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Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

talk of late with a young, brisk,
successful business man turned upon
the use of words, and some things ne
said remained in my mind. He re-
marked that many words had changed
either in meaning or pronunciation
during his remembrance and certain
~ it is fact that many words are
now in use unknown to my school
days, and many of those then used
have now a very different significance.
Every new enterprise and invention
brings new words into our language,
and old ones drop out of use.
s1White,. used to mean coIorIess, re-
ferring to garments or material used
in making them. Now We hear it
is white man." is nowadays as
likely to be applied to a mans honesty
as to his race. Soft" is used for the
weather, shy" formerly meant tim
i'd, now We find it denotes search
ty SO that a man says, 1.-THE market is
a little shy on those goods now, or
Il am shy of change today What
has become of fetch and carry ~
Bring" serves for both. We call a
little child whom we admire cum
ming" In England from whence we
brought the word, it still means shy"
or crafty" and a mother resents the
application of the word to the darl-
ing of her heart. An American went
into a provision store in England and
asked for crackers. He was told they
did not keep fireworks. He should
have called for biscuits. l remember
when most children were taught 20
speak of a cent not a penny. They
threw a stone not flung a rock"
They were content to have a party
without being announced as enter
tanning their little friends at a ban
quet. How many of US can recall
when ..IUcalIno, n
now occupied by t.litararies" and clubs
of various sorts. while bridge was a
structure over a stream or ravine not
reminder of card playing?
Then the spelling has changed. Very
words spelt .1abour.' the words end
ing with ed are SO often finished
with IT.. traveller has only one 'T'
and programme has become pro
gram" Even our geographical names
have undergone many changes. Chile
and Bering and, nearer home. Daniel
son. and Packer, and Taft remind US
that all the world is in too great a
hurry to waste letters when the word
can be shortened and mean the same.
A like practice perhaps to punctuation.
HyphenS are being eliminated. commas
and periods omitted on envelopes and
time saved is considered time we'll
spent.
The modern practice which estab-
fishes stenographer and typewriter
in every busy mans Office is largely
responsible for this economy. ami
every letter or mark saved is time
gained: the spirit of American hustle
does the rest. The man who can die
tate a letter or other document in
fewest words and most concise terms.
and still be courteous. is the most
likely to win trade and patronage and
shows himself poss essor of the great
est skill in the use of language.
Oratory no longer consists of a
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26
ECZEMA DISFIeuRED BlBY

Our little boy Gilbert was troubled with
eczema when but . few weeks old. His little
face was covered with sores even to back of
his ears. The poor little fellow suffered very
much. The sores began as pimples, his little
face was .disfgured very much We hardly
knew what he looked like. The face looked
like raw meat We tied little bags of cloth
over his hands to prevent him from scratch
ing. He was very restless at night. his little
face itched.
We consulted two doctors at Chicago.
where we resided at that time. After tryfn,
all the medicine Of the two doctors without
any result, we read Of the Cuticura Rernediee
and at once bought the Cuticura Soap an
Ointment Following the directions cart
fully and promptly we saw the result, an
after four weeks, the dear cliiid's face We
as fine and clean as any little baby's far
Livery one who saw Gilbert after using t.
Cuticura Remedies was surprised. He has
head OF hair which is pride for any boy
his age, three years. We can only recomHer
the Cnticura Remedies to everybody
lSigned) Mrs. H. Albrecht, Box $50, We
Point. Neb-, Oct. %, 1910.
Although Cuficura Soap and Ointment a.
sold throughout the world. . liberal sam,
of each, with 32-p. book on the skin will b.
sent free. on application to .'Cuticura.
Dept. XIX, Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26
IDLE WORDS

