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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-26
s,u,ching the Strawberry Beds.

"
The m st successful growers of straw
berries in the country have decided that
spring cultivation Is not desirable, al
though for years this was the universal
practice. They do the cultivation for
the year after the plants have fruited,
and in the winter mulch the plants
lightly, putting on only sufficient 10
keep the plants from being heaved out
Of the ground by the alternate freezing
and thaWing OF the soil in late winter
and early spring. The mulch is left on
by some growers until AFTER the picking
season, whom it is raked up in piles and
burned to destroy the insects in it; 9th
er growers rake the mulch off In the
late spring and burn it. applying fresh
mulch, which is allowed TO remain dur
ing the season and uui.i after picking.
Either plan is good but the main thing
Is to apply the mulch and do it as sOon
as the ground Is frozen. While the
plants may not need protection from
the winter the mulch will assist in pro-
tecting the crowns and the delicate run
ners and new plants which set late in
the season, and 1t keeps the soil from
becoming compacted by the heavy rains
of winter. In all sections where there
Is winter, mulch is desirable for straw
berry plants, and as it costs but little
and is quickly applied there Is no ex-
cuse for not doing the work and reap
Ing the profitable returns.
A Succession of DAMAGES.
II remember" says Farmer Grind
stone, what an orful time two of my
neighbors onct had when | lived down
in Kansas. They used to spend every
Twin thing they could scrape together
a-lawin' of it over line fences. Gill's
cows would break through Jones'
fence and destroy his corn. and Jones
would set his dog onto 'em and main
one or two. and Gill's boy would shoot
the dog, and Jones would lick the boy
Then Gill would sue Jones for not
keeping up his fence. and Jones would
turn round and sue Gill for the dam
aged corn, and Gill would sue Jones
for the damaged cattle. and Jones
would sue GIL for the damaged dog.
and Gill would sue Jones for the dam
aged boy; and the outcome of the
whole performance would be that Gill
would have left a damaged cow and
a damaged boy and Jones would have
a damaged fence and some damaged
corn and damaged dog and after
both havin' used good deal Of dam
aged language they would find their
bank accounts badly damaged and the
lawyers would get the benefit of the
harvest-Field and Farm.
Excellent Winter Food.
I,urnins and "a rrntS m al,o oxooIlnn4
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-26
HOW THE EGG SHOULD LOOK.

ate one, as 1t requires brains, common
sense and judgment, with knack for
surmounting unexpected difficulties.
Too much attention is worse than not
enough, twice day, If properly adjust
ed, being all that is needed to look af-
ter machine.
Avoid too much moisture. use none
now, having nearly spoiled hatch In
that way once. Cool and air eggs once
each day. and turn twice. Don't fuss
with eggs or chicks. Extremes of heat,
say from 80 to 40 degrees, not too long
continued. will make shells tender, and
give better matches. Chicks are as
healthy as those Matched under hens,
and have neither lice nor mites to con-
tend with. One incubator holding 200
eggs requires about the same care as
three old hens on forty-five eggs. \
moisture test is absolutely necessary.
The picture shows how the egg should
look at different periods a cave or
cellar Is the best place to operate an
incubator. A brooder should face the
south and have sunshne.-MrS. l.. NJ.
Luton, in Farm and Home.
Feeding Damaged Corn Fodder
1t is utterly useless to feed damaged
corn fodder to cattle that are designed
for market. for they will not gain Il
pound of fat on it,. If possible. avoid
feeding the frosted fodder at all. but II
it must be given the stock, furnish it
only after they have been we'll grained
and had fair supply of good rough
age; give 1t to them largely for the pur-
pose Of keeping them busy when they
are in the barn between meals. They
will eat little of 1t and break up most
of it. so that it can afterward go to the
hogs to nose over and from there to the
manure heap. In many sections the cat
crop was heavy, but in many instances
badly damaged. If too badly damaged
to sell to advantage 1t may be fed. to-
gether with barley and oilmeal, to great
advantage, giving it freely to cattle
that are being fattpned as well as to
mich cows. In feeding this mixture
the oats and barley should he ground
together and the oilmeal added after
ward and we'll mixed through.
The Press., 1903-02-26

