Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 26, 1913, Page 4

Sorwich Builetia and Goufied. 11¥ YEARS OLD. month; $6.00 & y-—- Entered at the Postoflice at Norwica.,| Conn., as second-class matier. Telephone Calis:- Bulletin Business Ofice. 480, Bulletin Ediiorial Rooms, 35-3« Bulletin Job Office, 85-2 Willimantio Office. Room 2, Murray. Building. Telephone 210. Norwioh, Saturday, July 26, 1913. ‘The Circulation of ‘The Bulletin The Bulletin has tne largeat elr- cubation of y paper | Bastcrn Commeeticut, and from three to four times larger thua shat of aay im Norwdeh, It s delivered to over 3000 of the 4053 houses fn Noi wick, and read oy nimety-three per cemt., of the people. Im Wimdham it i= delivered te over 500 houscs, in Putaam asd Dausizlsen te over 1,108, and in all ef theme places it comnsidered the lecal daily. Eastern Conmecticut has forty- nime tewss, omc hundred and sixty- five posteffice distriet and sixty rural free delivery reutes. The Bullctin is weld in every town amd om all of the K. ¥. D, reures in Easterm Coamceticnic CIRCULATION 1901, average 4412 5,920 Week ending July 19..8.508 Have The Bulietin Follow You 1905, average Readers of the Bulletin leaving the city for the seashore, mountains, rural resorts or Europe can have the Bulletin follow them daily and keep in touch with home affairs. Orders should be placed with The Bulietin Business Office. BROWNTAIL MOTHS. Experience is a dear teacher and this proves true concerning the browntail moth as wity anything else. Many are e communities which are regretting the procrastination which was allowed to prevall after it had been determined that the browntails had located in thelr midst. It was the failure to rec- ognize the harm which the pest causes to human beings as well as vegeta- tion, at their coming, which makes it today a cause for continuous regret. It is during the caterpillar stage that the damage is done to the foliage of the pear, apple, cherry, plum, oak, eln and maple trees while both during the caterpillar and moth stages there are hairs and fuzz which cause a skin af- fectlon of a decidedly annoying and in some instances serious character. This is the egg laying season and following the hatching the caterpillars fead upon the vegetation until Septem- ber, so that it will be from now om that the results of their operation will be most noticeable. They do a large amount of damage and naturally the best and most effective work against them can be accomplished at the start. To give them free rein means the han- dicapping of all effort which may be made in the future. The checking of the pest should be the united ambition of every commumity and nowhere is this better recognized than where their ravages have been experienced. Pro- erastination I= net only the thief of time, bot the friend of the browntail moths FAIRNESS IS THE AIM. Gradually but surely the beard of mediation is making progress towards the arbitration of the difficulties be- tween the railroad men and the com- panjes. As the discussion advances a disposition to get at the bottom of the controversy is disclosed, which is most commendable. The withdrawal of the Erie road from its position re- moves an embarrassment while the taking up of the grievances of both sides at one hearing is being more favorably considered by the men. The Springfield Union emphasizes that “arbitration is a remedy that one side has as much right to invoke as the other, wherever real grievances exist. Whether the companies’ griev- ances ought to be arbitrated at the same time as the employes’ depends somewhat on the character of such grievances. If they involve problems and considerations that enter into the pending wage dispute it seems desir- able and proper that the whole ground be covered at once. That seems to be the fatrest and quickest way of thresh- ing out the whole subject. The pub- Me does not want a temporary bridg- ing over of difficulties, only to have a recurrence of trouble a little later. At the same time, the brotherhoods should have due opportunity to meet any contentions the companies may be dis- posed to urge. No unfair advantage should be taken by introducing unex- pectad complications at the last mo- ment, Arbitration is In the interest of fair- ness and the approach to it should be guarded by the same inclination for proper consideration. Recognition of this is growing stronger every dayv. The Grand Trunk ought not to he bothered about what to do with those two new freight steamers or- dered for the proposed Providence terminal. Tt should remember that New lLondon 1s waiting to handle all the business which it now recelves and all which might have been sent to Providence, The road should send the steamers to New London and hustie the business down over the Central Vermont Jine and make full use of the advantages it commands, While the booming of ecastern Con- neetieut s being