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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06
: Uncle Henry'a Aphorlsnn.

Uncle Henry'a Aphorlsn1. (,
Lean men usually have pessimistlc
leanings." said Uncle Henry Rutter.
worth. But the fat fellow who sits
down and is hull cheer full. usually
takes cheerful view of things. y
Grouch's Point Of View, &.' I.
"a holiday now and then is very ):
desirable" said the genial citizen 1T
gives us all a chance to rest" ~
can't see it. that way" replied Mr..
Growcher. 1T compels me to. work
that much harder to provide the,
clothes demanded for the special dis.
play ,.,Ar..>, p
Sight for Familiar Objects.
A familiar face and form may be
recognized at from fifty to one hun.
dred meters.
Somewhat Incomplete.
Besides pfophesying wares, reyo.
lutions and the death Of kynges," an.
almanac of the fifteenth century told
you the proper day to take medicine
Monday was the day for ailments OF
the legs, Tuesday for affections OF the
head. But what the sufferer was to
do who had pain on the wrong day
T. dnns oo+ atotn
Obedience Not Always Good.
Obedience Is good and indispens-
able; but If 1t be obedience to what
Is wrong and false-good heavens,
there Is no name for such depth OF
human cowardice and calamity;
spurned everlastingly by the GODS
Thomas Carlyle. -
-.- Great HeeIer Needed.
ANshoemaker in this city heads his
advertisement as follows: "Hell in all
it's glory! Everything now ready for
a rush Of condemned soles Middle.
town IN. y Cor. New York World
= Largest Loom ls In Germany. 49,.
Germany has the worlds largest
loom, in which felt disks for, paper
mills up to 233 feet in circumference
can be woven.
Just as He Wanted Him.
Visitor-"Can I see that motorist
who was brought here an hour ago?"
Nurse-"He hasn't come to his
senses yet" Visitor-"Oh, that's all
right. only want to sell him an
other car Judge.
oblivion. T..
Ambition has carried men far; but
the irony of fate is exemplifled In the
fact that nobody knows the name Of
the man who invented the alarm
clock.
-.- Only Little Worse. .-~--
The fellow that does YOU good
turn and then brags about it Is like
the. COW that gives a big bucket Of
milk and then kicks 1t over.
Novel and servIceabIe.
A steel cane that can be taken
apart and rebuilt into a substantial
stool in half minute Is a French
novelty
Two Uses for Burmese Teas.
The tea grown in Burma Is used
almost entirely for pickling. After
ward It ts eaton as 8 aondiment.
Or What Have You?
Have you pig or hens that you'd
like to exchange for subscription to,
this paper? If so, bring them in
Murfreesboro (Ark.) Messenger. .
One Way
! I'D like to make that proud man
| bite the dust" "Then why don't you
| get your maid to sweep the pavement
some morning when he's coming
! alonR?"
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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06
Effect of Heat on Opafs.

Opals expand with heat to great
er degree than any other precious
stones. They are frequently lost be.
cause the expansion forces open the
gold bands in which they are set.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06
by our people.

Several large flats over the city are
"wYd by wealthy colored persons.
Some are in white neighborhoods and
are rented by white people. The
leasing is done through real estate
companies and the renters have no
IL" Il that their landlord, the man
who sets the monthly portion Of the
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06
Negroes of
KanyasCity
SHON IP WE'LL IN OWNERSHIP
or REAL ESTATE AND OTil-
Err BUSINESS
Racial Progress

Much in EvidCacr in Twin cities OF
sam. Name in Missouri and kan
>a> Showing That AruTirrmrm "I
W'Lilth is Matter ui ihlitt Rath.
1 han Race.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06
To Prepare chin. for & pr.wInu..

