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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-29
Rehearsal for Circns

About so of the live Y'ers met in the
7. M. G. A. gym Tuesday night for a
preliminary rehearsal of their coming
circus exhibition. Needless to say that
interest and fun ranked high as the va
rious groups did their bit. followed by
the Gowns, who proved that they were
not to be eutdone when it came to doing
stunts Judging from the interest being
manifested at present, a good audience is
expected when the circus is produced.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-29

Hartford-The both annual meeting
Of the Hartford County Medical Associa.
ton will be held April in the Hun
Memorial Building.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-29
CHATS WITH
YOUR
GAS MAN

II you are using defective gas
tubing, discard IT. Do not mend
il.
II is criminal earelessnsss to try
to keep in use gas tubing that will
permit even an infinitesinaI amount
Of gas to sseape, by patching Il
with tire tape. putty, rags. sosp, Or
bread dough. as has been shown
upon investigation to have been
done in many instances.
worn-out gas tubing should be
replaced by purchasing only the
best grade Of tubing. 1t may cost
few cents more, but it is worth it.
Ask for and insist upon having
only the highest grade, for such
tubing is absolutely odorless and
will last longer than the inferior
articles which are sold for a cent
or two less per foot than the su-
perior make.
Customers who need tubing sur-
chase wisely when they come to
this office. Only the best grade Of
tubing and that best fitted for the
service required. is permitted N
be sold.
The City of Norwich
Gas and Electrical
Department
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-29

Nine of every ten children are born
with goo67heaith.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-29
VARIOUS MATTERS

NOrwic,., Wednesday. March 20. 1879.
The mirror., 1922-04-27

the inherent characteristics of the process
permit of considerable savings in material
and labor costs, and in overhead and
equipment investment as we'll.
AS the teeth are formed on the finished
gears by displacement and building up the
metal, rather than by cutting it away, the
gear blanks are so proportioned as to re-
quire cutting away of waste metal only in
finishing the hubs and removing the
shrouds. 1t is thus possible to make saw
ing in the actual weight of metal required
in gear blank by an amount ranging
from 20 to 40 per cent of that required in
the blank for the same size of cut gear.
The largest size machine so far de-
veloped can easily be handled at high
production speed by two men, an operator
and a helper. The operator can easily
tend the running of the machine, leaving
the helper to tend the furnace, heat the
gear blanks, and feed them to the machine.
Either job can be efficiently handled by
intelligent laborers under the direction
of capable foreman. The actual time of
rolling the largest gears so far produced
is under IS seconds, so that it is apparent
that the saving of labor time-costs is very
large, and is only limited by the degree
of dexterity and speed attained by the
crew. A production rate of eighty or
ninety finished gears per hour can be
readily attained and maintained. The
time saving in actual tooth forming over
the fastest method of accurate gear cutting
is from go to 95 per cent or even higher,
the time saving in the production of COM
pleted gears ranging from IS per cent to
as high as 80 per cent under varying
conditions. There is also saving in
equipment estimated at so per cent or
more of the total. For the tooth forming
alone the saving is estimated at 70 per
cent.
The mirror., 1922-04-27
VILLAGE HIDDEN TREASURE

In a southern village, at the bottom of
one of the deepest wells in England, there
lies life-sized golden calf.
Thus 1 was solemnly assured the other
day by middle-aged thatcher, writes
correspondent. The statue, according to
my informant, was dropped down the well
during Cromwelps days to save it from
falling into his hands, and there is has
lain ever since. 1t was an ornament in
little monastry, which the Protector plum
dered and destroyed.
At different times half-hearted and
more or less secret attempts have been
made to empty the well, but nothing fur
ther than this seems to have been done to
test the accuracy of the story.
In an eastern parish there is said to be
an iron money-box containing 200 sover
eigns, buried beneath the foundations of
cottage. An ancestor of the present
blacksmith is supposed to have made the
box for an eccentric old gentleman, and
to have seen it filled with the money and
deposited in the ground.
The object of thus hiding the money
was to furnish funds with which to re-
build the cottage when at last it crumbles
and calls for such attention.
My next story comes from the Midlands.
In the mud of large lake or pond of
once stately and now sadly dilapidated
mansion there are said to be several thou
sand pounds worth of jewels.
Many years back the owner of the
Jewels, young beautiful woman of the
peasant class, married to the lord of the
mansion, proved unfaithful and was sent
away. She was not allowed to take the
jewels, all of which her husband had
given her. He packed them in a small
iron safe and, rowing out to the middle of
the lake, dropped the safe overheard.
Needy descendants have since emptied the
lake and dug deeply into the mud, but not
the least trace of either safe or jewels was
discovered-Ex.
The mirror., 1922-04-27

