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IVY" certainly appreciate what they
DO for us." one az the boys told me,
"You see, apprentices don't have very
much money 10 spend. IN fact, 1t takes
aliout al our money just To buy to-
naCCo. We have to live on tho ship
but We can get slore leave for II day
or an evening, hut shore leave isn't
witch good in Il strange country with
M money to spend. We certainly have
great times NJ the institute"
1T must he very nice to keep in
ouch with your church life. too"
said, striving to exercise n good in
~,ucncc, hut I had made n mistake.
These mon az tho world, lG and II
Years OF age. were no, to hc patron
wed 10y IA mere woman. no matter what
her seniority.
"N-c-s; but we don't care ~ much
about that" said the scvcntcen-year-
old. Some NJ tho lads don't go to III,
Sunday tea because they have to stay
10 service artcrwnrd, ! don't mind II
though. like TO hear Mr.. Wood play
the organ. He's all right. one time
he winkod ut me from behind the Or
gan. lie was playing, too, at the same
time
Don't YOU have church on board
ship? | asked the boys.
"Thcy have services on all passrn-
ger ships but not on the mercantile
ships that We enlist on, Sometimes 4
Sky pilot comcs aboard, hut we stay
below and pretend that we're CATHOLICS
n atheists. You wuulla't think that
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More Than 100000 New York City
Children to Get Instruction Under
Most Modern Conditions

A Ii. ready for the first dip in The
II Picricn spring, Schoc! days
are here. ard. the Gocto:a will
Inc, tbs week viii see the small pitch
crs on their way 10 the fonts of wis
dum. That is 10 SAY. II they have al.
been properly scrubbed and looked over
fer signs VI trouble. Going To- school
IN New York is y complicated business.
What with your nurscs and inspectors
and lynx eyed officials ut all kinds. i,
was not so when we were young.
Ever notice On going home in the
subway how many u man takes Catl-
tious.y from his pocket some little old
weekly newspaper of provincial make
~ and gives II u visual Cgvcss? Ne1rly
everybody in New York has his heart,
somewhere in the provinces. where
long ago he pu; on his red mlttcna an /
ls pulse warmers ami had the cat lick
lis ,,ate nicely and started on for tho
rcd school house on the hi. WIS
or" all country school houses alTaNs
painted red? Thv first thing that u
forebcars did was To- kill Indians OF
course. ana after that they built thc
school houses ana painted thCm with
their minds full Of the hue Of carnage.
Not all tho rules NJ the board. not ali
ilc wilcS Of the Health department
aud AL the inspectors that c\er were.
Dn take the thrill out; of ones first
ddv u; school which - many Of tho
>olnS.ters of this big village arc feel
Ing. What difference does 1t make TINT
-" urgc Of the trudp" II toward Tudor
Nil..ngs, built "II' fashion. that sug-
rat the a~ristocritic calm of old GN-
I'D? Arrhitcctur" may IL" frozen
music all right. but II can ~ emil
TIC heart Of youth.
This has been Il long. hard summer,
fHd hot You m of the fclluWs arc
sad 70 get back Ia school. OF course
one would not wager ones bottom dol
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Got q NeY SOCK to
Study This Term

