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Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
DEMOCRATS CLAIM
 ELECTION iNaKENTucKY.
Thus Fer. the eubernatienal Nominee.
 A. O. Stanley is in the Lead.

Louisville. Ky. Nov. s.-Reports to- night from democratic headquarters In this city. and other available av- enues of information seemed to indi- cate that A. o. Stanley ,demopraE was maintaining a safe lead over Edwin P. Morrow, republican, for governor in the election held Tuesday Tn Ken lucky 'sSSs
 The state headquarters report in- creased MT. Stanley's apparent ma jority of .4667 unofficially reported earlier in tie day to 7769. At head quarters it. was stated that returns were completed from virtually every county in the state had been, gre ceived.
 Maurice L. Calvin. chairman. of the republican state campaign committee
 staunchly maintained that MT Mor- row had been elected. and attributed the showing made for Mir. Stanley to fraud. '5T .fas'- ..a.sF1l
 Morrow on .the face of the returns" he said in a statement. "has carried the state. by safe majority. not wfthstanding the wiolesale frauds penetrated by thes democrats by in terfering with and repeating voters In the city of Louisville. the stufnng of ballot zoxes in Breckenridge county, the stealing of ballot boxes in Ows- Hey and frauds in many other places in the state" -@-r is
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
SOUTH MANCHESTER.

Dwight Blish has the contract for the erection Of new house on Ho1- lister street for Charles E. Jacobsen It ,uaii be arranged for two tenements with all modern conveniences.
 C.. Fillmore Watkins will have work started in few days on the erection of a new residence on South Main street It will be of Dutch colonial design. of frame construction, 27x70 feet Yith a shingie roof, steam or hot water heat, electric lights and hard wood finish.
 Watkins Bros. are having the plans prepared for alterations to their store. The Improvements include an addition to bring the building out eight feet to- wards the street and provide larger chow windows. The entrance will be lowered about one foot to the sidewalk
 A. c. Blanchett of Wiliimantic has recently purchased three building lots and the contract has been awarded to Napoleon Brindamour of Willimantic for the erection of a atwo-famaly frame house on. one of the lots. It will be well finished and provided with al conveniences.
 At a meeting of the members of the Center church 1t was voted to make improvements on the church and par | ish house to cost about $3,000. The roof will be repaired, the church will Ibe painted and new plumbing will be | installed.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
ALTERING WEST MAIN ST. BUILDING
To De Occupied by New York Mineral Water Company When Changes Are Completed -Modem Eight Room House for Prospect Street = New Stable, Shed and Warehouse Being Erected for Standard Oil Company and Foundation Will Soon be Completed for New Gas oine Tank-Frame Additions to Local Houses-B Build ing Permits Issued Recently.

The building at No. 200 West Main street used for some time past by Charles Slosberg as a branch office in connection with his grain business is being remodied and enlarged by a frame addition and when the changes are completed the building will be oc- cupied by the New York Mineral Wa ter Company, bottlers, nov located at No. 204 West Main street. The plans also call for a frame addition to the barn at the rear which is to be used as a garage. The addition will be 18x 20 feet and the garage will have ac- commodations for two machines. The alterations are well along now and the new tenants hope to move in with in short time. A well is being dug on the property for a water supply which is to be used by the mineral water company in their bottling. F. B. Beckwith has the general contract and the mason work is in charge of Peck, McWilliams & Co.
 Erecting House on Prospect Street
 The foundation is being laid for a modern eight room frame house which R.. .J. Hourigan is to erect on Pros pect street, near Fourth street. on land owned by Mrs. Martin Hourigan. The residence is to be of wooden frame zconstruction and two stories high. On the first floor there are to be a kitchen, dining room and living room and there will be an ell at the rear, 5x12 feet. On the second floor will be four chambers and bath. The foundation is to be of brick and the cellar will have a concrete floor. The house dimensions are to be 24x27.
 New Standard Oil Buildings.
 The erection of the new stable, shed and warehouse. on Forest street for the Standard Oil Company is well along and rapidly approaching the completed stage The frame for the shed is up and the concrete floor is laid. The construction of the two other buildings is correspondingly advanced. The stable is to be 32x32 and of concrete and brick construction. The shed is to be 32x30 of frame construction, cov- cred with galvanized iron. The di- mensions of the warehouse are 32x30 ard it is to be of concrete and brick construction. The stable and shed are to adtoin each other and will be di- vided by a partition and one end is to be used as an office. The contrac- tor is getting ready for the erection of a new gasolene tank and the foun- dation will soon be completed
 Three Tenement Frame House.
 The frame is up for a 1-2 story tenement house which Angelic V. CovelIo is having built on Cliff street extension. The building will contain 18 rooms and will be divided into three tenemerts of six rooms each. The house will be attractively finished and will have modern improvements.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

