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Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
EVERY DAY REFLECTIONS

She sits over in the corner by the window and most of the time is click ing away at her machine Sometimes she is reading a book. when work IS out of the window. She is thinking of the world. all so defferently staged and peopied from this world of yours which she fntersects.
 You say, Take this. please" and she comes with her notebook, slips her pencil from her back hair and adjusts herself to record your words.
 She tries to be mere fachtrc. which Is the instinctive defense of womanly dignity. Her master thought is to maintain her function of re- cording instrument, to cover up her soul by routine; she is to be no more than a photograph and a mechanism to type lettres arrange papers and keep books.
 She never succeeds. She Is hu- man being. The soul keeps cropping out. Human flowers spring here and there through the oaken slaves of her assumed restraint.
 Hers is the difficult task She must be agreeable enough to hold her job. She must be coldly inlpersonai enough to keep the male creature at the pro- per distance. wise She has no chaperon and no conventions of society for walls to pro- tect her. She must mingie with men, irnperscnaily as men meet each other. yet she must remain her maidenly self.
 She knows your business, and to a degree your domestic secrets, yet she must seem not to know. She knows your petuIarces, tempers and weak nesses. She knows better than your left hard ths charities your right hand performs. She has seen your little meartess, gi.fupsed your courage and honor and spied out more of your in- Ter nature perhaps than your nearest friend.
 Yes to you she must remain a little stranger, an intimate stranger, a girl yet an equal, drawing her own con- ciustons yet never presuming to ask an explanation as to what you do a woman with a mans relation to you. a woman who must not talk. sharer of the most important privacies of your business who must forget all she hears; your comrade for six hours a hour and mere acquaintance outside of the office.
 Yet she is a woman and has per- vaded your place. She subtly affects your correspondence, she curbs the loose tongues of your callers, she continually reminds you that you are gentleman; and if she be an honest and true little woman-and most sten- ographers are that-she indirectly molds you in forty ways, much more than you admit; and your debt to her cannot be wholly measured in dollars and cents.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
The Cost of War

What has become of the Prince of Peace?"
 This is a question asked by a cor respondent, referring to the war situ- ation.
 We do not believe that in these days there is any good reason why nations should war against each oth- CT.
 We are in accord with the New York World in sentiments which it expresses as follows:
 "The everlasting wars south of the Danube are an indictment of the re- hgion as well as civilization of Eu- rope. No question is presented in the Balkan states that cannot be settled by reason. Nothing but avarice, brutality and crime, some of it dy- nastic, much of it shamelessly poIiti- cal. and not a little of 1t sordidly com mercial, prevents a solution of the ear-Eastern question without firing shot.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
Samples Free by Mall

Retain your good looks, keep your slin clear. scalp clean and free from dandrun. and hair live and glossy. Cuticra Soap. with an occasional use of Cuticura Ointment. will promote and maintain these coveted conditions in most cases when all else fails. Besides. in purity. delicate medication. con- venience and economy, they meet with the approval of tho most discriminating. AL though Cuticara Soap t25c.) and Cuticura Ointment C5oc.) arc sold by druggists every where. a sample Of each with 32-p. Skin Book will be sent free upon request. Ad- dress; " Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston,"
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Sober Thought by Monareh..

"A sober second thought by mor.- archs and politicians and war garn- blers generally may yet stay the slaughter. Failing in that the one hope must be that the conflict will proceed until it upsets thrones and empires, destroys war lords and war parties, wrecks war speculators and war idolaters and involves in ire trievable ruin war industries and war finance, with all their corrupt and perfidious agents"
 r Wars give opportunity for many things to happen, including the selling of stocks at panic prices-a business the inside of which would make a very Interesting story.
 We ought not to forget in this con nection that Uncle Sam spends 63 cents of the income tax dollar for war purposes and 72 cents of every dollar of other revenue for similar expenses. The cost of peace are tremendous but the costs of war are wicked.-New Haven Times-Leader.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11

