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Americus times-recorder., 1915-03-12
Diagnosis Doc :
tors Guess Wrong Again

About five years ago l wrote to you
that had been a terrible sufferer from
kidney and bladder troubles, and that
my physician informed me that my left
kidney was in such condition that
there was no hope for my recovery.
was advised to try your Swamp Root
as a last resort, and after taking four
fifty-cent size bottles, l passed a gravel
stone which weighed ten grains.
afterward forwarded you this gravel
stone. Have had no return of any
trouble since that time and cannot say
too much in favor of your wonderful
preparation, Swamp-Root which cures
after physicians fail. Very truly
yours F. H. HORNE,
Route 8, Box 30. Roseboro, N. C.
Personally appeared before me, this
31st day of July, 1909, F. H. Horne,
who subscribed the above statement
and made oath that the same is true
in substance and in fact.
JAMES NJ. HALL,
Notary Public.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-03-12
AN OLD RECIPE
TO DARKEN HAIR
Sage Tea and Sulphur Turns Gray,
Faded Hair Dark and Glossy.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the aatural color AMI
lustre to the hair when faded, streakel
or gray; also ends dandruff, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make it at home, which is mus
sy and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at any drug
store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" You will get large boz
tie for about SO cents. Everybody uses
this old, famous recipe, because no one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair, as it does it so naturally
and evenly. You dampen sponge >r
soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time; by morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another ap-
plication or two, your hair become es
beautifully dark, thick and glossy and
you look years younger. Hooks Phar-
macy. advt
Americus times-recorder., 1915-03-12
Prove What Swamp-ROOt win DC
For You.

Send ten cents to DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. Yon
will also receive a booklet of valuable
information. telling about the kidneys
and bladder. Wnen writing, be sure and
mention the Americus Times
Recorder. Regular ffty-cent and one.
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores. t
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07

a short play or demonstration. will be
given and also stereoptieon lecture
on "SummeT Conferences
To DR.. II. y. Kinnear, now on fur
Tough TO this country, comes a gratity-
ing token of appreciation. Through
the vice-president'o of the Red Cross So.
cieiy of China he receives notice that
President Yuan Sinh kai has present.
ed TO him, as one of 3 group of sixteen
physicians, the Decoration and diplo-
ma of the Eighth Grade CHA Ho, in
recognition of his services in relief
work during the period of the Revolu-
ton, 19I1-13. Or. kinnear's many
friends will rejoice more than the mod
est missionary physician himself over
this deserved tribute.
Gold star classes Hast Suuday were
Misses Murfey, Dingwall, Strahan, We
Sisters. Silver star classes were Mrs.
Carpenter, Mrs. sharpe, Miss Sargent,
Mr. Wheaton.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07
Annual Institute District No. ! Sunday
School Association

The annual Spring Institute of Dis.
trict No. 3 of the Nindham County
sunday School Association is to be
held with the Congregations church
on Woodstock Hill Sunday afternoon,
May 9th, from $50 to $50.
District No. includes the schools of
all denominations in Woodstock,
Thompson, Pomfret and Putnam; Dis
trict No. includes the schools around
Willimantic; and No. ,, the schools in
the vicinity of Danielson.
The last mentioned district held a
successful institute at Plainfield last
Sunday afternoon. Fully twice the
usual number were present, showing
that this was more favorable time to
hold the institute than on week day
The officers of District No. 3 are:
Rev. w. J. Smith of North Grosvenor-
dale, president; Rev. William V. Chase
of Thompson, vice president, and Miss
Alice Cunningham of Putnam, secre.
tary. The following is the program:
$50 Devotional Rev. w. j. Smith
3. 40 The Schools of District No.3
Miss Alice Cunningham
3 80 Our Opportunity c. ID. Sharpe
Offering for county and state sun
day school work
Music
40 The Grace of Adaptability Mrs.
E. NJ. Warner
4.40 The Organized Glass MA. Ballard
Music
500 Eneouragements and Problems
W. |. Woodin, secretary Con.
neeticut State Sunday School
Association
Let every pastor and superintendent
see that as many rs possible of their
teachers and officers attend this insti.
tute.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07
AWARD TO r. r. MEN
Arbitration Board Grants Them
Slight Increase in Pay.

