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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23
A saae on superfuities.

Ia her book ''The Human Way"
Mrs. Louise Collier Wilcox suggests
gery subtly the difficulty of draw
ing the line at sutliciency.
A lady who was also a philan-
thropiSt crossed the Russian frontier
to visit Tolstoy, and, ushered into
his presence. she uttered the usual
conventional greetings and excla-
nations, while the sage eyed her
a~bstractedly and silently.
"As IT," she said-''as if he were
quietly turning back the top Of my
head and looking at the thoughts
inside
When she ceased speaking he
touched her large and at the same
time fashionable sleeve and said
sweetly:
"Why do You wrap so much cloth
on your arms: II you ripped it of
1t would make a nee frock Cor a lit
tie girl"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23
Doduinu a Family Bore,

81 like a family dinner" said the
woman, "but Pm afraid to accept
invitations much, afraid of the old
family story, not the story of the
family-that might be interesting
if told truthfully-but the old story
that has been in the family so long
it's like the furniture, only worse.
They must trot it out. There's
nothing else for it. And if they'd
only tell it and have done with it
but no.
"'You tell it, mother,' says Mary.
mo says mother; you tell it,
Mary. You know it better than |
do AS if anybody could know it
better than she does, for no sooner
has Mary got going than she inter
rupts her and tells part of it her.
self; then father breaks in and tells
another part, only to be interrupted
by Jane and Sally and the hired
girl and the hired man Iand-
ooh, no. Much as / dislike pay
ing for my own dinner, | prefer it
to assisting at the trotting out of
the old family story,"-New York
Press.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23
SERVANTS IN GERMANY.
The Character Book Which Is Under
Police Supervision.

Among the many domestic prob
lens that Germany has solved to its
own satisfaction is that Of the Civ
ing or refusing of Il "~charactor' to
a servant. The following slatcm14s
Of the system in vogue in Gcrn:a%
,hows how completely it answers
its purpose:
Every mar or woman seeking to
enter the service Of another, wuoth-
or rs laborcr, clerk or domestic scrv-
want, is under obligation to procure
a service book, which after purchase
must be officially STAMPED y the
police authorities. The authorities
enter in the book a description Of
the holder, having reference to age,
personal appearance and religion.
When Il situation is applied for
the prospective employer can see at
a glance whether the applicant has
been in service before and if so
what kind of work has been done.
If the applicant secures the situa-
ton the employer writes in the
book, Entered the service Of So
and-so Of such a street and town.
adding the date, a description Of
the work required and the wages
given.
The employer retains the book as
long as the engagement lasts and
on handing it back makes another
entry, cleft my service on such a
date" with a few lines as to char
acter and the servants reasons for
leaving.
Thus the character book goes
round, and the servant has never
the uncomfortable necessity Of ask
ing her mistress for a recommended
ton. Forged characters are prac-
tical!y impossible, since the whole
system is under police supervision.
Destitution in old age among do
mestic servants and the lower class
of artisans has become an impossi-
bility in Germany, for within the
last fifteen years or 30 it has been
made compulsory for all who earn
less than $500 a year to insure
themselves against want after heir
working lives are over.-Harper'.
Weekly.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23
The Gesture L.anauans.

Gesture, or sign, language was
beyond doubt tic earliest form of
tie communication Of ideas. Long
before there were such things as
words men talked to each other by
means of well understood signs.
There are still tribes of men in
Australia and the islands Of the
southern seas, as well as in dark
est Africa, who when they wish to
exchange ideas at night are obliged
to build a fire SO as to see by its
light the gestures that ire their
only means of mental intercom-
m%unication. TO this day the sign
language is found useful even
among highly advanced peoples.
When you cannot make a man I'M
derstand your words you can often
times get along with him fairly
well by making motions. New
York American.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23
Ornamental Trees.

