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Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
Heart to Heart
 Talks.
THE STORY or OWEN KILDARE.
By EDWIN A. WYE.
Copyright, I>N ey Eawtn A. Nys.

Aou0S man.
 If you think you have not had a fair chance tn life. read this brief sketch ef the rise of Owen Kildare ef New York city
 Think of it. This young man st thif- ty years of age was unable to read or write. Today he supports himself hy writing
 Kildare was member of \ tough ReweFy gang. He WAS rough. uncourh. ignorant He had been orphaned at the age of seven years and east lnta the streets. Living the pneearioas life of hoothlaek and Hewsboy. he slept in deerways. areas. in barrels. He had but enc ambition. He dearly loved 2 ight and wanted te be prize fighter For several years he made his living as a saloon houncer.
 Can any good come out of the Bow erys
 Yes. At thirty years of age Kildare came Into contact with gentle girl whe sas schootteacher-a sweet, af fesIionafe. wise young woman. pure as a learL The association changed the whole eurnpnf of his fife. The young woman helped Kildare 10 the ruii ments of an education As he studied his ideals of life were changed. He had a hard struggle ta lef go ef the old wild wsys. Finally he get employment h tae circulation department ef Il newspaper. He studied every spars moment
 One ceull well wish In reading eae story ef Owen killare that he might have married his Mamie Rose the girl with whom he fell in love and whe wrought so great change in him But fate was unkind-er was II un kindf-ani his idol died.
 To make long story short Owen Kildare began to write stories. suhmlt- ting them to the editor of the uewspa. per where he worked for criticism He persevered until his sketches possessed vaiue. They were heart to heart sto- ries from real life.
 Owen Kildare Is now well known in journalistic circles In newspaper par lance. his stories of slum life are es. teeineu soou stau. lte HIS dlSo writ ten several books with good success. Mamie Rose" the story of his resur reetion from the depths. made a hit.
 Young man.
 Fate Is feminine. She Is also capri cious. If you are afraid of her. you would better not woo her. She will turn you down.
 Bnt-
 If you will look her boldly in the face and smile at her. she will smile hack at you and shower her gifts upon you She Is looking for a master.
 Owen Kildare had nothing on earth to recommend him to his Jealous mis- tress excepting his brave soul. his in trepid will. That was enough
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
Chemical Action ef Manure.

Mahnres act chemically on soils by saaing new stores of plant food. and ey their decomposition in the soil they s''e OH carbonic acid gas. which unites shh the soil waters and increases it's s1ssoivlag action on mineral plant food. ]" sise provides the formation of hu- 'aa'es In the soil and thus renders in- o' mineral plant food more availa ble- Promising Start.
 young curate was once asked to saAe class of girls of about fifteen or s-AseeA which had formerly been con- s.eied hy I lady.
 As eaaSenied. but insisted upon be- lffieriy introduced to the pupils. saine'v the superintendent took & ie I4e girls for this purpose and. hem. said. aeais ladies. wish to introduce to - sase Aes Mr. Ghlrp. who will in fu- & ,E gsur teacher. would like you T, 4 ala what your former teacher se 'aat he can go on in tLc same . ately q demure young miss V Sss.s'fFa rose and said: A me 1rs; thin. teacher did was to -Ns us ell round.-
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27

good layers when fed and handled properly. and as q seller on the market the duck is in good demand II all times.
 Pekin ducks are gneat iayers but are of no account as mothers. consequent ly, if they cease la4ing and remain on the nest. shut them up. feed them wet. for a few days, and when they are turned loose they will soon begin to lay again As they will do this the season through from early March till late ill November in warm attitudes with only a little rest in midsummer. a large flock can be raised from very few to begin with If one does not care for eggs later than the summer months the ducks may be picked. the feathers be- ing a source of considerable profit, whether kept for ones own use or sold. but the ducks must not be picked dur ing the period eggs are wanted.
 While ducks will usually commence to lay in February, it Is not adyisa- bic to begin matching too soon. Damp ness is more fatal to young ducks than anything else. and early in the spring it requires considerably more work to look after them than later on, after the weather becomes more settled. For the reason that they make better mothers and bear the necessary confinement better than ducks it is best to hatch the first brood under hens. Fear keeps them confined until the ducks are well fedged. There need be but little, If any. loss, and after the ducklings get well started to feathering they are quite hardy and can be turned out to look out for themselves. If given good care for the first ten days, there are few fowls that can be raised with less frnul1lp
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
PRACTICAL RACK FOR DRYING.