Chicago.-An arbitration award, ad-
vancing to some extent the rates of
pay of $4,000 locomotive engineers.
firemen, and hostlers employed on the
140,0 900 miles of line of ninety-eight
Western railroads in the United
States and Canada, was signed here.
A dissenting opinion was filed on be-
half of the Brotherhood of Enginemen,
in which the arbitration was branded
as failure and the Newlands law,
under which it was arranged, an in
adequate device for the settlement of
industrial disputes.
The award binding for one year
only, was frankly declared as merely
postponing the actual settlement Of
the differences involved. The railroad
members of the board issued formal
statement eriticising features of the
regulations governing the arbitration,
and remarking that certain conces-
sions regarded as intrinsically unjust
were made for the sake of preserving
peace with the employees.
Judge Peter c. Pritchard of Rich
mond. Va, Chairman of the board. ex-
planned his position, and stated that
while, in his opinion, the men in GER
tain branches Of the service were en-
titled to greater advances than were
made. he had to make concessions in
order that an award might be made,
and he found much Of helpful ma
ture in the award.
Charles Nagel OF St. Louis. former
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor.
who. with Judge Pritchard. represent,
ed the Board OF Mediation and Con
Citation on the Arbitration Board was
the only member who issued no state
mept. He is known to have been
deeply offended by the recent attack
made on him by officers OF the brother
hood who pointed out that he was a
trustee of the estate OF the late Adolf
plus Busch, the st. Louis brewer.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07

Figure 1. Web of Winter Nest of
Brown-Tail Moth.
The insect was first discovered in
Connecticut at Thompson in 1910 The
spread of this insect from year to year
has been chronieled in the Reports of
the Connecticut Agricultural Expert
ment Station. and Bulletin 1S2, OF that
station, contains a full account of the
pest.
Food Plants
Pear, apple and stone fruits are IA
vorite food plants of the brown-tail
caterpillars, and of the woodland trees
the oaks are most injured, followed by
the maple and elm.
How to Recognize the Brown-Tan
During the winter months when the
trees are bare, the winter nests are
rather conspicuous near the ends OF
the branches. These nests contain
small caterpillars, which in the spring
begin to feed upon the unfolding
leaves, and rapidly increase in size,
becoming full growH about the middle
of June. They are then nearly an
inch and half long. reddish brown,
covered with hairs, and as seen from
above marked with two broken white
stripes extending lepgthwise. Some
of the hairs break off and on coming
in contact with the human skin cause
an intense itching or rash known as
the brown-tail rash, which il quite
serious with some individuals.
The cocoons are formed in June in
the folded leaves; this stage lasts from
10 TO 20 days.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07
WILSON TAKES UP CASE.
Indemnity and Apology to Be Demand
ed if Germans Were at Fault.


washington.-Pre Wilson set
on foot a thorough investigation Of
the wrecking of the American oil tank
er Gulfight in the English Channel by
a German submarine, with the loss of
three lives.
The President and State Department
officials are said to agree that from
the reports thus far received there
was no excuse for the attack on the
Gulhight, for, even if She could be ac-
cused of carrying contraband, she
should have been visited and searched,
and her crew should have been trans
ferred TO a place of safety before the
cargo could be eonfiscated.
Should the investigation bear out
the dispatches asserting that a Ger
man submarine made the attack. the
United States probably will demand
and indemnity sufficient to cover the
losses incurred by the ship and com
pensation to the families of the vic
tins. It is thought probable that an
expression Of formal regret also viii
be requested.
Immediately after his return from
Williamstown. Mass, where he went
to attend the christening Of his grand
son. the President communicated with
Secretary Bryan and other State De-
partment officials, who began without
delay an investigation Of the law per-
tanning to the Gulfight's case.
The department officials and the de-
partment's law experts reached a
unanimous opinion that on the face Of
the reports no justification could be
found for the attack by the German
submersible.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07
Congregational Church Notes

