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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02

with the Mississippi river and CHICAGO
as a dividing line, would be as follows
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Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
The Cnas Altered.

An attache of the American emhas- sy at Paris tells the following ar H. illustrative of the sort of sentiment which the French system of marriage de convenance produces:
 Clarimonde, young lady. announces to her parents that she has accepted the hand of M. Blanc.
 "Child. you are mad!' exclaims Chrimonde's mother.
 But why. manmar'
 "Young Blanc will have no money for many years. because 1t all belongs to his grandfather. and after that comes his father. and you will be old before you get at the property"
 But, mamma"-
 No buts about it. You are a bad and undutifu childr'
 But mamma. 1t k the grnndfather whom have accepted!"
 "rhe grandfather. Oh. you little an- gelw-Lippincott's
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
MT. Lavery's "Scottishness.p

John Lavery. the eminent artist. is often taken for Scotsman owing to the fact that he was brought up in Glasgow uId first made his mark there. He Is. hnHrvrr. mn lrishman, born at Belfast. $nun after coming to London the young painter held an exhibition of his wOr,;H. This was attended by a well known art collector, n Scotsman, who bought several pictures. In send ing Mir. Lavery u check this gentleman said he was glad to be the means of helping brother Scot.
 MT. Lavery wrote, thanking him. but pointing out that he was no Scot, but m Irishnmn.
 However" he added. "I am suffi. ciently Scottish to have delayed telling you this until had cashcd your check"
 He was afraid his patron might have stopped" the check on learning his true nationality.-London Answers.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
wb.r. Do the Watches coY

What becomes of the watches? The average man does not buy more than about two or three watches in the course of his whole life. and yet the manufacturers keep on making new watches by the hundred thousands. Who buys them all? No statistics can answer the question. What becomes of the old watches? What did you do with the one you discarded when you got your present watch? Where s it now? It was silver watch and 1t kept good time for years-that old watch. that predecessor of the gold one that you now possess. You had a strong affection for 1t. You called it "she." ana sometimes in the solitude of your room you may have caught yourself saying word or two to 1t aloud. The watch certainly talked to you in the middle of the night. Heine's watch conjuguted Hebrew by the hour. The old watch had kind of n ring ing tick like q riveting machine, and you could hear 1t clear through the pillow. It has sung you to sleep more than once. But let's see-what In heavens name became of it?-New York Mail.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
The PIanet Mars.

AS to the habita bility of Mars, the planet pOpularly regarded as offering the nearest approach to Il dur cation of earthly conditions. l.. Wafer Maun- der. +. R. A. S.. in Are the Planets lnhabitcd?" is uncompromiSingly neg ative. A coIlSitlera ton of the Martiun and atmosphere leads him to this conclusion:
 What we know of Mars shows us Il planet icebound every night. but with B day temperature somewhat above freezing point. As we see 1t. we look upon its warmest regions. and the rapidity with which it is cleared of ice. snow and cloud shows the atmosphere to be rare and the moisture little in and readily evaporated. These seas are probably shallow Impressions filled with Ice to the bottom. but melt ed as. to their surfaces by day. From the variety of tints noted in the seas and the recurrent change in their out lines. they are composed of congeries of shallow pools. fed by small. slug gish streams. Great ocean basins into which great rivers discharge them selves are quite unknown"
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
Hclpinu A Brother.

Suddenly the man with the chin benrd. who was eating his luncheon in q restaurant. reached across the table, touched the button in the lapel of the coat worn by the man directly opposite him and gave him the grip of the se- cret order to which they both be- longed.
 Brother" he said. "I see you're in need. and to live up to my sworn duty 1 am compelled to-
 "In need" interrupted the other in wide eyed astonishment. ''In need of what?''
 "Of somebody to tell you that n knife is not the proper implement to use when you are eating corned beef hash"
 By prompt action half dozen wait CTS quelled the disturbance that began immediately. but they were too late to prevent the destruction of about s10 worth of tableware Cleveland News.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
A Rlundor Transformed.

