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Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-19

Norwich Is to be the gathering point today for the mayors and ex-mayors of the state who belong to the Mayors Association of Connecticut, which is to hold it's meeting here. It is to be the annual meeting and it is expected that there will be an attendance of about 25 of those who have been or now are the heads of their city governments
 The president of the association is Edward w Hooker, enc of the ex- mayors of Hartford, the vice president is Charles Keer of Danbury, and the secretary and treasurer Dr. J. Milton Coburn of South Norwalk. Mayor T. c. Murphy is one of the executive committed which also includes F. J. Rice of New Haven and Francis T. Reeves of Waterbury.
 The programme for the meeting is to meet for a short business session at
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-19
MAYFLOWER CLUB.
Entertained by Misses Geer at Cottage
 in Gales Ferry.

The Misses Geer delightfully."- enter tained the Mayfower club on We'd nesday at their cottage at Gales Ferry. eastern Connecticut and guests from New York and Missouri. 4 basket lunch was supplemented by hot cof- fee and several dainties. A paper read by Miss Ellen Geer, giving a history of Gales Ferry and a description of the beauties of the Thames river was much enjoyed, also a pretty little Scotch piece recited by Miss Dorothy Comstock of Montclair, N. J.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-19

an operator who has not been answer ing as many calls as may be fairly ex- pected of her.
 The intent and effect of this watch fitness is to build up the general eff ciency of the entire force, and to make for greater accuracy and speed in the handling of calls. This is but one il- lustration of the efforts being made by The Southern New England Telephone company to give the best possible tel ephone service.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-19
Wants to Eliminate. stonington Grade
 Crossinu,

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company desires to eliminate six grade crossings in the town of Stonfngton and has petitioned the public utilities commission for ap- proval. The crossings are at Orchard, Cliff. Main. Walter. Gold and North west streets. A hearing is assigned to be held at the capitol June 25.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-19
Best Laxative for the Aged.

Old men and women feel the need of laxative more Ian young folks but it must be safe and harmless and one which will not cause pain. Dr. Kings New Life Pills are especially good for the aged, for they act prompt ly and easily. Price 25c Recommend ed by Lee & Osgood Go.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-19
Fifth Birthday.

Miss Alline Stamand of Fort Point celebrated her fifth birthday this week by entertaining number of her little friends. There were several gifts and 1.-the evening was pleasantly spent with games and music, ice cream and cake being served.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-19
COMFORT CIRCLE
Closes Season With Annual Outing at
 Neptune Park at Le4dar's Cottane.

The annuaI outing of Comfort circle of the Kings Daughters was held We'd nesday, as in former years, with the leader, Mrs. A. T. Utley. at her cottage in Neptune Park, with an attendance of 20 Ap elahnrat te luncheon is always
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-19
WAs BADLY BLOATED
l Could Not Get My Shoes on, My Feet and Legs were so Swollen.

Dropsy Is u s u a fly caused
 by organic dis
 ease. It may be the h e art, or liver, or kidneys. s o m e times the lungs. But there is a form of dropsy that is caused by thin bloc d. T h e s erum of the b l O O q exudes into the tissues, causing dropsy.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-19

feature of the closing meeting. Later there was an auction of the aprons, etc, made during the year, the result being about $10 to add to the circles fund for charity work
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-19
LIEUTENANT CASSIDY
Detached from West Virginia and Or
 dered Home to Await Orders.

Government orders issued for the navy as announced Wednesday contain the information that Lieut.. Richard E. Cassidy, son of Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Cassidy, of this city. has been detach- ed from the West Virginia and ordered home to await orders
 This is the first furlough he has had Tor some time and he will probably spend most of it at his home here
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-19

More than s3o,000 worth of dogs att Nended Chicago's recent dog show.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28
WOOD ASHES AS A FERTILIZER
w. A. worsham, Professor Chemistry

w. A. Worsham, Professor Chemistry.
Inquiry-What is the value in fer
tilizer terms, of a ton Of wood ashes?
Ashes from hard woods are more
valuable than those from pine or soft
woods. On the hardwood basis the
potash in wood ashes runs from to
6 per cent. and amount of potash in
ton would be worth from SO to 81.
A small amount of phosphoric acid is
to be found and the amount in ton
of wood ashes will be about 81. The
largest fertilizer element is the lime,
running from 40 to so percent. or 600
or more pounds to the ton of ashes.
The lime is to be estimated terms of
burnt lime and what it costs a neigh
borhood in freight as well as original
cost when laid down in the communi
ty where the wood ashes are to be es-
timated. The value of the lime might
be S. or Sc to ton Of wood ashes.
Wood ashes would, therefore, be
worth about So or $40 ton as ferti-
Hzer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28

