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Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04

operating room 110 feet long by 15 feet wide, a terminal room 30 feet long and
 25 feet wide, restroom 23 feet by Is feet and locker and washroonn 90 feet by If feet. The operating force
 consists of one chief operator, one as- sistant chief operator, eight supervis- ors and 110 attendants. The switch board consists of twenty three posi- tions. Thirteen positions. are equip ped with telautographs used for pag- ing and announcing only. The switchboard has capacity of 3.340 ex- tensions and 1S0 trunks The hotel has telephone service in each of it's 2,20O rooms and there are forty public tel ephone booths served by four switchboards connected with the main switchboard The following gives some idea of a few items which make up part of the telephone system $50 fuses, 1.17o condensers. 2,4OO relays, 5,3o0 lamps, 3S.500 jacks, 750.000 sold cred connections, 7926.000 feet of wire.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
THAT CABBAGE opoR

Cabbage bears the reputa ton of be- ing decidedly plebian and. while it's taste is savory, it's odor is decidedly unsavory, especially as it proceeds to herald it's presence on the stove throughout the entire house. A cab bage in the boiling scented house is not desired. even by those who are very fond of the vegetble. nor is it necessary if it is/boiled in the follow ing manner: Quarter the cabba ge and have the water boiling as you put the cabbage into it slowly so as not to interrupt the boiling. Add bit of soda, little salt and cover the cab bage with a small plate to keep it un- der the water, but leave the keetle un- covered. Iou will be agreeably sur prised at the lack of odor.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
ANTHRACITE PROSPECTS.

It is a comforting statement issued by the anthracite bureau of infor- nation that there is every reason to zaticipate there will be sufficient SERpplies of hard coal for domestic use Mext winter. They accompany this statement, however. with the proviso that this condition will be brought about if there is no marked diminu- ton of labor supply. if next winter is <e9Qt of undue severity and if consum- CTS continue to spread their orders so that the mines may work steadily during favorable weather. A continu- ous flow of coal from the mines they say, is the best guarantee against any shortage next winter. and a contin- +1tous flow of coal depends upon con- .tinuous purchasing.
 - Total shipments of anthracite for the first three months of the current saroal year, beginning April l. were 16- 556,221 tons, against 15.713,658 tons in the corresponding period of the last normal year. 1916, an increase of more than s0O.Oo0 tons.
 There were approximately 16o,ooo workers in the anthracite mines in the first three months Of the coal year be- ginning April 1. 1916. There are ap- proximately only 146.0o0 today. but --EhH 145. .eoo, in April, May and June of this year, produced over soo.0O tons ~H1ore than the 16o,o 900 produced in the corresponding period three years ago. Tabor supply may show some increase later on. as soldiers and munitions workers get back to the coal region.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Editor BuIIetin:-When the trolleys begin to run the least the patrons can service and high fares.
 The experience of myself and | fir >1ds has proven the inadequacy of any other service. People who live in quiet.
 This has been the usual procedure the last few weeks. We go out when by our clock. we think it is time for a jitney. We wait perhaps twenty minutes, Gas they have regular time for passing given point as the trolfeys have and how we howl if the trolley is five minutes late or three minutes earlyO, then a jitney comes along. Often it is too full for any more passengers so we wait patient iy CD in the boiling sun. in some pla ces. or pouring rain and maybe In half an hour another jitney comes along which has room for us. We get part way to the city and a wheel comes off or a tire blows out some thing else equally pleasant and we pile out and wait for repairs or an- other car. If such a Lhing hapreaeI to the trolley it would be d crime for which the whole trolley system is to blame. Then when we get ready to come home at night we are iE q hn- ry, so. rather than wait for the ji5 neys which are waiting for q loan, we take another car which only lacks one passenger before starting. We very SlaQiy make the necessary one and start way rejoicing and laughing at the few stragglers wait ing for a jitney-
 In one place in the detour there is just room for two cars to pass com fortably(?) There Is a gulley on one side but that does not phase the driver. He goes down into it and out again and wes try to make believe we are going over the top after bunch of enemies. We take the curves as if we were shooting the shutes and be- lieVe me we are glad our hair is all our own, otherwise said enemies would be able to track from the tufts of it hanging onto the bushes and trees by the roadside. We ride five miles and very meekly pay fifty cents, glad to be alive. and enter the house saying Never again."
 Some of the patrons of the trolley make me think of the small New York East Side boy who given two weeks in the country where he had plenty of wholesome food. but the second day he said, Gee, don't youse ever have oranges and bananas?" He had been in the habit of Urea ting him self to those whenever he had been lucky enough to find a push cart man with his back turned. So the troll ley patrons seem to think there should be a special car to suit their times and moods.
 BONANZA.
 Norwich, Aug. ?. 1919.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
LAUNDRY HINTS

