Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 12, 1916, Page 10

BUILDING AND ‘BUSINES. Sermits For New Work Make Good Showing For This Season. Sales of real estate by warraty deed in the cities of the state reported in The Commercial Record last week were the largest ever reported. The total for the week was 712 sales, as compared with 464 last year; while mortgage loans were $1,784,074, as compared with $1,205,065 in the same weéek a year ago- The 12 new incorporations report- ed last week had aggregate author- ized capital stock of $986,000, agalnst five reported in the same week a year ago, with a_capital stock of $175,000. The recordzofy hggkruptcy petitions filed in this state’ diring the past week again makes a very good showing. The thpee petitions this week have as- sets of $1,48¢ and-liabilities of $10,073, as against five petitions, with aseets of $11,085 and labilities of $24,893 in the corresponding week of last year. Building permits for the week grant- ed in the cities of New Haven, Bridge- port, Hartford, Waferbury, Stamford and New Britain, numbered 184, for building construction amounting to $6%5,062, a good showing for this per- iod of the year. A year ago in the same cities, 133 permits were issued for construction work to cost $375,355. Contracts awarded last week in- nclude a five-sory bustiness block in New Haven, several brick tenement houses in Hartford; factory additions in Waterbury, New' Britain and New Haven; store and apartment buildings in Waterbury and New Britain, resi- dence alterations in Bridgeport; new residences in- Greenwich, New Haven and Bridgeport; nurses’ home in Wal- lingford, car station in Naugafuck, riding academy in Greenwich and a number of twofamily houses in all the larger cities of the state. The volume of new projects re- ported last weck was somewhat small- er than in several weeks. Bids are be- ing invited for an adition to a bank building in Bridgeport: an addition to a brewery in West Haver will soon be started and- plans are being pre- pared or are figuring for residence work in New Haven, Bridgeport, Stam- ford, Greenwich and Hartford; for blccks in Waterbury, Hartford and bridgeport, and contracts will be awarded soon for factory additions and a public garage in Hartford. Norwich . hacl. 18, sales of real es- tate last week'to 22°a year ago. There were loans amounting to $10,550 last week to $26,122 a year ago. New London.-had 26 sales of realty totalling 364 T and ‘345,650 for the last week to i5 a year ago, with loans respective weeks. BUILDING" CPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND The statistics of building and en- gineering operations in New England as compiled by The F. W. Dodge Com- pany, follow: Contracts to Contracts to Contrac to Contracts to Contrac to Contracts to Contracts to Contracts to Cortracts to Oct. 4, Contracts to Oct. 4, Congracts to xOot.» & Contrabth G 1Vidt.i L, Contracts to Oc 4, (Contracts to Oct. 4, Contracts to Oct. 4, Contrac to Oct. 4, Contracts for Sept. Contracts for Sept. Contracts for Sept. Contracts for Sept. Contracts for Sept. Contracts for Sept. Contracts for Sept. Contracts for Sept. Contracts for Sept. Contracts for Sept. Contracts for Sept. Contracts for Sept. Contracts for Sept. 190. “ontracts for Sept. 1903. Contracts for Sept. 1902 . Contracts for Sept. 1901. Oct. 4, Oct. 4, Oct. 4, Oct. 4, Oct. 4, Oct. 4, Oct. 4, Oct. 4, $157,307,000 135,788,000 13, 1 L5332, 947, 00 11,178,000 STO LIQUOR AND DRUG USING as thousands have done, by original scientific Keeley Treatmeat. Our institute ecmpletely equipped, and under new management. No nauses—no dangerous drogr—no confinement. Booklet. Confidential. ‘THE KEELEY INSTITUTE - West Haven, Conn. PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING CALL UP 734 With or Without Gas Attach- ments but Alway: EFFICIENT arid- ECONOMICAL—" MODEL RANGES We furnish Repairs for all makes of Ranges A. J. Wholey & Co. 12 FERRY STREET Robert J. Cochrane GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING Washington 8., Washington Building Norwich, Conn, Agent for N. B. O, Sheet Packing. Phone 581 NMODERN PLUMBING is as essential ir. modern house as electricity is to lighting, We guaran- te the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at the fariest prices. Ask us for plans and prices. J. F TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street T. F. BURNS Heating and Plumbing 92 Franklin Street IRON GASTIN FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY CO -Ala, 11 to 25 Ferry Stree - - NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT NEW COTTAGE