broidered kimonos = gay-colored kimonos,
drab-looking kimonos bright-Aowered XII
monos for the little girls and costly ones
for the aristocratic women. All the way
from three to half-dozen or more XII
monos are worn by one japanese woman
at the same time. Each is a different
color, glimpse of each "sub-kimono" be-
ing visible at the opening of the large
flowing sleeves and at the neck.
A great many of the business men of
Tokyo wear foreign-style clothes now
adays because the kimono is cumbersome
and not adapted to active business life.
Just at this season of the year many of
them are blossoming out in straw hats.
Strange and wonderful combinations of
foreign style dress are worn by some. The
combination of a black long-tailed coat
topped off by white straw hat is quite
popular. Only small per cent of the
Japanese wear foreign clothes gracefully,
either men or women, unless they have
been abroad. Besides, they run too much
to formal dress, such as morning coats
and diplomatic collars, which they persist
in wearing on the streets and at their Of
fees seven days in the week.
The Japanese are quite friendly to
Americans and other foreigners, find,
contrary to many of the reports circulated
in the States. They are cocky little race
who think they could whip the world, if
necessary, but they are not ready to try it
just yet.
Night before last l was caught in
little sprinkle of rain as was making my
way from my Office to a car stop. had
no rain coat and no umbrella. Along
came Japanese man wearing business
style kimono and carrying japanese pa
per umbrella over his head. He hailed
me in Japanese and offered the shelter of
his umbrella, which 1 accepted. Although
he could speak no English and I could
say very few words in Japanese, he had
shown me spirit of courtesy and friend
ship. I thanked him in Japanese as we
parted couple of blocks further>on. "Do
itashimashite" he replied, which means
"Don't mention it i" and I went home i'm
pressed with the spirit of friendship this
Japanese had shown the American stran-
ger-John H. Casey in KnoxVille Express.
The mirror., 1922-04-27

A possible tax eradicator, municipality
owned oil well, has started a flow of
finances into the city treasury of Long
Beach, California. A contract was made
by Long Beach with California oil COM
pany for the sale of $4,000 barrels of oil,
the city's first allotment of the production.
The we'll produces between 500 and 500
barrels day, the operating company get
ting so per cent and the city the remain
der.-Ex.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-27

mother. She's all alone, and
everything interests her."
How sweet Of you. Fred" the
girl exclaimed. irnpulsiYely. "She
must adore her great big son."
IL love her. ne confessed
simply.
"But what puzzled me vast
isn't written as you usually
write"
"You mean the English and all
doesn't seem-rery. educated?"
Yes"
For a long time Fred was sill
ent, them
"My mother is-well I'm proud
OF her and l love her, and I
wouldn't change a thing IL / could
but. she didn't have all the educa-
tional advantage I had, and I'm
not going to have her feeling
inferior to her own son, so in my
weekly letters I drop into her way
OF writing and thinking just as
nearly as I can"
1t was over-redi and tidgeting
he sat waiting for the girl to
speak. At last after an endless
time he looked, up and saw tears
in her soft grey eyes
"oh, Fred, i love you for that
and / think you're the most won
dertul man in the whole world"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-27

solks OF eggs ana pepper Beat
Wei aud put back N de cloth and
bois - minutes longer
u ths kettle not htg enough
accommaaate Tho p6aF bni u
Q stow pan With one teaspoon SAT-,
Cover With cold water and botl two
hours Ad1dwat6r as IL b6ils away,
Then rub through sieve, add but-
TEL, yolks ofleggs and pepper. Put
IN q well buttered baking dish and
bake or Eteam for 40 minutes.
Pea Fritters
Two cups split peas, 10 tea
spoon sugar. 3 tablespoons butter
l teaspoon salt, Ia teaspoon pep
per, fine dried bread crumbs.
Soak peas over night In six
quarts cold water, Drain. Put in
a stew pan the peas will about hall
tlll. Add salt and sugar and cover
with cold water and simmer fos
two hours. Ad water TO prevent
burning, but as the peas becocin
soft let the water cook away as
much as possible.
Rub through a PURGE stranier or
sieve. Season with salt and pep
per and butter and pour into d
platter TO become cool enough to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-27
Enter
Minister'S Home