History records one war that was
caused by a glass Of water-the war Of
the Spanish succession. A lady, Mrs.
Masham, a celebrated court beauty,
was carrying glass Of water when she
was INSTRUCTED by the Marquis de To
rey. A slight scuf11e ensued, and the
water was spilled. The marquis lost
his temper, and bad feeling ensued be
tween the English and French courts
with the ultimate result that war was
declared. The campaign cost France
many severe battles = viz, Blenheims
1904; Families, 1907; Audenardi, 1908.
and Malplaquit, 1909.
Fully as absurd in it's origin was the
war that took place during the COM
monwealth of Modena. A soldier stole
a bucket from public well belonging
to the state of Bologna. Although the
value of the article did not exceed q
few pennies, the incident was the signal
for a fierce and prolonged war. Henry,
the king of Sardinia, assisted the Mo
denese to retain the bucket, and in one
of the subsequent battles he was made
a prisoner. The bucket is still exhibit
ed in the tower of the cathedral of Mo
dena.
The Press., 1903-02-26
ouEEResT or LAWSUITS,
Highwayman sued His Parfne
For His share Of Snail.

HaghwaymaM Sued His Parfnex
For His Share of spoils.
Perhaps the most remarkable suit
ever brought Is on the records of the
court Of the exchequer in England, II
was filed on Oct. 8, 1925, and It sets
forth very clearly that John Eyerit and
Joseph Williams were highway rob
bers.
In its succinct legal phrases the COM
plant says that the men formed q
partnership for the purpose Of carry
Ing on business as highwaymen. It
was mighty profitable, az was shown
by the fact that Everit sued williams
for the equivalent of $1,000, being for
moneys wrongfully appropriated to de-
PENDANTS private purse
This was the amount In dispute after
the partnership had lasted only a year.
Then Everit claimed that he discov-
cred that his partner had not made q
fair division of the spoils.
The action was adjudged to be- q
gross contempt Of court, and the plain
tiff was ordered to pay all costs, while
the solicitors who served the writ were
fined. One Of the solicitors, a man
named Wreathcock, refused to pay the
fine and was sent to prison for six
months. Both plaintiff and defendant
to the action were subsequently hang.
ed, one at Tyburn and the other al
Maidstone
The Press., 1903-02-26
1t Made History.

Such slight circumstance as a glass
If wine changed the history of France
for nearly twenty years. Louis Phi
lippe, king Of the French, had a son,
the Duke Of Orleans. and heir to the
throne, who always drank only a GER
tain number Of glasses of wine, be-
cause even one more made him tipsy.
On a memorable morning he forgot to
count the number of his glasses and
took one more than usual. When en-
tering his carriage. he stumbled, fright
ening the horses and causing them to
run. In attempting to leap from the
carriage his head struck the pavement,
and he soon died. That glass of wine
overthrow the Orleans rule, confscated
their property of E2OOOO,OOO and sent
the whole family into exile
The Press., 1903-02-26

