Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 8, 1913, Page 4

Building. ru?’phou' 1&.’_‘ 5l _Norwich, Saturday, Feb. 8, 1913. ‘iue Circalation 0! x large mawine engines, . German engine for e use. been pronounced a marvel of ef- iency and economy. If this principle counld be applied to automobiles and 'smail, motor boats it would solve tha problem and at the same time greéatly help the petroleum trade by creating| a demand for those products with which ' the markets of the world are | now glutted. A generation ago the oil refiners were struggling with the problem of what to do with fheir gas- olene. Today they have another yet similar problem in disposing of other products of which they turn out an over-supply in trying to keep pace with the demand fer gasolene.” This affords engine makers a definite course for experiments. Fuel ofl en- gines are in operation, but a higher degree of perfection making them available for the automobile is neces sary. Therein lies the chance for a reduction of the cost of fuel for ex- plosive engines. Tt involves a change of fuel. YEAR OF BUILDING ACTIVITY. The condition of business through- out the country is to a large extent reflected by the building operations which are carried on in the various sections. The past year did not cre- ate a record in this regard, but it came within close proximity to it when it reached a grand total of $1,011.522,- 000 or a trifie over two million less than the big year 1909 when the build- ing boom sent the figures up to $1 013,786,000. The return to so near the high mark has its bearing rela- tion to the demands for new structures. which business and development nat- urally stimulate and shows that the past year has indicated a recovery from the slump which followed the boom of 1909. The good effect of large crops resulted in much building activity in the south where extensive mill construction has been steadily going on from the boost which the good prices from the cotton output brought. ‘We were not alone in large building operations for the past year, however, for Canada showed an even greater boom in respect to the population, the development of its western section fur- nishing fertile fields for all construc- tion work, the large number of new settlers demanding extensions of all kinds. Canada erected new buildings to the extent of $202,542,000 which fs a tripling of the operations in 1809 when they amounted to $76,845,000. The boom there is natural, but it does not appear to have any effect upon this couniry except perhaps to keep it more, alive to-its opportunities and penefit the trade in supplies which are obtained here. EDITORIAL NOTES. Deadlocks are stubborn things as New’ Hampshire and West Virginia have reason to know. February 1o..eeeovee. 8’2 OF 920 15 FOREST CLASSIFICATION LAND. A lengthy investigation of the ques. tion of taxation of woodland in this state having been given, the special commission believes that a special classification should be given for this particular class of property. The proper taxation of this class of prop- erty from which a yield may be ob- tained once in long periods of years, varying with the kind of growth, 18 a question which has aroused much difference of opinion, and many meth- ods are in use by assessors at the present time. Woodland in Connecticut has suf- fered much from the invasion of the sawmill, but it was on property which because of its stony and hilly char- acteristics is Mable to remain wood- land and grow up again in time to afford its owners future profits. The classification of this property, con- sisting of about a million and a half acres, in the state, is calculated to give uniformity to the texation prob- lem throughout the state. Another important effect -which it is desirable to prod: 1s an increased interest in forestry and the setting out of mew forests, which present taxation meth- ods discourage because of the unfavor- able outlook. which they create in that business. If Connecticut has such a large acreage which is destined to remain non-agricuitural land, the best thing, which can be done is to encour- age the reforestation and if it rests with the taxation methods, the classi- fication plan of the commission for overcoming the unjust system should be adopted. It is a direction in which the state can afford to give en- couragement. SITTING AS A JUDGE. The immigration question is one of great importance to the country and it is with full consideration of this that .the president is giving it thor- ough consideration before acting on the measure which hes passed both houses. When he declared that he was virtually¥sitting as a judge for the consideration of the ‘claims and the briefs of the adyocates and opponents of the bill he announced his position and his determination to deal with the matter with full consideration of the Justice in the situation. The literacy test has been the bone of contenfion throughout the progress of the bill through congress. It involves a new restriction to immigrants and its op- ponents maintained, with considerable