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Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
MEETING THE PUBLIC TREND.

The judiciary committee of the
United States senate has been slow
in coming to the conclusion that the
tisne 10 ripe for submitting to the peo-
pie an amendment to the constitution
Of the United States for the election
of senator's by direct vote of the peo-
pie. On Monday this committee voted
10 to to report faverably upon a
resolution for the submission of this
question 20 the people.
Nearly the required number of states
to compel such action on the part of
congress- have passed resolutions ask
ing that a constitutional convention
81 the election of senators by the peo-
pie pe called; and it liz to be hoped
that The Connecticut legislature may
be added to the number the present
session, since this is not partisan
issue.
More than once the house of repre-
senatives has declared for the election
Of senator's by the people. only to see
its decision stifled in the upper branch.
Possibly tAe same thing may happen
again in the full body of the senate,
but favorable report on the question
is q significant sign of what must
eventually happen.
The convention would not be needed
II congress, seeing that the people are
determined, puts the resolution. of the
senate judiciary committee through
both houses.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
FoR An OPEN sunpAY.

1T is stated upon excellent author
ity,' says the New Haven Journal
Courier, that move is on foot among
the theatrical managers Of the STATE
to present bill az this session OF the
state legislature to allow theaters to
open on Sunday. This is in line with
the bill which has been drafted by
Patrick S. Cunningham of this city
for Sunday baseball and would have
been made supplementary to that
measure. states Mr.. Cunningham, were
1t not for the fact that the theatrical
men have q separate bill Of their own.
The managers who are pushing this
measure, 1T Is understood. are of Wa
terbury and Hartford. The local man
ayers have been approached on the
matter, it is stated, but are not in any
way actively interested in the move
nor have they given it their support.
&'F'or some reason the hackers of the
proposed bill intend to hold off for
several weeks before presenting their
measure. The idea of many is to work
towards continental Sunday in Con-
necticut and that is. to have every
thing wide open as in Europe"
There is a no. immediate prospect
that Connecticut will change Sunday
from a holy day to holiday, by Civ
ing the loose and irreligious practices
of the people the sanction of law. To
legalize Sunday amusements would be
to cause a greatly increased demand
for labor and to deprive men of the
one day in seven for rest and devo-
ton which is their birthright Sab
bath breakers enjoy free rein, and
have all the license that is necessary
for them now. There lis no reason why
their freedom to mar the day of med
itation and prayer should bear the seal
of a. Christian state or the endorse
ment of any Christian community.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
AN HONEST GAME.

Judge Nobbs of Bridgeport in a pub
lic address one evening this week, is
quoted as having said that After
years of study he believed that poll
tics In an honest game and that it
was folly 60 decry it,
That politics is worthy pursuit
and ought not to be left by the free
men for a small faction of the cit
fseas to make a game of, is true The
fact is. it doesn't seem to us as if
this word game IT'S such an import
ant aud putpnseful sndeaver to pro-
mose ina welfare Of the citizens-to
elevate the character of the state.
As game" politics is honest if
1t IN played by honest men, and nv
whemsosver 1t may be played it must
take on the character of the PLAYERS.
and as a game 1t has been so often
sishoncstiy played that the people be-
come snsp9Usoas even of the character
of worthy men after they have been
engaged for some time in inner circle
wofk.
Judge NoSbs is represented to he
lievs that "the safety and permanence
of our institutions depend upon the
education OF the people. and it is
highly important that those who come
TO these shores should be taught the
responsibility of citizenship"
This is all true; and his honor NAV
be able to see that education is an ac-
complement rather than a game. and
that this word game has been so long
closely related to the vasrant gamble
that 1T is a misfit when applied to
high and honorable endsavor.
SO hong as Judge hobbs calls poll
tics game, we shall suspect that
he takes a gamester's view Of it. Their
motto is Anything is fair in war!"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
WOULD SPEED THE WORK.

