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The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
Doctors Said He Would Die
A Friends Advice Saves Life

/ wish to speak of the wonderful cure
that l have received from your noted
Swamp-Root, the great kidney and blad-
der cure. Last summer 1 was taken with
severe pains in my back and sides. l
could not breathe without difficulty and
was nearly wild with the desire to urinate
Was compelled to do so every ten min
utes with the passage of pure blood with
the urine. l tried all the different doc
tors from far and near, but they said it
was no use to doctor as l would die any
way. l was at the end sf my rope and
was SO miserable with pain and the
thought that 1 must die that words can
not tell how I felt. One day friend told
me of the wonderful help she had received
from DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. She gave
me one of your pamphlets which I read
and determined to try Swamp Root. After
taking half a bottle I felt better. Have
now taken ten bottles and am well as I
ever was, thanks to Swamp-Root. / wish
to tell all suffering people that have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble, that DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp Root is the best medicine on
the market.
All persons doubling this statement can
write to me and I will answer them di-
rectly, Yours very truly,
CLYDE F. CAMERER,
Rosalie, Wash.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
23rd day of July, 1909.
VERNE TOWNE, Notary Public.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15

closed to them that the door had sud
denly opened. They turned to face
a drunken, infuriated, leering figure.
He had on short, thick fur jacket,
which left his hips completely un-
covered. A heavy revolver had dan
gled in his holster He dragged it
out as he spoke and trained it on the
boy.
You're going for longer journey
than you planned" he painted thickly,
as he strove to steady the weapon and
cover the other.
The boy was fumbling at the rasten-
ings Of his coat His own revolver
was not get-at-able instantly, as it
should have been and would have
been had he been a native to the
west.
Tumble at 'em, you fool!" cried
the man. Before you get 'em open,
I'll shoot you dead l don't do it now,
cause l want you to taste death and
hell as long as possible before you
go into 'em. You thought you'd make
a fool out of me, did you, and you,
too, you"
He flung frightful, mordant word
at his wife which stung not less be-
cause it was in large measure unde-
served, at least so far as the boy was
concerned.
I'll settle with you when l get
through with him. Your times up!"
he continued, as the boy at last sue
ceeded in reaching his weapon
He was game, that boy, although his
face under its blood was whittier than
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15

still reposed in the chest Of drawers.
tribute, would provide for the expenses
of the journey. She had got it out
and tied it up in little canvas bag.
1t lay on the table near the lamp.
Fifteen miles south the Union Pa
cif1c railroad ran across the continent.
1t had been her plan to ride thither
and take the first train eastward,
losing themselves in Chicago and
thence by whatsoever route pleased
them making their way to New York.
Whether her husband would pursue
her or not, she could not tell. He
she meant to take all with her. He
would hardly be able to follow her
very soon. But if he did, that was a
risk she must take.
Engrossed in the present, the boy
thought nothing at all about the fu-
ture. The woman's predicament
bulked so large to his immature imagi-
nation that there was nothing else on
the horizon. There was no other hori-
zon than she, in fact. And his one
desire was to get her away to free
her.
And now this storm bade fair to
render the whole plan impossible.
Misunderstanding his temper she fear
ed that the boy would be frightened
by the blizzard Yet there was more
in the boy than she imagined; for
when she had about made up her mind
finally that he would not come, the
door was thrown open and he stag
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
"cAMPING IN THE ROCKIES"

The joys of outdoor life in the
Rocky mountains are pictured and de-
scribed in a new booklet issued by the
Passenger Department, Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad, entitled Camp
ing in the Rockies" The story is sup
plemented by some estimates, show
ing the cost of outing tours in Colo
rado, Utah and New Mexico, which in
cludes railroad, hotel, carriage and
other incidental expenses. Space 10
also devoted to camping conveniences.
sites, supplies, suggestions and sea-
sons.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15

