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Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16
WEST SIDE PINocHLE CLUB.
John Jordan Holds the Lead-Pettis
 Goes Into Third Place.

The eighth meeting of the West Side Pinochle club was held Tuesday even ing at the Open House club rooms With full attendance. J. Jordan retains first place and Stephen H. Reeves now holds second place. The most impor- tant result of the meeting. however, was the jump that Pettis made from eighth to third place.
 The scores are al follows: ]. Jordan 55,2T5, Reeves 5340O Pettis 53,285, Cobb 52,885, Lewis 52,51O, A. Jordan 52,325. Bailey 52,250, Peckham 50.230 Tetreault 50.150. Larson 49, 9,200, O'Neil 4S,665, Ledger 46,530.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16
Just Glance Over the
 Following;

Bleached Damask, all linen, s3 inehes wide, at soc per yard. BIeached Damask, all linen, 70 inches wide, at 75c per yard. 22-inch Napkins to match, $25o dozen, BIeached DamasI, 72 inches wide, $1.oo per yard. BIeached Damask, 72 inches wide, SIPS per yard. 20-inch Napkins, SAYS dozen. 24-inch Napkins, $375 dozen. Table Cloth, two yards by 2,As with 20-inch Napkins, $500 set. Table Cloth, two yards by 21s, with 2o-incf Napkins. $6.25 set. Table Cloth, two yards by 2Ia, with 24-fnch Napkins, at $3.25 set. Table Cloth, two yards by 21a, 24.ipch. Napkins, at $11.5o set. Guaranteed Genuine Hand Loom Dam ask Table Cloths with Napkins to Hatc'e' ISH9iH9 m P''Cs IToH Vif'oo to $35,G0 per set. Hemstitched Cloths with Napkins to match, $7.9s and $1o5o per set. ScaIIoped Luncheon Sets at various prices.
 Hemstitched Damask Tray Cloths, all new designs, priced from 25c ts $1.So each.
 F1emstitched Damask Tea Cloths, sizes 36-inch, 45inch and 5%-inch, price $1.25 to S3,5o each. HemstitcF1ed and Fringed Napkins in large variety of patterns, from $1.oO to $500 dozen.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16
John Murphy Gets w,

John Murphy, who is a sophomore at Wesleyan college, has already won his w, playing right tackle on the varsity football team. Mir. Murphy has also been initiated into the Wesleyan chap ter of Alpha Delta Phi, one of the three leading fraternities of the country
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16
PERSONAL

Rev. C. A. Northrop preached in the Congregational church in Willimantic on Sunday.
 Mrs. George E. Bachelder has moved from 5S5 Main street, East Side, to 23 Hedge avenue.
 Mir and Mrs. George R. Hyde of 1antic have returned from visit of a few days in Meriden and Hartford.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16
Maybe Then're Oiled

Bourl<e Coeluan reyorses himself so often thai he ma. soon begin fn wear out : hinges. Wall Street ,rour- nal
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16
Finishes the Job.

Now that Welman has secured the consratua tions nf pr Cook he might rest on his laHrels.- Miwa ukee Senti-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16
The Son of a Governor.

Coy Baldwin, son of a Connections soyerHor-so sounds well, doesn't it ?- New Haven Journal Courier.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16

over 60 Thanksgiving Days have been graced by the use of Williams NanillH. The purest strong gest and best today at Il groccrs.-adN.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16

The largest number of illegal votes thrown out in a single town was 62 in the town of Killingly, and the total of illegal ballots proves to have been in the two counties 753
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16
Dr. L. F. Lapierre

has removed t0 2s4 Central avenue. corner Eighth street. Hours 1-s and s-s or by special appointment.
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Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16

THERE fs nIr a.ifrr' nIriiur ip Fs4I.Tf flfIIIffr.f fHrif fnial to lIie Eui- .efin inf huslnes7 rcsuits
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16
Native Turkeys Are

uot plenty. We will have all the plump birds out of the many flocks ensaseL The price will be about the same as .sst ycaE Order early for selection.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16

Daniel Lamont says that those who have sleishs in the paint shop may feel certain that the paint will get thoroughly dry before there will be use for them on the roads
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-16

Four members of the P. c. B. club of New London walked to Norwich on Sunday dined at the Wauregan house and called on friends, making the re- turn trip by trolley.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Paderewski's Distinction.

