Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 23, 1909, Page 4

he Postoffice at Norwich, G st ond-siane matier. Bullding. Telephons, 210. Norwich, Friday, July 23, 1909. WHAT IS THE BOOK GOING TO BE The question is being asked, What is the 250th anniversary Jubilee book going to be like? It 1s not going to be ltke any book ever printed about Norwich, if we have the right concep-; tion ‘of it It is going to be an accurate ac- count of the entire celebration gather- ed by a competent scholar from relia- ble sources and mo pains are to be spared in making it the finest book @ever printed about the city and town of Norwich. It wil contain the cream of all the sermons and addresses delivered, the names of all committees, and also the names of hundreds of peeple who took part in the ceremonies, with portraits, and street scenes and views of the parade and the historical play—the very best pictures which The Bulletin can procure. It is expected that this book ‘will have 400 pages, with 50 pages of ap- propriate portraits and pictures. It is to be sold for $2, bound in cloth, and for $3, bound in leather. There has been received orders for about 150. The Bulletin would like to make an edition of 1,000, but unless there {s & quickened demand the edi- tion' s likely to be cut down to 500 coples. The Jubilee book of 1§59 was not! to be had less than $6 or 37 a copy when wanted this year. This book will be at a premium in the future. The "Bulletin is planning to have it ready for delivery about the 1st of December. Those who desire a copy should send their order to The Busi- ness Manager of The Bulletin, Nor- wich, Conn. THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAW. Slackness in government, like slack- ess elsewhere, leads to disaster. It the easy town, just as it is the Basy man, that is done out of every- thing even to its birthright. Narra- gansett Picr, R. T, that popular sea- wide resort, has let vice run loose un- i) it was losing its prestige, and real estate was selling at about half what #ts value was six years ago. The cit- Jzens were easy until they saw finan- gial ruip looking them in the face, ncreasing taxes and decreasing valu- ations did not please them, so the property owners took a united interest n 'publlv‘ affairs and appea d to the members of the town council as a force. They were simply told that “the law against erime had got to be enforced or the cottagers had got to get out”; and they triumpHed as mor- al force will if it has a backbone and it has been announced that the big gambling = establishments ~ will close their doors and cease to do business in the place. The laws of the state Mre suficient, if enforced, and the pressure upon the town council was 100 strong to be resisted.. The Narra- gansett Business association was one of the moving factors in the fight, and it pushed the council hard, giving the members twenty-four hours in which to decide whether they were for the enforcemenf of the law or not. The zouncil yielded. This get-together movement at Nar- ragansett Pler must keep together to win permanently. Reforms which go By fits and jerks only furnish humor Tor vice. A SUCCESSFUL TROLLEY CAR FENDER. Providence is congratulating itself that there has been In use in that city for the past eleven years a trol- ley car fender which is among the Gest tested by the public service com- mission of New York. The Provi- dence fender would answer very near the description of those in use here abouts, if they had the wheelguard, little thing which works well. The Journal says: “The record of this fender in Rhode Island is good. It does not Insure immunity from shoeck; @ man run down by a car is fortunate it he escapes serious injury; the best result that.can be expected is keep- ing him away from the wheels, This is accomplished In the great majority of accdients. An idea of the efficiency of the automatic trip wheelguard may be formed from its performance in a Central Falls accident. It picked up a bieycle and its rider and both the machine and its owner suffered only trifling injuries. “But, valuable as a well-designed wheelguard is, it is only an,auxiliary appliance. A clear-headed and vigi- lant mqtorman is worth more than any safety attachment; the man who can shut off power and apply the brakes quickly in time of emergency may operate a car for years without injur- ing a pedestrian. All men, however, e not able to make the -best use of & few seconds; and when people care- lessly step on the track a foot or two mbead of a moving car it may be fm- possible to stop before injury is in- flicted. In such cases the wheelguard running close to the pavement is in- valusble. It is employed successfully fn 8o many cities that mo company has any excuse for choosing a fender of the class ordered removed from two lines of cars in New