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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25

Affects Its operation. If short hitch
is used the tendency is to raise the
front edge of the drag. while longer
hitch makes 1t cut deeper and move
more material. The correct length of
hitch to use depends upon the height
of the team, arrangement of harness,
etc, and must be determined by trial.
The amount of skew or angle which
the drag makes with the center line
Of the road also affects the results.
The greater the skew Il. e., the small
er the angle between the drag and the
center line Of the road the more
earth will be moved toward the CEN
ter. Usually this skew angle should
be about As degrees, but here again
the judgment and experience of the
operator must be brought into play.
The driver can control the opera
ton to a large extent by shifting his
position upon the drag. When he ap-
proaches high spot in the road he
can step toward the front, thus max
ing the blade cut deeper, while at a
depression he can step toward the
rear, In this way raising the cutting
edge and dumping the earth which is
being pushed ahead Of the drag. By
stepping toward the end of the drag
nearest the center of the road he can
increase the skew and so move more
earth toward the center line. while
stepping to the other end of the drag
has the opposite effect. In road drag.
ging 1t is especially true that "prac.
tice makes perfect" provided that COM
mon sense is used along with the
practice.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
BLUEPRlNTs FOR FARMERS.

Blueprints for plans for farm
buildings can now be borrowed with.
out charge by farmers in California
by writing to the agricultural extern
sion division of the University Of
California, at Berkeley. Since this
opportunity was first offered more
than seven hundred blueprints Of
farm buildings have been lent with.
out charge to farmers throughout
the state. These plans were designed
with special reference to California
conditions. The greater demand has
been for plans for poultry houses,
septic tanks and hog houses. There
has been a large demand also for
plans for dairy barns, milk houses,
general barns, implement sheds and
appliances for the sheep grower.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
Goats Blocked the Game.

The plan inaugurated by the Boone
and Crockett club Of New York TO trans
plant mountain goats from other parts
In Alaska TO Admiralty island. with a
view TO making 1t great goat colony.
has been reasonably successful in all
ways save In the one detail Of secur-
ing the cooperation Of the goats.
All sportively inclined Alaskans en-
tered enthusiastically into the spirit
of the scheme because OF the merit Of
the thing, while the thrifty profes-
sicnal hunters looked with great favor
upon the offer OF 500 FOR each goat
successfully introduced to the new en-
vironmtat. Also. the United States
government clipped In $500 to help
boost al0ng the game. but even the fai
vo- Of this distinguished patron failed
to arouse Tie friendly interest OF the
goats.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
ATTENTION TO SIDE bitches
Provision Should Be Made to Remove
All Surface Water Rapidly
Guard Against Erosion.

Special attention should be paid to
providing side bitches which will re-
move all surface water rapidly. Side
bitches on long. steep grades should
be protected against serious erosion
BY riprap. transverse timbers or other
beams. Culverts and bridges should
be Of ample size and be built as per
manent structures. Drain tile should
be laid TO carry OF underground wa
yer. Side bitches which are kept clean
and have sufficient slope to lead the
water away are usually preferable to
tile drainage. but the latter is neces-
sary In some places.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
TIME TO BAHIsH "KNoCKER"
FsuItfnders Can Best Serve the coun-
try AZ Present by Maintaining
silence, Declares Writer.

AT all times he is a despicable
character, but especially at such a
time as this. In normal times he
may possess some slight value in
awakening the Indifferent from their
lethargy; in times Of pressure and
emergency like the present his only
possible service would be silence, says
Milwaukee Journal. We refer, OF
course, to the ever-present '1knccker, :
that creature who Is continually tell
ing how something might have been
better done, after il is done who al
ways overlooks hundred virtues to
get at single fault; who, like a de-
structive child. finds his pleasure in
tearing down what others have
builded.
! The task Of the ~knocker" is an
easy one, for II is hard TO find article
or individual that is criticism per-
feet. The fault-fnding mind finds it
easy to ferret out some imperfection
in everything on which it focuses
especially in those things about
which it knows least. For il is char
acteristic of this type Of mind to ex-
press itself with authority on all sub
jects.
There is room for the constructive
critic at all times; he is helping to
build up. The "knocker" can be
tolerated in normal times, but he
must be silenced in times like these,
not because his criticism is well
founded, but because it requires
some ones precious time to reply to
it. Let's down the "kpocker."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
l.. & N.
TinneCard
Effective Apr. Is, 1917.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

