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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
Join With Us in This
Mighty Movement

Unusual conditions create un'
usual circumstances. and We find
ourselves diaposing OF \ housefnl
of fine pianos and player pianos At
prices never before heard OF.
Mr.. Houssman. who IN in charge
OF the manufacturer emergency
and surplus sale. IL making. prices
that positively defy all competition
and comparison
Bring This List
For the most part. these r hes
pianos. but the few that are used
are In firs,.clsss shape. In fact can
akFd.y be told from brand new.
An Emerson at siss. an ivers a
Pond nj $50: and these arc regu-
lar $500 piauoa Also n Steinway.
regular s5Is one. at f2fs. a Lud.
wig. regular 1915. nov 1896. or a
$3.50 K~lngsbury ti0s. Real mshog.
any uprights. new. $3.50, now go at
SOS. Better kinds. 1875 values.
sf4b. and Sis for plain cases.
Three used Pianola pianos. like
new. sass, 1855 and s2sb. with free
rolls. Beautiful cabinet
xrands AZ s335. smaller $500 sixes
at 1855. New-styls $500 Kimball
uprlghts s3is. Auto-piano player
pianos, Eilers De Luxe and Chick.
ering Artigraphics all included at
emergency sale prices.
Terms. even at these drastic
prices, 10 suit your convenience.
The main thing Il 10 select your
piano now while these emergency
sale prices are In effect and pay
later. II you wish.
EIlERs MUSIC HOUSE
Third and University
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29

OAKLAND, Dec. 29.-Two ban.
dts held up and robbed a Grove
street a at 2 a. m. One OF the
robbers. concealed on the rear
fender. pulled the trolley off. Con.
ductor Fenton went 10 the rear 10
replace the trolley pole and faced
a revolver. He lost s21.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
$3.50 Union Suits $500


dent Wilson told callers today that
the United States was advising the
granting OF a general amnesty In
Mexico.
Whether the request Will be
heedek was not known.
President Wilson said he did not
believe there have been wholesale
executions in Mexico as reported.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
Lord Northcliffe Declares
German "Highups" Already
Know Their Cause Is Lost

Lord N~erhciiffe. millionaire owner ~
the London Daiiy Mail and of many other
TnNlish publications. and one Of the best
known and most Influential public men
Ia taxisnd. prepared the following srti-
clio exclusively Zoe the tnited frc~..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
lR0NCLAD BATTLE
SURVIVOR is DEAD

GRASS VALLEY, Cal. Dec. 20
Andrew Peterson. a survivor of the
Monitor Merrimac battle, died,
aged so.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29

that tho wealthy German empire II
not ashamed 10 levy medieval tolls
In the form OF demands for huge
sums of money. supplies and the
like.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29

Governors Of Georgia and Florida
protest Britain's c~ontraband on
reslnous produce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29

J. Mellows. former Centralla busl.
ness man, held on burglary charge
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29

Piles Cured in 6 to Ia Days
Druggists refund money " PAzO Ointment
falls 10 cure Itching. Blind. bleeding or Pro.
'rudinr Piles. Relief first snpllcatlon 500
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
THEY Give
YOU THIS week
At PLAYHOUSES
~ ~a
THE PANTAGES

Frank Duprez Is billed as a como
dian. and he Is. His act Is a top
liner at the Pantages theatre this
week.
Tai Pen troupe. Chinese msEi
clans. juggiers and scrobats. very
mysterious. Good act.
The Crisis" a sketch played b.
Guy Woodward and company. Il
well written and well acted.
Raymond Paine and liner Nesbitt
songs and patter. Fair.
Guadalupe. eauilibrist- Fair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29

WASHINGTON. Dec, 2s.-Presi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-29
Children's Hosiery 12llc

Fine ribbed, medium weight, black Hos
iery in a full range OF sizes, special, the
pair 12Hc.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20
NO REASON FOR IT
When Norwich Citizen. Show . Way.

