Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 17, 1909, Page 9

in the selection of your Christmas Gifis Glance At Our Windows More than likely you wil find your idea already worked out for you. Your puzzle solved The Lee & Osgood Co. 131-133 Main Street, NORWICH, CONN. declldaw [T} “‘.Mrhqlmnoleoulhmd St KRR S relieved me o fords cannot ex- T mr‘fl ¥ _,%'m.a and I can w"fina Enprfimn 1d, N. J. TRIAL !O‘l"l’l-l FR E LD Bulls Cough Syrup to A.G.IIV iy 0 will w - R irese e, Md hoymlnlautc l]: IS umnued un urfl:!u A basket full of clothes just received from us is cer- tainly much more inviting M’ 5 G ol of dirty clothes to be washed. .'Do you know about the WET WASH o WAY? 1f you do not. you have not solved the question-of suc- cessful housekeeping. Rorvich Steam Laundry 193 Franklin Str 2 "Phone 898, novIIMWEF DONT WORRY; It Makes Wrinkles, Werry over ill-health does yous health no and mmly causes that make you older than you are. 1t you are sick, don't svorry, but sbout it to make ycurself 3: - this we repeat the word. .au)mu-nd. m-r former sufferers from woman. g similar to yours, when we say, 1k Viburn-0. e wong.;ml t«:n:;.lb remeay, ., "l'*uu-“ur s sed Travel? It's a sure ll;n of good weather anq to gex out into slrl.' We he best llothar ih known as the ol ml.n’ lt "is Arue the old man is not llwlyl a person of ideal physical beauty. You do not feel like ‘writing sonnets about him; and even a rondeau would he out of place’ in celebrating his homely vir- tues. But he toiled to feed and clothe the future great.man, perhaps sat up at night with him in his sickness. And in a multitude of ways he denied him- self the pleasure and comforts of life in order to give the young man.a chance. Poor, patlent, brave, unc plaining, awkward old man, how Bt- tle our literature has to say about him. How generally. he is ignored when living and forgotten when dead! —Meriden Journal. The Point is Clear. ‘When the Presbyterian church burn- ed down in Paterson the Jewish con- gregation at once offered their temple for the use of the Christlan worship- pers, and the offer was accepted, And | now that the Fifth Avenue Baptist | church of New York, Dr. Aked's, ll‘ bout to be demolished, the Jewish | emple Emanuel has been offered to | congregation till their new church is built. The point is plal not miss it. Good Reasons wh& you should visit the Boston Dry Goods J Store DANIELSON, - = - CONN. at this very time. Christmas Gift Goods are all ready for “your spection. ‘Our stock is unusually large. You'll have no trouble to find both useful and fancy articles such as will be most acceptable to your friends or family. We have planned to make this Hol- iday Sale the greatest in our histo We know how to do it. Prices on everything you buy, and to I¥'s Bargain have the Goods you want. Those who can come Tn the forencon will find it a good time to get good | store serv Store will be open every svening dur- ing Xmas week. The Boston Dry Goods COMPANY, Danielson, Conn. JAMES E. KEECH, Manager. the kingdo 61,608, 000 :v.arunt. The Brit- Feks ouly.a Tiiela hmers great, amounting rts, 8 try of perhaps .«mm inhabit- n?u mor. than_doubling the imports of the United States with 99,000,000 people, indicate the complete depend- ence of the British nation upon its sea borne commerce. The imports of the British Isles include a large part of the food of the country and the raw material—except Tuel—for its greatest manufacturing industries. ~With ship traffic cut off or seriously interrupt- ed, the United Kingdom would quick- Iy face absolute starvation and many mmtan. of its working classes would d their occupation gone and abso- | lnlely no means at hand for earhing | a dollar a week. It would be difficult to imagine a nation In a state of more complete industrial and financial col- lapse ‘than that which Great Britain would surely experience as soon as the sea became wholly or in large part closed to British shipping and British trade.—Cleveland Leader. Simpl They had been making hay while the suh shone, and when they had finish~ gd a high haystack the-furmer’! boy | houted from the top, “Say, mister, | hkow am I goin’ to get down:" The farmer consfdered the prohlam\ and finally solved. it. ‘Oh, just shut your eyes and wa!kl round a bit!"—Everybody’s. Great Christmas » Display HANDKERCHIEFS— 2¢ up to $3.00 UMBRELLAS— 50c up to $5.50 FANCY APRONS— 25¢ up to $2.00 BAGS— s0c up to $5.00 POCKET BOOKS— . 