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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-04-12
The Use of Fertilizers

These help show chemical analysis soil
just what and how much fertilizer needed The
soil analysis would show many times that amount present even in poor
soil the element might become available
chemical analysis soil
tain small stock of given element the probabilities are that with
the the will avail
able quite vigorous needs and application fertilizer
containing good supply of the element question would be beneficial
another soil containing even more Of the element soil showing by
pounds potash upper
the ease with which the stored supply may De made whe an
anang 1900 might show yield
application the much difficulty beratng the
Such results frequently observed practice
Furthermore, when fully realize that the soil furnish
ventilated the plant and that the nearly
all agricultural crops will occupy the soil pretty fully to depth OF tou
condition understand why the application of "
fertilizer generally fails show profitable returns when applied
The majority soils that not doing we'll lack
requirements mentioned ventilation
age abundant supply of humu The
believes can't help but food is supplied hence
An application Of
fertilizer seldom profitable under such conditions Further
fertilizers there is only small percentage Of
available
available For these changes
in liberation
uniformly beneficial than commercial l
zers that
formed helps
vent soil and capacity capacity
profby intensive farming
well titled supplied with plenty of humus and on
high value per acre.
Certain chemicals like lime plaster and salt differ from the various
nitrate soil
latter their the direct
they furnish while the lime plaster and
usually beneficial all in fastening the decomposition OF the
the SOIL helping set free the stored
the SOIL In cases soils lying
contain such limited stores of plant food or
deayresant forms that when
filled with humus the forces of nature can
enough for good crop In such cases the
profit IL must De Dorne In nlhu' 10 -. ~ 80, "a ssn
this all drawn from the natural store OF 1000 IN the m ana
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17

challenge to the respective nominees those pliant beneficiaries of the bare faced robbery-to series of joint de- bates, one to once or the whole precious kaboodle of them in bunch.
 Candidate Justice Ford is challenged to meet the q. c. in joint debate on the Damnable Tariff on Catgut Fiddle strings. The q. c. defies the representa- tive nominees, Reel, Hubbard and the bull moose Whitford, to argue with him on the High Cost of Living High, and for an encore, on the Diabolical Virtues of Political Corruption Fund. Ard as for the rest of them. let them come one, come all, these bricks shall fly till each one blacks some villains eye.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
PosroEEIcE RULING.

The following ruling by the. Postofice Depart mnent at Washington makes it obligatory upor &he publisher to either discontinue all subscrip sions not renewed year after expiration of thu time to which they are paid. or pay regular postal rate-one cent per ceny-in advance which must necessarily be added to the regular subscription price to the subscriber thus 1T arrears: tEs,z,, 'sf#
 .sThe ririIt of publishers to extend in good faith credit on subscriptions is recognized and will not be abridged, and although all subscriptions are regarded as expiring with
 the period for which they are obtained. nev- ~nxtheless, il order to give an opportunity to secure renewals, copies of their publications
 will be accepted for mailing as to subscribers -at the usuaL seconded rates of postage for sa period or one year from the date of expira
 -Eion; but copies sent to persons after one
 year from 5ne date of the expiration Of their Subscriptions. unless such subscriptions be expressly rlnewed for definite time, togeth- CT with an actual payment of subscription or
 bona flde promise of payment, will not be accepted at the pound rate, but will be ac.
 <epted at the transient second-class rate of
 one cent for each four ounces or fraction
 thereof, prepaid by stamps affixed"
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
WOMEN VOTED RIGHT.

Twenty women in this town voted on election day. The count of the women $ ballots showed that twelve had voted the straight democratic ticket, six the straight republican ticket. and two had split their tickets, and in not a single in stance had woman made mistake in marking ballot.
 On the other hand, thirty-six men s ballot were thrown out as void because of ignorance shown in marking. Twenty-one contained no mark at all to indicate the choice of the voter fifteen were marked in such manner as to make the voters choice absolutely unintelI- giahle. Besides these, Tn considerable number of other instances ballots were so incorrectly marked as to make them technically invalid, but as they mani festly showed the intent of the voter, they were allowed and counted, accord ing to liberal agreement entered into by the registrars and the moderator be- fore the voting began
 A familiar argument of the anti suf- fragists has been that women are incap- able of grasping the essentials of the game, in either it's mechanical, political or intellectual elements-in other words, that woman is disqualified on the ground of inferior intelligence. The showing of last week Monday is significant documentary on this argument. The women showed a voting intelligence of 100 per cent, while of the men one out of every ten lost his vote through ignor- ance. ~..-. .s..' E
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
Harris Reminisces.
if Tho Nawa.

