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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-07-28

wise, to some extent, you pull
the world your way-every
criminal spills some Of his blood
on US and on you'll mau kills
another without provocation. and
even If he has cause. If the deed
was done on the account of bad
IS ISOLATION. he disgraces his i'm
mediate family first, next his re-
lations by blood, next by Atm
ity and next his race and finally
the nation. Therefore,. every
good deed you do helps the entire
world and every bad deed harms
the entire world.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-07-28

The A. M. E. conference.in ses-
sion at Providence r. l. exoner-
ated. the Rev. r. c. Ransom of
Boston, who was charged with
drunkenness and imprudent con-
duct for IL minister OF the gospel
-Ranson had the reputation OF
getting drunk, wether the aIlega-
tions arS true or not. we know
not, but il the consensus of test
imony, prior To and concerning
the specific charge showed him
to be guilty, the church has com
mitled "a great sin from which it
will be scarred-we do not see
why Negroes howl SO about dan
cling and exonerate their members
and ministers for the highest and
most damaging sin-such as
drunkenness, lying, stealing. dis.
iptting. ignorance, Polygamy and
adnltery--it keeps the race NOR
al denegrate, and cancer eating
the very heart OF society verify
we need men of C eau morals who
are called, not to destroy but to
defend our race.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-07-28

We hope to hear good report
Of the ST. Louis delegates to the
grand fountain Of the true Re.
formers on the matter of estab-
lisaing a bank in ST. Louis. The
Negroes of ST. Louis have not
than 500. 900 deposited in the St.
Louis banks and, they could very
eaisy place as much more in a
bank OF their own, especially
when IT, was under the manage
ment of on organization as safe
and responsible as the order of
True Reformers-St. Louis Ad-
vance.
We are glad. for the first time
TO see something in negro paper
about a Negro bank-a bank is
simply a financial instit ution
lbs not a Phantasmagora.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-07-28
Saturday, July rs, 1906.
Appeal to Reason.

Dear Friend-In addressing
you this letter, we do So from
reaso i. aud not from any tinan
clai pruc,Ivity or wlsh-thOugh
We need the money-t'irst IT'S
time fo' Lne colored people tU'
come . Their SENSES an to real.
sou We desire every culored
person Il ais CITY and as many
as pos>loir over the state, to be-
com oona tide subscribers to The
Fofum-Wu -because its gotten
up by Us? No-bu because We
have u ID are gong to give
matter 81 vial interert 2ud be-
cause the daily papers are full of
ali the bad things, and here and
there a few good ones. when you
out strip tnem-there are a class
of colored or Negro inconsistents
or demagogues' For Instance,
perSoue come TO US, when they
have seen misrepresentation
IN Tue daily papers, asking US to
rebuff, a,u the same fellows don't
even take our ptper-What think
We OF them! there are others who
tell the collector they will call
~ the Office and know too that
our collector gets q consist ~.
Others are ANXIOUS for their girls
to have a clerical position and
never support All enterprise
through which snch a posltio
may come, think over this now,
and see how inconsistent you are
every neSroIodge should carry d
card-how many do so? We run
the church time card free, how
often is IT emphasized that the
Press should be supported? II
you are waiting for the other
fellow TO show up like he does
his own,you will ever wat-some
may not like for us to apeak out
against their wrong, but we will
just the same, and lie. the dead
bury its dead. Our motto is do,
not say We are not complaining
the Forum has fairly good sup
port, but not near,y So good as II
may be, We simply give you
this as a notice that you are yet
infants in the fl. ld of reason as
your lever rod. and staff.
Yours truly-Editor.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-07-28

They have again sprung up in
arms in Russia-you canLot de-
stroy crab grass by merely
chopping the sprigs and vines of
but it must be dug up by the
roots ard cast into "ev erlssling
fire. the same is true of this,
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-07-28
Kind Adnsnition.

When we call attention to the
defects of our people, it is done
in spirit OF kindness and not
maliciously. For if we say be
honest, keep out of bad places,
areat vnur wives and daughters
right, t,c Z ;.os .sssa.
tn.....
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-07-28

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Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28
VALUE OF nARNYApp MANURE.

4 series of fertilizer tests conducted by the Oh.o state experiment station furnish interesting as well as valuable data concerning the fcrtllizing value of barnyard manure as compared with some of the more concentrated coLl- mercial fertilizers. It was shown that ton of average mixed farm manure as taken from the open barnyard con- ta.ns nine pounds of nitrogen. ten Of potassium and three or four pounds of potash. In one of the experiments mace 3.0 pounds of acid phosphate were aGdci to eight tons of manure and applied to land on which corn. wheat and clover were grown Tn rotation. with the result that the three crops of the rotation were increased In value $3S.a1. or S12.T4 per annum. The result oh- tainel when the same amount of nciL phosphate was used with 4So pounds Of sodium nitrate costing S1o and 2c0 pounds of potassium chloride costing S6.!0 showed m annual increase In the value of crops produced of but SS.50 Stated more simply. the eight tons of manure produced a 90 per cent greater annual increase than chemicals costin" s1S.5o. The experiment cited simply emphasizes the value of a fert:l.:.c" that is available for every farmer an indicates the necessity of so handling 1t as to realize its maximum value when applied to the land.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28
General Markets.

