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Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03
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suit the batteship man of today with never
sail in sight aloft. knows nevertheless how
to furl reef and LAY out" with the best OF
the old-timers, who saw service before the
masts of "Od Ironsides"
Coolness in danger and resourcefulness at
all times are the gifts of the sea service of
the ancient days. That is why it Is that the
Annapolis midshipmen taught the ropes
as were the generations of sailors who never
saw smokestack on the sea save the one
that led from the galley 1t is true that the
training in sail handling is not as long con-
tinued as in the other days. but it is thorough.
and the MILDLY" of this year who found him
self in command of furigged ship would
not be dubbed landlubber by the sailors be-
fore port was sighted.
There is a new training vessel at the acade-
my. and the shade of any ancient mariner who
happens aboard will find nothing missing to
which he was called to lay his hands in the
old day. The ship is the Severn and she is
beauty under sail or at anchor. On the
deck Of 1t one learns quickly as a glance
can travel the spar deck the magnitude OF
the midshipman's task of learning the ropes"
The strands Of the sea gain a new meaning
and new significance. The rope dictionary
: is as long as cable.
Some one has said the old soldiers all have
gone to Davy Jones. Davy has some big old
time salts still only in prospect of posses
sion. There are sailors the Severn with
service stripes enough to over-decorate IT,
ger One OF them looks II he might have
served under Decatur against the pirates OF
the Mediterranean. He rolls in his gait and
shows tattoo marks. and the visitor likes him:
he swears South sea OATH and the visitor
loves him.
These fine old salts take the midshpmates
under their tuition and tradition and seaman.
ship safe A ships of boys march
from the barracks to the Severn in the early
afternoon and take IN the study of knots
rope knots and not the measure of distance
kind-and in three minutes there are 30 du.
plications of the familiar painting, "A Knotty
Problem" The boys go aloft and do those
things OF which only the seaman knows the
names, and II he impaired them the layman's
knowledge would be as 1t was before-the
land lubber's ignorance. The midshipmen do
steepe-ja tricks that seem dizzy-headed i'm
possibilities, and do them with an apparent
poise of nerve that is n fit comrade to the
poise of body.
Heaving the lead and boxing the compass
are kindergarten lessons of the service. The
boys are taught oarmanship In cutters OF the
men-of-war and their earlier sailing lessons
are given in launches catboats and other
small craft. Lieut.. Commander Il. II Durell
has thus described the first steps Of the In.
structon In maneuvering:
"Maneuvering vessels. in obedience to sig.
nal or fleet tactics. as It is called is started in
its simpler forms the midshipman
enters. and the necessity OF handling his YES.
sci promptly and efficiently, a thing that he
will be required to do until he is an admiral,
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03
AN EICH7 M.H Gun.

after. Moreover. with the fight over. things
better for. the others of the crew, who
suffer from the friction of the ill feeling and
are glad to have the affair settled and the
bitterness thrown overheard. A visitor
the accidental witness of such fight
man-ofwar which he boarded in Hampton
Roads The most striking feature of the thing
the celebrity with which the petty officers
disappeared when the row began.
The Frigate Santee. one of the "strong ones"
of the elder naval day, is moored close to
wharf in the naval academy grounds. The
Santee is rooted over and made comfortable
for living quarters. The vessel however. is
isolated, and when one gets into the bowels of
the hold he is cut off from the world com.
pletely as if he were in mine. Light he
does get and this is much when the matter
of confinement is considered. When mid
shipman does something to break the regula-
tions which the ordinary punishments will not
meet effectually he is locked up on board
the Santee, where he is given chance to
think over the sin of dsobedience and to re-
cite a penitential psalm or two If he is re-
ligiousy inclined.
The Santee is not altogether a pleasant
berth. 1t is the dearth of companionship that
hurts. and term the ship generally works
n rapid change of mind and heart in the con.
fined one.
Elihu s Riley recently told the story of
Nlidshpman Coombs. who was locked up in
the hold of the Santee for a breach of academy
discipline. 1t was terribly cold night in
winter and two skaters were carried away
an ice foe into the waters beyond the prison
ship. Coombs heard the cries for help, and.
dressed only in his underwear he crawled
through portfolio and started over the break.
ing ice to the rescue. He was joined by other
and much better clad rescuers from the shore.
but he kept on and was the first at the scene
of danger. Coombs pulled an oar in the boat
thst put out from the edge of the ice to bring
back the imperiled ones The next day the
superintendent OF the academy told Coombs
he was brave lad and sent him back to his
comrpdes In barracks.
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03

