Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 10, 1920, Page 8

THUNDEE SHOWERS TODAY AND TOMOEEOW ORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, A 10, 1920. FULL ASSOCIATED - PRESS DESPATCHcS TheBulletim Norwich, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1920. THE WEATHER Winds off Atlantic Coast: North of Sandy Hook—fresh south an® wouthwest winds and partly cloudy Sweather. Sandy Hook to Hatteras—fresh scuth ¥winds and clou: owery weat Conditions and General Forecas change in the o within the is. unsettled, and TWednes he Mississippi 2ay gen changes in temperature nder Wednes- in- humid. Another development in the matter of the cutting of wood on the reservoir water-shed came to light on Monday in the shape of a suit brought by Brown & Perkins, as attorneys for Harry B. Ford of this city, against Walter W. Lang and Ignatius J. Murpl The suit is returnable to the superior. court for New London county on the first Tuesday of September, 1920, and $1500 damages is claimed. The complaint alleges that on or about April 6th, 1920, the defendant Lang, act- ing either as the duly authorized agent of the defendant Murphy within ithe scope of his authority, or 2s a co-partner of said defendant Murphy, agreed to sell and did sell to the plaintiff two hundred cords of hard wood cut on the Bog Meadow tract, so-called, in said Town of Norwich, in piles at or near said tract. at $5.50 per cord. or a total of £1100, the same to be paid for beforel or at the time when all of the said wood had been taken away from said piles by the plaintiff. At said time the plaintift pail to the defendant Lang as such agent or partner the sum of $30 on ac- count of said contract and sale and sub- JUDGE HINMAN'S DECISION WAS APPEALED BY PLAINTIFF Through an error, it was stated in Monday's issue of The Bulletin that the defendant, The Shetucket Coal & Wood Company, in the case of Lewis Younz against the company, had given notice of an appeal from Judge Hinman's decision, under date of :July 29th, 1920, to the supreme court. The fact is that the notice of appeal was given hot by the defendant, The Shetucket Coal and Wood Company, but by the plaintiff, Lewis M. Young. In this action, which was the last case tried before Judge Hinman, extending over two or more court weeks in Jund and July, Mr. Young claimed his com- through Desmond and James as s attornevs, a total of $11,669.06, the imed balance due for the construction the concrete coal pocket on the land he Shetucket Coal & Wood Company basis of cost plus fifteen per cent. defendant company, - through & Perkins and Joseph T. Fanning s attornevs, in its defense, claimed that the structure was erected under and in pursuance of a written contract at the agreed price of $15.100, and that all | Brown of said sum, except $3.350 had been paid to the plaintiff on account of said contract. In its answer, the defendant 0 to the plaintiff in full n. but that this amount had been re- fused. In his memorandum of decision Judge Hinman eustains satisfac- Company, 23 follow the main con-| tention of the Shetucket Coal and Wood4 i i ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST W. W. LANG sequently made the following further payments on said account: May 29th, 1920, $150; June 1l4th, 1920, $100: and June 23rd, 1920, $100, or a total of $400 on account thereof. Said wood was not then the property of said defendants or cither of them, but belonged to the City of Norwich, all of which the defendants then knew or oughf to have known. Thereater, to Wit, on the 7th day of Au gust, the plaintiff, when about to remove the Wood so purchased was prohibited and prevented from so doing by the said ty of Norwich as the lawful owner of sald wood through its duly authorized agent. The plaintiff has ever been and still is ready and willing to perform his part under said contract and sale but the defendants have failed to perform their part thereunder as aforesaid. In addition to the loss of the $400 paid as aforesaid the plaintiff has