In the Memoirs of the Prince Im- perial," the irl fated heir of Napoleon III, 1t Is related that as the prince grew up he developed royal tact to n marked degree. On one occasion he met the well known author, Alberic Second, and. mlstaliing him for Mar shal Leboeuf, remarked, ."I am delight ed to shake the hand of a friend of my father" When informed of his mistake and seeing that Second was n little put out over 1t. he begged NJ. Filon to find him again and give him this message: "The prince knows he made q mistake. but has nothing to change in his phrase" 'I managed to carry out my commission" adds Nj. Filon, before many witnesses who, like myself. saw the delight of tue amiable writer"
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
PeriIous Chewinu.

One of the troubles of most European armies ia tnut those soldiers who can get bold of it insist on using that ter rible explosive cordite as it 1t were q sort of chewing gum. Its popularity is due to the fact that when chewed in small quantities 1t hns Il stimulating and eXhilarnting effect. like small doses of alcohol. It's taste. too. k sweet, cordite being three-tlfths nltroglycerin. m explosive which k sugury to the taste. When chewed in large quand- ties cordlte becomes more powerful in its effects. bringing oa blissful state of ecstasy and sometimes mak- ing the victim of the habit see visions. But the reul danger of the habit lies fin the fact that though nitroglycerin will only explode when given a very hard blow or touched by an electric spark, there is always possibility that the grinding of exceptionally hard teeth might provide the neceSsary hard blow. Within the last few years Rt least three soldiers-two German and one Austrian-have been blown to bits, the use of cortt1te as chewing gum being the suspected cause.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
Shy hut Eerocioun.

No European has ever been able to meet in their own dwelling places the Kukuhuhus. a shy. yet ferocious tribe of New Gulna. Other tribes of the country, while they have great fear of the Kukuhuhus. manage to do a barteEing trade with them. They bring salt. earthenwure. dried fish, etc, and deposit them In certain Indicated place. They then retire for few hours. being notified to do so hy cu- rious cry from the distance. The mountain dwellers then descend to view the goods offered for sule. If they want them they nut down other goods, such as skins. feathers and oth- CT jungle produce. next to those nrtl- cles wanted ny them. Then they re- tire in turn. and when the way seems clear the coast dwcllcrs approach again. If the latter arc satis.!ed with what Is offered in exchange they take the goods put down hy the mountain people and go away; if not satisfied they retire again as before with empty hands.-Argonaut.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
"Thirtesr~ Pursued Him.

When the misfortunes of Gustaf Adolf ". of Sweden were on him the king pointed out 10 the queen how the number thirteen had influenced his life
 Even the name G-u-s-t-a-f Adolf ". is thirteen letters. am the thirteenth king of Sweden from the time of Gustavus. Wasa. At the age of thirteen I became king. and I reigned thirteen years after attaining my ma jority. I was made a prisoner on the 18th of March. It is now twenty two times thirteen since Gustav vus Wasa was elected king of Sweden in 1523, and seventeen times thirteen years since the death Of Charles XII. in ITS: these added together produce the number 1909, the current year. If you transpose the numbers one and three, which stand for thirteen, they make tlIirty-one, which is precise ly my age now"
 Curiously enough, he died in room No. 13 at the Weisse Rossii, St. Gallcn the date, Feb. ', 1S3G-"An Exiled King"
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
Memory Erased by sandbau.

Writing on "Conressions of Self Rob bery and the Retroactive Amnesin" in Case und Comment. Professor k. R. Delabarre of Brown university tells the interesting fact thnt concussion or blow from n sandbag will erlse and drive from the brain or the memory occurrences happening within from three to five hours previous to the con cussion, but will uut disturb the im- pressions on the mInd of previous oc- currences. The author describes the effectiveness of this knowledge fin se- curing complete confessions from self robbed" individuals as follows: 'T talked the matter over with J. II. Hume, at that time chief detective for Wells, Fargo X Co, and he forced a number of self robbed agents who were short md reported sandbagging robbery. to confess because n snndbag would not show any marks, but as they in ench ease told all particulars up to the blow of the sandbpg he made them own up."
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
Had Planted a Quinounx.

