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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29

President Taft has issued Thanks
giving proclamation setting aside Now
IS tor the observance OF that day. The
proclamation follows:
BY the President of the United states
of America:
A PRoCLAMATION
A Godfearing nation like ours owes
it to its Unborn and sincere sense OF
moral duty TO testify its devout graft
tude TO the All-giver for the countless
benefits ii has enjoyed. For many
years il has been customary at the
close of the year for the national ext Gu
tive to call upon his fellow country
men to offer praise and thanks to God
for the manifold blessings vouchsafed
to them in the past and TO unite in
earnest suppliance for their continu.
ance.
The year now drawing to close has
been notably favorable TO our fortunate
land. At peace within and without,
free from the perturbations and calam-
tiles that have afflicted other peoples,
rich in harvests so abundant, and in
dustries so productive that the over
flow of our prosperity has adVantaged
the whole world, strong in the stead
fast conservation of the heritage of
self government bequeathed to US by
the wisdom of our fathers, and firm in
the resolve to transmit that heritage
unimpaired but rather improved by
good use TO our children and our chill
dren S children for ali time TO come The
people of this country have Astounding
cause for contented gratitude.
Therefore |, William Howard Taft,
President of the United States of
America, in pursuance of long estab-
lished usage and in response TO the
wish of the American people, invite
my countrymen, wheresoever they
may sojourn, TO join on Thursday, the
twenty-eighth day of this month OF
November in appropriate ascription
Of praise and thanks TO God for the
good gifts that have been our portion,
aud in humble prayer that His great
mereies towards US may endure.
In witness whereof | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
seventh day of November, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand nine hun
bred and twelve, and of the indepen-
denee of the United States of America
the one hundred and thirty-seventh.
(Signedl WILLIAM H. TAFT.
BY the President:
Alvey \. Adee, Acting Secretary of
state.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29
Importance of Telephone

Mr.. \. finds that he will be unable
to return home for dinner. He calls
up Mrs. A. and tells her. Mr. y. calls
up Mr.. Y. in distant city az salts
faetorily completes business deal
without leaving his desk. A child is
taken i'll and the doctor is reached by
telephone. Mrs. b. does her market
ing by telephone. So the calls come
in at scores of switchboards all over the
state, connections are put up and con-
versations carried out.
If anyone doubts the important part
the telephone plays in all phases of
the life in his community he has but
to look up the traffic records of the
Southern New England Telephone
company TO find out The average
number of local calls passed in sin
gle day In the state of Connecticut is
Oh 800 or 356 calls for every minute. 1t
further represents, on an average, i've
calls from every telephone subscriber
in the state each day Computing the
length of each conversation as five
minutes, each subscriber devotes
twenty-five minutes per day TO tele-
phoning. In the course of year he
gives up S,025 minutes to telephone
conversations, five and one-half days
out of each year spent at the teleI hone.
This indicates, beyond question, the
extent to which telephone service is
used in the daily life of the state and
each community.
70 go still further, ll,500 toll line
messages are passed in the course OF
each twenty-four. Even if the average
mileage of such calls were not over tif-
teen miles, and II man would have
to travel the distance if there were no
toll line and long distance telephone
service, we find the telephone saves
2l7 800 miles of travel per day or 70
5s7 900 miles per year. adv
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29
Salvation Army Notes

GENERAL BOOTHS MEMORIAL DAY
There is a widespread feeling among
the people that such life as that of
the late General William Booth should
be kept green in the peoples memory
by the establishment of some great in
stitution that should have for its aim
work harmonizing with the ideals so
wildly set forth by the career of the
founder of The Salvation Army.
Quite powerful committee has been
formed for the purpose of raising funds
for the establishment of suitable Train
ing Colleges which will be the begin
ming of the great "University of HUI
mainly which the Gene raj, toward
the close of his life, spoke of as such a
desideratum from the educational
standpoint General Booth was q
master in this realm, and the purpose
to perpetuate his memory by provid-
ing for such an institution as the one
referred to seems to be peculiarly fit
ting.
For the present need the promoters
OF this scheme are asking for five hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars. There
are good many men, single-handed,
who could well give the entire sum re-
quired. However, this is not the plan,
for General Booth labored for and with
the poor and less fortunate, and con-
sequently it is felt that this class will
desire to contribute; hence a National
Tag Day is being arranged for Satur-
day, November 30th, when five million
people will be asked to give ten cents
each. The balance will be made up by
larger sums.
Commander Miss Booth, who is at
the head of the Salvation Army in the
United states, is specially gratiiied
with the wide and generous support
that is being given TO the project, and
in this city company of ladies will
work hard TO realize good proportion
toward the grand total needed, and il
is fully expected that the results will
abundantly justify the worthy effort.
Look out for the tag, and have your
gilt ready!
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29

