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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-21

Dogs got into a flock belonging to Hart Buell had killed or injured thir- ty-seven sheep. The damage fixed by the appraisers at S1S0 will be divided between three towns, as Mir. BuelIs farm lies in part in the towns of Glss- tonbury, Hebron and Marlboro.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-21

The auxiliary boat Aelous, owned by Fl. H. Walker of Norwich. has been hauled on the ways at a Noanl1 boat yard to be painted and fitted out for the summer season.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-21

Lieut.. Col R, P Davis, recently ap- pointed commandant of the New Lon don artillery district, succeeding Col William c. Rafferty, will be given a reception by the officers of Fort H. G. Wright this (Tuesday) evening
 II has been discovered that the req son the steamer Chelsea came near grounding al her new wharf in GrotOn was because spiles from forgotten ferry landing lie imbedded in the mud there. A diver is removing them.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-21

It was decided at last weeks meet ing of the State Federation of Wo- mems Clubs at Stafford Springs, to hold the next annual meeting at South Manchester. The semi annual meet ing this fall will convene at Mt. Car mel
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-21

Continued rains have freshened up the lawns and terraces, burnt as the result of last years drouth, and the grass is in fine condition.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-21

Mrs. Rose s. CBaker) Wilson, 6s mother of Willard R. Wilson, secretary of the Rhode Island Sunday School association, died Sunday at her home in Providence. Another son Is Mel win A. Wilson of MoosUp Vallen. She leaves a daughter in Sanderstown.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-21

Mrs. Daniel Grey of Ledyard has been visiting her aunt, Mrs, Charles Steddard of Mystic.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-21

The U. $. revenue cutter training ship Itasca is anchored off Fort Trum-
 bull after an absence of several months coming to New London from Maryland.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-21

The New Haven Bird club is working to secure the formation of a federal tion of the various societies of the state that are engaged in nature study.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-21

Naturalists state that the wet spring has left the ferns in unusually good condition, so that perfect specimens are being collected.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-30

smart hat and parasOl This question on
hat parasOl and boots is vitality I'M
p0rtant with summer gowns A Wrons
selection OF these belongings may mar
the most beautiful frOck. and even a
cheap little frOck completed DIV per
fectly harmOniZing accessories VIII
have a convincing smartness and cnlc.
The parasOI and hat should correspond
I'm color and the boots should be OF
the proper type and color to produce a
correct ensemble.
Lace is used lavishly on afternoon
frocks OF the dressy type selected ior
bridge and reception wear BY Flay-
ishly7 one does not mean that quantl-
ties OF lace edging insertions and mo-
tffs are splashed over slken frocks IN
Epottv effect The lace Is usually IN
the form OF a tunic over an underskirt
on taffeta or foulard, or there may De
a silk tuuic. falling to the hip over
petticoat Of heavy lace a smart -1rock
Of this sort, exhibited by fashion
able New York dressmaker last week.
had a petticoat Of Cluny and Nenise
bands 10 which was attached a hem OF
changeable green and blue taffeta- The
tunic OF this taffeta fell TO the hips and
was slashed at either side TO the arm
the front and back being held at the
waist under q stitched belt The under
bodice was OF the Cluny lace with trim
ming bands OF Fenlse-
Whatever the new summer frock
boasts in the way OF trimming. one
thing Il must possess; and that Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-30

