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Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23
LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE.

It only requires a brief reflection as to the dangers which surround shipping and the great aid which the system of lighthouses is to the mar finer, to fully appreciate the magnifi- cent service which is rendered by the lighthouse department This service has been undergoing an important change in the past few years for the installation of greater efficiency and the introduction of greater economy, with the result that the annual report shows that constant attention is being given to improvements for the aid of navigators.
 The necessity of maintaining the lighthouses at the highest degree of efficiency ought to require no great amount of urging. It is providing a service which can be furnished in no other way and calls for keeping it up to standard are only in the interests of greater safety and protection. Com potent service must be had at all times and the need of giving a distinguish ing feature to lights in close proximity is recognized by the changing of 26 fixed lights for flashing or occulting lights which cannot be mistaken for others. The recognition of the oppor- tunity for bettering the service during a fog is evidenced through the exper- iments which have been made with radio. installation as fog signal ap- paratus. That these are to be con- tinued promises a relief in that di rection of great importance. The lighthouse service is never of so great importance as when the greatest dan ger exists and there is nothing worse for navigators than dense and im- nan nf "a hle fng
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EVERY DAY REFLECTIONS
Thrift.

Thrift is a pretty threadbare sub ject. Why not talk of new kinds of cocktails and slit skirts?
 For the simple reason that ex- travagance and display and all manner of tom-fool novelties are quite as old and motheaten as the honely virtues.
 Besides. if you will get out the old virtues, clean them up and dust them of, you will find them serviceable, while luxuries perish rapidly and are gone forever.
 What is the goal in your mind? Is it an automobile and dress suit, or a home and a bank account?
 The automobile and dress suit vision may mean to you a desire to make money fast. It may mean dissatisfac- tion with your present task, shame of your present surroundings, irritation at your lack of finery. anger at your parents for not furnishing you un- earned money, an aversion toward per- sons of sound sense. discretion and de- cent self respect and a fondness for hashy people.
 The home and bank account vision means to you the determination to in- crease your financial force by saving and not by speculating. It means the will to make the best of your present employment as a stepping stone to a better one, a proper pride in the fact that your clothes are suitable to your means. 0 love and a eherishing of hon. est hearts, noble natures and genuine friends, desire to- improve yourself more than your environment. and a wholesome contempt for luxury, dis play, vanity and all the microbes of moral lesion that so-calied success bears npen it6 fQRKard crest
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FREDERICK IS SENSITIVE
but I ignored it, She Is utterly in possible.

but I Ignored it, She is utterly i'm possible.
 T shall expect,,I told her, firmly. good reports from Frederick from now onl"
 II am sure she said. hope you'll get them! But if you want good re- ports from him you must make him studyl"
 Miss Ettericx,' I replied. T am endeavoring to bring up my son in a way that will encourage him to do things without being made! l would not insult his intelligence by ordering hiIn to do anythingl
 With your heartless ideas about children told her, I wonder how you manage to hold your position. If Frederick fails to pass to the next grade at the end of the year 1 shall know the reason! It will be because he was worked to death by you and his nerves shattered!'
 Then l walked away and left her speechless. I think. it was a shock to her to see her real self so accurately described. My dear 1 advise you to go and see what that woman is doing to Evangeline before it is too late! The Idea of her trying to make my Fred erick study against his will when Frederick is so sensitivei i"-Chicago News
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DESERVING TRIBUTES,

