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Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
YANTIC
Tdaeherss Meeting to Be Held Friday
 Post Holiday Personal Items.


 There will be a teachers meeting in the Sodom school Friday afternoon.
 Mail Unclaimed.
 Unclaimed letters in the local office are for Mrs. Henry Garden, Kate Cur tis, James Dones, John Guthrie, Isaac Kirman, Hannah E. Larkham, Asa Skaff.
 Short Paragraphs.
 Miss Hazel Clyde has returned to Eastern Point after a few days stay in town, the guest of Miss Grace Frink.
 Mrs. William Tucker and daughter Louise have returned to their home in Narrasansett Pier, R. l., after a few days stay in town with Mrs. James Counterman.
 F'renk W. Stritch has returned from a stay of several days in Gilbertville Charles Pendergast has returned from a stay of several days in Milford, Mass.
 Miss Anna whittey of Franklin, Mass, was week end guest of Miss Flora Lafonte.
 Albert Brissette has returned to Holliston after a few days, stay in town with his parents. MT. and Mrs John Brissette.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Smith have gone back to Franklin, Mass, after a few days stay in town with relatives MT. Conway is home after a few days stay in Dayville with relatives George and John Bishop have re- turned to New York after brief stay in town with their sister, Mrs. Albert J. Bailey.
 Bertram Bailey has left for Syracuse. N. Y, after a few days stay with his parents. MT. and Mrs. Jabez H. Bailey. Mrs. MacCormack recently spent several days in Dayville.
 Miss Mary Lyons has left for her home in Peacedale, R. l., after a brief stay in town with relatives.
 Patrick Cono1ly is back after a stay of several days with relatives in Low ell.
 Mrs. Kenyon has returned after a brief visit with Dayvi1le relatives
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02

MiddIetown-A marriage license was issued Saturday ip the office of the town clerk to Van Tuyl Hart Bten, an engineer and contractor, son of Nor ris and Lilla V. Hart Bien, of Wash ington. D. C., and Miss Bertha ". CSonn, daughter of Professor Herbert W. and Julia M. Joel Conn. of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02

the commissioners have no additiona income except ten per cent. of the liquor licenses that were issued in Killingly this year.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
wha. Ia ccinc On Toniuht

Obwebetuck Lodge, No. IS, I. o. o. E.. S07 Main Street.
 Regular Drill of Go. [. First c. N. G., State ArmoTy.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02

The Weather a Year Ago Today.
 Fair. Temperature. high 5S degrees, low so degrees remember Laxative Promo Qufnine cures cold in one day. There is only one Promo Quindne" Look for signature E. W. GROVE. 25e.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
Personal Mention.

S. Cohn and son Harry have re- turned to New York, after spending several days with local relatives.
 William Bouchard and Joseph Au- thier have returned home from Greene vile, Maine, where they have been working.
 Miss Celia Smith, who has been vis- to New York
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
BALTIC
Concert Given by St. Jean's Band
 Directed by John M. Swahn.

St. Jeans band of twenty-five pieces gave an excellent concert in St. Jean hall Tuesday evening. Under the di- rection of John M. Swahn of Norwich the following programme was pleas
 ingly rendered.: March, Col. Goddard, Reeves; overture, Bridal Rose, Laval Musical Gems, Hamm; descriptive speciality, Mill in the Forest, Ellen berg; Patrol American, Beacham; one step, Little House on the Hill,, Harry
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
Garda ste. ceciIa HoIda Whist.

Garde Ste Cecile, an organization of French speaking people associated d,Amerique, held a successful whist in the Center street armory Wednes- day evening, A musical programme was given during the evening, and re- Treatments were served. There was a good attendance and the event was enjoyed by all
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANIELsoN

District Deputy Bard Visits Moriah Lodge - Bishop Aehssen Plans Weeks Visit to This FieId-Har- graves. .White Weddins-Mr. and Mrs. Emory L. Tubbs' Golden Anni- Versary.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
Medical Society Hears MiddIetown
 Physician

