Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 20, 1915, Page 12

(Written Specially for The Bulletin.) . _'A Mr. Bannister, out in Missouri, has a cow which paid him $977 last ome cow. e money. Some story, en? ‘When | first read about this cow, | ‘wondered whether the story was half- true, a quarter true or all imagination. I_tried to figure out how much milk she must have given or how much butter she must have made, and the more I figured the fishier the story seemed. I couldn’t possibly get $977 from her for any possible amount of milk or butter at any pos!ihle prices. Then I happened to “get on™ to'the items of her earning: And they seem to show. that _the figures were exactly accurate. ~This cow's owner did get $977 from her in the space of twelve months. He got it this way: He exhibited her at three big'fairs where she won $307 In prizes and premiums. Then he sold two calves from her quring the year for $450. These two items amount to $757. She actually returned just $220 for the milk she gave during her milking period of 330 days. Now, $220 a year from a single cow’s’ milk i€ a nice round sum and one far above the average. It shows that she must have been a good cow and well cared for. She earned this sum by her production. - The other $757 was what might be called “unearned increment”. She didu't earn it; she didn’t return it. Her reputation and _advertising brought it in—for both of which she was not responsible. About one-quarter of the lump sum credited to her came from. her output as a cow; practically three-quarters came from people who were willing to pay for the chance of seeing such a cow at a fair, or were willing to give at the rate of $225 a calf for the off- sprifig of such a cow. 1 don’t suppose it made any special ifference to Mr. Bannister, when added the gross $! to his wad, whether he got it for milk or for fair premiums or for $225 calves. If peo- ple were willihg to pay him that amount, with their eyes open, it did- not lie with him to refuse it. But it makes quite a little difference to the average dairyman, who simply reafls the brief statement that such- and-such a cow brought in $977° to her owner last year. how she brought it and from what sources. € The prime purpose of a. milch cow is to give milk. The true value of a milch cow depends upon the net value of the milk she produces. A cow which yields $100 worth of milk at a cost for fodder, etc,, of $95 is actually worth more to the owner than a cow ‘which produces $220 worth of milk— at a feeding con of $225. There -are’no figures given us to know how much net profit Mr. Ban- nister got out of the $220 worth of OUR YOUNG WOMEN are so often subject to headache—are la.nguid, _pale and nervous—because theirbloodis thin orinsufficient. They are not really sick and hesitate to com- plain, but they lack that ambition and vivacitywhichistheirbirthright. They donotnecddmgs—butdoneedtbetomc and nourishment in Scott’s Emulsion that makes richer blood, fills hollow | cheeks,suppressesnervousness and es- tablishesstrength. Nourishmentalone makesbloodand Scott’s Emulsionisthe essence of concentrated nourishment, free from wines, alcohols or opiatesi If mother or daughter is frail, pale or nervous, give her Scott’s for one month and see the betterment. Ithas a wholesome, “nutty” flavor, = Avoid substitutes. At any drug store. Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N.J. 52 told what her féed cost: charged against her an care. All we are permitted to hear that she brousht in $971. gross, which gross income $220' proper cow's work, viz:’ tion of milk. the produc: We are not even told how much the| owner paid in the. way of advertis- ing to sell two calyes.at $40: nor now much entrance money at the various fairs: nor how much transportation charges to and from them: nor how much in extra care for the animal while at them: nor how. mu own personal expenses were hl": 7 he actually had. as a the end of the year we:do.not know. Tot' deadictions - for all - these, and some other expenses ought to be made before we can get any. just.idea of the real income from such a cow and, of her real investment I: It sounds well - to say . and y that the cow. retnmed t‘l year. The figures have & T Piling Guality. Tgin man ‘who rather likes to b are - eminently agreeable:: Espi truthfully asseverate correct to a‘cent. But, after all, don’t you see that they are that most: deceitful kind of an un-. truth, that is to say, just a half-truth? They tell a part of the story, but Hot the whole story. They give one the shell of the egg but no white or yolk. . There are a big-lot of similar stor- geing round, not ‘only. about cows but about hens and about various oth- er farm animals and farm crops, Start- ed