lost a profit of $4 per cord on the re-sale of said Wood, all to his great Gamage. Deputy Sheriff George H. Stanton has attached the equity of Mr. Lang in real estate on Winchester street and the bank account of Mr. Murphy at the Uncas National bank. SAILOR SLASHED MAN WITH KENIFE AT OCEAN BEACH While in an alleged drunken condi- tion, Clay Barton, a sailor, aged 20, at- tacked Nicholas Muni, of New London, at, Ocean Beach Sunday afternoon and slished the latter in the right shoulder blade with a jackknife. Muni received a deep cut about three inches in length. Barton was arrested by Patrolmen Frank Philopena and_ 11 =3 11k and on Mon- day was arraigned in the New London police court. His case wus continued un- til Wednesday morning and be'#g a min- or Sheriff William Basely was appoint- d_his guardian. Barton auwuted Monday - morning that he had been drinking and stated that the trouble started when he asked Muni, “What time does the dancing start? Muni, he alleges, gave him an offensive answer, following which blows were exchanged. Barton was knocked down in the struggle which followed and on getting to his feet he drew his knife and racing after Munci, who had moved away, slashed the latter in the back. A large crowd of Sunday visitors at Ocean Beach witnessed the affray and according to the police they had great difficulty in handling the crowd which scemed inclined to interfere. = Barton d that it had tendered the sum of | was rushed to the volice station. Barton is a member of the crew of the U. S. S. Beaver which sailed from New London Monday morning. He admits baving served in prison for a year at the Great Lakes naval training station, near Chicago and alleged that he had been WILLIS AUSTIN SAYS PLEDGE IS GETTING SUPPORT The “No Vote, No Money” pledge Which republican party women are asked to sign is meeting with enthusiastic sup- port, according to an announcement on Monday by Mrs. Willis N. Austin, of this city, chairman of the committee which is distributing the pledges throughout the state. Women have written in from every county asking for copies of the pledge, which seeks to deny funds and support to the republican party in Con- necticut until the thirty-sixth state has MES. ratified the Anthony suffrage amend- ment. The pledge reads, in part: “We de- clare that we will not help the republi- can party in Connecticut by contribut- ing money, raising money or speaking n the campaign until the thirty-sixth state has ratified and our position as voters is made secure.” Among those who have recently sent assurance of support for the movement are the following: New London County—Mrs. Farnham, New London. Tolland County—Mrs. J. T. McKnight, Miss Mary J. Kimball, Ellington; Mrs. Charles S. Fuller, Miss Harriet R. Pease, Somers; Mrs. Helen C. Wright, And- over; Mrs. H. M. Lawson, Union. Windham County—Mrs. F. U. John- stone, Mrs. Edward R. Rollins, Putnam; Mrs. Ida Larrabee, Miss Elizabeth K. Abbe, Windham; Mrs. Robert Fenton, Willimantie. GROTON MAN GETS §35 TINE ¥OR RECKLESS DRIVING Charged with reckless driving, Ro- sario Locasvio of Groton, was placed un- der arrest about 5 o'clock Sunday after- noon and on Monday was arraigned in the New London police court and fined $35. While driving a five passenger touring car at the intersection of Mon- tauk and Pequot avenues in New London Locascio is alleged to have run into a motorcycle driven by Hartley Chadwick of 42 Crescent street, New London, and as a result of the collision Chadwick and Freddie Geaudreau, 11, of New London, who was riding behind him on the mo- torcyele were both thrown off and badly injured. 7 Chadwick recived a deep gash on the head and several cuts about the body, and claims that he was dazed for a con- siderable time after the accident. The Geaudreau boy was badly cut about the head and on one lez. He was taken to a Tracy | physician where his injuries was treat- ed. TWO COMPENSATIOY AGREEMENTS FILED The following = two compensation agreements yere fled Monday with the clerk of the superior .court: American Thermos Bottle Co.. Nor- wich, and ter J. Bushnell, Norwich. 