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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-03-21
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ter Health Resorts, or to Vaughan, N. c.,
the Pennsylvania Colony headquarters,
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headquarters of the Union Veterans
Southern settlement, or to points In
FLORIDA, you can connect with the
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to rates Of travel address w. P. TURN
Err, General Passenger Agent, Balti-
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For information as to farming or min
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sites or winter resorts, rates of board,
rent of cottages, employment for invalid
mechanics who need to go South, address
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Pyny-PectOral Relieves Right Away
and makes a speedy end Of coughs and colds. 81
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intends to move back on to his farm In
the east part Of the town April 1st.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church will meet next Wednesday after
noon at Q o'clock for work and will serve
their usual supper at $50, with Marc
Hatch and Miss Gertrude Wightman as
host and hostess.
The Monday Night whist club met on
Monday evening with Mrs. Nella Weston
and Miss Mabel Foster az hostesses. E..
M. Wilton and Mrs. Eva Lewis meekly
bore the honor of winning first prizes,
while Miss Jennie McCallum and Dwight
Weston bore with fortitude the misfortune
of carrying home the boobies.
Mrs. Electra L. Weaver, widow Of the
late Horatio B. Weaver, died Monday
morning at her late residence, No. 81
Capen street, Hartford, after q long i'll
ness. Funeral services were held In
Hartford this morning and the body was
taken to South Windham and buried be-
side that of her husband. The deceased,
whose maiden name was Miss Electra L.
Strong, was born In Windham seventy
five years ago, but lived In this village for
a number Of years during the earlier part
of her life, where she is well remembered
by our older residents. For a time she
was an employee In the tailoring estab'
| lishment of the late Captain Salisbury.
Mrs. Weaver was q woman of most esti-
mable character, and whose spotless life
of unselfishness and untiring devotion te
others endeared her to q large circle Of
friends.
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03
C0tf1e Raisinw I'm Texas.

In saving the milo maize and Kafir
corn for winter feeding most Of the
stockmen prefer to cut the, stalks while
the grain is in the dough and stack
it, feeding the stalk and grain together
as hay. crop is fed, says G. w. Holt in
Farm and Ranch. OF the two, Kafir
corn seems to be the better feed. Not
only is the grain the more nutritious
of the two, but both the stalk and the
blade of Kaffir corn are considered
richer in nutriment and more easily d.
gested than are those parts of milo
maize. Both, however, are excellent
feeds, and their production is destined
to increase greatly.
A fairly good crop of Katfir corn pro-
.duces' from 60 to Is bushels to one
acre of land Such a crop, cut while
in the dough and fed whole, will en-
able the stockman to carry through
the winter in thriving condition five
or six head of cows or steers, provided
he has fairly good pasturage of native
grasses. By feeding the younger stock,
keeping them growing without check,
and the cows that are with calf such
results can be achieved as will show a
large margin Of profit. It will probably
also pay well to keep sons hogs to fol-
low the cattle. SO fed in order to utilize
Ill the wasted feed.
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03

ago. Aggie Amt got honor enough
to do Cat He's sold out whenever
be had 9 chance and he kept stirrin'
up the Filipinos for what he could
get out Of 1t. I hope they'll hang
him as the old soldiers demanded
should happen to old JEFF Davis. L
teliYou this country is 10 the Flip
pines because NE was crowded into
the job Of liberatin' 'em and doin' 'em
good and .developin' and educatin'
and liftin' 'em up. 1 can't see when
or where or how Dewey could hav let
60 his hold honorably and l can't see
how this country could hav let 60
honorably. We are bringin' the Fill
,pinoes into touch with the grandest
and highest civilization the world has
ever known and Just think of what
they will be when we get done ciyili-
zatin' 'em. Why, they won't recog.
nize theirselyes in a lookin' glass.
I'm satisfied that they will develop
into prosperous and contented and
happy and. educated people and will
get to love Uncle Sam as their great
est. benefactor and best friend and
protector. .s-..
.:~ - FARMER BEN.
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03
G. q. w. Extension.

General Manager s.. c. Stickney,
General Superintendent Tracy Lyon
and Chief Engineer r. r. Coats Of the
Chicago Great Western railruad were
at Fort Dodge Saturday. Mr.. Stick
ney said in an Interview that the
Great. Western would proceed i'm
mediately to build a line from Marley
Junction to Mason City. distance of
eight miles, and from Hampton on u e
Sumner branch of the Great Western
to Clarion on the Mason City & Fort
Dodge road, recently purchased by
the Great Western, a distance of forty
miles. The survey on the line from
Manley Junction to Mason City. was
commenced Saturday. The manage
.ment OF the Mason City & Fort Dodge
railroad will continue as formerly.
Through trains will be put on within
sixty days from St. Paul to Fort Dodge
BY way Of Austin and Mason City.
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03
Interesting to the Ladies'.

