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The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

Did anybody ever undertake to fig ure up the postage stamps and print ed matter absolutely wasted on unre- sponsive voters in national political campaign?
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

Dr. Brooks of Geneva discovered comet at o'clock the other morning. But most men who stay out until o'clock in the morning never think of that excuse.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

Lying becomes habit with men who are not willing their wives should know of their movements" !" says a Baltimore preacher; speaks as one who knows.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

Philadelphia high school boys went on strike because they disliked the colors selected for the school. There are times when the wisdom of abol- lshing spanking must be gravely doubted.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

Artificial rubber is made in Holland of freshly caught sea fish. Must have been suggested to some one who ate some freshly caught sea fish.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

Rome.-After two days discussion, the peace treaty between Turkey and Italy. known as the Treaty of Louis anne,' has been approved by the Chamber of Deputies The vote was 335 to 24, the latter being Socialists.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

If it is true that there are 4,000 poets in the United States, why don't we see some real poetry occasionally An the magazines?
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

A St Louis woman ended a quarrel with neighbor over their chickens by firing a charge of shot into him. Bird-shot, of course.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

The crop of white potatoes is said to be 410. .000. 900 bushels. A little math ematics will enable you to determine your allotment for the year 19l2.l3.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

A New York woman obtained a d. vorce because her husband used to tipple cologne. It couldn't have been the smell of his breath she objected t0
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13
Women as Strike Breakers.

Toledo, o.-By employing Hunga- rian women, the Malleable Casting Company of this city stole a march on 100 striking core makers in the com. panys foundry.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

Notwithstanding the death records Aviators continue to cut loose on a spiral glide.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

An Iowa court has decided that tips belong to the person who receives them. Or the patron who hangs on to them, of course.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

The man who was ordered by a fudge to remain idle to please his wife probably will not be concerned about the eight-hour day.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

A recent decision relieves soldier of the United States army from the payment of alimony and some antici- pate large increase in enlistments.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

A New York multimillionaire re- gently bought s500.O00 library. Now he'll probably hire a private secretary 10 read it for him.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

The twenty-five most beautiful words have been collected by prize competition. Oddly enough, money Is not one of them
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

A Boston litterateur says that poe try is born in the stomach. Which may account for some of the indi- gestible magazine verse.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

The Eskimos of Alaska seem to be acquiring all the diseases of civiliza- tion except the hookworm. The lat ter objects to the climate
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

Army aviators have invented a noiseless aeroplane. But what is needed more is one that will stay right side up.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

A Corean bride is obliged to remain absolutely silent on her wedding day. That's because it's her last opportu- nity.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

A Texas woman left s100,000 to aid In the support of old maids. But will any woman step forward to claim a share?
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

A Cincinnati man, suing for d. vorce. charges his wife with swiping his false teeth and using them her. self. A toothsome statement, indeed!
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

A cent day is all 1t costs a man to live in China. But do not rejoice. "A half-cent a day is all a man can earn.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

Wisconsin hunters found a thirty pound mushroom, or in other words enough to kill a regiment.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

A Chicago judge holds that loud snoring IL not a crime. But as an ac- eessory 1t still holds It's own.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

The compositor who set 1t up the high cost of loving" is, of course, a skinfiint bachelor.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

A specialist says that modern dress 1s killing women Well. they're dressed to kill.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

A Chicago man went to jail rather than eat hash. Some things are worss than prison.
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

md is planning a memorial to
 Walton. Sounds like fish
The Nevada County picayune., 1912-12-13

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Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09
THE LEOPARD MOTH.
Another Destructive Pest-What It Looks Like-How it Causes Damage
 to Trees,

