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Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04
ANOTHER sMAsHING nInu

From such reports as are given of the uccessful operation of the Poles against he forces of General Budenny of soviet Russia appear to be eliminated as a iource of worry for the Poles. or any If the other opponents of the bolsheviki. And just at this time nothing could have been any more welcome to Warsaw than his very accomplishment.
 For some time now General Budenny mas been causing the Poles much anxie- :y-s. He recognized the great help that odd be secured through the organiza- ioR of cavalry unit that could cut .hyugh the enemy, that could make a suiek movement in any direction for the lpsetting of the plans of the opponents md that could not be opposed by the ike. In view of the long advances which armies in that section ta6 been making from their bases and the fi1znces which the cavalry would have to 1ot only cut them off from a retreat but 70 break through their lines and to -afse havoc in their rear he put this plan Into operation to stop the Poles and it Hems to have worked most successfully For time. He carried everything be- lore him and forced the Poles to greatly shorten their front and to abandon some important places.
 Such retirement on the part of the Poles permitted them to strengthen their lines against which Budenny made less impression and it was by leading him on into traps that he was finally crushed.
 General Budenny has been threatening the Poles from the south while other boashevik forces were driving on War saw from the north. TtA lattA- received
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..NorWioh, saturday, Sept. |. 1s2s.
r CIRCULATION
 Week Ending August 18th, 1920 2 l0,941
cnNNEcrIcur,s GROWTH.

4 That Connecticut has undergone al large increase in population during the past decade is disc.o.;ci by the reported gain of 23.s per cent n)t only shows t tc have gained more than any othe- New England state during thst tine hut which causes it to Gisp'Hte the state of Washington as the "0'h state in the Country according 70 p5pul ,tica It's in- crease was not so rad-I over that or tie srrryious decade bur Vhle ihis state Was holding it's own and going ahead ir nu- meTical strength others were slipping backward This is shown by the fact that while Rhode Islands percentage of growth ten years ago was more than 26 per cent it is but half of that of Con necticut in this last census. We eX- cseded the percentage of growth in Massachusetts this time even as we did ,sn years ago. although by larger diff ference in the case o: both Rhode iSl- and and Massachusetts because ther failed to show as good an increase as they did before.
 That there had been a hea'tly growth ln the state in respect 10 numbers had been apparent. The expansion was actually felt and it was eviden. that the growth had taken place in the largest -cepfers Of population where industrial activity had to g large extent been greatly increased because of the large amount of war work that was there ob- aimed. Evidence Of the growth was inown in the housing situation as dis played in the cities and while the coun- Try towns and smaller centers of popu- ation have suffered the gain has of course not come through the drift from he country to the city
 -7Aside from it's normal growth Con iectieut has attracted from without it's boundaries. The census does not show what might have been the peak of it's population during the height of war ac-
 witty but rather does it disclose what may be considered more nearly a per nanent population. It has been a bad period for the small towns but no one knows what the next decade may have g in store for them.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