gered into the room. The woman
screamed slightly and stepped toward
the snow-covered, ice-incrusted figure.
The young man forced the door shut,
turned and faced her. He tore off his
fur cap and threw 1t on the floor. He
stretched out his icy gauntletted
hands toward her To reach the cabin
he had been compelled to face the
blizzard His face was white yet
bleeding. The woman shrank back
from him.
'Is this my welcome?" he said in a
voice manly enough in spite Of his
youthful aspect.
You're SO wet and so cold," said
the woman. "The horses?"
They're outside" returned the
boy. But you didn't think of ventur-
ing in this blizzard? Why, it's like
hell itself, or would be If hell was
cold!"
I'D risk anything" said the woman
fiercely, ito get away from him! You
won't fail me now?"
But, my God, grill" answered the
boy with that assumption Of superior
age which so satisfied his pride, well
die in this blizzard"
NO" persisted the woman. "See,
the storm comes straight from the
north. Our way is due south; we've
only to keep it at our backs"
"All right" said the boy cheerily.
He turned and stared out of the win
dow. You've no idea how terrible it
is, though"
II don't care"
Get ready, then"
I'm ready" she replied. "See!"
She lifted the skirt of her dress and
showed him a pair of horseman's s
boots with a pair of her husbands
trousers tucked tightly in them. Its
a good thing he has a small foot" she
sneered.
Curse him!" said the boy. I'D
like to settle with him before we go"
You'll settle with him enough, y
said the woman cynically, when you
take me away from him."
She turned and took down from
one of the pegs heavy fur overcoat.
The boy assisted her to put 1t on.
From holster hanging on the wall
she drew a small silver-mounted 32-
calibered revolver
I'm ready" she said again.
Let us start, then," cried the boy,
stepping forward
On the instant a whirl of wind dis
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
She Forgot.

A young woman who forgets faces
very easily and is painfully conscious
of so doing, was riding in an open car
one summer day. She felt hand on
her shoulder and heard a voice say
ing. Il beg your pardon, but you
have forgotten"
"Oh, not at all; l remember you
very well,' hastily interrupted the
other, whereas the lady of the hand
at once Strengthened up and, in q
most frigid tone, said: 81 have not
the pleasure of your acquaintance,
but you have forgotten to button your
waist"
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
A La Gypsy Moth.

All the flies had been exterminated.
Except one pair, which learned
professor had imported from Mars, or
New Jersey, or somewhere, and was
saving for scientific purposes.
One day these two flies escaped
from captivity.
Then history repeated itself.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
The Urqent Need.

She (flattering with eyes and voice)
Arthur dear, I find that we still
need a few things to make our little
household more serviceable.
He-What one thing, perhaps?
She-Well, for instance, we need
new hat for me.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
HOMESEEKERS EXC U r SION
RATES TO TEXAS AND NEW
MEXICO POINTS DUR
ING 1911.

On the first and third Tuesdays az
each month during the entire year
The Colorado and Southern Rail-
way will sell round trip homeseekers'
excursion tickets to great many
points in New Mexico and Texas at
greatly reduced rates. Final limit
Is days allowing liberal stop-over
privileges. For detailed information.
rates, etc, call on your nearest Colo.
rado and Southern agent or address r.
E. Fisher, General Passenger Agent.
Denver, Colo.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
Retribution.

The poet Wordsworth, stricken in
years, had been put on the pension
list.
IF that means" he said. "that they
want me to stop writing, they'll have
to make it more than $1,500 year. !"
So he kept on writing, and year
later the blow fell.
They made him poet laureate.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
The Mise Tailor.

But look here, Snip" said Slow
pay, you haven't put any pockets in
these trousers. What's the matter
with your"
"Why, Mr.. Slowpay,' replied the
man of clothes, 81 was going to sug-
gest that in case you ever had any
thing to put into them you send it on
to us to keep for you"
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
A Help to Patience.

A man who had to leave his office
and was expecting a caller to pay
him some money, left this notice on
his door: 'T' have gone out for half
an hour. Will be back soon. Have
gone 20 minutes already"
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
A Stock Anecdote.

This sword came from the battle
field of Waterloo. An interesting an
ecdote goes with it."
"It is fine anecdote," said the
other man, after listening carefully.
Il bought the same anecdote once
with an old musket.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
With Emphasis.

Mistress chastity stick finger into
eitheh ear-Kittie, for Heavens
sake! What does that frightful noise
and profanity in the kitchen mean?
Kittie-Oh, that's nothin', ma'aml
It's only cook rejectin' a propos1 av
marrij from the ashman!
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
THE TRUTH ABOUT BLUING.
Talk No. 7.

