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Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26
JOLLYING THE ENGLISH PEERS. Phases of tha Campaign Still in Pro-
 gress.

The peers continue, however, to en- joy a certain prominence in the strug- gle. They have done as much as any one to bring humor, and good humor, into it. The radicals have made much fun of them and they have made some fun for themselves. Never before nave the peers had so much free adVert1s- ing. All their abilities are being de scribed, to say nothing of their foI- bles One comes across many more of such articles as Peers Who Play Golf, Peers Who Write Novels, than are ordinarily printed, and if any mystery hedged them about, not much Of 1t will remain. Their family histories have been ransacked for plebian traces or ancestral crimes. The acreage of their estates and the taxes they pay on tions to public objects-an such details are being inventoried. The occasion provides some excuse for curiosity about Thigh life." but the discoveries, many of them long familiar, are not taken much more seriously than are such comic electoral pamphlets as ''The Docks Doomsday Book" which gives such items as this: "Tootsie Fly cret still. Eaters cut my income down to 15,o00 pounds yearly since the budget.-Lordy" ''Wanted-Very bad ly. a peer with a little feeling for the Dock of Dashlot object to putting his cottage property into proper sanitary condition? Because it would have meant a drain on his pocket" Why does the brewing interest seem to have a natural affinity with the heraldry of the Lords? Because it represents the bar sinister" and poems of this sort:
 Any Dock to Any Other Dock. Those thankless unemployed complain
 And ask for more to eat and drink; They ought to know that grief and pain
 Are natural here, and yet they think
 They ought to be
 Fed up you see,
 Like me and you and you and me. They go and tramp about the street,
 And look forlorn and worn and ill On purpose, so that if they meet
 The likes of us the sight may chill
 With shocks undue
 The blood that's blue
 Of you and me and me and you
 The "wild'' peers, "unaccustome to public speaking who, as one of them, Lord Willoughby de Broke, said the other day, faced the music of cleo toral meetings to defend their order, have not perhaps revealed any start ling talent though some of them have risen far above the level of the peer who according to the radical papers, professed himself incapable of making a speech but offered to sing a song 1n- stead A hostile critic declares that "pretensions to second chamber au- thority, when expressed in the Ian guage of the stable and the heath, are sadly locking in strength" This may be so, but the geniality of these back woods peers" has at any rate done something toward humanizing the con- test-London Cores spondence of The New York Sun.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26
MAYOR FITZeERALD's BEGIN
 MING.

Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston, like Mayor Gaynor of New York, is mak- ing a good beginning. He contends that f economy is to be the rule rhrougn nout the city that the place for ft to begin is right in the mayors ofIce, and to show that he means it he has cut the salaries of his private secretary. assistant secretary, chief clerk, chief stencgrapher and license clerk He has named William A. Lea hy of 523 East Fourth street, South Boston. secretary of the music com mission. as private secretary at a sal zry of S3,oo0 a year, a reduction from sfooo- Mir. Leahy was in the same class with the mayor-elect at school.
 While he is considered a willy poli- tician. he makes a good record for himself by hitting the salaried men first instead of the day-paid men of the departments and in the trenches. If Mayor Fitzgerald keeps on, he may win the applause of his enemies and the praise Of all his countrymen when 1t is time for him to step down and out.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26
THE SPEEDY CONNECTICUT.

