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Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
THE HANDICAPPED PENSION
BUREAU.

Congress passed a new pension law
which received the signature of Pres
ident Taft Immediately upon It's pas
sage on May 18th, and the pension
bureau went to work to meet the exig-
ency with as much despatch as pos
sible. The commissioner OF pensions
has asked that he may have 800 addi-
tional clerks to rush the business, but
additional help Vas thus far been de-
MED to him; and the pension appro-
priations have been held up so that
the agencies which pay the pensions
haven't money enough to pay the
T., 900 pension certificates issued under
the new law. ..
The balances of the pension Office
were allowed to fall down to cents
on the army pensions and 20 cents on
the navy pensions and to meet the
July pensions twelve million was vot-
ID. which is not one-tweIfth of the
l15s.000,D0O appropriated for the year
for pensions under the old age act.
The democrats are determined to
abolish the IS pension agencies and
have the pensions all paid from Wash
fngton, which would be much slower
method Of doing the business than the
present way. and refuse to make the
appropriation until this point is con-
coded Concentrating the business
would cali for reorganization and
greatly delay the work Of carrying out
the new pension law.
The democrats won considerable
political prestige by passing this new
ssrvics pension bill. but if they are
going 10 refuse to pass appropriations
TO meet the requirements of their own
act they win lose whatever ADVANTAGE
the new bill would give them.
Some of those democratic congress
men do begrudge the civil war veter-
ans the pittance which the govern
ment gives them in old age.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
Packer.
Big cared Corn-Each Colonel 1
7 rum meter


Mr. Editor: Colonel Roosevelt's play
ing on the drum of the public ear is
equal to the music of at least a dozen
brass bands; and yet one learns by
one Of The Bulletins recent local items
that a very successful Leffngwell-
town corn grower has about $50 kerr
nels to each Of his ears this season.
That must beet" the crop Of colon
els in the political arena, by a long
shot. one colonel to the ear was suf-
ficient at the Baltimore convention,
and one will be enough for the Bull
Moose while in Chicago. The one
lonesome but plucky delegate that
today went from Norwich to attend
the Moose show ought to be satisfied
with one ear such as they have in
Leffngwelltown; for with it he would
get perhaps his head full and his
stomach full. too The colonel should
take along with him a corn-et, so that
| the moosical ear as well as each pal
atA may be satisfied.
"'Tis music soothes the savage
! breast" you know, but the corn ate
too hot cannot, of course, afterwards
| be blown with the mouth A corn
| stalk fiddle, made by any farmer s
| boy, may be used in playing the dirge
when the colonePs cob is thrown or
to the political garbage pile in No
vember. Then many a prodigal may
stop eating husks, and return to his
! fathers house and have a ring put
upon his finger instead Of having his
hat thrown into the ring. There will
| be great rejoicing and the G. Q. P. will
sit down to a dinner at which there
| viii be no lack in size and number Of
the kernels.
NOT A DELEGATE.
Norwich, August 8, 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.

The postals savings bank system Of
America is old enough to have made
an end Of most of the objections made
TO 1t, and to prove that there was
room for it-that it was a real neces-
sity.
There are at present 1000 new bank
ing offices being established monthly
which show an increase in depositors
Of 10000 a year. There are 10000
fourth class money order offices to
which the system will be extended.
The deposits in the postal savings
banks at the end Of the first month
amounted to S50252: in half year
they had increased to s679,S10. At the
end Of the fiscal year ending June so,
1912, these repositories contained
about s2O,OOO.OOOS OF course, that is
not much compared with the depos-
its IN the postal savings banks Of
other countries. In Great Britain
they amount to more than Ss00,000,-
900: in France TO almost 100000, 900;
in Italy TO nearly that much, A num-
her Of countries have two, three and
four times the present postal deposits
Of the United States, but these sys-
TENS have all been established for
years.
Notwithstanding the success Of
these banks abroad there was great
opposition to them when It was pro-
posed to Introduce them here, on the
ground that they would be injurious
10 the regular savings banks; instead
It seems not 10 have materially inter
fered with the deposits in regular saw
ings banks which have averaged abou;
the same.
1t is believed that in the end the
system will benefit the regular savings
banks. because it draws money CUT
Of hiding and extends the savings
habit which will tend 10 swell the
deposits in savings banks.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Another Show ef Handa.

