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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
Will Plant Strawberries.

J. G. Stingley, who has small
plot Of land near the reservoir, will
set about an acre to strawberry
plants next spring. He will set
Clark's seedlings, this variety being
considered the best shippers. The
soil Of this section is ideal for straw
berry culture. 1t is here that Mr..
Fisher and Frank Coad each have
several acres of strawberry plants,
from which they realize handsomely.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
Fenton's Ghost to Appear.

On Friday evening; December 8, the
Perrydale high school will present a
play entitled, "The Fenton Ghost, "
at the high school auditorium in this
city. The proceeds from the enter
tainment are for the benefit of the
gymnasium fund of that school, and
the cause being worthy and the play
one of real merit, there should be a
large attendance.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19

Eph Wiley says he is not as un-
reasonable as some. Eph doesn't wish
to be able to sleep under a blanket
during the hot months. All he asks
is to be able to sleep comfortably on
top of the spread. as
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
Scouts to Tackle Corvallis.

A game of basketball between the
Dallas and Corvallis Boy Scouts has
been arranged for December 4, to be
played at the latter place. The To-
Gals are now in practice, and hope to
bring home victory.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
Read the Advertisements.

Readers Of The Observer are invit-
ed to peruse the advertisements in
these columns before making their
holiday purchases.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
Educational Films shown.

At free matinee on Tuesday after
noon the Oregon Power company pre-
sented to large audiences at the Grand
fheater free educational motion pic
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
Meeting Of EIks Tonight.

All local Elks should remember the
meeting at the council chamber this
evening, and be present.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
New Club Rooms.

The new club rooms of the Wood
men of the World are being greatly
enjoyed these evenings by members Of
that organization.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19

Messrs. Patterson and Parks Of the
eastern part of Polk county were Dali
las visitors on Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
RAISING PIGEONS,
Interesting Points on a Profitable Side.
 lire.

To rear s9uabs successfully d person
 must know his birds, must know that tneTe are none but working pairs, must keep them free from VeETnin, and be in "a position to notice anything irregular that may be. going on in the loft. That requires cgnstaHt care and attention. and 3 loft Of 200 pairs requires at least two hours work per daH-,. besides one day q week for killing the youngsters and cleaning up in general.
 The females, as a rule. arc more delicate than the males, This is true III both old and young pigeOns.
 seldom do young pigeons produce
 their first squabs in less. than eight months, and two pairs are about all
 they produce before they. are one year old. The birds in the first pair are generally small.
 The best breeders are birds that are
 matched in April or May. These gener- atty do not mature before October, and seldom breed until the following spring Ihls gives them a chance to get fully developed and they will rear much
 harder and larger youngsters than those that breed when younger, Birds have been known to breed when only
 three months old: but such early mat
 Ing should be discouraged. In order TO avoid dark skinned squaos.. 1t IS advisable not to breed from birds that have very: dark legs or DeakS. some have an idea that a bird with black plumage is more likely to be dark skinned than white feathered one but this is not the case. as some of the whitest-skinned squabs that have been produced were from black pigeons.
 The winter quarters must be dry put airy. or course-and perfectly free 1 from drafts.
 Don't throw food on dirty, and dan1r ground. This is a. poor system. The grain becomes sour, damp; and if al Is not eaten up. becomes spoiled anc wasted The best plan is to use trays and feed inside the buildings where nc 1 dampness can spoil the food. Feed aS much as will be eaten up clean at one meal It is far better to have birds gc 3 little hungry than to have food be- i fore them all day, as some do.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
HOG CHOLERA.
Immediate Steps Should Be Made to
 Check It Wherever Discovered.

