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Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-20

East Haddam bridge celebration witnessed one of the most orderly of But. Connecticut crowd is generally an orderly one. and especi- ally in Middlesex county.-Middle- town Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-20

It is painfully evident that no amount of persuasion is able to make an impression on the minds of some people and even the futile cry for help as the man or woman sinks be- heath the water is forgotten in few days and is only recalled when some other person goes to the bottom New Britain Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-20

If, he has been quoted correctly, up his mind beforehand and has all ready put the blame on the engine and called the company a criminal. Not very good man to take evidence and pass judgment on it.-Waterbury American.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-20
To prove that the twentieth century

TO prove that the tWentleth century convention is needless Joseph Knowles a Boston artist. will plunge into the wilderness of Northern Maine without clothing, food, matches, fire arms or ammunition. He says he will live like the men of the stone age for three months. Looks like good adver- Using to us.-Meriden Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-20
Race fer slmpIicity,

itch your step!
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
TROOP 5 PATROLS
LEARN Open COOKING
instruction, by Practical Means,
Follows Saturday Hike to
Rock Creek Park.

Members OF three patrols of Troop
No. are today recalling 20 mind in
structions eiven in cooking and fiiemak-
ing In the open country. This instr1c-
ton was given by the boys Saturday
afternoon on their troop hike. They
assembled a: their rooms at ST. Marks
Fpiscopai Church. Third and streets
southeast, at 2 o'clock and took the car
10 che end Of the Fourteenth street car
line. whence they walked down the Old
Military road, across the Rock Creek
bridge and thence down the west side
Of the Creek to Pierce's Mill, whert:
they went out of the park and camped
in the woods.
scoutmaster 3owles produced lot OF
hot 6oSs' and can of chocolate,
SUGAR and evaporated cream. In few
minutes. three fires were burning
brightly. water was boiling and the hot
DOGS" browning in the blaze. Potatoes
we're also placed in the hot emberS and
roasted.
The meeting Is the first OF 4 series
being arranged for boys Of the new
troop. the intention being to give them
inssrrction in second class scout re-
ouirepents by practical demonstration
as far as possible. There arc now
eirhteen members enrolled in the troop.
and with the enrolling Of six more the
list will pe closed. Meetings are held
Saturday niRht In the troop rooms in
the haoement Of the church.
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
WASHINGTON SCOUTS
NOTED FOR THRIFT
Boys Have Earned Money and
Deposited 1t in Savings
Banks.

A Scout is thrifty. That il the ninth
point OF the Scout law. and one that
Washington boys observe unanimously.
The inspection Of bank books Is one
Of the vital requirements Of second
class and first-class tests, and every
tenderfoot must have at least 81 on
deposit before he can become q second
class Scout. while second-class Scouts
must have at least twice that much
before they can be promoted to frs;
class.
The new regulations. which have been
submitted to Scoutmasters all over the
United States for approval before be-
ing adopted, stipulate that the, tender
foot Scout must have earned his dollar
subsequent to joining the troop. anc
that the second-class Scouts must have
earned Sc, In addition to the one thes
deposited as tenderfoot This. 1t 10
believed, will be generally acceptable
to Scout officials, as II will make 1t
imperative that the Scouts thHftines.
Is not intermittent.
Local Scouts divide their savings. ae-
counts pretty evenly between the saw
ings hanks and the PostofYice Depart
ment, many favoiinR the former he
cause of the higher interest paid. Br-
the husiness-like methods Of Uncle
Sam have drawn manv. and several
hundred Of his finely engraved de-,
slips are in the hands of the Scouts
of the city.
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
Fifty to Compete in
Merit Badge Tests

First class Scouts who are anxious to
take merit badge tests win have their
ambition gratified very shortly. as Com
missioner Martin last, week sent to
members Of the merit badge faculty a
list of the boys to be examined. along
with a post card addressed TO every
scout whose application Is in.
This win enable the examiners to
write the hour they will be able to
give the tests on the back of the postal.
which may then be mailed to the Scout
More than 200 applications were sent
out, and altogether there are more than
fifty boys anxious to win the coveted
circles.
Not only will the faculty members
give the examinations, but they have
also agreed to give individual instruc-
ton In any subject which the Scouts
may elect to study with the hope Of
winning q badge.
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
|MPE TUS IS GIVEN
SCOUT MOVEMENT
Fifty Officials Discuss Methods
Of Conducting Merit Badge
Z Tests.

