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Some of the Novelties Which'Have Found ‘Instant Favor There won’t be many days now before the weather will have quite a‘du:idd:‘win'lry.» feelm( A few cold nights have given us a taste of what is in store:for us. We ‘are” completely ready with just the Coatings you are looking for—a benltéul selection of- the newer ideas, in many beautiful colorings, and in the correct weights. Now is the time to make a leisurely selection. 3 “KUMFY” COATING—100 per cent. Wool—54?‘ inches wide—$3.50 a yard. One of the new ones. Soft and wooly and shown in the bsst colors. “Suede Velour” $5.00 a Yard Soft and velvety, and of med- “Alpine” Coating $4.00 a Yard A heavy-weight' Coating in a number of attractive heather mixtures. It is full 54 inches wide. This is a remarkably good value. ium weight, it- is particularly adapted to dressy effects. A 54-inch Coating richness and quality. Frost Tipped Bolivia $6.00 a Yard A velvety texture in hlndnm; and . Without having great Argentone $5.00 a Yard Argentone is a beautiful fab- ric. Finer than a chinchilia, it shows.a rich pile, flecked at the top with silver tones. The colors are goed too, width 54 inches. shades of brown, biue gray. weight it is a coating of more than usual warmth. CHINCHILLAS OF HIGHEST GRADE — Heavy weight and very fine, $7.00 a yard. Sale of Government Wool Army Socks. ....... 49¢ and 79¢ MISS WARNER'S NEW BOOK PRAISED BY CRITICS|c! is assistant profe: himsical writer for children. Bot e frequent visitors t various c dence here. of Fannic Rob. to bed ene the y to take Barstow Ranges are backed by the guarantes of three generations of stove manu- facturers whose sole aim has been to produce gcods of the highest quality. A booklet “How to Use Your Range” goes out with every range. This gives in- structions not only how to operats the range but also how to guard ‘against range trouble. The range for the small family or ths small kitchen. - When a thoroughly gcod range in every particular is desired at a low price, there is nothing better than this style. It is made of the same high grade material as ‘the higher priced ranges but being smaller it can be sold for less money. . P The High Closet is especiallyuseful where dinner must be served at different hours, for food can be kept warm in it, ready to - serve as toon as th: late-comers arrive. Furnished with end gas shelf and high gas oven having scparate broiling and bak- ing compartments. SCHWARTZ BROS., Inc. “THE BIG STORE WITH LITTLE PRICES” 2-11-13 WATER STREET » BRANCH SHOW ROOMS, 74 MAIN STREET, NORWICH, CONN CO‘.NLRQL DV:’I.IAMJJ’ ‘ an; or grower than those sent out White ds effective in . kill _congressmen. ' Most congressmen shifes and Sthor verpain Srid shotid Bs | recognize this fact but the Bower. of used freely in spraying poultry houses, | Precedence is-hard to. break. - roosts and other equipment for pro- | tection of the- layifig hens and’ puliets against insects. In badly Infested houses it is.advisable to_cléan up s soon as possible. and about two days later to apply a thick coating of white- wash, made by ing a half peck, of lime, diiuting with 20 gallons of wat- er, ng one pound of salt previousl dissolved, and then camm:lrxu m%,’ this mixture two quarts of crude car- belic acid. The solution should be ap- plied with a spray pump or brush. 'his mixture, if- properly put on, not only kills the mites but destroys. all their eggs and will make the hen house iresh, clean and sanitary. Cleanliness. i3 .one of ‘the greatest means: of combattins lice, mites and fieas. an® other insidious insects: which prey on poultry. The poultry house roosts, dropping . boards and . other places” where the fowls or chickens congregate shoulid be kept clean. An abundance of lizht and fresh air should be ‘provided. ile these things can- not be depended on to keep away lice and mites. nevertheless' they make 1t easier to determine when the pests are present, and also assist in keeping the fowls healthy and vigorous and in- creasing their resistonce. Sick or i eased fowls are always the first vic tims of ‘these parasites, and should be removed from the flock immediately. sult of ‘the unusual success of . the ©$1,000 Poultry Clubs” at Goshen