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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02
CIRCULATION
THE KING OF GOOD ROAD
MAKERS.

Gen. T. Coleman du Pont, presi-
dent Of the du Pont Powder company
and a multi-millionaire. Of Delaware.
is the greatest enthuiast for new
roads in the whole world He has
designed for Delaware the greatest
system Of tree-lined public highways
ever conceived by any one man. Two
years ago he announced that he was
willing to build a state road from
the northern to the southern boun-
dairy line OF Delaware. Now, as he
enthuses over the subject, he comes
out with the statement that he will
set aside 81 900 900 for his heirs and
devote the entire remainder Of his for
tune TO building solid macadamized
roads in Delaware and adjoining
states. General du Points wealth is
estimated at about $12,0OO,OOO which
leaves approximately $11.000,000 for
giving Delaware the best system of
roads to be found in the United
States
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

reveals them. One does not enjoy
seeing another lightly do tasks impOs
sible to himself Earnest people often
rebel against their own limitations and
refuse to admit that they are not as
clever in all points as any Of their
neighbOrs OF how much heartache
are our unseemly comparisons the
cause!
We must accept ourselves as we are.
Life teaches few lessons more en-
phatically than this. Whatever ones
gifts or lack of gifts. he has an equal
opportunity with any of the sons Of
men to exhibit supreme faithfulness
and thus to gain lifes supreme re-
ward. Herein, and not in any impos-
sible uniformity of taste, talent or
equipment is the true equality ON man.
THE PARSON.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

think they really have what ought to
be coming to them. ] learned long ago
that to get on in life one must either
'catch fish or cut bait" and / thought
! should prefer to catch flsh-never
have caught a whale, vet, though
Sometimes I think the labor Of earth
is made up of punching bags and door
mats-something to be hit hard and
something to wipe your feet upon. It
isn't agreeable TO be either; but it is
better to be worth hitting than to be
a convenience for muddy boots 1t is
because one portion of the community
is trying to make doormats of another
portion that there is more turmoli
than there should be. A punching bag
is thing Of utility, and it puts life
into the puncher and teaches him
something. 1t is creditable to men
that they decline to be doormats; 1T is
better to be hit hard as developer.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02
WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED OF
BALTIMORE.

The democrats in this part of the
country will be glad to learn upon as
good an authority as the Baltimore
American that the hotels Of that city
will charge convention prices, and
these pyices will be the uniform prices
made at all times, with the excep-
tion that the charge per room per
Individual will be with the under
Standing that the rooms will be oc-
cupied by the number of persons that
they are designed to accommodate.
There will not be any excessive
crowding. and no one will be called
upon to pay dollar more for the
service he will receive than if there
was no convention in Baltimore.
The American says the statements
Of Mr. Woodson concerning hotel cor
norants are false And further says
Baltimore protests against gross
Misrepresentation of the facts from Of
fetal sources. The city is doing more
than any other convention city would
have done to make the convention no
table and the delegates comfortable,
and the result will prove satisfactory
to all except those whose ineradicable
opposition to Baltimore as the city for
the convention places them beyond all
reason, Baltimore expected to be ira
duced, and it knows that the traduc-
ton will not find weight except among
those who are disappointed because
the convention was carried off by some
one Of the citys rivals for the honor,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

Rrookfisld--T county commission
ers have ruled that Louis s. Berg's
hotel at Brookiield Junction is not
strictly a summer hotel and have re-
fused to grant his application for q
liquor license there on the grounds
thai the application does not fall
within the scope of the new summer
hoteF law. which permits the granting
Of licenses 10 IA hestelry that loss only
= GUNNER business,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02
Mnslaxan Press Club offi,ers.

The College Press club of Wesleyan
ha a meeting recently, when the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, S. B. Crowther. II, Springfield
Mass; vice. president, Fl, w. Bell. 70
Glen Head n. Y; secretary and
treasurer, r. b. Nichols, 10. Jack
sonville, Ill.,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

In that Illuminating parable of the
talents that anyone may read for him
self in the Gospels 1T is worthy of note
that the final prizes of life are award
ed on the basis of faithfulness alone.
1t is not case of well done thou
good and successful servant" but
Well done, thou good and faithful
servant" The distribution of the tai
ents was by no means equal. One re
cefved five, another two and another
one and so on, each receiving "ac-
cOrding to his several ability" Each
man was to go and trade with what
he had. Precisely the same common
dation was bestowed on the man whose
talents had gained bat two as on him
whose five talents had gained other
hVe- The one rehuke in the list was 70
the shame-faced fellow who had been
given one talent and had gained with
it nothing,
II is not always joyful experience
to face tbs facts of life ~ experience
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02
Bible Question Box

Your Bible questions will he an
sWeEed in these columns o. by mai.
If sent TO our Bible Question RoA
5ditor.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02
MAKING WASTE LAND USEFUL.

