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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15
THE CAUSE OF LABOR.

Should the Congregational church OF
America be the nrst great religious
Ssdy in the world 70 use its influence
positively In the interests of labor. it
- likely to win a popular favor which
has fallen to the lot OF no other de-
nomination
A despatch from Boston says the
following Congregational Brotherhood
sentiments are likely to be endorsed
by the national council Of the church
before the convention adjourns.
Voiced b. II. NJ Beardsley. a former
mayor OF Kansas City, the declaration
OF the Congregational Brotherhood is
substantially as follows.
we deem IL the duty OF all Chris
tian people 70. concern themselves d.
rectly with certain practical industrial
problems.
For the right of all men to the OPP
portunity for selma i1tenance.
FOR the principle Of cancellation and
arbitration in industrial dissensions.
For the protection of the worker
from dangerous machinery. occupa-
ttonal disease, injuries and mortality
For the abolition Of child labor.
-rF'or such regulation Of the condi-
tiOns or toll for women az shall safe
guard the physical and moral health
VI the community.
Dor the suppression OF the sweat
shop system
FOR the gradual and reasonable re-
duction Of the hours of labor to the
lowest practicable point
For n release from employment ono
day in seven.
FOR q. living &c as a minimum in
vvsry industry, and for the highest
ware that zach industry can afford.
For suitable provision for tho old
are OF the workers and for those iu-
capacitsted by injury.
For the STATEMENT Of poverty
we urge upon the men Of our
churches IN all states of the union
that they will unitedly work to secure
the passage by the legislature of their
respective states of the child labor
law prepared by the committee on uni
form legfsla ton of the American Bar
association"
II IS certainly time for tho Christian
church to take a positive stand for
the protection OF the people, for there
can be no real moral uplft 50 long
as this great religious force is silent
in the face OF the oppression and
degra dation OF the people. Any policy
which makes life harder for the masses
makes them more incredulous and less
susceptible 20 the true principles of
life taught by this great body.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

another long nap? Who favors. the
return to the sultanate of Turkey of
Abdul Hamid, The Damned?" Does
any sane leader in the field of re-
ligious thought wish to have the hide
bound CalvinisGn that for years held
men in the grip of fear. again doni-
nate Scotland or old England or New
England? Unrest is the sure sign of
life. When the patient begins to stir
after the operation it means at least
a fighting chance for life. When the
hepatica and the violet in spring push
their tender blades above the ground
we see in their emergence the sure
prophecy Of waving harvests and barns
filled with plenty. These are glorious
days in which to be living, simply be-
cause things are changing, and chang
ing swiftly SO that the hereto of yes
terday becomes the saint of tomorrow,
so that the political doctrine and the
social order which when first forrau-
lated on paper by venturesome spirits
alarmed the public speedily become
Everyday and common place beliefs.
But there is a kind of unrest that
does not make for progress and that
harms him who cherishes it. Leaving
the old anchorage does not necessarily
maka man successful yoyager
Hasty and unreasonable revuIsion from
the party in power or from thu faith
Ma AAiV AdIhAIAS - q puA0iy dCSl1 QLL1NE
move and does not of itself blaze a
path to the golden age. Just now the
country seems to be full of people who
are out of sorts with the existing stu
alton, but who hardly know what they
want, or who if they do know exactly
what they want, have not quietly and
patiently considered how the end of
their desires may be best attained.
Moreover, that kind of dissatisfaction
with the present order which fails to
see the Importance Of the individuals
contribution to the common welfare is
also a symptom of weakness rather
than guarantee Of progress. Too
many of US want somebody else to
put it up to some institution OF even
to the government, when we ought to
stand manfully at our post of duty
and solve our own problems. Let our
dissatisfaction begin with ourselves.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15
CWritten for The Bulletin.)

