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Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
Spikes to Stay.

The owners of the American leaene teams have adopted a resolution csLl. ing for the continuance or the presenl use of spikes on the shoes or piaysrs. The opposition to an alteration ls tnae s, it might reduce the speed or oase pAll. The game. they thought, was none too fast. They dared not attract the crit icism of the public by the use or any device which would interfere with 1t is natural that the owners should look at the question entirely rom ohs l side. Their eyes shift only rom tne gate receipts to behold the world ron that little window where the tlckets are sold. But there is a much lar ger view, and we believe 1t will some 1ay 1y be rated as a question of morals toI many years Americans have peer proud to call baseball a clean game. tt is clean, so gar as 1t has r1d itsell of the corruption of players and oriv. en the gamblers out of the parks. but 1t can be cleaned of brutality ana q degree of roughness, of viclousness' oI fighting and general bad temper Dy the elimination of the spikes.
 The American league owners nhVe not settled the problem, although they think they have. It will come Dacs to them again. and possibly stuileu with trouble.-Toledo Blade.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
eLuFFER IN ptsMAv.

The political buffer is getting rarer and rarer all the time, because the way of meeting the bluff is becoming more and more perilous. The conduct of Senator Stone of Missouri gives fresh evidence that when a political biuffer is squarely met the unexpected has happened. According to the Kansas City Journal. Senator Stone issued a clustering challenge that Governor Hadley should agree to resign his of flee and pay all the costs of the re- count if it was shown that the vote fin the St. Louis senatorial primaries was not fraudulently stuffed and counted in Stones favor-a most un- just and unfair demand on Stones part-and to his dismay the governor has accepted the challenge.
 Senator Stone does not respond and seeks to let the matter drop, but he Is told by The Journal that unless he meets the issue squarely his stand ing as a man and prestige as a. poli- tician will have received a staggering blow. The people Of Missouri will never confer political honors on man who ignominiously backs down from any important proposition, especially one that he has made himself. Under such circumstances Hadley would certainly defeat Stone by thousands of votes in a race for the senate. The incident, unless Stone in some way wriggles out of his embarrassing predicament, will materially strength en Governor Hadley's standing before the people as a shrewd politician. It will also jeopardize if not completely blast Senator Stones political future in Missouri
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
THE BRUSHED UP CONVICT.

All the prisoners in the Missouri penitentiary have had handsome new taiIor-made suits furnished them and in future the two thousand men in carcerated there must appear with their boots polished every morning, and the men of stripes and shaved heads will m future appear like two regiments of nattily attired cadets. All marks of degradation have been wiped out and the convicts are to put up a better front in prison life, many of them, than they ever knew in private or home life Upon the principle that a billygoat looks better in a pretty blanket than without one. this may be all right; and, perhaps. the more ad- vanced suggestion that the convicts be fitted out with silk hats and frock coats. and al1oweu liberty two nights a week to attend outside social func- tions, is not as absurd as it seems at first.
 A prison is a prison and life there is humiIiating, so why not call 1t a pail ace and the under-keepers valets to wait upon the gentry who abide with in. The idea of this kind of non- humiliati ting reform is to keep the feel ings exalted in spite of a degrading record, in the hope that tenderness may inspire them with high aims and admission later to the higher walks of life The Missouri cadets, with the lockstep, will be admired on dress pa rade. and let us all pray that pretty clothes and shiny boots may create in them a new and a good conscience. But it must be admitted this method of reform seems to be a little too dressy for old fashioned folks.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
SENATOR BRANDEIEE AND FOR
 EST RESERVATION.

The rnisstatemenfs made about Sen- ator Brandegee and his opposition to the forest reserve bills and that he alone is responsible for thir being held up, is thoroughly exploded by the fact that there are two bills upon this eubject-the Weeks bill in the house, which empowers states to cooperate with one another or with the govern ment in the protection of the forests and the uavigable waterways, and the Gallinger bill, in the senate, which has been referred to the agricultural com rnittee, not the committee of which Senator Brandegee is chairman
 The Bulletins Washington corre- spondent writes that ''it is understood that the house committee on agriculture is about evenly divided on the Weeks hiII and the chairman, Representative Scott, is doing all he can to defeat 1t. Afr Weeks however. hopes to be able to get a report from the committee, and. if he does, he will also fight it through the house There is a per- feet understanding between Repre- sentative Weeks and Senat tor Brande- gee on this subject, and they have had several conferences of late on the proposition. Senator Brandegee has also discussed the subject with the president and told him the exact situ- ation-
 Tt has been agreed by all interested that Representative Weeks is to try to push his rbin through the house, or at least to get some measure through he lower house, after which Senator Brandegee will see what he can do in the senate It may be, however, that the bill will not go to the forestry committee of the senate. Senator Gallinger has already introduced a bill, ideItical with the Weeks bill, in the senate. and this bill was referred to the committee on agriculture. and not to the one of which Senator Brandegee is chairman, which would indicate that the Weeks bill might be referred to fhe agricultural committee. It will be seen from this. that Senator Brandegee has no bill before his committee, and has not been called upon to take any action in the matter.
 --The published report that Senator Brandegee has been left in charge of the entire subject and that he has thus Far failed to do anything, is not cor rect While he has talked with Presi- Sent Taft about forest reserves, it is agreed that the house must act first. Instead of having two bills. one passed by the senate and one by the house, md the final result likely to be that neither would become law. That was sfe result last congress, when, at the last moment, Senator Brandegee tried to get the senate to agree to the Weeks bill, and failed as congress lad to adjourn within a day or two"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Is O a Disit7