long and fowery discourse The
speaker who clearly knows what he
desires to impress on MS audience,
and commands a simple, impressive
vocabulary Is the ono who holds his
audience and convinces them Of the
truth of his views.
said svsry new discovery or III
vention brings us new words. Auto
mobile, chauffeur garage and many
others unknown to their grandparents
are every day words to almost every
schoolboy. Electricity and its apph-
anees have extended the vocabulary Of
ledge Of English is otherwise quite
meager, and latest of all, the airship
is giving US many a term unheard un-
til lately.
Not long ago / heard some one la
ment that SO many foreign terms Were
used in naming these, and the
answer made was that it effected an
easier interchange of thought and
knowledge amongst different nations
There, thought /, is an argument In
favor of Esperantol which would
furnish a common vehicle of express
long time, fancy, before neighbor-
ly gossip OF talk over the telenhone
viii be conducted in such speech.
What possible need can there ever
be, for instance, of turning " Bost IN
Baked Beans into a worldwide lam
guage? And why should a Chinese
boy learn to say in Esperanto, An
other piece of pie, please?"
made use of only a limited number Of
words, though our language, we are
told contains many thousands, and
the writer's whose fame has been most
extended and most, prolonged in dur
alton have confined themselves to the
plainest, simplest terms Think then
of the vast number of words in ouI
language for which there has been Ito
use. They can truly be called idle
words. Why are they retained in OH
dictionaries and cyclopedias..A except
to give bulk and apparent Importance
to the publica lions themselves?
Which is best for US, to strive Tor
simplicity and breyity of speech. OF
to study to enlarge our vocabulary by
endeavoring to gain variety of ex-
preston? Certainly we dislike to
hear some plain word so overworked
as is sometimes the case. When We
hear the young lady of the fAmiiy
group asserting that she has had an
awfully nice afternoon. that the storm
was something awful, when she re-
plies to a favor with, Thanks, aws
fully" we feel as if a better know
ledge of words might be of advantage
When the brightest boy in the neigh
borllood asserts that the ballgame
was something fierce. using the same
term for his Latin lesson, or perhaps
for the menu at the hotel where he Is
staying it appears there is a chance
for improvement in his direction. The
many idle words represent the leisure
class of capitalists Why not select
from these idle words to thu relief OF
the overworked classes and so vary
our speech? Would not that be fair
er division of labor and capital
AN IDLER.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26
NOT A GOOD REAsoNER.

A Harvard professor who. by the
way, has several months in the year
he may call his own, has expressed the
opinion that vacations ought to be
abolished because the workmen return
to their employment more tired than
when they left. He does not appear to
recognize that Americans are rather
more given to excuses of every sort
than other nationalities. and that they
overwork as well as everyday.
The old fashioned idea of. a vacation
is a period of complete rest: but in
this day and age a vacation is a period
of freedom from toll. and license in
the way of personal indulgence which
is often carried SO far that the va
cationist is a little done for when it is
all over and comes in to work in
rather poor form: but he cannot be
rid of the rejuvenating effects of fond
memories and the qualification which
his freedom has wrought; and when he
does get into form he works better and
accomplishes more than he could were
he kept everlastingly at labor with only
such respite as necessity or sickness
required.
A vacation of the most strenuous
sort is a change full of freedom and
inspiration for the one given it, and it
is not wasted upon those who this
professor thinks do not know how to
properly use or make the most of it.
1t gives the workman broader and
better conception of employers as we'll
as of life in general; and he usually
cultivates spirit of appreciation
which is more responsive to his en-
ployess interests and works more con
tentedly the year round, doing more
and better work.
The idea that vacations should be
abolished because they are not OBJ
served as some one else thinks they
should be, is the weakest reason yet
given for their discontinuance
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26
THE MAN WHO TALKS


