Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-27
THE MAN WHO TALKS

There are too many folks in this
 world who attempt to stand on their
 dignity before they have made a care full examination to see if they have | enough dignity to stand on Very few take the trouble te find out what dig nifty is; but the observing have us- | uaIly discovered that 1t Is too often merely an assumption. Since time be- gan in the presence of Love dignity has only seemed to be laughing l stock; and one live thinker says 1 dignity IS 8 veil between us and the real truth of things;" or, in other i words. dignity is a buffer. Some of the men and women who are said to | be digni1ed simply use haughtiness l of manner to hide the worst personal l faults of human nature. The world l does not quickly recognize that those | who pose for effect are always con- scious of their imposition upon others. 1 MaSsinger says True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn It may 1 be proper to note right here there is l not much of the real thing shown up 1 in this world Dignity of carriage always seems to be in need of re- l pairs.
 There is saying that "Old friends are best" and they are best because they have proven true; they have been dependable and charitable; l1fe's re-
 
 | their relation to us; through thick and thin they have maintained the same level of interest, coriality and regard | There are not a great many such friends, and at this season of the year we find our hearts yelling with the kindliest thought and memories or them. The years, or the distance separating them, make no difference in the strength of the golden cord which binds heart to heart; and life and affection are so mysterious that those n1 oSt concerned cannot tell just how It happened. And in these days of re-
 membranes the dearest things to such friends are not material symbols of regard, but to hear that we think of them and love them. The kindly letter and the gebearing cards fire up the joy of their souls as noth- ing else can, since these make them conscious that all our kind wishes are shared with them, and that memories of the old companionshfpS cheer our lonely hours. How they sit with us in the silences of life and form sweet companionship.
 We would exercise more care in this world if we realized every man car ries his own bulletin board. Some one has said the expression of the face is the shorthand of the mind;" there what we are is expressed in the least possible space. It might be truthfu1ly said mans face Is true whatever his heart may be- It is the eye that stars the countenance and discloses our chastity or lack of it. The evil eye prevents one from passing on his face. The vinegary disposition never makes a mouth for us that expresses sweet ness. Deep inward emotions make fndelible outward marks, and the lines of beauty come from a contented mind, or beautiful thoughts. The fac1aI ex- pression has been termed the paper money of society" and little of it has ever been redeeznable in gold. We are told we are the architects of our own fortunes: and. this being so, it that they shall not contradict our vocal expressions. The lack of har- mony between what we say and how we look has much to do with life's denials to us. This is what has handicapped many a man.
 Do not get frightened because the axial speed of the earth is not as great as it used to be. There does not exist any means of determining its speed at the beginning, or it's average loss since man became interested enough to inquire and figure it out. For 2,e0e years track has been kept of the earth's loss Of power and it has lost in that time twenty seconds, or an average CT half a second a cen IUIy, or d4}O1L d Ol d second each year. This does not seem to be much of a basis for calculating when time shall be no more; or just how long it will be before the earth will come to a dead standstill It may be possible that the earth may make up this thirteen seconds in the next 2,6oo years and show the same speed it had 500 years before the Christian era As something approaching per petlral motion the earth's axial speed may be regarded as a pretty reliable demonstration. It makes it's thousand miles an hour with remarkable &C., curacy, since no one knows just how many million years it has been spin ming in space.
 There was wisdom in the ancient maxim: Look before you leap;" but in these days Look to see if an auto is coming before you attempt to cross a business street, is more to the point The quicker the conclusion is reached that the streets are no longer safe the sooner the auto acidents will begin to decrease. The rights pedestrians used to be guaranteed in all public thoroughfares have largely been done