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Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

speech of member of Congress. who had been his pupil at the Academy into the fire without reading, showing that he did not measure a man by his po- sition in politics. And later Lieuten- ant-Governor George Summer of Con- necticut (son-in-law of Hon. David Gailup) made his home in Plainfeld for several years.
 Judge Asa Packer, founder of Pack CT University, in Pennsylvania. and sole owner and builder of the L. V. R. ER., left Packerville one morning in the early sos with all his worldly possessions on his back and nine pence in his pocket. His pants were torn by a dog below Plainf1eld and he went to bed while the mother of the late Charles Harrison, Sr., mended them. He tramped to Pennsylvania and worked a year for $100, was cheated land for pay. On that land he struck oil and became one of the first "oil kings
 When Prudence Crandal1 was in l jail because of her colored school in Canterbury, Charles Burleigh and Rev. ] Mystic to Capt. Dan Packer and he l got her free. She told a P1ainfield | man who visited her at Elk Falls just l before her death that her first church | W6ICOI1G dII6E l6T was dI IHS | old Quaker meeting house at Black Hill; next at the Baptist church at 1 Packer, both in the town of Plainfeld. The greatest machine builder at the | time of his death was Wm. Marvin. | builder of looms and mules, Taunton, | Mass. He was bound out to Packer ] and Lester in the Plainfeld end of
 Packer in 1887 at $1.15 per week (and the original paper is in the hands of a
 Plainfield man}. He built his first
 loom in the old stone building called the wash house. at Packervi1le; also | friend of "Bill" Mason and the late l E. A. Packer, son of the founder of 1 Packerville, was Galusha A. Grove. Both Eastford and Voluntown claim to be his birthplace, but the records do
 not show He worked in Packer for
 S450 per week, boarded himself and
 slept upstairs in the old stone wash | house Afterwards he was very close
 to President Lincoln and a congress
 man from Pennsylvania for 30 years
 Then I glanced at the musical publi-
 cation and saw the name of Charles
 Edwin Prior, composer; also that ot
 Fred Farland the banjo player (bott
 N1oosup boys) and my thoughts went
 back to the days when "All Ready, MT
 Cadyi'' was as common as God Love the Queen!''
 looked over a collection Of poems
 from the pens of Charles H. Bur1e1gr
 and Fannie Phipps Clark, and a bool 1 of travels by Henry P. Robinson; reaG a, short story by the well-known au.
 thor George Weston (the scences anC
 characters being decidedly local) anC . ended up with a newspaper article b1 c. B. Montgomery.
 ] Then fell asleep and dreamed tha some lady had blundered and slipped a volume of fiction Stories of Plain field Ekonk, Tadpole, Moosup ant 2 Deckerville" into a binding intendet l for Miss L.'s History of Windhan
 County-hence my friends mistake. R. B.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09
Stories of the War
Heroic Italian Younaater.

How a machine gun was forced to desert the German army is recounted in the story of the heroism of a six teen-year- Italian volunteer in the Russian army-Constantine Zepolli- whose part as the leading figure in the episode earned one of the two St. Georges crosses he has won.
 Overhearing his commander ex- pressing a wish that someone would silence or capture" a gun which was etationd at troublesome proximity to the Russian trenches, Zapolli on his own initiative, crawled oil his stom- ach for a hundred yards, located the position of the gun, returned from the danger zone and conferred with his trench-fellows, and crept forth once more, this time dragging a coil oi stout rope. Reaching the gun, he tied one end around it without being dis covered, and again reached his own lines, with the free end of the rope ir his clutch.
 Presently the Germans were aston ished to observe the gun disappearing toward the Russian trenches. It was successfully dragged from their pos session, a number of Germans being killed in an effort to prevent it's de- parture
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09
SOUTH AMERICAS ArTITunE.

