Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 15, 1916, Page 12

(Written Specially 'For The Bulletin.) As I remembe the “suros” in the lit- tis old “Ctonmrn'n Mental Arithmetic’ to which 1 was once condemned, they used to read something like this: 1 “If James has two dimes and a York shilling and buys one-sixth of a dozen eggs at forty cents a dozen, and one- twelfth of a dozen nutmegs at nine cents & dogen, and three- eighteenths of a ‘dozen Jackson balls at four for a cent, and one ninth of a yard of blue- checked apron gingham at twelve cents a ‘yard, how much change is he -to receive?” To my very faithful mind Mr. Col- burn ‘might just as sensibly have pro- pounded the guestion: “If a man six feet tall stands on the seashore at low tide ‘facing exactly east, how old is he?’: o years ago a school superin- ‘ouf west, disgusted with the absurd forms in which many school text-books ~phrased their problems, started ‘crusade for the abolition of city-bullt text-books in country schools and eubstitution of ‘;ng;t:ods of 'i}r‘l- structicp shoul ve some fit- nfie n; sonably comprehen- sive to country children. “Teach the country ‘¢hiM In: terms of country life,” was the phrase. Now the Washington Department of 3 culture taken up the idéa, and issued a bulletis warmly advising, that rural schools deal with problems and examples drawn from occa- sions and suited to farm-bred boys, rather, than the stereoptyped formulae “so familiar in the city-written, city- edited, city-planned text-book.” For instance, the department sug- gests a problem like this:.. .. .. . *“If arsenate of lead costs 15 cents a pound angd it takes two pounds of arsenate of lead and three days’ time at $1.26 g day to destroy the Colorado bestles. on an acre of potatoes, how many bushels of potatoes at 50 cents a bushel will be required to pay for Now, th:g‘ sort . of .question. comes right rome tgmy a h.rmsa’u boy. One can easily imagine a good many tackling it with real zeal, it for no ather purpose thanin the hope of dem- enough extra doesf’t get . g, Rim 1o 80 % from the boy’s >, to“pay. for requir- h barefoot 0 school: they’Jl tack almest any affords.a hope of rel tato-bugging.” Or h used to coi the ole ::8 ing and the trout biting ‘urthermore, again ng that bays.are about the same now. as six- v ago, the charaes are that e of . .the .. problems. -in . their next day’s task will be submitted to father, the night before, for his ad- vice and suggestion. ‘And I'm rather inclined to think that quite a few ol¢ farmers with children going to school might perhaps get a nudge worth while, occasionally, from having to work éut for the lad’s help some such example as that quoted. ‘Which wouldn’t dé “the old man” one little bit of hurt. Instead, it might even. give him an idea—if he isn’t more than half mule. Indeed, it is quite as much for its possible reflex effect on grown-up farmers as for its value to the pupils in school that I rejoice over such a movement as this. The more 1 see of actual farmers, the more I qalk with them, and the better I come to comprehend their working theories, the more convinced I am that not haif of them know whether they are farming for a profit or_not. i Why, it ;was only last week that, talki ‘With one neighbor, he broke in iently with the remark that. “there wan't no profit in any kind of. All it did was give a man a ,-As if a man could get a “living” out: of any productive industry ,which ‘didn’t bring in a profit. “Profit” in farming, is the.excess of receipts over cost of any specified farming opera- tion. - If there is no such excess, there is nothing .on earth to use for that “living.” . If it costs $50 to talke a hundred bushels of potatoes and they sell for just $50, how on earth is any man’s “living” - to_ come out of that potato proposition? If they cost $25 to Taise and sell for $50, then there’s $25 gathered in for the producer’s “living.” But that $25. is profit, isn’t it? What else can it be called? Another farmer | know of keeps bees, When 1 asked him once how much profit he reckoned they gave him, he responded, again with some shgw of irritation, that he “didn't keep