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Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
OItle Bl1llffitI.
THE WEATHER.
Norwich. Friday, Feb. il, 1916.


 The winds along the North Atlantic coast will be moderate northwest: Middle Atlantic moderate north shift ing to east.
 Conditions. Pressure continues high over vir- tually all districts east of the Rocky Mountains.
 There have been local snows along the northern border from Maine west ward to Montana
 The indications are that the wea- ther will be generally fair without material change in temperature Fri day and Saturday throughout the At lantic states.
 Forecast. Northern New England, Southern New England and Eastern New York: Cloudy Friday and Saturday.
 Observations in Norwich. The following records, reported from Sevin's pharmacy, show the changes in temperature and the barometric changes Thursday: a. m. 25 S2.22 4S III. .-'''...' .''...s........ o4 3nS0 Highest 40, lowest A.
 Comparisons. Predictions for Thursday: Fair and colder.
 Thursdays weather: Fair, northwest wind, colder at night
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
Victory Reversed.

So close was the push dumbell con- test between the Athletes and the Red Sox at the meeting Of the Ladies' Health and Recreation club on We'd nesdav evening that it was with con siderable difficulty that the victory was decided. The Athletes were frs. adiudged the winners but later it was decided that the Red SoX were entitled to the victory. This gives the Red Sox 100 more points. making their total 300 while the Athletes total is 470.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
osITuARY.
Mrs. William K. Larkhan,.

About o'clock Thursday morning, Hannah E. Palmer, widow of William H. Larkham, died at the home of her son. Herbert J. Larlzham. Plain Hfll, death being due to pneumonia.
 Mrs Larlxham was born in Norwich 9f years ago and was the daughter Of Asher and Joanna P. AEnes Palmer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
Fire on Smith Avenue

There was small fire in the kitchen of the house owned and occupied by Michael Timmins on Smith avenue on Thursday. The fire resulted from an overloaded stovepipe. Charles Evans, who was near by, extinguished the blaze before any great damage was done
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
Returned from Canada.

Mrs. Edward Adams and O Deshaig have returned from attending the fu- neral of Joseph Deshais, who was killed in a gold mine in Canada re- gently.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
Calico Dress Not All.

A calico dress can now be bought for 6 few cents, but there are a num- ber of other things that induce some men to remain in the bachelor class.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
Emil Sweet Cuts Thumb,

Emil B. Sweet, a carpenter. residing on North street, received a very painful cut on the thumb of his left hand from a saw with which he was working Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11

William Shea has accepted posi- uon in the employ of the N. E. $. S Navigation company.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
Arranqina for Dance,

Arrangements are being made by the local trolleymen to hold dance in Pulaski hall some time in March. Os- car Christianson is chairman of the committee on arrangements.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
BORN

WAkEFIELD-In Dayville, Feb g. 1916, daughter to MT. and Mrs Harry Wakefield. wHEELER-In Waterford Feb. :, 1916, a daughter to MT. and Mrs. Griswold Wheeler
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
Goes With Pittsfisld Nsm.p.per.

Charles Gernain, who has been in the employ of the Warner Arms com pany as an engraver has accepted a position with the Pittsield Daily News as head of their engraving department and will leave next week to take up his new position
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
Are In Cold s.orss..

The King of Rurnania is said to be exceedingly f1ot-headed. An equally high temperature, however, does not appear to affect his feet.-Southern Lumber1nan
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
unuRual.

Speaking of long memories, . writer in the Boston Globe says: T can re- member my grandmother when nine. teen months of age."-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
THE PORTEOUS & MITCHELL co.

Thursday evening at which arrange ments were made for a supper to be held soon.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11

Joseph Kershaw and his father left for New York Wednesday. J. Kershaw will sail the latter part of the week for England.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
MARRIED

aEALY-ARNOLD-I Westerly. R. l..
 Feb. S, 1916, by Rev. Clayton A. Bur
 dick, John Reynolds Healy and Miss Lllie May Arnold both of Westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
Went on sIeiahina Parties.

