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The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07
WOULD SAVE TOWER
Chicagoans Protest Against Raj
ing of Historic Landmark.
Great Pile OF Masonry Which Sur.
vived the Disastrous Fire of 1871
Very Rich In Romance and
Tradition.

Chicago.-Shall the oldest landmark
OF the north side, a spot rich In tradi-
ton and romance, the only remaining
monument of the time of Chicago's
victory in her greatest struggle for
life, be profaned by a city's CONNER
cialism and destroyed in the name OF
economy?
Shall the silent sentinel Of stone.
the ivy-mantled tower where sweet
hearts were wont to meet, where chill
dren played and heard wondrous sto-
ries of other days, be reduced to a
shapeless mass of stone and scattered
all over the city?
Is it not possible to preserve the
picturesque gray tower Of the old Chi
cago avenue pumping station to pos.
terity to serve as a memorial OF the
great fire of 1871?
raised by scores of Chicagoans who
had read of the plan to tear down the
tower Of the Chicago avenue pumping
station in the interest of municipal
economy. This ancient landmark
stands at the foot of millionaire row."
North of the famous old structure are
the homes Of the rich. Since 1867 the
tower has stood as a constant re-
hinder of the permanence of the work
Of the city's founders.
Members of the Chicago Historical
society joined in the storm of protest
against tearing down the tower. They
were unanimous in the sentiment that
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RYE AND RAPE CATCH CROPS
sown Just Before cuitivatIng Corn
Laot Time In Juiy--value as
Fertilizer So Per Acre.

(By J. N. CLOVER. Pennsylvania-)
or the crops which / sowed ahead
OF the c%ultivator at The last cultiva-
ton OF coin and potatoes to get a
growth to turn under in the spring
and to protect the land from winter
washing, rye and Dwarf Essex rape
were most satisfactory.
Rye was sown one year when the
potatoes were taken out in Septem-
Der. and a heavy sod it made to turn
under for oats in April.
Another year rye was sown on
corn stubble after the corn was cut
at the rate Of one and one-quarter
bushels per ace. and 1t made a fair
cover crop, which l know prevented
washing. though the ground was har-
rowed only twice before drilling in the
seed.
l should judge its value as a fer
tilizer is about six dollars per acre,
and the seed costs only eve cents
per pound. Some Of the rape was
green all winter. and persons seeing
the growth 1t had made in the stand
Ing corn were surprised, while the
growth of COW peas in the same field
was not encouraging. Crimson clover
Is a good catch crop, II one can secure
a stand, and it lives through the win
ter. Rape is the best crop for me.
considering the cost of seed and its
fertilizing value, and rye is very good,
especially when 1t Is to be turned
under for potatoes, or one wishes to
pasture 1t in the fall.
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HOME MADE DRESSES
WONDERS CAN BE WROUGHT BY
CLEVER WOMAN.
ANY Woman With Taste and Ten Fin
gers Can Be Dressed In Up-to-
Date style at Very Small
Expense.

Recently / saw a collection OF
homemade dresses, and they were all
SO up-to-date in style and had cost so
little that, old stager as l am in mat
tiers of dress. l maryeled. at the sight
of them. They had been made by
three sisters, young women who are
expected to dress well, and the cost
of the little frocks-three. mind you
was just four dollars and sixty-nine
cents. This estimate may seem In
credible to the casual reader, but l
have made a round of the shops to
look at just such materials as these
girls used and found the exact ones
ranging from three and a half cents
a yard to fifteen. Each of the gowns
seer took eight yards of goods. the
texture for one costing twenty-eight
cents and the other two a dollar TWEEN
ty. The rest of the money went for
the trimmings, thread, hooks and eyes.
Fancy a dainty morning dress for
sixty-nine cents and one good enough
to go anywhere in the afternoon for
two dollars! Why should not every
woman with taste and ten fingers be
dressed as well as these three girls,
who, however, l must tell you, did not
select their material with the first
glance through the shops. They looked
until they found just the right colors
for their compilations, just the right
bit of lace or net or contrasting gauze
for trimming, and the result in each
case was a chef d'oeuvre of taste.
Could there be a sweeter thing for
morning in town or country than the
little frock of plain goods trimmed
with spotted shown In our illustra-
ton? Mademoiselle may wear it
shopping, she may go boating In it,
she may loll about country verandas.
or go visiting, or to club lunches in
such toggery, with which, of course, e
plain white straw sailor hat would be
the proper headpiece.
Materials for the gown? They are
endless, but for the outing look the
style calls for the exceptions must be
in the case of thin, sheer textures. For
a fair girl or young matron white cot
ton duck could form the gown proper
and this blue and white, violet and
white, or green and white percale
would trim a~cceptably. Or the dress
could be. entirely of linen or cotton
suiting with white alone for the collar
and cuffs. The dark girl would look
well in a bright yellow duck with
white trimmings Or In mauve and
white. Six yards and a half OF plain
and two of contrasting material are
measurements for the medium figure,
and there are excellent qualities OF
cotton suiting for twelve and a hall
cents a yard and b~ewitching percales
for eight and ten. In fact. 1t is posi-
BILE to turn out a frock as pretty as
this for eighty-flve cents.
In the models displayed have
sought to show many ways in which
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EVENING Flowers.

