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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
IDEAS OF A PLAIN MAN

It is not truth we want in art, It is | beauty
 To avoid quIbbling, as to whether truth is not always beautiful, and whether anything that is not true can be beautiful, possibly we had better say that what we demand of a work of | art is not actual verity, but verisimili- tude.
 i Just to say, for instance, to a child that 1t is q true story" you are go- i ing to tell him, spells it a little. l At least it used to for me. l always l hated a true story" fearing the facts would clog the fancy, and they usually did.
 l For romance is not of the world as l it is, but of the world as colored by I the soul of the teller. 1 A murder takes place. The minstrel may relate it upon his harp and stir our patriotism or clan-pTide; a wom- an report it weeping and move us to pity; a preacher may describe it as a
 nartyrdom and awaken our religious feeling; or a physician may give his account of it in which the main in terest will be it's anatomical, scientific aspect.
 f Art, whether literature or painting, is not to give us the facts in the case. but the beauty, or beautiful facts. in the case.
 Nothing is art that is ugly. Gt takes two to make a beautiful thing, however the thlng seen and the person seeing).
 It is beauty that is the eternal hun ger. Nature is the exhaustless store house of beauty. Art is the purveyor.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
SUNDAY MORNING TALK
THE PATRIOTISM OF PEACE.


 The character of Memorial day IS bound to change as the years roll by. On each succeeding anniversary smaller number of veterans gather to decorate the graves of their fallen comrades. Each year some ride who walked the year before while some are missed from the ranks altogether. The Grand Army is but shattered rem nant of the noble host of young men who swept. to the front 50 years ago.
 Moreover, a generation of Amercans has grown up upon whom the solemn and beautiful ceremonies of the oay cannot make a f1rst-hand impression. Associations of the war cannot move us today as they did the men and Wo men of four or five decades ago, who endured the strain and terror of It. When the graves of dead soldiers were first decorated by their living com rades, the spectators included many who had known the soldier personally, had perhaps seen him march away in his blue uniform, had seen his name later in the dreadful list of the killed. In the very nature of the case, the war cannot be vivid in this way to all the thousands born many years since it's close and on the stage of active life at the present time,
 That the day shall ever cease t6 De observed, or it's lessons be lost l de net belive, When, In the course of years, the lasting remaining veterans shall have been gathered to their fla thers, the children of the republic will continue the gracious custom they established. Lessons of patriotism be taught wherever Americans gath CT together, as we take increased de- vetion to that cause fer which they gave the last full measure of deVe- tion"
 The call te patriotic service is ne less insistent in these piping times of peace thaR ia tAa aaEs ef the Rehel=
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
HE REPuallcAN TICKET.

In the selection of a ticket the re- Y1bHcan caucus has unanimously placed before the electors of the city candidates who will inspire the sup port of not only the party members but the voters al large. All are men of acknowledged ability in their re- spective lines and their selection for the offices for which they have been nominated, will insure a business like and economical administration of the citys affairs. Commanding the conf dence and support of the voters, the nominees have the qualifications that can be relied upon for the placing of the municipal business in their hands by the election of June 3.
 Those who have been selected to sit in the court of common council, in cluding the chief executive, are men closely identified with the industrial life of the city, being keen, shrewd an1 capable, who not only know the value of a proper administration, but are prepared 10 give 1t.
 For the offices of clerk and treasurer young and popular candidates have been named whose ability and experi- ence are unQuestioned. Both the nom inees for city sheriff have done faith ful service in past year and are perfectly familiar with the duties.
 The water commissioner and the town school committee. the latter to be elected at the special town elee- ton held simultaneously with the city election. whose nomination meant their election, are a strength to any ticket.
 Party success lies in the united sup port of the ticket, which was unani- mously chosen in caucus and it be- hooves the republicans of the city to see that the candidates receive it.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
MAKING A FIGHT FOR ALL.

In the seeking of new and unelected delegates in states where the primaries have not been held or conventions are still on the schedule, all three of the republican candidates are as active, IS in Ohio. There's a reason. President Taft has the assurance of a majority of the delegates thus far chosen by the states, but he has no intention of allowing his strenuous opponent 60 continue his demagogic attacks and personal abuse undisputed. To do so would be like hiding behind a screen represented by his delegates. These delegates, however, are being made the objcts of a serious attack by the Roosevelt forces For a long time in the south this practice has been under way, and it is now of the most vital importance that the president hold his following. By doing that and adding new delegations he will make his nom nation doubly sure
 With Roosevelt the situation is one of conquest. He must continue to gain delegates to the end and then his only hope lies in the winning over by his alluring claims wavering delegates and endeavor to make the majority stand and deliver to the minority It is on that that he is basing his hope in Chicago. LaFollette, the "reaI' pro- gressiye, is striking out straight from the shoulder. against the good" trust supporter
 New Jersey has been a state with a liking for the president, who secured a larger vote there than Roosevelt did, so that he has the right to feel that his efforts will not be fruitless. New Jersey also stands for a sane govern ment such as the president advocates. While the times savor of revolution, it is not to be expected New Jersey will be carried away by the wave of hysteria.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
A coMMENpARLE IMPROVEMENT

