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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23
STOP SURPRISING MISS BELINDA

Miss Belinda and her brother were
sitting in quiet content upon Hilltop
porch overlooking the moonlit lake
when the peace Of the evening was
screeching Of automobile horns on the
driveway behind the house.
Mercy. what a bedlaml" exclaimed
Miss Belinda 1T sounds as If the
motor cars on the countryside had
entered our place."
Il rather think they have" remark
ed Ben, who had strolled to the COR
ner of the porch, and moreover
there's a hayrack full Of people and
several buggies."
Good gracious, what do you think
is" began Miss Belinda. but before
she could finish her question all the
people in the neighborhood, it seemed
to her, were streaming around the
house and on to the porch, crying
with rather feeble gayety; Surprise,
Miss Belinda! Surprise on you!
Birthday surprised"
'1why, why, how lovely of you to
remember my birthday" Miss Belinda
managed to gasp as the group around
her began shaking her hand violent
ly.
I'VE could remember it all right"
said an elderly farmer, for there's a
lot of US left yet in these parts who
haven't forgotten the little Shetland
pony team your father gave you the
day you was 10, and thats-lets see
how many years ago to-day was that,
Miss"
"Oh, Mr.. Billings. you mustn't ask
Miss Belinda that" interrupted a
sprightly widow from the village. she
| don't look one day older than she did
| ten or twelve years ago. l only hope
I'll hold my age as well as you do
| dear Miss Belinda"
Thank you.' said the recipient OF
this compliment, looking up with q
| pleasant smile into the face of the
widow whose youth was many years
behind her own.
have kept the roses blooming in YOU
| cheeks, my dear" Gallant old Capt
Bostwick touched Miss Belinda'i
| hand lightly with his lips. ut means
a great deal to us that you and Ber
come back to the old place here every
year"
IT'S our home, and we love it" Mis-,
Belindas eyes filled with quick tears
for she knew that the captain wa
| thinking of those dear friends of his
Their father and mother, who no longe
could come back.
1 "And you're always doing so mucl
for the neighborhood with your flow
ers and oiling the roads and startini
the village library and everything tina
we just made up our minds to shoy
you we amt unappreciative." said Mis-
Belinda's nearest farm neighbor, a tai
gaunt woman, whose burdens wer
often lightened by Miss Belinda
to celebrate your birthday in a wa,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23
A-belI We eleeIow.

Mr. Editor:-Norwich feels greatly
relieved since IL has heard from Mr..
A-beli Mr. Abel owes much TO Nor
witch for his advance in life and II 10
pleasant to think we cannot forget
him and he cannot forget US.
OF course the Cathedral of Rheims
and other churches in Belgium. France
and England have never been made
targets of, the burning OF Lourain was
an accident, Belgium was never q neu-
trail country and the $4,000 homeless
and parentless Belgian children In
Holland never dekerved homes OF par
ents and sympathy for them is vast
cd
SIR. BIgeIow's statement agreed-w with
the verified reports and Mr.. A-bell's
do not Norwich knows Mr.. Abel
and Mr.. Bigelow and 1t can take Its
choice.
Mr.. -A-bell knows IL Is pleasanter q
fiddle for the kaiser than to be q
bugler for the Uhlans. May he ge
his reward.
NORWICH BOY.
Norwich. Sept. 90. 1875.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23
ANTHONY coMsTock.

By the death of Anthony Comstock,
a crusader for nearly half a century
against vice And indecency, there
passes "a ran who has devoted his
]ifctt.1so to the uplift of mankind. His
efforts have for the most part been
conferred in the metropolis of this
country but he has not failed to
launch his attack wherever he felt
there was need for it.
Because of the determination with
which he has carried on his efforts he
has aroused great opposition, so much
SO that he was almost always engaged
in a legal tussle of some kind, and
the fact that he has been the cause
of having 3,697 persons arraigned in
state and federal courts of whom 2,740
pleaded guilty indicates not only that
be was deeply interested in his work
but that there was necessity for Just
such efforts for law enforcement. I'm
pressed by the detrimental results
which were following the scattering
broadcast of objectienal literature he
saw the need of putting a stop there
to and at no time since becoming
possessed Of that conviction has he
wavered in his duty.
Mr.. COmstock may have in numer-
Gus instances been over enthusiastic
in his cause and too radical in his
views but he was nevertheless con-
seientious in his undertakings He
was thoroughly imbued with the ne
cessity of placing a firm check upon
immortality and he was .unrelenting in
his fight in spite of the antagonisn
which he aroused. His disposition
was not to wink at indecency because
1t might be the easier way. He pos
sessed the strength of character which
Is needed in such work and his ac-
complishments are to his credit He
made his mistakes but they were in
significant compared with the good
which he accomplished.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

