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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
APT PUPIL.

"A teacher was trying to impress up
on her pupils recently the fact that his
tory repeats itself and that many things
which happen today are the counter
part of similar things that happened
years and years ago.
Nov, viii any one tell me of any
thing new of Importance that has hap
pened during the last rs years. in
CURED the teacher,
Me" answered one Of the pupils,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
RIGHTOl

In a small camp in France a young
negro was laaily unloading material
from A freight car, His superior re-
marked to him that he was not very
ambitious,
Man. he said, there Is no use
having ambition in this mans army;
uncle Sam gives me the same dollar
II is got ambition OF Il | amt got
ambition"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22

What! never speak one evil word,
Or rash, or idle, or unkind;
oh, how shall l, most gracious Lord,
This mark OF true perfection. find?
&C. Wesley.
And It shall cor1e to pass In that
day, saith the Lord Of hosts, That
will cut off the names OF the idols ou
OF the land, and they shall no more pc
remembered; and also / will cause the
prophets Of the unclean spirit 70 pass
out q this land"Azsfharian Sna Ma A..
cept all corruptions, inconsistent with
His sincere and pure worship, D. taken
away. But we must at the same Ilnie
observe that this effect. 10 ascriped 70
Gods word; for 1t Is that which can
drive away and Danish ali ne apo ynr l.
uncongenial to true religion. As thefa
by the rising of the sun darkness IL
put to flight, and all things appear as,
tinctly to the view, 80 also when S5ou
comes forth with the teaching OF Ills
word, all the receptions Of satan must
then desires to perform all the duties o.
a good and faithful pastor ougnt ilrnlly
to resolve ont only to abstain from Al
impure doctrines and simply assert
what Is true, but also to detect al cor
ruptions which are injurious 70 reliklon:
to recover men from the deceptlons OF
Satan, and, in. short, avowedly W oaaIy J
on war with all superstitions. we m1s
learn how much purity Of doctrine Is
| approved by God, since He would naye
| us feel a horror as at something mon,
stroIB, whenever the name OF an iool
preserved in a pure state except w
rashness OF those who pervsrt souhu
doctrine be Northumberland.
Dayton, Ohio.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22

THERE WAS cold air.
INSIDE OF the radiator
AND IT wouldn't come out.
AND A cool wind.
BLEW IN from the SEA.
AND WE needed warmth.
FOR AN hour or So
TILL THE sun came round,
ON IT'S western trip.
AND I .elephoned.
TO THE hotel office.
AND roLp the clerk.
AND A few minutes later.
CAME THE hotel plumber. q.
IN ovERALLs.
AND UNDER the window.
by THE radiator,
HE SAT him down,
AND HOWEVER it happened.
I DON'T quite know.
BUT IT wasn't long. g..
BEFORE ! had learned.
THAT He had six kids.
AND THE oldest, eleven.
AND WHERE he lived.
WAS ACROSS the bay.
AND oyER in Berkeley.
WITH 4 great big yard
ENCLOSED BY a fence.
AND NONE Of the kids.
HAD EYER been ~.
AND THE reason for that.
so THE plumber said
WAS BECAUSE Of the skill.
OF THE wonderful woman.
WHO WAS his wife.
;
AND WHEN I suggested.
THAT IT must be hard.
ON THE wages he got.
TO CARE for SO many.
HE SAID 1t was.
AND THEN he added:
BUT BELIEVE me, sir.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22


To The News Scimitar.
In your editorial, Sorting EN- Out, -
there appeared some misStatements in
regard to Greeks. You say, among
other nisstatements, that II the Greeks
don't like those countries, get out or
become citizens of these countries.
For your Information, sir, | would
say that the Greeks 1000 years ago
were inhabiting Asia Minor and Thrace
long before Turks and Bulgars were
known. At that time they were writ
ing history. Herodotus and Thucydides
and the immortal Homer was writing
his. Had, They were engaged in art
and civilization so your foreiathers, who
then perhaps were herding swine In
Scandinavia, to become civilized aud
learned, How poorly they succeeded
1t wasn't their fault.
Concluding, sir, | would say that
those 50, 600 Greeks that fought with
the United States army had in mind
Wilson'S IA points. You can rest as-
suted, sir, that If the peace congress
decides against the Greek elaknsA the
Greeks are able to take care Of them
selves and, league " nations or no
league, they can enforce their just dc.
mands and make Asia Minor another
Macedonia,
II YOU ~recollect in 1919 in two months
time 81, 900 Greeks left this country
for the Balkan war, They can repeat
that now, only multiplied by five, Yours
truly, j. y, r.,
tFormerly A, r., FL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
IAN RIGHT.

