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Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
HIS ..NUMBER" !.

tiers for me and one for you from
Uncle George. Catch!"
Her mother broke the seal! why"
she exclaimed. with pleasure. hes
dear boy ought not to give so much"
"Oha Mater, how exciting! What are
you going to buy7'
CT don't know. Brother George says.
Spend it all on yourself. No giving 1t
away, remember wonder why he
How about the time you started out
to buy yourself a new chair with your
Christmas gold pieces and came home
with furs for me? And another year
with your Christmas money? Or the
wear you gave IL all to help the
Greenes, who got burned out? You're
Just a dear old fraud. that's what you
are?"
Charlotte only laughed and snuggled
up against her mothers shoulder.
This time, however, Mrs. Rowntree
really intended to buy a present for
herself. She spent days studying cata-
on mysterious errands and came back
looking quite guilty at Charlotte's
questions.
Of course the professor noticed moth
ing in particular. He was as usual.
That is to say, he lost his umbrella,
the sake of a copy Of Martins Human
Body" He got his wife up at four in
the morning to look for his spectacle
case ara when one day his third best
coat was missing he nearly called in
the whole police force and the fire de-
partment before his wife found it
hanging in the back of his closet.
That was the afternoon which Char
lotte and her mother spent shut up in
the library. The truckman had brought
and set up new piece OF furniture
and they were working over it with
might and main. Occasionally Char
lotte would giggle as though It were
very funny indeed.
But it was after midnight when the
secret was fairly out. Mrs. Rowntree
ferrous task and now in the small
hours Of the morning she was awak-
ened by the professors voice.
Martha. Martha, my dear" he was
saying, have you any idea what could
have become of my manuscript on the
left 1t on the sideboard in the dining
room. At present it is not there and
fear 1 shall not be able to sleep until
it is found. 1t is a very important
contribution to the worlds knowledge"
His wife sprang out Of bed. Origin
of life, origin Of life," she mumbled
sleepily. starting down stairs. OR
i-g-"
A moment later she returned. "This
is it, ] believe" handing him the con-
tents of a neat manuscript envelope.
where did you find it?" he de-
manded.
All her days she had been timid, but
now she was sure.
Just a bit of triumph came over her
Embarrassed soul as she replied:
TN the new filing cabinet which I
bought with Brother Georges check"
Boston Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

These have proved to be about the
most formidable weapons In the war.
They have almost superseded the rife
they have almost rendered the rifle
unnecessary. The difficulty is that
these weapons cannot be improvised
in a short time. The machinery for
making machine guns takes eight or
nine months to construct before you
begin to turn out single machine
gun"
This discloses what Germany's foes
have to contend with. and makes clear
why they have been obliged to go slow.
1t may in the end be the reason given
for Germany's triupmh. That they have
shown themselves equal in courage
and Workmanship and superior in in-s
vention no die can deny. :
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

