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Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
A Sensible Denarture

All over the country we are hea rim g
or new ideas in government municipal
as wen as state and federal and the
trentd Of all Of them. We are happy to
note. is toward read service. A most
sensible departure from established
custom is that Instituted by Governor
Hadley of Missouri who has decided
that instead of delivering the tradi-
ti0nal message to the Legislature he
will provide for Il series of lectures by
experts In economics and politics and
agriculture. who will make known, aft
er careful investigation, to the general
assembly the needs of the various
parts of the state.
This is real service. and, there can
be no doubt that Missouri will ben
eft largely from it. 1t would cause
most governors of state a pang of re-
greet to give up the opportunity of ex-
plotting themselves in a message to
the legislature. and it is plain that in
his new departure Governor Hadley is
actuated BY high principles that are
sound in conception and promise well
in execution.
The average governors message is
not usually helpful document. 1t
Is too often compact of mere words
that are aimed. primarily, to convince
the people what n grand and good
political party ii is that The governor
has the honor to represent. The plan
proposed BY Governor Ifadley, is based
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
IS THIS ANOTHER WONDER
BERRY2

Tho LATEST horticultural wonder halls
"e~om Logan county, Ill, and is to be
known as the Yankee Prince Rssp-
berry -etrawberry, and let us remark
11ght here that a hyphenated name
like this Is . suggestion Of pretence
rather than merit.
This is what is said Of this wonder:
The Yankee Prince is a prolific
Srissasr, beginning to bear about the
1fns strs wberries come in, and con-
sinxing TO bloom and bear until fall
-rhs bloom "a pure white and resem-
1dss tho May apple blossom. A small
a,atch feet wide and 100 feet long
produced s2os worth Of fruit. which
ks equal to $4,000 per acre. at IS cents
c,er quart
Another thing about the berry is
shat II requires no cultivation. The
wines are moved close to the ground
rcither late In the fall or early in the
ksprine and the new shoots that come
mp bear the same season. Weeds do
osot seem TO bother them. the new
azstalks coming up SO thickly as to kill
1hem out"
The raspberry stra wberry thought
gives the lover Of either fruit bad
taste In the mouth. II Is true that the
crossing OF the lemon with a natural,
nondescript. citrus fruit produced the
high priced and popular grape fruit
hut ftrdoesnft seem as ii two such
good Nh las the. raspberry and
strawbt14 cotild produce mongrel
better than either.
II in so easy to grow so prolific
and so profitable. that 1T is open to
more than ordinary suspicion.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
THERE IS NO DUPLICATE.

1t Is generally conrsded that Mas
sachusetts win not be able to find a
man of equal ability with Senator
Lodge to succeed him. and since this
IS admitted even by his opponents, 1t
is not strange that it is expected that
on Tuesday next the Massachusetts
legislature win re-elect him.
The Boston Record says: John r.
Thayer contributes to the debate on
the United States senatorship an idea
that might well sink into the minds
Of the Legislators, however little he
expected to secure that result Mr..
Thayer who, as before on many an
occasion, expresses his willingness to
be a candidate if he can have the ur-
animous endorsement of the demo-
Gratis. says that while it is impossible
TO send to the senate as able man
as MIR. Lodge, he thinks ono might
be found who would do for the state
as much as Mr.. Lodge did upon en-
tering the upper branch 1t is as in
senious a plea for second rate serv-
Ice when the Ablest can be secured as
the minority ever presented"
This is the very best reason for not
sending any one else.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
The Consular Reports.

A recent number of the Daily Con-
sular and Trade Reports of the gov
erment at Washington contains a
striking Illustration of the present day
inspiration and activity of consuls as
promoters of home trade in foreign
parts. The consul general at Singa-
pore reports that he keeps on file a
large number of trade and scientific
publications and catalogues of Ameri-
can manufacturers for ready refer
ence by the enterprising merchants of
the Straits Settlements. He is further
in constant correspondence with home
firms seeking trade in his district. OF
course he urges personal representa-
ton in the field A consul is not au-
thorized to drum even if he has the
time. The Singapore representative
reminds home manufacturers that his
district exports $20,G00,000 wort hof
goods annually to the United States,
and imports only 100000 worth.
These figures clearly express oppor-
tunity. Americans send ten times as
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

