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Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-09
CAUGHT IN THE FLOOD

1 to be seen floating among the wreck age To add to the horrors of the scene, fires had broken out here and there, and those whe survived were subjected te double danger. 1 say those who survived, for a floating form
 now and then told of the less eff hu-
 man life in many eases.
 As soon as possible, rescue parties were formed to convey the sufferers to places of greater samety. Many cling
 ing to their roofs were saved in this
 way, and many of them, forgetting
 their own fdistress helped to rescue
 others. One such party called to Jabez
 Hamilton to avail himself of the chance
 of escape, but he refused to go.
 Telling them of his mothers death,
 he said, No, I'll stay with the house.
 I have nothing to live for, and, if the i house goes I'll go with 1t. Go on, and help others, and leave me to my fate. " Nothing would change his decision, they were forced to let him have his
 own way, and help others who needed their assistance.
 Descending upon the stream he saw a mass of trees torn up by the roots, and evidently headed for his house. He awaited the crush, which he felt was
 inevitable, with a degree of satisfac- tion in the thought that he and his mother would not be long separated. A little change in the direction of the
 
 tops against the house, and from the midst of their tangle came the cry of 9 little child in distress. Close inSpec- tion revealed a small form caught among the branches, and within reach from his roof. Jerry rushed to the roof, and quickly grasped the little, waif which proved to be a: girl not much more than an infant.
 The man was always fond of child ren, but how to care for this one was a puzzle to him. Her clothing was ! torn into shreds by the clinging the cold and exposure of the night. A brisk rub restored some warmth and 1 life, and the wooden shirt which he had on provided the most available garment at hand. The next thing wa | food for the little one This sent him 1 foraging in the rooms below, where he found some cans of condensed milk and heated over the lamp they furnish 1 ed food for the baby, who showed her
 gratitude by reviving enough to cry 1 'goo goo" and beg for more, Rolling her in 8 blanket he laid her down in
 a place of safety, and took another sur l Vey of the outdoors world.
 1 So busy had he been with the child 1 he had not noticed that the water was
 no longer rising, but new he found to l his relief it had receded little. Xvi
 dently the worst was over from that source. The fires, too, had turned from his direction and he no longer feared
 for his own heme, which apparently 1 was one of the few left in his vicinity Finally hands removed and cared for l the lifeless form of his mother, and ] offered to take the child to other care This last Jabez refused, saying: "I claimed I had nothing left te live for. Providence has sent me a care
 and I'll net give it up at present" ] But how can you care fer a baby
 girl? It will be impossible for you" 'Pll try it, anyway for a while," was
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OUR PRACTICAL VICE PRESIDENT

Vice President Marshall is a disciple of aotivity instead of an exponent of vocal sounds. When he opens his mouth he says something, when other people simply enunciate words. At the dedication of a vocational training school in Illinois the other day he said: "Too many persons who see the sign P. C. in the heavens think it means Preach Christ when 1t means 'Plow Corn.'" Because of this. he pointed out "a vast army of persons whose labors would make for the in dustrial advancement of the nation have conceived themselves fitted for the fancied nobler pursuits, and thus the progress they would have made in the work they are fitted for is lost''
 It is through such misinterpreta- tions of signs as this that good farm CTS becoL-e poor preachers; and that the attempt is so often made to drive square peg through a round hole.
 What the world needs is men who blow, who plane, who plan, and by their practical works they are made better preachers.
 Do not misinterpret the signs. but roll up your sleeves and do something.
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WATCH YOUR STEP
The Japanese Question.
BY THE CONDUCTOR

