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Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24
NATIONAL INDIA RUBBER co.
 GIVES A WAGE INCREASE
To More Than 5000 Employees of It's
 Plants in Bristol, R. !.

Bristol, R. T., Nov. 23.-A ten per cent. wage increase for more rnan B. 00o employees of it's local plants was an- nounced today by the National India Rubber company. The increase, given to every employe who receives less than s2,50e a year, will be effective November 2T. It is granted, the coEa- pany stated, because abnormal world conditions lead the management to feel the need of an emergency increase in the earnings of its employees"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24
NEEpLEWoRk GUILD
Holds Annual Meeting at Home of
 Mrs. George $. Stiles.

The annual meeting of the Needle Mrs. George E. Stiles at 1O3 Wind ham road Thursday afternoon. Many were present at the meeting, which was called together at 3 o'clock. and the reports for the past year were read. Seven hundred and fourteen garments have been collected by the guild and were shown at the meeting One of the pleasing features of the afternoon was the singing by seven of the children from the lower schools who had come to the meeting for this purpose
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24
SUPERIOR COURT
Short Calendar ard Assignment of Cases at 'Willimantie Friday-one
 Uneontested nivaFes.

In the Windham county superior court there will be a session for short calendar and assignment of cases at Wiffinantic, today (FridaS) at fo.l5 a. nn., Hon. James H. Webb, judge.
 The short calendar list: Martha R. Wilcox, trus vs. Lawton Mills Corp. Horniseas Dion vs William H. Segar, Wilhmantic Coal & Lumber Co. ys.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24
wM.LrsrANTIo OFFICE. CT Churcht St. Telephone 21O-2.
FIRE LOSS FULLY s2ooooo \ WITH ONLY PARTIAL INSURANCE Destruction of Jordan Block and Ad-
 joining Building Eanly Thursday
 Mornina-Failure of Alarms to Work Caused Serious Delay.

Wilnmantic was visited by the worst freqin the history of the city on Thursday morning when the Jordan block and an adjoining wooden frame building were totally destroyed. The loss is estimated to be at least $200,- 900. The greatest loss will be suf fered by the Jordan company. who conducted a hardware business in part of the block. The store was fill ed with a complete stock of hardware and general merchandise. William P. Jordan and Fred D. Jordan, owners of the building and the largest owners of the Hardware company, will be the greatest losers as the result of the fire as their loss is estimated at near-v ly $150,900.
 O Other Losers.
 Besides the loss to the hardware
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24

Southinsten--Word was received here yesterday of the death of Miss Bina N. Shorey. at her home in Mas saehusetts by drowning. Miss Shorey was teacher in the Lewis High School for q period of nearly a year and up to a short time ago. She had been in a melancholy mood over the death of a sister.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24
Cases Postponed

Two cases were supposed to come up before the police court for a hear ing Thursday morning but they were postponed until Friday morning. The cases are those of Diego Zarage and the two small boys who broke into a grocery store Saturday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24

New Haven.-The remarkable total of ss.2eO in money was raised We'd nesday by the workers for St. Fran cis' Orphan asylum in their annual donation day. More than 300 workers were out and they secured the city for contributions from people inter ested in the welfare of the orphans.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24
Tastes Differ.

The announcement that there is to be an inauguration ball at the begin ming of his second term serves to re- mind the country that the tastes of presidents wives differ in such mat ters-Kansas City Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24
Maud E. Setterberq.

The funeral of Maud E. Setterber' was held from her home at. 4O4 Jack son street Thursday afternoon at :: o'clock. Rev. MT. Peterson eff1ciatfd at the services. Burials was in Will imantic cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24
ONTUARY.
Colonel Charles K. Joyce.

Pfttsfield, Vt. Nov. 23.-Colonel Charles H. Joyce, a former congress- man from this state. died at his resi- dence here today. He was S5 years of age.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24

Translucent oyster shells take the place of window panes in the Philip pines,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24
FUNERALS
Frederick c. Raynor.

The funeral services of Frederick c. Raynor of Scotland were held from his home Thursday afternoon at o'clock. Rev. Martin Lowering off ciated at the services. Burial was ir the Scotland cemetery under the di rection of Jay NJ. Shepard, funeral d.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Mary Wright.

