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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

The opossum is night prowler,
usually preferring moonshine for its
forays. When ready to bear young
the opossum makes nest of dried
grass il the hollow of a tree and pro
duees twelve or thirteen blind naked
little ones. about half an inch long.
These she places with her fore feet,
and here each little one clings to a
teat. Eere they remain until about
two months old When caught the
opossuut feigns death. meanwhile
watching an opportunity to escape
From this comes the Amerieanism
playing possum."
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
Full DEMANDS uNMEr.
No clsavewal. But sernstorf VIII
eew 20 Wilson.

Washington. Germany answer e
the demands Of the United States fot
a settlement 81 the Lusltania contro
sersy was presented 70 Secretary i.aa.
sing by Count Won Berastora. Tie Ger
man Ambassador.
The answer fails short 81 the de
manas. il does not contain the exact
form Of dlsayowy called for hy the
United States. 1t does not in words
Acknowledge that the attack on the
LaSitaaia was illegal
Bat the reply does contain import
ant concessions and comes nearer "a
meeting the demands OF this Govern
ment tkan asy other communication
FROM Germany
State Department authorities do
cline 10 assume responsibility for ex'
pressing an opinion beyond she as
suranee that the conference bstween
Secretary Lansing and Ambassador
NJ rsrnssor4 had not maize the stu
On - sravsT tAsn il has been.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
Immediately John Henry Smith Scent
ed Trouble.

ties. he did not, Of course. sign his
name to the valentine This anony-
nous contribution reached Miss Jones'
home about one hour before John
Henry. dressed to the verge Of foppish.
ness, and wearing. with other things,
large expeetant smile, made his ap-
pearance at the door.
He was let in Shortly afterward
Miss Jones entered the room and i'm.
mediately John Henry Smith scented
trouble. He was no diplomatist Dis.
raeli and Talleyrand had it on him
seven ways from the ace. But there
was that in Miss Jones upturned chin
and iee.refrigerating pose which
warned even as a reliable barometer.
Anything wrong?" inquired the
young man.
Nothing
He smiled fatuously. Surely mis- val
entine had won some distinction. 1t
cost $780,
Did you receive any valentines to-
day" he asked
About two dozen, she replied. dis
tinetly.
This fioored him as ii would anyone
who was Unexpectedly oyertaken by
an avalanche.
A long silence ensued
You must excuse me-. said Miss
Jones. rising abruptly. Il have an en-
gagement"
Dejectedly John Henry Smith went
out into the hallway and found his hat
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

than | ever was and recommend your
remedies to al my friends MRS. LENA
WYNN, 2Sl2 E. o Street, Richmond, Va.
While Change of Life is 8 most crit
ieal period of woman's existence. the
annoying symptoms which accompany
it may Be controlled, and normal health
restored by the timely use Of lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Such warning symptoms are a sense
Of suffoeation. hot flashes, headaches,
hsckaehes. dread Of impending evil,
tinidity. sounds in the ears. palpitation
Of the heart. sparks before the eyes,
irregularities. constipation. variable sp-
petite, weakness and inqlietude, and
dizziness.
For these abnormal conditions do not
fail to take Lydia E Pinkhan's Yege-
table Compound
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
look Mo Chances.

"Weel, weel, said one canny old
farmer 10 another as they left the
church after listening to a charity
sermon preached by famous divine,
"and mes wonderful man entirely!
He got all the silver | had in my
pocket. It's terrible thing to go to
hear man like thon' Ell, man.
said the other, its a that But |
had heard him afore. So or e'er |
ganged TO the church | tux all the
money out of my Sunday nreeks!"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
MRS. lloHR FREED;
NEGROES GUILTY
CO. Defendants With Widow
Hear Doom From Foreman
MEN CONVICTED TO APPEAL
She Is stu Under Indictment For
Shooting Of Hiss Burger, But Il May
Not Be pregsed--AppeaI For Neg
roea. Who Face Life In Prison.

