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Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
WON PRESIDENTS CUP.
Edgar H. Allen Made Card of 64 at
 Norwich Golf Club.

An attractive programme of events on the course of the Norwich Golf club for Labor day by the greens com mfttee, J. Ralph Home, chairman There will be a handicap match play against bog3X in the morning for which a handsome emp will be award ed. During the afternoon there will be ball sweepstakes at handicap medal play.
 On last Saturday fin the competition for the presidents cup Edgar H. AL len (45) ,was the winner, returning a card of GA and Robert c. Johnson (40) with a card of 72. came in for second place. In connection with the cup there was a ball sweepstakes so that there were balls for prizes for the first and second man.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
Saitina on the tmeerator.

Norwich relatives are in New York today Saturday, to wish bon voyage to Raymond J, Weber, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A, Weber (Nanna Mur- tagh3 of New York and Long Beach, who is sailing on the ImPeratof for d pleasure trip te Paris, London, Dublin and the Lakes of Killarney, planning to rs1f1arl~ late in September.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Washington. Aug. 29.-Congressman Bryan F. Mahan yesterday recom mended the appointment of J. Edward Elliott to be postmaster at Central Village. This is a third class office paying a salary of $1,000 per annum.
 The civil service commission has been requested to conduct an examin- ation for the office of postmaster at Oakdale, New London county, made vacant by the resignation of the post master.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

There are 39f. .350 government posi- tions under civil service regulation in this country.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

The foot of the ancients varied from 875 to 1922 inches.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Friday afternoon the funeral of George T. Korn was held from bis home in Lebanon and in the large at tendance were relatives from Willi- mantle and New New York city. Rev. Hollis Campbell of the Congregational church officiated at the services and Mrs. Fred Rogers rendered The Sun Is Shining Somewhere. Clifford King, Clinton Goodwin. Walter Stark, Fred Taylor, Arthur Pultz and Charles Mar tin were the bearers and burial was in the new cemetery, where a commit tai service was conducted by Rev MT. Campbell. There were many beautiful floral remembrances
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
RECOMMENDED POSTMASTER
 FOR CENTRAL VILLAGE.
Especial to The Bulletin.)

Congressman Mahan Put in Name of
 J. Edward Elliott.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
SENATOR RRANpEeEE CHOSEN.
Made Ore of the Vice chairmen on Congressional Campaign Committee.

Washington. Aug 29.-The republi- can congressional committee today elected Representative Frank F. Woods of Iowa chairman
 The committee elected Senator Bran degee of Connecticut and Representa-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
FUNERALS.
Lot,n Rarnacki.

Friday morning the funeral of John Bernacki was held from the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Pawel Der nacki at 6S Thames street. Services were held in St Jesephs church and burial was in St Mary's cemetery. Rel atives and friends attended.
 The deceased who was four years old, was drowned in the Thames river Wednesday afternoon Church and Allen had charge of the funeral ar rangements
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
RAINY DAY BUSY ONE
 FOR FAIR OFFICIALS.

J. B. Palmer Makes Big Cattle Entry Entries for Baby Show Keep Coming --Historical Exhibit by Clarence P. Capron.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

The planet Saturn is now both evening and morning star
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

See the new Fall Suits at $15.00. Made of good quality serge in cIit-a-
 way style, lined with Skinners satin,
 lin black, navy and brown. These are exceptional value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
Healthy business cona,,ion.

'rhose who have been In New Yo,x
recently and have met Wall street bank
ers or spectators have heard some pessi-
mistic talk, but business conditions are
healthy, and there is considerable activ-
ity in most lines of trade" said Samuel
J. Phillips of Chicago. Il heard more
pesslmistc talk In the two days last
week that | was in New York than I
had heard in two months in other parts
of the country, and yet great many
business men in the eastern metropolis
were optimistic. Only the few talked the
other way.
''The Wall street people not only ex-
pressed some uncertainty as to the effect
the new administration in Washington
would have on business, but they were
considerably upset by Albany politics.
look for prosperous times from now or
through the rest of the year. Prosperity
will certainly continue if we have an
other year of bumper crops.
Il have been in the south several times
within the past five years and l have
never seen this section so thrifty as
now, l hear that Virginia cities are
booming. Atlanta is holding its own
but Birmingham is probably leading all
cities south of the Mason and Dixon
line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20

