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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-29

AT Ocean Beach, H W. Burns and
family of Chicago have taken one of
the M. H. Donohue cottages on the
board walk for the remainder OF the
summer. There are four or five Chi
cago- families at the beach
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-29

Wednesday at O'Clock in st. Pat
rieix's church, an anniversary requiem
high mass for Mrs Mary Swanton
Driscoh was sung by Rev. J. H. Brod-
erick
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-29

A Hartford paper notes that Mr..
and Mrs. Morton F. Plant and Philip
Mahwaring Of Eastern Point were the
guests early this week of Mrs. Plants
mother, Mrs. Rowena Caldwell, of Ken
yon street. Hartford.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-29

A movement is on foot at Waterford
to restore the old Smith house on
Durfey Hill and to preserve 1t on &C.
count of its Revolutionary associations.
It was built originally for a daughter
OF Governor Winthrop
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
GETTING IN JAIL.

1t things keep on as they have for
the past few years, it will be much
easier for an American citizen to 20
to Jail and stay there than it will be
to keep out of Jail. Every now and
then some individual or some CLIQUE
bobs up with brand new plan for
turning some of US into criminals.
The number of new ways for getting
a man into Jail is surprising. Wis
consin has its "eugenics law" which
makes it felony for a couple to
marry without undergoing a phys
ical examination. The Illinois legis-
lature, at its present session, will
gravely consider the passage Of q
sir liar criminal statute. Other
states are being asked to pass laws
making it felony for a citizen to
have any liquor in his home, even
for medicinal purposes. One state
has = law against dancing the tango.
The Indiana anti-cigarette law has
never been repealed, and the state
has, as = result, several hundred
thousand perfectly good citizens who
could be arrested and sent to jail any
day. Perhaps the most striking de-
velopment of our government is that
the laws are not made by all the peo-
pie nor by representatives Of the peo-
pie, but by small cliques, highly or
gained and tremendously energized
over particular questions. These
cliques are determined to force their
views upon the whole people, while
at the same time other cliques are
forcing views on other questions upon
them. The question is never asked
whether the supposed offenses a.
gainst the community are as bad as
the penalties inflicted. There seems
to be in the air a mania to find new
ways of imprisoning American citi-
zens, and yet, is there anything that
can be as bad for the individual or
the nation as man in Jail who can
possibly be kept out?
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18

what mistake he is making. The
GO TO CHURCH movement is SER
ious, broad minded proposition. 1t
will not be denied. In every city, town
and hamlet in the United States there
is genuine religious awakening. 1t
is not confined to any class or sect.
1t is plain that there never was a
time when religion was really dead
among the worst. 1t was simply
slufnbering. 1t required an awaken
ing. AS it gradually dawned that the
churches were being emptied and that
fact was brought to the minds of the
people, they were aroused.
The GO TO CHURCH call found a
quick and powerful response. AS the
call became disseminated there was a
magnificent advance on the house of
God. If you have social engagement
for next Sunday break it for an en-
gagement with God. If you have ar
ranged for an auto drive, game of
golf or some other form of recreation
remember that you ought to serve
God. VIII you serve Him? You will
GO TO CHURCH,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
TEAT SINFUL PRINTER.

Unobserved and unannounced the
president of a Church Society enter
ed the composing room just in tins
to hear these words issue from the
mouth of the boss printer:
"Billy, go to the devil and tell hin
to finish that murder he began thin
morning. Then kill William J. Bry-
ans Youngest Grandchild,' and dump
the Sweet Angel of Mercy into the
hellbox. Then make up that Naughty
Partisan Actress and lock up TAs
Lady in Her Boudoir'"
Horrifed, the good woman ned
from that place of sin, and now ~
children wonder why they are nst
allowed to play with tha printssS
youngster.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
KNOW HIM.

