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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28

weather visited at the Wigwam at Pleasant. View recently.
 Mrs. James H. Barnett or Canada is visiting MT. and Mrs. Herbert Barnett
 Henry C. Woods of Lowell visited Danielson friends Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
City Payroii.

The city payroll for the week is as follows: Police department. S179.- 23: oiling streets. S89.83: street de- partment. s202.9S sidewalk construc- tion, s53.50: constructing sewers, S14; maintaining sewers. s22; water works $107.33; total, S770.53.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28

matter and they were fined two dol lars and costs each. amounting to S9.60, which. was paid.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
DANIELSON

Capt William H. Warren in Second
 PIattsburg Camp - Transportation and Meal Tickets for New Army Members Arrise-5rookIyn Men Who Took and Destroyed Bottles of Beer from Auto to Be Prosecuted-Labor Day Events at Big Mills Announced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Price Tinkering Unwise

The cooperative plan under which
the government and the iron and Steel
industries have now begun TO work has
accomplished much already. 1t stopped
a runaway market and thus ayerted a
situation that was full Of danger. 1t
secured for this country's allies prices
for iron and steel we'll below what they
had been paying. In the wise way in
which the manufacturers have bsen
carrying II out it has been guaran-
tee of a more stable market at home,
and under their lead both producers
and consumers have been carrying GU,
the necessary readjustmeAtS with a
minimum of disturbance TO the indus
try. They should be allowed to 90 on
for period of months in the way in
which they have begun. Any changes
in costs Of production that have conr
since the first price announcements Of
September "a have been TO higher fig
ures. and overhead has increased with
the cutting down Of output. The eff
fort to bring about reductions in mar
ket prices on January 1 is ill-timed
and mischievous and should not sue
coed. No excuse will be taken FOR a
repetition Of the laundering that has
proved so costly in the Government
handling of fuel.-ITOH AGc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Cotton Goods Trade
tBy Tbs Associated Pressl

While cotton goods markets were
quieter during the last week a large
movement of merchandise continued
and some large purchases of special
cloths were made for government and
other uses. The application of black
list has held up export trade and fur
Their complicated foreign shipments.
Coarse goods sold close and prices
were higher. Standard prints and
ginghams rose half a cent yard.
An acute shortage of cotton blankets
and lightweight mapped cottons is de-
veloping. Colored fabrics are growing
scarcer for quick shipment. Bleached
goods rule firm, with many of the
leading brands sold ahead. Wide
sheetings, pillow cases and pillow tub
ings are higher, with mills fully en-
ployed.
An order for 100000 yards of
bandage cloths for hospital purposes
was apportioned among Fall River
mills. The government demand for
cotton duck is very broad, and mills
not regularly engaged on such ma
terials are being impressed into SER
vice.
Prices quoted are as follows: Print
cloths, 2S-inch, 64x64s, 8 cents; 64x60s,
So cents; 381s-inch, 64x64s, 12h to
1914 cents; brown sheetings, Southern
standards, 1911 to 20 cents; denims,
2.20s, indigo, 32h cents; tickings
S-ounce, 80 cents nominal; prints, ID
cents; staple ginghams, 1879 cents;
dress ginghams, 171s to 1914 cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Cotton Ginning

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-Cotton of
this years growth ginned prior to De-
cember 1 amounted to 9,704,617 running
bales, including 1889 round bales and
1893 bales of Sea Island.
To December / last year 10,352,031
bales, including 1852 round bales and
102,496 bales of Sea Island, were
ginned.
Ginnings to December this year by
states follow:
Alabama, 442,681; Arizona, s,704; Ar
kansas, 7s9,4s9; California, 25,222;
Florida. 1924; Georgia, 1,642 $50;
Louisiana, 557,950; Mississippi 1885,
962; Missouri, 1892; North Carolina,
4s2,47S; Oklahoma, S1S,136; South Caro-
lima, 1,O55.4s2; Tennessee. 1854;
Texas, 2,SS7,A73; Virginia, 13,478; all
other states, 3,172
Ginning of Sea Island by states we're:
Florida, 1859; Georgia, 1888, and
South Carolina, 4,176.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Queries and
Answers
Public Opinion

