Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 1, 1919, Page 15

ARSI 1 NORWICH BULLETNN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1919 en _back on October 7. ‘William P. Ryan, Chicago, 21 years old; diéd October 26 from spine in- War Brings N. F.A. Sports ToA Standstil | i e e Baine. . : . May 18- L Theependes at Miehael Jfinmhyt Owbosso, Mich,; a : 24 year ol n 4t Lakes for the year of 1918 have been prac- [ Norwich, Academy 10, New London Na\?;! T:&:’m:\:m;uds,? fl:fi October tically at a standstill. The baseball [ Independents 19, 24 from fra 11 recelved in cchedule was played, buf with rather| May 33—Westerly at Nortich, Acad- | o 'ém:l"hrfi:(g:;\:'o:k‘&mplm‘gfi, unsatisfactory results, due perhaps in|emy 22, Westerly 12. ott, Gri Raj , Mich., @ large measure to the unsettled con- | May 25—U. S. Marines at Norwich, 1763:23"«5%"1;!-6-3&1 -&ignt. ch ditions that have been existing. Toot- | Academy 5, U. S. Marines 9. November 12 from a broken neck. ball and track events were eliminated, May 30—Bulkeley Alumni at Nor- Chester Harris of Canal Winchester, ¢ 1t was considered advisable {0~ do|wich, Academy 1, Bulkeley Alumni{o, 17 years old, died Nevember 24 away with all future sports until the |22 from interhal injuries received in a car had been brought to a successful| June 5—Stonington at Norwich, | high s 1 gatne. close. This wholesale curtailment was | Academy 4 Stonington 10. rdon ufun of Lo o b .;? considered not only a patriotic duty, necessary measure as well. Many [ N{NE LIVES LOST IN of the boys had left to go to higher ite period. ITad the the pastime would stil et et Snorling . Records For the Year 1918 baseball is coming back with a bang and the geldicrs and sailors want it and the public is ready for its re- turn. Jt§ future lies with the “mer- rie fnags” who will meect in January| Joy Marsh, Newark, September 2 0 fraine its future by seiilinz on the |auarter ounce bait casting. 18¢ 3-5 central gover: ame which | G. G. Chait, Chicago, August 25, fly e ek Gt el bt e and Helen Pennypacker), Philadelphia b o ul:e Sk;ixl_ng Sl )[‘_u'nl'xfixl'; Bath, Philadelphia, Pa. Apr. obby McLean, Chicago, a e |27, 1918. Placid, February 16. Half mile, 1m.| 100 Yard Back Stroke, Bath (20), 4 Coombas, | 15¢. { turns—1m. 37 1-5s. Ruth Smith, Co- Motor Boating. [ lumbus A. C., Columbus A. C. Bath, Miss Detroit IIL, 6517 miles an|Fittsburgh, Pa, April 9, 1918, hour, July 19 Bay. T hour, July 19, at Put In Bay. WHAT WAS DOING Track Athletics. IN BASEBALL IN 1918. 1,000 Yard Run. Indoor—2m. 14s.! i e, Ioda . ‘ WORLD'S SERIES. Jole W.Ray, Illinois A. C., made at : e : the National A. A. U. Indoor Tra S R e S [ ; National|and Field Championships hel g League champions, Chicago Cubs); | Twenty-second Hommnr. aomor | Se7 (World's Champions, Boston Red | New York ity > rk city, March 16, Sox). Ty Cobb, Detrolt, champion| (Equals record hald. by 1} ut. J. W.| batttr. Overton.) Bicycling.—Frank Kramer, East| (1,320 Ya Orange, N. J, (professional); Gus!3m Joie W i AT 5 g J A , Tlinois A. C, Lang, Newark, N. J, (amateur). made at John Wanamaker (ommer- { Billiards.—August Kieckhafer, Chi-|cial Institute games, held at Madison RAYMOND J. COUNIHAN, ca\gox (three cushion professional); | Square Garden, New York cit S it (amateur18.25/1 20, 1918 Captain ¢ 1918 Baseball Team Corwin Huston, Detroit (amateur 18.2) | 20, 1618, Sports at the Norwich Fres Academy Angling | 400 Yard Relay (team of 4 each to meda, Cal, August 26, 1918. 