Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 20, 1909, Page 11

(Written Specially for The Bulletin.) “Mr. Farmer:— “I have a husband and three children to fill up three times a day. p 'em good-natured and com- fortable, and 1 should be *em healthy, too. to study, but would be very wiiling to glve what I can spare to finding out what wil! do this. me just what to ask for on that one- tal card, and who to ask it “ONE FARMER'S WIFE.” Yee'm; dee-lighted, as T. R. might Address your postal to The Sec- retary of Agricuiture, Washington, D. send you Farmu lad to keep Couldn't you tell C, Ask him to Bulleting Nos. 23, 142, 34, and 121, the same card ask him to send you yegularly the department’s monthly list of publications, so that you can, here- after, know everything the government is putting out along these lines. No. 23 is on “Foods: Nutritive Value and Cost.” by Prof. d was issued in 1894. No. 142 is on “Prineiples of Nutrition and Nutritive Value of Food,” by the same author, and was issued in 1803, It is & revised No. 34 is by Charles D. Woods on “Meats: Composition and Cooking.” and came out in 1896 “Beans, Peas and Other Legumes as Food,"” by Mary H. Abel, issued in 1§00, are others on cognate topics, but these will do to start on. be that some 0. Atwater, No. 121 is on them are “out of There has been a big demand for them and you may have to wait ewhile for a reprint to be made. you can get sither No. 23 or No. 1432, you'll haye enough to keep your head 'or some time, these covers mueh the same ground as the other; of course No. 142 is the later and contains slightly fuller de- There may have been a still Jater issue along the same lines which I have ‘overlooked: But don't try to bite off too much, Each one of the first time. One great trouble with the ordinary meal is that it is preparéd chiefly with reference to principles which ought to te held of second and third and fourth ther than of first' im- What do the fmportance, portance. Jt's folks llke? What have we got? ean be prepared easlest” I don't mean that &ll meals are always golely along those lines. are—perhaps have to be sometimes. There's no use talking, the pocketbook has 1o be considered, from the intelligent study of foods is the assistance it gives those with lean pocketbooks In selecting and preparing cheap materials so as to get oreat value from them, But too many One great help In the human ration, as in that for animals, the first consjderation should always be that of the value of the ration in nourishing the body. body, says Professor Atwater, “has not gimply organs to build and keep in repair and supply with energy: it has @ _nervous organization; ; and there are the higher In- tellectual and spiritual faculties. right exercise of these depends upon the right nutrition of the Body."” and simple enough, when you come to think of it isn't But what is the “nutrition of the Tody"? Is it just to put something to the stomach something which tastes #00d going down, and doesn’t glve you ‘che when down? Not it has sensi- Clear enough the stomach by a long sh The uses of food are two (I quote mgain): *To form the material of the body and repair its wastes, and to yleld heat to keep the body warm and furnish muscular and other power for the work it has to do.” clear, then, that the first thing to find out 18 what foods form body meterial and repair body warmth and strength. Then one needs igestibility, whioch 1s quite another thing. There’s a tremen- dovs amount of nutritive value in corn- and sardines and cheess and dried beams and peanuts— but they aren't all of them as digestible es they might be. what the body needs, what foods will upply those needs, what foods it will digest and make use of, then the ques. tions of what foad Je lliked, what Is at , €ome In for secondary con- sideration. Bither one of the pamphlets by Prof. Atwater will answer, or en- nableg you to answer for yourself, the main questions. The others yon already know more about tham anybody can to consider their Having found out the of these pamphlets will be to tell the economical housewife something about the actual cost of the real food-part buys and eooks instance, it is the digestible protein in a ration which makes tendons, cartilages, bones 2nd skin as well as the corpuscles of *Thie protein makes up ahmost one-ha'f of the solld matter