The gardening season had opened. and in the train the usual bOastful garden talk was fin progress. Have you got quincunS in your gardcn?'' asked the quiet man in the corner. There was a dead pause. "A qnercus, you mean?' suggested the botanIst. politely. No. quincunx." An, they're no good here." said the next man, confidently: wont bloom in this soil, you'll find"
 I'm surprised you haven't got one" said the quiet man. Tt was the first thing I planted after I laid out my garden-been quite success with me "How do you spell the name?" asked a novice (only three months marriedl. respectfully, determined to look up the catalogues at once. But 1t was the co.nmon, not garden, dictionary that enlightened him. There (says the Man chester Guardisny he learned that s quincunx is sn arrangement of Ave trees or plants. one at each of four corners and one in the middle. Next morning all the talk was of golf handi- caps
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
High Price For Straiqhtness.

One of the most difficult problems In practical mechanics Is to make a straight edge. How difficult it is may be judged from an incident that occur red in the shop of a celebrated astro- nomical instrument maker.
 A patron asked what would he the price of a perfect straight edge of glass thirty-siX inches long"
 Tt cannot he made perfect" said the instrument maker. but it could proba- bly, be made with limit of error amounting to only q fraction of q wave length of light
 How much would that cost?"
 About S40,0O0."
 It turned out that the customer want ed the straight edge for a scraper and that an error of one sixty-fourth of m inch would not bother him.-St. Louis Republic.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
Jeremiah Mason on War.

On one occasion Mir. Mason came into MT. Summers office and found him engaged in writing an address to be de- livered before peace society. After little good natured banter on the part of MT. Mason and an equally good na- tured defense of his views by Mir. Sum- ner. the former, rising to take his leave. said: Well, Sumner, you may be right, but 1 should just as soon think of join ing society for the suppression of thunder and lightning as q society for the suppression of war."-From Mem oir of Jeremiah Mason. by G. s. Hil- lard
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
The Water Vine.

Containing quart of clear, pure wa ter to every foot, the water vine, a black, snake-like. leafiess stem, drop ping from the ceiba and mahogany trees to which it has climbed, is one Of the wonders of the Guatemala jun gle When the stem is cut the water spurts forth i'll a refreshing stream. Moisture is drawn up from the soil and filtered through the pores of the plant
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
Must Be Hioh Glass.

"You have a beautiful manor house. but you ought to have q little village for the peasantry as we do in England. 1t adds to the landscape"
 All right" said the multimillionaire. 'but 1t must be restricted affair. No peasant admitted earning less than $5.0O0 a year" ."-kansas City Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
Too Kind to Lose.

Your husband Is willing to allow you the custody of the automobile, the poodle and the rubber plant with lib. eral aiimony, while he takes the chill dren and the graphophone"
 stop the divorce" sobbed the wife. "I'll never get another husband like that."-Louisvill Courer-Journal
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
The Mystery.

Visitor-I understand that you had an amateur dramatic performance in the town hall last night?
 Native-Yes. The Sock and Busltln club played Little Mac, or the Noun tain Mystery"
 An. And what was the mystcry|
 "As near as could make out the mystery was how the audience stood .l till the last act was over. ."-London Tit.Rlts.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
A Rino Difficult to Wear.

What Go you think! Maude's gem tleman friend offered her m engage ment ring by telephone and she accept cd It."
 Well. she cnn do as she likes, but really, do not believe that I should care to wear telephone ring."-Chrls- tian Science Monitor.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
nh Poor wiIIief

Willie had been absent from school a whole day, so teacher sent his mother the usual excuse blank to be filled out. When it was returned to her. it held the following excuse: Dear teecher Willie got wet in the a. m. and sick in the D. m."-Woman's Home Companion.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
prnferred the oneration.

Doctor (after thoroughly examining patientD-I'm sorry, Mir. Gaybird, but I'm afraid I'll have to operate on you. Gaybird-Good heavens, doctor! Is it absolutely necessary? Doctor - Yes, unless you care to % to warmer climate. Gaybrd misunderstanding himl-Oh, no! think I prefer the ops eration.-Iudge.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
His Misfortune.

You have no one to blame but your self for your unucky business ven lures >'lid the stern parent. 'T ad- visri ,"u to took before you leaped."
 ''I did look, dad" explained the re- pentant son, 'and I didn't leap. 1 got dizzy and fell."-Buffalo Express.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
PnrfrN.