no books: all he knew was that the honey brought in a nice little bit of money when it came very hand, Years ago, when | was doing what is called “general farming,” I became dis- satisfled with the annual results. It didn’t seem to me that I was getting anything like the money I ought to get ‘from my long hours of hard work. But, at the’time, I couldn’t seem to see where the trouble was. It took me two years of study before I found out. I had to keep—not books, for I share the common farmer feeling that farm bookkeeping on the ordinary small New England farm is all poppy- cock—but I had to keep tab on each one of more than a dozen separato crops, etc, for two years. For example: there were &0 many acres of oats; every bit of work done on them was charged to them at reg- ular wage rates; the seed was charged; interest on the investment was charged; their proper share of fence maintenance and insurance and taxes were charged; the thresherman’s bill was charged; cost of delivery to the purchaser was charged, except for that part kept on the farm for feeding out. This portion was credited to the fleld at’ the same price per bushel as that recefved for those sold. The result of two years’ test-on this particular crop showed me that it returned me just fifteen cents a day wages—and nothing more! ‘Whether my land is totally unsuited for oats, or whether I don’t know how to raise them and can’t learn is not a point worth quarreling about. The fact disclosed to me by careful and painstaking study was that this par- ticular crop, which had been grown, as a matter of course and of regular rou- tine on this farm for a hundred years, didn’t and. wouldn't pay me thescost of ng and-even boy's wages. » On the other side, my two years’ test showed that corn, whether yellow fiint for feeding or sweet corn for market- ing, not only paid all expenses of rais- ing ang fair wages for the raiser, but 0 gave-an additional profit of so: ing- like 50 per cent. - Again, T don't profess to know “whether ‘the ‘caus¢ is_in_my .peculiar soil -or in me. Nor do I much care. The result is the same, anyhow. Corn is a profitable crop for me to produce; oats are mot. Therefore, I grow corn and have entirely stopped sowing oats; haven't had a epear of them on the place in fifteen years. A similar test, similarly made, on my small dairy, was quite as illuminating. All the labor and all the feed for the cows and their prorata share of other expense were charged to them, the feed I bought at what I paid for it, that which I raised at the price I could have sold it for. My cows were Jersey grades. We sold a little milk but mostly made butter. And my two vears' comparison of cost with income showed me that every single thing I got to pay me for my work was the use of the manure. One year I made a few dollars; the next I lost a few dol- lars. The two years together brought me out just even, excepting that I had the manure. Well, manure is an excellent thing, but just where the object lies in mak- ing manure to raise crops to feed to cows8 to make more manure—and noth- Ing else—is not clear to me. Yet, from what I see and hear and read, I fancy this is just about what three-quarters of the dairymen of New England afe doing—selling their milk Fertile soil means good crops and good crops mean prosperity. The only way to keep your fields fertile and productive is to give back what your crops take away—nature’s plant food. Essex Organic Fertilizers are made out of BONE, BLOOD and MEAT— nature’s best plant food in its most concentrated and productive forms. They not only give back to the soil what crops take away, but they enrich the land for other crops, keeping it always fertile and always in the best condi- tion. This.means tural yields. prosperity not only in land value, but in rich agricul- Extensive experiments have shown that these improved animal fertilizers, without potash, are as od as the high-grade Essex Fertilizers have always been. Thus, the practical elimination of potash from fertilizers by the war has little effect on the farmer who builds for prosperity with Essex BONE, BLOOD and MEAT Fertilizers. See our dealer