davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04
Spitzberaen Coal.

Geological surveys of parts of the Spitzbergen show that there are im- mense deposits of superior coal in various places, and interested individ- ua1s and companies alike are planning to tap these resources and bring them upon the highway of international trade. Not many years ago Spitzber- gen was an unknown land and for many years it was a resort only for whalers, shoremen and bandits. Var ious scientific expeditions have re- turned from time to time with valu- able and interesting information, It is now apparent that in spite of ice, cold and fog, Spitbergen is 8 land fraught with many commercial pess1- bilitie- The coal is practically all on the surface and deep mining will be uRneeassaFR.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04
DIED AT PiNEHuRsT.
Mrs. John B. Shaw Taken Suddenly
 lII-BuriaI in Lowell.

Mrs John B. Shaw formerly a resi- dent of Dayville, died at Pinehurst, N C., last Thursday. MT. and Mrs Shaw left their home in Winterport, Me, last month to spend the winter in south ern states. On the evening of their ar rival at Pinehurst Mrs. Shaw was talk en sudrenly i'll, and pneumonia devel- oped The body was brought north for burial at Lowell, Monday. Miss Winnie B. Shaw of Danielson, niece of the de- ceased, attended the funeral services. Besides her husband, Mrs. Shaw leaves two sons, Everett of Winterport, Me, and Karl of Brunswick, Me.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04
PATRoLMEN ExoNERATEp.
Police Committee Finds Nothing te Charges Against Policemen chaffee and TetreauIt.

Patrolmen Benjamin Chaffee and Charles Tetreault, in a report made to the common council at Tuesday even ing's meeting by the police committee of that body, were exonerated from the intimation that they had been negIi- gent in the performance of their duty and had failed to show proper eff ciency in following up the man who shot Frank Boze one Saturday night last August.
 asLA sraaa1A naisA is iaaath9. sais
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04

in the usual way and at the usual time.
 The LeAIoye family has moved from Thomas Kennedy's cottage on Acad
 Store Entered.
 The store of Waiter Kingsley 6 Son was again entered Monday night sard a considerable amount of goods taken. The thieves entered at the same win dow as in former breaks, the one on the southwest corner, breaking out pane of glass to reach the catch.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04
TOWN COURT.
Experience Fails to Teach John Me
 Nally to Keep Sober.

In the town court Tuesday morning John McNally, who has made appear ances before the tribunal, was up be- fore Deputy Judge James N. Tucker to answer to a charge of having been intoxicated. He was found guilty and sentenced to serve 30 days in jail and to pay the costs amounting to s1104
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04
Bishop and Archdeacon Coming.

Two other announcements of special interest to the members of St. Philips Norwich, archdeacon, will make his annual visitation here and preach on the evening of Friday, March 13, and that Rt. Rev. Chauncey Bunce Brews- ter. D. D., will make a visitation and administer confirmation Sunday after noon May IT.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04
Forty New Accounts Opened.

New accounts opened in the postal savings department of the Putnam postotfice during January were 40 in number, the number of deposits 89 and the amount deposited $2950 It is es- timated that $1.500 was refused under the restriction that only $106 may be deposited by any depositor in any one month
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04
Lenten Preachers at St. PauI's.

Rev. Charles Lawrence Adams, rec tor of St PauFs church, Willimantic, will preach a course of sermons in St Philips church here on Friday even- ings in Lent. The Rev. Frederick Will liam Hartman D. D., Windsor, will preach by invitation at St Philips church on an evening during Lent, Marrh
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04
After Better Mail Service.

Postmaster Frank G. Letters, at the request of Putnam business men, is making an effort for better mail ser vice between Putnam and Hartford afternoons The plan is to have pouch go out on train No 55, which is the BPS express out of this city for Hartford .
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04
PUTNAM
Better Mail Service to Hartford Want ed-Patrolnen Chaffee and TetreauIt Exonerated-Mrs. Richard R. Gra- ham to Address St. Philips Guild.