Farmers in a locality where hog
 cholera exists should take immediate
 steps to have the unaffected vaccinated
 and treated with the potent serum
 which will cause immunity for. d few.
 weeks and possibly with rne virulent
 blood With the latter or the double treatment the animals may be made
 immune for a. neTiud of six to nine
 months. Thus where the herd has not
 become affected the double treatment
 is most desirable. The symptoms first
 noted when thus affected is 3 loss of
 appetite q fever and a dumDiSh ap-
 pearance. One should suspect trouble
 fl the animals lie around, move
 very little, stand With their ba~ks
 arched, or walk lame in the hind legs.
 Tn the acute form with high virulence.
 flushing or reckoning of the. ears,
 snurt and belly will occur resulting in the death of the animal within d few hours. In the chronic form the animal may stay alive for perhaps three or four weeks.
 If any of the above symptoms are noted. word should imediately be sent to the bureau of animal industry at Boston stating the conditions reia- tiNe to the number of hogs on the farm, the approximate weight of the indiEid- 1 uals, being careful not to underesti- mate. This should he done whether the disease is in the herd or simply in the neighbOrhood. and if in the herd state the number suspected of show ing symptoms. The farmer can get the materials at approximately cost price, the total de- i pending on the weight of the hogs treated. F'O; a small e' only 1O-l5 , cubic cent.meters is needed. whereas. fer q 20o-p pound hog from 35-40 cubic l ceEtimeters is used. Each cubic centi- meter costs about two cents. Infected pens should be ,disnfected. Dead hogs should be burned if possible or buried very decn with caustic lime spread on. Al, litter. straw and manure should he burned Clean pens with plenty If sunshine combined with proper feed ing and exercise will go q long way to- ward protecting the hogs from this dis eaSe-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
COMMITTEES OF GEkER. | ASStM Lf Isbe of New Haven Chairman of Judiciary Committee and
 Republican Leader of Senate.

Senator Barnes of Norwich is chair man of the claims and forfeited rights committees and a member of the miIi tary committee. Full list Of commit tees follows. with first named chair man:
 observation-disclosures Tyler.
 Appropriat tionS-Mage King.
 Banks-HeWitt, AIvord.
 Capitol, Furniture and Grounds Bree, Cheney.
 Cities and Boroughs Mead, sfolloy.
 Ciainns-Barnes, Bree Congressional and Senatorial Dis tricts-Tatem5 Mead.
 Constitutional Amerdments-klett Barnes.
 Contingent Expenses-Peaslsy, Tai colt, Purcell.
 Education-Tuttle, Conlley.
 Engrossed Bills-Mead, Bree.
 Excise-Pierson, Hewitt.
 Executive Nomination - Bartlett Klett, Whitney
 Federal ReIations-Comley, Grady.
 FTnance-Wadhans Taicott
 Fish and Game-Lee Whitney
 Forfeited Rights-Barnes, Salmon.
 Humane Institutions Heine- man.
 Incorporations-Eva Tatem-
 Insurance-Cheney. Peasley.
 Judiciary-Lsbell, Klett.
 Labor-Thornpson Lewis. Legislative Exnenses-Grady, Hur- ley. Manual and RoIl-O'Connen Peasely.
 ufacturers-Alvorl, Bishop. Military Affairs-Bishop, Barnes. New Counties and County Seats Heinen1an, Hurley. New Towns and Probate Districts Thompson, Pierson.
 Public Health and Safety-Bissell Thompson.
 State Parks and Reservatfons-Bis sell, Purcell. Railroads-Whiton, O'Connen. Roads, Rivers and Bridges-Salmon Tyler.
 Rules (oinD-Isben, Hewitt Rules (senace)-Isbeu, Bartlett Bree. Sales of Lands-Purcell, BiSsel. School Fund-Klett, AIcorn. Senate A0pointments-Evar Wad- | hams. Grady. Shell F'isheries-Tuttle. C'"orrell. State Library-Conaley, Mol1oy. 1 State Prison-TaIcott, 1-si.. r1nan. 1 Unfinished Business-king, Isben 1 Woman Sudrage-Barnes, Thomp. ! son
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14

amount Therefore, if there is not suitable supply already in the soil the crop will suffer.
 Why, on the other hand, is nitrate of sodaa the basic substance for. the
 making of most kinds of explosives, the cheapest source of fertilizer nitro gen on the market today, while all Flu rope is exploding continually? Be- chemicals, is not importing it and the market is OverstOCl5ed in consequence.
 These things are, however, single items in our fertilizer bill, The esti- mated amount of commercial fert1 izerS bought each year by the farmers of this State is over 70.000 tons for which they pay not far from g, Ge,000.
 The report of the State Agricultural Station at New Haven, just issued, mentions over 400 brands or kinds of these fertilizers on our market.
 Each is analysed at the Station every season, in order to show whether it is what it is claimed to be and whether it contains the quantity of plant food claimed to be in it. This report gives the results of this work. It also year by year nuts buyers on their guard against inferior or nearly
 worthless materials, which interested parties are always trying to sell them There are 'unleashed Canada ashes" of very inferior quality, dried swamp peat, of little or no value as a, fertilizer Si tAAd ACAOStSIls o 4AIAtlCA oA oESS4cIi' J pushed now because it contains 10 to F per cent Of ~>'7tasi. The fact that 1t is as insoluble as window glass and that crops cannot get any potash out 1 of it is not mentioned.
 There are two concerns which are l grinding up softrocl1s and endeavorine ! to sell the powder as a mineral fertiI- izer to men who do not reflect that l their own farms have thousands .ot l tons Of such powdered rock on them are in fact largely made up of 1t and
 are not over productive after all. The 1 answer to the question of scripture Is 1 plain:
 "Or if he ask bread, will he give | him stone?'' He will-if he can. | This report is sent free to residents 1 of this state who apply for it to the 1 Connecticut Agricultural Station, New Haven. Conn
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
seotland.s risa with Erancs.

