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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03
ALBERT J. BISHOP.
WILL. II. coIH

Respectfully SollcitS your support and In.
hnsnca for nomination on the Republican
ticket for the Office of City Clerk upon the
merits US a former public Official.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03

For hecfethfT OF state.
Please announce that | am II candidate
for the Republican nomination for Serre-
taFy of Stute. was born Oh Harrison
County farm aud appeal 10 the voters OF
that county for support la tile primary OH
June D. ..
t,Inrlcston. W, Su.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03
Grafton. ". Va.

am candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor of West Virginia,
subject 10 the primary election to he held
June o. 1916, aud respectfully solicit your
support.
Beckley, W. Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03

ain u candidate for the Republican
noui.uiiUn Tor attprne! general Of West
vi; .itia, subject 10 tue primary, June d,
I.id. ana solicit your vote ANA influence.
BlItE 5. STATHEKS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03

l 49, a randidate for the nomination for
attorney general OF Nest Virginia. subject
u .lle Republican prlunry election, June 4,
1916, aud will appreciate yuuF vote anu
Y. I. ENGLAND.
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political Advertlsemonts)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
STATE OFFICES
For G0Vcrnof.

nm n candidate for the nomination for
governor of West Virginia OH the Repub-
licnR ticket. subject TO the primary cleo
ton, June 6. 1918, and respectfully solicit
your vote aud influence.
IRA T.. ROBINSON.
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Republican Candidate

If nominated and reelected he will continue to
give you Honest Efficient and Courteous Service
Mark cross before his name
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03

BNkley, W. Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03
l.or rnlt.u stnte, senator.

Logan. ". Va.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19
COWBOYS ROUT
BANDIT GANG
Kill Fifteen and Capture Six
in Surprise At
tack.

WELD IrNuQr QrNHTrEs NEAR "a.
NigtlIN. NAV lHat,I1 Nif,lyaN tn
columbus. NJ Twenty five Mexican
yoV hnys from ihr ilJtfs' ranch ht m-
briron hrok, aud scattered newly
fnI med sans of bandits WU1r Madeira
aboui week 'Fp. bllling fifteen wound
ing nn' and capturing siN ngruriInE 60
nrVs reaching hers iri1N
Tho hand had hrcn urluiarl M Ntr
fuitu uumnFurE and Ivifn castillo. who
announced their rnmlN iuf Nmrr| ans
and ndhrfrniS uf IRfpnSb Following mo
theft ~ horses FROM she Hearst ranch.
the, hurpu gurrlll, Warfare
Imvln,yf Uf tho ranch ufpfis srd tho
hardi' In y,mr The sN taken prisoner
were delivered in IHfibnH authorities t
Nadrip Nmnnr the d,,d were pomin
surg and castillo
This fight hrluEs the number NJ NiN7
followers slain since ifr American punt.
tive expedition was sori nyfnss 'hr hor.
De- about mine weeks aru up tu urbfi,
$50
Tire ynV bu,a captured thirty HORSES
man, fiflrs and either lnpt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19

N located on Cottonwood island Nrith,,
r'f'ni 'fn claim Ihr greater credit for
matching th, tourairra since. ike
pigeons the parent swans 10 ON tho ne,,
win beautiful mtUIHI Indifference
Ih" p1fk mHntrrm,u' h1s taken The
h'w sN1N close 'U 'hr dance pavilion.
where 'NrF are fr,' from ,nrriou. snake,
and iWi''s. not in mention f.b. which
often guhhr such adventurous uitIs
tUurs tyrs vhnlu
Upon 'hr approach ~ .r,I orr imaginary
ianGrI me little ur, win h,i'.u, and
f'.' paddle 'n their nearest parent. which
'fur IF broad tu fn th, surface NJ
'. water tud 1l'uNrs us progeny 10
Nuh yrHn it Ws back Then. ono,
safe. ~ elder swan win swim sv.y
With 'iI speed 'D sums safe spot
I'rf" Nrr" seven .rgs aimust a. isrE,
Hs those NY en ostrich. n the ne., ffor,
Witch ih. fN, were h,tchcd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19
Five Baby Swans, Hatched Out at
Belle Isle Park Yesterday, Have
Novel Scheme to Escape Enemies

