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Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25
CANNING
PEACHES.

Before preparing fruit make sirup 6 pounds 9 ounces sugar 10 l gallon of water or , pounds ounces sugar to 1 gallon of Water), allowing about 1 cup of water for each quart jar. Put in one cracked peach pit for every quart Of sirup Poll sirup for minutes. Strained honey or other si- rups can be used in place of part of the sirup usually required.
 Sort the fruit using firm. sound uniform peaches for canning and put ting aside the soft broken enes for jam. Feeling may be done by i'm mersing In boiling wafeU about ] minute or until skins slip easily. Re move, plunge for q minute into colo water, and slip off the skins. Cut in to halves and pack at once in prey iously boiled jars, placing the halves in overlapping layers, the coneayf surface of each half being downwarf and the blossom end facing the glass Fill each jar with hot sirup, ant paddle carefully to remove air bub. bles, Partially seal jars. Boi (process) quart jars in a water batF for 20 minutes and half gallons 5; minutes. When thoroughly cold tes jars for leaks. Store in cool, dark dry place.
 Firm, perfect peaches may h' foated in boiling water for about 2I seconds after being peeled They art then cut in halves. seeds removed anC packed as in dieated above. Peaches iloated i'll this manner are made nor flexible and pack to better advantage They also become mellow absorb mer, sirup and are finer in faYor-U. Department of Agriculture.
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famous hberator. The records of the old town of Torrington show that Owen Brown, now of Torrington. late Of Salisbury, was married in Salisbury on the l1th day f February. 17Ss ? and that John Brown, son of Owen and Ruth Brown was born in Tor rington on the Eth day of May. 1se0H The first five years of John Browns life were sBent in the West Torring- ton house. In 1895 Owen Brown sold the property to William Whiting, and moved to Hudson. o. The property passed through various vicissitudes and was finally purchased in 1901 by Carl Stoeckel of Norfolk and presented to the John Brown Association. which was formed on June of that year. Major John N Brooks is president of the association. Governor Marcus H. Hoicomb is member.
 Fortunately none of the furniture and other relics of historical value were in the building at the time of the fire.
 Although Jhon Brown moved to the West with his parents when l.e was only five years of age, 'lx visited his native State in later years and ad- dressed audiences here and solicited financial aid in behalf of Kansas Free Soilers. The bikes with which he pro posed to arm the negroes after he set them free were made in Connecti- cut
 The bell which was on the old en-
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able to restrain himself further, hon est, do I hafta 50 downtown? That kid I gotta date with will be awful mad at me. Aw I just hate down. town! Why do I hafta have new suit? don't want new suiti Only dudes and sissieS have new clothes! The regular fellows they don't care anything about them! Only dudes with girls like Joe! It's because he's gotta girl that he wants to go. Yes, you have too gotta ~<l!
 You walk home from school with her every day!'
 "'Aw, I 60 netH Joseph erowls down deep in his throat. T guess just wanta look decent! It's just aw- full, mother, the way George goes around with tears and rips and things
 the matter with him! I saw some of
 the girls looking at him the ether day and laughing and they knew he was my brother and everything and it was
 just awful And can't you make him
 wash his face before he goes to
 school? If I can get three new ties nlebbe I can get along without the
 shoes I think I oughta have my
 clothes made at dads tailor's, any
 how, now that I'm grown up Why can't I have lem made there? Why can't wait and see if dad won't lei me? Aw, please, mether!'
 "'Honest, do I hafta eo?' George walled at this point. I think that's . heck of way to spend Saturday When I've Rotta date with a fellow and everything! Honest, this suit i: plenty good enough! Let Joe go caus'
 he's dude 9Aad crazy about clothe! just because he's gotta girl, but m! suit why, it's a nawfully good suit 1 mether!'
 By this time 'sternly marshalet 1 them to the city and gone through tf l siege at the store, Joseph insisting el ! trying on every single suit in stocl and George making frantic attempts a getaway whan I am not looking ant | squirning every time he is nut into 1 coat as though it were lined witt aetive percUpines, am ready to bu, them skyblue suits with pink sr.ot l if they desire them. I don't care i l they never have any suits and I wisl
 to heaven they were girls, can under 1 stand girls clothes. But bows ar | strange and weird creatures. If thc
 keep it up Tnf going to move tn family somewhere in the savae 1 tropics where the natives nose unde
 palm trees in sketchy garments. An I then maybe life will be worth Twin again" n"-EXchange
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Jackson respectfully he disliked calling in any outside assistance for his snipers.
 T saw the Major of that heavy bat tery which covers us, going by mo- ment ago.V suggested the sergeant.
 Lieutenant Jackson hurried off down the trench and found the Major who was up on a survey of the enemy line for sneciaI targets A hint of what had developed brought the Maier back and minute .ater he was in the near est signal dpsout, te'ephoning in stTuctions to his battery.
 Meanwhile Lieutenant. Jackson beckoped the sergeant away out of the Majors hearing. Put Haggarty and Brown into Post 9, Sergeant" he or dered. T don't think the Germans have any day communication into that post of theirs, and they will have tc bolt for cover over the ridge"
 Presently the first heavy projectile came rumpling up from the rear Il burst fifty yards wide in a great splasf of earth. The second shell burst 1T the German firing line, right in front o1 the sniping post. and tore a huge gal in the parapet The third fell right or top of the post itself. But the con crete structure was strong, and thi shell actually ricocheted clear an( burst several yards away.
 That has frightened them" ex claimed the Major suddenly. as fou1 figures appeared from behind the snip ing post and raced madly for the cres of the ridge. Just then shot ran: out from the British trench, and thi first German pitched forward on hi 1 face. The second fell a yard furthe on The remaining two were dropped as they reached the crest.
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SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE

Tn the matter of extending our for eign trade it has been recognized that there Is an extensive field in South America This is a field which has undergone much greater development by other countries than by the United States because other countries have arranged better transportation faeili- ties and have got more closely iH touch with the trade and established better banking relations.
 For the past few years a decided change of sentiment has been experi. enced in this country and more at, tention paid to the possibilities which exist there. Because the chance tc get the goods which they need hal been denied them inasmuch as the wal has completely upset trade. the United States has been called upon to nee the sitpatieE. This has resulted il better banking facilities, a solieita ton of increased trade here and t;
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25
CLOTHING HER PROGENY

Between the two of them" said the proud mother, T have reached the poiRt where ferveently wish human beings grew feathers or fur and so dis posed of the clothes question: Be- cause they were boys I fondly thought was going to be spared the agonies of mothers who had to buy garments for girl children of firm and eccentric taste. There is no time in a woman's life when she is so morally positive about what she will wear and will not wear as when she is under 20 and inn peFviouS to her parents suferings! What I am going through now must certainly be ennobling my character because it is so extremely unpleasant. It ehanced that both boys needed new suits and it occurred to me that it would be easier to combine the pur- chases than to string them out. so I announced Saturday afternoon that we would go downtown.
 "A loud, outraged roar burst from my youngest. aged s, I don't wanta goi' he unloaded upon the throbbing atmosphere. Gee! This is a heck of a Saturday if I've gotta waste the wholt afternoondoWntown! And l can't go because I've made a date and saNNSA hSSP h. IL Gt4 dHlGlly- portant date! Aw. gee, do I hafta go?
 Joseph took the affair in more
 dignified way as befitted fifteen years
 At 15 one is just recovering the
 world and all that in it is and life is serious. I certainly need new suit
 Joseph announced. But Pm not quite
 sure what I want. Some of the fel- lows have a new kind of lapel on theil coats and Bill and I can't decide whether it's go or just sumpin thai real classy dressers aren't going te wear-yeu know, mother! Do yeH think they are going to wear that kind of lapel? And say-I haven't made uT my mind whether I want gray mix ture Or blue or a brown. Some ot the real swell fellows are wearing brown, but blue looks best on nae. Only gray mixtures are awfullv styl- ish. think what a fellow has or is awfully important I tell you tht girls know in minute whether a fel- low knows how to dress. Why, tht girls won't look at fellow like s1at of 'em who wear punk ties and, say you oughta see 'em laugh at Boi Duffe's shoes! Why. I wouldn't weal
 shoes like Beb's fer a farml Cant get some new shoes, too, mother? An( Bill says they are sellink peach! ties at
 "'Aw,' George broke in here, un
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25
STORIES OF THE WAR