Why should we be prejudiced against
the MIR who sees things differently
from what We do? How prone we are
to flock with those who endorse us,
and to hold those in disesteem who
cherish a different opinion. If 1T was
not for the men of different opinion
error might easily usurp the place of
truth and check enlightenment. l like
the person who looks al things differ
emily, because he often helps me re-
wise my view of things and to attain
greater freedom of thought, and to get
more out of life than 1 should if he
had not jolted me out of a mlnd-rut
AS agreeable as it is to agree. to main
tain a. harmonious relation to others,
it would not he well for all to see the
world through glasses of the same col
or. 1t is just as well to know that
there are other colors, and to have
seen things a bit through them. The
person who anchors in this world on
the lee of the rock of peace cannot fail
TO be a por navigator. He knows noth-
ing but his poor little calm. his own
unruffedneSs He never finds out that
there is something for a man in being
tempest tossed, or that there are rain
bows in the spray of raging, wind
buffeted seas.
When it comes to the agitation OF
the individual. regardless of sex, it
seems to me that the things which are
none of the business of either excite
them most OF course. curiosity In
vites knowledge: but the knowledge
of things not profitable to US is not
worth our attention. Some one said:
Curiosity is looking over other peo-
pies affairs and overlooking our own"
Those who yield to curiosity soon be-
come impertinent, and impairment Gu
riosity has been regarded as a low
vice. Lavater gave voice to this max
-NsI hi IN for 1Qfsn T1Ir l.
osity, asks three questions running
about a thing that cannot interest
him" And while the legitima tedy Gu
rious gather great deal of useful IN
formation attention has been called
to the fact that the over-curious are
never over-wise." Gossip seems to De
a rank weed in the field of curiosity
and this failing has been defined as
putting two and two together and
making it five" and "as the art of
making fibs and swapping Them" so It
is easy to see how the over-curious
soon become babblers, and babbling is
evidence of emptiness.
Awaiting in a gale Of wind is an
extra hazardous occupation. as the
shrewd underwriters are always point
ing out, and everything that flies and
ventures finds this out in nature from
the birds down along to the insects.
Some flying insects from fear of fight
on mid-ocean isles have lost the power
to fly because to rise on wing was soon
to be blown into the ocean and be
drowned Mariners report lost and
weary birds lighting upon ships in
mid-ocean for rest and food and water
and of great clouds of butterflies which
have been carried far out to sea which
have at last doubtless persisted in the
deep Those who frequent the waters
of Long Island sound often see butter
flies going from the mainland to the
islands, and recently a solitary Mon
arch butterfly was seen in a gale of
wind in Gardeners bay full three miles
from land. with a fair prospect OF
making the opposite shore, which was
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26
Shows His Class.

One who is fitted to teach a Bible
class of which Mr.. and Mrs. William
J. Bryan are members ought to have in
him the making of good Boston poll
tician, if no ia good state railroad
Republican
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

The expectation of American patent
medicines amounted to $4,000, 900 last
year, which shows that proprietary
medicine takes like vaccination abroad.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

The motor boat is not so hard on
the herring as charged with being.
Herring are so numerous this season
the Maine factories cannot handle the
fares
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

As sanitary precaution an English
woman takes the communion with a
teaspoon. This method saves the pur-
chase of full communion set.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

Secretary Wilson may think DR.. Wi
ley is talking through his hat, but he
cannot make the great American pub
lie think so.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

Mrs. Mary Walker offered her index
finger for gold, but the rich lady of
half her years who was in the market
for live one. decided hers was too
antique.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

The demand for speed has not a lit
tie to do with serious railroad acct
dents, but somehow that is ALWAYS
overlooked
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

Many a man, who claims his hay
fever has been cured by faith carries
a half-dozen handkerchiefs in his
pockets
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

The nearest nothing to look at is
a bird man two miles high, when il
takes a telescope to find him.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26
Throwino Away Good Money.

DR. Cook is out on a lecture tour.
Paying money to hear DR.. Cook lecture
strikes us as the height of extravl-
gance-DetrOit Free Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

They give notice in Illinois that pol
itics are taking on their autumna
tints.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

Shrewd Wisconsin bounty hunters
have been getting bounties on pieces
of squirrel skin which evidenced they
had killed a Wolff
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

The Connecticut legislature and dog
days will not sit together again for
many a year.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

The Toledo Blade says: "A few i'm
patient people are wondering what
President Taft will do after 1915
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

Summer is over when the kids begin
to go to school again; and they are
getting nervous the schooidays5 are
looming SO in the forefront
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26
Pastime of the Rich.

