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Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10
POOR CLAY TILE.

Not long ago there appeared an arti- cle in this department warning pro- spective users of draintile against ce Tent tile improperly made. A friend who is engaged in the manufacture of cement tile in letter received short time ago admits the truth and fair ness of the article, but thinks 1t gives the impression that no poor clay tile are made. We are glad to state that this is far from the truth. If the clay body from which the tile is made con- tains an excess of lime and magne- sium or other ingredients aside from the silicon and aluminium compounds, which should largely compose 1t, they are quite likely to lack uniformity of texture, will be too brittle and are apt to go to pieces when exposed to ordinary soil or air conditions. And it goes without saying that a collapsed clay tile is just as worthy of condem- nation and strict avoidance as a shod- dy cement tile. As in the case of the cement tile. much will depend upon the integrity and reputation of the firm manufacturing. The only point in favor of the clay tile is that there is not the incentive present to scrimp expense in the cost of manufacture. as is the case with the manufacturer of cement tile in the use of poor sand and in the reduction of the per cent of cement below the proper amount. A tile drain system is no better than the poorest section in it; hence he who has in view such a system of drainage should exercise the greatest caution that the tile used should be above de- feet or reproach, and this holds true equally of both the burned clay and the cement product.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10
THE MAN AND THE METHOD.

Among many interesting and inStruc- tive features of the late national hOr- ticultural congress at Council Bluffs, Ia., perhaps none has received greater commendation and publicity than the apple exhibit of a MT. Mincer of Ham, burg, Ia., little town located in Ere mont. the southwest county of the state. It seems that MT. Mincer has for several years past had charge of a twenty acre orchard, which for some time previous had been badly neglect cd. On taking charge he began spray ing and gave the orchard in other re spects the best care he could. Last year he attended the horticultural show at Council Bluffs and exhibited a few apples, but they were not up to the standard of the western fruit. However, he kept his eyes open, took notes and pumped the western ranch men as to just how they produced their fine fruit. He found that 1t was by giving intensive, painstaking care to a few acres which made improved methods possible. He acted on this suggestion and devoted most of his attention last season to seven acres. When he appeared at the fruit show last November he had an exhibit which was considered by both visitors and judges to be one of the very finest in the hall. He had gained size and col or, while in the packing of his ex- hibit he had been assisted by young IL T l.. packing houses. The net result of his efforts was that he was awarded a number of the most valuable prizes and trophies which were put up. On the business side he not only received a high price for the choice apples left after his show stock was selected, but was offered $3 box straight for his exhibit fruit This instance not only points to the immense educational val ue of these national fruit exhibits in providing a stimulus for better efforts, but shows what is even more impor- tant-that after all is said and done 1t is more the man and his method than it is climate and soil that are the chief determining factors in the attainment of success in the fruit busi- ness. This mans Reinforcement should be source of encouragement to fruit growers in all sections.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10
FAMILY AND MARKET ORCHARDS

For the apple orchard which is to produce. fruit for family use only 1t does very well to set several varieties. which will answer the several pur- poses for which the fruit Is used and will cover as long a season of con sumption as possible. But if the ap- ples are to be grown for the market it Is by all means best to restrict the varieties set to one or two kinds which are known to be prolific and hardy and will fetch a good price at the season when one must market them. A buyer would always prefer to handle a carload of fruit of uniform quality and one variety than a con- glomerate, mixed up assortment, even If the several varieties ripened at the same time which is rarely the case. We are well aware of the fact that if left to himself many a nurseryman will load his patrons up with just as many varieties-gOod, bad and indiffer- ent-as he will take. but he ignores the conditions which make the largest success possible when he does so.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

There hasn't been a spring in years when the roads over so large an area were in as bad shape as they will be during the next two or three months. This is in part due to an unusually heavy October and November rainfall. coupled with an unprecedented fall of snow during the past three months There is no agency by which the high ways can be made shipshape in a shorter time than by the judicious use of the King road drag-in brief. the two halves of an eight or ten inch diameter log cut to q length of about eight feet and fastened together, one about three feet in front of the other. with flat side to the front. so that when pulled along the road they will work the loose surface earth toward the middle of the road. leveling down the humps and filling up the ruts and chuck holes. Where a log of the type described Is not available a very sat isfactory substitute is oak blanks by 10 inches and of the desired length, with quarter inch thick strip of strap iron fastened on the blanks so as to project enough to give the blanks scraping edge. It will not be long after the snow goes off that such a drag can be used, as there will be lit tie frost in the ground and the roads will dry out fast.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