Those were high and deserving tributes which were paid to the de- ceased members of the New London county bar before the county bar association and the superior court by those who had been close ly associated with them as mem bers of the legal fraternity, and yet they were only such memorials as were deserved by men who had been so prominently identified with the public life of the county and in some instances the entire state.
 They were all men of weight and influence and made a success of their profession While this was widely known by the public at large it was perhaps the best understood by those with whom they were brought in closer contact through office or court relations. as contemporaries. There they were at the height of their pro- fession, men of distinction and force whose ability and character was under stood and recognized for it's full worth Each and every one had his opportu- nity and left his mark. They may not have been without their fauIts-no man fs-but through their example. their knowledge and the pursuit of theiT caihnS they won the recognition from their fellowmen and associates which indicates so conclusiyely their standing as respected citizens and successful barristers.
 They played a prominent part and contributed an important share in the Interpretation of law and the securing and administration of justice and the resolutions which have been passed in Fheir memory are but just and appro- lpriate-
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comosite metal containing 1112 of an ounce of gold.
 Then as there are 480 grains in an ounce of the composite metal and what is coined from 1t is of the value of 1869-480 soyereigns, there are as many grains in one sovereign as 1869-4S0 is contained times in 480 which gives the 123.27447 grains desired to be found to verify the problem.
 Now for the second solution: If the value of 1869 4S0 sovereigns can be coined from the composite metal con taining 11-12 of an ounce of gold from the composition an ounce of gold con taining the value as many sovereigns would be coined as 11-12 is containe times in 1S69-4S0, the result of which represents the value of 1S69-4SO sov ereigns.
 This quantity of the composite metal would contain one ounce of gold and Ill of an ounce of alloy, which com bined would weigh 12-11 times 480 grains, which is 5760-11 grains.
 Hence if 1869-440 sovereigns weigh 5760-11 grains, one sovereign weighs as many grains as 1S69-440 is contaiT.- ed times in 5760-11, which gives 123.- 27447 grains, as the standard weight of a sovereign, referred to in the prob lem.
 c. H. TALCOTT.
 Normioh Dec % 1Q12
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23
 A COMMENpARLE STAND.

In the fight for, political office aad the emoluments connected therewith, it is a most commendable position which has been taken by George F. McAneny, president of the board of aldermes in New York city in de- clining to accept the increase n h:s salary from 5000 to $10,000 after tle board had unanimously voted it. pres- ident McAneny was one of the candi- dates on the fusion ticket which wqs recently carried into office by a sarse majority and when he declares that ne was elected without any tndieation that the salary of his office would be increased and without any demand f IT such, and demands that the action be rescinded he gives evidence of his high qualification as a public servant
 His declination was not because the work connected with the office does not warrant the salary which t was desired to attach thereto, or ba:.ause he is a man of wealth, but it is an ex- pression which indicates most cer- tainly his realization of the tr1st which has been placed in him and his de- termination not to betray it.
 There are too few men seeking aad holding public office today who meas ure up to tnlS example Wnlcn FreSl- dent McAneny has set. It is a stand, however, which deserves full appre- citation since to many the temptatisn of such an increase, even if it had not been sought would have been tC,. great to resist. It is such acts and such common sense in the administra- ton of public office which gives the best indication of fitness and eff eiency. His lead may be hard to follow, but it is 8 proper one.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23
REGULATING THE TRUSTS

That the Sherman antitrust law exists as menace to big trusts and is able under its existing provisions to accomplish the dissolution of nnCnopo- lies is again being prominently 6em- onstrated. During the last adninis- tration the record of accom- mplishrnent showed that it was a powerful in- etrument for bettering conditions and the continuance of that policy unde. the new administration has beer. fol- lowed with good results, The bre.k- ing uD of the merger between tae American Telephone and Telegraph company and the Western Un'sn is the latest victory,
 Concerning this aTnfcabie dfgurion the Boston Post well says, "Whatexar may te the result of the unmergsng of these interests on the quality of service given by the Western Union and few dotist that it has been bet tered under the Telephone manage uent-tf1s fact remains that a nnoaop- oty has seen the light without tfas necessity Of being eiubbed inte doing %. II shows, tee, that President VaiI has been sincere in his deslarati9n 9ns that he wished the great compa ay et which he fs tlTe head te obey the law i'm esesy particnlsF. The agreement
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23
MEXICAN FINANCES.

