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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06
WHEN A GIRL IS
READY TO MARRY


William A. Mckeever, professor of
child welfare in the University Of Kan
sas, has set own in his book. "Train-
ing the Girl" recently published by
MacMillanS, 10 characterizations OF the
young woman who is theoretically pre-
pared for marriage. They are as fol-
lows:
About 10 years after the beginning of
the adolescent pe:iod probably the
body and mind of the young woman
are in the optimum condition for all
the requirements of marriage.
She should have finished he so.
nave contributed to her thought a per-
manent interest in people and In public
affairs.
She should have served a reasonable
period of apprenticeship in all the
duties of the household n should
possess a knowledge of how to dea.
justly and sympathetically with the SO
called household assistant (Mr. Nc
Keever's term for 'hired girl''O.
She should possess a thorough train
ing in the business affairs of the
home-in purchasing economically the
furniture, food supplies, clothing and
the like; and should be informed upon
all other business matters necessary as
a guarantee Of her ability to save as
we'll as to spend.
She should be ready to unite her eff
forts with those of some young man of
honest mind and purpose; shout be
willing to settle down with him in very
modest surroundings and to help him
win the battle for bread and a good
homo.
She should possess such acquired
charm of personality and such a know
ledge of the characters of men as to
enable her to win a worthy and loving
companion and should be prepared to
cooperate with him in living q worthy
life.
She should have well-maturcd senti-
ments a. regards children of her own
and should possess the courage CT her
convictions sufficiently to discuss the
collaborating problem with her fiance
before marriage.
some kind of civic. social or religious
work and should plan to give at least a
part Of her thought and effort to the
service of the common welfare.
She should have received experience
and training in undergoing such trials
and disappointments during the grow
ing period as befitted her years, and
thus gradually have been prepared to
meet the heavy ordeals practically GER
tain to be visited upon those who do
their part in building up a substantial
family life.
She should be we'll prepared to take
up and pursue successfully some line of
independent work, and this as a safe
guard against the time when an unfor-
seen occurrence might throw her bach
upon her own mean of support.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06
Success in cowardiee.

From Tit-Bits.
IT attribute whatever success ] have
had to my c~owardice. / nave always
feared to wade in so deep that it was
difficult to wade out"
This unusual comment IN a success
full career was made by a man who has
just retired from business at the age
of 81. after making a fortune.
Does it pay in the long run to be
always careful?
Two Of London's most prominent
business men do not think SO. One OF
them. Mr.. III. Gordon Selfridge. adj
vanced the opinion that Twentieth
century nerve, coupled with coed judg-
ment. is one of the first elements OF
success.
Human nature is so marrelously
complex that any one quality does not
really mean much. 1t does not pay to
be %foolhardy.
1.-The man who never ventures never
does big things. There is one word
which is the keynote of success IN bust
ness today. 1t is initiative"
Mr.. A. w. Carnage. when questioned
on the subject. said he did not think
that h word ~cowardice vas the right
one to use.
II should rather call it prudence" he
added. The man who is always pru-
dent can do we'll. but If he never takes
chances he can rarely make q really
big success.
Il believe in the maxim, NOTHING
venture nothing win.' but at the same
time it is possible to take chances with
prudence.
1.-The man who does so usually makes
good. but the man who takes chances
recklessly is asking for trouble"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06
Tho World. Corn Record.

In 1899 z. j. Drake. of North Caro-
lima made the record crop of com from
an acre. The yield was 255 bushels.
This is the way he did it. He spread
on the acre 1000 bushels-say SO tons
OF stable manure He also worked into
III soil 600 bushels Of whole cotton
seed. 1000 pounds of home-mixed COM
mercial notwithstanding not given
and 400 pounds VI nitrate of soda. This
fertilizer. with the labor Of applying 1t.
As estimated to have cost at least 5000
sc the rop did not pay.
In 1910 a North Carolina boy grew
z28% bushels of corn on an acre. His
fertilizing operations cost him at least
5000. Compare these yields with that
Of the Page county, Iowa, boy who de-
scribed in Farm and Fireside the meth
DDS he used in growing about SO BUSH
els to the acre. He used no fertilizers
at all. planting on alfalfa sod. and care
fully c~ultivating. The North Carolina
experience is the more astonishing. the
iowa accomplishment more profitable.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06
Misery in Albania.

