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Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23
OTHER VIEW POINTS

All over the country the old antipaS thy against meters is rapidly pa sstnSs ana It Is noted in the magazines ana technical journals that the number o1 communities with uetered service aS rapidly and steadily Increasing. ThS cost of the installation Of meters. II not enlarged by unnecessary political iuflation, generally can be saved to
 the people within q year or two, when
 the municipality Itself owns the water
 system Ii is safe to predict now t3 taat
 cut will see the use Of meters on water
 supply rapidly ded.--R ateFeurS
 Republican
 Our old trend, Professor Fisher, iS
 again being grooraed for the demo- cratic nop1ination for mayor of Middle GOT. in spite of the fact that Professor
 Fisher was 2. progressive in the state
 election, when he ran for governor, ne
 does not seem to hesitate about re-
 turning to the democratic party as long as he is a favored candidate
 Meriden Journal.
 The legislature should give to the highway commissioner full authority, in planning and building trunk line
 highways between important points in
 the state, 10 disregard the yYh1na5 OF
 the parsiInony of any particular towns
 on the rorre, to the end that snch
  obstructea and not seriously affected n value as under the present systen- Bridgeport Telegram.
 day is Buy It Now" The idea, Of course. is that by buying now what 1 Une expects 10 need soon, even before l st is absolutely necessary, he provides work for those who produce 1t and keeps his money in circulation. It 1 kz %A wants a lot of things and isn't sure l that he will ever be able to buy them 1 f-Waterbury American.
 l Bridgeport newspapers have ulagrli- 1 lied the postoffice contest to something l ranging in between a European war 1 and a financial panic in the United l States Perhaps the district is to be l congratulated because Congressman Donovan takes q saner view and won t acc until be finds the man he wants. 1 Let us hope that sooner or later tho unGer civil service. Then a postmaster i will serve during good behavior, and promotion will be from the service. for l merit.-Bridgeport Farmer.
 1 The anarchist, throwing his bomb in l some crowded street, in his delusion that the social establishment of cen- l euYies may be upset by his little saY- 1 age explosion, is not more tragically wicked than these Uar-cra3ed German | enthusiasts who count it an exploit of great honor and repute to go long dis 1 tances to commit deeds of violence v whicia they themselves must confess ! as murder and arson if done at home. 1 Not even the fact Of war can co4ldone 1 things done in the spirit of cFime-in l deltrious anxiety to destroy and 1 raVa5e.-NeR' London Telegraph.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23
NO PLACE FOR NEeLIegNcE.

Attention having been directed to
 the condition of the army and navy
 Of this country. with particular ref
 erence to its preparedness Tn case of
 war there has been much discussion over the present standing of each and
 the standard which is considered ad- visable for the coUntry's proper pro- tectiou.
 Relative to the navy as we'll as the arp1y opinions have differed but 1t has been made evident that those in close touch with and in full understanding of the situation recognize the handi-
 capped conditions which prevail at the
 present time. It was but a short time ago that Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Of the navy department told of the
 vessels that are ur4serVicea5ble because Of the lack of rcen to man them and Tn his opinion there is a shortage of 1s,0b0. Others with q, IlaowIedse of 1 conditions have fixed the shortage at different totals, but Rear ACir15iral ! Fletcher, who has but recently been placed in command of the Atlantic; fieet as successor to Bear Admiral Badger, reports that 3. special investt-
 gatlon shows a shortage of 10000 of
 hcers and men for the proper handling Of all the fighting ships, and it should carry weight, since that is no place for negligence
 The apparent fact in connection with all the estimates is that the navy is snort or necessary men and officers. Many or the places. might be filled with recruits on a pinch. but there are others which require special training and thak training cannot be acquired over night. The policy of economy has. it's conl1nendasbie features, but when 1t comes to a matter of protec- ton 1t Is well to take a, common sense
 view of the situation and not fall into the rraetice of pennywise and pound foolish.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23
FAMOUS TRIALS
HE DARTMOUTH COLL EGE
 CASE