New York, June 25. FLOUR - Firm. but quiet; Minnesota patents. A@5a4.65; Winter straights. S3.e0a 410; winter extras. s2. s0aS. 70; winter pat ents. s4a4.30
 WHEAT-Affected by lower cables. llb- eral worlds shipments and unloading, on rains all through the wheat belts: July. 90 1-16a902c.; September, S91saS9ac. CORN-Option market was quiet and easier on rains and lower cables; Decem- Der. SIC.
 BUTTER-Creamery, extra, per pound. 201ac.: firsts. 19as0c.: seconds. 175ka1Si4c. eastern dairy, choice. 19ka20c.; renovated. extras. 17Iea1Sc.: firsts. l6al7c.; factory. firsts. 16c. :. packing stock. No. l. 16c.
 EGGS-Fresh gathered. extra. per doz- en, 20c, nearby. fresh gathered, frsts to extra firsts. 17a1Sc.
 CHEESE-New. state, full cream. large and small. best. 11c.; fair to good, large. l0a10%c.; small. l0a10kc; light skins. best. S14aS%c.; part skins. prime. 7AaT%c. MILK-Per forty quart can, H.2.
 HAT-Steady: shipping. 60a70c.; good to choice. S7iaa95c.
 LIVE POULTRY -- Steady; fowls. Ia i4ikc.S old roosters. 9c.; spring chickens. i9a93c.; ducks. old. 9al1c.; spring, do.. l2a l3c.; geese, 9a10c.
 DRESSED POULTRY - Steady: fowls. choice, 1Shc.; do., fair to good. 13c.; old roosters, Fc.: roasting chickens, choice. 15c.: do., fair to good 12a14c.; broilers. nearby, 25a2Sc.; do., western, 2Ia25c.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28
LOCAL MILK AND nrAT,IHsPEcTIoN.

With increased knowledge of bac- teriology and q corresponding appre- ciation of the important part which germ life occupies in the existence and spread of different diseases, special emphasis is coming to be placed upon the importance and necessity of hay ing food supplies, and particularly milk and meat products, free from contam- nation by disease germs. A thriving western city with which we are ac- Quainted which has gradually evolved from quiet rural hamlet to bustling manufacturing center has lately decid
 ed on an inspection of all milk and mcatwhich are to be sold In the corpora
 ton. The city council was led to take this action as a result of the discovery of q considerable number of tub2rcu- losis cases and Inc discovery that some diseased animals were being killed for the local market, eight hogs which the home butcher was too busy to handle being killed and dressed in local packing plant which was under gov
 ernmert inspection, 1t being found that one of the eight hogs was badly dis cased- The incident cited simply goes to show that the day is not far distant whe9 sentiment touching the danger to public health from contaminated sources of food supply will be aroused to the point where 1t will insist on tho careful inspection of these two impo-- tant food products-milk and meat. And there is no place this gospel needs preaching more than in tho smaller cities all over the country whose dairies and slaughter houses have not as yet been placed under official inspection. While some states provide for the kill
 ing of all dairy animals found affected with tuberculosis, the matter Is usual ly left as q matter of option to indi- vidual communities, while in none of them, so far as we know, is there pro vision for the general inspection of beef and pork and q scientific examina- tion of dairy herds. The day is near at hand when there will be county or district official whose duty 1t will be to look after the meat and milk inspec- tion of every town in his territory.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28
g{iE SUNDAY REST.

Inc quite generally accepted ant rec oGnized practice employers, business men and workaday folks in general have of observing the Sabbath as q day of rest and rccuperation without question traces its origin to the injunc- ton in the Hebrew decalogue, Re member tae Sabbath day to keep It holy" Whatever may be our view as to the authority of the Scripture RIGS sage and our recognition of the necessi- ty of obedience to the command Us given. experience conviuCcs HIS that there was n fundamental principle of physical fife underlying the command or 1t would not have been spoken. We like to think that beneath every com mand of God was an un .erlying req. son why 1t should have been given, that work on the seventh day was wrong not because and only when f. had been prohibited. but that 1t wa prohibited because 1t violated n funGa- mental principle of physical life. t,ic necessity for rest and change. and was therefore wrong. In way of supporting the v.cw here presented 1t has been proved by actual test in the life of more than one nation that worl: pro- C. cutcd without periodic rest days anu covering considerable period of time has resulted iI decreasing the capacity and economic efficiency of workmen so employed, proving beyond question that the man who works six days and rests one can do more and better work than his fellow who works during the seven without any let up. While a violation of the command to rest one day in sev- en is not often accompanied with i'm mediate disastrous effects, there Is lit tic doubt that many cases of physical, nervous and mental breakdown are largely traceable to practical disre- gard of the above command. a failure to realize the health and nerve restor- ing power of change and recreation. The command given included, besides the employer. the manservant, the maidservant. the OK. the ass and the stranger who night be within his gates.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28
FREE GRAIN ALCOHOL ASSURED.

