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Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
during the month of August.

during the month of August. An excursion to Rockaway Beach, from along the line of the Housatonic and Naugatuck railroads; thence by steamer Grand Republic, attracted 3, 500 people.
 Barnum Richardson Go. were awarded two grand prizes at the Paris exposition, one for their exhibit of car wheels, the other on Jig iron.
 Twin Lakes campers were just learn ing the shores of Washi ing and Wash- iuee. camp of Chimes students had been located at the La Eas for two months.
 Thirty eight Years Ago This Week-1S79
 Barkhamsted was celebrating its centennial.
 John R. Ward died at Falls Village, Sept. 10, aged 67 years.
 The revival in the iron tra !e had brought increasing business TO the Salisbury ore bed, Barnum Richardson Go. were busy at all their furnaces. 1
 The Union Agricultural Society's air at Falls Village opened with fiattering prospects. The display of live stock was the best ill many years
 A Farmers Institute was hold at Sheffield attended by three hundred inter ested tillers of the soil.
 Thirty -seven Years Ago This Week-f8S0
 Engineer Walter Ferris, who recently left the Housatonic railroad for job at Fort Wayne, Ind, has returned to his old home.
 The 10th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers held their fourteenth re- union at Sheffield Sept. 3. 5. B. Sum. ner was elected president
 Blackberries Were being sold in Beckett for two cents per quart.
 Burglars visited the home of Hiram Bis;ell, Lakeville carrying away the family silver, but overlooking jewelry on the second floor.
 1, aged 80 years.
 Thirty-six Years Ago This Wesk-fS8f
 Forty sheep owned by Julius Page of Huntsville were injured by dogs, 21 of them were killed outright.
 M. T. Pritchard of Boston again oulteu tuo Odnp Lueo1luS Ddlly eul6lou of The News. George D. Smelling doing the reporting of the sermons and general camp news.
 The Barnes family to the number of 150 held a reunion at Seaside Park, Bridgeport. Six hundred invitations were sent out.
 "Tom" Brown, an old resident of Canaan, suffered stroke of paralysis that completely disabled him.
 A. B. Garfield was reopening the store at East Canaan, recently con- ducted by Smith 6 Garfield.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06

Style, good disposition, quality, clean flat bone, concave, open feet, strong constitution, good proportions, deep, roomy barrel; width across the hips. denOting large pelvic arch, and well developed vulva and teats are quail ties especially desired in breeding mares. An inspection of the colts the mare produces is the best evidence Of her worth as a brood mare. The length of usefulness as producers varies great ly with different mares. Some will produce excellent colts when twenty five years of age, but if they produce until they are fifteen years old they do very we'll Much depends on the individuals and the way they, are han, dled. Shy breeding mares are general ly unprofitable producers.
 Unsound horses lose breeders much money, consequently it is of great i'm portance that all horses reared should be as sound as possible. Horses be- come unsound because the tissue or the structure, or both, at a particular point is weak, or else the strain exert ed on the part is greater than the best tissue and the best conformation could stand. Of course if bad conformation exists it is agreed that animals thus built should not be used for breedin 7 purposes whether they are sound or not
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
RAISING DRAFT HORSES.
Sound, High Grade Mare of Good Con
 formation Most Profitable.

Sound, High Grade Mare of Good Con-
 formation Most Profitable.
 Prepared by United States department of
 agriculture.
 The uniformity in the mares kept on particular farm generally is not giv- en much consideration. There is satie- faction and convenience in having mares similar enough in type and ac- ti0n so that one can readily fill the place of another at any kind of farm work. Such mares are especially de- sirable when it is necessary to work three or four abreast. In case four are needed to a wagon it is q good ad- vertisement to the owners judgment and ability as a horscman to have them all uniform, in good condition and hooked up to a nicety. If the mares resemble each other and are bred to the same stallion it will often te pcs sible to sell the young horses as pairs. in which form they nearly always sell at a premium. The market for horses bred in this manner will not be over crowded very soon, as readily will be attested by any one who has been con- fronted with the difficult task of pur- chasing from farmers mated pairs of a certain type.
 Breed characteristics in pure bred or grade mares signify impressive ances- try and prepotency. Femininity of ex- pression and conformation is an indi- cation of good breeding qualities.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
DESIGNATE DELEGATES.

