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Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Birthday Club Outing at Leroy

The Birthday Club of Austin, So
cial club Of that city, were entertained,
or rather entertained themselves and
every one else, at an Informal party on
the John Frank farm Wednesday.
They came from Austin with teams
and automobiles and brought a picnic
dinner along, which was served in the
large dining room of the farm house.
At the close of the dinner, S. D. Cath
erwood gave a shert, happy talk, ex-
pressing the delight of all in being
permitted to enjey such a beautiful
day with Mr. aud Mrs. Frank in their
ideal country home Mr.. Frank made
a very feeling response, saying that it
was the happiest day he had spent
since he was stricken blind. Manner
GUS photographs of the party were
taken on the lawn, every one took a
stroll down Lovers Lane" and most
pleasant social time was had by ali.
The Birthday Club party consisted of
S. D. Catherwood. L. W Decker, Will
Bassler, Ben Bassler, Geo. Burnham,
P. H. Friend, F. E. Gleason and A. l..
Eberhart with their wives; Mesdames
"A. w. Wright and A. NJ. Smith; Miss
Grace Sherwood, Fred Baird, Jay Hor-
mel and Master Robert Bassler.
Others who were favored guests were
Mems. Newa Kalb and L. T. Lobdell
of Spring Valley; Misses Mary Lukens
and Minnie Hambrecht, MIR and Mis-.
Merrill Bowers and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Prescott of Leroy. .-LeRoy In
dependent. y, 1.t. .>
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
FRUIT FACTS.
It pays to raise good fruit.

f. It pays to raise good fruit.
Cultivation among bush fruits should
not be continued later than about the
middle of this month.
The longest keeping fruits are the
most profitable, except in locations
where all marketing facilities are Of
the best. ,. ... ~. "
Continue to cultivate the strawberry
bed. Keep out all weeds and cut OF
all surplus runners. The care given
the patch now determines next sea-
sons crop.
It may be wise to carry over three
year-old strawberry plants under some
conditions-but the rule does not fol.
low with hens. Better make pie Of the
Old birds when they fail.
The development Of the fruit-growing
interests must continue, for the de-
mand is. ever on the increase, and
much land still remains that will pro-
sduce fruit better than anything else.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
To Make ROOSters Tender.

A simple method for rendering the
toughest old rooster on earth as tender
and juicy as milkfed squad has been
perfected by Charles K. Harris of New
York city, summer resident of Cen
tral Islip, L.. 1.
The process, which is destined, Mr..
Harris says, to make boarding house
lite one long dream of joy, was diseov.
cred by accident. The song writer re-
Gently went into chicken raising.
Among the brood he purchased for
starting purposes was an ancient cock.
a.doodle doer
"Why is that?" asked Harris pointing
bis finger disdainfully. "He can't lay
eggs, and no self-respecting hen would
take him for husband"
The farmer said the rooster was a
prize fighter, so he was kept.
One night the venerable rooster tried
to pick bug off a live electric wire
that ran up to the side of the chicken
house and fell dead, a current of sever
al hundred volts having passed thrt !. +
his body.
Harris as an experiment cooked tn,
electrified fowl. The result was aston
ishingr The rooster melted in the com
pOser's mouth. Harris has rugged u]
'chair' for tough hens and rooster
and has become regular electrocut
loner.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Republican Aid To Farmers,

~Why doesn't the Republican party
Go something for the farmers?" asks
MIR. Bryan. This belongs to the same
category as mis- other tool query, Shall
the people rule?" Somebody ought to
tell Bryan about the homestead act,
which the Republican party put on the
statute book just as soon as it gained
power in the government, and which
the Democratic party had defeated
while it held sway. That act1 passed
torty-ive years ago, did more than any
other single factor toward peopling the
West. It contributed hundreds OF
thousands Of settlers to Bryan's own
state.
II Bryan calls tais "ancient history
some things wild be cited here which
are not ancient. There are sixty-six
agricultural colleges in the country.
These originated in an act passed 10y
the Republican Congress in Lincoln S
day, but the principal gain in the num-
Der was made in the past few years.
There are agricultural experiment sta
tlons in many of the states, which are
an outgrowth of this Republican Iegis
lation. In 1902 President Roosevelt
signed the national irrigation act
which had been passed by a Republi-
can congress which is effective through
out the whole arid region of the coun-
try, and which has already created
homes for thousands of persons.
Did Mr.. Bryan ever hear of the rural
free delivery of mail? If not, some
body ought to tell h1m about this at
once. His own State of Nebraska has
good many miles of these free deliv.
cry routes, which have brought the
farmer into close communication with
the world. This is also Republican
work, and every intelligent farmer in
the country knows about it, even if
Bryan is ignorant of it. Through the
Department. Of Agriculture the gov
ernment spends great sums of money
every year for the benefit of the farm
ers. Largely as consequence Of the
improvements in methods Of cultiva-
tioD which have originated in expert
ments by the government the farmer
is less dependent than formerly on the
uncertainties Of the weather, and the
average dimensions of the crops have
increased As q result Of all these
Republican aids to agriculture the
aggregate value Of the farm products
ofthe United States for 1908 is 38,o 8,ooo,
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Cannon'S Gag Rule May Cease.