One of the most complicated prob lens of celestial mechanics is that of de- termining the motion of the moon. If a perfectly spherical earth and spheric- al moon were the only bodies to be considered. this problem would be com paratively simple. However, the attrac- ton of the sun must also be taken into account, as well as the attractions of the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, writes c. H. Currier in The Boston Transcript. Moreover, tho earth and the moon are not perfect spheres.
 The most complete solution of this problem yet obtained is contained in the
 books on Lunar Theory and Tables of the Motion of the Moon, just published by Professor Ernest W. Brown of Yale University. These books represent the result of thirty years study devoted to this difficult problem. The theory takes into account the gravitational action of every known particle of matter which can have a sensible effect on the moon s
 motion. Every known force, capable of calculation has been included
 By means of the formulae developed it would be possible to calculate the posi- ton of the moon for any given time in | the future. The labor involved would, however, be considerable, about 200 l hours caluculation being required to de- | termine the position for given time. AS publications like the American Ephee
 meris give the position of the moon for 1 every hour in the year this would meas a million hours work To abbreviate the
 work the tables of the moon have been prepared. By using these tables a single
 conputer can calculate hourly positions | for given year in from six to nine l months work. The preparation of the l tables, however, involved extensive com
 putations the number of figures written
 in the course of the work being nearly
 five millions
 The question naturally arises whether the theoretical position of the moon as calculated from these tables will agree 1 with tts observed place Professor
 Brown frankly admits that very smal
 and unexplained discrepancies still ex ist. Apparently certain influences no yet understood are at work Attempt
 have been made to explain these minute
 discrepancies by means of the relativit. | theory of Einstein, but so far withou success.
 Two astronomical events of consider able popular interest mark the month 0
 September each year, the harvest mool
 and the arrival of the sun at the au ttumnal equinox. The year the full mool . of the 27th is the so-called harvest moon being the full moon nearest to the au } tunnal equinox. At this time moonris occurs at nearly the same time for sev eral successive evenings instead of abou 50 minutes later from night to night a is usually the case. Thus, beginnin with the 27th the moon will rise befor midnight until Oct. $. This gives a unusual number of moonlit evenings. The sun reaches the autumnal eauino on the 23rd at 4:2S A. NJ, at which tim it crosses the equator going south an ; autumn begins, according to the almanac | By the end of the month the sun wi
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

Gray's Monument for SaIe?-Who is the owner of the monument to the poe Gray, in the field hard by Stoke Pogis church? Presumably the owners of the land, or has the Office of Works or the National Trust anything to do with it? One asks, because the field is part of lot of some 200 acres of Stoke Park which is about to be sold. The monu- ment clearly has a national interest. IL takes the form of a great urn standing upon a solid rectangular pedestal, the sides of whicls are inscribed with stan gas from the famous Elegy. It was set up by one of the Penns, and is in rath- CT a neglected condition today.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Cost of Special Session of Legislature MT Editor: The public turn to you as a bureau of information. Can you give an idea of the approximate cost that the taxpayers of Conn. will be obliged to meet through the demands that the sui frage women have made for an extra ses- sion of the legislature?
 Of course there can be no estimate made of the inconvenience and loss of time entailed at this season.
 A TAXPAYER Norwich, Sept. 2, 1920
 What the special session may cost can only be judged from what other special sessions have cost, with a reali-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

their repulse first but just as they are about to make another stand at Grodno Budenny's menace is quickly and effec- lively removed and the danger from that direction is eliminated.
 Poland has thus administered two smashing blows at the soviet forces, a fact which cannot fail to have it's effect in the armistice and peace discussions when resumed at Riga.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

zation that transportation rates have in- creased 20 per cent. recently.
 At the special session in 1915 the ex- pense was $7,5O0, according to the state comptroller's office. while at the 1913 session it was s14s5. Transportation and printing make up the bulk of the expense as the members of the legislature get no extra compensation.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04
HOW ONE WOMAN WAS HELrEn.

Althea Walker, New River Pa, writes T have been troubled with weak kidneys for two years. I took Foley Kidney Pills and they helped me fine. I rest fine all night and now have no trouble with my kidneys" When the kidneys do not prop erly do their work, acids and poisons left in the system cause weak and lame back. dizziness, pufTiness under eyes, swollen ankles and joints, aches, pains. soreness and rheumatic pains. Foley Kidney Pills have given relief to thousands of men and women. Lee & Osgood Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

An effort is said to be underway to make Mexico dry. If it is as difficult to accomplish as it is to get peace down there, there is no immediate danger of 8 change
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

Some people seem to be just as care- ful about preventing fires as others do about getting into canoes or taking chances in deep water
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

The man on the corner says: It might be well 10 let September know there's no desire to see the frost on the pump kin yet awhile.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

The price of bathing suits may de- crease with the passing of the season but it will not be possible to reduce the amount of material
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

With the Poles annihiiating the caval- ry of General Budenny they remove an enemy force which has been particular ly bothersome
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