and. West: Hartford. A’ number' of new clubs_will start on the same plan, Nov. 1. . » Poultry is kept in every town and city in the state and shbuld be kept on every farm. Boye and girls under capable leadership, and With the co- operation of parents can make.poul- try pay. So why not have more poul- try.clubs? If you think there is a place for a club in your fown 'talkc it over with your county elub leader. There is no enterprise on the farm that' the average parent will delegate to a boy ‘or girl more readily than the care of the poultry flock; and there is perhaps no enterprise on-the farm that will show more rapid improve- ment. . From the educational point of view poultry Keeping is one of the best projects. KEEPING CIDER SWEET. The Bureau of Chemistry at Wash- ington claims to have developed a system by which cider can be kept sweet indefinitely. If the method proves compmerciaily feasible, cider may take rank with grape juice as a { prohibition drink. The plan. according to the news trom Washington, “consists essentially of freezing the fresh apple juice, | zrinding the frozen product. and then by means of a centrifugal process, separating the essential cider 'solids from the frozen water, in much the |same way that cream Is separated from milk. Five gallons of cider can | be reduced by this process to one gal- |lon of sirupy cider concentrate. This icider concentrate, being so much less lin bulk, can be shipped and,K stored | Imuch more economically = than the bulky fresh cider. It is also easier to keep sweet when concentrated. When it is desired to use the cider concen- trate 1t can be restored to ity origi- nal bulk, condition, and flavor simply * S WHY STRAW IS A VALUABLE BY-PRODUCT Thrashing should not be attempted Wwhen wheat or ‘straw {3 wet or tough, as good results cannot then be oOD- tained. Wheat can dry out much better, fn' the head than after being thrashed. If thrashed wet and mar- keted immediately it s aiscounted beavily in price; if placed in a bin it is lng:‘xiy to become hot and badly dam- The wheat straw may. be stacked in the open, stored in the mow. or jspread at once over the field. When the price is good it may be sold. It shouid never be burned. Straw fur- nishes excellent roughage for live stock, while by using it for bedding in stalls 2 Jarge part of the valuable {liauid manure can be preserved. Rot- | water. | ted straw spread directly on the field | Incidentally some persons having no i | i i I makes geod manure. as each thousand | connection with' the Bureau of Chem- pounds of straw contains on the aver- istry claim that fermented cider, part- age about elght pounds of potassium, (ly frozen and the liquid drained off, Ve pounds of nitrogen and smaller | gives a drink that makes ome forget amounts of qther important foods. A |all about prohibition. thousand pounds of wheat grain re- | — moves on the average about 20 pounds; PRODUCER MUST BE ACTIVE. of nitrogen and about three and a half | The hen that consumes a large pounds cach of potassium and phos- {amount of food and produces a large Bon [pumber of egzs must be very active.| e This is particularly true during the MAKES GIFT OF COW. {short days in cold weather. The hen In the interest of the : that comes down from the roost first jand the Connecticut Agr.r{fi;ts‘f;;b{%fi?"n the morning. works hardest dur- {lege at Storrs, CoL A. V. Barnes ofing the day and goes to roost last at i ' | 1+ FAMO & o medicine for the hair, iby the addition of ordinary drinking %) -be used sl i Scborrhea is the deadly germ that klis the hair, and ounly by keeping after it with FAMO can you save your hilir and make it grow. FAMO does unquestionably kill the scborrhea germ—clears the head of this pest; more often than not in a P ettty FAMO docs grow new hair, even when people are careless and’ only apply it infrequently. But it is not fair to yourself, your hair, or FAMO, to run chances. And you are running chances, if you use FAMO only once a week, or every now and then. * FAMO is sold at all toilet counters, in two sizes—S$1 and 35 cents. Seborrhea is the medical name for a morbidly increased flow from the sebaceous glands of the scalp. The seborrhean excretion forms in scales or flakes and is com- monly known as dandruff. From the laboratories: of F. A. LEE & OSGOOD CO., Special Famo Agents INSURANCE INSURANCE FOP EVERYTHING INSURABLE J. L. LATHROP & SONS 28 Shetucket &t, Norwich, Conn. SOON you will be starting the furnace up again—guard NOW against defective flues that cause costly fires by taking n Mount Hoiyoke col- a e & ThotJon and is as successful a teacher as of their ¥ talented as u writer. 