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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
SUFFRAGE IN ENGLAND.

That one of the great questions
which has been disturbing England
for so2e time is making progress to-
wards a solution in accordance with
the ambitions OF those who have been
lending their efforts in its behalf is
Indicated by the statements which
have been made by the party leaders
In the house of commons relative to
the extension of the ballot to women.
These leaders are not those who have
been working In its behaf or who
have even been lukewarfn in regard to
it. but those who have been strongly
opposed to the granting of such a right
or because they were bitterly opposed
70 the methods which have been en-
pIoyed to bring it about. But with
former Premier Asquiths Bonar Law
and the present premier Lloyd George
manifesting change in their attitude
it is one of the best signs that could
be hoped for even though 1t Will douHt-
less be some time before the women
of that country actually get the vote.
The one big cause for citation at this
time is that the bill which is getting
consideration shows a decided liber-
aIfzation OF the prevailing conditions.
It is a decided step towards the goal
and every such step means much for
the cause. but in this connection it
can hardly be claimed that the i'm
proved situation has been due to the
militant methods which have been.
employed. Rather must it be looked
tional efforts which have been made
and the fact as one of the big leaders
says that the women have worked
out, throush the manner in which they
have RESPONDED TO the war demands,
their own saIvatfon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
caowpine TURKEY HARD.

With the rout of the Turkish army
/ IF 10000 near Jerusalem and the cap
stGre of the commanding general. the
,ivisionai staff and 800 men. the Brit
Il force which is operating in PaIes-
ne is making progress in keeping
it'll that which ID being shown by the
other British troops under General
Maude who have pushed up the Tigris
beyond Bagdad. and the Russian forces
who are coming down from the north
and east. in a manner which Is driv-
ing the enemy before them
Turkey is not only facing the most
serious opposition it has experienced
since the war opened but it is failing
in it's efforts to check the advance of
any one of these three columns. The
triple movement is keeping them busy
on all the fronts. They are being
given no opportunity to shift inactive
achievements from one section to
another, but on the other hand each
section is forced to rely upon its own
ability and the result is that the Brit
ish and Russians are fast driving Tur-
key into q corner. and IL the progress
which the armies driving in from the
north and east are making continues
it will not be long before they will be
able to bring their lines together and
administer crushing blow. to say
nothing Of the relief which they viii
be able to bring to the distressed peo-
pie of Armenia.
This with the new advance which is
being made in Palestine gives the al
hes a real cause for encouragement in
that section. and it is seriously doubt
ed whether the efforts which General
Mackensen. who has been sent to the
aid of Turkey. viii be. able to over
come the Inevitable. The sick man
of Europe is in a precarious position.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
A pAsTARpLY ACT.

No more dastardIy attempt has been
made to interfere with and balk the
highly commendable service which is
being rendered by the Red Cross in
relieving the sufferings of those who
have engaged in battle. than that
which has been brought to light by the
statement made by Albert w. Staub.
director of the Atlantic division of the
American Red Cross
Director Staub takes occasion to
correct some of the charges attributed
TO him when he declares that there
have been found to his knowledge
no bandages which have been
stepped in poison, but. he says. at
tempts have been made to have band
ages which have been covered with
powdered glass sent abroad for use in
binding up the wounds of soldiers.
Such acts might be expected from rep
resentatives of nations which are re-
sorting to the commission of all sorts
of atrocities. but it is almost incon-
eeivable that such attempts would be
made in a neutral country where the
efforts have been made to serve hu-
manity in general. These attempts it
should be fully understood were not
made by any of the workers in Red
Cross stations, but appeared in pack
ages which had been submitted to the
Red Cross from outsiders. but which
with all others about to be sent abroad
were carefully inspected and the
scheme detected before there was a
chance for it to have the detrfmen-
tai effects which had been planned.
Such work, however, cannot receive
too severe condemnation and every
possible effort should be made to de-
N..rw S~<ew
such method of handicapping the re-
covery of the wounded
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
All Guesswork.

