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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-09-11

ute and was smothered, only to burst
up again James William closed the
door into the dormitory behind him,
and holding by the wall, blinked into the
smoke. Then-perhaps it was heredi-
ty, perhaps it was a breath from the
long-ago past-he dropped down and
crawled to the stairs, his mouth close
to the floor.
His progress was slow and pain
full; the woodwork felt hot under his
hands, as though the fire might burst
through any moment The air was
worse, too, as he crept down the
stairs. At the landing below he stop
ped. There was a weight on his
chest, and his heart was humping in
his ears. And then at that moment
he remembered Baby Madigan. James
William was only boy, but he had
hre-6ghting blood in him. He was
breathing hard now, and he remem-
bered suddenly that he had no crutch
that if the Madigan baby was still
in the dormitory he could not carry
her out. But even as he remembered
he was crawling on his blistered knees
toward the infant night nursery.
z,
and from the far end James William
could hear a choking, gasping cry.
He could hop now, holding to the
beds. Through the smoke he saw
theMadigan baby sitting up and blink
ing. If the Virgins boy had been
told off to take her he had met James
Williams expectations! James Will
ham hoped over and picked her up.
"Hel1o, kid" he said, steadying
himself against the bed; "fergot you,
didn't they?"
Through the open door into the
corridor came a rush of smoke that
burst into red tips Of fire. James
William set the baby down, and
picking up water pitcher, smashed
the glass in the window near BY A
little air came in, but it seemed only
to feed the fire, licking around the
door now. The baby was gasping and
the boy put her on the floor. Then
he stuck his head out through the
broken pane Everything below was
dark; the fire seemed all upstairs.
And then just inside the window he
saw the gaping mouth Of the clothes
chute Behind. the baby was whim-
Dering disma11v. The room was a.
blaze now At the far end: some of the
beds were burning, and famed by the
air from the window, sparks began to
drop scorching on the boys half-clad
figure
lanes William looked around des-
nerate1y. He called ont the window.
hut his thin little voice was lost in
the roar. The clothes chute vawned
beside him: gradually he felt its pos
sihi1ities
ct could drop some bed clothes
down." he thought, "and it wouldn't
be much Of fall" The baby crawled
over and pulled at his little white
nightshirt "But there's the kid if
90 first there11 be no one to drop
it. and If drop it, and then go down,
TIL be like to kill it. fa1lin' on it,
And then heredity began to tell.
James William hopped over and gath
cred great armful of bed clothes,
stufine them down the chute. Then
he gathered another armful. and
wrapped the baby loosely in them. her
head out. The baby yelled vocifer-
ouslv as he gave the bundle push,
and it sank slowly from view down
the chute. James William drew a
long breath. then pulling himself by
his hands he got out on the window
sill. and sat there.
Outside on the street the engine
was pumping now and below him in
- l.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
Expensive. Subscription.

When editor Edwin f.. Barrett of
LeSueur sold out the Sentinel last year
he turned over his old subscription ac-
counts to an attorney for collection,
Among them was one for S22 for four
teen years and eight months subscrip-
ton dt $1.50 per year against a LeSueur
county man, He did not pay on, de-
mand and was sued, judgment being
entered against him for $27O5. Still
he did not pay and the Judgment was
transcripted to the district court and
an execution delivered to Sheriff John
81. Traxler for collection. Traxler
levied on some land belonging to the
defendant and advertised it for sale,
Wednesday the defendant made settle
ment, the total amount, costs and all
being S57.2O.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
Real Estate Speculation at
Winnipeg.

For several miles around Winnipeg
the farms have been split up into lots
and sold, for everyone realizes that
Winnipeg is destined to outgrow it's
present boundaries, altho it now covers
a larger area than any other city in the
dominion. In this connection an
amusing story is told. A farmer want
ed to trade his farm for city lots and
approached Winnipeg real estate
man with this end in view.
"Certainly," said the, dealer. "Come
in my automobile and l will show you
some city lots I have to exchange for a
farm The trip was made and upon
arriving at the lots the real estate man
said: aThere are the lots, where is
your FARM" aOh, we passed itrthree
miles back" replied the farmer.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
Minnesota Sunday School Con
yentiOn.

