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Connecticut western news., 1909-10-07

MT. and Mrs. L. S. Chipman visited friends in Torrington on Wednesday of last week.
 Miss Lucy c. Yale spent the week end at her home here.
 Mrs. Bushey and son, Frank, were in Goshen Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. John King were in Tor rington last week.
 Harry Yale spent a little tune in Goshen Sunday.
 Rev. F, B. Elmor was the guest of MT. and Mrs. k. H. Ocain Sunday.
 John Palmer has made quite an Im- prOvement on the road he has been working just above Maple street. This end of the road had been in bad con- dition for a long time and those who are work has been Commenced Ou it. Let the good work continue.
 Dr. J. H. North, of Goshen, was in town last week.
 Mrs. Holmes and daughter of Cream Hill were recent glests at the home of her parents, in this place.
 Mir Baldwin, of New York, spent Sunday at his summer residence here.
 Miss Florence Coe and John Mallahan went to the Great Burlington fair Thursday, returning Friday afternoon.
Connecticut western news., 1909-10-07
EAST CANAAN

THE NEWS is on sale by George Dun- ming at the post-office.
 Roy Johnson, of East Canaan. who has been employed in Norfolk through out tho summer, has secured position with the Boston Branch grocery com pany, Hartford.
 Mrs. James Piper and daughters as spending a couple of weeks with friends in Danbury and Fishkill, N. '.
 The Ladies Aid Society meets Thurs day afternoon with Miss M. K Briggs.
 At No. School pupils present every day for month ending October lst were; Benjamin and Mary Bottum, Harry and John Condon, Ella, Gordon and Ebert Munsell and Marguerite Gaylord.
 Childreu's Night at the Grange Mon- day night was well attended the pro- gram consisted of recitauons and table aux by the children, selections on the phonograph, etc. The recitation by Laura Goodwin, "Whon the Minister Comes to Tea," was splendidly given. Subject for next regular Grange meet ing. October 1lth is Presidents Night"
 MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Yorker, and Dennis Yorker visited the latter part of last week with friends in New York. Mir and Mrs. Ernest Travor and son, Miles, visited friends in Lime Rock Sum- day.
 Lawrence Yorker, Jr.. of Great Bar rington, visited at his homo here Sunday. The Connecticut Lime Go. started their kilns again Monday after few days shut down. Mir and Mrs. Burton Stratton visited in Falls Village Sunday.
 A good time is promised everyone who attends the dance in the hall tomorrow, Friday night.
 Of course everybody went to Canaan Monday. That is. the men.
Connecticut western news., 1909-10-07
LIME ROCK

Mrs. c. Gressot, from Hillerest hospi- tai, came to her home last week. She is much better in health and will soon be able to be at her work.
 Mrs NJ. Carey, from Pittsfeld, spent a few days with her aunt, Mrs. 0. Gres- sot, recently.
 Jack Frost has put i'll his appearance but he has done no severe damage as yet.
 Mary Riley, of East Canaan, spent Saturday with her aunt, Mrs, M. Hickey.
 Mrs Mary Belcher and Miss Ella Brigner were in Canaan Friday.
 Clayton Benjamin was delivering onions for MT. Capron on Monday.
 R. P. Smith is assisting at the station Tn Canaan this week.
 Mrs. Carl and daughter spent part of last week in Rhinebeck, N. Y, return ing Friday.
 Margaret Hubbard is attending school at Lakeyille.
 A few from this place attended the funeral of Harry Benjamin at Falls Will lage last Wednesday.
 MT and Mrs. A F. Palmer were at Wilbur Buffers Sunday.
 About the usual number of tickets were sold here for the Great Burlington fair
 Teams were run back and forth to &C., commodate the creamery boys, town meeting day.
 Katherine McNell is attending school at the TacOnic at Lakeville.
 Mrs. c. Wilson, of Chatham, N. Y, was a recent guest of her parents MT. and Mrs. s. Bradley.
 Margaret Morgan spent last week in Lakeyille.
 Mrs. c. w. Barnum and maid went to New York last week.
 1lrs. Mitchell, nurse, and two childr4n are at N. A. NcNirl's.
 Poughhotl.sl fair proved attractiYe to few from this place.
Connecticut western news., 1909-10-07
CORNWALL HOLLOW

