Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 9, 1918, Page 8

(Written Spectally for The Bulletin.) I dem't suppose that a really lazy person could be made other than lazy, even i ne were preached at till the vreacher's voice cracked and the rafters in the roof of his mouth fell in. “My wife was born tired.” remarked ome neighbor, once, about a help-meet who was just a ‘help-me-eat” and My h)shands tongue is the only e he has that works all thej " €aid another neighbor, on ano- oecasion ther Travellers in Mexice report that the word most used in that queer coun- fry is “n:anana”’ meaning “tomorrow.” Ask a man to do a job for you and his answer is manana” Ask help on some sudden need and it will be fluently promited “manana.”’ Ask for something beside the eternal frijoles to eat. and you'll be promisad a roast hicken “manana” Mexico l\n‘ the only country which. And even ¢ is just y two two too many We had a lowery, showery, sticky kind of a spring and early summer ereabouts. [t was a case of “catch- ss-catch-can” with me, | remember. might be said to have hevered over rardens, sometimes with an um- and sometimes without, peering chance to get in one or two licks | work in an betweer or rval half mall, sunshine | pos- as hey for the tools | W feasible, nu workabie. would have a fall tay withcut a dri and such prec- on hours were utilized from eaviy morning tfll the last rays of daylight. How many times we changed work Once in awhile v to meet the changing weather con ditions 1 can't tell or even ruess. | simpiy remember that we k about, deing what we could eve t might be. and whether it was what we wanted to do or not 1f the corm-gromnd was toe hea to plant or work we put in some mo ns on a gravel-bank, or sowed a few more rows of mangels, or set cabl piants or tried anythmz which busy resuits, of something with possibiiity That phrase “possibility o reguh' rere was a time we could do he comi fairly experi and I,—and anywhere from e New England through any- 1o sixty whoever easons that other saw | were | dounts | ydden soil | e case of | had to [} | and | arrots | the resuits of this ecareful! of the chance quarter- working - weather has been been selling beets and ecar bunch o neighbo ons Bihis for penin : fence and stoy o the roadside wiille | was pinching and tying | vines. For answer I stepped t PLUMBING AND GASFITTING Phone 581 Modern Plumbm is as essential in modern houses xl electricity is to lighting. We guaran- tee the very best PLUMBING WORK expert workmen at the fairest by, orices. Arw: us for plans and prices. J. F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street T. F. BURNS HEATING AND PLUMBING 92 Frankdin Strect ROBERT J. COCHRANE GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING Washingon Sq. Washington Building Norwich, Conn. Agent for N. B. O. Shest Packing. TRON CASTINGS | FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY (0. | Nos. 11 to 25 Ferry Strest P Wait Not For the Weather, But Upon the Weather | have never had any within the | 5 |ago in Latin. one &ide the patch and lifted a bask- et, already more than half foll of red- ripe fruit, which I was picking as I found it while at the other work. “Gee!” And he walked abruptly off as if he were offended. Ancther result was when another reighbor, after a rather too lons ses- ion of complaint about the backward- ness of tne season, asked in a wholly perfunctory way: “When're ye goin' to have some sweet-corn?’ ‘‘Got some now,” was my answer. “Would you take a dozen home with you if you had it?” He seemed too dazed to make any immediate response. But he took ‘he dozen which I put in his arms and then remarked as he mean- dered of ‘T don’t see how you al- ways git things so much eartler than we can. I d-o-n’t s-e-e h-o-w. That last chap has some warmer ground than any I own. He could raise corn and several other things earlier than I can. But he’s ome .of these go-it-easy creatures who can't ever work himself up to the point of getting his early land ready till late in May, and. who had rather go fishing on a cloudy day than hang around his farm waiting for some possible chance of getting in a stroke of useful work. Of course, we didn't strike twelve on everything we planted under doubt- ful conditions. Some crops are still unusually backward. Some show all the indications of proving complete failures. The point is that there seemed no promise of anything deing decently well, when we put it in. We ook ambler’s chance, and we've won out on several throws. “Blessed is the man what don't expect a .x,rmd' nuffin.” said Sambo. “for he an'ta-goin’ ppointed.” We have been, in ssme particulars,—pleasantly disap- pointed. Wh is not so hard to r as the ment. other sort of disappoint- _ Laziness, shhfflessneu. procrastina- i it what you will. the name little not only a poor way an inefficient, never- 1y, but it is something the father and mother of want and adversity and It ic wor: 1l; —it is the and the foster “What are against tempt- repiy: he question. as 1 Xperience in such I have never had the time. es, to be tempted. d a guess as to what do to avoid be to get a job d_that temptation would not exist for them.” “cannot arswe We have been told, over and over mischief Satan_finds some to do.” tion of the idleness idie or lazy need outside hem at mischief. their own persons: source and generators ‘]” to 1)\!