made ideal this rapid growth will not be maintained even though sufficient food iE supplied. due to the faulty conditions, under which she is kept. Lack O. time and lack of bedding ma terial are probably the two principal causes why this condition is. found frequently. Where calves are fed carelessly and especially where sew eral are fed from the same trough each one. trying to, get the most, in digestion troubles are always preva- lent. This will result in retarded growth: unless proper precautions are taken it will interfere with the growth of those with which it is stabled. Therefore see that the sta bles and surroundings in which the calves are kept are perfectly clean and healthy.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
The question of Fertilizer

Now that the farmers are more or less at sea over the condition of the fertilizer market and their inability to purchase potash in sufficient quanti2 ties to supply their needs it is of Z the greatest } importance that the plant food produced on the farm in the form of baTnyard manure should be taken care of by the best possible methods as. it is one aof the big assets of the farm. The United States Department of sAgriculture ais sending out the fol- flowing advice in regard to barnyard
 manure. .sss---s-zv--- :. .s5- Y
 Earnyard manure, is the most inn portant resource of, the farm and should be carefully saved and. used. ItgreI resents fertility which is drawn 1t if : productiveness is to be, main tained. It not only enriches the soil wtthtsthe. nitrogen, ptiosphoric acid, and potash but it. also renders the stored up materials of the soil more available, improves the.e mechanical condition of the soil makes 1t warmer and erabIes 1t to retain more mois- ture +S.s F
 On the basis of prices charged for commercial fertilizers 1t 7 is estimated that the average value of the manure annually produced by each horse or by each hog SIP. and by each sheep $2, Probably less than half these values are actually realized in practice.
 K The urine isl by far the most qvalu- able part Of the excreta of animals It is especially, rich in readily available nitrogen. which rapidly escapes into the air if special precautions arc not taken to, prevent it's loss, It is also rich in potash, but deficient in pIos- phoric acid. It should, as a rule. be used 1T. connection with the solid dun, the one thus supplying the dedci i.acies of tho other and aitngq a more even ly balanced manure. & J X Barnyard manure Is a very vari- able substance. it's composition and value depend ding upon age and kind of animal. quantity and quality of food. proportion of litter. and method of management and ase.s Ordinary barn yard manure properly cared for may be assumed to contain on the aver age oEe-half per cent of nitrogen and potash and one-third per cent of
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
FENCE POSTS.
Durability Greatly Increased By Use
 of Creosote.

In 1888 the Maryland Station started an experiment to test the relative value of different methods of preserv- ing fence posts. The posts used were of seasoned red cedar and of green sawed chestnut. After 20 years the results were published in Bulletin 163. The condition of the posts at the end tof the 20-year period indicated plain ly that creosote is more efficient as a preservative. than either oal tar or crude petroleum. It was concluded in a general way that applying the pre- servaGve with a brush is not very ef- fective. that charring the part of the post which is to be placed under ground does not add to its durability, and that filling in around the post with stones or brick bats does not increase its durability.
 About 1000 posts of a number of different species were treated by the open tank process. None of the posts treated with creosote, tar or petro- leum showed any perceptible decay after two, years use.. whereas large number of the untreated posts. of the same. size and same kind of wood were decayed to such an extent as ta be unserviceable. The relative dur ability of the different woods showing serious decay at the end of the two years is as follows, beginning with the most durable; Locust, chestnut spruce pine. beech, maple. pen oak, birch, sweet gum. white poplar, yell low poplar, black gum and sycamore
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
Improvement League Data
:. By County Agent E. C. WARNER

