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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-08-06

TRAMP! Tramp Tramp! the boys
are marching to Fagan.s Smoke Shop
for La Lorenzo cigars, sc each; three
bag s of Winner for 25c; some good soc
pipes, and the Rim" Sc cigar. Special
for 15c a package, Nebo, Army and
Navy and ReIu. Fagan's Smoke Shop
iy21d
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
PRECURSOR OF MODERN TANK
Hindu War Elephants Wsrs Used for
the Same Purpose Many Hundreds
Of Ysars Ago.

The genesis Of the scientific mar
vels-"the tanks" which both allies
and Germans use In great numbers.
was the Hindu war elephant. used in
similar capacity hundreds of years
ago. Its force was utilized against In
fantry In exactly the same manner a.
the modern "tank," crushing down
footmen and affording soldiers housed
upon Its back an opportunity to slay
Without being slain.
The Tartars In the wars against the
tribes Of India flrst met this aston
ishing sight and their terror was much
like that displayed BY the German
guardsmen when the tanks" appeared
at Cambria. The ancient Tartar en-
peror, Kublai Khan, wrote thst his In
fantry and cavalry took fright when
these elephants. mounted BY archers In
boxes, attacked.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
SUCCESSFUL WAR ON WEEvlL
Australian Grain Growers Used Poison
Gas to Combat Deadly Enemy
Of Their Crops.

The weevil Is a well.known curse to
the graIngrowing farmer. He Ii
member of very large group. rejoic'
ing In the family name of curcuhon-
idue. There are some other members
which live to spoil nuts. some which
ravage apple orchards, while others
make war upon clover and legimes
generally. One variety is threatening
the very existence Of the cotton plan
tatiOns of the southern states, an
other lives to make difficult-at times
mpossible-Egyptia agriculture. The
weevil's eggs are laid In immature
grains and the creature develops II.
self through the larva stage at their
expense. Wherever grain is taken. the
weevil goes along md 80 discovers
new countries for Its habltation.
Everywhere II Is at home, and grows
with the growing grain. Australia has
suffered, and Its unsold grain accum-
ulatcd through the war years. during
which the length Of the voyage made
1t impossible to obtain transportation
to Europe. was found to deteriorate
through Its ravages. But our fellow
citizens on the other side of the world
are VIGOROUSLY hard to heat. and set
to work vigorously to war against
these restless gr1ibs. A leaf was
taken from the German book, md the
use Of poison gas was resorted to
with apparently deadly effect.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
KEW WELL WORTH A VISIT
Capital Of the Ukraine Remarkable
Combination Of Old and
New Cities.

Kiev contains about I'VE hundred
thousand inhabitants. and comprises
four distinct districts. which may also
be called separate towns. PodOl. the
commercial quarter. skirts the river
Dnieper. and above 1t. on . steep de-
clivity. Is LIpki, the residential quar-
ter. and an enchanting spot in sum
mer. with Its handsome villas embow-
cred In dark. luxuriant foliage.
North of that Ia Kiev proper. which
contains the university and the ca
thedral OF st. Sophia. building erect
ell In the eleventh century. but 40 con-
stantly repaired and added to that Il
Il now a huge and towering structure
with more than a dozen large golden
domes.
Here also are the theaters. hotels
md shops. which are quite as modern
rs those Of Petrograd or Moscow. Pet
chersk. the fourth district. IL well
worth seeing. for It Is honeycombed
with caves spd cntaeombs that In old
en- days were used as places Of refuge
and as monastic cells. and where. dur
Ing holy festivals. one can scarcely
move through the dense crowds Of pill
grims. of whom three hundred thou
sand annually visit this ancient and
revered monastery.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
p.p,I Guard a Picked Body.

Service In the papnl gunrd hns be-
come nm hereditary honor In many
prominent families In the cantons Of
Zurich and I.ucerne, handed down
from father TO son through genera
lions. It's requirements are Of the
highest. and few military orgnniza-
tons have rs strict discipline. Every
candidate for the corps must be n
Swiss citizen. Mt least 5 feet 8 inches
tall. unmarried. I'm good health md
free from all bodily disfgurcments. He
must present his baptlsmnl certificate.
q certificate or pass from his home
and testimonial Of good character
from his parish authorities. After one
year of good conduct the cost Of his
Journey from Switzerland to Rome Ia
refunded.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
The Hottest City.