FOR PECK STREE Charles I. Rathbun Erecting Two-Story House—Work Started on Addition to Engine Room atBaltic Mills—J. D. Harris Building on Main Street Will be Completed Soon. is Being Altered—Residence Contractor Charles I Rathbun has started the wood work on a two story | house which he will erect for himself at No, 52 Peck streef. The cellar for the house was put in early in the summer. The house will have eight rcoms and a_pantry and bath, four upstairs and four down stairs. it will be 25x28 feet and will be equipped With all modern conveniences, The exterior will be shingled and a spacious veranda, 8 feet deep by 24 feet will be constructed across the front. The interior finish will be of hard wood with oak floors. Electric light, steam heat, hot and cold wa- ter will be installed. The bath room floor will be laid in tile. Large, square pillars will support the veranda roof and when finished the house will be of first clas sorder. D Baltic' Mills Addition. The roof on the addition for the PBaltic mills is nearly complete. The addition. is_being constructed of stone. ‘Work has been started on a small ad- dition to the engine house. This will also be constructed of stone and will be one story in hight, 20x39 feet. The fcundation work for the small addition is very nearly completed. Contractor Archibald Torrance is in charge of the work. Bowling Alleys Are Being Placed. Men are engaged in_installing the bowling_alleys in the building which James Graham has erected on Mer- chants avenue, Taftville. The inside 1nd outside carpentry work is all fin- ished and the painting will be start- ed in a day or so. George Allen, the contractor, has charge of the work. Repairs For Main Street Building. The building owned by Joseph D. Harris on Main street, known as form- erly the Roderick theatre, is undergo- ing extensive alterations and repairs. The ground floor is being made over into two attractive stores and one will be occupied by Lee Clegg, the jeweler. The front of the building will be ex tended out to the building line. New plate glass windows with attractive ore fronts will be installed. The terfor of the building will be re- painted and redecorated and when completed the building will be one of the desirable places for business. Millner Work Nearly Completed. The carpentry work on the Millner huilding on High street, Baltic, which Contractor George Allen is changing over so as to equip the ground floor with two stores.is all complete. ~The | painting will be started soon. | Dion House Almost Finished The two story building which P. . Dion is having built on Hunters av- enue, Taftville, is fast aavancing to- ward the completion stage, . The car- pentry work is very nearly finished and the painting will be started as soon as the wood work is finished. It is ex- pected that the whole job will be completed within two weeks. Con- tractor George Allen has charge of the work, Frame Work Up. The wood frame for the house which is being erected for George Adams at the head of Uncas street has been raised to the roof level, the brick work having been completed. Tyler House Raised. The George Tyler house on Tyler avenue, Eastern Point, has been raised to the ground and another cottage is to be built on the same site. The cot- tage is one of the first to be bullt at Eastern Point in the ploneer days of the colony Division Street House. The work is well advanced on the house William Lynch is erecting on Division street. - The foundation work i sall completed and the frame work set in place and work will be started soon in closing in. The house will be two stories high. Extensive Repairs. John Carroll who resides on Claire- mount avenue, has plans set for ex- tensive interior alterations for his honse. New hard wood floors will he installed, a new bath and electricity. The v window that is on the front side ot the house will be removed and placed on the side. The roof will be hingled. Cement walks will be laid. Work Progressing. The first story on the first section of the building being erested for Mrs. Ellen Murphy on Thames square is all completed and work, is being carried on the second. Also work is being done on the first floor of the second section. Peck McWilliams and Co. are ANing the work. House to Be Finished Soon. It is expected that work will be com- pleted on the attractive residence that is being built for H. B. Davenport on West Main street, near - East Great Plain The men are engaged now in finishing up the interior work. The house is two stories high end con- tains eight rooms not including bath, pantry and closets. The Interior is equipped