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Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15
FAMOUS TRIALS
TRIAL OF SIR FRANCIS BACON

Sir Francis Bacon was one of the most illustrious men England has ever produced. He was distinsuished alike as a scholar and statesman, philoso- pher and diplomat. He was not only abreast but far in advance of his time, and this unusual wisdom led to his downfall.
 Bacon rose rapidly from one position of eminence to another, and no one was more astonished than the Lord Chancellor-Which position he had oc- cupied for some time with distinction when on March 19. 1621. and when he was past 50 years of age, he re- ceiVed a note from one of the commit tees of the House of Commons order ing him to appear at a hearing that had been arranged between the Com mons and the Lords At the time he stood at the pinnacle and in compari- son with him all other men were ob- scure melodies.
 Five days previous to the note being delivered to Bacon there appeared be- fore the bar of the Commons one Au- brey by name, who charged the Lord Chancellor with having received from him sum of money while his suit was in pro ress ana with having aft erward decided against him.
 To those who knew the man nothing could have been more absurd than that Bacon should be accused of foribe talk inS. Tn replyino to the note from the committee. Bacon sent a olea Of illness and that he would not be able to at tend the hearin~ But the enemies of Bacon, mainly made such by jealousy. would not hear to a. postpon ement, and on April 19 the long role of charges was read.
 When Bacon found that his enemies were determined to proceed without him, rather than submit to a trial, which would stamp his name with in-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15
Cause of Disease

.Nr. Editor: I beg to offer the fol lowing communication from the pen of Dr. Thomas J. May, prominent Philadelphia physician, which seems to show that the prevailing theory of the cause of disease is by no means universally accepted. The fact that you can inoculate some diseases i'm to the healthy is not proof that the germs used in the inocuIation are the primal cause of the disease, but only of the artificial disease set up by the inoculation. Here is Doctor Mays let ter:
 ITO the Editor of the Public Ledger: Sif--Just because the bacil- Jus, when injected into the guinea pig, transmits to that animal a disease similar to consumption it is believed that the latter is caused in the human being by inhaling the bacillus under ordinary living conditions. A greater error has never been perpetrated.
 As a cause of consumption in ordinary life the bacillus is a fraud and usurper. As a matter of satis- tics, this disease is treated less sue eessfully today than it was thirty or forty years ago Thus, if the figures which are obtained from one of the leading sauatoria in New York state, containing q report of 1,066 cases treated from 1885 to 1903-a pefiod of seventeen years are compared with those of Dr. Will Hams LOCO cases, treated in the Bronlpton hospital for consumption from 1S4o to 1870 a period of thirty years-the former shows that at the end of seventeen years 53.SO per cent, and the latter at the end of thirty years S0.50 per cent. were living.
 ''These results sound strange. It may, however be safely predicted that, # all of the wealth of the state is sunk into this project (driving tuberculosis out of the state by work ing on the bacillus theory), it will have no more influence in checking the rayases of consumption than d drop of water has a chance of penetrating the feather coating of a ducks back Indeed, such irrational propositions raise the question whether it is greater perversion to dlstort the truth about commercial transactions than it is to uiSlead the people in matters of health. which is infinitely more harm full and causes q great deal more act ual suffering than in the exploitation of any money trust has ever inflictedJ
 THOMAS J. MAY"
 This, Mr. Editor, calls to mind one of the boastful utterances of Dr. Samuel c. Dixon. superintendent of Pennsylvania state board oi health, who, in the carly history of the cru sade against, tuberculosis, made the confident prediction that in the event of the passage of the Owens oill, placing a doctor in the presi- dents cabinet tuberculosis would be g. thing Of the past by 1920. This optimistic statement was reiterated by Senator Owens when his pet meausre came up fer final action in the senate. Senator Gallinger the only physician then in the senate, rose to remark, that the senator from Oklahoma was talking through his hat. IL begins to lpok. as if Sen ator GallinSer was right, for a large body of the people are looking for results inasmuch as they haYe been
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15
aARR4scN ON PHILIPPINES.

