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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-21
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CHICAGO GRAIN SIARKET-

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Mrs. c. VI. Johnston. OF Wilkes
Barre, Pa, is . guest of Mrs. William
A. Blair.
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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18
HE nANnEuoN PEST.

The wild carrot and the dandelions are pests which should be exterminat- ed. In the ease of the former, deter mined efforts have been made to such an extent that a state law was passed concerning it, but there are localities where it grows as thick as clever. This exists in the country districts, If at all, but in the city the dandelion Is equally as bad. Both are pretty in the flower but they raise havoc with the fields and the lawns. All agree that the dsndelion should be suppressed, but the question is how to dc it.
 The dandellen is by ne means slaugh tered by the greens" diggers. They get away with a good many of them, and they make pretty good eating, but in every section they are running riot and soon will be going to seed by the thousands to appear next year and continue to crowd out the grass. Out in Sedalia, Mo, the Daughters of the American Revolution took up the cud- gel against the dandelion, which re- suited in the destruction of thousands of pounds of greens and before the blossoms had gone to seed. Prizes were offered to the school children and to schools as a whole for dandelions brought in with roots attached, and so keen became the rivalry that school was closed halliday to reap the ben eft of the contest It was a bealthful contest and the dandelion was busted. Children might not use good judgment in attacking lawn studded with the yellow flowers, but the method is q successful one.
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musical and literary opportunities far beyond their ability to obtain other wise Needless to say nc strikes" are heard of there, and the products i of those mills are noted far and wide i for their first-class quality. The hap i py, contented worlImen reflect their | happiness and content in their endeav- | or to advance the interests of their | employers. They boast with pride of | the work of their looms and refer to the owners of the mills with constantly i increasing affection, pointing them out 1 to visitors with evident delight in the | fact that they are recognized as CO., workers and not slaves.
 More than one such village exists in Connecticut, we are glad to say, but We must admit that the majority of mill towns show row after row of homes built after the same pattern, painted the same tint of gray or some other dull hue, and evidently done with as little expense as possible. Set close to the thoroughfare. no sG- rounding of green lawn can be obtain , ed, and children wild and unkempt run about the streets while their slatternly mothers gossip with each other, calling from the low steps affording the only entrance to the cOmfortless tenement within.
 The manufacturers, usually non residents of the place, throw off res possibility by saying the people care for nothing better and that to show any variety of arrangement would create a feeling of envy and lead to charges of fayoritism. Occasionally, however, we see an attempt at decora- tion which shows a desire for some thing better. The bare window with out blinds is partially screened by running vines trained up over it, and in the little space at the side of the house, a few struggling plants are feebly trying their best to exist under unfavorable conditions.
 l should like to see the experiment 1 tried of transplanting such a colony | of operatives to a spot where more comfortable conditions might fall to their share. l believe their work would respond and show improvement. Such expenditure would eat up all the profits" is the reason commonly advanced by the owners as excuse for all neglect on their part. Of course, we know they are in the business for ] profit, not philanthropy, but I am i sure they would find reimbursement for the money expended in better | quality of the fabric
 When 1 hear the mill bell ringing | before daylight, as often happens dur ! ing the winter months, and think of ! the sleepy, listless toilers going to their required tasks, I no longer wonder at | the pallid, pasty complexion of those ! employed.
 l Sometimes perhaps the sense of brotherhood of man may outstrip the | love of personal gain even in us ! Americans who are praised at one mo- ment for our generosity and berated l immediately afterward for our selfish l greed of money getting Then, in- 1 deed, the strife between capital and 1 labor will be lessened, and content will take the place of unrest.
 May Heaven speed the hour!
 AN IDLER.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18
RAILROADS AND sTEAMBoATs.

The proposed legislation which would divorce the steamboat lines from the railroads would have a particularly damaging effect in New England where transportation is so extensively done by water in connection with the railroads. The opposition that is being made is only natural The legislation is aimed at the transcontinental lines which may or might own vessels to operate through the Panama canal, but as 1t is drawn it is applicable to all railroad-owned steamboat lines, whether they would make any use of the canal or not The opposition which seems just is from tho New England lines which do strictly coast ing business They do not intend to operate through the canal and it is likely that an amendment will be made to exclude such railroad owned lines from the proposed legislation. It is only proper that it should be.
 The separation of the railroads and steamboat lines would not mean that either would have to go out of busi- ness, but 1t would mean a continual conflict between such companies in the matter of arranging connections and transfers and manufacturing interests would be the sufferers. There is no demand for such a step to be taken until the canal is opened Not intend ing to operate in the canal the legis- lation which is proposed to affect the canal should not operate against ex- isting business not connected or in tended to be connected herewith. The restriction of the proposed legislation 10 the canal trade is only fair in the event that the legislation passes.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18
HE TuRERcuLosls FIGHT

