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Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28
WOMEN AND THE SCHOOLS.

No woman regards it as a matter
Of economy to close the schools, quite
a few men, and sometimes a majority
in benighted parts of the country do.
Woman suffrage in school matters
works well in New England and the
Middle States. They are never found
upon the wrong side of the issue.
Speaking Of recent school campaigns
in New Jersey the Newark News says:
Whatever may be said for or
against woman suffrage as a general
proposition, the limited experiment of
this policy made in New Jersey has
invariably worked well. The state per-
mits women to vote at school elections
for appropriating money and they can
be counted on, every time. to vote in
the interests of public school accom-
modations for their children. An in
stance occurred on Tuesday last in
Union county. The trustees of the Con-
necticut Farms school closed the high
school department to save expense.
and the scholars had to 20 to Eliza
beth or to South Orange to complete
their education. The citizens demur-
red, and asked for referendum on
the question Of raising $4,000 to con-
tinue the high school. The women
voted unanimously for the appropria-
tion,I and only eighteen men had the
temerity to vote against it. 1t was
the women, by the way, who carried
the election which gave Bound Brook
its splendid new school building, and
wherever similar question is raised
the women favor the schools. If this
is an argument for woman suffrage,
the opponents of the policy will find it
difficult to answer
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28
WHERE PORK CHOPS LOOM
LARGE.

The pork chop is likely before a
great while to be listed among the
things that were, and the people who
were specially fond Of these greasy
morsels are perhaps justified in be-
wailing the fact, although their loss
as an article of diet is very apt to
improve their health. What the chop
is depends, of course, upon whether
it was chopped from an old hog or
a young pig. A pork chop that can
boast of years is too venerable to con-
slider even in a cook book; but the
veal Of pork, (this term is not patent
ed, has tickled the palate Of gour-
monds for a length of time beyond
which the memory Of man runneth not
back and if less nourishing than eggs
was priced for it's tenderness and
sweetness.
The editor Of the indianapolis News
says: Wafer chops of any kind, pork,
mutton, lamb or veal. are an abom-
ination unto the stomach and a sin
in the eyes of every cook. They will
not sustain life; they loom large only
in the butchers bills; on the table one
turns from them in disgust and despair
and falls back upon toast-the regular
thing. With the passing of pork chops
it is safe to predict that sausages will
begin to shrink and that bacon will
curl up and shrivel."
No wonder large class deplore this.
1t tustifies the exclamation: "Aint it
awful, Mabel"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28
Selfish INTERESTS.

Men actuated by selfish interests re-
sort to all sorts of methods to pro-
hote them. Mr.. Pinchot is having no
easy time in carrying out the orders
of the government with reference
to government forests reserves. The
newspapers and the chambers Of COM
merce have entered into the contest
to have conditions changed, for the
people want the land and water and
wood and do not care a picayune about
the saving of American forests from
destruction, the prevention of earth
erosion or the prevention of foods.
The Herald and Mining Review Of
Inyo has this to say against the
agent:
Pinchot represents the powerful
lumber and railway interests and the
coal interests
The government charges 81 a cord
for fallen timber Formerly men who
hauled it into Bishop asked SO cord,
but since the government claims it's
dollar the price to Bishop has gone
to s12. Rank Pinchotism.
IF only one-half of the land with
ui~Nh Dy TluCHot unJuSly De taken up
it would add Immediately $1,000. 900 to
the assessed valuation of Inyo county"
THE rank injustice (of Pinchot)
stamps upon him an indelible mark of
self-interest and villainy"
"An American citizen-just like an
ordinary American citizen who is seek
ing for a home in this valley-cannot
secure one acre from this choice land"
1t is not likely that this singing of
hot shot will induce the government to
remove its commissioner or to change
its determined policy with reference
to the tract which is wanted for pri-
vate speculation rather than public
use.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28
CIRCULATION
THE BULLETINS ILLUSTRATED
BOOK.

