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Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-30

Foreman of Bridges George Warren and men of the New Haven road are fortifying and making stronger the bridges trestles and docks on the Shore line. which have been weakened by the freshets, storms and tides during the winter
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aud said conlidentially. "What'll you
'Iu with all of it,
81 don't Know she whispered
lierccly, yet laughing. There was
sumcthing about him which invited
confidence.
We've Just fixed YOU folks up
splcndidly, haven't we"" demanded
old Mrs. Iiaines at her right ear.
And, my dear, I just know that you
cal make yourself Il nice winter gown
out of that green wool crepe that
two winters and she is SO much fatter
than o that it can lie taken down
nicely. And you can take out those
coffee stains on the front of the skirt
with soap n gasoline. And you'd
look very nice. my dear" Then, happy
i'll Il good deed. she rustled on.
Joscphine's face Was crimson. She
did not look at the Young man beside
her. Minister'S families; aren't suppos.
cd to lave pride. And Josephine had
worn the Worn clothes of many illflu-
entail church men1htrs-but she wish
ed that he hadn't been standing there.
Presently he said Is nonchalantls
as though nothing had occurred: ct
can make way with two of those apple
pies for You right away. unless. YOU
feel that YOU cant spare any"
In'spitc of herself Josephine laugh
ed--gjgglcd rather. Together they
slipped will, cautious nonchalance
through the living room, each taking
a pic as they went. and out to the
back porch. Josephine didn't like ap-
pie pic. y previous donation party
had surfeited her. SO she supposed. for
all time. But she ate a half Que. The
young ma disposed OF the ono and u
half. She watched him ~ldmirinsly.
could YOU board with us fnr two
weeks beginning tomorrow" she ask
cd, hopefully.
He stopped in the act OF taking n
huge bite. "Iull4 Aren't you kind:
No. j don't like 10 see my Whole two
weeks meals ahend," he replied
frankly.
Josephine sighed and pouted. You
are n friend she scofied. II don't
think Which WAS a slapg1,ess that
wasn't permissible in her fathers
daughter, as she was aware. But the
young maj somehow obliterated scru.
pies. She was sure he wouldn't tell.
"Oh. friends" l,o returned thought
fully, and he looked at her ~intentlS.
Josephine got up llurricdly and prlm-
~ decided that it was time to so into
the house. ~ Young man had no right
10 look at a minister's daughter SO
soon after the first meeting in that in
tent Way. Josephine spent several min
utc; reS'etting that she was d min.
ister's daughter. IT won't MARI one,
ANYWAY" she decided out loud.
WHAT" he asked.
"l--l--waS thinking" she returned.
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KILLING TINE.

How often ono hears the statement
that something is done, or may he
done, TO pass away the time And
what an appalling confession one
makes who uses it, If it is necessary
to do something to pass away the time
it is evident that for the individual
SO situated time does not pass rapidly
enough. In other words, there is time
i'll which nothing interesting can he
found to do.
Just think of it. Human life is
limited to- "A few Years. A.l around
uS arc things to do and things to
ieaf1i. There is the daily work for
Tho daily bread. 81 matter which, rn,
most ~ us, uses np a large part nf
the time. And, when the necessities
are provided for, there is a whole
great universe to study. a million
facts to learn about the % and why
of things, how things came to he as
they are. and into what they may
grow . There are the thoughts of
, great minds to enliShten us. the wis
dom of the philosopher, tho lore of
! the scientist, the imagery of the poet,
the scintillatinS flashes of the wit.
and the studies of humanity by tho
novelist. There are friends 10 conn
,rune with. and places to visit. and
xhe bounding. pulsing life that is all
around lis to get into touch with.
> There is work.. and study, and sport.
and activity Of all kinds SO abundant
that the greatest mind and the kaen-
est intellect n the soul,ueSL body
are Inadequate to- tho task of doing
more than touch tho very edges OF
these things. And yet there are those
who find it difficult to pass away the
time. 1t is incomprehenSihle.
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mother laughed over the implied re-
preach. Her fathers eyes had twink
led as he rebuked her. She had never
changed her mind. As she grew older
her childish resentment gave way to
81 settled dislike of tho necessarily
skimping life and the restrictions that
loyalty to her father entailed.
If only she One coutd tell stinsy,
rich old Mrs. IIaires what she
thought Of the soggy sa1eratus bis
cult that were her invariable contrl-
inc felt that she would be more con-
tent with life. And now she listened
with concealed sullenness t the
plans. and promised to sing with a
courtesy quite acceptable 10 the old
lady, who couldn't read below the
surface.
If she could have gone to work!
But any suggestion OF that sort hurt
her father and irritated her mother.
planning sermons wherein she told
CONGREGATIONS just what she thought
Of them. Why--collecting had debts
vas easier than for her father II, gel
his salary, He didn't milld--1ler moth
er never would say that she did--but
Josephine had less spiritual grace
and frankly raved-that is, privately.
Ho NciAoIAOA poAy was O. iu6c
success as old Mrs. fIalnes assured
every one that she had Known 1t
would be. when 1 manage anything"
she s%lnilinsly boosted. and then she
again counted the seventeen apple
pies that had arrived and stood on
the long table in the dining room.
"AIy. you'll have enough pie for quite
a spells' she exclaimed.
Josephine suppressed Il groan.
Neither her father nor her mother
ate pie. She locke hourly at the
great mass of eatables. knlck-knacks
and clothing, and she was furious
when she glanced across the buzzing
room and met the amused blue ewes
Of a tall. slim. young fellow. Evident
ly he had e her. thoughts. Funny,
was it?- Josephine's ayes snapped
spot Of red burned in each round
cheek. IIe was u stranger to her. She
supposed that he came from the col
lege in h next town. Students from
there frequently came over to see the
girls. and doubtless she had been in
trOdlIcd to him aud %forsottu. for lie
made his way across the room to her
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- A Few Fiumorous Stories

