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Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-17

The monthly report of the superin-
tendent of schools is as follows:
The enrolment in the public school
for November was 500, All boys and
398 girls, as compared with 797 for
the month of October. a gain of IL
The average membership for Novem-
Der was ISL, a gain of 10 over Octo-
Der, and the average attendance for
the month was 713, against 715 for
vember total 701 1-2r against 759 1-2
for October. During November 81 pu-
pills have been tardy 80 times against
9S instances of hardness for 81 pupils
during October. During November AIS
have been perfect in attendance
against 456 in October. a falling off
of Al.
Two committees appointed by the
board will report at the December
meeting and, acquainted in advance of
the nature of the reports, am anti
cipating the boards action.
In the matter of the evening school,
the subcommittee appointed by your
board will recommend definite action
along certain lines and l shall recon-
be accepted and the opening session be
set for Monday, Jan. 8. If l were to
recommend further it would be that
the session nights be four per week in
stead of three in order that we may
do all that Is required to take nd-
vantage of the state aid to evening
schools,
The report of the committee an
pointed by your board to look carefully
Into the adVisabiiity of appointing a
school physician has elaborated and
Its report ID ready, Since the COM
mittee had it's deliberations two cases
of diphtheria and one of scarlet fever
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-17

gian business men against selling
their right of independence to Eng
land.
Even the English paper Economist
has warned the British authorities
against this trade policy, toward the
Scandinavians, and also says that
when Great Britain is neutral itself
the Briton always is the first to
claim the right for neutrals to do
business with each other and with
belligerents, and always has protested
against an extension OF the contra
band list to provisions and raw ma
terialS."
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-17

BristoI-Complying with the statutes
Tax Collector E. L. Darlington vest
terday put liens on five pieces of
property, the owners of which mad
failed to pay their sprinkling tax for
1914. Only these five had failed to pay
and the total amount of the tax which
has not been collected is less than
$50. Now to each bill will be added
81, the cost of placing the lien.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-17
SCARCITY OF VEGETABLES
IN PANAMA CANAL ZONE
Negotiations With Truck Gardeners
of Costa RIGA fer Supply.

Panama, Dec. 16.-Owing to the diff
ficulties of obtaining fresh vegetables
from the United States, the Canal
Supply Department is negotiating
with the truck gardeners of Costa
Rica for the shipment of Costo Rican
vegetables from Port Limon on the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-17

CoIIinsvilIe.-Joseph II. Bidwell. y.
q prominent banker and business man,
in this town. died Wednesday morning
after long illness.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-17

Essex.-The Essex National bank
sent out a large number of checks TO
the members of their Christmas club
for 1915, Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-17
PUTNAM

Increase in Holiday MaiI-South
Woodstock Meeting to Be Held in
the EVenins-Loeation of Trade
School Determined-Supt. Files Re-
Port-Truant Officer Deals with
Runaway Boys.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-17

refrigerator ships of the United Fruit
Steamship Line. Every effort has
been made to interest the natives of
Panama in yegeta able growing, but the
movement has been unsuccessful.
The Panama natives prefer cattle
raising to the more laborious agricul-
tural pursuits.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-17

ParkviIIe.-Rt. Rev. Chauncey B.
Brewster will confirm a class of fifteen
at Grace church Sunday evening. The
choir will render a special musical
programme.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-17
sUPERINTENDENT's REPORT.

Four Nights Week for Evening
Schools and Regular Physician Ad-
Vocated-Fire Drills Frequent
Change to Palmer Writing Method.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
The UncoIlared Neck,

The sport shirt-thus they denom-
mate the decollete affair which ad-
vanced dressers are displaying this
summers distinct step toward the
emancipation Of the masculine neck.
AS in other kinds of war 1t is the
youth of the land which is bearing
the first shock of the battle. The
more conservative-or, as you might
say, cowardly-elders Of the species
are watching, noncommittally but
hopefully.
1t is not, however, time to remain
neutral. Already insidious influences
are at work to nip the campaign
for freedom in the bud. Jeers, japes
and jests are beginning to make them
selves heard, and the sex must be
warned against them. They are in
spired by the laundrymen and the
owners of scraggy necks. Don't lis
ten to them! Let every man who
calls himself a man take firm stand
In favor Of the free, uncollared neck.
Waterbury American.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
Thetford.

