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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11
JUST ALETTER

To the People of Ardmore and Carter
County:
If YOU have never visited our store,
YOU would be surprised to know that we
have two buildings 5oN2oo feet each in
dimensions up stairs and down stairs
Just full of the best Hardware, Stoves,
implements, Tinware, Etc, YOU have
ever seen Our prices are the lowest
for the quality considered. We appre-
ciate your trade and we are anxious to
show you our goods whether you buy
or not.
Yours for Business,
T. X. X e EARNEY
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11
A Wretched Mistake

to endure the itching, painful distress
of Piles. There's no need to. Listen.
Il suffered much from Piles" writes
VIII A. Marsh, OF Siler City, n. c..
Till | got a box of Bucklen's Arnicq
Salve, and was soon cured Burns
Boils, Ulcers Fever Sores. Eczema.
Cuts, Chapped Hands. Chilblains, van.
ish before l.. 25c at Ardmorc Pharma
Cy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11

Chamberlain's Cough Remcd. IS a
very valuable medicine for throa. aui
lung troubles, quickly relieves and
cures painful breathing and a danger
ously sounding cough which indicates
congested lungs. Sold by all dealers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11

What with progressive whist. pro
gressiye dinners and progressive.
matrimony the fashionable world
certainly appears 20 be moving right
along
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11
Attention Owls,

Regular meeting of .\rdmore Nest.
Order of owls in Red Mems Hall to-
night. The new officers will be in.
stalled and the attendance of all mem
bers is desired
w, l.. BAKER. Sec.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11
MESSAGES OF GENERALIZATION
BY HUNDREDS POUR IN ON
THE OPPOSED FORESTER.
WOULD FORGET It
II is as Il the Enemy Of Ballinger
Had Won a Great Victory Instead
Of Losing His Job-his Work Not
Ended.

llutuOl now private ClllIen, VIII
be Tremendously active in producing
evidence lor the committee appoint.
ed TO investigate the Ballingor case
is the belief of those best informed
tonight Claws. too. who was dis.
missed from the service after the
attorney general OF the United
states had called him a 'mcgalo-
maniac. whatever that means. Is TO
bc busy contributor to the nves.
tigltiou Nn unconlirmcd report has
it that Hcu"y Is to come here to
help CLAWS, but, as Hcncy Is busy
prosecuting land frauds, that is not
expected to happen.
rnchot is sim the head of con
icivation combination named by
Roosevelt two years ago at the meet
ing with the governors. and it is
expected that chat combination VIII
furnish channel for getting some
Of the Information Pinchot has to
make public.
\ perfect dcmgc Of messages came
to piuchot from various parts II
the country today Some who were
near wrote letters while hundreds
further away sent tclcgams Thes,
consultations rather than mos.
sage, of coudol,ncc. If he had won
great victory they would not
layc been more complimentary.
In addressing the men with whom
he had been most intimately asso.
ciated. Mr. pinchot declared, as he
said good bye to them. that he
wanted them to remember first that
they must never forget that The
fight in which you are engaged for
the safe and decent handling of our
timber lands is infinitely larger than
amy mans personal presence or per.
sonal future Continuing he said.
This fight must 20 on, and you
are the men who must carry il on.
L '.''N 'N 'N' N'lNs u'sh lANl 10 lnf
standards We have set together
Never allow yourselves TO forget
You are serving a much greater Mas
ter than the department of agri-
culture Jr even the administration. A."
I'm addressing the clerks Mr. PIN
Chot commended them to maintain
service At the same standard and 20
press along the same lines. and
never forget they were the servants
of th' people OF the United States
responsible to them. and to them
a.on,
don't want YOU To get the idea
and thi- is my personal end of IT,"
he said that because | am going
out OF the service am in any way
losing my iatcrcst i'm it or my touch
with II oi with YOU. Conservation
is my life work. in the govern.
mcut service or out of IT, And this
Is the most important piece of con
sowation work there Is. Therefore,
/ popos, To know about it. To fol-
lrn ON, work you are all dong. to
keep my interest I'm it. and so far
4- tina. is i'm any way possible. TO
keep m touch with it and my knowl.
cdgr OF it,
Nonr cf th, officials would discuss
the real and hidden meaning of MIR
piuchors declarations His friends
likewise refused 10 discuss his words
altlnueh il WAS generally conceded
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11
Gas Stove Cost Sale.

