Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 25, 1911, Page 4

115 YEARS OLD. Sul on 12e T -lflu.”-l.v-lnu- -t::c, Bulletin B P u Bulletin Eates ‘2!.':.“-‘;.; Bulletin Job Office, $5-6, Willlmantie Office, Reom 3 m Building. Telephone 210. B e ———————————— — Norwich, Thursday, May 25, 1911, Pt bt bt L oot LSt Sl B The Circulation of The BuHetin. Entered at tho Conn., as wecond-class nine towus, eme hundred and sixty- five pestoffice districts, and forty- 1001, average .....ccccoccees. 4413 -5.920 8,053 1905, average . Week ending May 20. REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET. Election: Monday, June 5, 1911. Aldermen JOSEPH D. HAVILAND FRANK H. SMITH Councilmen HENRY NORMAN ALEXANDER WILLIAMS FRANK H. FOSS LOUIS H. GEER Tax Collector THOMAS A. ROBINSON City Treasurer C. LESLIE HOPKINS City Clerk ARTHUR G, CROWELL Water Commissioner ALBERT S. COMSTOCK City Sheriffs GEORGE 0. BENSON GEORGE W. ROUSE LIQUOR SELLING SUNDA-; LEGAL- 1ZED. The state of Connecticut sat up and took notice when twenty-four of the senators favored licensing the sale of liguors in hotels of 35 rcoms, betweer the Fours of 1 p. m. and 11 p. m. or Sundays. It is a fine discrimination which lets a hotel of 35 rooms sell but makes the same act in a 34-room house crim- inal. What is the approval of the Sunday sale of liquer but an endorse- ment of the Sunday drunk? If this is to be the law, why should | the police be instructed to arrest all| Sunday drunks and the police courts give them extra-heavy fines for dese. crating the Lord's day? When twenty- four honorable senators, or four to one voting, favor the open profanation of the Lord's day, why should working- men who drink with the state’s ap- proval and consent, be fined for doing | 827 Is th any consistency in such; government? | The record of the vote in the senate | was as follows: Aves, Senators Pierce, | Hooker, Spellacy, Fenn, Alsop, Bailed | Dickerman, Mitchell, Marsden, Parker, | Woodruff, Lawlor, Mahan, Avery, | Bartlett, McNeil, Jr., Paddock, Judson, | Donovan, Hammond, Meara, Barnum. Frisbie, ieonard—24. Noes, Senators Marlowe, Lounsbury, Peck, Elliott, Brinsmade and Wright—6. (Absent, Senators Halloran, Shanley, Platt Park and Foster. If The Bulletin senses the will of the voters of Connecticut, not one of the senators who supported this meas- ure will be returned to Hartford. Men who lend the state’s authority te the profamation of the Lord’s day are not the men an " intelligent con- stituency has any excuse for tolerat. ing. Legal Sunday rum-selling is too much for the Constitution state in this year of our Lord 1911. TO PROMOTE INDUSTRY. The New York & New Haven rail- road is to remodel ardd extend the in- fluence of its industrial departmeny and is to operate special agriculture- promoting trains, as western and southern railroads do, and as the Bos- ton & Maine system has done of re- cent years. Noticing this announcement, Boston Transcript says “Such missionary work tends con. tinually to broaden—to become general instead of local. When it was decided net long agd, to hold an agr icultural | exhibition at Madison Square garden railroad presidents all over the con- tinent offered prizes, the sums con- tributed by .the heads of four systems ~—the Great Northern, St. Paul, North- ern Pacific and Canadian Pacific—ag- gregating $4.500. It is most unlikely that these gentlemen think of tHem- selves as philanthropists, or that Mr. Mellen, our local magnate, would ven- ture to assert that his own industrial bureau is a benevolent enterprise. For every dollar a railroad lays down to further husbandry, it will take up sev. eral, by and by because there will be more freight to carry and mere pas- senger travel to and from the sections| that become prosperous. Yet ail this does mot alter the fact that the rail- roads are doing a highly beneficent work, dne for which they deserve thanks and applause, and one, more- over, which distinctly savors of the only philanthropy worth while—that business-like philanthropy which helps a man by teaching him how to help himself.” the There are some folks in Connecti- cut who believe in the weather ‘bureau with the same confidence others do in TUncls Horace Johnson, and both classes seem to be satisfied. Tt makea little difference about other things since every city's sky-line