the wealthy streets of the larger cities. Of course. it is very annoying to have burglars get into such houses. not the summer. but it is not difhcult to see the reasoning by which the crooks consider this a fair game. Some use might as we'll be made of houses when they are not otherwise "working."- New Haven Register.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Well. there's one straw Of comfort:
 The despatch with which many Amer
 jeans took their departure from some
 continental hotels made it permissible
 to omit the customary ceremony or formal and deliberate tips to every pody.-New Haven Register.
 It is not 1915 by long shot. but we notice that the automobile department Of the secretary of state already has the markers for that year safely stow ed in the basement of the capitol Un- der the circumstances there should be
 no need next January for any plea for an extension of time for the securing Of markers. The distribution should be leisurely instead of a bargain counter rush at the eleventh hour of the last day of the year.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 How long it will be necessary to keep the Stock Exchanges closed de- | bends largely on circumstances but 1t must be long enough to get over the danger of panic and financial crash opening Friday. In this respect we in America can afford to be complacent. We have had to ship a lot of gold, i but the government is now prepared to meet any financial emergency that can arise.-New Haven Register. These visionary people who thought ' q day of international peace had ar | rived and that all disputed questions l would be settled at The Hague, must now realize what an insecure founda- | tion they have been building upon 1 when the work of years has been com 1 pletely lost sight of. and now when it | was supposed it would be of its great ! est value, is not even mentioned ex- 1 cept by those who look for sunshine in the midst Of a heavy rainstorIn.-New | Britain Herald.
 It is the natural first wish of those ! safe upon this side of the Atlantic i that our own fellows may be speed fly returned to us and that our own i nation may keep out of the great war
 even if the tmpoverishing effects can I not be escaped. And the fervent pray CT still persists in the hearts of us all that some way may yet be found
 to mitigate the awful destruction and cost to humanity of the dread war that is now an actuality.-New Ha- ven Journal-Courier.
 | England has known that there will never be security till the German Elm
 peror's ambition to dominate the sea. as he dominates the land. is realized
 or thwarted. The hour when that
 test Is to be made seems at hand. Un-
 der the circumstances. the mystery
 as to the present location of the Eng fish fleet is portentous- We may be
 sure that it is near the spot where this test between Germany and England
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grow larger aIl the time and
 a large scab formed The child was very much dis figured and the itching and
 burning were so bad that he could not slcep. The little pimples came to . white head. then they fes- tered and became running
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on the sea is to be made Find the English eeti-Waterbury American

English feets-Wafsrbury Amsrican.
 It seems to be perfectly true. ac- cording to the tenor of<ail the reports. that the kaiser anxiousiy labered to induce the czar to suspend his wariike border, and the czar persistently re- fused to do so. It can be supposed. therefore, reasonably enough. that the German emperor saw in that situation sword, unless he was willing to let the world see that the triple aIliance,whl he himself had organized. had nothing to 1t when the test came.-Stamfcrd Advocate.
 one doddering old man at Vienna, one well meaning. but feeble. neu- rotic at St Petersburg and one bril- liant. ambitious politician at Berlin are now permitted to play with the lives and fortunes of millions of hu- man beings. That is a strong indict- ment of the civilization we have been able to develop in the centuries of the worlds existence But shall we accept without reservation the as- anything like the power necessary to determine whether Europe shall know war or peace ?-Hartford Times.
 The desirability of taking adyan- tage of the European situation is ap- parent The United States has long Jagged in the shipping. There are practically no American ships in the carrying trade. The present crisis. if the outsome is war as now appears. will give America it's opportunity again to become a great carrying na tion It will particularly give this country a chance to get the bulk of South American trade which. rightful- 1y belongs to us but which seemed more likely to go to other nations be- cause of our lack of ships.-Hartford Post.
 The Associated Press, the greatest news gathering agency in the world gets every bit of real news there is. It serves the Courant and the Times. According to the time of day. one or the other of these live newspapers, published right here on the ground. will give the public whatever is i'm portant news hours before a train can bring it along from New York. Every body who buys these excited headline extras will find, if he studies them. that there is no news in them. except what Artemas Ward used to call news that isn't so." There is no other time when the up o-date home paper serves It's readers so completely as when there is what is called "big news" People who prefer their news hours late should read what the late P. T. Barnum said about popular pref erences.-Hartford Courant.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11

