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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29

w yHEN Marjorie and were FIRST
NV married we decided 20 rent
w house somewhere In wash
iugton, my duties Ms clerk IN
the department Of agriculture calling
me 10 the Capital city OF the United
States We had been wise enough 10
postpone house hunting until our
honeymoon was over.
After visiting about forty real estate
agents and looking over all sorts Of oh.
sionsiy undesirable rentals. owing
sometimes 10 location. sometimes 20
condition and sometimes 10 our limited
means. the forty.hrst agent suggested
that we buy.
Don't be tenant" be urged.
Don't have landlord 10 boss you
and tell yon what You shall and what
yon shan't do BE independent own
the roof over your heads Don't have
10 worry about the rent coming due,
Don't allow yourself TO be handicapped
about making the repairs and innoya.
tions you want because of spending
your money on some one else's prop
erty. Don't always walk in the shad-
ow OF the dread OF moving In word,
buy your house now aud start right"
Marjorie quite agreed with the agent,
as could see by her looks Besides,
she kept nudging me, as II TO say,
PAY attention 10 that now, Will your
II am quite agreeable to buying" ]
admitted. III had the money, but our
expenses have been quite heavy OF
late"--
Marjorie blushed charmingly.
"Yes. yes. understand perfectly"
agreed the agent beamng over bis
gold bowed spectacles. Il was mar
ried once myself, and I've never be-
grudged the money spent on the
honeymoon. not q cent OF 1t! No, sir!
And there never was a real American
yet who would, especially with such
charming lady as Mrs. - Townslck.
you say? Eth, eh?"
And he chucked me in the short ribs
playfully, no doubt, but with such vio-
lencc that | must have grunted like a
hog fat for the killing.
"Oh, | don't begrudge II any, ! an
swered as soon as had recovered my
breath "but | thought that I'd have TO
wait until had paid what I now owe
before | buy house"
you'll rise, you'll rise" chuckled
the portly agent, his whole fat body
shaking with genial mirth. "And !
contend that you should own that
home, and own 1t at the beginning.
That's the magic word OF success
uawW
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29
At the Big Store on the Corner.
ROSS.Hlf1treSS Co.
Corner West and Grove Streets,
Rutland, Vermont

the modern improvements, and kept NJ
It constantly until one of my cowork'
ers, named Tuttle, who was going to
get married, approached me In quiet
hesitatlng sort OF way, asking IL
would like to sell my house.
Without appearing too eager told
him might dispose Of 1t II | got the
right price You can imagine how my
heart went TO my throat as | made
him this answer. From the height Of
my superior experience saw that
young man as he was. and / realized
that, green as he might be, he was no
greencr than had been when bought
house with all the modern improve
ments. He hesltated, started to speak,
appeared 70 thinlsbetter Of u AZ and lnal.
The next day he came with Miss An
gel presume that was her name.
heard him call her by 1t In whisper
They consulted together after making
thorough and delightful rummage Of
every nook and corner. The house,
now well furnished. looked even better
than 1t did when Marjorie and had
seen II In the first place.
"I'll give you $500 for It and not n
cent more" he said at last, with the
air Of one who has plunged into and
crossed the Rublcon.
What did do? Oh, held out for
eighty-five hundred and succeeded In
getting eight thousand. BY this lucky
stroke we cleared our debts and had
the money to buy and pay for little
place In the country, svhlch we ex-
pressly stipulated should have no mod
ern improvements.
There are no pipes In the house to
burst We draw water from well
with an old fashioned well sweep. We
light our house as our forefathers used
to do, and we have great fireplaces to
heat 1t In the same way. The cellar
Is In practical dlsuse. chop the
wood and carry In from the shed what
coal we burn. The roof, with old
fashioned shingles, Is as tight as
drum. Marjorie and are satisfied.
Just think" she was saying last
night, 1--WE have lived here II year and
have had no trouble at nll. The
neighbors all talk about the perfect
health we enjoy aud refer TO us as
a model household Baby has the
fresh air he needs, and he gets the
milk warm from the COW"
! am sure that the exercise get IL
just what have needed all along. The
from my district at home
treats me with great genlallty as one
OF his agricultural constituents. since,
though really residing In the District
Of Columbia, manage TO hold my
voting privilege at the farm In Skow-
hegan. where my parents still make
their abode.
Nothing too good for Townsick"
said the congressman 10 the chief OF
my bureau the other day IN such n
tone that knew 1t meant another
raise for me
A queer climax was reached last
week when the Tnttlcs, who bought
,ur house IN town, moved into the
next 10 ours They, too.
have tired of modern Improvements
md have become cxemplars OF the old
fashioned simple life.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29