Turned Tables on German Airnaen.
 Correspondence of The Associated Press):
 How British flying squadron turn ed the tables on German airmen who had been bombing their airdreme is related by Lieutenant w. A. Barnes of the Royal Air Force.
 We had been giving the Hun a lively time the officer says bombing his dumps. b!lets communt t1ationA and towns nightly, When, therefore, he bombed our aerodrome two eyen- ings in succession and completely up- set all our arrangements, it was generally agreed that he had scored one over on us. Much as his enter price was admired. however, it was decided to try to check it. l The plan evolved was simple. The next day the British machines were flown over to a neighhering aero drome, where it was believed they 1 would be safe from raids. Then they stated off just after dusk to make a reprisal attack,
 We arrived at the enemy's lair, Lieutenant Barnes narrates, ''at a most opportune moment, for a second relay of his machines were just 'taXy- l ing across the ground to take off in the flare path In our widest dreams we had not hoped for such luck as | this and every possible advantage was taken of it.
 | "A few well directed bombs, drop ped right in among the machines that were awaiting their turn to take off set fire to two and badly damaged
 others. Another machine wes seer to crash whilst actually taking off il l the flare path. Some equally well directed incendiary bombs set fire tC a large shed. and then the real fur of the night began.
 By this time the first relay of enc my machines, sent as we afterwards learned to bomb our own aerodrom, 1 again, began to return. As they were on their own side of the line, and il blissful ignorance of the fate of thei aeredrome, they were flying with nay igation lights full on, thereby givin, their position away in the darkness
 Relieved of our bombs, we wer,
 able to give fight and successful,
 shot down one in flames while ano
 ther was distinctly seen te crash ol top of a wood.
 1 fHaving thus paid our * hts il
 full we left the remainder to land ol a bomb riddled aeredrome-ne envi able task at night-Yhile we wen
 off home to celebrate a good night
 work, with the comforting assurane
 that the R. A. F. were at least on
 up' on their adversaries' game"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25
TIME TO STOP IT.


 It is entirely proper that President Wilson should put forth a demand for the suppression of the moo spirit throughout the country. This has been prompted by the recent Praeger case in Illinois where a number of residents in a small place took the life of 6 fellow resident because it was not believed that proper steps had heen taken or would he taken to punish him for certain alleged state ments which he kad made relative to the war situation. There were {, cer- tain number tried for the part which they played in the affair but they were acquitted, which of course re- fiected no credit upon the community where such an affair had taken place. If Praeger was guilty of any disloyal act there was machinery enough to have secured his conviction and given him proper punishment There was no excuse for certain people of Col linsville to think that the duty de- volved upon them. They showed as much disrespect tor the law as they may have considered that Praeger did the first one.
 But the mob spirit needs to be sup pressed not only at the present time but at all times. There is too much Of it manifested especially in the southern states. Improvement in such conditions has long heen needed and it is to be hoped that increased efforts will be made as the result of the presidents demand to put an end to lynch law. If the state authorities cannot handle the matter it is cer- tainly time for tho federal officials tc take a hand for the longer it goes the worse it is bound to get.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25
THE PEACE TALK.

