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Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13

Bids for the erection of the new schoolhouse for the town of Preston in District No. 4. Poquetanuck, are in the hands of the town school com mittee and have been opened but no awards made as there was not full attendance of the board when the bids were opened. There were seven bids, practically all from Norwich for the erection of the schoolhouse. The award for the contract will prob ably be made by the end of this week
 Progress at Thermos Factory.
 For a week now the heating contract for the office building at the new Ther- mos plant has been completed and the plumbing and heating contract in the finished up this week. Fires have been started in the two boilers to test them. The north elevator is the farthest ad vanced and will be practically ready for use today
 Freight House.
 The storms of the week hindered the work on the addition to the freight house The flooring has been com pleted and the frame work and rafters for the sides and covering thereof have been put in place and but a few days will now be required to cover this i'll. The new platform is about 24o feet long, 35 feet wide at one end and about IT feet wide at the other
 Finishing FitchviIie Mill Addition.
 Contractor C. M Williams men are now completing the new addition to the Fftchville mill and will probably finish their work there within a few days The addition is three stories in height and is 9ox1Se feet
 Pequot Foundry Nearly Done.
 The new foundry building for the Peouot Brass Foundry company in ffa of he raT2 nj 7f Nickel & Brass company is rapidly
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13
pOOUETANUCK SCROOLHOUSE BIDS IN
Awards Will Probably be Made This WeekPians For New Front Bruckner Block Franklin Sreet-Progress on Contracts Here.

nearing completion and the men are now engaged in installing the eight furnaces. The building is all enclosed the roof having just been completed and the windows put in Contractor c. M. Williams expects to complete the job in about a week The work was held up for a day and half by an injunction owing to claim that the new structure encreached on neighboring property.
 Occupying New Home.
 Mr and Mrs George Charbonneau have taken up their residence at their recently completed new home on West Thames street. The building is an at traetive two apartment house and IS most modern and uP-to- date III its finish and fixtures. Mf and Mrs. Char bonneau moved into their new home on Wednesday,.
 The house is of two stories with a spacious attic and is 43x44 feet. Each apartment has six rooms. A seven foot veranda extends along the entire front of the building and on both the north and south sides of the house are dor nner windows. The attractive struc- ture is surmounted by a four-hip roof E. A. Kinne was the contractor.
 Plans to Change Block.
 Meyer. Bruckner is planning to ex- tend the lower story of his brick block and store at 5s Franklin street on the front a distance of three feet. Mr. BfuCkne1 owns a InFce-loot SIL1p diOliS his property and intends to enlarge the ground floor of the building by utiliz- ing this strip, The front of the build ing will be finished in red sandstone as at present
 Tenement House Work
 Contractors have the framework for the two-story tenement house which James O. Mahoney is building in West Main street, up and partially boarded in but the roof has not as yet been raised
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13
WILLIMANTIc TELEPHONE
 EXCHANGE PROGRESSING.
Building Being Pushed as Rapidly as l Matter Will Permit.
Especial to The Bulletin. ]

(Spec4ai to The Bulletin.
 Wiilimantic. Feb. 12.-Contracters are pushing along the work on the new central office building for the Southern New England Telephone company O. High street, as fast as the weather wilieper1nit. The masons new have the walls tip about one story It is te be two stories of brick the front face to be in tapestry brick The plans are for the completion and use of the building this year.
 The structure has at frontage of 26 feet running back TT feet. There is a jog 33 feet from the front which leaves the extreme rear IS feet. The com mercial office will occupy the first floor on the front the terminal apparatus room being located at the back while in the basement will be the stock room and the heater. On the second floor will be the switchboard and special locker and retiring rooms for the op- erating force This will be equipped with a common battery switchboard so that when the new office Is opened it will overcome the ringing by the sub scriber to get central. The operation will be accomplished by simply remov- ing the receiver from the hook.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13

theatre in Naugatuek. business block in Bristol, residence in Greenwich cost ing s25.00o, business block in Derby, besides a number of small houses in New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport and Waterbury.
 Norwich had seven sales last week to five a year ago, while for January the total was 34 to Is for January in 1912 There were no mortgage loans last week but q year ago they amount ed to s7,100. For the month they were S429s5 against s122.S0O last year
 New London had the same number of sales last week as took place the same week last year. The January sales were Is to 16 q year ago. On mortgage loans New London reached the total of SIS $50 last week to Sf,900 a year ago while for January in the two years the totals were $44,425 for 1913 and s53,450 for 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
PARISH HOUSE FOR
 NEW LONDON CHURCH.
sccond consresationalists Vote To
 Build $25,6oo Structure.