There can be no reason why any reader of this who suffers the tor lures of an aching back. the annoy ance of urinary disorders, the pains and dangers of kidney ills will fail to heed the words of neighbor who has found relief. Read what a Nor wich citizen says:
 Mrs. Mary Nef. 465 Main St, Nor wich says: For many years one of my family was subject to attacks of kidney complaint He suffered from pains across his loins and at times could scarcely get about on account of his back being so stiff and lame. The kidney secretions were irregular in passage and often contained sed- iment. Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at N. D. Sevin & Sons Drug Store, proved of benefit from the first and soon every symptom of kidney com plaint disappeared. I willingly con firm all I said in praise of Doan's Kid ney Pills in the statemene I gave a few years ago. Nothing has occurred to change my high opinion of this remedy"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same. that Mrs. Neff had. Foster Millburn O., Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20

everyday layers was Bonnie Brook Poultry Farm in which five out of the ten birds laid eggs each during the week. This does not mean that the as they laid from four to six eggs each, the entire pen producing sixty one eggs thereby winning first place for the week. Three, pens of White Leghorns owned respectively by Mar wood Poultry Farm, Butler, Pa, F. F. Lincoln, Mir. Carmel. Conn, and the Storrs Station Experimental Pen all tied for second place with 55 eggs each. Tom Barron's English Leghorns won third with 53 eggs to their credit, while P. G. Platt's pen from Walling- ford, Pa, followed closely with J2 Leghorns from Rockville yielded 51 eggs for the week.
 During the forty-fir week three in- dfViduals became 200 egg hens, an English White Wyandotte has passed the mark by eggs, an Experimental margin of eggs and White wyan- dotte owned by Merrythought Farm, Columbia, Conn. is by with a margin of l egg, thus the total individual scores of these three hens are respect ively POT, POP. and POI eggs. They have done a good full years work in just trifle over nine months; they have earned a well deserved rest, but all three of these hens are still busy and all of them laid during the past week, the leader of these producing seven eggs.
 The ten leading pens to date are as follows:
 Tom Barron. Catforth, England. White Wyandottes, 1721; Francis F. Lincoln. Mt. Carmel, Conn, White Leghorns, 172O; Tom Barron, Catforth, Merrythought Farm, Columbia Conn.,, White Wyandottes. 1865; Neale Eros, Apponaug, R. l., White Wyandottes, 1886: P. G. Platt. Wallingford, Po.. White Leghorns. 1462; IA B. Brund- age. Danbury, Conn.,. S. c. Rhode Isl- and Reds, 1457; Cecil Guernsey. East 1450; Bonnie Brook Poultry Farm, Marwood Poultry, Butler, Pa, White Leghorns, 1419.
 The following is a list of the ten leading Connecticut pens:
 Francis F. Lincoln, Mt Carmel, White Leghorns, 1720: Merrythought Farm, Columbia, White Wyandottes, 1565; A. B. Brundage, Danbury, s. c. Rhode Island Reds. 1457: Branford Farm, Grotop, White Leghorns, 1414; Glenview Poultry Farm, Rockville, White Leghorns, 1882: Thomas w. Moore, Central Village, White Leg horns, 1915; Frederick M Peasley Cheshire, White Leghorns. 1296; c. H. Savage, Storrs. White Leghorns. 129O; A B: Hall. Wallingford, White Leg horns, 12S7; N. W. Hendryx, New Haven, White Leghorns, 12S0.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20
THE FARMERS COW.
Some Ideas Advanced by Albert H.
 DsGraff Coneernina This Subject.