know a man that thinks that he
could write book or tame bee;
could run the earth in every way
much better than it's run today; could
sail boat or ride mule, or teach
the teacher in the school; could beat
the band at every squeak were he to
train about week could do all these
were he to try. He doesn't though
wonder why? / .now him like a
printed book, as well as though
were his cook. know he thinks that
ne could run the universe and call it
fun; if he could only get a start, that
he would play wondrous part. But
still he sits around and waits, and on
his merits cogitates. Perform in
every line? Great Scott He knows
he could-but he does not. Now, how
can such insight show, and say Of
him that this is so? The mans my
self-I ought to know.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18

in the thick and thin of train and
bank raids. There were 100 times
more Of them than now, and there
were no movies"
Out Oklahoma way, according to
Mr.. Lille, bank robbing is being
made pastime for the reason that it
pays better than boot-legging, and he
cites several recent robberies that
were committed by former bootleg
gers. This is a new aspect of crime,
and it may be argued that if the
State would abolish bank robbing it
would be economical for it and the
banks to combine for the encourage
ment Of boot-legging. Better wood
alcohol for the mass than the robbing
of the banks for the few!
Possibly, however, it is a question
of morality. The boot-leggers may
really have been men of well devel-
oped consciences. They may have
been shocked by the misery for which
their illicit profession was response
bic, decided to hit the trail for reform
and by some occult moral reasoning,
concluded that reformed bootleg
ger could with angelic innocence be-
come an untrammeled bank robber,
especially in state where bank rob
bling is as popular as poker and three
card monte.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
REAL MORALITY

"Provincialism is not morality"
says DR.. Frank Crane, "many con-
scientious people feel that whatever
il different is immoral
ITO many an honest villager and
farmer the city is a sink of iniquity.
The unconscious ground for this con-
vistion is simply that so many things
are done in cities to which the rural
dweller is not used.
Il find a very common expression
Of opinion among those of any nation,
are quite loose in morals. The Eng
lish think French are libertines, and
the French think the English are
3hypocrites. Methodists imagine shock
ing things of Roman Catholics, and
the latter can curdie your blood with
accounts of the vileness of Method
lists. A church member in Kansas
cooks upon a German Sirnivg aAer to
sai4eM - On tne tobA gan
slide to moral wreckage.
Il would define real morality as
that principle in a soul which respects
the sanctities Of life, maintains 10y
atty in love, seeks and enJ9.Fs useful
daily work, subjects all desires to
judgment, subordinates personal to
altruistic motives, abhors Crit,
stern toward self, and lenient toward
others. Wherever you find principle
working these works in mar you
have found morality, whether the an.
be white, yellow, Christian or Moham
medan, consumer Of grape juice or
of pun a-waser."
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
LAZY FARMERS, DON'T
READ THIS,

The United States Department of
Agriculture, the state boards and the
experts all over the country are urg-
ing the farmers of America to culti-
vate every available acre during the
coming year The war in Europe
assures the sale of almost everything
shat car be ra'sn7 Ta'v ar'g'
siiat IS exported TO iced che soldiers
and the citizens and the stock of
Europe means just that much less
for home consumption, therefore,
even with big crops of everything,
the prices will be high. If it is not a
good crop year the farmer will at
least raise enough for home use and
will not have to pay the high prices
that will prevail. Utilize every a.
valuable acre for grain, grasses and
vegetables. In many sections farm
s's are urged to try a double acre
> of potatoes. It should not be nee
essary, rndar proper conditions, to
import ,,otatoes into any agriculture
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18

al country. Put the hens and he
turkeys to work and give them =
square deal. Raise pigs, cattle and
horses in as large numbers as tAe
accommodations of the farm WI
justify and any losses that any farm
err, planter or rancher may have sus-
tanned last year will be more thaa
made good. The war in Europe MAJ
last for months or years, but whib
it continues there will be an activs
demand for everything we produce.
Should the war end this week the ma
lions engaged will need all our sur
plus products for a year at least.
Take our advice, for once, and do ne<
permit, good, tillable land to lie idh
in 1915.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
FOUND TWO BILLION DOLLARS

