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Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

Reading books does not always in
crease knowledge. Many people read
books without getting a glampse of the
authors purpose in writing them.
There has to be an intent of more inn
portance than making money A book
may have been designed to excite in
terest and aniuse the reader, or it may
have been written to awaken him to
social or other conditions which are
a crying shame and need reforming.
Many a book is intended to- widen our
vision and to equip the mind with
facts which may increase, the intel
lectuaI power of the reader. Milton
found "a man might be deep versed
in books and be shallow in himself"
and Macauley tells us "a page digest
ed is better than volume hurriedIy
read To read where taste and in
terest directs is to read with profit,
but to read as "a. task is to. dull the
intellect and weary the body If read
ing the thought of others does not
stimulate your own thought you are
making little progress There is
something more to new idea than
just being able to remember and re-
peat the wording of it.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12
Norwich. May II, 1917.
An Admirer.

Mr.. Editor: As an interested reader
of The Bulletin, for one wish to state
that 1 greatly enjoy Cloud Digger's
since they first appeared in your cot
unns. This may sound like fattery
but I mean what am talking about
and hope they will keep a-coming
J. A. RANDALL.
Yantfc Nav II 1917
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

(Written Specially for The Bulietin.)
The intimate relations existing be-
tween the towns of Lebanon and
Norwich since earliest times are well
indicated by historical narration per
tanning to the former town.
When the first military company,
called a train band, was organized in
Lebanon, the first mention of any Of
ficers commissioned occurs in the ac-
count of the May session of 1902, when
Lieut.. John Mason, who came from
|Norwich, was appointed captain of
this band. Ensign Jeremiah Fitch was
to be the lieutenant, and. Joseph Brad
ford the ensign. and to be commits
stoned accordingly.
In f7O8, there was a second rain
band in the town. probably in the
section now called Goshen.
Even after the town was fully or
ganized, with church. train band, and
about to take its place in the General
Assembly with the other towns of the
Colony, it's settlement was long
hindered because of the uncertainties
and controversies growing out of the
bounds and titles to lands. Besides
the trouble resulting from the uncer-
tainty of the boundary between this
town and Colchester, as late as 1905
there were complaints of sundry diff
ficulties and Inconvenience under
which the settlers We're laboring, re-
specting the purchasing of a, tract OF
land five miles square from Owaneco
and the four proprietors-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

The historian of Lebanon, Hire,
writes: ut is mot surprising that
there was this uncertainty as to
bounds and titles when we consider
that gifts and cessions were made by
Indian chiefs. and Sir Edmund An
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12
THE MAN WHO TALKS

1t is good physical and mental ex-
tercise to take to the road on these
progressive spring days The muscles
need the action and the lungs the
stimulating fresh air, and the eyes the
inspiring beauty of landscapes which
will not be for one hour the same
from the season of gerInination to; the
season for. the irigatherfng SCI! OF the
are only pleasing imitation of. ever
moving and ever changing nature.
The road is as good for the dreamer
as it Is for the scholar, or the tramp,
or the hunters for herbs or green's, or
the lovers or the flowers and birds and
butterflies. The little butterflies with
wings bluer than the sky are f1ittering
about looking for the houstonia and
moist places; and the willow butter
fly (vanessa milbertD; is taking ac-
count Of the willow catkins by the
roadside. Bob White is calling, the
warbIing, the song ,sparrows trilling
along the way. New bird voices are
heard weekly on country roads. and
the greening wild rose on the banks
is the prophecy of. the fragrance and
beauty of June.
IL is not wise to be frightened by
threats, for the experience Of men and
nations has shown those that are the
loudest in their threats are the weak
est in the execution of them" The
world goes on without even missing
those who make faces at it and tell
what they are going to do. The
threat of one nation to another is just
as weak and ridiculous as the threat
of one individual to another. The
yawper is only a yawper whether he
vocafizes in washington, London,
Berlin or Petrograd- You remember
the Kaiser was going to- eat his
Christmas dinner in Paris and make
settlement of the war in London. John
Bull was sure the terms of settlement
would be made in Berlin but now it
looks as if the only. place acceptable
and possible might be in Spain. The
German threat to make Wilson bite
granite must make the President
smile, although, it expresses the Ger
man love and respect for him and all
his people. Tradition tells US ''the
threatened man lives long"
"Get tosesherl" has been regarded
as a commercial slogan, but it has no
limit when and where unity is re-
quired. Its force in politics has been
effectively demonstrated by voters who
wanted something. It is the spirit
which is needed whenever there is a
crisis of any Kind. 1t is in brief a
declaration that in. union there is
strength. There is no oubt the
value of getting together was discov-
cred by man in the most ancient
times. The heat then came to regard
expressed departure from unity,
lessening of strength, an increase of
peril. New Englanders have not es-
teemed it as they should. In their
conservatism they have not made the
Use of it they should even to preserve
the traditions of the fathers or to
maintain their rights. Men have no
hesitancy in getting together for sell
fish purposes, but they are slow to
stand shoulder to shoulder for the
common good. It is in that which
effects all that they most need to get
together!
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