The eighth grade of Wequonnoc school had a very enjoyable sleigh ride Thursday afternoon. There was a sleighing party from the Sacred Heart school Thursday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11

George H. Young of Slater avenue has returned from a business trip to Boston,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
Personals.

Robert Spencer, who has been re siding in Moosup, has returned to thi place.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
Ia In luek.

Helen Keller, they say, has joined the l. ". ". It is fortunate that Miss Keller cannot see some of her associates.-Detroit Free Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11

Unicnville.--At the town meeting on Tuesday the taxrate was lowered from thirteen p-i1i- ta tan 11ai1I-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11

The Chocolate Soldier at Hillcreet theatre today, 2 and 7.45 p. m.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11
GREENEVIL.LE

Six hours after nigh water 1t is low ide. which Is followed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11

Cornerstone Club Meets.
 The Cornerstone club of Taftville Congregational church held a meeting
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-11

Meriden.-A Dollar day will be held by the merchants of Meriden today (Friday).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

and bread making and sewing exhibit
which was neld.
Helen Gould Bibles.
Mrs. Finley J. Shepard has for sew
eral years authorized the Young
WOmen'S Christian association to Of
fer in her name a beautiful bible as
a gift in recognition of memorizing
the SIG bible verses specified as a
part of Lhcir bible study. In Greene
county the interest in this study ran
so high that the daughters, mothers
and grandmothers were enthusiastic
ally menoriZing these verses. One day
one of the boys called up a girl friend
and asked her to play tennis with him,
to study Helen Gould Bible verses
first. The young man had not heard
of Helen Gould Bible verses before,
but during the tennis game he took
measure to find out about them and
carried the news to several of his
friends. In a few days boys in the
fields at their work were studying
Helen Gould Bible verses and a re-
quest came in to national headquar-
tiers to have the boys admitted to
these contests. 1t was with regret
that the national board was obliged
to tell them that this contest was
open only to members of the Y. w.
c. A.
Eight Week and CommOnweal Clubs.
One interesting phase of county
work is the Eight week CLUBS whose
leaders arc college girls who come
home and gather about them their
girl friends and all girls of the COM
munity who have not mad the oPpor-
/ tunity of going to college and share
with them some of the good things
they have had the privilege of en-
/ joying. Tho activities of the club are
divided into fun and recreation of all
/ kinds, study-Bible study, lives of
great women, eight weeks with good
! bOoks-useful activities such as sew
/ ing, cooking, etc, and some form of
community service The leaders of
/ these clubs report a most interesting
variety of community service per
/ formed, ranging from cleaning up a
church and keeping the lamps washed,
d trimmed and filled to providing tennis
/ court and grounds for the country
school, staying with babies so that
their mothers may go to church and
! buying 4 nice black dress for a dear
old lady who could not go to church
because she didn't have one.
The Commonweal club Is similar
organiza zion, the only difference being
that it continues throughout the year
! and that it need not have college
: girl as a leader. but any alive, Iro-
gressive young woman of the COM
munity--Helen Ballard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
DAIRY MEN ORGANIZE.
Atchison County Association Starts
With % Charter Members.

Atchison, Kan, Feb. 5.-The Atch-
ison County Dairy association was or
ganized at a meeting at the court
house Thursday morning, which was
attended by twenty-seven representa-
tive dairymen and farmers A. P.
Burdick, deputy live stock inspector,
was present and explained the manner
in which the tests will be made.
T. P. Armstrong was elected presi-
dent; John Price vice president, and
Tom Clark, secretary treasurer
Charles Falk and Carl Schuele were
named members of the executive COM
mittee, to act in conjunction with the
officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

hence it is always near the sun and
usually is lost in its glory. Multitudes
have lived and died without ever see
ing it. But here is chance to escape
that fate.
Finally, all the five planets ever
visible may be seen this month. all but
Mercury in the evening. The splendid
winter consultations are also majesti-
cally sweeping by, with eight great
first Una gnitude stars out of the fiji
teen ever seen in our latitude, all Wis
ible at the same moment, and all unit
ing to prove afresh. as eternally, that
the heavens declare the glory of
God"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05