I = i ~
The Forty Ninth Annual Conven-
tion will be held in the city of Mime
apolis, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, April 10 II and II A. D. 1907.
This will be 8 mass convention and
every county will be allowed to send as
many delegates as it can get to come.
However, all delegates must obtain Gre
Identials from eitheir pastor or superin-
tendent in order to receive entertain
ment.
We are assured Of the presence Of the
following noted persons during the en-
tire convention: DR.. il. NJ. HamilL
Chairman Of the Committee on Educa-
tion Of the Information Sunday School
Association, Nashville, Tenn Mrs.
Mary Foster Bryner, international
Field Worker, Peoria, ILL.,; 3. A. Fox,
President Inter Field Workers Associa,
tior, Louisville, KY; Prof. s. q.
Meyers, Chicago, Leader OF Convention
Chorus; w 8 n. Irwin, General Secretary
Manitoba Sunday School Association,
Winnipeg, Man. and other noted spec
sialfsts from our nelghboring states
will be present, and last but not least,
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
Josephine Daskam BacOn's Edu.

cation.
In the April American Magazine
Josephine Daskam Bacon pitches into
women's colleges for not making more
of Domestic Science. She regrets that
American girls, most of whom are sure
to be married, come to the duties and
responsibilities of housekeeping utterly
unprepared. She thinks it one of the
most extraordinary exhibitions of lack
Of foresight anywhere to be observed.
OF her own education she says:
.I resent bitterly the fact that during
the eight principal years Of my educa-
tion, when had, if anything, too
much leisure, no responsibility, re-
ceptive mind, an unimpaired nervous
system and great adaptability, I was
not, at least in the last four years, in
connection with other technical infor-
nation none Of which i have ever
happened to use, except ia the sense
that everything one has read has prob
ably affected one's character constant
" receiving some training that would
have saved ::me hours and weeks and
what will probably amount to years OF
painful and in every sense expensive
experiment
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
Hospital Farm for Inebriates.

W, l.. HOLSTERS bill providing fol
the, establishment of a hospital farm
for ine5riates and drug fends was con
sidered by the house committee on pub
lie health Wednesday, and after some
discussion Was recommended for pas
sage. All that is required of the state
is to set aside a section of land as site
for the Institution and to provide that
2 per cent of all revenues derived from
liquor licenses shall be turned over to
management for maintenance. 1t is
provided that commitment to the farm
shall be by the county probate court
after proper examination. Petition
for examination may be made by rel
atlves, guardians or civic authorities
'Ehe sentence is to be indeterminate
and provision is made for parole and
for regular reports by paroled persons
to the probate court.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
The Mother and Her Girls.

"Do not be undniy disturbed, dear
mother, at the dawning of day al
most sure to come III your experience
with your girls advises Mrs. Sangster
in WoMAN's HOME COMPANION for
April. If they have strong characters,
it they are able to stand on their own
feet, they will reach station where
the train they take may lead them
away from you. Girls have said to me,
with shade of sadness, that they re-
gretted that they must sometimes
make decisions OF which, their mothers
did not approve. One of the tempta-
tious to which we failible mothers are
liable is that OF ignoring the obvious
fact that grown-up daughters or
daughters nearly grown are not babies
any more and are not TO be compelled
to yield their Individuality to ours.
There are crises III young lives, and.the
only thing for mother To do, having
given such counsel as she thinks best
is to leave her daughters reasonably free
to WORK out thelr own problems, Enor-
nous trouble and overwhelming dis
aster may follow interference in the
management OF other peoples lives,
and although daughters are part of your
own existence, yet you cannot treat
them as if you were an autocrat. Give.
your daughters room for individual ex-
pansion and liberty of choice
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27

