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Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

"Old maids are a nuisance and old
bachelors are an abomination," ex-
claimed sprightly Marie Courtleigh.
The girls at the summer institute Of
Forest Lake were busy at work at
their benches preparing lettuce slips
for transplanting. They were enjoy
ing camp life with its attendant disci-
pline and studying school gardening at
the same time. AT the bugle call Of
"reveille" they arose each morning and
worked studied and recreated at stat
ed periods. Every night when the sad
echoes OF taps reverberated from the
surrounding hiiitops all lights wers
out. the camp was still, and Morpheus
reigned supreme.
ooh, the odium attached to spinster-
hood" laughingly interposed Miss Cor
don, one of the summer school instruct
Fors and matrons of the dormitory,
suddenly appearing in the doorway.
What horrible creatures old maids are.
Why does not Osler administer some of
his soothing chloroform TO these use
less creatures and consign them Ito
sweet oblivion? Girls | beg of you,
escape IL possible this sad state OF
single blessedness; but if Fate should
unkindly relegate you to sip your cup
of tea in a lonely corner when you are
old and gray. reject the odious title of
old maid and adopt the modern term
of bachelor girl So much Of discon-
tent or happiness is in a name"
The girls stood aghast at this un-
pected speech from their beloved
teacher She was a woman in middle
life, intellectual, refined and sympathet-
ic, the idol of her girls because Of her
scholarly attachments and her sterling
qualities. In her youth she had been
fair as a. goddess, even now she retain
ed much of her classic beauty of for
mer days. Her silver gray hair waved
over a smooth, broad forehead; gray
ish blue eyes, patrician nose and firm
mouth bespoke honorable ancestry and
gentle breeding The years had dealt
kindly with her: nature had not rob-
bed Of many of her youthful charms.
for she proved a kind mother to her
ardent devotees.
Marie felt that she must redeem her
self in her favorites estimation, and
apologetically added Miss Gordon,
when girls get together the eternal he
isAgenerally the subject of considera-
the topic when the. lords of creation
assemble"
Undoubtedly it is said Miss Cor
don, although 1 say SO tentatively, as
j have not had the opportunities af
forded me to settle that question be-
yond the shadow of a doubt. But, jest
ing aside, girls, / have come to ask you
to honor me with your presence at a
farewell chatting dish and marshmal-
low party tomorrow evening at the
Bungalow The board of administra-
ton have allowed us the use of the
building until the first call of taps
Will you come, my friends p
"Of course we WILL" chimed all the
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
Petaluma. Cal. Sept
An Exclamation.

Mr. Editor: / notice that the papers
today report me as scoring the select
men for refusing the people of Nor
witch the use of the town hall for a
nolicense rally without stating in
substance what / said. In fairness to
other citizens and myself will you
please print the following statement.
We were refused the use of the hall
by the first selectman upon his own
authority. He had consulted neither
of the other selectmen, according to
their statement to us. In his refusal
the officer said he did not wish to get
into trouble by our having it. Trout
BILE with whom?
have heard since that neither IL
cense nor no-license people could have
it." / take issue with the principle in
volved. The Town hall has been used
for various things of public interest,
many of which did lot involve matters
so vitality related to all the citizens Of
the town as the question of license.
| have heard no objection to their
being there and know none. The hall
should be open for the use of the
people when any question of vital pub
lie interest Is before them. If the
license people want the hall they
should be allowed the use thereof
There are many and respectable citi-
zens who believe in license and where
can a more appropriate place be found
for the discussion of such public
matter than the Town hall? There
are other citizens of equal respecta-
bility who do not believe in license,
where is a more proper place than
the same hall in which to discuss the
matter? If either the one side or the
other does mot desire the use of the
hall, that in no wise affects the prin-
ciple nor should it prevent the other
side from using it. Such objection from
either side can be interpreted only as
desire to stifie free discussion. AS
freemen and citizens of the town OF
Norwich we ought to have the privi-
lege of the Town hall for the discus
sion Of public question. The fair
ness of this proposition cannot he
doubted by any.
If the question of expense Is in
volreds then let there be nominal
sum set covering the expense of
opening the hall. That would be per-
fectly fair. in fact. more fair than
allowing the use of it free.
We are denied . right which belongs
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
Bully for Marshall,