The secret Of vigorous growth of
ornamental trees lies IN proper
preparation Of the soil before plant
ing. Make the holes at least three
feet across and Of a like depth
you cannot make them too large nor
too deep. Do not dump in a lot Of
manure or trash Of any kind, but
first put back the surface soil and
if possible fill in the hole with Moth
ing but surface soil from surround
ing territory, leaving the other soil
to be scattered where it may get
aerated and enriched. If necessary
to use manure, let it be well rottcd
and most thoroughly mixed with
the soil before putting il arour.l
the tree.-Baltimore american.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23
aGn+ His GnatU

Sitting at a table in a Broadway
cafe, - well known turfman a few
nights ago told how the phrase "got
your goat" originated. He said it
was borrowed from the race track
stable. He said that it had been the
custom of many trainers to place a
goat with a thoroughbred in train
ing for u race. The diversion that
the goat furnished the horse was
supposed to play a great part in
balancing the animals tempera-
ment. When the time for the race
was near at hand great care was ex-
ercised to prevent the horses friend
from being stolen by ~hangers-on
who figured thus to nnerF the
racer. The loss of the goat has been
known TO worry a thoroughbred
enough to make him lose a race,
and so it came to be said that when
a horse failed to perform up to ex-
pectations somebody had got his
goat.-New York Sun.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23
TYkurn GahoWs.

The last execution on a pcrma-
nent gallows in London took place
at Tyburn on Nov. Z, 1888, the
malefactor being one John Austin,
condemned for highway robbery
with violence. For centuries Ty-
burn had been the scene of cXccu-
tons. The gnlIows consisted OF
three posts, and around it were
open galleries, resembling race
stands, in which seats were let. On
account Of the disgr&ccful scenes on
the road. executions were trans
ferrcd in 1883 to the area in front
Of Ncwgato. despite the objections
of residents, and on Zee. 8 of that
year the first hanging took place
there, when no less than ten were
executed.-London Spectator.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23

"ShouId any one call this after
noon, Mary, say that 7 am not WE'LL"
said the mistress one day to a new
servant fresh from the country.
I'm afraid I ate a little too much
Of that rich pudding for dinner, and
it or something else has brought on
a severe headache, so am going to
lie down"
Half an hour later the mistress
from her room near the head of the
stairs heard Mary say to two ladies
who had called for the first time:
"Yes'm. Mrs. B. is at home, but
she ate so much pudding for din
ner she had to so to bed"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23
vENTRlL.ooUlsM.
Ii Is Not a Gift, tut Simply a Matter
of Steady Practice.

Ventriloquism is a curious illu-
sion. There arc two erroneous pop
ular notions regarding it. One is
that it is a special gift unattainable
by ordinary mortals and the other
that the ventriloquist produces the
sounds he utters from his stomach,
as the word appears to signify, and
throws" them this way and that as
he pleases.
As to the first point, any n can
learn to vcntriloquize who is willing
to work at it hard and long enough,
and regarding the second point the
fact is that no man can produce yo-
cal sounds otherwise than with his
larynx. 1t is simply a matter Of
cheating the ear. The performer
needs only a facility in speaking
without moving his lips and a little
skill in m~isdirecting the attention
of the spectators in order to sue
ccssfully mislead.
VentrilOquism was known to the
Egyptians more than 5000 years
ago and is said to have been much
used by priests of old to make the
o~racles talk and for other miracu-
lous purposes. The simplest yentri-
loquial trick for the beginner to try
is performed by going to the door
Of Il room full of people and, open
ing it slightly, %thereupon conduct
ing Il conversation with an imagi-
nary person in the hallway. The
deception can be made effective if
well carried out.
One day upon entering a room in
n big office building | found a red
faced man conducting a violent
quarrel through a speaking tube
with somebody FIVE floors higher.
His own remarks were loud and
fierce, and the replies were family
audible. l was not a little surprised
to find such a thing going on, and
il was not until afterward that |
learned that the red faced man was
doing the rfhole conversation
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23

OF the quaint marriage customs.
still surviving in old English ard
Scottish families one concerns tie
Dukes of Atholl and their heirs.
The duke always carries his bride
across the threshold Of Blair castle,
il being in accord with an ancient
tradition that it is unlucky for a
bride to enter in the ordinary way.
But this is only one OF The many
quaint old fsudal customs that are
observed upon this estate, which
the Duke of AthoIl holds rom the
crown by a strange tenure. Upon
fear OF forfeiture the owner has to
present his sovereign with a white
rose whenever he or SHE gisits tho
castle.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23
A Scotch Cynie.

