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GRANGE BULLETIN.
A Successful Meeting,

Ono of the most successful meet lngs Po0tatuGk Grange has held in a long time was the gathering, Tues day evening, at Grange hall, ad- dressed by Charles l.. Gold, a well known fruit grower of West Corn wall. Sixteen members of Harmony Grange of Monroe were present to enjoy the address. MT Colds sub feet was Apple Culture" and for an hour he kept his audience deepiy in- terested. Many questions were put to him and the discussion was greatly enjoyed. Piano solos were rendered by Miss Fla Ballard of Danbury. After the address a supper was served and Master Alex Sinclair expressed the thanks of the visitors from fIar- mony for the pleasant entertainment. Those present from Monroe were: Mr and Mrs Robert Sinclair, MT and Mrs Lewis B. Beardsley, MT and Mrs E. s. Beardsley, MT and Mrs E. E. Curtis. Clarence Burr, Miss Fannie Burr, Frederlct sherman. Elmer Banks William Nichols, Miss Pearl Wales, MT and Mrs Alex Sinclair. MT Gold was entertaineu by Eli B. Beers while in town, at whose residence Mir Gold and Allison P. Smith, the lecturer of Pootatuck, were enter tained at tea, tuesday ni.,ht
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Greenfield Hill
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Charles B. Read and family of Bridgeport passed Sunday at Over look farm.
 Charles Gray and family are now occupying the Davis place near the Country club house, having rented his former residence near the Green field cemetery.
 Mrs M. 2. Nichols is home from a pleasant visit with friends in Hart ford.
 William Smith of Derby is the guest of his grandfather, c. Nichols, at his home in Deerfield District.
 Miss Grace Gould, trained nurse from Mineola, L. l., is enjoying a visit to her sister, Mrs Walter S. Merwin, of MerwIn's Lane.
 MT and Mrs N. G. Metca,f are en- tertaining relatives from out of town at their home in North Banks dis trict.
 George H. Ferris has abandoned his job with the Kennel Food Supply Co.,, and gone to work for Henry Tobih.
 Mrs Ellen Parshley spent Satur- day itb out of town friends.
 George Brett is one of the latest to have a telephone installed in his residence.
 Mrs Helen Smith, who has been spending several days with Green- field friends, has now returned to her lome in Derby.
 Principal A H. Bowers of the Southport Grammar school will be to Dwight school at Greenfield Hill for the coming year. Mrs Parshley, who has been princi- ,al of the Greenfield school for seve- al years, will sever her connection ,6th this school at the close of the present term. There will also be two hanges in the intermediate depart
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Which do you think won2

Not long ago two men, athletes, went into a contest to sec which could stand erect and hold his arms stretched out full length at either side of his body for the longer time. One man had fed on steaks and chops, sausage, ham, roast beef, etc.; the other ate heartily, but cons fined himself to such foods as Quaker Oats, rice. macaroni, etc. Which do you think held out longer!
 The first man lasted twenty-two min- utes, The Quaker oats-maearoni-rice chap concluded to stop after he had been a. it more than three hours.
 There's more strength and economy in eating lots of Quaker Oats than most people imagine.
 Every family should eat plentifully of Quaker Oats at least once every day; breakfast is the best time. It strengthens you for the day.
 The regular size package sells for loc; the big family size package costs 2Sc; the same package with a piece of fine china in it in addition to the Quaker Oats. costs 30c. Groeers sell all of these.
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cATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

With local applications, as they can- not reach the seat of the disease Ca tarrh is a blood or constitutional dis ease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di- rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack Inedi- cine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is regular prescription. 1t is com posed of the best tonics known, com bined with the best blood purifiers, act ing directly on the mucous surfaces, The perfect combination of the two in- gredients is what produces such wonder. full results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Props,
 Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists. price 75c
 Take Halls Family Pills for consti- patton.
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ment. Mr Bowers is a teacher of long experience and has been princi- pal of the Southport school for some years.
 Charles Gray Of Mill Plain district is said to be seriously i'll, having suf- fered stroke of paralysis.
 DEERFIELD.
 Mrs Edward Brotherton of Cross Highway has visited at her old home in this place.
 Mrs H. E. Dowd and sister of Burr Street, have been guests of Miss A. D. Wakeman.
 Mrs Helen A. Smith of Derby, who has been a guest of frier1s here and in Cross Highway, has returned to her home.
 MT Robertson of Burr Street, has had a telephone installed in his house. His number is 65-14.
 William Smith of Derby has been spending a few days with relatives here.
 Mrs Clara A. Bulkley and children of Greenfield have spent a few days at her old home.
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For June Brides
 and Graduates.