From and after January /. We viii
sell all our gas heaters at exact cost.
> u HOLMAN & BEST.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-08-02

XIV nDSti lt6tt wv - NDNfS~N
riidte lpeiter uno ipeiter, oas einto.
nige Suuien bes Tegeupaiiers uno
oas 8latihern Der Sadrobre lieb
nodp-oie oide idpar5e @olfeni6iht
tbeilte iih am Sirmament. Die
Come lieB 5pei eoloige Strablen IN
oaS Stiib6en fallen unb uerbarg lid
mieoer binter Dem @olfenpolbe.
Ger bletde, ernite Mann riibrte
iih niht-er borte unb lab niht, mie
umten I'M Slur labenoe Stimmen
borbar mllroen, mie Die Samen bod-
9eihiir5t, lciftiiiBig iiber Die blin-
fenben @aiierlahen biuluegbiipften
uno Den Sof perlieBen mic>oie Siib-
ner gaderno aus ibrem @erited inter
Der @agenremile berporfamen uno
freuoig nit Den Slilgeln ldlngen.
Sunge Wdnneritimmen itimmten
i'm @eiterihreiten Den berrlihen @e-
lang al: User bot Did, on id)omcr
@alo, aufgebaut 10 bod on oben?
IS mar Set!
Wonon erbob lid, iadte, giilg nit
leilen Soblen 81 Dem III ihmler5lihes
S:nnen perlorenen Wumn, fniete ME.
Der, umlhlang feline SiiBe mn ilebte
nit ber5SerreiBenoer Bite:
,~Sergieb-pergieb!"
grunued fubr auf erihredt-per.
tort.
.ger9ib!" bat lie nod einnlol. sic
~trnnrigen Iiisen ST. ibm muiihlagenb.
.Sergeben, Dob On mein Ser5 &C.
ltoblen?" iprab er bitter, uno bod,
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-08-02
y v y
Ndtsebntes &apitel.

rSrdillein Sitter, Sic ipollen inter
alien llmlt1noen 8oltersoorf perlui.
len? Sbne @runb gibt man bod
feline Stelle altf. @iiBte ih i'm, piel.
leift fonnte ids obanoern. Sat es
Sic perleBt, oaB mir sic porgeitern
auf Dem Henmplas suriidgelaiien?
Wein Soft, Sic blieben beinobe cine
Stunoe ans; Sacqles rannte mie be-
ieiien binter Sbnet Der, er fonnte Sic
nibt finoen; Die Samen ilno meine
Wtiitter, Die INNER iebr 1naitlih bel
eine1n ausbredenoen 8emitter lit,
alialten mid formlih sur Ibiabrt.
9rlmnef erbot iih bereitmiaisit, fir
Sic Gorge 5u tragen; er moQte Sic
IN ieinem @agen nah @oltersborf
ldiden, mas er ia audi getban-er
bot leine aapalierpflidt reihlif err
fiiat. @os pollen Sic oenn eigent.
lih?"
.Srau 9aronin, bite, erlailen Sic
mir bas @eitere; ib fann nihts ia.
gen, ais meme Bite mieoerbolen,
mr. mod)te ib bemerfen, oab es per.
ionlihe @riinbe linb, Die mid tort.
geben beiBen.~
,Nltn, nit 8epalt mill ih Sic
nidt bulteu. penn Sic abiolut ribt
blelben Observation-Disclosures, gehen
Sie!" Gie iunge Sorouin mari in
bigniert ben aupi IN oeu Maden.
y@om polleu Sic fort?"
rSobalO iuie moglif, beutc, NOR
GEN"
so raid gebt oos niht; ih mlb
mid crit nod elmer an0ern Game UNI
ifouen-nun, mir wolen iebeu, ia
gen mir in oht Sagen. Sn bieie 3eit
fult mein @cburtatag, az Dem id,
groBe @elellhaft ermarte, oo miilieil
Sic mir Sbre 9icnite nod einmal
leiben. Ilio IN adt Sagen, nidt
friiber."
Isle ipllteu mid nidt perlalieu.
id babe mid iebr on Sir gHpobnt, "
meinte Srou Smrtbart 81 Wanon. alS
bieie ibr bon ibrcm beporitebcnocl
@eggang Mittbeilung madDte. r@ir
mollen allc nah 81. gehem mno
Sic fonnten mir Selenens @rab sci.
gen; eS beltebt fem 3welfel mebr iiir
mid, oaB lie eS 9cpeien. Sh babr
mid telegrupbii6 on Den Sreiberrll
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-08-02