is always theé best, ! to teach other millionaires what to do i every to with pride. This report showed the | number of banks that have failed in Canada during the past forty-three years, since confederation, has been twenty-four, and the total loss to the public something over $6,600,000. In all cases except one or two in the early days noteholders were paid in full, and since 1905 all depositors. have been paid in full. In only ten was ther loss sustained by the public. From this it will be seen that the losses during forty_three years were a shad- ow over one-half of one per cent. of the total liabilities to the public of the banks of Canada today. The aver, age loss to the public of Canada since confederation has been about $1$5,000 per annum. The total liabilities of the banks to the public, according to the last bank statement, were over $1,- 043,000,000. The Ottawa Citizen, reporting the incident, said: “Mr. Perley compares these losses with similar figures in the United States for the. past nine years which make the total losses during that period to the public of the United States average $11,786,000 per year This goes to prove that, by percent- ages of the business done, the Cana. dian banking system brings a fer less loss proportionately to the public than that of the United States.” THE MEXICAN JOAN OF ARC. Men who think women faint when blood is shed should note the actiom and the threat of La Neri, who is operating at the head of a body of troops of General Guerrero in the state of Sonoma. She does not shrink from leading in battle, and by Speaker Cannon's rule is entitled to every privilege bestowed upon man in government. She has become disgruntled with President Diaz's quibbling, and she has given notice that if he does not live up to his latest pledge that she will cut off the aged president’s head and present it to Madero on a silver charger as the head of John the Baptist was pre- sented to Salome. When Madero’s telegram to Guerrero reached the latter's camp, La Neri telegraphed back. She told Madero she would lay down her arms, but that if Diaz did not live up strictly to the terms of the peace treaty she would carry out her threat to behead him. It does not appear to be easy for Madero to bring hostilities to a close; and he has a problem on his hands wher it comes to the independent rebel bands which are roaming the country and which see no reason for obeying his commands. BEVERLY’S COLONY IS GROWING. Since the president has re_lease the property on Bosten's North shore and the place is being put in beeom- ing condition for a summer capital of the nation, the shore colony at Beverly is looking up, and the whole country is looking that way. It is a fact that Taft could have as many summer capitals furnished him as Kaiser Wilhelm has palaces, which, we believe, total forty, if he would just concede to the demand for hig presence at certain fashionable re- sorts in all of the states of the union. Upon this subject, the New York World says: “The Minnesotans are extremely con- siderate in offering to furnish the pres- ident with a summer residence in their state, but they should remember that there are 45 other states, to say noth- ing of the territories, that are ready to bid against them for Mr. Taft. No state is going to let its summer-resort business be sacrificed for the sake of booming that of some other state, if it can help it. Of course, a few states might be willing to compromise by | furnishing Mr. Taft with spring, au- tumn or winter capitals, but unfor- tunately circumstances require that Mr. Taft shall spend a certain amount of his time in Washington. “The day may come when every state will be able to boast at least one summer rescrt displaying the adver- tisement that it was President — 's summer capital, just as all up and down the Atlantic states it is pointed | out that ‘Washington slept in this| house.” " The houses that Washington and Lafayette slept in, as well as the trees Lorenzo Dow preached under in New England, are growing fewer in num- ber with every passing decade. EDITORIAL NOTES. Since there is no fly-swatters’ union everybody can swat them just as many | hours a day as they see fit. A gentle east wind closely following a hot wave seems more like a real blessing than almost anything else. While the crop of June brides