In the mountain Businesses Of AL
bania, the people hi did not take part
IN the Balkan war. but quietly titled
their fields and watched their fiocks
while others fought, are now paying the
price of war, says a writer in Harper's
Weekly. Last October the Servian and
Montenegrin troops descended Upon the
little country and pillaged. burned and
DESTROYED 100 villages. They burned
and dynamited 10000 houses: shot,
made 125.000 people homeless, drove
of the cattle. horses. sheep and goats.
carried away the corn from the har-
vest. burned the winter supply Of fod-
der, and destroyed $10,O 00. 900 worth of
property. The result is, that at this
moment the population Of Albania is
starving. They have no food to eat,
and no seed corn for h coming plant
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06

with a severe case of organic weakness.
1 had backache, pains in my hips and
wei my kidneys, headache, dizziness,
lassitude, had no energy, limbs ached
and I was always tired. was hardly
able to do my homework. had taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound on one other occasion, and it had
helped me so l took it again and it has
built me up, until now ! feel like a new
woman. You have my hearty consent
to use my name and testimonial in any
way and l hope it will benefit suffering
women. Mrs. ORPHA TURNER, 431 S.
Wayne St, Piqua, Ohio.
Women who are suffering from those
distressing ills peculiar to their sex
should not doubt the ability of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to re-
store their health.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham Med
fcine Co., (confidential) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06
Bad News.

Small Peter, disguised as a district
messenger, was delivering play tele.
gram to his sisters, who e i'm
provising dispatches of a more or less
startling nature. When it came Lii
lian's turn, she read aloud from her
bit of yellow paper. amid finely simu-
lated walls of woe: Railroad wreck.
/ was instantly killed. Your loving
husband"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06
FEELS like
A new WOMAN
Az Lydia E. Pinkham'. We're.
table Compound Dispelled
Backache, Headaches
and Dizziness.
Piqua, Ohio.-"I would be very un.
grateful if l failed to give Lydia E..

Vegeta-
BILE Compound the
praise it deserves,
for l have taken it
at different times
and it always re-
lieved me w h e n
other m edicines
failed, and when I
hear a woman COM
plain l always rec
ommend it. Lastwin-
ter / was attacked
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06

Real Meaning Of Leisure.
Leisure" says Deacon w. c. Palm,
er, "is no time to loaf. It's a time to
do those things you've been wanting
to do"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06

DIR. Pierce's. Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take as
candy. Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06
Get. We'll Paid for II.

If a millionaire manufacturer works
harder than his employees, it is only
In accord with the eternal fitness OF
things. He gets more pay.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06

That's Tan.ceino somsI
From the New York Evening World.
And now I'm q cripple I'm forced to
admit
That there's many q Slip twixt the
''whirl". and the .:"dipl"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-06

Putnam Fadeless Dyes guarantee
satisfaction. Adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18
The Boston Clock Problem.

MT. Editor: The Boston newspaper that recently introduced a good army problem has now an interesting clock problem
 The new problem, which the editor calls a brain twister'' is as follows: If a calendar clock, which indicates the second minute, hour and the day Of the month, shows the correct time at 5 D. m. on January IT, and gains ten minutes daily, what will be the correct time when the clock indicates 5 D. m. on February 17?"
 The problem is well worth consid- ering, for in solving it are some hap py turns that provoke careful thought D. m. on January IT to p-m. on pletion of this time a correct clock would indicate D. m. on February Is, as the hour hand would make com plete revolutions around the face.
 But the hour hand of the clock in question indicates now 10 D. m. on February IS because it gains , hours in 30 days. fl
 The run from 10 p. m. on February Is to D. m. on February IT (when the limit for calculation is reached) is 19 hours for a correct clock; but the clock in%question, which indicates A 1-6 hours every A hours, will make the run in less time than 19 hours.
 The time required for it to make this run may be determined by the statement in proportion: 24 24 1-6 K i: 1s. the result of which gives IS 126-145 hours, or 114-145 of a day,
 The clock in question makes gain of 7 minutes and 51 21-29 seconds in
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18
MUST FINISH JOB