To the Editor of The News:
 As this is the year of the presidential election, perhaps it would not be amiss if I should relate how the news of MT. Cleveland's first election was received in Canaan. To some Of the younger read CTS it may be news, but the older ones will surely remember the circumstance.
 This was the first time in 24 years that the democrats had been the Victors in a presidential election, and of course they were somewhat elated. MT. William H. Barnum, of Lime Rock, was the chairman of the national democratic committee, and it is evident that he was quite factor in that campaign. Before this time the papers had been slurring MT. Barnum about his dealing in mules. So to get back at some of his calumnia- tors he had made arrangements to give 8 good serenading in case of his party being the victors. So as soon as he was sure the democrats had won out, he, sent word home to his alds to blow theIr whistles, and you may be sure they were not show in complying. l was in Ga naan that day, working for Nat Stevens. They blew all three of the furnace whistles and continued to blow them for half a day. Such a din l think l never heard before or since .tn OLDa}ln and If live to be as old as Methuselah never will forget it. That night some of his employees and friends from tho Ore Hill, in Salisbury. cane over to Canaan with big wagon aud string of mules and a big bell in frame affixed to the wagon They paraded through the streets of Oa- naan ringing the bell and making a great din. The republicans pulled down the curtains and darkened their windows to show their displeasure, but the demo- crats put lamp ill each window, to show their satisfaction at this state of affairs.
 Before this time MT. W. H. Barnum ran for Congress, on the democrat side, and MT. P. T. Barnum was his opponent. The papers said it was 8 contest between the Iron King and the Prince of Show men. l have seen P. T. Barnum several times, and have heard him speak when he was stumping that district. He was not very brilliant speaker. He was de- feated by the Iron King He used to say he liked to humbug the American people, but he failed to humbug the democratic party at this time.
 MT. William H. Barnum was a ire quent caller in Falls Village and at the cattle shows there he was generally seen in or about the judges stand. believe he usually had horses on the track. MT. Barnum was 8 tall, distinguished look ing man as 1 remember him. He used to wear a shawl and tall black hat.
 At this time thePeirce- Freeman Lime Go. had kiln already filled, that had been idle long time, as the business was slow. They fired this kiln this same night the democratic victory was proclaimed, to show their confidence iu future business, and things did seem tc brighten up through MT. Cleveland $ first administration. Yours truly
 Chas. A. Harris. |. Two Harbors, Minn.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
A HAPPENED BOOM.

The last local convention has been held; the last caucus has become thing that was the tickets are full of names, and the editors "quadruple candidacy" ," as Colonel Osborn calls it, has been con- temptuously dlsregarded and the voice of the peepul Urodden upon.
 In the face of the overwhelming de- mand of number of reputable out-of- &own newspapers, and in spite of oft reiterated hints from the quadruple candidate himself that he was willing to accept the nominations for representa- kive. first selectman. town clerk and Justice of the peace, provided they came to him spontaneously and all in bunch, the cunning politicians and their hench- men in human form have deliberately Ignored the candidates, each and all and vouchsafed to the candidate not SC mnch as the smell of single nomina Aion.
 Those places on the various tickets have been given out to different and in different persons who not only didn't see them first, but who had never filed am application for them, notwithstand ing the quadruple candidate had stated his position weeks and months before she miserable conspiracy was matched tc steal the delegates and kidnap and be baueh the electorate.
 How long will the peepul submit tc this brand of piracy? How long can tht republic endure if it's foundation wall rest upon the baseless fabric of nlgni what-you-call-it? How long? we re peat
 And shall the cheated q. c. sit suplnely by and let an outraged peepul shriel their lungs out of joint in indignan protest, and cry in vain for vengeance Never He hereby issues 8 ringing
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
Letters From the People
A Woman's Protest.
ditor of The News {:

To the Editor of The News:
 We, the undersigned, hoped with the Hermit that the "Drunkard Factories" would be compelled to shut down this year; public opinion seemed to demand it. as the voting strongly testified. We, the undersigned, are sorry, more sorry than tongue can utter or pen can write. that these factories are to remain wide open another year.
 A saloon in our midst is constant menace. We feel as must those who live in a region where the deadly puff adder abounds, never quite sure who will be bitten next. The bite of drink is infinitely worse and more to be dreaded than the adders. Their bite Is merci- fully soon over, one way or the other, but the drink bite kills slowly, with in- finite tortures for the bitten one and hls family. and yet how carelessly S s)m~ older man will lead a younger into the place where he (the younger) may be bitten and the man behind the bar and the man who puts the man behind tAe bar Foes, deadly foes are they to human happiness, health, decency, clean and honest, efficient manhoot. Ne, the undersigned, cannot help, but hate them. Too many, many untold thOu- sands of us have suffered pain, abuse, privation, humiliation have gone at night numb with bitterness and sorrow to beds that gave us no sleep; have walked at morning, wishing it were night again and we were dead; hoping against hope, praying against hopeless prayerless curse and thls and more than tongue can tnll have so many of us endured, that men might sell and men might drink this stuff that stays man hood aud destroys the soul. We, the undersigned, feel it wicked and crim- inal thing that women are denied the right to vote on the saloon or drink question. How puerile and uuimport- ant the vote on the school question seems beside this other on the drink evil. How awful it's consequences to the human soul Men admit that the woman vote would crush the saloon. Drink and factories could not exist in a town where women voted. Yet we, the undersigned, must sit helpless, and watch the unequal battle between moral decency and rum and without our help rum will always win, as a rule, and the drunkard factory flourish.
 Womanhood, Wifehood, Motherhood.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
Where the Laugh Comes In


 Twinkle, twinkle, little star
 How wonder if you are
 Whe Il atnome the tender age
 You appear when on the stage
 -Lippincotts.
 Mrs. Cohen-'Dis life. guard saved your life, Cohen. Shall l give him & dollar?"
 MT. Cohon-"I vas half deadt ven he pulled me out, Gltf him 90 cents r'- Puck. .... sillious-"Do yOu believe in long engagements ?"
 Cynious-'Sure. The longer you are engaged the shorter time you have to be married. ."-Philadelphia Record. "Why do they call Washington the city of magnificent distances gi' "Because, answered the d disappointed office seeker, 'It is such long way be- tween what you go after and what you get. "-Louisville Oourier-Jnurnal Baker-"Who's that girl who plays golf all day and bridge all night 9,,' Barker-"Oh, that's Manning's daughter. She's up here with a nurse taking rest cure. life.
 s"My small boy eau ask questions that nobody cau answer" said one statesman. Nothing remarkable about that" replied the other. So can my con stituents. " Washington Star. [ Bix-"Piclsed up five dollar bill this morning" Dix-"Lucky dog?" ..# Bix-"Lucky nothing Right behind me was a chap owed Aver to and he boned me for 1t. ."-Boston Trtn- script. What sort of women Is she?"
 Why, she's the sort of women that finds delight in reading all the stuff that's printed about the new babies of the idle rich. ."-Cleveland F ain Dealer. Sht-"I am almost baked. I have been shut up in close stuffy room for two hours" E He-"What was the occasion of that?"
 She-"A meeting of our Fresh Air Society. y."-Lippinoott's. .....
 Mrs. Wilhs-oIs your husband of literary turn of mind ?"
 l. Mrs. Gillis--"Yes Whenever an idea turns up, he turus it over in his mind, turns it out us story, turns 1t into an editor, who turns it around and turns it down."-Puck ...
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
As William Allen White Once Fell