you seem very proud of your re-
turned soldier boy, Josh
Yes said Farmer Cofntussei:
when he did anything mischieveus his
mother always said he took after me,
All that | hope is that his mother will
say Josh IL a chip off'n the old block.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
s<s..ss %
q Z
ABOUT PIGEONS. Z

%Ss%sxst. sfssT ".
To The News Scimitar;
In reading your editorial In The News
Seimitar Of Saturday, March s, about
pigeons, 1t carries my memory back
years ago when those birds were more
numerous here at certain seasons Of
the year than any other birds,
They would begin to appear some
time in October here. They would rare
ly ever stop right whore / lived In large
numbers, but they would 60 West in
the mornings and hack east In the
evenings, | suppose to their rooStlhR
place Ia the vicinity Of n creek which
goes by the name Of Pigeons Roost,
some eight or ten miles east Of this
place, | have seen droves Of pigeons
fly over stretched across the horizon
from south to north that one could
not see either end.
| think It was somewhere In the
seventies when they ceased coming
here. il my memory serves me right,
| think it was IN the fall Of 1878 that
| saw the last of them in large num-
beers, Where all those pigeons went,
and what became of them, Is one OF
the unsolved mysteries.
r, W, MASSEY,
Alphaha, Miss
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
RIGHT DIRECTIONS,

speaking Of etiquet. did you send
the quarter for those advertised In
structiuns on What to do at table? p"
Yes"
hAhd what ala you getP'
"A slip with one word printed on 1t:
.Eatt'"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
SUBSCRIBER,
Q .
} FORCED OMISSION OF NAMES I
= .
To The News scimitar;

To The News Seimitar;
As Il regular subscriber and an in
teresting reader Of your splendid paper
| beg permission to ask. Why, In re-
porting news items of such casualties
as resulted from the recent storm, the
narne Of the unfortunate white VIC
tins are given and the names Of negro
victims are omitted,
The readers of your paper are inter
ested to know the names Of all who
may be so unfortunate as to lose their
lives In such cases, Respectfully,
f. c. MORRIS.
$50 are we interested in the names
OF all persons, whether they are UNI
fortunate victims or whether they
achieve something worth while. our
correspondents are urged to furnish
names whenever possible, A news
Item about A person is not complete
without his name,-lid.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
The Public Be SerOed

IT'S WORTH it all"
I AND ALL the time.
WHILE HE talked to me.
HE KEPT fussing around.
TILL THE cold air came.
AND THE radiator.
CAME BACK to life.
AND THE od0r Of warmth.
pERvADEp THE room.
AND THEN he arose.
AND WANTED to knew.
If I'd mind very much.
IF HE should come back.
WITH 4 picture he had.
OF HIS group Of kids,
AND I :ais I wouldn't.
AND HE'S gone down now.
TO WHEREVER it is.
IN THE basement maze
WHERE He hangs his coat
AND BEFORE he comes back
rM CONG to find.
A PICTURE I have.
OF THAT nephew OF mine.
THAT LIVES on the ranch.
AND IF he's got one. a..
WHO CAN beat that kid.
HE'LL BE g.ins some.
BUT. ANYWAY.
HE'S A. mighty fine man.
AND HE'S warmed me up.
INSIDE AND out.
81
InfFT -!
VIZ
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
900. N..N
/, ONE HUNDRED AND (
) SEVENTH ENGINEERS. {


TO The News Scimitar:
| saw where IN. r, p" asked for
the divisional number of the 10Th en-.
gineers. The New York Times of Sept.
3 published a list OF the different
corps, divisions, brigades and regiments
In france and the t07th engineers were
then included IN the S2d division under
Gen, HAN. Lieut.. Col. Luke II. Callar
is their troop commander,
SUBSCRIBER.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Cotnplied BY John q. Cuinluss the
sunshine Man.
one evil word,

Set a watch, o Lord, before my
mouth; keep the door Of my lips
Psalm cxli. 3.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
$@. 6s&sa
GREEKS IN TAE WAR.

aANsMANNsN MMNN NNNNNAANNa ID,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
BoLSAE NlSM'S
ANCESTRY.
TO Tho NNMs SEMINAR.

