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Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29
MEXICO eoINe RAckwARp.

Tn spite of all the combinations of leaders. the situation fails to clear in the republic to the south of us. There are as many armies in the field as there are ambitious leaders. New aIignments are constantly being made for the advancement of personal in terests, but slight progress, if any, is being made towards the paeifcation of the country. Revolution follows revolution and victory only resulted in the fight being broken up into smaller units. Carranza fought for the restitution of constitutional rights but he was unable to administer the affairs of the country after getting to Mexico City. His presence there only added fuel t6 the fires of revolu- tion, and the regrettable thing is that there are no others who appeal to a sufficient number of the factions to do any better.
 In the meantime Mexico is suffer ing and the longer such conditions continue the more 1t will suffer. Just as long as revolutionary desires are aided and abetted it will move along from bad to worse, making the task of reclamation all the more difficult. Lit tie improvement can be anticipated until patriotism replaces the personal ambition of those who would rather fight than eat.
 There can be no question but what Mexico needs a change It has borne present troubles long enough and it is time that the energy that is being put into rebellions was devoted to the establishment of the needed re- forms. The greatest need of the couri- try is therefore to be brought to the realization of its actual conditions and to get the needed assistance to overcome the present tendency. At present it is making progress back ward.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

the fellow that shot the hound, no matter who he may be. Foxes are al- together too troublesome and des- tructive to poultry raisers and others to protect them for any personal whim. In regard to rifle shots for some six weeks past now the sound of a rife within a mile of this village has been very common at early morning
 Rifles are not used to shoot skunks. and game in season, the only thing they appear to be used for this way, is killing fox hounds on duty, or filling the beef barrels with corned deer meat. Oh for a Charley Torrey down this way to stir up thinks.
 c. B. MONTGOMERY.
 Packer, Dec. 26, 1914.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

there and which have responded to the demand in this country. There has been no difficulty in securing transportation facilities for all the business than can be gotten. The great trouble has been to get round trip cargoes sufficiently sizab1e to pay for the operation of ships. This be- ing the case with private capital it cannot fail to confront the govern ment in like manner, unless the gov ernment idea of entering the business is to shoulder this loss without gain ing any advantages and without nak- ing any businesslike addition to it's trance into competition with private capital in manner which is not jus- tifiable.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

We have always admired Mir. Dono- van as a man whom nothing could ,werve from his ideal of the square deal and fair play. and we cannot be- iieve that he made this contest upon his own initiative. He must have talk en his orders from the men higher up
 In our opinion Mr. Donovan has made a mistake and become poor loser. making a sacrifice of his own political career and ideals to please his friends. It is too bad. Jerry was too good a fellow.-Norwalk Hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29
OTHER VIEW POINTS

A two-mill state tax is planned, That, coupled with the regular muni- cipal tax, together with the specie l taxation the government has lev. ed. will make the owners of anything real on,rIpuUofS Ille OslLSeS or CIV1ll- zation.-,Mlddletown Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29
Another Problem.

Mir. Editor: Relative to the blind beggar and brother that died, possi- bly the blind beggar was a girl. Here is another: Tom was Dick's eather. and Dick had an uncle Harry, although Tom and his wife Ann never had a brother or sister.
 H.C. Norwich, Dec. 2s,. 1914.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

When the express companies report increased holiday business it is quite evident that giving just rates to the 7ublic is receiving It's reward regard less of what parcel post Is doing, and that there Is room for both.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

One hundred years ago Ghent wit messed the ending, of long diplomatic struggle for peace between two na- tions, but now it is much more di- rectly concerned over its own peace fitness.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

We Americans won't enlist in any considerable number, no matter how much poetry William Watson writes at us Perhaps he ri E- something by aiming at thax portion Of the British pO -U..------ ....--.. ~ S.~-y- ing home.-Hartford Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

The British censorship has been beaten at last-the German bombar 1. ment of the Yorkshire coast carried it's own report.-Boston Transcript.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

When the crown prince presents a pipe to all those in his army it is making good progress towards a peace conclaYe.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

Those nations which are thinking of leaping into the coniagration are doing a proper amount of looking around beforehand.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

It is of course quite natural that we should have cold snap since Thaw has been ordered out of New England.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

Even though it has hung around for year there is always a reluc- tance to part with the last sheet on the calendar.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

Tine man on the corner says: The season has successfully passed when one is expected to permit 8 stranger to stand on his corn without making a. fuss.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

As pFognosticator for the new year Charles Schwab certainly brings lot of cheer to multitude of ,1n- employed.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

pr Wiley declared that candy should not be given to children on Christmas but he might as well have tried to stop a snowstorrn,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

There was a sizable kick over the income tax and it's red tape, but it was gentle beside the holler over the war tax.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

, There is nothing about this weather Which turns the thoughts to the oiI- ing up of the lawn mower.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

Harry Thaw has probably wished a good many times that he had never thought of going insane.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

From some of the illustrations it
 looks as if Belgium might use some
 of the deserted trenches for canals after the war is over.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

night, starry and holy, even though men were at war, wrapped them in a blessed peace.-Boston Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

Things appear to be warming up down in Mexico in preparation for a cold winter
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A Bind christnas Decoration.

