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Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-17
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Memorial Day.

MT. Editor: Sunday, May 30th, is Memorial day. Fidelity to truth de- mands the assertion that Memorial day means more to the old soldier than it will ever mean to persons who did not actually participate in deeds describ- ed and look with their own eyes on the scenes 1t commemo orates. This statement needs no apology. Memorial day to the man of no experience is a manifestation historically significant, but lacking the essential element of bereavement that makes tears eloquent and "reminiscences sacredly personal Memorial services take the old sol- dier back over ground that Is a part of his personal history. He reviews scenes he cannot forgetl He lives again in those days of excitement and trial. As he listens to the discourse he seems to hear the sound of fife and drum coming to him faintly above the tread of marching feet. To him the scenes described are real. No man who stood in line at Corinth or Shiloh or lay in the trenches before Vicksburg will ever get the bugle call out of his ears nor reach a time in life when the muffed roll of snar drum fails to bring visions of battlefield before his eyes.
 No emotion can be expressed in lan- guage covering those memorable events without recrossing ground gone over year after year from the speech of Lincoln -of four paragraphs-in ded- icating the cemetery on the battlefield of Gettysburg. to the present time.
 Forty-four years ago an appalling storm swept over this country from Bull Run to New Orleans. and passed into history at Appomattox with the surrender of General Lee.
 Memorial days keeps fresh in mem- ory the heroic deeds of the men who in the hour of the nations peril step ped out of the marts of trade, from the farms, the shops, from every walk of life, and marched to the defense of the Union Not for learning, wealth of talents do l prize the soldiers best That they offered life for country hon ors them above the rest Everywhere are voices singing solemn dirge and sad farewell. And the far off bells are ringing some poor veterans funeral knell. Sleep on, ye noble braves. sleep on, but not forgotten or unwept Your work well done is honors crown, and in memorial shall be kept.
 J. w. MILLER.
 Jewett City Conn. May IS, 1909.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-17

St. Mary's Church Filled at Closing
 Services of Women's Mlssion-Men's 7 Mission Began Sunday Evening"
 John Brown Resisns-LoeaI Mem
Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-17
Lewis FamOus Ice Cream

in Bricks and Bulk. Wholesale and retail at 2l Myers Alley Telephone: shop 25O. House 7ss-4 may14d MRS. C. A. LEWIS, Mgr
Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-17
Olle lBallet1l.
Norwich, Monday, May 17, 1909.

The Bulletin should be delivered everywhere in the city before a. m-
 Subscribers who fall to receive. 1t 5y that time will confer & favor by re- porting the fact to The Bulletin Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-17

Miss Anna Moran and Mrs. Michael Sullivan of WillmapHc' are the guests of MT and Mrs. TlMothy Mccarthy of Merchants avenue for several days.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-15

! Mr.. and Mrs J. P Cottingham
and children left this morning for
/ Uyalde, Texas, where they expect TO
remain for some time for the ben
/ fit of the health of Mrs. Cottingham.
c. NJ. Hubby, a prominent archi-
tect of Waco, has Joined the pro-
cessiOn of people from that city and
| come to Brownsville to investigate
the attractions that are drawing so
many people from his home town.
VIM L. Hammer, a prospector
from far off SmithpOrt, Pa, is in
town today
A few homeseekers came in last
night, among them: NJ. NJ Alex
ander and J. H. White of St Louis,
w A Wilson, Iowa; Sam Gautsche,
Metamor, Ill
S. Block. L. Block and Miss C.
Block, well known residents of Rio
Grande City are in town today.
Lon C. Hill and Miss Hill came
in from Harrington by auto about
suppertime yesterday and started
back at daylight this morning.
d. p. Austin of Sherman, who has
been looking over the valley for
some days left for home this morn
ing.
Louis Anten and wife of Prince
vile, Ill, are paying q visit to
Brownsville and surrounding
country They went up the branch
this morning
Among the out-of-town people in
town today are W. J. Jones, R. H.
Howard, Miss Rutledge, San Anto-
Mo; D. w. Kesser, Blessing; Miss
Deland, Chicago
J. H. Dillon and A. J. Biggio were
visitors to San Benito today.
Rev Father Bugard went to San
Benito this morning to hold funeral
services over the body of the 18
months old son of Henry CUran who
died there yesterday
Mrs. Noah Allen returned last
night from two weeks visit to frienls
and relatives in Houston with Hiss
Boyd. She will start for Corpus early
next week. under the sheltering arm
of the Judge to be present at the
Waterways Convention and the recep-
ton to President Taft.
Branch residents noticed in Town
last night were, F. B. Chambers, w.
4. Weems, S. w. Jorwatt, G. c. Cleve-
land, Buster Jones of Harlingen, w.
H and H. A. Lincoln OF Mercedes,
J. c. Marshall and Frcd Peterson Of
La Gloria.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-15

