Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 31, 1912, Page 4

S S — » NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1912 dlorwich Bulletin and Gonfies. 116 YEARS OLD. Subscription price, 12c a week; 50c a month; $6.00 a year. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn,, as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: Bulletin Business Office, 480. Bulletin Editorial Rooms, 35-8. Bulletin Job Office, 35-6G,. - Willimaatic - Office, Room "2, Murray _Building, Telephone 210. Cm———— i ——————— Mm.g 31, 1912 WILLYAM H. TAFT of Ohtd. JAMES S. SHERMAN of New York. Governor, e JOHN P. STUDLEY of New Haven. CHARLES H. PECK of Dasbury. - A o Bt i 1 GUSTAF MN of Middlstown. : Treasurer, WALTER W, HOLMES of Waterbury. Comptroller, FAYETTE L. WRIGHT of Pomfret. For State Semators. & B . Probate, For Judge of | NELSON J. AYLING of Norwich. Al Y T, IN. ——— Gmw OR UNGERTAINTY. | In the closing days of this campaign y voters are unquestionably look- ing at what the candidates stand for, s well as the record and. qualifica- ;u of the ¢andidates for ‘the presi- dency, In'so doing, it is impossible to ignore the history, récord and cause for those platforms. The history of untry in the past sixty years I tration in particular that : laws shall be obeyed) and the countvry has been brought to & point where existing conditions am &going to be still better. Constructive mol is ing in that direction and sanely, state gnd nation- wide. The republican platform is the result of development. | ‘ 18 & different situation with e Mgt e o 0 4 ter hether any one falls or suc- ¥ There was given him the fssues, is out of his control. His is only working to the same ‘which existed In this state two years ago when the republican split permitted the election of a dem- governor, The votes for the ive ticket are doing nothing else this year, The pursuit of the progressive can- didates means the election of the dem- ocratie party. It is lke letting go of a gilt-edged five per cent. secutity to obtain a glitiering and tempting offer of ten per cent., to find after the deal 1s made ‘that the one which offers so mtich and promises so well is worth- less. The .policy of holding on to “well enough” and giving it suppert for further and better development is sound and reasonable and the repub- Hcan party with President Taft gives assurance to that policy. 9 e et RECORD RAILWAY BUSINESS. The reports of railway business con- tinue to show interesting gains as the second half of the year 18 reached. A year ago there was much complaint from the railroads that their expendi- tures for taxes, labor and supplies were so large that their margin of excess was insufficlent with which to make needed betterments and attract the capital for extensions in their track and the additions in their cars and locomotives requisite to the haul- ing of the growing traffic of the coun- try. The summary of the revenues and expenses of the railroads as made by the bureau of railway economies from the reports filed with the inter- state commerce commission by the railways, shows the net earnings for August to be larger than for any pre- cedlng month except October, 1909. The probabilities are that the remain- ing months will continue to show ad- vances beyond that. The net operat- ing revenue for the 220,405 miles of line Included in the summary amcgnt- ed to $96,402,972, which is greater by $10,927,009 than the net operating rev- enue for August, 1914 This, of course, piit more cash in the till for immediate needs of meeting additional expenses for added equipment, large orders for Whic® have been placed by the roads, to meet the demands of trade. What does Woodrow Wilson know about taking a democratic congress by the bits? Champ Clark could give him meny a peint on that the probate daistrict, should demand for the place. prohibition perties. 2} scientious regard for the office and DO YOU WANT FREE TRADE? ‘ It is only common sense to believe that the people of this country do mot. went to disturb the present prosper-| ous conditions and sacrifice what is assured for a theory or an experiment.’ It does mot require anything but a lit- tle thought for the voter to work that out for himself. The problem is sim- ple and the voter is not going to be led astray by alluring promises and ‘bubbles. This is recognized by those who are the third-termer’s po- sition, which in drawing its support from the party of the majority is con- tributing to the election of the demo- cratic nominees and free trade. The democrats recognize the voiers have given this thought, and Governor Wil- dress son attempts to relieve his position by declaring that “the democratic party, if put in power, does not intend to disturb the legitimate business or the prosperity of the country.” If anyone believes that the demo- crats do mot intend to force free trade, Jlet him read what Mr. Underwood said in Hartford.' It was “We can go to the country net with idle prom- ises of ‘what we would do if we had the chance” That is to say, they had | They M‘"‘ hame the cows from the| 2_Richard Tobin, of Norwich, “Tom | 57 the chance in the last congress and factories .on the free list and reduced the protection of 1,146 factories in tit from 19 to 45 per cent. in case. That is —_— JUDGE OF PROBATE. If there is an iaportant office with- in the gift of the people, it is that of judge of probate. It is an office through which everyone, directly or They know indirectly, does business at one time or another, and in which everyone is, therefore interested. When it is con- sidered that it is an office in which the majority of business is with wo- men and minors, the importance of heving a judge of experience is quickly realized. - For the past eight years, Judge Nel- son J. Ayling has presided over the | court of prebate in a most praisewor- thy maaner. Such a term of service recognized and have the 'age four terms in the office, makes him the man whom the voiers, irrespec- tive of party, in the seven towns of His conduct of the office entirely free from the political favoritism which he associate with it, is thoroughly n, and re- sulted not only in his unanimous nom- ination by the republicams, but in his endorsement by the progressive and Throughout the state, the probate judgeship s recog- nized as an office from which politics should be eliminated to such an extent that half of the districts in the state continue to place the OQcN on both tickets. Judge Ayling has demonstrated by his conduct of the office his worth to the residents of this district. His con- The Buftalo News says the last thing to lack for in a Jobnson statement is accuracy. —————— Happy thought for today: Some are handicapped by conceit, but none by wisdom. It 1s a noticeable fact that there is lJess crap shooting in the street than there uswl to be. e There is no doubt the moosette is | & charming feature of the progressive party in the eyes of some men. ) If men prized the ballot for its im- ‘portance and full value to themselves, | results would often be different. Cube is having a high old time over its election, but they have not started a campaign fund investigation yet. ~ Aren’'t you glad it is almost ended? Your neighbor will not look so much like a fool to you when agitation has ceased. : —e A pig has sprung & surprise in TWashington by rumning loose in the street. A chance missed to fill the pork barrel. A Corporations and millionaires put ‘their into politics to protect them corruption and to help the ‘workingman, of course. The chambers of horrors which the democrats are showing in the large cities are really aiding protection. They show that when forelgn goods | are bought for cheap prices, they are cheap goads. “I think all old soldiers who can take care of themselves should be dropped from ihe rolls,” wrote Wood- | row Wilson to Hoke Smith of Georgia. | If they are able to eke out a living he‘ would let them eke! There is mo evidence anywhere that | Sgate Highway Commissioner Mac- Donald ever wasted a penny of the state's money; there is plenty of evi- dence that he has saved thousands ot: dollars for the taxpayers. | Every workman who votes' for Wfl-I son votes for Jower wages, and, per- haps, no wages. When there is no demand for lahor, steak does not seem cheap to the workmen who cannot earn the low price to buy it with. i Candidate John P. Studley has a patriot's record—he went to the front with a gun at 17, where men were needed. Governor Baldwin was not| there, and has not the repute