100 yards) Bath (20)—5m. 6s. elp Turners Team (Olga | Dorfner, M. Arklie, Elizabeth BecKer, THE CHAMPIONSHIP LIST OF 1918 Aeronautics—Irving S. Los Angeles, Cal. Athletics.—Chicago and juhior nationals, ity Pennsylvania (senior indoor ationals.) Automobiling. — Ralph DiPalma, New York eity. Baseball.—(American League cham- pions) Boston Red Sox); '8 Angeles, Cal., 20 years old, died on October 25 from 4 in!urie; rgg ved in : high uocbozc:‘l gdme. Ral of Shelby, O, rs school and to efter the service, and a RESERALL I I1oHE ola mied o m‘plexy ‘;'(’w-, ,,a,h’,':am number of the boys who were| Football America's. great autumn| 'U. oo iy Siags game. le to play had secured positions | Sport, claimed tf;ssfl\'es of n‘ik!:e pllny- o tav * 16 B o ¥ - | ers during the 1918 season—three less (‘;L’,’?Sl;,k l.’,,, U,.?:):?el,;af:;:r x:‘;‘.’f‘ than the 1917 toll, nine less than in|83OME WHESTLING § e, so that they had ne opportunity | 1916, and seven undet the number in RECORDS OF THE YEAR. into the game. Another angie | 115, according to figures complled BY| Waldex Zbysako beat Chatles Cutler dered was the financial support, d which would have been very poor, as| Virtually, alt of the victims wese |5t DUWES, ”‘:fi' ""‘z’"‘“‘k’”": d‘!:l" f the men who followed the|“free lance” players, not participating |1:30.00 of wrestling. Zbyszko had the vere in the service. Therefore |in games conducted under college and | toe lock at the time. © of the basehall season brought | university physical direction. Some of | ¥eh. 1—Joe¢ Btacher heat Otté Fre- nd to the sporting activity at the!them had only limited knowledge of {Lerg in straight falls at Sioux City, A my until such a time when sports | the ghamfc. ; a Towa; first in 1,02 and second in 2.00; in be resumed upon a proper “The figures will continu2 to de- | poth on scissors. 2 = 2 o 3 . crease until | fatalities in ‘Ametion’s | Feb to W, Bbyszko beat John Fried- i gzzvrrgocs}gxe.zergfifi:dsew York (am- Cr!.)er (3%"1;‘ Run,Outdoor—24m. 35 4-5s. Made Credible Showing. roughest outdoor game’ have beén en-|herg in straight falls at Chicago; first : i . C -rflnrl: o \5ll;nrx?11>ty X val i:m,m: idering the lack of material|LirelY eliminated” said A, A. Stags, the in 1.01.80 and sécond In 3.15; both With | state thres cushion billiard league title | BoxIng-—-Jack =Dempsey, ~Denver, |Ef0 ot Rutional A. 4. T Outdoor| the greer; men that were teed the ] rolereh football coach at the Univer-|ioe hold. at Cleveland, beating Ora Morningside oot Opl essiona s Martin Burke, et T e “m;;,."u]“ Hine Boston .. e Faity credible thow. | sity of Chicago. “The greatest menace | Feb, s—Farl Caddock beat W. Zybs- |50 to 4. Maunome had 42 won and 14 rleans (amateur.) e s, TIL, September 21, 191 : team under the able qi- | .0 the game is the lack of proper train:}zko at Des Moines. He won first in|jost; Layton, Detroit, had 39 won and| Cross Country Running—Max Boh- | Captain Raymond J. Coun. |'n§ and proper physical examinatlon. |13l with scissors. Zbyszko won sec-|17 lost; Reiselt, Philadelphia, had 38 |land, Paulist A. C. (individual senmior!| 139 pening. same Apray 17| While some of the larger high gchools | and in 31.00 on ide hip lock. Third |won and 18 lost: Heal, Toleds, had 5 and junior); Morningside A. C. (senior | 1 .my campus by defeating |10V, reduire physical examination, in|fall went o Caddock when Zbyszko|won and 21 lost: Cannefax, £t Louis, |and junior team.) e % BF 06 & of 32 w|most of the smaller cities this is en«|was hurt. had 35 won and 21 lost. s §e By Wanannre & tirely ignored.” Mlhruh !lt—W. Zybl;ko and \-109 Sept. 28—Augie K " The dangers of a‘dozen vears