$751;. W T'uPSV0 SUtnS TOT OraWiups &
II you wipe over q piece. OF china
with a cloth moistened In turpentine,
when 1t Is dry you will have a surface
upon which you can draw your de.
sign with lead pencil as easily as
on paper, says Suburban Life. The
older the turpentine the better.
Lesson All Should Learn.
. Plutarch said to the Emperor Tro.
Jan: LET your government commence
In your own breast. and lay the toun,
dalton Of 1t in the command of your
temper and passions" Here come In
the words. self-control. duty. and con.
Sciences, Smiles. }
Retain Their Maiden Names.
/ In China, married women preserve
their own name after marriage, the
name Of a person being regarded as
very important In that country. =.
: British Like Cuban Cigars. x. i
Cuba's best customer for cigars IL
Great Britain. which takes sixty mil,
avn e'eiy year :. Ivy, 49, =.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06
Snmu w 2lthy Kansas City Negroes.

The acquiring OF wealth, after all
is IL, : much a matter OF race as
OF rrift This is shown in the story
OF fortunes acquired by some Of tn
co!orcd re.>;,iinls Of Kansas City, Mo.
Each. with possibly one exception,
I, presents savings added 10 savings,
often n the smailes, way, combined
mnMt.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06
The Art Of 1t,

BIobbs-"'You say Skin can steal
your money and then by clever words
make you think he did you a favor by
taking it? What is he, hypnotst?"
Slobbs-"No, ian."-Philadel
phia Record.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06
Deed Worth While,

When you hear of friends or neigh
bors being seriously Ill, go at once
to inquire for them or send a cheering
letter or card. Sometimes one delays
calling until too late, and lifelong re-
grets result.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06
Fair Reasoning.

"' NSaS0tIihH. =
Tommy CATER long, lingering sur
Sey of his uncle, who has lost an arm:
and leg for his country)-"Is that
why you are on half pay, uncle?4
We Have Seen Him Many Times.
There Is a good bit Of human ma.
ture In the dog that barks after the
other dog has gone.-Philadelph Tel
egraph. -. -
Separating Lady's Finger Tips.
Many boys pride themselves On
their muscular strength. Let girl
place the tips of her foretingers togeth
er, keeping her elbows ON level With
her shoulders. and challenge any boy
to take hold Of her wrists and sep
'arate them by a steady pull Unles.
she be unusually weak or he be very
strong, he will probably taii.-Wom
ans World.
Occasional Exceptions.
Providence is not always on the
side of the biggest battalions, and the
last word has not necessarily been
spoken when the biggest crowd has
done its shouting
Origin of Diamonds.
Won Bolton thinks that diamonds
were formed in nature by the action
Of metal vapors. such, as iron or. mag
nesium, on carbon dioxide He has
succeeded In making microscopic dia.
monds by the action OF mercury va.
por on carbon. st.,as>N.
The Soft Answer.
She with irritation) your con.
duct is enough to make an angel weep
He--I don't see you shedding any
tears. 49,. -r
Why Wood Ia Seasoned.
The effect of seasoning wood Is to
bring into the same space 10 per cent
more Of the fibers than when the wood
was green.
Better Than Counting Ten.
Poke Eazley and Fletcher Henstep
got into fight Tuesday morning.
Poke rushed away after a fence rail,
but he was so long in finding one that
he was in a good humor by the time
he got back.-f1oSwallow Keptuckian.
. Her Reformation.
Out in Reno I met lady who told
me she used to marry men she
wouldn't invite to musicale now
Kansas City Journal.
Vital Statistics Of United Kingdom.
Taking the United Kingdom as a
whole, the marriage rate is about 1915,
the birth rate 25,3, and the death rate
1879 a thousand. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06

Cnc Of tn Few Negro sanitarums
cd by Kansas City colorcd man. Dr.
i. Z. Pol.E. !312 East Eighteenth
street. HIS sG'Aitarium ar Twelfth
and Vine streets is furnished with all
&C modNn appoin! mNlts and ha,
more Ihun wv nty-fivc rooms.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06

An editor speaks with unbecoming
dippancy Of the "skyscraper folly"
There isn't any building boom in his
town.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06

