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Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22
IMPROVE THE SERVICE FIRST

Before the convention of the Ma -tional Association of Postmasters at Washington Postmaster General Bur 1eson said that if revenues from sec ond class mail were increased; "ex- travaganCes from useless political service" in the rural mail. system were curtailed and payments to railroads for mail transportation under the new space basis were reduced, he could recommend 10 congress next year that letter postage be reduced to one cent
 The one cent postage proposition has been agitated for long time There are those who have persisteutly backed it against all corners, but there has been no widespread endeavor along such lines. It is, appreciated at the present time that a good deal is being secured for the money under the existing rate of two cents, and while a reduction. of 50 per cent. would be appreciated # it was obJaiued, there are reasons for believing that the let ter rate better be retained at it's ex- isting igure and whatever can be saved by the department in reforms or by good business economy devoted to the improvement tof the service.
 It would be a bad move to attempt to make reduction in the letter rate and not make every possible effort to get for tho people tine best possible service in that direction, and it is not believed that even the postmaster gen eral will maintain that our mail ser vice is up to the requirements, or even what it should be- The results of the curtailed service. made in be- half of economy show that there is plenty of OuDOrtrIrftv for davotiuor do partment funds to an improved ser vice, and it is that rather than a re- lucti0u in the letter rate which needs first consideration. Economy does not pay when efficiency has to be sac rffcc1
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22
Norwich, July 21. 1916.
Protection Needed for Drivers oi
 Horses

MT. Fditor:-In the discussion over the city traffic ordinances there has not been mentioned the fact that those ordinances are not complete nor do they cover all the ground necessary until some protection is given to the drivers of horses. To be sure, I speak for a very small and fast diminishing number Of people, but, yet-horse own CTS are citizens and we have our rights as well as pedestrians and au- tOmobile owners.
 I wish to call the attention of the public to the following facts: 1-There is no ordinance forbidding the drivers of motor cars from stopping directly in front of hitching post, and they seem to have a peculiar fondness for stopping with the front wheel to the very few hitchiug places available and the right wheel to the curb" 2. The police have no. power to order the . i ! --s-lT- ; sa -e .re
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22
How precious things become com

EsC" t@fGLtOHS LiitlSS ESCCflG cum mon by usage and by sight When the American faS passes by the enamel pated citizen bares his head and his face lights UD with a gleam of love, and it is not so long ago that, had he the chance he ran and embraced it and kissed it's folds not only because it stood for freedom but because t had made him free. 4 Japanese re- gently uncovered when the flag went by and placed his cap over his heart because he sepsed it's meaning to the subject, and the thrill of the larger liberty it represented. Henry Ward Beecher speaking of the flag once said: Tt is the banner of dawn. It means liberty! And the galley slave, the poor oppressed conscript, the down. -trOdden creature of foreign des- pOtisnl, sees in the American flag thar very promise and prediction of God; The people which sat in darkness saw a great light, and to those which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up Some of US stand and stare at it without feeling that it expresses truth and honor and liberty; and some refer to it as a rag fit only to burn, unmindfuI of the fact that it is the symbol of all they en- joy and the guaranty of all free men hope and pray for.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22
How aliens meet in the gardel

How aliens meet in the garden without prejeGice and display their beauty without jealousy. The Culti- vated garden flowers have been as sembled from the ends of the earth. The tulip is a HoIlander, the pansy an Englishman, the petUnia a South American, the marigoId an African, the dahlia, a Mexican, the sweet pea a Sicilian, the aster a Chinaman, the yellow holly hCc6 a Russian, the iris Spaniards and Japanese, the rarest lilies Persians, and so on and on; but in the realm of beauty there is Obed~ fence to law and strife of no kind. Some people have a special preference for Old-fashiOned garden flowers, but flowers are ancient and most gardens comparatively modern. The Scriptures tell us of the lilies of the field and the rose of Sharon, but there is no evil dence that the peoples of California, the stocks of Virginia, or the daisies of New England are not just as old. In the order of creation the plants pre- ceded the coming of the beasts, the birds and the butterflies, and were old when man made his appearance the earth was clothed in green and starred with flowers millions of years before man in tribal organization roamCd over the plains and through the valleys of the earth. Our garden flowers are anCientS and hOnOrabIeS from the ages when time was not and mans pilgrimage was only a future prospect,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