of hold- | ing union soldiers in high esteem. The only way to insure the Ameri- can tariff system and perfect its ad- Jjustment is to vote for William H' Taft. He is safe; he is progressive; he is a business man; he stands for the interest and welfare of every man | all the time. i Through the influence of Hoke| Smith of Georgia during Cleveland's | reign, 40,000 deserving pensioners were crossed off the rolls. A Wilson and Smith triumph means a repetition of base persecution of the men who saved the union 1 | planation. Rules for Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one side of the Ppaper only and number the pages. 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 3. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words. 4. Original stories or letters eonly wfl‘lhu ‘Write your name, age and ad- plainly ar the bittom of the Address all commurications to Un- cle Jed, Bulletin Offce. POETRY. Little Brown Hands. They toss the new hay in 'the mead- | ow; - They gather the elder-bloom white; find where the dusky grapes pur- They the where the apples hang And are sweeter than Italy’s wines; They knew Falry h‘%nmt have to dnifted land. They wave from ‘the tall, rocking tree- mmt;umem!owadhln- By:.:utthu;md mother sings. Thg 5 UNCLE JED'S TALK WITH WIDE- AWAKES. Bince most people are not aware that the real fruit of any tree is the seed, little folks are mot expected to know it. It is not so long ago that it used to be taught that fruits were specially designed for man and the imaginative fused to tell us that perhaps God's angels painted the flowers and fruit. Now, we know that the fruit is the envelope prepared for the sustenance of the seed and that the lugcious peaches, plums and pears contain the stimulating food which gives viger to young plants; and the wise grower of any kind of fruit trees plant the frait instead of eating it, and leaving the seed to struggle for life and stremgth on the lean soil in which it has been plmodmm:w. Man and bird and beast have been profited and bless- ed ' by this food, just as they have been by the milk of animals which was designed for their youmg, but which man has learned to improve and increase by feeding, as he has improved the fruits of earth. In olden times men did not seem to realize that ng the wonders of nature re- vealed the laws and the order of nature and brought Ged and man sometimes almost face to face. There doesn’t seem to be anything accidental in nmature; but everything is wonder- fully designed for its purpose and more "THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE - Boys and Girls Department That. yellow with ripening grain. They in the thick weving grasses ‘Where scarlet-lipped strawberry perfect and imtricate than the finest machinery or instruments man has ever made; and you know man has made instruments which analyze star- light and sunlight and which will re- spond to the light of a candle half a mile away; and fruits take on their color through the crystallization of their surface and their reflection of the red, purpie and other rays of sun- light. There are phantom colors of which some of you doubtless will learn some day. Get alive to the world and to &ll that you possibly can in it, for knowledge adds joy as well power to man. ¢ WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Ethel Clark, of Gurleyville, “Aun- tomobile Girls in the Berkshires,” by Laura Dent Crane. | Brown's School Days” by Hughes. g 3—Agnes Rupprecht, of Gurleyville, "!oun:-" Carey’s Chicken,” by George Menville Fenn. 4—Lucy A. Carter, of Scotland, “True to Hig Colors,” by Harry Cas- tlemon. Place, by Harry C: 6—Elmer =~ Burbank of Moosup, “Hunting in Africa,” by James Otis. 7—John Hogam of Putnam, “Robin- son Cruose,” by Dauniel Defoe. 8—Archibald Torrance of Taftville, Andersen’s Fairy Tales. Winners of prize books MNving in Norwich may call for them at The Bulletin business office any time aft- er 10 a. m. on Thursday. i LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Richard Tobin of Norwich: I 5—Lucy , of Moosup, “Frank on the Prairie,” ‘astlemon. thank you for The Search for the Silver City.