originally, no doubt. simply to gratify the vanity of owners, they are, However, read by thousands who, tail- ing to note the sy omissions of es- sential . facts, are misled -into utterly wrong ideas of what has been ac- complished. Some man, for instance, will tell hiz fellow poultrymen how_he makes $15 or $2000 a year from-half garden reads this and promptly sets out to imitate it. He pays his fee to learn the boaster's ‘methiods of ‘breeding and feeding, etc., and fondly expects to have every hen lay an egg & day or sometimes two, summer and winter, | fall and spring. assumes, you. see, that the man Who keeps hens keeps them to produce csge, and that they've simply w9t to he is going to have enougn o eetl I $1500 or $2000. he k“pl on -working and nudyifl:‘ he finds Gut that the Big In come, boasted-of didn’t come from eggs a eggs, and couldn't ever have been obtained from the sale of any possi- ble production -of eggs at any possible prices. Instead, it came mostly from |- ihe sale of carefully barbered cockerels to “easy marks” at $25 or $30 each: or. from the sale of very fair eggs in fancy \boxes with fancy lattering at $5 or more per sett/ng: or from the sale | of booklets and feeding devices. to beginners. B Old hands are not often.. dlellv‘d by such representations. They can see through the hole inthe millstone—can even punch it open-if it may have been mysteriously - plugged -up. But ~hun- dreds and thousands of amateurs, of young aspirants for fame and for- turie, of “back-to-the-land” dreamers don’t see through the hole. They as- sume that if a cow earns $977 a year it is by doing her proper cow’s work, - e. by procucing’ that worth of milk or butter. They. assume. that if fifty hens earn one or two thousand dol- lars a year, it is by doing proper hén’s work, i e. laying that much worth of eggs. Whereupon they plunging gen erally to find out' when too late that they've dived into a_mudhole instead of into a silver-lined swimming-pool. When | wae a boy, T uSed to hear that one might find .a_pot. of gold wherever a rainbow, touched _the sround,—IF- he could- only” get there | before the rainbow moved: away. As a man, a *horny-handed son of Prices for New COUCHES at- ..... SIDEBOARDS at ... OAK DINERS at ... MOCRRIS CHAIRS at Here’s An Economy Tenic WORTH TAKING TODAY EXTENSION TABLES at ... FIVE-PIECE PARLOR SUITS for. . CHAMBER SUITS for ...... IRON BEDS for ................ KITCHEN RANGES .. .- .$18.00'to $75.00 DINNER SETS ..........$6:50 to $17.00 . Standard Goods -$ 6.00- .$14:00 .$ 500 $600 .$20.00 | .$2500 < - at widely L. tions_of one sort or another. was from her | DeaddatSpeeulCaty childfen, and 50 expréssed a legislgtive hearing, is kept weil vnh- ip_the irefleétion’ of ;the public. flogd- light. This time he is-the bone of cof tention at'a city Taceting tHAL 18 tobe held in the basement of the old cou courthouse. this (Saturday) ev The doctor is not respomsible for. meeting; that s, he was not ‘among the signers thet requested .the mayor: €0 call the meeting, but it is the result ‘of “the “action of Alderman Charles Perkins, who. bucked against ‘an in- crease $1,000 to $3,000 in | the yearly of the health officer. {Al- ‘derman’ Perkins was not alone in.op- | position, but the proposition to amend the charter to make. the Incfease 'in salary possible was pdssed.in spite of their protost. The claim was made that the raise in salary was not en! 3 Bnjustifiable by redséri of the amour! involved for:the, serviee rendered ‘that. it was also’ iHsgal ex e paid in salaries had in_the appropriations in méeting, and madeno provision for an- ihcrease in the. salary of: health officer. Under these conditions Chairman Per- kins subsequently -announced that: as chairman of the finance. corimittee he would sign no_treasurer's voucher for the pavmentiaf the’ proposed: increased salary. ", e been "i" 'fl tiparate annual * Alderman’ Perking went farther arid docided %o Jet the. people decide the guestion in a legally and ofderly wa e took the proper method to have & city meeting called and that is-.the ‘mesting thag will be held in: the.court- house this (Saturday) evening. The meeting will be called Upon to approve or disapprove of the -action taken by the court of common council in_the passags of &n-ordingnce fhat garried wul’: t#they the salary of the heaith o Tharn huve been timés in th¢ nun rightin the old courthouse, where ‘parties in_interest packed the place and ‘took abdo- te -control :of the - situation, :packed [the rlace to_the extent that only thoss In favor of the side that indulged in’'the packing process could get beyord the entrance. Dy. Black. is a_professional gentleman, not a professional-trickster; and would resort to no such means {0 attain his end. Of course not. Neither would Alderman Perkines, who in this case can. be classed as the leader of the opposition, with ‘Alderman John ¥. Murray as his able assistant. 