that's hitting. ~Jefr' she turned to
her son. you boys bring them refresh
ments onto the porch. We didn't plan
nothing fancy, Miss Belinda, but we
Just brought the marble cake aud
doughnuts you used TO like when you
was little. with the gooseberry jam.
and we've got plenty OF cream for
the coffee"
the coffee. Ben" Miss Belinda call
to her brother, cant you run over to
the village in the car and get a freezer
of ice cream? We wish to do some
thing for my party
"Of course / cam" answered Ben.
and while the coffee was stin boiling
he was back.
At IL O'Clock when the sister and
brother were once more alone on the
porch. Ben heaxed q long sigh. Some
body has said that Americans take
their pleasure sadly Don't you think
| Belinda? Did you ever participate IN
a more gloomy festiyity than the one
we've just weatheredT
"Oh. Ben, 1t was so dear of them to
come to celebrate my birthday that /
don't think we should smile even
| family about them. but it truly was
sort of a do-or-die hilarity."
Were you embarrassed. my dear,
when they took up the collection?"
Yes. after / discovered what 1t was
for" Miss Belinda actually giggled
The fear of possessing that fearful
and wonderful center table would en-
barrass almost anybody"
| But. you hyporite, you accepted ii
gracefully
| What else could do2 1t was what
it represented that touched me-the
love and. thoughtfulness- that prompt
| ed the gift"
The only flaw in your conduct was
the cheefuiness with which you re-
| lirguished the gift when the collection
was counted and proved insufficient
to pay for it,"
"Oh. Ben. 1 hope 1 didn't look a:
happy as ! felt
| 81 had a great mind to, dash your re-
lief by making up the necessary
amount.
IF you had!"
We'll. took another look at thu
table. and / decided that if it re
mainded here we should have too blu!
trousers to conceal it's crooked legs
and 1 thought the expense to great"
Wouldn't it have been a blight II
our lovely living room? What an es
cape we've hadi"
my dear Belinda, don't rejoice to-
soon. Don't you realize that the dan
!, ger is not yet over-that that table i
!. to be exchange for some other mon
etrosity s1.s5 cheaper"
"Oh. deari 1 do wish they wouldn'
give me a present"
81 told them not to when they wer
getting up the party"
You told them when-why, you sin
neri"-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

from death became the nrst fruits OF
them that slept We can all be rein
stated TO manhood by obedience 70
reason. America has used reason
enough to keep us from going to hen
entirely Why not use a little more
and have life more abundantly7 God
placed man the son OF God over all
the works OF his hands, the animal
self included. but the great majority
have traded this birthright for a mess
Of pottage. Self gets the mastery and
manhood dies And who knoweth the
spirit Of man which goeth upward OF
the spirit of the beast that goeth
downward.
]. L.. EMO.
Mansfield Center. Conn. Sept. IS
1918.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

The determination to send moro
troops TO tho border doesn't Indicate
that Washington believes the Mexi-
cans are COINS TO take their new PRES
ident pleasantly.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

in 1913 completed the work of ruin.
The great cathedral, the most perfect
survival. was founded in 1910. just at
the beginning Of the city's long chain
OF misfortunes."
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

History is repeating itself. Great
Britain has returned to the idea of
putting a tax on tea.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

The man on the corner says: What
one says to friend doesn't amount
to much until he gets a chance to
tell 1t to someone else.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

The only objection to this cool wea-
Their is that it too clearly indicates
what Is on the schedule.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23
EDITORIAL NOTES,

Free trade has failed in England
but no more so than it has in this
country.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

Staggering under the load of war
debts many European country can
appreciate the task of Atlas.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

The fact that the lemon crop is to
be doubled this year will not increase
the prospects of the political candi,
dates
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

If Carranza gets the recognition
which he is looking fer, it would be
Dust like him to follow 1t up with a
demand for a war loan.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

The announcement that Holland IL
to have a larger navy may be for
the purpose Of forestaliing the visit
Of Col. Bryan and his peace at any
price lecture.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

From his INSTRUCTED letter DR.. Dunn.
ba admits that President Wilson had
a little more power in this country
than he did.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

Possibly Grand Duke Nicholas will
get some satisfaction out Of his
change from the fact that he can go
ahead instead Of backward.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

This is the season of the year whe1
the tailenders begin to realize thai
the baseball pennant is a forlorn hope
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The Federal league challenge TO the
winner Of the worlds series viii
probably not be accepted II the or
ganized bali clubs have to accept the
new league there will be no jollihca-
ton meeting over it--Meriden jour
nal.
Just why a spy should be treated SO
differently from other soldiers Is q
mystery. He undertakes a mission
far more hazardous than that Of the
ordinary man In the ranks. yet the
latter Is made prisoner and the former.
IL caught. Is executed. A distinction,
with a difference IL is hard for che un-
Initiated to understand. - Meriden
Record
On the theory that every little helps
the friends Of law and order will be
gratifed to learn that an avowed an
archist was not allowed BY the au-
thorities OF Waterbury to make
speech in that city. Waterbury had
has mad one object lesson in granting
the advocates Of disorder a free hand.
II proposes to play safe this time and
TO made things extremely hard for
outsiders. who wish TO stir up trouble
in the Brass City.-Anscnia Sentinel
Switzerland has made II unlawful
TO manufacture. store or sell ARTIFICIAL
wine or artificial cider -
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