T been waiting to see what all this row bout Japan is conain' to- Seems to me them Japs went off half cooked, an all tn United States kept hollerin' at CaEforny like she was a big boy beatin' a little one. Californy's all right. Hain't we got a treaty with them Japs? I heard Judge Dyckman say on my car tn other day we had a treaty with 'em that says in black and white them brown men can't vote in America. They agreed to that, judge says. An all Californy is doin' is to say Nobody that can't vote can own a raspberry patch She ain't sayin she don't mean that. But it ain't up to Californy to walk th'' floor. If them Japs want to pay taxes on alfalfa beds an garden dirt, they don't want to jump on Californy; they ought to jump on tn ginks that wrote their treaty when me an you was boys. If them Jap politicians didn't have nerve enough to get what they wanted years ago, they can't blame Californy for it. An they ain't gonna be no war, neither. Bill Bryan says they isn't. An he and Woody braced up an told them Japs to quit raggin tn umpire or they'll get sent to tn bench.
 Ever since Japan licked Russia them little brown fellers been struttin' tip an down lookin' for somebody to lick. Russia didn't have nothin' but old tin teakettles for battle ships, an' her tackles got so seasick they cou1d- Tt stick knife in their mouth at supper time, Then before that Japan licked q lot O Chinese laundry feilefs out in q feFfyboat Might as well shot a bunch O crippled ladies at d aHiltin' bee. No, sir; them Japs get ts gs get reputation fore we lay, awake nights bianhin' what we'll dc with 'efH WAen we ksteh 'em. All euF paiis is fhli now.
 ''S6fae along, come aieHg, pieasei
 "JaHSB 6Ht We gonna leave fore next week.
 Watch Vs7iF step:"
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FOOLS AND THEIR MONEY.

|. Kansas is calling for 10000 harvest hands, and will doubtless get them and she will harvest her crop and most of the money she pays to this floating army of workers.
 They are followed by smaller army of harvesters, who SOW not. neither do they spin, but on Saturday night they meet the spendthrifts, who usually think they are sports, and with rat poison labelled whiskey, marked cards and loaded dice skin the workers out of their weeks earnings.
 This is not only the case in Kansas, but everywhere. The industrial army is shadewed by the harvesters. who fleece them, as the saloons, poker joints and dives everywhere bear wit ness. It takes a man to earn money, and 1t takes mere of a man to make a wise use of it.
 It is well said of these who are so easily victimizedi Fools and their money are soon parted"
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the reply. If I find it is too much, I'll

the reply If I find it Is too much, I'll let you know"
 And we'll did he discharge the duty. He tried to teach the little. one to call him Uncle Jabez but that was too much for her. Daddy was the only word she could say and Daddy Jay became her title for him and he seem ed to like it. Her own name could not be learned, but Elizabeth was his mothers name, and this he gave to her. So she was soon known as Elizabeth Hamilton, and people quit laughing at Jabez, as they noticed his faithful care for the child and the comfort she was bringing to him.
 He evidently had transferred his de- votion from his mother to the child and was the happier for the interest she put into his life. Truth to tell his heart went out to her from the time her tiny hand clung to his clumsy finger as she looked up into his face with a grateful Goo Goo" Enabled soon to regain the position he formerly held. he bravely went on with his life, whith was frightened by the love lavished upon him by the child whom he sometimes called his bit of driftwood.
 AN IDIER.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-09