There was day when Paderewski's
English was not fluent. One evening
before a choice company in his ele-
CANT apartments in New York he was
showing few highly fiattered callers
how to do this, that and t'other on the
keys Of his grand piano, explaining in
bad English as he went. OF course the
man was present who is ever ready to
supply a word when speaker hest
tates. The famous artist, landing with
both hands as If he had just dropped
from the ceiling, exclaimed, "Harmo-
nyw All applauded the perfect con-
cord. He shot down again like trip
BANNER and would have exclaimed
again, but the word refused to come
"What you call-er-er''- "Discord,"
put in the supplier Of words. Paderew-
skis hair stood straight out and his
face was white and red with anger
Jumping up from the stool, he sput-
tered: "Deescort! No! With me a
deescort ISIS eempossiblew He would
not be persuaded to touch the instru-
ment again that night. The uninten-
tional insult struck deep.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
No Sense of Humor.

"Fog Eye Smith Of northwest Wyo-
ming bore an appalling facade. His
style of beauty was a blight. Depend.
ing upon his horrific exterior, he was
in the habit of trying to awe newcom-
ers. On one occasion, affecting some
displeasure at the manner in which
a pallid stranger watered his liquor,
Mr.. Smith announced, frowning, that
unless he detected immediate amend
ment he would send the neophyte
home in market basket. (Which I'll
sure tear you up a whole lot" said
Fog Eye. Half an hour later Mr.. Fog
Eye was found cropping about on the
floor under the poker table hunting
for his glass eye and muttering to him.
self. The stranger asked with some
evidence Of Impotence what new line
Of sentiments Mr.. Smith was now har-
boring. That injured resident, glar-
ing malevolently from beneath the fur
niture, replied, (Which sure do hate
man with no sense Of humor."-
Argonaut.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
The Color of Water.

The waters OF the seas, lakes, rivers
and streams in general are very often
colored. For instance, the water of
the Mediterranean sea Is not colorless,
but green-blue; also there is brilliant
red river IT, South America. The ST.
Lawrence, In Canada, is pale green
and the Ottawa golden brown. Where
these two rivers meet quite frequently
whole broad patches remain unmixed
Here is gold patch and there a green
one. Otherwise than this water re-
fleets the colors of its surroundings,
and so called Emerald pool in the
White mountains is green because the
birches on its borders in early summer
are brilliant green. The Blue grotto,
i'm Capri. Italy, shows a remarkably
rich color, near to green-blue, because
all the light received in that grotto
comes through the water at its en-
trance, and, as has been said, the Med
iterranean is green-blue. The water
Of the geysers in the Yellowstone park
are also colored by natural mineral
dyes. You can dye your own glass of
water by piece Of the bloodroot plant.
Try it, That will be vegetable dye
st. Nicholas.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Pinehsd PIums.

The mistress Of the mathematical
class was matchmaking for her math
ematical pupils, while her mathemat
ical pupils We're inwardly mathematiz,
ing mathematics.
Now, suppose" said the mistress
II had pound of plums''-
At which point 1t occurred to her
how much better she could illustrate
her example to her yosAhful charges
II she really had pound of plums
So
Mary" she said to a girl Of eight,
heres sixpence. Go out and get me
a pound Of plums. And as I'm going
to give them in the end to the girl
who gets the sum right first be sure
before you buy them you pinch one
or two just to see that they are whole
some"
A few minutes and Mary had return
ed. With flushed face and triumphant
eyes she approached the teachers desk
as one worthy of commentator and
pumped down bag Of plums and the
sixpence.
There, mum!' she said. 81 pinched
one or two, as you told re, and when
the man wasn't looking pinched the
blessed lot!'-London Answers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15