While Secretary CiaI1tscn appeared s5eNre the PhiliE2in ccn4mittee of the. senate as an advocate Of the Juzses bill 1t i5 qDite evident frorl his stabernauts that he looks upcn the dr.x of this country tle the island Tosgessicns in different light than many of the other advocates of the proposed iegislation. Secretary Gar rison declared that tt was impossible to overlook the duty Of this country to itself and, in view of the position that it has already taken, its duty to the FiIipinos. He gave evidence of full appreciation of the work of the preVious administrations in the is- lands and it was evident from his statements that he was not in accord with the idea of fixing a definite time for The independence of those people.
 He is an advocate of the Jones bill s-A-C the belief that it will give to
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15
IrAtYs EARTHQUAKE.

Onco again the sympathy of the world is drawn upon by Italy and again it is because of natures action upOn that part of the globe. About every So often 8 great number of lives are lost in this manner, the number thus far reported in this last disaster being, however, small in comparison with the 20p, ,000 wno were killed in the Meesina disaster six years and 9 half ago Earthquakes have always been a menace to that locality and there is no reason to believe that there vI5 be any immediate cessation It no sooner gets back to normal ccndi- 1ious from one disaster than it is plunged into another. Dodging earth uuakes and volcanic eruptious are re- quirements which go with residence in 8 large part of that country.
 That 1t has visited the smaller ratll- ol-~tflan the larger cities, for it's worst damage, is one of the reasons for no larger loss Of fife. Had the seismic disturbance eentered at Rome or Ma eolsS far greater would have been the a1a-ioc wrought, and with the uncer- tailty that surrounds such upheavals there is no surprise that those and otller nearby cities are thrown into tic.AtfNG- u 10 eS Nl1AtSCl NiLlI nl1Ili few can feel thoroughly at home know ing full well the consequences that face those who happen to be in the way.
 Little can be imagined by most of thearWor1d of the conditions surround ing such disasters and while people of many sections will be forwarding their sympathy and relief t0 the unfortu- mates. while approaching their free dom from such frightful catastrophes, there are other portions of the giobe which know too well the ful1 meaning of the dreadful affair
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

eurrs. The system of carrying wa te. from open reservoirs to towns and by means of open conduits is one to be condemned as dangerous owing to the great risk of contain nation by tEe Unsanitary habits ano customs of sc1ne people.
 Rivers as @ source of water suppl. are not liable to so much pollutioi tnder warm climate, as one would i'm agine, owing to their greater volume but Curing a period of heavy rains they frequently become contaminated by receiving the contents of sewers and the excreta and filth of towns and villages on their banks and We know, that even the niidest bacteria live in the excreta and othtr fflth at least 10-20 days.
 DIR. $. E. KLEIN,
 Norwich State Hospital
 Norwich, Jan. F, 1915.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15
Pains and Aches
 Disappear Like Magic

BeSE's Mustarine Greatest Remedy on
 Earth for Headache, Sarache, Back
 ache and Neuralgia.
 Look after that cold in your chest and just rub on BEGY'S .MJSTARINE and get rid of it tonight. If <ou don't tomorrow may brine pneum onia
 It will not blister: will not soil, but It will surely and quickly stop the pain CT rheumatism and reduce the swelling. It IS simply wonderful how quickly it acts on strains, sprains. 1ameness. sore and pleurisy.
 It is equally good to speedily draw tha soreness from infamed feet. corns bunions and callouses and for frosted relief,
 Ge&a bis 25-cent box today. Ask for BEGY'S MUST ETrEE. the reel mus t&rd prepslr2r rton in the yellow box Substitutes won't do. Lee & Osgood cah aupply you.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

It depends altogether on how active part it is intended to take in the general assembly as to the satisfaction the committee appointments have caused among the members
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

Tn Maine the selection of certain state officers $ left to the legislature and 1t has already taken several days. When left to the voters it only takes one day
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

The whale that dragged a 5000 pound buoy till it died from exhaus- ton certainly found it's Jonah.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

Now that Governor Blease has gone South Carolina will have to pinch it. self to find out whether anything has been left of the state.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

If the price of wheat is going to re- train up until the allies batter their way through the DardanelIes, no descent can be anticipated right away.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

In the present order of things it was Belgium and not Italy which should have received that earthquake.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

One of the most difficult propositions to be faced is the convincing of the unemployed that the present state Of affairs is purely psychological.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

