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Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26

Is Wilson's administration queer or are the public? We all know the vag- aries of Daniels. Now comes Baker of the war department and he has given offense to an unappreciatiVe public. In a recent speech he declared that the Mexicans were like Washing ton and his fellow revOlutionists. The Mexicans are a rascally lot, but so were the American revolutionists. They footed churches and attacked minis ters. Now there turn up prominent American citizens who resent this kind of talk. They call themselves patriotic and had an idea that their predecessors were patriots, and pa triots of a high order, too. MT. Baker, secretary of war, where Josephus Daniels is secretary of the navy has made no friends by likening the cruel murderers down in Mexico to our American revolutionfsts- So far as we have seen the report. he did not decide whether Villa or Carranza was the Washington of today.-Hartford Courant.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26

Joseph Pulitzer, the founder of the New York World predicted that Charles Evans Hughes would be Pres ident of the United States. Pulitzer got to know and to believe in Hughes when the latter was conducting his insurance investigation. He got to know him and believe in him so well that he appointed Hughes an executor and trustee of his estate and be- queathed to him $10o,000. Mir. Hughes did not accet the money or the trust, nor did he suffer in Joseph Pulitzer's estimation by his refusal. What does the New York World of today say to this ?-RockvilIe Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26

President. CHARLES EVANS HUGHES of New York.
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i COpE1ICHT
7<.CHcCZLIPC 500
SYNOPSIS.

Confederate Sergeant Wyatt is sent
e spy to his native county on the
Green. Brian He meets a mountaineer
Hot Springs they meet Major Harwood
Wyatt is sent to bed. He becomes sus-
Picious. and finds that Taylor has MUIR
nered Harwood and escaped. Wyatt
changes to U. s. uniform. and to a de-
tachment of Federal cavalry Identifies
himself as Lieutenant Raymond, Third
U. s: cavalry. Captain Fox finds Har-
woods body. The detachment is am
pushed. Wyatt escapes to the Green
tsr1ar country and goes to HARDWOOD
home. where he finds Noreen HARDWOOD.
He introduces himself as Lieutenant Ray
mond Parson Nichols comes to the
mouse and tells Noreen of her fathers
death. Wyatt forces Parson Nichols to
CONFESS that he has been sent in advance
81 Anse Cowan. who proposes to marry
Noreen at once. and so quiet title to the
tand In dispute between the Cowans and
Noreen's dead father. Anse Cowan and
ms gang arrive and find the preacher
pound In closet. Wyatt and Noreen
nave concealed themselves in the attic.
rails to fEd the hidden couple. Wyatt
tells Noreen who he is. They return to
the second floor and await the next move
or the gang, forcing the preacher to ST.
fence Unable to escape while the gang
Is on the first floor and around the house.
wyatt proposes to marry Noreen to pro-
iect her from Cowan. She accepts and
Wyatt forces the preacher to marry
mem. CoWan's gang is driven off by
reueral troops. one of whose officers is
the real Lieutenant Raymond.
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and you will ride with us as far as
Lewisburg; Miss Harwood. | presume
you have no desire to remain here
alone-indeed, | could not permit it.
Better bind the fellows hands. Har.
per; search him first for weapons. and
whatever papers he may carry Mount
him on that old artillery horse. and
wait for u.s."
Raymond watched the proceedings
carefully. taking my credentials as a
Federal recruiting officer from the
hands Of the sergeant. and reading
them over with grim smile | gave
small heed to the glance of satisfac-
ton with which he regarded me. and
only ventured to look once toward the
girl, as the soldiers roughly bound my
hands. She had turned away, and was
staring out of the open window. ]
marched out into the hall closely sur
rounded by the.guard. my thought less
concerned with my own fate than with
her feeling toward me. Suddenly the
truth revealed itself to my mind that
! loved the woman had SO strangely
married.
II u indeed odd how the human
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(Rv L II SHEPPERnN