of the body in the things s ARMER'S TALK TC One Farmer’s Wife Wants to Learn Something.About Proper Foods—Full Directions for Obtaining Inform- ing Pamphlets—The Difference in the Cost of Protein| —How Money is Spent—Not What We Like Best is . Always Best for Us. \ the water is excluded. It's very easy to see that a food, to be a nutritive food, must supply a good deal of pro- Now just look at this little tabl extracted from much more comple! tables in Prof. Atwater's pAmphlet, and see what a difference there lg in the cost of protein in the various foods you may selact from. The first column gives the name of the food mateérial the second its assumed cost per pound 10 you, unzooked; the third the cost of one pound of protein supplied to the body by it: Kind of food. Sirloin veef . 25. Stewing beef o« B Fat salt pork. 13. Salt cod 7. Butter ...... 30. ‘Wheat flour . 3. Oysters .. 18. Dried beans . 5 That is to say, if you buy stewing beef at § ceats, the protein In it will cost you 35 cents a pound, while, it you buy sirloin beef at 25 cents, the proteln in it will cost you $160 a pound. If you buy wheat flour at 3 cents the protein in it will cost you 81 cents a pound, while If you buy oysters at 18 cents a pint (“a pint's a pound, the world around”) your pound of pro- tein will cost you $3.10. If you buy salt cod at 7 cents the protein in it will cost you 43 cents a pound, while if you buy salt pork at 12 cents the protein it supplies will cost you $6.67 a pound. And if it's the protein you're after, you'll see it makes a big dlfference— a very big dlfference—for a 'woman with enly a little money to spend on her supplies! 1f you “like” sirloin beef and don’t “lke” beef-ste 1d can afford to pay $1.25 per pound extra to have what vou “like.” it's nobody’'s business but your own. If Mister Youngsters want oyst want beans and you can afford to pay $3.10 a4 pound for your o aren't compeiled to save the §2.81 you would save by getting sald protein in the shape of beans. And so on and so on, through the whole lis the most of us, econ ation with you second only to hea then you may well be glad of an formation which enables you whole- somely to nourish your family at a saving over past cost. Speaking of the mistakes very cominonly made in food economy, Prof. Atwater says: “For the well-to-do the worst injury is that to health; but people of small incomes suffer the additional disad- vantage of the injury to purse. In- deed, to one who loo, into the matter it is surprising to see how much pe ple of limited omes lose in the ways." 1 know one poor woman, who has to svork hard for every 1 who insists upon buying ca twenty-five cgnts a head ratl ecabbage at fl three bunc any time ra potatoes at the same cost. y could afford it, nobody need object. They simply don’t comprehend how much money they're spending, not for food, but for the gratification of their palates. Of course, the individual's fdlosynera. cies must be considered. I know peo- ple who can't drink milk, which is about the nearest to a perfect food of any one thing; or a strawberry, which many of us th vt e the ex The most of us can eat abou only dismiss our s required nkinesses ” Omce, I ro- member with shame, I was so pernic ety about my food that my landlady was always in hot water. When it got 60 bad that I had bec a confound nuisance to m, ers, 1 braced things, if 1 “hard sleddin you, but g won at las things siill whi ers. 1 gon’t hanker potatoes, nor =hould I ever ove dry stale b d. If there's any else to be had, 1 jet alone. can eat even oes and stale | bread, on a pinch dn't starve to death’ if se. It isn't always what we like the b that js. the best us Ta helpful guide, but r many of us tend to dinner is a confe palate—a pu rather tha" a teke on board plies all the rect proportio pleasing the ever yet hit center. aiming at ar ng or 'HE FARMER. LETTERS FROM TWO STATES, WINDHAM COUNTY. PLAINFIELD. Booial Gatheri ng and Dance an Enjoy- Affair—Contractor Made Big Blast. Judge Waide place and James Appley of Canterbury attended court in Putnam last week Wednesday. A passenger trolley Watch Hill and Ashawsy was taken ough here on g steam train a few ames Sullivan, & former telegreph . Tripp of Mystie, a for- airfield, and Jufge H. J. Rathburn of Westerly were in town on husinese one day last week, Welcome H. Browning was in Nor- wich