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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29
clvIcs AND AUNT SARAH

i ing been raised in the arctic I'm not innpefyious to the frigidity of this car. Wasn't, it perfectly herrid of him ?,'
 ..Ees. but I suppose he felt he had provocation. What did our busy Aunt Sarah say to him ?"
 Nothing at all. She merely re- marked to me in her usual clear tones tion with strangers-that it would be contrary to all our family traditions of good breeding. It was my duty, of course, to ignore the sympa thetic smile this same man ventured in my direction when, as we were all getting off the car,s Aunt Sarah paused to call the attention of the conductor to the unpleasing and unhygienie condi- ton Of the floor of the smoking com partmer1t. twas pretty bad, and Pve no doubt sine was right to make a protest, but just the same I decided then and there that. we would come home in a taxi no matter how much it cost"
 HadsaH laughed heartily ".Any more catastrophes % he asked.
 "The first clerk that waited upon us was by great i'll luck, I thought, chewing gum. After Aunt Sarah dis covered that fact she would not pro- ceed with the purchase until she had aired her opinion of that habit most freely, and she remarked in no un- certain terms that if the young woman wished to have her patronage she must change her ways. The girl compiled with unexpected meekness and I hoped that, the gum incident being safely ended, we might go in peace. But no so, for in the rest room of the same shop Aunt Sarah found a yolfer towel.
 T learned that roller towel is her pet aversion She considers a roller towel a barbaric relic of the most in- sanitary period of the worlds history. The maid in charge declared she was not responsible for the presence of the offending linen, so Aunt Sarah march ed upon the office of the manager of the store. begged off from accom- paaying her, pleading that I needed the time for important shopping. She said that if every one were as com p1acent as I about allowing my own small affairs to interfere with my civic duties she wouldn't know what the town might come to-
 Did you tell her" asked Hadsall, that you thought it was safe in her hands for the present at least?'
 'tNo. I didn't for I think perhaps Aunt Sarah is right. I fear don't take enough interest in practical civics, but all the way home in the taxi I kept thinking of what I onee heard your mother say-tflat she would rather be pleasant than be a reformeri''-Chi- caga News.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29

Indiana is getting some concrete examples of the kind of havoc that is being wrought over in Europe though from different cause.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29

From all accounts the golfers ought to find some pretty good hazards in that part of France which the Ger blown up.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29

With desertions by Bulgarian regi- ments the situation does not appear so rosy for the central powers along the Saloniki front.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29

The story still persists that Howard Elliott is to retire From the presi- dency of the New Haven Railroad, even though the story is denied by the roads directors very posittTcly. Mr Elliott has been one of the hard est worked and most efficient of rail- road executives conceivable. devcting IS hours day to the road under his
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29

There are 21,600 moving picture the aters in the United States and about $2,0oO,OO0,OO0 invested in the business
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29

The man on the corner says: Potato bugs will look more like an enemy than ever this summer.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29

Geography is one of those things which is undergoing long period of decided uncertainty.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29

It isn't too early to begin to think about getting-the fishing tackle ready in anticipation of the trout season.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Now that tin can famine is threat ened, the dogs will have one less cause for worry.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29
OTHER VIEW POINTS

A statement by Professor Damon of the Rhode Island State College that one-third of the potatoes consumed here are produced in Rhode Island doubtless is news to the majority of our citizens. These figures indicate that so far as potatoes are concerned Rhode Island can be made self sup porting. Apparently without effort one third of the supply is grown within a short distance of Providence. Utilization of more of the idle farm land should give us the remaining two o-thirds. But an increase of even one third would be worth much. The land is available; the best methods of treating the soil are explained by the experts at Kingston free of charge, and the shortage in all kinds of food stuffs should encourage the farmers to add materially to the acreage of cultivated ground-Providence Bulle- tin.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29

Appeal From Salvation Army. Mir. Editor: We respectfully submit
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
Fine Art In Candle Making.

The making Of candles Is not ordina,
rily considered fine art, but the Ital
ians have made 1t such. The distinc-
lively Italian vOtiye taper Is made by
hand. The materials are pure bees
wax, which is kneaded and tempered
and mixed with a secret ingredient to
retard combustion and which has spe-
cial Egyptian cotton for wicks. The
cotton, too, Is treated with chemicals
to keep it from feeding too fast. Small
candles are nodded. Large ones are
made by rolling up sheets Of wax.
That gives the candle great strength
and enables it to stand erect when a
nodded candle would bend under the
heat. After the candle Is fashioned It
goes to the decorators, men who are
skilled In the use Of the brush, and
when it leaves their hands It n O work
of art
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
The Graham Bread Myth.

