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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

To is too late 20 protest against Fed
have snia they desired the power 90
pass 20 the general government To
is certain that Congress. when Il en-
acts tarim law az the extra session
this spring and summer. VIII supple
meut 10 by law taxing incomes. We
should make the best ~ the situation.
A graduated income tax is not ineQui-
table. The man with an income OF
$4,000 "a year should contribute On
larger proportion OF his substance o.
thc support OK government than the
man whose income ls hut $1,000. 10
undoubtedly is true that the man who
has the Income upon which to pay
should not be dcscrNing n as great
moderation 90 thc hands Ut those
who can make him pay as The man
who has not an income large enough
90 attract the attention OF the ta0inE
powcr.--Pctersburg lndcN-Appcal-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

The Department or Agriculture at
Washington estimates at $4,000 900
the annual loss by Insects IA tue
4 United States. There il no reason 20
suppose that this Is an over-estimate.
and IL furnishes an unanswerable ar
gument In favor OF the preservation
OF the birdS-Times-H Herald
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

Judge Saunders ano AIR. Slcmp tOr
membership on the Ways and Means
Committee OF the lower house ot the
Congress The preference should Dee
given Judge Saunders. lie has taken
une position In the House and de-
serves further advancement. We see
NO reason. however. why Mr.. Slcmp
should not go on as "a member OF the
Republican minority and Judge Saun-
lcrs Dee one OF the majority mem
ocrs. IL is NOT usual FOR two mem
beers from the same State Go bee on
thls committee. but the next Congress
viii he unusual Virginia is ara unusual
State ana thc situation wll bee un-
usual.-Eoanoke Times
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

The finding OF Kentucky noun
fafnecr who never tasted wnlskey IS
now reported. Next thing We SHAH
probably hear OF a native Texan wno
once took "a real bath--N irslnian-
Pilot
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

The ground hog is reactionary-
Winter Will come back--Aarrison-
burg News.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

IL is 10 be regretted that Virginia
was one or the States TO reject this
amendment (income taxi Instead OF
being a leader, as in the old days. 20
has become a follower. IL Is allow
ing itself 10 DC dragged along In the
procession by It's more progressive
sisters. The direct election OF sem
atOrs is the next matter 20 come be-
fore our Legislature. and q Is hoped
that Virginia viii not be backward IN
approving that amendment-AleXan~
dria News
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

Perhaps il is better for the "Old
Confcds" not 20 wear their uniforms
at Gettysburg, some OF those Nol tn
,-p veterans are too old 20 stand "a
had scare taunton Leader.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

Taft viii have named ia judges
by the time his term expires next
month The only fault that can be
found with the naming or the judges
is there is no law that can be en-
forced 10 have any or the judges re-
called III they do not All their exalted
positions with impartiaity 20 al and
credit 20 the bench Frederic Ssburg
Journal.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

Mona Della. the newest Partisan
beauty. SAYS no woman can dress
property on less than $4,000 year.
Mona Is a mere piker. IL prooaoly
-,-o,l1 lar her 20 know what the
members OF Bristols swell set spend
fnr dress.-Herald
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-13

IN the movement on foot in the
Senate amounts 20 anything practical
the towns and cities OF Virginia viii
before very long be choosing their
postmasters by popular vote.
This would seem 20 be an ideal
way 20 select them. about the only
objection being that there are roo
many elections now. IL might be pos
slhle 20 ohviate this objection by tack
lug the nomination OF postmaster on
90 some other election. thus killing
two birds with one stOne.-Ledger-
Dispatch.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Up To Snuff.

Talk of opening oysters. said obi
Hurricane why. nothing's easier. e
YOU only know how"
And how's hove inquired Starlight.
Scotch snuff" answered old Hurvi
cane, very sententiously. Scotch snud
Bring a little of it over so near their
noses, and they'll sneeze their lids off.
u know a genius" observed Karl,
who has a better plan He spreads
the bivalves in a circle. seats himself
in the center and begins spinning a
yarn. Sometimes its an adventure in
Mexico, sometimes marvellous sto K
operation on the exchange. As he pro-
ceeds, the natives get interested-oue
by one they cape with establishment a.
the tremendous and direful whoppers
which are poured forth, and as they
cape my friend whips them out. pep
pers EN-. and swallows them"
"Thatll do said Starlight. With a
long sigh. 4 wish We had a bushel -
the hivalves here nov. they'd open
easy"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22

