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Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

THE PROPHECY.

of no neglected duty, to her the next
five years will be peaceful, contented
Il actually believe that Marion is
invested with supernatural powers: 1t
seems uncanny, Crystal said, as Ma
rion reached for her hand.
Have patience. and viii reveal
the source of my prophetic powers,
Marion returned laughingly. as she
again gave imagination full sway.
II hear a voice like laundering
applause; l see a tall, slender woman
standing before crowds of people
whose hearts she has won by her glo-
rious voice. This Is not her first APP
pearance. Oh, no! for they cheer and
cheer again as she stands before them.
Is this the reward of Ave years Ia
Dor? Five years voice whispers
scornfully. 1t took ten, nay fifteen
years of close application combined
with months OF drudgery to make this
success possible. Get back to your
five years. All, here / see her, in a
stuffy little attic room, by the side of
a ragged bed on which lies the form
of little girl. Crystals voice is
low and sweet as she sings a sooth-
ing lullaby to the crippled child, who
fondly murmurs. I thinks you's an
angel, you's SO lovely
1lCIG, ElIlH, live w " LIE 6OOQ
things / have prophesied and failure
will be an unknown word in your vo-
cabularies" Marion said, as she drop
ped Crystals hand.
But how did you do it, Marion p
rs it really true?" were the anxious
queries of the girls.
"Close observation of character and
a perhaps too vivid imagination was
all the material needed" was the gay
response.
But tell us, what are you going to
Pauline asked.
"Oh. you will know at our feunion,
for then it will be reality, not proph-
ecy, to which we shall listen"
The five years are ended. 1t is June
again. Once more the four girls are
together in the room which the joy
Gus time of the past has endeared to
them. The air is heavy with the per-
fume of flowers which surrounds the
casket wherein rests the form Of Ma
rion 1t Is the hour before the flu
neral that the girls stand by the cas-
ket and recall their last meeting.
in my life the years have fulfilled
much Of Marion's prophecy, Pauline
.Loring breaks the silence Five days
ago Twas elected to have charge OF
the music in one of Names leading
schools. One day when everything
was dark with encouragement, l re-
membered Marions prophesy and COM
posed-not the beautiful little melody
predicted-but funeral dirge,- which
Mrs. Hall requests that l play at the
funeral this afternoon"
Annie lays her hand lovingly
against the cold cheek of the silent
sleeper, as she says in a low tone:
Now she knows what her trust has
enabled me to accomplish, otherwise
her prophecy would have never been
verified
AS they look at Crystal she says
quietly: Il too owe much to Marion's
unselfish propecy. In using my voice
to bring pleasure to others, it has
brought an exceptionally fine position
to me-"
Without the need of words from
Marion they we're told what she hao
accomplished.-Bost Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21
BIRD klLLING-PEsT ExTERMI-
MATING.

There is no doubt that New Eng
land is spending millions now to ex-
terminate pests which would never
have had to have been so used had
not the destruction of useful birds
been going on here in New England
regardless of consequences ever since
the country was settled.
The destruction of the insectivorous
birds is going on in all parts of the
country, and it is estimated by Will
liam butcher, president of the Au-
dubon societies, that the millinery
trade alone causes the slaughter of
birds enough each year TO represent
$Ss,OO0,000. These birds, if properly
protected and allowed to live and do
their helpful work in destroying nox-
ious insects and weeds, would save
the farmers 5000, 200, 900 a year.
Within the past week some $500
worth of aigrette plumes were seized
by the government in New York,
Instead of being sold to be worn on
women's hats they are to be destroyed
at the instance of the Audubon off,
Gals, which is very proper way to
dispose of them.
The persistent work being done for
the protection of birds does not show
the good results it should. This coun-
try is paying a tremendous price to-
day for the folly of the men. who de-
stroy useful birds in the name of
sport. There are 100000 such, licensed
and unlicensed, in New England.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21
Polar Reaion Mysteries.

