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GETTING AcouANrED Will MorHER nARru.

taking effort and constant care from
a boy OF this age; encourage It but do
not compel IT,
He can be taught by example all OF
the needs OF plant growth but his hoe
Ing and wedding may be superficial.
If You ask him he will allow you TO dig
in his garden 90 loosen the soil deeper
than his strength permits. It Is wise
to do this for there must be carrots
and cabbage TO harvest or there will
DO no play ground here next year.
II the boy OF FIVE has been allowed
the run OF garden, II at eight he has
garden OF his own. at ten he will love
gardening and will have absorbed an
amazing store OF knowledge. and 10
him may be impaired at this age I'm n
way and manner that will awaken the
the purest and best that is I'm him. the
mystery OF life.
a pumpkin plant on a compost heap.
sending its vigorous shoots over the
weeds, climbing where Il cannot creep,
TRUSTING its snake like head through
the garden fence, is thing OF wonder
10 boy II he IS but taught to see Il.
and when its great golden blossoms
appear there is a still greater wonder
unfolded.
Boys OF twelve and fourteen may dc.
sert the garden for the ball field or the
fishing rod. and 70 IS well they should.
for the serious time OF life Is coming
soon and play days should be as many
and long as school and home duties
viii permit. But a garden for a boy al
this age may be a greater factor I'm his
training for life than at any other. for
by this time the root OF all evil" has
entered his soul he has learned that
money is essential in order TO procure
the many things boy must have. and
the garden, which TO this time has
been a recreation field, n place Of won
derful possibilities I'm the way Of good
things TO eat and pumpkins for jacko-
lanterns. may be n most fertile field
Of revenue.
Whatever tho crop the proceeds
should be wholly his own. n he has
produced the crop wholly by hts own
efforts. There is but ono way that he
can learn the value ~ money and that
Is by earning ~ The wise use Of
money must also be learned but that
is outside the sphere Of gardening
From address OF Prof. Craneneld.
Wise. Ayr. College
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THE HOME GARDEN.
The Story of the Boy and His Little
Plot of Ground