What this country Needs remark
ed the man who smelled of bay rum
and talcutn powder, sis a machine that
will shave a man and cut his hair in
the twinkling of an eye. Why do so
many men wear unsightly whiskers
and tangled locks2 1t is because a
Visit to the barber shop requires such
an outlay of time and often of money.
If a man could drop a nickel into the
slot of a back-action 1lair-cutting ma
chine and have his heard trimmed and
his galWayS pruned at one operation
there wouldn't be five cents worth of
superfuous hair in this country.
Il have had the same barber for Is
years and he is an ornament to his
profession. He is polite and agreeable
and has a soft, soothing voice that
puts man to sleep. When he is done
shaving me he always has to pour
cold water down my back to waken
me, for | am sound sleeper. His
razors always are sharper than a ser
penis tooth, and all his implements
are in the best of order and he is,
taking him by and large and pro and
con, the most satisfactory tonsoriai
artist | ever saw.
yet. in spite of all this. I always
have to exercise great self-controf to
keep from pun ching his head when
am ready to leave his shop. I have
told him thousand times that don't
want to be powdered and creased and
made as fragrant as a corner drug
store. If | could only keep awake when
I sit in his chair I might prevent him
from amounting me with his unguents
and things. but he always begins COO
ing in his soft, sweet voice, as soon as
he has the coat of lather applied and
the first thing I know / am sound
asleep and dreaming that I'm falling
from an airsIiip. Then when I wake
it's ALWAYS the same. He has me
creased and powdered and looking
like q bIg-bouse bridegroom"
Il wish ! had your luck remarked
the man with the luminous nose. "If
I could sleep in a BARRIERS chair I
wouldn't care continental what the
tonsorial artist did to me. But tired
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
THE BULLETINS DAILY STORY
CRYING NEED

natures sweet restorer always balks
when need her most, and am never
more wide awake than when my
whiskers are being hewed on also
have favorite barber. he IS re&u-
lar Old Dog Tray. He is faithful. he
is kind. and I'll never. never ind
better barber; but he has an uncon-
auerable weakness for wanting to
work off various kinds of dope that I
have no use for.
It is thick enough to be used for a
door-mat. Well. that barber Is al
ways trying to interest me in a hair
tonic that he keeps on tap. He has
told me the history of that hair tonic
every other DAY for seven years. 1t
land brothers who are celebrated all
over the world for the luxuriance of
their whiskers. They used to appear
in museums and side-shows, exhibit
ing their spinach. l remember them
quite well. The oldest one had chin
( Waiskers about II feet long, and he
wound them on a. spool that worked
in brackets, like a shade roller. My
barber seems to think that it should
be the chief end Of every man to wind
up his whiSkers on a shade roller, and
so he tries to sell me that hair tonic
every time / go in. He holds the bot
tie in front of me and fairly weeps
and wrings his hands, he is so anx-
ious
Every morning, first thing after I
get up I wash my head thoroughly.
1t refreshes me and seems to get my
faculties In shape for the days strain.
Well. that barber always insists that
my head needs washing the worst
way. have told him millions of
times that run my head through a
washing machine and wringer every
morning, but that makes no impress
sion upon him. He smiles scornfully,
as much as to say that l am given to
Authorizations, and begins to tell me
how much better and brighter I'd feel
if To let him go ahead. j agree with
you that nicke1-in- the slot machine
of the sort you suggest would be a
great cnnvenience.''-f,h icagO News
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Big Bargains in the
Upholstery Department

Zoe Curtain Muslin-Sale price Tee
yard.
Fine Nottingham Lace Curtains in
two, three and four-pair lots. regular
prices $2.25 and s2.5O-SaIe price $1.49.
Tapestry Brussels Rugs. best, ten
wire goods, size skx1os feet. regular
price $13.5O-SaIe price 1915.
Best Quality Floor Oil Cloth, regular
price 35c-Saie price 26c.
Administer Rugs. size 27x54, regular
price $2.OO-Sale price $3.50.
Discarded Sample Carpet Rugs, body
Brussels, size 27x54, value s2.4S-SaIe
price $1.48.
Discarded Sample Carpet Rugs. Will
tons, size 27x54, value s4.s5-SaIe price
$2.e5.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
PEARY FELL SHORT.

