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Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06
IS THE NEW PENSION
 LAW CONSTITUTIONAL
Governor Baldwin Refers the Mattee
 to Attorney General.

Hartford, Oct. 5.-The question has been raised if the law passed at the last session of the general assembly providing state aid for the veterans of the civil war, at the rate of SEQ per year, is constitutional. Governor Baidw1n has asked Attorney General John H. Light for an opinion on he matter. The attorney general stated today that he is looking into it and gill give an opinion in a week or so.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

1t Was Brought Out in the Senatorial committees Investigation of the brib- cry charge against United States Sem ator Stephenson at Milwaukee that campaign workers were paid money liberally.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

While Crossing Railroad Tracks in Dorchester yesterday, Mabel Dyer, a 14 year old girl, was struck and in- stantly killed by a train.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06
General Reyes at New Orleans.

New Orleans, Oct -5.-General Ber- nardo Reyes arrived here this after nocn from Havana on the steamer Ex- celsior. He made a general denial of the publications charging him With conr ection with a newly organized Mexican revolutionary junta
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06
"Harry MohIer" Not Known.

Pittsburg, Conn, Oct. 5.-Eforts to- night to identify Frank lMohler, arrest ed at Bridgeport, Conn, on 8, charge of passing worthless checks, have fail ed Harry Mohler, a PittsbErs mill lionaire, claimed as 8 brother, is not known
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

The National League of Postmasters yesterday elected Charles o. Barry of Walker, Ia., president, over J. S. Me kinley of Orient, Ohio.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

Federal Officers Have Unearthed an extensive scheme of smuggling grain from Canada, and several arrests have been made at Norma, N. D.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

Groups of Statuary Enbiematic of the joys and burdens of life, executed by Sculptor George Grey Bernard for the capitol at Harrisburg. were. accept ed and dedicated with impressive cere- monies
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

Q negro. employed as a chauffeur by a prominent woman, was lynched by Q masked mob for an attempted assault upon the woman whose automobile he operated.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

At Meeting of Illinois Democrats in Springfield resolutions were passed condemning National Committeeman Roger c. Sullivan and indorsing Con- sressnan H. T. Raineys for his suc- ceSSOr.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

A Quarterly Dividend of One Per Cent was declared yesterday afternoon cn the common stock of the United States Rubber company. This is the first dividend since 1900. when two per cent. was paid.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

An Applicant for Naturalization in Bridgeport Wednesday was asked by the examining attorney how much he would sell his vote for. Five dollars,'' was the prompt response. He is not yet a citizen.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

President Fitzhush of tHe Central Vermont railway announced the ap- pointment of J. E. Dalryrnple to be in charge of the traffic, yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06
Attorney General Wickersham Filed

itl the supreme court a brief alleging that the principal coal carrying rail- roads and coal owning companies in the anthra cite region are violating the anti trust law.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

Somewhere in Chicago Silver Dollar of 1894, valued by Eumismatists at s650, is waiting to be recognized. 1t was stolen recently from the collection of Charles B. Rogers by workmen
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

The Public Utilities Commission of New Jersey has ruled that steam rail- road companies must sell communication tickets between any two given points on their lines within the state.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