MT. Editor:-The authorities on lan- guage and mathematics have not yet agreed on one point in reference to (naught).
 Some of them say it Is one of the digits, others declare it Is not Yet all admit 1t is naugft, although, when we sigh for Ccipher out) spring during very cold weather, we call it zero Among the authorities. the Century. the Twentieth Century and the Globe dictionaries and the mathematical
 works Of Stoddard. Quackenbos and digits-the significant hgures-while Webster's International and Webster Imperial dictionaries-prepared by diff ferent sets of authors--the Stormonth and the Standard dictionaries and Prof. March's Thesaurus Dictionary of | the English Language state there are ten digits. which, of course, incluSe 0 | (naught).
 seems to be undecided about the num- Der of digits, as may be seen by its definition of an arithmetical digit. IL
 defines such a digit by saying: Each counted on the fngers), expressed in the Arabic notation by one figure: any -of the nine or (inciuding the cipher, 0) ten Arabic figures"
 The vacillating phraseoiogy of that definition is in sharp contrast with the
 quaint and positive definition of an arithmetrical digit in Hill's arithmetic unpublished in 1600-which Is. with
 out changing the obsolete orthography of the word "only" as follows: "Any number which can be written with ont figure onely is named digit; and therefore 1. 2, 3, 4. 5, 6, 2, g. arc onely digits and ell the digits that are.' Globe dictionaries come to the 6amt
 conclusion by briefly stating that ar
 arithmetical digit is: "Any number l under ten"
 Prof. Milne says (naught) 'repre. sents no value and is used to fill va l cant places" A fact very we'll put b, the professor. It is obvious that sonl' places might better remain vacan | than to have characters of no value hl l them. As no one can say aught agains naught for the way 1t hae helped ts express numbers, it would seem as f 1, it ought to be classed by all authorl
 Another fact in its favor: It is gen orally known that the word digit
 came into use, as an arithmetica term, on account Of the old custom O counting and computing on the fingers Then why shouldn't we have tel digits, unless one of them has beer ruled out by a buzz-saw?
 Some authorities cail (naught) 1 "locater," because it places the sig nificant figures so that they receiv
 gain or loss by being associated wit
 it.
 In New York city they have "dis | locater," but, not however to expres
 Gaynor loss; for 0 (naught) is goin
 to waste there now. unless it be dis gruntled Tammany.
 The mayor is now in politics a sig nificant figure that allows no naught politicians to diminish his value to tn
 city. | nro~~-koh r-ar, oA 1o1o
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
Lobbyi.ts at the State House.

It Is to be presumed that the state house lobbyists--if they are to be reciconed merely as lawyers who pracs- tice before committees in the leBlti- mate interests of their clients,-are to be regarCed as a fixture They are hol to be confounded with the gentlemen whose profession it is to work upon members privately for the purpose of getting their votes; men who have no other visible means of support
 Prefdent Treadway of the senate evidently feels that honest lobbyinee has its rightful place on Beacon Hlli when he says that "the recent critl- cisrns of the lobby arc not worthy oi credence by intelligent people. Bui what does he mean when he adds the observation attributed to him that the power of lobbyists to influence legisla- tion does not exist7
 If the lobbyists cannot influence leg fslation at the state house, what In the world are they there for2 Do the cor lporations pay men handsome salaries in the imagination of a vain thingv- Boston Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
THE TOP OF AN OLD BUREAU