The report of Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder. commander of the Allan ric fleet that in the recent trials the 5attleships made new speed records, the Connecticut leading all others. is pleasing to Connecticut people. The admiral says
 During the last week the fleet completed standardization and held four-hour full power trials. In pow CT trials the Connecticut exceeded de- signed speed by more than one knot, Inc Minnesota. Kansas and New Hampshire exceeding designed speed hy moro than three-quarterS of a knot. Tn full power trials. the Idaho and Mississippi exceeded designed speed. but all official records have not been received The personnel is in good spirits over results of full power trials
 When the Connecticut was selected 10 fly the admirars flag, there was no doubt as to her qualification to lead and in this test she sustained her right to fly the adnirars flag from her masthead-
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sweu. what's the matter this time ?'' demanded the irate tenant, when he had finally found the janitor in the basement of the apartment house Are you afraid of that coal famine they're talking about, or did you break your
 ..Matter?'' repeated the placid jani- tor .I didn't know there was any
 What is it?'' roared the tenant. Well, that's good! The same old thing is the matter-we're freezing to death up in our flat, and we've got to have more heati My wife is wearing my overcoat and she has the baby wrapped in the hall rug. We had to light all the burners of the gas range to keep the water pipes from freezing in the kitchen, and the woman across the hall came in to borrow cup of sugar an hour ago. and she's there yet-keeping warm by our gas! That's whats the matter!"
 The jaintor slowly relighted his pipe and studied the tenant with interest well" said he, if you think your flat is cold I'll see about it'
 If I think it's cold!" exclaimed the exasperated man from the upper re- gions Say, I've just come from that fiat and I tell you we'll have to get sleeping bags like these North Pole explorers if it isn't warmed up little What do you suppose I rent that pIa~e
 You can search me-" said the jani- tor T wouldn't live there. It's too dark"
 q didn't come down here to listen to your criticisms on my home, sputter- ed the tenant. I've got the choicest flat in this building, but that's neither here nor there I want more heat sent up there quick, or I'll get the landlord on the telephone and he'll hear few things"
 ianitor. sTt makes me strong with him when he finds I'm not wasting coal. It's going up half a dollar a ton In a
 T don't care if it goes up $1o
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26
TIE BULLETINS DAILY STORY .
HE WAS COLD

ton," roared the tenant. "I'm going to have all the heat that pay for"
 Sure you are" acquiesced the jan itor. That's what you're getting now We don't figure to run Turkish baths in any of these apartments. We just plan to keep up steam here from No vember until May, and we're doing. it."
 That's all right for you--sitting down here in front Of this boiler" re- torted the man who paid the rent, but it diesn't warm us up any on the third floor. What do you propose to do about 1t? I can't stay down here all day"
 You can stay down here as long as you please" said the janitor in his most hospitable manner You're not bothering me at all l don't nave any had just as soon chat as not. told you, though, that I'd see about it if you thought there wasn't enough heat in your fiat and I'm going to; I've got to go into the storeroom and look over the wire screens to see if they'll need new paint next spring.
 "Screens?" howled the chilly tenant. Screens! When the people in the building are freezing to deathl May be you'd better get out your lawn mower and oil itl"
 The janitor stretched his arms and smiled happily. Then he walked to the boiler room, looked at the steam gauge and carefully examined the fire.
 Looks pretty good, doesn't ft?' he inquired of the complaining tenant who had followed him into the room and stood glaring at his deliberate movements.
 Tt may look all right to you," an- nounced the tenant, "but I warn you for the last time that if my flat isn't comfortably warm within the next half hour, I'm going to start something!"
 The tenant stallxed with dignity to- ward the stirway leading to the polar regions, while the janitor pulled from his pocket a tattered paper backed novel and settled down comfortably to read it.-Chicago News
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26
SPEED BOATS.

In these days the motor boats built for pleasure seekers make a speed over twice that of the regular river steam CTS, or, in other words, "beat the cars" Boston this week is looking at motor boats designed and equipped with power to make from 25 to 30 miles an hour. A Boston paper says: Crowds stand and admire the finely turned lines of these swift and won derful boats with their bows as sharp as a knife, their flat sterns and pow erfuI motors. There are a half dozen of these long, narrow speed boats in the exhibition, and included among them are some that already have won high reputations for their going pow CTS. There is the Dixie IT.. a craft made especially for racing, and with a large part of its interior occupied by a tremendously powerful eight-cvl- inder V motor. The Dixie II. is the winner of many important power boat contests. The Savallo is a longer boat than the Dixie II. and with some room for passengers. It has bow that looks as if it might cut through the water with a minimum of resistance or friction.
 Another speed launch, and a new one, Is the Premier She is 33 feet over all and feet 4 inches beam. Its walls are mahogany outside and cedar within and the power plant consists of six-cylinder, sixty-horsepower Premier automobile motor. The en- zine is so placed that when the boat is at rest it tips slightly forward, but when the boat is under way with the bow lifted the motor becomes level The Premier has been tried in the water, but her owners have not told what speed she is capable of making. It is known, however, that she ex- ceeded the contract requirements by several miles"
 Eastern Connecticut men who ap- preciate fast boats are interested in these remarkable speed makers.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

