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Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
KALEIDOSCOPE

The sartorius Is the longest muscle iB the body
 Ceylor has always been the chief io- cality for pearl fishing.
 San Francisco had the first trans-oon- tinental express route.
 Five hundred American companies have established factories In Canada
 The first school in the Pacific North west was opened in lS53 at St Van couver.
 Biologists believe that the ancestors of modern whales had hair like their mammals. @ gs
 swordfsh caught in Hawaiian wa ters had attained the remarkable weight of l.990 pounds. q e.
 Macadam. a Scotch engineer. invent ed the system of road bed making .;nown as ''macadamizlnE"
 The first train wholly occupied hy women in the history of railroad travel was that chartered by a Massachusetts delegation to attend the women's con gress held in Chicago at the time of the worlds fair in that city
 Chaotic conditions in western Ire land have increased the di1iculty of forecasting the weather for the Brit ish Isles as important observatorief for detecting the cyclonic disturb ances from the Atlantic are located in that disturbed area.
 A German gas company has begun the production of gas by new pro- cess Gas for every purpose Is made from leaves of trees. heather. saw dust and vegetable waste of all kinds. It is cheap and safe and burns with a brilliant white lgiht.
 The distinguished Service Madei was recently conferred in the name of the President of the United States on seven French army officers. The de- eorations were for services rendered the American expeditionary force hy the French medical corps
 The instrument known as the radio micrometer is so sensitive that it will measure the heat from hand he'd thirty feet away from it and will record tbs heat given off by fixed star so remote that light from it. travelling at a speed of 1ss.ooo miles second. takes many years to reach us.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
LETTER NOT MAILED IF
 LEFT ON TOP OF BOX

If you place a letter or a parcel on top of a letter box or alongside of 1t It is not mailed and the postal service in- CUTS no responsibility until it has been gathered up by a carrier. In this im- portant respect it differs from a letter or parcel placed in any receptacle es- tablished for the purpose by the post office department. The sight of mail matter leaning trustfully against the pole sustaining a lettre box or resting confidently on top of the box is not un- common. Therefore, it is argued by many, that the people are honest and that any precious packet bearing post age stamps is safe anywhere.
 But this is not true, as the records of the postal and police departments disclose. The former has frequent com plaint of lost mail which. an investiga- tion shows, was really never maIed the latter hears tales of missing prop coming of an official carrier.
 Just how far-reaching the evil of such careless practice is cannot be told, be- cause the record is never complete. But it is known that among all classes oi people in this country there is a deeply rooted conviction that anything piaeet within the shadow of government con trol is sacred and that even the boldes thief would think twice before inter fering with it.
 It sometimes happens that the fac that mail left unguarded at some stree corner near a mail box reaches it's des t:nation in due form creates confidence
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02

The fourth reunion of the Huntington family opened Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First Congregational church, Norwich Town. When the presi- dent of the Huntington family associa- tion, Rev. James O. s. Hunting, o. H C., of West Park, N. T., called the members of the family together for the opening session of the reunion, men, women and children from various parts diViduaIs from Turkey, South America, the Philippines and France.
 The address of welcome to the home coming Huntingtons was given by John P. Huntington, of Norwich. whose fath- CT was secretary of the first reunion in 1851 In his address of welcome Mir. Huntington said he welcomed the young est of Huntingtons, the middle-aged and the older members of the family to the old First Church, which, for many gen erations, from the very beginning of the church, one Huntington after another had served as deacon. and where mum berless Huntington's had been christened, married and buried since 1859.
 Some idea of the contribution of this one family in the intellectual life of the country may be realized when one finds in the family records the names of the first president of Williams, Bowdoin and OarlmOQln OOiIeSeSt as WCl4 eIo PA ~7@i dents of Harvard. Yale and the Univer- sity of California. He closed by invit- ing the entire family to unite for twenty . four hours in ancestor worship.
 Dr. William E. Huntington of Boston, ex-president of Boston University, re- sponded to this welcome. paying tribute to the glories of beautiful old Norwich and to the long list of honorable Hunt ington's.
 Father Huntington, O. H. c.. presi- dent of the Huntington family assoc1a- tion, then opened the meeting. After the reading of scriptural selection by Rev. Gurdon Bailey and the singing oi the Huntington hymn, members of the family related their connection witf Norwich, among them Huntington's from Boston, Westfield, Saybrook, New York California, Colorado, Constantinople China, Paris, Buenos Aires, Manila, 1T fact from all parts of the world.
 Samuel Huntington of Plainheld, N
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
HOW TO GET RID .OF RHEUMATISM
The Fruit Medicine Will Always Relieve You of
 This Terrible Disease
"Fr.it- -tives". Is The Remedy"

