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Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
BEE KEEPING.
There Should Be Strong, Active Colo
 nies for Honey Season.

The duty of the bee keeper in the spring Is to get plenty of bees in time for the honey flow. If 1lis is not done his work is a failure. The population of the colony is reduced during the winter, especially where wintering con- ditions are not the best, and this must be correstced if the colony is to get the full honey crop. It is poor keep ing to have weak colonies at the begin- ming of the honey flow from which the surplus crop is obtained.
 After brood rearing gets under way bees need three hllngs-room for heavy brood rearing, an abundance of
 stores and protection. A common error is to cramp the colony by faiI- ing to provide empty cells for the re- If in early spring the weather is suitable and if nectar is available the bees will add considerably to their hoards of honey, but they 5ise it so rapidly that it is seldom that any gain in the stores occurs even during fruit bloom. However, since the weather is uncertain at this season@tf1e bee-keep- | CT should not depend too mich on in- coming nectar to supply .lle needs of | his bees. If they are short of stores | feed a, warm thick syrup made of granulated sugar and feed. laNishly. | At this time one wing of the queen | should be clipped so that when swarm | inS time comes she cannot fly ito the l WOOOS Nllu lnG SWdTIl.. IT any Qu6Sn-
 less colonies are discovered (haying no 1 brood) they should be united with col
 onies having queens. This can be done
 simply by settling the queenless colony l on top.
 The stimulation to heavy brood rearing should occupy six to eight weeks previous to the surplus honey l flow, and every bee-keeper should know when that comes in his locality.
 If he is a beginner any bee-keepr who is older in the work can give him that information. If a colony has a good queen and plenty of empty cells for egg laying, is well supplied with stores and is protected from cold and wind
 one may expect a colony which is cap | able Of storing the maximum crop.
 Having gone to all :llis trouble to
 get plenty of bees in the hive, the bee keeper will readily see that he should
 do everything in his power to prevent
 swarming. Swarming just before or
 during the honey flow is the greatest
 drawback to a good crop. Experienced
 bee-keepers have worked out methods ) by which this can largely be prevented } and every bee-keeper should study these methods.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

 need much more animal food than lit tie chickens, and 1t is the difficulty of supplying this in a digestive form that results in disaster to many pro spective turkey raisers.
 Another reason why it is difficult to raise young turkeys is that they are so easily affected by cold and damp ness. To allow young turkeys to be- come wet at any time is fatal
 When eggs are matched under hens or turkeys they SI.ould be removed as they are out of the shell and placed in a warm flannel lined basket out of sight and sound of the mother hen After the mother las been fed and watered she should be removed with her poults to a clean new coop with a small grass runway. If it is early in the season and the ground is cold and damp, it is important that the coor nave a board floor. If it is late and the ground is fairly dry. the poultry
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
TWO STORY TAFTVILLE BLOCK
Will be Erected by F. Dion Merchants Avenue
 Up for Fifth Story of Hopkins 6 Allen Addition New Garages Being Built-Other Construction About Town.

Work has been started on a two- story building which P. Dion will erect on Merchants avenue, Taftville, which will be used for tenement purposes and store. The building will be 36x45 feet and will be made of wood The front will be made attractive with good sized plate glass windows. George Allen has the contract.
 On It's Foundation.
 The barn which was moved from Daniel Shea's property on to tSle prop erty of St. Patrick's church has been placed on it's foundation. Fenton Bros. did the work.
 Two Garages.
 The two garages in the rear of Chestnut street which w. s. filling has been building are about completed. They will be occupied by Emil Fox and w. c. Chamberlain. The garage which Mir. Fox will use is all finished. Fenton Bros. had the contract.
 Church Work Done. Fenton Bros. have practically com pleted the work on the house they have been building in Putnam for Father Bedard, and they are now laying side completed the moving of MT. Lucier's touse about 800 feet.
 Fires in Ovens.
 The work on the new Providence bakery building which is located in the rear of Chestnut street is all fin ished except the laying of the floors which will be laid, of special heavy material. The ovens have been fired for several days. Fenton Bros. were the contractors.
 Windows In. The plate glass windows for the store fronts have been installed in the building H. Blackledge & Co. are re modelling for Emil Fox. Contract Let. The contract for the erection of z house on Elmwood avenue for J. w Burke has been let to H. Blackledge l Co. The plans were drawn by Cud worth 6 Thompson.
 Single Garage.
 Sarah M. Smith will erect a single story frame garage on PIatt avenue The sides will be of stone and cemen
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01


