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Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

q think it's perfectly horrid." said Archibaid's mother indignantly. Cant you do something about it?"
 / Archibald's father regarded her friv- olous lace friils with the indulgent pleasure of a man whose trusting wife has asked him to perform an act en- tireiy beyond his powers and expects him to be gloriously successful in achieving the impossible.
 Well" he said, seeing that the city council has issued a permit to lay the water mains down this street and that the pipes are already dump cd along the curbing for three miles don't quite see how l can stop the pro- ceedingsl"
 Arehibalds mother shrugged. There's no room in front for my cleo burglars and tramps will hide in the pipes at night-they're big enoughl"
 Archibald did not hear his fathers z laugh. He sat transhxed by this last thrilling idea If burglars and tramps. why not?
 from the room, shedding napkin spoons and forks in his flight
 "Archibald!" thundered his father The front door slammed.
 T guess he's gone over to Teddy's.'
  'sSuch manners! I will speak to him firmly when he comes backl I cant imagine why small boys are so trying at timesi"
 "Archie-e-e!" his mother called sev. eral times during the next hour, di- recting her voice towards Teddy. house across the street. There wa! no sign of the two boys racing madl1 around the yard as usual Some twI hours later he came in. Where on earth have you been? 2 demanded his mother sternly.f He surveyed her with wide eyes. '' went over to Teddy's,' he said. Non II never heard you call-no'm, not sound! Yes, Fl guess I forgot t, ask to be excused from breakfast I'll remember next time!" 'I wonder if Archie is sick" l1h ] mother unused that evening to hi i father. He's been so odd and sort O quiet today. You know, as a rule, h. and Teddy are as bad as an arm. corps for stirring things up in thi neighborhoodi If it isn't one thini it's another-and the racket the make! They've been so still all day 1 worries mel"
 'Heavens!" said his father. "B thankful for a respite and don't pic flaws in it! Maybe he's just growth up!"
 | The strange peace in the block con i tinued. Teddy's mother ran over tn next day at noon. 'I came over" sh began a little anxiously, "to see if Te
 ''Wh-why," stammered Archie mother. T supposed Archie was owe Ethere at your house."
 l '1 haven't laid eyes on them fc hours!" walled Teddy's mother. 'I- oh, hers Archie now-did you hear m
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
GREAT BRIrAlN's EXPLANATION

AS if in anticipation of the protest which this country has had ready for some time to present to Great Britain over the detention and confiscation of American meats, an explanation now comes from London through Ambas- sador Page bearing directly upon this matter.
 It is claimed that the seizure was not the result of the British order in council since the vessels were held up long before that went into effect and they were stopped because the cargoes which were conditional contraband were destined largely for the use of the governments of Germany and Aus tria- This 1t is maintained was the purpose from the very start, that the sending of the goods to neutral ports was simply a blind and that the British government possesses positive proof of this fact in cablegrams and letters in it's possession. It is furthermore claim ed that such shipments were far in excess of supplying the normal de- n1ands of the countries to which they were consigned and that the grounds for the seizure were those which have been asserted and upheld by none more strongly than American courts and the leading American authorities on inter- national law for over fifty years.
 The packers were not able to con- vince the British prize court that these facts were not so. They were not able to show that the goods were to be consumed in neutral countries or that they would not be reshipped to the belligerents. That being the case and it being so that Great Britain has followed American decisions appears tc weaken the protest before it is made
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
PROTECT. THE FORESTS.

sWhen Chief Forester Graves of the Unfted States service returns from Alaska, as he has, with the story of the great destruction that is TOW go- ing on by fire in the wooded sections of that territory and estimates that there have been million acres burned 1oRer every year for the past Is years, meaning of course that the timber thereon has been destroyed, 1t places emphasis upon the need of correcting the conditions which are responsible for such losses. That of colrse is q long way off and the means of pro- teeting it are limited, to say nothing oK trying to fight it, but the enormous waste of timber and the steady inroads which are being made into the supply I. makes it all the more deplorable that 5ssiicn great quantities are allowed to goyup in smoke.
 This. however, only calls better at- teution to the fact that none too great care is exercised right at home in fur nishing the needed protection against forest fires. Though there are better
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
FIGHTING INDEcENcY.