masked mob for an attempted assault upon the woman whose automobile he operated.
 It Was Brought Out in the Senatorial committees investigation of the brib- cry charge against United States Sem ator Stephenson at Milwaukee that campaign workers were paid money liberally.
 An Applicant for Naturalization in Bridgeport Wednesday was asked by the examining attorney how much he would sell his vote for. Five dollars" was the prompt response. He is not yet a citizen.
 Attorney Genera! Wickersham Filed if1 the supreme court a brief alleging that the principal coal carrying rail- roads and coal owning companies in the anthra cite region are violating the antitrust law.
 A Quarterly Dividend of One Per Cent. was declared yesterday afternoon cn the common stock of the United States Rubber company. This is the first dividend since 1900. when two per cent. was paid.
 The New York Day Express on the Pennsylvania railroad ran into a 1tiSIt NicSH lli1lSS west of Harrisburg, Pa, yesterday after noon, but as the train was running slowly no one was injured.
 James Leonard, ii Years Old, and his brother Henry, il. were brought to Washington from West Virginia to serve i've years in inc government re- form school for making spurious coins. The poys are said to be clever counter feiters.
 R. H. Anderson, Formerly Mayor of Georgetown, Ky.,~ chairman of the derl- ocratic county committee, yesterday was sentenced lo 24 hours in jail be- cause he failed to produce ballot boxes of the state primary election which was held in July.
 Orders for Three New Steamships to cost S2.7o0,0e0 were placed yester- day by the 'United Fruit company of Boston The vessels are to be built by the shipyards of Workman, Clark la Co, Ltd, Of Belfast, Ireland. and the contracts call for delivery next Au- gust.
 N. w. Harris & Co. of soston have been awarded S10.e0o,e0 Montreal Tramways com paHy first and refund ing mortgage five per cent. gold bonds This issue provides the company with funds in connection with the purchase q: the property of the Montreal Street Railway company and the retirement ef part of the latter's bonds.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

The Second Coming of Christ and the end of the world are presaged by the war in which Turkey and Italy are engaged. is the view held by the Seventh Day Adventists.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

Wkile Engaged in Balloon Race at the South Georgia exposition at Triton, Ga, yesterday, Capt. John Broder fell zoo feet from his balloon and was instantly killed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

R. H. Anderson, Formerly Mayor of Georgetown, Ky, chairman of the der1- ocratic county committee, yesterday was sentenced to 24 hours in jail be- cause he failed to produce ballot boxes of the state primary election which was held in July.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

The New York Day Express on the F Pennsylvania railroad ran into a freight wreck at Ryde, TT miles west of Harrisburg, Pa., yesterday after noon, but as the train was running slowly no one was injured.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

James Leonard, ii Years Old, and his brother Henry. fl. were brought to Washington from West Virginia to serve i've years in inc government re- form school for nlaking spurious coins. The Doys are said to be clever counter feiterS
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

The Charge Against Lieutenant Gov ernor Timothy L. Woodruff of New York for breaking the Sunday law by holding an aviation meet at Nassau Boulevard was dismissed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

"Our Railroads Are Superior to Great Britains,' said President Will liam C. Brown of the New York Cen tral, who returned from Europe yes terday.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

One-third of the Business Section of Ashland Me, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Nine buildings were burn- S10OOOO
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

Reorganization of the Customs in spection service at Boston along the lines of the system in force at New York is under consideration by the treasury department.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-06

Hon. J. Douglas Hazen, Premier of New Brunswick, has been rendered the office of Canadians high commissioner 1t London, with 9 salary of $25,000 annually
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Tsar and Gear.

Frequently the inquiry IL made az
to why the spelling tsar, to designate
the emperor of all the Russias. should
be preferred to car. The most nat
ural aud obvious answer Is that the
spelling indicates the Russian pronun.
citation of the word. which z does
not. The title comes from an old
Slavonic word. which some authorities
r agreed is not derived from the
Latin caesar but there are authori-
ties who hold that its ultimate deriva-
ton is from the Roman. The origin
Of the common spelling is supposed
to be the writings Of H%erberstein,
about 1850. The letter ''c'' in Roman
slavonicc has the sound of IT," The
letter was copied, but the sound WIS
not. The letter u" never belonged in
the word. The spelling czar is now
regarded by many as old fashioned.
With some Germans the spelling is
Ear, which is pronounced tsar. Many
Of the French have adopted tsar as
the spelling, and that form is increas-
ing in English. The London Times. q
most careful authority, employs 1t, and
so does the Encyclopedia Britannica
in its supplementary volumes.-Chica-
go Rec0rd-Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
German Bureaucracy,

