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Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-13
THE CAREER OF A WESTERN LAD.

(Written Specially for The Bulietin.9
 A letter came to me within few days from an old man of 84, which set me thinking of what his life had been and how 1t had brought him to such a geodly old age.
 His parents claimed the Granite state for their birthplace, and his mother was brave enough to face hard ship and danger without hesitation, when the man of her choice decided to go the far west, which at that time was central New York There they located on the frontier, and made a happy home for themselves in the will derness, There the first son was born to them, and 'dutifully named Ezra in loving remembrance of the maternal grandfather
 He should have been called Nimrod for he became a mighty hunter. Think of a man S4 years old. if you can, writing of killing three bears and nine deer during the open season of June and July last. His life long practice of killing game has made him inde- pendent if not lawless. and the old hunter takes great satisfaction in boasting of getting venison out of sea son, and so managing as to escape the vigilance of the game warden All traces are done away with,' he says, before the game warden gets around"
 Little Ezra lived happily and safely
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of game. From bear hunting on the Chippewa to following the wild pigeons eastward, we hear of his success as a sportsman. The first time l saw him he came to us for a visit after track ing the wild pigeons as far as Penn sylvania.
 He never took very kindly to civii- zation and was happier on the out skirts of the state, so we were not surprised to hear of his removal to a town on the very border line of his adopted state. Late in life he made there a home for himself, mar rying one many years his junior. but with whom a happy married life has filled all these years Ten children have blessed this union, most of whom are still living, married and settled in homes of their own.
 Where he learned it, I never knew, but he has been accounted a famous dancer, and no merrymaking was com plete without him. Respected he must have been for the schools have relied
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vices of man of a Sunday, but re- fuses to sell him bread. or the real ne- cessities of life. In that state a, pack age of cigarettes constitutes a legal sale on Sunday, and q can of baked beans means an illega. sale. If this is Massachusetts, what think you other states have done? The legaized Sun day in America today :s farce. Man made law does not improve the God made Sabbath Is a chew of tobacco more holy than chew of any kind of canned goods?
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-13
COL I)S

The first sign of Cold is iassitude; a gone feeling of weakness, as if some serious illness was pending.
 # you will get to recognize this first feeling of catching Cold and fly to the cupboard for a dose of Seventy seVen," you will break up the Cold at once.
 if you wait until your bones begin to ache it may take longer.
 Seventy seven" is a small vial of pleasant pellets, that fits the vest pocket, easy to carry, easy to take
 Is for sale in every store in America that sells medicines, price, 25cts. and S1.0o, or mailed on receipt of price.
 RunPS-a$s' Homeo. Medicine Co.,. 156 William Street. New York.-Adyer- tisebaeRt,
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upon his services as treasurer for more than a score of years. He is a keen watcher of the worlds progress in all directions reading the news from day to day. which he does without the use of spectacles He writes that he has earned the right to do so? A long strenuous life well rounded out has been his portion, drawing, let us hope, to peaceful close.
 AN IDLER,
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Of Moab the Chronicier recorded, He hath settled on his lees" He had become stagnant and lazy. He was quite content to retain all his moral sediment It is so with many of the sons of men. Years of un- broken health, steady business pros perity, an Undiminished family circle, these blessings may put men quite completely at their ease.
 But ease cannot continue per- manently Change is inevitable; new departures must be undertaken. We are liable to get off the macadam and into rough going before we realize it. Then men need all the spiritual stam- ina that life has imparted. Happy they who are fitted to endure hard ness to take the shocks of the road without disaster"
 THE PARSON.
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They might not get together a well. but -- would look less like driving. if the conference committee in congress debated the matters before the com wittee Of the whole instead of doing The cutting and drying among the democratic members
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-13

The lessons which the criminal courts teach each term are much the same. but there is no appreciable de- crease in the number of Yiolatogs of the law Even experience doesn't ai- ways bring results
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-13

This idea of requiring the New Ha- au system to show what it wants more money for and how we'll it is able ra meet the obligation. is another en- dorseuent of the budget plan.
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A woman and her three children liv- ing in a Pennsylvania ely were recent ly discovered by physician to have two hearts each, one on each side. ngiiCgsno( (yla
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If Thaw only decides to publish a book on What I Know About Law he is going to profit well from the publicity campaign he has been con- ducting
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