llift, iie bat lanee genl1g i'm YupiQon
ausgehalten, lie fiirdtet, am gnoe
ielbit rappclig ,5rt meroen."
@ilbelm itieB ben gemiltblih plau-
oeruoen S%sacques 10 beftig IN Die
Seite, baB oieier beinabe oas @leih-
eeDibt perlor.
% fl III olgt.)
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-08-02

UlUIleIIe ELL CtluuS III IetlleE SIuls
NE, nie tlefe, nl1ollsipred1llhe Srau-
er. sd mar elm Sbor, baB ih per-
trallte, Sbnen pertroute, nafoem if)
mi,Bte, bob ih SIT Den Menid,en sable,
oenen bon epigfeit Der beitinllnt lit,
elm c%inianles Seben 81 fiibrell. SD
bobe eillen boben Yreis fir bieie Or
fenntniB ge5oblt, meiB @ott, CT mar
bober, @ie i'm anoere 5it
5ublen baben! @r bat mid 5llnl
elenoen Weuid)en gemad)t, DEM
oaS 2eben pie cine 2ait err.
id)eint. sd babe 3id) geliebt, Ma-
non, mie iclten ein @cib gelicbt miro.
Als ih meme Mlltter SIT Grade trits,
wilbte ib crit, pie Iebr i) lid &c.
liebt; benn Der Shmer5 I'm ben Ser
luit oieier t6euren Srau marsein ianf-
ter, falt mod)te ib iagen, elm troitii-
d)er-id bpffe ailf eiu @ieoerieber;
Ser Shnter5 nm did brad)te mir Die
Ser5lpeiflung. Gs gibt feline Serei-
nigung sluiiTcn uns-lnto mein or
mes trelles Ser5 moQte Sic bo6 nid)t
IaIienl Meinte id, Sbr @ilo nit
ISel,er uno Sdpert ~n,lsgerottet 5u
baben, 10 tul1d)te e3 onoern Cages
pieoer nit aQent 9iebrei5 uuf.-SG
erihraf ielbit Dor Ser 8epalt oieier
5uriifgeoammten Seioenihaft-uno
meme Wflitter-"
rSSbre Wltter2" itommelte Wanon
frageno.
Isle itarb bato oanaf, ais Sic
bon q. . gingen; iie itarb nit @or.
ten Der 9iebe lrnb Der &er5eibung fir
Sic. Sic bat mir g~citanoen, baB lie
elmer 8erbinbung 5niIhen ms bel.
ben abbolo geiueien, lino oaB lie ms
bon chamber gebalten-ih peiB jeet
aaes. @ir baben 5u ipenig getban,
Sbr Sertralten 81 lpeden; ih mag
alth niht Der ridtige Mtann oa5u ge-
meien iein. Sas itete WiBtrorlen ge.
gen anbere bat Mid ielbltiiiftig &c.
maht.-Mber ih bobe einieben &c.
lernt rno babe Sbnen lange perge-
benz Saben sic gebort, Wtanor, oaB
ih Sbnen nidt mebr groIle?" gr
biidte iih tiefer berob St ihrer fnten-
Ben @eitalt; pieleiht fiirdtete er,
oaB lie obnntdhtig geiporoeu-er
borte MIR ibren ihlnh5enbeu Atbem
unb iab oas 3ltfen ibres aorpers.
Sitrdtbare 8eipegung bate Tie er.
faBt, uno ME mieoer I'M Seben per-
gaB er Den 9lid, Der Iif auf iein Mnt.
Lib beftete. Wit prelienbem Druid er.
sriff lie ieine SanO uno fiibrte lie an
ibre 9ippen.
grihiittert bis ms innerite Warf,
mahte er iid frei unb ourhmaB bas
fleine 3immer nit ralden Shritten.
gr par geiiterbait bleif,.
aui Der Gtiege lpuroen Sdritte
laut.
Grit nah mieoerholtem Hpden CAB
9runnef oas 3eidea Sllm gtntreten.
gs par Der @altpirtb, Der nit Der
Sraae fam, Oh es Den S%erridaften ge.
fdais mdre, IN Die beiieru @aitrdumc
binab5ulteigen, Die in5miihen bon
Den a%b5iebenoen @diten leer gepor-
ben. gruuued baufte rno befabl Den
@agen an Die Saustbiir.
als Der @irtb lid entfernt, iagte
er raib: Ser ai,tifer ioa Sic nad)
@oltersoorf 5llriiffabren. @eroeu
Sic nod lange BORT iein?"
yHein--if babe Inn meine gntlais
Jung gebeten uno neroe es nod elm.
nal tbun."
e ~
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-08-02
.1S3-1S5 Sixth Street. Tel. 113.
2Nel6ior S6mitt.
8rpsperfanfS= gambler