5c up to $1.50 SUIT CASES— $1.00 up)/to $6.00 WHITE WAISTS— gsc up to $7.00 PETTICOATS— $1.00 up to $8.00 Hundreds of Fancy Boxes given away FREE with Handker- chiefs, Gloves, Waists, Umbrel- las, Fancy Aprons, Efc. “Trade with US and Save Money” | ISAAC CHAMPEAU, Mgr. Putnam, Conn. | Agents for Standard Patterns. Lewando’s French Dyes and Cleanser. Telephone 19-2 'mth 10 to 20 uhl.i as homesteads on the ervnuan%whtch the acre tuct- nn.unln.tmt can there be for the allow- lm:o of o hrn an area to each home- steader ; At tho time ':OI:‘ the hmaflg aw was passed, whs abundan the hardships of travel great, m;u»km few and distant, and 160 acres to each settler seemed not an extravagamt al- lotment. Often the hl)d worth nio more than the $1.25 tor ‘which, after a few ’l— dence could be commuted. But now hardly an acre on the reservations is worth less than $6 or $7. om 'lt is worth over $50 an acre, Railroads carry the settler whilin: & short distance of almost every tract. Markets are available'on every hand.. An allotment. then, of even 40 acres of unirrigated land'is worth from five to forty times as much as when the homestead law was enacted. On frri- gated land it is of course worth even more, -+ The government has seen the folly of giving away 160 acres of irrigated land to each settler, and has, as per- mitted by law, cuf down individual allotments of sach land to 80, 40, and in some rcases: even so -little.as 20 acres. The latter ig twice as much as is necessary to support a family on such land. Under the improved' meth= ods of modern agriculture, even on non-irrigated land, 20 acres is enough. Why, then, continue the extravagant allowance of 160 acres? ¥ Senator Nelson would “do well fo add to his other admirable proposals forw reform im the land laws one lim= iting the size of homesteads on ordi- nary land to not more than 80 acres, and”on land of supefior quality to not more than 40 acres. Such limitation, besides giving -a chance for a farm to larger numbers of settlers, would car- ry with it the addifional advantages of lessening, by closer setflements, thé isolation of farm, life, and of increas ing- the practieability of .co-operative enterprises among the farmers.—St. Paul Pioneer-Pres: Mountain Preacher’s Veracity. It happened: in +Tenneesse.. Last summer a mountain preacher return- ing from his first visit to the city told his neighbors he had‘seeh a plece of “made ice” a foot thick. His church stood for purity and was strong on discipline. 'He was promptly dismiss- ed from the. pastorate for Shortly after a member of the disci pline committee visited the city and saw, the same,miracle. On returning he broached the matter cautiously by saying that they might have been too hasty in turning out their preacher, Forthwith action was brought against him and he escaped by paying the fare of the committee to the city. On the testimony of five men that mountain church now believes in the possibility of ice in summer—Berea College Quar- terly. Should Call for Hobson. Fngland’s newest Dreadnought has a speed of 22.4 knots an hour. That will enable a few scared Englishmen to es- cape—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Tea production in Ceylon in the first nine months of 1609 was 9,000,000 Ibs. greater than in the same months last vear. Mr. and Mrs, .'nutul Briggs were in Pruvid.nce on Thursday. - pastor Dd has been unani- mously elected a mémber of the Wind- ham county association of Congrega- tional mi ers. ‘Mr. and Mrs. Cosmer A. Yo\m‘ will leave Danielson for Florida next week. Mrs. Abel L. Reeves continues to im- 5“’“ after a surgical operation at St. incent’s hospital in Worcester. Check for Returning Deserter. Cassius A, Hamilton has received a chéck for ten dollars for his services in returning George Gordon to the mlnlng,?rl:? Cumberland at Newport. H. klin has completed a cong‘ tract for constructing a small brick addition .to the Union mijl in Moosup. Mrs. O. V. Chartier of Boston is vis- {tlln! relatives in Wauregan.and Dan- elso: Miss Jennie Berriman has been the guest of relatives in Norwich. b Close of Schools. Many of the teachers in the schools of Killingly will leave Danielson today (Friday) to s ;md the Christmas va- cation at their homes in varjous cities a New England. The vaaction will tend through two weeks. The Danielson basketball team play- ed at Putnam against the Canadian athletic club team on Thursday eve- ning. The game was fast and