ago, | Stecher in two hour draw at NeW |world three cushion e hedule and Ie-|when the old style, smashing game in- | York. boating Charles Ot i 3 team during the 1013 season: | cluded hurdling, low tackling and vic-| April 36—Strangler Lewls and Joe| Nov. S—Augie Kizckhete, S il : ious offensive tactics, have almost been | Stecher in two hour draw at New |world's three-cushion title t Armory, 6—At Chicago, Cubs 8, Red Sox " Sept. 7—At Chicago, Red Sox 2, Cubs | | | | " Sept. 9—At Boston, Red Sox 3, Cubs | rd 3-4 Mile) Run. Indoor.— 0 " Sept. 10—At Boston, Cubs 3, Red Sox = Sept. M—At Boston, Red Sox 2, Cubs TFINAL'STANDINGS. American, Amatuer Swimming Records. | Yard Open Still Salt W= turn—Im. 72-3s. Dul | moku, Hui Nalu Club, Ho: Dog.—Haymarket Faultless, bull | Bronx Ex retained | torrier (bench); Joe Muncie, pointer, | Chicago, | (fleld.) 123 Ne er (100) | . P. Kal National. w. t Diving.—Clyde Swenson, | Football.—Pittsburgh Unive: . 84 - T = 5 -8 v < ' am); J. Oeszy (West Side Y - 11 A Line at Norwich, | eliminated by the new style of foot-| York. Leating Charles MeCourt, 150 to 83, | (team); J v © . A 1 Lin 7. ball play, followers of the game point- | May 6—Barl Caddock beat Yussif|jCiackhefer set world's record of 132 Gymnastics—National Turn Vertin| ;40 Yard\Bath (20) 21 A 3 Ef ) at Norwich— | ed out. They declare that under the|Hussame in straight falls at Kansas|innings. A. (individual.) ard \Bal Ch) 2 tnms—am . 65 Killingly 5. present physical rules prevailing in|City in 47.30 and 6.25. Nov. 22—Augie Kieckhefer retained an Ross, Olymp lub, Fencing.—Sherman Hall, Columbia (intercolle; Horse Racing.—Jo! Ice Skatin 30bby McLean, | Consolidated at Norwich, | universities and eslleges there is little lidated 9. ats at ats 10. May 8—Earl Caddack got referee’s | world's three cushion title at Chicago, more danger on the gridiron than on|decision over W. Zybszko at Chicago | heating Bob Cannefax 150 to 106. Norwich, | the basehall diamond. The list of vic- jafter twe hour bout, tims follows: Cal, Tllinois Apri Con < i O-HIT GAME May 11—Joe Stecher beut Charles| FANDOM OPTIMISTIC i . . ¢ ; i i i (indcor nd outdoors). Station, Li Academy at Pomfret,! Carl D. Snyder of New Philadelphia, | Posphisbel in strm_ght falls at Sioux 5 cago .eona Red Sox vs. Tis e OMEEL 1 791 vears old, died October 22 from | City, Iowa; fiest in 13.00 with head| __ DESRITE WAR'S TO"h Figure Skating—Mrs. Seton Beres- | Chicago, TIL, J pecnaze, Tios Sox v T Americ Thread Co. at!|a broken back: injured {n a came with | seissorse and ~waist lock; second in| War laid a heavy ha on alll ford, London (woman 2 | rd Bath v Academy 0, Amer.|an athletic club eleven. 2100 with head seissors. brafiches of sports during the vear Boston (Ban); N v Dlics tna | Maurice Thompson of Pontiac, 11,14 | June 1i-—HEarl Caddock beat John| wpich has justcome to a ciose Miss Theresa Weld, Boston (champion at Westerly, | years old, high school student: died|Oln In straight falls at Waterloo, go, 1Ii,, / . P’ an P pair. . 30 ica 5 . i |Towa, in 3630 and 10.00. BN PIDIes aanl§ anl smatens 100 Meter, Open Stil v 8 | October § from concussion of the brain ) and, = o 2N hy the dep-| Lawn Tenni rs at Norwich, | suffered in a game the previous day. June 21--Harl Caddock zot decision | sperts were hit hard hy T 244 (100). 