Uncle Ike Stephenson of Wisconsin
is tc be investigated by the senate.
Uncle Ike can afford the latest styles.
Chicago News
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

If the special congress did nothing
else it showed what it could endure,
and how patient the president and the
people could be-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

The Massachusetts man who has
mortgaged his aeroplane for 800 is
a pioneer in that field.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26
Glorious pav for Senate.

glorious day for the senate when
the Low Combed Rooster of Arkansas
welcomes the White Ok of Mississippi
Max York Sun
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Happy thought for today: The jokes
of some folks make other people an
CRY.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

Harry Atwood was in hole but
he could be trusted to get out, for he is
not of the type to stay in . hole.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-26

long and fowery discourse. The
speaker who clearly knows what he
desires to impress on his audience,
and commands simple, impressive
vocabulary Is the one who holds his
audience and convinces them Of the
truth of his views.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-22
where THE PEOPLE
MAY WORSHIP TODAY
Interesting Services at the
huFChGS.

Rev. S. E. Cosby, of Columbus, viii
fill the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church here today at both services, II
a. IN. and at p. m. The general pub
lie is invited to attend
Services as usual this morning at
First Methodist church, conducted by
the pastor, Rev. 0. b Chester, with
the usual evening services as well, be-
ginning at Z o'clock.
There will be a ten-minute church
conference during the morning service
of intense interest to the members. The
pastor urges all his members to be
present.
DR.. Lansing Burrows will fill hia
pulpit at First Baptist church today,
preaching at the service this morn
ing at II and tonight at o'clock.
'The Believers History" will be the
sermon topic of Rev R. H. Biyins at
Furlow Lawn Baptist church this
morning at II o'clock
Tonight at Z Mr.. Bivins will di
course upon False Boasting and True
Confidence.
At Calvary church the services con-
Quoted by Rev J. b. Lawrence, con-
sist of Communion at 1870 a. m, SER
mon at II and evening prayer at 1880.
The usual services at the Christian
Science church at II o'clock and TO-
night also at the usual hour.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-22
200 MPLOYES At WORK
IN SHOPS At AMERICUS
Working Force Here Largely
Increased.

Mr.. A. J. Poole, general superintcn-
dent of motive power of the Seaboard
railway system with headquarters at
Portsmouth, spent yesterday in Amer
icus. his former home, looking through
the companys extensive shops here,
whore he found affairs in excellent
condition
\ large force is now employed at
the Americus shops and great deal
of work is being turned out; more than
at any time recently.
About two hundred men, in all de-
partnrnts. are now employed in the
Amaricus shops. This numbers in
cIudcs skilled machinists and boiler
makers, car builders and employees in
non~skilled work as we'll.
The monthly payroll at the Amcrl-
Gus shors is very near 100000. In all
the Seaboard pays out to employees in
Americus, including the engineers and
conductors residing here, more than
$4,000 monthly. This evidences the
value of this property and shops to
Americus.
Just now there are about twenty-five
machinists and five or six boiler-maN-
crs there, and the force may be fur
ther increased soon
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-22
STUDENTS CROWD
The SCHOOL
DOMITORIES.
One Hundred And Forty Two
Enrolled.
Third District College Is Filled to
Overlooking And Still There is
Demand Upon Part Of Pupils Who
Enter.

Americus is proud of the success at
tanned already by the Third District
Agricultural College here, which Al
ready ranks any of the eleven district
colleges in Georgia, and is rapidly
spreading it's scope of usefulness in
this section, as evidenced by the at
tendance there.
One hundred and forty-two pupils
enrolled and every place in both dor
mitories filled, there are more boys at
the school than there are places for
them to sleep.
them to sleep. In several instances
three boys are now sleeping one bed
Students from about a third of tho
counties of the state are there also.
Alabama, South Carolina and Florida
have students at the school.
Three distinct nationaIities are rep
resented in the school, Germany,
Spain and Sweden.
More than forty would-be pupils who
cannot be admitted are clamoring to
enter the school.
Telephone calls from all over Geor-
gia asking, Can you admit my boy,
or my daughter" tell something Of
the situation out at the Agricultural
School.
The situation is really embarrass-
ing to the management In some eases
those who would enter pupils that can
not be admitted into the dormitories
are asking that boarding places be
secured in the city. This course may
be resortde to during the coming week
Cots have already been put in to re.
lieve the congested situation.
Supt Collum, when asked why it IS
that the Third District School is fac
ing such situation, while other
schools have not been able to get hall
as many pupils as they could accom-
modate, modcstly said:
81 don't know, unless it is that
Americus and Sumter county are for
ever speaking in nattering terms of
the school
why" said he, the Dawson Newz
recently after recittng the superior ad-
yartages of the school, said: Every
prominent citizen you meet from sum
ter county or Americas, will tell yon
we have hte best in the state; ours
is the best of the eleven
Supt. Collum thinks there will come
time when Americus will be the
Athens of South Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-22
Death OF CORA ANSLEY
At HOME IN macon.
D2SOIatG Home Is Invaded
Once More.