With the death of Anthony Comstock it was recognized that a lifelong work CT for decency had ended his labors. It was understood that none more zea1ous could be found for the carry ing on of the fight which he had so consistently made and vet it was not believed that it meant the neglect by any means of the ever-present oppor- tunity for combating demoralizing in fluences. That is bound to be carried on by the organization of which he was the head, although; his successor may be actuate6 by different ideas and pursue different methods than some which had brought MT. Com5tock into much disfavor.
 That there are even other organiza- tions which will continue to wield the cudgel in behalf of 'decency is of course certain and this is fully dis closed by the action of the Christian League of Philadelphia in the seizure of a large number of indecent post cards in that city. That the eppor- tunity for such work is not confined to Philadelphia reeds no explanation It exists wherever there is an unre- stricted sale of such cards which dc an unlimited amount of harm espe- claIly when the lInpreSSlOnaDIe mlnC of childhood is involved.
 That there should be a stop put to the publication and sale of such examples of obscenity as are to be found is indisputable and the organization which is engaged in fighting such business deserves all the support that it can get There is enough evil influence to be encountered without tolerating that and ! unless there is serious opposition tho i exhibition and sale of indecent card. amounts only to toleration of an in. 1 fluence which is aimed in the wrong | direction.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

"Dedeagatch is the port upon the Aegean Sea to which the Bulzarians pin some of their brightest hopes for a rich commercial future, according to aSStudy in war geography just pre- pared by the National Geographic So- ciety. "A free outlet to the Aegean and the Mediterranean was something long coveted by Bulgarian statesmen, who felt that their foreign trade would first begin with their requirement Of a port upon the open sea. In Dedea- gatch. the patriotic natives see a fu- ture New York, a Balkan London, and the possession of this harbor appears -their war with Turkey. Bulgarian products. from altar of roses to grain and hides. are soon to leave for the worlds central markets in Bulgarian boats from a Bulgarian port.
 Holding their port so important, it is small wonder that the Bulgarians felt the loss of the railway, through Adrianople, which connects Dedea- gatch with the interior of their coun- try. to be a disaster that must be made good at the earliest possible moment and at all hazard. The re- gently reported cession of territory by the Ottoman Empire restores to Bull garia the land through which this | railway runs, and so restores to the sturdy peasant nation its ardent hopes AO1 IAS dSS lO COInc. N1ln lnGlT SITdll strip of seasore along the Aegean and with an export city at Dedeagatch, ] with it's communications safe upon l home soil, the Bulgarian feels that his country has become more than a Balkan Power; it has become a Medi- terranean Power, a member of the l family of Europe, a State with a fu- ture as wide as the oceans.
 -Dedeagatch is situated upon the Gulf of Enos. about 10 miles north of the Maritza estuary. The little town | began it's career as a seaport under Abdul Hamid II, when it began to capture much of the trade that had formerly been done through the port | of Enos, which lies upon the south
 eatsern point of the Gulf of Enos, or
 the southern bank of the Maritza riv- | CT.
 Forty years ago, Dedeagatch was
 merely a cluster of f1shermens huts
 staggering back fro man open road
 stead. Since then. new town hai grown up. small, with only 4.000 popu. latfon. but alert, progressive, conf. dent. Several factors have entered
 into this promise of Dedeagatch. Firs
 among its advantages, is that of 1t!
 railway connections, which link
 with Constantinople. Sofia, Bourga
 and Saloniki Further. its rival t
 healthy climate and to the shifting O
 coastal sandbars.
 The inhabitants of this harbor cit,
 as all along the coasts of the Aegean were mostly Greeks up to the occupa tion and administration by the Bul
 garians. Greek commission house and shippers had most of its trade ii their hands. The opening of the Con stantinople- -Saloniki Railway in 1ss } brought rapid prosperity to the place
 some of which was lost again whe
 railway connections were made be . frrya t1an fr,fo far. hn e. : port of BourgAs. The city is the ma : fural outlet of the Maritza Valle, however and, despite its unfavorabl
 harbor. an unsheltered, open roadsteat
 1t will probably become a rich city a [ Bulgaria's first Mediterranean port"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
THE SHIP PURCHASE BILL.