with all the modern improve- ments including steam heat, electricity and an up to date bath with tile floor and falls. The kitchen floor has been laid in tile. The walls have been set in panel three or four feet up from the floor. The outside of the house is of a novelty setting and the veranda is stum 0. The roof is laid in asbe: shingles. Contractors Peck McV iams have charge of the work. SMALL MOUTHED PAIL. Reasons Why It Is Not In More Com- mon Use. 1.. A change is involved. When man gets used to using an open m pail such has been used on his ever since cows were milked on farm, there is no incentive for to make a change so long as the he isiustng will hold milk, unles is actually shown that the change do him some good. 2. The advantages of the small mouthed pail have not been sufficient- iy demonstrated to the farmer. Within the last two or three years certain creamery and milk plant operators and the like rave, by means of the sediment test, shown their patrons the amount of dirt in a pint or quart of their milk. The sediment test is made by straining a certain amount of milk through a cotton filter. These com- panies have then bought small mouth- ed milk pails for their patrons and charged them to their accounts. The patrons have been shown by the sedi- ment test a wonderful change in cleanliness brought about by the small mouthed milk pail. 3 Small mouthed pails are not easlly ~secured. The local country store has heard little of the small mouthed milk pail and so seldom car- ries it. “They ean usually be secured at up-to-date hardware stores. If not, they may be secured from a dairy supply’ firm.” The tinsmith can solder a part cover on to an open pail for 50 cents and if it a good pail with seams well soldered and the work is well done it will make a good small mouth- ed pail. 4. Slight extra expense. The extra expense of a_small mouthed pail may be 50 cents but this is a mere trifle as_compared to its value. 5. They are not as easy to milk into as the open pail. Get the pail with the elliptical opening about 5 inches ®y 8 inches. This opening is easier to “hit” than the round open- ing of the same area. A very little that him ail he vill perseverance overcomes this objec- tion. 6. Straining is thought 1o be a remedy for dirt. Just because a per- son plans to strain all the dirt out of his milk is no reason why she should not be carefui to have as little to strain out as possible. Straining is simply a last precaution to prevent that sediment which falls into the milk at milking time in spite of pre- cai\illlon! from getting into the bottled milk. Any farmer can demonstrate to him- self the value of the small mouthed pail by buying one and using it. He should strain through clean strainer cloths, first, milk drawn into the open paii, and then milk drawn into the small mouthed pail under trne rame conditions. He should then examine the two strainer cloths. After he has made this demonstration the old open pail will most likely be usea In feod- ing the calves.—H. F. Judkins, Dairy Department, Connecticut Agricultural College. DOES IT PAY FARMERS TO GO TO SCHOOL? Statistics sometimes teach whole- some’ lessons. A recent example Is the survey made of 100 Kansas farms. According to the figures,sthe farmer with a high school education is mak- ing 70 per cent. more profit than his neighbor with only a common school education, while the college graduate is earning an income so much greater than that of either that he is frankly AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS THE PACKING OF APPLES. Question of Receptacles is Important at Outset. The question of rcceptacles for the apples is an important one before one starts to pack. If aples are of very high quality, very often it is wise to put them in boxes. The fruit- stand man likes the box package be- ause he knows how many apples he is buying, for a certain eum, and therefore knows how many he can sell for 10 cents and still make a good profit. The apples packed in this w: must be sound and of a uniform size, color and snape. The consumer likes the box package because it is more attractive and because he can use them all before they decay: satisfac- tion being & guaranteed. The actual packing of a barrel con- sists in placing a corrugated head on the bottom of the barrel. The final top of the barrel is the bottom as it is being packed. If the dquality of the apples arranted it, a fancy lace paper circle is next put into the bhar- rel. An oiled or parafiined paper circle is pu: in mext, which prevents any dirt which may possibly sift into the Darrel through the cover from coming