"FrIit- a-tives"' Is The Remedy"
 Delmar, New York. q have great pleasure in writing you about ''Fruit-a- a-tives." l have found great relief in them. I have had Rheumatism for six months and have suffered much pain, but not laid up with it. Have tried about everything 1 heard about without much relief. Then I took Fruit tives' and they gave me great relief The swelling is almost gone and 1 feel good-like myself again. can recommend lives" - with a good heart = to anybody"
 MRS. EYALYN RADLIFF. In order to relieve Rheumatism, the blood must be purified. No other medicine in the world will. purify the blood so promptly and thoroughly as Fruit -tives.' This fruit medicine acts on the three great eliminating organs-the bowels, kidneys and skir and is the most reliable and scien. tific remedy ever discovered for the relief and correction of Rheumatism "Fruit a tives," great medical dis. covery and made from fruit juices ant tonics, is the greatest blood purifier | in the world.
 soc a box. for s2.50 trial size 25c At dealers or from FRUIT -TIVES Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02

In the mail service and convinceS many cautious persons that circulars invitin . investments in oil ventures and other dubious speculations are true as gospel or they would never have been forward ed via the mail system
 Efforts by the postal authorities to in- struct the public to exercise some care in using the mails have proved unsuc- cessful in the main. An idea. once rooted in the public mind, sticks like weeds in kitchen garden. No matter how often 1t is removed it grows again and bears many seeds that bloom and blow to the undoing of some unfortun- ate.
 Big metal boxes are placed here and there at street corners for the rucep I ton of bulky mail that will not entel
 the letter boxes and in these big re, i ceptacles the carriers often find letter. | which are placed dn them just because | they will go in, which reversed, is the
 reason why big parcels are not 'founC | In letter boxes. It has happened tha l a business man in a distant city ha; i found a letter tucked away in a pack l age just received Via the mails address ] ed to some person at a far distant point 1 This letter IS mailed again and the sen der has complained that the post oiilc department gives very bad service be
 cause the letter was greatly delaye'
 owing to it's having gone far astray b, some stupid postal mistake
 Postal officials. patient as. they some times are. occasionally lose patience be
 cause oft-repeated warnings and advic appear to meet with no response. Cost
 mistakes are repeated again and agair
 Experience, in the case of postal mat
 ters, is no teacher. Therefore. when n
 postal officials direct the sending fort of notice stating that mail mauie
 should not be placed on top or under
 meath street letter boxes or packag
 boxes and that such matter is nc
 within the custody of the United State
 mails it will result in improvement. bu only as a matter of routine labor.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
AUTOMOBILE UPsETs ON
 PINE GROVE ROAD

A Hupmobile owned and driven py William Crawford Of Peekshill, N 9, who Is summering at Crescent Beach, went down an emBankment beside the Pine Grove road about midnight Thurs day night The machine turned. com pletely over. the six occupants having a miraculous escape from death. The own CT was the only one injured and his in juries were not serious, consisting of cut over the left eye caused by broken glass from the windshield.
 Mir Crawford was returning to Cres- cent Beach with party of young peo- pie who had been attending a dance at Pine Grove The lights from machine going in the opposite direction blinded him and in turning out, the machine went over the embankment.
 The top of the machine and wind- shield were smashed, but otherwise the auto was not damaged.
 The place where the machine went of the road is the scene of at least hall dozen similar accidents this year. The Hupmobile was pulled out of the hole by an army truck from the state camI grounds at Mantle.
 The occupants of the car, besides tho owner, would not give their names.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
FIFT HOUSES. UNDER
 rnNGTR IrrInN rAr Nrrn I, VI

