Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 22, 1918, Page 8

WEDNESDAY THE MOHICAN ECOQNOMY DAY The day Save your mc eac whe ey United States Food Administration Sirloin, Porterhouse, Round STEAKS, Ib. 32¢ LEAN POT ROAST FRESH CUT HAMBURG Pickled PIGS’ FEET Oc Pickled TRIPE. . .Ib. SALT RIBS by tr rices are lowest areon Wednesday License Numbers G-08535—B-9118 Armour’l Sugar Cured SMOKED % Shoulders, » 25¢ ‘CHUCK ROAST, .. 26 Chamberlain’s Sliced | FRESH CUT BEEF LIVER, Ib: All Choice Cuts CORNED BEEF, Ib.. 18c 16¢ MOHICAN PURE CHOCOLATE abhoeeke. oo M TOILET PAPER 3 rolls RED EYED BEANS Ib. . MOHICAN PURE JAM jar 30c FANCY SHREDDED CODFISH, package. ... 7c ] N. B. C. SPECIAL i Extra Fancy Mixed Chocolate and Iced Cookies, Ib. ... 29¢ j Ginger Snaps, pkg. 30c e g e ——— 13c FRESH CREAMERY BUTTER, Ib .51 40C PURE LARD, Ib..... 29 BRICK CH CHEFSE b.. 30c CRISCO, can. 45¢ Swift's Premium Oleomargarine, Ib.... 30c A No. 1 NEW POTATOES, peck. .. LARGE GRAPE FRUIT 3 for (0 n 60 AN Juicy California LEMONS, dozen..... 19¢ By P. G. HOLDEN y held a jollifi- the glad tidings| 1s at last free of catile t the quarantine had been 1z in the r 379.312 re miles of territory in the south- aimed for| campaign to rest 1s now going forward w ush Opposition to the fed- s almost ceased, and ing forward to the be the chief stock 728 562 square | United States were in- | the fever carrying tick. | over an area. three as great as France, under a handicap success impossible. udeq some of the finest 1 cattle country in the land, for ntered Texas across the Rio Grande and spread north and east till | it covered most of the old South, mild climate and Zood pastur- m to e the multiplication hat time to this, the United | partment of Agriculture has| stg=#y fight against this Iis weapons were poison on: it poisoned the ticks|® the infected herds, and | m Dby keeping stock out of | pastures. But this required | and intelligent co-opera- the farmers, and for a long 1at co-operation was hard to Indeed, ere was active op- in many cases; only a few go di lipping v ats were blown up one of the rural ssippi. achievement, which ex- k territory clear to the Tn s tended free-ti great NATIVE LETTUCE head . ... MOHICAN SOUPS 3 cans. vl FANCY PINK SALMON can . 20c LION CONDENSED MK can. . ........ 1ic MGOHICAN SPECIAL COFFEE, b........ 35¢ MOHICAN MINCE MEAT 3.packages -0 0 2ic NABOB ASPARAGUS TIPS, can. 16¢c MOHICAN MACARONI, NOODLES or SPAGHETTI, package 14c Special C, :ranteed FRESH EGGS, dozen. 39¢c NUTMARGARINE, Ib. 27¢ WHOLE MILK CHEESE SOUR PICKLES, doz. 10c PEANUT BUTTER Ib. 25¢ NEW TEXAS ONIONS JUICY SUNKIST ORANGES, dozen.... 29¢ SEEDLESS RAISINS 2 packages. NEW CABBAGE, Ib.. 4c Gulf of Mexico, is of immense impor- tance to the South as it inaugurates a new era in live stock raising in the Cotton ‘Belt. It is equally important to the northern cattle grower as it will open a great field for blooded stock from the North whi has been kept out of the South because of the tick. FORTIFY WITH SILAGE Against Winter and High-Priced Feed Says Governmernt Specialists. “Don’t forget your silo,” advice to the beef-cattle farmer by special- ts of the United States Department of Ag Iture. In ev case, the specialists say, a sufficient acreaze to provide crops to fill th silo ShoJ‘d be provided by beef-cattle farmers. This will assure that the silo investment will yield its prope;, annual return , and prevent losses coming from giving the cattle more expensive feeds. The cheapness with which cattle can be fitted for market or carried through the winter wtth silage insures that well-filled silos will be a paying investment. It is a good farm practice, the spec- ialists say, lage crops than it is estimated under ordinary conditions will be' necessary to fill the weather or a hailstorm . at stage of growth may cause a m’lrLEd decrease in the tonnage yield. For the South a few extra acres should be planted to sorghum to meet this probable shortage. s Johnny Murphy Called to Colors. Johnny Murphy, 2 Norwich boy has made a reputation on the v ville stage as a dancer, has been called to the colors. He was obliged to give up a position at the Shea the- atre in Buffalo. He was formerly with George Primrose in vaudeville. 3¢ Good Mornin you like my Shine?