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Putnam patriot., 1912-01-05
NORTH WOODSTOCK

{ n1eorge Lock wood of Chepaehet 1 . } visiting her parents, H. P. ] ,'ai and wife.
 nsi1me of Charles Snow and wife
 Eebcene of quiet wedding last fhsiay at 2.30 D. m. when their Hilyld, Mary, was united in mar II Webster Perkins of Sutton. ' A. Turner performed the cere- snrhey will continue to live with ose's parents.
 nsstock grange conferred the 1st
 degrees npon four candidates
 esday evening. They were 4drs.
 | Clarence Pierce, Elmer and Armstrong.
 roof of the barn on the Oscar hplace was blown oil during last
 wind storm. The hay which rOred there has been nearly all rsed by SiIas Morse who had
 it.
 ; Frink and children spent the piys in Providence.
 [. Wayland Gage, who has been brcester hospital for some weeks,
 rought home the past week, com. oy automobile. Although still weak she is slowly improving. lsney Hayward has returned to yam after a visit 10 his grand yer, Mrs. A. C. Hubbard. ts. Elmer Corttis entertained E. ,orttis and wife of Grosvenordale Jew Years day. iss BernIce Leavitt has returned to 'ington.
Putnam patriot., 1912-01-05
WEST COLCHESTER.

Fred Ashton and wife erovo Mr' and Mrs. Hayward q
 Sunday and Monday. t
 Miss May and Marion Fliua o o ldence spent Christmas VI. UT their grandparents, A. H. Id wife. B
 Mrs. Cyrus Place ret t,, 'oaIs from Providence last SaturdFe V,
 Mrs. Harry Flint of Proyj
 the guest of her parents, fespool ohlth and wife, last week. poonft
 Mrs. Maria Paul gave GU, the home of Mrs. Mariad. Sea Those who were present our o. Bourgeois and family, Edy tah, n wife and family, Lewis. rex oie- Paul, wife and family. eneat
 Wilfred Paul, wife anto. and Fremont, N. H., is wit 4cious this place.
Putnam patriot., 1912-01-05
THOM PSON

N. B. Ream's buffers, Arthur Nor.
 man and Walter Freebodv, gave a so
 ciai dance with invitations in the
 ioWn nall last Thursday evening at
 o.oo p. m. The Cargill orchestra ol
 rutnam furnished the music. Ice cream, cake and candy were served
 inc nall was decorated with ferns
 which were loaned by Mrs. Ream.
 Charlie Barnes of Torrington was the guest of k. E. Rhodes and wife last week. "-'e
 Rev. J. N. Garst has returned to his studies At the Newton Theological seminary.
 A number of friends enjoyed very pleasant evening at the home of Mis- Nellie Ryan last Saturday evening.
 Rev. J. N. Garst preached a very in. seiestine sermon last Sunday morning rom Exodus B, 15, And he said mn. to Him, if Thy presence go not with me carry us not up hence.p I-.
 The Brandy Hill Baptist churt neIo a watch meeting last Sund evening at Il p. m.
 Miss Lucy Jacobs is visiting her Ter, Mrs. Leonard Mills.
 Sarelia Rhodes has been visitinpI - siSleT Tn OXfOrd.
 Leo Welch and wife have retuf- to their home in Dover, N. H. NS,
 schools in town begin Jan. Sth. az
 Miss Ada Whitman will lead tbex I. r. U. Jan. 7th. A H
 Mrs. l.. G. Thompson was in cester last Saturday.
 Ideal weather for Christmas kSssgE New Years has been ours in good, ,HAE New England. v It has been delight to us ELfM nave MISS Annie Cunning, teach, . Brier Cliff manor, and Miss 'Ae he Crosby, teacher at North Hamlrapt with us for this holiday vacation. fair ar Rev. and Mrs. Moore received he star: friends on Monday, New Year Deen su rom four till six ooost doI; Nrung. occasion to meet our pastor an ovely family. ~s.
 The New Year sermon of the& |. Moore last Sunday morni opened he ieo hrst I, oi series on the med sonable id , l3, "But this one thing 1 do.of Owe. < Ing those things which arefjn,,t. Stefsl nd reaching forth unto thosl,,a+.' add re before, l press toward the ting ofH ne prize of the high calling of 'h Juice. hrlst Jesus" He makes itley or 2 r. that God has high and ndf cup of l., )r every life. love bt
Putnam patriot., 1912-01-05
MECHANICsVILLE