inter- esting. The score ts given under the Putnam news. The cutting of Christmas trees has already commenced and many have al- ready been brought in. The first Christmas trees of the season will be seen in the lower grades of the schools at the closing exercises today. Nose Broken by a Fall. Mrs. P. B. Sibley suffered a broken nose when she fell whilé crossing the railroad tracks near the Main street cross: ‘Wednesday morning. Mrs. Sibley’s face struck against a rail. The injuries were attended to by a surgeon. Fake Grocery Agent. Storles are coming in from the sur- rounding country about a drummer who claims to be sollciting orders for a Boston grocery house. The supposed salesman takes orders for such arti- cles as may be needed in a household andy collects the money at the same time. The goods ordered fail to appear and it has been ascertained that there is no such firm in Boston as the man claims to represent. PICTURE THEATER CLOSED. Hub Must Comply with Requirements of State.Police. The Hub moving picture theater in the Keystone block -has been ordered closed ‘because the arrangembnts of the'place 05’ not measure up to the ALL-OF NEXT WEEK ALL OF NEXT MONTH ALL We want you to come to this store: to fill your Grocery wants. of the month, all of the year, we will havé something on which --something to prove the wisdom of giv- ing your grocery business to The Danielson Gotton Co. Store, MAIN \SIREET,' DANIELSON. Cars stop on the corner opposite store. "Phone 54-4. OF NEXT YEAR All of the week, all you can save money thrown by sardines ‘th-lmlmnmwnun places. The Hub only a short time. very exacting and enforced by the il who are &nl;km Tef to es in this part of the state. Tha”!;:h may be reopened at any time that the regulations stip- ulated are complied with, ~ Progress on Sewer. "The fine weather of the present week has permitted rapid progress to be made’on the construction of the sewer and the work in Franklin street is well cavations will probably be made in Water street. m PENSION s Burroughs—Mrs. Burroughs May Benefit by New Act. Col. C. A. Potter announcement from Congressman B. W. Higgins that the application, made some time ago, for a pension of $30 a month for Francis Burroughs has been allowed, the special bill passing the house this week. Congressman Higgins will now try to put through another special bill to secure a wid- ow’s pension for' Mrs. Burroughs. Congreséman Higgins sents with the has received the ud-n will get only one ‘recess .g i .'n {nluonhn.l- PO‘M Licenses Will Net Over $600. Cm John 'lnmy qu-m M wnl better rprising amannt of reve- nue that was received from this source last year. The requirement that the class of workers referred to take out a license to do business in Pmnun was adopted last year and has to ‘be an exceptionally lfl.l ficlory move, not only from the standpoint of revenue received but for DIIIIM 8 rea- sons also. Plans for Canadian Trip Next Summer, ‘While it Is a long way to August, a plan has already been formed for party of Putnam and Danfelson peop! to make a Cangdian tour next summer during the time that the Knights of Columbus are holding their annual convention In Quebec. The trip is to be arranged by the members of the order and will include visits to Mon- treal, Quebec, St. A‘ro de Beaubre and perhaps up the Sagienay river. From Montreal to Quebec by segamer o the St. Lawrence will be a fea Unclaimed Letters. Letters addressed as follow: unclaimed at the Putna Emilien Dore, Daniel Klimm, H. Eugene Knic remain Pupils Honor Rev. M. H, H. May, l ber of the School Elects Officers—Holiday Sale E. Church. Thursday afternoon in Miss Mo mott's room in the Dublin nhnl a reception was given in the silver jubilee of the Rev, May, a member of the board of both rooms uniting for M ercises. There were present the. mittee, the board of educa - Palmer, the .upermon Prof. ‘ - and Miss James of Bacon ) Rev. Philip J, Moonay and Rev. Remington. The exercises opened with jubilee chorus by Miss Ml puplls, followed by a solo. Ol tucky Home, by Miss Addle Ma ‘! man Then came the MLE o presen Rev. Father May of a beautifully luminated address by the puplls Miss McDermott's room, the: tion speeches being made by Miss erine F. Sullivan and Master James Blacker. Addresses by six children from Miss Alice Sullivan’s room followed, with the presentation of beautiful flowers by Miss Annie Papinos. iy Pl announcement a copy of H. R. 13839, introduced by him during