. ruffles used on a skirt and pleated ruf-
fles are very smart. used 70 edge the
bodice trimmings. The skirt ruftles.
however. do not add the least width 10
skirts which. in ell these summer
frocks OF silken stuff. are narrow and
straight in cut. Beneath the silk frOck
a petticOat is essential but these pet
ticoats are OF the softest material with
flOunces Of pieated lace or corded silk
the serViceaole dust-flounce underneath
being altogether forgotten No petit
coat now ever falls below a boot top
and the boots are so dainty that X
would seem a pits TO cover them any
more than is necessary-
When the lower part OF the skirt is
light in rone-as IN the case OF lace
frock with a silk tunic+the boots are
frequently OF white sbucksl1in with but
tored tops OF the same leather: but
with summer afternoon dresses OF
dark silk fabric worn in the South
land. many women have affected but
tened boots OF gunmetal calf, made OF
course on very dainty lines and with
thin. flexible sOles. There are also
buttOned oxford shoes which make the
loot look very trim and small
The favored taffetas have not By any
means driven fOulards from the field.
There are women who always have had
and always viii have a foulard frOck
for summer wear. No fabric is so cool,
neat and altogether desirable for gen
eral summer use, and most OF the foul
ards can be washed and irOned and
made over into dainty house gowns
when their first usefulness has passed.
Bordered patterns are the favorites now
and the borders are used TO outline
tunics and to form graceful surpliCe
draperies EFery summer wardrobe
this year includes a tailored white
bedford cord. OF linen or Of white cot
ton crepe. Such a frOck is endlessly
useful, provided IL is Embarrassment
and may be used for the street with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-30
y AF-FETA has come back. After being
the most understandable silk for half a

~ AF'FETA has come back After being
the most understandable silk for half a
dozen seasons. 1t returns to take TOP
place in the tickle favor OF Madame
Mode and IS even trying to elbow the
faithful f0ulard out OF its established
position Last year nobody wanted
taffeta, now eVerE woman is planning
al least one sumner frOck Of this fab
ric and the taffetas have jumped TO a
fashionable price accordingly These
new taffetas are not al all like the
stiff glossy. cracking taffetas Of
few years ago They are called chiffon
taffetas and there is a good deal Of
the chiffon quality about them. They
drape most gracefully and some Of
them-in the more costly grades cling
as softly and sinuOusly as any charm
euse Of crepe meteor
The changeable taffetas are the most
fashionable and these are 10 be had in
oelectable blendings OF green with gold.
mauVe with rose, blue with green and
dove gray with lavender. A very fash
iona5le combination in Paris is tan and
champagne color. the lighter tone Of
the champagne threads giving a very
sort, creamy sheen 10 the pale tan fab
rlc- A beautiful frOck Of this change
able tan taffeta, designed by Sebillon
Tor Riviera wear. has a tunic Of cream
lace which slopes steeply down toward
the back and forms a little train the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-30

fringe at the edge Of the tunic dragging u.
on the ground. Madame Simone in. ones
Of her plays this season mas vOrn
very sweet little taffeta gown in a
changeable black and green effect-so
dark In cOloring that only jim q strong
light could the green CLINT be caught
This frock had a short apron tunic over
q narrow little skirt and tunic and
bodice was separated by belt OF black
leather studded with emerald cOlOred
cabOchons. The bodice had a vest OF
cream lace on which We're tiny black
velvet buttons and al the ton Of the
vest was a smart pleated bow Of green
silk. A model almost exactly like this
frock. and very likely patterned after
it, vas seen the other afternoon at tea
hour in the Plaza corridor. The Wearer /
Of the frOck revealed il when she re-
moved a stunning motor coat Of tan 2
cosmos cloth with huge revers patch +
pockets and a strap-belt across the !
back. The frOck was Of dark blue taft
1eta, very dark like the green and black :
taffeta fr0ck Of Madame Simone. and I
the belt was OF black leather with
clasp Of lapis lazuli- buttons in the
same deep blue color ornamenting the /
lace vest
Many Of the simpler silk frocks for !
summer wear show quaint pipings, with (
puffings, shirrings and even ruffles TO 1
hint of a return to Victorian styles.
The ruffles are always very scant and I
are really scarcely more than bias I
bands eased into the skirt Sometimes
one finds three or four OF these little
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-30

Return - Taffeta Is
Fashions Prime Favorite
Now II Limp Petticoats
Under Summer Frocks.
The Passing of the Kimo-
no ShoUlder-Lace Used
Over Silk and SILK Used
Over Lace II One White
Afternoon Froek in Every
Wardrobe Parasol, Hat
and Boots Must Match
the Frock.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-30

PILES CURED IN To IA DAYS
Your druggist win refund money IL
PAZO OINTMENT fans TO cure any
case Of Itching Blind. Bleeding or Pro-
truding Piles in to il days soc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-30

sst-in sleeve The kimOno sleeve with
its seamless shoulder is past and gone
and all models that show IL are last
season style being worked off az
lowered prices. or styles developed by
dressmakers who do not keep step with
the modes The new sleeve is not only
set into an armhOle. but the armhOle IS
often emphasized by a line Of trimming
so that no one can miss it; or the
sleeve is of contrasting fabric
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-30

Fresh buttsrmilk- El RasO Dairy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
Georala.s bird Day.

