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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30

m cant the earlier cutting of the thread of life, as it was for his heath's sake that he went back to Europe. to live tor much of the time in London. and to write prose tales of Continental life for the journals of the day.
 Harland soon became known as master era ftsman in his field. and it was surprise to his circle of friends when. in 1894, he was m;/e literary editor of new publication, the 1el- low Book.
 It is hard to he happy with ill., health as a constant companion; but in these years of London life Har- land did it, and ever the while kept his heart free fom the bitterness and morbid gloom that assail the souls of q weaker strength.
 Perhaps only those who hnve pass ed through a similar crisis can ap- preciate the new color which life as- stunned for him after the year 1897; for in that year with his wife he en- seeking and finding there the greater peace that makes bodily pain a. thing endurable, and hopeless ills a prom ise and a, pledge!
 Ordered south like Stevenson. he now wooed the smiles of robust health beneath Italian skies. Under the kindly influence of tho milder cline he began to write the novels which have made him famous. and which in their own field have never
  Cardinals Snuff Box" in 1902 the Lady Paramount" and in 1904, My Friend Prospero."
 He was at his best now: hls style quisite perfection. But fame is no fairy medicinal tonic; and the climate of Italy had done it's utmost.
 So Harland died in his prime, in Christmas. It was in the little city of San Reno that he went away, the fair city of sunlight that he loved so well, and that loved him for the sun light of his heart.
 He now lies buried beneath the turf of the family plot in Norwich. Connecticut. asleep with his New England fathers. with 2. Roman cross marking his consecrated grave.
 The writer continues with a most fascinatine and discriminating criticism of Harland's genius, a trib- ute to the artistic perfection of his work, to his playful humor, colorful phrases, the exquisite finish of his craft.
 America is always on file in the Otis library and many will want to read in it's entirety this masterly summary of Hsrland and his work.
 The gifted young novelists widow ed mother, Mrs. Thomas Harland still resides in the ancient family home at Norwich Town. the quaint, rambling old house which was built about 1719 by Thomas Harland the immigrant ancestor, who came from England to America in one of the first ships which brought the tea to Boston, in 177S. Harry Harlands widow Is now in Europe. working devotedlY with the Red Cross in the hope of hlleviating some of the horror of war and its sufferings.
 Identified with the best in the his tory of Norwich for over eighty years was the life of the young mans uncle, the late General Edward Harland. whose career which ended only two three years ago is too familiar to need more than mere passing reference.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
BUILDING AND BUSINESS
Present Situation Shows but Little
 Activity.

The exchanges of the clearing houses in New Haven, Hartford, Wa terburY and Springfield for the past week show scarcely any change in New Haven as compared with the like week of the previous year. while Hartford and Springfield show in creases of 5.S and PIP per cent. re- spectively, with a decrease of 12 per cent. in Holyoke.
 A slight falling off in the number of real estate transfers in the town s reported in The Commercial Record for the week is noted. sales by war ranty deed umbering 422 for the current week against AT for the Same week of 1916. Mortgage loans for the week aggregated $1,776. .653 compared with $1,316. 506 a year ago.
 But five interpretations are report ed for the week, with authorized cap ital of S228.0 900. These figures com pare with seven new companies in 1916 with capital of $40, 900. and five companies in 1915. with capital of $365 900.
 Five petitions in bankruptcy were with assets of S5.197 and liabilities of $31, ,553. The 1916 figures for the same week were three petitions, with as sets of $2.S78 and liabilities of s21.- I9S, and in 1915. six bankrupts with assets of S21.S70 and liabilities of s35,- 5S5.
 Statistics of building permits
 
 the state for the week are indicative of the slump in the building trades Permits were issued in the cities of New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury, New Britain and Stam- ford to the number Of 137 for build ings costing s3S5. .126. against 174 per mits for the corresponding period of 1916, for buildings the cost of which was S527, $50.
 New projects for which plans are reported this week include several government buildings at New Lon- don. schoolhouses in Hartford, Bridge port, Westporf and Springfield. resi- dences in Chicopee and New Haven, storage buildings in Stamford and Bristol, garages in Waterbury, Hart ford and Bridgeport, remodeling of a black in Hartford, and one two and six-family houses in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury, Stam- ford and Greenwich.
 Contracts have been awarded dur ing the week for factory buildings in New Haven. Bridgeport. Plainvi1le and Springfield, business blocks in New Britain and Greenwich, garages in Hartford and Waterbury, power house addition in Bridgeport, store
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
GIVING OUT
The Struggle pisoourases Many a cie-
 izen of Norwich.