Mr.. Editors While the democratic
platform presented and adopted at
Baltimore four weeks ago called for
more battleships and everything else
in an up-to- date navy line, the actual
leaders of that un- American organiza-
ton at Washington have been doing
all In their power to cripple our navy
by holding up battleship appropria
tons. For shame and fear Of results
In November some Of the leaders are
trying to kick little Americanism in
to that moss covered bunch, but not
until they have shown their hands.
Mr.. Woodrow Wilson, who has COM
menced to pinch himself to see
where he is at" goes to great length
to explain how he believes in reduc-
Ing the tariff gradually to a tariff for
revenue basis. Now that is not so
bad, but what can a man who con-
fessed few months ago that his mind
was a single tracked one do with the
democratic congress standing squarely
on the free trade platform adopted at
Baltimore?
Mr.. Woodrow Wilson q should say
Governor Woodrow Wilson, appears to
be inclined to believe in tariff board
Che calls 1t "commission") to report
to congress instead Of the president.
Now the democratic party has only
one talking point today, and that is
against the tariff board and its scien-
tific corrections Of tariff evils where
they exist.
There appears to be a great many
opinions about this tariff board bust
ness; but with a board reporting to a
democratic congress. controlled by
southern haters of New Englands
prosperity help even the board.
They show their hands every once
| in a while, notably the late pension
/ legislation. The doctored Sherwood
bill was passed for nothing more OF
less than political reason. The young
democrats from the north and west
who in nearly every instance owe Their
election to the sO-caIled soldier
vote" dared not oppose it; but after
/ it became a law the old brigadiers
| take hold once more and refuse to APP
/ pTOpriate money to hire a clerica
/ force sufficient to expedite matters ant
pay up the pensions before the OLE
| fellows go to the land where it is no
needed Yes, fellows, You are demo
| Gratis, and it is utterly impossible fol
! YOU to keep from showing your Itant
! once in a while. The little black anC
| white animal stinks just as bad whe1
you call him pole cat with latin trim
mings as when YOU get in range o
his medicine chest and sneeze gu
! skunk
Beware of the enemy of American
! industries. Beware of the enemy o
the old soldiers Beware of all singl
track mind fellows and whether ele
plant, moose or jackass, be sure an
vote against one man-Wilson, that
all.
C. B. MONTGOMERY.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
Fiq Sandwiches.

Fig sandwiches are tempting tidbits
for picnic lunch. Chop eight figs
very fine and cook to a paste, with
water TO nearly cover. Add a dozen
blanched almonds minced and pound
ed fine, and season with a little lemon
juice. When cold spread between thin
slives of buttered bread or on lady
fingers or sweet waters This may be
varied by haVoring with orange ex-
tract and little grated orange rind
and spreading between slices Of angel
or sunshine cake.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
Have The Bulletin Follow You

Readers OF The Bulletin leaving
the city for the sesshore. noun
tains, rural resorts or for Europe
may keep in touch with doings in
town by having The Bulletin sent
direct to them by mail for any
period desired days, weeks or
months. Hundreds follow this plan
on their annual vacation and return
fully informed as to what has been
going on during their absence.
Orders should be placed with The
Bulletin business office.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
CAKES VARIED.

