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Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
The Dead in lndia.

Three distinct methods or disposihg of the dead are in vogue in India While the aohammedans inter the dead. the Hindoos prefer to throw the bodies into the purifying waters or the Ganges. and even now there are con stant infractions of the severe reguia- tons framed to suppress this danger eus practice. The form of funeral adopted by the Parsees Is that of sim pty exposing their dead at great aiti tude to the scavenging services of crows and yultures-
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17

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Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
ot;seay Asssrsts

LAwyef-eo you say the oefe1dans
 pusAsd you against yosf wfnf wff- s~-Ns. cir: 1 said hs Danhs4 ms aeainst she 1ooe.-Dal0neee Amasscan-
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
Nst Fvssy.

The Nissus-No: tell you ! object to giring money at the door.
 Tbe Tramp-Weil. marm. perhaps you'n hand 1t out of the window Tn noe pertikiss.-Ladies' Home Journal
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
For Sale

Good HAY by X. 5. Bruce, Pomfsso Landing.
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
RssIpssrIAL sEcIIos
FRONT Asp ELM STREET BOX.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.

NINNT fNEE VENtssEH
 Routes No. i,z, , and Rural Carriers Ica.c daily, (sundays and fioli days excepteda ats.I0a. m, return ai 5.Ip ?. n Msilable matter, weighing { ponnds or leS sent by Rarsi CarrIcrs must be prepaid ., stamps affixed.
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17

me. very little and lame and ashamea there in my wheel chair.
 On came his cap.
 "Pm so sorry" ne said. For nfih ute he didn't say anything else 5arn stood looking down at me. Thes bs went on: You just must forgive fnt somehow. was rude. impertinenf- stupid. everything I ought not to haSs been
 You thought I was a little giriF l said.
 -l wasn't so far wrong there. was |: You're a grr~xnup little girl thaf all. But what did you do with the doll end the picture books. Miss
 .Eathl~ep.. l said before l thoughf- There had pever been any one to cah me Miss Lester. How could l remem- Der!
 But befoes 1 could gay another woro mother came. She sau the man. toe auto. my red face Her eyes fary biszed. What could l do?
 The man smiled down st me Then l knew that l hadn't anything to do about it. How he managed II ! ooo know. but 10 i've minutes he had ex- plained everything. ard hs sat = tae stepu. wifh mother near by tn the lit- tie ruckes. And they were talking to- eefheS Ike ed frtendA
 Next day h was past { ecisck ano ths litfie auto hnd6't eome- wss oe- ginning tc fsei e disappotnfsd Iheo ! CIV . big I'd car 6ifh . too aeo ruoo . lt eer four oe ove paspae cone pees1ly aspssd the eoens poD tee
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
For KIDNEYS, BLOOD and LIVER

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The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
PRIZES FOR VIRTUE.

French Academy Discouraged by
 Difficulties in Making Awards.
 The Paris prizes for virtue awarded annually by the academy out of the funds left for the purpose by M. De Montyon, wealthy member who died some years ago, fell fiat this year.
 The donor coupled some very awk- ward instructions with his eccentric form of charity, the Paris correspond ent of the New York World says, and, judging by the results of this years competition, the academicians who made the awards are beginning to think the trouble entailed hardly worth the candle
 In direct violation of the clauses stipulating that persons whose walk in life makes other than a virtuous life impossible be not considered" the judges gave several of the chief prizes to Sisters of Charity or the like.
 Besides, the deciding body realizes that despite the most careful watch be- ing kept generally by the cure of the village on any person whom the com mittee may have it's eyes upon, a fair honors list is utterly out of the ques tiOn.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
A HUMILIATED MONKEY.

