Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 14, 1914, Page 12

Written Specially for The Bulletin. Do you know, dear reader, that it’s more than six yeafs—six years. and eight months, to be accurate—since you and I began these talks together about farming matters? Or, rather, since I began them, For, in truth, they have been a l-e-e-t-i-e one-sided. You've heard from me of- tener and more diffusely than I have from you. Once, when Roosevelt was president, some callers who were on sufficiently intimate terms with him to warrant the criticlsm gently _intimated that perhaps he “preached” a little too much. This was in reference to his well known habit of dinging moral precepts, sometimes rather trite ones, too, into the ears of the country at every available opportunity. “Perhavs » said Prestdent Roosevelt, “per- haps I do. But,” swinging round in his office chair to face them and with that half-whimsical, half-boyish smiie which sometimes illuminates his face, “but think what a bully pulpit I've got!” That's one trouble with all preachers. They'’Te set up in some sort of a pul- pit and ding-dong away at hearers who are prevented, either by the rules of the sanctuary or the etiquette of the situation, from answering back, Especlally is it a trouble with such long-distance exhortations as these of mine. 1 can't even see you, face to face. I have to imagine you, and very likely I've imsgined you quite different beings from what you really are. Pve often wondered how many of my fellow farmers read these talks? ‘How many read them regularly? How many just glance at them, now and then? How many skip them with an occasional grunt of disgust over the folly of The Bulletin people in wasting space on such “stuff?” How many ever find anything worth while in them? z 1 recall one very sensible remark by “The Man Who Talks” some years ago. Writing about the variant com- ment upon his column which reached his ears, he intimated that what hef wrote was not for all but for those who found it Interesting or helpful- ‘There were plenty of these latter. That there might be a few of th other sort was to be expected, and was in uo degree disheartening, This is true of all talkers and -writ- ers. No man ever lived yet who had a universal message to the universal ear. I don’t suppose there are many who ever read all there is in any ncws- paper. Very likely, if a census could be taken, it would be found that fow7 ever read more than half. They pick out the parts which they are interested in, read threm and skip the rest. But the editor can't afford to leave out the part which I skip, because that very part may be the one in which you are most deeply interested. And his busi- mness 18 to hit both of us, so far as his conditions permit. Whon | write | aiways visualize, in & wiy, the fellow I'm writing at. Thet | is, I have before my mind’s eye a sort of picture of him as I think he is of t b e. I think the chap at the extreme left of the little cut which heads these talks Is a pretty fair sample of the one I most often have in mind. You can see by his position behind the talkative, finger-pointing farmer that he's a modest sort of man, not given io hunting front séats. You can also see. that he's paying strict attention. You can also see that he's thinking, us well as listening. He is “taking it all in,” but he isn't swallowing it all without chewing it over. He's pe fectly ready to absorb new ideas- if they are true ones. But he has kis own, and I often have a sort of un- canny feeling, affer writing away for fifteen .or twenty minutes, that he's got a terse little question half-formed on his lips which it might be exceed- ingly difficult for me to anwer, off- hand. The third man from the left, the one who has his eyes turned sideways tow- ards the talker—that fellow, I'm sure, is just waiting the first chance to poke a stick into my wheels for the sake of seeing ’'em stop. He's got an objsc- tion at hand for every suggestion, and he always votes “No” on any proposal of change. I'm glad he’s there, be- cause every wagon needs ‘a brake. Otherwise it is lable to get going too fast down hill with a load- But I con- fess that the other man is the one I like to talk to best. Here, however, comes in the one sidedness of it. Perhaps you think it's’ always the easiest for me. I can say what comes into my head, while you haven’t any chance to talk back. ‘There’s something to that. But I'm not Wholly easy under the situation, eitier. T'd like to have some of you talk back. When I'm gunning I Hke to know what Pm_shooting at. This banging away at the forest makes plenty of noise, but it seldom gets much game. I cau't well alm a talk at ail the farmers.of eastern Connecticut at one and