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Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18
SHADE rREEs.

Shade trees are a valuable posses sion by every city, every street where permissible and every piece of prop erty where conditions are right They are appreciated by those who have them and those who do not, but just how much is not fully understood un-' til an effort Is made to remove them. Brooklyn just at the present time is much concerned over the claim that one of it's well shaded avenues must lose It's trees because the plans for the subway would leave an insufficient amount of soil to support them Nat urally it doesn't suit and efforts are being made to overcome the difficulty in some manner or other even if the somewhat lower level The protest seems likely to accomplish good re- suits. but whether it does or not it displays the feeling of the people in regard to shade trees.
 In the city of Philadelphia there has been named within two years com mittee from the park commission to take care of the trees within the city streets and they have entered upon a commendable campaign to prevent the butchering of the trees, though they are conducting a systematic plan of removing the deadwood and properly trimming them for their improvement. Shade trees add much to the beauty of a city and it is a commendable ef- fort which is undertaken for their preservation and retention. and it is the city which gives them attention before they are gone which profits.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18
FRESH AIR FUNDS.

Tn many cities this is the season Of the year when interest is keen over the raising and use of fresh air funds and it is magnificent undertaking wherever promoted. The larger cities are perhaps the ones in which the greatest opportunities exist for the furnishing of relief to those who are quartered in close and stiffing te1e- naents and who have no other way of Knowing and appreciating the delights and benefits of the open country away from the humdrum of big city life, yet there are plenty of chances in the small cities for contributing a day of cheer, recreation and rest to those who are not we'll blessed with this worlds advantages, and who are not likely otherwise to get such needed and beneficial changes.
 Norwich has in small way through a branch of the United Workers fur nished many delightful trip to the country or to the shore for those who are worthy of such attention and 1t is a most commendalble philanthropy. It is a cause in which a greater general public interest might be taken for the accomplishment of an untold amount of good through small contributions. whether it is children who are con- cerned. the hard workers, mothers with infants, or those broken in health, such a trip, if only once a summer provides a day to be remembered through the season and affords a brighter look at the daily routine botf, in anticipation and in reflection. Ii
 makes for contentment and is an ef- fort in which countless opportunities are presented for good.
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gee or will he advise progressives to name their own manT'
 Shades of all that ambition holds ably groaned in great tribulation of spirits when he read that hippant piece in the Union. but he is not one of the kind that does any 'nagging or talks peppery.
 But stays right where he is held by congress being in session and where he is attending to his numer- ous duties.
 And all can be assured that he will not neglect his job to come home to campaign for election.
 That is what many men would do But he believes that his duty is ir Washington and not at home run ming wind mills and there he stays and works. And that is the kind of mar that the people want in Washington What wonderful political games would be played if some folks had brains as strong as Pop -Bugs!"
 Here is another from the same source:
 Tt is good to hear that everything well as democratic politics"
 And here's where the Union mar harbors the idea that the Union fl good" as doeth the kid with stone. bruise' on his heel. And so the merry world swings along.
 J.w. MILLER
 Wallingford, Conn. July IS.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18
STATE AND LocAL PoLlc.E.

Merfden authorities are much con cerned because the state police were sought to make the arrests in connec- ton with the illegal sale of liquor at Sunday picnics. Such is the feeling wherever the state constabulary Is called upon to go in and perform what Is considered the setting to right of local problems, but if 1t Is going to result to the betterment of Sunday conditions in Meriden. it Is something for which the majority of the people of that city are going to be pleased
 There is no question but what the police of that city could have done as efficient work as did the state off, cers, but 1t is evident from the fact of the preparations to stop it, that such was not the first violation of the law in that manner, and nothing had been done by the local officials to check it. If the state police have adjusted a problem which Meriden did not see fit to do, it should give thanks that there is such a state organization ready and capable, to do just such work. While it may not reflect any credit upon the local authorities it demonstrates conclusively that there is a law covering such conditions and 1t can be enforced.
 There is nothing but approval for such a movement regardless of the promoters. They were not mistaken in the conditions which needed to be remedied, nor disappointed in the ef- ficiency of the authority which they selected to secure a correction. Every time there is this feeling over the work of the state police. it is but nat ural to wonder how long such things would have had to continue before local authorities woke up. or could be moved.
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 evil With such conditions existing 1t is tirne that greater individual atten- ton was attracted to the practice of getting divoTces It would be inter esting te study the causes for this de- plerable increase fer the purpose of checking this abnormal growth. It fepresents upon the face of 1t a con- ditien which bedes III for such conn lnunity for where the home Is so lightly regarded other responsibilities must Dc similarly assumed.
 Just what effect modern influences hsave upon the rush to the divorce pqurt, in a county where no special in- ducemefrts are supposed to exist for breaking the ties Of naatrimony, should be learned and revealed. if it exists, and there is reason to think that 1t does because of the marked increase which has occurred in the past year Manhattan certainly has secured an unenviahle reputation.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18
GROWING ptwoRcE EvIl

