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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-19

Am glad to meet the brother crank
from Catawba County, as / am any
other of the cranks who favor me
with their letters, and will always be
glad to answer questions as best l
can.
In Matching ducks by artificial
means more moisture is needed in the
incubator than for chicks. l general
ly wet the eggs once a day after the
NTH day with luke-warm water while
alrlng. The young ducks are. market
ed at ten weeks old as broilers at
from Is to % cents per pound dress
ed; the earlier the season the bet
ter the price. The Pekin is the
variety used. as in most cases they
mature earlier than any other va
rlety. Have never found it neces
Sary to use a heated brooder for
Young ducks, as supplied heat seems
10 be injurious, though keep them
IN a brOodcr made reasonably tight
Ior cold nights; out of those Matched
Ihls season never lost one Find bran
meat scrap Gas put UP by the pack
ing houses) and lettuce the very best
iced Tor young ducks, supplying only
enough water to drink, giving it
fresh twice a day.
Aour dairy house would make
grand place in which to run your in
cgoator. Brick or stone houses are
.l"ays the best, as the temperature
III such houses does not vary as
much as IN those constructed of
wood; and as in operating an incu-
9Sator' 1T all depends on the lamp
Harne. A house free from draughts
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-19

Dear Uncle 10: In last weeks
Progressive Farmer you say letters
oIadden your eyes. l would have writ
ten before now, but L feared in
truding on your valuable time. L
hove shaken off my modesty, however,
and am coming to chat awhile with
Won. Just this much by way of in
reducing myself: | came here the
9Th of March to work on a farm. |
came from Chatham County through
od, in The Progressive Farmer and
Cotton Plant. / would be glad for
Won to tell me something about in
cubating duck eggs, raising and mar
keting the ducklings. With what do
YOU supply the animal food! Do you
sell to the local market or do you
ship! Give some simple plans for
making homemade brooders. We
have a room in the spring-house in
which | have thought of running an
incubator. The room is about 10.
The walls. are of brick and are plas-
tered; the floor is brick; it has one
door and one window. The srring-
branch runs just in front of the door.
and only few inches below the floor.
The machine is 12O-egg Cyphers.
We have tried to raise a few ducks
this year. but had rather "bad luck"
This is my first experience with an
incubator. We had the machine in
rather an open room. Put in ninety
five eggs III April. The thirtieth
day-abOut one day late-took off
twenty-four Observation-Disclosures
strong and pert. The brooder stove
had been sold, and the new one was
delayed, so l took an old lantern
which had not been lately in use and
threw a yarn cloth over it. 1t seemed
to work all right for the first five
nights. but on the morning after the
sixth | found everything which was
combustible had been burned, but my
twenty-three ducklings were walking
contentedly about the yard. We
made one other hatch. From one
hundred eggs got seventeen duck
lings. They seemed to have died be-
fore they were able to break the she'll
Being pressed with farm work, did
not air properly. always read with
interest your talks.
Yours truly, W. NJ. B.
Hickory, n. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-19
How the Separator Separates.

