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Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29
FILLING IcEHoUsEs.
About 50 Men at Work for the City,
 f3-Inch Ice Secured,

Work at the ice plant went merrily on Wednesday, the cakes, about 13 runway at the rate of IT or so a min ute. Each tier in the houses holds
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29
WILLMANTIC
What Is, ooina On Toniaht

Obwebetuck Lodge, No. 16, I. O. Q. |, at 507 Main Street.
 Drill of Go. L.. First Infantry, c. N G., at Armory.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29
PATENTS

Protect your ideas. Handsome eo-page
 Guide Book Free. HARRY E. BACK, Attorney at L ay~, Windharn County Savings Bank Blda.
 panisIsen. Conn. oct1TuThS
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29

Goshen.-Volumes three and four of the Lewis M. Norton collection of Goshen Statistics and Family History, in four volumes, have been received from the bindery, at the state library
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29
conseruatar for eeorns Herrick.

CUhstTVdtor TOT 0eOF9e FIeTTfCK.
 On petition of the selectmen, on the ground that age had rendered him in- capable of managing his own affairs, George Herrick has had a conserNaror appointed over him in the person of his son-in-law, Warren Miller
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29

Lectured on Mexico.

Misses Bessie Broderick, May Clifford.
 Gladys and Mildred Bolger.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29
Litchfield.-Preliminaryy

tchfield.-Preliminary plans are being made for the observance of the 150th anniversary of the Litehfield County Medical association. The cele- bration will be held in connection with the spring meeting of the organization
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29
PUTNAM

HayIoft Floor In M. R. Joys Stable coliapses Crushing Nine New Car riages-Men and Horses Escape In- Jury-The Six Gasne Brothers De- feat Six Tetreault Brothers.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29
Brief Mention.


 Miss Mary Hickey spent Wednesday in New London.
 Mrs. J. L. MacFarlane is in Hartford for a short stay.
 Mrs. H. D. Pollard is spending a few days in Providence.
 Mrs. George Stiles is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Florence Holmes Fitch, in New Haven.
 Miss Ethel Jackson has completed a three months course in bacteriology at Yale and today (Thursday) will be- gin her work as assistant bacteriolo gist at the Connecticut Agricultural college at Storrs.
 Willimantic people who went to Hartford Wednesday included MT. and Mrs. John Ioey, Miss Annie Shea, Mrs. c. c. Edgerton, Mrs. J. Brown, c. E. Pon1erey, Amos Hathaway, MT. and Mrs V. J Sweeney, William c. Norris. Mrs. c J. HSaley. Mrs. James Murphy.
 Personals.
 A. H. Anderson is in Putnam on business.
 P. S. Hill spea.. last evening in Hartford.
 Charles Spring is in Putnam for a short stay.
 Mrs. Nelson Daniels went to Nesv Haven Wednesday.
 Irving Weiser is spending a few days in New York M
 Mr. and Mrs George Dutfon are in Hartford for a short stay.
 Mrs. H. c. Murray went to Norwich Wednesday to visit relatives.
 Dr. George w May of South Man- chester was local visitor Wednes- day Charles Anderson iS on len day as vaeation, most Of which he win spsnsl Ina Worcester Mass
 Miss Leila Fitts of Hampton 1a vls- ting at the home of Mir and Mrs. Fred Mason on Hayden street
 Supt. Otno Sullivan Of the willi- mantle machine shop is in Hartford in the interest of the company.
 H. T. Burr visited the Andever schools Wednesday. MT Burr is state supervisor for the Andover schools. John and William Keirans of Union street are in Providence attending the wedding of their cousin, Miss Dorothy Bowler
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29
OBITUARY.

Thomas Wilbur. Thomas Wilbur died at half past
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29
WiII Attend Mckinley Ranquet.

Hon. George A. Hammond will be at the Hotel Stratfield in Bridgeport this (Thursday) evening to attend the annual banquet of the Mckinley asso- citation of Connecticut; Mayor and Mrs Archibald Macdonald will also be in Bridgeport today. the mayor at tending the banquet this evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-29
Gaqne Brothers.
TetreauIt Mrothers.
HAY LOFT FLOOR coLLAPsEs.