That the government should be dis appointed at the action of foreign bankers In making a loan to Provi- siona1 President Huerta at this stage of the policy of "watchfuI waiting" is but natural. It simply gives important aid to the dictator in his determina- ton to remain in control of the re- public and gives him the opportunity to again snap his fingers at the en- deavors of this country to force him from office. The loan comes at a time when it will be of particularly Valu- able assistance to the republic It was upon 1t that reliance was placed for meeting the interest on national bonds and for quelling the i'll feeling which had arisen in the federal army over the failure to receive their pay.
 Huerta has been making fhe strong est kind of efforts to replenish shis money chests and there is reason to believe that he has not obtained all that he desires, but the loan serves to meet the bond interest and some of the back pay of the army and gives him temporary satisfaction in passing an important crisis. It pro1ongs his power of control so much longer, but the insistence of the bankers who made the loan that the money must be devoted fo the specified purposes, makes 1t evident that sooner or later the money question is going to be a serious one concerning the operation of the government. That with the in- creasing strength of the rebels remains as an important factor in the future Of Mexico. Both are bound to give Huerta much concern and worry The hand to mouth existence cannot be maintained forever
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23
WATCH YOUR STEP
 BY THE CONDUCTOR
Peace At Any Price.

'Far as I make out. all them Japs want is to own anythin' they please in America, get all tn money they can make, tell us who we can have Tor sheriff, wear out our free schoolbooks, an hike it back to Jappyland and dare us to come out on tn sidewalk an fight 'em. Next thing they'll tell us to fork over tn Philippine islands an let 'em have the Panama canal. Then us guys'll have to set up joss houses an be wearin' kimonos stead O pants.
 Tt ain't popular to be American cit izens like 1t used to be if you're a American you can't show your face inside O Russia without gettin' sent up for forty years, an if you're all kinds of 8 gentle you get pinched for crossin' Mexico. They's nothin to it. We got to take off our Sunday clothes an get our reputation back.
 Now. gentlemen, says he, 'they's cheatin' goin' on. I ain't gonna call names and I afnt gonna be personal, but if that galoot holdin' five aces in his hand don't lay 'em face down on tn table I'll shoot his other eye out
 All this talk bout peace ought to be canned till we get them highbinders eatin'out of our hand: Two or three of us big nations ought to get together an send all their battle ship round tn world like a lot O policemen go through tn Tenderloin, an tell them other nations to cut it out. Tell them if they don't us big fellowsll wallop 'em so they'll think that Armageddon fight Teddy hollered about was here for sure Make 'em turn their dinkly little gum boats into movin' picture floats an tell lem the first one maxim snoots gets a push in tn eye. These durned peace conferences ain't gettin' anywhere. No body ever kept the peace till he was licked''
 T told you to get out O that door way, young fellow!
 Don't keep people from gettin' off!
 Look where you step. please! Look where you step!"
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Norwich, Dec. 22. 1918.


MT. Editor: Anent the recent selec-
 tion for the gas office. It seems that the commission is still disappointing the would-be politicians in the recent selection which they made in the clerk of the department Those who pre- dicted such dire results for that de- part1nent must realize that they have made a sad mistake in their predic- tions. As a matter of fact, it looks as though that department was out of politics for good, and if MT. Archa Colt had given half as much attention to his work as he has to rushir~ into the newspaper trying to give people foolish explanations why he left his
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with the federal authority is the BFae- tical evidence that his utteFaeee were not mere peFfunctory claims of esT= poTate virtue. like many we have heaFaa
 It ia not SNEaFasiAg that the fuF- theF announcement Is made that still other a4ssela$sans can be expected, ft is the determination of tNe government to make big business observe tha law ana the realization of it and the ae- teT4Mina8aon to adjust itself to the saf~ ssfaetaSn Of the government sffers the best &0lution
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job or why Mrs. Smith should get a Christmas present, he might have been working today. At all events, the se- lection of MT. Naples is most admir- able and deserves the commendation of every thinking citizen and is one more step in the line of improvement ANOTHER ONE WHO PAYS HIS
 BILL EVERY MONTH.
 Norwich, Dec. 22, 1913.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23
The Standard Weight of Sovereign.