While much Of his fortune cam
from other sources, Mr.. Leon Jordan
perhaps is representative Of he few
successful Negro contractors. II" takes
each year sewer and grading con-
tracts Of some consequence and "a
ways has a large number OF men in
his employ. He is, also, interested in
oihor business enterprises operated
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06

Prof. GliSham, principal Of the
Lincoln High School, is another
teacher who has acquired a small for
tun" by thrift. He owns two flajS al
Howard and Flora avenues, besides
considerable smaller property scatter
Cd over Kansas City. Professor Girls
ham saved oHt Of his mClthly en-
VelOpe and invested wisely.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06

Daniel Lucas has acquired a CON-
Lrtence ont Of barber SHOP. He
opened on" Of the first Turkish bath
houses III Kansas City.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06
After Commencement.

CrIIlON-NernE WINSTON.
Chorus, Hail Bright Abode" from
'Talnhaeu%er" by Wagner-High
School,
Address-Byrd Prillerm&-l.
Chorus, THE Millel's Moving" by
Eaton Faning-High School.
Board Of Education, presented the di-
pIomas TO the gradua1es.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06

Vital Statistics Of United Kingdom
Taking the United Kingdom as a
whole, the marriage rate is about 1915,
the birth rate 25.3, and the death rate
1879 a thousand. ~
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-11-12
do imaio, da smejo cd lakote uni

do imajo, da smejo cd lakote uni
rati.
Use to Sc vrsi pod nadzorstvom
republikanske Wade, ktera prav
pridno pomaga kapitalistom. ka-
dar pc potreba "nevarne" delav-
ce spraviti ma gavge. V dokaz te-
mu. sluzijo obravnave V Lawren.
ce, Mass, Indianapolis. Ind, k:jer
Je do petdeset delavskih vodite-
iJev ma zatozni klopi. Edini vzrok
"a tie obravnave je, da so bill ii
delavci zvesti delavskim organiza-
cijam in da Sc MISC dali kapitali-
stom prodati. Ali cast Sc vseeno
spreminjajo. Kjer nj bilo pred lett
Sc nit duha o socializmu. tam Sc
danes vrSe re veliki soc. shodi.
Govorniki so vsepovsod bnrno DO
zdravljeni. Pred socialist imajo
respekt cello stare Stranke.
Pred stirimi lett nj bilo kaj ia
cega.
Delavci. cas- je. la vstopimo vsi
V socialisticno stranko. da Sirimo
soc. principe in naGela. da pazno
cltamo soc. kniiee in casopise ter
z iStimi izpOpolniuiemo svojo IL
obrazbo in zavcdnOst. So Indie.
kteri VAN p%raviio. da so socialist
SAM brczverci ia nezadovolne5i:
da Smo nayadni lcnuhi. katcrim
smrdi vsako delo. Resnica ie. da
smo nezadovoline5i. a tudi resni-
ca .le. da le veliko tacih. Xxi V Ia
Ike PUZZLE pravliice ne veriameio.
kar ufiio katoliSki Grnosuknczi
Je pa tudi reSnica. Ia smo odkri-
toSrcm IN Sc ne hoiimo Siriti syoie
nazore in principe. V SveSti smo
81. da delavsko liudstvo ne more
reslt1 republikanska. demokratiG-
ma ali ktera druea kapitalisti6na
stranka; zavedamo sc tudi. da mas
ne morejo reSiti katoliSki Grnosuk-
nezi in tudi nihGe drugi. XII DELUXE
pod krinko kake verSke Sckte.
Preprlcani smo, da Sc zamore de-
lavec sam resiti in sicer potion So
! elaine revOlucije.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-11-12

