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Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
THE COMING CONGRESS

In view of the coming short session of congress, much interest is manifest cd in the program which the admin istration will present While there is an inkling that the president will urge the passage of the ship purchase bill and the Philippines bill together with the necessary consideration which must be given to the appropri- atfon bills 1t is also recognized by many of the leaders that if an attempt is made to push through Legislation outside of the appropriation bills the chances of completing the business within the limits of the session are slight.
 It remains to be seen in the course which is pursued just what interpre- tation Is placed upon the recent elec- tibn results by the administration. President Wilson is in full control and has the same congress waiting for his guidance but it is unlikely that there will not be some recognition of the peoples expression. It has also with out question made its impression up- on congress and will doubtless reveal what lies back of rumored discontent in democratic circles.
 The claims that no radical Ieg1sIa- tion will be attempted, and even the demands which are being made that only appropriation bills be passed make it apparent that the program is likely to be conservative It is likely to be necessary for party harmony and that even with it's present strength is important for future bearing. Con- gress will assemble with the know ledge that it has received 8 strenuous warning
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
CHANCE FOR THE AMBITIOUS

Under the conditions of the present day and the opportunities of self help which are extended and encouraged, there appears to be no good reason to prevent the ambitious from getting a college education. There was 8 time when colleges were for those of money, those whose families could afford to meet the large expense entailed, but while there are many young people representative of families of mears who help to make up the college enroll n1ent, the student body today is by no means restricted thereto.
 So important has become the uues- tion of helping the student who de- sires 10 earn his way through col Iege that all the large universities have bureaus for putting them in touch with opportunities for employment. From Harvard university it has just been announced that last year there were 1,010 students who applied for work, and by some of them being able to fill more than one position they took care of 1,494 jobs during their spare time, from which the total earnings amounted to $107, ,259.
 That those very same students can view with greater appreciation the education which they have been able to obtain by the sweat of their brow is believable. Through such struggles they are obtaining the experience which permits them to face the future with greater confidence and push and demonstrating that the lack of ready funds is by no means an insurmounta. 'ble barrier to an education.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
kEEPINe sTREErs cLEAN

There is always @ large contribution which every individual can make to- wards improving the appearance of streets and other public property. It is true that men are hired to attend to these very things but a large amount of expense is made necessary solely through the tlloughtlesneSs which prevails concerning such mat tera &
 It is nothing strange to see people crush up a paper bag and throw it into the gutter. cast q discarded to- bacco or cigarette box into the street, drop any little bit of rubbish just where the idea overtakes them to part with it, or tear a letter into bits and throw ft to the winds. They all add to the unsightliness of the thorough fares simply through caFelessness and the lack of thought. Because someone else must clean it up. little considera- tion is given to the contribution which is made to the street litter. to say nothing of the expense.
 The cost Of street sweeping varies in this country, according to the Municipal Journal from 50 cents to $1.50 per capita per year. or s to $10 Der family. Not g. small part of the work is the gathering up of the dis carded articles thrown into the streets Intentionally or which roll off the ash carts as they go overloaded to the dumping grounds.
 There should be sufficient civic pride to put a stop to such practices and to make use of garbage cans. The streets of city present evidence of the community interest and there is plenty of opportunity for the recogni- ton of personal responsibility.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
coUNTY coMMIssIoNERs

One of the important contests for the action of the county caucuses al the coming session of the general as. se1nbIy will be that for county com u1issioners. and from the number of candidates in the field the struggle in New London county Is not likely to be overshadowed by the efforts which are put forward in the other sections of the state.
 The office Of county commissioner is an important one. It is too ina- portant in fact not to receive the considerate attention that is demand ed in the choice of men who are to act as the couuty's representative in the transaction of the business and the maintenance of the institutions which are under their control. For many years there was an understand ing that the county board should be made up of a member from each of the three senatorial districts but since the redistricting this has not been so strictly followed.
 With the exception of the past two yearE, however, it has been 8 long period since Norwich or vicinity has not been represented upon the board. Being the largest center within the county and therefore the place which gives the most business to the board, the county seat where the superior court clerk is located with whom there has to be recorded all licenses before issued and therefore the real headquarters of the board, and the place where two of the county insti- tutions are situated, it is but natural that there hould be. as there is, a strong sentiment in behalf of 8 Nor wich or vicinity commissioner. It is a, sensible view of the situation.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
EyERYBoDY.s CAPITAL