THERE WAS A DEAFENIsG EXPLOSION.
smiling delightedly and gazing with
newly kIndled enthusiasm at the amia-
BILE agent.
Consider 1t settled, then" be went
on you own your own home already.
You live under your own roof"
Marjorie nodded sngely.
Here is chart OF the city Of Wash
lngton-- great prospects," went on the
agent. Marvellous growth and all
that Now, all you have to do Is look
that map over and decide what ,kouse
you'll own. The prices, which are put
down at the lowest figure, are all writ.
ten In In red Ink, and l think you'd
better keep the papers, here he hand
cd me another bundle "until tomor
row. Be here at 10 o'clock, and III so
with you to see whatever place or
places you'd like TO look at
| gave rather reluctant consent.
The next day we were right on TINS,
When the agent came IN, he ppolo-
gized profusely for having kept MS
waiting. 40 that Marjorie even ven
turei TO thank him for condescending
10 notice us.
with your pressure of business, :"
she remarked, smiling sweetly. 1T Is
really Kind Of you to bother with us
and when you don't know that we Will
buy at allg'
! lad al impression that he did
know we would buy. but refrained
from offering any comment, and inside
Of five minutes ]. too, was under the
ngcnts magnetic spell We had picked
ont house which was neither In the
central part of the city nor quite out
Of II. a pleasing medium between the
busy section and the suburbs
We nil three seized vneant straps on
the crowded trolley and set out for
what was TO BE- our new home. From
TIE outside the house looked nne aud
well worth the 5000 asked for Ii
The interior was II anything. still bot.
irr aud only S2aco wRs askcl as
frst payment, the Frtpnitiei going oa
O mortgage Ht the usual PER cen,
rate. The agent did not directly urge
Us 10 buy,
"Yon are young couple" be said
frankly, 'sRd | want 70 ses you added
10 my ALREADY larg. fhiniiy of happy
h0nsehoiders lany further way that
| have b@rn quite taken with the ap-
pearxnce of both ~ you. This boase.
YOU observe, has al the modern con
ycniences ho, water heat, electric
lights. bot and eeid water. gas for
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29
FINE FRUIT.
Peach Growing 10 Popular In Many
New England Sections.

Peach Growing 10 Popular In Many
New England Sections.
Despite the drawbacks often alleged
In peach growing the crop Is II popular
one In many New England sections,
notably Massachusetts and Connecti-
cut and New Hampshire In n lesser
degree. The soil best adapted TO the
crop is one well drained, rich and
rather sandy. Gravelly loans are de-
slrablc. Those who have listened to
addresses Of j. II. Hale, New Eng
lands peach authority, know the i'm
portance he places ON good air and
water drainage He often says In nd
dressing New England audiences, Get
up on the hills and you will have the
best place In the world 10 grow
peaches" Potash and phosphorIc acid
are the most Important fertilizers for
the peach, nitrogen taking rather u
minor place. II leguminous cover
crops are grown In the orchard these
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29

Hay ~ the great underlying crop IN
New England Ncw Hampshire alone
raises GDp.gpo tons. 10 prOiue.
profitable crep the essentials are deep
plowing aud thorough tiilage, sgys a
writer IN American Cultiyator, Plow
IN fiIe summer and seed In the sum
mer we.-ds are killed by winter frost
while the grass survive. Plow laDd
every nfth year Apply Eve tons of
manure 10 tbs acre.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29

next door. When Marjorie and saw
them, we recalled that Miss Sphinx
had had a three days Illness not long
before, during which time she was
confined to her room with a dreadful
toothache and neuralgia and could SEQ
no callers except the dentist
While | was at work days Marjorie
was nearly distracted with installment
collectors. The plumbers man came
twice n day, and the furniture dealers
man took the place of an alarm clock,
n dinner bell and the curfew There
were others. The neighbors came to
think they We're all friends of ours, and
we were cut socially for associatng
with such dsreputable looking people.
viIOit, stocky built fellow who ALWAYS
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29