in fine health now. If | ever have those
troubles again will take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. " - Mrs.
Ed. FERRoN, 816 High ST., Chippewa
Falls, Wisconsin.
Providence, R. 1t cannot speak
too highly of Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound as it has done won
ders for me and | would not be without
it. | had organic displacement and
bearing down pains and backache and
was thoroughly run down when took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. 1t helped me and l am in the
best of health at present. | work in a
factory all day long besides doing my
homework so you can see what it has
done for me. | give you permission to
publish my name and | speak of your
Vegetable Compound to many of my
friends. - Mrs. ABRL LAWSON, l26
Lippitt St, Providence, RI.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22

wv ""s sru% nS%o '''"''" starts to
And your purse is rather light
And meal, however humble,
Doesn't seem TO be in sight.
Get a gustograph recorder
And the real sensation feel
OF a steaming, made to order.
But imaginary meal.
All the luNuries and pleasures
OF the rich and naughty swells
All the gastronomic treasures
That are daily dished at "Ders,"
BY this wonderful transmitter
VIII be placed within your means
While you revel In the glitter
OF TRANSPORTED pork and beans.
Foreign wines that seemed expensive
VIII be always at your hand
Ancient tags howe'er extensive
VIII react at your command.
Every cocktail you can mention
You may have within your house
Thro the wonderful invention
OF the photographic souse.
Soon the man who dares to risk 1t
With the wife who wants to bake.
Can have photographic biscuit
Just like mother used to make"
While the suffering dyspeptic
At the banquet hall or club
Can I'll in on antiseptic
And imaginary Erub.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
People Who Live Without Food

TINE famous fasting man. Signor
SacCo, has made a romantic ad-
dtion to the many records he
has established, for he has just been
married after having completed a
hunger strike" of AZ days at Kingston
on Thames, England. What adds
piquancy to the romance of his latest
fast is the fact that his seventeen
year old bride sat beside his glass cabi-
net for long periods during his volun-
tary abstinence from food. But his
latest fasting feat was by no means his
longest Some six years ago at Olym-
pia he starved" himself for as days
four hours, and thus beat the record Of
40 days two hours, which he had set up
at what was then Henglers circus,
London. II is noteworthy that during
the former fast Sacco smoked 1,4OO
cigarettes and consumed $50 bottles OF
mineral water; while during the latter
fast he drank So bottles OF table water
and smoked s52 cigarettes.
Sixty Three Days Fast.
In 1880 a DR.. Tanner, Of New York,
succeeded in totally abstaining from
all food, although carefully watched
the whole time, for 40 days, and gained
almost worldwide notoriety by his
feat.
But this achievement was nothing
compared to that OF an old French SOL
der named Jacques, who tasted for 60
days at one OF the music halls in New
York. A still more wonderful feat of
abstinence than this was performed by
a murderer named Granie, at Toulouse.
in France. who determined to starve
himself TO death in order to escape the
guillotine, and from the day of his ar
rest he refused to eat. In spite of every
EFFORT on the part Of his warders-who
first tried tempting him to eat by plac-
ing the most dainty meals in his cell,
and then. when that failed, attempting
to feed him by force-he held out for
s. days. at the end of which time he
died. This is the longest fast on rec.
ord
In 1858 IL was reported that = young
woman named Sarah Jacobs living at
Lithernenadd. in Wales. had entirely
given up eating for some years back.
and the vicar of the parish went 50 far
as 10 state "on his professional honor
that she had not partaken of single
grain OF food of any kind whatever for
sixteen years" AS can readily be IN
derstood, this statement coming as Il
did from the local clergyman. aroused
the greatest excitement all over the
kingdom and the medical men were
deeply concerned about it. In order to
test the truth of the statement il was
decided that nurses and doctors from
Guys hospital should go down to Lith-
ernenadd TO examine and keep close
watch on this fasting wonder. and so
on December 3. 1859 the watching be-
gan. No one except the watchers and
medical men was on any pretense
whatever. allowed to enter the room
Where Sarah Jacobs was confined. while
she was not allowed TO leave H.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Up-tO-Date Jokes