Mature animals. neither gaining nor losing weight. excrete practically all the fertilang constituents consumed in the food. Growing animals may ex- or working animals from S5 to 95 per cent. As regards the fertilizing value seQ6al weights of manure in it's nor n1al condition, farm animals probably stand in .the following order: Poultry, sheep. pigs. horses, and. cows.
 The amounts of fertilizing consti- tuents in the manure stand in direct relation to those in the food. AS re- gards the value of manure produced, ! the: concentrated feeding stuffs, such as meat scrap. cotton-seed meal, Hn- seed meal and wheat bran, stand first, the leguninous plants Glover, peas. etc.l second, the grasses third. cereals Goats, corn etc.9 fourth, the root crops, such as turnips, beets. and mangel-wurzels,s last.
 The nitrogen of the food exerts a greater influence on the. quality of the manure than any other constituent. It 1 is the most. costly fertihzing consti- ltuent.s It undergoes more , modifica- ton in the animals stomach than the mineral constituents (potash, and phosrho acfd,). andSrapidly escapes 1 from the manure in fernentation The secretion of urine increases with the increase Of ;nitrogenous substances in
 
 larger amounts of litter and affscting both the amount and value of the manure, The use of watery foods, as | is obvious, prcdticesi the same result. Baruyard manure rapidly urldergoes change. When practicable to remove l the manure and spread it on, the field at short Intervals the losses of valu- able constituents need not be very great but when the manure must be stored for some time the difficulties ot presefvation are greatly increased. M The sdeterioration of manure results from two chief causes, fermentation whereby nitrogen, either as ammonia | or in the gaseous state. is set free ! and Weatferlrg or sieaching. whichzin- wolves a loss of the soluble fertiliz- ing constituents. The loss from des- tructive fermentation may be largely prevented by storage under cover oI in water tight pits. Extremes oi moisture and temperature are to be avoided. and uniform and moderate Fermentation is the object to be
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
BEES IHe WINTER.
Iosses Can Be Reduced to Lees Than :. One Per cent.-shouId 1e Better
 insulation.

It is entirely practical, say special
 ists In the United States department
 of agriculture, for ee-keepers sto re
 duce their winter losses to less than
 one per cent. At present the loss is
 at least one-tenth of the colonies and
 this mjnimrrn Is frequently increased to one-hah or even more.
 This unnecessary waste, is ascribed
 in q new. publication Of the department
 Farmers Bulletin No. 6s5. to two
 sive heat production. forced upon the
 bees by insufficient insulation of the
 hives. No bee-keeper, declares the
 bulletin ever gave a colony too much
 protection in the winter; if the ma
 1ority were to give enough, winter losses would be vastly, decreased. tgs5; The aim of the bee keeper should
 be to maintain a temperature about the bees Of approximately 57 degrees F. When the temperature in the hive
 falls below this point. the bees form a cluster. Those in the center begin to generate heat by muscular activity,
 and those on the outside crowd to- gether to prevent the escape of the
 heat the others are generating. The lower the temperature outside of the cluster is permitted to faif the more heat must the. bees produce inside
 where the temperature frequently
 reaches 90 degrees or even more in l abnormal colonies. Prolonged exces-
 'sive heat production exhausts theiI vitality and even if they survive the
 winter they are unfit for the task oi | brood rearing in the spring. This is usually the cause of spring -dwind: ling The adult bees, worn out by the hard winter. die faster than the young
 ones emerge and the population di- mintshes. I IncI eased heat production, alse | cause5 increased consumption oi \ stores. This, in turn leads to an ac. l cumulatfon of feces with consequeni
 Irritation; further. activity and more
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04

