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Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
What Caused the Accident.


 Mir. Editor: I wish to say for the information of the public that the swing on the Lake street playground was improperly put up, and because of its unskilful arrangement the Mo- ran boy fractured his ankle. Ths swing-rope itself was strong enough to hold an OK, but where 1t passed the iron rings the ends were tied to- gether with twine too light to stand the strain: and 1t gave way with this unfortunate result. It had been noticed, and the danger had been pointed out to those In charge. but this heavy rope was never made se- cure. Mir. Moran says the accident was due to negligence, and has ths support of several who saw the swing rope and regarded it as dangerous before the accident happened. If the rope had been properly made fast no accident would have happened.
 ONE WHO KNOWS.
 Norwich, August 16, 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17
THE BEEF TRUST CONSPIRACY.

Holder Hudgins, who has the abil- tty to get grip upon the beef trust and to fix the time when their con- spiracy against the eastern stock rais- CT was consummated. says:
 "The real sin of the beef trust was committed thirty years ago, when, to overcome prejudice against Chicago beef in the eastern markets, the west ern packers sent agents up and down the Atlantic states who bought up, at prices which the farmers could not resist, the visible supply of beef eat tie, as well as sheep, thus destroying the sources of supply of these food animals except such as came from the western ranges via Chicago.
 The result is that today our pro duction of beef is insufficient for ac- customed requirements, because the eastern supply has never been replen ished and the western ranges are less ening in area as the land is placed under cultivation, while, coincidentally the population of the country is in cTeasing. That accounts for the rela- lively high price of beef today"
 The work is still going on, the price of forage and fodder crops being so high that milch cows are decreasing by the thousand in New England each year. and the price of milk, which it is predicted will reach 10 or F cents this fall, 1t is thought may eventually reach even a higher price unless something is done to make the keep ing of domestic cattle profitable in New England.
 The agricultural department is do- ing what it can to overcome present conditions by contributing useful knowledge on the art of fattening food animals, and has experimental stations specially equipped for the purpose.
 When the spectators who conspire to make grain and corn dear in the east when the crops are so abundant in the west that they have to be used as fuel. are dislodged and knocked out of business, the prospects will be bet ter for all New England.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17
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Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17
IDEAS OF A PLAIN MAN
LOVE.

By Dr. Frank Crane
 Here are some of the things said by wits upon the inexhaustible sub ject of love:
 To love is to find pleasure in the happiness of the person loved.-Leib- nitz.
 Love is l know not what, which comes from l know not where. and which finishes I know not how Scudery.
 Love is the poetry of the senses.- Balzac.
 Love is the selfishness of two per- sons.-Boufflers
 Love Is to be two and only one, a man and woman that are melted in- to an angel. It Is heaven.--Victor Hugo.
 One loves only beautiful women, one adores the ugly ones, when one loves them-Catulle Mendes.
 A man in love. if sincere, is good
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

for nothing. despite all that has been pretended. but to make love-P. J. Stahl.
 We are nearer to loving those we hate than those who love us more than we wish.-La Rochefoucauld.
 Love cannot see defects; friendship loves them.-Carmen Sylva.
 The love which is born suddenly takes longest to heaL--La Bruyere.
 Love is the sweetest of moralista Bacon.
 In all creatures love is born of proximity-The Ramayana of Valmik.
 Love is the architect of the uni verse.-Aristotle.
 In some love comes from the body into the soul, in others from the soul into the -Tommaseo.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

The soldfinohes in their faded clothes have come back to the garden to feast on the sunfower seeds. as knew they would. for they remember where feed is plenty and they are free from disturbance. The goldfinches de- serve to be called American canaries, for they are as pretty and sing as sweetly, They have a loopy flight which reminds one of the little flies which seem always to move in half clrcldes. It is odd that these little land birds should move in arches like the rolling pillows of the sea, while Mother Carey's chickens fiutter over the crest of a wave like a humming- bird before @ cluster of flowers. Why the goldfinch should fly in curves while the wren flies as straight as if he was shet out of gun, is puzzling. It is q movement as fascinating to the eye as dancing, and it seems rather sperty, This distinctive movement may just add te the icy of life in the bird The males will soon take on their olive green winter Plumage and flock to the pine woods, They come to the feeding box with the ehickadees in winter.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