Talk about your long hours. l know
couple of hands in a factory that
never stop day or night all the year
round"
Impossible Where?"
"On the factory clock"
Lawyer-What is your occupation?
Witness am piano flnisher
Lawyer-Be a little more definite Do
you polish them or move them?
Jingle-DeCourcy Smythe boasts that
he can trace his ancestry back to the
NOrmans.
Winkle-Well. the NOrmans are dead
and they won't mind
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Advice to the Lovelorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

friendly regard? The young ma,
has sent her flowers. etc. DURING
long illness, but has never WRITE
to her. CONVALESCEN-r
He was kind to her in a particrl,..
fine and unselfish way. and an a.-
sional note from her only shows =.
that is his due.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
IF YOU LOVE HER, YES.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
Some time ago l made the ac-
auaintance of a young girl and in
time we became very friendly.
Lately she became acquainted with
another young man and let me
wander to find some one else. Now
I see that she would like to come
back to me.
Should | let her, and, if so, am l
entitled to an apology?
A READER,
If you love her you will welcome hel
and forget her fickleness.
This also answers your second ques.
ton. for if YOU love her you will exact
no apology. on the contrary. you VIII
apologize to her for being so indiffer'
ent "a lover she had any desire to wan
der.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Stated a Fact.

In private sitting room at certain
hotel sat a party Of merrymakers, when
there came a knock at the door, and an
attendant answered:
The compliments Of Mr.. -. tt.
author, who is in the next room. and
he says you are making so much noise
that he can not write"
HE can't write. eh?" said one Of thu
prettiest Of the party. "Why. tell him
everybody who has read him knows
that"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
MY DEAR GIRL, DON'T.
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss FAIRFAX.
I am seventeen and deeply in
love with young man of nineteen.
Recently | have been to party,
and. to my surprise, / met this
Young man and he seemed to be
paving lot of attention to me,
but I do not know whether he
loves me. ! know it is not a girls
place TO ask whether the man
loves her. Therefore, l do not
know how I can go about 1t.
would like to have him take me
out. How can I give him hint?
d. I. Z.
If he loves you. he will tell you SO
If he wants to take you out, he vii
ask YOU. Be sure of this; if his love
IS worth having it is not the kind thai
is won by pursuit or hints
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22

Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound as l
found it very good
for organic troubles
a nd recommend it
highly. l had dis
placement, back
a c h e a n d pains
when standing on
m y fe e t for any
length of time, when
l began to take the
medicine. but I am
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
HE WAS cONTRITE
ear Miss Fairfax:

Dtctl MISC It cllI lclA
l became acquainted with
young man who I thought was ro.I
nice until the last time I saw bi,
We happened to be alone. No.
in a jolly humor, and IT seems /.
took advantage of this and tri.5 =.
embrace me. Later he Apologies
Do you think he is a gentleman,
And ought l to notice him the rav,
time | see him? NJ U,
| am glad you rebuked him and
he is a gentleman he will never offo.
again. That will be the final test-f h,
behaves in future. There is no ra,s,,
why you should not be friendlv-ir.
so long as he behaves. But dom =.
him if you doubt him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
NOT A QUESTION OF NERVE.

Dear Miss FAIRFAX.
I am girl of 10 and l am deep
ly in love with young man of p.
We have been corresponding, but
l have never had the nerve to ask
him to call at my home. L. J. NJ.
Not only do you have the right to
ask him to call but after your contin-
ued correspondence l think it is a mark
of respect that is his due.
1t will not require any special brav-
cry. In your next letter say casually
that you would be pleased to have him
call some evening
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
you MUST REFUSE HIM

Dear Miss Fairfax:
l am p and l know a young ma,
of %. He loves me and saws bs
will make me very happy. know
him well. He is well to do and
can make a good home for a wife
He asks me to marry him. 6o
not love him, but just like him AS
good friend. N.Y.
Unless you love him, you can new.
be happy with him. Don't marry for
home-that is a fatal mistake
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
The GuStOgraph
BY JAMES w. M'GEE.

CA Connecticut man claims to have
the palate the sensation of eating and
drinking without the actual presence
Of food or drink.-News Item)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
The Mink 4!

