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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-29

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-07

patriot. / might go to France and be-
come French patriot. But l would
still be |. And l think would be just
as happy as a Frenchman, German
or any other kind of fiag-man as an
American f1ag-man. Certainly
wouldn't be more or less of a man in
one place than in another.
Birds fly across state lines and ma
tional boundaries and never know Of
their existence. There is no difference
in the trees, flowers, the fruit or the
earth on opposite sides of the line.
Fish swim freely over the imagi-
nary line in Lake Erie between Can
ada and the United States; and they
don't know the difference. To them
there is no difference, They are not
Canadian fish or American fish; they
are just fish.
Men and women can love, even
though neither understands the Ian
guage of the other. mean the word
language. The eye language is uni
versal.
can talk in but one language, but
1 can drink in several; and think
the same thoughts, undoubtedly, tnat
men think in every corner of the
globe.
There is but one human family.
There can be but one patriotism that
isn't selfishness. / wish there were
but one country all over this earth,
and that we had but one flag:
And would have that flag have no
lesser significance than the brother
hood, of man. 4.
If we lived the Golden Rule every<
where under that flag we could have
a glorious bonfire, burn up all the
man-made law books in the world
and be happy.
Unions and Granges.- noticed
news item in the papers the other
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-07
ONE MANS OPINIONS
BY N. D. COCHRAN.

FdlHOtlSIn.-l am not sure that /
am what you call a patriot. / am not
sure that | know what patriotism is.
There are various kinds of patriots.
There are German patriots, French
patriots, English, patriots, Italian pa
triots, Greek, Turkish and other ma
tional patriots.
L said English patriots instead of
saying British patriots, because there
are many kinds of British patriots if
there are any British patriots at all.
There are Scotch patriots, Cana
dian patriots, and at least two kinds
OF Irish patriots just now.
So the British patriot divides I'D in
to lesser patriots, including the Irish:
and the Irish divide up into Ulster pa
triots and other patriots. When fac
tons develop among the factions
then there will be lesser patriots still.
L suppose we could reduce every
man until finally his patriotism would
be confined to his own fireside.
like that kind of patriotism. After
that would jump over all the kinds
between and shout for the patriotism
of the United States of the World
That's my country.
Isuppose there are men who would
call themselves Illinois patriots. Then
there are Cook county patriots, Chi
cago patriots and even ward and pre-
cinct patriots.
Somewhere there is an imaginary
line that separates Illinois from In
diana. Walking along a country road
or travelling on railway train, the
line isn't visible to the naked eye.
There is no difference between hui
manity on one side of the line and
humanity,on the other side. The man
who is an Indiana patriot today can |
move across the line and become an |
Illinois patriot tomorrow. Yet there
is no difference in the man. He's-the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-07

Unions and Oranges noticed a
news item in the papers the other
day about some getting together. of
labor unions and farmers oranges to
resist applying the Sherman anti
trust law to them.
There is significance in that item.
l don't know how far it viii go now,
but will feel kindly toward those
who have tried to use the Sherman
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
SEE
WINDOW
DISPLAY
THE HAsK1N LETTER
Land TitIes--The English System
By Frederick j. Haskin.