' Tn order to be progressive. city must think progress, must be guided by Is optimists, must value constructive .nsn and women. and must have the COURAGE to live up to it's ideals"' says inc August membership letter of the Norwich Chamber of Commerce which mas just been sent out to the chamber members.
 With regard to the housing problem the letter says:
 Many favorable comments have beer. made of the exhibition of pictures ana plans of houses recently built in Nor wich for s5.0e0 and a few new houses were started a result. Others arc being contemplated. The encourage rnent. by some responsible agency. to families Of moderate means, to build house Is all that is needed to awaken tho desire and arouse the ambition of some of these families Norwich :s gradually getting back to normal hous- ng conditions and within the next few years will have the requisite housing facilities About fifty new houses are being erected in the city and about the same number within the town limits
 Another matter touched upon by tho etter is the community chest idea
 The community chest, now meeting FiIn SD mucn faVor throughout thu country. is a plain common sense tt 'aiss by one effort, in a single fun. 2 Hifficient sum to meet the needs Of al The worthy charitable institutions an, .tvic agencies in a city The funds art -aised for such organizations as tn, Fed Cross. the United Workers. Bo, Scouts Salvation Army, hospitals and charitable organizations of every ra uzious belief. Color, creed and nation ally make no difference. It aims {, combine the appeals for financial al, from all these organizations. say.in, lime and efforts and expenses involved it increases. the efficiency of these or Ean!zations by allowing them to devot all their time and efforts to actual ser vice and freeing them from f1nancia cares and handicaps. It guarantees eff hcient use of the funds by careful su pervasion and audit of the individua budgets by responsible board. l avoids duplication of effort and man demands on the public It gives ever ,stizen an opportunity to help and make t convenient for the donors to give one instead of many times It unifes th soul of the community by breakin Town selfhshness. narrovness, prejudic, and aWakens general broad-minde 5eart interest in the things that affer she welfare of the city as a whole. ts cooperative soliciting-co- -operativ giving-co-operative supervision. Tn plan Is in effect in nearly sixty cite throughout the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
HUMOR OF THE DAY

From Texas obItuary-Just abou daylight the Pale Horse came for him with saddle and bride of riEhteousness and he straddled 1t and rode home Boston Transcript earth"
 My. my: aren', those automobGs Deacon-TOu never told me, Martha that when you Euz in Boston you wens to Sunday night concert.-y Joshua
 Deacon-Too sacred to mention. I sup pose.-Boston Transcript.
 First a man proceeds to lay od . garden" @
 And then?"
 "He proceeds to lay. on-"-LouiSvn, Courier-Journal.
 DO you always leave cards when yor
 "No. sometimes leave a pair al over-shoes or an umbrella" = Bostor Transcript .----
 Little Ella-"rm never going to Hol. land when grow up.r
 Governess-"why not ?''
 Cause our geography says It's !, low. lnng country. Answers
 Ben-My father makes living siv- ing the public thrills
 Gwen-"An aviator-'
 Ben-'No. fire alarm salssman."- Science and Invention.
 q don't see why a fellow as r,ch q, he is should be embarrassed when he proposes 10 a girl
 Its what you might call the em. barrassment of riches. H. doesu'- know whether the girl loves him or his money-"-Boston Transcript.
 If you have half-an-hour to snare don't spend 1t with someone who hasn't The Pioneer
 In the good old days girls learned [, cook: you see they didn't have an, msyonnaise dressing under which to hidl their Exchange.
 Doctor-You must take A ccr,riet, rest By the way. whats your occu patton?
 Patient-Tm an anarchist
 Doctor-Well. don't throw any nor, bombs for a month at least-Punch.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02