the present month, which provides that any offi- cer or enlisted man who served ninety s or more in the army or navy during the civil war and who was hon orably discharged and has dipd leay- ing a widow who has continuously lived with him ‘from the date of the marriage to the date of his death, without other meahs of support lhnn her daily labor, or minor children un- der .the age of 16 years, such widow upon proof of her husband's death and of her having lived with mi continu- ously, .without proving his death to haye been the result of his army serv- ice, be placed on the pension roll from the date of the application thereof un- der this act at the rate of six dollars a month during her widowhood and also shall be paid two dollars a month for each child under 16 years of age. The act also provides that in the case of the death or remarriage of the wid- ow leaving a chfld under 16 that such pension shall be paid to such child until it reaches the age of 16. An- other provision of the act is that a minor child insane or idiotic or other- wise permanently helpless shall con- tinue to receive the pension during the period of disability. The bill applies only to widows married before Janu- ary 1, 1900. Claims to Have Seen Airship. Night Watchman Christopher J. Kent is another person who has seen an aerial vessel sailing over this sec- tion withitk a few weeks. Mr. Kent does not claim to have seen the Till- Inghast airship, but he saw an aerial vessel carrying lights and watched its northward course for several minutes, At times Mr. Kent says that the lights would be obscured for an instant, as it someone on the sky craft were pass- ing between him and the lights it car- ried. Postoffice to Be Kept Open for Christ- mas Mail. In order that late arriving Ch mas mail'may be delivered, Postma: C. A Potter will keep the postofice open Sunday morning, December 26, until § o'clock. The extra time will enable persons to secure any pack- ages/ that have (beea delayed in trans- mission. FUTNAM Eagles’ Membership Nearly 100—Bur- glary at North Grosvenordale Station —Generous Donations to Hospital— Death of Eimer P. Knight. of - the , Methodist chunch will meet this (Friday) evening with Miss Edna Sheldon George C. McPherson of Providence was in Putnam Thursday. Frank A. Foss of Boston called on Putnam friends Thursday. Rev. Wallace Stearns, formerly pas- tor at Pomfret, has moved to Putnam. Eagles’ Membership Increasing. Putnam aerie of Eagles held a regu- lar meeting Thursday evening, at which applications for membership were received. The lodge was institut- ed in August and now has a member- ship of nearly one hundred. The Windham High school Bisketball team will come to Putnam this (Fri- day) afternoon for a game with Put- nam_High school. It will be Wind- ham’s first visit to Putnam this sca- son. LEFT TICKETS. Stole Can of North Grosvenordal It has.pedn discovered that no tick- ets were Stolen, as was first supposed, when the railroad station at North Grosvenordale was broken into Mon- day night. The tickets missing from the case have since been discovered in the waste basket, where they ‘ were — Burglars at Station. Distributing Agents 0f Presents For Boyé And Girls And for the Sanfa Claus’ DIRECT AGENTS OF We Have All Kinds of Dolls for the good little girls, with Cradles and Beds and Carriages to put them in, and Bureaus, and Pianos, Tables'and sets of Dishes and Stoves, and for the boys we have Tool Chests, Magic Lanterns, Steam Engines, Trains of Cars, Mechanical Toys, etc., and for both boys and girls we have Books, Games, Blocks of all kinds; for the older ones we have everything in Fancy China, Fancy Box Stationery and hundreds of sultable presents for old and young. COME AND VISIT US WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT SANTA CLAUS MADE NO MISTAKE IN AP- POINTING US AS HIS DISTRIBUTING AGENTS. WE HAVE THE GOODS, AT REASONABLE PRICES, AND ARE CARRYING OUT HIS WISHES THE BEST WE POSSIBLY CAN, BY GIVING EVERY ONE THE MOST AND BEST FOR THE MONEY. YOU MAKE NO MISTAKE IN BUYING OF THE STORES THAT SANTA CLAUS, AFTER CAREFUL EXAMINATION SAYS ARE THE PLACES TO BUY AND HE SAYS BUY OF MY ONLY J. Parker, Clanson Ston Bramwell, Mrs. Mary H May Willlams. HOSPITAL DONATIONS Larger Than Ever This Year—Country Towns Very Generous. The free offerings of money, fruits, vegetables, canned goods, etc., made to the Day-Kimball hospital this year is in excess of the offerings of