Notwithstanding that separators
have now been In use in the country
for over twenty years, and that there
are very few districts in which they
are not at present employed, there is
still not a little lack of knowledge
among ordinary farmers as to the
manner in which these appliances
work in abstracting the cream from
the watery fluid in which it is. sus-
pended in the milk, says Farmers
Gazette. The separator depends for
its efficiency on the application of
the well-known mechanical principle
known as centrifugal force. The
cream or butter-fat exists in the milk
in the form of very minute globules,
which, because of their lighter
weight, float on the watery portion
of the milk in which they are sus-
pended. When the milk is allowed
to stand undisturbed for some time,
these globules, under the influence
of the law of gravity, have a tend
ency to rise to the surface and accu-
mulate in the upper part of the milk.
When the separator is brought into
play, however, centrifugal force is
substituted for gravity, and it is in
this way that the butter-fat and the
watery portions of the milk are sepa-
rated. An excellent illustration of
the principle on which the separator
works is afforded by swinging a buck
ct of water RAPIDLY around the body
at arms length. When so swung the
bucket exercises a very distinct pull
or pressure upon the arm; this pres
sure is the result of the centrifugal
force, which has a tendency to make
a revolving body move away from
the centre of motion. The faster the
Fail is swung the greater is the pull
upon the arm, and accurate expert
ments have shown that the centri-
fuga force increases as the square
of the velocity-that is to say, if the
bucket is swung twice as fast the pull
becomes four times as great. If we
were to put milk in the bucket in
place of water and swing it very fast,
the centrifugal force would pull the
milk against the bottom of the bucket
just as gravity does when the bucket
is at rest, the only difference being
that, if the bucket were swung very
rapidly the centrifugal force would
become much greater than gravity,
and the pull on the milk correspond
ingly greater. The result would be
that the cream would rise to the sur
face of the milk just as it would un-
der the influence of gravity, and
more rapidly in proportion as the
centrifugal force was greater than
the force of gravity. The earliest
centrifugal separator was construct
ed exactly on this plan, the milk be-
ing revolved rapidly in small buckets
by means of suitable mechanical con-
trivances. In this apparatus the
cream could be raised in from fifteen
The Newtown bee., 1905-03-03

V. N. Shelton's house, and w. Sails bury will move to the Myron Thomas farm.
 V. N. Shelton was in Meriden, last week.
 Work on the quarry was resumed on Monday.
 MT Coe of Litchfield is assistant sta. tion agent, taking the place of Roy Watson, resigned.
 The sociable held at the residence of Dr and Mrs Pons was we'll attended. The musical entertainment was very much enjoyed by all. John Bews was present with his large Victor phono. graph. MT Collins, Miss Mo Kay, Miss Helen Goodsell, Adelaide Pons and James Sanford furnished the musical program.
 Our local veterinarian, Henry Gar lick, is confined to the house with the grip and under the doctors care.
 H. M. Smith of THE BEE and wife were in town, last week.
 James Spargo is to move to the sta tion.
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: KENT.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

MT and Mrs George Duvall were guests of MT and Mrs Gordon Steven son at Sandy Hook for few days, re- gently.
 Mrs Charles w. Taber of Brookfield was at Mrs Laura Peet's Saturday and and Sunday.
 Congratulations to MT and Mrs Mer- ton s. Peet, who were married at St Andrews rectory at Kent, February 25.
 On Thursday evening, prayer meet ing people were very happy to welcome sleigh load of young people from Kent.
 Twenty-one from Ore Hill attended the meeting of the Society of Christian Endeavor at Kent, Sunday evening. | WHAT THE MAN FROM MACEDONIA WRITES. R. A. Chase and Edwin Chase were in Poughkeepsle, recently, in attend ance on law suit.
 Perry Thompson spent portion of last week in BrOOkfeld.
 Mrs Mary McNamara and children are visiting with her sister, Mrs H. w. Rowland.
 w. K. Stone and Miss Carrie L.. Stone went to Falls Village, Thurs day.
 Emil Mettiz visited his daughter, Mrs Jasmin, in Falls Village, Sunday.
 Mark, the little son of Howard M. Rowland, has an attack of inflamma- tory rheumatism. pr Barnum is car ing for the little sufferer.
 Albert Cribley is making his home with his mother in this place.
 Miss Frances Wathley had hand painfully injured, which is improving.
 Macedonia is not to be behind the rest in stories of wild ''critter,' , which has appeared near Emil Mettiz twice, and from tracks and sound O1 the animals cry is evidently one that unarmed, one would not care to meet with on dark night. George s Thompson reports seeing the tracks
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louisville and is at present staying with bis sister, Mrs H. Gilbert.
 LOCAL JOTTINGS.
 Rev MT Crockett of New Milford filled the pulpit at St Johns, on Sun day last.
 0. B. Gold was in town, Saturday. His daughter and Mrs Martha Gold spent Sunday at Prospect Hill.
 Dr Perry came up from the city, the last of the week, to look after the pro- greSS of his summer home.
 MT and Mrs Robert Watts took din ner at Frank Woodruff's on Sunday.
 MT Powell, who has, been living in the old house recently purchased by Dr Perry, will soon move to the old MoSely Bronson farm. Frank R0ssiter was in town for the dance, Saturday evening.
 Jay Cape, formerly of this place, is with friends in Denver, Col. Mrs Orlando Brown and daughter whose home was burned in the fall are looking for place to rent.
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ROMFORD NOTES.