449 4S8 All 14Os
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15

/ ne department. mas en-
phasized It's policy to raise
the standard OF the enlisted
man on board ship, with a
view toincreased efficiency.
toy attaching to the service
the most desirable candi-
date, and retaining them
whenever possible after
they hay G become useful 10
the government. Bette
and sure opportunities for
advancement are provided
for: educational feature
established to fit them for
advancement, and cncour-
agemcnt given to all to
make use Of these advan-
tagc~. The present policy
of the department is to
consider the needs Of the
men behind the guns. The
interests OF the personnel
have been constantly IN
mind.
While none can APP
preciate more profoundly
than that the supreme
purpose for which the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15

must bcmaic hN every man The separation from home.
The necessary tu. discipline Of The ship. the frequently
crampcd quarters and things OF similar character
par, OF the calling of The bu' the difference between
the prc-cn, and the pas j. striking.
An English writer said q hundred years ago. why
do men go 10 sea when there are Jail, ashore, The
food was often full OF maggo' and the water bracki-h
that scuryy was then common. FlOgging was the
mode %. punishment for the slightest Oicn-e Paul
onc- won the confidence OF hi, men by hingng a ,at-
o. nine tails overheard. and q Secretary OF the Navy
from North Carolina Dobbin- occurred the abolition of
the whip. But tordcadcs wa rcsortcd TO- the offender
being taken att h- out prcad arms riccd a grating
and twelve la-hc- applied. The bges were more than
malodorou, and dead rats bred death The pur,cr,
appointed civilian, used TO charge twelve times the
value o.. what The sailor bought. The cruises were long
and ~a battle came as a brca, in The monotony.
The Improvement in condition. aboard ship Is com
mcn,ary the advance OF civilization, and hope the
men @, Our navy comparing The past with the present
viii be inspired 70 make every possible use OF their
opportunities.
r. developing the educational system Of the navy in
times of peace all the while giving us the surest
guaranty of peace by maintaining il strong enough 70
command worldwide respect aim has been 20 make
term of enlistment such an attractive opportunity
that few young would 10 pass il by. Instead
O, considering the enlisted men a. a mass they will be
considered Individually. Each and every man will be
given the chance hi, lie 20 advance in his chosen
career as though he attending his State university
whether his desire be TO remain the service to
turn 70 civil life. with the added advantage OF having
travelled over great part OF the world, having
places and done things that the ordinary student at
home cannot see and can only read about all the while
happy and glad because trained IN naval discipline So
as make him. al the first emergency, most valuable
unit in strategy and warfare
Since the navy will be maintained and kept at is
highest efficiency 1t behooves all OF us to derive the
greatest advantages we may ont OF it, Alchemy i, said
to effect excellent demonstrations Of elements. hope
to invoke an educational alchemy that will change
engine OF destruction into s,hoo-and the main
byproduct OF education Is peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12
Verne Play in Verse

Anything new about that wonderful man, Jules Verne, is invariably interest," ing. And in the Paris Temps Felix Du- quesnel who knew the author of The Mysterious Island well. tells quite lot about him that is not generally known" among other things that Verne was the real author of a play in verse which saw the light in 1850 at the Theatre Historioue. Four years later Verne was himself sec retary to this theatre when Emile Per rim managed it simultaneously with the Opera ComiGue.
 "I believe l invent impossible thines.'' Verne used to say. which is very naff of me, became all that I write will be real
 zed Human knowledge will demolish the
 impossible" But if he believed in the realization of his imaginings his friends did not at first believe that he would be successful as an author.
 One day, according to NJ Duauesnel, when Verne was in the company of a number of his friends he exclaimed ,vi.h great seriousness:
 Mes enfants, I think am about to leave you: have the idea which, accord ing to Girardin, Is necessary to a man if he is going to make his fortune I am going to write a romance in a new form of my own invention. If it succeeds, it will be, l am certain the lode of the gold mine. Then I shall continue unceasing- ly, while you will be buying stocks and shares the day before they go down, and selling them the day before they go up. have the impression that shall make the most money, Viola'
 The friends laughed. Laugh away said Verne. Eve shall see who laughs last" A few weeks later, Five Weeks in Balloon appeared, and was an imme- diate success. He had found his lode which he continued to develop for half a century.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12