A Young Scotchman was once
hating between two loves, one pos
sessed Of beauty and the other of a
COW. In despair Of arriving at a de-
cision he applied for advice to a
canny compatriot, who delivered
himself thus:
"Marry the lass that has the COO,
for there's no the deeference O. a
coos value in any twa weemen in
Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23
When IL Rains.

Little Vill;c-I have noticed that
whenever it rains the statue in the
market place gets smaller, mother.
Isn't it a strange thing, mother?
His Mother-Rcally, Willie, | am
afraid you are becoming untruth-
full. What you say is impossible.
Little Willie (much hurt)-l beg
your pardon. mother! When it
rains the statue naturally becomes
a mere sratuctte ~(statue wet).-
London Telegraph.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23
The Sundial.

The principle Of the sundial is
too well known to require descrip-
ton. Ii il the gnomon. cut to the
latitude Of the place where the dial
is to be erected, is pointed due
north, Willie the lines which mark
the hours IRE set ont at certain cal
culated intervals. The sundial pos
sesses, however, the great disadyan-
tage that during the noontide hours
from II am. to ! p. m. it is prac-
tically useless, because the shadows
cast BY the sun, almost vertically
overhead. are so short as to make
the dial useless as a clock during
these hours. Also the dbl is fxcd ID
one spot, and cannot be carried
about from place q piacc.-Lopdoa
News.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23
& Poor Head.

Professor Ito medical student)-
Will you please r%ecapitulatc the
names Of the bones of the skull?
Student (pcrplexed)-l've got
them all in my head, sir, but 7 can't
recall their names for the moment.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-23

The old family phyeician being
away on a much needed vacation,
his practice was intFusfed to his
SON a recent medical graduate.
When the old man returned tile
youngster told him. among other
thing that he had cured Alias rer
gus9 4 aged ard
ST chronic indigestion.
bp Haid Old acctafs
proud D9 You. FArr
r8 1kH FfFf7ff ~ W3laT uE1f VOC
collie qn~yhn1
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-29

er dam, where the reservoir would ex-
tend.
Conditions at Fairview.
The picture of FairvieW reservoir
as SHOWN on Thanksgiving day. shows
1t at the lowest point ever reached, be-
ing SO inches lower than it was five
years ago, November 2S, when it was
zoo inches down. On Monday the
wash day drausht on the pond lowered
the water SO that it was 341 inches
below highwater mark. though there
is fair sized stream coming in
from Meadow brook. which has
served to supply practically the only
ADDITION to the reservoir for a num-
Der of weeks. At Noheesn lake on
Monday the water was - inches be-
low hishwster mark. There was no COM
plant from lack of water during the
day, although the heavy draught on
Monday morning caused the pressure
to drop for a short time. but it grad
ually returned.
The wells Ut Meadow brook are still
being driven. the second well being
165 feet down at the preSen time.
1t is believed that work will lie con-
tinued on this ana the first well
through the week after % hich The punp
VIII be put into action.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-29
Citizens Will Discuss Water Tonighi
Many Propositions it is Expected Will Be Aired at the
Special City Meetng-Dr Stark Proposes New Site
for Reservoir, With Pure Water in Abundance and
the Cost S10O,O00-Plenty of Water at Stony Brook

At the special city meeting tonight.
called at the request of the citizens of
Norwich. there being virtually three
petitions which the meeting VIII Gov
er. It is expected that the to wu hall
viii have trouble in accommodating all
who desire to attend. Many PROPOSE
tiens will be advocated, Several Of
which have been before the peopIe he
fore and some new ones are expected.
Among the old ones will be STONY
brook. Gardn er Lake and Pease brook
white amonlE the new ones is enc
watch DR.. c. z. Stark suggests and
which IN refe FRED to later on this mage
Tho pistur3s on this page, with one
sxsspuoE. shaw the condition of stony
break practically at the present time
having been taken Novem Der "a. The
wafer In Paliner'z pond near where the
amm ~ O proposed reservoir would
- tutt n SHOWN to be within two
fsst ~ Vie tep OF the dam or at full
psod. While the view OF the pond at
1e6Dsoa'l rnil Indicates the amount of
wseor which has left Palmsr's pond
and pUa tate this pond below while
III beoeA below the johnson pond.
flowing - n 10 Shown with the gates
q The dasp gh5t, tells the story of the
aDooot Of vattT which the brook
above h hzrnishinG The central pic
ttKc s&cvs Ehe water which has been
nsues1 90 sezs distance above Palm
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-29

