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Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
HARVESTING AND
HANDLING FRUIT
Lack of Care a Reason Which Af-
 fects the Price.

One reason why more fruit does not command a good price is that the grower does not handle it carefully. The fruit as it is grown is first class, but by careless picking and packing it arrives in the market bruised and unattracttve and the grower com plains that he is not getting a fair deal. How many follow the old rule,
 Handle fruit with tSa same care that you would eggs?" inquires s. P. Hol lister, Department of Horticulture, Connecticut Agricultural College. If this rule were followed thousands of bushels of apples, pears, peaches and berries, which now often result in a loss, would return a profit to the grower.
 How does your grocer handle your ing purchase of two quarts? Only too often he drops them into the measure and then rattles them into the paper sack. A bruised peach will show a brown discoloration when it is being pealed for the table and the careful housewife must discard this portion. A bruised aple will also show this discolration and after a few days the spot becomes corky and must be discarded. Thus direct loss to the consumer is brought about by care less handling. Even hard green fruit IS SaSlly DrulSeu. NOCe the erect or hail upon fruit early in the season, cauing hard discoIored places or per haps even cutting the skin. A bruised fruit may not decay any soon CT than one which is free of bruises provided the skin is not broken, but tt does fnjure its appearance.
 Another reason for handling fruit carefully, especially the tree fruits, is to prevent breaking the skin The skin protects the fruit from the or ganisms which cause decay, and just as soon as this arnror is broken these fungi gain an entrance and decay sets in. The writer carefully examined a barrel of aples which had begun to show decay and in nearly every case
 the decayed ones were those with l broken skins. Many Of the dacay spots showed that the break in the skin had been caused by the stem ot another fruit. This proves that we should te very careful about pour ] ing or dumping fruit from one pack age into another. The ideal way is l not to pour fruit at all but to 'fnand1e' it from the barrel to the packing ta- ble and then into the package in which 1t is to be shipped.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
POULTRY HOUSES.
Sunlight and Ventilation Essential Disease Germs and Insect Pests Should Be Eradicated.


 Poultry keepers who are planning to house more fowls this fall should by this time have we'll established plans for new buildings. Frequently it is possible on the farm to use some building already available, and many poultry keepers who have previously kept cows, but have sold them, may use a large section of the barn, either on the main floor or in the basement.
 In remodeling old buildings there are certain fundamental principles of poultry house construction that must be observed just the same as in the construction of new houses. Sunlight and ventilation are essential. If the building to be remodeled does not face toward the south or southeast 1t will not be desirable poultry building. It the south or east side to prevent cir culation of air and drafts. It should not be sheltered by other buildings or trees so that the sun cannot reach it except for few hours in the day, but it should be somewhat protected from can be kept warm during cold winter days.
 All openings In the form of win- dows or doors on all sides except the south should be boarded up tight, and the south side should provide all of the light and air. There should be an equal amount of glass and open front for winter use. The glass may De removed during the summer. One square foot of glass and one square foot of opening to every 10 square feet of floor space is good rule in most poultry houses. If the building is less than 12 feet deep 1t will be wise to cut down on. the opening, and if it is more than 20 feet deep the
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
ESTABLISHMENT OF COST
 SYSTEMS BY MANUFACTURERS
Recommended by Chairman Hurley of
 e. Federal Trade Commission. ~.

Columbus. O., Sept. 15.-Establish- ment of cost systems by manufacturers was recommended as one of the most important means of strengthening American industry to meet European competition after the war by Edward N. Hurley, chairman Of the federal trade commission, in an address before the Ohio Bankers association here to- day.
 1Ir. Hurley urged that strenuous ef- forts to increase American foreign trade, particularly by establishment of branches of American banks abroad, be made to meet the more efficient and larger scale production of European countries when peace comes.
 Nine -tenths of the concerns report ing tc the federal trade commission do not keep adequate cost systems, MT. Hurley declared. Out of the 60.000 corporations that report an annual in- come of S5.G00 or over, half do not charge off a single penny for deprecia- tion. They even go on paying taxes to the government on inflated values and inflated earnings"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14

