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Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-28
Local Eaconics.

A gypsy caravan of five teams pass ed through Westerly, bound east. on Thursday afternoon.
 Rev. Augustus E. Scoville. pastor of the Baptist church in Melrose. Mass, and Mrs. Scovilie, are visiting ill Vest er1y.
 The members of Westerly club and ladies occupied the first three rows of seats in Bliven opera house Thurs day evening.
 The R. X. sherman Sons company has been awarded the contract to build a life saving station at Green Hill, Kingston, R. l.
 The annual tour of duty of the Coast Artillery. corps Rhode Island National guard which includes the Fifth company Westerly, will be from July g toS6.
 Horace PsLanDhere, age 63.& died on Wednesday morning at the home of his brother at Vincent Hill. Besides his brother he leaves a sister. Mrs. William Courtland Coon
 A force of seventy five men is at work on the si,ur track for the Brad- ford Dyeipg Association it Mantle. and 100 more men are excavating for the main mill building
 Representative Cutler for the finance committee reported with recommsn datlen of passssA in corcurrence with
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-28

sfIle sSiaafe. tho act providing for flel erection of court house in WeSfer7y.
 The peqBure will go t0 the calendar
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-28

FOR SALE-Cadillac Touring Car, single cylinder, newly painted and oyerhauled; in fine condition. Price s225.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

can be raised in the future. This is
so everywhere throughout the south.
The cotton mills and the factories there
are rapidly increasing, and the demand
for groceries and canned goods is now
supplied by the north. From this
time on such things will be produced
in the country near by.
County Fairs and Club Parades.
These boys and girls clubs are
making a stir all over the south The
corn clubs have resulted in the organ
ization Of many county fairs in places
where fairs have been unknown before.
The boys have brought their exhibits
to the county seats, and the farmers
have thereupon organized fairs at
which all sorts of live stock and farm
produce have been shown
This has been the case in Aiken
county. where a fair company has been
organized with a capital OF $4,000. and
where prizes are given for tomatoes
and tomato products.
One of the most interesting features
! of the tomato clubs is its effect upon
the social community 1t brings the
people together and creates a fellow in
terest in each others work new
sort Of gathering has been instituted,
known as the girls canning party.
At this the members Of one or of the
several clubs come together, and can
their tomatoes. ending their work with
a party or picnic. Such events are usu-
ally at the home of one OF the MEM
bers. The boys Of the corn clubs are
often invited. and they aid the girls by
bringing in the wood and water and in
keeping the fires. They also help with
the soldering.
In some of the places the canning
outfit is carried from one center to an
other and in other instances each club
has its own canning outfit, which can
be furnished at as low cost as $40.
I have before me a report of one OF
these tomato parties It occurred at
White Pond, s. c., at the home Of one
of the girls. There were 10 members
of the tomato club present and a crowd
of spectators from the farms nearby.
The canning began early. and was car
ried on under the Instructions Of one
Of the teachers. BY noon 100 cans
were filled and capped ready for ship
ment After this a dozen watermelons
were served. and a picnic dinner was
eaten under the trees.
Poultry Clubs for the Future.
The department of agriculture thinks
II pest TO conIlne THIS work at first
to tomatoes alone, although little
later on cucumbers and beans will be
added. It is expected also to extend
the prizes to poultry, but the compe-
tition IN poultry raising will be
confined to the graduates of the to-
lnato clubs. and will succeed their
instruction in vegetable raising.
The most of the work is being done
in connection with the schools, and it
is found to be highly educational.
teaching the little ones much about
soil and plants, and at the same time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