in contact with the fruit and also prevents excessive moisture transpiration from the apples. The head of the barrel is now faced with uniform-sized apples of a grade which is_tplical of the contents of the bar- rel. These apples should be of good color, or at least show good color around the stem ends. Stemmers or small shears should be used to cut the ends from the leng stems so that they will not puncture the oiled pa- per circle and will rest more even- ly upon the face erd. This is some- times omitted in strictly commercial work. The face layer is put in stem end down, in concentric circles = The out- side or larger circle is placed frst, of a uniform sized apple which will just fill the circle snugly. Each con- certric circle is placed in the same way. The center will r equire one, two, three, four or six apples, vary- ing in accordance with the sizes of apples use. The next layer is placed the same way by some growers, es- peciaily for their extra fancy and ex- hibition barrels. Most commercial growers now make the second layer by placing the heavy colored cheek of the apples in the cavities formed between the apples of the face layer. This method makes the barrel lock much better when opened. About a bushel of apples 1is next carefully emptied upon these two face layers, before the barrel is shaken at all. The barrel should be carefully shaken then after each succeeding basket is put in, until it is full. The shaking, or ‘“racking” as it is called, tends to work the apples down into all the cavities. In this way a compact pack- age is secured and possibility of bruising is eliminated. The height to which the . barrel should be filled varies . according to varieties, and opinion on this point differs in different localities, It should be just high enough so that when the head is pressed in all. aples will be held firm, and yet not so tight as to bruise them. The last layer should be placed with thelr ends uppenmost. This makes it easier to put the head ven, additional sales are in a class by ‘himself. The survey would seem to be one more practical’ answer to the popular question, Does it pay to ®o to college? SAYBROOK POINT. ‘The new railroad station at Saybrock Point, formerly the New Haven road's station at Fenwick, nearly a mile and a half away, now at its new location will be ready for use Dec. 1. The for- mer Fenwick station s two stories high, with a French roof, and is 50 feet long and 25 feet wide. Railroad workmen under F. D. Grum- ley of No. 48 Prospect street, l3ast Hartford, who is foreman of bridges and buildings of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, handled the moving job, beginning a week ago last Tuesday. The Fenwick station was soon raised on two flat cars and placed on four timbers a foot thick and 26 feet long. The station was bolted down and in a comparatively short time was ready for its trip. The station was in motion only 20 minutes, but the work of- moving was delayed for an hour and 10 min- utes by the work of removing two telephone poles and a high overhead cable which were in the wi When the signal of “clear track” was given Engineer C, M. Button piled on minutes the station had reached new location. The " new Point station will be ready for use on Dec! 1. completed and the heatin: NEW LONDON. Two Family House. Work has ueen started on house at the corner of Morzan and Waldo streets for Lewis Loring, Percy White having the gencral contr The plans call for a frame 2 feet, with a shingle roof. henting wiil be by furnace every convenience will be provided. Buiiding Petitions. garage of cement reinforced with P. Paquette h: sion to rem. a s 686 ank street to The G. for permi ing from it ers Island W MIDDLETOWN. stucco and nall building from Montaui avenue. n to remove its build- present site to the fleor will be laid in the and the aditional be used for a I floors will be laid and a ci | case will be erected. Th the front will be u poses. Anew heating plant room provided room. rooms will fixtures. NOANK. has been ments in partment st feeding the cottonseed n pea meal and = and mea: scrap: in ever e roved veral of tions of the protein in 1, zlutten, so in the form of m It has been found that the two laater methods of feeding produce Dy far the best resulis in egg production as well as in the health of the fowls. A limited amount of high protein grains is highly desirable; not more than 10 or 15 per cent in the total ration. In addition to this there must be from 15 to 20 per cent of strictly animal protein fed and it may be in the form of animal meal, fish scraps, meat scraps, dried milk products