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Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
INFORM THE COMMITTEES.

Citizens of Norwich cannot appre- ciate too much the value of lending their support to the securing of need ed legislation for this part of the state. There are a number of important measures coming before the general assembly committees for hearings which the presence and words of cit fzens, who know the conditions and those which are sought, would aid ma terially- If legislation is worth hav- ing it is worth working for and at these special hearings the attendance of those who can inform the committee is not only going to be of much value to them in reaching their decision, but it is going to denqonstrate that those who are seeking the legislation are in earnest in sending the bills to the leg islature-
 It is an important duty which restp upon the shoulders of the legislators and it is for the citizens to give them every possible assistance in carrying it out NegiectIng to take advantage of the opportunity which the citizens have of giving this help is often the reason for criticism later on. This is one direction in which much can be done to help. The point does not lie so much in sending large numbers as it does in having he proper men ppear before the committees with concise but pointed statement of the facts This should not be Iost. sight of in the several matters which this locality fig interested in before the present general assembly
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
THE BOY SCOUTS.

Not only throughout this country but also in Canada has the Boy Scout movement received an enthusiastic welcome It promises to be of wide spread benefit in it's influence upon the boys, not only as an interesting and valuable study during their boy hood, but as a developer of their fac ulties for reliance and self initiative. It has so many good features that it is not surprising that it has met with such success.
 Interest is readily awakened in the boys and the movement does not la elk for membership. Rather does it suf- fer from lack of directors or scout masters, those who have the time and .fnciination to devote their efforts to helping the boys. Canada like other sections is experiencing this trouble and the Ottawa Citizen says: "The difficulty is to secure scoutmasters who will give themselves to the work of management and leadership It re- ou1res particular talents, but not so rare as to mean a natural scarcity of good material. A young man who has not grown prematurely old, who has the heart of a boy and the mind of a man. who loves nature much and boy-nature more, who is both strong and sympathetic in his touch. and who is willing to give up something of his time and effort for the sake of the good of score or more of boys. will ind in the boy scout work the finest possible chance to do something really worth whi1s.-
 This problem in the movement if must he realized offers opportunity ro,. the contribution of valuable services to work among the boys and 1t is such sowing which Is going to have it's reNrd in the future.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
# CaSCaretS' for
 Sick Headache
It's your inactive liver and bowels-You need Cas-
 carets sure.

You're bilious, you have a throb- ping sensation in your head, a bad taste in your mouth, your eyes burn. your skin is yellow, with dark rings under your eyes; your lips are mean and iIl-tempered. Your system is full of bile not properly passed oft, and what you need is 8 cleaning ua inside. Don't continue being a bilious love you, and don't resort 10 harsh physics that irritate and injure. Re member that most disorders of the stomach, liver and intestines can be quickly cured by morning with gen tie. thorough carets-theY work while you sleep. A 10-cent box from your druggist will keep your liver and bowels clean; stomach sweet and your head clear for months Children love to take Cascarets, because they tastr good and never gripe or sicken.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
s,THER VIEW POINTS

Instructing the militia in boxing is good thing. for it raises the stand ard of health and efficiency and be- sides teaching the men to take care of themselves in emergencies il aids in mental celerity.-M eriden Journal
 MT. Taft was not reelected president better fate awaited him. He was elected to 8, permanent place in the affections of the American people and he can unreservedly enjoy that dis tinction which is so seldom accorded men during their slives.-BristoI Press
 An open season of deer slaughter is advocated. We hope the commit tee will see that the witnesses against the deer are genuine sufferers. who speak for many others, and are not sportsmen from the towns who want good hunting of big game.-NVater- bury American.
 Mir. Taft's successor will no doubt readily fall in with the budget plan judging from the facts that he has distinctly set his face against reckless and Wasteful expenditures of public money and that the budget idea is a good one and promotive of helpful economies.-New Haven Journal Courier
 The effect of the Washington riot has been to increase sympathy for the suffragists It may not, however in crease the number of their followers Because it has attracted additional at tention to their work. it may be worth something to them as a matter of ad-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
SUNDAY MORNING TALK
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

