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Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-06
|MATTERS INTERESTING WESTERLY '
Monsy Farm Meeting of D. A. R. Chapter Two Join c.l.s. Club

specialists. sl.s5O: for agriculture in the field. q, $50.
 Expert phetoaraphers ef the United statss coest and 0sedstle Survey E rs- tained photographic record of the work and outfit of the coast survey in the state. The photographers made movies of the wire drag party at Newport. piates were obtained, iilustrating the various operations of the party and the equipment. The pictures will be used to shown the congressman and others interested, just what the survey is doing.
 This wire-drag is being carried on to discover hidden obstacles to navi- gation. A heavy wire is suspended from between two small vessels of the coast survey service at certain dis tance below the surface of the water. As the vessels move slowly along the wire will strike rocks. shoals. wrecks and other objects. and heretofore un- known dangers to navigation have been discovered in this way, the ob- struction being Immediately charted for the information of mariners
 The members of Phsbe Greene Ward chapter, Daughters Of the American Revolution, held a thoroughly enjoy able session Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Thomas H. Peabody in Pleasant street The regent, Mrs. Miss Grace Denison Wheeler read an original and patriotic poem. Herbert H. Munsey, secretary of the American Rotary Power company, gave two very pleasing recitations. At the Box Office, and Coquette Corquered, by Paul Law renee Dunbar. There were victrola selections, including The Discovery of the North Pole. by Robert B. Peary. and the Swiss Echo Song. After the scheduled exercises there were refresh ments and an informal and delightful social session.
 In the mixed best ball foursense golf tourney at Metaeonnet, Thursday, Har- vey kenwofthy, present holder of the state golf title, and Harry Hampton, professional of the Lenox Country club, won first prize against the best New England that has ever played in Rhode Island at one time. The tour nament is the second of the kind to be held in the state and so close was the playing that two pairs tied for sec ond place and three pairs for third best ball score for S6 holes, was 7s in the morning and II in the afternoon. a total of IA. The two pairs tied for second best ball score. 1S0. were Roger H. Hovey and c. Galloway, and Pat Doyle and W. M P. Mcdonald.
 The three pairs tied for third place, with 152, were Tom McNamara of Boston and Earl Crandau of Pawtuck- ct, formerly of Westerly, and Mike Brady and Jim Kenyon. and Orrin Terry and Jesse Guilford.
 A remarkable freak brassie shot was made by Hampton on the second hole of the last nine when he lifted the ball for 50 and sunk it in the hole The ball bounded and darted into the hole to the anazement of Hampton and the spectators.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-06

c Specialists, sl.s5O: for agriculture in ' fine Nnid Si SS0
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
Throwing Dirty Water.

An English legal periodical recently
published an inquiry sent 10 1t by q
lawyer as to the origin Of a queer be-
lief encountered by him-that 1t is no
ofense to throw water on a person,
provided the water be dirty. A client
OF his, summoned for assault, had as
sured him that he had a sufficient de-
Tense, because he had taken the pre-
caution OF putting a handful Of dirt In
the water before throwing It Another
correspondent suggested as the solu-
tion the ancient practice, before the
days Of drains and sewers, Of throw
ing waste water into the street When
this practice was prevalent doubtless
the fact that the water was dirty In
stead Of clean was a circumstance
tending 10 show that the wetttng Of
the unfortunate passerby was a mis-
adventure rather than by design
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
Frederick, War On con...

In a manifesto issued by Frederick
the Great in lib the mighty monarch
oeplored ''the increased consumption
OF coffee by my subjects and the
amount Of money that goes out OF the
country In consequence. Everybody Is
using coffee. This must no longer be.
Ny subjects must drink beer. His
majesty was brought up on beer, and
90 were his ancestors. InnumerabIe
battles have been fought and won by
soldiers nourished on beer, and the
king does not believe that coffee drink
ing soldiers can be depended upon to
endure hardships or to conquer his en-
emies should another war occur" Cot
Zee roasting was made a government
monopoly, and a prohibitive price was
charged for the berry. Coffee smell
ers" were appointed all over Prussia
to check Illicit roasting. Coffee was
therefore ousted from popular favor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
Snow Ice Cram.

