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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03

all being whiskey men. which he knows Is a malicious deliberate and slander- ous falsehood. cut from tine whole cloth. To leave out what we think of him re- lgiously. he Is lacking in decency Our private opinion of BrJoksie Is that ha Is u blantant hypocrite.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-03

the, came of that poor fellow the dog lick
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
BARRELS sy THE MILLION.

The Wall Street Journal has recent ly been doing a little remarkable fig uring with reference to the business of the Standard oil company It finds that the net profits of the Standard oil company are running at the rate of approximately sSs,OOo,Ooo year. The production of petroleum in the United States in 1908 amounted to 1Te,572, ,479 barrels, valued at SIPS, ,I06,25s. The Standard Oil company, largely as the selling agent, is supposed to control about 30 per cent of the oil produc- tion of the country, so that of the number of barrels produced the com pany must have handled approximate ly 143,60O,0 900 barrels. The net profits of the Standard Oil, based upon sS3,- 000,000 a year, are therefore at the rate of about 5s cents a barrel of Am erican oil produced. The average price per barrel of oil produced in the Unit ed States last year was approximately 72 cents. However, the profits of the Standard oil company also include revenues derived from foreign subsid iaries. The worlds production of oil in 1908 aggregated 2S4,614,0o0 barrels Assuming that the Standard Oil com pany controls 70 per cent. of the worlds production of oil, 1t must have handled last year close to 20o,0o0,OO0 barrels
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
HONOR vs. pIsHoNoR,

When angry officials vent spite and Jpleen upon an honest man--wl1eR of- ficials, nettled by criticism venture to dishoror a soldier for upright con- duct and honest criticism, they Of course. the old idea of soldier of the ranks was that he had no right to say his soul was his own-those days are ancient and every soldier of intelligence is today recognized as a captain. Private Walter M. Pickett of New Haven. a bright newspaper correspondent, has been summarily dismissed the service by order of Adjt. General Cole, for his sharp criticisms of the conduct of the war game in Massachusetts, in which he was an interested participant. Private Pickett did not try to evade the responsibility owned up that his opinions as a news paper man were correctly printed and explained that it was as such he acted as a critic, not as a private soldier. Shoulder-strapped and brass -buttoned rule was not broad enough to compre- bend that the two capacities were dis tinct, and that the newspaper critic had as much right to speak his opin- ions as the private soldier had to shoot.
 So young MT. Pickett is out of the state service, honored instead of dis honored in the eyes of his contempo- raries. expressing no regret and ready to handle more trenehant pen in the future. He has not retracted or apol- ogized. but stands pat distinctly hon. ored in the eyes of the. fraternity.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
COMPULSORY CREMATION.

While cremation is recognized as the most sanitary way of disposing of the dead, there is something so abhorrent about it to the average mind that it does not increase in public favor very rapidly; but at the annual convention of cemetery superintendents in a discussion of this question by them it was declared that compulsory crema- tion is among the possibilities of the near future. It was shown by statis- ties that the number of cremations fin the past ten years had been dou- bled and the belief is that it will con- tinue to overcome the prejudice which is it's greatest check. It is singular that incineration should appear to be so much more dreadful a thing than the burial of the dead in the molding earth. To those who favor cremation it seems that every person ought readily to appreciate the sanitary ad- vantages of it, but inasmuch as they do not, the time when cremation be- eomes universal depends altogether upon ths amount of enlightenment on the subject necessary to overcome a prejudice based upon a tender senti- ment.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
WHERE WE LACK,

It is not strange that Wu Ting fang thinks that we Americans could be inn proved in many ways, for the Ameri- cans are not as gentle hammered as the representatives of many alien races. When he returned from his travels in South America, he gave us one of his light raps by remarking: ''Politeness is marked peeuliarity of the Peruvians. They are of the Latin races. What I noticed particularly was that they were so polite-something like our own people" None of the company yentured to comment upon his remarks, and Minister Wu broke the silence by remarking: T did not say Americans were not politei" When it comes to average politeness it is evident enough that the object lesson is not American. Young America laughs at the politeness-which it re- gards as affectation-of some of the representative races; but there is something pleasant in their polite and cheerful salutations. Minister Wu may have been boldly insinuative, but he was not openly in error.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
THE DEMOCRACY OF DEATH.