Impetus was given the scout move
ment In washington last Tuesday night
when fifty scout officials and members
Of the merit badge board gathered at
the Raleigh Hotel to greet James Z.
West, chief scout executive. and Coffn
II. Livingstone, president of the national
council aG &
In addressing the men who will con-
duct the merit badge tests, most OF
whom are experts in the various Cow
ernment departments. Mr.. West -ex-
planned that the object Of awarding
merit badges was not 70 make the bcy
an expert In any particular line or CUB
ject, bnt rather to encourage him to
learn q few vital facts concerning a
wide range of activity and to give him
a broad. general knowledge. "a =
I'VE do not expect the scout to be
able to earn his living In any branch
in which he has won a merit badge"
said the chief scout: executive, but we
do think that his work along these
lines may be a big help to him In lay
Ing out his school and college course.
and eventually In choosing his vocation.
The main point IL 70 teach him the
rudimentary facts, the essentials, of ey-
cry subject In which he desires q test.
This will be good foundation for him
If he wants to carry his knowledge In
that subject further, and in any case
1t will give him a wider understanding
of men and things In general. The main
thing is that he be given competent In
struction. and IN securing such fac
ulty as this Of Washington the Scouts
Of the Capital are unusually fortunate
Mr.. Livingstone made q brief but
pointed address, In which he said the
scoutmaster. commissioner, or other Of
flcial who weht into this work with the
proper sririt got more out Of II than
the boys He literally rSnewed his
youth, and at the same time had the
satisfying knowledge that ~ was work
ing for a better and a cleaner manhood
In the next generation. -
Scout Commissioner f., 8. Martin also
made a short talk. In which he seid that
much Of the benefit to be derived BY the
boy depended on the attitude Of the
scoutmaster or the examiner At their
first meeting.
ITO influence boy you must meet
him on his own ground" said the COM
missioner. Unless you can look at
things through his eyes and put your
self on his level, you Will never get
very far with him. But this Is not hard
for the normal man to do, as We were
all boys ourselves just little while ago.
and the most of US can turn back a few
pages IL we try"
Others who spoke at the meeting were
Rufus Stanley, OF the OMEGA Boys
Club, Of Elmira,. N. Y, and II. L. Eddy,
ecout commissioner Of Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
Signal Corps Chance
Open to Two Classes

Scouts who wish to join the new
signal corps to be organized by Capt.
G. II. Lewis, associate radio expert of
the United States Signal Corps, have
been notified to gather at the office
OF Scout Commissioner Martin in the
District building on January at ? r. m.
Two classes will be organized, the
first class being made UP OF those VINO
are more advanced IN signaling work
and telegraphy. No te1derfoot scouts
will be allowed to Join the corps. but
any first or second GLASS scout who
wants to may belong. provided he ar-
plies himself to the task Of becoming
an expert signalman.
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
NEWS OF THE DISTRICT BOY SCOUTS
ASKS HELP IN SAVING
LIVES ON RAILROADS
President Of Pennsylvania
Points Out Useful Field Of
Scout Activity.

Il know Of no better way to develop
the manly qualities Inherent in the
American boy than tie personal and
direct methods followed by your as
sociation, and which are SO clearly ex-
empltfed in the signal success which
the movement has met with from Its
organization and its rapid progress and
growth since '.
The foregoing is the opening para
graph of letter of com,nendation of
the Boy Scout movement received by
Colin II. Liyinstone. OF Washington.
president Of the National Council Of the
Boy Scouts of America, from James
Rea, president of the Pennsylvania
railroad.
Mr.. Rea suggests to Boy Scouts a
way to be Of great assistance IN min
imizing railroad casualties. He points
out that 800 tresrassers were killed on
the lines Of the Pennsylvania road
during period of six years. and he
urges the scouts to be of valuable SER
vice to any community wherein they
are organizd by inf1uncing and warn
ing persons of the liability taken in
walking along railroad tracks.
The Washington times., 1913-12-21

left one person alive at the scene Of
the crime-not even child-lest there
be a witness.
Where We passed there was sure to
be silence?" he said. with sardonic
grin.
The Demons, poured kerosene ON the
victims legs and lighted it, and fire.
quently placed dynamite cartridges be-
tween farmers teeth and blew them and
their families to atoms.
The bandits paid large sums to high
police officials
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
Kern Gets Release for
His WouId-Be Robber