III ben beiim uuo retiliten im2ors
iirten NIB etubeimiiteu Bsiiteu II. Wbisttss
iIr Samiltcu. NIB Weoijlus @ebrallb ST. oelI
blaiSiteu @bolsiale : 9reIiem i'll ir9eno elmer
Guoutltdt. sd u~ertauie btllig absr edit
ruo nur ge9en &aargclo. .
Seiner California Bortlueiu S1.00 per
@alloue luc auiipdrtS 81
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-08-02

getpabre inumer Die Sreibeit oes
Settles, inbem ou feline ,Inbdnelida
felt 5it- einem 8eihopfe 6nit.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-08-02
Sur sea. Sea@tans fur Vrtefter
C@Wltar.WeiueSD
eoranttri NIB pou ben belteu 5el,gnillen
beSlsltct. Trp NIB Sweet 1&etns ,
cine Spe,ia!it0t. -

Bette auspahI Don G%etrGufet III Ntaiben,
geitelutssn per Boit perosu ali has Fron''
pteite NIB Seie beior9t NIB bIelbeu ltets
pripat. Vtau i6rsibe I'M cine pretstIite.
9ictercn5: Dubuque Natiu1al Sanf.
geim saretben trpabne man aeh. bicies Slatt.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-08-02
James Levf 20 Co.
Nene sln5iiee. Mene @ailts.
Nemeite Mobe. Miebrisite Sreiie

= Gtablirt lett iiber 81 So6rsn.
Sbr Gelb ;uriid, menit nl1t iuirleoelt.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-17

Netherlands also appointed different
dates for public Thanksgiving, from
time to time, and in some historical
works there is record OF n dispute as
to which OF these colonies deserved
the credit for having first inaugurated
the day. Most OF tho best founded
historians, however. give the credit to
the New England states,
The Dutch governors Of New Meth
erlands appointed occasional days Of
thanksgiving In 1914, 1Gi5, 1865 and
1904, and the English governors fol.
lowed their example in 1855 and 1760,
and the Protestant Episcopal church
In the United States In its prayer
book. ratified In 1889. recommends for
Thanksgiving day the first Thursday
In November, unless some other day
be appointed by tho civil authorities.
There were also occasional recommen-
dations by other religious bodies, but
no regular annual recommendation by
the governor of New York before 1917.
The struggle of the colonies for In.
dependence marks the beginning Of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-17

ones in papler mache or tissue paper
which are candy boxes. Fruits and
vegetables of all kinds seem to be
suggestive OF the season OF feasting,
and many good limitations are found
among the candy box collections.
Goblnesque little men are made of
paper fruits and fixed up to have u
very grotesque appearance, and funny
little figures are made of peanuts, and
mounted on cards. Nuts are tied up
in ribbons and are found to be prize
packages for the receiver, for In them
are neatly packed little stick-plns,
whistles. etc, all carefully concealed
within the paper shells.
The place cards allow Of great
many new designs, and an especially
new feature among these is some
small mirrors. The chrysanthemum
is the leading flower among the paper
bowers, and those in yellow or orange
seem to be the most desired shades.
Other limitations which are especially
"life-like" are the painted piece Of the
pumpkin pie, the tin of Boston baked
beans, the plum pudding and the ear
of corn.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-17