produced corn above the average Of the
clubs to which they belonged. In a
South Carolina corn club. for examine.
there were two girls who each raised
more than, 100 bushels of corn off one
acre, doing all the cultivation them
selves One OF them raised 40 bushels
on her are. This was Miss Hanna
Plowden of Clarendon county. She be-
longed to a club of 142, Of whom 40
were boys. There were only three
boys who raised more than she did.
and the average of the club was 81
bushels per acre.
The First Girls Club.
In Aiken county the beys' corn club
had so members and their success was
the envy of their sisters. The boys
clubs were organized through the
schools, and the girls discussed this
matter with their teachers. Thereupon
enc of them, Miss Marie s. Cromer,
started the tomato club movement.
She had the assistance Of the county
superintendent and Of the state agent
of our agricultural department.
Miss Cromer devoted her evenings
to writing letters to girls in different
parts of the county and her Saturdays
to securing members. As a result a
club of As little girls was organized
ala ISL u valuable prizes SocureQ
for those who did the best work Some
OF the prizes were money and others
were books. One was a free scholar
ship to the Winthrop Normal and IN
dustrial college. or college education
for the girl who secured IT,
This prize was won by girl who
planted. cultivated and gathered suf-
ficient crop of tomatoes from her one
tenth Of an acre to fill SIP three
pound cans. She not only raised the
tomatoes. but canned them. and in adj
dition made a dozen other products.
consisting of pickles, relishes and pre-
serves. Her tomato cans Eere all sold
at the rate Of s1.25 per dozen, bringing
in a gross amount OF between $50 and
$50 from her tenth of an acre At the
same rate an acre would have yielded
a gross OF from $500 to $500 but from
this, of course, must be deducted the
labor she did on the place, and the
cost OF the cans. It is enough to make
ones eyes bulge.
It is an old saying that 10 acres are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

as possible and set them out deep in
the ground.
The directions say that three pounds
of fertilizer should be given to each
hill. and the girl is told just how much
nitrogen. potash and phosphoric acid
this should contain and how 1t should
be applied.
There are also a number OF sugges-
tions al to the kinds of soil and seed:
and how the surface is to be kept free
of weeds and to have a dust-mulch to
save the moisture. There is something
as to pruning tomatoes. and tying the
plants to stakes; in short full direc-
tions which, If followed out. will make
each girl a good gardener. The de-
partment sends out seeds for the girls
belonging to such clubs. but these must
come through the state agent or or
ganizer.
Tests for Prizes.
The prizes are awarded not only
upon the quantity of tomatoes raised,
but the profits on the investment. Each
girls work is graded under five heads.
First, quantity of tomatoes produced;
second, quality of tomatoes, and third,
variety. Each of these counts 20 per-
cent Then there is the profit on the
investment. another 90 percent, and the
history or report, which counts the
same, the whole making up the 100
percent The prizes go to the girls
who stand highest.
The object of the club is to give the
girls some means of earning money
and to help them furnish their homes
with canned and fresh vegetables. It
is to reduce the cost of living, to pro-
duce better living, as well as to make
the home and farm more interesting
and helpful to all members of the
family.
Marketing the Product.
The government and states are teach
ing the girls not only how to make
gardens but also how to cook and how
TO make money out of their work. In
the reorganization of the Aiken club
its founder. Miss Cromer, spent a sum-
mer in New York visiting the domestic
science schools there, in order to teach
the girls how to handle the crop At
her directions canning outfit was
shipped to the club, and the tomatoes
grown by the girls were put up under
her superintendent. On the first
canning day all the tomatoes brought
in were put up There were 125 cans
in all, and even faster work than this
was done in the succeeding DAYS. At
the same time instructions were given
In the making of pickles. catsup, chow
chow and preserves from tomatoes
The tomatoes put up by those girls
were marketed through the stores.
The club had its own labels consist
ing Of picture Of a big red tomato.
with the words South Carolina" above
it. and a statement on the opposite
side that it was grown and packed by
the girls of Aiken county The toma-
toes were so good that the product was
rapidly sold and I am told that there
will be a ready market for all that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