| - dventures It is am exciting story. Mary Nolan of Taltville: I want thank you very much for the nice book I received. I have read it 1s very interesting. Anna Schriefer ceived the book ;o you very much write and thank S to thank for the ed me. have stories in it. I am with it. STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE- AWAKES. s Ethel's Punishment. It was a bright day in June. blrds were merrily and brooks made Jjo music as passed them. A Hthel was on her way to -her to take some things her mother - ed to send her. Mother's last words were: stop on the way; and as soon a8 have ‘“z:n Annthnthg start 0w, see If you can obey me.” thel thought over these i she walked u.olit. l}g also th t | what a beautiful was to go in tHe woods Wwith her flm fifit and play. What fun they would ve; Bsd u a-lv: there ‘was Adice watcirng for her, was goon arranged t the girls would go in the woods fi" the after- noon. mEmel ‘hastened P )Jtu mher aunt's and en came back to join Alice, They playeéd and had a great time in the woods, but every little while Bthel would think Mamme told me t6 come i right home. But she will not mind if i1 ;'-t}n’.y a while, € sun was going down when Eth- Ial started for home. She was suf- o Mary Summers and Dolly Mason were the very best of friends until one gay a little thing happened which threatened to spoil everything. It was the beginning of the new term at school and among other new schol- ars was a pretty little girl named Daisy Flower, Now, Mary and Dolly sat near the end of the first row in their class.l There was just ‘ome seat vacant right at the very end, and Miss Wright, the teacher, had told Paisy to take her place there. In this way it came abofit that she sat next to Delly, who, being a very kindly natured little per- son, did all she eould to make Daisy feel quite comfortable in her new sur- roundings, going so far even as to help her with a sum which she herself had | Jjust been shown by Mary. New, Mary noticed this little mattér, and in spite ©0of herself she felt cross. “It’s too bad of Dolly to make such a fuss of a girl she didn't even know yesterday!” Next day mattérs grew worse. Pos- | ::?ly with the idea of meking Daisy still more at home, or possibly be- cause she thought Mary could Daisy more difficult tasks, Dolly asked Daisy to change places with her, and sit be- tween her and Mary. Whatever her pleasant little motive might have real- iy been, Mary saw the action in only one light; for her it had only one exs Plainly Dolly was tired of her, and did not want to sit next to her any longer. That was why she had asked the new friend to sit between The following day would be Mary’s birthday, and she had, of course, asked Daisy to tea. This fact increased the awkwardness of the situation. Mary felt now that she wouldnt have Dolly to tea for anything. So she decided to | ing. go home without waiting for Dolly as usual, and without making any prepa- rations for tke tea-drinking of the fol- lowing evening. After tea however, Dolly came in as usual with her home-lesson books un- der her arm. It was the little girl's custom to do their home-work togeth- er, and without doubt little Dolly counted & great deal on the assistance given by her friend—usually, with so much pleasure. But tenight Mary declared that she “couldn’t be bothered with home-work™ and that she was going to get up ear- ly in the morning to do it. “But there are those two long divi- ! sion sums,” pileaded Dolly. “I don't care—I shan't do them to- night. You can, if you like.” The last remari was an unkind shot that went home. Both kmew quite well that Dol- KINDLINESS SMOTE JEALOUSY help | er than she coula with the | | and lots of rubbing out and % even if she *mxnng-d’m hmgyt ‘the correct answer even ‘which was doubtful. > V"Yv “Then I think il go home and wrile my essay, so that 1 shen't have it to do tomorrow night,” Dolly said wist- fully. “I'd get my msums done if I were you,” Maery answered Sharply, 'br\;zn ¢Mthmt looking at ber little 11y couldn’t get them right without l‘ntx Tepetition, Dolly gazed at her in amazement. She dian’'t understand in the least why Mary was so bad tempered and dis- ‘alreea}fle—qune unlike, her Jolly :;nel!. All right; T #ry to them | right myself,” she sald as cheerfully (a8 she could, though tears were run- ning down her cheeks. Mary saw them as Dolly said “Geod-mght,” and | ran home. After Dolly had gone Mary | took out her arithmetic bodk to begin j her home-work. She made several at- {tempts to start, but somehow the re- membrance of Dolly's tear-stained | face kept coming hetween her and her | caleulations. Besides, she missed her { Httle friend who always made such odd mistakes and asked such funny questions. At last Mary could stand it no long- {er. She picked up her books and hat, :a:d malrchedtoff to find Dolly, who liv- e only a few doors higher 'y igher up the She had expected to find Dolly in tears over a big long division sum, but instead discovered her in the act of embroidering with great paints a dain- ty little blue silk handkerchief case which was almost completed. Only the “S.” of the inftials “M. S.” remalned to be worked. The small worker could scarcely see the stitches for the tears that would keep rising and overfiow- 7Oh, Mary!” was all she could say. T've come to do the sums, after all,” Mary explained. “What are you doing? Oh, ‘it is pretty!” “It's—it's—for you,” explained Dol- ly, &s she held it up, and Mary saw the initials were her own. “Oh, you dear Doliy!” she exclaimed; “and I've been thinking ,oh! the nas- | tiest things I could about you.” Then she confessed all her maughty jealous little thoughts, and Dolly listened with widely opened eves. The answer was Just a sudden couple of kisses and - hearty squeeze. Then the two little girls sat down to their sums. Next evening there was a very pleas- ant little birthday party at Mary's home, and not the least happy littl guest was pretty Daisy Flower herself, And 80 the tiff was ended.—E. G. the Birmingham (Eng.) Post O. in{ to act quickly, ‘prhed when reaching home to see that her sisters were mowhere around. She asked her mother where they were, and her mother answered: 1, you disobeyed me and you | Hi have had your punishment. Your Uncle Dick came and took Bertha and Vera for a long automobile ride. You would have gone, too, if you had obey- ed me and come straight home. Re- member, my child, those who disobey are ll'vl punished.” MARGUERITE FARROW, Age 14, Mansfield Depot. A Stroll in the Woods. One fine day in October my friend and I went into the woods to see what m Jack Frost had done. It was a beautiful morning, and as we walked a t diamonds twinkled fes danced with delight. X The wind was playing a beautiful song called “Autumn,” and the sun- beams laughed and danced with glee. In a near by tree were heard a woodpecker and in frolicking and frisking for their winter's sup- ply, while the birdis sang us a farewell | by: As we walked homeward we thought how beauntiful is. ROTH B, MCOLLUM, Age 16 How the Wind Works. Oh! Mother,” said little Bessie, one day, “I am so tired ex- I wish I could be like the sun or the wind. I am sure they never h‘ailh worky do,” said her mether. J 1 8 er., Mnfli‘“‘n Bassie walked out into - =3 LSSBEES ::;zg% vacation in the country. TOBIN, Age 10. But Lillian was not to be trouble- some all the time, as Mr. Crane feared. One day she changed her mind about being naughty and resolved to be good and this is how it happened: Lijlian was playing out of doors in the wind. Then she camie in cry'hs. “Why! What's the matter, Lily ™ asked Mrs. Crane. “I got gomething in my eye. It's as big as a marble” said Ldllan, “Look into this water, dear,” said Mrs. Crane, holding out a glass ef water. Liltan looked, but the “thing” stay- ed in her eye all the same. “q guess I'd better telephone for the doctor,” said’ Mrs. Crane, and she aid. Dr. Brown soon came and took the “thing” out. “Here it is,” he said. “I can't see it said Lillian, “but my eye doesn’t hurt now.” And then she went out and played again. Lillian came in again and annoyed her mother, who at last scolded her. A littie later Lilllan gfew very thoughtful and sidled up to her moth- er's side and said: “Pm lke that grain of sand. going to be good after this.” “May God help you keep that res- olution,” sald Mrs. Crane, solemnly. MILDRED SWANSON, Age 13. Baltic, I'm The Brave Hunter. Once upon & time there was a brave hunter whose name was George Nid- iver. He was one of the bravest hunt- ers in the Californian mountains. He had a little Indlan boy who foi- lowed him everywhere, and he was always near when