sought. To this end 1t is advisable to mix the manure from the different animals thoroughly in the heap.
 The disposition to be made of the manure of the farm (both fermented and unfermented) must be determined
 largely by the nature, of the crop and soil. Where improvement of the me chanicai condition of the soil is the principal object sought, fresh manure is best adapted for this purpose, to heavy soils and well -rotted manure to light soils. Where prompt action of the fertilizing constituents is desired, the best results will probably be ob
 tained by applying fresh manure to the light soils. although excessive ap- plications in this case should be avoided on. account of the danger of burning out of the soil in dry sea sons. Fresh manure has forcing ef- feet, and is better suited to early gar den truck, grasses, and forage plants than to plants grown for seed. such as cereals. or to fruits. Direct applica- tions to root crops. such as sugar
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
MiDDLEToWN..


 Plans have been completed. for a ene-family house on Prospect street for August Johnson. It will be 25x3o feet. of frame construction. and will contain six rooms, with hot water heat and electric lights.
 Plans for the remodeling of store at the corner of Main and Center streets for Charles W. Cramer and E. H. Wilkens are ready. The floor will be lowered and the interior will be re- modelled.
 The new bank building and business block being erected on Main street for the Central National Bank is now be- ing plastered.
 Salvatore Mazzotta has the contract for the mason work in connection with the new residence being erected on Miles avenue for Glyun Parker. Henry France is the contractor.
 John W. G1ynn is building a frame barn for the Arrigoni Coal Co. at the foot Of Water street.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04

Christy Dixon is in charge of the con- struction work.
 Frame House for Bushnell Place.
 A two story frame house is to be erected on Bushnell Place for Agnes H. Bennett of Hanover The house is to be of modern construction and the foundation of concrete. Modern inn
 New Glass Front.
 Hertz Brothers are having a new plate glass front built onto their store at No 36 West Main street. The front is of brick construction and con- sists Of two bay windows. 6x16, set in a brick wall. The new front is one story high. Walter Holden has charge of the construetion work.
 Contract for Frame Veranda.
 E. A. Kinne has the contract for a frame veranda to be erected for Emil A. Jahn at the house at No. SIS Main street. The yeranda dimensions are 6x2o. and the construction of wood with shingled roof.
 Recent Building Permits.
 F. w Walk, to erect frame garage on Main street. East Norwich. The garage is to be 1Sx24x1e and will have a pitched roof.
 Mrs. F. W. Walz to erect frame house on Main street, East Side. The mousse Is to De O4ASS, IWO- SIOT1CS A4Slli of wooden frame construction and will have pitched roof.
 Edwin Oldfield to alter frame barn into a house. The barn is located at the rear of No. 535 Main street and is of wooden construction. It is to be changed into a tenement and will have wooden clapboards and fire proof shingles.
 Anton Fridyck to erect a frame house on 18th street. The house is to be 1Sx19 and two stories high. Important Changes in Commerce
 Street Building.
 Peck McWilliams & Company have been awarded the contract for exten- sive alterations to be made to the old Carpenter building on Commerce street, now owned by the Norwich New York. Propeller company. When the alterations are completed the building is to be occupied by Stod- dard, Gilbert 6. Company of New Ha- ven. The plans call for the lowering of one of the floors, the building of several shipping rooms and the in stallation of a new elevator. The yard about the shipping platform that extends out to the railroad tracks, is to be of concrete. In addition to these changes the steam heating plant is to be improved and the building is to be rewtred. It is expected that the work will be started within a few days. The plans were drawn by Arch itects Cudworth, Woodwork &, Thompson.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
MEADOWS.
Can Be Injured Now By Over Graz
 ing.

