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Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
THE KALEIDOSCOPE

The percapita consumption of nsh in the United States now exceeds 2l pounds a year. slightly less than half the consumption of Great Britain
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

German medical men. using X-rzys to examine athletes hearts. have de- cided that athletic sports if proper iy conducted, do not injure that or gan. A
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

on account 'or increase In price of to- BaccO, the NhitesfDne Cigar will bs told from now on nf G35 per 1,0Oo. FF J. F. CONANT. s.F .--
 ianzd n Frankiin St
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

WILL. THE PARTY who found a pocketbook near the car station We'd nesday afternoon please return same to Bulletin ofsce and receive reward.
 gept3od
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
VIM. B. WILCOX ........ Auctioneer
 AUCTION
Auctioneer

To be sold at Public Auction at James Blanchette's place. on the Benjamin Lewis farm one mile south of Paehaug. on
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Monday, from a motor truck between Eastern Point and Norwich, via New London, white pasteboard suit box packed with clothes Finder return to 227 Broadway and receive re-
 StrmPed from John Stapleton's farm on Derry Hill young Hoistein heifer. Reward if finder will notify the farm or 62 Roosevelt avenue, Nor
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
no RENT

QUoNOCHoNTAUG-Ten-room cot tare 2 acres land. 1000 feet from Ocean and Salt Pond: sown flower and gardens: hardwood floors. plumbing and heat Renta, 33so. Others ssoo 10 s4ooo. Send for Socket.
 FRANK ". GOV. .estsrIy. R. [.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
PRIVATE SALE.

PRIVATE SALE
 Antique and Modern Furniture, Solid Mahogany Chairs, Davenport and Desk, Pictures, Books. Bookcases. Sideboards. Kitchen Rango and other things, accu- mutation of 75 years housekeeping. Sale two days. Thursday and Friday Of this week Hours, 10 10 12 a. u.. 2 to ( D. m. 3s Hobart Ave. corner Oak St. sep2Sd
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
FOR SALE.

Cottage Houses. Tenement and Busi- ness Blocks. Building Lots. all In ce- sirable locations. List your property n you care to seu or rent. as have . number of people looking for real es- tate investmerts-
 WILLIAM F. HILL,
 Real Estate and Insurance.
 Room Ios. Thayer DIdG.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

 CHARLES A. GRAY. FREDERICK W. BURTON, Seiectmen.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

wANTED-To buy cows and calves of all kinds; pay good price. F. Glau- hinger. Tek 14-6, Colchester. Conn. nov2sd
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

COWS for sale or exchange. Tel 3ts-23. E. F. Lincoln, North Windham Conn. sep20d
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17
MRS. EVA FLEMING HoNoRED.
Elected Chairman Executive Com
mittee of the Iowa State
Teachers Association.

Atfa meeting of the Iowa State
Teachers Association held in Des
Moines last week, high honor was
conferred on Superintendent Eva
M. Fleming of the Decorah High
School, by election to the Office of
chairman of the executive committee
of the association. This is the most
important office connected with the
association and we congratulate Mrs,
Fleming on being selected as it's
head. 1t is not only high honor to
her and a fitting recognition of her
ability, but it is an honor to Decor
ah as well.
The association has an enrolment
of 4250 teachers. Part of the duties
of Mrs. Fleming's Office will be in
securing talent and getting up the
program for next year. In February
there will be national meeting of
school superintendents of the Unit
ed States held in Detroit, Mich,
and Mrs. Fleming will attend as d
representative of theN Iowa State
Teachers Association. Mrs. Fleming
has the following talent in view:
Nicolas Murray Butler of Column
bia University; Gov. Brumbaugh of
Pennsylvania Pres. Hill, of Univer-
sity of Missouri; Commissioner OF
Education, Claxton of Washington,
ID. c., Pres. James of the University
of Illinois; Elliott of Harvard; Dir.
Norseworthy of Columbia University;
Mary Austen, Miss Wooley of Mt.
.Holyoke, and many other strong
men and women, and at least one OF
the worlds leading artists in vocal
music.
AS there are comparatively few
teachers that have an opportunity
to go to the place where these mu-
sicians will appear and If they had
an opport" nifty would not feel able
TO pay five and ten dollars a seat
for the privilege of hearing them.
Mrs. Fleming believes the Associa
tion could add just that much to the
general culture of its membership
by providing one feature of this kind
each year.
Mrs. Fleming has been on the ex-
ecutive committee for several years
and each year has designed the
badge for the association. This year
it is small grey oxidized affair,
with lamp of learning engraved IL
the center, and is exceptionally neat
and artistic.
The half-tone of Mrs. Fleming
accompanying this article appeared
in the Des Moines Capital last week
with the following complimentary
notice;
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17