Many theorists have chung tenacious
ly to the belief that there is an open
sea and comparatively mild tempera-
ture surrounding the axiol point des-
ignated the North Pole. This theory
has been greatly weakened by the OBJ
servations of Peary and others who
have travelled across what seems to
be an endless frozen ocean in their
journeyings toward the pole. But IL
is certain that we do not by any means
know all the temperature freaks of far
north ATTITUDES, and a discovery made
only last month bears out this con-
clusion.
The Island of Bogoslof, located in
Behring sea, has more than once at
tracted attention because of changes
In conformation. brought about appar-
emily by subterranean forces. A party
which landed on this island from the
revenue cutter Perry on the 10th oil
last month discovered that two ele-
waited peaks had disappeared and that
a body of water that had formerly
penetrated the land, but which had
been connected with the open sea, was
entirely enclosed by land and trans
formed into a lake. But the most re-
markable fact was that the water OF
this lake had summer temperature
of II degrees. In the center of the
lake are two small islands, and one OF
these islands is constantly putting out
a volume Of steam.
The unexplored areas at either OF
the axiol ends of the earth are of vast
extent, and though the preponderance
of the gathered evidence makes for
the conclusion that there Is a frozen
sea at the north end and a land area
capped with ice hundred feet thick
at the south end, there is yet album
dant opportunity for those with Jules
Verne imaginations to locate spots
where roses bloom and tropic condi-
tons prevail. If there Ia a small ISL
and in Behring sea, warmed from the
fires beneath, why may there not be
an area as big as the state of Ohio
farther north SO warmed? All that is
needed is a crust over the entire area
sufficiently thin and the fires beneath
sufficiently hot and regular to create
perpetual summer conditions in what
ever polar spot may be selected.-BaI-
| timore American.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21
THE GOOD OLD VACATION TIME

There are so many views upon the
advantages and disadvantages of a.
vacation and how to spend it, that
nothing less than volume is suffi-
Gent to discourse upon every phase
of this homely. everyday subject.
To some a vacation stands for a
rest. while to others it is spoken of
as change. Some people are sure
that idleness makes the ideal vocation,
others that changing from a vacation
TO an avocation is most profitable, still
others that a change of air and scene
and even society is essential to make
vacation what 1t should be. This
may all be so, and the idler and the
worker and the traveller may get joy
out of the order of their choice Just
as bees and butterflies get honey from
flowers.
The strenuous vacation, the expen-
sive vacation and the vacation which
never had a substantial foundation to
rest upon, in consequence of the con-
dition following them, cannot be said
20 meet the true idea of rest or re-
cuperation.
The good, old vacation time is on
now, and in many cases those who
pay the bills and do the work are not
having such a joyous time--it is the
others who find 'the splendid enjoy
ment," and whose glee over the out
ang appears to know no bounds. This
"a no new condition-those who bear
the burden find their pleasure in the
Joy OF others, and while this is not
always true. it is so often demonstrat-
ed that we feel sure that not all the
good souls have passed from life.
The vacation which ends in added
WEAKNESS. or in added debt which may
not be paid up before December, is not
ideal, but it is too common, and he
who overdoes it, or who attempts ito
live like lord" ON the interest Of
what he owes. is sacrificing too much
to style.
The vacation that is right is the
one which increases health and pleas
ure and adds nothing to our burdens.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21
CIRCULATION
WHAT IS THE BOOK GOING TO BE

The question is being asked, What
IS the 25Oth anniversary Jubilee book
going to be like? 1t is not going to
be like any book ever printed about
Norwich, il we have the right concep-
ton of it.
1t Is going to be an accurate ac-
count OF the entire celebration gather
ed by competent scholar. from relia-
BILE sources and no pains are to be
spared in making it the finest book
ever printed about the city and town
of Norwich.
II will contain the cream OF ali the
sermons and addresses delivered, the
names of all committees. and also the
names Of hundreds Of people who took
part in the ceremonies, with portraits,
and street scenes and views of the
parade and the historical play-the
very best pictures which The Bulletin
can procure.
It is expected that this book will
AdNr tOV pdbcsb with OO pages VI dp-
propriate portraits and pictures.
1t is to be sold for 81, bound In
cloth, and for SO, bound in leather.
There has been received orders for
about $50. The Bulletin would like
TO make an edition of 1000, but unless
there is quickened demand the edi-
ton is likely to be cut down to 500
copies.
The Jubilee book Of 1859 was not
to be had less than IS or 81 copy
when wanted this year. This book
will be at a premium in the future.
The Bulletin is planning to have it
ready for delivery about the LIST of
December. Those who desire copy
should send their order TO The Bust
ness Manager of The Bulletin, Nor
witch, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21
a RECORD NEVER BEATEN.