Effective Apr. TO- lolf.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. sc. G. N. o. Lin. 1921 a. m.
No. 81 ST L. Express 5:29 p, m.
No. 95 = Dixie Flyer 9:92 a. m.
No. 55-Hopkinsville Ac. 700 a. m.
No. 53-St. l.. Fast Mail 5:36 a. m.
No. 91-Ev. and G. accom-. 1858 a. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. sc. & St. L. Linn. 5:29 a. m.
No. 52-St. Louis Express 1920 a N.
No. 94-Dixie Flyer 7:o6 .. M,
No. 56-Hopkinsville Ac. 8:55 .. m
No. 54-St. L. Fast Mail l0;l4 p. m.
No. 90-Ev. and G. accom-. 1926 p. m.
No. 81 connects at Guthrie for
Memphis and points as far south as
Erin. and for Louisville. Cincinnati
and the East.
Nos. So and IS make direct con-
nection at Guthrie for Louisville,
Cincinnati a. d all points north and
east thereof.
No. SO csvries through sleepers to
Atlanta. Macon, Jacksonville, st.
Augustine. and Tampa, Fla. Also
Pullman sleepeIs to New Orleans.
Connect at Guthrie for points East
and West. No. SO will not carry To-
cal passengers for points north Of
Nashville Tenn
w. N. CHANDLER. Ticket Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
{0BIg(
ROADS
OF A ROAD DRAG
stake for Operator TO Think That
Az He Has 10 Do 10 TO Drive
Tcan--cet Best Angle.

Whenever the road drag has beer
led and pronounced a failure It Is
lfe to say that 1t was not used often
tnough or else 1t was used at the
wrong time or in the wrong way. Some
operators seem to think that all they
have to do is 10 drive the team and
the drag will automatically do the
work, but this is sad mistake.
In the. first place the manner of
the team to the drag greatly
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
Water Covers 10000, 900 Acres.

According to the scientists of the
geological survey, there are in the
neighborhood of S0,O00.O00 acres Of
good land in the United States which
is more or less covered with water.
This, at the lowest calculation, repre-
sents a country bigger than Great
Britain and Ireland.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
Girl in a Compete.

We often have occasion to deplore
the scantiness Of our vocabulary, and
yesterday, when a dear girl told us
that she had received just the lowell
est compete, we assumed our best So
ciety manner and told her that we
hoped to see her In it before the day
was over.-OhiO State Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
Tloers Abound IN India.

Tigers abound In India to this day
In some parts Of that land the natives,
especially the Hindoos. regard the tiger
with such superstltious awe that they
will not kill one. Some think It is ten
anted by spirit which makes 1t i'm
mortal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
WONDERFUL.

my baby has a brain like Edi-
son."
"Has?"
eyes, he's discovered that a man
needs but four hours Sleep"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
ABOUT RIGHT.

Teacher-Now, Make, tell me
why little boys are sent to school.
Maxie-I suppose it's 50 that
their mothers can attend mothers
meetings.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
Mean Of the Rich.

Most of the rich men probably are
rich because they do not turn over
the Job of spending their money to
the people who are broke.-Houston
Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
SOCIETY NOTE.

Miss Budd-Did you tell that
persistent society reporter | was en-
gagedi
Maid-YOs'm. Said to thank you,
that was what he came to find out.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
Chil dren Cry
F0R FleTcHER'S
CA 8 TO RIA
Ancient Marine Homes.