The Story of the Boy and His Little
Plot Of Ground
At the age of FIVE every boy Ia by
instinct n gardener. III guided by op.
portunity, example and intelligent dl.
reotion he will dig. plant and develop
an interest In growing things; lacking
these the call Of mother nature leads
TO mud pies. Given a square yard of
mellow ground, tiny hoe aud a hand.
ful OF beans, q healthy Ave year-old
boy will have n combination that ex.
cells anything yet designed in nature
study"
From five TO ten the world begins TO
dawn. He looks up and out: he sees
and initiates, but does not reason. lie
should play without hindrance. II the
square yard of ground be ENLARGED TO
n rod, the handful OF beans TO a collec-
ton OF seeds Cthe kinds for sale in the
grocery stores are best AZ these have
brilliantly colored pictures on the pack.
ages and the boy learns thereby what
manner OF thing he is TO expecO, this
square rod Will be the play ground TO
surprising extent.
He may not plant the kinds you OK.
pect or want him TO plant, as his view
point is different from yours. IL is un.
wise TO insist on any given plan. Let
this garden be his own. If IL has been
entirely TO carrots or cabbage let IL re-
main carrots and cabbage, for they are
more TO him than your choice variety
IL is unwise TO expect careful pains
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In the course OF ten years. this means
one and one-half million dollars. Aver
aging the profit on this amount at
twenty per cent, II means .hat i'm ten
years time three hundred thousand
dollars profits are taken from the town.
Now, on the other hand, should the
farmer, instead of sending awav his
money TO the foreign place for goods
he requires, give all his trade TO the
home town, fits business would be i'm
mediately doubled. and with twice the
employment for the people. Year af-
ter year, the profits made by the mer-
chants would be retained in the town,
would seek investment I'm starting new
Industries, and at the end Of the ten
year period, instead Of q town of one
thousand. there would be a lively city
OF from two TO three thousand, and
every acre Of farm land within the
trade radius Of the town would be On.
HANGED In value from ten TO twenty
dollars
ENRICHING THE BIG CITIES.
IL can be plainly figured out that the
individual farmer who would divert
half his trade 20 Chicago. New York or
some other foreign city, in the course
OF ten years would send away three
thousand dollars. If u were possible
that he could save ten per cent on this
amount. IN ten years time he would
save three hundred dollars His only
compensation would be dead home
town, poor schools, a poor home mar.
ket, and no increase I'm the value Of his
realestate holdings.
On the other hand, By giving his
patronage to the home town. even
though he must pay the merchant ten
per cent more than the foreign house,
the result would be like this: On &C
count Of increase IN farm values. one
hundred and sixty acres OF land worth
ten dollars more per acre. sixteen hun
drcd dollars; OF, thirteen hundred dol
lars better on IN ten years than n he
gave half hts patronage 20 the foreign
concern HIS home town Is a lively
one all public Improvements. all mod
.ern conveniences, high schools. %
which he could send his children
cheaply. good churches, good roads.
and everything that can add to the com
fort and happiness OF its residents.
and those who reside near IT, Not
withstauding that the farmers land is
enhanced in value. his taxation will be
but little greater, as the business inter
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ests OF the town will nav the burden
of taxation. and the amount OF each
taxpayer will be less in proportion 10
carry on government.
IL THE SAVING \ real. ONE?
While the country household. I'm
looking over one of the big catalogues
and sending an order for $50 worth of
goods. may be able 10 figure out an
immediate saving OF FIVE or six dollars,
even after they have paid the freight.
there is no question as TO the final out.
come. II the practice Is persisted I'm by
all the people OF any particular local
ity. The home town will suffer. the
home market will fail 10 increase. II
II does not decrease. as will also the
value OF the farm lands. Undoubtedly
the catalogue houses can sell goods
cheaper than the average country
store, Tor they do a cash business
you send on your cash with yorr
order. There is no risk in the cRta.
logue or mail order house business.
Possibly II you arranged TO do business
on the same basis with your country
merchant-cash down with your pur.
chase-you could get almost as favor.
able prices. But the country merchant
is supposed to extend credit TO every
one; he has bad bills which lie never
collects and consequently must make
greater percentage OF profit on the
things he sells.
Every community which Is imbued
with the spirit OF building up it's own
industries and Of supporting its home
town with local pride, is sure TO be the
most prosperous; there can be no gain.
saying this fact,
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UNITED OWNERSHIP OF LAND
AND WATER.
THE COMING PEOPLE.

Outward changes. economical and
political, more or less marked. are
always going on I'm the forms and or
ganlz0tions OF society. But to-day ono
can make a specially strong argument
that great and radical changes are im-
pending. No one can believe that
existing conditions will continue IN a
world whore All things move AMI
change. Waste, extravaganza, political
corruption, fierce mercantile rlyalrles,
colossal mOnopoli2atiOn Of wealth and
Of the industrial plants Of the world.
masses OF drcary poverty,-these are
natural subjects for profound, patr-
Otic and humane concern. Is not the
old social and industrial machinery.
the competitive or wage system. show
ing signs Of breaking down beneath
It's load2
"Thc question Is quite fair whether
any system Is just that permits lndl-
vlduals 10 roll up immense fortunes as
the result Of lucky speculations. or OF
the rise OF land values about n great
city, that permits other individuals TO
inherit almost unlimited money power.
as men once inherited duchies and
Kingdoms. while millions Of working
men, with small wages, live close TO
the danger line Of debt, or even Of cold
ana starvation. and are liable 10 he
thrown out Of employment for months
M time.
"Whcn in the face Of natural wealth,
never so abundant. and forces Of pro-
duction augmented indefinitely by
science and invention. 50 many almost
fail To reap any benefit from the re-
sources which surely belong 90 tho
race, II must at least be confessed that
our prcsent~systen both Of production
ana Of distribution, Is not intelligently
or humnnely managed. Its results do
not represent an ideal democracy. q
brotherhood Of man. From The
Coming People by Chas. r. Dole.
II behOOvcs everyone who has eyes
10 see and ears 30 hear aud a brain
with which TO think 90 study the ire
mendous social problems with which
we are face TO face today.
Whether they arc settled right or
wrong viii AFFECT every member Of tho
community No one can escape the
evils that viii rrcsult from wrong
settlement and everyone will be bene-
fitted by right settlement.
Nothing U.s. more important than that
wo should get started right There r.
0uidauco md iusriration I'm every line
~ "THE COMING PEOPLE" by
Chas. T. Dole
I'm order ~ bring this book within
fhc reach NJ all n popular edition has
iuet been iseued by the Homecrofters
Gid NJ The Talisman which can be had
for % cents. postage Included. Remit
hv postal money order. express money
order or postage stamps 20 "THE
HOMECROFTERs, 143 Main ST.,
WATERFOWL, Mass"
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MAIL ORDER BUSINESS.
ENORMOUS STRUCTURES TO BE
ERECTED BY MONTGOMERY
WARD and COMPANY AND
OTHERS.