1 turn—Im. 1 2 5 5 1 ¢ied & Niagara Fal |25 et g 18 Wendel 8. Watkins, Chauney, 0., 2| over Btranglor Lewls at Des Moines in [redation of Old Man Mars, for War|mijgen anq n . Hui N n at Stonington, | years old, student on the Ohio Uni- e ~ 0 : o i v other S i July 4—Eab Caddock beat Yussif took its toll in one way or anothe: de»l,,hm and New tion Pool, Stonington 3. Versity freshman team, died of a brok- | b (¥ (TGt G le At Caeper, | from all lines of sport. Y | Miss Molla Bjurstedt il , Dodgers, vs. Phillies, e Wyo.; first in 1.01.00 with bar arm and| To sum uv the manncr in which|men's singles indoors A raoku Eiu lu Club, Hon head lock: second “easily.” the war affected the mzjor sports, s Elearor Goss and ku, 1 lub, R , Athletics, vs. Whitc mar. N. I, Septemb 100 YaYrd Back & 7 iSalt Water, | Harold ¥ lulu, H. T { meida, Cal, 50 Yard ace Lagoon, Be Nov. 26-~W. Zbyszko and Joe Stech- | it may be recounted here fhat base- ew York (ind | er in one hour draw at New York city, | boxing and football were ac-|Miss Bleanor Gu. nd M - tively indulged in because of their|Zinderstein, New York and lfiILL!ARD RECORDS popularity with the =soldiers ané| (outdoor doubles); sailors in the various cantonments, | Wightman and MADE DURING 1918./ 4nd because of the couatless thous- | Boston (mixed Jan. 4—Frank Taberski retained the|ands of amateurs undor the draft| rooo poi. ape world pocket hilliard title at Milwau- {age who kept at these sports in| o RHIETILEE kee, heating Ralph Greenleaf, Mon- | their small way. Plunging.—H. Princell, mouth, T, 450 to 355. EPut baseball was, blighted by the k. Jan. §—Willie Hoppe ran 25 at Fris-| war; boxing saw no biz champion-| Pocket Billiards—. co in three oushion billiard exhibition. | ship battles, and footbail was car- |maker, New York Jan. 18—Alfredo De Oro setnined the | ried on in a half-heartel manner/| Soccer Football { world's three cushion title at Havana,| with the glamour of former years|Company team. :huunl Charles Otis, Brooklyn, 150 to| missing. There iasn't the same Indians, vs. Red Soroen Red Sox, vs, White Pool, Al Johnson, Senators, vs. Tig- 2 to 0. raves, vs. Reds, Pirates, vs. Phil- , Red Sox, vs, Athlet- er (75). 1 tu A Kruger, 1m. 54 3 Senators, vs. Red u Club, i Honolulu, H. T., Inlet Ter- Sk —Lars ugen, BT < oL i 9. spirit amon~ the players, nor the | pSingolars Hauge ce Lagoon, Belmar, N. J. Sept Pirates, vel Cards: ¥ob, 8--Augie Kleckheifer won the|same {nterest among the patrons of | §¢leniochasing— ber 2, 1918. world’s three cushion title at Chicago,|any of theso sports. College athletics ; 100 Meter Back Stroke, Open s, Dodeers, V5, Pt beating Alfrédo De Oro 150 to 126. were passive; golf, asids from local| Trapshooting—J. | Water, Straighta . Feb. 21—Kieckheifer won American|tournaments or special matches | Ind. (Grand American v Billiard Players' Ambulance Fund|vlaved for the benefit of war char- |Harold Almert, Chicago three cushion toupney at Chicago with | ities remained in the background,|Frank H. Troeh, ¥ 10 won and 3 lost; Ellis, Milwaukee,|2nd, tennis. w'# championship play |average amateur ); m second, with 9 won and 4 lost; Canne- | reinstated, lacked the same interest|inois (high amateur profe fax, 8t. Louis, tled for third with Mc- | though it enjoved an unexpected| Trotting.