The treatment of tuberculosis has become worldwide proposition. In most countries a pronounced effort is being made to eradicate it. and great success is being obtained To determine what is being done in Grelt Britain a commission was appointed 10 investigate the treatment especially In hospitals and sanatoria of fhat country and it's report is one Of par- ucular interest New sanatoria are being constantly erected for the one purpose of conquering the white plague. It is conceded to be the prop CT and scientific way of dealing with the terror. The commission finds that where sanatoria have not always fu!- hled expectations. it is because early symptoms have been neglected. when prompt attention should have beep efT en them Again. fine lack of r,ropav 'sre after leaTfug Inc institutions and he inability to provide them with the expert physicians needed are causes for whatever failures there are, The value of the s2na1Orla. the c0rrnis
 sion finds lies in he expert trcatrne73
 '-~'.s -ll-tN-ilts it NN tIlADls lpf s1 sufferers From labcrcular troubles and the instruction of inc patients as '' tAe.f manner oi conduct and Iiyiag 10 help their condition. The value 4 the sanitary feature of the sanater.a and lts purpose Io prevent the spread "t ne olsesse are strongly 1n favor lT thoroughly endorses he sauatolis iots ahe II cannot halD btt ar0Hss aa immense @pPfet leli"h of the great economic and IumanitaFi8u iAi4rrst.s involved in Inc great 0alue. The r0n- mission leaves na d,rBbt but what the terror can be completely c0naaered
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CHARACTER IN WORK

(Written Specially fer The BulletiH)
 A statement concerning the labor trouble in Lowell came to my notice lately. It was te this effect-that the strife between capital and labor there exhibited would show itself for long time in the work dene there. Let the employers claim the victory, or let it be claimed by the working people, whichever side comes out victorious the spirit of unrest and conflict could not fail. in the opinion of the writer, to manifest itself In the output of the mills for long time to come.
 There Is a degree of truth in this theory which both contractors and those whom they employ should re- member. The spirit of the workman reflects itself in the work which he does Mind controls matter in this as in many other directions. A discon- tented, uneasy. dissatisfied set of Op- eratives never did and never will pro- duce as good work as a similar num- Der of cheerful contented, happy la bOrers.
 Everyone who drives or works with horses knows this truth and applies it in his management of his team. He
 
 team if he expects to get good work from it. Watch two men in their ef forts to back heavy load over a hard grade to the spot where they wish it to be before emptying the cart. One orders his horse to back and encour ages him with kindly pat and stroke. The load is pretty heavy and the horse fears he cannot do the work required, but does his best Another pat and stroke and a kind word, and he IS urged again to the task. This time the man grasps the wheel and helps in the work. A third effort is required but the faithful animal responds 10 kind treatment, and all is done with no loud talk or use of whip. Kindness brings a return in patient effort, and is crowned with success. The other man is equally well equipped so far as his team is concerned, and his load is no heavier. At the first show of hesitation, down comes the whip with a sharp blow, accompanied with loud, angry words and a volley of profanity. This treatment is repeated till at last the desired point is attained but at the expense of great waste of vitality in both man and beast, the horse drip ping with sweat and trembling with excitement, the man tired out with his own ill temper and out of sorts with himself and all else. Which is the better way? Why should not the same rule apply to the men and women en- ployed in our mills and factories?
 Now and then we hear of mill vil- lage where the owners house their op- eratives not only decently but with an eye to beautifying the place. Their streets are well laid out, wide, and with abundant shade trees, the lawns and grass bordered avenues are cared for by the proprietors, and the men are helped and encouraged to become purchasers of their own dwellings. A pleasant park is open to the people, a library and reading room give ample opportunity for social and mental cul- ture, and the people are furnished with
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mility. This useful little reptile leads a life of industry without making a pretence. He is a good hunter, and the places he selects to intercept his vic tims shows that he has good judgment. Another evidence of his good judg- ment was shown recently when he bur rowed deep in the ashes of an extinct bonfire as a comfortable place to keep warm over night. I must confess he put me in mind of the traditional mig ger in the woodpdle;" and he narrowly escaped the tine of the fork. The only thing which has beauty about toad is his eyes; and his business is prin- cipally in his tongue. He strolls half mile or more from water, and if he makes his home inland he strolls to the wet lands at night to meet his mate and to join the chorus. The toad is not as glow as he seems, for, energized by fear he can hop nearly as fast as man can walk. He is a good gardener and figures big as a gardeners friend.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18
IDEAS OF A PLAIN MAN
To love is to let yourself be loved.


