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THESE PETTICOATS ARE MADE OF RELIABLE TAFFETA SILKS AS GOOD AS ANY USED COAT. THEY ARE JUST FROM FINE, MADE IN SEVERAL STYLES, DEEP FLOUNCE, TUCKED OR TAILOR STRAPPED, WITH COTTON OR SILK DUST’ RUFFLE, SOLID COLORS AND RIVAL ANY $7.00 PETTICOAT YOU HAVE EVER SEEN, AND OUR PRICE TODAY WILL BE ONLY $5.00 Smart and Correct Styles of Women's and Misses’ Garments at Special Prices Women's and Misses’ Tailored Wool Sults, in the most favored colors, new plaited skirts and carefully tailored— Special for today, $12.95. ‘Women’s and Misses’ Tailored Suits that equal the custom tailor's best effort. made in several styles and col- ore, values up to $22.50—Teday $18.50. Women's Silk Dresses. an assort- ment worthy the attention of smart- iy-dressed womem. Snappy, shapely dresses, with just that dash of style that every woman admires messa- line, taffeta and foulards with the newest style skirts, values $18.00 to $13.85—Today $15.00. Children’s Coats, § to 14 years, sev- eral different styles and colors, nicely made—$5.98. Women's Silk Waists, made up sty- lish in fancy changeable, pongee, blaek and white stripe—$3.98. Muslia Underwear Women's Long, White Skirts, tucked and lace rumMed trimmed, regular $1.26 quality, limited number—Today 79c. Cerset Covers, lace and insertion trimmed, Freach style, regular 50c quatity—39¢. Baby Muslin Bonnets, extra fine and dainty—25c. . Children’s Rompers, 1 to 4 years, In the blue, pink and blue check, extra value—Today 25c. $1.25 Corsets for 89c Women's Corsets, extra fine batiste, § bose supporters attached, medium sust, leng hips, sizes 15 to 26—Special Se. (Main Floor) Dress Goods Shepherd Checks, three sizes, In Mack and white only, 50 inches wide— Today 3% a yard. Wash Goods Department Plmid Ginghams, best quality, good lme of patterns, desirable for chil- dren’s dresses, value 15c—Today 10c 2 yard, Stitched Zephyrs for lightweight summer dresses, complete color line, value 15¢ @ yard—Today 15¢ a yard. Minoru Shantung Silk, warp cotton filled, material suitable for waists and evening dresses, usually sold at 38c a yard—Today 31c a yard. Silk Foulard All Sk Foulard, all new patterns, in desirable colors—Today 29¢ a yard. " Men’s Wear Four-in-Hands, a large variety of colorings, light, medium and dark, in- value 50c and figures, ch. cluding stripe: —Teday Special 35 Men’s Fast Black Cotton Sox with lisle finish and reinforced toe, in sizes from 9% to 11% value 123%c—Today 10c a pair; 3 for 25c. up-to-date ncluding ‘solid white with dark grounds out a seam. and are therefore reversible with a different pattern on each si ties for the price of one)—Special price Z5e. Netions Full size a-over Hair Nets, in as- mocted browns and black, 19c quality— Teday 5c each. A full-length Ventilated and Prophylactic Tooth Brush, (seconds), all pure bristles. 15c to 25c gualities— Teday 10c each. ‘Women's Initial Collar and Cuff Pin Set. gold-plated collar pin and pair of cuff pins with engraved script initial on each, enclosed in a neat velvet- iimed box—Only 25¢ a set. IN THE AVERAGE $850 PETTI- THE MAKERS, FRESH AND SHIRRED CHANGEABLE. THEY WILL Hand Bag Bargains ‘Women’s Seal Grain Hand Bags, in black, brown, tan, green, etc., with leather lining and change purse—Spec- ial value for $1.50. In addition we present one of the new Japanese style Solid Brass Ini- tials to every purchaser of a bag, ab- solutely free for today only. Gloves ‘Women's 2-clasp Chamoisette Gloves, white and natural—25¢ a pair. Women's 2-clasp Chamoisette Gloves, white, gray and natural—50c a pair. ‘Women’s One-button Chamoisette Gloves, white and natural, a washa- ble glove—$1.00 a (Center Room) Womens Neckwear Ruching, three neck lengths, in box, white, light blue and gold—Special 12Y2¢c a box. New line of Women’s Linen Tailored Stocks, Dutch Collars and Jabots— Special 25c. ‘Women’s Fine Venise Lace Yokes— Special 59¢. Women’s Hemstitched and Embroid- ery Handkerchiefs, 10c each or 3 for 25¢. Laces One lot of Linen Laces, in different widths, value 15¢ and 18c a yard— Special for today 5¢ a yard. Art Department All Linen Pillow Shams, also Tea Table Covers, of drawn work, value $1.75, exceptional value at 75¢ each. Huck Towels, stamped, large line of handsome designs, value $1.00—Today 65¢ each. Small lot of Odd Table Covers, also Bureau Covers, drawn work and rennaisance lace, values 75¢c and 98c— Today 50c each. Basement. Domestic’ Department Unbleached 36-inch extra good value at yard. Bleached and Half-bleached Cotton, 36 inches wide, pure soft finksh, regular Today 10c a yard. Silver Bleached Napkins, hemmed, soft finish, all ready for use, regular $1.25 quality—.oday 99¢c a dozen. wide Cotton, 7e—Today 6¢c a Kitchenware Department Swift's Prifie Laundry Soap—Special Today, 8 for 25c. Bon-Ami, usually 10c—Today 3 for 2Se¢. Dutch Scouring Bar—6 for 25c. Liquid Veneer, for renovating the furniture, 25c size—Today 19c. Brooms, No. 6 or N and §9c—Today 48c each. 7, value 65¢ Third Floer. Upholstery and Carpet Dept. Brass Extension Rods, for long cur— with white corrugated ends, reg- {ular price 10c—Saturday Special S5c each. ©Colonial Tirapery Arterafi—Casement Cloth, guaranteed fast colors, regular price 19c—Today only 12 1-2c a yard. Irish Point and Novelty Lace, slight- 1y soiled on edge, also three pieces Bokhasa Net, in very good color com- binations, particularly pretty for living room and dining room curtains and portieres, regular price $1.00 and $1.25 a yard—Today Special 65c a yard. Sample lengths of Whittals & Bige- tow best quality Wilton Carpet, 1 1-2 yards long, regular price $3.25 a yard— Today Special $200 and $250 per length. Straw Matting Suit Cases, full size and well made, on strong frame, with leather corners and handle, regular price $1.48—Saturday Special $1.15. Plln Socnl Ennmp. LADIES’ AUXILIARY, A. O. H. In Hibernian hall on Monday even- ing the Ladies’ auxiliary, A. O. H., m but had only a small aitendance, so that the regular business was w— poned. The next important date for the auxiliary will be on the first Sun- meeting will be held for the initiation of & class of about a dozen candi- dates. Members of the auxiliaries in New London and Westerly are expect- M | ed to attend. The auxiliary is also to | Corps held a ‘tood T and assistants. It had many patrons success. { have a_whist on the first Thursday in | Mlay. They are also about to organize of ‘met | Its donati ‘mentioned the ‘corps. ber of members from day afternoon in May, when a special [ March 31, 1910, Hb P agement - of the x a degree team, for which they already | and was a pleasing | have the costumes, and expect to have’ the team drilled for conferring the second, third and fourth degrees. here ‘will probably be from sixteen to izhteen in the team:. SPANISH WAR VETERANS. Major R. S. Griswold command, No. 6, hield an open me on Wednesday cYening at the armory, to which mem- bers invited their men friends, and whist was played in the Third com- pany parior. There were about thirty present to enjoy the evening. Henry Clish was winner of the first prize and Milo R. Waters of the consolation. Re— freshments were served. The commangd has made arrange- ments to secure the regulation uni- forms of the Spanish War Vcterans, and will obtain about twenty, expect- ing to have them in time to appear at the annual state encampment In Willimantic in May. UNITED WORKMEN. The grand lodge finance committee will meet next Wednesday afternoon at the grand lodge office, New Haven, and the grand lodge executive com- mittee will meet there in the even- 1 N The last sad rites in the case of our beloved brother, Capt. Charles L. Chapman, of the New Haven fire de- partment—rites which were impres- sively sad because no vestige of the remains were brought to light, though the search was protracted until all hope had to be abandoned—were held last Thursday, and by courtesy of the Yale authorities held at Yale's grand | Woolsey hall, the services being a combined public memorial service for Captain Chapman and his two com- rades who together perished in the terriple fire at New Haven’s county jail. It was a deeply solemn occasion, one long to be remembered by the vast throng present. John A. Morgan, a member of Thames lodge, No. 13, of Groton, died April 20th, aged 43 vears, and had been a member of the order ten years. He-had held the office