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Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18
NEED OF UNIFORMITY.

When the central conference of the American Rabbis announced that it would take up the important matter Of national uniformity in marriage laws and divorce cases, 1t was the recognition of a step which has long demanded a united and widespread action. The aim is to correct condi- tions which are recognized as need ing attention yet the field for action is extensive.
 The action of the conference is in accord with the movement which is gaining steadily. The states in the east in many instances have recog- nized the need of holding up the run away marriages by requiring a H- cense to be taken out several days in advance of marriage when the couple do not reside in the place where they are to be married. This provision goes into effect in this state this sum- mer and is already in operation in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Nevada has deemed it wise to break up the Reno spectacle and the South Dakota divorces have become thing of the past. This means the overcom- ing of notable instances of laxity but there still exists a great need of im- proving the whole matter of marriage and divorce laws throughout the country and there is no better way than by getting them upon a uniform basis There is no valid reason why the same laws should not exist in every state and the quicker this is realized and obtained the quicker there will be relief from distressing conditions
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18
ALWAYS ROOM FOR MORE.

It is a question whether New Eng land really appreciates it's importance in the minds of the vacation seekers, or whether because of the nearness and the constant availability of its at fractions there is lack of recognition of its charms. It means much. how ever, when 1t is estimated that the summer travellers and vacationists con tributed twenty seven million dollars to business in Maine last year and it is considered one hundred millions dollars are left in New England each summer by the people who spend their vacations here. Figures compiled by the New England railroads show that 1,400, 900 spent their vacations in New England and all that business is done within a period of twelve weeks
 It is doubtful if there is a full real ization of the possibilities which exist for a much greater increase in this business of catering to the summer trade. Failure to appreciate the nat ural beauty and attractions which are to be found on every hand along the shore or back in the country is to a large extent due to the lack of interest in making the most of them. Avail ability is doing much towards over coming this trouble and the automobile is one of the great factors in accom- pIishing it. That so many find the de- sired pleasure and enjoyment in New England is one of it's best testimonials, but there is opportunity for the enter tainment of many more and with the Inducements available the proper ad- vertising of New England attractions should not be neglected.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

l Why. he's such a very. very nice man that we couldn't help it. He's Just too sweet for anything.
 And would you believe it, the widow Steadman, who would have made the lZth. was the first one to send him had been locked up!
 The professor hadn't gone far af1eld. He had done all his marrying within radius of 100 miles. He had made a nice, kind husband while it lasted. lie had painted kitchen floors, washed dishes and whitewashed cellars.
 Yes the officers thought they had him dead to rights, but they soon learned to the contrary. Only one woman out of the Il was willing to swear against the man.
 The county had the whole gang on it's hands to lodge and board. They were held to detention for six weeks, but they never wavered. Yes, he was their husband, but why prosecute such nice man and send him away to prison.
 The wife who was willing to do it was an old maid and so bony and homely as to excite general remarks. For time she was fierce to send the little man to a place, where the dogs couldn't bite him. None of the 10 others would speak to her.
 She was sent for by the professor. When she had arrived at the jail, de- termined that his cajolery should not move her, he held out his arms to her and said:-
 Birdie, you can't find it in your heart to do it. You are too noble and generous. If I hadn't seen the nobil- 1ty Of your character in your face 1 should never have trusted my happ1- ness in your keeping"
 But you ran away from me-" she replied with tears in her eyes. Alas sweet wife, that you should believe so it was metaphysics that did it. l thought and thought until l lost my identity. I wandered away as someone else. never remembered that had been married before. Had been myself, sweetheart, such 8 thing could never have happened.'
 There are eleven of us here"
 Yes and I wish there were twenty two. l wish it so that l could tell you shat I didn't care cents for the oth- CT twenty y-one"
 And you love me yet?"
 AS my own life! How can I help 1t? If l can get rid of the ten hens we will go far away together and pass our lives in a bower of roses, She believed him and fell on his shoulder and wept He was so very, very nice that sine had to believe. He had a slightly different tale for the others, but 1t was full of remerse regrets and promises for the future, They went down before him like nine pins. When the trial was at last call- ed not ehe of the eleven was conn plainant,
 When put en the stand as witnesses they were ne good. They Perjured themselves but they wriggied and twisted and made all sorts of excuses fer the man, and the jury had to strain 8 point to convict him, He get & sentence of three years. and before being taken to prison he had inter views with the eleven in succession, and to each and every one he saidi- Never mind darling. Three years will soon pass away, and then we will be with each other again, to part never fa6fe"
 And the constable didn't marry the widow Steadman. She said he wasn't even little bit nice and that it was none of his business how many wives the very, very nice Prof. Watson had. -BTesno Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18
Lee & Osgood Co is Au- therized to Refund Your Mosl- ey if WENDELL's AMBI- TON PILLS do not Banish all Nerve Troubles and put Vigor and Energy into your Body.