7. Third finger on Date of injury, July 7. right hand lacerated and infected. Com- iothers present from THIN, ANAEMIC CHILDREN Are Almost Always Undernourished Wjth Attendant Thin, Poor Blood If a child is properly nourished, it will not be anaemic or frail. When the daily food does mot _produce strength and good blood, then the child will be pale and ailing. are many children in this city that have been restored to robustness by that famous cod liver and iron tonic called Vinol It contains no oil and is not greasy. It certainly and quickly changes a pale, puny child to a healthy, rosy one, as many mothers here will testify. lege course. When he returned from Burope he became a teacher in Nor- wich. During the twenty-six years he has been principal of the Normal School Mr. White has seen more than 2,500 teach- ers graduate, and has witnessed the ex- pansion of the institution to larger pro- portions that perhaps were ever dream- ed of twenty six years ago. He has also taken an active part in the New Britain Institute management and was promin- ently identified Wwiththe movement that brought about the erection of the me- morial to Elihu Burritt at Franklin Square Park, 'New Britain, NORWiCH TOWN Sunday morning, at the First Con- gregational church, Rev. W. J. Reynolds, pastor of the Congregational church in Lisbon, preached a forceful serman on The Unseen Advance of the Kingdom. Rev. Gurdon F. Balley pastor of the First church, occupied Rev. Mr. Rey- nolds' pulpit in Lisboon. Owing to the difference in time, Lisbon being on Standard Time, Rev. Mr. Bailey had an opportunity of enoying a portion of Mr. Reynold's very interesting sermon. Through the -courtesy of Charles Leon- ard of West Town street, Mr. Bailey was conveyed by automobile in due time for the service in Lisbon. Out of town guests at the Wallen- Potter wedding Saturday afternoon were: Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Wallen of Williman- tic and Miss Myra Wallen of Rochester, N. Y., parents and sister respectively of the groom; Alanson P. Lathrop of New York, an uncle of the bride; and Clif- ford Lathrop, of Worcester, Mass. Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Lamb of Town street, represented the First Con- gregational church Saturday afternoon at which time the Norwich Christian Endeavor union met with the B. Y. P. U, of Lefiingwell Baptist church. Among Norwich Town was Frank L. Weaver of West Town street, who has been a member of the Leflingwell church since girlhood. Mrs. Weaver had as guests Mrs. Dora Fisher Mrs. and Mrs, George Smith, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Frank Lester, of McKinley There | Cadillac | Now in Temporary Quarters in Our Garage on Myers Alley, Rear of Mohican Co.’s Store. Full Stock of Parts. PHONE OR CALL FOR APPOINTMENTS The A. C. Swan Co. ASKED TO LOOK OUT FOR MISSING YOUTH A request has been received at the Otis library to do what they can in find- ing a missing young mam, James N. Dipp DESTROYERS TO MAKE TRIP TO EUROPE The following named destroyers are fitted out for duty In European ear Eastern Waters: Brooks, Kaner ot 525 West 47th street, New York, who |Gilmer, Humphreys, Fox and Overton. i disappeared from his home on July 2ith.| This is an excellent opportunity for The library has been asked to post the | Ex-Navy, Ex-Army, and Bx-Marine x ce men enlisting to make this cruise can have their choice of any of the abov named ships and upon enlistment will notice with a picture that accompanies | the letter from the young man's father, 1A. C. Dipp. It is feared the young man has lost Corps men to enlist for this cruise. ser and had a gold signet ring, J. N. D.. black iron ring, both worn on middle fin- | gers. Service Station | his memory through overstudy and that |be sent to the Navy Yard at Philadel- this accounts for his disappearance. His | phia where the ships the being fitted out description is given %s fol'ows: 17 years | for