( the hlame or aid to set are mischi hemselves it e their o 1 injustice to an ov When any one is so busy,—brains, Body nd breeche: nothin; J mpregnably armored «il’ temptation. whether from or from within. Mr. Edison else corcerns ibso'utely and ndubitably right. either any Satan with hoofs and horns hot from hades, nor any concealed and intangible Satan of his own begetting urking in his own heart can find a chink in his panoply of mail through which to thrust even a pin's point of temptation, Industry terds to advantage. But that isn't itz chief merit. Industry 1elps produce results. But that isn't its chief recommendation. Industry leads to opportunities for leisure. But that is hardlr an argument for it. Ind; s v a valid insurance again. want. Bt that is only a side issue. The one thing which is important is t a habit of indust as to necome a second manhood and the door, slam! temptation, in the face before temptation has rot around the corner a mile off, on s way’to you-wards. The devil hates it worse than hLe hates any holy water But laziness is the special brand of fertilizer with which the hot-beds of temptation and evil are manurc.l into duxuriant growth. What's the use of this sort of talk to farmers? you may ask. “Did you ever see a lazy farmer?” somebody Gueried, the other day. Land's sake, yes! Dozens of ‘e Some inside the poor-house and mo: outside of it laziness doasn't consist merely its sitting under a tree and occasional'y twiddling one’s thumbs. Tt more fre quently manifests itself in a negic to get on to onme’s job and stav on it, when the conditions are such as t: make excuses jor neglect seem allow- able. It is shown when we do a thing the easiest way rather than the best way: when we do what we feel like doing rather than what needs to b done; when we put on our best clothes and go to the picnic, rather than”don our oldest rags and hoe the weedy po- tato patch: when we put off till to- morrow what could and should be at- tended to today: when we let mo- mentary inclination dictate to eternal duty. Did you ever read of the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius? Here is one: “A wrong-doer is often a man that has left sometking undone, not always he that has dome something.” Marcus preached a great many years i I'm preaching now in ‘English. Doubtless my sermonizing will do just about as much good as his. And that was nome at all! THE FARMER. Workmen’s Compensation, Two workmen’'s compensation agree- ments have been approved by Com- missioner J. J. Ponohue as follows: Ashiand Cotton Co., employer, and Bertha Lamber, em- ploye, small bruise with blood . pois- i Jewett City,{ oning of index finger, at rate of $5.25. Aspinook Co. Jewett City, employ- er, and Kenel Primrose, empioye, in- Jured right side,.at rate of $3.33. NOTICE TO NERVOUS WOMEN Mrs. Seibert Tells How You Can Owvercome Nervous Comditions Louisville, Ky.—“I suffered badly from nervousness, a run-down condi- tion, no appetite and pains in/my back—until I just had to give up. A friend told me about Vipol and I felt Now I have a good feeling fine, strong every way."—Mrs. L F. Seibert. The reason Vinol was so successful | in Mrs. Seibert's case is because -it| contains the very elements| needed to | build up a weakened, run-down sys- | tem, make rich, red blood, and create strength. ' G. A. R. MEN WILL CONVENE IN OREGON For 52nd National Encampment— From Aug. 18 to Aug. 24. Plans for the trip to the fifty-see- ond national encampment, Grand Army of the Republic, in Portland, Oregon, are announced by Christian Quien, of Danbury, department com- mander for Connrecticut. The en- campment will be held August 18-24. The Connecticut department has odopted as its- official route: . Hart- ford to New York, then to. Chicago, to 8h Paul and from St. Paul via the Norikern Pacific to Portland. The heagguarters train. will leave Hartford - Wedsesday, August 14. at 9.44 New eon in New York, and party - will assemble at Grand Cen- tral, station to take the 2 p. m. exe press for Chicago. The arrival ‘in Portland will be August 18 at 7.30 4. m. Those from New London and vieinity will leave New TLondon' at 7.30 a. m., Wednesday, and connmect with the headquarters train. Tickets for the, round trip from the principal poimts in ‘Connecticut te Portland and return by the same route will be had at reduced rates for those entitled to purchase them. Those entitled to purchase tickets are members of the Grand Army, nurses of the Civil War; members of the Women's Relief corps. Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Udu{,hlew of Veterans. Sons of Vet- * auxiliary and members- of the of any of the persons be- ‘m\"mfi to thn orders named. The word “fami! has been construed to mean those who would naturally ac- company the member of the organiza- tion going to Portland. The Conneécticut headguarters will at Hotel Perkins fifth and zton street: Ther> will be a meeting of the Connecticnt com- rades entitled to vote at Hotel Per- kins, Tuesday. August 20, at 4.30 p. m., to select a member of the national council of administration and one for the committee on resolutions. William H. Shaffer -of Robert O. T post Hartford, has been ap- pointed official color bearer for the; Connecticut _department. and George Dunmore of John M. Morris -post, Wethersfield. and Henry M. Crocker of Admiral Foote post. ew Haven, ajdes on the staff of Department Commander Quien. The encampment parade will take | place Tue: i August 20 at 10 a. m. of Vetera will act as No cari- catures of or of anyi nature will be ailowéd. There will| be a camp fire in the auditorium | Tuesday evening and the first busi- ness will be held in the samc place ! | Civil War veterans United States service attend the reunion without Toss | of pay during the time required in travel to and from Portland and \he time of the encampment. GARDENS MUST NOT TAKE VACATION | Keep Weeds Down — Last Call For| Planting This Season Home gardeners may feel that thev are entitled to a vacation, that they | have earned a rest, that the garden | is far enough along to take care of itself and that the crops are so nearly mature nothing more need be | done. Rut no. says Supervisor F. “‘i Brown. in talking this over with the | food committee. The garden that isy neglected now will be just so much| more trouhiesonze next spring. Every | weed that matures seed this fall will ! mean a whole lot of little weeds next spring; so keep vour garden clean to the very end of the season. Furthermore, yvour garden needs no vacation: in fact it will be a better| garden if it is kept workinz all the time. What about the rows from which vou have harvested a crop of spinach | or early string beans. and Swiss| chard, early beets, carrots and onions. These rows ought to be working and | there are two wars to set them at it | First of all, you might piant let-; tuce, raddishes and early beans. but' remember that these late planted, crops have not goi a summer ahead of- them. You will have m help if these | crops win the race with the first frost. Perhaps you have depended on nitrate | of soda to zive vour plants a start| and now vou can’t get it. Use commer- cial fertiliger or try a ‘sprinkling of : poultry manure, but see that the soil | is well spaded and the manure well mixed. Beets, turnips, and celery-can also be included in vyour late crops and these will stand a little frost, Mr. Brown made it plain that this was the last call for planting. It vou wait until next week, it may be too late; it's late enough now. Finally, if vou have definitely 4nade up your mind not to piant any more crops, there is one other alternative and you ought not to meglect it. Clean | up the vacant rows and sow them to! rve to get a winter cover crop on the land. Tt will mean a better garden for next vear. Weedy rows sap the fer- tility of vour soil. Weedy corners pro- duce enough seed to last for a couple of vears. Pull the weeds hoe them up, or at least cut off the tops with a sickle or scythe to prevent seed- ing. NORTHFIELD MEETINGS. Lose Nothing in Interest Although War Lessens Attendance. ‘War conditions have affected the at- tendance at the general conference, now in session at Northfield, there be- ing very many less then' the average number on the grounds. Saturday night about 400 were in tents. The meetings are not lacking in enthu- siasm however. At the praiss service Tuesday conducted by C. M. Alexand- er, reports were asked for from. the Pocket Testament League Workers and those present reported a total of. +30.000 signers since the conference last vear. A conférsnce was recently held in England to provide parents with ad- vice and information on the. various professions and - occupations ‘open -to girls. ¥ BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7th, fhe method of paying cash fares on our locaf cars will Be s TRt The use of duplex tickets will be discontinued on local cars, and partially discontinued on interurban cars. Intermban transportation will be sold only on interurban cars and after such cars have traveled beyend a FIVE-CENT. ZONE which has been established. TRANSFER LIMITS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED as follows:— From Maples Corner to the end of the West Side Line; from Cemetery