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Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
CONTEST TOO CLOSE
 TO BE DECIDED
Barred Roeks Are Only Fourteen Eggs
 Behind Now.

The competition between the two | top pens in the Storrs laying contest | is as yet too close to be decided. In | the tenth week of the contest a pen of Barred Rocks entered by Applecock Farm, of F'itzwtlliam, IN. HI. was 112 eggs behind A. P Robinson's White the twentieth week of the contest this Barred Rock pen Jagged still more, being 163 eggs behind the Leghorns. By the time the thirtieth week had come around, the fortunes of the game seemed to have changed and the Bar red Rock pen was only "A eggs behind the Leghorns. In the fortieth week, the Rocks had again suffered reverses and were in arrears 135 eggs. At this point virtually everyone. including the management of the contest conceded first place to the New York Leshorns. But now in the fiftieth week with the race nearly over, the rocks are only 14 eggs behind and apparently they have the punch" to nish in first place. Each pen is well above 2000 eggs or an average of more than 200 eggs per bird the goal that all good hens strive for.
 There were just four pens in all that were able to lay more than 40 eggs during the fiftieth week. Obed Bridgeton, R. l.. were in first place with a yield of 46 eggs. Merritt NJ. Clark's pen of Barred Rocks from Brool1held Center. Conn, followed them closely with production of 45 eggs Jay H. Ernisse's White Wyandottes from Webster, N. Y. were in third place with 43 and Rock Rose Farms Cared Rocks from Katonah, N. Y.. their credit. The total for all pens amounted to 1890 or 145 better than for the f1ftieth week las: year.
 The three best pens in each of the principal varieties are as follows: Pen Barred Plymouth Rocks
 
 1 Merritt M. Clark. Brolfield
 Center, Conn. .............. 1928 Michigan Agricultural Col
 lege, East Lansing, Michi-
 gan . ....... 17s5
 White Wyandotes. 20 Obed G. Knights Bridgeton
 k. 1. TITO IS Merrythought Farm, Colum-
 bia, Conn. -: :....... ...... 1765
 CT, Pa. 1764
 Rhode Island Reds ........ 47 Alan's Hard to Beat Reds
 Newport, R. I. 1922 43 Pequot Poultry Farm. South
 port, Conn ............. 17s4 37 Hillview Poultry Farm, St.
 White Leghorns 73 A. P. Robinson, CaIverton,
 N. I. 20S1 9l Windsweep Farm, Bedding
 Ridge, Conn ..-.......-.. 1888 60 J. O. LeFevre. New Paltz,
 N. Y. .................. 1s44
 Miscellaneous 31 Cloves & Sullivan, (Buff l
 Wyandottes) Hartford, Conn. 1874 10 -HOlliStOn Hill P. Farm
 (White Rocks) Holliston Hill, ]
 Mass. ........... 17ss 1 34 Obed G. Knight, (White
 Orpingtons) Bridgeton R.
 I. ...... ..... 1887 |
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
ATTENDANCE RECORD
 FOR LAST MONTH Total Number of Children Enrolled is
 3.141

The attendance for all the schools of the town of Norwich for the month of September is as follows:
 Number enrolled, including kinder gartens 3,141; cases of tardiness, 94; per cent. of attendance in grades, 945, per cent. of attendance in kindergar- tens .912.
 The attendance by schools follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
Gets Federal Position.

Secretary. Charles D. Hine of the state board of education has been ap- pointed by the department of labor at Washington agent for this state to en- force the federal child labor law as it relates to interstate business The letter notifying him of his appoint ment is signed by Louis F. Post, as- sistant secretary of the department.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

NOTICE-That the blacksn1iths of Taftville, Occum and Baltic will a0- vance the price Of horseshoeing on Oct. 22. 1917: For light horses, 31.75; draft horses. *2; bar shoes $50; resetting, sf.25. octl9d
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

Waterbury.-Miss Edith Madeira, superintendent of the Visiting Nurses association. has handed in her reSig- nation, to take effect on Nov. l.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
Seeking Recruits For Armies.