is not short, the crop of June kachelors ap. pears to be a little above the average ‘When it comes to vacations the how is of more concern than the where; that is, the wherewithal is of ‘supreme importance. The Georgia school teacher who has inherited six millions ought to be able for a teachers’ guild. When the tramp at the back-door tells you what to hand out to him for breakfast, it is in good form to send him right to a restaurant. The person who sings two hours day is not troubled with indi- gestion, says a physician. It is well this is not a popular remedy. The way the city fathers are dis- tributing oil upon the streets looks as if they expected to have evervthing greased for the occasion on June 5th. The new metal now used in building aeroplanes, duralium, is stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum. Great Britain is first in the field with a ma- chine. The Lord pronounced everything he created good; but the most devout housewife has never yet been able to determine what the little red ants are good for. The man who mortgages his house to buy an automobile is most likely to be the man who does not save the gasoline when the machine is coasting down hill. Billy Sunday thinks it strange that a man who strives to so conduct him- self so as to keep out of jail, doesn't seem inclined to do anything to keep out of heil. Happy thought for today: When a man sees that you recognize, appre- ciate and praise hiseqgood peints, de not be surprised if he refers to you ar| & brainy fellow. | for | second prize. | muzzled, and life became very uncer- Rules for Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one 1 paper 9:17 and nunbnu e and ink, n pnd Blwfi.m pointed a be given preference. Do 250 words. 4. 1 stories or letters only Original will be used. 5. Write your name, m nd ad- to 2 ink for lupefivr exmnenu of lt work—91 well framed sentences. Books for Two Best Stories. Clarn Miner, age 12, Leonard’s , Conm., for lt.ory entitled “The Story of a Brave Boy.” fldn-{ H. Whipple, m ll, Bflhlc, ‘or story entitled * Queen of Flowers.” Book for War Story. Richard W. Tobin, Ji 9, Nor- ‘wich, Conn. i Out of town books will be mailed— Norwich winners will sall at The Bul- letin business office after 10 a. m. Thursday and get their books. ‘A LITTLE TASK. A Book to the Boy and the Girl who Makes the Best Sentence Like These. dress at the top of the first page. Address all communications TUncle Jed, Bulletin Office. “Reach up as far as you can, and God will reach down all the rest of the way.” POETRY. Johnny Mouse and Susie Rat. Johnny Mouse and Susie Rat ‘Were very bad indeed; To Mama Rat and Mama Mouse They paid but little heed. They would not wear their rubbers ‘When they went out to play; They would not go to bed at night; They often ran away. They would not learn their lessons, To school they would not go; And well-bchaved young rats and mice They did not care to know. So Papa Rat and Mama Mouse, ‘To teach them to do right, They spanked them every morning, And spankad them every night. Have vou ever tried to make sen- tences that can be read both back- wards and forwards? - It is not a difficult pastime, vet it gives pl’nty of amusement. Here is a sampl "Solomon had vast treasures—silver/| and gold and precicus things. Rich and wise was he. You will notice that the above, if read backwards, gives the same mean- ing as if read in the ordinary way. A few more instances of the kind run as follows: “Man is noble and generous often, but sometimes vain and cowardly “Carefully boiled eggs are good and palatable.” “She sits lamenting sadiy, often too much alone.” ‘Exercise take; excess “Rise early and breathe free air. “Eat slowly, and trouble drive away.” “Adien! Time flies fast; sails are set, boats are ready. Farewell!” “Bright stars are waking.” Now just try to make a few similar sentences yourself. In spite of all these spankings, The naughty things grew fat. “They’d make a toothsome dinner,” Said Granny Tabby Cat. She hid behind the pantry door— 'Tis sad, I do declare; But Susie Rat and Johnny Mouse Have gone—can you guess where? Wind Song. Biowing, blowing everywhere, Blowing clouds so high in air, Turning windmills round and round, ‘With such a creaking, creaking sound, Making all the trees bend low, ‘Waving grass both to and fro, Drying clothes upon the