A COMMENDABLE IMPROVEMENT
 That is most commendable effort which the West Chelsea school dis trict officials are carrying out off Falls avenue That thoroughfare has nothing to do with. the schools, but as the school grounds have been well taken care of In the way of trees and shrubbery, the idea of benefiting the points of the district which do need attention Is going to be big factor in the Identification of the city. If any place needs the attention being given it, Falls avenue is it. It has been neglected sadly and offers most un- attractive welcome to those coming into the city from the Central Yer mont trains. With the cooperation which the city is to give in this i'm provement the expense ought not to be great and the placing there of d curbed grass plot with trees and possi- bly flower beds will make d beauty spot of an eyesore,
 This action by the district calls to mind the important part the pupils of district can play in the Identification of a city, and in New Britain prizes were offered in the schools for the best essays on topics like these:
 What can I do to beautify New Brit ain?" What can I do to beautify and improve New Britain2' "The Influence of the campaign of last year in New Britain and other cities Why prop erty owners should keep their yards clean7 "A model city" Ways of stimulating interest in Spotless Town crusade' How can I best make use of Saturdays and holidays to beautify my yard" How can a backyard be made attractive" The best vines and flowers for beautifying backwards and their arrangement" The more effec- tive means for insuring cleanliness in city-the law or education.'
 Such list offers diversity of sub jects, and in preparing their papers the children get the spirit of the move ment. not only for immediate use, but for the part they can take in the fu- | ture.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

lion The citizen who loves his coun- try has plenty of calls on his courage and on his patience. It sometimes re- Quires as much stamina to cast a bal lot as to shoulder a gun. Let no enc imagine that the spirit of bravery may have no exercise save on the field of battle.
 In some ways the modern world sets a sterner challenge before civilians than any of the warriors met It is not only 8 question of physical bray cry. In this regard let us believe that the mass of men would measure up to the standards of the past In any crisis Americans will rally round the flag" as quickly as ever. The par ticular demand today is for moral bravery, and that is the hardest test that can be applied.
 Genuine patriots will be honest in their dealings with the state when, by dishonesty, they might gain some personal material advantage: they will exhibit public spirit when inclination and the example of others prompts to selfishness; they will obey established law when disregard for law is charac- teristic of rich and poor. Genuine patriotism prompts to
 Some sense of duty, something of a
 faith,
 Some reverence for the laws ourselves
 have made,
 Some patient force to change them
 when we will,
 Some civic manhood firm against the
 crowd
 The willingness to sacrifice personal gain or comfort for the public good is the essence of all patriotism whether in war or peace. Bad measures are enacted and bad men get into office because good men are too busy or too lazy to provide better measures or better candidates. Three fourths of the ills that vex our body polite might be cured if we were willing to make the sacrifice of ease or money required
 There are patriots in our land to- day, many thousands of them. Peace is having her victories no less than war. Hats off, say, to the men who fought out the battle of freedom and union on bloody fields a half-eent3ry 1 ago! And has off, too, to the soldiers of peace who in public office and out 1 of it are standing today for honesty and sobriety and law THE PARSON
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
SOUTHERN cALlFoRNlA's TRoU-
 BILE.

The situation in southern California Is getting to a point where the state is liable to take a hand in the run ming of affairs. For some time San Diego has been greatly disturbed bv the anarchistic tendency of the I. w w, which organization has persisted in carrying on their fight unabated by the efforts of the local government to sl1p- press it. It has continued to the point where the flag was insulted and de- nounced. and the city bid fair to be overrun by the band which defied law and order. The measures taken to sup- press the trouble only added to the in- tensity of the purpose of the trouble makers and they gained re-inforea- ments from other points in the coun- try rapidly.
 The climax was reached when Dr. Ben Reitman as manager for Emma Goldman. the notorious anarchist ad- voeate. took her to San Diego to ad- dress the sympathlzers. That aroused the San Diego vigilantes and they took The law into their own hands, but in tarring and feathering the manager and getting Miss Goldman out of town they took drastic steps, the wisdom of which is to be questioned. They were actuated too much by the same spirit which charaeterizes the very ones against whom they are fighting and puts the city in state of law lessness that should not be permitted. Such policy can hardly be expected 10 improve the sitHatieH, The vigiiaa= les are justified in seeing that la# and order are observed, but iH civ ilizsd community ether and better ways must have hseR available ts have prevented Reitmsa and Goldman fFeH preaching RnarehE
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
eettinu After peddI.rs

