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Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
Where Are the Birds?

Mr.. Editor: In Saturdays Bulletin
one of your readers relates taking
25-miIe ride during the summer
through country roads and woodlands,
yet seeing not one bird, and asks:
Where are the birds?"
1t might make great difference as to
Number of birds seen during a country
ride as to season, temperature an'G
hour. Near midday of hot August
uay would be a. poor time to expect TO
see many birds, as they do their feed
ing and playing mornings and even
ings on hot days.
I live on a farm and there is GER
tainly no scarcity of birds here at any
time of year, there being many blue
jays, crows and SnOwblruS even Oh
the severeSt days of winter. ] often
see a dozen bluejays eating the acorns
from a tree near my bedroom window
in the early morning, and have seen
fully 200 robins feeding at one time in
early spring on a single acre of one of
my grass fields. A fellow farmer who
lives at an elevation probably 400 feet
higher than I tells me during Septem-
Der every year he sees robins on their
southwark migration in enormous
numbers. AS far as his eye can reach
in every direction the birds may be
seen for hours at a. time, not in fiocks.
but each bird going it alone" The
same man says that ten years ago
quail were almost extinct in his local
ity, but that now they are very album
dant, in spite Of much hunting. The
cause of their defamation ten. years
ago was two severe winters; the cause
Of increase, mild winters and favorable
breeding seasons, in his opinion.
Your contributor can see only cruel
ty and sin in killing egrets or other
birds. The writer of these lines has
been a lover of birds for so years, and
in that time has put up many nesting
boxes for wrenS, martins, swallows and
bluebirdS, Yet can see two sides to the
question. About Is years since Mr..
McTlhenny, on Avery Island, Louisiana.
established a preserve for the purpose
of savir-- the snowy egret from ex-
tinction. At that time he had secured
five pairs. a writer who made n re-
cent visit says an estimate of Their
number two years ago placed it at
able. Their food, like that of all her
ons, being largely of fish, and the
smaller fry at that, thus taking so
many more, so large a number of
egrets must surely affect the supply
of fish which our national and state
governments have been working so
carefully to increase these many years.
Further, the great depletion of fish.
particularly the small fry. must affect
the mosquito crop, so great a curse to
the inhabitants of those Louisiana low
lands, and which states and nation
have long been working to decrease.
At rate these egrets have increased in
Is years, it is but a question of time
unth NEc.Flhennv will be deemed a
malefactor rather than as now a bene-
factor. When that time comes it
will no longer be unlawful or unseen
1y for milliners to sell, or ladies to
wear the beautiful aigrettes.
If may know name and address IF
writer who rode so far without seeing
one bird; I shall be pleased to invite
her TO visit my place, when she NAV
see birds by hundreds daily
A LOVER OF BIRDS.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
THE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER.

With the passing of election and the
approach of the session of the general
assembly there bobs up the question
Of state highway commissioner again
1t is most unfortunate that this i'm
portant office should be battered about
by politics when it is realized how
much depends upon it and how vital
it is to the state that it should have
the benefit of efficient and experienced
road builders.
Road building is a matter of great
expense to the state Of Connecticut
as well as the cause of great benefit.
it is therefore necessary that this
public Office should be SO administered
as to obtain the best Fesults-the
maximum of durability at the mini
mum of expense. As in every other
line of effort progress is constantly be-
ing made in road construction. Wrong
IDEAS are uncovered and mistakes
overcome through experience. New
problems are constantly appearing
through the change in the character
of the traffic which better roads bring
about. Today it is recognized that II
is the permanent road which renders
The highest service to the travelling
public and that It is the Visest in
Nesunent for the state. Such has come
to De an established fact through the
eZeiopInents in roadbuiIdinE and the
meeting of the problems as they have
appeared. 1t has nothing to do with
partisan policies. 1t is q. matter which
should be governed solely by business
Policies at all times. 1t is the condi-
lion OF the treasury of the common
wealth and the interests of the state at
large which are at stake and in such
a case experience and ability cannot
be overlooked nor neglected.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
HELPING THE sELeIANs.