whom I grew up. side by side, from babyhood. Iris shabby little thing, cracked and marred. too shabby by far for a lady's dresser; yet dear to me, who, knowing all, sec reflected in it's crystal clearness the bright business prospects of one who was himself as bright and brave as any other of his day, one whose prospects failed as many other mems have failed; while the broken handle typifies a broken hopes of the wife and home that were to be. When the girl he loved died, the mans heart broke. From that time on, as far as the world could see. his personal existence became but cracked and scared and shabby mock cry of the beautiful life it had started out to be. For the world, judging in haste, misjudges cruelty. An me, long, that gleams up at me from out the exquisiteIy graven bit of broken crys-7 tal-but the story will never be told.
 Anything more? Yes, here are the photographs of two fair young boys. both bright and eager. beginning life. For the one, it is easy to predict that there will be no broken crystal; blenl- iShes and breaks and Wreckage scarce Iy touch some lives. But, for the other? We'll God loves him. Over the bureau is the portrait of a boy, not older in years. but of the older gem went to live among the stars long years ago. One smiles to think how many years he has known what heaven is, and where. In touch, hang pleasant portraits of the father and mother who loved that boy and nlourned him.. All unwittingly, I seem to have grouped about my bureau the dearest ones. deeply, for near by hangs still another portrait, that of a young face-for the life was but a short orie-a face whose line of cheek and chin and curve of the lip I see repeated in another face, a sweet child-face that makes the sun light of our home.
 Can it be true? Of all the portraits that hang about my room, are there with me. still present in the visible, still bright of eye and glowing with the rich warm currents of bounding and abundant life? Oh yes, thank tion still goes in and out among us and lovingly makes his presence felt. And the whole house is merry with chil- dren's voices. the children whose faces ever. Merry and glad they are, merry and glad and happy I am with them, happy we all are together, glad and grateful to be together as long as life lets US.
 Here is something had overiooked- wedding cards, tossed upon the bureau top this very morning. Speaking of SIOTleSss lufS IOlQ or engraved paper holds a three-volume novel of life The man has been married before; so has the bride; and neither of them is for getting. Narrow indeed would be my own outlook upon human heart needs were not able to understand how two in middle life may join hands for the remainder of their march, together cheering one another on, rather than that each should walk the path alone. lonely. and companionless. wish them joy
 Life, love, childhood, friendship, work and play. home and happiness, sorrow, peace, faith, hope, and eternal progress -these are the life story themes, con- tinuous in the telling, and never end ing
 THE REcLUSE.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26

He was an author as we'll as a minister. I know of no two volumes that sre more worth the attention of growing g boys and girls than his '-On the Thresh- old," and Lamps and Paths" But he helped grown-up people, too, especially those who, during these later years, have found 1t difficult to adjust the faith they learned at their mothers knees to the mass of new infor nation which science and learning have brought His Freedom Of the Faith g published more than a quarter of a century ago, was an epoch making book. Master of an exceptionally clear and beautiful literary style and know ing how to build up as well as to tear down Dr. Munger in this and subse- quent volumes stated what is known as the new theology" with admirable definiteneSs and convincing logic. Aware Of what the big schools and col leges all over the land are teaching, he showed that the real Christian faith en- dures from age to age takes on new meaning, and admits of new applica- tions just in proportion as knowledge wfdens in other realms of human thought 4 multitude of persons in various parts of the United States, and not few in EngdRnd-for he was known and honored there-are indebted to Dr. Munger for his safe and strong FuiGing past the rocks that might have shIpwrecked them into the quiet har- hoc of serene and enlightened Christ ian faith
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
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 Bladder Misery.

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 A few days treatment of Pape's Diuretic means clean, healthy, active kidneys, bladder and urinary organs and you feel fine.
 Your physician, pharmacist, banker or any mercantile agency will tell you that Pape, Thompson & Pape, of Gin cinnati, is a large and responsible medicine concern, thoroughly worthy of your confidence.
 Accept only Pape's Diuretic--fifty- cent treatment--from any drug store anywhere in the world
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26

5ch'nd the preachings and writings of bctf Bishop Brooks and pr. Munger was something greater than anything tnev said or wrote, namely, their iiy es " waich embodied, to a rare degree the virtues, ard graces which they com mended to others Holy men they were, yet intensely human Holy because they lived in God and almost constant . Iy realized his presence. Human. be- cause they loved their fellow men. pitied the unfortunate and erring. and devoted all their regad powers to the uplifting of others.
 Why should we not judge Christian ity by it's finest products, not by the defaulting Sunday school superintend- ents or the ther black sheep of the fold, but by John R. Mott, Wilfred T. GrenfeI, Maud Ballington Booth. Phil lips Brooks and Theodore Munger
 THE PARSON.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
SUNDAY MORNING TALK
TWO GREAT AMERICANS.

