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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-01-14
CAMBRIDGE CIRCUIT
Methodist Protestant

Sunday January l6, 1877
Madison Sunday School 1913
A. NJ; Morning Worship, II y. NJ.
Chateau: - Sunday School, :215
P. M; Afternoon Worship T. NJ.
To all the services of the day the
puh!ic is most cordially invited.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-01-14
TRINITY

$40 a. NJ. Baraca Glass, IL A.
NJ. Sunday School; II A. M. Preach
ing bv the Pastor a sernton to the
boys and girls; +. NJ, League Ser
vice, Miss Agnus Smith. leader: ! 5
L. NJ. PREACHING Thursday / mt,
Prayer Meeting
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Susie-Papa, what makes a man all ways give woman diamond engage ment ring?
 Her Father-The woman-Edin- burgh Scotsman.
 Ma, I wish you wouldn't call me your lamb when fol.-s are around
 Why not, Eddie?"
 Tt makes me feel so sheepish. Baltimore American.
 Were you and daddy good boys when l was gope?" asked the mother. "Oh, yes, mother" replied the child And did you treat nurse respectively" T should say we did And did you kiss her every night?" 'I should say we did, Washington Dirge.
 How did this millionaire make his money?"
 By detaining eggs"
 q don't understand
 He detained them in cold storage and cornered the market. -Birming- ham Age-Herald.
 q don't care what you say about the De Styles, they are certainly the cream of society,""
 T guess you are right. At any rate the milk of human kindness appears 10 be beneath them. Boston Trans cript.
 Friend-was Miss Filmite angry when she found you had forgotten to turn the crank? Camera Man-Not after I had said that 1 became so engrossed in her act ing that l forgot to turn--Film Fun.
 Edwin-If I do say it myself, I fam cy I've got pretty good head on my shoulders.
 Ahgelina-It's not really beautiful, Edwin. It's the way I do my hair | Detroit News.
 Pop" Well, Junior
 Are politics" plural77 ''No. my boy, there isn't anything fin the world more singular than politics. Youngstown Telegram.
 'I see where Polish farmers are arming themselves with scythes to use | in the army
 'I suppose they intend to cut down I the gay young blades who enlist | against them."-Baltimore American. 1 OehNoHt shrdlu shrldu shrdlu shrddd
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05

J. was with sorrow that friends learned tHa r... a- tr- death EcD- r.- -- .L -.-z. --yrol I,. French, c. ...-ra. Iowa, formerly ot Norwich
 H.. - .atLaH received Monday by Il.... - Bushnell of luuuuet0n l....a. from L.r- -f. E. French g ye t.. l.. Airs. French who was t.u.- forty -...e years ol aaa had been
 poor health ayl number Of years She v.a taken suddenly worse SeD- tau..- -lzr and died three days later The bod. was lroug lt east for burial i -aa family u--- ll Hartford, burial rr...-a having been held a week ag0 -...g. Besides h1r husband Mrs. Trench is survived hy a son Hollis F. French or ts -re-r rhrl. a daughter Airs.
 ..-l-. Ilcaar- and granddaughter, ...----e May -l-Aa.t. U. Manchester, Conn. The French. family located in Norwich Town about nine years ago, when Tor three years Rev. MT. French was pastor o- the Methodist EDisCo- pal e---r-l. After leaving Norwich he located -l- four years in Vermont. Last 4 he Was admitted to the Meth CH-=- conference -- Iowa. his pas-olate h. - Al.ucl. During August Rev. l-. French his wife daughter and -r were over night Eues S Et --e home Of -lr. and Mrs. Bush rsL.
 -- is understood lIr. and Mrs. Ri clr2r- and 4l-gh-ar are to leave Man chester o51- -5 reside in KaIOna, at the home O. Rev. l-r. French.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
VII F