There can be no question but what
the starving Belgians have awakened
the sympathy of this country and the
efforts which are being made to re-
heVe their suffering are taking the
proper form when they include pro-
visions as well as money and when
they are devoted to obtaining articles
of daily need. 1t is doubtful if any,
one realized the real situation in
which the Belgian people ind them
selves, homeless, fatherless and pro-
Visionless as they are in countless
cases and with all means of earning
a livelihood gone and members of the
family at war or dead.
The needs OF those people are great
ana immediate. Such is to a degree
realized as the responses to the ap-
peals for their assistance indicate, but
it IS given added emphasis when Am
bassador Page sets forth in a cable
from London that there never has
been such dire want in any land in
our time and how extensive the de-
rland is is indicated by his declaration
that the needs of the Belgians will
require five million dollars a month for
the winter from the neutral nations.
Thus it is apparent that money. pro-
visions and clothing are what is need
ed in that devastated country. The
shiploads Of supplies which have been
sent are likely to be but a drop in the
bucket, but it is apparent that it is
in the form of unperishable supplies
that the contributions should go II
is the necessities of life which they
demand and whatever contributions
are made in cash had better be turned
into staple articles before being semi
across tb0~---~'
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
LETTERS TO TIE EDITOR
Aid for ReisianS.

N. Editor: The cooperation OF our
fellow Countrymen is asked to alleviate
the sufferings Of countless thousands
of Belgians during the coming winter.
1t is a tremendous task. The dollar
Christmas fund, of which l am treas
urer and which is backed by many
well known public men, is working
with other organizations to avert star
walton which threatens many. IL IS
only by widespread and generous sup .
port and by personal appeals through
the press that We can hope to achieve
success. Today hundreds of thousands
Of Belgians are homeless and pennileSs
refuEees. Thousands of civilians nave
met a miserable death The whole ar-
paratus of economic life in held or
factory or office has been wrecked and
ruined so that the future or Belgium
is altogether beyond prophecy.
mere are many ways in which you
can help to avert the agony OF suffer-
ing which confronts helpless Belg1ans
during the coming winter. You can
send a donation to our FUND or you can
apply to our secretary, Percy Bullen,
SIS Broadway. New York, for a collect
ing card. He will be glad to issue
same to any responsible person Gu
closing personal references. Churehes,
chapels, clubs and societies can assist
by writing for our collecting list. Ed
tertainment committees and places Of
recreation may render great help by
sending us the proceeds of benefit per-
formances. In all these ways friends
everywhere are assisting nobly.
All the money received Will be Ca
bIed to Europe before Dec. goth. 1t is
our ambition to see that no neceSsitous
Belgian man, woman or child Is desti-
tute of food or shelter at Christmas.
Many heads of families have prom
ised to pass the plate" for the home
less Belgians before dinner on Thanks
giving day. A few cents from each
person would form a valuable contrf-
button from many households. Such
a gift will surely be remembered by the
benefciaries long after the war has
ceased and no mans Thanksgiving or
Christmas day will be the less happy
because in some cases the gift may
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
MUCH DEPENDS ON 1T

Many supreme efforts have been
made by the German forces to break
through the allies line in Belgium and
france First it was for the purpose
OF reaching Paris. Now the objective
point is the coast city Of Calais or
another channel city that operations
can be directed towards the English
coast therefrom. Reinforcennents have
been massed by the German generals
for the greatest effort of all and if
Ibis fails there appears to be nothing
but inevitable retreat and defensive
action henceforth.
FOR several weeks past the allies
nave shown increasing strength. De-
ay is constantly bettering their posi-
ton and at the same time adding to
he value and effectiveness Of the great
army which Great Britain has in
raining and will be ready to put into
he field next year
With the German forces which are
now being held by the allies in the
west and which are being pressed back
INTO their own territory by the Rus
Rams in the east, the enemy being in
act on German territory in three
places, much depends upon this Ia st
treat effort. Whatever the armies in
Eelgium and France are going to ac-
son1pltsh, they must dc quickly. since
ne progress of Russia. is too threat
snlnG to be long neglected. Germany
lad depended upon striking quickly.
Winning and getting away to meet the
trn1ies of the car Its plans to a con-
aderable extent have been frustrated
md its situation grows worze each
lay. A reversal in this determined
move upon Calais will be significant,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
.urNscTlcur CATTLE