Suggests Question Whether Giant
Catalogue Houses are Benefit or
Dctrimcnt to the Farmer and the
Country Generally.
Chicago IS to have the greatest build
ing the world ever constructed for com
meTcial purposes. IL will have floor
space of 90 acres-a good sized farm.
1t is 10 be 10 stories high. including the
basement, and were IL TO be all
stretched ont on one floor il would
cover - of the big city blocks In the
windy city. IL will be 900 feet In length
and 270 feet wide and will be built OF
steel and concrete The cost will be
S2,50O,0O0 The present building oc-
cupied by Montgomery Ward and Com
pany is a huge affair, but Is stated to
be entirely inadequate TO the needs of
this enormous mail order house. and
so this new pile is to be constructed.
1t seems to be the time OF big com
merioal houses in the great centors of
the country. Another big firm is to
erect a building on Chicago avenue,
which will contain million square
feet-200 feet by 500 feet; Sears, Roe
buck and Company is n big Chicago
business rival OF the Montgomery Ward
firm, and has just also been incorpor-
ated TO do business in New York, with
capitalization OF s4O,OO0,OO0, paying
the State incorporation tax of $4,000.
TO BE PROUD OF
These are fine projects, and at first
thought may make one proud of Amer
lean business institutions, but what is
the real effect OF the success OF these
gigantic commercial houses upon the
country's prosperity? How does their
business affect the country merchant,
the country banker, the country town
itself and in fact the country people
who are the patrons of the great mail
order houses. What creates the village,
the town, the thriving city? What
keeps IL live and bustling center ra-
Their than dead congregation of few
houses with one or two miserable
stores? IL is the patronage and sup
port, Is Il not, OF the surrounding coun-
try homes. Towns are butt up only
when they have support from an agri-
cultural territory. If agriculture is the
surrounding industry, which is the
case in nine out OF ten instances. But
conversely, the richness Of the soil
alone does not make the most valuable
farms.
THE MARKET FOR PRODUCTS
There must be a good market for the
farm product; II the farm Is adjacent
TO live growing town supporting ac-
tive and well-to-do-people the market
for the farmers products will be ac-
tive and the prices good. If the town
be n dead one, he will have TO turn
elsewhere to dispose OF his products,
and perhaps incur heavy Transports
tion charges in their shipment. This
fact is set forth Enthusiastically I'm the
last census figures which show that In
a small area of To United States, the
regions where factories abound,--a dis
trict comprising but little over 10 per
cent. OF the United States-the value
Of the farm lands is over half that of
all OF the arabic land I'm the entire
country. The farms I'm these regions
are located close TO the factories,
which AFFORD q profitable home market
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for All the agricultural products. So
that the greatest factor In land value
is the nearness TO good markets II
becomes plain. therefore, that the bet
ter the home town can be made. the
more valuable is the farm land tribu.
tary 20 e. in the purely agricultural
sections. the average country town is
located In the center OF from 10 to $50
square miles Of territory: that ia the
town Is supported by the trade result
ing from that area Of farms Accord
ing 20 federal statistics the average
farmer spends SG27 a year for supplies
clothing for hls family. household
utensils. food that he docs not grow
himself farm implcn nts. etc.
Now II must be evic.ut that n a plan
were to be followed looking to the
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The slums and tenements OF the
great cities are social dynamite. GER
tain TO explode sooner or later. The
only safeguard against such dangers
Is to plant the multiplying millions Of
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our fast increasing population in in.
ulNldual homes on the land-homo.
crofts' however small. owned by the
occupant where every worker aud his
FAMILY can enjoy individual industrial
Independence, George ii. Maxwell.
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BE A HOMECROFTER
Learn by Doing. Work Together.
Give every Man a Chance.