Miss Diana Belisle of South E street Is enjoying a short vacation.
 Mrs. Fred Knowles of Norwich avenue is spending some time with frien6s in Newark, N. J.
 Emil Paquette of South street has resigned his position with the Ponemah company.
 Mrs. Earle NJ. Wood of North Third avenue was a visitor in Hartford, Frl- day
 Anselme Tanguay Of Baltic. spent a short time this week with his brother, Ernest Tanguay.
 Miss Virginia Grover of North Third avenue, has returned from Maine, where she spent the summer.
 Notices are being sent out to members Of the Taftviile Congregational Sunday school, notifying them of the reopening Sf the school the second Sunday in Sep tember. which is the date set for the opening of the church.
 The committee recently appointed by the Lafayette Club, to take charge of their banquet. met Wednesday evening and final plans were drawn to make the affair a success. Among other thing | was voted to engage the Ideal orch sstra to furnish the music.
 NIT. and Mrs Dave Boyers of Mont real Canada. have been visiting Mir and Mrs. F.. %. Monty, at their home a Riverside Grove.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
HUNTINGTON FAMILY HOLDING THEIR
 FOUUTHREUNIONAT NORWICH TOWN

J. presented paper about christian names, particularly those names usual in this family.
 Mrs. Lois Huntington Whaley, of New York, Miss Katherine Huntington ana Miss Dorothy Donaldson played violin selections exquisitely.
 Miss Frances Isabel Huntington of Michigan gave an account of some women of the Huntington family, re- counting wittily heroic and patriotic deeds of Huntington mothers, sisters and wfves since the days of Indian massacres, the work of Emily Hunting ton Miller, Mrs. Fdererick Huntington, Miss Alice Huntington and Miss Emily Huntington.
 Dean Byron Hurlburt of Harvard l College read a poem to close the after noon programme, after which the l5O Huntington's present visited the D. A. R. museum, the Old Burying ground and the historic houses of Norwich Town
 In the evening the members of the family assembled at the WaureaAn house where the family dinner was serv- ed at T o'clock
 The reunion programme will continue today (Saturday) at the First Church, with a short business meeting this morn ing at 9:3o o'clock. Reports of the of fiers will be made and the election or new officers will take place.
 There will be a commemoration of those whose names are on the honor roll and the singing of a hymn. "Oh, God Our Help in Ages Past.
 The Reverend Henry Strong Hunt ington. of New York, Associate Editor of Christian Work, will read a paper entitled Gross Sections of the Hunting ton Family"
 Dr. James L. Huntington. of Boston, will read a paper with the title, "A Diary of Long Ago This has come down in the family for several genera tions and throws light on by-gone days.
 The Reverend c. w. Huntington, D { D., of Walthan1, Massachusetts will 1 tell the curious story of a Huntington legacy, and the good purpose it served
 The closing paper will be by Arthur Huntington Mason of New York Uni versity, and has for it's title The Puri- tan and the Melting Pot The reunion will close at noon.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
WIFE OF GYPSY PAT SMITH
 CAUGHT s-PoUND BLACKFIsH H

During their stay last week at the No ank bungalow of Capt. Charles T. Pot ter, of Norwich, Mrs. Margaret Tjader and family, of Darien, had great sport fishing. The guests motored up from their summer home and remained four days. They had with them Swedish missionary in whose work Mrs. Tjader is liberally interested. During the week they motored to Norwich, also called to see a Norwalk patient at Norwich state hospital.
 Mrs. Tjader's son-in-law, Capt. Gipsy Pat Smith greatly enjoyed the Noank fishing, and there was much enthusiasm when his wife Ianoed a s-pound blackfsh.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
SAYS NEW LONDON ONE
 OF STATES PRIZE EXHIBITS

A student of the reports of the As sociated Charities of New London might get tfss idea that 1921 was the most prosperous year the city had known for some time-even more prosperous than the boom times during the war, says the current issue of the state edition Of The American Issue the official publi- cation of the Connecticut SAnti-Saloon League, But it wasn't, continues ne article.
 It was merely a drier year than 1920, even as 1920 was drier than 1919 and 1919 was an arid desert compared to
 former years. At that, don't get the idea that New London was ever any city
 of Bacchanalfan orgies. New London is
 one of Connecticut prize exhibits =
 and has been for many years. New
 London was never drunken city. BuI the licensed saloon did things to New London, just as it did things everywhere it has been permitted and when the sa loon was plotted out and kept out by New Londons efficient police force things happened-just as they happened
 everywhere that the local authorities en. 1 forced the law.
 In 1917, there were 245 new cases or | the books of the New London Associated Charities. Since the population of tnt city at the last federal census was 25,. 6S8. this means that one of every 10;
 persons in the city was maintained, ii
 part at least, by the aims of the charit able. This does not include the number
 helped through the city poor fund. The year 1918 was year of pros perity. The number of new cases fel 1 to 162 but there were 67 old cases car l ried over from the preceding year, mak ing a total of 227 persons receiving as | sistance during 1918. In 1919, war
 time prohibition arrived, July 1. Tn records of New London's police depart
 ment show the immediate effect Q 1 thorough enforcement of the law in al amazing and possibly unequalled de- l crease in the number of arrests. Tn charity cases show a decrease also =
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02

