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Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-25

roads upon srme just system OF
letting them by cuntrac. TO the
lowest and best bidder per mile,
under a bonded contract, executed
60 The road commissioners that the
road will be built according 10 Ger.
tain approved plans and specitica'
tons, aud when built and approved
aud accepted, TO be paid for upon
some fair voluntary long standing
obligation, aud paid Tor by proper
" tax, thereby abohshing the pres.
cnt aud uolarluus system OF Free
Labor ON our roads.
am IN favor OF change m the
Constitution that will abolish our
present grand jury system, that
will give us a county prosecuting
attorney; that will vest in the JUS
tce OF the peace courts original aud
exclusive jurisdiction over msde'
mcanors with righ, of appeal to
the clrcut court am in favor Of
some just aud raIr system OF town.
ship assessment Of our property.
II can be done with economy to the
| people.
am m favor Of uniform text.
book law regulating aud control
ing The price aud the supply Of the
same, by the state, so that the text
books used m the state will be ac-
ce,sible to the retail book stores
over the state, rather than TO have
TO order them a. they nov do from
everywhere. am in favor Of any
/ legislation that Will render more
aud more efficient # possible The
public schools Of eur state.
These aud others akin are some
Of TIE things for which / shall
stand aud for which / shall labor,
! il | am nominated as your repre-.
sentative.
Tins exalted trust, II imposed in
me, my fellow citizens Of Randolph
county, shall ever be held sacred
aud "a, Ioiatc, aud each and every
one Of sou shall have q representa-.
tive upon the door Of your legisla-
lure and your interests thus placed
u my hands, promise TO guard
witha.l The zeal and ability l. pos.
sCss.
With deep and a5idiug gmutude
20 those who .upPortcd me two
years ago, aud with no unkiud feel.
TO those who honestly opposed me,
and an assurance to you, that if IN
your judgment I an worthy of
your support in tins race, and am
elected / shall ondeavor at all timcs
to do my Iull aud complete duty az
your representative.
Now in your hands / most gladly
and willingly place my fate IN the
contest, asking only fair aud just
consideration, and by your decision
] shall gladly ABIDE.
Yours very truly,
E. Newton Ellis.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-25

Gas in the stomach or bowels is
disagreeable symptom of a torpid
liver To get rid of it quickly take
HERBlNE. it is y marvellous
liver strmulant and bowel purifier
Price soc. Sold by all druggist.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-02-25
Conclusion.


II Or. Borugh is so pressed foI
issues in this campaign that he viii.
Btoop to such tactics as the above
how can the people OF Arkansas pul
faith in any statement that he makes !
lie seems to have gone wild in his
efforts TO splatter mud al me and lc
create false impression in the minds
OF the people. Gradually the voters
OF the state are learning the true
character OF this man BrOugh-this
imported. poetical, taX-dodging, high
browed college professor; and II }
read the signs of the times correctly
they viii resent with their votes the
tactics he has employed in this cam
paign by burying him beneath an
avalanche Of honest votes.
EARLE W. HODGES.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26
SMALLPOX IN GREECE,
 BUBONIC PLAGUE IN EGYPT
Cholera Has Broken Out on the lsi-
 and of CasteIIoriza.

