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Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Fridays bright sun started shoppers
out after spring tub suits.
Inspectors are after dealers who
thicken cream with sugar of lime.
Excellent shad Is in market, 81
though shad roe is somewhat scarce.
Inauguration supper. March A. Uni
versalist church.-adv.
The temperature was snappy on Fri
day morning, the mercury registering
10 degrees.
Many strangers were in town Fri
day, and the fire ruins are still
watched with interest.
The Report OF the tuberculosis
Commission at The Bulletin business
ONCE. Distributed free.
Local letter carriers are referring to
the state meeting in Meriden Monday
as the best In the history Of the state
association.
Experienced singers are now being
admitted to the Peoples Singing class.
Preparations are being made for a
concert at close of season. Applica-
ton should be made to Mr.. Geer,
Central Bldg.-adv.
The report Of the New London
with windham county, archdeaconry
shows Episcopal parishes IA, missions
10. assisted II, communicates 2,sS2.
sittings 5,7s6. current expenses $685.
256.e4.
Very low colonist Rates via Nickel
Plate road-Beginning March LIST to
California, Washington and Oregon.
Elegant tourist sleepers. Write l. r.
Burgess. N. z. p. A.. 2Os Old South
Bldg, Boston. Mass.--ady.
The treasurer has received a56s.6s
from the Advent offering Of the vari-
Gus Episcopal Sunday schools in Con-
necticut The offering this year will
be given to St Monioa's mission, Of
Hartford.
At the Second Congregational
church there win be preaching morn
ing and evening by the pastor, Rev.
L. L. West; morning topic THE
Light Of Life" At 1880, AN Evening
With Mendelssohn. adv.
Inventory on the estate Of the late
Donald G. Mitchell ok MarveD. the
author, native of Norwich. who died
recently at his home in Westville, has
been filed in the probate court at New
Haven and shows a total estate Of
t58,s7As4.
A handsome pamphlet, 'Graves Of
the Signers Of the Declaration Of In
dependence from Connecticut" pre-
pared by Albert Mcclellan Mathew
son. president OF the Descendants Of
signers, shows the graves OF Samuel
Huntington ct Norwich Town, and Of
William Williams at Lebanon.
Rev. p. G. Wright viii speak at the
Central Baptist church Sunday morn
ing upon "A Message for the Doubt
ing" His evening theme viii be
"square the Way for Another Year of
Lieenss."--adv.
Manager Sykes Of the S. N. z. Tel
ephons company states in his annual
report: The telephone traffic, as
measured by the total number of tel
ephons calls during the year, increas-
ed about per cent. over the total for
1907, our records showing an estimate
OF over $4,000, 900 calls answered BY
ptfr operataru d,.wf1z H. ,so.- raoos
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27
Must Tickle Henri.

Mr.. Knox will not deny that the con
stitution Of the United states appears
to have got Off a good joke on him.
Chicago Tribune.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Mrs. James Shirley Of Baltic Is cor
fined to her home by illness.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Alfred L. Dolson. representing the
Travelling Salesman Co, which is
booked here for next month, was in
town on Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

e. J. Tucker of Lebanon was Wis
itor in Norwich on Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27
SPECIAL

at the Mill Remnant Store. 2o1 West
Main Street. a lot Of Fancy silks for
evening and wedding dresses, all colors.
at low prices; also Latest style Dress
Goods. Muslins and Cotton Goods at
half price. Come and see them.
MILL REMNANT STORE,
o0I West Mafn ST.,
feb27d JOHN BLOOM. Prop.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Mrs. William II. Fitch has returned
from New Haven, where she was a re-
cent visitors.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Miss Grace Bush OF Cambridge,
Mass. is the guest OF Mrs. Eben Al
len Of Washington street.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27
PERSONAL.