foom k a good place, provided 1t IS vel ventilated and an occasional fire k kbuilt Frequently the corn is left in trates, and, while this is usually sue cessful method. there is more or less sanger from molding. Corn so stored mould be watched carefully until It $ known to be thoroughly dry.
 The cheap rack shown herewith is 0sed at the college for storing and dry hg seed corn. It Is twelve feet long snd ten feet in height. with . capacity TOT thirty bushels of ears. The posts sr 2 by inch hemlock and stand .our feet apart. They are set in pairs 'cof inches apart. each pair carrying ]. oer Of corn Sixpenny nails should v used in mailing on the strips.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
BEST t5G REPRESENTATIVE.
Lard Is sos Preferred sy Mar. r..
 eisn E1perts.

Fs'efred ex Many Fer.
 eisn Experts.
 t'Ailan ard French experts hsva n. fate days beceme coariB,.,.i ,t.,, s...s as an egg pfeservative is to t. bl..b,, com nended- Dr. Campaaini. an Italisn agricultural authority. after rsxis,.,,,., the various known means of prasa-, Ing esgs-by salt water. llmewsta, shieate of potash. vaseiiae and .,,s storage - described his lar,l exner5. neh's. which showed better r,Asn,ts tha1 all others. His theory is tbst |, preserve eggs some sYstem mpS. h, adopted that will absolutely preves, the exchange between the air optSi,s ana the inside of the egg. for fl k tbls continual exchange that causes putr,- Iaetloa- Dr Campanini selected nor. leetty fresh eggs and covered tham "ltn iaFg so as eifeetually to stop up all the pores. The shells were thns rendered impermeable. and the ex. change of air was prevented. the oh. stfuetien of the pores not permitfine the evaporation of the water.
 The whites and yellows of the eegs retained their colOrs perfectly. and the taste was not modified in the slightest degree. When properly caked with lard, not too thiekly. the eggs are put In baskets or boxes on bed of tow ar nne odorless shayings and so arranged that there will be no point of contac, between them; otherwise a mold win develop and putrefactlen result. The packing room should be perfectly dry. the question of temperature not being important. By this process Dr. Cam. panini kept a quantity of eggs for whole year through a very hot summer and a very cold winter. and they were perfectly preserved Some authorities take exception to the smearing of eggs with fat or lard. Limewater. on the other hand. is strongly advocated hy Canadian poultry experts.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27

 the new idea shows that some of the peers have been working overtime in their efforts to capture some one of the many dehutaIres we'll endowed with this worlds goods
 Miss Drexers career fin London so- eiety has been brilliant enough to sat isfy the utmost desires of the most ambitious. Both the king and the queen commented upon her loveliness when she was presented at Bucking- ham palace two years ago, and ever since she has had peers of every de- gree constantly in her train of ad- mirers. Scarcely a week passes that rumor does not have her engaged to this or that one. The latest victim is Lord Dalmeny. heir to the earldom of Rosehery.
 Nc picture gives an adequate idea of the young girls Ieveliness because of it's ever varying expression. Her col bring. one eff her great charms, Is lost in photograph II has been the dream ef shannon and Sargent to ntlHt Ter hut 1he Niftidt R'aass uas not vel found time for the sittings.
 Her charm of manner tells more than her actual beauty. In noom you will see her surrounded by dozen or more men, while other girls of her age will be talking to each other Yet no one accuses her of heinz tilrt. She never tries to outrival her sex. and for all her success she Is extremely popu- lar.
 She is much of au idealist, and it would not be surprising if in the end she made romantic marriage. So de voted 10 her are her parepts that they would hardly make objection to her choice if it entailed Der happiness.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
wha. a Woman Can Dol