ihcv ea" that nussv tablet Ana Iil'-
tie FluNirrnrN .liw.spI iEat now a'r
ava she came r.gh, 10 AND vaitod
with sou and sail tina, the red flannel
id not seem To match ANYTHING q, all
ana she wondered Why 'uys had ,irir
s,a.cs an dressed II? ils' Ike i1ut.
NOW y II was u girls SLATE !, would
he different. for girls had rcd hair r.h-
borr.
.Nnd vha. was ,lat y,u said That
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cuse mo, why III course yod are a reg
u!ar New Yorker now, aren't you?
Anyway. whenever You went To school
for the frs, ,imc in your lie you went
with IN" Halliday boys. Ell AND Jim,
uni.l YOU saw Hattie Shu'ks. How
can 7 tel, you about the leading facts
AS.r.G= az the rdu"atio"s! system ~
thc metropolis uf this Western world
II you don't keep your mind on things
better than this:
Most parents take their children to
school for the first day in this popu-
louS city, where there axe street cars
and other pcrils of the streets. II
seems In mo that starting out in II
great city To 90 To school Is often II
solemn function.
There are city boys who rather cling
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= IN g.. G.I.s aye different. They
'1'tr ~ books - cc@ilv rs a f-eckled
,j with ono ClotA ~sus9cnder docs to
he cd swimming hoe on an August
:'":ncrr. Ever notice that some
lines pupils with short hair slickcJ up
md wearing knicN Knockers often
90 80 school .pun.pS {" .uypass tho
music.lna. wh,'r Sis. .hc just walks
a'"nr as 'huHEh .r" were IL aiding On
;Nc ullr "eU.;ral .ld kuoyhlng the
st"rs Win ne" n' combs?
- lirr 10 sro u riri walk along all
rrInc H't p"a.dt and pickles. just as
though u"t;lng down - ~" books
gan wHs aa good ~ n season pass to
the I'o,o Grouudf. Shakespeare wis
no, sucl n orig rol genius as SOM
people thiuk. fYr nobody can read any
u h.s paws through without finding II
~ full ~ 'lW'iir quotations.: bat no
certainly did u'lrrs.and human ma
VAR when -" sluE, shout III" way tie
solfnr!l'"t ,r"i' - ni. nIal D.y. VIZ"
c'or hear - a. gir! CRAVING aluug Ike
"A sail 20 her .vm," Not much,
Gins ar" different. They ycarn for
a chance 10 improve their minds and
20 SEQ what Two other g.r's have on and
y the teacher has any r"w or
any fancy ways ~ dressing her hair.
AND Il mny hc sho has q now beau or is
wearing u diamond ring on the third
tnGoc e tho left hand as n result Of
the GUNNER vacation.
Ia Nuu happen 70 realize that there
lr" thousands oc boys and girls who
are .":n" 10 the school house th!s au-
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IT JES a good sport and We all
like him This i" M third

voyage; I'm a senior prem
-" a'd Eve me, him hrtur'.'
IT," speaker was a red checked, llle
eyed lld of ~ who had ON" aboard the
'.'|ol from - British SAILING ship. u"
We" talking tu ls about Howard -.
wood Of tl" Scamcn's Church insti-
'''e, who guos ont into Tia" harbor
''"fy day tu collect the apprentice"
"'' ships officers from the ships In
!'' ana take them to the institute at
- south street, Wh"l" they hay" tci.
o'n'H ana attend motion piCtur" shows
g. S'dm"u'S 'hurCh Institute war
''H DEED scyCuty-two gears ago ost"n-
S'tN - cor" for the spiritual welfare
- sailors in port 4 New York, hut its
'"-'."U has hrundcncd greatly since
'.'H and the huge red building houses
'indrod3 uf sailors every week. pro-
'.hng food and lodging at n reasonable
'"'" and furnishing the amusement for
'"I'l the heart q. the sailor Is hungry
''l'r a tong voyage.
f"' yuu can iird out all about the
''iiI u directors AMI the rules and
n'''hi"ns hS VISITING the institute.
l''' VII give Nuu u view Gf the Sailors
"'H lnsti'ut" from the inside look
"ut, preferred to- get my view
'''' 'I" outside looking IN, 10 took II
u, % Win Mr.. Wood on the launch i.
''''''r llamcI@l'y one SUNDAY after
,'' '.d had AN opportunity to- talk
'. 'i' apprentices t~hrirnrlNCs aud nul
'', "..'' tuo, though, about II.
Ib" launch bad been |uluIgIIuv
7 Fh1L.l- d. t,l. .,.-4.t 4ff. .-..
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Three Little Maids from School Prepared for Rainy Matker

III" same, AND IN" s1mc 'Ui.l comes
over TIA" youthful syt''n '>oN i Ia"
school bells do not r.us ana tlt." are
10 chores tu D." done ana II - not COM
sid"rcd according to rul" to- hiring rod
auplcs /" teacher LAcrvwhrrc u.out
uS We i"rl the stir ~ tine great city,
tn" citv uf joys and surruwS, 81 hopes
and fears.
How many of the pupils al the pub
itr Svh"ul- here ,uu' from other
>,,"Ics. ,p,ahinE al.,n tongues at home
Ntiil. aud i,nr'lrg on; To- In" Land ~
4 u"W s,"'.h and - new freedom,
Th'v mry ha>" CONF" irum FAR Odessa
To- live ~ that strange region which We
call the East SiG", where th"r" are 81
many Thousands vino huoN little even
az the great broadway, IN" street Of
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to fathers hand. Pop didn't care
whether YOU or ever GOT to Scauul
or not. lie said. Go along with you
To- school now, son, ANA don't get into
any fights and don't make u fool ~
yourself over IN" girls and don't 1T
anybody break Your slate dud steal
ynnr hooks and If thev de- punch ih"m
IN the eye" .>ud when ypu old him
about the fight YOU had with 'ati II
W"lcott ab"u. lid'- Nt'i, y" asi'i yuu
II sou licked him and >"t said ;li'
you did and lie said. Good boy" and
then ma CtIed uNcr YOU and sad that
she wished there weren't any F.uni-
frocks ever.
Now. where there arc nearly eight
hundred thousand school childrcu in
this great city, human nature Is about
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shook hands with every II in sight
whether they had met before or not.
The new boys were II h.t shy, but they
uon found thc!r voices and Joined in
~" conversation, or happily secured IA
rnrnNr hnNnHntnL hN a nrntlN mn.
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they hccomc srlf-rr,iant mea IN n very
few years. but they need guidance.
They ar" healthy. normal boys, and
they need amusement, too, OF Il whole
SOM" kind. This j. what tho Scam"N'S
Church Institute tries to S.vc them,
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10 almost sure TO get into bad mn
pnny and bad su~rround.iigs. Tor they
aren't much more than children, and
many ~ them hay" never lrcn away
from the influence 81 their parents. l.
is excellent discipiuo tur th,;u, aEd
The sun., 1916-09-24