Matters surely got your number.
Daddie."
looked up at his daughter, perched on
one corner of his desk. 4 am afraid
fail to catch your meaning"
"Oh. forgot slang isn't one of your
languages" Tho teasing blue eyes
danced at the sight of his puzzled ones.
"Weil. it's like this" she explained.
"Only you can't realiy-er-what shall
1 say-translate 1t. Mater knows all
your pet weaknesses and peccadilios;
she-oh. WELL she's got your number.
That's ALL"
st trust. my dear, that have no pee
cadillos," his masculine pride bridling
at the thought.
The girl was about to go of into a
peal of laughter when her mother ap-
peared in the doorway. Charlotte, my
know you mustn't" when the profess
sor interrupted.
What is this about-er-my number,
or whatever you call it?"
This was too much for Charlotte.
Despite her mothers warning glance,
you'd got his n-number." she giggied,
'and he did-dn't like It"
Martha" said the professor, ignor-
ing his daughter. do you recall seeing
a pamphlet on Crustacea?"
Mrs. Rowntree looked worried. My
your papers You leave them around
so. I found your biology down behind
the hat rack in the hall, and"
"I merely lay them in convenient
place and someone has the hardihood
to remove them"
His wife began looking over papers
on the desk and then on big table in
one corner. Are you sure you looked
in your overcoat pockets, my dear?
You so often" The rest of the SEN
tence was lost. as she disappeared into
the hall. Presently she returned with
a blue pamphlet.
yes, thank you. Won't you be more
careful with my valuable papers?" he
added with a dignifled glance at the
smiling Charlotte.
His wife opened her mouth. but mar
ried life had taught her diplomacy.
She closed it again. Just then the
campus bell rang, and the professor
left his pamphlet behind after all,
when he hastened to class.
No peccadillos," giggled Charlotte
THE dear mani"
How can you, when you know 1t
6isturbs him SOP"
But he's such a funny dad. He ac-
tually thought you hid his precious
pamphlet You spoil him dreadfully.
Wasn't it last night you made tea and
toast in the middle of the night?'
well, he didn't realize. He said If
happened to have any He can
never get to sleep hungry"
Happened to have any!' There was
piece OF toast left from dinner. Why
didn't you give him that?"
Mrs. Rowntree sighed. "An his
papers are in such disorder, and he
never can find his rubbers and glasses"
Poor Mater. you ought to have a
pound for lost and strayed things"
She was interrupted by the post
mans whistle. Skipping to the door,
she gathered in the mail. Three let
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
SHOOTING DURING MEETING
OF A PROMOTING COMPANY.
Son Of Former Senator coekrslI Taken
Into Custody at Louisville for Deed.

Louisville. KY, Aug. Frank ".
Cockrell, eon Of former United States
Senator Francis ". Cockrell. Of Mis-
souri,. was liberated late today on an
appearance bond after having been
taken into custody on the charge Of
shooting w. G. Brohm, vice president
and general manager Of a Louisville
manufacturing company. Brohm was
shot in the right breast. Physicians
say he has a chance TO recover.
The shooting occurred in Brohm's Of
nee during a meeting Of directors Of
promotion company Of which Cockrell
Is president and Brohm an of1cer. II
Is said to have takene place after a
heated discussion over the disposition
of a device which Cockrell had invent
ed. Brohm 10 4s years old and Cockrell
Is IS. Both are prominent.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

when the German infantry turned
up as an open target for our artil-
lery. think they learned their les
son and to dread our guns according
ly. You must understand that in
those early days the Germans our
numbered us by about ten to one.
About the succeeding days of the
retirement all ! can say is that they
were a nightmare TO US. We fought
and fought again and again both day
and night and when not fighting we
were marching, and the amount of
sleep our particular unit got could
be counted in hours on the fingers
of your two hands. Many hundreds
of our infantry were taken prisoners
by the Germans by the roadside
asleep. where they had dropped down
unable to keep awake any longer.
have myself seen scores Of cavalry
and drivers In artillery asleep as
their horses were going along. You
can, for this, therefore, easily
imagine what the early days of the
war were like, ard the majority of
the reservists, having been in civilian
life for SO long, were hardly in fit
condition for that sort of thing. Yet
from my own personal knowledge
can say it was the reserve men who
stuck to it the best, the young SOL
diers were seemingly not in anything
nearly as good condition as ourselves.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
Articles Made by French Soldiers.

Paris, Aug. IAN Interesting eX-
hibitIon OF articles made by French
soldiers in the trenches has just been
opened in Paris by the Arts union. The
variety of objects exhibited 10 enor-
nous. ranging from tiny dolls made
and dressed by a Moroccan tailor, TO
handkerchiefs. beautifully hand-em-
broidered. Brushes and tools Of all
kinds, writing materials made out OF
bullets, humorous drawings, animals
and cigarette paper, new games for
grown-ups and children, water colors
eked out with postage stamps. and
heads Of celebrities made from empty
egg shells. are included.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
Eleven Months and Not Scratched.