will practically supply all the nItrog
necessary on ordinary soil. This r.
Is OF the Mamie Ross variety, US
in the cut from New England !
stead. II was grown on the far
A. b. Howard Of Massachusetts
Howard grows excellent peaches
Is n strong advocate OF wood ash
fertilizer In the management
chards.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29

wore Il greasy red necktle, slouch hat
aud "A coat ripped at random. The fur
niture dealers man never had his
shoes blacked, wore no collar or neck
tic and was so tall that he would have
attracted attention in Il museum for
freaks. The others varied regularly In
size, like the strings Of harp, and all
seemed to take an equal delight In
pushing the button at our front door
while clothed In the most nbhorrent
fashion.
When the electric Hight wires set fire
to the house through imperfect insula-
ton. driving us out Of doors In disha-
billie IN the middle Of the night. ! de-
cided that the climax had been reached,
aud Marjorie agreed with me 10 n r.
The Insurance company paid for the
damage. and round sum II cost them,
With the utmost dupllcity. | next day
began TO sling the pleasures OF owning
one's own home, provided 1t had all
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29

successful farming the principle
like begets Ike must be control
chances OF good crops are ni-
Gays improved by thorough tilisgs
ind heavy fertilization
One Of the best places 10 apply ma.
nure IN on clover sod intended for
corn
Breeding and stock raising need not
be without well defined purpose and
positive results Kansas Farmer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29
Room Size Rugs
THAT ARE of SUPERIOR QUALITY
BUT VERY REASONABLE
IN PRICE.

Wilton Velvet Rugs in many rich, dainty, floral and
Oriental designs Administer, Body Brussels,
Smyrna Smiths, Oriental Tapestry and
Kashmir
Ingram. Japanese and Crex Rugs suitable for dining
rooms and bed rooms, in all sizes.
An elegant and complete line of Carpets, Oil
Cloths and LinOleumS.
Splendid Stock of Lace Curtains for Fall.
Transact your business where facilities best qualities high
goods numerous and prices right
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29
The Corn CvItiystor.

II the corn cultiyator undergo
much improvement Ia the next
years as II has IN the past. II viii
most be- white sbirf Job 10 pIow cot
The dns,less feature should he mex
given attention by makers.-Farner
In Iowa Homestead.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29
VOLUME XLVll.
~ l T

Can you afford to have your
cows peslered aud annoyed by
flies when cent per day will
avoid IL aud this cent will re.
suit in increasing fow OF milk.
NIT will also kill hen lice
which will result in increase OF
eggs.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29
W.C.LandOn &CO.
Evelyn Street.
Rutland, Vt.
Pays 4 Per cent. Interest on De-
pOSltS.

The New England Farmer, the old
agricultural standby of New England,
believes that the policy of keeping
Vermont money at home Is a popular
s.ssss ssnSe ssssss sstssyNs
The Lamoile County Savings Bank
and Trust Co., Hyde Park, VT, Of
which Ex-Gov. Carroll s. Page is
pIesident, is run upon wise principle,
one which the farmers who patronize
it would do well 10 apply in their gen
eral business transactions. This bank
believes in keeping It's money at home.
That It's policy is profitable AZ well as
a popular one is indicated by the fact
that IT is about TO pay 4 per cent. in.
tercst on deposits left with il a year or
more.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29

to make, I'll be glad to hear IT," ven
tured. looking nt Marjorie, who was
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-08-29
Marjorie and |
Keep House.
by FRANK n. ALL00h
Copyright. isf. by Prank II. Nelonn.
by FRANK n. ALL00h

Copyright. isn. sy Prank H. MsIoon.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-04

those Of the last few years has pass.
ed; and I believe that the day of star-
yation prices for cotton has likewise
passed. The only element of uncer.
tainity in. the situation as / seesit is,
whence will come the labor to operate
the steadily increasing number Of
manufacturing plants and at the
same time cultivate and harvest the
likewise ever-increasing crop. The
present labor supply is not increas.
ing sufficiently from natural causes
the black man can not be used in the
manufacturing plants and the black
man working on his own account as
tenant, share cropper or owner can
not get the maximum from the soil Oh
increase productiyeness.
With the influx of white small
farmers Of intelligence in the South
the land of promise may indeed DC
said to be in full view, provided the
Southern planter and the Southern
manufacturer advance hand in hand
intelligantly claiming their God=givcn
rights in the world of commerce.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-04
FEET OUT.
She HAD Curious Habits.