The Wildcat School has closed for a
two weeks recess.
Jno. Benjamin and T. Cobb, of Flint,
spent the week end with Henry Benja-
min.
Jno. Moran, of Rochester, spent a
few days last week with L. ]. Benja-
min.
Linnie Brabazon spent the week end
with her parents and returned to Flint,
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Campbell have
returned to their home in Saginaw
after visiting Mrs. Jas. Beckwith few
days.
Mrs. Geo. Aldrich returned to her
home at Fairgrove, Wednesday, after
spending few days with Mrs. A. E.
Galbraith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carter, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. H. Beckwith, and MIR. and Mrs.
H. c. Beardslee spent Sunday evening
at the home Of A. E. Galbraith.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. MacAlpine, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Aldrich, of Fairgrove, MIR. and
Mrs. E. Conant and son, Fisk, of Coll.
ing, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Galbraith.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
SMOKING AND WAR ALLIED
Interesting to Note The Innovations
Which Have Been Brought
About by Bloodshed.

It is interesting to note In refer
ence to Sir Ian Hamilton's appeal for
cigarettes for my brave fellows in
Gallipoli," that the last war in which
Britain was engaged in that part of
Europe resulted In new fashion In
smoking Before the Crimean war smok-
ing was regarded as a rather surrepti-
tious habit to be INDUCED in in
out-of-the-way places, and 1t is record
ed that 10th Gladstone and Palmerston
were strongly against the tobacco hab-
1t, and did not like to have people
near them who had been smoking.
There was much smoking Of cigars in
the trenches at Sebastopol. Soldiers
returned from the war set the example
not only of wearing long whiskers, but
of smoking with much more freedom
than in the past, and cigars appeared
In the streets. In those days some OF
the old school smoked cigars in china
holders deliberately painted, an exer-
else calculated from it's peculiar incon-
veniences to keep smoking within
bounds.-Dundee Advertiser.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
EcLlPsEs OF EARLY DATE
Astronomers Hold Differing Opinions
a. to When They Were offielally
Observed In China.

Messrs. Hiyarama and Ogura have
published In the proceedings or the
Toxic Mathematics Physical society
the results of their attempts to nix the
dates of some early eclipses recorded
In Chinese literature. The earliest ID
mentioned In one Of the books OF the
Shu Ching, where It is recorded that
in the reign of Chung Kang, the
fourth emperor of the Hsia dynasty.
there occurred an eclipse OF the sun
which had not been predicted by the
astronomers, who were alleged to have
been drunk and to have neglected
their duties. Hence the customary
rites for delivering the sun. which,
should have been arranged by the as
tronomers, were In the emergency
performed by other officials without
proper preparation. The emperor &C
cordingly odered the army to punish
the astronomers. A later document
makes 1t possible to fix the date OF
this event as October 13, 2127 B. c.
Julian calendar)-the earliest record
ed eclipse in the world. Calculation
shows that there actually was solar
eclipse on that date, but probably not
In China, though the elements Of the
motions of the sun and moon are not
accurate enough to indicate certainly
the path of so remote an eclipse. The
authors are inclined to think that the
information fixing the date Of the
eclipse is due to Chinese astronomers
OF later age, who calculated that an
eclipse occurred on that date and er-
roneously supposed that 1t was visible
In China.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
Thetford Center

DR.. Howard w. Geiger spent Sunday
at home.
Otis Scott and family spent Sunday
at Bridgeport.
Silo filling is the order of the day in
this vicinity.
Mrs. Hazel WILDER is spending a few
days with her parents.
The Grange will hold fair at the
town hall, Thursday evening.
Art Lane and family and Ben Rams
dell and wife visited at Otis Scott's
home few days ago.
Edd Campbell and wife, of Saginaw,
visited at the home of Mrs. Nellie Beck
with and Logan, Sunday.
We are glad to know Miss Sarah
Sharrer, who has been very i'll of ty-
phoid fever, is improving.
John Cummings and Frank Fernier,
of West Branch, have beenEvisiting at
the home of their uncle, Austin Cum
mings.
Calvin Barker had the misfortune to
get the end of one of his fingers cut off
while filling the silo at F. j. Wilber's.
last Monday.
Mrs. Belle M. johnson and Mrs. S,
D. Johnson, of Cleveland, Ohio, are
visiting at the homes of Mrs. A. M.
WILDER. F. J. WILDER and Geo. Geiger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bownes, and John
Sharpe and family, of Vassar, Lewis
Smith and family, of Flint, and Mrs.
Nora Smith. of Ionia, surprised George
Pound snd wife Sunday. The day was
very much enjoyed by all.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15