Successfully through the campaign
to date. having met with nothing
more serious than a few severe
shocks, Edward Saltmarsh, with an
Imperial artillery brigade, which has
been in action in France since the
oath Of August last year. writes TO
his sister, Mrs. Merrick Davis, 40 I'm
ion street, New Edinburgh:
81 have been in the campaign now
very nearly eleven months without
getting any worse than a couple of
severe shocks, and I can tell you can
didly I have been in the thick of
things on few occasions.
ITO start at the beginning, we
embarked on the 22d of August
last, disembarked on the $3.50, stay
ed in Roufogne for one day and en-
trained for the front on the Gath,
where we arrived the following
few miles and encamped for the
night, to be awakened next morning
about o'clock by the terrific roar
or machine gun and rifle fire, and
before we had time to harness our
horses we saw the first Of our wound
ed coming in: that is any who could
walk. And that is how the memoir
able retreat from Mons appeared TO
me.
after that everything seemed to
be one huge tumble Of moves and
counter moves, and every place that
we moved from or to appeared con-
tinuous streams of our wounded.
That day and the next seven or eight
were the very rare days Of this war,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
Crown Prince of Bavaria No Longer
an Optimist.

A Central News despatch from
northern France to London says: !
can vouch for the following interview
as authentic. The Crown Prince Rup-
precht Of Bavaria, while conversing
with a member of the reichstag, who
was visiting the battle line in Artois,
said:
81 must confess Immediately that
1 am no longer an optomist. 1t will
take some time before the allies will
seriously effect our position in Framed
but the role subsequently will be"re-
versed. The strength and resources
of the enemy are now too well organ
lied.
HE is in a position to hold the
balance in his favor, and 1t must be
obvious to our best friends that we
are utilizing our maximum resources,
while the enemy is in a much i'm
proved position. He has important
reserves. The new British army has
long training and is presumably an
efficient fighting machine"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
TO AID STRICKEN EAST PRUSSIA.
Being Made TO Raise
Funds for Rebuilding Purposes.

Elberfeld. East Prussia, Aug. ITO
aid stricken East Prussia TO recon-
struct and rehabilitate Itself and re-
cover from the effects Of two Russian
invasions. representatives of the mu-
inequalities in the general district Of
Dusseldorf at a recent meeting agreed
to divide up the district equally and
assess each division proportionately to
take over the sponsorship Of some Civ
en- part Of East Prussia.
A division consisting Of the cities of
Elberfeld. Barmen, Solingen and
Remschaid, and the country districts
of Lennep and Mettmann. was given
the sponsorship for Narggrabowa. and
was charged with raising $4,000 marks
for rebuilding purposes.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Harmony in the Home.

Mr.. Editor: For a long time I have
read in the Norwich Bulletin the fol-
lowing advertisement, Harmony in
the Home Rests with the Cook!"-Gas
and Electrical Dept.
Seriously? Is It to make me laugh
or cry that this advertisement is put
in the paper?
Another thing, every time I come
home my wife is sorry. What for
Because my coal stove does not run
good and she would like to have gas.
That is the same story I hear every
day. Seriously. If you wish to see a
happy man and Harmony in my Home
put the gas pipes as far as the city
limit
JEROME THEY'VE.
Prospect Park, Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
Ran for Shelter.

II then turned to the left and there
was another of the boys standing
with a face ashen in it's terror, his
hands and knees all atremble. But
my face could not have pleased him.
for he took one look and started for
the opening in the hedge at the back
Of the gun. When he was through
the hedge / was close at his heels.
Why he ran and why I was running
after him ] am unable to say.
Nevertheless, l was following him.
and both making for the road, which
was about 200 feet away. The road
seemed to be my goal, for when
reached 1t down I went. He plead
ed with me to get UP and cross to
the reserve trenches. Evidently I
was not having any, SO 1 lay there
and had to be carried to the trenches
There got my chest and leg ban
daged; these being my worst wounds
my neck was only scratched.
about one hundred yards in front
Of me was a dressing station; but
it was out Of the question to go
by the Germans. While lying in the
trench a piece Of shell an inch
square fell on my foot and lay there
until I drew the attention of one of
the men. who removed it. The
breath seemed to have been crushed
Jul VI ilc anu SpScCn was QlIuCulI-
"a stretcher was brought and my
comrades placed me on IT.; for the
four men on the left of the gun came
off without scratch; SO they volun-
teered to carry me to the next sta
ton.
Making about mile, the men
came TO- a halt for rest. Here they
found they would have to take me
two miles farther on ia get in touch
with the motor ambulance.
"Rougher roads never want to ride
over. I seemede as though I had not
had enough, but must be bumped to
a pulp. Twenty minutes of this
brought me to the field dressing hos
pital at LOGON. AS soon as I was
dressed and inoculated I was again
placed in the motor and taken to No.
2 Stationary Hospital"
The foregoing was written by Gum
ner Groves In his bed at No. 8
Northern General Hospital, Leices-
ter, England. where he has been un-
der treatment for six weeks. pre-
paratory to undergoing a final on
GRAFTON for the extraction of internal
pieces Of German shall.-Ottawa Citi-
zen.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
eerman Rcd cro,s ceIebr.tIon.