Who are the big men in America to- George Washin gton, for example? In-
 stinctively we think, when such ques-
 tions are asked, of this of that rairoad magnate or captain of industry or statesman. Not to disparage their calling or question their greatness"
 why do so many of us know so little about another type of greatness the greatness of sheer goodness, the great
 ness that arises from the ability to in
 terpret the ways of God to men, to for
 tify us for the daily struggle, to cheer us on into the shadows?
 Let us cultivate 1itle more familiar
 ity with the big Christians of our time, those who have lived in the midst of
 modern conditions and borne their beautiful witness to the things of the spirit. Two of them have just been brought to public attention
 The dedication in Boston of a memo rial tablet to Phillips Brooks, a eiti-
 zens' offering, has led to-revaluation in
 many quarters of the matchless pulpit abilities of this great preacher, per- haps the greatest preacher whom l America has yet produced. Though he | has been dead F years, no one has come up to take his place and the pass age Of time has hardly dimmed his im- I age in the hearts of multitudes to whom he spoke the living word, or who read his printed sermons.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26

No man or woman here whose kid neys are out-of-order. or who suffers from backache or bladder misery, can afford to leave Pape's Diuretic untried.
 After taking several doses, all pains in the back, sides or loins, rheumatic twinges. nervousness, headache. sleep lessness, inf1amed or swollen eyelids dizziness, tired or worn-out feeling and other symptoms of ciogged. slug gish kidneys simply vanish.
 Uncontrollable- urins ton (especia1y at night), smarting, discolored water and all bladder misery ends.
 The moment you suspect the slight est kidney or bladder disorder. or feel Rheumatism pains, don't continue to be miserable or worried. but get a fifty cent treatment of Pape's Diuretie from your druggist and start taking as directed, with the knowledge that there is no other medicine, at any
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
The Home neautifuI.

Every family takes pride in the home that Is well painted with the L. & M. Paint. One coat only beautihes and also adds value and increases its sale able chances. The L. & M- colors are bright and lasting. Tho L. & M. iH used by everybody who studies econo- my and uses the very best at the least cost Cost only about S1.30 per gallon when ready for use. It Is Metal Zinc Oxide and Lead combined. lt wears Carroll & Son, Norwich; J. F. Kingsley & Son, Plainheld.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26

Phillips Brooks, richly dowered by nature with poetic susceptibilities, a lively imagination, unusual capacity for reading and study and a sympathetic spirit, inlleritor of the culture and piety of illustrous forbears, trained in the best schools, came to his pulpit charged with the enthusiasm of a prophet burn ing to deliver his message In Phila- deuphia, Boston, London and in many other cities his voice rang out over great congregations hushed into silence by his eIoQdence.
 He tcck the central message of the gaSpel, stripped it of its theological ac- crei .one and it's ecclesiastical associa- tions and drove it home to the every 5sav Beeds of plain men and women. The rIchneSs of the Christian life was his che theme. He used to say that he hal but one sermon, and, indeed. all his discourses centered about these two tf1oughts-frst, the eternal belong ing of the soul to God, and, second, the infinite possibilities of human life brought into subjection to Christ How he loved to preachl When asked once what he would do if he should lose his voice and could no longer deliver his message, he replied: T should whisper it.''
 Theodore T. Munger, who died in New Haven, Conn. a few weeks ago, was man of different type and did a different but very noteworthy work
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
& e41s 75s2 3 equals 45

These two rows of digits in contrary order furnish the sums total for sub- traction; and the digits beneath the line the result. Then by addition each row of digits makes 45. The taking of 45 from 45 and having 45 as a remainder is just a. juggle, not a straight result It is pretty little trick, illustrating what can be done with the nine digits when a genius gets to foo1ing with them.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26
THE IMPOSSIBLE

The problem of taking 45 from 45 and having 45 left is recognized upon it's face as an impossible problem un- less there Is some trick about it, but 1t is accomplished by subtraction, aid- ed and abetted by addition. The other day an unknown sent the solution in by nail and by the arrangement of the digi.s. we have it as follows:
 ss7 1 equals 45
 5 6 9 equals 45
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26

Bookkeeper Coleman made the. City National Bank of Cambridge a popu- lar club house. He and his friends held high jinks there after closing hours and he supported three women in first class style.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26

All of the food served to a guest at a Japanese banquet and not consumed by him at the time is taken to his home by the servants of his host.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26

If things are pleasant in the Med iterranean, NIT. Morgan will not care what is said about him in Massachu- Setts.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26

New York. was Pie Woman's lane. It was opened in 1896 by man named Kay, who obtained the right to make it a cartway to what is now City Hall park