Rockville, 23d, Miss A bigail Martin, So
Crystal Lake, 23d, Dwight Rogers, So.
| South Coventry, 22d, Truman Hop
kins, 55.
The following resolutions were passed
by Ionic lodge, No. ITO. F. & A. NJ, upon
the death Of F. B. Newton
Whereas, Our esteemed and beloved
brother, Frank B. Newton, has been TAX.
en- from us by the Great Master of us all
before whom we bow, and thus are called
to mourn the loss of one of our shining
lights, one to whom for the prosperity o.
our lodge we are largely Indebted. and
one who was ever ready to advance the
interests Of the fraternity. HIS merits
are too we'll known by you to require
commentator from US. A devoted citi-
zen, faithful friend and jealous Mason
gone to his reward.
Resolved, That In the death of so good
Mason, not only Ionic lodge, but his
brothers, the town and the state have
sustained great loss. The silver ,rd
has been loosed, the pitcher broken al
the fountain and the wheel broken at the
cistern, that which was mortal of our
brother has passed from our midst, and
for the good which he has done In behalf
OF humanity the world has been the gain
or, and we mourn because of his absence /;
but there remaineth with us ever the per-
sonality of the man AMI the brother
Resolved, That a copy of these IesoIu-
tions he inscribed In our records, also a
copy sent to The Press and one to the
family of our deceased brother, also our
lodge be suitably draped for thirty days.
DAVID BIssETT,
g. 3. BAKER. Committee.
CHARLES MEYERS, JR.,
Stafford Springs, Feb "a 1903
The Press., 1903-02-26
Legislative Notes.

The senate on Thursday concurred with
the house In fixing the compensation o.
delegates to the constitutional convention
at $500 each The committee on senate
appointments reported favorable on reso-
luton appointing Charles A Capen Of
Willimantic a trustee Of the Connecticut
agricultural college to fill vacancy. A
resolution was introduced appointing q.
o. Baleh Of Ashford q trustee of the
Connecticut school for boys. The senate
eoneurred with the house In rejecting the
bill concerning damage by dogs to An
CORA goats. Under suspension of the
rules the senate and house both passed a
resolution appropriating S175 10 William
ii. Taylor of Putnam for his services In
preparing the manual and roll. In the
house the judiciary committee reported
adverse on bill to extend the term of town
collectors to two years, and the bill was
reiscted. The following bills were passed:
Bill authorizing justices of the peace TO
take the oath of Office at any time before
the first Monday In March; bill imposing
penalty OF not more than $500 or i'm
prisonment of not more than six months,
or both, for stealing, killing or iDjurlne
any registered dog, or any dog under the
age of six months, and shall be liable to
the owner for civil action; bill providing
for the receiving Of $25 by any person
prevented from crossing railroad for
longer time than five minutes by reason
Of cars or trains standing on said crossing,
provided suit be brought within thirty
days.
In the senate on Tuesday the nomina-
lions of state prison directors were Con-
firmed.
In the house resolutions we're passed
appointing Harry E. Back judge of the
town court OF Killingly, and John E. Fisk
judge and Lester ID. Phelps associate
judge OF the city Of Rockville. The fol-
lowing from this Vicinity were appointed
on the committee to attend the funeral |
and draft resolutions Of respect to the |
memory Of Representative w. P. Hayes
of Bethlehem, who was killed while cross
Ing the railroad tracks In Bridgeport Sat-
urday evening: Frank ii. Baker of Stat
ford and Davis A. Baker of Ashford.
The senate yesterday passed the bill
providing that claims for damage by fires
STATED by locomotives shall specify the
hour at which the fire was alleged to have
started.
In the house the judiciary committee
adversely on the bill making
state and town election days legal holi-
days The bill authorizing the use of
barbed wire fences on highways by writ
ten consent of selectmen was reported ad-
Versely and the bill was rejected.
The Press., 1903-02-26
WALES.

Mrs. Porter Walbridge lie on the sick
list.
Fred Nelson and family have returned
to Pascoag, r l.
The little daughter of Geo Bowden is
very Ill with pneumonia.
Mrs. Julia Parker is spenllng a few
weeks with friends In Palmer.
Geo. Parker, who is quite Ill with kid
ney trouble, is slowly improving.
Miss D ra Green, who has position In
Amherst, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. Steob.ns visited her sister,
Mrs. Adams, in Palmer, last Friday and
Saturday.
Frank and Fred Sherman, with their
families from Palmer, spent Sunday with
their mother, Mrs. jackson Gardner.
Walter Stebbins, Leon Nelson and Mrs
Grace Arnold furnished music for F.
Towns dance In Union Saturday night.
The Press., 1903-02-26