The house of Josiah Cheney is quar- antined on account of scarlet fever, which broke out last week. The lit- tie girl, Ruby, is the only patient thus far. Dr Pendleton is the attending physician.
 It is reported that a runaway oc- cured, one night last week. A sleigh partly demolished was found near Woodville.
 Last Thursday, social dance was held at the home of P. Shaughnessy A number of out-of-town guests were present. Among them were MT and Mrs James Shaughnessy of New Ha' ven; also guests from IIawleyville Bethlehem, West Morris, Woodville and Litchield were present. All re port pleasant time. Daniel Gillette went to Waterbury last Friday, on business trip. Lester Harvey spent Sunday witt his parents in Woodbury.
 Edward Mo Han has gone to Gay
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tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of the bladder, or the kidneys themselves break down and waste away cell by cell.
 Bladder troubles almost always result from derange1nent of the kidneys and cure is obtained quickest by a proper treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel ing badly you can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kil1ner's Swamp-ROot, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
 It corrects inability to hold urine and scalding pain i'll passing it, and over comes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often through the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swanp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases.
 Swa1np-Root is pleasant to take and is sold by all druggists ill ffty-ce1lt and one-dol1ar size bottles. You may have a sample bottle of this wonderful new dis covery and book that tells all about it, both sent free by mail. Address, Dr. Kill mer & Co.,, Bingha1nton, N. Y. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp Root, Dr. kilmer's Swamp Root, and the address, Bingha1nton. N. Y., on every | bottle.
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PLEASANT AND HARMLESS.

Don't drug the stomach to cure a cough. One Minute Cough Cure cuts the mucus, draws the inflammation out of the throat, lungs and bronchial tubes, heals, soothes and cures. A quick sure for Group and Whooping Cough. One Minute Cough Cure re- lieves cough in one minute because it acts first on the mucuS membrane right where the cough troubles-in the throat or deep-seated on the lungs. Sold by R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
MONROE.
NEWS TERSELY TOLD.

NEWS TERSELY TOLD.
 Miss Annie Moss, who is spending the winter in Bridgeport, was in town, last week, and has disposed of 8 large number of antique pieces of fur mture to A. Brooks Smith of Bridge port, who has very large and fine col lection of valuable old things, which he is constantly adding to. MT Smith is always pleased to show his curios to his many friends and acquaintances. Howard H. Wheeler has purchased tract of land belonging to the Jud- son Bennett estate. Miss Fanny Burr is visiting rela- tives in Zoar.
 Albert Fohrenbach has been doing some work for Albert Wheeler. Mrs Laura Lucier has obtained di- vorce from her husband on the ground of desertion.
 George Hawley met with a painful accident while saving with his gaso- line engine, last week, cutting his hand quite badly. Bsnkard Goldsborough is spending some time with his parents, Rev and Mrs Alfred Goldsborough. Miss Louise Clark spent--Sunday out of town.
 Chicken-pox seems to be prevalent among the children in this vicinity. Rev. A. Goldsborough supplied the pulpit at Grace church, Long Hill, on Sunday afternoon.
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ton conducted the services, assisted by Rev A. G. Davies of the Methodist church. The burial was in Bantam cemetery.
 Rev George D. Reid of Shelton preached in the Baptist church, last Sunday, both morning and evening.
 Rev MT Ferris of Orange, N. J., preached in the Episcopal church, Sunday as candidate.
 Mrs George Watts and son, Sterling, left, Tuesday morning, for an extended visit at the home of her father in Florida.
 Merritt Turrell, wife and daughter, of Waterbury spent Sunday with MI and Mrs Herman Turrell.
 Miss Smith of Orange, N. J., is wis iting Miss Maud Flynn.
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THE cOLONEL's WATERLOO.