James F. cosgrove is III at his home
ON Main street.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Fridays bright sun started shoppers
out after spring tub" suits.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Rev. David L. Yale OF Enfield is the
guest during his stay in town OF Rev
and Mrs. Samuel II. Howe.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Excellent shad Is in market, ST.
though shad roe is somewhat scarce.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Miss Louise c: Howe Of Williams
avenue has returned from a visit IN
New York
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

inspectors are after dealers who
tricken cream with sugar of lime.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Local letter carriers are referring to
the state meeting in Meriden Monday
as the best In the history Of the state
association.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

and you1I sase yourself lst q ranslisf - 80.
be- n you hare sudden ehnl--of Anfn saa-
n you have collie. crAmp o. Uauh1oa eent wsl
minute. Take al once a teaHpoonful OF furu Datn
Painkilirr IN half aiass q hot water e mlle-
cry. Then you'll serious Illness ~. ~
ought 70 have this tried and proven rsznsag r.
battle when there's pain 10 subdue. New ans ust9e,
S5e., also In 80 cont dzeh
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27
Incidents in Society

Mrs Burrill W. Hyde OF Broadway
was the guest OF friends in Mystic on
Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Inauguration supper, March 4, Uni
versalist church.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Experienced singers are now being
admitted to the Peoples Singing class.
Preparations are being made for a
concert at close OF season. Applica-
ton should be made to Mr.. Geer,
Central Bldg-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

The wednesday Evening whist club
met this week on Friday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. VIII A. Stearns OF Nc
Kinley avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

The temperature was snappy on Fri
day morning, the mercury registering
10 degrees.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Human Interest" is the
Feature that Predominates
I'm the Daily Routine of
Our Market
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

Many strangers were in town Fri
day, and the fire ruins are still
watched with interest.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27

The Report OF the tuberculosis
Commission at The Bulletin business
ONCE. Distributed free.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-27
0he GSt1lletilG.
VARIOUS MATTERS.

Norwich, SATURDAY.. FEB. n, 1909.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
SPREAD OF the COMMISSION IDEA.

1t need create no great surprise, says
The Chicago Record Herald, if be
fore the end of the present legislative
season the majority of the western
states have authorized their cities to
establish governments by commission
after the style of Galveston or Des
Moines. In number of eastern states
as well such governments are possible
to cities that desire them. Minnesota
is the latest state to swing in line
It's new law passed the senate last
week and was sent to the governor for
signature.
1t is hardly more than three years
since the Galveston PLAN first began
to attract the attention of the country
Something similar had been tried in
New England cities, but New England
local government is usually regarded
as a law unto itself When Calves
tons commission, established in 1907
had showed conclusively its, efficiency
other cities began to sit up and take
notice. Houston adopted o similar
form of government, and in 1907 the
Texas legislature granted new charters
of the same general type to half a
dozen other cities. In the same year
Iowa gave it's cities chance, and Des
Moines took advantage of the oppor-
tnity almost instantly. Other Iowa
cities have followed with great enthus-
iasm and excellent results.
The Iowa plan, like the Galveston
plan, makes Capitalization of govern
ment the main thing. Powers of may
ors and councils are combined in the
hands of small board of four or five
commissioners, who distribute among
themselves the various departments of
the government. In Iowa more
advanced system of checks and con-
trolls is established, through the adop-
tion of the initiative, recall and refer.
endum SD
Kansas and South Dakota are two
ether states that have passed compre.
hensiye enabling laws, while number
of cities in Massachusetts,, Maine, Ten
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
WOMEN AS WAGE FARMERS.

Everybody's Magazine tells lis that
widows, 100000 of them, and more
were earning their living in the United
States in the year 1900. And married
women, likewise, to the number OF
more than 100000. And divorced wo-
men, likewise, to the number of more
than, 10000. One million six hundred
thousand of them altogether.
These widowed workingwomen, these
married workingwomen, these divorced
workingwomen, together, were a full
third and more of the grand total of A.
100000 American workingwomen, sixteen
years of age and over, in the United
States in the last census year.
How many women were there
twenty-f years of age and over, in
the United States in 1900? There were
approximately 100000. And how
many married women workers, widowed
women workers and divorced women
workers were there? There were APP
proximately. 100000
Which is to say that in tine total
female population of the United States
married and unmarried, working and not
working, rich and poor, twenty five
years of age and over, in the year
1900, one woman out of every eleven
had passed her wedding day and never
theless was a breadwinner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
RADICAL BUT INTERESTING.

