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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02

line built. car could be kept operat- ing within the city limits, running not only over the proposed line but as well through South Main, Grove, King, Center and South Main streets, as at present, giving. probably, a half hour ly service.
 One Hundred and Ninety one Shares
 Subscribed.
 Secretary M. H. Geissler of the Put nam Building and Loan association announced Thursday afternoon that 191 shares of the third series have an excellent showing and indicates the well maintained interest in the asso- ciation, which has gone along wonder fully well since it was organized in January of 1916.
 To Fit Up New Room
 The trustees of Putnam Aerie of Eagles have arranged to fit up the northwest room in their han, formerly Union hall. as a lounge and smoking room. Painters have been at work on this room. which is in the rear of the stage, and new furniture is to be in stalled next week. Either a pool or a. billiard table is to be added to the equipment of this room.
 Notes.
 A rumor that congress had voted for declaration of war upon Germany spread through the city Thursday af- ternoon, causing unusual interest, but no excitement.
 Miss Bernice Gahan was at worces- ter Thursday to visit her brother, John, who is recovering, at St. Vim cents hospital. from appendicitis, for which he was operated upon about two weeks ago.
 Notwithstanding the prediction that many of them would quit on account of the cold weather of the winter and return to their homes in the sunny south many of the co1ored construc- ton gang workers who were brought north last fall have remained and are still working for the railroad company, going out of this city daily on a work train.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02


 Harold Barber, member of.thes senior class of the Hartford Theological seminary and son of Rev. and Mrs. c. H. Barber, of Danielson, is to preach at the Congregational church in Gen. traI Village Sunday.
 Deforest Wef;s, in charge of the outside vEorkzIe the Quinebaug- cont pany, is successfully conducting a night schoo4-f0 SyeHifg men on the John c. Benton of Attleboro was a visitor with friends in Danielson Thursday.
 Will Walk to Providence.
 Ralph c. Young expects to undertake his plan to walk from -Danielson to Providence Sunday, ten hours being the limit for the effort.
 There is much talk among local men of forming organizations for rudimen- tary military training, not as enlisted troops but as individuals anxious to know something. about drills and marching.
 Steady progress has been made dur ing the present zweek on the erection of the big stockf1ouse for the killingly Manufacturing company at Williams vile. s-s.r.J-
 ~ Pleased With Work.
 Letters received here from Rev. indicate that1fe Ifs much absorbed in his work in the west. Rev. Mir. George is to spead some time in Danfeison during the coming summer.
 Members of the entertainment com mittee of the Bustness Mems associa-. ton were warmly compiimented on ThurSdAy for the success of thei- ar-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02
EARLY REORGANIZATION OF
 MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD
1t is Expected New Securities Will B0
 Ready For Delivery by June 1.

New York. March 1.-The way was cleared for an early reorganization of teh Missouri Pacific Railroad com pany. fin reeeivership since August, 1915. by the auction today of the last parcel of securities covering the roads collateral trust 5 per cent. bonds of 1917 with par value of $14,375, ,000. Duncan A. Holmes, representing the or ganization committee of the company obtained the lot for $10,000,000.
 It is expected that the company will be out of receivership by May and new securities will be ready for de- livery by June l.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02
COLCHESTER
Grange Decides to Hold Annual Fair
 -Servi-s Omitted Because of Rec tors Funeral.

The Grange annual fair will be held this year some time in September.
 Mrs Smith and Miss Jennie Mintz were callers in Willimantic, Tuesday.
 Charles Daniels has recently bought the George Standish place on Norwich avenue and will move there soon.
 G. D. Barton of East Hampton was in town Wednesday.
 Frank Nelkin is in Hartford today
 There was no service at the CaS- vary Episcopal chapel Wednesday aft -ernoon owing. to the funeral of Rev John H. Fitzgerald of Hebron. form er rector of Calvary church.
 Nick Mentie has moved from E. R. Gilletters farm to Edward Bills farm,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02
GERMANY CANNOT YIELD
 TO THE UNITED STATES"
Statement by Count Westarp, Con-
 servative Leader in the Reichstag.

Berlin, Wednesday. Feb.- 2s.-(By Wireless to Sayville. March 1. =. "No one considers the breaking off. of dip- lomatic relations with the United States in a light t-hearted manner" said Count Freidrich von Westarp, con- servative leader in the re1chstag to- day.
 No one would consider a decIara- ton of war by the United States in a light-hearted manner. But there is hardly anyone in Germany who thinks that Germany could yield once more before the American danger or could
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02
DIScONTINUANcE OF ROYAL
 NORTHWEST MOUNTED POLICE
The Newly Formed Provisional Police
 Have Taken Up the Work.