Most people suppose they are getting
more nutrition In graham or whole
wheat bread than they get In white
bread. Another mistake, says the Kan
sas City Star. This isn't a matter of
guesswOrk, for there are elaborate ia
bles worked out after the most thor
ough experimentation In Laboratories
and published, for instance, In DR.. E.
A. Locke's book on FOOD Values"
Roughly, food Is valued in accord
ance with its fuel contents, which is
figured in calories. A pound Of brown
bread contains about 1850 Galleries, a
pound of rye bread 1,1sO, a pound of
gluten bread 1,16O, a pound Of graham
bread 1,210. a pound Of whole wheat
bread LAO and a pound Of ordinary
white bread 1,215. The white bread
has more nourishment to the pound
than any other kind. The notion that
milling deprives 1t Of its nutriment is
fiction.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
How War Comes.

The presidents of history show that
the great majority of the worlds con-
fiicts have been begun before formal
declarations of war were made. Ac-
cording to authorities OH international
law, a condition OF war arises in three
ways:
First.-DeclaratiOn OF war.
Second.-A proclamation or manifes-
to declaring that a state of war ex-
lists.
Third.-Through the commission Of
hostile acts of force.
One authority OH International law.
describing ways i'm which hostilities
may begin without formal declaration.
says, Acts Of force by way Of reprisals
or during a pacific blockade or during
an Intervention might be forcibly re
sisted, - hostilities breaking out
in this way."-New York World.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
Imagination.

The gift of imagination appears to
be the peculiar privilege Of man. The
architecture of the beaver is clever
and ingenious. but the work Of one
beaver differs only from that of his
fellow in the shape and nature of the
wood at their respective command.
The cells of a hOneycOmb. beautiful
and mathematically correct as they
are. differ i'm no particular from those
In every other bees construction.
Every village boy knows that one
thrush's nest is repeated character for
character in that of another With
you it is different: each one of you can
put something of himself into his
work. and unless he does so he be-
comes a mere cOpyist, an echo and not
q sound. a purveyor of white ROBBED
innocence" and flower bespangled
meads. "-Samuel Johnson.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
Whsn Isbsa parsd Death.

"uOu ISpo8 62fvo So&hh
In 1876 the granite obelisk that stood
sentinel before the palace Of Rameses
Ill, at Luxor, for more than thirty
centuries was taken to Paris. Its erec-
ton In the Place de Ia Concorde was
marked by fine example Of civic cour-
age. 1T had been brought from Egypt
by the engineer Lebas in q river boat
especially constructed at Toulon to
navigate the Nile and the Seine. This
boat was towed through the sea by q
warship. When the cables used In rails
ing the obelisk In its position In Paris
were strained almost to breaking Le-
bas placed himself at once under the
enormous stone as it began to move.
II a single cable had broken all would
have been over with the engineer. Ex-
planning his hardihood, Lebas said 1t
was to show the crowd of onlookerI
that he was sure Of his calculations
A single error and he would have been
crushed, and he preferred a tragic end
to dishonor. ''This," said lie Cr de
Paris, was before our day Of inter
views, and Lebas occupied only a few
lines in the Constitutional, no more. no
less than the periodical adventures Of
the sea serpent"
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
Vast Russia.

ut is difficult without a map to give
the reader any idea of how far away
northeast Siberia is" says an English
magazine. The European imagination
travels slowly beyond the Ural noun
tains into that great frozen plain which
embraces nearly the whole Of northern
Asia and ends at the Pacific ocean.
Russia I'm Europe is vast, but the area
Of her Asiatic dOminions exceeds that
Of the whole of Europe by more than
million square miles. though this
enormous tract of country contains
fewer inha bitants than half the popu-
lation OF London"
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
Dishes and Dlvorcs.

II, as one clever writer AYERS, most
divorces start over the breakfast cups
how very important is the selection
Of ones china. For, despite the time
honored legend that would have u be-
hevs the way to a mans heart Is
through his stomach, it Is quite certain
that beauty Of the eyes goes a. far
toward promoting happiness az does
digestion. Often they are one and the
same thing. So In providing pretty
tableware one never knows what dire
calamities may be averted.
Living up" to a fine bit Of china, a
good picture or piece Of rare old silver
has its advantages, not the least Of
which is the lasting pleasure Of own
ing something really beautiful.-Moth-
ers Magazine.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
swimm,5a> With a Col i.


In an address, before the leading ear
nose and throat specialists OF the coun-
try DR.. Hill Hastings Of Los Angeles
recently called attention to the danger
of a persons swimming, aud particu-
larly diving, when he has cold in the
head. Comparatively few persons rea-
lie that it is dangerous, and many
even believe that when they have re-
covered from a cold and are still an
noyed by excessive thick secretions In
the nose they can find relief by diving
or plunging the head under water. The
purulent matter washed out is not only
a danger to others, says DIR. Hastings,
but the diver himself runs a risk of
forcing some of the pus into his middle
ear. Most specialists have observed
that cases of mastoid abscess are COM
mon every summer during the swim
ming season. At the large ear, nose
and throat hospitals it is recognized
that the swimming season invariably
brings on "a crop Of mastoids." The
advice to keep out of the water until a
'head cold" is entirely cleared up can
not be too strongly emphasized.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
The Chestnut BIlaht.

