Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 13, 1914, Page 4

Jorwich Bulletin and @oufied 118 YEARS OLD S price momths 3000 & Fetes t Jintered at the Conn., as second-c! toffice at Norwich, ss matter. Telepnone Calls: Bulietin Business Office 450. Bulletin Editorial Rooms B olietin b Omee 362, Willtmantic Office, Room 2, Murray Bullding. Telephone 210. Norwich, Friday, Nov. 13, 1914. The Circulation of The Builetin Ths Bulletin has the largest circutation of any paper ity East- ern Conmnecticut ana from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over 3,000 of the 4,053 houses in llorwich, a. i read by ninety- tiree per oent. of the people. In Windhem it is delivered to over LU0 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to over 1,100 and als of these places it is consid- cred the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hundred and sixty-five postoffice districts, and sixty rural fres delivery sroutes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of the R. F. D. routes in FEastern Connectiout. CIRCULATION 1901 AVErage..cecrecess.s 4,912 November 7 9;300 eessassssensacsessssscesssossoascossssscesascs § i H ; ; i H i HE H 3 H 3 H i i H $ H i i i H i : i H : H i 2 H i § i CORN GROWING. By the government crop report the production of corn this year in Con- Xecticut amounted to 2,810,000 bushels, In 1913 the production was 2,348,000 tushels, showing a gain in the past vear of nearly a half million bashels. When it is realized in addition to this that the price this year was six cents a bushel in advance of last year at the same time, it can be realized that this extra cultivation of corn was worth while. for iwo years the New London County Agricultural society has been cndeavoring to stir up interest among of corn raising. The result last ear, when there were but eight en- in the exhibit, was, to say the least, discouraging. This year there were twenty-eight. Even this does ot disclose as much interest as should manifested in such an important farming subject, but if on the basis f the exhibitors, the society has suc- ceeded in arousing three and a half times as much interest in corn pro- duction it has accomplished something which is going to be of still further henefit to this county. It has long Deen realized that this end of Connecticut has not produced the amount of corn that it could or should. Yet with the proper amount of interest and attention there is no n why it should not be able to cally supply its demands. It eems entirely unnecessary that this zood corn growing section should be dependent upon other states for that grain when by the application of mod- ern methods of cultivation its crop <2n be materlally increased. It ought t least to get the proper return for the labor expended which is too sel- dom the case now. AUTO LAWS. It is seldom that a session of the general assembly in recent years pass- es without some efforts to improve the automobile laws. This has existed to such an extent that it has been de- clared that there are too many laws, or too little enforcement of those that alrecady encumber the statute books. At the present time Secretary of State Phiilips, who has had much to do with the automobile laws, by rea- scn of his office, considers that much improvement could be made if there was a personal examination of each ind every candidate applying for an perator’s license. The object of such r the elimination of the great amount of reckless driving too fre- ruently displayed and which is the auso [ a large proportion of the le accidents and fatalities. Tt =ible that Mr. Phillips could de- » method whereby the future driver is going to be in- the display of careful dar e he is taking his examina- unless he can there seems to littlo betterment in such a plan. ¢ might serve to keep down the num- ©r who have not properly mastered izo operatlon of a car, but it is likely o Lave ilttle efiect upon the wilfully recisdess, and those are the ones who wwed to be reached. The contrcl of those lies in the en- ‘creement of the law already existing, *oth through prosecution and through e Temoval of the necessary license or such o period as to make the sunishraent recognizable. MCRE THAN A WARNING. It will make very little difference wilh the next congress whether the lemocrats have a majority of 29, 31 W 33, it presents a situation which waonot be very weil igmored by the Ismocrais In consideration of the mormous majority ‘which they weviously hed. it 1s neither pos- 4dle - for the democrats to look ipon the existing wmajority as .n endorsemeat of tho past two years kr taough there has been a marked ppearance of the progressives there vere certain congressio; districts