Probably for the first time in New England America and British army officers will call from the same plat form for recruits for their respective armies on Saturday night, October %
 when a monster rally and drive for
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

Judge Nelson J. Ayling and son John, are spending two weeks with Judge AIyinss mother and sister in Kennedy, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

Mrs J. Theodore Webb and son Gilbert Gsgood Webb are guests of the Misses Osgood of Rockwell ter race.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

Deep River~An effort is beiag mace by citizens to induce the selectman to use the store recently vacated by C. \; Pratt for the library quarters.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

1artford.-Comrades of tha EoveA- nor's Foot Guard Veteran corps met st the City club to celebrate the 146th anniversary of the corps on We iresday evening. There was beefsteak sup per and roll call.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

Mir. and Mrs. Edward Ely of New York have been guests of the former 2 brother Grosvenor Ely of Broed street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

Mrs George R. Wallace, Jr., of Fitchburg, Mass, has been the guest of Miss Olive Huntington.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

Mrs. Eben Learned of Huntington place is in Washington, D. C., for few weeks stay.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Mir and Mrs. A. N. H. Vaughn have bee,r passing a few days at Lake Mo- honk.
 Mrs. William R. Birge has had as her guest her sister. Miss Bell of New York
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

WISCeITdheOUS 31 Cloves & Sullivan, (Buff Wyandottes) Hartford, Conn IS 10 HOlliStOn Hill P. Farm (White Rocks) Holliston Hill, Mass. -..... ............. r A Obed G. Knight, (White Orpingtons) Bridrgeton, R. I. 16
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
Churchmen Plan
Advertising to
Spread Goodness

Because more people read the
newspapers than go to church is the
reason why the Church Federation of
Greater Omaha, comprising STORE
than fifty Protestant churches, is seri-
ously considering the advisability Of
a newspaper advertising campaign
with "go-to-church" appeal. Rea-
soning like the successful merchant
who advertises his wares in the daily
journals, the clergymen feel that
their stock-in-trade is goodness, and
all they ask is that the world and his
wife come and get some of it without
cost.
On Monday evening at $50 o'clock
the local council of the church fedora
ton will meet in the Young Mems
Christian association home in re-
Spouse to a call issued by Rev. Oliver
Keve, president. In addition to delv-
ing into the merits of the advertising
game, the ministers will talk of a
training school for religious workers
and broader plans for the gospel mis-
sion. Also the needs of saloonless
Omaha will be discussed and recon?
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07

In warm weather we approach this
condition so closely that most motors
run very well.
In cold weather, however the gas
olinc is mixed with the afr merely
as fog or rain and there is great
tendency for this fog or rain to pre-
cipitate out OF the mixture. Because
of inertia effects it reaches certain
cylinders in greater proportion than
others. This is especially true at low
speed. when the motor is cold Some
cylinders may be receiving too lean
a mixture while the others are get
ting correct mixtures, or even mix
lures which are too rich.
The poor grade of gasoline in
reality works back to the battery and
will keep the battery in a discharged
condition at all times, because you
will do more cranking, longer crank.
ing and less running
That is why we emphasize having
your complete system inspected at
least every two weeks, which will
save you future grief and trouble"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07

West Point. Ny oldest brother, A..
J., was civil engineer and he plated
the place. A man by the name Of
Peter Smith and myself held the town
site that summer. There were no set
tiers nearer than Fontcnelle."
But John Bruner had some OF his
interests anchored back east in the
person OF young woman Of Penn
sylvania to whom he had been writ
ing. In 1858 he journeyed back and
married her They had one child,
when the civil war hared up and the
young husband marched away with
Company G, ll5th Pennsylvania in
fantry. The remnants of that regi-
mcnt were later incorporated into
Company D OF the same state,
II was wounded four times during
the war" says Mr.. Bruner. "My first
time was at Charlottesville, Va,
where ! got slight wound on my
foot from canister ball. My breast
bone was shattered at Gettysburg. My
third wound got at Spottsylvania
court house, called the bloody angle,
where | was shot through the body.
/ never got over that and never will,
A piece of a shell laid my head open
near Amelia court house"
At the close Of the war Mr.. Bruncr
brought his wife and child back to
Nebraska. He lived first at West
Point, but came to Omaha in 1892
and has been here since.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
Veteran of Civil War Recalls Old
Pioneer Days; Eighty Years of Age