The prompt action which has been
taken by stockyard, national and state
authorities for the eradication of the
foot and mouth disease is that which
is bound to accomplish the desired re-
suits. A number Of states have been
found with cattle suffering from the
disease. The destruction of such an
imals or their isolation, The fumiga-
ton of the property ard the prevention
of the spread of the disease by the es-
Enlistment of prompt and efficient
quarantine have all been of vast i'm
rortance, in the stupendous task of
fighting this trouble.
Investigations show that cattle have
been shipped from state to state pre-
sumably without the knowledge that
they were diseased and for time
there is bound to be hardship as the
result of the measures which have
been necessary to get control of the
situation. but all are necessary if
there is going TO be an early improve
ment from lighting the epidemic
Fortunately Connecticut has escaped
the predicament in which many other
states find themselves, and yet by
the quarantine in New York, Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island forbidding
the shipment of cattle out of those
states, this state is bound to
feel the effects. It will indeed
be surprising if CONNECTICUT cat
tie owners avoid worse trouble by get
ting by without feeling the actual eff
fects of the disease. 1t calls for a
close inspection of and watch over
the cattle already in the state for it
is only by such q method that there
can be the preservation of present in
vestments in cattle and the preven-
ton of greater trouble.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
THIN FOR YEARS" GAINS p
POUNDS IN 23 DAYS
Remarkable Experience of F.
Gagnon. Builds up Weight
Wonderfully.

Il was all run down to the very bot
TOM. writes +. GagnOn. Il had to QUIT
work, was 50 weak Now, thanks to
Sargol, / look ike a new man. L gained
22 pounds in % days"
'Sargol has put 10 pounds on me in
"a DAYS" states w ID. Roberts at has
made me sleep wen. enjoy what / ate
and pleasure"
menced taking Sargol. After taking 20
days ] weighed LA pounds. SarSOl is
the most wonderful preparation for
flesh building l have ever SEEM de-
clares y. Martin. and J. Meier adds
For the past 20 years / have taken
medicine every day for indiges ton and
for - days and feel better than L has
felt in 90 years. Ny weight has in
creased from $50 to 10 pounds.
When hundreds of men and women
and there are hundreds. with more
coming every day--living in every nook
and corner o. this broad land Yolun-
tarily testify to weight increases rang
ing all the way from 10 to IS pounds,
given them by Sargol, you must admit,
Mfr and Mrs and Miss Thin Reader
that there must be something in this
Sargo1 method OF flesh building after
Hadn't you better look into It. Just
as thousands of others have done?
Many thin folks say: I'd give most
anything to, put on = little extra
weight" but when someone suggests 4
way. they exclaim: Not chance.
Nothing will make me plump. I'm bullt
Sargol you do not and cannot know
that this is true.
SargoI has put pounds of healthy,
stay there" flesh on hundreds who
doubted and in spite of their doubts.
You don't have to believe in Sargol 70
grow plump from its use You Just
take it and watch weight pile up hol-
lows vanish and your figure round out
to pleasing and normal proportions.
You weigh yourself when you begin
and again wnen you finish and you let
the scales tell the story.
Sargol is n tiny concentrated tab
let. You take one with every meal. 1t
mixes with the food you eat for the
purpose of separating all of its flesh
producing ingredients. 1t prepares
these fat-making clements in an easily
assimilated form, which the blood can
readily absorb ami carry all over your
body. Plump, weIl-developed persons
don't need Sargoi to produce this re-
suit. Their asSimilative machinery per-
forms its functions without aid But
thin folks assimilative organs do not.
This fatty portion of their food now
goes to waste through their bodies like
unburned coal through an open crate.
\ few days test of Sargol in your case
will surely prove whether or not this is
true of you. Isn't it worth trying2
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
The SLATER HALL COURSE
OF POPULAR LECTURES

The management OF this Lecture
Course regrets exceedingly that the
sudden Illness of Professor Emery
necessitated the postponemcnt of the
lecture which was to have been given
By him last night on The Present
War-Its Intellectual Foundation.
Professor Emery anticipates that he
will be quite able TO give what was TO
have been his second address on The
War Of Classes next Monday, Nov. 10.
The lecture which was to have been
presented last night Will be given on
Monday, Nov. 30th. at p. m. EN-
President Tafts lecture on The signs
of the Times" Will be delivered on
Tuesday. Nov. Path, as already an
nounced. noVlud
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10