The December meeting of the Willi- mantle City Medical society was held Wednesday evening at the home of Dr. Louis I. Mason, with a large per- centage of the members present. The paper of the evening was read by Dr. Jesse Fisher of Middletown. on the subject, The Interpretation of Labora- tory Findings. After the business ses- sion 8 lunch was served and most enjoyable social time followed.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
Goina to New Haven.

son of Maine have been visiting MT. Authier's mother of High street over the holiday. MT. Authier left Tuesday for New Haven, where he will be em- ployed all winter. His wife and son expect to leave in a ew days to spend the winter in New Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
WILI.IMANTIC

at the Rayneld place on that day, he did not talk on the phone with Grafton then. .
 Judge James A. Shea was called and told of being in WindhaH on the day of the trouble with the mare, and sec ing Rood whip the horse for about 20 minutes at a stretch He thought the beating was too severe and had a mind to complain of it at the time.
 Henry H. House then went upon the stand, and said he never made state- ment at the auction that the mare was a kicker. He said he did not think Grafton bought the horse with the idea of keeping it. The mare was bad all around, and 1t was necessary to put a rope on hef to prevent her from kick ing. This completed the evidence and after brief arguments by the attorneys In the case, court adjourned.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02

Meeting cragin Library Trustses- Auction at J. A. Elsart's Horne.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
Shelley Was a Queer Boy.

The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley as a
small boy was an eccentric little being.
He used to dress his four sisters to
represent fiends, and, filling a fire
stove with some infiammable fluid and
setting 1t afiame. he would marshal the
diabolical procession to the back door.
AS boy at Elton he would watch the
livelong night for ghosts and consulted
his books how to raise one. His diet
in after years was meager enough to
bring him weird fancies. Bread became
his chief sustenance, and his pockets
were well stored with it
A circle upon the carpet, clearly de-
fined by an ample verge Of crumbs,
often marked the place where he had
long sat at his studies, his face nearly
in contact with his book. devouring
bread at intervals amid his profound
distractions Sometimes he ate raisins
with 1t. and his sweet tooth was i'm
mense.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
MOVING PICTURES IN JAPAN.
Shoes Are Dotted at the Door, and
Spectators Sit on the Floor.

Shoes Are Dotted at the Door, and
Spectators Sit on the Floor.
Many Of the motion picture theaters
in Japan, particularly in Tokyo, where
there are over 100. are quite as elegant
as some to be found in any American
city. You can secure admission for as
low as cents up to as high as 80
cents. In the cheaper portions Of most
theaters the natives sit crosslegged on
the floor In characteristic Japanese
fashion. They remove their shoes be-
fore entering, and an attendant takes
charge Of these.
Both American and European pic
lures are shown. but the principal at
traction is long Japanese play, which
is presented in very unique fashion.
In fact, it may be said that the Japa-
nese have real talking pictures. The
film is produced in the same manner
as stage play. with every portion of
dialogue spoken.
When the picture is projected an &C.
tor and actress stand on each side of
the screen and repeat the dialogue in
full view of the spectators. The two
reciters share the parts played by the
different characters. AS their spoken
words keep strict time with the lip
movements of the silent artists, the re-
suit, as may be imagined, is very effec-
tive.-Popular Electricity.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
Gun Power nj Waterloo.

As to gun power at the time Of Wa
terloo, two facts of guidance: The
British drill sergeants of the day
taught recruits to hold their fire until
they could see the whites of the eyes
Of the enemy" That would make the
best musketry range. | should say.
about twenty five yards. Brown Bess''
was not of much use beyond sixty
yards, judging by all the evidence. As
to big pieces, then. as now. naval guns
were superior to field artillery. and
Nelson loved to get in his broadsides
at sixty yards! believe that 600
yards was counted the limit of effec-
tive naval gun fire then. Field artil-
lery range would be less. probably
much less. The enormous increase In
the effective range Of guns since Is
due, first, to explosives with greater
power and more comfortable power
second, the invention Of rif1ed barrels
and breechloading, and, third, stronger
alloys of metals.-Frank Fox In Lon
don Nation.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
THE SILVER SWORD.
IL Grows In Hawaii and 10 the Rarest
Plant In the World.