If anything was needed to emphasize the necessity of carrying 10 a finish the probe into graft operations in New York state and the continuation of the efforts for the elimination of rotten politics, it has been furnished by the suicide of State Treasurer Kennedy. He was unquestienabfy driven to his rash act by the Knowledge of the con- ditions which it was desired to obtain and which he, unwilling to be a squeal- CT, preferred not to reveal. It Is more than likely that whatever wrongdoing was involved that 1t concerned the acts Of others rather than a personal crime. There has been no reason to doubt but what the statement con corning his accounts as treasurer are correct, but as part of the system which has been operating in New York he was unable to face the inquiry and bear the responsibility of telling what the truth called for
 The suicide has not relieved the sit uation Rather has it given greater cause for pushing the inquiry. It is time that the underhanded and crook ed deals which are being put through al the expense of the state by poIiti- clans should not only be uncovered but be stopped Nothing will accomplish such an end like the light of publicity. Reforms have long been demanded and the state should give every assistance in uprooting corruption and crime rather than placing handicaps in it's way. It is just such investigations as arc underway which will check evil practices and encourage honest bus Iness administration of state affairs. The job must go on to the finish.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18
DECREASE IN sLEIaHs.

There was a time when interest was centeFed in the stableswhich men main tained rather than the garage that sleighing was one of ths~ pleasures of winter and every owEer of horse considered his outfit incomplete with out a sleigh There is a noticeabie change today For various reasons there are fewer sleighs and much less enjoyment of that method of trans portation.
 There can be, no sleighing without snow and the uncertainty of the sea son has caused many who have pro vided storage room for a sleigh year in and year out, for the chance to use 1t once or twice, in a year, to con- slider keeping such an outfit too much bother, except solely for business purposes Others figure that nothing ties up an investment like sleigh and that in the climate of this section, when the prospects of a sleigh ride on the morrow disappear overnight, it Is an expensive luxury and they prefer to hire rather than own. It is a far different proposition than where sIeighing can be depended upon from Christmas time to the opening of spring.
 As 1t has affected the horse for pleasure driving so has the automobile had it's effect upon the sleigh. The abandonment of the stable means the disappearance of the sleigh connected herewith since the auto is available in all weather fhen it would be advisable to drive horse, The sleigh is not ex- ttnct and 1t is not likely to be until the horse disappears, but the condi- lions FS los inent on the streets than they used to be. or that they can be expected to be again, Sleighing is just a.s enjoy able as it ever was when it can be had, but condfc>~ns have changed.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18
UNBIASED CRITICISM.

Good, healthy, wholesome criticism, such as is intended for the Betterment of existing conditions, can prove of immense value if accepted in the prop CT light and spirit. Just what the state of Vermont will think of the investigation of it's schools with the criticisms and recommend tioRs by the Carnegie foundation will be revealed in time, but it cannot be doubted but what if given the careful consideration which it deserves, it should result in a decided improvement in the schools As they exist today. A service of im- nense value has been performed for tAN2 Green Mountain state and it will h. to the detriment of that common wealth if it fails ,a -aeaiz4a d4le a4,sv5-s- cIa tion
 Schools are one of the important institutions of every state and they should be such as can be boasted ef rather than sPolegized for. The feun- dation has learned that nine dollars week or less is the pay received by half the. school teachers in that state, 2. fact fn Itself which indicates the training of the teaching ferce> It rec ornn1ends, and rightly so. more at tentSos1 to the corps of teachers and CHSN ORA2hln8 ana the QeAotacn CT the Sloe.eeo which is paid to two univer- sites and one college to an Improve Inent of the public school system, Re gardless of how serious such recom- nendattons may be considered as con cerns the higher institutions, it can not overlook the value of the advice which is contained in the suggestion for bringing its public schools up to high standard. With such attention, even in addition to aid to the colleges Vermont would be making an invest ment which would be to its credit and future benefit. It has a chance to profit from unbiased criticism.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18
PRICES GOING UP.

