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Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08
BUYING COUNTRY EsTA IFS

sYes, it's a nne day. agreed the man who got on af the Hyde Park station. Makes yon think of sprig and fiddle labs and all Lhat-41tlt don't expect me to get excited over t! No the arrivaa of early spring Is accom- panied by slow music to my ears, be- cause at this season 1n1ogene begins 1 to stir aronnd like a birdie In it's nest, getting ready to fly and know pres ently we snail begin buying estates
 Why I didn't know you were in terested in country places" said the man from Woodlawn.
 We aren't 2 stated the Hyde Park man, but lrnogere lsi hope you note tho difference. There is no more 1 chance of our moving out of town 1 than of our tripping t to Mars, and I yet to my certain knowledge Imo- gene in the last five years has pur- chased 4S1 different places that struck her fancy.
 aThat is. she bought them as much as she could without consulting the owners or paying down cash. Why, the time the Orpingtons took us on a l Wisconsin motor trip of four days we l totalled seventy places between Lake Forest and Oconomowoc! I
 Iookl InCgens would shriek just when the engine was purring along Sd beautifully that it was nothing short of a crime to distract it. "Oh, Sam stop the car. please! I want Henry to look at this place! It is exactly and precisely my idea of what I'd want il I was to have a country placei Just look at it, Henryi Only I'd have thai l arbor run the other way and don't very good. And I know a lots better way to fix the chicken houses. Oh, 2 perfectly dandy sleeping porch could I be built out oyer that winga And PC have a border Of hollyhocks all along j Haat fence! Do you suppose the hv- the side? Oh-Why didn't you wait
 sam z"
 Then Orpington, whose ef1ins I haG been kicking feverfsfly, explains tha' sometimes the engine acts that way
 just jumps and bucks of it's own ac
 cord, and it's shame By this timt
 we are two miles beyond the dange
 spot and Imogene's spasm trails of linto disjointed words. Just as
 think she's forgotten all about resi-
 dences in the country she jumps am
 shrielxs andp Sam nearly lands us il
 lie ditch.
 soh. that's right-stop!" Imogen
 tells him approvingly. @Henry. jus look there! Did you ever before see farm that struck you absolutely per feet? Only I'd cut down those willow , i that shade the dining room and bull
 out a whac11ing big porch on the sid
 and have cunning window boxes. An what would it cost to put those wid , shingles all over the walls, Henry 1 We could save on the furniture 0
 something. Here's plenty of roor
 for cows and we could sell butter an cream. I'd have Devonsllire clotte
 cream when our weekend guests cam l out-nobody else ever thinks of hayin l it. got the recipe when we were i England! And, oh, Henry ll Lust then Sam makes the engin 3 choke and roar and the car shoot ahead a mile before Imogene get . her breath again. By that time sh
 has found another perfect place. :, makes no difference whether the hous was colonial, Queen Anne, middl e west, or Spanish Tudor renaissance
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08
storie. of the Wal
Tommy Atkins Finds Time to Make

Tommy Atkins Finds Time to Make
 Love.
 One of the results of the presence of the British army in France is that a good many British soldiers win talxe French wives home with them. The differences in language. far from be- ing a. barrier, is an accessory. Tom mic Atkins teaches Miss France Eng fish,. and Miss France teaches Tommie Atkins French.
 There is plenty of leisure for the courtsE1ip to develop. Frequently British battalions remain in the same section for months at time When the men have done their shift in the trenches they return. in restp as the saying goes, to the same villages where they were before. Usually they have quarters in the French houses. In a sense they become members of the community.
 With the French men folk away the British soldier lends hand with any heavy work which requires a mans strength. Only today the correspond- ent saw a British soldier drawing a harrow. A feminine hand does come sewing or cooking for him in return The romantic atmosphere is not lack ing. When tEle Briton says sau revoir to his sweetheart and starts for the and he Is going 10 fight for France
 On Sunday afternoons the girls a,re out ia theiE best 1rocArs aa they are
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