Miss Lauretta M. Ocain is visiting friends in New York state.
 Benjamin Sedgwick has been doing team work for Mr. Foster.
 MT. Warner, of Canaan, visited in town last week
 Willis Hurlburt, of Lebanan N. Y, has been calling on old friends here the past week.
 MT. and Mrs. Dean. of Goshen, were in town Sunday.
Connecticut western news., 1909-10-07
What Every Writer Knows

What Every Writer Knows That he can write.
 That editors are very poor judges of literature.
 That his product would sell if he only had the name to back It up,
 That the chief difficulty is to write down to the level of the public.
 That he could easily write a great deal more if he only knew what Co write about.-From Life.
Connecticut western news., 1909-10-07

R. P. Smith was in Great Burlington helping out at the station during the fair.
 Mir. and Mrs Charles Revaz returned from New York city Saturday.
Connecticut western news., 1909-10-07
Petticoats Petticoats
 SOROSIS

Our Fall Shipment-just in is made up of the handsomest, best made, best fitting Under skirts ever shown-and the Skirts are marked at prices that make ordinary makes of Petticoats seem expensive at any price.
 Sorosis Petticoats arc made with a yoke top, and with strapped or bound seams, - making them as near "dust proof as possible, and insur- ing perfect fit atevery point.
 Each garment is guaranteed in every respect, or your money refunded.
 Ask to see them.
Connecticut western news., 1909-10-07
CORNWALL

Theresult as to license was: "Yes, "104; ''No," 113, nine majority against license for one year from date. No meetings were held, no parade etc. The result came about simply by the growth of public opinion and man to-man work.
 The Selectmen's report was very full and satisfactory and approved by unan- imous note. The former board mem- bers were elected. The reports of Treas urer and School Secretary, by Mir. South wick, were also cordially endorsed. It was pity that Rev. MT. Starr was left off the School Board, where he has been most efficient and faithful officer serv- ing the interests of the town Loyalty. Result of the Election
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21

I AWNDRESS-Of course, this dress is made up without lining In either
l. bodice or skirt Our model is in white lawn, but colored lawn or white
spotted or printed muslin would be equally suitable.
The skirt, which is slightly FULL at the waist has a deep gathered hounce
that is trimmed with insertion; it is gathered at the top, then set to inser
ton, which is Joined to the edge of skirt below the three tucks: the top Is
gathered o a wastband fastened at the back.
The bodice is cut to the waist, and is Joined to top offs kftband; 1t has
a yoke of openwork embroidery outlined with insertion; the lawn is tucked
three times between band and yoke. The lawn sleeves are also tucked, the
tshtfttng lower parts being of embroidery to match the yoke. The waist
band fastens at the side under a rosette. from which hangs a knoted end
finished with tassels.
Materials required: 10 yards lawn 36 inches wide. Ia yards embroidery
IS inches wide, about Sh yards insertion.
Design for Linen-Here is a semtpnncess dress of linen in a soft shade
of pink The front panel, that extends the whole length of skirt and bodice,
is edged outside with embroidery edging about two inches wide: this is set
the skirt is tucked twice above the hem at sides and back; and the fulness
at waist is set in tiny tucks extending owe the hips; tucks are also made
over the shoulders, and in sets of three round the sleeve. The fastening Is
In center back t
Hat Of fancy chnoine, trimmed with ribbon and ostrich feather tips.
Materials required: for the dress. Z yards AZ inches wide. 4 yards en-
brodery, 4 yards insertion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
WAYS OF CLEANING CHIFFON.
Material Requires Care In Cleansing,
and Some Time Must Be De-
voted to the Work.

Chiffon should be washed In soap
lather by carefully rolling and press
Ing between the hands, then rinsed In
clean water and stiffened in gum wa
ter, one tablespoonful to a quarter OF
O pint of water.
Roll in a cloth to absorb some OF
the moisture, but 1t must not be too
dry when 1t Is ironed.
To iron chiffon, 1t must be placed on
the table wrong side up and romeo
along the ~selvedge, as ironing across
would displace the ibers and destroy
the appearance of the delicate fabric.
When the chiffon is being ironed 1t
ought to Be held tightly up In front
of the iron to remove erinkles that
are produced by washing and to make
1t quite even and smooth.
Chiffon ties with a natural crepon
crinxle should not be ironed, but In
stead the ends should be pinned out
on a table, the tie just stretched
enough to pel-it Of the crinkles fall
Ing Into their natural shape.
When dry fold 1t without pressing
the folds in. air and put carefully
away.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
CHIFFON FOR THE SLEEVES.
Gives Right Touch to the Transpar-
emit Materials So Popular In
Hot Weather.