Sirength that it operates against the worthy people, inasmuch as the pass- ing of the literacy test, consisting of reading in this or thefr own language, does not imply that they will make better citizens for this country. For material for the melting pot it is desirable that the scum and crim- inal class shall be eliminated. Upon the presidents rests the -important question of signing or vetoing the bill which ‘affects a class of people who have been coming to these shores and he is taking a proper course in the study which he is personally making. Whatever his decisior it is apparent that he intends to proceed with au- thority and allow no provision to slp through which it is known.in advance would be regretted, and be unfair. ALASKA’S NEEDS. There is an important duty which this country must discharge in behalf of the territory of Alaska. It is a large contributor to the trade of this country, but it is in great need of fur- ther development. Thers are unlim- ited resources within the confines of the territory. which need to be made available. Like undeveloped sections of this country it needs the helpful in- fluence of railroad transportation, a big problem on which a government commission is at work endeavoring to ascertain the best method of secur- ing this. What this section can do under the proper development is best indicated by what it does today under the serious handicap of being isolated. Whatever is done concerning trans- portation there is dire need of the introduction of better educational and sanitary. methods in that far,north land. For the lack of these there is a steady decreass In the population, the death rate belng greater than the birth rate, disease having little 0ppo- sition. “Hote conditions are respon- sible for muehi of the mmisery that exists, and tuberculosis afid ofhér dls. eases are degeneratng and depopulat- ing the ruce” dealares Dr. Kruileh, who has Just returned from a seven months’ study o! the physical con- dition of ihe native It 18 a condi- tion which should not be neglected and whether, any raijroad development is attempted it is certain that the edu- cation of the natives in hyziene and " Both in jall and eut Keliher, the Boston confidence man, manages to get his living out of the public. Brookline, Mass.,, bars the moving picture shows, but that isn't why it is the richest town in the vicinity. Connecticut -people are going to Florida and geese are fiying north. It is impossible to tell what a goose won't do. ‘When fear is expressed that there will not be seats enough for the in- augural parade, they are planning on a fair March fourth. Happy thought for today: The lce dealer is an extremist. He is never satisfled unless there is a cold win- ter and a hot summer. Tt is interesting to president’s “Aunt Delia” pte story and in denying it says originated near Winsted. ote that the dislikes the | it The ambulance is assured. It was a foregone conclusion for when the women set out to accomplish a thing success always hovers near. ‘When Mrs. Pankhurst says “All pos- sible means will be taken,” actions pyeceded the words, but with an ef- fect opposite to that desired. If the talk of controlling the stock exchange decreases the value of its seats sixty million, actual control would give it a paralyti¢ stroke. The senate is alive to the demands for the maintenance of the proper na- tional defense. Why rob the navy department to put it into a “pork bar- rel?” From Chicago comes the report that not a girl in a university has a per- fect foot. It is usually supposed that perfection of the mind is what is striven for in college. After being vetoed by the governer Vermont's legislature has turned down the sterilization bill, but that does not mean that the whole state cannot work for batter conditions.” Senator Tillman would stop smok- ing in the executive sessions of con- gress. This refers to the use of to- bacco ang not any blue clouds which might emanate from some of his fiery speeches. : Economy 1is, given as the reason for repealing the New London harbor ap- propriation. What nonsense when hills for harbor improvements near Bridge- port requiring two millfon anad for highways requiring five million have Leen presented to the legislature. Five 10 one as to political com- plexion in that gathering of ex-gov- ernors at Hartford it might have been thought ex-Gov. Waller would have Lsen . lonesoms, but such is not his nature, He is & past masler as a good fellow a8 well as ehlef execurive of the state The govérament continpues to deny New York the privilege Of encreach- ing further on the falr wav in cer- tain pertions of the Hudsen and vet some legislators would deny New Lon- den harbor the appropriation that has eanitation 18 Imperativa. This can|been voted it in order to he ready well go hand n hand with the devel- | when seme of these steamship lines . | seek another terminal. s %.