general obsorvancos OF days OF thanks.
giving in this country. The congress
OF 1777. the one which prepared the
articles of confederation for adoption
by the colonies. adopted resolution
setting apart the eighteenth day OF
December, 1777. to be observed as a
day Of SOLEMN thanksgiving and
praise throughout the United States.
Washington. during his administra-
tion, issued two thanksgiving procla'
nations, one in 1889 and the other In
1895, Just after the suppression OF
the Whisky rebellion" which had
threatened the peace of the country,
and President Madison issued one
upon the declaration OF peace in
1915. However. In the early years
OF the nation the rule was for the CO.
lonial custom to be followed and the
proclamation made emanated from
the governors. The western states,
largely people from New England or
New York. early followed the lead Of
these portions OF the country. AS we
have seen. the annual recommends
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-17
Decorative Conceits and FaUors
For the Thanksgiving Festivities

The plous, hard-driven, WORKOUT, but
thankful Puritans who sat down ut
their tables one November, few cen
turtles ago, and made the first Thanks.
giving Day, never knew to what
lengths they were to drive the in
genuity of their poor descendants
But It wasn't their fault after all, that
tho preparer Of the Thanksgiving feast
today has to attend Just as much to
the turkeys surroundings as to the
turkey itself. II was good enough for
them to have well.stocked larder
from which could come the turkey, the
celery, the pumpkin pie. the cranber-
rics and all the other goodies which
history puts down to their credit.
Even the comparatively recent New
Englanders were content with all
these as long as they looked tempting
important fowl itself is hardly more
important than the ribbons, the can.
dies, the favors. the adornments Of
all kinds. which must appear on the
Thanksgiving table.
Don't bother about having too
much to eat" an up.to-dato daughter
was heard to say to her New England
mother the other day. ~ want plenty
of room for the ribbons and the candy
boxes"
It's the same way with other daugh.
tiers of an esthetlc turn of mind. rath.
cr than practical one, and 1t looks
as II their ambitions TO make things
look pretty" may be realized this year,
for there is goodly array of Thanks
giving favors and table decorations Of
all kinds.
OF course the turkey reigns SUI
preme, even If It is in paper, and is
seen in all sizes, all kinds. roasted to
a beautiful dark brown as the cook.
book says, or standing important and
majestic with its big fan-shaped feath.
er tail high in the air. In most cases
the favor turkey is meant for candy.
but certain new china turkeys are
mustard cups.
The pumpkin is next In importance
and Is seen in many of the novelties.
There are large paper pumpkins for
centerpieces and Gil sorts of small
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-17

years, however has witnessed a revolution
Now almost all cranborrles are picked by the
aid Of machines. and because II Is tiresome
work manipulating these machines It has come
about that most Of the women and children
have been forced out OF the industry and tho
task is largely In the hands of men. the more
skillful Of whom receive from So to IS per day
The picking machine most extensively used
has the appearance OF huge wooden scoop
the bottom Of which ia made up OF a row Of
metal bars, tipped with sharp prongs and set
close together, In operation this SCOOP is
showed with scme considerable force into the
tangle of cranberry vines and then is drawn up
ward and backward with the result that the
vines which have been caught slip between the
metal bars but leave the berries. which are too
large to pass through the openings, as do the
vines and in consequence are stripped from
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-17
CARE OF THE BROOM
MAKER TELLS HOW TO PRoLoNo
ITS LIFE.
Il Should Be Swung Back and Forth
From a Point Back of Sweeper
to Place at an Equal Dis
lance in Front.

