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THE ADVANTAGES (Written Spe One day last neighbor bought granulated sugar groceryman for 65 cents at the rate of $6.5 hundre One day k I went out to and bought at whole- ply of granulated inds—at cents a r hundred pounds, week another whose pro- a good deal barrels per hun- lly week my next-door a ten-pound bag of from the retail m sale my sug; pound, or One’ d neighbor, a man of sugar, bough in New York dred pounds. $i that same W my first hand-to-mouth neighbor uses mus as we do in the course will pa hundred, for an buys day equal while 1 bough hand, in_quantit if 1 had been ntity as my twent have ¢ dred, or a on my 500 ghbor- h Right ther. poeket r tangible and ion of one -place, to wit, the law which e interchange r the deal the better rm; Not that this law may not be highly eemmendable not be strictly nmoral. I'm high propo- Though for_re- that very little her business or regarded as the Sfty ethical stand- raphrase Cleve- tion hics about as | have stated @il the better the ne ness is it present, ynditions re- rrepealable. It ffected in the any congress cision of ture is laws to vote man n rmation in nev ag abolis of_the You have ethica tly right squabbling valleys may t never wiil million imposed , when 99 s and don’t sort of taii m can he hapr people Wil obe on them b 000 of them in ever be e a “Be- It- 1 st first enact itself In f the people t t eternit o hearts mselves. And that's t time. Some- would take Now let's the markest better the get back to our law of The bigse deal, the by his We all of sugar can a cheaper rate, per single bag: we all know load of lumber can be , per foot, than a singie board all_know how nment is buying first-quality meat for its Panama force cheaper by many cents per pound than we little consumers buv it, simply because the buys in ship-loads and cargoes, le we buy only a pound or two at a time. Our whole system of distrfbution and tramsnortation, of fobbers and wholesalers and retaiers, is built upon the law. ship-load Whether we small farmers approve of it or not, there it is. and there it is poine to stay, for all w n do. Such being the state of the case, il would seem as If it were fust a mark 6f plal ordinary common sense for Bl or The Bulletin.) | cannot cha OF CO-OPERATION , and make the best of t* It would seem to be the plainest dictum of that common sense to take advantage of the law, where it is pos- sible for us to do so to our own profit. I saved $7.50 last week on my sugar by taking for my own use that ipplication of the law which says that r shall be sold in 500-pound lots per than in ten-pound lots. I 1 have saved $8.50 if emough of my nelghbors had likewise been willing to take advantage of the law to make a gross purchase of twenty- five barrels. And every man-Jack of the neigh- bors who might thus have joined in the twenty-five barrel purchase would have saved $5.50 on his five hundred pounds, too! Then will you tell me why, in the name of all the domestic economies, they didn't? T own up, that can't comprehend It isn't because they don't care for money to be saved, for the back- rooms of the siores and the walls of all the wood-houses in town are with their complaints about of money and the high e to pay for supplies. use they lack intelli- whole caboodle would fall with flails or bean-poles and whale the stuffing out of me if Ishould inult them by such a charge. I give it up. Once a western woman who came and tried to make a home in a New England village stated it her opinion, after several years of rvation, that the average New had rather lose two dollars 1 see somebody else make 1 don't know and on me first réad that, 1 giggled, an attempt at ed with a littl you don’t suppese miracle there be anything to there's any real of course not. 1t's I'd like to have some v the farmers of this »wing away every year 's the figure which istics set for it—in buy- ng their everyday supplies plece-meal and at high prices, when they ecouid save every i buying in quantlty e prices. country $225,000,000— e-meal, as we do. neighbors keep cows hree, as the-case may each make a little butter, pounds at a time. They to take for this what they can from chance sales. o one of them has enough to pay for advertis- ing or for bringing buyers to her door to ¢ te for the purchase. Sne takes it (o the “store” in most cases, wnd begs the store-keeper to buy it. When he ‘does he buys at his price he takes what he chooses to give which is always little enough. Moreover, he generaily pays “in trade” with plies on which he makes a good profit, beside that which he makes on_the butter. not far away from me, is a club of * butter-producing dairymen, who_bunch their cream, have it churned ev day in big ntity, maintain it of high and un- in y, advertise the butter, buyers come to their terms, in- d of taking old price that may to them, like a crust to a and get from five cents a pound more for their the year round, than any of individual butter-makers and one, tw ve. The five or hay is o ten zain 1t is a case of “the bigger the deal the better the terms.” The creamery people make enough, so. that it is an object for the buyer to hunt them