Col John M. Fuller of Honey Grove, Tex, nearly met his Waterloo, from liver and kidney trouble. In a recent letter, he says: "I was nearly dead, of these complaints, and, although I tried my family doctor, he did me no good; so got soc bottle of your great Elec- trio Bitters, which cured me. 1 con- slider them the best medicine on earth, and thank God who gave you the know ledge to make them. Sold, and guaran- teed to cure, dyspepsia, biiiousness and kidney disease, by R. H. Beers & O., NeMtown; A. ". Twiss, Bethel; w. N. Noble, New Milford; ". B. Hawley, sherman; Connery Brothers, George- B. F. Smith, West Cornwall; Peck 6 O., Brookfeld Center; W. J. Beehler, Brook6eld; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station; Betts 6 Betts, Sandy Hook, druggists, at soc bottle.
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APOPLEXY.

It is said that apoplexy, the dreaded fatal disease, never results where the digestion is good and the bowels free from constipation. Dr Ames Pleasant Specific, which we are selling under 8 personal guarantee of cure or money back, a full-size soc package for 25c, makes the stomach sweet and healthy and the bowels move naturally. You don't have to keep on taking them everfastingly, either. We'd like to test this pleasant Specific on every case of dyspepsia or constipation in this vi- cinity. We are that sure it will cure that we agree to return the money if it doesn't. A full-sized soc package for 25c. Betts & Betts, Sandy Hook.
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WEST CORNWALL.
BRIEFLY NOTED.

David Ross was up from New York, few days last week, visiting at his home here. Mrs Frederick Vose has returned to her home at Bridgeport, where her husband joined her for over Sunday.
 Attorney William D. Bosler was at Bridgeport, last Friday and Saturday, trying case in the Superior court be- fore Judge Reed.
 Asa Whitney has returned to his home at Kent. Mrs William H. Morgan has return ed to YonkerS. School is closed this week, owing to the illness of the teacher, Miss Doro- thea Wiedl, who is at her home in Danbury. Judge Cleaveland of New Haven was in town, Monday of this week.
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ATHLETIC CONTEST-RIDGE VS. YOUNG
 MEMS CLUB. An interes ting athletic contest was held in the Town hall, February IS, between Ridge school and the Young Mems club. Carl w. Miller offered a beautiful silver cup to go to the win ner of two of three contests of which this was the first. The result was as follows:
 Standing Broad Jump: R., Smith, Peirce, Vredenburg; Y. M. O., Will Hams, Carlson, F. Ryden.
 Distance, 9 it. Sin.
 Won by Williams points, F. Ky. den ?, Smith ?. R. ? points; Y. M. C., points.
 Running High Jump: R., Bolton, Vredenburg, Peirce; Y. M. O., Will. Hams, Carlson, Bruins.
 Height, it. Ill in. or 594 in. Won by Bolton 5, Carlson 2, Vre. denburg 2, tied 4 ft. 1Oa in.) R., points; Y. M. C., 2 points.
 Sack Race: R., Smith, Lewis, Peirce Y. M. C., J. Bader, 0. Schmiedel, Gus tafson.
 Won by Smith, J. Bader, Lewis R., 6 points; Y. M. O., 3 points. Hitch Kick: R., Cochran, Smith Peirce; Y. M. C., Williams, Bruins Carlson.
 Height, it. in.
 Won by Williams 3, Bruins 3, Carl son 3, tied. R., 0 points; Y. M. O., points.
 French Wrestling, Heavy: R. Peirce; Y. M. C., Rylander.
 R., 5 points; Y. M. C.,O
 Single Stick Tug, Heavy: R., Coch ran; Y. M. C., Rylander.
 R., Opoints; Y. M. O., 5 points.
 Hop, Skip and Jump: R., Vreden burg, Smith, Peirce; Y. K. C., Will Hams, Carlson, F. Ryden.
 Distance, 25 it. At in.
 Won by Williams, Carlson "A it. 5 in., Smith "A it. in. R., l point; Y M. C., 8 points.
 Standing High Jump: R., Smitt Peirce and Vredenburg; Y. M. c Williams, Carlson, F. Ryden.
 Height it. 2 in. or 50 in.
 Won by Williams 4, Carlson 4, Smit 1. R., 1 point; Y. M. C., 8 points.
 French Wrestling, Light: R., Ba1 i'm. V M q popriman
 R., points; Y. M. O., points.
 SingleStick Tug, Light: R., Lewi
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ROXBUKr.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN

~A~ ~~ANs~ >~>@O
 Mrs Sarah Mo Omber, who has lived in Jay Terrill's house for the past two or three years, moved to De- yer Plains, N. Y., last week. Mrs Nc Omber stored part of her goods in the house formerly occupied by Mrs Brown.
 Mrs Eugene Ward spent Thursday and Friday in Hartford with her hus- band.
 Attorney Frank Bradley of New York and MT and Mrs Theodore Brad ley of Washington visited relatives here, on Sunday.
 Mrs D. M. Mitchell of South Brit ain spent Monday with Mrs Charlotte Lennon.
 George J. Wentsch of Little York called on friends, last Sunday.
 Assistant Postmaster Trowbridge of Bridgewater spent Sunday with his mother.
 Charles Crofut of Newark, N. J., is home on visit.
 William Trowbridge is one of the latest victims of that facilitating dis ease, the grip.
 The Shepaug club will give dra- ma in the Town hall, Friday, March 3. It is hoped that the weather will be fine and the hall we'll filled, as the members of the club hope to raise a good sum toward the piano fund.
 MT Agnan's father-in-law from New Milford has bought the George Hurl. burt place. ] A. Nc Millen is to occupy part of
The Newtown bee., 1905-03-03
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

To draw the fire out of a burn. or heal 8 cut without leaving a scar, use De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. A spe- cidc for piles. Get the genuine. J. |. Tucker, editor of the Harmonizer, Centre, Ala, writes: "I have used De Witt'S Witch Hazel Salve in my fam- lily for Piles, cuts and burns. It is the best salve on the market. Every fami- ly should keep iton hand. Sold by RH. Beers 6 O., Newtown; A. B. Blake man, Botsford.
The Newtown bee., 1905-03-03
RRIDGEWATER.

Mrs Benjamin Horsell of New Brit ain is visiting at the home of her par ents, MT and Mrs James B. Pitcher.
 Mrs J. A. Greer and daughter spent a few days with friends out of town, this week,
The Newtown bee., 1905-03-03
SIBERIAN.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS. Miss Helen Hungerford is visiting friends in Danbury.
 Miss Edna Mcdonald is spending a few weeks with her aunt. Mrs Edson Elwell.
 Miss Cordelia Gelston spent last week with her parents.
 MT and Mrs V. R. Stuart visited in New Milford, last week, the guests of their sister, Mrs Nettie Osborne.
The Newtown bee., 1905-03-03
NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
SOUTH BRITAIN.
A PAeTOR CALLED.

