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Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

10 live forever. Each year something must be charged off their value to offset depreciation How much? You don't know how long they'll live. nor whether you may may not be able to sell them for something, even in their old age. Another chance for guess work.
 Your buildings all deteriorate with the years. You can tell to cent, perhaps, how much money you .actu- ally spend in repairs. But ail the repairing you can do does not make a new building out of an old one. Right there is another item which must be charged against the farm For the farm has got to pay all these bills as well as those for sugar and tea and horse-feed. But you've got to guess at it, again.
 Every year you have to spend some money and some time remalSing fences. Every year you have to spend some money and some time tinkering . up broken or. worn-out tools. These sums you can probably spot and put Gown in figures. But the old tool is all the time wearing out, and making work harder or slow CT. Be as careful as you can, the time will come when it will utterly fail you: In the meantime, year by year, you must guess at how much you ought to charge off for this item of wear and tear.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

Danbury-Twelve additional Christ mas packets were completed by the Monday club at it's meeting Monday at the home of the Misses Averi1l, Terrace place: and were sent to the Red Cross for shipment with tho goods which left last evening for the soldiers abroad. The. Monday club hoe Ia hrsc I-s
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

WaIIinsford-Don Becroft, of Wallingford was killed by the accl- dental discharge of his gun, while hunting in South Dakota.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

Cbester.-The new trolley freigh station near Churchss shop is nearE completed and will afford long need ed shelter for merchandise.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

CWritten Specially for The Bulletin.)
 Why don't farmers keep books %
 That is a question which the pro- fessional writers for professedly farm papers are constantly putting to us.
 Actually, from the persistency with which they keep dinging away at it. one would think that keeping books was rather mere important than rais ing crops.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

Miss Augusta Learned of East Town street has been spending some time in. Occszm on business
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

books? Why don't they keep records of all their crops and all their ac- counts, etc, same as is done in many other businesses?
 I don't profess to know why all farmers fail in this respect. But I'm more and more strongly convinced, as my whiskers whiten, that one big reason why they don't is that thdsr don't know how.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16
Home From Tennessee.

William Potter is at his home on Otrobando avenue for fine winter having come from a successful sea- son in Memphis, Tennessee
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

DE and Mrs. W. A. Chappeu moved Monday from 91 West Town street tc Cai1Str.let in the citE
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

Westbrook-The Westbrook drum corps will be entertained by Hon. William H. Lewis at the Lewis home stead in Grove Beach Saturday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16
Attended Moodus Funeral.

Mrs S. A. Beebe of Pine Tree Farm was in 1oodus Tuesday to attend the funeral of her niece. Mrs. M. s. We theriIl-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

Many from uptown are daily in- seecting the display of war posters af Converse Art Gallery.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16
NORWICH TOWN

Death of Mrs Nathan Chapmsn-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Saxton Going to FIorida-WiIiiam Potter Home From Tennessee.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

Mrs Gardner and Mrs Smith o1 BuEzh were guests Thursday of Mrs Earah FredersJ1rg os Town street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16
WHY DON'T FARMERS KEEP BOOKS

Now, if farmer has been taught thoroughly the principles and practice of bookkeeping, and has had some experience at it. there is ground for thinking that he might get some use- full, at least some intelligible results from a set of farm books
 But, even then, he'd have his work cut out for him, and don't you forget it.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16
Leaving for Florida.

MT. and Mrs. Charles Saxton of Washington street are leaving this month to, spend the winter in Florida.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

Now, when you've charged against the farm thess md other items which, perhaps you can reckon with some accuracy, the next question which rises. is, how are you going to put. down the credit items?
 Your potatoes cost you so much in seed, labor and fertilizer to produce and market. They sold for so much. The difference can readily be figured out. But is that difference Your pro- fit? Not by any means. In addition to the cost of seed, labor and fertil- iZer, those potatoes. must bear their just share of the interest on your in- vestment; of the depreciation on your stock, buildings and tools: of your fencing costs. your insurance. your taxes etc. How are you going to figure what that fair share is |? You have already had to guess at most of these items for the whole hupdred- acre farm. But you can't justf divide that guess by twenty for your five acre field of potatoes, for the rea- son that the potato-field is, naturally. worth a good deal per acre more than the average value of the whole farm, pasture, woodland. ledges and the rest. You have got to make still another guess on top of the first ones as to what share the potatoes should sbear.s,se "
 Same with corn and oats and hay and all the other crops you raise, down to the last short row of -beets in the kitchen garden. Same with all the butter; and eggs you sell: same with the cord wood and lumber.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

