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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-17
THE FARMERS INVENTORY

The inventory is an essential part OF
an accounting system for the farm.
The beginning of the year is the
proper time for most farmers to take
stock Of machinery and other equip
ment and to list and put valuation
upon every animal and thing on the
farm. Like other business men, farm
ers need to know what they have,
what each article cost, and also its
market value at given time (say
January l or March y Of each year.
Comparing the inventory Of January
/, 1918, with that Of January l, 1919,
farmer will have better oppor-
tunity to study his business than ne
could otherwise have.
The inventory may be thought OF
as the beginning Of an accounting sys-
TEN. Thousands Of farmers are now
making systematic efforts to keep
such records and accounts as will en-
able them to know their business as
business, and to- be able to know how
and why it is profitable or unprofit-
able. In this work many farmers
are getting substantial help from
farm management demonstrators and
county agents, and all may by asking
] for it.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-17

t;ons for phvsical defects in the army
draft. While complete statistics are
not vet available, it is an acnowledg-
ed fact that a very high proportion
of men were disqualified for dental
and other defects, which might very
easily have been remedied by inspec-
ton and compulsory medical care IN
public schools some years ago.
The epidemic Of influenza has
brought home to the entire civilian
population of the United States, the
truth Of the statement that prevent
able disease destroys at least as many
lives as have the moving guns OF the
greatest war in history. With an in
Complete casualty list already OF over
rs. 900, the epidemic is not yet checked.
Conditions which have seemed almost
unbelievable have brought out the
fact that, in hundreds Of communities
in the United States, there are abso-
lutely no nursing resources whatso-
ever.
With the return to civilian COM
munities of about 10000 graduate
nurses released from military duty,
we hope to extend greatly the Town
and Country Nursing Service OF the
Red Cross, and to interest nurses In
public health activities, so that skilled
professional nursing will be available
to even the most remote parts OF the
country.-Jane A. Delano, Director
Dept. Of Nursing, A. X. z.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-17
FAvORITE TONIC
after SICKNESS
PUTS YOUR BACK TO
WORK DAYS AND
WEEKS SOONER
THAN USUAL
Proven Best During Recent
/" Flu" Epidemic.

Untold thousands of people OF all
spes attacked by the Spanish lntia-
enza found that Hypo-Cod was the
orr, remedy that they could take wltn N
earsaintv Of rapidly recovering tnelf
strength, appetite, energy ana si'a'-
itv. 4,o;. achv
in and soreness Lung congestlon'
na:rs - ia chest and bad coughs disap-
neared quickly for them and oack
came m their appetite in just a day or
Thousands attribute their prompss
and complete recovery TO u anu ~
manv proved conclusively that II
would ward off combinations and for
t;fv the system against the dangerous
ailments that are always apt 10 1ol-
low while the system is in weaken
ed rundown condition.
Tf anv member of the family is ind
inp il hard to regain their strengtn'
take them home bottle OF Hvpo-Coqn., g.
r is remarkable what it will 40. II
contains syrup of Hypophosphltes
Cod liver Oil. Malt. Iron Wine ano
Wild Cherry Bark. It is pleasant te
+ate children are fond Of it and i
a~rees perfectly with the most dell,
cate stomach. Get bottle to-nign'
of the nearest well stocked drug stort
or send $1.2O to Earle Chemical 20.
Wheeling for large bottle OF Hypo
| Cod prepaid.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-17
Red Cross Knitting

(From Lake Division News)
National headquarters orders dis
continuance of Red Cross knitting
program. Chapters are accordingly
instructed:
TO complete all knitted articles now
in process; -
To give out no additional yarn to
members;
To forward all completed articles as
rapidly as possible to division ware
houses;
To report all stocks of yarn on
hand, distinguishing between sweater
and sock yarn.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-17
The RED CROSS
Red Cross Sewing

Auxiliaries are requested to send
In at once the operating garments and
skirts given out in the fall quotas.
Please leave all finished work at the
Red Cross headquarters in the Gazette
block. New quotas will also be taken
out from these rooms.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-17
To The Relatives of Medina County's
Soldiers and Sailors:

1U MG NCldGANCo VI NANuANH NVuAsSJ "
Soldiers and Sailors:
Your relatives serving with the
colors will soon be back in civil life.
They may he at home now. For
your protection, and for their own,
they have undoubtedly taken out in
surance with the u. s. government.
You should impress upon your rela-
tives in the service the vital impor-
tance Of keeping their insurance with
the government. Write to them with
out delay-or tell them personally, If
you can--that they NAV retain insur-
ance with the United States govern
ment even after they leave the mill
tary service.
The privilege Of continuing their
government insurance is valuable
right given to soldiers and sailors as
part Of their compensation for their
heroic and loyal services. If the
soldier or sailor permits his insur-
ance to lapse, he loses that right, and
he never will be able to regain it.
But if he keeps up his present in.
surance-by the regular payment Of
the monthly premiums-he will be
able to change it later into standard
government policy WITHOUT MEDI-
CAL EXAMINATION. Meantime,
he can keep up his present insurance
at substantially the. same low rate.
The government will write ordinary
4 life insurance, 20-payment life, en-
dowment maturing at age 81, and
other usual forms Of insurance. This
will be government insurance, at gov
ernment rates.
Many men will come out Of this
war physically impaired and will,
therefore, be unable to obtain any life
insurance protection whatsoever for
themselves and their families, unless
they keep up their present insurance
with the u. s. government. Uncle
Sans insurance may be continued ano
converted into standard government
policies, regardless Of the mems
physical condition.
Impress these things upon YOU
relatives in the service. Tell then
that there is nothing safer or strong
er than government insurance. Tel
them to talk about this to their com
manding officers and to the insurance
g officer at their places Of duty, befor'
they leave the service. Tell them tt
carry back with them to civil life, al
an aid and an asset, the continued in
surance protection of the Unite'
States government. Tell them, TO
your sake and for their sake, to
Hold on to Uncle Sans Insurance
Floyd E. Stine. Chairman, Medin
County Civilian Relief.
Mobilizing the Nurses of America fo
Peace.
With the release of large number
Of graduate nurses from military SCI
vice, it will be possible to take u
again the nursing activities whic
have been interrupted by the more ir
sistent needs Of war. For many year
the medical and the nursing profes
sions have seen the great need fo
universal health education and prt
lection. One Of the first things 0
the peace program of the Red Cros
will be the further development {
Public Health Nursing, and Of tf
courses in Home Hygiene and Cal
of the Sick, and Home Dietetics, 6
that the women Of the country may (
better prepared to safeguard IL
health Of their families, and to cal
for minor illnesses in their ow
homes.
One of the strongest arguments Fl
the extension of this work has bee
brought out by the number of reje
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-17
In the Name of Pity4Give!

Oh America of the great heart, the cry of the stcken]
peoples of the Near East is heard at your door.
You haze been close to through all the years Of
struggles to0ard the light Your hands outshetched
to haze been empty.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-17

Around the world the has gone ringing today aonear
that Americas Americas have yet been called
upon right wrong the weak the defense
less We cry you help us-Ameca We Armenian Syrian
Greek Jew and speak strange but need of
great left of children starving What left Of
women young and madens without work. without
shelter clothing raced with disease Open great hearts
and ge and people will pay In the how they will
pay who safe and strong beyond the reach such
misery ours, open your heart to cry.
17c day-$5 month-$6Oa
year will buy life for of us.
In the name Of ptv-eiuel
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12