He's 30 years young today and he
is as clipper as a chipmunk. He eats
three square meals a day, sleeps
soundly at night. hasn't missed days
work in twcnty-threc years, was
wounded four times during the civil
war and is the progenitor Of nine
children, forty-three grandchildren
and eight great grandchildren. His
ramc is J. J. Bruner and he has been
in Nebraska almost sixty years. He
is internal revenue storekeeper and
lives at 32l4 Ohio street.
Yes" says Mr. Bruner, ~ feel as
good as | ever did with the exception
OF a little deafness. And my eyes
aren't what they used to be. But |
am as hale and hearty s'many a
younger man. have seen good
deal OF life and have not even one
complaint to make"
Romance was in at the birth OF
Bruner. He was born January 7, 1887,
at Pleasant Hill, Brooks County, Pa,
in the same hotel where Lafayette,
the French patriot and nobleman who
fought for the colonies in the war OF
the revolution, was nursed after he
was wounded in the battle Of Ger
mantown.
1t was in the spring Of 1856 John
Bruner, then husky boy OF 10 years
OF age. trekked to Omaha. His two
older brother were with him, The
trio arrived here May 20 and saw
nothing more than pampus dotted
here and there with hut-like homes.
II was not an inviting place to cast
ones lot, but the surrounding coun-
try was even worse. So the three
brothers voted to stay herr.
II know of only one Omahan who
was here when ! came" says Mr..
Bruner, "and that man is George Bar
ker, whose father, James Barker,
brought his family here the same year
myself and my brothers came. Mr..
Barker had his house framed and
shipped from Pittsburgh. Pa. The
family consisted of James and his
wife, the son, George, and daughter,
Mary. Later in the summer young
Joseph Barker came. They built
their home about block from my
brother, Uriah's, home, close to Gov
ernor lizards place, which was built
that summer.
I'm the fall OF that year my brother,
Uriah, built house and office on the
southwest corner OF Fourteenth and
Harvey streets, where the Harvey
hotel now stands.
In the summer of 1856 | did team
ing. John Porter and myself hauled
all the heavy timber and casting for
the pillars on the territorial capitol.
The following year ! was part of
company that founded the town of
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
Ignition Developed
To Twice Original
Efficiency, He Says

Recent issues of the automobile
periodicals have contained many in
teresting articles upon ignition" says
R. c. Smith, manager OF the Delco
| Exide service station. Some people
try to lay hard starting, weak bat
tcries and a missing motor to igni-
ton. Delco ignition has been devcl-
oped to twice its original efficiency
in order to axe care OF low grade
gasoline, which needs much hotter
spark.
we have proven by long and
careful series of experiments that a
correct mixture giving maximum
power in the engine is very easy to
fire. We have also shown that our
standard ignition system supplies sew
eral times as much current as is really
needed to ignite this most favorable
mixture.
"A great variety OF tests carried
out under all possible conditions have
shown that a lean mixture is more
difficult to fire than a correct mix
ture or one slightly too rich. On a
good grade of gasoline mixture of
fifteen parts air and one part gas will
fire at very equal spark. but when
we get 'pop-backs' in the carburetor
it is because the mixture is so lean
and burns so slowly that the cylin-
der is filled with fame when the in
let valve opens. Then the fame ig-
mites the mixture in the inlet head and
carburetor.
1T is very evident that such a mix
ture is much too lean to run the car
and no power can be obtained from
it. When we have obtained an igni-
ton system that will fire mixture
so lean that it pops back we have
done all that we can, with the igni-
ton, toward making the engine run.
Some of the trouble that is met
with as a result OF low-grade fuel is
traceable to the fact that the fuel
is not equally distributed by the vari-
GUS cylinders. If the mixture leav-
ing the carburetor were uniformly
blended mixture OF gasoline, vapor
and air, we would have no trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
The Shielding Shadow
By GEORGE BRACKETT SEITZ Author "The Clau"
Episode IA, absolute Black