A sure way of solving the problem
Of the high cost of living is force
fully indicated by Dan Polling in an
appeal to the voters Of the country.
"Have you ever stopped to consider"
he says, what two billion dollars
would do toward solving that prob
lem?
"Do you think that it would help if
we could find two billion dollars some
where?
I've have found two billion dollars!
Two billion dollars worse than lost!
In round numbers, the drink bill of
the United States represents an in
vestment in mind, body and soul de-
struction of $1,000 for each family in
the country. When we remember that
there are unnumbered families that
have no drink bill at all, we begin to
form a hazy conception of the drink
ing families IF the nation. Liquor
money is &c orally bread money,
meat money, shoe money, and money
that ought to be spent for clothing.
Some stomach goes hungry for bread,
some feet go poorly shod, some body
goes inadequately clothed, in order
that the liquor traffic may crafty the
unspeakable appetite it creates for
unnecessary strong drink"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
FUTURE OF THE DRINKER.

What is to become of the drinker?
The railroads don't want him. From
the humblest job to the highest there
is no place for him. He is not wanted
for any important position either civil
or military; he cannot be elected to
any high Office within the gift of the
people; the banks do not want him;
farmer has no use for him. Who
farme has no use for hm. Who
wants the. drinker?
The penitentiary, the insane asy-
lum, the inebriate asylum, the aims
house may receive him in due course
Of time, but who would aim to fit him
e sor slch at e ~ thes ssi-
s-.s-o.S req ese.st. II hat il to be-
come of the drinker? 1t is a ques-
ton to which the youth of today may
well give some serious thought.
Union Signal
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY is, 1915
WHAT LOVE IS.

Love" writes the editor of an
eastern paper, lis at first an Illusion
and then delusion."
We can't just remember who this
editor is nor in what paper the quo
tation appeared, but we'll bet our
Sunday -to-meetin' boiled shirt that
he walks backwards and that instead
of good red blood there flows through
his veins the sourest Of vinegar.
Probably somewhere back in his
purple, palpitating past there was a
girl who passed him by and married
the other fellow and ever since the
carking canker Of crabbedness has
been eating away and eating away at
that which once beat as his heart.
Love a delusion!
By all the golden, sunny ringlets
On the brow of Cupid, by all the sweet
lips that ever puckered into rose
bud to receive the kiss Of lover, We
swear that love is no delusion.
Does a delusion make the world go
round? Is the blue sky delusion?
Is it an illusion when our cardiac
pumping station goes all a-flutter at
the soft whispered words of the
sweetest girl God ever made?
Is it an illusion when we thrill in
every nerve if tiny, soft, velvety
hand chances to linger, just fes an
instant, in ours, as we look into a
pair of eyes whose limpid depths
make the profundity Of the ocean
seem shallow as mud-puddle?
Is 1T an illusion when the very
marrow in our spinal column freezes
if we hear that THE" girl has a
date with another fellow?
Is it an illusion when she buries
her face behind the lapel of our coat,
shyly mods her little head and ans
wers Eyes" when we ask her the
greatest question in the world? Is it?
is IT?
We should say NOT!
Love is the concentrated essence of
goodness, sprinkled upon the tender
petals of chrystalized violet. 1t
comes sky -hooting down from the
high heavens on a mellow moonbeam,
entwines its silken tendrils about yoar
futtering heart until your breath
comes in short, quick, ecstatic gasps
and your soul just seems to float
away on billow Of seafoam to the
Island Of Rosebuds and Orange
Blossoms.
Love an illusion?
1t is NOT. And believe US, we
know.
We've tried it often enough.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
IF YOU DON'T GO TO CHURCH
DON'T BE A SCOFFER.

If you don't care to join the ever
Increasing GO TO CHURCH throng,
DON'T BE A SCOFFER. Words are
inadeauate to describe the man who
sea' 70 s"iTisue On naka a lest Of the
He who finds in it a target for his
cheap wit should stop and think what
the world today would be without
churches. II you don't care to help
along the movement, don't decry it.
This GO TO CHURCH movement
is winner. It is spreading like
a prairie fire. In this material age it
is gripping the big men Of the ccoun-
try. They see it is force for good
not only to the individual but to the
nation.
# the man who SCOTS at the GO
TO CHURCH movement could see
himself as others do he would realize
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
All Work Gaarant ssa -
Represented.
Farms,
Homes and
live -tments.

