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Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
THE GRAVEL ROAD.

The day of macadam and telford | roads appears to have come suddenly to an end and the day of the old grav- el road appears to be dawning as the means of getting the maximum of service for the minimum of expense; not as the road finally to be adopted. The Massachusetts Highways associ- ation is giving the results of experi- ! ments in that state, which should re- ceive wide dissemination. It was the experience of this association that where tar was used the surface began almost at once to pick up at places and required expensive repairs after passing through one winter; but the oil and asphalt when used without an admixture of tar were entirely sat-
 isfactory and acted altogether differ
 ently from the tars. The oils came
 well to surface and flushed up under
 travel, so that the appearance was
 that of a mosaic pavement and the
 road was elastic and comparatively noiseless in operation. During the
 summer months the portion of the road on which the oil was used re- mained in good condition, and is still
 without signs of disintegration. The oil and tar disintegrated and ravelej badly during the winter. Cost of mile of bituminous oil and gravel road having SS,O00 square yards of surface is placed at S4,40O. The total cost, ins cluding maintenance of such road for fifteen years, at s100 year, comes to $500. To coat with tar or oil once a year and keep in repair a mile of macadam road for fifteen years would cost about $9,240; while to construct macadam road would cost about t6,00o. The total cost of the macadam for the fifteen years would then be S14.420. The cost of building a good gravel road is placed at about s1.500 per mile and this is maintained at an average expense of $150 per year and resur- faced once would give total cost of $2,750 per mile of road for fifteen years. Such a road properly built would answer for comparatively light travel, with medium automobile traf- fic. say from 200 to 800 vehicles per day without heavy teaming. A bi- luminous road of high clays for heavy traffic can be built sand properly main, tained for a total of s12.000 per mile for fifteen years.
 No good roads state in the union today has the matter settled as to what is the most endurable road for heavy and speeding automobile trafic. and the men who are using the roads and complaining really know least how this problem is to be solved.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
CIRCULATION
AN INQUIRY.

The following letter of inquiry Is worthy of editorial attention:
 MT. Editor: The pastor of one of the Congregational churches in the city of Norwich in his sermon preach ed today had occasion to remark upon the different way we in this land have of punishing certain law breakers. For anstance: He gays if man steals a loaf of bread he fs sent to jail; if he steals railroad he is sent to the United States senate.
 Kindly let me know through your paper if our upper house of legislature is composed of railroad thieves. Some how or other had the idea they were honest men. Yours truly,
 JOHN oCHs.
 Norwich, Dec. 12. 1909.
 This is carelessly made statement, and it would look better in a partisan newspaper than in a sermon. The Bull ietin never knew of party who placed a man in any position of public trust because he was dishonest. Dishonest men do get into office and United States senators have owned railroads and been interested in trusts, but The Bulletin is not aware that any man was ever made senator because of his thefts. There are more million aires in the United States senate than there ought to be, and there is no doubt that some of them attained this high position by a shameful use of money; but were not thus honored be- cause they were vile. They had rec OgniEed ability and were advanced in khe name of the people by the legis- latures. doubt very much if there is l single record in the Norwich courts of a man having been sent to jail for stealing loaf of bread. The Bulle- lin in fifty years does not know of one puch case. There may have been a Jew such cases in the country, but lhey are so infrequent that we cannot recall even one.
 The Bulletin believes in the honesty of men and believes in preaching it. Vice has always stalked abroad with } brazen face and sought to make an and of virtue, but we believe that vice was never less rampant than it b today, and that virtue is slowly and purely winning the fight.
 When men are all knaves they will ao just what this clergyman says is being done today.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