Athens. Greece, Aug. 24.-The cpl demic of infantile paralysis in New York is rivalled by an epidemic of smallpox in Athens that is taking heavy toll of both children and adults in the city proper and in Pira GUS, the Port of Athens. Incidentally, Greek ships arriving from Alexandria report the spread of the bubOnic plague in Egypt, and cholera has broken out in the Island of CastellOriZa, due to the arrival of refugees from Asia Minor. A quarantine has been established be- tween the island and the ports of Greece.
 The epidemic of smallpox in Athens has resulted in compulsory Vaccina- ton or re-va ccination, but it is diff cult to carry out the orders as the supply of vaccine is limited and the movement of the demobilized troops into the interior makes it difficult to combat the spread of the disease.
 The remarkable feature of the cpl demic is the reliance that is being placed upon the efficacy of one of the sacred ikOns. or images of Christ. The ikOn of St. Barbara of Nicomedia, in Asia Minor, has been brought with every pOmp and circumstance from the ancient church of the convent of Daphni, near Athens, and set up in the church of ChryssOspiliotissa in the quarter where the smallpox is taking it's heaviest toll.
 All morning, during the transpor tation of the holy ikon the bells of every church in Athens and the Pi- raeus toIIed at regular intervals. The procession cdept, afoot, along the sun parched read that for five miles lies shadeIess across the Attic plain-the ancient "sacred way" so graphically described by Chateaubriand. The black robes of the priests were slow Iy whitened by the dust and little streams of sweat made irregular lines down the gray faces of those who formed the cortege bearing the sacred image.
 The belief in the efficacy of the il1on of Saint Barbara is very profound among the simpler Greeks. Especially is this true not only in Greece. but in other countries as well, where her day is celebrated on December fourth. St. Barbara was a virgin martyrized in 235 A. D. during the prosecutions which characterized the brief reign of the Roman Emperor Maximin; or, as- cording to another version, her head was cut off by her own father, who had failed to persuade her to renounce Christianity, in the year 306, under the Emperor Ga1eriUs.
 Still further evidence of the belief in the power of ikons is seen in the preparations for the annual pilgrim age to the shrine of the virgin of Iii It is a belief current among the or dinary Greeks that the virgin saved the fife of King Constantine T., last year when he hoVered between life and death after an operation at the hands of two famous German sur geons. At a time when hope had practically been given up 1t was de-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26
OCCUM AND VERSAILLES
Young Ladies of Parish Give Charm ing Entertainment for Benefit of St. Josephs Church.

Saturday evening last, an excellent entertainment was given for the bene- fit of St. Joseph's church by the young ladies of the parish, each member of the cast showing exceptional ability. The young ladies' successful efforts won favorable comment from the large audience.
 The stage plans were designed and carried out under the capable direc- tion of Arthur Des SureauIt. The en- tertainment was directed by Mrs Vir- tune Quinn.
 Following was the cast program, A Voice of uthority--Margare Whit ing, bride-to- be, engaged 10 Billy, Alice Thebeau; Gladys Cushing, a but terfy, engaged 10 Charlie, Gertrude Colburn; Martha Stearns, a cook, en- gagged to Mox. Mary Scraber; Priscil- la Carter, story writer, engaged to Ralph, Diana Foisy; Jean Campbell. a stenograHher, engaged to Bert, Vic toria Scraber; Elizabeth Kennedy. in dependent, not engaged, so drama tic" Cecilia Florence: Dr. E. T. Simp- son, physician, Beatrice Parr: The Voice of Authority unseen but all powerful. F. Lavallee. Action Song. We'll Never Let Our Flag Fall, Miss Rose Blain; pantomime, The Star Spangled Banner, Miss CeceIa Flor ence; solo, Miss Gertrude CoIburn; tableau, Home, Sweet Home.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26
HUCNsTER'S TRICKS AROUsE ANNOYING
 SUSPICIOUS

