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Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
EAST THOMPSON

Miss Flora Bartlett of Charlton, Mass, is at the home of Mrs, Annie Reed. Miss Bartlett suffered shock some time ago but has so far recover ed as to be moved here. where she will be cared for. by Mrs. Reed for the present.
 Miss Florence Flewelling returned to her school duties Monday, having spent the Easter vacation with her aunts here.
 Mrs. George Bixbee entertained at dinner Sunday Mrs. David Porter, Miss Edythe and Mrs. Nora Wood ward.
 There will be no service at the Methodist church next Sunday, April II, it being Conference Sunday. Miss Mildred Sheldon of Providence spent the week end with her grand mother, Mrs. Marcia Sheldon. Mrs. Louisa Miller Densereau of Southbridge, Mass. is at the Memo rial hospital. Worcester, where she underwent an operation for appendi- citis.
 Cassius Hoyle of Worcester was here Friday and Saturday making ar engagements to bury the body of his daughter, Mrs. Mildred Neff, who died in Philadelphia from pneumonia, and whose body was brought here and placed in the vault several weeks ago It is reported that William Kings bury has bought Vernon Jepson's
 home and will occupy it soon. Mir Jepson will move to the house vacated l by Mrs. Mary Barbour. l Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Miller attended | the funeral of a relative in South bridge Thursday. 4
 Mrs. Mary. Barbour sold her house hold goods Friday and has gone tc Providence to live with her daughter l MT. and Mrs. Everett Huntington spent Friday with Mrs. Charles Kelley in Wilsonville.e
 1 The threatening weather Easter
 Sunday did not prevent a good audi
 ence at the M. E. church to listen t,
 Rev. John Miller. who spoke from Johl gospel il: 25-26. Subject, Life. Ther,
 was special Easter music, by the choir Mrs. Miller sang solo. Holy com
 mthion was observed. The churcl decorations were in charge of. Mrs i Emma Johnson and Mrs. Hattie Ben
 son. The evening concert was wei
 attended. Mrs. George Bixby was fl
 charge of the recitations and Mrs. E
 H. Huntington of the music. Edyth
 Woodward was erganist and Rev Mi II Miller viclinist.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09

tarred paper found 1t an effective rem edy. One farmer in Middietown went to the expense of over s6e for wire for his young orchard, but the mice climbed up the wire and damaged {, 100 trees out of 2,50o.
 The Community club held the an- nual business meeting Tuesday even- ing. E. H. Mccall. Jr., was chosen president. Owing to the weather and bad going. this is the first meeting
 held for several months. W. c. Thomas, who has had a long l illness, is on the road to recovery. i W. l.. l.. Spencer of Lebanon has
 sold his store and farm and is to leave | town.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09

London, March 24.-The Russian soviet government has threatened to put the workshops of the northern railways under martial Jaw to put an end to what it calls the crime of the workers in wasting time in holiday making. according to a wireless mes sage from Moscow. The government asserts that 1000 working days were thus. lost in one month mad that "the railway men are arranging to have two days of idleness each week at 8 time when millions of people are hungering and when it Is impossible to
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
CrNrRAL. VILLAGE

Miss Aiice Eaton has returned from Oxford. Mass. where she has been visitIng relatives. Mss Cora Ballard has returned fu.m her home in Fryeburg. Me.
 Mrs. Henry Cushing of Providence sDcnt Sunday with the family of-John Fletcher.
 MIss Ruth Mathewson has returned from Penacooolx. N. H.. where she has been spending several days with friends tnlned relatives from Piainfield Sun Gay.
 home in Elliott.
 Albert Guild, who has been in the family of Mrs. Stephen A. Lewis the past year. is very i'll at St. Joseph's hospital. Willimantic, where he has undcrgone a serious operation. He was a nurse at the Lewis home.
 William Fully of Peacedale, R. l., a teacher in the local high school, has returned from his vacation.
 August Holgerson of Putnam, for meriy a resident here, visited local friends Saturday.
 Protection lodge of Odd Fellows held their installation Thursday evening. MfmDerH or lut futnAm fOuSe WeIc present.. An oyster supper was served by Laban Adams.
 Edward Amsbury, who has been i'll uvo weeks at the home of his daugh- Ter, Mrs. Alfred Hill, was down stairs tsr the first time Sunday at his home
 Miss Ethel Collins has returned to Sonapee. N. H.. whefe she is teach sf.
 The Anthony store on Main street has been rented to the Economy Elec- iricai company. Raymond Rider man. aeer.
 Mfr. and Mrs. Ernest French of Jew stf City spent Sunday with local rel atlvcg eN
 Mrs James Geer was able to rids out short distance Sunday after sev. crai weeks Illness
 The teachers training class met al Mrs Emma Bradiey's Tuesday even. lnk.
 Miss Helen Street will be the leadei of the C. F. service this (F'ridayl evening. The subject will be Th. WOuntains Of the Bible.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09