Nothing will strike the country with more surprise than the announcement that comes from Washington to the effect that the administration plans to again push the ship purchase bill through congress, endeavoring if 1t can be secured in no other way to secure the adoption of a new rule which will prevent the measure from being talked to death as was the case before the last congress.
 7 Apparently the administration does not accept the action of the last con- gress as the desire of the people or else it has not given consideration to that feature of the matter. When the bill was before the last session of con- -sgress it called forth general disap- proval because of the dangers which would be involved in such action. It not only meant the investment of a a large sum of money in a questionable undertaking, but it meant that the government would be going into bus einesS in competition with private en- tefprises. The country is seeking to Increase it's merchant marine, but it has by other legislation rendered it a serious blow and the passage of the ship purchase bill would simply be causing greater Encouragement for the capital of the country to invest in steAmship lines.
 The reception that the last Bill re- ceived indicated the opposition there is. to it even aside from the phase o1 experiment ownership It was evil dence enough that it involved unwise principles and principles which are not likely to be any more acceptable al the coming session of congress thar they were at the last. But if the ad. ministration is looking for trouble there can be. no question but what the ship purchase hill will provide it.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
THEIR BLIcHTED HOPES

calling and calling you and Teddy awhile agow
 Archie looked sweetIy at her. Why, mo-" he said. "Ain't that funny? I've been with Teddy an we've been play ing, all morning-and we never heard you call or nothing!"
 The two mothers passed bewiidered hands over throbbing brows. T must be going crazy" murmured Teddy's mother. Why. I shouted my head off"
 ''The doughnuts." broke in the cook at that moment, that cooked this very day. ma'am-the doughnuts Is all | gone but two!"
 "Tramps!" walled Archie's mother | in alarm T knew the neighborhood would be full of them with those wa ter pipes down the street. You must have left the back door unlocked. Mat tie."
 T can't imagine" she said later to Teddy's mother, who had accompanied her upstairs, what has become of my second best pair of wool blankets. am sure put them in this chestl And the steamer rug was with them! Oh, well. I guess I packed them up in the attic after alll"
 where's Archie?" his father asked | at dinner time.
 Why, said Archie's mother, be- | wildered. He was here minute ago and told him to get washed for din- | neri He Is the queereSt cnlIo or late l-I can't seem to put my finger on him. Archie-e-e-e!"
 The dinner grew cold while the call for Archie waxed louder and more anxious. Midway in the street the parents met.
 "No," said Tedy's mother. Archie isn't at our house. thought maybe Tedy was at Yours," 1 'T haven't seen TeddyI" cried Arch. les hystefical mother. "Oh, what hal
 happened to our boysT'
 The police sergeant and several de
 tectives joined tho concIave. Tele ri phones and autos lent their aid. Al
 enterprisinR police reporter heard O
 the excitement and made a social cal
 on the distracted households late il
 the evening.
 T shall lose my mind!" walled botl mothers in chorus. "Oh, some traml hidden in those awful pipes has stolel |, them"
 There was a simultaneous sound o two fathers crashing through the iron door. The mothers followed. T.
 their horror the fathers disapeare .l headlong in the end of one of the hug , water mains. When they emerge they tumbled before them from tn
 ether end two protesting small boy various blankets, candles and a pee a of scattered doughnuts. : "Aw, geei" walled Archibald. @. l fellow can't never have any fun a
 all.'
 E 'It-its just ferce!' agreed Teddy . Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