When person has to keep the feet
out from under cover during the cold
Z est nights in winter because of the
heat and prickly sensation, it Is time
that coffee, which causes the trouble,
be left of.
There is no end to the nervous con-
) ditions that coffee will produce. 1t
shows in one way in one person and
In another way in another. IN this
case the lady lived in S. Oak, She
says:
have had to lie awake half the
night with my feet and limbs out OF
the bed ON the coldest nights, and felt
afraid ,to sleep for fear of catching
eold. ] had been troubled for years
NTH twitching and jerking of the
lower limbs, and for most Of the time
+ have been unable to go to church
&or to lectures because Of that awful
feeling that must keep On the move.
When 1t was brought to my atten-
tion that coffee caused so many nery-
<ous diseases, concluded to drop cof-
fee and take Postum Food Coffee to
see IL my trouble was caused by cof-
lee drinking.
II only drank one cup of coffee for
! breakfast, but that was enough to do
the business for me. When quit 1t
sny troubles disappeared in an almost
rniraculous way. Now have no
more OF the jerking and twitehing
and can sleep with any amount OF
bedding oyer me and sleep all night
In scund. peaceful rest.
ostnm Food Coffee Is absolutely
g;crtii its weight in gold TO me.
,rhsrs's d Reason. Reaa the lit.la
hsaitn t.saaiss yhs Ro.l6 to Wsiie
YslleI y ptsss
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-04
"T. V. HARDISON. ("
Kentucky Sunday Schools.

Madisonville; KY, Special.-Madi-
sonville gave a hearty welcome to the
hundreds of delegates gathered here
for the forty-second annual conven.
ton of the Kentucky Sunday School
Association which opened Tuesday
with a conference of State, coun-
ty and district officers. Additional
sessions will be held Wednesday and
Thursday. Addresses will be made by
several speakers of national promill-
ence in the Sunday school and relig-
ious world, among them Marion Law.
renee. International general secretary
and DR.. William Byron of Detroit
author OF "Thc Boy Problem.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-04
unsnuupzEnau un nsn1sEasunns,
STANDARD. OF THE.S0UTHls
! -'HoUsEKEEPTNG HINTS.
MS. S.GUVEPNMENT.NSpEC



Starched muslins, laces and prints
viii look nicer and iron more easily
if dampened with hot water instead
of cold.
TO impart, extreme stiffness to
starch add to one quart of starch a
teaspoon of gum arabic and the same
Of baking soda, dissolved in a littls
watcr.
The contents Of the inner vessel Of a
double boiler will cook much more
rapidly II the water In the outer com
psrtment Is salted in the proportion Of
.nhalf a cup OF salt to two quarts ot
Soak new brooms In strong hot salf
water before using This toughens
the bristles and makes the brooms
last longer
81: II Jelly has been set away to cool
SIN an earthen or agate mould, set the
mould IN a dish Of very hot water and
s count three, then 1t Will be ready tc
turn out on pis.. e. =.
Always wash red linen tablecloths
I'm water In which borax has been dis
solved
Soap and candles should be bought
] IN quantity ais they last longer and
are more effective when dried.
S Meat viii keep sweet for several
days by covering 1t entirely with
s milk. Sour or buttermilk will an.
swer the purpose as well as sweet
milk.
To remove stains from the fingers,
caused by peeling onions, rub well
with a lemon.
70 clean . gold chain place for a
moment b "a ;cupful of ammonia and
water using three parts Of water to
one of ammonia. Polish finally with
q cleaa chaRo6s leather.
TO save ineandescent mantles, when
lighting tura on the gas for few
seconds, then hold the match one inch
above the chimney. 1t is through ap-
plying the match too quickly that so
many maHtles are destroyed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-04
Roy Killed in Winston.