of the federal army and General
Banquet is his right hand man. The
deposition of Madero had therefore a
military side to it, Madero will prob
ably be sent out of the country, and no
doubt Felix Diaz will accept Huerta
until he gains another chance to ere
ate a sensation.
How far or how soon the Zapatists
and the revolutionary leaders near the
Rio Grande will accept Huerta is a
problem that nothing but the wires
can solve.
In the meanwhile President Taft
and Ambassador Wilson will have their
hands full in safeguarding Americans
and American interests in Mexico.
Fortunately we have kept out of a
muddle that might have led to long
and expensive war. President-elect
Wilson will be inaugurated before
peace in Mexico is fully restored, and
he will no doubt have to block out a
policy that will have a tendency to
restore order and law in. our neXt-door
neighbor, for it is unlikely that all
the chieftains and political brigands
will accept any one very soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
HOW TO CHOOSE A sP0u Sc

From Leslie's.
Mrs Charles Ellinwood, a social worker,
proposes the commission plan She would
have couples go before commission, the
Young girl to testify as to her ability
TO cook, and the young man TO answer the
following questions:
How long have you known this young
woman?
> Where did you meet her?
2. Why do you think you love her?
A. How much money have you in the
bank?
5. What is your business?
s. How much do you earn weekly?
z. Is your disposition good?
Now tlN object of all agitation of the
marriage problem is not SO much to de-
crease the number of marriages, as to see
that people are better mated so that the
tie will not be broken. But If only those
| of good dispositions are TO be permitted
| TO marry, the number of those taking the
step will necessarily be greatly decreased
An extended acquaintance on the part OF
the principals, the publications of banns
| or the necessity of securing license q
certain number of days before it could
be used texcept in certain cases where an
| Immediate ceremony is demanded), would
be check on the hasty marriages which
So largely feed the divorce milk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
president elect Wilson's youngest
friend has gone on the stage. Yester-
day little Bertha KRISTEN, considered
by many competent judges the most
beautiful child in the country, was en-
gagged for part in 'Racketty- Packetty
House in the Children's theatre."-
New York Press.
In conversations between two per-
sons in cozy corner, or upon a vine
clad porch, or in a vehicle built for
two, In a punt. canoe, or in any
.prettiest" '.loveliest' and most beau
tiful,n qualified by 'in the county" lin
town. "in the state" or lin the world"
are appropriately addressed to woman.
And the same adjectives constitute Il
harmless medium for the expression of
affection, or Judgment, when addresses
to children by parents or other inter-
ested parties. But who is a "compe-
tent Judge" of beautiful women, sor
little girls, in America, who is in q
position to say with authority that one
surpasses the rest of them?
Even the most active beau has not
seen 10 per cent of the handsome wom-
en- who reside in his own city, If his
city is n large one. And there are
about 900o0,0o0 Americans. many OF
them women and girls, who do not re-
side in his "home town. Beauty, IL
may be said in passing, peryades or at
least sporadically occurs. in all walks
of life. The most beautiful" in some
body's opinion, is very numerous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
The Postal Savings Bank

Don C. Seitz, manager of the New
York World, discusses in short space
but convincingly the Importance of
the postal savings bank system-its
expansion as correlating with the par
eel post. What ne says on this subject
has been published in leaflet form for
popular distribution, and being of gen
eral interest, the article is reproduced
in The Age Herald.
AS Mr.. Seitz suggests every postof-
flee in the land should become ''de-
pository and paying point" Farmers
and consumers would be at once great
ly benefited. A postal bank in every
village would prove convenience that
could not be overestimated.
The plan as presented by Mr.. Seitz
is simple and practicable and the gov
ernment will doubtless give it early
consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20