The rough diamond will jab you with careless words and vex you with tactless treatment even when you know he means well. You must put up with a lot of boorish conduct because you value him for what you know him to be underneath it all.
 It may take persistent grinding to change an honest but blundering boor into a delightful friend and compan ion The potential value of a gem becomes actual and market value after contact with the emery wheel When they pulled the famous Culli- nan diamond out of the blue" earth of South Africa the rough monster weighed over 5000 carats. It had to spend a year, however, in the shop of an Amsterdam lapidary before it was fit to shine in the British crown.
 One who adds to his qualities of strength and courage, kindly and tactful courtesy has a power for good that is nearly irresistible. Manners as Tennyson said "are not idle but the fruit of loyal nature and of noble mind" Far from being mark of weakness they are the sign of strength and distinction. The late distinguished American artist, MT. Ab- bey, related how when he was engag- ed in painting his most important historical canvas, "The Coronation of Edward VII" which required sittings from more than 100 distinguished per sonsages, the most considerate and reasonable of them all were King Ed ward and Queen Alexandra them | selves.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

Candidate Wilson is going to show the farmer has been abused by the tariff; but he will say nothing about the Cleveland times when it took 1000 bushels of corn to buy a harvesting machine; while now he can buy with the same amount of corn an automo- bile, a harvesting machine, and have a surplus left to pay his taxes or put in the bank.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

Labor iB all going to support Roose- vclt because when two unionists were heinz tried for their lives he pro- nounced them undesirable citizens. The jury returned a verdict the men were innocent.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

Mfr. Lorimer may be careless about the way he puts money into a politi- cal campaign, but when it comes to defending himself against corruption he is determined to recover the ex- pense the government put him to, all though he was found guilty.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

The estate of the late David Graham Phillips, the author. who was killed by d crazy musician, has now been ofi- cially valued at S46.1s3 chiefly in roy alties on his popular books. At the time of his death his estate was re- ported to be but s13,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

The Colonel might be asked if he believes alcoholic drinks and God can dwell in the same body and righteous ness be honored
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

spIcewood foliage, and It's occasional discovery on other plants Ehows 1t to be fancy free and quite a roamer, It has deep blue enamelled sheen which warrants the calling of 1t "a blue winged beauty" I imagine it winters beneath the eopings near the vine and is ready to court It's favor each year when 1t emerges from the chrysa- lie
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

A man who will annul the legal rights of negro because he is the under dog, will do the same to others for the same reason.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

In painting, Roosevelt is an impressionist He paints things as he would have them look, rather than as he knows they must be-
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

Taft faithfully serves the people. Roosevelt says his platform is a con- tract with them, and Wilson tells them he desires 8 co partnership with them. Taft is in the correct American rela- ton b the voters
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

The man who feeds upon egoism and revels in passion has no self control, hence, why should he be expected to justly control others?
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

Many of the Connecticut bull moos- CTS are men who have worn out with the republican party and desire to get a new grip,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

The renegade politician is too apt to think the party which looks most profitable to him is a progressive par
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

The New York man who ate seven pounds of porterhouse steak and drank ten cups of coffee would be more prof itable as a dime museum exhibit than as c restaurant patroy
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

Now that progressiveness and plu- tocracy are allied, the lion and the lamb may be found lying peacefully together but it takes more than a little child to lead them.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

Happy thought for today If a man can't keep the promises he makes to himself, why should he be expected to keep his promises to others?
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

The question Kansas sends up to the supreme court: Shall a man who votes the republican ticket be truly represented or basely misrepresented? :?
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17
SUNDAY MORNING TALK
ROUGH DIAMONDS.

