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Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09
JUVENILE cLEVERNESS

"No," said the woman with the de-
 natured roses fattened out around the
 brim of her hat, 'it isn't the unsea-
 sonable hot weather that is wearing
 me to a fragment-it's my children.
 Please don't grab up the paper every
 day from this time forth expectir x<4n
 read that I have concealed tf badiee 9
 My apparent lack of <,ffeef,ar Is fne
 to the fact that I Lave tI9e,r ao I,,,1ch e
 that am una 2oia to stand 1t another instant.I " ''AA ~ S-i-o 'AAeA
 T ha-ee figured out that what is
 mos impossible about them is the l[<rfectly appalling way in which they fare able to produce on the shortest notice perfectly good excuses for do- ing as they have done. If you know anything at all about children you are aware that they spend most of their time doing the opposite from what they have been told to do, and l the rest of the time proving to you they were perfectly right in following their own ideasi
 Most generally they are right and that's what I can't standl If there is one thing more than another calcu- lated to rend a grownup person with fury 1t is to have it borne in upon in hitches and that he'll be lots more comfortable tucked off in a. fireplace corner, letting the younger genera ton run things. When I stop to con- sider that when I was 16 I never took time to think of older people at all | unless they were crammed down my 1 throat, and then regarded them some what pityingly as poor old things cumbering the earth who at 45 cer- tainly could find nothing more of in- | terest in life, I want to spank my children and lock 'ern up on bread and l water for fear they also are think l ing the same way! I want them to | understand that I am different!
 'Tf you like an example, consider | Albert. Albert is my son and I can't | help being proud of him even though there are moments when I would sell him for 10 cents. He knows that the family dinner hour is 6:30, and that he | is expected home in time to clean up | for the occasion. I think possibly once in two months he succeeds in | following instructions. The rest of l the time there is no Albert when din- ner is announced. Where is that boyT his father | asks me fiercely, as though I had AL bert concealed about me somewhere. When I say that I have not the slight l est idea, his father gives an imitation | of a stout gentleman having apoplexy. Perhaps five minutes after we have l seated ourselves Albert enters and 1 tries to sneak upstairs unseen, acting
 on the theory that the family wrath will be modified if he appears with
 clean hands and face.
 "'Albert!' roars his father. Come
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09
UNWORTHY CITIZENS.

The only action which was called for under the circumstances has been taken by this government in revoking the passports which were issued to Leo Raines and Karl Recknagel, cit izens of this country now in Germany, who have been freely criticising the action of the United States not only by word of mouth, but by published gtatements in which reference has been made to the fact that they are ashamed of the course which their country has taken.
 i They have fully demonstrated the fact that they are not only indiscreet, but that they are unworthy citizens. While as far as known they were en- titled to such protection as has been given by this. country. by their ac-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

"Ragusa is an instance of splendor fled and fame forgotten" says state ment issued by the National Geo. graphic Society today, dealing with the Dual Monarchy's advanced Medi- terranean base, place that must win a new significance in an Austro- Hun garian-Italian struggle for control, of the Adriatic Sea. This little port city, situated near the southern tip of Dalmatia, among the earliest objec- tives of unsuccessful Montenegrin in vasion, was once one of the richest 6ities of Europe, almost the Hamburg or New York of the world of the Mid dle Ages. In the days of it's pros- perity, it's ships were found wherever Europe traded, and it's merchants held accounts scattered to the uttermost ends of the earth familiar to the West.
 But the glories of Ragusa have faded and dimmed until today men, tion of it coming from the war zone stirs no memory, and awakens no in terest in the minds of the people of this country, very few of whom have ever had occasion even to know it's name. Yet Ragusa was a brave, a wealthy, @ persistent little republic through many generations before the discovery of the American continents. Like our great republic, Ragusa was an asylum for exiles of whatever na- ton, faith or politics. It was demo- cratic in it's tolerance long before the French Revolutionists made the word freedom worldwide fetish. Ragusa was a merchant state, concerned more with it's wealth and its commerce, than with politics or policies.
 'Ragusa-er as it is often called, Little Venice-was, in many ways, a model republic though 8 miniature In the time of it's highest splendor it did not possess more than 500 square miles of area; but it endured through all manner of bitter trials; produced energetic, prosperous citizens through centuries; maintained a stable and a wise government in ages when the country all around it was in frantic passionate unrest. and was as willing ly the haven of the oppressed as is the United States today And, like the later republic, the United States, the foreign policy of Ragusa was always a peaceful one; the enlightened little State wherever possible submitting it's differences with other lands to ar bitration. Despite it's peaceful tenn per, however, Ragusa well knew how to defend it's interests, where the course of war was a necessary one Ragusa armies and Ragusan ships nobly preserved their country in the midst of jealous, powerful enemies But Ragusan diplomacy did more; il
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09
A STEP FORWARD.