-ea. London, Feb. f2-AThe Second
 e 1tienai church at it's annual
 ,.ee1ded to build 2 large parish
 .a Broad street. 1t will be a
 : iiding of two stories with 6
 ot and win cost approximately
 The building committee in
 E. Whiton. E. C. Newcomo,
 $. Iovne. Rev. J. W. Bixler, Mrs. } a. To5Fne and Mrs. l.. K. Shipman.
 Building confiagration.
 It is not SO many years ago that one O. the city banks decided to have a new banking house and tn short order three other banks followed suit and in a comparatively short period there were four new bank buildings in the city. Now the building epidemic which means more beautiful and better New London prevails among the churches After a delay of quarter placed on St. Maryss Star of the Sea church. Now the church across the way, the Third Baptist has under consideration changes in the church edifiee which includes the removal of the wooden steeple on that brick edi- flee. On the same street the Unitart- ans have built neat-iookins little church of brick. while plans are in the Bethel It was teid lest week that the Second Baptist society was having building plans prepared for contrac- tors to erect a chapel to compare With the chufCh eCiIce lIOHtiHG on w dSa- 1ngton street and directly in the rear of the church. It fs expected that the plans and specifications will soon be ready for tAe faspeetiea ef con tractors. Now along comes the Second Con gregationa1 churesa society with prop osition to erect a parish house of gran ite right near the church and on prop erty owned by the society at the june tion of Broad and Federal streets. the new parish house to face Broad street and opposite Memorial park. The matter of this new structure has been under consideration TOT a long time The new chapel will be fH full keeping with the church edfffee.
 Permits.
 Building permits granted include the following, showing that when Spring opens much building will be under way; Prentice and Cruise, for frame house at Neptune park.G. B. Fields for a frame house at Ocean avenue; Els te1le B. Clark for a frame house in Elliot avenne,- E. A. Henke for frame house in Mott avenue; W. E. Petterson for a frame addition in Ade- laide street. and C. B. Waller for an addition to his house in Charming street.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13
IiI Had Eczema

I'd simply wash 1t away with that soothing liquid. D.D.D. Prescription. The very first drops instantly stop that awful itch A 50 cent bottle will prove it.
 ! We cannot absolutely guarantee a cure every time but we do say this. If the first regular size $100 bottle does not do exactly as we say 1t will not cost you cent. Better try bottle at once on our personal guarantee.
 The Lee & Ossood Company.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13
PUTNAM REBUILDING
 AFTER RECENT FIRES
Repairs Being Made To Chickering Hotel BIock-Wheaton Company Not To Restore Main Plant-Other Changes

