Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 13, 1912, Page 4

Qarivi:k Bulletin and Guufief. 116 YEARS OLD. 12¢ & weeks Goe . ond- Telzphame Callwe % lsusiness Offico, 480. n 1torial Rooms, 35-8. o Office, 85-6, Oftee, ll-w 2 Murzay Telapione #10. B . Saturday, July 13, 1912, i ai tho Postoffice at Nerwieh, ciuss matier, ave The Bulletin Follow You Readers of The Bulletin leaving tes city for the seashore, moun- tains, rural resorts or for Europe may keep in touch with doings in town by having The Bulletin sent direct to them by mail for any period desired — days, weeks or months. Hundreds follow this plan on their annual vacation and return fully informed as to what has been going on during their absence. Orders should be placed with The Bulletin business office. CANAL LEGISLATION. England has manifested a direct in- terest in the legislation concerning the Panama canal and seems to think for the incomplete action of congress that she is liable to be discriminated against. In view of the Hay-Paunce- fote treaty it can be assured that Great Britain will be treated no different than any other nationm, though in per- fecting the legisiation her suggestions, while not needed, can do no harm and t is evident that there will be plenty of time for her representatives to be heard, for there can be no charge of speeding concerning that measure. It is evident that England’s great concern is over Canada, where it is feared the interests will not be prop- erly taken care of, and the American shipping will get better opportunities. Tt is the desire to allow the American ships to use the canal free, which causes this apprehension. In this re- gard, however, it must be remembered that laws of this country already exist permitting only American ships to op- erate in the coasting trade of the coun- try so that foreign countries would not be able to engage therein, toll or no toll in the canal ¥Free passage to coastwise trade cannot injure the trade of foreign vessels since they are unable to compete therein. The ap- plication of the railroad owned lines applies to this as well as other coun- tries and there Canada is seen to be directly interested, but there is no dis- rimination should such a rule be adopted. All are being treated alike. England may be getting unduly ex- ited over the canal matter. DOWN IN BLACK AND WHITE. Governor Wilson of New Jersey is ready having cause for wishing some of his writings were less handy than they are. His books are being called for throughout the country, but in a large measure the curiosity is to de- terming his position on free trade and his afwocacy of Chinese labor. The many findiscreet things he has said and written show that he has not al- ways been in politics and places him n the defensive from the very begin- Woodrow Wilson is a free trader and nds as the candidaie of a free trade party trouble in explaining his position on the tariff, skillful and capable as he s In the use of language. In his ad- vocacy of free trade Governor Wilson's arguments deals with the subject theo- retically, but there is a vast difference between the theoretical consideration of the subject and the actual fact in operation, or the putting of it in op- eration. A sudden shift means trouble such as leads to disaster and no work for it is the manufacturing centers which will feel it first. The idea of having their employment taken away from them and wages lowered will not strike a responstve chord with the peo- ple. Tt means uncertainty at the best and the drop to low wages like free trade Pngland, Tha people do not like to have their wages diminish and dis- appear. They much prefer the exist- ing sound policy of progressive gov- ernment which shows achievement. FARMERS WITH SMALL FARMS. Throughout the south as well as in the west the nesd of the small farm- er is being more and more realized and advocated from the fact that the small farmer who can own and man- age his business makes a better citi- zen than the one who is doing the same work for the large land owner and rmer. Natural he takes a decper Interest in things concerning his town and state and takes it © cause he 1% vitally interested. The big man is able te take care of himgelf and get the bemefit of all the govern- ment ald and suggestions, The small farmer needs to be interested in the valuable information on improved and scientific farming, that he can make a retter living. In Alabama and Georgia the feel- ing exists that the large estates should ba broken np into smaller farms, in advoc: of which the Atlanta Con- »titution says: “The man who owns and operates an a, iltural printi- pality is absolutely able