—St. T Court and Maundme of Cléveland, with | amount of publicity and implanted | <roiking—Richard F. Remer, N. Y. § won and 5 lost. itself more firmly than ever in C. March 8—Corwin Husten, Detroit, | collegiate circles. Racing struggled won Class A natlonal amateur title at| along and managed to thrive Detroit, with 5 won and 1 lost: Devid | snife tho war, but it was practical McAndless, Jr, Chicago; Charles Hed-|the only sport that might be s don Dowagiac, Mich,, and Eugene Mil- | to have kept its ncial equ bhu=n, Mempphis, tied for second, with 4 | brium. Wort and 3 fast. Duseball has never Some Big Score Cames March 15—Augie Kieckhefer retained ¢ than 1818, It w in| April 30—Giants 15, Pl world three cusion title at Chicago, in mid-summer as far as| M W 13,/ | beating Bob Cannefax 150 to 142, minor leagues were concerned. | Dodg: April 19-—Augie Kieckhefer retained | and the closing of the irajor league world three cushion title at Chicage, | season on labor Day in beating Pierre Mauname 150 to 145. with the order of the Depart- May 9—Plerre Maunome won inter- | ment shelved the game for an indefin- arold Kruger, H u, H. T, Lincoln Park La 11, July 13, 1918. 4 (100) Open Tidal Duke Kahanamol aughn, Cubs, vs. Giants, goon, letics vs. Red Belmar, Women’s Records. Caledonian | Tard “Curling—New York Club. Jee Yachti Angli —The Inge: o 56 en Sti S Dodge ‘ | xhi‘\l! m M.“ EACK ON EARTH AGAIN mallard was found 132,400 s AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS EASMENT Gf | of cotton moistened with the solytjon | 0% Water beetles, buzs and - DISEASED PQULTRY |y be leit in the opening for an hour | flies. o R or it may be dusted with 100p Ay | joq ) Athletics —Cards 22, of | with a record of 230. Certain it is me | that the birds with two bl ands are the best in the flock and for the pur- pose of picking out breeding birds a trap-nest 1 would he aile to tell cowpeas, which in d hybrids and selection 1 St Department ¢ oportion of one pound to each of milk pro- RINGING THE HENS. : | iodoiorm powder. When the swelling | mere than ¢ y applied | ypder the eye is not very large or|{ What abou: a red or Liue celluloid . ‘ 3 removed | hard it may often be reduced hv mas- | ring eneircling tfe slender ankle of 2| SCRUB METHODS ALWAVYS into . Warm, | caging it in such a mananer as to press | trim and dainty White Leghorn pul- Ut f | o raom Wwhich | iiie contents toward the nostril. After |let? If placed there by a e eful and RESULT IN SCRUS PEOPLE Aie attelnd Miu- | inkoting birds in this manner the | observant poultryman it shom 1 signi- By P. B. Holden. ¢ taen be reat-fhead should be well anointed with | fy dollars on the rarht de of the ledg- e R o Q healing ! was coming- along the road i T oy eah8 | pure vaseline or with camphorated | cr hefore a year has volled avound. | i’ Zeiimoon.” sid p well known lec- v aratus, but, lack. | Taseling says L. E. Card, of the Poultry De- | \yer in addressing an audience in a n A oil san s partment of Comtecticut Agricultvral{,uvai sehool S b n Tesas ‘I , scrub rigs, a serub harn, serub and & serub house. And now <c do you think 1 saw, chil- he asked. per oan be | IMPROVING THE collexe at Storms. LT, nose, ulling demonstratians held throush e gr they - GRDINARY FANM PAGTURE| [0 0 dale during the 1 fow | a4 ‘\r'« ; T have renovated a p:s:ure atsmall| b onthe have helped te eall a‘fention to and Feid | cost in two seasons, When about $6 | 1o gact tha: much can be ‘old about S 10t long o 3§ worth of fertilizer was broad- | tho past performance of s hen by ob- Sl‘fr';“;!m.\h ttle ¢ l:l(lmrrrl’v‘l(;(‘;”mm‘fl | jasted on edch acre. sheep were Una- | jarving her physical condizion at the |~ ap kno: D an able for sueh | e to kvelv down the luxuriant growth end of the laying vear. Not only thi b Bt id, 1 ounce: | ©0 several cows were iurned in. i e ich she e E “Duuring the August-Scptember but the actual time at i . well-mana tion of erop: live stock even G cows. | ling: beef ation great truth. _ . 