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Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-11
Perfect Happiness Found

Washington, with congress gone, now seems as quiet as Oyhter Bay.-NeW York Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-11
TRAVELLERS, DIRECTORY.
TRAVELLERS, DIRECTORY. Norwich Line NEW YORK
 STEAMERS CITY OF LOWELL CHESTER w. CHAPN

Choose this route next time you go to New York. You'll have a delightful voyage on Long Island Sound and a superb view of the wonderful sky line and water front of Manhattan Island
 Steamer leaves New London at Il p. m. week days only due New York, Pier 70, East River, at 5.45; and Pier 40.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-11

Shelled walnuts worth $64,414, pho- tographic paper worth s67,423 and kid and lamb skins worth $64.9S2 were the largest items in the shipments from Grenoble, France, to the United States during the second quarter of t19f1
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-11

WHEN you want put your busi- ness before the public there is no me- dium better than through the adverLlS- ing columns of The Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-11

Owing to increased trade with Aus- tralia. the German Australian Steam ship company will build six new cargo steamers to be named after the chief coastal cities of the commonwealth Melbourne Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, F'reemantle and Albany.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-11
NEW .s4 m!; !ssss' sses S1:5o

Write or telephone w. J. Phillips, Agent New London Conn.,, for state rooms and informa tion. jy31d
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-11
ADVERTISEMENTS s % es7f'as s ee e FOR . a
 cents per line, six words 10 lhe line
TO RENT.

TWO FURNISHED ROOMS to let over Capitol Lunch on Franklin Square. Wm. Shelly. sep11d
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-11

A rema rkable feature of the educa- tional work al present in the Philip pines is the popularity into which in dustrial work has grown, requests Of new industrial schools being received from more districts than the govern. ment bureau at Manila can supplys
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-11

TO RENI-For office. rooms or shop. second floor Pellett block, next Nor wich Savings Society. may22MF
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26

and Sophie Lyons, the notorious
woman thief. When they arrived in
London they were joined by Eddie
Guerin. who was later sent to DEVILS
island for robbing the Bank of France.
and Billy Porter, the English thief
who robbed the duchess Of Suther-
land of a $4,000 diamond necklace.
But they found the bank too well pro-
tected. so they gave up the job and
went to Paris, where several months
of work netted them about $4,000
each.
Lillis lost his at Monte Carlo. went
to England, was caught robbing
bank messenger and spent two years
in Clerkenwell prison.
Beginning Of the End.
Then bad luck overlook him at
every STEP He was arrested in Louis
Vile for robbing patron Of the iSeel-
bach hotel and was sentenced to ono
years imprisonment at Frankfort On
his release he went to Nashville,
Tenn, where, with "Sheeney" Harris
and "Sneaky" Jim, he robbed Jes-
sup's jewelrY store. His pals got
away, but he stayed in town the day
after the robbery and was arrested.
He had previously felt out the job.
and the clerk in the jewelry store
Identified him as the man who had
made several purchases during the
! week preceding the robbery He
fought his case hard and carried 1t to
he supreme court of the state. his
rails having sent him money. but 1t
was no use. He was sentenced to 10
years in the Nashville state prison.
He served II years and 6 months. the
remainder of his sentence being COM
muted for good behavior. He was re-
leased from there few weeks ago.
and he went to New York determined
to start anew before 1t was too late
to lead an honest life.
For two days he went without food,
being unable to secure employment.
Then, in desperation. he entered q
New York hotel. determined to steal
enough money to get something to
eat. He was on the point Of entering
one of the rooms when he conquered
his desires and left the hotel. He
met a friend who gave him temporary
assistance and last week he secured
employment.
He says his criminal career is ended
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
Expsr. rs,.lmenx.

There was not much to be gained
from the witness on the stand, who
seemed to have wonderful faculty
for holding his tongue, but tho law
yer tried once more.
"You say your boat picked up the
accused at O'Clock, 'or thereabouts,' :"
he said at has been stated that he
jumped overheard nearly an hour be-
fore that time. Tell me. Captain
Sampson, how he appeared to you
when you picked him up. II you had
been required to give an opinion of
him then, what would you have said?"
well I'll tell ye honest" said the
captain when he had disposed of a
portentions yawn. II shd We said he
was one O. the wettest men. If not the
wettest man, that ever -see!"-
Youths Companion.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
Even Cannon proop.

