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Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-29

Comparisons. Predictions for Saturday: Increasing cloudiness and warmer; south winds. Saturdays weather: Fair, followed by rain in the afternoon; wind south. Predictions for Sunday: Clearing and slightly cooler weather; with variable winds.
 Sundays weather; Rainy in the morning, with clearing weather in the afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-29

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Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-29

held Sunday afternoon. with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-29
OBITUARY.

number registered, 24; perfect, 1: James Kramer.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-29

O A- @ T o R 1T A- s..-s.h. >Ths klnd You HaSe Always Bought 's's'''' s1 &2zIMx
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-29

OI EkiHL NUs z BOYS BLOUSE SUITS S2ee regular price S37S SPECIAL No. 5 BOYS SUITS AT s4.s6 regular price $5.7s SPECIAL No. 6 ROUGH PoNoEE SILK see eold regularly at soc SPECIAL No. ' MEssALlNE SILK see regular s1.25 quality SPECIAL No. 8 FINE DRESS GOODS 36o regular price soc SPECIAL No. g 42-lNcH DRESS GOODS Bos regular 76o quality SPECIAL No. 10 DRESS LINlNos 100 16c and 1sc qualities SPECIAL No. il cHlLDREN'S E. 2. WAISTS iss regular price 25c SPECIAL No. 12 WoMEN'S HOSIERY 1so regular price 25c SPECIAL No. 13 TAFFETA RIBBON 1ee our regular 1sc quality SPECIAL No. IA WoMEN's INITIAL HANDkER-
 CHIEFS 15e regular 25c Handkerchisfs SPECIAL No. IS WoMEN's KID GLOVES ese good value at s1.0O SPECIAL No. 16 VAL LAcEs 1ee A PIECE value 25c to soc SPECIAL No. IT LACE ALL-oVER 96o value s1.5O 10 s2.5o SPECIAL No. 18 WoMEN's UMBRELLAS si.Se
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 SPECIAL No. 19 WoMEN's CARRIAGE BAGS 6es regular s1.Oo Bags SPECIAL No. 20 cHlLDREN's SCHOOL HATS sso
 value 315o
 SPECIAL No. 21 woMEN's TAILORED SUITS sfa4a value $500 and s17.so SPECIAL No. 22 WoMEN's DRESS SKIRTS ss.46
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 SPECIAL No. 23 WoMEN's LINGERIE WAISTS Stee regular price F26o SPECIAL No. "A WoMEN's WHITE skIRTe soo value s1.Oo and s1.25 SPECIAL No. 25
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 regular price s1.Be SPECIAL No. 26 WoMEN's SHOES $2.16 regular price ts.5o SPECIAL No. 27 WoMEN'S SHOES Sz.3s regular price Ss.5o SPECIAL No. 28 FLOOR OIL CLOTH 2oo regular price s5c SPECIAL No. 29 RUFFLEp MUSLIN CURTAINS 4ss regular price 5sc SPECIAL No. 30 WASH GOODS So
 regular price So SPECIAL No. 31 DRESS eINGHAMs % regular price 12hc SPECIAL No. 32 WHITE GOODS f6e
 value 1sc and s5c SPECIAL No. 33 TABLE DAMAeK 56o
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Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-29

Sun. aIoou and rides.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-29
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Today.

For New England: Fair Monday and Tuesday; slight temperature changes; moderate west winds.
 Predictions from the New York Her ald: On Monday fair to partly over cast weather will prevail, with slightly lower temperatures and light westerly to uortherly winds, and on Tuesday partly cloudy weather, with slight temperature changes
 Observations in NorWieh.
 The following records, reported from Seyin's pharmacy. show the changes in temperature and the barometric chanees Saturday and Sunday:
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
A Fair ESehanue

At a gathering of medhal men
one of the number was a noted
practitioner who is almost as well
known for his shabby attire as he is
for his skill as a physiciaul.
When the gathering was about to
disperse the doctor IN question
could not find his hat, Instead, to
his great surprise, he found a nice
new glossy silk hat, which hap
pened to fit him as though made to
his order. When he got home he
exhibited his headpiece with con-
siderable pride.
The next day, however, a fellow
doctor turned up to claim the hat.
Permit me, my dear doctor" /"
said the second medico, "to apollo
gize for my little trick, which grew
out of the fact that yesterday YOU
carried an umbrella, while | had
none. 1t occurred to me that, while
my new silk hat would be ruined by
the rain, yours would not. Accord
ingly l took the liberty of leav-
ing mine in place of yours. Many
thanks. ."-Harper's Weekly.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
The Boy Was Not the Fool.

