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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-02
BIG JOB OF GRADING
The John Green Property is Being
Greatly Improved.

John H. Green OF Pasadena, Calf.
ornia is making somewhat extensive
improvements to property, five unoc.
cupied lots north of avenue and
vest of Fifth street or east of the
Lon Drinkle home place. Part of the
lots have been far above the street
grade on b avenue and a part below
the grade of Fifth street Under the
direction Of City Engineer Horace
Hawkins the ground has been graded
and the location made desirable for
building sites. The work is also q
notable improvement for the locality.
Close to five hundred cubic yards OF
dirt were taken from the summit of
the ground and used to bring the low
places to grade. Frank BalIinger
with grading outfit carried out the
plans and directions OF the city en-.
gineer. The Improvement covers q
space OF five full lots.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-02
Use Wireless fur eranebes.

The Haley-Nee'ey company, Sioux
City fruit commission firm, plans to
install wireless telegraphy as means
of keeping in close touch with its
branch houses. The Sioux Falls branch
OF the concern introduced the idea.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-12-02

Asa Kelsey. who has been visiting
with Rev. Kelsey in Palestine, has
arrived home and is now staying at
the home OF Prof. w. l. Kelsey.
NJ. Kelsey was caught in Palestine.
with the breaking out Of the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Caryl of Dorchester. Mass
 Last week an electric motor was in stalled in the Universalist church to furnish power for the organ
 Automobile Strikes Cart.
 Norman Greayes. while driving his meat cart on the road from the Hol- low to the Spring was run into by an automobile. He. was thrown out and was quite badly hurt .t
 The regular meeting of the Stafford Grange will be held Tuesday evening. Several are planning to attend Pom ona Grange meeting. to be held in Holland. October goth.
 The Riverside and Phoenix mills closed only one day for the fair owing to rush of bushes.
 Given Linen Shower.
 The Buds.Ts a small club of which Miss Euphemia Dobson is a member, gave her a linen shower Wednesday evening. Light refreshments were served during the evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
TONIGHT Sacred Heart Parish Fair
in Parish Hall. TsftviIIs. Entertainment and ndrDsneins IS Gents

hospital after an operation for appen- dicitis. ---
 Miss Doris Post is comfortable after an operation for appendicitis.
 Mrs. George Hanna was thrown from a wagon Monday and Injured quite severely.
 W. s. Hewitt has Bought out the goods in the ctore occupied by J. \. Hewitt and the store will be closed
 Dime Supper.
 The L. A. s. of the Congregational church gave a 10 cent supper in the church dining room Tuesday evening. It was the first of the season and was we'll attended. Dr. C. H. Pendleton gave an address. 1t being his s5th oirthoay'
 Mrs. George Little, Miss Ellen Buell. and Carrie kellogg and James Brown were In Hartford Thursday. r
 David Strong of Hartford has moved his household goods to the house oc- oupied by Fitch Jones.
 Mrs. J. B. Tennaat is improving and iS out again. @
 Mrs Arthur Lynde and son of Hart ford are visiting ther sister. Mrs. Ed- mund Horton
 George Tennant IS quite feeble.
 The public library is being painted, put on by James Brown
 J.-S. Hewitt tookfa party to Will mantle Wednesday afternoon
 Mrs. Hunt of Pittsfieid. Mass, has been visiting friends here -
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
New Coach Secured.
SPRING HILL
Baptist Church Elects New Sunday School superintendent-Harry Day Sure Shot-WeaseI Caught. s