PASTOR CALLED.
 The Congregational church and so- ciety have extended a call to Rev Gil- bert Forte of the Hartford Theoloeic- al seminary to become the pastor and he has accepted the call.
 Rev MT Caster, of the Yale Theo- logical seminary; New Haven, filled the pulpit at the Congregational church, last Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1905-03-03

Are you in need of window glass or putty? Ifso get your orders in early as sizes are becoming very scarce and prices will probably advance, wholesale and retail. An excellent place to buy such supplies and paints and the like is at the store of Ziglatzski-Marks Co.,, no 116 South Main street, Waterbury.
The Newtown bee., 1905-03-03
BANTAM.
LEE WHEELER.

Lee Wheeler, youngest child of MT and Mrs William s. Wheeler, died Wednesday night, February P, aged seven years. The funeral was attend ed from the Baptist church, Sunday at o'clock. Rev G. D. Reid of Shel-
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supposed to be of the same animal, near his barn on the hill. Some per sons think it is Canada lynx.
The Newtown bee., 1905-03-03

REMEDY-SIG: A NO. 10 BOOT APPLIED
 ONCE EVERY 10 SECONDS FOR TWO
 MINUTES.
 Now that the weather is milde1 tramps along our highways are ire Quent. If no one fed the Hobo, he would cease to exist, but as long as ne can intimidate the housewives on lone ly farms, he can get good living Sometimes he is provokingly particu. lar. A tramp came along one Sunday morning, and finding a mother alone with her two small children, demand ed hot coffee and pie. When they were produced by the scared hostess the tramp scanned the food critically and said in, a savage voice, "That vii do, lady,"
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pIeVdll11lS III tHlS $ because so decep- tive. Many sudden
 deaths are caused by it-heart dis ease, pneumonia, ,
 heart failure or apoplexy are often
 the result of kid ney disease. If kidney trouble is allowedto advance the kidne ey-poiso,1- ed blood will at-
The Newtown bee., 1905-03-03
HE WON'T NEST JUST YET.

A robin was heard two mornings of last week, trying to make believe that the time for the singing Of birds had come.
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Y. M. O., Pennimen.
 R., points; Y. M. C., 5 points.
 High Dive: R., Smith, Lewis, Peirce; Y. M. O., Williams, Bruins, F. Ryden.
 Height, fit. 2 in. or 62 in.
 Won by Smith, Williams 5 it. 1 in., Bruins it. R., points; Y. M. O., 4 points. Specialties: R., Peirce; Y. M. C., Williams, Pennimen, Bruins and An derson. R., 0 points; Y. M. C., points.
 Tug of War, Light: R., Lewis, Agen, Gibson, Cochran anchor; Y. M. o., Bruins, J. Bader, w. Bader, R. Ryden anchor.
 R., o points, Y. M. O., 5 points.
 Tug of War, Heavy: R., Green, Cochran anchor, Peirce, Blair; Y. M. O., F. Ryden anchor, J. Ryden, O. Bader, c. Anderson.
 R., points; Y. M. C., points.
 Total: R., 27 points; Y. M. C., 75 points.
 Time, hours 35 minutes.
 Williams won 25 points, Penniman 13, Carlson 12, Bruinss64, F. Ryden 34 Smith, IA, Peirce 5, Vredenburg 2.
 The Judges were D. J. Wyant and F. E. Sturges.
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Congratulations to MT and Mrs Mer- ton s. Peet, who were married at St Andrews rectory at Kent, February
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louisville and is at present staying with bis sister, Mrs H. Gilbert.
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MT and Mrs George Duvall were guests of MT and Mrs Gordon Steven son at Sandy Hook for few days, re- centlV
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LITCHFlELD COUNTY
WASHINGTON.

ATHLETIC CONTEsT-RIDaE vS. YOUNG
 MEMS CLUB.
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On Thursday evening, prayer meet ing people were very happy to welcome a sleigh load of young people from
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The Cause of Many
 Sudden Deaths,

There is a disease prevailing i'll this
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Twenty-one from Ore Hill attended the meeting of the Society of Christian Endeavor at Kent, Sunday evening.
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Mrs Charles w. Taber of Brookfield was at Mrs Laura Peet's Saturday and and Sunday.