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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

(Wr1tten Specially for The Buletin.)
During the earlier years of 100, the
sum of 40 shillings was granted by
the country, that is, by the General
Court, for the benefit of schools; and
each town was obliged by law to main
tain a school for a certain part Of the
year.
After this, the history of Norwich
contains nothing Of importance in
regard to schools until far into the
century.
The old course, we are told, kept
on with gradual improvements in
teaching and a wider range Of sub
jects, but with no particular system
attic change Of plan, to the era of
boarding schools for misses and class
zeal schools for boys.
1t was in 1743 that Richard Hide
and, Ebenezer Hartshorn were ap-
pointed to survey the town and draw
g, plot of it, embracing the course of
the rivers and large riVulets.
Norwich at that time was composed
of eight ecclesiastical societies, viz:
First, West, Newent, East, New Con
cord, CheIsy, Hanover and Eighth;
but the First, or Town Plot society
still maintained its pre- eminence, pos
sessing twice the number of inha'bi-
tants and three times the amount of
influence of any other.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

We now have a better idea of the
experiences of the Connecticut troops
during the heavy transforms down on
the Arizona border.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

When Bulgaria refuses to send aid
to the Teutons it begins TO look as if
it realized that its one great duty at
the present time is to itself
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

Apparently all that Villa has been
keeping in the background for was to
hear that the United States troops had
started back to the border.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

Even though they do not have
chance to get into a brush with the
Mexicans the Connecticut militiamen
will have a chance to appreciate the
fact that their tour of duty has been
more beneficial than in past summers.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Lieutenant Colonel Tilson of the
Second Connecticut infantry, now en-
camped at NOgales, 1Ariz., tells of days
with the thermometer rising to l22 de-
grees and nights so cool that extra
blankets are necessary to keep com
Portable but adds that despite this and
other things the health of the boys"
continues good. This is probably due
to the fact that they are from New
England, and consequently used to
rapid and extreme changes jim the
Weather-AnsOnia Sentinel.
Hence, it is just as well at this
time of the year to remind ourselves
that a great deal of poor health, if
not positive illness, can be avoided by
a little hOt-weather common sense.
And the greatest of this is cleanliness.
Clean food (and all the pure-food laws
in the world will not give it to you
unless you individually demand it,,
clean water, the particular care of
waste, and the consequent elimination
of all fies-these things will do more
for the health of your family than a
trip to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Register.
From all reports the United States
is not prepared to take care of its
soldiers. The means of transporting
the troops to the border is very poor,
government
complaints. 1t seems that this coun-
try should take steps to remedy these
difficulties. The same was true in the
Spanish American War as is true to-
day, and there seems to be but little
Improvement at present. The country
will find it much easier to get recruits
for it's army if they give the men good
treatment. Proper care of the men
should. be one of the first prepared
ness steps," that is taken by the gov
ernment.-New Britain Record
The amendment proposed by Con-
gresham E. J. Hill, to the bill con-
shutting a tariff commission provides
for the appointment of an equal num-
Der of members from each of the prin-
cipal political parties. Both parties
favor the establishment of the COM
mission and both parties should be
equally represented upon 1t. The ap-
pointments are to be made by the
president and he has demonstrated his
liability to yield to temptation in such
matters by his appointment Of pro-
gressives instead of republicans upon
the Federal Trade Commission. Mr..
HilPs amendment makes it less easy
to be partisan and to discriminate
against the republicans and is in the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
Sunday Morning Talk
THE PoTTER's WHEEL.

Our lives are fashioned and nodded,
in large degree, by powers outside our
selves. The circumstances, the limi-
tations, the duties, the joys and pains
Of these earthly careers of ours are
often set by forces quite beyond our
control Making due allowance for
personal will and energy and foresight,
we know that there is a supreme ele-
ment in our human situation yet to
be reckoned with. The fact is realized
by thousands who have never stopped
to try to make a philosophy out Of it.
The sober view of the Hebrew
prophets taught men to regard them
selves as clay in the hands of a celes-
tiaI Workman. Thus, Isaiah exclaims,
in one of his most exalted moods, 20
Lord, we are the clay and Thou art
our Potter" God, he declares, is the
Power ordaining human lots and dis
posing of the plans of men. He is
the Divinity that shapes our ends,
rough hew them how we will
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

