Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 22, 1914, Page 8

HOW TO MATE POULTRY FOR BREEDING. Vigor and Shape the Two Requisite Qualities, “D. J. LAMBERT, Pouitry Instructor, R. I State College. Careful selection of breeding stock, AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS Copyright 1913—Morse International Agency. All Rights Reserved - A PREMIUM ON MUSHROOMS . . How and Where To Grow Them. B. KNBBLAND, Agriculturist. The great demand for mushrooms i not-only constant, but far below the supply, and as they sell for from 20 to 60 cents per pound their cultivation is eliminating all those showing traces of | worth considering. weakness, will insure poultry raisers against three-fourths of the mortality of chickenhood. Abounding vitality should be the first requisite in every domestic fowl used for breeding purposes. No matter what class, breed, variety, cost, or how excellent the prize record or fine in plumage, if the bird is lack- ing in stamina it should never be used These rules apply for . reproduction. to all kinds and both sexes. The most vigorous males of com- mon fowls are invariably loud crow- ers, proud srutters and ready fighters, and a vigePous male can be detected by the way he carries himself and by the way he stands‘upon his feet and throws out his chest when he crows. Other unmistakable signs of vigor are a stralght upright, bright red comb, shout beek, back and smooth shanks set well apart. - Hens and pullets of strong vitality type are generally prolific layers, are off the roost at dawn and will keep at, Work until darkness compels- them to stop. They are always wide awake, industrious busybodies, and in shape these hens are broad across the hips. the ‘tall is carried fairly well up and their size is near the average for the breed. _Hens Preferrad to Pullets. For breeding purposes hens. are gen- erally preferred to pullets because they are fully matured and possess atored up vitality after their annual molt. Furthermore, their second lay- ing ' year they will' lay larger eggs, which produce stronger chickens. A well matured year old cockerel is often a surer stock getter than an adult cock because.the former is gen- erally more active and- sprightiy. The number of hems to one male depends upon how many eggs are desired for incubation and whether the flock is confined In a yard or has unlimited range. It is better to breed only from the very best than to include inferior apecimens to meke up.a larger pen. Four to eight hens, with one cockerel, are usually better than a larger num- Ber, especially when space is limited, and a vigorous male will take care of forty or fifty hens-on free farm range. So long as both sexes are strong and rardy it is possible to get good.results in breeding from very closely related wtock, which is frequently done by ‘breeders of show ring birds. w b THE Her . Returns LAURA ROSE STEPHENS, Author of “Farm Dalrying.” A question often asked is, “Does it pay_to keep a cow for family use?’ it there is a fair sized family, if no extra help is needed to look after the cow and if there be a convenient ylace'to house and pasture her, then e are safe in saying that it does pay 0 keep a good cow. 2 A Jersey, ‘Guernsey or Ayshire might be chosen. The Jersey and Guernsey give rich milk, which readily creame owing to the fat globules in thefr milk. The Ayshire gives a well sustained flow of good average milk, especially fitted for table use, as it contans the smallest fat globules and does not cream so readily Test the Cow For Tuberculosis. If a family is to cosume the milk of one cow it is important that she be vigorous and sound and be submitted to the tuberculin test once a year, for the danger of drinking mlk continu- ously from a diseased cow is apparent. That is the reason why herd’s milk is to be prefered to the individual cow’s unless the health of the cow is assur- ed. Regular hours for milking and feed ing are necessary, and a cow must be Jiberally fed. Often the owner of one cow is an amateur and has no idea of the immense capacity of a cow's stomach, for a good &ized animal's stomach holds thirty-six gallgns. So give her all she will eat in two hours twice daily and provide some form of suculent food for winter in order to maintain the milk flow. Roots, beets carrots and mangolds make a splendid substitute for silage; so also . does steeped hay. Put the hay through a cutter, then put into a water-tight box and pour over it hot