(By J. H. SHEPPERD.)
It is a common belief that potatoes
run out or degenerate when grown In
any locality for several years. There
| is no doubt of the truth of this state
ment under ordinary methods of
| growing and selecting the seed. Only
three reasons can exist for running
out" or degenerating of any crop. a.
DegeneA alton resulting from prolonged
and possibly unnatural propagation by
means of tubers. (2) Deterioration
caused by change to an unfavorable
condition. (3) Loss of vigor due to
lack of selection of tubers. The last
two factors we know are operative
under the usual manner of handling
the crop. However, it is not always
true and should never be where con-
ditions are favorable. With expert
mental data on hand and similar data
secured FROM other investigators the
following statement may be safely
made: That in localities having soil
and climatic conditions favorable for
the highest development of a crop,
there will be no degeneration other
than variations, and variations are as
apt to be beneficial as harmful. By
changing seed once in a great while
varieties will be developed in other
localities having similar conditions,
which will be of value for introduce
tion, but the indiscriminate change of
seed merely for the sake of changing
is poor practice.
Many potato growers seem to think
1t necessary to change seed every few
years. They do not consider the pro-
ductiveness of the variety they are
growing. nor do they endeavor to i'm
prove its yielding capacity. 1t has
been the custom to change seed pota-
toes every few years and the practice
has been followed without asking the
reason for it.
The potato is practically a new crop |
and the development of good new |
varieties has been rather rapid, yet |
new varieties now seldom surpass the |
standard ones in yield or quality. New |
varieties should not be grown until |
they have been well advertised and q |
market demand created.
The potato breeder and the expert
ment station can better afford to de-
termine the value of new varieties and
exploit their superiority. In cases
where the crop runs out, it is the re-
suit of poor selection, poor soil or the
presence of disease and not degenera-
ton.
Another common fallacious belief is
that potatoes mix in the hill. The
tubers of most varieties vary greatly
as to size. color and shape and this
has led many to believe that different
varieties mix or cross when planted
closely together. Selection should be
made for uniformity every year to
overcome this character. Potatoes of
white and blue varieties have been
planted together in hills at the North
Dakota and other experiment stations
and no mixed or blended color ap-
peared.
Hill selection should be followed on
Ill potato farms. The manner of re-
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MEANING OF HORSE POWER"
Simple Manner by Which the Now Fa.
miIiar Term Was First Brought
into Use.

The use of the horsepower" as a
measure of an engines work came
naturally from the fact that the first
engines were built to do work which
had formerly been performed by
horses. John Smeaton. who built at
mospheric engines before Bolton and
Watt placed their more complete ma
chine on the market, had valued the
work done by a strong horse as equal
to lifting a weight of $4,000 pounds
one foot high minute. When Bolton
and Watt began to bid for public IA
vor, they agreed to place their en-
gines for the value of one-third part
of the Goals which are saved in its
USE" They also increased the value
of the horsepower to $4,000 foot
pounds. so that their engines were
half again as powerful for their rated
power as those of their competitors
In this way they established the value
of the horsepower. The following are
the various values of horsepower:
Thirty-three thousand foot-pounds a
minute, $50 foot-pounds a second. O..
SOS thermal units an hour. 42.75 Their
NAL units minute. The horsepower
of boiler depends on its capacity for
evaporation. The evaporation OF 80
pounds of water from 100 degrees
Fahrenheit into steam at seven pounds
gauge pressure equals 34H pounds.
and at 212 degrees Fahrenheit ia equiv
alent to a horsepower.
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ulated in accordance with the soil, eli
mate and market conditions Early
planting usually gives the best results.
Good judgment alone will determine
the time to plant.
The method of planting varies to
some extent, but where large areas
are to be grown the machine planter
is the only practical way. If a good
planter is used and care is taken to
regulate it good work can be done.
Depth of planting is another prac-
tice which should be regulated by sew
eral conditions, soil, climate, time of
planting, moisture and cultural meth
DDS. In dry seasons deep planting is
best, when everything is considered,
three to four inches will prove to be
the best depth to plant. Less than
three inches would be considered shall
low and more than four inches deep
planting. Four-inch planting gave
Az per cent heavier yield than three
inch planting and eight per cent more
than any greater depth of planting, in
experiments in planting 8, 4, S, 6,
and inches, respectively. Deep plant
ing produced the best quality and the
larger per cent of merchantable tubers.
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Cross Sections of Potato of Good Qual-
ity, Large Cortical and External
| MeduIlary Layers and Small inter
nal MedulIary Layer.
Deep planting will be found advisable
on weedy land as the harrow may
then be used freely without endanger-
| ing what is meant by quality in pota-
| toes. In some countries heavy, soggy
| cooking potato is thought to possess
| the highest quality. In the United
| States most people prefer a potato
which will become mealy when cooked.
The potato should not, however, be SO
starehy that it will break the skin or
fall to pieces before becoming cooked.
For slicing and frying a soggy potato
is desirable. From these statements
it will be seen that quality in potatoes
is dependent upon ones taste.
Mealiness is dependent upon the
variety and the soil, climate and ma
turity. A dry sandy soil produces the
mealiest potatoes. An immature po-
tato seldom cooks we'll and from our
standard is of very poor quality. Ii
the tubers are so green that the skin
is easily bruised they will be inferior
in keeping quality. Maturity is indi-
Gated by a corky surface and the pres
ence of lenticles. When the vines are
badly injured by insects or diseases,
the tubers do not mature and such q
crop will have poor quality.
There are many characters which
indicate quality, percentage of dry
matter, size, specific gravity, appear
ance, favor, surface, smoothness, color
of skin and flesh, depth of eyes and
texture. These characters need no
further description.
Only one variety of potatues should
be grown in any locality, especially if
for market. Where this custom pre-
walls, a reputation is soon established,
and buyers are always anxious to visit
such places. This is an easy and eff
fectual way to advertise the crop.
Practically all potato damage done
by disease and insect enemies may be
prevented by good system of farming
and proper treatment of seed and
vines. The work should be begun be-
fore or as soon as any disease makes
It's appearance. Prevention is the only
remedy, there is no cure for the In
,ected growing plant.
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GOOD IMPLEMENTS
ARE RECON- MENDED
Time Has Arrived for Farmer to
Use Tools and Machines to
Save Time and Labor.