} SHINOE did it. 50 shines for a dime, Every box saves me $4.90 and my shoes wear longer. Why don’t you try a box TODAY. You can’t SumovA HOME SET and a box of SamorA is the ideal shoe shining outfit. Ask Nearest Store. BLACK—TAN—WHITE—RED lose. 724 o 377 - FS;.ufl#‘ i ’ SN HOME SET to put more acreage to si- | [Hitle \ing conclusively that the queen 1 No. EXAMINE YOUR BEEHIVES. - Unless Provision Is Made for Surplus : Honey Losses ‘Will Oécur. - - Bee keepers of this reg[ofi should examine thefr swarms ‘ang hives at once or they may have to send in a hurry “call -for information, just 4s a Massachusetts beekeeper did st week.. He was anxious to know why his bees; had swarmed at such an early date, :when all his previous -ex- periences had been that no swarming was to be expected until a month later. An invemgmuon showed . Lhat one of: his swarms had been- so busy during the early spring that they had stored up more than 50 pounds of honey already and were swarming jus’ from lack of room to storecany more While it is: not uncommon. for bees tt swarm as early as this. and for the same reason, the small production of honey. last ar and the weak con- ditions of many swarms after a hard winter, made. it improbablé ‘this year. ‘Why this one swarm should have come through so strong and stored so much-honey in so._short a time is not apparent. as one of his other swarms was; killed outright by the cold weather in the winter and the big éwarm had exactly the same treat- ment through the winter. The con- ditions have ;been good for -storing a large amount of honey thus far this spring ‘and every bee keeper should make sure that his swarms have plenty of room to take care of any honey stored during the height of the season. When the hive from which the swarming bees came had been opened the super was found 'to be filled to the limit with honey of the finest quality, made .from the early epring flowers. . It- was decided - to have two colonies instead of one, so with the assistance of the bee expert the owner put on a fresh super after re- moving ‘the one which was filled, and cut out the queen cells which were in the brood| frame. This swarm will build itself up through the summer. The bees had swarmed on a emall pine tree and inspection of the cluster failed to reveal the queen bee. It was then late in the afternoon and the bees were so . quiet that a' very wetting down with a whisk broom made them so tractable that the men were ablé to poke them about freely. Being unable to find the queen they simply brought a new hive over and shook the greater part of the swarm into it. Within five minutes every bee in the cluster and all in the air had gone into the hive, shol;— e was within. After a few minutes to allow them to quiet down the hive was taken over to its permanent position. There is no doubt that this swarm will start out fresh and produce a large amount of honey through the remainder of the season. The .lesson from the experience is that every bee keeper should inspect his hives and if the super is nearly full ‘he should add another. Swarm- ing may be prevented in almost every case, provided care is taken to give them plenty of room. The instinct to store honey is the greatest thing 'in the life of the bee and if there is no place ‘to continue storing in the hive the bees will surely swarm and go to new quarters. CONNECTICUT HOLSTEIN RECORD Many Have Been Broken During Past Year. The dairy department of the Con- necticut Agricuitural College has re- cently given out a statement showing that nearly every Hostein-Fresian record in the seven-day division as well as many of the semi-official and thirty-day records have been broken durmg the past year. The state record for seven days’ pro- duction of butter fat by a cow of any age was held at the beginning of the drive by) Flamboro Witzyde DeKol, 22892 owned by Charles Disbrow of Norwalk with a record of 32.42 pounds of butter in seven days. In January, 1818, this record was broken by Spruce Lawn Queen Pontiac, No. 195,616, when she made 33.97 lbs. of butter from 607.9 1bs. of milk. This cow might have bettered her record but for the fact that she was entered in the Brattleboro sale and had to be shipped ‘on the day following the com- pletion of the first seven days. Mr. C. M: Sharp of Hayland Farm, Milford, Conn., recognized