the trail of a wolf, and it was suggested that we draw straws to see who would ride steer. l knew the moment the suggestion was made that 1 would be the unlneks fellow. that l would be sure to pick the shortest straw, and l dreaded to ride any steer that wns in the herd.
 We'll the straws were selected and after several rounds of picking in order to eliminate the crowd and get down to just three of the cowpunchers, l found that was in the finals. l knew as sure as shooting that l was going to grab that short straw, and, sure enough l walked right up to the fellow holdlhs the straws and picked off one that Was only setting between his fingers. Take it from me, it was sure short straw
 There was no possible chance to back down. l knew that, so made the best oi things and prepared Co ride whatever steer they roped out in the herd. And don't you know, they went right out there and roped the slickest steer in the herd. He hardly had any hair on his body. at least not enough for me to get my ringers into and hold. He was as slick as peel ed onion.
 Tt took four men to rope and hold that scoundrel while l got on him. And the rest of the herd just lay back in the dis tance and waited to See what was going to happen The minute they turned the steer loose he started across the prairie at full tilt, Then he stopped short and hunched his back in the air. There was not a chance for me to stick on, and l went about % feet into the air and over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12
ue cameato See Inc Moon

The death of sir Robert Ball. the fa- nnns astronomer. will be regretted hy every one of the many thousands who nrve heard him lecture, for as a lecturer he had an unusually intimate anu friendly manner thst put him on good terms with his audience the moment he began 10 speak. says Pearson's Weekly
 His fund of good stories. too, was ap- parenuy limitless.
 Among the anecdotes he enjoyed tell ing was one relating to the time he was at the Dunsink observatory.
 working man called to see him one day and in reply tn Sir Roberts ques- ton, he said he wanted to see the moon through the telescope.
 ecertainlyi.. replied Sir Robert; and 1T you,n come back this evening Tn be glad to let you use the telescope
 Cant I see it now?' asked the man in evident astonishment.
 No. I'm afraid not said Sir Robert. "vou must wait till the evening"
 But Tor bless yer' exclaimed tho man. ''I can see lt myself at night with cut any old telescope"
 And he walked off with an air of great disgust.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12
The Aurora BOrealis

The impressiveness of this remarkable
 natural phenomenon seen in the Yukon
 mountains is well described by F. c. Sell
 ous fin the Strand Magazine:
 "One night about the middle of Septem-
 Der I beheld a truly magnificent dis play of the Aurora Borealis Across the
 inky blackness of the northern sky a
 great arc of pure white light was sud
 denly stretched. which lit up the snow
 covered mountains around our camp just
 as if we had suddenly attracted the very active attention of a gigantic search light.
 From this main body of this glorious
 sheet of flame great darts and streamers constantly shot shivering and shimmering through the sky, now opening out into broad white lanes of light. and again mar rowing until swallowed up once more by the envious darkness of the surrounding sky.
 Never for single instant were these winderful polar lights still; they con. stantly spread and contracted in ever varying waves and tongues of light, until they finally died out, and the stars once more shone brightly in the clear sky. The effect was indeed amazing and ave- ing in the extreme.
 "Only once more did we see the North ern Lights. but then, too, the display was soul-stirring and magnificent, and l count these splendors of the Arctic sky as the
 most marvellous of all the wonders of the world-all the wonders of the world that I have been privileged to see, at any rate Seen in the solitude of the northern wilderness such visions of glory can-
 not but awaken reverence in the soul of man. of whatever race or degree of cul- ture"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12
HOW JERSEY BULL
 RESTED MITCHELL

Roy Mitchell, who lives on ranch at Relton. Texas, throughout the winter season. spends his time eow-punching. Mitchell can ride horse with the grace and ease of the best cowboy in the big ststte, but when it comes to throwing his legs astride a young steer, he says that he does not shine. and neither doss he care to even again tackle the job. says a St. Petersburg, Fla, special to the St Louis Globe Democrat. Mitchell was forced to ride steer once upon Il time and was thrown 70 feet in the air.
 Every Sunday" says Mitchell, 'all the cowboys meet at a chosen spot on the plains and go on a wolf hunt All last winter hunted wolves with Ii other COW boys. We seldom went out that we did not catch at least one, and sometimes we crippled two.
 "One bright Sunday morning we had been riding for some little time when some of the boys grew tired of not getting on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12