In ths far-famsd SAsaana>aA Val
ley Ct Virginia, where p5ofh are
large and investments are sais.
We have good level farms Al Ylaht
prices, on metal roads, Aeas 1Aikoads,
large towns and city markets.
80 Acre Stock Farm, large n sen
brick mansion, well shaded, coed
spring, running water in every field,
large barn, 200 acres blus xra.. 6s
acres fine timber. One Of the host
stock farms in Virginia. Price sic. eco
sts Acre Dairy, Stock, Hsx and
Grain Farm. 3 SITS of splendid farm
buildings, nicely located, 3 nailes b
railways and larg town. store and
school half mile. Price 5000
1873 Acres highly improved, lasges
brick residence, large barn, large xsn-
eral merchandise store, miles of rail-
road pr;e. e. son
ITO Acre Fruit and truck farm.
near good towns, good buildings.
Price $4,000.
~ Acre Young apple orchard, In
5aasriAa % railroad, l.saf eWs. FOR
sa4s cheap.
Iss Acre Farm, splendid buildings.
y miles Of Winchester. Price $3.50
| have farms of all sizes and for all
purposes in the Blue Grass and Orch
ara section Of Virginia, alsoColoniai
ZONES, Bushes Propertit :. Mills and
Orchards.
Write me what you want, and about
what you wish to invest. win send
Uses % cover yolr wants, lave ma M
bargains
". I. Birmingham,
Winchester, VI.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
IN TUCKER COUNTY.

They had rooster fight" at the
high school literary society on last
Friday. John FELTON, and Fred Long
were on for dialogue, and each
bringing suit cose as part of their
props" at the word both suit cases
were opened, the roosters crowed,
went into the fight in good order and
said the dialogue for the boys.-T Tuck
er Democrat.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
FATHER GOOSE FOR FARMERS

There was crooked man and he
walked crooked mile,
He sold a crooked stock-food and
made crooked pile;
He made crooked talk and he made
a crooked sale
And now he spends his time in a
pressed steel Jail.
Farmer Jack Horner
Went down to the corner,
To put all his dough in the bank.
He left a large sum
And murmured 1By Gum!
Ny widow will not draw blank
Hrs. 0. n Hubbard
She stared and she rubbeved,
As Farmer Smiths auto sailed past.
She said with a sigh:
II would willingly die
To go through the country that fast"
So she went to the bankers
And drew out some dough-
And she bought her car
And away she did go.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
M IVES NOT TO BLAME.

'Pawnee Bill" whose gentle and
ornate real name is Lille, writing
from Pawnee, Okla to the Neu TX
World, oenies til. moving y strre
shows are in any way responsible 4
the avalanche Of bank robberief Z
In the good old days Of Il > James,
Dalton and Cook boys he vas right
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18

That is not altogether bit of hui
NOR. If everyone kept daily list of
what he spends it will be seen that
the money is not wasted on so-called
Injuries, like tobacco, beer candy,
and ice cream, but on many another
thing we could well do without and
to which we never give a thought.
Pa. Globe
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18

Congressman Brown has 81. com
pleted his recommendations Ior post
masters ye and bssieged FREE
quently by perss from his district
no have friene they want point
I'd to these pos. ms. During tie last
week James K0Jy, Of Rio, Hamp IT
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18

