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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-03
Fingers Caught in
 Door and Crushed

A. M. Miller, one of the em- ployees of the Goldsteln Emporium, while engaged yesterday in taking goods from the basement for deliv- cry, in some manner got his fingers caught in the big iron elevator doors as they were being closed and three of his fingers were badly crushed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-03
DIVORCE SUIT FILED

A suit for divorce w2s filed this afternoon in the District Court by Lorcna McGilvray against her hus- band, John McGilvray. She alleges desertiOn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-03

TWO IN ONE-Tne EMPIRES way for everybody. The EMPIRES ads" keeps the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns are right up to the minute on the days news.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-03

Give US your next order for trans. fer work or coal. Juneau Transfer Company. Phone 4s.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-03

EMPIRE ads have thousands of readers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-03

old papsrs for sale at The Em. pire office.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-03

Phone t to TAo Empire. 10. VA
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-03

EMPIRE "ads" pay
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

potato when selected this way will range from one fifth to one-seventh of an ounce in weight, whiie under the old method the sets weigh from three fourths to two ounces in weight. The remainder of the potato can then be cooked and used on the table.
 The department, however, empha- sizes the fact that under this plan the seed must have especial care or the plan will fail As soon as the eyes ing is not done imediately, the cuts should be set on piece of paper, and placed in a cool room and allowed to remain there until the cut surface has become dry. They recommend then that the cones be put away in a shall tow box where it is quite cold, in fact the nearer they get to frost without freezing, the better.
 The planting of such seed requires seed bed very well prepared. The soil must be thoroughly pulveriZed and moisture conditions must be normal. This small seed placed in soil which is 1unpy or which is dry has little chance to live, and less chance of growing into a sturdy plant. It is rec commended that in planting such seeds that they be placed not more than twelve inches apart
 By using this means the man who mas a small garden need not go to great deal of trouble nor expense in obtaining his seed potatoes The eyes may be cut from the potatoes while they are being prepared for the table and stored away until planting time
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12

The above table shows us that it IS not wise to hold egs longer than 16 days. If they are to be held, they should be kept in a room that is quite cool, about so degrees F. and turned every day or oftener, so that the ger minal disk will not stick to the shell membrane.
 Some things to watch if the best results are to be obtained:
 1. Keeping breeding stock healthy
 2. Give breeding stock pianty of ex- ercise.
 5. Give plenty Of good, wholesome food.
 4 Keep the nests clean.
 ,. Collect eggs often in cold wealth CT.
 6. Keep the eggs in 8 room which has an even temperature Of about 60 degrees F. '. Turn ess every day.
 8. Select only egs good in color shape, texture Of shell and size. g. Do not hold the eggs over two weeks: if possible, put them in the incubator runder the hen as soon as laid. D. H. Warner, Poultry Depart ment.-Connecttcut Agricultural Coi- Iege-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12
START EARLY PLANTS.
Plant the Seeds in Shallow Boxes and
 Then Transplant.

The simplest method of starting cary plants in limited numbers is by planting seeds in shallow boxes, grow ing them to four or five leaves and last of May Juicy red tomatoes and hard-headed cabbages come only with forethought and timely action. By filling the boxes or so-caIled flats with two or three inches with weli-Infxed and pulverized garden dirt and Ieav- ing a little crack or holes in the bot tom to insure drainage the way is prepared for seeding. Plant tomatoes and cabbage in two shallow rows across the box and any other vegeta- ole like lettuce, caulihower' and eel cry Water the flats with slightly warmed water. for water from the faucet is so cold that it will take a long time to warm up the box.
 Set the box in the window, turn it around from day to day. and place it up things sufficiently. If a pane of glass is handy cover the box and weight it down if the wind bIows. Beans may be started in strawberry baskets and grown to three or four leaves before being transpIanted. However. when the seeds of tomatoes and cabbage have come up to a height of two or three inches, it is a good plan to prepare other boxes and trans
 plant the seedlings into these boxes tie plants a fresh start with more room. It also serves to prune the root systems and develop a bushy rather than a straggly. root system. A Eood way Co arrange these second boxes is to plant in the squares of egg boxes. Fill the egg boxes with dirt. tear off the cover and you have separate com partments for each plant. This means that when the t.nik comes to trans plant into the garden the plants will
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12
WINCHESTER MILLS NEW BUILDING
Work is We'll Advanced-Concrete Poured for Five Floors
 Other Building Notes.

of New York. are doing the work The spiles for the foundation wers driven by the Connecticut Engineering Co, of this city.
 Ready For Wood Work. b The coRcrete.is being poured for the foundation for a new garage which Mayor Allyn L. Brown will erect in the rear of his Broadway residence. It is expected that the concrete pouring will be completed today CWednesday) and will be ready for the carpentry work. Contractor Caesar Del Carlo is doing the work.
 Waiting For Oven.
 The addition for the new bakery which A. E. Andrews is erecting on Summit street is nearing the compile ton point. The work is we'll advanc- ed and now the building is ready for the oven which is expected to arrive any day. The exterior work is about all finished and the interior work is well along.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12
WHEN TO PLANT YOUR GARDEN. Many Things For the Beginners to
 Consider.

