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Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

east, and from the blacks of the Sou- dan, in the south, such necessities and luxuries as their cheerless portion or mother earth can not supply them
 There are five main tribes in the Tuareg confederation, and they in- habit the desert from Tuat to Tim
 buktu and from Fezzan to Finder:
 Their homes are reared in the heart or arid wastes, where vast solftaces, un-
 natural heats, and unmarked distances shroud everything in uncanny mys-
 tery. They are masters of an area
 half that of the United States in ex-
 tent. Of this 1,500,0O0 square miles of
 territory, scarcely 5000 acres or less
 the area of New York City is cultl-
 vated land. This scanty farmland IS
 only maintained by an enduring strug-
 gle with the drifting sands. These fierce adventurers who have forced the
 great desolation to yield them a sup- port number 100000, or more, accord-
 ing to estimate; and they have made themselves feared by the natives from the Mediterranean to the Jungies or Central Africa
 "The Tuaregs wear the end of their turban cloth drawn around the face, allowing nothing but the eyes to be seen It is worn for the purpose of protecting the throat and lungs from the cutting blasts of fine desert sand, and, also, probably, as an element en- hancing the mystery of their life, for they seldom or never remove these masks, whether rowing over the desert | or visiting in. the cities on the coast. i Due to these cloths, they are called Masked Tuaregs, while the Arabs call them People of the Veil. The masks are dark blue and white, the former being worn by Tuareg nobles and the latter by the serfs and slaves.
 Some centers for trade, Tuareg | towns, are situated in the Middle Des- ert. These are Wargla, Tirnbuktu, Chat, Ghadames, MurZuk and Insalah. ! He is fearless, enduring, hard-fght- ing adventurer along the merchandise | trails that cross the desert. Two i'm portant trails leave Tripoli, on the coast, and traverse 5000 miles of sands and barren wastes to the Soudan, where rich cargoes of skins, gold, iv= | ory, and other interior African pro- | ducts are loaded upon camels and | brought northward. Sometimes. sim | gle caravan consists of thousands o1 canpels and merchandise to the value | of hundreds of thousands of dollars | When passing through the Tuares country, the leaders of such caravans have had to pay a tribute to the chief tans by the way for safe escort or TUT the risk of losing all their goods.
 From Morocco to Tripoh, the re- lentless ferocity, the cunning, and thu daring of the Tuareg is mingled In al
 the traditions unpleasant to the nor peaceful natives along the coast. Int T Tuaregs, meanwhile, openly spy upoi
 the caravans in course of outftting il
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04
DANGER FROM sELENcERs.

New attention is attracted to the harm which exists in the unrestrict- ed use of silencers on firearms by the case which has been brought to light in Albany of young man who was using such a weapon to shoot down people in the streets of that city.
 It wasn't so many months ago that a New Yorker murdered the members of his family and then committed sui eide without anyone in the apartment house where the crimes were com mitted knowing anything about the tragedy until a search was made to
 ascertain the whereabouts of the missing people.
 In each instance it is apparent that
 the dangers surrounding the use of this invention are too grave to per-
 init of further laxity. There is need of protecting the lives of people to such an extent that the sale of si- the most rigid restrictions. The fact
 that they could be obtained only
 with difficulty might not deter a per- son from the commission of the crime
 which he has in mind but 1t is appar- ent that he would not be able to com init a series of them without being quickly and easily detected. The si- lencer Is an aid to the criminal such as cannot be overlooked. Had the or d1nary noise which accompanies the firing of a revolver or rife occurred it would have been sufficient to fur
 nish clue to the perpetrator of the 1 deed before he had opportunity to pick out his second victim.
 New York has a stricc law against the carrying of concealed weapons for the safeguarding of its people but it is apparent that legislation rela- tive to the sale and use of the si- | lencer ought not to be neglected any l longer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Our Failing Lights.