S. R. Clifford representing the Vir-
ginia Bridge and Iron Co of Mem
phis. is in the city to bid for the
construction of the bridge across the
Medina river.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-15
MIR. NEWMAN RETURNS WELL.
Tells on Interest Everywhere Mani
tested in This Country.

B. D. Newman and Mrs Newman
returned last night, as expected. Mr..
Newman said this morning that he
was now feeling pretty good after
his seven weeks vacation in the hos
pital. but mighty glad to be back
here even if he does have to work.
MI Newman tells the story, COM
mon to all returning visitors from
the North, of the wide interest
shown by Northern people in Tex
as and particularly the Rio Grande
valley. l ma hotel, he said, a man
registering from Brownsville will al
ways be singled out and held up by
any number of people for informa-
ton. Everybody seems to have
heard something of this country and
wants to know more
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-15
County Court.

In the County court yesterday af-
ternOOn, Judge John Bartlett presid-
ing, in the case of John Peevey
charged with malicious mischief, it
being alleged that young Pevey shot
and killed a horse belonging to a
Mexican, the jury returned a verdict
of not guilty. This case was carried
on an appeal from the Justices court
to the County court, young Peevy
having been fined ten dollars and
costs in the Justices court, amount
ing about thirty dollars.
No business of Importance was
taken up in the County court this
morning, the morning being devoted
to the calling of the docket Court
adjourned at eleven o'clock until
two o'clock this afternoon.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-15
SPECIAL BARGAINS OFFERED
IN MARRIAGE LICENSES
To Serve Double Purpose: Increase
Clerk Webb's Revenues and En-
able Bachelors to Wed.

\ Herald reporter was very much
surprised this morning, upon walk
ing into the office of the county
clerk. to find the erstwhile jovial
clerk, Joseph Webb, in rather
ruffled frame of mind Upon IN
curing the cause Of the trouble
the reporter was informed by Mr.
Webb that during the past few weeks
his revenue from the sale of marri-
age licenses had woefully decreased
until he now realizes practically
nothing from this source.
The reporter suggested that if Mr..
Webb would advertise in The Her
aid it would go a long way towards
increasing business in that line. The
idea seemed to please Mr.. Webb, who
said that was just what he would
do and today he is busily engaged in
writing a full page ad on a special
fall sale of marriage licenses, which
he expects to insert within a few
days.
Among the features of the mar
riage license sale will be the reduc-
ton in price from 81 to CSC and as
a special inducement to bachelors
they may be paid for at the rate
of 25c down and 1Oc a week until
paid for By the payment of a dol
lar additional a minister Will be
furnished to perform the ceremony.
A marriage license with divorce
coupons attached will be furnished
at a cost of 80 per cent above the
regular price.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-15
No Cases Today.

For the first time this week
there were no cases tried today IN
the Recorders or Justices
court. A Mexican woman had
her husband arrested, stating
that he had pummeIed her last
night but upon coming to the Re
corder's court this morning the wO-
man refused to make formal
complaint against her husband and
the matter was dropped.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-15
BURGLARS IN CORPUS CHRISTI.
Many Attempts Made Recently Upon
Private Houses.