The new board of selectmen was sworn in and held the first, meeting last Monday.
 Members of the Baptist church held business meeting in the conference room last Monday evening and voted to accept the resignation of W. D. Wildes as superintendent of the Sun day school The matter of choosing one to succeed him was then acted on. E. F. Storrs. who has been assistant and C. C. Davis had an equal number of votes when MT. Storrs withdrew his name and Mir Davis was declared elected Members of the school are rehearsing for Rally Day exercises to be held in place of the regular morh- ing service on the 24th. Ha -
 4 Sure Marksman.
 Personally appeared before me oS of chicken hawks and says. That while picking apples in the orchard Q short distance in the rear of MT. Sears buildings he heard a rustling in the lot adjoining and cautiously peeping over the wall saw them fight ing. He got his gun from home and returned to the spot. and when his head apeared above the wall they took wing and he brought them both down with one shot. The next morning while out for squirrels with six shots | he got five grays and a fox that was leisurely making his way across the | field not far away" TaSideTmist F. F. Storrs Is to mount them for him Caught a Weasel.
 MT. Muir brings in, a weasel which he caught in a trap set in his cellar for rats. Poultry hereabouts ought to feel safer.
 | BreVities.
 MT. ard Mrs. D. C.. Flaherty, H. c. Hawkins and family and E. F. Storrs were among those who attended the fair at Stafford Wednesday. Franklin P. Welch has returned to the home of Rev. L. B. Curtis in in Stafford.
 | Mrs. Sarah Freeman is visiting rel | atives in Hartford.
 Rev. H. NJ. Bartlett and family of ] Cotuit. Mass, are visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. E. F. Storrs.
 E Thursday evening prayer meeting was held this week at the home of | Mrs w. A Weld
 There has been only a slight frost on the top of Spring Hill yet. and fol- iage is still green. It has an altitude { of nearly 700 feet.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
Windham County NORTH STERLING

Bird hunters were out in large num- bers the first day of the open season. in spite of a rainy day.
 Mir. and Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Murphy of Cumberland, R. I. visited Mrs. Abbie Hilleryl last week.. as did also James Lawton of Westboro. Mass.
 Miss Hugh and Mir. Potter of Prov idence called on F. O. Hummer. the past week.
 Edith Pierce. who underwent an Op- eration in a Providence hospital last week, is getting along well and IS ex- pected home in few weeks.
 John Griffiths attended the Brock ton fair last week. -.. 70.
 Mrs Abbie Hillery visited her sis- ter in Hope, R. l., recently.
 Chief of Police George M. Filling and family of Danielson visited al George c. Spooner's and Henry H Crowelfs Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW What Heap ef Happiness it Would
 Bring to Norwich Homes.

Hard to. do ;housework with an ach- Sng back.-..l-...-~s-
 Brings you hours of misery at leisure or at work. If women only knew. the cause. that 'Backache pains often come from: weak kidneys. s.-' 'Twould save much needless woe.
 Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak kidneys. .
 Read what a Norwich citizen says:
 Mrs. John Wezniak, 23 Elm St., Norwich. says: T snftered from kid ney trouble for three or four years and was unable to find relief until I began using Doan's Kidney Pills, pro cured at N.- D. Seyin & Sons Drug Store. They removed the dull pain in my back just over my kidneys, and made me feel like a different woman"
 Price 50c. at all l. dealers. Don't simply ask for Kidney remedy-get Doan.s Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. .wozniak. had. Foster -Milburn Co., Props. Buffalo. N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16


 ing to do, what he perhaca can make tt do-and then farm it ncoorotn, This farmt1sg Connecticut hfllsides according to the r1ethoda used on IT. linois prairieae or New York uplRndm isn't what it's cracked up to be.
 It won't do, even. to carry methods which are wise in one part of little Connecticut into, all other parts of tho state There are some. who know how. who can raise profitable tobacco in the valley lands. There are other places where the fiat nelds simply swell up and bust with onions-if properly entreated. There are bench peaches to beat the band-Iye had some this fall from his Glastonbury orchards about as big aH pumpkins and as juicy as melons. There are graz ing lands, and hay meadows. and po- tato soils. and ample locations-and what would be- good farming. first clasa farming. A No. 1 farming on one
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
STAFFORD

No Free Lecture Course This Season
 Linen Shower For Miss Dobson-
 Mrs. L. S. Goodell has traded her place for proeprty in Hartford.
 Mir and Mrs. Knehl are to move to the Springs so that the former will be nearer his work in the Ellis store
 The course of free lectures which have been enjoyed so much will be omitted this year.
 - The subject of the.Y. P. c. U. meet ing next Sunday evening will be How Christianity Went to China" Leader Hazel Puffer.
 Mir and Mrs. George Bray are
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
HEBRON
Congregational Church Engages Pastor
 Dime Supper a Success.