Speaker Cannon's rule may end soon
or than most people expect. Demo
cratic and Independent Republican
members may unite to organize the
House. This was actually proposed
by the Democratic members of the
House, just previous to Cannon's last
election to the speakership. Congress-
man Weisse of Wisconsin, one Of the
minority party members, states that
his colleagues agreed to take this step
and that thirty Republican votes would
have insured success. at that time
the Republican votes needed were not
forthcoming. But. since then the storm
of popular wrath has burst over Can.
mons head, and all over the country
efforts are being made to prevent the
reelection Of congressman who have
supported Cannon. In not few cases
Republican candidates have pledged
themselves to vote against Cannon for
speaker. He will be defeated by mem
bers of his own party if the people vote
as they feel If, by com 5ination Of
Democrats and Independent Republi-
Gems, progressive Republican shall be
elected to the speakership, then at the
head of every committee there will be
progressive legislator, and the day of
the gag and the rule of the interests
will end. Representative government
will be restored SO far as the lower
house of Congress is concerned.-N New
York Tribune.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Pruning Shears for Berry Bush.

FTunIn9 SneaFS for 6erry BuSn.
with fruit unless it is given some ar
tiflcial support. If the shoots are
nipped at the proper time they will
develop into strong, stocky canes, we'll
supplied with strong laterals, and
holding up the fruit without support.
I stop the young growths of goose
berries and currants at height Of Is
to 18 inches. The new canes are not
all produced at the same time, and
some do not develop as rapidly as
others, thus making several trips nee
essary before all of the new wood is
pinched
burn old blackberry, raspberry, cur
rant and gooseberry canes, and from
raspberry and blackberry plants l re-
move all wood older than the present
seasons growth, and also new canes
that are weak and crowding. Leave
six or eight canes per plant Of red
raspberries and blackberries, but few
er canes (about four) of black rasp-
berries, since these naturally make
more branches.
From gooseberries and currants I
remove all canes over three years old
and allow a new shoot to take the
place of each old cane removed. After
pruning bush consists of six to ten
canes of all ages, from one to four
years, and there is approximately an
equal number of canes of each age.
In addition, continues the writer in
Farm and Home, to cutting out old
canes and superf1uous young shoots.
the young wood on the old canes that
are left is thinned out and shortened
to eight to twelve inches. For cutting
out of canes I use pair Of two-hand
pruning shears, which are shown in
the sketch. The handles of the shears
are about 31A feet long, and the hook
is used for pulling old canes out of
the row. =,
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
BUD DEVELOPMENT,
Results of Observations of Various Va
reties of Fruit Trees.

The age at which bud begins to de-
velop it's floral organs is governed
somewhat by the variety, species and
condition of'the tree. Tabulations have
been made upon several sorts by
which it is found that the peach, plum
and cherry usually require from three
to four months, while in the case of
the apple and pear great variations in
age occur. Some buds form floral or
gans the first year, while many wait
until the second and even third sea-
sons after formation before they BIOS
som. When the spurs are densely
shaded they sometimes never develop.
This semi-dormant condition of the
buds, awaiting until a favorable sea-
son comes before developing is very
interesting to us, since it gives a
plausible explanation for certain trees
producing alternating crops of fruit,
first large one and then small one. A
large number of fruit buds are formed
and developed during the season the
tree bears a light crop of fruit or
when it can supply plenty of plant
food, while during the season of heavy
crop it is impossible for the tree
to properly feed the fruit buds and
hence light crop is sure to follow.
On this basis apple trees may be
readily grouped into two classes
these that possess the characteristics
OF forming annual flower buds and
those that require more than one
year to develop.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Gum Board The Latest.

