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Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08
A QUAKER MEETING

beauty. and rich with the wealth of her being For a while she Eazed steadfastly out upon the mountains; {; again her eyes were closed and she was lost in deep thought. Occasionally a faint smile lighted her face as she cast a quick glance in the direction of handsome young man whose face, in spite of his brave attempts to mediate. wore subdued look of expectancy touch or TO. and we immediately felt an affection ate interest in the two young people and wished to know the meaning of the smile Surely, that sedate maiden was not carrying on a mild filtration! And the young man, was he a Friend or someone without the fold who was disturbing the meditations of the fair The silence was so deep that it could be felt. Someone changed his posi- ton and the creaking of the bench announced the fact to all. A little girl strayed off toward Dreamland; the mother aroused her and the gentle whisper was heard all over the room. We quite longed to break the silence, but at length it threw its charm around us and we too meditated.
 There was something very restful about the quiet room and the serene faces looking so good and contented, so remote from the rush and hurry and worry of the age, reminding us of the lines in Whittier's poe,n, "The Eternal Goodness:
 "Oh, friends, with whom my feet have
 trod
 The quiet aisles of prayer,
 Glad witness to your zeal for God
 And love of man I bear"
 It may have been in just such an hour that he thought
 T know not where
 His islands lift
 Their fronded palms in air;
 only know cannot drift
 Beyond his love and care"
 How long we sat thus I do not know: it certainly did not seem as though an hour had passed when i've heard behind us the opening and shutting of a watch. At that signal the two elders silently and affection ately shook hands, the people arose, each grasped his neighbours hand and spoke a few words; and many, with gentle courtesy. wished us good morning."
 Passing out into the warm sunshine we saw waiting before the quaint lit tie meeting house, an progressively modern automobile and we instinct ively thought again of the fair maiden and the handsome young man. Per- haps he rode many a mile for the sight of that face, and. if she was to teach the little First Day School, which immediately followed after the service, I fear she went in a little late.
 We walked through the burying ground which was quaint and unpre- tentious as the building it surround ed. Under the cedars and naples were the InyrtIe-covered graves; on the gray or white headstones we read the short records of 'Dorcas and Deborah" or Joseph and Samuel"
 One stone was in memory of brave soldier who fought in the civil war. Underneath the name and date were the words, The has crossed the river and is resting under the trees" In a sunny corner was the grave of a young woman who died at the age of twenty four; on her simple headstone was the inscription, T have found Him whom my soul loveth-" It seem ed like 8 benediction and was an ap- propriate ciose to the mornings ex- perience.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08
Preserve Uniformity.

Since the national pure-food law was enacted 39 states have put their food laws in harmony with it. With two exceptions, all the other states have steadily rejected every bill proposed which was not in harmony with the national act. The exceptions are Me- braska and North Dakota. Each has a law requiring the marking of weights on packages. The Nebraska law is in the courts on a test as to constitu- tionality.
 There appears to be some danger of other states following the example of Nebraska and North Dakota without waiting to see what Congress does with the bills which are before it re- quiring that all packages be marked as to weight. Action of this kind would destroy the uniformity in food laws, which is so desirable, for 1t is not to be expected that any two states would treat the subject in the same way. We would have the same con- fusion in respect to general food laws before the national act was put on the books.-Blffalo Express.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08
Patents and Public.

When a patent is of universal use, 1t seems that a board of experts should decide what royalty the inventor should have on the invention, and should require also that anybody upon the payment of that royalty should be permitted. to use the invention. Other wise it is difficult to see how the people get any great advantage from an in ventioh. There should also be a pro- vision to the effect that the government be able to buy outright for it's own use the privilege of any invention what ever, the price to be determined by a board of arbitrators. Moreover, there should be specific statutes to the effect that any holder of a patent using it as means to promote monopoly should forfeit his rights.
 The point is that an inventor should give some return to the people for the protection afforded him and should not on the contrary, use that protection as means of pillaging society. It is to be remembered that were there no patent laws, monopoly through inven- ton would be practically impossible and it is not to be expected that any people will grant special rights to any
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08
A SINGULAR GUARD.