 and foliage, While potash aDpareutl5P weakened the vigor 01 tho tEeo IT. Only q sn1s1 crop e 21t11lt was produced the fourth year. bus t was practically all from the nitxogen-Ged trees.
 1S. The theory that heavy 1srE1liz- ing with nitrogen is injurious eo the peach is shattered by these exDerl- ments, as is also the former cOncep- ton of the value of potash.
 19. Reccmnendatfoug for eEale- and other soils low in fertility are 200 or 260 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre for bearing trees and one after the first year. The fourth year this amount may be doubled.
 20. It is thought probable that the necessary nitrogen may be advan- tageously supplied by means ot leguminous clover cpops, but this point has not yet been clearly dem- onstrated
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
NEW LONDON.
To Enlarae Eaetory.


 The construction of a substantial addition to the plant of the Sheffield Dentifrice Go. in Waller street is forecasted by the purchase from the Broadway estate Friday of two lots with the dwellings thereon now occu- pied by P. A. Sheridan and N J. Cor ra. The Sheffield Go. has but recently completed an enlargement of its fac tories. The one now contemplated may be commenced within few weeks or may be deferred for several months.
 Notes.
 Oliver Woodworth has tTle contract for building a frame garage on Mon tauk avenue for c. w. Smith. It will be 17x20 feet, arranged for two cars
 Contractor Percy White has the three-family house which he is build ing on Reed street for M Basson ready for roofing.
 Contractor Oliver Woodworth has completed the new garage for the F H. & A. H. Chappel Co. on Bank street. The building is 37x99, of hol- low tile blocks, succeed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING
Invitation to Scouts.

At the first performance of the Battle Cry of Peace. the big prepared ness motion picture, on Monday night, June 9th. all the local scout troops. to- gether with the invited companies, G. A. R., and Tierney Cadets. have been invited as the special guests of the picture management All scouts who intend to go will assemble in uniform at the Buckingham Memorial at 7.15.
 New Council Flag.
 Just before the parade on Memorial day, new local council flag was pre- scented, with the national flag. by Vice President A. L. Peale. to Troop 5, which by virtue of it's winning in the intertroop contests. was the hon or troop for the day. The flag is of large parade size, of blue bunting, with. a yellow seal in the center. The fittings include an oak stan with brass spear head. rain cover, and flag belt.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
What the Boy Scouts Are Doing.
 Troop i.

Last Saturday the scouts were in the following contests: Pacing, Rob- ert Johnson, coming in third; equip ment race, Robert Johnson; stretcher race. Robert Johnson and Robert Sage coming in third: cantipede race, Ralph Graham, Robert Johnson, Rich ard Peale and Robert Sage, and first aid, Robert Johnson and Ralph Gra- ham coming in third.
 Troop No. 6.
 During the last week Scout Stanton has passed his pacing. cooking and firemaking. Scout Haddad his track ing, which makes him second class Scout Carpenter has passed on pac- ing. Scout A. Botham on pacing and fire lighting, and Scout Wallen on knife and hatchet. The others are advancing rapidly. A hike is planned for next Saturday where more tests will be passed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
Average 11.25 per cent.

This is even a little lower than the average of twelve samples tested in New Hampshire under winter condi- tions. The average of these samples was found to be 12.3 per cent.
 It may be well to ask why is the percent of moisture in our butter so low. and how are we going to raise it ? From studying the answers given in reply to the questions asked in regard to the making of the butter tested, the only answer that can be given is. that many of the churning conditions are not as they should be and ehurnfng records are not kept and studied. To improve this condition, the butter maker should keep records, participate in educational scorings and get hold of our best bulletins on farm butter making.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
SOME SPRAY MATERIALS FOR
 POTATOES.