ford. but it was in the cyclone vieini- ty. - 70
 Charles g. Goodrich carried by an- tomobile about 3,e0o eggs to Pittsfeid poultry farm, Hollisson. Mass. last Wednesday to be placed in incubAkoss for matching.
 The ground was frozen Tuesday morning. the mercury registering s1 above zero. O.
 The Ladies Sewing circle. met at the hall "Wednesday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
WORKERS IN RUSSIA ARE WASTING TIME

transport bread, owing to lack of rail- way engines. It notifies the idIers that they will either have to make up for the time 'fof which the repub- lie has been robbed" receive full pen- alty under martial law.
 The message issued by the govern merft is headed Shame comrades" and declares that Russia cannot await salvation from foreigners but must fight her own internal blockade in or der to lend the ruinous condition of things, conquer hunger and save the soviet republic."
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
CLASGO


 The Easter Monday ball in Social hall was largely attended. Music was furnished by Driscolls orchestra from Jewett City at Miss. Edith lift entertained at her home the first of the week. Misses Eileen Hinchey and Loretta Tobin, of Norwich.
 Mrs. w. G. Burdick is planning to spend the week end in Westerly with his niece, Mrs. Walter Thorpe
 Miss Mabel Blanchard returned to her home Sunday, after spending Good Friday and Easter with relatives in North Stonington.
 MT. and Mrs. Taber from New York are soon to occupy their summer home on the Plains. Elizabeth Beattie of New York is a guest of Mrs. Ray Button. Amos Burdick of Westerly, R. L, was caller at MT. Buttons. Tues- dav
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09

Miss Anna P. Armstrong; treasurer. Mrs. Sarah Keith: press work, Mary A. Arnold, Mrs. Rufus Chase; evange- listic work, Miss Alice Johnson; Sun day school work, Miss Mary Eddy,
 Miss Alice Cunningham; flower mis sion, Mrs. Sarah Keith, Miss Edith Fox, Mary A. Arnold; medal contest Mrs. Cortland Arnold, Mrs. Anna AL
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
GOODYEAR

John. Eehnalian returned Friday from New York, where be has been working with ae film company com pleting the Goodyear cotton mills pie lures. ss ]. Supt. R. w. Boys and Construction Engineer Victor Schmidt are spend ing few days in Akron. O.. complet- ing arrangements prior,to building the new mill. the schoolhouse and several new dwellings.
 Charles W. Huff was a business
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
Many scheoi ChiIdrer. Afe sI-

Many scAsoi Children Are sle1ly.
 Mothers who value their own -comfurr and the welfare of their chiifffn should nsveE De without box ef dren,. for use throughout the seasof,. They break up colds. relieve fevtfish- ness, constipation, seethink disorders. headache and stomach troublss Used powders give satisfaction. An drug stores. Don't accept any ssbstitute
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09
New Exeuse for the Senate.

We see that the senate will raake 10 further ratification efforts at pres- rnt. feeling that to do so would be a waste of time. which seems like a queer reason.-Ohio State Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09

Much of the charity that begins abroad never reaches home
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
SHOOK IS HUNGRY
"Hant' Makes Announcement,
 but Can't Be Located.
Providence (Rhode lsIand) Citizens Have a Real Sensation In "Mani- fcctations" Which Have Baf.
 fled EIucidation.