At the request of L. $. Rowe, Presi. dent of the American Academy of Poli- tical and Social Soiene, the committee of food supply of the State Council of Defence has designated five delegates to their conference which will be held in Philadelphia September IA and 15. The delegates designated are: Hon. Robert ScovilIe, Federal Food Com. missioner for Connecticut; Hon. Joseph W. Alsop, member for food supply of the Connecticut State Council of De. fence; Hon. George M. Landers chair. man of the Committee of Food Supply of the Connecticut State Council of Defence; President Charles L. Beach of the Connecticut Agricultural Col lege; and Hon. Walter l.. Goodwin, member of Committee of Food Supply of the Connecticut State Council of De. fence.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
SPRAY HE CATTLE.
Cows Must Be Protected From Flies
 to Keep Up Milk Production.

The season of the fly pests which make life miserable for stock duciH C the summer is on. Horse flies, dee. flies, bot flies, horn flies, stable flies and many others unite to cause a large parc of the annual decrease in the milk flow during the hot season.
 The sustained production of milk is well known to depend largely on the comfort and contentment of the dairy cow. Flies not only cause direct loss of blood and poisoning from their bites, but also keep stock from feeding prop erly. The loss of milk from this cause is one of tho serious problems that face the dairy farmer.
 Protect the milking stock, at least, by spraying with one of the prepared sprays on the market or Write to tlto state agricultural department for in formation on homemade fly repellents. The prevailing cost of feeds warrants special efforts to keep up the milk flow while cows ale on pasture.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
$ A Sk + + %@ + Sk Sk + + + +
THE DAlRYMAN.

+ True worth in a bull is vindi- Sk cated by the performance of his + daughters at the pail and the + showing of his sons on the + block.
 * The brains of the breeder build * up the herd.
 % Economy in feeding is efficien- + cy ill production. % Kindness is a cheap supple $- ment to the ration and produces S> big gains in milk flow. + Keep the calf pails as clean as sk the milk pails.
 * The COW giving the richest milk * does not necessarily bring the sk biggest cream check. It is the Sk total amount of fat produced + that counts.
 +
 Ik sk * A # + * + + A+ + * + |e + + Ak
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
Sweet Potatoes.

The sweet potato and not the com mon potato is said by historians to have been the vegetable desired by Falstaff when, In his interview with the Merry Wives, he prayed Qn a sen tence puzzling to the unlearned read er) that the sky should rain potatoes.' It was supposed to possess certain properties likely to commend it to 8 person of Falstafrs habits.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
New Styles in the SUITS For
Fall Wear

Many of them have jackets that only sufficiently long enough to reach to little above the knees many others to little below Some, however of uneven lengths being shorter in the front than at the sides and back. The skirts designed to conform to them, be- ing simple instead of elaborate in design in order to off, set the cumberousness which eaborateness would en- counter when with the long coats In the larger sizes they have tendency to outline the figure; in the smaller loose straight line effects predominate Mater ials most popularly used Velours, Broadcoths Serges etc The smartest of the earliest styles showing. Come see them. Prices range from S25. .OO to $45.OO.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
TRUE GREATNESS.

True greatness first of all is a thing of the heart. It is all alive with robust and generous sym pathies. 1t is neither behind it's age nor too far before it. 1t is up with it's age and ahead of it only just SO far as to be able to lead its march. It cannot slum- Der, for activity is a necessity of it's existence. It is no reservoir, but fountain. - Roswell D. Hitchcock.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06

The sad defect about the progress of the human race is that while we are occupied in learning one thing we are almost always engaged in forgetting another.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
Same Old Talk.

Charles Dickens once had talk with Queen Victoria at Buckingham palace. Two of the chief subjects of conversa- tion were domestic service and the in- ereasing cost of bread and beef.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
Milk Easily Tainted.

MIX has many sources for contam- ination on it's circuit from the COW to consumer, any one of which may undo the care exercised in regard to the others.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06

"I'm afraid" said the junior mem Der of the law firm, 'that we are caus. ing our client unnecessary trouble"
 "Oh, that's all right" rejoined the senior member; "we'n charge him foi it."-Boston Transcript.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
Perfectly Up to Date.