Five brand now e,Erru baby swans
took q 'usil peck ,' the white .u.ic of
hc shells the, had inhabited fpr st
0''k.. rok'i nut nrs' hrlk. then n
hs1l and opened thrr hrisht black eve,
w q 'nnahn' new world u urlle lH'.
Iri N, .',HiHE
Almost before tHrr ms,t Nur DIRT,
rfH Uu''s Nli become dN h,, had
WfIEs'vi from N. nest in which the,
V'fr huru. into Tho os,iisiing vairrs NJ
'N" Hka and N,f, padding around With
Tho. proud Bni boNrrr,ni Parents $40
hf 's b" Shown 'hr, arc tho rf.f pf
'H'f race ever htt,hri IN UNthHr,
i'N and raise fhr number o' 'hr .NBn.
1i Relic i.'r FROM five ~ ten
The n.H H which On, Youngsters vrf,
h''.h'l Is n'rnn. Hs frr' loo drw..
irI o. . mHIH uI. sticks. Nrlsh. lr,u
and t..N m,girah'c snri ~ drNis and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19
BAPTlSTS SEEK TO PAY
FOREIGN MISSION DEBT

NSiiENitiE. N e. Nav p The
southern itartist convention "a ne ihl.d
dsNs session hsfv Friday vas m.el
with lis rirmisr made Thuisds, n'rhi
80 ylesr svsN bsffs smother dat. " rrs
sihe. the tlsN. lol drh ni ns fuffirn
misslnn boarl. wnrr thsn ise UoN W
which was PLEDGED NJ o. ssssiHn that
hfuhr ~ shufjh sfr' nidniuM h allen
vas announced shat brfofr final si.
iruinmrnt thp convention nuuid seek i0
fslss the tiarno debt hanging nssf ~
home nissiun h'a u AMI t-sin M, com
ms fstsi year virtually Tree
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19
BOILER EXPLOSION SANK
CYMRlC. SAYS BERLIN

UrEilN. Ma, ~ Amsterdam iIs
yat,hrs tn the Overseas Ncvs arru.,
Stat, ihst ui,l,rts NJ thr uftIfh at,,m
sbip tNmbi, which shnk Ma, %. state.
rd rn arriving a, li,rtporl that the
sintiug NJ the vessel was duv Nv the
explosion uf H. builrfs
Nl accounts itnm British souf es ss
vrii as dispatches 10 the state depart
mrui at Washington ffum ihr Amrti,au
consul Hi queenstown fsld ihr CtmfIg
wa tnfprhrrt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19
Tabloid News AS
for Busy PlkNH

uINNER To NEW pENN-Nt t din.
r,r given b.t mght 100 80 Paul r1rlsh
iUusr th, N,N EyN,t,ui Frederick T.
iltr new dom uf ~ rpuIa cathedral.
Nss the guest ot hnuu' Tho dinner
was given b, thr mun " So lhule
W|shDp ruurH XIV lrruku was pf'.
,.ut,d by th, w,u of ~. church with
10 h,niFumv sold watch
PATRONS, yLuU MEETING Nrs
VW t-,u,hIu NH4 tH deliver iu. ptuUi
ruI ,idf,t. b,iHf. in, Patrons club off
tn, Wvcrsid, school iha afternoon li'r
suhirot Vas "tsr and Nhua" At Money
tu IN, School Chlldrru u'h'f questions
affecting the school vH.. vrr, 60 b,
tisDussri uy mrrhrfs ui fh' ,.uh
uuLrIsCuuE M(uE UuNuEMNN-
I T.US retail rfoUrt. uf Oklahoma 'ttf
.ur' ir ih. tuuus 0' lh. oklahoma CITY
ilrlii,tf bsau,Hii Hn HH' nichi and
sI,ripd Wiupw 3 NnuEH,bu, urtup.
MONT chairman uf hrlr organization ~
win f,ru #fui ihr rfny.fF Hn ih. bBfi
u' bn,rinfa ~ fhp Retailer .urniinn
Plans mr vigorous Wrwhrfsh'p cam
utigu nf thu FfN,rfs ruV.Hif were ~.
.usari aui arguments fHf uni against
T SUNDAY Jlusine heard
+ TULSA STORE PURCHASED rhe
rIBni HuH stH.E uf ~" lisfI1v nvNrnia
/ .rnu,u in, Largest hoo rulHH m been
7 ruiyhtari b, " 70 Scott off 'hr s.Hifs
/ itBlNhu.i1u .uwutHN H uk homo '.I.
Doe VaH announced N,s',ri. Tho n,N
I store. which will br ,n .H.frt Hi r.
IiIBiUhufiun uf rfnnkn,ll NH. brother
Iti u 20 Halliburton vf ihiH .iNs aud
d. T. Nhhni suprriri ndrri W 'h, oFlp.
.H.nH tIt. finf, viii b. up.r,i Wunt1,
Too rWh NJ Scott 'ni MH pafturrs
rUo own fhrrv STORES un, 'n oklahoma
Ilft. another ru rulsa and n lhltd ~
uruHt'M Ne
ruA~u rurcrrrs Nrursr ~ e.
tIDliun i'us West TrIri street and
.y q stevens " Nrrh klrin vstr ~.
rested ht, Nrsirfday after nr rsritins
chase IN, Two mS vrrr dHyinr d
nura, and the police nn auto linldsr
,nd stevens v'fu rhnfrrd with trans
puriur lluuf and arfpnu, thsfeUs slsr
|v.r. U'sd
urUNs WEsuLr rNrNii.v .ruher'
.Y..n rs ,vsia Ola hi.d tate ,,sirfis,
suFtrr.n at M, Ir.frtn., hHsrta
utp bufrs received esak arn girf'
.Nba an rmrir,r W the Wn'ihNm tpf
Iriy,i .nmiarN while ihai trmran,
|var shnvinr hstr Li,i nliri 'hr Esrn
Ur, ihuk un rpffrr ufn atirf vhiti
It. attempted W. Nrht ,iratr' W.
Clothes veto saturated Nth uaa.Un.
ehirh ienitrd ilIs horne wac ai ilrha
tom rrtar
Commissioner Mike r,nntrt. I'
srsatirr ~ ihn v.i,f bond election u
iumuuuu. stated ihls morning ihai i'
his hrhet 'hr istur vnuh rattt h,
r,a ipritt rrtvrrn $50 and uHn tnis.
isnmr rscvir have placed enc nisirfii,
lium 1909 to 1000. but don't harill
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19