to take care of himself. Ho generally has a re- serve in the bank, can hold his cotfen indefini and is in a position to dictate terms to his tenants or ‘crop- pers! Tt is the latter class, or even the one-horse farmer who owns his land that mest needs the intelligent co-operation of both state and federal governments, “The primary idea should be to build up a class of small farm owners in Georgia. T™e man who has unre- strieted control of his acres is a much more produetive farmer, a more | gressive and alert citizen, than he who rents or shares his output with the landlord. Amy measures that make to that end inure to the ultimate welfare ¢ te, Indicates the vaiue placed rming interests and showa that while the conditions are different most all seetions have their separate problems in the agricultural line, The business which an antl-tipping hotel can do 18 indicated the fact that Londom 18 to have a new 1,000 room hostelry where tipping will not be allowed. The proprietor under- stands the publle thoroughly, Happy thought for today: You'd het- tor meke up vour mind agalnel Fate thaa te think Fate is sgainst you, He is going to have plenty of | | tionists THAW'S CASE. Again the evidence has been com- pleted in behalf of Thaw and with the | same confidence he expects clared sane despite the to be de- testimony against him and that of the superin- tendent of Matteawan that if liberated he might crime, commit anothes that he is not insane, but glven his liberty, as he is only a plain murderer. It has been a supreme Thaw and his family to secure his re- The arguments and the decision lease. must be awalted, “but it is ble fact what a mountain of expense this prisoner is proving to and the family, in an endea’ store to full liberty a murderer because he comes from a wealthy family. mistake was made when he was sent to Matteawan. He was given a greater chance then than he deservi declara then that he was insane and now he is sane, is making the that condition suit. the situation of a dangerous man, a disgrace mankind. Other doctors have testified that he is a public menace, while in hie defense a number of experts have testified that he is safe to be at large, r similar should be effort by a noticea- the state vor to re- The ed, but to in behalf to Had there been no wealth in the family Thaw would have been forgotten ample been set of such cases. for the long ago and a better ex- treatment One mistake does not deserve another and the best thing that can be done is to leave him where he is, BUSINESS AND CROPS. ‘While the politicians are ting the several campaigns the election in the fall, the depression business which has often accom- panied such has not occurred and is in in fact as good as it was a ‘While all industries may crowded they are running to good ca- There is an abundance of or- the United States Steel pacity. ders before corporation and similar indu: the need of men extends beyond their limits to the automobile, furniture and other large manufacturing shows the confidence that the people and manufacturers place in the ad- ministration and the belief in the fact that sound constitutional government will continue to prevail. There is a widespread demand for help and it is not confined or mechanical workmen. be a widespread need for the tion of rapid transit lines and in the the call for a great many more than cin possibly be secured to help on the craps, the outlook for which is Being occupied with west i most favorable. the crops now the farmers but they are influenced by the amount and prices and with the benefit there- from in their pockets they cannot see the country drifting to ruin or a desire for a radical change from a confidence to ona of absolu tainty and lower prices. It is an evidenca of Thaw’: that he should think that he is likely to be found sane. Bill Halpin and Tim Woodruff, two well-known New York bo working for Roosevelt and a bossless party. The Colonel's first call was to save his country: but now he openly con- “Anything to fesses that his motto i beat Taft!