on business Satuurday. i Charles Prentice Lewis visited with | in Willimsvilie Saturday. mer_residont of jelson Saturday on business. at Opera House. The socia] gathering and dance at the opera house Jast week Thursday constituted a very and enjoyable dedication of the prem- There wag & good attendance, refreshments, pleasant reunion of oM time asions of the Xind for many use of the hall and prem- accorded the party as com- to the occasion. ence Moore and danghter, Ledge Broken by Blast. plensant afternoon last week a oceurred, shaking “An earthquake. ri It was an earthquake on o small scale, but not the Italian kind Contractor T ance's workmen near Timothy Shea's dence, touc off a heavy charge explosive the ledge they are working there, and many toms of rock were broken ug and displaced, The loosened stones are to be the face wall around | Pruises on Railrvx.tdl he two raflroads. | 1 khurst mad trip te Providence one dajy Personal Not John R, Fuller of friends here Iriday Calvin Wilcox was a business eall- er In Norwich Monda Nicholas Boizolle with Henry E. Park il with a pulmo The young lad nd called week. who is boarding | is seriously’ i85 to give a fine entertainment the manth of April Charles H. Breyton of Providence, | formerly of Norwie ineks men with a call on Monday, Mr. Grenier s building a handsome | plazza on the front and west sides of Lig house (the Solomon Jordan house) on Pleasant street, and a small addi- tion also on the west side. Motorman Fred Lyon of Norwich wag at his home here Tuesday. Henry B. Parkhurst expects to move to Moosup about April 1. Menuecl B. Bonin has moved Into the Shea house on Pleasant street, | Henry Beers has the stakes placed | for a new house on the William John- son place. Earie Robinson of Providence was a | caller here Wednesday The company houses in th lage are belng paluted yellow The P. A. A. of Platnfield will play | the Jewett City football eleven on Sa urday, Mareh 20, at Plainfield. Ki at § o'clock. A good game is expec The lireup for Plainfield is as follows: | favored our bus, new vil- Goel. R. . £, B. Mete; 1. £ Mu:grave D. Wardman Y., B r.o. w, L. Lamonte; kanson: e. forward, 1 Mercler; 1. iju- side, F. Lyneh: 1. o. m, J. Ladeaux. | Resarves, Frank Butterworth, Eugene Donlas. - But 1| ment. 11 " | Manehester Friday -STORRS. Happenings In and About the College —Mr. and Mrs, Edmond Entertain Faculty. . ‘Warren Fisher of Bridgeport and Wilson Fisher of Lyme were guests of Rev. O. D. Fisher over Sunday. Result of Rhetorical Contest. At the sophomore rhetoricals on Sat- urday evenipg, Miss Flaherty, Mr. Wadhams, Miss Dunbar and Senay were chosen to represent the class in tl)lw Ratcliffe Hicks prize speaking in ay. Mrs. E. O. Smith, Mrs. H. D, Ed- mond and Miss Edwina Whitney were Jjudges. H Play Well Presented. After the rhetoricals, the Connecti- cut Agricultural Collecge Dramatic club presented the play, Between the Acts. The character work of the cast, under the able direction of Miss Cecil Smith, who took one of the leading parts, was especially good. The clever acting of Mr. E. H. Forbush and Miss S, Tread- well, the quarrelsame old couple, were especially good. Among those present at the Dairy- men’s Institute held on Friday and Saturday at the college were Cattle Commissioner H, O. Averill, Dairy Commissioner H, F. Potter, Milk In- spector J. M. Copley of Hartford, A. J. Plerpont, W. H. Lee, C. B. Pom- eroy and other prominent dairymen of the state. 3 Personals. W. H. Hammond of Hampton wasa guest of his daughter, Mrs, H. D, Ed- mond, Tecently. Mrg. Charles H. Fenn is very 11l with pneumonia. George H, Hollister spent Sunday at the colilege. Faculty Entertained. H. D. Edmond, commandant of ca- dets, and Mrs. Edmond entertained the members of the fadulty on Wed- nesday evening. They were assisted in recelving by Miss Helen Hammond, sister of Mrs, Edmond, and Miss Flor- ence Allchin, of Boston, The decora- 2 of §rcen plants with pink In the dinning roem Mrs Ed- mith and Mrs. Ella M. Slater sisted by Miss Edna Butler, Wallace, Miss Cora Grant, Miss Grace Sage. During the eve- ning /Miss Hammond read short se- Jections, Miss Allchin sang accom- panied by Mrs. Frederic Stoneburn. WILLINGTON. Civil Service Examination for Fourth Class Postmaster—Birthday Party— General News. A civil service examination is to be held at Rockville