So FAR as is known, Edward Payson
Weston Is the only man Of his years
who has walked 1896 miles In 100
days, an average OF 81 IL miles d
day While this was i've days longer
than Weston's walk a half-century
ago. he lost Is whole days on account
Of heat and storms. and allowing for
these unforeseen and unavoidable de-
lays, his average daily stunt was
4s Ia miles a day. This shows what
walking viii do for man in the way
OF muscle and endurance, for although
II he arrived at San Francisco in
first-class condition and In the best
of spirits. There may be disappoint-
ment in the fact that he did not equal
the performance of his youth to Wes-
ton, but this is irrational for il was
not to be expected that he could do
it: and he has made world record
which is not likely to be broken by a
walker over threescore yeays and ten
for years to come.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21


The notes of the piano now filled
the room with full, rich melody, then
softened into the sweet, plaintive tones
OF the minor key, into which the skill
full fingers OF the young musician Gid
ed
Pauline. don't Your music is say
Ing: This is the last meeting of the
dear old club" Annie Ellis interrupt
ed.
Never mind, Pauline. She has a
melancholy drop in her blood that she
delights In sharing with u.s." Marion
Han said, haiti jestingly.
1t was at Marion Halls home, In
one OF Boston's suburbs, that the FOUR
girls were gathered The room, sweet
with the fragrance OF roses which filed
Jars and vases, looked inexpressibly
dear to the girls who had been such
friends the two years that they had
been students together at the New
England conservatory. 1t would have
been dificult to have found girls more
unlike in looks, in dispositions or in
social abilities, yet their love for one
another had won for them the name of
THE Inseparable Quartette." Once
each week they had met at Marion's
home, where two years ago they had
organized the Good Times" club. On
the morrow the girls were to sepa-
oG1AAA
when they would hold their first re-
union.
AS the last notes of Pauline's music
died away with half-sobbing sound,
to dispel the feeling of sadness which
was fast gaining ascendancy, Marion
exclaimed gleefully:
'Oh, say, girls, let's each turn seer
and reveaier and prophesy which shall
ultimately be ours, success or failure.
Who agrees?
I'VE all dol" was the simultaneous
response.
Marion. you tell" said Crystal Ma
son, the really talented one of the
set. 'for TO you Dame Fortune shows
nothing but her treasures"
Yes, Marion, do" the others urged.
Who will be first? You, Pauline :?
Well, l must take your hand so you
can transmit your personality to me-"
Marion looked demurely and began
with solemn voice:
i see four years of hard labor not
unmixed with disbursement, and
then assured success. When we meet
again, five years from today, Pauline
win play beautiful original melody
that she win dedicate to me in re-
membrance of this prophecy.
Now, Annie, hearken to what fate
has in store for youi Yours is more
complicated. I must concentrate"
Marion closed her eyes while the
girls listened intently to what she was
about to say.
You are not going to accept the
position offered you"
Have you had a position offered
you, Annie?" the girls quickly inter
posed
mo, l haven't" Annie positively de-
MED.
But you have had, my dear. An un-
salaried position with love, honor and
obey as preliminaries to acceptance"
Marion audaciously affirmed. Then,
unmindful of the laugh which arose
at Annie's hot face, caused by her
clever guessing. she went on: The
conscientious teacher who educates
her younger sister and assists her
brother to make success Of life will
reap neither great amount of money
nor of fame, but in the consciousness
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21
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. It IL delivered to over
1000 of the 4.oss houses IN Nor
wIch. and read b. ninety-three per
cent of the people In Windham
1t Is delivered to over 300 houses.
IN Putnam and Danielson to over
LOO. ana in all OF these places It
Is considered the local daily.
Eastern Connecticut has forty
nine towns. one hundred and sixty
Eve post ONCE districts and forty
one rural free delivery routes.
The Bulletin IL sold In every
town and ON all OF the r. y. d.
routes In Eastern Connecticut
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21
THE BOYS OF CORNELL IN KAN
SAS.