Frank Do9g7<E$y Of Huntington .evess1e has Sscwed work in Spring Held Mas, and left for there last Wvek-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16
Returns to CzoitoI Ci

deEuFFIs 70 FOdPItoI O4ty. Charles Smith has returned to Hart ford after passing 8 week with rela- lives on Huntington avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

z There wsE stte a. session of the Sun day ReAooI and a CzEiesfan Ea1deavor
 seF~dr@ at Scotland Head hall Sun s7wxr nEFcrroox1. ss-- r'
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

Nra- CAriztfsn Hansen and daugh- anr 1xR of Pizin H1il read have re- E1nmn& zter vfszti0g Mrs. Hansen's u8pnez zazx. Harry RaImer=fr West EE4E.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

| am also fully convinced that nineteen twentieths of those who are tiresomely urging them to do it don't know how, either. Not only things which I read but things which I run up against in my daily joggings about town tend to support that suspicion and make it a fixed belief.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

To keep set of books on the aver age farm which should accurately record all its -multiplex activities re- quires certainly as much skill as to keep the books for big dry-goods store or a bank. A different kind of work. admittedly. but not whit less pernickety. !; It unquestionably requires, as sharp training and as much time as it would to shoe ones own horses or make ones own boots.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

Farm book keeping based on only half or quarter information is sim ply delusion: farm book keeping based on what must be largely guess work -is like trying to build silo on a fog bank. :,
 THE FARMER
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

sEsaR8rs7f Ire week Mrg George. A. rPaxk df Otfobando avenue entertain tza her pzscnts.ss her brother, George <Sznzkn, HEz=and s1zxs<z5oseph Smith of
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

one own boots. II
 Even at the best, considerable part of farm hoek-keePins has got to
 You have a farm 6f. say: a hundred acres. Near the, roadside in the midst of cultivated fields stand the house, barns,. etc. Back, the land runs off into pasture and finally
 You keep two horses. a few. cows, some hens. perhaps other stock You raise each year a field of potatoes and one of corn and one of oats, and cut a certain amount of hay. You have a small kitchen-garden for sup you sell a little lumber and some years little cord-wood, and some years none of either.
 Now you start off to keep set of books.
 It isn't at all difficult to put down, day by day. what you sell and it's Nor to add the monthly wage of the hired man. But that is only the title page of your book. You haven't yet even begun your real task.
 You have certain money invested in the farm. stock buildings, tools, ways, would earn you from four to ten per cent. according to your judgment as an investor and your luck in hitting the market What does it earn you, farm-invested? Do you know? Have you any earthly means Of finding out accurately? But you must charge some interest gueeS-work comes in.
 : Your horses and cows are not cofn<
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

While your buildings and tools are depreeiating. in value year. by year.. if you're a first-class farmer. your land is appreciating instead. It is grow ing better and becoming worth more. How much?. You can make another guess, and that's all you can do.
 2 There you have it: guess after guess: estimate upon estimate; con lecture after conjector; supposition after supposition. You make one guess and then divide it by another guess and. set down the quotient in; cold figures. Oh, poppycock.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

The other day dairyman rushed into print in western paper with the statement that he made '.$97. 50 Grve1oped ffc fact thst this $e7 .s0
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

It is not at all impossible nor in- probable that keeping careful and accurate accounts of his business in proper books would every year help the farmer much in knowing where he was at" For one, I am not going to dispute it.
 Likewise it would save him much money if he would shoe his own horses, clean and repair his own watch, and make his own boots.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

know enc practical farmer who actually does shoe his own horses. But,-he spent six years working in a country blacksmith shop, and learn ed the trade.
 I know another farmer who, if he doesvsz clean his own watch, does at least tinker his own clock. But he was, as a boy, apprenticed to "a, rural clock maker and partly learned that trade.
 There probably are still some farm boots. as almost all farmers used to do in the old days of shoe-pegs and lap stones. But if there are. they are relics of the past generation. The present generation certainly does not tap its own, boots. In fact, the. preS- ent generation doesn't wear bocts, as 8. rule. They are not pretty-aEd they don't take blacking and ssshine upe- so well
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16

once asked one of them: Don't you charge your hens anything for interest or depreciation in houses breeders and the like. or for your own labor?r
 He answered: Lord no: no hem man ever dOeSt"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-17

that every pretty girl will try to im-
agine how she would look in it, it will
not be popular to any great extent,
for it is polo costume.
Only the pony is lacking to make
this complete outfit for the expert
hOusewoman.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-17