™ There is more money in o than ever before, we learn from Wash- At present high prices there ington. needs to be. Diphtheria broke out on a fitted private yacht to the surprise of Is this proof that they did not all. swat the fly? A Portland, M ming master present during [ how to swim. Lorimer says, pant.” be corroborated. Such an exhibition as that the Connecticut congressmen ington the ses on along any. Whether Thaw's the same. They belleve acc the side which hires them, ‘When men can see nothing about a mighty irregnlar about them, At Steckhelm the slogan se Ameriza expects every man v, and results show that ing given proper con The British naval parade 139 fighting vessels manned men; and that was only three-fifths ef the total ferce in the servie There must be something ter with thdt job as chatrm; Boston hoard of health, given a chance has turned it down, If Thaw was sane he would long ago have seen that Thaw is nothing and money is everything. It wi court as long as there is a dollar left. Whoever thought would adopting charge thei with Tammany Human nature holds true whatever tag it wears. for Wilson in November will vote to slice off the opporfunity for employ- ment which republican policies have sustained. \ Business trouble started by the democratic ¢ president. little houn' dawgs. ished, but he ought to know Uncle Sam well enaugh to know that would not be permissible. When War is Favored. A8 o result of the recent deeision of | the dnterstate Commerce Comminsion there {8 prospect of i war between the varfous coal interests. And this is cuse where is not for peac Never Out of Style. The real fashion notes—fty-dollar | bills—~Atlants Coastitutlon, There will They will not follow a theory in preference to facts..| EDITORIAL NOTES. Chicago seems to be a bad place to hold a peaceful convention in. , beach has a swim- on to teach all who desire to learn Hypoerisy runs ram- And this is so apparent that | it is not necessary that his word should doesn't hurry the business of condition changed or not, the alienists remain sording to government they themselves have administered, there is something ideration, that the prohibi- The American workman who votes has already A Washington woman shop- keeper was caught with a shop | SOEOR IR EAUEIL NN 8RNGS0 00 Ly i edmiof yelta: (betore the genjus busy get- going for year ago. not be stries and lines. It to trained construc- are busy, period of te uncer- s insanity sses, are irculation palatially the entire given by at Wash- has just right ema to be to do his it 1s be- hewed up by 80,000 e, the faat- an of the Everyame 11 talk in r leaders | methods? been choice for 1 never could see why seme men like to discuss questions of which they know little er nething, and argue b: the hour. If you have ever indulg m this exeiting pastime you will not be able to recall to mind a single per- son you ever convineed, and you know no argument has ever convinced you. It has been said that argumentatively people go right on talking after death. There is & cult which still insists the world is flat instead of round, and a great many other people are sure it s nelther, Mortals like to wrangle over things. Of course, college debating teams win victorles because someone else gives the decision. If it wasn't for this method neither team would ever know they were defeated. They get no real conviction of belng down and out, Sam Slick appears to be the only fellow on record who tried to be better because of “the preacher's ar- gufying.” There is no evidence Sam was the better for it. Since language is mostly used for the concealment of thought, it is not easy to make clear points. so fashionable in this world to ve creed that many people who have a creed only know where to find it, but are unable to tell what it is. I suspect some are gullty of swearing by it who are mighty careless about living h{‘ it. They never ask them- selves whether the other fellow's creed is better. They stand llke a hitched horse to the post of their intelligence when a little intellectual exercise would be better for them. Some people make their own creeds, and I doubt whether most of these are as good as the ready- made article. Since a creed is only a summary of a bellef, anybody may have one. Tt is well to have a creed if it is one's I-am-ness well formulat- ed. To be worth anything the creed must abide in the man, and the man in it. If it is regarded as a fetish, or a rellc, it is only a fright or a dust gath- erer. If you have a creed live up to it, and when it needs revision revise it, but do not think it can be a treasure without being a part of you. Now that men are fiying I catch my- self looking sharper to see how birds fly, and I am convinced man has much vet to learn from them, The birds satisfy me there are a thousand differ- ent ways of flying, and man bas added several ways to them, for no bird flies as man does, rot ‘even the condor, who can take the hody of a dead horse to an inaccessible cliff on the mountain- side. I became interested in the flight of a brown thrasher the other day. 1 noticed he made a quick movement of the wings for speed preparatory for a glide, but when he wished to rise his wing movement was slower, broader and more powerful. The humming bird always