pa zaceli kazati svojo hvaleznost
do delavcev. Rabbit in zaduSiti so
hoteh vsako delavsko organizacije
in vsako delavsko gibanje. Premo-
garski strajki so bill ma dnevnem
redu. Najbolj ljuti boji so Sc vrSi-
Ii V Pennsylvania, West Virginiji
in pc zapadnih drzavah. izmed ka-
terih je bila Colorado prva. Ka.i so
vse moral delavci prestati tisti
cas-. to Sc niti opisati ne more. Kot
like naSih sotrpinov je bilo ubi.
tih V teh bojih, Sc nj nikdar ma.
tanenO izvedelo in Sc tudi ne DO.
Delavci so bill popolnoma zapuS-
ceni. Proti Min je bilo vse. Ia
vsako malenkost so bill aretirani
in brez vsakih dokazov obsoieni V
traJno jeco. Duhovniki so hodili
med ME in Jill tOlazili $ TEN. da
je $ to bozja VOLTA, da mai vse
vdani V bozjo voljo potrpezljivo
prenaSajo: ako morajo re ma TEN
svetu tako trpeti. bodo cato pa
ma onem svetu toliko lepSe in bolt
Sc imeli.
Prot nam je bio tudi easopis-
Je. ala "GlaS Naroda'. edini slo-
vcnski dnevnik. kteri .jc zagovar-
.jal skebe in bill Gez premogarske
organizaciic. Tako Sc je vrSilo vse
skozi do danainjeya dine. Kai vse
Sc je vrSilo : tckstilnimi delavci V
Lawrence. Mass. Kako brutalno
Je postopala Z mimi policiia in
mllica. ker Sc pa kapitaliSti MISC
mogli drugate maScevati mad nil
mi, so dali aretirati voditelie de-
lavcev Y tenn bOiu, Ettoria in Clio
vanniti-ja ter ju obdoliili umora
brez vsakega dokaza. Tozadevna
obravnava Sc ravno sedai vrSi
Pogleimo kai Sc vrSi V w. Virgi.
Mil. kako Sc postopa 2 ubogimi
p~remogarji. Druzbe so vse premo-
garje izgnale IL niihovih hiS. Re-
veA morajo zdai prebivati pod
kapom ter tam stradaio in uni
rajo gladu. V sluGaiu pa. da Sc
kteri kai game. je takoj aretiran
In odposlan V zapor. Edino svobo-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-11-12

TEN bodo nuke Sc vecje i'll Sc
groznejsa usoda jih eaka, ko bo-
do priSli pod oblast "Rdece I'VE
eel"
Ibudil sem Sc.
Solnce je stale visoko i'll V GO
'zdu je k~raljevala globoka tihota
in mir vsenaokoli.
u objavljenjem teh vrstic izvr-
sujem Same sprejeto d%olznost,
kronanim glavam, plemstvu, far
jem in kapitalistom oznaniti po-
rocilo IL pekla. Ako Sc ne bodo
ravnali pc istem. tedaj 81 uni
jem svoje roke V nedolznosti.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-11-12
Rdeca ZveZa.
Ferdinand Hanusch.