Is there a more tragic word in the English tongue than the little word if? It is a hinge on which the door of fate swings open or fast closed. It suggests possibilities, but those that may never be realized. It injects the one incalculable element into any sit uation It is a tragic little word.
 If Columbus had not been mislead by flight of parrots coming from the southwest, he would not have changed his westward course and would have had the honor, as it seems of discoV- ering not an insignificant island of the West Indies. but the mainland of Fir- ginia.
 There were plenty of ships on that Northern sea the night the Titanic sank If the Trautenfels-but few miles distant, had been equipped with wireless, if the operator on another liner, possessing good wireless equipment, had not retired at 10 o'clock on the Hateful evening, there might have been no tragedy. As the mind plays with possibilities in the ease of such a disaster, it Is imposst- ble to stifie the feeling of the poet that Of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are these, it might have
 been.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

vertiSing, but most advertisers prefer to dictate the nature of their advertis- ing instead of having it done for them -Ansonia Sentinel.
 The police and court records of New Haven alone are convincing evidence
 that the state needs to place around the sale of this particular ins1dlOuS
 opium derivative known as heroin the
 strictest of restrictions Strong tes-
 timony in favor of the bill now pend
 ing was given at Hartford yesterday, and it is impossible to conceive that anybody will dare to appear against it.-New Haven Register.
 The interesting thing about these latest proceedings in the Thaw case is their reminder that though we once settled his case, we are still trying Harry Thaw and are likely to keep on trying him until he is released or his money gives out. We provide justice for all. but we provide considerably more of it for genelemen of ample means, even though they are lunatics who kill people.-Hartford Times.
 The appointment by Governor Bald win yesterday of William H. Corbin as tax commissioner is deserved recognition and approval of the in defa tigable work and large accom- plishments of the commissioner. It is particularly gratifying in that it comes from Governor Baldwin than whom there IS no other Tn me state WDO mas made a more exhaustive study If Con- necticut tax laws nor who is more of an authority on the subject.-Hartford Courant.
 The Connecticut senate has taken on a new degree of importance. Never again will the budding politician. the man who pushes has way to the front in political gatherings to say hello to the notables. or the sharp eyed indi- 1-i7 1oI yhn 1kz99 C6 nf his generosity on the fingers of one hand be permitted to enter the portals of the upper branch of the states law making body. The senate has made the rule and unless by special permis lowed on the floor or on the cushioned such a fondness.-New Britain Her aid.
 Bridgeport at present for the grade of labor commanding wages of from $1.15 to $1.25 a day. Manufacturers but the lanor market is not meeting the demand. and many of the local con cefns are hard put to il to get out their orders. This pressure. resulting from the scarcity of the cheaper grade labor. is sure to result in he sub- stitution of automatic machinery on a larger scale and already there is plen- tifu1 evidence that the leading man are extensively improving their equipments along this line Brid geDOrt Telegram.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
Breeding on personal losses, men feel the little word word ..if' ranking

Breeding on personal losses, men feel the little word word eff" ranking in their hearts like a thorn. In the valley of the shadow of death we lam ent, If I had only called in the doctor sooner!" or. If I had only consented The torturing thought presents itself that some other course might have avoided this grief and loss. Through all the years men have felt with sad eyed Martha, beside the lifeiess body of Lazarus, Lord, if thou hadst been here. my brother had not died
 When some opportunity has escaped them, men will often spend years in vain regrets. If they had only sensed the worth of that invention. if they had only realized that the march of trade was to be up that street. how they p@:~ht have prof1ted. If the lawyer had chosen to be a merchant, alist. what happiness and success mi g1t have come.
 Through breeding on the little word if lives may become overcast with re- gret or paraIyzed with bitterness and remorse All about us people are swelling the sad chorus of those mourning over what seem irremedia- ble mistakes.
 What shall break the spell of such regretful moods and set the mourner free? What shall rob the word if of it's terror and rouse us from the benum b. ing speculation as to what might have been?" Simply the conviction that the plans of men are embraced in a far larger plan of infinite power and love. Simply the faith of the Apostle Paul. than whom no man was ever more thoroughly battered about, that, to the deVout soul. all things work together for good
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
Popularity Among the Sensible

If Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's assertion that she expects to dress on $10o0 a year has hurt her in the estimation of modistes and of some women ofssoci- ety. she may be sure that 1t iias iu creased the respect ln which she is held by vast numbers of sensible pxo pIe.-~Chicago Record Herald
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
EVERY DAY REFLECTIONS
Dick Dsadeyes.

