davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

Her owner claims that he made a
big profit from her. Perhaps he did,
but 1 wonder if he reckoned in the
wages of the man who fed her? A
casual look at that list of what she ate
inclines one to wonder if it didn't take
an able bodied man about all the time
every day to shovel her rations to her!
However, the owner asserts that her
milk was sold at five cents a quart,
ard that it brought in $541 above the
cost of feed
p Let's see: She is reported to have
given 23,022 pounds or pints of milk.
That's II. 511 quarts. At five cents a
quart 1t would seem to come to $575.55.
If $541 of this was profit over and
above the cost of her feed, then that
feed would likewise seem to have cost
only $34.55. Please look over that list
of what she ate, again, and see If you
don't think he got it very cheap!
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03
MANSFIELD CENTER

c. H. Learned has returned to his
home here after enjoying a trip to
Florida and the West Indies.
Mrs. Franklin Is down at the private
hospital in Willimantic.
William Keleher is visiting his
grandmother in New. York.
Miss Florence DIN is spending the
Easter vacation with her parents here
and her sister in Hartford. i~
Miss Daisy Gottschalk is spending
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

IL 10 not necessary to be cIassed
among the oldest Inhabitants to re-
member the period when the commit
tee on health of the court Of common
council was in reality the health de-
partment Of the city. and the commit
tee was aided by the city physician
and the inspection of the city as to
It's sanitary condition and the quaran-
tine business was done by member
Of the regular police force detailed for
that special duty, devoting all his
working time to the health depart
ment. Then the only overhead ex-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Tha
Contain Mercury,

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,
ag mercury will surely destroy the
sense OF smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering 1t
through the mucous surfaces. Such ar
ticles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans. as the damage they will do is
tenfold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.
Toledo, O.. contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. It is
taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by. F. J. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by druggists. Price Use per
D0 raSe Hairs Family pills for cons+i-
patton,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03
Whooping Cough.

well-everyone knows the effect OF
Pine Forests on Coughs. DR.. Bell S
Pine Honey is remedy which
brings quick relief for Whooping
Cough, 1oosens the mucous, soothes
the lining Of the throat and lungs and
makes the coughing spells less Sc
we're. A family with growing chill
dren should not be without it. Keep
1t handy for all Coughs and Colds 25c
at your Druggist.
Electric Ritters Spring Tonic.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

There is nothing for the ordinary,
Everyday farmer to admire or envy
in the accounts of such COWS or such
barns. They are simply the side
shows of the rural circus. They aren't
even At to exhibit under the big main
top. They are freaks and fads and
fancies. something to laugh at, but
not to nnger over or seek to initiate.
For the great majority Of US it still
remains true that our wisest procedure
Is to drive slow and keep the middle
Of the road"
THE FARMER.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