trouble troubles us. It is easier said than done--by one with a vivid imag- ination and a worrying disposition.
 One may be fortified against un- worthy fears. In the first place. through exercise of the will and one of the reasoning faculties. The un- reasonableness and even the absurdi-
 ty of many of our misgivings will be
 apparent when we give the matter Se-
 rious attention.
 It is related of "Stonewall Jackson"
 that, once during battle in drench-
 ing thunderstorm, a courier rode up
 to inform him that the cartridges in General Lawton's command had be- fore helpless, and that the general must abandon his position" Hardly had the messenger ceasG3 speaking before Gen. Jackson turned and said. in the coolest tones: Re-
 turn to General Lawton and tell him l that if his ammunition is wet and his troops cannot fire, neither can the en- emy tell him to hold his position" The exrcise of calm judgment would
 discover that the guns of many an enemy in this life campaign are l spiked in much the same way. Evils that loom potentously on the horizon I prove poWerleSS to hurt when we come
 to close quarters with them. Obsta- 1 cles that throw black shadows on the l pdlH futSSO1NS III tiBll dS we dppTOdCu | nearer.
 1 In few ways may a trouble borrow 1 ing disposition show greater moral ] heroism than in conouering dark an 1 ticipations. The attainment of
 calm and restfu habit of mind in . 1 victory as great as that of Tennyson's noble friend, who as the poet said:
 Faced the specters of the mind
 And laid them.
 1 But the supreme and radical cure ] for the disease of apprehensivenes will never be found save in religious faith. l Faith in God as the Power who con- | trols events that come into our lives
 is the only remedy. No other philos- ] ophy will suffice to conquer fear and i to pluck up worry by the root. l T will fear no evil, for Thou art withme." When one can say that with 1 conviction he is clad in impenetrable mail. The. slings and arrows of out
 rageous fortune cannot wound him in ! any vital part. The unknown tomor-
 row Is robbed of terror while he sings with Whittier:
 i ''I. know not where His islands lift i Their fronded palms in air
 I only know cannot drift
 Beyond His love and care. 1 THE PARSON
 Siam has established a government 1 savings bank
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BE A PUSHER.

It is easier to be a grumbler than builder. It takes mental ability to plan, while any man can growI on a sour stomach. In municipal growth the pusher is the force and the fault finder the check in every direction. What every city needs for it's advance ment is as many pushers as possible and as few checkers
 Manufacturers who are seeking a location for business are strongly impressed by the spirit of the people. The facilities for getting raw material and for shipping goods, the abundance of labor and the wage rates. the price of land and power and illuminants. and the tax rate must ali make a fay- orable impression Tn this age of stren- uous competition everything must be right that 1t may be successfully met, and it cannot be right unless tha peo- pie of city are alive, just and fair,
 II is the spirit and policy of eorn- nnT1ity which work together te make a place inviting for business, and it is up to every citizen te d6 his part.
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6Written Specially for The Bulletin.) Direfui stories have been told us of the destruction of life and property ! caused by the floods at the West, and to many an Eastern home came sad ! news of loss of relatives and property, The truth will never be known in many cases se completely was all means of identity destroyed. Rich and poor were served alike, fer in many places the entire city or town was oyerswept by the deiHge of water and mud. Fortu- nate indeed were they who dwelt on high ground, and there escaped in part the disasters of leWer levels, but to all it was a dreadful experience, entailing
 endless misery and woe.
 In one of the flood swept towns dwelt Jabez Hamilton and (nis mother
 A skilled mechanic and entirely trust worthy the man easily commanded a fine salary, and gained for his mother and himself comfortable home and good income. Although he had reach ed middle life, he had never married, and devoted himself to his mother. who was now well advanced in years and happily their lives were closely united and they seemed to lack for nothing in comfort while their many friends attested to their worth.
 So were they living when floods came, and the mass of waters descended up- on them so suddenly that there was np chance for removing his aged mo- ther to any place of greater safety, had they suspected the need of it. Like so many others caught in the flood, the danger was not realized before the av- enues of escape were cut off. They had seen the sudden rise of water in their vicinity many times before, and also it's quick subsistence, and suppos- ed this experience to be only repeti- tion of what had occurred in the past. Therefore they retired as usual, and looked for a more hopeful state of
 things in the morning.
 They were wakened in the night by the swirl of water about their bedsides, and Jabez first thought was for his mother. She was overcome with fear,
 but her son succeeding in gaining the top floor, carrying her trembling from thither in his arms. He managed also to find lamps and candles sufficient to furnish them light, but the rapid in pour of water prevented more than this, and thankful for the light he watched beside his mother,
 Soon he realized that the shock was too much for her enfeebled frame to withstand and his anxiety increased with every hour Before dawn the end came for her. and she died with a blessing for him. and prayer on
 her lips that he might be saved from the flood. He remained beside her life 1 less form, alone with his grief, and ex- pectfng every moment that the house would be crushed by the timbers driv- 1 en against it.
 At daybreak he looked cut on a
 scene of awful devastation. Houses, torn from their foundations were car 1 ried down by the floods, crushing 1 against one another, and piling up in
 masses of wreckage mingled with their 1 furniture. Warehouses dashed to pieces added their contents to the debris, i while the bodies of many animls were
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SUNDAY MORNING TALK
CHAINED LIONS.