Mrs z. G. Audinet has been on the
sick list for several days.
Finer Murphy made business trip
to Frankenmuth on Tuesday.
Mrs. j. j. Powell visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sidney Parrish, on Monday.
Mrs. Elmer Murphy has been suffer-
ing with severe cold the past week.
Little Roy Martin, of Flint. is visit
ing his grandmother, Mrs. E. G. Audi
net this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Augustine. of Ches-
aiming, visited Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Powell,
one day last week.
Rev. Ralph Milk has been at Pontiac
the past week attending the F. NJ. Dist.
quarterly meeting.
A. d. Rundlett conducted the services
at the school house on Sunday last, the
pastor being absent.
Mrs. Mary Rogers visited Mrs. Sophia
Kent and Mrs. Harriet Curtis in Birch
Run, three days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hosmer re-
turned home on Thursday from ten
days visit at Milan and Flint.
Frank Cornell and family have moved
onto the Emory Orr farm where Mr.
Cornell will work the coming year.
There were two funerals at the Grove
on Wednesday: Mrs. Roberts, of East
Arbela, was brought here for burial
and David Brooks, one of the old resi-
dents of this place, but the past three
years had lived in Clio. He left many
friends in this vicinity who sympathize
with the bereaved family.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
Cost Of Radium Greatly Reduced.

AS a result Of work done by the
bureau of mines of the United States
department of the interior, in connec.
ton with the National Radium insti.
tute, radium bromide has been pro-
duced at a cost Of only $36,O50 per
gram, most remarkable result
when 1t Is remembered that only re-
Gently the salt has been selling for
100000 and upward per gram.
Still, we have no definite information
what 1t costs to produce this high
priced salt. There Is, however, little
possibility that the prices will be
greatly reduced, as all of the known
deposits Of the carnotite ores, from
which radium is at present obtained,
are held very closely by their own
ers; and moreover, these deposits can
not last many years at the present rate
OF working These facts, together
with rapidly-increasing demand, will
undoubtedly increase the price of ra-
dunn even above the above big fig
ures, notwithstanding the improve
ments in the methods of extracting
Scientific American.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
Tiny Motor.

At the national inventors show re-
Gently held in New York one of the
principal attractions was a motor. not
larger than an ordinary watch, which
produced one horse power at speed
Of about 1900 revolutions per minute
The tiny motor employs two gyro-
scopes that are operated by COM
pressed air, steam or petrol and give
the piston two impulses per revolu-
ton. During the show hundreds Of
persons had the decidedly novel SEN
sation of holding between their thumb
and forefinger a motor that was de-
veloping one horse power.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
Case Of Bible READING.

The Rev. w. Y. Fullerton Of the
Baptist Missionary society told good
story at the anniversary meeting of
the international Bible Reading asso-
citation. AS showing that some peo-
pie needed guidance in the selection
Of their Bible reading, Mr.. Fullerton.
says the Westminster Gazette, re-
called an incident reminiscent of his
mission days, when a man came to his
meeting and told of his efforts to
comfort his wife as she lay upon the
sick bed. II read the Bible to her
every night" he said. What did you
read?" inquired the missioner. WELL"
said the man, II began at the first
chapter Of the Book Of Proverbs, and
when I had finished the book she
died!"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
LAST OF BULGARIAN ExARCHS
Third and the Final Man to Hold Office
Has Recently Passed Away
In Sofia.