her value and brought her back to Connecticut for the herd of Staddord Brothers, for whom he is manager, A few. days after this record was made, Lady Betty DeKraft Korndyke, owned by:J. J. Herold of New Canaan, produced 7 1bs. of ' butter from 693.2. Ibs. of miik. This broke the former record, but she had to be con- tent with second place. The_ senior two-year-old record for seven days has been broken three times within the past year. It is at present in the possession of Maple- mont Pietertje Manor Beets No. 300,- 821, with,a record of 29.22 lbs. of but- ter’ from 495.00 Ibs. of milk. She is owned by Gardiner Hall, Jr.,, Co. at South 'Willingson. In making this record she displaces Diamondale Metis Faith No. 292,789, who had a record of 75 Ibs. of butter from 383.7 lbs. of milk. She is owned by J. J. Herold of New Canaan, Conn. The record was lost to Diamondale Metis Faith sold by Dodge Farm Alcartra Ormsby Burke, sold to S. L. Pierrepont, of Ridgefield, by R. E. Dodge of Wash- ington, Conn. This record twas made in* the heat of the summer of 1917 and displaces Florence Delburn Susie Pontiac No. 183,238, owned by Lyman Keehler, ‘of Danbury. Her record was 19.103 lbs of butter from 383.7 lbs. of milk. The Junior two-year-old record has been broken twice during the year. It is now in the possession of Lane- dale Betty Segis owned by J. J. Herald of New Canaan, Conn. The semi-official yearly record has also been broken in this period. The present holder fs Clover Johanna, owned by John T. Hunt of Ridgefiekd. Clover . Johanna's record stonds at 26,176.6 1bs. of milk and 1060.9 lbs. of butter. Previous to. this, the record was held jointly by DeKol Hubbard Pieterje No. 94,136, with 1038.4 lbs. of butter, owned by the Connecticut Agricultural College and Lady Agnes Mercedes in the herd of Gardiner Hall, Jr.,. Co., .with 23,183 1lbs, of milk. Lady Agnes ,Mercedes is also at present in possession of the seven-day milk record which stands at 731.2 lIbs. The thirty-day record for both milk and butter has also met the fate of the other records. Lady Betty DeKraft Korndyke 93,589, estab- lished it by producing 134.23 lbs. of butter from 28788 lbs of milk. She is owried by J. ‘J. Herold of New Canaan. The complete list Fresian. records in Connecticut for both seven-dny and eemi-official classes are as folows: Official ‘seven days, mature class, record for milk, held by Lady Agnes Mercedes, with 731.2 pounds. owned by Gardiner Hall, Jr, Co. So. Will- ington, Conn. Record for butter, held by Spruce Lawn Queen Pontiac, No. 195,618, with 33.97 pounds, ownea by Stoddard Brothers, Milford, Conn. Senior ;four-year-old class, official €even-day-held by Colantha Sir Aaggie Buttercup, .No. 241,216, with 30.68 of Holstein- | younds of butter and 601.5 pounds of ! perior to the old ones. pounds of butter u.nd) 528.1 milk, owned by Wallac Company, Wallingford, Conn. 5 Junior- four-year-old class, | official seven days held by Lillie DeKol Piertertie, 2nd, No. 191499 with 28.94 pounds bf butter, and 620.5 potnds of milk, owned By Gardiner Hall, Jr., Co,, So.' Willington, Conn. Senior three-year-old class, official seven days, held ‘by Colantha DeKol Creamelle No., 156,904 with, ' 25.03 pounds of butter and 514.4 pounds of milk, owned by Wallace-Holstein Company, Wallingford. Conn. Junior three-year-old class, official seven days, held by Baeside Amorilla Colantha, No. 191,212 with 27.805 ilk, owned by Gardiner Hall, Jr., Co., o. Willington, Conn. Senior two-year-old class, ~ official even days, held by Maplewood Pieterje Manor Beets, No. 300,821, with 29.227 pounds of butter and = 4985 pounds of milk, owned by Gardiner Hall, Jr, Co. So. Willington, Conn. Junior two-year-old class, official seven days, held. by Lanedale Betty Segis, with 24.88 pounds’of butter and 427.9 pounds of milk, owned by J. J. Herpld, New 'London, Conn. Official thirty days, mature class, held by Lady ‘Betty DeKraft Korndyke 0. 