The Bridgeport Republican clubs annual field day and sheep roast will come off next Saturday in Aerodrome park and as newsgathering day m republican politics it is expected the press will be well represented. The Bridgeport republicans always make 1t pleasant for their guests and . splendid time is anticipated,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
Political Gossip
rwo Ameriean Indu.tri.. outI.w.d.

During the last fiscal year 4.95s .s34 sheep were slaughtered. The average slaughter for the seven preceding years was II. .907,0 ,021. It is not worth while to enter into argument relative to the ef- feet of free raw wool and prospective free sugar. In the one case, the produc- ton of wool being no longer profitable,
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scratch them and used to keep his hands tied up or he would tear himself to pieces.
 T tried a treatment and aftervard got some salve but they didn't do any good I then read in the paper of Cuticurs Soap and Ointment. I bought bar Of Cuticurs Soap and box of Cuticurz Ointment and the eczema was soon entirely gone" (6igned)
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
Have The Bulletin Follow You

Readers of The Bulletin leaving the city for vacation trips can have 1t follow them daily and thus keep in touch with home affairs. Order through The Bulletin business office.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11

Uncle Joe Cannen's resolution to be returned to congress should be cause for his defeat. He Is too much of a politician and too little of states man to be in demand.
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The kaiser has sixty seven uniforms and 1t Is not to be expected the war will close until he has had 'em all on at least once!
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All true Americans like the Ger man people but they do not like a tyrant any better than the Germans do
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As manufacturing country Ger many has relied on Russia and Ar gentina for foodstuffs- markets are cut out
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The man on the corner says: "If Uncle Sam Is called in to umpire the game he'll be squareI Dutch BiE can't bamboozie him!
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Belgians have shown how much better a defender can fight than an invader of a country
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The cavalry and infantry charge are things of the past. Long range slaughter blocks the way with the dead.
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Austria does not send her naval fleet out against France and England She doesn't see her duty.
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The weather Is getting as hot as the war news and almost prompts an American Quaker to call for a gun.
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Americans caught in the war traps Of Europe must be surprised by the suddenness with which the gates closed
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The German forces kill Red Cross physicians in the field. The barbarous yellow men did not do that!
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If we cannot tell who Is to blarn for the war we can tell who has suf fered most when it is all over.
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New Haven hasn't had a band con- cert on the green yet. Norwich has them on the square every week.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11

Who would have thought a general European war could have forced up the price of beans even in Boston
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CHILD D|SF|GURED
 WITH P|MP[ES
On Face aud Hands. Got Larger. itching and Burning. Could Not Sleep. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Eczema Gone.

UnionviIle. Me.-"My baby began c be awfuIIy fussy and little pimpies brols
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First-class House Painter, Paper Hanger, General Jobbing Landlords ol private), reasonable.
 kupLIk, 2sf Central Ave, City .
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Not Workino.

The sight of expensive houses not only closed but boarded up for the -surnrner ts q familiar one on many Of
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11

Well. there's one straw of comfort: The despatch with which many Amer jeans took their departure from some continental hotels made it permissible to omit the customary ceremony or formal and deliberate tips to every Dody.-New Haven Register.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-04
CONFIRMS A CLASS
OF Fl AT TRINITY

A class Of 81 members was received
into Trinity Episcopal church at the
hour of morning worship yesterday.
The rite of confirmation was admins
tered by Right Rev. NJ. Edward Faw-
cett, bishop of the Quincy diocese of
the Episcopal church. The sermon was
preached by the rector. Rev. Gran
Vile H Sherwood, the bishop not as
yet having regained his health follow
ing an operation performed in Janu-
airy. He will return next Sunday to Off
ciate at confirmation services in Christ
church, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-04
LOCAL CHURCHES
HAVE A BIC LEAD
Christian Sunday Schools Have
Lead of 317 Points Over
Davenporters.