Some time ago President Elliott of the New Haven road asked for leg islation from the states in which the system does business which would aid I the road in regainfng its feet. This was based upon the fact that the road and the territory through which it operates are of vital importance to each other and as result it was for the interests of the several common wealths as well as the railroad cor poration that it should be placed upon a firm foundation as quickly as pos- sible.
 While all may not have been secured that was desired from the three south ern New England states the wisdom of the request made it's appeal and the appreciation of the head of the road is indicated when he calls the legis- lation which has resulted a long step forward through placing the road in a position to reestablish it's credit.
 Ever since coming to his position as the head of the New Haven road, Mr. Elliott has faced an uphill task He has nevertheless faced it with deter imitation and in a manner which has not only accomplished results, but which has won the confidence of the
 
 is therefore only what was due upon the part of the several states to do as much as they could in the way of granting assistance and when MT. EI- iott considers that "al1 have desired to arrive at reasonable conclusion it can be believed that the relations between the states and the road have not only improved, but that they are destined to continue in that direction. The states have realized that there is sound reason for confidence in the future of the road and the integrity Df its present officials.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09
beacon was no longer needed, and it was silently extinguished.'

GaIicia's great battlefield along the course of the River San is described in today's war primer of the National Geographic Society:
 "The broken banks of the River San have taken their place among the worlds greatest battlefelds of all times through the determined Rus. Przemysl, and, more especially, through the recent continuous days of battle between the Austro-German armies, headed toward Lemberg, and the Russian armies, bound for the open plains of the Dual Monarchy be- yond the Carpathfans. On the banks of the San, hundreds of thousands Of men have been fighting bitterly back and forth; and the little stream, of such slight peace importance as to have escaped notice of all the leading works of English reference, hencefor- ward will live in history's annals as long as the memory of the names of the fields of Waterloo and Gettysburg.
 "The San, d right bank tributary of the Vistula River, is about 200 miles flowing first through very narrow valley, full of widest mountain seen cry. The river becomes navigable at Przemysl. From the point of this famous Austrian stronghold, shallow draft boats and poled seows carry for est anu O0uSS lO- SHO Vistula Behind Przemysl, the river is a mountain stream, and one of the most attractive in northern Eu- rope.
 About 20 miles north of Przemysl, the San, at Jaroslaw, reaches the open plain. From this point, the river turns more northwest, joining the Vistula on the borders of Galicia and Russian Poland. Between Jaroslaw, south, to Przemysl, where the heaviest fighting of the past weeks has been taking place, the country is rough, often sharply broken at the river, and of fering many opportunities for military | defense. Beyond Przemysl, toward the rivers source, the San zigzags from a point about 30 miles to the west, whence it comes from the south and southeast. During the spring fresh cts and, again, during rainy autumn seasons, the lower valley of the San often suffers from severe floods. The San is joined by a. number of small mountain tributaries, which add to the | intricate markings of the great battle i fieId.'
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