Mayor Bryan F. Mahan is not the
only New London man who has the
faculty Of getting what he goes after
in the of1ce-holding line, but he is the
only one that gets the-really-w worth
while offices, even If he does occasion
ally make slip-up through the treach-
cry Of those who ought to be friendly
to him when he had aspirations for the
United States senatorshtp. He has
done much for New London and New
London, as well as the state and the
nation has done just a little for the
next postmaster in the city, who,
through coincidence, or something else,
is the democrat who is to succeed the
last democrat to hold that honorable
and lucrative office. For thirty years
MI Mahan has been a recognized
factor in democratic politics and he
sure has held a fair share of the Of
fees during that long period and he
is now in Office for at least four years
more, securing the postmastership
alone and unaided and practically ap-
pointing himself to the position. This
does not indicate that Mr.. Mahan is
the only democrat worth while in the
city, but simply shows that the other
democrats realized that it would be
folly to attempt to beat Mr.. Mahan at
his own game especially when it was
his deal at the cards. However, it is
conceded that Mr.. Mahan is deserving
of all the honor and emoluments of the
party he represents and the local dem
ocrats are few who begrudge him the
position Of postmaster Of his native
city, once again.
The other New London man referred
to as an office seeker is Thomas e.
Donohue, the present enumerator of
school children and sealer of weights
and measures and inner guard of the
Grand Lodge of Elks. and ex-alder-
man, ex-foreman of Nameaug Engine
company, ex-exalted ruler of Elks, ex-
democrat, and seeker for other offices
that were not within his reach. He is
now out after the position of state
factory inspector and expects to get it
through the influence of Elkdom, and
perhaps another issue or two on the
side. He was delegate to the state
convention and voted for the nomina-
ton of Marcus Holcomb for governor
and in return expects the governor to
nominate him for factory inspector.
Perhaps Mr.. Donohue has all the quail
ifcations for the position and of that
feature he knows how it is himself, but
it is not believed that even he would
seek for an Office for which he was not
fully qualified. 1t is generally sup
posed, however, that organized labor is
given consideration when this particu-
lar appointment is under considera-
ton. Just how Mr.. Donohue stands
with organized labor Is just a trif1e
problematical and therefore 1t is doubt
full If he gets the appointment as
readily as he did that Of enumerator of
school children or even the Office of
sealer of weights and measures. His.
many friends in New London hope he
will succeed in his present aspiration
and perhaps he will. Mr.. Donohue is
q strong believer in newspaper pub
licity, provided he does not have to
loosen his purse string, and never hes
itates to give out for publication all
that pertains to himself and which
would tend to his personal advance
ment, but in that he is only human,
but perhaps little more so than many
of the rest Of mankind.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03
new LONDOKS NEXT POSTMASTER
ExCongressman Mahan Secured Job Alone and Unaide-
7. E. Donohue Wants to be Factory Inspector-Health
Department of the Past and Present.
THE FARMER.

pense Of the department was the salary
of the police officer and the allowance
made to the city physician. In those
times the general sanitary conditions
were not as complete as now, nor was
there medical inspection connected
with the schools or any Of these new
tangled ideas that are in keeping with
these modern times. There used to be
cases Of smallpox with only a pest
house in name as we'll as in fact for
the accommodation Of the patients,
there were also cases Of diphtheria,
scarlet fever and the like, Just as there
is in the present period Of modern
civilization, but not any more preva-
lent or epidemic, although the health
department Of the old days was not
such a special and expensive depart
ment as that Of today in the city of
New London.
The health officer was not a physi-
clan but just an every day common
policeman, whose annual report of the
health conditions appeared in the city
book just as does that Of Health Of
ficer Black Of the present period with
is no comparison between the work of
the doctor and the policeman, but real
ly there does not seem to be any real
improvement in the general health con-
ditions of the city The police health
officer attended to his duties of person
al inspection of premises and abated
nuisances that were periodical to
health. That was his business and he
did have the time nor the inclination
to NEEDLE with tho business of others
under the cloak of health protection.
True there were no school inspectors
in the medical line to accuse of neglect
or inability to perform the inspections
properly, not were there trolley cars
old enough to be declared obsolete and
unsanitary, or any chances of that kind
to gain the front of the stage and the
full benefit of the fioodlight.
The present health officer who ma
nipulates all the machinery of the now
extensive and expensive health depart
ment, finds time in addition to his
other duties in safeguarding the public
health to step just a little out Of his
way to attack through his public re-
ports the management, general con-
duct and service of the trolley COM
pany in New London. although the un-
prejudiced patrons who are familiar
with this branch Of the public service
elsewhere are satisfied that the local
service is the equal Of any in the
state. Yes, times have changed since
the late William B. Burke, policeman,
was health officer Of the city of New
London. Changed, but not so very
much improved, when the amount ex-
pended is considered in the compari-
son,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

by automobile to Wellesley, Mass, Sat
urday, returning Sunday. Miss Doris
Hall accompanied them on their re-
turn.
Gardiner H. Hall will be home this
week from Manlius, N. Y, and Miss
Clara from Dana Hall, Wellesley.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

Chester IS a guest at Charles NJ. Pin
neyis.
The social given in the grange room
Wednesday evening by a club of young
ladies to raise money to purchase
Easter flowers was well attended. The
evening was spent in playing games,
after which Rev. Julius Augur gave
several Rotations, and instrumental
music was furnished by Mr.. and Mrs.
r. c. Eaton, c. NJ. Pinney and Clifford
LOOMS
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

the vacation at her home in Poquon-
noe.
Mrs. Keleher and Lucy Harris are i'll.
Martin Hughes is moving into the
new house which he recently pur-
chased from Mrs Marcia Lincoln.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