line, And whirling leaves off tree and vine. ‘beware.” Pleased With the Books. Dear Uncle Jed: I received my sec- ond book and thank you for it. I am vtry much pleased with the books. Yours, KENNETH W. MAIN, Norwich R. D. No. 6. May 2, 1911. HOW FAR BEES FLY FOR HONEY. How far bees will travel in quest of food has been proved by experiment. The distances traversed are surpris- ing to a person unfamiliar with the habits of these busy workers. A bee- keeper one merning dredged the backs of his bees h flour as they were leaving the hives. He did this in ac- cordance with an arrangement with a friend who. hed a fine clover field in bloom forty miles away. The day following the experiment he received a letter from this friend stating: “There are plenty of jackets here in my clover.” It was truly a wonderful ipstinct that sent the bees sc far from home in quest of honey. AUSTRALIAN SCENERY. Tossing kites above so high, Sailing, sailing. 'cross the sky, ‘Waving flags with gentle breeze And blowing ships upon the seas. UNCLE JED'S CHAT WITH LITTLE FOLKS. Sometimes Uncle Jed gets suspicious of some of the little things which come to him and wonders if they are original or copied by the writers. It is wrong to copy litile stories in competition with other children, and Uncle Jed knows that any child whe wins a book in this way will not enjoy it as well as the child who wins a book honestly. At times there have been indications of parental aid which is, of course, always a bad exump/e for the child. A child knows when “a thing is being done right and the impression it gets from such assistance cannot be good. Only in one instance have we known a child to palm off upon Uncle Jed something not original, and In this case no award was made. Uncle Jed Is sure that practically all of the work is honest work, and in selecting books he seeks to not only have them entertaining but edifying. The Bulletin has opened the way for the children to win a nice little library themselves. It will take persist- ent work, which will be beneficial. and what a comfort a shelf of self-won books will be later on in life. There will be a chance from now on to tell nature stories. vacation stories and stories of travel. To the best story tellers we shall give two books a week all summer. Do not forget how easy it is to win a nice story book. THE BOOK WINNERS. The Closing Six Prizes for May. your white A 14-year-old girl writing from Aus- tralia says: “We have scenery in Aus- tralia equal to any the world has to show, but it has not been talked about so much, that is'all. A hundred yvea.: hence the world will rave about our Barron Fals, our Port Jacksom, our Snowy and Kosciusko, and our Jeno- lan Caves, just as they sing the praises of Killarney and Niagara and the Alp- ine scenery now. Besides, Australia to us is the homeland, and that makes it the land. After having seen the ship sail out of Port Philip Heads you do not wonder that shins are so easily wrecked. They do look pitifully small on the ocean. P s bl U e o NI U MU O PSSOt S5 SRS MO TR s S L AR MR I SRR SR L i B0 THE BLUE JAY. If every bird told his name as plain- ly as does the blue jay we should have little trouble in knowing them all. “Jay-jay,” he calls, with a seeming desire that every passerby notice him. Tt would be hard to overlook this sprightly fellow anyway. His bluish back and crest a his beantiful blue wings and long tail, which show white markings when he ‘flies, all make him a very noticeable bird. The jay is a most inquisitive chap. He hops around in the tree tops and examines everything he sees, even the nests of oiher birds. And when he finds some- thing of interest he screams a loua “ja: and all his companions gather Ray D. Holdredge, age 10, of Nor- wich, for 170 excellert sentences made from the letters in “From saving comes having.”