or write for free booklet which solves your fertilizer problema for 1916. ESSEX FERTILIZER CO.,-BOSTON, MASS. ESSE BONE BLOOD ME AT Fertilizers ac ' Greer, Oscar H. M. THE BROOKLYN President, J. ARTHUR ATWOOD Secretary: and Tressurer, (Incorporated, A. D. 1872) PHOENIX BLOCK, DANIELSON, CONN. STATEMENT OCTOBER 2, 1915 , Norwich, Conn. SAVINGS BANK. stiaaatss ). -$2/400,929 57 90,000.00 Vice-Pres, WILLIAM A. BURNHAM CLARENCE A. POTTER drop crops entirely and 1éd the profit-bringing crops to make good for the paupers as well as But | know of only three ors in my neighborh ever have kept any account with any/ particular crop to see whether it pays them or not. There may be others; T hope - so;. but. I haven't happened to find them. actual farm- Now we may cuss the middiemen all ‘we please, and we won’t be doing them any injustice. want to at the manipulators of mar- kets, and they'll deserve it all, and more. - But when we say that, in spite of all these, there isn’t any profit in farming, we are not telling the truth— DANIELSON Dr. and Mrs. Rienzi Robinson in South Carolina—Death of Mrs. Joseph Wil- cox—Skating on the Ri Acheson Making First This Section. Nathan D. Prince recently attended the banquet of the Massachusetts Bankers' association at the Copley Plaza, Boston. Miss Ruth Smith has been acting as a substitute teacher at the schooi in_ Williamsville this week. Lewis Fitts Leaves Killingly early in the spring for Meriden, where he has obtained work. Supt. Phillips 1l Superintendent John C. Phillips of the mills at 'Wauregan is ill Mrs. Samuel Dean, after a lengthy visit here, has returned to her home in_New Bedford. Before Deputy Judge James Tucker there was a trial of a ci case in the town court Friday. L. J. Morin has been at New Ha- ven on,a business trip. J. Myron Bates of Wallingford was a_ visitor with friends in Danielson Friday. 3 Special Town Meeting. Several matters of interest to the people of that town are to be discussed at a special town meeting in Brooklyn today. A number of local members of Put- nam lodge of Elks were in that city gfld&y to attend the funeral of Michael . Joy. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Hyde of Canterbury have been spending a few days in Hartford. Will Go Further South. Dr. and Mrs. Rienzi Roblhson are now at Aiken, S. C, and will go far- ther south later in the winter. Mrs. A. D. Putnam will have the members of the Ladies’ Reading circle at her home for a meeting Monday afternoon. Father Kost Recovering. Rev. Ignatius Kost, pastor of the church of St. Joseph, at Dayville, has sufficiently recovered from his recent illness as. to be able to resume some of his duties. Y Skating was resumed on the Assa- waga river Friday for the. first time since Sunday. Ice on the river is now quite heavy and the skating is safe on certain sections of the ice. To Conduct Episcopal Services. Rev. James H. George, Jr., of Si. Alban’s church, is to have charge Sun- day afternoon of a service to be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willis | Shippee, in the Mahentuck district. The suggestion that Danielson have a real baseball team the coming year has been approved by many. It is probable that some action will be takep in the near future to see what can be done to support a team. Stephen A. Douglas has been elected superintendent of the Sunday school of the Congregational church at South Killingly, Mrs. A. E. Phillips assistant superintendent and James Rennie sec- retary and treasurer. No Room for Them Anyway. It is.said that it is not likely that more prisoners who are found to be common drunkards will be committed from Killingly to the state farm for inebriates at Norwich on account of the expense to the town in paying for the keep of persons so committed. OBITUARY. Mrs. Joseph Wilcox. Mrs. Mary Ann Wilcox, 79, widow of Joseph Wilcox, died Friday morning at her home on what is known as the Old King place, on the Killingly Cen- ter-East Killingly road. Mrs. Wilcos, whose maiden name was Watson, was a native of Trowbridge, England. She leaves a sister, a Mrs. Lewls, of Bal- louville, but no other near relatives. BISHOP