Whiten your clothes by boiling a tablespoonful of turpentine with them.
 White fabric gloves are easiest washed by putting them on the hands and using soap and water as though washing the hands.
 It is not good idea to keep a clothes hamper or bag in a closed closet Clothes that are dusty and have been worn next the skin natural ly give off exudations and anything else contained in the closet necessar- fly becomes affected by this condi- tion- If the basket is porous and the basket is in some well ventilated room this is not noticeable.
 An easy way to wash quilts is to make father with hot water and soap and add a little liquid ammonia. Steep the quilt in this for ten min utes; then squeeze well and work with hands in the water till perfectly clean. You may have the use of several lots of suds, but this of course depends upon how dirty the quilt is. Rinse in warm water in which there is a lit tie ammonia.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
English Hedserows on Valuable
 Ground.

It is estimated that if half the acre. age which is now occupied by hedge rows in England and Wales were sown in wheat there would be a yield sufficient to provide bread for more than 1,000, ,000 people for a whole year.
 Show Place of North Ireland.
 Lord Masserene and Ferrard has de- cided to sell the Oriel temple denesne, which is one of the show places of north Ireland. between Dublin and Belfast, near Drogheda. The estate comprises 100 acres. and the rights of sporting over an adjoining 1000 acres.
 Was Chicago Pioneers Home.
 Hull House. Chicago, gets it's name from the fact that the house was originally built in 1856 as a residence for one of Chicago's pioneer citizens. Charles J. Hull. After passing through many changes. occupied once as a second hand furniture store. then as a factory, then as a tenement house, with a reputation for a haunted at tic. it finally. 1889. passed into the hands of Miss Jane Addams as the headquarters and center of her char ity and reform work. At first she rent ed the house and repaired and fur nished it at her own expense. but a few months later the owner gave her free lease of the house which ran for many years.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
TRAINING CAMP
 AT BEAR MOUNTAIN

Training methods used in the reg ular army are being adapted to a summer military camp for boys If to IS years that opened July 7th at Bear Mountain- on the Hudson. New York, under the direction of the American. Guard and will close Sep tember 1st, Labor Day. Last sum mer over 1,5O0 boys attended this camp and about twice that number will attend this summer It is ex- pected that from 200 400 boys from Connecticut will go and boys of Nor uich ShCnId i-7tc--~-t- r nrr7e nis-P:, in it as this is the first oporunity give to boys or tn,s C, ,J z, .J d military camp. Major John M. CogGins of s4S Grand Avenue. New Haven is in charge of the Connecticut district and the number of applicants accepted is limited and all boys are advised. who intend to go to his camp to write to Major Goggins at once for a booklet and further particulars.
 Major William H. Elliott. adjutant general of the American Guard, is the commandant of the camp and all the
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
A SINISTER TRAIL.