Among the problems with which
army and navy engineers have to deal
nowadays is that Of the dropping OF
the muzzles of excessively long guns
under the stress of their own weight.
Experiments have shown that wire
wound guns of 12-inch caliber and 90
feet length droop at the muzzle about
Az minutes of arc, while built-up
solid guns Of the same size droop
about 21k minutes. Differences Of
temperature in the body of the gun
also cause bendings, which may eth
er increase the droop at the muzzle
or counteract it. according as 1t is the
upper or under part of the gun that
has the higher temperature. In con-
sequence. projectiles on leaving gun
have wabbly motion. continuing up
to 500'yards and probably more.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26

way under a load. Instances are ~
corded where cart driven over .
wet shore has rapidly disappeared be-
low tho surface. The general opinion
seems to be that this is due to soft
underlying layer of clay or mud.
which no doubt In some instance is
the true explanation. Mr.. Carus-Wil-
son. who is an expert In these mat
ters, pointed out to me recently, how.
ever, that another factor may be the
imprisoning of gas between the grains.
due to decomposition Of organic mat
ter.
1T must also be borne in mind that
any surface in 80 good a contact with
wet sand that the air is excluded will
be held fast by atmospheric pressure;
and further, that an object so situated.
and tilted this way and that, will rap
idly become embedded and swallowed
up. It is by this simple process that
the celebrated Goodwin Sands have
claimed SO many victims. A large per.
centage of the vessels stranded upon
them. however. float safely OF on the
rising tide, but now and then one is
caught and doomed. In the past they
have been responsible for many .
shipping tragedy; and there il : pa-
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
MAKING PROFIT IN TOMATOES
Secret Of Inducing Wines to Bear Abun-
dance Of Fine Red frultls to Cut
Away Bleeders.l

Not all who raise tomato vines In
abundance pick abundance Of toma-
toes Last year there we're many who
had prolific vines who picked no to-
matoes. The cause was simple, writes
Frank e. Ward OF Lawrence, Kan, in
the Kansas City Star. In the wet.
cool spring the vines grew to an un-
natural size. Then there was not root
enough to make fruit in the hot
weather.
Wet and rich soil causes bleeders to
sprout from the crotch between the
leaf and the main stalk or trunk. II
those are allowed to grow they be-
come many feet long and there will be
but little fruit. II they are pinched off
as soon as they appear, say once
week, the excess growth will be forced
into the fruit and it will be ready to
ripen as soon as the sun is hot.
Should the bleeders grow unnoticed
until three or four leaves are develop
ed 1t is better to pinch OF the small
points and thus stop their growth.
than to cut away the whole bleeder.
When cluster of buds form on q
branch which is not near the main
trunk the small end of the branch
should be pinched of to prevent the
leaves robbing the fruit. In that way
the vines are kept within bounds. You
will see by this that the fruit lateral is
not to be mistaken easily for q
bleeder.
The above sytem of pruning is not
original with me. 1t is used by many
with favorable results. In my gar
den of clay soil. s0x50 feet. last year
] raised 400 pounds of tomatoes. which
is about all one family needs in .
year. have ten grape vines. q cold
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
THE MYSTERY OF QUIcksAND
Scientist Offers Explanation Of Sub
leet That Long Has Baffied the
Average Mind.

Many inquirers, reading or hearing
LOT the dangerous and mysterious quail
tiles Of quicksands, have sought in
vain to find the difference between
these and ordinary expanses Of sand.
Why do they enguH the unwary7 An
answer to this question is difhcult -
obtain. and is generally unsatisfae-
tory when found. In lecture on the
properties Of sand, delivered at the
Royal institution in London, Charles
II. 8. Phillips tells US that the Diff
ference between quicksand and other
sand is accidental rather than funda.
mental. He says. as reported in Ma.
ture( London, August 25):
"a certain amount Of unnecessary
mystery seems to surround this mat
ter. I hasten to point out that the
|graips Of quicksands appear to be in
mo way extraordinary. Nevertheless.
the fact remains that sand in certain
localities upon the coast readily gives
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
BEE CULTURE NOT DIFFICULT
No More Skill and intelligence Re.
quired Than to Keep Poultry
Do Not lnjure Fruit.

It requires no more intelligence and
skill to raise bees than to keep poul-
try. 1t requires a certain amount of
work and at the right time. yet this
In no sense equals the attention given
poultry. But for some reason few
farmers have bees. II it is lack of
knowledge that keeps them from 1t,
then the excuse is easily overcome.
for there are many bee journals and
books that would give the desired In
formation. II 1t be fear Of bee stings.
these may be prevented by certain ap-
pliances. Surely no one should he kept
from the enjoyment Of honey because
OF cost The bees and the necessary
equipment need not cost much. Per
haps some have been led to believe
through foolish newspaper reports
that bees are Injurious to fruit. This
is not SO. Bees cannot break the skin
Of any fruit Because they are seen
sucking the Juice Of punctured grapes
they have been falsely accused Of do.
ing the puncturing.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
Blamed tho "separator."