3 R 4 ‘ but the actval time at which she|” \Wherever we find poor live 'stock,|throughout the ! cornm nd one rt each of wheat m: water Owgirouth and (he gfasshopper Dlague | yyung laying is in itself fairly nceurate| fances that sre faumr; e P | more continuous i anal bigk I e of i this pa ture kept green. With very | coinc (008 op Nota] numter of egzs E I 3 < Tattar a d labor in brush cutting th i3 tne | ood Housed that neod roxids of | pastures wil Ibe able to earry. four she bag produced. since the preceding | repairing anl a general air ¢ neglect water, } ounces. | UMes as much stock in 1919 as Ngvemacs. around the place we are sure to find b pances. | for many seasons n‘r(.'vm]u:l{, as it has | "y cortuin extent, the same sort|gorub people. We ars udged hy| Develops New Hybri “A::p 1 runur"! “The returns from the sheev and |Of t°st may be applied to pullets ot the | what we have about us; by the quali- In its plant- of argyrol. One | N0gs already have fully paid for this beginniug of the yean 3 h nting and 1t termilk beef or limited OT oie o kT AN improvement. I have been nnazed at | SUtS it I8 highly importunt that the ps o 1% per cent. solu- ok ats P 13 for a period of several | APPlication of fertilizer, and commend da gl e o flm : 4 A this whole method as a simple, cheap | 2Uring a Peviac of not more than a thase remedies it |and profitabls way of improving old | %€k °';§fly't‘:fi!;‘“v§fflé Says Fol he eves and mouth | 204 neglected pastures—H. M. Farm b‘".- I o AL oa o il g asis as far as opportunity for physic- al development is concerned. On ‘he average, those birds which first came inte laying will make th> highest rec- KILLING IN THE ORCHARD |ords for the vear. The following table water containing one tea- | and Home. mr Ut to a quart, using t rhent cotton and rub- | TO PREVENT WINTER the same time ing about the the eyes to loosen cretion. If there under the eyes it opened with a sharp, . n 11l the sccretion removed, washed with ene of the e-mentioned solutions. A pledgat - e e BANKS OF NEW LONDON IN STRONGEST CONDITION Continued from Page Four) « of subscribers to Liberty he instaliment plan will not habit of saving which quired, and which is one valuable possessions. 3 city, the state, and the ation will 0 profit thereby. Morris plan company, which was as an experiment by some of New Lendon's public-spirited business has had a succeseful year. The Morris plan company lends money to vho could not berrow from the ordinary way, but who, this plan, are enabled to bor- nall amounts which they can in weekly installments for a of one year, the interest rate per cent. The office of this any is with the Mariners savings and nager of the company LeRoy Harwood, treusurer of the rs savings bank. The original of tMe company was $10,000 but it is prebable that this ill be doubled early in the r. re’is no clearing house, the res for clearings in New Lon- not be gixen out but they can ot divi 5 clearing hrough the four commercial banks ap- proximatc $96,000,000, “Keep the trees in a heaithy grow- [ shows the results obtained by study- ing conditian, witliout undue forcing,” | ing the records of a flock of 93 White seunds commonplace but it is sound | Leghorns at the Storrs Agricultural advico. Choose a sofl adapted to the | Experiment station. kind of trees to be planted. Spray for | Age birds ba- No. laving Ave insects and diseases. Feed with fer- i tilizers if need be. Get plenty of Yeg- No. Birds over ye: { otable matter into the soil so as te|gan te lay 290 eggs vield |} increase the water holding capacity. | Up to mos. 43 ) 162 ¢! Cultivate as thoroughly as experience | 6—7 mos. 38 3 1 H dictates. Mulch wherever practicable. [7—8 mos. 3 5 128 |} Do not allow fruit trees to everbear.