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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
Real Raven Came Tapping.

At the Poe memorial meeting last
evening. William Fearing Gill of Paris,
the friendly biographer Of Poe, deep
~ interested his audience by relating
a strange incident which he said had
never been published or told. and
which he had determined to reserve
for this anniversary.
I was living in New York at the
time, and in my room I had in a, box
the bones Of Mrs. Edgar Allan Poe,
which I had rescued when the grave
yard in which she was inferred was
leveled. 1t was a bleak morning in
December. was awakened by a
rap, rap, rap. went to the door.
No one was there. Again came the
rap, rap, rap. 1 went to the window
and opened it. All was darkness, but
1 could distinguish some sort Of small
animal on the sill. Come in said,
and in walked raven.
"On my mantel 1 had an album of
autograph letters of Poe. together
with a poem called The Demon of the
Fire which doubtless inspired his
Raven This bird went to the book,
perched on top of it, and fastening
his talons in 1t, turned and looked at
me. said, in the words of the
poem, Tell me what they lordly name
is The raven tapped his wings and
cried, 'Whoo-oo,' probably as near
Never more as Poe's Raven ever got
The apparition of the raven I ac-
cepted as Hamlet accepted the appa-
rition of the ghost-as a rebuke be-
cause I had delayed so long in in
terring the remains of Mrs. Poe. While
the bird sat there I wrote to Nelson
Poe, asking him to take the bones.
He did so. and we inferred them in
Baltimore.-Boston Despatch.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
SHOULD BE MADE
COMPULSORY.

The saving of the passengers Of the
Republic because Of her ability to re-
port her plight by wireless and the
prompt responses which doubtless
saved over one thousand lives, has
shown that # is akin to criminal neg
ligence for large passenger ships to be
plying the ocean without this additional
means of protection for their passen-
gers.
Attention is being called to the fact
that in these days Of fast ships a
flyer would require comparatively few
hours to cover say two hundred miles
in reaching the point where her serv-
ices were needed. The Mauretania is
coming this way, for instance, at the
present moment, at a 26-knot gait,
travelling thirty land miles an hour
over wintry seas. Summoned by a
distress signal caught by her wireless,
half a day would be sufficient to put
her alongside a vessel four hundred
miles distant when the appeal was
received. There would be a challenged
to break hll records that no seaman
could or should resist.
The declaration is timely that "the
adoption Of the wireless should be no
longer left to the chances of owner
ship being progressive, but should be
made compulsory, like ships lights.
In fog it is the great. indeed the great
est, reliance of captains who cannot
see the stern from the bridge, much
less another vessel close at hand.
Whistles are not entirely trustwor-
thy, and indeed under certain condi-
lions may confuse quite as much as
enlighten. Fog is the one great OBJ
stacle to safe and speedy navigation,
against which science has made lit
tie progress. Science cannot re-en-
force eyes or glasses to the point that
win penetrate the curtain Of the fog,
but Indirectly science by the wireless
telegraphy can throw out warnings
which IL not complete are of mighty
assistance to the puzzled man on the
bridge who Is enabled to pick them
up"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
A RIsINe WAR CLOUD.

The rising war cloud to which The
Bulletin would call attention is not
hanging over Brazil or Japan, but
over Long Island, and since it is not
war of conquest but simply an eco
nomic strife It promises to spread.
Massachusetts and Connecticut are
waging an economic war against the
gypsy moth, New Jersey against the
mosquito and San Francisco against
the f1eas. and now war has been COM
menced against the rats Of Gowanus
bay, with view of their extermina-
ton.
It has been estimated by the United
States department Of agriculture that
the damage done annually TO food
products grain, buildings. etc, by the
gnawing Of rats and their destruction
of edible stores, aggregates at least
$3.50, 100000.
It is believed that $160,oo0,00O a year
IS too much to sacrifice to rats. to
say nothing Of these rodents as null
tipliers Of other vermin and spread
ers Of disease.
New Jersey thinks its 100000 Of
loss is worth saving; Sar Francisco
had to end its rats to end its f1eas;
and Connecticut will find It profitable
to get rid of her rodents.
The anti-rat war, which has been
commenced at the Erie basin under
government supervision, is carried on
by means Of a virus discovered by the
director of the laboratory Of agricul-
tural biology in the Pasteur institute,
Paris. 1t has been used successfully
T.
poison, is innocuous to children, to
cats. dogs, chickens and animals not
rodents. It inocuIates the rats with a
disease from which they die in few
days. and it is administered to them
by being diluted and spread on bread
or biscuits and then placing it where
rats can get It.
If this virus works well it will be
eagerly sought for by the people. It
would save millions to New England
farmers alone
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
UP TO The GOVERNMENT.