Berlin. Aug. 4.-The Red Cross is
arranging for the celebration through
out Germany of Aug. l, the anniver-
sary of the outbreak of the war, as a
day of self denial. 1t is hoped to raise
$15.000,0o0 for various charitable pur-
poses on that day.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
A NORWICH INQUIRY
Answered BY the Statement OF . Nor.
witch Resident.

When first the long series Of re-
ports Of Norwich people who have
been relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills
were published in the local press,
great enthusiasm and interest were
aroused. But Norwich Il now in
curing How are these people keep
ing today? How has the benefit they
received withstood the test Of timer
For that after ell, is the essential test
Of cure. On this point doubt can
no longer exist, for after many years
those who have been cured. euphati-
cally declare their cures to be lasting.
D. J. Brown, Summer ST.. Nor
witch, says: The results that followed
the use of Doan's Kidney Pills in my
case were satisfactory got this
remedy at n. D. SEWN & Sons Drug
Store and II proved effective In
strengthening kidneys and relieving
other symptoms Of kidney trouble"
A LASTING EFFECT.
At a later interview, Mr.. Brown said:
II still hold a high opinion OF Doan's
Kidney Pills and confirm the public
statement gave in their praise some
years ago. Kidney trouble and have
been strangers for a long time"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Brown had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props-- Buffalo, n. z :
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
Women Mall Carriers in London.

London. Aug. 4-Women mail car
riers made their first appearance in
London this week. when IL young
women were assigned TO replace male
postmen in the Golder's Green district
in the northwestern part Of the city.
They are being paid at the same rate
as auxiliary male postmen.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

New York shipped over four mil
Hon dollars worth Of war material
in a month to the allies. Germany
will also find a, free market here.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

It Is expected that $4,000 Germans
will demonstrate at the California ex-
position this week. Let US hope they
viii realize the free speech they in
duige in is not Germanfc, II belongs
and. Americans
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

II, as Won Esn=aereu2g declares. his
success Is due 10 God. the Kaiser and
his soldiers, he must think the Devil
is helping the Russians in their mas
'Eerly retreat.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

Queer, isn't 1t, when a person tries
to practice the Golden Rule his re-
ligious neighbors say he is an easy
mark
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

The time to talk peace to battling
hosts is when their feathers are all
gone and there is nothing left to spur
them on.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

The doctors have found a new foot
disease, endarterttts obliterans. There
is no stamping that out!
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

The reason ponds are profitable when
well managed is that they give three
crops. Water lilies from the bottom,
fish from the center strata and ducks
on the surface.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

The Italians remember the old folks
at home and send them in excess of
S1OO,OO0,OOO year in American gold.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

The Man on the Corner says: It is
apparent enough that all this War
saw news doesn't come under the sea.
Some homemade stun is too rank to
swallow.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

When Germany captures new terri
tory. money or your life is one Of the
first demands; and pro-Germans boil
with wrath If 1t Is called brigandage.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

The Swedish Minister at Washing
ton has formally notified the Depart
menf of State that the Thirteenth In
ternational Congress on Navigation,
which was to have been held at
Stockholm during the present year,
has been postponed indefinitely.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

The complaint Of the German Lib
erals about the gentleness of the Kali
ser surprises the rest Of the world
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

No more kissing Is to be allowed
in the Tombs. It never has killed
a convict, but it makes the officials
sick.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

Ex-Secretary Bryan's sudden peace
policy resulted from his loving Great
Britain less and Germany more
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