MT. Editor: It seems to me the judgment. taste and originality of the city street department needs high com mendation. Through its attention or lack if it three city streets were odd ly decorated for Christmas. On Pearl street bordering the gutters were 45 garbage cans and barrels from Dec. 24 until 10 a. m. ond Dec. 26, and from 10 to 12 more barrels and cans on Asylum and Ann streets. Garbage along the edges of the sidewalks form a rather unique contrast to the green and crimson decorations in the windows of the residences.
 Considering the efforts which are on foot to make Norwich a city beautiful, this seems to be fine display of CO., operation.
 This is the second time garbage has stood on Pearl street sidewalks more than 24 hours this fall, but in the his- tory of the street prior to 1914, noth- ing so strangely peculiar has occurred.
 If the street department goes much father in this direction instead of call ing on the City Beautiful committee for aid we shall feel compelled to call out the board of health.
 Norwich. Dec 27. 1914.
 Shooting Fox Hounds.
 Mir Editor: We read considerable in the papers now-a- days about game laws game protection, etc, and no matter how much we may be interest ed in various game and game wardens escapades, the angle appears to get worse rather than better.
 While thIs is a fact, it looks to me as if we had a case here in Plainield that needs looking into, and that quickly. Everyone knows that a fox is an outlaw. He is a bad pest in more ways than one. Yet we have in our midst people calling themselves men God save the remark--who hide around in bushes armed with rifles, to shoot hounds who are on a fox'S trail.
 Last week, MT. Bradford of Plain field, one of the most honorable and law abiding citizens heard a valuable hound owned by him on the trail of a fox less than a mile from his house. The barking of the dog was suddenly stopped, by a rifle shot. MT. Brad- ford has never seen or heard that hound since, but it is said he don find track of some human hound drag ging the bleeding body of an animal, about the size of his hound, from where the shot was heard nearly to the door of a house less than a mile away. What I would like to know is why there is not some law to capture
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

EDITORIAL NOTES. Make your new resolutions early.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29
Beat the Censor.

Norwich. Dec. 2s, 1914.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07
HAS $500 MEMBERS

"Moose" Johnson, noted from one end of Alaska to the other as the organizer of the Loyal Order of Moose, arrived Tn town on today's boat from the north and is busily engaged shaking hands with his many friends in ketcmikan. Since leaving this city some eighteen months ago Mir. Johnson has organized 16 subordinate lodg- es of the Moose, with total membership of more than three thousand. The biggest lodge in the north which came Into existance under his guidance is at Dawson and has a member ship of 500. Fairbanks is a close second With better than 100 members.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07
NOTICE

This is to certify that I will not be responsible for any goods left with the ketchikan Messenger Service on or be- fore May 10, i9Ii. August ith, I bought out all the interests of James Hampton in the Ser vice. All bill due said Ketehi- kan Messenger Service are to he paid to the undersigned.
 AL. FORSYTH.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07
ALkl FROM SOUTH

The Alki arrived northbound about two o'clock this murn-
 ing, and after discharging ac tons of freight got away for the north. The cause of her delay was call into Nanaimo for coal for the Northland Dock company. She will be ir southbound, Tuesday evening,
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07
rHE rlpEs

The following is the time oi high and low water and their heights for tomorrow at Ketch- ikan, in the order of their oc- curence.
 High water 1885. am. 10.3 it Low water SOC am. -0.4 1t High water 2:27 pm. 9.S ft. Low wate S:2l p.m., 2.I fl.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07
SURVEYOR ARRIVES

II. ?. Crowther, the Juneau surveyor, was a passenger to town on this mornings Alame- da. He came to do some sur vey work is this region and eX- poets to be here for some little time.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07
WILL VISIT THE KING

Mrs Henry Thoday left yes terday with the two Barry chil- dren for a visit to Klawock on the West Coast. They go for a few weeks visit with Tom Barry, so the latter can see how the youngsters are growing.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07
READY FOR BUSINESS

Jimmy Hampton, manager of the City Messenger Service re- ports that he will be ready for business tomorrow. His phone number is t3, and he will attend to business at any hour of the day or night.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

A we'll furnished room to rent with board, if required. Splen. did view Of the bay. Hot and cold bath, every home eomfort. Terms moderate-apply the Miner Office or P. o. Box 3i2.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