Governor Marshall of Indiana is a
man after any good mans heart. and
If his last official acts do not make
hhim the next president there Is not
much chivalry left in our grand old
parta The governor was invited to
make the trip from st. Louis to New
Orle ans with President Taft as guest
of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Water
ways association. He declined the in
vitation on the ground that the man
ayers of the enterprise had not ar
ranged for the wives Of the governors
to accompany them on the trip. The
managers then sent the governor a
second invitation with the Information
that arrangements had been made to
have the governors wives make the
trip on separate boat. But this ar
rangement was not satisfactory to him,
and again he declined the invitation.
In explanation of his course the gov
ernor said that during the fourteen
wears of their welded life he and Mrs.
Marshall had never been separated on
any occasion, and that he did not care
at this time to break the established
rule of their household. Bully for Gov
ernor Marshall. He is the right sort
of governor, but better than that he is
the right sort of husband, and he wiuld
make the right sort of president
Charleston News and Courier.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
FREE RURAL DELIVERY.

The rural delivery is a success in
everything but the inability to meet
it's expenses by SO 1-3 per cent, and
as it is for the. benefit of the rural
districts that is not an objection to
it, for the accommodation of 10000, 600
people with better business facilities
than. ever before is of such general
benefit that the country can afford to
meet the deficit.
There are now 1913 free delivery
routes, against 3a1 in 1899. Twenty
millions people receive daily service
through 40,804 carriers. Illinois leads
in the number of routes with 2,2s4
while New York has 1,S41 and Penn
sylvania 2,16S.
The total expenditures for installa-
ton and operation now amount to
about S17O,0OO.0OO, and the present an
nual cost of maintenance is $4,000
600.
1t is expected that in time the ball
ance will be on the right side of the
ledger, but how long it will take to
eliminate politics and balance bust
ness in this branch of the service re-
mains to. be seen.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
Probation.

1t is only a very few years since
probation systems were installed in
the courts of a good many states and
1T was freely predicted that their es-
tablishment would work miracles. It
cannot be doubted that the Innovation
has been in many respects a useful
one, or that. especially in the case of
children, it has saved many lives from
shipwreck So far the claims of its
friends have been INDICATED, but I'M
der ordinary American conditions it
was inevitable that there should be
another side to the shield. New York
has already been investigating the
management of its probation arrange
ments, and has found that in beth low
err and Higher courts they give rise
to many abuses In corrupt city
like New York. the probation system
offers the easiest possible means of
aiding influential criminals who hap
pen to be friendly with politicians of
their districts to escape the punish
ment of their crimes. The magistrates
are not to blame in all cases. Crimi-
nails with two or three convictions
against them sometimes contrive to
get their indiscretions described as
first offence and are told to report
at stated intervals to obliging proba-
ton officers, who seem to forget all
about them afterwards. The COM
missioners of accounts have been scru-
tinizing the reports of some OF these
officers, and have declared them to be
Inaccurate, incomplete and untrust-
worthy" Many such men and women
appointed solely by political influence
are unfit for their places and are APP
parently open to inducements of all
kinds. Far from retaining control
over their charges. their sole aim APP
pears to be to avoid being troubled
with them and to draw their salaries
in peace. There is no uniformity in
keeping records and hardly a trace of
any orderly system. The commission
ers find that in, many instances, evil
dence is not wanting to indicate "ju-
dicial improperly or lying in appar-
emily inexcusable Indifference to plain
facts, while in other cases there is
shown eithers ignorance of the law or
a desire to evade it's plain provisions"
This is somewhat fdixcouraging
showing and is an effective object
lesson in the folly Of allowing judi
cial Offices and the appointment of
probation officers to get into politics.
The theory of the probation system is
an admirable one; but it's practical
value entirely depends upon the char
acter the people selected to adminis-
ter it.-BridEeport Telegram.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
CIRCULATION
THE JUBILEE BOOK.