From all over the United States came 3 vail of anguish when, in, 1819, Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall pronounced his opinion in the case Of the trustees of Dartmouth College. vS Woodward It. was the eS- tabifsfArg of 3. new law and the inter ference in private affairs that at the time seemed unjustifRble..
 Briefly the Dartmouth College case was as follows. The Legislature. of New HaulDsi1ire passed an act in .1st6 changing tho name of the institution to Dartmouth University" enlarginS The board of trustees and assuming the control Of it's affairs. To this act f7e trustees were opposed, and with the design of testing it's constituency they brought action before the Su- pfeTne Court of the State. By this tribunal the Legislature was sustain ed. An appeal was thereupon taken states. The case of the. college was then argued by Daniel Webster and osf1er able counsel, and fully sustained n%, the. court. The university orsanl . zation vas dissolved and the old col 4eSe board of trustees continued
 Tn9 Gre2t battle was fought by them not for tEenaEelvea only; tf1e piipci- pleS concerned were vital to many other institutions. DartmoutF, in corn pSratiVe poverty, was thus instru- tH SttioACE-Ilas LIS S7SFSailSfoS Of private trusts Chief Justice Mar sisal!'s decision. Eas that the Dart mouth charter was a contract within the meaning of tl3e clause Of the Uni ted Ststes@ coAseitution ,ferbiddinS any .State to pass any law inlpairin5 the cbliga Eioa Of eoTltracts.
 i. The trouble started when the prssi . dent Of che collage fad 9 disasraeplept with T1s trustees and W2s dismissed from office. Ee, determined to fight yrazEse' sssx.l tSe isiVe Up his position sssz s.91sssiS s3 > &ss6 ttts-efefe foelS his Ss'lEFanes to tRs LsE5SisseaEs ef tks <~
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

duty when 1t presents itself to con- science. We may feel it is. our duly to eliminate, vanity, but we should .arst discover if. our oTzn vanity Is not of . ranker species than that which we would assai1 It-.was George Eliot who put into the mouth of one of her characters this quaint sentiment: Mems men: gentle or single, they're much of a muchness.. It is no5 so strange men. should ask themselves Am I my brothers keeper ?'' if they do not use it as a. bluff as Cain did to cover 9 crime. It is every mans duty to keep himself straigI1t-thar .ac- ccnlplished man does not need a keeper.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23
Would serye PubIie ectter.

Speaking in a. general way, the less the management of the various Fed eral reserve banks suits the partisan politicians, the better it will serve the general interests of the public. Chi cago Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23
chiidren's ceuahs-Cliidren's coids-
 Both Are Serious.

When one Of your little ones shows sym nptoms of an approaching cold, give it Dr. Bells Ttnc-Tar-Honey at once. It acts quickly, and prevents the cold growing worse Very l1ealing-soothes the lungs, 1oosens the mucous. strengthens the system. It's guaran- teed. Only 95c- at your druggist. Buy 2 bottle today.
 Bueklen's Arnica salve for sores.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

IL is almost too much to believe that Col. Bryan was. to get d share in the San Domingo scheme. but Of course he never was satisfied with the salary of his office
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

The idea, Of dividing Mexico into two republics ought to satisfy the de- sire for more revolutions down there by permitting twice as many.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

That young grandson will have to set ID an awful howl if he causes the president to do any more floor walk ing than congress has been responsible for.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

The man on the corner says: Nc
 sooner do some young fellows get a job than they begin to figure up the number of vacations required In a wear
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

t- The White House baby will not bo named after the president because the president thinks the little fellow should not be taadicapped, but there are 2 good many ether parents who hare appaysntaX 1oolre1 st 1.-the aasEs1ar' wax
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

IL Is taking some time to make the adninletration see that it is all at sea on the proposed shipping bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

Peace may be the aim of the new president of Mexico, but it will not take long to find out what kind of 3. narksTnan he is
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

Little. is heard of late conceruinE the purchase of Mexico. The fact is 1t would be an expensive gift.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

There are conditions in most. every community which indicate the passing CT the woodshed as a. training school
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

The promise that was made only a short time ago that the cost cf living would come down seems aln1ost-iiIz a dream.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

If tl1e. earthquake results in keen ing Italy neutral that country will
 then have rajd a big insurance pre- mium.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

Those Mexican railways that are a.n- ticipatng trouble probably wou1tlTl' t recognize it unless it comes in the shape Of an earthquake.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