A good story is going the rounds of
the French newspapers illustrating
the beauties of bureaucratic govern
ment i'll Germany. We are told that
in the postof1ce department If n clerk
wishes a new pencil he has to hand
in the stump Of the one that has be-
come too short to work with. In the
particular instance cited a clerk re-
ceived his new pencil without return
ing the end. Before the omission was
discovered the clerk was transferred
to another Office. just after he had
commenced his duties at his new post
he received an official intimation that
he had neglected to hand in his pencil
end. By this time it had disappeared.
but to prevent bother the clerk pur-
chased a new pencil. cut off a piece
about the length of the missing bit
and dispatched 1t to the stationery de-
partment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Tn. Green Constable,

A new constable on duty in a pro.
vincial town handed to a sergeant a
shilling which he said he had found.
The man with the three stripes told
him he was quite right in acting as he
had done. Proceeding on his round.
the sergeant met q brother sergeant
and. with a grin, told him the tale Of
the shilling. They both agreed the
new recruit a very green. and at
the conclusion of their duties they
went to the nearest inn. and the pos
SCISSOR of the coin called for two drinks.
On receiving them he threw down the
shilling to pay for them. but the land
lord refused it. saying it was u bad
one. The sergeant. VIGOROUSLY mean.
had to supply the requisite Mount out
of his W pocket and alsn !n put up
with the laugh against himself. On
his telling the constable lis iiE,! was n
bad one the man answered: Ives. Of
our it was. Do YOU think ! would
have been silly enough Il give it to
you If it hadn't been?"- Pcarson's.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
J~ustifabIe Protest.

"My wife is one of the unluckiest
persons l know" began a Cedar ave-
nue. man. who tells long stories about
his household affairs.
"She sure is" agreed the victim Of
the conversation fervently. But his
mild sarcasm was lost.
"She was hit by u street car recent
ly," pursued the narrator, land got a
broken arm. That's the fourth time
in less than a year that something has
happened to her. When they brought
her to her senses this time l leaned
over her sympatbetically. Better, my
dear?' says L. 1T amt fair!! she yells.
What amt fair?' l asks gently. Why
she groans. you're the one that car
ries all the accident insurance in this
family. and I'm the n that always
gets hurt. 1t amt fart! "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
No Color II IL. DARK.

Nc Color IN the DARK.
In the dark there is no such q thing
az color. The reddest dress ID just the
same color as a pure white tablecfoth
when both are placed In a dark closet.
If you would understand this assume
the presence Of q light wave motion in
the ether. The color Of light depends
upon the length Of these waves. The
light wave producing the colors in
the blue end of the spectrum are very
short compared with those that pro-
duce the colors near the red end. The
light source that we know as red gives
of only waves Of a length to produce
that particular color. A body appears
red because its surface absorbs all the
other waves. and reflects the red waves
back Into the eye. II an attempt IL
made to light a blue body with red
light it will fail, because the blue body
is capable Of rejecting only the short
waves producing the blue, and since
the red source produces none Of these
there will be no reflection and the body
will appear black. A thing looks black
when it is capable Of absorbing all the
colors at once.-St. Louis Republic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
An Honor to Allison.

do you know" inquired Wilbur
Reaser, the New York portrait painter.
that when my painting of Senator Al.
lison was hung in the lobby Of the
senate the precedent of forty years
was brokeny"
Surprise being expressed. Mr.. Reaser
explained:
ut is a fact that since the beginning
of constitutional government the ser
ate had bought only nine portraits for
the lobby. The first was Washington's
and the eighth was Charles Summers.
For almost forty years nobody was
considered worthy to follow in the dis
tinguished line. 1t was generally
thought that no other portrait would,
ever lie added to the group, but when
Senator Allison died. after serving
longer in the senate than any other
man in the history of the government.
the rule was broken. and his picture be-
came the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Times.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
An Awful Experience.