The leading male of troop of mon- keys is the patriarch, commander-in- chief and effective fighting force. The natives of India call him Maharaja- and properly so, for he Is the type of savage despotism. He uses his large canine teeth to maintain his power and to secure the lions share of every thing, and is easily moved to a parox- ysm of rage But the tyrant has his tragedies, one of which is described by J. L. Kipling. in his Man and Beast in India"
 One morning there came a monkey chieftain, weak and limping, having evidently been worsted in a severe fight with another of his own kind. One hand hung powerless, his face and eyes bore terrible traces of battle, and he hirpled slowly along with a pathetic air of suffering, supporting himself on the shoulder of female-a wife, the only member of his clan that had re- mained faithful to him after his de feat.
 We threw them bread and raisins. and the wounded warrior carefully slowed the greater part away in his cheek pouch. The faithful wife, see ing her opportunity, holding fast his one sound hand and opening his mouth, deftly scooped out the store of raisins.
 Then she sat and ate them very calmly at safe distance, while he moved and chattered in impotent rage.
 He knew that without her help he could not reach home, and was fain to wait with what patience he might till the raisins were finished. This was probably her first chance of dis obedience or of self-assertion in her whole life, and I am afraid she thor oughly enjoyed it. She led him away at last-possibly to teach him more >alutary lessons of this sort.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
Better Breeding Each T,m.


 No line of breeding requires more thought and study than horse breed ing. This is why so many fail in pro- ducing the highest types. One of the essentials Is knowing the type of sire to breed the mare to. Many farmers will breed a light mare to a heavy horse or the very opposite. and the re- suit is nothing tangible in the way of improvement. Every farmer should know what kind of an animal he has and be able to select a sire to breed her to that will give an improved off spring. With a proper selection made here the remainder will be easy.
 It is well to note at the outset that no horse Is absolutely perfect. Every animal has some defect, be 1t large or small. The defects in the mare should therefore be carefully noted. and the sire selected should be espe- cially strong in the weak points the mare may have. It should be hardly necessary to mention that 1t is never a good plan to cross breeds To make a success of the business the horse breeder must select one breed and stick to it.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
SURPRISE FOR A sHoppEA.
Coin She Had Just Laid Down Picked
 Up by Another.

Shouldn't you think" said the shopper, that they'd lose lots of these Christmas cards. have lots of them stolen? One place where l went for cards they always have a whole roomful of them, Christmas, cards and nothing else.
 You see this room crowded with customers, all the people that can get in, and to wait on them you see three or four or half dozen saleswomen, enough I suppose to attend to the business. The customers go rummag- ing around, turning the cards over and searching for what they want, and paving them over generally. should think lots of them would get torn and bent and soiled; and what's to prevent anybody from picking up cards and carrying them away? Still, don't suppose the people that come here would steal, anyway; but l did have one queer experience in that room the last time I shopped there.
 "I had bought bunch Of cards and paid for them, and had them put Tn separate envelopes and then all in one big one, and then 1 saw some nttle cards that caught my fancy. that were two for five cents, and l took two or them and carried them to the sales woman I had dealt with and said; Can't I put these right in this en- velope?' and she said Certainly, and that's what I did.
 But I couldn't hand the nickel 10 her because she had both hands full at that, moment doing up some cards for somebody else, and so l said would lay the five cents down here. on the table, and that's what did. And then what do you suppose happened?
 "I stood there for moment wait ing to see the saleswoman pick It up, and as I stood there the woman standing beside me opened her purse and put that nickel in 1t.
 "whyi I was so surprised that l didn't know what to say or do, and didn't say or do anything and don't know yet what to think of it.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
Farm NOten.


 Alfalfa is growing in favor as a TO- tation crop.
 Give the colts plenty of room to run about in. -...- The blow has it's share in the good roads movement.
 Fit the collar to the horse, not the horse to the collar.
 Owls are vermin destroyers En- courage their presence on the farm. It is a poor policy to feed inferior grain to horses especially to the work team.
 On cold nights do not leave the COWS out to sleep on the damp ground where they may be chilled. The manure heap is not the farmers bank unless he gets 1t out on the land. Then 1t returns goods interest. Make every square rod on your farm pield it's quota of profit. Some use can be found for even the poor strips. Study out how you can best use all your land
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
ENTERTAINED rHz ~c1Ass1z-
C1ergymen Hospftably Received by All Except the Small BeIIEirl.

