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The Newtown bee., 1903-06-26
LONG HILL.
ITEMS FROM OUR sCR1BE's NOTE BOo1

ITEMS FROM OUR sCRIBE's NOTE BOOK
 The Parlor Rock council o. U. A. M., entertained the Council from Bridgeport, on Wednesday evening. At midnight all sat down to bounti full collation. consisting of sandwiches salads, beans, cake, ice-cream and strawberries.
 Miss Lillian Mallory spent Sunday in New Haven.
 Messrs Lee and Clifford Beers were guests of their aunts, the Misses Bee rs, recently.
 MT and Mrs Ernest Cantield spent Sunday as guests of Miss Mary Peet.
 Miss Rena Downs has recovered from the measles.
 George Arnold of New York City is visiting her sister, Mrs Frank Gris- wold.
 MT and Mrs Harry Bennett and son, Delancey, of Bridgeport spent Sunday with MT and Mrs George Beonett.
 William Works has moved his fami- ly to Milford.
 Wilmont Wheeler graduates from Yale University, this week, as a law student.
 The marriage of Miss Margaret K oh Ter to John McGuinn took place at St. Roses church, Newtown, Thursday, the 18th. A reception was held at the home of the bride. MT and Mrs McGuinn will go to housekeeping in Benjamin Finney' tenant house.
 George Leavitt, who has been spend- ing several days with his nephew, Da- vid Leavitt, has returned to his home in Michigan.
 MT and Mrs w. N. Hurd entertain ed company on Sunday.
 An afternoon tea was held at the home of Mrs R. c. Tousey on Tuesday. Arthur Gabler graduated from the Bridgeport High School on Tuesday. John MalOney is the proud posessor of a new horse purchased of R. C. Tou- SeY. Harry M, Grumman entertained a party of friends from Bridgeport on Wednesday evening of last week. The children of MT and Mrs Joseph Kohler were chriStened at thd Tashua church on Sunday.
 Rev Charles Doupe attended the Yale commencement exercises.
 Charles Tousey and family are spend
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EASTON,
INTERESTING SCHOOL EXERCISES AT
 ADAMS.

| INTERESTING SCHOOL EXERCISES AT
 me following program was success
 iully carried out Friday, June I9. it be-
 ing the closing exercises of the Adams school, ,and showed the careful training of the teacher, Mrs Emily A. Lewis song, seaig, nGod's s.lg gift in nature," school
 once," Frances Fanton; recitation
 TWO boys" Stanley Bibbins; recita.
 tlOn, "God knOweth best," Hattie An. drews;, dialogue, ''The bee and the
 wasp" Fred Candee and John Keller: recitation, "On time," John Williams; recitation, "Only little boy,' Albin Joseph Beller; recitation, ''How loved oest,' Mary Williams; dialogue, Willie, Andrew and Stanley Bibbins; recita- tion, Birds and flowers" Achsah Can dee; song, "Our school room," Lena Beckwith, Mary Gillette and Mattie Andrews; dialogue, ''Be constant, ; Adele Keller and Frances Fanton: re- citation, Little I can'tie," Fred Can dee; recitation, "Croquet" Mary Gil- lette; dialogue, What makes the man. lvon Comstock and Dewitt GEaandee; recitation, "Whistle and hoe, 9 Richard Letsch; dialogue, '"Taking time by the forelock," John Keller and Mattie Andrews; recitation, My faith CT was a farmer" Bennie Turney: Song, "A soldier song," Willie An drews and Richard Lets ch: recitation. Our Flag" Lena Beckwith; dialogue, What are we good for," Achsah Can dee, Lillian Andrews and Dorothy Gil !ette; dialogue, "Writing a poem," Mary Gillette and Wilhelmina Fanton: recltation,"A girls rights, Adele Kel- Ter; dialogue, "The beer trial" Bennie Turney and Richard Letsh; recitation, 1.-The birds song," Lillian Andrews: dlalogue, "The peacemaker, Lena Beckwith and Ellen Tillman; recita- tlon, Summer, Dorothy Gillette: exercises the teacher gave bag of candy and present to each scholar.
 CONGREd ATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 On account of stormy weather the pastor will preach to the children next morning, June 2S.
 ITEMS OF INTEREST . Peter Favereau moved into the Lynch place near John Sher- woods, last Monday.
 Mrs George $. Banks spending sev- eral weeks with MT and Mrs 0. B. Os- | borne.
 Willis Brotherton of Bridgeport has sold his fathers place on Lazy street to V. Lehner of New York, who has taken possession.
 o. B. Osborne has his new and mod ern barn now completed. He now is the owner of one of the best built and most convenient barns in this locality. Mr Osborne has removed the old barn ihat stood near the street and has graded about the place. When the work is completed the place will be greatly improved.
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WEDDING BELLS.
MISS CORBETT-MR CROWE.