Around all day with an aching back
 Can't rest at night:
 Enough to make any one "Eive out"
 Doan's Kidney Pills are helping thousands.
 They are for kidney backaehs;
 And other kidney ills. %
 Here Is Norwich proof of their merit:
 M. Bmback, 72 High St, says: ''For a great many years my work has been heavy and hard on my back. Stopping and lifting a great deal is what think has brought on attacks or lciH- ney trouble. The pain has been mott severe when I have lain on my back at night When have sat down for little while my back has stineaed Up So that I have had to take hold of something to help myself up. some times my kidneys have acted too free Iy and have had 10 get up often st night. Doan's Kidney Pills have ai- ways given me relief when such att tacks have come on"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that MT. Emback uses. Foster-Milburn CO. Mfgrs., Buffalo. N Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
THE CORN EAR-WoRM.

Many people who have gardens or large plantings of corn are finding an insect that is Riving them cause for anxiety The injuries are occurring g in the bud" or the leaves. and the corn advances toward maturity it will be found feeding on the corn silk and the kernels on the ear. From two to three per cent. of the corn crop is destroyed by this insect. The injury Is done by the caterpillars of A moth called the corn ear-worrn. Yet this insect does not condne its destructive work to the corn. hut attacks pump kin, squash, melon and beans. On stF tomatoes it is called the tomato ed the false bud-worm. and on the cotton, the cotton bo11- worm.
 The full grown worm. is variable In markings. usually sreenish or brown ish in color. with indistinct stripes or spots. and is about one and one-haf inches long. resembling the cutworms. The adult Is a yellowish Of brownish moth. There are two broods in Con necticut and the winter is ras%ed in the soil. The prevention of the at tacks of the insect is difficult though early planted corn Is more likely to esrape injury.
 It is seldom that it is practical or desirable to sprsv held corn with ar- senicAls though this has been done for the first brood without any danger of poisoning where the corn Is not fed to stock for a month after ii has heen sprayed. For controlling the later brood that attacks the ears of sweet corn sprinklDe red pepper on the silk Of the corn has prevented consider able injury in some gardens. This does not kill the insects hut ,acts as a repeuent. ate fall blowing and narrowing greatly reduce the number of the insecte for the following year.
 GEO. IT. HANSON.
 Connecticut A ericulturaI College.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
TAKE CARE OF FARM MACHINERY Life Could Be Doubled by Giving It
 Proper Attention.

1 Farm machinery has advanced in l price enormously, and in some cases | it cannot be obtained at all, so it is l important that every farmer take the best of care of his machinery. Housing farm ma achinery under trees or not housing it at all should be frowned upon by the community as se- vereIy as not housing livestock: true, 1t is not inhumane, put it is Just as wasteful, or even more so, for although the loss is not so easily observed, 1t is there just the same. Iron exposed to the elements rusts away very rapidly and the wooden parts rot. In addition. much time is lost in ''limhering'' up a piece of rusty machinery and it usu- ally comes in a busy season. How
 many times we have promised never
 to do it again" after worrying for half
 a day or more with an old rusty pls~T
 trying to get it to SCOUT properly.
 The average life of farm machinery
 might be doubled by proper care and considered: Housing, repairing and painting.
 Repairs should be made systematic ally. and as far as possible out of the
 busy season: winter days can well be lmprOVeI by attending to this work. Every machine should be gone over thoroughly and examined for worn or broken parts, which should be repaired or replaced. All loose nuts should 5e tightene and missing bolts replaced. Nuts that have a tendency to work loose cal easily be kept tight by put ting lock washers under them. These are cheap and can be secured at any hardware store or garage.
 After 3 machine is repaired, give 1t a coat O. paint; this not only adds to the attractiveness of the machine but very materially lengthens it's life Paint almost entirely prevents rusting and rotting. Most men prefer to paint a machine all one color. Painting is not a slow or tedious job if a large brush is used. Any hardware store can supply paint for this purpose Bridge paint is proba bly, the best for iron. an1 can be used on wood as well, but any paint can be used Directions are usually given on the raint can. Have the surface clean of dirt and grease The loose rust should be scraped off rusty places. All bright or securing parts such as the blow would be better gyeased with axle grease or rubbed over with an oily cloth.
 Don't stop at resolving to take better care of your machinery this year but do it.-F'. W. Duffee, Connecticut Agri- cultural College.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
THE BEAN WEEViL,
How to Treat Beans if They Become
 Infested.