No doubt there are many who will grow Vegeta Dles for the first time this season. These beginners will have many things to consider. and one of the most important of all is When shall I plant this or that?"
 Do things when they should be done is one of the main essentials in successful gardening. Waiting a few days or a week after a thing should be done causes more work with poor CT returns than is the case if 1t done on time. If it is choice be1ween going fishing or weeding the garden, better weed the garden if it needs it. A little hoeing and stirring of the soil as soon as the plants show or soon after transplanting, will start them off quickly, will help to keep down the people forget that it is the stirring of the soil admitting air and cutting off the weeds that helps to bring about successful growth. The addition of fertility does not insure crop The soil should also be stirred immediately after 8 rain. because it helps to con serve the moisture which will be needed later in the sea ason.
 If we could all be acquainted with the native home of the plants we are striving to produce the question of when to plant would be an easy one. Some plants come from the tropical regions, others from the warm tenn perate zone and still others from the
 
 true, it Is reasonable that some will need to be planted in the spring while the ground it still cool, and others should wait until the hot days come.
 The plants in our gardens which will do well at low temperatures are onions, peas. parsnips. radish. cab bage, lettuce, beets and carrots, and in about the order mentioned. If onions are sown as soon as the soil is well settled in the spring and can !. sticky they will start before the weeds and be ready for cultivatihg early, thus saving much hand wedding. Peas many also be sown early, the smooth varieties first, the wrinkIed a few days later Then in close succession the other plants given in this first list. Some of these plants may be trans planted and so may be started by the kitchen fire in a cigar box and then transplanted to the field soon as the weather will permit The cabbage and lettuce are often started in this man ner.
 The plants which. come to us from the warmer portions of the earth and therefore must have warm weather for best growth, are beans. tomatoes. corn. cucumbers, musk melons, squash. peppers and egg plant Some of these such as tomatoes, peppers and egg plant, require such a long season that to get the best results they must be started in a warm place in the house. then transferred to the garden when the soil and air are well warmed. None of the plants in this list will stand frost, and are often injured by cold winds. It is therefore necessary to go rather slow in setting them out in the garden.
 Corn may be planted directly in the field for it can be planted more deep ly than the other varieties in oul garden The snap beans would follow corn and then the squash and musk melons with lima beans last Of all. Proba bly, more failures with lima beans may bs traced to too early
 planting than to any. other one cause
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12
TAFTVILLE
Mems Club Holds Regular Monthly Meetins-Dodse- Pollard Wedding - Relief Fund Totals $f92. .15-Person- sls and Notes.

There was q large attendance at the regular meeting of the Mems club of the TaftviIJe Congregational church which was held in the church parlors Wednesday evening. The regular rou- tine of business was. transacted and the reports of the secretary and treas- urer were read and accepted.
 An enjoyable programme was car ried out during the evening which consisted of several solos by Miss Ida LiIIibridge, accompanied OH the piano by Miss Hazel BAnfield. Joshua Heap also rendered several flute solos. F1s The speaker of the evening was Rev. 4. W. Burdon of the Federated church in Greeneville, who delivered an in tercsting talk on How Many Men Are There Under Your Hat.
 Rev. Mr Burdon said in part:
 We always. look for the real man, but there are four. This may or may not be news but sometimes old things become new. We will start with ma P number one, the man known to the public Appearance is q large factor. clothes manners, speech, property and position, but appearances often de ceive. A smile may mean true friend : There is one adjective the word friend" will not keep company with and that is the word "insincere." We may give 2 smile. but 1t may mean any and everything The appearance of a smile is not satisfying index of it's worth. Man number two. the man as his friends know him. They are admitted behind the mask to some Ss- crets of the inner life. They see mum Der one and number two, but estimate him in the light of number two. under stand something of his motives, see something of his ideals know some thing of his weakness and something of his struggles. Man number three is the man who knows something of himself He may not know man mum Der one but knows number two fairly we'll but knows himself as number three. He knows the truth as to whether there is q correspondent be- tween the inner and outer relations. He knows if his friends can truthtulIy say he is pure gold Number three knows if this miserable old world of insincerity with it's trickery, dishon- esty, it's honeycomb of sham. it's pre- tense and affectation> has condemned his conscience Number three is the real man as he knows himself. Num- Der four man. God sees man number four under that hat. The man tIod gees we can be- This requires truth a the basis of our life and asks that we souare our lives up by the life Of the Master of Men.
 Following Rev MT. Burdon's talk social hour was enjoyed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12