living is but the product of civiliza-
ton, however, and is something to be
encouraged rather than discouraged.
Furthermore, it is responsible in but
a small degree for the increase in the
cost of living. The increase in the
standard of living has manifested it.
self most strongly in better houses,
better clothing and more conveniences.
Yet the great increase in cost has been
not in these materials, but in food.
Between July /, 1896, and Jan. /, 1910,
breadstuffs and live stock increased I'm
price los per cent. During the same
period the increase in the textiles was
% per cent in metals 60 per cent and
in building materials only 10 per cent.
That luxurious living has had much
to do with the increased prices cannot
be denied. That it is wholly RESPONSE
BILE is far from the truth.
If we are to seek the real cause of
this crisis that confronts our country
we must go back to the old cause of
supply and demand, coupled with other
factors that have grown out of this.
The period from 1870 to 1895 was the
period of development of the middle
west, the bread basket of the world.
Here were lands of unparalleled fer
tility that had merely to be scratched
to give forth their bountiful supplies.
The result was that the markets Of the
world were flooded with foodstuffs.
BY 1896 the middle west was pretty
well settled. The bloom of its virgin
fertility had been removed. Soon the
days of using corn for fuel and wheat
to feed the hogs were past. Prices of
farm products began to rise. If there
had been no other factor entering in
they would soon have reached a nor
NAL level, and the REIMBURSEMENT would
have come with little trouble. Unfor-
tunately the tide of population toward
the cities had become too strong to be
turned in day.
From 1880 to 1900 the percentage of
farmers decreased from 44.3 to 1856,
a decrease of ST. per cent. During the
same period the percentage of persons
engaged in manufacturing increased
from 21.S to 24.3. This increase of %
per cent is no more than normal and
may be accounted for by the increase
I'm the standard of living and the con-
sequent demand for manufactured ar
ticles. The increase in professional
lines during this time was eight-tenths
of per cent. while the number of per-
sons engaged in domestic and personal
service decreased one-tenth of ] per
cent.
The great increase came in the num-
Der of persons engaged in trade and
transportation, an increase of SO per
cent. or the 1853 per cent Of the work
ing people engaged in trade and trans
portation in 1900 only nine-tenths were
engaged in transportation proper. The
others, 15.4 per cent of all the people
Of the United States who work, were
simply middlemen. Complete figures
since 1900 are not available, but the
cityward trend has increased rather
than diminished.
Here is the true explanation Of the
high cost Of living. There are more
than one-third as many men engaged
in distributing food as there are in
producing it. The consumers dollar
is worn thin before it gets to the pro-
Queer. The 100000 men who farm
must supply food to the 100000 peo-
pie who are working in the factories,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Orioin Of "Watered Stock"

The expression "watered stock"
which describes SO well the expansion
Of the stock of company beyond the
value Of the property, originated, it is
said, in connection with Daniel Drew,
who was once the wealthiest and most
unique manipulation in Wall street.
Drew had been a drover in his younger
days, and it was said Of him that be-
fore selling his cattle in the market he
would first give them large quantities
of salt to make them thirsty and then
provide them with all the water they
could drink. In this way their weight
was greatly increased, and the pur-
chaser was buying "watered stock"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15

USING CORN FOR FUEL IN 1896.
and the second is to lower his stand
ard Of living. The wage Garner, band
ed together with his fellows in a I'M
ion, has been able to increase his
scale of wages to some extent. though
not nearly enough to fill the gap be-
tween income and expenses. The wage
Garner who does not belong to I'M
ion has profited to some extent by the
general rise in wages, though not SO
much as the union man.
The salaried man has borne the hard
est brunt of the rising prices. He be-
longs to no union, and his demands for
increased pay have brought little re-
Spouse.
All classes that are compelled to
work for living have had to turn to
the other alternative in a greater or
less degree. They have been forced to
lower their standard Of living. The
first item to be attacked is the food
supply. Russell Sage once said, "As
the cost Of living increases the use of
meat decreases, the proportion of dark
rooms increases and child labor be-
: comes plentiful" Less meat means
poorer nourishment, less resistance to
disease and higher death rate. Other
foods of cheaper quality are used.
Oleomargarine takes the place Of but
ter. Cold storage eggs are luxury
and fresh eggs unknown, and cheaper
brands of canned goods are used.
Aside from food, the big item Of ex-
pense in the city is rent. In order to
things property owners have been fore
ed to raise rents. The frenZied crowd
ing Of the people to the cities has en-
abled landlords to make these increas-
ed rents effective. The result is that
a house with a porch and bit of lawn
has become a luxury, and more and
more the middle classes, the classes on
whom prosperity should react most ia
vorably, have been forced into flats
and apartment houses. The poorer
classes have moved into tenements.
The high cost of room has made crowd
ing inevitable. Human beings have
been forced to herd together like cat
tie or worse. The modern dairy barn
is q palace beside some of the tene-
ments that pass muster as human hab-
itations.
Many causes have been advanced by
economists and others to account for
the, rise in prices. Many blame the
tariff, but that will not explain why
prices are rising nearly as rapidly in
England as in the United States. The
economists favorite reason Is in the
increase in the supply of gold. Money
Is becoming cheaper, he says, and
therefore 1t takes more of it to buy
a given amount of any commodity.
This explanation sounds very plausi-
BILE, but 1t does not explain the fact
that prices have at other times gone
down in the face of increased gold
production. The gold supply is un-
questionably a factor influencing ris-
ing prices. That 1t is the fundamental
factor may well be doubted.
Other writer's try to lay the whole
trouble to the growing extravaganza
OF the American people and to the In
creased standard of living. II Is true
that at the present time we regard as
necessaries what yesterday were luxu-
ries. This increase In the standard Of
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15