Soon potato vines will be coming through tIle ground. and the first
 spray should be applied before long. How many will have the materials ready for this operation? No success
 fuI potato raiser should fail to spray because of the freedom from insects and disease as the increased yield which will result will more than pay for this operation. This year, due to the lack Of potash, every grower should do what is possible to make up for this loss. Therefore in addition to fertilizing and cultivating the crop, a thorough spraying is the most es- sentia1 thing to consider. Because of the night price of copper su5phate which is used in making boydeaa1H.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
MOISTURE IN FARM DAIRY BUT.
 TER.
Impertant for Two Reasons--Me Method
 of its Control.

The amount of moisture in butter is important for two reasons; CD be- cause of a federal standard for mois- ture and (2l because of economic req sons
 The federal law requires that there a4all be not more than 15.9 per cent. moisture in butter. This law is ap- piled to creameries and to farms where butter making is carried on ex- te.lsiVely as the main business of the farm. It is found that any plant is selling butter containing Is per cent. or more of moisture, a tax of $50 per month is imposed upon the plant for the remainder of the year, ending June S0th, in which the butter is made. In addition to this, tax of 10 cents per pound is levied upon every pound of butter in the lot or lots of butter from which adulterated samples are taken.
 Economically, the amount of mois- turc in butter is important, as it af- fects the per cent of over-run or sur plus. That is, the amount of moisture incorporated determines whether ol not a pound of pure butter fat will make g. pound and a sixth of butter or more. To show this more clearly let us examine the following figures published in previous issue, in dis. cussing butter over-run.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
BRITISH INVASION OF
 GERMAN FAST AFRICA
Now Up Against a Strong German
 Defensive Position.

London, May 31, 5.1O p. m--The British invasion of German East Af- rica has been carried further into the interior and one of the British col umns is now confronted with Ger man army which has taken up a strong defensive position. The fol- lowing official statement in regard to this campaign was given out here this evening:
 General Smuts (the British com mander) reports that our column which is advancing down the Panagni river, reached the south end Of the Egare Mountains on the 18th and lo- cated the enemy near Nikocheni, oc- cupying a strong entfenched position on a narrow neck between the noun tains and the river"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
MIDDLETowN.

Work will be started in a few days on the erection of a new house on West street, Cromwell, for Carl Erk.
 The contracts for the plumbing and heating and mason work for the new residence being erected in Portland for Mrs Edward S. Hale have been let The house is now ready for pIastering
 c. Irving Hale is building a frame addition, 2sxS0 feet, on a house in Cromwell for Charles Larson.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
JURY IMPANELLEp FOR
 TRIAL OF BROKER LYMAN
Charged With Using the Mails to De-
 fraud Customers.

New York, May s1.-A jury was empanalled today for the trial in a federal court of Dr. John Grant Ly- man, charged with using the malls to defraud customers while operating as stock broker under the name of John 1T. Putnam 6 Co, of this city. During the examination of the tales men, Dx. Lyman read a long list of his customers, saying they. were the persons whom he was alleged to have defrauded. While the prosecutor was reading the indictment Dr. Lyman asked the court to strike out a DOT lion of it which he described as scam dalous.
 interrupt the. attorney. Lyman acted as his own counsel
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01

and the high price Of other materials. one pf the cheapest spray materials which is found on the market is bor- do-lead paste. This should be used at the rata of eight pounds to 60 gallons Of water. and applied as soon as the plants arc six to eight inches high and every 10 days thereafter. This Is necessary because all new growth should be covered Do prevent the blights from entering the tissues of the plant. Do not delay getting these supplies to use at the right time.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
SOUTH MANCHESTER.

A Hartford company has been given I-e contract for the heating in con- nection with the new recreation build ing being erected by Cheney Bros.
 Cheney Bros. are contemplating the erection of a three-story addition con- ta;ning q rooms to the Forest House on Cooper street. Plans are being completed and estimates will probably be received in the near future.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
wILLIMANTlc.

Arrangements are being made for the erection of a garage at lle corner of Main and Walnut streets for the John L. Lonard, Jr., and others are the proprietors. The building will be 50x150 feet, of f1reproof construction. The contract has not been let as yet.
 Doyle & Murphy have been given the contract for the new addition to the five-story brick addition to the plant of the American Thread Go.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
MANSFIELD.