Emporia? To be sure! It is the place whence issues the Emporia Ga zette which William Allen White edits There the bull Moose enjoyed a historic quiet Sunday. The Emporians did not demand speech nor press around to shake his hand. A notable occasion in- deed To the Gazette of Emporia is credited a little classic. It was printed long ago and gone the rounds times not few. Is it not worth reproducing for the nth time, considering Here 1t is {:
 He is the press and the people, the Sultan who rules the Turks: he is the bell in the steeple, and he is the whole blamed works. He is<the hill and the valley, the dawning, the dusk and the noon; he is the large white alley, he is the man in moon, He is the soothing slumber, he is the soul awake; he is the big cucumber that gives us the belly. ache. He is the fire that quickens, the company that insures; he is the ill that sickens and the pill that cures. He is the ruling Russian and we are the grow cling skates; he is the constitution and he's the United States"
 The title of this gem of characteriza- tion was, Guess Who" Need we guess ?-Proyidence Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17

It is the same insane desire that has caused many a wreck on railroad, in automobile, or on the sea. Hundreds of lives were sacrificed to it when the Titanic went down. Hundreds more will go out with suddenness and anguish until the public insists that safety shall be con sidered of more importance than speed or schedules. Bristol Press.
 It is a striking commentary on the conditions prevailing in the great city of New York that MT. Whitman, the prose cutting officer, is under the necessity of being heavily guarded while he is engag- ed in dIscharging his duty in the prose Cution of police officer accused of hay ing melted a murder-Anson1a Sentinel.
 Vice-President Horn, of the New Ha- ven road, is of the opinion that steel cars present no great advance oyer those of wooden construction except in the mat ter of reducing fire risk. All right. They will still appeal strongly to those not pre- disposed toward cremation. - Hartford Times.
 The Bull Moose, having nominated last night a doctor, an undertaken and a lawyer, are ready to do the right thing by the Republican organization whose obsequies they are preparing Bridge, port Farmer.
 Beautiful, alluring and refreshing are these bright and mellow October days days which as some maintain are the real Indian summer days, while others insist with fervor that the true Indian summer comes in November, that month of "the melancholy days, the saddest of the year" r."-New Haven Journal Courier.
 On Saturday Cha rman Roraback got out letter predicting that Taft woulc carry Connecticut and all five republicans would be elected to congress. Monday Herbert Knox Smith predicted Roose welt would carry Connecticut by Is,ooo The official democratic predictor now has no recourse except to go to New York, board battleship, and give hi, prophecy to the marines, who will be lieve anything.-Waterbury Republican
 According to advance press notices O the films, the mikadO's funeral was a great uccesS.-Hartford Post.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
When in doubt take an umbrella.

The world series baseball game that resulted in score of II to 4, must have been doubly enjoyable to the hoary- headed old fans who. witnessed it. It couldn't help awakening memories of the good old days when the Good Luoks" used to defeat the "Invincibles, /" 42 to 36. ---- --- ---- --------- ------
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17

Do you enjoy riding lu your new automobile, Mrs. Comeup?"
 "Oh, immensely. We've got such a fine chefanyear. ."-Baltimore American.
 "Why do you insist on having new blanks in your party platform?"
 Well" replied Senator Sorghum, "the old blanks are hard to stand on gracefully. They have been turned oyer and used so often that they are full of nails. Washington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
SUNBEAMS.
BY EMMA RoDEMEYER WATT

I'd rather be a sunbeam
 That scatters its bright rays Lighting earth's darkeRed places, Touching the dusty way Making the pebbles glisten
 Like bits of polished gold, As if dropped from the sunbeam
 As on its way it rolled, Than be royal monarch
 And wield mighty sway, But failed to scatter brightness
 Into life's little day.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17

The value of mans life in New York city, under the conditions that exist there today, is apparently measured by the price his enemy is willing to pay professional gangster for putting him out of the way.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
Less than three weeks more of it.

The United Brotherhood movement is certainly popular in Canaan, when one hundred men, of your church and my church and their church and no church, can be brought together in a social and festive commingling for the promotion of the brotherhood idea. Great good to the community is sure to result from such get together.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17

Subscribers are requested to notify the pub ske CT promptly of any failure to receive papers %sgularly, changes of residence etc. -.---.-@rr
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
Cent-a- Word Advertisements
 Minimum Charge 25 Gents
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-One new gasoline engine, h, p. with wood saving outfit, or exchange for live stock. D, D. Corners, Canaan. Conn, R. F, D. FOR SALE-Irish Setter puppy, six months old. Kenneth Roberts Box 83s Canaan. APPLES FOR sALE-Baldwin'A. Mason Noble, Jr., Telephone No. V4.
  FOR sALE-wagon gear just the thing for milk wagon. c. E Badgley. POST YOUR LAND Cards ready for your use forbiddlng hunting, fishing and trespasslng. 10 cents each, 75 cents dozen. Canaan Print ing Go.
 FOR SALE-A 1908 Indian motor cycle. gear drive, good running order, Can be seeD at l.. A Caldwell's, Canaan. #-.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
NORTH CANAAN HAS