Early and late I have known a good many of them: not the kind that thev pick out of the soil of the Transvaal, but the kind that live in the next block, and sit beside you on the morning train to town, and belong to the same golf club. The diamonds in question are human be- ings and not stones.
 To say that one is a trough dia- mond" is to declare him kind and genuine at heart. It is also to infer that he is not nearly as attractive as he would be if his rough exterior could be trimmed and polished. The edges of rough diamonds" are need lessly sharp and their beauty is only dull and undeveloped.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17
EDITORIAL NOTES,

The man who has the will to reform often discovers that he hasn't the power to keep down the past!
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

We have a personal campaign before us. One excited republican has called Roosevelt hypermetropiao! That's a critter that will not have to be de- horned
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

The cuckoo is made as interesting by it's nocturnal habit of calling cuckoo! As is the whipporwill, be- cause of it's plaint although Nutalrs whipporwill well known in the far west, only calls sympatheticaIly- poor will" The cuckoo is celebrat- ed for it's shiftlessness, its eccentric ways There are two varieties of cuckoos in New England. the black and the yellow billed. The first calls cuckoo, while the other "tuts, chucks and coos" in a way that makes it dis tinguishable. The American cuckoo does not lay its eggs in other birds nests, as does the foreign variety. It builds a loose nest of twigs and in stead of matching it's eggs in clutches, matches them one by one, so that the fiedglings leave the nest one by one at intervals. The cuckoo, to save it's brood. will drop on the ground and appear to be dead or to secret itself will lie fiat on moss which its plum age resembles. by the hour When it's nest is approached 1t never causes an alarm, but flies away in silence, as if undisturbed, and 1t will not return un
 til the way is clear. It is clever if 1t has the reputation of being lazy.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

1t is to a surprise to a man when he learns at the store that his account is too large and there is no more credit When that open door is slam med shut in mans face it makes him think: and if it makes him think right it is a good thing; but he often planes the dealer instead of himself, and lets a lot of skunk thoughts get into his bosom to be nestled When credit has come to an end it is time to sit down with prudence and think the situation over. What ended your credit? Why does the dealer refuse to trust you another cent? Your head looks clear under water to him, of course. and he sees no hope or promise in your case. What sunk you out of sight to him? Too much extravaganza, or neglect to pass him a dollar when he knew you were able to? A debt that can't be wiped out at once can be reduced by littles. A willingness to get into debt to any amount never yet improved a mans credit The only man who can do that with impunity is the man with collateral and when he has gone the limit the sheriff gets him. To keep credit good you must be able to pay and have a reputation for squarlng up. No one has good money for a man who doesn't pay,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

Do you know there are people who are annoyed by misspelled words and ungrammatieal expressions and mis- accommodations, when the correct way which they were taught is net tha only correct way, but they have never heard the other correct way; in fact they do not believe there is any, Do not think these critics always do things accurately, because they de not, They have just cultivated this exact ing spirit toward others, and others are made very uncomfortable by it, and form a very erroneous opinion of the ability of erring lambs. They haggle over form so much, expect so much of the shell that they lose the meat that is in the nut. They do not ap- pear to have patience with ignorance, although in many things that are use ful they are as witless as 8 bat. Their flnicky notions have made them impolite and nearly senseless. He who is welded to form has a de- vitalizing partner. A barrel is a form, and it is empty until it holds some thing; and So 1t Is with most forms, which are methods of conveying | sense. Sense Is the real thing and is the true measure of a person.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

1t is strange that young men do not more often recognize courtesy as q business asset. Honesty and energy are foundation qualities in the temple of success but politeness is one of the pillars. There are shops that one avoids, not because he will be treated dishonesty in them but because he is pretty certain to be treated rudely. And on the other hand, many of us will wait some time to deal with a clerk showing the instincts and behavior of a gentleman.
 Be courteous" is a Bible command and it is also a dictate of common sense. The boor does not realize how he loses out. Your good -natured, laundering fellow cannot understand how much needless pain he causes or he would surely mend his ways.
 These clumsy feet, still in the mire Go crushing blossoms without end; These hard, well meaning hands we
 thrust
 Among the heart strings of a friend.
 The hope in the case is that even rough diamond is a diamond still and needs only resolute polishing to emerge as a gem "of purest ray serene" THE PARSON.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