The fact that this is to be a great
flower year is foreshadowed not only
by the embroideries that decorate the
dresses but by the artificial blossoms
that adorn so many of the trains.
among them carnations. sweet peas.
water lilies, geraniums and myriads
of roses.
The new way with embroidered
Howers is to cut the petals out of silk.
satin. and velvet and fix them against
the train, leaving some to fall out
ward SO that they look as If they were
natural blossoms. The padded flower
is also very much seen, and is en-
ployed for the establishment of
panels.
1t is the opinion of the women of to-
day that the large and heavy bouquet
not only incommodes its owner but
hides her frock.
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HOW TO ANCHOR THE DOOR
Very Ingenious "stop" that Easily
Can Be Made by Any Clever
Girl.

When the weather Is warm n
windows are open the doors In most
houses have a most irritating wsy OF
blowing shut with a slam. There are
various devices for holding them open,
and a very ingenious new one can be
easily made by any clever girl, n
she can thereby earn a large amount
of gratitude from any friend for
whom she may make a set.
This useful door stop consists OF
a cretonne bag filled with shot n
fastened to the knob of the door. 10
get the correct result there are a Few
points that must be noticed n iol-
lowed. To make the bag cut a piece
Of cretonne seven inches wide and IL
inches long. Fold this In the middle
and stitch up the sides; then turn In
an inch at the top and gather around
1t with a heavy linen thread. double,
leaving some Of the thread out at
each end to pull 1t up. Fill the bag
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Tho Benefit Of Wood Ashes

had one-eighth of an acre on a
pravelly knoll, which bore only June
grass, very small and thin at that,
says a writer in an exchange. l put
on three barrels Of wood ashes and
clover started well. The next year
l put on more ashes and had a fair
crop of clover. l put the ashes d.
rectly on the turf. A man bought a
farm of some fifty acres adjoining
mine, and as the old saying is could
not raise beans" He could only keep
one COW and a horse the first year,
but he made what n he could
and put on about four barrels oil ashes
to the acre. He followed this for
three or four years and during his
six years stay he bought about $25
worth Of n The last two years
he cut a heavy hay crop, kept four
cows and two horses. raised 60 bush
els of oats, considerable corn and po-
tatoes for his own use and some to
sell. He paid $500 and sold for $1,000.
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BATHING SUITS OF MoHAIR
Most Practical of All Material, Being
Light in Weight and Very
Durable.

Such a boon is ones own bathing
suit. First Of all it really fits. and
this is a point no woman will ever
overlook. And next 1t is SO much
more sanitary and hygienic that a
woman is certainly repaid for her
trouble in getting it.
So, if you are going where there is
bathing, try to take your own suit
For this purpose there is no mate
rial more practical than mohair. 1t is
so light in weight, so durable and
SHEDS water so quickly and readily
that there is no other fabric which
quite equals it.
Plack is the most preferred color,
but blue or brown are s~erviceable and
attractive.
And for this very purpose there are
many grades in good widths at 30
cents, rs cents a yard and upwards. In
all the good shops.
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USE ABsORBNER u RSs =