rtuN Man VISITS srLry o. r
ynuru Hf Llr.n uklH. was re- visitor H'
10, county attorney fN., TO-DAY 'h.
guest W ,ufi,s " Sr'hN taHs'Hn' NJ
JuUHr 's department commando Gov
'hr 90 \ " uf oklahoma Uu n sr
iuuir hrms ifpm the rui.H meeting ~.
aud NJ ~sIh, m,e h,.n y.ns. fH.ni
'ot hfi,rn N'Bfs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19

REPUBLICAN, cLuE MEETING rh.
Republican Prosperity club uil w's'
ihH evening ~ uI..k ~ tho count
noufu. ti vh.h tim, No, w'uh'f Win
ss',a' permanent n,HtluNr'rrs rN.
member viii dlscua. ih, r,cs'r'lNH
law and matters concerning ih. famUs
.iWuiEu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19
The Elite

\ patent leather pump turn .o'r'
plain cuban heels, an excellent
shoe FOR -'rDrt wear 500.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19

the comm s.irn,f.
CUNMHER To MEET N,mhrrs u'
thr uklahDmr CITY Dh1mh,r ~ COM.
m,f.r NIW mrri next Thursday st noon
100 the L,r.Hu,Nrs hotel f0. tho ffst
time sin.c the annual trad" ',gufFlnu
Tho excursion ,umm'ir, viii submit \
report ~ the trad, iuu aud In IIl prob
ability the outcome Il tomorrow o. water
bond issue viii hr dis.us., .,j F Be-
thought IN event rNr bond. anrfN ~
b. UkrN th,t the meeting win p, Ir is.
utWf, ~ 4 celebration
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19

Commissioner Mike p,nntu,. I'M
.rsstirs ~ tho v,i,t bond rier,Isr uf
NE helici ,hr issnr vauh tatf, b,
ras iprtt bstvssn $50 ana HH vote
"snntc rscpir have placed ihe n,si,fii,
from 1000 to 1000. bu, don't hauih
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19

think ,bs, 10 VIII bc TIM, strong state.
the comm sslnu,f.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19
The Palm Beach

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tent and duII feathers 'iuri lu white
kld.hlu -no"uru3mru'- $50 and
$500.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19

IN white. flesh and brunette \
2jc value, ~ you know Spoclal
~ Zoe
Al of these articles scut pre-.
paid by mail
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-19
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Dresses "t Irrrul" In stripes
p.Hiu p.ralri skirt -pl un
belt waist trimmed in hem
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-05

With only few short weeks before the republican national convention it is natural that the candidates should be getting busy along the lines of po- Htical preparedness. They have to make their showing as strong as ros- sible before the convention really opens for it is well understood that most of the faRorite sons will vanish from the reckoning after the first ballot. They are named by their states purely for complimentary purposes. The Hughes chances seem brightest at the present writing, with Colonel Roosevelt engag- ed in a desperate attempt to swing the west in line again for .liIn. Consider ing the temper of those who once fol- lowed his banner 1t is a forlorn hope. He will make great tunult through outthe western cities, butwhen it comes to the ballot it is hard to see how he can hope to cause anything like a stampede. Why will not the colonel, if he is sincere in his desire to over throw the democracy, eliminate himself and let a man, who does not inherit hatreds, represent the party to which he is willing to return.-Ansonia Sem tinel.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-05
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