Uncle Isrul Trask was one Of those
thrifty Yankees who, his neighbors
averred, would squeeze a dollar s'till
the eagle on it hollered" before allow
ing it to leave his pocket. He was a
shopkeeper In a small way, but his
business had not proved in the long run
SO profitable as his several matrimo-
NAL ventures, which had been three
times celebrated. Soon after the last
event of the kind had been solemnized,
one of his intimates rallied him with:
"Well. Uncle Isrul. heard's how you'd
ben an done 1t ag'in. How'd you
make out this time? Poorly well. as
usual, hey?"
"Well. neighbor." drawled Uncle
Isrul, in his soft and sanity way, 81
did pooty well, IS you may say, pooty
well. Ye-es, Hetty's a godly woman,
neighbor; a godly woman-with a lee.
tie prop'ty!-New York Times.
The Press., 1903-02-26
The Forgetmenots

/
Everybody knows the pretty little
forgetmenot and likes the flower more
perhaps because of it's name than its
beauty. How was it SO called? The
Germans account for it by quite a pa
thetic romance. 1t seems that once up
on time a knight and q lady were
walking by the bank of the Danube
when the latter asked her gallant gay"
to pluck for her tiny blue flower
which she saw growing in the stream.
No sooner said than done, but the
knight, overbalancing. fell into the riv-
er and, owing to the slippery nature of
the bank and the weight Of his own ar
NOR, was carried away by the current.
AS he threw the flowers ashore to his
lady he cried out with his last breath,
"Vergiss mein nichty' C'Forget me not.'D
And ever since the flower has been
looked upon as the emblem of fidelity.
The Press., 1903-02-26
MANsFIrLn.

Miss Ida Hobby is visiting relatives In
this community.
Julius Hauschild has purchased horse
OF Jared freeman,
visit In South Manchester.
Miss Florence Durham spent last week
with her cousin III Willimant!c.
William Farrell and Isaac Farwell are
each the possessor OF a pair Of horses.
The young people have been enjoying
the good sltishing and attending the en-
teri ailments.
The children OF the 18th district school
are preparing to give concert at the END
of the winter term.
Mrs. s. D Ye"mans is spending the
week with her sister, Ms. Olive Parker,
at Mt. Norwood.
About sixteen friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. F. Storrs g we them a genuine surprise
party last Friday evening An enjoyable
evening was spent by all.
That there Is prospect Of the Mans
field Hollow plant being utilized Is Of
much interest TO the people of this town.
The mill has been closed since 1t passed
into the hands Of the American Thread
company. The building are in good
condition. 1t has been known that sew
eral parties had been lookin the proper
ty over. is reported that Providence
jewelry manufacturing clucern has an OPP
ton on the property, and 1t Is the general
b lief that they will purchase 1t next
month. It IL stated chat the only thing
that Is holding back the sale is the desire
to make certain that they have clear
title 10 the property.
The Press., 1903-02-26
Lfnuid Oxygen

Liquid oxygen when first formed is
milky in appearance owing to the pres
ence Of some ilnpurity which may be
removed by passing it through ordi-
nary filter paper. When pure. it is of
pale blue color which, however, is
not due, as some have thought. to the
presence of liquid ozone. which is of
dark blue color. Liquid oxygen is a
nonconductor of electricity. but Is
strongly magnetic. 1t may be lifted
from cup by presenting the poles of
a strong electro magnet. 1T seems to
have very slight chemical activity,
since it will extinguish lighted match
and has no action on piece of phos-
phorus dropped into it. 1t is well
known that the A and B lines of the
solar spectrum are due to oxygen. and
from experiments OH the top of Mont
Blanc 1t is thought they are largely If
not wholly due to the oxygen in the
earth's atmosphere. Professor Dewar
showed that these lines come out very
strong when liquid oxygen Is inter-
posed in the path of the rays from an
electric lamp.
The Press., 1903-02-26
ROCKVILLE.