The Jubilee Book, containing a
complete record of the celebration Of
the 250th anniversary of the founding
of the town of Norwich, with complete
illustrations, containing at least 1o0,-
600 words and so pages of portraits
and scenes of decorated streets and
sections of the parade. etc. The Bull
letin hopes to have the book ready for
delivery early in December. If you
have not ordered one, fill out the cou-
pom printed elsewhere and mail to
the Business Manager of The Bulle-
tin, Norwich, Conn"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Crops Without Rain.

Mr.. Editor: / saw in The Bulletin
some time ago a notice Of the lack Of
rain and the damage to the corn crop
and other crops. Here we have not
had drop of rain since the last week
in March, and yet we have had and are
having fine crops. The hay and grain
crop was fine. Hay is cut and stacked
in the field. 1t is now being baled and
marketed. Grain is threshed and left
in sacks in the field, to be housed later
when the owner has time.
Fruits have been~very abundant of
all kilds./I have a friend in an adj
joining county who has a large cherry
orchard. visited him in May. He had
1875 men, women and children picking
and packing cherries, from the last of
April to the first of June. He ship
ed east carload a. day during the sea-
son; and he told me he cleared over
$4,000 on his crop. Peaches, pears,
plums, prunes and berries have been
abundant.
One blackberry orchard employs
about rs boys for month in picking
the crop. The boys of the San Fran
cisco reform school go up every year
annd camp for weeks.
We are still having sweet corn for
table use, and have had since August
1st. Potatoes are fine, but must be
gathered before the rains, else the rain
causes them to sprout and Injuries
them. The main crop is raised with
out a drop of rain.
The grape crop is very large this
year, but the price is low. Ten to
twelve dollars per ton for wine grapes.
Vineyards will produce from three to
five tons per acre.
All these crops are raised in this
county without rain and irrigation.
Garden truck and strawberries have
to be irrigated for continuous crops.
Strawberries are now in market and
will be until Christmas.
Our early rains come in the last of
this month or early in October. The
heavy rain about new year and the
late rains in March,
California is the most desolate look
ing state to man from the Atlantic
states 1t is dry, dusty and brown,
cattle and sheep feeding on fields as
barren in appearance as the road. But
the grass is dry and cured without
rain. But in October and November,
with the early rains, is assumes a
bright and cheering prospect. 1t is
carpeted with green and decked with
flowers of many colors. From now I'M
til May is the time to see California in
its glory.
Z. S. LIPPITT.
Petaluma, Cal, Sept II, 1909.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
The Circulation OF
The Bulletin.

The Bulletin has the largest cir
culation of any paper in Eastern
Connecticut. and from three to four
times larger than that Of any IN
Norwich. 1t is delivered to over
1000 OF the 1853 houses In Nor
wich, and read b. ninety three per
cent of the people. In Windham
it Is delivered to over 200 houses.
IN Putnam and Danielson to over
LOO. ana In al Of these places t
Is considered the local daily.
Eastern Connecticut has forty
nine towns. one hundred and sixty
five post office districts and forty
one rural free delivery routes.
The Bulletin Is sold in every
town and on all of the r F. D.
routes in Eastern Connecticut
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

to us or other citizens Of the town. 1t
is refusal not in accord with the
spirit or practice of American liberty
and justice. Why are we denied?
Why is a distinction made for the first
time against no-license people? Let
the public answer.
P. C. WRIGHT.
Norwich. Sept. %. 1908.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

We print today an interesting letter
from E. S. Lippitt of Petaluma, Cal,
with references to crops. Mr.. Lippitt is
an uncle of Mayor Costello Lippitt, and
was s. on the day this letter was writ
ten. May he retain his faculties and
physical vigor for years TO como.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

A Philadelphia judge refused di-
vorce to a wife who had four months
of a husband who looked upon the
wine when it is red and INDUCED in
profanity. These grounds he found
were not substantial
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