neers Of the day. For five years he d.
rected the work of river and harbor
Notifications, and in 1901 he was made
chief engineer of the department or
Cuba. His work and reputation gained
nv skillful handling Of all sorts OF naVi-
CATION and engineering problems led 10
his being selected as Colonel Goethais'
assistant
As a man he is unassuming, qutet
and direct. He has the respect or eV-
ery man under his supervision, and ON
the isthmus he is considered marvel
After it had been decided to build the
Gatun dam it was necessary to deter
mine the amount Of water 1t would
take to fiji it to the spillway. the
amount of water required to raise
ships Of a certain size, and then how
best to utilize each gallon of water.
In solving this problem he invented
style Of lock which has now become the
standard of the world. He designed
locks so that ships Of different lengths
may be raised by using just water
enough to lift it. By unique arrange
ment of culverts he so arranged the
double set of locks that the water used
for lowering a ship in one set Of locks
will be used for raising a ship in the
other set.
The first large ship will be sent
through on Jan. l, 1915, and will be
the historic battleship Oregon. with its
commander during the Spanish-Amer1-
can war, Rear Admiral Clark. on the
bridge,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28
FARMERS TOOLS: THEIR COST.
l.. c. Hart, Professor of Farm
Mechanics.


Question: would like to invest
from $50 to SIS in farm tools. Can
I get anything like a complete out1t
for that and what would you recon-
mend?
A very satisfactory outfit OF farm
tools can be purchased for the sums
mentioned. A list of such tools and
the price of each is herewith gwen:
1 bottle machine oil, 10c; 1 small
oil can,5c; l leather punch, SOC; 1
riviting machine, soc; 1 crow bar ID
lbs, coo; 1 center punch, 1Oc; l draw
ink knife, COO; / mounted ball bear
ing grindstone, $3.50; / No. 90 black
smith wise, $500; oil stone, SOC; l
No. 5 iron jack plane, $500; l paint
brush. Csc: i 12-in. ratchet brace,
s175. 1-4-in. auger bit, zoe; l Sic
in. auger bit, zoe; 7-16-in. anger Bit
zoe. l 1-2-in. anger bit, Csc; l 5-8-in.
auger bit, soc; 3-4-in. anger bit, goo;
II 56 handsaw, $3.50; 29 handsaw'
GOO. l compass saw, 25c; l 1000 S-ln'
pliers. SOC: l Gin. champion screw
driver 35c; l Hills plastering trowel,
500. 2 steel wedges, 4oc; 1 scythe
stone. SC: / Sin. rgl. wrench, 4Oc; 1
alligator wrench, Csc; l paint brush.
15c. / No. 81 saw set, soc; ! axe han
die, soc; / boys axe. Use; l cold CHS
ell, zoe: 1 Gain chisel, soc; lin.
chisel, S5c; 1 dbl. set Gin. wood tao
kle blocks, $3.50; pair timers ships,
800. 1 No. IA steel square, 75c; 1
ball pleine hammer, 75c; 1 nail ham
mer, 75c; 1 10-in. Stillson pipe
wrench, s1.25; No. $50 cross cut saw
and handle, $500; / Ratchet, Use; 1
belt punch, 10c; boxes coppered
rivit and burs, zoe; 2 boxes tubular
rivets, 10c: pair B. S. nippers, 75c;
l sledge and handle, 75c; 1porta BILE
forge, $500; 1 100 ID. semisteel an
vii $500: 1 No 1o1 post drill, $500;
/ set drill bits, s-16 to "a, $500;
farmers rivet set, soc; 1 lin. anger
bit, ACC.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28
HALF OF BABIES CALAMITY
So Says Prof. Scott Nearing in Race
Suicide Talk. Declares Unfit
Should Not Be Kept Alive.