Vampires" is what we called our
selves at the start in 1916.
We have licked most of the teams
of our age and weight around San
Francisco and we are going to lick
some more this year. We have
clubhouse and wanted some pictures
for it. One of the boys said that be-
Dcause our team was named ':The
Vampires" we ought to have a pic
ture of the best vampire" in the
VampiTing business as a starter.
We did not know how to get pic
ture of her any other way, so we
wrote to Miss Theda Bara and asked
her for one. She sent it, and wrote
her name and some other stuff on the
bottom. We framed it and have it
hanging in the clubhouse now.
What she wrote was this: ITO The
Vampire Nine, Tres Sincerement,
Theda Bara"
We didn't have any idea what that
''tres sincerement" meant, and we
puzzled over it a lot. In fact, we
couldn't hardly read it at all, because
Miss Bara doesn't write; she prints
in a sort of funny, FTenchy way. So
took the picture to the office where |
work and the boss told me tires
sincerement" meant very sincerely |
in French.
The job we elected Theda Bara to
was president emeritus" whatever !
that means. The boss said to call her
that. We also call her "The Queen" |
because we know that we'll skin all
the kids of our age now that we have |
her picture in our clubhouse.
-O-O
TODAY IN ILLINOIS HISTORY
March II, 1887. - The steamboat |
Tiskillwa, owned by Messrs. Stone
& Co. of Alton, was sunk in the Hi |
nois river Cabin passengers saved, |
deck passengers lost. Boat was load |
cd with DOrly CO1Iidpd with steam
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04

Miss Marion McKa~ and Mss Anv
Getchcll, who have been passing III
Thanksgiving recess III this city. returned
Monday to their home IN IiarpswcN,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
s29,515,697 FOR
RIVERS AND HARBORS

Washington, Dec 3.-The cost Of i'm
provcment ard maintenance Of harborS
and waterways utilized in the hand
ling Of the countrys water-horpe COM
merce was estimated to Congress to-
day at s29, ,697 for the fiscal year
1919
That is q reduction Of more than 81,
100000 from the amount appropriated
for the current Year AS usual the
largest sum estimated was for the
Mississippi river. a total of $i2. liz 900,
For the Ohio river. s5.006, 900 was pro-
posed and for the harbor of New York,
where the largest portion of the coun-
try's foreign commerce is handled,
S3,010o 900, which includes provision for
improvements on the Hudson and East
rivers.
FIarbor estimates include 100000 for
Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
LlcHT.HEARTED WOMEN

4 cheerful. IGht-hoarted woman is
tho joy of :; mans life. Beauty VIII
fade good figure viii change, but
the Charm Of health and Chccrfulncsa
will endure 10 the end. But how can
a woman be cheerful and happy when
dragged down by some female de-
arrangement, with a backachc, head
ache. and often on the verge Of
nervous breakdown.
Lydia f. pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the standard remedy for SUCH
ailments. During the last 40 years
thousands Of homes have been made
happy by this womans great remedy
for womans ills.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
RED FLOODED
men FIGHTERS
They Rule The World


I;ed hI"p4ci mon arc born leaders
p, 'Nc.y walk Of life and fight in
t'iiGcGby with both brain and
muscle, They are always live wires
shining aud fun Of ginger; keen. alert
"'s th"ir toes and ready for anything
'''af '"aoS their way. Work is
p''t. ur" ana they land on tor every
i'i"",
ga viii not find strong successful
In"9 " woman trying 4" plug along
Fth l'""r hcatth d" weak nerves.
Ih"> l'"" h"ttor, they arc wise and
=" ~ that th"ir blood has plenty Of
t"'d FRESH Iron and their nerves at all
'fn'- t"ad'd with PhosphateS-the
n''E" i"'"i
i'"dl'.~ d""t"r says. show mo a
t''""@ ''''I'hE s'r'cH.fi' man o.
W"iH"a "ld you raH bank "u II every
lho". th''r bodies arc just loaded with
'"h a'id "phat"*. ANOTHER prom
h"'' physician saTr. There is no
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
AUGUSTA LOCALS
Much Work to Be Done
On Rural Telephone Lines
Many Circuits Stir Out Of Commission
and Several Days Will EIapse Before
Rural Lines Will Be in Working Or
der