The idea that Mexico should he all ioTed to shed it's own blood does not indicate much faith in the powers of the A. 5. C. nediators.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

Turkey sees the wisdom of making restitution to Italy and saluting the flag, but it required much German persuasion.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

Billy Sunday is creating about as much of & furore in Philadelphia as the northeast blow did throustout southern New England
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

With only seven more weeks ahead congress must realize the necessity of speeding up.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15
EDITORIAL NOTES,

E&umania has one foot in the air ready to step into the great confiagra- tion
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

The results vary greatly whether it is a warship or an Alaskan prospector that strikes a mine.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

The list of the present members of the club comprises Thomas A. K. Hen dricks. Charles Mclaughlin. E. Morfi- mer Eldred.' Charles W Wiley, Earl E. Bragg, Harry V. Champion. Elm mons P. White. Harold W. White, Raymond T. J. Higgins, Charles T.. Prentice, David l.. Bacon, Howard T. Byles. Fortunat A. Troie. Harold P. Robbins. Robert L. Johnson. Timothy P. Latarop and William Douglas. This list comprises the seventeen charter members.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The trouble with the kaiser seems to be that he thinks he can do all the things Colonel Roosevelt could do and all the things District Attorney Jerome could do when they were al the height cf their powers.-Hartford Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

Thera are days when spring seems a long way off, but it usually bobss up serenely
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

The new craze for knitting appears to be bringing back some good old fashioned enjoyment.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

The man on the corner says: There Is only one trouble with being the Iosi- cal candidate He seldom gets the ap- pointrnent.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15
BULLETINS SPECIAL YALE LETTER
Norwich Club Organized With Seventeen Charter Members and Charles W. Wiley President-Retnement of Walter Camp From Active Connection With Athletics Prof Corwin His Successor

New Haven, Jan. 14.-A most sue cessful meeting of the Norwich Club of Yale University was held in 4f3
 Haughton Hall last Wednesday even ing. The meeting not only marked the opening Of what promises to be most
 prosperous year for the club but the actual launching of tho first Norwich Club at Yalo University. There were fourteen men present at this first bus mess meeting which was notable success. Since the opening of college
 in the fall it has been the most zeal ous eT1deavor of a few of the members to organize this club. The election of officers for the term 19i4-1915 resulted in the choosing for president. Charles W. Wiley Norwich Free Academy
 1912: and for-secretary and treasurer,
 Raymond T. J. Highs, Norwich Free
 Academy, 1913.
 The constitution which follows was adopted by an unanimous vote: Name and Purpose: This club shall be known as the Norwich Club of Yale Univer
 sity. The purpose of this club shall be tWofold, first. to promote fellowship and Sociability among the Norwich men at Yale; second, to influence a larger registration of Norwich men at Yale This club will form a lirak be- tween Norwich and the Norwich Free Academy and Yale University. Mem berShip: Any man who is enrolled in this club providing he has either at tended the Norwich Free Academy for at least a year or is at the time of application making his permanent res- idence in Norwich or immediate vicin- ity. Any exception to these require mentS will be made at any meeting of the club by a three-fourthS vote of tho members present. Officers: There shall be two officers, a president and q secretary and treasurer. It shall be the duty of the president to cOndJ1rt all regular and special meetings of the club. He shall act ''eX- -off1cio'' on all special committees. The secretary Urea sures- shall manage all correspond enee and other secTetarial work of the club and also he shall have all finan- cla1 proceedings under his charge. It shall be his duty aS treasurer to col
 lect all dues or any other assessment of the club. Ill the absence of the president the seCretary-tr treasurer shall act in his stead. Tn the absence of the president and the secretary treasurer
 a president pro tenn shall be apointed. The election of officers shall be held at the last meeting of the college year. The officers elected shall serve for the following college year. Meetings: Meetings shall be held once a. month at 8 time and place that shall be most
 acceptable to the majority of the mem hers. The arrangements for such meetings shall be made by the officers. Dues: There shall be no regular dues, Ali current and other expenses shall be met by assessments. The commit VI tee in drafting the constitution en-
 deaVored to attain brevity and concise ness and only points of particular inn portanCe to the members were included in the document. The constitution was presented to the members by R. T. J. Higgins, who acted for the com naittee.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