MAKING WASTE LAND USEFUL.
The Boston Globe thinks these
times should prompt people to Guilt
vate small gardens as a matter of
ecenomy-as a help to cheaper living.
If this were the only advantage Of
a garden. it would be enough; but it
affords healthful exercise and would
be of great physical advantage to
workers who are confined too much
indoors.
There is waste land enough around
New England homes to supply the
householders and tenants with all the
garden sass" they would need for
their tables.
1t would cut down expenses some
to cultivate every inch of land and
plant potatoes, peas beans, corn,
squash, .beets, onions turnips, cucum-
bers, lettuce, radishes. etc. Potatoes,
corn, beets and onions require more
or less attention, but the other vege-
tables will thrive with a surprisingly
small amount Of care.
The smallest bit of land would at
ford lettuce, radishes,, Swiss chard
for greens, string beans or tomatoes.
Tt will surprise any person TO see
now much wholesome food a little gar
den spot will produce.
The old ash heap will grow summer
squashes, or cumcumbers, OF flowers
enough for the table Of a small fam
lily all summer.
The reward for the small amount OF
work required in a garden is most
satisfactory.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

If the western man who has just
passed his Goth birthday was not a
teetotaller, his years show he was
temperate in both eating and drink
ing.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

New Hampshire employs 1000 wo-
men and two men to teach the boys
to become good and efficient citizens
and then denies the ballot to women.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

Teddy has right to think he is a
bigger man than Taft. but it is fool
ishness to compel the people to pass
upon it.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

Instead Of endorsing a recall of the
judges which gives power to the mob,
the people are very likely to call Col
onel Roosevelts hat out Of the ring.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

Bryan charged Teddy with stealing
all his thunder, and nor- he has got
away with LaFollette's lightning.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

Mrs, Roosevelt is making six
weeks visit to Panama She has the
good luck to avoid the turmoil Of
her better halls consent.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

The first robin hasn't arrived, but
the Sons Of Rest are making their
usual demonstration of faith in the
approach Of spring.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

Good counsel from Abraham Lin
coin: Stand with anybody that
stands right. Stand with him while
he is right, and part with him when
he goes wrong"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

How easily some people are swim
died! The fact that they are poor
thinkers makes poor business men Of
them. ignorance is one of the dearest
things on the earth. The man with a
surplus is lured into an investment be-
cause it will pay twice the income re-
ceived from the bank. He never asks
himself why a man Is Offering or
8 per cent. when he can hire money for
8 per cent. of the banks If he has the
right financial backing or the guaran-
tying collateral. Where per cents. in
excess of legal per cents are offered
for money the transaction is the more
risky or peI1lous. Concerns offering
large dividends for the loan of money
are paying extra per cents. to these
agents for their work, and these are
paid from the moneys borrowed. The
American people are robbed of hun
dIeds of millions every year by these
openly suspicious methods,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

To get married in Norway. both
parties to the contract must prove
they have had the smallpox or been
vaccinated.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

Happy thought for today: If you
cannot afford to dress well because
your wife does. you can admire her!
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

As great a logician as Lyman Alb
bott is having the time of his life
explaining when a third term is not
third term.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

William d. Howells has a happy
middle name. He is truly the dean Of
American novelists and essayists, says
the Boston Post, and the celebration
of his 18th birthday in New York
Thursday only locally expressed the
admiration and regard in which he is
held the country over.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

Tons of Roosevelt buttons We're
made in anticipation but they were
not based upon a political dream.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02
SUNDAY MORNING TALK
THE EQUALITY OF MAN.

When John Hancock and his
fellow patriots gave expression
to the immortal dictum that
"eIl men are created equal" they
set up one indefensible claim. 1t
is true that all men are created free,
but II is not true that all men are
created equal in the generally &C
cepted meaning Of that term. No fact
is clearer than that the gifts Of life are
unevenly distributed. Men do not
start out in the world with equal
equipment or with equal opportunities.
Heredity must be reckoned with as
factor in life and heredity would seem
to be a shameless respecter Of persons.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

When women becens candidates, II
shying a hat into the ring In to be
he style, circus E4ug will be necAs~
aaE1k
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

William Howard Taft is attending
to business in Washington; and is
just as sane and safe as ever.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02
Watch two ads in school, One has