Miss Rose Brough of West Thomp- son and Atwell Mason of Webster were married in Webster Saturday night at eight o'clock.
 Mrs. k. k. Raymond is seriously ill.
 Miss Margaret Rusheneck and Miss Rachael Dempsey were guests at the Bancroft LaM Mondy wedding.
 Mir. Morris of Providence has resign ed his position as bookkeeper for the French River Textile Company.
Putnam patriot., 1912-01-05

rsday afternoon Races on Pomfret SEK and Alfred pSll evergreen tree a ash tree close to Baking in it's way Kim trees but not Unfortunately The tX light men were
 East for some time. I&hts flashed ont b. had 10 wait an o6 was burned so b~e burned a few vs ed and has been
 held at the Con- yml Friday evening, J honor Of Rev. H.
 mt, Miss Leonard ,
 Members of church , invited.
 tnt Christmas at ,n,l ,lo lives near Bos- on them.
 Is of Mrs. Lucius ,f in the Episcopal h,k Sunday. Mrs. of the former rec or ben living near her mielphia since her S,. The burial was { let cemetery. MT. (nee Hardy) and ! resent.
 Eon spent Sunday I, Overlook.
Putnam patriot., 1912-01-05

scfioer Tor the PATRIOT, and little heip to put that range in your kitchen.
 II you do not care for the range why not talk 1t over with your friends and make some woman happy with not a penny of expense to any one of the subscribers. This is done in number oi towns and makes a feeling that would really surprise you, thinking of some woman who needs a range, and having the privilege of giving it. The PATRIOT would be pleased to have you watch the list of candidates. See them grow, and see if you cannot keep yonr friend in the lead. Every little helps.
Putnam patriot., 1912-01-05

Telephone service costs less than five cents day and earns far more than this small outlay.
 Be prepared. In ease of sudden illness or accident the quickest way to relief is by telephone.
 An additional telephone in your res- idence, placed at your bedside, iniyour den or cozy corner, connected with your main instrument, costs trifie over one cent day. Place your order now.
Putnam patriot., 1912-01-05

tops itching instantly. Cures piles, sma, salt rheum, letter, itch, hives, pes, scabies-Doan's Ointment. Al
 drug store.
Putnam patriot., 1912-01-05

WOODSTOCK ghm Child and daughters
 Dudley and Webster the A jhild spent Sunday with ] Lancaster. rrs. Hardy are Tn New } ek.
 "Wednesday Mrs. Hardy \ a company of lady friends.
 CT from Springfield spent eit Mrs. Flynn's.
 hdeman spent Xmas at II.
 heman and family were in lpn as guests of Marvin Blakeman of Oronoque ected SeneXet grange We'd ing, Dec. 20th, and install wing officers: Ihauncey $. Child.
 Harry E. Wells elected d).
 Mrs. George Butts. Louis Duly. yard, Windsor Clark. Joseph Spalding. !, G. P. Perley. , John E. Clark. CT, Herbert Nelson. uise Howard. Gladys Sheldon. ertha McCumber (elected) :. K people will be interested al of d daughter, Katherine Ie home of Cornelius Has sory, South Dakota. ins entertained Mrs. Law lildren of Providence over
Putnam patriot., 1912-01-05

Deans Rheumatic Pills for Rheum atism x Neuralgia. Entirely vege- table. Safe. 1sly
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19
HOW TO TREAT PIMPLES AND
BlACKHEADS

For pimples and blackheads the fol-
lowing is a most effective and eco
nomical treatment: Gently smear the
affected parts with Cuticura Olnt-
ment, on the end Of the finger. but
do not rub. Wash of the Cuticura
Ointment In five minutes with Cuti.
cura Soap and hot water and continue
bathing for some minutes. This treat
ment is best on rising and retiring.
At other times use Cuticura Soap
freely for the toilet and bath. to A.
sist In preventing Inflammation. irri.
tation and clogging Of the pores. the
common cause OF pimples. blackhsads.
redness and roughness, yellow, oily.
notify and other unwholesome condi.
tions Of the skin.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Add. post
card "Cuticura, Dept l., Boston" ADV
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19