93.589 with 134.23 pounds of .butter and 287.8 pounds of milk, owned by J. J. Herold, New Canaan, Conn. Official. thirty days, - Junior four- year-old class, held by Lillie DeKol Pietertje, 2nd, with 115.2 pounds of butter and 2,699.1 pounds of - mil owned by Gardiner Hall, Jr., Co., So. ‘Willington, Conn. Official one-day, mature class, held by Lady Agnes Mercedes, with 113.1 pounds of milk owned by Gardinerd Hall, Jr., Co.,, So. Willington, Conn. Semi-official 385 days, mature class, held by Clover Johanna, with 1.069.9 pounds of butter and 26,176.6 pounds of milk. owned by John Hunt, Ridge- field, Conn. SPRAY YOUR GARDEN CROPS Injury From Insect Pests Must Carefully Guarded Against. It is more important this year than ever before that the garden crops in Connecticut be protected from injury by insect pests. A successful garden means that after your plants come up, many of them must be sprayed to ure- vent injury from insects. Such spray- ings most satisfactory if done at the proper time. You can get the jump on all leaf- eating insects by spraying with Lead Arsenate just before they appear, us- ing four level teaspoonfuls (paste) or two level teaspoonfuls (powder) of Arsenate. of Lead to one gallon of water. By spraying before the leaf- eating pests appear, you insure your crops against damage by this class of insects. In_.addition to the leaf-eating in- sects, we also have another class of insects, those which suck the juices from plants, and these must be at- tacked by a different kind of spray. The sucking insect cannot be fought| until. they are actually at work, when a spray consisting of nicotine sulphate and water is used. This spray. to be effective, must hit each individual bug. A good esample of this class of pests is the aphis which was so prev- alent on potatoes throughout the State last year. Your spraying campaign should re- ceive careful thought and be planned ahead. Obtain the materials you will need and .a good practical pump or atomsizer sprayer. By having the materials and pump on hand and studyving the various tvpes of insects which are apt to attack the crops you are growing, it is comparatively easy to forsta]l most of the injury caused by eating insects. The secret of suc- cessfully fighting insects in the home garden is to be prepared ahead of time. and to know what you are spray- ing for. There are several sources where in- formation can be obtained. Your lo- man who grew crops one-third larger than the average received three times as much meney for his effort after his expenses were deducted. Pro- fessor App sums up his findings as follows: “Expenses per crop acre increase with the increased pro- duction but not nearly so rapidly as receipts.” SAVE THE FRUIT BY SPRAYING. All Can Be Ready For Treatment Just After Petals Fall. Fruit is a food and as such we must do all we can to have good apples and pears. It is not altogether the food valye of the apple which we must con- sider but the fact that fruit contains acids and other materials which act on the human system. and keep the body heaithy. We all know that peo- ple living on' a diet without fresh fruits and vegetatles soon become un- healthy. Onions may be eaten raw in place of fruit, but most of us would prefer an apple, but this apple should be a good one. L.t us grow apples which we can eat in the dark with no fear of finding only half a worm when we get into the light. It is too late to give the dormant spray and for many growers, too late cal garden leader, vour State Agri-|for the “Pink” Spray, that is, just be- cultural College, State Agricultural | fore the blossoms open. but all can be Experiment Stations. or ‘thej U. S.|ready to give a spraying just after Department of Asriculture are always |the petals or blossoms fall. This is ready to help solve vour garden prob- [the most important spray of 4ll, if lems.—G. M. Codding, Connecticut|only one is applied, and should give a Agricultural College. crop of fruit, containing a large per SWAT THE MALE BIRD. Attention Can Well Be Given To Egg Production. cent. of perfect apples. A large per cent. of the codlin moth, the insect which causes many of the wormy ap- ples, is killed with this spray, the later broods of this insect do not do as much damage as this early one. We can also control or check some of the fungus troubles at this time. The following materials may be used, in making up spray. Used in these amounts they will make a barrel of spray. Lime sulphur solution, 1 gallon; 3 pounds of arsenate of lead paste or half this amount of the powdered; if aphids or plant lice are present add one-half pint or 6 to § ounces of black Leaf 40. Bordeaux