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Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
THE EREE.PAss eRAET.

How the Rhode Island legislators can stand up and vote for the free pass graft clause in the public utilities act now before that legislature ds hard to understand. There is always an idea of behind-your-bac act as- sociated with the spirit of graft which in this case seems to be avoided un- der the pretense that the legislators are engaged in state work. Yet two big objections at once loom up, and make it ridiculous. In addition to the passes, the legislators draw mileage by law from the state for travel and the passes, 1t is found, are used in discriminatory for business and pleas ure- The house has passed the bill, but it is to be hoped that the sober minded senate will give it deeper and common sense consideration.
 In condemning such legislation, the interstate commerce commission not only declares it against the interstate commerce law to use such passes in interstate journeys, which is done as far as the state line, but expresses surprise at the contemplated measure and the decided step backward that Rhode Island is threatened with.
 In this state the legislators have their expenses in travelling to and from the sessions of the legislature paid by the state, the business being done by the comptroller. who issues the mileage books to the representa- tives. The railroad is naturally op- posed to the Rhode Island bill and so should the state be. The double-blad- ed instrument which gouges from the railroad and then from the state for the same thing is an evidence of retro gression. The legislators intend to get theirs both ways and it should be this glaring example of graft which should make this state recall it's albom- inable practice Of voting gratuities to newspapermen, who get paid by their employees, and then look to the legis- lators to hand them out a wad from the state funds.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

music rooms. especially hot air from furnaces, acts directly on the kiln dried pin board, and no piano contain ing one can be made to stand in tune after 1t has been in use three years, because the wood shrinks gradually and the pins move in the blocks from every hard blow of the hammers on the wires. A piano should be kept away from the direct influence of fur mace heat as much as possible.
 Tn spite of all the efforts of the makers 1 don't believe one piano in fifty will stand in tune more than two months. When you consider that the steel wires and iron frames are alter nately contracting and expanding un- der variations in the surrounding nt- l1osphere, giving a constant movement of the wires and a consequent chang in the pitch and tone of the instru- ment, the impossibility of a plano maintaining perfect tune for any length of time must be at once ap- parent, and if you will but reflect on | the surprising fact that the tension of the strings of piano causes a strain on the body of the instrument equal, it | has been estimated, to the weight of | 100000 pounds, you will doubtless
 agree with me that piano that would
 remain in perfect tune for three years
 would be an instrument that must
 necessarily be one of extreme rarity if
 not impossible to make.
 "A piano, good, bad or indifferent,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
PREVENTION oE rueERcuLosIs

Again Norwich finds itself in the lead on matters of importance to every city. in that by securing the establishment of the county ssnater- ium for the treatment of tuberculosis here it will have just such an insti- tuition which it is maintained every large American city should have. Dr. Biggs of the New York health depart ment has pointed out. that large cities should consider the advisability of es- tablishing a municipal preventorium to care for the tenement house chill dren in whom, through poor homes, there is an inherited inclination to contract the disease.
 The institution being established here by the state will serve practically the same purpose, for it is intended for those with the least tendency to the white plague, and it Is in that stage that the most effective work can be done. It means, therefore that Norwich has still greater reason to be gratified at the location of the institu- ton here, being, as it will, an hygienic institution, and being in the limits of the town, Just across the city line, the objections which many might have to going away to an out of town ganatorium are overcome. It will come to be in reality a preventorium such as the big cities of the country are being advised to secure.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
THE BULLETINS DAILY STORY.
NOT FOR HIM