There is no place in New England where labor uHionism is a more ef- fectise and dominating force than in Boston and the group of cities which make up one of the most populous sertfons of the country outside of New York; and yet it does seem sin gular that the Central Labor union of Boscon should appoint an advisory ee<nnfttes of 25 10 continuously at tend the meetings of the board of ed uoation. which Is composed of but five sDembefs- The announcement natu- rally caused some consternation, and the Transcript of that city says with reference to this movement:
 "A committee of 25 is the kind of be1y that seldom aceomplishes any thing but talk. and this particular ccmrnittee seems likely. unfortunately. to base It's doings. such as they may ba upon the wrOng-headed assump- tion that a school committee of 25 w0uld get results which a limited group fs not likely 10 compass. That no4fon was added to the list of ex- 2loded superstftions years ago, and tho representatives of labor should have found 1t out by this time. The school committee of five is not a flaw lsss crcation-no social organism is- but ft prooably does less vrangling and fogrolling in a year than the old. unwfcady organization was guilty of st any one sesson."
 II would be well for the tawpa avers tn all cities if the active interest in the schools kept regular atten.lance of inffcential men or women upon the school meetings and would have a healthy influence if they did not rp<slx . word. but the wisdom of a single organization assuming to ad- vfse n public body regularly Is open to considerable doubt
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08
An Army Of Cooks.

Compulsory military service for men urges a German female advocate of women's right, should be offset by compulsory domestic service for won- en. On the theory that life in barracks and drills in the manual of arms have benefited German manhood. she asks, why will not life in the kitchen and exercise in the use of pots and pans similarly raise German womanhood?
 If Germany ever organizes a stand ing army of cooks it may force all Eu-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

Consul Clarence A. Miller of Tam pico reports that an American at that place has discovered a method for extracting fiber from banana plants. A company is being organized, pat ent and concession applied for, and 9 considerable portion of the banana plants of the district purchased. It is said that the fiber is good for use on machinery, that it will absorb more oil than like quantity of cotton waste and costs much less.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

man to institute a monopoly. There is as much reason for regulation of pat ents as there is for regulation of the railroads, and the power to thus regu- late certainly lies with the general gov ernment which grants the patents.- Charleston News and Courier.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

Just read this from Boston as New Hawor is rejoicing over the prospect of having a new station. What s this? Ia that anCients hOary. rat-in- Tested. wind swept and tradition be- doxei shanty 10 soY'
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

Only two colored youth graduated by the Hampton Institute have ever been in the South Carolina penften- tiary. This is good record.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

If Horace Greeley did regard coll lego zraduates as sort of horned cattle" he had quite hand in bring ing forward Whltelaw Reid He knew a sood man when he saw one, what eve--the mans autecedents
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08
Has CompanY.

They are laughing at the new Indiana senator's whiskarS. But there are probably some greater jokes in the senate than John Kern's hirsute ap-
 ndages.-Milwaukee News
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

rope to follow It's lead. Culinary con scription is a severe measure, but wfler enforced in Germany other nations might be expected to adopt it. Ther; would be more reason in doing so thar in following Germany's lead in mili- tarism. There is more real need o1 cooks the world over than of soldiers 1t is possible to get along without fighting, but not without eating.
 The only question is whether the i'm perial army of cooks could be reduced to the same machinelike discipline and precision of habits as the kaiser's army Would they submit to orders with the same blind obedience? Would they tol- crate being uniformed all alike and ir matters of personal adornment submi, to authority with the same meekness as the recruit reports for duty when the time arrives for military duty?- New York World.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

There was a great protest vent up when the billion dollar Congress ma rerfahzed. but now we have billion dollar sessions, and are expecting the four billion Congress = come right along with A prospect that 1t will get hero before the two minute horse does.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

A Bangor man saw a butterfly one day last week. Old Vanessa Antiopa is as constant to New England winters the snowy owl.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

Since the vernal equinox is only SIX weeks off the icennen have reason to fret just little over tho outlook for housing full crop of ice.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

If there is anything to injure the Connecticut tobacco interests in the reciprocity treaty with Canada the Connecticut legislature must have a care.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

The postal savings banks show an average deposit for the first month of sL-2D0 which would mean three forrths of million a year If this av- e-are is maintained
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

At Springfield, Mass, it has been discovered that arctic shoes are 12 1-2 per cent dearer than they were last winter.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

Happy thought for today: Two to one may not be the voice of the ma jor1ty of registered voters, but it is the majority of interested citAzens, and it can be very largely increased.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

Well the Hartford courant is not so far out of the way ,when it thinks the lobby often ouerates as an intel lisent regulator of the legislature.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

oliver Goldsmith declared the true uso of free speech Is not so much to express our thoughts IS to conceal them" and still It is being said every day, as If original
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

Fresh air in trolley cars is wanted in New York: and it is pleasant to have the windows clean enough to see @ friend on the walk if he beckons to you.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

Isn't it carving protection to the limit if other state beer is to be taxed 10 protect the brewers of Connecticut. This is the shortest cut to free trade
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

Last year the Massachusetts labor unions paid out nearly s1760O0 to aid the sick and unfortunate allied to them.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

Worcester is claiming to have had three thousand cases of grip within d month and to have had but one death from the disease. A very good record.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The New York gas trust declared that 80 per cent. gas would bankrupt it; and now it is paying per cent
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08

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Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-24
TAKE A LESSON FROM VENUS
Moral That Writer Has Drawn Is
Not Without Some Points of
Worthness.