Attorney Mahlon H. Geissler and Clarence Chase will go to Hartford today as representa- of Quinebaug lodge. No 104, A. F. and A M-. at the meeting of the grand lodge
 The basketball team of Putnam High school played the Windham High school in Willimantic Tuesday after noon. The players and the students that went over to the Thread City were given a rousing sendoff by a cheerin 2 SGlI9d of P IT = students
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04
Gone to Florida.

Mrs. c. M. Green has left Putnam for a trip from New York of 1,40O miles to Miami, Fla. Mrs Ives from Wash ington, D. C., will join her there and they will make stops in Daytona, Fla, also Palm Beach, to break the trip.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04
On a Gum Shoe Brand.

State Policemen Hurley, Jackson and Downing have been visitors in Putnam this week-but nothing has dropped
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-04
May Use Gymnasium.

The school committee has voted to permit the use of the gymnasium in the high school building for a basket ball game between teams representing Woonsocket High school and Killingly High school providing the town of Putnam is put to no expense. The teams mentioned want to play game on a neutral floor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-18
FARMERS ADVISED NOT TO
SELL EGGS FROM INCUBATORS

number of poultry raisers, it
seems. are putting on the market in
fertile eggs that have been tested in
incubators from three days to week.
AS soon as the breeder finds that the
eggs will not hatch he takes them
out and sends them to market along
with his fresh spring eggs. After the
eggs have been IN the incubator for
this period they are distinctly stale,
and rot very quickly if kept any
length eff time. Even when just
taken from the incubator these infer
tile eggs are not fit for boiling or
poaehing. although they may be used
for frying. and are good for cake or
certain other baked foods. These
eggs, when they reach the market,
however, are classified as low grade
No. 2.
Tho mixing of incubator eggs with
the fresh spring eggs leads the egg
packers. who get their principal cold
storage supply in the spring, to cut
the price they pay the farmer, de-
partment of agriculture investigators
find. The spring eggs designed for
keeping for winter consumption must
be absolutely good. Moreover, the
egg packers in the spring do not cam
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-18
HOW TO GROW ECGPLANTS

The eggplant likes rich, moist soil,
not wet. AS the plants are of a ten
der, semi-tropical nature, the seed
must be started in a warm place
and the young plants sheltered until
time to set them in the open ground,
about May 10 or 20.
For the few plants necessary for
a small family garden the seed may
be started in the house in a shallow
box of friable soil, kept in a sunny
window in the living-room, They re-
quire a temperature of 70 degrees
for termination. The soil must be
kept moist, not wet, by sprinklings Of
water warmed to the temperature of
summer rain. 1t is best to sprinkle
the soil and the young plants little
before noon-shading them until the
moisture dries from the foliage. II
sprinkled at night fall of tempera-
ture may prove harmful. When about
two inches high the young plants
should be transplanted to another
box or to little pots set in a box of
earth, spacing them about four
inches
The garden location should be we'll
manured with old, well-rotted ma
nure. putting a half bushel in each
hill; or if less manure is used, two
generous handfuls of fertilizer mixed
with the soil in each hill will be
needed Any mixture adapted to GU
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-18

are six by eight feet. Tt can be built
built on a permanent foundation, or
constructed on two three by twelve
inch runners, making 1t portable. The
shed-roof construction Is used, the
back studding being four feet, and the
front six feet high. Hemloek two
by four is used for the floor jolsts,
and two by two for all the rest of the
frame Yellow pine roofing one by
six or one by eight is used for all
sheathing and roof, the boards being
put on perpendicularly to shed the
water better The front is provided
with a large opening, covered with
a muslin curtain. three by six feet,
the opening being placed two feet
from the floor. A small glass VIM
dow is placed below the muslin cur
tain, to let in light, when on account
of storms, it is necessary to keep the
curtain closed. The roof is covered
with two-ply roofing paper and the
whole given two coats of paint. The
following lumber Is required TO build
one house six by eight feet: Runners
or stills, two pieces. 3x12x10 feet; floor
rafters, two pieces, 2X4x12 feet; frame,
four pieces, 2x2x12 feet, hemloek;
sheathing for floors, walls and roof,
800 square feet roof ks inch, tongued
and grooved trim and curtains, 80
linear feet 1x2 white pine: so linear
feet 1x3 white pine.
Cost of lumber. ...........,..,....$ lz.50
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-18
GLADIOLUS WILL GIVE BLOOMS
ALL SUMMER FOR LITTLE CARE

