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Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
,nearnle com inscriptions.

Lying on the table in front of a numismatist was an old copper coin. 1t had experienced hard usage.
 Gan you read the date and the in- scriptionT' inquired the collector.
 The visitor inspected the specimen; but. although he had the aid of a mag nifying glass. he confessed that the words and figures were illegibe.
 Let me assist you" the collector re- marked. Going to the kitchen range, he thrust an ordinary coal shovel into the fire and permitted it to remain there until red hot Withdrawing it., he dropped the coin on the utensil, and it speedily became as red hot as the shovel itself. Immediately the date. 1794. shone brightly in glowing figures on the obverse side of the coin, and similar treatment revealed the words United States of America, One Cent" on the reverse This test. according to the numismatist, seldom fails with any coin even when the inscriptions have been worn so perfectly smooth that they are invisible to the naked eye.-New York Press.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
DRAWN AND uNpRAwN POULTRY

Some time ago investigations were undertaken by the department of agri- culture with a view to determining the keeping quality of drawn and undrawn poultry. These tests were made during the season 1909-10. and the results have just been made public. The birds used were mature hens. large and fair ly fat. and were killed and dressed by the regular employees of a poultry packing house-bled through the mouth md dry picked-and were shipped in the usual packages in a carlot of by the wholesaler. were handled with his stock, went to the retailer when be purchased fowls from the same car tot and remained In his shop for the period required to effect their sale A part of the fowls were full drawn. some wire drawn. others Boston drawn" and some not drawn at all. When the data were gathered 1t was found that the undrawn poultry kept best-decomposed more slowly; that the full drawn. with head and feet removed. decomposed most rapidly. while the two other classes stood about midway between these. These findings will tend to settle point in the public mind which has been much in dispute and will be of practical and real ben ft to the raisers and shippers of dress ed poultry.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
THE PUTNAM PATRIOT May IF Is11
When the tenn

moist. but not wet When the tenn perature of the pile has gone down to 100 degrees 1t Is ready for use After selecting the place for the bed layer of the coarsest of the manure should be spread and firmly tramped down. Succeeding layers should be added and tramped Tn the same manner until the bed is from twelve to fourteen inches thick. The wall of the building will furnish a retainer for the rear of the bed. and a board of the desired width will do for the front. with the wall or boards for the ends. Sometimes one part of rich soil Is used with four or five parts of manure. some of the soil being added with each layer of ma nure. but this Is not essential. The bed will heat and later cool. and when thermometer inserted to a depth of several inches shows temperature of 70 degrees the spawn may be planted This Is got in the shape of dried ma nure bricks from leading seed houses. Before being used the bricks should be broken into pieces about two inches In diameter and these planted at a depth of two inches in holes from eight to ten inches apart each way. the pieces of spawn being pressed firmly into place. These holes should be filled and the manure and soil packed down firmly For about a week after planting the spawn the bed should be given a loose covering of aynolSinr cfr sc
 moved and the bed covered evenly with a layer of about an inch and a half of rich soil. which serves as a blanket to retain the moisture of the bed and gives cleaner place in which the mushrooms may form. If the spawn is good and bed has been care fully made mushrooms should begin to appear in the course of five or six weeks. They are ready to pick when the gflls beneath the umbrella are a bright pink color. and they continue in an edible condition until the gills have turned to a dark brown or black. The bed should be kept moist with light sprinkling a couple of times a week
 bed will continue productive for from five weeks to as many months. and the yield per square foot of bed ranges from one-half to two pounds
 Mushrooms will net the producer all the way from 35 to 75 cents pound. depending upon quality. demand. etc. As soon as a bed is done fruiting iris worthless for future use. and all the manure and earth should be removed and entirely new material provided for the next crop. While there are good returns In the growing of mushrooms, there are also risks. which must be taken into account. and 1t is well for those planning to go into the business to try it at first on a small scale. Those planning to raise mushrooms would do well to send to the depart ment of agriculture at Washington for farmers bulletin No. 204. which goes into the subject In detail.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
The Dianity of the Office.

An Indian judge when first appoint ed to his position was not well ae- ouainted with Hindustani, says the Bombay Gazette. He was trying a case in which 8 Hindu was charged with stealing ''nilghai." The judge did not like to betray his ignorance of what a nilghai was. so he said Pro duce the stolen property"
 The court was held in an upper room, so the usher gasped. Please, your Iordship. it's downstairs"
 "Then bring it up instantly@ sternly ordered the judge.
 The official departed. and minute later a loud pumping was heard. min pled with loud and earnest exhorta- lions. Nearer came the noise; the door was pushed open. and the panting ofi- cial appeared dragging in the blue bull.
 The judge was dumfounded. but only for an instant.
 aAh, That will do," said he. "it is always best. when possible. for the fudge personally to inspect the stolen property. Remove the stolen proper ty, usher.'
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
READ THIS THE DANGERS IN NOT USING
 GOOD MILK