ScotIand's ancient league with France, memories of which are revived by FTeT n military orators, had its most perfect symbol in the Scots Guard, the bodyguard of the French monarchs. Three hundred years ago, however, in 1914 there came & rift. The famous corps of 100 gems d'arn1s and 200 archers had become almost French. Scotland, although part of an empire that regarded France as the natural enemy, did not like the abolition of an old privilege, and the guard brought their grievances before the king of England.
 Even down to the year 1s42 we find Charles II. appealing, grotesquely enough, to the French king through the Scots Privy Council for the rastor- ation of the '-priviIege'' of serving the king of France. Louis XIV war courtesy itself He replied to the Scots that he would gladly renew the Ancient League if the Scots would cease to act as the ally of England either by giving obedience to the king of that country ''or under pretext of religion, without express permission from the king. their master The thing was ridiculous, and the Scots Guard passed into the hands of the French soldiery.-London Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14

The latest addition to the rapidly growing colony at the Norwich State Hospital is ward r. q two story brick building. which will provide acCOmmO-
 raGons for 100 persons. The general contract is now completed but there
 yet remain several details, such as the wiring, plumbn0 etc, to be finished up before the ward will be ready for Oc- cupancy. The building IS 10 feet wide and t55 feet long. The floors are of re-enforced concrete and the slate root has s,eei suppvrts.
 The entrance IS G1 the east side the doorway. opening into a staircase nall. At the rlsht and left are en- frances into a shedrooTn. where the pa tients remove their shoes after work ing in the fields and put on slippers. Leading off each Of these rooms are lavatories and off each of these in turn are toilets. The day rooms are off the lavatories and each day room is 10 by 50. The rooms are lighted on
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
mlppLEoWN.

During the past year permits have been issued by Building Inspector George Gr1swold for IS one-family houses, at an estimated cost of $60,475 Permits have also been issued fo1 three two-family houses to cost S1t,400, six garages to cost $2,450, one observatory to cost $Z7,000, one busi- ness block which cost s6,000. one ten snnent block which cost s5,000, ap6 four barns which cost $500. A per init was also issued for a frame fac tory which cost $450.
 The new residence being erected or Home avenue for Herbert l.. Clark has just been completed and is now ready for occupancy.
 The new cottage being erected or Highland avenue for H. G. Holmes, is now all roofed in. Linus Baldwin iE xhe contractor. The house will be fin- fshed by the owner.
 Linus Baldwin has work well un- der way on the new cottage being erected on Oak street for Stanley SchillinG
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
AVOID FROZEN ROOTS.

Never feed .frost-bitten potatoes. roots or other vegetables to live stock the risk is too great"
 This is the advice of an experienced stockman who knows -ot the trouble and even. losses which are almost ccr- anr kind.
 Al this time of the year farmers arc often tempted to utilize waste vegetables and roots by feeding 10 COWS, hoping that no harm will result. Ii the roots have been frozen trouble na turally follows.
 The Introduction of heavy. chilled vegetable matter into the stomach of an animal naturally causes q sudden reaction and 1t is not unlikely that the food value of the material is much re- duCed. Stockrnen cannot afford to take any chances in feeding frozen Negc- tables to their herds and 1ocks.''
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
ROTREDS.
Time to Make Early Preparations for
 Them.

