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Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

Joseph Petrosino often said that
there is no general Black Hand or
ganization. Men plotting crimes in
the dark do not form great oath
bound conspiracies and share their
secrets among thousands. Yet some
one of the many little groups Of mis-
'creants who prey upon the Italian
community in the New World had
the power. the persistence and the
financial means to follow him across
the sea and strike him down in the
streets of the Sicilian capital.
The duty Of ferreting out and pun
ishing the murderers rests with the
Italian government, but their crime is
q challenge, widely Haunted in the
face of the whole world, to the United
States and in particular to New York.
1t was not in Palermo that Petrosino's
death was decreed.
New York has been fooling long
enough with the blackmailers and as
sassins who terrorize Italian and other
immigrants in the city. 1t is not too
late for the aldermen to recede from
their position as protectors of danger
Gus criminals. If they should serve
belated notice even now, by giving
General Bingham a secret service
fund. that the whole community pro-
poses to make war on this class Of
men, and not leave the work to private
generosity, it would have an excellent
moral effect. Nothing so discourages
crime conspiracies as the knowledge
that any one of the conspirators may
be feathering his nest by secretly be-
traying his fellow scoundrels.
Whatever the means taken the gen.
try Of the threatening letter. the still
etto and the bomb must be put down.
1t is a startling list The World else
where prints Of Black Hand outrages
within the past IA months. The great
and growing, Italian element in the
country should not be left at the
mercy of the blackmailers and MUIR
derers. This much we may take as
the lesson of the fate Of Petrosino
than whom no soldier fighting on the
field of battle in just cause dies a
nobler death.-New York World.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
VIII Annsal 10 Motorists.

The automobile bill introduced into
the New York assembly Is the clev-
crest thing of the sort which has yet
appeared, and will appeal much more
strongly to motorists than the seri-
GUS minded dweller in the rural dis
tricts. 1t provides that any chauf-
feur, upon the discovery of an APP
preaching team, must stop beside the
road and cover his machine with a
tarpaulin painted to correspond with
the surrounding scenery. All auto
mobiles must be seasonably painted so
that they will correspond with the
surrounding scenery and not be start
ling. BY this II is meant that automo-
biles shall be painted green in the
spring, gold in the summer, red in the
fall and white in the winter. The
safety of pedestrians Is cared for or
a clause which is to the effect that
a chauffeur, on apprgIching,a turn in
the road, must come to a standstill
not less than a hundred yards from it.
toot his horn, ring a bell, fire a re-
volver. holler and send up three aerial
bombs at intervals of FIVE minutes. II
would be a good thing to pass this bill
common things Of the road pail up
on the motorist, he wants new expert
ences-give him some fresh fun, and
let him not only wear the parti-col-
ored jerkin and the pretty goggles. but
give him cap and bells and the rest
Springfield Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
THE ROLLER SKATING FAD.

Roller skating Is becoming a street
pleasure for the children in many cit
les and it IS proving to be a Gripping
delight and to be affording too much
business for the doctors. There is
no disputing that roller Skating offers
forms OF exercise that are highly val
liable and gives mo end" of sport to
the virile youngsters who most in
dulge in It. In moderation, the sport
is. indeed. to be unqualifedly approved.
always provided that It is INDUCED in
at proper times and places But the
paved walks and streets Of cities with
their autos and trolleys and cycles
and vehicles are not the place for It.
II is to be hoped that Norwich par
ents will restrain their children from
INDUCING IN any such dangerous prac-
tees. 1t is properly asked by a city
contemporary where the sport is prev
alent What, indeed, is a chauffeur to
do, or a driver. either, Il he would
escape lnturing these energetic little
fellows, who dart hither and yon in
the most unexpected way and some
times in sheer boyish bravado take
risks that are appalling? With the
utmost care fatal accidents will &C.
cur and are occurring every day. 1t
is to be feared, moreover, that they
viii continue with increasing fire.
quency so long as children are allowed
the free run Of the streets as they are
at present"
It Is certainly up to the people to
have a care Of children and keep them
from danger as it Is up to auto-driv-
ers, motormen end others to be on
their guard to save them from their
own carelessness and folly.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
For Better Pictures.

