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Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
Fiue Hundred Dollar Ring
Lost, Is Found By Pet Dog
PoMFRET SCHOOL MASTERS PET uNEARTHs SAPPHIRE
AND DIAMOND JEWEL LOST SINCE JUNE
BURIED IN GRASS AND FROZEN EARTH
Property of Mrs E. w Clark of Chestnut Hl PsLost IA
Wedding

Scratching in the frozen ground IN
front Of the chapel Of the Pemfret
School, early on Monday Of this week.
Rim. the Boston terrier pet Of Cole
Stanton, one OF the masters Of the
school. dug from the ground a $500
diamond and sapphire ring which had
been lost for over SIX months and for
which a large reward has been ~
since late in June. The ring. the
property Of Mrs. Edward W Clark OF
Chestnut Hin. Pa. was lost at the
wedding Of Mrs. Clark's daughter
which took place in the school chapel
on June 4th last
Il was early Monday morning a
Mr. Stanton was crossing the school
campus with has dog, that BIN dart
ed away from him and began scratch
ing into the ground At point betweef
the chapel entrance and gate on Pom
fret Street. known as Chapel Gate. =
When Mr.. Stanton called the dog h,
refused TO answer. but continued t.
scratch and paw at some object which
be had found Mr. Stanton approach
cd the dog and on investigation fonna
him holding in his mouth a frozef
mass of leaves and mud IN which wa.
firmly embedded the lost ring, foi
which six months search has beer
made
Pomfret people recall the wedding
Of Miss Frances Clark and nr. Jamei
Kent Stoddard as one Of the loveliesi
events Of the summer. The waddlnf
was celebrated in school chapel which
was erected by Mr.. and Mrs. Clark II
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23

memory Of their son. who had been
student at pomfret The wedding was
like an English country wedding. ths
bridal party and guests marching
from the Orchard Cottage Of the Bes
6rosvenar Inn 10 the chapel
II was during the ceremony that
Mrs, Clark gave the ring TO her little
granddaughter to play with during the
ceremony. The child proving a little
FESTIVE in the quiet Of the chapel, Mrs.
Clark sought the nearest thing at hand
for a plaything and gave her the ring,
not thinking Of Il until the ceremony
was over and the wedding reception
was IN progress. IL was then diseoy-
cred that the gem had been lost
Guests and students Of the school all
Joined IN the search. and when this
failed, Mrs. Clark offered generous
reward 70 the finder Of the ring. which
consisted Of platinum band with
three large sapphires set with dia-
monds. Throughout the summer a
more or less steady search for tbs
ring has been kept ap by employees Of
the school and the Ben Grosvenor.
The spot where the ring WAS found
has been gone over thoroughly many
times by searchers and IL has also bs~n
raked By gardeners. The only explain.
alton for its discovery by BIN =
that through the summer rains Il Was
embedded IN the ground where e re-
manned until the inquisitise CANNES
nose unearthed Il.
The ring has been returned to Mrs.
Clark at her home in Chestnut Hill.
/ Pa
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
COLLAR BONE BROKEN IN
WEST WOODSTOCK ACCIDENT

Luther S. Place Of West Woodstock
who was badly injured by being
caught between the large bel, and
pulley in his saw mill at East Putnam
is now able 20 be about the house
His collar bone was broken and bones
in the elbow crushed and he was 9TH
erWise painfully injured Much sym
pathy is extended TO him and al hope
for has speedy recovery.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
womAs's RELIEF CORPS
ELECT OFFICERS FOR YEAR

The A. G. Warner Relief Corps has
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year; President. Mrs. Lena
Munroe; senior vice, Mrs. Mary Per
nv; Junior vice. Mrs. Lille Leach
treasurer, Mrs. Ethel Tourtsilotte
chaplain, Mrs. George Clifford; guard
Mrs. Grace Baldwin; delegate 10 tbs
state convention. Mrs. Carrie Prem
tice: alternate, Mrs. Lena Whipple
Al the next regular meeting, Dec. n
there will be a Christmas tree with
an exchange Of ten cent gifts.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
TREE AND DINNER
AT COUNTY HOME.
About IA Children Are Look
ing Forward to Christmas
Party Next Monday
Poor of Putnam to Be Remembered
BY Elks and Salvation Army