State journal by the children's bureau.
United States department of labor.)
The baby's weight is perhaps the
best index the mother has of his con-
dition. The average weights of ba-
bies of given ages are now pretty well
established, and a weight noticeably
lower than the average indicates d
lack of development due either to de-
ficient diet, or to illness. while an eX-
cess of fat may point to improper
feeding. If the baby's weight either
remains stationary for any consider
able time, or begins to fall off it is
always a sign that something is wrong,
and the mother should seek the help
of a good doctor, without delay.
The average girl weighs 7 pounds
at birth, while boys average half a
pound heavier.
During the first four days the baby
may lose from one to two ounces to
a pound. while waiting for the moth
ers milk to be established, but as soon
as he begins to nurse regularly he
should quickly regain this loss. Dur
ing the first month he should gain
bout three-quarters of an ounce each
day; then up to the sixth month, from
four to eight ounces week, and from
the sixth to the twelfth month two to
four ounces a week.
At three months the average baby
weighs from twelve to fourteen
pounds; at six months, fifteen to six
teen pounds; at nine months, seven
teen to eighteen pounds; and at one
year, twenty to twenty-five pounds.
The baby thus usually doubles his
weight at five or six months, and at
the end of his first year weighs three
times as much as al birth. Most ba-
bies do not gain quite steadily, week
by week. During short periods, owing
to excessie heat. when the food is re-
duced a baby may show no gain. and
may even fall off a little. This condi-
ton should be temporary and he
ought to begin to gain as soon as the
disturbance subsidies
Baby Should Not BE Fat.
BottIe-fed infants do not gain as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
RABBITS AT NIGHT
Topeka Received Mysterious
Visit From Bunny Tribe.
Invaded City for Want of Food
ON the Streets.
ice HAS BURIED THEIR SUPPLY
City Avenues Were Their Only
Resort for Sustenance.
Can't You Leave Something
Outdoors for Bre'r Rabbit
SATURDAY.

Sometime Thursday night Topeka
was invaded by the most timid army
ever gathered together-an army
made brave by the pangs of hunger.
an army of rabbits.
If were not for the ordinance pro-
hibiting the discharge Of firearms
within the city limits the Topeka
townsite would be as good a hunting
ground as it was in the days when
the first lone log cabin stood on the
bank of the Kaw. There are rabbits
in City park by the hundred and
Topekan venture the assertion today
that if the snow and ice continued to
cover the ground the wolves and coy
otes would stink in over the paved
streets also.
The presence of rabbits, in num-
bers, was not discovered until yester-
day, but the peeled bark of the brush
piles in City park indicates that hun
ger has driven them in from the
friendly hedge fences and weed
patches. The brush was piled in City
park last fall and left through the
winter. Some of the bark is still
green and while it makes poor food. 1t
is better than starvation. The twigs
and branches are peeled clean whore
the rabbits have been at work and
there are tracks around the piles by
the IIIllllOLS.
Covered With Ice and Snow.
1t is believed that the big invasion
by bunny took place Thursday night
for the reason that the brush piles
were all right Thursday. For weeks
the ordinary food supply for bunny
has been covered by ice and snow. He
has been driven from pillar to post
by hunger, always keeping a safe dis
lance from the haunts of man. He
has been chased by dogs and shot at
by men and boys when he was doing
nothing worse than trying to find
some morsel overlooked by his thou
sands of brothers and sisters.
But the time finally came when HIS
natural timidity, his fear of men and
guns and dogs, gave way before the
torture of hunger; he took his nerve
in his teeth. figuratively speaking, and
beat 1t for the paved streets where the
wastefulness of man might have left
something with which bunny could
appease the gnawing in his interior.
1t has long been said that there are
certain kinds of bootleg liquor ped
died in Kansas that will make a jack
rabbit spit in a bull dogs face. 1t
is evident that Kansas weather, in fts
application to bunny. has some of the
characteristics of this justly ceIebrat-
ed poison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
HE LIVED 100 YEARS
d. C. Stanley Dies Shortly After CeIe-
brating Centennial.