water; cov- er tightly and leave till next day. On top of this moist hay feed meal, from four to eight pounds per day, accord- to the milk flow. Crushed oats, three pounds; bran, four pounds, and oil- cake, one pound, make a good mix- ture also. Feed some uncut clovi at noon. Give the cow twice daily all the wa~ ter she will drink, for there is a vital eonnection between the milk flow and the water supply, milk being $7 per cent. water. One cow’s feed for a year amounts to from $45 to $60, varying with food prices and cow’'s appetite. The lactation period should be ten months, allowing the cow to be dry two months to recuperate herselfand properly nourish her unborn calf. During this resting period reduce the meal ration to one and one-half pounds bran and one-balf pound oil- cake. The cow must be In good con- dition at freshening time. In Profit and Pleasure. Make Hairs Disappear Almost Like Magic (Toilet Tips) Advocates of the electric needle for removing stubborn hairy growths now concede that a simple paste made with powdered delatone and water is fully as. efficacious and is devoid of pain, while the cost is trifiing. The delatone paste Is left on the halry surface about two minutes and when it is rubbed off all traces. of hair vanish. Washing leaves the skin soft, smooth and spot- less. tone you get or you may be disap- pointed with the result. Itis cleaper and better to prevent this costly contagious disense by putting ju the drigking water bwe or thres Liies & week ifs, Roup P’;‘L—-’ Remedy Pllis or Powder than Lo gkt tamong your wholeflock. 10's th Lest reinedy for catarsh, diphthesia, (e, Accapt o substitutes; insist on P, ¢ praifs Poultry Regulator and paying ifs. We guarantee you matisfa Eane! ] atis o J. P. BOLLOWAY JAMES M. TOUNG L€ W, HILL & SON~ Be careful to see that it 1s dela- | Any one who has a bit of space In the cellar where the temperature can be kept at 57 degrees F. can easily raise mushrooms. Make a first bed on the ground in a semi-dark corner, us- ing great care in the selection of ma- | terial to be used for the bed. - Use horse manure, composed largely. of short manure with a small propor- tion of long, strawy litter, adding loam or rich soil-at the rate of one bushel of soil to four or five bushels of manure. This mixture’ should be prepared by stacking, turning, shaking and . restacking every three or four days untll it is in condition for pre- | paring the bed. - These operations per- mit of the escape of noxious gases | and prevent burning. Keep moist, but not wet, and in about two weeks the material will be ready for use. The bed-should be twelve to fourteen inch- es thick (two to three feet wide, and long as desired) after being thorough- Iy pounded down so as to become firm, level and compact,”and then cover ith long straw. If the material is in proper shape the mercury in the thermometer (which comes expressly for this work) will rise to 100 degrees or more, then slowly fall . How To Plant The Spawn. ‘When 90 degrees is reached time for planting the spawn has come. If eng- lish mushrooms spawn js used break it into pieces two inches square .and plant nine inches apart each way and two inches deep.. BE SURE TO FIRM the manure over the spawn, and after the spawn has been planted a week or ten faye it should begin “‘running.” then spread a coat of rich loamy soil an inch thick over the bed, the surface belng miade smooth and firm; cover it with_litter and keep the temperature at 57 degrees F. The bed should be kept covered until exthausted. Many failures are caused by over watering. Whiie mushrooms thrivg best in a soil which will not crack, but keep moist énough to press.together nicely,. still it should not be wet. On the other hang; if allowed to become too dry the bed becomes exhausted before the crop is harvested. Always use, lukewarm water. - The mushrooms should appear in six or eight weeks unless there is some defect in material, temperature or moisture, in which case they may remain barren for two or three months and then turn out an excellent crop. A LITTLE STORY OF SUCCESS. The . Importance Byproducts. P. EDWARDS. If a premium were offered for the most rapid gains from the most sim- ple methods I should be inclined to give it’ to a near-city farmer, who, through sheer farsightedness and well spent energy, built u pa path to suc- cess for himself which many sharp witted would do well to follow. B ery one in the neighborhood was kept guessing why he always