Of an altogether different type. must become ineffective, as prescribed by the Hague Convention, within a few hours. That is, they sink to inc bot tom automatically. All those found in Dutch waters were once anchored that have broken away from their an- chorage.
 The great majority of them are harmless if properly handled, and the only trouble is to prevent people who don't know anything about mines from fooling around them. A month or so ago, for instance, a French mine came asesore on the coast of the is- land Of SchorWen, in the province of Zealand. This mine had the familiar French cable attachment which, when pulled hard, exptodes the mine. Five Fishermen, observing a bit Of cable hanging from the monster, thought it handy for pulling it in. They began to drag it along, and the inevitable happened. 4 few ecraps of clothing was all that was left Of the men.
 Tn the case of a mine washed up near Domburg, in Iceland, nine on lokers were killed by a premature ex- ptoEion and much material damage was done too Compensation was re- fused by both state and local authorf ties The government felt 1t could moi establish a precedent Grants were made unofcfally, however, to some DOT folks whose homes were complete. I ly ruined"
 Seafaring men of Holland apparent. I ly have become accustomed to the new peril of the deep The old terror o i mines has largely disappeared. Sailor.
 coming into port tell with the great est composure of havSGg sighted .so and-so many mines and display littI fear at meeting them again. Tn deathroll in this country from min
 explosions so far does not exceed
 score.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08
Match Matters.

The first known method of produc- ing a Tight" was by the lasborious pro- cess of friction, the rubbing of one dry piece of wood against another. It is said that savages noticed that for est fires occurred during wind, and ob- seryation showed them that it was the saving of branch against branch that caused the flames. Hence the friction light.
 The fine and steel and tinder-box superseded wood friction, and that im- proYement was also due to obseryaI- tion. It was seen that the chipping of hints for arrow-heads produced sparks, and hence the evolution of the flint, steel and finder lighter
 After a series of attempts, crude forerunners of the automatic lighter of today, came the sulphur" match. This however, was not complete in itself The tip, made of paste of cfllorate of potash, sulphur, colophony, vermilion and gum, had to be dipped into a bot tie containing su1phuric acid and rap idly withdrawn. An explosive flame was thereby generated which set fire to the match These matches were sold at a shilling box, and were call ed Eupyrions.
 The next match was the Promethian The tip of this was made of chloratl of potash, sugar and gum, and the sul. | phuric acid-necessary to make it fr' was, with some of the paste, in { glass bead. This cumbrous methot 1 was superseded in 1882 by the friction match proper.
 It was ignited by being -draw1 through folded sandpaper. This wa a phosphorouS match, and was but { variation of the friction principle These matches were dangerous ant poisonous.
 | After a time came the safety matcl as we know it A change in the phos phorous brought about the safety Ito the workers and the users. = An sWers.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08
ctsArRMAN HAKDiNa's ADDREss'

In his keynote speech before the re- publican national convention Senator Warren C. Harding. as temporary chairman, inspiringly set forth the att titude of the republican party the ob- ngationa which rest upon tt. the part which 1t has played in the upbuiIdlng Of the nation by ahe putting into for which 1t stands and tlsc necessity of resnning them in Washington for the benefit of the country.
 It was an address intended to con- tribute to harmony of effort and to add to the assurance of victory at the coming election. He pointed out the mistakes of the present adFnlnfstrations referred to the unfeTtn tnnate sifua tion which made this possible. set forth in unequivoca1 terms That tie party is genuinely progressive and effectiye and counseIed the getting together un- der the party spirit of 1916 for the re- turn of the permanentiy prosperous and peaceful conditions which the country so greatly needs and desires.
 Concerning the questions Of pre- paredness he was emphatic in his declaration that the republicans be- neve sincerely and soneriy In adequate national defense and hit the nail on the head in this respect when he de- clared that under any system security is economy itself. and furthermore when he said: we proclaim justice have then-and we are not too proud to fight for them, bqr at the same time declaring unalterabIy against milftarism.
 He laid stress upon fine fact that our armed defense must ever be linked with our industrial self reliance and rightly declared that the nation worth dying for is worth living for. His reference to a protective and pro- ductive tariff which prospers Ameri- ca first was well put as he endorsed again that policy which was adopted l at the time of Lincoln's nomination I for as he said i've want our basic 1 prosperity to be home created and I home sustained, and not dependent upon conditions abroad. He insists upon a square deal for honest busi- ness, big and little and the creation oi a shield against destruction by for eign competition.
 l His reference to the duty of this country under the Monroe Doctrine
 was to the point as was that which re.
 ferred to the course in the past and
 that in the future regarding Ameri,
 canisrn, and the protection of Ameri
 can rights at home, on our borders
 on the seas, in every land and undel
 every sky, and in this respect h.
 wisely declares that lone must be al
 American first and partisan after
 wards Straight ahead'' is tn,
 watchword he gives in this respect
 and it is a fact that Americanism like charity. must begin at home.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08
YUAN sHII KAl.