FREE GRAIN ALCOHOL ASSURED.
 It is matter of utmost significance from the standpoint of securing as cheap and effective light, heat and mo- tor power as possible that the bill pro vidilg for the removal of the duty of .2.CT gallon from grain alcohol de Eatured'-tnat is. rendered unfit for use as Il DeveraGe-has passed both houses of congress. The b.ll, in which there may be some uninpOrtant changes before it receives the signature of thu president, provides for the removal of the duty Cn and after Jan. 1, 1907. This will give the manufacturers of wood alcohol, which owing to the high price Of grain alcohol has been largely used as substitute for it. time to ad- iy:st themselves to the new conditions. setting rid of their stocks and read jCsting thcir dis.illery equipment. How ever. it is thought that In q short time lract;caIIy all of the Laethyl or wood alcohol would be needed in denaturing the grain or ethyl alcohol. so that the r2auufactuIe CTS Of wood alcohol would suffer no permanent loss. In a report by Congressman Payne of the ways and means committee the statement Is made that q record kept at big dis tillcry at Peoria, H., and covering q period of ten years showed that the cost of making q gallon of proof alco- hol was 1.S0 cents, while the cost of tue grain used to produce it was S.So cents on the basis of corn at 423 cents per bushel, which woulI make the to- tai cost 10.7S cents Der proof or test gallon, or 1a.4 cents per wine or bulk gallon testing 90 per cent. With corn at 90 cents per bushel and each bushcl producing five proof gallons, 90 per cent Gea2tured alcohol would cost 14.20 cents per gallon. The same report states that alcohol can be made from tue lowC.t quality of Cuban nolasSes, which is HOW put on the eastern mar ket at trifle above cost of traasporta- ton. at 10 cents per gallon. h view of these figures and the further fact that d gallon of alcohol will last Gs long as two gallons of kerosene and Is cA2ar2-, r"|cr and cleG-cr t,:Ga gaso- ,..ic, tlo i4..I rt,.:.ia of the L.w just passed Is perhaps mere fully realized. Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture, who has realized the in rortance of free alcohol to the indus trial and agricultural interests of the country and who has given the bill In question cordial support from the start, states that "the northern states could readily depend upon the white potato as a source of heat and light, the south err states upon the yam and sweet po- tato and the western states upon the sugar beet. The average amount of sugar and starch that goes to waste in the stalks of Indian corn annually would make 100 gallons of commercial alcohol per acre. When we consider that the number of acres In Indian cora is approximately 100,000,O0o 1t is seen that tkc quantity of alcohol that Is lost h the stalks Is so large as to be almost beyond the grasp of our con- ception-"
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

Illinois corn raisers who have had considerable experience with the tool state that the surface or knife culti vator cua3!es them to produce 10 per cent larger yield of corn than they get by using the old four or six shovel blow.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

While the life of the habitual mover is subject to many trials and troubles, he is at least freed from the anxiety and nuisance connected with the gar ret accumulation of half worn dudS aal shaky furniture. Like the rU1- ming horse jockey, he aims to reduce his luggage to the lowest possible point.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

Some idea of the extent to which the breeding of thoroughbred poultry is carried is obtained from the ssle of q White Plymouth Rock cock the other cay for an even S1.Q00.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

The degree of culture and refinement attained by a nation or Individuals is fairly well expressed in the care and regard which they bcstow upon their aged and dependent.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

Many is thc nan who can number his acres by the hu2drcis and thou sands wEo is bankrupt When It comes to the question of character and having the respect and love of the members of his own family.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

Nature is an expert mathematician, showing wonderful ability in problems of chance. Ages ago she figured out that to bring n very few baby fry cod tc maturity the mother cod would have to produce millions of eggs every sea son. In like manner she knew that to fetch very few seeds of the maple or elm to full growth hundreds of thousands of the little flyers would have to be produced by the parent tree. The foresight we see displayed on all sides is marvellous. revealing an ever present, ever active and supreme intel ligence.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

The cost Of laying Il line of tile across an acre or land, which approxi- mate,y Is 12,G rods square, Is just about cq-al to what cle good crop Of ccTn ought to fetch from the same amount Of laCd.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28
How fn Keen Gnun

To keep soup let 1t remain covered the air and helps to preserve the stock. If the soup has no fat, use clarified dripping for this purpose.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