The Connecticut Agricultural Elk pertinent station has sent out bull letin devoted to the Leopard Moth which is causing damage in New Eng land It says;
 The larvae of caterpillars cause great damage to nearly all kinds of shade trees boring in the branches just under the bark and cutting large gal leries, often across the grain, thus girdling them. Dead branches extend ing above the foliage in the tree-tops are sign of attack, and many twigs will be broken off or wither during the summer The pest has been especially destructive to elm and silver maple trees in the coast cities and towns of Connecticut, but snot so abundant in the open country.
 The adult moths are dirty white, with semi transparent wings marked with metallic blue dots. These have an ex- panse of one and three-fourths inches in the male to two and one-half inches in the female. The larvs is yellow or dirty white, marked with brown or black dots, and about two inches long. 1 See illustrations.
 | The moths appear about July 1st, the males being very common around electric lights and the females lay eggs singly or in grOupes of two, three or four. in the crevices of the bark or near the buds. The larvae, matching in few days, begin to tunnel in the twigs, and by the end of the season are about one inch in length. They leave the small branches and crawl over the bark | to enter larger ones, cutting large gall ! leries in them and expelling the frsss i through round holes, which they soon close with silk webs. During October ! hn h1 into a l remain through the winter two 1 incher or more beneath the bark. They pupate in their burrows the second l spring, and before the moth emerges pupa works itself partly out of the ope-
 ming, and the adult flies away, leaving
 the empty case protruding from the 1 burrow
 They are few natural cheeks, only one parasite being known in this coun- try and four in Europe. It is believed however, that certain birds, especially
 woodpeckers, prevent the spread of the
 leopard moth in the open country Many larvae are doubtless killed by
 the breaking off of the branches, which in cities are carried away and destroy
 ed.
 Removing infested branches; inject ing carbon disolphide (blsulphide) into
 the burrows, and stopping the opening
 probing with a hooked wire for the
 lara; are some of the methods of con
 trol
 Planting species of trees not badly
 infested, like oaks. honey locust anC
 sycamore. an despeciAlly those kindi
 that do not grow very large. and have z
 smooth bark; placing trees further
 apart, so that the larvae cannot easily
 crawl from one to the other; and keep
 ing the trees well nourished and viz
 orous, are the chief preventive meas l ures.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09
LAWS RELArINe To FoREsTs
Set Forth in Pamphlet Issued by State Forester S. N. Sprins-How Forest Fires May Be Prevented and Sub dued


 State Forester Samuel x. Spring has issued a pamphlet giving the laws relating to forests and those provid- ing for the appointment of forest fire warden5 and the prevention of forest fires. Regarding the latter topic, Forester Spring tells how fire war dens are appointed and adds that they are under the supervision of the state fire warden and that each town war den has the right to divide his town into as many fire districts as he may deem necessary and to appoint @ res ident warden for each district. The local violators of forest fire laws may be arrested without warrant, if taken in the act. and may be brought before 8 justice of the peace who shall give them an immediate trial. In case of q forest fire the warden has the right to summon the aid of any male resi- dent within the ages of IS and 50 years. Refusal to respond, if physi- cally able, is punished by fine.
 Due to CarsIessness.
 The forester says that most forest fires result from carelessness in throwing down lighted matches, cigar and cigarette butts: burning brush under bad conditions CT leaving fires unextinguished or unattended. War dens are warned to caution residents, especially if the season becomes dry, and cloth warning notices are to be put and kept up. Wardens are espe- cially urged to prosecute violators and they are also told that any fines paid are to be deposited with the state treasurer and one half of the amount is to be returned to the fire warden or other person upon whose informa- ton the proceeding was instituted. Permits Required.
 With certain exceptions permits are required for fires between March 15 and June 1, and between September 15 and November 15. The wardens are told that any one who needs to make a fire should be hindered as lit- tie as possible and any one needing q permit should be given one unless weather conditions render it especial ! ly unfit When, in the judgment oi ! the warden, it is not practicable tC ] fix q date for the fire inclusive dates may be set. but the applicant must | notify the district warden the day hs l makes the fire Nc permit is necessary 1 if the fire is made in Q plowed field 1 garden. or public highway not less ! than 200 feet from woodland, brush 1 land, or a field containing dry gras! or other inflAmnable material. Nc l fees can be charged applicants fol l permits.
 Town fire wardens may estabisl patrols in their towns in seasons O ! drOuth to watch for and extinguisl l fires, and such a patrol is advised il places of danger. such as along a rail
 road line where the grade is steep ] and in Nraets of woodland where cit, or town people go on Sundays or holi
 days.
 1 Wardens are advised to reach al
 understanding with those of adjoining towns, so that cooperation may b.
 had as to fires along boundary lines
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

There is nothing partisan about this matter A dollar is just as well worth saving to democrat as to a republi- can. The reform is not in the interest of any party but in that of all Ameri- cans. It seems as if it ought to be possible for the people of the country districts to make it clear to their cen gressmen and senators that they want their rights, henceforth, in this mat ter of parcels post. The movement is of especial concern to those of IFS who live on isolated farms. While it would be of benefit to practically everybody, it would help us more than others. It would be worth fully as much to us in convenience and more in money and time than the rural free mail delivery has been. It is of vastly more importance to us than the much-vaunted postal banking system.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