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nsetr s... ..s..t.....i - 49,. -. -
49, 49, -. - - -
h., &C.,. =. 49,. .,.,....,.... -. ,...-..
Cee1 Victor Brown and Henry IA.
s8eliman. TIA ncgreeH cha v4z A..
cnse4 Of hasine hired 10 do Inc shoot.
Ing. and sEe have been en- trial wifb
her eince I'm 10 last wefe convicted
Their sentence viii be life imprison-
mont
The Jury retired at f04o o'clock A.
NJ. and returned ia verdict Al COS
p. II. It's members were warned by
T,dee stearns both before they re
tied and before they were dieebarged
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

Hartford That the state OF Con
necticut has good supply OF service
ammunition Is shown by an eXamiua.
ton of the contents OF the magazine
at the state arsenal Despite the fact
that additional stores are early ex
pected there is enough actually on
hand 10 keep the for es OF the state
going for considerable time on n
peace footing,
At present the magazine contains
approximately 100000 rounds OF am
munitlon which will provide 100
rounds for each Springfield ritie
There are In Connecticut about
5000 troops armed with this rifle, SO
that this quantity Of ammunition will
provide 5n0o rounds per man In ad-
dition 20 this supply there have been
ordered from the government arseuals
about lea 00e rounds additional The
annual allowance OF service ammuni.
tinn per man In times Of peace Is $50
rounds. SO that the present supply
would last for nearly wear under
ordinary circumstances. or course in
time OF war, fhlS amount WoWlu he
used up in a short time on the firing
line.
In addition 10 the 500 600 rounds
OF service ammunition. the magazine
carries a supply OF $4,000 rounds Of
ammunition for the Krag-Jorgensen
&c. with which the Governors Foot
Guard Is armed This rife was form
vriy the weapon OF the regular army
before the new Springfield model was
adopted. About 65 600 rounds Of the
so-called gu~sd ammunition are kept
in the magazine. This ammunition Is
for use in riots, and is OF reduced
charge. and consequently much less
effective than the regular service
charge.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

Meriden Morilon's new s575 600
reservoir N tho Bro1dhronk ~ tr'ct
Of Cheshire is done and practically
paid fer. The CITY can use the vast
amount of water En- the basin. 81 fcet
in denth At me dam any time it Is
needed BY simrly treating It to a
chemical purifying nrocess before Il
is distributed IN the mains, This
means that old BaldTin's pond which
has rendered such highly valuable
service "a Meri4en In times when the
reservoirs in Wet mountain went dry,
will no longer be needed For land,
water rights and condemnation pro
ceedinga the city has spent over $780,
600
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
Famous Old Mission.

Santa Barbara. probably the most
visited of ali the California missions,
presents a perfect example in stone
OF the mission style of architecture.
Established December 4, 1856. this is
the only mission still in the hands of
the Franciscans. who founded them
all. The structure is situated in the
city of Santa Barbara, in the foot
hills two miles from the ocean.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
TheIr an of pleasure.

Not long ago a North country vi
car married an elderly couple al II
O'Clock III the morning. At three in
the afternoon his duties took him TO
the aeishhoSing cemetery. whe.e he
met the same couple seated lovingly
on enc Of the benches. You see.
sir. the husband explained. my wife
is a rale un Tor pleasure. | wanted
to goo back TO me eork this after
noon. but tn miss0s sed we'd better
enjoy ourselves 10 Z full and max .
day on t.-L4ondon Answers
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
DESTROYS cANApA's CAPITOL.
Bomb or Internal Machine Wrecks
Parliament House.

Bomb or Internal Machine Wrecks
Parliament House.
Ottawa, Ontario = Colonel Percy
Sherwood. Commisslo of the DO
minion Police telephoned Instructions
to Windsor. Ontario. TO arrest Charles
Strony. WHO Is suspected of completely
in the burning of the Parliament
House. He WAS on Canadian Pacific
train aud was arrested on his arrival
at Windsor. lie passes as a Belgian
OTTAWA gas bomb or informal
machine caused the death Of six per
sons AMI the destruction BY fire Of the
Bouae OF Commons and Senate wings
OF Canada's historic 100000 parlIa
ment building
Two women were among the vic
Tins They were guests of the wife o.
Speaker sesleny. who saved her own
lie and that OF her three children by
loaping with them from a window IN
TO NE nets held by hremen
Two Dominion pol 2emen and two
House Of Commons attendants who
were working in the chamber below
the Speakers quarters are the others
killed.
Several other police and fremen
were buried under debris when one
end OF the burned structure collapsed
Members of Parliament, trapped in
the flames aud smoke filled corridors
jumped from windows or. catching
hold of hands. dashed through the in
ferno to safety. although some were
severely burned
A rigid investigation to determine
the cause of the fire already has been
undertaken by the Dominion authori.
ties.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