WASHlNGICN, Feb. To- Sena-
tor Chiffon is still trying to arrange
matters SO that West Virginia can
collect from the United States goven-
ment enough money to pay off any
part of the Virginia dept for which
the Supreme Court may eventually
find West Virginia to be liable. 1t has
been almost three years since he first
introduced his bill to authorize any
one of the thirteen original States of
the Union, and including West Vir-
ginia and Kentucky as originally
part of Virginia, to sue the United
States for settlement of the claims
each or any of these States may pre-
sent in connection with the sale of
the lands embraced in what, was
known as the Northwest Territory.
In the early days of the Republic
Virginia ceded to it all it's possessions
northwest of the Ohio river under an
agreement that the proceeds from
any part of it which night be sold
would be distributed among the State.
was disregarded and the proceeds of
the sales were applied to the national
uses. Senator Chiffon holds that
millions of dollors should be distribut-
ed among the original thirteen States
for the sale of these lands and that
the portion distributed to Virginia
should be apportioned among Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and Kentucky,
the two latter States having been
part of Virginia when the cession was
made. If this should be done he be-
lieves West Virginia would receive
enough to pay its part Of the Virginia
debt, with such interest ~ may be
called for by the Supreme Court. Sem
ator Chilton's bill, introduced almost
three years ago, has met with oppo-
sition, but he has found \ way by
which he thinks he can get it through
both Houses. He has offered ar]
amendment to bill authorizing the
payment by the government of
claims for cotton by the United
States from Southern planters at the
close of the civil war, and will not let
the bill to pay for the cotton go
through unless it carries his amend
ment authorizing any State having a
claim against the federal govern
ment to sue the government in the
United States Supreme Court. He
feels confident he will get his amend
ment through and that the result of
a suit brought by West Virginia
would be judgment against the u
nited States for enough to pay West
Virginia's part of the old State debt.
The subcommittee of the House
judiciary committee, appointed to
make the investigation as to the ju-
dicial conduct of Judge Aston G.
Dayton, of the United States Court
for the northern district of West Vir-
ginia, under the provisions of the
Nicely resolution, adopted by the
House, lost no time in getting down
to work. The committee consists of
Congressman McGillicuddy, Of Maine;
Warren Gard, of Ohio, and Danforth
of New York. They have been TAX
ing testimony at Parkersburg and ex-
pected to be in Wheeling and Phil
ippi later. After today the commit
tee has but 10 days in which to make
its report and have it acted upon by
the House and consequently there
was necessity for hurried action, if
the matter were to be disposed Of at
the next session of Congress. The
report of the committee probably will
determine whether the House will i'm
peach Judge Dayton or not.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-18
HOW HE SAVED.

1t has often been remarked that
when one tries to save--say, man
by abstaining from tobacco or cigars
and a woman from ice cream and
candy-the amount unexpended goes
into something else just as unneces-
sary. 1t is all like saving at the
spigot and wasting at the bung. Ac-
eording to Western paper, the Hon.
William Allen White has given his
personal experience with the water
wagon II prohibition Kansas, and
says: I'VE have saved about $40 a
head from our liquor bill to spend for
things worth while" Then he gives
the following as to the manner the
savings went in another direction:
Subscription to Commoner. -. 81 90
Photograph record Of "Old
BLACK joe. .zb
Ditto of "Shall We Meet BE-
side the River" 25
2 celluloid collars q 18c. ..... SO
4 pr. mail order yellow shoes -. 1913
1000 shares Mex mine stock. -. 100
q cakes scented toilet soap. -. IS
"A pigs in clover puzzle. .... 10
l box mail order cigars. ...... LOO
l copy of "The Life and Times
of James A. Garfield. / 40
Chautauqua season ticket. 49,. zoo
For the heather in Borneo. -. 10
Ditto in Formosa ........ .05
Ditto in Guatemala. ........ .05
a bottles cologne water. ...... .35
Peanuts and chewing gum. -. 3.39
l Brazilian Diamond scarf PIN. 40
| copy might Life in Chicago. 10
copy Confessions of an
Actress" 10
Postage on 81 applications for
government documents ...... 81
Postage on 50 answers to
fake advertisements ....... 10
l divining rod .............. zoo
IA pounds stick candy ......... "a
Subscription to Ed Howe's
/ Monthly 10
genuine Gaurnerium violin
(by MALL 2.10
Il maidstone Is
Iotal -...... ....... $2O.O0