—first prize. Frank Gallup, Jr., age 10, Danielson, The best arranged, most methodical | and clean work was done by Gladys Bushnell, Norwich, to whom we award The Tramp Dog—Part III A Story for Young Folks Curley-- (Copyrighted.) When Billy Bowlegs got up in the| morning the first thing he did was to | run to the box in the yard to see if | Curley was there; and when he found | that he was not he could hardly eat his breakfest. He went out feeling sure he should meet him somewhere in his travels, but he did not, for Cur- ley was in Straydogdom, playing with all kinds of dogs and learning wisdom every minute. While Curley had a week of good fare Billy had a full week of sadness; and he wonderea if he and Curley would ever meet again. Curley could not forget Billy, he was so fond of him; but he did niot try to go back to him because Mr. Big Whiskers was his enemy and inclined v do him harm, so he became a street dog and did as street dogs do It was about the time of year when Ppeople are afraid of dogs, and all dogs are doomed who are not registered and so that he guarded the touring car by night and by day, making himself very useful to his new owner. If any one came around the garage at night Cur- ley made himself heard, and when the car was ready to run out he did not | have to be invited to go aboard, but would take his place on the seat where he assumed a very dignified mien. He liked tc ride just as well as did his master and his family, and he would leave his food and go hungry rather than to miss a single trip. Curley was taken once in a while to the house where Mr. (Goodheart had other dogs and animals, and a little girl, Flossie, to whom he became much attached; and he used to run and play with her and let her ride him in a cart. He amused his master by sitting up for her and getting jealous when her fath- er would shake his hand at her and grow!l at him. Curley would pick up the little things Flossie would drop and tag along after her with them in his mouth. This led his master to think he could teach nim to go down to the gate and get the paper every evening, and when he took kindly te this, he was always taken round to the house at supper time fer this little service which he faithfully performed. This is how Curley won his way into society and was of great repute as Jo-Jo, and fancy prices were offered for him by other auto owners because of his faithfulness = and inteiligence. He was the auto-dog, and as such had traveled wherever his master had gone for business or pleasure. Curley did not make friends, but attended closely to businesf. FHe wore knit dog-sweat- ers and fashionable dog-blankets of various colors; but he had a way of Iooking sharply about whioch indicated that he needed even more to make him completely happy. Ne one could ever divine what Jo-Jo was watching for, and he could net tell; and there was only one person in the world who could have taken that auto with him in it beside his master, and that was Billy Bowlegs, of whom the master had never heard and who had never had even a name to call the pretty seal-brown spaniel by. So the summers and the winters came and went with Curley doing his best for ‘his master, who prized him highly, took gaod care of him and felt amply rewarded for all he was doing. But one cold winter day there was a surprise for Mr. Goodheart, when Curlev jumped over the side of the auto and ran to a ragged boy on the walk waegging his tail and barking wildly as he jumped upon him. UNCLE JED. tain for Curley. No dog could violate the Jaw and live, whatever man might do: and he met the tagged and muz- zled dogs, who warned him of his dan- &=, and L« used to see the dog-catch- ers with their nets gathering in the unfortunates and taking them to their doom. One day his running-mate was caught and carted away, and Curley nearly fell a victim to the law, but escaping ran to a business street and seeing the dog-catchers following, he jumped in- to an automobile that stood beside the curbing and sat up so straight and business-like that the dog-catchers passed him, and then the boys began to pester him and he showed them his testh and kept them from even touch- ing the touring car he was in. When the owner of the car came out he saw a strange dog on the seat of the atuo and was pleased to see him keeping the mischievous boys from blowing the horn. He feit a little afraid of Curley himself; but the doa seemed to know imtuitively that the man had a right to get in the car, and he wagged his ‘tail and was glad to see him. “By Jove,” said Mr. Goodheart, “this is the very dog I need to take autoing with me, for the vicious little wretch will take good care of the car and be of real service to me.” So he advertised Ourley as a lost dog, and as no one came to claim him, he went to the city clerk’s office and got him a