The Congregational church has hired Rev. Mr. Deeter of Yale to preach for one year. commencing Oct 1st. ---s Rally Day.
 The Sunday school will observe Rally day next Sunday at the Congregational church.
 Mir and Mrs. Fred Perry of New Haven were in town Tuesday calling on relatives and friends. -
 Mir. August has moved his family to South Manchester
 F. Clarence Bissell of Hartford was in town calling on friends recently.
 Miss Olive Fucker Is home from the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
Holland County
STORRS
Original Sketch Given Before Grange Ben Greet Players Delight in Shakesperean Comedy.

Tho regular meeting of Mansfield Grange No. 64. was held on Monday evening. The program consisted of an original sketch presented by five lad ies representing incidents in house keepers day.
 Tuesday evening the Ladies' Book club held a social in Grove cottage. New members were received and Co., lumbus Day was observed.
 Missionary Tea.
 Thursday afternoon a missionary tea was well attended in Grove cot- tage. There were readings on The Home Missionary by Mrs. Judl1ins and on The Gary System in the Church by Miss Hopkins. Mrs. Newton gave a piano solo and Miss Thompson sang. Tea was served. r-, F
 Ben Greet Players at Armory.-
 The Ben Greet players presented Much Ado About Nothing" to large and enthusiastic audience Wednesday evening in the Hawley armory., -s-- Mrs. c. H. Lamson and son Arrol
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

So, too, of farming "ruIes," as for mulafed by experts or agricultural in structors. Such. rules. if laid down hard and fast. as they are apt to be, are usually based on results secured by some farmer or small group of farmers in following them. But tho fact that they have worked to a charm on Jones' farm in Groton is really not absolute proof that they must necessarily work just as we'll on Smiths quite different farm in Leb- anon.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

Eseat adoption Of one mans ideas by l.other men. It needs but a minutes E'thonght to show that such blind imi- tation ise not likely ito. lead to suc-
 cess, except in the very rare cases where conditions are identical. Of course. if you are going to raise ex- actly the same crop Brown did. on a lsheld sSef exactly the same soil, and
 happen to have exactly the same
 weather conditions next season that he has had; this. season. it is possible
 that you may repeat his success. But youh know as, well as do that such a I,eoncatenation l. of likenesses doesn't
 often concatenatei 5,e.s
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

returned from a visit to Unionyille. Wednesday.
 Mir. and, Mrs George Hollister of Hartford were visitors here ons We'd nesday evening. .rs-..
 President Beach and Professors Chase. Iamson and Kirkpatrick at tended one game of the worlds series in Boston.
 New Coach Secured. ?
 MT. Donohue of Boston has been .se- cured to assist in coaching the foot ball team in preparation for the game with Fordham today CSaturdayl and Rhode Island college on Saturday. October 23.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

But these conditions will be eharq- cd, now that there is new fire com.
 mittse and the truck company is to have a motor-driven apparatus of it's own selection, unless this new com mittee butts in and insists that 1t have something to say in relation to the se- lection and purchase of fire apparatus as the city charter provides that in such cases where an excess of $500 Is to be expended. bids must be adver- tised for; this in spite even Of any nasty action taken by a city meeting
 The fire committee Is, responsible to the citizens for their action and 1t Is therefore their duty to act for the city's best interests. In this partic- ralax inKtanca the city meeting vota
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

That's what came from "adoptinc"
 another mans method which, as it turned out, didn't fit my soil, or my other conditions any better than six teen years old Mary's dress would fit 1six years old Jane
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

Thsre's suoh . thing as being opin- donated, stubborn. inhexibly "sot'' in one's ways. There's also such n thing just about as apt to lead into the ditch as the other.
 There's a middle way between the two which is safer than either, and which consists in proving all things. and then holding fast Fto that which 's THE FARMER.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16


 Last winter 1 read the advice of a big tomato grower given at farm CTS Institute to some questioner who evidently had the same trouble with his crop that do, and who wanted to know how to get the fruit to ripen in our Short New England season. Put on plenty of phosphate was the dogmatic answer; put it on good and thick and keep putting it on, while the plants are growing. You'll have no trouble in your tomatoes ripen- ing"
 We'll. couldn't exactly see the why of it, but MT. Big Tomato grower, was so emphatic and so cock sure about it, and I was annually ;losing5 so many tomatoes caught green tby early frosts, that I determined to try the panacea- I used phosphate, acid phosphate of 16 per cent. test, used 1t fGeely ass a top dressing before setting the plants and supplemented fthis use by equally free hoeing in of the stuff as we cultivated And I had, the smallest yield from ithe most stunted plants ever raised!
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