Good implements often represent
the difference between profit and loss
in farming. One man culrivates =
field in one day; it takes another man
one and one-fourth days to cultivate
another the same size. One man
breaks a field in three days; it takes
another man four days to break one
the same size. The difference il In
implements. The cost OF the imple-
ments and their upkeep may not be
far from the same.
The time has come for, farmers to
seek Implements and machines that
ave labor and make money.
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Amazing Appetites.

II a baby had the appetite of ,
young potato beetle it would eat from
SO to 100 pounds of food every "a
hours II horse ate as much as Z
caterpillar, in proportion to its size
it would consume a ton Of hay every
"a hours. A caterpillar cats twice its
weight of leaves every day: but .
potato beetle devou7s every day At
least five times its weight of foliage.
every bit of which represents Just so
much money to the farmer.
The most destructive OF all insects
however. is the grasshopper. which
when in good health. consumes In q
day ten times it's weight of vegeta
ton. No wonder that whole districts
are devastated by its multitudinoua
swarms.
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CHAPTER xiv.
A Prisoner.

The captain was hatless, and a
bloody handkerchief was wound about
his head; his uniform was torn and
BLACK with mud. He saw Whitlock
hrst. and gripped his hand warmly. his
glance straying from the face OF the
little captain to tue other occupants
of the room.
Cad. but It 10 good to see = blue
uniform again." he exclaimed heartily
What was the row here. Fred-some
guerrilla work? All! by Jovel" his
eyes Frightening - he recognized ne.
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mlnd works, aAu now thIs Lew aioco
cry completely eclips-d every othe.
consideration. The thought Of possible
escape, Of any means of defense. neve'
occurred to me. All my memory re
tanned was that last glimpse of her
slender figure at the window and the
silhouette Of hvr averted face. Wha'
was her thought of me? In the mo
ment of her first surprise she had
sprung to my defense, but as soon as
she could consider the conditions. her
whole nature would turn against me
even now the feeling of disgust had
come. She had turned cOldly away.
| hating the very sight of me-staring
| out of the window until / should dis
| appear. dreading lest | prove cur
enough to boast of our relationship.
Well, the lady need not fear that. My
fate would be swiftly and surely
settled-a drumhead court-martial at
Lewisburg, a verdict of guilty. and
firing squad at dawn. No one need
ever know, for the preachers lips
could be easily closed. And perhaps
Lieutenant Raymond--Bah! my teeth
clenched angrily at thought of him.
and / tramped on down the stairs to
the gruff order of the sergeant.
There were three other prisoners,
sallow-faced. roughly dressed noun
taineers, one wounded in the arm, but
/ was kept separated from them with
a special guard. Within ten minutes
nd in oddIa and
moving slowly northward. The lieu
tenant rode in my rear for the first
mile, watchful and suspicious. Noreen
was riding in advance of the column
between the two captains. A gray.
circular cape concealed her slender
form, but | could observe the frequent
turning OF her head as she appar-
emily conversed vivaciously with her
attentive escorts. Her show of utter.
heartless Indifference hurt and blinded
me. | actually believed the girl was
glad of my capture; that she rejoiced
at the knowledge that within few
hours she would be freed from all
the consequences of our rash act. 1t
was the reaction which had given her
such high spirits. the exhilarating
sense of escape, a relief so profound
as to cause her to even forget her
fathers death.
At first the thought served to numb
nv faculties, and | rode forward with
lowered head, all interest in life dead
within me. Then pride came to the
rescue, and | Strengthened up in the
saddle. She was my wife-that slen-