Written Specially for The Bulletin)
 Last summer l had a little talk with an English business, man who was in tsis country for the first time in many ves.g. He wasn't a bit "stuffy, nor too highly exalted in his Anglicism Indeed. he was very careful to steer clear of all comparisons between this country and his own, at first, and tlll
 prodded him into speaking out.
 ] s'pose he thought l was like some Americans of a former day, so tar ual- proad of my country that l re- aardad even her faults as better than the virtues of any other land.
 But l managed, judiciously, to con- yes to him assurance that l was more anxious to pluck the mote out of my own eye than to snigger at possible beams in Johnny Bulls. So he owned up. at last, that he was profoundly sur urised at some things in America. He had had the idea, so blatantly convey cd by many travelling Americans abroad. that we Ganks were some leagues and a good many years ahead If all the rest of creation in everything. But he found that. in fact, in q mum Der of our public service arrangements we were much behind other countries. He was woefuIly disappointed in our transportation facilities, speciality those for conveying passengers and those for transporting goods. He said nothing about the construction of our passenger cars, 90 different from those in use abroad rightly assuming that such conditions were matter of habit, and that one style might be as con- Neuient as the other, when people were used to it.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09
eaxs chambermaid s2OO Rsward.

Mrs. E. Bragmann of Toledo, Ohio was a guest at the Hotel Taft, New Haven last week, going from New Ha. ven to New York, where she stayed at the Waldorf Astoria. Soon after Mrs. Bregmann's departure chamber maid notified Manager Hamilton F. Burney of the Taft that she had found a bag of jewelry under pillow on the he'd in the room which Mrs. Bregmann
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

wish every farmer in North Ameri- ca who sees the advantage of a par cells post would make it clear to his congressban and senator that he wasn't inclined to stand any more dawdling over this reform If those eminent statesmen at Washington could only be convinced that their constituents or that part of those constituents more politically influential than the store keepers and the express million aires,-were determinedly in favor of having this square deal extended to them, then those said eminent states men would give us the parcels post in just about two and quarter seconds.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

outs which take place in San Francisco early in May.
 Bellah tied E. T. Cooke and Coyle at 12 feet inches in the pole vault in Pittsburg. Horine is one of the finest jumpers in the world He can be depended upon to do six feet four inches this summer
 Then there is Herbert Cheek, an other Olympic candidate. Cheek, like Smithson, is coming out of retirement to try for the team. Dan Mahone7r of the Irish American A C. of San Fan cisco is a crackeriack hammer thrower Mahoney has tossed the "16" ITO feet
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09
PrOtope win Make You NiOs and Plump

Protone induces nutrition, increases cell-growth. makes perfect the assimilA- tion of food, strengthens nerves. increases blood corpuscles, builds up, safely and quickly, muscles and solid, healthy flesh, and rounds out the figure.
 For women who never appear stylish in anything because of thinnesss Protons may prove a revelation.
 1t costs you nothing to prove the re- markable effects of Protone. It is non injurious to the most delicate system. The Protone Company, t25s Protone Bldg, De- troit, Mich, will send you on reeeip5 of your name and address, a free 5Oc pack age of Protone, with full instructions, to prove that it does the work; also their book on Why Are You Thin" free of charge, giving facts which will probably astonish you. Send coupon below today with your name and address.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

Mr. Reid recalls that, before it's in stitution in Great Britain the parcels post was bitterly opposed by the ex- isting carrying agencies, and by the store keepers in small towns. Every effort was made by these classes to prevent the adoption of the reform, but popular opinion was clearly in it's favor in parliament, more responsive to the wishes of the people and less dom mated by the interests" than our congress has been. adopted it. Since it's introduction there has been no kind of organized protest against it's continuance, either from carriers, the smaller retail dealers, or others"
 In other words, it hurt nobody and helped a greaSt many millions And, once established, 1t has proved it's value so conclusively that not even one of the yaller dogs that are all ways barking in front of the chariot of progress has dared yap against it.
 Thus far, in this country, the parcels post has been fought by exactly the same interests as opposed it in Eng land,--the express companies and the small storekeepers, The latter have been afraid that it would enable their customers to buy better goods than they carried, at lower prices, from big city stores. The express companies have been afraid 1t would prevent them from earning fifty to three hundred per cent dividends. by providing a cheaper and handler means of trans portaLion.
 And because these two classes, neith- CT of which nor both of which com bined are deserving of one tenth the consideration due to the country at large,-because these two unimportant classes have been able to work" poli- ticians and influence the mis-called representatives of the people" we have thus far been refused this ordin- ary privilege of civilization, possessed in fuller measure not only by the peo- pie of Europe but by the peasants of Japan and the fellaheen of Egypt!
 Now, if bill is really going to be
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09
WEST HAS STRONG
 TEAM OF ATHLETES.
Will Have Entries for the American
 Olympic Team.