"I don't see how you can afford it" "Heavensi If I could 1 wouldn'tw. Life.
 Izaak Walton, Please Write Hook, Texas. Line, North Carolina. Sinker, Idaho.-Detroit News.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
An Ounce of Practice Is
 Worth a Pound of Preaching

Take Our Advice and Adver- tise In This Paper. Then We'll Stop Preaching and Congratu- late You. * -:- -:-
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06
Halo and Corona.

By halo is meant the large circle or parts of circles about the sun or moon. A halo occurring after fine weather in- dicates q storm.
 By corona arc meant the small colored circles frcEUently seen around the sun or mo0l. \ corona growing smaller indicates rain; growing larger, fair weather.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06

Pictured In Words. .
 In 1884 an artist finished a likeness of Emperor Franz Joseph in charac- ters, forming no less than 5000 words.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06

The near mare in this team, be- sides doing more than enough work to pay for her feed, has produced eleven live foals. Her offspring have sold for good prices.
Connecticut western news., 1917-09-06

To know how to do without things Is to possess them.
 Kerosene was first used for lighting purposes about 1926.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11
PAY U. S. WAR TAXES
ALL PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED TO
MAKE RETURNS.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue at
Washington Issues Statement to
Guide the People.

Washington, Oct. S.-PersonS failing
to make returns to the government
under the new war revenue law will
be regarded as tax dodgers, and penal
ties Will be enforced against them, ac-
cording to statement issued on Fri
day by Daniel c. Roper, commissioner
of internal revenue.
In no case will the government take
the initiative in procuring returns,
However, all returns are to be veri-
fed, and all advised to get into com
munlcation at once with the nearest
revenue official.
Already the war tax law Is strain
ing the extensive resources Of the fed
eraI bureau. Mr.. Roper, the new com
missioner, is confronted with the larg-
est and most exactlhg revenue meas
ure ever enacted in any country. 1t
Is now clear that many new clerks at
Washington and throughout the coun-
try will be needed in order To keep
pace with the work.
The following individuals. corpora
lions, etc, are within the law and are
notified by Mr. Roper "a make re-
turns:
All individuals receiving incomes of
more tinn $1,000 year.
All corporations, join stock compa-
MES and associations.
All distillers, rectIfiers, wholesalers
and retailers, holders of distilled splr.
its intended for sale or to be used for
manufacturing purposes.
All dealers In fermented liquors or
malt liquors. wines, cordials, iqueurs
domestic ana imported.
All dealers in soft drinks, table wa
tiers and carbonic acid gas.
All manufacturers of and dealers in
cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, .nuf and
cigarette papers.
All carriers Of freight, express or
passengers, and all operators Of pipe
lines.
All dealers in life, marine. inland
fire and casualty insurance.
All manufacturers and wholesale
dealers In motor vehicles Of every
kind musical instruments, motion pic
ture films, jewelry, boats, sporting
goods, perfumes, cosmetics, medicinal
preparations, chewing gum and cam
eraS.
All proprietors of amusement places
including cnbarets.
All persons executing legal docu
mentS of any type.
All traders on produce or stock ex
changes and boards of trade.
All importers of merchandise.
All manufacturers or importers of
playing cards.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11
VICTORY FOR BRITISH
HAlG's TROOPS WIN ON EIGHT
MILE FRONT.
Field Marshal Says Positions Of the
Greatest Importance" Have
Been Captured.

London, Oct. 6.-Thousands of pris-
oners have been taken by the British
in the new drive against the Ger
mans, which was begun at six O'Clock
Thursday morning east of Ypres in
Flanders. All the detectives of the
British were won, including POSITIONS
characterized by Field Marshal Haig's
report from headquarters as OF great
importance"
The British gained all their objec-
tives on frnot of 10000 yards and to
a depth of $500 yards.
Both the first and second detectives,
including the village of Brookseinde,
have been captured, he said.
The text Of the report from British
headquarters in France reads:
Our attack was launched on n
front of over eight miles, from south
of Tower Hamlets to the Ypres- Staden
railway, north If Langemarck, and has
been completely successful. All our
detectives have been gained positions
of great Importance have been won,
and over 5000 German prisoners have
already reached the collecting sta
tons.
"We are now in possession of the
main ridge up to Il point of LOCO yards
north of Broodsinde."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11

