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The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14
Eagle Lake

Louis Dohler began saving wood in
this vicinity Monday.
John Compton returned to the jury
at Mankato Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hill were Man
kato visitors Friday.
The oldest son of George Buckley
arrived home last week
The NJ. w. a. lodge held dance
in the hall Friday evening.
A large crowd from Madison Lake
attended the dance Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Stearns of st.
Paul visited relatives here last week
Miss Eda Bennett, teacher of school
district l53, returned to her duties
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Compton of
Greenland visited at the William Comp
ton home Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Chapman, who has been
in hospital at Mankato for the past
four weeks, returned home Wednesday.
Misses Louise Cook, Aline Macbeth
and Maude Burgess and Messrs Lyle
Macbeth, Dean Burgess and Ernest
Chapman returned to their duties at
the Mankato high school Monday.
The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14
FIFTY YEARS IN ONE PULPIT

Members of the South Congregational
church at Hartford, Conn.,, are today
celebrating the golden anniversary of
the installation of the Rev. Edwin
Ponl Parker, ID. d., as pastor. DIR.
Parker is one of the most famous
of the Congregational ministers of the
5uhtry, and member of the Yale
corporation.
TIE day when the young cleric was
inducted to pastoral relations is so
far in the past that but a few who
were present are now living, but DIR.
Parker still enjoys the gifts of years
and the respect of his parishioners..
Edwin Pond Parker was born in
Castine, Me-, in January, 1886, being
a son of Rev. Wooster Parker, and the
grandson on his mothers side of Rev.
DR.. Enoch Pond. He graduated at
Bowdoin college in 1856, and from Ban
gor Theological seminary in 1859. He
married Lucy NJ. Harris, daughter of
Rev. DR.. Samuel Harris, Nov. /, 1859.
Her death occurred in Hartford a
number of years ago. On July 0, 1859.
he married Mrs. Laura A. Gilbert.
He has been abroad frequently and
has studied European methods and
ways with thoroughness and intelli-
gencc. DR.. Parker has been a member
of the Yale corporation since 1895,
and is one of the foremost representa-
tives III New England of the American
board of foreign missions. He became
a member of the Hartford high school
committee in 1880 and held the posi-
tion three years.
At the first communion service cele-
brated in the church by Or. Parker,
the closing hymn was DR.. Dwight's 81
Love Thy Kingdom, Lord" This has
been uniformly sung at the commun-
ion service during DIR. Parker's fifty
years in the pastorate. The hymn,
"Just AS l Am Without One Plea" by
Charlotte Elliott, has been used at the
admission of members on profession of
faith.
DR.. Parker is the author of a num-
Der of hymns, one of the most noted
being, "The New Magdalene." He is
a musician of decided ability and a
composer of church music of great
merit. He has made the South church
the exponent of worship in the city
of Hartford. His fifty years in the
Lords service has been crowned with
success.
The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14

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the home of her, parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
IT. Hodson. - 3s.Ss - a,s2@&e-E' .Ts
The marriage of Louis Swanson of
Judson and Miss Ida Lundeen of Bel
grade took place at the brides home
last Wednesday the Swedish Baptist
minister officiating. The groom is
young man of splendid habits and is
prosperous farmer in Judson who was
raised to manhood in this vicinity.
The many friends of the young couple
wish them a long, happy and prosper
Gus life. They have moved onto the
groom's farm in Judson.
The Kerns Congregational church will
rold its annual church meeting next
Saturday morning, Jan. Is, at 1890
o'clock. Following the meeting, lunch
con will be served in the parsonage by
the Ladies' Missionary society, for
which charge of ten cents will be
made. After the luncheon the ladies
will mold their missionary meeting and
all are invited to be at both meetings.
1t is to be hoped that; the weather will
be good and that large number can
attend
The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14
Mankato Man Suggested for Head Of
the Automobile Association.
From Mondays Daily.


