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Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
FALLS VILLAGE

Mrs. Lillian Sanford is on the sick list.
 I. H. HOrnbrck was Ill Canaan Satur- day,
 George w. Hall was in Hart ford part of last week.
 Mrs. Olive E. Abbe is confined to her home by illness.
 A son was born Friday to MT. and Mrs. Frank Irish.
 Mrs. Frank Reeds store building is being reshingled.
 Miss Anna Rogers is home from Greenwich Hill, on account of illness.
 Dwight E. Moore suffered from a slight shock last week but is recovering nicely.
 Mrs. Dr. Cobb has returned home from a two-week s visit with her parents at Norwich.
 Mrs. Amos Beecher and son, of Win sted, are visiting at her mothers, Mrs. Catharine Jacobs.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. F. Dean of New York are spending a short time at their summer residence here preparing 1t to be opened for the summer.
 The body of Cephus Cook, who was  Cemetery at South Canaan. was disin- tered last week and removed to New Haven where the family now makes it's home.
 The fishing season opened at the Hollenbeck Club Saturday, May l, and a party of anglers came up from New York to try their luck. Senator 0. w. Barnum of Lime Rock, spent Sunday at the club.
 | A. F. Gibbs saw a deer in his barn. yard on Beebe Hill last week, which was almost as tame as calf. It nibbled the grass on the lawn, jumped over the fences when alarmed, and seemed very loath to finally take to the woods. Many deer have been seen in this vi cinity lately and they are all very tame.
 The barn owned by F. E. Egleston narrowly escaped being burned up one night last week. Mir. Egleston drove home after days painting and after putting his horse and wagon in the barn, took off his overalls and threw them in the wagon box after rolling them around quantity of waste sooked with turpentine, which he had used during the day. Later i'll the evening Mrs. Egleston caught sight of blaze in the barn and found that the cotton waste and overalls had caught fire and burned hole through the wagon box She succeeded in putting out the blaze before it had done any further damage The fire was, no doubt, started by spontaneous combustion.
 The followig pupils of the Beebe Hill School were present every day in April:- Ruth Ayres, Douglas Abbe, Gladys arrv May ROylan Paul Roibauy Azallne Boibaux, Marcel Bolbaux Willie Carroll, William Carroll Edward Doty, Theador Dickinson, Mary Gould Minnie Gould, Dora Heinz, Elizabett Hickey, Byron Latour, George Latour Cora Silvernale, Julia Surdam. Sadie Surdam, Bertha Sehreiber, Cuba Welch Those given below missed as follows Stuart Chertock, one half day; Leroy Beaujon, one day; Jessie Carroll, one day; Ellen Hickey, one day; Harold Irish, one half day; Grace Morrison, one day; Eleanor Tracy one day; Johr Wright, one day; Francis Wright, one day.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
Want to be strong?

Eat more Quaker Oats. Eat it for breakfast every day. This advice is coming from all sides as a result of re- cent experiments on foods to determine which are the best for strength and en- durance. It has been proved that eaters of Quaker Oats and such cereals are far superior in strength and endurance to those who rely upon the usual diet of heavy, greasy foods.
 When all is said and done on the cereal food question, the fact. remains that for economy and for results in health and strength, Quaker Oats stands first of all. It is the most popular food in the world among the foods sold in packages.
 All grocers carry Quaker Oats. It sells at 10c for the regular size package, 25c for the large size family package and 30c for the family package contain ing fine piece of china.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
CANAAN VALLEY

Sunshine and shadow, snow storms and thunder showers, all in one April day-variety enough to suit everyone. "A few have their oats sowed; some are waiting for warmer weather.
 There has been considerable stealing done Tn this neighborhood recently. Half a dozen different ones have lost chickens, and Charlie Blanchard, iv- ing on weodjob east of here, had 8 watch and chain stolen from his cabin last week
 Mrs. Howard Rockwell expects to move this week to Winsted.
 How many were up early enough Thursday morning to see the ballon?
 Mrs. E. G. Donalds, who has been quite sick, IS much better.
 c. G. Thompson, who has been sick, for several weeks. Is also better.
 Miss Mable Donalds, who has been caring for her sick mother, will return to her school next week.
 Our heavy rain of Saturday washed the roads badly in some places.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
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RAT PROOF GRANARY AND CRIB
Vermin Beaten on Their Own Ground
 by a Concrete Building.