Mixture may be used in place of the Lime Sulphur solution with the other materials added. Bordeaux Lead may be used. Hyrox is also a good magerial to use, mixing about seven pounds for a bar- rel of spray. For people who have but one medi- um sized tree it will take about five gallons of spray material. This means that if you use Pyrox, mix labout 12 ounces of the Pyrox in five gallons of water. This material is both a poison and a fungicide. If Lime Sulphur solution and arsenate of lead is used, add a scant half pint of the lime sulphur solution to the water and five ounces of the arsenate paste or 2% oqunces of the powdered. For small growers who have only a Every poultryman interested in maximum production at minimum cost should market all mature male birds by June 1. The time has arrived when the male bird is no longér useful. Ex- cept in a very few instances where special matings are made, this sea- son’s breeding work is done. It costs as much or more to feed and care for a male bird for a year as it does a laying hen. As vou cull the slacker hen, cull the male bird. Keep no ln- dividual that does not produce a value greater than the cost of feed and care. There are some males worthy of being kept over for another year's breeding work, but they are the exception. If the breeding work has been carefully planned, there should be younz males growing up that will be equal or su- The male bird does a still greater ahrm than eating his head off during the summer, fall and winter. If al- lowed to run with' the hens. he will fertilize the market eggs during the warm months when we get nearly half | of the season’s production. A few hours under a broody hen, in.a warm room, or in a store window, and in- cubation starts. Then the tempera-|fegw trees the ready mixed goods such ture changes. the germ dies, and the|as Pyrox or Bordeaux Lead will prob- eggs spoil. This loss is much greater ably be easier to prepare. These same spray materials can and should be used on the current bushes as sodn as the fruit is set, watch and even in our near-by markets than is commonly supposed. Tt is worth while to_produce infertile ezgs, The male bird i in no WE_V neces- el Ravy for)ebx production:: in factypis)see SHAL the worms do mol ‘eatonpithe presence in a flock of hens may slight- i : ly decrease production. Exg gm_ In spraying the fruit trees. apples, pears and quinces, be careful to get the spray material on the leaves and the young fruits, the poison must be there for the insects to eat. Where the spraying is carefully done, and it does not drip to any extent on -the sround, no harm will come to poultrv or other animals, the greatest danger to animals or poultry comes, not from the spraying,.but from the fact that spray materials are left where ani- mals or poultry can eat them. For cherries and European plums Pyrox or Bordeaux may be used just after the blossoms fall: for the Jap- anse plums more care must be used and the work must be done on a.day when the material will dry at once. If you have but one apple tree, spray it carefully, if you have many spray to have fruit for the people who have none. Last year proved without a doubt that spraying paid.— S. P. Hollister, Connecticut Agricult- ural College. duction frequently drops slightly when males are placed with the hens, for breeding purposes. The average male bird has no license to live, except during his season of usefulness. Swat the male bird, fatten your own pocketbook, and increase the Nation’s food supp June first is the time limit.—Roy E. Jones, Ex- tension Poultryman, Connecticut Agri- cultural College. HIGH CROP YIELDS MEAN HIGH LABOR RETURNS. Almost every farmer agrees that he could raise more corn or oats or hay or potatoes on a given acre of land if he set out to do so, and generally concludes his remarks by saying that to .do so would cost him more than the increase would bring on the mar- ket. - In order to throw some light on this subject, Professor Frank App of the New Jersey Experiment Statian collected data on 192 farms in Mon- mouth County, New Jersey. The av- erage crop. yield of the county was rated at 100 per cent. The income of the farm was compared with the av- erage acre yield. The results are il- luminating. On farms where the yield wae 15 per cent. or less