The death of Yuan Shi Kai, presi- dent of the Chinese republic, coming as it did at this time, only increases che uncertainty of that experiment in government changes in that country. This great leader possessed much power and controf-in the far east. He had a stupendous task before him, es- pecially when the conditions in that country are understood, but he had made much progress in their solution. That he could not have expected to live to see the realization of all his ambitions or ideas is certain. It was moro than anyone who stands spon- sor for all that he did could hope to carry out in a lifetime, but he made the start, he directed certain improve ments and he laid the foundation for others and in the history of China his work is bound to occupy a prominent place.
 Mistakes under such conditions are more than likely to occur. It could hardly be expected that the situation could be so handled that they would not creep in and Yuan Shi Kai like others was not infalhble. His great est error was made when, after the republic had been well launched, he listened to advice which caused him to end that form of government and try to set himselfsup as emperor. How. ever much the difficulties which hs faced. may have prompted this, action 1t only resulted in the piling up oi others and the starting of a revoiu- ton which not only forced him tos re turn to the republican form of gov. ernment but to increase the trodbIel of hIss last days. It becan1s apparen that China$had not aloEt fafeeE1sins e Ire. public even if he had, but it showed D, weal<ening dnS the ccndd dence places In him despite hia constrnc nctive a lty. Wnethei lis. successor Ii nam hung. the former vice preaI a7ss an Ard srppDrter or the llc all1 tf 6 ball renne fns ktp bn Aah d1al
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08
submarine ExpIeits.

An officer of one of the British sub marines which penetrated the Sea of 7Iarmora. during the pardauelles op- erations has written home that his craft did what no submarine had ever done before7boufbarded a place on shore under hostile fire. He says. ac- cording to the Manchester Guardian: :: T think we were under fire for an average of three times day. and penetrated into all sorts of places and destroyed shipping. We even shelled a railway and destroyed two troop trains.
 We shelIed an ennbankment and blocked tne line, then caught the trains as they came along. It was the funniest thing you can imagine to see the train try to hide between trees but we caught her and smashed ter all to blazes Three ammunition wagons blew up with terrific expio- siens. The soldiers, of course. got out and. took cover and fired tons od ammunition at US, but we were o1i of range. Altogether we sank one gunboat, five steamers Gone of 5000 tons) and fl large sailing ships and destroyed three trains and one rail- way en1bankmentp z
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

Imogene always liked it best of all Sometimes there was an acre of ground and suTnetines a quarter sec ton of land, but that made no differ ence.
 That woman's enthusiasm was a fright She bad stocked those places up with imported COWS and blooded chickens and aFisEocratic pigs-these were for the breakfast sausage Of which am fond-and T believe there were squabs and guinea hens, artt- cho<es and African melons also ar ranged for. By the time we reached Oconpmowoc I felt so poor that it was all Sam could do to restrain me from buying tin cup and standing patheti< cally on the corner.
 spent like water right over your head whether or mol To all my remon- etrances Iuogene would say: sBut, Harry! You know if you should make a whole lot of money you'd like place just like the one I picked out, wouldn't
 When I said tartly: SWhica3 one7' she got mad and went out for walk. And when she came back she was bsIbbling over about perfectly dar1- ing house she'd found on the road out to the lake that positively must see!
 Why, that woman has ideal homes scattered all through northern Indi- ana, Wisconsin and Affchigan! Some times I have nightmares in which dream that tax bills for all of them have come in for me to pay; then groan and moan in my sfItmber in g way to break cne's heart-but all hmo- gene does is thump me with her fsi till cease!
 T tell you, Pm simple, hard work ing man and no woman should try tS transform me into a red checked side whiskefed, bespatted, hearty, Englis7 country gentleman against my vii and pocketboo1zlT can boss the ofac,
 boy, but bless me if could roar at head gardener in the proper tone O voice. don't want country place! Much good that'1l do youl's said ia, l Wood1awn man cruelty. Since Iren,
 convinced me that 1t was economy ta buy car I'm betting on the womel
 every time! I see your finish!' = l Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08
Mined.