Writers on athletics in the west take exceptions to the statements of promi- inent A, A. '. officials in the east that the west is failing in the development Of performers who can be counted upon to help out the Olympic games next summer.
 On the coast they claim that several men will fit in nicely on the team to be sent to Sweden from this country.
 They point to Ralph Rose. as well as Forrest Smithson, the greatest high hurdler that ever topped a timber. and Ollie Snedigar, the national champion at throwing the javelin, who can throw weights as well as any in the business, Snedigar will prove a valuable man in those all around events.
 California's strongest candidate for the sprints is Pete Gerhardt, who is always good for 10 seconds when he's right. The quarter mile will find the Pacific coasters right up to date They have Wyman of the Olympic club who attracted some attention at the Pitts burg national championships. He gave Lindberg of Chicago a hard rub
 They have two great performers in the jumps-Bellah in the pole vault and Hofine in the high jump. Horine is recuperating from an injured ankle and expects to be in shape for the try
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

same postman and at the same time with letters Railroads are compelled to transport all packages delivered to them by post offices, for 55 per cent. of the postage paid.
 There are 24,000 post offices in Great Britain at which parcels may be sent or received, and among the articles which are largely sent in this way are butter. eggs, meat, fruit, and vege- tables. The gross revenue, last year from this sort of carriages alone was s11, 1,500,00
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09
Holland May Have Electric lighting.

The Rockville Gas x Electric Light Co. may extend Its line to Holland The residents of that place are being canvassed to get the sentiment, and If enough want light to warrant it, the company will extend its lighting system tq that town, The Rockville company at present lights Ellington In addition to Rockville. In Ellington the town pays for a number of street lights in the village.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

don't think long letters would be wise. Nor do I believe in making threats, save as a last resort But if ever there was call for a postal card campaign, it's now. If there should fall on Washington. during the next few weeks, a gentle daily shower Of postal cards, all saying, in effect. We voters Of want parcels post law, and want it right away" it wouldn't do any harm, would it?
 I've already sent mine: how about yours, boss?
 THE FARMER.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09
NEW RAILROAD LINKS
To Be Built immediately by New Haven Road-Effect of Such Con- struction.

That the New York. New Haven & Hartford Railro1d Co will immediate ly go ahead and build the new links between South Vernon and Brlttleboro Vt. and between Windsor and White River Junction, is . statement com ing from the New Haven offices of the company. The Ink between South Vernon and Brattleboro is ten miles in length, and the other fourteen miles. By building these two links the New Haven obtains direct line northward on the Boston & Maine system free from any connection with the Central Vermont, which is under Grand Trunk control. The effect also of securing this direct line is to com pei the Grand Trunk interests to build a new line between Windsor and Brat tleboro, distance of fifty miles. Both the links of the New Haven will be built on the New Hampshire side of the river and under the New Hamp- shire rsilroad laws.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

had occupied Upon examination the value of the jvwelry was found to Dc a2.BaO. They ware sent by express t0 Mrs. BerKmann at the Waldorf, and the chambarmatd. Miss Be1lah Snxage, received a check for $500 from Mrs. BregmaDn.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

introduced to remedy even in some slight degree the existing conditions of injustice, it behooves those Of us who know what we want to.wake up and stick a few pins where they'll do the most good.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09
Gains 30 Pounds I'm 30 Days
50c Package of Remarkable Fleah Builder, Protone, Sent Free To
 Prove What It Will Do.

It is astonishing to see the effects pro duced by the new hesh-increaser Protone. To put on real, solid. healthy flesh, st the rate of B pound & day, is not at all re- nlarkable with this new wonder.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

time it. took to get anywhere this seemed Co him amazing It was hard for him to understand how Americans, of all people on earth. should tolerate such dawdling and wasting of time.
 He had read so much about the break neck haste with which Americans did things, the everlasting hurry in which they lived and did business, that it was a shock to him when he saw the leisur ly and languid way in which they al lowed their trains to be run. Of course he was not thinking of the few fast limited trains on two or three contin- ental lines, but of the ordinary ex- presses in the east
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

Waterbury.-The proposed legislation for the abolishment of free lunch in cafes is looked upon with favor by Waterbury retail liquor dealers.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

Arlla0saa Iast year Rald lunacsrs shingles. etc, to tho wsfre Of sfssJeee- 00e.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

A recent report by Ambassador Reid to the state department tells how this parcels post business is managed in Great Britain and Ireland. The limit of weight is eleven pounds. The post age is six cents on the first pound and less on increased weights, so that the total charge on any parcel of eleven pounds cannot exceed twenty cents between any places in the United Kingdom. Parcels are, moreover, de- Iivered free to all addresses by the