Anhapoiis haroor. On these boats they do
al the WORK OF the enlisted men. There is
hothihe 100 hard or too dirty in a hand and
clothes soiling way for the ..middios" In ,ho
line or sailor labor. They do II all uncou
plainlngly Discipline serves IL Willingness does
not to keep the lads in the line of duty There
are few niceties in the initial life of the sailor
There is something of regularity about the
life of the student at the naval academy If
there should be any doubt on this point n
glance at the daily routine of the fourth class
men. the "plebes" of the school. will bring
conviction.
Here is the daily round of work as set down
in the books:
600 a. m.-Reveille. except on SUNDAYS
and holidays.
$3.50 a. m-Breakfast formation Breakfast
sweeping and arranging of rooms and making
OF their beds by the midshipmen themselves.
.. a. Information for first period drill
seamanship or ordnance
lOl5 a. m.-Drills in either ordnance or
seamanship
1880 p. m.-Dinner formation.
$500 p Seamanship drills in either cut.
ters or launches.
500 p. m.-Swimming Recreation period.
6:3O p. m.-Supper formation.
500 to 300 p m.-Drills in either gymna-
SUM or armory.
$3.50 p. n;.-Gun fire.
$50 p. m.-Warnng call for beds.
1000 p. m.-"Taps" and "all lights out"
The hard work OF the officer sailors contin.
ues after the academic days are over. There
are duties on the modern man-ofwar OF which
the old wooden-shp sailor knew nothing In
the earlier days. when there was nothing to do
on board, the jackies were set to work polish
Ing the brasses which already shone resplen-
dent with much polishing. The captain be-
lieved thoroughly that the devil always was
about with tempting tasks for the idle hands to
do, and as he wished to be in supreme com.
mand Of his ship he never gave the devil
moment to ply his trade. They polish the
brasses on the modern men.of.war, but not
oftener than they need polishing. There is
no waste time for officers or crew.
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03
BIisSfuI Tour.
A Back-Water Town.

ut was one Of those sleepy, one
horse back-water towns. like Squash
said Representative Burton, describing
at a Hot Springs dinner a town that
he disliked.
Squash is the limit A gentleman
arrived there the other day and wanted
hair cut. He found the barber shop.
and, after shaking the barber yigoT-
ously, managed to awaken him.
How long will it take you to crsf
my hair, barber?' he asked.
" Not long, boss said the barber
And he rose, yawned, and stretches
himself. Then he called upstairs To
his wife:
Hey, send the kid down to TIE
Sun office to tell the editor I want mr
scissors just as soon as he's done eds5-
tin the paper. There's a gent he1e
waitin' for haircut"
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03

to the sailor at times as is swordsmanssip
and no lad is graduated from Annapolis who
is not qualified to give good account of him
self in fight with all weapons but bare fists
barred The enlisted men of the navy know
the boxing game, and it is this that makes
them come out with fairly short casualty
list when the shore leave play in foreign ports
gets trihe rough
The modern battleships are none too large
for the comfortable quartering of their crews.
When two men have Crouch" the word
goes, it frequently happens that they have it
out somewhere in the seclusion of an iron
walled corner of lower deck. This applies
to enlisted men and not the "middies" though
possibly such things occur in the student
ranks.
AS rule the sailors are allowed to fight
it out unchecked. 1t is the only plan worth
considering for two men who have fought and
have shown pluck have mutual respect there
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03

The 1909 National Encampm ent Of sf1s
Grand Army of the Republic win be-
held in Salt Lake City. August 9th te-
14th. An unusually attractive folder in
red-white and blue. replete with infer
and the Rocky Mountain region. fs bo~
ing distributed by the Passenger Do
partment of The Denver & Rio Grantfe
Railroad. One feature that Will be Sr
particular interest to Grand Arrny men
is the reproduction of speaking like
nesses of all the Commanders-E -El-Chie-
from b. F. Stephenson. the organizer
in 1866 to Henry Nevius. the present
Commander. This is the first time thac
this set of portraits has been assembled
The familiar faces of John A. Logan
Ambrose E. Burnside. John F. Hart
ranft. Russell A. Alger. John C. Black
James Tanner and many others appear
in this interesting SERIES
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03

mans life taking it all in all, from reveille
to taps is an easier round of existence than
that of his brother. the West Point cadet.
The sailors work is hard that of the
soldier, but he has more creature comforts
and much more liberty to go and come.
There is still altogether too much of what
the English visitor called the "beastly grind
of life at the naval school, but time is bring
ing relief 1t will never bring relief to the
West Pointers, for at the military academy
tradition rules hard, and what good
enough for Cadets Grant and Lee is good
enough to-day for their successors.
The delights of town life shut off from
the school students, for at certain times
they may attend what they rreverently call
society blowouts," and they may dine at
the hotels and do other things that are not
denied to boys at civilian schools. If cadet
at West Point were to ask permission to dine
at the hotel on the reservation even with his
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03
Special Round Trip HomeseekeT4
Rates to New Mexico and Texas