 More than 1000 mines have been washed ashore on the coasts of Hol- land. These include 535 English 61 French and 193 Germans, the others being classed as origin unknown A majority of the1nfwere cast up by the sea at points in the estuary of the Schedlt River in the extreme south western part of Holland, which is nearest to the vast minefleld designed to bar ingress from the North Sea into the English channel. Many mines, however, drift higher up, and some even reach the chain of islands which form the natural sea barrier of. Hol- lands northern coast.
 Swift destroyer5 are constantly on the lookout for mines on the route fol7 lowed by the Ho1land-America linersl
 Only recently visitors to Scheyenin- messed a battery of madaine guns fir ing from the promenade on a mine floating past the pier head.
 The practice of the Dutch naval al1- thorities is to destroy these castaways when and where they are found @Vir- tua1ly all mines that are washed ashore here are anchored mines, said Dutch naval commander to The As- Sociated Press correspondent These as their name indicates are mines that are kept afoat a. few feet beneath the surface of the sea by a weight att lcSSucQ GO luS44 gDJ lld1L lI1Ck1 DE tlEGc- quarter inch cables. They keen stationary for perhaps a couple o1 mon*ns; but after that the action oi the sea water causes corrosion of some part of the attaching gear and the next gale breaks them lose from thei1 moorings So they become drifting mines and, as such, dangers, to navi. l gafion. They should not be confusei with drifting mines proper, which art | those which are sown by warships oa mine-layers in their own wake wher pursued by an enemy. These mines
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

any here else In the world. and walk ing with them along she roads and lanes ara men in khalas their conyer- sadons are a mixture Of French and English.
 It IS not romance alone that leads the Britou to marry in France. He has learned to admire the thrift and cleverness Of the French woman and her industry in taking the place of her front
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

The man on the corner says: Most of us would be physically and mental ly exhausted if we carried out the things which we put off until tomor- row,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg now declares that peace talk is futile. He has probably heard what 1Asuuith, Grey and Poineare have had to say about it.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Strange as it may seem there has been a noticeable lack of straw votes taken upon the choice for the vice presidency.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

If it is really so that we are going to have drought, the rainmaker ap- pears to be working overtime in an effort to get good water supply on hand
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

With the Teutons active at verdun and along the Italian front, Russia now steps in to relieve the monoto- nous existence of those divisions sta- tioned in Galicia.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

The announcement is made that Earl Kitchener was on his way to Russia If Germany had anything to do with the sinking of the cruiser that conveys no news 10 Berlin.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

Even though the treasury depart ment has announced that the money in circulation is $SS.S6 per capita there are a lot Of people willing to help spend the other fellows share.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

In standing for the addition of two dreadnoughts to the navy this year Senator Tillman is a good one to pass on the needs of the nation as to fight CTS.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

Fromsthe time which 1t takes Ger many to issue a full statement gpf it's Rlosses in the North sea- it gives the impression that the inventory is not Jas satisfactory as at first indicated.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

If the progregzhges dacfde ko 20 it ialones ulry not come ont ana make a stra Lprs ard end ndprgafnsnk of the 'VViI5on lon hich they made oles llcl1 tlleSS ha;ve com denr1 they would help to
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08
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 Hing c6 cir country better '1e deu0 to on of the m flle
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08
OTHER VIEW POINTS