any pri vious year and Is indicative that the constafitly increasing scope of the work of the institution, necessitating more liberal giving, is appreciated over Windham_county. Pomfret, Plainfield, Central Village, Wauregan, Brookly Thompson, Woodstock, Abington, Eili- ott and Southbridge are all represented in the list of donors. SEWER BVSTEM Badly Needed by City—Referred to in High School Committee’s Report. In the report of their investigat relative to providing better high school accommodations in the town of Put- nam the spe committee touches an the question of properly disposing of sewerage. The lack of a sewer system in this city s constantly attracting the attention of additional numbers of cit- izens and the probability is that the matter will be t up durin coming administrat some: parts of the city as regurds the disposition of sewe f satisfactory have been cause of many cases of illnes have occdrred during the past years, ns m the that two Holiday Interests. There was a real rush of Christmas shoppers in the stores Thursday after- noon, indicating .that the bulk of the buylng for the holiday remains to be. done. There is a tendency this y to buy the class of gifts regarded sensible. The postoffice is receiving the usual number of missives addressed to Santa Claus, some of them hound for the north pole, Lost—Between Billock street and postoffice, lady’s solid gold watch and chatefdiine pin. Finder. please- leave at F. X. Lucier's jewelry store and re- oéive reward. _ Wilde Lucier.—adv. OBITUARY, Elmer P. Knight. Elmer F. Knight died at the home of his aunt, Mrs. A. R. Cole, Thursday morning 'after an illness of several months. Burial is to be in Worcester, GRAND LIST $3,401,375. Assessors Complete Their Work—List of Largest Taxpayers. Walter S, Carpenter, Frederiek J. Daniels and Simon Farley, town as- sessors, have completed th, Putnam'’s grand total is $3,401 vided a¢ follows: Ten per cent. added $7,065, 1,044 houses $1,171,7 11,210 acres $589,594, 104 mills and buildings $1,025,335, 518 horses $26,160, 635 cows $11,704, sheep and poultry $480, 7 wagons and automobiles $28,775, je. elry $750, pianos $6,085, furniture $ 150, bonds $4,100, amount employed in trade $192,782, invested in mechanical and - manufacturing operations $234,- 775; money at interest $3,000; money on hand $11,875; all taxable property not mentioned $82,025. The large taxpayers are Ernest M. Arnold $64,315: Ballard & Clark $8,000 G. D. Bates $7,035; Dorothy Bartlett $5,000; W. R. Barber estate $8950 Charles W. Bradway $5,000; R. H. Bradley $24,000; Bradley & Co., $10,- 380; Bay State Worsted company $6,500; Uzam Bennor 00; Eva Beaudreault $7,700; Julian T!fllrrmm 37, Alex O. Bibeault $5.000; les 50; Bosworth l!rns $22,- 800; Thomas P. Botham $8,500; Byron Bugbee ; George : Chandler & r ('hupdl'lnine 2. Clark $8.000; Child Lum- ber corporation $6,500; Abiel Converse estate $5060; J. W. Cutler $17,895; John A. Dady corporation $5,700; E. L. Davis $14,670; R elson $22,- 370; George FE. Dresser $9,005; Alice M. Donty $7,000; Egan estate $7,900; Eureka Silk Maria rman $5.700; 4 Hammond $11.200; Hamimond, Knowl- tan & Co. $18,000; Dr. E. M. Harris $7500: A. A. ' Houghton $13, Houghton & Wagner estate $34,000: . Hurlbut est: ry Labby $5,600; Omer La $ F. G, Letters 38, Thomas P. and William Leonard $7,010; Louis Lucia 87, ; ; Moy Manufacturing Morse milla $127:4 2 S. Morse $8,500; Edward it 50; Napoleon Muire. $7. Nightingale mills $121,082; an’t ‘O'Leary $6,500; 2 Pn!ouum $8,500; George Pettis ter $2,000; Powhattan Mills $165,00 Putnam Manufacturing Co. $290,00 Putnam Woolen Co., $136,000: Putnam Water Co, $68,000: Putnam Light and Power Co. $25,600; Putnam Foundry ,000; Putnam Silk Putnam Coal and Wooa Co. $12,100 VV. H. Sharpe ll!.M E. Smith 212,750; James B. $23,350; Unmn Block Co. uaooo RAV. Jol Van den Noort $5, ‘Wagner estate £26,000: E. H Wnuton $29, (M' When!cn Building and Lum- be $7,000 G. Wright $9.725. l.l— M. Dean $5,000; H. Goldschmidt estate $9,500; Goodspeed $6,000; Thomas Harris tate $113,200: H. T. Hurlbut um Keach $6,000; A Kelz. l‘llil : New l’ork Nfiwfigm Hartford Rallroad Co. $14,500. Rev. Father May responded with cora dial appreciation of the addresses and flowers. Brief congratulatory j were then made by 8. P. chairman of ‘the board of ed Rev. E. 0. Ingalls, school visitor. Suiliva a member of the board of education Professor Moore of Bacon acadel Rev. Father Mooney, Miss Palmer, pervisor of schools, and Messrs i and Burpee of the committee. 