The longer / live the less believe
in luck. We often hear the express
sion. He is in luck" or Just my
luck" After all, do we not cause our
own luck? When we succeed, or have
good luck as we call it, we can us
on our part, and failure is generally
accounted for by lack of care and
thought. We may not always be CON-
scious of the previous effort or over
sight, but when the. results come, we
can often see why they bring salts
faction or regret to us. We remem-
Der then the days of careful planning
and preparation, or the opportunity
overlooked, which if improved would
have made failure less possible.
Again when we have carefully plan
ned for our work, using our best judg-
ment, we should not repine IL the re-
suits are not what we desire. Those
of us who believe that the world is
governed by a wisdom greater than
our own, must admit that our fail
ures may be used as anothar's sue
cess in the broader plan Of caring for
all. Why should we expect that our
individual wishes should alyays be the
best arrangement for the entire COM
munity? And none of us know how
far our influence extends in it's eff
fects on others
Throw a pebble into a smooth
stretch of water, and watch the wild
ening circles ripple over the surface.
The pebble is lost to sight immedi-
ately, but its influence is felt to the
has it's effect on those about us
Therefore we may be the cause of
their good or bad luck as well as that
of our own. James Rumford was a
firm believer in luck. He was an en-
ergetic man, but in spite of all his
-@c~ =. fTr,fx f,.r "a
all times as he expected, and he felt
that luck was against him. met
Jack Blair in the village today, Mil
He,' said he to his wife, as he Joined
her on the kitchen porch after putting
out his team. He's a smart man, is
makes me feel that life on a farm is
pretty slow. It's nothing but work
hard work, from early till late, and
nothing to show for it. I sometimes
wish I had taken the offer he made
me two years ago to join him in his
place had to be sold to furnish capt.
tai"
Sell the old home!" exclaimed Mil
lie. How can you give it a thought
Your own birthplace and that of your
father and of his father; and we have
too, that you have improved the farm
and it is so lovely here You would
miss the independent life of farmer
if you were to live in a crowded city
as Jack Blair does"
THAT is all very true, Millie.'' re-
sponded the husband, 't'but I'd like to
give you the fine clothes that Sarah
Blair wears, and see you with less
care and work than you have now
As I said before, I wish 1 had Jacks
good luck"
Never you mind about me- laugh
ed Mile When 7 am overworked III
let you know and as for clothes, don't
look well in mine? We are happier
in this eozy. little home and with oul
healthy active children than the
Blairs in their stylish city mansion
Sarah Blair is not a contented wom-
an, if I read faces Alright, and she al
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15
DENIES The FIGURES.

Senator Buckley disputes the figures
nf the Hartford Courant with respect
20 the attitude of the senators and
rspfsser tn tives who have been elect
ed - the general assembly in this
state up to date. An interviewer from
the New Haven Register met the SEN
etor in that city on Thursday and re-
ported the following conversation
zith him
Tbs senator was asked how he con-
ridsred his standing and promptly an
swe1pd Fine, How else could it be2'
Ifs vas told that the Hartford Cour-
ant tony had figured out a considera-
bile majority for Mclean among the
nc1nHatsd OF the general assembly.
Then yoa say that the McLean's
rigEes az shown in the Hartford
Courant are not just as they should
be7'
Yes. think the figures should be
reversed replied Senator Buckley
IN favor of. Mclean.
'Hcvs-sa the figures" said the sena-
tor, ana then you have the real re-
suit
Then you feel that you SO far are
uheadT'
4 know / am ahead"
AHvsV ANfS bouiA w III hl-ufS Stid-
tors nominated, and the information
s. that have eighteen OF the sena-
tors to seven on the other side'
-TheSe IL not delegate in New
LoDdotf county and Windham county
kgsinst me-" said the senator.
Il know that the representatives so
Jar nominated are for me in the ma
s0rity'
.aIt has been said. Senator. that Won
and your old friend Mclean do not
speak - you pass along"
4 have nothing against George"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15
ENERGY VERSUS GOOD LUCK.