WfS' "~Fy "T'TFk'
 The death of Mrs. Mary Wright, formerly of this city, occurred at a hospital in Bridgeport Mrs. Wrigh- was formerly Miss Mary Doyle Of this city and she is survived by four sisters, Miss Alice Doyle of New York city. Miss Theresa Doyle of this city, Miss Sadie and Miss Helen Doyle of New Haven and two brothers, John of Norwich and James of Ho1yoke, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24

business in a space offered by George Clifford In his store on Church street. Thursday afternoon men were busy taking things from the ruined build ing to the new quarters of these two businesses.
 Council to investigate.
 Mayor Dunn stated Thursday that the common council would have an investigation as to why the fire alarm boxes did not ring in the alarm as they should.
 Among the many to get pictures of the fire were the representatives of moving picture company who are in good pictures of the fire or the. ruins were taken during the early morning hours.
 Watching for BIaze to Rekindle.
 Chief Foley kept force of men at the fire all Thursday night in order that someone would be on hand in case the blaze broke out again. The heavy rain during Thursday night helped in the matter of keeping the fire from again breaking out but 1t also increased the weight on the the weight of the water soaked con tents of the building. A stream of water is in readiness for any out break as it is turned on at the hy- drant but turned oH at the nozzle which is inside the building.
 Pythians Saw Fire.
 The Knights of Pythias, whose rooms were destroyed by the fire, re- turned to this city from Rockville at an early hour Thursday morning to find rything, except a flag and two swords, that belonged to the lodge il. a blaze. They could see the fire as they came into the city and it was then thought that. the blaze was, across the river. :
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24

The best way to spend your Thanks giving is to attend the annual musi- cal show of the Thread City Cyclers, Loomer Opera house.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-24
Heufuc6e?

t is simple truth that Korldon's has instantly dispelled many, many head. aches during it's 26 years of beneficial history. Then why should you let a headache mar your happiness9 >
 Don't let headache spoil your work and play. Try some Kondon's at our expense or buy a 25 cent tube. We win refund your money if you don't feel like saying, "wf1at-a-relief, just as soon as you put the first application of the jelly up your nose and on your forehead.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08
Hints for Campers,

Two items set forth in the bulletin
Of the California state board of
health upset some traditions which
have been maintained by campers and
tappers from time immemorial. There
iswidespread belief that rapid streams
Wrify themselves and that lemon juice
IN water has a sterilizing effect.
Ndther is true.
lemon juice is not an antiseptic. Un-
fa lemonade is made of pure water,
tMdanger of infection is just as great
~ though no lemon juice and sugar
AN aas
| Al to the publication Of running
strams, a swift flow over stones has
always been considered an advantage.
Some professional campers even so so
far as to state exactly the number Of
stNes needed to purify the stream. A
dausion. The principal purifying
agents are sunlight, sedimentati0n, and
the action of certain minute organ
isns.
The safest and best method of op-
emtion for Automobiles or trampers
ia strange country Is to carry jugs Of
drinking water, ignoring wayside
streams, no matter how tempting they
may look.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08

Good Method for Small Patch.
For a small patch of two or three
acres perhaps the second most salts
factory method is to manure piece
of ground near the barn where it can
be most conveniently used for hog pas
ture. The ground should be pIoWcd'
fitted and sowed to rape, early in the
spring. This should be used for hog
pasture during May and June. During
the first week of July the rape stubble
should be moved down and the ground
thoroughly disked, then plowed and
again disked and narrowed.
Any time during the last week of
July or the first week of August, the
ground should be thoroughly disked
and worked down so that it is firm and
solid. If there should come rain dur
ing the latter part Of July or the first
of August, it is a good plan to prepare
the ground and sow the seed at once
while there is sufficient moisture In
the ground to sprout the seed and give
the young alfalfa a good start.
Alfalfa After Barley or Early Oats.
A third method, and one With some
advantages over the others. where the
season is not too dry, is to grow crop
of winter wheat, barley, early oats, or
early potatoes, and follow that crop
with alfalfa.
As soon as the grain is ripe it should
be cut and removed from the field. Ap-
ply ten or fifteen loads of manure to
the acre. Disk the ground to mix the
manure and stubble with the soil, and
pillow and again disk and harrow and
work down to give firm, solid seed,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08
Cubic Stone.