demonstration farms. and the National
Corn Exposition As head Of the ex-
tension department of Iewa State Cal-
lege of Agriculture he did a WORK
which. Senator Cummins says. mp 10
he present time has increased the
wealth of Iowa $4,000 zoe.
The object of the I H c Service Bu-
-'eau Is the promotion of agricultural
ducation, and a cooperation which
Sill tend TO raise the whole tone of
"cmmerciel industrial and farm life.
"ince agriculture is the basis of pros
rerity and progress, naturally farm
ireblems claim first attention. The aim
: higher efficiency, both on and of
the farm.
To do big work big organization
is necessary. Not only the bieness.
tut the perfection of the International
organization as we'll appealed to Pro
sessor Holden. The big general agen-
cies. scattered all over the United
States ~ Canada: the statesmen,
travellers and expert machine men
the 10000 dealers-every one. so far
of better farming.
For wears the International Har-
vester Company has realized the i'm
Tortance of service. It has sDent mil
lions of dollars in the perfection of la
bor-saving machines, and now the
company is going in for direct service
direct 10 the farmers. and direct TO
hC far oh;
ard women of tomorrow may be more
capable and so more prosperous than
the men ard women Of TODAY
1t IS no Ienser a theory that if We
are to gel the r,ost ont Of life We
must raise more per acre. "Inten-
siye farming is in the air 1t is the
battle cry Of peace and plenty But
raising more IS the result of mind.
not MUSCLE We rrst know And
not only that We must rnow We
know. I'D kpow why We know. We
must know good seed from had righf
cultivation rom wrong. and the WHY'S
ard wherefo.s cf climates. soils,
fruits, cattle, horses. poultry, and so
forth.
FOR LheSE innings the bureau Was
established. But the bureau and
Professor Holden sec mere than an
average increase Of a few bushels.
They see time coming when farmers
will raise twice as many bushels OF
corn, wheat and oats to the acre.
and like yields CT all other kinds OF
farm products They see a time when
farmers and farmers wives and their
children will think more and work
less Every bushel raised means just
that much profit, and the profits OF
the farm promote commerce and in
dustey.
After a period Of good work in Mich
iean agricultural college, better work
at Illinois. and a great work at Iowa,
Professor Holden now enters upon a
worlds work While in future Pro
lessor Holden viii designate Chicago
as home, he says he is not leaving Iowa
he IS merely carrying Iowa TO the
rest of the world.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29

The Thanksgiving day service will
consist of Holy Communion and ser
vice at 8 o'clock.
Altar guild, mems class, and choir
meetings are omitted this week.
Service Friday evening at 80 as
usual.
There will be celebrations of the Ho-
~ Communion at 8 o'clock Saturday,
81. Andrews day; and 5 and 1890 on
sunday, being the first in the month.
AT the sunday evening service the
Rev. :. Wolcott Linsley of Webster
will preach. The hour is seven.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29
The legislators Mileage Question

According to the opinion of the At
torney General, which WAS given
about year ago in response TO an in
quiry from the Governor, travelling eX-
penses of members of the Legislature TO
and from their homes 10 attend the
sessions must be within :the statutory
limit of . cents per mile for mileage
one way, the entire session. Nothing
is known at the capital of the revival
of the report that legislators will be al
lowed one round trip a week to and
from their homes. The Attorney Gen
eral in his opinion said the Comptrol-
Ter has no right To eNpend more for
railway fare for each member than the
amount prescribed by law, which is p
cents a mile for each mile between the
Capitol and the home of the legislator.
The Attorney General did hold, how
ever, that each member had right TO
authorize the Comptroller to buy mile
age for him and SO secure the benefit of
reduced rate, but the Comptroller
had no right TO expend from the state
funds more than the 25 cents mile
and as the constitution, Article NNNl,
Section 5, puts it lone mileage each
way"
The practice has grown up of hsv-
ing the Comptroller issue mileage
books to each legislator, and it is be-
lieved, TO the chaplains of both branch.
es, the doorkeepers, messengers, and
other attaches of ithe Legislature, and
books were renewed as fast as used
The Legislature also received trolley
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29
HOLDEN LEAVES
IOWA COLLEGE
The Corn Nan" Joins n C
Service Bureau.
TO HELP PUSH WORK forward
Cooperation Movement fer Larger
Crops. Better Roads, More Pros
Porous People and
Better Nation.