These are the days when the smile shifts from the iceman to the coal dealer.
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Mexicos special envoy is in the country and his object is as yet un- revealed, but there is little difficulty guessing what a country with empty coffers needs.
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Congress mustn't tackle the currency measure ss if it was a second tariff bill. r. is a matter on which the best ard most dependable information sasuLd ss obtained
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The north and easter1y winds may blow but there is a delightful lot of autumn weather and outdoor pleas ures due before the snow flies.
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Lucky is the man who can recover after his obituary notice has gotten into print
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Cahada didn't deliberate long after the suggestion was made that Fhaw be detained until Mrs, Pankh4arss ag- rived so an exchange might be eff feeted.
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With the opening of the football season the accident and death lists will not be confined to auto. aeroplane and railroad wrecks
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Peaches may be had, baked. stewed, frozen or spiced. and then there are those who are naturally delightful
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NesuviuS is reported as making ready for great awakening but Maine has taken time by the forelock
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Coaticook and SherbrooIle can now relapse into the quiet and obscurity of former days
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There is always one day in the week when the school children do not care whether it is vacation season or not.
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l am rather inclined to pity the ice man. for life to him always has been cold proposition. He used to be re- spectable and respected, but now a suspicious world classes him with the barOns and as an enemy of mankind if not a rObber Q does not care what the world cal m if his coupon books come back in ale season and are all paid for He trusts us with his books and we never ask him who pays his bills in hot weather. Of course, we all suspect that he has a large surplus Tn the bank, or we should not feel right to let the account run into next year before we settle; and then expect him to always back his confidence in us with smile. His atmosphere ap- pears to have more mosquitoes in it than a Jersey marsh and he doesn't appear to mind them any more than the old horse. He does the best he can to keep our food sweet and we sour on him This makes me think he is almost as good as we are in spite of our prejudices. He may not have con science, but he must be very patient fellow
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If New Hampshire has any doubts about the status of Acting Governor Glynn, it ought 10 be banished by the courts decision concerning Sulzer-
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The man on the corner says: Any increase in the number of pedestrians can be attributed to the improvement in the condition of the sidewalks.
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But for the majority of men travel

But for the majority of men travel in cradle is impossible. It is a question whether iC is even desirable. To choose a career simply because one can see no bumps in it is generally to invite some bad ones in the end. Friends and surroundings may be se- lected with a sole view of avoiding any shock to one"s comfort or com placency. But that way disappolnt- ment often lies
 In order to insure freedom from criticism one may surround himself with t1atterers. It is not pleasant to be found fault with so we pick friends who say only the things our ears itch to hear We insist that the evidence be favorable before admitting it to court.
 Now that trlsre is nothing in the world so heaIthful as occasionally to hear the truth about ourselves, no matter how harsh it may be. What ever the shock to ones conceit, just and fearless criticism is an exceed ingly helpful experience. He is friend worthy of the name who is brave enough to tell us our faults. And in nine cases out of ten that same friend will stand by us Loyalty in the hour of need after the hatterers have deserted.
 Some people are almost too pleas ant. They are so anxious to say what is agreeable that they often fail to say what is true. Anxious to give no offense to anyone they may prove little better at last than towards and traitors. For an outright damnable villain take Tito Melema in George Eliot's Romola--a gracious young man, unwilling to disagree with any one but at heart wholly false to every one Better the frank criticism of an honest man than dishonest and per fidious praise.
 It is very difficult indeed to run through life on soft tires. No matter how much we dread the change, inter ruption, upheaval, these experiences are pretty sure to come. Life is turn ed upside down, hopes are shatter- ed established habits are broken up. But these bumps and jounces are all incidents of the road and part of our education.
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Canadian justice may not be proud of it's part in the Thaw tangIe, but it is a certainty that it is glad to get rid of it.
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Have The Bulletin Follow You

Readers Of the Bulletin leavina the city for the seashcre, 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.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-13
SUNDAY MORNING TALK
SOFT TIRES

They were soft when the garage man brought the machine around for a demonstration. It certainly rode like a cradle; There was no jolt and no jar and Jones voted it the most comfortable car he had sat in. He was too new at the business to know that the tires had been partly defated for his benefit before the initial spin.
 A little experience of the road, however taught Jones that tires are run soft for demonstration purposes only They would last no time at all inactual service unless inflated good and hard. Whatever additional bump and jar results must be accepted as part of the motoring game
 Most of us crave comfortable en- vironment and as few bumps as the roadway life will show. The day in which nothing happens to disturb his comfort of body or peace of mind d man stars in red. We mortals are happiest when things glide smoothly.
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Hold. your head hioh and nrance if