Avoid liquid bluing. AS real
Simon Pure farce liquid blue is
about the biggest yet. Don't pay good
money for water.
Buy RED CROSS BAG BLUE, the
blue that's all blue. A large package
only 5 cents. Washes more clothes
than any blue on earth. Makes laun-
dress happy. ASK YOUR GROCER.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
Then He Got His.

She-I consider, John, that sheep
are the stupidest creatures living.
He (absent-mindedly)-Yes, my
lamb!
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
Letter to
DR.. Kilmer q Co.
Binghamton, N. Y.
Prove What Swamp-Root VIII Do For You

Prove What Swamp-RoOt VIII Do For You
Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y, for sample bottle. 1t will
convince anyone. You will also receive
a booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder When
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty
cents and one-dollar
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
Feminine Reasoninn.

Stella-Her gown is just like yours
Bella-I don't care if hers is a dupli-
cate of mine, but l don't want mine
duplicate of hers.-Puck.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
ASK FOR ALIENS roor-EAsE

the AnGseptic powder to shake into your shoes Re
heVes Corns, Bunons, Ingrowing Nails, Swollen and
Sweating feet Blisters and Callous spots. Sold
everywhere 25c Don t accept any substitute Sam
pie FREE. Address Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, NY.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15

Mrs. Wfnsiow's Soothing syrup for ChildreL
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie, &c bottle
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15

The silk stocking girl is very much
in evidence.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15

The devil is proud of the man who
is mean to his wife.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15
STOP PAYING RENT!

You can own your own home for
what you are paying now In rent. This
Company will lend you the money to
buy or build home or to lift that
mortgage, and give you ten and ono.
half years to repay the loan at the
rate of $3.50 per month on each one
thousand dollars borrowed, 5 per cent.
simple interest. Did you ever stOn to
consider how much money yOu wfll
waste for house rent in ten ana one-s
half years? If not, figure this up---ln
Will take you only a moment. You wila
find that 1T will be more than enough
to buy you a home. We will gladly ex-,
plain our plan to you. Do 1T now. Ie
will cost you nothing to learn how t0
make your rents pay for a bone.
National Home Investment Co.,
1893 First National Bank Bldg,
DENVER, COLO.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15

VIMEDIA-Eugen J. Reinhardt. MD.
400 Central S. B. Blk, Denver, Colo
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-15

23rd day of July, 1909.
VERNE TOWNE, Notary Public.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03

paper, an orchestra and a band, and
boys and girls slce club They
have athletics and also a lecture
course. That school Is made up of q
consolidation Of number Of onc-room
country schools. each of which had
but one teacher.
school Gardens and School Farms.
Nearly all of the new schools have
school gardens and little farms con-
nected with them. In them the chill
uren raise vegetables and flowers. They
study the soil and learn how and why
plants grow. They are taught all
ABOUT the work of the roots and stems
ana leaves. They are shown how to
grow fruit and are taught budding
and grating by being made to do
these things themselves. The Agricul-
tural Department sends out a great
number of bulletins for these schools,
with the intention that they be used
these is entitled School Lessons on
Corn" which shows Just how corn
should be grown. Another bulletin
oeals with plant production and school
exercises therefor. In this the children
are taught all about plants by grow
ing Them themselves, according to tho
directions Another paper shows how
- SeoS idiHi SeeCb at school and at
nome. By means OF this a child learns
"hether the clover OF alfalfa seed his
rather is using is pure or whether it
is mixed with weeds He learns TO
know what good seed is and how we'll
1t pays TO plant IT. These school gar
dens are now being introduced into the
city schools space as big as a hall
oearoom sufnces to make one. Upon
this haif-dozen vegetables can be
grown. and by rotation of crops these
can be changed from time to time. In
some cases vegetables and flowers arc
grown upon such a plot.
Ten-Acre School Grounds.
Connected with some of the schools
are hotbeds and orchards, as well as
narns Tor animals and pens for pigs.
The Ideal school should have about
ten acres for farms. gardens and other
work 1t should have Its poultry yard
and Its forest plot. The boys compete
at home as to the fattening Of pigs
and also In blowing. corn raising and
In the growing of STRAWBERRIES and
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ny FRANK q. CARPENTER.