ter from Indiana has come on a visit and she says she's on friendly terms with Mrs. Rumbelow in her own town, and she's curious to know whether that lady is related to you, so I said I'd bring you over and in troduce you"
 Well, you go back and tell your sis ter that I don't want to be introduced to her She probably has eight or ten trunks weighing 8 ton each, and she wants me to carry them upstairs for her You tell her that the Mrs. Rumbelow she kows in Indiana Is an impostor, and I'll have the law on her if she goes around wearing my name without permission. l have my opinion of sisters from Indiana
 "Fessenden had a sister from Indiana visiting him a few weeks ago and he came over and said his sister was suf fering to see me, as her husbands first wife was 8 Rumbelow, and she felt sure that I must be related. l might have known that it was a put up job, but 1 am the most eonf1ding and un- suspicious of men, so I told Fessenden that I'd be over to meet his sister in half an hour, and then I went to the trouble of putting on my purple and fine linen and polishing my teeth ana shoes and shaving myself.
 Then l went over and F'essenden introduced me to a tall yellow female and left me in the parlor with her, and she never said word about her hus- bands first wife, but dug up a book called Great Women of History and said she was agent for it, and she felt sure that I'd order a copy after looking spA GUS 's4uSluo0 10 sIqBl sQl .IsAo the most determined woman l ever saw and when 1 tried to escape she grabbed my coat tails and pulled me back and l simply had to subscribe in order to get away alive. Fessenden kept out of my way for three weeks after that or I'd have built a porte | cochere on his head. That's all 1 want 1 to know about sisters from Indiana" "A man never knows what the limit | is," remarked Traphagen, as he turned away, until he gets acquainted with l you. Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
PRIMARIES STRENGTHEN TAFT.

Just where President Taft stands on preferential presidential primaries is known. He favors them, but he wants them properly safeguarded It is quite significant that 1t was through the help and influence of his supporters that the primary bill was secured in the state of Illinois. More than the two thirds vote necessary was secured and the people of that state will have the opportunity to declare their choice for the nominee of their party. Hi nois is an important state in the cam paign, and there is not the least doubt that it will go overwhelmingly for Taft, thus sending a delegation of 58 to the Chicago convention. It is a Taft stronghold and the delegation will have much influence on the con vention floor.
 Maryland has also swung into line for the primary and in that state the Taft forces were also instrumental in bringing about the change of method of selecting delegates, though the change there is not at all radical This is acknowledged to be a Taft state. even by the Roosevelt managers, and will send a solid delegation to the national convention after its state convention the first Tuesday in May.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Taft vs. Roosevelt.


 MT. Editor: Probably the reason the bosses, with the assistance of the machine newspapers, object so strong ly to MT. Roosevelt's popularity is that they figure the more educated the voters become the less chance they will stand of working things in their own direction.
 While they oppose the honest prin- ciples advocated by Roosevelt, who is of the people, for the people and with the people, always working for their good, for fair deal, progression, the recall act amended, safety for all, to treat everybody squarely and fairly, and equitable. Now. dear reader, how does this compare with the utterances of the man ''so quiet and unobtrusive' who virtually has no declaration of principles on which to plant his feet Taft is the only man in the history of this country who could openly pro- claim that he was the peoples friend and almost in the same breath declare that the will Of the majority ought to prevail, but the majority rule is the origin of the nations woes" The plain people may be fit to rule, but the idea is becoming almost as chron
 ic and monotonous as a spring snow story.
 Trusts should not be permitted to control the courts, but their financial rights should be protected" What labor needs most, God knows! but the trusts, who increase the circulat- ing medium and furnish a limited amount. of employment, should be con- sidered! Labor ought to be treated fairly, but the unrest and resentment of the wealthy magnates must be avoided-politiealiy speaking!
 In fact, Mir. Taft evidently hardly knows where he stands-he has never l thought much about it-'till he talks
 with his bosses He forgets the com mon people who shaped his ends, for
 "biz." He sights the main ingredi- 1 ent, that placed him where he isI J. W. MILLER.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
PIANO FAILS TO STAY IN TUNE
Some Reasons Why, With a Few
 Words About Moths.