here!' Albert slides in liks a worm. We'll continues his .4,afent, what have you to say -ror yourself. Don't you knoW tnarn nothing short of sud- uen ot,.sn excuses one for being late to <affner2 Aren't you going to grow ri1p a civilized human being? You understand perfectly the rules of this house and
 '.At this" pursued the mother of AL bert, ~our son, with an injured ex- pression, hauls out his watch, the watch that his father bought him in order that he might have no excuse for not Knowing the time. The watch registers 6:25, thus clearing Albert. 'Well!' says his father, if you'd take the trouble to set your watch
 "T set it this morning. says Albert in a reproachful voice. By your watch, tool
 well roars his father again, desperately. If you'd take core of your watch instead of playing football with it and knocking it around maybe it'd keep time! Why don't 2
 'Tt was hanging up all day in the closet Interrupts Albert, still re- proachf1l. T only put it on when came from school. You said when you bought it that it was a mighty good watch, dadl' He fixes his father with an eye that says he is pained to find a parent so unreasonable, so un- re1ldD1e. Ills 1atler opens ana SnuUS his mouth once or twice, and then says. gruffly, Well, hurry up and get washed-and don't let it happen again! I won't either, until the next night and then Albert will be just as capable of quelling his father with another equally good excuse.
 'Then take Marie. She's supposed to go to bed at g o'clock. I have care fully explained to her how good it is for her health and that she must plan her studying so that she will be finished at that time. At g o'clock she is still working fndustriously over he1 arithmetic. "Oh myi Mother she says, you've got to let me finish this! Miss Clark gave us ten extra problems more than we ought to have had and I'll be marked down if I don't have 'em! And there's a history map ex- tra I must do, honesti Why, the req son I didn't come in and work before dinner was that I did come in anG your door was shut and I thought you must be taking a nap, and I didn't want to disturb you walking by youl door or rattling papers in my room So, you see, couldn't"
 What can I say in the face of this pathetic thoughtfulness? I tuck Marie in bed at 11:45, and beg her on my knees the next morning to get up st that she won't be late to school
 Sometimes" said the woman wear ing the denatured flower hat, "wlhen consider the cleverness of my childrer in invariably routing and defeating their parents I get real proud ol them!"-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09
Longer Time Than Ever.

With both states dry" the Gov ernor of North Carolina seldom speaks to the Governor of South Carolina New York Statesman.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

Winston Churchill says the allies are but few miles from victory at the Dardanelles, but the greatest satis- faction comes from accomplishment rather than prediction.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

While June appears to be seeking a corner on weather complaints, it might just as we'll understand that the reserve for July and August can never be exhausted.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

Having sunk sixteen vessels in three days Germany is apparently getting all it can underwater while there is no restraint.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

It has always been great, but still the wonder grows that we were will ing to get along for the many years that we did without the voting ma- chimes.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

While attention is being given to the duty of handing out advice to the graduating classes, those who are run ming the war will enjoy brief rest
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

That vigorous cry Of his infant probably sounded much different to
 Governor Whitman of New York three
 thousand miles away than it would have at home at midnight.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

With the cutting off of part of it's army in Persia it begins to look as if Turkey was losing its tail feath- CTS first.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

Already suggestions are being made as to what should be obtained in the way of new legislation from the nex1 general assembly.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

The man on the corner says: There are some people who worry so mucA that if the world should come to an end they would feel relieved.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

The condition in which England finds itself as Lloyd George points out only serves to indicate what prepara- tions Germany had made for war,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

There couldn't be anything more un- satisfactory, weatherwise, if Norwich had baseball team.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

It is lucky thing for Russia tha- the strategical retreat came into ust as it did.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09
EDITORIAL NOTES

The pronunciation of Przemysl as impregnable has now become obsolete,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

Norwich. "Wednesday, June g, 1915.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

When one realizes that the trol1eys of Connecticut have been made to pay millions toward the construction and maintenance of highways, it does seems an unfair deal that turns these freely open to the jitney, and it is a poor appreciation on the part of the many who patronize the latter as often for sheer novelty's sake as for any other good reason.-New London Telegraph.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09

If we break into Mexico in order to pacify it, we shall simply draw the combined attack of all the various factions there, who will stop quarrel ing with each other to fight the hated Yankee. If we had intervened earlier, we might have had the backing of one faction. This is something Huerta points out.-MaterburY American.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-09
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Mayor Danny Dunn, of Willimantic, took the law in his own hands when he spanked a boy who was stealing a ride on the back of trolley car. Guess the boys folks will not object when they realize that the lesson the mayor taught may save the boys life. Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-29
HAD TO ALLOW THE PENSION
Statesmen Did Not Understand Ma
ture Of Disease, So How Was Any
Other Course Possible?