] hat the town grew and prospeFeoI
is proven by the fact that, in 1870, the
towns list was 1892; in 1913 it was
%. 500, being in amount the eighth
in the colony In 1740, it was e 31,709
and was the fifth among the forty
eight towns in the list, and more than
that of Hartford or New London. By
174S it had reached $3.50
From 1880 to 1850. Lebanon evident
Iy gained rapidly in population and
wealth. The colony of Connecticut
had greatly prospered. In 1880, the
number of inhabitants, according to
the census then taken. was $4,000. with
about 700 Indian andNegro slaves and
500 Indians
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

" THIS backyard gardening move
ment will only teach New England
householIers and tenants to keep the
weeds down and grow grass it will
be great improvement upon the
crops of burdocks, plantain and rag
weed which grow and mature and re-
seed every year. The unnecessary
ragweed pollen borne upon the air is
sufficient to treble the hay-fever pa
tents who weep and Wteeze because
of it every season. We are slackers
in this respect and several others
which would tell for health and the
general betterment of the community.
Cleaning up once a year as a sanitary
measure is. something like taking a
bath once in a. dogs age to keep
sweet. The price of keeping clean
and sanitary indoors and out rests
upon keeping everlastingly at it, Let
US hope necessity, which is confront
ing US now, may teach US new and
profitable out-of-door and indoor
habits.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

In 1856, twenty six years later, the
popula ton of the Colony, consisting
then of seventy mine towns and set
Elements Connecticut now has a total
of 16S towns). had grown to 1862, an
increase of 9O,312. Lebanon then had
a population of whites. 3.171. blacks,
1G3: total of 3,214. Only five towns in
the Colony had a larger population;
viz. Middletown the largest, 1864;
Norwich, $40; New Haven, 5,0s5:
Fairfield. 4455 and Pennington, 3,707.
Hartford had only 3.027.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12
In 1774. the year before the battle of

In 1774. the year before the battle of
Lexington, there were but seventy-sicS
towns and settlements in the Colony,
some of the smaller settlements having
been given up The population of the
Colony had increa sed to 1851 The
population of Lebanon was then,
whites. 3,S41; blacks. 119; a total of
$780, tfae largest population the town
has ever had. Only six towns in the
Connecticut Colony then had a larger
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

] was talking with an American cit
izen Of German descent not long ago
who was surprised to. find that not a
boy in his Sunday. school class could
Star SpangleG Banner" and he in
formed me there was not a child of
Germany. or one of German descent
who could not repeat from memory
Ih@ watch on .the Rhine" He did
not know the worst for a Connecticut
valley teacher gave $50 high school
students four days warning that they
were to write from memory: my
Country IT'S of Thee" and this is
what he heard from the disguised -pu-
pills: L was "bawn and bred in dis yer
brier- patch We knew that in the
kindergarten from the girls.
knowed that all my lifei What have
L got to write that for?" When the
test was made not one of them wrote
it correctly. This is an example,:
MY country tits of Thee
Author of Liberty
To thee we sing
Land where my Fathers died
Land where the Pilgrims pried
From evry mountin side
Sweet fredon1's song!
1t would not be a bad idea co have
theSe patriotic songs so thoroughly
taught in the schools that they can
be repeated from memory Isn't it as
important that we should teach the
national hymn as well as how to salute
the flag?
What is neutrality? Is it ever any
thing creditable? Isn't it rather be-
ing neither hot nor cold-the kind of
a creature the Lord is said to spew
out of his mouth. Blood is thicker
than water and Tueton blood, Celtic
blood and Saxon blood responds to its
own in sympathy. The Teuton mill
tarist may decry sympathy as a fault
when exercised toward enemies; but
he recognizes the divinity of it when
It responds true to call; but it can
not be called away from loyalty to
liberty and popular sovereignty as
symbolized by the stars. and stripes.
We may be wide apart in our foreign
sympathies but our honor and man
hood are pledged to America first, and
to those self interests which make us
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