As she had purchased the piano only three months before, and as it was a high priced instrument made by a leading manufacturer the owner was surprised when it developed a series of wheezy, rattling responses to her touch on several keys She informed the dealer from whom she had pur- chased the instrument and a tuner was sent to examine into the matter. He ran his fingers over the keys and promptly said:
 'The piano is moth eaten.
 "A moth eaten piano!" the owner exclaimed in surprise. T never heard of such a thing"
 ''Very likely said the tuner, but I have heard of it very frequently There s nothing that moths like better than to revel in the interior of a piano. The soft cloth and leather used on and about the delicate mechanism offer forage peculiarly pleasing to moths
 The tuner opened the piano, and it | was seen that moths had eaten the cloth away in many places. The sur | prise of the owner gave way to indig- nation, which the assurance of the tuner that the damage could be easily repaired and that future invasion of | the moths could be prevented by dust | ing out the interior of the instrument with q large feather duster, did not | lessen. Then he surprised her quite as much as he had before by saying abruptly:
 "The piano needs tuning, madame p 1 'ImLc ssible," she exclaimed. Why, it has been in use but three months! A good piano should remain in tune a year."
 "A common error among non-p pro 1 fessional pianists," said the tuner 'The principal object with the best piano makers is to have their instru- l ment stand in tune well. Unless they succeed in that the quality of tone or beauty of finish they inpart to them will be of only superficial value. But
 even pianos bearing the names of famous makers are often disappoint- ing in this respect. And there is good reason for 1t.
 The artificial neat in parlors and
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
HIS BROKEN PLEDGE.

On the 4th of March next shall have served three and half years and this three and a half years con- stitute my first term. The wise cus- tom which limits the president to two terms regards the substance and not the form, AND UNDER NO CIR SUBSTANCES WILL l BE A CAN DiDATE FOR OR ACCEPT ANoTH- FER NoMINATIoN.-Theodore Roose- welt, November 8, 1904.
 | HAVE NOT CHANGED AND SHALL NOT CHANGE THAT DE- clSloN THUS ANNOUNCEMENTS dore Roosevelt December Il, 1907.
 | WILL ACCEPT THE NoMINA- TON FOR PRESIDENT IF IT IS RENDERED TO ME. - Theodore Roosevelt, February 24, 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

The loan1ng of money into circulation is an automatic debt producer, a debt which can only be paid with wealth. The law or rule of supply and de- mand on money must be changed be- fore the octopus can be brought down from the tree. You know, Mir Aver, what was done about Boss Tweed, don't you? Yes, the producer of the eggs got r cents; the beef trust got 30 cents and the retailer got cents per dozen, because the beef trust own- ed the money.
 J. c. VALLETTE.
 North Franklin, Conn, April 2, 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
THE SOUTH POI

The conquest of the South pole. in which exploration interest is so gen orally centered at this time, concerns much different territory than the struggle to locate the North pole. With much the same atmospheric con ditions, there is not the necessity of making the dash across the frozen sea at the South pole that is true in the north. The South pole is located on terra tirma, so that travel is of a different character and 1t is possible to approach much nearer by ship. Amundsen's dash seems to have been very easy trip in comparison with many others from the fact that he selected the best route and spent his efforts more directly in reaching the goal. The discovery of the North poIe left nothing further to be sought in that moving mass of ice, but in the south the explorer has far greater op- portunities for the discovery of new territory. Much remains to be found out on that great tableand and the explorer can push on beyond the pole and continue to find something new Tnere are mountain ranges and remote portions of the poleland, about which it Is believed Captain Scott, in his prolonged trip, will bring back much additional information.
 There was nothing about the trips of the two explorers which was in the nature of a race. Captain Scott, whose safety was learned with pleasure, found more obstacles and was hindered by storms and troubles with his motor sledge and ponies. He is stickins bravely to his hobby, however and should have valuable data to give tc the world when he returns. If ht crosses the tableland and decides tc return by another route, sti1 further honors will be secured by him ant there will be some distinction in be. ing the second man at the pole,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
DR. LEoNHARDTs DISCOVERY.
HEM -RolD Win Interest Every Per
 son Who Has Piles.