the same time, any more than you could #hoot a partridge in Lebanon by aim« ok at Poquetanuck cove. And sometimes I wonder = if that isr’t just exactly what I'm doing - sLooting away at the general coun- tryside, where my bird-shot mostly sprinkles empty fields as it falls. Fve heard from quite a few of you In thess six and two-thirds yvears. Pve had some pertinent queries put to me; some real oblections pointed out against my idees; some _pleasant- wnelling bouquets offered. T'm grate- ful for all; for the words of doubt or Febuke as much as for those uf se. Td 1ike to hear more. a) er’s obstacles end difficulties. Pd to get & hold on some of the farm HAVE YOU A WORRY TO BE EXPLOITED? Espectall; would I like to hear of the Indlvidu); 4 ing troubles which-are vexing you and holding you down. Fd like to have scme of you talk back. Don’t think that I'm: trying to set myself up as a sort of amateur county aGviser, ‘or an oracle of any sort. But its an old saying that two heads are better than one, even if one is only a cabbage-head. It's a still older say- ing that in the multitude of counsei- lors there is wisdom. *“If' a man pre- vall against him that is alone, two shall with him stand: and a threefold cord is not easily broken.” Anyway, I'd llke to know what I'm shooting at and where the game is perched. My blunderbuss may not be very much of a gun, and I may not he a finished marksman, but we're all more likely . to have duck for - dinner i¢ I aim in the direction of the flock rather than merely blaze away at the atmosphere. Let me hear from you, brethren, 't there’s anything you care enough about to write. Don’t write letters to the editor. That isn’'t what I'm after. I'm not trying to get you to fill my column for me. Write to me in the editor’s care, so he can forward the letters to me, and I can get an ldea of what you're thinking about, and what you'd like to have discussed. TPIl agree not to pub- lish anybody’s name, nor anybody's letter, except, maybe, such extracts s ni.a}‘ be needed to make the discussina clear. But give me an idea of your prob- lems. Even if you'rs sure at the start- off that I can’t help you any, it some- tim, happens that the mere stating of a problem suggests unexpected Dos- sibilities of solution. It is just possible that. if can't help vou, I may be able to refer you to some one who can. T've known farmers who ‘were too modest to write to their state experiment stations for information, because they didn't think their lttle troubles were worth while bothering the professors with. Now, I haven't a bit of that sort of modesty. If I get stuck and nome of the neighbors can help me out or tell me what to do, I shan‘t hesitate to write to the secre- tary of agriculture himself—or even to President Wilson, if 1 think Woodrow Paprens to_have the information I nee: Write me just as candidly and just as confidentially as you please. Address “The Farmer, Care Editor of The Rulletin” The editors a friend of mine as well as of yours, and hell forward the letters to me. 1If the writing them doesn’t bring you a bi* of help, think how much good they'll do me, In suggesting the sort of topics which reclly interest you and which yow'd Jike to have talked over. Winter's coming on now, and you'll have lots of time in the long evenings to_write as well as reas Let's see if, among us all, we can't thrash out semething which will be of practical service in the fleids - next season. Don’t -think | am fishing for com- pliments. 1 have a fair appetite for taffy, and can swallow as much as any map without making a wry face. But Tm not sure that much of it is good for—my digestion. A teeny taste of lemon juice, even, might be of more real value! What I'm after is a little more mu- tuality in these “Talks:” a little more real erviee,-all around and to all hands. I want to be helpful to all of you, if so be I can; and I don't hesi- tate {n asking you to help me, likewise. THE FARMER. “REFINING” OF MILK IN THE HOME. Pasteurization Refused Endorsement by Association for Prevention of Iin- fant Mortality. Boston," Nov. 13.— Pasteurization and other safeguarding methods adopted by the national commission on milk were refused endorsement by the American Association for Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality at ts convention session today. The principal speaker in opposition to the commission’s plan was Dr. Hen- 1y L. Colt of Newark, N. J., who sai. “My. 25 years' experlence teaches me that medical commission control is not the solution- I-have eliminated from my parlance Pasteurization and have substituted the word ‘refined’ We r= fine gold and sfiver, why should we not refine milk? Pasteurization is playing with the problem. Abroad they cook milk- almost ‘universaily.