The English papers have shown that the English lord is the kind of a descendant which might be found in the almshouse if the government did not hold him up.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26
QhlL 4en &AeAtioW

"Do you know of any woman who received any benefit from taking Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Com pound? ?" 4@s
 If any woman who is suffering with any ament peculiar to her will ask her neghbors this question: she will be surprised at the result There is hardly community in this country where be found who have been restored to health by this famous old remedy, made exclusively from simple formula of roots and herbs.
 During the past 30 years have published thousands of letters from these grateful who have been cured by Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound, and never in all that time have published testimonial without the writer's special permission. Never have knowingly published testimonial that not truthful and genuine Here just received few days ago. If anyone doubts that this is and honest of woans experi with Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound write and ask her.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

The treasurer of a Pittsburg church who took S22,S00 of the funds says, that he gave the money to the poor'' He was too charitable at the expense of others.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26
Never Eoroet the PubIic.

In the event that MT. Lawson forms $50,000,000 tobacco corporation we may expect to see him offering $100,- 000,000 of stock to the dear pubIic.-- Savannah News.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

No one pretends to claim that Gif- ford Pinchot is not a worthy success sor of Dr. Eliot as president of the National Conservation association.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

l. Is real kind of the beef barons 10 tell the women that they should buy cheaper meat. What is cheap rnsat-dog meat has advanced from 50 to 1oo per cent. in three years.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Happy thought for today: The man who does not know himself figures often that he is saintly instead of hyp- ocriticaI
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26
Would Make Real Trouble. :

It is to be hoped that MT. Pinchots example is not going to be contagious and set all the star ball players play ing for their release this year.--Den- yer Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

The American girl who has a "dook" she has bought and paid for is not to blame for taking the same kind of interest in him that she does in her poodle dog.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

Carrots give a fine complexion, and green tomato pie makes one think that he is eating real meat pie whether he wants to think so or not
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

When a man is going to do anything great he does not feed on meat. That is not the fodder that will enable Jeff fries to knock out Johnson.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

It is fair to assume that people were spreading on the butter thin long be- fore their "Ebenezer" reached the boy cotting stage.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

Utah may be a mean state, but the governor gives notice that it is toe good for the Johnson Jeffries prize fight to be pulled off in.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

A reward of s250 for the identiAca- ton and capture of Treasurer Hale. who footed the Southbridge, Mass. Savings bank does not seem to be ex- ceSsiYe
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

Senator Gordon of Mississippi is not the greatest man in the upper house; but his autobiography in the Con- gressional dictionary Is longest.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

The measure of Senator Beveridge's modesty is his five and a half line au- tobiogra phy written in the Directory of Congress.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

Theodore Roosevelt. gun in hand, standing clothed in khaki, beside a dead rhinoceros, looks more like Davy Crockett than an ex-president.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

There is a thought in Washington of discontinuing the nickel, but what will take it's place has not yet been disclosed.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

The total value of lands given to corporations to promote railroad de- velopment in this country is s569, ,3ss,- S7o. Uncle Sam has been generous.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

A balky horse does not like to be humored. If he cannot get up some opposition he cannot see much sense in baking. Some men are the same.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

Many man will waste half an hour looking for the comet, who is too busy = zszIl a letter for his wife
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26
Just Sat On Them.

President Taft has soothed the an- gry passions in the house by a tim ely application of common sense.-Chicago News
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

New Orleans, La.-"I suffered with inf1an- mation and ulceration for long time, and had dreadful backache and 8 weakness. had been under the doctors treatment for six months and they claimed must be operated upon. I Twas in either side the pains were so bad and was so nervous.
 "Then Lydia F. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound was recommended to me by a neighbor, and had taken it only a short time when felt believed and now am Q we'll woman. am in fine health and feel like a young girl. have the Compound to my next door hope that all suffering women will try it.''- 4O16 UllOa St, New Orleans, La. who is sick and suffering is foolish surely
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-08
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS
Don't Mistake the Cause of Your
Troubles. A Norwich Citizen
Shows How to Cure Them.


