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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
HINTS AND HELPS
 ABOUT THE FARM

Now that farm labor is so scarce, it is doubly important to keep the hired man contented. Making his room pleasant and homelke, with a comfortable chair and a few pictures, will work wonders in that direction.
 Now is the time to lay in supplies for mending broken and worn kar- ness. Be sure to include an assortment of copper rivets and buckles to take the place of unreliable snaps.
 A little feed scattered for the. win ter birds will pay interest on the in- vestment when the bugs and worms get busy next summer.
 Don't wait too long to fill the ice- house this winter. An early spring may mean an empty icehouse during the hot months.
 Be sure that the driving horses are properly shod for the winter. Don't risk assidents through unnecessary slips and falls.
 Now Is fine opportunity to repair small hand tools New handles and a few rivets will go a long way toward efficient work next summer.
 There are a number of metal farm gates on the market that are decid- ed improvement over the home made wooden articles that always sag and stick.-Farm Life.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
PIG CLUES.
They Have Done Much and They Can
 Do More.

This year the farm bureaus are all including pig club work in their reg ular projects, many pigs have already been engaged for members, and some of the leading seed dealers have given sufficient lN-pe seed for each mem Der to prepare a pasture. To do this work most efficiently in 1918, then, public sentiment in favor of it must be crystailiZed and local leaders must be secured. Pig clubs are, of sufficient importance to justify such interest be- ing takeR.
 In the data which follows. only the results from complete reports of ex- penses are used. and the esare taken as averages for the state. Tn four months time the increase in value of each pig amounted to s26.S5, $S.70 be- Ing paid for grain, the wastes fed | being estimated as worth $4.94, and the labor was charged at s3, leaving net profit of; $9.71. Since the labor l and wastes did not cost the members anything they really had s17.65 tc show for the four months woI$x. As
 there were $40 members owning 60(
 pigs the total actual profit amounted
 to s10.s9o. Most of the members kept
 their pigs for one oten weeks afte, the. contest closed so that this amour
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
COLCHESTER
Roll of Honor Presented Oliver Wood house Lodge-ReIatives and Friends Attend Funeral of George Vest brook, in New York.

Oliver Woodhouse lodge. K. of P, held their meeting Tuesday evening lin Pythian hall. After the work of the evening lunch was served and there was a billiard match between tive local players. The lodge has re- ceived a handsome Roll of Honor, which will be placed on the castle walls < It has the names of the mem bers who are in the federal service. Joseph Kraft left Tuesday yaornfng kfore a weeks visit with relatives in New Haven and Newark, N. J. ,e Charles Clark of Marlboro was a Icaller here Tuesday. | Charles T. Wilson of Worcester was In town Tuesday.
 Will Meet to Sew.
 the Congregational church will meet Friday afternoon to sew. 1 Charles and Eugene Daniels are in New York attending the funeral of their half-brother, George West brook
 F. H. Bartlett of New Haven was a
 caller here Tuesday.
 Mrs. Henry J. Bailey returned or Monday from a short visit witt friends in New Britain.
 Thomas P. Kinney and Samuel Me. Donald were in New York Monday attending the funeral of George West brook
 Daniel NJ. O'Brien has been accept ed by the examining board of thu IShoestring district Mir. O'Brien be
 longed to the Home Guard of thi
 place and was a. bugler.
 Mrs. Phineas Spencer of Newark N. J., is the guest of her son, Ton ernan Spencer, on Broadway. ' Meeting at Chapel. The weekly prayer meeting wa held in the Congregational chapel -o !. Tuesday evening, the subject being Loyalty to the Powers That Be. , The Ladies' Missionary society hold , the February meeting in the chape
 this Wednesday, afternoon. fl Took Examination. Several young men were in Ne7 r London MoDday before the examinin s board of this distinct to take the dra1 !, lexamination.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

while to get a hardened or burned tile for the last few feet. They usual ly come in two-foot lengths. Not only are they less apt to be affected with the frost, but when the ditch hank is tramped by stock. if the bank happens to be soft, the tiles at the end will not drop out of place so easily as when there is just the regular foot length.
 One farmer who used to be an oil worker got iron well casing from the oil field and cut it into about eight foot lengths for the tile endings That looks like good plan to me. as the outlet can run into the ditch sE far as one wishes without the danger of it's coming away from the remaining tiles and so letting dirt into the tile for later trouble-F'arm Life.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
BAD BREATH
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets Get at the Cause and Remove It

Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, the substi. ute for calomel act gently on the bowels and positively do the work. E.
 People afflicted with bad breath find quick relief through Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. ss. The pleasant sugar, coated tablets are taken for bad breath by all who know them.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets act gently but firmly on the bowels and liver, stimulating them to natural action, clearing the blood and gently purifying the entire system. They do that which dangerous calomel. does without any of the bad after effects.
 All the benefits of nasty, sickening, griping cathartics are derived from Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets without griping, pain or any disagreeable effects.
 Dr. E. M. Edwards discovered the formula after seventeen years of prac- ice among patients afflicted with bowel and liver complaint with the attendant bad breath. ss Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil: you will know them by their olive color. Take one or two every night for week and note the effect. 10e and 25c 5 per box. All druggists, '
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
GET RID OF RATS AND MICE

caused by rats, which thrive amid filth and carry pollution with them. Millions Of human beings have died of b1bonic plage, conveyed to man mainly by the rat flea. Trichinosis among hogs, fatal to human life, i; communicated mostly by rats. } Pto- maines, septic pneumonia, typhoid, scarlet fever, diphtheria and other dis eases are also bel.cvedi to be caused in many cases by rats
 Rats and mice multiply, rapff' breeding form six to ten times a year and bringing forth from, six to ten at litter. It is estimated that the .in- crease from one pair, if undisturbed, will amount to 2O.155 ,ooO in three years and $40, 370,0Oo,0OO in five years.
 Perseverance Will Get Rid of Rats. l There is no easy way to to get rid. of rats, but it can be done with intelli- .gent and persistent effort. if active | co operation among neighbors is SC cured.
 The homes and breeding places of the rats must be destroyed. They must be starved. killed or driven away Ratproof buildings and ratproof bins and cribs for the storing of grain will do much toward ridding a farm
 them
 Outdoor woodpiles or any place where rubbish and tin cans Are dump ed give excellent protection to rats A general cleaning up:of the premises and the entire neighborhood is the first step in a rat campaign.
 Keep food away from rats. Have ratproof garbage cans and keep then covered. Where food is plenty rats will consregate and remain and it if hard to trap or poison them. tl There is always danger is using poison It is better to make generous use of the many kinds of rat traps. freduent rate. drive or killing vii . prove effective. Cats are poor ra
 catchers and few dogs are better Owls, are helpful in getting rid of rats and pine snake or bull snake will dt
 more than any other agency in killing or driing away rats.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

that in the herds under observation the females did not become immune nor did the disease die out, It was also shown that premature calf birth was merely a symptom of the disease and that all affected cows did not abort (calve pramaturelyG The second ar- ticle showed that the -four different breeds in one herd suffered about equally; ;also that cows prematurely infected probably remained diseased all their lives. at least in most in stances, and that young animals from the ages of months to years are decidedly the most susceptible.
 The infected animal therefore, al- though often immune to the character istic evil effect (abortion), may be and generally is a source of great dan ger to the younger members of the herd. Since these animals often abort 1 young, and change hands, and while 1 possibly as many as 25 to 50 per cent
 of the infected animals never abort
 the difficulty of eliminating the disease from the herd upon a basis of this symptom alone is nearly insurmount- able ;
 | [ The question has arisen in connec- tion with this disease, as with tuber- | culosis formerly. as to whether it is i inherited. To throw light upon this point, all of the young stock, males an6 females, were tested monthly for the i disease by means of the blood test. Ii was found that the reaction of the blood of the calf has no relation to its
 sire, but without fail its reaction wai
 the same as it's dams. However il from to 6 months, all calves freed themselves from the disease. regardless of the danl's blood reaction and re-
 mained so until the period of suscepti
 bility already mentioned. In studying the older daught ters sof the dams, i was found that exactly the same "a tit
 became infected and exactly the same ratio aborted from uninfected dams a. from infected mothers. jThe calves ar,
 handled similarly. getting the milk O
 their own dam for a few days and af Iterwards from the mixed herd. It be comes apparent therefore, that tn,
 disease is not inherited{ nor transmit
 ted direct from the mother to the new
 born calf
 has been mentioned that Il heif
 CTS became infected before the frs
 service. Seven of these were in on
 herd where milk was fed at the age c i II or F months. F'oar were in a her Ewhere milk was fed to about to
 months, and in the third herd wher . milk feeding was disoontinued at
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN WESTERLY
Matters Considered In Probate Court of Town Hall and Court House. William Williams Dead -Diyorces Granted Tuesday-Govemor Beeckman To Deliver Patriotic Address Tomorrow Evening.