Manchester republicans are talking
of forming a permanent republican
club. This would be q step in the
right direction. The town is growing
rapidly and such a club would be
made of much value to the repub-
lican party. The principles for which
the party stands could be from time
to time brought before the club III
the form of addresses by men high UP
in party councils. 1t could be d.
means of educating the newcomers
in the right way politically. Then.
too, from a social point of view, It
would bring together many of the
warning factions that always break
break out in a party as strong as the
republican par+" IS in Manchester
Manchester Herald. I: *.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
WOMAN SAYS MAYR.
STOMACH REMEDY CAME AS BLESSING

remedy IS known everywhere because
Of its genuine merit. The first dose
conVincss-no long treatment.
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy
clears the digestive tract of mucoid
accretions and poisonous matter. 1t
brings swift relief to sufferers from
ailments of the stomach, liver and
bowels Many declare it has saved
them from dangerous operations and
many are sure it has saved their lives.
We want all people who have
chronic stomach trouble or constipa-
ton, no matter of how long standing,
to try one dose of Mayr's Wonderful
Stomach Remsdy-one dose will con-
vince you. This is the medicine SO
many of our people have been taking
with surprising results. The most
thorough system cleanser ever sold
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy is
now sold here by Engler's Drug Store
and druggists EVERYWHERE
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
MIRA. w. n. Brown Tells How SIt
Was Relieved After Long
Suffering.

Mrs w. H. Brown OF Danvers, Mass,
was q victim of stomach trouble which
tortured her for years. She tried many
treatments and medicines ana got lit
tie relief.
Then she took Mayr's Wonderful
Stomach Remedy and got results right
away. In telling Of her case she
wrote:
For years l have suffered terribly
with stomach trouble. I could find
no relief Then, like blessing from
above, heard Of your remedy; sent
for it, and after a few treatments am
being cured. l am going to tell all
my friends of your miraculous rem
edy."
Such letters come from stomach
sufferers all over New England. This
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
Mr.. ROOSEVELT, PHILOSOPHER.

If, as declared by one Of his close
1liOwers, Theodore Roosevelt has
made up his mind that ne will never
more seek the nomination for presi-
lent of the United States, but VIII car
Y cut his long cherished ambition to
'e a philosopher, it is well. The
country viii receive the news with
all appreciation of the meaning which
9 carried therein. It would likely be
more appreciative IL it could be con-
'inced that such would actually be
he end of the spectacle which has
'een placed before the people for the
'ast two years and a half.
In seconding the inclination Of Col
mel Roosevelt to take this step the
Jew York Tribune declares that eff
ne Colonel had become one at once
m returning to private life, many men
would have loved him who hate him
Dday. His influence would have been
anger. His capacity to accomplish the
nds at which he aims and to for
Yard the policies in which he believes
Eould have been greater. And when.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10

to get ONCE. he would destroy the
party to which he owed so much, he
woke a. Thousand resentnents which
stood in the way OF the progressive
ideas which he said impelled him TO
adept his course. Now that political
activities seem to be at an end, the
great venture Of founding a party to
replace the one that rejected him hav-
ing failed beyond recall, perhaps the
Colonel will become a philosopher. We
hope he will
The action upon the part of Mr.
Roosevelt should meet with popular
approval There is nothing in such
an undertaking which will harm the
country.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
.Sciatica Gives
Fair Warning
Start Taking Rheuma at Once
and Prevent Rheumatism
from Becoming Chronic

Sharp, darting pains from the hips
down the legs to the knee are signals
of approach of sciatica, and should be
treated at once to prevent rheuma-
tism becoming chronic.
Rheuma dislodges the little uric acid
crystals in the blood vessels feeding
the great sciatic nerve and creates a
free movement of the muscles and
joints. 1t stimulates the kidneys,
liver, bowels and skin to extra work
in throwing off the Irritating poisons
throughout the system.
Read the testimony of Guy Torley,
the great cyc1ist, Of 265 Dayton Ave,
st. Paul, Mimi: 81 was so crippled
with sciatic rheumatism in my hips
that / could not walk without crutches.
spent over $500 without relief. Was
persuaded to try Rheuma, and after
taking three bottles the rheumatism
had entirely left me-
Lee & Osgood and all druggists sell
Rheuma- 1t is good for all forms OF
rheumatism, and costs SO little you
cannot afford to suffer for want of 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
"The River of Doubt"