To keep in touch with the news OF
the world, which is now bringing forth
O strange array of words from all the
corners of the earth, one must needs
have the knowledge Of MezZofanti or
be the possessor of pOlyglOt dlctiOn-
airy. The war between the Turks and
Arabians has released number of
words, some of which, like the Ara
bian terms "alkali," algebra las
trology," ETC., may in time be adopted
into our language. Here is the Arabic
word "kaab," "the cubic stone;;" this
is the stone which, according to Mo-
hammedan tradition, was brought by
Adam from Paradise and became black
through the sins of men. The stone is
at Medina. 1t is covered by veil,
which is raised by the pilgrims who
come from great distances to kiss it.
II has been called, irreverently, the
blarney stone Of Mohammed. At the
side of the tomb Of Mohammed is a
tomb awaiting Jesus, whom the Nus
sulmans regard as one of their proph.
ets.-Indianapolis News.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08
WHY BOYS LEAVE THE FARM
writer Asserts That Few Young Men
Care to Have Their Father
as the "Ross."

The Courant's Stafford Springs cor
respondent announces that the sons Of
several farmers in that vicinity are
working for contractors thernohouts at
a lower rate Of wages than their own
Fathers are paying farm lnborers. On
the face Of it, it looks absurd but to
the men who were reared on a farm Il
Ing. ~
ifoDaply TWO reasons muy br found
which combine to send The yl,In,r man
from the farm, even though tbcir nov
away from home is less than thar
which they might command an tbn
homestead, and one is that few vorny
men, nearing or past twenty.onc. care
to have their father as the boss" IN
their younger days they had enough Of
dictatlon from that source, and they
yearn for change, just as The prodi.c,
son may have done in his day. When
they enter the employ of strarrrr
they may bargain with him 4 little
more closely than they could with
their parent and they realize the fact,
The discipline may be more strict or If
may be more lax than that at nome,
but at any rate it is different and
therefore TO be desired.
A more weighty reason is the fact
that, in working for contractor, the
young man knows that his day will
consist of specific number of hours.
and at the end Of the last minute of
the last hour he can quit for the day
and have, according to a once popu.
lar phrase, nothing to do till tomor.
row. On his fathers farm the young
man faces a different proposition, Tor
there the day begins at sunrise, pos
sibly before. and lasts until dad is
ready to quit for the night. The day
may be eight hours long, it may be
ten, it may be fourteen, but neither
master nor servant knows until it is
ended, which it will be, but in any
event. there will be no extra pay for
oyertime.-Hartford COurant.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08

! ground in one day if the hoe is sharp
| and bright and the strokes long and
smooth.
With sharp hoe one can cut this
ties. dock, dandelions and other nox-
ious weeds with quickness, dispatch
and ease. 1t is light to handle, easy
to use and more effective than any
other implement for many purposes.
In choosing a hoe, select one the
blade Of which lies not quite fiat Oh
the floor when you are standing erect,
with the hoe handle extending from
your hands when in working position
to the floor. The heel of the hoe
should not quite touch the floor from
this position.
Such hoe will bite into the soil
easily, when it is bright and sharp,
and will work smoothly and effective
ly.
Sharpen the hoe as soon as it gets
noticeably dull This will be hard on
the hoe. but it saves muscle, and hoes
are cheap.
Carry small fat file in your hip
pocket. and do not allow a nick to stay
in the hoe minute after it is made.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08
HOW TO USE A HOE