What 10 moro to the point 10 that all
those attempts at unnatural coddling
result in distinct harm to the ami
NAL, nine times out Of ten. They
lower her vitality, weaken her ami
NAL powers, reduce her capacity to
resist disease. They are actual cruel
ties, perpetrated by well meaning ig-
norRnce.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

Certainly, this man didn't drive his
precious cow real slow. Nor can ]
feel that he has .sedulously kept to the
middle of the road in telling his profit
from her.
The worst of it is that this yarn
is solmenly set forth in an agricul-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03
WITCH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1913

dairy organ in a most sympathetic and
admiring way and, theoretically at
least, is Endorsed as a model for gen.
eral imitation.
Oh, rats;
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

90 slow, ana Keep the nuooie OF
the road.
GOOD advice, Ell?
Can you obey 1t; you, you, Mister,
Monsieur, Meinherr. Mrs. Miss or
Madam?
If you can, blest if I don't think
that you're an exception, and deserve
to have your statue erected in some
Hall of Famei
II seems 10 be about the most inn
possible thing in the world for a whole
lot Of us to do.
Even taking the words literally and
for exactly what they say, we don't
act on them.
Last summer the road commissioner
gravelled and crowned the road be-
tween me and the village in several
places. OF course, when fresh, gravel
Is spread on a road. sometimes six
inches thick, and without rolling, as
has to be done in many rural commun-
tiles, it is for a while pretty crunchy
stuff to drive over. After few days
use and rain to settle it together, it
becomes the very best country road
which 1t Is possible to construct. Ev-
cry countryman knows this. All he
has to do is to drive slow and keep
the middle Of the road and. in a week
or 50, it will be very Jim Dandy Of
q road, a peach and a peacherino of a
road.
But will he do it?
Not II he lives in this neck % woods.
] had occasion to use that stretch
Of road four times a week last sum-
mer. As a simple measure of prudent
forethought, in order to get it into
good shape as soon as possible, made
every one of those four trips along
the center Of the gravel crown. My
reasoning was simple and, for the life
of me, I can't see why it wasn't per-
fectly logical It was something like
this:-
Major premise-"The only way this
can be made a good road is by driving
over IL till it Is packed and smoothed."
Minor premise-'1 am driving that
way four times a week"
Conclusion-"Therefo if I want
good road there for eleven months of
the year, 1t behooves me to drive over
II every time can, even for the first
month when it Is in the making"
But IL soon became evident to me
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

But that kind Of thing isn't going
slow and keeping the middle of the
road. Not by a long shot.
Yet again it is described by the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

! should ti1ink that any reasonable
minded cow. standing on cork brick"
in stall painted enamel white" and
"battleship gray" with scientifically
tempered water always before her in a
covered drinking cup" Is it plated or
sterling, I wonder7), and the whole
softly lighted by the radiance from
concealed electric lights should
think that any reasonable-minded COW
in such a situation ought to be fairly
contended!
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03
COLUMBIA

Rosen Alleged Assault Case Said to Be
SettIed-AppeaI Withdrawn-Enter-
tainment Nets $2S.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

A San Francisco undertaken has
built a funeral automobile that car
ries 81 persons in addition to a coffin
and ample space for flowers.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

There lies before me the history of
a certain COW. She surely did give an
awful lot of milk last year. 28.022
pounds Of it. But her history doesn't
stop with that figure, as histories Of
record" COWS too often do. It also
tells what she ate during the year.
Here's the list:
704 lbs. bran,
762 lbs. homtny,
1,074 lbs. ground cats,
54S lbs. gluten feed,
1874 lbs. peanut meal
$50 lbs. oil meal,
5000 lbs. silage,
$1,000 lbs. beets,
1850 lbs alfalfa hay. :
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03
GO SLOW AND KEEP THE MIDDLE OF
THE ROAD
THE ROAD