ticles imported from that country to! the United States.
 In all of these articles the trade has grown rapidly, very rapidly. in recent years. The internal dissensions of thei people of Mexico did not reduce their purchasing power as greatly as had been anticipated, while the European
 War, which occurred a couple of years
 after the beginning of the internal troubles of Mexico, stimulated our
 sales to that country by reason of heri lack of shipping and therefore ab- seace of opportunity to purchase ma-a
 teTials in Europe as formerly. whilei
 our own increased demand for her leada
 and copper and sisal stimulated thatf
 trade, and a large part of her increas-I
 ing petroleum supplies naturally founds
 their way to the United States as thes
 nearest country having facilities for}
 refining this crude product.
 As a consequence of all these pe-4
 culiar conditions during the war per5oG
 and the period of Mexico's internal dis-
 sensions, the trade between the United States and Mexico has developed very5 rapidly, and especially in the matterl of our exports to that country, whicl11
 jumped from sS4.164,000 in the fiseGii year 1915 to st10.163,000 in the fscal year 1919, and was showing at tffes end of September an indication of a z5s per cent. growth in the calendar yeara 1919 as compared with that of fSfSsl though in the matter of imports fron1i that country the calendar year f1guresI did not seem likely to exceed those ofS the fiscal year In the nine monthSl months ending with September, thej total value of merchandise exported3 from the United States to Mexico waas l $s6, ,432, ,o0o against s72, 122.000 in thei corresponding months of the precedtags year, an increase of B per cent, ,wfile1 the imports from Mexico during the4 nine months in question show a slfghfz decline. being for the nine months of. 1 1919, sio5. .S73 oeo against s113. .426.000 ini the same months of last year.
 The principal articles of the S25, ,000.~ 900 increase in the exports of the Unfb~ ed States to Mexico in the nine months ending with September includes i'm ] -four a growth of s4.250- 900; wrought | iron pipes s3,500, 900; crude petroleum | $3,250,000; automobiles s400.008; can-
 ned salmon over $400 900; tin. plates 1 s250.000; structural iron and steel 1 $225. .000; and dyestuffs an increase of
 approximately s15o0o0. The principal ] increase in imports to the United l States from Mexico occurs in coffee. | s3,000. 900, and crude petroleum sS,- | 250, 900. ~
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Danbury.-The total census for this year shows children of school age to the number of 5.11s. Last year the enumeration was 5-0s5.
 Bashan.-Charles Potter. the well known trapper, recently captured an otter which measured four and one half feet long and weighed 20 pounds.
 South Manehester.-The gas masks ordered by the fire commissioners some time ago arrived yesterday. Four masks were ordered, one for each cnln- pany.
 Manchester. - Checks aggregating $50. 900 win be sent out by the Man hester Trust company Monday, Dee. 18th, to the members of the Christmas Savings club.
 No1~sIk.-L;ght and power rates are 10 be increased In South Norwalk. &C., cording to action taken by the South Sorwalk electrical commissioners at their December meeting.
 Bristol.-The New Departure Manu- featuring company is going to harvest ice this winter so that it's employees may be sure of a supply for next summer.
 Portland.-Alfred Austin of the Pen field Hill district believes he has the late strawberry reenrd for this season He picked several ripe strawberries al
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12
GOSHEN

Miss Ethel Randall is visiting friends in New Jersey.
 Farmers are oyerrun with rats and mice that do great damage to grain, also to produce, in the cellar. Numer- eus ways are devised to outwit and kill them. Some put their products into yernin proof receptacless and in this way keep the articles safe.
 A. w Manchester of the extension school of Storrs Agricultural college is to speak at the next reguiar meet ing of the Gochen Community club. -.
 E. L. Waterman of Woodland stock farm recently, butefrered two hefty Berkshire pigs, their combined weight being close to 800 pounds. They were fed no milk, which goes to show that heavy pork can be raised by other means and the knaek of knowing how"
 The Ladies' Aid society is to give an entertainment in Academy hall. Mrs ". E. Manning of Yantic. talented eleeutionist, is to recite.
 A very large red fox was seen cross ing Maple Hill farm just at dusk on a recent evening. Reynard seemed very tame until Ted, the old farm dog, got on his trail, and he was soon chased out of sight and hearing. k The Sunday school has voted to have a Christmas tree. dinner and enter tainment.
 A number from here attended the revival meetings in Norwich this week
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12
FRANKLIN