York.” A Kansas man left a will written upon the back of his Yale diploma. This ought to keep his diploma out ©of the hands of second-hand dealers, now that he has gone. Those who think that they are im- portant enough to be shadowed by the Black Hand, or other vielous persons, have a nightmare on which needs immediate attention Things which took place while May- or McClellan of New York city was away on his vacation just confirm the saying that “When the cat's away, the mice will play. ' | 'Why do women marry? asks an ex- ' change. For the same reason the men They cannot help it the surrounding other hand, the ci abutted by imitative The person who trolleys city of New London sees large, clearly painged signs, or Armstrong’s signature ing attention to the state ats law and warning strangers Who are driving cars through the Mfig these signs are found posted in towns south of New Lendon and their face they bespeak for the.com- munity a vigilance and energy Which command immediate respect. Autos without lights are not seem in the business streets of New London at ten o'clock at night, or autos speeding over the vitrified brick pave- ments of the city at express rate speed with a prolonged screech of the siren the entire distance. This only oc- curs in loosely managed cities and towns. T It is suggested by a Vermont paper that a tax of ten dollars be collected from everyone who exceeds the speed limit and every time it is exceeded as a means of raising a fund to re- pair the damage to city streets whieh these joy riders do. UPHOLDING THE HANDS OF TAFT The great west is alive and, in the vernacular, it may be sald to “holler” when it is pleased as well a$ when it is offended. Just now the whole country is in a spirit of admiration over the stand taken by President Taft, and the people west are sus- taining the president with a great volume of personal letters; and as ev= ery voter is not likely to be quick or clever at composing a proper epistie, the newspapers are furnishing prop- er forms, 8o that anyone who is moved may lend themselves to his support. The instructions and letter are as follows: Letters should simply be addressed to “The President, White House, Washington, D.C.”" #hd it is suggested that the subject matter be expressed something like this: “I have read with great satisfaction accounts of the manner in which you are using your influence to prevent the enactment of the Payne-Aldrich tarift bill in its present form, and I am glad that you are urging tariff legis- lation in the interest of the people. It is my conviction that public senti- ment is overwhelmingly in favor ‘of the views which you have expressed and T hope and trust that you will continue to do everything in your pow- er to bring about just treatment of the codsumer. The ogcasion may, de- mand a veto and I hope that you will not hesitate to prevent in this way the enactment of any more odious tariff legislation.” 1t is not probable that the president will ever have time to more than look at the accumulated stack of ail mat- ter which will result from such a sui taining campaign; but its bulk will represent the backbone of the nation and it does a president of the United States good to see that once in a while. As a symbol of energy in maintenance of his views it is of ines- timable importance and value. EDITORIAL NOTES. Happy thought for today: If you talk too much people cease listening to you, and yoi talk in vain. The' woman who has faith in her husband because no one else has, is not so simple as she appears to be. Weston will ride back from ‘Friseco and admire tbe continent through a parlor car window. He deserves to. o i i It is now reported that auction bridge is-to succeed bridge whist, but the old players are not worrying about it. / The drownings thus far this season have numbered 472, and there have been not a few good swimmers among them. The mayor of Milwaukee goes a- fishing, but he always sees that the glad hand for strangers never leaves the City hall. The refrigerator notices that the high price of ice prevents it from getling the heavy chill which it is ac- customed to. It is officially reported that 95 per cent. of the seraps between the police and firemen of Chicago result from internal baths of alcohol. The New York suffragettes do not throw brickbats, but just toss out sen- sible addresses wherever they thimk that they will do most good. 1t is remarked that the new Turk- ish government has shown that it is more unlucky to be one of 13 to be hanged than to be banqueted, Nothing yells 1like wealth about taxes, but it has never yet been able to tell why it should not pay its fair proportion, which it seldom does. Through our national money order system last year $66,000,000 more was sent out of this country than was re- celved from other nations by money order. Many