Very few consumers of milk ever stop to think of how it is produced. May sicknesses, especially in children have been traced by medi- cal research to the improper hand ling of milk.
 A short time ago thyphoid fever broke out in the upper section of New York City and was traced by the Board of Health to the milk which had come from a farm in the Northern section of New York State.
 Milk when taken from the COW is in pure state, and is the best whole food known 10 man, but eare- lessly handled it becomes danger, as the warm milk is ready to re. ceive foreign bacteria which multiply at an alarming rate until the milk is dangerous to use, but cannot be deteced unless analized.
 Use milk which is produced under the following methods:
 Clean barn, cows cleaned one half hour before milking to allow the dust to settle, clean milking cans, dry milking, the habit of some milkers in wetting the hands with the milk before milking is discust- ing and dangerous to milk. The use of tobacco in any form prohi- bited by noilkers in the barn, wash- ing the hands before milking. taking the milk from the barn as soon as it comes from the COW, as there arem more bacteria in the barn than out in the air. The liberal use of good dis infectant daily around the barn, especially in the gutters. These rules are strictly inforced at Brook side Dairy Farm, as the REPORTS of the STATE will prove by the low number of bacteria in Brooksids Farm milk.
 Use Brookside Farm Bottled Milk delivered daily. A guarantee of it's purity goes with every bottle. | o. GIBSON, PRopUCUB
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

The first irrigation project started after the signing of the reclamation act by President Roosevelt in June, 1902, was formally dedicated March 20. This dam. built to impound the heretofore waste waters of Salt and Tonto creeks. in Arizona. is the chief feature of one of the largest irrigation projects in the world. It is located seventy-six miles east of Phoenix. which is in the midst of wonderfully fertile valley, 24OOO0 acres of which will be refreshed with water from the great reservoir which the dam creates. The dam is 235 feet long at the bot tom between the canyon walls, and from the river level to the crest of the spillways at either end of the dam 1t Is 220 feet The base of the dam, which rests on the solid rock forty feet below the bed of the river. is ITO feet thick. tapering from this to thickness of sixteen feet at the top. Over this and the bridges which span the spillways at either end road runs. protected by Il IOuI IOot NOPiuS ot thS ofNND' liam is curved and arches upstream to give greater strength. The dam ere ntes a reservoir which will extend twelve miles up the streams mentioned and will have a capacity of 1,2S4,204 acre feet. The dam has cost $9.00O,oOO to date. and it is estimated that S2,0OO,- poo more will be required to complete |. An interesting fact connected with the construction of the dam was the blasting of a road from the solid rock through the mountains a distance or some twenty four miles, over which the bulk of the materials used in the construction work had 10 be hauled by teams. Another was the manufacture at the site of the dam from nearby rock of practically all of the cement used in the building of the dam' there by saving hundreds of thousands or dollars.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

Twenty five years ago the seed by- product of southern cotton gins was one of the banes and chief wastes of the cotton growing industry and thou sands upon thousands of tons of the seed were burned or allowed to lie and rot. But soon there came a change. method was devised for extracting the heavy oil content and a little later the protein value of cottonseed meal was discovered. In 1910 the value of the oil and meal or cake manufactured from cottonseed was placed at S140.- 100000, or about one-fourth of the total value of the cotton crop.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

There is one simple method which the prospective buyer of land in a new section can adopt which should enable him to determine whether he is being asked price that is exorbitant and greater than conditions will justify. This is to shuck the real estate agent for period of several days and quiet ly nose around among the settlers of the locality and find out what some of them will sell out for A gullible buy CT we read of not long since failed to do this-swallowed all the real estate agents hot air without winking. paid s6,O00 for forty acres of land and few weeks later. when he came to, found the tracts right beside his own and just as good could be bought a-plenty for S2.000 each. He knows more today. but it just about bank rupted him to find 1t out.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

Nineteen thousand oil burners have been made by the owner of a man. moth orchard near Hutchinson, Kan. to be used in keeping the temperature of his orchard above freezing at blos- nom time He has placed the burners in his orchard, has filled them with rude oil. and they are ready for busi- ness at the touch of a match. The equipment has cost him several thou sand dollars, but he plans to save this several times over by their use In a single season.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
GROWING MUSHROOMS.