Mr.. Editor: There has been no riv-
er of doubt since election, except, per
haps, in the colonels mind. and in
South America.
The river of doubt, no doubt. will be
entirely dried up, even in the colonel's
mind, long before 1915. The one also
in South America Is rapidly evapor-
ating.
II the colonel wants to make another
dash into politics and set the wheels
in him a-going, he can make a pro
gressive' trip over Niagara Falls and
discover a big river in Abyss-inia.
. In that way the wheels of industry
in the United States might receive an
impetus and 1.-The river of doubt III
South America. might be developed
into a wondrous water power.
c. Fl. TALCOTT.
Norwich, Conn, Nov. 9, 1914
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Hartford county has 20 probate dis
tricts. In Is of them the judges were
renominated, and Of these 16 were re-
elected. New Haven county, Is dis
tricts, l. renominated, Il re-cleCtcl.
AIiddleseX county. 10 districts. re-
nominated. 8 reelected. In Fairfield
and LitchfieId counties all the judges
of probate were renominated, in the
former IS out of 10. and in the later,
16 of 10 being rejected. New London
Windham and Tolland counties, with
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10

If you want a beautiful and we'll
rounded figure of symmetrical proper
tions, If you want TO gain some solid
pounds of healthy, stay there flesh, II
you want to increase your weight, 20
straight to your druggist today and
get a package OF Sargol and use it as
directed. Sargol will either increase
your weight or it won't, and the only
way TO know is to try it, a single
package of Sargol easily enables YOU
to make this test Sixty days use OF
Sargol according to directions is abso-
lutely guaranteed to increase yoar
weight to satisfactory degree or your
druggist Will refund all the money You
have paid him for il. Sargoi is sold by
leading druggists everywhere and an
Norwich and vicinity by Lee & Os-
good.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10

Clifford will be in town for few
days." remarked father Friday morn
ing. Shall we invite him to Sunday
dinner"
'soh, that delightful Mr. Clifford
from ST. Paul" / exclaimed. Let's
have him stay at the house, daddy
"But. Lucille protested mother,
1--WE have no guest chamber
':When grandmother isn't well Cous-
in Fannie always sleeps in her room
on the couch. I don't see why she
couldn't do it for few nights now
and give US a chance to entertain so
important a business friend of father
as Mr.. Clifford. Wouldn't you like to
have him here, dad?'
"Oh, 1 don't know. I shouldn't like
to disarrange the household or dis
turo F'anniei"
Just then cousin Fannie appeared
and inquired what father meant, and
when 1 explained that it might be ex-
tremely advantageous to father if Mr.
Clifford were a house guest she i'm
mediately insisted upon giving up her
aroom-
Lets fly at it, and make it as at
tractive as possible 1 said when
father had gone to his office. II ney CT
did like the location of your furniture
Well pull the bed out from the wall
and put the desk in the window, ard
you ought to take all your things out
of the clothes cupboard, Cousin Fan
ME, and remove all your personal be-
longings, so that Mr.. Clifford will not
suspect that it is anything but spare
room"
Nonsense, Lucille" said mother
There's no use putting Fannie to all
that trouble. 1t isn't necessary if he
does come and 1 think there's quite a
strong probability Of his having the
good sense to prefer hotel."
! saw that mother was undeniably
in bad humor, so I did not discuss
the matter further with her, but
quietly persuaded Cousin Fannie to
rearrange her room, which she did
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
entail some measure of personal sac

entail some measure of personal sac
rifce.
Let US remember that no little ma
ton in the worlds long history has
been more grieVously stricken, yet no
people can raise their heads more
proudly from the dust. The crown OF
thorns is still a crown!
Help us as best you can, and please
help quickly. Belgian needs are ap-
palling,'' says a cablegram 1 have re-
ceived from London today, and con-
ditions battle description
Yours very truly.
HENRY CLEWS,
Treasurer of the Dollar Chistma
Fund, 15 Broad ST. New York.
Nov g. 1914.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10
Suffrage Rummage Sale
at the
SOmers Store, Franklin Square
TUESDAY, NOV. 10th,
at 10 a. m.

II, Il and districts respectively, have
the distinction of renominating and
re-electing all their judges of pro-
bate. The summary for the state
makes: 11S districts, 100 renominateG,
101. reelected. That is a comrIendable
approach to the ideal. The Register
respectively moves that 70 years
hence it be made unanin AUS.-New
Haven Register.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-10

1t is an Ill wind which blows bene-
fits to no one. The foot and mouth
disease has resulted IN a Jump in the
price Of poultry, and Thanksgiving
within sight