seemed to have more than his share in the way of a bank account, for he kept no fan- cy breeds of cattle or poultry, nor did he seem to work overtime, but his suc- cess was unmistakable, and one day he.smilingly confided to"the writer that it_could be summed up in one word, “Byproducts.” Pot Cheese and Buttermilk. Instead of using all his skimmilk for the piggery he made pot cheese out of it did it up in fancy boxes and got a good price for all he could sell. This jmade a very profitable outlet for large quantities of the byproduct. His Jer- sey herd, though not a fancy one, was carefully looked after, regularly and plentifully fed, and from this he made, instead of the usual salted butter, fan- cyfresh or “French” butter, as it is called, for which he got 60 cents a pound from the nearby summer col- ony. The byproduct from this—but- termilk—he also sold retail, had it rec- { commended by physicians for their pa- { tients and by sealing it in glass bot- tles got 10 cents a quart for it. Thi it may be noted, -ig more than some less farsighted farmers got for their fresh milk. In his poultry houses he was careful to mix land plaster with the droppings, which dries the manure and, after being shoveled over, was put in barrels and left till needed and he argued that he collected about 330 annualls from the droppings of each hundred birds. His poultry were al- ays dry picked that he might get the best price for the feaghers, which he sold regularly not understanding, as he told the writer, how many of his neighbors could neglect o valuable a money maker. There is also a large hotel near the young farmer's plant, and he made a point of taking immense bunches of wild flowers, which were abundant on some uncultivated land he owned, to the hotel manager three times a week, Wwho gradually came to count on him for his hall decorations. All of these small items yielded good returns and became a ~ substantial source of income, but are, strangely enough usually overlooke: e ‘“‘easy going,” who count it ¢ trouble” and not “worth while” BITTER COLD WEATHER AFFECTED THE HENS. Birds in Storrs Contest Showed Net ' Loss of 43 Eggs Last Week. of K. _The egg vield for the 1lth week of the third international egg ‘CDHQE!': at Storrs totalled 808 €ggs, or | a net loss of 43 eggs, as compared with | the preceding week. On account of | the bitter cold days and nights, some | of the coldest for vears, probably no | | poultryman will be surprised at the | in the egg vield. Some hens, like some Deople, seem to feel the cold much | more than others. For instance, one | pen of Wyandottes that laid 20 eggs | during the first four days of the week | produced only 3 eggs during the last | {three days of the week, whereas an- | {other pen of Wyandottes in the very | {next house produced 13 eggs during | the first four days and 10 eggs during | the last three. On the whole, the lighter breeds seemed to have been ! more adversely affected. Of the 40| pens of Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Isl- | and Reds, Wyandottes and Orpingtong ! 50 per cent. laid as many or mord| eggs than in the preceding week, | whereas of the 36 pens of Leghorns, Andalusians and Campines barely 42| per cent. laid as many or more eggs. In only one pen in the entire con- test did every individual in the pen lay during this 11th week. This wae one of the White Leghorn pens enter- ed by the Storrs Experiment slation. First- honors for the week, a. several preceding weeks. go 1o Barron, ‘England, whose While Wyan- | dottes ‘vielded 36 eggs. The Rhode | Tsland Reds of Dr. J. A. Fritchey, Har- risburg, Pa. came second with & pro- | duction of 31, while three Comnectleut | ipens tied for.third place with 24 eggs 1 each. These were Merrythoug! { Cotumbts, White Wyandoties | Rvan & Son, Bridgeport, White Wy {andottes, and Daniel Hine, Hasiford, | whose birds are merely “hens.” . They canmot_claim nor boast of any long | ancestry, they cannot point io prizes won {in ihe showroom, they have h littie noted and only the fuiure « j3mall loss of approximately 5 per cent. To n | tell whether they will be long remem- bered. - A already intimaled, they are as 1701. “O, the old house at home where my forefathers dwelt ‘Where a child at the feet of my moth- er I knelt. Where she taught me the prayer where she read me the page Which in infancy lisp is the Solace of age, My heart mid all changes wherever I roam Never loges its love for the old house at home. 1t