New Haven Word vas received
In this city that Attorney Jerome r.
Donoyan. formerly a clerk In the city
hall. and well known as captain OF
the sarsfeld Guard here. had been
elected president OF q branch Of the
Catholic Boys Protective League in
New York City Mr. Donovan has
been residing in New York for the
past 10 years
The branch Of the league Of which
Mr. Donovan was chosen president.
includes the boys Of - large Catholic
churches IN New York city
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

' e & e I q o e Som-
pound / feel ike a
new woman. | al
ways had q headache
during the Change
of Life and was also
troubled with other
bad feelings COM
mon at that time
dizzy spells, nervous
feelings and heat
flashes. Now | am
in better health
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
The Seal Need.

do you believe that We should have
a more elastic currency asked the
man who is always talking national
finance. Net much" sno1ted the man
with the shiny clothes Its elastic
enough now. What they ought TO do
is make il more adhesive
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

According to this advertisement in
an English country paper someone
has cow which is possessed OF rare
accomplishments: ~Wanted-A steady.
respectable young man TO look after
q garden and care for cow who has
good voice and is accustomed 10
sing in the choir
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
MAILS OPEN EEOM

Boston. New York, Hartford aud all poin
north, east, south and west at $50 a.
Boston, s.30. u - a. M, 40 2. IN. = 80 p. NJ
Raniel,ou. 30 a M. $40 +. N.
y ,reieh SD II a. M, - 30 p. m.
Hartford $50, Il a. m, L.. IL p. m.
New York 5. 0. Ii "a. N 4.lo 7l5 p. IN.
Woie,,le $50 a. NJ. 3 p $50 p.
" cb,ter. $50 a NJ, 3 % 6 80 m.
Wilnuaunc $50 IL a. M, 40 ?. N.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

JUSTICE DEMANDED max ne ohpulo 10
Something.
and prepared to go. The door closed
behind him. Then from the eellarway
he heard a hoarse voice.
Gimme dollar and I'll square 1t
with sis. announced the voice, John
Henry Smith peered into darkness.
You won't paste me If come up?"
insisted the voice. Again John muir
INJURED assent. Thereupon a shock
haired. sIoYenly youth OF fourteen
brother OF Miss Jones-made his APP
pearanee.
Il sent her comic" he said And
l put your name upon IL in typewrit-
ing."
John Henry Smith at this moment
went through one of the desperate In
teryals of his career. Justice demand
ed that he should do something.
Slaughter slow choking-that was
the idea.
IF you touch me-" came the hoarse
voice Of the memorable youth. 4 won't
tell sis nuthin." Then. coldly: DO
l get a dollarf"
He did.
And II WAS not until the engagement
had been announced. some time later,
that John Henry Smith got square.
What was the verse on the comic
yalentines" inquired the observer.
This" replied the poet, and
chanted:
You palnt your face with lots OF stun.
Ii looks ike thunder. Say
lay OF that rsam-and-powaer gun,
And wash Il every day.
After receiving a message Ike that
from a supposed admirer one doesn Z
blame the girl for feeling put out
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

Tomorrow gentlemen. said the pro-
fessor in lecture on taking notes, Il
will bring in my cards and show you
my card system" Voice: 20, X, doc
Fetch some chips and We'll have a
regular party Pennsylvania Punch
Bowl
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
eheap Generosity.

Old skinner thinks he's generous
with his yoang and handsome wife.
YET there is one great drawback 20 her
jays OF married life He supplied her
with a beautiful little book 81 checks
IN blank, but. alas, he quite forgot TO
par any money in the bank
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

Hartford Former Mayor william
p. Henney of this city. was elected
president Of the state Bar Asaoeia
ton At the animal meeting Donald
r. Warner Of Salisbury was chosen
vice president and James f Wheeler
OF New Haven. was elected secretary
treasurer.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
STANDARD OIL INQUIRY siIL.

Would Find N Separate Companies
Are IN Price Conspiracy
Washington.-A broad INVESTIGATION
10 determine whether the segregated
Standard OH companies are boosting
the price of gasoline was proposed
to the House in resolution offered
by Representative Mcdowell.
The resolution provides general in
auiry into the production. transporta.
ton. refining and marketing az patio
line and other petroleum products ani
the cause for the advances in prices
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
HOLLAND ANeeRso AT GERMANY
Demands Reparation for Attack on
Dutch Ship.