No doubt there are occasional sorts among beef cattle that are very large nilkers, and I know that some strains of Shorthorns are at least fair milkers as a neighbor has had them, and has had pretty good success with them. On the other hand, I have been culling my dairy for over eight years. and al- though I did not immediately start raising calves, and thereby lost sev- eral years in breeding up, my dairy avera geS better than nine out of ten in the neighborhood. It took in $104 a head last year, while the best nine teen per cent. of the farmers in Jeff head three years ago. Jefferson Coun- ty, New York, is said to be one of the best dairy counties in the United States, if not in the world.
 My cows averaged up about 7,450 pounds apiece, ranging from 5,100 to 9,655 pounds. They are nearly all fairly high grade Holsteins three are well taken care of. for grade cows, producing market milk. and receive a halanced ration the year around, in cluding supplementary green fodder when pastures are short.
 This being the case, I would natur- ally be glad to swap them for beef cattle averaging 5000 pounds a year. -AlSO, l WOulQ De Wiling to IrdQe them for dairy cows averaging 5000 pounds year. I would trade them for hens, hogs. giraffes, or kangaroos giving 5000 pounds a year. But first I want to be shown the 5000 pounds a year.
 In canvas Of 2.163 herds, in all dairy sections of the United States, consisting of 28.447 cows, the average yearly yield of milk per COW was 4.213 pounds. The average yearly yield of those herds of good dairy type was 5,1O4, while in the dual purpose type it was 3,550 pounds. The highest yield of any group was that of 1901 and 1902. in Onondaga County Milk Asso- ciation, viz. 5,296 pounds. This group, forty-five herds, consisting of 1928 cows, was almost entirely high grade or pure-bred Holsteins. The yields of the other groups ranged from the above down to 3,250 pounds
 Show almost any progressive dairy man any breed of cows, the grades of which will average 5000 pounds of milk per year, and he will immediately get interested.
 In conclusion let me say that the fair beef. although, of course not as good as that of beef breeds. However, the difference in value between that of an elderly milch COW about to fresh en, and an elderly beef COW, fat, would not be. considering the cost of fatten- illS liiO DSSI COW. -SIlOuSA CO amount to whoop when spread over the eight or ten wears of the productive period of the two cows in question. Even if one could get twenty dollars more, which is doubtful, it would amount to less than two hundred pounds of milk year. and no un- prejudiced person will deny that the dairy cow will give more than that much in excess of what the beef COW will give.
 One can make as much raising good dairy heifers as beeves. and if one does not wish to fatten the bull calves profitable. they would probably make good steers while grade yearling bulls will bring from s25 up. in this neigh borhood.
 Breeding the ual-purpose COW is
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20
NEW LONDON.
Progress on Woman's College.

Entrance to the grounds of the Con- necticut College for Women at New London, may be gained from Mohegan avenue, entrance to the grounds is gained by way of Reservoir street. A minutes walk brings one to the splendid macaoam roadway, which is being constructed, and of which a q large portion of the roadway has been completed. Broad avenues run ming parallel to Mohegan avenue pass the sites of the first group of college buildings and end in wide circular turnouts. giving a fine opportunity for automobilists to inspect the grounds and to get the full benefit of the splendid view
 Contractor John J. Ryan is making excellent progress on excavation and stone work. The cellars of the science hall and Plant dormitory are entirely excavated, and in the case of the for ner the foundation walls are nearly up. The cellar of Blackstone dormi tory is also well under way. Consid- ering the fact that the contractor has heen on tie job but p days, the progress is remarkable.
 Over in the Bolles lot, which is portion of the college site, the quarry which was discovered by Contractor Ryan, is in operation. From it the stone for the upper walls of the first group of buildings wills be taken. For t're foundation walls the stone found lying on the grounds is used. A sys- tenn of drainage has been installed to carry off the water, from the road ways. Three construction sheds have been erected.
 While Reservoir street is now used as the general means of approach to the college grounds, a new avenue will be built before the buildings are finished, running from Mohegan ave- nue. A temporary boiler house is also to be erected shortly and it is
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
The War May Have an Effect in Frightening up the Money Channels.

| Real estate transactions in the towns of Connecticut reported in The Commercial Record for the current week run somewhat less in volume, than for the corresponding week of 1913 the number of sales for the week being 2S9 against 329 last year. The Total amount of the mortgage loans for the week is $9.6s9,349. in which total the New England Navigation Co. is Represented to the tune of $9,000,0 900 property, including vessels, in different parts of New England. The figures for same week of 1913 were $576, a94.
 But little money is going into new but three new interpretations in this State during the. week, with author ized capital stock of but $125,000 Al though but little is done in thi slime during the month of August. as a rule yet the record is lower than for the four previous years.
 The record of petitions in bank ruptcy in this State for the week does not make a very favorable showing. The five banlrupts reported have as sets of S17,S46 and liabilities of S26,- S59. which is greatly in excess of the figures for the second week of August in 1912 and 1913.
 Statistics of building operations in the cities of New Haven. Bridgeport, Hartford. Waterbury and Stamford, for the week. make better showing than fir the similar week Of the pre- vious year but the total is somewhat smaller than for 1912. For the week in2these places permits to the number of 91 were granted, for buildings cost ing $2492S5 These figures compare with SS permits in 1913 for buildings costing S21S.S90, and with 95 permits for buildines costing $367,S72 in 1912.
 Among the projects for which con- tracts have been awarded during the week are, a block of stores in New Haven, a S10.0O0 garage in Norwalk, $40, 900 power house addition in Bridge port, schoolhouses in Stratford and Wolcott. store and apartment in Hart ford, factory in Chester. and residences in New Haven, Stamford and Suffield.
 New buildings for which plans have been made. include a $100,000 hotel building in Stamford, factory in New Haven, gymnasium in Waterville, church in Stonington, apartment block in New Haven. eightfanily block in Hartford, residences in Pine Orchard and, Windsor, and two and three-fam ilya houses in Hartford, Waterbury and Bristol.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20
PROP FRUIT. TREES.
Should be Done Both For Those Which Have Been Trimmed and Those Which Have Not.