of assistant town clerk of Poquonock Bridge for many ‘years. ODD FELLOWS. Shetucket lodge, No. 27, at its meet- ing on" Tuesday evening in Odd Fel- lows' hall voted to send Past Grands John McHattie and John J. Palmér as its delegates to the grand lodge annual meeting in Waterbury on the third Wednesday in May, and also followed its usual custom by making all past grands representatives provided they wished, to attend the grand session. At its next meeting Shetucket lodge will have work in the third degree. Uncas lodge, No. 11, also works the third degree at its meeting on Monday evening and has invited Reliance lodge of Jewett City to attend. The degree work is to be followed by a banque Thursday evening Canton Oneco, 3, held ifs regular meecting, having only routine business and giving v to Palmyra encampment for a rehears— al by the encampment of the second degree in preparation for the work next Thursday evening, when the en- campments from New London and Mystic are to be present by invita- | tion. ROYAL ARCANUM. The following summary of the con- dition of the order to March 31 is given in the current issue of the Roy- to date $131,614,880.37. ergency invested per last re- amount _ invested "total March 31 $5,877,- fund—Amount reserves ixcess of mortuary over known liabilities hames council, Which has not ziven many public entertainments, . which has arranged ning which is expected to re sucgessfully next Wednesday. members have been busy putting out the tickets to insure a large attend- ance. HIBERNIANS. Last Tuesday jevening in Hibernian hall the teams from Division 1 and Division No. 2 plaved their final evening in the forty-five tourney which has been in progress for six nights of play. The Second division team won this - time, cutting down the big lead held by the First division, but not_being -able to pass them. so that on the final figures the team from Di- vision No. 1 wins the tournament 338 to 328 points. In the six nights of play the First di n team won four times, repeating their record of last ‘when they also won the tourney. ision No. 1 holds jts semi-annual : in the hall on Sunday evening. re is expected to be one initiation, presidents of both the local di- be in New Londoa on afternoon attending a_county Thlens Sunday board ‘meeting at 3 o'clock, when the principal business will be considera- tion of time and plans for a county field day, of which a proposed feature is to be a Gaelic football game. WOMAN’S RELIEF CORPS. At the regular meeting of Sedgwick corps. No. 16, at the Buckingham Me- morial o Friday afternoon, general orders No. 6 were read referring to the departmenf convention to be held in the Fourth Congregational church, Hartford, April 27 and 28, being called to order at 10 a. m. Wednesday, April 7. Sedgwick corps, No. 16, is found 27. Make a Shabby Floor Look New. Get a cax, of the L. & M. Floor Paint. Paint the floor in the morning. It drles hard over nighi. With ight varnish finish, Saves wear—looks brisht and cheerful. _Get it from L. W. Carroll & Son. Norwich; J. P. Kin & Son, Plainfield. 4 Why Do You Suffer with _headacheé, biliousness, constipa- tion and the ills it entails when Foley's Orino Laxative will relieve and cure you. It tones up all the digestive or- gans, carries Off the waste matter and stimulates the bowels to their normal activity., It is a splendid spring medi- cine.. Lee & Osgood Co. al_Arcanum Guide: Membership—Last report applications since received 262 Jnstatenaents since received 101; 246,844, Sus. and Per. withdrawal 720; deaths 330; total 1,060. Approxi- mate membership 245,785 W. and O. B. Fund—Death benefits | paid $763,919.19; balance on hand $572,958.64. tal payments from organization i ORDER OF PROTECTION. Thames lods!, No. 326, meeting in Tuesday course. regular in Foresters’ zn.u Wardon. Henry A. committee | Congdon in the chair, had good re- ports of the grand lodge meeting kw- its three deunzo-. Miss Margarét Ro> L. Farrell and William han. Mrs, F. Shea, and also from sentative M. J. a visitor. oS, R iam don Iol:" e was e e N Tl rious reasons hold its May whist Supreme CORNSTARCH - on the first meeting night of the month instead of the third previously been