Changes
 Especial to The Bulletin3
 Putnam. Feb. Employees of F. M Wheaton will be hard at work this week rebuilding the ChicAering hotel block. so badly demaged by fire last month The work of restoring the roof has already commenced On the Union street side there will be little change from the old form. but on the Front street side the badly damaged mansard roof is to be removed over roof built on. this cutting out the third floor over that area of the building. The interior will be rebuilt along the present ljpas. but with various i1sa- provenseHs5.
 Summer Boarding Place.
 What is known as the Judge Isynde Catlin house. built q number of years age at Harrisville, near this city, by Contractor E. NJ. Wheaton, is being refnodelled for use as a summer board ing place, to which purpose the dwell ing was devoted with success for the underway. The large foefas are being arranged into a number of smaller reems, with other alterations desira- ble to the purpose for which the home is to be used
 Werlt at EpiIeptie Colony.
 All but the interior work on four buildings Of firspreef brick for the pIeted at Mansfield, the Wheaton Building and Lumber company of Put nam being the contractors. These buildings cost s1eo,oao and are of fine and substantial construction.
 Large Green House.
 Clinton $. Andem, who recently re- signed as agent for the Grosvenordale company and purchased home in this city, is to have d large green house constructed for him during the coming season near the East Side green houses. MT. Andem is going into the rose growing business for the whole traI steam heating plant is to be in stalled.
 Big Storage House.
 The. wheaton Building and Lumber company whose big plant on Front the big fire of November 22. has plans for the erection of a big storage house on part of the site swept by the confagration This structure. which is to be used for the storage of lime. cement, finishing stock and other materials, is to be of wood. but the exact dimensions are not announced, The company now established 1n what is known as the Fisher shoe shop, IS not to rebuild the main plant. The site where it stood is to be left for use in the future development of. the city or will be sold if a satisfactory eppor- 1 tunity presents itself.
 Changing Doane Place. At Thompson work has commenced | on the remodelling of the J. w Doane 1 place for use as select boarding 1 school for young ladies. Extensive are being made in the | which will be ready for use as a school at the beginning of the next school year and probably before l that time.
 Building Prospects Good. prominent contractor doing buEi- l t4,fe- t1z+ hui ditle
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13

King to Attend Memorial Service.
 London. Feb. Fixing George an. nounced today that he personallS would attend the memorial service for Capt Robert F Scott and his com 1ades to be held in St. Paul's caA thedraI.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13

Minnesota in 1912 sold 2,200 acres of state lands at prices ranging from five to twenty-one dollars an acre.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13
NIANTIC.

Mantle is makink slow but sure progress towards the erection of a H. brary building. The public library as secia ton has $500 in the treasury for building purposes and announcement has been made of a gift of a piece of land on which to erect the building.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13

Next to running the government a2 it ought to be run, man is seldom quite sure what he could do best.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13
Building Prospects Good.

A prominent contractor doing busi- ness in this city says that building prospects are better at this tlme than has been the case for several years. Now instead Of a surplus of rents there is getting to be scarcity indi- eating that there will be building boom as soon as the spring season opens.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13

THERE is na advertfsinr medium in EaSteER Connecticut equal to The Bul- 5AtfH AAF 1AualneSS Ee1ul4a.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13
BUILDING OPERATIONS
 IN NEW ENGLAND.

The statistics of Building Opera tfons in New England as complied by
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
EnsIand's Peace Advocate.

One thing European statesmen and
writer's are agreed upon is in giving
the British minister of foreign affairs
the credit of winding up the Balkan
war and in preserving the greatly
threatened peace of the remainder OF
Europe.
Signor E. Emanuel. a noted Italian
diplomat and writer, for instance,
says: 1t was stroke of good for
tune for the Liberal party as soon as
it returned to power to be able to en-.
trust the direction of foreign policy to
Sir Edward Grey, who during the
South African war had separated him
self from the party and avowed him.
self an imperialist His Liberalism
was enlightened-temp by a sense
of reality and respect for the spirit OF
the race. Quietly. without any shock
he was abel to take upand develop
the work of Lord Lansdowne when the
advent of the Liberals to power had
caused a fear lest the foreign policy
of the United Kingdom might undergo
an abrupt and radical change From
the outset of his career as minister he
was able, naturally and with innate
facility, to find the just path. and
this reassured all those. within the
diplomatic world and without, who
feared that the assumption of power
by the Radicals might be fatal to Eng
lands prestige and interests"
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
HE is GENUINE.

Give us a Christian us one
whatever his churchly rating.
Whom We may trust In the market.
unmatched and unhesitating;
Give us the man who pays his debts
in the spirit he makes collections,
And we are willing to make some al
lowance II he lacks in his genu.
Elections.
Give us the man who toes the mark
and takes. If he must. his beating:
And We do not ask what his tally is at
the Friday meeting;
The man who respects his fatherhood
rs a woman her maternity:
Give us the man who comes TO time.
and well trust him In Eternity.
American Magazine.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01