While the war has not slackened the government control of the business, it has given the French people clear evil dence that it is possible to. make good matches by private capital and indus try. Whether the experience will arouse the French people to demand the termination of the monopoy when the war is over is by r.c means clear. But it leaves little question of the waste and inefficiency of government onopoly.-Torringto Register.
 Treating begets host of ills which it is difficult to eradicate on account of their insidious character. There is more than the drink phase Of the question. Treating with drinks tends toward intemperance. Treating with atertainnent sometimes creates an effort to keep up appearances which Is deadly to peace of mind for the in roads made on the pocket book. If the Dutch Treat" were generally recog- nized as in good and regular standing there would be less effort to strive after the material things cut of reach.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

iden Record.
 The trustees who ara now fn charse of the property of the Connecticut company have been riding over the trolley lines Of the company with the purpose of making themselves ~faEni- liar with the plant They don't know much about railroading, and it Is not
 likely that they expects to learn much from these trips. Their chief duty is to sell the property and they naturally want to know just what they have to sell and how the property can be of- Tided to sell at the best adNantage- Manchester Herald.
 \ friend of The Hour suggests that the newspapers drop the words tramp '.hobo,' weary Willie," pan handler" and the like, from their vocabulary, thereby setting g0ods eS : ample for the public in general to follow. Tt is ungracious.' he Hr1tes, 1 and out Of harmony with the STOW : ing spirit Of the times to apply these terms of derision to every man who asks for a nights loding or some | thing to eat" His plea for a square
 deal for these fellows. a large percent
 age of whom have undoubtedly been forced out of employment by the widespread business depression Of the past few months. should u3t 90 u1- l heeded--Nerwalk Hour.
 Shanghai is to have 8 sl1ipbuilding plant
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

The majority of men and women haven't the backbone to resist the temptation to become parasItes.-sder-
 iden Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

Shanghai is to have a shipsuilding plant
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

paving the bills to the tune of mil Hons per year for over a decade, but have seen no evidence of results,
 A. w DAVIS. Norwich, Jan IA, 1915.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15

Broadway Pharmacy, c. c. Engler, Prop, Norwich, Conn, and at lead ing drug stores everywhere.
Meade County news., 1915-02-18
NUMBER 7.
Democratic Banquet

The annual Democratic ban
quet will be held in Topeka on
Monday February 22nd. Prom
inent speakers have been engag-
ed for the evening, among them
being John H. Atwood, who is
everywhere recognized as one of
the finest orators the west has
produced; Congressman.elec
Jouett Shouse, of Kinsley, one
of the most prominent man in
Kansas; Col. Fred ]. Close of
Kansas City, Kansas will speak
on SOLDIERS have been benefited
as Democracy has Succeeded" F."
Mrs. h. c. Layman of Hutcbin-
son will talk on "The Kansas
Woman's Political IDEAL" A
big time is expected, The ban
quet will be held at the Hotel
Throop. A large number of
prominent Democrats from all
parts of the state will be pres
ent.
Meade County news., 1915-02-18
Married

Mr.. Fred Stalder and Miss
Margaret McCampbell we're
united in marriage Thursday at
LOO p. m. at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. Warren
Fletcher, Reverend Splers, of
the Baptist church, officiating.
Both these young people are
we'll and favorably known to our
people. The groom is the old
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Stalder of this city, and is a
young man of excellent habits,
and highly respected and spok-
en- of by everyone. The bride
is daughter of d. p. McCamp-
bell, who resides near Meade,
and since coming here, several
years ago, has made a host of
friends. She is in every way
qualified to make an ideal help
mate.
Only the relatives of the con-
tracting parties and a few inti-
mate friends witnessed the cere-
mony, Immediately after which
Mr.. and Mrs. Stalder departed
for short stay IN Kansas City.
Upon their return they will be
at home to their friends at Mr..
Stalder's home in the east part
of the city
The News extends congratu'
lations and wishes them happy
and prosperous married life.
Meade County news., 1915-02-18
Regarding Overdrafts