den, it probably costs from so cents to
81 bulb.
So popular has this flower become
that fields of 100 acres are not ur-
common and ten to thirty-acre
patches are getting to be quite the
rage. From July to October / 1t has
the call on the city markets. and for
the past year or so the supply has
exceeded the demand. and only per-
feet spikes have any chance as
marketable cut flower. vet the grow
er who can put first quality Amer
icas, Augustus or Mrs. King blooms
on the city markets early in the sea-
son, reaps a profit worth while. but
when the glut comes vast quantities
have to go to the discard. The three
varieties named above are. as yet.
the only kinds wanted in quantity by
the trade, The first Is still the one
best gladiolus. of shell pink color.
large and majestic in appearance. A
well-arranged bouquet of 1t Is inde-
soribable in its beauty. Augusta Is a
tinted white, with many flowers open
at a time. not verv large. but well
adapted for design work. Mrs. King
Is the giant red. and Is useful for
store windows, hotel Hobbies OF any
place where a four-foot spike could
be used to advantage.
Some of the new ones that should
be in every collection are Golden
King. Peace, Panama Niagara and
Rochester White. the latter the only
absolutely pure white sort. AS the
list of named kinds is away up in
the thousands, 1t is impossible to give
a select list of best sorts. but tho
lover of this flower should add some
new kinds each year. and n he or
she be so inclined. 1t Is enchanting
work TO do a little hybrid,zing and
have try at new kinds, Promiscu-
ously selected seed brings as rule
nothing but disappointment. Brench-
lyensis Is kind that lends itself
well to borders and where n blaze uf
color Is wanted bright scarlet, 1t
has as MANY as twenty flowers at
once. Eugene Scribe is a blazed
rose eolored sort that Is beautiful and
distinct from all others in the ar
rangement of flowers on the spike. It
too has nearly the whole stem IN
bloom at once.
Gladoli are easily grown. They re-
aure a rich soil to be at their best.
but must not he planted in contact
with fresh manure. Full sunlight
must be given always and water at
blooming time is very beneficial.
Plant large bulbs four inches deep
and smaller ones somewhat less.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-18

die eggs, but hold them three at a
time and clink them together to dis
cover any crack and then Judge their
freshness by their fresh powdery
look on the she'll
The mixture of infertile incubator
eggs with fresh eggs interferes seri-
ously with this clinking and forces
the packer to candle the eggs. He
then deducts this added expense from
the price he offers to the producer.
Eggs which have once been subject
eG to the heat of the incubator can
not be stored even though frozen.
The farmer who sells incubator
eggs to the dealer, therefore. is very
liable to injure his own market for
fresh eggs. When dealers find a per-
centage of low-grade incubator or
other eggs in their fresh spring egg
supply they lower the price for all
eggs, so that they will be certain that
they have covered themselves against
losses from this cause. The depart
ment's specialists advise farmers to
use any infertile eggs they may take
from their incubators for home con-
sumption and to send only fresh eggs
to market.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-18

cumbers. asparagus, melons or
squashes is beneficial to the egg
plant. The hills should be three feet
apart for garden culture and the
plants set we'll down in the hill, the
soil being firmed around the roots
and left loose and friable on the sur
face.
After the plants have begun grow
ing 1t is not wise to hoe deeply into
the hills. Merely draw the soil up
around the base of the plant.
AS soon as warm summer weather
is established the plants are likely TO
become infested with the striped po-
tato beetle. 1t Is but the work of a
few minutes, each day, to look over
the plants and kill all that can be
seen, examining the soil at the base
of the stem for any that have with
drawn there. On the under side of
the leaves will be found clusters of
yellow eggs. These should be scraped
off and crushed. Even though one is
watchful, however, some of the pests
will be Matched. AS tiny slugs they
begin eating at once, and a half
days work by single Matching of
these creatures will destroy the ten
derest parts of the plant.
A mixture of land plaster and Paris
green-one ounce of Paris green to
six pounds of plaster-sifted over the
plants will kill them.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-18