Back from visit to the countries of South America and a conference with the heads of a half dozen republics, besides getting in touch with the bus AneRs activities of these nations, Sec- 3etary McAdoo declares that he finds greater and stronger friendship to- wards the United States. This is in accordance with the reports which have been made by others who have gone on a similar mission at other times. It shows that the misunder- standings of the past are being wiped out and that such a relationship as pnHht to exist is steadily being estab- lisAcd.
 It has long been recognized that there ought to be closer trade rela- u0ns between the two continents. This country has much that the South American republics need and vice yer nu. and there should be closer busi- ness connections all of which is bound 70 como through the fast development of better banking facilities, the dis 'peIlfng of past bitterness and the building up of better shipping faciltD ties.
 There is of course no reason why fha South American countries, as well ns those of Central America, should mot aid this better understanding The unfriendliness may or may not have been justified, but J the time has come when 1t should be put aside for tnig country is interested in the de- valopment of that part of the western htmisphere and in the success of all republics.
 The report of Secretary McAdoc must De looked upon with satisfaction Hnr it would have been most unfortu. nate had he found conditions other wiNa Yet 1t doesn't mean that we can afford to neglect our opportuni- tles 70 increase our trade in that di- FHnklon. or to leave it to those coun- tt'ta 70 make all the advances
 quih America Is a growing cCnti:
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HoRRID WAYS OF BACTERIA


 I gathered that any woman who delib- erately fed her helpless. trusting child upon cream that contained ten deci1- lion bacteria should be reported to the humane society and read out of church. She said she was going to enlarged illustrations of germs and things in it, and perhaps then would comprehend the iniquity of my ac- tions. Nobody seemed to want salad when Sophia got through.
 Tt was after dinner that she anxi- ously inquired whether we made bread at our house in the old fashioned way, by kneading on a board by hand - and when she found that we did so she almost cried. She didn't see what there was going to be left for per son to eat, who was careful of his food, and begged me to buy an outfit of electric mixers and kneaders that totaled up some $200 and would be capable of supplying bread for a small sized town. From her talk about bac- just met a herd of them. each eight feet high with elephants legs and fierce whiskers.
 "I think 1t was 11:3o and Henry and had just settled down to peaceful reading after the evenings bacterial disturbance when Sophia. opened her bedroom door and called distractedly to her father. She said she wished he would explain to her quickly the ice- box drains, because she had to have the knowledge for class the next day.
 Henry looked dazed. "Icebox drains," he repeated helplessly, much as he would have muttered Street lamps in Mars
 Sophia was much annoyed. She observed that the health of the whole family depended on the icebox drains and she should see about ours to-mor- row, inasmuch as the rest of the fam fly betrayed such criminal ignorance. At that I told her distinctly to go to bed immediately! If any refrigera- tor is better kept than mine I'd like to know it, and her aspersions were hard to bear
 Henry and I looked sadly at each other after Sophia's door slammed. We somehow felt that life was be- mosphere of disapproval with which Sophia surrounded herself was a hor- rid surprise. That night at dinner she demanded to know about the furn- ace fresh air intake and in regard to the method of our water filter and | how long we boiled the water. After that Henry announced that he and I were to run down to French Lick for two weeks. He said he thought our systems needed toning up, and, anyhow, he was getting worried l about our bacteria and was resolved to l eliminate them so far as his check | book could go. We shall start to- morrow and I firmly expect on my l return to find that Sophia has put | my household on a thoroughly sani- l tary, gernproof basis, and it will take the rest of our lives to pay the bills.'' You indeed have any heartfelt sympathy" said her guest. An edu- cated child is a terrible blow to ones self esteem! m!"-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09
Dancers of Draft.