MT. Editor:-I am sorry to note that the Gas & Electric management is showing an inemciency which would not be tolerated in a private company by any city. Under private management If an arc light got out of order a new one was immediately put in it's place and the useless lamp was taken in for repairs
 An arc light in my neighborhood has not been lit for two weeks or more, and all inquiries result not in the assurance that it will soon be again in service but that the brush is gone, and the only inference is that brushes at the municipal gas and finite information can be given when again this lamp will be put into com missicn.
 hear there are some fifteen or twenty of these dead electric arc lights in different parts of the city which have been out for some time and con- cerning which no definite information can be obtained except that they are out of service and there is no inn mediate prospect of their put in use because of lack of stock.
 The business relation of this plant to the city authorities seems to be no closer than though it was a pri- vate company, and even the right ol the mayor to advise the commission CTS or even be present at a meeting was recently questioned by that hon. orable board. although there is nc question that the late Charles F Thayer had complete indirect contro over the entire plant, hence why should the city pay under contract for 20 arc lights out of service No private company wta1ll{ " f | make such a demand, and the city should not pay for a service it dit 1 not receive if they dared. Why should not the appropriation be reduced tn, amount of light lost to the taxpay' CTS?
 CITIZEN. ! Norwich, Feb 3, 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

good and I hope every suffering woman will give them a trial" Mrs. ANNA KELLY, 710 Chestnut Street, Burling- ton, Wis.
 The many convincing testimonials com stantly published in the newspapers ought to be proof enough to women who suffer from those distressing ills pecu- liar to their sex that Lydia E. Pinkham's s Vegetable Compound is the medicine they need.
 This good old root and herb remedy has proved unequalled for these dread ful ills; it contains what is needed to restore woman's health and strength.
 If there is any peeuliarity in your case requiring special ad- vice, write the Lydia E. Pink ham Medicine Go. (confidentiall Lynn, Mass, for free advice.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04
eRATlFYENG ACTION.

There is nothing surprising in the action of the lower house of congress in acting favorab1y upon the Heating child labor bill by an overwhelming majority. It has been felt for a long time where those representatives of the people stood in regard to this important matter based upon the ac- tion which the last house took. It didn't escape opposition but it all came from the south where progress along such lines has been slight which fact is chiefly responsible for the urg- ing of this federal legislation.
 The bill makes it unlawful for any producer or dealer to ship in inter state commerce mine or quarry pro- ducts made by children under the age of 16 years, products manufactured by children under IA or by children under 16 employed more than eight hours a day, or by children under 16 employed at night, with the excep- ton of unincorporated canning clubs formed by boys and girls, this last named provision being added by the house since such clubs are part of an educational movement which is out side the purpose of the legislation.
 The real fight against the measure is to be expected in the senate. It was there that the bill died in com mittee at the previous session and it Is not to be expected that those states in the south which fail to recognize the importance of giving proper at- tention to the welfare of it's children and affording them the protection and opportunities which are accorded to those in other states are going to sub- init passively.' The early and decis- i've action by the house should, how ever. prevent the pigeonholing of the bill and bring the senate to the reaIi- zation of the fact that the time has arrived when the bill should become law.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04
A YEAR AGO TODAY
Feb. 4, 1915.

Gen Won Hinderhurq hurled 5o,- 900 men at Russian lines near War saw.
 Germans Evacuated Angola.
 Turka defeated in two engage ments at Suez canal.
 British ships sheiied Germans at Westende.
 Germany proclaimed the waters around Great Britain and Ireland a war zone and warned neutral ves- eels.
 Steamer Aymerie sailed from New York with relief cargo from 12 states for Belgium.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

but after taking
 Lydia E. Pinkham's
 vege ta ble Com- pound Tablets and using two bottles of the Sanative Wash I am fully convinced that I am entirely cured of these trou- bles, and feel better all over. I know your remedies have done me worlds of
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

The report that the K-5 is all right and needs no assistance is gratifying. It Is unfortunate that the Uniteti States submarines have fallen into such repute that anyone would sup pose that the underwater boat which becomes separated from the others is in need of help.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

