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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
A Tree That Yields SOAP
IS \ MEXICAN FORESTRY" Wash.

IS \ MEXICAN FORESTRY" wash
ington, in a recent issue intro
duced to it's readers a relatively new men,
Der of the American tree family, the soap
nut, or, to give its Latin family name
Sdplndlts utilis. The Rev. Benjamin Helm
brought some of the seeds from China to
Florida some thirtyodd years ago. From
these seeds only one fully developed tree
is in existence, and for many years it's
owner did not think that it produced any
thing of value.
1t was in 1905 that report on the
economic value of the tree, by United
States Consul Kedder, at Algiers, first
called the attention of American arbori-
culturists to the possibilities of Sopindus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
A Motorcycle Windshield

No YOU ride a motorcycle? Here is
a contribution touching contriv-
ance of great value these frigid
days. 1t is supplied by George Stencham
and appears in the February issue of
Popular Science":
This windshield is made of sheet metal
bent to conform to the shape of the handle
bar. AS shown, three fastenings are used,
but more may be applied if desired. One is
at the head and the other two are about half
way between the grips and the head. 1t is
topped with an isnglass protector, fastened
as illustrated There is flare of each grip
to make room for the hands and to shelter
them from the wind and rain.
"The mudguard is also made of sheet metal.
T. consists of two wings bolted to the frame
so that the front guard will clear, the foot
boards having just room to fold up.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Water Power in Tasmania

\ N ARTICLE in recent number of
"The Engineer" London) gives an
interesting account of the Tasmanian gov
ernment's Great Lake hydro-electric power
undertaking, which was inaugurated in
1909 and opened last year. The scheme is
based chiefly upon joint utilization of the
two rivers Ouse and Shannon, the latter of
which rises in the Great Lake and the for
mer in what are known as the Ninety
nine Lagoons. The Great Lake lies at an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Deterioration in Heating
Value of Coal

\ REPORT on the deterioration, in
a the heating value of coal during
storage, covering five-year period, has
just been issued by the Bureau of Mines,
as Bulletin 1856. Horace C. Porter and
F. K. Ovitz are the authors. The tests
show that the amount Of deterioration
of coal in heating value during storage
has commonly been overestimated. Elk
cept for the sub-bituminous WYOMING
coal, no loss was observed in outdoor
weathering greater than LIZ per cent in
the first year, or 81 per cent in two
years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Cheering Up the Detected
Heel

4 N INVENTION for building up worm
down heels is reported by "The Scien-
tlhc American" in the form of simnle
metal treadplate which has an upturned
marginal flange tapering on opposite sides
OF the middle line and disappearing near
it's edges.
The plate is perforated and has up-
standing ENDORSEMENTS about the respec-
tive perforations, the ENDORSEMENTS being
of such height as to correspond to the
shape of the heel to which the tread
plate is to be attached. Thus it becomes
possible to build up the worndown heel
with one of these new tread-plates in q
few moments time and at an insignificant
cost; and the wearing qualities of the new
heel are far greater than those of leather"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Hidden Dawn
By CHARLES r. MURPHY

fF GOD De too great to heed our little
selues
ne IS not great enough for rs;
Either He as the holding palm
And the bent head above, leaned doson
10 the sDirl and shatter of these years;
On else He is not anywhere,
And We are lonelier than death.
Thus shall zoe choose-only let as think
Denial IS not an easy thing to make.
For every c'umb of justice done and lore
BESTOWED
Weighs to the proof of Him we do not
knoaU,
And every brave deed rentured
hlrets coming affirmation to o,tr souls.
ana ont Of the brace enigma of the past
CptJts daacn Wherein ioe dare to die.
The Nation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Reverence and Catholicism

r. y" many Catholics in their behavior
IN church seem to forget that it is
M truth the house of God, seem to lose
'ishe OF that august presence locke. in the
10y s'eflous silence of the tabernacle II
more CATHOLICS realized in their lives the
animating belief in the real presence of God
IN their church which they profess with their
ups, ethe doors of our churches would soon
Dc too narrow to admit the thronps tb.,
sf0rmed them-The Pittsburgh Catholic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
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How One Minister Is Reaching 70
the War-Dr. Eaton Goes Out
Of the Pulpit and Exhortx
Laborers to Pray: God
Damn Kaiserismv
Darnrs Kaiserism!'