Watch two lads in school. One has
come into the world with quick and
agile mind. Lessons are play to him.
BY a sort Of intuition he grasps the
solution of the problem; historical facts
and figures stick in his mind; Ian
guages offer little difficulty. The 9TH
er boy works as hard or harder, but is
using a duller instrument, His mind
is not naturally quick nor his memory
retentive. He delves with all his might,
but the soil is naturally thin. 1t is
only by a vast amount of labor that
he can make good showing.
The same fact is apparent in later
life Some forge to the top by virtue
of Superior native abilities. Other
men never rise above mediocrity be-
cause their endowments of mind or
body will not permit such q rise. The
fundamental flaw in most socialistic
theories is neglect of this truth. Most
of these cure-all schemes assume to
defy nature and reverse the plan Of
God who has poured the souls of men
in different molds. Sleight- Of hand
performers who would create Utopia
by reducing humanity to a common
level, eXalting the one-talent man to
the five talent mans job, and pulling
down all the mighty from their seats
nave the STUBBORN Iacts OF human ma
ture against them. The trick could not
be made to work. ANY artificial uni
formity forced upon society would
simply spell chaos.
In one regard, however. equality be-
comes a fact 1t is in the absolutely
universal requirement Of faithfulness
Every man is required to make the
most Of his gifts, whether they be great
or small, And that Is all he is re-
CURED to do, He must yield an ade-
quate return on the investment repre-
scented in his own personality. The
dullard is not held accountable for the
results required of the genius. But he
is held accountable for the utmost that
his own brain and Drawn can produce
And if he yields that return, the kings
of the earth have achieved no higher
success.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

publican who wants more for himself
and heirs forever
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02
EDITORIAL NOTES

Turkey is eating up the flower and
beauty Of the youth of Italy.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02
A near.phiIosopher saws: lWher

A near philosopher says; When it
comes to getting something for moth
ing. his Satanic majesty is at the top
of the heap" When we look at the
wages of sin this seems to be no ex-
aggeration. Giving something for
nothing is not a business proposition
it is nothing less than a false pretense
when the gift seems real and the mo-
tive Is hid The rule Of business and
the rule Of life appears to be the rem
dering of service for satisfactory re-
turns. The kings of the give-some-
thing- for nothing policy have become
millionaires because they invented q
scheme which makes a success of false
pretense-they get large returns for
small investments The deception is
worthy Of his Satanic majesty So he
Is at the top of the heap. Man has
always proved himself to be more or
less Of an idiot for he has been lured
from paradise by base promises, and
in this Is less to be respected than he
who sold his birthright for mess Of
pottase, since he would exchange
heaven for hell
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

When a man comes to you for ad-
vice do not be too fast in giving it,
This Is one of the perils to good fell
lowship and friendship. The man who
thinks ne wants your advice in nine
cases out Of ten only wants it if it
dovetails with his idea of things. This
Is why the careful man strives to find
out the character of the advice wanted
before he ventures to give advice.
Most men who are seeking advice pre-
fer that it should be agreeable rather
than just meet a need. 1t has been
said that man gives advice by the
bucket, but takes it by the grain.
Half the people who ask for advice
really only want appreciation. These
are things TO keep in mind when ad-
vice is sought. Advice unwisely given
means estrangement. Better be lndis-
Greet in lending money than in giving
advice to a friend who tells YOU he
needs it.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

Clifford Pinchot felt sure the Colonel
was not candidate. This shows lie
is not a bosom friend
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

in Panama, was full of peace and good
will for the Latin republics
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

Colonel Roosevelt isn't afraid of
publicity He just loves to be in the
lime light.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

What is your lot in life? You are
ROT satisfied with it, for few foilSs
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02
The MAN WHO TALKS


There is no reason why matfimony
should transform the poetry of life
INTO an itemized expense account, al
though it Is very apt to If vanity sits
where sense should. A full pocketbook
and large income is not an unmlXed
blessing. as the revelations in the di-
vorce courts often show. Think Of a
spoiled wife who tells the court she
cannot possibly I've on less than $50
600 a year. 1t is more than probable
that some of these women who cannot
live alone on less than $500 a week
came from homes where $1,000 year
would have been thought a liberal in
come. Their extravaganza and selfish
ness are at the bottom Of their woes
An indulgent husband can be over
done and worn out, and a richly fur
nished home seems to breed misery as
naturally as q dog can breed fieas
The matrimony that is concerted In
love and that knows f-sacritice is
about the only kind worth talking
about or worthy of respect
Have you noticed that people who
have but little to say keep saying it
all the time? 1t is not because they
think it specially wise, perhaps, but
because it seems to strike their fancy
1t has been we'll said They think toe
little who talk too much" GarrulouB-
ness is a very common fault, hence
silence is taken as a sign of wisdom
Some people think the most brilliant
cOnversationalists are those who only
speak when they are spoken to, anO
yet we all know that a brilliant com
pany of this sort would form Quaker
meeting, 1t is a good rule not to talk
for the sake of hearing the sound OF
ones voice, and to be bent upon max
ing an impression involves the hazard
of making a bad one, It is a good idea
to keep the tongue under restraint
and to be as natural as possible. The
people who love to talk may be de-
pended upon to sustain the converse
ton under any and all circumstances
-
The ability to see pictures in nature
should be more common. 1t is the gen
eral love of the beautiful that prompts
man to adorn his home with pretty
pictures and to visit the art galleries
to see the wonderful works of mar
which are really very poor Tescripts
of the wonderful productions of nature
Why should not the beauty of Gods
landscapes and marine views, or the
pictures he has hung in the sky, af-
ford US more pleasure than these imi-
tations Of His handiwork which the
greatest artists have produced. To
make pigments express scenes from
nature faithfully approaches magic art
but at best how poor 1T is compared
with natures glorious sunrises ant
sunsets which are to be seen by al
who look up at the rising and the set
ting of each days sun. Nature be.
comes one great picture gallery and {
constant source of delight when tht
eye behOlds the pictures as they vary
in the sunlight,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