Many people never suspect their
kidneys. II suffering from lame.
weak or aching back they think tina.
1t Is only muscular weakness; when
urinary trouble sets in they think it
will soon correct itself. And so it is
with all the other symptoms of kidney
disorders That is just where the
danger lies. You must cure these
troubles or they may lead to diabetes
or Bright's disease. The best remedy
to use is Doan's Kidney Pills. 1t cures
all ills which are caused by weak or
diseased kidneys. Norwich people tes-
tify to permanent cures.
D. j. Brown. 6 Summer Street, Nor
witch, Conn, SAYS: THE results that
followed the use of Doans Kidney Pills
in nay case were most satisfactory. I
procured this remedy from n d. SEWN
& Sons drug store. and in view of my
experience can heartily recommend it
as an excellent preparation for toning
UP the kidneys and relieving all com
plants due to a disordered condition of
these organs"
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. New York.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name - Doans = ana
take no other
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-08
NEW BRIDG E
TIE Be of Reinforced Concrete-First in
This Vicinity.


The firm of architects that made the
plans for the bridge of reinforced con =
crete THAT was authorized to be built
to replace the Long bridge at the an
nUal town meeting, on Monday, is the
same firm that made the plans for the
fine new Connecticut river bridge at
Hartford.
Putnam's new bridge when construct
ed viii be the first of its kind in this
part Of the state and the great i'm
provement that it will make in the vi
cinity of Bridge street is conffdentaly
expected to have the effect of material
ly changing for the better all that i'm
mediate section of the city
Popular Play at Theater.
At the Bradley theater Friday even
ing The Man of the Hour had its sec
ond presentation before Putnam au-
dience. There were also larger num-
Der than usual present from surround
ing towns.
Going to Washington.
Mrs. Hattie ]. Randall and daugh-
ter, Carrie. of South Woodstock, are to
go to Monroe. Wash. where Mrs. Ran
dali has brothers and sisters whom
she has not seen for a quarter of a
century.
To Attend Woodstock Meeting.
Putnam members of the woman's
board of the Day Kimball hospital will
go to Woodstock this Saturday aft
ernoon TO attend the meeting at the
home of Mrs. Luther Leavitt OF the
East Woodstock branch of the board
Addresses are to be made by members
of the board
Will Address D. A. r. Chapter.
State Attorney Charles L. Searls is
to speak before the members OF the
local chapter of the D. A. r. Monday
afternoon, discussing parliamentary
law in a general way.
Applications To Be Made.
Putnam young men who are eligible
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-08
WOMEN WHO SMOKE.
Also Unmanneriy Men Condemned by
Local Writer.


The following letter from a Daniel
son woman appeared on the editorial
page of New York paper Friday
morning:
Women and the Weed.
May emphasize, what Minot S.
Morgan said in regard to men smoking
in public places? I have no comm ents
to make on the right of men to smoke
in suitable places but 1 have been an
noyed beyond endurance by their
smoking IN hotels and on shipboard.
Returning from Europe on the Mau-
retania, two men sat next to my chair.
They were Immaculate in dress but
smoked necessarily. 1t is not only
very disagreeable but exceedingly try
ing to my eyes and head. 50 that I was
compelled to have my husband move
my chair to the end of the boat The
boat has luxurious smoking room for
the men at one end. Most persons
find it difficult to ward off seasickness
and should be entitled to the purest air
possible.
1t is equally true that we women
have no rights in our American hotels
Men are provided with magnificent
smoking rooms, but they claim for
themselves the whole hotel, even the
dining room. If men must smoke when
they eat. let them go into the grill
room which every first class hotel pro-
Vdes.
1t is much the fault of women. They
do not demand high standard in men.
We saw a number of American girls
of the upper settle moneyed set not
necessarily the cultured set"-smok-
ing cigarettes in the palm garden at
Tours and at the Carlton IN London.
If American fathers do not wish their
daughters to smoke they must wake
up and insist that their own sew show
some consideration of the rights Of
women.
JUSTICE.
Danielson, Conn. oct 4. 1910.
Unclaimed Letters
Letters addressed as follows are I'M
claimed at the Danielson postoffice this
week: NJ James Churlls, B. NJ. Earle,
Henry Suprenant
Notes.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Kariaherm and
their daughter Gertrude are to spend
the winter in Los Angeles.
F. E. Bitgood was an eyewitness of
the gas explosion that occurred in a
New York street during the progress
of one of the big fires there this week.
Rev. W. Fl. Fitch of Riverhead, l..
l., is TO speak at the services in the
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-08