than the average, the farmer worked for noth- ing and paid for the privilege in addi- tion, and the lower the yield the greater was the net loss on the farm.. On the other hand, the net gain increased steadily with the gain in aere pro- duction.. even after all, expense- of growing the crop were deducted. The SUMMER CANNING PLANS. Now is the time for housewives to begin planning their summer canning. The stock of canned products should be gone over and the quarts of fruits and vegetables needed determined for another year. Sit down with pencil and paper and make a definite plan, remembering that every woman’s real war work is to make the home pantry as independent as possible of the world pantry. Take stock of what you used during the winter' and of what you have left on hand. You already know how success- considering. fully vegetables are canned and there- fore you can plan for the maximum amount. As to fruits, them without doubtful it is possible to can sugar, sugar being a commodity at the present time. They may not be as palatable, but if it is a choice between waste and conservation or of a slightly in- ferior product and - no eproduct, the { patriotic housewife will can the fruit whether she has sugar or not. Straw- berries may be mashed and canned without sugar by increasing the time of sterilization and are delicious for shortcake. The present “voluntary ration” sugar is three-quarters of a pound per week per person. Some house- wives are “pocling” the week’s supply, putting the total alloted amount of sugar for the household in some re- ceptable and taking all sugar used for the family during the entire week from | this amount. We recommend this plan as it insures keeping absolutely with- in the amount, and we are urging housewives to save as much as possi- ble from this amount for canning. By using a certificate issued by the state food administrator it is possible to secure a small additional supply! of sugar if the purchaser certifies that | it is to be used for canning and pre- servinz purposes only Take account of your jars. See that the jar is sourd, that the covers fit closely and in the case of wire clamps make the adjustments. You will save time by so doing this now rather than at the time of canning. If you have not a sufficient number of jars for the| proposed canning, we would advisej placing” your order at once for there is likely to be a shortage of jars later due to lack of transportation faci As you know rubbers should neve: be used a second time. It is a risk which you cannot affard These also should be ordereq early Miss B. T. Birdsey, Connecticut Agri cultural College HOW ABOUT BUCKWHEAT? In the sections-where it can be grown buckwheat holds out more than |; usual promise. this vear. There are sure to be many acres here and there which, because of weather or labor shortage, will be unplanted when it is too late to put in oats or corn These fields will -just suit the buck- wheat. Early preparation of the soil and a little available plant food to start growth will practically insure a zood crop of buckwheat. If the field is inclined to be weedy, all the more reason for . buckwheat. The buckwheat grows so fast that it soons takes the heart out of the hardiest ragweed. Buckwheat has Inng been the scape- goat of the cereal gains. Just be- ~ause it is enterprising enough to try to grow on any old eoil it has the rep- ntation of being a poor-farm and poar- farmer's special ecrop. That doesn’t mean, however, that it will not do nroportionally well with good treat- ment. Successful growers of _buck- wheat—the men who average 35 to 40 bushels per acre—know that well pre- pared land and a little available olantfood, such as is sunplied by 200 or 300 pounds of a fertilizer carrying 2 per cent. of ammonia and 10 or 12 per cent. of phospheric acid, are necessa factors to produce this 200d yield. They also know what would happen to the yield if they nraecticed the vlan followed by some of the “buckwheat farmers,” growing huckwheat year after year on the same 'and. not even taking the lrouble of plovfing and re-seeding—for ' buck- wheat is so [good-natured that it will re-seed itself—and almost never contributing anything in the way of manure or fertilizer toward the grow- ing of that crop. NEXT QUOTA TO LEAVE EARLY IN