The most Interesting Of the earlier
habitations OF man are the curious
lake dwelling ~ the age OF bronze.
These were u9laly built ON piles sunk
Into the botton os lakes. some distance
from the shor" Large trees were
felled. the trunLs " which were sharp
ened on one end md driven into the
mud BY mall IS sed In the hands OF
the builders, wh1 worked from a raft.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
Agitation In Winter.

Good roads agitation always shows
"a more rapid pulse during winter, and
converts great number OF people
who object TO travelling over highways
ahat look like an Alpine mountain
range. But man has short and brit
tle memory, When summer comes and
the road pG down fiat again public
snthusial a blso lies down and buttons
the maps ep coin pocket
pss sSsass tSAb,s
Drag Whenever patLnl8 u - &c,
49, of the yesr.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25

A lazy liver ads to chronic dys-
pepsia and cons patton weakens the
whole system. Dams Regulets (3Oc
per box) act mild y on the liver and
bowels AT all drug stores. -Adver-
tisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
He GOT A LIFE SENTENCE.

Judge-How big was the stone
y'u threwf Was it as big as my
Aesdf
Pripasr-res your honor, but
9Qt % thick
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-25
The AIIbI.

The Alihl.
A college PRESIDENT known for his
drollery WAS describing the Home
Guard OF Connecticut: can admirable
force, who's rryice will be confined
to the state. yccpt In case OF invG-
sion. "--Chri Gn IteFlster.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-15

and to secure an order for the pay nent of the receivers compensation and expenses and an order for the payment of a dividend. which was or dered by the court.
 Mr. Foss showed that the preferred claims amount to $S41.S9 and the un- secured claims to s16,076.10. The bal ance on hand is SSS58.S6, which will allow of dividend of 46 per cent
 As testifying to the able manage that during the three weeks that he had charge of the business involved he made it show. profits of over $500, which is in excess of the compensa- tion for the work he did.
 The orders asked for were ordered granted by the court.
 Tuesday and Wednesday of the coming week the court will be en- gagged with naturalization matters.
 For Thursday of next week the case of w. w. Wheatley, Danielson vs. Fred R. Dubuc, Danielson, is re-assigned The second case for next Thurs day, is that of Susan E. Brown vs. M Eugene Lincoln.
 Court adjourned until next Tuesday
 Six Cases in City Court.
 There was a batch of business for the city court Friday morning, six cases being disposed of. Christie Mi cola was fined $1060 for driving a motorcycle with it's muff1er open. James Davern was given 50 days in jail for vagrancy and drunkenness. On an intoxication charge, Fred Daigle
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-15
Houses of Colonial Type.
NOW DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
Miss Emma . Filling Fails to Win Place on School Board When Re- publican Candidate.

Additional interest will be injected into the town election by the an nouncement that Miss Emma F. Filling and A. Van Woodwork have been named. by the democratic town committee, as empowered by the eau GUS, as candidates for election to the town school committee.
 Last year a determined effort was made to secure for Miss Filling, in the republican caucus,, a nomination for place on the. town school cons- mittee, but this effort failed, as did subsequent efforts to secure her cleo ton.
 As made up for years past, the membership of the town school com mittee has been exclusively of men Miss Filling. a teacher of many years experience and an exceedingly success ful one, has made the study of edu- cational matters her principal life work, and thera ere many who have wanted to see her elected to member ship on the committee. This year the effort to put her into membership will come from the democratic sidY in Kill. lingly and the effort that will be made in her behalf will add spice to the campaign.
 MT. Woodwork has long been member of the democratic party and has held town offices.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-15
FAREWELL DEMONSTRATION
 THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Parade, Dinner and Speeches PIannec to Give Districts Certified Men . Housing Sen1- off.