up and pay them a little ext: He can better afford to pay them forty cents, and get the thousand pounds he wants, all in one shipment, than to scour the country for a week and buy the e thousand pounds in a hundred sevarate and varying small lots. The expense of such buy- ing' would amount to more than the extra five cent: Yet you might about as safely wear a red cloak up to a cross bull as sug- gest to some of these small butter- makers the possibility of a co-opera~ tive creamery, The yery mention of such a thing makes them “fiy all to nieces.” It surely is a queer world, with a whole lot of queer people in it. the situation which we Not the least amusing thing about Rovyal BakingPowder Absolut The Woman Makes the Home She makes it best who, looking after the culinary department, turns her back resolute- ly upon unhealthful, or even suspicious, food She is economical; she knows that true economy does not consist in the use of inferior meat, fiour, or baking powder. She is an earnest advocate of home made, home baked food, and has proved the truth of the statements of the experts that the best cook- ing in the world today is done with Royal Baking Powder, Girls longer becaus from the firm, pickles and coffee, Foods. package. 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If coupon is not gn Serv-Us Brands. 1If your grocer THE L. A. GALLUP CO crank!” Don’t forget, though, the Wise Man's wise remark that in many a machine it is the crank that makes the thing go! THE FARMER. NEW LONDON'S SPARYARD STREET Revived by Talk of New Building For the Niagara Engine Company PATIENTS FILL BOTH THE LOCAL HOSPITALS William T. Gooding Was Formerly Prominent Resident of the City—Wellknown Oarsman—Criticism of Police Force in Hussey Case Unwarranted — Coroner Brown Declares He Was Given All Required Assistance. For a great many years there has been more or less contention, quite 2 tive at periods, as to whether the pres- ient Sparyard street, so called, was | private city property, individually owned property, or a public highway. Some twenty-five years or more ago there was quite a contest as to the ownership of what has become a pub- lic_thoroughfare, so far as use zoes, and the court of common council of that time, based on report of the pub- lic property committes, after exhaust- ive investigation decided it to bo a public way, and now there are two big business biocks erected facing the so- called street built upon made land. Once upon a time where these bulld- ines stand the tides rose and fell and the waves washed against the walls that then determined the line of the present Chappell property. This way extends from Bank street to the ral- road bridge over Shaw's cove and on the side of which is the foot bridge owned by the city. The Niagara Engine company house is on one side of the Bank street en- | trance and the office building of the F. H. and A. H. Chappell company on the other, with the former building standing in the street, if street there be, thus making the entrance of very limited width for the length of the en- #ine house property, while the two brick buildings in the rear have a much wider frontage. With the engine house removed Sparyard sireet wo ibe abo enty-five feet with is fu length. The report that the Niagaras are to have a rew house in the near future éarries with it the report that the house will be in another location, on the ground encroache by sufferanc | though thie before .siated. As a matter of fact, that part of the so-called street {hat was in existence before the present street was made by fllling in a ortion of the cove, was the side yard of the engine house. This is an indisputable fact, Photographs are oftimes more reliable than figures, as photographs of necessity must be truthful. During the present week, George Fisher, of the Reufer store, & member of the Nlagara Engine company, came into pessession of a large photograph of the Niagara Engine house, with the old goose-neck engine standing in frent. with the then small membership of the company posing for the picture. This was taken over fifty years ago and is as fresh as if taken yesterday, having been carefully preserved. This picture shows clearly that a high picket fence extended from the engine house to the old building that stood on the site of the vresent Chappell office building. In this yard and be- tween the two buildings, and back of the fence is a large flag staff, appar- ently almost as tall as the liberty pole that now stands in front of the county court house. There are several mem- bers of the company today who re- member well the conditions as repre- sented in the photograph. All of which goes to show that there was no Sparyard street at that time, and that there was no land for build- ing purposes in the rear of the envine house. But perhaps in the interests of progress the old engine house will be razed some day and the street farther improved for business purposes, but this will never be done without vigor- ous protest from the Niagara men, un- less an equally acceptable site is fur- nished for the new fire houses. It may be of interest to tell how what is now called Sparyard street hapnened to become a way used