Seems to me the sensible thing for a farmer isSto find out his own farm
 what it wants to do. what it is will
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

might De suse dun .ceisshhesz ea another. .s~i, 1ts
 It Isn't reasonable Co suppess that you'll succeed as well by biindly sadoptinRn for your guidance some systern developed on Q different farm to meet different oonditions. as you wilt by "adapting" q ncehome ex- rrassly. to meet the conditions of your own farm.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

But there's very Teal difference in their meaning and in the use, which should be made of athem. Adapt" means @''to make suitable; to fit. or
 "Adopt" means. @te' take or receive as ones own" y # l
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16
TIE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADOPTING AND ' ' @Y#E.5 f@YE@.sa sa sfss51t ADAPTING
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---7r ~ F1I.r sEs E,fsH AAst <ss
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 Adopt"
 TwS little words very nearly alike ' only a single letter different-an "a" in one and an 70" in the other '
 They are SO nearly. alike that fancy some careless users of words don't a1- ways discriminate between them, even in their own tHoughts$S
 But there's very real difference in their meaning and in the use which should be made 2 of 4them. Adapt means @''to make suitable; to fit. or. suit" ,.
 as one's own 7 r u
 For example, it would be quite pos sibTes for six years old Sister fJane to "adopt" sixteen years old Sister Mary's blue dress if Sister Mary gave it to@s her But it is likely that the Sister Jangs mother should first ...'adapt'. ,it,fto the smaller figure,si e.. make it fit. ffE q
 Most. anybody can "adopt" thing or an idea-taBe it bodily and mas querade it as if 1t were one's own. But it takes some intelligence and "a certain amount 5ef e- Individuality to '.adasat,", Ihfng oraan idea and make it oVer so that it shall fit and be suitable to. changed conditions. :,
 Some houses are of such. shape and size and setting that they look at tractively trim and pleasing in a coat of white paint, with green blinds.
 Some houses, of more daring archi- lecture and different surroundings, look likes the old Scratch in white paint and green. blinds.
 Yet there are villages in New Eng land where practically. every house, be it. cottage mansion ior tenement, is painted white with green blinds at every window.
 The spectacle is calculated to make a really moral; village improvement so- ciety take to drink!
 Farmer Jones builds a new barn and paints 1t red. If it is a pretty gooda sort of barn and rather good looking, it won't be many years before half the barns in the neighborhood, nc matter what their age. shape, or pre- - vious condition of decrepftude, will Haunt themselves in vividest Venetian If Jones' color eye led him to trim with black, the others will trim witt black: if his whin ran to yellow trim mings, yellow they, will be, on. the rest Or sFannee Blown tries. new scheme in Fertilization on one of hi. gravelly upland fields It turns ou well. Two or three years thereaftel Farmers Smith and Robinson ant Jenks and Johnson, and the rest WI be putting the same fertilizer on theil fields, no matter whether the soil b. gravel or loaln or swamp nor whether the crops be potatoes or corn or hay or cabbage. ta@
 These are illustrations of straight
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

- *It is vastly easier to "adopt" than
 1t. Is to+ adapt" For the same req son it: takes less brains to be a par rot than a preacher!
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

That's what came. from "adaptina" available means. to. suit a special crop under special conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

According to custom. the democrats holding paying offices were ousted and the republicans they succeeded were put back into their old places, with the exception of building inspector
 and city physicians. new republicans being chosen for these offices. The selection of the standing committees showed the mayors good judgment and the republican majority in recog- milton of the long and efficient service of Alderman Richard M. Crockett elected him to be senior alderman. and acting mayor in the absence or inabil- .ity of the mayor, or for other reason unable to attend to the duties of the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

It SO happened, and may never hap pen aaain, that the members of. the truck company, none of them, went direct to the fire house, perhaps under the apprehension that the truck would be on the way to the fire and that they would meet the apparatus there When the truck did arrive the mem bers of the company did their full share of the fire duty, and while awaiting its coming they lent a hand to the other fire-hghters- When this company gets the new motor driven apparatus the driver will always be in readiness and will get to the. hres just as quickly as the other fellows. This little slip at the Goldsmith fire was the first of its kind and perhaps that's a reason why 1t was charged up to a wrong account
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