On the first and third Tuesdays al
each month. during the entire yeDg.
the Colorado & Southern Railway VILE
sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets
to a great many points in New Mexiee,
and Texas at one fare plus $500 fog
the round trip. Final limit twenty five
days, allowing liberal stop-over privlg-
eges. For detailed information, rates
ETC.. call on the Colorado & Southern
agent. or address T. E. Fisher, General
Passenger agent, Denver. Colorado
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03

The MILDLY" has full op-
portunity before graduation
to know what his sea life is
to be. He makes three prac.
s1ce cruises, each of three
months duration, in the
course of his school career.
The sea trade Is hard, yet
alluring. There are some
designations, but the sailor
Will tell you that the re-
signed ones have a daily
srowl with themselves all
through their land living, to
which the growI of the quar-
ter deck is babes protest.
The Annapolis midship-
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03

when he may require it Of
others, is impressed upon
him from the start. Instruc-
ton in fleet tactics is pro-
gressive. extending through
the course and in the last
year the actual maneuvers
Of a fleet are practiced with
fleet of 20 steam cutters"
The "middies of course
are given progressive in
struction in all things that
pertain to the modern men
of-war. For practice during
the first periods of the sea
manship lessons the steam
launches are pressed into
service, and then the bows
are taken aboard the small
gunboats which lie in the
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03
Notes.,

II hear that the new tenor is -
great success-that he can hold one 1s'
his notes for half minute"
That's nothing; I've held one OK his
notes for over a year."-Judge's Ii
brary.
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03

Pie has gone up in Chicago. This
will prevent it from going down in the
same locality.
Gilpin observer., 1909-06-03
Alas. How True!

Il often WONDER" remarked Mr..
stubb in solemn reflection, "if the last
man on earth will have the last
word"
"Of course he will, John" laughed
Mrs. Stuff.
But why are you so sure?"
Because the last woman will give
1t to him."-Chicago Daily News.
BlissfuI Tour.
Pearl-They say Switzerland is an
Ideal country for honeymoon tours.
Ruby-It must be. There is a tun-
mel twelve miles long-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-16
HOPKINT0N
Republican Caucus - Public School opens-Prsyer Meeting Friday Eve nine-champlin- Collins Wedding.

At the republican caucus held in the town hall October 8, Friday afternoon, John J. Green was elected chairman and Henry J. Wheeler, secretary. Hon. John s. Cole was nominated for sena- tor and Silas B. Richmond for repre- sentative, both to succeed themselves, Clarence D. Wood, Nathan 5. Carr, Os- mas Edwards, George w. Avery and Henry J. Wheeler were elected town committee. Hon. John s. Cole. Silas B. Richmond, John Stenton. Charles w. Clarke, Clarence D. Wood and Charles P. Ecleston were chosen dele gates to attend the republican state convention in Providence on Wednes- day, October IS.
 Mir and Mrs. Hector iDarrach of Mystic. who have been visiting Mir. Darrach's former home in Prince Ed wards Island, are visiting at the home of Jason P s. Brown.
 The public school at Hopllinton City opened Wednesday morning with Mrs E. Pearl Kenyon as teacher.
 George E. Allen and family of Hope Valley were guests at the home of Hon. E. Arthur Allen Sunday
 The prayer meetinge in the Seventh Day Baptist church are being held on Friday evenings instead of Saturday evenings, to accommodate those who wish to attend the singing school at Canonchet. taught by Henry l.. Allen of North Stonington.
 On Friday of last week Joseph S. Larkin while carting brick from the Ashaway Clay company to Csnonchet had one of his horses taken ill at this village, and after several hours of medical treatment it twas able to be led home, leaving the load here, and the horse has since recovered.
 Henry L. Allen has resumed his meat route through this vicinity and Geo. s. Champlin his oyster business.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-16
THE PERFECT WAY
Scores of Norwich Citizens Have
 Learned 1t.