The farmers and gardeners of Con- nectlcut have been urged to grow more beans this year. Harvested beans are frequently damaged by the bean wee vii. The object of this article Is to explain how they may be treated to prevent this trouble.
 The insect which causes beans to become "worTny" is known as the bean weevil. small. srayish beetle about one eighth of an inch long with it's head bent downward resembling a snout. It appears to have outgrown it's coat 9 s it's wings are short leav- ing part of the body uncovered
 Infested beans should not be planted as the infestation may be carried to the field. It has been proven that many will not gerninate and even if they do, will not produce healthy, pro- iductive plants.
 injury in the field so ehat all meas ures of control must be applied to the harvest seed
 The usual method of control advised is to fumigate the newly harvested beans with carbon bisulphide This can be done in a tight bin, box or barrel An empty kerosene oil bar rel Is suitable. IL will hold about five bushels and requires three ounces of carbon bisulphide for treatment For larger quantities use two or three bounds to one hundred bushels of beans. Place the liquid in shallow pans on top of the seed. It evapor- ates quickly. forming a poisonous gas which being heavier than air. settles down around the beans, killing the weevi!s. The top may he covered with bags, blanket and boards to make the barrel tight s possible. F'umigate for forty eight hours. then open and air out. As carbon bisulphide does not evaporate quickly at low temperatures fumigztions should be done when the temperature is above so degrees F.
 The gas is inf1bamma ble and expio- sive so that no fire. lightZd lamy or cigar should be allowed near until aft CT the fumes have disappeared. The fumes should not be inhaled as head ache or worse illness may result There is no great danger is carbon bi- sulphide if handled with reasonable precautions.
 Carbon bisulphide may be bought in pound lots at from g cents to B cents. in ten pound lots at Is cents per pound.
 For those who have smaller quanti- ties of beans to treat who do not wish to fumigate. a simpler method is advisa b1e- The bean weevtl in all its stages if killed is subjected to a tenn perature of 130 degrees F for half an hour. When treating a quantity of beans, the heat will not reach the cen ter of the mass quickly, so that long CT exposure is necessary. To treat the beans, place them openly in shallow pans into a warm oven for an hour more. If the beans are to be used for seed, do not let the heat go above 140 degrees as the gerninating power
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
rHINNEo oRcHAos PAY BEST.
Thinning srinos Good Price If Sold
 in Proper Way.

The apple crop is proha1o1 reduced
 below the 5n nAr cent. mark Tn the To-
 cal orcharde this year. with the eV- ception of those of a few commercial exceptionauv careful in pa ct years to euard the vita lity of their trees bv thinning and who have taken snecial rains to spray nd nruue their or chard pronertv. Such orchards this year may be found in Hamden coun- other 1tsEd, orchards which have heen noorIv cared for. allowed to yield heavily last year without thinning. have nracticallv no applies this sea son. For this reason alore it is evil oent that thinning is profitable.
 Thinning can be made profitable to 2 greater extent hv selling the fhin rings. They are not first class fr,lit. but this season apples are starting very high in price and if one Toes not rut out these apples under false pre- tenses the sale of Mcintosh green incs. Wealthy ard Duchess trimmings is not only legitimate. but advisable. It is much more honorable to bring such apples into the market than to let them grow half size. become worny and knotty on the tree and then sell them for the same price lat CT in the season. This same, prlncl- pie holds with Bartlett pears.
 If your apple or any fruit trees are allowed to continue 2 sappy tender growth at this time of the wear these twigs will not be hardened off in suf- fen+ time to withstand the winter weather. It is essential that the growth of all fr1fit trees should be discontinued by this time. and if it has not steps should be taken to With draw moisture from the soil by the use of q cover crop. in many orchards this cover crop can we'll be in the form of weeds, although rape. rye. buckwheat and clover are excellent If the seed is obtainable.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30