xih tudi emo obroblleno pismo,
Naznanilo o smrti cegaviH
5Odprl sem kuverto, IL katere Je
padel kos belega papirja, ma ka-
Eterem je bio n%apisano:
H ,,Dragi prijateljl
. Globoko ginjen I'll hitim spo-
roeiti, da so danes naSli naJinega
tovarisa Dragotina v gozdu ODE
senga. Vzrok - kako grda be-
|<seda! - nj znan. Pogreb Je po-
Eiutrisnjen. Ako ii je mogoce,
pridi.
q Tvoj prijatelj
81 Lavoslav.
81 Pismo mi .je pablo liz rok, ka-
kor odrevenel sem padel ma stol.
fKaj IN vraga je moglo tega mia
dega, nadebudnega cloveka do
vesti k samomoru? Nesrecna lju-
)bezen denarne tezkoce2 Ide-
10 Sc mi ie, da hi oboje ne moglo
opravieiti tega koraka, XII Je
pravzaprav zadnji. Najmanj pa
jpri mojem p~rijatelju Dragotinu,
Xxi je dozivel re marsikatero l.ju-
Abezensko pustolovScino in pre-
frpel marsikatero financno kata-
~strofo.
NJ Kaj je torej utegnilo biti, da
BE mu je zivljenje kar nenadno
3pristudilo in da ga .je vrgel cd
sebe kakor prazno denarnicoP
Spomnil sen Sc zadnjih spre-
hodov, XII sva Jill ~priredila skup-
mo pc krasnih gath dunajskega
1 gozda. Kako je zavriskal, ko je
; resen jarma vsakdanjosti lahko
romal pc zeleni, solncapolni pa
slaGi bukev, ali pa lezeG ma mehki
%zeleni preproei soncnate trave,
obcudoval neskonGnost vsemirla.
Neselil Sc je mad najskromnejso
boljsko cvetico. obGudoval prele-
DO petite ticev in bill vzhicen mad
kve6nim porajanjem in %pahanjem
y naravi.
II In ia clovek. XII Sc je tako zelo
Eeselil z~ivljenja, maj hi motil
mater aravO V njenem delu, mai
bi prijel "a precko mogoGnega
Eivljenskega kolesa, Z namenom,
yda ga z silo ustavi? Moral sem
verjeti, ker mi je tako pisal moi
Hprijatelj, dasi s ten uganka nj
kbiia resena.
POklicne dolznosti so mi one
mogocile, da "a spremim ma zad-
<hji poti. A videti sem hotel Dire
kvo, XII je mojemu prijatelju tako
zelo ugajalo, Xxi ga je dovedlo
Clio tega, da 81 je konGal zivlje-
ME. Pokrajino sem hotel zreti,
ii .jo je gledalo njegovo oko V
kadnjem tenutku, preden je pO-
OIL glavo usodepolno zanjko.
Porabil sem takoj prvi prosti
Ham. da sem izvedel svojo name
10.
Molce, vsak s svojimi mislimi
Eaposlena, sva korakala skozi
Sozd JAZZ in moi prijatelj, XII mi
postal zalostno obvestilo. Bio
he krasno majnisko jutro. Tici so
klasno koncertirali V zelenolist-
9atih veiah, XII so Sc lahno giba-
v vetru. Skrivnostno sepetanje
q sumenje je drhtelo v sencna-
In vrhovih stoletnih dreves. Cd
addaljenega erica je prihajala
farmoniena melodija lovskega
Nga in sirila pc gozdu melanho-
ttno razpolozenje, XII Sc je po-
hscalo tudi meme.
COED Sc je pricel svetliti in sto-
pla sva ma socnato, z ~pestroboj-
Rmi cvetlicami pOsejano trato.
~ "Tukaj je tisto drevo" je re-
lel moi spremljevalec. Pokazal
stare, dolgovejnato bukev, ki
stala ma trait. oddaljena ne
bliko metrov cd drugih dreves.
SNedvomno, moi ~prijatelj je
soral imeti izvrsten ukus. ODE
vi Sc ma starem drevesu, Xxi nudi
eko krasen razgled, mora biti
HravnoSt uzitek.
INA kateri strani je visel!'
Ma vpraSanje nisem dobil cd
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-11-12