This marks the beginning OF a new
and greater business service. 1t is a
cooperative movement for larger
crops. better roads, happier homes.
more prosperous people, and a richer
and better nation. That is to say.
the I H c Service Bureau proposes to
help do for all the states ard for Can
ada what Holden has done fer Iowa.
After considering many offers. and
after an investigation OF the company
and its works. Professor Perry G..
Holden has entered the service of the
l H c Service Bureau at Chicago.
Professor Holden Is known wher.
ever real agriculture is known. His
whole life is one of service. He orig
mated the idea of carrying informa-
ton direct to farmers. He is the IA
Their Of the demonstration train, short
school courses, the corn show, county
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29
To Our Correspnndcnts.

The attention Of our correspondents
is called 10 the fact that under a new
congressional law all reading notices
in the nature Of advertisements are re-
quired to be so marked and that here
after it will be necessary TO exact
charge for them. Entertainments or
meetings Of any kind where an adnis-
sion fee Is charged or articles are sold
will come under this class and viii be
charged for at the rate of 10 cents
line This holds true Of ali newspapers.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29

The Rev. Irl II. Hicks Almanac for
1913 is now ready. IL is the most
splendid mum Der of this popular ear
Book ever printed. Its value has been
more than ever proven by remarkable
fuliillments OF its storm, weather and
earthquake forecasts this year. Pro-
fessor Hicks justly merits the conf
dence and support of all the people.
Don't fail To send soc for his 1918 Al
manac, or only one dollar for his splen-
did Magazine and Almanac one year.
The best one dollar investment possible
in any home or business. Send 10
Word and Works Publishing Compa
ny, 340l franklin avenue, ST. Louis,
Mo. adv
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29
lay KlmbaII Hospital Thanksgiving
Donations

Next Thursday is Thanksgiving day
and this announcement reminds all
citizens of Putnam, in fact all in the
eastern part of Windham county, that
il Is time To consider how generous
each may be disposed to be in their
annual offering for the Day kimball
hospital, that benevolent and highly
priced public institution of which we
are all proud.
The committee of the Woman's
Board wish TO ask of a heretofore res
pensive public generous offering this
year for the needs of the hospital. En-
velopes and bags will be provided for
the reception of money and articles for
use as in former years. These bags
may be left at l.. T.. Smiths repair
shop, he Aaving again courteously per-
November 18th, between II. m. and
3 p m. Bags may also be sent direct
to the hospital If more convenient for
the donor. In any case the committee
particularly request that the names of
donors be PLAINLY written on the
bags or envelopes that there may be
no mistake in their acknow ledgment.
They also respectfully suggest that
church offering the following Sunday
would be very acceptable as there are a
large number OF patients at the pres
-
Rafferty,, hi. city, and Mrs. Warren
Averill, Pomfret, are the efficient com
mittee in charge OF this feature of the
Woman's Boart activities.
No appea 10 The generosity of the
citizens OF eastern Windham county is
more deserving of recognition than
this annual appeal of the ladies for
thank Offering donations. The hospi
tai is doing work of inestimable good
in the community. 1t is largely de-
pendent on voluntary assistance OF its
friends and they have always been
prompt to meet the appeals for their
assistance. The institution has great
~ expanded in the last few years
which of course entails increased eX-
penses and increased needs. The beds
are nearly all filled and large mum
Der of patients are yearly accommodate
ed. There is an efficient corps of
nurses and an efficient manager who
| has established an economical policy
as possible without letting the good
| work suffer. An able corps of physi-
clans give their services and the wom-
en- do a great amount OF work each
year To see that needed articles and
money are furnished, On special oc,
casions like this Thanksgiving dona-
ton the public is appealed TO 10 assist
and it is to be hoped that the ladies
and those in charge will be encourag-
ed this year by greater amount of do
nations than ever before. II everyone
does something, no matter how little,
the aggregate will be an enormous
help to this worthy institution.
Next Sunday at st, Mary's church q
collection for the benefit of the hospi.
tai will be taken at all of the masses,
In announcing the collection last sun
day FIR. Bedard highly praised the hos
pital and told his people that they
were fortunate in having such an in
stitution in their midst and urged
them To give assistance. 81. Philips
church will have similar collection.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29