"HE hlgn cost OF living, or the
"cost Of high living" as James
j. Hill puts it, is subject
which just now is engrossing
the attention of the entire nation. The
cost of the necessaries of life has been
steadily increasing since 1896. The
symptoms have been viewed with in
creasing alarm by nearly all classes.
Within the last year the matter has
reached an acute stage The average
increase in the cost of necessities from
Jan. 1. 1909, to Jan. 1, 1910, was III
per cent The increase over July 1,
1896, was 81 per cent.
The wage and salary earners in the
cities have seen the "bread line" grad
ually drawing closer. The margin be-
tween income and expenses, narrow at
best, has shrunk to the vanishing
point. All this while newspapers have
been shouting prosperity, forgetful of
the old maxim that 1.-The real prosperi-
ty of q nation is the citizens margin
of saving"
Whatever the cause Of this increase
in the cost of necessities and comforts,
there are but two ways in which the
citizen as an individual can meet it.
The first is to increase his income,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
A SELF FEEDING HOPPER.

so that the bottom will be about five
inches above the floor. A platform I'M
derneath on which the fowls may
stand while feeding should go with
the hopper This prevents litter from
being scratched into the hopper. The
sloping cover Of the hopper prevents
it being used by chickens for roost.
The total cost Of construction for this
is about 81. A grit hopper. made Of
the same material. hemmed In about
the edges with wire. can be used for
grit, she'll and charcoal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Dairy Figures.

The dairy population Of the United
States is about 21,000,00O. or one COW
to every five people. The average
yield, according to official figures, is
only about $500 pounds a year, or,
roughly, five quarts day on the aver
age. 1t is figured that each person In
the country eats about twenty pounds
of butter each year. Very little butter
Ia imported.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Annual Summer Vacation Offers
Low Summer Excursion Fares via
Grand Trunk Railway System.

Daily until September Both, 1910, &c
Boston. Montreal Quebec, AtlanUrs
City, New York City, New England
Resorts and Canada. All tickets valid
via Niagara Falls. Thirty days limit.
For further particulars apply to tt
p. N. MOORE, Agent
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Fattenina Place For Chickens.

Every poultry raiser knows what
feed hopper is and how it saves a
waste of feed. 1t may be made Of
wood. but galvanized iron (No. 26) is
better. Such one as is shown in the
illustration will hold about sixty
pounds of meal or 100 pounds of grain.
The hopper may be divided into three
compartments for different kinds Of
feed 1t should be hung up by hooks,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Queer Men.

"Some men are so queer!
"And you are going to tell me. OF one
particularly queer one"
Eyes. It's Mr.. Barberton. His wife
used to beg him for nickels and dimes,
and now he's cheerfully paying her a
hundred week for alimony."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
The Final Transaction.

"Father," said little Rollo, what is
the ultimate consumer"
"He is the last person, my son, that
an article reaches in its commercial
existence"
Il know what you mean. He's
man who goes into hotel and orders
chicken Washington Star.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Many Children Are Sticky.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders fdr
Children Break up Colds in "a hourx,
care Feverishness, Headache, Stomach
Troubles, Teething Disorders, and Do
stroy Worms AT all druggists, PIC
sample mailed FREE Address, Alien
8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15

to the 100000 people who are doing
nonproductive work and to the 46,O00,-
600 people who do not work at all.
And because the changed ratio Of sup
ply and demand are enabling the farm
er to make a profit where before he
worked at loss there is great cutlery
over the high cost of living. This out
cry will not change things in the least.
Neither will boycotts nor anti-meat So
cieties.
There is only one remedy, reversal
of the tide Of population. The abnor-
NAL growth Of cities must be checked.
Farming must be restored to its proper
place I'm the Industrial world. In the
succeeding articles we shall note some
of the forces that are bringing this
about.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Hvpocrites,

81 despise hypocrite," says Boggs.
$50 do l." says Clogs. Now, take
Knoggs, for example. He's the biggest
hypocrite on earth. despise that
man."
"But you appear to be his best
friend"
"Oh, yes. I try to appear friendly
toward him. 1t pays better In the end"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
Impatience.