Havoc wrought in northern France by the armies of Germany reaches an appalling total when reduced to fig ures. That the ravases of war can destroy the works of peace in an in credible way is easily understood, but when to the inevitable damage which naturally results from the occupation of territory by the enemy is added the malignant and wanton effort put forth by the German. armies. the results may we'll stagger the imagination.
 The loss to French agriculture in the invaded and occupied districts is put at $4,o00. .e0o. 900. To replace the buildings destroyed in the towns and villages, s2,7o0.00 900 will be required, and to repair those damaged $1,000,- 100000. To replace historic monu- ments the cost will be S7oe, 900, while the value of the furniture de- stroyed or stolen is put at s2,000, 000,- 900.
 Of II agricultural departments which have been studied, half the to- tai acreage of 100000 has been rem dered in large degree unfit for cul- tivation because of shellfire, unex- ploded projections and the construc- tion of trenches and wire entangle- ments. Fifty thousand acres cannot be reclaimed for cultivation. Half the agricultural buildings are gone, one fourth have been half destroyed. and only the. remaining fourth may be classed as intact
 Of the towns which were targets for German artillery, 14 are mere heaps of ruins. In Rheims. the largest of these. with a pre-war population of 5000, there are only 14 buildings left whole out of 14.oe0 Some of these townS-Douaumont- and Fleury are mentioned-can never be rebuilt be- cause of destruction to the soil and sub-soil, and the great numbers of explosives and bodies buried there. Of IS communes in the canton of Ribe- court, eight have been destroyed ut terly, and in only three has the de- struction been less than so per cent. The Boche was particularly attentive to churches, and none of these es- caped, out of the IS having been ruined beyond repair. In all the French territory, 240, 900 houses have been to- tally, and 17o.Ooo partially destroyed.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04

instructing officers are from the nog- erans is urged by Major Cogsins to regular army man is observed with only those -nodihcations required by the physical limitations of the boyB. Ample time is allowed for recreation and baseball tennis. boating, bathing. racing and frequent trips to West Point, few miles away and other places of historical interest are fea- lures of this camp as well as moving picture shows. vaudeville and inform al talks by prominent Americans.
 Formation of units of the American Guard by ex-soldiers, former Nation al Cuardsmen and Spanish War Vet erans is urged by Major GogEis to spread the movement throughout Con necticut. The American Guard is the foremost boys military organization in the United States today.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
HEALTH AND BEAUTY

Pineapples aid digestion and should be eaten after meals.
 The feverish patient enjoys fruit juices chilled with cracked ice.
 It is wise mother who does not aI- low the neighbors to feed her chill drcn.
 To prevent scars from scalds or burns rub the new skin several times a day with sweet oil.
 For frost bites rub gently at first in warm room. Apply snow or cold water to prevent rapid reaction.
 Almond mean is made as follows: Four ounces of powdered Orris root, four ounces whole wheat flour. ground fine. one ounce of powdered white castle soap (any kind, pure soap may be usedl. an ounce of best borax, one fourth teaspoon oil of bit ter almonds (the above amount is about 12 drops), two drams oil of berganot.
 A few drops os perfume may be added if wished. or omitted. These ingredients should be mixed thorough ly and put through a sieve twice. It should be kept in a glass jar and air tight
 glass jar and air tight.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
CANNED GOODS BY PARCEL
 POST.

The popular c1amor that has at length reached the ears of congress and has resulted in the cutting of a large amount of red tape so that sI2o, ,ofe,ooo worth of army food supp plies may be disposed of to the peo- pie is about to put the general public under obligation to the postal service, for 1t has been decided that it is through the. parcel post that the dis tribution is to be accomplished.
 As to how this is to be carried on there is yet no definite information, but the idea apparently is that this machinery Of. government is capable of indefinite expansion. Much as the people will hail with delight the pros pect of being able to obtain some of the necessities of life at prices that will cut the high cost of living it will not be amiss to recognize the loyalty and faithfulneEs with which the post office employees have responded to va rious lines of work that have been put upon them i'll the past few years.
 The indicat ations are said to be that order blanks and price lists will be furnished and that bulk shipments will be made to cover the orders turn ed in from any particular office. Thus it will fall to-the lot of the force in each community to make up the indi- vidUal orders from the bulk. Carriers and parcel post men will then assume the guise of walking grocery stores as they start out to make deliveries.
 What the post office force has done in their response when called upon to take up the campaign for the sale of war savings stamps and thrift stamps has made for them record in loyalty to the government. and there is no doubt now but that they will respond with equal devotion when called upon to take part in a service that will so directly benefit the people. For what a possibly already tolerably busy force will soon be busy with, as an extra, they will certainly not fail of a due measure of gratitude, even if it is not expressed in the tangible form of dollars and cents
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
BEAUTIFUL ARMS