Miss Abigail Martin, 80, died at her
home In Rockville on Monday. She was
born In Tollsnd, the daughter of the late
Elisha Martin. She was the last of her
Immediate family, all of whom lived to an
old age. Her brother, Daniel, died last
June. She leaves four nieees, Mrs. Ma
ria Eaton of Rockville, Mrs. Russell of
Springfield. Mis- Louis Smith of Ohio and
Mrs. Addie Crossett of Rockville, also
several nephews, as follows: w. Mar
tin of Rockville, Henry Martin Of Toll
land, Frank, Arthur, George and Sam
uel Willis of Rockville, Albert and Charles
Willis Of Tolland, John Willis of Colo
RADIO and Henry Willis of Georgia. The
funeral was held Wednesday afternoon.
The Press., 1903-02-26
Moalem Etinuette.

All true Moslems when eating must
begin with salt and finish with vine
gar. IF they begin with salt, they will
escape the contagion Of seventy dis
eases. II they finish with vinegar,
their worldly prosperity will continue
to increase. The host Is in etiquette
bound to be the first to start eating
and the last to leave off. Tooth pick
ing Is considered an act of grace in
the true Moslem, for the angel Gabriel
Is reported to have brought tooth
pick from heaven for the prophet after
every meal. The priests recite certain
passages of the Koran before and after
lunch and dinner, and also before
drinking water at any hour Of the day.
The Press., 1903-02-26
COVENTRY.


Miss Helen Clark was at home owe!
Sunday.
Searle Light is home from school with
the mumps.
Miss Mary Day spent few days II
Hartford recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Ledoyt of H ,rtford
were In town over Sunday
Thomas Digmum of Hartford sp nj
Sunday at Patrick Curley's.
Montgomery White broke one OF the
fingers of his right hand recently.
There was fairly good attendance al
the dance last Wednesday evening.
Miss Ethel Hall Of Wiliimantic spent
Sunday with Miss Lizzie Armstrong.
Faith In Candlemas day predictions
shows a marked weakness since last week
There Is an epidemic of grip COLES here
now, nearly everyone having an attack of
1t In some form.
weeks ago. Is able to be out again with
the aid OF crutches.
Miss Mary White was called to Boston
Friday to care for her sister, Julia, who
has an attack of pleurisy.
Truman Hopkins, So. died on Sunday
morning after a short illness. The funer-
al was held Wednesday, with burial In
WillImantic.
st. Mary's parish will give an enter
tainment, supper and dance on ST. Pat
rick's night, March II. There will be
good music and good time.
Sleighing has been fine, and long list
OF tip-overs might be mentioned, hut as
no serious damage has been heard OF We
refrain from mentioning many names.
On Friday evening several from here
attended the dance at Hillside given bv
South wellington, and on Saturday even
Ing number went to Baltic to attend a
dance, returning to Willimantic by spec
ial train.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Armstrong were out
sleighing Saturday evening and when near
Austin Boynton's, the sleigh struck drift
and overturned, throwing out the occu-
pants. This horse ran and was stopped
near Mr.. O,Brien's. No serious damage
was done.
The scholars In the grammar depart
ment of the graded school. Niles E. A.
Newell teacher, celebrated Washington's
birthday on Friday of last week.. The
room was prettily decorated for the oc-
casion and large plumber of parents and
friends were visitors. A program of read
ings, Rotations and singing was we'll
carried out.
A party Of eleven members of Wsngum-
baug grange took a sled-ride laet Wed
NJ sday morning. Notwithstan ling the
zero weather and deep snow, they were
'aken by F A. Warren to Andover. where
they took the train and went to Glaston-
bury and attended the meeting of East
Central Pomona, at which time the Of
ficers were installed Six young ladies
from this place sang during the afternoon
ssssion.
The Press., 1903-02-26
A Guests Mot.