urged it should not he forgetten that there is u magni- fcent oppertunity for stimulating greater interest in the county fairs. There is profit as well as pleasure to be derived frem sueh gaiherings. Phe nmeeessity of a substitute for leather was uvged in A paper before the Leather Finders cenvention but many ecasey the opinien that thev are siready getting the substitute withonp makisg 5 demend, ‘Subscription price, 120 a week; 50s a 'MERIT PLACED SECOND. . Merit is getting little recognition in he appointments which are being made by President Wilson, centrary to what the country had been given to expect, Patronage and party strength- ening are not being so ruthlessly pass- discouragement to the spoilsman. Pulitics is demanding that the victors shall be rewarded and the demand is being respected. Experience and effi- tlency count for nothing so long as the partisanship is not of the demeocratic stamp, . The postmaster at Portland, Me., has been succeeded by a democratic party worker and the comsul to San Do- mingo has been removed from office after years of excellent service to make room for a democrat. Democrats and inexperience succeed republicans and experience which has been char- acterized by efficient service. Such changes may show no ill effects. be- cause the brunt of the work will be shifted to other and subordinate shoul- ders, each being governed by civil ser- vice, but. if the retention in office of subordinates is of value and has merit, why should it not be applied to the head of a postofiice or a consulate? Party politics haven't gotten to a point where such can yet be recognized and it is evident that the president is los- ing some of his declared independence and yielding to the call for the re- wards and favors. Building political fences seldom takes into consideration the best interests of government ser- vice. It places merit second, with spoils first. MEXICO NEEDS HELP. Just what the administration will do towards the adjustment of the situa- tion which has long been growing worse in Mexico is as yet uncertain It is certain that nothing rash is con- templated from the attitude which has been maintained and the policy which has been followed in continuation of the course of the last administratyon. Conditions have grown -worse there, however, rather than showing any im- provement and ‘while every effort is being made to secure action by this country the same middle of the road poliey is likely to be maintained, but with a purpose of settling the matter for the best Interests of the country rather than taking sides and using force. The idea of endeavoring to get the factions of Mexico together for the ultimate purpose of bringing order out of chaos, and the adjustment of the situation through an eclection means the exerting of a wholesome influence. How much progress could be made with ‘=such a plan is an unknown quan tity, which could best be determined by trying. Mexico is in need of help and the kind which would assist the different factions in getting together is omly to Dbe countenanced as the last resort. Protection musi be given to foreigners there, but it 1s far pref- erable to show Mexico how and as: the entire republic to the adjustment of its own affairs through diplomacy than by more bloodshed. It should at least be tried THE THREE "R'S". It fs often that criticism of the pub- lic schools is heard on the contention that the three “F ire neglected the medern school and sufficient at- tention is not given to those branches of elementary study which character- ized former periods, or what is used to explain the change which it is be- lieved has taken place in the schoo of teday in comparison with those of other times, but a report of the United States Board of Bducation declares that the system of today is immeas- urably ahead of the school svstem of the past, through steady growth and enrichments, while the “three R's arc better taught today than they were fifty or sixty year: The criticism ¢ of today may be due to a marked change in the purpese of public edu- cation and a transformation in the idea of what the pubiic school sheuld do but it alse places emphasis upon the importance which Is attached to the so-called fundamentals, writing and arithmetic. The demand through whatever criticisms are made is that the schoel system with its im- provements shall not lose sight of the impo studies in the in- troduction of others. They hold the same important place in education t ance of those they always have. That it is fully realized in connection with the broac ening of the public school is but a proper recognition of essentials. EDITORIAL NOTES. Portland, Me., has gotten its demo- cratic Wish for a new postmaster. Tt looks as though Nicaragua is planning to become the leader in Cen- tral Amerfea. Though Mr. Elliott i New England he must reall; is no vacation summons. alled 1 o that it Money always