White Goods all look a. like; those finished by cheap processes look the same as those finished by the most ex- pensive process, except to the expert who studies the chem lcal treatments that cottonS usually pass through.
 The White Goods shown here are manufactured from the finest yarns and finished by superior methods that do not lnlure the fibre or the per-, manency of the lustre. And the prices are exceedingly moderate considering the quality and superior finish.
 Embroidered Batistes, value 75c yard, this week 39c.
 Embroidered Swiss and Scottish Muslins. 25c, 39c, 5Oc and up to SIPS a yard.
 Embroidered Linen, in variety of fig ures S125 to S2.00 yard
 White Silk Banzal in plain and figured Soc yard
 Victoria Lawn, B inches wide, 35c yard.
 Mercerized Batiste, 40 inches wide, 39c. soc and 75c a yard.
 French Linen Finished Batiste 40 and 45 inches wide, 25c. 39c, soc and 75c yard.
 French Lawns. 36 to 45 inches wide prices 25c, 35c, 50c and up to S1.50.
 Persian Lawns 19c, 25c, 25c. 39c and up to T5c.
 India Lamns 1Oc, 12 1-2c. 15c and up to 35c
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Dyspepsia is our national ailment. Burdock BiCod Bitters is the national cure for it. It strengthens stomach men; ;Oranes, promotes flow of diges- tive juices, purifies the blood, builds you up.
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ST JOHNS.
Sunday Services.

The Rev o. o. Wright, who went to Boston last Monday to attend the 7hurcn Congress, will be away over Sunday, and the Rev R. T. Jefferson, of Darien, will supply for him.
 Morning service at 10.45.
 Sunday school at noon.
 Evening prayer at 5 p. m.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-14

Mrs Wallace N. Mitchell attended the banquet of the alumni of Drew seminary. held in New YorE City, Monday,
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-14

Samuel Green of New York City has purchased JCnn, P. Houeh's farm on Toddy Hill. MT Green and family are nicely settled in their new home, IT ( Shamrock.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-14

Miss Annie. Grant of New York City is visiting her parents, MT and Mrs Charles Grant, on Toddy Hill.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-14

John H. Richards of Spectacle lake, Rent Mountain, was a caller at The fee office, Tuesday.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-14

John P. Haugh of Shelton visited ris old friends, recently.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-14

Miss Katherine Bradley is teach ing the school at Bennett's Bridge.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-14

Miss Nellie E. Costello of Bridge port is visiting her mother, Mrs Ellen Costello, at Wood Lawn Farm, Toddy Hill.
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Special Notice.

Hy new shop now open for business and am prepared to do Horse Shoeing. Carriage and Wagon Painting and Repairing and Jobbinp of all kinds. Autorepairs. Gasoline for sale. Fred Lindwan & Son,
 BrauchyiIle Conn
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Frank Favereau,
 Bedding Ridge, Conn.

Horseshoeing Carriage and Wagon repair ing and General Blacksmithing. Full stock of Neyerslip horseshoes on hand. Sizes to fit all horses.
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IT LIKES THE HILLS.

Knox cars won more hill climb ing contests in 1908 than any oth- CT make car, regardless of horse power or price. There is a reason. Better investigate.
 We also find some excellent qual- ities in the "E. M. F." A silent, snappy 30 h. p. touring car fully equipped for $1250, known as the largest car value of the season.
 A good line of second hand cars at attractive prices.
 Demonstration at your conven- fence.
 Vim. w. Wakelee,
 Sandy Hook, Conn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29

1t used to be a common belief that
there was a large area of Iowa that
would not produce corn. Some said
the prairies had too light a soil and
only the grubbed out timber land
would do for cornfields. Then it was
thought that the cost of drainage
would be too great in the swampy dis
tricts and these never could be used
for corn growing. But to-day there
is not a county in the state that does
not produce 1000, 900 or more bushels
of corn annually, and the corn area
is steadily increasing from year to
year. Iowa ranks along with Illinois
as a corn state, and would rank way
ahead of the sister state but for the
fact that the men who laid out I'LL
nois took in so much more territory.
Iowa last year gathered over 200,-
000, 900 bushels of corn, and it was fig
ured out as worth on the farm Deem
Der l last, S153, 1855, 544. The average
yield was slightly under sc bushels to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
INVITED BY A QUEEN.