All Except the Small BellE1rl.
 There was a meeting of the Reform ed Classis in town the other day, the New York correspondent of the Gin. cinnati Times-Star says. This-or those-is collection of clergymen of the German extraction and rooted be- liefs. They have often met hereabouts and, after the clerical portion of their labors was concluded, it has been their habit to wander into some modest hos telry and attend to the needs of their bodies. The other day a messenger arrived with note with the manage ment of the Martha Washington hotel. This Is the for-women-only house here. The note extended an invitation to the Reformed Chassis to come to the Martha and have bite of lunch on the house. An immediate acceptance was returned. In due time the clergymen appeared at the Martha's more or less hospitable doors. Men are regarded there with the same joy and pride that an elderly maiden lady feels for gray rat. The delegation marching in open order through the door, was brought to halt Bellgirls by the dozen were drawn up across the line of march, while vinegar-faced lady directed their attention to the elevator. The clergymen began to be a bit abashed, so obvious was it that the feminine employees and guests regarded their intrusion with alarm.
 They stood close together as they waited for the elevators and sank their voices to a whisper. In time they were all taken to the cozy little banquet room and given a most excel lent dinner. More than that-the Mar tha's management passed out good cigars and those members of the classis who yield to the weed lolled back in perfect happiness upon the scented cushions. By and by they concluded their little fest, and, their fear of their environment worn off somewhat several of them thought they would walk down to the street level instead of taking the elevator. In the hall they found a small. bright-eyed. self-possessed little girl on guard. "Youse can't go that way" said she. "Men ain't allowed in this house. Youse gotter wait for the elevator. Nix on that ramblin', mis- ter"
 But, my dear." said the elderly gen. tleman to whom these remarks were addressed. my dear little girl, we are clergymen"
 That" said the little girl, "is why I'm watchin' youse."
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
Matching the Braid.

After ten years he returned, footsore and weary. His wife met him at the door.
 q thought you were dead" she told him.
 You should have known better than that" he said. Do you remember that last piece of net I tried to match for you? You scolded because there was a difference of an eighth of an inch in the width of the folds, and I vowed that I would never again return from matching anything for you un- til I had found the exact thing you wanted"
 He handed her a package.
 Here is that old rose binding braid that you told me to buy I found 1t last Monday in Billings, Mont. I have looked for it in thirty-seven states"
 She tore off the wrappings.
 "It is a little too dark" she said
 'But the sample has faded some in ten years" he reminded her.
 "It is a little too heavy besides"
 ''But handling by thousands of clerks has worn the sample away some. It was heavier when I started out''
 "I suppose I can make 1t do." she said-Newark News.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25

To Combat Mail Order Houses.
 Don't blame people for buying goods from the mail-order houses. Don't i'm agine that the average citizen is going to be moved by any great patriotic impulse to trade at home simply to ben' eft the community. The fact is that the average man is already feeling a little grouchy at the high prices Of al most everything, and if he can ind some way to buy his goods, wares and merchandise little cheaper by send ing away for them, he will probably send. Of course he is likely to be fooled. He is likely to get inferior goods, and all that, but what's the diff ference, if he sends away? The money is gone, and won't come back.
 The place to head off on the mail- order buying is before it starts. And the way to head it off is to convince people that they can actually do better by trading at home. It can be done, but it takes some exercise of brains. Whenever a clever antagonist is using brains to devise schemes to get the best of you in some way, whether it is in a game of chess. battle for blood, or a fight for business, it be- comes necessary for you to use brains, too. or he will 'get" you. The mail order house is using brains in its ad- yertising. In order to meet that sort of competition you. too, must use brains. You must study your adver- Using: plan 1t out carefully to meet the exact conditions which are present. ed. Make your advertising with this point in view; to convince prospective customers that you can sell them bet fer goods at better prices than anyone else.
 If these mail-order advertisements are sufficiently convincing, if they make people believe that they can get eoods cheaper by sending away, the money will go. and no amount Of hign- sounding argument about patronizing home Industries will do any good. The merchant himself buys where he can get goods cheapest and the customer will certainly do the same.
 The way to meet such competition IS to study their advertising. Make your advertising readable. Give the custom CT a square deal Do not pretend to be selling goods at a loss. You are en- titled to profit and the customer has sense enough to know 1t. Make your profit a reasonable one. advertise your nrices. and deliver the goods as adver- tised. and the customer will in most cases be satisfied. The customer would rather trade at home than send ms money away. but he will not sacrifice his own welfare to do so. and you wouldn't do. 1t yourself.-Merchants' Journal.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
COULDN'T GIVE ,HM AWAY.
Difficulty Experienced by Man In
 DispOsing of Theater Tickets.