A. V, New York. % win you
please decide the following subject OF
a controversy? A says that public
opinion" so powerful in this country,
came into being only with the inyen,
ton Of printing; B, that it existe d
from hoariest atiquity. Which IS right /.
Also (2), how is public opinion formed
A is right. In the first place, what
we understand to-day by the term THE
public" did not exist during antiquity
as it presupposes a great number OF
simultaneous readers of one and the
same writings. a condition that couia
not be realized before the invention OF
printing The first book that may sara
TO have had a public in the sense, as
now understood was the printed bloie'
The essential instrument, however, ior
the formation Of "a public" journalism
did not appear before the French ReV09-
luton. As says Disraeli: God madc
man in his own image, but the pubic
is made by the newspapers. (Conings,
BY, iii, ID To-day all over the clViiized
world people read the same news az
most at the same hour, and in the same
country it takes for the commeh-
taries and polemics OF the press
but a day to come under the eyes OF
those who care to read them. ne peoo-
ME who IN the expression Of pubic
opinion arc Of one mind, who suggest
or rather, transmit, TO one another
The suggestion 20 which they uhcoh-
sciouslv become subject, do not gather
together. do not sec or hear one an
cthc~. They arc dispersed over vas
territories. every one Of them sltJlhI
IN his ovr room and reading one anu
the same newspaper And, neverthe,,
less. there exists between them a oonO
i O.. the simultaneousness OF thelr
conviction or their passion, ana, ABOVE
all. the consciousness Of every one ol
them that this thought or this VIII ~
being shared at the same time 6y a
oroat number Of other people. IL Is
This consciousness which really constl-
tutes the public and makes it so pow.
orfuI Il has for its immediate enect
that the reader is influenced by tne
mass of all the other readers. lnls
influence is exercised unconsciously'
but is not less incontestable'
Co1 public opinion is formed through
tho matter of general concern, put as
to-doy Il is chiefly the press upon
wbicb discussion and conversation feed,
II is ultimately the press that Shapes
public p opinion. The power of the press
T. therefore immense. The public OF
ten Is reacts reacts upon the press, but the lat,
ter steadily and persistently acts upon
tho nublic. Every newspaper, however
varied its contents, has a tendency, OF
It's own. is characterized by a speeiai!y
IN nolitics science, ethics or else IN
yulqarity, sensationalism, calumny an'
hat not. TO which all the rest is sacri-
feed and which appeals to its re'poh-
sive nuhlic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Stocks


The superficial character Of the stock
market yesterday may he gagged from
the fact that dealings barely exceeded
100000 shares, quite the smallest total
Of any day OF the year
Many active stocks we're entirely
omitted from the trading list. opera
tions showing extraordinary contrae-
tion. The few noteworthy price changes
rlprcseu,ed little else than the usual
weekly settlement Of outstanding con
tracts
Rails tended mostly lower. with cN'
,rcmo rcccssions Of 2 point IN some OF
tho Pacifcs and granger. IndustrisIs
were more variable, though final quota
tions showed numerous moderate re-
cessions. Brooklyn Rapid Transit's de-
cline Of 2iz points TO the new low OF
sea- furnished one Of the days incl
dents. likewise American Sugars al
vance Of points.
Further weakness in French issues
impaired hcaviness to the general bond
list. Liberty As varied from 911S TO
g-.5i and tho 3izs from 's.'N 10 SS.'y'
old issues Of United States bond5
were unchanged ON call during 'ne
week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Origin of the Japanese

{ Hin a discussion 1t mas Decl
,oa;ntained that the Japanese, CONTRARY
20 the general opinion, were not hlon-
,olian DO they. then. descend from
the Aryans? What is their true origin
This ouestin has frequently occupied
etbpographers, hut the problem has so
far remained unsolved. The latest
oninion. however, is that the japanese
cannot. as was generally assumed De
descended from the Mongolians or
Arvans. All Inhabitants Of the tenn
nerate and cold parts OF the Aslatlc
Continent wear shoes and boots; not so
the Japanese. The former PROVIDE
their children with covering for the
head: the Japanese shave their emil
drcn's heads. The Japanese ralment
is ultimately nothing but the ancient
loin cloth. and both chief articles OF
,yomen's dress, the koshimakl, piece
Of cloth wound around the Ions ana
reaching to the knees, as well as the
short Jacket, jihan, correspond respec-
tivelv to the sayong and kabaya OF the
Malay womena
The Tengu. the lowest gods Of the
Japanese religion, represent two types
with excessively long noses, but while
the one kind, with the exception OF the
nose, look humanlike, the other have
the body of a bird. The prototypes OF
both are found in the big Malay ape
CSemnopitecus nasicus) and the Ma
layan rhinocercs- All this points
TO q southern origin of the japanese,
and in particular to the Malay race.
There are besides some more paral-
lels. The japanese hat resembles much
the Malayan. So also does the japanese
umbrella. The ancient Japanese he'll
met was adorned with horns Of animals.
Similar helmets exist in the Malayan
Archipelago. The old-fashioned weapons
OF the Japanese police, used in par,
ticular for catching thieves, are still
used BY Malayan policemen. The Gus
tom of catching fish at night by torch
light prevails both in Japan and in the
Malayan Archipelago. An ordeal with
boiling water, a special sort of football
game, the popularity of cock fights and
the custom Of keeping singing insects
in little cages arc found both among
the japanese and Malays. All this
speaks in favor of the descent % the
Japenese from the Malays.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
LA Coincide Humane"