April 10 for the of- fice of fourth class postmaster, Mt West Willington, Fourth-class post- masters in the New BEngland states and in N York, Penusyivania, New Jersey, Ohlo, Indiana, Illinois, Wis- consin and Michigan, were placed un- der the clvil service rules by Presi- dent Roosevelt, Hitherto these post- masters have been appointed, usually on the recommendation of the repre- sentative or senator who controlled the patronage In each district. Under the new order, which affects more than 15,000 offices, as vacancies occur they will be filled from the eligible lists established after competitive ex- amination by the civil gervice commis. glon and the persons appointed will remain during efficiency and good be- ba ( e A. Cosgrove spoke at & poul- try meeting at Cranston, R. I, week before last and before a committee of the legislature In Hartford last week. Ralph Snow of Willimantic appear- ed on his regular trip the other day with his outfit drawn by & mule team. A tin cart drawn by mules Is a noveity in this section Nellla Carpenter has been il for & week or two. Mrs. Cellnda Waldo came from Hart- ford Satu y to visit her sister Mrs. Fmily Carpenter. Her daughter, Jen- n (Mrs. F < Knox), accompanled her and spent Sunday. Both were for- mer resldents, The Endeavor eting Sunday eve- 1al _chapel was ther Brown Dim- ock. Mrs, Ward sang a solo very sweetly at Baptist church Sunday mornin The meeting of the Bunyan club at Rest cottage, although not largely at- on account of the rain, s was 4 Alice Walker prise party Satur- venlng, it being her nimeteenth . A'pleasant time was enjoy- Cake and fruit were served. Miss 18 a )2 the state normal in Wik 3 SOUTH WILLINGTON. Wiiliam Pike's Round the World Trip —lce Cutting Ended—Accident. 1 communication of Ur- No. 24, F, and A. M., there work in the E. A. degree. am Pike is home on a fifteen day's furlough after spending a little more than a year on a trip around the ¥ e fleet of battleships. He 1 with fl : y of the treatment accord- ckets foreign govern- ly Japan, His experi- an enjoyable one and his junt of various features of the trip are highly Interesting. His ship, | the Yankee, served as a despatch boat fout the vovage, and 1roug Brooklyn, where Mr. Plke r duty. > ¥ oriarty is acting as substitute for Margaret Mallory in the local Miss health is nof abl not te h here Y more. Ice cutting on Lake ity was con. | ecluded last Sunday. The large ice- house i only about half filled. | New Dog Tags. The dog tags to be used in tow: vear have arrived, They are oct ul 4nshape and while they have the szual link are suoplied with two holes to permit of being riveted to a collar. | employed in the spool | JIm Joues. Hans Hansen, was in town the first of the week. Town Meeting Regarding Rights on lic records, was at the meeting and spoke in regard to the purchase of a new cafe or the erection of a fige-proof vault in which to keep the public rec- ords of the town. old safe in use at present as having outlived its safety and as being ti tain all the record books that should be gept thereln. The matter was final- ly left in the hands of the selectmen. spen ily in this place, expects to' return in a few days to Ohl a portfon of last week as witne. | case being tried before the superior court. horse Sunday morning. was taken sick Saturday evening and seemed to be suffering from what was following sixtesn members: Massey, Adelia D. Ferry, Edith Howell, Eiizabeth H. Wednesday evening. Mallory’s | good and she will prob- | lent of schools, COLUMBIA. | Lake Front—New Safe Needed for Town Records. There was a large attendance at the special town meeting last Saturday afternoon. The meeting was for the purpose of hearing and acting upon the report of a previously appointed committee to Investigate concerning the rights of the town in a ceriain plece of highway riinning through the premises of Miss Irene Dixon on the northwest shore which Miss Dixon had erected a stone wall where the road enters the lake, of the lake, across thus cutting off any public ‘way by which aur cltizens can get to the lake from that - side. committee was aceepted, but no def- inite actlon was taken, to instruct the committee to wait upon Miss Dixon at the earliest opportunity and ascertain what she is willing to do in the matter and report at a fu- ture meeting. The report of the futher