The death of E. H. Hartman called forth from the press many comments upon death as the great leveller, and thus has brought to light once more the splendidly presented thoughts of the late Senator John J. Ingalls, upon this subject, when he said: Tn the democracy of the dead all men are at last equal There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave. At this fatal threshold the philosopher ceases to be wise, and relinquishes his millions, and Lazarus his rags. The poor man is as rich as the richest and the rich man is as poor as the pauper. The creditor loses his usury, and the debtor is acquitted of his obligation. There the proud man surrenders his dignities, the politician his honors, the worldling his pleas ures; the invalid needs no physician, and the laborer rests from unrequited toll. Here at last is natures final de- cree in equity. The wrongs of time are redressed, injustice is expiated, the irony of fate is refuted, the unequal distribution of wealth honor, capacity, pleasure and opportunity which makes life so cruel and inexplicable ceases in the realm of death. The strongest there has no supremacy and the weak est needs no defense. The nightiest captain succumbs to that invincible adversary who disarms alike the vic tor and the vanquished."
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

bride cautiously up the street to nearby trolley, where they were joined by Malcolm and the groom, who sneak ed around by way of the field.
 A car bound for the nearest suburb was safely reached, and after grateful farewells the young couple were whirl- ed away into the night like two bril- liant meteors that had flashed for a moment across Janet's dull pathway.
 But, as she turned back to her quiet street with Malcolm, she was con- scious they had left behind them d subtle trail of influence. The very manner in which Malcolm took her arm proclaimed 1t, and when he spoke his voice had in it a ring she never before heard there.
 Those young people were very hap py'' he remarked, as he laid his strong hand over Janet's under cover of the friendly darkness. ''There was a time, Janet" he continued earnestly when hoped for just such happiness for you and myself. But when circumstances were in position to warrant my speaking of it l say, by your manner how useless 1t would be, and l dared not risk the pleasure your friendship afforded me, so-kept silent. Somehow, the sight of that lad tonight who had pluck enough to try for and win tha thing he wanted has given me cour- age to speak. Have l made a very great mistake by doing so?"
 Janet looked timidly up into his eyes and saw in them the same beauty of expression she had seen in the young groom's. and the sight blinded her with its bewildering hashlight of joy. She hid her face against his arm. But Nal colm understood. and together they walked blissfully down the quiet street that of a sudden had become to them a lRllowed place. for was it not through it's medium that love at last had found them f-+ Boston Post
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
THE lulLETIN's DAILY STORY
THE ROMANCE OF A QUIET STREET

when Malcolm's broad shoulders loom | ed through the darkness her greeting was cold from reason of the carefully repressed feeling that lay beneath 1t. Malcolm seated himself silently on 1 the steps, the light from the open doorway falling athwart his calm, i'm passive face and throwing the whole strength of his figure into such sharp relief that it seemed to Janets wistful gaze to be hewn from granite.
 What could ever move him?" she wondered patiently. He has never felt as have. I must be content with l his friendship"
 Suddenly the silence between them was broken by the unusual sound of horses feet tl1udding down the quiet street. Janet, listening expectantly, horses chatter noisily back to the main road.
 Two people were rushing headlong toward the house. and as they dashed breathlessly itno the circle of light that flooded the porch steps she saw one of them was a young man, whose laugh ing face was flushed with happy ex- citement, and who was dragging in tow pretty, bashful girl.
 Please, may we hide in your porch ?'' he asked, gayly. They are after us hot foot in two autos and have chased us. all over the city. It occurred to me to drive down this out-of-the-wa street and send the cab on to the sta- tion without us. You see,' he explain ed with a certain proud embarrassment, i've have just been married"
 The little bride blushed furiously and shook the pink confetti from her ruffled gray plumage.
 Janet watched them speechlessly. Never before in the annals of that quiet street had anything so wonderful happened as the advent of this radiant couple, who seemed the embodiment of all she had once dreamed for herself. She caught her breath at the reverent tenderness in the young groom's eyes as he removed the confetti from the
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
CIRCULATION
THE JUBILEE BOOK.