To the mind of the prophet, such a
thought was full of hope. It cheered
him to feel that he was not in a uni
verse without meaning or purpose. He
was glad to think of himself as no
mere wait the sport Of blind and inn
his life on the flying wheel was both
intelligent and benevolent. The work
would he we'll done.
The poet, Browning, had a similar
CLEAN of insight.
Ay, note that PCtters wheel,
That metaphor, and feel
Why time spins fast, why passive lies
our clay.
He fixed thee mid this dance
OF plastic circumstance.
This present, thou, forsooth, would st
fain arrest:
Machinery Just meant
To give thy soul it's bent.
Try thee, and turn thee forth suf-
ficientIy impressed.
The fitness of the fgure becomes
very apparent as we think it over.
Life is a transforming process. The
years are doing something to US all.
Each experience, in its degree, fash
ions character. No event tranSpires
but sets its stamp upon US. Behind
the whole process abideS the directing
hand of the Almighty.
The labor of the skilled worker in
clay involves the personal touch. AS
we view the completed products in the
showroom, no two pieces are alike in
form, color or OrnamentatiOn. Each
has been held on the wheel till an
individual outcome has resulted. So
does God develop in each human soul
distinct personality. Whether one
energies at last as a bit of plain earth
enware, or as a cleaning Carrara
vase, he has, at any rate, received
Individual attention. The beauty of
the product is conditioned on the
clay's being docile and not stubborn
or refractory.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

Schools were maintained by what
was called a, country-r rate of forty
shillings upon the thousands pounds,
as already noted. and all deficits were
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15
S+rannaINE

Strangely enough, for that staid
period, dancing schools also flourish
ed, but chiefly as a means to teaching
department. and grace, through the
mInuet and the cOtilliOn. These
classes and schools We're literally pat
rnized; so We see that long before the
days of the one-step and fox trOt and
lame duck, young people in Norwich
were devOting themselves to a pastime
and a form of relaxation and recrea-
ton as old as the human race.
THE DTCTAGRAPH.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

1t is good plan not to expect any
thing you do not pay for. If there
is a lot of good will coming your way
do not expect it will come forever, for
it will not Do not bank upon futures.
but just take things as they come now.
1t has been incontestibIy proven that
those you do most for are not your
best friends, for your best friends are
the ones who do most for you. Do not
get the cart before the horse in this
world No one is obliged to keep up
anything except a good personal char
acter and good personal appearance.
Don't presume upon generosity, for it
Is either the outcome of good heart
edness or the speculative venture of
selfshness. No one is entitled to con-
tinuous favors, ard it is not a sign
that the tide has turned and iIl-wiu
has taken the place of goodwill, when
they cease to come your way. 1t is
more blessed to give than to receive,
but expectancy is a mildeW which
blights the blessing. The hostility
provoked by disappointment produces
the baseSt manifestation of ingrati-
tude. Be agreeable and do not let the
fluctuations of life vex you or lead you
to baneful conclusions. The winning
way is the best way through life.
! cannot sit down beside an afflicted
person and say: "Be cheerful" He
isn't in a cheerful atmosphere and 1t
is a waste Of breath. He must have
something said which IS soothing he
must be led to think OF things which
| excite hope. Don't worry" is a. FOOLS
advice when given to a person who has
| enough to worry about. Good advice
may be very easily nlisapplied. There
is sense in cheerfulness and no sense
IN worrying; but one must be con-
| scious of the supremacy OF the soul
not to fret and worry when it is per-
fectly natural to do So I fear there
are conditions which would cause any
| one to fret and worry; ana they are
| often conditions over which we have
! no control. It is q wonderfuaA accom-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

An institution of higher grade than
elementary was sustained in the Town
Plot section, through all the distrac-
tons of the country. It called to
Norwich many boarders from abroad
and at one time, with Mr.. Goodrich
principal, acquired a popularity which
extended far, and made the name of
Norwich famous even at that early
time-as it has since remained-for
it's excellent schools.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