The public is indebted to Dr. J. S. Leonhardt of Lincoln, Nebr., for years of study of the treatment of piles, and for his discovery of a successful remedy, taken inwardly, which llvens up the stagnant blood circulation and reduces the swollen vessels. pr. Leonhardts prescription is HEM ROID sold by N. D. Sevin & Son. and all druggists at s1 for 24 days treatment. Guaranteed to give satis- faction. Dr. Leonhardt Co.,, Station B, Buffalo, N. Y. Write for book let.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

One of the agents who was deter mined 10 oust Dr. Wiley. the peoples friend, had s4oO, 900. 900 back of him. This is only part of what pr. Wiley was standing up against in honor and honesty
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

Some agitators are devoting their energies to having the public libraries weeded out Useless books cumber their shelves just as old clothes and furniture gather dust and germs in the garret.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

The invention by a French scientist of an instrument which will detect a storm 300 miles away ought to be of value in the presidential campaign in keeping tabs on the Colonel.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

wn--Announcement Is made of the gift by an alun1nus of a swim ming pool to Wesleyan university, the name of the donor being withheld. The pool will be installed in the Payer weather gymnasium
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

A quarter of a million dollars worth of potatoes imported from Great Brit ain. selling for so cents peck in the market. are poorer than home raised potatoes that are retailing for 40 eaats 2 .Aeok.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

A westerner says when the blue jay yawps in the trees the coming day will be warmer. If this is true. it will give the jays yawp the flavor of a song in the springtime.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
Makinn it Mor4h Whils

When that congressional probe into the baseball trust starts in perhaps it wili discover why the Washington team is always near the tail end Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
EDITORIAL. NOTES,

In politics, good rule to follow at all times is to fight hard and fair, but lose gracefully.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

Vermont is in the balance on 8. de- cision, but indications point strongly to the delegates being for Taft. The state delegation is promised solid for him
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

Happy thought for today: The lit- tie habit of talking back causes no end of trouble.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

The telephone girls of Boston be- lieve in union there is strength. They are not marrying-only combining so their issues may be pooled.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

This is called the legless age be- cause there are so few persons who have legs under them good for twenty miles
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

What has become of the old fash toned doctor who used to tell us about varioloid-the gentle representative of smallpox.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

Political contentious put no check upon baseball. The season opens on time, if prices are high and vinegar mostly water
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

The tragedy at Sound Beach Mon day shows what a mountain some people make of such small thing as 8 joke.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

The New Jersey legislature is first to enact a law for a trackless trolley. A 40-seater would be a nice thing making zigzags on the public thor oughfares.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

Who would have thought, a year ago, that Norwich would be having water enough to flush the streets, so quickly and cheaply?
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

The relatives of the woman who left $1OO0OO for the care of a horse have one satisfaction in knowing that horses never reach the century mark.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

Why not stock the South pole with big game in preparation for certain strenuosity, for which there will soon be need of an outlet?
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

So eager are they to get back to work, many of the English miners are not spending the time to cast their vote on ending the strike
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

Theodore Roosevelt is to take trip through the south in an effort to warm up things little down there.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03

when new, should be tuned once c month ',-,New York Sun.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
Caasad to Ra s Joke.

Champ Clark will owe lifelong deb- of gratitude to the man who takes that Houn' Dawg out and shoots it.-Mil- waukee Sentinel
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
Bible Question Box

Your Bible questions will be an sUered in these c1Iuuns or by mali If sent to our Bible Question Box Editor.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
Easter w ear
LADIES' SUITS

In Blue Serge with dagona whipcords Nooks those neat plain tailored suits
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-03
Cause of High Living Cost.