If you would grow a flower this
year that will give you rich returns
for little care, that will do well in
almost any soil, If fertilized, and
which, II planted two weeks apart
from now till July 1, will give you
bloom the whole summer, try the
gladiolus.
Not SO many years back the red, old
fashioned gladiolus of mothers gar
den. also known as the sword lily,
was so inferior that few grew it and
it attracted little attention, but as
with the Gamma, the enthusiastic
hybrldizer looking for new worlds to
conquer, took up the gladiolus, seeing
therein possibilities which in our day
have come true and still the
hybrldizer is pushing it farther and
farther afield, till it will probably
rank with the rose as one of the
truly great flowers of the floral realm.
From the old red has come nearly
all known colors from pure white
through all shades of pinks, yellows
and now blues. From flower about
the size of quarter, successful
crossing has produced the giant type
with individual flowers up to seven
inches across. The variety Mrs.
Francis King Is one of these giants.
Not only has the size of the flower
increased, but also the vigor of the
plant and the length Of the spike. The
writer has grown spikes of bloom
that would make good walking canes.
about four feet long The variety
Peace, an almost pure white, with
giant flowers, has been grown to a
height of Ave feet before the flower
spike appeared this is the statement
of the originator
But the grower Is not content with
Improvement in color and size. but
has given attention to the arrange
ment of the flower on the spike, wide
open flowers in pairs and so placed
that all the flowers can be seen at
one view. Then too. there Is an in
herent tendency for the spikes to
grow twisted and this is point that
has had attention and straight, stiff
spikes are found In all the best sorts.
Before a new variety is placed on
the market II Is tested perhaps for
years for keeping qualities of the
bulb, divisibility OF the bulb and its
power to multiply by off shoots or
bullets. In all probability 1t will then
be purchased by professional growers
before being offered at retail to the
ultimate consumer. When a good new
sort finally does reach the home gar
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-18
WHO'S WHO IN POULTRY
Series of Articles in Which Enthusiasts Describe the Fowls
They Raise and Tell Why They Like lhem
NO rs.-rHE WHITE oRrrNGToN.

No breed of fowls has any more
loyal supporters than the White Orp-
ington. Here is an enthusiastic de-
scription of that breed:
To be successful poultryman one
must get results. II was for this par
ticular reason that l decided to breed
the White Orpington exclusively, as
an sall-round, up to-date fowl, both
for utility and fancy breeding. 1t
would require a large amount of fig
uring and definite proofs to convince
me that any other one breed of fowls
is superior to the White Orpington
financially or otherwise. | do not
mean to intimate that there are no
other breeds as good as the Orping-
ton, but | do as yet have to be con-
WINGED that there is any one breed
superior to the White Orpington.
| am not one of those who are Will
ing to say Never mind the origin or
this or any other variety of fowls" /
have been breeding the White Orping-
ton for several years, and l am as
much interested in the origin OF other
breeds as the Orpington.
About thirty three years ago Mr..
Cook produced this wonderful breed,
the White OrpinRton. In 1883 he had
them as perfect as possible and intro
duced them to the public These birds
soon gained a wide reputation and ne
had an enormous sale. which has al
ways kept up, and are gaining more
in popularity than ever. 1t IS WITHIN
the memory of many fanciers who
now own large poultry farms that the
White Orpington was the fowl the
world wanted" There have been in
the past few years several booms
which have swept the country from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and from
the pine groves of Maine to the or
ange groves of Florida, but they have
been as the summers evening breeze
compared with the whirlwind the
White Orpington created throughout
America. This being the case. the
White Orpington Is today largely in
the hands of the fanciers, and some of
Americas most skilful and prominent
fanciers are giving their individual at
tention to this breed.
There are no other fowls shown
which so clearly approach the
fancier's idea of perfection as the
Orpington. To take from us this
noble bird would be to rob us of one
of our most interesting, valuable, at
tractive and altogether best all
round birds of today. Their beauty is
not all they have to recommend them.
In yearly egg pfouucliOn lbey VIII ne
found equal to any other breed, es-
pecially in the very severe winter. AS
a table fowl they are among the very
lest. Their flesh is very fine in grain,
tender and of an excellent flavor for
large fowl
AS a zero-weather producer
have yet to see the breed that can
surpass them and many of the So
called egg machines to equal them
at that time of year most desire the
fruit. In the cold winter of 1912. with
twenty three pullets in a coop 8x20
feet, divided into four pens of 5xS
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-18