Old Lady-My little boy, have YOU
no better way to spend this beautiful
afternoon than by standing about i'd
ling away your time? =.
Boy-I amt idling away my time.
There's Mr.. Clamphead inside making
love to my sister and he's paying me
10 cents an hour to watch for pa.
AT the monthly meeting Of a. cer-
tain llon1ing society one of the mem
bers related All interesting experience.
He had recently sold a couple OF
"saueakers'-very young piGecns-to
a. maj whose cote was zoo miles
away. He sent them off by train. and
was astounded to find them hack III
the old cote two days later.
at length by the presidents WON
derful!"
You doubt my word?' demanded
the narrator of the story.
Not. a bit of it, was the reply.
IT'S a strange coincidence, that's all.
] told the very same man a setting
Of eggs In the middle of June. Before
the end Of the month those birds had
hatch"d out and had flown back to
me! Hcming ir~ti~ot's q wonderful
thing!"-The Youths Companion.
.. . II 8! came Q in the. penlten-
i was ,drueged ana robbed"
MY doctor"
Yes"
Gle told me to take IRON"
"Wcll.''
~ took ~ stove and was arrested
fhe late Maurice Barrynore wa.
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county," he laughed. why. I sup

county," he laughed. why. I sup
posed you KNEW"
II didn't" coldly. You had no
right to lead me OH to say all those
things" and Josephine, with very red
checks. marched into the crowd in
the parlors and showed him how
thoroughly Il young lady hostess can
he e~nSrosscd with part of her guests
TO tho exclusion of others.
She didn't speak to him again that
evening, except TO say goodnight
when he came in the wake Of his
port)y, satisfied aunt. Her father
looked quizzically at her and then at
the immense pile of food and clothes.
tie rather expected one of her usual
outbursts and was prepared to pour
healing words, but she quietly helped
him and her mother put things away
in the pantry and closet. Then she
went upstairs.
At 10 o'clock the next morning she
was dolorously regarding a bushel of
carrots. That was another vegetables
the family didn't like. Her face was
very grave.
Got any more of that apple pie?".
inquired a voice in ner car. "l
wouldn't put it past you" %accusingly,
Ito have eaten 'em all after j went
home last nigllt!!"
Il thought" her father laughed
some months afterward. that o
We're firmly resolved not to repeat
your mothers mistake and marry in
to the ministry"
When the only man you'd like t,.
marry belongs to It," she laughed, but
not complainingly. what can a poor
girl do?"
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the idol Of the Lambs" during Ibis
lifetime, and even now the members
OF that club take delight in citing in
stances Of his ready sympathy OF
sprightly wit.
One. day, SC the story goes, Barry
more was swinging down Fifth ave-
nue. when Sidney Rosenfeld, the play
wright. rushed UP to him, all excite
ment. !.
oh, Maurice" he walled. have
. heard Of my misfortune?
No." BARRYMORE synlpathized: "is
there illness in your family"
Not that" said Resented: 'but al
most as bad. My little boy, five wears
OF age, got hold of my new play and
tore it to tatters."
] didn't know the child could
read said Barrymore-and continual
his ESerybody's Magazine.
The day isn't far distant when the
man III the flying machine will look
down upon the automobilist;' said
the prophetic youth.
And let US hope. too. renlied +l,a
weary old pedestrian. "that he'll. fall
down on him. too"
An enthusio site ANGER was telling
some friends about q fishing trim to n
l snnt.1 IN -, Colorado, which he had in
Are there any trout out there?.
asked one friend.
Thousands OF 'em," replied the
angler. Z,
VIII they bite easily asked an
will they? why, they're absolute
" vicious. A man has to hide behind
a tree to bait a hook, . a,
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SG