Is the general lumber market, which
in turn depends largely on general
business conditions. Thus, when indi-
cations are that period of brisk de-
mand is ahead, with increased build
ing activity, railroad construction,
mining development and other forms
OF business expansion that call for
lumber or timber, operators are seek
ing contracts. When business halts
ir:cbermen naturally 90 slowly in the
matter of committing themselves by
new purchases on a larger scale. But
cutting under earlier purchases and
small sales continues even in periods
depression. The gradual diminution of
outside sources of suppy and the
steady development of the country
which create increased local demands,
tend TO offset the effects of such peri
DDS.
As an illustration of this, the fig
ures for 1907 and the Immediately fol-
lowing years are cited. In the fiscal
year 1907 the forest service sold more
timber than has been sold in any later
year prior to that just closed Con
tracts were made covering over a bill
lion feet, board measure. But in the
fall of 1907 came business panic, fol.
lowed by inactivity Sales in 1908 dis
posed of less than 100000 feet, and
in 1909 of less than 100000 900. In
both these years more timber was cut
under sales than was disposed of
through new sales. The difference
was the result of cutting under the
contracts of earlier years.
Last years sales of over $4,000, 600
worth of timber does not necessarily
mean prospective income from tim
ber of this large amount in the imme-
diate future To bring this about there
would have to be a series of big sale
not see sales equal to those of the
last. While general market condi-
tions are at present less favorable to
large contracts than they were six
months ago, the aggressive sales pol
icy now in force. with its opportuni-
ties for long-term purchases on fair
terms where sales are possible in no
other way, viii probably counterbal-
auce to a greater or less degree influ-
euces that may tend TO check sales.
The need of the country for national
forest timber is growing and every
year brings normally more Of this tim
Der within the radius of effective de-
mand. The yearly cut and the in
come from the forests can reasonably
be expected to rise in the future as it
has been rising. however the number
of sales contracts may fluctuate.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
The Spenders.

A writer in a financial paper esti-
mates that American travellers leave
5000. 100000 of United States monev
in the old country every year. This is
an enormous sum and goes to show to
what extent the travel habit and the
spending mania has developed in this
country.
It is the fad to go abroad. but why
any American of good sense should go
year after year to the Alps of Switzer-
land, to the uncertain joys of Paris, to
the fogs of London and to the com
monplace sights of Germany, when he
can find as good roads. better food,
finer hotels and far grander scenery
in Colorado and the west than in any
part OF Europe passes comprehension.
There is only one way OF explaining
the situation. People go abroad be
cause it is the fashionable thing TO
spend ones money across the water
instead OF at home. For if a person
really wants scenery and satisfaction
he can find it nowhere so well as in
the United States. Colorado alone
has half a dozen Switzerlands. When
people travel they should travel to see
things and to get peasure out of life,
not simply to burn their money be-
cause other people are making con-
flagration.
But so long as it is the thing" to
go abroad, our Grand Canons. and our
Yosemites. and our Yellowstones. and
our Pixies Peaks will be obliged to
take back seat among people who
travel merely TO spend their money.
says the Colorado Springs Telegraph.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
FOREST BUSINESS BREAKS
ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS

Washington, July 2S.-The national
forest business done during the fiscal
year which ended June 30 surpassed
all previous records. The receipts
from the forests approached s2.5O0.00O
OF which about one-half was for tim
the sale OF timber to be cut either at
once or in later years totaled about
$4,000, 900. These sale contracts per
init the cutting period to extend over
a number of years when large bodies
OF timber are involved.
Under existing laws 80 per cent of
the gross receipts. or between sS0O,0
and 100000. will go to the benefit of
the states in which the forests are
situated. for schools and roads.
The records show that the volume
of sales contracted for in different
years fluctuated widely, with ups and
downs according to general business
conditions. while the actual cut has
shown fairly steady tendency to ad-
vance. In the fiscal year 1906 (July l..
1905, to June 80. 1906). the first fun
year after the forest service was put
in charge of the forests. the timber re
ceipts were about s250.000. in the fis-
cal year 1907 something less than
100000, and in 1908 about sS50.0o0.
In 1909 timber receipts dropped back
to less than s75o.o0o. but in 1910 and
again in 1911 were over $1,000. 900, and
in 1912 were nearly s1,1o0,00o, as
against sl.25o.oo for the year just
closed.
Forestry officials say that the prin-
cipal factor in determining how much
timber will be sold In any given year
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
oriqin of Present-Day Games.