If the president depends upon
the assertion that he kept this
country out of war" to enable him
to stay four years more he is leaning
on a broken reed. The easiest thing
any president ever had to do was to
keep this country out of war. We
never contemplated war for a min
ute, wouldn't have had it at any
price and do not propose to have 1t.
The people of the United States, in
stead OF requiring leash to keep
them from making war are and have
been seeking reasons for peace.
Neither have we had occasion for
war. Nor 10 policy which looks
forward to militarism in this coun-
try to prove popular. If there is
to be war it is most likely to be le-
We'd from the mail routes against
the administration that is "reorgah-
izing" them into uselessness, says the
Marshalltown Times Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17
BEST IN RURAL SCHOOLS.
Pupils i'm These Schools Better
Writers Than City Children.

Rural school children of Iowa are
better writer's than the town and
city children. Also, high school
students were little, if any, better
writer's than the pupils in the sew
enth and eighth grades.
Prof. E. e. Lewis of the univer-
sity, who made a survey recently Of
the handwriting ability of Iowa
school children. told these facts to
the county superintendants of the
state in conference in the senate
chamber of the capitol.
Professor Lewis said he had ex-
amined $4,000 samples of the pen
manship of the grade school chill
dren and found the city and rural
children had equal ability until they
reached the eighth grade, when the
rural children made a decided gain
despite the fact they had no pen
manship supervision.
Professor Lewis examined 1,760
specimens of the penmanship of high
school students. Statistically speak
ing, he said the high school improve
ment over grade school handwriting.
was less than 2 per cent of 2 of one
point.
"The handwriting was judged for
quality and speed" Professor Lewis
said. Each child was asked to
write a well known verse in two
minutes. BY this method we We're
able to measure the average speed
and found the speed about even for
all children.
Il found very little improvement
in the handwriting of junior and
senior high school students over the
eighth grade students. The differ
ence was not two points"
During the discussion the county
superintendents said they believed
the rural school children learned
to write better because they spent
more time in practice work than do
the city children.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17
WINNESHIEK MEN OF MILITARY
AGE.
Winneshiek County Can Furnish
800 Men Between Ages of Fl
and 45.

Iowa can furnish an army of $685.
724 able bodied men between the
ages of 21 and As, according to an
estimate made by state officials bas-
ed on partial reports received by
Adj. Gen. Guy Logan from county
auditors.
The reports indicate there has
been an increase of 10 per cent in
the past year in the number of men
of military age in the state. In
1914 the auditors reported 321, ,568
men between 21 and 40 years Of
age. A 10 per cent increase means
32,156 additional men who could
be called out for military service.
The comfy auditors are required
to report annually to the adjutant
general, giving the name and address
of every man between the age of 21
and As. Thirty one counties have
reported. Sixty-eight reports are not
in yet.
The reports received show 1885
men of military age in thirty-one
counties. Last year the same
counties had 106,13S men of that
class This is 10 per cent in
crease. The same ratio carried out
for the entire state would give Iowa
353,724 men liable to military duty.
The report of Howard county
shows 1,764 men between the ages
of Fl and 40, and Fayette has 5OO7.
The number in Winneshiek figures
up about 300 according to County
Auditor Winger's present estimate.
Well here is hoping that not one of
the fine young men will ever have to
shoulder musket and march to the
battle front.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17
A PAIR OF SKIES
DECEMBER ATTRACTION
The Grand's Next Booking Late i'm
December Will be the Above
Unusually Successful
Farce Comedy.
1T is FULL OF LAUGHS
AND WILL PLEASE ALL
An Entirely Capable Cast Well
Known to Theatre Loving
People Will Present the
the Comedy by
Harry o. Stubbs.