tracts and kills all
/ files. Neat. clean,
ornamental, conven-~
lent. cheap. Lasts all
season. Can'tspill OF
u tip over. Will not soil
Tor iniure anything.
4 Guaranteed effect
live. OF all dealers or
sent prepaid for zoe.
HAROLD s0kERS
$50 De KALI Ave.
! Brooklyn. n. I.
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this landmark should be preserved
and made one of the show places OF
Chicago.
When Chicago began to burn, the
evening of October s, 1871, terror
stricken citizens fed north to the
tower in the belief that the fire would
be confined to a narrow district. The
following day the fire reached the
tower and roared about it's base, de-
stroying the machine shop and ada
cent buildings. The pumping engines
were stopped and the walls of the en-
CINE house began to crumble. The
roof and floors of the other buildings
gave way, but the tower stood firm
while the flames raced northward.
The great pile of masonry was pre-
served when repairs were made, and
since that day has been rich in tradi-
ton and a
Many stories of the tower deal with
the of some OF the richest
sons and daughters of Millionaires'
row. An clipping couple is said to
have been married at the top of the
tower. In the days of old thousands
Of young men and maidens wandered
up the stairway. to the summit to
plight their troth.
The doors of the tower were locked
long ago.. The only magic key that
will unlock the door is in the keeping
Of the city authorities.
The city authorities hold now that
disintegration has begun and that the
tower must go. This theory is denied
by members of the Chicago Historical
society. who declare that the tower
was built to stand 10000 years and
that there is no danger of it's crum-
bling for generations. Hundreds of
visitors gaze in W at the old tower
every day.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07
A RIGHT.
When He Quit Coffee.

Life Insurance Companies will not
Insure a man suffering from heart
trouble.
The aso is obvious.
This is a serious matter to the hus-
band or father who is solicitous for
the future of his dear ones. Often
the heart trouble is caused by an un.
expected thing and a be corrected If
taken In time and properly treated. A
man in Colorado writes:
II was a great coffee drinker for
many years, and was not aware Of the
injurious effects of the habit till /
became a practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble. Indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedly miserable myself and
a nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
Il continued to drink coffee, how
ever, not suspecting that 1t was the
cause Of my i~llhealth, till on applying
for life insurance l Yves rejected on &C.
count of the trouble with my heart.
Then / became alarmed. l found that
leaving off coffee helped me quickly, so
] quit 1t altogether and having been
attracted by the advertisements of
Postum I began its use.
"The change in my condition was re-
markable. All my ailments vanished.
My digestion vas completely restored,
my nervousness disappeared, and,
most important of all, my heart stead
led down and became normal, and on a
second examination l was accepted by
the Life Insurance Co. Quitting coffee
and using Postum worked the change"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and it is ex-
planned in the little book, "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letters A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of humas
tnferesf.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07
EndIve Not Hard to Grow.

Endive may be sown early in cold
frames or in the open ground like let
tuce. Sowing may also be made at
any time during the summer, although
plants grown in the heat of midsum-
mer have not the best quality. Fall
grown plants may be taken up with
a good supply of adhering earth and
stored in a dry cellar for winter use.
There are several distinct varieties of
endive, those having smoothe leaves
being the larger and coarser. Tho
finely cut and curled varieties, and
more particularly those with natural
ly whitened leaves, are most attrac-
tive and usually most tender.
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The necessity of the silo is highly