The Rock Island Christian churches
outdistanced the Christian church OF
Davenport in the contest being waged
in the Sunday schools of the two cities
by 81 points. The Memorial Christian
church had a total of 504 points, the
Fifteenth Avenue Christian church 1868
points and the Second Christian
church 139 points. or a total of 1,o11,
against go points for the Davenport
church. Yesterday was the second
day of the contest and the local
churches have a lead of 317 points.
The contest continues every Sunday
through June.
At the Memorial Christian church
yesterday morning following the Sun
day school the pupils Of the cradle roll
three years ago were promoted to the
beginners class, each child receiving
a diploma A delightful program was
carried out and large number OF
mothers brought their babies, each
child being given rose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-04

Central Presbyterian-The session
will meet this evening at the church.
Prayer services will be held Wednes-
day evening at 1880 at the church.
An all day session of the Ladies'
Aid society will be held Thursday at
the church parlors.
Zion Lutheran-This evening at the
" NJ. c. A. a benefit banquet will be
given by the Mems society. The re-
ception will begin at 1880 and the din
ner will be served at s o'clock.
The confirmation class will meet at
the chapel Tuesday afternoon at 4:30.
Wednesday evening prayer services
will be held at the home of e. T. An
derson, 1920 Seventh avenue.
Thursday evening at 1880 the board
of deacons will meet at the church.
Grace Lutheran-The choir will
meet for rehearsal Tuesday evening at
the church.
Wednesday evening at o'clock
bible study and prayer services will be
held at the church.
First Swedish Lutheran-The trus-
tees will meet this evening at the
home of C. Z. Johnson, 931 Fifteenth
street.
The confirmation class will meet
Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock and
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the
annex.
Mid-week prayer services will be
held Wednesday evening at 1880 at the
annex.
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 the
Ladies' Aid society will meet at the
annex with Mrs. Andrew Carlson and
Mrs. John Johnson acting as hostesses.
Thursday evening the Young Peo-
pies society will hold meeting at
the annex. A program has been pre-
pared for this meeting.
Spencer Memorial Methodist-The
official board will meet wednesday
evening following prayer services.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Alex
Quist, 1425 Fourteenth street. The
ladies attending will meet at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-04
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Thomas yester-
day celebrated the first anniversary of
their marriage inviting a company OF
15 friends to their home, 110111a
Twelfth street, for the afternoon and
evening. During the afternoon musi-
cal numbers were enjoyed and at 6
O'Clock a three course supper was
served The table was very attrac-
tive with it's trimmings of American
beauty roses and ferns. The time fol-
lowing the supper was passed in an
informal way and very pleasantly. Mrs.
Thomas was left with a number of
nice gifts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-04
HOUSEHOLDER
HINTO GGI]