Georgia is putting on her statute
books law that bird day" shall be
observed in the public schools.
This Is not to be holiday. but a
day set apart for instruction in bird
life and uses, that children may be
educated along these lines to such an
extent that the birds of the state may
receive the protection they should
have. Not only will children be in.
structed as to bird manners and habits
but they will be particularly impress
ed as to the usefulness of the little
creatures in keeping down insect life
and thus protecting trees, fruits and
growing crops, Few children think
of birds as serving a useful end. They
regard them as things of beauty mere
jly, or else as legitimate prey for sling,
shot and gun.
Side by side with other lessons.
boys who are hunters. or who will
grow to be hunters. are taught the
game laws on these bird days, so they
may not ignorantly kill game birds
out of season or song birds In any
season
The good results OF this instruction
are so apparent that they do not need
to be expatiated upon, They are so
plain that the conviction comes that
Tennessee should ealso have 9 school
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
bird day.-Mephis Commercial APP
peal.
LENGTH OF HUMAN
LIFE INCREASING?
Question Raised by Report Of U. S.
Bureau OF Edu-
cation.

Are fewer children born? Do larg.
er number die per million Of popula-
ton now than twenty years ago? Or
is the average length Of human life
materially increasing?
These are questions suggested In
the introduction of the statistical re-
port of the United States bureau of
education for 1911, showing the state
ment that the percentage of the total
population enrolled in the schools in
1910 was less than In 1890.
1t Is pointed out that important
methods of gathering statistics ac
count for part of the loss, but on
the other hand other authorities note
that compulsory education laws and
like social agencies are bringing
greater and greater proportion OF chill
dren to the schoolhouse door. The
Introductory statement to the educa-
ton bureaus document says in part:
There was an apparent decrease in
the percentage of the total popula.
ton enrolled in the schools as whole
from 22.54 in 1890 to 2f54 in 1910.
The loss may be given in numbers as
919,72S. In other words, the grand
total of school enrolment in 1919
would have been 20,7sf.645 IL the
percentage OF 1890 had been main.
tanned, in place of the f9,StI922 grand
total.
"All this loss and more is suffered
by the elementary schools, for the
higher institutions made substantial
gains and the secondary schools show
marked increase in enrolment as
compared with the total population,
There is no reason for the belief
that the schools have lost ground IN
reality. This comparison is with total
population. not school population, and
il is probable that there are relatively
fewer children now than formerly
"If there are not 30 many children
proportionately, there viii naturally
be proportionately fewer pupils. Fnr-
thermore il is we'll known that the
constant Improvement in statistical
methods has resulted in the elimina-
ton to an increasing extent OF d0pli
cate enrollments. The decrease that
results is apparently only and causes
no concern.
In further support o. this copten-
ton. figures are cited which show
thas had the apparent relative de
crease OF et9,T23 IN enrolment been
real. the loss would have been more
than made up in the increased Ell
cieeny OF the common schools fer the
per cent OF average daily attendance
Increased from 6S.6l in 1899 to ll.S1
in 1910. the average length OF school
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
DEATH Of THE
APPLE ORCHARD
canker and Blight Induced by Early
and Late Freezes and Heavy
Yield Is Killing the Iowa
Apple.
AMEs COLLEGE INsPECTs
Experts From the Agricultural Col
Iese Give Some Advice on How to
Treat the Affected
Trees.
AMEs COLLEGE INsPECTs