The indications now are that the
American congress will make a move
to clear the wreckage Of the battle
ship Maine from Havana harbor. Hith-
erto the constant appeals Of patriotic
Americans have had no effect, because
It is necessary to secure, by a treaty
or otherwise. the consent Of the re-
public Of Cuba to the authorities Of
the United States entering the har-
Dor Of Havana and proceeding with
the work Of removal; but now Govern
or Magoon declares that the sunken
battleship is serious menace to the
shipping Of the harbor as It occupies
a portion Of the best anchorage The
obstruction has increased annually
during the past ten years by causing a
shoal. II will be necessary, in a short
time, to begin dredging In order to
provide proper anchorage for the large
amount of shipping now entering the
harbor unless the wreck is removed.
Even more important than this OBJ
struction to navigation Is the fact that
this wreck, although it contains the
bodies Of sixty-three American sea-
men, or what is left of them, is ap-
parently abandoned and forgotten by
the government and people of the
United States. It has become a ma
tional reproach and an international
scandal. and that the necessary per-
mission from the Cuban government
can be obtained and that the Cubans
would gladly afford all the assistance in
their power to accomplish the desired
result, not only because of the injury
to the harbor facilities, but also be-
cause Of the prompting Of patriotism
and sentiment.
There remains no excuse or defense
for further negligence Of such a
patriotic duty
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
BRIEF YARNS.

This was overheard in the lobby Of
a big hotel in Cincinnati when a bus
load Of travelling statesmen came from
the station. Every man Of them. as he
signed the register, paused to shake
hands with the hotel clerk-fatherly
old fellow who had been there many
years. All" said one Of them to the
clerk, ''its a good thing you're still on
deck, Uncle Dave; l don't think the
Couldn't it, thought" said Uncle Dave.
You fellows wouldNeome in here, and
if there was q strange clerk you'd say.
Where's Uncle Dave?' And the clerk
would say. Why. didn't you hear? He
died a month ago. And then you'd
say We'll, I'll be darned! That's too
bad. Say. whenll dinner be ready?'"
When General Schenck, whose great
est fame rests upon his having intro
duced the game Of poker into England,
first arrived in London as American
minister to the court of st. James he
took a little of his spare time to VIA
Among other places he visited Nine
Tussaud's wax works. And what do
you think of our great wax work ex-
hibition2" asked a friend. well" re-
piled the general 'it struck me as be-
ing very like the ordinary English
evening party"
Rather doubtfully the village post
master eyed the nondescript canine Of
fered for sale as "a valuable watch
dog" Deed he am, boss" asseve--
ated Rastus. But if he was as good
a watch dog as you make out, how is it
you want to sell him at all?" "Yo' see.
times | amt done got nuthin' to
watch -
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
i GREAT EVANGELICAL CAM
PAIGN.

The great evangelical campaign of
Il months Duration, with so evangel-
lists in active employment, will inter-
est church people in all parts of the
country.
A Boston paper, announcing the
concerted opening of the work, on
Tuesday, said:
In the projected revival there is
perhaps the largest concentration of
religious organizations and forces that
Boston has ever known. The move
ment follows q different plan from
most of the evangelizing enterprises
of the past It is a simultaneous eff
fort of a hundred and fifty churches of
variousi denominations. with evening
'centers for gathering in those who
are still unchurched and unrespon-
sive to the ordinary religious appeals.
Some preliminary work was done in
various pulpits yesterday. From one
Of them it was stated that while the
usual revival meetings convert the
sinner for only a short time, after
which he relapses into his old life, the
aim of the present movement Is not
only to win men but to hold them.
These meetings are planned to ap-
peal to the conscience as well as to
the emotions. That is certainly essen
tial to permanent results. Too often
when emotions have been stirred they
have been mistaken for the voice of
conscience, and when they have sub
sided this bulwark of conduct Is too
often found not to have been affected
However opinions may differ as to
method the end in view must appeal
to all good citizens who can certainly
see nothing but good in whatever pro-
notes moral and spiritual uplift, be-
cause that inevitaM benefits the civic
and social life as well as the life of
the individual. It is not a question
now as to the expediency of the plan.
That has been decided upon and is at
once to be put in operation and no OBJ
stacles should be placed in the way of
giving it the fullest and freest trial,
with a hope that the results will be
all that are anticipated"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
Congressman Rurton,s Own.