ZglnJala V SlVl ME.
Dolgo sem sedel in 81 dial vpli-
vati cd krasne slike, potem pa
je izginjala okolica bol.j in boil
- zaspal sem.
Mad menoj brezmejno modro
nebo, okolimene sumeGe. penece
morje, ma katerem sem plul V
colnicu brez krmila. Kakor stra-
she poSasti so Sc cd vseh strani
zaginjali valovi vame. Skropili
mi belle pene V obraz in pretili,
da me vsak trenutek pogoltneio
V brezdanje g%loboGine moria.
Smrtni znoj je blestel ma mo-
Jem telu, cd smrtnega strahu Sc
Je treslo mole telo. Hotel sem
kricati, a grlo mi j. bio zdrgn.ie-
no, noben glas nj priSel Gez ust-
nice.
Nenadno Sc je morje pomirilo,
valovi so Sc ugledali, zdelo sc mi
je, kakor ia ST vozim po brez-
koncni, modri kot sickle prozor-
hi ploskvi. Ma obzorju sem opa-
ri majhno rdeco toxic, XII 81 je
pc bliskovo blizala in ST. vedno
vecala. KO j. bila dovGlj blizu,
Sem spoznal V njej svojcga mrt-
vega prijatelja, Xxi je V Siroki,
krvavordeGi half, podal mi mrz-
10, kOSGeno roko in sedel polcg
meme.
"Odkod prihajaS?" SEN ga
vpraSal iznenaden.
IL pekla", mi je odgovoril z
m%rtvaskim glasom.
"Ti 81 V peklu?'
"Vsi socialist prideio Y pc
klo."
"Zakaj:"
ker Jill tam rabiio.'
"Zakaj nosiS tako svctlordc-
GO haljo?"
"Jaz pripadam k "RdeGi I'VE
ii"
"RrdeGi zvezi?"
"Sedaj nehaj ; svojim povpra-
Sevanjem in posluSaj. kaj ii imam
povedati. Socialist tvorimo V
peklu 'RdeGo zvezO." lmamo
lastno demokraticno ustavo, vo-
limo ustavo. volimo 81 sami pred
sednika in druge funkcijonar.le
in smo podlozni hudicu lc to-
like, da mu o~bljub:mo, da bono
Z vsemi svojimi moGmi skrbeli
IN trpincenje drugih. Lassalle.
Marx in Engels so bill pc vrsti
naSi prcdsedniki. sedaj je lieb-
knecht. Predsenika Obdaja skupi-
ma znanstveno izobrazenih l.iudi.
Xxi Sc prosti sIehernega ro6nega
della in imaio sano emo nalogo.
ramrec, da iznaJdcio hva mu
Gina sredstva. To je t"akozvana
fakonodaja. Izloljeni so ma ped
lag: sploSne, enakc, tajnc in di-
r'ktne volilne praviec :, dohn
treh let. Sklepi tega zbora 50
obvezni in tudi vrag Tot najvi;ji
vladar pekla jih mora uposte-
vati. Pri izrednih. vaznih vpra-
Sanjih odlocuje g~lasovanje ella
nov "Rdece Zveze". Nj drugi
imamo pa nalogo to sklepe izvr-
S%evati. to Sc pravi. skrbeti mo-
ramo "a nuke prebivalcev pekla.
Kronane glave, XII cd pocetka
cloveSke nekulture tlacijo ljud-
silva - in teh nj malo - tvorijo
pa nrvi razred. Farji. vseh kon-
fesi.i in stopeni. papezi, Skofie.
faimoStri, pastoral - celia vojska
so V drugem razredu. In lastniki
suznjev, roparski vitezi, moderni
kapitalisti in podobni clement
spadajo k tretiemu razredu. V
cetrtem so pa zenske vseh sta
nov cd kronane glavice pa dol
do b%ranjevke."
"Kako pa opravite to ogrom-
no delo?'
"Seveda tvorijo duSc. XII so
zdruzene V Omenjenih razredih,
veliko armada, a stevilo mucil-
cev .je vecje, ker so bill tlaceni
po stevilu vedno mocnejsi Cd
Nth tlaciteliev. Pogled ia bOgO-
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-14