If all the winter that was expected is crowded into that part of it which remains there;lI be a complaint list as long as the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

What this coveted gift means to many is demonstrated by the success of the professional hurnorists, either as readers. Writers, lecturers, poets, or caricaturists. But their humor must seem spontaneous, if it is to make 8 hit. although it may have been studied and led up to" in a dozen ways.
 And it must have certain basis which everybody can understand. Mark Twain said Be good-but you'n be ionesonae!" and the whole world laughed, because everybody saw the point.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

In what does it eonsist? At its last analysis one may say 1t is. first, sur prise, then sharp contrast. .
 Just now there is much talk about Billy Sunday, with his .slap-d dash style of huInor and of evangelism, the sort which catches the crowd, even while it makes the conservative weep. One might call the much advertise ex-basebali players 2, case of a great good gift gone wrong. For not one in ten thousand would bother to- go to hear the strtdent Billy were it not from 8 desire to be tickfed, to. be amused. His is the sift of hurnor, which is constantly launching some totally unexpected jest, in such stla&p anG striking contrast that, in spite of his conlmonness and almost irrev= erence,. it would make a .graven image sTnile
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

. It IS we'll the birds know how to WaEerproot their clothing and are pro- Vided with oil for the purpose. T. is not likely they all do a thorough job for sloEenliness. is @. bird and animal trait as well as mans: but they are noc often caught leaking. This enables them to get food during the mild rains of winter and they are patient hunters. On the 18th in q pouring rain 9 flock of half dozen JuncGS visited the gar den to feed upon the seeds of weeds, ;hafchelor's buttons. sunhowers. etc, and they apparently found lots of them loose on top of the ground. Of course, there is no telling whether they came south from Labrador or the cold north west but their little wings have borne them more than as thousand miles from the land of desolatfon and deep snows to the land of haI1itation and shallow SHOWS taat they may live in health and happiness until the warm winds and gentle rains and sunshine give them t2e wireless message which takes them back to rest i'll mountain valleys and bathe in glacier lakes, and feed and firt in glacier meadows flower bedecx~ ed.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

Have you ever noticed that the man makes good in this world doesn't have to call in 2, cloud of witnesses for SUD- port2 Real success creates conditions which make it self-apparent. Some things We-Call success are equivalent to 8, failure. The man who cannot stand prosperity is not a success but a freak. What We call success spells for such a. man rIina.tfon. Visible success is the child of invisible success. The bower to achieve comes from within the ability to abide with success and live a sane and useful life is founded upon it. Success cannot be stable without a firm foundation any more than q mountain. Success may, bring an al1undance of wealth. and it may br.Eg no end Of suffering. The Saviour 1vss the greatest success, but He didn | roii in ple.lty-thcse who ruled in His day only knew how to abuse power. Ire world hasn't changed so very much since ,Cllrist's time. Our age is different, but how much better is il? Real success is true living.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23
Sunday Morning Talk
SUCCESSORS OF AsRAHAM.

The pioneer makes irresistible appeal to the imagination. It is the man who does the thing first who compels our homage. The Daniel Boones and John C. Fremonts who first found the tains have left behind them records of never ceasing fascination. Ne follow, our well beaten and comfortable pathways because of the vision and the courage of these biaEehs cf the trail.
 Not otherwise is 1t as regards the sea. Sailors. who skirt our modern charted and lighted shores do not lack the respect of us iandsmen. But those intrepid men who pushed out across uncharted seas = Columbus with his tiny caravelE, Sir Francis Drake fin his little Golden Hind--sucl1 as these win our abounding adnnira- ton. The ships. of all time follow in their wakes.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

For example, hers is one of iaia stories. A little boy and girl were going through a pasture when bull chased them. The boy told the little girl to kneef down and pray. She answered, 'tNo, you fooi.. Pray while you are rSlnning! 'sThe bos, did: but somehow, the only prayer he coul
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

Many have already been f1oored in their Wrestle with their good resolu- tions,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