CTANDING on a pile of steel plates in
- yard of the Staten Island Ship
building Company few days ago.
the Rev. DR.. Charles A. Eaton. on leave
from the Madison Avenue Baptist Church
for the purpose of making speed up
speeches to shipbuilders, is reported to
have addressed to 1000 mechanics the fol-
lowing words:
when the truth comes out about all that
the Germans have done in this war there
won't be a man in the world but will say in
his heart: God damn Kaiserism to the bot
tom of the seal And that will be one of
the most earnest prayers ever uttered"
"The New York World" chronicling the
occasion, wrote:
with a whoop of approval the workers
let the minister know that they seconded his
sentiment. 1t was not pulpiteer language,
but real man talk that struck right home.
"Ihen DR.. Eaton, who always was a two
listed American with the gift of plain, strong
speech. made an appeal for hard work, for
speed, for intense devotion to duty by his
hearers, and they pledged him their support
with genuine. loud-voiced fervor"
He then continued:
while you were sleeping the night before
last the ship Tuscania, carrying our soldiers,
was struck by one of those internal German
machines, and your blood brothers were
hurled to death by those damned assassins,
ut takes six tons of shipping to keep. an
American soldier fighting in France. You
who are building the ships are just as much
soldiers AS though you wore khaki. Give
three cheers for our boys in France, and
then stand silent thirty seconds in memory
of the boys who. were drowned"
When the cheers had been given. and
after the men had stood in responsive
silence, DR.. Eaton continued, getting in
some of his most telling strokes of oratory:
''The Germans have murdered little babies.
ravished beautiful women who were loved as
you love your mothers sisters and sweet
hearts. They call swine. Boys. it's up to
you to build these ships. Every rivet is a
nail in the Kaiser's coffin. Let US make him
a beautiful cofin!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Cleaning Warships' HulIs

TINE old method Of cleaning ships hulls.
L which was a laborious and lengthy
process, is being replaced by electrical
methods. Formerly it was customary to al
low ITO to 200 man-days for the work, but
recently several electrically -driven ma
chimes have been found to be both speedy
and effective according to "The Elec-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
When the Tank Overflows
a Bell RINGS

4 N EFFECTIVE tank-overfow alarm
"A circuit is detailed in the figure.
When the tank becomes so full that
water flows through the discharge pipe
the water impinges on block mounted
on the end of a lever, as shown. This
forces the contact point (p) of the lever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

+rician." Brushes and scrapers are used,
and by their means, at moderate ex-
penditure Of electricity in driving the
operating motors, an 18,O0O-ton battleship
IAN be completely cleaned in twelve hours,
and vessels dry-docked after having been
cleaned by this method have been found
to have remained quite free from any sub
sequent marine growth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

Malaria causes an economic loss in the
United States estimated to be not less
'nan slO0,00O,O0O a year. The annual
number of cases is believed to be in the
Aeaghborhood of 00.000.-Cas Lo0ac.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

tree, the timber will probably not be
largely used.
The tree begins bearing at the age Of
six years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

together
Ners Inc onapsibe small
outz4
end and on one side with tina b
to house the homeless the " "@se''''
The Trained urS udHosnoz
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21

calendar year 1917, while the total for the 10 months ending with October of the current year is 417 1000, ,000 lbs, suggesting that the record for the full year will exceed 450, ,000, GOO lbs, as against the former high record of 52,000,000 in the fiscal year 1901.
 Pork products also show new high record in quantities ts well as in values. The total quantity of bacon exported in the 10 months ending with October 1918, was 9O6,- 100000 lbs, against a former high record of 593,000 900 lbs. in the full fiscal year 1898. Hams and shoulders exported in the 10 manths ending with October, 1918, were AIS, S,0O0 coo lbs, against 243, 5000 coo in the full calendar year 1917. and 287,o00,000 in 1918
 Still another surprise is found in the record of condensed milk ex- ported 453 900 900 lbs. in the 10 months ending with October, 1918, against 1917, 220,00G 900 in 1916 and 76,00O,000 lbs. in the full year 1915, indicating that the record of the full year 1918 will far exceed that of any prior year The value of all dairy products ex- ported in the full calendar year 1918 will approximate $100 COG, GOO. and if we include the unrecorded exports passing upon Government transports and not included in the Custom House records, will materially exceed $100,- 100000, while as above indicated the total of meat and dairy products ex- ported in the calendar year 1918 will
 exceed billion dollars.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
NORWICH TOWN