Are you a dead one? Have you lost ambition? Do you get up tired in the morning? Do your hands tremble? Are you Respondent? Have you lost conf dence in your ability to do things?
 Don't give up; arouse yourself right now. Go to Lee & Osgood and get a fifty cent box of Ambition Pills You don't have to wait a week to know whether they are doing you good or not You'll feel better tomorrow. You'll feel full of vim and vigor in three days and af- ter you have taken one box of this marvellous upbuilding prescription youll be your old vigorous energetic self again.
 One box of Ambition Pills is as good as two weks vacation. For nervous debility, tired feeling, exhausted vital ity. hysteria, loss of appetite, kidneys and liver complaints they are simply splendid. Box of WendelPs Ambition Pills, soc at Lee & Osgood Mail orders filled by Wendell PharmacaI Co, Syr- acuse, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18
EVERY DAY REFLECTIONS
Two Classes of Minds.

So far as scientists are able to judge, the earth is still in it's infancy In all probability the human race is to continue for a million years or so. Before us. therefore, stretches out a vast future, inConceivably more in fiuentiaI than the past
 If writes Sir Francis Younghus- band, we stand a tWo-fOot rule on end and take it to represent the period which has elapsed since man first ap- peared, it will be only the top inch that will represent the distance of time since the dawn of civilization, and only the last eighth of an inch that will denote the period of Euro pean civilZation.'
 There are two classes of minds. One is dominated by the past and the other by the future Wherever you find two or more men gathered to- gether you may witness the clash of these two types. There are conserVa- tiVes and prOgressiVes, liberals and standpatters, orthodox and heretfcs, the adventurous and the safe; all of which amounts to saying that there are souls gripped by what is to be and souls gripped by what has been.
 Both tendencies need the modera- ton of common sense. A certain con- servatism is needed, because what ever good there is in the future must grow out of the past; civilization is H gressiveness is needed. because with out it the past would paraIyze us with it's dead hand, Too much conservatism means stagnation; too much progress styeness means anarchy,
 But it is the futuFe-fee1ing that most needs to be developed. The past is but tee strongly intrenehed already in the e6nseieusness of the world, It is fFon these million years to come that we should draw eur inspiration,
 Manila capitalists have organized a company fer notwithstanding manila hats Rana and eafda ee f4arsa afaaaa and
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

To think of the powers wanting to adjust the Mexican internal trouble when they haven't been able to make any impression on the Balkan sit uation; but then it is about time peace was established fin Mexico also.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

Now that Governor Toss of Massa- chusetts has been read out of the democratic party there is an oppor- tunfty to guess which political organ ization he may be blown into in Can aA Ia
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

When swimming lessons become compulsory they are likely to prove as unpopular with some of the pupils as review fin arithmetic and spelling, but they should prove as profitable.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

Canada is of course among those foreign countries which are anxious lest something should prevent the passage of the free trade tariff pro- visions in this country.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

