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Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
A considerate Suicide.

Sergeant Fred Snyder committed su- icide at Fort Leavenworth a couple of days ago. His sweetheart had been visiting the post, and Fred wanted her to marry him and go to Germany and live happily ever after, in a vine
 covered cottage,
 [. The young woman declined the tempting offer and said she was go- ing back tc her home in Kansas City. Fred told her firmly but respectfully he would kill himself. She assured him that her mind was made up, whereupon he stepped outdoors and shot himself and slept with his faith CTS.
 Sergeant Snyder deserves much
 praise for his considerate course. It is customary, in eases of this kind, for the disappointed lover to kill the girl Sometimes he is satisfied just to kill the girl. A case of that sort happen ed at Leavenworth not long ago, and the murderer was sentenced to death, but was never hanged.
 The fact that Snyder stepped out doors is another evidence that he was a considerate and efficient young man. He appears to have realized that the young lady might have been embarrassed had he committed sui eide right before her, so with rare tact and delicacy, he stepped outdoors and made no mess whatever. Too much cannot be said in praise of this admirable young man.. So long as discouraged lovers are partial to suicide as the short way out, no bet ter plan than that of Sergeant Snyder can be adopted.-Emporia Gazette.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
THE LAHcEsT Eoae.

The ire loss of March fl, this coun- try and Canada exceeds all records for regular loss.
 The New York Journal of Commerce. makes the loss of the two countries by last months fires s31,569, 800, as against $16, 465. $50 a year ego and $13.795, foo two years ago. March was disastrous from a. fire writing stand point" it remarks, "and has unques- tionably weakened some of the small CT companies Barring September. 1910, in which there were several for est fires, March, 1911, exhibits the highest loss in one month ever shown except where some general confiasra- ton occurred"
 The large fires reported were as follows: The s5,5O0,00 state house fire at Albany. Minneapolis had $1,17S,- 900 business block fire; Chicago, a $1, 100000 cold storage warehouse fire; Benton, Pa, a $1,008,000 whiskey store house fire; Fayette, Ala, $500,00o fire in which it lost it's court house; Eros. La. $50o,o00 lumber plant fire. The money loss by the dreadful waist factory fire in New York city that claimed more than a hundred human victims, was $420,000; by Nashville's March fire, s3o0,o00; by the broom corn warehouse fire at Charleston, H.. $500, ,000; by the fire that destroyed those college buildings at Ellicott City, Md, $250,oo0.
 Sydney, N. S.. had a $20o,00o rail- road station and railroad yard fire last month. Plainfie1d. ". J., lost $200,000 worth and Florence. Ala, $100,00e worth of college buildings. Winnipeg, Man., lost s125,000 worth of industrial school buildings. Leavenworth. Kans lost a $120,o0 court house. Spring field, Mo, lost a $5o,0o0 Y. M. C. A. Building.
 The fires in Connecticut approached a third of million, the losses at New Haven reaching $130,000; and at Enfield $115,008: and there was a $50,000 fire at West Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
A DEFINITION BY COL. BRYAN.

There will be wide interest in al parts of the country in Colonel Bryan's definition of saloon. It will please all the prohibitionists if it does not those who have from time to time given him cordial recognition and SUD- port at the polls. This is what he says the saloon is:
 The average saloon is the most dis reputable place in the community. Ii is a bureau of informa ton on vice. it is the first place one would enter to inquire for a gambling hell or for a disorderly house. It is likewise. the first place visited by the officers of the law when they are looking for a criminal, and the first place closed in case of riot and disturbance"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
Nutriment in sun-pried Fruit.

When fresh fruit is expensive and scarce the housewife uses the dried products mainly, and even at this time of the year when there is a large family of children fresh fruit is be- yond the means of a great many mothers.
 Many, however have but little idea ducts are and how much nutriment can be obtained by preparing them properly.
 Ill the eastern lands, where these fruits grow and are dried in the warm beams of the sun, they form an inn portant item of the daily fare.
 Figs are wholesome, palatable and cheap, and they might be more fre- quently used and prepared in a. more appetizing manner than they are.
 Salads, cake filling, sandwiches, jelly and even ice cream can be made of figs and, if the housewife is willing to go to a little trouble in the making of these dainties, she will find that amaz- ingly delicious additions to the menu may be brought about.
 As a dessert. compete of figs is per- haps the easiest to make.
 A pound of good figs should be washed and dried and arranged on a pretty dish. Then boil two cupfuls of water. with half a cup of sugar till very thick, when the strained juice of one lemon is added.
 This should be poured over the figs and allowed to become very cold. The whole is then garnished with whipped and sweetened cream favored to taste
 To make pretty appearance the cream might be pressed through a forcing bag and rose tube.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
A REAL SCRAP.

