Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 9, 1915, Page 4

_ The Bulistin has the largest. ‘of any paper in East- ‘in Nerwich, and read by ninety- three per cent. of the people. In it iz diivered to over houses, ‘in Putnam and over 1,100 and in these places it is con: the local daily. 3 Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hundred and § sixty five postoffice districts, and | sixt rural fres delivery routes. *The Bulletin is sold in every town - - on all of the R. F. D. * routes in Eastern Connectisut. ° CIRCULATION #1'.1. average ............ 4412 every .pgrease was about the same, reaching|ing above it. The'mind that is fortified ‘no question but what the progressives have been instrumental in the election, the democratic governor for th few years. They caused a split] in the republican ranks which it was impossible_to overcome and the folly of continufng such a policy is unmis- takably disclosed. The co of tha national contest in 1916 cannot be ©overiooked in the state election, in the opinjon of Mr, Bird and the time is #ipe for the correction of conditions. ‘Considering the possibility of four more ‘years of democratic misrule, as heannounced his endorsemen of S. W. DfeCall, Mr. Bird pertinently inquired ] it this should happen “where would the business of the country be in 10207 Have the business men, work- men, working women, merchants small _ and large, forgotten the condition tbat business was in 12 months after Pres- 4dent Wilson’s inauguration and before New England forgotten the idle shops, the Jarge list of unemployed and the cheerless homes that followed the It is true that busi- ness today is somewhat better, but every, intelligent observer whose opin- fon i8 worth while knows that with- out war orders business would not be 76 per cent. of normal and that without the impetus of millions of dustrial depression that it ever had. Mr. Bird is a man of influence among. the progressives. He has fully ana- lyzed the situation and the soundness of his statement and action cannot fail to carry weight throughout the SATISFYING PUBLIC DEMANDS. ‘Whenever there is a needless sac- rifice of life which often occurs when & daring individual attempts a hair- stunt for the sake of enter- taining a crowd, it is usually accom- by an appeal for the abolish- such recklessriess. This is being heard following the Elmer Olson, the balloonist killed following a high fall ropes of his parachute be- e entangled and falled to allow the, brella to open on the last of a of four parachute drops, at the * Brockton fair. . It was a tragic affair which shocked i HEHE i tending. The need of having some _ thrilling exhibition has been.long rec- " ognized when it comes to getting and | matisfying a crowd, and it is always . possible to satisfy that demand be- ~ eause there are enough daredevils who Joop and high speed small satisfaction to £rém such exhibitions where s likely to occur at any st_deplorable death included the exhibitor. Too often does it that 1t causes several other or serious injuries. RAILROAD VALUATION. there was very little business dome in ool R gmc@qfiuflwmmm is fully disclosed by the government's report of such articles for the month | of August which shows that there was a total of over $70,000,000 worth of roducts passed through large increases in every line, such as cotton seed oil, . cattle, hogs and sheep, meat and dairy products, cotton and mineral ofls. Breadstufts was~ the only classification which showed a drop and that was only about. $146,000. For the eight months ending with August the rate of in- -2 1ike.period i 1914 was but a trifle over $541,000,000. - This does. not mean that all these are going to the ; nations, but this country is furnished a market for its products 4s the result of the war, the like o which it ‘never experiénced before. Eorb i i st BALKAN UNCERTAINTY. The situation in the Balkans, where the war started and where it now promises to show some important de- velopments, - is one of confusion. Through former friendships and through ‘sacrifices Which .have been ‘made for them it was felt that de- pendence could be placed upon the ‘Bflk‘n states to hold true to- their alleglanee, but. once again it has been shown that ~it 'i5 ‘a mest “‘uncertaln e where the peaple are not even j4n accord with the rulers,"and where the national ambitions for the exten- sion “of boundarfes gets first consid- eration, N In order to get the means of send- ing needed war supplies to Turkey Germany recognized that it must get Buigaria on its side. That it has suc- ceeded in doing and now comes the necessity of crossing either Rumania or Servia. Both refuse and the task of forcing Servia appears to be the easier through such assistance as Bul- ‘s ‘expected to glye as indicated by its ultimatum. For Bulgaria to strike Servia is sufficlent reason for Greece to fly to the assistance.of the Iatter an; this Venizelos even now de- ¢lares it will do_despite King Con- stantirie’s stand for. .