New Canaan, like some other small boroughs in the vicinity of larger cities, is overrun with peddlers. The borough laws require all vendors to take out a license, and 1t is gratifying to know that the police are wide awake and are compelling these itin- erant merchants to contribute to the borough treasury or get out of town New Canaan Advertiser
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

Tine Besten Transcript of the s1st said: This is an eventful day for Rhode Island, The governor has re- leased the seam sherel lever that starts the digging on the readbed of the Southern New England railroad. which is to directly connect Narra- gaRsett bay with the Pacihc eeean.9
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

We heard the first golden robin this year on the 9th of May, which is lit tie early for him if the spring is cold and backward. I like to hear him sing ing on the high boughs of the cherry tree, and to see him flashing through the cherry blossoms. He hops about lit tie in the new grass in the garden, and is assisting in the repairs to the old nest which has withstood the force of the winds of several wintersh What q flight he has had from the valley of the Amazon, or far off Argentina; but he looks no worse for his journey of several thousand miles. But his cry of "Cheerokee! Cherokee" is note of gladness it seems good to hear. Who taught him to tie his prettlly woven purse like nest way out on the boughs of the elm and to line it with horse hair and silky vegetable down? It seems as if summer was here when he gets home.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
OTHER VIEW POINTS

One of the causes for the increase in socialism Is the way & man like Morse can evade his sentence on a health plea and return from Europe in a few weeks as well as ever.-Meriden Journal.
 We wonder if the suffragettes who have been sent up for several months at hard labor in London, will insist | upon equal rights with the men at the heavy end of the granite industry If they happen to be assigned to that department of the labor ?-Westerly Sun.
 From various sources comes evidence | that delegates to the democratic na- | tional convention are more concerned | over their board and lodging prospect | in Baltimore than interested in the | rivalries of the candidates for the | presidential nomination. - Providence | Journal
 Twenty-Five cents a ton wholesale | is the addition to be made to the | price of anthracite coal in order that i the operators may doubly recoup themselves for the advance in wages | made to the miners And the con sumer pays-as usual. - Bridgeport 1 Standard.
 If there are any Roosevelt ceIepra- tions" to be held, by all means hold them now, when ignorance of what may happen in June or November con- tributes to make them blissful. It would be too bad to miss any fun by failing to have the laugh a-foorst.' New Haven Register.
 Floyd George declares that the mo- bility of England has robbed churches and the dead. From the manner in which they got away with some of our heiresses, we can also testify that they have trimmed some of the live ones, as welL-Waterbury Republican.
 The profits of the coal barons are not seriously disturbed, so far as we can figure it out The already over l burdened consumer pays more for d prime necessity of life If this be | equity and justice, if this is rational way to solve industrial disputes, then our theory of ethics and economics is all wrong.-New Haven Union | Sweet girl seniors of the New Brit ain high school have agreed to wear for graduation gowns simple white l dresses This is a commendable | plan and a timely example There is no good reason why high school grad nations should be accomplished by lav- ish expenditures and bringing hardship to many who are unable to vie with the more fortunately endowed.-An- sonia Sentinel
 There is a military directness, a straight aim, sharp crack of the rifle and a ball in the bullseye, in this from Gen. Nelson A. Miles. People may say Miles has no good will for Roosevelt, any way. on points of personal griev- ances, but that has nothing to do with whether this arrow is tipped with truth or not. Says Miles. "A dema- gogue and his coterie supported by millionaires, are travelling over the country, appealing to the lowest strata
 of society, exciting their prejudices, creating disaffection, and attempting
 to undermine the foundations of our government. The assertions of Roose-
 welt that he elected Mr Taft, is now
 dissatisfied with him and assumes to
 take control of the government him self, is the act of despot. I regard
 the situation as very serious. ."-Stam-
 ford Advocate.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

It is interesting to see flew persist ently the two uninstrueted Connecticut delegates are carried in the doubtful CT contested column, Those two men are among the strongest Taft adher- ents in the state,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
No Reason for Hurryinu.

Secretary Wilson is in no hurry to fill Dr. Wiley's place in the chemistry bureau. If a successor isn't found be- fore March there will be two places to iIl-the chief chemists and the sec- retary's.-Lowell Courier Citizen.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

We were surprised to see an indigo bird in the backyard on May 14th feeding in the rain with the chipping sparrows on the early grass seeds in the undug parts of the garden. What attracted our attention to him was the fact that he was smaller and bluer than our constant visitor. the bluebird -bluer than the sky or the violet. the head in front. the wing -coverts, rump and tail being of a darker and differ ent hue Perhaps you would not rec ognize him as visitor just from Yucatan in Central America, where he with his tribe passed the winter He was in the Carolinas a month ago. and he doesn't tarry long on residential lots. He was with US two days He is sus- pected of being the bird which so charmed Thoreau with his song at night, and Abbott alluding to his night singing habits says From sundown to sunup he whistles Good night ev- cry hour and at sunrise whistles Good morning. The indigo bird does not enjoy cold weather and Is an early migrant, but an injured specimen has
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
Now an Asset.