what we want, but more often not,
from legislatures. Another may say:
Bring an Injunction That is slow
processSand very costly-meanwhlle we
are drinking polluted water.
TWO Important Questions.
1t seems to me there are two ques-
lions which should be satisfactorily
answered before we can determine our
source of supply. These are: FIRST. the
quality of water, which, must be above
suspicion; second, its availability.
This, to be acceptable, must show that
it can be obtained within reasonable
distance, at a suitable elevation and at
a. price the city can afIofd TO pay
When these conditions are met 1 be-
lieve we can quickly locate our reser-
voir.
There will undoubtedly be many
suggestions offered at this meeting,
so l may be pardoned if l offer mine.
Recommends Jordan Brook.
Eight and one-half miles from Har-
lands Corner, in the southern part of
the town of Lebanon, crossing the
Jordan brook What l shall say of it
is from positive knowledge. The first
fifteen years of my life were spent
within an eighth of mile of the
brock. AS a boy I played upon its
banks and fished its waters. The
ravine where are several springs
which discharge large volumes of wa
ter II flows down the valley, in
creasing in volume until it becomes a
large brook which finally empties in
to Deep brook There is no swamp
water draining into it, it is wholly
from springs. In summer it is always
two degrees colder than any other
brook water. 1t is the clearest and
purest body of water | ever saw. Be
fore the white man ever saw it, the
native Indian used to come for miles
to get this water. Although not vers-
ed in chemistry, his acute sense of
taste told him of its purity. The early
settlers did not dig wells. because
they could not find water as good as
Jordan brook afforded. The river bed
is formed of pebbles. clean and white,
and in the deepest parts you can
count them as easily as if held in the
hollow of your hand, the water is SO
clear. This is q favorite trout brook,
as the fishermen all knoW-and a fish
knows good water.
K Natural Reservoir Site.
AS to the valley, it gradually widens,
still maintaining it's high side walls
which rise abruptly, until down some
II o miles it widens into a great basin
-aF about two hundred acres, again to
suddenly draw together, forming two
great shoulders. Across here is q huge
AIe6ge reaching from the surface deep
under the ground; this is the place
Spr the dam. Nature seemed to have
J S. all her forces at work to create
( e natural and ideal site for a res
sF ir, with no human resident near
I tRpoliute it-this great basin and val
IN leading to it, walled in by these
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-29
Four Million Gallons Daily.

The watershed comprises about two
square miles. Directly over the ridge
ARE other watersneG discharging di-
rectly at the point where the pipe line
should run. Here, at this IDEAL loca-
ton, at an elevation of 80 feet ABOVE
Fairview, is an average discharge of
four million gallons of water daily.
There was formerly q mill on this
stream; the dam site is partially intact
and can be put in condition in three
days to confine quite a large body of
water. A siXteen-inch pipe from an
elevation of 80 feet above Fairyiew
will deliver three million gallons of
water daily, for service in our city
small dam storing one hundred mill
lion gallons could, with the addition
of the daily flow as it was three weeks
ago, supply us for three months Civ
ing F'airview period of rest, when
it should be in condition to supply us
again. This could be repeated each
year, taking the water from Jordan
reservoir in the spring when it was
not needed for manufacturing pur-
poses; and, at a future time should
necessity require it. could be raised to
sufficient height to core several
hundred million gallons This added
pressure from the So feet elevation
above Fairview would when used in
dependently of Fairview, be of great
value for fire purposes in Vie high
parts of our city. The highway could
distance, thus avoiding any expense
for right of way; and by laying it in
sections Of one mile. each with q large
force OF men, it ought to be completed
in thirty days.
| Another Brook Could Be Tapped.
Seven miles from HarIand's Corner
| the pipe line passes within twenty feet
| of Deep brook, which flows thirty nliLS
| lion gallons daily. This is at a point
above all mills, and the water would
be suitable for drinking. Should the
emergency require it before the piping
was completed this brook could be
tapped at that point giving us a gravi
ty supply. | assume no one would
| advocate any other method of supply
over gravity when it can be SO easily
obtained. This pipe line would pass
| ing ninety million gallons daily, so the
question of our water supply would
never disturb US again.
The Cost.
Mr. Frank KRONER, engineer, obtain
| ed these levels and is familiar with
| this locality; he will be present at the
meeting and will answer any question
in regard to it.
Now as to cost:
The pine line, 5000 feet of
16-inch pipe. at 50 per foot laid $4,000
A low dam for using the stream 10000
100000
I am the owner Of a portion of
land in the area which would be re-
quired, and should the city. through
its board OF water commissioners, Sc
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-29
DON'T Suffer.
With Piles
Send For Free Trial And Know How
To Quickly Cure Itself.