Difficulty Experienced by Man In
 DispOsing of Theater Tickets.
 The man who made an unsuccessful attempt to give away new soverigns on London bridge had two sympathiz- CTS in this city day or two ago. the New York Sun says. A young man was waiting for local in a subway station the other evening when a stranger approached him and said:
 T have been waiting for half an hour for friend to go to the theater with me. Apparently she isn't com ing. and I don't want to go alone" He produced a pair of tickets and con tinued, should be very glad to have you take these and use them yourself" The young man drew out two tickets of his own.
 Sorry" he said, "but I've already made arrangements to go." He was conscious of an unreasonable aversion to taking those proffered tickets. But the stranger was insistent.
 You're going downtown anyway" he said. Give them to somebody at the theater. I don't like to see them wasted" A train came in at that mo- ment and the young man took them.
 Outside the theater he lived over the experience of that stranger. He approached four pairs of men and of fered them the tickets. In each case she was surveyed critically and his gift was refused.
 Whats the matter with this town anyhow?" he asked himself, and then he remembered that he, too. had thought there must be something wrong with a voluntary offer of that sort. But he made up his mind not to be outdone by the success that the other man had had with him. He con suited the doorman and assured him self that the tickets were good for that night. Then he went out on the side walk and stopped two newsboys.
 Want to go to the show" he asked them.
 "G'wan wid yer kiddin'," was the answer. But he was determined by this time For five minutes he stood there and argued with those urchins and finally convinced them that he was not kiddin'. He told them to insist on getting their rights. and they sailed into the house in jubilant spirits.
 Well, thank heaven. I could con- vince somebody that I wasn't faker just because I offered something for nothing in this town" he remarked to himself as he hurried off to his own play.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
weedinE Out Unproatable cow..

Dairy farms are constantly advan- cling in value. which should be regard cd as part of the profits. Grain farm ing Is hard on the land
 With the case in test 1t will be pos sible to weed out the poor cheese cows on the same principle used in the Babcock butter test to weed out the poor butter COWS. Instead of keeping COWS for cheese which average seventy pounds of caseln per 100 pounds of fat, one may breed. cows that will pro duce milk containing close to 100 pounds of casein to 100 pounds of fat.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
Swine Breeding.

A swine breeder of experience and good judgment says: ''The best show pig may come from the smallest SOW in the herd. but 1t is not safe, as a We want the most size in the short est time. and we can safely forego a little of the fattening tendency. pro- vided Te secure in the prospective breeder ranginess and a tendency to growth. I don't care how good the in dividual, if only three or four pigs were farrowed in the litter I would
 not reserve one of them for breeder. .'
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
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The Milking Shed.


 A plan that has been proven success hul, not only in the improvement of the milk, but in the saving of the manure, is to have a separate barn or shed to do the milking in. This can De a comparatively cheap structure, as 1t would be intended to keep the cows in 1t only during the process of milking.
 The barn, however, should be con structed in a substantial and sanitary way. After the cows are milked they are turned into a roomy shed or barn, where they remain loose and can eat forage or lie down at will There ars in this shed racks and troughs for feeding hay and ensilage in.
 In the milking shed the cows are fastened by means of rigid stanchions. and the feed managers, where the con centrates are fed. are built high enough to prevent the COW from ly- ing down, thus she remains clean until the milking is done.
 The floors should be of concrete, and there should be a gutter behind the cows. These stables should be thoroughly cleaned out each day, and; if possible, washed occasionally, so that there will be as few flies as pos sible and no offensive odors. There should be no hay or feed stored in this barn and it should be well venti- lated, so that the air will be pure and free from dust
 This is about the most practical way to keep cows clean. The feeding shed, which could and really should be the lower floor of the main feed barn, should be we'll ventilated and bedded, for in there the cows are allowed to run at large and the manure Is allowed to accumulate, being covered up each day with new bedding This plan saves absolutely all of the manure with the least amount of handling, 1t being hauled directly to the land in the spring Southern Agricuiturist.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
ened to the bottom of a stout stump