Manager Herbert Of the Augusta eX-
change of the New England Tel. &
Tel %, reported last evening that
there was not much change in regard
to the crippled condition Of the tele-
phone lines resulting from Saturday =
storm from that which existed Sunday,
hut that everything was being done III,
the way Of repairs that possibly could
be- although several days would
elapse before the local rural lines ,.iIl
he in order. Out on the Winthrop, ~
gus and Bolton Hill lines there are
many cases Of ono and two poles b.
ins dove and out in the country th,re
are also many cases where The wi
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
Estimates for Navy

Secretary Daniels said estimates for the
navy show that the store Of guns and
ammunition is rapidly being gathered am
that estimates have been reduced in many
particulars under appropriations received
last year. The chief increase is in pay
the total being 1913. 229 ISL, against sie6.-
$50, AS. Provisions also call for more thar
sss,4S5,353 against s41SS5,935. Marine corps
pay estimates have risen to So, 1890
against 1888 500
Naval aviation calls for s94,ooo.000
an increase Of more than 100000 900;
for arming naval vessels and NOR
chantships, s3s,309.523 is asked against
s74593,523 obtained during the last
session: the torpedo item is reduced
from s1o,291,28O to 100000; reserve
ordnance supplies from SS1.417,Q0 to
s33 100000.
A new item is 1000, 900 for the CON
struction of a naval station in the
Virgin Islands. recently taken over ~
the United States, and another 81
000,0 900 is asked for extension of IA :
cilitics for proving ordnance. In both
these items, new language is proposed
which would authorize the President
70 take immediate possession OF any
land or appurtenanccs necessary. and
which cannot be purchased within tho
appreprjat tons
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
Navy Yard Appropriation

Included among the appropriations
asked for navy yards and stations
were: kittcry, Nc, $4,000: Boston,
$4,000; New York, s1.G0oo0o; Phila
delphia, S2.400,000 naval magazine.
Hingham Mass. $4,000: torpedo sta
ton, Newport, L. T., s25o,o0o; addi-
tional torpedo and ordnance stations
tnew). s25O,00O: training station, New
port $4,000.
An itcm Of 100000 is included for
temporary extension Of naval prison
facilities, the same plan for taking
over the land or buildings needed be
ing provided as for the Virgin Islands
stations and proving ground extension
project.
Under maintenance. additional items
for yards and stations arc mentioned,
Including: Coasters Harbor Island. r.
J., $3.50, 900; war college, Newport, S3S.
$50; naval gun factory, Washington
fnew machinery and new gun shops.
S25OG,0O0
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
NAVY YARD DEFEATS
MARINES 70 SCORE:

Cambridge. Mass. Pee 2-The Boston
Navy YARD football team defeated Eddie
Manans League Island Marines Of Phila-
de!phia today : to o The field was Gov
cred with mud and Mahan Was unable to
PLAY his customary whirlwind game The
Boston team, coached Nv Leo Leary, for
mcr field coach at Harvard. had il it's
lineup half q dogcu former Harvard stars
ana battered through the Names Inc
with little trouble
Enwright Of Harvard, who played full
back for the Navy Yard. made series
ot plunges that brought the bali into the
visitors territory three times. One Of
these advances resulted i'll a touchdown
hy Cannel the old Dartmouth quarter
back. When the game ended the bali was
within three yards Of the Marines goal.
The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04

Arthur y. Soulo mas received from
VIZ son. I;cucl u Snulc. VINO is 4 m"m-
hcr "f thu sind Gov Uuitod states
Naval Tralnina station III tho rr'tHo
states naval operating base ~ iamr-
tcn Roads, Virginia, the menu that was
served on ThauksGilins day. Tie bill is
4 neat folder having on tho front GOV
y; an illuminated ard embossed rcn'e-
acnation nj "old Glory" while The I'M
ncrt hearing the mcnu is held IN p'a'"
by cord and tassol e the national
colors Tho menu includes the follow
ing Olives, celery. chicken rous"mm",
ypccd Virginia ham, candicd vans,
green peas, creamcd potatoes. roast
Princess Anne turkey. cranberry sauce.
-:blet gravy, oyster drc> sins. frnit
cake. oranges, bananas. grapes. c"f-
fee
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04