The Cape God canal, which has been
pushed far enough to become a port of
refuge to coasters in rough weather, is
now yearned for worse than ever A
Boston paper in view OF recent marine
disasters or Cape Cod, says:
"One of the major graveyards of
Cape Cod. the dreaded Peaked Hill
bar. Tuesday took its toll of IL more
lives. 1t is said that in nearly 900
years no vessel has grounded on this
merciless enemy TO the sailor and
escaped destruction. The three coal
barges that went on the bar Tuesday
met a like fate with others caught
there; the loss of life, however, is
appalliugay and unusually large
Every such calamity as this-and
there have been many this winter
spurs on the hope OF all hereabout
that the day Of the completion of the
Cape Cod canal may be FASTENED. 1t
is safe to say that not one Of the sea-
sons ocean tragedies of Massachu-
sstts would have happened had the
new waterway been in operation.
More speed to the dredgers and
shovsls; humanity needs the Cape Cod
canal"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

sang Christmas hymns. After tea my
sister began to read one OF my pres
ents aloud, THE Gorilla Hunters" by
Ballantyne and it is fine, just the sort
of book like. think the best thing
about my Christmas was a beautiful
letter my brother and received from
Cape Town from Sir Percy Fitzpat-
rick, author of '.Jock of the Bush !
veldt.' Sir Percy said it is all true
about Jock, and all his own experience,
and he hopes that some day, when my
brother and I are men, we will go
out and give them a hand to make
South Africa a good, strong, loyal part
of the great British empire. We hope
that when we are men we shall go
and see good old Tim Makohel, who,
Sir Percy said, is still alive and kick
ing
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
Our Motto.
"Just being happy
Is a fine thing to do,
Looking on the bright side
Rather than the blue
Our Motto.


Uncle jed.
Uncle Jed is going to have ohage
of this department of The Bulletin.
and will try to make it continuously
interesting to all the boys and girls
in Bulletin honestly presenting some :
thing edifying and entertaining from
week to week.
Uncle Jed is no myth. He was a.
real boy with sisters and brothers, and
he has not forgotten that he was a
boy. IF he had not kept the boy with
him all his life, and played with him
more or less, he would not dare to
take charge of a department like this
For boys and girls, you know, have
among them the keenest critics, and
they do not hesitate to knock grown
up folks; and the grown-up folks u.s.
ually deserve all the criticism that
comes to them.
1t takes boy so years to make the
first round of life; and then he is just
ready to begin the second, for at 10
he thinks PIT knows it all; at Is he is
of the opinion that he knows as much
as pa; at 20 pa is back number and
he is SO far ahead of him that he'll
never eaten up; at 30 pa seems to
have good deal of sense; at 35 the
boy thinks his advice may be worth
something; at 40 he thinks it might
not be amiss to ask pa to draw little
on his experience for him; at 40 he
notices that pas advice has proved to
be worth something; and at so he is
of the opinion that his father is as
good a father as any boy ever had.
They all go through this unless they
are the kind of boys who talk about
"the ole man and 1.-The ole woman"
and this kind never make a circle in
life, they have such crooked thoughts
This is going to be a truly juvenile
department, and if the boys or the girls
want to write a letter to it or make
an inquiry, or tell story, or to tell
how to play games or do things,
they will just write Uncle Jed, just
as mother or the larger girls write
the Social Corner, and Uncle Jed will
do the rest.
Uncle Jed, by this instrument has
touched the electric button, and In
Door and Out of -Doore Department is
open for weekly service.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

in some places little girls and boys
have scarcely enough water to drink ~
'"That is what the papers say, my
dear.
Mamma he presently said, 'Td
like to give UP something for those
poor little boys and girls
His fond mother gave him an adj
miring look. Yes, dear; and what
would you like to give up?"
Mamma" he said in his earnest
way, las long as the water is so very
scarce / think ought TO give UP bein'
washed"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
Letters by Australians.

The Sydney, N. S. W., Stock Journal
has a letter department for boys and
girls. and the girls seem to write three
letters to the boys one. ] shall quote
from two of these letters to let East
ern Connecticut children see how
much alike child-letters are the world
over:
This little paragraph from a. girls
letter speaks for itself: 81 am 13
years old and I go to the public school.
We have a big garden; lovely flowers
and fruit, and patch of green lawn.
In the garden, under a. big tree, we
have a tank with fish in it. I love to
go riding and driving. There are a
lot of horses here and I have pony
named Laddie. We sometimes go out
riding after tea
A boy writes the editor as follows:
we have Just felt a horrible earth
quake at 20 minutes past 8. / hata
earthquakes. I wonder if there are
any "Marsquakes'' in Mars; if there
are not I'd like to live there. Could
you please tell me where the earth
quake belts are: / know you told some
one before, a long time ago.
If that boy lived in Eastern Connec :
ticut he would not be disturbed by
earthquakes or aspire to be resident
of Mars.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
A Noble Jehu,