ened to the bottom of a stout stump (A).
 A pair of steady horses is attached to the rope and always pull toward the anchor stump. With a steady pull there is no jumping or jerking, and they will walk right of as if pulling a loaded wagon. Use about sixty feet of one-inch rope. which costs $40 and the pulley $1.75. making a total cost of $415.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
Method of Pulling stumps.

A very handy device for pulling stumps from old orchards, and can pull 200 or more a day by this means, Is shown. The limbs are e13 off and the stumps (E) left as long as pos sible. A short rope or chain with a single pulley is attached to the stump. The anchor rope or chain with a sin gle pulley is attached to the top of stump co. The anchor rope (B)
 which runs through the pulley is fast
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
Tbe Poet of the Attic.

It is reported that a modern verse maker has been sued for s27 gro cery bill. -,..
 This seems to advance him little nearer the real poet class.
 In the earlier day, however, the real poet never got within hailing distance of s27 worth of Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
To Simplify Sugar Beet Culture.

The Department of Agriculture Is experimenting with a view to obtain ing a single germ beet seed. Last years investigations were successful in increasing the percentage of the single germ seed to 50 per cent. as compared to 26 per cent for the year previous. By methods of selection from single-seed plants this percent age may be still further increased.
 The ultimate establishment of a sin gle germ beet will revolutionize sugar beet growing. since the several sprouts sent up by the ordinary seed. all of which must be carefully removed by problem in beet raising.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
Immense Ocean Liners.

The Olympic and Titanic. of the White Star Line. are to be S90 feet in length. 92 feet in beam and GA feet in depth From the keel to the roof of the pilot house they will have a height of 106 feet. The freeboard at the bow will be 52 feet. height that would seem sufficient to overtop the spray of the largest waves.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
rr1en,,me u,.-..-..

The poultry papers are flooded with letters asking remedies for fowl dis cages. Many of the letters may be read between the lines and give a story of conditions which should not exist Nearly all poultry ailments are preventable if few simple rules are observed.
 Plenty of grit Is necessary. It may be placed In the water, in which char coal should beNalso be placed. The wa ter must be clean. and If allowed to accumulate. the droppings from the fowls is a most prolific breeder of dis ease germs.
 The henhouses must be well ven tilated and dry at all times. Drafts and damp floors claim a heavy toll.
 Impure food and soured mashes cause inflammation and other diseases of the digestive organs. Any chickens showing symptoms of an unhealthy condition should be at once isolated from the flock. Better care can be given it, and the danger of injecting other fowls is removed.-Farm ana Ranch.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
Hogs for Turning over Money.

The hog comments itself to the gen eral farmer on account of its prolific qualities A SOW will produce two lit ters of six to a dozen each per year and the farmer. can turn his money over several times with hogs while he is waiting for other animals to ma ture.
 Hogs require little more care al times than other some animals. but the man who likes to work with them and Is wiling to study their needs and give them regular care will find them a most profitable adjunct to the farm They can be turned into money or food as the owner chooses.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
Creattnr Interest in Boys.

Better lighted farm houses. music and inviting reading Raatter on the sit ting room table have done much to solve the problem of keeping the boys on the farm Make home attractive, and don't crowd the work too hard.
The Holbrook news., 1910-03-25
The Point of-Vfeyv.

You sang off the key!" exclaimed the musical director responsibility.
 "Sirl" replied the young but naughty soprano. What you mean to say is that your orchestra occasionally failed to harmonize with my voice."