vhers they proved as effective in con- ributing to democratic success as they 4d ¢n 1912, 1t was a recognized fact that the 912 resuit would never have been ossibie but for the third party in- uence. The necessity of eliminating hat condition wag recognized by the apk_and file of that party in a large 12c @ week; b0e a enacted, it should be viewed in its true light. There is no dodging the fact that the election results show a|~ decided disapproval of democratic rule. Not only must it be interpreted as a warning, but it is sufficient cause for the hanging out of the “safety first” sign by the party directors. BELGIUM HAS BORNE ENOUGH. The announcement that there has been no change in the German pro- gramme whereby it was agreed to ad- mit supplies for the non-combatants in Belgium is cause for satisfaction both to the sufferers and the givers. There appears to be no good reason for any other attitude except that Ger- many in consideration of the fact that Belgium is held as German territory should insist upon looking after the needs of its subjects, TEven there can be no objection to the demand that those in Belgium who are able should go to work, if there is work to be done. The Belgians as a rule have not been rated as an idle people. They are particularly indus- trious, but when their homes have been destroyed, the business of the coun- try demoralized and the people fear to return to captured cities because of the taxes and other burdens placed upon them, there is not much encour- agement in German conduct to make them very enthusiastic over scurrying about to find work, as much as they doubtless prefer it to idleness. Bel- gium is not the busy hive of industry that it was and it is likely to be some time before it will be again. In the meantime some incentive is necessary, but it will not be contributed by op- pression. Tt is too much to expect that the events of the recent past can be obliterated in a minute, and it cer- tainiy will not improve matters to withhold from the suffering people the expressions of sympathy of the outside world which take the form of necessi- ties of life while they are passing through these dark days of trial and tribulation. Belgium has borne enough. SRR e D i BRITISH CONFIDENCE. The declarations of Premier Asquith before the house of commons served probably as calculated to stimulate the confidence of the British people. That they were based upon an inti- mate knowledge of existing conditions is also probable. That he knows what he is talking about when he says that he sees no dearth of war resources is made evident by the acknowledged strength of the empire and the volun- tary responses which have already been made to meet the crisis. As to the length of the struggle it is* impossible to tell. Various pre- dictions have been made varying all the way from a short to a long drawn out struggle. Even though the pre- mier believes that it will be shorter than at first predicted he sees no rea- son for believing that it will soon be over. There has been much terrific fighting and heavy losses, but the de- termination which prevails on each side makes it evident that there will be much more before peace is sued for. British confidence is not only sus- tained by the good account which their troops have given of themselves in ex- ploits of danger and daring, but in the ability of the empire to maintain its position. It has been much slower than its opponent in railylng its strength, but it is today far strong- er than when the war opencd and this condition will continue to increase and what is true of its military standing is likewise true of its finances with which as a factor in inspiring confi- dence must also be associated the magnificent work which is heing done by the other two members of the triple entente. PBritish confidence in its po- sition appears to be well founded. EDITORIAL NOTES. Speaker Clarls doesn’t consider election results significant. Bryan never could agree. the He and rel of pork may be starting his pre- liminary training for congress. Mexico is having a harder time get- ting to peace than as if it was sur- rounded by barbed wire entanglements. The rcal surprising thing this fall is that the increase in the price of cozl hasn’t been attributed to the war. A ship with Christmas toys having arrived from Holland, preparations for the holidays now have no cause to lag. —— It is quite evident that those col- lege young men and women who vio- late auto laws and bicycle regulations are not law students, This country must declde whether Carranza or Gutierrez is going to be recognized as the temporary head of the Mexican government. Volumes have already been written