There are thousands of men and
women actually wearing pile trusses
when all they need TO do is to step into
any drug store and ask for a sec pack
age of Pyramid Pile Cure.
And all pain will then cease, the
protrusions will disappear, and the
cure win be quick and permanent.
Don't befog good sense by asyuming
you must be operated on for = cure.
And to test the merits of this really
wonderful pile cure. send your name
and address to the Pyramid Drug Co..
273 Pyramid Bldg, Marshall, Mich.
and they will send you by mail in
plain wrapper, q convincing free trial
package that will forever put you at
ease as to what you need for piles. =
You can then step into the nearest
drug store, get the regular soc pack
age. and the cure will be quick. COM
piete and permanent. II acts like
charm.
Nine women in ten have piles and
they often let the trouble grow until
it is q racking torture.
But never mind how severe the case
Pyramid Pile Cure will at once take
out the Inflammation, reduce the swol-
len protrusions. stop bleeding. prevent
that Internal itching and absolutely
prevent the soreness that oftens makes
an operation imperative.
Do not fail to get thu free trial and
always keep in mind that you can step
into any drug store and get the soc
package quickly, just when you need
it most. Be sure and get what you
ask for. The quick relief will astonish
you-the cure is certain.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-29

DR.. Clinton e. Stark, for eight years
health officer of the city. sends The
Bulletin the following communication
regarding a Ecw water supply. and
which would mean a nav reservoir at
small cost:
had anticipated attending the CITY
meeting to be held on Tuesday night
Tor l believe the subject of our water
supply is the most important one that
mas been brought before us for a, gem
GRAFTON An appointment made for me
in New Jersey at o'clock on that
AFTERNOON. which I cannot break. will
either prevent my attendance or make
IL very late; so will you kindly give me
space in your paper to place before
the people what l intended to say on
that evening
At this time the possibility confront
ing us that soon our tongues NAV he
parched with thirst, causes a. state Of
mind impelling us to anxfousIv look
about for relief We see to the west a
large body of water called Gardner
lab~. and we feel like grabbing il.
drowning man grabs at a straw. but
ne hnds 1t does not give the assistance
mat ne needs; and if we go to Gardner
axe fear 1t will be another case of
inc drowning man and the straw-it
WI not give the assistance needed.
do we realize that we would spend
large amount of money getting to
water we do not own? We would be-
simply tenants. It is state water: the
Falls company own the fIowage rights
and occupy the second floor. We go as
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-29
NOANK
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Wilcox Enter
tain for Their Raushter-Holiday
Guests Leave,

Francis, the little son Of Matthias
Mcdonald of Bath, who was struck by
an electric car some time ago and
badly injured, is able to be removed
from the hospital to the home Of his
parents. Noank people remember Mr..
Mcdonald.
Entertained for Mrs. Fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Wilcox most
Hospitality entertained party of rel
atives on Sunday, In honor Of their
daughter, Mrs. Lucinda Fish. There
were present Mr.. and Mrs. Willis MI
ner and daughter Helen OF Water
ford. Mrs. Lucy Wilcox of Mystic,
DR.. E. P. Fitch of Prospect hill, Mrs.
Lora Wilcox of Poquonnock. Mrs. Fish
leaves soon to spend the winter in
Monson, Mass.
Week End Guests.
Lyle Chesebro spent the week end
with relatives in the village. return
ing Monday to his work in Hartford.
of friends in Riverside.
william McWhinney of New London
was a recent caller in. town.
Miss Florence CaullSfns has return
ed to her home in New London, aft
err spending the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. Augustus Thompson on
High street.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Spencer have
returned from visit in Waterford.
Mass, has been spending few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Carson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Searles of Brook street
are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Wood of Waterbury.