Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 8, 1918, Page 9

| WHAT WE DEEM A BLOW MAY BE A BLESSING! | (Written Specially for The Bulletin,) | our habits than upon our eyesight. We've all heard of the dear woman Perhaps you may have noticed that |y, um-al!l‘lma!eouu.ntn- these heavy snows Which they are having out west, as well as we, are ‘being hailea with joyous mcclaim by |PASSInE ange ining and finally reached eaven, only to sidle up to the first angel and_tearfully complain o didn’t fit. the winter-wheat growers. “The snow | ~ Moreover, we all know men and wo- protects the crop,” they say; “means'| men both who, not having reachea “& digper and better harvest mext sumi- mer.” Certainly wé all hope so. heaven vet, are daily and hourly oc- cupied in making earth as unlike it as possible by their habit of incessant| lamentation over what has happened. Or of continual sighing over what is Those of us who live in cities have been cussing the snow with all our | PADPORIDE. O of it S because it made work for us Mn‘ our sidewalks and rend: ting about diffieult as well as un- Those of us who live in the country have likewise been cussing it because of the back-breaking work it made u in shovelling paths to the variou barns, keeping' the cattle's” water-sup: Bly open, etc. On this particular farm, this par- tieular fpg to do after each snow-storm. He In had to go over that 800 feet no than nine times ,thus far, this 'hlnr It seemed as if, no sooner had he once cleared it, than a fresh snow developed to n it or a nh broke to si it level up, Oh, we've all had our work cut out for ws, u far as the weather was con- ‘eerred, winter—and it isn't halt over y't. if the old rhyme is true pro- phecy. *if Candlemas Day be bright and fair The half of the winter’s to come, ant mair” Candlemas Day over my ‘trick-pateh was cloudlessly serene: bright, sunny and fair. The eaves dripped a little on sputhern expogures. (Which is an ‘oecurrence 59 mnn:ldiaf late us to ’ t newspaper recording as “news,” r'l—m rather uncommon and umu back to the old are told to expect that the of the winter Is still Ahead ii; [ g Te that we eastern farmers have eq our struggles with the r that we welcome any pros- prediction of worse still to ld be very wide of the truth. en a Chicago grain expert, hosh name auspiciously bappens to be Srow—"B. M. Snow” in mll—when this grain expert telly us that “the ;ii!E ¥l far §guth as north- ern Texas”; that it will “form a pro- tective covering against further freez- mishap may, sometimes, be another ‘man’s good fortunme. It Providence could have so ar- ranged it as to have the snow blanket and protect and nourish just those flelds in winter wheat, some of us ‘would have appreciated the considera- tion, doubtless. But that ism't Prov- 's way. It sends its rains on just and on the unjust, alike; its| smows on our backyard paths and front nmulu as well as on the wheat lan We. mt “he bitter with the sweei: have and always shall, which leads me to remark that— Such being the case, the wisest thing for farmers, Ifke other folks, to do is to make the utmost possible of the n-t but gulp down the bitter just as (:Iet as they can and get it over It dosen’t make much difference how black any cloud may be; it is fairly sure te ‘have a silver iining—if .we - Tt it. comes in a mighty tmportant webolnglul fact—the see- ing of that silver lining is 2 good deal more dependent wpom our wishes and FROM OCEAN T0 OCEAN ¢ Women Praise Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound for Health Restored. £ would have to be B, Plokham's « such Med- Tesult of um Mlllr u-l X tirely | taking the place of Miss H in % o3 | Anything makes lugubrious music on| their mournful lyres. On the other hand, T've heard of a man who, when his house burned at night, broke his leg and cracked his skull jumping from a second story ‘indow. They picked him