long ago. T just Ike to meet Mfr. So-. aI.d-So in the street. He takes of biE hat as nice to poor old Nanny as he does to Judge Blanks wife!"
 There is the secret of this capital Of good manners which is as much the heritage of the poor boy as of his mill l-cnaire neighbori That man referred to was as polite to the obscure woman as to the one socially prominent be- cause he had it in his soul to give hcnor, because she was a woman no matter about the difference in station.
 For reflection will convince one that most of the brusquenesS, nl-breeding, olscourtesy of the world comes from self -centered eoncelt, as well as ignor-
 The result of what any doctor would diagnose as the Big Head was effect lively told in a magazine story entitled "An Angel Unaware" which won much attention some time ago.
 An ambitious climber had for his partner in a New York enterprise an- other youth of much better family, albeit the coarser young man supplied the greater capital. There came to work for them as stenographer a re- fined and quiet girl, who ultimately made herself almost indispensable to the firm, SO high was the quality of her daily work. so wise her susges-
 
 conditions businesswise.
 The senior partner, MT. Big Head, quite patted himself on the back at the generosity of his treatment of the girl occasionally he would insist, in a pa tronizing way. that she cut short her office hours and return home-she l commuted daily--he would once in a while leave box of candy on her desk CT new book. etc He spoke patron | izingly of her to his partner, who never responded with much volubility or in- terest. But the conceited one did not i notice any lack of enthusiasm; he was there. and sufficient unto himself! | There came a fine fall day, when the | girl had politely invited the important youth out to her mothers house for a week end visit. It seemed rather con- | dc ascending to accept; but, as he con- feed to his partner, these working peo- pie are often sensitive; he hated tc refuse the girl!
 ! At the station. before their trair came in, the young lady chanced tC spy some unusually handsome cosmos on the flower stand. It was the last ' of the season and she paid a premium for getting it, but she explained thai cosmos was her mothers favorite flow | CT. Her companion offered to buy thu bunch of posies for her. although ra, ther featuring her, implying that it wal sn extravagant folly for working peo' pie to buy flowers, anyway.
 When they reached the girls homl station the youths eyes opened as l sEiry car whirled up to the platform for the girl ard her city guest. Th' young fellow who was driving was pre- scented as the girls brother; and al
 they g1ided out toward the shore estat it came out that he was a Princeton
 man.
 The guest was beginning to grow un
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
co NO FARTHER
rh. Evidsnos [. A Your Deer.


 Norwich proof Is what you want and the statement of this highly respected resident win banish all doubt:
 Eugene Sweet Norwich, saysl T was confined to my bed as the result Of an attach of iumbaso. suffered from sharp pains acroes my Ioins and was greatly annoyed by too frequent pas cages, of the kidney secretions. con- suited the best doctors in Providence, but their treatment failed to help me in the least. I finally read about Doan.s Kidney Pills and as was bad iy tn need of something that would help me, I began using them Im- provement was soon noticeable and I continued using this remedy until the trouble disappeared. Others of my family have taken Doan,s Kidney Pills for kidney complaint and have been sured. confirm all I have ever said in praise of Doan's Kidney Pills"
 Price soc. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pflls--the same that Mir. Sweet had. Foster-Milhurn Go. Props. Bufalo, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

Pacific coast carHoes destined fCr eastern Canada New London was made the terminal for ono large Iuln- Der cargo and another Is declared to be on the way all of which discioses the advantages of the shorter water route which the canal ftrnisIaes a41d therefore the economical contribution which is made to increased steamship traffic. Not. only does the shorter route reduce the distance but 1t directs traffic through section where sl1n- plies are more easily available and cheaper than while circling the horn. And while Canada iB figuring out It's course, other countries are also doing the same thing since the canal is bound to be common blessing.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
pi.hes outside of pietienariea.