has a whirring flight, and he balances in midair like a fly when playing with his mate. The quick, choppy flight of the hobolink seems to be awkward, although he adorns it with a song, and the duck appears to work hard for speed, while the gulls and swallows just glide easily, Man still has much to learn in the way of beating the air for a purpese. Did you ever ask yourself how it is possible for a person to pray without oeasing? It cannot be done in words, that is sure. It may be done by feel- ing the constant need of a divine bless- ing. Man is apt to pray for what he wants, not for what he needs, and the chances are nine times in ten that he doesn't need what he wants—that it Wwould do him more harm than good. Then it is a good disciplinary experi- ence not to be able to get what we want at all times, even if it i the thing we need most. It ig a real for- tunate thing that a great many pray- ers recelve no answer, and often those who made them realize that their real blessing was In disappointment. Man prays just as he talks—for the most part irrationally. It is better to ask God to meet our needs as He sees them than it ig to pray Him for riches on honors which must be attained, not begged. Those who pray aright can pray without ceasing. | like to see tha “devil's darning needles” fiying about the garden, for they are as useful as the toads, in a way, and the more mosquitoes they capture the less there will be to pester us in the dark. Entomologists know these needley-looking flies as “mosqui- to hawks” a name well earned. The devil must have possessed the people of long ago who originated the lie that that they were amissaries of the evil one and had power to sew up the mouths of wicked children. It was such a base use of the imagination as this which peopled the ancient world with hobgobblins, and filled the souls of the ignorant with fear. These dragon flies are predaceous creatures in the air and in the water. They pursue and kill other creatures for food; and Abbott observed that they are also seavengers, flying to decaying carcases like the beetles, and other carniver- ous creatures. They are beneficial to man, and have never done him harm. Some ara as black and shiny as jet, some as blue as the sky, and some as flery red as vermillon, They are odd in shape and prettily ornamented, It was Henry Ward Beecher who said: “Some men pray cream and live skim milk.” And you and I recognize this as a truth; and it is so recognized wherever men dwell in communities. Why? Because men everywhere can think better than they can do—can promiss much more than they ever In- tend to fulfil. It might have been an improvement in life had man been per- mitted to see his own shortcomings as clearly as he can see his neighber’s, or his friend’s, I do net know anyons who prays skim milk and lives cream —de you? Man’'s relation to the sav- age in him determines what he is, Some take mere pride in the savage than they de in the man; and I need net say what they be, There are spien- did examples of manhood, because they have bettied up the imp. Neo man can be of full stature with the imp loose. When we get him umder we are greaier tham he whe conquer- eth a city, beeause we have command of our own spirit. | saw a swarm of flies numbering thousands hovering over my peonies in the garden the other day; and [ was reminded thereby of the abund ance of living ereatures. The atmo; rhere swarms with tiny creatures, as well as the seas. And all life Is rep- resented by the time between birth and death; and billions of ereatures do not have a life equal to a day’s span, while man averages almost forty years; but what 'is forty years pro- portionally to the 40,000 years it takes this planetary system to pass around the great sun Arcturus, or to the mil- Jions of years which geologists declare have elapsed since mountains were formed and rivers have run over the face of the earth? Man is too short lived to.accomplish much. The action of steam and electricity was known for rived to develop their greatest use. | Vibration was pretty thoroughly un- Doubtless John Bull would like to boss the Panama canal after it is fin- derstood before Kdison was born, but he was destined to demonstrate its wonderful power. Death and life al- ternate like sunshine and shadow— they make o record of truth. What life projects death cannot stay. Love is responsible for a lot of errer in this world, and no little injustice. It 18 love that begets indulgence; and indulgence has wrecked many a life, If not under good control love 18 too tolerant of laziness and the little vices; and it 18 too generous to spendthrifts. Many a child has made