ways looks at our little onas with
such a wastful glance. You know
they lost the only child they ever had
I'll back my Jin's energy against Jack
Blairs good luck any day in the
week" And with loving pat on her
husbands shoulder Miilie turned into
the house to prepare their evening
meal.
right" pondered James Rumford when
he was left to himself. Amy man
would do his best for such a wife as
mine We are happy here, and |
should hate to sell the place. but I'd
like to make money faster"
As time went on, Jack Blair's visits
to his old friends became less fire.
quent, though rumors of his .lncreas-
ing prosperity now and then reached
them. He was known as shrewd
business man, daring in his financial
them all.
Meanwhile James Rumford had
steadily advanced in his standing in
the community. His progressive
methods had added value to his farm
while his Judgment was often consult .
ed by those who knew him. Still he
brooded over Jack Blair's good luck,
and the big dividends from those rail-
roads, of which Blair kept him in
formed by frequent offers to invest
At last came an offer so tempting
that Rumford decided to accept it and
obtain q loan on the farm to furnish
the desired capital. I'll not tell Mil
lie.'' he planned, till I can surprise
her with my success. Then the loan
can be repaid, and we shall have a
snug little sum laid by for a rainy
day"
The needfuI sum was readily OBJ
A.. = r.. g., H. rx>xlY cc
as good as his bond; the necessary
letter was written to Blair to be de-
spatched the following morning,
and Rumford already chuckled over
Miles surprise and delight. Not
little of his satisfaction came from
feeling that Mile must now acSnowl-
edge that he was right after ALL
neighbor passing by called out:
Heard about Jack Blair?'
mo" responded Rumford, what is
it?''
'"The papers say he has gone to
smash He's cleared out. too, nobody
knows where, and taken all the money
he could get with him. I pity the
ones he has dragged into his schemes.
They'll never get their money back.
You're not concerned, | hope"
NO. responded, I'm not But as
he turned away he shuddered to think
of his narrow escape. THANK God the
news came before that letter was
sent" he reflected. AS Mile met him
that night. he told her of Jacks down
fall, and added, You were right, Mil
lie; energy and honest dealing are the
best capital a man can have With
out them even shrewdness will not
bring good luck" which am sure is
the right conclusion.
However much we may admire an
others success rest assured there
must be O. more stable foundation for
it than craftiness and sharp dealing.
These may bring an appearance of
prosperity for time, but in the long
ruin, the old saying holds good:
Grip is a good dog, but Holdfast is
better"
AN IDLER.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

Switzerland was the first country
to recognize Portugal as a sister re-
public. Switzerland did not gaze at
her coffee grounds to see if recogni-
ton was polite.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

The great loss of life from forest
fires in Minnesota calls attention to
the wisdom OF Mr.. Pinchot, who says
the forests should be better guarded
against fire
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

in Vermont Here are moss roses
from a magnificent rose garden in
Massachusetts, and these are seedlings
from the home of Longfellow. and will
lows rooted from cuttings that were
brought by a friend from the south.
We all have autographs in our gar
dens and our autograph is to be found
in other gardens expressed by plants
sent out.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

An Ohio judge has decided that an
engaged woman has right to go with
third party, and that her fiance has
no right to assault him. He can sue
the woman.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

To make a Graham White sandwich
the Boston Record says, aviation meet
should e placed between graham
and white bread slices
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

The Boston police always salute
the American flag when it passes.
This little exercise lends a dignifed
and patriotic appearance to the force.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Let the Churches Prey for Hair

Lct INC Ihurches Pray FOR Ham
Mr.. Editor Under existing cfrcuun-
stances would it not be well for the
churches to pray for rain?
\ BELIEVER IN PRAYER.
Norwich, Oct. 18th, 1910.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

Let us repent. first Of all. OF our weak
ness. extravaganza timidity, irreso-
luton. insincerity, pride. selfshness.
Let us learn that the way to be rid Of
inward restlessness is to rest calmly
in God and in his sure and gracious
designs for men.
THE PARSON
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

An eleven year-old boy scout took
hold of the business SO enthusiastic
cally at Niagara Falls that he was
killed while scouting
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

The democratic party of Massachu-
sets feels confident it can find out
where it is at by mail
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

1t is something of a surprise to the
newspaper scribes that a Salome dam
Ger should pass IS trunks through the
custom house
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

The physician who tells a patient
that he isn't sick loses his fee. but
he doesn't win the regard of his pa.
tient.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

Colonel Bryan says that the demo
cratic party nas been preaching The
new naxtonalism for the past IA years.
The rspuslisan party proposes 10 prae-
tee IL right away
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