as to the cause of the war, but it is not likely to be a circumstance to what will be turned out over the defeat. The man on the corner says: The great trouble among newly elected of- ficials is that too many get the idea that they are running an employment bureau. Considerable trouble has been ex- perienced trying to locate the North Carolina. Had it been South Carolina there would have been no such dif- ficulty; Germany must realize that there will be nothing popular in any move which results in the seizing of the supplies sent to the non-combatant Belgians, President Wilson finds that the con- stitution prevents certain provisions for the “lame ducks” Lucky thing that the constitution gets more respect than the party platform, The progressive cendidate for gov- ernor in Massachusetts spent almost as much as his two opponents com- bined and vet that party has had con- siderable to say about the -use of money. Tae Doston ,Braves may rest as- sured. that the favoring of the best five out of nine games in the world’s senu hereafter by the American cague magnates can have no reflec- fim&lmm thi)é well, earned, m New Haven, Vov 12.—Last Satur- day evening L'h first meeting of the Norwich club was held in room 473 Haughton Hall. FEleven members of the undergraduate departments of the -university were present. There were also received six regrets in which favor of the club was fervently ex- pressed. The purpose and advisability of forming the club was briefly out- lined to the eligible members who in turn expressed their opinions relative to the project. A committee was ap- painted to draw up a constitution tp be presented to the members of the club at a special meeting to be held in the near future at which time the officers for the ensuing Year will be elected. Feeling the necessity of an extemp- oraneous mass meeting in anticipation of the coming football activities a few juniors on Monday evening instigated a gathering in which over 200 students participated. ~Shortly before 10:30 there appeared on Berkeley Oval six juniors who began cheering for the team and Capt. Talbot. Soon the num- ber had grown to sufficient numbers for a parade which proceeded through the campus where many students joined. The line of march then lead through the freshman section and in- to Shefftown where the procepsion halted to cheer Capt. Talbot. During its progress Capt. Denegre of the crew joined the parade and acted as cheer leader. By this time over 800 .students, many of whom were very lightly clad, comprised the enthusias- tic assembly which proceeded through the Green and terminated on the campus where a large bonfire was built. Here the students sang and cheered until after midnight when “BilI” Wiser of the university patrol appeared and’ commenting on the pro- priety of the meeting asked the stud- ents to disband and so to bed, which they did. John PI Sousa and his band were at Woolsey Hall last Tuesday, where two concerts were held under the auspices of the ale University Music School. There was an unusu- ally large student representation at these concerts. The soloists were Miss Virginia Root, soprano: Miss Margel Gluck, violiniste; and Herbert L. Clark, cornetist. The management of the lManhattaa Opera House, New York City, where the melodrama “Life” is being pro- duced with marked success has invited the Yale football squad to be its guest on Saturday evening after the Prince- ton game. It is planned to make that evening a “Yale Night!” The play = FAMOUS TRIALS TRIAL OF GENERAL BABCOCK. An interesting trial, the outcome of the 'Whiskey Ring frauds during Pres- ident Gran'ts administration, was that of Gen. Orville E. Baccock, who at the time was acting as private secre- tary to the President. Although Babcock was_ acquitted he remained under a cloud and Grant was forced ‘to_dispense with his services. Babcock had served with distinction during the Civil war and in 1864 Grant appointed him as an aide-d camp on his staff. On March 21, 1867, he was promoted to be major of en- gineers. When Grant was elected President, Gen. Babcock and Porrer were appointed military secretarics and attaches to the White House. In December, 1872, Babcock succeeded Gen. Horace Porter as secretary It was unfortunate for Gen. Bab- cock’s reputation that he was asso- ciated so long with the White House under Grant's administration. During the winter of 1871-72 his name became ery prominent in connection with the ‘General Order Swindle” in New York, during the trial of the participants, and four years later he was even more seriously involved by the revelations of the Whiskey Ring trials at St. Louis. On account of his implication in this business he