Mr.. Editor: 1 agree perfectly with
Cloud Digger when he says, in his
Weather for March," that his rule for
predicting the weather is as good as
any followed by medical a1manacs."
Or as bad; that the "as predicted" does
not appear once in a hundred times
concerning his predictions, and then
only in his own writings; that "tfie
only times / nave come anywhere near
making mistake was when i allowed
a little guesswork to slip in" He
correct or incorrect, for all is guess
work, every one and naturally even
guesswork cannot miss every time.
Cloud Digger has confessed that he
adheres to- those old superstitious
fallacies concerning the moon both as
to predicting the weather and planting
seeds, so generally believed by the
ignorant so years ago. Where has
Cloud Digger been the past four or FIVE
decades? No progressive gardener or
farmer gives the moons phases a mo-
ments thought at planting time.
None of his predictions for March
has to this date, Both, proved correct
There was no "howling old storm on
fences and wires from 4th to 7th." we
did have snoV and rain between the
two periods, Sd and 4th which he
failed to forecast. 1t was not cold
on st. Pats day as per prediction,
but was on the 10Th. There was no
"big storm from goth to 24th," and
his sat least two electrical displays"
have not yet arrived at date of this
writing.
MRS. T.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
A NAVAL NEED.

Not a little has been said in ad-
vocacy of providing for a better de-
tense of the coasts Of this country by
obtaining a larger number, Of aircraft
for both the army and the navy II
has been pointed out that many OF
the largest cities of the country ars
open to attack from such war ma
chimes and that there is need of max
ing the proper provisions which would
offset such possibilities.
Some progress has been made in
this direction in the past few months
as the result of the part which flying
machines are playing in the war
across the water, and following a rec
ognftfon of the fact that this govern
ment has bsen taFdy in the develop
tnent of aerial squadrons which would
permit such a braMch of service for
national defense to measure up to a
proper standard of efficiency. New
aeropIanes of modern construction,
speedy and powerful. have been con-
tracted for which will relieve many Of
the shortcomings which have existed
in the past. but such a step has been
taken none too soon.
This was plainly demonstrated in
the running down OF the rumor that
German submarines were sighted Off
Montauk Point. The navy was quick
ly on its job in this respect and it i'm
medfateIy resorted to the use of by
dreaeroplanes as one of the quickest
and best methods OF doing this work,
but 1t was necessary however to Dor
row these planes of the army. Of
course such machines are for use
wherever they are needed whether
they belong to the army or the navy
but it is made plain nevertheless that
the navy is not provided with the
equipment which it requires for scout
work and even for its own protection.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
LETTERS TO The EDITOR
What is the City Court For?

Mr.. Editor: Being a constant reader
of your paper, / have noticed good
deal lately about the city court, and.
how the officials are overworked.
Once in while come out of the
brush and go TO Norwich. Have been
up in their Office, and they always
seem to be smoking the pipe of peace
and contentment, and as Tar as I-couId
see were not at ali worried. There has
been quite a good deal written pro and
con. but why not begin right in: the
What Is thk city court for? To ad-
minister justice, and maintain good
government. Being Just a plain COM
mon farmer and always having plenty
of work, have not had time to study
into law, but from my experience I
should think the city court was the
last clearing station after the gifmIlI
and dsns were through with their VIC
tim.
At the present time we hear a great
deal about how the farmers should
raise big crops the present season, on
account of the shortage of foodstuffs.
This is how it. is: I hire man. He
goes to work, and works about q
modating man. and good helper. He
takes up a few dollars along. and
when his month is up give him $25
or $50 and he starts for Norwich. In
from one to three days the ginmilI and
hellholes down there have his money,
and he is kicked into the street. He
is taken to the police court, and the
honorable Judge says: zone dollar and
costs" The fellow says: 81 have been
to work for So-and-So.'' "AlI right,
we will telephone him" In the mean
time Mr.. Soar has been milking
Is or 20 cows alone, and working
about II or Is hours a day, and he
says: why, yes; will stand for his
fine" The poor fellow comes back,
and works another month, and the
same thing happens again.
Not many years ago the town of
Franklin was cursed with two such
places, and we had to have court every
few weeks, and sometimes we had to
have the learned gentlemen from the
city to help. but at last the deviIish
business was. driven out. What has
been the result? You hardly see a
drunken man, and no court business.
read in your esteemed paper how
the honorable judge of the city court
belongs to DIR. SlecHm'e Bible class
and the big bag Of gold they gave him,
and how pleased he was, but believe
he would have been a great deal more
pleased, and God. too, If the Bible class
would take their coats off, put their
shoulders to the wheel and drive. the
devilish business out Of your fair city,
and Is per cent. of your court business
would go with it. Not long ago there
was an elegant plea from New York
party for the Riddles in France. How
about ours here at homer I have two
Of my own, and would much prefer to
gee them under the turf than to see
them victims Of the drink habit.
GEO. A KAHN.
Franklin, Conn.,, March 80, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
HUMANE WEEK.