"1mpatience." said Uncle Eben, ~9z
de feelin' you has when y0E
wants somebody else to hurry an
make up fob de time you's been wasE-
in'."-Washington Star.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
His Status.

"well, my little man." inquired a
visitor pleasantly, "who are your
"Pm the baby's brother" was the
ingenious reply.-Truth Seeker
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
pxina TO Tell.

"Jack, Dolly told me the most excit'
ing secret and made me swear never
to tell living SOUL"
swell, hurry up with 1t. I'm late
for the Office now
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15

"Whitcomb is an Independent think
err"
"He Isl"
"Yes; he even dares to say the clock
in the railroad station is wrong
Buffalo Express.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-07-15
BACK
OTHE
FARM"

~HE high cost of living, or the
'cost of high living" as James
]. Hill puts it, is a subject
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-12-08
LEGAL NOTICES.

SUMMONS.
STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County. ss.-In
~ Circuit Court
James W. Hutchison, Emore Y. Hutchinson and
Louis GRADER. Plaintiffs.
VS..
John M. Davis, Salna Phillips Mary N. Phil
lips, Margaret BudOn w A. Jones, Sarah Jones,
David B. Jones, Thomas d. Jones, Hannah Will
liamS, John d. Davis, Rose Davis, Phoebe Hum
phreys, Margaret Hughes, Hannah GbbOn,
Esther Roberts, Elizabeth James, Mary Powell,
Miriam Davies, Llewellyn Davies, William
Davies, John Davies, Emma Phillips, David
Lewis, Stephen Lewis, Jonathan Lewis Hannah
Lewis, William G.. Davis, Alice Davis, Elizabeth
G. Jones, and the unknown heirs Of John Davis,
Jr., deceased. Defendants.
State of Wisconsin to the said defendants:-
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons ex-
elusive of the day of service and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid; and
in case of your failure 50 to do judgment will be
rendered against you according to the demand
of the complaint of which a copy is herewith
served upon you. FIEDLER & FIEDLER,
Plaintiffs Attorneys,
Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin.
Note: The premises effected by the above
entitled action situated in the County of
Iowa and state of Wisconsin and particularly
described as follows to-wit: The southwest
quarter of the northwest quarter (SW n of n
W a of section number Fourteen, in township
number Four north range, number one east, and
the object of this action is to quiet and estab
lish title to said described real estate.
FIEDLER & Fielder,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-12-08
SUMMONS.
NIRCUIT Court, Iowa County.
y Aida Carbis, Plaintiff.


CIRCUIT Court, Iowa County.
" Aida Carbis Plaintiff.
Susan Teasdale, John Teasdale, Bell Curry,
William Curry, Mary Dubach, John Dubach,
Defendants.
The State of Wisconsin, to the said Defendants
and each of them
twenty days after service of this summons, ex-
elusive of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the court aforesaid and
in case of your failure 50 to do. Judgment will
be rendered against you according to the de-
mand of the complaint; of which a copy is here
Fielder & FIEDLER,
Plaintiffs Attorneys,
P o. Address Mineral Point Iowa Co., Wis
The object of this action is to obtain a parti-
ton of the following described real estate
situated in the county of Iowa and state of Wis
consin, and particularly described as follows,
towit:
Lot number fifteen Q5) of Twins and others
Addition to the village, NOW city Of Mineral
Point, and that part of lot number fourteen Q4
of Twins and others addition to the village, now
city of Mineral Point described as follows:
Commencing at the Northeast corner of said
lot number fourteen "a in Twins and others
addition to the village, city of Mineral Point
thence west eight (8) feet thence south one
hundred and twenty four ga feet to the south
line of said lot, thence east eight (8 feet to the
southeast corner and thence north one hundred
and twenty four (l24) feet to the place of begin
ming subject to the conditions, limitation and
in certain deed by the city Of
Mineral Point to James Carbis dated April 8,
Deeds in and for the County of Iowa, Wisconsin,
In volume eighteen of deeds ON page two hun
bred and twenty five. Fielder q FIEDLER,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.