A reader living at Massillon, o'' writes making inquiry about the raiS' ing of mushrooms. Since there may
 he other readers who are interested in tbis subject we give the following
 general directions relative to growing them Mushrooms may be grown ID any place where conditions or temper ,t,,ra and moisture are favorable. The nroper temperature ranges from % to n dagrees F.. with the most favorable ,t from 55 to 5s degrees. Experience has demonstrated that 1t is unsaIe u ,++annt 10 grow them on a commer- sial scale where the temperature VIII ha much less than 50 or more than Do degrees. It will be seen that the con 1itions here named will be found ID .avaS warm cellars. basement staoies nnd oraenhouses. while during me vnring and fall they could be grown In sheds or under other shelters where right temperatures could be maintain ad The next requisite is the oeo' This Is usually made of horse manure from well bedded stables containing moderate amount of straw or other Ut ter first treating it by putting IL uh- der cover fin broad piles three or ioui
 feet deep and allowing to cure io' from twelve to eighteen days. At ih- ta-va,s of two or three days the ma nure should be forked over ana maue into a new pile to prevent excessive nast,no If it gets too hot. indicated by turning white. or too dry ~a's. should be sprinkled on to maAe II
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

Inst now, when the spring rains are .,sb is q good time to clean out the ,isterp. which contains the accumula- l,on of a winters smoke, soot, leaves nd other dirt. Attended to now, there L,u he a chance to catch nice supply pf clean water to tide over the dry nonths of the summer.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

An English scientist has estimated rom data carefully gathered that in a year each rat in the United Kingdom does cents worth of damage a day, which for Great Britain alone would mean a loss of s75,oo0.OOo annually. In America students of the rat ques- ton are more moderate. placing the damage at 20 cents per head per year, which means for all of this class of rodents a damage of S1o0,oO0,OOo an nually.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

IT a bill introduced into the New fork legislature forbidding the offer Ing for sale of eggs which have been kept In storage longer than three months becomes law there is a pros pect that omelets and angel food will De very exclusive rations. Some have .he hardihood 10 predict that strictly fresh eggs will reach the two dollar mark per dozen if such a lave is mt In force.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

If the small boy and girl could only realize more clearly than they do that all their tomorrows are but the con mutations of their todays and that me Kind of men and women they will De will depend largely on the kind of boys and girls tbey are today at home ana ln school. there are a lot of them who would turn over a new leaf. get busy and make the most of their op- portunities.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
New Haven Water and Milford.

Judge Hotchkiss of New Haven was away, and MT. Kenna, his colleague, essayed to take his place in the fight, and the Democrats supported him al- most to a man. MT. Evarts of Mil ford led the fight for his town and re- eeived plenty of Republican support. so much so that the Democratic tac tics of delay and appeals for recon. mitment were unsuccessful.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
Three of Them.

Dearborn-Do you know the seven wonders of the world? Wabash-Well. l know three of them. Dearborn-Only three? Wabash-Yes. I've only got three sons, you know.-Exchange.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

That was q profitable disposal that connie of farmers made of an old 'bonherd dog the other day in a Mis- Fssippi valley town. They cut his ,,rs off and got S5 bounty from the ,ornty on the representation that they ore wolf's and next palmed off the tide as a wolf pelt on town buyer hr 15 cents.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
A Historic Irish Bull.

Notwithstanding the large amount paid for medicine and medical attend ance very few deaths occurred during the year.-From an Irish Benevolent Society's Report.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

ma hidebound animal and the sod
 .,nd orchard are alike in this respect soth are apt to be pretty scrawny. .,,nroftable propositions.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
The Wnman Qnestinn.

Tommy-Pa! Pa-Well, what is 1t now. Tommy = What's the woman question:" Pa-Did you mail that let ter?-Toledo Blade
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
The Polite ChesterfiaId.

A nobleman of questionable veracity told Lord Chesterfield one day that he had drunk six bottles of champagne.
 "That Is more than I can swallow" remarked his lordship.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

,,st as fertile eggs and even more
 L,rorous chickens will be had if the p,aeS bird or cockerel is kept from his hates every alternate two days during sbe needing season.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
Legislative Notes.

On Thursday Governor Baldwin sent in eaustic letter in which he stated his belief that Macdonald was not eompetent road builder and that the state had not received fuii value for the millions he had spent and should have a competent man in office before appropriating other millions. He said he had offered the place te three Re publican engineers-he didn't name them. but they are City Engineer Cairns of Waterbury, eX-City Engineer Ford of Hartford and X. R HiH of New Haven. and there is d fourth Democrat. Railroad Commissioner Ford. to whom he offered 1t before ap- pointing him to his present position and each had refused it. He believed he had appointed an efficient road builder in Mir. Caldwell. but new that the senate had seen fit to refuse to approve. that nomination he sent in another in that of Alfred Howe Ter " of New Haven.
 Senate Rejects Terry Also.
 Mir Terry is Republican also, but the Republican senators had not eau cused on any nominees. They had simply agreed to stand by Macdonald to the finish. and they did it. They held another executive session Thurs day and turned down Mir. Terry by straight party vote. That ended the matter. for the governor must make his appointments by the 1st of May. There is. however. story going the rounds that he will try removing Mae donald for cause.
 Thursday was characterized also by the appointment of John l.. SaXe of Waterbury to be state factory inspec- tor to succeed George l.. Mclean of Ellington, who has held this office for a dozen years and more. This appoint ment and that of Mir. Holt to be build ing and loan commissioner are. how ever. held up in the senate because of the bills now before the general as- sembly. backed by the governor. to abolish both of these offices. These have been referred to the special com mission which is Investigating the state departments and commissions.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