ACHESON’S VISITATION At Brooklyn Friday—Reception at St. Alban’s Rectory This Evening—Sun. day Appointment: Suffragan Bishop E. Campion Ache- son of Middletown was at Trinity church, Brooklyn, Friday, conducting a service and afterwards meeting the people of the parish at the rectory, in company with Rev. A. P. L Sunday Bishop Acheson will officiate at the celebration of hojy communion at St. Alban's church here at 7.30 ani will preach at the 10.45 service. This (Saturday) evening he will be at St. Alban’s rectory and those who desire will have an opportunity to meet him there between the hours of 8 and 9. Sunday evening at 6.46 Bishop Ache- son will conduct the third anniversary service at St. Paul's:church, Plainfield, | .where he will be accompanied Rev. James H. George, Jr., pastor of St. XA’:?:!“" church and in charge of St. ’s. The visits are the first by Bishop Acheson to the churches in this section of the diocese of Connecticut since his consecration. - We may growl all we Now, I don’t believe :hqgl‘linp and. all 100d - who keep or |, side over-night appeals to . vice in solving some of the problems dr;s;nn from that source, will have a tes cy to arouse some interest if not to start a new train of thought in the old heads. Thy 1 “teaching the. country child in terms of country life for it with both hands and both feet and the biggest yell I can, vocalize! THE FARMER. PUTNAM Business Suspended During Funeral of Mich: R. Joy—Every Honor Paid Former Fire Chief—Deeds for Morse Property Passed—Mrs. ‘M. Toscan Bennett Speaks ori Equal Suffrage. . One of the largest funeral congrega- tions assembled in Putnam in_years was at St. Mary’s church Friday morning at 9 o'clock to attend the solemn high requiem mass for Michael R. Joy. Business was suspended in the city from 9 until 10 o'clock. The officers of the mass were Rev. Charles F. Bedard, celebrant; Re Getrick, deacon; Rev. B. of Grosvenordale, Rev. J. J. Elty, Pomfret, master of ceremonies. The requiem mass was nan, M. Magnan and Ovila Guertin. As a waiting hymn Mr. Guertin sang That Beautiful Land on High. ‘The service was attended by large delegations from Putnam lodge of EIKs, of which the deceased was a past exalted ruler, members of the firé de- partment in uniform and in a body as a mark of respect to a’ former chief, by members of the city government and representatives of the professional and business life of the city. from many towns and cities.in eastern Connecticut were included in the con- gregationl, which practically filled the church. ‘There were many very beautiful floral pieces, remembrances. from rel- atives, friends and organizations. The bearers were R. E. Thurston, Attorney John F. Carpenter, Richard Gorman, Chief C. D. Arnold of the fire ‘W. F. Rafferty and .Wil- The funeral cortege was escorted by the Elks and firemen from the home of the deceased on Grand View to the church and from the church to St. Mary’s cemetery. DEEDS PASSED FRIDAY. Daughters of the Holy Ghost Néw Own Morse Property, Including Baseball Field. Deeds were passed Friday transfer- ring the George M. Morse property on Church street to the Daughters of the Holy Ghost, Inc. This completes the deal announced Wednesday. The price of the property was not given out, but it ‘was understood to be only a per- centage of what the cost of developing the beautiful place was to Mr. Morse. The sale includes the Morse field base- i ball grounds, where the big games of last season were played, as were the the Sisterhood proposes to do with this part of the purchase is not given out. prove the property and to build new structures and additions as reguired soon as possible the mother house of the order in this country is to be re- Sisters. have charge of the parochial ools in Putnam, Wauregan and Connecticut and .at points in Massa- chusetts, so Putnam is a central- point All of the heads of the orders are to be located in this city and the busi- ness transacted from the local head- quarters.. It is said that the plans of developing the convent to be establish- ed here .to provide a home. for aged porarily in poor health and in need of order during the period of their re- treats. It is expected that as many as the summer- season. is not a matter that concerns St. property has been purchased from the be exclusively under’ their jurisdiction deed being in the name of the order. 