or sour milk. Sour milk is recom- mended as the most efticients method of feeding animal protein, but to most poultry keepers its cost is prohibited It is regarded by many as being worth one-half cent pi quart for feeding laying hens because many people are able to get hetter results in egg pro- duction from feeding it than any oth- er form of meat food. It may be fed with meat scraps or fish scraps using about 10 per cent of either of the lat- ter in the dry mash, and feeding the hens at the rate of one quart of milk to every 25 hens in addition, with very excellent re: If milk is fe dwith no other form of ai al protein, the hens should be allowed to have all that they will eat, and it should be so sour that it is so thick that they can eat a considerable amount of it. Meat scraps are recognized by most poul- try keepers as the most economical form in which to feed animal protein to poultry. There are many different grades of meat scraps on the market, ranging in price from $2.35 to $3.50 per hundred, and in quality from 39 per cent protein to 70 per cent pro- tein and 40 per cent bone to 9 per cent bone. It pays always to buy the best meat scraps. It is only neces~ sary to feed one-half as much of the 70 per cent meat scraps as that of the lower grade. This provides the same amount of protein in a much more digestible form and far more palata- ble. It Is also even at a cost of $3.50 per 100 much more economical. Fish scraps have been fed to a con- siderable extent in recent years, and kave recelved notoriety because of having been used in the ration fed to the contest pens at the Storrs agri- cultural college experiment station. Most people who feed fish scraps like to feed about one-half of that ma- terial and one-half meat scraps. Va- by recent the experi- de- by leadi North s it the m of engine No. 1779 and in a few = its Saybrook The carpentry work has been apparatus of the building is now being installed. a new ct. house, The and ¢ R. J. Cary has petitioned to build a wood, eel, on Pacific street. asked for permis- Long company has asked ditorium be- tween the present floor and the celling will New maple cular stair- in sed for social pur- be installed and also electric wiring and 1916 -~ rious animal meals ‘and bone meals are not made of high-grade material, and do not compare with fish scraps and meat scraps' for ‘a protein feed, neither are they as. palatable and when mixed with the dry mash the hens are mnot likely to eat the dry mash as well as they did when con- taining the high-grade meat scraps. There are several milk by-products on the market in the form of pow- dered milk or milk ‘albumen which are found to be fully as satisfactory as animal meal and fish scrap, but not quite equal to meat scraps. One of the selling points of fisa scrap is that it is supposed to contain a large percentage of bone ash. Poultrymen should not be influenced to believe that bone ash is a particularly im- portant ingredient in the regular poultry ration. Two or three per cent of all the food that the hen eats Qur- ing most seasons of the year is a sufficient amount of bone ash. Rations which contain 30 to 40 per cent have no greater value than. those which contain much less because bone ash is used largely in the construction of bone and as a supplement to oyster shells in the construction of eggs dur- ing the season when hens are laying heavily. An important point for poultry keecpers to remember in the mixing jof their dry ‘mash is to add to it at least 15 per cent of some animal protein food which will improve tie palatability of the mash and increase egg production. WYANDOTTES ARE MAKING A STRONG FINISH Four Out of Five of the Best Pens Last Weeic Were of This Breed. The Wyancottes are “birds” alright. They are doing really eplendid work in the tail end of the laying contest at Storrs. In the forty-ninth week four pens out the best five belong to this breed. Obed ¢C- Knight's White Wyandoties from Bridgeton, R. I, and Dr. N. W. Sanborn’s Buffs from Hold- en, Mass, tied for first place with 47 cggs each. The Agricultural College's pen of “Oregons” from Corvallis, Ore., were second with a yield of 45 ezgs. J. E. Watson's birds from Marbledale, Conn,, and Tom Barron's English pen, |both White VWyandottes, came next with 44 and 43 eggs respectively. The total vield for all pens amount- ed to 2168 or better by about 4) eggs than the corresponding week last year. This is an average vield of 31 per cent. The Wyandotte class however laid at the rate of 41 per cent, the Rocks at 33 1-2, while 23 per cent. _The Middletown Odd Fellows' Asso- |represents