We protest against the position taken by the Waterbury Republican which. being edited by a mere man. takes the mere mans views of things that are especially ordered and di- rected by women The Mexican war; says The Republican. will be overshadowed for d few days by the annual convention at. Washington. of the Daughters. of the American Rev olution, which will be real scrap '' We, apologize to the "Daughters'', for reproducing this, but that is the only way in which it can be shown in all it's unadulterated gall!-Bridgepor Standard.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
SENATORIAL DIecoURTEsY.

We may seem bit sensitive about 1t but it does seem as if, when the senate picked out eleven reporters for $500 awards, it might at least have given The Courant reporter an honorable mention. His meager reports and his limited abilities would naturally keep him from being counted in the first eleven and nobody would look to see a little sheet like The Courant matching the metropolitan prolixity of the New London Telegraph, which comes in a winner, but we are still on the map and, we had supposed some of the es teemed senators were aware of the fact.-Hartford Courant.
 Papers who do not believe in spending S3,30O of the states money for special personal favors have lost their metropolitan caste with a majority of the honorable senators The people know that the eleven men who get $500 apiece are under special obligation to the men who gave them gratuities and this is the object ot the gift. The high commendation is inferred, for certainly the papers who oppose such a use of money cannot have less merit than those whose rep reSentdtlVeS are permitted to take 1t The senators who squander the mon- ey of the taxpayers in this way ought never to be reelected, even if they are honest in the conviction that spending public money for '4taffy" is just as legitimate as spending it fol lead pencils or fountain pens.
 The Waterbury American says: These men do no work for the state of Connecticut. They are employed by private enterprises which pay them more or less for their services The senate might as we'll pay the messenger boys who carry the re- porters' despatches. the editors who blue pencil them and the pretty gir in the dairy commissioner office who loans the postage stamps. The sum of s3,300 in Connecticut's money is given away for no other purpose than to keep the newspaper boys happy In. return we suspect thai the newspaper boys feel kindly toward such statesmen as favor the donation and unlindly toward those who openly oppose it."
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
Easter Haricot Salad.

Soak half pint of Iaricot beans the dry white ones-all night in water then boil in milk until perfectly soft, though still unbroken. Mix the beans when cold with dressing made of tablespoonful of finely chopped pars- ley, one of good cider vinegar. another of tarraEon vinegar and one of oil. For the center have ready the curly white heart of an endive, trimmed into a neat round shape, and lay the beans around the endive. Have ready a pot of caviar, and pushing the beans apart in several places, lay in narrow lines of the caviar.
 Set the dish on high silver stand, and it makes a novel and distinctly pretty centerpiece, the white and the green of the endive and the narro v black lines of the caviar showing pret- ti'y through the glass, while the curly endive just shows over the top.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
Striped Handbags in Black and White

Even in handbags we see the vogue for. black and white, for one of the latest is of velvet, the stripes being a quarter of an inch in width. The handle is of twisted cord. one strand black and one white, while the frame is of gunmeta1. Even the fittings are carried in the same colors, the lining being of white kid and the looking glass and powder box in black and white ceIluloid.
 Another pocketbook is of the same square shape in black and white stripes was lined with brilliant cerise, which with the gilt frame relieved the rather dead effect of the black and white.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
Easter Salad.

Che can of sliced pineapple, one small celery, one-quarter pound blanched almonds. Cut the pineapple into small cubes, skin the grapes and cut them into halves. Put pineapple and grapes into the juice of two or anges and one lemon, and set on ice for 12 hours. Drain in colander. Put almonds and celery into water. E Drain in colander. Cut celery into small pieces with silver knife.
 Dressing = One-quarter cupful of cream, whipped, two tablespoonful lemon juice, one tablespoonful of su- gar and paprika. Mix well, pour over the salad and serve on lettuce leaves.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

done more for me than all the doctors. I feel it my duty to tell you these facts. My heart is full of gratitude to you for my cure" Mrs. HARRIET E. WAMPLER, 524 s. Ransom Street, OttumWa, Iowa.
 Consider This Advice.
 No woman should submit to surgi- cal operation, which may mean death, until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound fair trial.
 This famous medicine, made only from roots and herbs, has for thirty years proved to be the most valuable tonic and invigorator of the female organism. Women residing in almost every city and town in the United States bear willing testimony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound.
 Mrs. Pinkhan, at Lynn, Mass, invites all sick women to write her for advice. Her advice is free, confidential, and always helpful.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
White Canvas Slippers for Wear or
 Street.