Many trees in different parts of the country are bending to the ground with the heavy load of fruit which they are carrying. This is not only true of the trees that were not thinned but also of the trees which were thinned- The trees that were not thinned out are bending the most and many large branches are already broken off. Farmers should guard against this first thinning, second by propping. It is almost too late to thin great deal, especially the summer and early fall varieties, but it will un- doubtedly pay to thin the late fall and winter varieties at this time. After one has thinned the tree propping will still be necessary in most cases because the apples will reach greater size and the limbs will be. called upon to support nearly as much weight as if the other apples had been left on and the total number allowed to grow only half sig.
 It is specially necessary to prop trees that have poor crutches and such trees are very prominent over the country. Small trees that are coming into profit able bearing can be most cheaply proped by placing birch or maple poles in the center of the tree and tying from the top of such poles to the diff ferent branches. This method is fol- lowed in the Northwest and many of
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20

from freshly cooled milk sours very slowly. and when churning day comes 1t will probably be just ripe enough If not, warm the cream to 80 degrees, hold there until sour enough, cool to, 50 degrees and churn at this tempera- ture.
 From the amount of poor counthy butter that finds its way to the store it is evident that there is something wrong in the handling of milk and cream on average .arms. Cooling the fresh milk and keeping the cream cold until ready for ripening are ab- solutely necessary in making good butter where one to ten cows are kept, especially in summer If milk or cream iS sold in bulk, cooling adds flavor and keeping qualities.
 Do Not Let Wild Carrots Go to Seed;
 Several complaints have been re- ceived by the agent lately in regard to Wild Carrots going to seed It used to be the pride of all up-to-date pro- gressiYe farmers to be able to say that there was no wild carrots going to seed on his farm There are still many left who do not care to have their fields all infested with this weed and labor diligently to keep the same under control. But their labor is oft times of no avail since their neighbors over the fence take no pains to sup press the same.
 Land is too valuable in these parts to grow anything but good paying crops It is a business proposition to keeps the weeds down. Put this task down as an odd job for the boys or men when nothing else is pushing.
 This is but one of the little" things that go to make up "good' farmer.
 Saving of All Stable Manures.
 One COW will produce around four cords of manure each season. contain ing on the average around 10 each O. nitrogen and five phosphorus This means in dollars and cents taken at the value of chemicals regardless of it's worth from the standpoint of form ing humus around $50. Since only about one third of the nitrogen and one fifth of the potash is found in the solid portions with three fourths of the phosphorus it is plain to see that unless all the liquid portions are saw ed a large amount of money will be lost, especially of the elements potash and nitrogen which are likely to be high priced or unavailable. Thus con servation of all the stable manure Is very essential. A large amount of the potash will be lost unless it is handled more carefully than on 6 great many farms. Build a pit if you | have very much stock and conserve every bit that is possible. -<
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20
CLOSE RACE IN
 EGG LAYING CONTEST.
English Wvndottes Lead While Leg horns By Only One Ess-Entire Flock Takes Spurt.