A man named Einstein once borrow
ed 500 from a friend named Solomon
on the plea of personal friendship. Two
days later he made an assignment and
neglected to put Solomon in the list of
preferred creditors. This angered Sol
ONION and he upbraided Einstein for It..
Well" said Einstein, that doesn't
prove anything. 1 put those fellows in
that preferred list and left you out be-
cause you are my friend. They think
they are going to get the money, but
you know you amt.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

in Central America and make himself
dictator, and to that end is creating a
revolution in Honduras and Salvador
as a blind to attack the government of
Guatemala.
"Zelaya is trying to force himself
upon the people of Central America
through a plant tool" says General
Drummond. This tool is Luis Ander-
son, at ONE time minister of foreign
affairs of Costa Rica, who is the ap-
parent candidate Of Zelaya and Presi-
dent Diaz of Mexico for the presidency
of the United Central American re-
public
In reality Zelaya intends that he
shall be the dictator himself the abso-
lutte and complete master of all those
countries. His purpose is to settle OLD
scores with President CABRERA of
Guatemala. his inveterate enemy. and
to destroy what is the only sane and
established government of Central
America. that Of Guatemala. Mobile
Despatch to New York World.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
A Com pIimentary Record.

It IS an interesting statement that
was made from Wethersfeld this week
that out Of 565 conyicts but seven were
females. II is not uncommon for those
who are disposed to scott at religion to
say that no one goes to church but
women and children, but if the re-
ligious tendency Of the women is re-
sponsible for keeping them from
spending time in state prison the crit
icism becomes a compliment When IL
is taken into consideration that sixty
three years ago there were twenty
womer at Wethersfeld, at time when
the population of the state was SO
much smaller than it is now. the pres
ent record is very complimentary to
the seX.-New London Day.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
"Ths Other Little Gentleman"

While walking in South Audley
street, one afternoon, Robert Louis
Stevenson and Edmund Gosse met a
stalwart beggar, whom Gosse refused
to aid. Stevenson, however, wavered,
and finally handed him a sixpence.
The man pocketed the coin, forbore
to thank his benefactor, but, fixing his
eyes on Gosse, said in a loud voice:
''And what is the other little gentle
man going to give me?''
I'm future" said Stevenson, as they
strobe coldly on, II snail be the other
little gentleman
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

Northern Mexico is well adapted for
the cultivation of the pecan tree. One
of the largest firms in Mexico is send
ing Harvey c. Stiles of Rsymondsvilie
Tex. to Florida to purchase 10000
young trees to be set out next Janu-
airy in the northern part of the state
Of Coahuila. Mexico.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

well. she put on her bonnet while
he was studyin' on it. an the next
thing he knowed he was in the buggy
with her. After a while he says to
her, How do you know I'd suit you?
1--we thought Of that. SIM she
says, an I've come to the conclusion
that it's because your idees is Jest
the same as mine. You're q hardshell
Baptis' now an forevermore an moth
in won't never stir you the width Of
a rats whisker, an so am l. You're
a rock-ribbed. dyed the wool dim
ercrat with no leanin's lords them
popyerlists or republican mugwumps
es an will be till the day you die, an
me an my folks have allus been the
same You hold with a man maxim
up his mind an a-stickin' to it,
whether or no, 'ceptin' only when his
wife might objec, an that's me.
Amt that all So?
4 guess it is says Sim.
You bet 1t is she saws. Now,
you get out an hitch en- then hep me
out. An 1 want to tell you that If
you ever have any doubts about any
thin from this time on, you come
to me an tell me an I'll make up
your mind so quick it will make your
haid swim Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

South Carolina has bill before the
legislature requiring all secret socie-
ties to take out license. They might
make that measure apply to the fam
fly, too, for that is something Of a Sc
cret society.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
prefers "a Rs Ahsent

Mr.. Carnegie does not believe In an
income tax, but does believe in an In
heritance tax. Evidently he believes
he would rather not be around when
the tax collector calls to relieve him
Of his money. anyway.-Washingto
Herald
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
zeIaya,s SOARING Ambition.

Gen John Drummond, who has re-
sided for twenty years in various parts
of Central America, says in an inter-
view here that Central America will
never be quiet until President Zelaya
of Nicaragua has been removed from!
pow err He declares thai. Zelaya's pur-
pose is to overthrow all governments
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

Tie Norwich Bulletin signs for the
COED old days when men did not --orry
about what they ate and drank, which
would naturally encourage the sup
position that The Bulletin is furtively
Shaping the temperance movement
Middletown Sun. Only yearning for
the good old times of peace and plen-
ty
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
a STHM a Cured After Suf-
- 49, avn ferfnR Years

L. U. Lowell. Methuen. Mass. writes '}Iy son was
cured Of ASTHMA with REsPIRo REMEDIES in
1892. This was very severe We used the
three REMEDIES as directed and from the FIRST
he improved. was soon perfectly we'll and has never
had attack since" Send for (freel sample
FRANK EMERSON tApothecaryl. Lawrence. Mass.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

Senator Tillman, since that Oregon
exposure, appears to be suffering from
the rabies Of suspicion to such an ex-
tent that he snaps at any innocent
inquirer.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
At a Hiah Tension.