Douglas, Fred Sherburne, Marshall Purdy.
 Will Visit Groton Lodge.
 Stonington lodge, No. 26, I. O. O. F., worked the first degree on class of candidates Wednesday evening. All arrangements have been completed for the trip to Home Rebekah lodge, No. 50, in Gr,ton this (Thursday) night.
 Personal Notes.
 Thomas Doyle is spending a few days in Willimantic.
 Alexander Jordan of Norwich spent Wednesday in Mystic.
 Charles D. Tingley spent Wednes- day with his father, George W. Ting ley.
 The many relatives and friends in Mystic are much pleased that Hadley Gray is so much improved after a re- cent surgical operation in Lawrence hospital that he has been discharged and he is at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Daniel Gray, in Ledyard. Norwegian whalers are reaping large profits fishing in the South American waters.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-14
Dance We'll Attended,

There was a large attendance at the dance given in Gilbert hall We'd nesday evening, Grinnells orchestra furnishing music. The committee in charge was Irving Thomas, Arthur
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move the latter part of the month to the Isle of Pines. West Indies.
 Rev. William F. Williams of1ciated at the funeral of Melissa. wife of Randall Burdick, at her home in Me- chanic street. Burial was in Quiam- baug cemetery. The bearers were Will liam ChampIin. Charles Wheeler, Mau- rice Main, Frederick Holmes. Prentice Miner and Elias Miner.
 It has been decided to extend the coping in front of the town hall to a boundary line that connects with the Episcopal church property. This was not included in the original con- tract. It is planned to clean up the grounds around the building as soon as possible and make the property presentable while the interior work Is going forward.
 Deborah chapter, Order of Eastern Star. gave a sociable and whist in Masonic hall, Wednesday evening which was largely attended and was a decided social success. The event was under the direction of a com- mittee composed of Mrs. Ella Brough- ton, Miss Jennie Kebbe, William A Burk. Mrs M. Edith Burk, Miss Nat allie Sandford and Samuel Girven.
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Local Laconics.

Several applications for renewal of iiauor licenses have been filed with the town clerk.
 James McCrea. who resigned the presidency of the Pennsylvania rail- road Wednesday, is a summer cottager at Watch Hill
 Four breaking and entering cases in pawcatuck within a month and as many more in Westerly is the record for this section.
 All applicants for liquor licenses in yres erly are required to file applica- lions NIh the town clerk by four o'clock today (Thursday).
 Undr the direction of the state bosa a ef education, Prof F. s. Colvin of Grown university will talk to the te4chers of Westerly this (Thursday) afternc0n.
 Rev. Charles H. Pendleton of Tounggtown, Ohio, is visiting relatives fr Westerly. He was recently elected a member of the board of trustees of Brown university.
 The New Haven School Arts exhibit Is now displayed in West Broad street school Many parents visited the ex- hlbit Wednesday evening and mare will make the visit tonight.
 Note for the local historian of the future: The first block of granite was laid upon the brick foundation of the postoffice building. Tuesday afternoon, November 12. at four o'clock. No cer- emony.
 As yet no democrat in Pawcatuck has announced candidacy for county commissioner. and it is believed Paw catuck Is the only voting district in New London county that has that distinction
 At the regular entertainment of the Ladies' Aid society in the parlors of the Seventh-day Baptist church, an informal reception was rendered J. Irving Maxson and family, who are to
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Fish house and Nets Burned.

The fish-house, owned by Moses Wilcox. which is situated below the railroad tracks in Quiambaug, below his house, was burned to the ground during Thursday night. It was totally destroyed, the contents including the nets which MT. Wilcox has stored away there after the fishing season. The value of house and contents amounts to S2,000. partially covered by insurance.
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Harry Q. ceyie has instituted suit in damages against the town of West erly for injuries sustained by Mrs, Coyle in falling upon a defective side walk in Union street last Saturday night. The suit is being brought for Mir. Coyle by Judge John W. Sweeney and it is said that ST5,0 in damages is claimed. The defective sidewalk has been photographed. and preliminaries for the suit have been completed. Mrs. Coyie's kneecaps are fractured, and she Is now in the Rhode Island hos pitaL
 The attending physicians state that she has sustained permanent injuries and are of the opinion that she will never be able to walk. and will re- quire the services of an attendant to wheel her in an invalid chair and give her almost constant attention.