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Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15
COUNTY JAiL HAS
 ONLY FEW GUESTS

The number of guests at the New London county jail just now Is bsiaw the average number usually entertain- ed at this time of the year. Inquiry elicited the information thatswhile the average number of boarders there is 45y there are but q now. <Mest of these are available for work. Oh, yes, the boarders have to work
 Up to this season there was another outdoor sport popular with the guests at the resort This was the art of carpet-beAtins and many close and exciting contests were staged in which everybody beat The mana cement however about the middle of last month, decided that interest in the sport had fallen off. judging from the lack of patrons. and discontinued the carpet beating.
 The msaseason finals in the canine tournarqef1t' are now at their height and county seats are being made over night.
 The dearth of carpet beaters is laid to war time prohibition. When John Barleycorn was laid at rest at mid night, June 30. there went with him. in spirit-well, spirits if you will "a large number of the regulars whose familiar faces and cer.sc noses are missed by Jailer Winder F. Reed and his able staff of assistants.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15
QUARTERLY INSPECTION
 OF STATE FARM

The simple life appeals strongly tt the women, or to most. or them al least, who are sentenced to eerve time at the State Farm for Women al Lyme. The quarterly inspection .oi this farm has just been completed pS Charles W. Kellogg. secretary of the state board of charities. and Mrs Frank A. Mitchell of Norwich. mem Der of the board. who found the lnsti- tution in good shape.
 Especially interesting to the secre. tary and Mrs. Mitchell was the fact that the women, sent to the home rom the police and superior courts. are are setting accustomed to the simple life ana the majority of them. perform, tasks of a dairyn1aid. Best of all Secretary Kellogg said. the inmates like the life. and do not seem to care how long they stay there. even altef their sentences expire. .,.
 Taking care of chickens is the Jot that the women have. and some of them. who have appeared Ill pohce courts for years on one charge or an and their health. and make the state ment that they never felt better.
 The inspection by the representa- : lives of the board showed that the three cottages are occupied py the in- mates and the staff. One cottage is for the older women, while separate cottage is maintained for the younger women. The third cottage is occupied by the staff of the home, also by few inmates whose habits and years are taken into consideration. One new feature of the farm is that the women, by acting on their good behavior, have the opportunity of having their teeth fixed at the expense of the state:
 Once week a dentist visits the farm. and those on good behavior have a chance to have teeth pulled, treated or filled, as the case may be. Many Of the inmates. who formerly. gave no
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15
NEGOTIATIONS OF RESPECT. The Chelsea saviaxs Rank.

Directors, Of The ehelsea savings saw 9Ara Bank K held AueA l4.. 1919, the following min ute ana Resolution was unanimously MT. John c. .Avsrill was elected m incerporator of this Bank on Sept; a1 President. Sept. 1a, 1907. And March fnsssd s4ssad by shs Ssash ,s;s q General Edwars unaniaaeusly reelected to the present time. During this time his interest in this Bank has been constant. After serbed the larger part of his life. In jbtiie discharge Of his duties he seriously
 bsat ef hs ssss ans s%sy wan eager te sg sma mla retes recosd sf as stssnsnce l srss at able.
 His. many acts of < kindness and mind, but these cannot all be counted.
 Altoseetl,ear. he .iabored hard -to make of dear eid Norwieh and vicinity: Dpin ilnppovement and n npiift tew1fa to this we We ais5. with others. bear witness warm hearted attetion which endear-
 He Often Spoke Of f e, our Board of Di- share in making it sd. Now weIfeel the deep loss we suffer at his passing
 Rssolked: That this minute be en- tered or the records of this Bank. pub nshed in tho newspa pers of this city, Me a f9py se ss sss4nd sad Els and
 Attest:
 FRANK HAMPSTEAD.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15
sToRRs PROFESSOR WILL ADDRESS pAIRYMEN

Tine Connecticut State Dairymen's day at Middletown Wednesday, Aug 2T. Among the speakers. who will ad T. dress the visiting dairynen will be Prof. William NJ. Esten of Connecti- W. Manchester of Winsted, and Prof W. A. Rhea both on the staff at Storrs. Professor Esten. a graduate, of Wesleyan, and for several years a co-worker with Prof. 'Atwater in cali on1etric experiments. will give the re- suit of his four years experiments at Storrs with plant development fin a paper on The Relation of Bacteria to Plant Developments. Professor Man chester, formerly agent of the Litch- field County Farm Bureau. will speak on the Business Side of Farming The concluding sneaker. Prof Rhea. will give d. demoflstration on the judging
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15
BELIEVES FOOD PRICES
 SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED

T do net wish to give out the false
 impression that my investigation will
 prices" Robert sScoville. Cennecticut food administrator during the war. now called back into the service. said Wednesday,. Tn my opinion" he add and the high cost of living will not be greatly reduced until sonaH way is worked out of lowering the cost of production.
 T believe that food prices should be investigated, that they should be ad- justed, where too high. but feel cer- tain that the general impression that there is wholesale profiteefins is in the country have been living in an in- fiated period during these last five years. We have all been living in an easier way. have been accomplishins less work. and have literally been on a debauch. like a drunken sailor"
 Mir, Scovillc said that this opinion did not apply to any particular class of people, as he believes that the peo- pie of the country. as a whole, have competition Is not as keen. production is decreased and prices soar conse- quently. At present. he says, the wholesaler or dealer who hoards stocks Is very unwise. as prices may collapse, 'as high as they can go." However, he added any investigation which does not bring decided results will not prove acceptable to the people. Under existing conditions he does not see how prices can decline materially.
 The former administrator says that he will CO., operate and do everythirs z in his power to assist in reducing the high ccst of living in this state. He telesraphed Attorney General Palmer for further information regarding the request that the state food administra- ton be revived to a certain extent, but said that no reply had been received. He will wait in Hartford for further details.
 Mfr. Scoville in explaining his opi1a ion on the present high cost Of living problems used a number of i1lustra- lions. For instance, increase in wages to railroad workers. he said, will mean an advance of an apprecia- ble part of cent on each pound of white beans shipped down from Cali fornia te Boston. Each advance in the cost of labor and Of raw material adds further expense. he remarked.
 Grain is the axis on which fced prices revolve." Mir. Scovillc said. For instance, the supply of meat of milk, of all the staples, depends directly on the cost of grain. and the price of grain depends largely on the cost of production. Practically the entire meat supply of the country comes from Srain-fed cattle and. although milk may seem exorbitant at Is and 1s cents a quart. the price is not so high. that farm labor brings 50 to 5o cents an hour while the price of feed is at high levels"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15
rAe rhA,n.. xatie.aI B.n,.

At, q special meeting. of the Board of Bank held Aug; 1tth. 1912. so take Ayeriil, the following resolution was
 n tas death of Jshn Chester Ayeriii in this city,sn the 18th day ot August 1919. The Thames National Bank has its Dirseterate: Mf, Aysriil was elect day of January, 1901: and from that time until the day. of. his death gave unsparinsiy of his timA and thought to faithful performance of the duties of that offfce. He frequentiy served as secretary Of the Board in the absence of the regular Secretary, and rendered efficient service on various special co neuaittees-
 His .remarkah,y. retentive memory coupled with his urflinchipg loyalty to the institution. make his loss severely felt. and his delightful spirit of com 'radeship will long be a pleasant mem ory in the minds of his associates.
 Resolved: That this. resolution be spread upon thN records of the Bank and a copy published in the ioeaI press.
 It was voted: That the Bank be closed st 2 o'clock on Friday. Aug. 18th. and that the Directors attend the funeral in a body.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15
OLD HOME WEEK FOR HF VILE

cupiyd hy the heuSs No. 4 Prevalence
 straet 4ud -factnk that street. Be-
 hind 1t Was as,w&ll with an old fasls- fcnNA swoAt. This well is now in rne
 in front Of the PonkA1Ah Store, in the middle of North Front street. In MareA 1see, Messrs. E.~P. T4ft q Ce4 of Providence, R. T., brought up the real estate and watAr privileges and built a dam and mill. From thia d6te until the present date Taftvii1A has gained steadily in. population unfil it has become one of the most ffourish- ing mill districts in Eastern Connectf- out. On Dec. 3, 1887 council met and <sthe Taftyille Cengfexatienal church was organized, and this was the Beginning of tsechint in the will churches. the Taftvill6 Congregational church ana tAeN church of the Sacred Heart. There is also large public sei4eof and 8 parechial school. raft vile alAe beasts ef the largest cotton mfI1s. under one reef in the world today fhe manufacturing plant Is kHeNn as the ponemah Mills, in which a large number of TaftviIle residents arc employed. This company. thfoush it's policy has suffered few of the trials through which many mills have passed. The people of the village are proud of their mill and the work the company has accomplished, such as erecting homes for it's help. erecting buildings for. store use, in laying out roads and building side walks.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15
sun. M.e. aaa Tide..
CREENEVILLE