The fashion of wearing transparent
sleeves Is certainly a comfortable one
during warm weather; hence its great
popularity, for these sleeves cover
every type of arm imaginable-arms
SO fat they resemble small holsters.
thin arms, white arms and sallow
ones. Indeed, until one has spent half
an hour In the shopping district Il Is
hard to believe there could be such
a variety of arms. The fashion may
be a pretty one as well as a comfort.
able one II the wearer would only
back the sleeves with a thin white
chiffon or m~ousseline de sole. This
tone may be used whether the sleeves
are white, black or a color.
A novelty In parasols is being
shown by a Broadway house that will
appeal to patriotic young women. The
covering Is Of the regulation tan kha'
XII, embroidered with emblems of the
different regiments in scarlet mercer
lied thread.
Another novelty displayed at the
| same shop is a line Of very pretty raj
I fla belts at 81 each. For wear with
a tan linen or a pongee frock these
rafnia accessories are considered yer,
~smart-Washington Star.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
CUTTING AND
SHOCKING GRAIN
There Are Certain Stages IN Ma
turing TO Cure for Storing
IN Now.

There are certain stages in the ma
turing of grains when it is safe to cut
and shock in order to cure for the
storing In the NOW or stack. The old
rule of cutting the wheat when the
kernel is in the dough is hardly appli-
cable at present. 1t should stand un-
til the kernel has hardened. but
should he cut while the joints OF the
stem are yet green. Bearded wheats
can stand a little longer than the bald
varieties, as they do not shell as read
lily, and the boards are a protection to
a certain extent. Bald varieties of
wheat spfout during moist weather
sooner than the bearded varieties.
Barley should be cut at that stage
when the most of 1t has turned white.
II allowed to turn yellow there is dan
ger OF loss. as the heads. after they
turn down, which they do when they
turn yellow. break of very easily and
are lost. For mailing. the barley must
be cut while 1t is white. and il 1t can
be secured without any rain, 1t is
considered in perfect condition.
Whether for mailing or feed. the
white stage, just before it is ripe,
is the proper one at which to cut bar,
ley in order to get the most grain and
best results.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
FARM FENCE
POSTS FROM ROTTING
Labor of Replacing Them and How to Secure New and
durable Ones Are Sources of Constant
Annoyance and Expense.

of merely coating the outside. II the
brush" method, or painting. is used,
the creosote should be applied at a
temperature of about $50 degrees f.
T<o coats should be given at least "a
hours apart. If the posts are dipped
directly into the preventative, the
creosote should be heated to about
the same temperature. The best re-
suits of all can be obtained by first
heating the posts in a bath OF hot
creosote and then either transferring
them quickly to a bath of %creosote at
a lower temperature, or else shutting
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
To stretch Curtains.

Use a quilting frame or a curtain
stretcher converted into a quilting
frame by lacking strips Of ticking or
any heavy material doubled IN inch
width on the inner edges Of tbs frame
where pins have been. Temporarily
pin the curtains on four corners and
at intervals on side. then sew them
on, instead Of pfoning them, with a
basting stitch. Sexlioped edged cur.
tains can be sewed OF two at a time
and three or more plain edged ones.
II is surprising to see 10 peaks In
scallops or straight edsas and with
less labor and time spent and with
no sore fingers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21

and the farmer must now look to
some other source for his posts. Per-
haps directly on his farm there may
be a patch of woods which includes
such trees as black oak, beech, maple
or pine, and cottonwcods and willows
may grow along the banks Of his
streams. These are trees which here
tofore have been thought of little or
no use for posts, because of the rapid
ity with which they are attacked by
decay. In their natural condition, they
will rot In two or three yearsa-too
soon to pay for the labor Of setting
them. The forest service In its study
of %prolonging the life of fence posts
has found cheap and simple methods
of preserving them in a sound condi-
ton for an indefinite time, even
though they are the poorest and nat
urally least durable woods.
Decay is not a simple process like
the crumbling of stone or the rusting
of iron. 1t Is caused by low forms OF
plant life which thoroughly permeate
the wood, discolor 1t and cause 1t
to become disconnected and rot
ten" To preserve the timber in a
thoroughly sound condition. 1. is only
necessary to render the wood unfit for
the growth of these organisms. This
is done by injecting into 1t substances
poisonous to plant life.
One of the most widely used pre-.
servatives is creosote, N of the by
products of coal tar. When 1t is In
jected into the wood, decay will be
retarded indefinitely and an old-ield
pine or a cottonwood fence post when
properly treated, will easily give a life
of 20 years or longer. Such a preserv-
alive treatment costs about ten cents
per post. The creosote a be applied
by painting the wood with a brush or
dipping 1t into the liquid, but much
better results will be obtained II 1t is
actually injected into the wood instead
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
Feed and Pasturaoe.