3 Rey. Father May then spoke in fe licitous response to all thes wishes, and the exercises closed by the assemblage, pupils and visitors, singing Amirlfl. lly & The room was beautifully dec with white and silver flags, -ymm 5 of the anniversary commemorateds = Father May presented souvenir cards to all present. A special seat had beem prepared by the schools for their homs or guests, and the significant dates 1884-1909 were conspicuous. The sufs prise was so well managed that I8 proved complete, and those on the sew cret were greatly pleased at the sues cess of the entire afternoon, Grange Election. At the meeting of the Grange thig week the following officers were electy ed for the ensuing year: Master, ron R. Abell; overséer, George B. ler; chaplain, James R. Dutton; stews ard, Albert I. Foote; assistant stéws -d, —; lecturer, Frank Carroll E. Staplesy areasurer, Miss Helle L. Strong; Pomo-. na, Miss Nettie Symmes; Ceres, Miss Bessje Randall; Flora, Miss Ina Balley;| lady assistant steward, ——; keeper, James R. mittee for three years, —— Grange has passed through a very suce cessful year, has Increased its mem= bership, and’ the outlook for the com« ing year is most encouraging. About the Borough. County Comissioner C. D, No‘- of Norwich and County Sherift, Sidnest Brown of New London were in town Wednesday. d J. Brown of Lebanon was herq ‘Wednesdey. Haddam Mrs. Willlam Cone of East wag a caller here Thursday. The Ladies' Aid society of odist church held the sale in the of the ‘Wednesday ~afternoon and Considerable fun resulted from the salg of “mystery clippings,” when the terious packages were opened. Fred O. Brown of Exeter was herg Wednesday. George T. Loomis of w-mhmn wag In town Thursday. Travel Club's P The Travel club will mon Monday evening next. The following will pre< pare papers for the meeting: Miss Sa= rah Bigelow will have Florence for hes ubject, and Mrs. Dwight Hakes W take as her subject Santa Croce an Giotto. Charles R. Strong of Lebanon was hire Wednerday. George Gilmore and Miss Alice Ed« wards were calling on relatives a§ Comstock's Bridge Wednesday. GLEANINGS AND GOS:! The London l(‘hflfl] authorities have recently made a series of measure= ments of school children, which shows that the children of the rich are bete ter grown than poor children. — * A New York man recently ate 60 buckwheat cakes and a couple Yollnfl. of sausage for breakfast, and said that he could really have ecaten a good meal had he been hungry. It Is reliably reported that a Frenchl company is being formed with a capl= tal of 320,000,000 under the auspices of the owners of the French rallwaym in the province of Santa Fe for h; construction of important raflwa lines in_ Argentina. There are full; 100,000 Frenchmen in the Argentl republic, many of whom are extrem wealthy and are endeavoring to Indus their countrymen to invest meney lhere. Th! Japanese coal mlnu now emse ploy nearly 60,000 hands, says Cage sier's magazine, the annual per capita Qutput being 240 tons. T mine in Japan—shaft 41 feet by feet, 896 feet dee as a dally out ¢ of 1,100 tons. Nearlv all the cuf in Japanese mines is done by but m’::hlnl-r\ is being Introduced it is hoped that cost of productiom will be reduced. So far as coal is con« carned the industrial future of Japam seems well assured. Yt By some people a taste for oysters 18 _re; d as & sign of com efticacs Fifty years_ago, M'uvfi oysters were sold in England at cents & dozen, and it was Sam Welles who discovered that "povnrty and oys= ters always go together. er a place is, the greater enll seems to be for oysters,” sald ln!‘ Look here, sir; blessed if I don' think that ven a man's wery poor he rushes out of his lodgings and eaty oysters in reg’lar d The lack of ol ty iveness in the German shoe ind) has serfously Interfered with ita Tapid development. Until very recently mane ufacturers have clung tenaclously to ;L' the shapes and styles so ch of the German shoe as shown to American travelers. Practically the novelties and Improvements i shoemaking have come to second band and it is this nuu-uy imitation that is the weakness of the German shoe industry toda; Japan’s Luxurious Prison. The most luxurious prison in the world is in Japan, about 15 miles fi \ Toklo. In the midst of gardens, flourish medlars and b-rry where are seen ornamental ponds water lilles, arises the pnhtlll The cells are s