The Jubilee Book, containing a complete record of the celebration oi the 25Oth anniversary of the founding of the town of Norwich, with complete Illustrations, containing at least 100,- oeO words and 50 pages of portraits and scenes of decorated streets and sections of the parade, etc. The Bull lettn hopes to have the book ready foI delivery early in December. If you have not ordered one, fill out the cou- pom printed elsewhere and mail to the Business Manager of The Bulle- tin, Norwich, Conn"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

One could hardly designate 1t a street, but rather a muddy lane dart ing from the main road without req sonable excuse for doing so, and trail ing aimlessly off into a deserted field. A few scattered houses with unlovely gaps between ornamented it on either side, and it was from their presence it eventually gained the dignity of the term-street.
 At the farthest end, next to the empty field. that in winter was piled high with neutrally tinted snow and in summer served as a dump heap for the entire neighborhood, lived Janet Douglas.
 Janet hated that dreary street It seemed symbolic of her whole life, which was an existence robbed of all beauty and the twang and effervescence of joyousness, leaving it gray, unevent- ful.
 Years ago, when Malcolm Kent first began calling on her, she had hoped for escape from it and peeped shyly into future radius of happiness, where she saw reflected her own i'm : age crowned with the twin stars of wifehood and motherhood.
 But the years had drifted past an1 in her heart the hardy little flower Of hope slowly faded. and only the whole some sweetness of her nature prevented the noxious weed of bitterness from springing to life in it's place..
 Malcolm still called, apparently satisfied to be counted merely as a friend, and Janet hid the pain of dis appointment by hedging herself within the bulwarks of wounded pride and showing such a bold front of indiffer- ence that a braver man than he was needed for an attack,
 Tonight as she rocked back and forth in the dusk of the vine sheltered porch, she could hear the distant rum ble of the trolley cars, the faint trill- ing notes of a hurdy-gurdy, and the old dissatisfied sense of remoteness from the actualities of life, that of late had been dormant, gripped her afresh and filled her with a vague unrest. So
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

It was something to be imagined rather than known by actual experience, and far too exquisite a thing to have found birth within the bdeak boundary of her own life.
 During the merry explanations that followed it surprised her to see how amused and interested Malcolm be . came, and 1t was he who planned the final outwitting of the pursuing we'd ding guests.
 At his suggestion Janet led'the little
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
Took No Chances.

The remains of a gigantic rhinocer- os have been unearthed in Oregon. Probably it headed the exodus from South Africa when the Roosevelt hunt ing expedition was announced and starved to death in a strange land Denver Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

Mrs. Young, superintendent of schools at Chicago, realizes that one woman can cast gloom over a stag party, and she declined to be that woman when Taft was there
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
As a Hio Stick,

President Taft does not know what to do with the pole, but MT. Roosevelt never would have been puzzled in that way. with so many indicators of one kind and another cluttering up the map ereabouts.-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
The Circulation of The Bulletin.

The Bulletin has the largest cir. culation of any paper in Easterp Connecticut. and from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over 5000 of the 4.05s houses in Nor wIch, and read b.: ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham 1t is delivered to over 800 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to over HOO. and in all of these places t is considered the local daily.
 Eastern Connecticut has forty nine towns. one hundred and sixty i've post ofice districts and forty one rural free delivery routes.
 The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of the R. F. D routes in Eastern Connecticut
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

It has been decided by the Sons of Rest that the man who does not get @lis head turned by success must have a stiff neck.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

The laws delays have been sub ject to criticism for several hundred years, but if the world would stand pat against the delays of lawyers, a change would result
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
The WorId's Second chiIdhood.