The Earl of Onslow, who has under
gone an operation to remedy defect
of the vocal cords, is in private life
one Of the most charming of men. His
chief pastime is driving, and he sci :
dom misses a meet of the Coaching
club or the Four in Hand club in the
season, being constantly seen driving
a fine team, usually of bays. He is a
first rate shot, rider, and whip. When
a ghost appeared at Clandon park,
his place near Guiidford, Lord Onsiow
announced that adult members of my
family sleep with loaded reyolvers by
their bedsides, and will not hesitate
to shoot at any ghost who seeks to
play tricks" There was no more
ghost Before he had reached the
age of 40 Lord Onslow served three
years as governor of New Zealand.
While there his youngest son, the Hon.
Hula Onslow, was born. The child
was made chief by the Maoris dur.
ing the first year Of his life.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

Sc nsitive about the fuzzy growth on
your face but it is nothing a to w9rry y
you will follow these simple directions;
Buy an ounce of delatone from the
make a stiff paste. Spread thicl<ly on
the Eairy surface and let remain two or
three minutes, then scrape off paste
moves the hairs without injuring the
skin and while delatone is trifle ex-
pensive, it does the work and Is not as
costly nor as troublesome as the. ehec-
trio needle.
expensive, and before buying one I
would advise a treatment for the hair
and scalp which, / am sure, viii soon
and nc h healthy condition. 4 splendid rect
pc to use is the following: Buy an
ounce Of quinzoiin from the Aa Or, at
add one-half pint water, and shake
well. Massa ging the scalp gently with
this inexpensive tonic promotes a
harsh condition of the scalp. ana re-
stores the hair to its natural color and
softness.. 1t would also be wen to use
where in these columns.
Fay: 1t was rude of your sweetheart
to comment on your increasing fieshi-
ness, but [ do not think he meant to
hurt your feelings by his ungallant re-
suggest you can reduce your weight
and have fine, plump figure. which he
will admire. Get four ounces of par
notis from your druggist and dissolve
in 1 u pints hot water, then take a
tablespoonful before each meal. You
will find this the best flesh reducer you
can use, and II is inexpensive, harm
less. and requires no dieting.
Tresses: % Evidently your trouble
lies in the soap with which you wash
your head and 1 would advise not using
1t, for shampooing should invigorate
the scalp, add lustre to. the hair and
correct the scaly condition. CD Dis
teacup of hot water and pour little
at time on the scalp. rubbing well as
you do. Then rinse carefully and dry.
You will find a few such treatments
make the hair glossy and easy to
handle while the scalp assumes its
natural healthy condition
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
THE FIRST STORY BOOK

century than it was on rainy days
back in L4e9, because then, unless
children could get somebody to tell
them a story, they had to make up
their own.
There used to be men, though, who
went around the country just telling
stories and singing songs to anuse
people, and in some modern books we
can still find the same fables that
they told before there were any story
books.-Grace V. Gay in Philadelphia
Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
Tho Shadow March.


All around the house is the et-black
night;
1t stares through the window pane !;
It crawls in the corners, hiding in the
light
And it moves with the moving flame.
!
Now my little heart goes a beating
like a drum,
With the breath of the Boyle in my
hair:
And all around the candle the crooked
shadows come
And go marching along UP the stair.
The shadow of the balusters, the
shadow of the lamp,
The shadow of the child that goes to
bed
All the wicked shadows coming tramp,
tramp, tramp,
With the black night overhead.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
Christmas Letters Of English Children.