Is impure, and the owner of the COW, if he attempts to sell 1t will be ad l judged a criminal and must be confin ed in jail Truly the world do move, even if its moves backwards. This l wisdom is not confined to the lone hoss' legislators of the states. As far back as 1792 our national Solons in congress assembled selected PAT 1-2 grains of pure gold and declared it to be of the value of ten dollars, placed the sovereign stamp of the government on it and declared 1t to be legal ten der and lawful money of the United States. They also selected 371 1-4 grains of pure silver and declared it to be of the, value of one dollar, placed the government stamp on it and de- clared it to be legal tender and law | ful money of the United States. On June 2S, 1884, the Solons in congress discovered that the Solons in con- gress in 1792 had put too much gold l.: the ten dollar gold piece by 15 1-2 ed to take out 16 1-2 grains of pure gold from the PAT 1-2 grains, leaving only 232 grains of pure gold in the ten dollar piece. And here comes the wis dom CD of the 1884 Solons, that the value of 232 grains was of the same value as PAT 1-2 grains. It does not require a college education to know
 
 the same value as BAT 1-2 bushels of the same kind and quality. This was called free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of about Is to 1. And bear in mind this gold and silver was not coined for the United States government, but for the person or persons bringing the bullion to the mint. Before the act of 1884, s1,000 contained 24.75o grains of pure gold. After the act of 1884 the 24.750 grains of gold was of the value of $1,066.81. It Is often said that law cannot make men rich but in this case the man that owned s1,000 in gold, or one hundred $10 gold pieces, before 1884. after the change of the law that same man was richer by s66.S1 on every thousand dollars of gold he owned. Oh, no. you cannot make men rich by law. some men at least while it is possible to make others richer by a simple turn of the wrist-the law You had better cut this out and paste it in your hat, in order to compare 1t with one to fol- low this later. It doesn't hurt people to know some things.
 J. c. VALLETTE.
 North Franklin, Conn, Dec. 13, 1909.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
 WE HEAR OF THE WORST.

Booker T. Washington gave an in- teresting talk in Boston Sunday eve ming upon the "Uplift of the Negro" in the Old South church. the place being completely filled, and 500 people standing on their feet to hear him. Of the negro's progress he said:
 The negro in the south is not standing still in the matter of indus try. He is beginning to realize mor4 and more the fact that he is the main dependence in portions of the south for both common and skilled labor. In 1890 there were only 4,000 brick and stone masons among our people in the south; at the present time there are over 14,000. Tn 1890 there were only 4,000 stationary engineers and firemen, now there are over 10000. Largely through the influence of the educated men and women that are be- ing sent into every corner of the south through the medium of these larger institutions, the negro is becoming a great land holder. We own, accord ing to reliable statistics, in the south 1s.000,0o0 acres of land. This is a territory nearly as large as the whole of New England if we exclude the state of Maine.
 Not only is there growth in these directions as a result of education, but the negro is becoming a commercial factor in every southern state. At a very conservative estimate the negro now owns 10000 drygoods stores, gro- cery stores and shoestores. He has over 200 drugstores and 47 banks.
 "The negro is getting rid of his ig- norance, thanks to your help, thanks to the help of the southern states and to the negro's own efforts. When we were made free, largely through efforts of men like William Lloyd Garrison and others here in New England, only three per cent. of the negroes could read and write. At present 57 per cent. of the negroes in America can read and write. Andrew Carnegie said a few days ago that the negroes are further advanced in civilization than were the people of Scotland, his own race, 200 years ago.
 'The moral improvement of the race is best indicated, perhaps. by the dis appearance of the one-room cabin which for so many years proved a curse to the race. Instead of the one room cabin being the rule at the pres ent time, it has gradually become the exception. The negro has 24.O0O misl- isters and 26,000 churches"
 This Is a true showing of the won- derful advance made by this emanci- pated race in half century: and 1t bespeaks of future development which must put them on a par with the most progressive races.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
HIS HEART IS IN THE WORK.