The necessity Of the silo Is highly
apparent.
Have you provided a green crop for
July and August?
Plants cannot penetrate or feed in
a cold, compact soil.
Do not fail to drain your soil: 1t
will pay you for your toll.
II cloyer's sickly, put on lime; that
will bring the soil to time.
Growing corn much water needs;
keen a soil mulch; kill the weeds.
Proper reinforcement is an impor-
tant item in successful concrete work.
Club root of cabbage is n of the
most annoying yet easily controlled
of diseases.
Watch sweet clover. 1t begins to
look as if it had a very valuable place
among our farm crops.
A lawn mower will be found about
the premises of the farmer who cares
about his surroundings.
The question of farm power and
farm transportation is one Of the most
,mportant questions connected with
farming.
Dig up grain plants and you will
find that they form their roots at the
same depth whether planted deep or
shallow.
To be on the safe side cabbage
plants should be started in soil which
has not been previously used for cab
bage culture.
Scrabby potatoes aren't At to plant.
The rapid growth and hardness OF
the willow makes 1t almost invaluable
| on many farms.
Every tiller Of the soil should see to
it that every particle Of home prod.
ucts is utilized to the best advantage
and the residue retr.ned to the soil.
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lily, but I tell them of my good friend;
your Vegetable Compound, and that
there will be no backache and bearing
down pains for them if they will take
it al / have. l am scarcely ever with
out it in the house. Z
II will say also that I think there is
no better medicine to be found for
young girls to build them up and make
them strong and well. Ny eldest
daughter has taken Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for pain
full periods and ir~regularity, and 1t has
always helped her.
81 am always ready and willing 20
speak a good word for the Lydia E.
Pinkham's Remedies. I tell every one
I meet that I owe my health and hap
piness to these wonderful medicines"
Mrs. JIG. JOHNSON, ScottYille, Mich,
RID. 3.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm.
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07
Pieplant Easy to Grow.

Pieplant is easily produced IN a
commercial way, yields immensely,
and is easily gathered and put into
shape for the market. 1t can be
shipped almost any distance. Then,
too, the demand for it on the market
makes it n of the two best vege-
tables for commercial use. Pieplant
is usually set in rows four feet apart
and two and one-half feet in the rows.
Like asparagus it should be carefully
tended and heavily MANFRED. 1t
should be fortified every winter.
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with shot and draw up the gather
strings, then tie the ends Of the thread
very tight. Fasten a long piece OF
ribbon or tape around the neck OF
of the bag, leaving one end long. The
length of this ribbon depends on the
distance to the door knob from the
floor. where it is to be used, for it
must be as close a fit is possible. If
there is much extra length the door
will move in the wind.
The bag stands on the floor just be-
low the knob. and the ribbon must be
carefully measured. At the upper end
make a loop of the ribbon that will
just fit over the knob, and sew that
tight SO 1t will stand the strain of a
steady pull. OF course there must be
enough extra length to allow the loop
to slip over the knob, but that small
amount will not allow much leeway
for blowing, and the door will be very
well anchored In this way. The bag
can be so placed that the door is only
open u little way or SO that tt Is open
quite wide.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07
Farm Helm.

The scarcity Of help is preventing
the agricultural development Of the
country, and is especially against. the
extension of the dairy industry. There
seems to be no remedy unless women
and girls of the cities and towns will
take to farm and field work. at least
through the summer. The few who
are doing it confess to making good
money easily and with the gain In
health and strength. and without loss
Of independence, position or dignity.
If 1t were not for the help outside OF
our own women and children, one
trucker says, most of us would have
to abandon the business.
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C0LLlES MADE VERY USEFUL
Animals Can Easily Be Taught to Go
Long Distances Into Pastures
or Woods for Cows.

We do not think collies are danger
GUS with children. We have raised
two farm puppies and they became
firm companions for the children and
we never knew them to snap at the
little ones or show a disposition to
harm them, says a writer in an ex-
change. Collies are very useful on
the farm. They can easily be taught
to go alone long distances If neces-
sary into the pastures or woods for
the cows, bringing them home night
and morning for milking. 1t is far
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07

W. N. w. NEW YORK. NO. 27-isit.
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ticn of bodice trimming, which is car
rieL round neck and down side.
Very fine slightly rucked net is used
fer the small yoke, and a pleating OF
it edges sleevebands; designs In
either braiding or embroidery are
worked on sleeves also at front and
back of bodice.
Materials required: Four yards 4s
inches wide, " yard material for
trimming, three buttons.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07
Cheap Shelter Prevents LeachIng
Where Not Convenient to Haul
Fertilizer to. Fields.
Manure is one of the most impor-
tant things on a first-class farm. How
trhMH wv H.
..,udAs~
Cheap Manure Shed.

to get the most out Of it is n Of
the questions.
The illustration shows a shed 8x10
with sides 7 feet high and the corners
Z feet to the caves. The end boards
are held in place with stakes at two
orner SO that one side is movable
and may be left out until the shed is
partly filled. The shed prevents
teaching where 1t Is not convenient to
haul it to the field Immediately after
1t is made.
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Deep or shallow Seeding.