Work on the new mill that issbeing constructed for the Winchester Wool en mills. just south of the present new structure. is progressing as rap-H idly as can be expected, and with warm weather approaching it is expected that rapid strides win be made. At present concrete has been poured for five floors and the concrete is now being poured for. the sixth with a large proportion of the pouring for the col urnns complete. The roof it Is ex- pected win be on before April 20th. Already the interior work has been started on the lower floors and some of the interior concrete partitions have bean put in place and when the whole 5oFS is complete the mill will be one of the finest constructed. lighted and convenient factories in New England The window sash are made or steel ana vary in size and the shash has been set up in the first and second floors. The Turner Construction Co-,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12
EGGS FOR PATCHING.
Should Not Be Kept Long For the
 Best Results.

Not every egg which is laid is fit for the purpose of incubation because they are always variable as to size. shape, color and texture of shell. Those that are good size, that is, weighing, at least, A ounces per doz- en, should be selected when grading for matching, because the weight of the chick will depend somewhat upon the weight of the egg from which it came. They also vary as to shape: some are long and narrow. others are almost round while deformed shells are not uncommon. The color is inn portant and only eggs of good color should be used. The texture of the shell is another point to be consid- cred; eggs that have 8 weak shell and those that are very porous should not be used for matching.
 Any eggs which are much above or below the usual size laid by the hen should be rejected, also any which have a rough surface or are covered with nodules at the ends or have any irregularity in their contour. It is best not to keep them any length of time before putting them under the hen or in the incubator. The follow ing table will show the relation of time Of holding eggs to their matching power,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12
THE WONDERFUL
 FRUIT MEDICINE Thousands Owe Health And Strength To "FTuit-a-tlVsS"

"FRUIT-A-TIvES'', the marvellous medicine made from fruit juices - has relieved more cases of .Sl0maaF, LfUeys Blood, KIdney ard .SklR T1oH6zes kFqDas Gny okEer Osedfefr<. In severe cases 7 of Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, d Pain in the Back, Impure Blood, Ncu- ralgia, Chronic Headaches, Chronic "a Constipation and Indigestion, ffF'ruit. a-tives'' has given unusually effective results. By it's cleansing, healing powers on the eliminating organs. 'sFruit-a-tiTes'' tones up and inyigor. Ates the whole system.
 5oc. box, 6 for $9. 50, trial aize, 25o z. At all dealers or sent postpaid by J Fruit a-tiyea Limited oEdensburEs hsff
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12
WILL HEAR ADDRESS
 BY MEDICAL MISSIONARY.
Wonan's Foreign Missionary Society to Celebrate Half Way Point iH Jubilee Campaign.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary sos ciety of Trinity Methodist Episcopsl church will hold a meeting Iuesoay evening next, when Dr. Belle J. AlicIF medical missionary from Japan, and very interesting speaker. will addre5s the meeting. This Is to celebrate the half way point in the jubilee cam paign.
 Seventy simultaneous meetings wil be held April 17 in as many prominent cities of the United States from Ma.ne to California with noted speakers and relays of telegrams exchanging greet ings. This date marks the half way point in the great jubilee campaign or the Woman's Foreign Missionary so- cicty of the Methodist Episcopal church. Organized in 1869, this society in 1919 will have completed 90 years or splendid service. MiDistering to sev- enty million people as their snare or the great heather world. these cop~ ageous women have raised more than. seventeen million dollars, and are nov eudeayoring to call to their aid the six out of seven, or one million seven hundred thousand Methodist women still inactive along missionary lines.
 This society has sent out SJ9 mis- sionaries and has at present 49O in the field It has established 1,454 schoolG with an attendance of about 50 900 DU- pf1s Twenty hospitals and dis pensaries are also maintained Tn tl1is way and in general evangelistic WorE all are striving together in 12 different countries for the bringing in of thc Kingdom of God.
 Beside tine spoken word the printed page is doing well It's work Four pe- rlodicaIs with 10000 subscribers al nome; three in foreign lands, and bi7 liors of pages of literature carry far and wide the blessed gospel story. Seventeen million dollars Is a magnih cent sum, and yet distributed it does not mean quite one cent per week on the averag ge for each
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12

Have the soil warm for these. There need be no haste about the cucunbers for their season is short. Good crops for picking may be produced when planting after the middle of June and for such purposes they should not be planted before this date. Musk melons requiremore time, and for good crops should be started in strawberry boxes in a warm place in the house about the last week of April and then trans planted to the field hills when danger of injury from frost or cold weather is passed.
 We will find that nothing is gained by rushing our warm weather plants out too early. Instead of a big crop we may get no crop at all-A T. Stevens. Connecticut Agricultural College
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12
GET ruREsREp cows. Chance. for Greater interest in This
 Line.