At the last national election there was much said about overcoming that vexing problem so well known in every household the high cost of living. The only cure for 1t was declared to be the introduction of free trade. Many were carried away by the promises as to what such a treatment of tariff would accomplish. A change from the existing situation was sought and through the combination of cireum- stances. rather than through the ma tority being convinced of the merits of the proposed economic change. the opportunity for putting it into effect was provided.
 From what has just been issued in the shape of figures by the depart ment of labor concerning fifteen ar ticles used by all consumers there. is little encouragement for those who have been anticipating a drop in the price of living. Of those fifteen ar ticles, thirteen show an increase in price over previous figures while two have declined. The cost of living as a matter of fact has risen 7.9 per. cent. The new tariff, with the so far failed to do what was prom ised. Prices are higher instead of low CT and there are no prospects Of their i. dropping. They have not even been held where they were under the old tariff and no one is getting a benefit from the change except those who have had this country thrown open to do business in at less cost than be- fore. Nothing has been presented yet which shows that the revision as made has accomplished what was demanded Or promised.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18

s.oh Mrs. Lee. cried that good wonlan's nearest neighbor. will you come over to my flat and see if have laid the pattern of my goods the right wa? I'm going to make dress ali by myself, and I know Jack will be awfuily proud of me. You see, he has the most absurd idea that I'm just a doll, and I'm determined to show him that 1, am as capable as any young married Wenan."
 Mrs. Lee suppressed a sigh as she set aside the cake she was beating when her neighbor entered the kitchen door with friendly lack of ceremony.
 Certainly Mrs. Henry" she said. Then when her eyes fell en the pat tern which was spread on the Henry $ dining table she exclaimed,
 Why, you're making the bodice one way of the goods, and the skirt the do"
 Well, I don't see how I can ever get the dress out of this piece of ma meuEned it's owner, Tt was 8 rem nant and 1 got it cheap. I want to show Jack how economically I can get up a costume. The clerk said that as skirts take so little cloth now l ought to get a nice dress out of these few yards if I planned it cleverly.
 When there's an up and down de- sign." Mrs, Lee said, smiling. it is necessary to have all parts run in the same direction. Still by facing the skirt instead of heu1ming it, I believe therell be plenty"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18
THEN and NOW

Despatches from Mexico City just a year ago today aEerred that February Is was a day to be remembered in Mexican history. It saw the sudden rise of Gen. Victoriano Huerta from a long career as military commander to the head of the government. Gen erals who had been defending Presi. dent Madero from the fire of reEolu- tionists under Gen. Felix Diaz, gave forced Madero's resignation and made way to intrigue, forced Madero!s res ignation and made him prisoner. He was later shot to death. A congress in the streets of the capital just year ago tonight elected Huerta provisional president
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18

sumer for certain classes. particularly salmon and fruits. while considerable quantities go to the non contiguous territories of this country, which in turn send quantities of canned fruit and fish here in exchange for other things.
 Salmon Is the leader and over sew enty million pounds were exported last year, while in fruit an export business of nearly five million dollars was done In canned meats the business amount ed to between two and three million dollars though there has been a de- icided falling off in canned beef. Even In canned milk there is an export bus mess chiefly with the tropics worth a million and half. This represents a magnificent business which has been built up i'll catering to the wants and demands of all nations.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18
CANNED GOODS.