Miss Venus is lovely girl; not
one time has she muttered, against
her pale, illumined life not one word
has she uttered Just think she's
been without her arms for many dusty
ages. and yet she never drops the
brine or rants in hopeless RACES. She
has to stand a bunch of CUFF from Art
bugs down to draymen, and yet she
never once comes back and grills the
heather layman. When sone low
brow of brutal mein starts merrily to
panning and says her face is worse
than wood and that her hair needs
canning or that he has a waitress
friend who jerks a coffee jigger could
give her many, many leagues and beat
her out on figger, she never even
looks at him, that rank untutored sin
ner, but holds her tongue and pedes-
tai; 0, Venus is winner. She's on
the Job both day and night; she hears
men knock or flatter and women not
of classic mold get madden than a
halter She suffers long and quietly
with calm and placid manner, in cold
no mits to reach a quilt, in heat, no
hands TO fan her. She is a lesson in
herself--a fruit for daily picking. Just
spare the world your trouble tales and
scratch the useless kicking.-G. s., in
Chicago Tribune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-24
MAY DEFEAT PENSION BILL
SENATE MANAGERS FURIOUS
OVER HOUSE ACTION.
IL Is Said If Measure Becomes Law
Deficit Will Pile Up
Rapidly.

Washington The action of the
house in passing the pension bill
adding $45,00O,000 to the rolls has
aroused the fury of the managers Of
the senate
This was done In increasing the
amount of pensions paid under the old
age pension law, the increases being
so great that the bill as sent to the
senate carries new appropriation for
an amount in excess of all that has
been saved through careful manipula
ton and obedience to the demands of
the president, in the army, the navy
and the treasury departments. II this
bill becomes law as passed by the
house, senators say it with be impossi.
Bile to show any saving at this session
OF congress and the deficit will con.
tinue to pile up at an amazing rate.
1t is known that President Taft Ia
opposed to the increase provided for.
He believes the pension laws as they
stand are more than generous. Expert
ence has shown that where there is a
meritorious case it is not difficult to
pass a special act caring for that par.
ticular case
Unless there is radical change in
the sentiment of the senate the bill
Will not be passed One senator, dis.
cussing 1t, said this measure had been
condemned more in the cloak and com
mfttee rooms than any bill the house
las sent over in years
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-24
M A r K E T S
Milwaukee, Jan. II. 1911

Butter-Creamery- - Extras, 29c;
prints. soc; frsts, 26Q &c; seconds,
24Q25c; renovated (process), FAC
241ac Dairy-Fancy, 25c.
Cheese full cream
Twins. 14@14Ac; daisies, $50
Is &c; young Americas. 14A q 15c;
longhorns, 14k @14s4c; low grades,
11012c: limburger, new, 49, q
lac; brick, choice, new, IL "A a
131ac; Swiss, 14@16c.
Eggs-Current receipts, fresh, as
to quality 24Q27c; recandled, ex-
tras. 500 3Sc; seconds, $50 lie;
April No. 1, recandled, SO % &c
Wheat-No. /, northern, LOO
HOY; No. 2, northern, 1.O7 q LOS;
No. /, durum, 90 q s7c; No. 2. du-
rum. $50 gee.
Barley-No. 2, 90 97c; medium,
93@94c.
Corn-No. 3, yellow, 451A q acc;
No. 4, yellow, 451kc.
oats-No. 3, white, 32A q SO &c;
standard, 3215 @3412c.
Cattle-Butchers steers, 4.75 q
6.75, heifers, 1850 5.35; cows, Ace
$500; stockers and feeders. $50 q
500; calves, S.00@9.50
Hogs-Good, heavy butchers, 100
@7.s5; fair to best, light, $50 q
1876; pigs. 7.50@7.90.
Sheep-Lambs. 5.75 q 6.25; ewes
1926 q 400.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-24
A Lesson for Diplomats.

Elihu Root, at the luncheon in
Providence preceding the dedication
of the John Hay Memorial library at
Brown university, said of John Hay:
His diplomacy was gracious, and
It was prudent as well. / remember
in an argument about certain inter
national complication, how very
warmly and aptly he once insisted on
prudence.
ut was the Christmas season, and
he said that we might learn a lesson
from a little girl who was naughty in
the early part of December.
Dear me- her mother said, II
you're going to be naughty I'm very
much afraid Santa Claus won't bring
you any presents.
"The little girl frowned.
well she whispered, you needn't
say it so near the chimney"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-24
KIN OF HASKELL STAYS MAN
attempts to Stop Family
Quarrel.