With gum drops winning the north pole and chocolates tempting the Penn sylvania youth to church, there seems to be reason for fearing the world is in its second childhood. Washington Times
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

The man who thinks he owes pos terity nothing can make posterity in- debted to him if he will just get up and hustle.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

Happy thought for today: All the good people do not die young, for if they did you and I would have been dead long agoi
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

Those people who were hankering for speech from Taft in the west that was perfectly clear have diseov- cred that Taft is a man who delivers the goods every time.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

When the Apostle Paul told men to put on the whole armor," the foot ball players were not born; but they obey the command and would scare crows from a eornfield.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

No one will blame Dr. Cook if he gets a little wrathy when he learns what his old friend and comrade, Peary, has been saying about him.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

Down in Georgia recently prose cuted case shows that one may shoot his mother-in- for S20.75. This is a bargain price.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

Hog cholera costs the country forty millions year. and the end-seat hog and some others are immune from it.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Of course, Taft thinks that the tariff bill is the best bill ever, or he would not have signed it.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

Prohibition is said to have split Alabama from end to end, but that will not make two separate states of it, if we debar wet and dry.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

Miss Elkins appears to realize that an American queen can make the na- bobs of Italy come down.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

It is just as we'll that everybody who wants to be a monopolist can't be, for that would rob monopoly of all it's power and distinction.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

It is not likely that Harry Whitney of New Haven knows that he has be- come missing link. What he didn't say should cut no ice.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

The character of every neighbor- hood is good mark OF bad one on the map of a town or city. Is your neighborhood marking up or down?
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

Dr. Cook did not present the new found land of thirty thousand square miles to the government. Finding was not having with him.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

Many family man acts as if he thought his wife put down the door mat for ornament instead of for use.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22
Wrese Pcth Aqree,

Fortunately stfere is an agreement on one point: Both diseoverers dsicov- er'd the pole on the same day of the week-Tuesday.- Tribune.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-22

The oyster is getting into good so- cisty just as fast as the weather will permit.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-11-18
YOUTHFUL BANDIT IS
DRIVEN TO BAY BY MOB
Shoots Cashier When He Holds Up
Bank for Second Time
Attempts Suicide.

Eudora, Kan, Nov. 13.-Driven TO
bay by an armed mob Earl Bullock.
.he 17-year-old bandit Of Lawrence,
Kan, who twice within the last month
has robbed the Eudora State bank,
murdered a policemand and shot an
other man, probably fatally wounded
himself in an attempt to commit sui
eide near here.
Bullock attempted suicide following
his second robbery OF the bank here
and his shooting of Fred Starr. cash
Ter OF the Kaw Valley State bank OF
Eudora, who was In the Eudora State
bank with his days clearings. Accom-
panied by William Mckay, Is years
Did. Of Jacksonville, Fla, Bullock held
Up the bank. Although Starr offered
10 resistance to the hold-up Bullock
5hot him through The jaw. Suatching
aore than $500, Bullock fled, followed
oy his companion Each youth had
.wo revolvers.
Harry Wilson, cashier of the robbed
Jank, spread the alarm, and a crowd
Of citizens, armed with shOtglns,
rifles and revolvers. pursued tue boy
bandits across the fields. In atLhmpt-
ing rs swim the RAW river The boys
lost ground and a few minutes. later
The mob was at their heels. Mckay
iurrendered, but Bullock, wrennhing
he rRvolyers from his faltering part
ner's hands, sped on into a patoh of
wood.
John Miller, a farmer, in no way
onnected with the pursuit, stepped
nto Bullocks path and the boy, think
ing him an enemy. fired. His shots
missed Miller, and the posse, seeing
the youth was determined TO resist,
fred score of shots at him. Bullock
returned the fire, nut realizing he was
about to be captured, shot himself
through the head
Meantime the crowd threatened to
lynch Mckay Officers hurried him
to Lawrence in an automobile and
placed him in jad
Buliock's previous holdrup of the
bank and the murder of Policeman
Wilson Pringle took place on Octo--
Der IL.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-11-18
Engineer Saves His Train.