II. Rim your interesting article on
Auguste Rodin November 49, refer
ence is made to the author Of "La
Coincide Humane" Can you tell me
what prompted Balzac TO give his novel
this title.
ia Coincide Humane" (the Human
Comedy is the title under which Ho-
more Balzac in 1912 for the first time
published his works in which he claims
TO offer an epitomized description Of
the human lie Of his tire in its mani
fold relations. "LimmensitG du plan
qui embrasse . ia fois Phistoire ct la
critique de la societe, lanalyse de ses
maux ct la discussion de ses principles,
m'atorise, de crois. donner a mon
Outrage lie titre sous leduel il parait
aujourd'hui," ne said at the end of
the preface.
Balzac's object in writing the numer-
ou. volumes that succeeded each other
with an astounding regularity was to
depict man as he presented him
self to his view. and, in tact, in his
works he brings TO life again the his
tory of the generation to which. he be-
longs. describing his contemporaries. in
particular the humble bourgeois Of the
middle class, with most striking ex-
aetnaac
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

bat that is not decided by blind chance
only, but where everything depends q
the guessing Of the opponents earu,
from his behavior. his stake, etc. az
not allowing ones own cards 70 "
guessed. You can frequently win eve
IL your cards be worse than your oppe,,
ncnt's. Again. for a game Of hsis,s
poker requires a good deal OF esles,s
ton. In trial the lawyer for ne =.
fence suggested a simple way OF ~
Gliding your question. He asked ~
judges, who. of course, must De wv
pcscd not 10 have understood anyts,,ssss
- poker, 10 try little game WIN ~.
accused, after having the riies
planned. Should the judges Wiz
would prove that poker was gains y
chance, but in the case Of the ve's ~
Of tho game remaining victorious ,'.
should be acquitted from the ehsn.d 4.
gambling, as they proved their ssp,,h.
otity. The court did not act uposs ~
suggestion, but instead rewardsa In
Ingenious lawyer with a penaiy N.
contempt Of court; and thus Wv .s<s
portsnt question remains stu 80
enc,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Mining Stocks
Industrial
Cotton.

While the census report on ginning
to December was closely in line with
expectations, it proved the signal for
active covering by shorts and was fol-
lowed by a sharp advance in prices.
JanuarX contracts sold up from 2l.9S
to 2S.53 and closed at 1882, with the
general list closing firm at net ad-
vances of II to 81 points.
The ginning report was taken as IA
voring crop views Of around or slight
" over eleven million bales, and IT
may be recalled that the average OF
estimates by New York Cotton EX,
change members recently published
was 11,137,000 bales. 1t appeared,
however. that there had been consid-
cradle selling earlier in the week on
the expectation of break before the
publication of the governments crop
estimate on Tuesday. The disposition
20 cover such contracts was undoubt-
edly fastened by advices from the cot
ton goods trade and an impression that
many of the contracts sold had gone
into the hands of spot people as a
hedge against mill requirements.
There was some selling of Deem
Der and January at the start by spot
houses, but trade interests were buy
ers of the later months, and after
opening at decline of to % points,
the market worked steadily higher.
Active deliveries sold .? to SO points
above Fridays closing figures, closing
at practically the best point Of the
day. There were rumors around the
ring that in addition to covering some
of the larger operators were taking
the long side on a belief that the mar
ket had been we'll liquidated from a
speculative standpoint, and that South
ern holders had maintained their po-
sition during the decline in contracts.
The ginning reported Of 9,704,617
bales to December / compared with
10.352,O31 last year and 9,703,612 in
1915.
Reports from Fall River indicated
a continued active business in good g
at advancing price, with the estimated
sales Of 225,0O0 pieces exclusive OF
government business amounting to be-
tween forty million and fifty million
yards of low count goods for forward
delivery. Western distributors report
ed business in excess of this time last
wear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
By Mrs. Elvira Hyatt
SeIf.Control Gained in Silence