Our neighbors in Corpus are much
annoyed. Their attention is distract
ed from preparation for the great
event there attempts of burglars
to break into dwellings. Saturday
night four attempts were made: two
were made Sunday night four Tues
day morning and three more Tuesday
night. Nothing came of it except the
trouble of soaring the burglars away.
Inc thieves are evidently new to the
business.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-15
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The Laguna Vista Club to A. F.
Martin, lot ;. block 27S and lot 26
block 443, Laguna Vista. One dol
lar and other considerations.
The Laguna Vista Club to A. F.
Martin, lot IS, block 349, lot >,
block 367 and lots and 20, block
POI, Laguna Vista. One dollar and
other considerations.
The Laguna Vista Club to A. F.
Martin, lots > and 6, block 355 and
lot 3, block $50 One dollar and
other considerations
S. A. Robertson and the San Be
nitO Land and Water Company to
Robert H. Willis, 40 acres near San
Benito- Consideration, $4,000.
Francisco Champion de Fernan-
DEE to Mrs. Luis Ramirez, lots and
6, block II. Washington street,
city. Consideration, $1,750.
The San Benito Land and Water
Company to Luis Ramirez, lots z, s
and 8. block 2, San Benito. Con-
sideratiOn, $S8
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-15

Gavin Park to Arthur G. Halt
ranch. Consideration, $500.
ranch Consideration, $4,000.
Arthur G. Haltwanger to Gavin
Park, 20 acres out of Ell Chopte
ranch. Consideration, $500
E. o. Joslyn to B. Meyer 20. 3
acres in Cameron county. Consid-
Grafton, $4,000.
J. B. Hooks, J. D. Hooks, H. A.
Hooks and A G. Hodges to R. B.
Rentfro. 80 acres out of the La Fe-
ria grant for the consideration of
one dollar and the transfer of 50
acres out of the La Feria grant to
the first mentioned parties by the
said r. B. Rentfro.
Laguna Vista Club to Noah Al
len lots 8 ana IA, block $50. La
guna Vista, and farm lot 234 Con
sideration, $500.
Laguna Vista Club to Noah Allen.
lot 4, block 27S, Laguna Vista. Con
sideratiOn, $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
A CASE OF COMPARISONS.
Order for Radium Will Require 70o0
 Tons of Pitchblende Rlsidues.

From the New York TribEne.
 A recently made contrsJt for the sup plying of quantity of radium contains a noteworthy suggestion of the relation ship between the almost immeasurably small and the almost immeasurably great. This contract is one which Lord Iveagh and Sir Ernest Cassel have made with British mining company for the relatively enormous quantity of seven and half grams of pure radium bro mide.
 Seven and a half grams of most other commodities would be quantity so small as to be negligible, and the "con- veying' of it would scarcely amount to petty larceny But such quantity of radium bromide is really enormous-in value. It is more than seven times larger than any quantity ever ordered before, the largest previous order hav- ing been for only single gram. Seven and half grams are the equivalent of a little more than quarter of an ounce.
 The price which Is to be paid for this supply of radium is truly bewildering, when contrasted with the amount Of the mineral It is at the rate of 24 sterling, or about $20, a milligram, or $20,000 8 gram That means sl50,OO0 for the sup ply which is to be furnished under this contract, or about $570000 an ounce. It may be added by way of reminder that to produce the stipulated amount of ra- dium bromide will require from 5000 to 7O00 tons of pitchblende residues obtained from the manufacture of uranium. 10000 or 3O,O00 tons of chemicals, and perhaps hundreds of thousands of tons of water, in operations lasting for several months.
 This minute, but costly supply of ra- dium bromide is to be presented by Lord Iyeagh and Sir Ernest Cassel to the Radium institute of London, which is under the direction of Sir Frederick Treves. and which will be ready about aix months hence to receive cancer pa- tients and apply the curative energy which radium Is believed to possess in fighting and, we may hope, in vanquish- ing one of the most dreaded and most deadly of all human ills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
STOCK MARKET
 SHOWS STRENGTH Dealings Are Narrow and
 Prices Very Irregular
CLOSE IS AT A DECLINE
After Fitful Trading Prices Are Ham, mered Sharply and the Close Is Marked by Lower Figures
 in Many Stocks.
BY A. M. CHAPMAN.