2 out are cntires sister, Miss Gertruge of . charming i & ) | Barnes’ herd bull,“that has been siring | New Canaan, Conn., recently donated el 1o Comien Beaudesert Pet, No. 236, She was | Presented immediately aficr the com- | bletion of her last record and she. is {now “contentealy working for state. i As a three year old this cow pro- |fat; as a five year old she produced 12,409 Ibs. of milk and 540 Ibs. fat: and at ecight vears of aze she produced 113.807 Ibs. milk 2nd 763 Ibs. fat, erage test for the last record being per cent. iler picture occurs on T puze 423 of the 1915 cdition of the try of Merit. | . Beuudesert Pet is one of the good {cows bred_in'Conanecticut by the vet- T Walkly at Southington. Her aldam, Pet of Belleview. made the state record in IS13 with 788 los. 2gain in 1913-boosted it to 791 Ibs. {fat. . She lost the record to her sister. | The Scers of Alberta 2nd with $S2 Ibs. | i T o of butter fat, by Rearguard. No. 1 of ' Beaudesert Pét d fairl Oxford. No. He has Registry. of Merit daughtérs and was | sirea vy the tamous Oxtord Lad. Ged- | i lo 0.982. ~ The sire CGedner Iarm i Farm Girl's Oxford's photograph | ccurs on page 423 of the 1315 edition | £ the Registry of Merit. Since the college -has some splendid | roung daughters of their former- herd e, Jolly Oxford: Lad (son of Oxford @),” Beaudesert Pet not only comes | 5 udd her Influénce as an individual | but 'brings- blood = similar to other | | members of the Herd. Her son, Owl of i Belleview, has five daughters in the! | Registry of Merit.. i Two days after her arrival Beaude- sert Pet presented a héifer ‘calf to the | herd. 1Its sire, Fauvie's Prince, is Mr. { uniformly -high class daughters. both | of them, Princess Xenia. hold: | world's Trecord: as a Senior. two | old with 688 Ibe. of butter fat and oth- | jers head their classes in- the state| {records. i SEEDS FOR THE FAITHFUL. Bids are being asked by the govern- iment on vegetable and flower seeds to be distributed by congressmen. A few of ‘the items dre as follows: sweet & nia . seed 500 1bs. nasturtiom 2,00 ettuce €0,000 1bs., | candytuft, 1.000 1bs. oe., beets 70.000 Wis and radish 75:000 1b: The garden seed nuisance is a hardy. ! plant, withstanding the withering | jcriticism of many years. You can get| !Letter “seeds from your local scede- | | Horlick’s the Original Malted Milk. Avoid Imitations and Substitutes. the | uced 11,805 1bs. of milk and 610 Ibs. | the | Poth cows were sired | I‘SMEEP CLUBC WILL HELP ERADI- | night is the best hen. to handling. the hens, the better hens fare usually easy to catch and do not | object to being handled, while the low producers keep out of reach as long possible and are inclined to be cranky. out enough insurance in our companies —ALL of which are tried and proven. ISAAC S. JONES | Insurance and Real Estate Agent. Richards'Building 91.Main Street USE HOME FRUITS. Strawberrics are always in season. The everbearing varieties, of which e Progressive seems to be most popular, produce fruit practically| RIOT, CIVIL COMMOTION throughout the year. Grapes should not be harvested un- itl ripe. They do- not increase in css after being picked. Grapes be kept for several weeks. by areful handling and storing in a cool | celtar. | Fruit trees should either be ‘pruned and epraved regularly and otherwise looked after, or they might as well be | cut down. Nothing is gained by har- | sting inferlor fruit. | 'Raspberry and blackberry rows lshould be cleaned un of all the o}d{ canes this fall. After cutting . they | should be raked and burned. Insects nd_diseases are perpetuated by al- lowinz the old canes to stand through the winter—S. P. Hollister, Depart- ment of Pomology, Connecticut Agri- cultural Collese. Storrs. i HOGS FOR WINTER USE. | Those who have hogs enough tol make their meat for next vear are extremely fortunate. They will save the