The city OF Hydernbad. on the great
Sind desert OF India, has the reputn-
tion Of being the hottest place in the
world. having a shnde temperature Of
121 degrees during the summer
months! Even the natives find It hot
and that Is saying something.
In order to cool their houses rs much
MS possible. the people make use Of
curious vcntilators very much like
those on shipbORrd, setting" them so
as to convey a breeze to the jewellers
In the hot rooms below. Every resi-
Dental building has several Of these
queer nirshafts leading down to the
principal living rooms. and especially
to the bedrooms. Even 80. It IL prac-
tically impossible. during the terrible
hent OF summer. to get to sleep until
two or three o'clock In the morning.
and then one only gets n couple NJ
hours rest. as the rays Of the Indian
sun are specially strong early in the
morning, and soon raise the tempefn-
ture again to m unbearnble extent.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
LOOK FOR GRAVE AND GOLD
Two Reasons Which Aetuats ExpIer-
ers Searching Among Santa Bar
ba.a Channel Islands.

Again the rugged and little-frequent-
ed Santa Barbara channel Islands are
being explored for the burial spot OF
Juan Cshrillo. the intrepid Spaniard
who visited the California coast In the
sixteenth century. The search centers
In San Miguel island. the property OF
], p. Moore, q wealthy resident or
Florida.
Cnbrillo died on one Of the islands.
II appears reasonably certain, and
San Miguel is generally believed to be
the Isle where he met death. One le-
gcnd has 1t that CabrlllO died OF .
fever, another that he met q violent
death ut the hands of warrior from
one Of the Indian tribes then inhabit-
Ing the channel islands.
lie is said to have been secretly
buried Mt night In a cave. In spot In
accessible except at low tide.
Not all the romance that Is asso-
cIated with San Miguel grows out Of
the supposed tragic death. For gen
erations Californians have heard Of
the fabulous sums Of gold hidden there
by sea roverH.
Treasure Is said to have been buried
on the isle by Sir Francis Drake. after
he had stripped Spanish bullion-laden
ships. Drake, so the legend runs left
hurrIcdly and neither returned nor
gave key to the secret cache.
Several Of the Spanish and Mexican
outlaws that overran southern Califor.
nia In the Spanish regime. and even
after the Americans came. are said to
hive made the Islands their meeting
place anG TO have buried there for
tune In gold and silver coin.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

Theories as to the underlying causes
OF the great war are As numerous a.
guesses regarding the time when the
end may come. and hardly q week
passes that some person whose POSI-
tlon gives his words more or less
weight does not offer explanations on
the subject. One Of the latest 10 from
DR.. @. Killick Willard. medical ofacef
Of health for Leicester. England. who
says:
Throughout the worlds history
OVERCOMING populations have been Q
fruitful cause Of political unrest and
war. Germany's mad dream Of world
supremacy was fostered and encour.
aged by her rapid increase Of popula.
ton during the last nifty ysars. II the
fall In the birth rate had ut in earlier
--latest returns show that It IL only
slightly greater than In Ensiand-tho
present war might have been avoided"
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
How Ely:no.Elsh Fly,

The popular notion that hying.fsh
beat their "wings" is mistake. II one
IL to rely upon the results OF studies
Of these nsh by an authority. Capt,
Barrett Hamilton.
II appears that the wings nre not
true organs Of flight. but rather play
the part of q parachute or an air.
plane. The whole motive power Ia
supplied by the tail. which acts as q
propeller. and the vibration or culver.
ing Of the wings in the air currents
and their occasional shift Of incllna.
tion are not phenomena connected
S1,h the propulsion Of the fish In It,
aerial flights.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SENTRY
How South African Farmers Rspel In
vasIon Of Thsir Corn Fields BY
Bands Of Balloons.

Apropos of statement In the news
papers that the balloons In South
Africa were easy victims of the Span
Ish "flu." very few people realize how
human these animals are. Ihey are
very like men In some respects. OBJ
serves a writer In London Answers.
For instance, troop Of balloons
for 1t has been proved that they near
" always go about In large companies
always post sentry. He is placed
In some prominent position, SO that
he can give Immediate warning In the
event of any hostile attack.
The babOon's cry somewhat resem-
blex German "H0ch! shouted
through q megaphone. and 1t Is pos
sIbIe to talk to them by mems Of It.
A baboon Is said to be able to count
up to two, and not beyond that; and
us they come In large numbers and
carry of til, ripe mealies, steps have
to be taken to repel them. And 30.
when the mealies get ripe. three men
walk Into the field with their guns
and lie down.
After time one Of them gets up
and goes out and the baboon sentry
c0unts-One. Later on another goes
out, and as the sentry only counted
two men coming In, he concludes that
there Is nobody left In the field and
accordingly gives the signal. where
upon the whole troop swarms over the
fence and begins to gather the corn.
Az soon as they are nenr enough the
third man shoots them down with Z
repeating rifle, and II he Is fairly
good shot their numbers are greatly
diminished.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
BELOW THE wArsRLlnE.