up, uncon- scious, and the surgeons spent two days in patching him together amd restoring him to consciousness. As soon as he was allowed to talk, he asked if the house burned up. He was told Yes. Did the barn .burn, too? Again, Yes. And the wagonhouse? Yes. And the granary? Yes. “The bnl) bulldlng saved was. the hen- house,” he was told. A bright smile broke over his face, “That’s mighty lucky,” he whispered. “I bad a real nice settin’ cf eggs un- glad she wasn't broke up.” Frankly, | mv-r could get mugh consolation to myself in any mishap from the trite saying, so general on such occasions, that “it might have been worse.” Of course. Almost anything might have been worse: The concomitant and inevita- ble “Yes, and it might have been bet- ter,” is just as much_to the point. Neither one opens any door to real comfort. Wherefore | want to ask, What's the use? Very well, then;' why not find or at least try to find something good in it, in preference to something bad? Why not make the best of it rather than the worst? This seems a tame conclusion to draw. I admit that it is trite and commonplace talk. But all truth is old and trite. How can it be other- wise, when it has existed from all eternity past? Perhaps TI've quoted that favorite quatrain of Wkitcomb Riley's: “It l.ln'l no uee to grumbie and s mt as cheap and easy to re- When God_sorts aut the weather and| sends rain, W'y, rain’s my chige.” Even when it stops my planting corn? Yes. Even when it floods the lower meadow in haying? Of course. Even when it knocks out the Sunday school picnic? BSartin sure, The enow which is e drifted nuis- ance to us of the east is a Providential sending to the wheat farmers, on whose output the safety of civilization largely depends. The rain which stdus my corn-planting is a Godsend to the young grass on the upland mowinge, from which we must draw the fodder for our winter's etock. Even' the cloudburst which fioods_ the meadow may leave ‘n deposit of silt behind which shall fertilize into twofoid pro- duction its cut for many. coming years. ys Sometimes it happens that the oc- currence which is a blow to half a dozen of us Is a boost for a half hun- dred others, somewhere else. Let's you and I get out of, our sys- tems' the idea that this woMd is in- tended solely for our convenience or comfort or profit. Let's recognize the fact that there are a few other péople in it whom we don’t know and whose clrcumstanees we don’t understand, to 3y nothing of some thousands of fu- ture generations for whom the big ball must continue to serve as a homs®. What they need is really quite as im- want. Many a seeming misfortune hits us which can be turned into good for- tune, if we are quick epough ta catch it by the tall and turn it 'tother end llany & gloomy night can be meas- ureably shortened if we will take our eyes from the black western horizon and face the dawn, slowly streaking up from the eastern verge. Many a time a “stubbed toe” may save us from something worse, if it only causes us to take better heed, thereafter, to our steps, Many a slap on the face from .bad fortune may be made into a tonic and energizer, if we will take it that way, in |instead of whimpering over it as a punishment. —_— Many a veritable Jeremiah of a farmer might {transform himself into a real Billiken of good cheer, if he would throw away his - blue stained glasses of disgruntlement and seek to find first and see clearest the good whlch comes to him rather than the evil THE FARMER. STERLING —. Change in Teachers at c.mr lolnd and Model l-llul- Mr. and Mrs w‘llllal b Monday with Mrs, M“’:;vn”.:: 3ias Deborah 58 oreh O'Canner of Wi r will be the Third and Fomhem r in the Center lchoel brn] tes whoo“_znd to teach in N.' Brif who has been Taid u w:{ cold is abl: T i it Sl B day at the honu of Mr, Md Mrs. Wal- ter Barber of Stagling H! Change at ll-du lehul Miss Elizabeth is suceeeded in the Oneco