Frankfort, KY. Nov. 13.-Though the
fireman Jumped from what he believed
to be certain death on a Frankfort q
Cincinnati train, Engineer Mat Horton
stuck to the throttle and saved two
cars filled with passengers. The rear
wheels of the locomotive left the track
near Duvalls station, short distance
from Georgetown. Ky. Horton brought
the train TO a stop on high trestle.
with the forward trucks of the en-
gine OF the track
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-11-18
RAILROAD BUILDER DIES
Ransom r. Gable, One Of Promoters
Rock Island System, Passes Away
After Brief Illness.

Chicago, Nov. 13.-Ransom r. Cable,
one OF the builders of the Rock Island
railway system, and one of the. best
known railroad men in the country,
died at the residence of his son. Ben
iamin r. Gable, after an illness OF
only a week.
Notwithstanding his 70 years, Mr.
Cable had been in the best OF health
until a week ago, and then it was
thought he was merely the victim of a
slight indisposition.
Mr.. Cable is survived by a widow
and three children. The latter are:
Benjamin F. Cable, general counsel OF
the Rock Island road; Hiram F. Gable
and Mrs. Edward Pope. Funeral
services VIII be held in Rock Island
ILL.,, Sunday.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-11-18
BRIEF STATE NEWS
Items Of Special Interest to
Our Readers
CLEANED FROM MANY SOURCES.
To General Assembly the centraliza.
ton Of Government Of stste Penal,
Charitable and Eleemesynsry Insti.
tutions.

Columbus, O.--Cne Of the leading
recommC ndGtions ly Gov. Harmon to
the General Asse by next January
will be for the Capitalization of the
government of the states penal. char
liable and eleemI synary institutions.
There is nothing revolutionary in the
idea, as many states have such sys-
TEN in successful operation, the lateJt
20 adopt II being Illinois. He pro-
poses TO do away with the present
boards of trustees of these institu-
tions and substitute a state board OF
control, which will combine all of
their powers. Gov. Harmon is not the
first chief executive to reach the con-
clusion that the trustee system nf
government is not suited TO modern
conditions. being both inefficient and
expensive. In 1896 the late Gov. Asa
S. Bushnell, one Of the best business
executives the state has ever had
made a similar recommendation in
his inaugural address. Local politi-
cal influences proved too strong FOR
him in the General Assembly, and he
was reluctantly forced to surrender
the reform, frankly admitting his IN.
ability TO cope with the cohesive pow
ers that plumber Gov Harmon has
reached the original position OF Gov.
Bushnell through Independent inves-
tigation of conditions since he as
sumed his present authority.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-11-18

Canton, O.-Advices received here
are to the effect that a merger Of the
Northern Ohio traction, Stark electric
and Youngstown & Ohio electric lines
will be the final outcome OF deal now
under way. It is given out that right
OF way has been purchased for a new
line TO connect cities between Salem
and Youngstown. In this move II is
stated are interests back of the North
ern Ohio traction and Stark electric
companies, who have for their object
the merging OF all lines in this section
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-11-18
HOWLlNG MOB
Met Effort Of Akron Mayor To Secure
Thirty.cent Gas.

Akron, O.-Ieering and kissing
Mayor Sawyer and a half-dozen lead
ers Of manufacturing and mercantile
enterprises, advocates Of a 3O-cent
franchise to the East Ohio Gas Co, to
prevent shutting off Of the gas supply,
turned a mass meeting into a near-riot.
81 never saw such riotous scenes"
cried Mayor Sawyer 81 pledge my
self not 10 veto the grant. ! would not
veto It II knew only one man wanted
East Ohio gas. know three men want
it. They can have IT,"
The mayor, calling for a vote and
announcing II in favor Of the 3O-cent
ordinance, was compelled by Col.
Henry Sanford to call for another vote.
p storm of noes" He was driven TO
a seat, but later repeated his defiant
declaration. He faced a bowling mob
by this time and the meeting broke up.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-11-18
Bank official Believed Slain,

New York, Nov. 1.-THE dead
body of a man believed to be Edwin
Hills, a member of the Connecticut
legislature and vice-president of the
Plainville Comm National bank, who
disappeared from the Hotel Imperial,
was found in room at the Gilsey
house. He had much money and Jew
elry ON his person when he left his
home for New York His family be-
lieved he was drugged and robbed and
that the drug killed him