New York July A-(Special. .)-New high records for New York Central and Rock Island shares, with Union Pacific return ing to the highest mark in Its history, told the story of a narrow but strong stock market today. The trade again was almost entirely professional. At the open ing there wss much irregulartty- Steel common, New York Central and Rock Island showed fractional gains, while In ter Metropolitan preferred reacted to Fri days close and Southern Pacific lost an initial gam of B.
 The market was dull in the last hour, hut the few transactions gave evidence of favorable views by the larger investment and speculative interests In the last few minutes the floor traders made wild demonstration against prices, and, aided by profit taking sales, forced recesslons from the highest figures of the day. An interesting news development was state ment attributed to Paul Warburg, mem Der of tie firm of Kuhn, Loeb x Co.,, and a relative hy marriage of Jacob Schiff. This statement declared that the present stock market prices had discounted to a large extent the coming prosperity in this country. Coming from member of liar riman's principal banking house, that as- sertion was particularly interesting.
 The street was anxious to know whether Kuhn, Loeb & Co., as house, entertained it A striking coincidence was the fact that on top of it Union Pacific forged up to its previous high record.
 American shares were irregular in Lon don.
 Number of shares sold today, 2s7.z2o: a year ago, 423,9 ,967.
 Par value of bonds sold today a,- oss. 900: a year ago. S1, ,e66oO0.
 August dividends and disbursements are estimated this year to aggregate about s70.OO0Op. This is an increase over the same month of last year, but little less than in 1907.
 An offer of 50 for the general mortgage bonds of the Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville by a syndicate of New York and Boston bankers is believed to be a preliminary step in a plan for buying up other securities of the company to lodge control with interests identified with the Chesapeake and Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas it is a recognized fact that the rank growth of weeds is a breeding place for mosquitoes and insects of all kinds; that it is untidy in ap- pearance and insanitary in condition.
 Therefore, I Frank P. O'Brien, Mayor of the city of Birmingham, declare that be- ginning Monday, July 26, 1909, the law prohibiting the growth of weeds will be strictly en- forced and arrests made for violation of sections 495 and GOA of the code of the city of Birmingham.
 I appeal to all citizens to aid the executive department to- ward the preservation of the health of the city in this and all other directions.
 Given under my hand this, the 14th day of July, 1909. FRANK P. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
CAT GETS STRING OF FISH.
Her Catch Breaks All Records, But
 She Needed Surgeon.

South Norwalk Dispatch to New York
 Press.
 Juno, the diving and fishing cat belong ing to Charles La Crox, who lives in Seaside place. came home Tuesday with a fish hook fastened in her throat and a string of fish trailing behind her. There were weakfish, dogfish, cells, skate and fatflsh. Her catch broke all records for a cat; but Juno did not seem to be espe- cially proud of it. The big hook was sticking too deep into her throat for her to find any joy in anything.
 The cat left home in the morning to go to the water front to dive for fish When she got there she saw a nice fat mummy a few inches beneath the surface of the water and dived. seEed and swal- lowed 1t. Then she started for shore. To her surprise she felt a sharp pain in her throat, and discovered she was being held by something. She began to struggle violently. Finally something gave way. She headed for shore and made it. Be- hind her traied 25 feet of set line which fishermen had baited with num- mics and placed in the water to catch larger fish. Juno had swallowed part of the bait She headed for home, dragging the line and fish. It was not until Dr.. F. IL. Olmstead had performed an opera ton and removed the hook that Tabby was relieved of her finny burden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
SHARP UPTURN IN
 COTTON MARKET Early Trading Is Bearish and
 Prices Fall Sharply RECOVERY IS VERY RAPID Reports from Texas Continue To Give Evidence of Drouth and Buyers
 Take Freely All That Is
 Offered for Sale.
RECOVERY IS VERY RAPID