Dutch Ship.
The Hague Dutch newspapers.
both pro-German and anti German. are
unanimous in demanding from Ger.
many prompt explanation Of and re,
paration for the torpedoing of the
Dutch tank steamer Artemis by a
German commander who was respon,
sible for what is described as vic.
latien OF law and an act of war.
They also ask what the British Flee,
is doing 10 prevent II.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
From The sneet Letter Boxes
Tine cards on boxes are now obsolete
Nd Elm srREET Rox
Rnntes 40. [. 2. 3 and 4

Rural Carriers leave daily Sundays and
Holidays exeepted) AT 10 a u, return at $40
p. m. r tral carriers are prohibited from
carrying outside the mails any maIlable Il er
wCig hing Ii pounds or less.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
VILLA REPORTED AT NINE.
Bandit Chief Said TO Have Been 2s
Miles from Chihuahua City.

MFcs fFuH NHfHuaHuN WY
El Paso, Tex.-General Francisco
villa was at the Rio Tinta Mining
Company property at Tenezas. twenty.
Ave miles north OF chihuahua City,
according TO advices to mining men
here.
A party of mining men arrived here
by automobile from the capital and re
ported that the district from Ghihua.
hua City 20 Juarex was infested with
small bands of bandits
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
HIS Awful SHOCK
How joiIn Henry Came Very Near
to Losing the Lady OF
Ills Heart.

IorNG John Henry Smith met
v Miss Arabel Jones at one Of
those functions where one
dances until ne has reached
the ultimate OF endurance and then
hurts tea into himself Immediately
he became one Of the many ca-hika
followers Of Miss Jones', thoroughly
Infatuated young man Who tfailea her
whenever he could gazing al Ser with
brooaiug. sorrowfui eyes. and occaF-
sionaiiy tutoring bovine noises.
Winter crowded onto the heels Of
spring and eventually the 18th Of
February arrived. and john Henry
Smith. being a young man Of enter
PRISE and determination. sent TO Hiss
Junes a valentine. which cost $3.50,
and which contained a wealth OF lurid
Hentiments. Being aware Of the nice
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

winstea William Greeer Fl said
10 live IN s. Louis Is IN the Itch.
field county hospital suffering from
poison. which il IS believed ha took
with suicidal Infant Its condition Is
not seriena
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

hiSlRItyr Of Putnam - Probate tour
~ January aslh. A. D. 1915
Estate 81 Catherine Cregan. late Of Putnam,
IN said district decreased
he administrator having applied for an order
authorizing aud empowering him TO sell certain
Feai estate belonging 10 SAID estate, as per
application on HE fatty appears.
ordsred-th hat the sih day ofsrep A. D. 1876,
e O'clock in the asterauon at th. Probate
office IN Pstnam De. aud the same isassirtsSd
for hearing IA the foregoing arplfcation
aud this court directs the Administrator
20 ellie all prisons interested Their IN TO
app Al At said time ana place, hy Publishing
having circulation In said District, 4nd
posting = copy Of iris order on the pubic Sign
posi- IN TIE town Of Putna where the deceased
last dweit, 81 least ave days bsfore SAID day of
bearing, and return make to this court OF tie
notice given.
EDWARD G. WRIGHT, Judge
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
HEAT FLASHES,
DIZZY, NERVOUS
Mrs. Wynn Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Helped Her
During Change of Life.

Richmond. Va After taking
seven bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
Empire theatre, February 18th
Putnam Mail Service
MAY, 1915
POST OFFICE OPEN
From $50 a. m. to s p. m.

Fpom $50 a. m. to p. m.
SUNDAYS the lobby will be open to Lock Box
holders from 30 to 10 80 IN.
Holidays from $50 a. to II H., $50 to pm.
POSTAL SAVINGS AND MONEY ORDER
DIVISION
o en- fson 8 a. m. to 6 p. M, closed on Sun
days and Legal Holidays.
Registry Division open during Office hours.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11

BY City Cauiers Da1y, Sundays and
HOLIDAYS eXeeptedl a. 5. 20 a. IN. and 4 10 p.
n ami II q. m. M the Business Section.
One delivery By CITY Carriers Oh Holidays.
Collections
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
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Pencil No Ia

Packed One Dozen in
an attractive pull off Box
and Hail Cross III Il Carton.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
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Each or Soc per Dozen

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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-02-11
WAS With LINCOLN
John Hay Tells of Trip to eettys-
burg, Where Immortal Ad-
dress Was Made.