In the Photo-Era Mr.. c.. H. Claudy
makes a strong appeal for better NOV
ing pictures. 1t is the better worth
thinking about because the earliest
specimens of this very attractice form
of entertainment seen in this country
were in the most essential particulars
far above those now exhibited. Some
readers will recall at one of the ear
lest exhibitions in this city the beauty
of the pictures shown, one OF troopers
swimming their horses across river,
one of two most attractive children
who played-and also quarreled
little. There was none Of this rushing
through everything at top speed. You
saw the expression of the children
change almost as you would II you
had watched them while the picture
was taken. And so with the rest. 1t
was on plane higher than any we see
now. OF course, we hear of the law
of supply and demand, and are as
sured that the pictures shown now
adays are what the public taste re-
quires. But how much chance has
the public had 10 choose? There Is
a place in printed illustrations for re-
productions of things really fine just
as truly as for colored comic supple
ments. In buying a newspaper one
can take his choice. but in moving
pictures the choice is linlited.-Hart-
ford Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
THE BULLETINS DAILY STORY
A ROMANCE

shape-with about a thousand white
p1umes on 1t. It was peach"
'.Myl" sighed Miss Weinberg. Amt
she lucky?" .
'-She didn't look like she's hGvin' half
as much fun as we was" said MISS
Costello. AN the old man looked ike
he wished he was sittin at his desk
with his nose in a bunch Of papers ana
punchin' half a dozen buzzers at once
to make somebody to get move on
"Say," went on Miss Costello, TAX
ing up a banana and beginning to peel
it, I'D hate to have to live in the
house with the old lady. l bet she's
a terror. She sat there with her chin
kinder doubled up, leaning back IN her
chair and holdin' up her op'ry glasses
stuck UP on one Of these long sticks
an lookin' at everybody like she wish
ed she could get hold Of 'em and make
'em do somethin else besides what
they was doin'. The old man couldnt
hardly wait till the curtain went down
after the first act before he got up an
went out Of the box"
Land" remarked Miss weinberg
her tone evineing a desire for more
particulars.
"He hadn't more'n got out Of the
box" related Miss Costello, when
young fellow comes in-had on a dr 1Iss
suit an he was swell loohn'. MISS
Cairnbeth looked like she was tickled
to death, but the old lady acted like
she'd Just ordered in basket o. lem
one. She shook hands with him, Ike
she's afraid he's goin' to take her hand
off an run away with It."
"She must be the limit" said Miss
Weinberg.
"4e didn't stay very long" said Miss
Costello, but before he left he sat
down in the old mans chair for few
minutes and talked to Miss Cairnbeth
an when he's gone she looked like she's
havin' some better time than she was
before he come in. I bet they got
case on each other and her mas try1n
to block the game. 1 hope they'll
elope on her some Of these days an
fool her"
"Oh woulddt that be dandy"
breathed Miss Weinberg, DREAMY,
slowing away her last cooky. I just
hope they do."-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
AN ACCEPTABLE COMMISSIONER.

The election Of Mr.. Edwin A. Tracy
TO the board of gas and electric com
mIssSoners is most gratifying to the
citizens OF Norwich. Mr.. Tracy has
every Qualification for the position and
will assume the responsibilities of the
office with the endorsement and con-
hdence Of the-whole people.
The arrangement which made Su-
perintendent Bosue a dual office hold
er there, although not without prece-
dent, and republican precedent at that,
was not a good one and should be
henceforth guarded against by the vo-
ters. II is peveF right for man to
hold a political once which enables
him 10 regulate his own salary and
control ths policy Of the department Of
which he is in charge.
Mr.. Tracy is a believer in the NUM-
oipal plant and may be relied upon to
do everything TO make it profitable;
and at the same time he Is honest
enough to endorse nothing which is
even misleading. The Bulletin is
pleased to see Mr.. Tracy mus hon
ored.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

clan becomes more interesting as he
proceeds. We quote:
But real melancholia Is not affected
by psychic treatment and is not prop
er form Of malady for the Emmanuel
movement There is a certain rather
rare type Of depression. of what is
termed psychogenic origin and not
true melancholia, which may be i'm
proved by psychotherapeutics The
matter is not a simple one. and am
sure that If clergymen go into the mel
ancholia business they will soon get
into trouble. / am not unsympathetic
to the religious healing movement, but
the work should be limited to a very
narrow field, mainly that of moral and
psychasthenic disorders. The inspired
gentlemen who think they are diyinely
endowed 'healers" will eventually do
enormous harm to society and to the
clerical profession. The state also will
not. and cannot in Justice, compel ply
sicians to go through a long and ex-
pensive training before they can prac-
tice medicine. yet let clergyman prac-
tice without any qualifications what
ever. except self-assurance and faith in
an Almighty.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