Jewett City, Conn.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
MADAME SHERRY" BEGINS
WEEKS RtJN AT

Because every one all over the country
is hummng, singing or whisting some
numbers of the score of the big sensa-
tional musical success, Madame Sherry,
the impression Is current in some quar-
tiers that the productions charm is in
greater part musical. The mirth quail
ties of the play are no less engaging than
it's score. The love Of man for maid
under odd circumstances. love Of the soul
full, romantic sort, love that blossoms in
the heart of youth and fourishes as true
love ever does when things do not go
smoothly, is the reigning spell of the pro-
duction but this love, this courtship, is
so beset on every side and attended by
so many disadvantages, that while Itself
remaining an appealing interest, all its
accessory situations arouse sentiment
A company Of noted celebrities will be
seen here in the sensational French
vaudeville, as it is termed, among whom
are Miss Refine Davries, Betty Barnell,
Maud Irving. Ida May. Fred Frear,
James Darling, Cyril Ring and 20 others;
A number OF new ideas in gowns and
millinery are displayed by a charming
group of choristers. Madame Sherry
opens weeks engagement tonight at
the Lyric
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
PAST FIFTY? YOU
NEED ''CASCARETS"
What glasses are to weak eyes
Cascarets are to weak
bowels.

Most old people must give to the
bowels some regular help, else they
suffer from constipation. The condition
is perfectly natural 1t is just as nat
ural as it is for old people to walk
slowly. For age is never so active as
youth. The muscles are less elastic
And the bowels are muscles
So all old people need Cascarets. One
might as well refuse to aid weak eyes
with glasses as to neglect this gentle
aid to weak bowels. The bowels must
be kept active This is important at
all ages. but never so much as at Nifty.
Age is not time for harsh physics
Youth may occasionally whip the bow
els into activity. But a lash can't be
used every day What the bowels Of
the old need is gentle and natural
tonic One that can be constantly used
without harm. The only such tonic is
Cascarets, and they cost only 10 cents
per box at any drug store. They work
while you sleep. (Advt)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
MOULD EXPOSE
BANKER SOLONS
Lindbereh Demands All Report
Financial interests, Pend
ing Currency Legislation.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-Charging
that the men in congress who are in
charge Of currency reform legislation
are nearly all financially interested in
some form of banking business, Repre-
sentative Lindbergh. of Minnesota,
Progressive Republican. today intro
duced joint resolution in the house
which would compel all members Of
the house and senate to file with the
clerks of their respective bodies state
ment showing the nature Of any kind
of banking business which they are in
terested in.
II is provided that fifteen days after
the passage OF the bill all members fail
ing to file such a statement should have
their names published in large type in
The Congressional Record.
Representative Lindbergh calls at
tention to the fact that Representative
Pujo, of Louisiana, chairman Of the
house banking and currency commit
tee. is banker himself, and his reso-
luton applies to Puio as well as to 9TH
err members
II claim that bankers ana lawyers, -
said Lindbergh, are not the parties TO
whom the financial legislation should be
wholly intrusted. The public interest is
superior to all others"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
CLASH is EXPECTED
AT 1--WE STIG ALTON
OF TURNER CHARGES

Indications today are that the inves-
tigation of the official conduct Of City
Electrician r. G. Turner by a special
committee Of council tomorrow after
noon win see unexpected developments.
Charges that Turner was guilty Of
Illegal discrimination I'm granting H.
.censes to motion picture operators vii.
be made before the committee by mem
1ers of the Moving Picture Operators
union Turner said today he wouiJ
disprove all the accusations. Both sides
will introduce number Of witnesses.
There Is an old grudge between a
number Of the picture machine opera
tors and the city electrician. Recent
events which caused council to order
an investigation have aroused an in
tense bitterness between them. The
meeting Of the investigating committee
viii give the first opportunity for a real
clash.
Jesse A. Wood is chairman Of the
committee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-09
TOWNS Is DIVIDED OVER
BOXING IN CHURCH CLUB

HEMPSTEAD, L. l., Dec. 9.-This
town is divided because Rev. Charles
H. Snedeker, rector Of st. Georges Epis-
copaI church. has featured boxing and
wrestling for an entertainment of the
st. George club, a non-sectarian organ
ization, affiliated with his church.
Rev William f. Burgwin, pastor Of
the Methodist church, has written Rev.
Mr. Snedeker = sharp letter declaring
that such an entertainment is certain
to attract only the denizens OF the
Sums" 1t happens slums are unknown
here.
The rival preachers do not speak
when they meet