der, laughing girl! OF course would
never claim her; no word would ever
pass my lips to bring her pain and
humiliation. No one would ever know
excepting us two. But if did speak |
she could not deny, and she must real |
ize why had kept silent, why mad
oven gone down to death with closed |
lips.
And then-there was yet chance! 1
While there was life there was hope
and I was soldier enough. and suffi
GENTLY reckless, to accept of any op-
portunity. There might occur relax.
alton in the vigilance of the guard.
some delay at Lewisburg. possibly a
of me to headquarters at
Charleston-some sudden, unexpected
opening through which | could
squeeze.
Through the mud we rode steadily
on, following the pike that curved
along the base of the mountains, and
finally into the streets of Lewisburg
tTo BE CONTINUED
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/ Raymond, / am gao to see you
again." and he strobe forward, his lips
smiling, his hand held out. "Old Ned
swore to me you were dead. but the
sergeant said you got away at the
first rush Not even q scratch
hey
Just a moment, please" and the III
terested lieutenant interrupted him by
| hand on the shoulder. Il believe we
| have never met before. but ! pre-
| sumo you are Captain Fox?"
The latter turned. trife indignant
at the others manner.
II am; what of it,"
only l am naturally somewhat In
terested in your Identification of this
| fellow. To us he has claimed the
name OF Wyatt, but you address him
as Raymond. What Raymond did he
| represent himself to be-"
Fox stared about in surprise at the
faces surrounding him, scarcely able
to collect his scattered wits.
why" he answered, as though half
in doubt of his own words, "Lieuten-
dht OhdAiOo L. Aedy inOlus Cav
airy. on recruiting service II met
him at Hot Springs. and he showed
me his papers. Isn't-isn't he all
right?"
We'll, you can draw your own con-
clusion," returned the lieutenant, his
thin lips curled in a sneer, for | am
Raymond. Third cavalry This man is
rebel spy"
Escape was impossible; knew that,
for had considered the chances. Both
Whitlock and the lieutenant-the lat
ter with revolver drawn-stood be-
tween me and the windows The hall
without was thronged with troopers.
and, although might attain the open
door, that would be the end of it.
saw Noreen rise to her feet, her star
tied face turned toward me, but held
my nerves firm. and managed to smile
81 expect the jig is up. gentlemen"
acknowledged quietly determined
they should get as little comfort out
of me as possible 81 know when !
have played my last card"
is your name really Wyatt?"
1T is; am sergeant in the Staun-
ton horse artillery"
Raymond glanced from my face TO
where she stood. white-lipped and
silent.
There is nothing else between
your" he asked roughly. DO you
mean to say"
81 hardly think, lieutenant" broke
in Whitlock, suddenly realizing his
authority. ''it is necessary to ask such
questions now. The man confesses
himself a spy, and a court-martial will
probe into this matter We must re-
member the young lady is the daugh-
ter of Major Harwood."
"And as Major Harwoods daugh-
ter" she said gravely. standing be-
fore me, 81 desire to be heard, and to
answer this gentleman's question.
sought to save Sergeant Wyatt be-
cause of the special service he has
rendered me during the past night.
know nothing of his purpose here.
but-but / hold him friend whatever
may be his uniform"
The lieutenant bowed. hat in hand. |
Il intended no criticism of your mo- |
tives, but soldier must perform his |
duty. Under whose orders are you
here. Wyatt?"
81 refuse to answer"
mo? Well, Ramsay will get re-
ply out of you'll"
'T hardly think so. sir. You hang
spies, but do not torture them"
True enough" and Whitlock stepped
o the door. Sergeant. bring file of
men. and take charge of this prisoner
There is nothing to detain us longer.
We have extra horses. Captain Fox
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Cross Sections of Potato of Poor DUAL.
ity, Small CorticaI Layer and Large
Thick Internal MeduIIary Layer.