than Old Safe Usele: Mr. Hathaway, the examiner of pub- He condemned the as regards small to con- usefulne: News in General. ‘Walter E. Palmer] who has been ing several weeks with his fam- Miss JuMa Kneeland was in Putnam s in a ‘Warren A. Collins lost a valutble The animal thpught to be internal hemorrhage or Tupture. BOLTON. Enjoyable Soelal Evening at the Grange. Rev. Mr. McLeod of Andover occu- pied the pulpit Sunday morning. Rev. C. C. Parker of Belknap will supply the pulpit next Sunday. Officers Visit Grange. State Deputy Henry G. Phelpe, Mrs. Phelps and Mrs, James of Andover vis- ited Bolton grange, No. 47, evening, March 12th, The programme for the evening consisted of a violin duets by Mrs. R. C. Eaton and J. Wes-+ son Phelps, Friday andsa dlalogue entitled ‘Her Weekly Allowance,” given by the Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Eaton, Mrs. John L. Mrs. J. Alton Loomis, Miss . Loomis, Kate Doane, Jennie White, Mesars. Paul E. Clement, J. ‘White Sumner, Harry Milburn, Mich- ael Daly, Herbert Maxwell, Jullus Strong and Ernest Strong. Social and Personal. Prof. Samuel M. Alvord and son, Morgan, of Ashiey street, Hartford, were recent visitors at Miss Annle M. Alvord's. Miss Daisy White of Hebron has been visiting at her cousin's, William C. White’s, Mrs. Agnes Maxwell was in Hart- ford a few days the first of the week. Representative J. White Sumner at- tended a reception given by Governor Lilyy in Hartford Tuesday evening. A party of fifty attended the dance given by Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Strong ELLINGTON. Last of Serles of Entertainments by the Grange. BEd Powell of Bridgeport was a vis- itor over Sunday at his uncle’s, Otto Powell’s. Truman Sadd of Willimantic was in town o attend the funeral Mr. Sadd's father's. Pitkin Pease is col and Is under the ¢ a nur Mrs. N. P. Fuller of Springficld Is | visiting her, mother, Mrs. Guy Collins, “The Country School” a Success. The drama entitled “The Country School’ was given in the Town hail | on Friday evening to a large audien ‘The parts were well taken. It was un- der the direction of Mrs. Arthur Hale, | who recelved many compliments for its | success. Those taking part were: Car- rie Peck, May and Nellle Hathaway, Mrs. Elbert Parsons, Mrs. Alice Hay- ward, Mrs. Arthur Hale, Ruth Aborn, Evelyn Marks, Ira, Charles and Harry Price, George and Parl Hathaway,John Oates, Arthur Hale and Olin Shemer. The musical programme was well ren- dered. This closed the series of en- tertainments given under the ausplices | of the grange. Notes. Several applications have been hand- | ed in for membership In the grange. Mr. and Mrs, George Aborn have left the employ of Mrs. Hengyy Aborn and returncg to Lynn, Mass. thelr former home. Miss Matie Nfles visited in Hartford few days the first of the week. fo! "TURNERVILLE. Baseball Association Elects Officers. - orge Siswick of Stafford s the guest of her sister, Prentice, Friday Liathbone has sold his oxen to Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Jaquith shop, split a finger on a saw Monday. were | Dr, F. K. Johnson took several stiches | 8uests of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Barlow o cloie thi. Sk | of South Coventry over Sunday. Mre. Lena K. Brackett was a Hart- | The Hebron Baseball association | ford vieilor iast week held a meeting Monday night at the The desk in the hall was.supplied | Town hall and elected the following st Sunday by Rev. J. B, Connell of President, J. H. Jagger: vice tford, the pastor. Rev. E. W. Dar- | Pres lent, Dr.' Cyrus Pendleton; secre- being absent In Waterford. H. C. Fotter; treasurer, E. A. Mrs. Adolph Korper and grand- (mon of ‘this village; manager, daug! Hazel Brackett, have been rence Hanna. ¢ a few days in Hartford, Word comes from the Hartford hos- pital that Charles Macfarlane under- went an operation on Saturday that was entirely successful Norman Griggs reported as gain- ing rapidly. £] Fred Burnham Wins Notes of the Week. Havold Post of Hartfard'was‘afl hts| home here Sunday. D. H. Hodge 18 confined to his home by am injured foot, caused by a Jog | met Weduesday after- noon with Miss Aartha Buell. 