natures rubber and delivering It at
thI factories.
Fermentation Is an action set up by
various kinds OF germs. and PROT
Fernbach found the germ that would
convert certain plentiful starchy mate.
rails into fuse oil. and from this fusel
oil he obtained cheap isoprene. II
was this isoprene which DR., Matthews
learned by accident how to turn into
rubber by means OF sodium. Sir
william Ramsay and his associates
believe that rubber can be made 10
this way at cost OF about "a cents
pound From 25 to 2s cents n
pound Is what 1t costs now to colec,
rubber In the far east and amid the
forests OF the Amazon. The heaviest
after expense Is involved In trans
porting the raw material to manutac.
turing centers. and also In purifying
this rubber so that It shall be ut to
80 into the finished products.
The rubber hunter mixes the Juice
or latex OF many trees. and the raw
stun Is seldom uniform and Is fre
Quently filled with foreign substances.
and even pebbles. the latter hidden
away in the gum to Increase the
weight. The cost OF getting rid {.
these things Ii heavy. and this fac
must be borne In mind In giving prop
er value to any process for the syn
Shetic making OF rubber. It IL natura
10 suppose that . chemical produc
ton would be subject 10 perfect con
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19
Old Roman Wall Unearthed.

A part Of the wall which once en-.
closed old st. Paul's, London, has been
discovered in excavations at the cor
ner Of Paternoster Row and st. Pauls
alley In London. The wall, which Is
about go feet long. Is made OF chalk
and rubble, and was built in the
twelfth century. On the same site
pieces Of Roman amphora. Roman
vases and some Samian ware have
also been found. Other finds" include
a camel's skull unearthed in High Hol.
born and large quantity OF pipes Of
the eighteenth century. Under some
old stables in Bartholomew Close
one OF the Oldest parts of London
three Norman arches have been found.
They are close to one another, and
nre believed to have formed part OF
the cloisters Of the priory which once
stood on this site.
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Involved In that single establishment.
Many factories In the fatherland had
Joined In this international effort to
find an artificial process BY which
rubber could be built up syntheti.
cally from raw materials readily
available. but to the Elbertelder Far.
beniabriken belongs the distinction OF
priority In the solution OF the problem.
Dr. Fritz Hoffman. director In charge
at Elberield. gives his own story OF
the pursuit OF the elusive key.
BY mere chance my attention was
called TO this question OF synthetic
rubber through lecture delivered In
London about six years ago by Prof.
Dunstan. As n pharmaceutic chemist
In a dye factory my work did not take
me In the direction OF rubber. but the
problem fascinated me.
Il found on reading up the subject
that caoutchouc was based on iso.
prene. and tried to prove It. To do
that | had to have isoprene. and what
was more, had TO have synthetic iso.
prene and not the kind obtained by q
dry distillatlon OF rubber such as had
hitherto generally been used. had
a task before me.
TO the organic chemls, coal is an
ideal Tother substance, and | chose
It as my basic material In this we
wero justified. and In March Of 1909
Carl Coutelle and | succeeded In OBJ.
tanning the first large quantity OF
pure synthetic iroprene--severai
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19
RIGHT HOME
Doctor Recommends Postum from Per.
sonal Test.

No one Is better able to realize the
Injurious action Of catIeine-the drug
In coffee-on the heart. than the doc.
tor. Tea Is Just as harmful as coffee
because 1t, too. contains the drug caf.
feline.
When the doctor himself has been
relieved by simply leaving of coffee
and using Postum. he can refer with
full conviction to bis own case.
A Mo. physician prescribes Postum
for many Of his patients because he
was benefited by II. He says:
II wish TO add my testimony in re.
gard to that excellent preparation
Postum. have had functional or
nervous heart trouble for over Is
years, and a part Of the time was un.
able to attend 10 my business.
II was a moderate user Of coffee and
did not think drinking II hurt me. But
on stopping It and using Postum in.
stead. my heart has got all right, and
ascribe It to the change from coffee
to Postum.
II am prescribing II now In cases Of
sickness, especially when coffee does
not agree, or affects the heart. nerves
or stomach.
when made right II has q much bet
ter flavor than coffee. and is a vital
sustainer Of the system. I shall con
tinue to recommend II to our people
and ] have my own case TO refer to-
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the little book
"The Road to Wellville," in pkgs
"There's reason"
Ever rsaA the above lsttesS A psv
ens appsePs from ti0e 70 tins. ThsJ
are genuine, true, aAa fsil Of hvnas
Interest. A6v.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19
ObIigIng,

A young man who had never testi.
fed before was called before the court
as witness In certain case. He
was somewhat fustered over the at.
tention that was being paid him, and
mumbled his words SO that the young
woman stenographer could not hear
them distinctly. He was told to speak
plainly and to turn toward the stenog.
rapher.
Speak to the stenographer," said
the prosecutor.
At that the young man arose and
with deep bow to the lady said,
How do you do?"-Satire.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19