Joseph !, by birth Lazar Yovtcheff,
was the third and in reality the last of
the Bulgarian exarchs.
The exarchate is older than the Bull
garian state, and played q great part
In calling 1t into being and extending
its boundaries. The flrman establish
ing the exarchate is dated March IL,
1870
The first exarch was not chosen till
two years later, and held Office for only
five days. His successor ruled for
five years, and was compelled to re-
sign when Russia declared war.
Twelve days later Joseph was elected.
His promotion was extraordinarily
rapid. Born in 1910. he was Journal
list. The second exarch made him sec
rotary general to the exarchate In 1872.
He took orders that year on the very
day when the patriarch excommuni-
Gated the Bulgarian church.
A month later he was an archiman-
drite. In 1874-75 he was sent to the
bishopric of Widdin. and he thereafter
right hand of the exarch. In 1875 he
became metropolitan of Lcftcha and
year later exarch.
He was a man of great courage, cool
judgment, skilled diplomacy, untiring
patience and high organizing talent.
He carried the exarchate through the
critical time of the war.
He resisted all efforts of Turks,
Greeks, and even shortsighted Bulga-
rians to conflne his authority to the
territories Of the new Bulgarian state.
and he slowly and steadily extended
the sway OF the Bulgarian church In
Thrace and Macedonia and laid the
foundation of the Greater Bulgaria.
The story of his establishing new
bishoprics and emancipating the Bull
garian schools from Greek control Is
such a chapter In diplomacy as only
Balkan chronicles can show.
The second Balkan war virtually
confined the authority CT the exarchate
to the limits of the bulgarian state,
and its importance as a political insti-
tuition for the making of the big Bull
garia apparently disappeared.-Man
chester Guardian.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
SHOWING HOW TO DO THINGS
Much That Could Be Accomplished by
Woman County Agent In
Community.

The United States department Of
Agriculture has started a movement
to place q woman county agent in
every community In this country. And
why shouldn't It? Mother needs help,
just as well as father.
The woman county agent Is to do
for women, girls and the home what
the farm demonstration agent does
for the men and the boys on the farm.
The aim in each case Is to get done
some definite worthwhile things,
which teach lesson and inspire to
greater achievements. In the girls
canning-club work the girls are in
structed how to grow tomatoes and
other vegetables on one-tenth of an
acre, and how to can, preserve, pickle,
and in ether ways utilize the products.
Winter garden clubs and poultry clubs
have naturally followed the work In
canning and summer gardening. Bread
making and many other forms of home
Improvement work have also been
taken up. This work trains girls to
become efficient home makers, develop
the resources of the farm, to improve
the quality Of the country life and
to become economically independent.
From the girls garden to the moth
ers' kitchen and the home is a short
and easy step. The work with girls
has opened the way for systematic
home-economics work in the rural
home, and has developed the logical
organization and method for doing
this work.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
County Line.

Fred Gay was in Flint, Sunday.
Miss Anna Letterman was in Sagi-
nav, Thursday.
Willie Rose, of Mayville, called on
friends, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boyse and chill
dren attended the fair in Saginaw,
Thursday.
Miss Aveo Day has been confined to
her home by illness for several days, is
now improving.
j. d. Knox. of Saginaw, was the
guest at the home of George w. Heath
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Bell Dodd, who assisted in the
care of her mother for a number OF
weeks, returned to her home in Merrill.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
FLINT MAN UNABLE
TO LACE UP SHOES
DESCRIBES THE TERRIBLE cONDI-
TON HE WAS IN
Found Relief, However, When He Be-
gan Using the Great Medicine,
Tanlac

Chas. d. Barton, of 32l Second street,
Flint. suffered so badly from rheuma-
tism and neuralgia that sometimes he
could not get his shoes on because Of
the swollen condition of his feet. Tan
lac has relieved him he says in the fol-
lowing statement:
'For five years have suffered from
neuralgia and rheumatism and a gen.
eral run down condition. have only
recently gained relief through Tanlac.
l used to suffer from the worst sort of
pains through my body ranging from
my shoulders down. Two weeks ago
my face became terribly swollen. Then
my feet became swollen so that was
unable to put on my shoes. My whole
system was in bad shape. My stomach
was out of order and l did not digest
my food well. was nervous and had
trouble sleeping.
when / was at my worst, started
taking Tanlac. After few doses the
swelling left my face and soon it left
my feet also. In few days l was all
right again and feeling better than l
had for years. Now no longer suffer
from those pains throughout my body.
l can eat well and sleep soundly. /
think Tanlac is the finest medicine
ever saw and will tell anybody what it
has done for me-"
Tanlac may be obtained here at the
store of E. E. Huyck.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
plymouth

w. o. Barrett was Montrose visitor
on Friday last.
Miss Marian Barrett has returned
home from Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hood, of Detroit,
spent Sunday with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chambers, are
spending their vacation with relatives
here.
Mrs. Earl Wenni is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Wenn, of Flint, few
days.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. Frank McNally, Of Burt,
on Thursday.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
Pomona Grange Meeting

Genesee County Pomona Grange will
meet with Flushing Grange on Friday,
Oct %. The session will open at H. 90
a. m. and there will be an afternoon
and evening program. Dinner and sup
per will be served. Prof. Sawyer, of
Nj. A. c., John c. Ketcham, Master of
Michigan State Grange, H. E. Potter,
of Flint, E. G.. Hackney, of Vienna,
and others will contribute to the pro-
gram. The afternoon meeting will be
open to the public and all fourth degree
members will be welcome.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
Too True.