Snow ice cream-wkat a Joy It used
"a he TO the child heart! Mother used
n make it when she had been impor-
timed to dis let us have one more cup
ful nom" The youth OF today, per-
hans does not need that Joy, with ev-
srything so handy for buying 'tstore"
&c cream. But never can such make
shtft take away the memory OF the
earlier dish. 1t was 50 easy to make
TOO. Nature kindly furnished the foun-
dstion. and all that was necessary was
70 add sugar and milk. When q new
fsIl Of snow came the children watch
ed anxiously until it became deep
enough to scoop up cupfuls OF the crys-
nlS Then It was carried to mother
and milk poured IN and more snow
added, and then more milk poured In
and more snow added, until there was
full cupful Sugar was added until
the taste was just right and the mix
ture was placed out Of doors until It
had become a half frozen mass, and
thSe was the ice cream!-IndianApolis
News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06

Il Is a great temptation 70 command
ers In wartime to use the white nag as
a trick to obtain breathing space when
hard pressed by the enemy. and this Is
often done. although II Is against the
laws Of war.
The old purpose Of the white flag Is
to notify the enemy that their oppo-
nents wish to parley, and commander
has a perfect right TO refuse such a
request II he deems Il necessary. Even
II he consents he can request that the
bearer OF the fiag Of truce be blind
folded 30 that he may not secure In
formation concerning the camp which
he enters. In no circumstances must
the white flag be shown to trick an
opposing side into relaxing their at
tack, 90 that a retreat may be prepared
or re-enforcements brought up for a
fresh attack. In this connection a
common ruse Is for a ha-assed COM
mander to request his enemy for an
Grmlstice apparently for die purpose
Of burying his dead. Re then takes
advantage OF the truce by retreating
with his troops under the cover OF
darkneSs.-London Tit-Bits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
Polish Peasant Girls.

Polish women have been known to
fght on the battlefield and die In the
cause Of their country. And what
seemed harder to some they have Civ
en- up all their worldly goods In the
same cause Many have been exiled,
but never has there been a murmur
heard from these brave women, who
are capable Of any sacrifice. The PO-
fish women have ever been noted for
their physical charms. their hands and
feet being, from an artistic point OF
view, absolutely perfect. In the field
at harvest time far more women are to
be seen than men, and the effect Of
their different colored dress makes an
attractive picture. The skirts Of their
dresses are generally pinned up, leav-
ing bright petticoats exposed to view.
London Express.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
How Do You nn,

What Is your normal attitude toward
yourself? Much depends upon this.
When you look at the great, wide
world and then at yourself in your own
little center Of 1t, how does it impress
your That is to say, are you a con-
slant source OF surprise and wonder
ment 70 yourself, which causes you
ever and anon to halt in your tracks,
look back over the road you came and
marvel that you were ever able to
make it2
Or do you take yourself for granted
and consider that It is the most nat
ural thing In the world for you to be
where you are and doing what you
are7
Or have you been so excrucIatinsly
busy trying to get somewhere that
you have had no time to take these
little mental invoices to discover Just
where you are and why and for how
longf-Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
SUBMARINE SHIPS
and SEA MINES
Both Play an Important Part
n European War.
~ 3 rather interesting b these

ut Il rather interesting In these
days Of frequent submarine raids
to reflect that when Fulton, the
American inventor, first pro-
pounded his idea for an under water
boat and Experimental under the aus
pices Of the British and French gov
ernments his plans were denounced a.
revolving to every noble principle"
both French and British admirals de-
eiaring that they wished to fight like
gentlemen and not to be drowned like
rats"
The method OF attack OF a submarine
Is very simple. Seeing an enemy, she
blows out the required number Of air
tanks and by means Of her planes de-
scends until the coming tower Is just
above water, from which the move
ments Of the distant enemy are observ-
ed Having approached within a dis
lance judged TO be safe from discovery,
the submarine is submerged complete
", her course being conned solely by
means OF the periscOpe, and at the
chosen moment discharges her torpedo.
At night the submarine Is blind, and
in bad light or rough sea she works
with difficulty owing to the obscurity
OF her vision.
The submarine Is still In a way an
unknown quantity In international law.
While the existing rules OF information
al law provide that all passengers and
crew on unarmed belligerent merchant
vessels must be taken on before the
ship can be sunk. this has been held
to apply to war vessels which are able
to care for passengers The fact that
4 submarine may endanger itself BY
approaching a belligerent merchant
man IL a consideration which may ne
cessitate new rules when the subject
Is taken up by future conferences.
In addition to the submarine ship,
the submarine mine Is playing an i'm
portant part In the present European
war and In the strategy OF the lighting
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
A slun. Ex.y..