of potatoes. In the early days of the crop these will have been sent up from Texas, Norfolk, New Jersey-no- body knows where. He has to take them as some unknown and irrespon- sibIe packer barreled them, perhaps weeks before and a thousand miles away. He has to pay what the import CT sees fit to charge Then he must sell them for enough to get his money back pay his gasoline bill, and insure some sort Of profit to himself for wages.
 Last week he paid S3.40 a barrel. He can't get ten full pecks out of a bar rel But he had to sell them at forty cents peck to meet retail competi- tiOn. That amounted to $4 a barrel if he only skimped his pecks a Ieetle, so as to get ten from the barrel. You will agree that six cents on a peck or sixty cents on barrel is small enough profit. But you see he couldn't even get that if he gave really full measure to every peck.
 What would you do, reader, if you were he?
 Per contra. the other day real farmer who raises his own stuff and sells it direct to consumers in a neigh boring city, delivered a half -busheI of onions to one customer. The man took them, paid for them, and my ncighbOrs drove on. Two minutes later he recalled that he had forgot ten his basket, and so returned to get it. The buyer, who had not expected him to come back, was found on his knees on the barn floor re-measuring those onions in his own half bushel As my neighbOr had given him a scriptural measure. pressed down, shaken together. running over" he was having trouble in getting all the onions into that haif-bushel He had more than rounded it. he had heaped it and was vainly trying to make the last half-dozen stay on the peaked apex, He had the grace when dis covered to blush and to stammer out a lame excuse that he hadn't anything else but the half -bushel to put them in.
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cided to bring the sacred ikon of the virgin of Tinos to the bedside of the sovereign. All along the entire route peasants gathered and kneIt at the roadside as the sacred image passed; and a minister in the antechamber of the royal palace marked on a special map the progress of the procession, while outside the palace thousands of humble Greeks gathered, many weep ing with hysterical emotion.
 Finally the image arrived and was set up in the bedroom of the monarch. According to the Greek peasant, from
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26
USOUEP PAUGH
New York Guest Dies Suddenly at the
 Home of o. w. Sherman.

Mrs. Ida Boyd and children of Prov idence returned home Wednesday aft CT visit with her sister, Mrs. Will jam Palmer.
 Mrs. Mary NDIholson and son, of New York and NIr. and Mrs called on their cousins MT. and Mrs. J. L.. Briggs.
 Mrs. c D. Kenyon spent Monday and Tuesday in Providence
 ". D. Briggs spent over Sunday with Gedion Palmer and family
 Guest Dies Suddenly
 Monday night, about 9.45. pr. Ken yon was called to O. W. Sherman's S at West Kingston Mrs. Sherman's s cousin from New York who was vis- iting her was taken suddenly i'll. She died before the doctor arrived, which was only about twenty minutes.
 Mrs. Sarah Franklin has returned home, after a weeks visit with her sister at Escoheag.
 J. K Lamond and Randolph Car penter are on a canoeing expedition.
 Mrs. J. M. Kenyon spent Wednes- day at Westerly.
 Grace COnneu is entertaining her sister and children from Bridgeport, Conn.
 J. $. Lamond attended the repub- ican rally at Rock Point, Tuesday.
 Fred K. Crandau was a caller at Westerly Wednesday.
 The Ladies' Aid met at the church Wednesday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. Harley Metcalf of Providence, were callers here Sun day.
 Dr. and Mrs. Webster of Westerly were visitors here Saturday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26
recently and purchased a nice pair of oxen from Walter M. Gillette.
 Entertained at Moodus,

The Veterans association was en- tertained at the home cf A. W. Chaffee in Moodus, Monday.
 Mrs. Hawkins and daughter, Lillian, were recent guest of friends in Hart ford.
 Miss Adele Kaufman has closed her summer school in Newark and is spending some time a their cottage, "Onago,' al Lake Boshan.
 Two tobacco barns were raised in this locality last Saturday. Tobacco is looking well and a good crop is an- ticipated.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26

that moment the kings life was saved
 The image of the virgin of Tinos was then returned to it's shrine on the top of a mountain whither, every year, come tens of thousands of the devout of the Greek church. much as French Catholics visit the shrine of LOurdes.
 The 12,O 900 inhabitants of the islands of Tinos have a, total income of $100,- 900, per annUm from the yearly pill grimage, which is over in one day.
 A ton of Campeche logwood, whcih is the best, is worth $200.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26

(Written Specially for The Builetin)
 The other day, when I went to de- liver some vegetables to an old GUS toner. I found her temporarily absent. In her place her father ln-law came ous He was there as 3. vacation Ylsl- tor. 1 had never seen him before. Nanifestly he had never heard much about me before. The one thing which struck ne most fOrcibly dur ing the process of exchanging Vege- tables for money was his frankly open suspicion of me and of every thing l did.
 He scrutinized every unit in every launched" handful; he watched care fully every measurement; he wanted to know if there were surely fifteen pounds in the peck of potatoes which heaped the measure to the brim and so high above it that even he shook off a couple when he tried to lift it to empty into his own basket; he took the book out of my hand, when l had set down and added up the items, and re-added them himself before he pro- duced the money to pay for them; when I made his change. he examined both sides of every coin to make sure it was honest money, and then added them all up again, to assure himself that I hadn't OveT-TeaChed him a cent pr two.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26
Washington County, R. ].
ROCKVILLE
Mrs. Ira L. cottreII and Miss Ella M.
 Palmer Start For the West.