on the Yantic Line to Harlamd's Cg’ from Thamesville to Zone 128 at the Sanatarium, on the New London Line. * A ZONE FOR THE COLLECTION OF FIVE-CENT FARES FROM ALL PASSENGERS hizsBesn established 2He Sanatarium on the New London Line; at'Harland’s Corner on the Yantic Line, with a secend five-cent zone tothe-end of the line. On the West Side, Boswell Avenue and Laurel Hill Lines, FIVE-CENT FARES ONLY WILL: BE OOLLECTED, 9§ On the Taftville Line, a five-cent zone will extend to the Greenville Cemetery, with a secpfl five-cent zone from there to Taftville. On the Central Village Line this register will be used for the collection of a fivecent fare fromt al passengers riding within the Norwich city zone extending from Greenville Cemetery to Franklin Square. These five-cent collections are to be made through this portable register. Passengers coming in from interurban lines will have the transfer privile‘gés as usual, with the transfer limits ex- tended as indicated. THIS MEANS THAT ALL TRAVEL ORIGINATING IN NORWICH OR NEW LONDON OR WITHIN THE ZONE LIMITS ABOVE INDICATED, calls for the initial payment of a five-cent fare through this portable register, regardless of the distance the passenger may wish to travel; the only exception being the Norwich and Westerly Line, where no pre- sent change in method of fare collection is being made, Transportation heyond the Sanatarium is sold enly to the College, by means of this register, covering the ride into New London. at which point the collection of five cents is made WAR INCOME TAX. A Federal law provides an 8% war tax on transportation and requires that condactors ascertain and that passengers state their destination; and on the New London Line leaving the College, and on the Willi- mantic Line after leaving Taftville for Willimantic, an amount sufficient to cover the war tax to the fmal destmation will be collected, and a receipt issued by the conductor will be retained by the passenger as ewidence that his war tax has been paid to the destination. On the Central Village Line and in the opposite direction on the Willimantic-New Londen Line, the sime arange- ment will apply. The register used is simply one of those 20th century brain and lzbor saving mechanisms rigged to- serve -our par- ticular business. Similar devices, used to simplify clerical work and protect thomsands.of cash-hand¥ng. m. = in rsal use. i ADVANTAGES UNDER THIS NEW OPERATION STAN D-OUT PROMINENTLY THE PASSENGER pays his cash fare by easily insertin g his nickel into the hand%nflhea‘sbrj:flnd»of}&ing same in the conductor’s hand. The accustemed physical act of payment is not so much changed s i hardship. THE CONDUCTOR is relieved of registering fares. Collection means registration znd himmfl oS- session of all cash, as usual. The entire tramsaction involving payment, registration md'-dchwyflsgamomphsbm auto- matically and instantly at passenger’s finger tips. All this saves time, labor, and elimitatesthe oldbunavoitable annoy- ance of jostling passengers during the old “ring up” precess. The correct andit of ail Mm 2 maiter of memory or optional intent. The cendactor is. relieved of mental accounting. Pfismmufim—simsmd unjust suspicions. Instead of collectitrgifares in “burches,” carrying the record in: lusfimni;-fihfletomd\ the register cord, the-conductor now realizes.that each passenger knows.his fare is registered-thesinstant: of*pqment Excited passen- gers cannot now “ring up”’ cash fases by mistake, as-fermerly,-or 'dispute reardingjdenominaifion of.con pail, whether 2 nickel or quarter, etc. The chance for honest fimancial error:is.eliminated along:with anysplamsible ‘basis for excusing in- tentional irregularities. This means a “square deal” wihout casting reflections or impasing hardships. —that the old miethod of paying.car-fare is now bemg rapidly discarded+afit over=the - counfry’ —that the method of paying-fares-into coltecting-registers, or‘coin-counting¥bexes, efc. (the conductor simply supply-} ing full charge, but having nofhing-to do with registering fares)——&-us method ismnewr-regarded as the modern, nen-trouble making, mutualiy-fair and busimessitke system; —that the slight change.in ;passenger’s physical act of payment, when resalts accmnpl‘zshed are considered, constifutes no hasdship or basis for grievance*from any able-bodied: passenger. The system is-identical withscoltection principles-on pre-payment cars. ful use by conservatively managed companies insmany farge-cifies. PLEASE HAVE YOUR ‘NICKEL'S.READY. READ NOTICE POSTED IN OUR CARS. “ The passenger tendering 5 penmies:wilPbechanded 2 nickel, in exchange, for insertion. - We soficit the co-operationtoffour, patronsiand -2 riess. o show, teasonable patience until our conductor become accustonmtothesltghtchmgsflmm'shmk. P ’ : e Thousands of these regstcrs are in success- 'IheShm'el.m,,Elecmc Railway Company e o P