tickets where trolleys were used as a
means of additional conveyance. Some
of the expense bills were met by ap-
preparation. Comptroller Bradstreet
goes out of office and Mr.IDunn goes
into that position and to the latter will
come the responsibility of passing up
on the mileage question in the light of
the Attorney Generals opinion.-W a.
terbury American.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29
Thanksgiving Hours at the Post Office

Open from $50 a. m. TO u m. and
go to p. m. Money order and post
al savings divisions closed. Morning
delivery and collection by city carriers.
The rural service will be suspended for
the day. Frank q. Letters,
Postmaster.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29

Constipation causes headache, indi-
gestion, dizziness, drowsiness. For a
mild, opening medicine, use Doan's
Regulets. 25e box al all stores. ADV
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29

Never can tell when you'll mash a
finger or suffer cut, bfnise, burn or
scsld. BE prepared. Thousands rely
on Or. Thomas Eclectic Oil. Your
druggist sells il. Pc and50c. ADV
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29

Telephone service brings you in
touch with the entire state. adv.
Have you telephone in your home?
III not, why not.s adv
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29

The economic hoasekeeper does her
buying by telephone with dispatch
and absolute satisfaction. adv,
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29
A PU MPKIN PIE VISION
BY WILBUR D. NESBIT.

Old Doddridge ate his frugal lunch
OF milk and pumpkin pie,
And fell to musing. as he ate,
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29

sickness, fire, burglary-no matter
which, the quickest route TO help is by
telephone. adv.
Telephone service costs but few
cents day and saves this many times
over. adv.
Time is money. Time saved II money
saved. Nothing saves time like the
telephone. adv.
In case OF emergency the quickest
route TO the source of relief is by tele-
phone. adv
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29

OF days that were
gone by.
The pie a rich aroma
sent
To his reflective
brain,
And, oh, the pictures
II called up
An old-time country
lane.
An old-time country
lane, with grass
All struggling by the
side.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-29

He saw the shellbark
hickory tree:
He saw the kitchen
door:
He saw the pantry
shelves again
With pumpkin pies
galore;
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-21

The wedding 90 Miss Edna Earle
ooiay and Mr. Norman Jewett BrigHs
VIII he an Important social event 81
this evening. the marriage taking placs
at the home 81 the brides mother,
Nrs A. A. Goiay. On East Romano
street
Mics Daisy ooiay Win be her sisters
maid ~ honor. ard Mr.. Robert Robin
son. Mr. Briggs beet man.
Both Miss ooiay and Mr. nrigGa
have q host ~ friends who are tn
fsrested IN the marriage. which prom
ises q be one ~ the preftiest q The
many lovely November weddinmM The
hride-sieot is enc 81 the most attrac-
tive young won1en Of the city, her
beauty and charm making her q ia
vorits with everyone and Mr. Briggs
Who r. = son o. Mrs. ~. A. Briama. haa
q wide acuuaintancs. ard holds an
envfahie place In the affection % manr
warm friends. whe admire him for he
sne traits ~ character. The weddina
IL one ~ much Interest both here and
elsewhere. the bride and mroom hays
ms many out-ef-tovn frisn6s
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-21
FASHIONABLE AUDIENCE
WITNESSED PERFORMANCE
o. PETER pan.

n was a very fashionahlea udiencs
whioa grseted Miss Maude Adams o.
Tuesday evening. The house was
crow ded. and all society vas IN s,f-
.donce.
But there was one thing noticeable
And that vas the few children Ia the
great audlence.
If only every child in Psnsacoia
could have seen 81
a bright club woman. who has seer
Aiiss Adams play many roles, SAID
yesteHdays
"Oh how I wish that every chlia
IN Pensacola could have seen az !
wish ! has money enough % have
hired the opera house ans turned n
over q the children with Peter Pm
on the boards and Mauds Adams hi
the title role
n does seem q Pity that any enid
SHOULD have missed the beautiful play
that 10 the very epitome 81 childhood
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-21
MEETING OF BRoWNIso cIus
THIS AFTERNOON.