Abolish unnecessary noise.
 Establish travelling libraries and so bring reading matter within the reach of all.
 Help to save the forests from demo- litIon
 Clean up her own back yard and make 1t such thing of beauty that It will be an inspiration to her neighbors See that the health of her fellow cit izens Is cared for by securing the ap- pointnent of public nurse whose duty is the care and instruction of the poor.
 Secure lighted streets at night and thereby prevent crimes
 Insist upon paved sidewalks.
 Demand clean streets and get them. Get rid of tramps by having an ever ready town wood pile; no work, no pay. Help to prevent the injustice of child labor
 Do away with immoral theaters. mov- ing picture shows and postal cards.
 Besutify her street with window boxes.
 freVeilt teiefHohc "nu tV'Ssi"P" No- panies from hacking on and mutiiat- ing the branches of trees.
 Prevent much loss of life by insist ing that all wires be underground. i.
 Arouse public interest in the public welfare.
 Keep her garbage box clean and cov- cred and insist upon her fellow citi- xens doing the same.
 She can. because she has done every sne of these things. And when she Hoes them all towns and cities VIII De clean. happy. wholesome places m which to live-Delineator
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
A STUDY OF KERNELS.

rTbe upper ttrse kernels are well propor-
 tioned and occupy completely the space
 letveen the circumference of the ear
 and the circumference of the cob The
 upper right hand two kernels are poorly
 se4fsa and leave lot Of unoecupied
 snaee The lower right hand two kernels
 show ION the white rice popcorn ker-
 uels oct apy the space. The lower two
 kernels are of the shoe peg type The
 isf; two kernels show the relative shape
 and position of flint kernels as com
 rared with the upper three dent ker-
 nels
 however. that the stand might not have been made better and the crop larger had these same farmers given u,9re care 10 the selection. storing and treatment of their seed eoru.
 The condition of corn in the spring of i9tS that had stood during the win. Ter in shock or crib emphasizes in a striking way the risks that are run in using seed that has not been properly saved. Of large number of ears test cd at the Michigan Agricultural col Iege for vitality those selected from the shock invariably produced an ex- eeedingly low number of germinations More than 50 per cent of the ears pro dueed no germination whatever, and of those that did show vitality it was rare that 100 per cent of the kernels germinated. The conditions under which corn passed the winter were ex- eeedinely bad. but even with the best conditions there are influences, such as freezing molding and the like, which | of necessity tend to reduce the vitality | of the corn. The ear should be selected while it | still remains on the standing stalk. l The stalk should be of good size. with | considerable foliage. The position of | the ear should be considered. If too aw il k apt to mature late. It Is the l opinion of the college experlmenters that increased yields are secured by tAe iudlieious selection of seed from sfalks bearing two ears. The ideal ear should q cylindrical. not tapering. Ex pefenee teaches that rough top kernels are best The selected ears should be placed where they will dry in the shortest reasonable time, and various methods have haen employed for this purpose, There k no better method from the standpoint of efficiency than the old one of hraiding the ears together by | ihe huslls left upon them or tying | them in lots by strings and hanging in | the summer kitchen or in the attic | aboye near the stovepipe. This, how tfer requires considerable room and | k not altogether satisfactory to the | workers in the kitchen. A furnace |
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
Wonlan'sWorld
MAR6aRETTa oRexu
Society eiri who aaorns Her so.soir
 With Marriage prooosals

ssstsss eiri Who aserns Her so.soir
 With Marriage Proposals.
 Framing the written proposals of marriase from ones admirers and us Ing thefa as ornaments for ones bon. tolr is the latest fad among the young buds of British society.
 Originated by an American girl. the ilea has taken strong hold. and it hss Lasiand's titled gallauts by the ears. l. many of these fortune seeking no blemea have obeyed literally the old une motto. If al first yeu don't sue eeed- try. try. try again.
 Margaretta Brexel. the beautiful young daughter of Anthony J. prexel and wife of New York. who has aalax- ed English society hy going heart whole through two London seasons. waited upon by a virtual train of cour- tiers started the fad. A score or more such proposals decorate her bedroom walls.
 And the amusing part of it all is that a comparison of notes as a result of
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
i.o.nsss Floral Calendar.

Reference is frequently made 10 the eoral calendar of Japan. What this calendar Is is explained in the House keeper. The Japanese are extremely fond of all flowers. and they have
 Thieves ard Humor.
 The reason why eockneys are such smart thieves Is that they have keen sense of humor The street arab picks your pocket while lse grins at you. II ls enly stupid thieves who are serious. Poor Oliver Twists seriousness was he ea4sa .ef bis arrest Tbe hunor of fhe .trtsul DoIgeT aud Charley Bates save, tbem.-HarrY Furniss in Lon slsa ssraas Magazine
 rrown-wiat.s wrong. Ton seem worried. Jacksnn--I am. wrcte two notcs-one to n5y bToker asking bim 1T be took me for fosI and fsie other to Miss Galding asking her f she would l,e mine. While I was out somebody teIenhoned Yes" and l don't know whleh of 'em it vas.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
Would Be Safe.

