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Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
NORTH LYME

Miss Emily Stark spent several days the past week at Sidney Ackley's in Chester.
 N S. Strong, Edward and Robert Strong were in Essex and Chester Sun day
 John Evans and Gerald sissOn are re- covering from illness.
 Mrs Lizzie Cone is visiting Mrs C. r. Jewett.
 Friends of Mrs. Enii-.a webber have received cards from her f-cm Daytona Fla, where she is staying.
 Several friends of Mrs. c. II. Strong called on her Tuesday her s0th uirth- day. congrafulating her on her good health. She received numerous gifts and cards.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
SOUTH WELLINGTON

Rev. Irving A. Bernap will occupy the pulpit in Memorial church next Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs. Elmer J. Matthews attended a conference of the county Sunday school association presidents at Hartford Aon- day last. q The W. c. T. 'u. is to meet on sstnr- day afternoon next at o'clock with Mrs. B. ]. Holman The executive committee of Tcilznd County Sunday School association will hold an efficiency conference on Jan (,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
WAUREGAN

The L. E. society met win Mrs P. T. Johnson Wednesday afternoon. Refresh- ments were served.
 The Girls club orchestra played at Miss Emma Gardners recital in Danisi- son Wednesday eve..inE. Dec Ist
 Mrs Pcaler and daughter Ruth of New Bedls~~. ave been visiting in the village with fI.elds.
 The Girls club had a sunper Monday evening which was much enjoyed The club was entertained at Dsnielson sstUr- iay evening by the Girls club sf that town.
 The every-member canvass was carried out Sunday and was very successful
 MT. and Mrs. John Hoyle Of New Bei- ford were guests of their daughter. Mrs. Harold N'ignoll. over the week end. litiie Kenneth Wignoll returning home with them after a visit of several weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
DIED.

HALL-In this city, Dec 6. 1ssO. Ben r lamin Hall. in the 18th year of his age.
 River avenue Friday afternoon Dec 10, at 2:So cock. Automobile cortege. ARcHER-In New London, Dec 5. 1920 James H. Archer, aged 6S years
 DAVIS-In Westerly, R. l.. Dec 6. 1929.
 Emma $. Davis, aged 5s years.
 BRIGGs-In Providence, R. l., Dec. &,
 1920, Frank H: Briggs aged 53 years rARK-In Colchester, Dec 5, 1920. Ida
 May, wife of Henry $. Park of Coiches-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09

tributed on the holiday. which will be made very entertaining for all the home
 The state highway where work has been under way for many months, is not completed between Putnam and Chepachet and motorists continue to use a detour which is encountered short distance eeross tie line in Rhode Island.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
CARD OF THANKS.

The undersigned desire to express ou, great appreciation of the many expres. sions Of sympathy, the beautiful flowers and the kind Jets bestowed upon us by our many friends and neighbors upon the death of our beloved wife and daughter All the above have found place in ouf memory, never to be erased. a>, 4
 (signed)
 MR. PHILIP. .GAGNoN, :
 MRS. ELIZABETH DUFoUR. TaftVilIA v
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
BORN.

rEKRANovA-In Westerly. R. L. Dec
 n' 1920, son to MT. and Mrs. Frank
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
CARD OF THANKS

CAKD OF THANKS . We take this means of thanking our many friends and neighbors for. the acts of nGness and sympathy shown us dur ing EoGs recent Bereavement the death of our wife, mother, daughter and sister Mrs, Loren F. ;Rathbone; also to those who sent flowers. e.
 MIR. LOREN E. RATHBONE,
 MISS LIZZIE E. DOI.BEARE,
 S.JCELIAsfA.i MARVIN,
 MIR. AND MRS. JOHN. R. HARVEY, MRS. EMMA R. HOLMES,
 MRS. F. HOWARD HOLMES,
 MIR. WILLIAM A. HARVEY,
 MIR. JOHN A. HARVEY!
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
MARRIED.