John D. Hall on the Russell road, Prospect park, has been completed and is being used as a wagon shed.
 Changing Over Building.
 The building owned by James Gra- ham on Norwich avenue is being all tered and when completed the first floor will be used as a meat market A new front Is being constructed and a shed in the rear of the building is being altered and will be used as a wagon shed.
 Second Floor Finished.
 The second floor on the Murphy block, located at the ecrner of West Main and West Thames streets, on Thames square, has been completed and a portion of the roof has been built. The work in general is advanc- ing as rapidly as can be expected.
 Contractors Peck, McWilliams are doing the work.
 Chamber of Commerce Building.
 The face of the Chamber of Com merce building that Messrs. Sullivan and Hagherg are erecting on Main street is fast approaching a finished stage. The name Chamber of Com merce has been set in its place.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
PESTS THAT ARE EASY TO KILL

Not the human kind but the ones which inf1ict pain and discomfort to animals. Farm and Preside tells what to do about them. It says:
 Dipping as general farm prac- tice is still something of a novelty, probably from the mistaken idea that it applies only to big ranches, stock yards, and other large scale opera tions. On the contrary, any water tight barrel or even a canvas dipping bag may be used for treating lambs pigs and other small animals. And anyone who has ever given a dog a bath in a flea disinfectant already knows the principle involved. It is simply to kill insect pests by poison ing them with a liquid fatal to them but harmless to farm live stock.
 Here are a few animal parasites
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
ADMIRAL PEARY URGED
 AERIAL COAST PATROL
At Convention of New England Water
 Works Association.

Portland, Me-, Sept. 13.-The dele gates to the 35th annual convention of the New England Water Works asso- citation listened to an address on the aerial coast patrol as an important feature of national preparedness by Rear Admiral Robert D. Peary today at the opening session.
 Admiral Peary urged the utmost i'm portance of having a well equipped aerial coast patrol service all along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, a fleet of 16 high speed battle cruisers added to the naval equipment and divided equally between the two coasts, and some system of universal military training and service.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14

three years campaign of education ir an effort to unify and standardize the printing business was before todays session of the United Typothetae anc FTanlin clubs of America, in annua! convention here. Plans for the cam paign, which it is estimated will cost more than $1,e00,000 were submitted by Albert w. Finlay of Boston, presi- dent of the association. President Fin days plan provides for enlisting the financial and moral support of the ma chine manufacturers, type foundries paper manufacturers and dealers.
 The movement is undertaken also to minimize the competition which is feared from abroad at the close of the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
Large increase in Sales of Realty
 About State.

During the past week a new record was reached in the number of salos of real estate in Connecticut. In the cities Of the state reported in The Commercial Record, sales by war ranty deed numbered 590, as com. pared with 917 in the like week or last year. and mortgage loans for the week totaled S1,241, ,l17. as compared with $S01.413 in the second week or September a year ago.
 The five new companies organized during the past week have Q total au- thorized capital stock of $S51, 900. Last year in the corresponding week there were seven companies organized in this state having a total capital stock of S2Q2, ,000 and in 1914 three new in corporations with total capital stock of S6S,000.
 Petitions in bankruptcy for the past week numbered three. with total assets of SIZES and liabilities Of $10,22S. The record of the like week in 1915 also makes a very good show ing. the four petitions that week hav- Ing assets of $7,699 and liabilities of S19,84z
 Building permits were issued last week in the cities of New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford. Waterbury. Stamford and New Britain to the number of 143, for building construc- ton costing $553,S3S. substantial gains DeiTS ShOWn over last year III tLi1 lIlC cities except New Haven. In the same cities a year ago, 109 permits were issued for building construction to cost s402,965
 Among the new projects for which contracts were awarded last week are a new comfort station in Bridgeport, one two and three family houses in New Haven, Bridgeport, New Britain and Hartford tenement houses in Shelton and Stamford new residences in Now Hartford and Bridgeport, fac tory construction in Waterbury and Bridgeport, brick storehouse in New Britain, and much smaller work in various parts of the state.
 New plans reported last week in cfude garages in Bridgeport and New Britain and Torrington, residence work in Stamford, Greenwich, New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford, brick business and apartment blocks in Bridgeport and Hartford addition to hotel in New London, new church at Long Hill brick storehouses in Bridgeport and Hartford, alterations to warehouse in Hartford, and addi- tions to business buildings in Hart lord and Bridgeport. There have all so been number of smaller buildings planned, such as one and two family houses in all parts of the state.
 Norwich had four sales of real es- tate during the past week to three a year ago. the loans for the respec- tive weeks being $500 and S5,400.
 In New London last week there were two sales of realty to six a year tgo, the mortgage loans for the two weeks totaling o,200 and S5,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14

