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Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
TorIess Potatoes.

The potato bug is doomed if William
Strickler of Marietta. Pa. realizes on
his latest idea Potatoes viii he rails
ed without vines or tops. Then the
pests of the natato field will have
nothing to live on This enterp-ising
farmer of Marietta observed that his
potato field has no sign of d crop. He
started to pillow the land to put in to-
bacco, and the pillow turned out pocket
after pocket of fine young tubers that
We're growing on the quiet in the
ground without show OF tops. The
pillow was stopped and the potatoes
left to mature. Now Strickler claims
that he has a fine crop-ef tOpless po-
titoes and that ne is going to save all
of them for seed, in the hope that they
Will inausurate the age in which the
potato bug win not BE protected by
the pure food lIws. and must there
fore give up its existence or go into
some other industry than making
farmers buy paris green and work oy-
ertime. Now then the trunkless and
Ieafess tree, with nothing but the
roots. that the gypsy and browntaiI
moths may be relieved of their fat
pa stUra ges End save this country mill
lions of dollars Worcester Telegram.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
PickTnss from the Worlds Press.

The English as a nation are slow
at absorbing a new idea.-AIiss Bea-
trice Webb insThe Planet.
The fttest viii always survive. de-
spite the million charities to aid the
Incompetent. Temple Thurston in
The Onlooker
Wise men read very sharply all your
private history in your look and gait
and behaViOr.-Rev. Charles Glib. in
The Musical Standard.
Human creatures lives have been
used UP to get us most of the things
which we enjoy.-Mrs. Henry Fawcett,
in The Enslfshwoman.
Many people do not know what X
is to move through life slowly and
restfully; it is out of fashion.-Chas.
w Belden in the Amateur Photosra-
pher.
Probably the first man to whom the
idea of founding a club occurred was
one whose home life was not all that
it might have BENTON Gallon, in
Ideas.
In the matter of fashions. the aver
age woman has all the originality of
the last sheep of the flock going over
the fence-Ezra Knox. in the New
York Herald.
There is but one nation from whom
we can learn anything. except from
our own faults. and that is the Eng
lish. England has the conscious calm
ness, shown by her actions, which we
lack.-Tageblat Berlin
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
Mary's Gold Watch.

Mary Shiftless. the oldest daughter
of old Bill Shiftless, is getting to be a
young lady. Next year she will grad
uate if she has no bad luck. The other
day old Bill called Mary to him and
said: Now, my girl, when you grsdu-
ate. L am going to buy a nice gold
watch with your name engraved on it.
I have helped you all 1 could the past
three years but times have been close
and j couldn't do all I wanted to-
Mrs Shiftless said nothing The fact
is, Mary has been kept in school by
Mrs. ShfitIess. The good woman sew
ed at night and washed in the day
time to get money to buy Mary's
books. She denied herself everything
she possibly could in order TO have
Mary look respectable. For years old
Bill has grumbled every time Mary
had to have a new book Bill has
Knocked on the teachers and roared
about the expense. He claims the
public school system is a graft, and
the graduates amount to nothing. He
has often told Mrs. ShiftIess she ought
to keep Mary out of school to help her
about the house Bill will never buy
Mary the watch. All he will do will
be to stand around and blow what a
smart girl Mary is and how she would
have been a good deal ahead of where
she is now if the teachers hadn't been
against her.-Osborne (kan.) Farmer.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
Modern lamentations.