Greville does not tell the following
story in his famous Memoirs but IL
is fitting return for his own rather
malicious wit: On one occasion, when
Lord Alyanley was his guest, the din
ing room had been newly and showi1y
furnished, whereas the dinner was but
a very meager one. While many Of the
guests were complimenting their host
ON his taste and magnificence Lord Al
vanley interrupted them with, ''For my
part, l should prefer more carving and
less gliding"
The Press., 1903-02-26


Judge Newoomb has been the guest o
Loren Newcomb's family.
Miss Lila s. Agard of Smith col'eg,
spent Sunday at her home here.
Misses Annie. Edith and Sylvia CLARK
of Vernon were the guests of Mrs. Price
over Sunday.
Frank T. Nswcomb Is In attendance al
the United States district court, held IL
New Haven this week.
Mrs. Stearns and son of Andover and
Mrs. Wilton, who Is their guest for the
winter, were In town on Sunday.
The reception given by the committee
and teachers Of the Rockville high sch oil,
on Friday Of last week, was attended By
members OF the school and graduates
from this place.
At the Methodist parsonage, Tuesday,
Charles 81. Welton and Mrs. Anna Wat
son, both Of Rockville, were married.
Rev. w. T. johnson performed the cere-
mony.
A party Of sophomores and juniors Of
the Rockville high school enjoyed sleigh
ride to Tolland Monday evening. Misses
Newell and Newton chaperoned the party
Supper was ser 7ed at the Webster house,
after which the young people adjourned
to the town hall for games and dancing.
The Washington social and entertain
ment given by the ladies of the Congrega-
tional church last week was largely at
tended. A party of grammar school chill
dren from Rockville, chaperoned by their
teacher, Miss MCPHERSON, helped to swell
the numbers. They were also among the
best patrons Of the candy booth. The
program consisted Of patriotic songs, a
dialogue In three acts, called "In Ole
Vtrginie," recitations by Lena Rose and
Percival and Lucien Birdseye. The pro-
ceeds of the supper and entertainment
amounted to something over $50
Charlie RHODES, age IS, son Of John 7.
Rhodes, died at his home here Feb. 18th,
OF pneumonia. The funeral was held at
the house on Sunday afternoon, and was
conducted By Rev. w. T. johnson. Flow
ers were sent by the M. E. Sunday school,
OF which the deceased was member, al |
30 floral offering of pinks from Mrs.
Charlotte Brigham of Sou.h Wilmington.
The burial was In the south cemetery. |
Mr.. Rhodes moved 10 this town from
Marlboro, NY, something like ten years
ago, and Is large and successful grower
OF small fruit and peaches There are
six children and this Is the fret break In
me family circle. The loss is keenly felt
oy the parents, who have the sympathy
Of many friends.
The Press., 1903-02-26

On Tuesday the railroad commissioners
Issued an order to prevent the whistling
Of locomotives on the New London North
era railroad through the city OF Norwich.
In 1895 the commissioners issued an or
der to put stop to the whistiing Of loco
motives on other railroads In passing
through cities In the state. The extension
of the scope of the commissioner order
so as to include the New London North
ern was made at the request of the city
OF Norwich N0rsoich Bulletin.
The Press., 1903-02-26
a New Clerical order.

An Oxford correspondent writes: "a
friend Of mine. rector in this neigh
borhood. told me the other day the fol-
lowing: He was preparing some boys
for confirmation and asked one Of them
what were the three orders in the
Church Of England. to which he re-
ceived the reply. Bishops, priests and
demons and on my friend making him
repeat his answer to see If he had mis-
taken him the same reply was made"
Westminster Gazette.
The Press., 1903-02-26
Nearly Forfeits His Life.

A runaway almost ending fatally, start
ed horrible ulcer on the leg of j. B. Or
ner, Franklin Grove. Ill. For four years
1t defied all doctors and all remedies. But
Bucklen's Arnica Salve had no trouble to
cure him. Equally good for Burns,
Bruises, Skin Eruptions and Piles. 25c,
at Eaton's Drug Store,