Gus-If you don't give it to me a
once I'll kiss you
Madge-And if I do give 1t to you
will YOU let ME alone
Gus-Certainly.
Madge-Wen, YOU can't have 1t.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Good Retort.

Foozler on the Links (vho has al
ready lost TWO balls in the long era IS
as the result of some atrociously bad
shots. is now vainly searching for No.
3. ana is not in the sweetest or tenn
pers. TO long suffering caddie) II
Thought you'd come out to look aft Z
the BALI
Caddie with some heat-Aye, An |
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Their Occupation.

Stranger cat oxford Station -Wha.
kind of a town is this?
Native-A university town.
Stranger-Um. What do the peors
who don't attend the university co.
Native-They do the students.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Realism.

Critic las the composer played his
last piecel--Very fine indeed. But what
is that passage which makes the cold
chills run down the back?
Composer-That is where the wan
derer has the hotel bin brought to
him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Present Time.

Prison Missionary-Don't YOU ever
regret your past?
Hardened Convict-No: It's me pres
emit that worries me most.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
this WOMAN
HAD MUCH pain
when STANDING
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound made
Her a Well Woman.

Chippewa Falls, Wis. 81 have al
ways had great confidence in Lydia E.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22

Day by day, from the second day
after the test the girl got weaker and
weaker and vlsibly thinner, and at the
end of a week her condition had become
SO serious that the doctors in attend
ance told her parents she was dying OF
starvation They. however, Tidiculed
this assertion, saying that she had oft
en- seemed as I'll before; but she had
always regained her strength in a few
days. Unfortunately, she did not do 50
in this case, for she died on the eighth
day from the commencement of the
test, of prostration subsequent 10
starvation" as the death certificate
read
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
Lives on Water.

There are also well attested records
Of a French girl. Christina MiChalot,
who lived for four years without any
solid food of any description of Mon
lea Mutcheteria, a woman of Suabia,
who. while suffering from complica-
ton OF nervous disorders subsisted for
two years on a dietary of curds and
whey and water; and of Ann Walsh, n
twelye-year-o old girl OF Harrogate. who
survived for eighteen months on a daily
allowance of third of a pint of wine
and water.
Two or three years ago experiments
in fasting for scientific purposes were
made, one in Somerset and the other in
Kent. In order to ascertain whether
the accumulation OF waste and unnec-
essary material in the system was the
cause of much disease, and whether
self-imposed starvation was sound
method OF its elimination and as such
conducive to better health, DR.. F. Pen
ny, of minister, did not break his fast
for 80 days.
All that passed his lips during that
period was distilled water. and at the
end of his experiment he found that his
weight had decreased only 80 pounds or
an average of one pound a day.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-05
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE.
 AWAkES

Every Wide Awake should learn to do things. The boy or girl who is in- dustrious and who does things, instead of wanting them done, is always well spoken of and in demand.
 Boys make whistles from the willow boughs and popguns from the alder stems and birdhouses from the little boxes to be obtained at the druggists; and girls assist in keeping the house neat and in doing work for dolls the mother does tor them. And both boys and girls have pets and in these days have little gardens. It doesn't taka and the attention necessary to make lt a success is good training for both sexes.
 Do not think life is all play, for if you do you will waste time and be- come poor, worthless coot People who neglect their opportunities in life always think those who are accom- plished had a better chance in the world than they. When it is quite likely that they did not have Those who make their way succeed but those who expect a way to be made for them usually fail
 turn one's hand to little odd jobs and turn ones hand tolittle odd jobs and 10 produce useful things. It is in these
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-05
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

1-Jessie L. Rrehaut of East Nor wich, N. Y, Philip of Texas, by James Otis.
 2-Rose AIperin of GurIeyville, Moth CT Staries; SS illustrations.
 3-Patrick Mahoney of Norwich, 'The Grammar School Boys Snow bound" by H. Irving Hancock.
 4-Lydia Lathrop of Norwich Town, "A Child's Garden of Verses by R. l.. Stevenson.
 5-Winifred G. Briggs of Packer, Mother Animal Stories; 112 pictures. e-Winnifred HoIton of North Frank lin, Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard" :"
 7-Florence A. Whyfe of Williman- tic, The Range and Grange Hustlers, B by Frank Gee Pachen.
 8-Abram M. of Norwich, 'The Grammar School Boys in the Woods, '' by H. Irving Hancock.
 Winners of books living in the city may call at The Bulletin business office for them any hour after 10.30 a. m. Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-05
They Help Decorate the Graves.

