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lmmmunl_u- average for area there would be much greater opportumty for thorough and scientific | work all aiong the line. “Thie, in the long run, would lead ne to an increased production per acre, but to an Increase of pro- duction per individual as well, so that {where now a section of land often | maintains only four families, it would { as readily maintain from eight to six- teen families and each of these would have greater advantages and get more out of life-than is the case with the four families first mentioned.” The Bulletin.) | arm? it. | Not only does his own experience,— {which 1 remember summarizing for hel our mutwai information, some months ot -sustain his . argument, but 1 | ago, '] this latest article he cites several oth |e of a few acres has brought greater prosperity than us- sty the more haphazard na of larger areas. One of these men began farmim Hought made_the | ment he had $300 and some hou | furniture ieft to begin with. In sev he has cleared cighteen acre the mortgag ears ntains or s, nine head and two cowe averages $60 a 50 11 e work he y a good living. Another young man, six years 2go, sixty-six acres of = slast d no improvement other t bit of old clearing. H p about twenty-five acres is all the land he elop. His “ro < cows, manure more clover, corn and cow get more manure. Mr. he fact I want to e this farmer is making than the average pro- ught 0 as to ordman ize is t er li P la be | fessional man gets out of a $1,500 pressure o | come. of us f Still another neighbor eleven y to f o bought a | He porrowea en he has house, lled a te res 0'to pay for it. Since this off, has built a few eastern farmers, I fancy siad to swap of them. e records are s and ag- armers in Con that Mr. Nordman of whom he writes worl and wi d as th suspect dr elp his neighbors helps him- uite as much, if not more. The that the average Wisconsin rmer gets more than the thirty-flve Sufferers! 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Georgia St, Indianapelis, Ind. > Please send me FREE, in plain wrapper, your a Penny. 5 “Rupture, trial offér plan and ol partic. Send me your name | 1oTS d address today— Zht now. right off, and ererevieentorsesveseois menvoess let me send you this « ¥ree Book, Trial Offer, City Tie taion G & HaDDIn Sivehiey B 0 S S G 15 have tried the SCHUIL- n RUPTURE LOCK and full carming SEALE eeeeemcacorcerrotatocarecmerneranasemtancas articulars con- & his neighbors where the | built a good ! orses. His| one sentence from Mr. Nordman that is worth cutting out and pasting up on the inside of the barn door:— | ¢ Farming s not so much a question lof land as it is ome of manure and {manager.cnt, and the eooner that farmers find this out and live up to it, 1d the whole country their dol- |lars worth of produce. { i Given farmers of the same energy, industry and shrewdness; given sim- ar advantages -through co-operation Luving and seliing, and I have small t that as fine stories could be toid vew Eungland 1 Wisconsin whether of twenty-five acres, is going to pan out rict it is worked up to_its capact WEW LONDON'S OLD CITIZEN Mr. Nordman. And AMEN THE FARMER. William Palmer Smith, a Generous, bu} Unostentatious Bene- factor—Congressional District Appointment—Westerly Postmaster. | | died | his choice for these probably do the right thing at the right time, from a democratic stand- point. Up to the present writing, Congress- Than Gerey 1o agting. aueerly In-regard to the Westerly postmastership. es- terly is a pronounced republican town, | 20 much so to be a domocrat is to be unpopular. The present incumbent of the office is Postmaster Charles J. Butler, a republican, who has been in the service just a little over quarter of a century. 'His term of office expired a few months since and as the con- gressman has taken no open action in regard to the appointment of 1Ir.| Butler's successor, and the people of Westerly began to believe that Afr. ’ William Paimer Smith who Monday In New London, aged years had resided in his native city 80 long that but comparatively few, outside of the vlder residents, had the pleasure of his acquaintance. He #1s never an inveterate mixer and for nearly twenty years has been mostiy at his home in State street, where he resideq since he was ten vears of age, being practically blind. The published obituaries tell of his long and useful life and of some of his virtures, but nothing is sald of his many acts of charity, which were on a large scale but the beneficia: benefactor, for charity, and ving was 2 tisfled that tly applied. One nue for Mr. Smith to reach the par- ties he desired to assist was through real his Butler was to be continued as post- the Telegraph Food and Fire Fund, |master in compllance with the al- {and he not only aided those most unanimous wish of the people, designated 1 and it was even hinted that Congres: fthe fund for man Gerry was to permit the people to | poor of his f express by vote their choice for post- | was among the to make annual | master, under the existing conditions. contribution to the fund and his sub- scription was always duplicated be- | It was semi-officially announced, fore a month d, and alw however, that the congressman had the remark: “If you run recommended the appointment of An- |drew Farrell, the recognized }cratic leader of the town. M 5 taken any su that “the case is still open.” let me know, for this 1d ought to be was put into circuation that Mr. Gerry to appoint a successor to Mr. Butler and that he was to be a Mr. Smith was twice married and a son, Clarence W. Smith, attended the | olg Union street school, fifty vears ago | republican and not a democrat, at nd more > that. It is stated that Mr. Gerry favors Captain Robert G. Thackeray, when