The call of Kansas for harvest
hands brings to that state many en-
thusiastic and interesting volunteers
to help reap the harvest, and among
the 10000 who sought employment this
year there were none that beat the
boys from Cornell The Kansas City
Journal tells the story thus:
Good morning" said CHEEKY
voice, belonging to a lad not more
than %. His natty straw came off his
head, the noisy band making streak
of light as ii flashed through air. His
hair was light and very curly, his
eyes blue, his complexion 'peachy'' as
a girls; his hands white. His clothes
were strictly "collegey" in every de-
tail.
Were any boys in here asking for
me this morning. he asked. giving
his name.
NO" was the reply.
They'll be here, an III wait for
them. If | may" he answered, taking
chair.
In little while the shuf1e Of feet
was heard outside, and above It the
rumble of a song. which had in it
something Of Cornell, Cornell, yell
like hell, Cornell
Hello, Club - Hello, Tom = Hello,
Bristles,' and similar endearing salu-
tations followed, Nas three lads came
into the ONCE. and the four held a
regular hallelujah meeting. Though
they had parted few weeks before on
the campus, they were happy as kids
| to see each other again.
| The boy who had come first and
waited for the rest. stepped UP to the
desk and said: I'VE would like to go
| to the harvest fields to work"
The director looked them over care
fully and finally picked out what he
thought would be place where the
boys would be treated well and not
| overworked. Their evident appear
ance of having lived at case made
the director try and pick out good
location.
Now, I'll tell you boys he said,
after giving them directions. the
work is pretty hard. in fact very
hard. You have to get up at o'clock
every morning, and youth have to
| work all day out in the blazing hot
sun, and your day won't be over lots
of times until or o'clock. You'll
have to work Sundays as well as other
days, because the wheat, you know,
can't wait, when it's once ripe. There
is nothing easy, nothing in the nature
of lark in working in the harvest
! fields. / don't want to discourage you,
but I'd like for you to know what
you're going up against"
The curly headed, blue-eyed, peachy
complexioned spokesman smiled at his
| companions. He gave a hitch to his
peg tops, and then, turning to one OF
them. said: Evidently he thinks
we've never been up aaginst this be-
fore. Let's tell him; he is evidently
worrying"
"All right; expose u.s." said one of
the others
You Sec" said the speaker, we
all four of us-have worked in the
Kansas harvest fields for two sum
mers now. and we liked it SO well that
we came back for the third time"
"O-o-o-o-o--o h!" gasped the direc-
tor. as the boys with many thanks and
CHEEKY well wishes backed through
the door and made for their train.
These jolly boys from the east
didn't look exactly like men, but they
disclosed to the director that they
were looking for real work and knew
what they were looking for. too-the
real brawny stuff
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

Secretary Nagel Of the department
of commerce and labor is doing things
that will make any hard working
American feel like shaking him warm
ly by the hand. He is shaking the
barnacles from his particular part of
the ship of state. In common parlance,
he is firing the loafers and he is do
ing good job of it. The department
Of commerce and labor is practically
new, but when Nagel got on the job
he found it overrun by non working
employees who had gained their SAL
aried positions through political pull.
He expects to clean out about a hun
bred Of them and may go further
Waterbury Republican
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

months use of them Mrs. s. A.
WILLIAMS, r. F. d. No. IL, Box SO,
Gardiner, Me.
No woman should submit to a surgi-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound made exclusive
ly from roots and herbs, a fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and remover of
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost. every city and town in
the United States bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
It cures female ills. and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. 1t you
are ill, for your own sake as well as
those you love, give it trial
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

The bill passed by the house allow
ing women TO vote in Connecticut on
the license question was rejected by
the senate and the disagreeing action
sent it back to the house. The house
is still to act on the senatefs bill
allowing taxpaying women to vote on
matters Of taxation, and ii would not
be at all strange IL the sepate's. rejec-
tion OF the house measure mentioned
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21
WhY7

If Governor Weeks wants to load an
expense of $4,000 year upon the
state in order to find soft jobs for
political friends, he is exercising a
privilege supposed to go with his Of
flee, but to the taxpayer he is stretch
ing the limit. When the motor vehi-
Giles of the state can be handled by
the secretary of states Office for $4,000
a year, why mulct the state for an ex-
ira Bridgeport Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Clipped Wings Have sprouted Asair

At the beginning of the present ses-
sion of congress, when Cannon was
reelected speaker, it was vociferously
announced that his wings had been
clipped and his autocratic authority
modified. His appointments of house
members of the conference committee
and the spirit of disregard for fair
ness and justice shown by him would
indicate that those clipped wings have
sprouted again and are in working
order-Bristol Press
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21
He Provided for the Jury.