that I was in pitifu minority. For
three weeks, until a heavy rain came
and compelled others to take to the
gravel as an escape from mud. my
wheel tracks were the only ones which
showed in that fresh gravel,-with
just one exception. I never knew who
the other fellow was, but one day
swinging out from my lane gate and
on to the gravel, I saw running along
it and almost as straight as a paiI
Of arrows the tracks Of a wtde-tired
truck. His tires were much wider than
mine and he manifestly had on a heav-
Ter load. Therefore, he did the road
about three times as much good as
could. I wanted badly to find out who
he was, so I could hunt him up and
shake hands with him. 1t would have
been some comfort to know who the
other lonesome crank was! But
never succeeded.
Every other driver invariably swung
off the gravel till one wheel was &C
tually on the verge Of the ditch, and
snubbed along on that edge with one
wheel about foot higher than the
other and the seat uncomfortably tilt
ed to such an angle that he often had
to grasp the rail firmly to keep from
being slid down to the other end and
dumped off the side. They actually
beat out a new pathway along that
steeply sloping edge and travelled. day
after day, buggies and carriages, and
trucks and drays, and automobiles and
baby carriages,-all except just two
utterly negligible cranks.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

They simply couldn't Ego slow and
keep the middle of the road Not
even when a minutes thought would
have shown them that 1t was for their
ultimate interest and comfort to do
so.
But that phrase has a figurative
meaning which is even better worth
needing than it's literal one. n
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

tural paper as a suggestion of what all
farmers should do with all cows!
Why, If I should attempt to make
my little Jersey eat that cargo he
specifies, I should have to build wings
on each side of her barrel and a lin
ter on her rump to supply storage
capacityI And that's a feat Of bovine
surgery I'm not UP to. Nor do think
you are.
In another paper. a regular breeders
gazette, I find the description Of a big
dairy barn on a certain fancy estate.
In the first place it is picturesque
in design"
The stalls are all painted in white
enamel above the windows and in
oattleshtp- gray to match the stanch-
ions below the windows"
"All the latest improvements in the
way Of ventilation have been adopted"
THE floors Of all the sails are of
cork brick"
Each window is provided with an
awning and a window shade"
Zach stall has a covered drink
ing cup and the water supplied is
tempered by steam pipes to the proper
temperature even in midwinter.''
The whole barn Is lighted by cleo
tricity, not directly and from glaring
bulbs, II you please, but by the latest
scheme of indirect radiation which
produces soft pleasing effect"
] should think it would.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03

But IL soon became evident to me
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-05-29
NEW BLAST FURNACE

The University of California min
ing department announces the per
'fection by Allan Bruce Marquand, 4
senior student, of a new ore smelt
ing blast furnace in which crude oil
is used for fuel and which, it is said
will eliminate by means of hydro
vacuum device the poisonous fumes
given off in the smelling of copper
Practical operation of the invention
it is said, has been had in the mining
laboratory of the University, The in
vention is hailed as of vast import
ance in the copper smelling industry
of California, Arizona, Utah and Mon
tana. as it will substitute California
crude oil as cheaper fuel for coke
which is now used at high purchas-
ing cost.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-05-29
Yours truly,
THIS LAW WILL
GIVE THE MOTHER
A SQUARE DEAL

A change in the inheritance law,
giving to the mother independently
the same shares as to the father in the
estate of a deceased child, whereas
heretofore it all went to the father,
materially affects the estate of G. Ell
mer Ouderkirk, deceased. The law
was passed by the last Legislature
and was the result of efforts on the
part of women's suffrage organiza-
tons. Mr.. Ouderkirk, who with his
sister, Mrs. Myrtle Robinson. owned
the Pioneer building, one of the finest
structures in Elko, died without max
ing a will, and under the old law all
of his estate would have gone to the
father. Under the new law, however,
it will be equally divided with his
mother. In this instance the change
of law makes a big difference, as the
father and mother of the deceased
have been separaed for a number OF
years. The new law was approved
by the Governor just short time
before Mr.. Ouderkirk's death.-Elko
Independent.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-05-29
GRAND LODGE
OF ODD FELLOWS TO
MEET IN RENO