Thieves broke into the home Of
the Rev. W. j. Eddy last night.
and after ransacklng the entire
lower floor OF the home and over
looking some money on a side.
board in the dining room. left
without taking anything.
The entrance was made through
a window In the side entrance, but
how the entrance was effected
could not be a%scertained as the
window was securely locked and
the glass was not cut. The Reyer.
end Mr.. Eddy's dask was searched
as was the sideboard in the dining
room and a closet under the stairs.
Some things were taken from this
closet and left in other parts OF the
house.
The thieves made their exit
through the kitchen door, which
was found wide open this morning.
Not admitting deetat, the thieves
next entered the home OF Robert
L. Heron in Second street, ran
sacked the downstairs and took a
revolver, a Mexican dollar and
some change. Noytrace OF the burg
lars can be found.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-27

Tho Electric Mountain lay before
the Twins, one of the Seven Noun
tains they had TO cross to get to
the Kingdom OF the D.ddyevvers.
spa:ks were flying from It's tan.
giles OF %criss-cros wires, shipping
and swapping and snarllug and
Jumping, until the mountain looked
like a million angry cats. or a hun.
dred trolley cars off the track.
"oncob." shivered Nancy. "It's
awful, Nick"
"oh, come on urged Nick, cour-
aseously. "We've got on rubber
shoes, and Mr. PIN PIN says We
can't get burt"
So they started up.
The sparks Jumped at them and
snapped at them and flashed at
them, but the Twins never felt a
thing. 1t was true that their go
loshes made them perfectly safe,
and they knew better than to
touch anything with their hands.
Near the top the sparks became
so furious and fast that you'd Ger.
tainly have thought a giant had set
off a million Fourth Of July spark
ers at once!
But Nancy and Nick walked
Csnyrisht. 1872. r
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-27
SISTER MARYs
Sill CHEN
1911 l,.'. % Ws,s YlIEIsl.a.

There Is a great deal Of nourish.
ment In dried peas, but 1t should.
be remembered that . dish made
with split peas is not quickly d.
gested and is a very hearty food.
Peas are q protein and lacking
in fat. This boiled dinner of salt
pork and peas pudding conforms to
q balanced ration. Serve a green
salad and a plain fruit dessert to
offset the fat and supply bulk and
minerals.
Boiled Pork and Peas Pudding
Leg Of salt pork, / medium sized
head cabbage. 4 parsnips. 1 onion.
1 carrot, IL turn.p, / stalk celery,
IL peppercorns.
FOR THE PuDDING-Two cups
split peas, 2 tablespoons butter, 2
eggs tyolksl, pepper.
Soak the peas over night. Put
the pork In a big Kettle, cover
boiling point. Skim we'll. II the
pork Is very salty put to cook In
pork Is very salty put to cook In
cold water. brought, slowly to the
boiling point and the water pour.
ed off,
Then put on in warm water and
proceed as usual. Boil 10 minutes
and add the onion. carrot, turnip
and celery cut in slices. Add pep
percorns and simmer from two to
three hours. Allow % minutes per
pound for cooking.
Cut parsnips lengthwise in quar-.
.ters and boil in slightly sailed
water or with the pork. The pars-
nIps should cook IN IS minutes.
Boil cabbage in slightly sailed.
water, drain and cut in neat
squares. Serve the pork on a hot
platter garnished with the yege.
tables.
To Make the Peas Pudding
Drain peas from water in which
they were soaked. Tie in a cloth
and boil with the pork for an hour
and a half. Remove from cloth.
rub through a sieve. Add butter,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-27

The U. S. government pays $500.
a year to youths studying at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-27
MRs. ELYA cAuLKlNs