there is by no means an abundance of wood, Mir. Healey said If there were. the prices would perhaps be lower AS conditions are now, the only suppTy which the farmers cut last summer.
 These stocks are not large. as last year the demand for wood was small, and the farmers were loath to cut when they assumed that they would have to dispose of it at discouragingly | small prices; thas Is. If they considered it really worth their while to haul thelr product, after cutting 1t, to nearby i towns, also an added expense. MT. Hea. | ley explained.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02

could see that I was getting better. l took several bottles of the Vegeta- bleICompound and used Lydia E. Pink hams Sanative Wash and 1 am en- tirely cured of my ailments. You may publish this letter if you wish. - Mrs.M SHERMAN, Route 2, Lake, Mich.
 There is one fact women should consider and thatis this. Women suf- fer from Irregularities and various forms ofweakness. They try this and that doctor, as well as different med- icines. Finally they take Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound, and Mrs. Sherman's experience is simply an- other case showing it's merit.
 If your family physician fails to help you and the same old troubles persist, why ism t it reasonable to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound?
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
USED BY THREE GENERATIONS

T use Foley's Honey and Tar person. ally. give t to all my children and now 10 my grandchildren with the same good results. tried many kinds of cough medicines, but never want anything but Toiey's Honey and Tar" writes Mrs. B. K Olson, Superior, Wis. Foley's Honey and Tar was established in 1875 and has stood the test of time serving three gen erntionE. It quickly relieves colds, coughs and croup, throat, chest and bronchial trouble. Lee & Osgood Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
POST OFFICE HOURS

FOR LABOR DAY The local post office will be open from 6 a. m. till a. m (Standard Time) Monday, Labor Day. The money order and postal savings windows will Dc closed all day.
 Outgoing mails will close as usua;;, tue last mail closing for New York and Boston at D. m. Standard Time) There VIII be a collection for the same street letter boxes as on Sundays at 1 p. m. (Standard Time). As this is a legal holiday no deliveries will be made by the city, or rural carriers. No money order business will he transacted at any of the sub. stations.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
HoNrvnLE MAN IS
 HELD FOR OBSERVATION

William IF. Craig of Montville was taken into custody Thursday evening by omeer Braxton W. Hill and later placed D cell at police headquarters in New London, for safe keeping. Craig was aed at the. request of Sheriff Hickey of Montvtlle. who had a writ from the judge of probate for that district, pro- viding for craigs restraint, pending an examination as to his mental status.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
NOT SURPRISED AT
 HIGH WOOD RATE

If a farmer can get s15 or more a cord for his wood. can't see whore he can be blamed" said Leonard H Healey, secretary of the state board of agriculture.
 in the past has often been forced to obtain market. or at such a mar row margin of profit that the labor ot cutting it was hardly worth while.
 The whole question of the big in crease in wood prices noted in all parts of the state hinges on the old problem of supply and demand. Mir. Healey said. and the increase in no more re- markable than that in coal prices.
 Indications from various wood pro ducing parts of the state show tna
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
HER AILMENTS
 ALL. GONE NOW
Mrs. Sherman Helped by Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
 etable Compound
Lake, Michigan. .-"A "Aboutone year ago l suffered with Irregularities and

| a weakness and at times was obliged tostayof myfeet. |1 doctored with
 our family physi- clan and he finally said he could not understand my
 case, so 1 decided Ito try Lydia E. |Pinkham's Veg |etable Compound. After Ihad taken
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