The annual Christmas tree and
dinner will be given TO the children
at the Children's Home Monday. There
will first be roast pork dinner Tor
the kiddies. which will be remembered
BY them for many years. with fruit,
candy and all the efxin's" which go
to make up the happiest time of all
the year for the little orphans. This
will be followed by program Of rect
tations and songs by the children, and
then will come the Christmas tree and
gifts which have been anticipated for
many months.
Over IA children are 20 be enter
tanned and in accordance with the
custom Of former years numerous so
eieties and institutions viii furnish
the gifts and the funds for the party.
Some Of the contributions which
have already been promised are from
the Catholic League Of Women, the
Howe Marot School, and many people
have made cash donations
The plans Of many other organiza.
tons Of this city for dispensing Christ
mas cheer TO the poor and needy are
completed. and it is hoped that there
win not be any family in Putnam
which is in need Of anything during
the holidays.
The Putnam Order Of Elks. the
Salvation Army, and various churches
Of the city. are only few Of the char
ity-giving organizations which are
planning TO give Christmas dinners
and gifts TO Putnam poor, children
being scheduled to receive toys and
wearing apparel from Santa Claus. ="
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23

when the spirit of giving IS FREEDOM
inant. The hospital needs $4,000
and needs II badly. "A Dollar or
More" the slogan Of The Patriot
in IL FIRST hospital campaign. still
holds good. Give Of your Christ
mas funds, however small, to help
the hospital and for its Christmas
gift help to make the fund com
pIete. Contributions TO date are As
follows
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
CAROL SINGING
TOMORROW NIGHT

Outdoor singing of Christmas car
OILS By a company of local voealists,
accompanied by brass quartet. VIII
be one Of the Christmas eve events IN
this city and Pomfret. The singers
will assemble in Union Square to-
morrow Saturday night at o'clock
and after rendering few hymns
there will walk about the city, stop
ping at various points. Then the party
will go TO Pomfret.
Anyone who desires is invited to be
a member Of the carol singing party.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
PosTMEN TO DELIVER ALL
CHRISTMAS MAIL PACKAGES

Through the desire Of the postofiiee
department Of this city to help Put
nam people enjoy their Christmas eel.
ebrations as much as possible, special
arrangements have been made where
by there will be a delivery Of all par.
eel post packages Christmas SUNDAY
morning. There will not be first
class mail delivery. in the city, but
Just the special parcel post distribu
ton, Postmaster Gilman announces
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
GRANGE ExEMPLIFIES THIRD
AND FOURTH DEGREES

At q special meeting of Putnam
Grange held in Odd Fellows hall on
wednesday evening the third and
fourth degrees were eNemplihed on
a class Of candidates. Refreshments
and social time followed.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23

The end Of the campaign for rails
ing the indebtedness Of the Day
Kimball Hospital was fixed for Jan.
Is, 1922, in order that. following
the Christmas season-and while
the Christmas season wAs In prog
ress- Putnam people and the resi-
dents Of the surrounding towns
whom the hospital serves, might
have an opportunity 70 contribute
AZ that very season 81 the year
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
CHIMNEY BLAZE REASON
FOR CALLING FIREMEN

Chemical Company, No. 1. was call
ed out about 9 o'clock Wednesday
night, to the home Of Charles Nichols,
in the vicinity Of the Little Dam Tay-
ern. The fire, which was confined to
the chimney, was easily mastered, and
little damage was done.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
PACKAGES TAKEN FROM CARS
PARKED ALONG MAIN STREET

The police of this city have issued
warming 70 the public not 70 leave
any huRales. or Saluahlcs in aatemo-
biles whica are open 10 the depgNesia-
tions Of thieves. This warning Is the
result Of numerous thefts which have
been reported to the police depart
ment. especially by Christmas shop
pers. who have had bundles stolen
from their cars.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
ODD FELLOWS TO ELECT
OFFICERS TUESDAY NIGHT

Israel Putnam Lodge Of Odd Eel
lows viii elect officers at the regular
meeting next Tuesday night. Tues
day night Of this week class Of II
candidates received the final degree.
Included in this class was Paul John
son. the Philadelphia American base.
ball player, Of North Grosvenordale
and a number Of other Johnsons.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
BONUS TO EMPLOYEES

Bugbee & wulf, in observance Of
the Christmas season. and marking
the end Of year Of excellent business
have presented bonus TO each EN-
plove in the Christmas pay envelope.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23

Probable police department changes
continue to be a topic Of conversation,
but it appears that all are in agree
ment that Ralph Thurston is to be APP
pointed chief of the fire department.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
PUTNAM MAN BECOMES
DEPUTY REVENUE COLLECTOR

Leon T. Wilson Of shis city, who j.
field deputy 10 the department OF
state Agencies and Institutions. state
On Connecticut. has resigned bis posi-
ion 10 take effect at the end Of the
wear. in order TO accept the position
On deputy collector in this district for
N. tinted States internal keyens
Department.
Putnam patriot., 1921-12-23
LEST WE FORGET |!

