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Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24
RUSHING ROAD WORK
State Highway Department Has Fleet
of IFS Trucks

The state highway department has
let contracts for road work involving
the expenditure of 1900. The
only work in Windham county is on a
stretch of road between Brooklyn and
Hampton, distance of FIVE miles. to
cost $4,000.
Road construction has been held up
during the summer because of the
failure to secure cement. The ma
terial has now been received and the
work is being rushed.
The labor situation is less difficult
than a year ago, and wages vary from
$3.50 to $500 day. according to the
cost of living
The department is saving the state
from $4,000 TO $4,000 year in the
use Of its own trucks. 1t now owns
a fleet of 1875 of these trucks. 90 of
which were secured from the War De-
partment after the armistice was
signed
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24

Read The Patriots ads. They tell
buyers where to get the most for their
money.
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24
CALVIN COOLIDGE SAYS

tFrom his address at the home of
Daniel Webster, Marshfeld, uly 4,
1870.
Democracy is not a tearing-down; it
is building-up. II is not denial of
the divine right of kings; 1T supple
ments that claim with the assertion of
the divine right of all men. 1t does
not destrop; it fulfills- 1t is the con
summation of all theories of govern
ment. to the spirit Of which all the ma
tons of the earth must yield. 1t is
the great constructive force of the
ages. 1t is the alpha and omega of
mans relation TO man, the beginning
and the end. There is and can be no
more doubt of the triumph of democ-
racy in human affairs than there is of
the triumph of gravitation in the ply
steal world; the only question is how
and when. It's foundation lays hold
upon eternity.
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24
MR.. CHi1DpS CLASS
Former Pupil Writes of Influence of
Late Woodstock Man

Mr.. Editor A few weeks since
your paper recorded the death in
East Woodstock of Nathianel S. Child.
at the ripe age of eighty-seven years.
Mr.. Child was deeply religious man.
His life was patterned on the teach
ings of the Word of God. A severe
deafness in later years hindered his
communion with his neighbors and
friends, but not with his Maker. His
home was next door to the church
and his class in the Sunday school has
never ceased to respect and honor his
life and teachings. In token of their
love for him, they gave him a watch
engraved on the back, "1S72-N S.
Child and with their names inscrib-
ed inside the cover. as follows:
Herbert M. Clifford. Lyman Mason
VIM. r. Thurber, Chester (. Nav,
Marcus c. Whitney, Asa Witter. Lew
is Morse, Albert c. Paine, George A.
Paine, Marcus Morse, Henry J. Potter,
Monroe w Ide, Charles H. Killam. J.
Frank Chandler, Edward L. Morse
John NJ. Paine. Lyman NJ. Paine.
Mr. Child was then thirty-nine
years Of age and the youngest men,
Der of that class has now reached his
three score years and ten. Six Of the
class were glove six feet in height;
aggregating thirty-seven feet. Forty
eight years have passed since than and
only three out Of the seventeen men,
bers of the class, SO far as | am in
formed, have preceded our teacher to
the better land. Several of the class
still reside in East Woodstock and
others are scattered across the con-
tinent; three in California and one in
Chicago.
Wherever they are their lives are
bearing the imprint received from the
example and teaching of this godly
man, and thus his influence, through
their lives and example, will be car
RED on to bless generations yet an
born.
How far that little candle throws his
beamsi
So shines good deed in a naughty
world"
LYMAN N. PAINE.
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24
THE
CONNECTICUT COMP ANY
Keen This For Reference
Effective Sept. 7, 1920