The state tuberculosis commission pr, John F. Gunshanan of Hartford, Is devoted to the work of holding this state in the first place as a fighter of the white plague in this country. In his address to the employees of, the Cheney Brothers at Manchester, Tues day evening, he said:
 T have given away $500 of my sai- ary since July 1 in aiding consump- tive families and burying their dead" The speaker told his hearers that they had the most complete factory organ ization in the world, due chiefly to the great interest the Cheney Brothers take in their workers welfare, and 1t was attracting the attention of all the tuberculosis associations in this coun- try especially that feature which pro- vides aid for the dependents of those afflicted.
 The state is willing to do its share in this work and the speaker said he hoped it would maintain the position it now holds as the leader of the states of the union in their fight against the great white plague.
 He assured his hearers that the com mission would run the homes now be- AhS CACIiCu III J1dIlIOIu. NcW I1dNe0 and Fairfield counties for the benefit of the sufferers. notwithstanding the fact that the report has been freely circulated that politicians will control the action of the commission.
 Mir. Gunshanan said that he would use his efforts towards having the labor organizations in every city in Connecticut hold public meetings or services on Sunday early in March --the date to be designated by the or ganizations later--the day to be known as Labor day for victims of tuber- culosis." He felt confident that the state commission would cooperate in these efforts He also said that an cndeavor would be made to interest the various church bodies in the move- nent to have this day universally ob- served as such.
 This is a good work and Connecticut has the right man in the lead of it-a man who merits and should win the hearty cooperation of all classes of our citizens.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
7HE BULLETINS DAILY STORY
THE MASTERPIECE

| derness. ''Yes, Margery: yes. little one, a rare. wonderful wife," His words shook her as tempest, and she clung to him in a sudden yielding, until with sharp cry he faced her, his eyes wide and filled
 was your father Richard Harmen 2 he demanded.
 Yes"
 His hands fell loosely to his sides and he seemed unable to face the out look He struggled against the temp tation to withhold the truth from her, and when he spoke his voice was hoarse and hopeless. T was the artist in Italy, Margery; your father brought me his picture and I-forgot it. have not taken 1t from it's wrapper"
 She caught her breath rapidly. then shrank from him in a bitter recoil. Where is 1t nowg' she demanded His mind flashed back into the past. Tn my desk" he responded, duly. T was called suddenly away from Italy and did not think of it again. I had no means of knowing that he-he was your father"
 They faced each other in an intense. breathless silence. At last her voice came, cold and hard:
 "Go, and bring it to mel"
 She stood for a long time where he had left her. her eyes staring toward the door with a bright, unnatural gilt ter. When Courtney at length re-tener- ed the room, she took the package from his hand and in silence broke the string.
 A warm. marvellous blending of col or flashed before their eyes, and they stood gazing upon a picture which held them for the moment spellbound. Each knew that they beheld a master piece.
 Margery's eyes remained fascinated upon the canvas; then suddenly she turned to Courtney with a swift, futile rage. "de trusted you with a wonder ful think like that" she flashed out land you could-forget? His very life hung upon your word. You are-you are"
 Don't say it, Margery; yes. I know, dear, but-don't" She met the pleading hopelessness of | his eyes and for an instant her own
 softened; but the memory of drawn haggard face arose between them and she shrank back T can never see you again." she said. in a hard, strained voice; q never want to- He moved unsteadily to the door then paused and made a movement to- ward her. 'Margery!" he pleaded. 'Ii | 1t had been worthless you might have forgiven"
 "But it wasn't" she sobbed 'it wasn't You had broken a wonderful sacred trust"
 He winced and turned again to the door; he closed it softly behind him and then stood with his head bent against it, as one who renounced all that life had held.-Boston Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The World Do Move.