a ward heeler feels ds if he was bigger than Rhode Island, but when he comes to be sized up he is found wanting, while Little Rhody never is. It is estimated that the proposed corporation tax would hold the Stand- ard Oil for half a million annually us it would lose that $29,000,000 after a while A Long Needed Man of Affai One of the interests of the late H. H. Rogers was the race question, as pres sented on the line of the coal road which he lived to see completed out of his own capital from West Virginia to tidewater. ' He had requested Booker T. Washington to investigate condi- tions among the negroes along the line, getting together as many as possible of the people to listen to lectures on the value of morality and thrift. Rogers hoped that Washington, with his tact and skill, would be able to influence the whites; and that thus the gather- ings would be a means of improving relations between the races of the re- gion traversed by the new railroad. This design appeals to Raymond Du- Puy, the manager of the road. -A trip over it has just been made by Dr. Washington and forty odd meetings have been held, some of them from the rear car of his train. Great crowds of both whites and colored had gathered to listen to him—in some casés the whites outnumbering the blacks—just as had happened, indeed, during Wash. ington's speakinih tour’ through Mis- sissippi last autufin and again last spring in South Carolina. Mr. Rogers' solicitude over the race problem was that of the long headed man of affairs with vast stakes in_the prosperity. of the south. serve’ the ilaw. There Is a v look to such a sign, and it should mgan busine: Going there all night,” he added. I suppose I'll have to be y. it you talk that way,” re- k, and, lazily hing him- elf, he caref " placed his feet upon the table. Then, after having filled his pipe caretully, having lit it, he launch- :ida'&ml elf forth on the following lit- “I suppose T can lay the whidle affair ndness for reading, for it was hich started the affair. 1 was very lazy that ~morning and 1 would drop into the little branch library, near my home, for some Dbook to help pass a few hours before I wont onf. “While Tooking oyér the shelyes de- voted to fiction 1 noticed one book the name of which was ‘Her Ladyship’ and as it seemqd ‘a. very likely title I thought it might be worth looking over. You know, boys, anything reiating to ladies s of interest of yours truly,” he added. "Leave that to ‘Jack, the Lady Kill- er” remarked “Pete” Hayes, Jack's roommate. “I took the book to one of the ta- bles,” went on Jack, without seeming to notice the interruption, “and as I opened {he hook to the index I came across a picture.” ‘Enter the heroine,” Pete” again. Here there was a momentary paus in the story “telling as Jack calmly reached over and grasping “Pete” ny the collar calmly deposited him i the waste basket, “It was the picture of a young girl of about 20 years of age.” continued Jack after “Pete” had, been rescued very nicely by one of the other boys, “and it was a pretty girl, too.” “She was seated among a large group of huge rocks by the seashore with a jug, which I presume was full of water, in one hand and a letter in the other hand. and by the expression of her face it was evidently a very pleasant let- er. “There was something very winsome about her features, and the longer I looked at that picture the more deter- mined I became to find the original ot it. though how it was to be accom- plished I had no idea. ‘I thought and thought, but no solu- tion presented itself to me, and in dis gust at the end of the pretty romance chimed - in LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.. The Man Who Talks. Mr. Editor: T wonder if “The Man Who Talks” through the columns ol The Bulletin each Saturday morning realizses how greatly his ‘talks” are appreciated and how helpful the les- sons are which he draws from the common things in life. Many are the complimentary expressions ~which 1 have chanced to hear concerning these weekly savings of “The Man Who Talks,” some wondering, other guess- ing at random who he is. One man re- marked that “‘The Man Who Tatie in The Bulletin ought to have been a minister;” and 4s he not a minister preaching each week to a larger num- ber of people than the combined con- gregailons of all our city churches? | Arother man, having the same thought asked if “The Man Who Talks” and “The ~Pareon” were not one and | the same man? Still_another person sald “The Man Who Talks” ought to be the editor of The Bulletin. Well, possibly he is, who knows? In any event, I venture to guess that the col- umn in each Saturday’s Bulletin under the caption of “The Man Who Talks” is read by a larger number of readers than are the more formal editorials; not that the latter are not interesting and worthy; but the incisive and help- ful lessons from the half dozen or more “sermonettes” meet the wants of the individual life more directly. It seems to matter not whether the writer's topic be birds or flowers, men or beasts of burden, the habits of in- sects or dnimals, the power of the tongue to wound, a ruined life for the want of sympathy and a mother's ks, hot pabbles which give warmth to the roots of our plants, or hot congress- ional mince pies with liquid accom- paniments, he brings to thé front les- sons new and old which are helpful. 