permanent aviation stations of the ar
my and navy for school purposes.
Acts charging the membership of
the interstate commerce commission
and amending the act to regulate COM
merce by authorizing priority ship
ments by any common carrier. ect.
Act appropriating S11, 346,000 60 pro
vide further for the national security
and defence by stimulating agricul-
ture and facilitating the distribution
OF agricultural products.
Act appropriating $162, 100000 to
provide further for the national secur-
ity and defence by encouraging the
production, conserving the supply and
controlling the distribution OF food
products aud fuel.
Act to authorize an additional issue
of bonds To meet expenditures for the
national security and defense and, for
the purpose of authorizing In the
prosecution OF the war. to extend ad-
ditional credit TO foreign governments,
and for other purposes. This act makes
an additional appropriation of $4,021,-
377 ,S90.92 to extend credit In the Unit
ed States for foreign governments by
purchase of bonds of our allies and ex-
penses incident TO preparation of an
issue of bonds and certificates; au-
thorizes an additional issue Of $4,000
100000 of bonds to meet loans TO for
eign governments; authorizes an add
tional issue of one year certificates of
Indebtedness amounting to $2,00000O,-
900 and an issue of five year war saw
ing certificates amounting TO $1,000
100000.
New Mark Again Set.
Act appropriating $5,356, 666, 01693
to supply deficiencies in appropriations
for the fiscal year 1918 and prior years
on account of war expenses and for
other purposes, and authorizes con
tract obligations to be met by future
congresses amounting to $2,40l, 49,
1880. This is the largest appropria-
ton act passed by this or any other
country. This act makes further ap-
preparations of $635, 100000 for the
emergency shipping fund and raises
the limit of cost to carry out the pur-
poses of the shipping act to S1,T34,
100000.
Act to define, regulate and punish
trading with the enemy and for other
purposes, and appropriates S450,000 to
enforce the provisions thereof.
Act to provide revenue TO defray war
expenses This measure provides APP
proXimately $2,500O00,000 of revenue
with which to pay the expenses of the
government.
Act to provide a military and naval
family allowance, compensation and
Insurance fund for the benefit of sol
diers and sailors and their families,
and makes an appropriation therefor
of $176,250,000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11
To Make a Cheap Filter.

In order to make n cheap filter. take
a large flower pot and stop the hole In
the bottom OF 1t by placing piece OF
sponge In II. Cover with a few inches
Of powdered charcoal fiji with water,
and let 1t stand over pail or tub
supported by two or three sticks laid
across. The water tiltering through
the charcoal will be freed from all
impurities and will be III for family
use. The charcoal should be changed
every three months and the sponge
several times year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11
BOYS MAKE BEST AIR PILOTS
More Likely to Possess OashIna and
Intrepid Qualities That Make
Ideal AViators.

War aviation. with its exceptional
dangers and its demands Cor supreme
courage, Is peculiarly service for
volunteers. But II has been demon
strated, says st. Nicholas Magazine,
that the younger the war pilot the
more likely is he to possess those
dashing and intrepid qualities that
make the ideal air fighter. Conse-
quently, the government is opening
wide the door Of the aviation service
for volunteers under twenty-one, the
CONSUMPTION age. The army is already
giving officers commissions to young
men nineteen years OF age. while the
navy has reduced its limit To eighteen
years. Only commissioned officers are
permitted to operate American military
airplanes, so all our fllers will get
commissions.
Boys considerably younger than
eighteen can be thinking now OF be-
coming war pilots, with reasonable
expectations of seeing actual service.
AS long us the war goes on. the air
craft program will keep growing, since
only the declaration of peace will JUS
tify lessening of our effort.
First, let us see the qualifications
of those suited to war aviation. The
athletic type of boy is preferred. To
have been member of team Is
usually good indication Of pluck and
persistence. A sound physique. and
good vision and hearing, are absolute
ly necessary. The ideal airman has a
cool head he is able to act quickly In
emergencies. 1t is important, too, that
the war pilot be an accurate observer
and equally important that he possess
the ability to form correct judgments.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11
$4,000 BELGIAN HOUSES GONE
Germans Record Of Destruction 10
Shown by New Gray Book Is
sued by Government.