- In Holland they heat milk to 102 degrees cent: grade, for otherwise they say th y would get typhold fever from the dykes. We must educate our people {:; do’(helr refining of milk in the m PHYSICAL TRAINING 3 TO FOIL THE DEVIL, Recommended at New -England Con- wvention of Methodists. ‘Boston, Nov, 13.—Physical training for young men to eave them from “go- ing to the devil” was advocated by Dr. 5. Parl Taylor, secretary of the Board of: Forelgn Missjons, in addressing the New England convention of Methodist men and women today. Dr. Taylr also _emphasized the importance of teaching baseball, gymnastics and oth-. er forms of exercise as.a part of tne work in the mission fields. in Mexico for forty vears, sald that th “astribution of. Bibles, not armles, guld bring about peace in that coun- ©One of the South American govern- ment railways will 5=t 270 150 tong of coal annually for three years. extract, in powder form—dissolyes in water—more heall athletes, The best diet for' and the Aged. It agrees w‘i!f.h‘th'e weakest digestion. ' tflnlmlt Also t A lunch in a minute. E‘L&ama—.u oy th autritions -or. coffee. . Used in: training: s Children, Invalids, “Convenient —nutritious. L RGBS ST The order from the rark and file of democracy to put none but demo- crats on guard- prevailed at the meet- ing of the court of common council when the plums were shook fromthe municipal tree and with a democratic majority of ouly one in that .legisia- tive body. .The order affected only one office ‘that the year previous a large democratic majority donated to a republican who had filled the office for several years under a republican administration. That office was com- missioner of charities and the incum- bent of the office was Charles Prentls, who served for many years as local agent of the old Norwich and New York Transportation company. This time the democratic council by a ma- Jority of one elected George Goss char- ity commissioner, an office which he filled so acceptably years.ago’that he was highly recommended for reelection by a republican chairman of the charity commission, but the re- @ublican majority of the coun- cil belleved in the old political saw, to the victor belong the spoils, and Mr. Goss stepped down and out. He h; the record cf being one of the most competent offici &nt ever occupied the office and by reason of his thorough business methods and by his persistent investigation of the laws in relation to certain matters that are paid for by the state, or other towns, he saved ‘the city more than the amount of his salary during his oc- cupancy of office. He also weeded out of the list of public beneficiarics those'who were receiving aid through misrepresentation and fraud. He gave every case his personal investigation. Mr. Goss is well fitted for the office but he trains with the wrong party for perpetuation in office and he will prob- ably walk the political plank a year hence to make way for some equally capable republican. The democrats have not even a Chinaman’s chance of electing enough aldermen at the next election to maintain the majority of one with the vote of the democratic mayor. Although defeated for re-election, yan F. Mahan is still and will have the political patronage of this con- gressional district at his disposal dur- ing the entire term of his predecessor, and just the same as if he were re- elected, as there will be no change in administration and mafjority in con- gress for at least two years. Con- gressman Mahan has made but very few appointments, but now that tht election is over he is perhaps ready to act, and will do so when the spirit moves, but not until congress meets again. He has many important offices at his disposal In the postal service and there is no doubt but the repub- lican hold-overs will be relieved of their responsibilities with neatness and despatch. Mr. Mahan will no doubt endeavor to make appointments that will meet with the approval of the majority of the democratic party and will not be governed by any of the cliques that have been trylng to ride a pair of horses at the same time in the party political ring, and antagonistic to the political aspirations of the congress- man. He is no doubt the democratic po'itical giant of the city of New Lon- don and of the county of New London, and for that matter the state of Con- necticut, and the democratic adminis- tration can with due party safefly leave the matter of appointments in this congressional district entirely with Mr Mahan. There are some politi- clans of the democratic persuasion who are like the doorkeeper who wrote that he was “a biger man than Grant.” That doorkeeper lost his job. by direct orders of President Grant. There are some