New Orleans, July A,-spot cotton steady. unchanged; middling, 117sc; sales on the spot, $50 bales; to arrive, none.
 Futures opened quiet at a decline of ? to points on rather free selling, based on the fact that cables were not quite up to the expectations of this market No attention was paid to the very bullish week-fgures and prices fell off to level of 8 to g points below yesterdays clos ing. Here heavy buying movement started, said to have been led by a prom inent Philadelphia spot house, and prices quickly advanced until the decline had been recovered. Late in the session there was little for sale around the ring and the advance continued until the active positions were 20 to "A points up from the lowest and Ii to 16 points higher than yesterdays final quotations. The closing was steady at net advance of to 10 points.
 Futures this week have undergone rapid and wide fluctuations as the result of heavy trading and determined efforts of powerful cliques on both sides to gain pos- sesison of the market. And yet the net change in prices Is insignificant. Of the more active months March shows net decline of only l point, the other months showing declines of to 10 points.
 The Texas drouth was the one big fea- ture of the week and rain caused a de- cline of A to 47 points below the level of last weeks closing at one time. Toward the end of the week fresh buying for long account was strong and prices recov- cred with 1t.
 The spot market was quiet and prices show a much wider decline than futures, middling closing at 11%c, or 7-16c under last weeks closing Sales on the spot amount to 3275 bales, against 345O last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
One Way to Get Thlnqs.
he Kansas City Journal.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 On very hot afternoon in Topeka re- gently number of around-town chaps who don't seem to have much to do were iounging in the chairs In front of lead Ing hotel Several travelling men came out of the hotel, and finding all of the chairs occupied, looked and spoke things that wouldn't go well In polite society
 Let's dump few of them out" sug- gested one
 Hold on a minute,' replied another Watch me get a chair" With that he walked over to one of the loungers and ir the most courteous way said: "Will you please tell me whether that is a drug store across the street?'
 "No,' replied the lounger, that's 9 bank
 Oh, is it? Well, say, what is that nice big building just down the street there two corners away?
 That's the postoffice," was the reply
 You live in this charming city, then?' asked the drummer.
 'I do," said the lounger.
 Well. then,' replied the travelling man 'Pm guest In this hotel, and paying fov accommodations. Suppose you get up and give me that chair"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
WHEAT IS STILL
 ON DOWN GRADE Extreme Weakness Is Feature
 of Bays Trading MOVEMENT MUCH HEAVIER The Corn Market Is Strong All Day in Spite of Weather Conditions and Close Is Higher-oats
 Close Easy.
MOVEMENT MUCH HEAVIER

Chicago, July 24.-Wheat prices sank still closer to the dollar mark on the board of trade today. when the July de- livery dropped to s1.07A and the Septem- Der at S1 .0514. losses of 4lsc and 1s4c re- spectively, compared with the previous close. The market closed weak at net declines of 11sQS1dc. Corn closed firm, oats irregular and provisions steady.
 Extreme weakness marked trading in the wheat pit throughout the entire day. Selling was general from start to finish and support was of the poorest kind. Sev- eral of the larger holders were moderate sellers nearly all day, and smaller longs, afraid to hold their lines in the face of continued heavy movements of new wheat hastened to secure rapidly van ishing profits. Their actions were based to some extent on the deliveries now be- ing made here on July contracts, 15,OO0 bushels having been turned over today, and a like amount having been delivered on the previous session. The market was also bearishly affected by a great revival of new wheat here, and in the southwest and by talk of a much heavier movement next week. Arrivals here today were 3S5 cars and S5S were estimated for Mon day. Absence of any foreign demand notwithstanding the severe slump in prices, also stimulated free selling. Dur ing the day the July delivery sold off from $1 ,10s4 to $1 0714 and September from $1 .071s to s1.O5A There was a little rally near the end of the day on covering by q httf he l. .,if It,Ixr at SLOTS and September at s1 055s@ 1.O5%.
 The corn market was strong all day, notwithstanding drop in temperature in the southwest where the crop was said to have been in danger of damage by ex- cessive heat. The July delivery was an exception to the rule and declined more than 1c late in the session owing to profit taking. Nearly all of this loss, however, was later regained. Several leading inter- ests were active bidders for the Septem- Der delivery. and this prompted consider able buying by shorts. The close was firm, with prices Ac lower to %Qs4c high CT, compared with yesterdays final fig ures.
 Trade in the oats market was quiet and the tone was somewhat mixed. The July delivery was weak owing to reaiiz- ing sales, based on increased arrivals of new oats, while the deferred months man, ifested some strength on buying by shorts until at the close prices were 1sQ1lc high CT to sc lower
 Trade in provisions was extremely dull. and prices moved over a narrow range A 5c advance in live hogs was a bullisb factor. Prices at the close were a shade higher to Dc lower, compared with the previous close.