According to that genial Belgian causerie writer Bob'' who has now, with most other Belgian journalists, changed his quarters to London, his countrymen here yearn for Belgian dishes, among which he particularly specifics carbonnade hamande. This dish is not in the dictionary, but it is. as a matter of fact, special cut of beef stewed with onions. It is a. fact that 1t is Q very favorite dish all oyer Belgium. The late King Leopold, who was something of a gourmet, was very fond of 1t, and it Is said that he did not sit down at the table to eat it. He took it too seriously for that. and ate 1t standing at high dresser or sideboard. Even the Belgian army in the field is supplied with carbon nade fiamande in tins You simply boil the tin to make it hot, and then open it and turn out the complete dish. : 4 Belgian who has tried it tells us that this timed carhonnade is quite excellent.--Manches Guardian
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

comfortable. He had not brought a trees suit along, as. he had reflected. ts might make the country relatives of his stenographer embarrassed were he to shine forth in his real glad rags--- Of course they would be unaccustom- ed to- such snlend6rI Consequently, when they had reached a fine mansion cb the swell shore road. and he had been presented to g. dozen guests whose names inspired him with awe-the very reople whom he would have given his eyes to meet, had he known of it--l evidently old friends of Miss Blanks family, he had the chagrin of going up t. a magnificent room to dress for din- ner with the regretful thought that his dress suit was miles away. in his city quarters: 1t did not ease the smart to lis. vanity when his hostess and her mother and brother assured him that iL was all right-that they were rather informal and unconventional but there, anywayl
 All the evening he was uncomfort- able, embarrassed, angered by the thought that 1t was not the lack of the dress suit alone which made him ap- rear awkward. -uncouth, low-born, among these refined people.
 He felt an unreasonable rage against the girl, who had let him walk unwarn- | cd into such a. trap! All the more so, when as they were in the billiard room late that night. her brother exclaimed with a little gTimace. "Of course we hated to have Sis take up this fad of a careeri But you know how deter mined she is! She sad she wanted to see If her college training was really practicalI Possibly Davis (1Lr. Big Beads partner) has told you that your | firm must soon look out for another 1 stenographer3 You know he and Sis have been engaged since she was a I jLnior-but she's put of their marriage until she was able to convince him
 tbat she could make good as a busi- | ness wonanip
 was it good enough for the coneeit- ed. boTnbastfc boor? You will agree | with me that it wasi
 Even as much as manners and breed. ing, ones words indicate whether or nol one has this capital of good man. i hers, polite training. Some day the
 plored by all old-fashioned people will
 cut, like murder, and cause mortified
 tion and regret.
 The choice diction of the late Rev
 Pr. Leander T. Chamberlain is a tra-
 ditto namong his friends and former
 p&rishioners in Norwich; but heard
 h.m tell once of a cant phrase which
 as a boy, he had acquired and which
 stuck to him like a burr, always pop
 ping out at the wrong time. when ht Il wanted to say something different
 something to give not a bad but goot
 im pression. He declared that that ex- pression had caused him not alone re- gret but positive sorrow, and all the re
 suit of a youthful bad habit.
 The maid in the scripture said to tn,
 denying Peter, "Tny speech betrayetl
 theei" This is as true now as then The manners the clothing. the ac tons, the unkind remark. indicate tha which cannot be disguised by dia r1oEds by veneer of gold, by position
 or place, i. e., whether one hes tha ] capital of good breeding, that know ledge of what is proper to do, which ii this or any country can be acquired b,
 everyone who aims for iti
 THE DrCTAGRAPH.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

ll1oIA LIlS1L we are HOI llhSiy LO 4Ile6l any day in a trolley car.
 The real friend is the man who laughs at all our jokes and never tries to equal them with a few of his own. It may be a virtue in him to refrain, or he may be restrained by a bad example. There are few things more difficult of interpretation in this world than appearances. We cannot tell what is back of laugh because it seems to be the chief ocupation of half the world to make things appear to be what they are not. A good joke has often proven to be an expensive blunder. But we like to think we are bright and venture to take the risk of a joke. and we hate to have it fall fiat; and the friend who laughs keeps us from discovering how flat it sounded. When it comes to supply and demand the supply of good jokes never ex- ceeds the demand The reader will grasp the fact this is no joke. We all like the man who laughs when he should chide Us and who praises when he should blame.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

wonder what will heeone of the people who pray for the poor and let them go at that! It looks as if they might get the same recognition here after as those who pray upon them until they have got their last penny There doesn't appear to be anything that promises to endure longer than poverty. We have divine assurance it is here to stay. We live to learn he is not the poorest man who has the least of material things, for he who has the least spiritual development faces a greater need. Bulwer has declared, poverty is the wicked mans ternpter. the good mans perdition, the proud mans curse and the melonchaIly mans halter" The man of millions is very poor when he becomes con scious of a lack of sympathy or hap piness. Divine revelation declares love to be the greatest asset of life the source of greatest power, and the nations are wretched because they do not believe 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