Is is fact which should furnish
ammunition to the local suffcagists
and those men who favor equal fran
chise. that during the period referred
to, Miss Caulkins states, "if any of
these schools should be kept by a, wo-
man, the time was to be doubled, as
the pay of the school mistress was but
half that of the school-master!'
So educational matters continued up
to the Revolution. During that
stormy period the schools of Norwich
were not neglected nor intermitted.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

In 1873, we find this school en-.
doFsed by it's committee, Andrew
Huntington and Dudley Woodbridge,
0s furnishing instructions to young
gentlemen and ladies, lads and misses,
in every branch of literature, viz;
reading, writing, arithmetic, the
learned languages, logic, geography,
mathematics, etc, Charles White,
master"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-07-15

If they sought higher education
than this, they passed out of her do
main into finishing schools. Almost
every neighborhod had it's school,
ma'am, as she was popularity known.
Two of the most famous in Norwich
were Miss Sally Smith, at the Land
ing, or city proper, and Miss Molly
Grover, of the Town Plot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
SURFACE INDICATION OF OIL
In the Territory Around Quanah, in Tex.

An examination Of the country in the
vicinity of Quanah, Tex, has been made
by Carroll I'll. Wegemann of the United
States Geological Survey to determine,
if possible. the geologic structure Of the
area and the presence or absence of anti
clines which might be effective in pro
ducing accumulations Of oil or gas. The
country around Quanah is not proved
oil or gas field, though reports Of surface
indica tions OF oil and gas have been cur
rent there for some time.
The possibility Of finding oil or gas in
commercial quantities in the vicinity OF
Quanah is a subject on which no very
definite conclusions can be reached from
an examination Of the geology Of the
surface wild eating" in an area in
which the rock structure is no more pro-
nouneed than in the region OF Quanah is
attended with considerable risk and
should be undertaken only BY companies
that can well afford to take the chance
Of failure. II i believed that the loca
tions for test wells outlined in Mr.. Nege
MAINS report, which is published by the
geological survey as bulletin 62l-I. are
the best IN the area examined II tests
IN these localities should prove unsuccess-
ful the chances If finding oil in the area
would appear to b. doubtful
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14

table it is usually in high-chair and
the coming to table is in the nature Of
a polite fiction as he has his own little
tray before him. On this tray are placed
his mug, saucer, spoon, etc, but how
long does the average child leave them
there? 1t is quiet child indeed whose
dishes do not descend to the floor at least
once during a meal. The mug, ii it be
OF the traditional silver variety, will
stand this usage fairly well, but many
saucer or bowl comes to grief. Some
clever mothers meet this. trouble by pro
yiding the restless little creatures with
disles OF enameled ware. These can be
pretty as well as light and umbreakable,
and when they do fly off the tray there
il no harm done 1t is much better to
safeguard the dishes in some such way
than to scold the babies. They have not
the least idea OF being naughty, poor lit
tie souls and they must be puzzled in
deed to know why their efforts bring
such storm about their devoted heads.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
The Baby's Rest and Sleep.

baby six months old should spend at
least sixteen hours in sleep, and after
that, until the child reaches the school
age, one-half OF every twentyfour hours
should be devoted to sleep. Young chill
dren have not sufficient Judgment to be
allowed to decide for themselves when
to go to bed and what to eat. II they
did, they would not need mothers to care
for them after they were able to walk
But these children do need mothers who
realize their responsibility enough to
make an effort to learn what is best for
their children. 1t should be considered
even more necessary for a prospective
mother to study how to be mother than
it is for young woman to study to be
a teacher or stenographer. The care OF
babies is too important to be left to
tradition and superstition.
When we consider that half the deaths
among babies might have been prevent
ed il the mothers of these babies had
known how to care for their little ones
properly, we realize the Importance Of
every young mother spending little
time in learning something of the science
of babyhood. 1t might be a good plan
for every mother or prospective mother
to spend an average of half an hour a
day reading or studying modern meth
DDS OF baby welfare.
Even though baby does start to cry he
should not be taken up. The mother
should investigate to see that he is in a
comfortable position that his clothes are
dry and no pins disturbing him. She
may give him drink Of cool water, then
she should greatly but firmly give him
to understand that he will not be taken /
up. Babies understand much more than
we realize at times. 1t does not take a
baby long to understand whether he can
gain his desires by crying. 1t takes
very few hours to spoil baby 50 that
he will demand constant attention.
Woman's World for April.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
M0RGENTHAU TO AID WILSON.
Report That Ambassador Will Resign to
Take Part in Presidential Campaign.