There are some people who are per- petually grumpy. and enjoy it. I knew a man who. when you said. It's a. gne day" retorted, Well, why should mt il be"
 The genuine. Simon pure Dick Dead eye has keen nose for whatever is supposed to be noble, sweet or heroic, and he attacks these things with lob- ing ferocity Dick knows things: Tne has inside information about popular idols
 If q rich man makes a donation to charity, Dick sees in the act rot only sly and despicable advertising. The greater the persons reputation for sanctitY the deeper is his duplicity Dick knows. Every senator is ipso facto a thief, every off1cehoIder a grafter, every judge for sale. and the longer q man has proved his honesty the deeper dyed is his hypocrisy
 There are Dick Deadeyes among the learned. They have sneered down all our great man, proving that Washing ton was q mutton head" Franklin a rake Lincoln a. vulgar boor and rCsant a drunkaro. They have smashed the heroes, have pooh -poohed away Will liam Tell, Arnold Winkelried ana Reg ulus.
 They are often amusing, as old doRu who growl continually. but never bite. They seem to say: T won't smile. [ won't be happy. ] won't believe any thing or anybody" They srte often refreshing as relief from too much uplift and sunshine.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
What the world enjoys is strfkin

WHdE tne WoFto enjoys Is Str1klnS issues. We like to see the other fellow hit: but we do not like to be hit our selves. Have you noticed that one can seldom talk the truth for five minutes without hitting us. I guess that is the reason the world doesn't | care much for the truth. When the other fellow winces 1t doesn't hurt us We are very likely to laugh; but when we are stung a smile the other fellows face is simply intolera- ble In this respect mans jubilance is not in good form. but he doesn't try to change it. Human beings who shudder at the mention of dog or cock-fght just enjoy a word iibing contest. that is just as cruel We cheer for the fellow who figura lively speaking draws the first blood W. can't break away from old habits We like melee better than we like a sweet song
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
YOU CAN CURE THAT BAckAcHE

pnfn along Inc back dizziness. head ase of ana aefssa eai arsVs 4RoM n tTIk- LEAF, the pleasant root and herb cure for all Kidney. Bladder and Urinary troubles. When you feel all down, tired weak and without energy use rhiS remarkable com binarion of turos herbs azid roots AS q tonic lax atiVe 1t has no equal. Mother Gray's Aromatie-L Leaf is sold by Druggists or sent by mall for 50 cts Sample sent FREE, Address The Mother Gray Co., Le Roy, \. '.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

The lifting of the veil that hides the invisible world might show that secret springs of benevolence are be- hind much that to human Veiw is baf- fling and cruel. Behind the inscruta : ble ways of god there lie reason and right a truth each generation must appropriate anew. With all our boast ed modern science there is still much for to learn in this regard from the simple child-like piety of the Middle Ages.
 Man exhausts his part when he does his best, lives up to the clearest light vouchsafed him, makes full use Of every power within his hand. Let him then leave the issue to a higher DOW 
 We come out of our thralldom to needless regrets when we feel that love is over all our concerns and that the God who nlaketh even the wrath Of man to praise him may turn even our mistakes into agencies of power and of blessing.
 THE PARSON.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

A Chicago physician claims that corDses are used for experiments in shooting, but reports indicate that most of the shooters are not partic- ular to select corpses.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

The payer of an election bet is to walk from Portland, Me. to Portland Ore. He will lead q donkey. To add to the solennity the order of pro cession should be reversed
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
Many prssansssara

The shades Of Daniel Webster. Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun and James G. Blaine will be glad to have Mir. Bryan added to the list of secretaries ot state who could not be president,-kansas City Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
No One Would Care.

Now let Huerta apply the Fugitive Law to Diaz. or Diaz apply it to Huer- ta. and see if anybody cries.-Kansas City Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

If Dr. Friedmann's serum ism more successful than his efforts to demon strate it, he stands a poor chance of getting even the million dollars
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

It would seem as though the Con necticut legislature had enough to do statewise without stopping to straight en out the question of Washington S inefficient police force
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

With the leaders of the rebel bands in Mexico declaring for peace the Huerta proclamation that he intend
 ed to be severe evidently had the de- sired effect
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

Turkey Is experiencing the >Eradual dlsme berment of her European ter ritory through war and its conse- quences she could have made a bet ter bar gain through peace
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

Charles R. Crane is being spoken of for an ambassador; hip. He will wait until he lands in the legation before he is sure of the place this time.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

Women tainted in the rush for seats to hear Fresno Dan" Russell. He is going to be star vaudeville attrac- ton some day if he can ever get iden- tified
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

From his utterances it is plain that Vice President Marshall doesn think much of the open door policy and it didn't take him long to find it out
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

The decision of Vermont to hold it's elections in November will cause it to lost much notoriety as barometer state.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

Major General Leonard Wood is con- tinued as chief of staff of the army until further orders. The officlal de- serves that no further orders be is sued.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

THERE Is no advertising medium r Eastern Connecticut equal to The Bu- 1eLIn for business resultB.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
From Missouri.