Even though President Wilson de- ciares that there is no actual crisis before the country, 1t must not be inferred that 1t is not advisable to look out for our interests along the same line that man takes out an insurance policy
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

A considerable increase in infan mortality in England and on the con tinent is attributable in the past twt years to dirigibIes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

If it is a fact that Germany really wants to end the Lusitania case it must be apparent to an impartial ob- server that no one but itself is stand ing in the way.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

The people of the west are reported to be listening to the president. Can it be expected that the president and congress will listen to the people?
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

The merry song of the sIeighbell. was welcomed change even though it did mean extra work for the mar with the snow shovel.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

A great many would be gratif1ed if they could be assured that the grounding didn't get his dates mixed and thus came forth yesterday in- stead of the day previous.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

The case of the Appam gives new reason to believe that Germany thinks well of the neutral ports oi this country.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

These men voted to make the treaty of Paris a scrap of paper was the effective manner in which the New York Tribune headed the list of senators led by Vice President Marshall, who voted for the indepen- dence of the Philippines in four years
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04
Norwich. Feb. 3, 1s1e.
Gas and More of 1t.

MT. Editor: It takes more than the words of the commissioner, who reems to have a bad case of sour stomach just at pres ent, to seriously impress the public with his views on gas and electricity. Better have sthe doctor prescribe for him, may be he has. and the medicine didn't taste good. He wishes to know one thing that the commission has done which succeeded him. One thing they have NOT done is to keep taking out the side of the electric light building and putting it back again every time they bought a piece of ma chinery, and what few contracts have been given out we all have had a chance to bid on them and lot of "other little things-too numerous to mention"
 DISINTERESTER
 Norwich, Feb. 3, 1916.
 Not Only Town Opposing Medical In-
 .. spection.
 MT. Editor: It would seem from such information as can be culled from reports of the joint sessions of the school board and board of selectmer joint body are between the devil and the deep sea.
 Now probably it is not generally known that Norwich is not the only town in the state that Is opposing medical inspection of school children The following extract from a private letter written by the Rev. c. H Reimers of Meriden, gives us ar idea of the conditions that exist in that town, and demonstrates very forcibly that the opposition which has developed to this law is not only full ly Justified, but absolutely necessary if we would protect our rights as cit izens of a supposedly free country, and secure to our children the right to ar education free and untramelled by any arbitrary encroachments of a sell seeking medical oligarcy. MT. Reimers writes as follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

No one appears to be greatly dis satisfied because the grounding fail- ed to find g. place in the sun.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

The man on the corner says: Un- like the prophet, a good guesse1 doesn't have to be eccentric.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04
EDITORIAL NOTES,

No one can disregard the fact that every day now brings us so much nearer to spring.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04
PAINS IN SIDE
 AND BACK
How Mrs. Kelly Suffered and
 How She was Cured.

Burlington, Wis.--'1 was very irreg- ular, and had pains in my side and back,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-04

Norwich. Friday. Feb. 4, 1916.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Annie. 4. Good.

The young superintendent Of the
Endeavor society tried to teach eaci,
child to say aloud some prayer. even
IL 1t We're only sentence. At first
she taught them prayers. Later they
were encouraged to compose their own
One tiny fellow, the son Of a poor
widow. had his first production ready
OH very cold winter day.
Dear Lord. apples is good"
That night the mother of the super
intendent took basket of apples to
the child's home. The boy smiled rndi-
antly, evidently grateful that his first
prayer had been Observation-Disclosures
oils News.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Entrance to GuiIdhalI, London.