Now that Commander Peary is be-
fors congress for an admralship and
the emoiuments which go with il. he
.sainds that something besides Geo
graphical society methods are being
applied to find out whether he ever
reached the pole or not, and that he
really cannot prove by his own figures
nhat he did reach the pole, while those
<kilied in mathematics prove that he
did not
Congressman Roberts of the sub
committee had this conversation with
the comma nfer:
mir Roberts referred TO tho last
5ivo marches to the pole, in which
pcsry made 1913 geogra phical miles,
end, footing up the number OF miles
made each day as set forth In Peary's
Wrist pamphlet account OF the Journey.
found that the total was only f2e
anilex
Pear said that the distance for
I the third day az given in the pam
I Ihlet was a typographical error, and
should be twenty-five miles.
We'll said Roberts that leaves
Z 5ou eight miles short Of the pole"
This difference was found because
vf the new rating which was given
7'enry's thermometers on his return,
" ''-tt nv S"S"NN q ioHS VI TIME.
Tho evidence OF mathematicians
from the United States coast and geo.
uetic survey, who had figured the
problem out from Peary's data, sep
sarately. testified that he. in their
opinion. had come within one and one
sixteenth miles of the North pole.
Wednesdays proceedings must have
been anything but satisfactory to
Commander Pesry since they were a
record maker against. his claims.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
DOESN'T WANT TO BE PROSE.
CuTEn

There Is no doubt the Sugar trust
Tears prosecution. since ii has more
than doubled its offerings for a set
Element Of the drawback frauds out
~ court. Its first offer was $3.50 COO
and then it offered 100000. and not
being able to procure an agreement
Tor that sum from the representatives
Of the treasury department at Wash
5ngton, IL raised the offer to 500. 900
and II was accepted.
The plea of the Sugar trust law
ysrs that civil suit would bear heav-
Ally upon the stockholders. many of
whom are women, has been subjected
20 much criticism By the press. 1t is
well said:
The trusts own frauds and rascali-
ties are wholly responsible for the
heavy payments 1t has had to make
in enforced restitution. If stockhold-
srs have suffered. they must blame
the bosses Of the company"
This settlement does not invalidate
the governments right to criminal
proceedings. ana the octopus may yet
have to yield up more of its ill-gotten
gains
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
The Lobster's Popularity.

During the year just past the fish
ermen of Maine caught and marketed
19,936,541 Holsters, an excess of 2,000,-
geo over the catch of the preceding
year and of 100000 over that of the
year 1905. This increased catch has
been made possible mainly by the
work of the Boothbay Harbor hatch
cry, which has Matched out and liber-
ated in single year as much as 140,-
900 small Holsters. The frequently
announced scarcity of Holsters cannot
therefore be attributed to the grow
ing popularity of the lobster himself.
There is a vast difference between
the amount which the Maine fisher
men received for their catch last year
and the price that the patrons of the
lobster palaces of Broadway and else
where have had to pay for the same
article. The fishermen received only
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Colored Dress Goods

SUlTfNGS, double width, all good
colors. sold at SOC a yard-Sais price
28c yard.
SERGES, in self colored stripes, A
inches wide, all WOOL. sell regularly at
s5c yard-saie price &c yard.
FANCY TAFFETA CLOTHS, in neat
stripes. 46 inches wide, are considered
good value at s1.00 yard--saIs price
78c yard.
DIAGONAL cHEvIoTs, 81 inches
wide, colors navy, cadet and gray me-
dunn weight, our regular price $1.50 a
yard-saIe price S1.19 a yard.
FANCY HoMEsPuNs, French
make, in up-to-date colors, width so
inches, all the season the price has
been $500 yard-SaIe price $3.50
yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

y2,145.204. or little over 10 cents =
pound and for that sum they must
steam dories and encounter many
hardships and dangers. After the lob
ster leaves the hand of the fisherman,
however, it's value increases by leaps
and bounds. The wholesaler doubles
the price and the rtai1er treb1eB II,
while the restaurant man marks IL up
many per cent. more, SO that what
costs 10 cents when sold by the fish
erman, costs $50 when eaten in the
lobster palaces Of the great White
Way.-New Orleans Picayune.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Important Offering Of
WOmen's Coats,
Suits. Waists, Etc.