the yield of the Reds and ciatior. recently purchased the Uni-|the Leghorns. The closest race is in versalists’ property at the corner of | the Leghorn group. F. F. Lincoln’s Main and College streets and will | pen from Mt. Carmel, Conn., and Will make extensive alterations to the in- [ Barron's pen from Bartle, Eng., have terior of the bLuilding, which will be |not been more than four eggs apart fitted up for lodge purpx Another | during the past five weeks. At this writing, the Connecticut pen is lead- ing by two eggs. Each is due to lay more than two thousand eggs for the vear. ‘The monthly awards for September have been announced as follows: the blue ribbon or first prize was won y the Oregon pen mentioned above; Rock Rose Farm’'s Barred Rocks from Katonah, N. got second place for the month with a yield of 199 ess: and A. W. Rumery’s pen of Rhode Is- land Reds from Danville, N. H, won pyard is near- | third prize with a production of 183 be given a coat- | eBES. rey vaint like the other build- | The three best pens in each of the there. The main office is now | Principal breeds are as follows: painted. The interjor of the Charles Davis|Pen. Plymouth Rocks. house in Hizh streec is being remod-| 9 Rock Rose Farm (Barred) eled by William Patterson. Katonah, N. Y. .. i 1022 e, 12 Albert T. Lenzen (White) QUAKER HILL. orth Attleboro, Mass. .... 1872 h ; 8 Oregon Agricultural College George Fritts has purchased from (Barred) Corvallis, Ore. ... 1829 the Mary Robertson estate three buikding lots north of the school and Wyandcttes. will erect a Louse there. 20 Obed G. Knight (White) Bridgeton, R. I. ... 2149 3 g % Tom_ Barron, (White) in, and if by mistake the bottom forth, Eng. 2038 should be opened. It will present 28 Abel Latham, (White) Brier- much better upearance. A corrugat AR Eng S0 s S 1920 ed head is also used at the tail end :.Is "t h]clns‘ to nt bruising when Rhode Island Reds. the tail is pr It should be| s I i in 5 “Six tirotoand-a; | 3¢ Finecrest Orchards, Groton' halfpenny nails. It is advisable also| 45 W. ‘Rumery, Danville, to nail to the tail end of the " 1514 rel. The barrel eversed, and| 55. Jacob 1 - : 50 Jacob is to be shipped a lonz distancs Haven 1714 ead shou also be led in a 2 i anner ed precaution. i In box packinz, the apples are| oo o .w"‘;f ";g.h";"' - HEa for tie adicnns 2 Francis F. Lincoln, M ; ARG coor Carmel, Conn. .... 1965 69 Will Barron, Bartle, near » g THE POULTRY RATION. Preston, Eng. ... 1963 Need' For Animal Protein—1f. Maxi-|| %€ ke g e mum Egg Production is to Be Ob- : 2 tained—Recent Experiments. Miscellaneous. 98 Oregon nltual College The most important part of the (Oregons), Corvallis, Ore. .. 1993 poultry ration for esg production is{ 93 J. Collirson, (Black Leg- that part of the mash which provides b e e e 5 2 Eng. RRREP - 172 animal protein in some form. It is|iog A" “Schwars (Elack Rhine- impossible to obtain a mum egg landers) Burlingame, Cal. .. 1632 production from any flack of T with vegetable protein alone. STORAGE OF VEGETABLES. Three Main Considerations That Must Be Observed. There are three important consid- erations in connection with the plac- ing of vegetables in storage. The vegetables themselves should be of good guality, free from disease or bruises, they must not be put in too carly or piled so that any heating will take place, and they must not be subjected to an atmosphere which is so dry that it will cause wilting and thereby spoil their quali It is pos- sible for the home gardener to keep root crops, potatoes, cabbage and squash for some months in most house cellars with the exercise of some precautions, even where a cool cellar is not provided. Vegetables should be stored as far away from the heater as possible, ex- cepting in cellars where freezing oc- curs, If there is a cement¢ floor it is best to pack the root crops in boxes or barrels and caver the top with clean sand or sifted soil in which there is not much organic matter. A covering of about two inches is sufficient. In case either the commercial grower or the home gardener lacks a storage place, there is an alternative which is available to almost everyone who has a garden. This is the vegetable pit. The essentials are: A well-drained piece of land conveniently located, and some material to cover the “pit” after cold weather comes. 