Under a recent ruling Bank
Overdrafts come under the
Stamp Tax.
The Commissioners OF Internal
Revenue. under date of Novem-
Der 9, 1914, publishes digest of
rulings, T. d. POSI-, applicable to
the Emergency Revenue Law of
October p, 1914, in which he
cites the following ruling for.the
information and guidance of all
concerned:
Cheeks used as promis-
sorry notes are an acknoW-
Judgement of debt aud
must be stamped according
ly-that is, at the rate of 2
cents per $4,000, or frac-
tion thereof. "-Vol. ?, Treas.
Dec, 1898, No. 20463.
Under this decision, where
checks are issued in excess of
bank balance, thus creating an
overdraft, the check which cre-
ates such overdraft must be
stamped at the rate of ? cents
per $4,000, or fraction thereof,
and all bsequent checks must
be similarly stamped until the
amount is made good.
An overdraft, even though Sc
cured by collateral, is only an
other name for loan; an evasion
of the law through such devise
cannot be permitted. In like
manner taking for credit and
holding until maturity post
dated check is in fact loan, and
should be treated accordingly.
Meade County news., 1915-02-18
Departed

Only two weeks ago we re-
corded the death of ]. II. Ran
delphi; this week we record the
death of his son, John D. Ran.
dolpb, at his home in Pueblo,
Colorado, on Tuesday February
10th.
Mr.. Randolph had been sick
at his home and had only been
up few days when he received
the message informing him OF
his fathers condition. Against
the protests of his wife, he at
once started for Meade. Either
while coming here, or when re-
turning home, he took a cold
which resulthd in his death.
The remains we're brought to
Fowler, arriving there today on
No. J., and the funeral services
will be held Friday from the
Baptist church. Interment will
be made in the Fowler Cemetery
where three of his children are
buried.
He is survived by his wife aud
three children, three sisters and
four brothers.
Meade County news., 1915-02-18
E. A. Chaplin Resigns

Meade, Kansas, Feb. lie. A.
Chaplin, for thirty-eight years a
Sunday School Superintendent, +,
has resigned his superintend-
ency with the local NJ. f. church
because of Ill health. Before
coming to Meade Mr.. Chaplin
was for twenty-nine years Sup
erintendent of the Sunday school
at Mount Victory, ONO. Dur
ing thirty years be was not abb
sent from Sunday school more
than six times.-Topeka Capital
February -.
Mr.. Chaplin became Superin-
tendent of the NJ. 4. Sunday
school soon after his arrival in
Meade, ten years ago, and under
his supervision the school has
made marked progress. Hebas
always taken an active part in
all branches of church work and
has very nearly perfect attend
ance record, sickness being the
only cause he has ever recogniz
ed as being sufficient for being
absent from the Sunday morning
services. Mr.. VIM. p. Elliott
succeeds him.
Meade County news., 1915-02-18
Resolutions of Respect

"Oddfellowship
I Working in monhood's prime and arden
youth
In that subimest, most enobing strife.
TO show for man, best Friendship, Love
and truth.
Green be his memory in the Orders heart
He loved sowell through all his true life
span;
Bless d he his rest, who acted well his part
! Who honor'd God in doing good to man
$50 let him sleep that dreamless sleep;
Our sorrows clustering round his head;
BE comforled, ye loved who weep,
lie lives with God he is not dead. "
In memory of John Braden,
who died February 9th, 1915.
Once again death hath sum-
moned a Brother Odd Fellow,
and the golden gateway to the
Eternal City has opened to well
come him to his home. He has
completed his work in the min
istering to the wants Of the af-
flicted, in shedding light into
darkened souls and in bringing
JOY into the places of misery,
and as his reward has received
the plaudit. "well done" from
the Supreme Master.
And whereas, The all-wise
and merciful master has called
our beloved and respected Bro
ther home, and,
Whereas, He having been a
true and faithful Brother of our
Mystic Order, therefore be it
Resolved, That Meade Lodge,
No. 523. !. o. o. f. of Meade,
Kansas; in testimony of its loss,
be draped in mourning for thirty
days and that we tender to the
family OF our deceased brother
our sincere coincidence in their
deep affliction, and that a copy
Of these resolutions be sent to
the family.
X. f, Todd,
Seal. Ira Scott,
J. M. Kelley,
Com mittee.