bun from Abbie Kenyon Rathbun, misconduct; Mary L. Ehret from liar " Ehret, non support. Nt
 By reason of the death of Albert B. Crofts, counsel for petitioner, the case of Florence w. Dock against Herman Dock, was passed.
 The petit jurors will report this morning and the case assigned for trial is Robert H. Moore against Chas. J. Green. treasurer of the town of Richmond. ais
 The names of Baptiste and Erminda Brottineli against the Westerly Auto matir Telephone. company, were con- tinued to the next session.
 The petition of Denison c. ninckley ct al, for the dissolution of the West eriy Furniture company. was contin- ued to the April term.
 ] These cases are assigned for tria at the adjourned session in Westerly;
 James Hospitale vs. Westerly Fsurni- ture company; Wolff Silkowitcn vs
 Max Schuman; Patrick H. Kelly. vs
 Mrs Harry B. Wilkins, Antonio Tu-
 rissi vs. Solomon Soioveitzik, Johr Cassato vs. Antonio Lorello, George
 Ainsworth vs Morris Soloveitzik, Geo H. Allen vs. Sarah Ann Allen, Mary
 Fairfield vs. Sarah Ann Allen, Charle:
 P Eccleston vs Ellen Farrell. Johi lO'Connell vs. E. E. Carpenter. JohI Gallucci vs. Louis Gentle, and Sal
 ratore Fiere, alias, vs. Antonio Tas
 kas, alias.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
SERVICE FLAG
Presented Catholic Church by A. o. H.
 Displays 90 Stars.

Sunday morning St Pauick's church Mystic division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians presented the church a service flag containing 30 stars. Fa- ther Hart selected six men in the ser vice, who were at church on Sunday morning. to present the flag at the al- tar for blessing. Those honored men were Edward Feeney, 31st Co, L. I. S. and Edward McClave, N. R. F., both of Mystic; George I. Murray, S. P 529, NaticiS, Mass: F. L. L4ddy, U.. S. s. Margaret, Barnardsvil1e, N. Y.: G P. Baptiste, U. S. S. Margaret. Vine yard Haven. Mass: c. l. Birtwistle U. S. S. Margaret, New Bedford, Mass
 Following the blessing or the flag Father Hart gave short sermon or what these stars stood for, the men in service and the duty of the people at home towards the men.
 The flag Is now flying in front of St Patrick's church, East Main street, and is an inspiration for all who see it.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
FUNERAL
Mrs. Nathan p. Sawyer.


 The body of Mrs. Ellen Williams Sawyer, widow of Capt. Nathan P. Sawyer, was brought to Mystic from Brooklyn, N. Y, Tuesday, on the 1.3s train and taken to Elm Grove ceme- tery for burial. Mrs. Sawyer was a former resident of this place, but had lived several years with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Frank Utley. in New York
 Entertained Class.
 Rev Arthur H. Withee entertained the members of his Sunday school class at the parsonage Monday eve hing, when 14 of the young ladies were present. The class is formed in- to club and a business session was held, after which a social time was enjoyed
 Celebrated Birthday. | Merrill Foote celebrated his ninth birthday at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles W. Foote on Dennison avenue Monday, and enter tained nine friends. Games were played and, when supper was served at 5.S0 o'clock large birthday cake with nine lighted candles was in the center of the table. Master Foote received many gifts. .a
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
IMPORTANT ACQUISITION FOR NORTH FRANKLIN FARM
Progress in Dairyina and Livestock
 Raising in New London County.


 Raising in New London County.
 