If you are tired business man"
do not fail to see "A Pair of Skies, -
which H. H. Frazee will present at
the Grand late in December. Indeed
Mr.. Edward Peple, the author Of this
most successful farce comedy, which
has endured Broadway for an entire
year of full houses, must have him
self been "a tired business man" a
great many times, for he was an ex-.
pert accountant before taking up
playwriting and it was likely for
that reason that he wrote "a Pair
of Sixes,' which vibrates with just
the clever satire, and witty lines that
would serve to jolt poor and much
abused tired business man" out of
his long continued and bad for the
soul introspection. In watching the
troubles of others it is very easy to
forget our own and the ancient say
ing which suggests that the moat in
our own eye appears as beam in
the eye of our brother. is well DEM
onstrated in the plot of "A Pair
of Sixes." The story of the two
quarreling partners is very likely du-
plicated in the every day life of
some Arm In every city of any size
and how ludicrous these constant
chickering's really are and of how
little Importance ones personal ad-
vantage is when compared to the
success of great and growing bust
ness is so thoroughly and convincing
ly worked out that the comedy not
only furnishes laughs quite sufficient
but teaches lesson as well. 1t you
have partnership business that Is
tottering, you must see "A Pair of
Skies" and while laughing at the
follies of others, you will resolve TO
profit by their mistakes. If the
world looks a little black just now,
go see "A Pair of Sixes.' If you
have an office boy, bookkeeper, pri-
vate secretary, stenographer or ship
ping clerk who think their lot es-
pecially hard, send them to see "A
Pair of Skies and you will save mo-
ney and nerve energy as well as
bringing your employees back to you
in better and more satisfied frame
of mind. An entirely capable cast
well known to theatre loving peo-
pie, presents the comedy and is head
ed by Harry o. Stubs, an English
comedian, last seen in this country
with Wilton Lackaye in THE
Stranger" and at the 39th Street
Theatre, New York City, in TOO
Many Cooks" Rita Carlyle plays
opposite him in the part of God
dies and effectively demonstrates
her ability as a character comedy
artist. Miss Carlyle was starred for
two years in "The Chorus Lady" IN
England, and was the original Miss
Hazy" in Mrs. Wigs of the Cab
bage Patch at the Adelphi Theatre,
London.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17
LEARN A LITTLE EVERY DAY.

The river Nile has a fall of only
six inches in 1000 miles. and is, at
food, twelve miles wide in places.
The Coliseum at Rome was built
by Vespacian and seated 100000
persons.
The temple of Diana at Ephesus,
was 220 years in building. It's
length was 425 feet and its breadth
225 feet.
New Testament money. reduced
to our standard Is as folle%s: A mite
was $40 OF cent: farthing 3-5 Of a
cent; and denaries 1S cents.
One pound Z oatmeal will furnish
as much power as two pounds OF
bread.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil
thinks lit would nat be at all surpris-
ing to find Cummins going into the
convention balloting as the leading
candidate in field of a dozen men
supported as favorite sons by their
own states. AS he will be favored as
a first choice candidate, so he will
gain favor as second choice. 1t is
Cummins against the field today.
whereas before the Tuesday election
Root held this pole In the race and
was counted the leading candidate" !"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17
Hamilton Not a Candidate.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Nov. 15.-The
name of John t. Hamilton of this
city is being frequently mentioned
in connection with the Iowa guber-
campaign next year, but Mr..
Hamilton has made the positive
statement that he is through with
politics and would not, under any
be candidate next
year for governor. He made the
race last year on the democratic
ticket against Gov Clarke
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17
Railroads spotting Drinkers.

An eastern railroad has detec-
tives employed to get pictures of
regular employees caught in the act
of drinking intoxicating liquors. Such
men are being discharged from the
service as the railroad does not wish
to trust the lives of its patrons and
employees and its rolling stock to
men who drink alcoholic beverages.
And so the move for temperance
goes on. The man who drinks finds
his field of activities narrowing ev-
cry day.-Ottumw Courier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17
donations and County officials.