II is cot surprising that a great deal
of interest is felt in the pictures which
are to be feature of the 250th an
niversary Jubilee book-what they
are to be and what they are to repre-
sent. Portraits of the officers and
chairrnen Of committees and the guests
of the city will number score or two
and then there will be photographs
OF the decorated streets, the parade,
the performances and objects of spe-
cial interest, 1t is expected, will make
about 50 pages. Where there are large
assemblages of people the pictures will
be made large enough to make the
Identification of citizens possible.
There are quite a number of these
photographs which will be given full
page.
1t is the purpose of The Bulletin
to make this book so attractive that
II will be in prompt demand when it
appears in December for delivery.
The Bulletin has had submitted to
II for examination about 200 photo
graphs already, and expects to have
others submitted.
The letterpress and the illustrations
win represent the best part of the an
niversary celebration. and the book
will be priced for its accuracy and
value by Norwich people everywhere.
Order books on the coupon to be
found in The Bulletins advertising
columns.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

Such row! And my darling dog
Tip and / are right in the middle of
it, like the hole In the doughnut. Why,
we haven't had anything like it before
since Fan engaged herself to poor Mr..
Jofn( and turned saint and got to pet
ting sweet Tip, even when there wasn't
any company around.
Fan got new diamond ring. ! like
a lucky stone best, one with a big
round hole, that you can hang on a
string, and, IL you wear it at night, 1t
keeps away dreams about COLLINS that
eat nice little girls and sweet Tips.
But Fan was always odd.
Yesterday while Tip and I were
playing on the porch I noticed that 1t
was most lonesomely quiet. So Tip
and knew that Fan was UP to some
finedishness. Well. we sneaked UP to
her room.
Fan was sitting in front of her white
enameled dressing table, with the sun
shine just pouring in on her and set
ting her head on fire. And she had
her hand up to her face and was fash
ing that diamond back and forth in
the light. First she'd put her finger
to her cheek and smooth it like this,
and then she'd pretend to fix the net
on her front hair. All the while she
was making smirky eyes at the red
shooting all over her hand.
Then, because she thought she was
alone, not thinking that lovely Tip and
/ could see her, she bent over and
kissed the ring, oh, million times. Fan
is certainly getting odd. Ask Tip If
you don't believe me. When she look
ed up her eyes were all wet, as If she'd
been crying, but I can't see what for,
because she and / had been peaceful
Anyway, it was all so funny that /
clutched sweet Tip for support, and
happened to grab hold of his ear, be-
cause didn't look to see what l was
doing, for I didn't want to take my
eyes off silly Fan. Then Tip let out
the laughing howl. thinking it was a
game, you see. Fan heard it and up
she jumped like lightning and slammed
the door right against Tips nosel
That was enough for me! To hurt
Tips feelinge like that, and he so gen.
teel' l hammered with both fists on
her door. and then I kicked. After
that Tip and / went out to swing to
think up something.
That afternoon the house was just
like a funeral. Fan showed me away
when / went to see what lacy thing
she was sewing on the front porch.
Tip" said I, suddenly. Tets play
gypsy. You can be Bedrfddfn Hassan
Saleh An,ina and Ill be Esmeralda
Bahia Abdalla. And We'll steal Fans
clothes and put them on and sneak
down to meet poor Mr.. John. because
he's probably coming to dinner"
OF course Tip was crazy glad to do
as I said, so we wentup to Fans room.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

wealth instead of mastering it. The
necessity for hard and constant labor
ing being in many cases removed, men
and women not infrequently grow soft
and selfish and sensual Nothing but
eternal vigilance can counteract and
vanquish these foes. We must be as
alert and determined In caring for our
spiritual gardens, as farmers in car
ing for their gardens and their or
chards.
In the same conversation from which
have quoted, this farmer went on to
say, Nevertheless there never was a
time since Adam and Eve were created
when a man and his wife working to-
gether could get a better living as
farmers" May it not also be said
that there never was a better time in
the history OF the world for q man to
vanquish the moral foes and live
clean, rich, noble life than today?
THE PARSON.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28
A woman we'll along in years said