The other day a little boy was
sent to a shop for a penny'S worth
of cobbler's way. The shopman,
thinking of quizzlng him, said:
won't shOemaker's wax do? ?"
CAV dooan't know" replied the
lad. "Aw1l 90 an see."
He returned again directly and,
addressing the shopman, said;
mi father says that shoemaker's
will do"
The shopman handed it to him,
smiling, and said:
"What is the differencep
"Well," said the lad, going to-
ward the door, "mi father saws
there's same difference as there Is
between You and a donkey, and that
is they're booath alike"
And then he was off like a shot.
London Spare Moments.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
An Essay on Habit.

A schoolmaster once said to his pu-
pills that to the boy who would make
the best piece Of composition in FIVE
minutes on 'How to Overcome Hab-
it" he would give a prize. When
the five minytes had expired a lad
Of nine years stood up and said:
"Well, sir, habit is hard to over
come. II you take of the first let
ter, it does not change 'abit.' If
you take of another, you still have a
bit left. II you take off still an
other, the whole of if remains. If
you take off another, it is not totally
used up, all of which goes to show
that if you want to get rid Of habit
you must throw it of altogether"
Result, he won it.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
UnhsaI!thy to Dine Alone.

The solitary eater is always
tempted to take too large mouthfuls
and swallow them too quickly and
either eat too much OF too little.
Eating is only one part Of feeding
and without digestion is not only
useless, but injurious. Those who
eat IN company have to devote
certain amount of time to talking
and attending to each others wants.
This makes the period between the
mOuthfuls longer and gives more
time for digestion. Then, again.
conversation at mealtimes usually
takes a cheerful turn, and the tone
of both body and mind is raised, the
heart and nervous system act better,
the flow of digestive juices is stimu-
lated, and a larger amount of actual
nourishment is obtained from a
smaller quantity of food.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
Chicken Fritters.

Sift cupful of -four, melt a ia
blespoonful of butter in a small cup
full of warm water and pour by de-
grees on the flour, salt to taste,
beat well and add last the stiffly
beaten white of one egg. Mince
cold chicken, season with salt, pa
prika, little chopped parsley and a
tiny bit of onion. To a cupful of
chicken add a small half cupful of
thick white sauce. Mold into small
balls, dip each in the batter and
drop from the spoon into very hot
fat. Drain on brown paper in the
oven. Arrange on a napkin and
garnish with lemon and parsley
Circle Magazine.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
Not Like q Tax Receipt.

Accustomed to have the political
boss of his ward provide him. with a
tax receipt, an organization follower
went to the same boss with a de-
mand for favor. 'Will you get me
a marriage icense?" he asked.
"That l can't do" explained the pol
itician, 'because you have to ap-
pear in person when you get a mar
riage license" This answer to the
political worker seemed. evasive, and
he demanded to know: 'How is it
that you can get me a tax receipt
every time there is an election? The
marriage license costs just the
same" To this further inquiry the
politician gave a long explanation,
but it was not quite satisfactory to
the humble worker in the cause of
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
Waiting For Himself.

On leaving his lecture room one
day an absentminded professor pin
ned a notice on the door to the eff
feet that he would be back at 4
o'clock. Returning some time earlier
than he had expected he was at
tracted by the notice. He read it
thoughtfully, looked at his watch,
and, seeing that the professor would
not be in for fully ten minutes yet,
sighed and turned away to kill the
time till he himself would return
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
Should Know Her Name.

Some time ago an accident hap
pened to a little girls doll, Barbara,
which consequently had to be sent
to a shop where wounded dolls re-
ceive attention. Later on the little
one called at the shop and asked if
her doll was mended.
81 think So" the young man be-
hind the counter said, fumbling
over a pile of dolls on a shelf, ''but
l am afraid | can't tell which one il
is in all this lot"
"Oh, you should find her easily
enoughp the little one confidently
answered. 'Her names Barbara"
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
Best Time TO Fiddle.