General Huerta wires that peace and prosperity will reign hereafter in Mex ico, but he will have to show us.--St. Louis Republic
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

So far Roosevelt has withheld his opinion on the inaugura tion and the cabinet His fusion efforts in New York are evidently keeping him busy.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

Sir Thomas Lipton is too much of a sport to haggle over rules His chal- lenge has been sent to this country and international yacht racing is again added to the aquatic sports
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

If any but an American yacht wins Americas cup it will be Sir Thomas Lipton's. He seems 10 be the only for eign sport in that line.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
What we Want to Know.

General Wood says we have no army. money for r?-Philadeuphia Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

The mo applicants wanted sign has been displayed at the White House This has g similar significance to standing room only at theaters
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

The capture of Janina is most pleas ing to Greece. This with it's other conquest and the gift of Crete means the acquisition of much desired terri tory.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Happy thought for today: It is a little too early to expect any material reduction in the high cost of living.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

The Washington police are receiving much criticism. but ii is a. different kind from what New York is exper- fencing.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

diplomatic corps which President vii son must ill is that of ambassador to Mexico. man of sound judgment q statesman is need. as the successor te ABi iha ssador Wilson
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
Leasing a Republi

It now appears that we owe Panama $250 900 for rent. When did we lease the Republic c?-Washington Post
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

The good book cIassifies men as the good and the evil but the world lines them up as the rich and the poor and shows no incHqation to yield to the better way. The good poor man has few admirers in this world, while the evil rich man has no lack of them. The rich are often seen sitting in high and influential places regardless of their morals; and the poor in lowiy and menial positions notwithstanding their worth. The church has been trying to get this old world to break away from heathenism for 1000 years: but the world declines to do it. Tho motive of men in heathendom is for self-in real Christendom it should be for others. So long as the men of Christendom do not differ in nature or motive from the heather no wonder they laugh at us. The world is sadly needing scriptura1 lineup and until it gets it there will be no permanent peace among the nations
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

InVaiids all over the world to find health and finally recover it at home; and disconsolate people search everywhere for happiness to at last find 1t in their own hearts Man is tions of life. When the Saviour pro- claimed the power of faith so that il has been heard for twenty centuries and declared that faith would give ev- cry man the power he manifested and even more, He was not lying although the world at large by its con- duet repudiates the gifts preferring weakness to strength. It is this very power which may be depended upon to maintain health and establish hap piness within us. Have faith in God and in yourself. You will be health& when your blood is right and happy when your mind is right.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

When you become conscious that old age is gently creeping upon you it is time to dismiss the thought from the mind and to lend the mind to a more useful purpose There are two things we must all try to keep to the last good legs and level head. The price of these is activity of the body, and of the mind. without yielding to the temptation to overdo. The cause Of most of the decrepitude of age Is neg feet of the feet-which need as much care as the hands; and mind yield ing to habit of forgetfulnesS. It is time to stir when we think we recog- nize signs of failing strength and fac ulties, and to assert power. The in clination to let go tells rapidly against one. We talk about the difference in elderly people being constitutional but that is something of a hoax. We are not necessarily like our forebears. for it is up to us to be ourselves. Old age gets you early if'you let it.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

To large per cent of the people life means fun instead of service. They do not seem capable of seeing that labor brings rewards, while fun only brings regrets, although it some times seems to be a slow messenger To this class it appears to be foolish ness to say that one can only get out of life what he puts into it. They be- come at least semi conscious that they know a way to get all they want out of life by favor and by trickery: and totally unaware that idlers and tricksters can do one the real harm they can and be doing to themselves. Senseless working people may envy them their lot. but sensible folks sim ply look upon their folly and counter felt lives with pity Work is bless ing. not curse: but under compen- sation for labor sometime makes II appear to be what it is not.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
Reats the Heathen chinee.

beats the 7eatheh Nhinee.
 Now that Cipriano Castro has sailed for Cuba, it becomes the turn of the government at Havana to keep watch on the natty little Venezuelan. He'B full of tricks.-Philadelp Press.