THE SLOGAN OF THE HoMEcRoFrERs
Every Child Houcec,o ood I,;
"d"al Industrial independence Every Worker in
Home or his on Ihc Land,
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hSd s 'SSRs IN The doorway his threshold hs family
-
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a tttc croh owned plot q corn
a garden stored with and m tandt hvre
Nnd flowers for poaies, oft Sunday
F'akeo while tho church bells rang earliest ehnme.-
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The FIRST BOOK 1 70" HOMECROFTERS
HAS JUST BEEN PUBLISHED AMONG ITS CONTENTS ARE
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES OF ABSORBING INTEREST
The Brotherhood of Man
Charity that Is EoerLaSting
The Secret of Nfppon'S Pouer
Lesson OF q Great Calamity
The Sign OF a Thought
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-15
AN OFFICER's HEROIsM.
When Chesapeake Met Leopard Near
 Site of Jamestown Exposition.

Bite or Jamestown Exposition.
 Norfolk. Va, Nov 15.-In June, 1907, the American frigate Chesa- peake had just been fitted out at the Norfolk navy yard. and was pass ing out of Hampton Roads, with a new and untried crew and only a few of her guns on board. Commo- dore James Barron, whose broad pen nant floated from the mainmast. was. however, proud of his ship. as she was new and was considered one of the finest models in existence, and was named for the great waterway near his birthplace at Hampton. New ertheless. the ill-starred Chesapeake was that day detined to begin ca reer of misfortune which was to end only with the death of Lawrence and her capture by the frigate Shannon.
 As the Chesapeake passed Sewell's Point, on Hampton Roads, where the Jamestown ter-centennial exposition is to be held in 1907-just 100 years later-she was sighted by the lookout of the British frigate Leopard, lying in Lynnhaven bay nearby. The Leopard, accompanied by another British war vessel, put on all sail and ran out to sea ahead of the Chesa- peake. The Chesapeake followed them to sea, her men busily engaged in slowing the mass of rigging that Uttered her decks.
 Beyond the capes the British fri gate singalled that her captain had a message for Commodore Barron. The message was letter from Vice. Admiral Berkeley, commander of the British fleet in American waters. directing all British cruisers to stop and search the United States ship Chesapeake wherever she be encoun- tered, and to take from her, If found, four deserters from the British navy. At this time the people of the United States were much excited over the impressment of American seamen by the British, to serve in their ships of war.
 Commodore Barron refused to all low the search, and made sail to pro- ceed. The British ships, thereupon, hauled off and gave the Chesapeake broadside, killing and wounding twenty-seven men. On board the Chesapeake every effort was made to return the fire, but few of the guns could be brought to bear on the en- emy, and no fuses and little ammuni- ton were available.
 A lieutenant on board, maddened at the thought of his ships surren- dering without firing shot, ran to the cook stove in the galley. and picking up a live coal in his bare hand, returned to the gun and sue ceeded in discharging 1t, using the coal as fuel fuse. The Chesapeake was obliged to haul her colors down.
 The British took from the ship four men, who they claimed were British subjects. This incident was largely responsible for the outbreak of the war of 1912.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-15
USES OF sAwDusr.
Too Valuable Now to Be Put to the
 Uses It Once Served.

Many are the uses of sawdust. In the days when the sawdust wagon made It's numbering rounds through the streets of most large cities two commercial uses of sawdust were to sprinkle floors and to shelter lead pipes from cold and glass bottles from breakage.
 Near every sawmill was vat for the sawdust and it was carted away free by any one who had any use for it. In this era of the use of by-prod- ucts sawdust has commercial val ue. It is no longer given away, but is sold. !.
 One of the recent uses of sawdust is its distillation. resulting in acetie acid. wood naphtha. wood alcohol and tar. Sawdust may also be burn ed in special furnaces or mixed with other material for fuel.
 Sawdust, when saturated with chemicals. can be effectively used In the manufacture of explosives. but I, is more particularly in demand In pa- per making than for any other pur- pose. Such a thing as savdust on the floor of a room as a substitute for A rug or carpet is now practically unknown. sawdust has joined sand In this respect
 Cotton felt has been substituted for savdust as a ncn-conductor of cold in winter Gas can be made from sswdust. 1t is also used for bri- quettes. L e. blocks of compressed sawdust and wood chips burned for fuel. Even In the protection of glassware against breakage savdust has been superseded by excesior. saxdust being regarded ss too val uable for such use
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-15
FOR SALE