Friday afternoon the pupils of the senior and junior rooms of Town street school, Miss Mary McNamara princi- pal, held Christmas exercises in Mrs. IS. $. Lathrop's room. The program follows: Song, Oh, Come All Ye Faith full, all; poem, Selfish Billy Green, by Reynolds Palmer; piano solo, Betty Blue Eyes Waltz, May Hansen; song, Calm on the Listening Ear of Night, all; poem, Christmas Bells, grades , and $; song, Angels from the Realms of Glory, all; piano solo, Flowers of the Forest, Harriet Geer; poem, A Rest for Santa Claus, Everard Lester; duet, piano. School March, Pauline Davis and Doris Browning: poem, My Platform, William Geer; duet, Joyous Greetings, violin, Ruth Sterry, piano, Doris Browning.
 The pupils of the primary room, Miss Elizabeth Lynch teacher, met \ with those of the intermediate room, Miss Bessie Grant teacher. The exercises l carried out by these four grades were Christmas carols, Santa Claus songs and games.
 Thursday afternoon the kindergarten of the Town street school, Miss Susie 1 Whittlesey teacher, held the regular daily exercises with parents and i friends attending. The little folks en- | joyed games and singing, Miss Ruth Potter accompanying on the piano. i There was large Christmas tree with l gifts made for the parents by the chil- dren in their kindergarten work. Miss Whittlesey presented each child a book Miss Potter assisted in distrib- uting the gifts off the tree.
 | At the closing of the, term the fol- l lowing programs were carried out Fri day afternoon at West Town street school:
 Grades 1 and 2, Miss Augusta Learned teacher; Cradle Hymn, second grade; Christmas quotations and reci-
 tations; poem, Christmas, first grade ] Grades 8 and 1, Miss Jennie Me-
 Namara teacher: o Come All Ye Faithful, grades 3 and 4; o Little Town of Bethlehem, school; Poor San
 ta Claus, Lucille Fielding; The Fate
 of the Christmas Dinner, Louise
 Avery; Baby's Christmas Present
 Anna Mara; Santa Land, song; Letter
 from Santa Claus, Eddie Pawlak; | What I'd Like, Theodore Beetham;
 Dear Old Santa Claus, song; The Christmas Tree Helen Cornell; Merry
 Christmas, II children; Christmas
 Jingles, Kenneth Hamilton; LittiS Bobby Pumpkin, Dorothy Vergason; 1 Santa Claus, Reginald Avery; While
 Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, An. tonia Panek; Christmas Carol, song; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, ant
 Holy Night, Victrola selections.
 Grades 5 and 6, Miss Rosalie H
 Rierdan teacher, united with grades { :, and .7Miss sElorence M-p Bennett prin.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
GREENEVILLE

Walter Lund has returned home af- ter being mustered out in a camp in Virginia. He left Norwich about six months ago.
 The Ladies' Charitable society met in the community rooms Thursday af- ternoon for Red Cross work. A large attendance was present and they did a large amount of work
 The Ladies' Community Sewing so- ciety will postpone their meetings for Red Cross work until Jan. Is, 1919.
 Merton Rainsford has returned after spending a few days in Plainfeld.
 The Jolly Four club held a meeting Friday evening, making final arrange ments for the dance in the future.
 simon Solomon received q letter from Richard Shahan, son of Mir. and Mrs. Patrick Shahan of Central ave- nue. He is one of the five sons who are. now serving the colors. In his letter he states that the man who said war was hell was right-especially this war He also stated that all the vil- lages that the Germans had left were ruined and of course they will have to suffer for it. He also said the Germans are no good. He lis all right in health and wanted to be remembered to all his friends in the village
 Hugo Erenburg is spending a few days in New York.
 Many people received letters from the boys over there in Friday after noons mail
 Street Commissioner Fox has his men putting ashes on the Tenth street hill. It is a good idea, as it needed repairing badly.
 John Welch of Boston is spending a few days in the village.
 Louis Conrade of Preston City was a business caller in the village Fri day.
 Charles Bennett spent Thursday in New York
 Christmas exercises were held in the main hall of the Greeneville school Friday afternoon. Owing to the fact that examinations were held during, the last three days, the numbers 1n the program were contributed by the pupils of the lower grades. Upon the stage was a beautifully decorated Christmas tree which had been used by the kindergarten in an extensive program of their own in the morning and at which many parents We're in attendance. The program follows: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. school; A Letter from Santa Claus, Elsie Ris- ley; Santa Claus Brought Me a Dolly. Ethel Jacobson; Poor Santa. Eileen Krauss; A Letter t oSanta. Theodore Levitsky; Dolly's Stocking, Hattie Zubrowski; Santa's Reindeer. Milton Taylor; o Come All Ye Faithful school Soaring Santa Claus, Grace i, zubrowshy; Who's Best? Henry Nu- ] kowsky; Santas Warning, Mildred Parker; Quite Like a Stocking. Ches> tine Fydrych; Broom Bobby's Point of View, Carol Stearns; Learning to Spell Lucille Larkin; The Star Spangled Banner, school.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
HIGH RECORD REFORMATION
 OF MEATS.