was the good fortune of the writ- er to spend an hour recently at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Charles White Bailey of Columbia. Mr. Bailey owns and occupies the old Nathaniel White homestead in West street. The farm contains about 125 acres. The house is one of the oldest, if not the oldest in this country and has been occupied by six generations, and has been the birth place of at least four and perhaps five generations. The house is of the old fashioned low one story type, cover- ing an area 37x41 feet. The greater portion of the cellar is occupied by the immense foundations of two old fash- foned stone chimneys. In one of these is a huge stone fire place capable of taking in fair sized logs; and in which ordinary cord wood would look like mere kindlings. This fire place was much used in the old days, and form erly contained a very heavy iron crane capable of supporting heavy weights. Today the fire place is but little used. In the interior of the home the rooms still retain their original fire places and brass andirons. The walls of the rooms are mostly wainscotted. The house was evidently designed for two families. As there are two large Dutch ovens in opposite sides of the big stone chimney Oak Clapboards. On the north end of the house are oak clapboards which were evidently “rived and shaved” by hand after the manner of the old fashioned “rived and shaved shingle. Speaking of shingle— I well remember when my father would takg the necessary tools—a “Frow”, mallet, ax and saw and wood- en ‘shaving horse” into the woods. cut down the chestnut timber, and get out the shingle. The north side of my old home roof was shingled with these, and when I reshingled the roof 37 years after many of the shingles were in pretty good condition. return to the oak clap-boards of the old White homestead. These are laid out in various widths, but all much narrower than are the clap-boards of today. These oak clap-boards were, and have been kept painted red and are in a good state of preservation and promise to last at least another cent- ury. This old homestead came into Mr, Bailey’s possession by direct de- scent from his mother who was form. Miss Harriett White daughter of Nathaniel White. The Whites of Sev- enty-six in the days that tried mens souls, were patriotic people. “Then marched the brave from Rock Steep, From mountain river swift and cold; The borders of the stormy deep The vales where gathered waters sleep Sent up the strong and bold. As if the very earth again Grew quick, with God's breath, And from the sods of grove and glen Rose ranks of lion hearted men To battle to the death. Already had the strife begun Already blood on Concord plain creating simply a miscellaneous lot of hens en- tered by Mr. Hine to find out whether or not such birds under suitable env- ironment and with good care and man- agement can be made to vield eggs satisfactorily. Among the visitors to the contest during the past week were W. J. Bowler, Crystal Lake, Conn, and Feliciano De Moreas, Campinas, Brazil. Mr. Moreas is spending some time in this country visiting commercial poul- try plants, the agricultural colleges and experiment stations, ocollecting mate- poses to publish for the benefit of poultry growers in Brazil The Leading Pens. The ten leading pens to date are as | follows: m Barron, Catforth, England, White Wyandottes 432 Francis - F. Lincoln, Mt. mel, Conn.,- White - Leghorns . 364 Neale Bros., Apponaug, R. I, White Wyandottes .... - R T Merrythought ~Farm, = Columbia, Conn., White Wyandottes ...... 295 Cecil Guernsey, East Cobleskill, N Y., White Leghorns .. 268 Jules F. Francais, W pton, L. 1. N. Y. Barred Plymouth Rocks S PPN 7T Dr. J._A. Fritchey, Harrisburg, Pa., 8. C. Rhode Island Reds. 234 Tom -~ Barron, Catforth, England. ‘White Leghorns West Mt. Poultry Yards, Nauga- tuck, Conn., White Wyandottes.. 184 Marwood Poultry Farm, Butler, Pa.,’S. C. White Leghorns ..:... 179 Connecticut Leaders. The following is a list of the ten leading Connecticut pens: Francis F. Lincoln, ~Mt. Carmel, White Leghorns .. L.l 364 iought Farm, olumbia, e Wyandottes L. 298 Mt. Poultry Yards, Nsuga- i, White Wyandottes . 184 Glenview Poultry Farm, Rockcille S. C. Rhode Isiand Reds 172 J. 3. Gillespie, Stamford, Isiand Reds . 165 . Scoville, East Haven, R Rhode Islaid Reds D. J. Ryau & Son, White Wyandottes Harry B. Cook, Orange, Inland ROED: | o 3 Frederick M. Peasley, Cheshire, White Leghorns ... 