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Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
.ET FRS TO THE EDITOR.
Prosecutor Rottum in Cronin Murder
 Trial.


 MT Editor: During the famous Cro- min murder trial of 1898 a legal friend who knew Elisha Bottum a native of this city, well said that in a few hours one day he achieved reputation in his profession which other men fail to reach after a lifetime" II was while ne was trying the CrOnin case and it came time to call the medical exxperts, whose testimony was expected to prove in effect that Dan Coughlin could not have had a guilty share in the murder. The men of science were amazed and dismayed at Attorney BGttums cross examination It ap- peared he knew more of medicine, anatomy and the functions of the brain than did the experts themselves. His exposure of the imperfect basis in fact on which many of the medical wit ncsses grounded t!eir conclusions was described at the time as being so com Tle-c that report had it the jury re- fused to consider this phase of the tes- timony at all. Says a newspaper Of the day:
 ''Mr Bottum had promised to tell the Coughlin jurors how pr. Cronin was killed. Yesterday he did it in powerful words. Carefully, quietly, often with dramatic force the web of circumstances was laid before the jury" says -the Tribune, with a vivid realism that held 500 auditors still and attentive. Mir. Bottum yesteray de- scribed the murder of Dr. Cronin. MT. Bottum's voice and command of lan- guage appear to be alike unfailing, and his speech has drawn an unwieldy crowd"
 During the four months of the fam ous trial" says the Evening Post. MT Bottum's ability was continually on test before the public eye, and his sue cess with this great conspiracy was It as during the trial that Mr. Both ablest medical cross examiners in the United States"
 His closing argument to the jury was faVorably commented upon by the le- gal profession throughout the country. It began as follows:
 "Gentlemen of the Jury: The crim- inaI law of this state is not written in blood It's ministers and servants are not and have not been as6assins. If the picture that has been drawn here by the learned senior counsel for the defense is true, then the ministers of the law, the servants of the law, have become the men who have tTampled the law under foot"
 Says the Chicago Daily News Many stories are told of Mfr. Bettum's kindness of heart and his consideration for others. His courtesy was describ- ed as unfailing and his friends declare he was one of the most popular off cials that ever served Cook county"
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Windon, Kansas ment which caused

about the Pinlkham remedies and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound and was cured. I cannot praise your remedies enough for know never would have been well if had not taken it. '-M Miss MARY A. HoRNER, Route No. 2, Box 4, Windom, Kansas.
 Consider We'll This Advice.
 No woman suffering from any form of female troubles should lose hope un- til she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's s Vegetable Compound fair trial.
 This famous remedy, the medicinal in- gredients of which are derived from native roots and herbs, has for nearly forty years proved to be a most valua ble tonic and invigorator of the fe- male organism. Women everywhere bear willing testimony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia D. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound.
 If you want special advice write to Lydia |. Pinkham Medicine Go. {coafs. dendaj) Lynn, Mass Your letter will be opened, read and answered by & woman and held in strict confidence.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
HE WAS BRAVE

"Helle!" said the young man with the red nechtie. Aren't you back in town sooner than you expected?" ?" T needed large city to hide In, 7 confessed the other young man. II 1 wanted space in which to regain my self-respeet. I am a disgraced person. l The country Is nc place feE me-
 What's the matter with the Fillxins piace? inuired the young man with the red Hecktie. It's always been cracked up"
 "I'n give the farm a letter of rec ommendation any day" said the other young man. And the F'iiikinses are perfect hosts. And they have the most excellent discrimination in picking out guests. There was a girl staying there who had the finest eyes in the world and her complexion would make the drug store kind turn green with envy. She was little and fragile looking but, believe me, she could handle any thing from an escaped lion to a bur siar It's the burglar I'm coming to-"
 Burglar scoffed the listener with the red tie In that quiet spot!"
 'Ye-up" said the other young man. Everybody was stirred up.
 They got jewelry at the Nichols place and money at the Mooneys' and the whole neighborh0od was in a tu- mutt" he related. We had burglars served with the canteloupe at break fast and with the Salad at lunch, and every time there was a strange noise the women would shriek and grab their hearts, while the men would don a grenadier expression, signifyfng heroism
 T didn't say much about my bravery before Miss Doodles-the one with the eyes and the complexion. Still, drop ped a discreet word now and then cal culated to put her on the right track. If she had any brains at all she could figure out what thoroughly compe- tent protector 1 was without my say ing so. l just aimed to give her the feeling that so long as I was near all she had to do was to breathe easily and look pretty and 1 would attend to all such details as staying burglars. Honest, l was getting along famously with that girl. II the weather had stayed cool!"
 Why the weather" asked his friend.
 The weather enters this tale because one night it was so everlastingly hot that l couldn't get to sleep. I tumbled and tossed and then l remembered the little summer house down by the pool, all covered with vines and the moon shining through We'll when I re- membered that summer house it didn t take me long to grab a bathrobe and
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.BoOk FARMING 2