Mrs. D. \. Campbell of Sulzar, Is a passenger south On the Alameda. She is accompanied by her mother Mrs. Mcclure, who is on her way to Indiana after a lengthy visit with her daughter.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

For SaIe:-Ten volumes of the Century Dictionary, practically new. Address Mrs. w. F. Schlo- than. p. 0. Box 95, City.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07
NEW HATS ARRIVE

My new line of Fall Hats are here. nave them in Plain Street Styles, Dress Hats, etc. Call and examine my stock.
 MRS. WASHBURN. adv.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07
PRINCESS IN THE MORNING

Ther Princess Sophia is look ed for southbound about three in the morning. She will have Ia good big list Of passengers south from this port.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

Ladies and Misses new fall coals from S10.00 upwards at Fields. adv.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

Those new fall coats at Fields are attracting considerable at tention. adv.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

We have all the series Of What Happened to Mary in the house, so watch for the dates at the Dream. adv.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

The Alameda and Humboldt were in port this morning, the latter about three, the former at eleven.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

Low bust corsets the G-D make at Fields. adv.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

Monday and Tuesday Tie Squaw Man at the Dream. ad,
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

Job printing at the Miner.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

For a good and classy paper c. WILKES. adv.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

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The Ketchikan miner., 1914-08-07

q You can't burn diamond up. Il sticks by you even under the fire test
 q But, mark this, you must buy real dia- mond Shun peddlers, fakers and Aashy jewellers. Our reliability can't be questioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05

! you make me tired. And after me
! getting you 81 week instead of So,
| just because the manager never had
no complaints about my work Here"
! young man who was in charge of a
dozen other girls. Della did not look
at anything but the hens of their
skirts. She felt that Anna, now going
thrown her into den Of lions. She
felt her knees give way. She Won
dered if drowning were a hard death.
Some said it was not. Because. if she
rather than go through this ordeal
again she was resolved to straightway
jump into the lake. And then her
| brothers and sisters
This way, all you new bunch" called
the glum young man. Here" He
pulled the green slip from Della's hand.
She vaguely remembered that a cross
man in an Office. had given it to Anna.
for the basement notion. And you."
noddng at girl with yellow hair.
Della followed them abjectly. wishing
suddenly that her own hair was not
brown and that her black eyes were
blue. They went to the basement.
Della's knees no longer trembled They
ratified and knocked together. Her
breath came fast In the basement the
glum young man led them to a tall
specialized woman. who was busting the
| Gray"
Della bit her lips to hide their trem-
bling and looked around to see the
nearest exit With the girl of yellow
counter, took the cashbook handed her,
gulped her name and heard her num-
Der. Then suddenly Miss Gray was
called away.
blue ones. Are you experienced? 81
gulped their owner. Through the gulp
quivered scared sob.
Della opened her eyes in glad amaze
ment. "N-no. Are you?"
ished the instructions and Initiation
! Della swung airily home that night
with all the aplomb of a business
woman. We'll, did they swallow you %
don't look like suicide.'
Della blushed. How had he guessed
her secret intention? oh. it is nothing
to go to work" she said. radiantly.
going to be chums. She's got yellow
hair. And her brother runs an elevator
| there. And he lets US in" giggling.
even when it's too crowded for the
dollar this week I'm going to buy four
yards of pink cotton null. II you
would cut waist out I can make it.
And with my dollar next week there's
a gray satin shape. 1t is mark ed
down cause the season is over"
breathlessly And Belle-that's her
name-says I look swell in it. And
her brother says
so soon?" said Anna. mockingly
But the mockery was not unkind, and
only Della's mother heard her say it,
And Della's mother looked tenderly at
Della.
Il like to work. said Della, medi-
tatively. Il wish I'd started a long
time ago"
(THE END)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Rents paid by the Washington Mar
ket Company to the value of $165, 900
and deposited in the United States
Treasury since 1870 have been i'm
properly credited to the funds of the
District of Columbia. ruled the con-
troller of the Treasury The board of
commissioners proposed the setting
aside of all excess revenues of the
District of Columbia to the credit of
the sinking fund for application to pay
off the funded debt of the District of
Columbia. Representative Carlin of
Virginia took steps to promote the
building of a new bridge over the
Potomac to replace the Aoueduct
structure. Esta blishment of a depart
ment of recreation was proposed by
the federal children's bureau with the
approval of the board of Commission
ers. John B. Lord donated property in
Brookland valued at $4,000 for the es-
adjustment of a Baptist orphanage.
A. G; Beech. aviator, encircled the city
IN his hydroplane. DIR. Frank Leech
was elected president of the Medical
Society OF the District of Columbia
Commuters protested an advance Of
fares in and out of Washington made
by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Temporary employees of the bureau of
engraving and printing. with their
work done. faced dismissal. Personali-
ties engaged the attention of the court
in the evidence in the suit contesting
the will Of the late Stilson Hutchins.
Mrs G S. Oracle and her daughter
brought suit to compel restitution of
stock securities by J. William Henry
of the bankrupt firm of Lewis John
son q Co. The constitutionality of
the Kenyon red-light law" was at
tackled in suit entered by the owners
OF the Ardmore Hotel Herman Ka-
bansky was accused by his wife on the
witness stand Of the murder of her
mother; alienfsts testified to his in
sanity Among those who died during
the week were: DR.. Christian Strack.
editor of the Washington Journal: Rev
=. w. Jeffries. former pastor of a
Mount Pleasant Church; W. H Dunn.
lifelong resident; ]. w. Buck, advo-
cate of civil service retirement; Moses
Coleman. 7th street merchant for thir-
ty-seven years; Augustus Gehret, vet
eran musician of the civil war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
WORK TO BE COMPLETED.
New Contract for Construction OF
Pearl Harbor Dry Dock.