a failure of life because his father made a success of/ it. He found no necessity for work, since he could get wil the cash he B il (Written Speclally for the Bulletin.) “Yee, said Sammy's grandmother,” they say we are to have a safe and séne Fourth of July, whatever thal may mean, and I want to go to the fenic and meet the falks, and the con wants to go, teo, though he claims it’s the s hes he wants to hear. I've noticed the men folks do as much visiting at such places as the | women do. But there's Sammy to be considered. His grandfather has bought him some flre-crackers, and punk and other things, to celebrate with, and you know they will not al- low them at the picnic. Sammy wants to stay at home and let us go with- out him. “Yes, I don’t want to go to the picnic, No fun there!" interrupt- ed Sammy who happened along in time to hear the last remark. “Well, after all the trouble you made at the donation party,” replied his grandmother, "1 am not sure 1 want you to go, but I am afraid to leave you at home' with all tho “Jabez,” sneered his grandmother, “he’s as carless as you are any day. No, I don’t see how the Deacon and I replied her neighbor, Mrs, Hewitt, who | had dropped in for a friendly chat. “My husband and 1 are going to the picnic, but I shall not enjoy mysel at all unless you go, for you know we always depend on each other for com- pany. prefer staying at home with their fire- crackers. Aunt Miranda will be at home, and she will look after them. Let Sammy come over and spend the take their fireworks over to the ledge of rocks beyond the pasture, and Aunt Miranda will give them some- thing for a pienic of their own. I shall not worry about them at all. You | Just- send Sammy over and they wiil all have a fine time, and you go to the picnic self for the day.” “Oh, that's bully!” ex claimed Sammy, “Do let me go, won't you? You know Grandpa wants to go to the picnic, and we ought to consider him and not be selfish, Jabez says Grandpa's getting to be an old man, and may not lve till ancther Fourth. ‘We ought to remember that.” “Two words for yourself and one for your grandfather, lady, but at last, he vielded a grudging consent to Miss Hewitt" plan, and agreed to go to the picnic and let Sammy come cver for the day with the Hewitt boys. ‘When the eventful day arrived, Sammy was despatched with many in Junctions as to behavior, and many Ppromises on his part to be careful and make no trouble for Aunt Miranda. Sammy carried in a pail a generous contribution to the expected treat gromised to the boys, while his pockets ulged out with fire-crackers and punk and matches for their patriotic celebration. Among the rest was a piece of old lead pipe well hammered into shape for a cannon, and a cork with which to stop one end of it. This last bit of armament was un- known to his grandparents ,although Jabez might have been able to tell something of it. That worthy stood in the barn doorway and watched the boy crossing the flelds to his destination and, with a grin on his face, remark- ed to himself that he should like to be finishing with ‘his usual conclusion, “Well, beys will be boys!” needed without working for it. ‘Where everything is provided for a person it does not take shiftlessness long to take root. the upper crust make sports, and the sons of the man in the ditch make pub- lic and professional men? The repel- lant force of limited means, with want loitering nearby, makes the youngster hustle for better conditions. Humor- ing boys and girls in idleness too late makes of them worthless men and women. What children need to have developed in them early 1s self-reli- ance. SUNDAY MORNING TALK OUR ENEMIES AND WHAT TO DO WITH THE It is not necessarlly to one's dis- credit that there are some people who do not like him. No more difficult feat was ever aitempted than to try to live in this world and please every- body. And the more high-minded and energetic a person i the more difficult it becomes. Some of the chicest and most useful souls in history have been the most cordially hated. It becomes a guestion of no small importance what to do with our ene- mies. On the consideration alone of one's peace of mind a proper attitude and deportment must be determined. In few other matters will a consistent philosophy prove more helpful. Let us concede at the start that our enemy is well within his rights in not fancying us. We need not accuse him of being a dishonest scoundrel because our personality does not ap- peal to him or our actions please him. Only an unpardonabla egotist or a hopelesg baby could raise snarling re- volt against every bit of epposition he receives, But enemles are