&mny. and it 1s'not” believed that that country will ‘wait with folded hands and watch Bulgaria increase its power and ter- ritory in that locality, which of course will be its price for entering the war. That it has Dermitted the forces of the alifes to land and proceed across its territory, though there has been a subsequent mild protest, indicates a leaning which is not meaningless. At the present time, however, there is little certainty in that region and develo ts will have to take place before situation will be definitely cleared. ST TN EDITORIAL NOTES. Nothing but optimism’ should pre- vail when it comes to considering the development of Norwich. There is something pleasing in the tunes Which the steampipes are play- ing, even though they are familiar. Possibly Bulgaria ‘never gave any thought to the fact that it will be the ‘thirteénth nition to enter the war. Wall Street appears to be able to maintain its large killing despite the fact that this country is not in the war, ’ The man_on the corner says: No longer is it 'a question of who owns the earth, but who hoids the mort- gage. ¥ With the approval of the treaty and the. laying down of their arms by the rebels, Haitl appears. to be. seeing the lght. One hesitates to apeak of the fact that the German submarine boats have apparently ceased to ignore the rights of humianity. There s the occasional ennounce- ment of the discovery of a new planet, | o but_there is trouble enough on this one to keep most people busy.. It isn't so important to the rulers of Europe whether they have their crowns on straight as i§ is how long they will be able to wear them. not been shot don as‘a& spy, it dence that ing about. 5 _ Col. Goethals’ 'idea s to shut up the canal until it can be kept open. It is a businessitke suggestion from one who can. be relied upon to accom- viish it the quickest. 4 pretty good evi- he knows what he is talk- idea contributes in its passage to scour away.” . The -grief which finds no speech - blights the’ life -of _those who seem to be powerless to battle with it Every day brings sorrow to-many; anli day brave human souls are ris with_the truth that earth has no sor- row heaven cannot heal will not -be overcome-by 4t.~ - . How curious man's love of mo; works -upon_him. o> must ‘control it, or, it overcomes bim. We all ‘think what we would do if we had - the wealth ‘of o Rockefeller - or Carnegle, not reallzing that the habit of @ecu- mulating - dollars makes the upon the last dollar, no matter how many we have , accummulated, ten times the grasp put upon the first. Habit cannot be made ‘1 servant when it contributes to selfishness. ~ This habit of thought which Wwould ‘spread money~ around Tever more than & dream of benevolence. “Those who have the ‘habit of thinking what they would do if they had money, would do the good now if they had heart. ' The habit of deferring under- Yes our nded ‘desires to do #ood. Habit_of thought form our character, and our character:de our-des: tiny. - Pride of ancestry is’ not scouted, but it hgs its limits. good thing to. get. inspiration. from able and dlstinguished . forbears; but as a subject for conversation it is proper . for others, but not -for the descendant. . . Our relations to our an- cestors, shofild. most. interest us .be- cause they: are . more interesting - to others. . “There is no. special merit in just living. in the glow of their great- ness, or -drooping- in the. shadow of their ill-fame, ~ It fs greater to be an ancestor to be proud of, than to have one: and it is gréater to be cleanér and befter than an-ancestor than it is to just be glowing in the characte: shine of .3 foresrunner, at mars all ancestry is. the- black sheep. and Satan saw thera were enough so every family might at least have one to check its pride;- What our ancéstors are is history, but what we are is too often a-cause of shame. to be A woman has a right fo expect tha: her child will be good and obedient; but it is doubtful whether it is wise to expect her husband .to be. In either event there is nothirg which promotes goodness and obedience more_than a good example: and where so much is expected there should -be something more than quoted precepts and worsted mottoes. to.promote these. good quali 1 recall one woman. who fined man as a joke, .and I can con. ceive that from her point of view she may have been right. - A woman who expects .2 _greit deal more than she can contribute for the peace and com- fort of others is a joke. You can't get something for nothing, even in matri- mony. _ Everything has its price. Ex- pecting too much. from others causes full half the unhappiness there is in life. Let them obey who know not how to rule, says Shakespeare. There is a question to be settled before obe- dlence can be demanded. " Do you know our thoughts of Heaven are subject to our. thoughts of home. Tt we have never ‘had a home-life which - deeply - impressed us, we can grasp no idea of a heaven that will. It was a:clergyman’s: littla daughter who asked upon hearing her :father inake a statement: “Pa; is that the truth, or just something fixed up for the pulpit?” When distrust creeps in any home confidence fiies out. Home is the place where confidence should