A Chicago policeman. who has seen
forty years of service. has a third of a
million and feels able to retire.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

Frosts may come and frosts may go,
but the office fly still remains. show
ing no diminution of activity or feroc-
ity.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

Jack Frost garnished the first black
frost with ice three-fourths of an inch
thick. He is getting sensational.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

Vice President Sherman is a mil
lionaire, but that is not equal to be-
ing Theodore Roosevelt.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

1t takes a tour of 1850 miles to see
the state of Georgia's good roads
achievement. Georgia has done well.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

A suit of unpaid-for clothes gives a
man an air Of prosperity, and only his
tailor knows that it is not genuine. .
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15
MEPuBLIcAN STATE TICKET.

For Governor. Is
CHARLES A GOODWIN
of Hartford.
For Lieutenant Governor,
DENNIS A BLAKEsLEE
of New Haven
Fer Secretary Of state, 81.
MATTHEW H. ROGERS
of bridgeport.
For State Treasurer.
COSTELLO LIPPITT
of Norwich.
Fer state ComptroiIer.
THOMAS d. BRADSTREET .
of Thomaston.
Fer Attorney General,
JOHN II. LIGHT
of NerwaIk.
Congressmen. 4
First District, e.
Y. STEVENS HENRY
of Vernon. 4
Second District, -
ANDREW n. SHEPARD
of Portland.
Third District.
EDWIN W. HIGGINS
Of Norwich.
Fourth District.
EBENEZER ]. HILL
of Norwafk.
E. Repr-sentntive-af-La In Con.
gress,
JOHN O. TILSON
of New Haven.
For Representatives.
HENRY ". TIBBFTS. EEL.
ALBERT J. BAILEY.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

Nsssschusstts Is sixth state in the
nniap for population, and first In a
6ew rkher thingz = ~
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Happy thought for today: 1t is bet
ter to be a friend than to need one.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

There are few butterflies that are
constant to a dahlia patch but the
Monarch butterfly has been a continu-
Gus daily visitor for weeks and there
seems to be no doubt that he finds
plenty of liquid refreshnent. The
Grapta tribe of butterflies are around
the lot, the snowy Red Admiral being
in greatest numbers, feeding princi-
pally upon the juices of the Sekel
and Sheldon pears upon the ground,
and it is not infrequently that a wasp
and a butterfly have a battle royal to
determine which shall have the fruit;
and sometimes butterfly triumphE
over wasp or bee. Since the cool days
came the Plusia moths visit the dah-
lias just at nightfaI, and they find
food on all varieties; but none of the
insects get paralyed at their work like
the bees; and it seems to me as if
they are the victims of small spiders
instead Of stupefying juices from the
plants.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

The voice of the robin is rarely
heard morning and evening now, and
their total disappearance is remarked
by many people. They have not all
left their old haunts, but they keep
more to the low shrubbery and the
warm corners of the fields by day and
roost in the close. thick-foliag ICED ce-
dars at night. The mulched dahlia
is a favorite spot with the worm
hunting robins and several times
day I notice them turning up the lawn
cuttings and discovering fat worms
beneath them. They are well posted
as to the habits of their prey, and
whether conditions for the attraction
of insects are nature made or man
made, they. recognize the lure and their
opportunity. The cats and the robins
appear to understand each other very
we'll and not a dead bird have I seen
on the place this year. Well fed cats
are not hunters. When well supplied
with food they come to regard rats
and mice as playthings, and will not
kill them, preferring them alive to
caper with
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

! have noticed, and doubtless 9TH
ers have done so, that some dahlias
do not make seed. and while ] cannot
tell why. l did not think that it might
be the effect of a floral discord. After
many seasons in the dahlia patch and
the cultivation of seedpods have at
last been forced to conclude that the
reason the finest cactus double flow
ers do not make seeds is because they
have been disconnected by the work
of the hybridizers-they have been put
out of haTmony with themselves. I
have ex2lhined many cactus seedpods
this yZar. and have found where the
pods were soft and empty after the
SNOWY petals were dead, but still I'M
1fopped, that the fertilizing fiorets
had never opened, but remained shut
and persisted without having fulfilled
their function. Having noted this fact
repeatedly, no doubt is left in my mind
that the flower was crippled by cross
fertilization, for regular composite
flowers mature in an orderly and seed
perfecting way.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