 As The Bulletin is more widely read than any agricultural paper in east eTn Connecticut your readers may be interested in knowing what progress is being made in better dairying and livestock raising in this county Ac- cordingly l am sending you below notice of the arrival at Valley Farms of the New Junior sire which your readers may. be interested in reading, writes l.. P. Aver of North Franklin, who received from New York state last week a. Holstein bull calf of royal lineage which will be used as Junior sire. Sir Veeman Florence Vale is the young bulls name and he was born at the famous Pleasant Hill Herd owned by W. D. Robens of Poland, N '. He is sired by Sir Veeman Hen gerveld whose S9 daughters that have been admitted to the Advanced Reg | istry average the highest for butter and the third highest for milk pro- duction of the daughters of any other sire with over 50 A. R. daughters. The | young bull has IA half sisters that have official records of from 30 to S7.3S pounds of butter in ' days.
 The dam of the young bull is one 1 u IH6 HlSHSSL IeCOTQ Odu2nLerS or King Korndyke Sadie Vale Gage con- sidered). She is K. K s. V. Florence l Veeman and has a record of 22.29 pounds butter and 3SSS pounds milk in : days at an age of years and IS days. Her sire, King Korndyke Sadie Vale, is the only bull in the world that has 40 pound dam. a 40 pound half sister and a 40 pound daughter. | He is the sire of the worlds youngest f29 pound COW and has p daughters in the advanced registry. His daughters average the highest for butter of any bull in the world. The young bulls second dam is a 31.1S pound daughter Of Sir Veeman Hengerveld. This gives the youngster 87 1-2 per cent of the blood of these two greatest transmitting sires of the present day King Korndyke Fannie Veeman pur- chased by Gardiner Hall. Jr., of South Wilmington at the Worcester sale for s12,000 derives 75 per cent. of his blood from these two same bulls.
 The young bulls sire, grandsire, great grandsire, great great grandsire and great great great grandsire': highest record daughters average over 40 pounds butter in seven days. This bull will be crossed extensively ' or the daughters of Colantha Pietertjt Prince, the 2200 pound bull shown 1T the farm bureau tent at the Norwich fair last year and who is senior sirt at Valley Farms. Remarkably goot results are expected from crossing tn, blood of these two royal sires.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
FILLING HINTS.

4 ditcher who does careful work around here and is always as busy as he wants to be, recently put in a drain and when he was running the tile into the outlet ditch he slanted 1t so the water from the drain flowed slightly with the current of the dithch. He says drains draw better this way and are not so apt to clog up This tile drain has worked well. I know, and maybe he is right.
 Instead of using the regular tiles at the outer end of the ditch. it is. worth
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
sTONINGToN
Judge Elias B. Hincklex Receives Birthday Congratulations = High School Teacher Declines Westerly Appointrent.

Elias Babcock Hfnckley, for more than a quarter of a century judge of probate of the town of Stonington, was congratulated Tuesday by friends who had knowledge that it was his birth day. He was postmaster during the first Cleveland administration. He is also town treasurer and town clerk filling the three positions to the full satisfaction of all the people Judge Hinckley is president of the Stoning- ton Building compony, treasurer of Wequetequock Burial association treasurer of the Walden and Brewer funds, and for thirty three years has been secretary of Pequot council Royal Arcanum. Some busy man is Judge HinckIey.
 Stonington Pointers.
 Miss May Pendleton is visiting rela tives in Flushing, L. l.
 Miss Jennie w Barker. of Jncas vile, is a visitor at the home of pr and Mrs. James H. Weeks The tug Westerly cut her way ou of the ice bound Stonington harbor Tuesday. The Westerly is to tow coal-laden barges eastward from New Haven.
 Enroll Wilcox science teacher a tic Stonington High School. has de ciined the offer, to be vice principal O l the Westerly High School +
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
OBITUARY
Mrs. Ellis Leonard.

Word has been received in Mystic of the death of Mrs. Phebe Leonard widow of Ellis Leonard, Sunday. at the home of her niece in Preston City. Mrs. Leonard was for a long time a resident of Mystic and resided on School street. until about six years ago when she was taken to the home of her niece. as she had then reached the age of 90 and lived alone. She has many friends in this village where she was widely known She was a conscientious Christian woman and was always found doing good The body will be brought to Mys- tic today Wednesday, for burial in Elm Grove cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