production is different than of most
farm crops. This has led to some con-
fusion as to inheritance of characters.
The tuber grows at the end of short
underground stem of which it is an
enlarged portion. Our commonly cul-
tivated varieties seldom blossom and
produce seed, and this method of re-
production is not employed except by
potato-breeding specialists. The proper
method for the potato grower is to Sc
lect tubers from the best plants, al
ways starting with the best variety
possible to secure.
Selection for disease resistance may
and should be practiced. This cannot
be done with entire satisfaction unless
the soil is badly infested with diseases,
q condition which the practical grower
should avoid. Blights and rots may be
overcome to certain extent in this
manner Some varieties show greater
resistance than others and should be
grown when any disease is prevalent
Treatment of the seed and spraying Of
the vines are more effective ii the
work is well done. 1t would be desir-
able, however, for the potato specialist
to develop resistant varieties. There |
h at present no such thing as pota-
soes immune to the common diseases. |
The time Of planting should be res !
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SPORTING Risk.

Small Youth amt gOin' to a.,
NJ, prayers tonight, mother. I'm &C
In tn take Z chance lite.
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PHILADELPIIIA PRODUCE
BY AsSociaied PrcSs

Philadelnhia, June 13. - Wheat -
Steady; No. q red, spot and June, s1.01
a 1.0S No. ., Southern, red, 99c4 $1.O1
Corn-Quiet, steady; No. .. yellow, To-
cal, S2qS21sc; steamer. No. 2, yellow.
local. sO1a @S1hc.
Oats Firm; No .. white. 40
471ac; No. 3, white, 44a @45hc.
Bran - Market quiet. but steady;
city mills, winter. per ton. $3.50. west
ern, winter, per ton. $3.50: Spring. per
ton. $23.5O624.00.
Refined Sugars quiet. but steady;
powdered. 7.4O@7.75c; fine granulated,
7.30@7. 1859; confectioners' A. 7.20@I55c.
6HstsF 55sasa ssSq69
prints, fancy. 3Sc.
Eggs = The market is firm;
free cases, $7.O5 per case; do, current
receipts, free cases, $6.6O06.75 per case;
western, extras firsts. free cases. S1.O5
per cGa.s case; 10 western. hrsts. free cases.
Live Poultry---The market is steady;
fowls: fowls: oS,gH 2SG,@2OHc;, r99oosters, 9os l$g,l4c'
Dressed Poultry-E'irm; fowls, fancy,
2Sh @SSGi do, GOOD to to oo choice u 1a o22c;
l5c; broiling chickens. nearby, 35@
55c;, do. western. z2024c: roasting
chickens. western, choice 10 fancy. 1900
ducks, nearby, 20@21c; do, western, IL
lSc; geese. nearby. 100 D2Uc, du.. c..
ern. l6GDlfc.
Potatoes - The market is firm;
white. Pennsylvania, per bushei, $1.36
@I85; New York. per bushel, $1.25@
Florida. No. /, per barrel, $5.50@5.75;
Florida, No. 2, per barrel, s4.O@4.50;
Norfolk. No. |, per barrel. $i25@44O;
Norfolk, No. 2, per barrel, $25O@3.OO;
North and South Carolina. No. l, per
barrel, S4.006U4.25; North and South
Carolina, No. 2, per barrels, S2.5003.0O.
Flour = Dull and nominal; winter,
straights, $4S5@5.15; do, patents, SIS 25
a $50; Spring tirsts, clear, $5.35m5.75;
do, straights, s5.20@5.40; do, patents.
$5.40@5.75; do, favorite brands, S6.25@
$50
Hay - The market ia steady
with a fair demand; No. l, large
oales s25,50; No. l.. medium nslss.
No. 8, do, $i7OO@19.OO.
Glover mixed, light mixed, $4,000
$500; No. l, do, $21.00; No. ., do, $17.OO
01S00
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Apartments For Rent

FOR RENT Two modern apart
ments, desirably located; front and rear
porches; tile bath: hardwood floors; first
and third floor; fireproof building; must
be seen to be appreciated. Address c.,
1899, care of Telegraph.
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