Thousands upon thousands Of ex.
periments have thus been brought to
a crystallized knowledge which makes
1t possible and practicable to embark
upon the manufacture OF rubber syn.
thetically from available cheap mate
rials. The plantations in the far
east have been developing over a
period Of fully thlrty.hve years. and
In a sense they have the start Of the
artificial product in a quantitative
estimate. but this advantage will not
continue II the chemist manufacturer
can make rubber synthetically -
cheaply as DR.. Hofmann predicts.
In 1910 and 1911 the world produc-
ton Of india rubber reached total
Of about $4,000 tons and the world
consumption OF caoutchouc was In the
neighborhood Of $4,000 tons. Figur-
ing the cost OF this rubber at an aver.
age Of 81 a pound the total value Of
the production reaches 3l60.000.oo0.
Synthetic rubber. 1t 10 believed.
would make 1t possible to widen the
field OF application Of rubber. Make
shifts and substitutes OF one sort or
another are now used in many direc-
tions. because natural rubber is too
expensive. Therefore. the public 10
interested In the artificial product
first because It will add stability to
the price Of the rubber from trees. and
next 1t will make 1t possible to apply
It In many ways now prohibited oy
price and the relatively limited out.
put Of plantations and the wild
growth. .-
Whether the basic isoprene be made
from q starchy substance after the
English process or from q product OF
coal, as DR.. Hoffman, has chosen.
there will be immense quantities OF
by.products which will be part Of
the systems employed In making iso'
pror.s and In converting It into coun.
terpart caoutchouc In either case. II
would be financially prohibitive to
neglect these by-products In concen.
trating upon the manufacture OF arti-
ficial rubber.
DR.. Hoffman, says that II rs per
cent of artificial rubber could be pro
duced from every pound OF basic mate
rial then q factory turning out half
million pounds day would require
2,OsO, 900 pounds Of the mother sub
stance, three-Quarters OF which would
accumulate every twenty.four hours In
the form OF by.products. This gives
An idea OF what the chemlst-manufac-
turer has before him. even though the
secret OF synthetic rubber has been
solved. With characteristic thorough.
ness. the Germans are working away
at this end OF the question.
So far as Is known the German
synthetic rubber has met all the e1.
acting tests and analyses OF other
German chemists. On the other hand.
It is said that the English artificial
rubber Is not chemically Identical In
its atomic makeup with natural caout-
chouc. and the critics declare that this
artificial substitute will not meet all
OF the requirements. 1t seems that
the artificial rubber contains one
atom OF carbon less than natures
caoutchouc, and whether or not this
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19

troll and that the synthetic rubber fac.
tory would be located where 1t could
reach easily its raw materials and Its
market for the finished output
Climatic and geographical conditions
have prescribed the zones In which
the rubber plant can be successfully
grown. even though It's cultivation be
subject 10 scientific methods and are
free from the haphazard ways Of the
rubber hunter.
In England the present discoveries
are hailed BY Sir William Ramsay
and his fellows not 30 much as prom.
ise OF commercial advantage but as
professional achievement which
puts the British chemist ahead OF his
rivals across the Channel. That the
Germans have good reason to be salts
fed with their own accomplishments
In this very field is undoubtedly true.
The Germans claim that they have
now method for making rubber
synthetically which will soon be ready
to compete with the output OF the
tropical forests.
Back In the SOS Tilden, an English.
man. gave long study to the problem
OF making synthetic rubber. bu, aban.
doned his work finally because he did
not believe the attainment practicable.
The individual WAS powerless to cope
with 30 gigantic problem and bis
resources were unequal to the task.
Capital was necessary as well as the
united efforts OF many men In fact
In one factory alone In Germany there
were 300 college bred chemists concen.
trating upon the technical researches
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19

