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Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

son was so long that many more fam flies'' were raised. The league recently gave directions for poisoning them and many farmers have used this method of fessentng the pests. It is not sure, how
 ever, that all or nearly all of them have
 been killed and t will he better to give additional protection by covering the
 tree trunk with paper or enclosing it in a wire screen.
 The wire screen which is commonly
 used is effective and permanent but is rather expensive in large orchards. Build ing paper is just as good a protection and costs much less Either the red or gray paper, the kinds which are rois- en-ccated are effective. Tarred paper should not be used. The paper may be wrapped tightly around the trunk and tied on. extending down into the ground an inch or two and covering the trunk from IS to 24 inches or high enough to : be above the top of probable snowfall. ] The mice tunnel all over tha fields under l the snow and will knaw off the bark as | high as the snow reaches. Not only on young trees. but on trees uD to eight in ches in diameter they will do heavy dam age. This @irdling or l1nawing away Of l the bark reduces the vitality of the trees
 ar" may kill them altogether.
 | The reason why tarred paper Is no l advocated is that 1t is too imperviou'
 and unless removed very early in th' spring will heat the trunks of the vount ! trees too much. It has been extensive;1 advocat ted and use1. but recent evnerf ences of several New England orchard ists show that the trunks are sometime "baked'' underr cath the naDer when tn first warm days come. It Is better t'
 use an untsrred paner and to romov it early In the spring.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
THE DUTIES OF THE
COUNTY AGENT

As the county agricultural agent must
 endeavor to reach as many of the peo-
 pie as possible and help them raise the
 average standard of farm practices. there
 must be Q number ot concrete demon
 strations well scattered over the county
 from which definite reports of results can
 be secured. The county agents strength
 Of leadership is demonstrated by his ability to perform his duties without drifting into superficial work; to main tain a weI-balanced programme to dis tinguish between essentials and non-es- sentials under existing conditions; to get people to hep themselves, and to coop crate with them in such a way as to se- cure their assistance and to assist them in making and carrying out the general programme.
 While the county agents position and duties makes him the leader in agri- culturad matters. he can not fairly be ex- pected to be an expert on all agriclIituT- al subjects He should have . sufficient general knowledge to advise on -he lead ing questions, anr he should know on what specialist to call for help on tech nical or difficult problems that may ar rive.
 Those in charge of cooperative ex- tension work. both in the United States department of agriculture and the agri- cultural colleges. believe that the agents should assist the farmers of the coun- ty with every problem connected with their business, from the preparation of
 the soil to the marketing of his products. It is natural for the farmers to look to | the agent as their agricultural adviser and leader in marketing as well as pro- duction and to expect him to give them information on questions Of harvesting, ! grading. and packing. For the past two years the marketing problem has been
 the most vital one to all branches of
 agriculture. It Is believed that l. is 1 legitimate and proper for the agent to encourage cooperation marketing. to 1 obtain information as to what products should be worth, where the best markets
 may be found and how these markets
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23

ated late in the eighteenth century, the
 present earl being the fifth of the line.
 The family residence Is Harwood house.
 one Of the finest country seats in the British Isles.
 Lord Harewood, father of the viscount, is prominent in English jockey club af-
 fairs and an acknowledged authority on
 the turf.
 Tiscout Lascelles. heir to the eafldon. 1, is credited with being one of the richest young peers in England. The family has long been wealthy one. The v1scount ! is no stranger in America Toward the ! close of his service with the governor general of Canada he spent some time in ! New York city.
 ] There have been many suitors for the ] hand of Princess Mary and several tfrnes during the past bew years her betrothai 1 peerage has been rurnored, only to be denied. It seems to have been pretty generally accepted for some time past ] that the princess would not figure in . match with one of the other reignins ! families of Europe, among whom, for i one thing, eligible men of princeiy rank
 are 10 longer as numerous as they were ! in pre-war <ays. It was, however, re ported last spring that the princess might marry Alexander. the Serbian l prince regent since he become king of | Jugo Slavia. but this report met with a speedy denial by the Serbian legation Tn | Washington.
 The princess was an active figure tn
 work for the soldiers during the war
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
NO RACE WITH BESnFTr
 SAYS CARROLL sPAIDTxG