(Written Specially for The Bulletin-1 "A gentleman who had inserted in the paper an advertisement ssBoy Wanted" sat at his desk as youth entered his office.
 The boy had a good, almost a hand some, face. but 1t did not take sec o1d to decide his fate.
 He stood with his cap down on his ears. his collar was mussy. his tie fra axzIed--aIthough the stale odor which entered with him told that he had spent far more than the price of new ores for cigarettes that week-hiS nails had a mourning rim, indicating care lessness and neglect. When promptly out. murmur1ng angry things at a poor
 Who was to bla1ne7 The answer is evident!
 A friend told me once of the burning ambition which possessed him, after the opening of one of the first of the biz. elaborate hotels in New York. to have the pleasure of a meal at that the hosteiry. It was months before his ambition could be gTatined; but at last he had his wish.
 As he sat in the big dining room, bit awed by its splendor. waiting for his dinner to come he glanced tiEnidly about him
 At nearby table sat a. big, pompous man in evening dress, the type of Plu- tccracy. His diamond stud was a yer itable headlight, his chubby fingers flashed other expensive stones; but he was doing a sword-swallowing act which would have made his fortune in any side show! The habits of his youth broke through the veneer of rf osperity, and there he sat eating his sWeetbreadS with his lSnifei My friend learned a big lesson then and there that good manners is more than the neat and savoir faire more than the raimentI Perhaps 1t was worth all he paid forahis grand dinner, including his adequa@ tip!
 One frequentlv hears 1t said of man, | Well, he hasn't much money, but he'll get by, anywhere!" The same thirg g, | In choicer words, was written cen- turtles ago, when it was said of one that he was
 Lord of himself, though not of lands And having nothing. yet hath all.' l., The homely proverb assures us ni l the impossibility of making a, silk | purse out of a, sow's ear, and l pre- sume there must be some basic refine- rnent to work on, to evolve g. gentle ruan from a commoner; but that is nc reason why the lowly- born need gel discouraged!
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

What do you suppose makes a per son say he is doing the best he can when deep down in his heart he knows he isn't; and the party criticising him knows it. too? The people are few who are bent upon doing the best they can. It would be hard for some of these best-I-can folks to do much worse We ought all to be doing the best we can in thought and action in play and prayer. There is depth and breadth 10 the best-we-can. It takes perception and resolution and persistence to- come up to such a standard. The best we can spells pur- pose, and purpose knows no ziR-zae- ing. Young says: ~The purpose firm is equal to the deed-wlle does the best his circumstance allows does well, acts nobly; angels could no more.1 Most people who think they are doing the best they can feeb1y sense their own power. To do the best we can we must know what we design to do and apply to 1t all our skill of mind and hand.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

Tn order to perpetuate progressive party principles, the Order of the Beehive has been started in Massa- chusetts. If anything like the real thing it is a fine place to keep away from.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

The man on the corner says: There were those who thought about making foot prints in the sands of time. Nowadays the youngsters ambition is to plant both feet in the wet con- crete.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

There are great many cracker barrel strategists who are grooming themselves for Admiral Mahan's place but none has advocated a retreat in the shop early campaign.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

Large IS the army which gets its rest in work after wearing thern~ selves out looking for a job.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

Servia has resisted the great forces of Austria with the cleverness of Bel giurn's check of the Germans. They are small but they are fighters
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

Dead or alive. the deer belong to the state, but there are some people who must have quite bill of expense for feeding them.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

A lot of business houses in this Of the war tax which they must pay on goods bought in Germany even before the war; but there was no such delay experienced by the poor Be1gtans.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

There is nothing slow about the boys of Ohio when 1900 of them win prize trip to Washington for their corn growing accomplishments
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

Washington could part with Bryan and cause less tears than to be forced to get along without the services of Walter Johnson.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

If the holidays are to be taken ad- vantage of there Is only a short time now to push the buy-a,- barrel of cram berries movement
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

Senator Burton declares that the Mississippi has plenty of water but no commerce. Up in the. country they have plenty of wells but no water.