demanded a court of inquiry, which request was grant- ed in December, 1875. As Gen. Bab- was himself indicted by the Grand Jury of St. Louis later, the court of inquiry was held in abeyance, until the trial in the civil court was ended. It took place in February, 187 a.nd resulted in a verdict of “not The trial cost Babcock $40,000 and ruined him financially. But he was not at the end of his troubles, for in April, 1876, he was indicted for com- plicity in the famous safe burglary conspiracy at Washington. The trial of this case came off in September fol- lowing, and resulted once more in his acquittal by the jury. During 1875 an extensive whiskey ring, organized 1o control revenue legislation and avoid- ance of revenue taxes, was discovered in_the West. It was an association of distillers in collusion with Federal officers, and for a. time it succeeded in defrauding the Government of the tax on distilled spirits. This form of corruption, after the declaration by President Grant-— “Let no guilty man _escape’—was traced by detectives to the portals of the White House, but even partizan rancor could not connect the Presideut therewith. The Babcock trial began in the United States District Court of St. Louis, on Feb, 8, 1876. Babcocx was de(endad by Emory A. Storre, Judge Porter, Judge Krum and former- Attoy. Gen. Williams, District. Att;. Dyer, special counsel, James O. Broad- head and Maj. Lucien Eaton appeared for the Government. During the trial Dist. Atty. Dyer made a strenuous effort to show that Babcock not only aided the conspir- ators in their work, but that he re- ceived money directly from them. At first it was expected that Pres; Grant would be called to St. Louis w testify but instead of that he received interrogatories upon which his evi- dence was required. His depositions were made on Feb. 12, before Chlef Justice Waite. These were mainly in reference to the guestion of appoint- ments and transfers of internal reve- nue officials in which the allegations tha.t Cen. Babcock took undue inter- ’.l'he summing up began on Feb. 18, the district attorney made the final appeal on behalf of the Government on Feb, 23. On Feb. 24, after the jury had been out two hours, they brought in a verdict for the defendant. . After Babcock had resigned as Grant's sec- retary, he was engaged in Government work in varlous capacities. On 19, 1884, Babcock left Baltimore with a surveying party in a two-masted schooner for Mosquito Inlet, 90 miles off the coast of Florida. On June 3, mosl. of the party were drowned and bedy being Tecovered It was hmu:ht to Washington, where he re- ;:ded and was buried several days Cmflnfl-wbww&wafi —Much Regret at Death of James Donnelly, Campus || Policeman—Juniors Enthuse Over Football Activities— Statistics of Choice of Courses. itself is intensely h‘fl‘lufll’ written with a Yale backgro % ing the unfolding of the plot '.he Vi Harvard regatta at New held with great scenic l'uece!l. Thern has been & large sale of these tickets and it is estimated that there will be at least 1,000 students present at the production. &utrnlu of the choice of courses made by the senor, junior and sophc- more classes of the academic depart- ment show that of the 26 different subjects offered to the undergraduates, all are belng studied by some men. ‘English easily leads the other courses with a total of 1,220; 458 of the choices being made by seniors, 488 by the jun- iors and 284 by the esophomores. Economics with a total of 1060, is second; while History is third with §52, and Philosophy fourth with 576. In English, 37 individual courses are offered. This is an increase of four over the number offered last year. Of the courses offered, sophomore English is the most popular, 261 sophomore and 8 juniors taking it. Only _one man is taking Russian and one Japanese. Between the halves of the Brown rnon MATERIAL IN THE SATURDAY EVENING POST STORIES | MATINE! PRICES D, hit the high spots with T Harttord Timeer penrml seek a substitute lorm-.t. The short- age, if one comes as it is very likely days neglects entirely one of the most palatable and most valuable articles of food which nature provides— Hartford Post. The question of putting this country réadiness for in a condition of ‘war, and b up both the army and navy, is going to be a political issue between parties if speedy action is not taken soon by agreement of both sides. The exposure of the weakness of the navy, because of its long idle- ness in Mexican waters, and the re- axed condition resulting By MONTAGUE GLASS Direct From IthmnthcchmemYnk NIGHT- NOW B ok oo o S, 25 THE CHARACTER AUDITORIUM Nov. | 8th SOUSA AND HIS BAND SEATS NOW SELLING. Phone 772 Special