Vermin Beaten on Their Own Ground
 by a Concrete Building.
 The waste of grain on the farm caused by rats and mice every year cannot be estimated. No matter how many cats or rat terriers the farmer may have, the mousers cannot be everywhere, and they do sleep while the rats are at work. A rat proof granary is the only sure remedy. Such building can be constructed at a nominal cost.
 The illustration in this article shows the exterior of a building constructed of concrete.
 The foundation walls can be con- structed of concrete blocks or of solid concrete, as wished. In case solid ce- mont foundation walls are used the forms can be made of boards, and for any building of 10 by 15 feet or over they should be twelve inches thick. To properly protect the building from the vermin it should be at least twen- ty-four inches high.
 A water table is now molded around the four sides of the foundation wall. This projects at least four inches, and
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
EXTERIOR OF RAT PROOF GnANARY.

better, six inches, so as to prevent the rats climbing over, even if they sue cecd ia getting that far up the fCun- dation wall. This water table is cast in convenient lengths i'll a plain box form and then laid on foundation wall, the same as an ordinary concrete block
 The side walls of tie building are made by taking two boards. each one foot wiGe, and after cutting to the length of the building bore one in T holes the length of the boards. as r. lustrated in the small cut. In these place short lengths of gas pipe. This will mold in the wall one inch hole or One-half inch + desired, each six inches apart. to provide for the curing Of the corn when placed in the cribs.
 These boards are used to mold both side walls by placing eight upright ? by 4 scantling posts, one outside and one inside the space where wall Is to be, at each corner. If wall is to be eight inches in width these posts must be exactly eight inches apart and se- curely fastened at top and bottom.
 Prepare two boards, each a foot wide, with holes bored every six inch es for each end wall. These boards
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
No Money In Average Yields.

M. D. White, expert in dairy of the bureau of animal industry, says that in some of the dairy states the aver age yield of butter per COW Is less than 150 pounds per annum, when it is pos, sible under quite ordinary conditions with grade COWS of dairy breeds tC produce double that amount, BOG pounds. This is considerably less than one pound a day. Evidently, he says. there is plenty of room for improve ment. By proper selection. care, feed and breeding of dairy cows the output of dairy products can he doubled with out increasing the number of cows now In the country.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
CORNWALL BRIDGE

Thomas Lennon and Mamie Begley of Bridgeport spent Sunday in town.
 Mrs. Allen Chapman has returned to her home in Thomaston, after spending some time at M. E. Slacer's.
 Mrs. A. W. Ferguson and son are visiting in Bridgeport.
 Charles E. Dunbar of Naugatuck spent Sunday at his home here.
 Mrs. N. l.. Dunbar and daughter were In Bridgeport recently.
 Miss Jennie Furburg is visiting her mother, Mrs. Honarce Parcels of Skiff Mountain.
 Charles Beeler has moved his family into Mrs. Bierce's tenemant house.
 Rev. J. E. Adams of Stanford preached in the M. E. Church Wednes- day afternoon.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
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PLAN OF MOLD FOR MAKING WALL.

PLAN OF MOLD FOR MAKING WALL. are nailed to the boards for side walls, so that you have two square boxes, one the size of the building inside and the other the size of the exterior, the forms being a foot high. The forms are placed on the foundation walls above the water table and the lengths of gas pipe placed in position. The forms are filed with concrete mortar of the proportions of one part cement, two parts sand and four parts of gray el or crushed stone. This mortar is tamped into the forms we'll, and with in an hour or at the most two hours after the form Is filled 1t can be raised about eleven inches for the next course. In doing this remove the lengths of gas pipe, then raise the form evenly so that it is about eleven inches above top of concrete already molded.
 The inside walls can be constructed of lumber or concrete, as desired; the same of the bins in the granary prop CT. Where adjustable boards for bins are desired a strip nailed to the inside of forms at the right place will mold a groove in the concrete wall which will hold the boards as desired.
 The floor of the entire building should be built of concrete. The foun- dation walls are filled in up to level of top of water table. This is then pack ed down four inches and the concrete floor laid upon this dirt filling. To the finishing of the floor add a mixture of one part cement to three parts sand and smooth with trowel.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
Time to Trim Berry Fields.