down then starts to climb down fire
escape
Scene 14-tYard near bottom of fire es-
capc).
Sebastian comes down, Runs into con-
venicnt hiding place nearby. Ravengar
and policeman come running into pic
ture. Pass Sebastian's hiding place and
exit When they have gone, Sebastian
exits.
snbtitle-sebastian's wife, Leontine, whom
he has endeavored to do away with.
scene ID Back yard of Mrs. spielburgers
housed.
Foreground OF Leontinc in picture talk
Ing to Pat Mcclure. and Mrs Spiel
burger, who are apparently out OF fore
ground She Is excitedly telling them
how she saw Sebastian escape his pur-
suers.
Full set: Iayengar and policeman come
up to Ieontne. She tells them what
she saw and points direction taken by
Sebastian Both run on Leontine
starts to follow, realizes she could not
catch up and stops
Scene f6-tStreet nearby.
Sebastian comes out of alley and walks
calmly to taxi. Gets in, giving driver
directions and Is driven on. As taxi
leaves Ravcngar and policemen come
running in, See vanishing taxi and
realize chase would be futile, Exit In
direction they came.
Subtitie-Ravengar, crestfallen over Sebas.
tian's getaway, returns to the waiting
Lcontine to plead with her to give up
the quest to free the memory Of her
dead sweetheart and divorce her hus-
band
Scene 17--tBacl- yard of Mrs. Spiclburgers
home as per Scene 15).
Lcontinc In picture, Ravengaf comes
in, crestfalen. Pleads with her as in
dicated above. Leontine hesitates She
Is very much drawn to Ravengar and
fnN rI hIttt rhnn he
back and Indicates she cannot. Raven
gar seizes her In his arms and draws
her to him In a close embrace. Leon
tine gently forces herself free, Ra-
vengar sadly exits to continue his quest.
Leontine starts to call him back, but
stops. She exits.
Subtitle--Leontine recognizes the journal In
the hands OF Whitley as he is bound fdt
the Central Trust company and calls Pat
TO help her recover IT,
Scene 18---(Location near Ravengar's
laboratory.
Show foreground of Leontine in pic
ture, Pat runs up. Leontine points off
and bids him capture the precious
Journal
Full set; Whitley passing nearby. Pat
PUSHES out and jumps on him, The two
fight. Pat knocks Whitley out and grabs
the journal Hands 1t to Leontine. Pat
takes pellets from Whitley. which he
also hands to Leontine Leontine hast
ems on -
Subtitle--tThe vision of Leontine's lost love
Scene 1871 LeontiHe's study.
Leontine comes In with pellets and
journal. Moves over to table. Opens
journal
Show foreground OF doorway, Door
opens and Jerry comes in.
Full set. Leontine turns and discovers
Jerry, Is Allied with wonder. He speaks;
spoken ttle--'You are all life to Ravengar
and the life Of the living is more than
the memory of the dead"
Continuing the scene, he finishes speak.
Ing out above and, as Ieontine holds
out her hands imploringiy, exits out
doorway through which he came. Leon
tine follows him.
Scene s0--tHalway outside Lcontine's
study.
Ieontine comes out and discovers Ra-
vengar approaching. Hastily asks him
II he, has seen any one, He indicates
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
Captain Long, Civil War
Veteran, Called by Death

Captain John ]. Long, rs years
old, a resident OF Omaha for the last
twenty years and civil war veteran,
died at local hospital of heart
disease. For many years Captain
Long was connected with the bust
ness management OF papers in Mus
catinc, Sioux City and Creston, and
since coming to Omaha has worked
for the Omaha Directory company,
He was born in Xcnia, o., and was
with the Yates sharpshooters of the
Sixty-fonrth Illinois volunteers for
four year Of the civil war. He marched
with Sherman to the sea. He was a
member of George Crook post. Mrs.
Long died in 1907. He Is survived
by one son, Maxwell J. Long, OF this
city, and two daughters, Constance
Long and Mrs. Frank c. Weber OF
Cfeston. la. The funeral will be held
Sunday afternoon at $50 from Cole
Mckay parlors, with interment at
Forest Lawn The Grand Army Of
Republic will have charge Of the sery-
ices, Rev. G. A. Hubert will officiate.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07

no" The two go back into the study
subtitle--Rayengar at last explains to Leon
tine his mystic power Of disappearing.
Scene 2i-tLeontine's study as pei
Scene is).
Ravengar and Leontine come In Move
10 table Rsyengar picks up Journa
and pellets from table and speaks Il
Leontine, indicating journal.
spoken tifie-'I will not explain now nov
or where came into possession Of Eric
Matthewson's journal. He discovered
what Is known as absolute black Our
black Is not absolute black III II
were. It would reflect no light--it would
be Invisible. We sec things by the light
they reflect. The power OF the pellets
was weakened by exposure to the air
and that II why the mantle failed to
- become invisible when Sebastian tried
10 use IT.
Continuing previous scene. Ravengar
takes miniature black vase and holds
1t before Leontinc. He has collected a
few bottles a small paint brush etc.
He holds the bottle in one hand and
paints II with the brush held In his
other hand. The vase grows very vague
and disappears.
Scene 22-Show foreground Of doorway lead
Ing TO the library. Sebastian and the
two crooks. who have overheard Rs-
Yengar. come in and stand In doorway.
Full set; Ravengar sees the three and
hastily speaks to Leontine. Directs her
TO destroy the pellets and journal. Leon
tine seizes the pellets and journal and
runs out back door Sebastian and
the crooks rush. but RRvengar. in front
Of the door, fights them back.
Subtitle-After fierce fight In which they
overcame Ravengar, Sebastian and the
crooks find the pellets and journal have
been destroyed by Leontine.
Scene 23-fCard room next to Leontne's
study-a fireplace in same).
Leontine by fireplace. Sebastian and
crooks rush in.
SHOW foreground of the three by fire.
place. Sebastian grabs for journal II
is now only black heap of ashes and
the pellets have been melted. Sebastian
Is overcome with fury. Leontine rushes
out In direction Of study.
Scene a--(Leontine's study as per Scene 19)
Leontine enters. Show foreground of
Leontine bending over Ravengar, who
Is on the floor. semi conscious. In the
fight with Sebastian and the crooks,
Ravengar's moustache has been half
pulled of and his wig has been dis
turbed. Leontine pulls off the nous
tache and the wig and lifts Ravengars
head up toward hers. As she does SO,
fade into:
Is the Shielding Shadow !?
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
mcndations submitted by the social
service committee.
Syracuse Defeats Polk.