DESPITE the fact he tried to rob Sen
ator Kern. Democratic leader of the
Senate. Carl Denny will BE- released
from the Marion county taii on sus-
pended sentence in time to nave Christ
mas dinner with his family Senator
Kern got him released.
Denny recently wrote Senator Kern,
saying he was out Of work, broke.
despondent and hungry and had a wife
and baby depending on him for sup
port, ard that was why ne broke into
the house. He asked forgiveness and
Senator Kern wrote TO Prosecutor
Frank p. Raker in Indianapolis asking
for his release. II will be granted.
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
Want Half Million
For Unemployed Men

Los ANGELES. CaL. Dec. a.-Repre-
sentative OF the Socialist party, Indus
trial Workers OF the World. and several
other organizations have petitioned the
city council to appropriate at once
$780, and take steps to provide q. .0o0. 900
more for public works on which s. eco
idle men could be employed.
The council referred the petitioners to
the finance committee. which will meet
tomorrow. It was presented by Thomas
W. Williams. an officer Of the Socialist
party. who was accompanied to the city
hall by more than 1000 men and women
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
Life.Saying Corps
Asks Young Recruits

The scouts Of Brooklyn, n. Y, who
have been especially concerned with the
work done by the Volunteer Life-savinx
Corps, have q new recruit in the person
Of Deputy, Commissioner Merit L.
Oxenham- who has undertaken for
them the general organization work ~
the corps for the Eastern part of the
United States. He expects to establish
Inc system on businesslike basis, and
the connection between scouts and the
life-savinE corps will be greatly
strengthened. Mr.. Oxenham intends to
arrange for instructions in life.sayine
work Of all scouts who desire IL Com
petent teachers will be engaged to teach
the boys first to swim, and later to care
ior persons who are unable to care for
themselves in water.
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
Troop q to Be Feature
OF Christmas Party

scouts If Troop No. q. in charxe of
Scoutmaster F. L. Harries6 will play an
important part in the Christmas enter
tainment ~ the Washington Railway
and Electric Company's entertainment
al hte National Tneater. where i. 500
children Of employees will be the guests
OF the street car company.
Hand wrestling. fitting, bugiing. BAN
dagins, signaling. and fire lighting will
oe demonstrated on the big stage, and
perform do not need to be told II win
be one of the best exhibitions of scout
work evor seen here. For weeks they
have been practicing special ''stunts'
under direction of Mr. Harries and AS
sistant Scoutmester Gosorn, and their
act Is sure of a hit. =
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
LAST MASS HIKE OF.
1878 HELDBY BOYS
Scoutmaster Vernon Bailey, of
Troop No. SO, Led Way to
Glen Echo.

Under the leadership OF Scoutmaster
Vernon Bailey, of Troop No. %. the last
mass hike OF the year was held Satur-
day afternoon. -.
The route yesterday lay out to Glen
Echo from the end of the Wisconsin
avenue car line. and the boys had a
great time. Notes we're taken on the
various species Of trees, plants and ami
mails that were seen, and there was
some expert track reading done by the
boys of Mr.. Bailey's troop.
II IL not probable another effort will
be made to hvae mass hike every
week, but there are many scouts and
several scoutmasters who would be
glad to have such q hike once a month.
discussion at the next meeting of the
scoutmasters' club. .t
SIX mass hikes have been held by
Washington Boy Scouts within the last
six weeks, and nothing that has oc-
CURED since the first troop VAS organ
wide comradeship and acquaintance
among the boys. with the one exception
Of the establishment Of Camp Archibald
an together more than $50 boys have
taken part In one or more Of these Sat-
learning a great deal Of their fellows
they have added much to their knowl-
edge OF the country surrounding. the
Capital. The hikes were laid out with
care, no two of them covering any part
o fthe tame route. Some of the more
prominent points reached have been
Rock Creek Park. Biadensburx and
Hyattsville, Arlington and Fort Myer,
Iakoma Park. Congress Heights. and
the canal. =
BY. far the most popular feature of
the hikes has been the suppers cooked
oyer camp nres at the end Of the last
by Sccutmaster Harries, who ied the
fourth hike, and ever nee that a num-
Der Of the leading scouts never failed
10 bring the raw materials for q hunt
ers meal. - -
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
School Houses Used
For Scout Meetings

School houses all over the country are
teins made available by town and city
authorities for scout meetings. The
latest town to Join the list Is Duncans-
vflle. Pa. The Scouts Of this enterpris-
ing little Pennsylvanis town are a fine
bunch Of boys. led by Scoutmaster Mer-
ritt Levi Kinney. and the Scout move
nent 10 being aided by the city author
tiles and many influential men.
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
RUSSIAN demons"
SENTENCED TO DIE
Eleven Of Band That Murdered
Two Hundred in Five Years
Are Condemned