home in Springfield, Mass. after Wis
it with her daughter, Mrs. Stern Of
Bradley street
Miss Freda Sharpe of Providence is
the guest of her sisters, Misses Helen
and Alta Sharpe.
Miss Charlotte Gascoigne has enter
ed Gushing Academy at Ashburnham,
Mass.
Mrs. t. T. Foillfns has returned from
a months visit with relatives IN Mono :
ton, n. B.
At meeting Of the w. c. r. L w,s
held with Mrs. ]. A. Gardner South
Main street. Friday. afternoon.
owen Barrett of Aponaug, r. l., is
the guest of his parents IN this city.
Attended Prison Congress.
E. NJ Warner has returned from
Washington, d. c., where he attended
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-08

and desire to be enrolled as electors
in time for the state election : next
month have until October IT to file
their applications ito be made Blank
applications are now being distributed
by the registrars of waters, Leon T.
Wilson and Thomas P. Ryan.
Hearing on C. M. Greene Estate
October "a has been named as the
date for a hearing on the 9ad1ninistra-
ton account of the estate of the late
Clarendon M. Greene. the settlements
OF which estate has been attended by
unusual circumstances. The hearing
is to be before Judge E. G. Wright of
the probate court of Putnam.
City Notes.
Mrs. Wallace Stern was in Worces-
ter on Thursday.
Mrs. Taylor has returned to her
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-08

the international Prison Congress a.
a Connecticut delegate
Mrs. Mary Medbury attended q meet
ing of the Ellsworth association. d. A.
r., held at the Ellsworth house in
Windsor on Friday. .. .~-e-s
DR.. Harold Foster to Wed Miss Ives.
Invitations have been issued to the
wedding of DIR. Harold Foster Of New
| York. son of Mr.. and Mrs. e. NJ Foster
of dis city, and Miss Constance Ives,
which is to take place at Montclair.
Nj, Oct. 18th.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-08
Leases New Theater.


of a congregation
Leases New Theater.
Thomas Duffy of Pawtuclzet has
leased the pretty theater in the new
Peloquin building A scene painter is
in Putnam to do the curtains and 9TH
er scenery to be provided at the new
playhouse.
For Sale
Rho Delta class of the Methodist
church held food sale at the store
of Billiard & Clark Friday afternoon
Miss Rebecca Leclaire of st. Vim
cents hospital, New York is spending
a vacation of two weeks with her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. P. NJ Lclair of
Providence street.
Putnam people interested in the leav
ing time of The west potini SUNDAY
afternoon train over the Midland divi-
sion, learn that it now goes out of Put
nam at $50 p. m, instead of at 4.20 p.
m- as during the summer months.
Tax Commissioner Coming.
State Tax Commissioner William H.
Corbin will be in Putnam on October
Is to talk with members of boards of
assessors and boards of relief from va
rious tow rs in this end of the county.
The meeting, which is to be held in
the common council chamber, com
mencing at 4 o'clock will be given over
to a study of the tax laws and methods
or enforcing them.
city Clerk f. W. Seward has issued
the customary notice for the time of
a hearing before the common council
relative to the proposal to lay out and
establish or relay lines and grades in
School and Franklin streets.
The proposed changes include the
definite establishment of the street
lines and such changes in grade as may
be necessary or proper.
CoI.ieion Accidental
As the result of a collision Thursday
afternoon in the north end of the city
between a butchers cart owned by
Eugene Marion and a team owned by
II. W. Deming of Woodstock and driv-
en- by James Cleary. a case for the city
court Friday morning, but it was noll-
ed by Prosecuting A ttorneY-H G. Brad
ford after he had heard much of the
evidence available. The collision was
undoubtedly accidental.