MORNING Fifty Five Will Go From Hkre on Thursday. The fifty-five men who are to g» in the next quota from this town on Thursday will leave the city for Camp Upton at 6.30 ¢nstead of 10.28 as was first announced. They will report at the exemption board rooms on the day previous for final instructions. On Monday John J. Reardon was in- ducted into the service and was sent to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Mr. Reardon. who has been a pharmacist here for a nuraber of years will take up the same 'ine of work in the service. Georgs H. Casey was also inducted into the ser- vice and was sent to Camp Upn:on. Clifford A. Rouse, son of Sheriff George . Rouse, has been en'isted as a tank driver. He has been given transportation to Fort Slocum and from there will be unb to Gettlburg take. | fromt!melmmemonal,beenuudfor the gndlu.(e fi'ém This is a beautiful, soft weave, with silky finish _ and uf fina Qoxturv A feature which adds to its value is that it will not crush, ‘maki ng it larly desirable for the frock. It is 45inches wide and wijl cut'to advahtage. VOILES IN GREAT VARIETY. . 25¢ to 69¢ a Yard- Voile has greater vogue than ever, and we :(ocked .so _heavily that we able to offer it at last season’s prices—the difference to you wnllnbe worth It is 40 inches wide and we have many grades ifJi. 1 e iadh! particu .are where he_will réceive,insfructions rel- ative to driving the big h; . F. Drew_.and’ Joseph F. ,Poth beep inducted jnto the sérvide Under special induction as gunsmiths and they will to Fort all” tife"young “men wha have become of “age since Juné 5, 1917. The rigis- 1’ will take place on June 3 and will be held in the Thayer build:ug. of | Alfred Benoit. Describes: France and the French—Bardsley-DeCelles’ Wed- ding, "7 " Mrs. Hormisdas Benqit has received another ° létter ‘ son Alfred, now “in”Franée, teresting mannir-of ¢ eount the peop.e The !etter foHows: saifry Avml 6, 1918, Dear Folks: Arrived -here all right, and 1 am feel- ing fine. THope you are:all the same at home. This is.quite a nice country —wish you.eaquld. all see it.".It's worth {looking .at. Where .we -are- camping just now _the people, dress very- funny. They. all have. wooden shi and kifs about ,ofd #nough 1o. -walk ceme around asking; for. cisarettes. ;-k.was talking to a couple of French ‘sailors first day 1 we goth here.” Their F,\‘;fld‘t is..not quite the same as.ourg, but, it is not L d. THey hard to were all glad’ to lilac. from jone of the kids. It's, symmer here. The cabbaze, radishes 4hd all kinds of vegetablés“are growing. It is very nive sto" look* dt the gréén ‘grass and flowers: aftér” beifig #t- Fort Terry, where nothing could = gfoWw ~ except weeds. kot 3 I was’ very BlAG {6 . ot course, I°cant tell' you ah; rthing about the. trip, oniy-that 1-zot hére safe and T guess that’s all you care about, any- way. I'lt-have lots to tell'you after I come, Patk. s F; iSu I%S igihere with mé~and ‘he is_fe You can tell his folks. "N stly all. women. do- hére. ' Thev drive teams nds of work. Tell Fred Hasler that I' have arrived here and give him my address, Well T hope they won't cross any- thing out of this letter, 'so that you can read it all. That’s. why I'm writ- ing on just one’side of_the paper—be- cause they not onlv cross out words, sometitnes they cut them out. There's a lot more T could tell you if they would let me, but it's against the regulations. _So I’Il close, hoping to hear ¥rom you soou.. Loye to all. Your son, & ,F‘REI) H. BENOIT. Battery D, 36th Ragt.C. A.C, A. E. F. Somewhere in France. WEDDING, - Bardsley—DeCelles. Tuesday ‘Rev. "Arthur Varley, pastor of the Taftville-Congregational church, married Albert: Bardsley 4nid Mary Ann DeCelles. .-The. groomi >we& born -~ in England and is_the son3-of Fdward Bardsley. Mrs. Bardsley was also born in Fngland, the daughter of James Smith;- Both ‘Kave been ®mpolyed in the Ponemal’‘dompany. ’After a short tour,: they: will make theirhome here. Personals. ‘Fred Haslér of the state pler has returneq _after spending s, few dtys heére. = = . Gustave Greenwood has retumefl ‘to Newport after a- ehort furlough at his home. here. -« e Vhss “Anwa " Meullér of “Merchants’ avente spent ‘the’ wesk-efd with her brother Charles: at Caip "Upton, N, Y. Violins: solds nn/uflmrml (Lo moh, c:mn.