Them.
 Hotbeds will soon be needed in many sections, and it is high time to begin saving manure for them. Fresh horse manure. Is best for hotbeds, but some COW manure can be used with it if necessary. For best results one-third of the bulk should be straw, leaves or other litter. The manure should be kept under cover and prevented from frC-fangiug. When ready to make the beds, il should be hauled out and thrown into piles four or five feet wide and three or four feet high. and we'll tramped down. When 1t begins to heat and smoke it should be fOrked over and piled again That on the outside should be thrown into the middle of the piles. When fermentation is we'll un- der way rhe second time the manure is ready to. use. IL should be spread evenly over the beds and tramped down good and solid. Enough should be used 10 bring it up within three or four inches of the sash. for it will set to some. If flats are to be used. put dn inch or two of soil on to- of the manure; more if they are not used. . In the North, seeds for early cab bage should be SOWn the last of this month in greenhouse or hotbed. It will be hard rO find q better early cabbage, than Jersey Wakefield in spite of what the seed catalogues may SIE
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL WARD
Building 155x5O to Accommodate 100 Patients-Wrng and Plumbing Remain to be Done-Other Small Building Matters

three sides and there are also large brick fire places
 Just off the day rooms are large porChes each T A SI. constructed en- tireTy O. re-enforced concrete, The two day rooms are connected by q passage through the centre. At the west of this passage is nue single room and also two three bedded rooms. in addition there are two clCines rooms, and two attendants rooms with a connecting toilet.
 On the second floor there is A centre passage with dormitories at the four corners of the building Each of these dormitoTies is 10 50. Off of the four dormitOries are four three bedded rooms with d toilet and con- meeting tub room
 In addition to 9 large dressing room -s a room in the basement. there are two locker rooms, store room q tub room, and a shower bath.
 The building is steam heated, there
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14

is a full ventilation system in every room, and the ward is electrically lighted.
 The plans for the ward were pre- pared by Architects Cudworth and Woody orth who have done much of this line of ork 2 t the state hospital.
 Changing Show Windows.
 Carpenters are making several changes in the show windows. of the Progress Candy store on Franklin square The windows are being made somewhat narrower thus improving ap- pearance and at the same time pro- VidinS for moro store room.
 Partitioning Top Floor.
 At the Elhs' addition the carpenters have started putting up the partitions on the top floor and arc also doing otEcr inside work.
 Repairs Com mrleted.
 Repairs have been made to the roof of the house on Forest street owned by Reuben BEnderman which was dam age by fire several weeks ago, and d new dOr1ner window has been built or .he south side of the roof. The damage to the woodwork on the interior of the house has also been repaired
 Awaiting Plate Glass.
 The workmo~ at the Thayer building are still awaiting the arrival of the plate glass for the windows in the stores, and a.s soon as it arrives it will be placed. Th- construction work or the building is now practically com pleted.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
PORTLAND,

Hale X Barry of Portland are nlak- ing preparations for the erection of three houses in the spring. The houses will be located on the eNten- sion of WaYerIy avenue and will each bearra ueed for six rooms, provided with all modern Conveniences-
 The new bungalow being erected irl Portland for Edward c, Camp, is now about completed.
 Henry France has the contract for i51s- repairs to the Methodist Chapel Tn Portland,w hiCh was recently damaged by fire.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
A Test for liver Complaint, Mentally UnhanpY=Phvsic Eul

The liver. sluggish and inactive. first shows itself in a mental state-unhap- py and critical. Never is there jov in living, as when the stomach and liver are doing. their work Keep vour liver active and healthy by using pr. Kings New Life Pills: they empty the bowels freely tone up Eour stomach. cure your c0ustipatio- and purify the blood. 25c at druggists.
 Bucklen's Arnica Salve excellent for piles.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
THE WAR. THE FERTILIZERS
 AND THE CROPS

The European war affects every American business in one way or an- otLer in unanticipated ways.
 Why, for instance, may 1t reduce the fruit crop, the field of pota toes or the production Of tobacco in Connecticut? Because these crops need an abund- ant supply of potash, because the Ger man Potash Syndicate owns the only productive potash mines in the world and because potash is not now export ed from Germany in considerable
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
Prompt Action Will Stop Your couab

When you first catch cold (often indicated by q. sneeze or. .cough). break it mp at once. The idea that 1t does not matter often leads to serious com plications. The remedy which immedi- ately and easily penetrates the lining of the throat is the kind demanded Dr. Kings New Discovery soothes the ir- ritation, Ioosens the phlegm. You feel better at once. It seemed to reach the very spot of my cough' is one of many honest testimonials. soc at your druggists.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
 BOWELS REGULAR
 AND CURE COLDS
NO HEADACHE, SOUR STOMACH, BAD COLD OR CONSTIPATION
 BY MORNING.
Get a 10-cent box.