intoxicating practical ideas OF bust
ness. hygiene and general home i'm
provement.
Uncle Sans Daughters.
1 have been especially interested il
the patriarchal nature of this move
ment- Uncle Sam writes to the girl:
as though he were a real uncle and
they were really his children. Here
for instance. is an extract from letter
which was sent out last spring from
the Department of Agriculture a,
Washington to the girls canning and
poultry clubs It is a personal appeal
TO every girl who is so working 1t
Begins:
MY Dear Club Member: You are
now entering upon one OF the most
important lines of work open TO the
girls Of America. That is, to render
more attractive our rural homes We
want efficient and contented girls and
women in every home, and we have
selected YOU to help demonstrate
through your garden plot one way OF
helping TO make a good home. Every
girl should be interested in this club
work and help in this national DEM
onStration work We cannot afford
" nave S1ISl USnDSr Ia1l. and 1t
is important that every one should do
her best OF course. you will be one
of the best Write us often for help
and information about your garden
work, and do not fail to read careful
ly the inclosed instructions"
The letter then goes on to give some
of the objects of the girls clubs and
to say that each will be sent a pack
age OF tomato seed 1t also mentions
flsa 20 - H.
her in her work.
Uncle Sans Ideal Cook.
In connection with this work the de-
partment has on hand a number of
cook books. I have one before me
which came from there. 1t is gotten
up by the Industrial college. at VIM
throp. S. c.. which gave scholarship
to the girl who raised SIP cans of
tomatoes on her one-tenth-acre patch
The book is devoted to recipes for
tomatoes. catsups and cucumbers. and
it begins with the quotation from
RusSin as to the ideal cook:
TO be a good cook means a knowl-
edge of all fruits. herbs, balms and
spices, and of all that is healing and
sweet in fields and groves and savory
in meats. 1t means carefuIness. will
hngness and readiness of appliance.
1t means the economy of your great
grandmothers and the science of mod
ern chemists. 1t means much tasting
and no wasting. 1t means English
thoroughness, French art and Arabian
hospitality Tt mean in fine, that you
are to be perfectly and always ladies
Qoaf givers) and are to see that
every one has something nice TO eat"
The book then goes on TO give reci-
pes for canning and TO show how to
cook tomatoes In various ways Tt
deals with tomato salads. tomato
pickles. tomato eatsup and green and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

enough for any one man to handle
These plans of the agricultural de-
partment are based on tenth of an
acre 1t does not seem much. It is
equal to a strip 43 feet front and 100
feet deep. Tt is not much more than a
good sized town lot. yet Uncle Sam
thinks it is quite enough to keep one
little girl busy, in addition to her
school work, during the time the to-
mato crop grows. The parents are re-
quired TO give the land and do the first
blowing, and it is also insisted that
the girl receive the money which comes
from her crop. The girl is expectc d
to read all circulars and bulletins sent
her by the department of agriculture.
She is told how to plant and raise her
tomatoes, and it is by such directions
that 5000 little girls are now working
Remember that each has only one
tenth OF an acre. Well. here is what
Uncle Sam tells his daughters to do:
Where possible have three loads OF
well rotted barnyard manure put or
the plot. Then pillow the land deep OF
about two inches deeper than usual
The blowing should be eight inches
deep to bring up sufficient moisture
for the plants. After this the sol
should be thoroughly pulverized, the
clods being broken up very fine. All
this should be done before planting
time"
The next paragraph tells how to
raise the plants from the seed by tax
ing box two feet wide and four feet
long and one foot deep, without a bot
tom. Sink this in a sunny protected
place and fill it to the depth of six
inches with stable manure, that of
horses or mules preferred. Tramp this
down a little and on the top place three
inches of good garden soil This will
make a hotbed. The manure will warm
the soil.
Planting the Seeds.
Now plant the tomato seeds, putting
them in from one-quarter to half an
inch deep, and as soon as they are an
inch high thin them out SO that they
stand an inch and a half apart each
way. This will give you about 400
plants. You must be sure they are kept
moist and water them if it does not
rain. Cover the box at night with a
cotton cloth or thin blanket. and if
there is danger of cold weather you
may place some loose straw over the
top by laying a board or two on the
box, so that the straw will not injure
the plants. The straw must not re-
main too long and only when you have
a cold snap. By SO doing the plants
will be hardy and each plant will be
strong.
When the plants are about three
inches tall they can be set out. Mark
your land in squares four feet each
way, and at the corners of each square
set out tomato by excavating a little
with hoe. Get a pailful of rich dirt
scraped up from the barnyard and
throw a handful of this in the hole for
each plant. Now take up your
plants. keeping with each as much soil
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24
Copyright. 1911. by Frank c. carpenter)