When Dexter Caperon Stanley
reached the age of 100 years a few
weeks ago the whole town of Downers
Grove turned out to help celebrate.
Word of the centennial was sent 20
Mrs. Fred II. Wilson, 1859 Fillmore.
who is a niece of the centenarian.
Perhaps the strain of celebrating
the birthday told on the aged couple.
Following the triumph last week Mrs.
Wilson received news Of the death OF
her aunt. Mrs. Frances Stanley. 81
years old. The next day the Associate
the man who had lived a century.
Chicago papers contained numerous
writeups of the old man. Maxirns
were given as to how to grow old.
Mr.. Stanley was one of the most pop
ufar men in town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
GOOD OF KANSAS
is A MONEY SAVER
Washburn Keeps Kansas From
Spending $11s,65O Annually.
Endowment Makes Education
Cheaper for Young Persons.

Washburn college saves $11S,650 a
year for Kansas taxpayers, accord
ing to statistics issued recently by the
college.
Avera ging the annual two million
dollars expended for education among
the 1900 state school studnts, it
costs the state $3.50 a student for edu-
cation each year.
Private donations and income from
endowment amount to $49.60 for each
Washburn student, of whom there are
791. Should the Ichabods be educat-
ed by the state at a minimum rate of
$3.50 a year it would cost Kansas tax
payers $11S,650 a year more than it
now does.
1t has been figured that the % pri-
vate schools in the state save the
Kansas government $1.095,150 a year
on the 1901 students instructed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
NEGRO ELOQUENT
COlOred Lawyer Makes Great
Plea i'm Mrs. MOhr'S Trial.
He Calls George w. Heals the
Beelzebub of Liars.

Providence. R. l., Feb. 5.-William
II. Lewis a negro. six feet tall. slim.
upright and graceful, vita a voice
deep and melodious-a man, who, by
his physical courage, won an enviable
place as the foremost football center
in tho nearly nineties and who later
served with honor as assistant United
States attorney general in Washington,
and as assistant United States attor-
Eey in BOSton-beRan the summations
for the defense in the sensational trial
of Mrs. Elizabeth +. Mohr and the
negroes, Brown and Spellman. charged
with the murder of DIR. c. Franklin
Mohr.
Lawyers and jurists from all over
this small state were present to listen
to him and they left saying they had
not heard such an eloquent, convincing
argument in years.
Mrs. Mohr Weeps.
Mrs. Mohr wept uncontrollably as
Lewis. his deep voice ringing, swept on
in his long periods, calling on the
jurors to acquit her. and of necessity
with her. Brown, his client. and SPELL
man, who is the client of John B. Ed
wards, another NEGRO lawyer. Lewiss
argument had been feared by the state
and it was the talk of the city today.
He roared when he charged that the
police obtained the alleged confessions
of the negroes through the third de-
gree methods and that the testimony of
George w. Heals, the states negro
witness. was a lie; he spoke softly
when he said:
There is a reason why there has
been no public clamor for life and lib
erty of man. woman or child because
of this tragedy. 1t is because the peo-
pie Of Rhode Island realize that be-
hind the man and woman who stray
far from the morality which was
taught them at their mothers knee
there turks and stalks forever the
spectre of retributive Justice. And the
joy ride becomes the ride Of DEATH"
Heals Great Liar.
but George w Heals was the
Beelzebub of liars" ne shouted a
moment later. He was Ananias and
Sapphire and the whole infamous
cathedral of clever liars rolled into
one. He took the man who had paid
him only a few hours before, the man
who trusted him with his life and held
him and his companion on a lonely
roadside SO they might be foully and
brutally murdered"
Edwards finished summing up for
Spellman just before court was ad-
+ journed. John ]. Fitzgerald was to
begin summing up for Mrs. Mohr this
morning. Then States Attorney Gen.
eral Rice will sum up for the state and
1t is expected the case will go to the
jury on Saturday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