Next Thursday afternoon has been set as the time for the send-off in the honor. of the men from this district who have been certified for service. This was decided Friday night at a meeting held at the chamber of Com merce. Attorney Ernest P. Morse presided. Invitations are to be sent to all the certified men. A special dinner will be served in their honor and early in the afternoon there will be a parade. Home Guard companies here and at Danielson, the c. A. c. Guards and other organization will be asked to participate. The men will be addressed on Union Square by the Hon. Charles E.. Searls. The mills and stores will be asked to close from 3 D. m., until 4.15 when AS men will leave for Aver. The committee in charge of the arrangements is made up of Ernest c. Morse,' H. c. Mein- ken, Sifas M Wheeler, J. J. Dupre, Richard German, Charles B. Dean, all of Putnam, Frederick J. Cunneen of Danielson, Leon Walter of Thompson ard A. F. Hardy of Woodstock.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-15
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT
Jury DeIiberates Twenty five Minute: in Suit of Louis Grouman vs Alvir P. Corey.

After being out 25 minutes Friday | afternoon, the jury in the case of Louis Grouman vs. Alvin P. Corey re- ] turned with a verdict in favor of MT | Corey.
 l The taking of evidence in the case was completed after the short calen- dar business at the morning session | of the court
 Mr. Corey, the defendant. recalled to the stand by Judge A. G. Bill, his | counsel, told about the condition of his automobile. MT. Corey testified that the only mark on his car is a | was caused before the alleged Grou- i man accident, when another car back 1 ed into the Corey car. His car is now the same in every particular, as I to equipment and marks of accidents, MT. Corey said, as it was before the date when the plaintiff charged the collision on which the suit was based. Recalled to the stand by Mir. Des- mond, counsel for the plaintiff, MT: and Mrs. Grouman and their sons. Joseph and Eli testified that the horse they claimed injured in the accident never was driven thereafter, witnesses for the defendant had testified to hav- ing seen the horse in use on days af- ter the accident is alleged to have oc- cured.
 E. A. Bennett. veterinarian, Plain field; was called to the stand by MT Bill. The forward leg bones of the figured in the accident and that af terward died. were laid in as an ex- hibit by the defence. MT. Bennett tes- tified that tbe bones did not show broken and said that horse could not walk with two broken legs.
 The case was unusual in its aspects and created much interest among those who were in the court room.
 Sterling Man Divorced-Grounds De-
 
 At the morning session of court, an unconteSted divorce was granted to Walter E. Young of Sterling, he all leging desertion. It was shown that the couple were married October 21, 1889, Mrs. Young's maiden name be- pie lived together until 1903, when domestic difficulties became so acute that Mrs. Young left her husband and has not since returned. It. was testi- fled that she is now living in Moo sup. acting as housekeeper.
 Judgment in WiiIimantie Case.
 Judgment, for $1O13.s4 was ordered by the court in the mortgage fore ciosure proceedings of Bernard Ber- man of Hartford vs Gee Limberger. taken a mortgage on place near Will limantic from Philip Norman. Evi- dance showed that there are two other mortgages on the property, which c. w. ITVon dPpTdised as peinB worth s5SO0, and A. Arnold Peckham. Willi- rnantic fixed as worth not to exceed s550O.
 The first Monday in December was fixed as the date for redemption.
 Matter of Receivers Account in Tur-
 a ner Company.
 Attorney Frank H. Foss, Williman- tic, appeared for the plaintiff in the matter of Arthur G. Turner vs The A. G. Turner company, hearing on the account of the receiver, W. c. Norris.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-15
DEBT INCREASE $4,6oo Instead of Over S9,o00, as Stated
 Earlier

There is a little pleasant news for the taxpayers of Killingly this morn ing. sThe towns increase in indebted ness is not going to be in excess of 5000. as indicated in this column during the present week, but will be approximately only $4,6OO. The fig ures as originally given in The Bulle- tin and received from the selectmen's office represent the gross increase in indebtedness, it was stated Friday af- ternoon.
 Town Clerk Frank T. Preston said Friday afternoon that a revised state ment. in which credit is given for out standing taxes and for the rebate due the town from the state on account of the salary of the supervisor of schools and other credit items that should be deducted from the 5000 and odd dol lars will bring the net increase in the town debt down to approximately $4,- enn.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-15
DhNiELS0N AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANIELsON

Howard Call to Captain Company for l Camp Dsveps-Goodyear Band Co., ing to Plum lsland-Death of, Walter l Scott Tripp-Wauregan .Company's Officers-Democrats Nominate Miss
 Filling for School Committee. Howard Call will have charge, as provisional captain, of the company of 48 men who will go out from this district to Camp Devens next Thurs day, the party leaving Putnam at 4.15 p. m. on special train. :, At the Shore. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Cunneen and MT. and Mrs. William M. Franklin and children are spending the week end at Oakland Beach. *-r
 Charles H. Pellett and a party of friends will be at Providence to at tend the automobile races today Horses owned by C.. H. MichaeIs and Tyler Andrews, respectively, won first place in races at the Kingston fair Clinton D. Wilson, b-master at the high school, will address the Mems class of the Congregational church Sunday.
 Teachers from the various schools here Friday afternoon for teachers meeting.
 L. L: Clough of North scituate is to preach at the Sunday service at the
 
 Manufacturers' Sale of Sample Shoes at the Keystone Store-adv
 l.. A. Bradford will be in Provid+@ce today to attend the automobile races.
 Organ Recital.
 Mrs. Sidney Perry will open the evening service at the Methodist church Sunday with an organ recital.
 John-A. Cairns of Hartford visited friends in Danielson Friday.
 The selectmen have given notice that they are to be in session next Saturday for the purpose of making
 Will Report at Putnam.
 All local men called to report for military duty next week will receive new orders at once to report at Put nam next Thursday for forwarding to Camp Deyens.
 Danielson was represented Friday evening at the meeting held fp Put nam for the purpose of arranging a sendoff for the selected men who are going to Camp Devens next week.
 The Goodyear band will visit the members of the 38th company at Fort Terry, Plum Island, tomorrow, the men making the trip to New London in automobiles.
 At the postoffice announcements have been posted of civil service ex- aminations that are to be held to fill vacancies in the ordnance making de- partment of the army.
 Funeral of Infant Son.
 The funeral of Raymond A. Weeks, infant son of MT. and Mrs. Charles A. Weeks, was held from their home in Friday, with burial in Dayvi1le cemetery. Louis E. Kennedy was the funeral director.
 Cement Pouring on Main Street.
 The work of putting in cement in Main street will be in full swing dur ing the coming week. The work will be pushed, so that some sections of the street, closed for many weeks, may be reopened as promptly as is possible. It is promised that the street will be one of the finest in eastern Connecticut.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-15
BRIEF STATE NEWS

BristoI-The factories are hard hit their best men have been summoned for the examinations Tuesday.
 Portland.-The new supervisor of schools to succeed William E. Parker, who has held the position for the past five years, is Arthur c. Johnson of New York, a graduate of Columbia University. He has had seven years of experience in supervising in New York state. Waterbury.-"Waterb may pride itself on the records which it has made in Liberty loan, Y. M. c. A. and Red Cross campaigns, but until 1t has rid it's streets of the drunken loafers which infest the street corners this work is worth Iittle,'' said Rev. James A. Solandt of West Haven at the w. c. T. U. rally Tuesday afternoon
 WatertoWn.-The farmers who con duct large farms in WatertOwn and vicinity have been considerably handi- capped the past weeks in getting in another crop of hay, mfllet and alfalfa, on. account of the showers and thund- CT storms, which have been so fre- quent. Japanese mil1et is raised con- siderably by the local farmers, who in many cases use it for silage.
 Derby.-Mayor Quigley, Chairman Franklin Riley of the board of pulp lie charities and other city officials. have been giving serious thought and consideration of late to the project of putting the city into the municipal hog raising business by. establishing a piggery on swamp land near the town farm property on Rocky Hill avenue and having the swine fed on garbage collected from house to house.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-15

was fined S1, and his case continued. George Archambeault and Johp Carle- son, on similar charges. were ordered to pay fines.
 William Bonneville. who had an all tercation with his wife, was given 60 days in jail.