1. B. Foote of Trinity college. Hart- ford, was at his home here over Sun- day. Mrs: Flarence Fogil and Miss Carrle Hutchinson were in Willimantde Tyes- day. Miss Dalsy White visited schools In i and spent Sunday witif relatives in Bolton. Dr. Moate of Manchester has been in town several times recently. New York parties were In town re- Sult—Personal | " Station Agent (Generous moved his family to the railroad company’s house Monday. EAST WILLINGTON. George Wilson's fering with colds. The young son of Charles Amiion got stuck in the mud a little wa from his home. He screamed until he was heard at home and one of his older brothers came and pulled him out, Dan Blakely is coming to his farm next month. Henry Brosseau, who has been liv- ing in the Blakely house, must move. STAFFORDVILLE. _Funeral of Frank M. Smith. ,Miss Myrtie Brown of Pittsfleld, Mass, was home over Sunday. Miss Ethel Olmsted of Meriden was the guest of Mrs. G. F. Newton at the Methodist parsonage over Sunday. Krnest Cooley, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Phelps spent a few days recently in Boston. Frank M. Smith, 64, Med Thursdavr whole family is <uf to Norwich last treatment for asthma. Mrs. Mary Dodge c-_wlth friends in Miss Bertha Scranton of Dodge ited the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Scranton. Mrs, L. Miller and daughter Lysle visited friends in Warrenville the past week. Schoo!l in district No. | began the spring term Monday, Miss Mary My- ers of Woodstock, teacher. WMOUNT HOPE. Packer and ~ ‘ARCADIA. Mrs, Hadfield Recovering from Effects of a Fall—Personals. Mrs. Jane Hadfleld, whe fell on the ey street when returning her work in the mill at and broke her arm, was at here during the week fleld is slowly recovering from ber in- ‘Henry Ma. who has been Il sev- i+ ymml_ to be gradually GO-CARTS Baby Carriages We have just recelved & new and complete assortment of all the Intest styles and up-to-date Go-Caste, A SPECIAL 8ALE for a few days only, in order to-move these goods quickiy. Prioes mnge from $8c up to $30.00. and Mrs, E BE. daughters, Rachel and Helen, spent Saturday and Sunday at the Hooker has been spending the week in Merrow with her sister. Mr. and Mrs, Henry White were in ‘Willlmantic Friday. Russ tried runming his new auto a few days since. WASHINGTON COUNTY, R. L. USQUEPAUGH. Special Mestings Continued — C. C- Woodmansee Bitten by Pet Dog. Miss Grace Ru: eral months, Mrs. Mary Ann Barber, who has been Il with pneumonia, i making some lmmv ment. Smith made some improve- ment in health the past week. Benjamin Sheldon !s suffering from an_attack of grip. We have also 2 new lnwge stock of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ded. ing Parlor Sets, Chamber Sets, CMP- foniers, Dining Room &ets and Woer Frank Chase has c house in the Jacob Smith house near ommeneced keeping Mrs. Mary Emma Barber is ill, re- quiring the services of a phyalclan. " ROCKVILLE. Réad Commissioner Austin Re; Road—Literary Social at Parsonage. J. Bates of Providence has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Bohning, at Stonington for a week or so. Road Commissioner and a gang of men have been repair- ing the road near Andrews' sawinill. LaClede Woodmansee of was the guest of his Willlam W. Annie Keily is visiting at C. C. Ken- Don't fail to see this stock. Tou can save money by purchasing of ua. SCHWARTZ BROS., “Home Furnishers,” 9-11 Water Street Agent for New Home Sewing Machine. Experienced demonstrator always jn T 'S. Lamond made a business trip t Providence Tuesday. The meetings at the chapel at West Kingston last week were so well at- tended that they were continued this received here that Mrs. William Palmer is very sick. She resides here summers and dence winters. Miss Ruth Brown of Summit visited at C. D. Kenyon's over Sunda: D. Kenyon and i Mrs. J. H. Trenberth at News has been James Austin Brown visite ‘Woodmansee, on Satur- Bast Greenw We buy Second-hand Furniture Tel. conneetion. DENTISTRY wfiyhnd ‘Boss is confined to his bed | Open evenings. visited his parents who has been ill with C " o ‘armen Andrews visited over Sun is 80 as t0 be ‘( day with friends here. Alfred C. Kenyon has been on a busi- ness trip to New York Knight called on friends at ley Monday. Mrs. A. C. Kenyon and son are viait- ing at Westerly 0! grip and bronchitls, A number of the young peopie were arsonage Wednes- entertaining at the day evening at a literary social. HOPKINTGN. Dlnu—!ndfl_winur Term. Mifs Hattie Champlin is visiting her sister, Mrs, Lewis