Drafts feel hest when we are hot and perspiring, just when they are most dangerous, and the result is neuralgia, stiff neck, sore muscles CT sometimes an attack of rheumatism. In such cases apply Sloan's Liniment. It stimulates circulation to the sore and painful part. The blood flows freely and in a short time the stiffness and pain leaves. Those suffering from neuralgia or neu- ralgic headache will find one or two ap- plications of Sioan's Eminent will give grateful relief. The agonizing pain gives way to a tingling sensation of comfort and warmth and quiet rest and sleep/ is possible. Good for neuritis, too. Price 25c at your druggist.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

While there never has been any question about the inability of the Carranza government to control the baadit forces along the border, as Viewed from this side, second dem- onstration of it has been made by the new raid across the Texas line result ing In the death of soldiers and civil ians.
 Here it Is less than two months af- ter the descent upon Columbus, with punitive force well into Mexico for the purpose of wiping out that band of outlaws headed by Villa himself, and with the Carranza forces up to the present doing nothing whatever to aid in the running down of the bandit chieftain, except to furnishing pretty good evidence, that in some instances fhey are ready to actively oppose any further advance by Pershing's men. Yet while maintaining that they are able to handle the situation themselves and would do so if the United States troops were withdrawn another raid occurs 10 further demonstrate the inn potency of the Carranzistas.
 While there has never been a time since the United States forces were sent into Mexico when they could have been wisely withdrawn, and such ap- pears to be fully recognized by the government, the proof of the need of cooperation on the part of Carranza with General Pershing has been fur nlshed many times over. It was the logical course following Columbus. It was emphasized by the handicap which was placed in the way of a rapid ad- vance of the expedition by the denial of the use of the railroads. The Par ral affair showed the wrong attitude o1 the Carranzistas and it has now been disclosed that small if any reli- hnre can be placed upon the conA- dence which the de facto government has in it's ability to control border conditions. It is evident that we must undertake such protection ourselves nnd there ought not to be any further delay in actually establishing it. One rald was enough. Two are too many,
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old ones and thus fulfill the law of life. We should plant trees between the spaces now occupied by the old trees onr Green and so avoid the mistake made in New Haven, for if there were twice as many handsome buildings around New Haven Green they would not make good the loss of the old elms. Nothing in New Haven takes the pace of it's Green, which was once beauti- full, but now is as bare as an alkali desert. New Haven might have fore seen the present indecent exposure Of it's Green and provided against it by planting young trees 25 years ago. New ideas in New Haven can never take
 the place of her old elms. Surrounded
 by beautiful trees, the Bennett memo
 rial would be attractive, but just now,
 no offense intended, it does look like a
 white rag on sore thumb. The way
 to make a city beautiful as nothing
 else can do is to plant trees in every
 available space. In order to appreci-
 ate their value, ask yourself what you
 would take for the trees on your lawn
 or in front of your residence. Money
 will buy land for parks and wide streets and avenues, and erect public
 buildings and statues, but years only can give us sizable trees, a city's nest attractive ornmanet. We may not be able to prevent race suicide, but we can plant young trees UO Jdh6 luS places of the old ones. In the spaces | between the old trees on the Water
 bury Green plant young trees, and 6o
 it now. Do this, and when in course of | time public safety demands the re- mova1 of the old trees they will not be missed. Along our city streets plant | elm trees only, for no other tree is 8 complete substitute for the wide. spreading elm.-Waterbury Chamber l of Commerce Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09
OTHER VIEW POINTS

People who have failed to appre- ciate the parcel post in the past have ample opportunity to understand it's value now, for it is rendering a ser vice to the public that could not be well overestimated. Were it not for this great agency the lamentable fal! down in railroad service and the re- stricted, inefficient express system would make state of affairs to dis courage everybody. The situation is bad enough as it is, but the parcel post heretofore owe an apology to Un- cle Sam and duty to their fellow men. That duty isto in the future sus- tain and assist in further improving one of the worlds most necessary methods of distribution and delivery the parcel post.-BristoI Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09
MORE PEACE TALK.