3 Did It ever occur to you to Won
der why some property, such as
money, jewels, clothing and house
hold forniture, has to be safeguarded
by either constant personal possess
sion or by enclosing them in devices
which requires force to penetrate,
while other property, many times
more valuable, such as a vacant lot
in the heart of a great city. is rend-
cred absolutely safe by trace OF an
enclosure or by mere notice board?
The answer that the one class con-
sists Of movables and may pass from
hand to hand, while the other is a
fixture is not satisfactory, since pos
session Is the basis of a claim of
ownership and one can possess land
by occupying it just as one can pos
sess an ornament by wearing it
about the person.
With respect to articles used IN
dress. subsistence, comfort and lux
llry, the great principle of the sane
tity Of private property has been
modified by the necessities OF COM
mercial intercourse. Trade would be
inpossible II the seller had to assure
the buyer Of the property rights in
the merchandise offered, and govern
ments have been compelled to sub
stitute the police establishment to
prevent and punish theft for such q
guarantee Of undisturbed possession
IN the case OF chattels as is afforded
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
MOUNTAINEERS TOO
SHARING BENEFITS
of University Extension Work
for the Educational Uplift
of Certain Communities.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Nov. e.
smokeless fields Of West Virginia,
who is enthusiastic regarding the.
university. extension work for the
educational uplift of the mining-ag-
ricultural communities of the state,
says that tire scores of children who
are now receiving advanced education
in the mining camps of his section
are by no means exclusively from the
homes of the miners, but they come
from the homes of the native noun.
taineers as we'll. With faces BEAM
ing with health and ambition these
rugged little mountain climbers are
there to equal. If not excel, the new
corners, and there is good chance,
bition, for the mine development has
created market for everything the
fertile mountain side can produce and
the mountaineer is now numbered
among the well-to-do classes. due to
large exent to tic mine commits
sary, where his produce can always
be exchanged for cash.
In addressing the mine owners OF
West Virginia few years ago.
Thomas Nelson Page spoke a few
words OF commentator for the
mountaineer OF the state, and pre-
dicted that the hunter and gatherer
OF ginseng, when brought into con-
tact with the capitalist, whose mil
lions within a brief span of years
have made the Mountain State almost
the leader among the coal producing
commonwealth OF the country, would
develop surprising qualities and prove
a worthy descendant OF the James
town ancestor who forfeited home
and happiness TO breathe the air Of
freedom in the new world. And time
Is proving that the distinguished au-
thor and diplomat possessed the abil-
ity to see into the future and predict
the happenings which have brought
West Virginia to the front at such.
rapid pace. The phenomenal mine
developments in the New River, vir-.
ginian and Pocahontas districts have
not only produced the most wonder
full steaming fuel IN the world, but
are rapidly producing a citizenship of
which any state may be proud
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29

in the case of property in land and
its improvements.
There have been times when prop
erty rights in lands we're no more
secure than the property rights in
chattels. The ancient berserk might
challenge landholder to fight for
h!s domain and, II victorious, turn
him out landless wanderer. Indi-
vidual dispossession by the strong
hand Was possibility down to a
time well within authentic history
and the system of land-holding which
now exists was erected on the basis
Of wholesale dispossession as the
result of the fortunes OF war.
Back of the recording of the deed
Of today's purchase which gives an
inviolable title to the purchaser, there
is the most vOlumincus and perhaps
the most important part of the law
of the English speaking people, and
the series of letters which is to fol-
low will describe the processes by
which the present system of land
holding and assurance of title has
been established in the United States
by the evolution of a comparatively
simple system of transfer of land
from the complications which result
ed from the military system of Eu-
rope OF the middle ages.
II 1t could be imagined that a man
free from prior associations and con-
nections should find himself resident
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29

on piece of land that no other man
had seen, and should continue to &C.
cupy and improve that land, his
title would result from the use and
would be what is called an allodial
title.
1t has been assumed that the Iorig-
nal title to land was so acquired, but
zen began to speculate about the
jrgin of rights OF ownership cen
turtles after the fact and after the
question as to what became of the
land If the first occupier left it tenn
pcrarily or died in possession had
been settled by series of arbitrary
rules.
Land in the United States is held
with all the Characteristic of al
lodial ownership; that is, it is held
free OF all restraint except govern
mental charges, but this condition
has come, not through original ac-
QUESTION and subsequent possession
by individuals but through compli-
ance with the modified forms of a
military tenure.
The theory of landholding under
the common law of England (which
exists in modified form in the Uni
ted States) was that the whole body
of the land OF the nation originally
belonged to the king, as the CHIEF
military leader. AS the continuance
! CT the king in power depended on
his ability to raise sufficient military
forces, 1t was necessary for him to
ATTACH the chief military men to him
self by liberal grants. These chiefs
were compelled to have sufficient
number OF sllbordinates and they
made sub-grants to lieutenants who
divided their grants among fighting
men of lower rank who administer
ed the land that it would support a
definite proportion of soldiery.
! There had. OF course, to be foun-
dation for this support and this was
found In the people who actually Gull
tivated the land and provided means
of subsistence and equipment for the
who. under an allodial title. would
have been the owners of the land
were the military or feudal system
themselves owned and treated as
property.
This system was introduced into
! ENGLAND BY William the Conuueror.
Duke of Normandy. who subjugated
the Saxon owners of the island. The
land system OF the Saxons had the
difference that there was large
number of smaller prourietors who
held their lands independently OF a
superior: Their titles had probably
been derived from original individual
conquest or settlement of waste lands
but there was a system of sub-grant
and of slavery not substantially Diff
ferent from the Norman system. SEch
of the Saxon proprietors as were not
dispossessed OF their lands were
compelled to deliver their titles to
the king and to receive them again
subject to the burdens which were
common TO the whole military sys-
tenn.
Upon this comparatively simple
theory of land tenure, highly com
plicated system was constructed. with
practically the one purpose of pre-
venting grantees from escaping from
the burdens incident to the support
OF the military classes and the ex-
penses of wars The one aspect of
this system with which the question
OF land titles is especially concerned
consists Of the regulations framed to
make It certain that the land would
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
COOP GAS WE'LL.