O, Chapman, in Ver. ailles, Conn. A dance was held at the home of George K. Hoxsie last Saturday even- Mrs, Gideon Pa ing a few days at her farm in this vil- almer has been spend- C. Woodmanses was bitten by a pet dog Sunday. Louis Barber of Kingston is suffer- ing from a severe attack of pneumo- i Mrs. William Dyer went to Provi- dence Tuesday. POTTER HILL. Ladies’ Sewing Circle Held Meat Pis Supper—Mrs. Naylor Out After II- ness—Farewell to Mrs. Chapman. Teeth without plates Is teeth sans objection, ‘That beautifies youth, To old age gives pasfection. George . Allen of Hope Valley vis- ited at the home of his father, Hon. E. R. Allen, Tuesday. Mrs. ‘William Bromley of on Mrs. Bromiex's mother, Mrs. Almeda Slocum, at So why cumber r mouth, residence of Mrs. George K. Thayer, i Be you youth, maid or mam, ‘When art can restore What was onee nature’s plan. Everything in Modern Upetos date Painless Dentistry. DR. R. E. BEARDSLEY, Denfist, 237 Main Street. “Iel on parie Francats.” Tolaphons 95§ SHEA & BURKE Annual Spring Sale of Carpets —em. IS NOW ON. In ascordance with our weual tom, we will during the glive our petrons meny ments to BUY NOW. Competent men fusnished to do oar- Rooms measured for carpets and estimates given for floor coyerings of all 8. Goods bought Week stored umtfl wanted. SHEA & BURKE, The spring vaeation of the schools In town will be Mrs. William Thomas of Westerly epent Wednesday with Mrs. David J. There was a late car to accommodate all who attended “The Garden Party” at the Opera house Tuesday evening. The many friends of Mrs. David I. Naylor are pleased to ses her out again after her illness. Mre. Bradford Perrin has moved her household furnishings to Peacedale. Sewing society heid a meat pie supper in their rooms Wed- nesday evening, and it was largely at- The proceeds are to be given toward the chapel fund. An iluminant known as can be produced from the eucalyptus said to give a bright light. A local authority has estimated ti 10,000 feet of gas €an be obtained from The eucalyptus bark i= said 10" contain a fiber suitable for paper, also tanning. Bucalyptus flow- ers are said to contain a nectar espe- clally goed for bee food, though the flavor of honey leaves and ¢ a ton of leaves. The Ladies’ Fay Building. from eucalyptus peculiar and mig! please every taste. PROPOSED TARIFF SCHEDULES Reductions and Increases Shown in- Comparison with the Present Dingley Law. Proposed Tariff. Present Tariff. Sugar (refined) 1-96 cts. a 1b. 2 cts. a lb. 11-2 cts. a Ib, 80c cts. a bu. the Opextiey $1 per 1,000 $2 per 1,000. 1-4—1-6 ct. a 1b. 8 cts. a sq. ft. 37-41 Matn St 10 cts. a 8q. ft 7-40 ct. a b 40 cts. a ton. 50 cts. a lon. 12-10 cts_a lb 1-4 ct. a lb. COMMENCE NOW To Seleet Your Spring Wall Papers We have them in all i &l 3 prcur," :.m :‘mmm Also Mouldings and Paints, Decoes~ tions and Mureseo. Now booking orders for peiating paper hanging and P.F. MURTAGHM, 92 and 9¢ West Main Strest. Telephone orders. Cast iron pipes Print paper 3 Art works (20 yrs. old) Boots and shoes. £ Hides (raw) . 20 per cent. A. V. 25 per cent. 15 per et, A. V. Upper leather .. .. g Band and sole leather Cottonseed ofl 20 cts. & Ib. .. 35 per cent. A. 15 cts. a 1b. 30 per cent. A. V. 67 ctg a ton. 4 cts. a ton. § ots. a sq. ¥4 cts. & =q. yd. Wool (for carpets) ... $-Talb.......5.. 4T cts. a Ib...... FOR THE BEST ALES and LAGER “The Plank,”s franiams1. O'CONNELL & SHEA. Telephone 554 Sooner or Later you'll want your seeds and fertilizers and so will hun- CHIROPODY AN~ MARICOROIS 5 MRS. UNDERWOOD, 61 Broadway. dreds of other people expect their orders to be filled at the same time, consequently someone’s orders must be delayed. Why not get in line at BARSTOW’S and get the benefit of first choice? SPECIAL st Boney eddi éono..l‘n( see (L-n. MILL REMNANT STORE, 201 West Maln St, JOHN BLOOM, Proy. at the Mill Main llroo‘t. a lot If you have sweet peas on your list we can surely serve you to the best advantage as we have about fifty varieties—all DENTISTRY The dental my brother. many b b -n"'x‘r S euswmers of m new ones as w different and unmixed—with all the popular shades and colors y ose assistan e i A Fine Assertment ol ... MILLINERY at ittle prices. MRS. G. P. STANTON, This seed strictly fresh and we are sure they will prove satisfactory. If ifs Seed — — — and'we haven't i, you might as well give up!