on South Elm st-A three family house that rents for $45 per month; price $5,000. Terms right.
 On Walnut st-A three family house of 16 rooms that rents for $44 per month, that can be bought for $6.000. It is worth looking after. Terms right.
 On Baldwin st-A three family 14- room house that can be bought for $3,500: $500 down. Large lot and in good shape.
 have have some of the best homes and business places in the city that can be bought right. Open evenings.
 F. w. LAWLOR, l7E. Main sl Room ,. Tel. ll7.l7. Evenints
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-15

ed appearance for him in the probate court in previous action against the Standard oil company.
 MT. David added, Some other prom inent oil men against whom indict- msnts have been voted will be brought into court within a few hours.'
 It is said that with the president of the Standard oil company were indict- ed M. c. Villas, H. F. Mcintosh and J. M. Robertson, directors of the Stand ard oil company of Ohio.
 What the indictments allege or who the four other defendants in addition to Mfr Rockefeller are was not given out by Prosecutor David, who. how ever, admitted the indictments had been returned. The bench warrants issued upon the indictments were plac- ed in the hands of Sheriff Groves, who took them and went to Cleveland, where it is supposed they are to be served.
 The report of the grand jury will be made public either today or Friday. and the indictments returned are at present in possession of the clerk of courts of this county.
 It is understood the indictments charge the defendants with having continued to contract the oil produc- tions and to fix prices on and after July 2, 1906, in violation of the Valen- tine antitrust act, a state law under which the recent prosecution of the Standard Oil company In this county was conducted and in which fine of $5.OOO was imposed by the probate court.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-15
r.s. Of xe..lik.. L.s...

WASHINGTON, Nov. l5. = When King Menelik of Abyssinia took . mo- ton two years ago to show his ad- mirstion for President Roosevelt he sent him . couple of young lions. One died on the way and the other was sent out to the FOO. The TOO lion dislocated part of its body. and as 1t was found impossible to cure the injury the lion was killed yesterday by chloroform to end It's misery.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-15
ome,.I. Say Bank T. sound.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. l.. Nov. 15. During run on the State bank here several prominent citizens assured sus- picious depositors that the bank was entirely sound and warned them that those who insisted on withdrawing their money would lose six months' in terest. payable Jan. 1. Many citizens then forced their way to the teller's window and made large deposits to show their faith in the bank. Con- gressman Benjamin F. Howell. vice president of the bank. said there was absolutely no reason for distrust in 1t.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-15
R...,a. Convict Sailors Ese.pe.

CRONSTADT. Russia. Nov. 15.- Twenty-Five sailors who were sentenced to hard labor In the mines for life aft CT having been convicted of participa- ton in the August mutiny escaped while awaiting deportation. They were al- lowed to visit the baths under an es- cort of sixteen soldiers and overpow- cred and disarIned the guard. killing one man The convicts then donned civilian clothes and disappeared.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-15
Fri. r,r.-.. vo,. c. ssrsn..

CLEVELAND. O.. Nov. 13-with- out a dissenting vote the Erie frernen employed on the Mahoaine division. which includes Cleveland. have voted to declare a strike if the company re fuses to grant . straight % per cent wage advance next TGesfay
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-15
Laying For Him.

There's new young man calling on Miss Maud this evening" said the fox terrier, ''and he seems real nice"
 "Yes. heard her say he was nice enough to eat" replied the bulldog on the lawn That's what I'm waitina for."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-15
GOOD SAFE INVESTMENT.

have fine four story brick block on Bank street that Is one of the best paying blocks in the city and will be sold on req sonable terms to right party. l have a three family IS room house with all i'm provements in the Brooklyn district that Is a bargain for some one; two family house in North End l2 rooms all improve ments only $500 cash required balance at percent: cosey ono family house with furnace hear near the center, price s 300. only small amount of cash required. Sec DANIEL T. HARRINGTON
 Real Estate and Fire Insurance
 No 40 East Main St.