Did ever 70 serve In the warship's hold.
Deep under the watssline,
With matches locked and the blowers %,
Close UP to . hidden mine
Bare to the waist and Dripping w,
A 'srimsd and Gasplng crew.
10 shovel coal and feed the Ore
Until the sea dSht's through
Where check valves sigh with the hissias
steam
And the greedy crates CRY ''Norsi"
Like Ealley slaves in the oldsn ume,
Chained to the bench and cart
No cherubs sit in the bunksf's dust
To watch DER us below,
While overhead the tuFrets clank
A. thsy turn To Ind the foA
The guardian angels keep aioft-
None here where the turbine noan0:
There's nothing ahead. 4 thinSs 90 Wroag,
But tickets to Davy Jones.
Forgst yourself. forget the world,
Forget the sun and skyi
In tho boiler room you face your doom;
You're there to do and del
Don c. seits, scribnsr's Nagasins.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
war.hlp, May Carry Mail.

Removing their side armor. protee-
tive decks. barbettes and guns would
change battle cruisers into hne mall
liners with plenty Of room for passcn-
gers. That Is the proposal which has
the approval Of the Swedish minister
OF marine for application to the Swed-
Ish navy's two largest warships. The
vessels no pacihcated would have 1900
tons dead weight capacity with a dis
placement Of 1900 tons and q speed
Of o5 to 20 miles an hour. Sweden's
navy numbers 90 war craft Of all kinds.
all Of which are well designed and con-
structed. but rather small for actual
war purposes. This appears to be the
first serious indication Of q possible
peaceful use for naval units.-Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

pital, he discovered that the florist
had neglected to provide q card. 30
he felt In his pocket, found one Of his
fathers business cards. and wrote on
the blank side thereof: 1--WE hope you
will be with us eoon."
The teacher received the flowers
gratefully. read the message and then
turned the card over to see whom 1t
was from. 1t was the business card
Of local undertaken.
Franciscus Auriga (whose real
name we wouldn't translate for
worlds) told us the story. 50 1t must
be true.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
eoeh Joins the "plpsrs..

Marshal Foch has acquired British
habit. The French do not generally
smoke pipes. Day by day Marshal
Foch saw Field Marshal Haig and 9th.
er British generals In the vortex Of the
work calmly doing their work behind
good high bowled briar pipes. Foch
asked Haig what II was like to smoke
n pipe. He bought nm English one. He
filled It under careful British military
instruction. He began the attempt
with energy and purposeful determine
tion. but at first smoked more matches
than tobacco. Now. however. he has
mastered II and thoroughly enjoys .
good briar which he has bought from
an English firm.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

Marriage Customs In the Sudan.
In Sudan Notes and Records" Mr..
w. Nichols describes q remarkable
marriage custom In the SEMINAR prov
ince which Is known AZ stealing the
fire." On the final night Of the fes-
tivities the bridegroom goes to the
brides house escorted bv a band Of
youths bearing torches. These torches
can he lit only by IRE taken from the
brides house. and this the relatives Of
the bride take every possible method
to prevent. Some Of the bridegrOom's
friends creep In secretly at night. or a
body Of them forces Its way into the
house to carry of the IRE The editor
quotes rs parallels the custom record
ed by Sir James Frazer (''The Golden
Bough." THE Magic Art" vol. II. Pr.
2l8-32O). In which FIRE Is used AZ a
fertility charm In marriage ritual. But
this Is not an exact parallel. and. as
Stunning that the charm is In the inter.
est Of the bride, II does not account
for the resistance made by her friends
when the brideEroom's party sndeav.
ors to procure nre from her home
hearth.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
Riddlne ships Of Rats.

DR.. r. II. Creel of the public health
service, hns made a report on the rela.
tive efficiency Of fumignnts for rodents
on ships. as determined by subsequent
intensive trapping over period Of one
year. Sulphur dloxide was used on
az vessels and hydrocyanic gas on 1872
vessels. With much shorter period
Of exposure, the latter resulted in the
destruction Of 05 per cent Of the ro.
dents, and the sulphur Of only u per
cent.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
In Good American.