So many people have a horror OF
using a hoe. 1t is the most comforta
Bile implement to be found in the
equipment of a gardener or farmer
1t is so handy to use for so many pur
poses that one cannot get along with
out it.
Probably one reason that people dc
not like a hoe is that most hoes eX
plain at once how dull as hoe" came
into proverbial rse.
A dull hoe is certainly not pleasant
implement with which to work. The
good gardener will keep his favorite
hoe filed to a sharp edge all the time.
1t is impossible to grind hoe on a
grindstone because the level must be
on the upper side of the blade when
it is in use, in order to make the hoe
bite" into the soil.
File your hoe, making the bevel
about twice as wide as the thickness
of the blade. Then keep it bright,
and when you go out after weeds the
hoe slips through the soil SO easily
that hoeing is not much like hard
work.
In hoeing, long, slow movement
should be made, if the soil is in good
condition. Simply SCOUTING" half an
inch of the top soil is enough to kill
weeds, and one can go over a lot OF
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08

stand of alfalfa than lime and barn.
yard manure.
Well Prepared Seed Bed Essential.
A we'll prepared, firm, solid seed bed,
plenty Of good barnyard manure and
summer fallow to kill the weeds, are
most important.
Alfalfa seed may be either drilled, or
s0Wed, broadcast and narrowed in, or
even disked in, especially if the sur
face of the ground is dry.
Sow ten to twelve pounds of seed
per acre. If evenly distributed this
will give fifty to sixty seeds for every
square foot, while one thrifty plant to
the square foot is sufficient,
Cut alfalfa before it is in full bloom
or as soon as the young sprouts or
shoots start to grow at the base Of the
plant. Cut late in the afternoon or
evening.
When alfalfa is left too long the
iedVeS, when are the most valuable
part Of the plant, fall off and the stems
become woody and the yield of the
next crop is greatly reduced.
Alfalfa can be placed in the barn or
in stacks much greener than any other
KIND of hay. Twenty pounds Of salt
sprlnkled over each load of hay will
help to prevent heating and also add to
the palatability of the hay.
Where alfalfa is used for pasture
care should be taken to avoid pastur.
ing 1t too closely. Don't turn stock on
it too early in the spring.
Make a Besinnlne-start Now
would advise every farmer To tr,
at least a small piece Of alfalfa and If
he does not succeed at first, try AGAIN
and Keep on trying until he does s,,c.
coed. 1t is worth the while
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08
WORK WITH SICK PLANTS

Christmas cactus needs but little
root room and the soil should be N 4
Gus, rather sandy with good drainsGts
1t is liable to lose its roots if kept t0S
wet.
Watering cactus too freely some,
times causes it to rot off at the base.
Take the plant off, cut away the de-
cayed part with sharp knife, let ii
| dry few hours, then insert half
inch, in moist sand, and it will throw
out new roots. 1t can then be re-
ported.
Cactuses, as a rule, are injured by
| too free watering during winter.
If your plants get broken, if it is
not entirely separated from the main
stalk, straighten it back into position
carefully and wind a narrow strip OF
cloth around the break. as you would
bandage broke limb. Leave one end
of the strip long enough to fasten 80 :;
slender stake set upright in the pot to
hold the plant. Wet the bandage thor
eughly every day and leave until you
are sure the break is healed
Sometimes good treatment of let
| ting alone is the best thing that can
be given discouraged or sulky plant.
Many things are killed by kindness or
what is intended TO be such.
Gas-heated rooms unless we'll ventil.
ated are bad for plants.
Keep the plants clean and whole
SOME. Dust aud disease 90 together.
Clogged drainage and too liberal wa
tering will sour the soil, ruin the foil
age or kill the plant.
Remember it is the weakened plant
that is the easy prey to disease and in.
sects, owing to bad conditions.
A chilly temperature will cause be.
gonias to drop their leaves; when once
chilled it will take several weeks TO re-
cover from it.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08
GET A START WITH ALFALFA

There are few farmers whose profits
would not be increased greatly by ralS-
ing alfalfa.
There is no combination Of feed SO
economical for production of beet
pork. milk, butter and eggs, and tor
growing animals, as corn and alfalfa.
We need alfalfa, because it balances
the corn ration and saves large waste
of starch which always takes place
where corn is fed alone. We need al
falfa because we can, in this way,
grow on our farms the protein more
profitahly than we can buy it in manu-
featured feedstuffs. We need alfalfa
because it enriches the soil and en-
ables us to grow larger crops Of corn,
oats and other grain; because it pro-
duces on an average double the feed
value per acre that red clover or any
other forage crop will produce. AL
falfa is no harder to grow than any Of
the other forage crops. 1t adapts itself
readily to all kinds of conditions of soil
and climate and produces three and
sometimes four crops year in the
corn belt; in the cotton belt states,
sometimes seven and eight crops.
When good stand is once assured it
lasts four or five years in humid re-
gions, and much longer in states west
of the Mississippi river. Alfalfa can
be fed to all kinds Of farm animals and
has no superior as hog pasture. 1t
adds humus to the soil and resists
drought better than any other crop.
No piece of ground on the farm will
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08