 IT you suffer from baekache.
 There is only one way to cure it.
 The perfect way is to cure the kid neys.
 A bad back means sick kidneys.
 Neglect it. urinary troubles follow.
 Doan's Kidney Pills are made for kidneys only.
 Are endorsed by Norwich people.
 Patrick Sullivan. 4s Mt. Pleasant Street, Norwich, Conn. says: If any person should ask me what to use for pain and lameness across the small of the back I would advise a trial of Doan's Kidney Pills. I have found that they have no equal for this trouble. My supply was procured at N. D. Sevin & Sons drug store and they thoroughly relieved me of severe pain in the small of my back. strength ened my kidneys and benefited me in a general way"
 For sale by all dealers. Price Soc. Foster Milburn Co.,. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name -Doan's - and take no other.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-16
GILEAD
President Mansfield spoke-Mrs. Sarah Post Celebrates s4th Birthday Fri day-6reaks Leg Saturday.

J. H. Mansfield, president of the Con- necticut c. E.. union, spoke in the Congregational church here last Sun day afternoon and led the c. k. meet ing in the evening. MT. Mansfield is an interesting speaker and delivered an address which was listened to with keen interest.
 Miss Mary Ellis is expected home this week from WalIingford.
 Mrs. Sarah Post celebrated her S4th birthday last Friday at the home of w. N. Ihll On Saturday, while riding with her son-in-law, c. l.. Perry, the horse stepped, on a rolling stone and fell, throwing them both out, break ing Mrs. Posts leg.
 The same day Oscar Bartholomew s leg was broken by a log rolling against 1t while at work at F. w. Euelfs mill.
 Notes of Interest.
 Dr. H. T. Sweet of Hartford was in town Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. George Lyman of Marlboro were tho guests of relatives here Saturday and Sunday. ]. Mrs. F, E. Foote returned home on Sunday evening from visiting in Man chester and Middleaown.
 Some from this place are planning to attend the meeting of East Central Pomona at Bolton next Wednesday.
 The l.. A. l.. met at the hall We'd nesday afternoon.
 Mrs. w. $. Ellis and Mrs. D. H. Hodge returned home Sunday from an automobile trip to Perryville, R. I.
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Randall of Will linantic were guests at Maplelawn Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-16
WELLINGTON
Improvements to Towns Only Brick
 .House-Diphtheria Cases.

At the Congregational church Sun day morning, Rev. R. U. J. Grant of Mount Vernon, N. Y, preached for Rev. MT. Gardner. His topic was The Reward of Overcoming. Rev. 9: F.
 MT and Mrs. Merrick Johnson Pratt of Providence spent several days re- gently at Pleasant View with the for- merS parents.
 The repairs and Improvements at the home of l.. B. Clark that have been going forward for some weeks are nearly completed. This is the only brick house in town. It wassbuilt by William Still, the father of Mrs. Clark.
 Robert P. Pratt, who is in the em- ploy of the Central Vermont railroad, is enjoying ten days vacation. He and his wife are at Deacon F. w. Pratt's this week
 Sunday in the Sunday school a re- port was given of the interesting aft ernoon exercises of the North Tol- land Sunday school convention. held Friday at the Methodist church at the borough
 Mrs. Gardner, Miss Gardner. Nellie Carpenter and Mrs. Preston attended the afternoon meeting of the Sunday school convention at Stafford Springs Friday.
 Mrs. Rose Taylor Edwards and her four little daughters, who live at the Nelson Enc place, are i'll with diph- theria and are in quarantine. It is said that the father of Mrs. Edwards, who had been recently in a family where a child had died of the dis ease came to visit and brought the infection.
 William Downs and family have T9Oxrod from fba Diaroa cottaCa fo Stafford Springs.
 Jim Carpenter drove from Wind ham to his home here Sunday for a short visit.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-16
oct6d

OTTO GRAUL vS. LOUISE GRAUL. Supplemental Order of Notice.
 State of Connecticut. County of New London, Superior Court, ss., Oct. 2d, A. D. 1909.
 Upon the complaint of the said Otto Graul. claiming for reasons therein set forth divorce, now pending before this Court, having been returned there to on the first Tuesday of May. 1909;
 It appearing to and being found by this Court that Louise Graul, the said defendant. is absent from this State and gone to parts unknown, and that notice of the pendency of the com plaint was given as required by order of notice heretofore Issued. and now the plaintiff asks for a further order of notice in the premises.
 Therefore, Ordered. That notice Of the pendency of said complaint be given by publishing this order in The Norwich Morning Bulletin. a newspaper printed in Norwich Conn. two weeks kuccessively. commencing on or before the 9th day of October, A. D. 1909.
 By order of Court,
 HIBBARD R. NORMAN. Assistant Clerk of the Superior Court
 for New London County. oct9S
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-16
SOUTH COVENTRY
Congregational Conference Next Week School Closed Because of Diph- theria Cases.