Washington, D. G., April l4-Henrv
Morgenthau, American ambassador TO
Turkey, is expected to submit his resig-
nation to President Wilson. Abram FL
kins Of New York and Ira Nelson Nor
ris, minister to Sweden, are suggested
as his successor
The president has been greatly pleased
with the work done by Mr. Morgenthau
in Turkey, and ii his resignation is ac
cepted it viii be with reluctance. Ever
since the minister's return to the United
States some Of his friends have been urg
ing him to resign in order to assist In
the campaign for the reelection of Mr..
Wilson.
1t has been suggested that Mr.. Nor
genthau succeed Rolla Wells Of St. Louis
as treasurer of the Democratic national
committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
Clean up

Now let Us give tile war rest,
The rout, the siege, the sally.
And gayly shed our coat and vest
And 90 and clean the alleyi
Let's gather up the dogs and cats
Which have this life departed
And let tin cans and bricks and hats
of TO the dump be carted
In winter YOU NAV voice YOUR views.
Which You believe important.
And base long sermons on the news,
But in the spring you'd ortn't.
Then every able bodied man
Should Nhoop the Clean Up" slogan
And chase the old tomato can.
The east-Uf hat and brogsn.
30 let us clear our bulginu broNs
0f triling Thoughts and narrow
And gather M the old dead cows.
And work the rake and harrow.
The rubbish left by careless mon.
And lazy human chee-es.
Win bring 4 host ~ germs again.
And they'll bring punk diseases.
And forty billion dic- viii cone.
A. maur microbes bsariHu.
And round pur weary heads they'll hum
And keep us busy swearing
.isan my Clean up On every block
let ail the workers rally.
~ msr SHOULD stand around ani talk
I ntI he's licauel hIs nlleVr
Walt Mason.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
Rhubarb Recipes.

Rhubarb Jam-Cut rhubarb in quit,
small pieces, cook in very little water
until tender. mash. add three fourths al
pound of sugar to pound OF fruit re
/ turn TO fire. cook one half hour. The
Jam should be thick and smooth when fin
ished
Rhubarb Conserve-One quart OF rhu-
barb cut in pieces. one quart Of sugar
one halt. pound OF raisins. three oranges
sliced thin. one lemon, rejecting the
tough white skin and using the thin yri-
low rind. and one cupful Of nut meats.
Add the sugar to the rhubarb. and LEI ID
stand overnight. la the morning add
the other ingredients. excepting nuts,
V hich should he added Just before taking
from the fire boil until thick. about
one aud one-half hours.
Rhubarb Blame Mango Two pounds of
rhubarb cat up. three piuts % water;
cook about ~ minutes. strain aud add
one cupful of sugar. Add a little more
than onr-half rupful of sage, and cook
~ minutes. Put INTO molds, cool. and
ST ou ice
Rhubarb Cottage Pudding Mix one
guzrt of dour with four t1tle-uouufuis
af baking powder and small teaspoon
ful uf salt Add milk enough % make
stiff batter. Into buttereI rustar3 cups
nut one spoonful 81 batter. then - -rr-sri
frff ~ rraparei rllihsrh -au-e. ahI cover
with another spoonful 81 halter. steam
aur-lsiIf lUur and -fTte iut With erram
tuf -uear.
IlAabl1b -PalT balluz aatei uteI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
TIRED LOOKING WOMEN