by the public, Years ago, when the prasent Chappell property was owned by Ben- min F. Brown, the public was allowed to cross this private property to reach the railroad bridge as a short to the 'ort Trumbull distri here was no f but there wa the public was not permitted the private property and od to go by the How After awhile some fellow off the Niagara fence went through the yard and along a.narrow way to the bridge. Then another picket was ripped off and the travel gradually inlreased, so much s0 that the fence was removed and the passageway was generally used. Then followed some filline in of the cove, and there was quite a respectable sized passage way to the bridge, and the necessity for & foot bridge because manifest to’ accommodate the public, and one was bullt, and since then there has been & Sparyard street sign at the entrance, and it is scheduled as one of the city streets, William T. Gooding, a elvil war Housewives: Show thié AJ’ to your hushands, ushand-to-be. gt i oo o and then sifted thru pure silk, all done in a sanitary It is untouched by human hand until you mill. mix the dough.” SAVE.ON,YOUR BREAD BILL Y SERV-US flour will make a loaf of bread for 2%c than you can for Sc # ‘money refunded. y Every sack is the same. Rémember that all of the ' SERV-US '‘BRAND :FOODS REDUCE THE HIGH#COST OF LIVING without reducing the HIGH QUALITY‘ of what you eat. Sery-Us Brands save you 35% and more of your grocery bill and give you a chance to spend more on dress Serv-Us Brands cover practically everything in pure foods froms flour and salt to the label it is inside the hasn’t them he can get veteran, died at the Soldiers’ home at Noroton, and was buried in accordan: with the ritual of the Grand Army of the Republic in Cedar Grove cemetery, New London, Wednesday. r. Good- ing, or Goodwin, was well-known in New London for many years, though before entering the Soldiers' home he | had resided in Brooklyn for a number | of years, but he was evidently not known to the newspaper workers of New London, as only a passing notice was made of his death and burial, While in New London he followed the business of fishing and yachting, was considered a first-class smackman, and as a drummer was the best in the band, the drumland of long ago when the bass drummer wielded a couple of sticks with all his might and will With all due respect for the dead, he was best known as “Findoodle,” among the Dest dressed of men.and in vernacular of that time he'was dandy with high-heeled boots. He was one of the sturdv Harbor road residents, noted for thelr thrift and industry and who were always in demand when oarsmen were wanted to make up prize crews for the lively regattas that were rowed on the Thames long before the Yale-Harvard races were known here. While Mr. Gooding was at one time known to almost every resident of New London, he was known to but very few of the present gemeration. When Sebastian D. Lawrence made provision in his will for a free hosoital in New London the opinion prevailed that it would be a serious impediment to the Memorial hospital, as there w no need for two hospitals in the city. It has developed, howe that the city is growing the popu- lation increases increasipng need for all that goes to make up large cities, including hospli At the | present time both hospitals are taxed to the limit with patients, and_that actually some have been denied admis- sion to the hospitals for that reason, Both hospitals are thoroughly equipped and under most excellent manage- ment, and are much appreciated by the whole people. It is the custom for the old New Londoners to stick to their old ideas and with an apparent unwillingness to believe that the world do move and that New London is in the mo; world. The time was that only thing could be done in New Lo the same time in the public or amuse- ment line with any degree of success, for with the slightest opposition one or the other or both would be failures, and some residents seem to be of the opinion that conditions have mot changed, and there are some who will not be convinced It is now proven beyond doubt that the criticism of the New London police force in the Hussey case was not justi- fied, and the hearing demanded by Police Captain Haven has been called | off by the police committee of the court of common councll, It was stated that the local police were inactive In at- tempting to ascertain who inflicted the the death of to Coroner tion of the . It is guaranieed io give y ] : ! faction it back and have your Dakota hard spring Wheat» Every kernel is care- E Jaction. or. you can take it 4 fully washed with pure artesian water, scoured, ground with an almost endless row of steel rollers }1 SRS = Qaous v BrATS WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS ey NORWICH, CONN. Just as scon s publ of this alleged negll tivity, Capt: ion was > and e jurgent re- quest’ thai the police commitiee make thorough estigation into the pub- lished allegations and in all matters relating to the department, the captain declaring that the acts of the police department could stand the strictest sort of an investigation on discipline, efficiency and strict rendering of duty in any