Edmonton, Alberta, March. The Royal Northwest Mounted Police, after continuous service in this country for 43 years, at midnight last night ceas- ed to do police duty in the province of Alberta. The newly formed provin- cia1 police took up the work.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02

in Hebron where he will be boss spin ner.
 Harold Porter has returned to work in Bridgeport after few days visit at home.
 Sam McDonalds steam saw mill has finished saving on the Bigelow lot.
 Edward Hagan of Salem was in town Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02

in any respect stop the war inaug- urated with chances of success against British sea power"
 Count von Westarp declared that it had now become impossible that Pres ident Wilson could be considered as a peace mediator,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02
BERLIN DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR SINKING DUTCH VESSELS
Claim is Made That ShiPowners Dis
 regarded Repeated Warnings.

Amsterdam, March l, via London Tn a statement concerning the attack by German submarine last week on seven Dutch merchantmen Secretary ZimmerTnann today said:
 'In the name of the government express regret at the accident which occurred a few days ago to Dutch
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02
PUTNAM

Trouble in Filing Last 1000 Blanks Git of Steam Engine to the Trade Sehooi-Red Cross Membership 15o --Belt Line Trolley Extension to be Considered Formally.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02
FUNERALS.
Mra. Mary l. Ciirr,an.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Curran young, who died in a Worces-. ter hospital, were conducted at St.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02
DANIELsoN

Nike to Providence Again Talked of-- Distribution of Government Seeds- Timothy E. Hopkins Retires from Ice 5usiness-EuneraIs Thursday-- Business Mems Association Adding Members.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02
BALTIC.

Raccoon From New York Eats Ice Cream and Does Stunts to Show His Appreciation-Lenten Services-Gen- eraI News,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02

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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-02
In eveYyrC1OWd you'll find the men nuund you smoking Mecca
 

Mecca cigarettes were made to order for real men. Snok- CTS wanted a cigarette com bining the flavor of Turkish tobacco with the character of American.
 Mecca was the answer. 1t is a real mans cigarette-the goal of all cigarette smokers. In the handy slide box, Sc for 10; in the oval foil package, 1Oc for 20.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

Cotton.

There was renewal of liquidation IN
the cotton market yesterday and fur
ther sharp break in prices. January
contracts sold off TO 2S.3S, or 81 points
below Fridays close and 147 points
under the high record of last Tuesday.
Rallies of several points followed on
covering by shorts to secure profits and
trade buying, the market closing at net
losses Of l5 70 % points.
Selling was generally attributed 20
the liaudation of old long accounts,
whose holders had been disappointed
by the failure of the governments esti-
mate to inspire a broader demand. Re
ports that spinners were showing less
interest accounted for some Of the sell
ing The action of the government with
reference TO wool revived some discus
sion Of price fixing in cotton.
The weekend reviews OF the goods
situation indicated rather a smaller
turnover but continued strength in the
matter of prices. New Bedford report
ed that the demand for goods made OF
coarse. heavy yarns is far in excess OF
the demand for fine materi Is. Govern
ment contracts placed during the week
were smaller. and sales of print cloths
at Fail River showed falling OF, al
though there were further advances IN
prices. No change was reported IN the
ocean freight situation, and the rev
advices received he-e from the South
did not indicate any weakness IN the
sDot department.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
Cotton Goods Trade.


Cotton goods trading was somewhat
quieter during the past week. with
prices holding firm or moving higher.
Cotton blankest were priced for the
fall of 1918 on a basis of about 20
per cent higher than in January Of
this year. Some lines of dress ging-
hams opened for fall of 1918 show an
advance Of cents a yard over the
spring prices. Staple ginphams and
shirting chambray are higher, the lat
ter advance being about cents
yard over the price of five months ago.
Print cloths have been quieter and
there has been little easing in prices
consequent upon sales between second
hands. The declines varied from = TO
d cent yard below the recent top.
Brown sheetings are higher than a
week ago on some Of the coarse num-
bers. Fine plain combed yarn goods
are irmer, with trade still of mod
crate character. Fancies are very
quiet.
Inc Navy Department put out fur
ther orders for cotton duck. naming
price basis of 30 per cent of the list.
y hich will be modified If it is found TO
be TOO low, aa some manufacturers
contend. Government and Red Cross
demands are still very large. Reports
from retail centres tell Of very mod
crate demand at the high prices, and
the job0crs are seasonably quiet, with
most of their attention devoted TO pre-
pairing lines for spring shipment.
Cloth quotations are as follows:
Print cloths, 2s-inch, 64x64s, 8 cents;
64X66s, SA cents; 3sh-inch 64x6fs,
1911 10 1915 cents; brown sheetings.
southern standards. 1914 70 20 cents;
tickings. o., SO cents nominal;
lenims. 2.20s, indigo, 32is cents:
prints, Is cents; staple ginghams, l6ia
cents; dress ginghans, l7is to 49,.
cents.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
By Mrs. Elvira Hyatt