Marion Josephine Lamb, wife of William. H. Harris. of Los Angeles, Cal. died at her home there Nov. 2s. The funeral service was held at her home on Nov. 2S. Mrs, Harris was born in Franklin Dec Is, 1892. the elder of two children and daughter of Archie D. Lamb and Ada L. Hart and granddaughter of the late Rev. Henry B. Hart. She attended the district schools, later going to the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Josephine Hart, at West Hartford. where she attended the West Hartford High school, and was graduated, being the salutatorian of her class. In 19l2 she went to Los Angeles, and Sept. IA. 1913. was united in marriage with William H. Harris of that place, formerly of West Hartford She was a young woman of sterling qualities and bore her illness with Christian faith and fortitude. She was tenderly cared for by her husband s parents. She is survived by her hus- band, her parents, MT. and Mrs Archie D. Lamb, of Franklin. a brother. Hart Lamb, of West Hartford, and her grandmother. Mrs. Josephine Hart. of West Hartford; also by several alnts and uncles.
 Clifford A. Robinson made business trip to East Granby Monday.
 Mrs. May Ross was recent Norwich visitor
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12
What Our Trade With Mexico
Amounts

Trade between the United States and Mexico consists chiefly of an exchange of manufactures produced in the Unit ed States for manufacturing material produced in Mexico. CLriouSly too, this trade has continued to increase during the full period of turmoil through which Mexico has passed in recent years. Our trade with Mexico, says 3 statement by The National City bank of New York, aggregated in the fiscal year 1S1s. $277, ,ee0l9e0 against $751; 100000 in 1914. and s117 ,006 900 in 1910 The, exports alone from the United States to Mexico were in 1919, $11s,- 100000 against $39,0oo.000 in 1914 while the imports from that country were s15S, ,R00,OQ9 against $93 GOO COG in 1914. The United States has supplied in recent years more than three fourths of the imports of Mexico, and taken probably four fifths of her ex- ports, this estimate being based upon the latest available official figures or the Mexican government, coupled with certain known facts regarding the trade of that country in the period for which official figures have not yet been issued.
 Iron and steel manufactures, cotton cloths. boots and shoes. automobile, soap. surgical appliances, paper, il- iuninating and lubricating oils, gaso- line, and explosives are the principal exports from the United States to Mex ieo; and copper. lead, hides and skins. sisal fibre Ca sSibstitute for hesnp), and crude petroleum are the principal ar
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12

for providing the clements of chance and speculation, the plan has obtained the approval of the German banking element.
 The loan consists of s.ee0. .e9e bonds of 1000 marks each, due in 80 years. subject to the provisions of the lot tery redemption which includes a pro- gressive release increasing from 25,- 600 900 marks annually for the first ten years up to 100 100000 marks annual fly for the last 30 years.
 Semi-anlual distributions of pre- miams, including five prizes each of 1,oo0, 900. 800. .eoe, S0o.ee0 and 100000 marks down to 1000 prizes of 1000 marks each, will be held. the annual prizes numbering 2,5oO of total value of 25.00e,00e marks. Drawings will take place on Jan. 2 and July 1 of each year, excepting 1920. when the initial draw ing will take place on March 1. Lib- eral income tax. inheritance tax and transfer tax exemptions are provided
 Recent reports indicate that this loan has been less popular than was expected and the Vossische Zeitung ex- presses grave doubt of it's success.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12
WHY GERMAN RATE OF EXCHANGE FALLS

place where it will not be taxed.
 For their own sakes several thou-s sand illegal traders and capitalists are Febbing their country and com mitting a theft of food by driving prices upward the paper charges.
 "Thfough pressure en the rate of exchange German war bonds can be bought in Switzerland for ten marks and the loan is bought lip in quanti- ties by those who realize that Ger many must ultimately be given help and that the mark will rise.
 4The purchaser of war loan will then make fifty per cent. instead of five per cent. on the investment."
 The newspaper declares that some means must be found for preventing the exportation of goods to foreign countries. It concludes with the statement that while the government is paiastakingly spending 4eyooo, ,09a or 50 COG, 900 marks for oils and fats. 40e, ,0o0, 900 marks worth of French perfumes soaps and models have ar rived. The Entente, says the paper, must realize that it is encouraging German international illicit trade at a cost of German economic life.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12
Finsand,s Minerals.