Now is the time when you will have
to do some spring and summer sew
ing. Is your sewing. machine in good
order? have employed a sewing
machine and organ EXPERT who has
had twenty years. experience IN this
line. My guaran tee will be perfect
satisfaction or no pay and prices very
reasonable. PARTIES in the city, drop
me card and will call for your ma.
chimes and deliver them Parties in
the country can bring in only the
head of machine. Remember I am
headquarters for Pianos and Organs,
also sole agent for Wheeler & Wilson.
and Royal sewing machines. Needles
and supplies for all machine. i am.
here to stay and respectfully ask your
patronage. e j. LOVE, second door
south Of Opera House Drug Store.
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03

Report of a Missouri Wed.
Z - :>+. II
N111ks

The Palmyra (Mo.) Spectator under.
takes TO show what might be expect
ed were editors sometimes to spsak
their minds. ri. Z: y: -.
willie shortfke and Bette Bloom.
ers were married at the --- - = church
last evening": The church was decor
ated with flowers and plants, borrow.
ed promiscously from over town from
people who didn't want to lend them.
The decorating was done under pro-
test by some of the members of the
church who were asked to do so by
the bride and couldn't we'll refuse.
The ladies are of the opinion that If
the couple were 80 bent on having
stylish wedding they should have
been willing to- have paid somebody
to chase all over town for day get
tiEg the flowers together and then
taking them home again.
"The bride wore q handsome silver
inc gown made at home, and the
groom was decked out in a $40 hand
me-down7s suit.ess44The usherss wore
cutaway coats borrowed for the occa-
sion, Sallie Potts was maid of honor,
and the concensus Of opinion was
that she was two.to-one better than
the bride. The young couple took
the morning train for St. Louis, where
they will spend more money in aSfew
days than Willie can earn in three
months. -
"Willie says that now he is married
he's going to settle down. Some Of
the Merchants think it would have
been better<if he had settled up first.
The groom gets a salary of 81
nth, which is about the allowance
Bette has been used to for pin money.
We wish for Willie sake that the old
saying that it takes no more to sup
port tWo than one WASH t allie p It,
THE bride sent us shoe box full
OF q congloneration Of stuff supposed
to be cake. II this is q fair sampl Of
;Bettie's cooking We feel sorry for.
Willie. Ourjan1tor's dog Tell heir to
1thecake and now he iss lying insthe
cold, cold ground. But this wedding
Is none OF our funeral. !. .IfWillieand.
Bette are satisfied we've got 10 kick
comiag." m. s..==...==: 10. &
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03
1t Pays Farmers to Ad-
vertise. =

A few days ago We so16 a few hun
dred bushels Of potatoes in our
home city, says a prominent farmer.
They we're taken from the farm
direct to the customers. in private
residences, delivered in lots Of five
bushels and upward at IS cents a
bushel.
We advertise these potatoes for sale
in local newspaper, two insertions,
and the potatoes were all ordered be-
fore delivery began. We made our
own price and sold for cash. 1t was a
good business transaction, and we
knew just what we we're going to get
for the potatoes before they left the
farm. .:E=::!
We like this plan better than to
haul potatoes to the city market and
hunt up buyers, taking whatever price
we may be offered. We used to prac-
tice any old way, and occasionally got
'scooped." Once we drove on the
market with load Of hay. There
was lots of hay ION hand" and several
of Us saw the sun go down with our
hay ION our hands," We would not
donate the hay to any town resident,
and so remained all night. The hay
was sold at fair price the nextday,
but the board and. .lodgingzof man and
team: cleaned out. the profits (?) and
we made solemn VOW never to never
to do it again. .. ,'..:s =. ~. = = =
Some Of our late potato orders came
in by telegraph, while others called
at the houses. One lady wanted 20
bushels but wanted us to sell at s:'far.
mer's prices" which was S or 10 cents
less than she had to pay at the stores.
ASKED by we-should sell than we ad-
vertised, her reply was, 20, that's the
way farmers dc" We simply replied
that we didn't and took her order.
Farmers should advertise more
when they have anything to sell. / 1t
pays the farmer as we'll as the busi-
ness man. :: ~ ~ -
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03