At one point in his journey Bunyans Pilgrim was sorely frightened by some lions that blocked his forward path. The chains that held the huge beasts and wholly restrained their power to hurt he could not see. Hence his dis tress of mind. He is not the only traveller who has fallen down in ter TOT before distant dangers that be- came harmless when viewed at close range.
 The troubles hardest to bear are those that never come at all Appre- hension saps us of more strength than the overcoming of difficulties that are actual and present. People going through life, in dread of each tomor- row saying continually: What if- this or that should happen!" are re- ally to be pitied
 To those of naturally bueyant and sanguine temperament the fears of the naturally apprehensive seem foel- ish. These optimistic people are ready with their good advice, They tell us we should never cross the bridge until we come to itj that we should never trouble trouble till
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-09

Do not think your friends are peculiar, but become aware of the fact that you are Life never will go as you want it to, or expect it to. It is up to us to take every one as they appear to us and to attempt to impose ourselves on no one. There are many things in everyday life we cannot ac- count for, so we need not try. There are many things we should overlook in others, and hope others will over look in us. There are no perfect men or women. We all go laundering through life day by day, more or less. Half the so-called offenses were never intended and those who have no desire to make your acquaintance cannot help it; and it means trouble if you insist. Take the correct view of life and you will not have half as many jars and jolts to take to heart.
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Ts Garrx Wiraiasa.

Flle expedition wllicll test New F0rk o7 July 2nd to explore the Arctic RoHt5Re;af l1lloANn as Erocd6er Land is to carry With it a powerful wireless tele- sraS',a eqIal alpEnent. The generators will ba abarafea by kerosene engines and fhe Wireless system will have g range of g .9oQ Iniies The wireless apDaratus WiJ} be installed op the north side of EgasIer Bay This Wi4 enable the ex-- pedltien to keep in touch with cfvilSza-- : t4n9 and jt will also permit of experi- rneI4ss with directed HeEtzlap waves ;ulIGsr the ideal climatic conditions of tic Al AA4Fseifs SIS
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Have The Bulletin Follow You

Readers of the Bulletin leaving the city for the seashore, mountains rural resorts or Europe can have the Bulletin follow them daily and keep in touch with home affairs. Orders should be placed with The Bulletin Business Office.
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Tine tsn Bsiiesws4RsR eR Eaieaggs s force STe edHaf jf7 vaFisHs ways ts twenty of tiae eeRs iR mems elethes. No v@faaaR stlSiiJd i7e expected to equal a taasR EsF w5EiSiRg at FicR.
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The Germans must be pleased to think they voted for the democrats German books are now listed to pay 15 per cent. duty, but they came in scott free under Taft
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A beauty doctor tells her patients that Nature knows her business, and | still they keep going to the doctor and giving up good money.
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Ambnssad0r Wilson should net bs blamed if he remembers President Wilson as the man with bad manners, A kind haHdshaka OF 'adisH ths pFesi- dent declined ts efya him.
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If you get to lodging in the street the chauffeur doesn't know whether he is going to kill you or not. Go right about your business, and give him his opportunity.
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There were ninety-four thousand Englishmen who came to live under the Stars and Stripes last year. There is more to live for under our flag.
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A Pennsylvania man was struck by lightning and has ceased to be rheu- matic invalid. AS a sure cure this is not. likely ever to become popular.
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With free speech pouring into the senate free sugar does not mind. for it feels the count has been made and that nothing is uncertain
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Tiae EFsk Raaika Ess eSia stSSage was that t wSsld fiaeaBeR Eoed Rsoancts; but Esw #ltA siStv-Eye nailili4oa DNuntAs Of bsstt@E ia its gEaSR 4 makes winter prices fer sN1pznsF bHttSs.
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A pound and a quarter of chocolate
 may be as nourishing as a bushel of wheat, but it doesn't take half as long to eat it. Tabloid food mars the joy of eating
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Russia and England decline to re-
 spond to our invitation to take part in the Panama canal celebration. It is not of sufficient importance to them.
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Some eminent men are telling how they earned their first dollar and what they did with it, and I notice they were well into their teens, or out of them, when they earned it. Most men can remember how they earned their first quarter or half dollar, having had to go to work before they had reached the dollar capacity. I earned my first money before l was seven and I rather think I never saw the first dollar earned, because it went to pay an hon. est debt to the man 1 worked for. It seemed good to wear trousers and to have gotten into the helper class. It doesn't make much difference whether a worker sees his first dollar or not, for it is an inspiration to a live boy to be able to carry a part of the par ent's load. There is in these days great sympathy for children who have to work, but it should be borne in mind that those who learn the habits of industry before they are seven do not become loafers-they seldom die young and a large proportion of them may be found among the worlds suc- cessful men.
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It is prophesied that in ten years steaks will be as dear as jewelry and no easier to obtain. Embalmed steak may then be worn as a watch charm.
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If September gets as Octoberish. as August is getting Septemberish, there will be little hope for the gardens.
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Time changes almost everything, but the old front gate as a trysting place doesn't lose it's charm or grip
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When a city is boasting of it's att fractions it mentions it's schools, churches and manufactures. and for gets to speak of it's ginmills. Why?
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The man in the beaver hat says: You cant judge a trolley conductor by the way he takes your nickel"
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:The Boss Insane.