There will be ameeting of the Kings
Daughters at,tbe home of Mrs. f. f.
Clarke, Grove street, Wednesday af-
ternoon, May 18th, at $50 o'clock.
The Annual Meeting of the Wind
ham Association of Congregational
Churches and Ministers will be held
with the Church at Chaplin on Tues
day, May 18th.
Program
H. 90 a. m. Words of Welcome and
Reading of Scripture,
Rev. H. c. Mcknight
Devotional Service, Scripture and
PRAYER, Rev. j. b. King
HAS a. m. Organization and Business
Has a. m. Report from Churches,
Rev. j. X. Moore
l2:l5 d. m. Lunch
lbs p. IN. Educated Youth, the Hope
of the Republic,
Rev. Edward 5. Tead, Boston
200 p. m. The Every Member Can.
vass,
Mr.. j. NJ. shepard, Willimantic
Discussion
2:30 u. IN. Some Impression of Con-
gregational Pelity after Short Time
on the Inside. Rev. John Brownlee
Voorhees,, Pastor Asylum Hill Con.
greg ational Church, Hartford.
The Chaplin Congregational Church
is situated about 2 l-2 miles from North
Windhsm station on the road from
North Windham to PhoenixVille and
Eastford.
The train from the East leaving Put
nam at sos is due at North Windham
at e;49, leaving Putnam at 1875 due at
at North Windham at Ills.
Train from the West leaving Wilt
mantle at 9:45 is due ST North Wind
ham at 9:53.
Train going East leaves North Wind
ham al -8;22.
Train going West leaves North
WindhaRl at 6:4s-
Those Intending to come by train are
requested to notify Rev. H. q. Me-
Knight, Chaplin.
We are glad TO announce that next
sunday evening, May 9th, katharine
Ridgway will deliver an address on
"Peacen at the Bradley theatre. There
Will be no charge for admission and no
collection will be taken. All who
have heard Miss Ridgway will be de-
lighted to hear her again and especial
ly upon theme that should be ielose
10 the hearts of every true citizen.
Last Thursday evening &. f. Child
and G. ). Andem were elected dele
gates 10 the Windham Association Of
Congregational Ministers and Churches
that is to be held in Chaplin May 18th.
We are indebted to c. 5. Andem for
the beautiful floral decorations and 70
William Wheaton and others for many
fsvors.
Next Sunday will be observed as
Mothers sunday. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to the mothers to be
present at the morning service.
There will be Young Peoples Mis-
sionary Rally under theiauspiees of
the Eastern Connecticut Branch of the
w. b. NJ. in the Parish House of Park
Church, Norwich, Saturday, May Slh,
at $50 p. I'm. Miss Olive Greene,
Young missionary who has served
wear in Symrns, Turkey, and is to re-
turn, under life appointment, as
soon as war conditions permit, will
speak. "The Spirit OF Motherhood z
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07
BROWNTAIL MOTH
History 0f'And Method For Handling
Pests
Prepared BY State EntomoIogist At Re-
quest OF l.. h. HeaIey, Secretary state
Board Agriculture

Here in Windham county as well
as elsewhere in the state the brown
tail moth has again become a very
live issue and one that threatens wide
spread loss. w. E. Britton, state en-
tomologist, has prepared the follow
ing statement of the situation and the
best way of dealing with the pest that
should prove of great benefit here in
the infested section:
The brown-tail moth is now present
in the eastern portion of Connecticut,
nearly half the area of the state being
infested. The pest will probably
spread few miles westward each
year, soon covering the state and fl
nally extending far beyond its border.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07
GYPSY MOTH
New London and Windham Counties
May Be Put Under Federal Supervision

With view to the extension of the
federal quarantine against the gypsy
moth in new areas in the New Eng
land states which have recently been
found to be infested, the department
of agriculture at Washington has an
nounced that public hearing on the
proposal would be held in Washing
ton, May 9Th. The townships in Con
neeucut which it is proposed to in
cude in the extension of the quaran-
tine are Eastford, Hampton, Chaplin,
Scotland, Canterbury, Mansfield, Plain
field, Sterling, Griswold, Lisbon and
Sprague. The following ten Connecti-
cut towns are already Guaranteed:
Thompson, Woodstock, Putnam, Pom
fret, brooklyn, Killingly, Voluntown,
North Stonington, Stonington and
Groton.
If the extension of the quarantine
goes into effect large part of New
London and Windham counties will
be 'guarantined. All nursery stock,
lumber, telephone poles, piles, railroad
ties, etc., as we'll as quarry products
must be inspected and certified by a
federal inspector before they can be
shipped from the quarantined area to
points outside this area.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07