the hunter shot anything. George Nidiver was one of the best | ! marksmen for many miles around, One day as he and the Indien boy were going through a cleft between two large mountains, they saw two large, fierce, griszly bears rushing to- ward them. The Indlan boy turned and ran away. One of the bears ran after him. The hunter saw that he would have He had only one ball in his gun. He fired this at the bear the rifle butt for a club those great paws, #0 he still and lookeqd the 'bear in the face. The, bear stopped, amazed, and thea forward very slowly. The hunter stood firm and again the bear stopped and looked at him. At last the bear turned and ed away .| 8lowly. Geomge and the went back to camp, glad that they 'Wwere stI alive, for they had e: to be eaten up by these two beais. ETHEL V, J. BRI IN. Mansfield Center. g My Visit in Block Island. ear Uncle Jed: I was reading the c.ge)e; 80 I thought I Widled Awake would send you a letter, tell ou about my visit to Block llhll&.‘ i Every night I went to a farm half a mile away to get the milk. Then I went into town to get the imessages. I often stopped to see the boys fish, One boy pulled up two crabg. He did not know_ how to take them off the hook, so I took, them off for him. endods toc T i G oomns Dt et ‘©ome hom e, Uncle Jed. | o H'IT;hluun. My uncle came to take then we went d !oxo traln. The Mtuln mofl off. I, went a little miEs R of an hour. - rived in Boston. T o ' ‘We hurried’ to see the ball Washingt played. !u pitched. It ‘was the that N - Ton won'the game T to-0. ARt toe we ate our > t&mmnummmuf VP T £ 2 TV Rt o e s e JOHN HOGAN, Age 8. A thm Schoolmaster, “Well, mzo and "r o e st o it ng o et frong have to go down. -In the winter I slida down it, fun b We have & great deal.of I ha to make an bile . I want to be a when I am a man, so I can make en< . gings. siata. BURBANK. " LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. Dear Uncle Jed: Omee MWMUM;WH &r‘:‘mddumbuymm. ‘There was a | danc; crowd there. As people wera ng & young eman of tha neighborhood ulo( bis friend In a low tone of voiee: “1 wonder !ng Lmld get that girl m He replied: "s%e is deaf and dumb, but you eould get her to dance fiu m} D lsl! you go up in front - motion out what you want her 1+ Bo he d}d as he was told. She seem- ed to understand his motions. ' Tha Shiris x:nh iagatrupeed by nearly through, ghe was interrupf ¥ a young man x her to dance a set with She sald: “Wdit a milfute until 1 dance a set with this dummy! was very much fl. prined fadecd whon #he . answered this. She was not a dummy after all, Dear Uncle : On a fine morning m: mer. sister and my- s .tn 'raut-“'n:n E‘ 'm' :2: shining warm and bright, the birds gang sweetly, and as we drove along to the station we see the flelds of T ol e StdE ard in Williman- ¢, going part ¥ by ol My sister did not know we were coming, so you can imagine her sur- en she saw us. While we were there I went & ping and saw pretty things in '“Arf.(' . few days there we to er @ Hartford to vigit our cousin, ?‘;‘d 2 nice- time there, One afternoon I went tm; theater, which I enjoyed very much. At Jast we c:’?a home, having had & leasant tri) around. % One day I was out in thom m pa had some young ves. (ei’;:;- stone and hurt my arm pret ty bad. I had to go to the doctor and he set it and made me cry. It I8 getting be.t‘uy now; them hurreh for hool : sc} rma';"m';dtn‘ the children’s letters 1 much. b AGNES RUPPRECHT. Age 9. Gurleyville, Lucy Had No Weeds in Her Garden. Dear Uncle Jed: I am a girl of 13 years and live on a farm of wm acres. Wa keep three head of one donkey and three horses. We have a harness uldh::n tlor dt.be donkey. He draw a vy load “1'l h:d a little flower garden this summer. I had some pinks that w very pretty, some dahlias, sweet lams and some marigolds. I had some very pretty flowers in my garden. 1 dldn’t have any weeds in my ) 1 have a plano and am ing les- sons, and lke it very much. have taicen about 84 lessons, and am fm- proving. I Hke to practice, for it » N un. The children in school ing to get & library for the the children. Loey cE. ot Moosup. et War and Education.* War undoubtedly is a terrible thing, but it must be admitted that it does teach lessons in geography.—Kkasss City Star. )