The latest invention to hang in the
family dining room is the gum board.
It is a neat little circular board, plain,
or decorated, fastened to the wall. The
name of each of the family is painted
on the circumference, and marks the
spot where the gum is left until want
ed. This saves carrying the gum to
bed and getting it in ones hair, or
swallowing it in the night. It is obvl-
GUS that the gum board supplies a
long felt want; and he who invented
the new fad will have the best wishes
of the young ladies. ).
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Why People Are Poor. +

In recent notable sermon on "Why
the Masses in New York are Poor"
Rev. Madison c.. Peters said: 1t is
estimated that New York spends
$1,OOO,OOO q day for liquor, most Of it
bad, which amounts to more than half
as much as the amount required TO run
the entire government Of the United
States. The annual drink bin of New
York is more than the entire amount
received for tariff. The interest on
the city's annual drink bill at per
cent is nearly equal to the income Of
all the Universities and Colleges in
the United states .
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
SMOKE
AND ASHES
Natural Resources Go That Way
While Governors Organize
(From The Chicago Tribune)

From The Chicago Tribune)
The Minnesota forest fires are spread
ting and several thriving towns are
threatened with destruction. Other
states are suffering from the sane
cause, though not SO severely. There
are calls for help from several places
IN Wisconsin and northern Michigan.
Many forest fires are said to be raging
in the western part of South Dako.
ia.
While State Governors and others are
organizing for the conservation OF nat.
ural resources part of the natural re
sources in four states is melting into
smoke and shrinking into ashes. The
frightful waste of natural resources is
all the worse because it is accompanied
with much peril to human life and ex.
tensive destruction of property of all
kinds, whose creation was in some
cases the work of years.
If the people of Minnesota and
neighboring states had taken in earn
est all that has been said, of late about
conserving natural resources they
would have done something to prevent
these calamitous forest fires or to make
them less destructive. Probably if an
attempt had been made to obtain from
the Minnesota legislature an appropri.
alton fer sufficient number of men
to patrol the forests during the most
dangerous part of the year 1t would
have met with failure-have been call
ed an useless and extravagant expend.
fture. But a comparatively small out
lay would have cut down to insignif-
cant figures fire loss which is rising
tuto the millions Wisconsin had one
great forest fire over thirty years ago.
| Ii it were to have another the fault
would rest with a State Government
which failed to adopt preventive meas
ures.
1t these forest fires were "the act of
God"t the states which are visited BY
them could not be blamed for their
passive attitude But the fires are in
most instances, preventable. 1t is the
duty OF the states affected to prevent
them and thus conserve their natural
resources and the homes of their inhab.
itants. How many fires will 1T take to
teach them their duty?
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
PRUNING OF CANE FRUITS.
Break Off the Tips of the New
GroWths.

Each year blackberries and rasp-
berries produce new canes When the
new growth has attained height of
IL to 20 inches for black and red
raspberries and two feet for black
berries, I break off the top of each
cane. No shears or other pruning
device is required. The work can
be done with the thumb and finger,
as the new growth snaps off
easily.
1t is especially important that the
shoots be nipped when they reach the
height mentioned, instead of being cut
back to that height after growing be-
yond it.
A long cane with all the laterals
near the top is likely to lop over near
ly, or quite, to the ground when laden
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Picking Chickens By Machinery.
FROM TIT-BITS)

Chickens are now picked in whole.
sale manner by the use of pneumatic
machinery. There is receptacle in
which the fowl is placed after being
killed, and into this are turned several
cross currents of air from electrical
fans revolving at the rate of five
thousand turns minute. In a Jew
seconds the bird is stripped of its feath-
ers, eveu to the tiniest particles of
down, and the machine is ready for
another.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Supplemental Education.

In taking charge of the new Y. M,
c. A. building in Philadelphia Walter
M. Wood, formerly of Chicago, is to
develop the new policy of what is
known as supplemental education
which means giving the man or the
boy another chance to make up for
the deficiencies Of bad or incomplete
early training, This will be carried
out by the establishment of night
classes and by the admission of stud
ents who are unable to pay lump sum
in advance.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23

Write to M. @. Benson, Blooming
Prairie, Mimi, for mating list and
prices, If you want eggs from one Of
the best pens OF S. G. Rhode Island
Reds in the state. If f
For sale nearly now cereal and feed
mill with lumber and fuel business in.
connection. Steam power, good town.
good business G ood reasen for selling.
Now is your chance. ADDRESS, r. G
Box 262, Hendricks Mimi.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23