not to be taken too seriously, Their hatred of us is not to be overestimated, for one thing. As a matter of fact not many of them are lving awake nights thinking how to do us harm, Reflect how it is in your own ease. There are plenty of people yeu do net like but your enmity, sueh as it is, has never seemed to you & pariicularly significant matter You are not hiood thirsty at people of whom yeu disapprove. And, by the same token, peepie who disapprove of yeu are net actually sesking your life, 1t is felly te be rushed into meral stampede the minute we realize that there are people in the world who do net like us. The rule of Christ in this matter is very simple and definite. “Love your enemies,” He said, “do gaod to them that hate you and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute youw” At mo other point do Christian ethics seem higher or more difficult of attajnment. When a man who has been deeply wronged or relentlessly persecuted comes upon this sentence in | the New Testament he usually shuts the book in impatience at such impos- sible counsel. ¥or one I do mot belleve we are expected to .cherish exactly the same sentiments of attraction toward our enemies that we have toward our friends. Normal human beings can- not possibly-take the same delight in those that hate them as in those that love them and do them good, It should be remembered that feeling is, after all, but one element of love, per- haps the lesser part, The substance of love consists in a fixed purpese to do a person good and not evil. And this is a 7»osiblg ideal even in the presence of the shabbiest treatment. I am sure we are near the spirit of the great Christian command, what- eéver our feeling may be, when we pursue such a course with an enemy as shall tend to bring him to a better mind and not to increase his resent- ment. Tf almost anyone ghould sit down to make honest inventory of the forces that had whipped him inte moral form he must surely find a place for his enemles. Weakness, pain, sarrow, poverty—all these have done their part. And sn have the people who have ecriti- cized and opposed ys. They haye kept us from vainglory induced a * Everybody seemed satisfled. The older people spent a pleasant time in the grove, feeling sure their boys were happy in their own way and in care, and the boys were u{b)‘lll themselves much better, they felt sure, than at any old folks' picnic. For a time all went well, but before long little annoyances began to de- veiop. Sammy, as usual, was the victim, He left the burning punk in his pocket, and at length discovered that his jacket was afire. In & hurry the garment was stripped off and the fire was stamped out. “Not burnt much,” said the Hewitt boys, but Sammy locked a little sober over what Grandma might say. In his hurry to pick up the punk, he seized it by the wrong end, and his fingers soon be- gan to tingle with the pain, but Sam- my was plucky enough not to mind a little thing like that. The fire- works were & success In every partle cular, and the treat spread out on the rocks before the hungry boys was abundant and delightful, and much better than what they would have had over to the grove ,they felt convinced. “Say, Sammy,” exclaimed Tom Hewitt | “I'd like to live at your house, your My boys are like Sammy; they | day with them. They are golng to| sniffed the old | around when that cannon went off, | Haven't you noticed the sons of | grandmother makes tip-top cookies and cake” “Yes" replied Sammy, | “she is a good cook, is Grandma, but | T eat an awful lot, and that cookie | pail gets empty pretty often. But it is f | getting about time for me to go home, | and | i, we've eaten all the stuff, Let's nnon for a final send-off. vou know how?” inquired his Jabez told me, and he ‘ga\-p me the powder to put in i There, that's all right! Now you bo; £o back there out of the way, and I'll soon show you a thing or two in fire- arms. The fuse was lighted and all | ready for the explosion ,which seemed rather tardy in following, so Sam- my thought, so he stooped a little closer to examine into the cause of the | delay, when “bang” went the cannon | with noise enough to suit even Sam- |my and his companions. How di |lighted they were and what a fine | wind-up for the day. They cheered | themselves hoarse in their glee. But | a piece of burning punk, however, In | the confusion had landed in the pow- | der strewed around, and as Sammy | attempted to pick up the cannon, a | flagh came puffing up into his face and a smarting cheek and a tingling ear gave evidence of a more serious burn | than the fingers had received during Blinded by the flash, Sa my was glad to be