" ASHINGTON. D. c. June "a
~ Uncle Sam. patriarch, is be-
ginning to work for the
girls You have heard Of the boys
corn clubs which have been organized
throughout the south They have al
ready more than 100000 members, and
they will number more than 10000 be-
fore the year closes. That work is
carried on under the direction Of Sec
Rotary Wilson, and it is backed up
by the states. the governors Of which
are offering prizes and giving diplo-
mas.
Girls Tomato Clubs.
A similar movement has now begun
in order to wake up the girls It orig
mated last January. with the starting
of a girls tomato club III Aiken, S. c..
The agricultural department is back
ing il, and there are no-- more than
5000 girls, in different parts of the
south. who are each raising patch Of
tomatoes, under directions sent them
from Washington. The agents Of the
department are travelling over the
country establishing tomato clubs in
three counties Of each southern state,
and in time they will turn the whole
south into a market garden. This
is one OF the most radical of the new
schemes of Uncle Sam patriarch. It
means the bringing OF woman into
our great industrial revolution. and the
creation of a race of busisess women
on the farms of the south.
Want to Compete With the Boys.
The idea came from the corn clubs.
In them each boy was given one acre
by his father. He was to pillow and
plant it himself. and to have all the
profit I have already written OF the
mighty results In certain cases the
boys made several hundred dollars off
their respective acres, and this year
one Of them expects to net $1,000 from
five-acre tract That money is TO send
him through school
Since the organization of the corn
clubs the girls OF the vicinities in
which they were established have been
writing the agricultural department
whether there was not something for
them to do. They have been allowed to
compete with the boys in the corn
clubs. and in a number of instances,
Notwithstanding their sex, they have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24
-DR. A. 7. STILL OSTE0PATHIC INFIRMARY

All Graduates Of Dr.. A. 7.
Stills American School Of
0steopathy ,Kirksyille, Mo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24
HOW 5000 SOUTHERN GIRLS ARE COMPETING
WITH THE BOY CORN RAISERS

They Have Garden Patches of One-Tenth of an Acre
and Work Under Agricultural Department
One Girl Made $50 and 512 Cans-How the
Farms Are Managed Canning Clubs
and Preserving Pcnics- Tests for
Prizes Marketing the Product.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

This the Spinal Column split wo showing well and nerves
that have been shved by drugs and antox and stant until
they leave gnan blood the part they and the different
the sore part healed up drugs off, will still leave the stag
nan blood the body which will go lungs and them and
cause consumption.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

Dr. Ira w. Collins, Physician in Chief, Dr. Amelia
Burk, DR.. Grace Parker, Dr.. Paul r. Collins,
Consulting Physicians and Staff Operators
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

cannot fail to improve the cooking OF
the south.
Frank G. Carpenter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24
Why Did You Bring Your Wife Here
and Put Her Under that Fraud 0Ste0-
path Dr. Ira w Collins? ast sns mfd bs5 seG ms at

had
dragging
knowing And had doped wife with their
and carved her until they had exhausted vitality and then told
when they began her and the only hope the brought her
walks DR.
hospitals
smiling getting
throng Infrmar would ask
fellows and and lay the yard But
in
Collins and his Ospahy there we'll I'd think
realizing
killing family causing
haul them off when under
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

This spear points to the great
sciatic nerve. which IS well. /,
See how large it is. It goes to 4
leg and foot, etc, also gives off ner
bladder and female organs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

See this shriveled nervef Shriveled
nerves to head causes catarrh, deafness,
some eye troubles, facial paralysis, also
paralysis of brain, caused by taking
stimulants, anti-toxins. etc. Cured,
Osteopathy loosening nerve.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