Children can easily be taught when
very little 20 select and play with one
thing at a time. and 10 put Il away IN
its place before another is taken. Eyei
in a crowded apartment II is possibs
to fit up q box or shelf where esca
child can have q place for his own
treasures.
Toys which develop the imagination
are better than intricate mechanical
toys and deliberately dressed dolls
Next TO a ball, the very best play
thing is set of blocks, which IS capa'
bic OF being transformed into any
thing desired, from a train Of cars 10
. pigeon house, Give 2 Dog Of i've
hammer, some nails and few Ileee'
Of wood and see what he can make
the results are often surprising.
Children love TO create, and the Toy
which they have made themselves VIII
give a more lasting pleasure than re
usual elaborate plaything bought
resdy-made.
The occupations Of grown-ups hare
great attraction for children. A few
simple regular duties should be given
them every day. Work is one OF me
greatest means Of spiritual develop
ment. and the wisest Of all teasner'
sor little children. Frederick Eroee,s
said that "hild's offer 10 help shoa'l
never be refused.
Should BE Taught TO Help
70 be sure. the mother may at iifs'
find 1t far more OF hindrance than
help, but children Of four or Eve esn
learn to dress and undress Their
selves, wipe the dishes, dust ne
chairs, help make beds. carry smsi'
pieces Of kindling, empty sersp-oss.
kets, water plants and help in nsny
other ways.
If the mothers spirit is right ehil'
dren will always love TO help. Chii-
dren are little rafectors, snd socr
catch the spirit OF cheerful. willing
work. II they see work done COT
plainingly. what wonder il they also
begin 70 feel badly used when asks
TO perform some simple helpful So
vice and TO LOOK upon work as
disagreeable hardship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Bread Rations

w. P.-The bread ration IN Ger rn ,ay
and Austria Hungary is Zoo grams pc,
head day; in Bulgaria. 5OO gran grams 5so ~
Turkey. $50 grams; in Switzeriamg' ~ .ni
in Sweden, 26O; in Denmark, DID, on Ia
in the Netherlands. 25i grams. 80
England the ration is IN the aset T1eo
go grams. and in Italy 25O grams (lVO
grams equals 31a ounces.
The bread ration in France, as ON
cially fixed December A. is; MEN en- noo
Moved in hard manual labor, 500
orammes (about 1-3 pounds) daily'
and women 500 grammes; men EN-,
nIoved in light work, 400 grammes ano
Po or oOo qrammes. All other men
and women 200 grammes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

growth may vary according to the diff
ferent conditions Of nutrition, so that
often the younger fish will excel in
size the much older fish. There is
however, at least as regards the fishes
OF the Northern seas, sure indica-
ton that betrsys their age. II is the
otolites, or ear stones. These ear
stones grow as long as the fish itself
continues TO grow. and form annual
rings in the manner Of trees. The
more annual rings shown by hsh's
car stones the greater its age. In
this way tho age Of fish can BE- ex-
ac;ly determined.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
We Hate TO Punish

We haAt W
II only the traitors and the pacifs.,
we're for such plan we should have "a
more to worry about than we now have
20 trouble US in the activities OF I
w. w. and peace councils and disloul
pro- German newspapers. But they nav
gain an additional following among
lack brsined folk who now arc not vita
them.
We Americans are sentimental peo-
pie. We like 20 think about Furnishing
criminals, but we seldom like 20 pan.
ish them. We will not repeal our Law,
against capital punishment. bat We hate
10 convict under them. We send flower,
10 murderers. We make newspaper
heroes out of degenerate criminals. We
make a practice Of sentencing the
vicious to long terms in prison and then
signing petitions in year or two to
get them released.
The cry that will 90 up from all IA.
German propagandists when the oser
of status quo peace is made will be a
loud one, and thousands Of Americans
i who are loyal enough al heart, bu,
/ loose thinking, may be attracted BY i.
I Germany, in that hour, may be a.
pended upon to use every tool at her
command in this country 20 throw Up
dust, to obscure the issue, 70 influence
Americans toward a peace that shall
leave the world as much in peril az il
was prior to August, 1914.
II Would Be Victory
II they can get a great number o,
,, people in the United States 10 agree
that Germany ought not 70 be put where
! she cannot repeat her crime agains,
/ civilization, the war will have been IN
/ vain. II the Germans are able 10 cease
! fighting, unpublished, and 90 back home
| to prepare for the next war. with "Mit.
teleuropa" in their hands. il will have
/ been a German victory, even though
not ssuch a victory as Germany ex-
/ pected. when she began the conflict
Nobody expects 10 annihilate Ger.
many. Nobody wants 70 see her ami.
hilated. Nobody wants to crush her,
except as a military menace. But she
/ must keep the peace hereafter, and 70
make sure that she does so her power
/ 70 repeat her offence must be destroyed
/ And-most important OF all-the Ger.
man people must have learned that the
militaristic policy Of their war lords
does not pay.
Watch and guard against the day
| when Germany offers 10 call IL a draw
| II would be a black day for the world
il Americas influence were then to b
thrown into the scale in favor Of such
peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
The Age Of Fishes