Europeao schools, where they have .
larger time allowance for the Latin
course, and simpler work Is taken up
to bridge ,oyes~the break between the
first years work and Caesar. ~ ! !,
Indirect discourse abounds. 10 the
first book. Apart from the dimcul. M
ties of this construction. the senten-
ces are so long and involved as 70
make 1t dif6cult for immature minds
to grasp the thought. ., :; III ,
. Caesar is too exclusively military,
aud the. vocabulary obtaiueds is too
restricted to be Of much help IL later
work. Again while the facts in Ce
sar are significant, students fail to
grasp their connection With coutem-
perary history: The human touch u
wanting. 1t was suggested thai Viri
Romae. Eutropius, or Nipos might
take the place OF two books of Ce 5ar.
After short discussion, Miss May
E. Higgins Ut Albert Lea, read q most
helpful and practical pape. on Indi-
rect Discourse. She first emphasized
the Importance of self confidence in
the part OF the teacher as means of
disabusing the pupils mind OF pre-
conceived ideas about the impossible.
ityof mastering the subject, and then
outlined her own method, one part Of
which was to- have the pupils able to
easily and correctly change from di.
rect to indirect discourse in English,
and vice versa, having them imperso-
nate the characters speaking. Let
them utilize English grammatical
forms and names as far as possible.
After the English construction has
been thoroughly mastered, by means
Of one short rule to govern lenses,
they could easily change from direct
to indirect discourse in Latin.
:: Miss Adair, OF. Owatonna closed the
session by an Interesting talk ia Col
lateral Work. More time could be
given to this. work in the third and
fourth years. Miss Adair emphasized
the fact that teachers should not be
content with naming references, but
should study them With the pupils,
and use modern illustrations where
practical. ....: =
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03
The School and the Conn
r. 9 % munity. /. ~ =z5I..

There remain three sorts Of knoWl-!
edge and training that the school.
ought to promote Go marked degree
One Of these has to do with conduct.
Ia the ordinary social relations. The.
principles OF practical ethics. not.
merely for the sake ot intellectual.
p perception, but for the sake oftheir'
Incorporation into the very texture Of:
character, should be one Of the fore.
most concern Of school life. This fact
has come to be.yery widely eeognized..
Less widely accepted II practice, az:
though now quite generally admitted
10 principle, Is the duty Of the school
to play some Important part ID fitting
the child for me "a bership 10 the great:
producing community. All schools
cannot teach the use even Of the
simplest tools, and much less, there
fore, can they turn out skilled crafts-i
men, But all schools can at least be
40 conducted that theY do not post-
lively unfit their scholars for those,
very kinds Of practical work by which
it Is certain that the great majority
must obtain their liyings when their.
school days are done. "A successful
country teacher will not OF necessity.
turn the district school into al agri.:
cultural college; but,it Is true, never.
theiess, that the wise country teacher
will 80 train the boys and girls of the
district that everything they learn
will, ia the most impo rtant sense, fit
them for being tetter farmers and
household economists. ): i
Finally, it has come to be widely
admitted among teachers and the
friends of common-schuol education.
that, 10 this country especially, the
schools ought to have . great deal to
do with important tasksof rearing
young citizens. II no longer needs
any argument Ito secure acceptance
for the view that boys and girls 10 the
schools ought not oely to lmbibe high
ideals respecting the institutions OF
the country. bat also thatthe spirit
Of patriotism should be encouraged
eide by side with the tnculcatien OF 3
aleat deal OF practical knowledge
shout the duties and obligations Of
cittzenshtp From 1.-THE School City
Method OF z Pupil Se1fst6sefn-
aasea
ican lohthiy Review of Revieyys.
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03
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Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03
CARE. OF COLTS TEETH.
L Matter Too often Neglected In
Rural Districts.

Rural Districts.
In an address delivered before the
Pennsylvania state board of agricul-
ture on this subject G. w. Broad read
said: r. s.
First have your colts looked to as
soon as. 2 years old, and as soon as
they begin Ito shed their nippers in
front, IL they do not come out them
selves as they should and are crowding
the new teeth out of place, have them
pulled, AS this will save lots Of cribbing
horses later on; also have the molars
examined when they are beginning to
shed them, as the new ones crowd
them against the cheek or tongue, caus-
ing sores on both, and painful mastica-
ton is the result.
This branch Of veterinary science has
been sadly neglected in the rural dis
ricts, and two-thirds Of the diseases
Of the horse arise from painful masti
cation and result in Indigestion from
the fact that the teeth become uneven,
with sharp points wearing in decayed
cavities, the outer edges become sharp
and turn against the cheeks, the inner
edges Of the under teeth turning in and
cutting the tongue, causing sores on
cheek and tongue. This may be cured
by properly operating on the teeth, as
also the following: Driving on one line,
sloughing at mouth, pudding, tossing
Of head, shying securing when driven,
running at the eyes, gnawing the man
ger, periodical baking. ~~> !!
Do not overlook the feet and teeth,
as has been done in che past, as am
positive they both have deteriorated in
the last 20 years, especially in our
standard bred horses. They are easy
to overlook, and in trying to bring
some other point or points to perfec-
ton, such as high knee action, good
name and tail, the most particular
parts of the horse are lost sight of, and
once lost can never be regained.
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03
ANGORAS IN MISSOURI.
Doing Valuable Service I'm Reclaim-
ing Waste Land.