Now is occd time to trim the rasp- berry and blackberry fields. Not much fruit can be expected from feeble canes, and even the best canes will not give much fruit if they are too close together. Manure or fertilizer is also required. Blackberry fields have been known to give good service for years without fertilizers, but if the field is given good cultivation and well sup piled with plant food the increased yield and better quality of the fruit will make some unproftable fields pay we'll
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
Counts Eggs as Laid.

The dishonest hen with cannibalistic tendencies can no longer defraud her employer with impunity, and if she likes eggs for her meals she is in dan- ger of decapitation. Two Wisconsin men have put their heads together and have perfected a registering device which keeps a record of every egg laid and enables chicken owners to detect any loss through theft or any other agency. This device is in the form of a band that fits over the hens body
 The expansion of the body caused by
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06

the emission of the egg causes the band to spread and register a number. If the indicator shows that hen is laying more eggs than are collected and if the owner finds no evidence of theft he can then be sure that the bird is eating the eggs herself and either put her in the stewpan and replace her with a more honest fowl or keep such close watch over her that she will not have an opportunity to indulge her cannibalistic taste. It is impossible to cure a hen of this habit once it is con- tracted.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06

Considering the fact that the value of a pasture wisely handled will run all the way from $S to SIP an acre per season, the pasture question Is one that should receive more attention than is usually given to it. We'll han died, 1t should be one of the most profitable factors in the farm manage ment.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06

A full stand of small grain or corn not only means more dollars at harvest time, but big chunks of satisfaction all through the growing and ripening sea son. It is fair to assume, too, that land feels more respectable under these conditions than when disfgured with a multitude of weeds.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06

The job of teaching the calf to drink is simplifed quite a bit if the little chap is not allowed to suck the COW at all. This plan is also just as well for the COW, as she is not so like ly to hold up her milk as she is if the calf is allowed to suck for three or four days.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06

A Minnesota farmers cooperative creamery is utilizing its organization not only for the buttermaking busi- ness proper, but for the operation of a COW exchange by means of which own CTS who have COWS they want to dis pose of bring them to the creamery. where they may be inspected and pur- chased by those in need of COWS.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
PLAYING CARTS

The new Panama Souvenir Playing Cards, gold edges. extra fine quality. A complete history of the Panama Canal in pictures on the faces of the cards. We sell them at 50 cents per pack,
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
Birds Necessary to Mans Existence.

Birds Necessary to Mans Existence.
 A French naturalist asserts that if the world should become birdless man could not inhabit it after nine years time in spite of all the sprays and poi sons that could be manufactured for the destruction of insects The insects and slggs would simply eat all the orchards and crops in that time.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06

Imports of rice for the year 1908 are placed at $5,0O0,000, while the export trade was less than S500,000.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06
A Little Good Paint in
 Time Saves $$$

When your buildings need painting, every days delay costs you money. The sun, rain. snow and frost are getting in their work Lumber costs too much to let 1t decay for want of little paint. It costs less to use good paint than to go without it. We use nothing but good paint and artists with the brush on all our work. We guarantee a first class and durable job, prices reasonable. Don't put it off, let us figure with you on all Painting, Papering, Signs, etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-04
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.1