Announcement which calls for more than passing attention is that which has been made by the county clerk In the borough of Manhattan in New York state. By his records for the first six months of this year there have been granted 54o absolute di- vorces against s72 during the same period last year. This increase by over forty five per cent. within such close periods. Is not only cause for surprise but for alarm, and reflects no credit upon that borough.
 There are a great many evils which are hoarishing iH the metropolis, but when such disclosures are made 1t is evident that safne cerreetiEe atten- fisa needs $e bs spplied te the divorce
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18
ACTION ON DISSOLUTION.

The directors of the New Haven road have indicated that they are not to be scared into sanctioning the sale of the Boston & Maine road under the unjust terms laid down by the Massa- chusetts legislature. Even though 1t has been declared that the law has been violated in the policy of com bination which the old directors of the road followed out, it is not to be expected that the state of Massa- chusetts should now stoop to secure profit to itself out of the transactions which must be gone through to comply with the government requirements.
 The proposition as put up to the New Haven directors is unfair. The government. says it must break away from the Boston & Maine, and the directors have indicated their desire to carry out the government demands. Thereupon the Massachusetts 1egfsia- ture, through a necessary amending of the charter of the holding com pany, imposes a restriction upon such sale which makes it necessary to sac riice such property when it is sold. It is an unwarranted handicap upon such a sale to attach string whereby all purchasers must agree to sell to Massachusetts if it desires them to.
 Under the circumstances it is but natural that the directors refused to sanction the sale. They. however, wisely left the matter open for nego- tiation with the government and from that a way out of the holdup may be found Whether it Is through delayed action in bringing suit for dissolution that the legislature of Massachusetts may remove the string. or through some other lessened requirement., those at the head of the New Haven road are deserving of fair treatment Other wise they are justified in fighting .the suit
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18
FAMOUS TRIALS
TRIAL OF cULPEPPER AND
 DEREHAM.

When King Henry VIII. grew tired of Catherine Howard and wanted to divorce her he found it no easy task He tried to trump up all sorts of charges against her, as he had done against the four of his wives who had preceded her It was necessary for him to produce a sort of ruse and he fixed on the unfaithfulness of Cath erine.
 First Henry discovered that Cath erine had exchanged love tokens with Francis Dereham, who was in some way or other a kinsman of hers. Then 1t came to his ears that previous to their marriage Catherine had been engaged to marry her cousin, Thomas Culpepper.
 Henry had married Catherine on 1 July 2S,E 1540. Whether true or not. when Henry became tired of his new | queen he made the discovery that | after they had been married Catherine had had secret meetings with her for mer lovers It was tie archbishop. Hertford. who had given the King | this information.
 Henry was at first unable to believe the news. and he ordered a strict in- l vestigation. It is said the result was most painfully convincing. The king | commissioned Archbishop Cranmer, Lord Chancellor Audley. the duke of
 
 , to wait upon the queen and inter \ rogate her upon the matter. It Is said | thst she disclosed everything, and thereupon Dereham and Culpepper | were arrested In fact, everybody im- | plicated in the scandals was i'm house of Howard were put under | guard, and Norfolk trembled for his 1 own position
 On Dec. 1. 1541, Cuipepper and Dere- | ham were arraigned before a special I commission in Guild hall and were set forth that before her marriage 1 Catherine had lied an abon1inabie base and vicious life, that she led the king to love her. believing her to bt trial that after Catherine had mar
 ried the king she had renewed hel former attachment to Dereham ant
 had secured him into her service al I her secretary and intrusted secre
 ahairs to him.
 Against culpepper it was alleged
 that he had held secret and illici meetings with the queen. who had in, | sinuated to him that she loved hin
 better than the king and all others
 Similarly culpepper incited the queer
 and they had retained Lady Rochfort
 as their so-between. she havin. !. treacherously aided and abetted them.
 The liaison with Derehan before tn,
 marriage was not denied by Gather T inc, nor were the meetings with Cui
 pepper after the marriage. Afte
 pleading not guilty. the two men. ii face of the evidence and their owi
 discriminating admissions. changes
 their plea to guilty and they wer !, promptly condemned to ~ be draw
 through London to Tyburn "and ther'
 hanged. cut down alive and the bodie
 to be beheaded and quartered." a bru I tai sentence that was carried out t | the letter fin Dereham's case only
 on Dee. 10 Culpepper was simply be | headed.
 Nor were they alone to suffer. Tn | poor old duchess of Norfolk and he } son and daughter were tried and con demned for treason and sentenced { l perpetual Imprisonment, and on Jar 21 1542, bill of attainer agains 1, Catherine and three lady accomplice l were presented to the lords. Gather : inc and Lady Rochford were con demned to death for treaAer, Afte
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