A MONG the interesting passages
"a IN John Hays war time diary,
"A printed in HarDer.s Magazine.
~ T. IIau-. ui..LH .l.-l mi of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-14

of us ever saw before They have
money as a result of the big prices
for crops and they are making more
of it here, many of them The good
cotton prices likewise have put the
people of the south into the market
They're newcomers. Southern bus
mess on the exchange in past years
has amounted to practically nothing
Now it amounts to millions"
William c. Van Antwerp, governor
or the stock exchange. agreed explain
ing that the people in remote sections
are trading by wire in the stocks of
concerns they know. Utah copper,
Texas oil and Montana power stocks,
he said, bring orders from their re-
spective states in large numbers
But the Influence of the foreign
business is more significant to my
, mind" he said South Americans
are coming into this market as the
result of conditions in London and
Paris that have shut them out of their
usual market. The volume of bus
mess from down there is becoming
very big.
Huge Foreign Business.
From Europe the cables are carry =
ing an enormous business to New
YORK. The increase in our foreign
! listings has been largely responsible
for the general increase of about 500
stocks handled by the New York stock
| exchange. From 200 our listings have
| been raised to 1,70O
| New York undoubtedly will retain
most of this new stock business after
| the war. In fact, we expect to see if
increase and this city to remain
permanently the financial center Of
| the world
AT least a third of the stock ex-
| change trading is straight invc stment
Van Antwerp declared AS for the
speculation, he said, the stock ex-
change is exerting every effort to keep
the market free of manipulation and
that every safeguard the governors
| can conceive has been thrown about
the trading.
| Congress Watch Dog.
The very immensely of the business
now being done,'' he said, may be ex-
pected to bring on a call congress
sional investigation. Whether it does
or not, the stock exchange intends to
keep its record clean"
| William Shearer, manager of the
| New York clearing house, can testify
to the prevalence of the speculation
bacilli
Some gamblers up in New Eng
land" he protested Indignantly, today,
ARE running a pool based on the
clearing house figures. They offered
split on the profits-$50 or so a
week-if l would slip them the fig
ureS in advance of the public an
nouncement
Banks Golfer Loaded.
Shearer's official statement on the
banks in the clearing house at the
close of last weeks business showed
the banks to be carrying $75.790.s SAC
more reserve than required by law. 1t
| showed also that the total reserve
| then in the banks vaults, SS47,726, 900
was in actual hard money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-14

lean Telegraph and Telephone com
panies cannot provide enough wires to
accommodate them. Hundreds or
sales, it was learned today, go by the
boards simply because the wires can
not carry the offers.
Tuesday when Germany's peace pro-
posals caused the greatest dumping
of stocks into the exchange since the
silent panic of 1907, the selling Or
ders of these western and southern
traders did not reach the floor OF the
exchange until late afternoon These
out of town spectators, who general
ly buy-play the market long-lost IN
the shakedown yesterday, whlle a
large bulk of the professional traders
of the Wall street district mad sold
short and took profits on the decline.
So furious is the trading on the
stock exchange that the tickers sup
posed to keep every brokers ana
bankers office in even touch with
quotations, some times are eighteen
minutes behind the market Even in
the cotton and grain exchanges bust
ness has become too fast for the tele-
graph wires and the tickers frequent
ly lag five or ten minutes behind
Girls Are Brokerage Clerks.
In the open windows of the curb
brokerage houses, one today could see
girls making the wild, mystic signals
to the traders on the pavement that
never before were made by feminine
fingers The supply of brokerage
employees has run short or the de-
mand.
And lambs are so plentiful that a
bright young man who started a mag
azine for their special treatment four
months ago is full blown publisher
today with big circulation and adver-
Using
The south and the west" answered
r. T. Halsey, chairman of the finance
committee of the stock exchange when
asked today for an explanation or the
six two-million share days and the
tWenty-one one-million share days on
the exchange during the past month
West a Wall Street Customer.
THE people of the west are trad
ing in New York stocks in way none