A native diver descended into the
water to see whether one of the piers,
then in course of construction, had set.
While he was engaged in this work a
great iron cylinder subsidized a little,
crushing his hand between it and the
masonry. When, on a signal being Civ
en-. another diver came down he found
his Unfortunate comrade imprisoned
under water without hope of escape.
After a few moments of mute despair
and narrowing uncertainty a speech
less decision was arrived at, and the
newcomer proceeded with chisel and
hammer to hack off his unhappy COM
panion's hand at the wrist. The pris-
one was thus liberated. but died soon
after reaching the surface from the
shock. Never, I think. has an opium
eater in his dreams imagined a more
pitiful spectacle Of hopeless human
suffering.-"Travels In India"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
A Maniac's Poem.

Probably the mass of prison poetry
which has been written on stools and
bedposts and scratched on prison walls
far exceeds that which has found ex-
preston on paper. and many a mute,
inglorious Milton" has begun and fin
ished his poetical career with these
'1ost to sight" productions. There is
in existence a short poem, said to have
been scratched by a maniac on the
wall of his cell. which runs thus:
Could I with ink the ocean I'LL.
Were all the world Of parchment made
Were every reed on earth a quill
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love Of God alone
Would drain that ocean dry:
Nor could the scroll contain the whole.
Though stretched from sky to SKY.
The authenticity of this being the
work uf a maniac has often been ques.
toned because of the beauty of it's ex.
preston and it's sound reason. but the
story stands.-London Saturday Re
view.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
D APRIL "a. 1911
This PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN
ADVERTISING BY THE
CQlorado's Plan

When a young boy or girl goes
wrong the cause can usually be
traced directly to the parents
There may be cases where a child
has natural Tenderness for wrong
doing-which cannot be checked
or kept under control by the father
or mother-but such cases are
rare. "Train a child in the way
he should go and when he is old
he will not depart from It's the
old rule that still stands.
The right of parents to have the
exclusive control and training of
their children is recognized by the
law. At the same time certain
obligations are imposed upon the
parents. One of these is that the
child shall be taught to recognize
the authority of the state-and
that the laws are to be respected
and obeyed. When a parent fails
to instill such principles in the
mind of the child he should be
held responsible for it's conduct.
In case the child becomes a delin-
quent the parent should be held
accountable-unless he can show
that he has made a sincere effort
to bring up the child Alright.
In Colorado the system of arrest
ing and furnishing the parents Of
incorrigible children has been
adopted-as one of the solutions
of juvenile crime problems. Since
it's adoption it is claimed there has
been a noticeable falling off in the
number Of occupants of the juve.
nile jails. 1t might be we'll for
the people of this state to watch
the results of Colorado's expert
ment.-Forum.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Improving the Book Of Job.


I remember the relief with which,
after long feeling the sway of Frank
Inns imperturbable common sense, l
came upon a project Of his for a new
version Of the book of Job to replace
the old version, the style of which,
says Franklin. has become obsolete
and hence less agreeable. II give" he
continues. "a few verses which may
serve as a sample of the kind Of YER
sion | would recommend"
We all recollect the famous verse in
our translation. "Then Satan answered
the Lord and said, Doth Job fear God
for naught?" Franklin makes this.
Does your majesty imagine that Jobs
good conduct is the effect Of mere per-
sonal attachment and affection?"
! well! remember how, when l first
read that. I drew a deep breath Of re-
lief and said to myself, "After all,
there is a stretch of humanity beyond
Franklin's victorious good sense."-
Matthew Arnold's Couture and An
archy." ..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
The kana.roo,s Kick.

When a big ''old man" kangaroo stiff
his tail and converts it into q sort
Of revolving pivot bearing the whole
weight of his body. leaving his tremen-
dously powerful legs free for attack
and defense. everybody who does not
want to be ripped up or thrown in a
heap for a considerable distance will
give the marsupial a wide berth. Only
those who have seen the full grown
kangaroo in his native Australian bush
with his back to a tree, scattering dogs,
bleeding and torn. right and left. can
form any adequate idea Of the prodi-
gious strength the animal is capable of
cserting when he finds himself in a
tight corner.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Bird Stories.