To serve little cookies and tiny
cakes Of several shapes is always more
attractive than to have them of one
form, and 1t can so easily be managed
with a roller cake cutter. This is a
small tin roller which revolves on the
same principle as lawn mower, with
a handle, and has six patterns on it.
All that has to be done to use 1t is to
roll out the dough and run the cutter
over it. and it will leave cut out six
different pattern cakes,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

A New York weman has inaugural
ed new departure. She sent word to
a number of dressmakers that she had
SO many dresses to make, of such and
such materials, and SO many others to
be altered, and named the alterations
to be made and asked for bids. She
will probably accept the lowest bid,
and this seems to open up a new field
in dressmaking. It will also develop
a new variety of shrewdness on the
part of successful dressmakers-tha
ability to figure on bids.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Queen Alexandra was very much
touched by the devotion of the women
of every station of life who sold flow
ers on Alexandra day for one of her
pet charities, the hospitals of London.
More than $4,000 was collected, and
next year it is said that all of England
will celebrate the queen mothers day
in the same way.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

The party playing with that word
progress will be surprised to learn that
half century ago. Albert Gaudry, a
French naturalist. said: THE word
Progress which We think is peculiar
to humanity and even to me1ern
times. was pronounced by God when
ha created the first living organism, 4"
1t took progress a long while to get
into the dictionary
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
Woman in Life and in the Kitchen

lasting gratitude. Another use for
candle ends was discovered by me this
morning, and so pass along the idea,
hoping it may be helpful to others.
Not having any tan shoe polish on
hand, I experimental rubbing my
shoes with a wax candle, and then
shining them with q soft cloth, with
the result that they were as beauti-
them.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
CONCERNING WOMEN.

Nine. Rachel vuille is said to be the
only widow In the world who has ask
ed to be and been admitted to the bar.
She Is a native of Switzerland and
was admitted to the bar at Geneva
When her husband and child died she
decided to study law.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

The member of congress who wants
the Stars and Stripes recognized as
the country1s official emblem couldn't
have marched under them in the SOS
As an emblem. congressional action
cannot add anything to its Importance
or glory.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Colonel Bryan has looked over
Roosevelts way and called him "a
Hamiltonian reactionary." Roosevelt
will not put him in an Ananias club
for that
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Coats of linen or tweed are now be-
ing made in three-quarter lengths,
and the linens are frequently belted.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
AUGUST CANNING HINTS.

For canning use one third to one
half as much sugar as fruit.
For preserving use three-fourths as
much sugar as fruit.
For jam use equal amounts Of su-
gar and fruit
For jelly use equal amounts Of su-
gar and juice,
For canning use only perfectly
sound fruit, fresh, firm and Of good
quality.
For preserving, fruit is either cut up
or left whole,
For jelly, fruit should be underripe
-Eldora Lockwood Dow in Woman S
World for August.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

To clean frying pan after fish or
onion, boil out the pan with soda wa
ter, washing clean, then put it on the
fire and shake a little oatmeal in.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

To remove grease spots from mat
ting make a thin paste of fullers earth
and water and when the paste is dry
lay a paper over it and let it remain a
couple Of days before brushing off.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Small tin cans can be used for gem
or party cake pans by melting both
ends from them and standing them in
a dripping pan. The cakes will easily
slip out of the bottomless rings.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

When politicians try a case before
the people, they present facts and say
things that would not be permissible in
court.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Belted maclzinaw coats. built like
the northern woodsman's jacket, are in
great favor for women going north.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
THE BEST WAY.

To get rid Of the disagreeable odors
Of paint and turpentine cut an onion
into small pieces and place it around
the room.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Congress had 5000 bills presented
for its consideration, and it has acted
on less than 800 What it doesn't
do is highly to the credit of con-
gress.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Colonel Roosevelt's vindictiveness
will be credited with a more distin-
gushing quality than his statesman
ship.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Having committed himself to the
belief that the presidency was stolen
for Taft, no amount of evidence can
convince Roosevelt that it wasn't!
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

The rage for corn growing distinc-
ton in the south has given the youth
less ambition to grow cotton.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Outside leaves Of lettuce, if boiled,
drained and chopped, and served on
toast, like spinach, are delicious.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

To remove discolorations left on
clothes wringer by colored clothes rub
the rollers with a cloth which has
been wet With kerosene,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

The Kansas City Journal says the
bull moose convention held in that city
was fzzle. It was simply a caucus
of political downs and outs"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

When politicians quote the ten COM
mandments to win. the ministers ought
to be sharp enough to see the drift of
the game.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Since genius is said to be Of mi
crobes instead of the brain, we find
our debts are greater than we knew.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
Worth Knowing.