A few days loafing aound the
court house will convince you thar
a public Office isn't such snap af-
ter all, says an exchange. Almost
every day, and often several times a
day, the public official is presented
with petition asking donation
for one purpose or another. When a
community wants to raise money for
some public enterprise the promot-
ers Of the project strike beeline for
the court house, knowing that the
public official cannot very well re-
fuse to dig up, more especially if his
heart is set upon reelection. 1t is
all right to ask these big-hearted Of
ficials to help worthy cause in a
limited way and we are sure they
are always glad to do so, but we
sometimes think if the public gem
orally know how often they are call
ed upon they would find some other
means of raising necessary public
funds. 1t is nothing unusual for
some of our county officers to give
from IS to $40 per month in dona-
tions Of various kinds This is
quite a drain even upon liberal
salary, and it seems to us there
should be law prohibiting any per-
son from soliciting for any purpose
from public officers or candidates for
public office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17

'If any outsider thinks Iowa has
met with disaster simply because
corn is not averaging thirty-fiye
bushels the state over, he should re-
verse his opinion" says the Mason
City Globe Gazette. Iowa will show
the greatest sum total of agricultur-
al riches of any state of Its size. des-
pite some soft corn"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17

Not every one in Ireland, Scotland
and Wales stand by an "All British
principle. At Liverpool, week ago,
900 Irishmen, who had engaged
passage to America, were first mob
bed on the streets, and then were
refused passage on shipboard, the
flremen having "struck" against
them. Englishmen thought they
should enlist instead of emisrating
to neutral country; and the Eng
lish lines will bring no more able
bodied Britons of the war zone at
present. Perhaps in past and pres
ent times thousands have come to
America from the parts of Britain
named, as thousands of Germans
have, to avoid military service. We
don't guess" many German-Ameri-
cans or lrish-Americans will return
across the Atlantic to take up arms
against their adopted country
America.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17

An old lady named Jehu, 73 years
old, drives an auto about the streets
and highways of Estherville. 1t
will be recalled that the first mem
ber of the family to receive histori-
cal mention was that SON of Nimski
who had the speed mania and was
remarked at long distance because
"he driveth furiously.'' Mrs. Jehu
should avoid the mistakes of her
ancestors. Otherwise the gobbleuns
of Baskerville will get her IL she
don't watch out, remarks the Mar
shalltown TimeslRepublican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17

The postoffice department has Civ
en- out a list of first, second and
third class postoffices where presi-
Dental postmasters have not been
named by the Wilson administration.
Iowa has fifty-eight. 1t is expected
to cause democratic aspirants to be-
stir themselves. The Iowa list: Ack-
ley, Adair, Akron, Alden, Anthon,
Aurelia, Avoca, Bancroft,
Bloomfield, Bonaparte, Casey, Cen
trail City, Clarksville. Corydon, Deni-
son, Boone, Edgewood, Emerson,
Extra, Fairfield, Farley, George,
Griswold, Gutenberg, Harlan. Ha-
zelton, Hopkinton, Hull, Lamont,
Luverne, Madrid, Missouri Valley,
Montezuma, Morning Sun, Mount
Ayr, New Market, Ossian, Pella,
Primghar, Riverside, Rockford,
Rockwell, Rockwell City, Roland,
Schalier, Seymour, Shelby, STRAIT
ford, Sutherland, Tabor, Thomp-
son, Toledo, Union, Waukon, Well
man, Woodbine, Woodward
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17

Mrs. Eva Fleming of Decorah
will succeed F. NJ. Hammitt of Ma
son City as chairman of the execu-
tive committee. AS head of the most
important body connected with the
association she will be the most
powerful figure in the state organi-
zation for the coming year. Mrs.
Fleming was for five years principal
of the high school at Decorah. For
the last five years she has been SUI
perintendent of schools. She was
elected to the committee two years
ago. She is popular with the teach
ers and is said to possess unusual
executive ability"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17

The famous Charter House school
in London was founded in 1911.
Among it's early alumnae are Addi-
son, Steele, John Wesley and Thac-
keary
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17