1 was interested in the characteriza- tion of the men of note who\left the impress of their lives on the pages of Norwich history. I inox. more or less intimately, all the men who he named in the list given in Saturday’s issue. July 10th, They were men who to- gether with othérs wre identifiel with town, state and hativnal int:ces.s. Governor Buckingi:am may well head the list, for in all of his diver. d relations in life his nobility of char- acter was wonderful'y ccnspicuous. David A. Wells 1 knew as a iery agreeable and interesting gensdleman in conversation, who cheerfully respond- ed more than once to my inyitation for a gift in support of some henavolent cause, John T. Adams was i d “a gen- tleman of the old scaus’ who cum- bined dignity wi‘n gracc of mapper and speech. In 1853 1 yas ons of tie youngest members 11 tne :lannecticut legeslature, and I >an nevir futgyi the kindness and what seemed to ine then, condescension, of Mr. Adams in intro- ducing me to many of the legisla-ors and initiating me inio the mystaries of state legisiation. James F. Forsyth and Ebenezer Dor- son Sykes 1 remember well. 1 pre- sume that I am the only living person’} who was an eye witness to the tobac- co juice episode to which the writer refers. The scene was enacted in the postoffice, which was then _located where Sevin's drog store is now, or just across the passage way where A. Raphael & Co.’s store stands. Sykes was a tall man, having a rather dig- nified bearing, ‘while Forsyth was a small man with a sallow complexion. as I remember him. The controversy Dbetween the two.men through their respective papers had been sharp and vituperative. The mail was being dis- tributed, and Sykes stood before his box waiting for his mail when For- syth entered. He did not " pause for mail or anything else, but marched di- rectly to his enemy and with unerring aim sent the juice of the cud he was chewing directly into the face of his foe. Fbenezer did not wait to sing that line of the old hymn, “Here T'll raise mine Ebeneer,” but he immedi- ately raised his boot and booted his assallant across the sidewalk. 1 do not remember that the scene was ever re- ferred to'in either paper. Hon. John T. Wait was a jovial man and a successful oriminal lawyer. He was in- Washington as a member of congress when I was on my wedding trip, and he was untiriog in his kind attentions. He introduced us to all the notables, as two of his highly esteem- ed constituents who were on their notes. It is impossible to see this section has other than the powers charter limitation 9 vest in the commis- power to determine the of poles and wires in the high- | 4nd to appraise the damages suf- fered by - proprietors. These % ane now vested in the judges € the suparior court. I this a public > Section 10 reduces the legal stand- as4 for gan trom sixteen to fifteen can- ‘h‘rruly. the magority Bill is strangely and wonderfully made! 1Is not its pres- ‘entation, through the medium of a of « legislative committee, an insult to the general assembly: an ex- jion of utter contempt for the gen- ulne public demand expressed at the hearings for a rational and effective utilisles bill? The public asked for bread; they are frered a stone. i RALPH O. WELLS, Hartford, Copn., July 20, 1909, New Haven—Robert Leihiger dre a pistol as the services af his wife's grave were In progress and would have killed himself had not mournexs over- powered him and wrested the weapon from his hand. another Should I return the i P or should I send it by anally decided to return it by mall, which tions to prevent injuring “‘the or property of others;” but it gives the commission created no power to oraer. repairs necsssary to publlc Sy st did, together with a polite note, ex- even to investigate AU - O M- plaining how the pistite hnd come into dent. The section, although having an my possessjon. appearance of importance, adds noth- “By return mail came a very daintv | K i 5 ing in fact to the existing common law. note, thanking me for my. umn Section 7, dealing with capitaliza- and invifing me to call when it uld tion, is a joke. In conjunction with be convenient, and you may be very Section it gives all corporations sure that it wasn't a long, while be- subject to the act power to issue cap- fore I took advantage of her invita- ital stock, mortgage bonds, or other tion. A ovidences of Indebtedness in unlimited ‘When 1 did’ call I found that the quantities “for paying the whole ‘or owner of the card was the original of any part of its indebtedness or for the the picture and a very attractive young provision of proper working capital,’” personage 1 found her to be. Her What greater powers could be devised? Ladyship, as T soon came to call her, Yet later in thie section it is exprossly was much prettier than her picture, as provided t.