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Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-11
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Facts That Are Facts.

MT. Editor: During the past few days we have read in the local press facts and figures regarding the cost of cleo tricity which the writer believes are absolutely correct. Such being the case, we are told that we can buy all the electricity the city wants at an average price of .0117 1-2 cents per XIV hour.
 We are also told by an expert on the cost of what electricity the city has made in the past that after an experi- ence of nearly eleven tears that the city cannot make electricity for less than .0319 cents per XIV hour.
 From these figures we are shown that 1t has cost the city about .002 cents more for every XIV hour of cleo tricity made than 1t could be bought for.
 In the face of these facts and figureg, how can the board of commissioners vote to continue to make electricity?
 If the city continues to make cleo tricity the commissioners tell us they will need about $100, ,00o for permanent improvements, and that they have al- ready voted to ask the common coun- ell for S24,000 at once as a starter for the proposed increased facilities. Why manufacture electricity when you can buy it cheaper? A LARGE CONSUMER. Norwich, March 10, 1916.
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TIME TO END VILLA.

Carranza asks that this country be patient under the latest outrage that has been perpetrated by Villa and his band of outlaws. He may be justified in making such an appeal by the past attitude of this government, but if he seriously expected that this coun- try would agree to continue watchful waiting under such conditions as have been revealed at Columbus, N. M., he will have a chance to realize that he has made wrong guess.
 There have been enough instances where the lives of American citizens in Mexico have been taken with inn puntty. Carranza has not even been able to put check upon such slaugh- ter, but in this case the action took place upon American soil. It was car- r1ed out according to well laid plans and there can be no mistaking the duty of this country under the cir cumstances. Whether Carranza is willing or not, this country can no longer remain passive. It knows the disposition and determination of Will la, and there is no other course which can be taken and support the honor of this country than to put an end to Villa and his crowd. If Car ran1a Will put reallze It, 1t IS step which should get his hearty approval Villa is a detriment both to Mexico and this country as long as he re- mains at liberty.
 ! Though it is declared that the order issued by the president to General Funston to proceed into Mexico with 6,000 troops for. the purpose of running down and capturing Villa and his band, is not armed intervention it is just the move which the situation de- mands, and there should be no turn ing back until the object for which they have set out is accomplished Had such an attitude been manifested long ago the murdering of defenseless Americans would have been prevented
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

Admiral Charles J. Badger has said before the house naval board that the nation needs two fleets; one for the Atlantic and the other for the Pacific. He holds that the landslides in the canal make that waterway undepend- able and that it cannot be figured In the naval values at the present time. The reasons for the dual fleet are not different from what they were at the time of the Japanese menace-they are framed about the possibility or at tack upon the country upon both sides. Why the naval general board enter tains apprehensions of this nature Is matter for the house naval committee in executive session. But it is not difficult to surmise how a situation
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fish sparrow a bird worth counting for not one was returned. They saw 20T9 starlings, 1881 crows, 3S6 tree spar rows, 66 goldflnches and 52 song spar rows. At this average rate there must have been in the state on that day S0,S15 birds subsisting on land and water. It is not probable there are more starlings than crows although these ten towns showed an excess of 19S starlings. The starlings, like the English sparrow and meadow lark, were reported In half a century the English sparrow has spread all over the United States and to the sub-arctic regions of Canada, and in a quarter of a century the starlings have spread from New York city south as far as Delaware, west through Penn sylvania, north to Montpelier, Vt, and east to the Atlantic coast. The win ter birds of New England must az gregate three-fourths of a million
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est questions before the legislators today: it means the political liberty of one-half the human race. Hun dreds of thousands of women in this State are making for it unprecedento1 sacrifices. Its advocates ask that. 1t should be judged fairly on its prin- ciples. Its opponents seek to pretu- dice it by dishonest personal attacks and clever misrepresentation of the character of its leaders.
 I sincerely trust that the present effort of the opposition will not ob- scure for you the real issue, and that YOU will judge the question only on its merits
 A SUFFRAGIST Norwich, March 10, 1916.
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DUTY ON PARCEL POST GOODS