Samuel Bowman, the Eldora blind
man, who has lived there all of his
life and who was invited by Queen
Elizabeth of Roumania to come to her
Palace of Light" and become a pen.
sioner in the newly established asy-
lum, is still undecided as to whether
or not he will accept the invitation so
kindly extended personally to Mr..
Bowman by the queen herself. Bow
mans relatives are afraid to have him
undertake the long journey. Pictures
of the newly established mission have
been received and the United States
minister, Horace G. Knowles, is of the
opinion that 1t would be wise for Bow
man to go to Bucharest and become
n of the wards of Carmen Sylvia.
Mr.. Knowles states that the queen
now has a large number of inmates
who are making the asylum self yp.
porting and that a new music hall has
just been built by Queen Elizabeth.
He thinks that Bowman would be en-.
abled to continue his musical studies
at the expense of the queen and would
be enabled to do as he pleased and
have all the comforts which might be
wished.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Contest.

This is an attractive contest for q
limited number of people. 1t could be
used for a large crowd IL the questions
were printed or even typewriter, so
as to save the hostess so much writ
ing. For prizes, a polished wood pa.
per weight, a pincushion of Yucca
palm, or any article of wooden manu-
facture. A toy ak or Ratchet in a
block of wood for a consolation prize
would be suitable and provoke much
merriment.
l. Which tree a kissing game could
play. Tulip.
?. And which it's fathers name could
say. Pawpaw.
8. Which shall we wear to keep us
warm. Fir.
4. And which do ships prefer in storm.
Bay.
5. Which shows what l~ovelorn maidens
do. Pine.
s, And in the hand which carry you.
Palm.
7. And which is it that the fruit men
fear. Locust.
s. And from their pipes men shake.
Ash.
8. Which tree is it bad boys dislike to
10. Which is a girl both young and
sweet. Peach.
II. Which like a man, bright, dapper
and neat. Spruce.
~. And on which do children like to
play. Beech.
Is. To which tree turn we for goods to
wear and stuff to burn. Cottonwood.
IA. Now divide you one tree more,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
AROUND THE HOUSE
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST
AND IMPORTANCE.
Effective Method Of Drying the Small
Articles That Are So Bothersome
TO Preserve Cook Book
Laundry Convenience.

A Drying Hint.-Every washerwom,
IN knows the nuisance of hanging out
! large family's dollies, and other
small articles. To pin them to the
Inc takes time and patience.
One old colored woman has hit on
4 plan of drying that saves her many
minutes. She had her mistress make
ner a long. shallow bag of strong,
white mosquito netting. with a draw.
string at the top and tapes sewed al
he and at intervals OF three
III four inches between.
When the smaller articles were
eady for hanging on the line they
we're laid carefully in the bag, the
tring drawn up so they would not
blow out, and the bag pinned to the
line by the tapes for the sun and air
TO filter through the open meshes OF
The net.
To Preserve a Cook Book.-Every
housekeeper knows how her cook
books suffer IL they must be taken to
the kitchen, Some women write of
lavorite recipes rather than give q
valuable cook book to careless serv,
ants.
When this Is out of the question OF
too much trouble, try the plan OF hav.
Ing a sheet of transparent isinglass
cut a little larger than the book when
opened. The can be weighted
by gluing on a heavy fiat button to
each corner. These help to keep the
book open at the desired place. In,
sist upon having the sheet placed over
the open pages while the recipe f. be
Ing used.
A pane OF glass can be used In the
same way, but there Is danger OF cut
ting the fingers unless the edges are
bound with heavy paper or a piece OF
colored muslin.
Laundry convenienee.-A woman
who is doing over her house adding 8
new laundry has hit upon a plan fol-
indoor drying that will mean less ter
ror on rainy wash days.
Around two sides OF her laundry she
has u a shelf about six or eight
inches wide. at the height of a low
plate rail. Under this shelf are hooks
any number of them, on which the
clothes can be hung when they cannot
go on the lines out of doors.
The shelves are convenient places
not In everyday use, boxes OF soap
and all the other odds and ends that
are so Cutlery In n closet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
EccIes Cake.