Another happy millionaire will be Vincent AEter if he attends each one of thnse Saturday pienicA and sees the pleasure hs is giving to weary women and children.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

De faete'' and de juFe'' are play ing as important a part in Mexico as they are in the city ceurtship sit uation in Connecticut.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

The passage of the amendment te the EFdman act was aH instance where haste and good judgment eper- ated well together
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

Greece is in need of chewing gum for the army and if the supply isn't large enough a shipment of gum drops might be supplied.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

It makes little difference what the style of architecture for the Connect icut Womans college buildings is so long as the institution turns out cred Nabie graduates.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

Just te add variety te the war talk and the trouble of nations Russia is pressing her desire for more China.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

The time is coming when it will be known just who is guilty of all the atrocities in the Balkans and it is likely all will be found to have had hand in 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

Happy thought for today: By her matrimonial step ,Inez Miihoiiand gains half a ballot at least.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

The student who shot down the pro- lessor upon learning that he failed to pass his examination would have shown better Judgment if he had "cribbed"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

With the playgrounds in full blast there is no audible demand for the return of school days.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It is good time for Secretary Bryan to study up on economy and efficiency.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

Now that a Massachusetts, judge has decided dogs can bark at night back fence concerts are liable to be- come more insistent than ever
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

Whatever progress the Mulhal1 in vestigation is making the denials of his statements are occupying no small amount of space in the public print.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

The early action against Sunday professional baseball in New Haven ought to be sufficient to influence re- spect for the law if not the day.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

It is good start which Georgia gives the direct election of senator even though other states are likely to provide more exciting contests
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The well-to-do churchmen employ chauffeurs, drivers and other ser wants, and compel them to work Sun days. But the working man has no right to seek pleasure on that day, without breaking the laW.-Bridgepor Telegram.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

An odd circumstance in connection with the granting of equal suffrage in Illinois is reported from Evanston where, with a total population of 27,- 487, the women voters have clear majority of 34S4 over the men. It looks as if Evanston is in for protracted pe- riod of petticoat Spring field Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

The anthracite tax laid upon millions of voters is bound to result in making a host of friends for the government ownership proposition. The state of Pennsylvania is not likely to welcome such an eventuality, but it can blame nobody but itself should that be the ul
 innate outcome of a campaign of greedy taxation.-Torrfngto Register.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

Most of us fell for Mir. Bryan's pow erty at this particular time. This sllim- ming along on S12,000 year for a sim gle household is hard in the extreme, but when you have to have a real ahid- ing place in Nebraska and another in Florida and Texas for the changing seasons it is really teo much te get by with a single ineome,-B1iddletoW Press,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

Manila capitalists have organized a company fer notwithstanding manila hats, FePe and esfdage fReFa abaea and ether Philippine flbeFs,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-28
Not Extremely Convincing.

The harvester trust took very
ingenious course in putting on the
stand a number of farmers and deal
ers who testify that the consumers
and the trade have been benefited by
the combination. Their testimony,
however, was not very convincing.
One dealer did not sell the trust
goods for three or four years, but re-
sumed handling them because he
could not do business without them.
That would look as thought the COM
bination had too firm grip upon this
business for the success of any COM
peting concern. The combination
makes 80 per cent. or more of the
binders, and rs CT so per cent of the
moving machines. and if the prices
have not gone up very much. they
have certainly not gone down, and
some of them have been moderately
advanced.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-28
thinks Party on Probation.