.r -.a Sacred Heart r.Ctory Tuesday H. o'clock ..- .- L- l-9lEol united I- . lrls and Mrs. . H.r .r and l-s. A. Eeuoit r.-. -. ..g. Ielaa.s ls eIl-
 .. U.- and .E t-e son of
 -.a1ul.r--- Para .....a ls t.. daughter of " .....#.-- l1ya..e G.15ua T.. e- .... l- boat from New -.-..ar oc.ation held it's
 ... In ... ire station 1lau- r with Chairman Eeilua pre- ...I u- routine nature were 1..l- was appointed q look after . u..l rlal5-- a- which 4 election will -e held, 10 ar- ar--e- me ting Of the Pone- r Wheel .. H-a held il the club
 .a. evening. The following fog ta- ensuing sig
 .- Chris I-.eg5r; vice ~ -r-gr treasurer,
 .r r.0-..l- secretary. Geo. s.--atarg, Bunny Ir.. II-. sE0r,L. au- "f an. Henry LoaLC
 ...a was a concert end - . following programme
 5Ho. The Last Rose ol
 H raH7r- arI for an en- IT. E-ia C'NeI. Next t @ rounds ol boxing be- t . .i -I7v-r and C1Heta- Ole . ar 1E Lisbon. William dance. .- IrEl t.g The faa- r .. evening was pie eating ...rra-Hrl and W1hll-- 0 r winning. eating 10 pies
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
NORWICH MAN ADMITTED
 TO MAYFLOWER SOCIETY

A meeting of the board of assistants of the Connecticut Society of Mayf1ower Descendants was held with the govern or. Colonel Charles E. Thompson, in Hartford, Saturday afternoon. The fol- lowing new members were elected: Dr. Walter Hastings Jones of Hartford, ninth in descent from William Brew ster Edwin Werter Higgins of Norwich. ninth from Stephen Hopkins Miss Clara May Kel' ogg of Hartford. seventh from Edward Doty; Howard Clitus Bradford of Putnam, ninth from William Brad ford, George Harold Gilpatrick of Put nam, eleventh from William Brewster, and Mrs. William Lester Urquhart of Hartford, eleventh from Richard War ren.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
KALEIDOSCOPE

Boxing matches between women are very popular in Berlin.
 One woman in France has made . success as d coal exporting agent.
 Lions were kept at the Tower of London until 1854, when they were re- moved to the Zoo.
 The Japanese and the Dutch have one peculiar custom in common-that of marriage by proxy.
 Opera performed in Berlin and trans mitted by wireless telephone was dis tinctly heard 500 miles away.
 The torrential rain that follows light ming is because the air has been chang ed and can not hold its moisture.
 Indians who have accounts in Ameri- can banks frequently sign their cheeks by making a print of their thumbs.
 Some Arabs are extremely fond Of hyena stew, and this despite the fact that even d dog turns from hyena meat in disgust
 4 postcard mailed by a New York clergyman on May 1, 1901, addressed to a friend in Scotland, only recently reached its destination.
 Miss Paddy Burke, an Irish-Ameri- can girl of twenty-six years is chair man and managing director of a big film company in London.
 Machinery recently devised will lay concrete on a roadway nine inches to twelve inches in thickness, covering 14,00O square feet in a day.
 Countess Giulia Perisco della Chi esq, a sister of Pope Benedict XV, is leading a movement for the restoration of Italy's war-ruined churches.
 London still contains two buildings that witnessed the performance of Shakespeare's plays during Shake spears life-the Middle Temple hall and the hall of Gray's Inn.
 According to calculation made by German physician, man who has shaved himself for fifty years has spent 250 days of twelve hours each standing before a mirror with his ra- zor in his hand.
 The undeveloped state of Americas chemical industry, due to this coun- try's dependence on Germany for medi- cines, is said by experts to have cost 100000 to 15O,000 lives in the influenza epidemic, when the German supply of medicines was cut off by the war. American chemists have since evolved arsphemanine, treatment for pnsu- monia.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
NEXT YEAR.

There are no roses in the garden now. The riot of the golden-glow droops But there will be new blossoms m tAa bough
 Next year, next year. The things we meant to do are hot all done, Joy las sought counsel far too much from fear; But new delights are waiting to be wou
 Next year, next year Your eyes, my dear, are wistful still, l know. With maiden-dreams no longer prom ise-clear; But where the distance beckons we shall go
 Next year. next year. Perhaps we took the wrong road at the turn. And were not wholly sure what course
 to steer; But overhead our guiding stars will burn
 Next year, next year All paths are longer than we thought al The days are shorter, and they seem
 more drear; But Gods forgiving destinies have
 nursed
 Next year. next year. Lewis Worthington Smith, in Boston Transcript.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
POETRY
AUTUMN NIGHTS.