was the cause of trouble and now the democrats are e war over the currency bill The tide of fashion indicates that the time is coming when the bathing suit will be considered full dress. There is nothing quite equal to the jealousy of these provisional presidents in the brand new Chinese republic. Happy thought for today: When a prisoner condemns Sing Sing it's time to shun a poor boarding place. The joker in the tariff bill is that official salaries ara to be exempted from the provisions of the income tax. The western youth who bragged of never robbing a workingman probably planned on facing such fellows on the jury. Fog with its attendant dangers is a greater menace to navigation than ice- bergs ever thought of being. The com- | bination is unsurpassable. Coroner Phelan seems to have ex- hausted his energy In the fnvestigation and exerted his sympathies in hLis re- port of the Stamford wreck There s the same sort of intuition about the locating of hidden rocks telegraph poles by the auto drivers. Governor Foss of Massachusetts is giving en interesting demonstration and possibly making u personal ex- periment of the possibilities of modern polities, Phers is eause for satisfaction In the faet that President Wilson is not adopting any new policy towards Mex- ice with umdue haste which might be regretigd later, After all the exira efforis Secretary Bryan has been making to meet the impending ineome tax he ought o be able to make ends meet now that his official salary will be climinated, ed over as to give any indication of the public school | The man who Is truly serving his fellowman is likely to receive more jibes than compliments. There are many men who honestly think they are serving their fellowmen who are doing more for themselves than any- one else. To do good work for the masses & man must be a hard-hitter, and those struck naturally strike back. Greed and love of pewer are at ‘the bottom of most of the oppression and injustice in this world; and they are fierce enemies to face single-handed, or in organized bands. The men who are dolng the best work for humanity are always slandered and lied about more than they are praised. Compll- ments encourage the diffident, -but they are not the reward of the honest and courageous advocate of justice. Selfishness makes a warfare of life, and prompts men to rob one another. The best hated man is sure to be the one who is doing the best work for the people. The way to have friends says a maxim, is to be a friend. What is a friend? It is something more than being a comrade; and yet it is possible to be both. Napoleon thought he who had seen a faithful friend had seen a true image of God. Man is likely to meet all sorts of friends except the true one. A friend, we are told, should be one in whose understanding and | virtue we can equally conflde, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity. I do not know many of thi popular idea is that every man who is not known to be an enemy is a friend. Was not Savage right when he said “Yowll find the friendship of the world mere outward show! 'Tis like the harlot’s tears, the Statesman’s prom- or the false patrio fair seeing, but delusion all” Most friends are like the shadow which fol- lows us in sunshine but is not to be seen in the darkness. The friend that | has to be bought has never proven to be worth what was paid for him. The true friend serves but never fawns. How few seem to know that the power of prayer is not in words but in feelings. Think of a mortal asking of God what he selfishly wants instead of what God sees that he really needs There is nothing surprising in the fact that so few prayers seem to be ans- wered, for it is part of God’s mercy not to take us at our word. One writer of old said: He who prays as he ought will live as he prays, Prayer is some- thing more than a religious form— it is the heart's desire. It is not what | vou will that you should ask of Deity. that vou should demand:—but what He wills for you. Mortality is not capable of dictating to Wisdom what will be best for the human soul. The man who pinned a good printed prayer on the head-board of his bed and said nightly: “Those are my sentiments, Lord,” was no more guilty of sac- igious conduct than the man who prays as a fool, a gourmond or a miser pravs. What is needed grant us. Why shouldn’t a man be known b the company he avoids as well as b the company he keeps? It takes 3 wise man to know when he is in good | company We readily recognize when the company is congenial, but con- | geniality and goodness often have great gulf fixed between them.Con- genial souls are plenty, but good men are scarce. There is a Chinese prov- erb which says: “There are two pe fectly good men: one dead and the other unborn.” So you see the thought that the only good Indian is a dead Indian may have had its origin in the Orient. Some persons think they are