Though it will seem peculiar that anyone should suppose that there would be a difference in the amount of duty to be paid upon imported goods, whether they are received in the ordinary channels Of trade or brought into the country by parcel post, yet that is one of the things which it has been necessary to take to the courts.
 Tn sThe United States court of ap- peals at Philadelphia a decision has just been handed down, which held that goods imported by parcel post and aindervalued must be treated in just. the same way as other goods which are undervalued. There is no preferential rate for parcel post and it does not permit shippers or receiv-
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physician to see that it is guaranteed life" declared Dr. Charles Zueblin of Boston today in a lecture at the library under the auspices of the Milwaukee Maternity hospital.
 The mother may have as many pri- vate physicians and as many other people as are within the command of her pocketbOok, but the government will guarantee a decent entrance into the world. That is a perfectly legid- mate requisite on the basis of the scientific knowledge we have. Does that seem Utopian?
 We already impose penalties for failure to report a death. Surely 1t is more of a crime not to get children into the world properly Once in the world, the child is the offspring of the nation as well as of the mother and father. As we inspect the children coming from Europe, we must inspect those coming from nowhere"
 No doubt this is highly scientific, and if We read between the lines would seem to indicate that a new serum has been discovered. Perhaps the result of a combination of Boston culture and Milwaukee beeri Be that as it may, however, it Is interesting to note the easy way this scientist disposes of the family physician. He seems to be rele- gated to the kitchen to entertain the servants or assigned to duty wheeling the baby carriage of former arrivals At all events, it will be wise to have him within call.
 Norwich, March 10, 1916..
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Sunday Movning Talk
WATERED GARDENS.

Robbins was studying a new seed catalog as I entered-after his usual habit, about this time of the year. The man never ceases expecting that, somehow, those gorgeous, pictured fruits and vegetables are going to be found in his own backyard by mid July. He usually orders something less than 57 varieties of seeds and plants them with elaborate care. The garden never yet has quite come up to expectations, but Robbins, I imag- inc, hardly ever expects that it will. At any rate, hopes bring him happi- ness and exercise brings him health, and what better fruits of a garden are there than these?
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PROOF FOR THE SEEKING.

Secretary McAdoo is constantly urg- ing the passage of the bill which would put the government into the shipping business. He is as insistent upon its passage before this congress as he was before the last, without apparently looking to any other way of relieving the shortage of ships for handling the foreign commerce of this country.
 If Secretary McAdoo will spend few days" says the Philadelphia Ledger, upon the Delaware he will witness the best possible argument against his plan for paternal ship yards. He will observe on the ways in the yards at Philadelphia, Camden, Chester and Wilmington sixty-five vessels in course of construction. They constitute more than a sixth of the 371 ships now building in all the yards of the United States. This great number of new ships is the only proof needed that private yards are able to turn out an immense merchant ma rine in addition to all the warships which our government requires. All they want and all they need is to be let alone. Moreover, Secretary Mo- Adoo ought to know by this time that whatever the federal government does 1t does at great expense. It is the most wasteful institution on our con- tlnent- No private corporation can suffer the constant leakage from it's treasury that the United States suf- I fers and remain out of bankruptcy ' This evidence that capital is re- spending to the demands ought not to be overlooked. There ought to be
 no competition with it upon the part | of the government but instead some
 we'll directed legislation which would
 serve to remove some of the obstacles which it is forced to overcome would
 be decidedly beneficial
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One of those gentlemen who delight in managing the affairs of other people for them has recided that the Nobel peace prize ought to go to William Jennings Bryan this year, because of his attempt to stop the export of mu- nitions of war from this country It will surprise no one to learn that the gentleman who makes the suggestion bears a German name. He is, in fact, member of the Austrian parliament More particularly. he declares that if Mir. Bryan had succeeded in his eff by this stime.-Waterbury American
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Norwich. March 10. 1915.
Disposins of the Family Physician.

MT. Editor: The following from the columns of the New York World of March 6, under a Milwaukee dateline, Is interesting, to say the least:
 The day Is coming when we shall want to use the scientific knowledge we are acquiring, so that every child coming into the world will. have at birth the presence of, c government
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There are too many pacifists who are unable to discuss preparedness without ending up with the promise to punch the head off of the chap who handles the other end of the argument
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From the quantity of snow which has fallen many conclude that March cannot have much more in store, but lots of people never feel safe until the, anniversary of the big blizzard, which occurs tomorrow, Is past.
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The unlovely business of dumping dirty snow on the city's historic Green was resumed yesterday morning, the offensive drive coming from the direc- ton of College street, but not reaching far to tn east. We had supposed that the idea was to spare the residents of New Haven that experience. Must a white winter and a black central Green be synonymous in New Haven? New Haven Journal-Courier.
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Capt. Ingraham sailed from Cal eutta on the homeward voyage, March 14. 1799-just about one hundred and seventeen years ago. A few days out, even before leaving Bengal Bay, he was taken by a French privateer, a prize crew sent on board and the ves- sel ordered to the Isle of France.
 But this was not all! Before reach ing the island, a British man-of-w discovered the ship, pursuing the French commander so closely that he ran the Pacific ashore, managing to escape with his crew. The British took the cargo for their prey and the Norwich ship was burned, then and therel
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From Philadelphia comes the infor- nation that pea" coal is to disappear from the market, to be replaced by a mixture of pea and nut, called range coal. At first sight it looks like a mighty clever scheme for bringing pea coal into the commercial sizes family, and getting the commercial price for 1t Let us hope that suspi- cion is unfounded-New Haven Reg ister
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The longing for a patch of ground