Above the changing of the en-
gines Nero's fiddle sq1eaked its
-loudest.
"Funny time to play the fiddle
when Rome is burning" scoffed the
fat senator.
Nero chuckled.
"Best time of all. | can't disturb
the neighbors."
And then the great man screech.
ed forth the notes of "Ain't 1t q
Shame, a Burning Shame "-Chi,
cago News.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
PERIL0US WaRK



hsountainous RsaiDnss
Sometimes the work. Of, mountains
railroad surveying parties becomes,
intense and dramatic. TAet@chief," !"
lowered into deep and, rocky river
canyon; is making rough notes and
sketches, following the character Of
the rock formation, and dreaming
dreaming the great dreams that alT
great engineers, great architects,
great creators, must dneamperforces
He is dreaming of theSday when, a
year OF two hence, the railroads
paths all have crowded themselves
into tins mpasse and when the folk
who dine luxuriously IN the showy
cars viii fret becauseNef the curve
that spills their soup and never
knoW;cf the man who was slipped
downGover a 600 foot cliff so that
the railroad might find It's way.
It is then that the. work Of the
surveying party begins to. have it's
thrills. Perhaps to- put that line
through the canyon the party will
have to descend the river in canoes.
Ii the river be too rough, then there
is the alternative d. being lowered
over the cliff Sides Talk Of your
dangers of Alpine -elimbingE The
engineers who plan and build rail
roads through any mountainous
country miss not a single one OF
them Everywhere the line must
find 4 foothold. That is tke-pRob-
lem, that must be solved. Some
times the men who follow the
"chieF in the deep river canyons.
the men with hesvy instruments to
carry and to opefate-transits, lev
els and the hke-nust have lines
Of logs strung together for their
precSrious footnold as they work.
Sometimes that rfOothold is lost. the
rope that lowers th e engineer down
over the cliff sides snaps. The folk
riding months later in the. cheerful
dining cars 10 not know of the
graves that are dug beside. the rail
roads path.
1t is all new and wonderful, blaz-
ing this path for civilization;. some
times it is even accidental An en-
gineer, bafhed to find crossing over
the Rockies for a transcOntinental
route, saw ar, eagle disappear
through elsft in the hills that his
eyes had not before detected. He
followed the course of the eagle,
and today the rails Of the transcon-
tinental rea1l through that cleft
and the time table shows it as Eagle
Pass.-Ed@a1'd Hungerford in Out
| inp
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
His Part.

"Oh, ye-es," remarked Ketchley
in a self satisfied way, Lulu and l
will start out in married life under
very favorable circumstances. Her
mother gives us a neat little home,
her father furnishes it, and her
uncle De Long has given carriage
and pair. Besides, Lulu has snug
income in her own name"
''What part do you furnish?"
''Well, principally the name
principally the name. London
Answers.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
The Star Chamber.

The "star chamber" was so called
from the place in which the court
was held in one of the rooms of the
kings palace in Westminster. Upon
The ceilings we're stars, hence the
camera stellata or chamber of stars.
1t was of very ancient origin and had
excessive powers, but could not pro-
nounce the death penalty. 1t was
abolished BY act of parliament in
1911 during the reign of Charles l.,
but this unfortunate monarch was
sentenced to be beheaded from this
same "star chamber" London
Queen.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
THE SOUNDS HuEs.
Why the Creature is Able to Change
Its color.

Its color.
One of the most interesting Of
the discoveries of science is the Sc
cret of the means whereby certain
animals change color. The most
familiar and celebrated example in
this line is the lizard called the
chameleon, but there are many
other creatures both on land and in
the sea that possess a similar power.
Noteworthy among them is the
common squid. If a specimen of
this interesting kind of mollusk,
fresh out of water, be laid on a. ta-
bic and watched, its hues win change
so constantly that literal waves of
color seem to be passing over it
from moment to moment. That
this happens in response to impulses
conveyed through the nervous sys-
tenn of the animal is manifest, a
mere tapping with a fnekr on the
table causing a rush of lie color
waves described.
The secret lies in the fact that
Immediately beneath the skin of
the squid is a sort of network of
small channels, in which are fire.
quent larger spaces occupied by pig
ment cells. These cells are under
direct control of the nef(ous sys-
tenn, which causes them to contract
or expand. When they contract the
color disappears, which is what
happens when the squid dies, for
then it turns dead white, although
its normal hue in life is reddish
brown.
Even in death, however, the pig
ment cells beneath the skin of the
squid may be distinguished by the
eye as minute specks. In life these
specks expand to the size of a big
pinhead and run together, thus pro-
ducing the brown tint. 1t is sub
stantially the same phenomenon
that is accountable for the rapid
changes in color observed in the
chameleon, in many fishes and in
various other creatures-changes
which are evidently for the purpose
Of disguise, enabling the animal to
escape observation by assuming a
likeness to its surroundings. Thus
the common sole initiates with its
coloration whatever kind of bottom
it may be resting upon, whether peb-
bles, sand or what not.
The pigment cells referred to are
called "chromatophores," and some
times they contain two or more diff
ferent kinds of pigments, some of
which disappear, while others per-
sist, the result being that, as in the
case of the chameleon, a consider
able range of colors may be dis
played.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
Sacrifice Prevented.