A season of the year is just passing
when there are particular reasons for
being kind to animals and another is
approaching when there are almost as
many reasons why there should be a
disposition to exercise a proper
amount OF care in seeing that humane
methods are employed in dealing with
All o. the domestfcatsd animals. There
y In fact no reason why mistreat-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

Germany has promised safe passage
to the relief ships destined for Bel
GUM, even though it has sunk sew
eral, but 1t continues to refuse to
euaranSse professions to the American
collier which 10 waiting 10 carry re-
lief to Syria and Armenia.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

Every BIT OF progress has its ham
dicaps., During the last century the
police authorities of the country were
not particularly bothered with auto
mobile thieves.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

The action OF the Germans in at
tempting to settle on new line hasn't
caused the allies to doubt but what
they can continue to keep the enemy
moving.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

=
too many of us do 1netsstop eating UNI
till we feel uncomfortable We think
toe much of good thingsr to eat and
too little of their relation to ILL.,
.tite- which Nature provides US with
ana hard work keeps it appreciatiEe OF
the simplest fares. The starving
Belgians were fed for several months
upon a health-sustaining, economical
diet. at cost less by million dol
spent upon themselves. There is no
line OF life on which the peopfe need
instruction, more than upon the
means of preserving health with every
day fare.
Happiness is the result of all that
is right and sane. and this right and
saneness applies as well to thought as
to- action. for no one ever was or will
be happy who thought they were not
So The edict OF Happiness is: II yop
would enjoy ME you mist share me
with some one else. Happiness drives
selfishness out of us and puts in it's
place the desire that others shall be
made happy by our good deeds and
good fellowship. Those who seek hap
piness in seIfishness find the pleasures
which satisfy today and sting temer-
row. Happiness is said to be so
closely allied to the imagination that
few persons are really as happy as
they think they be- Every good
quality tends to promote happiness;
but the attainment Of our desires or
ambitions often produces a sefnblance
of happiness. but not the real thing.
Happiness always has been and al
ways will be immeasurable. hence for
quality and quantity there is no gauge
for it. The great and the wealthy are
not the happiest-distinction and
money do not produce it The hap
piest people like the happiest nations
are those without q history.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

With the kaiser declaring a barred
zone in the Arctic it looks as il he
had entered into an agreement with
the frost king to take up the blockad-
ing of that region where the latter
leaves OF.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

From administrations the weather
man is pushing the spring rains to
the front with an idea that that is the
best way of preventing droughts later
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

With the plans to complete all of
the battle cruisers within three years,
it looks as if preparations were being
made for the next war.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

The life OF Nick Romanoff will form
the basis for many stories during COM
ing years. but the former czar will
insist that they be not put forth as
fairy tales.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

From the way in which the Germans
are falling back, 1t Is rather unkfnd
of the Irish brigades to remind them
that It's long. long way to Tfpperary.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

increase the power for evil Of B dis
loyal or diafEected individual. The
presence OF even a few -such indiVid
ua1s might easily render the orBaniza-
tons more Of a menace than al protec-
ton in the long run.-Watefbtny Am
erican. go. = - 4. es-l i
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

Colonel Roosevelt has gone out and
killed twoe deviffish. Now for the
ruthless Submarines - s:SG
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

Every day not only brings The beau
tifuI spring nearer, but also the open
ing of the long anticipated baseball
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
EDITORIALS NOTES

The man on the corner says: Spring
isn't the only thing which is filing the
air these days.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
Point 70 Remember.