Residents of Pond street, in Provi- dence, R. l., are all on edge, for the house at POT, they assert, Is undoubt- edly ''hG unted."
 For ,,eek manifestations have been going on there and when 1t came to the point where the cellar was damned full of curious people and a line was waiting out through the yard into the street, the police took hold. Tenants said they would move if they could only find q place to move to- and both up and down the street idwellers said if someone did not do something pretty soon they would think of moving.
 Ii all came about through strange voice" which. the neighbors say. ein- anatps from the cellar. A week ago, auo.ing one of the Pond Streeters, tenant went into the cellar and was startled by the voice saying: Give me something to eat, I'm starving
 The tenant upset his coal seutue, but was not nervous about it. He did not want to worry the other tenants, so he said nothing until someone else, entering the cellar, heard distinctly; "Take me out O here
 There was a consultation; tenants laughed when they looked at each oth' CT. but they listened when they passed the cellar stairs. neghboring mar ketman was called into consultation.
 He went downstairs ito be shown and with amazing promptnesS an eerie voice from behind the confines of the cellar announced: "I know you; you're the butcher"
 Comparison of notes led to the ob- servations that the voice was heard most frequently at 12 noon and at q. m. Noises In the night and the re- port that gas range jazzed across the kitchen floor and back have all been orally chronicled to prove that there Is something the matter.
 Patrolman Mclaughlin, the man on the beat, was called in. He heard noises and went in the second day. Then he took the matter up with Cap faln Hlgglns. lheA NtHt do"h III ei'c cellar together. exp,ored the walls for pipe ends. but found no imProvised speaking tubes, They looked the house over outside and discovered no rosin- coated twine attached to 1t, as juve- line telephones are sometimes contriv- ed, and then they shook their heads.
 Between thirty and forty persons at a time visited the cellar each day. hoping to obtain direct evidence of the "manifestationS.n Everybody who wcrt awav after waiting in vain heard mo....3.,s h"5, of course, had not eX- pected anything ineligible from the haunted" house with such a big crowd on hahd-Boston Herald.
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
Varyinu CoIors of Diamonds.

Each of the five mines owned and worked by the great De Beers com pany in the Kimberley district pro- duces diamonds with well-marked characteristics. The rich Kimberley mine yields good percentage of white and many yellow stones. Dutoitspan mine is famed for it's large yellow dia- monds. At Bultfontein small white and spotted stones are common. From tie Wesselton mine come many beautiful deep orange c0lored dia- monds while the De Beers mine shows good percentage of tinted yellow and brown stones. The Premier mine (TransvaaD yields a large number of "off-colored" stones. The Cullinan diamond was of exceptional purity. From the Jagersfontein mine in the Orange Free State the famous bluish- white stones are derived The dia- monds found in German Southwest Africa are small and yellowish in color.
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
Speeds at Aioh Attitudes.

According to the experimental data in the possession of he technical see tons of the air service 1t has been found that at height of 2o.000 feet an engine gives only 40 per cent of the power for which it is good at sca level The great value of the sur. charger now being used with some en- zines lies in its ability, to make n motor yield the same power at 200ol feet that It does in flying at the low. est attitudes. Whereas the Lepere biplane. recently used by Maj R. w Schroeder in an altitude record flight of 31 800 feet. with one passenger. i~ capable of speed H 136-l37 miles per hour at sea level, at 25.oO0 feet. where most of the air fighting is ex. pectcd to take place in the next war, the machine equipped with the sur charger has shown speed of l3+ miles.
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
BAPT|STS LAUNCH
 BIGGER PROGRAM
s1oo 100000 IN SUBSCRIPTIONS AND S2o,ooO,ooo IN CASH BY MAY
 IS NEW AIM SET.
WILL SEEK SOULS, ALSO
EvangeIistic Campaign Calculated To Reach Thousands of Unsaved Per sons is Announced For March
 and April of This Year.

Now that the subscriptions to the Baptist 75 Million Campaign have passed the $90,000,0 ,000 mark, leaders in a+i the states composing the terri tory of the Southern Baptist Conven- tion have resolved to place this sum at S100.000, 900 by the meeting of the Con- yention at Washington early in May. It is also planned to bring the total of cash offerings by that time to $20,000,' GOO. The convention at Washington will be the seyenty-fifth session of that body and it is deemed appropriate to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the organization with an enlarged sub scription and cash sum with which to carry forward the missionary, educa- tional and benevolent work fostered by the convention in all parts of the world
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
CNcr.. Plant.