Day Kmb@ Hospital Still Needs Nearly $1,000 Before IL 10
Christmas. the Most Appropriate Time for Rsms"
b.nx IN. Work op. In the Community Have
YOU Sen, In Your Chrtmss Contribution
Catoctin clarion., 1921-09-15

There 10 more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years 1t was sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
It incurable. Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine, manufactured by F ]. Cheney &
Co., Toledo. Ohio. is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward Is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 76c.
Halva Family Pulls for constipation
Catoctin clarion., 1921-09-15
GREATEST IN PLAINS STATES
Records Kept by the Depart
ment of Agriculture.

Risks in the production of three
great staple crOpS-corn, wheat and
oats-are greatest in the plains states,
extending from Texas to North Da-
kota. This general fact is established
by the average deviation of the yield
per acre from the average yield, COM
puted by the bureau of crop estimates,
Department of Agriculture, for these
three crops for each state from the
records of so years.
On the other hand, the North At
lantic and the western states are re-
gions of comparatively low risk, or
deviation of yield per acre from the
average, for wheat and oats, and the
entire Atlantic coast and the west for
corn.
The great corn belt, with its enor-
nous production and surplus above
local consumption, is, after ALL prom
inently subject to risks of weather, In
sects and disease in the production of
crops, and, while it would be going too
far to say of this region as a whole
that the results Of it's agriculture are
either "a feast or famine" yet there
Is tendency in this direction as the
area covered by the average becomes
more restricted to county, township
and individual farm.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-09-15
MADE POSTMASTER IN 1859
pointed by Massachusetts, Gen.
eral Court in That Year.

The first account Of the formal es-
tablishment OF postmaster Is found
in the records of the general court Of
Massachusetts, by which, In 1889, 1t
was "ordered that notice be given that
Richard Fairbanks. his house in BOs-
ton is the place appointed for all let
ters which are brought from beyond
the seas or are to be sent thther to
be left with him and he is to take
care that they are to be delivered or
sent according to his direction. And
he is allowed for every letter penny
and must answer all miscarriages
through his own neglect In this
kind"
In May, 1903, by an act Of the gen.
eral assembly it was provided that a
general post office may be erected by
Andrew Hamilton at Philadelphia"
and that Andrew Hamilton "Or some
other as shall be appointed by the
king" should be postmaster general
"in these parts and his deputy or dep.
uties in that Office should demand, re-
ceive and take postage, etc"
In ITO, by act Of parliament, a
postmaster general Of the colonies
was appointed by the crown and au-
thorized "to keep his chief letter Of
flee" in New York and other chief let
ter offices at some convenient place or
places in other of his majestys prov
inces or colonies of America and also
to appoint all deputy postmasters.
In 1877 Benjamin Franklin was ap-
pointed postmaster at Philadelphia
and published the appointment in his
own newspaper in these words: mo
tice Is hereby given that the post Of
flee Of Philadelphia Is now kept at
b. Franklins house In Market street
and that Henry Pratt is appointed
riding postmaster for all stages be-
tween Philadelphia and Newport In
Virginia. kansas City Star.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-09-15
Proved Value Of MIX as Food.

The value of milk in the diet Is
shown impressively in an exhibit OF
two stuffed rats prepared by the Uni
ted States Department of Agriculture.
The rats were of the same age, and
were selected from two cages of six
rats EACH The rat which had Its
cereal diet supplemented with milk is
large-boned, well-developed speci-
men, while the animal which was fed
no milk Is an understood weakiing
with skin clinging to poorly developed
bones. In life the rat supplied with
milk displayed healthy tissues, mus
cles and bone, and was marked by
smooth hair, bright eyes and good
color. The protein of the milk tuilds
muscular tissue. The mineral, espe-
cially lime, produces strong bones, and
the food accessories, or vitamines, In
sure growth and health. The rat de-
prived of these necessary food con-
stituents had weak, gelatinous bones,
thin muscles and small growth. Both
rats had wheat biscuits. On March
"a each cage of six rats weighed 4So
grams on May 4 the milk-fed cage had
increased to 542.5 grams, but the
other had lost 1927 grams, or III
grams for each animal.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-09-15
From Mars2