It should be kept in mind that what
IL now being done to American ships
in the barred zone is precisely
what was done before the zone was
decreed to ships Of neutral countries
too weak to defend their rights
Springfield Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
Sunday Morning Talk
THE SPIRIT or sNoHnEsY.

John Corbin tells the story Of the
Harvard professor VINO. walking in the
college yard, asked a troubled and
foriorn youth: Are you looking for
anybody 'I don't know anybody
side of the Rocky Mountains was
the freshman's sorrowful answer.
!. That college snobbery is no myth
anyone realizes who is familiar with
conditions in our. larger Institutions of
learning. Too many fellows who go
through four academic years together
are. graduated as strangers to each
other. Occupants OF exclusive and
expensive halls on the Cold Coast,
may hardly know even the names OF
classmates in the cheaper dormitories.
Lines of cleavage run through the
college community and social distinc-
tions that vGx society outside are
perpeturated. The ""otts'' can not help
realizing the tact, while many Of the
'ins'' have only reached the charmed
circle by campaigns of climbing not
unlike those in which society matrons
engage
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

Abe McC1inney has been 81 years
q servant IN q Birmingham (Afa.)
family and still is on the job.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31
OTHER VIEW POINTS

When the alarm of war is sounded
scramble for enlistment. The young
have so much advantage on the late
ton will be doubled. First come, first
the navy. Under those blue Jackets of
true and everIaGtingly American. There
Is not a finer assembly of men in the
world. There is no drawer man than
the. average, American blueJacket. The
mere thought of becoming part OF this
great fighting branch of Uncle Sam s
military forces should be enough to
stimulate recruiting throughout the
entire country. The navy forever
New Britain Herald.
The discovery that a number Of un-
fit men secured appointment to the su-
pernumerary police force under the re-
cent emergency expansion of that body
emphasizes the importance at this time
of subjecting the qualifications of all
applicants to the most careful scru-
tiny This applies not only to the su-
per1umerary body, but also the city
guard and the home guard, and not
only to fitness under the strict letter
Of the law, but also to fitness under
the peculiar conditions which exist at
present. Membership in any of these
bodies, carrying with it the right to
bear arms and the privilege of free
dom of movement, would immensely
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

eWritten Specially. for The BuHesin3
Two or three years ago hal the
advantage of a pleasant and fnfofming
conversation with an observanf w0-
man who had just returned (. ON
Alaska, to which great northwest
fafrIyland her husband had been sent
to represent this government. rec
call what she told me with special
satisfaction now, s1nce IT. was fifty
years ago yesterday, March 30th, 1851,
that the United States purchaser Al
aska from Russia. -
According to che writings Of the hiss
torians, such purchase met with. stren-
suous opposition. There were rlug-
wtInps in those, days as in ours who
declared the proposed purchase the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