rapidly during the first months as do
breast-fed babies, but after the ninth
month they are apt to gain more
because they do not lose
weight as breast-fed babies usually do
at the time of weaving.
A very fat baby is not to be desired.
Although mothers are prone to believe
that a fat baby is a healthy one, this
is not necessarily true. An exclusive
diet of certain of the proprietary in
FAINT foods, consisting largely of sugar
or of starch, is very apt to produce
excessive fat, and give a false impress
sion of Astounding health, since bones
and muscles may thus be deprived of
their proper nourishment. Overfat
babies are very uncomfortable in the
summer from prickly heat and other
ills.
Weigh Baby Regularly.
A healthy baby has a well-rounded
body, without wads and cushions of
fat, or pendulous cheeks and pudgy
legs. He has springy muscles, and is
alert, active and full of life and mo-
ton.
In order that the mother may be
informed as to the baby's progress, he
should be weighed at regular inter-
walls throughout at least the first year.
For the first week or longer, he
should be weighed every day; during
the 11rSt SIX months, once a Week, anu
later once in two weeks.
Breasted babies may be weighed
just before and just after a nursing
to determine how much milk they are
getting, and to find out whether or
not they need supplementary feeding.
They should be weighed in exactly
the same clothing both times, and to
determine the daily gain, at the same
hour each day.
The best scales are ordinary plat
form balance scales such as are used
in grocery stores. A special basket
or pan which fits on the platform
and which will hold the baby com
Portable is desirable. Spring scales
are less, accurate but are cheaper
and are better than no scales at all
Most country households have enough
general use for a good scale, so thai
such q purchase will not be an eX-
travagance. Many city mothers have
the advantage of being able to go al
infant welfare station where the baby
may be weighed as often as desira BILE
In these cases it is easy to keep 8
careful record of the baby's growth
The children's bureau has published
a bulletin called Infant Care" which
contains directions for weighing the
baby and also a chart for recording
the weight. This publication is sem
free to all who ask for it, addressing
the Chief of the Children's Bureau
U s Department of Labor, Washing
ton, D. c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05

Hawaii will ship so carloads of
pineapples weekly to the United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure children of
bed-wetting. There is a constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. NJ. Sum
mers, Box w. South Bend, Ind, will
send free to any mother her success
full home treatment. with full instruc-
tons Send no money. but write her
today IL your children trouble you in
this way. Don't blame the child. the
chances are 1t can't help il. This
treatment also cures adults and aged
people troubled with urine difficulties
By day or night.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
To Rock Missouri Road.

Kansas City. Feb. 5.-That the
road between Kansas City and Jop-
lin will be the first part of the Jeffer
son highway to be completely rocked
was the opinion expressed today by
the few delegates who remained from
Yesterdays highway conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
Not n Candidate.

San Francisco, Feb, Gov. Hiram
w. johnson said here today that he
would not permit his name to re-
main on the rolls of secretary of state
of Minnesota as a candidate for the
Progressive nomination for president
in the March primary election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-05
index TO HEALTH
Infant Should Gain Steadily
After First 4 Days.
Weight Doubles During the
First Five Months.
FAT is OFTEN MISLEADING
Baby Is Full of Life
and Action.
Weigh the Infant and Keep
Record of Growth.

(Third of a series prepared for the
State journal by the children's bureau.
United States department of Iabor.)
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-03-10
JEWISH INTERPRETERS AT
THE FRONT.

Over one hundred Jewish inter
prefers are attached to the Allied
army in France. One Of these in
terpreters is M. Picquart, the only
French Jew who has received the
British d. C. NJ. This was award
ed for extraordinary bravery during
the second battle of Ypres, when he
led a party of men to rescue valu-
able stores from village into which
the enemy was sending large num-
bers of shells and clouds of asphyx-
iating gas. Another interpreter, Pr
ERE Levy, a nephew Of Rabbi Ca
hen, of Havre, was recently I'M ured
by a bomb dropped from an aero
plane. A nephew Of NJ. Joseph
Reinach serves as an interpreter in
one of the most important French
military centres. The services of
these interpreters is highly appre-
ciated by the British Government.