What dc we know about obstinacy and W1ckedness? I should not dare to ask you tGts if had not asked myself q great many times. It is along these lines we rTisjudge children and grown folks. Think of the boy who would mot repeat the Lords prayer. You can think of that, but you can't think of the thousand and one mean and unjust things that were said about him which he hasn't got to answer for. What a sign of obstinacy and Wfckedness it
 WAS! 4 sure enough sign of. depravity for good people to be amazed and to feel Justified in being amazed; but
 when the boy told q friend he was afraid to say it because he did not dare
 to say to God forgive riy trespasses as forgive those who trespass against me because he hadn't got where he could truly forgive them yet, and the
 Lord might take him at his word. This boy did not seem to be Wickeder than others, but more conscious of himself, He knew what the prayer meant and what he N as and saw that silence was better than bungling. If we only have to pay for our tnoughtlessneSs the tax vii! be great enough
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

.---F' ! - -a
 Adventure, of any sort will always come back to Abraham as its first and great hero He 1t was who, first in recorded history, left a certainty for an uncertainty and pushed out into the unknown. A sublime picture it is, that of this hardy soul leaving by di- vine command, his ancestral home in Ur of the Chaldees and going forth l not knowing wllither he went"
 He had embarked on a tremendous venture. He went not only to explore new lands, but to establish a new faith. His brethren believed in many gods-Abr bratanl believed in One. While his neighbors behefd q deity in each tree and hill and river this man had sensed the truth of n1onotlleism and worshipped one Creator and Lord Of all. The change in creed represented d new departure in human thinking. And so, because his God had walked it, this man. this Father of the Faith full, pulled up his tent stakes, packed his goods, left behind every familiar scene, and get or across many a | league of desert to an unknown coun- try. Could more of epic grandeur 1 be crowded into any. life record than is in that of this dwelIer- in the dawn of history? By faith, Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for. an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing wlaither he BerIt.. Do [ hear you remark that this is mere 8 yarn. out af the foggy n1ists 1 of antiuuity2 It is far more than that, my brother. It is a. transcript of life, of what Is happening every day to l all the sons of men. The. story is strictly up to the minute if you will rub out the ancient names and write | in modern ones. We are all obliged to do exactly what Abraham ffid:i We so 1 out into the, activities of each new ] day not knowing what lies before us- ] Do you know what a single hour
 may bring forth in your life? Do you know where You will, be at the end of !this opening year IT. whether, indeed, i you will even: see the end. of it here : in the flesh? Do. you know what ex- ] perfences of joy or sorrow, of success or defeat tfe coming months are to
 bring you? 02sai these things you 1 are as -conpleteiy ignorant as Abra- i ham was of, what was coming to him ] Claidees- into an, uiltried country. !! What gives the life of the patriarch ] eternal significaace is his confidence in God. He did }cot knew where he was i going, but he lsTzsST ttxt Jehovah knew--and that WaG enough. No man can be a. victim either. Of fear or ot sIoth who is siIfe of that. They travel i hopefully yxf1o. can say with Whittier: 1T know not Whe+S E4is- islands lift
 their frordedS rsI-1z in air:
 l I only know I. cannpt Grift beyond 51ii I love and care. !. -s-s.sf
 1 THE pARsoN, .p ssf s4seske -
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23
EDITORIAL NOTES

Thus far a. sleigh has neen. an ex- perlsive overhead charge.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

As anneyina 8 Fersen as ansE enc can meet in life is he wslo insists up-
 on telling you sorletning yoa do. not care tp' .know-their qpinio1s Of u1st-
 ters and things, perhaps, which they know disagree with yours. A great many conscientious duty-doers have this fault. The first thing. duty doer. should realize is that his great est duty is toward himself; and t IS necessary tae bs able to rscoEnizs g
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

Vixen you become so conscious uc
 your own merits that you wonder
 why your neiShbor doesn't conduct
 himself as you do yourself, it is time
 to stick your fingers in your. own boot
 straps and lift with all your might.
 You have received the first mental
 sigilaH that it is time that, you were lifted up and out of you1... own at
 rllosphere. Any. physician win tell you
 that you must look out what sort of
 an atmosphere you breathe in this
 world if you care to retain your health. Too many people are poisoned by their own conceit something Q medical doc- tor doesn't profess to prescribe for and something the doctors of divinity Go not seem to have q su;'a cure for. Tine Almighty thought i]e r1a de man with lsenso Gt:oJ1g51 possibly to guard his own atmosphere, but too naatiy o{ them show signs ot deficiency in. tIlis direction. Do not gat too. devoted to that, old hymn Well Know Each Other Better Bg and By,] for if we know ourselves better IloE we nc need wait,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