many vc',s, Ivory time the launch
stepped a. It pier wlirie ships We're
mnurrd ibrr" or four boys climbed
oagcr'y ahc,rd. Those who had been
the #oamou'% Church institute
LLMmrl l.fnIn kntM ~ rMln, AVID
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18

tervals Of five minutes. At the grove
the musicians furnished a delightful
programme throughout the day.
Many kinds of amusements were
provided and valuable prizes were
awarded in numerous athletic con-
tests. BY no means the least enjoy
elaborate feast Of good things. J. Tay-
Of the plans for the outing and Jean
B. Guyer was chairman of the picnic
committee.
The Norwich crowd, $50 strong, left
here at $50 in two special cars. The
first event, at the grove was a ball
game between Norwich and New Lon
the victory by the score of six to five.
There was also a ball game between
the married and single men. This
went to the married men by the score
Of to 2. In all about $125 was given
away in prizes in the athletic events.
The events include a fifty yard dash
for men. running broad Jump, quoits,
bag race. nail driving contest, potato
race and a three-Iegged race with a
tug of war between the married and
single men. The girls also had an
athletic program and there were many
entries.
Jean Guyer had charge of the ath-
letic events. Mr.. Stuelet, New Lon
don, Mr.. Smith, Norwich, and Mr.. Egg
gleston, New London were the judges
Mr. Eggleston was official announcer
and the awards were presented by l.
P. T. Armstrong, secretary of the B
& A. company.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
BOY FOUND IN
SMITHS DRUG STORE
James Finn. II, Had Gained Entrance
Through a Rear Window.

At 3.15 o'clock this morning a boy
who gave his name as James Finn.
his age as II and his home as Wash
ington, Conn, was found in Smiths
drug store on Main street by Police
man Patrick Murphy. The officer found
a window open at the rear of the
store and on Investigating found the
boy inside the store. He was taken
to the police station by Policemen
Murphy and O'NeiI.
When questioned at the police sta
4 ton by Captain Tw0mey he said he
has been in Bangor, Me, had been
working at Old Orchard and had come
from that place to Norwich on Thurs
day, arriving here about 9 o'clock.
When asked what he had been doing
all day he said he had been walking
around. That he had been through
Greeneville and as far as TaftvilIe and
had picked berries along the way. He
was asked what he was doing in the
drug store and said he was trying to
get something to get home with"
He is small in statue and poorly
dressed. When searched he had
quantity of Canadian money which he
said he got in Bangor. He says his
father is dead and that his mother
lives in Washington, Conn, LitChfieId
county.
Captain Twomey notified Charles ].
Mckay, a clerk in the store, of the
break and at press time Mr.. Mckay
was on his way to the store to inves-
tigate.
The boy said he came to Norwich
alone and had been alone all day. He
said he was in the Capitol Lunch room
about 9 o'clock and that he had been
utes before he was colIared by the pO-
lice
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
OBITUARY.