good; but the Perfect One said: “Call | ™€ not me good, only my Father in Heav- en is good.” We have good humor and good nature and good sense but all combined do not seem to produce goodness in its supremacy. It is well |to trust in goodness. Those who are good must be better to their enemies than bad men are to their friends. People who let their work worry them have a hard place in life, because the work does is possible for all to want to do what they have to do well. A man may be | a happy worker whatever he is obliged to do to earn a livelihood, provided he does rot allow himself to sour upon is better to think you are a wonder than a drudge, to dream of better days coming than to resign yourself to Fate. The force of thought what gives color to life, or r 3 Keep the mind right and life will not become darkened with gloom. It is interest in work that makes the em- plover interested in you—it is worth that opens the way for you to go up higher. All work represents the work er, and the character. of the wor speaks for the sl k wor What is your summer drink? Whether It is” beer or buttermilk it should be taken with moderation. In the old days of alcoholic beverages there were more accidents and sun- strokes than there are in these days of | soft drinks. Before the days of th soda fountain those who did not par take of alcoholic liquors drank mead | fizzed-up with cream-tartar and hay- ing the real fruit colors. Now the carbonated drinks at the soda foun- tain are as beady and attractive as it | is possible to make them, and some of them create a thirst which to the weak is irresistible. Too much of a good | 8 thing often brings disaster. Modera- | [§ tion is said to be the inseparable com- panion of wisdom, for it is this whicl lends a charm to life, and nowhere is it to be more commended than where either soft drinks or hard drinks are | being indulged in. It should be borne in mind that he who exceeds the limits of moderation has an unstable foundation, When age is in the pew and youth in the pulpit it is not so strange that age goes to sleep. Age has heard so much and experienced so much and corrected S0 many things that were not so, that vouth is hot capable of exciting more than the curiosity of age. Age has ever been amused by the bright Ay - ings of children, but it cannot accus- tom itself to going to school to a bo This is why old folks are alway thought to be immovable by the young preachers. Age gets concreted in principles and prejudices often before the boy was born. Old age casts long shadows and cherishes old memories: it admires skill and brilliancy, but it distrusts new thoughts; it has fought life's battles and sets as a spectator when new issies are being settled and by muriners as there Is in locating |N€W schemes are being planned. A New York society woman recently gave a party in honor of the 20th an- niversary been faithful and efficlent. Why not, | in a democratic country like this? The | nired girl of long serv e comes pretty near being a member of the family and often the children owe her as much gratitude as anvone else; and at least one Norwich famlly buried their be— loved servant in their family lot her name on the monument honors the family more than It does her. The family that respects the hired girl seldom h A s&ervant roblem. The golden rule is just as good In the kitchen for a practical demonstration of plety as it is in the parlor as a fine religious, sentiment. If the hired girl than from $ ay lool tat ‘other eyes may ook end see— Bayard Taylor related how, on an Alpine holiday, he gazed on derful Mere de Glace in company With Englishmen whose only comment ‘waa: “All that ice would bring a lot of money In Calcutta in the hot seasom, don’t you knew.” People see about what their tastes ing allow them to see. notice what fits in with thelr interests and meets their point of view. A bar- ber who had been presented at court was asked regardi had seen. He replied: was exceedingly well trimmed.” ‘There is a higher and a lower kind The higher sort is less de- pendent on eyes than on mind and Your dog has sharper eyes In the physical sense | he sees more than you see. But he cannot apprehend a noble picture or inspiring book. make your mental world form no part o /ant man It is enly an (Written Specially For The Bulletin) On one rainy day Janet was Serting her cabinet of sea shell every collection bringing to her min a pleasent memory of some friend or place, for Janet was too happy and too wise to treasure up sad memorles for As she looked them over, she mused on days gome by, and Il tell you her thoughts. There is that box of shiny vyellow Those came from Orient Point, 1 did not stay ‘there £0 they represent only a day's pleasure. We went there on an excursion with our {Sunday School, and were real explor- ers of the beach. There was no house there and evidently no one had pre- 1 had a class