"JoSephr-r-c-nc:" Fol The third
tinc her mothers rather tired voice
called plaintiNcly.
Josephine heard from the back bed
room upstairs. whittier she had taken
refuge at the sound of the doorhcll
But she pretended not to hear until
1t WAS repeated over and over. and
then came sounds of steps ON The
stairs, indicating her mother was
coming after her. Reluctantly she got
up and went down TO The shabby par
Tor, where ncr tired-cyed, gentle-voic-
ed father. minister of the BAPTIST
church. was talking to his chief par
lshoner. old specialized Mrs. Haines.
Josephine knew what they were dis
c~ussing-the coming donation sociable.
She loathcd these benefits. as they
were called. She loathed being Il bene-
tlciary. Twenty carr of being IL. poor
W paid minister's daughter had not
incltlcated thankfulncss for the bless
lnss shcwercd upon tllcm-so %l,atron-
izinglN and ~riglltcously showered.
There would hn sacks nf cabbage.
which none OF them ate, but didn't
dare throw out for fear of offending
the donor: dozens of cakes. which
would be dry as a board before they
could dispose of them: some salty ha-
con and %urlsalted butter.
One tling,' Josephine had declar-
ed solclnnly at the age If ten. els sure.
/ will never marry u minister" Her
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FIAT MONEY.

In spite of the education which The
country received as a result OF he
free silver campaign Of 1896, there
still persists and is expressed at times
the belief that i'm some way or other
n government can create wealth, in
other words. that it can make some.
thing out of nothing. Tho Wall
Street journal tells Of a nleetins of
prominent business men in New York
city the other dsy at which another
prominent business man took the no.
sttion that because Of the scarcity of
gold and other basic money it was
impossible for more than one Dor
entitled TO at the banks. ON this sub
1ect the journal makes the following
fame and simple observations:
The fallacy that the government
a create wealth by stamping pieces
of paper with money denominations
thus defusion it seems difficult to make
clear the cal III of the world
for doing business are not deter1nin-
ed by h amount ri printed paper
adoat. hut by the limitations Of tho.
supply of real capital. Paper is a
convenient means of transferring
titles to property. hut does not cre-
ate It. If two borrowers ont of three
are disappointed in their applications
for loans. it ia not because the supply
of so-called money IFS deficient, but
because the things these borrowers
/. want are deficient.
"If they borrow for productive rur-
poses they would want wool or cot
ton for manufacture into cloth.
threshipS machines to convert grain
! tnto wheat. houses and buildings ror
! rev industrial plants and homes. The
. quantity of these articles carnot bc
I arbitrarily increased by starting tho
! printing presses: aud can b. incrcas-
ed in only Il. very trinins degree by
the stimulus of paper imitation. When
the supply or those is adequate to i'm
dustrial demands. t1ley can he bought
! or borrowed. and credit ram always
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u don't have to marry a minister,
thank goodness"
Don't you"' he said calmly. Then,
i~rrelevantly. u wish 1 had some more
pie
You'll die she countered. "You
ought to be a preacher. considering
your appetite"
THE only drawback is donation So
cables are SO far apart" he said
gravely.
"oh. there you are" called Mira.
Haines from the kitchen door. "I've
been looking for you. Harvey. Is that
you. Josephine" cordially peering
through her glasses. 1--WE Been tel:-
ing Harvey that this will be q part OF
his life that he must get acquainted
with. And I'm so proud that a nephew
of mine is to be ono OF the ministry"
oh. is il true" Easped Josephine.
Why, ! v thought
From the theological college. next
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Is THE TIDE TURNING.