5 A. K. Brundage. Dan Rhode Island Reds . Bri geport, §.C. Rhode NATHANIEL WHITE HOMESTEAD IN COLUMBIA AN OLD NEW ENGLAND HOMESTEAD Nathaniel White Place in Columbia Has Been Occupied by Six Generations—Present Owner Possesses Many Old |1, oo ek and o ea s | Documents Connected Therewith- Dating as Far Back s But to | 134 IF HEADACHY, DIZZY, 3 * BILIOUS, “CASCARETS” Full of Bile; Bowels Clogged, Stomach Sour, Tongue " Coated, Breath Bad, . Get a 10-cent box now. S Yowre bilious! You have a_throb- bing sensation in your head, a bad taste in your mouth, your eyes burn, your skin is yellow, with dark rings under your eyes; your lips are parched. No wonder ;ou feel ugly, mean and ill- tempered. Your system is full of bile | not properly passed off, and what you need is a cleaning up Inside. Don't continue being a bilious nuisance to yourself and those who love you, and ! don’t resort to harsh physics that trri- | tate and injure. Remember that most | disorders of the stomach, liver and _| bowels are cured by morning with Along the springing grass had run; ‘And blood had flowed at Lexington. Like brooks of April rain.” It was then that Mr. Bailey’s great grandfather, Frederick' White should ered his musket and became a soldier of the Revolution. He died in 1802 aged 41 and a marble slab marks his resting place in the old cemetery in Columbia. Members of the White family also fought in the French and Indian wars. Speaking of the Revolu- tion reminds me of the American girl's reply to the Englishman. While tra- versing in Great Britain she engaged in conversation with an Englishman who was very proud to exhibit a sword in his possession which he said an an- cestor of his had taken from the Amer- {icans at the battle of Bunker Hill. “Yes,” said_the girl, “T see you have the sword, but we kept the hill.” Some Oid Documents. Mr. Balley has a number of very old documents in his possession some of them dating as far back as 1701 and nearly all of them pertaining in some way to the old White homestead in its early history. The ink with which these old documents were written must have been of excellen quality as the writing shows very -plainly today some of it remaining jet black. Most of these papers are deeds and one a “grant” from the General Assembly. of 1750 to sell a piece of land. While these 0ld documents might seem dry Teading they are interesting on ac- count of their great age, and their Balley has a number of very old doc- ‘uments in his possession, some of them dating as far back as 1701 and nearly all of them pertaining in some way to the old White homestead in its early history. The ink with which these old documents were written must have been of excellent quality, as the writ- ing shows very plainly today some of it remaining jet black. Mopst of these papers are deeds, and one a ‘“grant” from the General Assembly of 1750 to { sell a plece of land. While these old documents might seem to some rather “dry” reading they are interesting on account of their great age, and their unique wording and spelling. Bears Date of 1701. The following is the copy of one un- y der the date of 1701: i “Whereas: Joshua late Sachem de- | ceasd did in his late will give some gentalmen belonging to Saybrook and Lyme, and to his children certain tract of land as will appear by said Joshua will and mapp and ve in- bound and ye dividing between we Legatees of Saybrook and Lyme and { dren not before mow solled. Know ye that we John Clark nathl pratt and and thomas buckingham as a Comittee for ye Legatees of said Joshua belonging to Saybrook and Lyme and we Josiah dewey and wil- liam clark of lebanon having bought some part of ye Sd childrens land be- ing met to gether upon the 19th of no- { vember 1701 in order to a loving and full settiement of ye Sd line between Say brook land and Sd dewes and Clarks’ Lands have agreed gt to be- %in a pond cald north pond w,ch pond hath an Island init to run a north line from ye Bstermost part of said Island to a white oak tree standing by hart- ford old road and so to ve extent, w.ch tree is marked on the east side with these letters g-b-w-c-1 and on ye wes with these letters, B-B and on ¥ south with three Chops, and this to be & con tinue to be ye deviding line be- tween ye above Sd_Saybrook gentl- mens land and Josiah dewey and wil- liam clark’s land in wittnes whereun- to we have set to our hand and seal this 20th november 1701. Signed and seeled in presonce of us Samll whiting Josiah dewey Junr. Josiah dewey sein willlam Clark Nathaniel pratt Tho. buckingham. Deed of 1723. It would be difficult to understand just how the above document has any |Conne(‘.