A woman we'll along in years said
to me several years ago: I'm told
you're the man who talks, and I like
to read your column, but ] believe on
some OF those topics I can outtalk
you!" The man who talks does not
disclose his identity by saying you
do me great honor. thank you" or nice
little things like that. Flattery doesn't
make him open any more than it does
the oyster. I assured her l felt quite
sure she was more than a match for
the man who talks on some points
what woman's isn't? She seemed to
feel quite pleased and to think that
was OF this opinion, but. what she
really wished to know was II I was the
man, and getting no averment that Il
was, she went away with a disappoInt-
ed look. The man who talks was no
match for her-she could give him a
curtain lecture that would make his
SPIRITS curdle and his hair elkl. She
knew her power. too. 1 have often
tfoight of her face, and when / have,
Il rls,de me glad that all that she has
t. say for the good Of her fellow men
isn's said to me.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

for whose young he serves as venison;
but the wasp seems to be only master
of the billiards in the grass, and he
is particular to always select his VIC
tins from the same variety. There are
spiders the wasp could not conquer in
a fair fight. These flower spiders do
not run or jump, but have a rather
formal and graceful way Of describing
half circles to retire from view, al
though in outline they appear awk-
ward enough. / do not know where
on the flower more than know where
the man-in- the-moon is when he is
not there. He interests me because
God made him, which is evidence that
he was not made in vain.
Some weather forecaster said this was
going to be a phenomenal summer and
1t has been, and the man or woman
who has ventured upon summer
rest without taking winter clothing
along has. suffered from chilly nights
and mornings. Every month has had
them-the whole summer appears to
have suffered an attack of malaria.
We cannot learn the cause of it, and
we cannot escape the affect. We think
that we never saw anything like it.
but It is more than probable that we
have. The weather Is not nearly as
irregular as we think it is. You know
there have been good many changes
in the weather since you were a boy
neithe- the winters Dor the summers
are what they used to be. Quite likely
this is SO. Man does not live long
enough to find out about the climatic
causes in this whiriing world of ours
The worlds career Is in cycles of 10000
and 4hA eyn M af &c
about 40 years. Comparatively he is
equal to 1872 of an inch on the yard
stick of time. We recognize the an
tics of nature and must let them go
as unaccountable. since we can do no
better.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

The chauffeurs who are killed in
auto races never can tell what they
think of the machines.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

1t doesn't seem so strange to have
the legislature gone 1t did so little
for SO long that it never really seemed
to be at Hartford.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

Hill appears to be an older man than
Hartman and his physiognomy says
that he worries less-that's why he
doesn't need to rest.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

When the ten biggest cities in New
England are counted New Bedford
cannot be left out
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

There is no use of expecting an early
frost for that will not make a par
ticle of difference.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

Kansas has things fixed so that a
man cannot curse his wife. The law
requires that he should go to the rural
districts If he thinks he must swear
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

The women who furnish recipes for
the newspapers put in cream and eggs
in quantity so that no one will sus-
pect that they are common folks.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

When it comes to the penalties Of
greatness some of our state senators
are realizing what that means.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

The damage claims of $4,000 for
the depredations of the Blue and Red
armies does not seem to distress the
government. The Yankee lads are
handy, o!
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

There doesn't appear to be any real
good reason why the poorest peaches
in 1909 should be bringing the high
est price.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

When Parents day is. celebrated the
head Of the house assumes all the dig
nifty but he cannot get the last word
IL he sits up all night to get it.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

A Texas minister is sure that the
meanness of men caused the last hot
wave. Doesn't he know that usually
gives out chill.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

When a dozen airships get into the
air at once they do not collide. How
different from dozen autos on turn
pike road.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

At present the monastery at st.
Bernard costs about $4,000 a year to
keep IN. This money is partly collect
ed in switzerland and partly derived
from revenue in the monastic order.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28
The BULLETINS DAILY STORY
SMALL SISTERS REFLECTIONS