The horses are mostly kept up the
year round. fed hay in winter and
soiling crops IN summer. All the
young cattle aad dry cows are stable
fed on soiling crops during the sum.
mer. The cows in milk only are GO
ing to the fields, where instead of be.
ing turned loose they are secured by
tethers.
The tethers are Of rope and chain
(the shain part has a swivel on IT.
and are about ten feet in length. and
are fastened to a chain about the
horns. An iron pin about ten inches
long is driven into the ground with a
mallet to keep the animals in place.
These pins are pulled up and moved
a few inches or a few feet forward
two or three times a day, according to
the growth OF grass in front of them.
A herd OF mich cows In that way will
start at one end of a field ten feet
apart. each one eating a swath across
the field, when the part first eaten
over is ready to be gone over again.
In this way a field is gone over a
dozen times or more In a season. II
the grass In June. as 1t usually does,
gets the start Of the cows, 1t is cut
into hay. The winter feed of the
cows is a little lock of hay night and
morning. possibly four or six pounds,
and a bushel or more Of cut mangles.
1t Is safe to say that rs per cen or
more OF a Jersey cows feed IL winter
is roots.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
AUTHORITY ON BUGS
New Jersey Girl One Of Uncle
Sans Youngest Scientists.
Miss Evelyn Mitchell Of East Orange,
Known In Europe and America
a. an Expert on Life Of In
sect World.

Washington.-Miss Evelyn Mitchell,
n of the youngest women scientists
in the United States, who is o do
ing important work for the govern
ment at the Smithsonian Institution,
is preparing to write a book on gnats.
Miss Mitchell has already attracted
the attention of the scientific world
both In America and Europe by a no
table work OF mosquitoes entitled,
Mosquito Life" and is concluding her
collection of gnats for the purpose of
embodying in book form her study Of
them.
Miss Mitchell, who is under thirty
and n of the brightest women now
doing expert work for the government,
is the daughter of Marcus Mitchell,
postmaster of East Orange, N. j., and
is a graduate of Cornell university.
She looks less like a scientist than
could be imagined by any one who has
always pictured experts of this kind
as old and decidedly peculiar in dress
and in personality. Miss Mitchell is
full of life and enjoys sports that
every college girl does. She never
talks bug" but in her work at the
National museum here she sits side by
side with men who have spent years
of a long life in scientific research.
The spectacle of a m not yet
out of her twenties doing remarkable
work for the government is rather un.
usual ever at the capital. where wom-
en- are engaged in many and varied
branches of work. Miss Mitchell
came here in 1904, and has since been
engaged in scientific work. Previous
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21

and misery. i advise all Su1er1n8
women to take Lydia r. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound."-MRs EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, W. Va.
Lydia E. Piukhani's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual cures
If female diseases Of any similar medi.
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary te,timon!als are on file In
the Pinkhan laboratory at Lynn.
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form OF
female complaints. inflammation uL
ceration. displacements, hbroid t1nnors.
irregularities, periodic pains, oackaches
indigestion and nervous prostitution.
Every such suffering woman owes 1t to
herself to give Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vege table Compound a trial.
II you would like special advice
about your case write . cOnfiden.
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, -
Lynn. Mass. Her advice Is frees
and always helpful.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
The Scarf.