SPOIL = In New London.
 Dec. $; 1920, by Rev. w P Buck, Ray.
 mond Holden Barrows of Norfolk, Va. ana Miss Anna Florence Stoll of New
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09

The small bow never worries half n much about where the shoe pinches aa where the slipper stings
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
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 } Home-n1ade Remedy s Stops Coughs Quickly

The hest eswxh mednetnc yee VI :. used. 4 family suppp ernE
 quickly made. sayes aoout s-'
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
HANDKERCHIEFS

We've got them = Thousands of them and we have plenty of beautiful All Linen Handkerchiefs hand en,- broidered plain nitiaed for women plain and inaled for men, and plain and embroidered for the kiddjes Prices range from Sc to $1. 50 each
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
THE BYRNE COMPANY, Inc.
 SUGGESTIONS FOR PRACTICAL GIFT GIVING

As wrote the word practical in heading for this merchandise talk occurred to that perhaps it would be badly abused term this Christmas, and in urging the public to buy from the standpoint of practcabiy alone, might be putting the wrong idea altogether (An ad writer takes that putting over business very serious ly.)
 We had just decided to tear the thing up and start all again, when we thought of Glove Silk Underwear. Just the thing Why, there isn't day that customers don't tell that Vanity Fair Underwear is the most economical underwear that they buy, and yet it beautiful Down Puff is another thing that is luxurious in its warmth and beauty, and yet it is practical And through the list Finally decided that didn't
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-20

yations does not mean his approval of
all that has happened in the last II
wears of Democratic administration att
Washington. He is1a free agent His con-
ference at the White House imposed no
obligations upon him. Heentered into no
arrangement whereby the present office
holders from cabinet officers down shall
be retained. Not a word about the Will
son policies was spoken except the league
of nations and the great significance of
the White house meeting is that the Pres
ident himself wanted no indorsementsof OF
ANYTHING but the prineHdes of the Demoei
cratic platform He asked for no approval
Of personnel And the inference remains
that Governor Cox ffns at the proper time
announce his intention Of Kidding himself
Of the whole burden 81 inefficiency
wherever it may have taken root in fed
eral offices and promise a new deal with
a new personneA without particularly of
Tending the White house
Fifth. Governpf Cox. intends to go west
ward and traverse some of the same
ground which Mr.. Wilson covered i'll his
trim last September in behalf of the league
| az nations. The Democrats in the West
want 10 know how sincerely and enthu-
| siasticallv Governor Cox is for the league
OF nations. The conference at the White
house was designed to start the process
of uniting the Democratic party behind
| their candidate Woodrow Wilson viii en-
deayor to transmit the strength he has IN
the western states to Governor Cox, but
the latter must go west to help complete
the conversion The East may not be
especiaIly exercised about the league OF
nations but Governor Cox knows that It
win be an issue in the West and he IS
going out to champion that cause the very
/ FIRST thing. BY the time be has cam
naigned for a few weeks there viii be
M Doubt in the minds Of all Democrats
where he stands, and there viii be plenty
Of time for him to take up the program
Of constructive administration which he
means to pledge the people in the COM
ing campaign.
II he started ont with the emphasis on
domestic questions, he would not quickly
draw IL his side those Democrats OF the
West who placed transeendent Importance
in the league of nations. When he has
/ covered that to the satisfaction OF the
skeptics he can approach the other parts
Of the Democratic platform in detail and
tackle the question of administrative eth
cheney and personnel in government. lbs
speech of acceptance will of course en-
brace both foreign and domestic qucs
tieps but the likelihood is that when Coy
ornor Cox opens his campaign in the
West he will make clear his position on
i tbc all-important matter of international
policy which he would follow if elected
for the next four years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-20

his position after over 40 years service.
Mr. Williams was born in Pomfret,
Conn. He lived i'm Providence, r. l.,
for few years. Before coming to Bel
lows Falls be spent a few years out
West.
In March, 1877, Mr.. Williams moved
to Bellows Falls to accept a position
with the Vermont Farm Machine cor
poration, later he was made president
and general manager, also treasurer
At the time Mr. Williams became
Connected with the company it was in
the early stage of development. From
that time it has made rapid advance
ment under the direction of Mr.. Will
liams.
In 1904 and 1906 he was elected
Judge advocate general by the legis-
latme. In the retiring of Mr.. Williams
the company loses a man who has al
ways worked for the interest of the
concern.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-20
WOOD EXPLAINS
WOODEN SHUT DOWN
Many Orders Are Cancelled-Win Re
open as Soon as There Is Demand
for Next Seasons Goods.