never jIbe at people who are afraid of lightning. The time was when l sincerely wished thunderstorms were impossible, but 1 got bravely over that because experience has taught me it is foolish to be alarmed about force which Is really a bless.
 ing When man believed that Jupiter
 the father of heaven, hurled thunder bolts al men. they were not to blame for living in mortal fear and they used to find the thunderbolts, too. un- til they discovered that these were fossil bones that came from the cut
 tlet1sh. imbedded in stone. and 1t was the truth that made them free from that misconception. There is heat lightning ground lightning, chain lightning. bar lightning. net lightning. flash lightning, ball lightning and spear lightning, all of which I have become familiar with, and bar light ming seemed to me most terrifying. because 1t looked as if it might take ones legs off when it shoots obliuue- " to earth. The lightning clarifies the air and represents a part of the cleo trical energy which makes the earth go round. Those struck bv lightning do not see the flash. There doesn't seem ro be more than one chance of being struck by it in 999, 900 flashes.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

The wisdom of man is not equal to the task of telling how the Dutch
 mans pipe came to be selected as the nurse and protector of that pretty butterfly Papilo Troilus No butter fly stoops to care for or nurse it's own progeny; but just selects food plant.
 lays its eggs upon it and then trusts them to nature and intuition. This appears to be the only insect that haunts the Dutchman's pipe. and makes it somewhat unpopular as nj azza vine because of the 'horrid worms that crowl and feed upon the leaves. l often wonder why Linneas named this butterfly after the son of Priam. except that Priams true love and excellent judgment seemed to be re fiected in this creatures regard and attachment for this particular vine
 but it's fondness for sassafras and
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17
bid xou exsr think some mortal has

Did you ever think some mortal has you written down in his book of life as doomed because you do not do or believe as he does? I used to do little such bookkeeping myself, but l came to see finally that All men are brethren" God Is a loving father Know the truth and the truth shall make you free,' Judge not lest ye be judged" and such things looked better in 1t. Then l felt ashamed of the blacklist, for 1 came to think l might possibly be blacker than any of 'em and wiped 1t out. l expect the brethren who do not see things as l do and do not caper as I do, may reach a place of peace and pleasure while l possibly may fail to. When we recog- nize the truth, the truth makes us conscious of a larger freedom than we ever knew before What we accept helps us-what We know saves us! Belief is only the door to knowledge; and some folks finger during all their mortal lives in the doorway and never enter and sit down with Truth and find peace. Seek and we shall find,' is precious advice.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17
THE MAN WHO TALKS

It is better to live in state of ex- pectancy than in a state of despair: but the habit of thinking of the good time coming is nothing, compared to recognizing the good time now. Too many people interest themselves in the joys of heaven to the neglect of the joys of earth, which they hold as being vain. l think joy now beats joy deferred to death. There is nothing keeps the heart merry, or holds the soul aloof from trouble. like golden rule living Joy is not the fruit of compliments; and its roots have never yet been found feeding on a fat bank account It is one of the things men cannot buy or gamble for It Is such a good thing it has many counterfeits but the real thing is unmistakable It is ours in proportion as we con tribute to the joy of others; and the real thing cannot be obtained in any other way. The divine decree is: The more of good thou puttest into life the more of good thou shall take out of it" Some people put noth ing into the bank of the soul and in moments of dire necessity awake to find they have no resources to draw upon.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-02-29
Mt:ice.

Is hereby given to the PU BLlC
of the loss of a m0rtage note,
dated January 18, 1911, due Nov.
/, 1911, for $373.ll, with 8 per
cent interest from maturity,
signed by Elias Jenkins to the
order of himself and endorsed by
Elias Jenkins and burris Bros.
Ltd. The Public is warned not
to negotiate or acquire said note
as it is the property OF the un'
dersigned.
BuRR1s Bros. LTD
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-02-29
M,yo and Bead Of Aldermen,
ORDINANCE NO.