One of the most pleasing features of Joe Cones poetry is a note of spon- taneity which breathes in everything he writes. His humor is never labored, his pathos never forced. To him a poem is the occupation of morning. There Is in his best things an impetus. hurry that suggests resource. One is made to feel that whatever intel lectual coin he spends, there is al- ways something left in his purse.
 In 1891, Mir. Cone married Miss Emma Clevenshire. of East Haddam. Connecticut. Mrs. Cone Is a lady of character, culture and refinement, and
 doubtless much of her husbands lit-
 erary success has been due to her good influences. They have one daughter. an accomplished young lady
 of seventeen.
 have lived in Saybrook, Connecticut. They call their home "The House By The Side of the Road" Asked why
 he selected this name for his home MT Cone handed the inquirer the fol-
 lowing lines from the pen of San, Walter Toss.
 To one who enjoys acquaintance with MT Cone. these lines leave noth-
 ing to be said and with them this little sketch may fttingly be closed
 There are hermit souls that live with drawn
 m the peace oI tnelr seI-contenI, There are souls, like stars that dwell apart.
 In feIlowIess Armament:
 There are pioneer souls that blazs their paths Where highways never ran;
 But let me live by the side of the road And be friend to man.
 Let me live in a house by the side ol the road, Where the race of men go by 1 They are good, they are bad, they arr weak, they are strong, Wise, foolish-so am l. Then why should I sit in the scorner'I seat
 Or huri the cynic's ban?- Let me live in my house by the sid' | of the road And be a friend to man.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18
loE GONE.

JOE CONE.
 Numerous attempts have been made on the life of Joe Cone. the humorist and poet Reporters and critics ga has been successful from his point of view. Still, many of them do not portray the genial Joe Nas he appears to his friends.
 Joe Cone was born in Meodus, Connecticut, November IS. 1869. He attended school at his native town un- til 1885. and then went to work on his fathers farm. He seems to have been happy on the farm, and it was during this period that he began to write sketches and verses
 The following little fdyl shows what a marked Influence his early life on the farm has exerted on his subsequent literary career.
 The Fence Around the Farm. Twas when a little country boy that
 life was most to me; Twas when lived upon the farm in
 plain obscurity,
 I knew the lives of beast and bird the
 fields and meadows calm, But never knew what lay beyond the fence around the farm The farm was large and was all the
 boy there was to play, But was happy as bird each
 golden summer day; And now, as I look back, I know life
 held its greatest charm. Before I knew what lay beyond the
 fence around the farm. Since then I've learned of other lives
 beyond the old rail fence; I've seen some of the busy world and learned It's incidents. But when my sorrows and my doubts
 could rest within my palm. Was when I never knew beyond the fence around the farm I've drunk of many pleasures of this
 so-called golden age; The world calls me successful on its
 poorly balanced page; But I was most successful and farth-
 off from harm,
 Before I knew what lay beyond the fence around the farm In 1887. MT. Cone took up the study of mechanical draughting and soon entered the employ of large manu-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

 all and do it all; and too many are willing the other partner should; these are only surprised when they have been fieeced and seldom one or them ever awakens to the fact that he has experienced the logical sequence of his own negligence. In domestic affairs it Is common for one partner to keep the other in ignorance of everything concerning business and its results and to gratify her to his own ruin or to deny her to her utter disgust Some domestic partners do not know wheth- CT they are provided for or not when the husband dies; and when they nn- ally learn that they are amply provid- ed for and remember the ignorance and the restraint put upon them, they are so glad to be free that they forget to mourn the dead. which also IS a logical sequence of the conduct of the partner The yoke of partnership should always bear even and each should bear their full burden
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18
SHEA & BURKE,
37-47 Main Street

 the bill had passed its third readina Catherine was conveyed to the tower.
 On the way to the prison. it Is said, she proudly and calmly giorified in her love for her betrothed Culpepper, whom she knew she soon would join in death. On Sunday evening, Feb. l2 she was told that she must pre- pare for death on the morrow, and she asked that the block should be brought to her room that she might learn how to dispose her head upon 1t This was done and she calmly and smilingly- rehearsed her part in the tragedy of the following day.
 On the scaffold Catherine was calm, but the wretched Lady Rochford was half crazy with fear. Catherine spoke briefly, and concluded with:. T die e queen, but I would rather I had died the wife of Culpepper," and then, knceling in prayer, her head was struck of whilst she was unaware
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