BOSTON, July. William NJ.
Wood, president Of the American
Wooden company, in a letter to Mayor
William ii. White Of Lawrence, which
Mr. ood made, pstblie last night, SAID
the company 5 mills would be re-
opened Gas soon as demand appears
for our next season S goods =
1sWhen this will como, - he added,
.sno one can state positively 1t may
come i'm a week or 10 days, or it may
be postponed longer, hut you may de-
pend upon it the directors of this
company viii reopen as promptly as
business and trade conditions war
rant
The letter was in reply TO one from
Mavor White asking for conference
with regard to the reasons for the
shutdown of the eompany's mills IN
Lawrence. which employ $4,000 opera
tives. Mr. Wood said he would be glad
to confer with the mayor. Concerning
the causes Of the shutdown, the letter
said
Last February, when we opened our
goods for the season, we took orders
sufficient to run our mills on full time
for six months. Since that date more
than one-t third of these orders have been
cancelled and the cancellations accep-
ted as we had not begun manufactur-
ing. There were in addition many can
cellations made which we refused to
accept because the goods were already
advanced in process of manufacture.
These orders remain in doubt and very
likely viii be the subject of litigation.
No new orders of any substantial
amount have come in for many months.
II - H.
Work for our mills has been lost
''Of course under these circumstan-
ces, we could not continue to manufac-
ture goods only to have them pile up
in our warehouses, with no demand for
them and no customers in sight
1.-THE result was that we were forced
reluctantly to close the mills 1t was
done with the deepest regret, to the
loss of the company, and only when
there was practically no other alter
native =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-20
Very Old Superstition.

1t surprised. me to find on investi-
tigation that touching wood" as o
supposed safeguard from the conse-
quences of exultation or Boosting is q
superstition of ancient origin. Au-
thorities on these NEUROLOGICAL mat
tiers tell us that 'it dates from the
time when the oak, the ash. the rowan
Cor mountain ASH were held sacred
to the gods of the heather"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-20
N. G. WILLIAMS RESIGNS.

Gives Up Position With Vermont Farm
Machine Corp. After 40 Years Service.
BELLOWS FALLS, July 20.-Na-
than G. Williams. president, treasurer
and general manager of the Vermont
Farm Machine corporation, has resigned
The state herald., 1920-11-02
Seeks InvisoratIno Influence.

Life's greatest need is to expose It.
self to enlightening and lnvigorating
Influences. The world Is impatient to
Impress itself on the Individual. Like
excluded sunshine II needs but an
opening to flood itself unstintedly into
every nook and corner of possible in
fiuence. That does not mean that mind
grows by passive acceptance of every
thing that seeks entree. 1t just means
that the materials upon which the
mind should react to grow properly are
all about us trying often In vain to
bestow upon us the benefits we need
but studiously reject. Ever! thing
about us. from bird song to persplr-
Ing toll. can he made to minister 10
our well-being If we will turn II TO
account. There's more opportunity
about most of us than we are aole to
use. II we grow prematurcly old and
tiresome It's because we do moi open
the windows.
The state herald., 1920-11-02
VOICE CAME THROUGH STORM
How Part Of Telephone communiea.
tion Was Carried to the Ear Of
Listening Professor.

Back In the days when wireless
telegraphy was under the close oh.
servation Of students and investiga.
tors, Prof. Herman vedder Of the en-.
cheering department Of the Michigan
Agricultural college. sat at his instrr,.
ment one night during heavy thun.
oerstorm to see how wireless would
act with the heavens surcharged TO
the limit with electricity. Suddenly.
says the Detroit News. a flash of light.
ming ripped into the station. and across
one OF the instruments blazed n fam
Ing electric arc. Out OF the flame came
a human voice.
Professor vedder heard part Of
broken sentence. II lasted an instant.
Then the blaze snapped out and the
voice ceased.
Later Professor vedder learned TINT
Just when tie arc was formed over
the instrument. n telephone wire lead.
Ing from the home OF one OF the other
professors had been blown by the
storm across his wireless aerial. The
Voice was that OF the professors wife
who wns attempting to telephone the
grocer. Professor Vedder learned what
she had said. and the words Re had
henrd come out Of the storm fitted In
with her sentence.
The state herald., 1920-11-02
10 HELP WEATHER PROPHET
Why Erection Of Solar Watch Tower
In Arizona viii Increase Aeeu.
racy Of Forecasts.