When rural carriers have to make daily round of from twenty to twenty five miles, rain or shine, snow or mud, the matter of good roads is a mighty pertinent one, and it is so held by the postal authorities at Washington, as a good many patrons in the northern snowbOund states have likely con- cluded during the past few weeks. Some patrons we heard of the other day who live not more than forty miles away came to town following a big snowstorm which blocked the roads and gave a particular carrier fits because he did not make a certain piece of road and distribute mail along it. When they were asked if they came to town via this piece of unbro- ken road they answered: "Why. no. We came around the other way" The incident needs no further con- ment to mak~ its point plain.-
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

Peggy, the famous $1OOOO Crystal White Orpington hen belonging to Ernest Kellerstrass of St. Louis, was exhibited a short time since at a pOuI- try show in Madison Square Garden. New York city. So highly is she prized that detectives were stationed near at hand to see that no harm befell her.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10
A Little Good aint ir
 Time Saves $$$

When your buildings need painting, every days delay costs you money. The sun, rain. snow and frost are getting in their work Lumber costs too much to let it decay for want of little paint. It costs less to use good paint than to go without it. We use nothing but good paint and artists with the brush on all our work. We guarantee B first class and durable job, prices reasonable. Don't put it off, let us figure with you on all Painting, Papering, Signs, etc.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

Individuality in cows has been given a thorough test of late at the Wiscon- sin experiment station. At the end of the testing period, three years, it was found that the receipts from one COW exceeded her cost of keep by $110. while the combined profit of five other cows for the same time was only $114. but trife more than the same return and that, too. with nearly five times the amount of feed and work bestowed on the one. There ought to be a sug- gestion or two in these figures for the practical dairyman.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

Many boy or man has been able to live clean and decent life because of a feeling of self respect-a regard for the worth and sacredness of his own persOnality-or from consideration of a family record before him in which he has felt just pride. Fortunate in- deed are those who have an anchor of this type when times of stress and temptation come on.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

The potted house roses may be kept free from the minute red spiders and the green lice by dipping the plant in a soapsuds of fair strength every two or three days and by an occasional spraying with a tobacco solution made by sleeping tobacco stems and leaves or cheap smoking tobacco in warm water. Should the plants be troubled with mildew sprinkling with flower of sulphur will correct the trouble.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

All too often a breachy, runaway team and an ancient, toggled up har- ness belong to the same man. Either one alone is bad enough, but together they are calculated to make a fellow lose what little religion he may have cultivated.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

There is no better way to dispose of an article or implement which one does not longer need or of getting track of that which one does not have than by the insertion of a two or three line local in the home paper. We have in mind number of farmers who em- ploy this method and find it very sat iSfactOrv
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

The earliest returns from the garden stuff will be secured from that plant ed on ground that was fall plowed Owing to its physical condition such soil is warmer and hence makes pos sible a more rapid growth of plant life.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

A friend who has a wideawake boy sent him to the state fair last fall, let him attend the agricultural short course at the county seat a few weeks ago and says he is going to have him attend the international live stock show at Chicago next December. It is a fair assumption that this lad is be- ing impressed with the importance of agriculture as a business by these means to such an extent that he will not be lured from the farm by the gilt ter of electric lighted streets and the chance to wear a standup collar and earn $3.50 a week behind dry goods or clothing counter.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

The claim has been made within the past few weeks that the packer has been doing the farmer a kindness by boosting the prices of live stock to such unusual levels. This is nothing the packing interests deserve any par ticular credit for, for the supply has been so scarce that high prices have had to be offered to supply the fresh meat trade. It is safe to say that when the rank and file of feeders have sent stuff into which they have been cramming high priced feeds to market the prices will have suffered a disas- trous slump. Judging from his past conduct. when you find the packer doing anything on the benevolent or der for the stock raiser the devil will have turned saint.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

In buying SOW for breeding pur- poses it is we'll for the purchaser to take account of the number of pigs there were In the litter in which she was born. There may have been three, maybe eight, and possibly elev- ell or twelve. The young SOW is quite likely to follow the breeding habit of her dam in respect of the number of the litter, and if a good producer is wanted SOW from a large litter should be selected.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

With the poultry and egg busin,s ,. of the country aggregating close tv $650, 100000 annually. 1t will have to be styled as a pretty good sized slde issue
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

In localities where the winter weath- CT is cold and the snow so deep as to keep the fowls from having free range a scratching shed with south exposure should be provided adjoining the poul- try house. Here in the warmer hours of the day the hens will gather and should be made to scratch for their small grain ration.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10
POST CARD BARGAINS.