The following are the most impoF fant Of the older iron fields in southern f1niand Pitkaranta. on Lake Ladoga Which contains large quantities of magnetic Iren ore, mixed somewhat
 with sulphides; Kelivaara. an adja-
 cent iron field with similar ore; Na4i-
 naki, in the parish of SoFdavala. with
 ore which must be crushed and made
 white hot before use. but which yields
 particularly good pig iron; and Jusaro,
 a large part of which lies under the
 sea, where the low percentage of metal
 iA places so far worked renders it
 still uncertain whether it can be util-
 ized after the preliminary crushing
 and separation
 F1nland's iron-ore possibilities how
 ever, lie chletly in Laplaad, which is
 known to be rich in iron, but even
 here there is no probability of finding rich ores of the kind found at Gefli- vaara and Kiirunavara on the SWed- ish side. There are no corresponding geological formations in Finland, and the Swedish formations do not stretch eastward over the frontier. but south ward, parallel to 1t. toward the Gulf of Bothnia. On the other hand, there are on both sides. of the frontier fairly l extensive areas of another kind of magnetic iron ore. Most Of those on ttie flIl1Sn S1oe, al JuvakalSenmaa and kolari, have long been known; but it l is owing chiefly to the geological re- l searches of Dr. V. Tanner, the Fin- l nish geologist that those on the Swed : ] ish side have been brought to light It is thought that the deposits at
 Juvakaisenmaa are sufficiently large and rich in metal to be worth work ing if Transportation facilities were l better, The ore, however, is not of the best grade
 There are also iron deposits on the l Finnish side at Kittila in the Porko- I nen-Pantayaara field. These have long
 been known and the mining rights have recently been granted to met allurgist named Norman. There is no doubt that there are larger quanti- ties of ore, but much of it is of such -a kind as to necessitate crushing and heating before use. It is not yet known whether there is ore that can be used i directly. The ore seems to be of mucl, l the same kind as that in Sydvaranger l on the Norwegian side of the frontier where work for a considerable time | has bee carried on rather largely but with varying success.
 I If the Iittila field is workable it will require elaborate equipment, includins
 railways. A further difficulty is that
 the property rights are not clear and
 a suit as to the mining claims is now pending-U. S. Commerce Reports.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12
WTNDHAM

Mrs r. F. Webb of WiIlimantic is at the inn to spend the winter.
 The body of J. Alden Weir, who died in New York on Monday, was brought here for burial and the funeral ser vices were held Thursday morning MT. Weir has spent a great many sum merS in Windham and only returned to New York Nov. IS after having been here, since May. He was a genial Christian man and always ready to help in any way in town or church activities. AIr. Weir was the senior warden of St. Pauls church and 6 reg ular attendant at it's services as long as he was able.
 Fourteen members of the Red Cross responded to the call to meet in the library last Friday and sew on gar nents fer. the welfare bureau in Wilii- mantle More work will be taken up after Christmas.
 The every -nlenlber canvass of the Congregational church will be made next Sunday. if pleasant. by practically the; same workers as last year. A gen. erous response is hoped for, as eondi-. tions made it necessary that much larger sum than last year be raised. Most of those who pledged money for the support of tbe church this year have redeemed their pledges to date. ,.ut q ie" aFF Hore or less Dehlnd in their payments. and the committee hone that the money will all be paid in before the end of this year Miss Harriet hbbe is receiving the good wishes Of friends since the. an- pouncement of her engagement to Frederick Lack Of New York. The music at the C. E. meeting on Sunday evenino consisted, of an or chestra of five pieces which was much
 enjoyed The performers were Miss 1 Helen Hopkirs and Paul Hopkins vio- 1 'ins: Philip Honl1ins cornet; Keepev l Iathron, mandolin: Mrs. Paul Hop kins. piano. The leader of the conse- 1 oraticn meeting was Miss Martha l Pearl.
 Charles Larrabee is making a satis-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12
Touch Wood. :


 The toughest American wood is that of the Osage orange, which is not an orange at all but belongs to the net tie family. This has been proved by a series of tests made by the United States forest service. bat the Indians knew it before the coming of the white man, and it was known to them as the bow tree, because they used it for making their finest bows. Some idea of it's strength may be had from a report made not long ago by the forest service, which shows that a block thirty inches long and two inches by two inches in cross section when bent breaks stress of 13,60O pounds, it's nearest rival being a va riety of the hickory called the mon- key-nut. When bent by the impact of 100-pound hammer it stands a stress of 15,520 pounds. certain sugar naples ana the honey locust being it's nearest rivals. Its only rival in hard ness is the honey loeast.