At this time of year many meadows are injured more than at any other season. Due to shortage of feed for stock and a desire to get as much as possible from the rowen crop, one has tendency to allow his stock to pasture and graze meadows alto gether too much, especially the newly seeded pieces. A lack of protection to the grass roots and storing up Of sufficient plant food in them to give the greatest winter protection and strength for the next year will re- suit in the loss of great deal Of hay. Many times there are newly seeded pieces in a large meadow and stock will have a tendency to graze on this portion more than on the rest. After this has been grazed slightly. a light application of stable manure will protect the grass from being fur ther grazed, thus preventing injury to this piece of land which has been recerTiy prepared for fiiree .ur foffS years to come It is far better to begin feeding stock in the barn rath- CT tisan to lose hay by overgraz1ng
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
EvERYONEL EKES
 THIS GOLBeUR
4PAPEns coLD coMFouMDr ENDS
 A scoLD OR GRIPPE IN
 A FEW HOURS

< Your cold will break and all grippe misery end after taking a dose sof Tapes Gold Compound" every tive hours until three doses are taken.5
 It promptly opens clogged-up snoD- triIs and air passages in ns-the, head. stops nasty discharge or nose run ming, relieves sickeheadache, dullnesG. feverishness. sore throat. eneezinE. soreness and stiffness
 Don't stay stuffedrup! Quit blowing and snufflinE, ( Ease your throbbing head--nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief. as Tapes Cold Compound, = which ,costs only 25 centE at any drug stores It acts without as- sistaEce,s tastes nice, and causes no incon@enience. Accept DO substitute.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
sulLDfNo AND BUSINESS.
Gain Shown In Operations In This
 State Over Last Year.

The past week has been one of the most actiye for some in the real estate field In the cities of the state reported by The Comercial Record last week sales by warranty deed num- bered 434. as against 291 in the like loans for the week were $1,144, 799. as compared with $546,273 a year ago, Hartford and Bridgeport showed the largest increases
 Five petitions in bankruptcy, with assets ssof $11.365 and liabilities of this state. Last year in the corres- bonding week there were four peti- lions. with assets of $4.426 and lfabili- ties of s6.034. 4
 During the week nine new compan-- les, having a total authorized capital Etock of $733,000. have been formed in connecticut. a somewhat larger rec ord than during the same week year ago, when but three companies, with capital stock of $67,5e0 were formed.
 Building operations for the week al- so show large gains over last year, Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford. Per- mits issued in the five larger cities, New Haven, Bridgeport. Hartford. aW4terhury and Stamford, numbered 173, for buildings costing $516, ,419; while in the last week Of October a
 
 costing $161,470, were issued.
 While there has been large amount Of new work started this week, most of it consists of small frame houses of the one, two and four-family type, a large number of these being reported in New Haven, Hartford. Bridgeport and Waterbury, and also in the small CT cities of the state. Included in the few larger contracts are the new plant of the Bridgeport Bread Co. in Bridge port. foundry alterations in New Ha- ven, brick factory addition in Brige- port and bank building in Stratford.
 New work reported for which plans are being estimated or prepared in clude schoolhouse work in Waterbury and Bristol, store and apartment buildings in Bridgeport and Stamford storage building in Hartford, resi- dence work and garage in Greenwich four-f2rnily apartment houses in Bridgeport, building for 49 apartments in Startford; factory addition in Bridgeport, business blocks in New Haven, parish house in West Haven and new building at Fort Terry.
 Norwich had six sales of realty dur ing the past week to four a year ago The mortgage loans were $191, $50 and $500 for the respective weeks.
 At New London last week there were two sales of real estate against five 8 year ago. Loans tota1led $2,125 and s6,700 for the two weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-04
DEEP RIVER.

The AR. Jones Garage company has staked out a new brick building to be erected on the Rogers property on Main street nearly oposite the Deep River National bank. The new structure will be 50 by 65 feet and will be constructed entirely. of brick and concrete. The front of the building will be used for an office and stock room while the machine and work room will be located in the rear. There will be a twelve-foot driveway through the building, permitting a machine to be driven into the front entrance and out through a rear door. Large plate glass windows-in the front will give the building an attractive and business-like appearance. Harry A. Moore has the contract for the work,