words. the structural atoms are differ.
emily arranged. and the body or sub.
stance thus differs from another OF
the same chemical get up but with
Its tiny units otherwise distributed.
I'VE soon recognized that the poly.
meriz!ng power Of heat could be
furthered by numerous chemical ad.
mixtures. but We soon found that
there are many more substances that
work In opposition to this end. In
August OF 1909 | obtained the first
rubber polymerized by heat In the
laboratory OF the Elberfeld works. In
September OF that year | submitted
q sample OF this material to Dr..
Gerlach. He was the frst to confirm
that our product actually contained
caoutchorc. A month later Harries
tested our synthetic material with
his ozone method. and by this means
was able to establish that our heat
polymerized isoprene was veritable
india rubber"
DR.. Hoffman, frankly admits that
should the extensive rubber planta.
tions cultivated under English dircc.
tion In the Malay Archipelago meet
expectations synthetic rubber will not
be so necessary In supplying at a
more reasonable rate tho present
market However, he says that tho
synthesist has 30 adjusted conditions
that he can compete with his ware In
price and quality with tho natural
product.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19

litres OF 1t. This showed US that we
had the right formulae, the scientific
execution OF which was no longer
questionable. But with the making
Of isoprene our troubles were not
ended: on the contrary. they were but
beginning.
We were confronted with the pro-
blem Of converting this liquid into
that tough. elastic. plastic colloid
which was to be = successful. substi.
tute for rubber. In truth Its very
counterpart theoretically the task
was easy. because, as Beilstsin says.
isoprens is converted into caoutchouc
by treating 1t with muriatic acid. OF
course. We tried that at once. but for
our pains we got nothing but oily
chlorides-not trace Of rubber. We
were apparently dened.
We tried all sorts OF likely and
Imaginable physical and chemical
mediums In connection with isoprene.
but the wilful stun refused to thicken.
Finally ! discovered the power to per.
form this miracle hidden away In
heat. There was nothing new In
heating isoprene. but the result we
obtained thereby was new. Other
authorities had tried heat. but all they
got was either an oily or at best q
resinous substance.
Polymerism In chemistry is that
property peculiar TO some compounds
by which they differ In their mole
cular weights and also In their chemi.
cal properties even when formed from
the same elements and combined In
tho same proportions. In other
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19
Summer School,

Particularly significant 10 the
growth Of summer schools In the
Carolinas. where the movement start.
I'd comparatively late. At the Uni.
versity OF North Carolina there was
an attendance OF $50 this year. Just
double last years enrolment. At the
normal school at Greensboro. North
Carolina. a session OF eight weeks was
held. the Hrst In the history Of the
institution, and 200 enthusiastic teach.
ers were In attendance. At the sum.
mer session Of the Winthrop Normal
College. Rock Hill. South Carolina.
particular attention was paid. to prob
lens Of Industrial education and rural
schools. and men OF national promi.
nence participated In the work.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19
English Aonors Cost Money.

The letter patent granted for the
dignity Of baron cost R15O, and for
that of q baronet f1O0. payable to the
board Of inland revenue. Other ex-
penses to be incurred by the newly
honored include crests or new coats.
of.arms. while some wish to have their
genealogical trees properly made
out. Consequently the Heralds' COL
lege Is busy after the issue OF a list
OF honors, and the total expenses Of
a baron are not far short Of f4O0,
and those OF baronet exceed E2O0.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19
Move for Change In Time.

The French ministry of public works
Is indeavoring to have the govern.
ment adopt the system of reckoning
time on railways by the use of the
hours from l to "a. instead Of IL noon
to II midnight. This system has al
ready been adopted by many conti-
mental railways and has been in op-
GRAFTON for years on the Canadian Pa.
ciflc railway.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19
The man behind the plow makes
more OF stir In the world than the
,hap behind the hoe.
Compenlatlon.

A fairly prominent local pugilist was
injured several months ago In an au.
tomobile accident and had three ribs
broken. Fully recovered, he was dis
cussing the incident recently with
friends.
Il got 500 out Of the auto owner"
he said. Had to give the lawyer half
and 1t cost $56 for doctors bills. but I
made them pay 500 for the thing, any
how"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19
SERVING Humanity.

Few callings are more highly esteem.
ed than that OF the trained nurse.
Miss Ellen Emerson. the granddaugh.
er Of Ralph Waldo Emerson, is a
nurse In the Massachusetts, general
hospital at Boston.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-19
Minor Bookkeepinu Item,

A small item was overlooked In tiis
bookkeeping department of the United
States navy. 1t was the charge for
guns installed on the battleships Flor.
ida and Utah. The item was for the
tritling sum OF sl,S00,OO0. =.
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crow,h Attached 10 H.

You've been sleeping In the tsls-
phone booth, I believe said the
manager OF the summer hotel.
"Yss."
Il can give you . billiard table now
II you like"
"No; I'll III * to the booth. rath
or like the room. II Isn't large. but
KS cosy"