breed the delights of life- and trust and hope which pictures in the imag- ination an inviting Heaven bevond. T righteousness: forever. The universe are just fitted to God's mercy and goodneds, and m cover neither. Home has he place where angels find a res*- the real home should atmosphere heaven- Who are the dissatisfied with life? They are mbot the ‘active. thinkine. in peopie keep things go- o orfortuntes o7 It is a | o His_neighbors on the other side g the dividing fence, he discovered wi caution, were g =t T 3 el . |aee, B} Selrans e o “died Ml iEe s bother him; but to avold any such un- pleasant contingeney he arose before dawn to do_his own. planting. His worked well until 'one holiday, when, from t chanced to glance down door garden. The old lady—he had learned in some way that her name was Mrs. Alden— walked out along the little path; and, horrors! was followed by- sirl! “Murder!” snarled _ Giles -Blake viclously—for such a mild young man. “They are everywhere!" by “they" meantng, of course, girls. This one had big coils of yellow hatr, pink cheeks, round white -arma,. & graceful figure. There was an air about her simple white frock -which somehow had never distingulshed the black silk which his §00d mother wore on great occasions. 55 rapiide | o ht a stray black cat cams to it's door and would" not go away. “Buttinsky.” Giles called the in- truder. But he had'a heart and'fed the starved thing - well. “A .black: cat means good Wick!" he pondered, - and for some foolish and unaccountable reason his thdught flew to the falr- haired girl next door. A fortnight later, following a dry epell, Giles was preparing to Kurry out and water his parched garden while sure that his neighbors were st dinner, when suddenly he spied a tiny wreath of smoke rising from the fancifully colored shingles on the Aldens’ roof. That ni; the Hermh Now Giles had been foreman of ‘the village fire company. backc.in Maine, and had “run with.the machine" gcores, of_times. 1t did mot. fake him Yong 1o give the alarm, and, professionalism getting the better of his philosophy, . to hustle his own jadder up to the roof, climb to the ridge, and chop away the lazing _shingles about _the chimpey. Then he utflized the garden hose Sunday Morning Talk SETTING THE RIVER ON FIRE. There were fine mornings in camp last summer when any duffer could kindle a fire of dry sticks.and get the breakfast. But when -the nad soaked everything and pudd around the tent, a fire wi matter. To coax the flames then meant patience, persistence and resource. An Indian will produce a spark by rubbing two sticks together, get from it a tiny flame, and nurse that till a lusty camp fire is roaring up; even against a rajny sky. That is victory in the physical world. Victory in the moral world consists in taking the dull sodden circumstances of one’s own.life and making them glow with and heat. A young college graduats, about. 4o embark on a business career, laugh- ingly remarked that he didn’t “expect to met the river on fire” In this par- ticular case the youth is likely to ex- ceed his own modest expectations. But he had, at least, suggested the task that is ahead of the average man—one to be compared to that of kindling rivers. We are met on the _very threshold of life with the challenge of difficulty. It is too hard, rather then too easy things, that we are elected. All sorts of obstacles are piled up on the path waiting to be overcome. The town of Hannibal, Mo., owns a house where there lived 15 years ago little red-headed boy, who was-known chiefly by his disposition to have fun with all other boys. On the outer wall af the house has been set a bronze tab- let with this inscription: “Mark Twain's life teaches-that poverty fs an incentive rather than a bar; and that any boy, however humbie his birty and surroundings, may, by honesty and in- Qustry, accomplish great things.” The words ‘are a sort of gospel for the day for many a discouraged youth. Who knows what he can do or be until once he really tries? Let no boy or girl whose eye rests on - this page - ever cease to expect to ‘set the river -on fire” Just that is what we are all expected to d . It is not true to say, after the com-< mon fashion, “No ane can perform the impossible.” ' As a matter of fact, peo- ple are performing it every day. t woud George Washington have thought if he had been told that could stand by the-Atlantic converse with one_standing Wise Shary ot Vs waed “impossiDier - The (hieg (hat cans be ‘or | done is so Ikely any mi ty only mony with lll:i us would prove.the possible. it tackled any given Droposition in dead this 3 rlc_:f-ho cannot reconize his.own voies or ‘color. If this relation to activity is Our Lord once told a man tretch out his arm. under the. stimulus od 1t sailing _from _Boston _tom ‘Nova Sootia. He has two months' fur- lough. Now do be neighborly! Run in and see us, in our loneliness! Mr. Alden and 1 do not forget that wonldn't have so much as & roof over our heads were it not for you! But I muat not keep you here in the heat tll'your dessert melts!" and she waved her hand amiably. Giles laid