Many white slippers and shoes will be worn when the increasing warmth brings out the white linen suits and frocks. For street wear the canvas variety is the most seryiceable. being easily cleaned, although buckskin and kid are shown and will be worn for street also.
 A new canvas slipper is shown with the popular short vamp. This is edged around the top with a narrow band Of white kid. which keeps the pump in shape. A novel pair in white canvas showed this top strip of black leather and another in red morocco.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

Since mere man has been holding conventions, since a. day prior to his toric timer, and rarely holds one of any kind without a. scrap, why should special mention be made of such a natural performance in a convention of women? The Daughters of the Revolution have 3. right to scrap whenever the issues appear to de- msnd it. The spirit of '76 was. a high old spirit, and the Daughters are do- ing no harm in showing that a little of it. at least, has been transmitted
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

If tableeloths are rolled or folded
 1 across instead of lengthwise they will i last longer; then what folds there are 1 do not always come In the same place.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

If one uses the sso-calied prepared flour for thickening gravies or cream sauces there is less danger of it's lump ing than the ordinary flour.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

If the woman who used to faint upon the first indication of peril were about now, the automobiles would soon make an end of her.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The annual back-to- the cottage movement has commenced. This will continue until June.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

Mashed turnips in the turnip shells is a pleasing change in the way of serving this vegetable. Cover the top of the turnips with buttered crumbs
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

Thinks of a man being ordered out of his house byphis wife and then be- ing ordered back by a policeman That is forcing a man between the firing lines.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

The Saturday half holiday with pay for Boston's employees prompts the commissioner to call for s90.000 to meet the cost to the taxpayers.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

I Dust storms have been driving up 1 the garden truck of Kansas, and it is 1 proposed to get the legislature to en- act law against them.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

Those people who have The Bulletin follow them when they go away from home keep in close touch with every thing that is going on
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

A bill before the legislature in Ne vada proposes to give to- criminals condemned to capital punishment the choice of the rope, the gun or the poi son cup.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

Italians are fond of seasoning their tried the dish pronounce it a success.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

We learn from Maine that the price of Holsters is likely to fall soon with a dull thud. There is plenty of room for a tumble.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

The people build a city hall and then do not visit it often enough to know what is going on there Balti- more is it just now
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
Scientific Instruments Bought Here.

Scientific instruments Bought Here,
 Great Britain more and more sends to the United States for scientific in- struments. In 1909 the British i'm ports of such apparatus amounted to s3,965 ,000, of which s1,01S,S70 came from France and $1,056, ,220 from the United States. In 1910 the imports amounted to s7,595,0O0, of which France furnished s1,53S,9Ss and the United States s3,S04, ,000,40 worth.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
THE HOUSEWIVES scRAPsook

One cook often favors her apple sauce with lemon and vanilla It quite alters the taste of this wholesome dish.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
Iaranase Screens

Quite unique is the Japanese screen which has the upper third divided off with cross pieces to emulate tiny win dow panes. On the background is painted a characteristic scene, usu- ally with Fuji in the distance so that one is strongly reminded of what might be seen looking through a win dow in the F'lowery Kingdom. The lower part of the screen is paper covered.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

@The seidlitz-powder man, of the south is defined as the elder brother of th1 prom. idiot.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

Do not throw away any lemons from which the juice has been extracted They answer admirably for whit ening the hands and nails.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

A Pennsylvania woman has rejected one hundred and fifty offers of mar riage. In such rush she appears to have acted wisely.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

The inventor of sticky fly-p paper has become millionaire. This shows what a steady stream of nickels can do.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

An April snow storm is not so bad as an April drouth. It is something of a present where water is scarce or infested with colon bacilli
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

The historian who is trying to make out that Columbus is a myth will not try to deny that he first beheld the canal zone on the isthmus of Darien.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

One resourceful woman has found that the so-called "dustless duster' acts admirably as a celanser for black dress goods.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

trouble in all its
 dr e a adful forms 1;
 shooting pains all
 over my body, sick headache, spin a l
 weakness, dizziness, Id e pr s si on, and
 everything that was |horrid. 1 tried many doctors in different
 parts of the United States. but Lydia E. |Pinkham's Vegeta- |hIa COmpoIII1d has
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

Happy thought for today: The man who is trying to live up to his wife's ideal always wears a worried look.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

session for 17 hours before the last | competitor went down. They did not 1 have to be shown. for they knew.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

Some men who are advocating reel procity with Canada now. will, if it doesn't prove popular, forget that they ever stood on that side.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

What is the use of the country's looking with hope toward the con structive ability of the democratie party when it hasn't any?
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
rnlLLs AND rAps oF sEAsoN.