tent fallowed until the last OF June
when the seed is sown. This enables
rs TO get a crop the first year either
for hog pasture or for nay.
Advantages of this method are:
I We do not lose the use of the lana
for one year.
. There is less damage from Injury
by grasshopperS than in the case OF
late summer seeding.
3. 1t inSures strong root system
and less chance of winter killing. The
only disadvantage Of this method Is
that If the ground is foul the alfalfa
may be smothercd by weeds.
Spring Seeding Without Nurse Crop
In the West and North it has been
q common practice to SOW in the spring
without nurse crop, keeping the
vpr.t, moved down during the sum
mcr TO prevent Smothering the alfalfa.
Ground that is manfred and fall
plowcd is best for spring seeding. The
next best is corn stalk ground either
manured the year before or in the
winter or carly spring, thoroughly
djskcl and narrowed and seeded about
the middle Of April.
1t is important that the weeds be
moved two or three times during the
summer or they will choke out the al
falfa.
The disadvantages of spring sowing
are:
|. The loss of one seasons crop
where no nurse crop is used.
., The extra labor required to keep
down the weeds.
8. The danger Of neglecting the
weeds and the consequent loss of a
stand or securing only "patchy
stand"
4. 1t is the most crowded time Of the
year, and we either fail to put in the
alfalfa at all or slight the work.
There is no one thing that will do
more to insure success in getting a
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08
ABOUT BULB PLANTING
BY l.. M. BENNINGTON.

When should bulbs be planted? is Il
question often asked. Bulbs should he
pat into the ground as soon as they
can be procured from the dealer. This
is generally in September or October
The impression prevails to large
extent that bulbs can be planted any
time during the fall. That is, that il
is safe to put them out any time be-
fore the ground freezes.
This is mistake which grows out
of lack of knowledge of the plant
habits.
A bulb makes an annual growth of
roots during the fall. These are the
roots which support it next spring
while it is blooming.
Unless this root-growth is COM
pleted in the fall 1t will give q crop
Of inferior flowers, as the incomplete
work of autumn will be taken I'D where
1t was interrupted by cold weather
and carried on to completion while the
plant is trying to produce a crop of
flowers.
This makes it attempt to do double
duty on slender stock of vitality.
Late planted bulbs, therefore, should
always give Us inferior flowers, and
often none at all.
This explains why it is advisable to
plant bulbs as early in the fall as pos
sible. Give them ample time to de
velOp their roots before cold weather
puts an end to the work of the season
if you want them to give you tn,
flowers next spring.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08
Not Flattered.

An old Scotch woman, who had re-
sisted all the entreaties of her friends
to have her photograph taken, and
who was at last induced to consent, in
order that she might send her like
ness to her son in America, is the hero
inc of the following anecdote:
On receiving the first proof, she
failed to recognize the figure thereon
represented as herself; so, card IN
hand, she set out for the artists studio.
as that me?" she queried.
"yes madam" replied the artist.
"And is it like meT she again
asked. a.,
eyes, madame, it's speaking ike
ness" avs.
"A weel," she said resignedly. Its
humbEn SIGHT"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-08

bed. About the first week in August
seed the alfalfa as described above.
Spring Seeding With Nurse Crop.
A fourth method is to seed in the
spring with light nurse crop of early
oats or barley. In case oats are used,
it is best to SOW not more than bushel
to the acre, cutting them when in
bloom for hay. The advantages of
this method and also of the second and
third methods mentioned above are
that we secure crop and do not lose
the use of the ground for one year
Some of our best alfalfa growers have
used the beardless barley as a nurse
crop with good results in spring seed
| ing.
Good Results From June SEEDING.
Some of the best stands of alfalfa
have been secured by seeding in the
middle or last of June. For June seed
ing, the ground is MANFRED and plowet