The Grand Lodge of the Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows will meet
at Reno next month commencing on
Tuesday, June Is A large attend
ance is expected at that time, as the
Grand Encampment and Rebekah As
sembly will also hold sessions. On
the third Monday in September the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Order
will hold its annual session at San
Francisco. Representatives from ev-
cry State and Territory in the Ameri-
can Union, as we'll as some from for
eign lands, will be in attendance The
Odd Fellowssof Nevada will organ
ize big Odd Fellows excursion to
visit San Francisco during the meet
ing of the national body.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-05-29
HORSES GETTING SCARCE

This week two horse buyers, rep
resenting the warning nations of
Europe, were in the valley and sue
ceeded in purchasing quite number
of horses for their government. Dur
ing the past several months many of
these buyers have visited Carson Val
ley as well as other Nevada districts.
At first it was necessary for an ami
NAL to measure up to the very high
est standard and the price offered
was not fancy enough to cause some
of the growers to even think of sell
ing, AS time goes by horses are grow
ing scarcer both in this country and
in Europe and consequently the stand
ards have been materially reduced and
the price considerably advanced. The
buyers this week offered as high as
$225 per head for frst-class animals
and some that did not measure up so
we'll were bought for $l70 head
Garnerville Courier.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-05-29
THE DOG POISONER

One morning this week Main street
was decorated from one end to the
other with the carsasses of dogs who
had partaken of meat loaded with
strychnine or some other poison. No
favorites were played-canines of low
and high degree were on an equality.
some that were not so good. Yes
terday five dogs were poisoned. One
belonging to N. H. Van Alstine that
was kept chained in the yard was
given a dose. This dog was par
ticularly valuable house dog. Henry
Slingerland lost his old faithful friend.
Judge Carter is bemoaning the loss of
his sidekicker There is question of
whether strychnine or cyanide of po-
tassium is being used One thing is
certain, if the party or parties who
are responsible for this wholesa kill
ing of the dog population is caught
he will have few strenuous minutes.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-05-29
WOMAN'S CLUB
ENTERTAINMENT PROVES
GREAT SUCCESS

The entertainment given by the
Woman's Club of Yerington last Fri
day week evening was complete sue
cess, not only in the high-class OF the
entertainment, but also in a financial
sense. Rink Hall seldom has large
an audience as that which greeted
Nine. Bruno Marcusson. She carried
her audience with her in every song,
as was evidenced by the numerous
encores. Prof. Durand, with his vio-
lin. accompanied by A. E. Ricksecker,
was warmly greeted. Mrs. Bovett. in
reciting James Whitcomb Riley's An
Did Sweetheart Of Mine" captured
the audience. Mrs. c. A. Week, plan
ist. is certainly some musician. Sell
dom is such high-class artist found
in small towns like ours. In fact the
entertainment was complete success
both socially and financially, and re
fleets much credit on the committee
having the entertainment in charge
Mesdames Smith and Gelder acting
as ushers, certainly gave complete sat
isfaction
Rarely if ever has Yerington audi
ence had the opportunity of listening
to a more talented artist than MINNIE.
Bruno Marcusson, who was heard
here in concert on May Il. With an
unusual soprano voice and well cho-
sen program, Nine. Marcusson had
occasion to reveal her exceptional
qualities of versatility and dramatic
expression, giving the aria from Puc-
cini's popular opera, Madame But
terfy," with a brilliancy which would
do credit to an artist of the highest
stamp. A group of old English
songs and "The Asra" of Ruben
stems were also included in her pro-
gram and sung with unerring effects.
This singer has, also in her favor an
extremely magnetic personality This,
combined with voice of perfect clear
ness, pure tones in the higher range,
and exquisite refinement of phasing,
made her singing as whole, real
delight to her hearers. The people
of Nevada need more artists of this
individual type and would gladly wei
come Nine. Marcusson in return
concert at some future time.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-05-29
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

The commencement exercises of the
Normal Department of the Lyon
County High School were held yetser-
day afternoon, of which detailed de
scription will be published next week.
President Hendricks of the Univcr-
sity, State Superintendent Bray and
Assistant State Superintendent Bleas-
dale were in attendance. The exercises
were heard by = large number of the
citizens of this county. Everyone of
our taxpayers should have attended
this if only to learn how little of the
expense he is paying