Southbound to Central Village:
Leave No. Grosvenordaie - COS,
S.15, 1915 A. NJ, 1915, 2.15, 3.15,
515. 715. els P. NJ.
Leave Putnam-@6.3 80, $40, 1910
A. NJ. 12.4o, 40, sac, $40, 7.4o,
$40, @@10.52 P NJ.
Leave Dayville-6.00, 100, 300,
HOO A. NJ, LOO, 200, 800, 400,
600. 500, 1000 P. M.
Leave Danielson-6.2Q 20, 7.20, $40,
$50, 1920, 11.20 A. NJ, 1920, 1.20,
2.20, 500, APO, $50, $40, 7.2o,
$40. $40, 1920 P. NJ.
Connects at Central Village with
cars for Plainfield Jewett City and
Norwich 6.45, S.45, 10.45 A. M,
|12.45, Las, s.45, 5.45, 7.45, 9.45
p. M
Week Days only. Providence
street, Putnam, to Dayville only.
NoiThbound From Central Village
Leave Central Village-G.45, "7.45
S.45. *s.45. 1915, s11.45 A. M.
I12.45. l.45. **2.45, 3.45, "4.a5, SAB
*6.4s, 745, ss.45, f9.45. @*1o-45 P,
NJ.
eDanielson only. @%Dayville only
Providence street, Pupam only.
Leave Danielson-7.10, 80 lilo
A. NJ, 10, 2.1o, **3.1O, 40. 6.10
$40, f10.10, **11.10 p. NJ.
@"Dayville only. Providence street
Putnam, only,
Leave Dayville-%5.15. 73o. $50
I11.30 A. NJ. 100, 2.30, 40, $50
$50, 1000 p NJ.
fProgidence street, Putnam, only.
Leave Putnam-@5.30, TAT, DAT
l11.47 A. NJ, LAT. 2.47. 4.47, CAT
SAT P. NJ
Week days only
Danielson to East Kilhngly
Leave Danielson-6.30. 8.25, 1925
A. NJ, 1925. 2.25, 425, 6.25 p. NJ.
Leave Elmville-6.35, s.35, 1886
A. NJ, 1876, 2.35, ABS, 6.35 P. NJ.
East Killingly to Danielson
Leave East Killingly-6.55, 8.55,
1855 A. NJ, 1886, 2.55, ASS, 6.55
p. NJ.
Leave Elmville-7.10, $40, lilo
A. NJ, 10, $40. SO, ITO P. NJ.
Adv.-3S-4i
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24

Mrs. Brown said: Tommy, has
Reniek got anything new to sell?"
yes"
well, what is it,
Il can't tell you.
Why
Because the teacher told me not
to talk about the ladies'"
Nov, Tommy, you must tell your
mother"
We'll he has got pettieoats for
sale"
lbs Granulated Sugar for - 93e
Best Bread Flour, per bag $500
+ Compound, per Id. ......-==-#z---.-. 21e
4 Welcome, Star or Naphtha Soap,
] bars for Observation-Disclosures Sc
Challenge Condensed Milk, a can 23e
Ideal Not-a-Seed Raisins, 25e per pkg
Atlas Quart Fruit Jars Si.05 per doz,
Goodbye, will talk to you again
next week
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24
obey Say

That the makeup man has crowd
ed They Say" off the map.
=
That the hospital would be glad TO
get that gallon of $50 proof alcohol.
That we wonder where the cat
found floating in the river lost its 9TH
er eight lives.
That fifty dollar bills are not being
freely flashed en- merchants with the
demand for the best in the place.
:
That many people wish that Ford
manufactured foodstuffs instead of
+ fiivers.
That traffic down certain local
alleyway seems to have increased.
-.,--
That the game birds are beginning
to look up hiding places for next
month
That there are many full cans in
many cellars.
s.
That the women will net get a
chance to vote on the license question,
:
That recent non-sapport cases can
not be laid to booze.
+
i. That matters in the fire department
are hard to put out,
j i
That for want of horses the truck
has been lost. for the want of a truck
the ladders are lost; and for the want
Of ladders lives may be lost-What
are we going to do about it?
s
That most anyone can now afford
Ford.
That we'll meet you at Woodstock
Fair.
+
That Putnam will be proud to have
a representative in Congress-
s
That the checker season is now
opened at local club
s
That vacation days are over.
+
That AN empty coal bin Is worry
below stairs
That the clerks have enc more holi-
day this year.
That Putnam will not have to set
its clocks back.
That we got along very nicely OF
old man Standards time.
That we wonder if you were exei
able to buy that nice looking kind q
farm produce you see displayed a
county fairs?
That it was some clam bake las
Sunday.
That moonshine is worse actol
than cheap whiskey
s
That Putnam was not on the cIrcu.
route this summer.
$
That owing to the price of soap on,
does not now allude to anything beini
as cheap as dirt
3
That the lunch box campaign il
Boston has furnished the restauran
proprietors food for thought.
s
That ballot counters Will do mor'
IN earn their money hereafter
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24
EVERYDAY BUSINESS ERRORS

l.-Neglecting to get receipts
when bills are paid in cash.
2.-Neglecting to keep receipts
where they cam be located
Negiecting to check up items
in current bills.
l.-lnability TO keep checkbook
balanced.
5.--Too easy optimism in starting
credit accounts.
6.-Gareless handling eff valuable
business papers
Signing documents without
knowing their contents.
tendency to establish living
expenses which would exceed income
and eat into savings.
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24
r A T S N A p
KILLS RATS