The Bridgeport Natural Gas Com,
pany shot its well on the George $.
Fletcher farm a mile distant from
bridgeport Saturday afternoon and
has a daily producer of two million
cubic feet or more.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
sw1GER SELLS.

H. H. swiger. who has been con-
nected with the butter store on Pike
street, has disposed of his holdings
and returned to Morgantown to care
fore his business interests there. The
butter store will be conducted by
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18
MYSTIC
Sites for Federal Building Get High and Scarce When Government Wants One-Camp Fire Girls Entertain ment

Brammell T. Davis of the treasury department at Washington, D. C., has been in Mystic this week looking over sites for sale for the purpose of the federal building. The Tripp property on East Main street is talked of as a desirable location and if this plot is decided upon for the new post office an additional appropriation would be necessary as the price is larger than anticipated. There are several pieces of property available that are quite central to the business part of the village which were given a thorough inspection. The decision of the treas ury department will not be made pub
 lie for some time. The bank prop
 erty known as the old D. D. Miner property and the Winthrop Burrows property, owned by Mrs. T. E. Pack CT are considered good sites for the building. Mystic River Bank people were willing to sell, but Mrs. Packer said sine did not care to dispose of her property. On the east side of the river the Capt Tripn property was offered for $1S,000. The Sutton lot on the corner of Jackson avenue and East Main street and the Babcock lot on the corner of Wilbur and East Main streets were other places consid- cred. If the Babcock lot was pur- chased it would be necessary to buy
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18

account of the cases of scarlet fever in that district.
 George Hadden of Norwich was in Westerly Friday.
 There was no criminal business for the Third district court Friday
 Rev. Samuel H. Davis will supply the pulpit of the First Baptist church Sunday morning and evening
 James Scott, former Westerly stone cutter, died Thursday in New York Burial will be in Westerly
 Policeman Donald Ferguson. who by reason of sickness, has recovered and returned to duty.
 Fully two- thirds of the Iaborers-who went on strike for advance in pay three weeks ago and won out, are now among the unemployed.
 A marble cutter was engaged Fri day in smoothing the joints of the marble blocks in the oval front of the new post office building.
 At the annual meeting of Grace Methodist church, B. NJ. Hinman was elected president, E. E. Kenyon vice president w. G. Spargo secretary and F. F.. Fowler treasurer.
 The Niagara Engine company of New London and the Noank Fire com pany were guests Friday night of the Pioneer Hook and Ladder company in Sronington. The New Londoners made the trip in automobiles.
 The Wheeler and Downey circus went out of existence at the close of last season and now the proprietors are on the road with separate shows. The Wheeler circus will be in Wes- terly in May. The Downey attraction. known as Latena circus. will be in
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18