Some men think that when the Lord selected their parents they were mark ed for adversity. This simply shows what fools one class of men may be- come. It can safely be said no. well read person ever cherished such a senseleSs. idea. Tradition tells us that the founder of Rome as an infant waif was sucked by q wolf: and history tells us that Jesus was. born in a stable. The greatness of hosts of men shows the .repellant. force of adYerSity. It is a good thing to impress the boy that he must be a better man than his father rather than that his father is peerless It is q good thing to know what want is for then you can fully appreciate the blessing of plenty. It is not the man hack of us who is hold ing us dowTl-it $ the man in us look ing the wrong way. Trace blue blood back in a. man or a. horse and you will find primarily it had the old con1- mon color. The Scriptures declare we are all of ono blood: the Saviour de- clared werwere all Gods children: man besnlirches his own birthrigit and creates a crooked line of vision.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

flourish of the magic wand, causes an individual or nation to forget cares, sorrows, griefs, for oiie blessed moment, during which the souf takes on new courage to face whatever the day may Eold.
 What is this fairy gift? Nothing more or less than the endowment of a sense Of iilnlor; the ability to say, or to see. or to sense that which de- notes that one realizes the funny side Of life.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

'. fiunor. to be effective. must be tsPonEa Reeue. There is nothing so de- pressing as to read or hear a made joke, in which the machinery fairly creaks.
 For instance, this is what q min stre1 man told his audience:
 "A woman was shopping. and in- duired of the pretty girl. clerk for some toilet soap. The girl asked, business-like. Scented or unscented? ? I'll carry itt''
 Awful wasn't ita
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23
THE MAN WHO TALKS

They say even one enemy is one too many. T. may be so, but most men of opinions can count a dozen. It is a good plan not to worry your enemies and not to let them annoy you, As there are two sides to every question there is ample opportunity for dis agreement and as most mems inter ests cover all their law and gospel half the world is at loggerI1eads with the other half about half the time The persons who fake pride in not having an enemy are not likely to make their friends proud of them by any action they may take. X man of conviction and force does not have to make enc mics, for they are ready-nlade and confront him at every turn. Those who attend to their business have the enemy at a disadvantage, for he must have attention to disturb hls oppo- nent.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

If anyone asks you what the iIrlas- ination is q good and sure answer will be the mother of more than half the troubles of man It creates cur; expectations and our suspicious and ins>ires our hopes and fears. It may cheer us on but if we do not look out for it it will build more bridges than we shall ever cross and worry us at every turn. It can make you feel that q hundred dollars is big pile of money, but 1t can never mako you feel an empty wallet is a de-s pendable thing. It can make you see dollars or dangers where there are none, and make you think you are great when you are only playhouse. It is something to get acquainted with and to keep in restraint. The morning stars may have sung together cons ago; but as there were no auditors there is no evidence that they did. After men had sung together a good while this elegant figure of speech was created. The stars have never rendered an appreciafiTe encore.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23
The Circulation of The Bulletin

The Bulletin has tt1e largest circulation of any paper tn East- srT Connecaieut and fren1 three &0 four times larger than that of any in Norwich. lt is delivered
 to oyer 5000 of the +,o53 houses in Norwich, anu read by ninety three per cent. of the rsoPle- Tn Nindtar1 it is delivered to oVsr
 900 houses, in Putnam and
 Danislson to over 1,1oo and in
 all of these places 1t Is censie-
 cred the local daily
 Eastern Connecticut has forty
 Hfns toy+nsy enc hundred and ss,esy-faVs pcsteffies districts. and
 sixty rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every sossn and on all Of the R. E. D. rnrtes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION
 1901, average ~---~<-~ fI4f2 1905, average .-<.4----.s-d ,IZU ,.....,. !. 1903
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-23

Norwich, Saturday. Jan. 23. 1876.