First thing I hauled out her red en-
pire with the black jet. 1t was lovely
on dear Tipl And he tumbled over it
so sweet. and rumpled UP as cunning
trailcd all over the floor about him.
FANS amber beads on his blessed
neck were too edifyingi After that l
slipped her green silk gloves on his
front legs and wound UP the hind ones
with her automobile veil. Then tied
her white hat with the blue aigrettes
on his lovely head and turned Bedrid-
din Hassan Seleh Amina loose, as per-
feet as a n.y..
Fans bracelets and rings wouldn't
1T TIPS ears, so saved them for me,
and had a terrible time dressing, be-
cause the bracelets wabbled so on my
ankles, and had to keep my thumbs
kinked all the time for fear the rings
would slip off. In the pneanwhile Tip
eot GRAVY to see himself, and l was
laughing so nearly let the sweet dog
tumble out of my arms SS-rss held
him UP to the mirror to admire his
beauty. When he say how cute he
was. he got frisixy, sind wanted to run
to meet poor Mr.. John. so I had to
pounce into Fans bronze satin slip
peers, and her white lace coat, and her
black voille skirt. 1 stuck all her fancy
i1atpins in my hair, the way gypsies
do.
After I'd put three OF her belts
arounod my neck I was ready. Such
glee! In my excitement I'd forgotten
to put any Of Fans powder on Tips
nose.
"Bedriddin Hassan Saieh Amina," I
called after him, come and get your
beautifier."
But the pet had gone down stairs.
So I ran after him, and-oh, well, l
can't just rccomine nher how it hap
pcned, but that skirt Of Fans got be-
tween my knees, and my heels turned
out and l Forgot, in the excitement,
to keen my thumbs kinked, and So
I must have rolled about ten miles,
for woke up in bed with court plas-
ter on my head where the hatpins had
punctured me. And Fans diamond
rings gone! l forgot to keep my
thumbs kinked while I was dashing
down the stairs for my life. And her
eyes lock like tomatoes from weep
ing. And poor Mr.. John just bites hds
lips and looks the other way when
he's looking at me.
I stand at the table when I'm eat
ing. for fathers got an awfully strong
hand Ask Tip; he got some, too!
Everybody's been searching, even
neighborsL Tomorrow poor Mr.. Johns
going to shingle OFF the grass, and IL
that doesn't do any good they're going
to burn II off.
Such a row! But down in our hearts
Tip and I are glad, for we're in the
middle of II all. like the hole in the
doughnut.-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

Those who have seen the new $50
bill are giving the artist great praise;
but most of US viii not be able to
say a commendatory word
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

The person who is too sensitive to
criticism loses lots Of comfort. II crit
icism would kill flies it might be turned
to a good use.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

The man who looks on the shady
side OF the street for prosperity usually
gets left.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

insects with which agriculturists and
horticulturists have to contend today
why, Just think of them" he went on
to say, "the potato bug. the gypsy
moth, the brown tail, the destructive
beetles and all the other enemies of
vines and shrubs and trees. Latest OF
all in some quarter OF the country we
hear of an insect that is making havoc
of great splendid elms, stripping them
of their leaves so that they stand today
bare and gaunt, fit only for kindling
wood"
My heart goes out, | confess, TO those
who live on the soil and by the soil and
who have to fight this train OF pests
never troubled. Whence they came
and why they are here Is not easy to
answer. There is religious philoso-
ply which looks upon evil as an active
power in the universe continually man
ifesting itself in new forms for the har-
assment of men. This philosophy holds
that the world grows better in certain
particulars, 1t grows worse IN others
and evil becomes more insidious and
more determined to balk the onward
progress of mankind Be that as it
may, the pests are certainly here and
the practical question is how may
farmers, market gardeners and nurs-
erymen be rid Of them.
Certainly, to look at the situation as
cheerfully as possible, we may find
some compensation for these pests in
the stimulus they create to the inven-
ton of devices wherewith to counter
act and destroy these creatures of the
night. Swamps and boys are being
drained. Parasites and other insects
are being brought from other climes to
destroy the destroyers, on the old prin-
ciple of fighting fire with fire. And in
proportion as the foes of sound and
healthy vegetable products increase
men become more vigilant and reso-
lutte. They do not forget that they
were told originally by the Creator that
their business upon the earth is to re-
plenish and subdue ii.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

Happy thought for today: The out
put Of a town talks louder for it than
the outlook.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Agriculture takes the stride Of peace.
There is no 27-inch military pace that
can fit her.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

Beating flying records Is all right so
long as the price Of them is not broken
aanea
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

A parallel may be drawn between
these foes of vegetable life and the
modern obstacles to spiritual growth.
Ease and luxury SO prevalent today
have brought with them an attendant
train of enervating ard harmful infiu-
ence. Men are being mastered by their
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28
The Circulation OF
The Bulletin.