form. Tell stories about birds, trees
flowers, animals. great and good mep'
simple stories of home and family ne
stories from history and from tse
Bible. The eager little minds arc resey
for anything you wish TO give hsn,
and If you are a natural story-selsI
great, indeed. is your opportunIl
Ideals of right conduct, love Of fsnii!
and sympathy with every living thiss
can ell be given through the right We
Of stories.
Much has been said and vrItas
about prenatal influence. but yolrnf'
more are needed on post-natel lnra
ence. One of the first things BAG,
learns is TO "smile back a. nk
mother, and in all his earliest yssr
the child reflects the attitude Of tcess
around him. He initiates the thins'
which he sees and hears in order
understand them. and "As the wiS
bent the trees inclined" =,
A true mother, leads a eonsetrs'n
life. She will always be absolu'ea
truthful and will keep every pron.s
made 10 her child. She will reeognne
the good in AL things, and will nev.'
speak III of any one in her child's pig,
enee. She will keep away All thegys
of fear. and will awaken a spirii o. ~
ing service toward others and a gfOt
ing belief I'm the power which Is sh..
in himself, until az last he grows nv
recognition of the universal love ~
goodness which underlie the Whole
life.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
The Color of Ghosts

5. why are ghosts always seen
clothed in white?
This is easily accounted for. As
there have been no ghosts during his
tcrical times, we must assume that in
all cases where ghosts have been act
ually seen we have to do with mere
hallucinations caused by fever or some
other disorders of the observer. where,
therefore, the organ of sense, and
particularly the eyes. registered i'm
Pressions of objects that had no cor
responding external existence. Ac-
cording to the minute descriptions Of
such apparitions given by patients to
their physicians. the ghosts, with rare
exceptions, were "clad in white" Now.
our eye is sensitive TO two kinds Of
perceptions, viz, light and color. in
this case, where no definite color was
perceived, the hallucination, in which
only the organs Of the eye sensitive
to light are affected, is declared to
be white.
Still, there are also colored appari-
tons Of ghosts; nay, we can introduce
into the body substances calculated TO
impair our sense of color. Thus. the
immoderate use of hashish produces
violet visions; of alcohol, blue ones;
Of atropin and skopolamin, red ones.
Qulnine and too much tobacco like
wise produce red visions, while sail
cysic acid, digitaln and phenacetin
cause light yellow sensations. The
inhalation of carbonic oxide. and snake
bite. too, are said to be followed by
hght yellow sensations of sight.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
The Christmas Tree

II. W.-Where and when did the
Christmas tree originate?
The Christmas tree is of German orr
gin. Among the ancient Germans it
was the custom TO adorn their homes
with blooming bushes at the commence
ment of winter, but the Christmas tree
in its present form--viZ., a pine tree
adorned with fruits and fowers-is of
relatively recent date; at least, our
knowledge of it does not go further
back than the year 1905. In records Of
that year, under the title Memorabilia
Quedam Argentorati Observatora"
Some Memorials Of Strasburg), we
are told that "at Christmas it was the
custom in Strasburg 10 have in the
house a pine tree hung all over with
artificial roses made of many-colored
paper, as well as with apples, waters,
sweetmeats, etc
A later reference TO the Christmas
tree is made by the preacher Damn
hauer, of the Cathedral of Munster,
who denounced as .heathenish the
Christmas customs of his time. In his
work, published about the middle of the
seventeenth century, he writes: among
other fooleries with which, oftener than
with the Word of God. they celebrate
Christmas is also the pine tree, which
they place in their houses and decorate
with dolls and sweetmeats, and after
ward shake and rob Of its decorations.
Whence the custom arose | cannot tell,
but it is all children's play"
From these references it appears that
the custom was established in Stras-
burg and Munster at an early date,
still, it did not become general in Ger
many before the end of the eighteenth
pputtfpt-
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
Stocks