"YOu refuse me because | have a
title" said the count bitterly, "but
| will relinquish it. | will become
a plain citizen"
"How noble of youp responded
the American heiress. 81, too, feel
called upon to make a sacrifice. /
will relinguish my fortune, and
Why, he's gone"-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
ORGANIC EyOLUTIOK


"~~" ~@u~tNt4u8s
In the course Of organic evolution
very many strange and quaint de-
velopments present themselves from
time to time, not only in the history
OF q race or genus, but Within the
narrow compass of the life nf a sin
gle individual member Of such race
or genus. Nature changes her plans,
In fact, to meet contingencies that
occur Unexpectedly. Probably few
who have any acquaintance with ma
rine fish have failed to notice some
thing strange about the appearance
OF what are called fatfsh, known as
the founder family (or in zoology as
Pleuronectidae), embracing the tur-
bot, plaice, brill, sole, halibut, fioun-
der, dab, etc. The conformation of
the head and of the anterior portion
of the body in the adult stage is
characterized by strained and un-
symmetrical appearance. In this re-
spect the fiatfsh differ from all 9th
er members of their geological class.
The question naturally suggests
itself why this particular genus
should be so different from ali other
ish, which, as a rule, are remarkable
for their symmetrical and graceful
appearance. And the answer is very
simple. The fatfsh, instead of
swimming in an upright or vertical
position, like all other fish, has for
some reason or another taken to the
unnatural habit of swimming on its
side. 1t may be on either side
right or left. This enables it to
take up what appears to be the lazy
position Of lying fat on the bottom
Of the sea, where it can move about
freely in search of such food as
small marine animals, moIlusks,
worms, etc. The young fish swims
erect In the ordinary manner for
some time, but it early shows a
tendency to become lopsided and
gradually falls over on one side,
usually the left, but not invariably
so by any means.
The eye on the under side, Just
so soon as the. tendency Is shown to
fan over on that side, commences
gradually to move round to thefoth-
er or uppermost side and finally
takes its place beside the other eye.
This process is strangely brought
about through the twisting of a por-
ton Of the bones Of the head, which
gives the latter a decidedly de-
formed and unnatural appearance.
The ventral fms become useless and
degenerate. Impaired fins are de-
veloped, the undulatory motion of
which enables the fish to swim with
ease and even rapidly in the new
and horizontal position assumed
Harper's Weekly.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
NATIONS THAT DtEn


Most ef Them went Co THAR Boom
Fishtins, a. Did Ronss.
Most countries which have died
have gone down lighting The Ro-
man empire perished like that.
The empGe of the west became
so weak at last that it could make
no stand against its enemies. Rome
was sacked by the barbarians and
eventually became not the capital
of vast empire, but the city of the
popes, over which the portiffs
reigned as kings. Finally the city
was taken without a real fight by
the soldiers of the king Of Italy.
The empire of the east had its
capital at Constantinople. For CEN
turies it was the greatest power in
the world. But it became honey:
combed with vice and enervated
with pride and luxury; also it grew
old and weak.
Then the Turks made a tigerish
spring on Constantinople and took
1T by storm. The last of the Greek
emperors died sword in hand, and
his descendants are living in Eng
land today in very humble situa-
tions.
Egypt, once so powerful and IA
nous under the pharaohs, was con-
quered by Rome and was afterward
swamped by the Moslems.
The great moguls used to reign
in India. In the days of Queen
Elizabeth the mogul, or emperor
Of Delhi, as he was sometimes
called, was so powerful that he
thought it a vast condescension on
his part to receive an embassy from
the maiden queen.
But as time went on the great
rajahs, or tributary kings, rebelled
against the moguls. India was
rent asunder by the wars between
rival rajahs. This gave the Euro
peans chance.
France at first held the upper
hand and nearly conquered the
land. But then England drove
France back and seized the empire
of the great moguls for herself.
The heir Of the moguls still en-
joys a pension given by the British
government.
Poland used to occupy a big place
on the map of Europe. At one time
it was much larger and stronger
than Russia.
But Poland perished through her
own faults and follies. The mass of
the common people were slaves in
all but name; hence the mobiles and
the people never stood together in
times of danger or disaster.
Poland was a big country, but it
was divided against itself, and Rus
sia, Prussia and Austria combined
were more powerful. They all three
joined hands, and each took large
share of Poland in 1772.
In 1898 the trio of robbers made
a second swoop. Only the ghost of
Poland was left. Another year saw
the end of the tragedy. The last
remnants of Poland were swallowed
up by Russia, Prussia and Austria.
The fate of the republic of Ven
ice is one of the most dramatic in
all history. Its doges ranked as
the equals of the proudest kings.
Its alliance was coveted by the
greatest powers. All real power
rested in the hands of the dreaded
council of ten and the secret three.
The latter was a trio of living mys-
teries and were known by name to
practically no one in Venice.
| So the government of Venice was
a terror to its own people and the
outside world. Then Napoleon
came upon the scene, and "the Lion
of st. Mark licked the dust."-
Pearson's Weekly.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23