~ Now when rain falls dimly gray And the damp creeps on the floor, When the misted street light wavers Like ghost beside my door; The wind runs round the corner Breathless. on hurried feet, And the leaves blow brown and draggled Past my window down the street On this night without a star S Oh, can but think of you - | And the fire that l keep piling
 Is to warm your body through. And my song to make you smile
 While the busy kettle purrs. And my hand that rests in your hand So contentedly and stirs, So contentedly until
 Burnt out fagots snap and flare; Then my drowsy eyes are wakened And l look-you are not there! Shadows. shadows by my hearth.
 In the corner. by the stair; Moving shadows, deep and lonely,
 In the hollow of your chair. What have I to do with them
 And the monotone of rain2 Why must tears be ever dripping
 Down and down my window pane? abigail W. Cresso's in New York Irr-
 ald
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
2E0RGE A. FINN OF GREENWICH
 TREASURER OF BANKERS TRUST co.

For the past six months MT. Finn has been in New Haven, but for 13 years he has been auditor of the Greenwich Trust Company. a six million dollar cor poration For two years he has been senior bank examiner of the state of Connecticut He was educated in the public schools of Greenwich, took a com mercia1 course in business college at .Portchester, N. Y, and studied com mercial law and banking in the Chica- go American Technical society.
 MT Finn is married and has two chill dren He will come here with his fam fly on the 18th of this month and will reside on Williams, street.
 capital stock of $1O0,OOO and 5000 surplus. The sock is to be called on Oct. '. and if is expected that the cap ital stock will shortly be raised to $500 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05

r-- parry was held Saturday as --z Maud Fer u- --.. - her home on Ilos- - z. Of l.r friends -... -.. remembered her Wlh
 #r .--1.- lrazlut-l her a
 - . wrist watch. Selections .. - .. and N'e.Ta.a were given and was e.--. A luncheon -rs. william Ferguson.
 Hiss Mary Carroll and ,. IS,
 Candy. ice cream, .H. - cookies and sandwiches We're ...... ..-..y a.a was decorated . rt... -- candles on it .. -. - H-.. n yellow and After . a-aHloa games of va
 ".. .ElL-
 - ... #.-.. .a trl Greene ri-5 r. ...--- la-e. Sunday missed old members .t the chr la.
 .-... .-.--...4 made uu CI - Viola Grover. s3lr.- ..- --. -.-..-- --.a-.-e alto; Donald -'a-. ". Carpenter. Ial- . L Kramer, orsau.zr -..g were r.-...- u-.L much approval
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
SIXTY-sIX NEW CITIZENS
 MADE IN SUPERIOR COURT

Sixty-six subjects of foreign countries fore-swore their allegiance to their native land and became citizens of the United States at 8 naturalization session cf the superior court in New London Tuesday Judge Allyn l. Brown presided and the applicants were examined by Natural:- zIuon Examiner Allan c. Church of Dos- ton.
 The applicants came from all over New London county and included subiacSs of most of the European countries. With their witnesses they crowded the court Iu0m
 Fo-ty-one were admitted to citizen ship at the morning session of corrt, were, Emanuele Migliacco, Jendrej Dra- blk, Josef Machnik Augustus Ciavaglia. Quinto Basil, CIeophas Martin. Stanis- law Baranowski. Dominek Kiertanis, Jo-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
Mrs. cushman's Estate Was $3os,e7s

Mrs. Harriet F. Cushman of Hartford, who was the grandmother of tie late Ar thur E. Cushman of that city and Eastern Folnt left al estate valued at approxi- mately $399,672.52, according to an ap- pra.sal of part of her proper:5 made by one of the transfec fax appraisers and G.0d at the surrogate's court in Hartford this week. Mrs. Cusaman faileI to leave a will so her two grandchildren. who are her only surviving hejr-m-law arg entitled to share equally in her property. Rich Cushman is the administrator.
 Mrs. Cushman was 3 resident of Hart ford orf 35 years and lived at Al Si- gourney street. Her Grandson's residence at Eastern Point is one of the show places in the colony and is occupied each
 summer by his widow, Mrs. Mary Cush- man Of Hartford and her family.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05