Figure 2. Caterpillar Of Brown-Tan
Moth
The moth is pure white with redalsh
brown hairs on the end of the abdo-
men. The male resembles the female
though smaller. Both sexes are at
tracted by lights and are, therefore
more ant to be found in the larger
towns and cities than in the country;
They appear during the first hall OF
July and often cluster upon electric
light poles.
The eggs are laid on the under side
of the leaves, in elongated reddish
brown clusters from half TO three
foprths of an inch long and onefourth
Of an inch broad They contain from
200 to 400 eggs each, which hatch carry
in August.
Control Measures
The chief methods of controlling the
brown-taii moth consist in removing
the winter nests and in spraying TO
kin the caterpillars. The nests may
be clipped on by means of tree primers
ana should then be burned. Spraying
early in August with lead arsenate, :
pounds of the paste in so gallons OF
water. will kill the newly-hatched cat
erpiIlars. This is perfectly feasible on
non-bearing fruit trees: on those Nhere
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07

In the spring the caterpillars are
larger and eat the leaves as fast as
they unfold. 1t is, therefore, difficult
to kill them by spraying, but this can
be done by persistent and thorough
work The same formula may be used,
or the poison may be combined with
Bordeaux mixture or lime-sulphur
wash, as is used in orchards against
other pests. Where brown-tail cater
pillars are numerous, one application
should be made just before the bios
SONS open and another just after they
fall.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07
QUALITY Monuments

We have in our show carefully selected line of Memo
rails in all sizes Styles and finishes cut from the best
grades of Granite and Marble by skilled workman. We
guarantee any of these plot in any Gene
terry before Decoration Day provided given the
order Immediately.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07

the crop has been harvested: and on
those bearing winter varieties which
will not be ready to harvest for six to
eight weeks, but, of course, should
not be applied just before harvesting
The caterpillars being very small do
little damage to the trees at this time
of the year, but it is the most vulner-
able point in their caterpillar exist
ence.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07

Style, stylel Why. all writer's viii
tell you that It is the very thing which
can least OF all be changed. A mans
style is nearly as much part Of him
as any part OF his beng which is at
least subjected to the action of his
wiH-Fenelon.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07
COMMON COUNCIL
Vote to Call Special City Meeting for
Aetien on Highway Improvement
Elect Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and
Transact Routine Business

The regular monthly meeting Of the
common council was held Tuesday
evening with Mayor Macdonald pre-
siding and sll officials present except
Alderman Padgett.
A petition with six signers was pre-
scented requesting that the lunch cart
that has stood at the north end OF the
Bosworth block, on city property, be
removed. 1t was voted that The pro.
prietor, Frederick Franklin, be request
ed 10 find new quarters and remove
tae wagon within thirty days.
Permits were granted for addition TO
the Marcy tool works, gasoline and oil
tank of the Texas Company, residences
on Little River road, Sunset Manor
and Walnut street.
The superintendent OF streets sub.
mitled list of sidewalks in need of re.
pair and il was voted to notify the
abntlers 10 repair ON or before the first
of July.
Ii was voted to authorize the mayor
TO call a special city meeting Tuesday,
May 18th, to see if the city will appro.
PIRATE s, 200 for paving or resurfacing
that part of Main street from Union
street to Harris street including Union
Square, the vote to be by ballot aud
the polls TO be open from 10 q. m. to
p. m.
To see If the city will appropriate
the sum of 1913 for procuring and set
ting curbing and laying eobble stone
cutters on Tatem street to Brown
street, on Brown street TO Florence
street and ON Florence street to George
street.
If the city will appropriate S267 for
setting curbing and putting in cutters
on Florence street from the corner of
George street to Farrows street.
Alderman LaRue brought up the
matter of repairing Providence street,
which is the Main street of the north
end of the city. He said citizens of that
end of the city felt that some of the APP
preparation of money should be spent
in that section. 1t was brought out
foreioly that the improvement in the
business section which cost nearly
$4,000 was made by the state without
the citv's appropriating one cent. The
only improvement at city expense
was a short piece from Front street to
Union street which cost about 81 900.
1t was also stated that the state was
about to pay back. to the town about
$4,000 and it was thought that possibly
this money could be used to improve
Providence street. The mayor ap
pointed Aldermen johnson and Byrne
of the highway committee a committee
to confer with the selectmen regarding
the matter.
The council went into executive SEES
sion and appointed Eric IL. johnson
assistant prosecuting attorney to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Howard c. Bradford, who resigned
to become deputy Judge and clerk of
the city court.
The following were among the larger
bills ordered paid:
Highway department, teams, Sl36.50
&. N. Peloquin $50
Oil Company 27605
n. King 2h.9I
Bosworth Brothers % 90
Gamewell Fire Alarm Co. 2ol 10
f. w. Seward rs 90
Court officials los 30
Jsnitor 20 90
Charles Brown $500
Light IL Power Company 49l .53
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-07