of six little ones to look after, and how they in picking up shells. sand was full of them, and shone like The children’s pleasure was in picking them up, and then they gave them all to me at the-end of the day. Dear little ones they are all grown up and scattered to many different Some of them remember me ocassionally in one way or another, and all seem to be doing well. I liked them but have never since taken charge of a class. Here is a box of scaliop shells. | Fenton collected them with { thought we would make a portiere of , them for our room at college, but our zeal gave out after breaking a few in | portiere was May married soon after | her college days were ended, missionary at that. girl of the lot! cards in a few days, and then the little minx signed herself, “Your old chum, Wwho was called Lucy Lovering.’ like her to get a little fun out of it. wonder who the man is. postman’s ring! There is the Tll run for the mail before 1 go on with my work. Such a nice ralny afternoon has kept me free from Interruption, and I'll soon get to the end of my search. Just as I hoped! The wedding cards have come, and of the happy Sayles, no other, though Robert Cun- ningham Sayles looks much more dig- nified than the old time Bob. am delighted and must something nice with my congratula- tions. To think it should be Bob, of all All my old girl friends are get- I must be intended to Shelter Isiand. the glories he “Oh, the King ceded us of late. ting married. be the old maid of the lot. My cabinet is really in order once Down in this corner there is a Thereby. hangs a than you have. Facts that box of iron fillings. tale of much interest to me. on the sands one day drew our umbfella tips when we took them up, the tips of the iron frames were fringed with grains He really sees who beholds not only the thing itself, but grasps its mean- ing and significance. A man’'s eyes are open when he has sensed the fact that e in an invisible realm of mo- ings, purposes that give sig- nificance’ to all else. searchings till quite a_heap of iron re- They told me of on being magnetic and thereby | attaching itself to the Among the warded our The natural world is not merely a quantity of dull, dead matter to be he has cea to recall my name. weighed and analyzed but the garment | liked Henry was deserving of our lege student he was in those days, who was working his way towards his de- sired degree and for that summer had secured employment summer hotels. Earth's crammed with heaven never made. And _every common bush afire with sort, do you? The | She, the merriest She writes me of her happy life in the East and of her de- work given She is mother of three little on But only those who see put off their Thoughtfud and seri- igek beyond most of the men . at not without a keen sense welcome favor- blackberries. Simply to obcerve phenomena and to tabulate material highest wisdom. beach, he w: of humor, and was a ite In any group to which he attached facts is not the It is possible for a sclentist with reams of data at com mand to be blind ag a bat to the high- est_visions. Of old the prophet Elisha, prayed tor his young friend, his eyes that he may see.” prayer each may well offer for him- | self and for his neighbor. answered for us .as for should look out upon a universe pervaded by spiritual forces. the mountainside would be filled with horses and chariots of THE PARSON, zeal, full of | never seen her. Her picture in Chin- ese costume reached me not long since happy, win- was located in after life. and find m: self thinking of know my liking for him was returned, and feel sure that stances been reversed, he would have made known his liking. keeps people but I sometimes some smile and bright eyes Oh, here is my box of little pointed collected at a Rhode with an odd In- there were h, Lord, open ! is a summer resort If it were these shells the young and of course I must have false pride. would like to hear from him, I think he would send me some token of re- membrance and friendship. to recall him is this pink shell which came from South America, and to that r am told, when his college course was ended. knew how 1 les helped me find them, tired of Bob after a time. He seemed to think he was entitled to hold me by chain stronger than cause I was friendly to him, a great fuss if I even other fellow. when I accepted Reginald Radeliffe, and intimated that no shells must be put in that chain ex- those he gave me. he was because I said one day eginald Radcliffe was a musical name, snarled out something twanging of a jewsharp. Dbecame quite unbearable, and I had_to him severe! shells just be- Dbox of iron filings, but I think he will unwed should he return fear there is a magnetic attraction | between us that prevents my thoughts | from wandering to_anyone else. Should I am sure he would EVERY DAY REFLECTIONS ke it at all he return to me, The human race since time