Seating ement MAlN FLOOI Arrang irst 5 Rows 76c, $1.00. Last 7 Rows 75¢c Matinee Oniy At 2:15 R RESERVED BALCONY 5" Next 10 rows Not Reserved game last Saturday the Whiffenpoofs mourned the loss of their annual cel- ebration which had been frowned upon by the authorities. The Whiffenpoofs, a social club composed of a few sen- iors, for many years in the event of the Brown game have given a celebration, costumed to represent characters prominent in curent events. To the tune of Grieg’s funeral march, plaved by the band. a coffin with the body of the old tradition safely nalled down, was carried to the middle of the field by the Whiffenpoofs, clad in very Jong black robes. Here they laid the coffin down and sang their anthem through, and the magic of their sing- ing lent a spell to the multitude as- sembled, to the last Yale fleld crowd who had learned to love their antics very well. Wednesday afterncon cheers and inging were practiced in the Bowl, preparatdry to the Princeton gmsac. A parade headed by the band marched to the Bowl where the last scrimmage before Saturday’s game was held be- tween the first and second teams. The team will leave for Princeton Friday afternoon at which time it has been planned to hold another m: meet- ing in the form of a send- for the team. Saturday af the time of the Yale- Harvard freshman game when the varsity is ~laying at Princeton, a de- tailed report of the Yale-Princeton game will be shown on a board at Yale field. A wire will run from the Palmer Stadium at Princeton, to the board at the field and it is intended that the service will be instantaneous, In order to make these reports as near perfect as possible special opera- tors have been obtained to manage the direction of the board. The additional seating accommoda-~ tions afforded by the new Palmer Me- morial Stadium at . Princeton has necessitated the -employing of an ex- tra large number of ushers to handle the crowds. These ushers are, for the greater part, Princeton students but the lack of Princeton men to act in this capacity has enabled a large num- ber of Yale students to obtain these positions and in se doing to gain ad- mission to the championship game free of charge. James E. Donnelly, Yale campus policeman since 1894, died at his home shortly after noon on Tuesday. For more than a year Mr. Donnelly’s ser- vices on the campus have been more or less sporadic, owing to a complica- tion of heart trouble and Bridght's distase, which resulted in his som:’- what sudden death. In_accordance with the wishes of the deceased the funeral was held in Battell Chapel on Wednesday. The pall-bearers were members of the Senior council and the services were conducted by Rev. Ansin Phelphs Stckes. The chapel was filled with loyal Yale students. In- terment will be held Thursday at Mechanicsville, N. Y, During the past twenty years “Jim” Donnelly has been an active flgure In the life at Yale. Succeeding senior classes have voted him the most popular campus charac- ter. He has been a source of good ad- vice and encouragement to many un- dergraduates who at some particuiary time during their course needed a word from some man of good judg- ment. He was always in great de- mand as announcer at track meets and other athletic events. In 1912, the members of the senior class raised $400 to send him to the Olympic games at Stockholm. Air. Donnelly’s. posi- tion in the university was a peculiar one and he was trusted implicitly by all in authority, and did much valuahle and necessary work which was little realized or known by the under- graduate body. In lamenting death, President Hadley has made t" following statement: He was as true and as loyal a Yale man as there was anywhere, and he did an inestimable deal of good for the university. It will be difficult in the extreme to secure anyone who will be able to fill the place which he held so long and =0 faithfully.” OTHER VIEW POINTS ‘With the Russians knocking at her eastern door there is but little time left for the Germans in the western war theater to break through to the channel ports. The drive must speedy and it must be irresistible Otherwise hundreds of thousands will have to be shifted back to the east to meet and check the hosts of Russia, who are now on the scil of the Fath- erland.—Ansonia Sentinel. The farmer who builds a fence six feet high to protect his sheep is sure- ly entitled to protection, and if he doesn’t get it under this it then there must bg something the matter. Sheep are raised in larger numbers in other states and the method employed there might be tried with advantage here Why not use collies to take care of the sheep and never mind the fence? That is done in other why not here?