Mrs. Edwin Freeman of Hyde Park is making her annual visit at Mrs. John Payne's.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bruce Bradbury of Lyme spent the week end with MT. and Mrs. Dewitt Kingsbury.
 MT. and Mrs. w. H. Armstrong spent Sunday in New London.
 The Holland county conference of Congregational churches meets here next week Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.
 The s. N. F. Telephone Go. is ex- tending the line from. the village to Ripley hill and northWard.
 Cases of Diphtheria.
 The school in Ripley Hill district is closed for a few weeks, owing to diphtheria in the family of Eugene Richardson. The disease is not of a severe nature, and no other cases are known in the town, although it is reported that several weeks ago chill dren in three or four families in the Ripley Hill neighborhood were affect ed with what was then termed ton silitis, but is now known to have been a mild form of diphtheria
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-16
COLUMBIA
Illustrated Lecture by Rev. MT. Ten ney-CataIoguing of Books at Ii. brary Resumed.

Rev. MT. Penney of Scotland occu- pied the pulpit in this place Sunday, exchanging with the pastor, Rev. MT. Harris. In the evening Mir Penney gave an interesting illustrated lecture. which was quite largely attended and greatly enjoyed. Sunday afternoon MT. Penney spoke in the church at Liberty Hill
 Mrs. Johnson and Miss Chase of Hartford were in town last Tuesday to assist in cataloguing the books in the Saxton B. Little free library. This work was begun under the direction of Mrs Johnson last spring, and was so far advanced as to put large num- ber of the books in circulation, but was discontinued during the summer. It is to be taken up again and com pleted this fall.
 Mir. and Mrs. Herbert Little of Mer- iden are visiting relatives in town.
 Drawing Water from Lake.
 The water in Columbia lake is be- ing rapidly drawn off and the section of the old highway from Albert Browns on the south shore to Miss Dixon's on the north shore, is nearly all visible.
 Clayton Hunt has gone to West Lynn, Mass, to engage in electrical engineering work MT. Hunt is a graduate of Brown university.
 MT. and Mrs. George Risley and Dr. and Mrs. s, A. Little were guests of Mir. and Mrs. James P. Little last Saturday and Sunday
 Miss Lena Wolff and Myrtle Collins spent Sunday with friends in Nor Wich.
 -s E. P. Lyman, rural mail carrier, is taking his annual two weeks vaca- tion. The route is being cared for by Substitute l.. E. Winter.
 An excellent game of baseball was played on the Green last Saturday by the Columbia nine and the West End team of Willimantic. The result was a victory for Columbia. to L
 Sheep Injured by Dogs.
 The selectmen held their monthly business meeting last Saturday aft ernoon.. Complaints of damage to sheep by dogs have been made to the selectmen bv Amherst B. Scoven and William P. Johnson. The matter is being investigated.
 Mrs. James P. Little spent We'd nesday and Thursday with friends in Hartford and Glastonbury
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-16
Bitten by Dog.
CHESTNUT HILL.
First Ice on Thursday-Grange to Con- fer Degrees-visitors from Califor. mia.


 Thursday morning ice formed for the first time this season in this vii cinity.
 ndr. and Mrs. A. l.. Brink spent last Sunday in Manchester, guests of their son, Henry P. Brink.
 At the last meeting of the local grange an interesting programme, con- slRting of readings, vocal and instru- mental music, was. carried out At the next meeting on October 10th a class is to be instructed in the first and sec- ond degrees.
 The new board of selectmen met for organization on Saturday.
 A ball game was played on the Green Saturday last between the local team and the West Ends of Williman- tic. Score 6 to 1 in favor of the To- calls.
 Richard Lyman. who Is working in and Mrs. William A. Lyman, on Sum- day.
 William A. Lyman was a recent Hartford visitor.
 Back After 35 Years.
 Mrs. Martin Webler of Los Angeles, Cal, formerly of this town. Is spend- ing a week with Mrs Charles H. Smith. MT. and Mrs. Webler moved to Cali fornia some 35 years ago. In his ear- Tier years MT. Webler lived for a time in the family of Septemas Loomer at Hop River. He was later employed by Samuel F. Ticknor and lived in the house now occupied by Joseph Hutch ins. Mrs. Webler Is cousin of the late Charles H. Smith and before mar riage was Miss Ada Platt.
 interested in County Home.
 Mrs. Ahb.lt Little attended a recent meeting of the directors of the County Home at Vernon. Mrs. Mary B. Yeo- mans has just closed a long official connection with that institution, and Mrs. H. w. Porter of this place is mentioned as her successor.