The state banking department has
five applications for bank charters
under consideration. The new insti-
tutions probably will be opened Jan.
4. Other banks are being talked OF.
the officials say.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-17

The first charts and maps were
made by the Phoenicians as seFiy
as the sixth century, B. G.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-24
COMPLETE PROGRAM FOR
MUNICIPAL XMAS TREE

The various committees have made
all arrangements for the city cele-
bration Of Christmas. Everything
should move along without hitch
or delay. A more hearty response
from all sides could not be sdesired.
Friday evening will mark the first
municipal Christmas tree for Black
foot. Weather conditions seem to
be favorable, all of the various work.
ers are pulling hard for nice snow
in order to make the setting COM
plete and the sight more realistic.
The program will be brief and
without waits. The little folks will
be able to see it all and not get
cold or restless The older folk of
the town will join in the goodfellow-
ship and make the occasion one long
to be remembered. 1t is hoped that
the experience of this year will result
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-24
GOLD PRIZES COMING UP

There is one more week in which to
consider the answer to be given to
win one of the gold prizes for an
idea. After reading our Agricultural
Edition of December 3, decide which
article in it is the best, and write
down a statement showing which one
1t is. Then write some more stating
why you consider it the best, sign
1t, seal it up, address it to The Idaho
Republican, and mark in one corner
of the envelope, "Gold Contest" On
New Years morning, all of these will
be opened and numbered, the names
Of the contestants numbered to match
what they wrote, and the letters with
no names on them, will be submitted
to committee who will award a
twenty-dollar gold piece to one per-
son and a ten-dollar gold piece to
another. These gold prizes have been
offered by The Cottage Hotel and J.
G. Millick, of Blackfoot, and will be
paid promptly to somebody when the
committee adjourns.
After that the awarding of silver
prizes will begin. See the announce
ment elsewhere in this issue.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-24
COOP POTATO SALES

George E. Reay sold carload of
Rural potatoes through the Black
foot Potato & Fruit Growers asso-
citation this week. This was the first
car to be graded over the new grader
and was composed mostly of four
to eight-ounce and eight to 12-ounce
potatoes, which brought $1.05 to
$1.2O per hundred, respectively, with
a percentage of the larger potatoes
bringing $1.3O, less selling expenses.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-24
BEWARE OF FIRE TONIGHT

Request has been made that citi-
zens place candles in the windows
tonight, in connection with the
Christmas celebration. Not many
people have candlesticks, and stick
ing a candle on woodwork with some
of the melted wax, means that some
body must be there to take it up be-
fore it burns down to the wood.
Using a plate or saucer to guard
against such emergency will be bet
ter. You think you will only be gone
short time; you might be gone
longer, and care should be taken.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-24
STREET PAVING PLAN
ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL
Preparation for Paving Business District Com
menced---D. w. Standrod & Co. Buy
the Paving Bonds

the bonds, and pay 9,5 k cents on
the dollar.
Sweet, Sausey Foster company, 96
cents on the dollar with the same
conditions attached.
d. w. Standrod & company SO
cents with the above conditions and
the further condition that if the
bonds were not ready for delivery
when work started or when money
was needed to conduct the business,
they would advance the money as
needed and carry the warrants at 7
per cent interest. This latter item
made theirs the best bid and was ac-
cepted.
A dispute having arisen between
the council and ManguIn Brothers,
cement contractors of Rigby, over
work done for the city, the council
went over the situation and decided
that the bill which had been cut from
approximately $500 to $4,000,
should be paid in the larger sum as
asked by the contractors, but that
a claim they made for $50 for mov-
ing their outfit to Blackfoot for only
half as much work as had been con-
templated by both parties when they
we're employed should be denied.
The building permit for D. H. Bic
than for work opposite the City Hall
had been held up pending investi-
cation by the committee. The COM
mittee recommended that it be not
allowed in it's present form, and 1t
was referred back to the committee
for further adjusting.
building .permit asked by Byrd
Trego for an addition 14x30 feet at
The Republican office was referred
to a committee to adjust relative to
some of the materials to be used.
The council discussed some mat
ters of moral nature with a view
of eliminating certain nuisances or
and these will be
handled later.