Senator Stephens has introduced a
bill, for reconstructing the legislature
of Minnesota, which will at least afford
suggestions for the constitutional con-
vention that must some day be called,
however unwilling the present legisla-
ture may be to disturb the existing
rotten order of things, says The Pioneer
Press. The bill has evidently been
prompted by the presence in this legis-
lature of a disheartening amount of
dead wood" and ignorance. Three
fourths of the total membership, of
GO in the senate and l2l in the house,
is composed of men with no particular
qualifications as legislators. The fif-
teen or sixteen competent senators and
thirty odd competent representatives
have more than had their hands full in
the endeavor to secure some little in
telligent legislation.
Therefore, in the hope of clearing
the legislative halls of rubbish and of
getting better material. Mr.. Stephens
would cut the number of senator's down
from SO to ls; of representatives, from
III to So. He would pay them each
$4,000 a year; would make the term
of office twelve years for senators and
six years for representatives; and would
have them always in session, except
during the months of July and Au-
gust.
Everything aimed at by the bill, ex-
cept the last named feature, could be
accomplished by simple legislative en-
actment; but the continuous session
would require an amendment of the
constitution, which now positively linn
its the length to 80 working days.
The great state of New York, with
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23

president on matters pertaining to the
schedules. The plan is to place the
bureau under the jurisdiction of the
treasury department. Men in other
departments known to be familiar with
foreign trade conditions will be trans
ferred to Mr.. Mae Veagh's department
and given places in the bureau.
This assurance that experts will be
employed to study tariff questions and
to report on them from time to time
marks yielding to the demands OF
the advocates of commission, and
they believe that ultimately a commits
Ision bill will pass congress. Then the
tariff question will be removed from
the baleful influence of politics.
The president is in sympathy will
the tariff bureau plan. His letter to
Senator Aldrich from Augusta made il
plain also that he is in favor of a
, tariff commission He believes, nc
doubt, just as the reciprocity advocates
believe, that bureau will be the en-
tering wedge for commission and
that consent to its authorization by
the senate and house leaders is a
graceful way of bowling to the newt
able that is to come in the form Of
fully equipped business mems board
formed to take up tariff matters with
the good of the many as against the
few at heart.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
ROAST FOR TEXAS LEGISLATURE.

On the closing day of the extraor.
binary session of the Texas legisla.
ture Governor Campbell in an affi-
cial message to both houses, defended
his course and asserted that "the most
infamous lobby that ever trampled
upon the will of the people has swarm
ed about this capitol from the begin
ming until this hour" He further de-
clared: Your regular session of sixty
days was of little value to the peo-
pie. Not single platform demand
was enacted into law, one was de-
feated and you adjourned without even
considering the appropriation bill
whereupon the lobby applauded. Alto
gether you have been in regular and
called sessions since January IL. II
will hardly be denied that everything
that has been done in the way OF
legislation could have been done in
ten days. If the democratic party is
to be ignored and discredited, and II
the people are to be betrayed, i an
determined in SO far as | am able
to fix the sponsibility."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
Z THE WINE PRODUCTION.

The London Financial Times, which
goes to considerable trouble to keeE
track of tie worlds production in
various lines, is authority for the
statement that the wine output OF
this planet. is decreasing.
At the beginning of the twentieth
century the total production was well
over 4000O00,000 gallons. Since then
it has steadily gone down until, ir
1908, it amounts to 3,SG6,0O0,0O0 gal
Ions, falling off from the year be
fore of over 3O,OOO,OOO gallons.
France,( of course, still leads as the
great wine producing country, but even
she produced only 1881 100000 gallons
in 1908, as compared with l.453, 100000
of the year before and l,53O,OOOOOO a
few years ago.
The output of Italy is decreasing
while that of Spain, though in ad.
vance over that of 1907, is still con.
siderably lower than the figure reached
some years past.
The United States seems to remain
stationary in its supply, which amounts
to about 39,6OO,OOO gallons per an,
mum. But the decrease in the pro.
duction does not indicate much of a
decrease in the consumption of wine
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
LOSSES OF RAILROADS IN PANIC