Between the departure of !, the Deutschland and the predicted arrival of the Bremen the interest in subma- rines continues active even though Germany does not resume its U-boat activity.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22
Sunday Morning Talk
THE SWORD BAPTIZED IN HEAVEN

The prophet, Isaiah, was often dis outraged by the blindness and per versity of his fellOwmen, but he never lost confidence in the ultimate tri- umph of righteousness. In his view, every device of wicked men was rid ing to 8 fall because the arm of omnipOtence was unveiled against it. Achievements without limit were available, when the cause of God should demand them.
 If evil seemed to flourish like the green bay tree, it was only for time,
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since the supreme forces of the uni verse were arrayed on the other side. He saw that JehOvahs arm was raised on high and that his sword was bathed in heaven. By and by, the sword would fall on reIoelliOus peo- ples. Therefore, the profit could still the cIarnOr of his soul and be patient. Modern prophets are, too often, less conscious of heavenly allies than was this seer of long ago. It is thus that they lose heart. They do their work in the half confessed but uneasy sus- picion that things are going against them. They are aware of no back, ground of power that lends support to their efforts. The sword they see drawn in their belief is not a mighty one gIeanling in the upper bIue, but l only such a hacked and blunted little affair as man may hold in his own hand finsy weapon indeed, with 1 which to take arms against @ sea of troubles"
 The first thing the moral warrior needs to realize is the power that is 1 behind him. No wise general will 1 fight without a reasonable prospect l of victory and so it is on other fields | than material ones. One must feel | that he has some chance against the l world, the flesh, and the devil, be- l fore he plunGes heartily into the 1 combat.
 EQ0ISe 1 with courage in very rough water if we know that the tide is setting with ] us and not against us. One is not dismayed by the eddies that play on | the surface, if the deeper currents are l bearing us toward the shore. Prophets of this twentieth century are hardly fit for battle till they be- Iieve that the cOsmiC set of things is toward good. The reformer needs to know that he has struck Q partner I ~,-.+ ,47r rr17 that makes for righteousness. He must realize that he is not set to the nerve racking, heart breaking job of pulling all his days against the tide.
 The long lock is necessary. It is possible, surveying the centuries since life began on this planet, to see the steady gain of man. Slowly, and of ten in exceeding pain, has right gain ed the ascendency over wrong. The world swings into light A whole uncanny brood of evils remain to be disposed of, but some are gone. Di- verse Cruelties, tyrannieS, prosecutions SIaveries have had their day, thank God, and ceased to be, overthrown by the might of the sword bathed in heaven.
 The power of God, withaI, is sup plemented by the capacity of men. Good and not evil is mans normal estate. lie IS a child or the heights rather than of the abyss. The pull that he feels is the pull upward The way of the transgressor is hard, be- cause it is an abnormal way. The sin ner is out of his native element
 To the knights of Arthur's Hall the old monk, Ambrosius, says: For good ye are and bad and like to coins,
 Some true, some light, Out every cne of
 you
 stamp'd with the image of the King.
 Man created as a child of God will not, finally, despise his birthright. The appeal to the best awal1ens the deepest response of human spirit. Let the prophet remember that his message falls on comprehending ears. The needs and the nature of man himself put the final temper on the sword bather in heaven.
 THE PARSON.
 