Not few young fellows get no
ton i'll their teens that the night
Key is the key to success; and if they
become confirmed in this view of it
they continue on until at times they
cannot find the keyhole when they do
get home, and cannot tell the night
key from siXpenny nail. Let me
say right here that I have been ia
miliar with the night-key myself and
know most sof its possibilities. On oc-
casion it is the most difficult thing
to find that ever was carried in a
mans pocket. / have known late night
key users to mistake it for a match,
try to light their pipe with it and
then throw it away The night key
boarder gets in late, steps heavily on
the stairs, stumbles in the hall and
is caught in bed in the morning with
his boots on The night-key is not
the key of success, young man. but
cesses, or something worse, perhaps.
1t was Rose Fay who wrote of the
garden as an album of friendship. the
place in which nearly ever flower
loving friend had left an autograph
IN plant or shrub or tree When the
annuals are dying and the gardens are
fading They 80 not lose this feature In
the hardy BORDERS. Ia this way Mrs
Theodore Thomas pointed cut few
Of her garden memorials: This lit
tie clump of oxalis. naturalized so
prettily in the woods. was gathered
one lovely day when a merry party
joined in an expedition to Profile
Notch. That group of lady's slippers
came from the woods of a dear friend
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15

The habit of finding fault Is one of
the easiest cultivated habits peculiar
to man; and it leads to the most IRA
uonal results. Perhaps you may have
noticed that the man who complains
loudest because the church is closed
and the minister is on his vacation is
not the one who is most faithful in at
tendance at meeting the other eleven
months of the year. The man who COM
plains most because a town votes
wet is among the most thirsty when
it has gone dry" The man who talks
with most confidence about mans future
home is often discovered to be enter
tanning most doubt. The average man
tries to be rational and consistent. but
the habit. of complaining leads right
away from the tableland of consisten-
cy. 1t is wiser to be silent than to let
fault-finding get control of the tongue.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-15
THE MAN WHO TALKS

Men may seem to grow away from
their mothers, but they never do. The
tenderest and most blessed memories
of age are those of motherhood in
man most dependent state; and the
debt-a debt of which the
greatest men of earth have aeknowl-
edged as5being due to mother, to whom
they felt they owed everything,
bnt which we must all acknowledge
is general debt, is the debt that
can never be hquidated and the only
qebt that strengthens maternal affec-
ton IN the human heart. 1t is hard
10 think that there may be somewhere
a memory of a mother which is like a
nightmare, but that is the great ex-
ception, for most of us endorse the
sentiment of the poet: The loving
race OF mother is the dearest face 1
see, The gentle voice of mother has
the sweetest sound to me-
How slow we are to come to real
iTatlon with Robert Louis Stevenson
of the fact that there is great deal
Of good in the most of us and great
deal that's bad in the best of us-that
God really has not made the pure saint
or the irredeemable devil q possibility
TO mortal life. The worst boys-boys
whose juvenile career just foreshad-
owed debasement and eviI--haye be-
come the most successful men and ia
nous public benefactors. If there is
one place above another where the
weakness of mans judgment is made
clear it is when he forecasts the end
of boys career or hands out an es-
innate Of his fellowman. If there is
one thing above another we should
be thankful for it is that the judg-
ments of man are not the judgment OF
God,
The key to right behaviour is right
thought 1t doesn't make any differ
ence how a man prays or what he
processes if his mind entertains evil.
Jealousy and hate and prejudice do
not help clear spiritual vision they
never yet Illuminated a right path To
do right man must think right.
This is the irrevocable law and there
is no getting away from it. Some peo-
pie who think crooked pride them
selves upon the straightness of their
daily walk and their pride is their
worst stumbling block. A true man
cannot think of doing evil to his en-
emies without injuring himself Many
man who has the devil in him thanks
God every day that he is numbered
among the redeemed, and he isn't and
never will be until the devil is routed
out!