&
 Interest in the breeding of purebred livestock is increasing. This interest should continue to increase, as 1t Is the highly bred stock that must be auction Is to be obtained. Too many cows in this section are in the inefiic- tent class. Grain is soaring higher in
 prizes, labor Is scarcer and demanding
 on the increase, therefore the cow which produces the average quantity of milk should be replaced with the
 better producing one. While the price of the finished product should more
 than cover the cost of production it
 should be based on the most efficient
 practical basis. The folio wing clip
 ping shows. the wonderful possibility
 in breeding stock and it Is the pure
 bred that should replace the grades and lcw-producing stock.
 'fhe past was an age of snaH- yield cows in nearly all countvies.
 The present Is the age of cows of
 varied yields, from the lowest, about f50o pounds of milk in a year, to the highest, about 30,060 pounds of milk in year The future will be the age of the bigyield cows in all the other countries as it is already in Holland, where the black-and-white cows average about 10000 pounds of milk per head per year and are regularly.
 If not rapidly, increasing their yield The enormous importance of the COW and her average yield may be under stood in the statement that this coun- try carries 2, ,009, ,0o0 cows to make about 3S 000, 900, ,000, pounds of milk in a year, and that the substitution o1 | the 19.ae0-pound yieIderss of the Ho1- land class. for our 4000-pound yielders would enable our farmers to make our total of milk with about 5000, ,00f cows, in other words, with 13000,00G 1 COWS less. The producers will be com peiled to change their cows, and the sooner they begin to make the great industry rise from the depths | of bankruptcy toward the plans ot ! profit and prosperity. The big-yiel6 COW is the only salvation of the rniik producers of the United States"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12
WEDDING
Dedae- Pollard.

X. quiet wedding was soIemnized on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock when Miss Annie Pollard was united in mar riage with Wilbur Dodge of Block ls- land. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Arthur Varley Of the TaftViHe ConrTegational church in the presence Inf the immediate families. The bride was becorniDgly gowned Many gifts were received by the bride. Follow ing which they will make their home on Block Island.
 The bride is the daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. William Pollard of Frout street. The groom is employed at Block Is- land
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12

never make satisfactory gains under any conditions.
 fined in the incubator at least thirty six hours after the hatch is com pleted. This allows ample time for them to dry of and rest after the struggle in matching. During this time the incubator should be kept darkened to avoid crowding and also to prevent any possibility of the spread of bacil- lary white diarrhea through infected bie to this disease while they are in the incubator, but after few days when a strong digestion has been de veIoped there is very little danger or curing the disease is to test all breed CTS and avoid infected stock. The temperature of the incubator mstu be carefully watched, and lowered as fast init in order to harden them off for their outdoor life later.
 The Breeder.
 The portable lamp hover and colony brooCer stove are the most popular and without doubt the most satisfac- sory types of brooder to use. The hover temperature should be regulated floor where the chicks are to stay. After the chicks arrive a thermometer si not needed; watch the chicks A thin layer of sand on the floor well
 
 everything ready for the chicks. When the chicks are transferred to the brooder it is worth whil etc take each one individually and dip its beak into sour skim milk. The milk seems to give the chick a start which noth- ing else will. Chick gains compare with amount of milk consumed and most wifi be consumed if fed just as 1t begins to thicken. Milk may be fed in shallow pans with inch mesh wire stre tcllcd across to prevent the chicks from walking in it. Many pouItrynnen report very satisfactory results from using milk and no water during the first .Eree or four weeks.
 Feeding the Chicks.
 The newly matched chick has . quantity of egg yolk- in it's body cavity which it uses for food during the frs: few days. The object in feeding is not, first of all, to provide overaund- ant nouri siment, but rather to build up a good strong digestion. Soul milk is the first step and this may be followed with chick feed, grit and charcoal scattered in the litter. More chicks are killed by overfeding during the first week stllan by undertaking Keep the chicks always hungry fo1 their three feeds a day Green food is also very important. teach them tc like + by giving small feeds at ire quent intervals. When more than five to mix the chick feed at home. One pound of chick feed per chick is enough up to the time they will han dle larger grain The following for mulas may be used for home mixtures
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-12
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
Substantial Increases Shown In Num-
 Der of Permits Issued.

The clearings of the Hartford banks for the past week show an increase of 129 her cent. over the correspond ing week of last year and those or New Haven for the same period an increase of Al per cent
 The number of real estate sales Tor ;he week has been very much heavier than in any recent week and shows a. substantial gain over last year Sales by warranty deed in the cities of the state reported in The Commercial Record last week numbered oSb, as compared with 4S7 last year, While mortgage loans reached the total of SETTLES as against $1,4oS.oI4 year ago.
 The number of new companies or ganized last week was If, with total authoried capital stock of $745 900. A wear ago in the first week of the month the same number of new compan4es