 Plumbago is the most important
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

If as claimed there are 12,0O0,00O who attend the movies every day, the picture men still have some problem ahead of them figuring out a program which will attract. the rest of the 10O,- 100000. .it.s..
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

If it is so that the Gulf Stream had taken new course and is hugging the shore, it is time that some new regulations regarding spooning should be placed in the rules of the sea.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

The report now comes from Ten nessee that the peanut crop is dam aged. That may De why some of the circus 2 vendors are selling half the usual quantity at double the regular price.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

The public works department gives faithful attention to the moking of the parks about the city, but it seems to forget that the cut grass ought to be ralled up.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

The man on the corner says: Per spiration, which is tangible, now takes the place of inspiration, always mys- terious and uncertain
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

It may yet be proved that the sharks have been called into northern waters this summer by the loud bathing suits.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

The most regrettable outcome of the conference between the garment workers and manufacturers in New York is that they failed to reach an agreement.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

That wholesale shooting affray in Chicago shows that religious fanatics are as much of a menace to the inno- cent as some of the savage belliger- ents in Europe.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

If Germany does resume it's subma- rine warfare, it cannot offer as an ex- cuse that the Deutschland was not justly treated in this country.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

Even though Castro has been per mitted to enter the country, it is not to be expected that a series of recep- tions will be arranged in his honor during his stay.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

One German professor thinks that President Wilson as mediator would cheat Germany of the fruits of vic tory. Anything of that kind can be expected to be attended to by the aI- lies.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

IL is said that lack of action makes the boys on the border impatient, but they can get some consolation out of the fact that it improves their chances of coming back alive.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

The evening school of Consider Sterry, in 1798, offered such advan> tages as:
 ''Book-keeping in the Italian, Amer ican and English methods, mathema- ties, surveying and plotting of lands; price Is. Sd. per week.
 Navigation and the method of find ing longitude by lunar observation and latitude by the suns altitude; one dollar for the conpIete knoWledgen
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Consider sterrx was a local nsniu.

OonSIder oTeTry Was local genus whose scientific attainments were all self-acquired, under great disadvan- tages. Besides a work on lunar ob- servatiOns, he and his brother pre- pared an arithmetic for schools, and in company with Nathan DaboI an- other seIf-taught scientific genius, he arranged and edited a system of prac- tical navigation, called The Sea mans Universal Daily Assistant" a work of nearly three hundred pages. He was also the author of several small treatises and of political arti~ cleS for the newspapers.
 THE DICTAGRAPH.
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devoted to some special study, were not uncommon at that early period. The object was usually of a practical nature and the students above child hood.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22
In, 1782, an acedenicaI association

In, 1782, an acedemicaI association was formed in the western part of the town plot, consisting of forty-one sub scribers and one hundred shares, or rights. The old meeting house of the Separatists was purchased and repair ed for the use of the new institution
 The first principal was Samuel Aus led Latin and Greek. navigation and the mathematics" Two popular school books then just issued were intro duced by AIr. Austin into this school, -Websters Grammatical Institutes and Geography Made Easy by Jedi diah Morse. MT. Morse was later a teacher in the institute, which was continued with varying degrees of prosperity for thirty years or more.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

In the study of birds attention must be paid to dress for the birds pay great attention to color. A caged canary which begins bathing in an opaliue colOred bathing dish will not bathe in any other colored dish, when it is necessary to make a change. A bird trained to fly to a person in con fidence clad in a red waist will not trust them if the color is changed to blue. Of two Englishmen who hunted rocks one could get within good shoot ing distance and the other couldn't. The one who couldn't had been merci- less ill his slaughter of the birds. He wore a brown coat. The other sports man borrowed this brown coat and then he could not get within shooting distance of the rocks. The color of the coat was their means of identifying their enemy. Color is very pleasing or prejudiciaI to birds, hence the careful student of the feathered tribes should wear the same bright color whenever birds are approached. We know of a weIl-trained canary that refused to respond to the call of the trainer until she changed her waist to the training color, then the bird at once came to call. Tn the study of birds Q little thing like this may make a failure of our efforts.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22
AIaxander MaodoraId. author If 2