Colonel Frank M. Joyce of Mime
apolis, for three years president of the
Minnesota State Automobile association
has definitely announced that he would
not accept another term at the head
of that organization. His successor will
be chosen at the annual meeting to
be held in st. Paul, Jan. 10.
No candidate for the office has yet
been announced, although Reuben War
ner, president of the st. Paul Auto
mobile club, DR.. A. B. Stewart of Owa-
tonna, and George Palmer of Mankato
have been mentioned to succeed Presi-
dent Joyce. Since Mr.. Joyce was first
elected president, thirty-two clubs
throughout Minnesota have become af-
filiated with the state organization un-
til it now ranks second only to New
York in the number of clubs which
form part of it.
Several large undertakings, including
tours and runs, have been held under
the auspices of the Minnesota body
which has also had considerable influ-
ence in promoting enthusiasm among
motorists throughout the northwest
Its influence, too, has spread to The
good roads movement throughout the
state.
The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14
STORM WINDOW is INIDIsFAv0R

The storm window is coming into
disfavor. In letter to The Redwood
Falls Gazette, Christopher Easton, exc
cutive secretary of the Minnesota Att
tuberculosis associati ton, writes that he
is convinced that the next twenty five
years will see the disappearance of
most of the storm windows now used
on public and private buildings in this
state. Conditions 'at present are GER
tainly not only insanitary but disgust
ing. 81 have travelled around the state
a good deal and have had the greatest
difficulty in obtaining room at a
hotel in the winter season that was
not sealed up tight against the en-
trance of pure cold air. Some of these
hotels are not aired from November to
a stale Odor."
"As to the necessity for use of
storm windows in this climate in the
winter time, on certain windows and
under certain circumstances they may
be required. But undoubtedly the ma
jority of the kind of storm windows
at least, that do not open from the
inside are menace to health. There
ought to be law in this state forbid
ding the fitting of any storm window
on room used for living or sleeping
or public gatherings ventilated by
forced draft-unless the same is so
adjusted as to be readily opened from
the inside. Although it would probably
be unwise to prohibit the use of storm
windows altogether, yet it may be
noted that none of the best hotels use
them at ALL Where windows are prop
erly fitted there is not much need
of storm sash.
"When l was in Ely last winter the
proprietor of one of the local hospitals,
who had large building on a windy
corner, told me that he had found no
need of placing storm sashes on his
hospital 1 myself have never but once
and shall never again sleep in room
where the window has storm sash
fastened on tight. Why not start a
crusade against the use of storm sashes.
Why not organize associations that will
have to do with educating people up
to doing away with storm sashes. Why
should the homes be Theoretically sealed
by buttoning or. .screwing on the sashes!
A house should be regarded not as
cave to crawl into for the winter, but
as an overcoat, to be closed only in
stormy weather and then for short pc
riods."
The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14
Sioux City Most Likely to Adopt the
Commission system.

Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. ll.-On Feb.
Is, Sioux City will vote for the Sec
ond time on the adoption of the com
mission plan of city government. This
date has just been fixed at a confer
ence between City Clerk Smith and Z.
j. Stason, chairman of the committee
which is leading the campaign for the
plan. General sentiment is that the
plan will carry by substantial ma
jority, there having been marked
change in attitude of the public since
the proposition was defeated by
small majority two years ago.
The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14
LETTERS FROM RESIDENTS

Eugene, Oregon, Jan. 3, l9l0.-Free
Press Printing Company, Mankato,
Mimi, Gentlemen: Inclosed find check
for So, payment of subscription to
Mankato Free Press to January Is,
1911, or one year in advance. Have
now lived in Eugene, Oregon, for about
seven weeks. Eugene is city of
about $4,000 inhabitants, located on
the Southern Pacific railroad, about
fifty miles from the ocean and mid
way between California line and Port
land In the last two years the popu-
lation has doubled and there are over
hundred new buildings in process of
erection. The state university is To-
Gated here. The climate since we came
has not been below fifteen above and
has averaged about fifty, above. Have
good street car system with prospect
of extension to Portland. So far we
like the city and surrounding country.
Have purchased an orchard of 100
acres within a short distance of the
postoffice. Yours, w. E.. Young.
Reeder, n. D., Jan. 8, 19l0.-Free
Press Printing Company, Mankato,
Mimi, Gentlemen: Inclosed find check
The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14
Governor Eberhart Made Number of
Appointments Yesterday.
From Tuesdays Daily.

Governor A. o. Eberhart yesterday
named Charles G. Bryant OF Duluth
and George b. Chandler of Minneapolis
members of the state board of grain
appeals. They do not take office un-
til August.
MIR. Bryant succeeds 7. B. McManus
of Crookston, and Mr.. Chandler S. o.
Thorson, OF Winthrop. Both new men
are republicans.
Another appointment made was that
of Benjamin Franklin, Jr., and j.. Cor
don Steele, both of Minneapolis, to the
state board of accountants.
The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14
Death of Helen Besser.