The worlds greatest authority in
wireless telegraphy, Marconi, believes
that radio messages have been re-
ceived from the planet Mars. The an
nouncement has set scientists in many
countries discussing the possibility OF
wireless messages being sent from
one planet to another. 1t seems to be
agreed that the ether, or whatever 1t
Is called which lies between the
heavenly bodies, is capable of trans
mitting wireless waves, SO, that 1t Is
scientifically possible to send such
messages, even from Mars to the
earth. Some scientists believe that
the mysterious signals received by
Marconi were caused by tricks Of our
own atmosphere. Nevertheless. Mar
conf and many others believe that we
are at the opening of marvellous new
era Of ong-distance communication
with neighRQEiRx nlARsEs,
Catoctin clarion., 1921-09-15
FOOD FOR SPIRITS
Young Children Considered Dain-
ties in West Africa.
So When Great Man Dies, tho Little
Ones, With Slaves, Are Killed
and Buried With Him.

Some strange superstitions of West
African negroes are described by P.
l.. Tengely in the London Daily Mail.
If he will, the juju man (witch doc
tori of West Africa can tell you that
when a man dies his spirit, or spirits,
will remain behind and wander about
the earth while he will ''go away"
as distinct from his spirits, or where
"he" goes when he does 'go away"
but obviously it Is to a place where,
If he be big chief, he will want serv-
ants to serve him, and therefore when
he dies slaves are killed, and also
young children. But these latter are
killed for another purpose, as the
following remarks will show.
These wandering spirits are of two
kinds-good, or at least harmless,
called "Duppies," and evil ones, known
as "Jumbis."
"Duppies," the juju man will tell
you, can be seen In various forms.
There used to be a resthouse on a
beach in southern Nigeria which fell
into disuse because as many white
men used TO know. queer black forms,
sometimes like monkeys, used to run
Vabout the veranda and the rooms at
night making weird noises. They did
no harm, being, as every native knew,
only "duppies."
The "jumbi," however, Is terrible
thng-so awful that whoever sees one
goes mad.
His home Is in the silk-cotton, or
ceba tree, and he kills the person who
cuts one down. Blacks of educated
West Indian descent will never cut
down a sik-cOtton tree.
"Jumbis" eat dead bodies. preferring
those of children, though there Is moth
ing they like better than rice.
Hence when man or woman dies
quantity of rice is placed near the
grave under Il cover resembling a can
die extinguishcr, only with holes in the
sides. The object of the holes Is to
enable the thin, hungry "jumbi" to en-
ter the receptacle, where he gorges
himself until he is too fat to get out
again.
A fresh supply Of rice is daily placed
under the dome to make up for what
the "jumbis" have eaten. (There are
lots of rats and ground pigs in West
Africa.) The process Is kept up until
the ninth day, when wake is held,
and the "jumbis" are driven away by
noise and fee-ack (native magic).
That is one way of keeping the jun
bis" from the dead But If a great
man dies he has another chance of
being undisturJed; for then young chill
dren are killed, and the "jumbi' eats
them rather than the old person.
Many years ago, when King Take
died, the then governor, in the hope of
preventing any secret slaughter, or
dered that he should have grand
funeral, "white man fashion,"
1t was a great day for the natives,
several white officials attending the
burial In the center of the royal COM
pound, where, by order, they remained
until the grave was filed up.
But despite these precautions, at
dead Of night the juju priests had their
innings. Take was dug up and re-
buried in native fashion together with
his slaves and several children.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-09-15
One Too Many.

A literary family in which seventh
child had just come was at country
house. and for time a good deal of the
care of the other six children devolved
upon the father, who had Spartan
ideas as to the upbringing of his sons.
One morning he carried his twe-year-
old to the creek near his home to give
him a cold plunge. The child object
ed Justify to this proceeding, but was
firmly held and ducked, notwithstand-
ing.
At the instant of the ducking, how
ever brawny hand seized the Spar
tan father by the shoulder and flung
him back, while the angry voice Of
the farmer, who was his nearest neigh
Dor, roared in his ears:
Here! None of that I'll have the
law on you for this."
For some time the father endeav-
ored to convince the farmer that he
was not trying to drown the child.
Even then he wasn't wholly convinced.
TO the very last minute he kept shak-
ing his head skeptically and saying:
well dunno about that, l dunno.
You got six besides this. ."-Harpers
Magazine.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-09-15
up.to-DatA Rardes.