3 The crops which can be successfully handled in this way, are beets, car- rots, parsnips, turnips, winter rad- ishes, salsify, horseradish and cat bages. The outdoor vegetable pit is made in the following manner. On the spot selected measure off-a space three or four feet wide and as long as desired; plan to have the pit ex- tend north and south. The soil should be removed 8 to 12 inches deep the width of the pit and one-half of the earth thrown out'on either side. The bottom of the pit should be' made level and the sides:cut etraight down. The root crops are then plled on the ground the full width of the excava- tion and brought to a ridge about 2 1-2 feet decp at the center. Rarely will the home. gardener need a pit more more than six or eight feet long and it is wisdom for him to mix roots stored so that all sorts can be obtain- ed at one end. The comercial grower will do well to use the pit for each kind of vege- table stored. The roots should not be piled before the weather is cool. They should be dry end covered witk adbout Troop 1. The scouts all enjoyed which was served in the church parlor a supper Friday night at § p. m. The troop planned to g0 to CGales Ferry next Fri- day by automobile and voted into the troop “as_scouts G. Morse, H. Harris and_D. Johnson. Scout Commission- er Bruce gave an interested talk on scouting. Troop 10. Troop 10 held their regular meeting Friday night. Plans were made for the coming season. The troop was given the use of a section of the meeting place in the basement. They are planning to have manual training, rol- ler skating and a gymnasium. After the business meeting drilling, Morse and knot . tieing_were practiced. R. Pingree and C. Kloss toow their first class hiking test Saturday, going to Wauwecus Hill and return. I. Ha- vens, H. Heap, R. Pingree presented the candidates they are training. An invitation was acceptea to attend church at the evening service. The meeting closed with several good matches in boxing. Several scouts have bought roller skates and the lum- ber for the w bench has arrived. Scouts Have River Trip. A number of scouts had a rare treat for an outing on Saturday last. Scout- master Baker of Troop 4 invited them to take a_trip down the river on his launch. The start was made at 10 o'cloc The first stop was made at the Navy Yard® where they were per- mitted to board the torpero boats sta- tioned there. - One of the sailors show ed the bc around the craft. which was new for all of them. While at the yard three submarine boats came in from the sound At noon the party made their way to the Chelsea Lodge at Scotch Gap, where fires were made and lunches prepared. tThe weather was as calm as on a summer da that every one was greatly delig with the trip. All Local Troops Re-Registered. All of the local troops, except the last_to form (Troop 10 In June) have sent in their re-registration blanks. Tt is hoped that none of the troops will ever find it necessary to disband. Scouts’ Questions Answered. Q. What is the blank card in the boy scout certificate used for? A. It is a silicate slate. Notes may be taken on it in pencil and erased with a damp cloth or an ordinary pencil eras- er so that it may be used over again. Q. Can a boy be a scout when he is eleven years old? A. No, Q. If a boy scout wins a Life Scout badge before he is 18, will be be count- ed as a scout after he has reached the age of 18 'A. Once a scout always a scout, whether he wins-a Life Scout. badge or mot. It is only necessary ' to register each vear as a member of the scout organization, and live up to the' Oath and Law. Q. What test must a patrol leader pass, first class or what? A.:A pa- trol leader is usually elected by the pa- trol, with the approval of the 'scout- master, ‘or appointed by the ‘scout- master. As a leader he will naturally pass his tests as'fast as any member of his patrol. Q. Can a whole patrol join a troop with their own leader? A. Yes, if ac- cepted by the troop officlals. Q. Can a scoutibelong to two troops, his home troop and a troop in another city? 'If he can, which one should he show the most loyalty to? A. A scout may belong to one troop only. Q. How is a senior patrol leader chosen, .bl age, time during which -he has been a member of a certain troop, or time during which he has been in the Scouts? A. By the Scoutmaster, who usually selects the most efficient pairol leader in the troop. Q@ How may a scout furnish satis- factery evidence that since becoming a tenderfoot he has put into practice his daily life the principles of the scout oath -and law? A.. Show his par- ents and public school principal the oath and law, and ask them if they would be willing to send a note to the scoutmaster stating that he had met the requirements. Q. If a boy is a candidate far two or three months, then joins the scouts for the rest of the months of the year, can he wear a service stripe for