Dear Uncle Jed: I think you have forgotten me. but I often think of vour kindness in giving me the two books IS prizes.
 All the school children in Franklin go to the cemeteries with the veterans on Memorial day and then we all meet on Meeting House hill and have a lunch in the town hall
 After lunch we go into the church and have an address, and the chil- dren speak pieces.
 I wish you could come out to it., for I think you would enjoy it and I would just love 10 have you.
 You would meet some of the chill dren who have written Wide Awake stories.
 hope you will come for I am going to sneak.
 WINNIFRED BOLTON, Age 9.
 North Franklin.
 (Uncle Jed would have enjoyed being there and meeting the Wide-Awakes, but it was impossible. He appreciates the thoughtfulness of Miss HoltOn and thanks her for her very kind invita- tion.)
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-05
POETRY.
The Fairy Tree.

The birch tree throws a scarf of green Around her silver white, Woven of little polished leaves
 All delicate and bright, It sways with every passing air
 And shimmers in the light. Oh like a Dryad nymph she stands, The birch tree, silver white! And all day long that flowing veil Trembles for my delight She stirS it as she moves in it As young maiden might. And is she then a tree at all,
 My birch, all silver white? Clothed in a robe of little leaves. Alive with wind and light. And standing by the fairy ring,
 With queenly slender height? In truth l think she is a fay.
 The birch tree, silver white. Bound by a spell the long bright days But free again at night. And she knows all the woodland ways Under the gray moonlight. Ethel BarstoW Howard. in The Bell
 man.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-05
Father's Lovely saoret

l sat by the table working at my task in arithmetic. I was in 9 great hurry to finish and go out to play with Sister Eva
 Bye and bye father came in and seeing me asked me why I was not out al play.
 T have to get my number work hard"
 'Is it? Perhaps I can help vou D said my father, sitting down beside me.
 -Four and five make how many ? Here is your button bag. Take out five buttons. Now four more-count them "Nine!" cried I.
 Yes
 So the lesson went merriIy on. and when l had the numbers all neatly written out. my father covered the answers. and I found that I couId remember every one of them.
 Thank you father said I. This has been so easy
 Now I will tell you a secret If you learn to add and subtract all the numbers up to ten, very carefully. so that you can give the right answer every time without stopping to count up, then you will not need to study +he higher mum bers very much. but can add and subtract them just as easily as you can one and tWo'
 Is that not a lovely secret?
 Do you not think it is true?
 Try for yourself and see.
 ROSE ALPERIN. Aee q
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-05

then she stood still again, and the clock ticked very loud-you know how loud clock does tick sometimes-an the fly on the towel gazed at Vi, and she gazed at the fly.
 No, I won't tell mamma anything l won't go into the parlor at all; I'll go out in the yard, and then mamma will think kitty broke the basket. for kitty will be In here all alone"
 Vi took three steps towards the out side door. and then she stood still again, and the clock ticked worse than ever. It seemed as if that clock was watching to see Vi make up her mind, and as if that old fly was watching. too.
 Tick, tock-if you go and leave the kitty in here alone it will be the same as a lie" It wasn't the clock that said that. but it sounded just like the clock
 Will it be the same as lie truly lie?'' said the child And then she looked at the fly, who nodded his head and kept nodding it. Vi knew ne didn't mean " es," but it seemed just as if he meant yes. T will not tell a lie" said Vi, turning her back to the outside door, and putting her foot down hard; T will not tell lie," and with that she ran into the parlor. for if she walked she was afraid she might not go at all. She ran every step of the way fast as she could run and sobbed out:
 70, mamma. 1t wasn't the kitty, it was mel But l didn't mean to at all." And her mamma kissed her and said she knew it was an accident. and she never had loved her little daughter so well in her fife es when sine came and told the whole truth like dear, brave. good little girl: for the truth is better than all the gold baskets in the world" The Nursery