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. a.-Since
the acquittal Of Mendel Beiliss. popular
discussion has turnel to the sentencing
of the "Dernons of the steppes.'
Eleven have been sentenced to death
and thfrty-nine to long terms.
In the last fve years THE Demons
have committed 200 murders. They
murdered chiefly by hanging. One of
the chiefs told the judges they never
The Washington times., 1913-12-21
Asking Too Much.

reacher-My boy. you don't put force
enough into your ceclaration. Jrst
open your mouth and throw your whole
self into 1t.
Pupii-Goodness. couldn't 90 tnst'
-Up-to-Date Farming.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-10
MyrkIe- Harder Co. All Next Week

The management of the Colonial
Theatre takes pleasure in announcing
as its attraction next week the most
pIetentious dramatic company en-
route, namely The Myrkle-H Harder
Company, coming az 1t does with the
endorsement of thousands upon thous-
ands of playgoers and an unbroken
record of fifteen years of unparalleled
ed success. The plays will be present
ed on scale seldom seen in any met
ropolitan theatre, and include late
New York successes.
1.-The Third Degree" ran three hun
dred nights at Harris Theatre, New
York "The Fortune Hunter" stayed
over two hundred nights at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, New York ;
1.-The Spendthrift, a big Liberty
Theatre success; The Great Divide, =
Henry Miller's play, ran at the Acad-
envy of Music a complete production /;
1.-The Girl In Waiting, Lauretta
Taylor's Court Theatre production,
and Quincy Adams Sawyer, !" the
greatest rural play ever written.
Two-dolIar productions at so, 30, 20
and 10 ceats. The opening play Mon
day evening will be "The Fortune
Hunter. +" Seats now on sale.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-10
100 Much AtnletIolem.

"As guardians of the public health,
it is time for us to make a stand
against this athletic craze" writes a
medical correspondent. THE swing
ing of ponderous clubs and dumbbells,
rowing heavy machines, pulling up
weights. walking Is or 20 miles day
chasing a golf ball, etc, are needless
and injurious to anyone. As physi'
clans we prescribe moderate exercise
for Emphatic and obese patients OF
torpid temperament, and a few indi.
Gated movements TO straighten up a
DETECTED spine or round shoulders,
etc, but we are careful to guard
against fatigue Such exercise is a
very different thing from the severe
and senseless efforts required by
teachers in gymnastics and exercise
fiends
If people would live long and
healthy" says the correspondent,
they should take their exercise under
the advice of a common-sense physi-
clan The wrenching of muscles, len.
dons, ligaments. joints, nerves and
bloodyessels," he proceeds, is giving
us all kinds of puzzling conditions,
traumatic neuroses, dislocated Wis.
cera. etc, traceable to oyerexercise, II
we only knew where TO look for it. >
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-10
EVERYBODY CAN EAT TURKEY.
Big Crop" This Winter Of Birds This
Season Will Keep The Prices.
Down.

Turkeys and plenty of 'em.
This is the report that is being
rect ived from sections of Maryland,
Tennessee, Virginia and other east
ern points, where the gobblers are
being raised.
According to indications, there will
be a bountiful supply of the fowl
for thanksgiving and as prices, of
course, will be reasonable, the ma
tional bird should grace the table of
every household on the day set aside
il November to give thanks.
Still, as it has happened in pre-
vious years, something unforeseen
may occur which would diminish the
supply of turkeys for the festivities,
such as season of wet weather. Ii
is not too late yet, say commission
merchants. There have been times
when the early outlook for the crop"
was excellent, then something hap
pened which greatly reduced the sup
plies.
! However, there will be enough
birds to supply the wants of Mary
landers. On the Eastern Shore
farmers say that the outlook is ex,
ceptionally encouraging. Then there
will be turkeys from the West.
However, there will not be as much of
the fowl from this section of the
country as last year, as the floods
caused many of the young birds to be
lost
Compiled information from Western
and Southwestern points shows that
Texas and Missouri will have fully
one-third more turkeys than last year.
The crop east of the Missouri river
will be much lighter, Ohio not being
more than half of last years crop
because of the flood. Oklahoma will
have about the same crop as last
year, while production of Kansas is
light, especially of early turkeys.
Tennessee and Kentucky will have
less poultry and the Northwest will
produce probably more than last
year. Minnesota, it is reported,
will yield more turkeys than ever be-
fore in its history.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-10
PROGRAM A HIT.
The New Bill at The Colonial q
Crackeriack,