The contract for the plumbing in the new buildings at Mansfield Depot for the Connecticut School for Feeble Minded, has been given to Noriarty & Rafferty at a7hout $15,000. The plans are by Architects Cudworth & Thomp- son.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01

Butter containing 14 to 15 per cent. moisture is of just as good quality ana may possess better texture than butter containing 10 to 12 per cent, if the moisture is put into the butter by natural churning conditions. The moisture content of our New England dairy butter runs too Ivy. The fol- lowing figures were collected on eight samples of Connecticut dairy butter recently scored at the college.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
BUILDING OPERATIONS
 IN NEW ENGLAND

Statistics of building and engineer ing operations in New England as compiled by The F. w. Dodge Com Danv follow.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
TURKEYS.
Thanksgiving. Day Birds are Hard to Raise, but the Trouble is Worth While.

Of all domestic fowls it is most difh- the cause of the rapid decline of the turkey industry in the last decade. At best, turkeys are still half wild and when left to roam about in the woods they are more likely to live than when brought up under artifi- cial conditions if they survive the roam about the fields in search of game.
 In the natural state turkeys live on flies spiders, grasseloppers, grubs, snails' eggs, etc, together with seeds and berries. It is apparent from this natural ration that the young turkeys
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
Statement Implies That He Places
 the Man Ahead of the Party.

New York, May 31.-George w. Perkins. chairman of the executive committee of the progressive party left for Chicago today to attend the progressive national convention. If the republican convention" he was asked, does not nominate Colonel Roosevelt, will the progressive party support the man who is nominated ?'
 T am for Roosevelt" was the re- ply.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS A
 BECkLEY.

The boys and girls of Beckley, Con- recticut, are carrying on some of the most interesting boys and girls club work in the state. They have formed
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01

New 5ritain.-A delegation of the Polish Falcons participated in the Memorial Day parade. They will al- so march in the preparedness parade Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01

As much as 30 pounds of wool have been sheared from one Angora goat
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01

The worlds production of whale o1h iu 1914 arnounted to 75ey0o0 barrels. e-x.1 ~ -
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01

PERKINS CAN SEE NO
 ONE BUT ROOSEVELT
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01

Miscellaneous. 9S Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis, Ore. .1022 93 J. Collinson, (Black Leghorns) Barnacre, Garstang, England 1OO7 100 A. Schwarz, (Black Rhine landers) Burlingame, Cal. ... 9s9
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
WEST END.

A remarkable strong cast supports
Wilfred Lucas, the star, in the Fine
Arts-Triangle play. Acquitted Lucas
is a well known actor Of the New
York legitimate stage. He is best re-
membered, perhaps, as leading man
for Rose Stah1 in 1.-THE Chorus Girl
this engagement lasting five years.
Mary Alden, who plays the appeal
ing role of the wife of the star in
Acquitted established a reputation
as strong character actress as the
mu1atto housekeeper in .The Birth OF
a Nation.''
Bessie Love plays charmingly as
the daughter of Wi1fred Lucas and
Mary Alden in Acquitted
The keystone comedy on
the same program today is His
Hereafter in two acts, featuring
Charles Murray. This splendid Tri-
angle program will be shown at the
West End theatre today. Matinee at
$3.50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
WHY GASOLINE Will STAY HIGH


In Farm and Fireside DR.. Walter F.
Rfttman, chemical engineer of the u.
s. Bureau of Mines, guesses-and his
guess is worth something-that gas
oline will go right on advancing in
price.
I'm 1910 there were 100000 automo-
biles in the country he says.
Now there are 1850, 900.
"a million new ones are added an
nual1y, while about one-fourth that
number are tscrapped.'
There are 100000 gasoline engines
working on farms, and 100000 other
farms are waiting to buy engines.
There are about 100000 motor boats
in the country, using gasoline,
'The demand for gasoline is increas-
ing by leaps and bounds. The supply
of petroleum is decreasing.
Before the war we were exporting
about 10O, o00, 900 gallons of gasoline
annually. Now it is 300, Zoo, 900 to 400,
900. 600, or 30 to- 40 per cent of the
whole production
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
LYRIC