Also mice. Absolutely prevents
odors from carcass. One package
proves this. RAT-SNAP comes in
cakes-no mixing with other food.
Guaranteed.
35c size & cake) enough for Pan
try, Kitchen or Cellar.
Csc size e cakes for Chicken
House, eoops, or small buildings.
s125 size (5 cakes) enough for all
farm and out-buildings, storage build
ings, or factory buildings.
Sold and Guaranteed by ]. F. Dom
ahue.
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24
HAMILTON HOLT
FAVoPS ORGANIZATION

Professor Fisher of Yale has an
nounced that "Pro-League Republi-
cans and Independents are getting to-
gether to form an organization in 0c-
tober.s He says he is getting letters
every day favoring such an organiza-
ton. Among those who favor the
election Of Cox and Roosevelt on the
league issue appears the name of
Hamilton Holt of New York and
Woodstock
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24
EXHIBITS FINE
GARDEN PRODUCE

An agricultural exhibit in the store
of Edward w. Mullan, Main street,
would grace any exhibit of a county
fair. The products are from the
Longside Farm, H. S. Kennedy, Saw
yer district, and include perfect spec
linens including cucumbers, pumpkins,
onions, peppers, Swiss chard and 9th
er vegetables The display has been
admired all the week by people pas
sing the store.
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24
Mrs Reach Tells How She Got to
Know Rat-Snap

Have always feared rats Lately
noticed many on my farm. A neigh
Dor said he just got rid of droves with
RAT-SNAP. This started me think
ing. Tried RAT-SNAP myself. 1t kin
ed II and scared the rest away"
RAT-SNAP comes in three sizes, 35c,
Csc. S125. Sold and guaranteed by
j. F. Donahue.
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24

Character must stand behind and
back up everything sermon, the
poem, the picture, the play. None of
them is worth straw without it.
Putnam patriot., 1920-09-24

Patriot Prompt Printers are now
working under better advantage than
ever before. Convenient Conditions
Cause Compositors 70 work with Gel
Gritty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-14
THE
MYSTERY
HOUSE
The Chimney's Secret

The next day Agnes, Billy and AL.
went over to Mystery House again.
This time they were exploring the
house slower than before, for Al.
had never been in it in the day
time. Every once in a while Billy
or Agnes would exclaim,
"Why, didn't notice this be-
fore!"
They had gone into the library.
Agnes loved this room almost bet
ter than any other room on the first
floor. The rows and rows of books
appealed to Agnes, and she longed
to take them down from their
shelves and examine them. There
we're two reading tables, and many
comfortable reading chairs. The
old fireplace on one side of the
room made the place look very pic
turesque.
ut is so big that I can stand up
straight in it" said AL.
"Of course said Billy, as he and
Agnes stepped in, "and there is
room for four more people in here"
As Billy stepped back into one end
of the fireplace a small door went
up into the brick chimney, and
some narrow stairs were seen.
"Whew' exclaimed Billy, This
is some place for secret doors!
Let's climb the stairs and see
where they lead U.S." So they
climbed the stairs and found them
selves in small room. No doors
were visible, and there were a few
pieces of furniture bed, two
chairs, a small table, and desk.
81 wonder" said Agnes, IF the
desk is open"
Nav" replied AL, like every
thing else, it's probably locked"
81 believe I'll try it, anyway"
said Agnes. She pulled and pulled
on the desk door, but it wouldn't
open. She was just about to say
to A.,
81 guess you're right" when the
door flew open. Both boys crowded
around her.
ITS my find" she said. please
let me examine first"
Sure said Billy, Ego ahead.
We're not the least bit curious,
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The Magic Lamp

Once upon a time there was a
widow and she had one son. And
one day a man came to the door
and told the lady that he was her
husbands brother. And she said,
ut can not be, because he has no
brother"
The man said, May l take Vans
wick Walk" And the widow said,
mo, because you are not his
uncle"
The man said, II will give you
three bags of gold, if you let me
have Vanswick to educate him and
then will come and get you"
She took the gold and Vanswick
went with the man. When they
had gone some distance, Vanswick
got hungry. The man got off the
horse and made a fire. And when
the fire stopped burning, the man
rolled a large stone off of the place
where the fire had been, and told
Vanswick to go and get a lamp.
Vanswick went down in hole that
was under this big stone. He went
in and hunted around and finally
found the lamp. He went back to
the hole and the man told him he
would lift him out OF the hole If he
would give him the lamp. Vanswick
did not give him the lamp and it
made him mad, and he rolled the
stone over the hole. And Vanswick
left in the dark. Finally, he fell
asleep and when he awoke he saw
the lamp by him, and he took a
handkerchief out of his pocket and
rubbed the lamp three times. All
of a sudden a man appeared and
said, 81 will give you one wish
81 wish you would take me home
to my mother" said Vanswick, and
that instant he was home. His
mother was glad to see him and he
was glad to see his mother, and
they lived happily ever afterwards
together.-Alma Puterbaugh, age
IL, grade 6B, Starr school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-14
PILLOW JOUST
Francis Rolt-Wheeler