81 have gained thirty pounds
since taking Tanlac aud never felt
better in my life than l do now.
Mother says she hasn't seen me-
looking SO well since I was a girl"
said Mrs. Elva Caulkins, 1903 Blan-
dina ST., Utica n. Y.
For eighteen long years / sui.
fered from stomach trouble and
sluggish liver, and during all that
time | hardly knew what a we'll
day was. AS l almost starved my
self trying to avoid indigestion. I
fell off until was hardly more
than a shadow. and was so weak i
was barely able to drag myself
round the house. As a result Of my
long suffering INbecame almost a
nervous wreck.
This was the condition I was In
when I started taking Tanlac, but
today / am strong and we'll, feel.
ing and looking like a different
person from what ! did a short
time ago. 1t Is no wonder to me
that 30 many people praise Tanlac
to the Skies"
Tanlac is sold in Fairmont by
Cranes Drug Co. and druggists
avarYwhere.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-27

have made me happier. How
quaint ana foreign i looks. Did
ycu really make It yourseifg
gh+hah Fred Roatfight nod
And think Of the tine and.
work you've put on II, and you 80.
busy. too. 1t was lovely OF you,
Fred"
I'm awtuly glad you like it?'t
he smiled, regaining his compo.
sure. Shall we see how Pete,
takes to it,"
Together they transferred the
sleepy little songster to his new
home. and for the rest Of the
evening Fred was In heaven. Once
he almost said the thing that had
been on the tip OF his tongue for
weeks, but at the last moment his
courage failed. He was Just an
ordinary fellow starting out TO be
a lawyer, and she with generations
OF cultured ancestors behind her
and enough money to buy a dozen
s~kyscrapers. 1t was taking an
unfair advantage, she had never
even met his family. What would
she think OF his mother? Sweet
soul that she was, he loved her
and was proud OF her, but how
would Katherine feel when she
heard "you was" and st don't?"
Little things that Jared on his
nerves even, although he would
have died rather than let his
mother know 1t.
Weeks passed. Katherine re-
nlalned as friendly and natural
and loveable as ever, but Boat
right could not get up the neces-
sary courage and every hour he
was paralyzed with tho fear that
some one would get ahead Of him.
One morning some time later
the phone on his desk iIngled
sharply,
This Is Katherine" sang the
voice over the wire. Can you
come over to lunch, Fred? want
to ask you something"
I'D love to-" he returned quick
"All right; try to come a little
early. so We can talk before they
serve"
Puzzled, but Inordinately happy.
Fred hurried through his dicta-
don and reached the Conrad home,
nearlylnn hour ahead Of time. ~,
tNwfully Kind Of you to ask me.
over" he said, almost crushing
her hand in his.
lawfully nice to have YOU"
Katherine smiled. Lets sit here"
she suggested, motioning toward
the window seat. Now contin-
ued tho girl, II want to show you
what l found. She unfolded a bit
Of paper all written over in pencil.
It was lying on the floor after you
left last time, and l couldn't help
reading It,"
Fred glanced quickly at II and
flushed.
eyes, It's mtne,e he admitted.
u thought 1t was your writing,
but-but--p
II always iot down little inter.
estinE things that happen at the
office or during the day and slim
them in my weekly letter to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-27

through them as brayely as lions.
At last they reached the top. and
looked down On the other side.
"oh. look. NIck!' pointed Nancy.
TITS all lovely down there. No
more ugly wires or sparks or any.
thing! Just green grass and lovely
flowers everywhere. I've a not,on
to gather a bouquet to take to
Princess Thermal"
But Nick wasn't listening. He
had suddenly missed something.
The red feather pen had Jumped
out Of his pocket and was clinginS
TO a large red horseshoe with steel
ends. like the tiny ones you buy
at the toy store for a nickel. You
sec the feahtcg was out Of a wing
OF the furious falcon that guarded
the gate Of King Indig's Palace,
and 1t was steel. The horseshoe
magnet had pulled 1t away and
there 1t chung.
Nick held out his hand, forget
ting PIN PINS warning. And as
his fingers closed around the steel
FEATHER they stuck, too. He was
held fast.
Ito 30 Contlnued.)
g West FirHinIan.
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TIE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Winning Drawback.
~ Corona Remlngton