Rumors that the fatal accident last We7nssdsv night to David Bandett of eg Asylum street had occurred while he was ra"ine Tn his automobile or the Mont vile road with naachine a1ven by Car roll Af. Spalding of this city were met ou Tuesday by denial from MT. spaldins that th~re was any race.
 It was through Mir Snaldius coming across the wrecked Bendett car n the road that the accident first became known.
 Asked what were the conditions when he came across the wrecked car. Mr. Snal6ing threw light on the details oi the accident that had not bAfore this been made public when he said that ha had spent the entire evening in New London, leaving that city at 115o alone It Lad just started to rain. and due to the fact that he was operating 2 car that had gone lesz than ti1rea hundred niles he was driving exceptionally slow. Jus before reaching Quaker Hill. 2 car pass ed him, tooting the horn, evidently rec ognizing the Spaldipg number. As t passed him he also blew upon noticing the number 70715. which he al once re- called as being Bendett's number The side curtains were all on the right sido moderate rate of speed.
 "Upon coming to Hilltop" continued
 Mir. Spalding, T noticed two side lights burning and as I cane nearer saw lights machine was wrecked. It was then raining hard. but through curiosity, came to 9 stop Tn order to see If could ! obtain whose car t was through the number. Upon stopping heard groshs. and immediately investigated finding tSe
 car was Bendett's and that he was some where. but could not see. immediately took my machine, going Into Moatrille for pr. Fox. and obtaining the asststazce of two other gentlemen. returned to tiie
 scene of the accident. IL was then that
 Bendett said that there was some enc | else with him under the car, but soon
 after contradicted this statement. ststirz
 he was alone. Nevertheless we made a careful investigation for another party, but no one could be found.
 'T can see no other reason for tss : accident than thse he skidded. for TO other machine passed me in either direc- ton after he passed me near Quaker Hiil. And furthermore I doubt exceedingly 4
 he was in company with any one. for f
 so. nothing but miracle could have pre- vented any one else from being seriously | injured as well. But 1t snust be distinct
 ly understood that no race. as Is reported, was taking place as far ss I know, e.
 pecially as far as I am concerned-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23

and Is popular figure with all ranks of British society.
 King George at council meeting in Buckingham Palace today had previous ly announced Slat he had given his con sent to the marriage.
 Premier Lloyd George, the archbishop of Canterbury. Viscou1t Birkenhead and the cabinet ministers were present at the council meeting, after which the pre-nie- had an audience with the king. Later vfscount Lascelles eined with the king and queen and his financee.
 The engagement of Princess Ef1ry. which has been awaited by the British public with considerable interest and cu- rfosity, Is another break Tn royal tradi- tions. which Is. likely to be extremely popular with the kings subjects. There are breeder +s however, for going out side royal houses for partners-for in- stance the marriage of Queen victoria's daughter, Louise, to the Marquis of Lorne, and tine marriage of King Ed wards daughter, Louise. to the Earl of Fife.
 Princess Mary Is only a little less en- deared tothe hears of the people than
 her brother. the Prince of Wales. In re- cent years she has entered into the spirit of public life, attending all kinds of pub | lie functions and interesting herself in charitable work.
 The princess is a trained nurse, having undergone hospital training Tn all its branches. She Is musical, and an ex- pert needle woman. Her greatest in- terrst at present lies in the Girl Guides 1 Movement.
 vfseo4nt Lasceiles. at the opening of
 the world war joined the third battalion greuadier guards, as lieutenant. He re- nained with this organization until the end of the war. when it marched under
 his command into Cologne.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
-MULCHING AND WINTER
 PROTECTION FOR STRAWBERRIES