to travel op at the twenty i've miles az
hour our present state law allows and
as much faster as they can croWd
along. My paper says that it's even
worse over towards the Mississippi
where teams in the narrow cuts meet
the scarin' autos and turn summersalts
backward to get away from 'em. So
fur as I'm concerned PM mily little in
terested in havin' another set of fat
offices for dude highway commission
Jim Tawney's carpetbagger political
game up to Austin has ben worked
once too often unless all signs of the
times fail. 1t amt the first time and
because the peaceable and quiet dis
positioned people laid down and let
him kick 'em and trample on 'em and
spit on 'em before and didn't rebel
he mustn't think that they're so rhi-
nocerous-hided and tough in their feel
ms that he can keep rite at the game
indefinitely. [ tell you the rank and
file of folks believe in fair play and
passin' round the good salaries. They
don'c want to get into the idee that one
man has a life lease on public salary
so that all the rest must stand back
and support him. They believe in ro-
tation OF the good things and when a
official hog has fattened at the public
trough. instead of keepiu' him goin'
and passin' him on from one fat feed
to another they believe in turnin' him
out to root and grub at work same as
the rest of folks hav to. Tawney don't
seem to think like this but. seems to
think that when you get pull you've
got to keep it no matter what the pub
lie wants. I tell you there is lots of
hot, suppressed indignation over this
carpetbagger business all over this
region and Tawney will know it later.
FARMER BEN. %
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
Letter to Mr. Con Gahagan, Austin,
rIinn.

Letter to Mr.. Con Gahagan, Austin,
linn.
Dear Sir: When you can buv paint
for less than Devoe, don't; save your
money.
Mr. Aaron Higgins, Plainfeld, NJ.
always used 15 gallons of paint for his
house; Devoe took IL.
Mr. Ezra Rathmell, Williamsport, Pa.
always used IL; Deyee took 6.
Mr. Burt Young, Girard, Pa, always
used gallon for certain rooms;. took
half as much Devoe.
Mr. Nathaniel Barber, Canton, N Y,
bought II Devoe; used less than 6.
/ You can always buy paint for less
than Devoe; don't; save your money.
The wearing counts the same way
and doubles the difference.
The cost Of painting is by the gallon
Weak paint costs most; most gallons.
Yours truly
F w DEyoE & Co
New York and Chicago
| I. T. Tollifson sells our paint
z
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
S1OO Reward, $500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being constitu-
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundat tion of the disease, and giving the pa
and assisting nature in doing it's work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cure tive
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
of testimonials. =
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O..
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls FamilyPills for constipation.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27

the best Sunday School specialists of
Minnesota will be there.
No such array Of talent has ever been
offered to any Sunday School Conven-
ton in Minnesota and therefore we
earnestly ask the hearty cooperation
of all pastors, superintendent and
other Sunday School workers of the
state in giving the greatest publicity
to this convention.
All railroads in the state will give a
fare and one third for the round trip
on the certificate plan. ~
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
Punched Because He Would Not
Drink.

D. c. Baker, age SO years, a veteran
Of the pine forests of Michigan, Wis
consln and Minnesota, who has fought
his way from the Saginaw river to the
upper waters of the Mississippi, landed
on the BoWery Saturday, drunk and
keen for row. The music of the tall
pines was still in his ears and the signs
Of spring recalled to him the days that
are gone, when the woodsmen broke
camp and went down to celebrate
Most of his comrades of former years
have passed to that land from whence
the traveller never returns. Consequent
ly, when Baker landed at the Union
depot he was eager to select a pal to
go along with him and assist in burn!
ing up his winters earnings.
s'Say Boss" said Baker to young
fellow who was standing in the lobby
of the depot, "how'd you like to dangle
along with me for few hours and hist
some tall ones" The young fellow
told Baker that he never drank any
thing Intoxicating, but if it were all the
same to him he would take ten cents
worth Of postal cards..
Postal cards, 2 roared Baker. Drink
postal cards. Say,l but you are the
humorous kid. Z
Then letting go of his turkey he
swung . heavy left to the young mans
solar and the recipient of the punch
measured his length on the floor.
Special Officer Kinney. who wit
messed Bakers performance, placed
him under arrest. Baker will Ee ar
raigned IN municipal court this morn
ing to answer TO charge Of disorderly
conduct. Duluth News Tribune.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
Rising From the Grave.