Once again are we being told that Germany would ike to bring about a peace conference. There are reasons to suFmise that this is prompted by the conditions which exist among the central powers and by the magnifi- cent manner in which the allied forces gre turning back the enemy on all the 1attlefronts in the west. But there is no reason for placing any false hope in the claims which are being put forth. Germany would of course he glad to make peace at any time if it could get what 1t wants Tn ether words 1t is seeking a German made peace.
 It is a well known fact. however, that Germany has persistently re- trained from declaring it's war policies or in fact letting the world know what its purposes are. It is not diff C-lt 10 reach a decision from it's con- duct but it is perfectly apparent that the allied nations are not going to rlace any reliance in the existing im- per.al German government. They nave no faith whatever in German promises and they are not going tc slow up theft war activities in order to give Germany time to reeuperats while a discussion of peace is under taken.
 If Germany wants peace, and there are reasons for believing that the peo- pie of that country and Austria wenlt welcome 1t. there is no reason to be. lieve but what it can get it if it is willing to subscribe to the provision. which have been laid down by Presi dent Wilson. There must first of al be an end to Prussian militarism anC until that is thoroughly recognized i might az we'll be understood that tn, allies will continue to fight. There ii no chance for peace otherwise.
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Glad to Try Anything

people who annually lose large sums of money owed them fer the want of
 This burden falls upon those who can least afford it. Can the office of public defender take up this work?
 The City prosecutor has his hands full as it is now, and 1t would be 2 needless burden to load him with the troubles of small creditors and debtors
 But we blieve that this would be an amazingly popular move if court were established, with counsel to ac- commodate small litigants. Legisla- tive action would be necessary. - Bridgeport Telegram.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25
WEST MAIN STREET HILLS.


 Just at the present time the street department is engaged in a piece of road improvement which should re- suit in a decided hetterment for one of the much used entrances to the oity. This concerns the rebuilding of the macsdsm on the West Side hills which suffered seriously from the wear and tear of traffic and the rains. In addition to the crushed stone founda- ton which is to be bound with tar, and which should get a tarvia surfacing whenever it shows signs of wear, the work which is being done by the electric road in laying new ties and the city departments in looking after the pipe connections in that section should add materially to the life of the road by preventing so far as is pos sib.e the excavations which are SC often made after a new road has been built
 But it is to be regretted while this work is going on that no attention is going to be given to the sidewalk on the north side of the street just to the west of Thames square. The previous administration sJrsightened the line along the front Of the Murphy build ing and now while the raadbed is be- ing put in shape onfthe short hill it is e iust the time to complete the good work which was started then and eliminate the bulge which now runs out into very narrow street and see that the sidewalk for the matter of 70 feet or so at that point is put in proper condition. The time to do this Is while the other work is going or and not after it has been finished and 1t cannot be imagined that the expense would be very large. The jot will be incomplete without giving this natter attention.
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better knowledge in those countries as to what American goods are and in this country as to what the people in South America want
 It is not surprising therefore that we are tell that where there were sent to Argentina during the first six months of last year goods to the value of considerably over $30.o06.O00 1t is possible with little effort to double that trade. Being informed of this op- portunity it ought not to require 9 second solicitation in order to realize it, and the time to lay plans for 1t is now rather than after the war is over.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25

zine house at Harper's Ferry where John Brown made his headquarters, and which is considered enc of the most highly prized souvenirs Of these Eoublous times, may be seen today on the front of the Grand Army BuiIG= ing at Marlboro, Mass.
 On the occasion of the 1e1th ami versary of the birth of Jahn Brown there was held at the homestead a celebration which attracted much at tention and incidentally brought a swarm of relic hunters. Some of the latter went so far as to rip off some of the clapboards and even took the old crane which hung in the fire place
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25
New England Landmark Gone.

In the destruction by fire few days age of the house in West Torringten. Conn. in which John Brown the fam GUS abolitionist was born, New Eng land loses one of it's important histori- cal landmarks The John Brown As sociation which owns the property will make no effort to restore the build ing, but will probably erect a noun ment on the site Only the chimney remains standing, and this is likely to collapse at any time
 The house was erected in 1783 and
 was purchased a few years later by Owen and Ruth Brown, parents of the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25
 ENFORCING THE LAWS,