PROTECTION TOR STRAWBERRIES
 Some people have claimed that the name strawberries is derived from the old practice of placing straw under the ripening fruit. However, this may be, so-called "mulching'' is one of the funda- mental practices for successful straw berry growing in Connecticut Its ob jects are several fold: CD to prevent al ternate freezing and thawing of the soil with the consequent breaking of many Of the roots or heaving of tho plants; @ to keep the fruit clean, for without a mulch the soil will be spatted On the berries by any rains which occur during the ripening period: t3) to conserve moisture which Is so important to the maturing of a large crop of strawberries in fact, the mulch is generally used to take the place of cultivation during the second season until the fruit is harvest ed (4) to keep down the weeds during this same period. Where these are abundant, the mulch must be supple mented by hand pulling of the weeds, preferably done when they are relatively small, so as not to disturb the roots of the strawberry plants.
 Various materials are used for mulch ing such as marsh hay-eitfIer salt or fresh; wheat, oat, barley, rye or buck wheat stray; pine needles and strawy manure. Rye straw, where it is obtain able, is one Of the most popular mulch . es. An important point is to use a mulch which Is free from grain or weed seed. , This is, perhaps, the most important ob- jection to the use of strawy manure as c mulch.
 ! The mulch should be applied In late November or early December, or after [ the first hard freeze in the fall. From ! two to five tons per acre are commonly
 used-broadcasted over the entire field and making mulch from 1 to inches ] deep after it has settled. When applied ! too heavily it sometimes smothers the ! plants.
 ] In the spring, the mulch should be re- moved from directly over the crowps of i the plants and worked about the plants : or into the spaces between the rows. If
 the mulch is a fairly light one l. will 1 only be necessary to part it over the | young p!arts sufficiently for them to push
 through. If the mulch IS heavy, some
 of it will De removed from the rows
 and placed between them. The mulch
 should remain on the bed in the spring
 until danger of hard freezing weather is over IL must not be left on until the
 plants make considerable growth be-
 heath it. because the foliage will come
 out with bleached leaves and considera- bIe injury may result when they ire
 exposed to the 1iel1t.-W. II. Darrow, Ex-
 tension Pomologist
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
TO SHOW SHEEP RAISING
 ON ANNUAL FoR4GE CHOPS

In the United States sheep raising ,: and has been largely a business con ducted on the large ranges of the west or on farms in the east and middle wesi that contain considerable permanent pasture. It has been extensive rather than intensive. but men who have beez investigating sh5ep-growir1g problens for the United States Department of Az. rfculture believe that the time has com. when farmers in many localities. wiers grass does not grow in abundancS or where for some other reason land must be handled more intensiveiy. can use temporary forage to advantage i-f rais. ing sheep. This problem of produclns sheep on annual croDs vii be given con siderable attention bv the department h special sheep exhibit at the hay and grain show to be held with the Tnter-a- l tionaf Live Stock Exposition at Ch,caeo
 November 26 to December ..
 great variety Of forage crops hava been used in tests. and it is now Pcssi-
 5le to make conDarisons so that farmers Tn different localities may pick out Ire croD or crons that should give the Ses,
 results. The crops that have been used are rape, soy beans oats and pess.
 wheat, cowpeas. alfalfa. barley and rye. This system. aside from 7uttinc On gains at g profit and enabling farmers
 to produce more mutton and wool on q l limited acreage. Iessens the danger Of 'ess from diseases and parasites
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
Princess Mary Of England Betrothed

Lendon, Nov. 22.-(By The A. P.)- The betrothal of Princess Mary, only daughter of King George and Queen Mary, to viscount Lascelles, was an- nounced this evening.
 viscount Lascelles (Henry George Charles Lascel1es) is the eldest son of the Earl of Harewood, and is thirty-nine years of age. Princess Mary was twen- ey-four years old last N7nth.
 The viscount, who was educated at Eton, was attache at the British em- bassy in Rome from 1905 to 1907 and aide-de-camp to the governor general of Canada from 1907 to 1911, served with distinction in the European war He was three times wounded and won the Dis tinguished Service Or7er and Bar and the French Croix De Guerre.
 The Lasceres family is one of the old est ill Yorkshire. The earldom was cre-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
BEAUTY IS HARMONY

There .an be no harmony, and there fore no beauty, in home in which the wife and mother is cross and irritable and dull-spirited. Often as not, disease is at the bottom of such a condition.
 Let the woman who is always tired and who suffers from low spirits and mysteri- ous aches and pains. only try Lydia F. Pinlkham's Vegetable Compound She will then see that the beauty and har- tnony wlll be restored to her home with the return of her health and good spirits
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23

may be reached at the least expense to the producer
 It would not be proper for the coun-y agent [ sonaiiy to engage in the buy ing ana selling of the farmers pro ducts. 10 handle funds in the trans action, or to hold any office in market ing or other farmers organizations {; but there should be no question of his right to furnish the very best informs- ton and to encourage in every way DoE- ssble the farmers who do these things for themselves through some business manager or cooperative association.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
BOYS WEAR