There are points in the south where they don't hesitate to stage 8 murder while you wait on very little provoca- tion.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

Those who are refusing to sell sugar at present market prices may be glad to take less for it if the price cutting continues.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

When August departed it took care to turn off the heat and September hasn't been able to find the combination as vet.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

There must be something the matter with it if your garden hasn't already made large contributions to the dinner table.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

The ways to the fairgrounds are many put they will all be we'll crowded dur ing the first half of next week.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

Candidate Cox started in to startle the country. He did, but not in the way that wins confidence or makes votes.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

The feeling that it is the time for change of administration seems to pre- vail generally throughout the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

It has been wet summer but there have been years when a drink didn't cost as much
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

September opens in way that indi- cates that the good old summer time has departed
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

We need never be impatient to know our future it is better that we be con tent to see just the next step and to take that, to know the next duty and do it. This is the way God makes known
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

brarian remove the card in question from the book of that name
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04
EDITORIAL NOTES

After vacation of several months the oyster is with us once again.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04
Stories That Recall Others
The Front Porch

Fred who is three received his first boys cap the other day. His uncle Frank put it on his head so that the front came over one ear. Then he car ried Fred to the mirror to note the eff feet. It didn't please the youngster who began twisting it so that it would go as it should and the visor would be in front.
 Noting that the uncle was laughing at his efforts he remarked, Well, I want the front porch over my face"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04
Sunday Morning Talk
Gods Will / For Us.

|" Whatsoever Blessed Lord,
 Am I ready for the word?
 Is Thy will so dear to mine
 That the whispers of Thy love Heard all other calls above
 Claim me, teach me, hold my heart Draw me to Thy blessed feet;
 There, in hush or service sweet.
 I would live the better part"
 God has thought for every life He sends into this world. In every case IL is something beautiful, for every thought of God is beautiful. If only We could be just the being God had. in His vi sion for us when He made us, how radi- ent, how lovely, how glorious, we should be, If we do Gods will faith fully, patiently, continuously, all our life, we shall work out in ourselves the di- vine thought for us and realize the di- vine purpose for us.
 Gods will is the real pillar of cloud and fire to lead us through this worlds uncharted wilderness. But how can We know what this will for us is? The people saw the mysterious cloud in those ancient days. but we have no such visi- ble symbol to guide us. The will of God is made known to us in many ways. It 1 is revealed in the Holy Scriptures. Il speaks to us in conscience. It whispers it's couRsels in the still. small voice of | the Holy Spirit We learn it ofttimes ir | the advice of wise human friends, who | for more than We realize, are the inter i preters to us of the divine love and wis l dom. Then it comes to us continually | in the providence of our life, by whici l doors are opened or closed, duties ar' brought to our hand, new ways are map | ped out for us. If only we truly desir' l to know the will of God that we may do it, there need never be any real O
 serious difficulty in ascertaining what i | is
 One thing. however, we must alway remember-the will of God is not re l vealed to us in a volume, bat in s!agl pages; the whole journey of our life i l not charted for us in one great map l spread before our eyes at the beginning
 only one little stretch is shown us at time.
 Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to SC The distant scene-one step enough fo
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene-one step enough for
 me"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04
In Raspberry Jam"

A young lady returned an armful e books to the library and said quite cas- ually: My card is in Raspberry Jam. ''
 Some patrons waiting at the desk look ed mystified and sympathetic. and then smiled broadly when they saw the li-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04