Oklahoma City, Okla. B.. D.
UpdylSe, nephew of former Gov. C..
N. Haskell, is. being sought by the
police. He is accused of Staying A.
A Christensen and seriously wound
ing T. ID. Anderson, brother-in-law of
UpdylEe. Nora Updyke, wife of the
alleged slayer, is being held as ac-
cessory
Christensen came here recently
from Chicago He was an electrical
engineer.
1t appears from the Testimony Of
Anderson and Mrs. Updyke that Up
dyke mad been quarreling with his
wife Her cries aroused Anderson.
who Is the husband of Updyke's sis
ter, and he came up just as Christen.
sen was demonstrating with Updyke.
The larter drew a revolver and began
firing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-24

SKIN TORTURED BABIES
SLEE? AND MOTHERS REST

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followed by a gentle amounting with
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cient to afford immediate comfort in
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child and rest for parent, and point to
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fail. Peace falls upon distracted
households when these pure, sweet
and gentle emollients enter. No other
treatment costs so little and does so
much for skin sufferers, from infancy
to age. Send to Potter Drug & Chem.
Corp, Boston, for free 32-page book on
the care and treatment of skin and
scalp troubles.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-24
GUST ADMIRAL BARRY
OFFICER ASSERTS HE RETiREs
TO AVOID scANDAL-DENlEs
HE Is FORCED TO QUIT.
HIS CHARACTER is ASSAILED
Suggested a Loaded Revolver Be
Sent to His Cabin as Way Out Of
Difficulty - President Taft Ap-
proves Application.

san Francisco.-Rear Admiral Ed
ward 3. Barry was on Monday re-
lieved as commander in chief of the
Pacific feet in pursuance of orders
received from the navy department at
Washington, by Rear Admiral Chaun-
cey NJ. Thomas, commander of the
second squadron of the feet, who ar
rived here Monday on his flagship,
the California, after hurried trip
from Santa Barbara.
Admiral Barry had requested imme-
date retirement under the rule of
more than 40 years service.
The cause of Admiral Barry's sud
den desire to leave the service after
having held the post of fleet com
mander for only few months is the
subject of great deal of gossip and
speculation In naval and club circles
here. Stories rejecting seriously up
on the character of the retiring ad-
miral are being circulated widely and
naval officers In port have taken cog
nizance OF them. There is an intima
tion in these stories that the admiral
has been forced to retire
In speaking of these rumors, Ad-
miral Barry said
1T is not true that / have been
forced to retire. Other men have
asked for immediate retirement be-
fore. The reasons that have caused
me TO do this are partly public and
partly private. The man who is tri-
umphantly vindicated under such cir
cumstances is as much the loser as if
the charges were proved to be true
| believe that by requesting imme-
date retirement can save q naval
scandal"
The stories concerning Admiral
Barry are of nature rejecting upon
his moral character According TO re-
ports published here the admiral sent
his request for relief to Washington
following q conference with the staff
and line officers on board the West
Virginia At this conference. 1T is re-
ported, the suggestion was made that
loaded revolver be sent to the ad-
miraPs cabin, but this suggestion was
then took an oath Of secrecy on con-
dition that Admiral Barry forward his
resignation to Washington at once.
Instead Cf resigning the admiral re-
quested retirement. After that fact
became known the subject matter of
the conference leaked OUT until all the
sailors Of the fleet were talking.
Washington.-Th application of
Rear Admiral Barry for retirement
has been approved by President Taft
and he has been transferred to the
retired list of the navy.
This action was taken before the
publication of the allegations that Of
fcers OF the flagship West Virginia
contemplated charges against the ad-
miral rejecting upon his moral char.
acter
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-24
FAMOUS PAINTING MUTILATED
"The Night Watch" slashed by .
Discharges Employee, but 1t
May Ee Restored.

Rotterdam. A discharged naval
cook named Sigrist entered the Rijks
museum and with a knife deliberately
slashed and badly damaged Rem
brandt's most famous picture, The
Night Watch
Sigrist, who was arrested, declared
that his vandalism was an act of ven
geance against the state because of
his discharge from the navy.
The cuts traverse the principal fig
ures OF Captain Franz Banning
Cocq's company of Arquebusters, but
art experts who later viewed the
work expressed the opinion that the
damage was not beyond repair.
The mutilated painting is classed as
the most ambitious effort of Rem
brandt in group portraiture, the only
one that rivals it in style and beauty
being the celebrated Anatomical
Lecture
Rembrandt was born in 1906 and
died I'm 1869.