A police sergeant in New York was boosting of ihe honesty that prevailed in his precinct Why" he said. you might bang your gold watch on lamp post ln line evening and hDd II ssi1 tleFe in the morning.
 You doa't mean to say nobody would take sle waiehY' exclaimed q listener.
 NO. I mean 10 say nobody would take t5a l.sTsijssss eaia tila seFgeaut.
 Towne-Gee whlzi Where did you get this elgarl
 Brawre-Oh. that was -1e only kind Of a one I could get It's cheap fhifss named after some fourth or fifth rate actor
 Towne-Huh. That explains why if doesn't draw.-Fhliadelphia Press
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
RAISING DUCKS.
These Fowls Require Treatment Diff
 ferent From the Ordinary,

An authority OH ducks says that they require different care from other fowls. and especially chickens. The same care and feed that will produce good results with chickens are not good for ducks. They require vegetables. ami maj matter and Il good supply of green food. as well as plenty of water for drinking purposes where they are not allowed to run to stream. They are
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27

In the pauuer's graveyard nt Coffey vile. Kan. Hes the dust of Il man who wrote the song, There's Light In the Window For Thee.
 Rev Edmund Dunbar wrote other popular songs. but the one mentioned above is pathetieally associated with his cratic career iu life.
 Dunbar spent three years in the Min nesota penitentiary for bigamy and then became wanderer on the face of the earth vagabond He turned up at Coffcyvile aud applied al the city jail for food and lodging He died the same night Letters on his body identified him He was buried in the potters field, and his body was recent ly taken back to the home of his child. hood
 Factory boy. sailor. student. minis ter. convict. trnmp-that was the cres eendo and dlminuendo in the theme of Edward Dunbar. theme constituted mostly of minor chords
 When he was lad working in a fac. tory late at night his mother always kept a light fin the window for him When he went to sea on q long cruise his mother still kept the light burning and when she died before he came back her last words were these:
 Tell my boy will keep light burn ing in heayen for him."
 Therefore the song.
 On the stormy night of his death fin a common calaboose did his spirit. as t beat It's wings upon the battered cage of . worn and weary body. see light in the windowi Maybe 90. At any rate. his story illustrates agsin Stevenson's immortal tale of "Dr. JekyIi and Mir. Hyde"
 Dunbar was at one time . brilliant minister. an evangelist of unusual power who always struck sure note of pathos But there was bad streak In him somewhere. He was sent to prison for promiscuous marrying and afferward went to pieces. degenerating into . common tramp.
 There are those who believe that genius Is alteration Anyway. this Is true of us all. genius or otherwise We are all doubles. We are both Dr. Jekyil and Mir Hyde
 In man are both brute and angel.
 IL is only the angel that sees the light in the window
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
Fall Care of Orchard.

In sections where the ground is very
 bough the orchard should not be eulti-
 yated. especially in the fall. In hiiiy
 sections where the ground does not
 freeze and where there Is great deal of rainfall during the winter the
 ground is apt to be mellowed by the
 cultivation, causing the best part of
 the soil to wash away during those
 winter rains. But In sections where the ground will freeze during the win- ter in level locations. fall cultivation
 will prevent the soil from wasting away. To turn up the mellow ground to the action of the frost renders many of the unsoluble minerals plant food clements available for the trees, which Is valuable in developing and maturing the fruit. Cultivate between the rows, allowing the ground to be reasonably porous. so the freezing will be as oene- fciaI as possible, but the dirt must noe be allowed to remain fin large Jumps which will expose the roots of the trees to the cold weather.
 A Treacherous Jewel. If a faded turquoise be dampehed ts color is temporarily restored The ori-
 entals utilize this quality by carry ing
 q stone in their mouths and deIu! slipuins il into their hands to display if Dealers ln Meshed guard against such decepioas by retaining a stone a few days bcfore purchasing. as the tnrauoIse Is the most freaeherons eI jewels
 -yes.- said Mir Dustin stax. T nave suee,.eded in life and by the hardest kind of work You don't look as though ycn haa much nersonai experience with hard work .Of course not l hired lt done. Washington Star.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
Heart to Heart
 II; Ta;lks.
A LIGHT IN IRE WINDOW.
By EDWIN A. ME.