Hold your head high and prance if you like, but you cannot evade the nat ural law which decrees that to get up in the world you must get down to bus mess. It is deeds not appearances that count although looks must be consid- cred in the affairs of life since they help more than some folks think Play Ing poker never made a man a mutt millionaire, or paved the way to honor able mention. Ability must be turned into channels which are lucrative to win ample reward. People who do things for effect in this world usual ly make an unfavorable impressions but those who do things to promote the comfort and happiness of others us ually thrive. It takes a man to com pass any situation in life, and make the most of it. Some folks prefer fame to money, but money talks the loudest and is most sustaining. Goodness un- less 1t includes being good for some thing has no merit Inertia always has and always will mark the first and last stages of decay.
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1t is quite difficult 10 have patience with an alarm clock, although it is a valuable instrument O. service. It is so violent in it's action that it causes the one dependent upon it to sit up in bed and say things that are not fit to print When a person is dreaming that he has inherited a fortune and everything has been consummated to the point where the administrator is putting the money in an extended palm, and the alarm clock breaks in with a whirr and ting a-ling ding! sixty times repeated in thirty seconds, and awakes him to poverty and the demands of business what wonder is it that he inn mediately searches for explosives to say something more emphatic than us- uaI The alarm clock breaks into bliss ful dreams and awakens man to un- blissfuI conditions: ana summons a vocabulary that would disturb a con- stable. No wonder tue alarm clock is charged with causing more bad lang uage than any other usefuI instrument invented by man.
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&R AA '' / 7 ''

A hard stubborn Cold that hangs on, is broken up by Humphreys "Seventy-seven"
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THE MAN WHO TALKS

You ask your doctor what imag gina ton is, and he will tell you that 1t is almost everything known to practice The practicing physician IS confronted so often by the imagination that it takes all the genius he has to keep 1t where it belongs while he deals with real physical disturbances: and where the disturbances are just born of the imagination he makes brown bread pills and pure water perform most wonderful cures. An uncommon degree Of imagination may constitute poetical genius; and it may also constitute hy- pochrondia; and all that goes with it. Imagination is paradoXical,. for it may make 8 man great. or only make him bugheuse,-it can produce ferVor or fever with equal facility. There is nothing the imagination doesn't take hand in from forming our dreams to shaping our diStresses. It riots in fic- uon and the madhOuSe. We most all have 1t, and should strive to keep it employed in contributing to our power and joy rather than to our undoing and distress,
 It costs the average man to be pop ular more than he can afford to pay,- whether 1t results from service, treat ing, geniality, or all three combined. A good fellow is usually popular and not infrequently a bad example The popular fellow can be depended upon to be bad enough to please the unrighteous and to fool the righteous. Favors which are to be obtained from the multitude are seldom obtained by honest and lawful means. The multi tude is not often caught cheering for saints What the multitude like is the person who will serve them whether they are right wrong. In this world those who cordially shake your hand may be caught picking your pocket when you least suspect it Those who deal from motives seldom consult their hearts. Most any man will tell You all your good traits if he is sure you will favor his schemes. Popular opinion has been said to be the greatest of lies; and popularity, often, is not less than the keenest of disappoint- mentS.
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The season for swattinn the fly is nearly over and there appears to be no noticeable decrease of what we re- gard as household pests. Those who study the fly know they are scaveng- CTS, and that they remove from disease breeding spots created by man the filth which causes all kinds of filth diseases. Because we fear the filth adhering to their feet we kill them, and thus let the filth heaps on the surface of the earth increase. What do you think of the policy which stays the protector of man from the infectious filth he ne- selects to remove instead of creating the cleanliness which will put the busy buggy fly out Of business, or compel it to follow other means of subsistence. Man in nature has always been killing the friends God has provided, and been increasing the filth which gives rise to all Zymotic diseases It is cleanliness which will make an end of diseases. not the killing of flies and mosquitoes.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-13

if we could all see ths Sunday laws passed by the legislatures of the differ ent states I am inclined to the oDin- ion that we should think the Lord S day had not been improved by legis- lation; and that there is no room to be mortified over the European observ- ance of the Sabbath which is so often held up to us as the most undesirable condition possible! The old puritan state of Massachusetts has legalized
 the sale of soft drinks and tobacco in every form, picture shows, etc, while the sale of a pound of meat or a quart of onions makes the dealer liable to prosecution. In other words, the state of Massachusetts panders to the little
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There is no doubt many a woman worries more about her complexion than she does about her heavenly pros poets. The mansion in the sky is so far away, and the necessity for color so imminent that she feels compelled to attend to tTivialities near at hand rath- CT than important matters which may be delayed to a more appropriate time, which is very likely never to be recognized. The eioquence of the preachers cannot make such a woman concentrate her mind upon what they deem the all-important subject of life. It has been said that beauty is more intoxicating than wine, but these wo- men do not mind that, If it is true that beauty is the first present Ma ture gives to women and the first it takes away, many of them succeed in making art serve where nature has withdrawn her fayoFs, The prayer of Socrates was that he might be beautiful within; and it were well if this were the prayer Of all, for it is the beauty which is expressed in
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
SOUTHERNERS REPUlSED
Shanghai Arsenal Successfully
Resists Spirited Attacks.