Doing Valuable Service In Reclaim
ing Waste Land.
The question of goats as brush exter-
minators ia receiving much attention in
Montgomery county, writes J. V. Nebel
in Wool Market and Sheep. There are
about 400 goats In this county. About
half of this number are Angoras and
are doing valuable service I'm the way
Of reclaiming timber or waste land and
turning 1t into green pastures. This
work Is well worth their cost, not to
speak of the profit reaped from their
mohair eand the Increase. 1t is. marvel
Gus theaway. they have changed some
Of my land from it's former condition,
which WAS covered 80 thick with un-
defbssssh that a horseman could not
ride through, and today the brush trees
are dead, and in their place grows
beautiful blue grass. People passing
stop in amazement and comment on
the great work these goats are doing.
In fact, goats are the ideal brush exter-
minators. They do It at cash profit
instead of costly outlay. No person
who has any land Of the above descrip-
ton should be without his flock Of
goats.
Angora goats become great pets when
kindly treated and as such are much
sought after because of their attractive
appearance, their long, wavy feeces
having the luster and appearance Of
silk. They are but little harder to fence
than sheep. A fairly good rail fence
will turn them unless they have been
spoiled by starving and bad manage
ment
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03

. - WARRINGTON, D. c..
Gentlemen: Cur family realize so much from
the use Of GRAIN. o that I teels I must say q
word to induce others to use It. IL people are
their children they will use no other beverage
!! have used them all, but GRAIN.O have
found superior to any,sfor the reason that it'll
e .,:.= Is. G. F. MYERS
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03
Corn Fodder EnsilaQe.

We have 100 1tons-of corn fodder en-.
silage for.sale, the finest feed for dairy
CATTLE to befound anywhere. Will sell
one tonsDr 1Mger lots at $3.50 per ton.
corus ssi1sge will Increase the flow Of
milk and prepare the cows for spring
grass. Come and got some hefaresft
IS III gone. AUSTIN CANNING co.
Oaise oser B word vyta 8 stpFs 4 ].
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03

5A TESTIMONIAL From Old England.
II consider Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy the best In the world for brpnc chitis,' :
says q,
England Il has saved my wife's life,
hsxnE 1sas Sssa b9sstyg
confined to her bed 'Sheis now quite
we'll" Sold by Malloy Bros
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03

d1ays back. east z~aesrt ~ yaunesteras
had The best times In @the world iB'
the maple orchards. The warm sun
Of approachin' spring would start the
sap and then We made q sugar camp
and got down to business. In my
dads orchard it, was rough and We
had to strap the sap barrel onto an
old bob.sled to- keep it from tippin'
on the steep side bill and over the
rough rocks. We. hauled the sap to
the big boilin' :kittles in the shed and
had to keep steady fire under 'em, I
can tell you. Then came the sugarin'
off and sometimes we had sugarin' off
parties in the big country houses.
when we had young company and a
regular powwow Of good time. My,
how sweet the girls used to be in
them days, Evelyn and Ruth and:
Lilly and Cora and all the rest: What
pride the women folks used to hav in
havin' nice white sugar. What a de-
licious lick the warm syrup was right
out of the big kettle and zcoo1ed in
snow. I tell you, youngsters today
don't know what fun is. They Amt
in it with their ancestors in the licks
and customs Of the good old times: r
One OF the boys was tellin' me that
some of the professors didn't agree
with Farmer Ben on that rural school
consolidation scheme. Well, what do
1 care for the professors? With some
of 'em, the title is the biggest part Of
'em. don't claim to know it all and
I just Civ my simple idees. I can't
see why the deestrict schools amt the
best for the present conditions in this
county. Lots Of the boys and girls on
the farms can't get to 60 to school
full eight or ten months Of the year.
Lots of 'em hav to stay out and work
summers and falls and springs II
they was in a centre graded school,
they would get behind and be behind
and get discouraged and quit. I cal
kerlate that the, deestrict school is
the best out Of sight for the little
ones and the irregular ones and when
you come to talk about gradin'' I can't
see why there can't be progressin'
5curriculums. In. the rural deestricts
same as Ii the town and when young
sters get up to the fifth reader. and
Mower County transcript., 1901-04-03
For Sale.

ss For Sale. Il
Lots 8, 4. 10, II and u, block q.
X.ates q Lewis add dtion, Aqet1 Ad.
DIRE PFEFFERL1 s.
y Hew uln - Tin.