s'seven Keys to Baldpate," the play
that George NJ Conan has built from
the story Of the same name by Earl
Derr Bfggers, and which will be pre-
scented here at the Lyric theatre with
Cecil Spooner and her company next
week, is a farce of seven kinds, that
is to say, it .'covers'' everything
A young novelist, who is a writer
Of meIodrarnatic twaddIe, lays a
wager that he can turn out a 10000
word story in "a hours. For the quiet
that he requires for concentration in
order to carry out his Hercu1ean task,
the novelist selects Ba1dpate Inn, a
summer hotel on the top of a noun
tain, closed for the winter. From the
caretaker the novelist gets what is
supposed to be the only key to the
hotel. He repairs to the wind-swept,
fce-bound, snow-covered hostelry,
locks himself in with his typewriter
and goes to work on his novelette,,
and then starts the story.
Soon mysterious visitors arrive
six patches Of ones and twos, each
batch having a key. A protest. onaI
briber, to conceal big money for a
graft fund; newspaper reportress
and her chaperone, betrothed to a
mayor who is to be bribed; a profess
sfonal bIackmaiIer, feminine and
beautsous as the reportress; the VIII
1age hermit, named Peters; finally
the mayor and his ancient. Miss
Spooner plays t"eMyra'' the blackmail-
err
Talk Of corruption, plots, heroic
hoIdups, with clever gun play, a muir
derous shot at the perforated vii
lainess, a marriage between the nov
eIfst and the fngenue-au this hap
pens in the most bewi1dering, absorb
ing fashion. just as the only George
NJ Conan could construct a mystery
farce of this kind. As ''AIyra- Thorn
hf11," clever little Cecil Spooner will
have a part just as would be written
for her, even from such prolific
writer as George NJ. Conan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
Amusements
PLAZA

A thrilling story of the days when
Louisiana was q French colony and
girls were sent across the sea to be
sold to the coIonfsts for wives is told
in Daphne and the Pirate" which
brings pretty Lillian Gish to the Plaza
once more as a Triangle star. The
costumes of the period lend sp1endor
to the production and there is a real
istic fight at sea. between a pirate crew
and the officers of the king who are
conveying a cargo of girls to America
1t is the sort of story that 1mpeLs
from the start and is in five parts.
Miss Gish has a most advantageous
role and she is supported by superb
cast of favorites.
The vaudeville program is head
lined by pearls of Pekin,'' a min1a-
ture musical comedy with William e.
Bence, the famous Chinese character
comedian, and AdeIine Bates and a
large chorus of strikingly pretty
young women including the Kennison
Sisters whose remarkable dancing
was one of the most delightful fea-
lures of the act. The offering is pre-
scented in two scenes and is exceed
ing1y funny.
Richie and Burt, pair of captivat-
ing damseIs in a singing and dancing
Offering that is the acme of artistic
endeavor, scored a complete hit at
the opening performance yesterday,
which was to be expected for an act
of it's kind The girls were dainty and
pretty, had pleasing voices and were
remarkable dancers. Also the stage
was magnifcently set. the wordrobe
varied and beautiful and the novelties
introduced were really novel.
Scott and Marke, who billed them
selves as Chemists Of Comedy, de-
served the ovation rendered them for
their material was unusually funny
and they handled it creditably.
Completing the vaudeville was
Noisy Boy Evans in tambourine
roller-skate dancing speciality that
won him instant favor.
Chester Conk1in had plenty of as
sistants in ssCinders of Love-" the two
part keystone on the bill, and the
laughs came fast and furious
throughout.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
EMPIRE

a new film favorite is to be pre-
scented to audiences at the Empire
theatre this evening in the beautiful
Mae Murray, the new Lasky star, who
will make her bow to photo-dramatic
patrons in the screen version of Mary
Johnson's famous story, ITO Have
and to Hold Tt is q Paramount
picture.
Heretofore, Miss Murray has been
entirely identified with the stage.
several months ago she consented to
appear in a new picture. So great
was her beauty, SO charming her per-
sonaIity and so wonderful her ability,
that every motion picture magnate in
the country sought her services. She
was finally secured by the Lasky Co.
under a three year contract Miss
Murray is endowed with youth and
beauty in addition to her wonderful
dramatic ability and there can be
no doubt that she will be a great IA
vorfte to local theatregoers.
The distinguished Iasky actor, Wal
lace Reid, is featured with Miss Muir
ray and the two are surrounded by a
number of the all star Lasky stock
company. The production is unus-
ua1Iy magnificent.