If it were not for the lavish contri- buttons it adds to the ColonePs cam paign fund, the support of MT. Per kins would be more a liability than an asset.-Kansas City Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

Some of the elderly members of the Methodist church have grievance be- cause of the possibility of the ban be- ing lifted from dancing, now that they are too old to take 1t up.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

When Roosevelt at Cincinnati dis closed the fact that Tafts father and brother voted for Grant for third term, he must have thought he had struck the blow that killed father,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
An ExpIanatlen.

Something must explain Wilson's sweep in Texas. Perhaps it was Sen ater Bailey's opposition to him.-New York Tribune.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

The Massachusetts legislature has thrown out a bill without debate which proposed to register and license all barbers. Pap for politicians from that source doesn't go there.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

If Colonel Bryan should be nomInat- ed at Baltimore and beat Roosevelt, which seems possible, he will be more indebted to the Colonel than to the democratic party for his success.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

Should Roosevelt get where he can force the bosses to obey the people, he and his bosses will not expect to, The complete elimination of the political boss is more of a dream than a Ressi- bility.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
Never Heard of Mis.ourl.

Doe Cook Is said to be drawing crowded houses in Germany, where Baron Munehausen once was popular. Milwaukee Sentinel
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

The report of the Titanic investiga- ton committee to the senate will score the dead captain, but the effect will be on the living.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

The alternative which Utah gives murderer-hanging or being shot to death-is choice without hope. The result is the same either way.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

If the intelligent citizens were as much interested in the general welfare as in their private concerns there would not be such imperfect adminis- tration of public affairs.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

Any man who uses "I" and me" as Roosevelt does is making a straight bid for restraint when he addresses the intelligent.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

A Kansas merchant advertises that he has some outing shirts as soft as q government job and not half as hard to get' That ought to excite rush for the garments.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

The Colonel is showing what an able, designing, magnetic citizen can do, and the results show why the recall of the judges would be often unjust.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

We sometimes think we are impar- tial; but when l think of the matter seriously this appears to me like an illusive dream. If love never possessed the human soul man might be tmpar- tial, provided pity and sympathy would go visiting. These have always been, and always will be, warpers. It Is these three which makes mother partial with reference to the treatment or indulgence of her own children. Il Is a common occupation of the human mind to fool itself with conceits, which are no more nor less than self-imposed flatteries. It is not natural for us to be impartial and if we promise to be so we pledge ourselves to do what man thus far has totally failed in ac- complising. We keep guard against being openly lopsided, because that is disgraceful. We are all just as par tial as we dare be- and to those we love and those to whom we feel obli- gated we have a constant spirit of fla or and generosity.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

fine government printing effiee at Washingt8a issues 6 million books and pamphlets each week and te be rid of old steeif d million beeks a year ara destroyed Loss feF IT years estimated at s25,e0o,50 Uncie Sam has moHey to burn.
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up along the border they know the Mexican troops dare not attack them for fear of firing into this country.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

Roosevelt thinks the party is solid and the republican arms wide open for him-he has nothing to worry about. now!"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
EDITORIAL NOTES

The Widener will gives four millions in trust for the benefit of poor crip- pies. This is a welcome charity.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
What cnunts

Governor Wilson may be a nice man all right, but Champ Clark appears 10 De heap smarter at playing the game of politics. Omaha Bee
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

Politicians are as busy as the pro- life mosquito down in Jersey this week. end.
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Happy thought for today: The only time to take chance is when you are conscious you have nothing to lose.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

The Cubans are showing by their fierce and revolutionary spirit that they are not yet more than half civil iZed
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25
Makina a PepuIar pemand.

Of course, victory by enc delegate locks enough like il to be called an ''eFeEWheimiag popular demand. "- HaFtfan5 F
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

Edmund Burke observed that the generality of the people are 90 years at least, in thsir politics. We must confess they are still loitering by the way.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

The old gentleman who said his motto through life had been I'm al- ways wantedl" was an optimist. He didn't know how tC undervalue him self, and if he wasn't in demand at every important function it was be- cause the managers of it were not ac- quainted with him. or else were ignor- ant Of the desirability of his presence. He always felt important, and his own pedestal was so high that he just looked down in pity upon the mass of the people all of the time. AS an atti- tude this may be a little humorous to think of, but it brooks not gloom--it never gets itself into suicidal atmo- sphere. There are only few persons who can maintain this attitude of being sufficient unto themselves. We are not going to commend it as a good exam pie, but it has it's compensations if it has no special merit It is better to think ones self up than down.