There is 40 end to the varsity Of
the scarf. A remarkably pretty one
was In a soft tone Of pale blue, the
ends embroidered In graduated gold
spots. Another vas In a c~ariously
patterned green gauze, with blue In
1t. This was bordered with dull sill.
Yer gauze laif on In a fiat band all
round, and hemstitched. Even more
curious is a gray gauze with the ends
embroidered in overlapping scales like
those of a fish, but in mother-o'-pearl
not in the least like the ordinary Sc
quin, but resembling some Of the won
derful Japanese embroideries of the
same kind.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21

Every farmer is familiar with the
rottsng Of his fence posts at the sur
face of the ground. The labor of re-
placing them and how to secure new
and durable posts are sources OF con.
slant annoyance and expense. Even
the more durable woods such as
chestnut, white oak and cedar, decay
in eight or ten years. 1t is true that
there are a few kinds of woods in the
United States. such as locust and
osage-orange. which give much longer
a~ervice, but their supply. never very
large. Is rapidly becoming exhausted.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
Hat erims Turned Up.

Hats are turned up at all angles
around the brim, and the small hats
are made by turning up the brim IF
an ordinary size hat very sharply at
each side. while the brim In front
and at the back is quite narrow;
sometimes the brim Is turned up at
the right side (while the trimming IL
exclusively on the left. and rome
times at the back.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
Alfalfa on Sheen EARNS

have been much interested in the
use Of alfalfa on sheep farms. both as
a pasture crop and as hay. Last sum.
mer. while in France. / saw many
fiocks hurdled on rape and sainfoin
fields. this being their only food dur
ing the season. The Frenchman is
a very light feeder of grain at best
to any kind of stock. In fact. sheep
get very little as concentrates In
France. Yet. over there, alfalfa is a
universal and popular crop.--Ex-
change.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21

to that h q had VIDE experience
the field following her course of
study at Cornell. The circumstances
under which Miss Mitchell obtained
her education al the big college In
Ithaca and the determination with
which she pursued her interest in in.
sect life are more than ordinarily In
teresting.
When Miss Mitchell was q small
youngster playing about her parents
home in East Orange, she manifested
a keen interest In everything that
crawled or few. She brought some
thing more than discomfort into the
household when she introduced all
sorts Of things, from spiders to bats.
and took delight In watching her cap
tives. When she was ten years old
she was SEN to school, and shortly
afterward she came across a book en-
titled Ten Thousand Spiders" by
ourt Green Wilbur, professor Of physi.
ology at Cornell university. This was
the first intimation she had that bugs
and beetles and such things were ever
made a life study, and during the re-
naming years of her schooling In
East Orange she nursed the hope that
one day che could find Mr.. Wilbur
and study all about his Ten Thou
sand Spiders" with him.
Preparations had been completed by
her father for her entrance to Cornell
university, when reverses came and It
looked as II the young nature stu
dent would have to give up her smbi.
zion. she thought II out awhile and
then took French leave of her family.
going to Philadelphia. where she
asked John b. Stetson to lend her the
money. at interest, for her first year
at Cornell. The funds were forthcom-
ing. Miss Mitchell went to college.
and after her first year she worked
her way through. paid back the money
70 Mr.. Stetson and was appointed an
Instructor In field zoology at the Cor.
nell summer camp.
1t was about this time that DR.. J.
w. Dupres, surgeon general Of Louis
lana, sem to Cornell for q "irst-clans
man" II be tent to the Louisiara
Safe university as field and labora-
tory assistant In mosquito work. Miss
Mitchell was Selected As the man.
and she made good.
From Baton Rouge. La, Miss Mitch.
ell came to Washington and began
her work for the government at the
National museum.
She was the first woman to be
gs, en- a place on the faculty of George
Washington university. when she was
made instructor In zoology. She is a
member of the Biological Society OF
Washington. the American Associa,
tion for the Advancement of Science
the chronological Society of America
and the National Health league
When she zane to Washington Miss
Mitchell took and still holds the place
at the National museum made va,
cant by the death Of DR.. Mcconnell
who for years made the drawings oil
shells for DR.. William H. Dali of the
Smithsonian Institution.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
Movable Farm Schools.

The United States department of ag-
riculture recommends the establish
ment of movable schools of agricul-
ture by the state experiment stations.
Where Is farmers can be secured as
students the schools may be conducted
for a year or longer. The kind of in
struction will depend on the needs Of
the section.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-10-21
Buttons.

Buttons covered with the material
of the gown on which they are EN-.
ployed are the latest development. A
foulard frock just home from t,e
dressmaker Is trimmed solely with
cords covered with the silk and witt
buttons of the same order.