The use of the machine at elections Is becoming more general in this state and other states. Its advocates do not claim that the perfect voting machine has yet been produced. The experi- ence which Hartford has had with machine voting. particularly at the 1914 municipal election in the Fourth Ward. shows that 1t has defects. But, even with its defects. voting by ma chimes has so many advantages over the ballot system that Hartford is perfectly willing to endure the sliEht drawbacks for the satisfaction 1t takes in being relieved of the annoyances. which had become intolerable of the ballot system. It is not the acceptance of the lesser of two evils. If is the rejection of one system that had be- come unbearably faulty and defective, and the adoption of another that in- sures for the voters a count that is not manipulated to nullify the expres- sion of their will. and which enables the people to know. within a reason a ble time after the polls are closed the result of the voting.-Hartford Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
Heat a Menace 10
 Lives of Old Folks
Sickness and Misery Are Caused by Constipation
 In Hot Weather

People of advancing years should be very careful of their health dur ing the hot months. One has only to follow the mortality record of elderly people as reported in the papers. to realize that these are the hardest months of the year for them.
 It is most important to the mainte- nance of health and vigor at rhis time to avoid constipation, with its accompanying headaches and muscu- lar and blood congestion. This can ce best accomplished by the timely use of a gentle laxative. such as Dr. CaIj- wells Syrup Pepstn. an ideal remedy that is pleasant to the taste. easy and natural in its action. and does not grfpe. It's tonic properties build up and strengthen the system
 Elderly people should avoid strong physics. cathartics, purgatives, salts and pills. as these afford only tenn porary relief and are a shock to the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

means of detecting and lighting them in the states there Is nevertheless a great waste from fires which ought not to exist and would not if there was the proper amount of care used by those who are responsible for the start of the most of them. The timber re- sources are being exhausted fast enough in the ordinary channels of business to warrant the using of ev- cry effort for conservation and it ap- pears that there Is no better oppor- tunity for such service whether 1t is in the states or Alaska than guarding against the forest fire.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

1 o m ale weakness, pain and irregular ties. The pains in my sides were in- creased by walking or standing on my feet and l had such awful bearing down feelings, W as de-
 pressed in spirits
 and became thin and
 pale with dull. heavy
 eyes. had six doc
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

If the raising of the pay of the French soldiers four cents a day was responsible for the recent gains in the west, the war might be shortened by doubling the increase and putting them on an eight hour basis.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
The War a Year Ago Today
Oct. 1s, 1914.

Germans moved on ostond and Bruses.
 Lille, Hazebrouek and Ypres oo- cupied by Germans.
 Fierce fighting at Dismuds, Gen. eral von kIuok trying to turn lies left wing.
 Germans made dash for War saw.
 Montenesrins defeated Austri- ans near Saraievo. Detachment of Boers under Col enel Maritz rebeIled and martial law was proclaimed throughout South Africa. French routed German aviators near Paris.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

forbidding all under 16 years of age to engage in a business that has meant a great deal to a great many young sters. How that sort of thing can be justified Is beyond us. IL Is equally puzzling why the Journal fails to in clude 1t In the list of petty meddling with trivial affairs of the people. - Bristol Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
Will Worry AIonq.

The absence of Congressman F1tz- gerald from the House will of course, be severely felt, but 1t may not be compelled to shut up shop for all that. It managed to pull through for a while without the presence of Uncle Joe Cannon, you know.-Indianapolis News.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

When first class battleships of this country are being placed in the re- serve class because of a lack of men to man them, it reveals a condition which needs attention.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

Even though Bulgaria has declared war against Servia that country has yet to find out whether it is a prom iSe or a threat.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

When Count Reventlow says 1t is none of our business what the Turks do with the Armenians it looks as if he was trying to justify Germany's treatment of the Belgians.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

Villa promises that Mexico will not lack for trouble, but that is the one thing that it can best dispense with and none should recognize it more than Villa
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

It begins to look as if the forces of nature operating the slides in the Gail lard cut were trying to popularize the Strait of Magellan route.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

It doesn't make Villa feel any bet ter to think he has changed so much that the American representatives couldn't recognize him.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

The man on the corner says: When 1t comes to bills of fare the poor old human stomach is on the defensive most of the time
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

Inasmuch as Chicago has had a dry Sunday it is again proved that the limit of possibility is always open for new record.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

Now that an international peace congress has opened in California there ought to be rapid progress in ending the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