a prominent manufactures, VIM. "a.
Fertwell of Lucama, N. C. relates q
most remarkable experience. He SAYS:
Is After taking less than three bottles Of
Electric Bltters, I feel like one rising
from the grave. My trouble is Bright 8
disease, IN the Diabetes stage. I fully
believe Electric Bittersiwill cure me per
amanently for itdhas::already stopped liver
and bladder compl ations which have
troubled me for years. n Guaranteed
Eat Is. @. Wold's, druggist. Price only
Soc.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
Financial Statement Austin Gene
9 4-
tery Association.

hereby certify that have carefully
examined the books, accounts ar d
vouchers of the Austin Cemetery Asso-
citation for year ending February 28th,
1907, and find the receipts and disburse-
ments as follows:
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
LIABILITIES.
Mich. l, 1907.

-Four notes ef $500 each. ... $4,000 90
First National bank with interest
from December 24th, 1905 at 7 per cent
and one note for $3.50 dated December
24th, 1905, First National Bank, inter-
est at 8 per cent with endorsement Of
500 January 18th, 1907.
Respectfully,
F. r. SMITH.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27

gas range viii bring comfort II
every home.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27

lynn who are tellin' that only about
twenty five per cent of their seed corn
was goin' to grow. If it's anythin'
like that we ought to wake up round
here and look after ours. [ tell you
there's lots in sowin' good seed. I
alwus used to hav good crops down on
the old farm when they growed any
where in the neighborhood and lots
was due to fat seed. You can't SOW
weak seed and get vigorous plants.
You can't SOW little potatoes and get
FOUNDERS. You can't SOW shriveled
wheat and get No.. You can't SOW
weak corn and get four stalks to hill
and no misses. I used to sift out all
the small and light weak seed and sow
the strong. It's the same with plants
as with cattle and horses. Like per-
duces like. You can't pick out a weak
skinny shack of horse for the. head
of your herd, it you do you get NIFTY
poor progeny. 1 used to hav naybors
that would sow any old thing and they
alwus got any old thing for crop. This
testin' seed corn is one of the big
duties and responsibilities this blessed
mint. If half don't grow it's better to
know it now than to know it in June
when your field don't half come up and
it's too late to remedy by replantin.'
Good seed is half the battle in raisin'
crops. Half a stand means half a crop.
l see that the au tomobiles are gettin'
their turn in the legislator. And it's
high time. It's comm nifty soon when
we've got to decide whether all other
folks shall stay at home of the roads
or whether the automobile murderers
shall be brought to time. Women
folks and children don't dare to start
out to drive any more from the danger
of bein' pitched into the barb wire
fence by scary horses rearin' up at the
Shyin' autos croWdin' on all steam. It's
nifty uncomfortable for even man
like Farmer Ben to start out and all
the time be dreadin' fuss and racket
at meetin' crazy automaniacs. The
prime movers in this state highway
coDamission are the auto fends that
hsy got lobby at st. Paul to work the
laws. They want g get; smooth roads
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27
FARMER BEN'S
COL UMN