He LsIIsd About All Day. but Man
aged to. Keep o.: ss Debt.

A. prominent Judge once arrived
ina strange town and, wishing to
ascertain the way To the best hotel,
stopped before n cooking, cum
bersome fellow lea! . nn the corner
fence. This fellow answered his
queries in such.a drawing. apathetie
way that the Judge, with growing re-
pugnance, wondered what the man
might be good for.
So, looking him over with a not
too kindly eye,. be asked him what
he was working at.
"0h," replied the other. with a
broad yawn, 'Pm takin' it pretty
easy"
Don't you know, SIR, that we are
all put here to toil?" demanded the
Judge somewhat testify.
"We're here to keep a-goin',"o the
other reioined, leaning over the
fencepOst. '1 don't believe, though,
in goin' into Mysteries over work or
doin' anybody else's. l believe in
actin natural" ;"
'1f you mean
"Now, when l was yOHng," the
fellow dfawled on, ignoring the in
quisitor's last attempt-"when / was
young everybody said was cut out
for a. goed-for-nothin', an / amt
donewh I'd call a hard days work
since. Still, I've managed somehow
to git enough eat an drink to keep
a-goin'. L let things come an go
easy-like an leave the worryin' to
others"
'There'n come q day of reckon
ing, my manF' put in the judge,
with unsurpassed disgust.
~Reckonin'f" His eyes languid-
ly gazed afar of. 'NOw, some folks
"a lot of 'em-stew about that. l
don't. When the Lord calls me up
to throw my load in on the weigh
scales, I'll throw it night in an pick
Out'a shady. cool spot where 1 can
take it as easy'as I do now," with a
lazy chuckle.
"And what have you got to the
good to Weigh-what have you ac-
compishedT' insisted the Judge
hotly.
Accomplished Now, as I said
before, mister, work never worried
me much. but here's this house
here" pushing a thumb YEARLY over
his shoulder. "Jim Stetson put that
up several years ago, an stood
round AM watched an put in a wCni
now an then as to how I'd put 'sI
up if L was doin' it myself. Then
there's them two stores an barn
over yonder, worth nigh onto six
thousand-Stetson had them built.
Next he put up the bank, the opera
house an then the hotel you're look
in for, p
'1 suppose you stood around and
threw in, little advice, as usual Z?
interrupted the judge sarcastnally
81 did that!" the drone reioined
with an unexpected burst Of en-.
thusiasm.. CAN / was there wher
they built Stetson's big mill round
the corner there. That mill wa:
nothin' but q shack when StetsoI
started it up-he was a young mar
but it grew an grew an ground
out enough money SOS Stet coulC
build pretty much the whole town
Stetson"-
"Let up on Stetson, man; he's {
captain of industry. The question
q, What have you accomplished ?
uttered the thoroughly harassa,
judge.
The others enthusiasm suddenl,
died down as he looked away ant
said csrelessly:
''Ne? Oh, yes-well, Pm Ste 4
son-"-Spare Moments.
The Winslow mail., 1909-12-18
Celav Easily ExpIaincd.

When once a famous member re-
turned 10 the British house of com
mons after a by-election for Kna1 es
borough, his unusually delayed apps ar
ance was commented upon in the pres
ence of Sir Wilfrid Lawson. The new
~ elected member, though a zeal ny
man, was known to be extremely care
full about stray siXpences. "Isr'. il
odd some one said, Tom Collins
doesn't turn upo" Not at all, not al
all" said Sir Wilfrid; hes waiting foJ
an excursion train.