A population of 2,17f, (census of 1910) Two railroa4s.
 National and Savings Banks. Trolley railroad extending through the Berkshires to Pittsf1eld and beyond. Up-to-date High School and flrst-class school system.
 Five churches. -a- Eirst-class hotel. Fire department. including chemical en- zine.
 Ten miles of State Roads.
 Electric light and power plant, Complete Sewer System.
 Never-failing water supply and the best water in the state. # wide-awake Business Mems Association. Extensive lime and iron industries. Fratern j and benefit societies. -.4., Brass baud.
 Up-to-date department stores. Pure air and wholesome climate.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
THE NEWS AGENTS

Extra copies of The News are on sale at thu tsfa ceof publication and at
 Dempsey's Drug Store, Canaan, Egglostoc's Drug Store, Sharon, Post Office East Canaan.
 D. H. Oakes' Store, Lakeville,
 Post Office, Falls Village, George T. Johnson's Store, Norfolk, F. H. Smith & Co.'S Store Ashley Falls. w D. French Sheffield, Mass. A. L. Dickinson. Salisbury. .-. .. W. Morgan, Great Harrington, Mass.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17

Mrs. Boston-"Did you bring any light fiction reading with you this sum mer ?"
 Mrs. Manhattan-"No, it wasn't t necessary. You see, I get letter from my husband every day. ."-Judge.
 "Lost-Thrush tHen) partly mount ed, last week 2s. Cd. reward; owner attached to bird. d.-Portsmouth Evening News" With the assistance of this clew, the police should easily trace the bird.-Punch.
 Teacher-"Now, Tommy, suppose you had two apples, and you gave another boy his choice of them. You would tell him to take the bigger one wouldn't you?"
 Tommy-"No."
 Teacher-"W Why?"
 Tommy-"Co's 'twouldn't be nee essary. Tit Bits.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17

Even the most rabid anti bull mooser will rejoice that the crazy lunatic's bullet didn't go any deeper.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM

AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM The News should appeal with special force to the Sagacious business man.
 It has an extensive circulation in Western Connecticut, and especially throughout Litch- Meld County and Southern Be~1shtre.
 It has competent staff of wide-awake cor respondents in the various towns to report the aocai doiugs each week. and goes into the homes sSnd Is perused by the entire families of the sthrifty intelligent reading class of people whom che long headed advertiser most desires to reach.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
WRITE LETTER ABOUT II

Communications on subjects of general inter- est to The News readers are invited, but no saAtention will be paid to anonymous letters.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17

The conventions and caucuses are al out of the way-that's one consolation
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17

Get Together. Pull Together. Other wise progress will be backyard.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
Not Cifizans.

Another feature of this unchecked tide of immigration is the indifference of the majority of the newcomers to Amerl- can citizenship. It wasn't so in the old days, when the immigrations from northern Europe rushed for their "first papers" as soon as they had left the ship The new crowd IS alien and most of it intends to remain so. Out of 800,00O recently examined only 300,000 had any notion of becoming citizens and of these probably the majority will never be naturalized. Too many of the modern horde of foreigners come here to make their pile and quit, leaving places to be filed by more of their kind. They cannot, of course, he forced to become citizens, and some believe they would not be of the desirable sort if they could, but citizenship should be a conservative
 influence among them. At any rate the people who are American citizens and with American ideas will not indefinitely endure the kind of immigration that is now pouring in. The gates are apt to
 be shut with bang g.-Norwich Record.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17
THURSDAY. OCTOBER IT, 1sls

Fond man, though all the heroes of your line ..,'. Bedeck your halls and round your galleries shine, Tn proud display !: yet take this truth from me-. Virtue alone is true nobility.
 -Juvenal.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-17

Civic pride is having it's busy season about now. Things are doing.