The Browning Club viii meet this
afternoon af the home 81 Miss Mar
EAret Mcintyre. sQt West Chase Mrn
Norris Bear acting - leader
ny the Fireside ia the poem chosen
for reading and discussion. and the
meeting win he one % even mere than
The usual interest. owing 20 TIE fact
that several nee members have been
admitted o. tho club and VIII b. pres
ent e. the nesting. among these be-
ms Mrs. John s Beard and Miss God
win. AIRS. BEARD was closely ldeutifed
with club work im Pensacola. durfnF
her former residence here ana d i
great pleasure % her friends who have
missed her ron the meetings 20 wei
come her again. Miss Goodwin "a =
cultivated rounn woman who has re-
Gently come % the city, being one ~
the faculty ~ the high school ana
sho wiil be an addition 10 the coteris
~ interesttnE Women who make un
the personnel ~ the Browning club.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-21
MOVEMENT FOR YOUNG
WohAN's CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION.

An enthusiastic meeting Waa held
yesterday morning IN ire pariors 4
the Y. ~. 6. A. Number % progress
sive women % the city meeting for
the furthernace 81 plans towards ths
organization % Young Woman :
Christian Association IN this city.
This msetiag was but preliminary -
a more important one 30 take place
next wednesday 90 the same place and
hour. and while q is not probable that
any steps VII yet be taken towards
TIE erection ~ n. ". a. A bulld.
ing. IS the time a. not pet rira foF
that. Il Il TIE intention az the earnest
hand Of women who have started this
movement % take such STEPS az wili
Insure the gradual DEVELOPMENT % the
work. 20 Lead az last prohahly some
years hence when the need n greater.
20 q building o. be used for taiu pur-
pose
Afrn ri ". Wena was appointed
chairman - the meeting. ard vas
delerntad % eam on the dinerent min-
istsrs ~ the city. with request that
they appoint two from each denomiua-
tion 90 attend 10 meeting on next
WEDNESDAY, and also % iuvita two
from each woman's urEanination % the
cts % Ne present
u is The insention ~ the women WAo
are endeavoring 10 form the vounE
womau's Christian Association here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-21

rufnors that already plans are brew
ing for a beautiful BAH 70 be given
In January.
And the fairy heralds are sounding
the buwle note of the ArioiAs. too.
II one may believe all tie myster-
ioue messages that come from the land
~ Priscus-which ~ the way, - very
close 10 the Never, Never Land-His
ROYAL uighnesa h EoinE 20 make a
most triumphal entrv into his ROYAL
kingdom. and the court balls 81 the
Ariolas and Pompadours. which VIII
precede Ais coming. nin be on q
scale q sricndor and maKnificencs
seldom attained. even by the devoted
subjects % Priacua.
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sso%us gos sI siss %,sssSSg


Bermuda Place. ths beautiful home
~ AT and MFu. r. y. Fulwhum. = an
ideal place foF entertaining ana the
spacious rooms were thranRed ysster-
cay Afternoon when the two lovely
daughters ~ the house. Miss LurisFne
and Miss Nera Faglahuu. cnterlalnoi
Ter one ~ fhe lovely hride-eienfa ~
the season, Miss Emma Wilson. ab1ut
my friends ~ Miss Wilson having
baen Invited En- eNtend their good
wishes % thia charminR Riri. whoss
weddinw ls an event 81 November gsth.
fhs whoie lover fioor ~ the lovely
hnns had been TRANSFORMER 30 a
garden ~ green. the mnRulficent ferns.
Taims and other potteG planfs nom
the FuiEhum greenhouses being us n
es basis 81 decoration. against watcn
tha SLOWING roiofn 81 the poinlnefta
hloasomed IN protignlity IN The diniag
Fnom ana library, while IN the draw
tnE room yellow clusters ~ chrynan-
themmrua wero used against tha teap
green q fern and woodland mmllax
In me hail where the green 81 fern
and smllaK also made a hmehmreuuf
~ verdure Mira Fuiaaum aud Miss
Lurlayue FulEhum greeted tha guests.
hfrs. FulFhum wearing an exquisite
white lingerie eown. and Miss FNlls-
hum's atriking blonde beauty being
rs' err 70 advnntags ~ a charming a..