‘ Do net waste r ing, but store it up for fighting. body in this world has a - chance, and a battling spirit is neces- sary. If you have got any grouches keep them in the magazine, not on ex- ‘hibition. When compelled to strike blows see they count. The moving picture men paid quite a large-sized price for the name of “photo-plays” to apply to their pre- ductions; but the people have at last in two countries, at least, settied down to call them “movies.” It is estimated that the peopie of the world are spend- ing half a nillion a day upon these places of entertainment which do - educate in wonderful ways, if their e influence has been cried out a and there has been a war made a; t them. They are capable of showing the natural movement of every creat- ure on earth, or in the havenms, and future generations are going to wit- asas what o ipreceding gensration ever saw. The other day dmong the pictures shown in a dime performance was the life and action of sea-worms and deep sea anemonies which revealed a beauty and quickness of action of which the world hitherto has remained in utter ignorance, and never could have known except for these pictures which can reproduce them for the amusement and edification of all man- kind, The moving-gictures will be the great educator of the future. I received in the letter of an old friend the other day this statement which T immediately found myself en- dorsing: “It is said that Ged made the world in six days and rested on the seventh—the world isn’t half made, yet! Especially if we take into view the making of mankind and the posei- ble intellectual evolution which 8 to come hereafter!” You.may not see it in that light, and there is no harm dome if you do not. The past of this old world is in a haze and the men of the past have tried to cover it with darkness; but so long as nature tells her own story and there are men who can interpret her signs and symbology there will be 44,000,000 years difference in the opinons of ‘men whether the world was wrought out as an abode for man, or made-up like a _snowball and tossed into space to immediately find its place and take on its pace. Men are that far apart In their calculations about other things. We can differ without snarling at one another. How New England winters vary. Lots of old residents say, “I never saw such a winter” and they never did, for our winters have no exact duplicates, although I have a distinct recollection of a shirt-sleeves New Year's day a good many years ago, and numerous ice-less winters commercially speaking in this section of the country. This, like all preceding open winters. has called out many recollections and re- cords of other New England winters; and the one of most interest was a winter of which John Whittier, of East Haverhill, the father of the poet, left a record under date of February 18th, 1819, when he wrote “first snow storm of the year,” which is a pasitive indication that the average tempera- ture was much higher than that of the present vear. The commentator says “This is possibly the storm Whittier the poet commemerates in ‘‘Snow- bound” since he was then a lad in his twelfth year.” The man whe abuse his own stomach will catch bimself abusing his own wife and children, for the natural sequence is dyspepsia, which produces the grouch, which in turn can change home into hell. Someone is always telling ““what dyspebtics should eat?” and the poor invalids have been doing as they were told instead of as they should for many generations.We ail have foods we prefer, and it isn't natural to eat foods we do not like to improve our health. Food should be taken for nourishment not for medi- cine: but it should be taken in moder- dte amounts, and be thoroughly masti- cated. There 13 no bolting food like a beast, and enjoying the health of a man. A rational physician says: “As a physician I belleve in the use of medicine whenever necessary, but I must admit that 1 cannot see the sense of dosing an inflamed and irritated stomach with drugs instead of getting rid of the acid—the cause of all the trouble. Get a little bisurated mag- nesia from your chemist, eat what vou want at your nextumeal, take a haif a teaspoon of thé bisurated magnesia in hot or cold water, and see if I'm not right.” But the person who lives right and eats right will have no acid in his stomach to neutralize. If variety is the spic real good men are praying in vain. If variely is not necessary then the Creator made a fearful mistake ‘when he prepared the way for it. You have listened to the description of some per- son's idea of a heavenly abode. and you have had to hush up your inner consciousness lest it should make you say aloud in words: “that would be no heaven for me” We mortals have a way of letting every other mortal lay out his own heaven, but we sincerely feel willing God should prepare a heav- en for us. It would not be heavenly to listen forever to the white-robed eaints plaving upon a harp of a thous- and_strings “the Spirit of Just Men made Perfect” That would only be agreeable for just one number on the programme —we are not constituted to to do one thing or to listen to one thing in joy etermally. Whyl God has taught the flowers to sport. and the winds to howl and the &ea fo roar just to