license and a tag; and later a beaded collar with silver plate on it upon which he had the name Jo-Jo engraved; and he had -a nice kennet in the m in !rhlch ‘he llept. | BASS-CLEF CONCERT C. D. GEER, Director, F. Slater Hall, Friday, May 26th, 8 o’clock. Chorus of 30' Men's Voioces. W. LESTER, Accompanist. Soloists—Elizabeth Tudor, Soprano; Edith Davies Jones, Harpist, New York. Tickets, 50 cents. On sale at Davis’ Book Store Saturday meorning. in to enjoy the fun. When an owl is discovered the jays have a great time teasing the poor fellow; he hates to be chased about in the daylight by a band of screaming blue rowdies. In th2 nesting esason, which has already be- gun, ‘the blue jay settles down and makes an ideal parent. The nest i a rather large, loose collection o twigs, string, paper and grass, and is placed in a shrub or fork of a tree. WHAT THE LITTLE BIRD LEAGUERS DO. Grosbeak Saved from Dog. My two sisters and I have always loved birds and we try to keep them safe from harm. Last summer we took a baby grosbeak away from a dog that was going to eat it. We fed it and left it out one afternoon. When we came back the meother bird was teaching it to fly, and pretty soon it flew from bush to bush. Rath is 8, Florence is 5, and I will be 10 Friday.—Helen A. Brown, Hins- dale, Ill. Helps Little Bird. Ore day while coming from town I found a wee bird lying under a tree looking up as if it wished itself in the nest again. I lifted it carefully and placed it in its little nest from which it had fallen. I hope all little boys-and girls will do the same.—Harry Hart- koff, Sulphur, S. D. SOAP BUBBLE RACES. Soap bubble races are great fun und exciting up to the last moment, for one may be within an inch of the goal and lose by having his soap bubble burst. The contestants sheuld start evenly at one end of the room, while at the other end is the winning line, which probably ecan be represented by a seam in the carpet. Bach player is provided with a fan, preferably the one-stick kind, which will not open or shut. At a given signal each player starts to blow his bubble, and then, shaking it to the foor, fans it to- wards the winning line. If it bursts before any bubble has crossed the line, he may go back and start again. The first pliyer across is the winner. To make the game more difficult the bub- ble may be required to pass beiween two upright posts, instead of merely crossing the line, or it may be played like foothall, with goals at each end. In this case some one half way be- tween must blew a bubble, while the plavers fan it in opposite directions. Soap bubble football would not be con- demned by the most civilized of col- leges.—Birmingham Post. .A LITTLE GIRL'S STORY. A Trip to Canada. About two years ago, when the sum- mer came, mother and 1 decided to go to Canada to spend the summer. We started from New Haven, Conn., and went as far as Boston on the train. Then we took a boat and sailed for quite a long time, and after that we took another boat and sailed up the St. Lawrence river until we came to Quebec. When we got there we went to the Chateau Frontenac hotel. It was a very beautiful place, up the hill, so you could look down on the city ‘and up and down the St. Lawrence. It had summer houses and flower beds all over, and there was a great board walk at one side of it where people could walk for exercise. It was a quarter of a mile long and from 50 to 75 feet wide. It is not called a walk. I just said that, so you would know it was made of ‘boards. It is really called a | promenade. The streets there were Very narrow | and a great many of the people talked French. We next went to Monitreal. That is beautiful. We went to the Place Viger hotel, and right in front of it was a lawn and a large fountain. We went to see the great church; it is called De IFglaise Notre Dame. Then we went to spend the rest of the sum- mer on a farm in Nova Scotia, Can- ada. It was very nice there. They had great, biz, white strawberries, and ‘once I stepped right in the middle of a ‘hornet’s nest while I was picking some. I found two or three fresh-water pearls about as big as the head of a blackheaded pin. I had a lovely time going on hav rides with the other chil- dren. And then “e had to go home again and I had to go back to school. But it was a very pleasant summer.