window panes from the horns Of
cattle; nor is there but little demand
for those whose business it was to
dislodge chimney SCOT. Even the tin
ker who went from place to place
mending pots and pans for housewives,
and who passed them down to sue
ceeding generations, has disappeared
There Is no industry today, however
except perhaps that Of building air
ships, but was represented in some
crude way in the labor of the crafts
men, and If honesty and quality of
work are considered, our hats must
be Oft to those men of old.
That Labor day in Europe today is
the LIST day of May is probably the
outcome of this day having been cele-
brated by many of the old craftsmen
before the age of invention. Among
other merrymakers. the chimney
sweeps spent frolicsome Mayday,
and in some localities still keep up
some OF their old customs. In former
times London's chalk-faced chimney
sweeps carried shovels and brushes
as they paraded the streets dressed in
ShCap anu uVNhSu WIN SlAApo
of gilt and colored paper. To then
no Mayday was complete without
May dance.
The beribboned milkmaids who
danced on the same day also aspired
to have music at their jollification, and
often marched behind COW with gilt
horns in procession. On that day
these rural workers borrowed silver
cups and tankards, which they hung
around their milk-pails, decorated
with ribbons and flowers. Such at
tractive paraphernalia helped them in
collecting coins from their customers,
before whom they danced.
Partly to secure holiday and part
ly to increase their funds, the Friendly
Society Of Carriers also celebrated the
LIST of May with procession. In coun-
try places the carters, with their wag-
ons and horses gay with ribbons,
stopped at the numerous public houses,
and 1t homes At every stop those
within were under Obligation to give
ribbon 70 hslp IN u dsccfasson of ~
csrta "a a
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
somsthlna In Names.

"Call for Mr.. Baker! Call for Mr..
Baker" piped out the callboy in u
Muncie hotel, and was followed by an
other who drawIed out: Call for Mr..
Carpenter Call for Mr.. Carpenter !"
Not to be outdone, third chimed in
with: "Call for Mr.. Mason! Call for
Mr.. Mason!"
In the lobby two travelling sales
men. strangers, were sitting in chairs
near together. Looks like there must
be trades convention on here" ven
tured one. "They ought to have called
me. too-Iny names Brewer"
"The blank ii is!' exclaimed the
other. "My names Icecream. Let's see
what we can do for it."
So they did.-Indianapolis News.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
LABOR DAY IS FOR ALI
II Is Not Intended for Any Glass, but
for Americans En-
Masse.

Men of labor came to America in
the Mayflower. A printer and a car
penter signed the Declaration Of In
dependence. George Washington, the
whole world knows, was a surveyor at
one time in his life. Lincoln was no
more than a day laborer. Andrew
Johnson was tailor. William How
ard Taft, after leaving college, was a
newspaper reporter at Sc week.
Roosevelt, it can be fairly said, was
cowboy once.
A working man. by a strict defini-
tiOn, Is lone who earns his living by
manual labor"-otherwise, ut tasks
employing his hands. Farmers are
working men and clerks in stores and
offices must be, under the meaning Of
the dictionaries.
Actually, of course, anyone who
works Is a working man. Labor day,
consequently, is not for any class, but
for Americans en- mass.
The following are but few of the
thousands of instances where great
men of today began their successful
careers by working with their hands:
Secretary Lane of President VIII
sons cabinet learned the printers
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Hardships Come First.

Lucky" Baldwin was one of the
well-known characters on the Pacific
coast up to n few years ago, when he
died. His case is contradictory in a
way, as his ''luck' came only after
such struggles and hardships as few
men go through. AS prospector he
was near death many times and lived
in desperate poverty for the greater
part of his life. Then he made strike
in prospecting which left him fabulous
ly wealthy. His sobriquet of Lucky
is decided misnomer here, especially
as family troubles and litigation en-
Uttered his last years.
In glancing over the list of those
who control the largest fortunes in
this country, it is often impossible to
realize how it comes that men of such
varying qualities attain success.
Where does this success come from,
anyway? Is it foresightness, is it
strength of character, force Of person
ality?
Or is it a quality called luck?
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
The New Porter.

Jim was new porter in a hotel,
and he was putting in his first night
ut his new and responsible position.
1t was five in the morning and so far
Jim had done all he was told, and was
getting on splendidly.
"Call seventeen and four" command
ed the night clerk, as he looked over
his call sheet. Jim obeyed.
After he had been gone for a con-
siderable time the clerk went up to
see If he had called the rooms desig-
mated.
"Well," sighed the new porter. whom
he found on the third floor, i've got
seventeen of 'em up, but l haven't
started on the other four YET
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
W. N. w., DENVER, NO. ss--1s1s.
Couldn't Follow Instructions.