arranged. Norwich lodge, No. 243, has plans for a chowder at its night at the Buckingham Memorial, to which members are privileged to invite their men friends of other lodges but no special invitations have been issued. Huguenot lodge, No. 499, of New London, bas motified. its mem- bers that its meeting on Monday night will be held at 6.30 instead of 8 o'clock to enable all members who wish to take the 7.15 trolley for attend the meeting of GRAND ARMY. There was a good meeting of Sedgwick R., in Buckinghain evening, Commander The post will have a campfire next ! Friday evening at the Memorial, at which both the Coast Artillery com- Tuesday, as had 1 1b. Confectioners’ SUGAR Y% Ib. COCOANUT - - TOMATOES - PRUNES - -- CLEAN WHITE RICE meeting Monday 2 city to X frwich lodse, Ne att nce ‘at the post, No. 1, G. A.; Memorial Friday | Hovey presiding. | panies of this city will be present as | guests. ~ Three new Citizens’ corps were voted in, Grosven- or Ely, Dr, H-M. Pollock @nd Dr. D. J. Shahan. Members of the Sons of Veterans” camp of New London were present Spose regarding a war play which it ig possible they will put on for the No action was taken in regard to_thé matter, but will be very soon. The uost accepted the invitation of post. Rev. Joseph F. Cobb ist church to attend vice at 10.30 o'clock May a body. Since last Memorial lost 21 members by deat] ing James Stanley, who morning. LADIES’ CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. St. Rose branch, evening in Hibernian hall in regular form, chose its officers for the re-electing Mrs. Theresa president and the following staff: Past president, Mrs. Catherine Powe: vice president, Mrs. Rose Riley: second vice president, Mrs. nan: recorder, Miss assistant recorder, Hoar; secretary, entertainments. handed in annual reports were | inz the society in a tion as to membership and finances. In the list of appointments at Nor- wich lodge, No. 430, | Thursday evening, Charles W. Tubbs | was reappointed organist, a place he has held for vears, Young was made inner guard instead of W. B. Young, Jr, ported. — “Apri s In the alter- James G. Lathrop Had a Shock at|on ARrl 26 at 2 o A e “Madison, Wis., But Shows Much Im- ;li:?:,l presented by tthwoo D‘l the select- provement. James sity. has been_doing work at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Wis., of Last week Mré. Lathrop, who was & Miss Larrabee of Windham, a cousin of Mrs. Lucius Brown of this city, ‘Wisconsin, as Mr. La- fhrop had ' suffered a shock. Lettm. ey. received from Mrs. Lathrop State that, sent for 10 £ t le Mr. ous, the doctor has covery. Mr, the cashie of the bank in Willimantic and is well known in athletic _circles. Pngland. Re-elected. © annual meetin, Congregational society was held Fri- day evening at 7.30 o'clock in the Sunday school room, Oliver L. John- son was chosen chairman of the meet- The annual report of the treas- urer, Ebeneser Learned, was present- ed and accepted, showing @ satisfac- tory financial condition. The entire board of officers was re-elected as committee, Frank W. Browning, Robert W. Perkins, H ing. follows: Society A. Tirrell; treasurer, ned: clerk, Alien. ilton avenue, in front After the reading of the Arbor and Bird day children assisted in pl tree, planted. Thén they schoolhouse where appropriate exer- cises were held in th ‘morning, , and in the evening the invita- tion of Dr. M-8 Kanfman of Trinity M. E. church w accepted, having voted to attend both services in Miss May Burns; treasurer, Mrs. Annie Murphy. Tt was decided to hold the next meet ing on May 9th, and at the president’s home, and it is probable that there will De a number of meeting held this { Uspring at the members’ homes with Several names were for. membership and -the MUCH MORE FAVORABLE. G. Lathrop, a resident of Windham, who was for many years an | athletic instructor at Harvard univer- On Friday informatfon re- ceived here stated that his condition is much more favorable. PARK CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY Reports Presented at Annual Meeting and Committee and Officers Were ohn T. Almy; John H. Smith; auditor, Willlam H. Arbor Day in Bridge District. At the opening