Games that require continual grasping,' or the lifting of heavy weights. raise the arm muscles in ugly Jumps and give a flat look to the wrist. An arm to be beautiful should be evenly rounded and should taper to the wrist.
 Here are a few exercises that should produce this shape. They are some that are used daily by the world S most famous dancers:
 l. Hold out the arms Imply in front and cross the hands, right wrist over left and left over right, rapidly about twenty times. Then shake the hands loosely from the wrist as quickly as you can until they tire
 ?. Arms to the sides; lift slowly upward and outward as though push ing up against a weight up to the level of the shoulders; then press downward, hack to original position
 3. Arms to the sides: lift right arm upward and outward, slowly curving the hand inward until it rests on top of the head; return slowly to the side, and repeat the movement with the left arm.
 1. Arms to the sides; raise left arm to the level of the shoulders and then carry it across the front of the body until the wrist almost touches the right shoulder. Repeat the move ment with the rght arm.
 5. Raise the arms above the head, and drop the hands alternately inward toward the head.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
WHERE WEALTH HELPS.

Private accumulatious of wealth are not all predatory nor devoted to the accumulation of yet more millions In some conspicuous instances they serve 10 render invaluable service to the public One of the great advantages Of this private control of sums de- voted to a%eat public service. is it's freedom rom interruption which would be a danger if the same sort of service were attempted by gov erumentzl means. Political tactics which have put an end or brought to failure in mid movements or Investigations for the large general good will readily occur to mind.
 Private control of investigation cFork such as is carried on under the Rockefeller foundation certainly has its advantages and leads to the con- clusion that the control of considera- ble sums can find Justification in the uses to which they are put.
 Such an instance is at hand in the Form of pr. George Vincent's report as president Of the Rockefeller Founda- lion Tersely, succinctly. but vividly, Dr. Vincent has reviewed the work of AatS. telling of endeavors in many
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
Laurel, Miss. = was suffering with

making besides my homework. You are at liberty to publish my letter if it will help some poor suffering woman. - Mrs. J.C. SANFORD, 1237 Second Ave, Laurel, Miss.
 Thousands of women drag along from day to day in just such miserable con- dition as was Mrs. Sanford, or suffering from displacements, irregularities, i'm iammation, ulceration, backache, side ache, headache, nervousness, or the blues"
 Such women should profit by Mrs. Sanford's experience and try this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia s. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, and find relief from their sufferings as she did
 For special suggestions In regard to your ailment write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass. The result of their fcng experience is at your service.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
SUGGESTIONS FOR
 THE HOUSEWIFE

 Turpentine and hard rubbing will remove tar from cloth.-= Dull files are sharpened when laid laid in diluted sulphuric acid. Use gelatin immediately afted dis | solving for ice cream.
 When fresh meat begins to sour place it outdoors over night wipe an oil stove with a greased cloth to keep the enamel clean. Boots and shoes hardened by wat CT are softened by kerosene. | Rubber headed tacks should be used on the backs of pictures. There is no question of the value of green salads in and dietary. When making bisque ice cream add the crumbs when nearly frozen.
 Cook seedless raisins with apple sauce and it will require less sweet ening.
 Make pocket of learth or oilcloth and tackson the outside of the re- frigerator to hold the ice pick, and keep it where it be found when wanted.
 As Q carpet cleaner bran slightly dampened, thrown on the carpet and then thoroughly swept out is unexcei- led Removes all dust and, being damp, prevents dust from flying. For sponging mating use bran water.
 To keep lunch baskets from acquir- ing a stale odor sca1d once week in hot salted wated, rinse in cold water and dry in the sun.
 Try changing the stockings from one foot to the other every morning. It is said to greatly lessen the wear.
 To remove seeds from cranberries, before cooking, cut them in halves, place in a celander and let cold water run through them steadily for 8 min ute or two.
 When boiling sweet potatoes have the water bubbling hard when they are dropped in, so that they will not be soggy.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
SHIPS FOR NEW ENGLAND.