Though we get our games of tennis
from the eastern countries, most of our
games of bat and ball come down to
us from the ancient north. Ring
games and games in which light OBJ
jects are thrown come also from for
est countries. where the spear was a
familiar weapon. But all of them
alike appear to revert in origin II
early experiences of the race by which
they worked out their salvation.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
Peculiar Alpine Custom.

curious eastern custom has been
observed for many centuries in The
western Alps. One hundred eggs ara
distributed over a level space c,S
cred with sand and the young men and
women perform a dance around them
!: a coupe are fortunate enoug. 10
'nish the dance without breaking an
egg 1t is taken as a token CT the c.1,
patability of their temperaments and
they are betrothed.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
INSURGENTS GET REJECTED
SCHEME BACK IN MEASURE

Washington, July 27.-Indefinite ex-
tension of the troublesome considera-
tion of the administration currency
reform bill by the Democrats of the
house banking and currency commit
tees is the forecast. Representative
Bulkley of Ohio gave motive that he
was not vet prepared TO decide his
position in relation to the policy of
placing the entire banking system of
the country in the hands of govern
ment controlled banks. as he hoped
by the Glass bill, and said that the
question of powers and makeup of the
proposed federal reserve board shoud
again be opened for geral discussion
This is basic point in the admin
istration bill and one which President
Wilson has championed in no uneer-
tain way.
The committee insurgents" sue
ceeded today in forcing into the bill.
tentatively at least, the much dis
cussed and once rejected scheme for
prohibiting interlocking direetorates
in banks to be included in the pro
posed federal reserve system. BY
vote of seven to five Chairman Glass
was instructed TO prepare such an
amendment as separate paragraph
of the bill.
The instructions were included in a
resolution presented by Representa-
tive wingo and were not definite. The
committee defeated by vote of six TO
five proposition providing that the
president should dismiss sumamrily
any member of the proposed federal
reserve board or any director of the
federal reserve banks who should di-
rectly or indirectly engage in stock
speculation. The conference again
reconsidered its action in regard 10
the term of maturity of commercial
paper re-discountable by the reserve
banks and placed the term at Sixty
days instead OF forty-five During the
discussion of the powers OF the federal
board the conference adopted an
amendment to the paragraph authoriz'
ing the board to require or permit
reserve bank to re-discount the paper
of any other federal reserve bank
This amendment. presented by Repre-
sentative Phelan, authorized the board
TO permit or in time Of emergency re-
uuire federal reserve banks TO re-dis-
count the discounted prime paper oil
other federal reserve banks, all mem
her sof the board being present when
such action is taken and consentns TO
the requirement, The exercise OF inns
compulsory discount power by the teo'
eral reserve board shall be subject 10
be accommodated by a bank OF NOT
less than one nor greater than three
per cent above the higher rates pre-
vailing in the districts Immediately ar
fected."
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
No, a Universal Emporium.

Come in and have it charged. s.
was the inviting sign in front OF n
place of business In n Jersey town. A
stranger, being somewhat low in
funds. walked in briskly. Il under
stand that can get things charged
here" he said. addressing one OF the
employees. only storage batteries. .
replied the other man.-Judge.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01
Chivalry Interpreted.

The phenomena of courtesy ana
chivalry are simply additional proofs
that women have no souls. and thu
when man is being polite" TO a
woman. he is simply ascribing to her
the minimum sense of personal i'm
portance is attached precisely in the
measuer that 1t is understood. Vein
niger.
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01

Gordon Jones. Just returned from a
tour Of Europe, was all swelled up
about it q suppose" asked Perry
Gorick, that when you were in Eng
land you did as the English do. and
dropped your H's?" No" moodily re-
sponded Jones. I did as the Ameri-
cans do. ! just dropped my VS. and
KS"
The Delta independent., 1913-08-01

Garnet mesa man went into a
butchers shop the other day and or
dered dollars worth of meat sent to
his house. IF there's nobody at
home" he added, Just poke it through
the keyhole."