Il Grows In Hawaii and Is the Rarest
Plant In the World.
The rarast plant in the world grows
In Hawaii, fact which is unknown
to all but very few Of the thousands
Of tourists annually visiting the para
disc Of the Pacific. 1t is the silver
sword.
Its very name is odd and unusual,
at once arousing the curiosity and the
interest of the stranger who chances
to hear it. 1t is cactus-like growth,
the long, silky, gray leaves Of which
give it its peculiar name. The rea-
son for its rarity is that it is found
only on the most inaccessible slopes Of
the volcanoes Of this group Of islands
From the earliest times it has been
appreciated and greatly admired by
the native Hawaiians. who called it
"ahinahina" (gray headed). because
they had never before the coming Of
the white man seen silver and there
fore could not apply to the plant the
cognomen which SO we'll describes 1t.
All who have found it prize it more
jealousy than do Alpine climbers
treasure the edelweiss. 1t is far more
beautiful thing and more difficult to
obtain than the famous flower Of Swift
serland.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
Absolute Zero.

In the absence of all heat the tenn
perature is zero. not the zero of the
thermometers. but what is called TAB
soIute zero In other words, where
there is no heat there is no tempera-
ture Absolute zero is supposed to be
about 274 degrees below the thermo-
metric zero of the Centigrade scale
and about 461 degrees below the Their
mometric zero Of the Fahrenheit scale.
Absolute zero might, imaginatively. be
defined as molecular death. because a
substance which has lost all tempera-
ture has necessarily lost all molecular,
or internal, energy and has become
entirely inert.-New York Journal.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
PERIL OF RUST.
A Constant Menace to Structures Of
Iron and Steel.

A Constant Menace to Structures Of
Iron and Steel.
Among the many questions which
the architect and builder are called
upon to consider, none perhaps is more
important than that relating to the
corrosion Of iron and steel. This tend
ency to decay is peculiar to these
materials, since none of the ordinary
metals exhibits it to any comparable
degree, and it is so strong that an un-
protected piece is soon reduced to a
to design and erect a mighty sky
scraper. but an entirely different mat
ter to protect it from those influences
which, If allowed to do their work.
would ruin the greatest structure In a
short time.
1t seems strange. in a way, that I'M
less iron Is well protected 1t Is far less
resistant to natural agencies than
wood or other building materials 1t
Is being used more and more In the
fabrication of large buildings and
other structures of a permanent type.
and the length of their life, to say
nothing of the safety of the people
employed in and around them, depends
on the success with which corrosion
can be prevented.
Painters are constantly employed on
such structures as the Brooklyn or
Forth bridges scraping away rust spots
and repainting. When serious rusting
IL once started 1t is very hard to check,
and as 1t would inevitably lead to the
destruction of the framework a col
lapse would be certain to occur sooner
or later, probably with an appalling
loss Of life.-Engineering Magazine.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
Public Elopements.

The Bulgarian is perhaps the most
simple minded and Industrious peas
ant in Europe, and. paradoxical as 1t
may appear. his standard of morality
is extremely high. although elopements
are more numerous than In any other
country. But these are generally In
nocent affairs, being simply the device
Of young couples to get married with
out the expense a regular Bulgarian
wedding entails. In most cases not
only is the consent of both parents OBJ
tanned, but all friends are informed
and assemble outside the brides house
to witness the elopement
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
Wood In EIyinq Machine.

Flying machines are made almost en-
tirely Of wood. The propellers Of the
aeroplanes are in most instances made
of selected ash. which, in addition to
being strong and light, will not split
under vibration or shock. Built up lay
ers Of spruce with mahogany centers
are also in use. Spruce is used in the
construction Of the frame because of
its markedly straight grain and free
dom from hidden Washington
Star.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
ORBITS OF THE PLANETS.
Why They Are Eelipses and Cannot
Become Perfect Circles.