|$ mos. and cover 2 0 130 Thinning of fruit serves more than — cx o cne purpose. It not only makes the TI birds 83 15 154 fruit larger but reduces the drain up- The table suggests the valus of col- on the vitality of the tree. It is a practical operation in prolonging the life of the tree."—Prof. J. W. Green, Ohio Experiment Station, ored celluloil rings or bands as al means of marking thos: individuals| which start to lay during iheir sixes, | gevenih, or eighth monil. of age i % the caar may be. Go over the entire Mallards Best for Wild Duck Farms.|flock on November first and place a l Raising mallard ducks is an indus- | blue land on the right 1oz of every try which should be developedi as ex- | pullet that has started to lay. Agan. tensively as possibls in order to sup- | on Decembér first, go over the flock plement the decredsing natural sup- |and place a red band on the righe leg ply of game, accofding to a bullctin | 0f those individuals whkich have be- recenfly published by 1t United | gun to lay during the month of No- States Department of Aggcultare. | vember. Remwat on or about the first The ease with which the mallard can|of January, nsing yellow bands. Then be bred makes it the best species fcr | at the end of the laying vear proceed wild duck farming, and its beauty, | in a similar manner but reverse the popularity, hardiness, adaptability and | erder of coldrs. On Sepfember first. fecundity fit it as no other duck js fit- | cull out all berds which have stopped ted to be the game duck of.the futtre. | Jayine. These will usually all be Only one-tenth of the food of mal- | tharket stock to be sold at once or Jard ducks is derived from the animal | after a few of special fesding. On | kingdom and about nine-teniths frem | October , place a yellow band on the vegetable, according to the bulle- | the left leg of all birds whi¢h have | {in which is & repor: of a study of the | ceased to law during September and | atural food habits of this valuable | on November first a red band on those ime bird. The study was made to|which during ctober. Mark the re- assist those who are prepagating mal- | mainder with a blue band on the left lurds in a semidomesticated condition, | Ieg. Any birds which wears two blue to provide proper feed for them, and | bands must have started fo lay be- t oenable the improvement of bodies|ore November first of her pullet year of water and marshes as feeding|and continued until Nevember first of grounds for wild ducks. It was found | the following vear. She is just as val- that they feed mostly on the sedges, | uatle a bird to place in the breeding water grass, smariweeds, pondweeds, | pen as an individual with an official Guckweeds, coontail, and other semi- | trap-nest record of 200 eggs or more aquatic plants. In the stomach of one | 2nd she may be as gwod as a bird 24 Shetucket Street, Norwich, Organized 1852 Over 90 per cent. of the business of this coun '=n by checks. Checks have won ouf in the field of practical They are cheaper, safer and handier than cash. (gl ry Carry a bank account and use checks instead of money. Jt means both more character and more velum bussness. Officers e President, WILLIAM H. ALLEN Vice-President, CALVIN H. FRISBIE Cashier, HENRY L. FRISBIE Asst. Cashier, CHAS. D. GREENMAN Directors WILLIAM H. ALLEN CALVIN H. FRISBIE C. MORGAN WILLIAMS WILLIS AUSTIN MiCHAEL EMANUEL KAPLAN to your (44 RUTHERFCRD C. PLAUT H. DONAHOE HERBERT F. OTTO E. WULF