— New Britain v — The progressives are not the only pl-rty with the ability to decline l.nd ail in Connecticut. The socialists re. ve-.l a similar skill, The socialist vote opf Cvnn:c;dg::.‘ i;'tho late election laced af ‘0 years ago Broth- er Debs, running for flu th proximately wi gathe Brother nd the giving up of necessary target practice, which keeps evervthing up to the mark of efficiency, has been a shock to the country of which the advocates of increased armaments are taking prompt and agsressive advant- age—Waterbury American, No matter how splendid the shop system at Wethersfield or any other state prison, and doubtless the man- agement at Wethersfield is excellent, work for convitts out in the sunlight, the air, and at manual labor which will keep the muscles in shape, the nerves firm, the digestion good and the Jungs filled with pure air, is pre- ferable to shoe making in a factory. From the standpoint of doing our best by the prisoners, Connecticut ought to give its convicts manual labor in the open air. That will tend to make them men with sound bodies; than we may attempt to build on this foundation more sound minds and morals.—New Haven Union. THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society Wytschaete—A small town of West Flanders, Belgium, about two miles from the French border, and eig'it miles south of Ypres. The principal output of the town is table-linen, ai- though lace-making and weaving are carried on to some extent. Wystchaete has a population close to 4,000. Passavant-En-Argonne — A mail town on the southern border of the Forest of Argonne, about six miles southeast of St. Menehould. At one end of the village is a steep mountain, the sides of which are covered with vineyards. Two hundred yards from the town is a monument bearing the words, “Here have the Prussians mas- sacred 49 French soldiers, disarmed and prisoners of war. August 1870.” On this date the French v unteers on the Marne received orders to retire to St. Menehould. The de- tachment of 1500 men was overtaken by the German cavalry and fled in dis- order toward La Bassece. The Prus- sians captured 343 men and 27 officers- At Passavant some of the prisoners were allowed to visit their homes in the neighborhood, and many took ad- vantage of the opportunity to attempt to escape. It was the signal for a wild scene. The Prussian regulars, quart- ered just outside the town, rushed in, and by the time order was restored, 174 soldlers were lying on the groung, 49 of them dead. Cvprus—An island in the Mediter- ranean which has figured largely in the history of Europe. 2it. Olympus occupies its southern portion. Famed in antiquity for its forests, today, ex cept for the pine woods on the suci- mits of this historic mountain, it is largely bare and treeless. Egypt came monarchs to find timber for their fleets and from Athens and Rome men to work its rich copper mines. The Apostle Paul vistted Cyprus in his first great misslonary journey, and Mark went there later with Barnabos. At the division of the Roman Empi Cyprus went to the Byzantine Em- perors. In the 12th century England took the island and sold it to the Knights Tempiars, who in turn sold it to the Kin~ of Jerusalem. In 1570 the Turks sent 60,000 men against Cy- Nicosia, its capital, was taken n!(er a 45 day siege, and 20,000 pe-- vle were put to the sword- In 187 ‘England, and Turkey entered into an agreement whereby Turkey retained sovereignty over the island, wn England took charge of its administra- tion. Cyprus is 148 miles long, from 40 to 50 miles wide, and is about 3,600 square miles in area, with a fer- tile plain separating northern and southern mountain ranges. The is- land produces copper, gold, silver, agbestos, gypsum, red jasper, cotton, wheat, barley, tobaceo, silk and fruit ‘Wine is its best known product. The water supply is meagre but the climate 1s healthy. Khorasan—A north central province of Persia, forming part of the great Iranian Plateau, and _se b mountains from the Russian Trans- caspian Province. Barren sand-wastes alternate with many fertile valleys throughout the province The capital is Meshed and the next important city is Nushapur. Carpets manufacturcd there are among the finest of Persia. ‘Whaet, rice, tobacco, cotton and hemp are grown. Diyadin—A town of Turkish Arm- Stops Nasty Discharge, Clears Stuffed Head, Heals Inflamed Air Passages end You Breathe Freely. Try “Ely's Cream Balm.” Get a small bottle anyway, just to try it—Apply a little In t.b'.