Helen Besser, the five year old dangh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Besser. of
North Broad street, died this morning
at $3.50 of diphtheria. The little girl
was around the house on Sunday and
was not considered to be seriously ill
so that her death came as a great
shock to the family. The burial will
cemetery and will be private. Mr..
Besser is in the employ of the Man
kato Electric Traction company.
The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14
CLUBBING RATES
The Free Press (weekIy) and The
Twice-a.week Minneapolis Tribune for
SITS a year-a saving Of 25e to you.

The Free Press has again male ar
rangements with the publishers of The
Twice-aweek Minneapolis Tribune,
whereby we can offer the two papers
for one year at $l.75. This is saw
ing to you of % cents year.
This offer is good until March lst
only and should be taken advantage of.
The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14

The Chicago Post wants it to be un-
derstood that Medicine Hat is not re-
sponsible for the cold wave. This cold
wave just happened.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-09
impossible to Regulate the Hours o
Labor That the Farmer
Must Put In.

The city man who goes to farming
will find that there are times, inter-
mittent, it is true, but often sufficient
'ly prolonged, when he will have TO
work as he never did before. 1t Is OF
no use for him to say that eight hours
a day is long enough for man to
work. It may be long enough for MS
physical wellbeing, but he must ploW
and SOW and NOW at the right time,
and he must make hay while the sun
shines. He is working in collabora-
ton with nature, and the pace that
she sets is made without regard to the
rights of the laboring man or the
eight-hour law. On our own farm, Tor
instance, my sons and I have often
been tired for weeks together; not the
pleasant fatigue that wears Off In
night OF refreshing sleep, but the
deep-seated WEAKNESS of overWrought
muscles and too long hours that Is
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-09
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Through the Pantry Window
By CLAUDINE SISSON

On certain chill October after
noon, which was frightened only by
a flare Of crimson leaves on all the
naples and the ever-present tangles
OF aster and golden rod along the
bushy banks, Elsie turned her horse
In at rickety picket gate and dis
mounted before the porch of a tiny,
shabby, neglected house.
Tears came to Elsie's eyes, as she
thought of the dead woman who had
animated 1t with her kindly presence
Sne felt that she would like to go In
ana look about and try in Imagination
to refurnish the abandoned rooms and
10 people them with the gentle figures
tnat had once frequented them.
The house was locked. She went
about trying the shutters. At last she
found one partly off the hinges
blown off by high wind, no doubt.
She swung it clear and put her hand
to the window underneath. To her
surprise, 1t raised as she pushed upon
It. She seemed to hear a familiar
voice saying in her ear:
The ketch on that pantry window
needs fixing bad, but l can't seem to
do it."
Aunt Hopes dear voice! Aunt
Hopes own remembered words! And
this was the pantry window. Elsie
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-09
GENERAL FARM NOTES.

Bone meal is an excellent fertilizer
for garden plants, and its use Is high
ly recommended.
The Tunis sheep is entirely free
from Objectionable favor, as are all
breeds of fat-tailed sheep.
Rape, in addition to making fine
pasture for the pigs, is not SO easily
destroyed as an alfalfa field.
If the vines make too rapid growth,
pinch off the ends. This will strength
en- the vines and increase the fruit.
age.
If the apple trees in the old orchard
have good, sound trunks, do not de-
stroy them, but renew them by top
grating.
After all that may be said In favor
of other pastures, clover stands at the
head when it comes to the right thing
for pigs.
A Missouri man says he uses bone
| meal literally around his melon vines
and 1t effectually keeps away the
striped bugs.
The very earliest varieties Of sweet
corn are usually small and unsatisfac-
tory. Better wait week for the bet
| ter varieties.
While goats are hardy, the best re-
| suits cannot be obtained unless they
receive as good care as sheep. They
must have good feed and shelter and
| dry land to live upon.
| Cultivate your garden plants con-
stantly, no matter If the weeds are
not abundant. Cultivation keeps the
surface fine and prevents the escape
of moisture from the soil.
The sleepy taste often found In NUT
ton does not come from contact of the
flesh with the wool, but from some
peculiar flavor in the inner or sec
ondary skin, which Is released by cook
ing.
Don't forget to plant the gladiolus
every two weeks for succession. Plant
ed among roses, or with background
of evergreen trees, the beauty and
grace of these tall flowers no one will
deny.
| Arkansas authorities are encoura
ging cultivation of rice. In the little
towns of Weiner, Stuttgart and Walden
burg, large German colony for this
purpose is being formed. It's mem
bers come from all parts of the Union
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-09
Directions for Cleaning Implement
With Ease and Dispatch-Takes
Two to Do II.
A contributor to an exchange gives
the following directions for cleaning
disk with ease and dispatch: Raise
To Clean Disk.