Private David Shahsn has received his honorable discharge from tho ser vice. He was a member of the Fifth Machine Gun Battalion and served Is months overseas. He served part ot his enlistment in France and Ger many. His many friends in the viii lase were pleased to see him home again.
 William semple and Herbert Pro- cell spent Thursday st the Drawbridse returning with a fine mess Of crabs.
 John Downing received hki hon orabie discharge from the. navy. He served ,12 months in service and saw foreign service. He was stationed on . battleship.
 Private John Grady arrived home on Wednesday evening after receiving his honorable discharge at Camp Mills. N. '. Private Grady served lS months in France aid Germany and has many. interesting things to say of his adven- tures,.
 Gecrge Boone has accepted a posi- ton with the Cfreeneyiile paper mill.
 Ar. Schultz Of Hartford was a bus- mess caller In the village Thursday.
 Thomas Corners or Waterbury spent Thursday in the Village.
 Rev sir. and Mrs. Teiford of Can is spending a few days with Mir. and Mrs. J. sN. IIill.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15
The William W. p.ckus HosritaI.

tive Committee of The William W. Baekps Hospital held Aug. 14, 1919. ed:
 ~ In the death of it's President John c. Averil1. this Institution has suffered an irreparable Iess which is keenly felt by his associates, who appreciated his de- vetion to and vital Interest in the Hospital
 The many kindnesses of MT. Averil1 to the patients, and to those in charge of the Hospital, have made bright and happy days tbat otherwise would have been discouraking, and it is fitting that we place upon the records this expres- sion of our affectionate regard. respect and admiration for one who was con stantly doing so much for the best in- terests of this Institution.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15

On the seth and s1st Of this month the people of Taftville will celebrate the 54th anniversary of the founding of the village The Pioneer Boys, An organization composed of all persons who have at any time lived in Taft vile. will hold meeting this fFrt- dayl evening to norninate eeAmitf9e1 and to make plans for the coming, s0fd Home week"
 Tor many years past the Pioneers have held their annual eelehrattan at Rocky Point but the continual tfoWtA of the society has been such that if has been suGGested that tie annual event be held in the village. and ela- bcrate plans have been made to make this years celebration the biggest event the village has seen in ysars. Cards are being sent out to all Pi0- iteers who are at present living Tn other cities, stating the time and place of the .:bis tine," giving a cenapltte list of the events. that will make fhfs years celebratien worth attendipx. Farades.~ all kinds of athletic eventa, the clam bake, lectures, and many other items of irteret to the rAsideuts young and old will be taken care Of by the entertainment committee
 T4ftville has seen many changes since the day in 1885 when the first group of settlers came to the village. At that date, there was but one. house in the village, an old farm house, standing nearly on the site now oc-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15
PRINTING PRESS PATENT
 TO SToNINGToN INVENTOR

The following patents to Connecticut inventors were issued August ,, 1913:
 Murray J. Hussins, Bridgeport, counterroring tool.
 Owen H. Jones, Hartford, ball. cock.
 Bernard J. Dowd. Hartford, plat en-release mechanism.
 William H. Buell.. New Haven, charge for primers.
 William H. Buell. New Haven, pruning charge.
 George B. PieI<op. New Haven, de- sign, fitting.
 EuSene r. sehoell, New Britain, curtain ia stener. John F. Cayanash, Mer:der, trans former coil for ignition. etc.
 August W. Gregor and T. H. French, Meriden, larap-burne-. l sT. W. sIaysnoff. Inc, -Ncrwalk, de- sign curtain named clothing for men and women.
 Howard NJ Barber. StcninSton, printing press.
 Franklin c. Neuberth and E. NJ. Grilley. Ansoiiia, pipe cover
 Buckley Macaroni Co, Inc. Ken sinston, label, international brand
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-15
bERANG-- WOMAN BROUGHT
 TO INSANE HOSPITAL

Mrs. Emma Wilson of New York city was brought to the New London police station Tuesday night by Eo- man who is. connected with the Asso- ciated Charities. who reported that the Wilson woman was mentally deransed Upon authority from Dr. F.. c. Chip man. Mrs. Wilson was taken to the Norwich State Hospital for the In sane by Patrolmen James and Hill.
 Will Seed School Lawn.
 The lawn at the Palmer Memorial school building in Montvillc has been p1owed up and will be seeded this fall. Since tho fire which destroyed the building several years ago this lawn has been practically ruined as no care was taken of 1t after the fire and the grass has completely died out.