George. A. Finn of Greenwich was se- lected as treasurer for the new Bank CTS Trust Go. of this city at 8 meeting of the board of directors held Tuesday afternoon at the Thayer building. The new bank is to open for business on the 18th of November. All the equip ment has been ordered.
 The business of the meeting was to hear committee reports on location Of the bank and the selection of treas urer As has already been announced the bank is to be located in the store ln the Thayer building now occupied by Rings Market
 There was a full attendance of the directors The executive committee, con sstirg of President Angus Park David Disco R. J. Randall and eN-ELayor T. c. Murphy, presented. the name of MT. Finn. wto was elected.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05

zef Urbanowicz, Gieuseppe Montesi, Vic tor Ivar Santti, Gismondo Colechia, Henry Dempsey, Franz Joseph Buchse, Thomas Atchisan Grieve, David Schwartz. Pana- giotis Carraoglanis, Bronislaw Cwiklensld Adam Stanulonis, Antonio Caldre!o, An tonio DiNoto, Erich Paul Krause, Nicho- las Francis Contay, James Francis Con nors, Mariana Muscarella, Domenico Zep- pieri, Aaron linus Foberg, Eilbe7 Dodd Hetherington, Francesca Antonio F'arina, Vincenzo Pasquale Farina, Jchn Fred erick Carr, John Joseph Ryan, Matthew Rsfferty, Wladyslaw Barron, August liar aczl1iewicf, Henry Luke Eagill, Clarence Lealand Bancroft, William Archibald Cowie, Patrick Joseph Heating, Max Jo- ham Joseph AIunsch.
 The application of Rubin Shapiro was dismissed, the application of Achilles Go- neos was C ntinued fHv investigation.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
TWO MoNTVILLE LIEN
 FOR SUPERIOR COCRT TRIAL

Samuel Gibson, 5, and his son, George IT, of Montville, were bound over to the criminal superior court by Justice of the Peace William Smiddy at a continued hearing in Montville Saturday on a charge of indecent assault upon their daughter and sister, Josephine Gibson, Is. In de- fault of bonds of 500 each, they were committed to the New London county jail.
 Justice smiddy ordered the girl commit ted to the state farm for women.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
FULL ASSOCIATED
 PRESS DISPATCHES
Nornich Health Gond.

The only communicable diseases re- ported from Norwich last week were two cases of diphtheria, according to the weekly morbidity report of the state department of health
 Communicable diseases reported from towns in eastern Connecticut during the week were:
 Diphtheria-Norwich, 2; Rockville. ? Killingly, 2; Danielson, 3; Willimantic
 Scarlet fever-New London, l.
 Meas,es-M Mansfield. 1 willimantic, 2.
 Whooping cough-Somers, 3.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
Mt. Calvary Dedication Services

Dedicatory services for Mt. Calvary Baptist church, which has been repaired and remodeled this summer are to be held for a week, beginning the third Sunday this month, Rev. A. H. Abbott of the United Congregational church is to preach the sermon at the evening service and other pastors will speak.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
SWEDISH CABINET RESIGNS
 AS RESULT OF ELECTIONS

Stockholm Sweden, Oct. 1.-The cab- ir.- Q- Premier Oscar Von Sydow re- E-- t.y as a consequence of the rsa-- Ct las recent ections in which tls socialist groups won lQ6 seats in .ae secelI caaIaer of parliament.
 lt is expected Former Premier HjaI- mar Granting wiI be asked by the king 'n form a new ministry, to be entirely rae-a.lst.a. as Lhe liberals declare them re-sts unwilling 10 join in @ new Hb- oral s1c.a lst coalition.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
CORONER FINDS MoroRzAN
 wAs NOT 70 PLA1r