Some ara inclined to believe that the paragraph Of the German note where opportunity was taken to refer to the attitude of the imperial gov ernment regarding peace lays the foundation for further efforts in this direction. This is strengthened not a little by the communication to Presi- dent Wilson from Pope Benedict, but the situation, as far as this country is concerned, remains the same.
 The United States has from the very start of the war, and is today, ready to do whatever it can to bring the belligerent nations to an understand ing. It has offered its services for such a purpose whenever the nations at war desire to call upon it. but it was made plain some time ago that it does not propose to take one-sided course in the matter. Because one side is anxious to call halt 1t is not willing to step into the contest and try to argue the others into doing likewise. It must refrain from taking any steps which will give 1t the ap- pearance of being favorable to one more than the other. Under such conditions it could hardly stand be- fore them all as an impartial advo- cate of peace.
 To try to get the allies interested in signing the peace pact, before they are ready for it, or before they con slider it advisable in order to prevent a recurrence of the war within a few years, just because Germany might want to stop, or because it had gained such victories as would permit it to dictate terms is not to be considered. Likewise it would not be willing to attempt to advise Germany to such an end just because the allies were will | ing.
 Peace is highly desirable and it can- not come a minute too soon, but when it does come it must be of such a character as to be permanent, and the part which this country may play cannot in any way be left open to the interpretation that it is working in the | interest of one side or the other.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09
Weekend Letter TeIeqrams,

To aid in communications between English soldiers at the front and their people at home, the government has arranged for system of week. -end letter telegrams, which may be sent by the troops abroad or by their friends at home for about one-fourth the ordinary rate. The week end rate to Egypt will be six cents a word: to Australia, cents; and to South Afri- ca, 15 cents.
 The new arrangement does not ap- ply, however, to the men in France and Belginm, who are only allowed to use the mails.
 The various departments of the Prussian government have issued da- tailed instructions for the utmost economy of the use of paper in all public offices. Officials are ordered in all possible cases to use small sheets of paper, and also to amend the style of official communications by emitting all unnecessary phraseology.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09
HOW THE sEAMEN's LAW WORKS

There have been many illustrations of the manner in which the provis- ions of the LaFollette law concerning seamen operate, and they have in- variably shown that it was a detri- ment to the shipping of this country to have such law on it's statute books. The legislation was enacted for the purpose of helping the seameu and providing greater protection on steamships, but it is found that many of the requirements are entirely un- necessary and that the law has simply served to create a greater unrest among the steamship employees and particularly those of this country.
 The latest example of the workings of this law is furnished by the strike of the firemen on the Cunard liner Ultonia. This vessel had left it's dock and was on it's way down the harbor at New York on its way to Europe when the flremen's demands were pre- scented. The captain was helpless and was forced to anchor his ship and ap- peal to the authorities because of what formerly would have been considered mutiny only to find out that the men were justified in such a course under the seamen's law.
 HIS ID OAiy "H6I mas happened to other ships under like circumstances. to say nothing of the embarrassment which has been caused to shipping by the difficulty in securing the proper number of men to meet the other pro- visions of the law. Delays of that kind are not only aggravating but un- | called for and are particularly dis tressing at time when the country suffers from lack of ships to handle its foreign business. In this case the f1remen were Spaniards on a British ! ship, but there have been numerous | instances on both coasts where Amer ican ships have been forced to wait for days and weeks at a time because Of this i'll considered legislation. The demands for it's alterations, if not it's repeal, increase every day.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09
Colds Quickly Relieved.

Many people cough and cough-from the beginning of fall right through to spring. Others get cold after cold. Take pr. Kings New Discovery and you will get almost immediate relief. It cheeks your cold, stops the racking, rasping, tissue tearing cough, heals the inflam- nation, soothes the raw tubes. Easy to take, antiseptic and healing. Get a soc bottle of Dr. Kings New Discovery today. 'Tt is certainly a great medi- cine and keep a bottle of it continu- ally on hand" writes w. c. Jesseman Franconia, N. H. Money back if not satisfied.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09
Trained Nurse Used Duffy's
 And Yeast For Diabetes