NEW YORK.-Prof. Scott Near
ing of the University of Pennsylva-
mia, speaking on the subject OF Eu-
genics, told his audience that if l,OOO
Harvard or Yale graduates were
segregated from the rest of civiliza-
ton they would at the end OF the
sixth generation have diminished to
fifty persons.
Prof. Nearing said that as long as
the unfit children of society are help
ed on to life this age cannot eXpeN
to attain anything like perfection.
He quoted statistics regarding Chl-
nese society, where no medical aid
has been given to keep weak chlldreh
alive. which showed that the average
Chinaman is far better able to under
go physical hardship than the aver
age Occidental
"The great crime of the age" ex-
claimed Prof. Nearing, lis the fact
that no attempt is being made to in
crease the efficiency of the race. To
show. for example, how race suicide
is on the increase in 1900 family
of eight children was a common
thing, while today one of four IS
matter of wonderment. The lament
able part of it is that on Fifth avenue
children are a scarcity, while in the
tenements they are quite common.
mo american whose wages
amount to $500 or less should have
children. That amount is not sutfi-
cient to maintain and educate them.
And as half our families have no
more wages than this half of our
children may be considered calami-
ties"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28
COULD SHOUT FOR JOY.

Il want to thank you from the
bottom of my heart" wrote c. B.
RAIDER, of Lewisburg, w. Va, for
the wonderful double benefit I got
from Electric Bitters in curing me
of both a severe case of stomach
trouble and of rheumatism, from
which l had been an almost helpless
sufferer for ten years. 1t suited
my case as though made just for
me-" For dyspepsia, indigestion,
jaundice and to rid the system of
kidney poisons that cause rheuma-
tism Electric Bitters have no supe-
rior. Try them. Every bottle guar
anteed to satisfy. Only so cents at
Dawson Drug Co.'S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28

anything wrong. I called the young
woman chicken a perfectly proper
term. Just look in Webster's die
tionary and you will find that l have
transgressed no laws"
Magistrate Moore rummaged his
desk until he found an Anticipated
copy of Webster and turning - the
word in dispute found:
"Chicken-The young Of various
birds, a child, young woman
Magistrate Moore discharged the
prisoner. He had fined several Hag-
erstown SWANS for using the term
and now he is thinking of remitting
the fines.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28

Inquiry-Does redness of soil indi-
cate the presence of any element suit
ed to plant food?
The reddish color Of soil indicates
the presence of iron and since most
soils save sufficient iron for plant re-
quirements the red color may not be
said to denote anything of particular
value for plant food, but red soils usu-
ally have more potash than other
soils because of their origin. 1t is
not because of the reddishness but
for other reasons that indirectly the
color signifies plant food value.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28
REPRESENTATIVE AGNES
EMBRACES SENATOR HELEN
Men Legislators Will Be Allowed to

Men Legislators Will Be Allowed to
Continue Custom of Smoking.
Denver, Colo.-Sisterly love was
demonstrated in the Colorado legis-
lature when Representative Agnes
Riddle, republican, publicly kissed
Senator Helen Ring Robinson, demo
cratic member of the upper house,
and wished her a happy New Year.
Senator Robinson is the first wo-
man to sit in the upper house of any
state legislature in the union. She
announced today that she would not
shatter any of the customs of the
men folks who are also members,
and did not object to their smoking
or chewing if they wish. Also she
will not wear any hat during the pro-
ceedingS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28
REAL GENUS Of CANAL
COLONEL COCKTAILS TELLS OF
WORK IN PANAMA OF HARRY
HODGES, HIS ASSISTANT.
HE MADE PROJECTS POSSIBLE
''WOuId Be No Canal But for Him."
Says Chief Engineer. He Invented
New Design of Locks, Conceived
Idea of Arches in Approach Wall.