Alexander Macdonald, author of a text book called The Youths Assist ant, was also one of the teachers. He died May 4th, 1792, aged 4O. Newcomb Kinney was at one time the pricipal and had for his usher John Russ, of Hartford, afterwards member of Con Sebastian c. Cabot was the chief in struCtOr.
 This school was kept in operation for about Ihir-y years. After it de- clined, the lower part of the building was occupied by the public school while the upper part, being suitably prepared, was in use for nearly twenty years as a Methodist chapel.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22
in her wonderful History of Nor

Tn her WONgGTTUT TTIG-oEy OT TNOT- Wich, Miss Caul<ins writes:
 If this Ebonezer Punderson, who, i1i I7S7, was the accepted teacher of the LathrOp school, was, as is most probable, the teacher of that name, who, in 1776. was arrested for drink ing tea and afterwards had his pro-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22
Dr. Daniel Lathrop, who died in

1782, left a legacy of $500 to the town, for the support of a free gram mar school, upon certain conditions, one of which was that the school be kept during eleven months of the year.
 Dr. Lathrop also left a legacy of z 500 to Yale College, without any re- sLrictiOns.
 A school upcn the Lathrop founda- ton was opened in 17E7 continuing for about fifty years. The brick school house on the Green was built for it's accommodation. Its first teacher was Ebenezer PundersOn.
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that party prejudice must have died away very soon after the war.
 But the most noted of the precep- tors of the Lathrop school and the one who longest held his place, was Will liam Baldwin, an excellent instructor, faithful and apt to teach, but a rigid disciplinarian, consequently more re- speoted than beloved by his pupils, until after life led them to reverse the decisions of earlier days.
 In f943, the Lathrop donation was
 reIinquished, with the consent of the Legislature, to the heirs -at-Iaw of Thomas Colt, a nephew of Dr. Latin rop, to whom, by the provisions of the testator's will, it was in such case to l revert. The investment had depreci- ated in value, and the restrictions with which the legacy was encountered made it, in the advanced state of ed
 ucational institutions, more of a hin l drance than a help. The Lathrop l school had been for many years a great advantage to the town, but. hav- 1 ing accomplished it's mission, it quiet | ly ceased to be.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22
THE MAN WHO TALKS

We do not like people who talk about their troubles and who seem to be un- mindful of the fact that we all have troubles enough of our own. And still we all sense what relief 1t Is at times to have some one listen and give counsel. If we check our anXietes we are likely to greatly lessen our trials Some folks lives are crowded with anXieties because they humor their suspicious, come to all sorts of erronious conclusions and create more bugbears in a month than others do in life time. It beats all how many homemade anxieties we can have without calling to our aid a helper. Since man is born to trouble he should become expert in making the least in stead of the most of it. One way to forget our own troubles is to help other people to forget theirs Some one has said: There are many troubles which you cannot cure by the Bible and the hymn book, but which you can cure by a good precipitation and a breath of fresh air" A great many people dis gust the doctors by calling on them to cure troubles they have created and could readily remedy themselves. It is a good plan not to take trouble too seriously.
 One of the worst of afflictions is ina bility to sleep--to be robbed of the rest which is ours by Gods gift, and can only be destroyed by our own fears or habit of thought. There have been many forms of mind discipline and va rious drugs prescribed for this, and they have restored the rest and pre- served the sanity which was surely be- ing destroyed. But it took a poet to formulate the best and most reliable recipe ever written for this malady, and here it is: If sIumber should for sake thy pillow in the dark, fret not myself to mark how long thou Hest awake; there is a better way-let go the stEife and strain; thine eyes will close again, if thou wilt only pray: Lord, thy peaceful gift restore, give my body sleep once more; while l wait my soul will rest, like a child upon thy breast" There is no doubt this has proved to be eficacious a thousand times, and will be a miracle worker along these lines for as many years as it is preserved and needed. Sleeplessness represents a nervous breakdown, a human soul unstrung, a mind running wild. He who could calm the turbulent ocean by saying: Peace! Be still" can readily bring harmony out of discOrd and give the weary rest.
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mineral product of Ceylon, which has about, 1000 mines <.l -x
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Some people think their first esti- mate Of a stranger represents his real value when it may only represent their own cOnceit. It was never given to man to see through the other fellow. A man may look like a judge and still be a fool; or he may look like a fool and turn out to be a philosopher. A mans character does not proLrude like his nose of his ears. It is a fact some men can look pIOus, quote scripture and rob the contribution box the same hour. Some people condemn on sight a person with 2 receding chin as being below par; and yet Julius CaeseTs chin was of this type. We never have a good opinion of a person who looks like some one who has always been distasteful to us. It takes but a little thing to arouse an indeible prejudice. Don't believe all you hear about folks, and don't imagine you can see more on the surface than other folks can see in you. Many a man who looks like a highbroW would be lost in such com pany. No one can tell the character of a man by just looking at him. As the old squaw remarked: Looks are nothing-behaviOr is aIl!"
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soma peopIa thinl, tEefr first est