lndIcations hat APpro4ch To falr
 Price for Milk Has Been Satisfae-
 tory.
 The general public. would probably say that, owing to the unprof1tableness of the dairy business, many cows have been sold and slaughtered. Figures show this to be true in certain areas, | Connecticut dairymen have not bee
 so shortsighted as public opinion wculd 1; indicate. The dairy cattle on one thousand farms in Connecticut have I increased two and five-tenths per cent since May, 1917. It would seem that | dairymen have been wise in selling
 some unprofitable cows, but a general panic has not lasted through the sum mer. Many dairymen have discontin
 ued the business. but an appreciabie number have increased their herds, and
 some have started in dairying- that have not been in it prior to this year. | This healthy condition in the balance
 of dairy cattle indicates that the ap-
 preach to a fair price for milk has l been encouraging to the dairymen. They are patriotic enough to stick Tiff the public will meet them half way in their business by paying for the product price which has reason able profit in sight
 Comparing the December figures with those of May, 1916. the result shows that the cows were 3.1 per. cent. less in December: the heifers LIS per l'cent more and that the total number
 of dairy cattle on these farms over six
 months of age is 1.2 per cent more. It seems evident then that at one
 time, probably last spring, there was a tendency to reduce dairy herds, and this apparent selling off at that time has not yet been overcome in the aged cows, but the steady increase nj heif-- CTS will in the near future replace this decline. .5 | In a majority of cases to which the
 writer's attention has been called, the
 dispersion of market milk herds has
 been due to the drafting of competent
 labor. It. is very probable that this
 cause will operate less in the future
 than in the past, and if each dairy :, man will continue on his present basis of dairying the future should give us hope. The butter and cream business should not be abandoned for whole
 milk, as this tendency will create market conditions detrimental to all. There is place for and in many cases
 some profit in all lines. Don't follow the myth of apparent profit for it. will : not lend stability to the industry. We } need stability more now than ever.- Karl B. Musser, Extension Dairyman.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
Local Laeonies.

Local I4conicS.
 Fully one hundred coal laden cars were standing on the rails in the Mid way yard Tuesday morning.
 William Brooks, secretary of the Rhode Island Fish and Game associa- tion, died Sunday at his home in Prov idence.
 The Westerly constabulary is to be officially inspected this evening. with la view to it's induction into the pro- posed home guard.
 Governor Beeckman is to deliver g patriotic address in the Town hall or Thursday evening, under the auspices of the Westerly Catholic club. The senate has confirmed the nomi- nation of these postmasters in Rhode Island: s. Martin Rose. at Block Is. land; Charles J. Baron, at Centre. dale, George w. Jacobs at Slatersville Reuben A. Gibbs at West Barring ton.
 I'm Vaterland, used in the German class of the Westerly High school. i a German conversation book in whici Germany, the Kaiser and his family and great variety of the features 0 1 life in Germany, are presented in Mandatory manner.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
MYSTIC

Lenten Service For St. Marks Parish ioners-Mrs. Ellis Leonard Dies at Preston city-Burial of Mrs. Mar tha p. Sawyer-Birthday Party Service Flag Presented St. Patrick's Church.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

telegram has been received by. the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from the President of the Republic of Guattnala, expressing the gratitude of the Government and people ot Guatemala for the, reference to the earthquake catastrophe.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

months none became infected before
 the first service. Other investigations
 have shown that milk from an infect
 cd herd contains the abortion organism
 and it is therefore probable that con- tinued ingestion in such amounts as may be contained in milk of an in- fected herd may produce the disease. This point at this stage of our inves- tigation is not conclusive.-G.s. (. i White, Dairy Husbandman.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

The first of the Lenten services of St. Marks Episcopal church was held Tuesday evening al the home of the Misses Kellogg on Willow street. Rev. pr. Harrington conducted the service
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

It is reported that c. J. smythe, Provincial Administrator of Natal, will shortly retire on account of ill., health.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
MOosUP

Patriotic Social to Be Held Washing. tons Birthday-Names of Young Men Honored by Church Service Flaus, tt
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
INFECTIOUS ABORTION IN cATTLE

From Storrs Station Bulletin No. es, by L. E. Rettssr and G. c. White.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

Feb. p, Washington's Birthday, a patriotic social and entertainment will be given by the Epworth League of the Methodist church.
 The Plainfield High school basket ball squad will hold practice in Mil her hall this Wednesday, afternoon. |. Earl Collins was Norwich caller Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
BALTIC.
Rain. Melting Snow and Ice Cause
 Rise in Shetueket River.

The prevailing high. souther1y wind and a rapid rise in the Shetucket river caused by melting snow. is causing apprehension here for the safety of dams and bridges.
 Ice three feet thick in places is al ready rotten and threatens to break up soon.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

In the ArR article 1t was pointed ou1