break the monotony of life. of life, some | wonder what makes us think our way of earning a living is the hardest way there is. Most every fellow feels the same; but we do not care how ha feels. The indications are that the Creator was well aware of the peril of contentment—it has no push. Mack- intosh with reference to contentment particularizes thus: “We should be contented with what we have: but not with what we are” I suppose we might be content with a boil if it ywas located right, but since it is possible to make boils impossible it would be beat- ter to be content with doing that. There is no use of trying to be content if the harness doesn’t fit since we can make it fit. It is the uneasiness of the man which counts in the total resiits. It does no good to think the world 1s not paying ts what it should —it is up {0 1B to manifest our worth. It is bet- ter to keep & Koing then to keep & grumbling—to Kéep our thinking sn Tuspiration.rather than & check. Have you ever met Attention hes been called to the fact that great men have them. Grant and Lincoln und Bryan and Wilken and Taft und Edison have all in their dav met theirs: and 1 have had the honor of resembling three distinct individuals I have met, not one of the three re- sembling one another that T could dis- cover; and by the declaration of a dis- tinguished gentleman 1 have a fourth clear and out West | have never seen, but with whese photagraph I am fami- liar amd my photégraph deesn't make our double? her love of neatness from her mother Wi , who was of birth and ing, and that her busi- ness ability was an inherited trait from her grandfather Waldron, a prominent mill-owner two generations previous, and from whom the town received Its name. % = Her father John Stebbins was happy in his home with wife and two children and contentedly took life as it came to him. The son Stephen resembled his fater in temperament and being many years younger than his sister Eliza- beth, he was her pet and idol from babyhood. Needless to say he was her obedient follower, for whatever sister Klizabeth decided gained ready accepty ance from him. So through childho happlly spent together, until Stephen went to a distant city, where, he made his home, marrying there a lady who brought him a fortune to add to his own rapidly increasing accumulations, ‘Their union was childless, so when she dled he was left alone so_far as family ties were concerned. His ~thoughts naturally turned to his old home and only sister, whose solitary life since the death of her parents called forth his sympathy. As the result of his cogitations there came to Elizabeth a proposal that he should returr to his old home and keep her company in the old house. > * Great was Elizabeth’s joy at the message from her brother, and the en- tire premises received an extra renova- tion in honor of he expected arrival. “How like Elizabeth!” he com- mented,” I truly believe every blade of grass had been directed to stand up- right to welcome me, and not cne dared disobey her any more than I did when a boy. Rumor said that Stephen had been the subject of wifely tyranny so long, that he would be forlorn without some one to order him about. Be that as it may, he and sister Flizabeth settied down in their old home with mutual feelings of self-congratulation at the arrangement. 01d friendships were renewed on Stephen’s part, and all their friends felt that it was an ideal arrangement. Very happy they were together, the brother and sister, but after a timé a cloud drifted into view. One old schoolmate of Stephen’'s had renewed his ‘oldtime relations much to Steph- en’s pleasure. and often found his way to the Stebbins home for a quiet dis- cussion of the current news or a sriend- Iy contests at cribbage or chess, both of which were favorite pastimes with each, but it began to occur ta Stephen that of late his visitor patd more atten- tion to Elizabeth than to chessmen or cards, and had become an opponent too easlly beaten. Also-it seemed to him that sister FElizabeth responded al- together foo readily to the attentions offered. What if she should be lured away frem his home, or another be allowed to enter there in his place as master! Dreadful thought! XNo, it would never do, and he set his wits to ‘work to forestall any such direful re- sult. He finally decided on his plan of their lives were n : g Tt any plans of her own in sucl amrar:e’ ncy, and as in thsi instance, she hurried awey leaving her krother to his own devices. g No sooner had she gone than Steph- ¢n began to develope hie plans for his future comfort. ere he found it all Will_never be known, but he accumu- lated dust and lint in greater quantity than was ever seen before in the hous: and with a mixture of straw _and other litter it was scattered in Hlizabeth's own room, where he decided it to be of most use. Then he flung about the room articles of wearing apparel, shoes, rubbers, and other things. Then he sent for nis old friend, Benjamin Randall to come up for an evening over the chessboard and the two had a pleasant time of it in spite