A German scientific journal publish
ed in 1897 Il story to the effect that
a golden eagle shot in that year at Els.
zeg. Slavonia, was found to have a
ring about its neck engraved on which
were the rms of a Slavonian family
and the date 1916.
In 1893 the Gentleman's Magazine
told about a hawk. captured when fly
ing in the vicinity Of the Cape of Good
Hope and taken by IN Indian ship to
England. which wore a gold collar in
scribed:
"This goodlie hawk doth belong to
his Most Excellent Majesty James.
King of England. A. ID. 1910"
If this bird really escaped from
England in the reign of James. 1888
years elapsed between its escape and
it's recapture, and it had flown a dis
lance of $500 miles away from it's
former Owner.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14

Farmer friend, you no doubt are
feeling highly elated over the ex-
cellent SHOWS Of the past week, says
an exchange, when considerable
moisture was precipitated. What
n you going to do with that
moisture? Are you going to let
the wind fan it out of the soil, SO
that you will not receive the bene-
fit of it next July when it will be
so valuable to you, or are you going
to take steps to store up that mois.
ture? Remember that an inch of
moisture stored up in your soil pro-
perly now will be just as god as
an inch next July. What do you
have cisterns for? If your cistern
leaked, you would not rest very
eaisly, if you knew there was a flaw
in it which allowed the water to be
wasted. We may have plenty of
rain this year, and we may not.
Better not take any chances. Har.
row it, as soon as the soil be-
comes crusted. If you have spring
blowing to do, don't wait till your
whole field is plowed before you
begin to harrow. Harrow each
day what you have plowed. and
keep ON narrowing it, and harrow
it still more after the grain comes
up. You may not be:able to in
vest ina Compoell sab.surface
packer right away, but there is no
reason why you cannot follow out
the teachings Of this great farme,
in a way.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
A Boy Once Himself.

The principal of a village school in
Kansas one afternoon detected Il boy
cutting the letters of his name in the
desk in front of him. AS the novels
would put it the principal rushed to
the spot. angrily put forth his hand
intending to grasp the boy by the COL
lar, when 10. and also behold. close
by the newly formed letters were the
initials of the principals own name
written by himself when he was a pu-
pil in the same school. His grasp
upon the boys collar loosened itself.
and he returned to his desk u sadder
and a wiser teacher. That principal Is
today Judge Of an important court in
one Of the greatest cities of the world.
We often wonder whether or not in
the administration of justice the Judge
ever thinks of the incident in the vii
lage school.-Western School Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
crjtic;sina Dad.

Gan old man In Missouri tried to
commit suicide by hanging himself
with a blind bridle." said Champ
Clark. His son cut him down Just in
time.
when the son cut him down and
brought him to the old man complain
ed feebly:
est amt right. Henry: you've kept
your old father out Of heaven
YOU'D cut a fine figure in heav-
en- looking through q blind bride,
wouldn't .yOu?' retorted the SON"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14

shooting of ducks is not permitted
and geese can only be shot legally
one-half mile from any natural
lake, creek or river. So far as pro-
tecting game the new law is no i'm
provement over the old one-the
methods to be Employed to dis
burse the funds collected from IL
censes appears a little more scien-
tifc.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14

The Adams Budget can't see
much reciprocity in fighting
against mail order houses to boost
the business of local dealers-when
the latter send to big eastern hous-
es for cheap letter heads and enve-
lopes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14

The senators are still in session
over the Cowan impeachment case.
The people in general throughout
the state have no dopbtmade their
decision as to what should be the
outcome Of the case:wbioh in all
likelihood will not be the decision
OF the senaton-if they follow the
example set themlby the Lorime,
case. .s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
pee.itful Man.

Didn't you think that was a beauti.
full girl with me today. Arthur"
'What girl. my d~earest?'
why. she was with me when you
met Us in front Of the church."
"Was there a girl there. dear? I
didn't notice. l was looking at. you."
And then she loved him all the more.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14

Precious stones are being imported
into this country in large quantities
this year, not counting the ones that
have been missed by the customs In
spectors. It is likely to be a great year
for tiaras.