Little Cora Ansley passed away at
half-past three Saturday afternoon at
her home in Macon, after an illness OF
only a few days
Her death, following SO closely upon
thai Of her father, E. D. Ansley, rem
dcrs even sadder what is always one
OF lifo's saddest oXperiances-th death
o. q little child. She had almost at.
tanned her ninth year and was the
youngest of a family of five, three
brothers and one sister being left to
Lament her
The funeral will be conducted from
the residence of her mother Mrs. e. d.
Ansley, on College street, Macon, Ga
this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-22
GEORGIA'S SLATE
FOR Home
POSITIONS.
GeOrgianS In Caucus at the
Capitol.
Hughes Of Third District on Military
Committee. -.-BFantIGy is CORgFatu-
lated Upln His Selection as Mem
Der Of the Ways And Means.

Washington, D. c., January 21.-The
members of the Georgia delegation in
tie house met last night and held a
caucus to decide upon what committee
places they would ask for. AS a re-
suit of their deliberations, the follow
irg slate was prepared and will be
presented to the new Ways and Means
committee:
EdWards-Rivers and Harbors.
Roddenberry-Public Buildings and
Grounds, and probably Judiciary.
Brantley-Already on. Ways and
Means.
Bartlett-Appropriations.
I-ee-Agricultural.
Hughes-Military
Adamson-Chaiman Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Hardwick-Tules and chairman O..
Coinage, Weights and Measures.
HOward-Labor.
Tribble-Foreign Affairs.
On all sides today Congressman
Brantley was congratulated upon his
selection as a member of the new Ways
and Means committee.
This selection is not only a vindica-
ton of his position in the tariff fight
but also looks good for the people of
South Georgia, who have stood up to
him despite attacks made by those
who did not want to see him go upon
the Ways and Means committee and
who wanted him penalized for his
tariff vote
AS member of that committee. Mr.
Brantley will be a power when the
time comes, just after the end of the
present session, for beginning the con
sideration of the new democratic tariff
bill.
Aside from the making of the above
list and endorsing w. H. Dunbar, ii
Augusta, for house postmaster, the
caucus transacted no other business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-22
FORTUNE CAME TO
MOTHER With STALK.
House And Fortune Because
Baby Came In 1910.

Pittsburg, Pa, January PA little
daughter has arrived at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy E. Bonner, Of
Pittsburg, and through the formal am
nouncement that the child was born on
New Years eve there today came out
a pretty story of how ner coming in
advance of the new year has won for
her young mother handsome recogni-
ton from her rich husband and also
an independent fortune for life from
fond grandmother
The child was born in the last
hour of the old year.
Mr.. Donner is a retired steel man.
In the fall of 1909 he and Miss Bessie
Hamilton, of Pittsburg, an heiress,
were quietly married. Mr. Donner was
himself a millionaire and many years
the senior of Miss Hamilton.
Shortly after their marriage, Mr.
Donner, according to the information
coming out today, i'll banter promised
to build for his wife a summer homo
in Canada if she would but present him
with a son or a daughter before the
end of the year 1910. Mrs. L. C. Ham
ilton, wealthy grandmother of the
young bride, also promised to make
her first child Independent, providing
it should be born before the end Of
1910.
BY the narrow margin of less than
one hour, Mrs Donner was able to lay
claim to both rewards.