A billion dollars worth of meat and dairy products will be the export rec- ord of the wear ending with the pres ent month-the calendar year 1918. This total, according to a compilation by The National City Bank of New York. is not only double that of the highest war record year, but is ac- tually four times as much as in any year prior to the war
 Official figures showing the value of meat and dairy products exported in the 10 months ending with October justify the above assertion that the total value of merchandise Of this character passing out of the United States in the calendar year 1918 will exceed one billion dollars. The stated value for the 10 months ending with October is S7S2,000000 against $358,- 100000 in the same months of last year, indicating that the grand total of recorded exports for the full year will of itself approximate one billion dollars, while the well known fact that enormous quantities of these foods have gone out of the country on Gov ernment transports and war vessels, without being recorded at the Gus tom House or included in the official export statement, fully -justifies the above assertion that the value of meat and dairy products sent out of the country in 1918 will exceed one billion dollars; and be four times as much as in any pre-war year.
 And this enormous total when measured by values cannot be looked upon as merely the result of high prices. The quantity of fresh beef recorded by the Custom houses in their statement of expectations of the year wll aggregae 450,000,000 lbs as against a little over 200000.000 in t917 and an annual average of less than 2O,000,000 lbs. a year in the period immediately proceeding the war. The quantity of fresh. beef ex- ported in the 10 months ending with October, 1918, is greater than ever was exported in any preceding year in the history of the country. The largest exportation of fresh beef in any year prior to the war was 352,O00.000 lbs, in the fiscal year 1901, then dwindling down to only 6,000,oOO lbs. in the year immediately preceding the war, ad- vancing to 2G3 100000 lbs. in the call endar year 1915, and 215,OO0,O0O in the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
ODD FELLOWS.

Nomination of officers was made at the regular meeting of SheNlcket lodge, No. 27, l. 0. o. F., held in Odd Eel lows hall on Tuesday Gvenin& A. class of candidates were worked in the third degree by team under the direction Of A. A. Guile. Routine bus mess was transacted. The election of officers will take place on the last Tuesday in the month
 Uncas Lodge. No. Il, nominated off, cers at their regular meeting on Mon day evening with large number pres ent. A class of candidates were put through the second degree Routine business was transacted and the cleo ton of officers will take place on the last Monday Of the month.
 On Thursday night the members of the various lodges of Odd Fellows started to move their furniture and cthen belongings from their rooms in Olympic hall to their building on Franklin street. It is not expected t!4at the new rooms will be ready for occupation much before the first of the year.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
LODGE NOTES
FORESTERS,

The last regular meeting oe Court City of Norwich, No. 63, F. of A, for the year 1918 was held Friday eve ming in Foresters' hall with a large lumber in attendance. The annual re ports of the secretary and treasurer were read and showed an increase in membership as well as T very sub stantial sum in the treasury which is deposited in the FlSs of the city. The following officers Were elected for the ensuing year: ClAef ranger. James T. Carey; sub chief ranger. Charles Nc Glbney; financial secretary, c. J. DoYnes; treasurer, William H. Calla- han: recording secretary, John F. Ma lone; senior wardefR Timothy Lynch; junior warden, August Kirrowski; senior beadle, Charles McMillian; jun for beadle, Nelson LavalIee: Iecturerl George H., Dolan; trustee, Charles NcGibney; physician, Dr. Louis T. Cassidy; druggists, John A. Dunn, Mara & Eccleston and Pitcher & Ser wee.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
Nl1e Rllllgtills Norwich, Saturday, Dec. 21. 1913.
THE WEATHER.