the whole vear counting in the time he was a candidate? A. No. Q. 1If a scout from one town goes into another and meets —a strange scout, should he salute? A. .Yes. G. Is there any boy scout drill book published? TIf there is, where can 1 secure it A. Yes. A special section in the Handbook for Scoutmasters is devoted to this subject. Q. Ts there an act of congress that compels a boy who has dropped out of the scouts to give up his 'badze and buttons off his uniform? A. Recent legislation makes it illegal for any per- son who is not a member in good standing of the Boy Scouts of America to wear the official uniform. Q. Shall a scout_an meeting his scoutmaster who is accompanied by a lady raise his hat in deference to the lady or salute as under ordinary eir- cumstances. A. ise his hat. . In test No. 7 in the merit badgs for Pathfinding can yvou use a printed map and fill in all of the information ang details you have discovered that are lacking? N. It must be a map drawn by the applicant. two inches of soil to prevent frost in- jury or wilting. As weather grows colder and preferably after the first soil covering has frozen rearly to the vesgetables, mo covering should be applied to a thickness of two to four inch Tt is well to ob- tain this soi ide of the pit in such a way ood drainage will be assured ore cold weather addifional covering of straw, mead- ow hay, I or similar zood pro- tective material is aded. USE LIME THIS FALL. All newly limed thi seeded pieces should be especially so if clover fa! i8 to ‘be sced There are several G in the county who are plowing up their idle lands ond seeding dow in. These areas should be well limed this fall if possible, one and one haif to_two tons of ground used per acre. limestone should be Government Urges Use of Blight- Killed Chestnut. According to the Fores Service there is no reason w armers _and other woodland owners in the Bast whose timber been attacked by the chestnut should not malke use . of the & ted timber. Such material, i i, has been found after as durable a wi has not attacked, and should be peeled before being used. Experiments conducted at bury, to determine the trial he to Water- onn., and Mount Gretna, Penn., wood have shown that blight- and infected chestnut is just as dur- able as the healthy timber and is consequently equally valuable. These experiments, say the foresters, show that there need be no hesitation about sing wood aifected by the blight for any purpose to which chestnut is suited. The material ments ties, used In the experi- s of posts, poles, and, infected and healthv: three years' use, the infected timber is as sound as that which was not infected. Even the lesions caused by the attacks of the blight have withstood decay, except below ground, it is reported. ~ All of the material used was found to be in' good condition, except for the deterlo- ration of the knots and the sapwood, which in the chestnut is not durable. The blight-killed timber which had seasoned on the stump for several vears and which had lost its bark has proved: more resistant to decay than healthy wood from which the bark was not removed. No difference be- tween peeled pie of timber, in- fected but not killed, and heelthy material could be nguished. No one should maike the mistake of thinking that the blight-killed timber is worthless, .the foresters say. Fa consis both from tnut. -After ers can effec: considerable ecor by utilizing material of this stort for poles, posts, fencing and the while lumber sawed from blight- ed tres is in n oway inferior to that from healthy trees. Considerate. The Greek statesmen are humane. awel the bar of King trapeze they arranged so that he would land in the middle of the net—Anaconda Stand- ard. Timely Warning. The British censors will come to grief vet. * Scme \d they'll open a letter of Colenel Roosevelt’s and then the Colonel'll blast em.—Charleston News and Courier. . GRAND DUHWE NICHOLAS ! Grand Duke. Nicholas. just recalled from the scene of his triumphs in the Caucasus, now commands the Russo- Roumanian forces against Bulgaria, it is reported. The grand duke bas su- Ppreme command of all the Russian and Roumanian forces operating in Dob- . and-on the Danube. _ He may act as an adviser of the Roumanian commanders fighting for possession of Transylvania. Because of the heavy fighting in thé Balkans, both on the Roumanian frontier:and in Macedonia, the arrival of the grand duke on the Roumanian berder, it is_belkeved, will be the signal for''the opening of the double-b. d . allied cffensive on tB\i. aria, in'an effort to close the Aus- ro- road to Constantinople.