feet. / got an average egg production
of sixteen eggs per day, commencing
to take account of eggs November 8
and continuing right through until
April, when / ceased to keep count
owing TO sale of some of these pullets,
| had a clean average of sixteen eggs
every day. A few times l fell back
to eleven and thirteen eggs, and OTTER
took out eighteen and twenty-one
eggs, and one Sunday, the coolest day
that remember, gathered twenty
three eggs. MY pullets seemed to like
Sundays, as they seemed to make a
special effort on that day, but con-
sidering the extreme continued cold
weather, with nothing but muslin
windows for protection in front i
think this pretty fair showing for
the White Orpington as winter layers.
The exhibition bird is to be desired
from the fact that beautiful speci-
men conforming to the color, lines and
curves of the ideal ia so pleasing and
gratifying to the eye. Think of the
pleasure to be derived from the sense
of ownership and care of such uni
form class of beauties. How fast this
great bird was taken up by the fan
ciers and by the utility man. In fact,
every poultryman Is speaking in the
highest praise OF tine w Inte OFplls-
ton. There has only little been said
of her to what will be- She is just
entering her kingdom. she is the
sweepstakes Of the good things being
said of her over all other breeds, and
she deserves every good. Ever since
her existence in this country she has
been the farmer and the fanciers
friend and helper, although she has
not always been given all the credit
due her.
Aside from their excellent qualities
as egg producers and table fowl, the
White Orpington has her beauty spot
all over her. and there is no prettier
sight in poultry yard or on the farm
than bunch of these beautiful snow
white birds. Perfection has never
been attained, but in the White Orp-
ington lies our best hope This coun-
try has all the breeds and varieties
II needs, and more. too. What we
want most is to Gull closely, mate
successfully every year and improve
what we have. There will always be
an active demand for the best, and
this demand is certain TO increase
of poultrymen.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-18

Two yards muslin. .,............. 40
Twenty-four square feet inch
mesh poultry netting. ....... as
One cellar sash (three Its. 10X10.. rs
Roofing paper 60 square feet $50. LOO
Hardware and nails. minimum. LOO
Total cost of all material. $50
This makes total cost of $3.50.
The capacity of the house is twelve
hens, making a cost per bird of S1,4O,
not including labor, When 1t is de-
sired to keep a flock of twenty or
more birds. house double this size
can be built from the same plans.
Professor Lewiss summer colony
house provides the three essentials for
such buildings. Vt provides fresh
air. sufficient size, and is portable.
The design provides an abundance
of fresh air without causing drafts
to blow across the roosting place at
night. Crowded, stuffy sleeping-quar-
ters weaken the vitality of lot OF
Youngsters quicker than any other
one cause. If the house can be con-
structed to furnish considerable shade,
that is another advantage. 1t Is q
mistake to build small tucked-up col
ony houses, as for example 2X4 feet
which are often seen on small plants.
Such houses are hard to Ventilate
properly, and the tendency Is TO
crowd too many chicks into one hock'