high-cost of packinz-house meat: | hey will have. the supply handy when | it is needed. and 'y will have pro- s superior to any that can be ought at the stores. With an abund ant supply of meats to cure for next vear, with grain enough for bread and to feed the teams amply, expenses should not be heavy next year. AND BOMB EXPLOSION | INSURANCE Ought to interest you NOW. WE SELL IT B. P. LEARNED & CO. 28 Shetucket Street Agency Established May, 1846 ed and several families who tere not allowed a moment's peace by their small st dogs av At the pre aistrict there nt time in that school carly 5,000 sheep. There has been a hiz de- crease in the dog population forcement of the dog laws. Children have learned that lamb: malke bétter—and more profitable pets than worthless curs. The dis- trict is fully $100,000 better off. The shortage of sheep in the United States is serfous. The n reason for the shortage is the destruction of sheep by do; In 26 states over have been killed every r by dogs: Not only have we suffered this loss L but we have sustained a greater loss | because farmers will not attempt to | raige sheep so long as worthless dogs run at la The dog nuisance causes an annual decrease of fully 21 million he> of sheep. When we eradicate the, doz nusance we will have more sheep. more mutton: more wool, more prosperity, more hap- piness. NORWICH TOWN The Men's League held the meeting of the season Monday even- ing in the chapel of the First Consre- | zational church, n attendance of | forty. Rober dward Smith | and Raymond Smith were elected to | mémbership. The minutes of the last meeting read by Secretarv and Treasurer Henry T. Fra: cepted.” President George Hyde | spoke briefly in regard to the Leagzue H 100,000 eheep CATE DOG NUISANCE By P. G. HOLDEN A Kentucky farm demonstration agent was holding a meeting in a mountain sehool house for the purpose of encouraging the growing of ‘shee; There wasn't a single sheep in the en- tire_district, but there were plenty of_dogs. The farm demonstrator knew that dogs are the greatest menace to sheep | raising, so he wrote these words on | tiie blackboard at the little school- Fouse Tor every dog kept a loss of $3i 50 | t be sustained every yea: 'or ev ept a profit of $27.50 may rerv vear. agent had facts and fizures to | prove the statement. and he did prove it. Tt was a sad day for.the worthless dozs of that meighborhood. Within a few weeks 15 boys bouzht 11 dogs had been kim- m ery_shcep . nced. It creates strength strength-creating clements Martinsville, Tnd,—*“I am an in- | surance agent and was nervous, tired and ail ron down so I cotild hardly keep on with my work. = I took Vinol and the resuits were most satis- factory, 1could see a greatimprove- ment after taking ‘one bottle and I certainly wrecommend: Vinol. GEORGE REYNOLDS. i a sheep aniec You who are run down, nervous, lack energy working strength, we know that Vinol is what you combination of the most famous body-building and " Here is Proof that is Indisputable weak, tired out and had I am a farmer and could bl d strength. : o e unt 3 & Friend. told me it would.”’— BLOUCHE WEBL. amaemic cenditions, weak women, overwor "‘%fiu‘fll‘l’-.tmh..my ke Vimol. during the past four yen refrence to tha future, in a most prosperoys season Is anti ed. Through the efforts of the Exeou- tive committec Herbert L. Yerrington, Frank E. Sterry and Dr. Charles I, Lamb, an interesting programme wili be provided each month. At the No- vember meeting through the influence of Dr. Lamb, the League is to hear an address by State Attorney Hadl#i A, Hull of New London. Tt is requested that each member atiend this meating and bring a friend. President Hyds | then introduced Dr. Robert A. Hume who zave a most interesting address on India of Today. Dr. Fume is a | mative of Tndla. fhough his parents | were Americans, he being born at { Bombay City, seventy-three Years ago. and | For forty-six years he has been a mis- [~ bears a double burden. lotted sionary _in, India, much being engaged in newspaper work %nd | public affairs. Dr. Hume said India i1s as large as the United States east of the time becausc it is a non-secret Vof “the Misulasippl Tiver.