helped to the hou | where Aunt Miranda came to the | rescue and made him as comfortable as the simple home remedies would | do, and he departed for home leaving the other boys to clean up their camp. He reached home before his grand- parents did, who were much concerned {to find him in suchfa state, but thank- | ful to find his eves were uninjured, A good night's rest set Sammy well to rights, though his grandmother de- clares she’ll never take her eyes ‘off him again for fear of what may hap- pen . Grandpa made light of it, and Jabez fell back on his favorite remark, 'Well, boys will be b But Sam- my sat on the shady back porch and | received his visitors, the Hewitt boys | who came to inquire for his welfare. They, too, had some fingers done up in honor of the eccasion, but Sammy ad- ded to that decoration, a bandage on the face and a plaster on the ear. “Yes, I've got some burns,” admitted he," but didn't we have a dandy time!" AN IDLER. T healthful self-scrutiny. TUndue com- placency is difficult in the presence of fiying brickbata. Not a few public characters would indeed count certain lusty enemles as positive assets, They receive from them advertising not otherwise obtain- able. Old Dr. Johnson once made the remark that a new book of his would not be a success as it was not being abused enocugh. When anyone hates you be zealous to remove any just cause for his ha- tred as speedi s possible. When the hatred continues without a cause it is still possible to obey the injunction of the Master and wish no i1l to your enemy. Such unmerited hostility con- stitutes a great moral test for the ob- ject of it, but he who meets the test victoriously is bevond the power of enmity to harm. THE PARSON. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. City Fire Apparatus. Mr. Hditor: Taxpayer's question in The Bulletin of July 10th issue, Why the fire apparatus is so frequently summoned to extinguish fires outside the city? is answered in his own arti- cle when he says: On a so-called er- rand of humanity. Further on he says the outlying districts seem to be un- alterably opposed to annexation, and this is probably their right. There is no probability at all; it is their legal and moral right. Taxpayer further submits there is no shadow of Justice or equity in allowing them to demand city privileges and fire protec- tion, How nabout the justice and equity of the residents of the ecity call- ing on the outlying Yantic Fire Engine company for aid when threatened with | a gerious conflagration? The Yantic | fire company, from the days of the old | hand tub to its present powerful steam has always been ready to re- spond to calls for help from any local- ity, without question, pay or faver— an act of humanity. Taxpayer ex- presses the hepe that steps ba taken to secure legislative anactment provid- ing that thesa “gentry” (mark the word, “gentry”) shall ba apsessed to pay their share of the expense of pro- tection, I am In favor of such a law and alse at the same time enact a law compelling all the ‘“gentry" and entriesses” ‘outside the oity lmits, who spend to dollars among the city merchants, to have a written per- mit from the city autherities te cross the berder line, and with their hats off; alse all “gentry," both male and female, residents of the eity, who erogs the city line into the suburbs, think- ing they own the earth, to be licensed the “gentry” te have a brass tag with lieense number stamped thareon attached to their ceattail, and the “gentrie: " to wear theirs on their ar n la Newport. Then we will all know w ho's who and where we be- long in * 2 sslety. JOHN W, AYER. Yantle, Ct., July 12, 1912. More About That High Coest of Living, Mr. Editor: In these day when sin- gle track mind fellows are blaming the Aldrich-Payne tariff bill for the high cost of living it may be well to look backward just a little way, I find in an old mill time and store book some very interesting figures, I find that August, 1870, Thornton, finigher of cloth, received seven shil- lings per day, or 37 per week, of 72 hours. I find also the ggst charge on his book account with the company store: One barrel flour $16.75. Ahem! How about that being due to the Payne tariff bill? Turning over a page, T find J. Bates, mule spinner, one pair of long Mason muley, $7.50 per 72 hour week. Mr. Butles kept a hog and had to buy meal. The first charge 1 see against him is one bag of meal $2.70. The chdrge is § 1-2 pounds lard $1.22. Turning over again. I find Migs IM1- libridge. a weaver on six looms, re- ceived by the yard, at 4 1-2 mills per vard, $6.12 for 72 hours’ work. I alge find where she pald cents for a paper of pins. And so en—and on, There was no Aldrich-Payns tarift bfll to pretect the cotton industry against Knglish and Secottish compe- tition; consequently the wages were l Special CENT Sale KNIVES BEST OF STEEL FULLY WARRANTED SALE PRIGE GENTS EACGH THE HOUSEHOLD, Bulletin Building, 74 Franklin Street Need Printing ? 