Some women always wear a worn,
tired look. II is the outward sign OF
nervousness, neurasthenia perhaps,
with its characteristic symptoms OF
worry, headaches and sleeplessness.
Overwork, grief, undue excitement,
the late hours and nervous strain of a
strenuous social season, lack OF out-of-
door exercise, any or all of these may
be responsible for the trouble but the
most common cause at this season OF
the year is the grip.
Whatever the cause, If you feel the
need of more strength try the great
non alcoholic tonic, DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. AS the nerves get their nourish-
ment from the blood the treatment
must be directed toward building up the
blood. DIR. Williams Pink Pills act
directly on the blood and with proper
regulation OF the diet have proved Of
the greatest benefit in many cases of
neurasthenia. A tendency to anemia,
or bloodlessness, shown by most neu-
rasthenic patients, is also corrected by
these tonic pills. Your own druggist
sells DR.. Williams Pink Pills or they
will be sent by mail on receipt OF price,
80 cents per box; six boxes $3.50.
Write for the free booklet, Diseases
of the Nervous System" and a diet
book. Address: DIR. Williams Medi-
cine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
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two teacupfuls of chopped rhubarb; drain
off the water after five minutes. Nix
with the rhubarb teacupful OF sugar,
yolk OF one egg, piece Of butter and q
Tablespoonful OF flour. moistening all
with three tableSpoonfuls OF water. Bake
with lower crust only, and make me
ringue with the white OF an egg and
three tablespoonfuls OF sugar. Spread
this on the pie and brown slightly III the
oven.
Rhubarb Pie-One cupful of chopped
rhubarb, one cupful Of chopped raisins,
juice OF one lemon one egg, one cupful
Of sugar, one tablespoonful OF butter.
spices to suit taste This is enough till
ing for two pies. Make rich paste and
bake with two crusts
Rhubarb Pudding Wash and cut a
bunch OF rhubarb into small pieces. Cow
er the bottom OF a baking dish with but
tered slices OF bread, then with layer
OF rhubarb sprinkle with sugaI, theu an
other layer OF bread and SO on until The
dish is full Cover, and steam ia the
oven for three quarters of an hour. Take
off the cover, and let brown for 10 min
utes Serve with hot sauce.
Rhubarb NIarmalade- Cook 70 cupfuis
each OF rhUbarb and sugar with the Juice
and rind Of Eve lemons, for three or four
hours Add two cupfuIs OF chopped wal
nut, and two te5spoonfuls ID ginger cN-
tract and cook 10 minutes longer Then
pour into Jars or Jelly glasses and seal
Dorothy Dexter
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-14
The Financial Strength of
the Country Is Un-
precedented
BIG JUMP IN
BANK RESOURCES
Reserves Exceed the Legal
Limit by a Billion
Dollars

Washington, d. c., April l4.-Finan
cial prosperity and strength is greater
in the United States than ever before
and is rising rapidly to new levels, ac,
cording to the Interpretation placed by
the comptroller of the currency of fig
ures showing conditions March 7, the
date of the last bank call, in the coun-
try's national banks. Here is what the
returns show:
Total resources of national banks, Sl3,.
| S3s ,000,0 900, an increase of S2,27l 100000
or 20 per cent within year,
Total deposits, $1,000, 100000, an IN
crease of S2,l9S,0000 900, or nearly 25 per
cent within year, and an increase OF
| SAL 900 since December, 81, last.
An increase of S9a0000000 in loans
and discounts within year.
Surplus and undivided profits of ST.
OBJ 278,000 an increase of Sl8,000,000.
The increase in resources within the
past twelve months alone Comptroller
Williams pointed out, exceeds the entire
resources of the Reichs bank of Germany;
and the aggregate resources of Ameri.
can national banks exceed by $4,000.
100000 the aggregate resources of the
Bank of England, the Bank of France,
the Bank of Russia, the Reichsbank Of
Germany, the Bank OF the Netherlands,
the Swiss National bank, and the Bank
of Japan"
As recently as 1896, the statement
says, the entire amount on deposit in
banks within the United States
was less than the increase in deposits |
within the past twelve months.
Total reserves held by national banks |
March /, were $3.50, 100000. This ia
1898 900, 600 more than the law requires,
and is more than Sl00000O00 in excess Of
the greatest surplus reserve ever held be-
fore.
1T is conservative estimated" reads
the comptrolers statement, that the
surplus reserve now held by the national
banks would be sufficient to give a fur
her loaning power OF S3,000,000000 or
s4,600,00o.000 should the growth ami de-
telopment Of commerce, agriculture or
industry call for SO huge an enlargement
II credit
Notwithstanding the Anglo French
oan of S50,000,000 and the loans made
o other foreign powers amounting to sew
raj hundred million dollars additional,
II which our banks to a greater or Tess
iegree have participated, there are no
Indications of unsound initiation or exces
i've loans and the national banks OF
he country have never been in a strong
r position than they are at this time"