Winston-Salcm, N. c., Special
Clifton Proctor, white, aged 13 years,
Proctor, white boy, aged 13 years
was instantly killed in a horrible man.
ncr at 1880 o'clock Tuesday morning
in the Taylor Brothers Tobacco Fac
tory. The boy was looking down the
shaft of all elevator weight and tho
weight was lowered by parties above.
One half of the boys head was COM
pletely mashed off and horrible sight
it was. The boy did not work in the
factory, but was loafing there at the
time. He was a son of j. T. Proctor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-04
President vetsed With Authority

Washington, Special. Acting Sec
retary Of War Oliver has decided that
the President is authorized to grant
the request of the lstimian canal
commission for permission to create
a deficiency Of $S,0OO,000 during the
current fiscal year to meet the re-.
quirements Of the engineer depart-
ment for an enlarged scale Of opera,
tions. The President has been 50
advised and on his approval permis-
sion Will be oab!ed ITO tho commits
e!oa, q .....-s5.a
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-04
The Fall River weaver's Troubles.

Fall River, special-Manufactul-
ers' Progressive Association on con-
teerring with view to the settlement
of difficulties. The weavers' in
sist that unless one standard is fixed
for the length of piece woven goods.
a strike is probable. The manufac.
turers are holding out for two stand
ards.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-04
Texas Commercial Congress.

art Worth, Tex, Specialize
!. Nunercial Congress, compos-
= U representing all The
commeFs ef the State, met
here in annual sesSssa.. President ].
A. Arnold, Of Beaumont, delivered
his annual address at the opening ses-
sion. The programme the afternoon
provided an extensive discussion on
the best methods. Of advertising the
resources of Texas by means of news
paper and magazine advertising and
pamphlets. Other matters to be con-
sidered by the convention include i'm
migration, good roads, industrial Les;
islation the anti-pass law and trans:
portation facilities and rates.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-04
Herald Blasts.

Tho man who IS good has eternity
aan which to become great.
No man ever raised himself to.
Heaven on the faults of others.
a man in business only for himself
has the meanest job in the world.
The world is graveyard, and un-
derneath every stone is an opportunl-
ty, done to death.
Many an heir to Eternal Life will
enter his Father s mansion in tatter
sed coat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-04
To Make Grain Report.

Winnipeg, Man., spceial.-A meet
ing of the Canadian grain commission
began here for the purpose of draft
ing a report which is expected to be
of the greatest interest to all en-
gagged in the grain trade in the West.
John Miller, chairman of the COM
mission recently returned from Eng
land where the commission held sit
tings at Manchester and other indus
trial centers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-04
FerfiIizer for wheat.

IN some parts Of the East farmers are
giving ,ip wheat growing. Many of them
think 1t useless to try and compete with
tue newer and richer soils of the West.
Marry argue that wheat growing is profita-
sblesonly on new and rich soil. Mr.. q. H.
Mex Kenzie, of Westfeld. New Brunswick,
undertook 10 see if by the use of chemical
fertilizers on poor soil he could not COM
pete with Western grain fields. -,
lie selected piece of dark loan. slight,
Is graYelly soil which had had no fertilizer
for.iten years 1t had been In grass, anu
farmers can readily understand its poor
condition for grain. in order to test the
SOIL, Mr.. Mckenzie used nothing on one
mart of the field. On another part he used
Thomas Phosphate 10 supply phosphorlc
acid and nitrate of soda 10 supply nitrogen.
On another part be used the phosphate
and The nitrate and III addition, muriate
!ofSpotash. The object of this was to see
.wi,icf, element was the key to wheat
'cron On that soil.
Potash give the yield. The answer was
4clear, as The following figures show:
Yield of Increase
no. g grain ain. ,eztiI,,sp evsf no
an Si:ss.s S$ens' !; Phosphate sss lseu
ao lbs Thomas Phosphatc)
Nitrate Of II Soda Pdts., s9ba ou
The natural soil gave cnly 10 bushels.
The phosphate and the nitrate brought
the Yield 10 25 bushels, but when the
potash, was added there was an increased
Yield Of lG bushels per ncre. 1t is evident
Tint this increase was directly due TO the
potash. end when I'VE compare the, cost OF
the potash with the price received for 10
bushels of wheat We see that few other
farm Investments could have paid 80 well.
Consider the price of wheat! and straw on
an Eastern farm and it isfplain that no
Western wheat field can compare acre for
acre with such yield as 30 bushels. The
main reason why some Eastern farmers
say that wheat will not pay is because the.
use the wrong kind of fertilizer. They
use smell of nitrogen; peck OF phSSes-
phoric acid and a pinch of potash. No
wonder. their yield is poor. Mr.; McKen.
zie's experiment shows why. The wheat
crop demands potash. IL the. -oil will Lot
supply it the fertilizer must do so.
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