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 30 Ben Davis
land Gano apple trees are dying in such
I large numbers throughout Iowa this
season that the Iowa Agricultural Elk
pertinent station horticulturists, S. A..
Beach and Laurenz Greene, recently
made thorough investigation of the
districts most affected. They have
just completed their preliminary re-
port in which they say that injury and
death of these fruit trees is due to a
number of factors, chief of which are
cankers and blight caused by various
parasitic diseases; the early fall freeze
of October 1909. the late spring freeze
of April, 1910; the dry season Of the
summer of 1910, followed by the cold
winter with comparatively light snow,
and the extreme drough and heavy
crop production of 1911.
"All Of these factors tended to weak
en- the vitality of the trees" says
Messrs. Beach and Breene, "and par
ticularly of the older and less vigor-
GUS ones rendering them less abe to
withstand the unusual and continued
low temperatures of last winter. Those
orchards which had been we'll cared
for are showing less injury chan ne
elected orchards and their trees are
recovering more rapidly. Also, the
younger and more vigorous trees are
recovering more rapidly; they were
also less injured"
r., raparol thosa trees which were
previously weakened by disease or
mechanical injury are showing the
most winter killing. This was espec-
ially true in Fremont, Pottawattamie,
Mills, Iowa. Polk, and Page counties.
south of Rock Island railway, where
no case of injury found was trace
able to winter killing alone Here the
blister canker or Illinois canker was
the most common cause of injury and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
Flavor
ing
Extracts

1T Is considered by the experiment
station as very serious menace to
Iowa orchards. In recent bulletin
issued by the station on new fungous
growths in Iowa, No. 131 there is de-
scription of this disease. In Harrison
and woodbury. counties, severe cold is
the chief cause Of trouble.
Where orchards are afflicted with
canker or other disease, the diseased
wood should be cut out advises Prof
S. A. Beach. THAT should be done at
once The cuts should extend back
well into the healthy bark and wood
The wounds should be thoroughly
cleansed, disinfected with any good
disinfectant as formalin, corrosive
sublimate, copper, sulfate, bordeaux
mixture, or lime, sulfur, and then COW
cred with paint. Directions for max
| ing these mixtures are given in bull
letin 1877 which may be had without
cost by writing to the Iowa Expert
ment station at Ames for it.
Where the trees have been weak
ened, provide them with generous
and continuous supply Of food and the
soil moisture necessary to make the
food available to the tree. This can
be done best by breaking UP the sod
and keeping the soil we'll titled so as
to form a dust mulch at least 3 inches
deep. Whenever possible apply man
ure, especially where the slope is too
steen for cultivation. This will add
fertility and help to conserve mois
ture. Such treatment will bring many
trees back into good condition and
while it may not produce results this
season, its beneficial effects will con-
tinue for good many years later
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
smart Set II oaaser.

From ene Of me fashion icurrsss
we earn hat stripes viii be worn 81
the smart set next spring Has tas
smart been combining IN restraint %
Sradet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
A Levee System.

III the lOW0T MISSISSIPPI valley.
from st. Louis and Cairo to the Gulf
of Mexico, system of levees should
be built under national control and
supervision, and the national govern
ment should assume the obligation Of
the maintenance of that system. The
levees should be in every respect as
high and as strong and as complete
and perfect as may be recommended
by engineers Of the war department
or any advocate of system of levees
for protection of the lower Missis-
sippi valley from overflow.
Such system will hold all ordin-
airy floods, but not the great floods
that periodically come when several
iof the great tributaries are in flood
in conjunction, as was the case in the
spring of 1912, but such levee system
supplemented by national policy of
head water control under which the
foods will be, so far as possible, har-
messed and controlled in the territory
of their origin In the drainage basin
| of the Ohio river, will permanently
safeguard the lower river country
against overflow.
When that shall have been done the
lower Mississippi valley will be freed
| from the menace of such flood dis
asters as that which has overtaken
Iit in the year 1912. Then 1t will be
possible and practicable to settle the
present overflow area with dense
population of farmers who will culti-
vate small farms and produce the I'M
mense agricultural wealth which such
system Of agriculture will make pos
sible in "the sugar bowl of the con-
tinent.''
A Billion Dollars Worth Of Food.
A dense population on the lowlands
| of Louisiana alone will be capable of
producing from two to three crops
each year on 100000 acres of al
luviaI prairies aggregating billion
dollars annually OF agricultural wealth.
The damage from the great flood
of 1912 has been so large that 1t is
Impossible to make satisfactory es-
innate of the amount 1t has been
commended that it aggregates as much
as $100, 100000. However large it may
have been, should it ever occur again,
lit will be due to the failure Of the peo-
pie of the nation to turn to beneficial
use the nations most valuable asset,
the water flowing in its great central
river system, which is now an agency
OF enormous destruction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

term increased from t24 DAYS g
1919 days between the same dates. At
the same time the average number q
days. schooling received BY each child
OF school age increased from 81 p
1890 to sos IN 1910, while the average
rubber o. days attended 5y saca
pupn enrolled increased from Ss,S IA
1890 70 1880 IN 1916
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