There is no necessity for ever cor reCting our tOWnmans definition.
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TEACHING YOUNG IDEAS TO SHOOT

that party prejudice must have died away very soon after the war;
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ln general. Mias cauIkins taIIs us

In general, Miss CauIkins tells us, the young ladies at such schools only remained long enough to practice a few tunes on the guitar, to tambour a muslin shawl and apron, or embroider a scripture scene, an dthis gave the finishing stroke to their education.
 It was common then as it is now, for parents of liberal means to send their daughters and sons from home to obtain greater educational advan- tages. Young ladies from Norwich often went to Boston to finish their education, and now and then Q girl was placed under the guardian care and instruction of the NIoravian sis terhood, in their seminary at Bethle- hem. Penn.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-22

(Written Specially for The Bulletin.)
 It was in October. 1757, that Grif- fith's dancing school was opened at the home of Mrs. Billings, in the Nor wich town-pIot. MT. Griffith was evil dently an accomplished master, since the records tell Us that he taught no less than five different minuets, one of them @ duo and another a cotillion- ninuet. His lessons were given in the morning, with a pupils ball once 9 fortnight.
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Ten years later, J. c. Devereux was a popular teacher of the dance. He had large classes for several seasons at the court house, as well as at Kin ney's Hotel, in Chelsea, or what is now the downtown portion of Nor wich.
 In 1799, a school for young ladies was opened in the home of Major Whiting, on the Little Plain, by Mrs, Brooks, who devoted herself especially to feminine accomplishments such as taInbour work, embroidery, painting in water cOlOrs, instrumental music, and the French language. She had at first a large number of pupils from this and the neighboring towns, but the attendance soon declined, and the school was given up.
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since the supreme forces of the uni verse were arrayed on the other side. He saw that Jehovah's arm was raised on high and that his sword was bathed in heaven. By and by, the sword would fall on rebeIlious peo- pies. Therefore, the profit could still the cIamor of his soul and be patient.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-06-03
County Road Board

The County Commissioners and the
new Auxiliary Board met for organi-
zation in the Court House on Thurs
day of this week. The new road loan
Act of 1916 calls for bond issue of
100000 for the county for permanent
road improvement and creates Messrs
|. G. Griffith, John F. Johnson, War
rem J. Haines and John H. Kimble an
Auxiliary Commission to serve in con-
junction with the County Commits
sioners. The Commission organized
by electing Mr.. John H. Kimble as
Chairman. The Commission examin-
ed the Act under which they are to
operate. A communication was receiv-
ed from the State Road Commission,
stating that the State would probably
be able to supplement the county's ex-
penditures to the amount of $4,000
for the present year. Motion adopted
requesting County Commissioners to
sell $4,000 worth of bonds for the
present year.
Commission decided to make appli-
action to State Road Commission for
$4,000 to expend in conjunction with