SpasmOdic efforts which are made to bring about the enforcement of any law seldom amounts to much While respect for the law is insisted upon by the prosecution of the violators good results are invariably obtained but just as soon as there is a let up on the part of the authorities advan- tage of the provisions is taken and gradually increased until the condi- tions which the law was intended to correct are as bad if not worse than they were originally.
 This is emphasized by the New England Roads which says: There has been much complaint of late from careful autoists about the disregard of the headlight law in Connecticut which in many cases is of a fragrant character and of a sort to invite se- rious accident. .> A few examples made of hahitual offenders would do much to cure the evil just as tolera- tion of the practice will tend to cause its extension throughout the state."s
 There can be no question but what making examples of hsbitual offenders has a salutary effect. but it is apEar- ent that it is necessary to more than make an example of a few. The ex- ample is well enough but it is folly to think that that is sufficient, It is useless to put up the bars for a few if they are going to be dropped soon after for those very same ones and others. What is needed is a steady application of the law with the arrest of all offenders whenever they are discovered whether it is the matter of glasing headlights, the maintenance of lights on machines not in motion or the observance of other regula- tions. It is poor practice to insist upon the law being respected today and let it be entirely 'disregarded to- morrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25

The flow of the best blood of the country is being sent overseas at a rapid pace. The statement of one German officer captured to the effect he was led to believe that but few hunGred Americans were in France, but that he believed after being in the battle now on, that fully ten mil on Americans were in combat againcst the Germans, tells of the real situation in a nutshell. It is the most convincing argument thus far of what American troops are really doing Middletown Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25
New, Positive Treatment
 to Remove Hair or Fuzz
(Reauty Notesl

Women are fast learning the value of the use of delatone fer removing hair or fuzz from face, neck or arms. A paste is made with some powdered delatone and water and spread on the hairy surface, In or 3 minutes it is rubbed eff, the skin washed and every bit of hair has disappeared. No fail= ure will result if Eeu are careful to buy genuine daiatoae
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25
Pinples On Face CutIiiCRa i Heals Large, Red and Hard. VerYSose andItched. Scratched and Irri-
 tated. Looked Badly. Troubled One Year. Used One Box Cuticura Ointnent and
 Three Cakes Soap.

"Myroub1e started with piScr:.ess tsa part affected being my face, n.Sssiy =, my forehead and cheek. The pinples were large, red and hard and always scaled over. They would be very sore and itch, and scratched and irritated them. My face looked badly, and I used to wake up at night with tha pimples.
 'The trouble lasted about one year when started using Cuticura SoapsEd Ointment, and after had used one box of Cuticura Ointment with two or three cakes of Cuticura Soap my face was healed" (signed) Percy coomhs, 2e Eastern Ave, St. Johnsbury, Vt,, October 24, 1917.
 cuticura Soap daily and CuticuTa Ointment occasionally prevent pim- pies.
 Sample Each Free by Mail. Address post. card: "Cuticurs, Dept. R. Beston.e Sold everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment 3a aud aoc.
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production of this relatively rnknoBn ore. The imports of English eelsstite
 an ore of strontiun, in 1sl amounted to 1.76d tons. From the foreign and domestic ores about 1,5eo short tons of strontium carbonate and nitrate. besides few thousand pounds of other salts were made.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25

In the far west there are courts where a washerwoman or a small con tractor may appeal for the settle ment of a small account without cost. As it is in the usual court practice a small dehtor goes unpunished because of the cost of court action against such.
 What we need is court and a de- fender for the many hundreds of
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25

It might just as well be understood, although there is no official state ment to back it up. that the kaiser is not at the present time at any point where he. can watch the Americans in action,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25

It is all right fer the Germans to claim that they wanted to bring the allied reserves into action but it is pretty certain they never expected any such kind of fighting as they are furnishing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25

If the fifth phase of the offensive In the west was started as Luden- derff's supreme effort. it looks as if he was due for one of these spirited discussions with the kaiser such as caused Hindenburg's end.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25

When the transportation of the Hun wounded blocks trafie it not only Sc riously interferes with the retreat but it indicates hew extensively have been the casualties, without taking ac- count of the dead and prisoners.