Col. James Clark, OF Bunker Hi
celebrity, who died Dec. 29th, 1926, at
the age OF SO, used to relate to his
grandchildren that, in his boyhood. on
coming from Norwich in the evening,
as he reached the low ground near
where Jeremiah Mason's house was
afterwards built, he was obliged to
draw his feet up on the saddle, to
protect them from the wolves. which
he heard at intervals barking and
bowling in the thickets on either side
of the road.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

Norwich, Saturday, May 12, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

In the roll of persons and estates
presented to the General Assembly in
17o5, embracing thirty three towns
Lebanon is rated at e 1886, and is the
twenty first in the list. 1t has ninety
taxable infaa bitants, indicating a pop
ulation of about $50. The next year ii
stands 1890, ard 1o5 taxable per-
sons, in this year the town sent two
deputies, Ensign John Sprague and
William Clark
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

BY 1884, the population of the state
had grown to 20S,s0o, and Lebanon had
whites. 1857; four Jess than ten years
earlier: blacks, "a; twenty five less
than sixty years before. Total loss.
20. Only eight towns then had
larger population, New Haven having
the largest, 1860.
In ~17T5, only eight towns had
larger grand list than Lebanon, it be-
ing them e41.600, equal to $3.50, 300, the
pound then being 1898 1-3.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

Plainheld, Conn, May II. 1877.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12
capt. Joseph rrumbuII miarated 10

Capt. Joseph Trun1buIl migrated to
Lebanon from Suited in 1904, evident
iys without any considerable means.
since it is recorded chat when he
bought the place which had been oc-
cupied by Rev. Joseph Parsons, he
nnortga ged it for G $40. However, he
had vigorous traits. became a planter
and trader, and in due time had ship
which carried cargoes of his own, or
belonging to members of his family
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-12

He was Democratic through and
through, as was proven by the fact
that his business often calling him to
Boston, he would occa siona1Iy meet
Rev. Mr.. Wells, whose parisEioner he
had been and who now lived in Bos-
ton. The parson appeared a bit shy
of him. evidently avoiding n1bulI
in his homespun and perhaps dusty at
tire as not quite in trim to be famiI-
iarly- recognized by a Boston gentle
man.
Trurnbull got even, however when
Mr. Wells would occasionally visit
Lebanon, where he still owned proper
ty and meeting Mr.. TrumbuI1. ac-
The latter refused to shake hands
with him, but turned away, saying
with honest self-respect. IF you don't
know me in Boston, I don't know you
in Lebanon,"
THE DICTAGRAPH.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-27
KEEP THE CITY CLEAN

A citizen has written the Pilot a
communication, complimenting the
city administration on the cleanliness
of the streets during the summer sea-
son but strongly objecting to the TAX
ing off of the street cleaning force
at this time. He says: There is no
more reason for discharging the street
cleaning force than there would be
for discharging our police force If
anything there is a sanitary reason
that demands that the principal streets
be kept clean. 1t is from the filth of
the street that some of the dangerous
diseases originate. If we must save
let's cut down on the lighting bill. Cut
out every other light after half past
eleven o'clock
The latter is a good suggestion
Every other light in our city, cut out
after half past eleven o'clock, would
give plenty of light and not prove a
hardship on any one.
In justice to our city authorities
the Pilot will say that the streets have
been cleaned up and are in a fine con.
dition since the above was written.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-27
MARCEL KNECHT IN WAUSAU
TODAY