MISS CORBETT-MR GROVE.
 A pretty wedding took place at St Roses church, Wednesday morning, Michael F. Grove and Miss Catharine A. Corbett being the happy couple. The bride was charming in a gown of white and carried beautiful bouquet of white roses. The best man was Thomas Grove of Derby and the brides maid Miss Elizabeth COrbett. A wedding dinner followed at the home of the brides parents at Botsford They were remembered with some very handsome and valuable presents. After a wedding journey, which will include a stop at New York and other points, MT and Mrs Grove will make their home at ROtSfOrd,
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MONROE.
MISS BENEDICT-M WELLS,

MISS BENED1CT-MR WELLS.
 A very pretty church wedding took
 place at St Peters church in Monroe, Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock,
 the contracting parties being Miss Ida
 May Benedict, daughter of Mrs w.
 c. Hazard and Rev Frank Leonard
 Wells of Brandywine, Del, son ot
 bridal party entered the church to
 the music of Lohengrin, Miss Lottie
 Beardsley presiding at:the organ. The ushers
 Vii Wilbur Wells Benedict, brother of the bride,
 Monroe and Harold Holmes of Stratford pre-
 ceeded the party followed by the maid of hon or. Marguerita Holmes. cousin of the bride
 emony was performed by the Rev Alfred
 Goldsborough. using ring service. the bride
 Benedict. Mendelssohns wedding march was
 played as the party left the church.; A re, Mrs,W. O. Hazard only the immediate friends
 attired in white silk hui Over white tafretss ss cut en trai and wearing veil fastened with a bunch of roses. The maid of honor was at
 tired in pink silk null over taffeta with hat to
 prettily decorated with ferns and wild flowers
 The home was decorated with roses and ferns. | the front parlor in front of a bank of roses
 The deoratng of the church and house and
 the catering a ing TaS all furnished by the young Endeavor society and members of the Grange
 of which the bride was a member There ble, In the center of which was the brides loaf, which was cut by the bride after the | ney depot, where they took the APO train for New York. Philadelphia and other places of
 where they have home ali ready for them Mr. Wells is pastor of Grace Episcopal church in Brandywine. There were a number of use silverware and china. Mir and Mrs Hazard presented them with a handsome dinner set. The grandmother gave d handsome china tea set. There were guests present from Milford Stratford. Guilford, Ansonia. The brides | traveling suit was a tailor made of brown chev1ot with hat and gloves to match. The church was well filled at the ceremony
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CHAMBERLAIN'S COLO, CHOLERA
 AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY.

The uniform success of this remedy has made it the most popular prepar- atiOn in use for the bowel complaints. It is everywhere recognized as the one remedy that can always be depended upon and that is pleasant to take. It is especially valuable for summer diar- rhoea in~ehildren and is undoubtedly the means Of saving the lives of a great many children each year. For sale by R. H. Beers & Co.,, NeWtown; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,, San The E. c. Platt Co.,. Ha wleyville: A R. Blakeman, Botsford.
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BETHEL.

Rev H. l.. Slack of the First Con- gregational church delivered the bac- calaureate sermon to the gradua ting class of 'O3, Sunday morning. The members of the class, eight in number, and the faculty of the High school, occupied seats together, reserved for them in the front of the church. MT and at the close addressed few words especially to the members of the class.
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THE CONGREdATlONAL CHURCH.

June 26, will be held at 745 o'clock and will be led by E. M. Miller No special subject is se- lected
 The Juniors. the children under 12 years of age. have their meeting every Sunday evening in the prayer meeting room at 6.3O: chalk and there is lots of singing.
 The Endeavor meeting nextSunday evening June 2s, is held at o'clock. Topic, "The La borers in the Vineyard" Matt. 2O::1-16 This gives us chance to tell what any missionary worker is doing in any quarter, especially as the Endeavor topic for the evening suggests, in the cities. At 7.4o the Sunday evening monthly missionary service will be held in the church when Rev Mir Barker will give an Church in the Development of the Nation'' The collection taken will be for home missions
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TRUMBULL.
GRANGE JOTTINGS.