There b q stroy Of an English ciergy.
man who had taken temporary duty
Tor q friend and who had the IN luck
20 tnjure his false teeth during the
week The plate was sent 70 the den
tist for repairs. q faithfui assurance
being given that It should be returned
oy Sundays post, but the dentist or
The Post proved faithlesz
With the assistance Of the clerk the
clergyman managed 70 stumble through
The prayers, but felt It would be use
less to attempt to preach. He there
fore Instructed the clerk to make some
excuse for him and dismiss the eongre,
cation But his feelings may be better
imagined than described when, In the
seciusion OF the vestry, he overheard
the clerk In impressive tones thus de-
liver the excuse:
Parson h very sorry, but II q his
misfortune to be obliged to wear a set
OF artful teeth They busted last
wednesday. and he amt got them
back from London today. as he was
promised I've helped him all I could
through the service. but / can't do
more for him. Tisn't any use for him
going up In the pulpit, for you wouldn't
understand a word be said, so he thinks
you al may as well 60 home"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06


The tortoise Il a testudinate. terruD-
trial reptile. he Is a half brother 10
me turtle. which 30 often gets into TIE
soup The tOrtOise's motto Is take
Il Easy. Next TO the sponge ana the
oyster. which require the hook 10 Be
moved At all be Is the siowest animal
N the world A Greek Of the mama
OF Aesop, who lived centuries agu. told
OF a race between the tortoise and the
hare In which the tortoise got the trO-
pny. The hare, according to Aesop,
got &C Tar In the lead that be took a
nap, and. forgetting to wake up. the
tortoise passed him The truth OF the
matter Is that by the time the tor
toise had caught him the hare had dad
OF old age. A tortoise lets the dear old
world wag and waddles eomplacentIy
on. You couldn't speed him up II you
built IRE under him, for his sheH a
50 thick that be wouldn't know Ne was
being roasted Because Of his imper-
durability and his utter deafness to
impressions the tortoise lives to a
great age. But, no matter how old or
now big he grows, he never improves
intellectually, and eventually he lands
In a museum, to be viewed as a curl
osity. Don't be a tortoise.-Maurice
Switzer In Judge.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06

A mick" in an artery Il sometimes
more dangerous than its complete sew
erng, for the coats Of arteries are
formed Of muscular tissue, which con-
tracts, and a slight cut at once ex-
pands into a round or oval hole,
through which the hemorthAge con-
tnues unless the artery be tied When
IN artery is completely severed the cut
ends tend 10 turn In and close the
tube In the case Of q small artery
this closing sometimes needs no assist
Gnce In the case Of a larger artery
the surgeon ties II at once and thus
closes 1t for good. The New York
Medical Journal reports two cases at
lincoln hospital in which hemonhages
broke out over and over again for sew
sal weeks in arteries that had only
Just been nicked and that were finally
healed by being tied Just as II they
had been severed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
Nalaon and NiII.n.,r,,.-

When Nelson fell at Trafalgar he
was only forty-ssven years old, and
the French commander, Admiral de
Vnleneuve, was only forty-two. The
latter was a brilliant sailor, who had
already fought against Nelson, and he
thoroughly realized what the English
tactics were going to be on this occa-
sion Indeed. he held q meeting Of the
captains OF the allied feet and lucidly
explained them. Nelson would not, he
said, form line Of battle parallel with
the allied line. He win seek to pierce
our line, surround our rear and over
power with groups OF his vessels as
many Of ours as he can cut on" Still,
although prepared for this form Of at
tack, Yilleneuve failed 70 resist It, and
he was taken prisoner, bitterly regret
ting that no shot had dealt him the
same fate as Nelson--London Chroni-
Gle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
How Word, chanas.