of ‘the afternoon ses- sion on Friday, Arbor day was ob- served at the Bridge district school by having the children march to Ham- “nging Winter’s Storms Have Passed Away, while the tree was being members of the ! LEBANON PROHIBITION MOVEMENT Good Attendance at Meeting Grange Hali — Consolida Schools Urged. t and of the Universal- the memorial ser- Sunday hall. Lebanon Centgr, Friday evening, to listen to an interesting programme of addresses and -|Ill¢ given under the auspices of the Lebanon prohibi- tion town committeé. Leander E. Liv- ermore of Lebanon Center, was chair- man and Rév. W, T. Curry of Goshen offered prayer. There was music by Mra. Frea N. Tayloh and Otto L. bultz read Scripture Mr. Liver- more, after remarks, luced Rev. E. B. Smith, who conducted a discus- sion of Religion and Politics. After another selection by Mrs. Taylor Sam- uel P. Willard of Colehester, a mem- ber of the'state school board, spoke on Town Management of Schools. Dis- cussing conditions in Lebanon, Mr. Willard said that the absence of one pupil one day costs the town fourteen cents, and that during the past year lm‘h the total absence of puplils Lebanon fost $620, ~ The absences amounted to one-tsnth of the possible attendance. To Improve this state of affairs, Mr. Wi figm the idea of consolidating e three center dis- tricts in Lebanon. His words were heard with close attention and at the close of a vote of thanks to Mr. Wil- lard was passed. A profitable discus- sion followed and after music ad- journment was taken. LAFAYETTE MAIN TO . MAKE ANOTHER ADDRESS. He Thinks the Town of North Ston- gton Has Money Enough to Run Its_Affairs. Having met with such fine success as the Tesult of his address to the peo- ple of North Stonington recently, Laf- ayette F. Main intends to glve them another talk on Monday _afternoon. Regarding. this he writes The Bulletin as follows: “The tavpayers the post 1 day the post has the last be- on Friday meeting Friday Snahan B. ; first Catherine Bren. Bridget Enrigh presented, show- satisfying condi- S. at the méeting on and Willam F. as previously re- ‘warned to meet me of the town of North Stonington, to appoint a tax collector and to ap- point that which they think best about appointing a selectman to il a va- cancy caused by one res! the last special town mee consider borrowing tain purpose. If the together at 1 or 1.30 T will explain to the same kind of | the past year. Tomed Beef 11-12-14c Grocery Department 4 Ibs. 4 lbs. CHOICE PEACHES,; Heavy Syrup, can Forty-five people gathered in Grange || FRESH ACH w. 15¢! pkg. 5¢ } 10e cans 15¢ 17c|PURE LARD 17¢|SAUER KRAUT 18¢c|CREAM CHEESE HOT_ FROM OVEN DAILY Large Homs-made BREAD Largs Suilu:ll BREAD GRULLERS, Laingne German- COFFEE BREAD BAKED BEANS and BROWN BREAD at 4 o’clock Best Elgin Creamery BUTTER Ib. 32¢ |FINE TABLE BUITER Uihy Certainly Our Prices Are the Lowest! -« ]3c loaf 6-8¢ Ioaf 10¢ dozen 8-10¢ Be-10c STRING BEANS = = quart 10c - Ib. 29¢ [DANDELIONS, native - peck 19¢ TR 16¢ Red Ripe TOMATOES d 2'lbs. 25¢ POTATOES - - - - peck I5¢ - - quart 10c GRANULATED SUGAR Shoulder Steak Bost Round Steak - » 17c) Sliced Dried Besf Fruit and Vegetables CUCUMBERS, fresh - - 1. 19|18 ORANGES 25¢ COMPARE THEM WITH THOS E YOU ARE PAYING. | April 23:d 4w2]c 14 e 256 5 $950 them where the town has money ‘was | enough to properly run the town with. out paying interest for trorrowed moa- 1 conslder they can make more maney by being on hand a few hours than they cam to work hard a whole week on thelr farms. The polnts will be argued, so that all can understand the matters. It will be interesting | both to friends and enemies. No Docks, Ne Battleships. Legislative tinkering has made its furthest advance in the action of the house striking from the naval appro- priation bill all grants of -nn for the construction of at Brook- lyn, Puget Sound and Hawail. Un- less this blunder is before the bill is finally adopted we shall be committed to a policy of naval con- struction likely to us the laugh- ing_stock of other mations. | ‘The facts are perfectly simple. We are now actually buflding two great battleships which no existing dock in American, territory ' could accommodate when