Kate G-r.naway and poxe bouns.s ase snl s.sg the millinery for siis sil1ssts xiri, alit. t..th of these gre :.istus- : esque shapes to frame the pretty face of little lady of four and five. frhe wa.stl.ne for the y5anE girl net yet in Ter teens may Dr empire, Trench os just regulation, any 1T Iaese LeInc seen on the sfnir- little frocks tu.red out by fashicnable q essnsaxers.
 Many of the new silk stockings widen at the top to follow the natu- ra1 outlines of the leg, and this saves strain on g stocking more than the thoushtless woman would imagine A novelty this year is the chfff0n stock ing, which is quite as thin and frag- ile as the material from which t takes it's name.
 The three page paper is an improve ment in stationery. The idea is to ai- envelope, and it also gives another blank sheet, which often saves the use of another double page.
 The shadow wells seem to have suf- fered a slight wane in their popularity and have given away to the vastly more becoming fancy meshes. most of winch is new and intricate in de- sign, and decorated with chenille dots of all sizes.
 Butterflies fairly riot over the gowns and hats of the spring. In the print ed nuslins we See butterfly designs, while hats, big and little, show but terf1fes of all sizes made of feathers, ribbons and velvet, and in some cases of the same straw of the hat. Again the butterfly is of Irish lace and dapClpS from fHa iabof
 A pretty veil for the bride is shown arranged at the top to fit the head of cap. It looks much like one of the little. gathered theater caps worn dur ing the winter, except that from the back the long ends of the veil hang almost to. the train of the gown.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
Candy for Easter.

Allow to three cupsful of granulated sugar one and quarter cupsful of milk-cocoanut milk, if preferred cook, stirring constantly, until little dropped into cold water forms a soft ball. Take from the fire and beat in six marshmallows cut in pieces, one cupful of grated cocoanut, one-half cupful each of seeded raisins and nuts, both chopped rather fine. Pour in buttered tins and cut in squares when cold.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

A campaign against blindness strikes In against the family towel on a ron- ST: As these towels average for filth 1t is sign of blfpdness to use them.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

It must be quite annoying to Sena : tor Lorimer to think that he has got to get out another speech to obscure the real point. That is never easy
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

Maine does not care to ship her potatoes in the fall, since the fancy prices of spring are more satisfving
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
To Get a Good Complexion.

There's no time like the spring time girls. for taking a refractory complex ion in hand, looking oneself squarely in the face-or in the looking glass and buckling right down to the get ting of bright. fresh skin, clear eyes and, consequently, a very much built up system.
 For q pretty complexion must come from the inside. No amount of cos metics will make a rosy, healthy skin if the digestion is poor and the liver deranged.
 And how shall you remedy the de- fective digestion and liver?
 Well, for one thing. you can eat the fresh spring foods. Our grandmothers stood firmly by the panacea, sulphur and molasses, and whether it was really the sulphur and molasses or whether it was the simple foods which they ate, I shall not commit myself but suffice it to say that in that day the conplexions did, as whole, show less blernishes than do the faces of the present-day girls.
 A case of nerves is another draw back to the seeker after a pretty com plexion, since it is invariably accom- panied by drawn. harrassed expres- sion and lines that are destructive to good looks.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

The man who has not time to plant tree on Arbor day might get . chance to water the rubber plant
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
To Care for Easter Flowers.


 Cut flowers will last only three or four days under ordinary care, but you can make them last a week or more by doing four things.
 First, do not try to arrange them the moment you get them, but put them in a pail of water for a few hours so that every stem will be un- der water clear up to the flower. Sec ond, cleanse the vase thoroughly be- fore putting in the flowers, and change the water every day. Third. the cooler you keep the flowers the longer they will last. If you are too busy in the morning to enjoy them; or have to go out for the afternoon, do not leave them in the living-room. for they are not used to a temperature of 70 de- grees; every night put the vase in a cool place, or better still, plunge the stems up to the flowers in a pail of water. Fourth, cut about 9 quarter of an inch off each stem every morning. It is more trouble to do this under water, but it pays. If you cut the stems in the ordinary way. air bub- bies get into the stem and impede the taking in of water-Country Life in America, for April.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
Woman in Lie and in fife Kitchen

end set in the oven till the tops are BroWnel over.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

If new stockings are washed before being worn they will wear longer than otherwise. If one is particularly hard on the heels or toes of the hosiery, run tl1ose places with darning cotton; then the day of real alarming will be greatly delayed.
 The Swiss salt cellars are finding their way to this country. They boast of simple device whereby one presses the short tubelike projection at the top Q. the salt holder; this releases the protector at the bottom, permitting the salt to drop out. It is claimed that the salt in one of these never be- comes clogged.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

A Missouri spelling bee continued in
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10

Kate G~r.naway and poxe bonnsss asc sna sng the millinery for siis sll1s.i. xirl, art. t.th of these gre :.istus esque shapes to frame the pretty face Of little lady of four and five.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
OTTUMWA WOMAN
 CURED
By Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Ottumwa, Iowa.-t'For years I was almost 6 constant sufferer from female