—Helen Veri, 11. THE FLYING FISH. The flying fish, says the fable, had originally no wings, but being of an ambitious and dlscontented temper, she repined at being always confined to the water, and wished to soar in the air. “Tf T could fiy like the birds,” said she, “I should not only see more of the beauties ofNature, but I should be able to escape from those fish which are cen nie. and ren- der my life She there- fore petitioned Jupiter for a pair of wings. and immediately she perceived her fins to expand. They suddenly grew to the length of her whole: body, and pecame at the same time so strong as to do the office of a pinion. She was at first much pleased with her new power, and looked with an air of disdain on al her former companions: but she scon perceived herself exposed to new dange While flying in the air she was incessantly pursued by the tropic bird and the albatross; and when for safety she dropped into the water she was so fatigued with her flight that she was less able than ever to escape from her old enemies, the fish. Finding herseli more unbappy than before, she now begged of Ju- piter to recall his present: but Jupiter “When I gave vou your said to_ her: wings, I well knew they would prove a curse; but your proud and restless dnsposmon deserved this disappoint- ment. Now, therefore, what you besged as a favor, keep as a punish- men So, often we pine for things which God in his mercy dendes us, little know- ing that if we had some of the things we wished we would be most uphappy and find our supposed blessing a curse. What Excited Bill. 3ill—“T heard as how you've fighting with Bob Smith?* Sam—* Haile Club The State Convention of the Nation- League of Women Workers wil meet in Norwich, Thursday, May 25. Assembly in Haile Club Hall at 2.30 P. Addresses by Representatives of Connecticut Clubs. Regular and Associate Members and all who are interested are cordially invited. Evening meeting at Y. M. C. A. hall at 7.15, followed by an Entertainment given by Haile Club girls, .Admission 15 cents. MUuSsIC. r. c. aeER TUNER 122 Prospect 8¢, Tel. 611. Norwisly, Cu {F YOU WANT A FIRST CLASS PIANO. get a SHONINGER through WHITE, THE TUNER, 48 South A St, Taftville. Learn Piano in 10 Minutes To play balutlful chords send 15¢ for registered chi WHITTAK! ER Box 18, Voluntown, Conn may19d He said my sister was cross-eyed.” Bill—“But you haven't got a sister!™ Sam—*T know that. It was the prin- ciple o the thing that upset me”-— “GRANDPA IN THE CIVIL WAR.” On the 12th of April, 1861, word was received that Fort Sumter had been fired on by the confederates. President Lincoln issued a call for soldiers. Regiments responded nobly and promptly. The sound of fife and drum was heard on all sides. FPlags were flving everywhere. As each regi- ment left home bells were rung, can- nons boomed. music was heard and hearirending scenes were seen as rela- tives and friends bade their dear ones farewell. Grandpa. said the civil war was a great cenflict. They were fighting constantly for four years, at the rage of three battle a day. The dear omes at home made Wat bandages, clothes, and furnished nurses for the soldiers of the union. Alas! Where two went to war, only one returned. Early on the morning of April 9, 1865, the bells began ‘to ring and can- nons bo . A foar of voices shout- ed: “T surtenderd and the war is ovi There was great rejoicing. T was indeed a time of gladness, but | was not to last. Early on the morning of the 15th word was received throughout the land: “Lincoln is shot!” It was toe true! He was asassinated the night before and 'dieg next morning. It was cruel, that just as victory dawn that great heart which had love for al should be siilled forever. Again the nation bowed itself in grief and sor- row. Events in these days moved a3 quickly asyin ofir own. The songs of mourning goon changed, as the soldier boys came home to lively songs; and when they came our joy was completes —Richard W. Tobin, Jr., age 9, Nor< wich. The imports of wheat into Liverpool in 1910 were 5,838,047 quarters, being three times the average quan- tity imported in the early "70s. If Women Only Knew What a Heap of Happiness it Would Bring to Norwich Homes. Hard to do housework with an ach« ing back. « Brings you hours of misery at leisure or at work. 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