We have a lot of miscellaneous Post Cards, all clean and perfect, New England scenes, no two alike, which we will sell, postpaid, at 25c per fifty.
 THE CANAAN PRINTING co.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

The Japs seem to have caught on to business and are picking up some fine dairy animals in this country for ship ment to the Flowery Kingdom.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

The world may owe every man a living, but with prices of foodstuffo where they are the majority of Us have to scretch good and lively if we elect not to starve.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

Many a colt is weak and wabbly at birth because its dam has had little or no exercise during pregnancy. cou- pied with a diet i'll which corn has formed too large a part. Moderate work will keep the mare in the best of health, and this is also best for the colt
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

In a recent address before a North Dakota stock and grain growers asso- citation a we'll known writer on agricul- tural subjects brought the charge against the manure spreader that it's use means the distribution of large quantities of weed seeds in the raw and unfermented manures which it handles. There may be something in this on a farm that is badly fouled with weeds, but the way to remedy the evil is not by dispensing with the use of the manure spreader. but by getting rid of the weeds, and to ac- complish this a clean cultivation of titled crops and sensible system of crop rotation are the only methods that need be adopted.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

AS rule the low. wet acres are the richest in fertilizing elements and will be the most productive if properly tiled. In the inauguration of the more intensive type of agriculture which must surely come with a steady in- crease in population and cheap lands about all taken up, this redemption of the wet acres ought to receive an ever increasing attention.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

Where the manure cannot be spread at once on accommodating it should be so handled that there will be the least possible loss of its fertilizing elements from rain and weather until the job can be done. Careful tests which have been made show that if left to leach manure will lose half of its months.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

The young things-the lambs and little pigs-will be putting in appear ance within few weeks now, and if suitable quarters, dry and clean. are not already provided for lambing and farrowing they should be before the time arrives. Much young stuff is an- nually lost through neglect in this one particular.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

It is conceded quite generally now by poultrymen who have made q study of food rations for laying hens that in the past fat forming foods, es- pecially corn in its various forms. have constituted too large a per cent of the ration for the largest egg pro- duction. Tests recently made show best results from substituting the ni- trogenous foods-clover. alfalfa, bran. etc.-in place of most of the corn. Under favorable conditions otherwise this one change in the diet of the hens has given remarkable results.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

Tn selecting seed corn for planting in the northern portion of the corn belt, where the season from planting to frost is barely more than hundred days. fellow will do well to steer shy of ears having too deep a kernel. as this type of corn, while handsome to look at and all right when planted in its proper cline, is almost sure to be late in maturing, to get caught with the frost and sour on the cob, making it impossible to properly cure and keep it.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10

In several states dogs are considered property and are given a nominal value of a dollar simply to establish their legal status. In these states an owner may recover damages if his dog is killed without good excuse and is also held responsible for damage that the dog may be responsible for, be it killing sheep, causing runaways or oth- CT form of trespaSs.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-10
LOUIS '. STRECK,

Box 266 Phone 129-13. CANAAN. CONN
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-01
LOOKING Down CORRIDOR ON MAIN FLOOR

In appearance. the building what be termed
chte ctual masterpiece. 1t Of architect
ual beauty Denver. the architects having kept mind
Beautiful Denver When the plans being drawn the
comfort of the of the building the
minds of the architects All the floors the building of
solid beg covered with wood for cleanliness and
sanitary The lavatories the modern and
sanitary be found office building of the Missouri
The corridors wide and spacious well lighted and
ventilated All the Offices outside thus assuring
plenty of sunshine for the occupants The building has the
honor of being the only office building of the Missouri
that has refrgerating plant thus guaranteeing
the supply of pure fresh ice The
lighting of the building the elaborate of
Denver always assuring the that whether the
shines whether fog cloudy days offices of
the First National Bank Building will always appear
bright the noon-day The building situated the
section Of Denver. being located Seven
teenth and Stout 1t will be within block Of the
pooce. which fact alone will be great ADVANTAGE
the occupants of the building Ii may also be said occupies
the of ''Denver's Wall Street"
word might be said about the elevator Of the
building There Eve elevators for the Of the public
being the modern of any office building Denver. As
for safety riding these elevators be stated that
where In America MOI safe elevators be found
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-01