 Mrs. Ira L. Cottreu and Miss Ella M. Palmer left last week for the west. state to visit relatives of Mrs. Cottreu, after which they win go to Battle Creek, Michigan, where Miss Palmer is to enter Battle Creek sanitarium September 1st, to take a course for a go for lengthy visit with relatives in Wisconsin.
 Miss Mae Charn1ey has returned home from the Rhode Island hospital, where she has received treatment for several weeks.
 Visited Scouts Camp.
 Governor BeeCkman visited the Boy Scout camp at Yawgoog lake recently and inspected the camp. After dinner be was among the crowd of spectators at the ball game played by the scouts and local team. The camp is now closed for the season.
 Carl Crandall and family of Wester- " are guests of MT. CrandalTs brother Harold Crandall and family
 Emory c. Kenyon was a caller in Westerly Tuesday.
 Miss Annie F. Burdick of Hope Valley, who has been ill for several weeks is somewhat improved, and rode out as far as this place Tuesday. She was accompanied by her nurse
 Mrs. Benjamin Kenyon, who has been ill, is better.
 Mrs. c. r. Barber of Woody Hill called on her daughter, Mrs Emory C. Kenyon, Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26
RICHMOND

Dr. Curtis of Providence was a caller here Tuesday.
 The top of the mill at Barberville burned out last Thursday, not doing much damage.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas O. Tyler of AttIeboro. Mass. were callers here on Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Alex Alberts and Samuel Wright were through this vicinity of late.
 The Old Home day at Liberty Hill will be observed on Wednesday next.
 John Smith was in Hope Valley on Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26
New London Wants Whistles Stopped
Much Annoyance Residential District at Night-Nuch Needed Cleanup of Bradley Street-Unheard of Stua- fon With Candidate For State Office from This City

degraded type dwe1t together in unity, or something like that. Robberies and assaults were almost of nightly occurrence and the section was summed by people of responsibility and Ob- servers of the statute laws and laws of morality and dccency. It is a dirty place and should be given 8 thorough cleansing and fumigdtion.
 That there is contest for tke repub- Iican nomination for governor ind- cates that there is not the sIiqhtest doubt of victory for the republican party in the coming state election, as there is not Q single candidate in the bunch that has not served Q, full ap- premiership in the game of politics. and a strange feature of the situation is that not a New Londoner or even New London county man has a finger in the guberantoriaI pie. Two years ago there was no such strife when successor of Governor Baldwin was elected. The nomination was brought 10 Judge Holconab on q political platter and he was elected without any po- lttical work on his part. It seems a pity that some of the present aSpirants did not read the handwriting on the wall Of the doom of democracy at that time, and make a fight for the nom ination. If this had been done they would not be stacking up against the present governor who is not averse to reromination and reelection.
 Frank HeaIey, of Windsor Locks, was among the earliest in the field, entering just about the time that Gov ernor Holcomh was inaugurated, and as speaker Of the house he made good with the mem m2ers just as would any other skilled politician with a guber- material bee in his hat Already the political matneEatiCtars are figuring out just how many votes each of the candidates will receive, and before the delegates to the convention are ee- lected. which may seem strange to the uninitiatcd, but is simply a matter of course to tho party managers in tlEe different sections of the state As has always been the custom, the choice of the delegates will be known before they are chosen Tn caucus as deleCates to the convention. The delegates do not always know this, that is not all of them but t is fact just the same.
 matter who may be nominated in the state convention by republicans will surely be elected. So it is up to the managers to dccide upon the future of the party by putting on guard the men who are known to be the choice Of the majority of the party. and not be guided by the pliability of candi- dates to do tho bidding of those higher up in party affairs. It may be that if the several factions, or rather the ad- herents of the several candidates, get into q real lively fight, that some good republican son from New London may step into the breach as a pea acemaIlcr and pick the DI1ir1.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26