begin to push up. Stir up the soil between the lines and bulbs.
 Summer Treatment: If the beds in which they have been blooming are wanted for bedding plants in summer, the bulbs should be taken up as soon as they are through Towering and heeled in the ground in some out-of- the-way place with the tops on, until they ripen. Then they may be taken up and spread in an airy room for about two weeks until they are dry, after which pack them in dry sand or shavings and store in a cool place. When fall comes they can be planted in the beds again.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
NEW LONDON.
To Build Synaqoque.


 Ohvet Scholum society has purehas- ed the property at 109 Blinman street for the erection of a new synagogue. The property has been purchased from Ella Hudson Atwood of Ply muoth, Pa.
 The property consists of a house and lot. The lot has a frontage of 60 feet and is liz feet deep. The house will be moved to the rear of the lot and the synagogue will be erected on the street. Definite plans for the building have not been made but it is stated that it will have a seating capacity of about 1000. It is planned to make the synagogue one of the hordsOmest and - most pretentiouS in this part of the state.
 Planning Residence.
 Architect James Sweeney has been commissioned to prepare plans for a handsome residence on Montauk ave nue for Frank Q. Cronin.
 Residence on Ocean Avenue.
 Work has heen started on 8 resi- dence on Ocean avenue for H. M. DeGraw by Marquardt Bros. of Gloo- ton. The plans call for a frame house, 27X29 feet, containing seven rooms and bath, fitted up with every convenience.
 Alterations to Residence.
 From plans drawn by architect L. Eugene Conway, work will soon be started on changes to 2 residence on Huntington street for Mrs. G. N. Han non. It is planned to add another story to the house, of frame and stuc- co construction, providing several ad- ditiOnal rooms.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
What to Do When
 Backache Comes or7

tFoley Kidney Pills have done me more good than $15o.oo worth of other Enedicine," writes Chas. 1T. FOX of Him. rod, N. r.
 When backache comes on, and it seems as if you can't stand the pain and pres sure in the small of your back and sides, do not feel that you must continue to suffer, but get bottle of Foley Kidney Pills and begin taking them. They usually help from the very first doses. | It is worth a good deal to you to know that Foley Kidney Pills give you just what your system needs to repair the weak sick kidneys. It is their inability to do their work properly that causes your pain and misery. Foley Kidney Pills lend to middle-aged and elderly people the spryness and elasticity of youth. They take away the cause of backache, stiff and aching joints, rheu- Inatic pains and annoying bladder and urinary troubles. Try them today.
 Lee 6 Osgood Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
Farm and Preside says:

Selling alfalfa hay to the hogs for $25 a ton sounds like 9 good business proposition, particularly when crops of three to five tons to the acre can be grown annually Hog feeding tests made by the New Mexico Experiment Station show that when no pasture is available alfalfa hay fed to hogs in connection with grain concentrates will give good results.
 These experiments show that 585 pounds of good alfalfa hay will make 100 pounds of grain, or save to the feeder composed of ground barley and wheat shorts. The hogs used in these experiments weighed ITO pounds at the beginning of the test"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
WlLLIMANTIC.

Doyle & Murphy Co, have been awarded the contract for a new gar age to be erected at the corner of Main and Walnut streets for George Leonard. Plans provide for a brick building, 50x150 feet, one story high, with concrete foundation and pre- pared roofing. It will have 8 base rnent under a portion of the building. The electric wiring is included in the general contract. and the steam heat ing and plumbing will be let later by separate contracts.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
GROToN.