The Birmingham Post prints letters
from the children, and here are two:
Jeanette Mary Archer writes: 'sT11is
Christmas I spent at school, where
I have enjoyed myself almost as well
as if I had been at home with my lit
tie brothers and sisters. Yesterday
the girls went out for a walk, and 1,
being 1nonitress. led. We avoided the
town, on account of the measles, and
went out into the town-country- Ike
part. The morning was cold, yet the
sun shone, and we enjoyed it very
much. When we came back we We're
quite ready for our dinner, after which
the gardener brought US evergreens,
and we decorated our playroom, which
looks very pretty now with the green
cry and flags. We ended our happy
day with dancing, games. house fire.
works, supper and prayers. 1 was
awake at $50 and lay in bed till 5.45,
when I went to arouse Miss Saunders.
We got up at las. and had breakfas st
at $50. After which w'e had prayers,
sang Christmas hymns and carols.
We then went for a long walk, after
we had our turkey and plum pudding.
and the afternoon was spent in our
different pursuits. 1 read Sunday
Reading for the Young" At AIS I lit
the gas in the school, and then went
in to tea, which I was in no need Of.
I am now writing this, but soon Miss
Saunders is coming to read to us
again. Then we have prayers and
carols, then supper, and as a treat we
are to be read to again for a little
while before going to bed I hope
you have spent a happy Christmas,
and will have bright and prosperous
New Year.
Fred Archer. aged 10, says Of his
| Christmas: st have had q very bad
cold, or / should have spent a first
rate Christmas. But I have made 1t
as happy as / possibly could. On
Christmas morning I was very busy
looking at my cards and presents.
Sister gave me a case and had two
nice books. We went to the children's
service at st. Mary's, and the Rev.
Alan Williams spoke nice words to
US. He said everybody was the bet
ter for having a master, and we were
the servants Of the best Master. We
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
INDOORS AND OUT-OF-DOORS
A Boys and Girls Department

Nuts appropriate This may be
played with slips of paper and pencil
or the answers may be merely given
verbally.
!. What nut COWS nearest the sea
(Beechnut5.
2 What nut is the lowest? (Ground :
mutt.
3. What nut is the color of pretty
girls eyes? (Hazlenut).
4. What nut. is good for naughty
boys? (IIickory).
5. What nut is like an oft-told tale
(Chestnut).
6. What nut is like a naughty boy
when his sister has a beau? (Pecanl.
z. What nut grows on the Amazon !?
(3razil-nut1.
s. What nut lives in a pen? pig
nut).
10. What nut is like goat? lButter-
mutt.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Will Horace Johnson please tell u,
how and where the last cold wave from
the west got denatured?
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

The municipal exposition is having
it's run in Massachusetts, cities. Con-
necticut knows what a good thing it is.
for it has tried it,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

The kind words that are said about
man after he is in the hands of the
undertaken would all be very well if
they were not a little too late
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

Senator Lorimer will be excused if
he is overheard saying: "Oh, my trou-
blesi' for they are looming up in spite
of the whitening
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

AS sign of progress 1t is pointed
out that only half the members Of the
Texas legislature eat with their
knives.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

Last year New Haven showed its
growing ability by investing ten mil
lions in new structures. That tells
for present beauty and future great
ness.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

A Colorado man hasc just died a,
the age of los and left thirty one
children to mourn his loss,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

Those who are sure to mind omi-
nous combinations should not forget
that Friday occurs on the 18th of the
month this week
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
What Bright Children Have Said.

little boy was asked the other day
If he knew where the wicked all go.
He said: They study law here a spell
and then go to the legislature.
A deacon's son was telling the min
lister about the bees singing his pa,
and the minister inquired: "Stung
your pa, did they? Well, what did
your pa say?'' Step this way a mo-
ment," said the boy; I'D rather wllisp-
er it to you"
He was a good little boy and very
thoughtful He had heard about the
great scarcity of water. He came to
his mother and slipped his hand into
hers
Mamma" he said sis it true that
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

ohio and Nebraska own eight per
cent. Of all the automobiles in the
country The agrfcuiturists in those
statas Gro In the front rank and take
nohoGys dust
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

The minting of half-cents will of
course lead to the increasing of the
size of the cent, for they would not
look well of the same size.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

A celebrated physician says that
silence is the surest cure for nervous
ness among women, but the patients
regard the remedy as being worse than
disease.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

The hobble skirt was invented as a
joke, but the women took it so seri-
ously that the inventor was afraid ia
reveal the fact until now.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

The men who go back to the farm in
great glee are the men who can go in
an automobile and get away as soon
as the hired man has been instructed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

New Jersey judge has decided that
it is not crime but necessity to
steal an umbrella on a rainy day. He
rules like Judge of experience.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

There is more opposition now in
-iasssse husetts to Foss than there
ever was to Draper; and some of
hose most ardent to hold Foss up
voted Draper out Of office
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

The young man who has the right
ring about him usually gets along well
if he is a little awkward in his way
of popping the question.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

Mr.. Corey now has all the time to
devote to Mabel; but doubtless he
would prefer to give some of it to the
Steel trust at the old salary.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
II DOESN'T HOLD.