My cousin was driving an ambulance
loaded with French and American
wounded soldiers along a road which
was being sheued. Some Of the shells
were exploding uncomfortably near.
At length one burst directly ahead Of
their ambulance. forcing them to make
detour to avoid the shell hole.
"Pres. pres!" cried Frenchman.
which expression means In good Amer
lean. Gee. that was q close one!"
An American doughboy. however.
uninterrupted II, and cried out In dis
gust: "H-il. I've been praying for
half an hour i"-Chicago Tribune. y
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
Hymn strens Men Loved.

At Q memorial service In honor Of
Roosevelt at st. Nicholas church. New
York. which he attended a. . hoy. the
pastor remarked that the dead mans
favorite hymn. from his childhood. was
How Firm Foundation" That. also.
was the favorite hymn Of General Lee.
II 70 notable that the same words ap-
peaied to these two men. whose fates
were 10 strangely different-the one
successful and triumphant practically
oil his life. the other defeated soldier
and victim Of many sorrows. Yet the
dilettanti will tell rs scornfully that
the verses loved by these strong hearts
and moving them through years Of In
tense action are not poetry" and are
Serude."--Richmond Timcs-Dlspatch.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

Women who have worked together
In the Red Cross and other orguniza-
tons Of relief and war work have
found common meeting place, and
their sympathies have reached out to
one another. irrespective Of birth.
wealth or station. With Kipling we
have discovered that there Is no differ
ence after all between the colonel's
wife and Judy o'Grady. and this hu-
manness that the war has given to
US will fnd Its expression In many
new ways that will open to us In the
months, and perhaps years, Of read
'ustment and reconstruction after the
var.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

Spouse from either parent. They look.
ed at each other as though seeking In
SEPARATION.
Anxious to help them out of the DIFF
dculty. the curate caught the mans
eye, and In a whisper suggested
"JOhn."
The boatman nodded pleasantly as
though relieved Of a great RESPONSE
bility; and the ceremony proceeded to
its conclusion.
As the worthy couple left the build
ing the woman addressed her spouse
In tones Of whitening scorn: "Yo'
fule, yo'. We've got two Jacks now,
and thissen's wench !"-London Tit.
Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

Prince Max Of Baden was once
brought to book by King Edward. says
a writer In the London Daily Express.
The prince and the late king met Mt
Marienbad. and the prince severely
criticized the British constitution.
which he characterized as Republican
with an hereditary president" King
Edward replied: II see what 1t Is.
You. too. II you became emperor. would.
like William. like to be viceroy Of
heaven" Then he added: IF you don't
change those Ideas. you will finish by
setting Ore to your own house."
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

began to predict zack's early marriage
to Magnolia.
Minerva dropped visibly. Her GRIND
father fretted.
~Jemimy. ain't she takin' II 10 heart
too muchf Lemme give her hint: It's
Just play-actin'l"
Jemima shook her head smiling.
Don't worry about Merry. She'll
come out all right. lack don't want
her told until the show day. and that
amt long off. Blast"
The circus coming to Caneyville had
advertised q prize Of $40 In gold to
be given to the young woman not
afraid and willing to be married on an
elephants back In their ring. which
advertisement doubled and tripled the
size Of the attending crowd on the
SHOW day."
Early that morning Tack Burdens
two mules passed the Compton wagon.
en- route to Caneyville. lack rode ono
mule. Magnolia Rouse the other.
Eliza could not restrain q look Of dis
pleasure.
''Them two are the pair that's to
be married on the elephants back !"
old Bias volunteered cheerfully.
"Zack's done arranged with the show
folks"
This news was the last straw.
Eliza turned to her daughter. her face
white with wrath.
"Nervy Compton. before I'd let
everybody In the county see that low
down Rouse girl take my Teller right
before my eyes, I'd jump In Caney
riveri"
Minerva smiled. Their weddIn'
won't discredit me. ma. lacks not
my Teller now. and all the folks know
he wanted to marry me and you
wouldn't let himl"
AT the close Of the circus perform.
ance. the largest and gentiest elephant.
with a howdah on his back. was
brough. into the ring.
"Will the gentleman who wishes to
be married please present hImself1"
the ringmaster called out.
lack arose and took Magnolia's
arm. but she pulled back. screechIns
foolishly. I'm afraid Of the elephanti
I'm afraid to get close to the thing!"
"Will the gentleman try to persuade
another lady theni We're bound to
have q weddIngl" The biggest clown
rolled over In gale Of merrIment. but
It was tragedy to Eliza.
lack looked about him. II zee one
lady ] know 10 not afraid Of the ele-
plant that would maybe marry Tue.
but she's afraid Of her mar
Eliza sprang to her feet.
IF you mean Minerva. lack Bur
den." she shouted. -she needn't he
afraid Of me objectin'i I've conclud-
ed I'm perfectly agreeable to her mar-
ryIng 4 young man as industrious aud
well-behaved as you arel"
Tears Of triumph were In Ellxa's
eyes when. twenty minutes Inter. she
saw Zack lift his bride to the ground.
"where's your gold piece. NervyT'
happy old Bias whispered that eve
Ming.
"MagnolIa's got that one" she wills
pered back. but I've got another one
just like It the show folks gave lack
for what they called the 'extry fea-
ture!"
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
osttIna .hs Me.t out q LIf..