The first consideration is that har-
mony and cohesiveness must be pre-
served in every feature of the party's
program. The most ambitious and
well intentioned project will fall by
the wayside unless they are support
ed by united organization. 1t is sui
cidal folly to assume that the opposi-
ton is either crushed or sleeping. 1t
is very much alive and very vigilant.
The combined votes of the old guard
Republicans and the national Pro-
gressives in a few pivotal states
would have brought Democracy in for
the worst drubbing in years. The
party is simply on probation.-Atlanta
Constitution (Dem.).
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-28
WILL AID CHILDREN

.ncries and tenements, but to reor-
ganize the factory inspection depart
ment as an industrial commission
with greatly increased staff of in
spectors. Delaware. Indiana, Mis-
souri,, North Carolina and others are
also talking of measures to make
more efficient their departments of
inspection.
In many states, minimum wage
boards, pensions for widowed moth
ers, prohibition of night work and
methods OF determining age of chill
dren seeking employment are under
discussion.
New Hampshire and some OF the
foutheTn states will probably raise
the age limit for working children
from twelve to fourteen years, and it
is hoped that child labor law for
territories will be presented to con-
gress
A compulsory school attendance
law has been introduced in the North
Carolina legislature, and bills are
t..lked of in South Carolina, Tennes
see and Texas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-28
NEED AN OVERLAPPING
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO
PROFIT BY A CLEANING OUT.
New Political Appointments VIII Not
Be Allowed to Lessen Efficiency OF
the Administration, but They
Will BE Made.

The Ancient Order of United Bar
nacles views the Wilson administra-
ton with alarm, not to use shorter
and uglier word Members of that
ancient order who have chung to the
ship of state for 16 years seem to
think they have vested right TO a
share of public money. Whoever seeks
to disturb them is an ''officeseeker, "
and just now that is the bitterest
term in the Barnacle vocabulary
But the Ancient Barnacles are in
error IL they think the country at
large cares much for their protests
The notion is rather widespread in
this land that one who has held po-
litical job for half generation had
better get out and see whether he has
lost the ability to earn an honest liv-
ing.
President Wilson will not allow po-
litical appointments to lessen the eff
cheney of his administration. The ma
ton knows this; and knows too, that
every department of government
needs a thorough overhauling. In face
of these recognized facts, the An
cient Barnacles may scream all they
please, but the country will only smile.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-28
Spanish Prime Minister ForetoId
His Own Death.
Wonderful Representations of Nah
moud, an Egyptian AstroIoger
Were Verified, When Bourtos
Pasha Was Slain.

London.-T know that I am con-
demned to death, because possess
positive information that two anar-
chists have taken an oath to kill me.
/ know, further, that the anarchist
who is to take my life is a man who
was banished from Buenos Aires. and
that he went thence to Paris and
Biarritz, after which the police lost
trace of him"
So spoke the late Senior Canalejas,
the Spanish prime minister, on Nov.
8, 1912, in a conversation with an in
innate friend, and four days later he
was shot dead by an assassin while
looking in at the window of book
shop
1t must be a terrible strain on
nerves and pluck to feel, as so many
have done, that the sword hangs over
their head. suspended, as it were. by
single hair
But such has been the fate of more
than one public man during the past
few years, and of scores in earlier
days.
In February, 1910, Sheik Mahmoud
a well known Egyptian astrologer,
went to Boutros Pasha, prime minister
of Egypt. and told him that he fore
saw his death at the hands of an as
sassin. Boutros believed the prophecy
and as every one knows, was foully
murdered a few months later
1t is worth mentioning that Nah
moud put in print prediction of the
death of King Edward three months
before it occurred. He said that it
would come to pass in May.
BY the way, he also foretold in 1910
that King George of Greece would an
mex three Turkish cities. This also
has come true.
While on the subject of Turkey and
the east, we may say that the late
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-28
MEN DOOMED BY FATE