The only means qf determining tic
size Of the army provided for Is the
estimate Of .l,o03 .933.ei6 for pay. This
is s15e, "a 55S greater than appropria-
tions obtained last session for tile pay
Of s.. 900 officers and 1.20S.3oo enlisted
men Of the line and 3oS.ooo enlisted
men Of the various auxiliary corps.
The estimates call for staff officers as
follows: General staff. $41; adjutant
generals department., ISL inspector
general. 24s; engineers 900; ordnance,
2000 quartermaster $3.50; medical, a.
900; judge advocate general. 800: sig
nal corps. Including aviation. ll.94l,
With the large staff increases and
foreign service pay increases total
ling nearly $50, 600 600 also estimated
for. it appears clear that the total in
crease i'll the pay item of Sl59.-a4,'7N
does not cover any material extension
II the original military program ~ al
army of 800 coo men.
Fortfcations estimates take second
place with a total Of $3.50, 445122 or
an increase Of s1.155. l02.s74 over appro-
priations obtained last YEAR The navy
is third with total estimates Of S10S9,
$50 JQ2, q decrease of $1,2.9,7,;'i-.
4 lie Id al IL IItS pIhpobIN w tlpl ia
clude, however. ships that will he ask
ed for whenever building facilities arc
available.
Striking Army Items
Striking items iii Secretary, Bakers g.
Inmates are: s5Il60lS for additional civil
employees at thu war departm mt, 5000 co.
for the military information section Of the
general staff doubling the present appro-
priation: SIZES, 907 500 for the signal corps.
which is s2e9. SIS in excess Of the exist
ing appropriation. including the special
se4o.o1on0o aviation measure; s3.222i, 335, o.
for army appropriation and supplies. an
increase Of s3o4 oQn0oo, mostly for cloth
ing and camp equipment; SIS, 7'55 991 for the
purchase Of cavalry and artillery horses.
I decrease 81 So. 55,-5, on, and showing re-
strictions placed upon the use Of am
mails for the army in France due to trans
portation difficulties; SIS. ,s94 for the
medical department: $3.50 HoOoa for ammu-
milton. an increase of sl15, 600 900: 800 400 n0G
for ordinance repairs. which covers this
expenses of operating the great base az
senal iii France 200 for armorel
cars \ new item is s5oo.ooo for arms
and ammunition for the home guard and
s6.o1Scoo is asked to conduct civilian train
ing camps
For the military academy total Of IS
1894 is sought. some 100000 being for
expenditure on buildings and grounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04

from the lines T. the houses a." 'r'h-
cn,
Yesterday there vas only ole local
limo 10 Gardiner. OWNS to TIN Cahlt
being broken in tw" or three pieces at
North street. Farmin-dalc. Th" COM
,.any had one line from AUGUSTA ~
Portland Yesterday f"r tn" -'e2tar
part of the DAY ana t~o llrt~ from
Gardner t. Portland during taac time
The Watcr1illc circuits Yesterday Were
reported all right hut The circuit from
Watcrville to SEowhogan wa ct of
commission Il is hoped % have the
circuit from Gardiner tn Eocklaad IN
working order this morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
ARMY AND NAVY
Details of Estimated
Cost for Nations
Fighting Machine for
1919

Washington, Dec. 3.--A war budget
Of more than $1,000 ,Oo0, 900 to pay army
and navy costs during the fiscal year
1919 faced Congress today when the
governments estimates were present.
cd. The sum represents only the
strictly military expenses that can be
estimated not far in advance and is
more than two and a half billion larger
than similar appropriations amde for
the year 1917-19l8. So far as the es-
Inmates show it provides only for
raising and maintaining an army of
800, 900 men and carrying out naval
and coast fertilization increase pro-
jects already authorized.
Over Billion Army Pay
The chief item in tile budget is for
the military establishment of the army.
TO cost s6,si5. s3e, $50 an increase Of 81
SIS ao7, 500 over the total of army APP
prrpriations made at the last session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04
scote ~ periods.

Scote by periods:
Boston Navy Yard o-7-n-n-7
boston scorinss Touchdown, Camel.
Goal from touchdown. Murray.
t'nplre. + W. Burleigb. Exeter. Ret.
cree H. c. McGrath, Boston College.
Field Judge, Mccarthy Georgetown,