The Fulton celebration is
going to be one of the greatest dem
onstrations Of modern times, and a
great many eastern Connecticut peo-
pie will be there.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

New York is making ready for all
its country cousins and aunts. The
press is reminding them what they
do for city aunts and cousins in the
good old summer time.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

DIR. Cook has received congratula-
tons from scientists as the discoverer
of the North pole, but Peary has not
been complimented for discovering
Cook las faker and impostor."
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

DR.. Cook must find life in the Wal
dorf- ASTORIA quite an Improvement up
on the life he led among the Eski-
mos. He is not laundering now for the
igfoo bill of fare.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

The Duke of the Abruzzi runs away
from civilization as If it was the worst
thing he was ever up against He
would like to take Miss Elkins along.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

1t will not be so long before some
explorer win establish headquarters at
Lady Franklin bay and make daily
flights out over the North pole and
back.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

The warships in the Hudson should
have their guns equipped with Max
inns noise-suppressor, and give
noiseless salute. just to SEQ how it
seems.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

We have blasted the poor ice all
summer, and we must now prepare to
curse the poor coal all winter. One
trouble follows another.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

John w. Castle was another man
who could not let 60" We need a kim
dergarten to teach millionaire finan-
ciers how to make play of their work
Brooklyn Eagle.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

If Peary has the North pole with
him. and Cook has the picture Of the
pole taken a year before, what chance
is there for a further issue.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

The word Chicago is said to mean
onion; but the odor of the city indi-
Gates that it might safely be inter-
preted as a whole bunch.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

Agricultural lands in Virginia are
now worth only s2.64 an acre, so it
does not take much there to buy a
25-acre farm.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

Men who cannot have their way
think they are prosecuted when they
are really bent upon prosecuting some
one else.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

If the astronomers are right, the
prohibitionists should adopt Mars as
their emblem, for it is dry all over
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

Philadelphia is braggipg about an
increase of from four to forty steam
ships in her harbor daily. That is a
praiseworthy gain.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

Men who are always trumping up
grievances seldom have any real ones
A grievance is a poor issue anywhere,
at any time.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

When it comes to Sunday, Atlantic
City, it is said, can boast of more
schooners than any other place along
the coast
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

The psychological moment is now
defined as the moment DR.. Cook and
Peary meet in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

When men correct the error of their
ways they achieve. Cook and Peary
have demonstrated this.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

Happy thought for today: The
only hints most women are quick to
take are fashion hints,
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

Eagle island win not show as big
on the map as Beverly has, if Com
snander Peary is there
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

The dollar dinner is still regarded
as the real popular political banquet
in New Jersey.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

An official estimate places the num-
Der of dairy cows in the United States
at 21,OO0,0O0.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Dr. Cook, like the coon at the county
fairs, is shouting to all to Come on!
Come oni"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

More coal Is mined by machinery.
in proportion to the total output IN
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

WHEN you wan. TO put your Dusi-
ness before the 5ublic. there Is no me-
eIum better than through the advertis.
ing columns OF The Bulletin
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

WHEN you want 10 pur your push
ness before the public. there 10 ne NO
dunn better than through the adverttk.
ing columns Or The Bulistia-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

WHEN you want TO put year buss~
ness before the public. there 10 ne 4e-
diam better thas tnrouEh Us aArHt1o>
iak eeinnnA - MA nana9A -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-17
Two of a Kind.

Very often there are two reasons
why medicines fail. One reason is
the doctor, the other the druggist.
Both should be good. Generally the
people who use the greatest care in
the selection of their physicians, Sc
lect this drug store for their pre-
scriptions. In addition to giving
you just what the doctor prescribes,
we give the best of it put up in the
best way. The intelligent doctor
and an honest drug store are two of
kind-GOOD, SAFE kind.
Remember we seal every prescrip-
ton before it leaves the store as a
safeguard against its being tam
pered with. EXAMINE THE SEAL.
l.. l.. ELGIN,
HopkinsviIle Member of the Pure
Drug Association of America.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-17
HAS WON HIS SPURS.