sonhie XIX. of Hood farm, in Mas pebusetts. completed years test on hoc 9t. 1910. in which she gave 14,373 ,ounds of milk, which contained but er fat sufficient to make 1,011 pounds \ butter Her milk sold for 10 cents ouart and made a net profit above beling expense and care of S565.22. glance at these figures shows that his COW gave a larger net return than ke average herd of ten or a dozen pws over the country. and yet you |pw and then run across a chap who Rys it doesn't pay to raise full bloods.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12
Flying Machine Bill.

On Wednesday the judiciary com. mittee reported the flying machine bill. which. if it passes, will be the first legislation for the control of avi- ation which any state has yet passed It defines the terms of the sport and provides for the registration of air ships with the secretary of state as au- tomobiles are registered. The fees are S5 for an airShip. not over $25 for eX- animation of an operator, S2 for an operators license and 50 cents for q copy of certificate.
 The house spent most of Its day Wednesday on the New Haven Water company matter and finally passed the compromise bill under which the wa ter company may take part of the flow of the Wepowaug river in Mill ford. This river flows through the center of Milford, and from its upper stretches the Milford Water company took it's supply. After the New Ha- ven Water company absorbed the other 1t constructed a reservoir and tunnel and diverted practically all of the flow of the once beautiful stream Milford has come to the general as sembly to stop this and has finally of tered this compromise.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

me country has lost one of its great agricultural benefactors in the sng of Dr. 8. A. Knapp. who died Washington a short time ago. For n he had been one of Secretary lson's able lieutenants in the line of pgng in better era of agriculture. Dad made many trips to countries fne far east for things that might be bed with benefit here. For several IS past he had also had the direc
 or the agricultural extension work lne southern states. by means of Eeh new and valuable crops have \ introduced and the area of others Fhded and model farms established. gre rational type of agriculture
 been demonstrated, showing the iOllty of restoration of soil fer
 and an increase in crop yields.
 service he has rendered in the last ed Held alone in proclaiming the Ter way" can never be fully esti- led
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

Whether in garden patch or farm ed 1t is well to remember that the est time in the whole season in which dispatch weeds is just as they are leaking through the ground - "just kbornin'," as some one has said. This so because 1t Is then that they are 2 3ost easily killed, while they have not ! yet begun to pull on either the Sosture or fertility of the soil. An Sher decided advantage in doing the Sb at the start is that the weeds can $ killed literally by the million with tag or harrow. while a few weeks
 Der one is able to put them out of 6siness with difficulty by thousands R less with hoe or cultivator.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

Now and then one sees garden tich has been put in a haphazard. fand-go-miss fashion. looking for the world as though the fellow Do planted it had approached the D back end to and had continued this By clear across the patch. then for e succeeding rows had followed the Ene tactics. Things taste just as (pd grown in a garden where the
 Es are straight as from one in fieh they are crooked, while added this there Is the satisfaction to the e in seeing things true and straight. Fe than this, the job of caring for B stuff Is rendered much easier if
 rows are straight and can be done
 ID wheel hoe or cultivator.
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

|iere came to the writer's notice the oay the case of a bey-by no us bad one as boys go-who or i've years ago quit school at enu Of the seventh grade. He had
 UT no encouragement at home nSe many a youth at that age. smart-thought he knew 1t all and fuN. This same boy hasn't whisk- Z0a nis face yet. but he thinks now ue made a mistake-this barely years after He surely did. for L' oVergrown, and be would be aea to pick up the threads of v work again with those younger Smaiier than himself. and the
 S are that he does not possess
 and persistence to take thy es up by himself. He defrauded en by quitting school. and the @uon Of 1t will grow on him as se~ Pity it k. and yet thousands ~ are doing the same thing every
 u'st cultivation of the corn fol-
 thorough dragging a day or s'ore II comes up should be deep I-s' as close to the hill as one can
 gong carefully and slowly.
 ihgs should be more shallow
 .ner from the corn rows, as the
 VI 'ne plants develop and spread
Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

h. are oy nature water fowls.
 Aperience with them of lead smen covering many years aa a' taey make faster gains If nave a pond or stream to :, ouho tn- Far more impor- rs.a shs is keeping them sup
 a a an abundance of clean wa