The, bleak and unattractive island Of
Penikese promises to be the scene Of
many human sacrifices. Stories Of
those who for humanitys sake, though
themselves well and free from the dis .
ease, have cast in their lot with lepers'
colonies maze the one CLEAN of bright
hess in the history of the isolation Of
diseased ones in the Old World. Now,
in this country, and along the rugged
New England coast. similar life stories
or tragedies are to be cast. The
mother who goes to the retreat, IN or
der to be with her son. acts in response
to the promptings of love that seeks
the good Of its object, and only moth
ers, possibly, can understand fully the
peculiarly sad, yet sweet, joy that en-
ters into this mothers heart in real
izing that she can be with him in the
hours when he will need her. But
Others can admire the worpans' act
and find the nobility in its sacrifice.
The good that Father Damien did and
that lives after him, in the form Of
inspiration to others to work for the
lepers, is as immeasureable as the Ia
Dor Of love which he performed for the
unfortunates with whom he lived.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
THE SERIOUS SICKNESS OF GOV
ERNOR LILLEY.

The people of Connecticut are sorry
to learn that the sickness of Gov
George L. Lilley has taken turn
which is positively alarming; and they
hope and pray that he may be spared
to promote the policies of his admin
istration and to guard the interests Of
the people.
1t is not strange that HIS constitu-
ton has broken under the strain of
the public life which he has endured for
nearly two years. and which has been
made greater by the antagonism of
grafters and corruptionists of tremen-
dous power. At Washington he made
a fight for the people against the graft
ers and in this state against corporate
excesses which are known to exist.
He chose no easy path for himself,
and between his social duties and his
public duties-his good fellowship and
political stunts-he has found the
pressure to be too great.
Connecticut cannot spare Governor
Lilley. May there soon be a change
for the better in his case.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

TIN awful hungry" sighed Miss Cos
tello, reaching for her paper parcel OF
luncheon, as the hand of the office
clock jumped from 11.59 to IL.
I'm almost starved, too" said Miss
Weinberg, who sat on the high stool
next to Miss Costello. She opened a
lunchbox which, with a slight effort OF
the imagination, might have been mis-
aiken for a camera case.
Il was to a show last night" said
Miss Costello, biting into plump
sandwich. "A bunch Of us girls went
in a crowd. Every one took bag o.
candy or a package O. gum. and we
had swell time"
SHOW any good?'' asked Miss Vein
berg.
1T wasn't so worse. 1 like vaudevul
better myself. l get kinder tired fol-
lowin' one play a whole evenin'. We
sat up in the balcony, but the 'coust-
les are so good there you can see just
as well as you can downstairs. l heard
a fellow behind me sayin' how good
the 'coustics was-said he'd just as
soon sit there as down in the front.
OF course, we had op'ry glasses when
we wanted to see anything real good.
As for hearin-land! I don't know
what they're talkin' about half the
time when l do hear EN-"
What was it about?" AS she spoke
MISS w 6lnDtIB Wlpeu tuS JulCe VI al
orange from her fingers with piece
Of paper.
"Oh, about a girl and fellow and
another fellow" explained Miss Co.'S
tello. Say. who do you s'pose was
there sitting in a box? The boss, Mr..
Cairnbeth. Him and his wife and
daughter"
We'll, what do you know about
that" exclaimed Miss Weinberg, lean
ing forward with sudden interest.
What did they wear?"
The old lady bad on an Alice blue
broadcloth and she looked like the
di'monds d drop off of her every time
she moved. she had so many Of 'em
on her." said Miss Costello. Miss
Cairnbeth had on a white broadcloth
suit-one of these directorie things,
with a coat all covered with embrofd-
cry. like you see in the windows. and
spring hat - that new wastebasket
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
A FIERCE LAW.