have lived long enough TO see that the
merit plan is the only right plan for Off
ciai efficiency. The departments in
Washington that used to afford great
pickings for party workers are closed
against politicians. The consular service
is also closed and about all that is left
SO far as / can see, is the presidential
postofflce.
.sThere are about 5000 presidential post
masters in the United States and during
thenext four years changes will be made
In favor of democratic applicants. l
understand that the present ineumbents
will be allowed to serve out four years,
which in many cases will mean year or
two longer for the republican postmas-
ters. Collectors, United states district
attorneys, and United States marshals
are appointed by the President These
are still out . + the civil service rules
but compared to postmasters they are
few in number.
4 noticed list of postmasters OF the
presidential class in Alabama published
in The Age-Herald this week. There Wele
III in the list and filling these places
will do something towards rewardlng the
workers But if Alabama democrats are
like those of ehe rest of the country the
average of applicants will be about 10 TO
each position 20 be filled. There are, IN
round numbers. $50 presidential postof-
fees In Indiana"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
EyERYBODY's DOING 1T

FROM ISSlie ..
What, A bootblack found in New
York with seven shares of Standard on
stock worth 5000. bought and paid for
out of his humble earnings! Get out the
aallows at once and hang him as high
aAuaman. And this bootblack says that
anvbodv can 10 1t. He used to shine
the shoes of the Rocl1efellers in the
standard Oil building. He came to the
conclusion that il John D. Rockefeller
could put his money in Standard On
stock. 1t would be a good investment Tor
a hootblsck. Sc he purchased share
flor share. as fast as his savings accu-
INFLATED. and thus made himself part
per of the Rockefellers. When the boot
black nut up his shares in court. as Sc
curity for a friend in trouble, the truth
leaked out But the bootblack is right.
Anvone can buy Standard Oil stock and
cot the same dividends that Mr.. Rookie
Teller does. All the shareholders are
mariners and all are assured of square
deal. The same might be said with ref
erence to the other so-called trusts. Any
one can buy shares of the Steel corpcr-
,tion. or the so-called sugar trust or
Of any other great industrial or railway
money making corporation Everyone
can buy these shares at the same price,
and can thank Wall street for making a
r,arket where they can be bought. There
ts plenty of humbug in the outcry against
the bloated stockholders OF the srea'
corporations There never was time
when so many investors Of small means
were stockholders in great corporations
and sharers in all their profits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
TIhe niggest ,Possmm

Last night one of my negro drivers
approached my window and yelled out
look 1t dat 'possum, said Pat oBrlen'
the we'll known contractor, whose camp
is located at Fourteenth street. 1T was
about 1890 o'clock and l naturally con-
eluded that the darkey had brought ME
a 'possum [ went to the door when
The negro, his eyes fairly dancing with
excitement, pointed at the window OF
my bedroom and there sat one OF the
largest 'possums l have ever seen. l
slipped in the house and grabbed the
animal by his tail and for a few min
utes | was afraid | was going to get
bit and was afraid to turn the crea-
ture loose
Finally the negro boy secured box
and We landed Mr. 'Possum. How he
got to my window l don't know, nor
have ! been able to find out, but l do
know he is the biggest and fattest
'possum | have ever seen, and to show
that | am not giving you fish story
come down to my camp and see him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
The Convicts and the Roads

There has been a marked improve
ment in jefferson county's road sys-
tenn within the past three or four
wears. There are more macadam roads
and better built roads, but with all the
improvement there is need for much
more road making.
The new board of revenue will soon
try the experiment of working the
county convicts on the highways. Inc
convicts of Fulton county, Georgia,
have built the roads around Atlanta,
and Georgia. as a state, with its con-
vict labor has the best roads found IN
the south. Our board of revenue has
only to give convict labor on the roads
a thorough trial here to find 1t sue
cessful. jefferson county should not
only be the banner county of Alabama
in the matter of good roads, but 1t
should stand forth as the model good
roads county in all the southern group
of states.
AS this year is to mark decided ad-
vance in jefferson county's highway
system the city of Birmingham should
make a new record in street improve
ments. The county policy of road
making should stir up the spirit OF
emulation ON the city's part.
Not only should our county con-
victs be employed in road building but
the state convicts should be employed
in constructing great thoroughfares
through Alabama. Public sentiment is
becoming strongly aroused on this
question. The leasing of state con-
victs is more and more in disfavor.
With convicts at work on the roads
from one end of the state to the 9TH
er farm values and town values
values of every sort-would apprecia-
bly, enhance and in few years Ala
bama would look like one vast gar
den.
The legislature, in its extra session,
should by all means pass a bill pro-
hibiting the employment of convcts
anywhere except on the roads. Such
policy would result in an incalcul-
able ment-improvement that
would be more far-reaching, it is be-
lieved, than any one thing the law
makers could do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Convention cities