of Bliza- beth's absence. Toward the end of the evening as the men were ehjoying their pipes af- ter the game, a scrambling noise was heard in Elizabeth’s room directly over the one in which they were seated. “What cen that be?” queried Stephen. “It sounds like the cat,” repiied his ‘guest. ? “30 it does,” responded his host, “she is a_great mouser, and must have found one upstairs. How could she have got into that room! I must go up and find out. I'll take the poker to help Puss despatch her prey, and you come and bring the lamp for the hall and rooms upstairs are not lighted.” So the men went up to Elizabeth's room, where they found the ddor ajar, which-accounted for the cat's entrance. The appearance of the room, however, was a real surprise to Benjamin and an apparent one to Stephen. % Stephen called to Puss who was in the middle of the room at play with a mouse. Instead of coming to them, however, she darted under the bed to frolic. k fo move the bed-stead,” said Benjamin. 2 “Better than that” said ' Stephen, “reach under with the poker and drive her ouf ' I'll see she does not run out of the room.” : Now Benjamin was the neatest of all men about his clothes, and his looks when he emerged from under the bed filled him with_dism: “Tm afraid Ben, you will need a brushing off” remaried Stephen. Sis- ter went off in a hurry, but I never knew her to leave her Toom in this plight before. All housekeepers have their shortcomings, 1 suppose, but she willenever_forgive me for bringing you in here. Don’t tell Her of it, I beg of vou. The men went down-stairs again, where Benjamin received his brushing off and. quickly after took his de- parture. The object lesson had the desired of- fect, and though the calls continued, they were devoted entirely to Stephen. Flizabeth's room was in its usual order when she returned, and she never knew of her brother’s strategy. When her good housekeeping was referred to in Benjamin's hearing, he said nothing, but_evidently thought he knew better than others what a neat woman could do_or leave undone. He remained a bachelor, and Stephen retajned his sister's services as house- kedper. AN IDLER. Let’s Boom the City. Mr. Editor:—As a consumer of coal T should like to make a few inquiries about the pri and quality of coal here in Norwich. How was it that a Providence firm could offer anthracite coal in 20-ton lots, delivered freight paid in any sta- tion along the Norwich & Worcester line for 36 a ton when $8 was asked | for it here: and why should Middle- town or New London or Portland, Me. he selling coal for a dollar less a ton than it can be bought in Norwich? T heard a business man sa there was -not'a ton of ‘st class coal in Norwich last fall, and it seemed to be time to sit up and take nctice. T made expert inquiries and found that buy their coal by the heat units it contains, and pay more of less for it according to the amount of ash it con- tains;. and also that the best an- thracite should leave from 5 to 17 per cent. ash, the highest per cent. ing from buckwheat and pea coal. From this basis I began to test the coal in my bins, bought as the best in the city and some of it cosiing $9 a ton. I find it was making about a hod of ash and cinders to every three hods burned and by careful estimate I am satisfied that the per cent. of ash in the No. 1 nut and stove sizes is in excess of 17 per cent, which spells the poorest coal for the highest prices. We ha wich! What booms a city, reasonable prices and good goods or high prices and second or third rate goods? Doesn’t any system which overtaxes the people tell against a city vancement, and any system which is reasonable and just tend to build a city up? If Norwich made the people have got to do something besides keeping its charities on the verge of starvation, throwing $75.000 to a wealthy, dividend-paying con- cetn and crying out to the world, “See us!” Tt is in the,power of no class fo boom a town more than its merchants | action. and manufacturers by just ATOR. INVESTIG Feb. 7, 1913. Norwidh, Take Care of the Children. Mr. Editor:—The sending of lLeah Barraclough to the Tndustrial School until she is 21, or for 9 years, was the right thing to do and the other girls, and also the two boys, should not be allowed to teach ofher children the things they have learned, but how about the men who taught them? Are they to be welcomed home at the end of a few months and allowed to form 2 new class? If those men are so feeble-minded frem old age or ‘“nat- ural born” foolishness that they can be led astray to that extent by a girl of 12 years they should be cared for to insure the safety of the neighbor- hoed, and if they are not feeble mind- ed ne punishment is too severe for them, Nine years for the girl, eight months for the man, Phe punishoient of the men was made light for the sake of (heir fam- us lesk like twins, You must have a duiible semewhere! [ shouldn’t won- der if 1 had une among the Turks or Bulgariuns. The reuson great men never have but one is because of their singulur appearance: and the reason 1 have beemn