‘\ion with the old White home- | stead were it not for the fact that the laying | rial for a poultry book which he pro- inext oldest document in Mr. Bailey's| port Do heareby | possession which when folded has | these words: “Nathaniel White Deed from the Clarks” has the signature of ‘William Clark as one of the grant- ors. This deed was ginven Aug. 23. 1723 The document begins: “To all | Christian people unto whom this pres- {ent Deed of sale shall or may come | Greeting and Know that we William jClark Jun. Jonathan Clark. Joseph Clark. Benony Clark and Timothy Clark all of T.ebanon in ye County of New T.ondon and Colony of Conne {ticut in New england for and in con- i sideration of ve sume of one Hunderd pounds in currant Money of Newenz- land to us well and truly secured to- our good satisfsction WBefore in- sealing and delivery of thiz fmstru- nent of Nathaniel White of ve afford said Lebanon the Receipt where of we Do here by ac { therewith we R satisfled Contented and pavd and there of and of eve part there of do here by acquit exon orat and Discharge him ve said White his heirs, executr and Administr and everv of them for ever. Have and by these presents do fully freely Clearly and absolutly Give, Grant, bar- gain, sell, alinat, confirm, assigne. con- vey. pase over, and deliver, unto him ve a1 White and to his Héirs and as- signes for ever a certain tract or par- cel of Land Lying wiihin the Bounds of ve township of [ebanon. and in that part of ve Township Called the new parrish {owards Hebron containing or { { i i | { being omation about Nine two Here follows the bound- aries and ocher matiers connected with the property. then the grantors warrant the Land to be “free and clear of _and from all former Sales, Levles. rents, wills, Morigages. judgements. condemnations. Executors and all other incombrances what so ever” And the graniors=further bind themselves their helts ezgcutors amd Warrant Secure and Defend. him ve ve lands belonging to Sd Joshua's chil- | owledge and our selves | bargains, | gentle, thorough Cascarets—they work while you sleep. A 10-cent box from you. druggist will keep your liver and bowels clean, stomach sweet, and your head clear for months. Children Iove to take Cascarets, because they taste good and never gripe or sicke.. Sd Nthaniel White his heirs and as- slgns for ever hereafter in ve Quietl| and peaceable possession of ye above granted premises from all just and Lawfull claims or demands of all per- son or persons whomsoever claiming ye same or any part there of and al- S0 do or cause to be done what furth- er may be needfull for the more sure making of ye within Granted premises unto him ye sd White his heirs and assigns for ever, at his or their Reasn- able Request or demand. In witness here of we ve sd Willlam Clark, Jona- | than Clark, Joseph Clark. i twenty sixth day of August in the| year of our Lord one thousand seven; hundred and twenty three, and in the| tenth year of his Mejesties Relgn.” | This deed was “signed sealed and delivered in presence of Gershon Clark and Wiliam Hunt” it also has! this “Lebanon, . August ve 26ta 1723] William Clark, Jonathan Clark, Jo-! seph Clark, Benony Clark and Timothy Clark all personally appeared and free- | ly acknowledged ye above written in- strument to be their own act and Deed Before me Willlam Clark justice of| ve peace” A writing at the bottom | of the deed under date of August 26th ! 1723 states that “This instrument was Recorded in Lebanon third Book of| Records paqe 487; 8 pr, William Clark | Town Clerk” , | The next oldest document bears the ! date of June 21-1731 and is a deed | from Nathaniel Dewey to Nathaniel | ‘White conveying a tract of land “sup-| posed to be about four or five acors but be the same more or less” adjoin- ing White’s land. This deed was “signed sealed and Delivered in presence of John Wood- ward and Israel Woodward and ac- knowledged before John Woodward justice of the peace June 21; 1731. On the Dack It bears this indorsement | “June 21st, 1731. When this Deed was Recorded In Lebanon fourth Book of Records page 369 pr Gershon Clark. Town Cler] “Fierce” Writing and Spelling. The next is a quaint document in which one John Finney of Hebron con- veys a tract of land in Bolton to Na- thanfel White Junior. This deed was “sigend