ORDINANCES NJ.
An ordinance ievying IN annual TAX upoa
generations, firms, persons or in1iv'do"''
carving on or persuing . trade, occupation
business calling with In the limits OF inc Wv"
of Franklinton.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor anu
Board Of Aldermen Of the town OF Frankh'"n'
That license tax is hereby levied for the year
1912 upon all corporations, firms, persons VI
individuals persuing or carrying on any traoe
occupation, business or calling Within tue ooI
nora:a limits Of the town OF Erankl'nton ""''''
il subjected to State license.
se,,,on, BE 1t further reso we'd, etc. ina'
N. amount Of license taxes shall &c ana 'ne
sam, is hereby fixed at the same amount o. 20
now levied and collected by the state 'o3 TUG
! same Kind of trade occupation, business VI
calling.
Sections Be it further ordained. etc. 1ns'
M ,cense shall be issued for longer than one
,,s., and the license taxes a. herein levied ano
= he dus the said town Of Prantliuton shall Of
aue and collectable on the same day and ds'e
AZ the license taxes due the State. ana II no
Maid at said time, the same snail become de'in
cvant at the same day and date Is the license
tares for the state become deilnquent'
section 4. 1t shall be the duty the Marsha
to notify the tax payers whsn the said TAI
due by them. and when Me same shall becom
delinquent, and he shall report oil delinquent
to the town attorney, who 10 hereby empowere
tn institute suit for the collection, and cal
DELINQUENT license tax payers shall be snb)ec
to all COSTS charges and interest - Is hxed b
the laws Of this State for delinquent ifeens
tax payers.
| Adopted at the regular meeting held Januar
2, 1919.
D. q. BRANCH,
80. LlLLARD, Mayo
Clerk,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-02-29
Sheriff Sales.
oath judicial District Court, State OF
Louisiana, Parish Of Washington
e.rmars & Merchants Bank
Versus No. 1919
New, Printing Co., Ltd,, OF ais

Notice is hereby given tnac ny
,,;rtne Of a writ of Fieri Fac.As
;aaned out of the above named court
in the matter of Farmers q Merch'
chants Bank vs.. News Printing co.
ltd, ct ais dated February 6. lsl2'
and to mo directed for execut'on'
I have seized and will offer TOR SAFE
and sellto the last and highest bidder
at the principal front door OF the
Courthouse on
Saturday, March .; 1919
between legal sale hours for judicial
Sales the following described proper
ty to-wit:
All the stock of merchandise con-
sisting Of groceries, fixtures, and IN
fact the entire stock and fixtures in the
N. W. room of the building located or
the corner Of Austin street ano
Georgia avenue. Also seven WASH
bowls and pitchers.
Terms of sale: Cash with benefit o.
appra,sement. This 18th day OF Fet
1912.
JOE N. MAGEE, Sheriff
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-02-29
18th judicial District Court, State Of
Rs Louishna. Parish Of Washington,
First State Bank Of Bosalusa
Versus No. 1893
a. ]. Denhain

NottNeis hore:,y given that BY virtue
80 III order u Ssizar. and Sale issued
pat 81 tho above named court in tha
hiatterpf First Sssts link u Bogslusa
Is. III. 1886 q. ] !, i,enhaa dated Feb.
3 ioi! aud u me directed Tor execu-
lion, 1have seized and will offer for
,ais a,,d sell 70 tn. last and highest
tltldsr ss'tha p.insi,ll front door Of
the coarthonse on
sAsa-tily, Marc., q. 1912
I l,st,se.,n the legal sale hours for
saallrl.l salss tho following described
pfppe &. ss.s
~ n, =; ~! y Il block b, rs
;,ss ::,sls, ,,i q icat : s..s!,sfn Lumber
8 d; s 80 il 81 psh ~ OF the
81 &C y; 81 !; ssh::.a oa skarlh.
81 |s.;s iseyancs buck IS,
q with 81 s,nprove-
800.
81 ,ss u vale: Cash ithbsnsdt 9
iii. ,Tl,Is 2eetA ~ q D.