The work on the erection of the new dornitory building for the Ceun ty Home on Smith avenue, has been commenced by Contractor Dofan of fANew London. The cellar has been dug rand the foundation and\basement have been completed. In the basement will be located shower baths, set tubs and *other conveniences. The walls of the building have been to the first story above the basement windows
 Foundation Laid.
 The foundation and walls for the Atlantic Carton Go. have been com menced and the foundation is nearly complete. Part of the walls have been raised to the first story. Peck, Mo Williams are doing the work;
 Duplex Block Completed.
 The Duplex block on Washington street for Caesar DeICarIo- has been completed and is ready for occupa- ton.
 Coal Pocket Nearing Completion.
 The coal pocket for the shetucket Coal 6 Wood Go. is nearing compile tion and will soon be ready for use. The pocket will be two stories high with a capacity of 2000 tons of coal. The carts will be loaded from over handling. The unloading apparatus will permit the unloading of one car per hour or about 60 tons. The work is being done by the Connecticut Fn- gineering company
 Working on Second Story.
 The work on the addition at the mill Of Joseph Hall & Son a Trading Cove is progressing and the wOrknen are working on the second story. Con-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30


 
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
HARRY HARIAND's GENIUS
 RECALLED iN ITALY.
Brilliant Young Author, of Norwich Ancestry, Who Was Beloved in San Reno.

One Of the most brilliant men whom literature has ever connected with the rame of Norwich-Harry Harland, is tenderly memorialized in the current Catholic review of the week. publish ed by The America Press. New York. The paper is entitled. "Wlien You Go to San Remo,' and is by Joseph Francis Wickham. M. A. It was in the little city of San Reno that liar land died. in 1905.
 After quoting from one of the gift ed young writers's most. famous nov els, the writer asks: Who speaks of the Cardinals Snuff Box now |? Even Henry Harland.s most faithful devotee will confess that the living men. and not the dead, are on the lips of the world. But such men as liar land really never die; and fancy that once lose themselves in mellow recol- 1ectious of the joy they had when they first knew his smiles.
 It was the capital city of the new est republic that gave Harland his first welcome into the world the St. Petersburg of the ancien regime. But Ee was destined to be nothing if not cosmopolitan. In his early youth he came to the United States with his parents, to learn the ways of land of the older days will remember him as a student at the College of the City ~ New York and at Harvard. In the legal circles he is recalled for his connection with the surrogate.
 Those who knew him under the nom de plume of Sidney Luska in his early literary ventures will sometimes hark back to As It Was Written" and other stories, of Jewish life in lifetime in America might have re- suited in fhrland's literary develop ment Very possibly it, might have
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
SELECTION OF SEED BEANS.
Those on Healthy Plants Insure Good
 Crop Next Year

Prof. Earl Jones of the Massachu- setts Horticultural college recommends that seed beans should be selected in the field. Selection should be made from healthy. vigorous plants which have been productive and are free from disease. They should mature uniformly and early so that they will be out of the way before freezing weather comes.
 Getting rid of diseases 3s probably the most important advantage of field selection. Anthracnose or pod spot is spreai by using diseased beans for seed. Careful hand picking of the seed will not get rid of all these but if the seed from healthy pots used we know that the beans will not be in footed. Selection should De made from part of the field where plants are health1est. It is often advised that diseased plants be pulled up from that part of the field in which seed beans are to be selected
 When harvesting beans they should
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
Ladies! Why
 Keep Corns? Lift a corn or oaIIus right off without one bit of pain.