Idea of Arches in Approach Wall.
Colonel Harry F. Hodges is the
man who designed the canal He is
its genius. Without him there would
have been no canal" That is what
Colonel George W. Goethals, engineer
in chief at the Panama canal. has to
say of the technical expert in charge
of the construction of the great water
way. The engineer in chief spoke his
praise in a recent interview at Wash
ington.
Colonel Goethals says further:
Colonel Hodges is a man Of detail.
When he designed the canal he worked
out the designs in detail, never over
looking any small thing which made
for the success Of the canal. AS the
work nears competition criticism OF
the project, technically or otherwise.
is being refuted by the project itself.
at is not generally known why the
approach walls Of the locks are arched
The impression is that the arches were
That question never was considered
by Colonel Hodges. The reason he de-
signed the walls with arches was be-
cause Of the danger Of the waters OF
the lake washing up and into the locks.
There is a mean wind which blows
down across Lake Gatun from the
northwest Had the approach walls
been of solid concrete the waters of
the lake, whipped by the wind. would
have washed into the locks. AS il is.
the wind may whip the waters of Lake
Gatun into a foam, but instead Of pill
ing up on the dam and into the locks
the waters will be driven through the
arches to- the opposite side of the lake.
To Come Up For Promotion.
1.-THE foregoing is but one Of the
many details which Colonel Hodges |
considered when he designed the canal. !
The mechanism for Ringing the great I
gates was designed by Colonel Hodges. !
The type of gate is Of his design.
"Too much praise cannot be given !
Colonel Hodges for his part in the |
building of the canal. l reiterate that
but for Colonel Hodges there would
not have been a canal"
Because of his work and the credit
given him by Colonel Goethals, Colo
mel Hodges will come to President
Elect Wilson as the leader among army
officers for promotion.
Colonel Hodges is the one most to be
credited for the present stage of COM
pletion Of the canal, feat declared i'm
possible by the foremost engineers OF
the world. He does the actual work
from the engineering standpoint Dur
ing Colonel Cocktails absence he as
sumes charge of the canal zone.
Is Unassuming and Direct.
Since graduating among the first five
of the class Of 1881 of the Military
academy he has won the distinction of
being called one Of the greatest eng1-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28

Are wines or beers good for people
who have stomach troubles?
No. 1t has been shown by repeated
experiments that wines and beer
make digestion much slower. These
drinks contain other substances in
addition to alcohol which have an
injurious effect upon digestion. DR..
Chittenden of Yale University found
that very small quantities of claret,
sherry and lager beer make digestion
slower. His experiments show that
the conditions of feeble digestion, for
the rtlief of which some people resort
to alcoholic liquors, are the very con-
ditions in which alcohol will do the
most harm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28

Is alcohol necessary in the treat
ment of pneumonia or typhoid fever?
No For thirty years in the medi-
cal wards of Mercy Hospital, Chicago,
no alcoholic liquor was given to any
patient because the physician in
charge, DR.. N. S. Davis, thought alco-
hol did more harm than good. Au-
frecht, a German writer, says that
the use of alcoholic liquors in pneu-
monia should be abolished. Sir Vic
tor Horsley says the medical use OF
alcohol in typhoid fever has often led
to the painful disease known as neu-
ritis. Other writer's say that alcohol
in pneumonia, typhoid and diptheria
weakens the heart and so frequently
leads to death, where without this
dangerous drug the patient might
have lived.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28

Attend the meetings OF the Georgia
Live Stock Association, the Georgia
Horticultural Society and the Georgia
Breeders Association at the State Col
lege of Agriculture, January 1916, and
get a broader vision and learn a bet
ter way. Be progressive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28
A SURVEY OF THE FIELD
NOTES BY DAWSON WOMAN'S
TEMPERANCE UNION.
Medical Temperance the Study at
Last Meeting. Some OF Ques-
tiOns Asked and Answered.

Mrs. ]. H. Lewis, superintendent
of medical temperance, arranged a
very fine study for the January
meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and the large
number of members present thor
oughly enjoyed the program so full
of entertaining and instructive les
sons on matters of vital importance
to the home and the nation. Below
are some of the questions and an
swers brought out to show that The
highest medical authorities find no
use for alcohol in their profession:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28

Here is a remedy that will cure
your cold. Why waste time and mon
ey experimenting when you can get
a preparation that has won world
wide reputation by its cures of this
disease and can always be depended
upon? 1t is known everywhere as
Chamberlain Cough Remedy, and is
a medicine of real merit. For sale
by Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28

Is whiskey useful in la grippe?
No. 1t has been found that when
whiskey is given in this disease there
is great heart exhaustion and feeble
ness, and pneumonia often follows;
and if the patient RECEIVERS it is a
long, slow recovery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28
GEORGIA BEEF POSSIBILITIES
STATE COLLEGE OF AGRIcUL TU
- . oTHEHS GEOGGLa
au president Andrew M. souIe.

the wonder of all observer that such
fine beef cattle could thus be deveE
oped.
BY obtaining a sire of the best
beef breeds, any Georgia farmer can
succeed in growing cattle, especially
if he will make rational use of feed
at his hand. The long grazing seas
on, the cheap cottonseed meal, the in
expensive ensilage for the compare
lively short feeding season, all make
for the South conditions not to be
surpassed in beef raising. The foun-
dalton must. however, first be laid by
the introduction of the pure bred bull.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28
Are headache powders useful?