When starching Holland pinafores
put little tea into the starch 1t will
help them to keep their color.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Happy thought for today: A likely
young man may be anything but a
likeable fellow.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Potato balls which are sailed in but
ter after being boiled are delicious
They should be served with a gener-
Gus sprinkling of minced parsley.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

An amateur in politics makes no
better appearance than an amateur at
any other business.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

The vacation season is the time
when a man is hard on himself and on
his bank account.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

The progressive colored citizens Of
Oklahoma were denied admission to
the white mans convention, and
Roosevelt is raising no hue and cry
about IT, The author of GIVE every
nsR q square dear should take no.
taos.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

To remove yellow stains from the
margins Of engravings carefully
sponge them with a solution of hydro
chloride of soda.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

When using a bottle Of glue the
stopper may be prevented from stick
ing by rubbing a fresh one with a lit
tie lard or grease of some kind and
using that in place of the old sticky
one
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

To heat dishes quickly, don't put
them into a hot oven, but let them
lie for a minute or two in hot wa
ter. q
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Broadcloths, velvets, satin finished
silks and brocades, faille and MORE
are all favorites with Parisiennes
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Plated skirts have their plaits held
together by an inner tape, so that the
narrow figure silhouette is not lost.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
EDITORIAL NOTES.

1t takes man most of his life to
learn how very little it is possible for
him to know.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

For summer evenings at mountain
and seashore little two toned scarfs
of spun silk are very much in evil
dence.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

To clean an enameled bathtub wipe
it dry and then rub it with a cloth
dipped in turpentine and salt. After
ward wash it with clean warm water,
then wipe it dry and it will look like a
new tub,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
SUGGESTIONS FOR
THE HOUSEWIFE

In molding peppermints or other can
dy keep the hands busted with confec-
TONERS sugar.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05
DICTATES OF FASHION.

Tucked net and eyelet embroidery
are favor1te combination for mex
penstve lingerie dresses.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

One Of the new umbrellas has dis
tinct Renaissance of the East Indian
Durbar in its oddly curved cover.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-05

Two Polishes.
The reader who told of the use of
candle ends as a stove polish has my
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-01


is now quite safe to visit Cajamarquilla. In fact,
the thought of robbers was not connected in my
mind with Cajarmarquilla, until / read SQuiers
work
During our brief stay among the ruins 1t was
impossible to make anything like measurements
except with the eye, but as far as the vision ex-
tended towards the mountain we saw nothing
but ruins which stretched to great distance to
right and left Toward the river they seemed to
melt away into the plain. SQuier says that they
cover an area of nearly square league, and
Middendorf estimates their extent at four square
kilometers, From my observations the ruins
consist of houses built of immense adobe blocks,
closely adjoining each other, here and there sep
arated by streets Some of the houses consist
OF several apartments Admission is gained
through a low doorway, but nowhere is there a
sign Of a window. AS In Pompeii, the roofs,
whatever may have been the material Of their
construction, have long since fallen in Outside
the buildings the soil has risen to great height,
sometimes nearly to the top Of the wall, but in
side the walls the depth gives an idea Of the
original height Of perhaps 10 feet or more. To
ward the mountain, a large portion of the city Is
almost completely buried in the sand which in
the course OF ages has come drifting down from
the hills There are within the city few eleva-
tions or small hills, which may have been occu-
pied by temples or forts. Pits are everywhere
within and without the houses, with width Of
from two to four and depth ranging from six
to twenty feet or more. Human remains In the
shape of skulls and bones are found within the
pits or scattered over the ground, together with
bits Of pottery and other articles, such as corn
cobs, which were probably inferred with the
dead Some Of these pits are said to have served
the purposes Of storehouses or granaries, while
others were certainly graves. The inhabitants OF
the city buried their dead within or In the imme.
date vicinity OF their houses, although the mass
Of the people must have used the metropolis
some distance away from the residences Many
OF these pits, excavated In the hard soil are In
the form OF jar,or urn while others are square
Squier thus describes the ruins as he saw
them:
these consist of three great groups of build
on and around the central mass, with streets
passing between them 1t would be impossible
to describe this complicated maze of massive
edobe walls, most of them still standing, albeit
much shattered by earthquakes, or to convey an
idea of the pyramidal edihces, rising stage on
stage, with terraces and broad flights Of steps
leading to their SUBMITS"
He adds that the history Of the place has been
lost to tradition.
AS standing on an eminence, surrounded by
the ruins, with the silence Of death upon you.
you look down upon what was once city cap
able Of containing a population Of ten or twelve
thousand you wonder what people dwelt there.
The accumulation OF soil and the fact that large
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-11-01