There cannot help being a general Idea of the vast amount of canned goods which are used every year
 Stores and households indicate it. AL most everywhere there are the tell tale tin cans which substantiate the impression that canned goods are ex- tensiyely used. Such applies to home consumption. but there is also a large amount of export trade in this particular IineSof business. Some idea of it can be gained by the de
 parrmsnt of commerce report that ap- Rrox1matsly twenty million dollars worth of such goods passed out of continental United States during the year just ended. Meats, fruits, vege- tables, dairy products and fish are the principal articles forming this class of ezpcfts. and they are distributed to all parts of the world. especially the Efonlaay Shongh. nGla.ndeia a large 4cnn-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18

We have received large stock of. ALARM CLOCKS, including the Big and Baby Ben all of which arc fully guaranteed by me.
 We also carry a full line @ of Jewelry and Watches of ~ all kinds in the best quail AtOi,A ity and workmanship. HA0tNlI5 Our prices are the low \NgSAsSY est in town.
 We buy and exchange Old Gold, Silver and Jewelry for their full value Expert Matchmaker and Repairer.
 J. oGULNlck G CO, 6S Franklin St. opp. Bulletin Building
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18

At the end of his first year in power Huerta's government is unrecegnized by the United States. American, Brit ish, French and German warships are along his coasts watching conditions in his country. RexoiutioniSts in the north under Generals Carranza and Villa have taken several strongholds, and now with access to arms from the United States they are moving south upon Terreon, with Mexico City as their ultimate objective. In the south the independent followers of General Zapata continue their uprisings. Hu- erfa declares he has a loyal army of 150,009 men and reports continue that he may himself take the field against his enemies.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18

Thank you so much. But never had any experience facing 9 skirt. I'll have to get you to show me how to do it.''
 Very we'll" agreed Mrs. Lee. Now I must go back to my cake"
 The cake had just been taken out of the oven and Mrs. Lee was prepar- ing to ice it when Mrs. Henry reap peared, looking much distressed.
 T simply can't make head or tail of the thing" she said, as she held up the bodice of her gown which she was basting. See what a weird shape it isl don't believe the pattern is right"
 Mrs. Lee took the garment and ex- amined it critically.
 Then she laughed.
 You have mistaken the sleeves for the fronts, and pasted in the under arm pieces wrong side up,'' she an nounced- I believe I'd better pin it together for you the way it goes.''
 Mrs. Lee had iced her cake and was sitting down to her desk to write a. letter when a knock at the kitchen door took her back to the rear of the flat.
 "oh, I thought you'd be out here
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18
Treasury Department
office of the COmpfroIIer' of the
 Currency.


Washington. D. C., Jan. 30. 1914.
 Notice is hereby given to the share holders of the First National Bank of Norwich, Conn. that a meeting Of the shareholders will be held at The Thames National Bank of Norwich, Conn.,, on Thursday, the 18th day of March, 1914, at 2 o'clock p. m.. for the purpose of electing an agent to whom the assets of the bank will be trans ferred and delivered in accordance with the provisions of Section of the Act of Congress entitled An act au- thOrizing the appointment of receivers of national banks and for other pur- poses" approved June SC, 1876, and of the acts amepdatory thereto. approved Aug. 8. 1892, and March 2, 1S9T; or for the purpose of continuing the receiver ship in accordance with the provisions of the last named act.
 T. P. KANE. Acting Comptroller Of the Currency.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18

woman lever attained eminence by being a good housekeeper and a good mother er"'-Bridgeport Telegram.
 Since the auditors have found out that permit issued for a boxing ex- hibitlon held in 1912 has not been paid for, it might be we'll to make sure that the permit for the event to be held this week is paid for before the doors are opened.-Waterbury Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18

The man on the corner says: The genuine and seaSonable humanitarisn n is the merchant who sands his walk without fear Of unduIy assisting those who owe him to pass by
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18

Boston is said to have A different kinds of religion, but it will not have to look very long to discover that there are about as many different kinds of poltirians
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-18

With these frequent attacks Of ill., ness while he is devoting his attention to new law making. it might he well for the president to read up on the law of self preservation.