 The Standard Weight of a Sovereign.
 MT. Editor: gentleman who is very fond of mathematics, recently gave mo a problem that may be in teresting to some of your readers. + s from one of the modern arithmeticS and puzzled the person who gave t to the gentleman mentioned. It reads as follows: The English mint is com De -ed to ceiu any gold offered it. re- turning 17s 10 1-2d per ounce l1-12 fine Show that the standard weight of a sovereign is 123.27447 grains"
 Although the problem is not a very difficult one, the phrase per ounc" 11-12 fine," when 1t comes to using the fraction as a factor in solving the problem, seems to be a stumbling block to some; and one gentleman of this city who Is considered a skillful arith : metician, got so confused over it as to say that the problem does not give sufficient data to prove the thing de- sired
 It should not only be understood that every ctnce of the composite metal from which sovereigns are coined contains only 11-12 of an ounce of gold, but that It takes 1 Hi ounces of the composite metal to contain an ounce of gold.
 There may be two solutions of the problem based upon these facts. The first is as follows: 77s 10 1-2d eaua in value 1869-4S0 sovereigns, which value is coined from an ounce of the
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standing. l wrote
 to you for advice
 and took Lydia E.
 Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound, and some other things tn a t you sugges- ted. l must confess that I am much bet ter in every way and have been relieved of some of the worst troubles Nv neiCh-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23

The Harvard professor who has just resigned because he has been accept ing retaineFs from the New Haven system, was probably just waiting to get found out, but it is hardly the example for a teacher to set.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23

The periodical shipment of prosper ity out of the country is recorded in the statement that eight million dol lars have been forwarded to Europe in money orders.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23

It IS an important task before the conference committee on the currency bill. They have the opportunity tc bring near perfection the recognized imperfect bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23

For some time to come the city of Dayton with its business manager is going to be the object of particular attention. It Is going to have les- son for many American cities.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23

The state grange in Massa chusetts recently voted against woman's suf- frage, but it must be remembered that that is the state where women were recently denied the right to become notaries public.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

It is a lucky thing that the egg roll ing season doesn't come at this end of 1913.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23

The progressives of Illinois at a conference have picked a wealthy manufactures as candidate for United States senator. Can it be that the progressiKes have lost faith in the voice of the people and the justice oi the primary
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The dumb animals deserve to be properly cared for. but when it comes to having Christmas trees for cats and dogs it is time for increased activ- ity among the Spugs.
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Now that there has been an ex- change of compliments between Col Goethals and Commissioner Metcalfe it is possible the talk of friction be- tween the men will cease.
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Must Keep Moving.

A French ministerial crisis does noN last very long. It cannot, because it would be time for the next one If it did.-Boston Advertiser.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23

Parcel post is doing a big business this year, but it must not be overlook ed that a big share of it's success is due to the faithful officials and clerks
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So Is Prenderesst.

MT Pinchot is said to be satisfied that Prenergast has left the Progress sive party.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23

Sunday postofice closing has proved a failure. It was predicted but noth- ing counts like experience.
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"Eficiency Is discussed" says a headline and pity it is that it too sol dom gets any further.
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There isn't very much time left for arranging a little holiday cheer for those who will not otherwise be re- membered
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President Wilson seems to have passed upon the Hetch Hetchy bill by the action of the two houses rather than by the facts in the case.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23

It is all in the way you look at it. whether James Bryce is raised to a peerage or lowered to it.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23

Out in Chicago Mrs. Young seems to be taking her defeat like a man. She has secured another job.
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The man on the corner says: Some people will have 8 clearer idea of the currency question after the first of the year
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COMPLICATION OF WOMAN'S ILLS
Yields to Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound.