2 It is_the custom in New London to hold city me the: morning in- stead of in ti wvening, and the cause of the change has not been publicly explained. Ordiarily it ~ would be taken for granted that the change was for the accommodation of the mer- chants, the clerks and so on down the. 1ine of occupations; but with Saturday ‘nignt, the busiest of the week for all classes of employes, = those actuall ‘employed on that night, and others who“are_engaged in. doing. thelr week' end . business, preparing for Sunday ang for resuming their regular occupa- tion on Monday. -Of all-nights in the week, Saturday-is the leask acceptable Dy the masses for a -City meeting. There must have beén a reason and it will probnbly comg to the surface when that ‘meeting’ ted o The of the salary of health officer. oriinated- with the New. Lon-' don Medical socisty at the'time when his resignation Was pending and when organizeq effort ‘wis on to urge the council not to accept.the ml‘nmon of Blatk. Since the present.contro=: versy started, Dr. Stanton, the -rec- ognized head of the proféssion .and also president .of the- boérd. of school visitors, has written letters to the local newspapers praising ‘the efficiency’ of Dr. Black and ‘giving cause why his ealary should be raised from $1,000 to $3,000 by reason of that efficiency” Ex~ Alderman Robert Small, who served for several years oh' the heaith:com- mittee, and-Aldermen Willianr J. Har: rigan'and Maurice' Sherman, members of the present health committee, and Rev. Crowley. have figured in fetters in the newspapers along the same line. The Tattor-witting 1o« ded, except those contributed by Alderman { €. C. Perkins, mainly thréugh whoge Quafionwms‘uwmuwwam.vgnuh city | urday aut to. Mg Tenqlat—-‘l‘m of HONHAV, NOV. ml. 8 P. .-* 80 Cents m“ e Satyrday e not ' a matter of !b. effici ; Back: and that it {s _the will ‘not hhld the mates when later on lt lflly be “paid lemc health r who~i8” not worth it. ing ndon who would accept the office at the ‘established salary, some -saying Dr. Black was glad ' to get the day evening at the home of m H.: Greene. Village lcnln‘ Its Wlnhr Quuh‘. Sp.c al Meetings, . Mrs. Goerglanna Bllls of _Valley Falls is visiting her cousin, Mrs: E. Kenyon. Kenyon, who hes been very so improved, as to be able a little each day. Mrs. J. W, Briggs have gone to_East ‘Greenwich for the winter. Mrs. Esther Kenyon 'has gone to - ['Arctic to visit her daughter, Mrs. Fred withstanding it is to be held on a Sat- night, that: the réom. im the colirt house ‘where the. meeting is. to be held is ot large enough to accom- madne ‘all who desire. to take part in the ings, and unless some plan is arfanged to give all who have the right and the inelination ‘to vote the opportunity to do so, there:'will be some on.the outside awaiting the com- ing out.of those from, the inside to learn the nction of the meeting. -And at that some on the inside may have vored on the question although they may not have had_that legal privilege. Who bave: that Tight.. &nd to prevent others from votlng who have Mt the rjght, it has uggested that when vote on the n qunuon is taken, it be by, check-ligt -and baliot; Yes'or The ‘meeting. mill b calied to the time_for ‘the vote reached. Then sopie gada <t would be co an agvocate of fair play it o anouid stand. right meeting and - make & hotinn {HIE. the Sote Do taken By check-list apd.bailot and that the polls remain open.until 10 o'clock: er that vote was- counted the question would be settied on the level and there would be o opportunity for the claim that the meeting had been pack- ed in favor of the one side or the other, nor would claim be made by any cit- izen. that he was nof given opportu- nity to ‘vote on the- question. In the opinion of one who has had much ex- perfence in city meetings,” that is the only fair way. There ars many old people in New London, but none .are able to remem- ber the time wheri a city meeting was held in the evening, with a single ex- ception, and that was some years ago when aetion - was taken that resulted in having the -Saltonstall schoolhouse built by v.mhn labor. . There was some crowd ‘at that meeting, and; so it is said, many who. were not residents of the city, but blue union men, and were on degk to See to it that they did their full’ part in Having the principles of organized labor upheld. And it was. There is ‘an’ organization back of Dr. Black in s salary.raise matter, and althougn € membership ° is not as large as trade unions, still it has a controlling power over many individuals, and they matter as over the average city meet- -ing, and parh-p- little more. ?lashmgton County, R I .