less, and was about to
rehnquish all hope Of ever seeing the old Peru
vian city. when | learned that the departure
from Callao of the Ucayali had been postponed
for day Communicating this fact to Doctor Sa
vile. he most graciously volunteered to accom-
pany me on the morrow It was an opportunity
] readily grasped
Thus it happened that we met by appointment
at the Lima station Of the Oroya railroad at $3.50
on morning early in July. Gray clouds, as
usually, hung heavily over the city when we
boarded the train, which soon pulled out Of the
station to begin the steep journey up the Andean
slopes little way outside Of Lima the sun
was shining In cloudless sky scattering its
rays through an atmosphere as transparent as
any you could wish to see in CASTLE or Aragon.
Here and there on the route the adobe ruins of
pre-Inca civilization might be observed, for the
Rimac valley is richer in such ruins than any
other part of the coast
The morning was bright and exhilarating when
we arrived at Santa Clara railway station. Leav-
ing Mrs Saville to proceed to Chosica, the pro-
lessor, his young son, and myself alighted. A
little mule car, run on tracks, awaited US. 1t
might accommodate about nine persons. We
sprang to the seats the driver whipped up his
mules, and of we were on the long, sandy road
between fields of sugar cane. Poor mules, cut
and bleeding how we pitied them! But in those
countries animals are uduuleu4 WiLHouL mercy.
run Of couple Of miles or more, passing on
the way the little train that is used to haul the
cane or carry the laborers, we arrived near the
dwelling Of the hacienda. now leased, under
stand. by Chinese. Some distance from the
house we alighted, to continue the journey on
foot in the direction of the mountains. For a
while we had good, though dusty road, but the
greater part of the journey had to be made
through sandy plains. which did not improve our
personal appearance, so that we presented pic
ture Of dust and wretchedness on our return to
the Hotel Maury In Lima. Our way was now
and then INSTRUCTED by adobe walls, or by the
canals used for irrigation, and over these we had
TO climb or Jump It was not long before we
caught sight Of the ruins, solitary and abandoned
with the exception Of a herd Of cattle and the
mounted herdsmen, besides an occasional buz
gard or vulture no living being was In sight.
CajamarQuilla lies about 20 miles from Lima,
as you ascend the valley Of the Rimac, but in a
side valley, in a plain among the spurs of the
Andes The valley is watered by canal dug,
probably, at a period antedating the advent Of
the Spaniards In the vicinity are several ha-
ciendas. such as Huachipa and La Niverea, and
an occasional ''tambo" or rural inn, whers If
you care to, some kind of refreshment may be
had. These, however, are hardly visible from
the ruins, near which one solitary hut is to be
seen. Years ago, when Squier visited the place.
Ahe ruins were the haunt Of robbers that gave no
little trouble to the Peruvian authorities, but the
-ailroad has driven them out Of business and 1t