sealed and delivered in pres ence of John Bissel and Hannah Bis sel,” and acknowledged by John Fin- ney at Bolton before “John Bisael Justice peace® “Dec 20th Ad 174 The writing and spelling in this ol document is _something “flerce” and reminds me of a little incident in the life of Jostah AMNen. Samantha's “Pardner”. A railroad run past Jo- slah’s place and one day he received a letter from the president of the road. Now the president was noted for his bad writing, and neither Josiah or Samantha could make out what the letter was about—the only thing they | could decipher was the signature. After much study Josiah came to the conclusion that it was a free pass| which the president had sent him Samantha did not exactly agree with | him for she could see no good reason | why Josiah should be thus favored.: | ut Josiah knew it was a free pass| and he was going to ride on it. On! his first ride when the conductor call- | ed for his ticket Josiah handed out| his supposed free pass—the conduc- tor looked it over examinmed it care- | fully and handing it back to Josiah| | passed on to the next passenger. The next time Josiah boarded & train,| another conductor took his supposed | pass, studled it carefully and handed | it back and passed on. So with all the, conductors on the road for Josiah was riding some on that pass, he rode on it for nearly a year until he was | in some way informed that his suppos- | ed pass was in reality a letter from the | president of the road commanding him to remove a pig pen which was lo- cated near the railroad and was proving a nuisance. To go back to the | old_deed last mentioned if any reader wishes to investigate the contents, the | document informs us that “December | 20th A. D. 1744 then the within deed | was recorded in Bolton records Sec-| ond Book page 423 pr John Bissel reg- istr.” Two More Old Deeds. | In the next document under date of | June 4 1745, Nathaniel White con- ! veys two pieces of Land to Nathaniel | White Jun. This deed starts off very | similar to those above noted: *To! all People unto Whome this present Deed of Sale shall or -may come greeting and Know yea that I na- thaniel White of Lebanon in ye Coun- iy of Windham and Colony of Con- necticut in New England for and in consideration of a valuable sum to me in hand paid before the Ensealing and Delivery of this Instrument to my good satisfaction by Nathaniel White Ju er of Lebanon in ye County and Colo- |ny aforsd the recipt whereof I do | hereby acknowledge, and myself | therewith fully satisfied contented {and paid and thereof and of Every acquit Exonerat | and discharge him ye sd Nathaniel | White Juner his heirs, Executors and | | Administrators and Every of them !for Ever” and closes with Witness whereof | have hereunto Set | my hand and Seal this 4th Day of | | June in the year 1745” Signed, Sealed | Delivered in~ presence of Eben Gray | | Tho Colt” and " acknowledged before | | ‘Bben_Gray Justice of the peace June 4th 1745.” The deed states “Lebanon June 17 1745. Then this Deed was Recorded In Lebanon Sixth Book of ! Records page 487 pr Gershon Clark | Registr” The peculiar feaiure of { the above deed are that the number of acres in neither plece of land is | mentioned. And the boundaries are given without designating _ which | plece of land is being described { though those living at the time could no doubt easily tell by the boundaries n which lot was meant. Another ue document in Mr. Bailey’s pos- | session is one regarding the sale of a tract of land for the support of .a per- | son of Weak Mind. It reads as fol- lows: “Whereas the Genll Assembly | at their Session in May 1750 wpon the | | memoriall of Bbenzr West, Joseph Fowler, Samll Hide, Samll Hunting- ton and Joseph Clark, Selectmen of the Town of Lebanon in the County of | Windham Did Grant unto the Seleci-{ men, Power to sell a Certain piece of | land Belonging to one - —— of 36| Lebgnon. which grant is in the fol- ! lowing words viz: Upon the Memoriall | of Ebenzr West, Joseph Fowler, Samll ' Hide, Samue| Huntington and Joserh | Clark Selectmen of the Town of Leb- anon shewing that one ——of sald Lebanon, an Idiot haih for mora than a_vear past been cast on the sd Town for support and that for the Support of Sd Idiot it hath cost the Town the Sum of 100-0-0 Pounds for the vear past, and there is no rela- tion thal lake 2 Care and C‘harge of her Support on {hem and that there ix no reiatlon that For instance— 3 WEEK. ALL THIS