Just after the election a large
crowd had gathered at courthouse
in North Carolina to see tho official
vote counted. To facilitate the work.
an adding machine was used. Among
the attendants there was large
number of people from the rusal dis
tricts who had never seen one Of
these complicated machines. They
viewed 1t with open distrust. And
when the votes were finally counted.
one of the defeated candidates re-
marked to friend as he turned
away: 81 know 1 was elected to that
office, but that blame separator
cheated me out Of. it,
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
THE PRICE OF
LAND INCREASING
THE "RAcK TO THE LAND" CRY
Is Effective.

Travelling through the state of Iowa
the other day, and Iowa is no excep-
ton to the story about to be related.
the writer was shown farm that was
offered three years ago for $3.50 an
acre. That appeared to be high fig
ure for land upon which the owner
depended upon the crops of corn, hogs
and cattle that could be raised upon
1t. But 1t wasn't. A few weeks since
the farm changed hands at 1925 an
acre. Over in Illinois, down in In
diana, up in Wisconsin, across the
line in Minnesota, the same expert
ence was met with. And then atten-
tion is directed to Canada, which has
been the Mecca Of 80 many hundred
thousand Americans during the past
few years. Not only in Eastern Can
ada has the price Of lands increased.
but in Western Canada, during the
past few weeks, farm lands have In
creased from three to five dollars an
acre, with the prospect of similar
advance during the next three months.
The reason for this Is very apparent,
and in few words 1t may be pointed
out that the lands are worth great
deal more than the present prices.
The Northwestern Agriculturist of
Minneapolis. paper that was one Of
the first of the American farm papers
to discover the real merits of the
lands of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta. says: "The reciprocity sched-
ule would encourage American farm
ers to move to Canada, where the vir-
gin soil will produce greater crops Of
grain with less labor than can be pro-
duced in our own farms in the North
west. The result will be to enhance
land values in Canada" This paper
is afraid land values In Canada will be
enhanced at the expense of land
values in the United States. In face
Of the fact that land values in the
United States are increasing the rea-
soning scarcely holds. The reason for
the advance In value of Canadian
lands is partly accounted from the
fact, admitted by this paper, that Can
ada's virgin soil will produce greater
crops of grain with less labor" But
that is not the only reason. During
the past twelve months 100000 peo-
pie have made Canada their home and
these are mostly of the farming class
They want farms, and the demand as
well as the wealth of the soil is regu-
lating the price. A study Of the IN
crease in the acreage Of land put un-
der crop last year, which can be had
from any Canadian government repre-
sentative, will prove the point, that
the demand is increasing at greater
ratio than even the most sanguine
would have predicted.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
Cigar Box seed Tester.

but little time and no expense and 1t
is the height Of folly for farmer to
plant seed and go to all the expense
necessary to accomplish that work,
without first knowing what kind of
seed he Is planting.
After the seed corn has been So
lected and has passed all of the in
spections which show that 1t Is per-
feet to the eye, further inspection Is
necessary for terminating quality.
This can be done only by using
seed tester. Such an implement can
be readily made by anyone on the
farm.
An ordinary cigar box, with two
inches of sand in it will make an e1
cellent seed tester. When ready for
testing, the sand in the box should
be thoroughly wetted, enough water
being used to cover the sand. Hold
it in this position four or five minutes,
then wet muslin cloth and we are
ready to set In place the kernels to
be tested. After the ears have all
been numbered, we may begin with
0s4A ANS. - anu AOA1AONO OAO hSAAOA
about two inches from the tip, and
another kernel about two inches from
the butt; then by sticking them in
pairs into the sand, we will have
this ear ready for testing Follow
the same method with the second ear.
and so on. until the kernels from ten
ears are placed in the first row. By
counting down the rows. and noting
the kernels that have failed to ger
inmate. we will have no difficulty in
locating the bad ears.
After the seed tester has received
all Of the kernels that can be planted
conveniently. place over the kernels
the wetted muslin rag. This seed
tester should then be placed in the
kitchen or any other warm situation.
1t should be examined every day to see
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
GOOD FERTILIZER FOR CORN
u Gives the Plant Uniform Vigorous
Growth Which Continues
Through the Season.


The value Of good corn fertilizer
consists in giving the corn uniform
vigorous early growth. The stalks are
stout. roots many and spreading,
foliage dark green and healthy. This
strong, vigorous growth continues
throughout the growing period. The
crop natures early, the grain and fod.
der ripening fully 10 to 16 days earlier
than corn planted the same day on
the same quality Of land and given
exactly the same careful cultivation.
To obtain profitable yield select
sound grain taken from the middle of
the ear; plant when soil Is warm and
mellow. Corn, like wheat and rye.
must have fertilizer having a full
supply of phosphoric acid. The stalk,
leaves and grain require considerable
potash. For these reasons an anSmal
bone phosphate containing eight per
cent. of available phosphoric acid, two
per cent. of nitrogen and three per
cent. of actual potash should be
bought. A fertilizer of this quality ap-
piled at the rate of 300 pounds to the
acre in the corn hills. the ground being
rolled sod. will under careful culture
give a profitable yield of grain. On
the other hand. when cheap acid
phosphate is used the strength of the
fertilizer is used up in stalk and
leaves. and, unless there is sufficient
plant food in the sod to make the
grain. the yield of corn is small. When
raw or long yard manure is spread
broadcast and plowed under, or a
heavy sod plowed down in the spring,
1t is most profitable to put the corn
In with $50 to 300 pounds of some
good standard bone phosphate to the
acre. as the manure and sod will not
be available as plant food until rotted.
which will not be until midsummer.
and not then II the fore part of sum-
mer should be hot and dry.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
Palate TlekIers.