Boston papers laagh when i IS SAC
thar t6e heat a Magoleaead sas ssaeh
as 10 compel ad3oaraaient 9s 8 Nesias
ems eoagens5oa on as ground thai Il
was toe hot So TAX.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30
O Joyl

Nose Persimmons-Wal, Jest Dor
ried money enough to git de marriage
license! Now ] hain't got muffin 10
worry about till my dog license coysos
due. PUCK.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-30

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-20
FURS ELABORATE AND RICH
Seasons Styles Call for an Expendj.
ture That Is a Strain on the
Pocket Book.

Never within recollection have we
faced more cheerfully the prospect of
warmer clothes, for furs are so at
tractive this season that we welcome
cold weather. Ermine cloaks trimmed
with narrow lines OF skunk or bear
prove quite singuiarly seductive. while
among the less hardy type of wrap
much significant emphasis is laid on
a mingling OF broche velvet. mousse.
line de sole and fur.
Several very sensational efforts too
have been launched IN fur fitments
but so far the Parisienne does NOT
seem 10 favor the merely fur trimmed
mum, brobdingnagian affairs in costly
skins appealing to them as more lux
urlously impressive. Among the nov
elites is a deep cape OF pelerine of fur
with one long stole end TO be flung
over the shoulder at will.
A notably strong feeling also oh.
tains for hat. square or round collars
OF fur as u permanent eouipment m
naDillee costume coats. while anythinp
resembling Directoire cut exacts the
up and down collar. opening IN front
an ADJUNCT that works out with mar
ncuiar success in such pelts az pr.
nine. sable and broadtail.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-20
Picked Peppers,

Choose rather large peppers; wash
clean, cut off the tops and scrape out
all seeds. Fill with a mixture made
as follows: To two quarts of finely
chopped cabbage add four large
onions, about two tablespoonful of
the pepper seed, two tablespoonfuls
OF salt, and either two cupfuis of
chopped celery, or one-half teaspoon
fui or celery seed. Pack the peppers
as solidly as possible, taking care
not to burst them, and press the tops
back on. Lay in jars or crooks and
cover with hot vinegar To one gal
lon OF vinegar use about half water if
the vinegar is very strong; add four
cups Of sugar and a teaspoonful of
mixed spices: any spice liked extra
well can be used. Cover the peppers
and set away where cool. They do
not need sealing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-20
Squash Pie Without Eucs

Use dry squash (the hubbard or
others Of same quality Cut in suit.
able pieces and cook in a steamer
only just long enough to soften so
it can be pressed through sieve. Too
long cooking will make it watery and
spoil 1t for pie. Now heat milk to
the boiling point Only and turn imme-
diateiy on the strained squash-using
just enough to make a thick mixture
much thicker than when eggs are
used. Add salt and sugar TO taste: fla
vor with ginger or pure extract of lem
on is good for change. In deep
plates this pie will take an hour for
baking. Remove from oven when il
ceases to bubble in center. Oven
should be quite hot.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-20
HorSeradiSh Biscuits

work six or eight ounces of butter
into eight ounces of flour. season with
salt and pepper, and add two to four
ounces of grated Parmesan or other
hard cheese. Work this to stiff dough
with the well-whisked yolks of one or
two eggs. using a little milk TO mix
with Roll out the dough twice, stamp
1t into small circles; bake on a creased
tin in moderate oven until crisp. but
not Drowned. cool on a sieve. and
serve sandwiches together In pairs
with a filling OF grated horseradish
in cream. This may be served as 2
dinner savory or for afternoon tea