§n under certain circum- stances a corporation “may issue and sell its full paid stock at a price less than par to be determined by its direc- tors;” and the measure does not ex- pressly forbid such issue under any The bill leaves the - railroad commission with no inci of 1ts present. in: uate powers, but merely creates an additional commission with hardly so much as a semblance of pow- er. It excludes from its operation rail- roads and street railways, although the demand for ah effective public utili- ties commission resulted principally from abuses connected with street rail- way charters. o, The bill purports to apply to all lighting, telephone and water compa nies; but by Section 1 all corporations reporting to the railroad commission- ers ave expressly excluded from the operation of the act:- hence, although the picture could only show one ex- pression, and her face was as an au- tumn sky, never showing the same ex- pression five minutes in succession.” Here the speaker slowly arose, and shaking the ashes out of his pipe said: “Well, boys, I'm sleepy; Who's coming across to bed?" “But you didn’t tell us the end%of it all,” piped up Chubby Rogers. “In the stories and in the plays the nero mar- ries the heroine and they live happy ever after.” “hubby, began Jack severel, tle children shoul® be seen and mot heard, but” and here the twinkle in Jack’s big blue eyes grew brighter, “as long as you like that kind of an ‘ending i1 am glad I am not going to disap- point you, for if you and the rest of the crowd behave yourselves you raay very shortly receive cards announcing the engagement of Miss Helen Dailey of Boston, Mass., to yours truly, Mr. John Carlion Rogers of Cleveland, 0." ‘There was a moment of stillness and then Jack was literally submerged by the eager crowd, who surrounded him, all trying to shake hands at once. Af- ter he had managed to rescue himself they all trooped down the stairs to- gether and across the yard. When they had gone “Chubby” Rog- ers started hunting in his desk, turns ing everything topsy-turvy and dump- ing over a bottle of mucilage in his search. “What are you looking for, Chubby " asked his roommate, looking up in surprise. “Oh, 1 was just trying te find my library card,” answered little “Chub- by."—Boston Pos y tion, and eminently successful in bus- iness. He astonished many by his dar- ing in purchasing two thousand bales of cotton at the beginning of the civil war at sevnteen cents a pound. Other manufacturers closed their factories and started them again with cotton at from eighty cents to one dollar per pound. George L. Perkins, tall, erect, with an ever cheerful presence, and a kind, Iy greeting to whomsoever he met. A centenarian with faculties unimpaire Moses Pierce, a man of de victions and great positiveness of Pianos at Money Saving Prices! \ DOWN BRINGS A GOOD PIANO TO YOUR HOME Small monthly bayments on the balance--no collectors. An excep- tionally grand opportunity to secure a'fine Piano at a very low price on convenient terms. Slightly “used,” NOT ABUSED PIANOS, at your price. A splendid stock of Famous Makes to select from. A very fine IVERS & POND Baby Grand, originally $700., now $378. One beautiful CHICKERING Upright, originally $500., - now $290. One sweet tone HALLET & DAVIS, (almost n:w), originally $450., now $296. Other fine Upright Pianos in good condition, $50., $135., $165., $180., $217., $227., etc. Good Square Pianos, $5., $10., etc. WRITE FOR COMPLETE LIST OF BARGAINS TODAY. “hymenial tower.” John F. 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An estimate for replacing such plumbing with the modern, peace of mind kind will cost nothing, and Nl guarantee the price will be reasonable. J. E. TOMPKINS, 274 67 West Main Street, T, F. BURNS, Heating and Plumbing, ‘92 Franklin Street. || mars will make a glass of sparkling Lithia Water, 50 for 25 cents DUNN’S PHARMACY, 50 Main Street, Jy1za For the balance of the sea« son I offer all my Summer weight Suitings at a very low Ffigure to close. C. H. Nickerson, jun2oc DR. C. R CHAMBERLAIN, Dental Surgeon. In charge of Dr. 8, L. Geer's practwe during bis last iliness. 161 Main Stroet, Norwich, Cenn, noy26d We have Fancy Nalive 128 Main SL Chickens, . Fowls and Lamb. Order Here and Get the Best PEOPLE’S MARKET, 6 Franklin St. JUSTIN HOLDEN, Prosy niia &