Slason Thompson manager of the
bureau of railway news and statistics
at Chicago has issued the fourth an
nual report of that bureau covering
the business year ending November 80,
l9OS. 1t shows that the loss of the
railroads of the country on account of
the panic and ensuing depression was
lar greater than estimated by the
interstate commerce commission. The
railroads complain that the commission
experts made the mistake of basinp
their estimates on a period which in
Guided some of the prosperous months
of 1907.
Thompson finds the total loss in
gross earnings amounted to $33O.OOO. 900
as compared with the commissions
estimate of $l64,OOO,OO0, and that the
loss in net earnings was $l29,34O, AGO
as compared with the commissions es-
innate of $lll,O5l, OO6. The bureau
also finds that the effect of the q
cent passenger laws was a loss of
$25,0OO,OOO in gross earnings.
The heavy loss in net earnings is
accounted for partly by the expendi
ture of $32,OOO,OO0 in meeting the new
requirements as to methods of ac-
counting and as to the hours and con-
ditions of labor. The net capitaliza-
ton OF the railroads has increased
76.5 per cent, but this is only nine
per cent a mile more. The railroads
carried 1898 more passengers mile
and 260 per cent more tons of freight
= mile than in 1888.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
RESPECTS TO ONE pArrEx.

This is the forceful manner in which
Governor Marshall of Indiana pays
his respects to men of the Patten
stamp: Il have more respect for the
man who bets on horse races than |
have for the man who CANDLES in
the wheat market or other futures"
There is some sport about the one,
and not redeeming feature about
the other. If | had my way, |
should do away with all gambling,
but l know that it is not in human
nature to prevent speculation. / like
racing, and after all, there is no sport
in racing unless there is betting; but
that does not mean that 1 approve of
gambling.
81. may have peculiar idea of
affairs, but have always believed
that if the state would make fewer
attempts to make laws regulating the
morals of the people in general and
the people would give more attention
to individuals the world would be
better off.
IF congress would regulate the man.
ipulation of the markets, which causes
high prices, such as is the case in
Chicago today, let it pass law plac-
ing a tax on all contracts in futures
Yes, if congress would do SO. But
there is always that one little word
If.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23

population nearly four times that of
Minnesota, gets along with a senate of
so members and an assembly of l50
Nowhere has there been any apparent
gain to a state from the existence of
large legislative body. With larger
districts and smaller body of senators
and representatives, ADLER men would
seek the legislature. Especially would
this be the case if the honor carried
with it the liberal salary proposed by
Mr.. Stephens. The quality of the
membership would be further improved
by the election of the whole. body of
senators "at large" from the state, and
by allowing any citizen of the state to
offer himself as candidate for the
house of representatives in any district.
Unless the memberships in the vari-
Gus state administrative boards should
be distributed among the members of
the numerically reduced legislature
thus applying the commission plan"
to the state government) there would
seemingly be no especial advantage in
having the body always in session"
for ten months of the year But if
the body should absorb the functions
of the boards, it would no doubt gather
such an amount of practical knowl-
edge as, combined with long term,
would naturally make it more thor
oughly efficient than any legislature
yet known in the United States.
However, there is no chance that the
legislature will ever let the measure
see the light; so Mr.. Stephens con-
tribution to constructive statesman
ship" must for couple of years serve
only as material for debate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
cOMMERDs sENATE's ACTION.