100000. as compared with 100000 {,
600 in 1860, just before the Republi-
cans entered Office. While the coun-
try's population has increased two and
three. quarters times since 1860, the
countrys farm products have multi.
piled eight times. Here are a few
points which some farmer ought to
bring to Bryan's attention st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Best Treatment for q Burn

If for no other reason, Chamberlain's
Salve should be Kept in every hoNse-
hold on account of its great value in
the treatment Of burns. 1t allays the
pain almost instantly, and unless the
injury is severe one, heals tho parts
without leaving scar. This salVe is
also unequaled for chapped hands, sore
nipples and diseases of the skin. Price
25 cents. For sale by all druggists.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
Lyle Business Property

=. For sale, or rent for hardware and
machinery business only, as the store
is shelved for hardware, best corner
brick building in Lyle, Mimi. Will
rent cheap. Write r. Reierson 1872
Morrison, Portland, Oregon.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23
FOR SALE OR TRADE

Mrs. Susan Hormel's residence 80 s,
st Paul Street substantially built.
Twelve rooms, bath, hot air furnace.
Corner lot, beautiful shade trees. Pre-
fer cash deal but would consider trade
in farm land. If
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23

comes. He can dictate to the repubs
to vote for him and he iggers on their
doin' it. He fggers he's so almighty
popular that nothin' can beat him or
oppose his ownership of this state. He
can Civ it out that he won't run agen
for governor under any consideration
and then giY in and he thinks it's hon.
orable and all right, or he wouldn't
make such breaks. This must be all
fired interestin' and pleasin' to the re-
pubs that Johnson owns in Minnesota.
TO have him strut around with the
state in his pocket able to control it
for hisself and to hand out majority
for Bryan or any old thing must be
awful palatable.
One of the big English scientists de-
Glars that the modern food faddists are
a big menace to health and longevity
by their fool notions. I'm inclined to
believe he's accurate. It's got so a man
can hardly eat anything but what
there's something the matter. It's too
fat or too lean, it's got too much sugar
or too little, it's too long digestin' or
som ething else. There's microbes in
water and trichina in pork and you
mustn't eat this and you mustn't eat
that. It's gettin' so We are actually
starvin' ourselves of lots of things that
we need. I've eat fat pork for sixty
years and it amt affected my stomick
and digestin' yet In the good old time,
we used to eat hearty of what We hank
cred for and we thrived physically. We
want all the time thinkin' of our
stemicks. Lots of folks never knew
they had any rekon that
nothin' will give man ailments
like eternally thinkin' of 'em. If any
body deprives thelrself of needed food
it's semi-starvation. That's all there
is toit. FARMER BEN.
Mower County transcript., 1908-09-23

1t makes me so hot I can't talk
to hav Gov. johnson Civ out thru the
east that he is so strong and almighty
that he can carry Bryan on his back
and Civ him a majority in Minnesota
as we'll as rakin' in q big majority for
hisself as governor in comin' Novem-
ber election. The New York Herald
actually puts Minnesota in the list Of
doubtful states when it fggers up
Taft's chances. Johnson actually
seems to think he is the whole thing in
Minnesota SO that what he orders up
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
SUBURBAN SOCIETY