Pressure is raising rapidly in the extreme northwest but has fallen gen. erally elsewhere, the interior portion of the southwestern disturbance of Thursday night being central tonight over western Kansas.
 Rain will continue Saturday and Sunday quite generally east of the Mississippi river, except that they probably will not reach New England and the middle Atlantic states before Saturday night and excep talso that generally fair weather will prevail Saturday and Sunday in tn eeast gulf states. M
 There will be no temperature changes of consequence except in the lower Ohio valley and the upper lake region, where it will be colder.
 The winds along the north Atlantic will be moderate south, fair Saturday; Sunday unsettled.
 Middle Atlantic: Moderate east and southeast, increasing cloudiness Sat- urday; Sunday rain.
 Forecast.
 Southern New England: Increasing cloudiness and slightly warmer Satur- day; Sunday rain.
 Observations in Norwich.
 1He loliOWIAS TeCoFuS, reported rom The Bulletins observations, show the changes in temperature and the baro- metric changes Friday: Ther. Bar.
 a. m. ................... 26 30.40 12 m. .................. 34 30.40 p. m. . 3Z 5U.4u Highest S4, lowest 26.
 Comparisons.
 Predictions for Friday: Fair; some what warmer.
 Fridays weather: Fair; warmer; south wind.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
DAUGHTERS OF VErERANs

Clara Barton Tent. No. [. D. of ", met in Buckingham Memorial on Tuesday evening with the president Mrs. Lillian Brewster presiding. Rou- tine business was transacted and the sorts of the officers were read and approved. One candidate was ini- tiated. Following the business ses- sion a social session was held at which time Miss Lillian Brewster read two selections. The year 1918 has been q very successful one both socially aGd financially.
 At the meeting which will be held .cn Jan. 7th the officers that were elected at the first meeting in Decem- Der will be installed and a special pro- gfamme has been arranged.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
Portable pistITr.ry.

A French perfume-manufacturing company has constructed a portable distillery to obtain extracts from either wild or cultivated flowers in the regions in which they grow.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
BALTIC

Rev G. G. Scrivener of Norwich, district superintendent. will rraaoh nt the Baltic M. E. church Sunday at 10.30 a. m.; Christmas eXerc.A4. wn be held in the evening at 6.30 The fourth quarterly conference will be held tonight Saturday. at 7.3O.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
REBEKAHs,

At the regular meeting of Hope Re bekah lodge, No. .21, the annual elec- ton of officers took place. The off, cers will be installed ;n January. A social session followed the business session.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
OWLS.

1 Routine business occupied the at- ! tention of the meetingS of Norwich
 Nest of Owls at their regular meeting held on Tuesday evening. Arthur A. 1 Alquist, reeently elected president, was l iE the chair.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
CHRISTMAS MUSIC IN THE CHURCHES

Gloria Scripture lesson. Anthem, There Were Shepherds,
 Vincent Prayer, Response, Hymn $50. Notices. Offertory, Bethlehem. Bartlett Sermon. Hymn 190. Eenediction. Postlude, Andante, De Morclau
 Nit. Calvary Baptist.
 Morning Service. Prelude, The Shepherds Dream. Gloria Patri. Invocation. Hymn, Joy to the World. Anthem, Sing Ye Jehovah's Praises. Scripture reading. Anthem, Great is the Lord Born in Bethlehem. Sermon.
 Rev. J. Blake, acting pastor. Anthem, Victory Song of the Angels. Ofertory, Praise Ye His Name. Postlude, Marching to Bethlehem. Mrs. A. F. Drury, chorister; Miss Idella Scott, organist In the evening a Christmas cantata entitled The Child of Bethlehem will be given by the choir and Sunday school Mrs, Francis Evans, superin- tendent; Miss Eva Lacy, pianist.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21

Miss Josephine Foley, John Mo Cormack's sister-in-law, who is to be in charge of Alton House, London, the residence which Mrs. John Mce Cormack has turned over to the Knights of Columbus to be used as a club, house. Miss Foley will so to London shortly after the United War Work Campaign, November 1lth to 18th.