Europe needs no such illumination
as would come from a clash in the
Balkan hotbed.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

None will miss Anthony Comstock
more than those who have learned to
guard against his opposition.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

The material which Archibald OBJ.
tanned for lecture was Of a different
character than he anticipated, but
nothing more than he should have ex-
pected.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23
Fertv caot peccratIor.

Forty prominent hguros In the pres
ent war, ranging frcgn Emperor
Francis Joseph OF Austria to the COM
rnandant % q German submarine, had
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

Switzerland has made II unlawful
TO manufacture. store or sell ARTIFICIAL
wine or artificial cider. -.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-23

Mansfield Center. Conn. Sept. IS
1915.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
Died q Natural Death.

The bill introduced in the Kansas
legislature to prohibit the use Of face
powder, puffs, earrings and false hair
by the women of that state has died
a natural death. 1t could do no other
for, however well intentioned, any
measure designed to prescribe what
women shall wear or not wear, or
what degree, il any, of ornamental
ton they may indulge in, is doomed
to defeat In olden times such meas
ures and regulations were possible,
but not in these days Of woman's
rights and greater power. Preachers
sometimes declaim against certain
forms Of dress but it is doubtful if
they accomplish anything beyond get
ting a little passing notoriety, and
that is all a legislator gets who tries
"his prentice hand" at prescriptions
and regulation. No doubt some wo-
men go to extremes in making up,
and not unoften costumes are some
what startling, but the remedy for
these excesses is to be found in the
true taste and good sense of women
generally.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
SPED THROUGH WAR ZONE.
American Liner Make Trip in Night
Ablaze With Light.

The American liner New York ar
rived in New York Monday from
Liverpool, after having taken unusu-
al precautions to make known her
nationality while passing through the
war zone declared by Germany
around Great Britain. In addition,
extraordinary precautions against
mines were observed, to the great e1-
tent Of having the lifeboats ready for
immediate use il necessary.
Flying the American flag, the New
York left her dock in Liverpool short
ly after midnight on February 20.
Her lights were all. lighted as she
steamed out to sea, and some Of the
passengers said searchlights played
on American flags, which few from
almost every mast. The ship re-
mained ablaze with light and with all
flags up until safe waters were reach
ed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
LYNCHERS IN COURT.
White Men Accused of killing Negro
Man.

Six white men are on trial at Hal
halla, charged with killing Green Glib
son, a negro, who was lynched at
Fairplay on December 20, 1914.
The solicitor asked many Of the
jurors the following question: "Will
you convict white n2n or white
men for killing or lynching a negro
if the fact is proved beyond a reason
able doubt?" Two of the jurors an
swered in the negative and were ex-
cused.
After the adjournment of court
Tuesday afternoon Solicitor Smith
stated that he had sworn ten wit
nesses whose story was as follows:
On Saturday night previous to the
killing on Sunday, December-20 Tom
Speights was severely whipped at the
plantation Of one of the defendants.
On Sunday morning five of the de-
PENDANTS went to Speights' home, had
him put on his clothes, put him in g
buggy and started toward Fairplay.
The defendants carried three other
negroes along. Before they reached
Fairplay they met three negroes in a
buggy. They halted the negroes and
took George Gibson, a young negro,
out Of his buggy and beat him over
the head with pistol which they
took from this negro.
They then proceeded to Fairplay
with both George Gibson and Tom
Speights, where they were joined by
the sixth defendant. From Pairplay
they went to Knox's bridge, where
they crossed the river to the Georgia
side. After reaching the Georgia
side, the defendants made two Of the
negroes brought along hold George
Gibson and Tom Speights and the
third negro beat them. Some Of the
defendants also beat them.
While this was going on, old Green
Gibson and two other negroes came
up with shotguns and asked what
these negroes had done to be whip
ped. The negroes were told to put
down their guns and they would be
told what they had done. The ne
groes did not put their guns down
but began to retreat toward the
bridge They were then fired upon
with pistols and returned the shots,
using shotguns. George Gibson died
the next day and Speights some days
later In Georgia.
Green Gibson then came back to-
ward Fairplay, was pursued and was
overtaken near the home of a negro,
Nose Williams, and was shot. He
fell, arose and fired upon his pur-
suers and started to run. He was
shot and beaten to death.
Five of the defendants were pres
ent when the negro was killed and
the sixth came up later, having been
wounded at KnoX's bridge. One of
the defendants was wounded by Glib
son.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
longation of correspondence on this