The aggregate wealth OF the five
leading nations IN therEuropean war
is $50 billions. but an output Of 30
millions q day for few years will
make q big hole In t.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

The Kansas wheat crop this year is
only 119 million bushels The Kaiser
would like to commander that for
home use.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

When 1t comes to fighting, the mar
ried men are the ones who rush to the
front. The bachelors do and dye at
home.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

This government blociaded the south
in the Civil war to stop traffic of every
sort. and it was an important factor
in saving the Union,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

The Kaiser sticks to it victory is
certain. It, is II shot, shell, poison
or flame will accomplish it for one
of the contending parties,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
MIGHT YodIe With Bin,

Harry Thaw says he will not go
into vaudeville. To Mr.. Bryan such a
position is incomprehensible.-L
vile, CourieE-JournaI
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05


city streets with headlights undim-
med is dangerous to other AUTOMOBILE
lists, to the occupants of any sort OF
vehicle in fact, and to pedestrians.
The sharp glare Of the high-power
headlight is extremely confusing.
Trolley car motormen dim their
lights when they see another vehicle
aDproaching If they did not do so,
many accidents that are now avoided
would be sure to occur. The same
requirement resets on the drivers OF
automobiles, especially since the typ
ical modern motor-car headlight riv-
ais the light of the trolley in inten-
sity.
Pending the expected enactment of
proper regulations at the next session
of the general assembly, owners OF
automobiles should so far as possible
obviate by painstalSing care the acct
dents that indifference of recklessness
are sude to cause. The number Of au-
tomobiles is constantly increasing in
Rhode Island and the chances Of mis-
hap are correspondingly greater. Ev-
cry driver shold do what he can to
limit the hazard to which motor cars
and those who ride in them are daily
ubjected.-Providence Journal.
When a town the size Of Middle
town claiming a population over the
twenty thousand mark and the county
seat at that, cannot get out but fif-
teen voters, five of this number being
town officials and a newspaper man,
at a special town meeting, there must
be something radically wrong. Why.
down here in Deep River we consider
fifty to seventy-fve is rather a
small attendance. What Middletown
needs is a political housekeeping.
The man with the longest political
string does not always prove the
most efficient official to manage town
business.-Deep River New Era.
Several German newspapers protest
against the idea that an academic
professor in Washington can lay
down international law for Germany.
This is dangerous trihing. And still
more dangerous is the assumption
that German arms may do whatever
military necessity is thought to
paper, the Vossische Zeitung, we
read: Victory over the enemey is the
supreme law for every belligerent."
This Is the doctrine of stark outlawry.
If 1t were once to be admitted, there
would be an end, not merely of the
rules of war, but of civilization and
humanity. Nobody would be safe, for
no right would be respected.
If a ship may be sunk without warn
ing, besause 1t carries munitions of
war, despite the fact that hundreds
of non-combatants are killed, then a
ship may be sunk similarly because 1t
Is going back to get a cargo Of am
munition, or because II is carrying
food or clothes that may help keep
alive the civilian population OF an en-
envy country. There is simply no
limit TO the theory OF military neces-
sity,' once it is set up and made OPP
erative. And any nation which, in
the madness of war, has got such an
insane notion into its head ought to
make haste to get It out again. For
the civilized world will never consent
thus to be placed at the mercy Of bar
barism-The Nation
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

Civil War figures: Killed IN battle.
s7,05s; died of wounds. 1902: died OF
disease, 1890; other causes, 4o,l54.
Total, 1894.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

A horse in q wild state lives 20 be
from 80 to 40 years old: when domes-
ticated he n usually played out At the
age Of IS.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05

Here is the latest coupIet: June
for roses and breezes; August for rag
weed and sneezesi
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The summer girl makes her cam
paign perfect by taxing the gentry.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
Won't Make Them Mad.

ColoneTs decision not to talk to
"sapheads" ought to win his their
yote@New Ye'1S-AInericap.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-05
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The practice of motoring through
city streets with headlights undim-
med is dangerous to other AUTOMOBILE
lists, to the occupants of any sort Of
vehicle in fact, and TO pedestrians.
The sharp glare of the high power
headlight is extremely confusing.