The chestnut blight has already done
damage estimated as close to $4,000,
600. The disease attacks both Ameri
can and European species, but does
little damage to those from japan and
China. Plant breeders by crossing
japanese chestnut and native chinqua.
pin have produced resistant trees
Some Of the Chinese chestnuts are said
to grow 100 feet high In their home
forests.-Tree Talk.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Catarrhal Jaundics.

q The most common form Of
o jaundice is that known as ca I
y tarrhal jaundice because 1t is I
q caused by an Inflammation Of I
= the mucous membrane Of the I
q bile ducts. That affection Is 4
q usually the result Of some indis- I
. cretion Of diet or Of exposure to I
. inclement weather. Sometimes I
. the symptoms are very slight. I
. The patient merely feels a little
q out Of sorts or bilious; he loses 4
. bis appetite. his tongue In fur ,
y red. there Is perhaps little nau-
. sea. and his bowels are sluggish.
. he hardly regards himself as
. sick and is quite surprised to be
= told that he has grown yellow.
. The yellow color affects the
. whites of the eyes as well as the 4
. skin. and sometimes It Is almost
. entirely confined to the eyes. 4
. The treatment Of this form Of 4
. taundice Is simple. A light diet. 4
. Q blue pill or a dose Of salts and 4
. rest In bed for day or two will
. usually suffice. If the symptoms
. persist consult a physician, for
. they may be the first indication 4
. OF some grave liver trouble. In
. deed. II Is safer to consult q
. physician at once and let him
. take charge Of the case from the
. very start. 4
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
Giant Spider Crab.

The giant japanese spider crab Is
the ugliest looking shellfish In the
world. Its body measures about one
foot across. and the claws have a
spread" now and then of over twelve
feet. These spider crabs inhabit the
Japan sea and often live 1000 feet be
low the surface of the waves.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
Mighty trcturua.

Arcturus is one or me most brilliant
stars that we can see in the heavens.
Its diameter is 100000 miles. The
light that comes to US from 1t IL over
200 years old when 1t enters our eyes.
The sun Is distant 100000 miles.
Just compare the eight or nine min
utes 1t takes for the suns light to
reach rs with 200 years.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
Bobby's Reason.

"Why did you spell bank with a cap
ital, Bobby?"
"'Cause pa says a bank ought al
ways to have a good big capital
Boston Transcript.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
His Opportunitx-

scientists say that blends win dis
appear In q few years"
This gave the golden haired girl her
opportunity.
well, II you want one" said she
sweetly. you'd better speak up now"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
Yes, Indeed.

Blobbs-The average wife tells her
husband everything she hears. Slobbs
And a lot she Observation-Disclosures
Record.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
Misunderssood.

Aarcella-Did I understand you to
~ Gerry Giddigad won't take You a.
riouslyf Waverly-Not exactly. I
aid seriously, she won't take me- ne an
youngstown Telegram.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28

viii listen to any ones convictions
but pray keep your doubts to yourself.
! have plenty Of my own.-Goetha
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
looksd That Nav.

she-Do you really think / married
you for your money! He-wen, the
way my money has been going 1t looks
swpicious.-Boston Transcript.
The broad ax., 1917-04-28
Easier.

Easier.
The Landlady-At our table, Mr..
B1inks, 1t is customary to return
thanks at each meal The New Board
er-That's fine. Ike It lots better
than paying cash.-New York Journal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30

am now row 1 know that was
married knowing nothing about mar.
rage.
Blindly l have gone on my way
and | presume other women do the
same-stumbling through the dark.
reaching out my hand for Dick and
finding it not, for he, too, poor follow,
knew as little as about the partner.
ship into which he had entered.
have tried, little book. to be a
good wife to Dick. If l have failed 1t
has been because did not know. Now
am going back with real knowledge
that marriage is a series of compro.
mises-a far from perfect state, but
am going to try end be h. ppy--and
| think can make Dick happy.
You see. little book, know him bet.
ter now than he knows himself. I
know his weaknesses and oh, hope
/ know my own. have never prayed
since that awful time at the birth of
my baby. but oh, God. want to be hap.
py. l want to make those about me
happy. It is such a little thing. Sure.
~ you can give this boon to the new
Margie Waverly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30
:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::