they needed cleaning or repairs. If these vessels were in commission at the present time they would have to dock in foreign In any emer- geney requiring their removal from the water. ‘That, however, Is not the worst part of it all. Congress will - this session authorize of two battleships of and unless it votes time for docks capable of ing them they will be time when facilities their efficiency are Without ample docks of battleships is exceedingly brief. and Shieac: w ore to hewe Bock’ Iere be littis use tn heving SNEE New! Tork a condition is seri ‘hopes of his re- is a brother of A indham National throughout New g .0f Park church cotiector, t of Billings hall. proclamation, the a maple = Perennial Guarrels. . 1s the crow the friend or the enemy of the farmer? That is a question that has pestered editors of and gontribu- tors ‘to agricultural papers ever since returned to tne e different rooms. W. C T. U A successful food ay atteh@x?n from 3 to 6 . U. in anh-e'flmd by the W. C. at the Central ing in a pleasing gain Orange Judd was & ypung man. One will tell you that the miscreant pulls up, and out of the soil, the tender corn plant, and’does it for-plire mischief, ‘and -he recommends:* Food Sale. sale was held on o'clock Mrs. S.H_ueul,ln.w and Mrs. Géorge Gj Commitice In charge, assisted H. .F_Palmer, Mra. Mrs. Willis Rogers bethParker. : Wo. ana COMPLETELY EQUIPPED HIGH PRICED QUALITY INA LOW PRICED CAR " 4 Cylinder 22 H. P. Wheel Base 100 Inches Service. For business. FORD AGENCY, 127 Franklin Street WALTER KINGSLEY, Plainfield The Car of Satisfactory ure in city or country. For every use. For pleas- Complete Equipment Includes Magnets Top Wind Shield Speedometer Gas Lamps Generator Oil Lamps Tools and Tire Repair Outfit struction he visits on noxious grubs. Indeed, calculation has been made that singie crow will destroy 100,000 en- emies of the farmer every season, The crow is a migratory bird, and periodicaliy he is gregarious. He her- alds winter in November or Decem- ber, and spring in March or April.. He is ‘the most intellectual of ail the feathered tribe, with more sense than 40 parrots. Many a crow has been. taught to talk. and when domesticated he is the most incorrigible thief in the world—except the domesticated coon, That is_pretty nearly as smart as the crow.—Washington Post. { A New Edible Fruit. Mr. Burbank has his rivals at home. nthal,” & horticulturist at , has been developing by cross-grafting an edible fruit from th climbing rose of the region. It is a yet but a berry, but it has a pine- apple flavor, and 1s geod cooked or natural. . Why not? The peach, the apple, and - the apricot have all heen developed from the rose or the aimond stock, of both together. and by bud- dings and graftingd, whose record nev- er was made. How else have the fruits and grains of the world been produced? The ~American Indian Brew the maize from some original Erasses whose fruit suggests a similar development. The wild rice, from which the rice of food importance was perhaps grown, is if our rivers and feeds the wild geese and wild ducks— where there are any. Mr. Burbank's wizardry Is but a highly intelligent following of encouraging indications from nature it . What might be done with the haws of the thorn and the hips of the rose remain to be found out by some patient experi- menter—sSpringfield Republican, Indestructo and the Tourist TRUNKS Both of them indestructible, Made by the same concern. We are the sole agents for them in this section. Also a Targe line of all kinds of TRUNKS at lowest prices. THE SHETUCKET HARNESS C0. WM. C. BODE, Prop, Telephone 866-4. 283 Main Street. aprzgd you -lll 10 put your busie 2s berors the Siic. there (s 3o me- -murl-- mas of The Is the Home Complete? Spring ménns new Furniture, And. we ure prepared to show you the finest goods in Connecticut. Any thing at any price. ‘Spectal pleces that help ‘you in buying 0dd furniture when house cleaning, Now is the time buy. 3 ‘We will be pleased to hawe you tu- spect the Vflm-fl here. M. IIURIGAN # 62-66 sin Street marild WHEN you want to put your bus mess before the public, there is no . aium betfer than through the adveril g columns of The Bulletin