A new solar watch tower is being
built by the Smithsonian Institution In
the Hala mountains In the Arizona
desert from which great things are ex.
pected. In this region the sun shines
from cloudless sky almost every day
in the year. so that daily observa.
tons may be made OF the amount Of
solar radiation. This Information win
make II possible TO forecast the wealth.
er more accurately thnn ever before.
The same Institution has for some
time maintained similar station ut
Calama, Chill. where conditions are
especially favorable for such observa.
tions. The weather bureau OF Argen.
tine has received daily telcgraphic re.
ports from the Chill station and as a
result has enjoyed remarkably accu.
rate weather forecasts. as well as nd.
vince information as TO the amount OF
rainfall. BY combining the observa.
tons made In Chill and Arizonn the
weather prophet expects to greatly
Increase the accuracy Of his forecasts.
Boys Life.
The state herald., 1920-11-02
LOUD rapping on his hotel doc

A LOUD rapping on his hotel door
L n In Washington awakened the vice
president, Andrew johnson, to the
startling news that the president had
been mortally shot. Even before
johnson took the oath the next morn
ing. strong men were laying plans.
with unseemly haste, to have him re.
verse Llncoln's generous policy toward
the conquered south.
Power quickly cooled the vindIctive
passions kindled in Johnson by his
long. bitter feud with the southern
leaders, and he returned to Lincolns
policy of reconciliation. Wisely. no
one was punished for treason. Hap
PLY. Vengeance for great war was
not wreaked on any individual.
The radicals, who had secretly re-
jOiced In Johnson's accession, turned
upon him furlously. II was easy for
them to excite the doubt of the north
In this southerner, and to estrangc
the Republicans from this Democrat.
For the first time even the sobriety
0f Il president was called into ques-
,lon. Johnson's unfortunate condition
at his Inauguration as vice presiden,
The state herald., 1920-11-02
Why the Crowd vawned.

A few mornings ugo n newspaper
contained n photograph that won
prize In the competition Of amateurs
OF two dogs yawning
Now, nothing is so provocative OF
Imitation ms the yawp. whether In mn.
imnl or man. A passenger on cnr.
one nicely sensitive to the humors Of
life. saw the picture. lnughcd-thcn
ynwned, and laughed again.
Looking Mt the newspaper readers
opposite him. he waited for each 20
turn to the picture pngc. One after
another. on reaching II. they smiled
and ynwncd. Al last some mysterious
link OF sympathy brought the eyes oi
the little company on one another
They all smiled In unison.
The first passenger ynwned. Tho
rest lnughcd-and nfterwnrd yawncd
In chorus.
The state herald., 1920-11-02
WHY
Ill Health Is the General Lot
of Mankind

Exposure to cold and wet is the usti-
al cause Of sore throat, but II may also
be Of rheumatic or gouty origin. Lo-
cal irritation, us from drinking hot
drinks or the inhalation of noxious
| gases, will cause an acute intamma-
tion Of the mucous membrane of the
pharynx and soft palate.
The going out Of doors when over
heated and not being protected by
wraps will often cause an infamma-
ton Of the throat.
Housekeepers run out into the yard
to hang up wet tea towels. ETC.. and
seldom stop to put on n scarf or coat,
and then wonder why they suffer so
frequently from attacks of sore throat
and cold.
Much Of the ill-health we suffer
from can be traced to carelessness
md heedlessness on our own part.
1t Is contrary to reason and good
Judgment to sit down to cool on when
very warm where the wind will blow
directly upon one To ride about in
open automobiles without wearing
heavy coats and being protected around
the feet and ankles by thick robes
the many thoughtless things one does
every day-will cause sore throat.
which may be severe enough to result
In fatal illness.
Medicines are required for the treat
ment Of such symptoms as chilllness
fever, stiffness and tenderness In the
muscles of the neck, soreness In the
throat and painfulness on swallowing
and the hacking dry cough.
First begin with n gargle. This may
be composed of sodium bicarbonate.
one teasp0onful dissolved In tea
cupful of boiling water land used
when quite warm) every five hours.
If the pain In the throat is severe.
cold applications are sOothing-towels
wrung out of cold water and laid snug
ly against the neck, changing them ms
soon as they become warm and keep
Ing up the treatment for several hours,
II needed.
Sucking small pieces of chopped Ice
proves n very soothing treatment for
pain in the throat.
A laxative medicine (whether suffer.
Ing from constipation or noD should
he taken at the beginning of the at
tack. n seidlltz powder. bottle of
citrate OF magnesia, dose OF castor
oil or salts may be taken.
II Is always best TO remain indoors
for "a hours. preferably In bed, when
suffering from sore throat or Mt the
beginning of cold.
II the fever is high and there Is nm
unusual amount OF restlessness and
irritability, call in n physician to treat
the throat.
The state herald., 1920-11-02