The race between Tom Barron's English Wyandottes and Francis F. Lincoln's White Leghorns is now as close as it can be without resulting in tie; the Englishman was leading by 1 egg at the close of forty-irst week. Barron says that his hens are simply getting their second wind and Lincoln says there is still a lot of lay in his birds Certainly none can predict which will finally win out and both both may be only second for that matter as there are one or two pens that may yet come in before the finish.
 The entire flock seems to have a spurt after a little let up for the past two or three weeks. Last week the birds gained n eggs over the pre- ceding weeks production and in the forty-f1rst week they gained another 145 eggs. These weekly gains have been very gratifying to both con- testants and the management Fifty one individuals proved to be every day layers during the week; the larg- est percentage of these were Ply mouth Rocks although Wyandottes, Reds, and Leghorns came in for d share. A. B. Halls pen of Barred Rocks that produced three such lay- CTS last week also produced three in tho forty-fir week and so did H. E. Cooks pen of R. I. Reds from Orange, Conn. The record pen. however, for
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20
COUNTY AGENTS COLUMN.
New England Should Be Self Sustain ing AgricuIturaIIy-CooIi Milk Milk Carrots-StabIe Manure.

Success shown in Hamden county experience an evidence that the Coun- ty Improvement Leagues or Farmers Bureaus are providing a success. is shown. by the extract given below taken from the Hamden County Ieagues's column in the Springfield Republican. Here's hoping that all the counties in New England and other states will speedily fall in line with this work New London county wish es all success to her neighbor.
 The extract is as follows:
 Last week Friday at a mass meet ing of the Pomona grange of Franklin county together with the boards of trade in that county, the work of the Hampden County Improvement league was discussed and it was there and then decided to organize a similar or ganization for Franklin county. Lead ing business men and farmers in Franklin county have been following the Monday articles in the Springfield papers; this has created such a tre- mendous interest in the work that the grangers enlarged the scope of their ordinary field meeting and made a special effort to have the business or ganizations of the county represented After the discussion of the work of the Hampden County Improvement league the enthusiasm reached its climax when the president of the board of trade of Orange made a motion to have committee appointed to nomin- The officers nominated ad elected are The officer snominated an delected are representatives of the leading business men and farmers of the county.
 Fifth League in New England.
 This is the fifth league in New Eng land that has been organized as a result of the inspiration and success of the work of the Hampden County Improvement league. Two of these have been formed in Connecticut, two in Massachusetts, and one in New Hampshire. It is of special significance at just this time when Europe is en- gagged in such war that such organ izations should spring up in New Eng land. If the war continues in Europe there will be a tremendous drain on the food supply of the west and south by Europe. source from which New England receives today a large per cent of the food it imports. New England imports about 75 per cent. of the food it eats. The only thing that can save New England from intense suffering is to begin to produce the food 1t consumes. As one looks into the future, it becomes doubly impera- tive that New England should, feel ing intensely the competition of the West and South industrialiy even commercial rivals and buy from them 75 per cent. of the food it's laboring classes consume. but when thie source of food is drained by Europe New England will be hit doubly hard. If the time should ever como when the United States were compelled to go to war, it would then become even more imperative that New England should be producing the food consumed, or
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-20
BUDDING PEACH TREES.
Proper Time of Year For Most Vari-
 cites and For Some of the Apples.

This is the right time of the year to bud most of the peach varieties and many of the apple varieties. Several people last winter planned to bud this season rather than graft last winter because many of the trees were Snot large enough to graft. At this period of the year the bark on the stock is in such a condition that it can be easily separated from the wood and rent years growth are matured enough to warrant being transformed into the new. Very sharp implements should be used for cutting the buds from the bud sticks and for making the incis- ion in the stock. Care should be taken to get the buds on the northern or eastern sides of the stock so as to have them sheltered from the hot noon day or afternoon. sun Much care should be taken to get the buds inserted right side up as it is very easy to reverse them unless one is on his guard. Raffia should be used for tying the opposite side of the bud in about 10 days after the bud is inserted provid- ing that the bud has taken hold. If the bud does not take hold immediate ly, raffia can be kept on for few days longer.
 One should not do much budding un- til he is sure that the bark is in the right condition. This can easily be ascertained by trying the bark with budding knife and if it does not separate readily it is either too late or not quite time for it. Chances are that it is now a little too late to get good results from budding some early varieties but ought to be just right for late varieties