che disk off the ground. If the disk
has a solid tongue without joint, a
small buck can be put under the
tongue and the whole machine lifted
by leverage on the tongue. It can be
held off the ground by couple Of
pieces of two-by-six with piece Of
two-by-four nailed under them, to keep
them from tipping. Put the crank
over the nut at the end Of the disk. A
buggy wrench can be used, or if you
have none that fits, make a wooden
handle, as shown In the small sketch,
with the end sawed out to fit over the
unit. Put small bolt across the jaw
Of the handle to tighten it over the
nut. One does the turning and the
other holds an old wet broom against
the revolving disks until they are
clean. When they are dry hold an
old paint brush dipped in oil against
the disks and revolve them. 1t takes
two to do the work, but it can be
done in Is minutes. Then you leave
your disk In as good shape as when II
was new.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-09
Good Milk Feeds.

Cottonseed meal, flaxseed meal, bran
sorts, or other feeds rich in protein
are necessary for a full flow Of milk.
Clover or alfalfa hay are enough
feeds rich in protein. Corn, rich IN
starch, produces heat, energy and fat,
but little milk. Silage and green
roots furnish water and are good ap-
petizers and promoters of general
health for winter feeding. Bran and
faxseed meal are good bowel regula
tors.
Salt is a very necessary condiment
for dairy cows. It costs about hall
cent pound and has a feeding
value of from two to five times that
value. Always keep barrel OF 1t OF
hand.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-09
HUMUS IN THE SOIL
Wretched Condition Of Farms
Caused by Lack of Vital
Attribute.
Failure to Realize Importance Of This
Most Vital Question, Restoration
of Plant Food, Responsible for
Lesseninq Production.

(By PROF. G. w. SHAW. CALIFORNIA
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTuRE)
The minus quality of our soils lies
not SO much on the chemical side OF
the soil as upon the wretchedly poor
physical condition induced through
the lack of any attempt to return to
the soil that vital attribute which
makes for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
which, together with rational tillage
and use of manures, constitutes the
best key for unlocking the storage of
latent plant-food contained In the
soil.
Failure to realize the Importance of
this most vital question. the restora-
ton of humus, Is responsible for les
SEEMING the retentiveness of our soils
for moisture, especially In the upper
layers, a very serious matter in our
climate of tickle rainfall; lessening
of our available plant-food; the ma
king of the soil colder, and the in
| crease of the cementing action In the
case of heavy soils, and increasing tho
tendency of light soils to drift.
Humus is a variable, indefinite sort
of matter, difficult to classify, chena1-
cally complex, sometimes highly nj
trogenous and sometimes nearly nj
trogen free, composed of mixed animal
and vegetable matter-mostly the lat
term it's intermediate forms of de-
composition, but not complete.
1t is the result of the partial de-
composition of the organic matter OF
soil, leaves, sticks, straw, stubble,
roots, sod, green crops turned under
and the like. During the process OF
its final destruction and while being
made into mold, this material Is useful
to the SOIL 1t was that which gave
the lightness and filth to it in the
earlier days through Its accumulation
for countless years, and which when
man began to cultivate the soil was
rapidly destroyed. During its forma
ton 1t acts both in a chemical and
physical capacity.
1t benefits the soil chemically by
supplying nitrogen directly; by sup
plying phosphoric acid, potash and
lime directly.
1t benefits the soil physically BY
augmenting its water-holding capa
city; by increasing Its warmth; by
lettering its texture, and biologicallJ
by affording food materials for micro
organic growth.
Humus may be maintained ant
augmented by three procedures, |. e.
crop rotation, the use of farm manure!
and the practise Of green manuring.
If the supply of humus material Il
kept up in any soil, the crop can us'
to the fullest extent, the mineral In
gradients of fertility, and there will b.
less demand and less need for com
, mercial fertilizers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-09
Stock Feeding.