Most. anybody can fAadopt' thing or an idea-take it bodily and nas- querade it as if 1t were ones own. But it takes some intelligence and "a certain amount sef =; individuality to .adasat,.. a sthfng fcrSFan idea, and make it over so that it shall fit and be suitable to, changed conditions. ,-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

ought to have weight with the com mittee. and there Is no doubt but the truck company will get just what 1t wants, but there is q proper and a legitimate way of conducting the af- fairs of the city. ..'s-s =
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16


 There was another fire of some eon- sequence in New London, Thursday afternoon, which again demonstrated the general efficiency of the volunteer fire department, that is so much ab- horred by some writers for local news papers. Before the fire alarm had finished its round, fire companies had streams of water on the big blaze, and the president of the Soltz company. owner of the burned building declared that the gallant work of the firemen was really surprising, and had the alarm been sent in just a little bit quicker, the fire loss would have been immaterial. and that no paid fire de- partment could have given better ser vice. He noted that the iremen were with the fire. but also with equipment that made 1t possible for the fremen to go right into the building and not be effected by the dense smoke, and that in the event of being overcome, the equipment was at hand to bring about restoration.
 Just at the present time, by the sp- pointnent of the non- membership fire committee, fire departmental matters is the talk of the town. Hence these tears. The altogether too frequent and unjustified attacks upon the local fire department in local newspapers. of an | oil and water nature, Is an agitation that is unwarranted although couched i in sugar-coated words. It reads nice ly, but that's all The people who pay the freight are satisfied with the service, and have not very much fault to find with the members of the de- partment, who, after years of faithful 1 active service. have stepped away from the pipe and hose. to give the young and the more vigorous oppor- | tunity to do active duty. and in con- | sequence become the so-called near | iremen, the chowder firemen, the silk stocking firemen, the featherbed fire men, or any other kind of an old fire men. Some of these so-called orna- mental but not useful firemen of the | present time were active firemen oi the old red-shirt type. who ran wid de mercheen in the days when the streets ! of New London were not paved and risked their lives and spoiled theil | clothes in an honest endeavor to save the lives and properties of others | They have a right to keep up theil membership in the companies of to- day, and do so at no expense to the city or any one else, but themselves and they are in no way a detrimenI to the department, but on the contrary of considerable value to the depart | ment in keeJing up the intrest anC efficiency of the volunteers. who dC as good fire work as any firemen any where. New London has an efficien and an economical fire department ana the people are satisfied regardless o the unreasonable agitation against thu men who are satisfied to serve thu city without pay. So what's the use
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

Yet one key to farm, success is the resolute determination never to
 adopt any other farmers methods to the conditions of your different farm.
 I. takes close observation and care ful reasoning and continued experi-
 mentation to dig out the points fer2from the other fellows. But that's just what God gave you brains for | to think, with. And, despite the as- sertions of some to the contrary, I can't help feeling that brains amount | the farm. It isn't all labor that makes for success One must not only be able to do, but to know what to do. Else he may sometimes spend money
 for that which Is not bread, and la bor for that which satisf1eth not. l In my own past seasons experience I've had two excellent illustrations of the difference between adopting I and adapting"
 l | had to put my cabbages in a new I place, last spring. The old patch had developed club-root and called for g Ichange of crop. Now every authority on cabbage-raising will tell you that
 cabbages want very rich soil, either
 naturally or. made so by profuse | lnahuAllS. <AISOs IuetI 'OSAbpdSSS- C1l for an unusual percentage of potasf
 in their feeding. My new patch wasni particularly rich--just fairly good soil sl It had been in potatoes for two ol I three years and was in good tilth. Bu it tended to be mosat-not actually wet, but rather retentive of dampnesI and the least bit inclined to "soggi. 1ness.' Moreover, was short of ma. 1hIre. So adapted my method tc
 what T reasoned would. fit the croI
 and the soil. just lined 1t. A little tacidzt phosphate was mixed with thu Il ground limestone, but nothing else
 Yesterday afternoon a neighbor look.
 ing over it, said:
 I've raised cabbages and helped
 other folks raise 'em for forty years but I never saw a piece with suci big and hard and even heads in m! Elife.'' 52:=@t "
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-16

These are i!lustrations of straight