Working men and women i'm every
section of this country are commend
ing the senate proposal to do away
with the additional tariff on stockings
which the house was led to put in the
Payne BILL In striking out the pro.
posed increase in duty against cotton
stockings where no higher tariff on the
silk stockings of the wealthy was
called for, the senate committee has
saved the measure from becoming rank
class legislation, according to the con-
sumers who are communicating to this
city the sentiment of the people in
their localities.
Millions of constituents today stand
ready to back up this decision if it
is questioned further in congress or in
conference committee, they declare
To enrich and give a monopoly to one
single family of manufacturers of the
kind of stockings that all Americans
buy, would be the sole object of any
move to shut out foreign competition
it is asserted by experts in the dry
SUOu IIdUt W WlOH Tie ldDOI I1tHl
and club women have appealed for in
formation. From an annual output of
$27 .233,6l6 in 1900 domestic stocking
manufacturers have extended their
business till in 1908 they produced and
sold over $55O0O,O00 worth of stock
ings, according to their own statement
While they could adjust themselves
to meet the conditions which these
manufacturers have tried to have con-
gress impose, the dry goods retailers
declare, it would be the eighty million
consumers of the United States who
must constantly buy stockings who
would be made to pay tribute to this
trust. Instead of the stockings which
everybody can now buy for quarter,
inferior goods must be bought under
the higher tariff it is assured. or con-
siderable advance in retail prices must
be paid by the consumers. Constant
vigilance must be kept up by the
American army of consumers until the
tariff bill is made law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
TARIFF LOG ROLLING.

There are numerous and divers opin-
ions of the tariff. Here is one from
The Ohio States Journal: every
one who knows anything of public
legislation knows that a tariff law is
something that nobody agrees to in
Its entirety. 1t is made up of infinite
trading and verybody has got to get
something out of the trade, or it will
not carry. And then, if we have a
tariff law at all, somebody has got
to give up his own notions, and 90
in for the combination. This is the
consideration, no doubt, that kept the
lumber duty in the bill; still, it is a
sideration whose control might well be
challenged
The st. Paul Dispatch reaches back
into history and recalls what General
Winfield Scott Hancock said about the
tariff in the campaign of 1880. That
campaign was made UP of the tariff
issue, and General Hancock was hand
somely defeated, and all because, it is
now generally admitted, he wrote a
letter in which he declared "the tariff
is a local ISSUE"
In the congress today, democrats
from Florida are demanding protec-
ton on citrus, fruits and sea.island cot
ton. Louisiana is almost ready to
seced unless the sugar duty is re-
tanned, Alabama is as strong as Penn.
sylvania for a duty ON iron and steel
Kentucky clamors for stiff duty or
tobacco. North Carolina is insistent
on a lumber schedule and South Gallo
lima must have a stiff tariff on cotton
manufactures. West Virginia wants
high protection on coal, and Texas is
urgently calling for duty on oil and
the retention of the tariff on hides and
wool. So much for the democratic
south.
In the north, Massachusetts wants
free wool and free hides, while the
west and northwest want the duties
retained on those articles. Every north
ern state has one or more articles
that it wanted admitted free, regard
less of party platforms and party lead
ers. Inc tarlH IN each case is inter
preted to favor special interests which
each congressman represents. Wasn't
Hancock right?
Looks as if Hanscock was right
much as many men in all parties do
not like to admit it.. The tariff is
made local issue when in reality it
should be national issue and sched-
ules should be framed on that basis.
But with the tariff in the hands of a
commission composed of experts, the
political tinge and the pernicious log
rolling will be eliminated when tar
iii bill is in the course of preparation.
The commission idea is gaining ground
daily. The movement is enlisting the
strongest kind of support from leading
men of the political parties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23

Senator j. f. c. Robinson and for
mer Representative Ambrose Tighe will
discuss the woman suffrage question
before the Sacajawes club, st. Paul, on
the third Thursday in May. With two
men of the ability possessed by Messrs.
Robinson and Tighe, handling the sub
ject, it will be useless for anyone else
to try to settle it. On with the de-
bate Senator Robinson will oppose
giving the ballot to women.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
BUNCH OF SHARP STICKS

Breakfast is the proper place to call
the ROLL
To make the most of the figure 6
turn it bottom upward.
The surgeon is ready to slash any
Old thing-except his bill.
It's wonder that more men don't
become round shouldered from stoop-
ing to folly. el
A mans religion never dies so long
as he uses the golden rule in meas
uring his actions.
After having been so mad he
couldn't say things, man begins to
boast Of his wonderful self control
A woman nearly always shows up
best in an argument when she doesn't
know anything about the subject on
tap.
Adam had one thing to be thankful
for. He never had to weed his pas
onion beds when the other boys were
going fishing. Chicago News.