Westerly. New London and Norwich during next month.
 Rev. F. c. A. Jones conducted the funeral service of William Lord
 Thursday afternoon at his residence in
 Main street, a large number of friends attending. Burial was at River Bend.
 The bearers were Alfred Burdicl. Fred
 Greene, Frank Edwards and Ebert
 Potter.
 Henry W. Whitford. q resident of
 Tug Hollow. Richmond, was arrested
 Thursday for selling liquor without
 license. He was held by Oscar F.
 Barber, justice of the peace, in bonds
 of $100 and will be tried in the Third district court, at Hope Valley, next
 Thursday.
 Headed by the Westerly band, the several organizations of the Westerly fire department the Westerly Veteran Firemen's association and the P. s.
 Barber Hose company, paraded Friday evening before the opening of the fair
 of the Alert Hook and Ladder com pany in Hibernian hall. The report of the Urea asurer of the Seventh day Baptist Trust society for the quarter ending with March shows a contribution of S25 from the First Hopkinton church. The sum of s2,962.40- was received in January. S1, 1.O3 in February and Sl, ,306.6 6S in ! March. 9 total for the quarter of l $5,s30.11.
 1 The jurors from Westerly summoned for the session of the superior court that opens Monday at Kingston are: ] Oscar Vose, Ashel Larkin. Robert AI 1 Hiscox John A. Stillman. John c. An 1 derson, petit jury: John T. Mauran i Louis Solomon. Arthur Greenman, l Charles NJ. kebbe, Edwin l.. Hood F. Samion Nardone, grand jurors. The
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18

handling the record to prevent parts S0l 0l It dropping away Mir. Greene se- flag when there was no wind and, with tine aid of three assistants, hung the ilag on the side of the Stanton res loence. opposite the library building, where the photograph was taken. Then the flag was carefully refolded and replaced in it's glass case where it will probably remain to the end of time
 The combination auto chemical and hose wagon sent voluntary to Wes- terly for demonstration, was called elsewhere, Friday. Ne opportunity was given the demonstrator to demon- strate the qualities of the fire appar- atus and he tried to interest the public by showing the machine as best he could by an occasional street exhibf- rion
 Rev. Benjamin D. Hahn. D. D.. for many years pastor of the State Street Baptist church. Springfield Mass. who resigned a few months ago. has re- ceiNed q cal from the Pendleton Ave-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18
WESTERLY LIBRARY GETS PHOTO
Fred Stewart Greene Presents Picture of Sonnoon Rattle Fiag-High School Team Defeats Alumn-Fremen Pa rade Before Hose Companys Fair Opens

Fred Stewart Greene has presented the Westerly Memorial and Library as- sociation large copyrighted photo- graph of the battle flag used at StoS- ington. August 10. 1874. II is the orsy photograph or the flag and was taken by Mir, Greene in 1909. The photo- graph fs to be reproduced in Elroy MclNeudree Avery's History of the United states and It's People, to be completed in sixteen volumes, seven of which have been publishred. The flag is large one. 16x12, and there are six teen white stars in the blue field rep resenting the states of the Union a century ago, which has since increased to AS. The flag has also 15 stripes, it being the original intention to add .l stripe as well as a star for each state of the Union, but as this was not prac- tical the original 13 stripes became standard
 This battle flag is preserved in 8 small glass case where it is carefully folded and is in the custody of the StoninSton Library association The flag is of bunting, considerably tatter- ed and torn, somewhat patched and Sne greatest care was exercised in
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18
NOANk

Friday evening the fire company of the village attended the fair of the Neptune Hose Co. in Stonington. 4 most delightful time was spent and a special car of the Groton and Suon- ington line brought the boys home.
 Baseball enthusiasts are making an effort to secure the use of the dia- mond at Poquonoc race track for this season.
 An interesting meeting of the Wo- mans Missionary society of the Meth odist church was held Friday after noon
 John McInnes. who had leg re- moved in Lawrence hospital recently as the result of an accident in the Midway yard, is improving
 C. B. Green of New London has been visiting in the village.
 Capt Charles T. Potter has return ed to his home in Norwich after a visit here.
 Friday evening the Noank camp of Modern Woodmen held a meeting in Mechanics hall. \ good number of members were present.
 The Mission Study class held a meet ing at the Baptist parsonage with Mrs w. G. Aiken as hostess.
 Mrs. Edward Ashbey entertained the
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18