began yhas been preyed bloodsuckers and thieves. but a record of the systematic, insti- tutional plunder of the people by the | shrewd and selfish few. lamb populace managed by wolf ex- | Mankind has been taxed in- calculably, taxed of money, biood, life. But of all known taxes that of ig-| norance has been the greatest, includ- ing perhaps all other taxes. i tyrannies of rulers, kings upper castes and cabals have not equaled age the amount robbed of human- | the pirates of the Spanish main, all the buccaneers, freebooters, highway robbers. burglars and thugs have not taken from us s0 vast a pile of goods as has this same swindling watered investments, | predatory trusts, stock exchanges and | money powers have o depleted us as , 1 shall continue to In fact, Bob ISUNDAY MORNING TALKI 1t has been a I had only treated him civ in prayer is|hadn’t. a consciousness that what the soul|as 1 did all the others. most needs is what God is ready to|me of being a flirt, and left the be view with me. All the | | perous lawyer at the igned to notice me sir Some boys are so | a-little aflair of that Lovering helped me gather this She was one of my college books than mo 1 am told he is a pro but he has EYES THAT SEE. in their Two men have lately having completed practically Yet of the same quite different One has looked at Eu- eyves and the of his mind as returned from more devoted counts to give. his physical one of our set who tur schemes of mining shares, has taught there ever since. I had a letter from her a few d she told me n old friend of mine, whose | commonplace ex- descriminates hetween the menus of famous | | | per cent Ignorance claims its cent Nine-tenths of the fafl- Boys enter | uninformed: the struggle. of the at- tractions of shops and concert halls. in all trades. ures are due to ignorance. into business | they go down | slums and prisons are full of men who | stumbled into crime because they itered the battle for success without | skill or weapons. Civilization systematically announcement The other having taken feod and lodging for granted, has re- mind enriched. The | turned with a acquainted holds in which she is employed in this nere is no doubt crown and are in vegue there. en- | inspiration; keeps its wrecks that swi domestic tragedy jis due to the same TR wex prastitn: e b avery sex-s ; we do every- thing to arouse passion, nothing to in- struct it. . : ¢ In the way of hygiene what a meas- ureless tribute the race has paid to ignorance. The pests of former ages, e h:ha l:g‘cka‘dutlh nnd'th; Ted eath, multitudes of corpses heap- ed up, simply because people did mot know enough to keep clean! WATCH YOUR STEP! BY THE CONDUCTOR Sick People. “Th’ older I get th’ more it strikes me us mutts don’t know how to jolly folks complainin’ o’ bein’ sick. T mean th' kind that thinks they're sick. Here comes a fellow now, gruntin' along, with his coat collar up and his mouth corners down. He jus’ knows he's goin' to die. Last night he gobbled wo whole bolonies an’' a pitcher o suds, an’ his feet was cold an' his head hot. This mornin’ everybody looks like sewer rats to him, an’ he's darin’ 'em to make him laugh. Some pal o' his comes along, one o' them leather lunged kind as never has a pain. He vells at th’ one with th’ misery: ‘Hello, Bill, how're yuh this bright, sunny day?’ An® Bill, he can jus’ gurgle. ‘Rotten, thank yuh,’ an’ th’ husky one says to the guy with th' pains: ‘Oh, you're all right, Bill; brace up. Haw, haw, haw!' an’ he gives Bill a waliop on_th' back bone that'd drive a spile. Worst thing he could do. Bill gets bad right away. He's goin’ to get sick now jus’ to show that big lummix he can.” That's no way to do to & fellow that's woke up wrong. Them sick gillies got to be nandled th' other way. If his pald say to him; ‘By ginger, Bill, vou're sure sick. Say, old man, you get right home and call a doctor. Let's get off th' car. Don't die on th' street’ If he'd say that Bill'd swell up an’ say: ‘Oh, I'm all rig] An’ 'en th' other mutt'd sa; ‘No, you ain't: you're. sicker'n blazes. 'Lemme hold your head.” Bill'd get about two whiffs o' that talk an’ holler out; ‘Go chase vourself! Who said I was sick? That's how to cure them sick people that ain’t sick. Soak ‘em with their own dope. Whine with ’em, turn on th’ | salt water, work th’ pumps, make out like everything's gone wrong. Let ’em think ~Calamity Jane hain't got nothin’ on you as a howler. You'll get th’ sick guy's goat in five minutes. Us smart alecs is fillin' hospitals full o' bellyachin' people by crossin’ ’em. Jolly ‘em. Make ’‘em think every- body’'s sick. “Be careful gettin' on! “Don’t push: quit your pushin’! Watch your step!” FERTILIZER GROUND LIMESTONE AIR SLACKED LIME. Brick, Cement, Sand, Lime, all hard Plasters and Prepared Roofing. ’ Best Roofing Paint in the market. Full line of Sewer Pipe. 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