With the growing mind the minutes
pass unnoticed. To the stirring soul
life IL 20 full Of action that the min.
utes count only In the total Of achieve
ment. For the man Of action there Is
no time for dragging hours. Every
minute has Its task. and all too fast
ny the hours-the minutes scarcely
have existence. II Il different with
the lasgard. He waits the passing
Of time. And time waited for seldom
gratines the loafer. To prove times
worth you have only to crowd the
minutes with worthwhile efforts and,
before you are ready for II, the gong
will ring. And every minute well spent
lures the toiler into new realms OF
effort. shortening the minutes and add.
Ing to their charm.-Grit.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
Many uor,., STAY "ovsr There.

Not all our fighters will return to
the land Of their birth. Most Of the
men-those that are livinR-will come
home, but many Of the horses will not.
for there il great need Of draft ami
mals In the reconstruction work In
France and Belgium. and there are
p,enty Of war.worn horses that q few
weeks or months Of rest will restore
to usefulness. The Red Star animal
relief organization In New York ia In
teresting itself In the pleasant task of
getting the poor old war horses into
fresh fields and pastures green
Youths Companion.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
sIeyeIs Cavalry Proved Winner.

During the lust actions in France the
military cyclist units won well.earned
praise. The cyclists can cover 90 miles
In 4 day on average roads and come
Into action NJ at the end OF the ride.
Bicycles. unlike horses. do not tire
rapidly and. furthermore. require
neither food nor drink.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
Eeral

The crowd around the ticker was
discussing the operations Of youth.
full Spectator. who shall be nameless.
Said one:
II hear he wns hit on the hend with
golf ball two years ngo and has
been rather stupid ever since"
Maybe So" said the floor manager.
but he has cleaned up = million or
more In the same time"
"Gee!" said the first. Then nfter
4 pause. Say. how do you 20 about
learning to play goifT-wall Street
Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
1ha Victor. hemseemIna.

Sir Douglas Hsig's Grenadler'
suard of honor at Charing Cross.
when the man Of the hour came home.
was a particularly fine body of men.
and from end to end Of the lines there
was hardly man without wound
stripes, Not Q few OF the distin-
guished people on the platform no.
tIced that three OF the guard. standing
side by side. had Is wound stripes BE-
tween them.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
camsnt From asssa

A result Of experiments In Preach
factories IL the production Of an excel.
lent cement a. q by.product Of beet
sugar refining. The first step in the
production Of sugar from beets 10 boil.
Ing them. It has HERETOFORE been Gus
tomary to throw away a. valueless the
scum formed on the caldrons. It has
now been discovered that this scum
contains largo quantities Of carbonate
Of lime. To this carbonate clay 10
added. the resultant product being q
good cement.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

At dinner party In London recent
y 1t was found that four private sol.
diers who wers among the guests had
Travelled $4,000 miles at their own e.
pense to tight for the motheriand. One
OF them had come all the way from
mo Yukon. another from the wilds Of
western Australia. the third from tie
Straits Settlements and the fourth
from central Africa.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06
Anatomical DlunSsr.

But surely. Bunkum." said the
white man, you are not afraid Of that
old dogf Why. be eats right out Of my
hand!"
"Yassah! Yassahi When he eats out
o 20 hand its 20 hand: but when hs
done takes fool notion to eat out o
muh leg It's muh lse. sah i"-Kansag
Oty Star.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

Florence BulletIn-Don't try to fous
. woman. She has . memory like ?
photograph and can reproduce Az
talk you ever made to her.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-06

wneV9 vuSy V1v0 mem.
II presume your relatives showed
ron some good time while you were
10 New York"
"Oh. yes, they even pointed on,
Rector's. the Hippodrome and tho
wlpter garden"