The Bulletin has the largest cir
culatAon 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
wlch, and read b. ninety three per
cent Of the people. In Windham
It is delivered to over eco houses.
in Putnam and Danielson to over
LOO. ara in al OF these places 4
IS considered the local daily.
Eastern Connecticut has forty
nine towns. one hundred and sixty
ave 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., 1909-08-28
SUNDAY MORNING TALK

THE TRAIN OF MODERN PESTS.
An experienced and successful farm
err was bemoaning In my hearing re-
Gently the number of harmful bugs and
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

The person who 10 nourishina Sc
cret regrets should expel them by acS
tive reform. regret is a poor thing
to fool with long. A resolution to re-
form is the first step toward man
hood, mastery and purity. Here is
confession by one who has regretted,
resolved and overcome: Il have been
a cigarette smoker for years, but at
last l have managed to overcome the
habit, and the feeling that overspreads
me-both in mind and body-cannot be
described. There is no getting around
it that cigarettes are injurious, for it
stands to reason that when smoke Is
inhaled and drawn to the lungs the
lungs will be weakened in time. have
made 1t point to notice the users of
cigarettes, and in all cases have found
that the cigarette smoker is not as
sound in body as people that do not
use the cigarette. There is no doubt
that almost every one that has ae-
quired the cigarette habit regrets it.
There is only one way to overcome the
habit, and that is to make up your
mind to do so. The person that over
comes this habit will experience the
finest feeling that he has ever had in
life" This is frank statement of one
mans experiences, and it reads like a
song Of triumph, and that is what it
really is.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-28

The spider on the phiox is a picture
of patience. He waits and watches
for his prey with his calliper-like legs
set like trap making only one move
necessary to accomplish his purpose.
He is white and gray, and sometimes
primrose yellow. and is pretty to those
to whom he Is not repugnant The
spider is one of the most useful insects
to the farmer on account OF his car
nivorous nabits-he destroys more flies
and bugs than any other creature OF
his size. Ills arch enemy IL the wasp
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-08-12
MAKING GOLD LEAF.
The Metal Is Beaten For Hours by
Men, Then Finished by Girls.

Inc MGtat is bcdLeN TOT py
Men, Then Finished by Girls.
In one of the downtown business
streets may be seen sticking from one
of the upper windows a massive arm
and hand. the hand grasping huge
hammer and the whole sign gilded. II
is the sign Of the gold beaters' estab-
lishment, where thousands of the gold
sheets are turned out after having
been packed by girls.
Gold leaf Is packed more by the aid
Of the breath than by the hands. The
operation of transferring sheet Of
almost transparent gold leaf from one
place to another Is so delicate that 1t
is possible to do 1t only by light
puff of the breath. II takes most girls
six weeks to acquire this knack, and
some girls are never able to acquire 1t.
The gold reaches the beaters first
in wide bars or nuggets and has to be
weighed. melted and made into inch
wide ribbons before anything else is
done. The ribbon is then cut into inch
squares and beaten with a hammer
welded by man. When each leaf
has been beaten thin 1t is transferred
to mold. where It is beaten four
hours more. The beating is done with
wooden hammer weighing from
seven to eighteen pounds. on sheep
skin cushion. which rests on granite
block. The gold used for beating is
rGually % or % carats fine. A little
alloy of copper or silver is added to
make It spread. 1t would be impos-
slble, the beaters say. to handle per.
fectly pure gold.
After the gold has been beaten II
is handed over to the girls, who lift
the unshaped leaf from the mold with
pair Of wooden pinchers, fatten It out
on sheepskin cushion by gently blow
ing on 1t. cut II to perfect square
replace It between the leaves OF the
book and flatten 1t out with the breath
There are twenty-five leaves in q
book, and a skilled girl can pack sew
enty books in a day, for which she
gets from 21z to 3 cents a book.-New
York Times.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-08-12
She Does.

Suffragette-We believe that a wo-
man should get mans wages. Mar
ried MAXWELL, judging from my own
experience, abe does.-Boston Tran