2 a
 Automobiles claimed their usual toll of victims over Sunday. Some of the casualties were due to earelessness on the part of the victims and others to the recklessness of the drivers. And al of them were due to the laxity with which we have enforced the laws we have on the statute books for safety on the highway.-Ansonia Sentinel
 After a whole lot of heated elo- quence the Massachusetts legislature dodged the matter of insurance rates under the workmen's compensation act. It was shown that the new rates were unjust, excessive and burden some on manufacturers and employ CTS of labor but the insurance in- terests, as usual, were powerful enough to kill all really serious leg islation along this line and compro- mise on a committee of investigation which is expected to report to the next session. In the meantime tllt advanced rates will take effect. Al of which shows that Massachusetts differs but little from Connecticut. = Bristol Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

We are a meat-eating people, and shall become more rather than less SO. And of course we shall continue to wear shoes, which we should like to have made of leather. Shall we, then, helplessly succunb to a permanent high price condition which is due to a shortage plainly possible of remedy lire way to help it is to utilize New England pasturage, thousands of acres of which is yearly going to waste, in the raising of beef and hides. 1t wouldn't be done to the extent of lowering beef steak to ten cents a pound, but it would be a means of anchoring tho price kite from soar ing to unsearcha.ble heights. = New Haven Register.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08


 The weather observer in Hartford seems to be the only man ready to declare that May was not a cold month hereabouts. Perhaps the explanation Is that the rest of us retain vivid recollectionS of cold mornings or nights, or even n1iddays-aH which we suffered, even if there were intervals when the heat was almost as conspfc- uous as the chill was at other times. The general impression that May was cold hereabouts is based on personal observation of the times that made an impression; and in a matter like this feeling counts more with those who experience it than any careful average Besides, the lateness of the season for growing things naturally supports the commno impression as to the month.-Hartford Times.
 Be efficient. It is important to ev- eryone who knows how to use tele- phone that he or she know also thaa the telephone is part of the firs alarm system of the city. It is i'm
 portant, on that account, that every. one who can use a telephone know how to use it to give an alrn fl
 case of fire. For that reason The Re publican is printing, gratis, on 1t: l first page today, instructions from tn, chief of the Waterbury fire depart ment as to how to give an alarm il
 case of fire whether or not one hal access to telephone. Read it Mem
 orize 1t. Cut it out and paste it ol bit of cardboard and hang it nea the telephone in your home or office O i store so that everyone using the tele phone will be constantly reminde.
 fhat it is an instrument with wficl l to summon the fire department whel 3. fire. breaks out in any building. = 1 Waterbury Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-08

ll0r,NIoh. Thursday. June 3. 1e16.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02
A EOOST FOR BLAKElY

Give your support to Superintendent
II. w. Blakely on November 7th for
County superintendent. | am constrain-
ed to believe and am thoroughly con-
WINGED that he is the best county SUI
perintendent l have ever taught under,
(having taught under seven in four
various states.) He is an untiring
worker and ever ready to offer in
structive suggestions to the teachers,
school boards, patrons and pupils as
well. Better schools" is his motto.
In order to bring this about Blakely is
the man to do it. He advocates bet
ter school houses, better wages for
the teachers thorough work and a uni
form standardization of rural schools.
where essentials are taught and how
essentials are eliminated. | sincerely
believe we have the best corps of
teachers of any county in the state
and not one of these teachers will tell
you Biakely isn't faithful and enthus-
iastic in his duties. His works COM
mends him.
His industrial and General School
Exhibits" have been second to none in
the state under his supervision. 1t is
to be highly commended by any one
who knows how to value work of the
young novice.
Mr.. Voter, Blakely deserves your
vote whether you are a democrat or a
republican; for the interests of your
child are based on this potent need, his
education. Vote for a man who stands
for principles, better schools, better
teachers and who will faithfully serve
the people in the future as he has done
in the past; one who will not stant
for our schools to retrograde. Vote
for a live wire, for dead ones are uset
for door mats. I am,
Very sincerely yours,
C. L. Dimmette.
Principal Bushnell H.. S