MT. Editor: There is an old saying
 that every generation grows weaker and wiser. This may be true. and it may not. Years ago there was a man
 in Rhode Island that actually believ- ed it, and to prove 1t he said, in the know more than my father did"
 whereupon one of the number said: Ben, don't say that before strangers, they might think your father was a d-d fool" This growing weaker and wiser started a thought. A few years ago our state lawmakers, some call them Solons lowing, no doubt, to their great wisdom) made a law CD making it a criminal offense for any person to capture rabbits by the use of ferret
 To prove that wisdom is progressing (either forward or backward) our law
 makers have given persons the privil ege of capturing the little innocent cottontai1s, so-called. with a dog and ferret. Tn other words the Solons have legalized that which was formerly a crime But you readers must not jump to the conclusion that all the wise Solons are confined to the land of steady habits Occasionally and wood en nutmegs. Oh, no, not at all. The old Puritanic state of Massachusetts has some of the advanced students of progress. They have taken into their hands the task of improving on na- ture
 We read in the Bible that the Lord made the beasts of the field, and with out any doubt COWS were in the herd, and I think it was Adam that named them. All things that the Lord made were pronounced. good The Lord causes the sun to shine, the rain to fall and the grass to grow. This being natures course. the COW eats the grass and manufactures it into milk. Any one with thimblefull of brains knows that well. healthy. rugged COW eating this grass. her natural food, would give pure milk. But the Solons of Massa- chuetts have discovered CD that un- less this milk contains given amount of solids and butter fat" that the milk
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

Margery leaned heavily against the mantel. then slowly turned to meet Courtney's gaze. The barrier which had been steadily rising out of the past seemed suddenly to loom upon | her vision with new. more acute in1- port.
 T can't marry you" she said in a low. stlfled tone. T must not" Courtney smiled with slow, steady assurance. Yet, Margery. you love me?" he insisted. gently.
 Her eyes flashed for a moment into radiant glow, but darkened as she uttered a sharp protesting cry. She turned and paced the room. her hands knotted tightly in front of her.
 T had not intended to speak of the past" sine began brokenly. Tt seemed disloyal--to him.
 Courtney glanced at her with a swift anxious scrutiny, then smiled. "The past, Margery? What could my little girl have done with a past?" She choked back sob and his face became instantly grave. fTell me, Margery," he entreated. Tt can make no difference, but tell me"
 She resumed her place near the man. tel and bent forward until her head rested against the marble My father was a strange. morbid man." she be- gan. "1e spent many hours before the paintings of old masters and dreamed their dreams anew. but art became such a sacred thing to him he would not allow himself to create un- til he had studied it for twenty years. He blended wonderful masses of color, drew marvellous lines, but to erase them. At length. when he permitted his visions to soar, he worked for many days and nights with fever ish zest upon a picture which l have self to judge it, fearing that he might see through the rose glow of his dreams, so he carried the canvas to a friend. a famous artist in Italy, en- treating him to form his judgment only a moment of leisure. He trusted this man so entirely that with an emotional impulsiveness he begged him to destroy the picture if he found it worthless. He did not hear from it again The artist soon left Italy and we lost all trace of him. He brooded and mourned as one who grieves for a dead child He believed his picture to be worthless and that the artist. obeying his wish, had de- stroyed it. He flung his brushes in to fire and then-he drank" Her voice faltered and broke. There re- mained no semblance of the father whom we had loved, until, at last, crazed and impotent, he--shot man
 " She stopped abruptly with a sharp, protesting appeal. Could I be your wife?''
 He stood before her. with clenched. straining fingers. his face white and pitiful; at length he moved to her side and spoke with unutterable ten
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
PUTS AN END TO STOMACH MISERY
Indigestion Cas- Heartburn Dyspepsia Stomach Headache Vanish and You Feel Fine in Five Minutes-Stomach
 Trouble Will Be Ended for Bulletin Readers.

Every family here ought to keep some Diapepsin in the house, as any one of you may have an attack of In- digestion or Stomach trouble at any time, day or night.
 This harmless preparation will di- gest anything you eat and overcome a distressed, out of-order stomach five minutes afterwards.
 what little you do eat seems to fill you, or lays like lump of lead in your stomach, or if you have heart burn, that is sign of Indigestion.
 Ask your Pharmacist for a 50-cent case of Papes Diapepsin and take a little just as soon as you can. There will be no sour risings, no pelching of undigested food mixed with acid,
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

no stomach gas or heartburn, fullness or. heavy feeling in the stomach, Nau- sea, Debilitating Headaches, Dizziness or intestinal griping. This will all go. and, besides, there will be no sour food left over in the stomach to poison your breath with nauseous odors
 Pape's Diapepsih is a certain cure for out-of-order stomachs, because it prevents fermentation and takes hold of your food and digests it just the same as If your stomach wasn't there.
 Relief in five minutes from all stom- aeh misery is at any drug store, wait ing for you.
 These large 50-cent cases contain more than sufficient to cure almost any chronic case of Dyspepsia, Indi- ,Ssstion or any other Stomach trouble.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
sausaae Pea Soup.