From the Atchison Globe.
It is about time for the new years
almanacs to appear, with last years
jokes.
A mans pocket book is also his
wife's and her purse is also her child
ren's.
Every man thinks he works his
best, but he would likely do more for
q bonus.
candidates talk is like a circus
performance: no one remembers one
that was different.
When woman in crowd fails to
laugh at a mans jokes, you can bet
that she is his wife.
1t is a pity that people. cannot die
temporarily, to see how they like it
before doing it for good.
A kicker may be successful in
petty way, but the real big successes
are not helped by kicking.
Some people talk of the New Year
as If it gave them a chance to be born
again, and start life all over.
The best thing about making a New
Year resolution is the resolution to
keep it, and never tell 1t was made.
1t is a mistake to admit your faults.
Other people will not admit theirs,
and you will seem sinner among
saints.
We may be alone in the opinion, but
we hold that a pipe organ and fruit
cake are two things that are greatly
overestimated.
Incidentally you may have observed
that the New Year resolutions never
seem to have a bearish effect upon
the whisky or tobacco markets.
When a man dies, his body is bur-
led, and he is no longer expected to
do mans work, but when love dies,
so many people expect it to be
strong and vigorous as ever. Love is
all right while it is alive.
IF xrot1r
side of the question by betting on it,
but the betting argument will some
times accomplish more than the verbal
kind; it will sometimes cause your
opponent to keep still.
Every man thinks he does more mis-
sionary work than any other man in
the world. BY missionary work" he
means work for which he receives no
pay; kindnesses he performs for people.
Possibly he does a man five cent IA
vor, and then fuses because he doesn't
receive a 20 cent favor in return. Many
of US have that failing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-04

greeted by a dozen men who lombard
ed them with questions. They did not
know which way to turn, until tall
mild-eyed man in clerical garb made
his way through the throng
Its my house that caught you" he
laughed. I'VE received a telephone mes
sage asking us to be on this lookout soi
runaway balloon with two passengers
which was drifting In our direction, and
we are more than glad % have been
able to rescue both you and the bal
loon!''
Rapid-fire thanks and lutroductions
followed, with hand shaking all around,
and after the balloon was made fast TO
a chimney and a man set to guard IT,,
the minister led the way to the skylight.
found themselves In spacious parloFr
group.
"Lila?" whispered Grant at the frs;
opportunity.
The girl inclined her head.
Lila, don't you think, dearis, 1t IS
sort of providential that-that we land
ed at a minister's house? Don't you
hope So at any rate?"
For a moment she was silent the
color deepening in her cheek.
Don't your he repeated, eagerly.
"Noi-that is. yes! Yes I do, Grant
dear" she whispered back, giving his
arm little corroborating squeeze.
Five minutes later Grant Allen was
hurrying up the street On the corner
he met a policeman "Waich way to
the office of the marriage license clerk?''
he asked breathlessly.-(Co pyrig hted,
1909 by Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-04
JAYHAWKER JOTS

Salina will soon be a real city.
Three miles of side walks were laid in
it during the year 1908.
Something in the way of barns is on
the Focke farm in RawlinS county,
near Atwood. 1t cost $1,000
An automobile is now attracting at
tention in Mcpherson, but this is only
because of the fact that it is the first
one of its make that has appeared in
that city.
A clerk in an Atchison store played
in a little hard luck the other day
While he was STOPPING over to pick
up something a young lady customer,
beautiful. of course, tainted and fell
across his back.
A gentleman of Atlanta, Ca, in pay
ing his subscription to the Atchison
Weekly Globe for five years in advance
wrote to the distinguished editor of
that paper: eff w. r. Hearst pays
Arthur Brisbane $4,000 a year to edit
the Globe should receive a hundred
thousand" This is not the first proper
recognition that Ed Howe has receiv-
ed
John Junkin and Clark Conkling,
the two Rice county editors. who us
ually hold the banner of right-living
high in their communities, are having
very unseemly quarrel just now
about the proposed new court house
for their county and INDUCING in an
credit to them. Such outbreaks are
almost as bad as belonging to a ma
chine or indulging in other unpardon-
able conduct.-Hutchins News
Parker Moore says he saw two fine
hocks of prairie chickens last Wednes-
day Every effort should be made to
preserve this remnant of our native
game bird. They naturally belong here
and would soon be plentiful again if
protected from the deadly shot gun.
Every bird that is allowed to live de-
stroys thousands of the farmers enc
mics every year. The prairie chicken
is mans friend but man is not his
friend, says a Jewell City paper
John West has been indicated.
John lives at Humboldt and is in love
with a maiden there. The other even
ing he called upon her and they sat
in the parlor. Presently the old man
came in and saw that John had his
arm around the girls waist; and then
the old man pranced around and
frothed al the mouth and went away
to justice of the peace and swore out
a warrant for John. The evidence
showed that the damse1 had no pro-
tests to make against the hugging. and
John was honorably discharged and
the stern parent went to the horse
trough and soaked his head.-Em-
pOria Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-04
A BRIDGE CRISIS.