Copyright. lsos. oy Edwin A. We
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27
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 Garden
GOOD SEED CORN.

Selecting lt Matter Of Care and h.
 telliqenee.
 h erder to secure the largest possible rislds of corn. including grain and fod. ss- the grower must carefully and in .al,iren.Ir select. cure. test and grade .,s sesd corn It is true that many s.-nerS obtain their seed corn from .h. erib in the spring and secure what .n,ssr to be good stands and reason
Evening journal., 1908-06-04
Thursday, June 4, 1908.
NEW EPISCOPAL BISHOP.

IT HE Episcopal convention seems to nave ar
Il rived at a very happy solution OF the diitl-
c,,lt;es that have surrounded the election OF a
hshon OF the diocese to succeed the late Kew.
7 Te;ohton Coleman With unanimity IN marked
contrast with the former meetings, the conven-
t;on Yesterday elected as bishop the Rev. Prof.
Frederick 7. Kinsman, and the convention IS gen
erallv believed to have selected the right man.
II needs only a glance at his career to snow
that the new bishop is a learned man, whose COM
ing TO Delaware will be a valuable acquisition
and an honor to this community Educated at
Oxford master of one of the very foremost OF
the New England schools, and finally called 10
an important chair in the leading theological
seminary of the Episcopal Church. the qualihca-
tions of t.e new bishop OF course, IN tins re-
spect beyond dispute The new bishop has been
in the broadest touch with the churchs activity !;
he has pastoral experience, and he has been most
warmly commended. In fact we do not recall an
election of an Episcopal bishop in any diocese
which on the surface has been more wise
The bishop is 'high churchman," and while
much has been said of this phase of the question:
10 the general public his churchmanship tells but
little In fact, many members OF the church
have confused and strange notions OF high and
low churchmanship. 1t is sufficient to say that
as a high churchman the new bishop will stand
for the Episcopal Church end for the orthodox
faith A bishop, however, OF the church in this
country really does little to influence the iorms
of worship in the various parishes
The new bishop undoubtedly is an active, en-
ergetic, big-hearted Christian man, who will de-
vote himself to the work of the church here. He
will be assured of a cordial welcome in this COM
munity, not only by the members of his own
church, but by all Delawareans as well.
Evening journal., 1908-06-04
Mr.. BECK AND HIS PROFESSION.

M X. JAMES M. BECK, who years ago was
= active in politics. apd in Philadelphia was
considered 'friend of the people" when he at
tempted to defeat George S. Graham, then the
gangs candidate for district attorney delivered
an address before the graduating class of Colum-
bia University Law School, in New York. the
other day
Mr.. Beck is now one of the leading corporation
lawyers of New York. In his address he spoke
of what he termed the unpopularity of lawyers,
and attributed that alleged unpopularty to the
fact that the lawyers are at times forced to de-
fend the Constitution and the laws against the
onslaughts of the radicals" who in a fit of pas
sion seek to tear down the barriers that protect
property. The laws are to conserve the rights Of
the people, and often lawyer must take the I'M
popular side, according to the speaker
We are inclined to believe that Mr.. Beck cAer-
draws the supposed unpopularity of lawyers. The
mere fact that he was once unpopular in politics
and left Philadelphia to devote himself to the SER
vice OF the New York corporations should not
be taken as reason for believing that lawyers
generally are unpopular. To be sure the lawyers
live off the troubles of other people, but they are
as necessary to defend the rights Of the public as
they are to defend the rights of the corporations
or the favored few. Most lawyers are willing TO
take either side of the case often preferably de-
tending the peoples side.
AS to the unpopularity of lawyers, it must be
remembered that they are often elected to office,
an evidence OF popularity, or at least election to
oHice was once considered an evidence of popu-
larity before the days of political machines
The larger political influence of the LAWYERS
does not seem to be so great as il once was be-
cause men Of great wealth take a big hand in
controlling affairs.
The increase in wealth in this country and its