Poetry written on both sides of the paper Is never SO good ns that written only on one side. One reason, Is that it Is only half as long.-New Orleans Picayune.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
A Theatrical "snowstorm."

A theatrical "snowstorm" is the busi- ness managers way of describing the quantities Of passes issued to paper" house when business iS bnd and there is no other way of filling the seats.- American Magazine.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
A Starter.

Jack Makeit-How can we marry? I'm only worth S15000, and that wouldn't buy your clothes. May Spen- dit-Ch. yes, 1t would. Jack. for nearly five years!-puck.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
Warned Both Was.

Huh--I must 20 out tonight my love. Very well. bui don't be gone long and Huh--And what? Wifc-Don't come home short F B.~stun Transcript.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
Gninn DnAun-

Gabe-He claims he is a descendant from great family. Steve Yes, and he Is still descendlng.-Cinci En- quirer.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20
An Awful Threat

Father-You have no sense. I'm go- bg to cut you off with a million The Son-If you do I'll disgrace the family by riding around in second hand York Globe.
Connecticut western news., 1913-11-20

Those who marry in haste often sec oettcr bargains at their leisure.-Iudge.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
Mt That Has Worn Well

Gladstone once talked with much enthusiasm to James Russell Lowell bout the noble conduct of the United States government in providing pen sions to the amount of tens of millions of pounds sterling 9 year for men who had served in the Civil war. ''I do not wish to disparage the generosity of my countrymen." was Dowell's re- ply but I may just observe that these persons are voters
 While James McNeill Whistler, the eccentric American painter. was try ing on a hat in a London shop one day a customer rushed in and, mistaking Mir. Whistler for a clerk. exclaimed: 'T say. this at doesn't fit" The artist eyed him for a minute and then re- piled scOrnfully. Neither does your coat. and I'll be hanged if I like the color of your trousers"
 Robert Lowe, afterwaTd Lord Sher- brook. once saw a deaf member of parliament trying his best to catch with his ear trumpet the words of an extremely dull speech. Just look at that foolish man." said Lowe, throw fng away his natural advantages"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
On Monday, October 6, 1913, AT SIX O'CLOCK IN THE
 FORENOON.

to consider and give in their ballots for or against the following proposed amendment to the constitution of this State passed by the General Assembly in 1913, in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 241 of the Public Acts of 1913:
 2 Section of Article 27 of the amend ments to the constitution is amended to read as follows: The compensation Of members of the General Assembly shA4 not exceed $500 each for the term foR which they are elected, and one miIa- age each way for the regular session a the rate of 20 cents per mile; each member shall also receive one mileage at the same rate for attending any extra session called by the Governor."
 Those who approve said amendment shall vote YES and those who dis approve said amendment shall vote NO"
 The polls will be open in all districts a 6 o'clock in the forenoon and close in the First district q 3 o'clock in the afternoon. in all districts except the First the polls will close at o'clock In the afternoon.
 Dated at Norwich this 29th day of September, A. D. 1913.
 CHAS. $. HOLBROOK, Town Clerk of the Town of Norwich.
 Oct1d
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
BUILDING BUSINESS. Conditions as Found Throughout State
 of Connecticut.

1 The number of real estate transac- 1 tions in the towns reported in The 1 Commercial Record during the past l week is larger than for the same week a year ago. the 331 sales for the week 1 comparing with BOT last year, and the amount of mortgage loans, $S34 1S4 against $753.997 the previous year. Seven bankruptcy petitions, with assets of $49 121 and liabilities of ST. SIT, were filed in Connecticut during the week. For the corresponding week of last year only one petition. with as- sets of 1150 and liabilities of $7,S35 was filed.
 The record of new interpretations l this week makes the poorest showing for several years. but two, with total capital stock of S7,500, being filed in this state, as compared with six, with total capital stock of S237 00G filed during the corresponding week of last year.
 No great increase is shown in the number of building permits granted during the week in the cities of New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Water bury and Stamford, the record showing a total of 99 permits for buildings cost ing STILES.
 The most important projects of the week include several new schoolhouses in Bridgeport where an appropriation of S1S0,000 has just been authorized, factory buildings in Waterbury, New Britain and Plainville. apartment building in Bristol, theater and as- sembIy hall in UnionvilIe business block in Hartford, and several resi- dences in New Haven, Hartford, Stam- ford and Bridgeport.
 Contracts have been awarded during the week for a business block, several residences, garage and theater in Bridgeport. postoffice building and sev- eral good houses in New Haven factory addition in Naugatuck. resi- dences in Stamford and Sound Beach, schoolhouse, three store and apartment blocks, two brick garages and several frame residences in Hartford. A number of contracts for one and two family houses have also been awarded in various parts of the state.
 Norwich had five sales last week to six year ago that week while the mortgage loans for the respective weeks were $7293 and $5700
 New London had three sales and loans amounting to $18,75O last week to six sales and loans of $72OO for the previous year.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
SOUTH MANCHESTER.