Marcel Knecht, a member of the
recent French High Commission, who
accompanied NJ. Viviani, Joffre, Tar
dieu, Lausanne and others on their
tour through this country; also
(Captain) Father Marcel Souris, a
French High Priest, who has rendered
heroic services as chaplain in the
French army, are in Wausau this af-
ternoon and evening.
Mr. Knecht is an official representa-
tive of the French government and
brings to us a personal message from
the French people. He is one of the
big men of France, being a Professor
of English at Nancy University up to
the time the war broke out, and since
then having rendered valuable service
to his government in a number OF
ways.
Mr.. Knecht talked to the school
students in the High school auditor
ium at 1:30. and this evening will
talk to a general mass meeting in
the High school auditorium at 7:3(
p. m. Admission free. Every patrio,
tic man and woman of Wausau shoulC
hear Mr. Knecht
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-27
NO $50 BONDS IN NEXT LIBERTY
LOAN

A Washington, d. c., dispatch says:
The next Liberty loan, probably for
the same amount as the one just com
pleted, will be launched IN February
1t will differ from the first TWO in that
there will be no $50 certificates. The
minimum subscriptions will be S100.
Issuing bonds in small denomina-
ton increased enormously the work
of the treasury department, not only
in their issuance, but in interest pay
ments. The reason for issuing the
$50 bonds in the first place-the desire
to have the man who can afford to
spare only $50 loan his money to the
government-has disappeared with
the Inauguration of the thrift saving
stamps plan. These stamps will be
| offered To everyone who has only
s5, or only % cents at a time to invest
The stamps will be placed on sale
early in December, but it is not ex-
peeted that the $4,000 900, 900, which
it is hoped will be sold, will be dis
posed of before late next summer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-27
POWER LINE TO STEVENS POINT
NEARLY COMPLETED

The past week the poles for the
new power line between Mosinee and
Stevens Point were set and ready for
stringing the wire, which work it
is expected will be in readiness by
January 1st This will connect up
the water powers of Whiting-Plover
and Mead -Witter in the Stevens Point
district, and the power of Mosinee,
Rothschild, Wausau and Merrill. The
good work is to be continued until
other of the great water powers on
the river are connected. The object
OF all this is that when any of the
cities or powers along the line are,
for any reason without power or do
not have sufficient for their wants,
they can be supplied from other
points. Thus insuring power at all
times and under all circumstances
The line from Mosinee to Stevens
Point is % miles long and costs about
| $4,000 a mile. The poles are so feet
in height, of white cedar and 80 are
placed to a mile, besides each pole
is supplied with steel cross-arms.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-27

tempted first to enter the officers
training camp at the Presidio but was
physically disqualified.
The soldiers idolize their command
/ ing officer, Major Gen. H. A Greene,
and many are the stories of his kind
ness of heart and paternal attitude
towards his boys, as he calls them.
One tells of a private who left camp
without a pass on a Sunday. Gen.
| Greene spoke in a Tacoma church.
The private went to this church, after
| the services told the general how
| much he enjoyed the talk and had
| come to Tacoma without a pass to
hear him speak The general gave
him a pass and when the officer to
whom the private later presented
asked how he had dared ask the
general for it, airily replied, "Oh, the
general and I were at a little party
together today"
The drilling grounds are a wonder
full sight. Imagine between forty and
fifty thousand men going through mil
itary eyolutions together Some in
squads of eight, in companies, and
! by regiments, some engaged in rife
and bayOnet practice, others with
the heavy guns, digging trenches,
throwing hand grenades, the great
army motor trucks rumbling by.
Down in the corral with its $4,000
| horses and cattle, men are breaking
horses. Every man at his post and all
working together At $40 p. m. each
company lines up in front of its
quarters for retreat. 1t is dusk here
at that time and the effect is indies
cribable. Lights begin to gleam, all
noise dies down, slowly the colors
are lowered, the strains of the Star
SpangIed Banner" float out on the
dark the tears stream down unheeded
and your heart sends up a passionate
prayer to God to save our country,
for never was a country so well worth
saving and never had country such
splendid soldiers to defend it, God
surely loves these United States and
must mean them 90 be preserved or
He would never have peopled them
so bravely.
Wausau is well represented at Camp
Lewis, too. On the parade grounds
| met John Mcneil, son of Mr.. Mcneil,
who used to own the Sloan House.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-27
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
WAUSAU PILOT THIRTY THREE YEARS AGO