grand jurors will report Monday and the petit Wednesday.
 The Westerly Historical society has appointed Ethan Wilcox, Fred Stew art Greene, Mrs Lucy M. M Foster, Miss Jennie E. Miner and Mrs. LaClede W oodmansee, to arrange for an outing. Professor ". H. Munro. of the Rhode Island Historical society. will read d paper at the next meeting on The Most Successful American PriVateer
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18

a strip of the Fish property adjoining on the west thus bringing this site to a cost of S4,0O0.
 Funeral of George Davis.
 The funeral of George Davis was held from the home of his brother, FL Iery Davis. Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock and was largely attended ny relatives and friends. Rev. A. II. Withee. pastor of the Old Mystic Meth odist church. conducted the services. Burial Wa sin Elm Grove cemetery.
 Camp Fire Girls Entertain.
 The Camp Fire girls gave an enter tainment in the assembly hall of the Broadway school Friday evening. The following program was rendered: Welcome, Miss Margaret Calvin: 500, Spring, Mrs. Grace CrOwell: folk dance Reap the Flax. Boating Song, Booga Man, Nanny Moon. Twas April Allah. The Lard Now Leaves His Nest. Mrs Grace Crowel piano solo. Rondo Brilliante. Miss Helen Will cox; play, Every Girl: Every Girl, Miss Beatrice Wylie: Hope. Miss Eliz- abeth Cheney; Mirth. Miss Eleanor Da- wis: Wealth, Miss Esther Colt: Beauty, Miss Rachel Edgcomb; Knowledge, Miss Esther Dennison: Work, Miss Beatrice Williams; Health. Miss Lucy Whitman; Love. Miss Marjorie Gled- hill.
 Weekly Visitors to Fair.
 The fair being held by Stoningfon lodge was well attended Friday eve ming, a special car bringing a large number from Narragansett lodge of Westerly
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18

True Blue society at her home in Front street. A social hour followed the work of the evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18

nue Baptist church, of Greeneville,
 South Carolina. He is now in Green Vile and preached there the last two Sundays. It Is not yet known whether he will accept the call. Dr. Hahn was a former pastor of Calvary Baptist church, in Westerly. Mrs. Hahn is sister of Miss Helen Fitz Pendleton, president of Wellesley college, and has four brothers, all natives of Westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18
The first baseball game of conse- .uence plaNed in WesterIM this saasnn

The first baseball game of conse- quence played in Westerly this season was Witnessed bN quite a number of the younger set of basebalidom, and splifIAling of dyed-in- tne-wool fans who haze followed the game since childhood. The contestants were from the alumni of the Westerly High school and the high school team of today. The game was played Friday afternoon on the Vose field, with the understanding that the players should not be criticised and the same leniency shown them as is given to the home talent that produces the amateur plays, inasmuch as the players did their best.
 The alumni team was made up in this batting order: Byron Champlin If eGorge Wilcox 2b, Raymond fiiscox, If. Harold Rogers 3b. Louis Foley ss. James Murphy c. Adam Archie 1b, Norman Stanton cf. Charles Briggs D.
 The Westerly High school team was represented by these athletes William Fenelon c, Moses Lowry P. Walter Flynn ID. Waiter Bouter 2b. Bowman Coon ss, Roy Wilcox 3b, Walter Smith Of. Barclay Robinson If, Leverett Briggs If
 The alumni were defeated by a score of to (
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18
Weekly Visitors to Eair.
M. J. FIELDS Fl
Florist

3e Ward Street Cut Flowers Designs, Forms and Plants. Telephone ssT
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18

Local Laconics. The Park avenue school is closed on
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-18

$55O STEINWAY Upright Piano e For this Sale YZ $450 STURZ & SON Upright Piano-c1 For this Sale .......... Y $35O B. SHONINGER Upright Piano q 1 For this Sale Ql $500 HALLET & DAVIS Mahogany c1c
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 For this Sale QZ $325 RUDOLF Upright Piano CT For this Sale .......... Yl $425 SCHUMANN & SON Upright c01
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 $35O GROWN Upright Piano CT
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