Even in August there are apt to
be wet days when some of the out
door sports cannot be played. In
summer, too, it is worth while to
have some new sport that can be
played in a small indoor space. Pill
low Joust is one of these.
As the name suggests, tits a joust
or tournament, like those which
knights in armor used to run in the
Middle Ages. The only armor
needed for this joust Is a pillow,
made of the strongest ticking you
can get and fairly tightly stuffed
with hay or straw. Hay is the best.
On the floor, or on the ground,
mark two parallel lines yard
apart and eight feet long, or even
ten. This makes a lane yard
wide. Each of two boys fastens
one of these pillows to the top of
his head, firmly, and they take up
positions at opposite ends of the
line. At the word 60" they put
their heads down and charge at
their opponents. Four or five steps
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SPORTS AND ATHLETICS THAT MAKE MEN

bring the collision. If one of the
jousters is knocked head over heels
backward, that counts one; if he is
knocked on either side of the line,
so that he is forced to step outside
it, he is "unhorsed,' which counts
two, and if by constant butting, he
Is driven back along the land to the
point from which he started to run,
he is conquered" and the count is
three.
The arms must be folded before
beginning to run, and kept folded
all the time. Either player who I'M
folds his arms is counted as dis
armed and loses one point.
The tilt can be run at any part of
the body, and as the lane is a yard
wide, one or the other player can
swerve to one side and butt side
ways, just as jouster would man.
euver his horse. Do not make the
run any longer than ten feet or so
much speed will be got up that the
butt" might be too hard. A scream
ingly funny variation of this is to
tie the feet together loosely, SO that
one can just shuttle along, and
joust as before.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-14
The Fishing Trip
To Centerpille

Yesterday (Tuesday) morning
John, Tracy, Morris and went
fishing and took a lunch. When we
got there we left our wheels at a
farm house, then went to the river
banks. Tracy caught minnow
and four crawfish. John caught
three crawfish; Morris caught four
crawfish and two minnOws. l
caught one bass and four crawfish.
About l o'clock, p. M, we came
home.-Eugene Wicket, Joseph
Moore school.
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snow, which had been scooped out
of the nest by the mother. Chickie
looked just as comfortable in the
snow as a well-fed cat purring in
front of fire. Within a few weeks
of Matching, baby Arctic Tern
can begin to fly in right lively
fashion, and, by the time it is two
months old, the big 1900 mile
flight to the Antarctic has begun.
The Arctic Tern rests on the
water sometimes, so, maybe, for a
single flight, its performance is not
as wonderful as that of the Golden
Plover, a land bird, which flies
from Nova Scotia to South Ameri-
CA stretch of 2,400 miles-with-
out a single halt.
Right about now, these big
flights, from south to north, are
coming to the winning post. The
Arctic Tern is nesting on the Polar
ice, and the Golden Plover is near
ing the shores of Labrador. Even
the tiny Humming-Bird is be-
ginning to build his nest in North
America, after flying from South
America.
Although the Norsemen discov-
cred Greenland and the North
American continent long before
Columbus, it is good to remember
that the birds discovered North
America long before any human
explorer-Indian or white-put foot
on our shores, and that, when the
time came for the discovery of
North America, it was the birds
who showed the way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-14
Y. M. E. A. HIKES

About fifteen boys and Assistant
Boys Secretary Webb made the
sleepy river north and east OF town
sit up and take notice last Saturday
when they tramped all day along
its banks. Dinner was cooked by
a campfire at noon. The boys went
swimming, too, and played base
ball.. This days mixers were Byron
Painter, Edward Ulrich, Charles
Rogers, Robert Wilson, Percy
Smith, Richard Hawekotte, Perry
Botkin, Howard Paust, Richard
Markley, Richard Shepard, Robert
Thomas, Claude Bond, Richard
Webb, George Strauss, Holley
keeren.
An all night hike was planned for
Friday night, August 13, as this
story goes to press. The mixers
were to return sometime Saturday.
morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-14
WANT ADS

FOR SALE+Folding doll cart; 1926
Pearl street, or phone 1888.
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Wild Life
~ of Forest &s2
AK and Field ~
The long-Distance Champion
Francis Rolt-Wheeler