The newly appointed Chief of Police,
Chas. Hagen, is a reliable trust
worthy man, and will no doubt make
a good officer
Henry Ward Beecher could not be
secured to deliver a lecture in Wau-
sau. He informed those interested
that all his evenings were engaged.
Bills are out giving information that
a grand party will be given Thursday,
May 1st. at Schubert's hall. during
which an elegant wreath will be pre-
sented to the queen of the party. Com
mittee of arrangements: John Schaef-
er, John Wolfe, Gust. Braeger, Carl
Wartman and Arthur Lawrence.
Floor managers: John Schaefer, Carl
Wartman and Gust. Braeger. Prepare
for an excellent time.
At its last business meeting the
Turner's society voted to purchase the
lot at the foot of Third street as
site for their new Turner hall. The
lot has accordingly been bought at
cost of $1,000.
The S. Whist club met again last
week.-Mrs. time at the house of R.
H. Johnson. Bardeen was unable to
be present but ]. c. Smith took his
place very successfully The following
scores were made: Pradt, So Atwat-
er. 60; Johnson, 81; Smith, 60; Hasel-
tine, 54; Holway, 54; Crosby, AS;
Sanders, SO.
A large number of the old friends
of Louis Schlecht met at his place
last Saturday evening to celebrate
that gentleman's 3Sth birthday.
Emil Neuman was in the city on
Thursday.
Rev. F. L. Wharton visited at Grand
Rapids last Tuesday.
The Rev. VIM. E. Wright visited
Oshkosh few days the past week.
C. P. Haseltine and family and Mrs.
Stafford, who have been spending the
winter in California, will return to
this city tomorrow.
The New North, Rhinelander, says
that DR.. T. B. McIndoe of this city,
was up there prospecting for a loca-
ton. The DR.. is a young man who
ranks high in his profession.
Mrs. ]. b. Harris of Glen Falls, New
York, sister of our fellow townsman,
j. B. Vaughan, whom he has not seen
for nineteen years, is in the city Wis
iting, accompanied by her son.
We are sorry to chronicle the fact
that Mac Alexander has left us to
seek his fortune in a foreign land. as
it were. He departed last Tuesday
for Owatonna, Mimi, where he will
open a lumber yard.
Van r. Willard of the Merrill Ad-
Vocate was in the city Easter day and
attended the Knights Templar~ SER
vices at the opera house
T. c. Ryan has purchased w. H.
Fuller's residence on Grant street.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-27
LETTER FROM THE WEST
From the Pen of Miss Anne L. Mona
han, Wh0 is in Tacoma, Wash.

The following is, in part, a letter
from Miss Anne L. Monahan, who is
in the service of the government and
who has been absent from Wausau
for about six months:
Tacoma, Wash, Nov. 19. 1917.
MIR Thayer:
7 thought | would be home before
this, or I would not have neglected
so long to thank you for your great
kindness IN sending me the Pilot
every week.
The past few weeks have been such
a wonderful experience that I would
not exchange it for RockefelIer's mil
lions We have had close up views
OF the clashes between employers and
employed; we have been in the middle
Of the loggers, saw mill men, ship
builders, street car men, and tele-
phone operators strikes; we have
heard the famous ~ l. W. W. orators;
we have Sc =. instances of sabotage.
and all the efforts that were put forth
in the attempt to tinder the progress
Of the wars preparations, and We
have. seen, too, the resistless power
Of the governments forces sweeping
away all that sought to retard the
country's business, and that business
now is solely the winning Of the war.
We saw the great army post that
is now Camp Lewis, grow from a
prairie to work ground for ten
thousand labOrers, from that to a
barracks housing $4,000 soldiers, and
that evolved into a great armed city,
with paved streets, hospitals, stores,
Il atres, y. NJ. Z. A., Knights of Col
umbus, Y. NJ Hebrew Association and
Y. w. c. A buildings. in a word. as
one soldier put it, everything to be
found in a city is here, except women
and children"
The people OF Tacoma deserve great
credit for the way they have taken
the soldiers into their homes and en-
tertained them. At first there was
much hesitation because of the varied
characters supposed to be in a draft
army. but when they saw the boys
that poured in from Oregon, Montana,
Idaho and California, as well as
Washington, their attitude changed.
Much credit for this change of opinion
and attitude must be given to Mr..
Carter, the Tacoma representative of
the War Department Commission on
Training Camp Activities in Com
munity Organization. Mr.. Carter is
a Congregatioualist minister, who re-
signed his pastorate of Los Angeles
church to take up this work. He at