Marquart Brothers have been awarded the contract to erect par sonagc for the Poouonoc Baptist church which will have seven rooms, a bath, pantry and attic and cellar accommodations that will be adequate Work on the structure, which will be of wood, will begin at once
 A local contractor, Amos Gallup, has been asked to figure on remodeling the former power house at Poquonoclz into a dwelling house for the use of the men in charge of the borough pumping station there
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
Time For Last Alfalfa Cutting.

The week ending the 16th is the latest for the last cutting Of alfalfa. If cut now a good winter production were instances where good stands of alfalfa were cut too late with a total winter killing as the result. Do not cut alfalfa after the middle of Sep tember. It is too great a risk.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14

that can be best controlled by dip ping:
 "On hogs: Hog louse, flea, red mango, and sarcoptic mango.
 "On sheep: Sheep tick, sheep -scab mite. mange.
 "On cattle: Texas fever tick, mango, scab, various kinds of lice and mites.
 "On horses: Lice and mites-'
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
Body Found in Bridgeport Harbor.

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 13.-The de- composed body of an unknown man was found floating in the harcor today, Identification was impossible, as it had evidently been ir the water several months. The man wore black trousers shoe and belt, blue socks and 8 pair oi rubber overshoes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT

crete foundation for a house on Sil yer street, South Farms, for S. J. Taylor, foundation for T. H. Thomp- sons new house on Brainerd avenue, at the corner of South Main and Mill streets.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
EAST LYME.

Work on the new school house at Flanders has been suspended on ac- count of the death of the contractor, Charles A. Willard, who died at his home in Madison last week
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
THE BEST CORN FOR SEED With Proper Seed SeIeetion-Yfeld of Over 70 Bushels Per Acre Gan Be Obtained,

The Connecticut agricultural experi- ment station has been carrying on corn variety tests of seed corn selec- tion from different fields in different parts of the state. The results ob- tained prove that much of the seed
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
MANSFIELD,

The Doyle & Murphy Co. have the foundations completed and brick work has been started on the six new build ings at Mansfield for the Connecticut School for FAehle- Minded.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
MlpDLETOWN.

Joseph s. Amino has recently com pleted concreate storefouse, 16x25 feet. for the New England EnameIing Co. He has just completed the con
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
SALT RHEUM IN WATER BUSTERS
On Hands. Red and Rough. Would Crack Open and Itch and Burn.
 Could Not Sleep.
HEALED BY CUTICURA SOAP AND OINTMENT

''I had salt rheurn on my bands. Itcame in little water blisters whifh began to itch and fester and then I was5 treated but it
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
BUILDING OPERATIONS
 IN NEW ENGLAND

Statfstics of building and engineer ing operations in New England as compiled by The F. w. Dodge Com nanv follow
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
WERE
 LEADERS AT SfORRS
Connecticut Hens Got the First and
 Second Ribbons for August.

In the firty fifth week of the laying contest at Storrs, the hens yielded 3025 eggs. The Agricultural pen of "Oregons" from Corvallis, Ore. were first for the week with a production of 52 eggs. Rock Rose Farms Barred Rocks from Katonah, N. Y. and A. W. Ru1nerys pen of Rhode Island Reds from DanviIle, N. H. tied for second place with 49 eggs each. w. D. At Wallingford, Conn. won third place with A and P. G. Platt's pen of the same bree1 from Wallirgford, Pa fol- lowed these with a production of 42 eggs. One White Rock, one White Leghorn, three Barred Rocks, and six Rhode Island Reds. total of eleven birds or an average of one hen out of each ninety-one in the contest were all that were able to make perfect in dividuaI scores for the week.
 The monthly awards for August are announced as follows Blue ribbon or first prize went to W F; Atkinson Wallingford, Conn.,, whose White Leg horns laid 235 eggs during the month. Francis F. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel, Conn.,, won second prize ribbon for August with Leghorns that laid 226 eggs. The Agricultural College at Corvallis, Ore. got the third prize ribbon with their birds with yield of 222 eggs.
 There is every indication now of a new high individual record for the laying competitions at Storrs. Four years ego an English .Leghorn laid 282 eggs. The nearest approach to this was the performance of a Connecticut White Wyandotte two years ago that finished with 2s5 eggs. At this writ ing White Leghorn No. 27S owned by A. F. Robinson, Calverton, ~. Y, has a score of 261 eggs with seven weeks to go. thus she has only to lay an average of three eggs a week to equal the best record that has been made from more than four thousand hens that have been trapnested during the past five years.
 The three best pens in each of the principal breeds are as follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14

did lime no good. My hands werRred and rough and would crack open ? and bleed and they would itch and burn so that. I irritated them by scratching. causing ,disasare- usant. Tscoa1id not aleep and ] cosGd not do work of any krd.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14