Duranoo-The march of General Pershing's punitive expeditionary force to Durango, Mexico, has focused pub lie interest on this state which has an area equal to Virginia and pop ulation not exceeding that Of New Hampshire, which is less than one fourth as large. The National Geo. graphic Society of Washington has is- sued an interesting and informative bulletin on this rich political division of the Southern republic, which says:
 Durango is surpassed in the num- Der Sof its mining properties, aggre- gating more than 4,000, by only two states in Mexico-Chihuahua and Son. ora. Its natural resources include silver, gold, lead. tin, copper, sulphur and ruibies. The states wealth is not confined to minerals, howecer, for there are extensive forests of valuable timber and the agricultural resources are capable of almost unlimited de- velopment, while 100000 head of stock find rich pasturage on it's fer tile tabIeland.
 "The Nazas River, which empties into Lake Habas, is the principal wa terway of the state. It is known as the Nile of Durango. In the spring, as the snow melts, the river inundates its valley leaving a rich deposit of l silt brought down from the mountains | After the waters have receded the | land bursts into bloom like a minia- ture Egypt, cotton, barley, and wheat 1 growing in great luxuriance, while the | whole landscape assumes the aspect | Of a flower garden.
 "One of the most interesting trees | to be found on the mountain slopes | of Durango is a species of pine the needles of which the Indians and Mex l jeans boil and use as a remedy for stomach troubles. Its taste is like that of anise seed. The wood of this l tree is much used by the Indians in
 the manufacture of their primitive l vioEins.
 One of the products indigenous to l Durango, but one of which the state does not boast, is a venomous species
 of scorpion whose sting is almost in-
 variably fatal in the warm regions
 of the state but which is more pain full than dangerous in the higher and
 cooler attitudes. In the vicinity of Durango City 60,000 of these reptiles are killed annually, some of the na- tives making a b usiness of desroying them, collecting from the municipali- ty a bounty of one centavo per SCOT | pion.
 At an elevation of 5000 feet, the city of Durango, capital of the state, enjoys a. matchless climate which has
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-05
pEcs ARATroNs AND PROOF.

# is of course possible that the that .he German govern urnt has come to the conclusion that ,ne Of sts submarines torpedoed the rubautia fs without foundation, for here nas been no official report to .has effect, but such is only in accord with fhe general opinion formed as ne result cf the circumstances sur pundlnS the disaster and the evil Aence which has been secured in proof r stch 2 conclusion.
 N such proves to be the case, it again reveals another instance like nc NebrasiSan. Immediately follow pS each cases Germany put forward ho claim that the vessels must have yeen damaged by striking mines be- ansa there was no German submarine n tho vicinity, but peculiar as 1t may lneun pieces of German torpedoes were cund, following the blowing up of the lhipa. which furnish pretty good proof h0f thc undersea boats of the kaiser ger8 involved in their troubles.
 No doubt exists regarding the Ne Yaxhan. and if 1t is now admitted h4t fhe Tubantia was lost in the anne way. and according to the same errrt tho German government is pre- arad to turn over one of the German mars lo replace the lost ship, it is 1oxs than likely that Germany will 4aln be forced to recognize the weak eaa uf its position in regard to the usHex and admit that submersible aE responsible for the blowing out iln bow and the loss of life which
 Hultcd. for ia thai case the evidence nnGara to loo stronger than in that tnn Tuhantia. since by its own ad-
 iH'ou rn underwater boat was oper-
 lnS Vi 1he locality where the Sus-
 n waa attacked. Thus whether such
 nrl wns committed in accordance |IN orders. or in violation thereof
 4fo ls a responsibility which cannot
 NraSc1.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-05

ticns have achieved the desired re- suit, or failed. as the case may be, the fighting settles back into its previous state, so distressing to officers and men. Question soldiers at the front as to what has impressed them most in the operations and almost invariably comes the reply:
 The monotony: the terrible same ness of it all"
 Nowhere in the west is war more invisible than in Flanders. Literally there is nothing to be seen. misty gray line of trees, a ruined farmhouse, stake or two with tangled barbed- wire-that is all there is to show where the enemy is lying. Yet the haunting impression is always pres ent that unseen hostile eyes are watch ing.
 It is a desolate melancholy country. To the stranger the only gay thing about it is the windmills. Right up within the zone of fire they continue to throw up their arms with eXtrava- gant gestures to the skies, working away steadily at their daily task, despite the invader, with true Belgian persistence and obstinacy. Many of them have of course been mutilated by shell fire.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-05