Model school by Miss Squires of Willimantic, who - will make her home at the Center. Mrs. Isanc p and Mr. and Mrs, H-nm and two avuwmn-u,::mwm Muollumw.mmn- Nnt:y injured ip an automobile acei- "’l‘ln Jflmlgglky was a Prcv!dsaeo -‘5&"‘ Evans has anther attack der the old speckled hen, ’lnd I'm right. portant as what you and I think we| _ SAVE ON PRICE WITHOUT LOSING 'ON QUALITY! mmdlwdnumfuhd&nzflludeubuqmmmmt Unless we keep stocks true to the new season just ahead there is scant inducement for you, old customers; to trade here, or for new customers to become interested in the store, the values, the service. Hence the radical reductiong—deeper price cuts thmwehvoevubefmdegmednmmry—lodur the ‘floors of every article we have, and lo make room to show furniture and rugs of new and novel beauty in pattern and design. In this sale is included even the finest of Dining Room, Bed Room, hbnrymdl..lvmgkoomSeu and Individual Pieces. Theymlldoloyuldutymdlendch:rmtotheroomsmwhlchdwy placed. The usual Schwartz Bros.’ policy-of dignified credit which permits purchasers to exund their pay- ments over a period of three months, six months, a year, or longer, will prevail. THIS SALE WlLL START SATURDAY MORN!NG, FEBRUARY oth A Beautiful, Comfortable 3-Room Apartment ACCOUNTS OPENED AS LOW AS.$5.00 AS HiGH AS $5,000.00 Furnished for $250.00 i | White Enamel Bed, porcelain finish, 10 fillen wflh “T” ball connechom. posts and filling rods. A wonder- ful bargain. Sale Price $9.98 samples. e .cannot buy them today at the price we.are offering them for. Very pretty makes. The name Ostermoor is sufficient. Special Prices for this sale as low Fumed Oak Library Tables, size 24-42. We are sure you can be pleased. 31 to select from. : Prices ranging for this Special Sale from $6.50 to $23.50 Easy Payments if desired ’ No other cabinet brings. you the advise of HOOIWYA bruny Coun- cil of Kitchen Scientists. Many popular models are now offered at before-war prices. You * can pay as convenient. Your money all back if you are not delighted. Our allotment is limited. Get one of these great values before they are gone. Place Jour order now—as low as $25.00, and Complete line of Baby Carriages and, Go-Carts, all makes. One e gt £ e $14.98 Sol%:hagqfltj for the Famous Hub and Stand- Comfortable - Rod:er in golden oak or mhogsny fivish. Sale Price $498 g 3 4 4-Piece Bedroom Suite in nntique ivory; 42-inch Dresser with mirror 24x30; Chiffonier is 34 inches long, with mir- ror 16x30; Toilet Table is 40 inches long with tnphunte mirror; full size Bed. Complete set, sale price. : $99.50 Here is your only opportunity to have a very pretty Telephone Stand and Seat at a very reasonable price. | We have too many on hand —must close them out at once. J This is our leader in the Hub line. Let us place this Range in your home on terms. A life’s guarantee with every § Finishes in Mahogany, Oak and ui This hmdnm 10-Pi¢ce Dmmg Sulte. every piece ahl- Fumed Oak. Spe«,gizll‘y .......... $2-98 Ourpmetremunthewneunhlanewlot fully made and proportional. This set can he amrives. Don't lay it off: »hd lflend oak or American walnut. :As a :peclll it slls 00 SEAMLESS TAPESTRY BRUSSELS We take old Ranges in trade. can't be equalled. . Special Sale Price ............. I:& Empire and Roxbury. The best two ki 3 HIGH GRADE SEAM]_ESS VELVET RUGS Quantity Size Were Regularly Reduced To . of the better kinds A4 €7 X O i e tng $17.50 Quantity Size Were Rogularly Reduced To 237 7% x 9 - ft. $16,00 $13.50 29 6 x 9 ft $1950 $17.50 6 8% x 101 ft. $21.00 = $17.50 20 8/; x 10% ft. $31.50 $27.50 27 8% x 10% ft. $29.50 $25.00 34 x 2420 £ $35,00 $29,50 209712 82350 $19.50 WE GIVE AND REDEEM ROYAL GOLD STAMPS SCHWARTZ BROTHERS, ‘lnc. THE BIG STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICES 9,611, 13 Water St. QUT OFTHEHIGE RENT DISTRICT. JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND SAVE DOU..ARS