realizing the eact, while many OF the
"ins" have only reached the charmed
circle by campaigns of climbing not
unlike those in which society matrons
engage.
This situation is being attacked in
dead earnest. however, In a large
number OF institutions and a remedy
will yet be found for it. One of the
livliest movements of the time is that
toward making our colleges more
democratic.
The spirit OF snobbery is not con-
fined to college halls It is doubtful if
any of us can go through an ordinary
business day without meeting 1t
somewhere. 1t spreads its poison
through all the spheres in which men
may, perchance, be discovered beneath
our own personal hats; IL we look
carefully enough. <
The social snob is ever with us. He.
or it is as likely TO be she, can see
no excellence in anyone not in a par
ticular set" There are communities
in which a new conner, even OF ir-
reproachab1e charaeter-yet lacking
certain conventional passpofts-may
wait for years for bowling acquaint-
4nce beyond that with the grocer boy
and the postman. The legend is that
in some Of the aristocratic households
of the Athens of America this hymn
is chanted: ----
am from Boston,
The home of the bean and the cod.
Where the Cabots speak only to
Lowells -
An the Loweiis speak only to God.
Your real snob is a person of strict
1y limited power of observation. He
can see. no good in ordinary people
round about him. Before people can
be of Significance or value in his eyes
he off al 81 mr. nj Tef
have been placed upon them He
recognizes virtue and ability only after
having been told that he may do so.
The snob dafes to cali music or lit
cording to the dictates of the social
arbiters he has chosen to obey He
is borne through life on the shoulders
Of other mems convictions and rea-
sons. Take him altogether. the snob
is rather pitifu1 specimen Of hu-
mainly. -.
Perhaps nothing can cure him Of his
shortsightedness and conceft save such
an awakening as came. to a certain
high born household in New England.
This family was entertaining q Gull
tured gentleman, a university gradu-
ate, whose baptized name was Cool
idge, but who was by birth a full
blooded Arapahoe Indian The host
expafiated to Mr.. Coolidge with par
donab1e pride ON the glory of beine q
direct descendant of one of the Ply
mouth Pilgrims. The Indian gentle
man did not seem TO be profoundly
impressed. Finally, his host exclaimed
with some irritation, you do not
seem to appreciate the fact that my
forefathers came to these shores in
the Maydower" The Arapahoe, mot
forgetting that he was q guest, replied
as he drew himself up with the dignity
OF old Saanoset. 81 think I shall have
to remind You that my ancestors were
on the reception committed"
The cure for snobhery lies In our
growing appreciation of the human
excellence and beauty that lit JUST
about US. God. who made Of one blood
all nations Of .mena To dwell upon the
face of the earth has given TO meme q
monopoly Of goodness or greatness
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

Sc much for IN introduction 10 the
sNcndsr-fand which the wiseatres
which has yielded such treasure to the
United States turing the half CEN
furry which It has been owned by I'm
Gle Sam.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

North Dakota and Mississippi hae
nearly nine-tenths country folk
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

The discovery ti9af il is rare to have
a case OF starvation, and that q hun
dred thousand people die every year
victims OF having eaten t1o much,
was made ages ago. and the ancient
warming to eat to live not live to eat,
has fallen upon deaf ears generation
after generation. America would not
be q nation OF dyspeptfes today had
this warming been needed The charge
that We. dig our own graves with our
teeth ia no Joke. We,eat by the clock
and at the call OF the dinz1ers befl, I'M
stead Of at the call Of appetite; and
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

The mercury seldom falls more than
fIve or six degrees below the freezing
point, unless the wind blows steadily
from the mainland.
Back fro mthe coast, however be-
yond the mountains, the winter months
are very cold. On the Stfckeen River,
at Glsnora, less than thousand feet
shove the level OF the sea, a temper
ature OF from thirty to forty degrees
below zero is 7 OF uncommon, which
certainly is as cold as q tendsrfoot
from Connection. would care to have
It!
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

To my surprise, was told that the
ordinary tailored suit which the vis-
itor was even then wearing was that
in which she had made her return trip
from Juaeau, the Alaskan capital, ex-
eept that Of course she had had a
heavy travelling coat for steamer use
and had carried furs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31

Then as to climate-en the shores
of the mainland and the island off the
coast, the climate is remarkably tenn
perate, free from extremes of either
heat or cold throughout the year. 1t
is rainy, however, only about one
third of the summer days being clear
and sunny; but the great round sun
days of July AMI August surpass any
thing known elsewhere on earth. An
Alaska summer day is a day without
night.