The city is facing what is called a
bridge crisis. In other words, the finn
sy inadequate structures across the
many creeks running through the city,
and which have been dignified with the
designation of bridges. are fast falling
in decay. Some of them need immedi-
ate repair to prevent them from becom-
ing absolutely dangerous. Others will
be in that condition soon.
It is a state of affairs which never
ought to have been permitted to de-
velop. If there is one thing that should
be safe beyond peradventure and at all
times it is bridge which is used ex-
tensively for all kinds Of traffic. Par
ticularly is this true of bridges span
ming such creeks as course through To-
peka. Most of them run in deep cuts
and if a wagon load of people or any
thing else should break through any of
them a disastrous accident would inev-
itably occur. That the city officials
who have charge of these matters are
alive to the situation is a good sign.
They believe that steps should be taken
to replace all of the defective bridges
with good substantial structures that
viii stand the wear of time and that
viii be just as serviceable with such re-
pairing as is always requisite from time
to time, 20 years from now as they are
on the day they are opened.
The city councilmen. who will really
have the final say as to what shall be
done in the premises, ought to see the
situation in the same light as does the
street commissioner and the city engi-
neer. It will be short-sighted policy
that will provide for the repair of these
bridges. Many of them are really be-
yond repair. 1t will cost more in the
long run to keep tinkering away at
them and keeping them serviceable and
safe than it will to replace
them with structures of the permanent
sort Now is the time to undertake this
work. Any delay in taking the steps
which are necessary may mean a fatal
accident which will cost the city more
for damages than would a good bridge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-04
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

[F'rom the Philadelphia Record.1
Has sterling quaHties-the silver
smith.
Even the oculist is sometimes all at
sea.
Many a fellow who tries to do others
finds himself undone.
The measurement of a girls waist
should be about the same as a mans
arm.
Some people only hope for the best
under protest and are disappointed
when it happens.
About the only time we can borrow
without interest is when distance lends
enchantment to the view.
1t, seems strange to the masculine
Intelligence that many a woman who
is afraid of a mouse isn't bit afraid
of her husband.
When a woman notes the arrival &.
her first gray hair it fills her with al
most as much gloom as a man feels
when he sees his last one go.
Wigg-"That fellow Doolittle is a
hard worker" Wagg-''Yes, AFTER he
has been at it so many years 1 should
think it would be hard to find anyone
he can work"
Mr.. Buggins-'There is a theory that
people who live together for a long time
get to look alike" Mrs Buggins-
There must be some truth in it.
really think 1 was quite goodlooking
when married you, dear"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-04
IN AIRsHIP DAYS.

met with a typical airship man,
Right out of the sky-blue way,
He swallowed his Rrog. and at once began
To give me his stirring lay"
THE trip was rough, some rough" said
he.
"'Cause the Great Bear sure was mad,
And Venus and Jupiter had scrap
Which would make the sailin' bad.
Had curdled the Milky Way,
And a meteOrite. with a horrible roar,
Went past without sayin' good day.
And the rings of Saturn was vanished.
quite
She had hooked 'em. was what we
heard
Oh we passed full many an anxious night
On the decks of the Gasoline Bird!'
And he told strange tales of the cloud
land ways
Where none of the tramp ships go
OF posing while bathed in Aurora's rays,
Ger the strange white northern floe;
And scrubbed the notes. with a writer
greed
In my talk with the sailor man.
And I thought: ION what did fair Ro-
nance feed
In the days ere our ships of ARP
Denver Republican.