This week, little book, will mark the
! end of this chapter and the beginning
sof new one in my life. Mollie is we'll
enough to go home and am going
back with her.
u wonder II other women or men ever
feel as do now, that when l leave At.
1Rntic City all l have lived will be
placed behind me definitely and shall
begin life anew. This morning all
that has passed seems quite like a
dream and am now waiting for the
reality to come, to wake UP to the
something have never experienced.
It seems to me now, little book, as
though nothing melodramatic can
again come into my life. Truly |
sometimes think am like the saliva to
which Malcolm Stuart likens me. To
me life has been as vivid as that won.
5derful flower and have accepted fate's
decree with the same courage and lack
OF fear with which the saliva lifts It's
crimson head to the sun, all the while
knowing that the end is near and 1t
must succumb.
Little book, l have never acknowl-
edged even to myself that at last I
might have TO be laid low. Life would
not be worth living II one could not
triumphantly declare, 81 am the cap
tnin OF my soul and as such will pilot
my LIES bark into safe haven"
Is It Just beyond, little book?
On my next birthday, shall be thir.
ty.one years old. Has my youth, with
its mistakes and turbulence. passed en-,
tirely?
Have many of my trials and tribula,
tons been imaginary?
Am I but an Illustration Of the truth
that, Unto each life some rain must
fall. some days be dark and dreary?"
Have I been big enough that these
dreary days have only made me better
able to appreciate the sunshiny onesf
I'm all mixed up, ns Malcolm Stuart
and Jim Eide are both fond Of saying
But have definitely decided upon one
thing, and that ts, that II IN the future
! have no children Of my own must
teach other women'G children, Il
seems TO me that only by education et
children-both boys and stris-esp
we pass on TO the next generation some
OF the benefits OF our experience ID
There was ], Marjorie waverly. who
had earned her own living aQa who
thought she knew .Ifa-iadeed little
book, ] was Gurer ] knaw oil that lie
could Styemowhsg was married than
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30
WHAT OUR KEIGKBORS~ SAY
,ut Backache Swelling of Feet, Kidneys Rheumatfsr

Such words as these are heard all
over West Virginia.
Mrs. Elizabeth Porter, Grassy, w.
Va, writes: 81 wish to explain what
good Anuric has done for me. have
been in bad health for years. Last
winter was taken very i'll with pains
and aching all over. My hips and
legs hurt me so that l could not do
any lind of work and my ankles were
SO swollen could not wear my Shoes
| happened to see in a paper about
DR.. Pierce's Anufic Tablets SO sent
for trial package. took them ac-
cording to directions, and the swell
ing all left my ankles, the pain and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30

tingly. makes lots OF trouble for
other folks. / am not very agile"
"l'm so sorry" Peter said with quick
emotion. Il had not observed your
lameness.' He lifted her bodily into
the trap and tucked comfortably in
Her afflictiou and the brave way in
which she bore 1t made Peter forget
full OF himself. Not nervous about
driving are you? This animal is bit
risky for want of work"
81 suppose that's the way I'll be
getting in the country-for want o!
work" laughed Lydia, noticing the
slight hesitation in his speech and
wanting to put him at his ease. M
l am not bit nervous" she answered
I've been through so many big dang.
ers and seen so much heart.rendiue
agony that boiling horse and few
broken bones would seem a mere
bagatelle."
lone would almost think you had
been on the firing line" Peter said
smiling into her serious gray eyes.
Il have" she replied tersely.
"You!" Peter jerked about in his
incredulity.
Just returned ten days ago. /
volunteered in one of the relief ships
That went to Belgium. I've been con
stantly about the trenches and hos
pitfalls unul my health gave out. I've
cane home for rest"
Inwardly Peter shuddered. He had
almost refused to give this brave lit
tie woman the hospitality of his home
"But-your injury-lameness. Die
1t not happen there?"
"oh, dear no." Lydia smiled. 1--WE
had my afflicition since childhood
My dear, father spent thousands trying
to cure me, but I'm intended to &c
through life manned. It's the law OF
compensation. 1 have had everything
/ want in life. being an only child
except physical perfection. However,
she went on softly, ~ feel thrice bless
ed since seeing the tortured bodies
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30
NO QUININE IN
THIS COLD CURE
"PAPE's COLD COMPOUND" ENDS
COLDS AND GRIP IN A
FEW HOURS.

Take "Pape's Cold Compound" every
two hours until you have taken three
doses, then all grip misery goes
and your cold will be broken. 1t
promptly opens your clogged-up nos.
trils and the air passages of the
head: stops nasty discharge or nose
running; relieves the headache, dull.
moss, feverishness, sore throat, sneez.
ing, soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed.up! Quit blowing
and snuffling. Ease your throbbing
head-nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only % cents
at any drug store. 1t acts without
assistance, tastes nice. and causes no
inconvenience. Accept no substitute.