Line a sheet tin II by Q inches
with pastry. Wash and pick v one
half pound of currants and spreat
evenly over pastry. One egg, two
third cup OF sugar mixed together JUS,
enough to make a thick paste. DOM
beat the egg, but Just mix 1t with
fork. Then trail IL from the end OF
fork all over the c%urrants. Crate 0
little nutmeg over and put on tor
crust. Cut both crusts up on the sides
of tin about half an inch, then double
over fiat to. prevent boiling out. BE
careful not to bake too much or the
interior will be hard. Watch closely
and just bake until a delicate brown
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29

Prof. Thomas H. MacBride of the
Iowa State university, is n of the
veteran educators of the state and n
of the most popular. One good reason
for the latter is that he goes far out
side of the books and the charts and
takes a deep interest in things which
are too often tabooed in the school
room. For instance, Prof. MacBride
has long been teaching and preaching
about the necessity for forestry study
and forest preservation and the need
Of conservation of the natural re-
sources of the state. He it was, who
insisted upon the state of Iowa taxing
some steps looking to investigation of
the forest and other OF
Iowa, and the new movement for a
forest and conservation commission
was largely his work. He is a mem
Der of the commission and his advice
will largely guide the work. He also
has taken a great part in the Iowa
Park and Forestry association.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29

the acre which was considered good.
That the yield has been on the in
crease for a number of years is gen.
orally known. More attention has
been given to correct methods of corr
cultivation than ever before. Great
er care has been exercised in select
ing and saving the seed. Some atten-
ton is given to varieties and acclima.
ton. The newspapers have been filled
with ~preachments about corn. The
farm papers have been working at the
game steadily. Corn is looking up.
The agricultural college and other
agencies have been doing a great
work on behalf Of corn. Corn specials
travelled over the state. A great corn
exposition was held in Chicago and
Iowa had a prominent part. Another
was held in Omaha and Iowa was
there. Another is to be held in Des
Moines. The corn exhibits at the
fairs are big. Corn is the king all
owe Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
A Simple Party.

This is certainly a most amusing
affair and will repay a hostess for the
trouble of arranging for it. But then
to be a successful hostess the labor
that precedes an event should never
enter into the calculations. There
must be an equal number of men and
women; eight couples make a party
easily provided for.
In the invitations to the girls the
which they will wear and to the men
the missives request a sample OF the
necktie; these to be sent in advance
to the hostess. The samples are neat.
ly mounted on sample" cards, and
the neckties passed to the girls; the
dress materials to the men In this
way partners are found for the prog
ressive conversation which will be
passed, and the men are to write de.
scriptions of the gown, the sample OF
which fell to their lot, and the girls
are to write about the ties, material,
style, etc. Five minutes will be given
to these descriptions, and then the pa.
pers will be read aloud. The prizes
are to be sample packages of any
product the hostess may select.
The refreshments are to be novel,
inasmuch as the hostess will have the
tea and coffee made by a demon.
strator" Zone of the party who has
been previously asked to do it,, and
the other things are to be served in
boxes marked Samples" There will
be sandwiches of various kinds, olives,
salad, small cakes, etc. The contents
of the boxes will be spread upon the
table, which is to be supplied with all
the requisites in the way of dishes.
While at the table the room is to be
suddenly darkened and little saucers
containing a mixture OF chopped nuts,
candies and crackers are to be passed
and eaten. When the lights are turned
on each one is to write down what he
has had, they one nearest correct be.
ing given a sample" cake of choco,
late.
MADAME MERRI.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29

Medieval ornaments are outlined
Upon frocks with 'rat-tail' braid.
Grecian bands Of cut jet are pretty
as hair ornaments on some young
women.
Chamois skin and suede, cut into
fringe, appear on some of the fancy
hand bags.
Lace will be more than rivaled in
popularity by embroidery and braid
trimming.
The faience braids in plain colors
are used almost exclusively on jaunty
jacket suits.
Laces dyed to match the dress are
good trimmings on some of the me-
color jacket suits.
Linens are either very heavy, al
most like Russian crash, or they are
very thin and fine.
Dainty shoes with fancy straps ana
ornamental buttons are well liked
BY young persons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
nIa Pants Art2,,