says Filene, who believes that the
same agencies which made Austria
an island in the midst of eastern
Europe should see to 1t that she is
provided with the means of liveli.
hood--namely, coal sufficient to run
her industries, plus the opportunity
to export these goods when made.
Some scheme, such as administra-
tion by the League of Nations or
other international tribunal, must
look after Austria's case. he believes.
He would not say directly whether
he favored a junction Of Austria and
Germany.
Austria is destined for another
terrible winter, he believes. This
view is also shared by American Re-
lief Administration officials long en-
gagged in child relief work in Austria.
While original plans call for gradual
retreat from European work, it Is
now found that 100000 children must
be cared for in the food line this
winter and that 100000 must be
clothed.
Meantime, there is considerable
agitation in Austria for a reuniting
with Germany, the advocates of this
plan holding that Austria would then
have access to coal and would have
an open route for its exports. As 1t
is now, she is hemmed in by unfriend-
y groups and unable to bet the ma
terials for her industry.
The state herald., 1920-11-02
How Hydrophone VIII Saw. LIE.

All danger from heavy fogs which
have been the terror OF keamen In nil
ages Is ended. II Is believed, by the In.
vention Of the hydrophone. In a se.
Hes OF tests made with ships Of the
navy II has been found that signals
may now be sent under water for
more thnn 40 miles. II Ia not only
possible for ship equipped with the
new device TO tell It's exact distance
from land. but the presence of other
ships may be detected In plenty OF
time to avoid collision. and even the
depth OF the wnter may be measured
The apparatus consists OF tank
placed on the keel OF the ship, about
three feet deep and twenty feet long,
which Is filled with water. A sensl.
i've recording device picks up the vi.
brntons sent under the sen. This Is
In turn connected with device. called
The compensation. on the ships bridge.
which Indicates the direction In which
the sound travels. A submarine re-.
Gently mnde long trip under water
guided pnst MI dangerous points and
Kept In the proper channel entirely hy
means Of the hydrophonc boys Life.
The state herald., 1920-11-02
How Koran, MAKE Rtnaa.

Bread II Encadcd on the streets, and
with nm excellent thoroughness, In
Korea. After mixing. the dough IL
plnced on u hoard In the road In front
OF the little hakcshop. Then two s,ni.
wnrt Koreans proceed TO pound II with
grent beetles. The natives do not
cinim TINT the quality Of the bread Is
Improved By the addition Of impurl.
ties In the way Of insects and dust
which naturally result from the open
MIR treatment. says n bulletin Of the
National Geographic society. Hut II
one objects 10 eating II. n native will
quote n pro,crb. which. being inter.
preied. runs "Iie who would enjoy
his food should not look over the
kitchen wait"
The state herald., 1920-11-02

had shocked Charles Sumner into
stnrting n whispered discussion Of his
enforced resignation. When he be-
came president his intemperance In
speech lent color to exaggerated re-
ports Of his intempennce in drink.
For two years before Lincoln died,
the radical leaders had been insisting
That congress. not the president. should
fix the terms o, peace for the south.
crn states. They had anGriiy DE-
nounccd him ms q despot. an autocfat
and . usurpcr. because Of his policy
Of reconstruction. And congress had
persistently refused to admit the sen.
ntors and representatives from the
states which he hnd reconstructed on
his liberal plan.
Apart from the Republican poiiti.
clans and n mere faction Of cxtrem.
lists. the north was In favor OF Lin.
coins moderate policies. But when
II became n question between johnson
and the radicals. the radicals won over.
wheimIngly In the congressional elec-
ton OF 1890.
With two.thirls majority In the
new house and senate. the Republican,
overrodc the presidents yetoes. md
congress took command of the govern.
ment. The reconstructed states wcrc
outlnwcd. Tho south wns divided into
military provinces. The ballot was
thrust lLlo the unfslllful hand Of the
freedmen. Notwithstanding II wns still
denied the negro In all hut six states
~ the north. AZ the snmc time n
lnrgc clnRs OF Southern whites WIS dis.
frnnchlscd for dlsloynlty In the war,
which left scycrIil states TO pnss under
the corrupt government Of northern
''cnipet bnggers" aud southern 'scnl.
awngH," who gnlncd power by mnnipu.
In,lng the Ignorant black vote md who
held II by force Of federal bnyonets.
hs northern 'nre eaters" pressed 10
the front, on one side ~ the Mnson
md Dixon line. southern "nrc eaters
took the lead on the other side. by
night the ku klux Klnn rode their sn'
bic horses In n campaign Of terrorism
TO frlghteb the blacks from using The
ballot.
Party ana sectional politics. north
mud south. atlll was the mnrplot of tho
Uulon, AZ II hnd foNerch dlaunon
before the war. II WIS doing it's worst
to prevent reunion. now tlint the wnf
was over.