Al 4 night he worked over it,
Aplt tho pieces together, took
Athem apart again and tried It
All over. Katherine would like II
andfmaybe his infite labors would
express some Of the tidings he felt
but could not say. As he worked
his thoughts were continually
upon here, and there was always
= feeling OF awe and almost fear
mingled with his love. She was
80 exquisite, so dainty and SO
petted and well bred. Often no
wondered why she ever tolerated
and ordinary chap like himself
she who could have had the
friendship and admiration Of any
man she chose.
At last his little masterpiece
was finished. It looked like a tiny
hanging wigwam with a little door
In one side, a success even beyond
his hopes, yet, once finished, he
began to get stage fright about
presenting 1t to her. What should
he say, what would she do when
she saw II? After all, 1t couldn't
mean much to her who could have
anything under the sun she want
ed.
The Snrst time he called after II
was finished he started to talk 1t
over but at the FIRST moment lost
all courage, and lifting the thing
out Of the machine, carried II back
and hung II on tho hook where 1t
had lived during It's days OF incom-
ptetion.
Ill made something for you"
he5told Prof. Cunrad's daughter as
soon as they were seated, "but at
the last moment lost my nerve and
didn't bring It"
Heh; how dear Of you," sho az
claimed warmly, "but why did you
lose your ~nerve?"
I'll don't know-you're 40
feted and petted somehow, 1t
seemed silly after all, but I did
enjoy making 1t aud thinking
about you while I worked at It
alter office hours"
eoh, Fred, I'm Just dying to see
II. Please, please go get It; II
won't take many minutes, or I'll
not sleep tonight, wondering what
j Els"
he was rather glad-it would
be good TO have 1t over. Hurryine
ott, he jumped into his little
sedan and sped away. In a iIffy
he was back.
.I-rI thought maybe you'd like
IL" he said, half apologeticaIly,
standing in the doorway and hold
Ing his gift at arms length for
her inspection.
oh" she gasped with delight,
a little cage for Pete. How darl-
tng Of you" Tho man flushed
with pleasure. Nothing could
-f~1-HE"#
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-27
AND PAUL-AND PARIS
By ZOE BECKLEY

good nights and bed!" she crisl.
II propose a final toast! Here's
10 the one happy marriage /
know" She waved toward Polly
and toward Paul. MAY no err.
pent ever dare enter their Eden,r'
One afternoon a week after the
party, Polly sat sewing In her
sunny ltving-room. The little I'M
came humping up and she listened
as she always did when 1t stopped
at the fifth floor.
She was glad to see Norma's
bright face at her door.
"H'lo, Polly darlInt, how's every.
thing! Came to make my party cal,
and drag you to Chez Mingot' for
tea. Only the SWEETEST In Paris
suits my mood today. Hurry and
get on your hat"
They walked down 10 the Rue
st. Honore, shop lined and busy,
to the broad Rue Royale with It's
swarm OF traffic. "Chez Mingot"
was the tearoom Of the hour - thu
smartest, o1igtualest, expenslyest.
Polly and Norma found places
at last and ordered chocolate aud
Chez Mingot" ices.
That was the cutest party O,
yours. Polly! Don't know when
had such a good time"
III 1t hadn't been for o we
wouldn't have the fiat at all,
Everybody raves over It, Norma
and implores us TO help them find
one held it. Why. they farily sit
around and wait for us to die, so
they can get IT."
Polly's words were CHEEKY, but
she had a vaguely preoccupied air,
and Norma noticed It.
you ought to be the happIest
and on earth-you've got every
thing"
Polly was silent, looking down al
her plate. Norma touched her
hand and bent toward her atfec.
tlonately.
us anything wrong, dear?
Something on your mind?" She
waited alphabetically, and when
no answer came, went on in low
tones: Come, we're in Paris,
where people think and talk, and
pretty nearly do as they feel. So
talk away. there's a good kid"
II can't. there's nothing 10 talk
about. It's just a touch Of the
blues"
"she isn't worth I'll"
"Who?" Polly looked up. startl-
ed.
violet Rand. Don't you suppose
know what's troubling you? Il
makes me boil, too, for vi simply
plays with men as she'd play a
game, for her own amusement. But
that doesn't mean she can't win /.
oh, don't misunderstood, dear =
your Paul.'s as straight as a
string. Only VI likes to see how
far she can go-and she's no fool.
I'd stop her II l were you. It's per.
fectly simple. What's sauce for
the goose is sauce for the gauder."
mo, Norma, dear, l can't" Polly
made a weary gesture. Its not
dignitied to"
"F4dllestcks!. That's Just your
p%uritanical prejudice. Do you mean
TO say It isn't dlgnified TO fight for
your husbands loye?-But there,
It isn't SO serious as all that. JUS
you leave 1t to mel"
Ito Be centinued)
! tCopyrigh. 1922