In reporting the days dOings our newspapers have been publishing lately some very serious facts. They certain ly furnish food for very serious redec- ton. What are We going to do with the alarming growth of gunznen in this country especially among Italians who are transferring the ethics of Calabria te the United States? We are getting .
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

bus from an over the territory viii
be made to feel that their business
is appreciated and that Columbus
stands ready to render them every
service possible in a trade and social
way.
This city gradually Is forging ahead
as the logical trade center Of all this
portion Of Northeast Mississippi, and
il is the plan and purpose Of the Mer-
chants Association to encourage this
tendency in every way possible, and
they offer facilities and conyeniences
and service TO those who come to this
market for the necessaries Of life, and
the diversions that the city offers.
There are fine schools here, sum-
mer play grounds, swimming, free
city league base ball, Chautauqua in
season picture shows, rest rooms in
the stores, paved streets and beauti-
full white ways, aud many other at
fractions that go to make an ideal
With all Of these advantages al
ready existent, il will be the purpose
of the business men here to make Co
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20
THE CURIOUS MIsTLEToE
Something Like 800 Varieties In the
World-Plnk Berries Found Only
on Cedar Trees.

There are about 800 kinds Of mistle-
toe in the world, and each variety
grows on the branches Of trees and
has little white or pink berries, says
St. Nicholas. But the pink. berries
are found on only the cedar trees. The
mistletoe, unlike other plants, gets no
food directly from the ground. In
stead, itsgets its nourishment from the
trees onewhich 1t grows. n
Another curious thing about the mis-
tletoe ssthat though 1t blossoms earl
Ter in the year. than the tree on which
1t grows, yet the little berries do not
ripen before December. Maybe that
is because it has to steal its food from
the trees. and therefore cannot ripen
early. The very name 'mistletoe"
gives some idea Of its insignificance.
In the Anglo Saxon language mist"
means gloom, and 1t comes In mid-win-
ter the gloomlest timeaof the year.
The gathering Of mlstletoe was a
very important ceremony among the
ancient Druids. About FIVE days after
the new moon they marched in state
ly procession to the forest and raised
an altar of straw beneath the finest
misunderstanding oak they could find.
The arch-Druid would ascend the oak,
and. with jeweled knife, remove the
sacred mistletoe. The others stood be-
meath the tree and caught the plant
upon a white cloth, for, if portion
Of 1t touched the earth, 1t was an omen
Of misfortune to the land.
And this Is doubtless the reason why
1t is still the custom to hang 1t from
the ceiling and why 1t is supposed to
lose Its charm IL 1t touches the floor.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20
oARRFuL. 81

Tomorrow the new traffic ordinance
goes into effect and offenders are "a
be hauled before the Mayor. The en-.
tire police force has been instructed
to rigidly enforce the provisions Of
the new law and if you are a ear
owner you had better refresh your
memory as to its provisions, for its
faithful observance will save you
money.
The most common violation Of the
new ordinance viii be in parking cars,
Heretofore car owners have been in
the habit Of parking their cars at any
old place and at any old angle, but
they must be parked against the curb
ing now.
The new ordinance goes into effect
tomorrow and it will pay you to rigid
ly observe it.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20
PROGRAM FOR
MERCHANTS ASSN.

Help Us; we are going to extenC
the corporate line Of the city to the
country" is the. slogan Of the
Columbus Retail Merchants AssOcia.
ton in its contemplated campaign 4
make Columbus the best trading cen
ter in Northeast Mississippi
Recently the association discussed
plans in a tentative way for some def
mite program for launching out o
community betterment campaign, and
plans in this direction are now begin
ming to erystalize.
A definite program will be outlined
ard promulgated in the near future.
Just what definite object first to be
attained has not been decided upon,
but the ultimate purpose will be to
make Columbus the ideal trading
center of all Northeast Mississippi.
Facilities will be provided for the
comfort and convenience of out-of-
town shoppers, and visitors to Column
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20
New Theory of Relatively May Upset All
Ideas of Physical Science.
WN@"W7F
ByR D. CARMICHAEL. Scientist and Author.