A century and a half ago fun" q
word Of Irish origin, was considered
"shockingly low" "Mob," too, was a
word mo self respecting gentleman
would use" till Pope boldly wrote ''the
mob Of gentlemen who write with
ease" OF "humbug" a writer In 175O
said: 81 win venture 70 affirm that
this 'humbug' is neither an English
word nor II derivative from any other
language. II is, indeed, a BLACKBOARD
sound. It is a fine makeweight In con-
versation. and some great men deceive
themselves so egregiously as to think
they mean something by II"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
SPIRAL Nebulas-

It Is now an established fact that the
majority Of the nebulae known TO as
ronomers are spiral nebulae. Their
study Is very important, and In par
ticular knowledge Of their spectra Il
capable OF furnishing valuable informa-
ton. The study Of the spectra Of
nebulae is rendered very difficult by
the small intrinsic brightness they pos
sess. Nevertheless, some careful ex-
periments made by Slipber on the neb-
ula In Andromeda render 1t probable
that the nebula has a radial velocity
OF about 1S6 miles a second, a result
which is distinctly greater than the
figures formerly obtained for other
nebulae- Il this nebul9 In Andromeda
approaches the solar system with this
velocity-11,1 60 miles minute-it sug-
gests that the new star which appear
ed near its nucleus In 1885 had been q
dark star which was encountered
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
Wassina the Earn.

Yon VIII rarely find that a man who
can wag his ears suffers from deafness.
The reason for this ie very simple
Wagging ones ears exercises them
Just as much as walking exercises the
muscles OF the legs A great deal Of
deafness il caused by the muscles OF
the ears becoming stin and refusing to
respond quickly TO the sound waves
Quite a large proportion OF children
can move their ears. Just as they can
move the skin on their forehead up and
down. but as they grow up they loss
their power through want OF practice.
II Il a mistake TO let q child lose this
power, for 1t may mean the difference
between good and bad hearing In after
yesrA DR.. n. Fernet, the famous Par
ID doctor, has even gone 30 far as 10
suggest that people should be trained
to wag their ears, Just al they are
trained TO exercise any other muscles
or the body.-San Francisco Chronicle
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06

Old Chief Singing Hound -
pau1archal Indian on one Of the far
western reservations. Tourists r.
quently visited the old man. BE hsd
the dignity Of a king and a tac,tn-n
disposition that be3ied his name.
One day party OF eastern travals-v
hunted out the old man. Among then
was a young woman who was toered
out IN the latest style. Der neck Wss
bare, as were her arms. Her Rarmants
what there were Of them-varo
skimpily cut
She was fascinated by the chief
Fixing her large, calflike ewes unon
MN, she stared and stared exactly ss
though he were a griffin or a unicorn
The chief began 70 show symptoms Of
being excessively bored He eyed the
young woman from head to foot IN 4
chilling manner, but 1t ii not do a
particle OF good.
Finally the young woman spoke.
What a perfectly lovely blanketr'
she exclaimed Il wish had itr' She
referred to the blanket which envrap-
ped the chief.
without a word he removed 1t and
tossed 1t at her feet. He gave her
ana ner costume-a parting glance.
You take um," he grunted. you
need UNI mostF'
And he staIked away. Pittsburgh
Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
Floating Dock.

A floating dock may be Hkened to a
box with neither ends nor lid II Is
built Of steel throughout, the largest
type having a length Of $50 feet and a
width OF IA feet, while the walls are
CO feet In height. The dock Is first
submerged by admitting water into
the ballast tanks or pontoOns forming
the base OF the structure. When II
has been sunk to a sufficient depth to
receive the vessel the latter Is warped
into its correct position on the keel
blocks Of the dock and Is then made
fast Powerful pumps are set to work
to eject water from the pontoOns, caus-
ing the structure to rise gradually with
its burden. To lift a battleship OF the
largest size 1900 tons OF water has to
be pumped out Of the pOntoons. So
perfectly, however, are these floating
docks constructed that one man can
control every movement from what Is
known as the valve house.-London
Tit-Bits.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
Bridal Chamber Silver.

Few places Of equal extent in mother
earth ever produced as much wealth
in ore as the famous bridal chamber"
In the Lake Valley silver mines In
southern New Mexico. It. yielded over
5000, 900, the silver ore being found
twenty feet underground and was TAX
en- from a space no larger than a good
sized room. One piece Of ore weighed
81 900 pounds and returned smelter
values Of over $4,000. In another
nearby shaft fifty feet in depth $116s-
600 worth Of ore Of the same charac-
ter was hoisted with a hand windlass
IN eight hours.-Argonaut.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
r,.i,n IIp an EIaoalon.