the cruise. old, 5 feet 8, 120 pounds, blue eves. | Further information can be obtained smooth face, ligat complexion, slender [at the Navy Recruiting Station, 4 Bank bufld, dark blond hair. Was street, New London, Conn. e serge coat and trousers, | checked cap, brown silk socks, — e lace shoes, lavender striped shirt, light gl tortoise shell gold rimmed eyeglas: & on the coastn we A“ “Se Howard’s Bultermilk Cream | POETRY THE PALMS. The alsles of the forest az> glorioms to- day With the first flush of spring, while odor- ous vines decking the cypress, slim, The gnarled, knotted oaks and tall state- ly pines. s are glistening against the hlue sky, And shadows of cedars rest on the pool Which_image the ferns lining dank oozy banks beasts of the forests lie down in the cool. Are vestal and Where Far removed from thées alsles a solitalm stands ped and fung wide to heaven its ughs % In prajses unceasing, while. ocean-swept bree: The leaves oruse To glad alleluias, Fan-s} s, of the palm trees eternally forever resounding Where ocean’s gray waste laps earth's farthest shore And may we in faith at His feet, palms be spreading Till moons shall wax and wane no more. E —Julia Seabrook Wragg. Charleston, S. C. A WITHERED ROSE. Within a quaint old book-shop, whese low eaves Seemed to protect it in a pleasant doze, 1 bought a well-known book, and ‘twixt its leaves T found, as though entombed, a with- ered rose. A faded bloom, pressed in a time-stained ook, 7 i Its fragrance spent; but still a faint perfume Seemed to arise from out its modest nook Ana fill with ghosts the dimness of my room. What dead romance was here. Perhaps a maid Had left a symbol for her suitor bold; Or _was it but a token, left to fade, Of blightest hopes of love that had grown cold? The dead ghosts mocked me, for no mor- tal delves the Unseen, knows ; So sad of heart. I placed upon my shelves The hook, between its leaves the with- ered rose. i “—Robert Lesl New York Evening Post. HUMCK OF. THE DAY A woman is only a woman—" Well—" And she doesnt look as well in a wrapper as a cigar does”—Florida Times-Union. “Bill has eloped With my wife.” “Why, .I thought he was your very best friend.” 4 “So he is, but he doesnt’ know it yet. —Boston Transeript. Knicker—Did Opportunity ~knock at Into which no human Bellem, In the pleadings as amended and| e . s i 2 th as develoned by the evidence | soinsaes. logt Mavel Hy Bileges. thag |Pensation began Juiy Isth. avenue, Norwich. NEW SCHEDULE ON BOSWELL D e L e s asrasg e tl is proprly’ to be rezarded as Supday afternoon he met two of the Charles E. Whitaker, Norwich, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Cobb and son James AVENUE TROLLEY LINE | wanted the flat—New York Sun and vae L, which Gt seeks 0 Te-l iors at Ocean Beach who had been ynard, Norwich. Date of in-|Cobb and Miss Agnes Newcomb, all of| peginning on Monday the trolley com- Herald. cover upon termination of | 8008 B e e he was in prison {Jury, June 10th. Laceration of third fin- | Providence, R. L. motored to Norwich| USRS Of £ AN (IS TR SN2 SR Baiwe man' 1a hees: original by a refusal on (T ST tempted fo beat them up, |S°T- Compensation began June 1Sth. |Town Sunday and were guests at the|PPRY, DO S0 €S0 L CINETE TS Maggie—The slrbage Lo ndant to allow work n i S = Nar home of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Meehan, = avenue ! sor i =i o to proceed, and the substitu- DUt they ran away and that he was feel- e ot Bim avenue. Miss Levina Meehan re.|line Which shifts around the time the Professor (from deep fhought)—My! leave Franklin _sorts” when he met Muni. |MARCUS WHITE AT STATE cars on these two lines my! Tell him we don't want any today. EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE TODAY new contract, by agreement.jing “out-o! turned with them for a week's stay in feies : S SonwicH: CRURCHES ruction of the coal pocket ac- | NORMAL SCHOOL 26 YEARS! providence. ST Lerestior thoicere [ Poe —Princeton Tiger. | to plans as changed from the Fined on Two Counts. | On Ausust 19, Marcus White, princi-| Among those who attended the min-|avenue will leave Frankiin square on the Hub—What, $100 for that hat? Why. o | by or at the instance of fle-! Ariested on three charges, failure to|Pal of the State Normal School, in this|strels in Palmer hall, Palmertown, Fri-| Rout 8ad RAlS hour WhLE THose for tf there’s nothing but a $3 frame and & £ ant's engineer and upon a basis. 