OF course, there is a dispute OF
some years standing as to what art
really is. For a long time | was Joy
ously entertained by a sign a few
blocks from where / lived. IL read:
Paragon Pants Are Art" Recently
1t disappeared, because, as l have
been told, there was a dispute among
the partners. some Of whom main
tanned 1t should read Paragon Pants
Is Art!" There was no difference of
opinion, however, as to the main is.
sue.
l fancy there would be as much difi.
Guilty In convincing the cultivated pub.
lie that a newspaper has not the right
to review a play on its merits as
there would be in persuading 1t Of
the art value of 'pants."-Hartley
Davis, in Everybody's.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Cakes from Old Bread.

When cut bread is left over from
the table 1t is usually thrown away
Instead of doing this put it in a tir
can Of some kind and save 1t unit
you have sufficient to make up fol-
one loaf of bread. Soak this bread IL
milk or water and let stand for hal
an hour. Then add salt, one & and
sufficient flour to make a batter
After 1t is well mixed put on a hoi
griddle and bake. II rye bread Il
used one-half cake of compressed
yeast should be put into the mixture
and the batter allowed to stand over
night.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
A Hay Ride and Corn Party.

Days by the shore are simply glori-
Gus this month; the winds have com
menced to sing the requiem, and there
is beauty in nature which seems to
come only with the August moon.
But | started out to tell of a hay ride
and corn party that was a bowling
success in every sense of the word.
The hostess appointed a common
meeting place, where the great farm
farm wagons with four horses awaited
the guests. After a merry ride of ten
miles, made gay with resounding
horns. a campfire was built, table put
up on sawhorses with the long boards
that had been brought on the wagon,
and the corn feast began.
The hostess had gotten stunning
corncob place cards, corn-decorated
nut holders, popcorn done up in green
crepe paper to look like ears of corn.
There were boiled ears, roasted ears,
corn f~ritters tthe batter made at
home and carried in a glass jar with
maple syrup. OF course there were
potatoes-sweet and Irish-roasted in
the Goals, and lots of sandwiches,
plain and filled with minced ham.
The candy was an exact reproduc-
ton of cor kernels. 1t was given
in little boxes shaped like ears of
corn.
A secret of her picnic was revealed
by this young woman, who is noted for
this form of hospitality. She said she
eve asked more than IL to her out
door affairs, and took especial pains to
keep the guests who were congenial
in groups, and always provided a man
for every girl, if married couples were
not invited.
Then she considered always who
was to be hidden to a picnic, for there
are those who loathe outdoor spreads,
and those who hate" formal dinners.
The successful hostess is the one who
discriminates closely regarding guest
and function.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29

you've part of a dress and part of a
door. Hemlock.
Is. Which tree is never seen alone.
Pear.
16. And which one is a bright. warm
tone. Cherry.
II. And which in church doth office
hold. Elder.
IS. Which is a town in ireland old.
Cork.
10. For this one do not look so far,
which tells what charming people are.
Poplar.
20. Which one will allay the pain IL
promptly rubbed on bruise or sore. Witch
hazel.
q. The carpenter doth use which tree
to make his wall straight as can be.
Plum.
p. To which tree do urchins call to
show you and shouldn't rave looked at
all. Rubber.
Is. Which tree on calendars do you find.
Date.
"a. Which is a joke told many times.
Chestnut.
Is. Which do we call an Ohio man.
Buckeye.
26. And which for soup we sometimes
plan. Crab.
q. Which tells where at on land or sea.
Elm.
2S. And on our feet wen wear which
tree. Sandal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-29
Thlnas TO Know.

Old hot-water bags or other rubber
objects may be utilized for mats &c
place under house plants. Cut into
circular pieces and put under the
e~arthenware saucer. which Is likely
to be moist when the plant is wa
tered.
II is said that a teaspoonful of salt
and one Of ~pulverized soap added tc
every twocupfuls of starch will give
a fine glaze to starched clothes.
The most convenient and cheapest
OF all d~isinfectants to use In the Gel
lar is %quicklime. II may be placed In
dishes. in bins or cupboards, or scat
tered loose in dark, damp rne