NIP HtIUdNIIO DO " NVI . U9OI u
Most headache powders contain a
dangerous drug called acetanalid, or
similar drug called phenacetin.
These drugs are depressing to the
heart and have not infrequently caus-
ed death in people susceptible to
their depressing influence. 1t is bet
ter to study the cause of the head
aches and avoid the cause.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28

When you want a reliable medi-
cine for a cough or cold take Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. 1t can al
ways be depended upon and is safe
and pleasant to take. For sale by
Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28

BY introducing pure bred sire, ordl-
nary cattle can be developed into
fine Def type.
The State College of Agriculture at
Athens has demonstrated the practa
bility of string piny woods COWS with
pure bred Herefords to secure good
heef tvpe. At the fairs held in Geor-
gia, President Andrew NJ, Soule OF
the state College of Agriculture pre-
scented a practical demonstration OF
the fact that blood will tell" the
ordinary COW and her progeny for
two generations when crossed with
Hereford blood, was shown and 1t was
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28
HELLO CHICKEN" is
WEBSTERIAN SALUTE
Young Man Accused of "FowlIy''
Greeting Girl Goes Free in Court.
Has Fined Several.

NEW York; Hagerstown,
Md, dispatch to the World tells how
Blaine Starner kept himself out of
Jail by proving that he had studied
his Webster and knew more about
the definition of the word chicken
than did Magistrate Moore before
whom he was arraigned. StarneT
was arraigned on complaint OF a
young woman who charged that he
had accosted her with: Hello,
chicken"
Your honor" said Starner, when
arraigned, Il don't see that / did
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28
Is alcoholic liquor useful to warm

Is alcoholic liquor useful to warm
persons exposed to cold weather?
No. This has been conclusively
proven by Arctic explorers. Alcohol
really robs the body of its heat by
driving the blood to the skin and so
cooling it more rapidly than is nat
ural. Arctic explorers found that
men froze much more quickly if al
coholic liquor were drunk than if it
were not.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28

Is alcohol useful for weak chill
dren?
No. The best medical authorities
now say that alcohol always Injuries
the growing cells, hence should never
be given to children in health or in
sickness. Sir Thomas Barlow, ply
stefan to the late King Edward, says:
Children should be taught that alb
stinence is not fanaticism, but ra-
tional self-control in respect to some
thing which is fraught with untold
risk"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-28

Are alcohol rubs necessary or use
full?
The action of the alcohol upon the
surface of the body is that of cool
ing. Alchol, internally or externally,
does not stimulate or strengthen.
The rub" is good. but vinegar or
water or a non-alcoholic witch hazel
solution or olive oil can be used, &C
cording to what is desired. Olive oil
rubs are excellent for weakly per-
sons. Alcohol rubbed in may be alb
sorbed by the pores, and so enter the
circulation, and do the same injury
as alcohol swallowed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-23
REPUBLICAN; TICKET.
For Congress,
JULIAN G. HEARNE,
OF Ohio County.
DIDN'T WANT TO BE HAsTY.

A Kansas man, who had played
the role of the henpecked husband for
IA number Of years, one day met an
agent who was selling a book. The
book agent dilated at length on the
beauty. and literary merit of the book,
but the Kansas man told him that he
wasn't prepared to buy. But" he
said, there is a woman who lives in
the house next to the corner in the
next block who I'm satisfied wants
that book and wants it bad"
The agent FASTENED to the house
and, managed to somehow get inside
the door. In about minute he came
out on the run and in wild jump
from the porch missed all the front
steps and lit on the sidewalk run
ming. The hen pecked husband had
,been4an interested spectator from the
outside.
When he saw the Kansas man, the
agent stopped and with some heat
said: Say, that woman you recon-
mended to me is the worst wildcat
ever saw"
Sure about that, are your" said
the Kansas man.
Sure? Well I should say l am
sure" said the agent as he rubbed
the place on his head that had been
hit with the broomstick.
"sort of glad to hear you say so,
said the Kansas man. "After twenty
five years experience with her I'd
about come to that conclusion my
self, but didn't want to- be hasty
about formin' an opinion till l hat
the judgment of some uuprejudiced
witness. kansas City Journal.