strips. Cover the bottom OF a pud-
ding dish with thin strips of bacon,
then put in half the meat and strew
over this carrots, turnips and onions,
slices very thin. There should be
four of these, part of them going
over the first layer of beef. the re-
mainder over the second layer of
beef. With them go two bay leaves
broken into bits Cover all with
stock, make a paste of -four and
water. rolling it out as for pie crust,
cover the top of the bake dish with
this. pinching 1t down about the
edges so that no steam may escape.
Bake for two hours in a steady oven,
remove the paste cover and send the
dish at once to the table.
Beef and Tomato Pie-Cut a pint
Of cold roast beef into small dice Of
uniform size and mix with it two or
three slices of bacon, also cut small.
Line a deep dish with good puff
paste, put a layer of the beef and
bacon in the bottom of the dish, sea-
son with pepper and salt, cover with
a layer of peeled and sliced tomatoes.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and
dots of butter rolled in -four; add
more meat and more tomatoes until
the dish is full. Cover the top layer
with bits OF butter, then with a crust
Of puff paste, making holes in this
for the escape of the steam Bake
until brown.
Bangor Pudding-One and one
third cups of cracker crumbs. boiling
water, two cups of milk, one-third
cup of molasses, one egg, one cup of
raisins. Moisten the cracker crumbs
with boiling water, and let stand
until cool. Add the milk, molasses,
egg slightly. beaten, and the raisins
seeded and cut IN pieces. Turn into
a buttered pudding mould, and steam
eight hours. Let stand in the mould
to cool. Serve cold with cream
sauce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-04
gEXLT ono
d HOME
pQeBLIMS
&x2S kL7ZAEIFH TLeMpS0(

Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are girls
of "a and Is and boys of Is and 16.
q Why are girls of our ages TOO
young to go with boys OF our ages
as we'll as young men and young Wom-
en-?
or Is a person who steals your boy
friend from you a true friend!
(3) What color of summer dress ana
what kind of dress is pretty for girl
with blue eyes and light hair?
ca What is a pretty way to make
washable silk dress for a girl of Ii?
(5) Is a girl of Is too old to go with
a boy of 13 if he is rather large Tor
his age and she rather small?
(6) Are girls of our age too young
to powder if we use good powder?
On What would you think of boy
that would wink at you every time
YOU looked at him in school? Should
/ tell him to stop or should l act as
if did not notice him?
(S) Is it all right for boy to take
a boy friends sister home from schooi
If he takes your sister home?
co. Is it all right for boy of ID to
wink at the teacher?
1O) There is a girl like; is it all
right for me to call at her home on
Sundays if she is IA and am 16.
CHUMS.
"a Because, my dears, your judg-
ment is not yet as good as it VIII be
when you are older and have more con-
troll over ourselves. Young folks lack
self-control and are apt to do things
on impulse which they would wish I'M
done afterward.
CD Hardly. Still, he didn't just be-
long to you, did he? And if he had
been much of friend to you he
couldn't have been stolen. So you're
better off without him.
CD Light blue, a delicate pink, and
white.
ca If you are tall, a double tunic
would be pretty; otherwise have the
skirt just slightly draped. Wear
wide girdle of contrasting color of silk.
The vest and collar can be of lace and
the sleeves short and finished with
lace.
(5) see no reason why you cannot
be good friends.
Co Your skin should be so fresh and
pretty that it would be spoiled by
powder Powder is intended only for
women who are getting along in years
and whose skin need to be touched up
and freshened.
CD Act as if you didn't notice him.
He'll soon stop.
(S) Why not?
co. 1t is disrespectful and bad man.
ners.
(10) No harm in it; but don't be
foolish.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We have
been married for two years and have
a sweet baby boy nine months old. My
husband and 1 have been very happy
and contented and l have been a good,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-04
pANsAnrE SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR.

The Zeta Phi Beta sorority of Moline
entertained their friends at a delight
full and very successful dansante at
the Moline club Saturday afternoon
from 3 to O'Clock, fully 400 people
attending the affair. Many lovely CO.'S
tunes were worn by the ladies and
with the setting of the club decora-
tions the scene was beautiful. Rose
trees were placed at intervals about
the ball room and baskets and vases
OF flowers added to its attractiveness.
The Criterion orchestra gave the
dance program and special program
was given twice during the afternoon.
Little Virginia Paul gave a ballet
dance and Virginia and Victoria Paul
gave a duet dance Filtration" Miss
Dorothy Simpson gave two solo
dance, Spring dance and Waltz dance,
and Miss Mary Woodyatt gave num-
Der OF vocal selections, all the num-