 The beginnings of love may be spon- taneous. but the permanent fountain of love is fed by the consciousness that we are beloved.
 The food of love is love returned. Without response love starves to death.
 The mother is said to love the child even when he spurns her, and God is declared to love them that scorn Him; yet this feeling Is not so much love itself as 1t is the foundation of love. the material out of which love- can be made. It is potential love- as fire and water unjoined are potential steam. Love is double. It is not in your heart, nor in nine but in both united. It is the electric flame that plays be- tween the positive and the negative poles of the arc light
 We are far from having fathoned the secrets of personality, but it is cer- tain that there are certain chemical compounds, so to speak, of souls; and these compounds differ from each in dividual soul as much as water differs from oxygen or hydrogen.
 If I love you and you do not love me, it is torment If you love me in return it is joy.
 And the normal functioning of life is always joy, not pain.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18
CONGRESSMAN HIGGINS VlNDl-
 GATED

Entitled to his seat in congress and by a slightly increased majority, is Representative Edwin w. Higgins of the old Third district This declara- ton even after year and a half spent in contest, is the one expected. There was nothing but the dream of possi- bilities to substantiate the cry for recount Gross and intentional wrong doing would have been necessary to have thrown the vote out of it's proper course and how well the representa- uves of both parties conducted the original count is shown by the declared result
 One of the greatest factors in se- curing the recount was the fact that Congressman Higgins stipulated for it. The contestant made no claim which would entitle him to d recount, but ell along Mr. Higgins contended that he did not want the seat in congress # he was not elected to it. To deter mine that he favored the recounting 0f all the ballots and but for his will iugness to agree to this the applca- uon would hove been denied. This fair and honorable stand of Congress- man Higgins is in line with his man ner of conduct of the office to which the people have elected him. His ac- ton is all up and above board with conscientious effort for his entire dis uict at all times
 Even though his seat was contested and he had agreed Co d recount of bal lots, which opened up the avenue whereby the contestant sought to slip in and thus did all in his power to hasten a decision instead of keeping mum and claiming every advantage, Congressman Higgins has put in one of his hardest eighteen months in Washington by devotion to business and his constituents interests. He did not lay on his oars, draw his salary and await results, but on the contrary he has lived up 10 the true standard of mans usefulness as a representa- tive. He has covered eastern Connec- ticut with rural free delivery, secured appropriations for government build ings, obtained soil surveys for both Windham and New London counties, despite the fact that the demand for the work in various parts of the cOun- try is greater than the money available and appropriated. He is ever cogniz- ant of the interests of the old soldier md, in particular, all measures which have been vital to his people.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18
IMPORTS OF LUxURIEs.

If everyone was to be a judge of what luxuries are. opinions would va " greatly, but the bureau of statistics enrolIs diamonds, art work, laces and embroideries, champagne and other wines, tobacco and manufactures thereof ostrich feathers, artificial flowers, toys, perfumeries and cosmet- ics, jewelry, manufactures of gold and silver and other articles of that gen eral character in it's list in reporting on the imports of luxuries for 1912. In many of these articles, especially the more important ones, the imports for the fiscal year of 1912 will exceed in value those of any earlier year. Art works will approximate 40 million for the full year, a total exceeding by 50 per cent the highest record of any earlier year. The total of A million was also spent abroad for laCes and embroideries, those made from cotton forming over three quarters of the whole value of the group. The diamond importation does not show such a biz gain, but for the full year the value will reach about fl million. This does not touch 1910, however, when AS mil lion dollars worth of the precious stones were brought into this country, or 1907, when the value exceeded 42 million.
 Europe is the section of the world from which we get the most of these luxuries, France contributing nearly half of the art works and the United Kingdom about a quarter, with Ger many only about @ million dollars worth. Switzerland supplied about one third of the laces and embroideries, while the cut diamonds came from the African mines through European markets. Nine-te tenths of the cham pagne imports were from France. The total importation of luxuries for the fiscal year ending with next month will exceed 200 millions.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18