WEEK Everydepartmenth;sihhrgtino—hun&edsofthem throughout the store and there are a great many of most exceptional interest if we could only tell you of them all. Special Bargains In Carpets of Qualiiy ELEVEN PIECES OF TAPESTRY BRUSSELS THEY ARE DISCONTINUED PATTERNS AND CANNOT BE DUPLICATED Three of these are stair patterns and the other eight pieces are hall designs in lengths from four to twenty yards. If you are going to carpet your stairs or your hall here’s your chance. Every yard of this carpet is worth $1.10. We are going to sell every bit of it during this sale, before our Spring line arrives. Sale Price 70c a Yard THE SALE ASSORTMENTS ARE STILL VERY LARGE, NEW LOTS REPLACING THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN CLOSED OUT. FOR COMPLETE LISTS WE REFER TO FORMER ADVERTISEMENTS. COME THIS in such Degree as that by Law they can be obliged to maintain her. Shew- ing also that she hath fallen to her by Death of her Father Late of Lebanon Deceasd Twenty Seven acres of Land and that it will much Disadvantage the Sale of the Whole, if any part thereof be sold for the payment of the Sum already Expended, praying that the whole of sd Land be sold to the best advantage, so the money that may be obtained may be ! used for the Support of Sd Idiot and the surplus if any be returned to the | Heirs of Sd — Therefor If it is resolved by this Assembly that the Sald Selectmen sell the Said Lands to the best advantage that they can, and Keep the money that may be obtained thereby for the Support of ye Sd Id- iot and if any overplus shall Happen, to return the same to the Heirs of the sd In accordance with the above grant | by the General Assembly in 1750 the above named Selectmen sold and deed- ed the lands to Nathaniel White, March 25, 1751. This deed was wit- nessed by Caleb Hide and Jenjam Bill and acknowledged before Coram ‘Wm Metcalf Justice of the peace. And was recorded in Lebanon Sth Book of Records page 85 and 6 Jany 18th, 1753 by Wm. Williams Register. A Letter of 1825. Mr. Bailey also has in his posse: a letter written to his grandfather thaniel White by his brother, F. White from St. Louis, Mo., under of Sept. 23rd, 1825. The letter is written on an unruled sheet of Foolscap. This was before the days of envelopes and the sheet was so folded that the writ- ing was on the inside, and sealed with red wafer common to those days: The outside of the letter besides the ad- dress has on its upper left hand corn- er the post mark in a circle, “St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 23” no vear given, and on the lower left hand corner the words “per mail”, On the upper right hand corner, in place of the two cent post- age stamp of today are the figures in red Ink 25, which tells us that it cost 25 cents to get the Letter from St. Louis, Mo., to Columbia, Conn. It is very evident from the letter that the writer was not particularly in love with St. Louis, as a place of residence for in closing his letter he says: “We are extremely sickly in this place at this time and in every respect literally in distress; never troubls yourself to visit this Country N . White Your Brother, F. White” "In his letter he mentions hat he is “about to start on a journey to Tennesses a distance of 800 miles and expect to be absent about 6 weeks,” and that he should expect a letter from his brother on his return. $00 miles meant quite a jour- in those days—-ven the proverb- slow-moving trains over the Southern railroads, in the early day of railroading, were not then in exis ence. Speaking of slow-moving trains reminds me of the woman and her son who were passengers on one of these slow trains. She wanted to get the boy over the road for half price and had purchased a half fare ticket which she presented to the conductor. The conductor looked the boy over and saw that he was very large for the age iven by his mother, and told her so. ‘Well,” she replied, “Mebbe he is, but he's growed a good deal sence we started. Mr. Bailey is very much at- tached to this old Homestead: and with ail these ancient documents from Joshua the Sachem down to the pres- ent in his possession as well as on rec- ord he is resting secure in the belief that his right and title to the old Na- thaniel White Homestead will not be questioned. But, he says, if he ever hi to reclapboard any part of the house, he shall not “rive and shave” oak. clapboards to do it with. JAMES P, LITTLE, ORIGINAL s all Ages—Qthers are: Imitations