so many times duplicated is probably because 1 am of the aver- age typey My donbles have been dn Amevican, a Seotchman, an Irishman and-a DPane—a lawyer, a pelitician, a Eovernor and a peet. Funny! But it didn’t cest us & ceat! LETTERS TO' THE EDITOR * that | the corporations of the country | com- | been trying to boom Nor- | s ad- | is going to be/ inviting and is going to grow | . How about the Barraclough family? The child was not doing { wrong for candy and pleasure for { herself, but for food for herself and her mother, grandmother and the lit- tle ones. If the selectmen had been as prompt in making the father sup- port his family as they were in pun- lghing the child the village of Mys- tfe might have escaped a scandal. One man was given a light sentence be- 1se of his children. Are the select- jmen going to leave children in the care and training of a man who has been convicted of assaulting other chil- dren, rich or poor? The One who says: “Vengeance is mine” never sends revenge, but those children’s wrongs will be avenged. 1 don’t blame Mystic | people for wanting the whole thing | forgotten. ‘I should think most of the men connected with the affair would want their part in it forgotten, but the mothers need to remember to guard their children from them. RUTH BARBER DEVOLVE. Plainfield, Conn., Feb. 6, 1913. Invest, Investigator, Investigation. Mr. Editor: I have read with deep | interest of late the various letters to ! the Editor of The Bulletin, eéspecially | those of Mr. Cary in defense of Pres- ident Walker and The Thermos Co. vhy he felt called upon to take up this work. I am not in a position to state, but as long as he is in the lime- light' and happens to be quite willing to defgnd Mr, Walker and the Ther- | . in_general, perhaps he will ling to state in his usual broad- minded way how much truth there is in the rumor that Mr. Walker and his associates are planning at the first favorable opportunity to unload their holdings in the Thermos Co.: also how much truth there is in the stories being told on the street by girls em- ployed at the Thermos annex con- cerning the profane and vile way the men in charge there abuse these same girls when their work is not up to standard. If there is any truth in these rumors the plain people whom Lincoln loved so well ought to be made acquainted with the facts. T am not 80 much interested in the prics of gas as 1 am in trving to find out first what sort of broadminded lot of men” are back of this latest indus | trial acquisition to The Rose of New England. | The ambulance proposition may be |all well enough, but I can’t say that |1 am in favor ‘of taxing the masses |to_support the classes. | _To my mind Mrs. Taylor voiced the | feeling of many of the wage earners | of Norwich, | If the ladles want to do something for humanity, why not raise by pop- ular subscription” enough money to make the Backus hospital an institu- tion where people of moderate means, worthy of charity, in fact a place Wwhere any human being who_is ill or who meets with accident can have im- mediate treatment. Yours in the interest of humanity, EQUAL RIGHTS, Norwlich, Conn., Feb. 7, 1913. Supporter of Mr. Cary. Mr, Editer: I wish to try my hand &t letter writing in support of our “broadminded” friend in the Thermos- Ambulance controversy through the columns of your valued paper. My sympathy is with, Mr. Cary, who I believe has expressed himself in a spirit of Tairness in the interest of the few “broadminded” citizens of Nor- wich. When our loyal fellowmen and wo- men s6 genercusly drepped 75,000 “celd plunks” into the Thermes Ket- 3, ‘hey pnly did what any ether city inded" oitizems weuld have OF OUR DAY TAILDRING OFFF - SUIT OR OVERCOAT TO ORDER 31650 Reduced from $20.00, $22.00, $25.00, $30.00 QUALITY, STYLE AND FIT GUARANTEED LARGE STOCK OF WOOLENS TO SELECT FROM Leave. Your Order TODAY The Manhattan 121-125 Main Street el O Fer OISO O e O e O X0 _“CUSTOM TAILORING DEPARTMENT” F0=0 o==o==o'=o=|.] blunt sword and s in done if they had had the opportunity as useless his and I am glad that I had a chance to | from the field. roll a “bean” into the kettle of Pros-!«rhen came the King's perity, firmly believing that the time sore bestead, is not far off when ouy wage earners | And weaponless, and saw wounded, son, the broken and “broadminded” merchants and | sword. business men will eventually be ben- | gijjt buried in the dry and trodden efitted by the additions of such a val- SEid uable industry within our borders. | And ran and snatched it, and withbat- My name also appears among those | tle shout who contributed one dollar to the |jifted afresh he hewed his enemy down. ambulance ‘kettle” knowing that it|anq saved a great cause that heroic is for & worthy cause and for a need- : day. ed asset to our humble city and should I bécome afflicted or injured in the future, I prefer to take my chances with a quick delivery to the hospital via the “benzine” route rather than by the old red tape, eight hour method of It is a true parable of life as we see it enacted hefore us each