The longing for a patch of ground and a few tools to scratch it with is | part of old mother Natures bequeSt to | us all. Plenty who never have the | soil have the longing. A single pink | geranium blooming in a tomato can shows what many a woman would do | if she only had opportunity. The crowds who throng the parks in tulip time and pause before the florists windows betray the immemorial hun ger.
 When the Hebrew prophet wished a suitable image of a beautiful life he borrowed the imagery of flowers. Their soul shall be as a watered garden" he said. The minds and hearts of the chosen people shall be perfume. Could there be a phrase more picturesque?
 Some of us there are with no agri- cultural outlook whatever, who yet have a chance with soul gardens. We can grow flowers and fruits of the mind, if none in rich, black soil It is a sort of farming that pays big div idends. If forced to a choice, l, for one, should prefer beautiful soul to a beautiful backyard.
 The cultivator, whether of souls or Of soils. must plant something worth while, for only weeds and brambles come up uninvited. It is strange in deed how seldom lovely vegetation happens. ord of hard work and careful planning behind that spot where in succession, i lilacs and syrngas, and chrysanthe- mums, and all sorts of Towering
 things paint the landscape with glow ing color. Without patience, per
 severance, hope love of art and work
 nothing worth while grows. A garden is not made | By saying, "Oh, how lovelyi" And sitting in the shade.
 The famous Kew gardens in London ] were started by George H., who did
 some good things in his time, though
 unpleasantly remembered by ourselves. | For almost 150 years the floral spells of every land have been diligently transplanted into these acres and as carefully nursed, till the place is a paradise indeed.
 A garden to do well must be a
 "watered garden" In the sun-baked
 means. Well do they call water the
 gift of God" Which things are a
 parable. Some gift from above must continually refresh souls that are not set more wrinkles on the spirit than on the face, if life is not laid open to Gods sun and rain and dew. Let the , sonnet of Archbishop Trench point 5 our moral:
 r A garden so well watered before morr | Is hotly up, that not the swart sun'E sI blaze,
 , Down beating with unmitigated rays f Shall quite prevail to make 1t bare anC ) ShOrn
 Of its green beauty. , A blessing such as this our heart! v might reap,
 | The freshness of the garden the, ] might share
 r Through the long day a heavenl. g freshness keep
 If, knowing how the day and the day
 glare
 f Must beat upon them, we would large = ly steep
 n And water them betimes with dews O Il THE PARsoN.
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Germany proves that it has not suf- fered great losses at Verdun by the few graves that can be seen. Possi- bly, the bloodstained snow would tell a different story.
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The growing use Of white shoe- strings ought to be welcome news to the laundry man, but 1t is more likely to affect the manufacturer.
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Roosevelt says T am not a candi- date" which sounds suspiciously like some promises that were made in
 years gone by.
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Some of the democratic congress men are announcing that they will not seek a renomination. Possibly they have received an in1zling from home.
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While no one has thought of start. ing his spring blowing, nature Is fur nishing liberal supply of the poo, mans fertilizer.
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may arise on account of the moves be- ing now made in the great war game abroad. The nation thus needs vast fleet to cover it's coasts.-Torringto Register.
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Now that Lent is here, there is an admirable opportunity for reviving those forgotten first of the year res olutionS.
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EDITORIAL NOTES,

Those who like to travel around in sposh have every reason to be thank full that they are not at Palm beach.
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The man on the corner says: A real prophet Is the man who can tell from the size of the ash pile how far away spring really is.
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In offering no opposition to the pur- suit of Villa by United States troops Carranza reaches a wise decision. For once he has chained up his stubborn ness.
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But this was not the end of Capt. lnqraham's adventures. With John Hamilton, supercargo of the Pacific, and several other Americans who had been taken and carried to Mauritius, he left the island in a cartel for Bos- ton to be exchanged. On nearing the coast, the vessel encountered a violent gale, and was wrecked upon Cape Cod. Fortunately no lives were lost; and Capt. Ingraham arrived in Nor wich Dec. 24th. 1799, just in time for a happy Christmas with his home friends.
 He was no quitter, either! For we find him in 1900 advertising Chinese and India goods-Madras long cloths, Pexin and sinchew silks, bandannas. santafours, and Nansook muslins-ar- rived by the Nancy, another East In dia ship in which he had an interest. He afterwards made two or more voy- ages to the East, in the ship Virginia, sailing from New York. Brave young navigator! The records of the town show that he died at Madras, Aug. 18th. 1895, and at the early age of S9.
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The, average citizen has no idea of the number of winter birds in Connec- ,ticut. Ten bird-men walking out on Dec. 25th, 1915, saw 4,874 birds. Ap- parently3they do-not. .considersthe Eng
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The ship Pacific, Solomon lnsra- ham, was sent out for the purpose of purehasing goods at Calcutta She cleared May IA, flor Madeira and a market, and merely touching at Ma deira, reached Calcutta in 200 days. She took out no cargo.
 In her wonderful History of Nor wich, Miss Caulkins tells us that the East India trade in those early times differed materially from that of a later date. The homeward cargo, consist ing chiefly of cotton goods, was paid for in current money. Spanish dol lars were, therefore, carried out as the medioum of exchange. Since that period, bales of cotton and bills or London were used; and the cargoes would consist of saltpetre, indigo various gums, dyes. etc.
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SEALING AND WHALING VENTURES