Snow me successful physician and
] will show you a man of strong per-
sonality, a strongly ma ghetto man, one
who inspires confidence in the patient.
and it is that faith in the power of the
medical attendant to help him that
plays the principal part in the 'ecnv
err
it was in the past, when charms and
lamentations We're the stock in trade of
those who professed to cure sickness.
Then, as now. the doctor had faith in
his ability, and the more weird and
mysterious the lamentations, the more
complicated the charms, the more the
mind of the patient was impressed and
the greater reliance upon his skill
Are not the conditions much the
same today? Is not the patient as Wv
idly impressed by the feeling of the
pulse, the employment of the clinical
thermometer and the stethoscope. as
his remote ancestor was by the mum
neries of the charm doctor?
Is not the modern prescription, with
its mysterious heiroglyphics, a coun-
terpart of the old time charm, in the
effect it produces on the patent? Ev-
eryS experienced physician knows that
should he decide that drugs were I'M
necessary, and omit writing a, pre-
scription. in large number of cases
he would lose the confidence of the
patent.
In view of this fact, the employment
pills, etc. may be almost justified. since
some patients require visible PROOF
that some remedial agent is being used,
even though it's healing virtues may
be only ina ginary.-CharleS A. TyrreiI
in Health.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
TIME FROM LIGHT.
BY Arrangement of White and Red
Globes on Clock Face Dials Can Be
Read Two Miles Away.

The Seth Thomas Clock company of
United States courthouse at Newbern,
N c. large tower clock with an
unusual feature never before used in
any clock The dials do not have
numerals to indicate the hour, but
twelve opalescent glass disks instead,
which show white in the daytime and
at night an electric light in an alum
mum reflector back of each disk will
show There are windows in the build
ing behind each dial to permit the re-
newing of the lights and the diaIs
viii revoIve SO that the lights can be
reached.
A hand wheel and gearing is pro-
Vided back of each dial to revolve it.
also a blocking device to hold the-dial
in the proper place after change has
been made. The dial frame is of
wrought iron with cast metal circles to
hold the disk and minute spaces The
revolving dial is distinct innovation
in clock construction and this is the
only clock in the world known to
have the feature.
The hands are made of aluminium,
each carrying an electric light near the
point. There is also electric light
at the hub of the hands. These lights
show red at night so as to be easily
distinguished from the dial lights. In
the daytime the time can be read the
same as an ordinary clock but at
night it is read by the location of the
1t strikes the hour on a bell the same
as any tower clock. The four dials
weigh about three tons and the COM
plete clock weighs about five TONS
The dials can be read at a distance of
about two miles
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

young friend Who lives in the
country but attends a city school re-
Gently asked permission to invite one
OF his schooImates TO spend Saturday
with him, in order that he might dis
play his pets and garden His moth
er. anxious that her sons friends
should be Beyond reproach. strictly
inquired what manner of boy her pro-
posed visitor was, and asked numer-
Gus particulars as to his behaviour
and antecedents ooh, motheE!" the
lad at last broken out. Il KNOW he's
a nice boy. because he wears the same
kind OF stockings that ] do AS the
aforesaid STOCKINGS We're the mothers
own handiwork She found this certi-
1icate- Of respecta bility unimpea enable.
er.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
BEES IN THE CHIMNEY
Have Settled Down to Work in ar
OakviIle Mans Home.

Norman Dams of Oakville, near Wa
terbury has q, chimney chockfull Of
bees and as they have settled down to
work he thinks that he has about the
sweetest thing in the chimney line
that can be found in the vicinity. 1t
is so thoughtful of the bees, to select
a place where no extra apparatus will
be required TO smoke them. basi6ss
being in a position where they will
not be easily disturbed by the fant::T.
Mr. Dams thinks however that the
chimney may not be an ideal place
later on, and that in case of making
fire to smoke the bees that he might
get smoked out first, besides he doubts
the economy of takisg down $40
chimney in order to get out So worth
of honey. Mr. Dams chimney hes
been visited by swarms of bees fer
four years past, although this is the
first swarm that has stayed and gone
to work. They have been there
about a month.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
"DEM PICTURES"
Colored People of Waterbury Sure Do
Want to See EN-.