day. What on n throws away as useless anothe 11 pick from the dust and use to win THE PARSON. w a noble victory. How Cruel Is today. Let's hope the goed work goes S on unl our worthy hard Werking | 0nc or the saddest thoughts to op- collateral fo purchase an auto. police [ Press in days like these is the certain- ty that several thousand democrats die patrol and then we will all haye more encouragement Lo attend Burns ban- quets, etc. I for one, am , willing to go without my dinner a few' days more while our “better halves” continue the good work with this end in view. We come in contact every day with the so called “knockers” who cannot | and will not see\anything good 1 the daily without even having a chance at | &, post=off An Automobile Note Many of us are going to the auto show to pick out the car we'd like'to be able Press. Rewards of Lecture Platform. betterment of our city, and who are | members of the ‘“non-believers” club | (olonel Bryan says he ha e whose motto is: “It's more blessed to | spundantly rewarded for all he has knock than to give,” and in this tug of war game we find them pulling on the wrong end of the rope. ‘Would it not be a grand idea to call a meeting of the ammer” club at some convenient time and place and | see if we cannot bring them around to our loyal “breadminded” way of giv- ing and boosting and then our city will pass out of the hands of the en- into the hands of Prosperity done.—Philadelphia Press. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA emy A BOOSTER WITH HIS SHOULDER | TO THE WHEEL Norwich, D. 191 We will serve another six o’clock dinner, Sun- day, February Sth. Tables are now being reserved. P —————— e R ——, SUNDAY MORNING TALK r——————— r—— TOOLS AND THE MAN. There ar enough on most of us. many things in our surroundings we could Phone 704 wish different. Ameasure of discontent e is a widespread human mood. In view of their varied disabilities not many are | inclined to mistake this world for Utopia. Count on your fingers your ac quaintances who are fulfilling their reers under absolute ideal condition and it is probable that you will not require both hands. But in attempting to count those who expect ideal conditions one need of more fingers than he and all his fam- v circle are possessed of the count ¥ begin to take the proportions of a c sus. For the world is full of those wi because conditions are hard, or equip- ment is lacking are reslgning them- selves to sullen defeat. Music by the Orchestra. WAUREGAN HOUSE PARKER-DAVENPORT CO, Proprietors ‘Overhauling and Repair Work —OF ALL KINDS ON— AUTOMOBILES, CARRIAGES, WAG ONS, TRUCKS and CARTS. That man is “greater than his sur- roundings, be those rich or meager, is a lesson we all need to learn. The one indomitable thing in the universe is the human epirit. While hepe burns and Wwill survives no man can he defeated. Greatness resides in the soul and there alone. There is tonic for many a discouraged one in the records of those who have won out againet odds. Success has been achieved with the slenderest equipment. or in the face of physical handicaps that most of us would deem insur- mountable. Popular belief in the ne- cessity of possessing monev, tools train- ing, Influence, friends, health even, is shaken when we see those who have forged to the front without any of these advantages. The thought of the historian Pres- cott, left with but partial sight in one eve. completing his monumental works: of Beethoven, vi m after his 40th yvear of complete and painful deafn om. posing his glorios symphonies: of Stevenson, propped up in bed between paroxysims of coughing, giving to the world his books of sky-blue optimism and bubbling humor, should serve as a corrective to our complaining moods.’ Those of us who still enjoy ro- bust health and unimpaired facuities are quile put to shame as we contem- Dlate the slender resources with which these great souls did their worlk. Material equipment of any kind 1s in- consequental compared to the spiritual equipment, of a resolute spirit. If Moses, with a sheperd’s rod, could lead a peo- ple out of bondage, if Shampar, with an ox-goad, could defeat the Philistines, if our Revolutienary hero, Capt. O'Brien could put out in an old lumber sloop with an armament of pitehforks and capture a British man-of-war, you may safely agsume that vou, hesitant friend, can do the work assigned vou with the material at Your command. We need anew the les- THERE Is no advertlsi: ai son of Sill m in ‘which he | mastern Connecticut equal to T Tepresents thecraven as throwing away | letin for business results st Mechanical repairs. oainting, trim ming, upholstering and wood work. Blacksmithing in all its branches Seatt & Clark Corp 507 10 515 North Main SL DEL-HOFF HOTEL Eurcpean Plan Grill Room open until 12 m. HAYES BRCS., Props. FOR THE GRIP Rheumatism or Colds, try the Electrio Light Treatment. Scientific - Chiropody. JAMES DAWSON, Room 26 Central Bullding Lady Attendant J. F. CONANT 11 Franklin St Whitestoge e and the J. ¥. C. Cigars are the best on the market Try them Tel. 108