Arthur Lincoln Briggs of VOIuntown,
Conn, son of Ezra Briggs and Chris
tina Knight Briggs, was born at Hope
Village, Scituate r. 7, May 7th, 1864
His parents moved to VoIuntown in
1865, where Arthur attended the village
school and later entered the Russell
Military Academy at Worcester, Mass.
where he graduated in 1888. After
completing a course at a commercial
college he entered a, dry goods commits
sion house, in New York city. where he
remained several years. He then be-
came a stOckhOIder in the Eddy EIec-
trio Manufacturing Company, in
Windsor, Conn. where he had charge
Of the books and accounts. In 1898 he
removed to Voluntown. and became a
director and vice president Of The
Briggs Manufacturing Company and
where he remained until his death
which occurred at the home of his par
euts, on August 17th 1915
In politics Mr.. Briggs was an active
republican,. He was a. member of
Washington lodge. F. & A M, of
Windsor, and Pythagoras chapter of
Hartford.
He was also q, member of Court
Liberty, No. 1872, Foresters of America.
He leaves a. large circle Of relatives
and friends, who will deeply lament his
loss
The funeral is to be held at the Bap-
fist church in Voluntown Sunday
Burial will be in Knotty Oak cemetery,
Coventry, r. I, Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
SHOEsTRING DISTRICT
SENATORIAL CANDIDATE
James 3. Palmer Has Had His Hat in
the Ring for Months and VIII Stay
to the Finish.

At the urgent request of some good
political friends about four months ago
James B. Palmer of Lisbon threw his
hat in the ring for the nomination by
the republicans. From one who is
close to his candidacy it is learned
that things have been coming his way
end he has decided to stay until the
finish. This party claims that the
Shoestring district is not fussy about
having a, judge or a lawyer to repre-
sent it at Hartford but is willing to
trust its interests to a farmer as it is
mostly an agricultural district. Lisbon
never had a senator it is pointed out
and it is time that such honor was ac-
corded it.
Mr.. Palmer has represented the town
three times in the lower house. On
the last occasion he was house chair
man Of the agricultural committee
which record shows that he is well ac-
quainted with the requirements Of the
senatorship which he seeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
NORWICH SILK WORKERS
PICNIC AT GROVE
About 300 Brainerd and Armstrong
Employees Given Outing by the Com
pany.

Much has been written of the paIlid
countenances and the anaemic bodies
of mill workers, malG and female. but
that condition of this character do
not exist in the Brainerd &, Arm
strong Co. mills was readily apparent
Thursday morning when 500 employees
mostly pretty girls. with pretty gowns,
glowing checks and shining eyes
thronged State street. New London, in
readiness to start for the outing which
the company had arranged for them.
There wasn't the least intention on
the part of any of them to be late for
the getaway The first car was
scheduled to leave for Leverone's
grove, the scene Of the picnic, at 9.45
and fully an hour before that time
hundreds of employees were patroIling
State street, blowing horns of patriotic
coIoring and otherwise Indicating TO
passersby that they were fancy-fre
for the day.
The dye works, both mills in New
London and the Norwich plant closed
70 rthe gala event, the workers from
the Rose joining their associates in
New London. Eight special cars were
required to convey the merry picnick-
ers to their destination. A band dis
coursed sweet music while the cars
We're leaving the parade singly at in
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18

Eddie Clark of Springfield Is forging
ahead in the race for the champion
ship of the 35th annual tournament Of
the National Rogue association being
held this week at the courts on Rock
we'll street, having a clean record of
eight games won and none lost. Ma
final Champion Harold Clark, his
brother is not making as good a
showing, as he has lost two of the six
games he has played, and is at present
in third place in the standing. BraSsill
won one game and lost two on Thurs
day. He beat Loue Stockwe1l and was
beaten by ex-Charnpion Bosworth and
Frank H. Foss of Wi1limantic. Ma
tionaI Champion Harold Clark met and
defeated w. L. Robinson on Thursday
and was beaten by J. c. Kirk. Eddie
Clark met and bested Foss and Kirk,
and Kirk was also beaten by Loue
StockweIl, the Norwich player.
In the second division, George Huot
of ChicOpee Falls still retains first
place. His record is seven games won
and none lost. L. Hewitt of Mansfield
has jumped up to second place in this
division, displacing r M. Thompson,
Danbury, who goes down to fourth.
DennisOn CowIes of Brattleboro, who
was in second place in the third di-
vision Wednesday, went up to first on
Thursday, displacng Richard PeaIe.
the Norwich boy, who is now in second
place.
The Standing to Date.
The standing to date is as follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
PERSONALS

The reading room and hallway at the
7. M. C. A. IS being kalsom!ned.
Arthur w. Yates of Boston was a
visitor at his former home in this
city on Thursday.
Henry w. Tibbits is passing a few
days vacation at Maria g'ansett Pier
and Watch Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry D. Buckley and
Miss M A. Buckley of Hobart avenue
are spending two weeks at Block
Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert o. Park Of Gro
ton were the recent guests of their
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. E. z. Clark, Of
Saybrook.
Richard w. Tobin, Jr., Of Norwich
is spending his vacation in Boston see
ing the sights, He doesn't miss any
Of the bail games.
Charles Brayrnan of Norwich is
among the steel workers on the new
railroad bridges between Say1orook and
Westbrook who are staying with Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Clark this summer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
PURE, RICH BLOOD
MADE BY HOODS