Palate ticklers should be grown on
every farm, not only for home use, but
for market. None but the surplus
should be sold. The farmer and his
family should have first selection. Not
only are they very helpful in keeping
the boy and the girl on the farm, but
they will help keep the farm hand sat
isfied. There is great variety to
select from under the head Of high
quality vegetables and luscious fruits.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26

Within the last ten years the ex-
penditures for farm labor in West vir-
ginia have increased 95 per cent. Du-
ring the same period the total value
Of farm buildings has increased 67 per
cent and the total value Of farm land
with buildings Sc per cent. The aver
age value per acre of farm land with
improvement showed gain Of 81 per
cent.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
on tho "cupld sneel,I. /.

Running Cupid special" is the 90.
oupation OF Richmond (Va.) woman.
Twice a year she finds enough young
persons ready to wed to warrant the
hiring Of special train to run bs.
tween that city and Washington
Many Richmond folk like to be mar
red in the shadow Of the capitola
dome. SO the train runs every spring
and fall. Only persons desirous Of
getting married in Washington, are
permitted to ride In the train: hence
the nickname.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
Tough.

John g. WAS at breakfast at hotel.
and encountered piece of tough beef
steak. Having failed to make an Inn
preston on 1t he quietly laid down his
knife and fork and remarked to the
company: Ladies and gentlemen. it's
my opinion that this steak is an In
fringenent on the Goodyear patent"
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26

thetic interest attaching to the fact
that ribs and other remains of ships,
long lost and forgotten. sometimes re-
appear for time above the surface.
Since the advent Of steam, 1t is hap
PLY rare occurrence for a vessel to
BIO lost upon q sandbank."
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26

Oats should be sown early, just as
soon as the land can be made ready.
Lime from the sugar beet factory Is
a very valuable product for the soil.
/, More profit can be made on one
acre of onions than on ten acres of
corn.
Long straw manure should be piled
and each layer plastered SO 1t will rot
quickly.
It Is good plan to shorten the tops
Of cabbage. caulifower, onions and
similar plants when they are trans
planted.
Potatoes produce wonderful crops
in proportion to the amount of seed
planted.
Every garden should have few
OF the aromatic herbs for seasoning
and other kitchen use.
Fine rotted manure from the sta
bles may be applied with great bene-
fit to the grass If spread early.
Onions have been cultivated sue
cessfully for long time. They re-
quire a moist, rich, loose soil.
A good grass fertilizer for spring
application is animal bone and potash
compound. say 400 pounds to the acre.
Any drainage system should be plan
ned with reference both to the work 1t
is to perform and to its future main
tenance.
Young calves should be kept dry
and never allow them to become
chilled.
The best thing for any dairying To-
cality Is the organization Of cow test
associations.
Hen manure. If applied to the sur
face, should be disked in we'll; or 1t
may be applied to the surface and
| plowed under.
Dirt always contains germs. There
fore wipe all dust from the cows I'D
der and fanks with wet cloth before
milking begins and see that no dirt
has gained entrance to the milking
pail.
Never feed hay. or sweep or in any
way stir up dust just previous to
milking time, for this will contribute
to the introduction of bacteria, which
contaminates and Injuries the quality
] Of the milk.
&
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
The Gasoline Enolne.

The steam engine is competitor Of
the gasoline engine. If one were to
consider only the cost of fuel in each
case, the steam engine would have a
slight advantage. This. however, is
lost when one considers the small
space occupied by the gasoline engine,
the ease with which 1t is operated and
the fuel delivered to the engine.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
Fertilizers for R.et,.

Avoid coarse stable manures in fer
tilizing garden beets. Manure gives
good results II well rotted and thor
oughly incorporated with the soil Ex-
periments in Rhode Island showed
that lime has been beneficial to the
crop when growing on acid soils.
Manchester Democrat., 1911-04-26
heredIty.

"Give me a kiss!" pleads the suitot
Of the lovely daughter Of the eminent
philanthropist.
II WILL" she replies thoughtfully. "op
condition that you raise three moN
within ave minutss."-Judga