longation Of correspondence On this
subject begun last December.
If the former theory Is assumed,
however, the rules Of International
law provide that every blockade to
be binding on neutrals must be ef-
fectiye, that is, a sufficient force OF
ships must be stationed near enough
to the ports or coast CT blockaded
country practically to prevent ingress
or egress of all vessels. A certain
radius Of action has been permitted
for blockading fleets but this, accord
ing to authorities Of the United States
naval war college, has never been al
lowed TO extend to remote seas.
Officials realized that except for
diplomatic correspondence there was
no way for neutral governments to
enforce their protests and still main
tain their neutrality. The general
disregard of precedents, it was point
ed out, has made the position Of neu-
trails more delicate in the present cir
cumstances than ever before, though
somewhat similar to those which led
to embargoes by the United States
and the non-intercourse act in the
the Napoleonic wars. A blockade
the Uapoleonic wars. A blockade
was declared by Great Britain against
the coast from the river Elbe to the
port of Brest (France). Napoleon
proclaimed counterblockade against
the entire British coast and prohi-
bited commerce with England. Great
Britain then retaliated by issuing an
order in council prohibiting neutral
vessels from trading with the ports
of France and her allies and with all
ports of Europe from which the Brit
ish flag was excluded.
Against these various orders and
decrees," writes John Bassett Moore,
former counselor of the state depart
ment, 1.-The United States protested
and as measures Of retaliation resort
ed to embargoes and non-intercourse
and In the case Of Great Britain
which was aggravated by the ques-
ton of impressment eventually OF
war"
That these questions were never
definitely settled is indicated in the
correspondence between the United
States and British commissioners
who finally arranged the Treaty OF
! Ghent in 1914.
Subsequently international confer
ences and conventions attempted to
defie the operation of a blockade, but
in some of them is there any rule,
ratified by all the present belliger-
ents, that would cover the action OF
Great Britain and France.
One of the chief concerns Of the
administration in regard to England's
latest note was understood to be in
connection with cotton shipments.
Cotton has formed the great bulk OF
trade between the United States and
Germany recently. 1t was reported
again Monday night that the admin
istration had given consideration tc
declaring an embargo on foodstuffs
intended for all belligerets in re-
taliation for the Interference with
American shipping, but officials close
to the president previously have said
they did not expect he would ask con
gross to authorize such an embargo
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
THE DARDANELLES.
Allied Fleet is Attacking Gateway to
Turkish Capital.

The Dardanelles, known as the
gateway to Constantinople, is a mar
row, tortuous strip of water dividing
European Turkey from Asiatic Tur-
key and leading from the Aegean Sea
to the Sea of Msrmora. It is about
thirty-three miles in length and aver
ages about two miles in width.
At the entrance to the straits are,
on the European side, Forts Helles
Burnu and Sedd-El-Bahr, which face
Fort Kun Kate on the Asiatic side.
The mouth of the Dardanelles IS
said to be mined heavily. Up to the
waterway toward Constantinople
many small forts dot. the shores at
intervals, and there are big fortifl-
cations at the entrance Of the Sea of
Marmost, and also about ten miles
from the entrance to the strait, at
the beginning of the narrows. Here
are forts Namazieh, on the European
side, and Chanak Fortress opposite
it, both modern Notifications armed
with Krupp guns.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
date will not be affected.
This is our reply"


Admiral Lord Charles Beresford
invited the premier to state whether
Germans who engaged in submarine
attacks or lads on unfortifed towns
and wa:e captured would be tried for
murder. Mr.. AsQuith declined to
give any definite assurance, but he
said:
'.No doubt the government will
take into serious consideration what
is the status under international law
Of persons engaged in this campaign" p"
Referring again to the proposed
retaliatory measures, the premier
said:
ssI may say that the suggestion
which has been put forth from Ger
man quarters that we have rejected
certain proposals or suggestions
made to two powers by the United
States is untrue. All we have stated
to the United States so far is that we
have taken this matter into careful
consideration, in consultation with
our allies
+ Mr. Asquith ridiculed what ne call
ed the German theory of blockade
and asked: where is the German
feet?"
''It has been seen on the sea only
twice since the war began, he said,
and its object in both case was "mur-
der and wholesale destruction Of
property and undefended towns" He
described the German campaign
against British shipping as grotesQue
and puerile and said it was e per-
version of language to cali it block
ade.
"The gravity Of our immense task
increases each month" he continued.
"The call FOR men has been respond
ed to nobly, both at home and
throughout the empire. That call
has never been more urgent than to-
day. We must draw on all our re-
sources, both material end spiritual.
We have not relaxed, nor shall we
relax until the pursuit Of every one
of our ends is accomplished"