As soon as Birmingham two large
hotels, now being built. are completed
this will be one of the great conven-
tion cities of the country" said Henry
L. Hosmer of Philadelphia.
This is my first visit to Birmingham
but l know 1t well by reputation Few
cities in the United States are SO
favorably discussed as this Pittsburs
of the south. Atlanta has been a great
convention city and will continue to
be. 1t has the hotel facilities and a vast
auditorium. Richmond is another popu-
lar convention city with its splendid
hotels and large convention hall
By the way. Birmingham will have
TO have big auditorium, which | am
told will probably materialize this year.
Without a large hall, hall with
seating capacity of 5000 or 10000, ma
tional organizations of the larger class
cannot be expected to come. OF south
ern cities Richmond gets more con-
ventions than any other on account OF
its historic name and standing as a
tourist point"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
The Tipping Custom

Il have read many communications In
the New York Sun recently about the tip
ping CUSTOM said a travelled man. The
sis. of most that has been written is to
the effect that tips are given in all high
class clubs, hotels and public restaurants.
I'm restaurants of the moderate class
usually give the waiter a cent tip and
in the high price places ] usually give
10 cents, although it is the custom with
many diners to give 10 per cent of the
amount of the bill. / would be glad If
some way could be found to do away with
tips. but ! suppose proprietors would find
it next to impossible to abolish the Gus
tom.
"In Birmingham, however | take a
meal occasionally in certain first class
restaurant where tips are positively for
bidden. and l get good service just the
same. In a recent number of the New
York Sun a man who signs himself "A
Diner has this to say: IT used-to be said
that 10 per cent Of the amount of the
checl1 was a fair tip for the waiter in this
country, although it has not really been
so considered for long time; walters
shifted at 10 per cent years ago, and
what with the present day higher cost of
living, affecting walters as everybody
else, If 10 per cent was a proper tip years
back it should be higher now. Twelve
and half per cent would perhaps be the
proper figure, but we can't very we'll give
that. and so in some cases where formerly
We would have given 10 we now give 10. In
fact. ] should say that the old 10 per
cent idea has now been largely aban-
doned. that where checks mount up the
tips given are likely to range higher than
10, up to IS per cent, or maybe more In
other words, tips have gone up like every
thing else.
"At the same time, while the tipping
custom is still spreading in this country,
and where there is still great amount of
indiscriminate and extravagant tipping,
think | discern an Increasing tendency
on the part of tippers in general to be
less indiscrminate, less extravagant, to
| observe in tipping some sort of a scale
This is good as far as 1t goes, though it
seems to indicate the establishment of the
| tipping custom here permanently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
Hold to the Going Industries

Neither the commissioners of Bir-
mingham nor any of Birmingham S
citizens interested in it's growth and
prosperity desire to pull down any of
its industries.
There is curious contest going on
in Birmingham to injure industries
that happen to make smoke and to
tear down this town for the benefit
of a few aesthetic individuals who
want to regulate and remove merely
for the purpose of playing the role OF
footlight favorites.
There have been years of work and
struggle and Industrious activity on
the part Of men of energy and brains
to develop industries and small man.
ufacturing plants in this community
Now there come forward aesthetics
who want to close the Sloss furnace
operations in a day, and kick out the
men who are making pay rolls for this
district. The politician, and the would
be politician, seem to be in the sad
die, but the good old horse of Bir-
mingham is too sensible to be ridden
regularly by the cheap Snowman.
We all want regulation in Birming-
ham--we want to make it a clean and
attractive city-but neither the city
commissioners nor the good people of
this town propose that self appointed
censors shall suddenly put the lid upon
and snuff out the going industries of
this community.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
FILMS FOR EAMILIEe