Womens Silk Waists and a few lace
and fancy plaids values up to 5000
Sale price $685..
Women's and Mems Medium Weight
Bath Robes, values up to s2.9s-Sale
price $3.50.
Women's and Misses Wool Suits, in
different co1ors, value up to $1,000
Sale price 1895.
Women's 50-inch Coats, black and
co1ors--SaIe price S8.95.
Women's Coats in several different
styles, values up to $21.50-SaIe price
$15.98.
Children's High Glass Coats, cor
duroys and fine broadcloths, value
$11.50 to $f3.9s-Saie price $8.98.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

much money to Singapore as Singa-
pore sends to them.
So, also, at Monrovia the consul
general finds trade comparisons in
that quarter disquieting. Liberia is
a protege of the United States. Yet
of the S2,500,000 the Liberians spend
for foreign commodities hardly a dol
lar reaches the United States direct
ly. Germany sells about two thirds
of what is bought abroad, and Eng
land the other third.-Providence
journal
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Deep Cut In Fur Goats,
Neck Pieces and Muffs,
W0men'S Sweaters
And Dressing Sacques

Small lot of Women's Sweaters,
white and gray. with borders, regular
$1.9s to $3.50 quality-Saie price $50.
One lot of Bingham Aprons with
pockets, assorted patterns. regular 2sc
auality-sale price 1se.
One lot Of Dressing Sacques and XII
monos, assorted patterns, extra fine
quality German f1anneEsaie price SOC.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

When the Boston papas become ex-
perts at caring for the baby they will
be popular visitors any where where
there are babies to tend.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

Just glance through this interesting
store news and tell us whether or not you
think we are keeping the January ball
rolling. We didn't exploit all our good
things last week.-mrs. matter of fact we
think to-day's offerings are, if anything.
better than those which we presented
the first day of the sale. Every day is
bargain day this week--=Every hour
is golden with money SAVING oppor-
tunltles.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

Those who sit around the stove in
the country stores know that baseball
is not u dead game when it is just
played over in the mind
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

If all political promises came true,
this would be a much more agreeable
world TO many; but it is not likely
that they ever will.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The appointment of legislative COM
nlittees doesn't show that virtue alr
ways has its reward.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

Pride may go before fall, but at
this time of year smooth ice makes
the greatest list of victims.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

A Cleveland Judge says that every
girl marries hero and every hero an
angel Can he tell why more heavenly
results are not attained?
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

The new postal savings bank, like
a new baby. is wonderful at its adj
vent. but will it pay for its keep when
it gets old enough to work?
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

King Alfonso of Spain takes ex-
plosions as matter of course, and so
long as they do not take him he can
laugh at them.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

The California suicide who left the
statement that one lie had cost him
his life left evidence enough that he
had never run for office
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Big Savings on
Linen and Towels

Hemstitched Table Cloth with Nap
kins to match, regular value s7.9s a
set-Saie price $5.85 set.
Pattern Table. Cloths. 21a and 3 yards
long, regular value s2.50-Saie price
$1.6s.
Turkish Towels. regular lie value
Sale price 12Lac each.
Turkish Towels. regular price 1870
Sale price 15c.
Huck Toweling. 20 and % inches
wide, regular value 15c and 1ec--saie
price 12e.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

Russia had not the courage to per-
secute Tolstoi. but she arrests students
who now that he is dead venture to
praise him.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

"The Path of Yesterday may be a
fine theme for a poem, but the Path
for Tomorrow is what we are most
interested in.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

IL is easy for Governor Dix to say
that no will save a million dollars for
New York, but at the end of the year
1t win be embarra ssing if he has not
done IN
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

growing throughout the country, the
ideal of cover nment as a business
Washington Herald
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

The Tobacco trust does not like a
government that makes it smoke up
as it makes it's patrons
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

The grilling that Commander Peary
is getting in Washington must be
most enjoyable reading for DIR. Cook.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Robins in Winter.

Robins in Winter.
1t might interest you and others to
(merula mfgratoria). numbering be-
tween IS and 100. making their stay
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

A band of Kansas bandits looted
ninety banks in thirty days in that
state This is going some, even for
Kansas.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

Those who create shameful pasts
never appear to be in a hurry to
clean the slate. They seem 10 have
q habit OF looking forward. not back
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

Some men who get just what they
ask for sometimes feel sorry that they
got it, for ii proves to be too much
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Toys and Games

For recreation these long winter
evenings we still have an acceptable
variety of card and skill games. which
we offer at 38e for regular SOC; Use
for regular Csc to s1.50 games.
variety of Wooden Toys. Fur Ami
mails, Etc, csc articles for TIC each.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

Norwich has no reason to com
plain of January weather If it should
rain every day for month it would
be reason for all the more thanks.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
MORE SERIOUS THAN A GAME.