r. P.-How can We tell the age OF
fishes?
The most striking characteristic by
which fishes of different ages can be
distinguished is their size. But the
sire affords US only the means to esti-
mate the age OF younger fishes; as to
the older. II cannot serve US as an in
dicstion Of their age. since their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Poker

4. lis poker a game OF hazard!
There is much disagreement on this
question. Poker no doubt belongs TO
the games Of hazard; but it must also
be admitted that in II GOODNESS and de-
liberatencss Of the player have a
great, nay, almost q decisive. signifi-
canoe. II bears the character of a COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
= Commodities =
nearly 100000 bushels less than for
the corresponding week last year.

nearly 4,UUU,UUU DuSHtlo itoS Nh"" NO'
the corresponding week last year.
CORN-This market felt the effect
! of the new embargo imposed by the
Food Administration against ship
ments Of corn TO the East. 1t seemed
to be the concensus of opinion thar
under government. supervision re-
ceipts will increase in the near fu-
ture and that surplus stock Will be
built up at Western terminals. Early
in the day prices showed considerable
/ firmness, but toward the close the mar
! ket gave way under increased selling
part of which was believed TO b by
cash interests. Final quotations were
hc net higher for December, but &c
to 1c lower for the other months.
High grade cash corn in the West
was reported lower, in some cases
showing losses Of 10 TO 20 cents with
No. yellow quoted at Sl.53. Cash
prcm:2ms are steadily receding but
the cash market is still somewhat
above futures as the trade sees little
probability Of MICA corn being de-
livered on contract in December or
even in January.
Yesterdays Previous Year
Kew York: close. close. ago.
Corn, No. yellow.,2.15 sos si.oe3@
/ Chicago:
December ....... 1.24H 1.24 .ei1s
May ............. f.18A 1.1e .e3Hs
Oats.-The market showed stability
for a time and early in the day prices
advanced about cent bushel on
covering by some of Fridays sellers.
Reports of an earlier cash market in
the West caused heavy selling of con-
tracts in Chicago and toward the close
prices broke sharply with final quota
tons 1sc to 1Ssc net lower. me
Eastern cash position was strong, local
prices showing further gains.
Yes'day's Previous Year
New York: close. close. ago.
Cash. No. white. .s6H .s5 .5sA
Chicago:
December ......... - .72h .53H
May ............. .esH .7oH 81
Rye.-Market steady.
Yes'day's Previous Year
Cash. No. West'n $3.50 $3.50 s1.57
Flour and Meal..-Quotation were:
Yes'day's Previous Year
close close ago
Flour MINI. spg. pat si1.5O s11.5o $3.50
Rye -four, choice. ...... 1000 1000 us
Cornmeal. kiln dried. e75 e75 Sis
Bran. in sacks. ....... $500 $500 3l75
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
y u S t e n a n c e
Cereals

WHEAT-An extensive snow storm
over the West was looked upon as ia
vorable for the new winter wheat crop,
as the snow covering well acts as a
good protection against the low tenn
peratures which prevailed. There WAS
little new feature in the situation. Re
ceipts at primary points were again
small and for the week showed losses
OF about 100000 bushels and were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Bonds
u. s. Government Bonds
CLOSING Quotations.

Trading in bonds on the New York
Stock. Exchange Saturday amounted TO
s2,O5s, 900. against s3,229,00O Friday
S1,S61 ,Oo0 a week ago and S2,3l4,0OO a
year ago. From January TO date, $751;
$50, 900, against s1,O77,553,oO0 in 1915.