The regular meeting of the Grange will be held Friday. As it is Graces; night they have charge of the program Talent from Bridgeport and Shelton are expected, beside some in Trumbull. The Graces are the Misses Mae Will Hams, Leonara IIawley and Alice Nichols,
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OUR NEIGHBORS,
STEPNEr.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTE

ANA nODAoA ChOhSu NcIG5s
 An unusually large audience particl- given by the Methodist Sunday school, Sunday evening, June IA. Clouds and rain were forgotten in the brightness and sweetness inside the church, which had been tastefully trimmed for the occasion with potted plants, bouquets and many flags. The program was finely rendered in every number. The music especially fine in choruses by the school, solos and duets by Mabel Clark. Mabel Hayes, Mrs Edward Booth, 0. E: Osborne, Jr., and William Nichols: The recitations were excel lent. Too much cannot be said in praise Of the primary and intermediate departments. The littleo did their daughter of the Baptist minister, gave a recitation in a very taking style quite her own. The school, thanks to the kindness of Rev MT Price, have fine picture of the interior of the church on Children's day, which they purpose to sell at low figure for the benefit: of the Missionary society of the Sunday school.
 ITEMS FROM OUR sCRIBE's NOTE BOOK |.
 Miss Gussie Reitter, who has been at school at Northfield, Mass, is at home for the summer vacation. A. B. Curtis passed Sunday and Mon- day at Mt Vernon, N. Y.
 The weather for the past three weeks has been suggestive of rubber goods, said Merchant Stephen French has a new invoice of rubber boots for men, light weight, for summer wear.
 Washington lodge, F. & A. M., will work the third degree on Monday evening, July 6.
 The members of the Clover Leaf whist club enjoyed dinner at hotel in Woodmont, last week Wednesday.
 Homer Roberts has moved from the Jackson place to Easton.
 A number of the young ladies of Monroe, including Miss Edith Turner, will spend next week at Cedar Beach in Milford.
 A whirlwind struck Stepney, recent ly, and as result the popular depot agent and merchant is minus a beard and mustache. But he is the same Stephen-true, honorable and built on the square.
 Dr Aunson of Tarriffville has been the guests of Rev MT Price for a few days.
 Rufus Buddington and son of Strat- ford have been the guests of Mrs Moses Hull.
 Mrs Zalmon Purdy is spending few days with her son, Leslie Purdy, in Bridgeport.
 M. B. Hawley is in Norwich attend ing the annual reunion and banquet Of the insurance fraternity.
 On account of the severe storm on Sunday there was no service in the Methodist church.
 Miss Florence Hayes of New Haven Is spending her vacation with her fath- CT, Edson Hayes.
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ng a few days at the shore.

ing few days at the shore.
 The Misses Lena and Sarah Beers gave tea to few of their friends, last week Wednesday afternoon.
 Picnic time will soon be here Re- member W. N. Hurd, the grocer, car ries full line of fancy crackers, olives, sardines and canned meats Go there and get your supply.
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day in this place.
 For fresh. clean groceries, call at the "Feed MillGrocery." Satisfaction guaranteed: c. w. Fairchild, manager. Herbert Knapp is nursing sore foot, cut with an axe.
 E. 5. Falrchild has had his tenant & French did the work.
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NICHOLS.
NEWS HEREABOUTS.

Quite number from this place at tended the graduation exercises of the n1gh school, Tuesday evening, at Bridgeport.
 George Woods of Milford spent Sun
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We cannot tell you all the good thing here, but the store lis full of them. Come in and see for yourself; you can't make money any easier than by car rying home some of these bar gains. The following prices are pretty good evidence that we were thinking of you when they were made.
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who passed away Monday night after a brief illness.
 w. V. Garner and family were the guests of Mir and Mrs P. B. Nichols, Sunday
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us On an average not more than three- quarters have come up and what has IS so uneven. Grass is improving but having will be late.
 Judd Burr expects to commence work on J: B: Cornwall's summer cottage in SanfOrdtOwn, next week.
 Prof Homer Smith of Amherst col lege is visiting his brother, Dr Ernest Smith, at the Center.
 pr Smith is having his office painted and papered. George Read is doing the work. Doctor will have a neat, cheery office when finished. Now, doctor, hang out sign.
 Charles Squires of Norwalk visited his father and brother, last week.
 Albert Gorham is repairing the roads around the Center. The hard rains made bad work with the roads that were below the ditches. The state road from the Center remains in the same condition 1t has been in for over year: oad investment for the state.
 Henry Duncan is assisting Ben niamin Bassett in painting the Mackenzie place, Grassy Ridge, Bethel.
 Miss Bessie Bartram of Brooklyn is spending the summer with her sister, Nellie Bartram, at the old Rartram place Tn SanfOrdtOwn. Miss Nellie has papered ana painted the interior of the old mansion and it looks fine for a house 15O years old
 George Treadwell and sister expect their brothers family of St ugustine. Fla, about the 9th of July, to spend the summer.
 Miss Julia Sanford attended the fu- neral of her brothers wife, Mrs Henry sanford, New Castle, Ontario, Canada, Monday.
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MISS LOUISA HALL.