The unrest of humanity is really it's
hope. whether it is shown in strikes or
political disturbances. The spirit is
yearning for something better. and is
willing to make almost any sacrifice
for it, Men, women and children do
not combine and voluntarily become
idle and staTve together Just from ig1
norance or obstinacy. If it were not
for this quality of resistance free men
might by men of wealth be made
slaves. Give me liberty or give me
DEATH is Oftener expressed by the
spirit than it finds utterance in words.
If all the strikes are not wise, they are
manifest guard. A Spanish maxim
says: He that loseth wealth loses
much; he that loseth friends loseth
more; but he that loses his spirit loses
all" It is well the spirit of the masses
cannot be subdUed-that they are SEN
sitive to oppression and fear and will
act together for recognition and re-
ward. However much We may feel
opposed to strikes, we must respect
this spirit which defes the oppressdf
in every form.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

IF the game of life was being played
for the betteTment Of man and the
glory of God it would be a divine game;
but man is playing the game wrong
end to, and reaping baneful results.
The Almighty never intended that man
should take the pigs motto: Root hog
or die" and just play the game for me
and mine, When He revealed to the
sons of men that in conjunction with
the spirit they were all to become sons
of God, He had a right to expect bet
ter things of them. The principles of
an uplifting life are simply to be as
mindful of the welfare Of others as
Of your own. He who does most for
man is doing most for God. There is
no ACKNOWLEDGMENT in the game
when truly played, Love is supposed
to play the major part and so long as
man prefers selfshness he will think
the scriptures are a failure and God
far away. The man who burrows in
self is like the grounding that burrows
in the ground, and like him gets his
forecast from his shadow. There are
too many of this kind,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02
The Circulation oil
The Bulletin.

The Bulletin hHs the largest cir
culation of any paper in Eastern
Connecticut, and from three to four
times larger than that of any in
Norwich. 1t ia delivered TO over
5000 of the 4,053 houses I'm Nor
witch. and read by niRety-three per
cent. of the people. In Windham
Il is delivered 20 over 500 houses,
in Putnam and Dauielsou to over
1,1OO, and In ali of these places II
IL considered the local daily.
Eastern COhHeeticut has forty
nine towns, one hundred and sixty
i've pOstofice districts, and sixty
rural free delivery routes.
The Bulletin is sold in every
town aEd on all OF the n. r. ID.
routes in Eastern Connecticut.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-04
Flies and Weeds.

Flies are not the only, nuisance
needing swats. There are weeds, for
instance.
A recent government bulletin, di-
rected particularly to farmers, calls
attention to the tremendous waste
occasioned by parasitic weeds. They
crowd and choke legitimate crops
rob the soil of sustenance which be-
longs to grain vegetables and fruits
and, maturing, tax the farmers thou
sands a year for freightaoa to mar
ket
Like a house fly, a weed is SO easy
to kill that few take the trouble to
kiHTit. Flies and weeds thrive
through the carelessness of their nat
ural enemies. Both could be exter-
minated in very few years if peo,
pie would only take the trouble to
wage war, on them
Flies are no longer having the
care-free existence whichs was once
their lot. Weeds may some day
come into as bad repute. Neither
has an excuse for existence and wider
of their evil propensities
will eventually accomplish their ex-
tirpation.
Swat flies for health's sake. Kill
weeds for the pocketbook's sake. In
both health and politics
would profit by their joint destruc-
ton
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-07-04
A Grand Blow Out.

The Williamson Brass Band gave
Mr.. Carl Shumate and his bewitch-
ing bride a grand concert upon their
arrival in this city. The band on this
occasion turned out in full force and
did their best, making some very good
music. Following is list of se1ec-
lions PLAYED during the surinade:
Loves Response. Cupid's Charm. Off
cial Indian Welding March, Daisies
Won't Tell, and other beautiful se1ec-
tons from the popular music of the
day. The Band boys were entertain
ed royaly and great time generally
was the result. 1t proved to be a real
pleasant time and everyone present
enjoyed themselves hugely.