Pure blood enables the stomach,
liver and other digestive organs to do
their work properly. Without it they
are sluggish, there is loss Of appetite,
sometimes faintness, a deranged state
of the intestines, and, in general, all
the symptoms of dyspepsia.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
blood, and this is why it is so very
successful in the treatment Of SO
many ailments. Get it today.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
CUMMINGS & RING
Funeral Directors
and Embalmers
337 MAIN STREET
Cppeg ute SoSt Office
phone 321.2 Lady Assistant


ton, Jr., on Broadway is a brass tray
that came from the central part OF
and is hand hammered with various
designs. It is owned by Charles F.
Wells, president of the United Metal
company, who found it in q, bundle OF
old junk that was purchased from
plantations in the central part of South
America.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
Waterways Sends Out Circular.

The Connecticut Deeper Waterways
association has issued reminders to it's
members that the ninth annual con-
vention Of the Atlantic Deeper Water
ways association will be held at Phila-
delphia Sept. u, 13, IA and Is and
urges that a large delegation be sent
from this state.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
Test for Male stenographer-clerks

The civil service commission has an
nOunced tests for male suenographer-
clerks to be held Sept. in Hartford
Applicants must be at least IS years
of age and have at least grammar
school education, with some practical
working experience in stenography
and typewriting.
All candidates must take dfctation
at so words per minute. grade c; can
didates for grade B. at 80 and 10; for
grade A, at 80. 10 and 14O.
The passing mark in any subject is
70 per cent. Trose who do not pass on
stenography will not be rated further
Those who pass in grade A will be
eligible for highest entering salaries
grade B, SIS or less; grade c. $50 or
less; but if there are no available eli
gibIes for higher grade positions, those
standing highest in the next lower
grade may be certified
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
Chance in COLLEGE, Instructors.

Miss Jane HoagIand, instructor in
ceramics at Collecticut College for
Wome Mast year, will not be retained
again because Of the expense Incl
dental to her coming here three days
weekly from New York. Miss Aida
Watrous, an Instructor in the Norwich
Art school, has been engaged in her
stead. Miss Watrous is a, graduate OF
the Norwich Art school, and has also
studied in the Art Students league,
Woodstock, in Columbia university,
and the Royal College of Art, South
KensingtOn.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
SECRETARY HILL HOME
/ FROM SILVER BAY.
Was Numbered Among Those at the
Y. M. C. A. Summer School.

General Secretary Edwin Hill of the
local 7. N. C. A, who, with his son,
Leonard E. Hill, assistant secretary al
the Meriden Y. NJ. c. A, has returned
from Silver Bay, on Lake George,
where is located the great summer
school Of the Young Mems Christian
association, and ea2l summer during
the month Of August several hundreds
of the secretaries and physical direc-
tors Of the Y. ". c. A. spend all or q
part Of the month studying the various
phases Of association work. The fore
most leaders of the movement consti-
tute the faculty and those who sit I'M
der their teaching are bound to return
to their local associations better fitted
to minister to the needs of the young
nlen and boys of their respective fields.
Leaders of industry and leading social
workers deliver interesting and prac-
teal addresses which deal with real
experiences and to listen to these is to
determine to endeavOr to put ones life
into the solving OF the great industrial
and social problems of the day. The
afternoons are usually given over to
recreation and the site Of the school
lends itself perfectly to the pleasure
of those who are fortunate to attend
the school There is fire boating and
fishing, mountain climbing, etc, splen-
did arrangements for baseball, tennis
and other games, unusually fine swim
ming, with a sandy beach. A real
feature of the place is the observance
of the Sabbath. which is observed as
holy day; several services are held
and quiet talks in small and larger
groups under the trees or by the wa
terside are enjoyed. No one who visits
Silver Bay will ever get away from
the influences which surrounded him
there, and TO have had the privilege
is cause for gratitude to God who has
provided such perfect spot for the
crslr h aTiYur of iYSOiT9TiN for H9i7U life
and usefulness.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
Noruieh Man Fourd Dad

Fred Anderson, aged %, Of Norwich.
a, farmland, was found dead in his
room at Windsor Thursday. The
medical examiner says he evidently
fell from his bed Wednesday night
and landed in such way that he was
strangled to death by the bed cloth
ing