and all cases. Caroner Brown read the criticiams in the local newspapers and, without solicitation, wrote a r reciting all directed the letter to Captain Haven. This letter was shown to the com- 6000 FOR VALUABLE GIFTS more delicious buy anywhere ou entire salis- mitteemen and, at thelr suggestion, given out for press publication. The coroner unqualifiedly exonerated the police from any inactivity or lack of interest in the c: but stated that on the contrary he was given all re- quired assistance in his investigations and took occasign to thank the police for the efficient Service rendered| That letter settled tHe investigation, the committeemen declaring there was nothing to investigate, The school of instruction at Fort Trumbuli in connection with the enue cutter service is threatened with extinction, perhaps in anticipation of transfer of that branch of the gov- ernment service, indirect notice of which is given in the sundry civil bill | Which was adopted at the last session | of the present congress, in these words: “No additional appointments as cadets or cadet engineers shall be made In the revenue cutter service un- less authorized by congress hereafter.” This means no cadetsf no school, and perhaps the transfer of the fort res- | ervation from the treasury department | back to the army department. Just | as soon as the New London Business | Men's association learned of the plan of doing away with the school at the fort there was hustling among some | of the members for the departure of | the school would mean quite a loss | to New London as a place of import- ance as well as from a pecuniary standpoint. At the regular meeting of the assoclation the matter was given speclal attention. Resolution was adopted asking Senators Brandegee and McLean and the representatives in congress to use their best efforts in having the clause mentioned stric en from the bill, and urge the contin- uance of the school of instruction at | Fort Trumbull, 1 A GUILD OF GODPARENTS. A Guild of Godparents to save chil- | dren from incongruous names is being | suggested; The late Canon Bardsley, author of a book on English names, | told the story of what was probably the most idiotic name ever bestowed | upon an unfortunate infant. A wo- man had her son baptized What, for no other reason than to cause amuse- ment in future years when, being asked his name, he should reply “What," For the same reason as a child I was induced to call'my dog “Ino." But no grown person should give even a dog so bad a name. The negd of the-proposed Guild of Godparen® (o save innocent children from the burden of grotesque names is revealed by the registers at Somerset Hundreds of examples of this poor form of parental wit occur in the entries for the past few years. Noah's Ark Smith, Sardine Box, Jolly John- son, Not-wanted Smith, Boyril Simp- son, Merry Christmas Figgett, Odious Heaton, Anno Domini Davis and the names of children probably living who | will have to bear them through life, unless they wash themselves clean with subterfuge. How can such chil- dren observe the fifth commandment? The most burdensome name ever be- stowed on 2 child was that given by EXTRAORDINARY BILL AUDITORIUM ™55 vees The Big New York Success ON A SIDE STREET somei An Episode of City Life See Auditorium Reading Notice on lust page of this paper. 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In all such cases BORDEN’S Malted Milk IN THE SQUARE PACKAGE ean be used to make up the deficiency, as its amalysis le_almost identical with the best grade of mother's milk, and when used by the mother herself, ar milic will 'be enriched and od, owing 1o the stimulation of the by ¢ alooholic) malt, which is a part of the foe: Send for free trial package and special booklet on Infant-fesding. Malted Milk Department BORDEN’S CONDENSED MILK CO. Milk and BORDENS Manufacturers of Borden's Evaporated Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. Geo. Wm. Be: N. E ng Agents, State St,, Bo: shmond 336 n tley n, What the Referendum Did. Wh Mi { muc would ¢ S | Kansas City Je Arthur Pepper, a laundryman of West | Derby, Liverpool, to his daughter, born in December 1882. It comprised name for every letter of the alphabet and was certainly ingenious in way, running Anna Bertha Cecilia | Diana Emily Fanny Gertrude Hypatia | Inez Jame Kate Louise Maud a | Ophelia__ Quince Rebecca Starkes Teresa_Ulysis Venus Winifred Xeno- phon Yetty Zeno. P, of course, was provided in the surname, Pepper. London Chronicle. one s0U Where It Belongs o rendition of srhoeis Brook For a while sast t | Onward ¢ | conf | ana s |lyn | FLOWERS As a Christmas Gift, will please more than anything else you can thipk of. We wish to offer to the people of Norwich at bottom prices the following Cut Flowers and Flowering Plants: POINSETTIAS, the leading Christmas Flower. ROSES, all colors, red, pink, white and yellow. CARNATIONS in all colors. ORCHIDS. VIOLETS (single and double). LILLIES, LILLIES-OF-THE-VALL NARCISSUS, yellow and white. 3 IN FLOWERING PLANTS WE HAVe Poinsettias in pans, Cyclaman, Stevias,, Primulas, Aza- lias, Begonnias (pink and red), Geraniums, Ete. 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