This community was greatly saddened. last Friday, June 19 by the sudden death by apO- plexy of Miss Louisa Hall. aged q years and four months. M iss Hall went out to care for ill. She was carried into the house and Dr Hill summoned, but before he arrived she had passed away. The funeral was largely at tended from her late home, Monday after noon, at ? o'clock. Rev MT Doupe of Long iiill officiating. The burial was in Long Hill cemc- tery. The bearers were Hobart Wheeler, W. J., Haynes Sylvester Lendeveg, John Beach. W. E Walker and Frank Seeley. There were q lumber Of handsome floral tributes. Miss Hall leaves three brothers and two sisters
 Horace iio @ an and Ormel, who live3at home, Bennett Hall,, who live at home Miss Hall was a member of the Episcopal church at Long Hili ana VIII be missed by a large circle of friends
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-26

Chamberlain Pain Balm is an anti septic liniment, and when applied to cuts, bruises and burns, causes them to heal without maturation and much more quickly than by the usual treat ment. For sale by R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,, San dy Hook; w. N. Hurd, Long Hill; The E. c. Platt Co.,, Hawleyville; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford.
The Newtown bee., 1903-06-26
A PERFECT FLOW.

It was "LeRoy Plow'' that plowed tha rough new land without breaking It was a 'LeRoy Plow" that plowed the hard dry ground where others failed. It was "LeRoy PloW that plowed that sticky clay and made Roy" Reversible Plow, that plowed the steep sidehill. It is .LeRoy' Reversible Plow that will do good work on flat land, doing away with all furrows, leaving your land level and suitable for all crops. For sale by w. B. Glover. NewtOwn, Conn.
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patterns, value sl.oo. Sale price s5c yard.
 Sanford Extras, good assortment to choose from, value 9Oc; sale price 75c yard.
 Sanford Comets-formerly 75c; now 59c yard.
 Genuine Lowell Ingrain Carpets, new patterns, the last of it's kind, 59c yard. Sultana Carpet-ask to see it-25c yard. Crex Mating, the new floor cover ing, strong and durable-good line of colors-36 inches wide, price 3sc yard. Rugs.
 If you need R<s come and see these. Brussels Rugs-9xl2, 10 wire, value $2o.OO: price s17.5O. Brussels Rugs-9x12, g wire, value $500, price sl5.OO.
 9x1Ox6, value sl5.0O; price s11.5O. Velvet Rugs-9x12, value S27.OO: price $25.OO.
 Velvet Rugs -6xsxs, value s15OO: price s12.5O.
 Ingrain Rugs-1sx36, 29c each.
 3Ox6O, 69c each. 36x72, 9Sc each.
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Jewelry Dept.

On sale to-day, lot of Fancy Pic lures in a large variety of subjects, each one in Gilt frame with easel back, worth 25c, for 1Oc each. (Right Aisle, Front.)
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REDDING.

FARMERS GETTING DISCOURAGED.
 Farmers are getting discouraged try ing to get their corn and pota toes hood. on an average not more than three quarters have come up and what has IS so uneven. Grass is improving but having will be late.
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L. A. Hawley and family have the sympathy of large circle of friends, on account of the death of their cous- in, Mrs Edgar Beers of Bridgeport
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(ONGREGATIONAI CHJrRCH NOTES

NVNuISEUtNI T IVN@fL CH U HN III NUTES. The hard rain of last Sunday again caused a pOstpOnement of the pastors talk to the chil- dren, to next Sunday. few braved the downpour and attended services in the morn ing.
 1t is expected there will be picnic on the Fourth of July at Zoar Bridge for the chill dren of the Sunday school of this church.
 Marshall Beach is on visit with friends and relatives in SOuthington and Cheshire
 The foundations for the new Masonic hall now the carpenters will commence operations in d few days.
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An Extraordinary Offering Of Silk Shirt Waist
 Suits, The most important of its kind we have ever presented.