Athens, Texas. .-ttI had complica. ton of diseases, some of them of long
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Miss Etterick, I said to her, T don't suppose you realize that when you criticise Frederick you are crush ing all the life and spirit out Of him. He is not like other boys said. He needs encouragement and help and in terest, and I am sure he works very hard!"
 She sort of sighed and looked at me in a cold way. You could see she was not trying in the least to make herself agreeab ble. Help. Interest," She re- peated the words.
 And then she declared that she de- voted twice as much time to Frederick as to any other boy in the class and his lack of interest. She said he knew nothing at all that day about the les son.
 T explained to her that Frederick had had no time to study at home the previous evening because I had she had the effroDtery to say that chil- dren shouldn't go to parties on school nights That was too ridiculous for the party was at the Bertons. l told her so-and she said stolidly: What of it?" The Bertonsi Why, I know women who'd give their eye teeth to get their children noticed by the Ber- tons Of course your EVangeline wasn't asked because you've only lived here two years, and Mrs. Berton is so parI1CuIdr Wltn WtlOHl Her cnlluT0n associate. She selects only the very best. Of course, if she really knew Evangeline I am sure"
 "Oh, think we can live without the Bertonsi" declared the woman in grape color frostily.
 I'm sorry you take it so hard,'' said the woman in heliotrope. But we were speaking about Miss Etterick. I told her that Frederick was nervous and sensitive and that I was not going to have him ruin his constitution studying and become nervous wreck. I point ed out to her that what she was being paid for was to get children through her grade without bothering the par ents, who have many cares and re- responsibilities.
 If you were a capable teacher, Miss Etterick,' I said, instead of complain ing about poor little Frederick and making his life miserable with your nagging you would know what to do to push him ahead! I am sure that's what a teacher ought to do.'
 Really, my dear. l thought for a minute that awful woman was going to be insufferably insolent. She said something about it's not being her duty to furnish brains for her pupils,
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Decided Against Mir. Colts Recon
 mendation.

MT. Editor: The statement publish ed in this mornings paper that my name was never brought up for dis cussion at any meetings of the Gas & Electric commission is so prepos- terous that I feel that I am justly entitled to state a few more facts. Al Q meeting of the commission held one evening last week it was decided that my recommendation to install a book keeper to fill a vacancy which had oc- cured would not be needed. It was further decided that I should perform said work in addition to my already extensive and exacting duties. The article also intimates that the book keeper, Mrs. G. P. Smith, left sud- denly and unexpectedly, which is far from the truth. She notified the com mission that she would be obliged to give up the position several weeks ago and expressed her willingness to assist in familiarizing such successor as they might appoint with the details of the work. She was unable to get any definite idea from them as to when they were willing to dispense with her services, and they made no move toward appointing someone for the position.
 Mrs Smith was a very competent employe, performing cheerfully many tasks besides the work on the general books. It is the custom in gas and electric offices for the superintendent to have a stenographer, but it has not been carried Out here since the city took over the business. She has done the greater amount of this work and without extra compensation That she was permitted to leave without a word of appreciation or co1nmendation from the superintendent or from the com mission is a burning shame"
 The attitude of the present commfs- sion toward me has been unbearable They have given me no support, no consideration. wholly disregarding the various suggestions I have made, which I felt were for the best inter- ests of the department. I have work ed in a vastly different atmosphere from that prevailing under the former commission and Superintendent Bogue A friend recently said to me. We have changed the Gas and Electric commits sioners from a board of three men to one of only two" His statement was not joke
 I wish MT Naples all possible sue cess in his new undertaking, and sim eerely hope that the commission will give him the encouragement and loy- al support which he must have in or der that hs efforts shall count for anything.
 ARCHA W. corr.
 Norwich. Dec. 22. 1913-