35-6 The BULLETIN Co. 64-66 Franklin Street away down, while the reconstruction of the country after the war, causing a shortage of everything, or in other worde, a demand greater than the sup- ply, cauged prices to go up. g A gentleman of my acquaintance is very sore at the Aldrich-Payne tariff bill because a suit of clothes recently coat him $20.50. Now that gentleman told me he paid $4.80 for the piece of cloth it was made of. That $4.80 rep- resents not only all of the wool, but its shearing, washing, spinning and weaving, which cost at least two- thirds of the $4.80, For convenlent fig- uring we will say labor received $2.80 and the wool was §2, or just $27.60 less than the cost of the suit. Now any senslble man can see, if he will see, that if the tariff on wool was In- creased to 10 times the value of the wool, or 4 1-2 times the value of the finished product, there would still be $3 to aceount for, which is a very good | margin for thae tailer. But sguch is not the cage. The goods cost $4.80. the | suit cost $20.50, and the gentieman blames an actual tariff of about 70| cents for the $24.30 that the tailor got in excess of the cost of the piece of goods. This may be an exceptional case Probably is; but It is as reasonable as most of the arguments of the free traders, who as a rule are men who have got comfortable bank accounts and down't care how low down the price of labor goes. Look around you today and see how | many men you can find howling about tariff for revenue only. outside of the clags T have mentionad. “Beefsteak 40 cents ery T heard not long ago. “Let's get after the tariff laws but the man who did the squirming at 40 cents per pound,” is a pound need nev fear wanting the wherewithal to buy it, for during the | prosperous days under a protective tariff he has made his pile, and it is big one! €. B. MONTGOMERY, Packer, Conn. a IDEAS OF A PLAIN MAN 1 have had a dream of a scheol where thers was no work at all, there was nothing but play, They had two sets of teachers, one to show the children the best ways of body play, the other to lead them in mind play. The puplls came to scheel about o o'clock in the morning and lmmediate- ly entered upon good games which | zames | Nothing #o effectually overcomes tle | aolling effects of the sun, wind, dust | the scorched, | ishly they continued jn the schoolyard unti! th, were tired. These games wers scientifically devised to develop their bodies normaily. Then they came into the classrooms and played with their minds. There were no lessons, no tasks, noe laborious study to be pursued so many minute: no recitations to see if they had stud- ied properly There were mathematical games in which the children eageriy found out the laws of arithmetic and algebra so they could enjoy the fun. There were that involved history and read- ing and writing. There were science games in which all sorts of amusing tricks were performed with chemicals, plants, rocks, animals and physical forces, and in which chemistry, botany, geology, zooiogy and physics were smuggled in a necessity to the sport. In other wards, the youths were ed- d entirely by directing their spon- neous activities, and not by repress- ing them! They learned, not by the will of the teacher, but by the exercise of the! n wiils, The result s they had acquired a college education belore were vears old. Peopla who are thrifty are apt to get a reputation for being stingy. e —————— To Look and Feel Bright in Hot Weather (From The Woman Beautiful) This is the season when she whe would have rose-leaf complex wlite neck and hands, shouid irn her thoughts te mercolized wax, the firm friend of tha summer gi dirt. The wax literally absorbs discolored, withered or coarsened cuticle, bringing forth a brand new skin, clear, soft and girl- beautiful. It also unclogs the pores, removing blackheads and creasing the skin's breathing capac- ity. An ounce of mercollzed wax, ob- tainable at any drug store, applied nightly like cold cream, and washed off mornings, will gradually improve the worst complexion When depressed by the heat and you want to freshen up for the eve- ning, bathe the face in a lotlon made by dissolving an ounce of powdered saxolite In a half pint witch hasel. You'll find this more refreshing than an hour's rest. 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