Many are doubtless sl<entfcaI about the value oF the efforts in behalf of the so-caIled book farming" and maintain a strong prejudice against the adoption of any such suggestions through failure to appreciate the edu- cation which is undertaken in their behalf There are of course some who do not need the instructions but they are the ones who have kept abreast of the times. The reerettabIe fact is that those who should receive the greatest amount of benefit from the study which has been made of aeri- cultural problems offer the strongest opposition to innovations of all kinds. through suspicion and lack of faith They prefer to stick to the old and less productive methods than tO profit from the ideas which give greater return from the outlay Of energy and money.
 There are successes and failures in agriculture. whether advantage is taken Of book farming or not. vAt it is reasonable to suppose that the farme- the same as any business man who uses the best methods and is keeuly alive 10 the necessity of SD do- ing to get the best results will be more successful than those who stick fo the ancient methods. II is but Drop- er that there should be progress in agriculture as in anything else and the accomplishment of the Kentucky farm er who upon following q government agricultural bulletin raised S1sO pounds of tobacco on three and one eighth acres and increased his wheat yield seven bushels to the acre on a nine acre block fs only an example of what fl is possible for others to do for the same amount of expended energy
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pensation of the Legislators. The re- vision was much needed and would have been unanimously approved by the electors, except for such increase. and on this account only it was re- jected.
 The office is an attractive one at $500 per session.
 Senators and representatives receive the same compensation. The returns of the senators elected to the secre- taTy of state of the amount expended in their election, varies from $14.85 to $424.30, most of them paying between S50 and $50, and the average being SSS.44. Probably the defeated candi- dates pay a S much. so that the candi- dates for this office pay, on the aver age $1T5, beside the contributions of their friends Members of the house may pay less on the average but all or nearly all pay a considerable amount and generally those whose time is worth the most pay the most for their election.
 The general assembly does not meet more than sixty days, and the $500 if a member always attends makes $5 per day very few are always present. Probably not 25 per cent. of the mem bers of the general assembly get $5 a day in their ordinary occupations.
 Members who have already served can do better work for the state than new members. If the state is to get the best results, members ought to be reelected as long as they are willing to serve.
 PrGba bly not per cent. of the mem bers of the general assembly of 1911 would have declined a reelection if offered
 Of the 257 members of the house in 1911, B were reelected; that is, of the general assembly of 1918 onl-- B had been members in 1911. and only 20 others had previously been members. Of the 8 senators in 1911 six were re- elected.
 The reason for the small number re- elected is that in our small towns, and large ones. too and in the senatorial districts there are always a large num- Der of prominent men who desire to be members of the general assembly.
 The office at $500 per session is man. ifestly attractive.
 If the salary were $500 per year the strife for membership would be more zealeus, fewer members would be re- elected, and we should get no more competent members.
 The provision for $500 and mileage of 25 cents per mile each way was adopted in 1878, when the railroad fare was usually 2 1-2 cents per mile. The theory was that if the members would g6 to Hartford at the beginning of the week and stay until the end. giving full days to the business, the session would net last over ten weeks. A new amendment providing that the state shall pay all railroad fares during the session will be adopted before the next legislature adjeurhs.
 Many votes are purchasable. There are many ways aside from direct pur- chase and the payment of necessary election expenses in which money can be used to influence votes.
 To make the salary $500 instead of $500 means establishing a large cor ruption fund.
 For the state to pay the necessary expenses of both parties for elections and prohibit candidates paying any, thing would be much better than tn- Creasing the compensation.
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 New Haven, Sept 30, 1913
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-'The oldest boy broke out with eczema. Sn the worst form, starting with 0 rasi on the face when about two months old. Then sores commenced behind the cars. then the rash broke into sores all over his face. Dur ing the day it would dry up and form scabs
 later in the day a watery substance would coze out and commence itching. During the night he would scratch and in the morn lng his face would be all raw. His hands
 nightgown and pillow were covered with blood. l had to make bags out of flannel to put on his hands and put a hood on his head. l then started using Cudcura Reme- dies, From then on the face started to heal and l kept at it until he was cured [" (Signed) Mrs. G. Karcher. Feb. 16, 1913
 Cu5icura Soap 25c. and CuticUlra Ointment 60c. are sold everywhere. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Ad- dress postcard 'Cuticura, Dept T. Boston. %
 RS-Nfen who shave and shampoo with Gu tcua Soap will find it best for skin and scalp
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
PRESIDENT ELLroTT's ATTITUDE