that steers neck l landed on the back uf my head. l rolled and came up on my feet, started running just as hard as [ knew how and leaped onto my ponN l knew that if l remained on the ground the rest of that herd. which was tearing along right behind would have trampled all over me.
 Mitchell tells another story about the lime he bought a Jersey bull from a friend af his who lived on a ranch near Belton. Roy says when he tied the Jersey and started leading him behind his pony. the rest Of the herd began believing. and then the fun started.
 "A Jersey bull will light says Roy.
 "and he win fight hard, no matter who the foe happens to be We'll, that little Jersey bull started after my pony, and just put the spurs into the pony deep and away we went up the road to my ranch Ne chased along In this fashion
 until I reached home. My father was
 standing near the gate and he saw that
 both his son and the pony were in danger l He threw open the gates wide Right i in the center Of the entrance a large post about four feet high was stuck in the ground. l rode in and threw my rope
 around that post. Old Jersey bull was 1 brought to d sudden halt.
 T was standing talking to my daf 1 about the wild chase | had, and was moi l thinking about the bull pulling anythtnt
 unexpected. when an of sudden he lei l fly with both hind feet. He kicked mt | right in the stomach and sent me sprawl Ing upon the ground. l thought my dat would surely die from laughter. Was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12
Boosting in Vain

March 2S was the historic day on which the '"Thundcrer' actually came out at l penny. and on every day since some new absurdity has been perpetrated by the Northcliffe newspapers in the process of booming thelr historic colleague. Both tile Daily Mail and the Evening News have described how their representatives, after having waited patiently in queue for an hour or more eventually succeeded in get ting a few words with the publisher of the Times who. wrnging his hands, de- scrbed to them how impossible 1t was proving to cope with the demand for the newspaper at a penny. There have been moving pen-pictures ad lib, too, also in Lord Northcliffe's newspapers of the seethng mass of news agents in Printing House square. where the Times is pub iished and the usual amazing scenes to be witnessed there. It is all such patent "spoof'' that one wonders how 1t Is eN- nected that anyone will be taken in by it. Perhaps, however, it is serving it's turn, and the ''penny Times may be selling like hot cakes, for all one knows but ies dignity has not been enhanced in the pro- cess.
 There was one literary celebrity, at all events, who would have warmly welcomed the advent of the penny Times. This was Alfred, Lord Tennyson. One morn in.. says a writer in the Westminster. Mrs. Henry Taylor, wife of brother poet. took friend to see the laureale and had anything but q hearty welcome.
 She rallied him on his ill-temper and asked him its cause: Why. madam, said he "I am poor man and cannot afford to buy the Times I have 1t from a stationer, who charges me penny for the loan of it for one hour. Why does everyone choose that hour to call and see me?"
 And the irate poet flung himself out of the room taking his precious paper with him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12
Much Ado About Little

What surely must be one of the most remarkable government publications on record has just been soennly issued in France. Adorned with a pale yellow cover, it deals with a certain military matter and its title is Administration at comtabilite des corps de troupe Service de fhabillement." What makes this book undoubtedly unique, however, Is that the whole of the text, which deals with an alteration in the price of zouaves under wear, contains not quite five times as many words as the title.
 And the 60 odd words, relating to an ex- eeedingly trivial matter, are considered full Justification for the issue of gov ernment publication, neatly bound and stitched, with numbered pages and an orthodox title page.
 It seems much ado about exceeding lit- fIa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12
HUMORISTS MAKE MERRY AT EXPENSE OF LONDON TIMES Recent Reduction in Price Occasions Much Faceti0us
 Comment
  JULES VERNE'S
 PLAY IN VERSE How He Discovered the Lode of His Gold Mine'-Official Volume ls- sued in France Contains
 Barely Sixty Words
By HAYDEN CHURCH