Hats off to the Arctic Tern!
When it comes to covering dis
lance no creature on earth can be-
gin to compare with this gull-like
bird with two long feathers in his
tail. 1t spends about fourteen
weeks of each year in the North
Polar region, during our summer,
and then decides to go south during
our winter. And, go south it does,
clear down to the South Polar re-
gion, covering $4,000 miles a year
of straightaway flight.
The first nest of the Arctic Tern
that was ever found was only eight
degrees away from the North Pole
and the little baby Tern, a good
deal like a small grey chicken. was
surrounded by wall of new-fallen
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Although they did hang around.
Agnes pulled out drawer and
found a packet of letters. She ex-
amined one, and she knew what
the rest were.
What are they about?" asked
Billy and AL, forgetting not to be
curious.
Love letters answered Agnes,
with smile, while the boys ex-
changed amused glances. She next
pulled out another drawer which
contained more letters.
Boys, look!' she exclaimed after
she had glanced over one of the let
tiers. Holding the Letter so that they
could see, they read the following
note:
Grinard:
How dare you ask me for my
hand now-you, who fought for the
North! When you enlisted in the
war / heard from neighbors that
South. / was pleased then, and so
did not ask you IL twas true before
you went away, for / was sure you
would say yes, and was SO grieved
at having to part with you then. So
I promised you my hand when you
came back, thinking that you were
fighting for the South.
Besides, couldn't stand to live
with ONE-ARMED man day in
and day out. Really, Grinard,
haven't any sympathy for your lost
arm, because you lost 1t fighting for
the North. II you'd fought for the
dear, darling South. you'd have still
had your other arm and MY LOVE.
Also, Grinard, you seem to forget
that you are almost as poor as
church mouse, and that misfortune
believe, has happened for the
same reason as your two other mis-
fortunes. So, / do not wish to see
you or hear from you again.
ELECTA.
[Continued next week. Julia r.
Burr.
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Robert Hough Earns
Money This Summer

We think we can foretell about
Robert Hough, in the same way
the old astronomers foretold about
the stars, that he is going to make
a good business man, in some
ten or twenty years more. The way
we guess, is something the same
way the astronomers tell about
things that are going to happen to
the stars, by looking at what they
are doing now.
Robert is working hard and saw
ing his money, and both these
things are brushes that are busy
painting in rosy future for Rob-
ert. He lives a mile south of town
and gets up early in the morning to
pass papers on a route that he has
owned for two years. With the
money earned from his paper
route and some other money, he
has bought himself wheel, which
he paid for, all himself.
Cows, Chickens and Pigs
in Roberts Line
The neighbors have some cows
and wanted to sell the milk. Rob-
ert offered to deliver it for them.
Arrangements were made, and ev-
cry morning, he delivers several
buckets of milk on his bicycle.
Besides caring for chickens, he
has bought eggs twice, and set
them. in an incubator. After the
little chickens were Matched, he
sold them.
Right after school was out Rob-
ert found that neighbor had two
little pigs which he wished to sell.
Robert bought them and has cared
for them all summer, buying his
own feed He will probably sell
them in the late fall.
Saves Money Regularly
Roberts parents have a garden
and he has helped to take care of
it, selling peas and beans in the
early part of the summer.
Best of all,-at least, one of the
best things about Roberts busy
life this summer, is that he is saw
ing his money He has paid up two
different cards in the Christmas
Savings club and took out third
one, last week. There is no COM
pulsion about this, for Robert has
the chance to do what he wishes
with his money.
Robert takes violin lessons in the
winter time. and is concert master
in the Garfield orchestra.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-14
Leoline Klus Sends
Letter to Juniors
Muncie, Ind,
821 N. Mulberry St.

Aug. l, 1920.
Dear Aunt Polly:
Since I'm in the notion of writing,
! will say to you and all the other
Juniors, / haven't much to say.
1t is six bells now. l just got
through eating two eggs and ba-
mana. Charles and are all right,
SO don't worry about US. When
can you come over to Muncie, In
diana, and 60 camping with me?
/ may be in Richmond soon. Tell
Jimmy Besore that I'm ahead of
him, because l have girl at
Knightstown, Ind, so goodbye to
Mary and Elizabeth. He may have
them if he wants them.
Goodbye.
Yours truly,
LEOLINE L. KLUS.
P. S.-If you come over, don't
forget a pencil and paper, and for
give my writing.
[Glad to hear from you, Leoline
Will say hello here, but will
write you a real letter answer"
sometime soon.-Ed.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-14

LOST-Child's Friendship bracelet
engraved with the letters. M. H.
Please return to 1872 South Thir-
teenth street. Reward.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-14
Mama's Pudding

When mama makes a pudding
She takes bowl of rice,
Then adds a cup of raisins,
Then bit of spice.
If only once dear mama
Would follow my advice
And take quart of raisins
To several grains of rice!
Anonymous.