'..Iui-4u.. as ;he natives call 1t, k the most wonderful vegetable plant in the world.
 It grows on certain South Pacific islands and in appearance Is like q giant turnip, but hlood.red in color.
 To the white man, il k very tough and taSteless vegetable To the ma tiveS however, t k main item of their diet. They cook ii and mix | with their ceconut and breaafriil, for it k supposed fe be very nourishiug They cultivate the plant in a rough sort of fashion u large dtcl.r> or swatnns
 It's most peculiar feature k that t has tn be fed. aHh for this purpose the native children eu over the island Co!. leeting all decaycd vegetable matter This k soakea in plenty If salt water and Is then taken in armtuIS to the plants aad put in lhe center of lhe leaf. stems or on the short. thick stem from which the leaves spread out an every side.
 Slowly. but surely, the decayed mat ter disappears. the leaves stincu and sprend out erect signs. apparently. that the plant has dined heartily for it really Is a case of feeding a plant. There is no opening of the stem or leaves: the food is slowly and gradu- ally al orhed in a silent and wonder ful mauner-B Boston Post.
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
Immortal nMermaid.s

She was a famous woman," be cause she was famous" inn that served famous" men. That was enough for the Mermaid. She was named after an enchanting lady of the vasty deep, who is a woman to her girdle and a fish to her feet. Her figure was on the signboard of the famous inn, in Friday street, London. Pass with nasty glance the bar in front-the parlor behind of the black ened roof and polished tables-tap- room on the left-low doorways, wind- ing passages-and you have come to the inn parlor. This is the Mermaid And the men sitting there? Ben Jon- son, Fletcher, Beaumont, Carew, Dome and-Shakespeare. Shake speare is roaring over his dogs nose. and Ben JonsOn over his canary. Oh, listen to the wit-combats between Shakespeare and Ben Jonson! Mer- maid. dear famous woman." why were you not twin?
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
"seatino the Boundsp by Air.

Port Melbourne has improved on the ancient British custom of 'beatng the bounds" of a municipality Instead of T solemn peregrination, he mayor. Councillor Page, and a colleague flew over Port Melbourne In m airplane and then visited south Melbourne Whether this airy way of performing solemn duty will be the cause of civic revolution Las vet to be deter mined and the fact that the inspection was made on a Sunday may bring down more wrath. There Is of course dis'inci advantage in viewing rutty road> taom lhe air bat Port Mel bourne has no reuson 10 fear q more minute inspection of her highways and hyMuys
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE

Beginning Monday, February 9, 1920, 1 will meet the property owners of Nevada county at the various places below noted, for the purpose of collect ing taxes for the year 1919.
 You are warned to bring your last tax receipt in order to save time and trouble for yourself and collector. Prescott Wednesday, March 3, to April 10.
 LUXE C. STEELE,
 Sheriff and Collector, Nevada Co.
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
Had a Good HAassA

Thomas Logan, age three and . half. had been sitting stock aill 'n his chair. as be.itted s~n.1cman, while his family entertained oonpany, This was unusual to those Sss know his active disposition nAils the reason came out:
 "l am sitting sill. Ike th's," he cunGdca to one of ths eoIng.ny ''be- cause my mother told ns te'
 Thus having relieved hA Rlnd of ;he s,ain If perfect gG.tt Ass youn- 'ary act, he again relapSed into eniet and a rigid posture,
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
HOBO IS ''|N BAD"
Kniqht of the Road Confronted
 With Hated Work.
High Cost of Living Has Made 1t Hard for Itinerants to Pick Up an Easy Existence-Not Like Good
 Old Times.

No other art has suffered greater de- terioration through price manipulation than that of kitchen panhandling, and wall is now going up from thou sand "jungles" all over the quiet land. Even the price of soap, which is occa- sionally used, though not encouraged, promises to make the American hobo look like mud-bedraggled soldier after a long vigil in a cootie-ridden trench.
 This years convention, in sense. will be memorable inasmuch as the war has reyolutionized the craft of hoboing and many novel and startling suggestions as to how to live and travel without work will be presented by scores of delegates, hailing from every section of the country. Jungle" philosophy likewise has undergone q great change and the high cost of liv- ing has only served to rub sore laid open when the hand of industry during the war reached into box cars, down into the trucks "underneath," combed the "blind baggage" and paved over the roofs of sleepers and day coaches of ten thousand trains.
 Wars brutal order to work scared and burned, it is true but 1t did not crush the spirit of the hobo cult nor deprive the hobo of his wits. The coming convention will be parade f wits, in fact, largely devoted to the question of How to get by with prices so high"
 Many sigh will go up from thou sand bosoms when the old order of things is mentioned. Five years ago every hamlet, town and city in Amer ica had jungle" or conventional rem dezvous for hoboes, where they could cook their own ''mulligans," boil up" and shoot dice to see whether they would hop q train for north, south. east or west and where they could evade the surveillance of the bulls"
 But today things are different. Five years ago 1t was tolerably easy to ap- proach the kitchen door, if the dog was tied up and the backyard showed no traces of wood pile, deliver a remi- nlscent tale of home and mother, to the kindly housewife and come away with beefsteak, pie and cake. It was easy five years ago to 'mootch" the ordi- nary bucolic sojourner for the price of meat, potatoes and onions with which to "stew up" "mulligan"
 And five years ago 1t was possible for certain of the hobo gentry to talk the average restaurant keeper out of a meal and sidestep the dish pan. But nowadays it appears to the American hobo that there are but three words in the lexicon of the average citizen- "work" and beat it."
 HoboeS are purchasing no nourlsh ment in job lots these days. The ap- proved plan is 10 band together. each "Bo" taking q certain territory to can vass, turn the "collections" into gen eral fund and buy calf or pig on the hoof, lead the animal to the jun gles" and there prepare the 'mulligan."
 Down at the South as Col. Waiter son would say. the hoboes this year will find practically every hand turned against them, every kitchen door closed tight, for the high cost of living k holding hilarious carnival in those parts and the demand for labor is greater than ever before.-New York Evening Sun
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18