Colds-whetfer in the head or any part of the body-are quickly over come by urgir~- the liver to action and keeping the bowels free of poison. Take Cascnrets tonight and you will wake up with a clear head and no doubt you will wonder what beca me or your cold. CaScarets work while you sleep; they cleanse and reSua5.a the stomach, remove the sour, un6f gested food and foul gases; take the excess bile from the liver and carry off the constipated waste matter and poison from the bowels.
 Remember the quickest way to get rid of colds is one or two Cascarets at night to cleanse the system Get '9-CeCt be any
 Candy Ca.hartic and it is often all that IS needed to drive a cold from their HtGe syStezz-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
NEW LONDON
Building Permits.

P L. Mcclure, VauxhalI street. l1o1- low tile building.
 Antonio Basel Garfield avenue frame building.
 c H. Null, vauxhall street, hollow tile building.
 E. E. Gardner, Truman street, frame she'd
 z. L. Daniels rear 422 Williams .,t.-eet frame sf1cr.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
STATE BUILDING OPERATIONS.

There has been q marked recession in the building trade for 1914, as com pared with the previous year The following figures compare the records for the year 1913 with 1914 in the cities where it is possible to make this coInpsriscn.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
BUILDING OPERATIONS
 IN NEW ENGLAND.

Statistics Of Building and Engineer ing operations in New England. as compiled by The F W Dodge Com 11z ny, follow:
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14

Derby.-AIr. end Mrs. Henry Spencer celebrated the 5Oth anniversary Of their wedding Tuesday
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14

Sta amFord.-The United German Sif- yer company resumed operations at it's SpTingdale~ factory Monday with many orders.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14

eLuMRlNG AND STEAM FITTING
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-15
CUT!RAIE line
I0G0AST PLAN
Of 0. A. steven


- - 20
time and was fhen figuring on dock.
age II the vicinity OF the proposed Ka-
lihi channel Is & matter Of conjecture
Il also Is believed that the Klamath
made the trip from Honolulu to San
Francisco recently and carried q cabin
full Of passengers at cut rates merely
e 3 sfeeIer" to ascertain what could
be done with steamers Of the klamath
class offering the lower passenger rate
as an inducement to travel
It Is known that Portland business
men have had their eyes on the port
Of Honolulu with q view Of establish
Ing 4 line between the Columbia river
metropolis and the islands. and Il may
be that It Is they who are interested
IN the new line.
Il heard on good authority that this
line Is en- assured fact. said local
shipping man today. eand besides cut
ting rates on passenger fares. | under
stand It will bid for the bulk Of the
pineapple freight On the Honolulu
bound trips the steamers could easily
pick up independent freight IN sufff
Gent amounts to fill the holds.
The announcement BY G. Brewer 81
Company that the Sierra will not make
Honolulu as per schedule on July 26.
hut win miss this trip, and that no
steamer win substitute strengthens
the belief that the Kansas City. which
Is on the Union Iron Works, San Fran
cisco, dry dock IS to be chartered by
some other c0lnnany and II Is not az
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-15
|LO(AL And 6FNFlhL

A meeting Of the public utilities
commission willtbe held in the rooms
Of the commission. Kauikeolani build
ing. At 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The doomed marine railway has
hardly had hair century Of existence.
IL has about qualified for the 33rd de-
gree. in point Of years.
A discontinuance was fled in cir
cult court today OF an application for
letters OF administration in the estate
of Tine Desalxi.
The divorce SUIT OF Constantine c.
Souza against Mary oliyeira Eta Sou
se win be heard In Circuit Judge Stu
arts court Wednesday morning, Sep
TENDER %.
The Pacific Engineering Company
has been awarded We contract for the
extension Of the. reinforced concrete
culvert in Makiki. The award is for
1885.
The Cousins viii be greatly inter
ested IN the laying Of the cornerstone
OF the Hawaiian Board memorial
building on the old historic grounds
on King street, opposite the old mis-
sion home. The ceremony will take
place on Saturday, July II, at o'clock
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