Tn his address before the Boston -hsn1 Der of Commerce President FL fott of the New Haven road in his 7rst public utterance since assuming his position strengthens the impress sion which has been gained from the various statements which he has is-, sued that his attitude as head of the important railroad system is one to ne e1coura Eed. instead of autagonized. His declaration is one which gives evil 6enCe of sincerity and good common sense Iy must be evident even to the worst critics Of the New Haven system that President Elliott is not seeking some unrea sonabIe cOopera ton but is looking the situation full in the face and expressing himself in a straight forward. right from the shoulder man. ne- which cannot fail of recognition.
 What President Elliott said was not Tor Bostou's or ATassac chusetts' benefit alone # applied to all New England. r was a setting forth of the objects and intentions of the new head of the system and must only increase the belief that the new mana cement should he given the proper opportunity to cary out its programme. There must he the proper relations between the people and the transportation com 7snies and when it is declared that the mana=ement proposes to con- fine its activities to the transportation business and as it has already indi- cated- does so vithin the mea ming and restrictions Ot the law. il is time to realize that the public is in duty bound to accord the fair treatment which the occasion demands It is but a fair plea which President Ei- Eott makes and there is no reason to believe but what il will meet with the proper response Public welfare de- nlauds it.
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1 slippers and a blanket and make a ] getaway in that direction.
 Tt was heavenly out of doors and I 1 began instantly to feel sleepy. l thought 1 could curl up on a bench and 1 drop off to sleep immediately. Soon I was at the summer house door, and before 1 heard anything stir some sixth sense warned me of a presence within. Immediately l realized that it was the burglar! At last l had met him! T don't know when I've ever met 1 any one else se reluctantly I just kind of melted into the landscape around the side of the summer house and then when l heard him moving [ about determinedly 1 shot up some blanks leaning against the wall and mounted the teetering ridgepole of the summer house. My heart beat so loud- ly--frOm the exercise, of course-that 1 suspected the burglar would think carried a bass drum with me.
 Then l heard a little click and l give you my word I was paralyzed Not only was he going to rob the house, but he had murder in his heart! had attained the ridge pole in an unpre- meditated way, and now that I was there l wished that l wasn't The criminal below would eventually find me and up there in the moonlight l made such a conspicuous target! l didn't dare yell for help, because it would take so lont3 to explain to ev- erybody how and why l came there, and talking in the night air hurts my throat.
 What I hated about the burglar was his deadly quiet Evidently he was standing in the summer house door with a gun ready to plug me if l moved. I didn't breathe for ten min ,utes at least Then he stirred and stepped out upon the ground and think gave a. gurgle. Anybody would gurgIe when facing an armed burglar with no weapon but a pair of slippers.
 The malefactor turned, raised some thing shiny and commanded, Come down from there' Well. he was Miss Doodles. The heat had driven her to the summer house, too, and she had taken her toy revolver for use in case the burglar came"
 What did you do 2" asked the man with the red tie.
 Do o. repeated the hero of the tale. bitterly. T came down. l believe l said something about its being 8 pleas ant evening, but l couldn't fool that girl! She had heard my teeth chatter ing while I sat on the ridge pole.
 So I came home next day. If l have a long life maybe I can live it down"
 You'll need several lives" said his friend.-Chicago News
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GIRLS! HAVE BEAUTIFUL, LUSTROUS,
 FLUFFY HAIR-25 GENT DANDERINE