1t Is a far cry from the Erie canal
to the present barge canal Of New
York state, and just as far from the
mule-hauled canal boat to the latest
type of self-propelled barges which
were recently built to run on the
barge canal. These barges, five in
number. were built in Duluth, and will
be propelled by 140-brake-horsepower
direct reversible Diesel engines. They
are $50 feet long. 36-foot beam, 1O-foOt
draft, with a displacement of 2,15O
tons each. Besides being self-pro1
PEELED they are all thoroughly equipped
with electric auxiliaries, having cleo
tric hydraulic steering gear, electric
anchor windlasses, and electric cap
stan. They are all electrically lighted,
the electricity for the various pur-
poses for which 1t Is used being pro-
vided on each barge by three 10-kilo-
watt generators, driven by 15-horse-
power DIESEL engine. The cargo ca
pacities range from 1900 to 1,750 tons
each, which, to any one who remem-
bers the old canal boats, will give an
idea of the type of traffic to be ex-
pected on the canal.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-09-15
Census Reveals Odd Names.

What will be the strangest name on
the British census paper! asks the
London Morning Post. Last time the
palm went to Yorkshireman, who
had been saddled with the name Of
Observation-Disclosures. The longest
name was that of a Derby child whose
parents had inflicted upon her Chris
tian names beginning with every let
ter of the alphabet. OF punning and
other curious names there will be no
end. Some of those revealed by pre-
vious enumerations have been Arch
Bishop, Arch Deacon, Rose Budd, Prim
Rose, Righteous Williams, Temper
ance Sober Lane, Sudden Death, Pine
Coffin, and Alfred Gott Barelegs. An
other factor is the astonishing fire.
quency with which such high-sounding
names as Lord George Smith, Lady
Mary Brown, Marcus Cicero are
found in the poorer quarters of our
cities. Such names are usually select
ed from the cheap novels which form
the chief reading of the parents.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-09-15
COT WRONG '!'C|RL"
One Occasion When Monarch's
Plans Went Wrong.
MIGHT Be Difference Of Opinion az q
Whether Joke Was on Frederick
or the Corporal.

Those who read history with an
eye TO the humorous as well as the
impressive, sometimes stumble upon
funny and witty happenings In which
the great were forced by humble be-
ings or by circumstance to play lu-
dlcrous parts, writes Mark Stuyvesant
in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The
following incident seems as though 1t
had been designed to swamp with
laughter the carefully carried-out and
often cruel plans of Frederick William
!. of Prussia to have q corps Of giant
soldiers
1t is said that Frederick's agents
searched the world for giants. Hag-
gard. TO whom we are indebted for this
information, tells us that Frederick
paid an Irish giant. who was Z feet
high. the sum of $6,5OO to enlist, a
verItabie fortune in those days.
But Frederick, who was miserly,
disliked to pay such sums even to
achieve his ambition for an army of
giants. He determined to breed giants
as WCi no W puS tHCih. "HeHNNCI hS
found a tall young woman he had her
married to one Of his tallest soldiers.
No thought Of the desires Of either
was permitted to stand In the way Of
his ambition. Sometimes Frederick
resorted to trickery to bring about his
wish.
One day when Frederick was riding
in forest, he came upon a beautiful
girl about 6 feet in height. She did
not know the king by sight. This
Frederick realized when he stopped
to talk with her. He well knew the
girl could not read. for very few wOm-
en- of his day, even Of the highest
rank, possessed this accomplishment.
So Frederick asked the girl II she
would like to earn a thaler or two
of Il nearby fortress. She said she
would like to have the money. So
Frederick wrote note. 1t read:
INSTANTLY have the bearer of this
married to Corp. Fritz of the Gren-
adiers."
The unsuspecting girl took the note
and left the king, who continued his
way in the opposite direction. Sud
denly the girl realized that if she did
the errand she would be late to an ap-
pointment with her lover. SO she hur-
ried to the hut of withered cid
woman. gave her half the kings money
and the note to deliver. Then this
beautiful. stately girl hurried away
to meet the man she loved.
When Frederick rode into the for
tress that evening, he commanded the
woman who had borne the note to be
brought before him with her husband.
Imagine the shock to the king when
he saw the withered old woman, who
had been married to the corporal!
Needless to say. the story did not
remain a secret In the fortress. 1t
ran the length and breadth Of Prussia,
and other nations also laughed.