The various feeding materials give
results more according to quality
than to amount provided the stock.
Properly cured corn fodder, hay that
was put in the NOW at just the right
condition and grain that is free from
mold or smut will produce greater
gain at less cost than articles that
are not of good quality. No rule for
feeding, according to weight OF the
animal, can be depended upon, but
the more food an animal consumes
the greater its ability to produce II
the food itself is not deficient In nu.
triton.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-09

ooked in. The tiny place was neat.
the cupboard doors shut; an old iron
spider hung against the wall.
The window sill was only knee
high from the ground, and Elsie
climbed over 1t easily. She let down
the window behind her. The floor
gave back an empty sound beneath
her feet as she walked across It to
the Kitchen The kitchen. too. was
quite unchanged.
After the dining room came the
parlor, the room that in aunt Hopes
lifetime Elsie had always loved best.
It was a good sized room in the front
of the house. She lifted window
and turned the Stats Of the closed
shutters. The yellow afternoon
light came in across the bare floor.
Innumerable notes danced in its
rays. Upon the walls a few old pic
lures still hung, and the wall paper
showed fresh spaces upon its faded
surface where others had been.
Elsie sat down upon one of the ap-
pealng chairs and clasped her hands
In their riding gauntlets about her
knee. There was chill Of firelessness
and stale air in the room, but she did
not feel 1t. She was thinking Of the
last time she had been in this room
There had been flowers in the room
and many people. In the midst lay
aunt Hope, always hitherto so gra
cious and genial, so quick to respond
to the love of her friends and neigh
bors. Her hands were crossed upon a
flower; her lips smiled new little
smile Of understanding Of mems ways
and Of Gods. Above the hushed
| sound Of tears rose digniffed voice:
.I am the resurrection and the life.'
How wildly she remembered 1t all!
| She had sat here and he had sal
there with aunt Hope between. And
though they both looked at aunt Hope
tearfully they would not look at eact
other. How pale he had been! And
perhaps, she, too, had been just al
male under her veil. Well, it wa.
over. OF what use was 1t to regret
Yet Elsie knew how anxiously aun
Hope had longed for them to b
friends again,
"You are both young and high tenn
pered," she had pleaded again ant
again, but therell come tim'
when you'll be old and remorseful TN
less you make up now. Why. yo'
are made for each other. Elsie. You'll
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-09
Sweet Potato Tests.

The Oklahoma experiment station
reports that the following varieties
of sweet potatoes, with yields per acre,
were grown on thin, upland soil of
poor quality with. a hardpan subsoil:
Black Spanish, 6,795 pounds; Bloom
ing, 5,094 pounds; Early Golden, 17.771
pounds; Extra Early Caroline, 9,46O
pounds; Hanover Yam, 1855 pounds;
Nancemond, 1907 pounds; Red Nose,
$3.50 pounds; Southern Queen, 6.14S
pounds; Vineless, 9s1 pounds; Vine.
less Pumpkin Yam, 1871 pounds;
Yellow Jersey, s,s2s rounds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-09
American Cotton in India.

According to Consul Stuart X. Lup-
ton, of Karachi, India, the deputy d.
rector Of agriculture In Sind, states
that American cotton seed was tried
In several places in that district Of
India lat season with good results.
The average yield is SIS to $50
pounds per acre, rather more than
the Indigenous cotton, while the
staple is at least half an inch longer.
It Is supposed that cultivation will
be extended next year, as it can be
sown in June, the best time Of the
year from the standpoint Of irriga.
tion. and ripens much quicker than
native cotton.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-09
Danish Ball Cabbage.

The Danish ball cabbage requires
better soil than the pointed or do
nestle type. Growers should not lose
sight Of this fact. Better prices for
Danish ball justify heavier manuring
for fertilizing.
If the Danish ball cabbage seed has
not been sown this operation should
be attended to at once. A long sea.
son Is essential to large yields.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-09
Work That Must be Done

present even when one rises In the
morning, and is thrown off only after
a few hours of labor when one has
warmed up to his work.
This is a part of the price that must
be paid for freedom and the privilege
of working for ones self and not for
another.-David Buffum in the At
lantic,