A common phrase SO common that
it has become tiresome. appears When
ever the public is told of such politi-
cal corruption as has existed In Ad-
ans county, Ohio. when politics is
spoken os as ''the game as it is
played"
About so many newspapers can be
depended upon to use that expression,
or some akin expression, whenever the
tale of corrupt politics is told Proba-
bly, the men who like the combination
of words never thought of IL, but the
habit of referring to the political ac-
tivities of this country as a game" Is
certainly an influence toward keeping
it q game, . and making it nothing
more.
Mems attitude toward anything is
usually revealed by the phrases which
they use in talking about it. Here in
Adams county, Ohio, was one of the
gravest crimes that can be committed
against the people. 1t ought to be
talked about as crime, not as game
New Bedford Standard.
So 1t comes out that Adams county,
Ohio. was a place where the people
were trained to regard politics as
game. and there the most shocking ex-
hibition of venality has been record
ed. Ii does sound sporty to talk OF pol
itics as they talk of Demonstrating
and other deceptive and character
smashing performances; but it does
not give one good impression of the
talker. The fact is, a weakness for
sporty talk is a blemish not an orna
ment to any person, and such talk
nisapp1ied may be immoral and wick
ed. Men who value responsibility
would do we'll to quit talking of poll
tics as a game.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Black Dress Goods
MOHAIRS
Best English Make.

Best English Make.
soc quality. "A inches wide for 3ec
yard-75c quality. A inches wide, for
58c a yard-$1.0o quality, A inches
wide, for 7ac yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Notions

White Twilled Tape in three widths
at 1c roll.
Ocean and Fresh Water Pearl But
tons for waists and underclothes, 1Oc
values for Sc card
Wooden Pant and Skirt Hangers,
quickly adjustable, with one move
nent. 15c value for 10c EACH
Women's Belts in patent leather,
suede and elastic, SOC quality for 3ec.
Willia1ns' Calrnation and Violet Tall
cum Powder, in tin boxes. only t2c a
box.
Ebonized handle, bevelled edge Hand
Mirrors. oval shape, soc value for 25e.
Belt Buckles and Pins, Brooches Veil
Pins. Hat Pins and Cuff Links, new
designs, 25c values for fec each.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Silks

Poplins, in plain and figures, mostly
evening shades--Saie price 36c.
Kersey Coating, black only. 2 yards
wide, sponged and shrunk-sais price
77c yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-19
THOUGHT CON" HAD
SHORTCHANGED HER
Irate Woman Figured 1t Out That
Two Half Fares Equaled One
Whole One.

Mr.. Conductor, you have short
changed me-" was the statement of a
woman on a Long View car last eve
ming. The conductor very much en-
barrassed by the assertion made n
the crowded car, picked his way back
to the irate passenger and asked what
the trouble was. The woman saia
that she had another penny coming
and it took the con several minutes
to persuade her otherwise. The pas
senger had entered the crowded car
with two little children in tow. They
were both under the half fare age
limit. In paying for herself and tie
children, the woman handed the con
ductor a quarter. He handed back
II cents. As he proceeded on his way.
the woman counted the money once,
and not believing her eyes, counted L
again. Then came the call for the
She told him that a half
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-19

Continued from Page Four.)
without being subject to the provis-
ions of this act.
Every person who shall be cand1-
date for nomination at any primary
election or for election at any general
election as representative TO the con-
gress Of the United States, shall, not
less than 10 nor more than 10 days be
fore the day for holding such primary
election, and not less than 10 nor more
than Is days before the day OF the
general election at which candidates
for representatives are to be nominated
or elected. file with the clerk OF the
house of representatives at Washing
ton. D. c.. a full. correct and itemized
statement of all moneys and things Of
value received by him or by anyone
for him with his knowledge from any
source in aid or support of his candi-
dacy. together with the names of all
those who have furnished the same in
whole or in part. and such statements
shall contain a true and itemized &C
count OF all moneys and things of
value disbursed or used by such candi-
date. or by his agents or representa-
tives, so far as known or understood
by such candidate to have been so dis
bursed or used in any manner what
soever. together with the names Of all
those to whom any and all such dis