One of the colored residents of Wa
terbury was interviewed Friday aft
ernOon on the Jeffries- johnson fight.
picture controversy, says The ReDubIi-
can. He sure am fond of dat dar Mr.
J. Arthur Johnson
In the interview he said: lob cours g
the colored people OBJ de city want for
to see them pictures. I don't sec 20
reason why dey should not be shown.
The'h will be no danger Of race fell
ing bein stirred W here. If thew will
1nJure the children then the children
should not be allowed to witness them.
hab neber been to a t'eater IL ma
life, but You bet I am sure gwane to
see dem pictures when they come to
town"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
PROBATE COURT IN WESTERLY
Inventory of Estate of William ioxie Shows Valuation of
$18s.826 and that CT J. S. Earber $S,15774-What
Watch Hill as Separate Town Might Expect-Auto-
mobile Smashes Lean and Injuries Crver.

| Forepaugh and Sells Brothers circus
Tuesday.
Dr. Albertus Vose Segar of Will
mantle is visiting his brother, Henry
r. Segar, in Westerly.
Louis Barber. who represented the
! Westerly lodge of Ellzs at the national
convention in Detroit returned home
Tuesday.
Contractor Dotolo is gradually filling
the places of the strikers with non
union men and his work progresses
without material delay.
Mrs John w Sweeney leaves to-
night wednesday, for Berlin. Ger
many where she will join her sister,
Miss Katherine Bennett, who is visit
ing in Berlin
Westerly Knights Templar will at
tend the annual outing in large num-
bers at Wequetequock next Tuesday
The communicates OF Norwich and
New London Will participate.
Judge Elias B. Hinckley of Stoning-
ton was in Pawcatuck Tuesday for the
accommodation of those having bust
ness with the probate court. A case
OF the court coming to the people
The president of the town council
has received many telephone requests
from WatCh Hill people to permit the
trolley road building to continue. This
shows there is not unanimity in oppo-
sition.
The owner of the unnumbered auto
mobile seen daily in the streets of
westerly is one of the wealthiest res
idents of Westerly, who has ordered a
registry number for the machine and
is permitted to operate pending its ar
rival.
It has been definitely decided to
withdraw the White Rock team from
the Rhode Island-C Connecticut baseball
league At a meeting Monday evening
no one could be induced to accept the
mana cement Of the non-paying propo-
sition.
The strong hitch in the bill of in
junction restraining the contractors
from continuing the work of rebuild
ing the trolley road to Watch Hill is
that as yet the town council has
granted no permit to proceed below
the Pleasant View junction.
The hearing on the preliminary in
junction brought by J. Frank Champlin |
against Contractor Michael Cavanaugh |
restraining him from further work on |
the trolley road to Watch Hill. will |
be heard before Judge Brown in |
Providence this "wednesday morning |
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
IF the Watch Hill cottagers are ear
nest IL, their declaration q he scraa1..,

IF the Watch Hill cottagers are ear
nest in their declaration to be separat-
ed from the town of Westerly and that
the Watch Hill fire district be legis-
lated into a full f1edged town, which is
just what the separation would mean.
1t would undoubtedly be the smallest
town in the state, and under the con-
stitution would be entitled to a sen
ator and representative in the general
assembly. Then too, the state would
be called upon to add the Watch Hill
road and East avenue TO the state
road system, as they would then lead
from one town to another, although
Watch Hill would only be the terminal
of both roads.
This would relieve Westerly of CON
siderable expense. much more than is
realized from taxation of Watch Hill
pense for the care of these highways
Watch Hill would then provide its own
police protection, perhaps would nave
its own systen2Sf water works and
bear all the burdens that goes with
town. All this would mean a material
and perhaps that is why some of the
Watch Hill cottagers declare the pro-
ject to be impossible and absurd
There are now thirty-four residents
of Watch Hill entitled to vote in
Westerly. and twenty of these are con
reside in the town about three months
in the year and have become legal
residents so that their personal prop
erty cannot be taxed in their actual
if not legal, places of residence in the
cities of Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Ba1ti-
more, St Louis, New York and else
where. Here in Westerly they nav
Only nominal tax in comparison with
what they would be taxed in their
actual home cities
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
A Breach of Etiquette.

1t iSs perfectly good form to die
from he effects of the weather. but
execrable taste 10 discuss il if YOU
nrpiye.-Louisville Courier ournal
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

Consul George A. Bucklin. Jr.. sug-
gests an opening for COMO operated
slot machines in San Lois Potosi, a
Mexican city of 10000 people.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
Moi to Mention The GurqIe.