Some men get an Idea and then they close tight the door of their mind and sit down with 1t alone. They do net appear to know that ideas were net given to men fer their sole use, Those who get most from great ideas are the thinkers who share them with their fellow men. It Is through ideas that the power of man is made visible, It Is the way in which he makes undeni- able the fact that he is creator which is one of the most convincing evidences that he Is a son of God. The current of ideas just expresses tho progress of man along the highway of life from generation to generation; and it flows from within outward. Most ideas are theories until through en- ergy they are materialized. 1t was the Ideas of Franklin which aided man to make electricity serviceable; and the ideas of Edison which made 1t pos sible to catch the vibrations of the voice so that a song in the natural voice of the singer can be reproduced thousand years after his body has been returned to dust, and his voice silenced. The Spirit still leads man in all his achievements, and were he more loyal to divine law his progress would be still greater
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the night or of hours of daytime musing high enough. Let it take into account the nObler powers of your spirit. Propose to yourself career that isn't going to cramp and smoth- CT the soul at the last Remember you may be lord of that inner empire that rules all else, for, AS a man thinketh in his heart, so is he"
 THE PARSON,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18

The way to make a useful man of boy is not to tell him every time he errs, or disappoints you, that he never will amount 10 anything. A parent who realizes the force of words-the inspiring effects of suggestion-con- sders such conduct on the part of a parent akin to crime. It is a parental duty to build up ambition in a son-to inspire self-reliance The home life IS not the place for the sound of discour- agement to be heard but the place where hope and confidence are nur- tured, and a useful career is fore shadowed Ungovernable tempers and careless speech have been the damna- ton of too many boys. Successful men are not made by leading boys by the hand, or supplying youth with more mcney than the average man can earn. engendering in them false notions and false pride The Spirit which makes men takes pride in character and achievement-it takes note of values and seeks to express power. The boy must not only knew you believe in him, but must be made to believe in himself.
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Dy Wiley wrote CsHf0rAis wefae a that ne had a5 evidence tAat Roosevelt 'lt anythlRs t9 promote thq pure fo ld ac'. and tsat his creation of tAa b-msen beard made a gap ia the oper- sii0H of the law which had never beea closed,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18

The aIienists in Richeson's case have relieved the people of a great anxiety and gained credit for their profess sion.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18

Miss QHiBais, the .AnaeFieaa giyi. who drove sH ahF9PiaHa aeFess the English chaHHsi, fsada S6,A9a iR two weeks. Shs was Beil Raid foy hey ----- '-s.d daIzaE
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18

With Harry Thaw promising to prae- tice law if he is released from Mat teawan, it's a hard commentary on the profession.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18

Even though an investigator says it is impossible to make million without lying, it doesn't prove that all but millionaires are truthful
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18
EDITORIAL NOTES,

The bandits and the record breaking drought are giving Paris a hot old time
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18

It has not dawned upon the progress sives yet that there is a very large douht whether there is enough of the republican party left to win at the polls.
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Going ashore off the Jersey coast, the Tuna showed that the submarine is as expert in picking out the shoaI spots as the liners.
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The man with new automobile has something to talk about beside his wife and babies. The automobile mind has all # can hold without them.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18

The worlmen on the Stony brook reservoir are not complaining because there is so little water there.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18

The band for the democratic con- vention at Baltimore is practicing Waltz Me Around Again, Willie"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18

We all like the breezy individuals, whether they just blew into town or rode in an automobile; but this is the exception in life, for we are trained to pay strict attention to the formalities and to say things which reflect credit upon our mentality, rather than upon eLr hs1rts, The breezy individual is the iee-ePeaksF He takes the chill ouf Of society by expressing himself freely, lie eaA change tfe atmosphere in a few miRutes by telling you all about his heme. or his beyheod or his dear 9ia mother. ef the stile where he first Aet his wife when Beb White was WhlsJlihg in the meadow; how many fine ehiidren he has, and what q nice hema, and all aBout his hobbies and his ilaVelsi he takes yeu right iRte his heart and makes 8 csrsFads ef yeu-- in twenty minutes; aBd all feel glad he came and all express regrets when the hour arrives for parting. We re- member him for years--we can't forget him; but We fall back iRte the cid rut and try te exist by leaving the heart out of conversation. and substituting something else HeW we de stay en- thralled by our early training.
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It is not popular now to be known as the man who would not harm a fly. for this is the Swat the f1y!" era.
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Happy thought for today: If the rhubarb shortcake is not good, it is not the pieplant that is at fault.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18

What has Tafts fathers favoring Grant for a third term got to do with the ColoneFs case? The Roosevelt If 1912 is not the Roosevelt of 1904.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18

It was said 25 years ago that refor- nation in China would mean trans formation, and the truth of the pre- diction is now apparent
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II is not expected that the receiving of small fortune by New York man for giving I'D his seat to d woman is likely 10 have any effect OF the cnd-seat hog.