For some time 1T has appeared as
If tho publishers of the So.callcu pop
ular magazines were trying to outrio
each "th"r in tho rar1yiu. out ut II
program az IaStincss. "f'ranliucsS''
Is the word wl,irl, has s%encraliy been
used to describe tho treatment Of sub
iects usually discussed with some de-
gree of reserve, but treated of late
with what might better be called in
decency . There has been no such
thing as reserve, and it would not he
surprising il the readers of these pub
hcatlo1ls were To lose all power nt
Imagination, for there has been prac-
tically nothing left on which il could
exercise itself.
/. Sad fashions wear themselves ont.
and it may be that this one is passing.
One publisher makes the following
announcement concerning the past
and proposed character of the matter
in his magazine:
".As this is an age Of iu%crcasius
f%rankncss in the discussion If matters
hitherto generally avoided, We came
out. last year in behalf of n generous
freedom in literary expression. In
lie desire TO make a magazine of high
Equality. the work of the leading writ
sought out. In Difference TO what
some regard as "A Very important pres
ent-day tendency, we published many
strong II realistic stories told as
they would actually happen in real
life. regardless of whether the final
outcome We're cheering or depressing.
In prose and verse alike We encourage
ed the new schools. and n distinctly
modern touch was given to the mag;t-
!8inc.
Rui% many OF our most valued read
ers have written us that they did not
like the Innovation: ome OF the ato-
rles, though written by distinguished
English. continental and American
authors, have struck them as too
scn1hre: the f%rarl1ness of certain 9th
ers has displeased them. In short. We
have been too serious as regards tho
relation of literature to life.
I'VE admit a certain force in the
criticism, and So We nnounce not a
less discriminating realism in such re-
~alistic stories as we may publish, but
a good round measure tf romantic
and humorous relief To tho end that
our friends. old and new. may find in
us that variety they ask of II ina sazine
which. above all. seeks to entertain.
] We shall continue to make our appeal
especially to tllc Nell-ndllraterI. think
i1E, a~ppreciatlvc, alcrt-mindcd class
of Americans who like fiction with %
httla tang tn it: VINO relish a hit. o(
suhtlety now and then: who like TO he
surprised: who enjoy stories Of ideas;
stories with n strong dramatic flavor;
stories containing an occasional twill;
in a. nutshell, stories different from
those found in the usual magazine.
"Tlera are thousands upon thou
sands of such readers in This country
~--readcrs to whom the word "smart''
i'm it's hest sense of ~acu1cness. uimble-
,n%indedncss. up-to-dateness, makes u
strong appcal~-yct who arc not ultra
IN II respect. These arc the readers
we want"
Feminine curiosity makes liars of
many nm otherwise truthful man.
When 4 girl thinks she has n bru5-
en- heart It's a sign that she is bill
ious.
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Jpst Human Nature
(Rx Philandre johnson !