turned home from Boston. where she has been attending the summer music school connected with Boston univer- sity.
 A coating of coal ashes has been placed on the sidewalk on High street, Ashaway.
 Attorney General Rice of the state of Rhode Island was a recent caller at the town clerks office.
 Thermometers in this vicinity reacbad a mark above ninety Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26

from that neighbor!
 Some years ago, one customer of mine-a comparatively new one, then was insistent that her peck of pota- toes should weigh the legal fifteen pounds. I had measured them out, but she was evidently suspicious that they might be short"
 Certainly. ma'am," said I, glad to have you weigh them. I don't carry scales, but I see you have your own" So I dumped them back in bag, weighed them, or rather let her weigh them on her own scales, emptied them again and weighed the bag. The po- tatoes netted seventeen pounds and a half She didn't offer to return the two pounds and a half which she was getting for nothing. But she never hinted, after that, that she wanted me to weigh anything I sold her. And l judge from the amount and frequency of her orders that she buys about all her potatoes from me, since that.
 There are undoubtedly some farm CTS, just as there are some bankers calling, so small of soul and so inn morally greedy that they can't be trusted out of sight and must be watched all the time as a detective watches a suspected pickpocket
 But I honestly do not believe that there is any very general desire on the part of actual producing farmers to overreach their customers. They may often be somewhat insistent on small matters, may be inclined ito take the half-cent, as the phrase goes, but considering how small the average farmers money income Is, it is not to be wondered that a cent looks bigger and more important to him than it may to his fatter-poCketed customer.
 Ar1-y,1o1, iy,siz+oy,,o ,,-,or, ,-,o,o ,,,, doubted rights, even to the last penny, is not mean even though it may seem so to some uneconomical people. It is not in the same moral category with false measures, stinted weights, over charges and 'short-changing.
 The particular gentlemen who set me on this train of thought by his candid suspicion of me, last week, got full measure, full count, correct bill and right change. And good stuff, too, fresh, succulent, sweet, good as father used to raise.''
 I'm hoping to do a little business with him again, tomorrow. I'm curi- ous to see whether or no there will be any change in his attitude. Whether he will appreciate the difference be- tween a dealer who treats him on the square and those who have tried to get him lon the bias"
 If he keeps up his suspicious be- havor, I'm going to slip a magnifying glass into my pocket and, next bill he offers me, am going to take it to a good light, carefully scrutinize it through the glass and then make a feint of comparing my assumed dis cOVeries with some private inforna- tion on a slip from the back of my sales book.
 Some people can be made to take a hint who are impervious to straight forward statement!
 THE FARMER.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26
HOPKINTON

William S. Iellen was at his sum- mer home here over Sunday.
 Having has been rushed since fair weather came and is now nearly com pleted.
 Mrs. O'Del and two daughters are guests of Mrs. William s. MelIen. . Miss Jennie Louise Blake has re-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26
EAST HADDAM
Grange Fair Given Up-Veterans' As-
 sociation Entertained at Moodus.

Rev. Herbert W. Chaffee of Kansas occupied the pulpit in the Congrega- ttonal church last Sunday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. George Champion, George Fuller and family, also Arthur Champion and family, took a trip to South Lyme Sunday in H. L. CIark's turing car.
 Fair Given Up.
 The Grange fair which was to have been held September 13, has been called off by Health Officer Plumstead. There are cases of infantile paralysis in adjoining towns which makes it seem advisable tQ pursue this course.
 L. M. Stark, Miss Ida Stark, MT. and Mrs. L. F. Ackley and Mra. Walter N. Gillette, motored to Ocean Beach Wednesday to attend the reunion of the Stark Family association. B. T. Clark of Durham was inztown