 Motorman James |. Ashley of Noank. employed on the Groton and Stonington trolley line, is exonerated from blame in causing the death Of Benjamin Lamb, ", Groton, who was killed on a bridsa at Noark by a car operated by MT Ashley Aug~st 10, according to the fnd- ing Of Coru-ier Jeremiah J. Desmond of this city. Coroner Desmond announced his finding Monday afternoon.
 The coroner in his investigation found that Nfr. Lamb died as the result of injuries sustained by being hit by 8 Groton and Stonington car about 615 D. n Aug 10. MT. Lamb was walking on the trolley bridge that crosses the N Y Y. H. and II. Railroad tracks at Noank The trolley car was bound for Croton.
 The bridge is used only for trolley cars and is not a public bridge The coroner finds that just 9 minute or two before the accident @ train had passed under the bridge and that lingering smoke from the locomotive obscured the motorman's view The motorman did not see MT. Lamb until the car was on the bridge and he was unable to stop the car before it hit the man.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
Receiver Files Application

Robert W. Perkins of this city. receiver of the Shore Line Electric Railway O., has filed in the superior court an ap- plication for the continuance of the re- ceivership for four months from Oct. IT, 1921, which is the expiration of the previ- ous four month period granted by the court.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
Hose Supporters

Velvet Grip Hose supporters-six sizes, for all ages. Regular prices from 20c to 29c-
 SALE PRICE 17c TO 25c . Wide Web Hose Supporters - For Children, Misses, Young Women and Women. Regular prices from 32c to Soc
 SALE PRICES 27c TO Rc 55c C. M. c. Supporters ........ 47e 45c c. M. c. Supporters. ....... 39c soc Daphne Pad Supporters. .... 42c
 SEW- ON. HOSE SUPPORTERS Value 20c .,. Sale Price 15c Value 25c ...,... Sale Price Pic Value 29c ...,..... Sale Price 25c Value 35c ..,...... Sale Price 29c
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
Buttons
ice Shoe Button Kits.
 PEARL BUTTONS
Threads

Coats 15o-yard spooIs-
 Sale Price 5c-55c Dozen Coats 250- yard spools-
 Sale Price 8c-87c Dozen Halls 200- yard spools-
 Sale Price 8c-87c Dozen Silk Button Hole Twist. for Sc 25c kerr's Lustre Twist. 2oc 25c Barbour's Linen. ....... 21c Shamrock Linen Thread. ...... lie 22c GIasco Lace Thread. ........ 19c Kings Basting Thread
 Sc spoOl-4 for 27c WiIIington Blasting Thread
 4c-6c and 7c a Spool 12Iac Aunt Lydia's. 1oc 1Oc Giant Linen Finish. ....... Sc 10c Dexter's White Knittinq Cotton-SaIe Price ...... Sc 15c Dexter's White Knitting Cotton-Sale Price ........ 12Ibc Coats Darning Cotton-aII
 colors = Sale Price 5c-6 for 25c Coats Mercerized Darninq Cot ton Sale Price 6c-5 for 25c Mercerized Darning Cotton, 25o- yard spooIs-Sale Price. 15c
 2 FOR 25c
 Darning Worsted-sale Price. 4c Sc Darnins Worsteds for. ...... 5c
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
DRESS SHIELDS
Pins and Needles

Tiger Common Pins-Sale Price Pc Waldorf Common Pins
 Sale Price 4c 1oc superba Common Pins
 Sale Price Sc 12Iac Alliance Pins-saIe Price 1oc 15c Kirby Beard Pins
 Sale Price 13c Alliance Dressmaker's Pins, in quarter pound boxes, were 35c-SaIe Price ........... 29c Were 29c ....... Sale Price 25c 1oc Toilet Pin Books
 Sale Price Sc Toilet Pins, on cards-SaIe Price 4c 15c Pin Cubes. Sale Price Sc 20c Pin Cubes. ... Sale Price 17c Roberts Needles. Sale Price Sc Milward's Needles. =. Sale Price Sc CLINTON SAFETY PINS
 AT SPECIAL PRICES 1oc Baby Mine Safety Pins. ... Sc Alliance Safety Pins at Sale Prices De Long's Safety Pins at Sale Prices
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05

Mothers of Waterford are to bring their babies Friday afternoon to tHe aCr- dan school for a baby show conducted by the public health nursing se,vice
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
Tapes and Bindings

35c Taffeta Seam Binding 29c 29c Taffeta Seam Binding..... 22c 15c WIN Bias Seam Tape, in
 coIors. No black or white 12I2c
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05