- HOPKINTON Fred C.'ATien ang Louis Stiliman 9! ‘Boston, spent Sunday at.the homs Hon. R. All The community. scelal gt the home of William S. McGonegal Tasf Wednes- day evening was well attended. A very. Interesfing musical and_liferary proc was presented. On agcourit: ok, %:..nlflllvlnl the next meeting will bo +The community sing was hela Surt- Clark. ‘Westerly men are putting a granite curbing around the Nye .lot; in this cemetery. ? John ~Michael, who “is working at R. LS. college, was in this-village one day recently. at_Westerly Thursday. Everything around this village is very quiet. en ten houses are closed in a small community like this 1t mhkes a great difference. Attended Auction. J..s. Lamond, Dr. Kenyon and C: C. Kenyon attended the Maore auction in-Richmond, Tuesday. A few local men attended -the auto- mobile show in Providence this week. Special Meetings. Rev.. W. L. Wood of Pawtucket, assisted by Rev. C. H. Palmer, began a series of meetings at West Kingston: Weanesday eveniog. B. Knight visited feiends Wokefield Sundas aftemnoon. ‘Mrs. Hattie Lafountain was a caller here, Monday, coming by automobile. RICHMOND Joseph Kenyon, who has been as- sisting his daughter, Mrs. Amy L. Weaver, in_farm work, has returned to_Wickford. The auction of personal property of the estate of the late Annie Moore of Elmhurst, held last Tuesday, was quite largely - attended, the ~biddtng was epirited and-the sales very profit- at le. ¢ *"Bawin Smith has purchased another horse. John Cottrell, rural mail carrier, is having his annual vacation. His sub-. AN EVENING FROCK FAULTLESS IN EVERY LINE MONAHAN DOLLY - - ' Novelty Roll B Skaters * Amm 2t RUTH oopwm . :Dwutas LHARDENE Ho. [ SV Clierea Emidieatiors Vocalist WTODA’I'—_INAVGAIRS IN pm:coosa GIRL and '3 ACTS OF VAUDEVILLE President Hadley OF YALE Admission Fifty Cents Tickets on sale at.stove of Geo. A. Davis and at the door Colonial The ht’re Hdbmok Blinn and Alice Brady Appearing FIVE nezts “THE BOSS” (Worltll"ilm(lom) REELS Same Production as Played at thee NEW YORK HIPPODROME to Un- presedented House. Full of Strong Scenes, and “a Virile Love Story. Magnificent Photography and Settings. Also for T.‘c » “BRONCHO | BILLY'S PARENTS,” with G. M. Anderson. o ‘ ' MR.ARTHUR CAMPBELL, Tenor, in Seasdn's Latest Song Sucossses. Monday—“The Princess of India,” mup.nu.u- -Oriental. Six-reel. Film. stitute, Caleb Cottrell, is driving over Mrs. I. M. Kenyon visited relatives | niy company has from 'the Moore farm to another woodlot near Pine Hill, Wiiliam - ' Wogdmansee, _formerly . of Matanuck, is visiting his nephsw. Silas N.~Woodmansee, of Tefft Hill. Hareld R. Crandall Appointed Post- master—Church May - Have - Evan- gelistic Meeting Miss Elva Woodmansee was a guest of Miss Florence Barber, Monday. Harold R. Crandall recently received from Washington his appointment as' postmaster. He succeeds John F. Pal- mer, ‘who resigned the" office ' several monthis ago. The members of Wildwood circle had an enjoyable meeting Nov. 11 with Mrs. Erlo Barber-at Woodcrest. Evangelistic Meetings. At a recent busiress’ meeting of the' 8. D. B. church here-the pastor and deacons were appointed a committee to coi ing evangelistic meetings here. An auction of household goods, etc., ‘was held Tuesday at the home of Mrs. John H. Andrews. H. A. Saunders has been confined to his home the past week by a lame back, WEEKAPAUG The Ocean View W. C. T. U. met| at the home of Mrs. Alice Saunders Wednesday afterncon with eight mem- bers -present. . Several papers on na- tional prohibition were read- and -dis- cussions followed. -At the close dainty [TCHY RED PINPLES SPREAD ON FAGE der the advisability,.of hav-| refreshments wers served by Mrs. Saunders and’ a“social time was en- Joyed. Mrs. C. A. Loofboro, who has been confined to the bed by-iliness for the [POrt. that the terrifory is rich in mi past two weeks, is: slowly improving. | eral Mrs. H. A. Macomber visited with | Unless the foreigl ‘sugar ‘markets Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rathbone one day |now closed to. .Greece on acgount.of last week. 3 .. fhostilities are_ som'sobened .he. Greek Mr. “and Mrs. Cleveland Carpenter, [importer, will be compelled to turn who have spent the past five months | AMmerica for supplles. in Maine, have returned and are guests Roumania’s cereal. Lyop this year )i of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Carpenter. twice that of 1914, From the Congular Beports. ¢ Prospectors for gold who have beén lgeating canu m the Rice lake dis- trict 100 .miles nogth; of Winnipes,-re- DINING ROOM ATTRACTIVE FOR THANKSGIVING ¥ eonflneedof&emenhof"m We can fully m&efinmgmmwflhnyd&fo‘vmpofi. )