Shanghai. July %. 2 a. m.-During
the last twenty four hours the rebels
have made n series OF spirited attacks
on the arsenal, but all OF them have
been successfully repulsed. and the
government troops are so encouraged
at their continued success that they
have assumed the offensive and are
forcing the rebels back on Nan-Tao.
southern suburb Of the Chinese native
city
Admiral Tseng has formally warned
the Nan-Tao Chamber OF Commerce
that unless the rebels disperse he VIII
lombard their position and the forts
at the mouth of the river. which are
also In the hands OF the southerners.
London, July 25.-A Shanghai dispatch
to The Daily Telegraph" says:
'I.ooting has begun In the city. and the
residents are fleeing. Many fires were
caused by bursting shells. and several for
elgners were wounded by stray shots.
shanghai Is 80 full Of refugees from
Nanking and Kiu-Kiang that the people
are sleeping In the streets A boatload
Of southern deserters was sunk by the
gunboat fire. The northerners have oc'
cupied "A rebel fort near the arsenal
The Shanghai correspondent of The
Morning Post" expresses the opinion that
the southerners are not likely to repeat
their attacks on the arsenal. but VIII
abandon Shanghai. and that the revolu-
ton Will speedily end.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
trrnm The Tribune nureau.l


| Washington, July 24-President Yuan
| Shih-kai has put price on the heads
OF General Huang-Hslng. leader OF the
present revolt. and one OF the great heroes
Of the revolution OF 1912. General Chen
| ChI-mel. a prominent southeruer and also
a leader, and Po Wen-wei. Governor OF
the Province Of An-ITui. II would not be
surprising II the famous sun Yat-sen were
added To this list presently, as he has
| ctme out openly for the revolution.
Were other evidence lacking 20 indicate
the seriousness Of the revolt this offering
OF rewards for the death Of these men. who
are all powerful politicians In the south
OF China. would show that Yuan oonsid-
ers the situation most serious. The state
| Department. advices say that yuan mas
offered money rewards and pardons to any
OF the followers OF the three men mem
toned for killing them. This indicates
that Yuan purposes using strong meas
ures 10 stop the trouble
There is every indication that the pres
cnt revolution will be bloodier and harder
fought than was the Manchu revolt
From almost the beginning OF the revolu-
ton against the Manchus the Imperial
clan I'm Peklng showed decided weakness
and n spirit OF compromise. They began
10 Weld 10 the demands Of the southerners
lcfore the end Of october. 1911. while the
revolution itself only started on Octo-
Der 10.
Later I'm the game the Manchus refused
20 send their imperial troops into the
fight at times when victory would nave
been practically certain. The weak
Nanchus. however. feared 20 risk defeat
At one time the imperial troops were
ordered TO abandon a highly strategic
point at Han Yang. near IIankow. which
shortly before had been won by brilliant
fighting. which had demonstrated the su-
periority OF the northern over the south
crn soldiers The almost impregnable
position which had been established was
given up without n shot.
The legation at Pcklng has reported
that the government troops are success
/ fully withstanding the attack OF the reb-
/ els n, the Shanghai arsenal1 The navy.
being regularly supplied with funds. re-
mains loyal to Yuan Shih-kai. The south
ern troops on the railway from Pu-Kow to
|!cn-Tsln, an important ilhe VI '"'''''"'''
cation between the south and Tlen-Isln'
are reported I'm Peking TO be treating.
The legation also says that an uprising
IS feared nj Hankow. the centre OF the
outbreak OF 1912. The majority OF the
people at IIankow are thought 10 favor
the south. but the Vice-President. III
Yuan-hung. is confident Of success In pre-
venting an outbreak.
Another report to the department says
that I'm a conflict between the Mongols and
the Chinese ninety miles north OF Kali
Gan the Chinese were beaten. This prob
ably has nothing 10 do with the main reVo-
mtion In the south. except. perhaps. that
the Mongols took advantage OF the gov
ernment's troubles elsewhere TO precipl-
tate a fight.