Ioodus.-The N0odus Manufacturing company. thn new owners of the Chace min. have started uQ some of the ma rsiaa--. They win manufacture woolen yan.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05

Andover grange is 70 entertain East Central Pomona grange W-e lrestlay Oc-s tcter 12th.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
THE WEATHER.
Conditons

Conditions:
 The disturbance that was central over thr st Lawrence valley Monday night i,a- moved outward 10 the Canadian mar rt--e province. attended by local rams vfhln the last "A hours in the norIh t+.-n-fe states and it has beon follow ea b,- -ser.r pressure and lower tenn r--7tt-r- almost generally east of me lus-lss.-ni river Generally fair weather will prevail v-eFrceF-v and Thursday in the states east # the Mississippi river. Lne 1eil- fr~e---~z e-.T continue considerably De- low normal Wednesday throughout l-e Atar-., states
 I5-r or Sandy Hook: Moderate to fresh and north west winds anu gen e-a-v fair weather " dnes1aE. Sandy Hook ro iLaJleras rIcs- hol. l"- west and north winds and fair weather Wednesday.
 Forecast.
 South New Er-.ana; Fair ana con con ti-r-r cool --Hraz57-; Thursday 1af and warmer.
 Observations .in Norwich. The Bulletins observations show the f-...... ..-s ir temperature and r.H changes Tuesday:
 Tler. Ear 70. .-..,,.-....'r'.''' gl 1- -- -.---.......'.-'''- H .--...-. .'.'''''
 lowest 20.
 Comparisons.
 Predictions for -...-av: Fair. weather. As predicted
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05

Various officials and the local libraries and teachers have received a copy of the governors proclamation for Fire Proven ton Day, October 2,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
Dress Shields

soc Naiad Dress Linings for... 42c soc Net Dress Linings for. .... 45c $1.o0 Jap Silk Linings for. 89c
 GEM DRESS SAIEI nS
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
Colchester School Consolidation Vote

The vote on the consolidation of the schools in Colchester was 15S in favor to 124 against the consolidation.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05

..- high water i- is low v... .. followed Hr flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
Elastics and Lingerie Tape

Lisle Elastic of best qaIity - All widths from one-quarter to one inch. Regular prices from Sc to 20c
 SALE PRICES FROM 6c TO 17c 1oc Mercerized Hat Elastic
 Sale Price ................... 7c Vienna Oval Hat Elastic for... 4c Silk Oval Hat Elastic for..... lie 45c FrilIed Elastic, in four diff
 ferent coIors-saIe Price. ..... 3sc 15c Lady Dainty Lingerie Tape 13c 15c Spring Maid Lingerie Tape 13c
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
r,- r... tNts TIDES

--. ...- for -.Ia-. Fair -...- s. u.r. As predicted.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
'5}B0o1mejeUjm9W Week.
BEGINS TODAY

Fs two cents vd ha and five saved there that
  will need E Fall and Winter which
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05

e... rWatc~.n setz.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05
Observations -in Norwich

,l-r-r cool We HrasE7v; Thursday fair
 and warmer.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-05

The .rs observations sa'" lle following changes lH l.'a -a-l-5 anu
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-29
PICK FEATHERS FROM GEESE
Many Breeders Follow Practice Some
Time Prior to Melting When
Quilts Are Dry.

Many breeders Of geese in the South,
and some in the Middle West and the
North pluck the feathers from the live
geese at some time prior to molting.
Some pick every six weeks during the
summer, and early in the fall, while
others pick only once or twice a year.
either in the spring, or in both spring
and fall. Feathers r considered ripe
for picking when the quilts are dry
and do not contain blood. Both young
and old geese are plucked. The aver
age yearly production Of feathers is
about IL pounds to the goose.
The practice of plucking live geese,
however, Is considered by many breed
ers to be cruel and injurious. Geese
should not be plucked during the
breeding season. A, stocking usually
is placed over the head of the goose,
and part Of the soft feathers on the
breast, back and sides and abdomen
are pulled. Enough soft feathers to
support the wings always should be
left. Geese feathers are now bringing
about Is cents a pound for pure white;
IS cents for average white; and 55
cents for gray. These prices are for
good, dry feathers.