Representative Murray of Oklahoma
and Col. G. C. Harris of Alabama, for
merly an officer in the Confederate
army, sat discussing bill pending In
the house committee on pensions
Harris is strongly opposed to most OF
the pension bills and Murray, on tn.
other hand, Is equally insistent that
most of the bills should be passed
Some of Murray's arguments are un
usual.
Here's a man who has a disease
that can't even pronounce" said Har.
ris, running his finger along dotted
line leading to the name of the all
ment. How am to know he con
tracted such a disease as that in the
army? Or that it amounts to any.
thing?"
That's just the point" declared
Murray. Its disease that you and
know nothing about. We can't even
pronounce it. Who are we to say
that 1t isn't a serious disease? The
man may have been incapacitated for
years."
II never thought of 1t in that way
admitted the ex-Confederate army Off
Ger. Il suppose we'll have to allow the
pension. City Star.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-29
SORROWS OF THE NEUTRAL
Small Nations, In the Present Conflict
Seem to Be Caught Between
Two Fires.

The neutral is living in world in
which vexatious and costly inroads are
constantly being made upon his means
of subsistence. The responsibility fol
his losses lies between two maraud.
ing powers. Each of them Indignantly
repudiates all imputations of misbe
havior and Indignantly accuses the en-.
emy. Each of them claims that the
way to prevent any further maraudine
is to hand the keys of the storehouse
to him and to lock out his opponent
Great Britain insists that Germany
cannot have it both ways. Germany
insists that Great Britain cannot havo
it both ways. The insistence of each
that the other cannot have it both
ways does not prevent both from seek.
ing to have it both ways. The result
upon the fate of the belligerent of this
reputation of all the rules remains to
be seen, but it's results on the fortune
of the mere neutral is crystal clear.
When number of big belligerents are
insisting upon having 1t both ways, the
inoffensive and thrifty neutral is eyi
IDENTIFY doomed to get it both ways
The New Republic.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-29
plsappearIna Peach 1ree..

Some of the Colorado fruit growers
on the eastern slope Of the Rocky
mountains have adopted an ingenious
method for protecting their peach or
chards during the winter season. The
plan. which has been found to be q
meritorious one. consists of bending
the trees down to the ground. cover
ing their branches with hay or straw
and then burying them under about
two inches Of soil. in much the same
way as blackberry and raspberry
bushes are cared for in cold climates
Although in the past the peach trees
in this section suffered much damage
and frequently were killed outright
during the winters. by this method OF
culture they are surviving severe
weather without difficulty and bearing
good yields Of fruit.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-29
Hunting on Lower Colorado.

To the hunter of game. both large
and small. the Colorado will appear
most notable as being the gateway tc
what is undoubtedly the best easily
reachsd shooting ground in North
America, the delta country about the
head of the Gulf of California In Mex
leo. Here. besides a wealth of bird
life that is equaled by few regions in
the world, are to be found wild pig OF
javelin, deer. mountain lion. jaguar
wildcat. coyote. antelope and noun
tain sheep. The delta country, with
its hunting, is generally the objective
Of the Colorado voyageur in any case
and for one whose time is limited the
most expeditions plan will be to outfit
at Yuma and float down the river to
the end Of the gulf from that point
With plenty of time at ones disposal
1t will be worth while to make the
Needles the point OF embarkation, as
the stretch between there and Yuma
offers q rare combination of fine
scenery with safe going that is equaled
by few streams in America.-Outing.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-29
WHEN THE RANGE is FOUND
Correspondent Writes of the Effect Of
Shell Fire on the Ranks of
the Enemy.