Some months ago, Van NoFden, the celebrated specialist, startled his colleagues with the statement that he had successfully treated Diabetes cases with whiskey. As an abso- luteIy pure medicinal whiskey, Duff fy's Pure Malt could have made use of such an authoritative statement, but declined for lack of proof. Here, though, is real proof recently re. ceived from a nurse who in years of actual practice has found the use of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey of im- mediate benefit in the dread disease, diabetes, and we quote it for what it is worth to the afflicted:
 "I hoUe been c nurse, bwt nosO 1etired. I haUe 0lsOayS tdkeH y0nT D.6y,S PETe Malt WsiSkey When Tzts d0s0as 5V 00eT- s0o1k, and ig Diabetes hdOe recommended it to everyone, and Witls tjte aid 0f tt and yeast from the bYesUeyy DsEfJ,S Pssze Malt WIsiSkey has cnred Diabetes. Of course au sugay and SsOeet things are out 0f tue ike diet. ''-EzleN Reid, Z89 100ts SE, NesV York City.
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nant ana it's demands win continue to increase and this country should see to it tftRt ie gets the share Of the bus-
 imnns ther@ to which it is entitled and which t can unqusstionADly have if 1t goes after 1t right.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09
THE JOY OF MOTHERHOOD
Words of Encouragement to
 ChiIdIess Women.

Motherhood is woman's natural desti- ny, but many women are denied the happiness of children simply because of some curable Arrangement.
 Among the many triumphs of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is its marvellous power to overcome such Arrangements, as evidenced by the fol- lowing letter r:-
 Worcester, Mass.-"Isuffered from female ills, and was advised to have an
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

Now that congress has refused to have anything further to do with Dr. Cooks discovery of the North Pole, there is a chance for him to endeavor to discover whether goose pimples represent the suppressed poetry of the soul.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

Compound for myrestoration to health. !" Mrs. BERT CARNEY, 20 Hacker St, Worcester, Mass.
 In many other homes, once childless, there are now children because of the fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound makes women normal, healthy and strong.
 Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn. Mass, for advice-it will be confidential.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

Now that 1t is claimed that the Swiss are developing into a nation of sharp shooters, 1t can be appreciated how they are SO good at bell ringing even though the cheese shows they fail to hit the bullseye every time.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

With the elevation Of General Pe-
 tain, the defender of verdun, to be commanded in-chief of the armies over stretch of ninety miles, there is shown what the French think of the way in which he has held back the German forces under the crown prince.
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operat tion, but a friend who had tskenL Lydia E. Pink b a h s Vegetable Compound and who has six children, told me to try it. It has helped me so much
 that I am now well
 and have a baby boy
 who is the picture
 of h health, and I
 GL~--Iw AL
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

If the presidents pressure for the confirmation of Brandeis results no better than his support of the scuttle amendment in the Philippine bill, it might just as well not be exerted.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

Instead of waiting until our elm trees either die of old agre or become a men ace to public safety and have to be cut down, we should plant poung trees every year to take the places of the
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

Now the captain of the venazia re- ports that his ship was not chased or fired at- Imagination often makes in- teresting an otherwise monotonous sea trip.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

Germany places much stress upon being starved into surrender, when it was not long since that the world was assured that no such thing was possi- ble
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09
Gan sympathize With Teddy.

If Henry Ford unwillingly becomes a candidate for the presidential nom inaticn, he can sympathize from the bottom of his heart with the poor Colone1.-New York World.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

Villa isn't so dead but what his sympathizers can penetrate Is miles into this country and make another raid upon unprepared border towns.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

Much mora interest would be at- tached to the governments safety first train if it included among it's devices for saving life an automatic stop which would halt trains when the en- gineer falls to heed a signal.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

This will be an anxious week for the fellow who must decide-whether last years straw will do.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

Most every householder delights in cultivating a kitchen garden, but he hates to have all his work go for the fattening of the cutworms.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

It is believed that forests sometimes take fire by the heat generated from the rubbing of the branches together.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-09

Carranza will probably do just as much toe stop this second party of raiders as he did to block the flight of Villa,
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Neither side at Verdun has succeeded as yet in defeating the enemy so de- cisively that there is no come back
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The man on the corner says: Un- preparedness is rusty gun that is likely to go off and hurt somebody.