IL. II. Windsor in the March Popular Me-
chanics Magazine
a prediction may safely be made that
in the very near future provision will be
made for moving pictures in the home.
When a man decides to build a house to
cost, say, $25, 900 or more, the architect will
plan the picture room in which the family
and their guests can enjoy select pro-
gramme of latest productions 1t may be
in connection with a dancing room or 1t
can be accommodated in much less space.
A projecting machine suitable for the
home will not be very costly, and the hlms
will doubtless be delivered each week by
companies organized for that special pur-
pose. Travellers returning from abroad
will find pictures of cities and scenes they
have visited wonderful help in reciting
TO friends and relatives incidents of the
places they have visited.
Another new Industry which will soon
ocmc into existence in all the larger cities
will be film photography. Children $
birthdays, garden parties. weddings and
other functions which in later days or
years recall pleasant memories will be
thus perpetuated by the film photographer
He will eventually be considered as much
a necessity as the orchestra. Undoubted-
ly one of the most acceptable wedding
presents in days to come, from parents tc
bride and groom. will be set of progress
sive films showing the children as they
advanced from infancy to high school
days. AS a feature of the wedding fes-
tivties these pictures would afford both
amusement and entertainments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
SHE FAILED TO GET jon

From the Womans Home Companion
In the March Woman's Home Com
ma MON appears a very interesting talk to
business girls in which the following
story is told:
"A young woman living an an iniand
town was given valuable letter of IN
PRODUCTION to the superintendent of a
New York department store, noted for
its good wages and considerate treat
ment of employees. The writer said to
the girl: Present this letter to my
friend. any morning before $50
ARRIVING in New York, the girl went
to visit friends whose sons held posi-
tons in Wall street. When she men
toned her letter of introduction. the
another Of the family. who knew nothing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
Federal patrOuawe

Il used to take more interest in poll
tics than Il do now, but with few ex-
ceptions | have voted the democratic
ticket since 1880, when became old enough
to vote said Josiah II. Small of In
dianapolis.
In 1884 I was living in Illinois, ard
belonged to a Cleveland and Hendricks
compaign club, and did much shouting.
and afterwards offered myself as a can
didate for a small presidential office,
but failed to get it. That was the only
time that l was an office seeker, and |
was not very pressing then. Federal
patronage now seems to be reduced to !,
minimum owing to the effectiveness oil
the civil service law. When l was a
youngster in the democratic ranks, be-
leyed in the so-called spoils system. bu,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20

of business customs, save as she had
heard her husband and sons speak of
them, said:
Nonsense, You don't want to so
down town at that hour. Big New York
men never appear at their offices before
10 O'clock
''rhe girl promptly forgot or ignored
the instructions of the man kind enough
to give her the benefit OF his influence,
and lent willing ear to the advice of her
new friend one morning she presented
herself at the office of her prospective
employer at 1915. He was not at his
desk. over it hung a sign-'Applications
received daily before $3.50 a. M
"The girl read the sign, but did not
take its warning home. She was an ex-
ception. She had a letter of introduce
tion So, despite the significant sugges-
ton of the office boy that she'd best
come back the next day before $50, she
sat down to wait.
THE superintendent returned to his
office shortly after noon. His tour OF
the store had filled his mind with notes
on details, large and small. He was
in no mood to see strangers, even though
they bore letters from old friends. And
he was a stickler for system. BY a
method peculiarly his own, he ascer-
tanned that the newcomer had been adj
vised to observe his office rules, and to
call during the hour set for receiving
applicants. She had ignored instruc-
tions and started her business career a..
wrong, by counting herself a privileged
character. The man told her she must
gain experience in smaller store. She
| did She started at a bargain counter
| in store commanding the cheapest sort
| of trade. at IS a week. And the man
! back in her home town learned froN
| his city friend just why that letter ol
introduction had carried no weight"