1t reported that astronomers and physicists Of England just
now greatly interested in what "a be demonstration
the new principle Of RELATIVELY vh h's been Subject Of hot debate
An Photographic plates taken during the solar eclipse
last May detection Of the Of light from the their
passage past the sun seconds the predicted by
Enseins, theory of relatively,
The many considerations which arise this new theory suggest the
desraty or even the necessity of resanas Of the
physical science The present state of affairs will probably give
considerable body of controversial literature in scientific circles If the
outcome of this controversy the acceptance in the main Of the theory
reavty win lead great modification Of our views of the nature
which surrounds us will be forced nayEe the philosophical
foundations of science and the grounds of confidence its conclusions
will be modified by penetrating analysis
It is not uncomfortable that at the beginning of period in
which world Of scientific thought viii turned upside down by
new theories as that rea and shall have seek the means
anchor our intellectual life Such experience though unpleasant
always leads progress.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20
MIRACLE OF THE THORN STAFF
Pretty Legend Of Ancient Britain
That ls often Repeated IN Enc.
land at Christmas Time.

Il is one Of the prettiest legends Of
ancient Britain--the old Christmas
story Of the thorn Of Glastonbury.
William Of Malmesbury, the chronieler,
told It hundreds Of years ago in his
Antiques Of Glastonbury" 1t is re-
peated often at Christmas time in
England.
The legend tells how Joseph Of Arb.
mathea. was so prosecuted by Pontlus
PLATE. because he had laid away the
body Of Christ in his sepuIcher, that
he fled to Gaul. carrying with him I'M
der cloth of mystical white samite,
the Holy Grail. In Gaul he found the
Apostle Philip, preaching to the heath
en-, and he rested with him few days.
One night radiant light awakened
him, and an angel babe him go to
Britain and preach the glad tidings to
King Arvigatrus; and. where a Christ
mas miracle should come to pass,
there to build a church.
He and a band Of followers fol-
lowed the instructions of the angel,
and Arvigatrus gave them the Isle of
Avalon, and bade them erect an altar
there to the new God. 1t was beau
tiful gift. The tiny isle lay warm in
yerdant valley. Sparkling waves
softly Tapped its shore. Soft breezes
played In its trees, and nowhere was
the sky so blue as over Avalon.
When they reached the top of the
hill called Weary All, Joseph planted
his thorn staff he had carried with
him on his long journeys over land
and sea. deep into the ground. and 10
1t took root, and Immediately there
blossomed bush Of beautiful white
flowers.
"This Is where we will build our
church, the good man said, and so,
at Glastonbury Abbey--for so Avalon
Ii known today--the thorn bushes
bloom white at each Christmas time,
lend their fragrance to the frosty air,
and remind all who see them of the
Christmas miracle.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20
DEATH RESULTS VRoM BURNS.

Mrs. C. 0. Gore succumbed to SER
ious burns about the body which she
sustained about ten days ago, the
end having come Tuesday evening at
her home near Steens. Immediately
after the unfortunate accident which
occurred when she poured some kerr
osene on fire to start 1t, she was
brought to a hospital in this city for
treatment She failed to rally from
the effects of the burns and was car
ried back to her home where death
occurred.
Mrs. Gore is survived by her hus-
band.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20
Squarlna Himself.

Last Christmas a young man was
invited to dinner at the house Of one
of the leading men In the town. At
the dinner table he was placed op-
poslte a goose.
The lady of the house was seated
on the young mans left. Seeing the
goose. he remarked:
"Shall ] sit SO close to the goosef'
Finding his words bit eQuiyocal.
he, turned round to the lady and said,
In q most inoffensive tone:
Excuse me, Mrs. Blank. l meant
the roast one"
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

lumbus an even more attractive city
to an Of the people Of this territory,
in a SOCIAL commercial and education
al way.
The spirit Of community betterment
is growing, and the business men Of
Columbus are determined that it shall
be.cultivated and made to function for
the welfare and prosperity Of all the
people.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

Miss Martha Harris and Miss
Olivia MCGOWAN left. the past week
for Charlotte. N. c., where, they &c
to attend summer school.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20
Christmas Thanks.

Fer little children everywhere
A JOYOUS season still We make.
Ana bring our precious gifts TO them
Nssu for the tfar child Jesus sake.
Gary.