We are told that there is no stimu-
liant like rnusic-the clink of the glass
IS. of course.-Charleston News and
Courier.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
At o'clock Tuesday afternoon, an
autonn obile, owned by 7. z. EIdredae

Of Quonochontaug, ran into team
driven by Edwin Carpenter. on Frank
lin street, and caused considera BILE
damage. The team was demolished
and the driver was thrown to the
street and badly hurt. \ local phvsi-
clan made an examination of Mr. Car
penter's injuries but was unable to
determine whether or not any bones
had been broken.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

WHEN you want 10 put your bust
ness before the public, there is no me-
dunn better than through the advertls-
ing columns of The BulIetiD
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

Westerly Knights TempIar will at
tend the annual outing in large num-
bers at Wequetequock next Tuesday
The communicates of Norwich and
New London Will participate.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

Forepaugh and Sells Brothers circus
Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

The new cars for the Pawcatuc
Valley street railway are numbered
high-101 and 1O3
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

| Robert Hazard was the delegate from
| branch 1880. Westerly, to the conven-
ton of the state branches of the
United National Association of Post
Office Clerks held In Providence for the
purpose of forming a state association
under the direction of John F. Byrne
of F'itchburg, Mass. chairman of the
eastern organization committee. Mr..
Byrne presided at the convention and
every Rhoda Island branch was repre-
scented. After explanation by the pre-
siding officer, the state association was
organized and the following were
elected officers: James w. Thompson
of Newport, president; Thomas II.
Keenan, of Providence, first vice presi-
dent, Robert Hazard of Westerly, sec
ond vice president: William J. Nc
LaushHn of Providence, secretary;
Louis Fontaine of Woonsocket, treas
grer- The officers and John f. Finn of
Woonsocket Of the grievance commit
tee and Henry j. Baer of Newport OF
the committee organization were
chosen a committee on bylaws. This
committee will meet next October and
were given authority to adopt the by
laws for the association. During the
session Mr.. Sherry of Worcester ex-
pl9ined the advantages to be derived
by proper organization. Mr.. Hazard
mittee. The session was held in the
rooms of the Providence branch and
there We're twenty-five delegates pres
ent. With the exception of Vermont.
organiza tionS of postoffice clerks. The
membership by branches is confined to
first and second class postofffces. as
there are not enough clerks in other
offices to secure q branch charter. but
detached members may be enrolled in !
the state organization.
Judge Edward M. Burke held regular !
session Tuesday afternoon of the pro-
bate court for the town of Westerly in |
th3 office OF the town clerk The first |
and final account of the estate of /
George A. Thomas by the administra- |
triX. Edna Thomas was received, eX- |
amined and approved for record.
The inventory of the estate OF James
S. Barber. filed by Sarah A. Barber, !
Administrative, showed valuation OF
personal property of $S,157.74 which
w4s ordered recorded.
The estate of William HoXie, as in
ventoried by the appraisers. Arthur L.
Perry, Everett Barnes and Orvilla
Stillman, showed valuation of S1SS,S
The inventory was examined and ap-
proved for record.
The petition of AureIia V. Young
that the estate of Milton A. Young be
declared insolvant and that commits
sioners be appointed was continued to |
the next session of court.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

Judge Elias B. Hinckley of Stoning-
eton was in Pawcatuck Tuesday for the
accommodation of those having bust
ness with the probate court. A case
of the court coming to the people
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

Hadlai A Hull state attorney foI
New London county, visited Tuesday
in Westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

The lawn party of ST. Michael
church last week netted $s25.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

Mrs. John w Sweeney leaves to-
night "wednesday for Berlin Ger
many. where she will join her sister,
Miss Katherine Bennett, who is visit
ing in Berlin
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

Contractor DotoIo is gradually filling
the places of the strikers with non
union men and his work progresses
without material delay.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

Louis Barber who represented the
Westerly lodge of EIlzs at the national
convention in Detroit, returned home
Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

Dr. Albertus Vose Segar of Wilt
mantle is visiting his brother, Henry
r. Segar, in Westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

John F. Vose was among the West
erly men attracted to Norwich by the
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20
Local Laconics,