Exz This is the same sciatic nerve.
See how it is shriveled up. 1t
causes sciatie rheumatism in
leg and foot, also prolapsus in
female diseases and piles and bladder
troubles; they fall over and cannot drain.
Osteopaths free the nerve 1t raises
everything up, drains, and you are well
again.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

These shriveled nerves cause tuber-
erlar limbs in children, appendicitis, ETC.;
cured by Osteopathy loosening nerve
and it forces blood TO circulate in part
affected caused by taking physics
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-24

wv ASHINGToN, d. c.. June pa p
~ Uncle Sam. patriarch, is be- c
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Ninety Years Old

Last week at Missouri Valley,
Judge d. M. Harris, for years a
we'll known resident of this
county, and for many years
connected with the Missouri
Valley Times, celebrated his
ninetieth birthday and the
News adds its tribute to the
many which have been express
ed to and of this grand old man
whom every one who knows
loves and respects.
To live ninety years, twenty
years more than the allotted
three score and ten, is in itself
a distinction, but to live it
clearly, openly and in such a
way that those one meets along
life's pathway unite to do him
honor-that is success indeed.
Some one has said that all
one gets out of life when all is
summed up is a little laughter
and a little love. To this he
might have added little
friendship, for the friends he
makes as he journeys thru this
vale of tears and the memories
which they inspire in after life
are among his most priceless
possessions.
$50 live," wrote the author
of Thanatopsis, shat when thy
time shall come to join the in
Vulnerable throng thou go not
as the galley slave scourged
to his dungeon but as he who
wraps the drapery of his couch
about him and lies down to
o'easant dreams" And that is
he life this grand old man of
Western Iowa has lived at
oeace with his fellows, his God
and himself. His ninetieth
birthday was an event in Mis-
souri, Valley and where he is
known. but it is an event in a
broader sense because it en-
ohasized anew the value of
clean, upright living and the
policy of being square and hon
'rable. The News hopes Judge
Harris may live to celebrate
she hundredth birthday and
wishes for him in the interven-
ing years all the good things
which can crown the last years
Of a life which is a glory, an in
spiration, a splendor, and a
beacon light to illume the path
way of those who know and
love him.-Atlantic Evening
| News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Stop that Dandruff

before it kills your hair. You
know dandruf is a germ dis
ease and it leads slowly and
surely to badness and there is
only one way to kill dandrutf
and that is to kill the germ
that causes the trouble.
Greasy salves will never do
this. Zsmo and Zemo Soap
kills the germ and are guaran-
teed to cure dandruff, itching
scalp and all other germ dis
eases of the skin and scalp.
Zemo and Zemo Soap are the
true scientific remedies for
these Affections. To show our
faith in Zsmo and Zemo Soap
we have instructed the drug.
gist selling them to refund
your money If you are not sat
isfied with the results from the
very first bottle and the first
cake Of soap.
We can afford TO make this
offer because one bottle of z J.
ms and npe cake of soap are
sumcieaE toshow their healing
qualities and il used according
TO directions, they will effect q
permanent cure.
Sold BY druggists everywhere
and In No. Valley by r w.
Harvey. all
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Mr.. and Mrs. Olson, who live

Mr.. and Mrs. Olson, who live
on Mill street, were most hap
PLY surprised yesterday, it be-
ing Mrs. Olson's birthday. She
received many beautiful pres
ents. A bountiful dinner of
fried chicken, etc, was served
and after a few hours spent in
visiting all departed for their
homes, wishing Mrs. Olson
many more happy birthdays.
The following guests were pres.
ent:: Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobson and
children, Mrs. F. L. Cotton and
children of Logan, Mrs. Nell
McGavren of Persia, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. ]. Olson, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. M. Olson, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
E. Olson and children, Mrs. Ed
Scebolt, Mrs. Chas. Alexander,
Mrs. w. Laughery, Mrs. E. }.
Moore, Miss Lucille Ridgway of
Omaha.