you cannot find a trace of dandruff or falling hair. but your real surprise will be after about two weeks use, when you will sec new hair-hne and downy at first-yes really new hair sprouting out all over your scalp Danderine is we believe, the only sure hair grower; destroyer of dandruff and cure for itchy scalp and it never fails to stop falling hair at once.
 If you want to prove how pretty and soft your hair really is, moisten a cloth with a little Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair-taking one small strand at q time. Your hair will be soft, glossy and beautiful in just a few moments-a delightful surprise awaits everyone who tries this.
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Compensation of the Legislators,

MT Editor: The question comes be- fore the electors on Monday. Oct. 9th, whether the constitution shall be amended so as to give each member of the general assembly $500, instead of $500. They should vote no.
 Several years ago a revision of the constitution was submitted, which con tained similar increase in the com
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NO MORE DANDRUFF OR FALLING HAIR-A REAL SURPRISE
 AWAITS YOU.

To be possessed of a head of heavy, beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy, wavy and free from dandruff is mere ly matter of using a little Danderine.
 It is easy and inexpensive to have nice. soft hair and lots of it. Just get 2s cent bottle of Know1ton's Danderine no~-aIl drug stores rec ornmSnd it--apply a little as directed and within ten minutes there will be an appearance of abundance. fresh ness, huffiness and an incomparable eioas and lustrs and try as you will
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

Most any criticism advanced by Richard Croloer comes as the echo of days of long ago. Nothing better could have been done by him to ad- vance the fusion cause in the metrop- olfs than his attack upon the late Mayor Gaynor.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

MT Editor; Your reporter miseon- st1ued what I said in response to an introduction to Governor Baldwin at the Brooklyn fair. that was printed in The Bulletin on Friday of last week. What I intended to say was: Your party being now in power, hope they will not make any mistakes that will prevent them from holding this power for twenty years"
 n C RAWSON
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head. 1 used a box of Cuti- cura Ointment and it healed very quickly.
 " Now within this last year my little boy, two years old, broke out with a mass of sores on the chin that would not heal, so 1 sent for Cuti- Cura Soap and Ointment and ithealedin about three weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

Municipal ownership is spreading to all corners of the state. New Britain. Wi11fmantfc, Bristol and Rockville are ts adopt it sooner or later fer the control of light. ice or water supplies. but in so doing the elimination of pol itics therefrom must be recognized as the 6Fs$ duty,
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The farmers may feel that with bumper crops they have all they want of the good things in life, in which case it is an act of generosity to let Argentina and Australia furnish the meat supply.
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WOMAN TOOK
 FRIENDS ADVICE
And Found Health in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound.

l was so miserable I didn't know what to do. I suffered from bearing down pains, my eyes hurt me, 1 was nervous, dizzy and irregular and h a d fem al @ weakness. l spent money on doctors but got worse all the time.
 "A friend told me
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
BRAINS IN BASEBALL.