the dainty dish on the kitehen tible ana dropped into the big rocker. He did not remonstrate when Buttineky leaped from the cushioned settie to the table, proceeding to lap the 1Ce cream, where it had begun.to melt gbout the edges. - So Goldy-Locks was only the daugh- ter-in-law and that soldler was her husband! And now she had gone away with him— No'one had had 6Wh young affection: himself for nothing! “Butt!” he remarked to the only creature outside the Pine Tree State that cared for him with even question- le disinterestedness. iy designs on his He had hidden - But his heart was heavy, though his ‘words. were light. THE DICTAGRAPH. He Can Vote. v 8 Mr. Editor: Will_you kindly. inf me whether a man Who is getting Ye- lief from the town is entitled to a Vvote in town election. It seems to me ‘thers must be some law with reference 0. the. above. Kindly your paper and oblige one who is interested in the matter. NTBR! Baitic, Conn., Oct. A man cannot be denied his right of suffrage because he is poor, sick or unable to earn his living.—Ed. What Will the Harvest Be? Mr. Editor: On Oct. 2nd in sn ar- ticle. published in the columns of The Bulletin I drew the attention of your readers. to the fact that the grim reaper had aiready commenced - to gather hys fall harvest of school chil- dren.at Burlington, N. J. when two children of Mr. and Mrs. Perks to the great beyond via the vaccine Oct. §th I published in the columns of the Evening Record anoth- er fatility of like nature which occur- red in Flushing, L. I, in the person of Dorothy Kiemm, age § years. Glanc- Ing over the pages of the New York Sun of Thursday, the first news item that met my eye was the record of two, more cases of school children in Breokiyn, who had departed this life victims of an unholy alliance between an educational system and a godless medical science. If these fa. talities -had occurred as ‘a_ result of an invasion of smallpox the facts would have been heralded throughout the country as a gross neglect of vac- cination and health boards in many towns would have vied with each other in inoculating every _child within teach. -As it is scarce a newspaper ive the matter more than passing no- tice and many ignore it altogether. When we recall the fact that in No: wich we have so far refused to jeop- ardize the lives and health of our achool children by disregarding the advice of these so-called protectors of the public (boards of health), we should congratulate ourselves that the newspapers of Norwich have invari- ably -opened their columns to public discussion of medical matt thus educating our citizens In a true con- ception of their rights and privileges in the premises and emabling them to tain a standard of th in_the community second to none in New England. The time, however, will soon i it g and wholesome breas ty. “I spoke to several prisoners, were grateful for the treatmen “l saw these men sent away across the border the same evening and the arrangemerits for inform. -me | & slan authorities. It was very Swedish authorities did not ble opinion of Germany .3 lected condl! and staryed. “T hall the oportunity of verifying these reports the next morning, whi about 230 Russian prisoners from Germany, Several of the ‘were wearing the same cotton - ing given out to them in the hospital. with worn-out list slippers on thelr feet and no socks, and they had trav. cled in_ this condition from Koenige- in y, through Sweden and nto Ruesian territory at Torneo. Many of the ~men were like scare- cnnnruz‘almmmymlmlr condition, and one was clothed In the prisoner uniform ‘of ‘a dead French given them. it being extremely hard nd mouldy and mixed with potatoes and even cles of straw. They sald lttle or no meat was given them The War a Year Ago Today Oct. 8, 1914. T S Ostend. P g R B sols and Hnfil..- ov'm" drove the Germans out British ai adron Zeppolie, 1 hengar ok Deeseidirt: Cavalry battles near Lille. ~ Saturday We received yesterday by express our regular shipment of SATURDAY. CARAMELS. Semehow they ssem even better than usual. Thers are 10 VARIETIES in this as- sortment, including the VANILLA, WALNUT, CHOCO- -LATE WALNUT, MARSHMALLOW CREAM, PLAIN VANILLA and CHOCOLATE, RAISIN, These are all packed in pound boxes, all ready done up to hand right out. Run.in and get a box befors you geo home today. LEE & 0SGOOD'S Park & Tilterd- Agency - Prices $2.25 to $4.98. e LADIES’ Some With Two Puair Pants _Overcoats Are Rea We Can Hose the Whole Family With the “Black Cat” Hose clear | swords. §E§§g< z:g;g;s The Lyons Co. Telephone 1250 WAUREGAN BLOCK, NORWICH, epl’n. COATS and HATS ‘We make a specialty of Children’s Hats and Coats, 2 years to 14 years, and here you will find a large line 2 years to 14 years Colors ~ IR0 noom2) cor . VELVET s BROWNS ¢ PLUSHES TAN BROADCLOTH MIXTURES Stack Prices $3.50, $5.00 to $15.75 Hats to match the coats. Prices $1.00, $1.50 to $7.50 Boys’ Hats, the latest blocks, 50c, $1.00 to $3.50 ~ White Coats for the linfants also, * joar to 4 years. " Silk Bonnets, full line of sizes; 50¢; 78¢ to $498 + i amd T o »' S of Corsets — 50¢, $1.00, NECKWEAR