The new home of the First National Bank of Denver
may justly be termed a palace of modern scientific
construction. In building this beautiful office
the Seventeenth Street Building Company took
into confederation the following worthy plans:
That In order obtain the best possible
orea eanzed labor should be used exclusively.
H. That it should be architectural masterpiece
Ill That it be without question absolutely fire.
proof
w That the comfort and e-beine of all the
must be satisfactory.
" That 1t should have refreeratns plant thus sup
plying free to all tenants.
When the Seventeenth Street Building Company de-
cided. How get building erected should be-
the result the provision the building
.'Only union labor shall be employed" and we
proudly point today the First National Bank Building
marvel Of eonssructina ability being built by union
labor from foundation roof.
IL the building in Denver that pronounced alb
solutely fireproof. being built Of STEEL brick
and all other hreproof that could be secured stick
of wood being used the of the building The
work Of begun July S. 1909. and finished
November l. 1910 The entire of constructing the
building s1.250OO0. 1t twelve stories height
United labor bulletin., 1910-12-01

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buldns Gden tina tcoures hney d very to the
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-06
VETERANS CORNER

honorable discharge. Soon as they
could obtain the discharge, they
f1ocked in on the pension roll and
from that time on have drawn the
largest share of the pension money,
and if you will hunt up their war rec
ord you will find this to be true, and
if you wish to cap all this, just visit
the soldiers homes. You will find
them there by the thousands, and if
you want to see lot of drunken
beasts, you watch them a week or
two. Of course, the priests owned
and controlled the United States
Treasury, as they do now, hence they
see to it that their subjects get the
biggest slice of the pension money,
and it is still going on and will con-
tinue so long as they hold the reins
of our Government, or as long as we
continue putting such men in office
as we have now. I hope to hear from
some of our Union veterans on this
subject. Let us make it hot for them,
boys
AN OLD UNION VETERAN.
g, Perry, Astor Park, Fla.)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-06
A SOLDIER IN EVERY RESPECT.

Dear Sir:-I have been thinking
for some time Of writing to you I
want to compliment you on the bold
stand you have taken against For
eign Missions. 1t does my soul good
to read those grand and noble pieces
you write. I ask you as a brother
and friend to continue to give
those preachers Hail Columbia as
long as the mercy and goodness of
the Lord permits you to live on the
earth. Oh, that we had more such
men as you are to tell them of their
own! What a grand old world we
would have to live in!
I can hardly wait from one week
until the next, because l want to see
what grand and noble things you
have written for me to read. am
an old Confederate soldier, and new
could not write my name when I
went to the war. I married soon
after the war and raised nine chill
dren, five boys and four girls. Have
had a hard time in this old sinful
world, but was born of the Spirit (if
not deceived) in the year of our
Lord 1868, and joined the Baptist
Church. I am still a Baptist, but
the preachers call me lizard
SHELF. Brother Watson, I am glad
I am as hard as Gods word is, and
l believe you are as hard as I am.
Will say in conclusion that you
have done some of the grandest and
most noble preaching I ever heard
in all my life, and I pray that God
may give you grace and Christian
fortitude to continue the grand and
noble work until it be heard to
earth's remotest bounds.
Your brother in Christ,
j. r. TROTTER.
Mount Airy, Georgia.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-06
THE FARMERS VOICE.

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is interesting to every member of the
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-06
FROM A FEDERAL VET.

Dear Sir:-I see an article in your
late issue in regard to pension abuses.
I expect that I am losing time by
writing this, as I expect you know
more about this matter than I, but as
/ have served in the Union army, /
was in a position to know of what
am about to relate.
During the conflict between the
North and the South, nearly twenty
five per cent. of the Northern army
consisted of Roman Catholics, all of
which got from SIS to SIS to enlist.
Soon as they got the money, they de-
serted, changed their names and en-
listed for another county, and if they
we're likely to be caught would run
into Canada or cross the lines and
join the Southern army. About
seventy-five per cent. of all the Cath
olics were deserters. Here is where
our noble President Lincoln made
his great mistake, when he pardoned
these scoundrels and gave them an