HhSi'HSton -. lS., 1911.
+ NCLE SAIL patriarch. is the
greatest teacher OH earth. He
has an army of $4,000 900 com
mon school children, and his common
school teachers number more than
100000. His public school property is
valued at more than n billion dol
lars. and he Is spending upon sucn
education about $500. 100000 a year He
has hundreds of millions invested In
academies and colleges, and In tho
ncishhorhood Of 100000 boys and girls
are In yearly attendance upon them
These arc big figures, but they fall
short o; showing what Ia now going
IN. Uncle Sam has been i!ying awake
nj nights studyins how to bring edu-
cation TO all his children. and his plans
Include the grown ups as well us the
babies.
waiting Up the Great American Brain.
Indeed. our national brain is bei1E
reused as never before. Every de-
partment OF the government Is slim
ulating 1t. and the wires arc reuchlng
out from here TO every man. woman
and child in the country. In this lot
ter want to show something OF what
IS being done for the people outside
the cities. The bulk Of our population
is In the country. and one Of the great
est movements OF the time Is that for
the Improvement of the country school.
We all know of the little frame
schoolhouae There are several hua-
drcd thousand OF them in the Unitei
States. They pepper the Union. and
In most cases each is taught By one
man OF one woman. Some OF these
school houses have less than a dozen
pupils. Kansas has more than 1900.
with an attendance OF ton or less.
Maine has moro than 1000 schools OF
ono room each. und 200 of these have
less than eight pupils. Michigan has
l.500 schools of ten students. and Ne
braska has 1900 OF the same charac-
ter. In Hardin county, Iowa, where
the land is worth 800 an acre and the
farmers are comparatively rich. there
are a large number of schools where
the average attendance Is less than
six. and In Olmstead county, MIMI.
there arc sixteen district schools
whose average attendance Is only five.
The same conditions prevail all over
the country.
Going TO School I'm Wagons.
The advanced movement provides
for the wiping out of these little
schools and the organizing OF large
ones at such distances apart that many
OF the children must be brought in
carriages or wagons. 1t presupposes
one large graded school for every
twenty or forty square miles. The
nearby children walk. and those who
live on the outskirts ride. The schools
organized have an attendance OF sew
eral hundred. The pupils arc given
q thorough education. and the child
starts In at the kindergarten and
comes out at the high school. In some
schools the high school Is omitted, but
there are eight years OF graded
school, with a grade for each wear.
and in this way the country boy or
girl gets a schooling which compares
well with that OF the best schools Of
our cities.
This consolidated school system is
slowly working It's way over the
Union. It Is now In existence In thirty
two different States, and there are
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the other $4,000. Each keeps eight OF
ten wagons to bring in the pupils.
il is found that more children are
going to school in the districts where
the schools have been consolidated.
There are now about 100000 chill
dren in the country schools, whereas
there should be 100000 or 1000 000
When this new movement is we'll un-
der way education Will probably be
compulsory everywhere, and every
country boy and girl Will get an edu-
cation.
Farming In the Schools.
These new schools arc especially
adapted to the farmer and to farm
life. In addition to the regular
courses as taught In the city schools.
they have some special STUDIES bear
ing upon crops and home economies.
L have before me an outline of the
work of one of the schools. In the
first and second yeare nature study
forms part and in the fourth year
the geography is to large extent
physical. showing the work done by
nature In preparing the soil for US
1t also includes the distribution Of our
farm products all over the world. The
higher grades have lessons In agricul-
seventh and cigth years are co-opera-
tive enterprise in farming and matters
connected with the farmstead and
home. The children learn all about
animals. and the boys are taught
how to judge g horse and cow The
girls learn all about sewing and cook
inG as we'll as how to make the house
beautiful and the home pleasant
In some OF these schools the work
begins with the kindergarten and ends
at the high school.
Take Lima township. Ind The con-
solidased school there contains a69
children. and of these ninety are in
the high. school. The teachers of the
high schools are college graduates and
those OF the grades ara normal grad
yates. The building has a reading
room and library. and adjoining the
school grounds Is q school garden OF
zoo plots. The children have a school
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sTuDrrNG COOKING.