The manufacturers have finished season and closed out their stocks at exactly 60 cents on the dollar-the say ing being 40 cents on each dollar of their value-worth while when you consider that these suits are the most desirable dress of this season.
 The materials are Figured Foulard Silks, Louisienne Silk, Changeable Taffetta Silk, Check Taffeta Silk, diff ferent sizes.
 In point of style these suits are ir the top notch, the choicest Shirt Waist produced this season.
 Sizes B to 40 Bust.
 Sale price 5000 to Sl5.OO.
 Actual retail price, S16.5O to S25.OO.
 Second Floor.) Leather Goods Dept.
 Special values in Belts.
 White Duck Belts with Fancy Sasf Pins 10c each.
 White Duck Belts with Gilt orSilvel Buckles, 1Oc each.
 Shoe String Belts in Plain White ol Plain Black and Black and White Mixed, regular 25c Belt for 1Oc each White Patent Leather Belts, al sizes, 25c each. Carpet Dept.
 A stock which equals any in the city. Every obtainable style and weave worth showing-at most moderate prices. New line of Sanford 10 wire Tapes try Brussels, handsome colorings ant
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Hats and CapS,

All styles, colors and blocks. Straw hats in the popular patterns, at prices that ought to put them on your head,
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The Royal Worcester corsets are praised by all the ladies and are not excelled: Taylor, Curtis & Go. sell them. Till further notice the store will be open every evening.
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 On account of stormy weather the pastor will preach to the children next. Sunday morning, June 2S.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-24

need. Keep some good brood-mares
to do you work, or young mules, from
two or three years, when you begin
to work them, to six or seven, when
you turn them loose at their highest
value, and fall back on the young
sters.
Butcher your sorry COWS and get
as many good ones as you can feed
well, no more. Keep your young stock
well fed and sheltered; make them
grow.
What ground you seed prepare
thoroughly, but do it in the simplest
and cheapest way, and don't attempt
more than you can do well.
Take time to live. 1--WE pass this
way but once"
I want to try some simple form of
silo next year. A neighbor has an
ensilage cutter. Think I can hire
it and a thresher power to run it
with.
This has been an unfavorable crop
year here. Some farmers will hard
ly make corn to bread their fami-
lies. What they have is small and
soft. We planted early, used some
fertilizer; produced over 500 bushels
of fine, sound corn, IA bushels of
oats, $40 bushels of Irish potatoes,
saved 5000 bundles of good fodder,
and a dozen good loads of millet and
pea hay, on less than 40 acres of
land. Forgot to mention sweet pota-
toes, cabbage, onions (about 200
bushels), and all the garden truck we
could use. Hope to do better next
year.
One of my neighbors raised 95
bushels of fine Irish potatoes on a lot
so x 200 feet-about 400 bushels per
acre. He's a better farmer than I,
but Pm not going to quit trying I'M
til I get close to his record. What
he can do, I can surely learn to do.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-24

With pumpkins enough piled up
about the barns to keep them in pies
during the winter, cotton checks be-
ing madeIout around the neighbor-
hood OF II cents and cotton seed
bringing "a cents, there does not
seem to be anything in the way of
the Mecklenburg County farmers
looking forward to a reasonably COM
Portable Thanksgiving this year
Charlotte Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-24
Docking the Horses Tail No Lonn..
Fashionable.
Editor Of The Progressive Farmer

Fashionable.
Editor Of The Progressive Farmer
The maltreated horse is at last -
be heard through his friends 49,
Societies for the Prevention ~
Cruelty to Animals. Moreovo-
President Roosevelt and Secretor1
Root have taken up the cause of thu
abused army horse. Very soon aftor
the President entered the White
House he said that the horses nsod
by him should have long tails. They
ere not to suffer the pain and dis.
grace of mutilation and to he d.
prived for life of their defaroo
against tormenting insects. In b;a
last message to Congress, President
Roosevelt recommended that army
horses should not be sold at public
auction as had been the practice, but
when aged or infrm should be used
as far as might be consistent with
kindness, for light draught about the
army posts and when no longer USE
full, should be humanely put to death.
The Secretary of War has issued a
general order with the intention of
preventing cruelty to horses in the
military service. "Any alteration in
the length or shape of the tails names
or forelocks of public horses by dock
ing, hanging, or clipping is hereby
prohibited, and only such reasonable
trimming and plucking as may be
necessary to prevent shagginess of
appearance will be permitted"
Your correspondent recently at
tended an auction at the Horse
Bazaar in Washington, and observed
that the horses put up for sale were
all smart looking, dock-tailed ami
mails and inquiring the reason from
a dealer, who stood by, was told that
the dock-tailed horses were rapidly
going out of fashion, and there was
SO much opposition to them by the
Humane Societies all over the coun
try that the fad was dying out. The
Presidents example, as well as the
example of King Edward of England,
will doubtless have much to do in
preventing the mutilation of horses
by cutting off that continuation Of
the backbone called the tail.
4. B. N.
Washington, D. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-24

Mother: "Tommy, stop asking
your father so many questions. Don't
you see it annoys him|
Tommy: "Why, mother, it's not
the questions that make him angry:
It's because he can't answer them
Punch Qondon).