London. April 11.-tSpecial)-Nothin funnier has happened in this country in the memory of the oldest inhabitant than the booming that has accompanied the drop in the price of the London Times
 probably the most famous paper in the world, from twopence, or cents, to penny or cents. For many years, or until a comparatively few months ago, the price of the 'Thunderer' as it is affectionately called, was threepenee, or 6 cents in American money, but in eonl- petition with the many cheaper ana hl- finitely livelier London newspapers umost or which are now sold for halfpenny, or 1 cent, the Times lost out to such an extent that when Lord Northcliffe Iwho owns the Daily Mail Answers and no end of other periodicals, including one called
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12

Comic Cuts. which is popular among rend boys, took the "Thunderer'' over. the drop to twopence was made. This is now followed by a still more revolutionary one which has led to the natural question. Twill the Times eventually be sold at a halfpenny?'
 It would have been more sensible to have faced the situation squarely. in- stead, however, the following portentous announcement (drafted apparently by someone wholly without sense of humor) appeared in the newspapers Tn view of the grave importance of the present polit ica, situation, and on, the price of the Times will be reduced on Monday next to 1 penny"
 This remarkable pronouncement has been received with the mrth which might have been expected and has been everywhere parodied, by no one more amusingly than Ivan Heald, the funny man of the Daily Express who produced calendar of future alterations in the price of the Times as follows:
 March 25-Mr. Asquith plays golf with MT Redmond Price of Times reduced to halfpenny
 Easter-Parliament not sitting. Priea raised to threepence.
 April 25-Narrow escape of the goVern2 ment Times sold next day at three for twopence.
 June 11-Home rule bill comes up for third reading. Copy of the Times given away with the Daily Mail and Comic Cuts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12
kingsley's Daughter Writing Novel

There are two or three, not more, writ CTS of fiction in this country who decline to be tempted into turning out more worR than their literary consciences pronounce good, whatever godep Inducements pup fishers may offer. and one Of these IS Mrs St I,eger Harrison, who calls herself "Incas Malet." She is. of course, daughter of Charles Kingsley, fact that no doubt makes her even more jealous than she might otherwise be of her litera- ry reputation.
 So there are long intervals between her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12

books the last of which, Adrian Say age," was published as far back as l91i However I hear that she has been en- gagged for over a year on new novel. which she hopes to complete soon. She writes slowly and revises slowly, but then as she receives large sums from her publishers on delivery of her completed manuscripts, she has no need to hurry. It is reported by the way. that her most famous book, Sir Richard Calmady," is being dramatized. but one cannot im- agine how it possibly could be put on the stage, the hero. you remember. being a monstrosity. The authoress, who de- elares her recreatons to be "the study of French literature. traveling, especially by sea, motoring and gardening, lives near Fleet in Hampshire, in house that is called 'The Orchard"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-12

in a private feud. Prior to going into bat tie Andries Pretorius, the new leader. in- xoked d blessing from God upon their efforts. and besought the people 70 at tribute any victory which might attend their enterprise to the higher power. a1d ing that if they were victorious 1t be- hooVed the nation to keep the day as one Of thanksgiving.
 It is significant that although the ob- servance O. Dingaan's Gay has taken place so religiously throughout the Trans vaal and Orange Free State for many years, only during the past three years has it been observed in the Cape province. To what does this point? Essentially the celebration IS Dutch one and it's wider observance would seem to indicate larger growth in Dutch thought and ac- ton. The Fnglishman resident in Africa and the colonial-born Brtisher recognizes the country as his own, but he seems to utterly fail in realizing how the power therein may unconsciously be slipping from him. The peril of the enormous growth of the coiored population mas to be faced. The colored man gets his vote in the Cape province on equal terms wlun his white brethren. The women of South Africa are agtating for enfranchisement. In the event of success attending their efforts. they will immediately be faced with necessity. in justice of treating the eolored women in a similar way to their menfolk. owing to the enormous growth in the coloreo population, therefore, this will tend to considerably decrease the
 British power in the country. Again. the
 fact that the Cape peninsula is now ilg- idly observing Dingaan's day tends to show that that particular section of the
 union is becoming more Dutch in outlook. l Africa is enormously rich in mineral and agricultural wealth, yet emigration from
 the home country is almost unknown. l Emigrants are not welcomed to the
 shores of Africa. They are not sought
 after and hence do not come to the coun- ! try. It is significant that more Britons leave Africa today than enter it. The result is obvious and not far to seek. 1t ! cannot remain British possession if
 there is no British community within it's gates.