A merciful magistrate is Judge
Hughes OF the superior court in Bos-
ton, who, seeing the July suffering of
his jurors, ordered IL alpaca coats for
them and paid for them out of his
own pocket, thus tightening their
clothing and at the same time main
tanning a decent respect for sartorial
court proprieties.-Wat Ameri-
can.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

Miss Annie S. Nash of Carstirs. AL
berta, left Edmonton and will travel
over thousand miles straight north
before she reaches Hay River, where
she will wed Rev. Alfred ]. Vale, an
English church missionary, formerly Of
Berlin, Ont, and a graduate of wy
cliffe college, Toronto. in 1906.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

The most serious charges made by
Mrs. @. c. Kuhner OF Muncie, Ind, IN
her petition for divorce are that hel
husband calls her an "old hem" anc
is often late TO dinner: these acts, in
her opinion. amounting to cruel treat
ment within the meaning Of the law.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

anQd severe Iemdle
weakness. T b e
doctor saidI would
have to go to the
hospital for an
operation, but i
could not bear to
think of it. 1 de-
cided to try Lydia
e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
and Sanative w ash
and was entirely
c1Yrnd aftor fhran
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

London has a new chief of the fire
brigade, Lieut.. Sampson SIaden, r. NJ,
having recently been elected to the
place by the London county council.
The salary OF the ONCE is $4,000 a
year. less than half what New York
pays CHIEF Croker. whose compensa-
ton was raised while ago to $4,000
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21
PERSONS TALKED ABOUT

William L. Buckley, who is classified
by race as a negro, although he is
nearly white in appearance, has been
a public school principal in New York
for several years.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

Mrs. Alfred F. Shefield has been APP
pointed by the governor of Massa-
chusetts as a member of the state
board of charities. Mrs. Sheff1eld was
engaged in charity work in New York
for several years She 10 said to have
plans for the Improvement of penal
methods in Massachusetts.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

among the vice presidents are Judge
BENJAMIN B. Lindsay Of Denver, DR..
c. w. Stiles Of Washington, Miss Hill
of Teachers college. New York, and
Hastings II. Hart OF the Russell Sage
foundation.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Happy thought for today Plain
living is Said to be the best founda-
ton for high thinking.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

Levant L. Mason, who has been in
the jewelry business in jamestown, N
T., for more than 90 years and who has
been located at one place for half a
century, has announced that he is GO
ing to retire.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

The real political artist of this day
cannot understand why President Taft
should feel so blasted particular about
keeping his political promises.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

Georgia has enacted a law which
abolishes the trading stamp, as de-
fusion and snare, but it has not
made the legal hotel sheet nine feet
long, yet.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

General Castro, issuing procfama-
tions from Santander, Spain, is a droll
failure as an exiled Napoleon plan
ming his return from Elba. No steam
ship company would sell him a ticket
home
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

With the fast express running
through Willimantic instead of New
London. the New York travel from
Norwich is likely to take a turn north
ward
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

President Taft has called In the con-
ferees to dine with him. Does he hope
through good fare to make the tariff
fare well?
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

Out west they have discovered a
way to make over ice cream into GUS
tard pie; but there is no claim they
are the kind of pies mother used to
make.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

Jersey City is now only three min
utes from the heart of New York,
and this new Notwithstanding rela-
ton means much.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

John Ruskin said an artist has to
be born, not made; that man might
as well try to make a giraffe of him
self as an artist
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-21

Mrs. e. NJ kirkpatrick of Parma.
Idaho, has given $4,000 to the South
ern college of Idaho. The money is
to erect Sterry hall, in honor of her
father, the late w. c. Sterry.