Gone SEE our tempting Sumner furn1ture. Dear MT. Mrs. Homebody:-
 What Is more attractive than a shady, big PORCH, attract1vely set with cool looking wicker or rustic FURNITURE7 If . you have such a porch, it will be haven for all your less fortunate friends. Come to store to buy the newest and most durable sumner furniture. We have ham mocks, swinging seats, tables, chairs and matt1ng. We have everything you like at the PRICES you like.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Underestimate His Duty and Does It.
 Mir Editer; It was the man on the job of the esteemed New Haven Union that on the 7th, under the head of Tabloid Editorials. wrote, printed and published as political sounder the following "slur''i
 '4s Col. Roosevelt preparing a let ter endorsing U. s. seaatar RrapdA=
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

Those ayiators who are throwing cold water on the chances of the America succeeding probably feel that 1t would be criminal negligence unless they freed their minds,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

Tine elimination of Juerta was de- sired and it has been obtained. It took a long time, but the wait was preferable to the wasting of thou sands of lives for the same thing,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

The New Haven directors are direct Ing. They see no reason now why Massachusetts should sharesin the sale of the st6ckholdings, or in fact handi- cap the sale, and they are right
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

Even after Carbajal makes cut the necessary transfer papers, the coRsti- tutiel1als will begin to understand that their troubles are not over, but have been increased iR great volume.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

The condition of the labor market is revealed by the trouble which the employees thrown out of work by the Salem fire, are experiencing getting work elsewhere.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

It Is about time congress undertook another investigation of the high cost of beef for the benefit of tariff regu- lation.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

Every head of the household can appreciate what it means to keep the congressional ways and means com mittee busy throughout the summer without a rest.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

With the turn of the tide in Mex ican affairs Villa will have more time to get acquainted with his bath tub.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

Though nothing has been said, if Thrift were asked, there would no doubt be copn o1aint for overwork and small accomplishments at that.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

What has become of those old fash toned politicians who used to gather at Niantic on governors day?
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

The man on the corner says: Man may want but little here below. but that usually belongs to someone else.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

It is strange what a lot of needless attention has to be centered upon the thermometer during the warm periods.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

When Mir. Whitman is placed in the Ananias club by T. R., that of course obhterates his previous declar- ation about his being a rubber stamp" candidate.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

Harry Thaw has now won in civil action. This of course puts new life into his fight against justice.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

The man who marries a woman without making any inquiry whether she is good cook has no right to complain about the food she sets be- fore him. Pretty is that pretty does; and the woman who can make good pies has her beaten who can only make pretty speeches, though both go well together We are told from the cradle to the grave that love is blind but it is not so dead to sense or deaf that it will not fly out of the window when indigestion produces irritation and discord in the family. Fortunate is the man who can wed style And hire a cook and chambermaid so his darl- ing may always appear like a fash ion plate; and pity it is that the finest fashion plates are in time likely to be- come monotonous. Cakes and confeC- tions on the table are not the only sweet things necessary to make this lifc endurable. The ardent expressions of admiration all count for pleasures. When man praises his wife as he would his foreman, and kisses her wirn less feryor than he kisses the cook the chances for dissatisfaction are an- creasing. Whole-soul expression Is what love demands and must have.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Times may change, but it is certain ly as easy to get excited about base ball as it ever was.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

Whats the Country Coming Tor
 His utterances indicate that of late 'the Colonef' has been more fref WashinEtep stas
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-18

Few partnerships in this world are what they seem to be either in busi- ness or domestic life It is dificuit to fEd two or more persons of the same interest and push. guard and care. Some individuals like to know 1t
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lt Is a debatabLe question what the satisfaction Is in having ones kin fond of them. It seems nice to have Jim or Billy or Molly or Millie come for a visit. they are so lively; but when F'lossie comes with her three boys and two girls things become too lively, and if they are so fond of you they do not want to go home, liveli- ness ceases to be at a premium and the demand for shotgun seems i'm perative. There is nobody on earth who will persist in telling you truths you do not care to hear like a pious relative who thinks 1t his duty to re- form you, and he loves you so he feels he must tell you you are on the road to perdition, when for the life of you it is not possible to tell where he got the map of your career and desina- ton. Near relatives know when you live too high, dress too extravagantIy and put on too much style, and they only have the courage to advise you for your own good. It is not strange men with too many such relatives are profane. The wonder is more of them do not get into prison for manslaugh- ter.