearn and
Beatrice Callaghan. There was pill
low of white roses and pink carnations
holding the word father from Mr. and
Mrs. James Ahearn: a Cross and crown
from Mr.. and Mrs. John Callaghan; a
bouquet of white roses Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Fits; Il bouquet Of white
carnations from Mr.. and Mrs. O. j.
| Dodge. and c. W. Heath: carnations
and ferns from Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Holmes and family: carnations from
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Foley; carnations
and ferns from Miss Mamie MOnati
and T. Monati carnation pinks from
Kittie Ahearn, and pinks and carna-
tions from Mr.. and Mis-. w. G. -Rey-
nolds and Mrs. Geo. Reynolds.
Singing was furnished by the Uni
versalist choir. The mterment was
in ElmwOod cemetery.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-06
entertainment ASSOCIATION
Lecture by S. R. stoddard Tuesday
Evening, Feb. g.

"As painter of landscape and por-
traits in early life, he welcomed pho
Biography as kindred art. and by it
shows Nature as Natures self. He
makes color studies of all important
subjects and gives in the lantern slide
all the fine detail found in the most
delicately painted miniature. He
selects unerringly that which, in a
strange land, marks it's individuality,
grasping the characteristic scenes of
home life and showing strange peoples
caught unconscious of the act. The
subject matter of his lecture is invari-
ably the result of personal observation
and told simply as travellers tale.