A supplemental contract has been
signed with the San Francisco Bridge
Company for the completion of the
great naval dry dock at the Pearl Har-
Dor naval station. Hawaii. Work GA
this dock was suspended nearly two
years ago when the bottom heaved.
The new contract calls for compile.
tion of the dock by July 1. 1915, for
s1,26I. $50, which is S23S.650 less tina IA
the amount made available by Con-
gress The basin. according to the
new design, will be considerably larger
than originally contemplated - 1,0c9
feet long. 14S feet wide at the top and
IS feet deep over the sill at mean
high water. The total price now Is
S4,422.115, exclusive of the cost of
caissons. pumping plant and some other
features provided by the government
Secretary Daniels has detailed Civil
Engineer c. w. Parks of the navy
to supervise the construction of the
dock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
NOTED ARCHEOLOGIST DEAD.
DR.. Richard Nicklin Hall, Who Elk
plored Rhodesia, Succumbs.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
CAPETOWN. South Africa, November
2O.-The death is announced of the
archeologist. DR.. Richard Nicklin Hall,
well known for his explorations in
Rhodesia.
Prof Halls most noteworthy work was
done among the ancient ruins at Zim-
babwe. the history of which is still a
matter of controversy. Some archeolo-
gists attribute them to the Phoenicians,
and identify the city as the ancient
Ophir. from which Solomon obtained
some of the more costly materials for
his temple and palace. Other archeolo-
gists think that the city was built by
a negro dynasty of advanced civiliza-
ton. The eXcavated city is built in
circles. with walls of immense thick
ness, and numerous imposing temples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
THE EVENING STORY.
DELLA GOES TO WORK.
Copyright, 1911, by W. Werner.


When she was ten years old Della
began to dread going to work She
knew that she would have to go
probably when she was fourteen. That
was when all the members of the
Noveck family went to work. There
were three girls and three boys older
than Della and six or seven younger.
Mrs Noveck was a tired, prematurely
aged woman. Della's father was a
tired. prematurely aged man, who
only sighed dejectedly and stopped
his shoulders a little more at each
fresh arrival. So in such condition
you simply had to go to work as soon
as the state law would let you The
younger birds are expert in pushing
older ones out of the nest. And
somehow though the three girls and
three boys were at work, the family
larder grew no fuller. The more they
worked the more they seemed to eat
and they had to have clothes to work
in.
Thinking of the clothes, Della some
times thought that work would be
endurable. There was a certain red
dress. for instance, tina she had long
wished. But, no, work would never
oe euuuraDie. Della was a porn pun
gler. At home, in an atmosphere not
critical to say the least, she was con-
stantly in trouble. At the grocery
store she tripped over crates. Once
at the butcher shop she had tipped
over a tray of fish. Once at the deli
catessen she had spilled accidentally
a big bowl of brown beans and scooted
in terror before the big German wom-
ans fury.
Together and separately her older
sisters and brothers had warned Della
that when she went to work she'd
have to change her propensity. Della
listened auakingly.. How could you
change a propensity that you had
been born with and never been able
to lose? That was the gist of her
thoughts, although her mental proc
ess of reason was beyond her vo-
cabulary. To her relief the age limit
was raised for her When she reached
the maturity of fourteen her tired,
prematurely aged mother acquired
typhoid fever, and later supplemented
it with pneumonia. Two older sisters
and a brother had married and ac-
quired Lares and Penates of their
own. Housekeeping and nursing fell
upon Della. Housekeeping included
marketing. feeding, bathing and dis