The anticipating bill now before the
legislature shows to what extent
health faddists can go in the way Of
radical legislation. It would deny to a
citizen the right to spit on his own
land, and as The Courant correctly
says its passage would result "in gen
eral contempt for the law and occa-
sional persecution"
'The claim is made" says The Cou-
rant, that the state board Of health
endorses the amazing splitting bill It
would be interesting to have the mem
bers Of that board polled, to see if this
statement Is correct. We beg to doubt
it. The house amended the measure
so that It will have to 90 to the senate
again and we trust that on its arrival
there somebody will give it q moments
thought
We do not suppose that five hun
dred people In Connecticut are aware
that such a. bill is offered surely not
that IL has passed both houses and
needs only a little amendment in the
senate to make it a law Of the state
IL passed, II should be accompanied by
the provision that any person witness
ing a violation Of the law shall be
reckoned particeps criminis, and be
equally liable to fine and imprison-
ment. This would keep state and local
police busy"
The New Haven Leader points out
that under this law there would be
left for the splitter, streams and the
sea, the stoves and the ash barrel
that's all"
When the people do not guard their
rights and will pay no attention to
matters which mostly concern their
liberties, they need not be surprised to
lose them or to be tyrannized over In
the name Of public health.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
Melancholia.

The Congregationalist publishes this
week letter from DR.. Charles A. Da-
ma of New York. He informs Rev. Mr..
Macdonald (and all others concerned)
that most cases Of melancholia run
definite course, like fevers: then the
patient gets well-often rather sud
denly. Il have seen cases recover"
says DR.. Dana, "by being vaccinated,
by having tonsilitis, by changing the
climate or the doctor" Sometimes, at
the right stage. a slight stimulant does
the business or seems to.
The distinguished New York physi-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
WHAT The PAPERS SAY.
Fake Fertilizers.

Fake fertilizer manufacturers, and
there are enough Of them, do not quit
the game just because the experiment
stations show their goods to be de-
ficient. Such manufacturers seek to
influence the public by nasty insinua-
tions against the experiment stations.
And they seek to discredit these insti-
tutions simply that they may swindie
the purchaser. Regarding this matter
the Rural New Yorker says:
IN all the country there is no more
reliable, honest and accurate work done
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
Two Thousand Miles of IdIeness.

]. J. Hill says that the railroads will
begin ordering new equipment Just a
soon as those 10000 idle freight car.
are in service again. Mr.. Hill adds
"Since freiVht car averages about A.
feet in length over all. these cars, i,
they were coupled together, woulC
make a train 2,219 miles long-nearl,
long enough to extend from the Mis-
sissippi to the Pacific coast and MOI
than long enough to reach from Nev
York to st. Louis and back to Bait
more"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

Norwich Is planning for a good time
and big time, and there is no reason
why it should not be state wide in its
spirit Of welcome. All railroads run
this way and there will be no bar to
visitors who desire to assist the Rose
of New England in making the most Of
its 250th anniversary. This is not only
going to be q welcome home day to
absent sons and daughters, but an all
welcome time for everybody who wish
es to witness and enjoy the festivities.
The Sentinel will not. be a butter-in
on the occasion. The latchstring of
Norwich will be out for everybody who
approaches the manor on July 5th.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
Justice.

In New York the came magistrai
ordered Miss Alice Lorette to pay {
per week for the board Of her dog an
Paul Seabrook to pay 81 per week fo
the support Of his four year old boy
To the creditA Of humanity 1t must b
said, however, that the woman oh
jected to paying for the dog
strongly as did the man to paying 70
his baby
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
PUTT UP TO NORWICH,

Norwich, not content with landing
the president as a guest, proposes. also
to invite his entire cabinet. And later
on invitations will be issued to you
and you and you: Let's all go-and
put it up to Norwich. "-Ansonia SEN
tinel.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
The Street Junaernaut.

Six persons run down by automo
biles in "a hours in New York, o
whom five are in a serious condition
shows the helplessness of the polio,
when II comes to controlling the auto
speeding hog. ut would take 400 mo
tor cycle men 10 do IT," says one polio,
official
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

DR.. Tekla Hultin, a member OF the
Finnish diet, says that in that assem-
bly, the men and women are seated not
according to sex, but according to their
political Affiliations. The women i'm
mediately changed the status of the
sex by voting together in favor Of laws
for their good. A woman could not
leave the country without asking her
husbands permission. and that was
changed.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

Philadelphia papers say that gossip
in railroad circles there has 1t that
John P. Green, first vice president of
the Pennsylvania railroad. who recent
ly retired, will receive a pension of
$4,000 annually for the rest Of his life.
Mr.. Green had been in the Pennsylva-
MAS service for A years and retires
under the 70 year age limit established
by the company.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
Our Good Fortune.