85{;.ve' proper lights on his automobile, |CitY, Will observe” the twenty-sixth an-|day evenins, given by the young men|rel Hill witl leave on the quarter belore few dollars worth of trimminzs | o compensation, of cost plus a reasona-j gy PUPC) I Oar Tepietration. In | niversary of his going to New Britain.|from Camp Massapezk, Gardiner Lake,|aad the quarter after. Laurel Hill wi e X ST dolRoEth \OF et Mok bie profit. In order to recover upon| i i |Mr. White was a teacher at Norwich|were Miss Mildred Amelia Kinney Miss have an evtr» trin added at noon and at Boston Transcript. stituted | his possession, ‘ and - failure to have a o 1 I i S e for ne iravei i tuted contract the plaintift| 25 BOSSERR AN AT ovoinski of |Free Academy at the time of his ap-|Henriétta Morris and Miss Martha Tay-|& p. m. P B ST an agreement by the de-jp ot o m, Mass. was ordered by Fa-|Pointment to the New Britain school and|lor of Norwich Town. hours. “Yes, madam.’* to s substituted contract or o s o tpill; |since going there, he has done much to| Miss Lydia E. Dragon has returned e o ) - on its part from which assent|troiman. John Cavanaugh on Sunday af-ly,0q up the reputation of the institu-|to her home in Northampton, after a” What can you do? may fairly be inferred. This| ternoon to be In potice court at NewLon- jon and by his work at the school and |weei’s visit t the home of Mr. and | B et L B IPE ee M Y ot been done in this case. Not| ?"v R e o s car and mat hav. |aloong other lines of education, he has|Mrs. Heary Kelley, of Town strect row om alr [ 2 5"3““_3‘3‘ S has plaintift failed to establish|of proper lights on his car. a =2 {come to be recognized as ome of the| Mrs. Currie Gager Abell of Hartford, i ‘ourier-Journal. ¢ . m) a new « agreement, | ing a driver's license ~were prefeid |}, ging educators of the country. is passing several weeks at the home of ! A negro. was trying to saddle a frae- = _does mot satisfactorily afpear|against him and he was fined $19 on| “y“\hite was graduated from Wes-|her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A FREE REC[PE tious mule when a bystander asked: it plaintff. as he claims, demand:)each count. leyan University at Middletown, and in|Gager, of Wawecus street. i e, “Does that mule ever kick you, Sam? change from a flat contract prics | ~Skovinski admitted to the court that|1912 received from the institutioon an| Ms. S. 1 Bonney and daughter Miss| _‘After being almost totally bald a New | suf, but he sometimes Kicks eostolin. n;s;; &5 S condil of‘ he knew that his tail light was out. but | honorary degree of master of .arts. He[J. G. I:Lnne_w. ha\‘c] rezufx—nfid o lt:e\r hY.osrk. business meper Bair—and now | where T'se jes' been.—Boys' Life. ¢ nce ork under the changed|alleged that he had tried to have it fixed died at Oberlin after graduating from |home on Hunifigton lane, following thre€ 1 ic 2 =4 x 7 .| “Has Dibbles 3 scientiic tura of SSpeasance of fiercom- such demand and insistence |in Norwich and that it was impossible | Wesleya and later went to German and |wyeeks' stay st Qucrochentaug beach, R. ;t’:gng:eq:exslé i Be eiine v | B"":"s _gloodk loaflglgayoung v:omn says: |t plexio n was so brouzht home to thel(; get the right kind of batteries. French universities to complete his col- Wishes fo Geroume dandenft for gain now uttermillc an m—simple remedies ™0 oL ceat geal akout heps. 7 endant that assent to such changed] —_—— bair growth. Or testing box of the prep- ' best—keeps face, hands and arms in ex- | 1€ WEVE & PR Soo g von eall T e e Lo the Litehfield.