Stocks yesterday forfeited much =
rot all OF their advantage Of the pre-
vious session and a few important Is
sues, especially utilities, were added
to the long list Of lower records.
Conflicting reports from Washing
ton regarding the railroad situation
and the matter OF price-fxing for steel,
copper, oils and other important com
modities induced realizing for profits
and short selling.
Rails, notably Pacifcs, ST. Paul and
leading coalers, declined TO 2h
points. Industrials suffered similarly,
also ccppers, shippings, motors and the
more active equipments.
United States Steel dropped 2% points
to s1%, Consolidated Gas and American
Telephone were unusually active, yield
ing points 20 new minimums at TN
and sos, respectively. Texas. Com
pany featured the semi-war group at
loss Of 5 points and tobaccos, feathers
and sugars ranged TO points down.
Domestic and foreign bonds were
again heavy. Liberty Is sold at 97.26
to e7.s4, and the 3l4s at 1852 TO 1856.
United States as (old issuo) lost =
per cent and Panama 3s 4 per cent on
coll during the week.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

the stronger. Every ores person. w
all his property. owned or ACQUIRE.
would be at the mercy Of those ger
powerful. In imitation Of the EsIs
pean nations, every member would e','
stantly live on a war footing OF "
armed peace footing.
p. R.-(D Congress reassemoles ~
cember 3. (2) Write 70 American ~
Cross, 24l Fifth Avenue, New iorS'
II. B.-The men particularly nse'ss
are: Electricians. tinsmiths, wv
workers, carpenters, plumbers -
chanics auto. mechanics ssnsf''s'
masons. bricklsyers. horseshosn' -
dlers, blacksmiths, teamsters, e'''-
chauffeurs. stenographers, wae'nn
ters. Apply to The Quarteraias'ss';, ',,,s<
listed Reserve Corps, with reeve ~
headquarters at 357 Broadway
York City. ~
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
Anarchisrn

T. K. T-What leads some men, in
every respect good and honest. TO ad
yoeate anarchism? Can you give me
an idea Of what an anarchistic state
would look like? Would such a state
Of society be a progress?
Anarehism, in the first place, recruits
its adopts from among those simple
minded souls who assume that the bot.
tom of the world and the humanity
therein are only Goodness-an assump-
ton too absurd 10 require any refuta-
tion. Others are led TO anarchism by-
the belief that selection and progress
would operate far better if the indi.
viduals were not checked by govern
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
A year
Japan Issues New
Fractional Currency

Two recent steps taken by the Jap
anese government illustrate the difi-
culties attendant upon the use of sub.
sidiary coin whose metal value is COM
paratively close TO its mint value. In
October, according TO a consular re-
port, announcement was made that
paper fractional currency would be
issued 20 the amount of 30,000,000 yen
tS1f,940,000). Early in November a
portion of this issue was put in circu-
lation. The new notes are exchange
able for regular bank notes and are
legal tender mp to 10 yen (SA.9S).
More recently the japanese govern
ment has announced three prizes, of
1900 yen, 500 yen and 300 yen. for the
best designs submitted for new sill
ycr 50-sen piece (24.9 cents. The new
coin is to be materially smaller than
the one now in circulation.
The present 50-sen piece is so per
cent pure and weighs 81 momme
tC.3255 ounce troy. The coin, there
fore, contains 0.26O4 ounce of pure sill
yer and 0065l ounce of copper. At
par the money value of the coin is
24.925 cents. This corresponds to 9J.7
cents per ounce troy if the value Of
the copper is dsregarded.
On September 10 the New York quo
tation Of silver was S1.O5J per ounce.
For considerable period the excess
Of the bullion value over the miat
value made it profitable to met Jap
arese subsidiary coin or ship it 10
China. The country, as consequence.
Iecame denuded OF small cnange, and
II was and is extremely difficult TO get
money changed except through money
changers at paratively high rates.
l. was no unusual thing TO pay 10 sen.
Or even more. to change t. 5-yen note;
and IN that case the buyer would re.
eeiye four l-yen notes and only the
fraction less than yen in subsidiary
coiu
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
lndustrials