Crash! roar from out of the rum.
Bile. puff of white smoke and rain
of lead on the very men | had been
watching! The Germans had found
the range exactly. but the distance
was too great for me to distinguish
what execution they were doing among
those stirred ranks. Then came a
long siren whistle screeching through
the air from the distance. Again a
ywinkling flash against the blue. again
q puff of rich. fleecy smoke. and an
other shell had scattered death on the
men helplessly waiting below.
Fascinated, we watched those little
twinklings Of flame and .puffs of white
smoke. Whence came they, we won
dered. and by what weird skill were
they made to burst squarely over their
intended prey? Was it the science OF
man or was it, as we half believed. the
ca5olery Of some demon gloating over
the helrlessness of his victims? Again
the azure was broken by little white
puff-again We wondered-whence?
Click = k-click-click-
the murderous machine gun was start
ing its pusic. What an engine of de
struction. Nothing in the world seems
so hefnous as the swapping, clacking
rattle of the Machine guns splitting
forth its rain of bullets.-Arthur
Sweetser in the Worlds War.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-29
london Stock ExehaRae seat..

1t costs considerably more to become
member OF the London stock ex.
change nowadays than in the days
when its headquarters were at "Old
Jonathan's." on Cornhill. Serving for
four years as a stockholders clerk
reduces the cost. but an outsider has
to pay an entrance fee of 500 guineas
and to find three members who for the
ensuing four years will be responsible
for the sum Of $4,000 apiece, this be.
ing forfeitable in the event of the new
member being hammered" during
the period. In addition. the candidate
must buy three stock exchange shares.
the present price Of which is about
$3.50 per share. and he must purchase
from some retiring member a nomina
ton. This can now be bought for
about $3.50. although when nomina
tons were first created the top price
was $4,000.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-29
FREAK LEGISLATION

The Iowa senate passed two anti
tobacco bills last Monday. One bill
prohibits merchants from selling to.
bacco to persons under 21 years OF
age and prohibits any one undaE- 21
years from using it. The bill that ap
plies to the selling of tobacco can
be enforced, but the officers author
lied under the law to prosecute the
minors wto are prone to chew or
smoke, will have a hard time of 1t.
The boy behind the house, with a
cud in his mouth, will hardly give
himself away by splitting black-he
will swallow it first.-KeosauquaQa Qa)
Republican.
Gilpin observer., 1915-04-29
HOLY FLAG OF MoHAMMEDANs
UnfurIins Of "sacred eanner'' May
Have Dire Effect Upon the Ma.
tions Of the World.

In the inmost precincts of the old
seraglio at Stamboul (Constantinople)
the flag of the prophet is kept in
safety. Only on proclamation of q
holy war is 1t unfurled to the eyes OF
reverential multitude of believers
though without being removed. Its
staff is closely set with golden nails
and covered with green velvet. The
flag of green silk is richly embroidered
in gold with mystic scrolls and texts
from the Koran. According to tradi
tion the silk material originally served
as curtain to the tent of Ajsha, Mo
hammed's favorite wife. Thence II
was treasured by the Ommajades In
Bagdad, and brought to Cairo by the
Abassides.
In the year 1917, when Sultan Sc
lin conquered Egypt, he transferred
it to Damascus, where the throngs oi
pious pilgrims on their way to the sa
cred shrine could do it homage, Mu-
rad III, invading Hungary, carried il
In the midst of his army to inspire
courage. The mosque of the seraglio
Aeo 0SpOoitOiy III 1000,
charge of Sheik ul Isam.. the religious
head Of Mohammedanism.
1t was last unrolled in 1926, when
Sultan Mahmud planned the .destruc.
tion of the Janissaries. Neither the
Russo-Turkish nor the Balkan wars
OF recent years gave cause sufficient to
the Moslem church elders to assume
the responsibility of proclaiming a
holy war" Its unfurling arouses the
fanaticism of all believers to frenzy.
Every Moslem then must fight-fgni
a outrance.
Young or old, we'll or i'll, rich O,
poor, married or single, busy or idle.
you must obey the call. You must
leave home, children, wife; all social
relations are set at naught, all obi.
cations ignored; you must follow
where you are led, go where you
sent, do what you are ordered. No
other consideration holds. 1t means
life-and-death struggle engaged in
by nearly 2OO,OO0,00O men throughout
Asia, Africa, even in Europe =