Every editor in Augusta, Ga, writes
like a man addressing himself directly
to president Of the United States.
The high tension is angerous.-Mem-
phis News Scimitar
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
Appropriate Work for Him.

Mr.. Tawney's smiling self-restraint
under exceptional circumstances shows
that he is fully qualified to be a base
ball umpire.-Washingto Post.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
No. for a Domestic READING.

why Clever Girls Don't Marry" is
the title Of an article published in a
London paper. But don't read it to
your wife, young man; it won't enter
tain her.-Toledo Blade.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
TilIman provino His cuIt1,r..

Anyway, this investigation is giving
Ben Tillman fine chance to show
that he knows about the great poets.
Denver Republican.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

II the members of the house would
carefully study the rules for avoid
ing sunstroke they might be the bet
ter prepared to Hshten other strokes.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
Everybody to Their Tastes.

In deciding to go into the senate in
stead of the cabinet It appears that
Mr.. Burton Of Ohio prefers trouble to
honors.-Los angeles Times.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

The "fearsome foursome" is said to
be a golf situation which is more in
tensely exciting than anything in
rOoue.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
Modest PAGE.

Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page sees hope
in southern literature" Other writers
go a step further and see money.-At-
lanta Constitution.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

There is one consolation for the fad
dist-faddist and fool have not yet
become synonymous.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

Oklahoma's blind senator and Rhode
Islands blind boss are open-eyed to
their business, anyhow.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

A western paper asks, IF money
really talks, why do business men
use it in making signs?"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

The American haul of fame should
be confiLed wholly to the secret serv-
ice. The other Hall of Fame is no
haul
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

A January thunder storm can fur
nish no special reason why it should
seek to be the Maud" Of the heav-
ems.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

Do not let love prompt you to en-
dorse note, for if you do you may
come up against a lawyer instead Of
a lover.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

The government is so committed to
irrigation that it still issues wet IL
censes for dry territory
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

81 certnly do Sim 'ud say.
Then you've got the jog on each
side o. the fence to figger In. Ihat II
make a strip O. land four foot wide
that you CANT use. You take the
ZENITH o. your fence an see how mucn
that comes to at $50 an acre Ia ng-
ger it for you, on'y it won't do Tor
me to let them young-uns get 10 the
school house afore I do
Sim 'ud stop right there an SEND
Bill off to harrer or suthin' Whlle ne
go into the house an put in the rest
O. the day figgerin.' Fin'ly he'd con-
clude to use barb wire, an If nobody
didn't happen along afore he got IT
up, wire it 'ud be an if somebuddy
said q stone wall 'ud be the right
thing he'd switch off to that
That's how Sim was about every
thin'-politics, religion, temp 'runce:
horse tradin', food for his stock an
food for himself an gals an curin'
hams an hail insurance an the race
problum an bone fertilizer. Some
times he thought one way about 'em
an then somebuddy I'D come erlong
an take the op'sit Views. Finerly he
got married"
How did he make out to settle on
the woman that he wanted?" asked
Hank Tulliver.
We'll that's suthin' a Teller don't
aIlus settle on himself" replied Han
cock. Seems like Sims woman did
the settlin'. She was kind O soshu-
BILE an one night he was calm on
her an he allowed that he wasn't
right sure whether a Teller wasn't bet
ter off single than he was married.
"'Well you take my word for 1t
this time she says There's some
that's better married an you're one O.
that kind
f" Mebbe you're right says Sim.
But who'd 1 marry? I've thought of
it, but I dunno as there's any wo-
man around here that 'ud suit me-.
"'You don't need to go no further
than this place. she says. I'd suit
you first rate, and I'm willin' too. so
as your buggy's outside an the
preacher is over to his house, WE'LL
just hop right in an drive over
there
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

When the American Indians were
discovered they smoked tobacco. This
is our only strong resemblance to the
aborigines
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

The governor Of Kansas declares
that every man ought to read his BIZ
BILE and his ballot and his newspaper
without assistance.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

Happy thought for today: wht n
dog eat dog" ceases to be a politi-
cal maxim the approach of the millen-
ium may be considered at hand.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

Signor Ferraro has a mighty poor
opinion of the writer's of ancient his
tory. 1t is apparent enough that they
never stickled over the truth.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

Sunkissed Norwich must not get the
impression that she is a special ia
vorite Of Old SoTs. He's osculating
in all parts Of the country.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

Eighty per cent. Of Ireland's emf
grants come to this country. They
have always been famous for know
ing a good thing when they saw 1t.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27

Postmaster Allen Of Middletown
must feel that the person who cried,
Hard lee" simply assumed authority
and should not have been noticed.