self-appointed po- tical leaders in some sections of this congressional district, recognized dem- ocrats, who have openly declared that they, and not the congressman, had the political power to direct the ap- pointment of postmaster in this place and that place, and for the purpose of | belittling the political influence of Mr. Mahan, when he was candidate for the nomination of United States senator against Governor Baldwin. This game was worked to the limit and now these self-appointed leaders and thelr dupes realize thelr mistake and ought to hold out their spoons for the med- icine and talke it like little men. They ought not tg expect any political fa- vors from Mr .Mahan and to ask for any would almost equal the nerve of a brass monk The politicians who started out with Mr. Mahan in his congressional cam- paign of two years ago, and later de- serted his-command and went over to I Rev. John W. Butler, a missionary | gecond _priza of third prize of to the largest Iondon or. Windbam counties. The contest is open t these counties. The turke; weighing in sddition tc. the market home. Rock Nock nish the mers Bros.’ market. contest is sure of -se NEW LONDON COMMON COUNGIL Has Many Appointments to Make For Long Periods. Attention, Farmers! DOLLARS BONUS say man, women. mus the Tuesday before Thanksgiving at 12 o'clock neoon. For the largest and fatiest young turkey $10.00 will et to % it s S A B Yo the ralser of the second young turkey:In size a in addition to the market price will be given. This t Thanksgiving dinner for the To the raiser of the largest and fattest turke a prize of $5.00 in addition to the market price. T County Home for Children for a Thanksgiving dinner. - udges will be disinterested persons who will weigh the tur< All turkeys that are eligible for_competition will be the market price, so any turksy lling the bird whether a prize is AT e CE AT '. the other side, and drilled wrong squad, with the > more profitable returns, ‘are now out- side the Mahan breastworks, and that means they are not within reaching distance of the disposition of any po- litical plums that fall from the na- tional democratic 'tree: These politi- cians preferred to trafn with the Mahan opponents aund although assist- ing in the defeat of Mr. Mahan, they did not win what they ®xpected. They lost beyond recovery. ' Such is politics when not played on the level and the cards dealt above board, in ‘the ion of Congressman-elect Richard P. Free- man will be free to perform his con- gressional duties, a free man from the maddening crowd of hungry. of- fice seekers, so- ed, as he will have no more to do with appointments dur- ing his term of office than will .the de- feated candidate for conetable in the town of Union. He will be free from that feature of political entanglement and will not have the opportunity to make enemies through broken prom- ises relative to tical appointments. He can devote hig time wholly to mak- ing a record for himself that will gain for him deserved renomination and re- election, and with no drawbacks, Mr. Freeman possesses the ability to make good and he undoubtedly will. Much, perhaps too much, is expected of him, but he will have the ‘time and the 'opportunity te display applica- tion, for he has promised in big black type that he will not be a congres- sional absentee. ARMY RETIREMENTS AND PROMOTIONS, Generals Scott and Funston Advance by Retirement of Major General Wotherspoon. ‘Washington, Nov. 13. — Brigadis General Hugh L. Scott was selected by President Wilson to be chief of staff of the United States army upon the retirement next Monday of Majur General Wotherspoon. The vacancy of major general cre- ated by General Wotherspoon's retir-- ment will be filled by the nominatien of Brigadier General Frederick Fuu- ston, now in command at Vera Crus. Secretary Garrison, ing these an- nouncements after a lehgthy confer- ence with the president, said for the present General Funston would remain at Vera Cruz, indicating that the stay of American forces at the Mexican port still was indefinite, Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss will become chief of the mobile army division. and upon the retirement ot Major General Murray on April 29, 1915 Gneral Scott will be appointed a major general. GERMANS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN OUT OF DIXMUDF Were Threatened with Exterminatior by High Explosive Shells. London, Nov. 13, 8.45 p. m.