—It is estimated that there| Sration, Kotalko, will ‘be mailed with lflullSlte condmo;—éofi, smoothand beauti- | 1'% 1, YIS, FAEES BRI ce s | acauiesence of e latter in such con- » i » i recipe if you sene cts., stamps or ful—guaranteed. Be sure y« | !“ = L = is @ corcealed. Reduces u amed work. Furthermore many acts are 6,000 city people spending the summer | G0 i gddress is John H. Brittain, ¢! . £ Jouiget | “Xo, T would call him an optimist."— and corrects e 1 Bt manimt the mitner’ il months in Litchfield county. BT-301. ‘Station ¥, New York, N. ¥. Howard’s Buttermilk Cream | riminstam Age-Herald. et continued to keep his accounts| — — “There's luck in finding a herseshoc, nz to this worl rendering a & 1 said Miss Quotes. ind size of footings, acceptance of pay- | | next time vou drive that way."—Buf- Gouraud's refor, the times.at and grounds i falo Express. Crea o York: Orien‘ral- pictures you made ” How about those Sunday { ‘ Better bring the films I | here for developing , and printing, Vour pictures get the benefit of our experience and up-to-dare methods. i The result is results GOUR DEVELOGFING, PRINTING AND ENLARGING Speaks for itself. You simply can’t get better work any- awhere. The Cranston Co 25-27-29 Broadway Shea’s News Burean Magazine Specialist Union Square payments on account were ted and received and their coinci la in amount Wwith the payments cified in the original contract form of the receipts given, are with the existence of a substi- contract on a cost-plus basis mutually understood and agreed upon The corclusion is reached that t “ianzes in plans were accepted and - auiesced in by the plaintiff in further ance with his desire and intent to =ompiy e terms of his contract, together h some uncertainty felt, or doubt en- tertained as to the correctness of the calculations made by Mr. Young, upon which the original plans were based, that they tift and were S0 accepted by the pla hout regarding the original cont s terminated by said changes, modified as to considefation or com- pensation, or euperseded by a mew and different contract. At least no such e wa made 2s to be binding upon the defendant. Hence maintiff s to be regarded as having constructed the coal pocket under said contract and is entitled to recover only the contract price remaining > W 3,350 together with such e due him for extras properly as such in addition to the The tender of the bal- due under the contract, alleged ndant to have been made, is not zeable o de proven.” |, Th ! for above men { tain extr judge accordingly give judgment Younz to recover the $3,350 ned, plus $160.67 for cer- , with interest from June 1st, 18, minus, however, the sum of $143.98, allowed to the coal and Wwood company on its counterclaim, making the net amount of the judgment in the plaintiff's favor $3836.94. { The attorneys for the Shetucket Coal & Wood Company state that their cl ent, as well as they, well satisfied with the judgment and will take no appeal. “TAFTVILLE | John Sulitan and George Shadlock have gone to Boston wWhere they have cepted_positions. Mrs. Mary Twohlz and son Edward have returned to New York after spend- ing a week at the home of her sister, Miss Hannah Corcoran of South A street. Edward McSheffery is enjoying a week vacation. Almey Nutting, ags 81 vears,'died on Monday at the Soldiers’ Home in Bristol, R. I He was a former resident of this villagé and was a Civil war veteran. He is 2 member of the Bristol G. A. R. post. He leaves a stepdaughter,' Mrs. Charles Adams of this village. Mrs. P. Dion, Violet, Asa, Ulric and Mrs. M. L. Lambert, of New Bedford, left vesterday for Montreal, where they will attend the reception of Mother St Julien, at the mother's house of the Congregation Nofre Dame. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Dion of Merchants’ avenue. They will leave Montreal fomorrow night with Mother Julien for Quebec. Then Mother St. Julien will leave for the convent at St. Rock where she is to teach and from there will attend thé pilgrimage at St. Anne de Baupre and will visit many places. The decayed boards on the side of Lisbon bridge is being replaced with new boards. the balance | lland BLOCH Go-Carts Strollers Carriages $20.00 Values VERY ATTRACTIVE 4 COMPLETE ASSORTMENTS OF Furniture and Carpets Our Prices Are Always Mcderate N. 5. GILBERT & SON Shetucket Street, Opposite Laurel Hill Bridge The Norwich Electric Co. 42-44 Franklin Street ELECTRIC FAN SPECIAL While They Last $10.50 e R R i il e B - SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION AT OUR STORE BY FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE AUGUST 11TH AND 12TH Iallfild'ry Oueen : Electric Washer Call and See This Wonderful Washer at Our Store Wed- nesday and Thursday. The LAUNDRY QUEEN is an electric washer which washes clothes beautifully —in about 10 minutes—without rubbing or friction. > Then — it wrings them into the rinse water—quickly—without damage to the finest fabrics. —Then—it rinses them. —Then—it wrings them into the blu- ing and “blues” them. —Then—it wrings them into the bas- ket, and they are on their way to the line. COME AND SEE IT IN ACTION MR. KINGMAN, a special representative from the fac- tory, will be in charge of the demonstration. DON'T MISS THIS DEMONSTRATION 135 to 143 Main Street COSTS FIFTY DOLLARS LESS THAN ANY OTHER HIGH-GRADE WASHER - Sold On Easy Terms THE PLAUT-CADDEN CO. * (Established 1872) Norwich, Conn. Elmer (to waiter)—This pie bas ne apples in it. Water—No apples! Eimer—Oh, I guess it's made out of evaporated apples.—Lone Scout. “We bad a safe and sane Fourth of July, didn't me?” inquired the aggressive person. “I dunno,” answered the diffident man. After listening to some of the unsafe and insane oratory I heard, I would haie been willing to compromise on ordinary fireworks.”—Washington Star. KALEIDOSCOPE An apple’s skin is a hundredth ef aa inch thick. ‘Without wasps fig trees would not pro- Quce fruit. The Rev. G. W. Taylor, a Baptist min- ister of Hiawatha, ¥as, says that of 227 couples he has married only twe have sought divorce. A deputy revenue collector of New Jer- sey is of the opinion that women are flattered when told that they are subject to @ tax on their income. George J. Werner, of Ryes-on-the- Sound, N. Y. republican candidate for sheriff of Westchester county, will stump the country in an airplane. Miss Susannah Spicher, of Lewiston, Pa, looking for a missing rooster, f- naliy found him under a woodpile, aitting on & stolen nest of eggs. The Spanish steamer Ugats Mendl, from Sagunto recently at Philadelphia, had on board & cow to sueply th€ crew ith milk and a flock of hens to fur- nish eggs. One of the harvest hands making big money on a farm near Independence, Kas, was seen using a pocket mirror, and was found to be a girl She h been an Oklahoma school teacher and lg nineteen years old. Pear! Williams, assistant marriage li- cense clerk at East St Louis, made out her own license to marry Elmer L. Eck- ert, and then said to her flance: “Now hold up your right hand and swear to your age. Two dollars, please!” Mrs. Matildn Jantz, who is nearly seventy vears old and is reputed to be rich, drives an old horse around Ripon, Wis,, every day, picking up junk. Shs has been seen to lift a stove that would tax the strength of two ordinary men. hen ‘the mext general election for parliament i» held England will have at least a dozen prominent women in labor party field as candidates for the house of commoris. Practically all of these women have a national reputation as social workers and reformers. Rose Cooper, of Grand Detour, TIL, & Rock river clam fisherman, has found a pearl weighing thirty-six grains, which he sold to a Chicago firm for $850. In addition, he fished out three tons of shells in a week, which he sold for $60 a ton, so that he got $1,030 for his weel(s work. New York city now has its first “show- er streets,” Jacobs street, a small street running between Frankfort and CIff streets, where the firemen have turned on three large showers so that young- sters can run the whole length of the block under water ail the way.