King Alexander of Servia fully be-
lieved that he would meet with vio-
lent death.
Years earlier, in fact. when King
Milan. Alexander's father, was on the
throne, a Servian peasant predicted
that Milan's reign would be one of
many misfortunes, that he would wage
an unsuccessful war, that he would
marry, have one son and then be d.
vorced. He ended by prophesying a
violent death for the son.
Alexander, realizing how true the
rest of the predictions had been, fire.
quently spoke to his intimates of his
coming end, but he could hardly have
expected that it would have been at
tended by such horrors as were actu-
ally the case.
OF all modern stories of doom, none
is so terrible as that of the Austrian
noble family of Vetzera. The name
will be familiar to all readers, because
of the Baroness Marie Vetzera. for
love of whom the Crown Prince Rudolf
killed himself
Every member of that family was
beautiful and gifted. yet for genera
tons ill-fate logged them and none
died natural death.
Marie, it is believed, poisoned her
self with strychnine, her brother, a
fine young officer, was burnt to death
in the awful confagration at the Ring
thnatar. fha father Rarnn Vptzara
fell dead of sunstroke in a Cairo
street Finally, Jeanne, countess of
Bylandt, one of the most beautiful and
accomplished women who ever lived,
died suddenly in Rome.
Poison caused her death, but wheth-
er administered intentionally or not
none can say.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-28
Five Hour Day Is Asked Workers
in Massachusetts.
To Lead Country Again If Measure
Pending In the Legislature 10
Passed-Other States
Aid Reform.

New Massachusetts will
again lead the country in one part OF
its child labor laws, according to the
national child labor committee, If
the bill to reduce the hours of work
for all under sixteen years becomes
law. Massachusetts, now has ten
hour day for workers under sixteen.
which it is proposed to reduce at one
step to a five-hour day, with the re-
Quirement that all child workers I'M
der sixteen shall attend part time
day school
Other states, meanwhile, are won
dering if they can establish the eight
hour day, and defiiaite campaigns for
this end are on In Arkansas. Cali
fornia, New Hampshire, Pennsyl-
vania, Texas, West Virginia and else
where.
The committee points out that the
bills which have already been intro
duced in Pennsylvania, Delaware and
Texas all include the regulation Of
street trades provided in the uniform
child labor law.
This allowc no neWshoy under
twelve years and no other street
trader under fourteen It also forbids
all girls to engage in these occupa-
tons before they are sixteen years
old.
New York, under the recommends
ton Of the state factory investigating
commission, is considering bills not
only to prohibit child labor in CAR
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-28
Presidents Wise Move.

No one questions the wisdom of the
president in declining to be annoyed
by off1ce-seekers. They and their
friends are the bane of any presi-
dents existence. In the recent past,
Mr.. Taft was too good natured and
patient to drive them away, and Mr..
Roosevelt endured them because he
was Jealous of power and would not
allow anybody to do anything that he
could do himself. The office seekers.
therefore, focked to the White House
for personal interviews with the pres
ident Now they must seek the cab
met officers, beyond whom their ap-
peals may or may not go.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-28

President Woodrow Wilson does nos
vaingloriously proclaim himself this
chief OF his party or IT'S spokesman
as triumph He tells with sincerity
that no man can doubt his wish to
serve only the needs of his people.
This proud humility must strike an
answering chord in the soul of the
new party that also seeks but to
serve. All honest, patriotic, forward
looking men, within its ranks and
without will step forward to meet the
appeal of the nations new leader
Chicago Evening Post (Prog.).
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-03-28
PROFESSOR BERGsON ON IMMORTALITY

You can not prove immortality,
says Professor Bergson, but you do
not have to IN order to be justified In
believing it. Indeed, the burden OF
proof is on the doubter. Nobody can
prove that something viii never come
to an end; such an attempt would be
absurd is another part Of his asser-
ton. But If we can prove that the
role of the brain is to fix the atten-
ton of the mind on matter and that
by far the greater part of mental life
is independent OF the brain, then we
have proved the likelihood of sur
vival; and 1t is for those who do not
believe it to prove they are right,
not for US to prove they are wrong"
As reported, these sentences form
part of the lectures given by the
popular French philosopher at Colum-
bia university, on Spirituality and
Liberty" Many regard him as the
most vital force in European philos-
ophy today. The lecturer, whose
method Of thought is intuitional rath-