The Anderson Twin Sisters present.
| ed an Australian novelty act that was
a big bat, il is without doubt one OF
the best sets of its kind ever played
here and their dancing is above par.
| Their dances are eccentric and execut.
/ cd with ease and grace, fast and furi-
/ Gus yet neat and shows the work of an
i artist. Their costumes are new and
/ V cry pretty, three changes of costume
on each performance and not two per
/ formances alike.
A novelty is introduced when they
| skip rope while doing a very ecc entric
and difficult dance, a stunt that is their
own and they are the only act doing it
| today and it certainly brought down
| the house. They take their audience
| by surprise when they make all their
wardr ODE changes in full view on the
stage under colored lights. 1t is novel
and free from the suggestive. A very
clever and pleasing dancing act.
Bristol's Pony Circus has always
made big hit. 1t is great to see
those clever little fellows cake walk,
see saw like happy children, drill like
soldier, play sick and dead pony with a
doctor and preach er to come TO see
the sick pony. They do everything but
talk. linen lUGfG 10 tue GduCdNGI bOASG
Diamond" a beautiful bay, who does
trick after trick at the mere asking
from his master without a moments
hesitation.
Last but not least comes Mr.. Mule
who has an insane desire TO kick every
body''s head off, he is certainly handy
with his hind feet and seems to delight
in trying to kick his master. He does
several clever stunts, but the one that
you will like best is the laugh pro-
Queer when he climbs into a rocking
chair and rocks just like person. 1t
is a very clever and expensive act, an
offering that will please and entertain
the grown-up as well as the kiddie. A
special matinee tomorrow afternoon at
80 after the show the kiddies viii.
have a reception on the stage with the
ponies.
The photo plays tonight are /:
Jacques the Wolf" EcIair two-reel
drama. Blind to the law of man, The
Wolf treads the Great Northwest.
Like a beast incarnate he sinks
through the wilds, and yet he has that
which compels the love of women. AT
ter varied adventures, his sins over
take him. Two girls mourn.
"Angel of Death, Imp drama and
''Squaw Mans Reward, frontier
drama will complete the program.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-10
Don't LET a Cold
Settle on Your LunGS

Many cases Of Lung Trouble can be
traced directly 70 severe cold which
has been neglected, and which. as
result has affected the lungs. II you
have q persistent cough or cold take
warning before Ii IS too late. Eckman-s
Alternative Is mast beneficial in such cases
3nd has been The means of compIetely
restoring 10 health many persons who had
serious lung trouble. Read If this case -
Piessantyille. y. J.
'tseuf8elnea. During the winter " 1911
contracted q severe cold which settl led
on nly lungs The doctor pronounced At
lung trouble | Tried nearly every prep
arati0n without any result and kept get
tiug worse Eckman's Alternative was
recommended 10 me and J commenced
using it as Is last resort. The first bottle
seemed 10 give no relief: III fact, seem
81 50 feel worse. but ] kept on using
The medicine and found out the FIRST
bottle bad really started me on the road
20 recovery ~ lopsening the mueus and
using the MEDICINE for some time my
ceuga ceased. ] gained flesh and today ]
am i well man
lSigne5n GEO n. BATES.
Above abbreviated. more on reQuest4
Ecktaan's Alternative has been proven bv
aauT wears test 10 be MOST cffieacious
fsr severe Throat and Lung Aneetion
Rr8ncAftls Bronchial Asthma stubborn
Colds and an upbuilGiag the system
Confirms np narcotics. noisens or habit.
forming drugs Ask Tor booklet telling
Of reeoTerieS aUa write f0 Eckma1
Laboratory Phii8delphia, Pa for eTi-
dence For sale lsv an leading druggists
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-10
Peculiar Japanese Frog.

The Japanese frog is a creature
measuring between fifteen and twenty
five inches. The skin of it, back is
pale blue and BIZ night lodss dark
green or olive brown The frog re
mains motionless during -'e day, with
eyes sheltered from the light and with
belly up. clinglng to its support by aG
hesive cushions and by its belly. which
is provided with a sticky covering
and it is hardly distinguishable from
the objects that surround il, At night
fan it begins its hunt for the nam,
moth crickets on which it feeds, ma,
king leaps covering seven feet o.
ground. -TEarper's Weekly.