There is at least one Congressman
who can leave Washington this sum-
mer knowing that he has fought a
great fight and won.
1t is A. o. Stanley, congressman
from this, the Second congressional
district, who took up the fight for
free tobacco and fought to afinish.
The newspapers all over the coun-
try are today filled with the story of
his victory, and it is not paid dope
sent out by his press agent, but it is
the news as given to the world by
the great Associated Press.
They give Stanley credit for win
ming out against the tobacco trust
and in the interest of the tobacco
growers, and they pronounce it a
great victory.
Stanley won out against odds that
would have overwhelmed an ordina
~ fighter. Some of the best posted
men of the tobacco growing associa-
tions patted him on the back, openly
praised his effort and behind his
back predicted that he would never
get free tobacco.
He was fighting organized wealth.
He was fighting Aldrich. He was
fighting powerful political major
ity.
But he won Republican Senator
Bradley over to his side, broke the
backbone of the Republican organi-
cation in the Senate and paved the
way to victory.
Senator Bradley, in his great
speech in the Senate, opened by pay
ing a tribute to Stanley and saying
that he was indebted to Stanley for
his knowledge Of the subject.
This one victory in the interest of
the tobacco growers of this district
iustifes the election of Mr. Stanley
and entities him to his spurs wheth
er he accomplishes anything more
until adjournment. - Henderson
Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-17

and made me feel like a new person,
and it shall always have my praise. p"
Mrs. w. p. VALENTINE, 9O2 Lincoln
Avenue, Camden, N. j.
Gardiner, Me. -" was a great suf-
ferer from female disease. The doc
tor said l would have to go to the
hospital for an operation, but Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound COM
pletely cured me in three months. -
MRS. S. A. WILLIAMS, r. F. d. No. IA,
Box 80, Gardiner Me.
Because your case Is difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
flammation, liberation, displacements,
fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
vous prostration. 1t costs but trifle
to try it, and the result is worth mil
lions to many suffering women
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-17
NEW PRESIDENT
Of Bethel College Has Taken
Formal Charge.

Prof. H. G. Brownell arrived from
Louisville Wednesday and yesterday
entered into the contract with the
trustees of Bethel Female College
and took formal possession Of the
institution.
He is a mechanical engineer and
his first step was to get up drawings
for the proposed new heating plant
for the college. 1t is hoped that the
plant can be installed by early win
ter.
Prof. Brownell has also given some
attention to making up his faculty
and has decided on some of the
teachers. Mrs. Carrie Downer
Eager, widow of the late DR.. B. F.
Eager, will in all probability be lady
principal. Other announcements
will be made next week.
Prof. Brownell will return TO Lou
isville today and his wife and two
sons will come back with him next
week.
The new president has made fine
impression and the school will open
early in September with every pros
pect of successful session.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-17
500 REWARD SIOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there 10 at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all it's stages,
and that Is Oatarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the
sally positive cure now known TO the medical frat
ernity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease,
requires a constitutional treatment. Hairs Cat
rrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surface Of The system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by building up
he constitution and assisting nature in doing It's
work. The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars Tor any case that il fails 10 cure. Send
or list Of testimonials.
Address +. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo. O.
SOLD by ali Druggists, 75c.
Take Hal's Family Pills for constipation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-17
Excursion Fares to Chautau-
qua, N. Y. and Return.
Two Special Excursions,
July 2 aid %, 1909.

illinois Central will sell round trip
tickets to Chautauqua, N Y, at the
rate of 5000 for the round trip.
Dates of sale. July LIST and 22nd,
1909, only. Return limit: Tickets
good returning to leave Chautauqua
not later thau August 3rd. For fur
Their information call on agent [. C.
railroad. T. L. MORROW. Agt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-17
Methodist Church.

Rev. Geo. H. Means, pastor.
Morning subject" Ecclesiastical
Justice and Equity"
The uuion service will be held at
this church in the evening.
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Epworth League at p. m.
Miss Emma Noe will have charge
of the music.