Yest You truly can lift off every hard corn, soft corn or corn between the toes, as we'll as hardened calluses on bottom of feet, without one bit of pain.
 A genius in Cincinnati discovered freezone. It is an ether compound and tiny bottles of this magic fluid can now be had at any drug store for q few cents.
 Apply several drops of this freezone upon a ten der. aching corn or a cal . Jus. Instantly all sore ness disappears and short ly you will find the corn or callus so shriveled and loose that you lift it off with the fingers. You feel no pain while applying freezone or afterwards.
 Just think, No more corns or cal1uses to. tor ture you and they go " i t II 0 u t causing one twing'e of pain or soreness. Keep a tiny bottle on the dresser and never Jet a corn or callus ache twice
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
Addition for County Home Started
Cellar Has Been Dug And Foundation Put In=Foundaon And Walls Have Been Laid At Atlantic Carton Co., Washington Street Block Has Been Completed=Other Norwich Building Activities In Norwich And Vicinity.

| tractor 6. NJ. Williams Is doing the work.
 Ponenah storehouse. The storehouse for the Ponemah Go. is being rushed and the men are at work on the first story. the founda- ton having been laid. Contractor Torrance is doing the work.
 Boiler House Nearly Finished.
 Contgactor Torrance has nearly completed the new boiler house for the Hall Bros mill at Hallville. The remains to be done is few finishing touches. The two big boilers are now being set in place.
 New Two story Frame House.
 Valentine Reich & Go. of this city have the contract for the erection of a frame house on Fowler avenue for Antoinette Grodotzke The house will be 20x32 and two stories high The studding will be of spruce. the floor joists of yellow pine and the clap boards and shingles of red cedar.
 Modern Residence to be Erected
 Ground has been broken and the stakes set on a lot in Linden Park Nelson Y. Porter is to have erected.
 Garage for Grosvenor Ely.
 Peck & McWilliams have the con- tract for frame garage to be erected on Broad street for Grosvenor Ely The garage will be 21x21 in size and will be of wood construction.
 Union Street Garage.
 Charles A. Chamberlain of SS Union street has given the contract for the erection of a brick and concrete gar age at his premises to Patrick F. will be 21x46x10 and will be electri- cally lighted.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30

may bs injured: # fhs5. ara nat ts be used for planting. ! higher tem: perature can be used with duickef and saIrer results.
 Do not wait until your beans be- come buggy" but treat them as soon as possible after harvesting. They may not appear to be infested but 1t Is better to insure your crop than to take e chance of having it destroyed. If you wait until the weevils appear the beans may. not be worth treating.
 Inspect your treated beans fre- Quently during the. winter and repeat treatment if necessary.
 Beans should be kept in tight re- ceptacles so that weeytls from the outside cannot gain access to them and start a new infection.
 ~--- LA. MANTER,
 Dept, of Entomology, Connecticut Agrtcu1tural ColIege.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30

be looked over very carefully for dis eased pods and all such should be dis carded for seed purposes They should not be allowed to come in contact with other beans or put in containers which have hell diseased beans. They should be stored away from other beans and precautions taken that they are not infected.
 If seed cannot be selected in this way for the entire field. a plot should be planted next year with disea se-free seed. This should furnish seed for the next years crop, but should be looked over carefully for diseases at harvest time Any poor or diseased plants appearing in the seed plot should be pulled up and destroyed,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT

buildings in Bridgeport and Hartford, warehouse in Hartford. coal pocket in Springfield, and one. two and three family houses in New Haven, Bridge port Hartford. Waterbury, Stamford and Greenwich.
 Norwich had one sale of real estate during the past week to twelve for the same week last year. The mort sage loans amounted to s5,150 last week to s250 for the corresponding week of 1916.
 In New London there were four sales of realty last week to. eight a year ago. the loans totalling s22,so0 and S63.625 for the respective weeks.