Havre, Oct. S.-The Belgium govern
ment has issued gray book to refute
allegations against Belgium civilians
contained in the German white book
of May, 1915, IN which 1t was said
Belgian civilians savagely attacked
German troops in the early days of the
war and that the measures adopted by
the Germans were necessary in the in
terest of preservation of the German
army. According to the gray book, be
tween 10000 and $4,000 houses were
destroyed by the Germans.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11

after three doctors said / never would
stand up straight again. was mid
wife for seven years and recommended
the Vegetable Compound to every wo-
man to take before birth and after
wards, and they all got along so nicely
that it surely is a godsend 10 suffering
women. If women wish to write to
me will be delighted to answer them"
Mrs. JENNIE MOVER, 342 E.North St,
Lima, Ohio.
Women who suffer from displacs-
ments, weakness, Irregularities, ner.
vousness, backache, or bearing-down
pains, need the tonic properties of the
roots and herbs contained in Lydia &.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11
Concrete Is Preferahle.

Steel is going up, and concrete. as a
result is coming into wider use. Rail-
way bridges, for example, which used
always to be of steel. are now often OF
concrete. A beautiful concrete rail-
way bridge is being built across the
James river at Richmond, Va, and II
is much prettler than a steel bridge.
For like reasons, concrete is replac-
ing wood In mining structural works,
where 1t has the great advantage OF
being waterproof.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11
GERMAN RAIDERS IN PACIFIC
Prisoners Left on lsland-Teu-
tons Renew Operations.

Washington, Oct. Corporations OF
German raiders In the south Pacific
were revealed in dispatch to the
navy department on Thursday from
Tutuila, Samoan islands, telling of the
arrival there in an open boat OF the
master of the missing American
schooner c. Shade with a story OF
how the famous See Adler had strand
ed on Mopeha island after destroying
three American schOoners and how
members of the German crew had set
out for further depredations on com
merct on other captured vessels.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11
WOULD LIST YOUTH OF 10
Elihu Roo. Urges Youths Under
Twenty Be Registered for Army
Service Later

New York, Oct 9.-The proposed reg
istratlon of young men from nineteen
to twenty-one years of age for serv-
Ice in the National army is indorsed
by Ellhu Root in letter received by
Lieut.. Gen. S. y. NJ. Young. president
of the National Association for Uni
versal Military training. Mr.. Root
says:
"The best way to shorten the war Is
to prepare fully and adequately If
we begin now to register boys Of
nineteen they will be twenty before
they can be got into active service, and
twenty-one before they would actually
be called"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11
JACKIE KILLS FRIEND; is HELD
Queenstown Magistrate Says Fatal
Blow Constitutes MansIaushter-
To Get Bail.

london, Oct. S.-Machinists Mate
Perente of an American naval vessel
will he liberated on bail on charge
of manslaughter in connection with
the death of "A dock yard laborer named
Plummer, who died from the effect of
a blow on the jaw inflicted by the
sailor on September s. He was held
by n Queenstown magistrate. perente
pleaded not guilty and added: IT did
not mean to injure my friend"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11
Use Your Brains.

There Is not so much difference In
brains as in the way their owners use
them. Very often boy or girl who
envles another's keenness and insight
Is as well endowed as he. But while
one brain Is trained to hard concen,
trated thinking, the other is like an un-
broken colt, or like a steed which has
grown lazy from overlooking and lack
Of exercise. Set your powers TO work
Guide them wisely, aud you viii not
need to complain that they are not
greater. Exchange,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-10-11
MOVE TO AID WAR CAPTIVES
Governments Of Great Britain and Ger
many By Agreement Will Seek to
Amelorste Conditions.

Washington-Deta of an agree
ment between the British and German
governments concerning combatant
and civilian prisoners Of war, which II
kept by the Teuton officials delegated
10 carry 1t out will greatly amellorate
the condition Of the wretched captives
held In Germany, are made public in n