Sometimes a boy is disciplined till
lie becomes So obedicnt and submits
s,ve tina he is an easy mark all his
life.
Opinions are SO far apart, the Diff
ference gets upon our nerves.. One
says. Behold a work of art" TITS
piftle!" some one else observes.
Occasionally a very smart man
doesn't amount to much ecausc he is
finding out what's the matter with the
radiator, and doing. u lot Of other
things that take time and Don't
Score.
rs your wife a help TO you in your
work. Yes, indeed" replied the UNI
complaining man: She v forsets
to set the alarm clock so that iii b.
sure to get up at g o'clock in the
morning"
little fellow laughed and played
II cooed his funny baby song. A
fairy to his cradle straycd and
brought her Wishing wand along.
stow" His mother said. "oh, IL YOU
can. l hope that you will have him
Erow to he a very handsome man."
The infants father jumped with ire
aud said with an indignant shout.
Express some sensible desire and cut
the handsome wishing out. Too many
handsome men I've known with flash
ing eyes n curly hair who turned
from work and gave a groan and
manicured their hands with, care: I'd
rather wish him lantern .jawed. I'd
wish him freckles mixed with tan. I'd
wish him hands both thick and broad.
ia wish him feet like bags Of bran.
I'd rather have him fitted out with
teeth so jaggedly immense thai when
he smiled. he'd be about as handsome
as a picket fence, than have him like
a Grecian god, by far too graceful
and refined, with other men to toll
and plod and test his muscles or his
mind. l ask nc fortune for the kid.
crave no mighty rush Of fame.
care not if nj cheers are bid to sound
At mention OF his name. IL you will
let INC have my say I'll ask the single
Boon immense To guide him on his
earthly way. OH. give him. plain old
Common Sense. J know your heart is
kind n true and that you'll d., the
hest lou can. But. please. whatever
you may do, don't make the kid a
handsome man."
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be found for buying and borrowing
thenl, at "a price.
"Thc root or the falIacy that the
government can create wealth. or even
II satisfactory medium of exchange
Ivy stamping paper, probably lies in
the fast that through tn" issues ur
both banks INC governments certain
small amounts of capital can bc hor-
roWed from the community. When
u man who gives ny n buShc, of wheat
accepts in payment the promise ur ::
bank or government in the form Of a
printed note. he is lending the capital
represented by the note To the institute
tion which issued it, instead of de-
handing capital himself in the form
of gold.
"Eut this interesting experiment, so
much misunderstood and abusc, in
early days, has now ~ccn,rcduccd to
ascertuinablr limits. These limits arc
the amount of paper promises which
can In substituted for gold as u means
OF carrying "n current exchanges
without impairinG confidence i'm the
ability TO obtain Eold for them. AS
soon rs tn" supply of such paper
reaches this limit. people try To gel
rid "f the surplus; they export gold
as long as they can obtain it, and
when doubt arises of their ability to
obtain 1t, depreciation of the paper
sets in and the experiment of 1iatism
breaks down, as history has repeat
eddy shown"
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down III a chair without first brushinging off sol paper doll thingamagigs
The tables are Uttered with paper-cut tngs, and when you walk around you
stumble vel toy trains and such.
sam mt ntt keeps their mother busy picking u p and STRENGTHENING around and
ines mness.l to- ~ are uneven Of temper. lust a little nrmness and brain
children would be just as happy and grow up with better habits
think two boys would make nor litter than a girl and a boy. III give
YOU lust Illustration % show @ how his wHes system works cut.
"The youngest boy.i about three. He has a little library table with a
drawer in it, and a. chair-al his own. - ~. -" -.
"He volunteered the information that he could cut out pictures just
fine and asked HE if I wouldn't like to see a specimen. of his work.
toll him / would. He asked If he might ave a picture page ut Of =
magazin g as looking over. gave 1t to him. Then he went to his lit
tie tbe. opened the drawer. took out a pair Of blunt scissors. cut III the
picture. put the scissors back iii the drawer, slammed the drawer shut, and
brought the picture o Il.
Il looked it over critically and suggested that it might be improved by
the drawer, took o. ut the scissors. trimmed the picture. put the scissors
back in the drawer. slammed the da wr shut. brought the picture yer
to me. This time expressed the opinion that it was Q. IL. Then he went
hack, gathered up all the paper scra IS and carried them over to the
wastebasket.
Now that's what I call good train ing Children brought up under such
a. system are not n nuisance to other people, and when they grow up they
won't be a nuisance t.. themselves. And it's all up ito the mother"
Which reminds m of the expressi II of a little woman who lives near Il
S.:
Believe me it is some Job when You get married. In fact, it's three
iobs-wife. mother, housckeeper. And want % tell you, you have to- nus
tie t. come up tt h Standard"
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When You Are a. Mother

lat a difference there is in mother"
says a bachelor acquaintance Of
OURS.
"I HAVE two married brothers
living in Chicago and. of course.
when l am in that town l visit
them. They've both got nice
looking wives, who are up-to-date
in everything, and as it happens
they each have two young children.
One brother has a couple of boys
the other a boy and a girl.
We'll. when i visit the boyand-
girl household I live in pandemoni-
um. From the living room bay
window to the bathroom, that house
is Uttered with the youngsters
things. They take their toys any
place they happen to want to be,
and leave them there when they
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VIII" took on Tlayli's white
house .iol, abaft the hlaring bands
then made a getaway at night,
his brogans in his hands? Who
once regarded Port-au-Princc q
model habitat-~then suddenly de-
cided twas no place to hang his
hat: Who's Joined the Ancient
Order of Skidooed eX-Presidents
the lads who HE from home to
dodge domestic turbulence: Who
sends ZalaNa-Castro, too-and
Diaz his regards, and bades them
say to ~Tincantown he's headed
1hthcrwards: Who states he'd
rather be a dub-so he's a live
"nc~-than tho late lAmcnted
PRESIDENT" That NJ. Orestc man
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Many Il dollar goes into tho Jack.
tina ought 4" =" into tho soup
llnl.
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The Evening Story
y
HER DONATION.

For the thirl aud said cunldentially. "WIatl you
cS rather tired voice du with all of it,"