Herman Montie is having plans figured for the erection of a new house on Summer street. It will be of frame construction and will be arranged for two tenements
 Work is well along on the remodel ing of Charles Cheney's residence on the Hartford road. The stucco work is being finished
 Edward Elliott Is finishing Robert Smiths new house on Edgerton street.
 John Mahoney is clustering William McCormick's new tWo-family house on Edgerton street
 l.. c. Baker company, have been awarded the contract for an extension of a concrete culvert and new retain ing walls over Blgeiow brook for E. c. HiIliard.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
5EWETT CITY.
Three Story Storehouse of AsPinook Company CompIeted-Arrangi ln- terior Details,

The construction of the new three story storehouse for the Aspinook company at Jewett City has been completed and only interior details re- main to be arranged. A Norwich firm Is now at work on the electrical work. The interior is fitted with fire doors so arranged that when the temperature reaches a certain degree the plugs melt and the doors drop, conflning any fire to the room in which 1t originates.
 The two lower stories are to be used for storing copper rolls and the third floor though not to be put to imme- diate use. will probably eventually be utilized as an engraving room. The two lower floors will be put to use at once. although allowance has been made for growth in the business.
 The building is of ordinary mill con- struCtiOn, 150x5I feet
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
NOTICE

All the legal voters of the Town Of Ledyard are hereby warned to meet in the Town Hall in said Town on Mon day, Oct 6, 1913, a 9 o'clock in the forenoon, till o'clock in the after noon for the purpose of choosing As- sessor, Board of Relief, Selectmen, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Auditor, Grand Jurors, Collector of Taxes, Con Committee; also to hear report of the Selectmen, Treasurer and School Com mittee. to lay town and highway tax, to make appropria ton for support of schools for ensuing year, to take action in regard to repair of highways
 Also to vote on the proposed amend ment to the constitution: Sec. 3, Art. 27, of the amendment to the constitution is hereby amended to read as follows: {: The compensat ton of m embers of the General Assembly shall not exceed SoOO aCh for the term for which they are elected and one mileage each way for the regular session at the rate of 25 cents per millt each member shall also receive one mileage at the same rate for: attending any extra session called by the Governor
 Also to, see if the Town will make an appropriation of such sum as will rep the appropriation allotted to the Town by the State Highway Commissioner.
 Also to take action on petition of Alonzo Main and others to, reconside1 ins iing YSie held Aug Aug. 25. fsi8' in re regard to new road near Peckham church.
 Also to take action in any matter proper to come before such meeting.
 Business meeting called at lSO Dated at Ledyard, Conn, Sept. 27ta,
 FREDERICK ". BURTON,
 EDWARD F. LESTER.
 JOSEPH D. AUSTIN,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
Contracts on Beokwith Building.

The remodeling of the Beckwith block on Franklin street Is being done by H. Blackiedge & Co. The plumbing contract was awarded c. o. Murphy, and Preston Bros are to do the elec- trical work. Plans were drawn by c. H. Preston.
 New Bungalow.
 Plans for a new bungalow for Will liam H. Stebbins on Prospect street have been completed by Architect c. II. Preston end submitted to contract ors for bids. The plans call for a seven room bungalow of attractive de- sign, 32x48 feet. The house will be steam heated, with open plumbing and electric lighting. The exterior is to be shingled.