studies ut their farms. and the work Is
directed from the colleges. BY this
means man o. boy in the widest
part OF the far West OF the South may
get an education in farming OF fruit
growing. There are $4,000 students
now studying that way, and this mum
Der Will be increased to hundreds of
thousands in the future.
The various extension schools arc
carried on by farm lectures and In
other ways. The movable schools con-
sist of grown-ups who gather together
for fixed periods at certain places and
are taught by experts furnished by
tho colleges and by the Department
OF Agriculture. 1t is advised that the
classes consist of not less than eight
nor more than fifteen persons who are
over eighteen years Of ago. and who
are especially interested In the sub-
1ect OF which the course treats. The
courses deal with home economies and
with all sorts OF farm topics.
The Experiment Stations and ATra-
cultural Education.
And Just hero I want to speak about
tho Bureau of Experiment. Stations
and the wonderful work they arc doing
along educational lines. This branch
u tHe department OF Agriculture Is
under the charge OF DR.. A. 9. True,
who has developed 1t 10 ouch a degree
that Its work now reaches every part
OF the county. It ia of enormous value
In It's research work and its exhibit
tons of practical agriculture; and Its
educational work affects every man,
woman and child in tho United States.
This bureau has to do In an advisory
way W tn the agricultural collegea
Manv OF tho stations are connected
with tho colleges. and some of the
officers are teachers therein. It does
much in college extension work, and
1t Is now sending out every year
about 100000 copies OF bulletins con-
tanning agricultural information.
Tho Bureau of Exper ment Stations
deals also with the farmers Institutes,
d branch of which Is under the dlrec-
ton of Mr. John Hamilton. tho farm
ers' institute specialist. There were
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more than 1000 such schools in opera
ton. II is estimated that the num-
Der will eventually be 10000. and that
two-thirds OF the small rural schools
which now exist will have been done
away with.
The bringing the children to school
In wagons has been found TO BIO OF
great success Tho transportation per
pupil costs but few cents a day, and
the expense is small in comparison
with the advantage gained. In Mas
sachusetts. where the system Is in
thorough operation and covers the
state, the amount spent for Transport
tation is about 100000 year. In In
diana 1t is only a little less. and In
Vermont It is about $4,000. In Flor
Ida the schools have been consoIi-
dated In thirty different counties. and
the cost of carrying the children to
school Is $4,000 per school year.
The Passing OF the Log school House.
This movement means the passing
oway OF the log school house. the SOD
school house and the little frame
shack II means the erection OF big
school buildings we'll ventilated and
lighted, with steam heat and all the
comforts have before me photo
graphs of some OF these new country
schools. Here Is one at Kinsman. O..
1t Is built of brick. with a slate roof,
and II has two stories and basement.
II has fivo class rooms. a laboratory
and library. 1t cost $4,000 to build.
and Its pupils number about 100. Here
Is another ut Twin Falls. Idaho, In a
district OF thirty-siN square miles and
q population OF 1000. This is a finer
building than that at Kinsman. and
very much larger. The school there
has an enrolment of T2G. of whom 200
are brought In daily In wagons. Four
years ago the ground on which the
building stands was covered with sage
brush. 1t has now been turned into a
school farm, and the school has two
acres OF Fairgrounds.
AT the Ohio school 1t costs cents a
day per pupil to bring them to school,
Another photograph shows a school at
Trumbull county O., and another one
at Greene Centre, In the same State.
One of these buildings cost $1,000, and
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Graded Schools for the Farmers.
The Passing of the Little Frame
Ii dollhouse Hundreds Of
Thousands of Children Now
Carried to School in Carriages.
Special Teaching for Country
Childrcii-school Gardens and
School Farms-Uncle Sans
Agricultural Colleges ~ They
Have an Income of $40, DOC, 900
a Year-Movablc Schools and
the Farm Institutes Teaching
Farming by Trains-Lantern-
Slide Lectures-A Great Move.
ment, Directed by Uncle Sam,
Patriarch.