The new gas which Germany is said to be using is reported pleasanter, but according to all accounts it is none the less deadly.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

That millions of dollars worth of artificial arms and legs are being made for the warning nations here tells oi the terrible effect of the conflict.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

The lovers of warm weather are still putting their faith in the never failing Indian summer.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The end, like the opening, of the fly
 season, finds them hungrier than ever.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

WHEN YOU WANT 10 put your uns- mess before the puhlsc. there is t.e medium better tnan through the ad- vertisin= ~oiumH8 Of The Bulletin
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD 5t Norwich. within and for the District of Norwich. on the i2th day of October. Prssent-NELsoN J. AYLING.. Judge.
 Estate q Harriet k G5.EPea,;es: H.. late
 Ordered. That the Admihlstrator with the will annexed cite the a ther siams Gf naid assSt saS within six months from this date. by posting a notice to that enset together post nearest to the place where said deceased last dwelt. and in the same Town ard 5y pgsiisllnE tas 6,raIntlo2 Sde GhfS iS Eaid District. and make return to tnla NELSON J. AYLING. Judge; The above and foregoing Is true 'OSi Rttsst; S FANNIE C. CHURCH.
 NoTIcEN-Al creditors Of said de- their claims against ssid sstste to iEs undersigned at 42s Washington street Norwich. Conn. within the time limited ''' HERBERT I1 YERRfSGToN. octI5d Admr- with win annexed
 STATE OF CoNNECTICUT. DIS trict of Montviile. ss-. Probate Court
 Esstate of Charles Avery. late Of MontyiIie. In said District. deceased.
 Avery. praying that administration be tioSnH SHsS on 6ie 2s tS nore f1iiy sppesrs. it IS
 Ordered. That said aPpiiestior be heard at the Probate Ofhce in Mont vine. h said District. on the lkth day of October. A. D. 1915. at o'clock fn the afternoon. and that notice thereof be given by publishing this notice in some newsPePer having a eircuiation In said District. and oy posting . copy nearest where the decessed last dweIt. at least tnroe days before said hearing. and return o< notice given be made to '- CHARLES \. cHAPPELL
 octi1d Judge.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
MRS. WILLIAMS'
 LONG SICKNESS
Yields To Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable
 Compound.

EIkhart, Ind. :-"I suffered for four teen years from organic inflammation,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The Connecticut College for Women is delayed somewhat past its an- nounced schedule. as was to be ex- pected of a brand new institution, but it's off at last. Its equipment is good; its attendance is up to expectations. | Now watch and see what the girls will call 1t for short."-New Haven Reg | ister.
 By shutting off supplies of arms and ammunition from this country to the
 enemies of the recognized Government.
 and permitting Carranza to get all | the guns and bullets he wants, the all
 lied nations can give him valuable and probably effective assistance. At least | temporary order Is at once evolved out of Mexican anarchy and chaos. There i is now an authority at Mexico City | which can be held to strict account
 ability. That is something gained,
 whatever happens.-Providence Bulle- tin.
 We agree heartily with the Meriden | Journal in it's editorial comment on the multiplicity of laws and the utter foolishness of many of them. Legisla- ton has run to extremes and many
 things get into the statute books that
 should have been kicked out the back door. Far too many petty things ars regulated. But We do not find the
 Journal condemning one of its owr
 city laws just become effective that
 appears from this standpoint to come
 into the denounced class of unwar-
 ranted interference-the law requir.
 ing all newsboys to wear a badge anC
The Detroit times., 1915-12-18

another woman doing for you and
your child? Was it,
stop, Margie-I can't bear t..
Can't you see that my decision was
based on my duty to my poor peo-
ple?"
Herbert Spencer. it were better
that every person-man, woman and
child-in your settlement chould live
In want until they died than that you
should have thrown aside and cruci-
fed the soul Of woman who loved
YOU. Besides, down in your heart
you know that 1t was not for your
poor but for yourself you did 1t.
am glad Kitty is dead would not
have had her ever know your hypoc-
risy. Goodbye"
+ (To BE Continued.