(Written Specially for The Bulletin.)
 At a period when sealing and whal- ing were bringing large returns, in many instances, 1t was natural that the enterprising men of NorWlcn should risk their talent, capital ana experience in such lines of commerce. That many of the experiments ana ventures proved unsuccessful, does not detract from the enterprise ot those who risked them.
 As early as 17s9. a company was formed in Norwich for prosecuting the sealing and whaling business.
 The company fitted out the ship Sus- annah, giving the command to Capt. James Munsell, an ambitious young navigator who had made several sue cessful voyages to the West Indies. The Susannah sailed Oct. 18th. going out of the harbor under convoy or the U. S. ship Connecticut. She spent the following summer sealing upon the coast of Patagonia, but being at last driven to sea by heavy gales, she went in the river La Plata, thence to 9 K9 Janeiro, where Capt. Munsen dieo from small pox.
 Later, the ship was wrecked on the coast of Brazil, vessel and cargo be- ing lost. Charles Fitch was the super cargo; and he and many of the crew finally returned to their homes in Norwich.
 The same company fitted out the schooner Oneco, which sailed only a week after the Susannah. The rec 1 ords show that she wintered at the Falkland Island, took 5000 skins or the coast of Patagonia, ran up the border of Chilli to Valparaiso, for sup plies, but was there seized and con- fiscated by the Spanish authorities. The same company purchased th'
 ship Miantonomo, fitting her for whal ing. She sailed Sept. 5th. 1880, witt Valentine Swain, Jr. as commander planning a whaling cruise upon tn
 northwest coast of North America
 and circum- navigating the globe ol the voyage home.
 The Miantonomo was at St. Mary's
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Two of the sons of Thomas Hub bard, then proprietor of The Norwich Courier. were for a considerable period residents in the East Indies.
 Thomas. the oldest son, went to Cal cutta in the early part of 1900, and was employed as a printer, with Dr. Hunter, who was the government printer and director of the Hindo- stance press of that city.
 After Thomas Hubbard's return, he went into the commission business in Richmond, Va, of the firm of Hub bard & Lyman, but he continued his correspondence with the East, and made in all four voyages to Calcutta and two to Batavia. He died in the latter place in 1877. and was only in the 35th year of his age-which was some record for an enterprising young man, even though he did not live in what we are fiattering ourselves is our own hustling age!
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Another member of the Hubbard family, Amos H.. followed his brother to Calcutta when but a youth, and ar irving there just as the latter left for home, took the place vacated by him in the printing office with Dr. Hunter. When the island of Java was taken by the British in 1911, the government press was moved to Batavia, by order of Sir Thomas Stamford Rallies, the English Governor. MT. Hubbard went with 1t; and Dr. Hun ter dying shortly afterward, the man agement of the press devolved upon the Norwich boy.
 He made good and continued to print the Java Government Gazette until the island was restored to the Dutch, nearly five years afterwards.
 Amos Hubbard returned to this country in 1917, in the ship America, which had been chartered in New York by his order and was furnished by him with its cargo.
 The town records show that the ad- venturous Capt. Ingraham married, in 179S, Elizabeth. daughter of Andrew Perkins. His house in Norwich was on the Plain. He left no children. His widow eventually married again, be- ing the second wife of another sea captain, John L.. Boswell.
 THE DICTAGRAPH
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It is one of the tragic incidents In the history of the town of Norwich, that these vessels, all nearly new. well fitted, and with officers and crews selected with care, after clearing at the custom-house down the Thames, never again appear on the records. There are evidences that some of the seamen returned, working from one port to another in various ways. but enduring the most trying hardships before they reached home.
 At about the same time the enter prising citizens of Norwich were moved to form the sealing and whaling company, an attempt was also made to establish direct intercourse with the East Indies.
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Pacific Ocean, in April, 1901; but afterwards. on the coast of Chilli, she the Spanish authorities, and from these troubles she was never extrt- cated.
 The Mars, sent out by the same courageous company, and commended similar fate.
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The famous Kew gardens in London were started by George III, who did some good things in his time, though unpleasantly remembered by ourselves. For almost 150 years the floral spells of every land have been diligently transplanted into these acres and as carefully nursed, till the place is a paradise indeed.