Wili of the Fifth company, a former resi dent of Westerly, now employed | Providence, for postmaster. It is far-| | ther understood that the congressman | really did make such recommendation, | but that it was held up for inves gation by the democratic appointing s the first|power of the federal government. _If | antage of the lack of dis- |a repubdlican is to hold the offce, Mr. 7 the Col Butler is the unanimous choice of the people of Westerly. But if a democrat is to enjoy the result of democratic victory there will be respectful ac- quiescense to the judsment of Con- gressman Gerry. Much as the people of Westerly desire, they do not be- lieve Mr. Gerry has the influence to even retain the present satisfactory master, much less supplant him another republican. | Washi ove administration. excuse w 1t did not take long to fall ngton County, R. I.; WEEKAPAUG | W. C. T..U. illard Memorial Meeting — Recovery from Serious Poisoning. signed the ex- h and he re- for the writer. at pla; osed tr i | This plan was too good to fast, and when Principal Colgrove announced that had been deceived I them quit - parents t ool | permit thus es- ement, ev urtailed. uot permitted t e to. He was of however, and he The Ocean View W. C. T. U. met at | the home of Mrs. Alice Saunders on | Wednesday afternoon, with six mem- {bers present. After the business purt of the meeting a programme arranged | by Mrs. Suanders was enjoyed. Tt be- {ing a Willard memorial meeting sev- eral papers on that line were read. At the close refreshments were served by 1 unders. Quite 2 large numb. |auction at Ethan Pendl | @ {them to go to w caped parental their education ence Smith w {to | father. called The ot Smith fa ttended the on’s Wednes- G. T. Collins spent Thu Mrs. H. A. Macomber. | Case of Sumac Poisoning. 3 A. Loofbow, who has been suf- i iy s with sum ning for the e o t week, {s able of doors. | A s H. R. Chapn ughter An- | he represents ade |nie, and Mr. and Mrs. E tended the Pom: ston, Monday. In everal and sc t. He na grange at King- | | dates have realization of that fact e Tk H e > G being laid for plicants fo sl on Rockk 4 | lose heart & aha B term of 1 ! ! RICHMOND tinjuries Result from Falls on leo— | i Barberville Mill Closed. E. Moore and Fannie Amy Moo calles Mrs. Leonard Joslin, who is confined to her home by illnesa. John Hall of Barberville & a call- {er_in this vicinity recently + Mr: George G. Palmer of | pon the recommendation | Mr. Mahan. W is 3 rule long-established in both |y,c31t the republican and democratic parth et His e Pl 0[‘;‘;’“!"‘},3 The mill at Barberville Is closed for | litical faith as the predominating ad. ) g, Present | j ministration will have the same power |, TRoWas Wright, an aged man, was | | of recommendation as if the consress | P2dly injured by falling during the ic were elected. It will be recalleq that | PEll the result being a broken arm. during_the Cleveland administration, | ;;-.f; 21d Mrs. Ray Kenyon and Leon when Charles . Thayer was the ge- |Howard of Bever River valley wer Teated candidate for comgress from (ne | C21Iers at Everett Moores Sunday: | 0ld Third congressional district that (2150, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Moore ‘-"'di e had just as much to do with the distribution of national patron i Andrew Abbey recently purchased a A Bad eaoag S0 |sarm of Barber and. Reynoida. the district as if he had been elected, and Mr. Thayer never served a day in | J0%ePh Hoxsie fell on the fce and 16 'in poor sl was 5o badly injured that he was tak- en to the Hhode lsland hospital If thie rule prevalls, and it probably |; BoPeTt Weeks, formerly of the navy:, | will, Congressman-Elect Freeman, will | 13 Seay/§ ~With his uncle, E Sam have mothing to do with the distri- Dbution of political plums_ during his term of ofice, which by the way be a relief to Mr. Freem O Mr. Freeman is banking election ang the probabllit republican party will come into its {own, then, and mnot till then, will the { republican congressman, be in position to undo what was done by his pre- decessor in this particuler line. There are many Imporiant politi offices whose term of the present incumbents do ot expire until after the expira- jtion of the term of Mr. Mahan as con- {gressman, but it will be up to Mr. | Mahan to recommend the candidate of { Fannie and Ralph Moore were re- cent callere on the family of Silas M. | ‘Woodmansee. H USQUEPAUGH Joseph Hoxie, who had his shoulder | broken last week, returned from xhcae‘ Island hospital Tuesday. Hardy Kelly returned Monday from the Rhode Island hospital, where he had his hand amputated three wecks ago. J. C. Webster Tuesday. Josie Sullivan of Providence has re- turned home, after visiting her. stater, | Mrs. Mary McConnor, for a few days. | Archle Kenyon went - to Wakefleld | Thursday. ! Mrs. B . Kenyon visited -Wednes- d%l:)' with Mrs. R. H. Bristow at West Kingston. William Kingsley of Beaver River valley was a caller here Tuosday evening. The Grange oyster supper was held Friday evening instead of Tuesday evening, on account of the storm. Eugene Handle of Seunderstown was 2 caller here Saturday evening. e, S+ Lamond visited Providence Fri- lay. wase in Providence Proved ior Merit 80Years Continuous Sale ASX YOUR DEUGGIST FOR Schenck’s Mandrake Pills SUGAR COATED YOR Gomtipaflm,flilliomma &o. A Vegstable Substitute for Calomel ‘without its Mercurial after effect Do NOT GRIPE OR SIGKEN DR.J.H.SCHENCK & SON, Phila Childish Wrong-Deing. A child should never be regarded as & criminal, but as a victim of crime. No child can create his own environ- ment. Boys have often beem pun- jshed for wrongdoing when it would be just about as sensible to whip a ehild for having diphtheria er ty- phoid. 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