Syracuse, Neb., Jan. 6.-(Special. j.
The basket ball team of the Syracuse
Athletic club defeated the Polk Qa.)
association team last night on the
local floor.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07
CAST or CHARACTERS.


sebastian, who is trying TO do away With
his wife, Leontinc. has stolen mysterious
mantle, n bottle Of pellets and Journal
from her prcserver. Ravengar, With the
spoils---the evident source OF Ravengar
power--he has taken refuge In the house OF
Whitley Wang. denizen Of the underworld.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-08-25
Seed SURPRISES and Shortages

The committee on seed stocks of
the United States Department of
Agriculture is endeavoring to as
sist in supplying information as to
where seeds may be obtained. TO
this end it will appreciate inform
alton from anyone who has feed to
offer. The information should
contain the name, kind, and varie-
ty, and approximately the quantity
of seed offered as well as the price
asked. Itproposes to file such in
formation and to file all such in
formation and to use it in answer
ing inquiries that may be received
from various parts of the country.
Ali such communications should
be addressed to r. A. Oakley,
chairman committee on seed stocks,
U. s. Department of Agriculture,
Washington. d. G.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-08-25
Good Cattle Are Being
Sacrificed

Most Louisiana farmers have
probably heard directly or indirect
of the serious drouth in Western
Texas, but perhaps have not
thought of its effect on the cattle
market. On account of this drouth
high grade cattle in large herds
are being sold at beef prices. This
affords a golden opportunity for
Louisiana farmers to rescue this
first class breeding stock from the
slaughter house and at the same
time improve the class of cattle
that is betty produced in Louisiana.
Farmers intesested in obtaining
some of these cattle should commu-
nicate with their parish demonstra-
ton agent or with R. b. Benton,
Jr., Live Stock Extention Division,
L. s. u, either of whom will put
them in . touch with the federal
agents working in the Texas dis
trict. Government specialists in
Texas are in close touch with the
nerds that are for sale, and il
would be we'll for persons interested
to take up the matter with them
L. s. U. Press Bulletin.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-08-25
Do You Know

That all but 10 per cent of the
children of the United States who
enter school at age 6, must leave
to 60 to work before they reach the
eighth grade?
That two million boys and girls
between the age of IA and Is are
today working for wages in this
country?
That the average period Of boys
schooling in this country is less
than six years; that less than rs
per cent of the boys complete the
grammer grades, and that only one
boy in forty entering the high
school completes the course, or
goes higher?
That 80 per cent of the three
million widows in this country lack
the common comforts of life, and
that eight million women today
must work to make a living?
That 80 per cent of the men in
this country engaged in active bus
mess life fail to reach old age with
sufficient to live ON, and that IS
per cent fail to provide for old age
or for the future OF their familiesp
La. Bulletin.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-08-25
EVERY LOUISIANA FARM
SHOULD RAISE SHEEP

Mutk6n and lamb are among the
most nutritious Of our foods. and
wool IL one Of our necessary staples.
A large Increase in these important
products 10 much needed at the pres
snt time. and will be more needed IN
he immediate future.
Louisiana has extensive areas that
could b successfully and probably
utilised for sheep production, thereby
adding immensely to the general food
and wool supplies; and the intelli-
rent stocking Of such areas with
sheep would be one Of the best means
81 conserving the feed which these
lands produce.
The number Of sheep IN Louisiana
1t the present time 10 negligible as
compared to what she could support.
Every farm in the state should
caxTy . sman flock Of sheep; and our
eut-ovef lands and other extensive
grazing areas should have considerable
numbers Of sheep on them. For not
only will mutton and wool Be lsQuir-
ed IN increased amounts, for both food
and clothing. but the industry. II
properly conducted. should be found
profitable.-w. H. Dalrymple. Depart
msnt Of Veterinary Science, Louisiana
Stats UAivsrsity.