tF49Then it is revealed by the report i6E the shipping board that only eleven sSfft of its s29 ships go out from any -sSkv England port and that all these ..zEe routed from Boston. it is a ques- s1npn whether New England has been .sfFen adequate consideration in the -ztlotment of vessels. The shipping -@pard has vessels of 4.24s,973 dead .sveeight tons operating in sixty two Irregular cargo line services and gen -eFaI tramp service, obviously a large sSieyelopneut of our merchant marine, ,bat has the importance of New Eng '-and as a manufacturing center been adequately served by the allotment of
 only eleven ships?
 Five of these ships make trips ev- Try three weeks from Boston to Ar
 gEntina,- two to Bordeaux monthly, two to Liverpool monthly. and two to Antwerp monthly Naturally New s-Fork has more ships than any other q ports, but they are only 105 out of the s29- It has sixteen routes to the Ar 2 genuine. while Mobile. New Orleans, Wilmington. Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick, Ga, and Jacksonville to- C<ether have twenty-six. Boston has @us ships for Brazilian trade while five southern cities have fifteen sail- ing every ten days
 - Doubtless there is some reason in assigning so many South American lines to southern cities in their near ness to Brazilian and Argentinian ports and the ease with which United
 States products can be assembled in these shipping centers; but New En- gland products could be more easily and cheaply loaded at Boston instead pf sending them by long rail trans portation to the south.
 As to European and Mediterranean ports. New York is made the chief Shipping point.
 It is probable that the allotment of <shipping may have been determined Ro' a certain extent upon the nature bf products required at certain for Hign ports. and also by the peculiar condition of government management 1f railroads which makes it possible .<P divert shipping without regard to .Ftatural lines of development. When khe railroads pass back into private ownership such arbitrary and artif- s@ial direction of shipping may be mod med.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
DICTATES OF FASHION

Berthas and fichus are worn witt the tightly fitted waist.
 The dance frock is not complete just now, without fringe.
 Camel's hair cloth is used for for nal as well as sports coats.
 Lace and chiffon parasols are worn with lace and Georgette.
 Why not have your old paraso] frame recovered?
 Cock feathers are still the best liked decorations for small hats.
 Many of the extremely low necks are now yelled with tulle.
 A hat made entirely of organdie win complete the summer outfit. A frock of white organdie is trim med with red and blue braid.
 For gardening is dress of gay
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
DEMAND FOR PErrIcoArs

The tight skirts has not had the slightest effect on the demand for petticoats, according to a representa- l. tive manufacturer, and the business taken last season was far in excess of what it has been for some time Present orders are of the most sat- isfactory volume, and the only con- cern of the manufacturers is to de- liver what is required The popular1- ty of troclette has been one of the important reasons for the great boom in the petticoat industry, as it was pointed out that dresses made of this material can scarcely be worn with out a petticoat
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
kNJTTEp WEAR FOR FHLL

Buying of knitted infants wear is somewhat ahead of the usual time for placing such fall business, says the New York Times. Retail representa- tives from the west are placing orders for sweaters, caps, bootees and other knitted goods with the expectation that prices will be advanced later on in the season. Although some of the manufacturers have prepared their fall samples, a good many of the buyers are ordering from the sample lines of last season. The first orders have not covered in all cases the needs of the buyers for the fall and winter, and they have expressed their inten- tiOn of visiting the market again during the normal fall buying period this month and August.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-04
SCRAPS OF oILcLoTH

With the leftovers after cutting the oilcloth to fit the Kitchen table you can save laundering on table linen, at least two bibs, and perhaps a tray cloth, a week. Cut one of the leftover pieces oblong and the other round. Bind each with navy blue linen by machine. The round piece, which, by the way, should be as large as possi- ble, is baby's plate dolly and the oblong piece after two strings of navy blue have been added becomes his bib. This table set can always be cleaned with no trouble at all and may look really charming for bit of stenciling.