Ington street, are now the guests Ct Ms.
Theodore Irving Gee at New Rochelle.
X. Y.
Miss Eva Gwin Dent left on Monday
for Deiaplane. where she will spend a
month visiting friends Miss Dent was
one Of the Alsxandrians present at the
Uppervfllle horse show this week
Mr.. Gustave Worthington- Of Washing
ton. spent several days last week with
his aunts. the Misses Worthineton. on
Seminary HiIl, and left On Monday for
Texas. where he will live IN the future
Mrs william Macarthur Green and
Miss Ruth Appich, accompanied by Mrs.
Emma Aitcheson ard Mss florence
Germann. Of Washington. left on SatUT-
day for Virginia Beach where they viii
spend a week
Col and Mrs. IIewelIvn Hoxtoa have
returned 10 their home. on Seminary HHl.
and viii leave shortly for Richmond 20
attend the wedding Of their son. Mr.
Llewellyn Hoxton. and Miss Helen Jones.
Of RapidaE.
Mrs. Lycurgus E. Chler. VINO has spent
the early part Of the summer with Mrs
n z Gibbons at Congress Hall. sara
toga, n Y. is row the guest Of Mr. and
Mrs. john Gardener Mario. Riverside
drive. New York City.
Miss EmeIlne Denty Talbot and Miss.
Ieona Sullivan left on Wednesday for
Roanoke. where they wiH join a party Of
friends and 90 to the Greenbrfer White
Sulphur Springs TO spend a month They
VIII return by way Of Warrenton. where
they VIII attend the horse show and ger
man next month
Miss Rachel Elizabeth Palmer. daugh-
ter OK Mrs. n. Frances Palmer, Of Aide.
and Hr Charles Franklin Creighton. Of
this city were married on Saturday last
at Aldie a. the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. The Alexandrians present
at the ceremony were Mr.. J. c. .Creigh-
ton. father OF the groom and 1r Tebe
Creighton. brother Of the groom.
on Tuesday evening Miss Harriet r
Pollard entertained in honor Of her guests
Miss Eloise Price. of Norfolk. and Miss
Mary Joyner, Of SrnirhGeId- Those who
I We're present were Miss Kate Glinn. Of
Richmond. Miss Graves. Of Norfolk. Miss
Z Rebecca Lennon. - Brooklaud. D C.:
I Miss Celeste Mnburn. Miss Maud Mos
tert. Miss Adele Mostert Miss Alice Gra-
I ham, Mr. James Randall Cation, sr. Mr..
David Hulhsh Mr. John Graham. Mr.
william Pollard. Nr Frank Pollard. Mr..
John Kiger Mr. William Harper, Wr-
( Carl Schaefer. and AIr- Warren Gruhbs.
{ Progressive euchre ives PLAYED and the
prizes were woG by Miss Price and Mr.
I eaton.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-30

az "Wave-iy.'' the country home CT M
and Mrs Cooper. Of tais place.
Miss Elizabeth Garst. Of Annapolis. and
Miss Hattie Douglass. 9f Alexandra. ara
guests Of the Misses Fair. q FFarEe1t3n-
Mrs. c N. b Harris. of washington.
D. c, who has been spending the sum
mer in Warrenton, will leave Monday for
her home.
5Ir and Mrs.-HamHton s5epperd. Of
washington. are house guests Of Mrs. E
Ashley-Cooper, al ''Waveriey, near
Warrenton-
Senator Martin. Of washington. viii be
the guest Of Judge c. NJ White next
week and VIII see the morse show while
in W2rrenton.
Miss Ellen Witt. OF Richmond. one OF
the attractive debutautes Of the old Viz
ginia capital last winter. IS visiting Mss
Elizabeth Gaines
Arthur Il. r. ChaTringJon. who has
been visiting friends in Shenandoah Val
icy for the past two weeks. returned 10
his home this week.
{ Miss Walters. OF Baltimore. who has
/ been spending the past ten days at the
sumner home Of Mr. and Nrs. Bull. Of
+ this place. left to-day
i Mrs J. o. Tyler. Miss T. Jones, Mrs
Z Kelley. and Mr. Horne and family. of
T Washington. are visiting friends near New
I Baltimore. Fauquier County.
Mrs Howell. OF Baltimore. vho has
I been spending the sumner in Warreuton.
I but who for the past ten days has been
: IN Baltimore. returned to-day.
& Aessrs I. ". farewell jr Of Norfolk,
/ Va. and John z. Pinner. Of suffolk Va,
{ VIII spend horse show week with their
/ friend. William II. Gaines. sr-, Of this
place
/ Mr. John N Payne. who has been visit
I Ing his Old home in Wa-renton for the
7 past month. started this week for Mon
4 tana. where he viii spend the fan n Al
attempt &c regain his health.
/ Miss Annie Day. of this place. IS get
ting I'd an interesting book Of Warren
ton. The book viii be composed Of his
/ torical sketches and large photographs
Of the places Of interest around here
/ There VIII be about sevency-dve pictures.
I including views of all the beautiful coun-
( try homes for which WarrentOn is IA
nous The sketches Of the town and its
past VIII be written by different people
A large party Of WaTrentouisns attend
Cd the ladies' german given at The Plains
Va Friday night A party Of twenty
( went together, among whom We're Misses
/ Elizabeth and Mary Brooke. Miss Mar
saret and Barbara Hoge- Misses Snowden
and French. Miss Fair, Mrs Savage,
Nessrs ". H Curtis, A. II. Curtis. J. s
White. Y. H Gaines. IT.. H F. Gray. Il
y. Spilman. z. .. Strother. and 7. Z
Partensrafn.