Sporting interest is today centered around the contest which will open in a few days for the determination of the worlds baseball championship. With the Athletics of Philadelphia and the Giants of New York pitted against each other again. as the lead CTS in their respective leagues, the query is but natural as to why Mack s team has taken the American league pennant five times in thirteen years and McGraw's team headed all the others for three straight years in the National league,
 Such winning of the league cham pionships hints at a monopoly and perhaps that is so, but it is monop- oly of brains rather than privileges for as one writer Says: 'McGraw and Mack have the experience, the energy, the judgment and the executive ao1- ftv that mean success in any m2tter of life They have mastered the bus mess, the science and the art of base ball They work by seasons instead of by games. They are willing to start slow each year if they can there by keep enough reserve strength to last out the season. They avoid the mysterious slumps that hit other teams. They understand the psychol- ogv of baseball as well as the mere mechanics They have the supreme executive gift of knowing how to man age men. That means that they them selves are big men.
 Ability counts whether 1t is in bus mess, in baseball playing or in man aging a big league ball team. The fin ishing first by the two teams reflects the supremacy of their respective man agers and how well they are matched is to be revealed in the worlds series
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

As the outcome of the attitude of Ulster on the home rule bill it Is like ly that it will be determined at least where the ire is in Ireland if it isn't positively decided who put 1t there.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

Whoever might be selected by Uncle Sam to treat with the rebels of Mex ico for a suspension of hostilities in behalf of a free and fair election. must make up his mind to be in severa! places at the same time.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

Under it's new law against gossip ing it may seem strange that a man in Wisconsin should be the first to be arrested for violation thereof. but be probably is aware now the folly of failing to read the new spapers.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
MRS. J. c. DUKES.

Rev. J. G. Dukes, 713 S. 5th St., Wilmington N C., writes:
 My wife has been in very bad state of health for several years, and nothing seemed to do her any good until she began to use Peruna one month ago. Since then the color has returned to her face, and she is gain. ing in flesh every day, and I believe she is a well woman today.
 My little bey, ten years old, was pale and had but little life. He began to use Peruna the day his mother began. To-day his face is rosy, and he is out Tn the yard running and jumping with the rest of the chill dren."
 Stomach Trouble Relieved.
 Mrs. T. J. Ballard, R. R. 1, Pryor, Oklahoma, writes: T am happy to tell you that 1 keep free from my old stomach trouble; feel no catarrhal symptoms at all I am able to do my work, eat and drink what I want, and rejoice that I found a sure cure in your valuable medicines, which l failed to find in the best of home physicians"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

It is to be hoped that Thaw will be back in Matteawan and the Sulzer trial closed up, before Mrs, Plank hurst. strikes this continent. Three sensationalists all at once would never
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The nearest Tennessee Is able to come to the fight in the West Vir- ginia coal region. is the interesting scrappy conditions stirred up in it's legislature.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

With Santa Claus asking Uncle Sam for the franking privilege, the genial old fellow doubtless thinks the priv ilese which is so much abused could be put to excellent use once a year.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

With the season just at the opening and two deaths from football thus early the dangers of the great college game are on par with those of being a guide in the Maine woods
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

The genius who promises to take the odor out of onions ought to con- tinue his labors until he can extract the poison from the toadstools.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02

The voters of the town who fail to recognize the importance of naming the best town officials neglect a duty to themselves and. neighbors.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-02
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

REPUBLICAN TICKET.
 SeieCtmeR. LEWIS It. CHURCH CHARLES r. BUSHNELL
 Assessor. FRANK IL WODDWORTH. Board of Relief. CUEEIE GLAMOUR, JAMES W. BLACKBURN. Agents of the Town Deposit Fund. COSTELLO LIPPITT, CHARLES W GALE FRANK L. WOODARD. Collector of Taxes. THOMAS A. ROBINSON. Town Clerk. CHARLES $. HOLBROOK. Town Treasurer. CHARLES $. HOLBROOK. Registrar of Voters. TYLER D. GUY. Town School Board. B. P. BISHOP. ROBERT M NEELY.
 COnStzbIes. DAVID R KINNEY. JOHN RIFE ES. GUSTAV F. LAMBERT. GEORGE w. ROUSE.
 Auditor. DANIEL F. MNEIL. Tree Warden. LEWIS F. CHURCH
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There will be much opposition to the income tax but there will be none Of those on the tax list willing to change places with those off of it.