'he - C of the order's mother the Sisterhood will also be here, will mean much to.the city in a men. Address by Mrs. M. Toscan Bennett. one of the most brilllant of the suf- frage workers of ‘the state, addressed chise leagué here Friday evening, giv- ing an address that she has deliveréd ly. Mrs. m?: was enthusiastically received by members of the Put- in Odd Fellows' hall. In connection with the m a reception for Mrs. dent of the local league, was hel der, supervisor of state games of many seasons past. What Steps are to be taken at once to im- to meet the needs of the Sisters. As moved from Hartford to this city The loosup, at other places in eastern for the headquarters of the order. the society provide for emta: and Sisters, for Sisters who may be tem- rest, and to care for the Sisters of the 200 Sisters will be here at times during The purchase of the Morse property. Mary’s parish in a financial way. The funds of the order of Sisters and will as to managenient and control, 'the house and novitiate, for candidates for ocated business way to many of the trades- Mrs. M. Toscan Bennett, Hartford, a meeting of the Putnam Equal Fran- in other parts of Connecticut recent- nam league and their friends, gathered Bennett and Mrs. W. J. tlett, vuiut- in Connecticut and & e relative to plans for Putnam’s trade 2 ‘Was a meef ol of the directors of | P Cham- ber :t Commerce ‘tt. matters that may lead to it action for the development of Sharp Drop in Temperature. The manner. in which® the WIZNER’S ANIMALS iuie—y PARAMOUNT DANIEL FROHMAN Presents MARY PICKFORD as ESMERA BY FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT o ok e S S S A TODAY--JOHN BARRYMORE in THE INCORRIGIBLE DUKANE-4Y%¢ by the fertile brain of Souvenir W.H H. Taylor of Hartford, who is doing considerable writing of the kind at Ppresent: Old styles come in fashion again, but back numbers never do. Sin doesn’t find some people out un- til’ they are all in. The thinking can seems to be too small for some heads. Tie man of winning ways uncov- ers many ways of winning. In the school of experience most of the dunces are night pupils. Most of the unsuccessful men moet Today - COLONIAL .. “WHEN IT STRIKES 43 Shubert-Frohman Feature with Edwin August and Grace Washburn ° Muriel Ostriche and Wm. Bailey. Hit of New¥erk Hippodrems JAPAN UNFAVORABLE‘TO CHINA’S ENTRY INTO WAR CONNECTICUT 'COLLEGE = ™ FREDERllc‘K WELD, failure more than half-wa - : & - AR ER, P Some people don't think honesty | Will '"“ff""fl“‘: :P“E'c-' Situation R pays unless itepays them first. n the Far 3 SLATER: The less some people have to say —— the more they let you know it. The society woman can always find her sweet smile where she put it. = The man who has seen beiter days didn’t ‘think so well of them at the ti JANUARVfll. 815 P. M. ki . 14.—Th tion of V8 Tokio, Jan. 14 e sugges Admission 50 Cents the Allies of bringing ‘China into the war on their side is unfaverably res ceived in Japan. The press has voic= ed unmistakable antagonism ' to- the project. It is not trus, 25 some.of the Japan- lies by other meais wi ready snd willing. % @fscuss. 3 Japan's position ‘does’ not indicate any division between Japan and the Allies, it is deciaredrs * ¥1ié _Chiriese question is considered by~ Japan'to be ese papers have said, that Japaw was | S 0 greatest importance fim con- not consulted by the Allies on the|nection with the future policies . of question, As a matter of fact the|of Japan'in the Orient.and indeed to project was Communieated ‘to Baren |the entire question of the development Ishii, the minister for foreign affairs, |of the political sit in the Far ch Japan was ime. “The optimist doesn’t have to-die but once, but the pessimist is buried alive every day. City Notes. The present trip of Suffragan Bishop into this section of eastern nam, but he will pay a visit to St |py {he Ambassadors of the Entente t. In consideri: i 3 East. ng