Ira Snyder spent Tuesday in MOI
Wich.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

The president of the town council
has received many telephone requests
from Watch Hill people to permit the
trolley road building to continue This
shows there is not unanimity in oppo-
sition.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

The hearing on the preliminary in
junction brought by J. Frank Champlin
against Contractor Michael Cavanaugh
restraining him from further work on
the trolley road to Watch Hill. will
be heard before Judge Brown in
Providence this "wednesday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

The strong hitch in the bill Of in
junction restraining the contractor.
from continuing the work of rebuild
that as yet the town council has
granted no permit to proceed below
the Pleasant View junction.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

The owner of the unnumbered auto
mobile seen daily in the streets of
Westerly is one of the weaIthiest res
fdents of Westerly, who has ordered a
registry number for the machine and
is permitted to operate pending its ar
rival
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-20

It has been definitely decided to
withdraw the White Rock team from
the Rhode- Island Connecticut baseball
league At a meeting Monday evenin g
no one could be induced to accept the
management Of the non paying propo-
sitiOn.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06
Action on Part of Judge Marshall Came as q
Great Surprise Attorneys for Prosecution
Rebufed When They Attempt to Reopen
CGse--ReGsOnS GiUen for Continuance
is that Defendants We're Refused
Access to Certain Records

Tulsa Okla, May 4-The Haskell
cases were continued till the next
term of court.
This action on the part of Judge
Marshall at 2;3O o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon came as a great surprise to
the spectators and even the lawyers
for the defense, who were confident
till the final announcement came from
the judges lips that they were going
to be forced to trial.
Even after the announcement Dis
trict Attorney Gregg and Special Pros
eeutor Rush tried to reopen the case
but they we're rebuffed and sat down
In disgust.
The reason for the continuance is
that the officials OF the government
In the interior department at Wash
ington and the union agency at Mus
kogee refused the defendants access
to records which might have proven
of material assistance in their defense.
This allegation has been made by
the defense from the opening Of the
case when they filed motion for a
continuance stating that in spite Of
a ruling Of the court made at Chick
asha last fall they had been denied
access to records, that repeated de-
mands had been made In writing on
the officials of the government and
that one OF the attorneys for the de
Tense had made a trip to Washington
and made a demand on the interior de-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-06

Washington, May 1.-The dismant-
ling Of the administration railroad bill
proceeded in both houses Of congress
yesterday and It appears more eyi-
dent that the entire Taft programme
may meet complete defeat as a result
of the chaotic conditions IN the senate
and IN the house
Republican leaders In congress have
reached the stage where they are Will.
ing to admit that the republican party
no longer has a responsible working
majority IN either house and that It Is
difficult to tell from day to day in
what direction the weather yane of
Legislation viii point
Yesterday the spectacle was pre-
sented in the senate Of the republican
organization combining with the dem
ocratic minority TO vote out an admin
istration proposition pledged by the
republican national platform and ad.
vocated by a republican president The
section 7 Of the Taft railway bill.
which opens the way for the making
Of trafic agreements between rail-
roads was the provision thrown over
board and this was followed by fur
ther tightening of ballast IN the saeri-
flee Of section II which would have
legalized mergers between competing
roads.
While the organization leaders In
the senate we're thus engaged In yield.
Ing to the superior strength OF the In.
surgents the house was not idle Il
also dropped section Z from the bill
Many regular republicans in the house
joined with the insurgents and demo.
Gratis In killing the section. Members
OF the house were afraid Of the cry
that was being raised that section z,
If enacted into law. would repeal the
Sherman antitrust law so far as It
affects railroads. They had visions
Of angry constituents asking them to
explain increased freight rates.
The railroad bill was the keystone
OF the Taft legislative programme and
administration leaders IN congress are
fearful OF the effect that this routing
Of the Taft forces VIII have on other
measures recommended by the pres.
dent. There Is dissension even among
republican regulars In the senate over
the surrender Of the traffic agreement
provision. More than one Of the SO
called conservatives declared emphat.
lcally today that they would have pre-
ferred TO stand by their guns and go