Does your wife want yote?" "Sa wants tWo,"9 replied MT. Meekton mine and hers"
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Mexico has ordered the missionaries | ouE Is there anything that Mexico needs more?
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There are lot of persons who have

There are lot of persons who have nothing better to nurse than griev- ances and they find it very unpro- fitable employment. The ordinary grievance comes nearer to being the ghost of nothing than any other thing l can think of; and nursing it is almost as silly as wearing a burr in back of your neck for fear you'll forget that is tender spot. Our grievances are mostly wraiths of the imagination, and more annoying they become. Giving attention to grievances begets preju- dices and stir up meannesses of which any christian should be ashamed. This is a splendid foundation for discon- tent which is the tap-root of grouchi- ness The grievance should be under the ban because it has no connection with anything that is good. but creates evil conditions. It isn't necessary to have grievances.
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ANaGk tfSRs and lew fares te tae Mo AAgaR park woyld pay at thAs season Sf s <
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Asunciorrs eiEctr1ct rHrrway ha, been tnaugurated
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Do you possess a Bible, or does the Bible possess you? The ownership of Bible doesn't make a man better, but knowledge of the principles which makes the book divine does. Some people do not know what they should do without their Bible who have no idea of what treasure house it is; and who are unconscious of the fact that all the Bible they have is the word which has become life and light in them. To own 0 great book and to be ignorant of it's practical value Is not good sense or good economy, for 1t is a waste of money and a display of idleness which is indefensible, How can any one believe every word in the Bible who does not know one hun- dredth part of what 1t contains, To first learn the Golden Rule and have it possess you, is better than to own the most costly Bible just fer the book s sake and your ewn vanity
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The person who cannot write poetry in Japan goes to the illiterate class but the person whe does write poetry in America is usually regarded as being weak in the upper story. Shelley, himself a poet deelaFded poetry is the record of the best and haPpiest hae- : fnents of the happiest and best minds; p but Edward Burke, whe was a states man said poetry is the art of substan tiatiHg shadows and of lending exis- teHee te nothingj" while Shenstene did Rot hesitate te say; poetry and consumption are the most fattering of diseases" The fact is he who has not the poetic mind, who is incapable of recognizing beauty of expression is in- capable of deEaing poetry: There are too Raay people who feel they are poets when they are not; and there are writers who make n9 pretense who are true poets. Words that jingle do not
 make poetry, for that is made up ot Thoughts that breathe and words that burnH