Boys Coat Sweaters, sizes 25 to @, value s4.o5-Spscial rriee $3.50 Boys Got Caps, fms quality, %ith inside fur and ear pro te7to-s, value S1.4e - Special PTtce ...-........ .........--... Sl.S Boys Junior Horf5lk corauroy Suits, with two pairs cf straight trousers, sizes 5 to 9, regular T.50 value, at ............... $o.5o Boys Norfolk Suits, navy serge and mixtures, with two pairs of
 Knickerboekers, sizes 8 tS 1e, regular $12.0o value, at .... $50 Bays Norfolk suitsf dark mix lures, sizes to ts, re9uisf. S16.50 value, at ........... $13.5o Boys overeoats, chinehiIIa and
 dsfk mixture, sizes 3 to g, rse-
 ular N-50 value, at ....... S.75 Boys Winter ovsrc6ats, fine
 quality, sizes to 1o-SpsciAl PriSe ..-.s... ..........,.... $l&.oJ Boys Winter ovsreoats, si3ts
 10 to tS, regular S17.5o value. . at --......,......... $f4,So
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
WINTER UNDERWEAR

Chldrer's Sleeping Garments, similar to pr. Denton's, szes i to s. regular value $1.00, st.... 7sc Boys Gray Ribbed Shirts and Drawers, sizes 24 to 34-large size 5oo, small sizes. 5cc Boys Gray Ribbed Union Suits, sizes q to 34-l&rse sizes $1.oc, small sizes ................... 75e Women's Fleeoy- lined Ribbed Vests and Pants-extrs sizes S5e, regular sizes. T5e One case of Women's Winter weight Ribbed Union Suits, h.scy- lined, regular and extra sizes. value $1.75 and S2.oo =
 Special price a suit t.......... $1.19
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
TIME TO PREPARE
 PLACE FoR HoTBEu

If you want green things for the ti. ble very early in the season prepare place for a hotbed now. ft need not ba a pretentious affair. Any old boards ot
 blanks will do for T frame. Simply dis
 out 9 trench from IS to 20 inches deep,
 six feet wide and as long as you want ta handle. Hotbed sash are three feet by six. Two of them will make a hotbed
 six feet square which wifi be ample fcr a family. Lettuce. radishes and other quick growing small garden products may be started in the hotbed before ths
 snow is off and the slower growing veg etables may be given good start 5v planting the seed in the iotbed. The pit should be dug now so that the hotbsd can be started before the ground thaws out in the spring. Simply i'll it witt, leaves or litter and cover It with boards to keep the snow out. Then when you l are ready to start the hotbed all that you have 10 do Is uncover 1t and pitch out the litter. The hotbed should be
 placed in some place sheltered from tiie wind. The back should be six inche.s 1 higher than the front to give the propei
 pitch to the glass
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
Warns Q, Farr.d u. S. ch.er.

James H. Berry, agent h charge oo the United States Treasury department at New Haven. has warned the local po- lice that two sets of blank checks -u7g.- beriEg 2o1 to 205 inclusive, and .3nI to 3o5 inclusive. have been stolen from the disbursing office at Fort Rodr-an a- New Bedford, Mass. Check eof .s re- ported 10 have been forged and csshec for SSs1.s1 payable to Itert John Nina, signed by NJ. W. Jones.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
JEWELRY

Bar Pins, trimmed with wEits
 or eoIored stones, vSiue StOe at .............. 59c Rosary Beads, all c6i6rs, guar
 anteed 10 years, value 31.5o-At s5c lndestruetisle Psafl Beads, 1s
 and IS inches long, value $500 w at S2.N5 IpdestruetibIe Pearl Beads, 24
 and 27 inches long, value $50 . at ..,,..... &3.eS
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
LEATHER GOODS

Leather Girdles, plain or metal
 trimmed, all colors, value $126 Special price ............... s9e Narrow Belts, all the new fall
 shades, value 3ec-Speciai price 2gc CelluIoid and metal trimmed .., Girdles, all colOrs-spseisI price ssc Velvet Hand Bags, vsiuS $500 Special price .............. $3.4s Velvet Hand Bags, vaius 800
 Special price ............. NSs
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
HOSIERY SPECIALS