-:m. and instantly your clogged nose lh‘ amm hn"gp.a.ep p-‘- freely. . By “4th century. e COLONIAL THEATRE Two Reels—WHEN a WONAN'BFORTV' Selig—Two Reels ‘Wonderful of w AN AFFAIR of HONOR” LUTIE, the FALSE ALARM,” in_Arthur Johnson Series .ud Othor Splendid Features iming Monday—JOHN BARLEYCORN IN Six Reels enia, at the foot of an ancient fortress, near the juncture of the headwaters of the Murad. Nearby is a ruined cara. van station, where formerly stood the great city of Zghrawan, destroyed by the Persians néar the middle of the At that time in the neighborhood of 80,000 people, of whom about 50,000 were Jews, are said to have lived there. Diyadin 1s a place of little importance, with a pop- ulation of about 2,000. Deynze—A town of western Belgium, nine miles west of southwest of Ghent, on the left bank of the Lys, noted for Its popuhuux; o its distilleries of gin. is about 5,00 great antiquit; ravished it as early as 880. The town is one In 1825, Philip IV of Spain erected it into a marquisate in favor of Diego-Mexia- de-Gusman, by whom it was sold in 1632. Deynze has manufactories lace, linen, =oap, and tobacco, and oil- mills and salt-refineries. La Neuville-Au-Pont—A Frencix town in the Argonne region, on the line running from Revigny to Hirson, five miles from St. Menehould. The place is situated amid green meadows on the right bank of the Aisne. On top of a hill on the edge of the town .s the famous fountain, Cote-a-Vigenes, where St. Menehould, according to the legend, frequently stopped to rest. The place has become much frequented by pilgrims. The surrounding landscape is as charming as many be found any T sai : the the Normans_having of NEW BOOKS. Mexico. By Hubert Howe ft, author of Retrospection l.nd New Pacific. Cloth, 8 vo. 531 pages with 200 maps and illustra- tions. 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Thousands of pilgrims pass through on their way to Mecca, 60 miles inland, of which Jidda Rain water is carefully The population is estimated of of Located in a fertile and well-cultivated plain, it was formerly a flourishing town, but It was ceded to Russia The citadel of Kars is bullt ;Ix.lcha.rd G. Badger, Boston. Price This wholesome, humorous story of the north country is the kind which fascinates and pleases. Into it crime, mystery, love and laughter are woven by a master of imaginative power, oae who knows how to appeal to Teader's interest and contribute to his enjoyment. The author has given to Farmer Bibbins a distinct personal- ity and surrounded him with that peculiar m which lu toun:l ln none but works of T o Clonn, " aslightul, e Tike and withal mm..i‘,’p -:Ln 3 CHILD GETS SICK (GROSS, FEVERISH IF CONSTIPATED “CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS" CAN'T HARM TENDER STOM- ACH OR BOWELS. Menehouid to Clermont, 30 miles west of Verdun. Formerly the principal center for the makin; factories bein; glass- located in all dot the valley of the Briesme. But today, with coal being used Instead of logs in the furnaces of the large glass factories, the Argonne region has lost its advantage. Only two factories now remain in the part of France, one at Les Islettes and the other at Sen- ades. Bayazid—A town in extreme north industry of this district, mh the neighberin~ villages and hamlets thwt the town was A laxative today saves a sick child tomorrow. Children simply will not take the time from play to empty thelr bowels, which become clogged up with ‘waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach sour. Took at the tongue, mother! If coated, or your child is listless, ¢ross feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn’t eat heartily, full of cold or has sore throat or auy other children’s ail- ment, give a teaspoonful of “Califernia Syrup of Figs,” then don’t worry, be- eastern Turkey-in-Asia, 11 miles from the Persian frontier and 15 miles from Russian Caucasia. Mount Ararat lies 10 miles to the northeast. pal est in the Turkish Empire. replaced the old Armenian Pakovan, founded in the first cen- tury of the new era, and was namod after its founder, Sultan Bayazid I. The town contains one of the most picturesque and you have a well, playful child th “inside cleansing” is necessary, It should be the first treatment given in any sickness. Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. It is situated in a sort of recess in a range of mountains. On a n earby summit is a strongly fortifled citadel. Cotton-stuffs are fabricated there. The population, principally Armenian, is approximately 2,000. Future History. Will it te revised to read: “Once time there was a British N ONE MINUTE! CLOGGED NOSTRILS AND CATARRH VANISH art balm dissolves by the heat ; penetrates and heals inflamed, swollen membrane lines the mnose, head and of th the raw. but truly needless. Put your faith—just once—in “Ely" Balm” and mefldwflm