What farce it is for the investigat.
in legislators to send word ahead to
the normal schools and insane asylums
and other institutions that they're
comm so all can be in y. K. shape. 1t
amounts to putin putty in rathole
and no more. Why don't they just
drop in on 'em unaware and when they
amt expectin' investigators. Then
they could see whether things was kept
clean and neat all the time and how
the inmates were treated and how the
schools was run. Ed like to know it
it's true that the poor inmates in some
OF our asylums are bein' pounded and
maltreated and killed off by cruel and
brutal attendants. thought the in
vestigators might catch on to this but
they simply put up at a hotel and
sent for some of the officials and it was
all whitewashed clean. [ tell you it's
a disgrace to our civilization if the
poor insane folks are knocked round
and can't help themselves. The way
to get at facts is to drop rite in with
out warnin' and see how things is in all
our state institutions. The people
would be better satisfied than to hav a
lot of whitewashin' junkets by officials
who go blind in one eye and don't see
out of the other. r.
Just as I expected. Here comes a
Berlin perfesser Behring and assever-
ates that all this pasteurizin' of milk
and boilin OF water is all wrong in
principle because while you're destroy
in evil germs you're also destroyin' ele-
nents necessary to bodily health and
vigor. 1 tell you we can't beat Natur's
material processes. When water was
made it had lots of ingredients in it
that the body needs and if you boil 'em
ont you don't get the benefit of EN-.
The same with milk. The best parts Of
the milk that go for bone and sinew
are scalded out in this pasturizin' busi-
ness. I never did take much stock in
these new tangled notions. When L
was a boy folks didn't know anything
about germs and bacilluses and spores.
We kept clean, healthy cows and we
took the milk straight without any
nonsense and we used pure good sweet
water and took it germs and all and
we lived heap sight longer and
stronger and healthier than folks do
now, with these fad freak notions
about germs and all that 1t is gettin'
so nowadays that more folks are scared
to death than you think. They get all
kinds Of imaginlngs over what is said
of unhealthy foods and drinks till they
fairly worry and they don't get what
their constitutions need to build 'em
up.
| wonder if those Dakota fellows are
lynn who are tellin' that only about
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-27

We make strong claims for our
MEMS and BOYS SHOES. 1T is
with Shoes as everything else, it re-
qulres good material and good work
mansh1p to expect results. Our Shoes
are made of the very Best of Feathers.
That IS why they give satisfaction>
Iry pair of our Boys Shoes and
notice the difference between the wear
OF ours and the ether fellows,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-19

Chicago, March 1s-William Jennings
Bryan at the closing conference yester-
day in connection with the industrial OK
hibit, expressed the opinion that trade
unions have done more good for society
than any other force in this country.
Although he disclaimed any scientific"
knowledge of the question, Mr.. Bryan s
remarks were received with much salts
faction by the audience of union men
from the Federation of Labor, which at
tended the meeting
1.-THE unions have made some mistakes,
but they have accomplished more good"
was the keynote of his speech. He paid
a tribute especially to the organization
of women In this connection.
1--WE consider that through trade unions
wages have been increased, hours short
ened and comfort afforded the working
men in greater measure" he said. II
think we have a right to say the benefits
resulting from these unions cannot be
in the country ever has been so effective
for Improvement in the citizenship and
general moral qualities of our people.
1.-THE Australian ballot system, for one
thing, Is largely due in this country to
the agitation of the trade unions. [ al
most feel safe In saying that had 1t not
been for the interest taken in this reform
by these organization we might still be
employing the old system of voting
IF the labor union had never done
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-19

the musical specialties that won applause
were, Back, Back to Broadway" Jolly
Little Johnnie at the Stage Door, THE
Burglars" "Skiddoo," songs by an excel
lent quartette. The Bolivar Cadets" a
travesty on grand opera well done by Mr..
Van and Florence Brooks, Dear Old
Farm" Love Is a Wonderful Thing"
and others
The piece deals with the adventures of
a stranded theatrical company and the an
tics of a lively bellboy, who is none other
than Mr.. Van. A municipal election de-
velops and the bellboy runs for office,
with many amusing complications. The
fun depends largely on Mr.. Van,' and
while he is on the stage nearly all of
the time. he does not become tiresome.
His jokes and songs won many encores
last night He occupies a peculiar field
In musical comedy.
The supporting company includes Rose
Beaumont, who was with Mr.. Van last
year; Florence Brooks, Florinne Sweet
man. Edith Hart, Frank c. Evans, Glenn
Bevins and others, all of whom acquit
themselves we'll The girls are sprightly
and should have more to do. Their ap-
pearance in several catchy musical num-
bers enlivened the performance consid-
eraby.