Take a pint of dried green peas, wash and set to simmer in a quart of water. Let simmer six hours. In the meantime chop fine three onions, fry in butter or pork fat till onions dis appear; add this to the peas and rub the whole through a colander. Add enough water to make 1t tho right thickness and again set on the stove. Fry or bake two sausages cut in even slices and when the soup is done toss in the slices of sausage and serve.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

are late. Banks close early and do bus
 mess just the same. Stores can close without losing business, if only they advise people in advance. It just means that the rank and file of us must shop a litle earlier, and not let our carelessness make a cheerless, tir- ed and dreary Christmas day for thou sands of good people who have done us TO injury, and deserve little thought fulnesg at our hands"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

the author has made a thorough psy- chological study of her subject. The oppressiveness of selfishness. the trials of opulent ease and the dangers of hypnosis are ably and strongly pre- sented, as is the superiority of an all truistic life to life of vanity and sell fish comfort Honesty of purpose and self control is the keynote of The Sea of Matrimony. Mrs Childs says: "The riddle of the universe may always re- main a riddle in the sense of knowing the underlying reason of it all, but more and more will nature yield up to man the secrets of her storehouse until he has learned to govern and control all of his material universe" For sale by Cranston & Go. and George A. Davis (Noyes & Davis).
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

dcnce furnished by other noted think CTS in matters psychic and although a confirmed skeptic, confesses to cau- tious belief in the mediums powers
 The book is handsomely bound and will doubtless prove a favored gift look for those who are interested In the subjects of which it treats.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

The Massachusetts girl who put a note in a keg of steel rivets ''in hopes received letters from the 150 work men of the concern the keg was con- signed to. She did not hope for such volume of regard.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

New York city has found it neces- sary to lease a lot of land for 99 years, the rental to be based upon ap- praisals to be made once in 20 years. That is one way of holding land for a rise.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
The Circulation of The Bulletin.

The Bulletin has the largest clr- culation of any paper fin Eastern Connecticut. and from three to four times lsxger than that of any in Norwich 1t is delivered to over 5000 of the 4.o53 houses in Nor wieh. and read b. ninety three per cent. of she people. In windham 1t Is delivered to over 300 houses. in Putnam and Danielson to over HOO. ana in ar of these places # is considered the local daily.
 Eastern Connections has forty nine towns. one hundred and sixty five post office districts and forty one rural free delivery routes.
 The Bulletin ts sold In every town and on all of the R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

The rabbits foot for luck and the goosebone for weather promise long to hold an enviable place among the SUI perstitious.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

Those who have vacuum cleaners will not mind if the broom-corn crop is short and the price is going up.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

It is disclosed that reindeer are very slow travellers, which indicates that Santa Claus travels at a suspicious rate of speed.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

The best paid men in the New York customs house for bribery were not the men who weighed sugar, but the men who winked with guilty knowl- edge of the game.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

New England has sent out to the merry world million Christmas trees thus far this season.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

Boston thinks that if Christmas came oftener than once year it might have to, order the Washington street tracks below ground, the crush is so great.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

J. L. Childs of Long Island has one of the largest flower gardens in the world. He will plant 500 acres to bulbs in the spring and when they are in bloom they will be a delight.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

The coal baron knows that the steam heater is so industrious that the warm weather does not hinder 1t from mak- ing the regular inrcad upon the coal him
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

President Taft knows how to quietly shop and thus escape the crowd of admirers who would make business a distress to him.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

It is alleged that American sea cap tains and American capital are cov- cred by the British flag because of the economy of it.