the politics of PHllip's' church later. powers who at the same time request- | (no Orient the fact 1s:46 besborne in ‘Woodstock academy’s basketball | ed the endorsemént and support of the | ming that Japan will undoubtedly team came here Friday evening for a game with the P. H. S. team. Roy A. Wilbyr of Worcester was a visitor with friends in Putnam Fr day.’ v Miss Adelaide Babbitt has.returned to Bridgeport, where she is a teacher, after a visit with relatives here. The Girls’ basketball team of Put- nam High school went to Williman- tic Friday afternoon for a game with Windham High. Japanese government. Baron Ishii expliined . that Japan could not join in the project because such an idea was ‘incompatible with |Japan’s policy which is based upon a localizaticn. o¢ the war and not its extension:_ The¥nfinister thought that if China abandoned . her . neutrality endless complieations would arise with' the German and Austrian residents In- China ‘which could only tend to dis- turb the peace of the Far East. He said he doubted whether these com- plications wera’ worth while and whether the benefits from - the step would be sufficiently great to warrant the risks. It would be better, Japan thought, to reach the goal of the Al- pursue the doctrine ‘she is entitled to il the predominating rolé in Oriental affairs. She feels herself : espeefally responsible for” the' peéace of 'Asla and considers that it {s /her destiny to guide ,in_a., friendly . manner. the de- velopmept ‘of China. . 1f ‘China were 1 enter the Entente group add have a vorce in the peace Senferen t the end of the war Japan, it js said must _consider - the probable attitude of Chino towards the interests of Japan in the Far East. 1f for ‘example,. Chind were to --oppose such- things as the cession by Ger- many of Taing Tau and the German slands in the.south Pacific it might prove very Ensfihtn. to the iriteres:s 25 N of Japan. Would Be His Character. Our old fritnd General Coxey is running for Sengtor in Ohio on a platform which® inbludes -the ‘appro- priation of half a million rs for merchant mari p - steamers, of course.—New_York Mail. Waterbury.—Upwards of 30 or 40 men employed as conductors and mo- tormen by the Connecticut company are off duty, suffering from grip. Explains the Increase. John D. Rockeféller, Jr. has come out against boaze.. NoW we understand Just why he put that extra four cents on gasoline—Detroit Journal. - AMERCILESS JUDGE One Who Shows No Favor. A ‘mercileds judge is' Fatber Time. Before him .the. weak and- the. wantinx £0' t6 the wall ' Only the truth can stand. For vgars the following state- ment from a Norwich resident has withstood this sternest of all tests. Mrs. Roland Ogkery, 262 Franklin St., Norwich, says: “Pains in the smail of my back &aused me great sufferinc. ‘Whenever, 1. sfodped,. sharp twinges darted throush my body and I was handicapped ik doing my housework. I felt miserable” when I besan using N.'D. Sevin & S&n® Drug Store. Their good effect was. soon noticeable and I continued taking tjigfn until the frou- ble was removed.” (Statement given April 9, 1906.) " « E I Over- five years _jater, Mrs. -Ockery said: - “Doar’s Kidhey Pills cured me ‘of ‘Kidney ‘trouble afid*l have Been in £00d health since. . Ofhers.of my fam- | ily have taken this medicine with ‘good . s0c, ail~dealers;. - Dof't | simply ask for a kidney-remedy—get Doan’s. Kidney: Pills—thé same fhat | Mrs. ‘Ockery has twice publicly rec- | Don’t §cold, Fretful Children. 1 That nervousness, fretting and rest- lessness is-no_doubt eaused by sworms ' ?LWn ln‘:c:;g.ao( 1 or sct sive of Kitkapoo Worm Killer: A‘lt “yx;wm ed that xgzn“::nafilm pponyi,” the veteran po- litical leader, possibly will be chosen to fill the vacant post of Austro-Hun- ambassador to . the It tates in succession to Dr. Dumba, re- called at the request of the United States government. While there is no ject, it is thought.in:.certain les that the chances for him to the appointment are good. Count Ap- ponyi is sixty-nine years old. He has been a member of the Hungarian house of deputies since 1872.° Count Apponyl has visited the United States. |