VIZ INV nv @SuPoco dho SaunoS
Become Perfect Circles.
Every ellipse has two foci. Keplers
second law is, THE orbits of all of the
planets are ellipses, the sun being In
one common focus of them ALL" All
Of the other foci are empty space. The
eccentricities of orbits of all planets
vary on account of the attraction of all
the other planets making variations
Some are decreasing while others are
increasing, but none can ever become
exact circles since there are eight mu-
tually disturbing planets.
That Of the earth's orbit is now de-
creasing and, according to the French
astronomer Leverrier. who took time
to make elaborate mathematical re-
searches In this part of astronomy, will
continue to decrease during about
$4,000 years, but will not vanish, max
ing the earth's orbit an exact circle,
and then will begin to increase
The orbit of Venus now has the least
eccentricity and is therefore nearer a
true circle than any other orbit, but It
cannot become circle, one reason
being the disturbance caused by the
huge mass Of the earth. One earth re-
vOlving around one sum- both trillions
OF miles away from any other disturb
ing, could traverse true circle.-Edgar
Lucien Larkin in New York American.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIoN-ISo
LATED TRACT

Public Land Sale. Department of the
Interior, U. s. Land Office at Lewis
ton, Idaho, March 81, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that as direct
ed by the Commissioner of the General
Land office, under provisions of Sec.
Pass, r. s., pursuant to the application
of Frank o. Allen, Serial No. 05733,
we will offer at public sale, to the
highest bidder, but at not less than
$500 per acre, at 10 o'coek A. NJ, on
the 10th day of May, next, at this Of
flee, the following tract of land:
NWA SEA, NEA SWA, Sh NV
a Sec. Is, T. 90 N, r. E., B. NJ.
This tract is ordered into the market
on a showing that the greater portion
thereof is mountainous or too rough foI
cultivation.
The sale will not be kept open, but
will be declared closed when those pres
ent at the hour named have ceased bid
ding. The person making the highest
bid will be required to Immediately pay
to the Receiver the amount thereof.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-deseribed land are advised to file
their claims, or objections, on or before
the time designated for sale.
Henry Heitfeld, Register
AS Blair E. Hoar, Receiver
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15

will be declared closed when those pres
emit at the hour named have ceased bid
ding. The person making the highest
bid will be required to Immediately pay
to the Receiver the amount thereof.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above described land are advised to file
their claims, or objections, on or before
the time designated for sale.
Henry Heitfeld, Register
AIS Blair f. Hoar, Receiver
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIoN-Iso-
LATED TRACT.

Public Land Sale. Department of the
Interior, U. S. Land Office at Lewis
ton, Idaho, March 81, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that as direct
ed by the Commissioner of the General
Land office, under provisions of Sec.
2455, r. s., pursuant to the application
of Edward G. Wyatt, Serial No. 05424,
we will offer at public sale, to the
highest bidder, but at not less than
$500 per acre, at 10 o'cock A. NJ, on
the 10th day of May, next, at this Of
flee, the following tract of land:
NEA SEA, Sh SEA Sec. 2, T. 2s
N, R. 2 W., and NEA sen Sec. 30,
T. 20 NJ, R. 2 W., B. M.
This tract is ordered into the market
on showing that the greater portion
thereof is mountainous or too rough fol-
cultivation.
! The sale will not be kept open, but
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
KILLED IN BATTLE.
Methods Of Different Nations For iden-
tifying the Dead.

tifying the Dead.
When German soldier falls In bat
tie he is identified by a little metal
disk which he carries This disk bears
number, and this number is tele-
graphed to Berlin. There the soldiers
name Is determined This system Is
as effective as everything else connect
ed with the German army.
The British use an aluminium disk
that contains, besides marks Of identi-
fication, the soldiers church affiliation.
The japanese system is similar, each
soldier wearing three disks, one around
his neck, another on his belt and the
third In his boot The Russians wear
a numbered badge.
The United States army uses cloth
tab woven into the shoulder strap of
the tunic The French use Identified
ton cards stitched inside the tunic.
The French once made use of metal
Identification badges. but these proved
an irresistible attraction TO the saw
ages whom the French faced in Afri-
ca, so the cards were substituted.
Austria still uses a badge of gun metal
In the form of a locket with parchment
leaves inside.
Turkey has no Identification badges
for her soldiers. Edhem Pasha once
explained this omission as follows: "A
dead man is Of no use to the sultan.
Why. therefore, trouble with him?"-
Baltimore American.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
SPLENDID FOR RHEUMATISM.