A gooI many men manifest sli~ht in- tc"cst in the danger of physical or nervous breakdown until they them selves have suffered a stroke. It is Il case in which we arc loath to profit from the experience of our fellows.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

Intelligent management consists just as much in stopping damage and pre- venting waste and deterioration of property as in those activities which have for their aim the accumulation or Increase of property or wealth. It is for this reason that the painting of the farm residence, outbuildings and ma chinery is both justiflable and In the !ong run profitable.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

One year with another an apple crop will pull on an orchard as heavily as Goes a crop of wheat or oats. For that reason the orchard should be mulched ard given all the fertilizer possible in the shape of barryard manure or tlTe raising of clover.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

Both city and country women would be benefited could they exchange places q few weeks out of every year. The former would get needed outdoor air and exercise. while the latter would be benefited by Il change from work that Is at times long continued and somewhat monotonous
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

The latest thing we have come across In the line of an offensive and defen- sive agricultural organization Is q poultry vigilance association, and, strange enough, the need for this did not arise in Texas, Missouri or Ken lucky, where chicken stealing is by some classes consi Iered an art, but in a prosperous north Iowa community. AS its name indicates, the purpose of the organization Is to detect and pun ish chicken thieves, there being a standing reward of $50 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any guilty party.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

The government will receive the cordial approval of agricultural and truck garden interests in its efforts to smash the fertilizer trust While the owners of the rich black soils of the west may be indifferent to the opera tions of this organization. the question Involved Is one that comes very close home to the farmers of most of the eastern states.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28
How to Glenn sIotber-of-pe,rr

In cleaning mother-of-pearl rub It with fine powdered pumice and water and polish with rotten stone moistaned with dilute sltlphuric acid applied with a soft cork
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

The rattle of hard ccal down the ,hute into the cellar Is the fly in the ointment of our summers sweet con tent
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

A simple yet effective method of testing the purity of olive oil is said to be the subjecting of 1t to a freezing temperature. If 1t congeals or freezes 1t is evidence that it has been adulter Gted with lard.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

The primary election system Is Q kind of King road drag for our political highways.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

City advantages are as q rule, bought at an expense of fresh air, free iom and coutentment.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

Some men arc known by the con- pany they keep and some by the con sition of their back yards.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

Men and women at sixty years, like horses of twenty, should run out to grass.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

The mourning doves nest is very simple and hastily constructed affair. In building 1t the two cooperate, the male bringing most of the material and his mate putting 1t in place, the job often being finished in the course of few hours.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

When the weeds arc small and the soil mellow there is no tool which is so effective in destroying them as an or dlnary stir toothed garden rake, while the amount of ground that can be GOV cred is nearly double that by the ordi- nary hoe. Under similar conditions there is no tool which for field culture surpasses the riding weeder. the points of advantage In both tools being iden- tical
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28
Haruess Repairing.

H. R. Whitford now has an experienced harness maker in his employ. Repair work of all kinds done promptly and neatly ut money saving prices. II. R. WEXFORD. Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

The farmer does not need to be old in experience to appreciate the fact that the price of many things he buys goes up by telegraph and comes down by wheelbarrow communication or something slower.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

In a general way hired help appreci- ate the same kind of treatment at the hands of their employer that the latter would like were he in their place. This may require the exercise of little i'm agination but 1t Is well worth while.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

A piece of legislation that bids fair to be productive of immense good to the agricultural and horticultural inter- ests of tho country was passed last winter as an amendment to the Hatch bill of 1887. This amendment was pro duced by Congressman Adams of Wis cOnsin and provides for assistance to the state experiment stations to the amount of $5,000 for the first year and S2,000 in addition to this amount until the limit of $1J,O0O is reached. The funds thus made available for the state experiment work come at very Op- perfume time, when there is scarcely a station but has numerous practical ex- periments and tests which only require additional funds for their necessary execution
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

There is many fellow who would not knowingly tell lie or steal a cent from his neghbor who would not hesi- tate q moment at loading his hogs up with buttermilk or soft coal just before taking them to market.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

Experiments are now being made in which cement tile is being used in place of the ordinary draintile. While 1t Is too early to speak authoritatively as to the durability of the cement prod uct, the durability of cement when put to other uses would seem to indicate that 1t would prove entirely satisfac- tory in this particular. Where q sup ply of sand is available the cement tile can be produced at about one-fourth the cost of the ordinary tile. We would be pleased to report the experience which any of our readers may have had with this new kind of tiling.
Connecticut western news., 1906-06-28

One who has given the method a thorough test states that fresh eggs may be very effectually sealed so as to keep from late summer to spring by and submerging In kettle of boiling water for ten or fifteen seconds and then quickly removing This seems to cook a very thin layer of albumen. which dramatically seals the egg and lnsures its keeping properties.