The success of Norwich's 250th an
niversary was assured anyway, but
with President Taft as one of the
guests it takes on additional interest.
Any town can invite a president to be
present, but to secure so prompt and
hearty an acceptance as Norwich did
is the good fortune of comparatively
few.-Ansonia Sentinel.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

Professor Drake of the Imperial uni
versity in Tienstin made a careful
study Of China's coal production in
1906. The total output Of the Chinese
coa' fields that year was $3.50, 900 tons.
The professor satisfied himself that
about 100000 tons came from mines
owned by Chinese and 100000 tons
from mines owned by foreign devils.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

Mr.. Roosevelt is learning to shave
himself. No doubt there are SOM
wealthy malefactors who would like ..
have the job just once.-New YorI
American.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

Mr.. H. II. Rogers Of the Standard o.,
company invited Mark Twain, Melville
E. Stone and other friends to accom-
pany him to Norfolk. Va. and witness
the formal opening Of his Virginia
railroad. A steamship was waiting AT
the Sewalls Point terminal pier to re-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

The little village of auckland IN the
distinction. 1t has a population of less
than 100 and entirely belongs to the
Rev. W. P. Bastard, who lives at Buck
land Court, and who has just celebrat-
ed his golden wedding by entertaining
his tenants.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

Rev. DR.. John Croweli. who was the
second Oldest graduate OF Princeton
university, died recently in East Or
ange of pneumonia, aged "a years. He
entered the University of Pennsylvania
in 1880 and went to Princeton In 1888,
graduating the following year from the
university and in 1887 from the semi
nary. He was ordained in 1870.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
The consumsra Part

About the best that can be done for
the consumer in most cases is to lie
him pay the tax In a roundabout way
so that he will not notice it.-Wash-
ington Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

President Frost Of Berea college has
invited President Taft to be at the Lin
coin farm, Lexington, KY, May 80, to
take part in the memorial services and
plant a tree in honor OF Lincoln. Presi-
dent Taft has the matter under con-
sidtration,
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

It is evident that when 1t comes t,
hitting Uncle Joe's delivery Cham
Clark can't bat hard enough to get
berth in a bush league.-Denver Re
publican,
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

The fact OF interest in the biography
OF the late Mrs. Jane Vasbinder Of
Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, wt5
died last Saturday, aged 80 years, Is
that all the persuasions of her children
were unavalling to induce her ever to
trust herself In q railroad car.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
Can Finish We'll That One.

John Armstrong Chanler has don
nearly everything sensational nol
aside from navigating the Niagar
rapids in a barrel.--Chicago Record
Herald
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
UnoIe Joe q Perennial.

You may break, you may shatter the
rules as you will, but Uncle Joe Can
non will run the house still.-Detroit
Free Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Hartman rises up and talks about
the government just as if he was used
to running one.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

The republicans have decided TO
make the tariff bill and to be respon-
sible for it In its completeness.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, neurologist,
poet, essayist and novelist. has been
elected to foreign fellowship In the
Royal society of England.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
PERSONS TALKED ABOUT.

Hon. Joseph W. Foraney Is q con-
gressman now. but in the days of his
youth he was a hardy Michigan woods
mana treechopper.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

Mr.. Newberry, the last secretary Of
the navy under President Roosevelt,
has achieved popularity in Michigan
by saying. when offered a high place
in the diplomatic service: mo plush
pants for me-"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

Down in New Mexico they prevent
grip by taking time by the forelock.
That Is not the first time a lock of
hair has figured in medicine.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
Woman and Her Friends,

A pretty woman can find friends
with her eyes shut and hold them by
keeping her mouth shut.-Galveston
News.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
Immortal.

good joke lives forever, and after
ward the magazines begin printing it.
Richmond Times-DiEpatch.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

Fashion may change the waist-line.
but she may rest assured that she
cannot so confuse eastern Connecticut
young men tha- they cannot find it.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07

It is now being doubted whether the
Georgia congressman who asked to
have his salary reduced Is a married
man