'tI think Chamberlain IS Liniment is
just splendid for rheumatism, writes
Mrs. Lunburgh, Elridge, N. Y. 1T
has been used by myself and other
members of my family time and time
again during the past six years and has
always given the best of satisfaction. -
The quick relief from pain which
Chamberlain Liniment affords is
alone worth many times the cost
Obtainable everywhere.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
LEGAL PALACES.
Ancient Superstitions That Tenaciously
Clina to Life.


On the subject of Some Popular
Legal Superstitions" Case and Com
ment says that there are many miscon-
ccptions of legal doctrines. usually
tenaciously held and sometimes rashly
acted upon to the clients undoing,
some of which are so grotesquely dis
torted chat II Is difficult to trace them
to their origin. One Of the most widely
spread but fortunately harmless OF
these Is that In order that will disin-
heriting an heir may be valid he must
be "cut off with a shilling" This no
ton is erroneous. but Blackstone finds
foundation for 1t In the civil law and
says:
THE Romans were also wont to set
aside testaments as being inofiiciosa,
deficient In natural duty, IL they disin-
herited or totally passed by without
assigning true, sufficient reason) any
Of the children of the testator. But If
the child had any legacy. though ever
SO small. it was proof that the testator
had not lost his memory or reason.
which otherwise the law presumed,
but was then presumed to have acted
thus from substantial cause. Hence
probably has arisen that groundless
vulgar error Of the necessity Of leav-
Ing an heir shilling, or some other ex-
press legacy. in order to disinherit him
effectually."
Another erroneous idea, quite gener
ally entertained. is that sigma ture is
not binding unless written In ink.
Still another curious notion enter
tanned In some localities is that an eye
witness may not testify to any occur
renee seen by him through glass"
This is probably attributable to the
fact that the imperfections Of ancient
window glass might deceive the on
locker as to what actually took place.
The writer recalls an instance adduced
by his instructor in physics while lee
turing on the refraction Of light Of
windowpane in his house through
which passersby on the opposite side
of the square appeared, on coming op-
posite to church, to leap over the
steeple. A condition of this sort
brought out on cross examination
might affect the weight, though not the
admissibility, Of the evidence.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
The Black Watch.

In 1870 six companies of Highland
ers were raised for the protection of
Edinburgh and the following year
were consolidated into a regular regi-
ment, the Highland regiment. and
were numbered the Forty-second. On
becoming amalgamated the colSrp on
their tartans were extracted, leaving
only the dark green ground as a tar
tan. and from this they took the title
Of the "Black Watch."-New York
American.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
instaIlment Plan.

instaliment Plan.
Bill-Thought you said you were
going to buy cow?
Jill-Well, I'm doing it.
Bill--Where Ii 1t?
Jill-Over at my neighbours. I'm buy
ing 1t on the installment plan. I've
bought a lot of the milk already
Yonkers Statesman.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
a Matter of Discretion.

Father" asked the youthful seeker
after wisdom. why is it that you al
ways speak of mother as your better
halfp"
Because, my son." replied the tired
business man, 81 know perfectly well
that | better had."-Richmond Times
Dispatch.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
aiuht In Style.

Small Stella had always worn high
shoes, but she had long desired pair
Of slippers like those her older sister
wore. Mamma" she queried one day,
"when my shoes are worn out can't
have a pair Of low necked shoes like
aister's Y-Cincinnat Times-Star.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
investigation His Credit.

"Say, Brooks. can l borrow little
money from you until next pay dayY'
"Why-er-yes. suppose so. How
much do you want?"
"None at all, dear boy. | only want
ed to satisfy myself that my credit
was good."-London Standard.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
The School of Experience.

The average man never fully realizes
the truth OF the adage about a fool and
his money until after he has bumped
up against some other mans game
st Louis Post Dispatch.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15
Fog.

"Talk about a London fog" said
Yankee lust returning from England.
"Why, found that they even had fog
horns I'm the elevators at my hotelP'
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15

When jealousy strikes woman. love
and hate embrace. Set.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-04-15

/ worked with patience, which means
almost power.-Mrs. Browning