~ There 18 &] rons oo ok mure ol oo e Tin | s through many stages of decline known. population of 317 miilion. among which | 4nd decay end SGfer —many panes. 147 languages are used, therc being 17 | principal ones. The only way some people can' converse is through the English language. There.Is a splendid government there, the best one can have if he belleves Jn God as we do. | The schools arc g0od and many of the pupils can recite Lonzfellow's poems’ s well as our scholar: B Manor Hill, Pa.— 1 was g:ndmfiu, 2 no : Tardy keep Vinol built me up after every- It gave me new 1t simply worked oing. i gelse had failed. were trying to zive their | is a strong sentiment for the rigid en- | style ors. Gorgeous Dresses Of every cgnceivable ma- terial. All sizes and styles. A rare opportunity to pro- cure that dress you want. $25.00 Up | Any Man Who | Open Saturday Evening. ues Too Good To Miss: :- = In the Showing of Pl'or Late Fall and Winter Stunni Exquisitely Tailored Suits Misses and Ladies, in every new terials are here in the popular col venient easy terms are open to you. Open An Account Convenient Terms EVERY MAN that knows quality will buy these suits. Styles and materials the finest. ed. Conservative or ultra-fashionable, the QUALITY is in them. On convenient terms . HEY SKIN-NAY, C'MON C’mon over an’ see my new suit! Every boy will be proud of the suit that is purchased here. good looks and good WEAR New Apparel _ ng Suits for and design. All the new ma- Remarkable values. Our con e e ————————— ————— $27.50 Comfortable Coats Warm woolens in the au thentic lines of Fashion Many with fur collars and cuffs. Handsome garments $27.50 Up | | % B 2 i 1 | | | ! Knows Quality Workmanship unsurpass. $35.00 29-33 Shetucket Street e —. . vS———— hted mostly with d Oil Co., which is e chief oc wretchéd, TIndia_is oil from t shipped ov pation is ugriculture By which 50 D cent. of the people earn their livin There are Indian Pr I Hume displayed a ha m, presented him by Que toria, also a photograph of the church he. d ‘which will accommod thirteen thousand. At the close of th meeting Mrs. Herbert Yerrington, Mr; Frank Sterry and Miss Jennie C: served doughnuts, cheese and coffee. ne years I » Jengthy in Hartford of the i h Sunday mornir 1iso spoke intere ago the f H and his work there The executive council of tional church will (Wednesday) ovening at the on Union strest with the pa Alexander H. Abbott Will IT MAY COST A PRECIOUS LIFE TO | FIND OUT BY EXPERTMENT. The heart;of, every user. of tobacco It does its al- tasic and then fights nicotine for 7 Ag leng msithe heart wins en it ioses he dies, but be- | Hearts are like human belngs—soms are stronger than others, therefor: some hearts wiil stand more tobacco than others, but there is a limit to what any heart can stand. The man ho puts this additional strwin on his feart a dozen times a day by smoking cigarestes. a pipe or clgars—or chew- ing tobacco—is taking & madman's chance with health and life to lose and There are five different religions, Dr. Hume gave an {llustration of each. He stated that some of the temples of worship were larger than Ponemah Mills' in Taftville. Four million peo- themsel¥es Christians, of the entire pop- T read nor write. Tn- 28 thousands miles of rail- road. - Rolling stock: is good there, due to good management. There are mag- nificent’ state roads, but crose roads are | ked men, inol fails— D’ LIVER 5t AND IRON nothing to win but the chance that he may mot lose them.~ He 43 indulging in A costly habit at. the -expemse of precious health. Ask:any: doctor any- waere and he will tell you that it s £2r beiter to quit:the habit, than to ex- ent_ %o find how . much _ tobacco vart will stand without serious Fasuits. A But the thought of quitting is un- pleasant ‘¢ mest-mem—even -to -those he knov Piures them Zana te wiil pweey ti " How Much ATob;lch eanses more: ! My Heart Stand A Quntion'Vihl to Every Man Who Smokes or Chews/ suflcricg than-they can yeluatarfly en dure. To quit the Hbit make it eass !, oUTels, By, otting Nicets! tadisc: it em as directed. The Babir Teally Guity you and s 3 to it u ‘want to know Ity easfer it is to quit the habit with how ofol” than without Gt o twant hours without tobacco nd. mete’ v 2D effort iti costs you, then begin neine it as usual and take Nicoto! tablet