Not long ago ! gave an Irishnan .
box of pills and cautioned him care
fully with regard to adhering to tho
instructions on the box cover. These
instructions read, Take one pill three
times n day."
Next day the man came in and
placed the pills on my desk and when
I asked him what was the matter he
said:
Il couldn't carry out the instruc-
tions.''
whats the reason?" asked.
Il took the first pill all right" was
his reply, "but l couldn't get to take
it the other two times" - Chicago
Daily News.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
HOLIDAYS
OF CENTURIES AGO
Workmen's Guilds of England
Had Unique Methods of
Celebration.
Labor Day Parades In This Country
Are No Longer Popular With the
Organized Workers-First One
Held In 1884.

Since 1882, when the Knights Of La
Dor resolved to hold their parades on
Labor day, that holiday has been kept
before the public In various localities,
until now almost every state has fol-
lowed the example of Colorado by
making the first Monday in Septem-
ber Il legal holiday. The idea of pa
rading on that day has. however, lost
popularity with labor organizations, as
the holiday is celebrated in many
forms Of recreation by the several
who live by the exercise of brain or
Drawn. One day each year is therefore
set apart for workers of all classes to
relinquish labor and pursue the enjoy
ment of their individual bent. When
there is such diversity of sports ev-
cry man demands his choice as to
whether he shall spend the day ut
fishing, baseball, motoring or become
an excursionist.
Nothing commends the good old
days us strongly us the accounts of the
feasts and festivals of the old English
craftsmen, who kept certain holidays
in revelry or ceremonious pageant
even before America was discovered.
In the present century 1t is almost
impossible to imagine the influence of
some Of these old guilds of workmen,
or to comprehend the occupations in
which they were engaged. No longer
Is there any demand for horners, who
engaged in making cups, spoons and
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
SOLDIER OF FUTURE.

1.-THE soldier of the future will be
teetotaler, either by choice or COM
pulsiOn." says DIR. Harvey w. Wiley
in Good Housekeeping. "When it
comes to the point of saving or de-
stroying the nation. the advocates of
the consumption of alcohol will be
ranked among the Benedict Arnolds
of the country and not among the pa
triots. Let your boy know the truth
about these things. Appeal to his
manhood and his pride. Ask him If
he does not want to have successful
career, to be u leader in his class, to
be an expert in his trade, to be head
of his bank. or his business, what
ever it may be. And then tell him,
If you have the alcohol habit, you
can be none of these.'"
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Temperance
q Mites .
MAKES MAN STUPID.

"T can drink beer all night with
out feeling It, is IL common enough
remarks. But can you?" asks DIR. Ed
win f. Bowers in the American Maya
zine.
Modern scientific research has
shown that contrary to general be-
lief beer is prOportionately much more
nOXious than are wines or liquors.
The Bremen Anti-AlcohOl congress, a
cOnclave of many of the most famous
physicians in Europe, concluded that
while liquor makes Il man brutal and
dulls his judgment an adequate amount
of beer makes him slow-witted and
abOlishes Judgment. While wine or
brandy in sufficient quantity makes Il
man crazy, beer tends to make him
stupid.
"The actual reason for this tenden-
cy toward EQUALIZATION and sottish-
ness is very simple; for, in addition
to the small whisky glass OF pure al
cOhol in each pint, beer also contains
n large and varying percentage of
lupulint-he active principle of hops.
The sO-called lupulin glands of the
hops, according to Professor Reinitzer
of the University of Graz, secrete,
among other elements, hop acids and
resins.
"We used to think that we got
all the 'rosin' with which we varnish
our kidney cells from the pitch lin
ing of the beer barrels. But now we
know that we get our kidney shellac
from the hops in the beer. In addi-
ton to their deleterious effect upon
the kidneys these secretions act pow
erfulyupOn the nervous system.