Chiidren's Ribbed Lisie Hosiery, iu black, white and cordoVan, sizes to 9ia, regular value 39c Special price s pair ......... Zoe Boys heavy weight black Rib bed Hosiery, sizes 5 to ii, our regular 39c grade-SpecisI prics pair ...................... 25e chiIdrern's Wool GoIF Hosiery, n heather mixtures, regular SIPS value, at ............ eoc Wonen's heavy weight black
 Hosiery, seamless, regular 3Sc value, al ................ zoe Women's Ribbed Top Bur<on Hosiery. in black, regular 5se vaiue-SpeoiaI price s Pair.... sec Wonen's Black Wool Hosiery, all sizes, regular 75c value - Special price ................ 59c
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23

SILK UMBRELLAS, $4.98 wonen's silk Umbrellas, in all coll ors-SpeciaI price A.sS, regular value 37.ou.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
TREES SHOULD BE
 PROTECTED AGAINST MICE

Trees must be protected from mice this winter or severe damage will result. Field mice are unusually abundant as the sea-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
HAIR NETS, 10c

stay<ass, Fashi6nette, Vsnida and Twsnst Haif Nets, single CT dsu- ble mesh, Atl eolors-Spetiai price 1ec each, regular pries 15c.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
Mems Furnishings at Special Prices

50 dozen Mems Natural Wool Hosiery, slightly irregular Special price a pair. 19c Mems Heavy weight Work Socks, in blue, oxford, natural and black. value 5oc - Special price a pair ...!............... 29e Msn's "Munsingwear" Union Suits, winter wei eht, value $1.5o Special price ........ $1.29 Mems Natural Wool Shirts and
 Drawers, "Rockwood" make,
 value $1.5o-Special price. .... St.2o
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23

7eo pairs of Women's full fashioned or "three seam" silk Hosiery, in black and
 oordovsn-eVery pair perfect, regular S2.25 vsIue-Specisl price a pair ............. $f.s5
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
MEMS SUITS, $24.e5

Mems and Young Mems Suits sizes 36 to 46, in Worsted, Cassi- r,eres, etc.-st s24,s5, value, up to $32. 50.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
MACKINAWS, $12.65

Men's AII-WooI Mackinaws, the Great Western" make, in very desirable styles-at St2.65, regular value $16.5O.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23

Mems "Munsingwear" Union Suits, wool process. heavy weight, value $500 - Special price .................. $2.19 Cooper's, Hatch one button, and other broken lines, in Union Suits, value up to $3.59-SRe- ciai price .............. S2.0o Mems Heavy weight Flannel Shirts, in brown, blue and gray, value $2.5o-SpeciaI price. =. S1.79 Mems AIl-WooI, PuIi-over Sweaters, in two color combna- lions, value 5000 - Special Price .....'..........t. S!.35
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-23
Mems Sheep-Lined Coats

Mems Sheep-Ened Coats in all lengths, in Duck Mole skin and Corduroy at $965 to $1995 regular prices $12.50 to $25.O0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-02
EAST SIDE NEWS
Notes and personals by Mrs. II. d.
WadIeigh. COLL Blue 1921 or $3.50.

The Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the East Side Methodist church
will meet Friday afternoon, June 3, at the
home of Mrs. j. W. II. C1ardy, 707 Lake
street.
Mr.. Chas. Losh, jr.. has returned to his
home in Union, Kan, after spending a
few days in Topeka recently, the guest of
Mrs. Mary A. Losh and Miss Gussie Losh
at their home in Lake street.
The L. A. H. club will be entertained
Friday afternoon, June 5, at the home of
Mrs. Mollie Anderson, 1016 Taylor street.
Mrs. Chas. Clark and daughter of Kan
sas City, Mo-, spent Tuesday the guests
of Mrs. c. W. Ackley at her home in
Elliott avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. E. c. David Of Pittsburgh,
Pa, are spending some time in Topeka, the
guests of relatives.
The Olive club will meet this evening at
the home of Miss Frances Jones in High
land Park.
The c. w B. NJ of the Third Christian
church will hold their regular monthly
meeting Friday afternoon, June 3, in the
basement Of the church.
The following young people motored to
Wakarusa Wednesday evening and held a
wiener roast: Miss Nell Hanna, Miss Alba
Holmes, Miss Gertrude Anderson, Mr.. Joe
Myers, Mr.. Bud Turner, and Mr.. Eli
Whitney.