ut makes me sad" said a broom
brooms. The life of broom could be
twice prolonged by proper usage, and
used properly II would be vastly easier
TO use.
You've seen people sweeping ahead
OF them, pushing stuff with a broomT
Why the best and most perfectly sea-
soned broomcorn stock that ever was
put into broom wouldn't stand such
treatment as that.
with such handling spllnts viii
break of The splints remaining.
Jagged and uneven, bear unevenly on
the surface, You never can sweep
clean with it after that.
Then you know the majority OF
sweepers always sweep with the same
side of the broom to the front and in
this way they soon get the broom lop-
sided, so that they cant use 1t any
other way. There couldn't be a worse
way.
Used In this manner the points of
the splints get bent all one way and
then they meet together at their ends.
They don't bite, they don't take hold
OF dust as they are meant to do, they
don't sweep clean, and when a broom
has come to this condition the sweeDss
er is less careful OF 1t, for then It rs
not 80 good broom. Such broom
the sweeper feels that he may push
ahead of him; and when he does this
with It the broom IL finally and ire
trievably ruined.
"Of course the correct way TO use n
broom is with the Hndle, in It's initial
position, held vertically, 30 that all
the splints in the face of the broom
will take hold at the same time and
evenly. In sweeping the broom should
be swung back and forth from a point
back OF the sweeper to point at an
equal distance In front. That is the
proper way to use broom, and then
every day the sweeper should turn
the broom around, so as to sweep with
n different side daily. Used in this
manner and turned daily the broom
wears down evenly.
II have seen--a delight to the pro
fessional eye and n comfort to every
body who likes to see any implement
used to the best advantage. thought
fully and consIderately-I have seen
brooms that had been so used that
they had worn down almost to the
binding threads, but that still bit beau
tifully. ! am perfectly well aware
that brooms carelessly used, as com
monty they are, wear out faster, with
corresponding benefit to broom
manufacturers; but still | do really
hate to see anybody misuse q broom"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-17
LENT INSPIRATION.

81 am gratifled," said the first prom
inent citizen. ito observe the under.
current of Joy in the Thanksgiving
proclamation OF the governor. Hith-
erto the proclamations have been along
the old cut and dried, stllted forms,
but in this instance there is a certain
tone of joyousness,of thankfulness, of
pure gratefulness that is really in.
spring"
YES" agrees the second prominent
citizen, but it's no wonder the govern.
or felt good when he wrote that proc.
lamatlon."
NO. He has started on what seems
destined to be q good administration
already there is talk of promoting
him to some higher Office in the gift
of the peo--"
And BESIDES" interrupts the second
man. "the governor owns one of the
largest turkey farms In the state.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-17

their stems and remain in the SCOOP whence
they are transferred to the tray which each pick
er has close ut hand. An expert picker with 8
machine will do the work of from half dozen
to dozen hand pickers.
The cranberrics MS picked on the boys are
placed in huge wooden boxes and transferred
to nearby frame building, where they are
passed through machine known MS "separa
tor" which takes out all the leaves twlgs and
other foreign matter Then they are sorted for
the elimination OF any bad or worm.eaten Der
ries and finally are placed In barrels, which are
hauled away to railroad yards to be loaded into
cars to the tune OF from 900 TO 2i0 barrels
to the car, refrigerator cars being used cxclu.
sively. Up TO the present time cranberries have
been sold in bulk, hut this year sees an innova
ton In the appearance OF evaporated cranberrles
for which are claimed all the advantages OF evap.
GRATED peaches or apples. and in the introduction
OF cranberries put up in pastcboard cartons
Bearing cranberry boys OF the most desIr
but In a bumper year a grower may get his
money back the first year. and during the worst
year the industry has known in decade most of
the growers made from 10 TO Is per cent on
their investment and that, too, In spite OF the
fact that cranberries were so plentiful that they
brought only 81 barrel whereas So to 81 n bar
rel is accounted an average price, and there have
been years when a famine of cranbcrres sent
the price up to $40 per barrel.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-17

missed from the name, most Of these tracts are
located adjacent TO rivers or lakes or ponds
so that they can be- flooded IN the late au
tumn and kept under water until spring. The
berries grow on vine which uestcs close
to the ground In a perfect tangle, and save for
keeping out tho weeds and battling with the
insect pests which are numerous, tho cranber
ries do not require very much cultivation or
attention until harvest time approaches In tho
autumn, Then the cranberry grower must look
forward to a period Of anxiety, a careful, ser
ious scrutiny Of the weather. He must
keep close watch on the weather, for II n frost
comes ere the crop 10 harvested 1t will work
sad havoc unless the grower has been fore.
warned and flooded his bog or built great bon
fires to keep up the temperature.
In years gone by the harvesting Of cranber
rics was done solely by the hand picking meth