Sales. Open. High. Low. Last
45oo aetna Expl... "a ia 79s 79s
Zoo iSo BrrA Blp II To6 3 coup. 1873 1913 t5s 1913
5000 Car / 4 ?; rs 2ls rs
COO Chevrolet M. co g. co 63
20 'Cities : c old.e06 205 205 205
300 Curtis Aero. a. 27 &c 90
S15 Electric Gun. "a is u ID
POO Ev Heancy Inc. 2ra % 2tIs q
200 Int Con Rubber 81? 9 9E2 9
go Lake Torn Boat 312 3ie 3H ga
200 Nor Am & J. 2I9 2I2 2ss ga
100 Peerless T&MC. u II II II
io'S iooS 7Tii9 T53 fi,l' N IT," =, iS Ts 10 !
1900 L ; steamship. 47s 5 4Is 47s
800 United Motors IS IS 1434 141a
s5SS 5SS !%,a %2Eia EiGcyai, GTfe es sSs g., g.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

/ PAYS 20 nave hlgh ldediS lot our
children, and to respect their in
dividuality. Much can be accom-
plished by expecting children to be
good, and by showing them that we
trust them.
We should never call child "bad";
never wound his self-respect. This does
not mean that his naughty actions
should be CLOSED over" but, as one
wise educator has expressed II. we
should realize that every fault Is
simply the absence OF some virtue, and
We should try to build up that quality
in which the child is deficient. rather
than condemn him for that which he
has not.
Build up the virtues and the faults
will disappear. If child is selfish, We
should dwell on unselfshness; if the
child is untidy,-on neatness; if slow,
on quickness; and we should always
remember to praise even the slightest
sign Of the virtue we are working 10
cultivate. A child will try to live up
to the thing for which he is praised.
"How quiet and helpful my little Peggy
is to-day" will do more good than a
dozen seedlings about noise and mis-
cAief.
Stories of Great Valuo
Stories can be told to arouse and
stimulate high ideals. Stories have a
wonderful educational value, and al
most any lesson can be taught in story
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
Queries and
Answers
Christian Era and the Star OF
Bethlehem

DthiiltiNAh
H. T.-What are the reasons that ied
scholars to conclude that Dlonyslu8
Exiguus made an error Of four years III
fixing the birth Of Christ?
That the beginning Of the Christian
era is set too late by several years
may be followed, among others, from
The account in Matthew concerning the
Star of Bethlehem and the wise men
from the East, who by means OF TINS
star are said TO have found the chlld
Jesus. For the account Is probably IN
so fer based upon an actua! occur
renee as six years before our era the
planets Jupiter and Saturn were IN
conjunction and must have looked IKE
a star. To this explanation of Christ
natal star Kepler, who was the first
10 advance it, was led by the circum-
stance that he himself in 1903 had
lived 10 sec a similar conjunction OF
the two planets. However it be, the
account of Matthew regarding that
s.ar perfectly agrees with astronomi-
cal calculation.
On May 20 of the year b. c. the
Two planets, at distance of one de-
gree only, were in conjunction IN
Pisces. the very constellation which.
in the belief Of astroiogers, ruled over
the Jewish country. The planets then
appeared in the eastern sky before
sunrise. i"We have seen his star in
the east Matthew ii, 81 And in
the fall of the same year the same
conjunction REQUIRED again, October
27 and November II, likewise in the
constellation Of Pisces, and also at a
'is.anco Of only one degree; this
time, however, in the evening and in
the southern sky. If the wise men
were then IN the East it must have
seemed to tdem as if the thus reap
Fearing star directed them southwark
toward Bethlehem.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

ment restraint; that they would defend
themselves better, produce better and
progress better.
Anarchy means absence OF all au.
thority. An anarchistic state. there.
fore, would be one of n society, OF
rather of grouping together Of indi
viduals, who rot only were Independent
OF one another, but also Independent of
any central authority constituted in
their midst and provided with the nee
essary force TO impose its will upon
each Of them. Besides, we have under
our eyes an example OF whats an an
archistic society would eventually look
liks, for the collective personalities 5
called the European nations are also
independent, one from another, and OF
any central authority, and the relations
OF these nations to one another give US
an idea of the situation of the members
OF an anarchistic society.
There would accordingly exist among
them no other right than the right of
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
New Norwegian Firm 10
Engage n American Trade

The Produce Trading and Shipping
Company, with head Offices in Bergen,
Norway, has been organized to do q
general import and export business
with the United States. Its stock has
been entirely taken by ten Bergen busi-
ness men.
The company is TO import into Nor
way groceries, -four. cottonseed oil.
oleo, lard, meat, cotton. wool hides,
leather, boots and shoes. machinery.
metals. automobiles. dried and fresh
fruits, etc, and 70 export 20 the United
States fish products. preserves. codliyer
oil. paper. wood pulp, etc.