Dig up grain plants and you will
find that they form their roots at the
same depth, whether planted deep or
shallow. When sown too deep the
plant sends up a growth till within
about an inch of the surface and
there starts the real root system. It
takes work to send up this growth.
SO the more shallow the seed car be
sown, and yet deep enough SO it can
set moisture the better. A good seed
bed should be fairly compact, the
more compact 1t is the nearer the sur
face the moisture comes.
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required, and the stylish jumper with
its cut-out neck and short sleeves may
go over a dainty white bodice OF any
simple sort. AS to the princess skirt,
1t is, like the bodice. adaptable to
changes, a lower belt line and some
trimming or other making 1t at once
the conventional thing. But where the
princess waist line is becoming, and
the waist is not too big, choose 1t BY
all means, for these high-topped skirts
are the latest agony.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07
Thackeray's Kindness of Heart.

Thackeray was the gentlest satir-
CornhilI he could hardly bring him
self to reject a MS. for fear of hurting
his would-be contributors. The story
of his actually paying for contribu-
lions that he never printed, in order
to conceal the fact that he had reject
ed them, may be true Oh false. We do
not remember exactly how the evil
dence points. But ever IL it be a
story, such stories are not told of men
made of the stern stuff of the Thack.
cray commonly m!sknown.
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T.Ue n

scant and irregular in passage and
my back throbbed until ! could
scarcely stand the pain. Ibegan using
Doan's Kidney Pills and was helped
from the start I gradually improved
and when I had used eight boxes, I
was entirely cured"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07
,~rortant 10 Mothers
The Nature-Fake.

Congratulations"
"For what?"
81 hear one Of your exhibits took a
prize at the dog and poultry show"
"Well, keep still about it. en-
tered a skye terrier and he took first
prize as a Monaghan hen!"
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07

VERY SIMPLE HOUSE DRESS
Made Up In Cashmere, Serge or Linen,
This Style Is Very
Attractive.

This dress is exceedingly simple and
would look well in cashmere. serge or
linen: the trimming is of finely striped
material or a darker color as pre-
feried.
The skirt is narrow and has a strap
Of the trimming taken down the left
side of front to look like a continue
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07
FLY KILLER 2
1T RATHER NEATLY
Piece of Humor That Lifted Dlffident
Professor to the Highest
SUBMITS of Joy.

It is told that after Professor Ay-
toun had made proposals of marriage
to Miss Emily Jane Wilson, daughter
of Christopher North, he was, as a
matter Of course, referred to her IA
Their. AS the professor was uncom-
monty diffident. he said to her:
Emily, my dear, you must speak to
him for me. I could not summon
courage to speak to the professor on
this subject"
Papa is in the library" said the
lady.
Then you had better go to him."
said the professor, "and l will wait
here"
There being apparently no help for
it, the lady proceeded to the library.
"Papa's answer is pinned to the
back of my dress" said Miss Wilson,
as she re-entered the room.
Turning around, the delighted sutton
read these words:
with the authors COMPLIMENTS
Success.
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sPOHN'S DIsTEMPER CURE win
cure any possible case of DISTEMPER,
PINK EYE, and the like among horses
of all ages, and prevents all others in the
same stable from having the disease. Also
cures chicken cholera, and dog distemper.
Any good druggist can supply you, or send
to mfrs. so cents and ST. 90 a bottle. Agents
wanted. Free book. Spohn Medical Co.,
Spec. Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
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Sars

Cures all blood humors, all
eruptions, clears the complex
ion, creates an appetite, aids
digestion, relieves that tired
feeling, gives vigor and vim.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
shocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07
Dancer From Grape Rot.

For grape rot and mildew, begin
early and spray the vines with Bor-
deaux mixture at intervals OF about
two weeks. Newly-set grape vines
should be allowed to grow only n
main shoot, which should be tied up.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-07-07
Lead In Salt Industry.

The six leading states in the salt
industry are Michigan, New York.
Ohio, Kansas, Louisiana and Cali
fornia, and in 1909 these six states
produced salt valued at ~$7,714,557.
The salt from these states is obtained
from rock salt, sea water and natural
brine-in other words, from all the
known sources of salt.