Many a bachelor marries 5dst be-
cause he feels that when he ges old
end horrid he will want something
besides the clock to make a noise
around the house.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-05
SAGE AND SULPHUR
DARKENS GRAY HAIR
Brush This Through Faded Lifeless
Locks and They Become Dark,
Glossy, Youthful.

Hair that loses its color and lustre,
or when it fades, turns dull and life.
less, is caused by lack Of sulphur in
the hair. Our grandmother made up
mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur to
keep her locks dark and beautiful, and
thousands of women and men who
value that even color, that beautiful
dark shade of hair which is 80 attrac.
tive, use only this "ld,time recipe.
Nowadays we get this famous mix.
tura by asking Mt any drug store for
a 5G.eent bottle Of "Wyeth Is Sage and
Sulphur Hair Remedy" which darkens
the lair 50 naturally, so evenly, that
nobody can possibly tell II has been
applied. Besides, it takes off dandrnff,
stops scalp itching and falling hair.
You just dampen sponge or soft
brush with it and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand at a
time. BY morning the gray hair dis.
appears; but what delights the ladies
with wyeth IS Sage and Sulphur is that,
besides beautifully darkening the hair,
after few applications, IL also brings
back the gloss and lustre and gives II
an appearance Of abundance.--Local
agent, J. G. Perry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-05
SALTS If BACKACHY
AND KIDNEYS HURT
Drink Lots of Water and Stop Eating
Meat for While If Your Bladder
Troubles You.

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region
1t generally means you have been eat
ing too much meat, says a well-known
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
overworks the kidneys in their effort
to filter it from the blood and they
become sort of paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them, Like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
body's urinous waste, else you have
backache, sick headache, dizzy spells;
your stomach sours, tongue is coated,
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine is
cloudy, full o. sediment, channels oft.
en- get sore, water scalds and you are
obliged to seek relief two or. three
,mes during the night
Either consult good, reliable physi
clan at once or get from your plar.
macist about four ounces of ,Jad Salts;
take tablespoonful in a glass Of water
before breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then aGt fine, This
famous salts is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and has been used for genera
tions to clean and stimulate sluggish
kidneys, also to neutyalize acids in tn,
urine SO it no longer irritates, thus end
ing bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is life saver for regular
meat eaters. 1t is inexpensive. cannot
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-05
Boy With Bullet in Head :.
Keeps Word to Brother

Kenosha, Wis, March 5.--An X.ray
photograph told story that lO-year
old Stephen Stec had refused to tel
for two days, even when near death
with a bullet in his head. Stephen
since Sunday, had been i'll in bed, but
said he just felt tired.
The picture showed bullet imbed
ded in the brain, and the boy ad'
mittcd he had been shot by his 7.year'
old brother while the two were playing
with revolver they had taken from
their father S room.
The boys hair had clotted the blood
and prevented the wound from being
seen. The brothers had agreed not to
tell, he said.