earned it the sobrquet, town of sun shine It is one of the oldest Span ish settlements in the republic, hav- ing been founded by Captain Tbarra two years before the followers of Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles initiated the permanent colonization of the Uni ted States at St. Augustine. The site of the present city was reached by the adventurer and silver seeker Mer- cado, who in 1852 discovered the fa- nous Iron Mountain. of the suburbs. When Ibarra arrived with his colon ists the country was occupied by mo- madic savage tribes.
 '"One of the odd customs of the Dur ango district is the funeral ceremony for children. An angel is being bur ied' is tbe explanation which native will give of a gay procession headed by a woman, bearing aloft on a board a bundle bound in white. The parents of the child are obligated to give it joyfully to heaven, to the accompan- ir1ent of music and dancing. If there is weeping the baby cannot enter par
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-05
French Generals Lose Sons.

French Generals who have exercised commands during the war have had a total of 36 sons and sons-in-law killed in action. General de Castelnau, as is well known, has lost three sons, Gen. eral Fauche a son and a son-in law, General Baillioud a son and a son-in- law, General de Maud'huy a son. Gen eral D'Amade a son. General Dessirier three sons, General de Pouydraguin two sons, General de LardemeIle two sons, General Nayraud two sons, Gen eral Ganeval a son n-in-law General Ganeval himself was killed at the Dardanellesl, General de Ie Nanou- velIe two sons, General Ebenar a son, General de Benoit a son, General Bon nal, a sen, General de Mondesir a son. in-Iaw. General de Vassart a son-in- law, General F'alque a son, General Chailley a son, Rear Admiral Amet a son, General de Morlaincourt a son. in-law, General Louis a son, General Corvisart son, General de Lestrac a son, General de Lestapis a son, Gen eral Bcnfait son, General Dieudonne a son.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-05
INDIAN LEGISLATION.

When there isn't enough to occupy attention in other directions, there are those who are always trying to bring about a change in the admins tration of the Indian affairs, adopt new systems for controlling their reservations and the methods of se- lecting those who are placed in charge of such work. That the Indian has suffered from the advantage which has been taken of him cannot be questioned and when honest reforms are advocated they are worthy of se- rious thought, but it is also required that strict attention be given to block ing any moves which have an ulte- rior purpose and which seek to throw such matters into politics.
 There are now several measures be- fore congress relative to the Indians and their reservations. One of them seeks to remove the control of the Five Tribes from the Indian bureau and place their affairs in the hands of a political appointee. Another would give the Indians the privilege of appointing their own superintend- ents, and still another would place the entire control of Indian affairs ir the hands of a commission of three who would be responsible only tC congress-
 The federal government stands fol the protection of the Indian and his rights. It is obligated to this at al times and there ought not to be any changes made in such control unless there is good and sufficient reason fol it. There are of course reasons Why these particular measures are being advocated but it can hardly be con- sidered that they are for the benefit of the Indians themselves. Such leg islation would remove the responsi. bility from the government and place it upon those who might or nighi not have the best interests of the In, dians at heart, and that is just what must be avoided. It would be z gross mistake to introduce re- forms only to have it disclosed later that greater injustice instead oi greater justice had been done to the red man.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-05
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Weather-and Uncle Horace.

The Weather-and Uncle Horace.
 MT. Editor: It used to be t'other way about, but as Nature beats him to it we turn the title tail to, like horses trump to manager
 The weather is nice to have around to remark upon-so is Uncle Horace. They are both charming institutions. Coming down to brass tacks, hasn't the weather put it all over the prophet this hitch? Those five fateful days, Saturday last to Wednesday, were a choice lot, the finest ever this year of our Lord 1916. I'll say yes-won't you?
 They do say that Uncle Horace is smart-knows it all-but, by the great wooden nutmeg, he can't boss Mother Nature, and I'm glad of it, ain't you?
 We didn't have his flood in March, nor the big shake-up due this week, but on Monday the chimney swallows arrived, and shad are running well.
 Now while Uncle Horace hollers Lord help us," let us give thanks, hoping for a long fruitful season, a decent winter and speedy end of war. Long live Uncle Horace, second only to the weather as a subject of cheerful Yankee conversation
 JOHN R. DOWNER.
 WiIlimantic, May 3, 1916.