"At last seAt for a sample of Cuticura soapSsand Ointment Ssfhe sample did sa much good that I bonshtSone bar of Cuti- cura Soap and onsbu1 pf fntmept. and in a short, time I swas perfecsly healed" (signed) MtSs Isena ME Gooda1e, l2o Mt. Vernon Ava. Angnsta.s nfe., Sept. 17.19l5. Sample Each Free hy Mail
 With 32-p Skin Book on request. Ad- dress postcard ssCuticura. Dept. T, Bos- -ton... Sold throughout the world.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14
ALFALFA HAY FOR HOGS BRINGS
 $25 A TON.

"On horses: Lice and mites"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-12-22

Red Cross Christmas Seals for
sale by Coterie Ladies. Every penny
received from the sale of these seals
helps to swell the fund for the cam
paign against tuberculosis.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-12-22

The many friends of Mable Church
ill are so pleased to hear she is doing
nicely after her recent operation.
She is still at Bronson hospital but
will be able to come home soon.
The F. B. Aid met Wednesday with
Mrs c. Post.
Mrs. p. Bush visited in Kalamazoo
part of last week.
AT the recent meeting of the Mason
ic lodge the following officers were
elected:-E. ]. Fritz, w. M; H. A.
Wood, S. w.; Dec Thayer, J. W.;
S. w. Myers, Treas; r. E. Vickers,
Sec; Aaron Ryan, S. D.; John Banker.
T, D.; II. w. Markillie, Tiler.
T. P. Morten was in Jackson over
Sunday.
ID. Rich received some fine apples
from his brotner-in-law in Oregon,
also some wheat heads, one root had
forty-eight stalks.
The M. f. Aid served a Chicken
Dinner and held Bazaar at the G..
A. r. hall last Saturday.
B. Coffenger killed white timber
owl that measured four and a half
feet from tip to tip.
Mrs. Stanley Styles who was recent
ly operated on for trouble with her
heel, is doing nicely. Her daughter
Bonnie Bell who has been ailing is
improving at this writing. Mr.. Styles
mother has been caring for them.
The +. B. church now has a regu-
lar pastor, He started his pastorate
last Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Powers has returned
from Cincinnati to stay here and Mr..
Powers is expected the first of March.
The Christmas Contatta "The
Christmas King" was given Wednes-
day night by home talent, under the
direction Of Mrs. Hockett of South
Haven.
Miss Mary Rich and Edward Dillon
were married in Kalamazoo last week
They expect to make their home in
Kalamazoo.
The f. B. Sunday school will have
exercises Sunday evening and a
Christmas tree. No Santa Claus, but
just presents for the scholars.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-12-22
Correspondence
GLENDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. J. l. Burdick started
for New York state Tuesday to visit
their daughter Mrs. Vem Sargent.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Scamehorn
have been visiting relatives and
friends here for a few days.
There will be a Christmas tree at
the church this Friday evening. The
program is largely given by Mr..
Markillie and the school children.
Elder Kitzmiller started from
Bloomingdale Sunday with his auto
mobile and got stalled in the deep
snow, and was unable to reach here
to fill his appointment.
Miss Eva Vickers was home last
week a few days from her school on
account of sickness.
The Ladies Aid will hold their next
next meeting with Mrs. A. X. Cleve-
land on December 18th.
Don't forget the New Year Dinner
at the Church January 1st. Come
and enjoy a social day.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-12-22
COMPANY

This company operates ten eX-
changes in Van Buren, county.
Each subscriber has free service
from his telephone to all other sub
scribers.
No other company in the State of
Michigan gives like amount of free
service.
Toll connection with the Glenn
Mutual and Pullman Mutual Tele-
phone companies.
Direct long distance service with
the Michigan State Telephone Com
pany and with all of its connecting
companies.