Bill-Targets upon which riflemen
shoot at motion pictures have been APP
proved for training military marks
men.
Jill-well, I've seen a whole lot of
moving pictures that ought to be shot,
all right.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
Peruvian Sugar.

The enormous production of SUI
cane to the acre Is one of the surp"i>,
Of Peru. Where it is grown the L..
is level and planting Is an easy III
ter. When the cane reaches the hei@
Of two feet further attention in regai
to cultivation is said to be unnecessai
and in from eighties to twenty .oa.
months maturity Is reached. That q:
growth is luxurious may be seen FRI,
the fact that an average crop of fort
cons an acre is obtained, while six.
and even seventy tons is not unco"
mon. In other sugar growing couil
tries, including Cuba, twenty-five ton
per acre are considered good aver
age, according to sugar experts.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
SIGNIFICANT Sort.

Did that smart Alec criticize your
wifes style?"
He began, but when I started in to
object the rest of his remarks were In
the way Of running comment"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
Red Sox Champs

Boston won her fourth victory over
Philadelphia in the worlds champion
ship base ball series, Wednesday, by a
score of to 4.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
The ONLY Nav

AN expert in affairs of the heart
says that IL young couple don't quar-
rel at breakfast, they'll probably get
through the day without fuss"
THAT sounds reasonable, but I'd
hate to miss my breakfast"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
Juat Hla Worth.

"Old Misery gave the lifeguard a
dollar when he saved him from
drowning. and what do you think thu
guard did,"
What did he do?"
"Gavo him 20 cents change"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15

BENJAMIN T. GOODFELLOW. NJ
ID. Physician and surgeon. Office
over Bodine's drug store. Office
hours, 1890 p. IN. to 2 p. m. and
$50 p. m. to 500 p. N. daily and
Saturday afternoons. Valley
phone 107.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15

MISS ELLA M. RUSSELL, Plan
list. Graduate of Michigan Con-
servatory, of Detroit, and Stu
dent of Victor Benham, re-
nowned European artist, re-
ceives pupils at Mrs. N. w.
Mann's on Saturday.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15

DR.. r. H. NEELANDS, Dentist !;
office over R. Jones store. Dentistry
in all its modern branches. Special
care to children's teeth. Goes to Mt
Morris every Wednesday. Valley
phone No SO.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15

DIR. PERRY E. WHITE-Office over
Huyck's drug store. Office
hours, 80 to 400 p. m. Valley
phone.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15

GRACE B. ADAMS, teacher of
Piano, residence on Center ST.,
Clio, Mich. In Flint Tuesdays,
Thursdays, Saturdays and at
residence in Clio, Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15

o. o. FORBUSH, X-Ray Specialist
in Optometry. Glasses Fitted Ev-
cry Day but Sunday.
Clio. Mich.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15

Printed Music.
Music was first printed with movable
type In England at the close Of the If
teenth century.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-10-15
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

MISS BERTHA YERDEN tea
cher of Piano and Organ, stu
dio at residence on Bluff St.
Clio. ic h. Flint on Wednes-
days; Birch Run, Thursdays,
and other DAYS at home.
The broad ax., 1915-02-13
THE SILVER CHORD POEMS BY
ADoLPHUs JOHNSON THE NEW
POET OF THE EAST.

The latest literary production by an
AfrO-American; is a new book Of
poems by AdOlphus johnson, poet and
playwriter, us S. Nineteenth street,
Philadelphia Pa, entitled "The Silver
Chord" poems.
The little book, consisting of IS
pages, is very attraetively gotten up
and it sells for s1.OO. 1t is printed on
fine Aberdeen book paper, highly glazed.
1t is handsomely bound in olive green
cloth, with large gold letters ornament
ing the front page "The Silver Chord
Poems"
Several of the poems in our humble
opinion, possess considerable merit and
any one could spend some time in read
ing the poems it contains with much