—The correspondent of the Central News i the north of France- telegraphs that the Germans have been driven out of Dixmude. ‘The Germans,” the correspondent cays, “had not long in. which to con- gratulate themselves on their seizure of the mass of ruins, which once was the lll-starred town of Dixmude. They were sprayed with shrapnel and shat- tered with high explosive shells unti’ extermination threatened them. The appearance of French marines with bayonets at charge rapidly convincer them that the death rate would be toc high if they remained. Hence, Dix- mude is ours again. “The Germans have made a sligh* advance against Ypres. but it is doubt ful if they hold the village of Stelol, “At La Bassee the Germans are at- tempting to drive a wedge into the a'lled line by a concentrated heavy gun fire. There has been consider- able bulge in the line here for some time, but the allies hold their positions on either flank. MADE A PRACTICE OF ROBBING WOM Herbert J. Eaton Gets Two to Nine .ears in Sing Sing. New York, Nov. 13—Herbert J. Eaton, who confessed that he made a practice of robbing women whom he met at dances in New York hotels, and who was recently shot and dangerous- ly wounded when he tried to escape from policemen who arranged for one of his victims to lure him to a street For Fattest and Big- gest Turkey Raised $10.00 Next Best $5.00 The Bulletin proposes to capture the three fattest and largest Turkeys to be offered for the Thanksgiving market in Windham aad New London counties. They must be natives—hatched and grown in thess two ocounties. The Bulletin will buy the prize birds at the regular market price i= addition to the prize to be awarded. The turkeys offered for prize must have head and feathers off, en- trells drawn and wings cut off at first joint. The first prize of $10.00 to the largest and fattest young turkey: .00 ’tn the second largest and fa'test young turkey; and fattest turkey ralsed in New or girl residing in bmitted for examination and be awarded siven to the of $5.00 will fur- old the itering Arms. over a year will go to who enters a at bird in the won or net. . ‘Uneeda Biscuit Nourishment—fine fla- vor—purity—crispness —wholesomeness. All for 5 cents, in the maisture-proofpackage. I | GRAHAM CRACKERS A food for every day. | Crisp. delicious and | strengthening. Fresh baked and fresh de- livered. 10 cents. A delightful new bis- cuit, with a rich-and delicious cocoanut fla- vor. Crisp and always Buy biscuit baked by | NATIONAL BISCUIT | COMPANY i Aleoays look for that Name : corner, was today sentenced to from two to nine years in Sing Sing prison- Among Eaton’s victims was Miss Maria Kohn of Paris. She was in court today and identified $3,000 worth of Jewelry which Eaton stole frors Ver and which was recovered from pawn= shops. Eaton helped 3liss houu 10 pick out the jewels/and trinkets of which he robbed hep’” Modern “White Way” street lighting ' that business follows the bright lighte. candepend upon DR.BULL'S CoushSyrup FOR CROUP,MEASLES. AND WHOOPING COUGH A FAMILY DOCTOR FOR 50 YEARS 25F AT DRUCGISTS COAL AND LUMBER. Ar. Farmer, _ ;Are You Shy on Sheds? Why leave your farming ‘mplements exposed to the veather, while our stock in- !:ludes everything necessary ior the construction >f weather-proof sheds, at ilowest prices? The Edward Chappell Co. | Central Whart Coal and Lumber Telephones GOAL Free Burring Kinds and Lehigh ALWAYS IN STOCK A. D. LATHROP Office—cor. Market and Shetucket Sts, Teleohone 463-12 c LAMIT C3AL “THE BRIGHT KIND” JOHN 0. PcCKHAM 58 Thames St. 52 Broadawy Violet Ray, Mechanical M "‘EOIII'I: 10 a. mfl:l?"bindcgi::.' % m. Franklin St, ¢ar to “Dr, Browne's: AT THE Conan THEaTRE , NewYork - GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT ANOTHER BIG VAUDEVILLE SHOW MONDAY - Today AUDITORIU THE FOUR CARDNER -~ MASCAGNI TRIO M3\ The One Man Quartette AXSIN°T THE_CHARACTER WOMAN 2 Rech—Specl COMING Big Vaudeville Show MONDAY Trey O’Hearts and Mary Pickford Shows 2.30, 7, 8.45 Mat., 10c. Eve, 10c & 200 GROUND TUMBLERS 'o Bl Auditorium Wednesday, Nov. 18th Seats Now Selling' Matinee Only at 2.15 AND SOUSA 19 BAND JOHN PHILIP SOUSA, CONDUCTOR THE WORLD’S FAMOUS MODEL MISS VIRGINIA ROOT, Soprano MISS MARGEL GLUCK, Violiriste HERBERT L. 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Shetucket Street ORDER IT NOW Ropkins & Co™s Light Dinner Aie 76¢ per dozen, Koehier's Pllsner, 60c per dozen. Trommer's Evergreen, 75c per do n. Free Gelivery to 2!l parts of the city H. JACKEL & ©0. ‘Telephone 138-5 F. C. GEER, Piano Tuner € medium THERE 1» no advertrst Bastern Connecticut eaus ietin for business results, For Good Things To Eat Call At The Quality Store THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES. Fresh Shoulder 17c Ib. Seoked Shoulder 16¢ Iix THESE CAN BE HAD AT REASONABLE NOTICE Roast Chicken Chicken Salad Shrimp Salad Crab Salad Tuna Salad CLAM CHOWDER ON FRIDAYS BAKED BEANS ON SATURDAYS : HOME-MADE DOUGHNUTS . 21 POUNDS GRANULATED SUGAR FOR $1.00 . ; with a pound of Tea i