The rain has been late but welcome
and the Waterbury Republican, which
has had an anxious eye upon the
water situation, remarks that: Its
an old saying that there will be no
winter weather until the rivers and
lakes have been Allied up by the rain
storms. 1t looks as if this were true
this year at least, although the rain
arrives this time in the latter half Of
the eleventh hour" This answers for
Waterbury and now we want re
lease" from the Norwich Bulletin and
we shall be ready to cry to old winter,
"Go-and hurry up!'-Bridgeport
Standard
This old saying that winter will
not set in until the springs and
streams have been nlled upi" has been
completely flabbergasted in this part
of the country for the past two years.
Eastern Connecticut has been frozen
up for two winters with water short,
wells and springs dry, and rivers low;
and these recent copious rains are the
only real indications that 1t has had
that the springs and streams are like
ly to be filled up again. We have no
regard for winter under such condi-
tions, Brother Standard. and you may
let it go. The icemen won't mind,
since there is plenty of ice in other
parts of New England and the con-
surners are able to face the issue
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
Doc Cooks True Vocation.

DR.. Cook missed his calling. 1t was
out romanoes.-Atlanta Joudnal.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
The Hidden Name Puzzle.

The Hidden Name Puzzle.
The little folks, have, of course,
heard plenty of fairy tales, and must
know the name to be found in this
puzzle Part of the puzzle is to tell
what it was that was most closely
connected with the adventures of the
person named,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

HannT thought for today: People
,she 80 Aet - sivs'aAvsce havs been
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Baldwin 10 to
speak on Washihgton's birthday at the
dedica ton of he new armory, and will
attend the bail.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
A Few Things to Remember.

- FeW THfHyS 10 nSIHcTHUST'
Dollars and sense do not necessard-
ly travel together.
You can look for warm weather
weather when the fly puts on his
specs.
1t is pleasant to find a four-leaved
clover, but beware of the ~. plant.
Time will not hang up his scythe
until he is no mower.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
Not if they have money.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

A Word Game.
AS nuts are quite the thing, for par
ties, why isn't a guessing game called
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12
What Boy Can Make for Mother.

What Boy Can Make for Mother.
Make a frame about "a by IA inches
of wood one and a half inches wide
An old picture frame will do. Glue a
small block under each corner to
raise the frame from the table. Drive
the tacks all round the upper edges
about one-half or three-fourths of an
inch apart. Wind some strong string
around the lacks from side to side,
thus forming squares, and fasten the
ends securely.
This frame is excellent for cooling
hot cakes or bread as they do not
sweat, but keep their natural crisp
ness. Enameled and brass tacks
would, of course, improve the appear
ance of the color.
Abe Lincoln.
Abe Lincoln was a poor boy and g.
great president. He fell in love with
three things when he was an orphan
boy and they made him great. Hs
loved truth and study and industry;
and honesty and books and work
raised him from being a tow-path
mule driver to be the defender and
savior of the union and the enamel
pator of ten million slaves. He did
not know how to do a mean act. but
was kindly every day of his life to
SO sincerely to be right that he never
became conscious of being great, or
doing great things. 1t was a dying
soldier boy who told President Lin
coin what a great speech he had de-
1ivered at Gettysburg before he real
lied that he had by it made a deep
impression upon the people of a great
country. He was kind to the birds
and to all of Gods creatures, and the
simplicity of his life is today the
greatest charm of the story of his sue
cess. 1t is the true boy who makes
the true man.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-12

To solve the puzzle, cut out the
black figures and place them together
on a sheet of white paper. BY arrang-
ing them correctly you will find the
name.
The Bulletin copied this little puz-
zle from The Birmingham Post and it
believes some of the little Bulletip
readers will readily solve it.