 This additional sum will be sought from churches which did not have a part in the original campaign, from members of churches who did not sub scribe then and from other persons who made subscriptions in the fail but who feel disposed to increase their sub scrptions now This effort for in creased funds will be made during the last week in April so that everything can he completed before the convention meets in Washington May 12.
 Returns By the States
 The reports on the original drive for funds in the = Million Campaign to date, as made by the several states. follow; Alabama, s4,t00.0o5; Arkan sas, $2265,00o, District of Columbia. s25oQ0o: Florida. S1,370,@92: Georgia. Sle.ld0 QUO; Southern Illinois, $S3o.704: {: Kentucky. $7l6Z7l3; Louisiana, $2.- S75 O0o; Maryland S907,76O: Missis- sippi S4l44. 902, Missouri. s2.e62 soc :; New Mexico, $732 96a. North Carolina. s7.2540e0 Oklahoma. .290.0G0; South Carolina, $L554.772; Tennessee, s5.- 0100e0; Texas. SIG 5G0 GOO: Virginia. $S,29s ,4SS. Eeturss from the foreign mission fields and other sources not included in the above bring the total subscriptions beyond S900o0.G00.
 This vast sum of money was raised at a total expense of three-quarters Of one per cent, making this probably the most economically conducted campaign in the history Of the country
 Plan Evange.istic Campaign.
 Prior 10 tSis effort Tor additional subscriptions and cash. however, a Southwide campaign of evangelism stewardship and emphasis upon the fundamental doctrines of religion Is planned for the month of March and the first three weeks in April, when inc churches will emplay their organ z5d forces n see ing 10 win 10 Christ many thousands of the g0.Ga0000 peop' Q within [ e territory of the Sou,hela Baptist Convention who are not aff,!- lated with any church \ day of pray or in behalf ot ;he success of every item on the Baptist program for tha
 priog and summer or 1920 has heer sci apart Many cf the states have a} re1dy got their eva1geNstic campliyns ated ua3er way.
 ln tde hope of arouaing as large ii
 rezs as possible citv-wide, eouaty W.le and aseociatioHal campa gns q, soul-wi9niug have been planned in many places. In other places. esp eiaay the rural districts, waere the zC.amar months are considered more desirable for eyangelistic work. thc pecial program will be deferred until fully and August This will make il possible for city pastors to aid the rural pastors and thus double the evan selistic force of the denomination, The program Of evangelism. steward { ship and emphasis upon the fundamen tal doctrines of religion is calculated 10 conserve the victory achieved in the campaign for funds. Dr George W. FrHett. pastor of the First Baptist Church at Dallas, Tex, is chairman of the campaign commission. while pr. !. R Scarborough continues in the ca- paeily of general director.
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
Ready Explanation.

"Waher, il seems to me the portions have grown smaller than when I was in here last simmer"
 "That is only by comparison. sir; We have enlarged the place Roston Transcript.
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
Reat LuxurY.

"Dld tbe bride receive many hand some presentst's
 'I should seY 50. One the detec- tives ai the honse never took their eyes on was q ease of eggs"
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
The Slhetltute.

How 9o you account for this sud den outbreak of interest in psychic sc.encef'
 Il suppose since spirits are now banned in lhls world we have to look for those in the olher."
The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-18
Qualified Help.

aIisHess--Can yoa exercise discre- fion2
 NeW seryani-Can I? Say. I've ex- ege I ezsgs.h'ng from lap dogs to society climbers.