,-5ous incident once occurred &C
AZ an election for parliament
Fa' Marx wood, who had been one Of
81 nsmbers for several years, had a.
" .oIIaague in the parliament Of 1872
~ william Congreve. the inventor Of
- famous "Congreye rocket" The
tus - resigned In 1916, and the baro-
NJ. ~ -,isbed his own son to gu the va
Ds. There were only three voters
g. 80 constituency-Sir Mark, bis son
y S,s butler, named gennings-but
t1I .bs son was away and the butler
"a Cnsrreled with his master an op-
- .,-+unity was afforded for a singulaf
p.-snce Jennings refused to second
=. Marks nomination OF his son and
S-,nosed himself, and deadlock was
rI-srted only by Sir Mark coming to
Ems with the refractory butler,
s-hoss nomination he seconded in or
Az 10 induce him to act as a seconder
= bIs son. Matters being thus put
S1-mally in train, Sir Mark arranged
nth Jennings that the formers vote
mould be alone given, and the final
stSte of the poll at Patton's only
tnoTu contest stood thus: Wood
Tory), 1; Jennings CWhig, o.-Wsst-
Minister Gazette.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06

Photo by American Press Association.
TOWER, PERIsCoPR AND WIRELESS OF A
SUBMARINE (BATTLBHIP AT LETT
game, particularly as It relates to the
defense Of a country on its seaboard
or to the offense Of a nation against
an enemy's navy.
Mines, as they are placed in the sea
and as they have been placed in great
numbers In the North sea, are Of three
kinds-harbor defense mines, deep sea
floating mines and moored contact
mines
Harbor defense mines are part Of
the armament Of a country to keep the
vessels OF q hostile nation from enter
ing a harbor to occupy q city. They
are used to the best effect where the
channel to a harbor Il somewhat mar
row. These mines consist Of heavy
charges OF a high explosive placed IN
the channel. They are exploded by
an electric current sent through q wire
connecting them with the shore. The
contact that detonates the mine Is
made from a fort on shore or other
point Of observation. and the explosive
Is discharged when the ship OF an enc
my Is close to the hidden mine.
These mines are under the control
OF man. and unless through an acct
dent or By mistake they could not In
jure the ships Of a neutral power or
Of the power which controlled them
The other kinds Of mines are auto
matte and make no distinction between
friend and foe II the ship Of a friend
" power touches the mine it q the
same as though the ship Of q fOeman
had touched # II the proper contact
a made the mine y discharged.
Ths deep sea floating mines are the
eaSiest 30 plaee IN position. and they
are the most easily detected Of any Of
the different classes OF mines. A
their name indicates. they noaf on the
surface Of the sea and can be seen By
fha Vigilant lookout Of q vessel IN
many instances and can be avoided
OF can Be detonated from distance
without danger 10 the ship sighting
fhem-
m moored mines ara invisible from
q ship ana are the most Dangerous 70
ordInary shipping They are cast over
board from the nine laying vessel and
consist o. q globe AZ Light sheI which
eousainl ths explosive charge and -
ds.onztoH
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
A Question Of Numbers.

Herbert Spencer did not agree with
the scientists who favored the metric
system. He said It Is artificial and
unsatisfactory, ten being Invisible by
only two numbers-two and nve-and
IN one case the result Is afths, which
are practically useless in the everyday
Life Of the people. The decimal system
Is similarly Objectionable, he contend
ed, because it has an imperfect fourth
and a more imperfect third, both Of
which are desirable In ordinary trans
actions. he regarded twelve as one Of
ne most favorable numbers, as It Is
easily Invisible into groups Of units
for popular use.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-03-06
The Jitney.

The impression seems to be growing
that operating a jitney bus il not all
velvet--Detroit Free Press.
Dictionaries Of the future win have
to pay more attention to the word
"jitney" than do the dictionaries Of the
present, which overlook It altogether
Chicago News
Until there was so much In the pa
pers about '.jitney" we Of Detroit had
not realized that all along we have
had q jitney ferry. both TO Belle Isle
and to Windsor.-DetroIt News