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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-05-04

! Have the men VINO have lived an(
| worked simply to acquire great for
tunes ohtained peace Of mind. happi
ness and honor: How many Of then
could answer "Yes"?
Has TIE country been benefited by
the course they have taken? A very
large ma ;ority OF our countrymen
woulG answer No"
On tie Whole. the indiv idualiStiC
age Las n"t been success. either for
the indiv iCUal. or the community in
which he has lived. or the nation.
We are beyond question. entering
on a period where the welfare Of the
community takes precedence over the
interests Of the Individual and where
the liberty Of the Individual viii be
more and more c1rcu.nscriDed for the
benefit Of the community rs a whole.
Mans activities Will hereafter be
required to be not only for himself
but fer his * iifr ncn.
To II: .i.;;l. ii, e is nothing in the
signs Of the times so certain as this.
How tt7e Rewards viii Come.
Our only decora tiOn-tLe almighty
doIl,1i-is receding into the background
The man of exceptional ability, OF
more than ordinary talent. will here
after look for his rewards. for his
honOrs. not IN one direction but in
two:-;irst-and foremost-in some
public work accomplished, and, sec
oildarily. III wealth acquired.
In place Of having it said Of him al
his death that he left so many hundred
thousand dollars it will be Said that he
rendered certain amount OF public
service and. incidentally. left certain
| anptln. of money.
Such Il sc;ti viii prove a far greater
satisfaction to him. he will live a more
be dom. his share 70 provide a better
country in which to live
| have two reasons for believing that
future conditions will be as l have
briefly -Sk~tched them:
First. hetause TIE, world is being
OraW;i together In one centralized
community through the wonderful de-
veiopn:-I1t in science and the marvel
louS work Of the inventor.
Secc.l. because in our country
i especially we are entering upon a new
| stage Of DEVELOPMENT. which calls
! loudly for men who will render dis
/ interested p;:blic service
/ order to survive and succeed we vii
require Il different spirit Of publi'
! service.
j One reason why l am strongly TO
universal military training is that i
Jewelers. III Ire youth sense OF al
GROUND responsibility 20 his country
not Cnly in time VI war but in time O.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-05-04

OF lntercoEHnluIIicatlOn and still adhere
to the laws, the precedents and the
book learning Of their fathers.
This is OUR great problem. 1t is a
difficult, complicated problem and is
causing a struggle of titanic proper
tions-a struggle to throw off in a
night, as it were, the precedents of an
old world FOR the realities of a new.
Precedent makes towards of us all.
But the educator, the scientist and the
inventor have left us no choice. We
must adjust our thought and action to
new conditions.
The changes of the last twenty-five
ically have been great, yet I believe
they are infinitesimal compared to the
changes that are coming.
l believe these changes are going to
deal most largely with the relation
ship of man to man.
The Day Of Individualism Gone.
in an age Of the utmost freedom to the
indy idual. 1t has been the Individual
istic period, when the order of the day
has seemed to be every fellow for him
self and the devil take the hindmost."
We have glored in the freedom oil
the individual and have practised thi:
freedom to a point where, in many
phases of our life, it has amounted te
license to do almost anything that we
pleased or that brought profit o.
on ones fellowme
In the early days, when Instantaneous
intercommunication did not exist, whe1
| education was meagre and science I'm
developed, what the individual did wa
of compa ratively small consequence, TO
his deeds did not reach very far ant
did not affect many people.
With Accommodation drawn,
the world together in one centralized
community, the act Of the individual
con effect large number of people
Therefore. that form of freedom whic]
is simply another expression for Ii
,,.5t 10 Go as one pleasese can n
.s.:.-e list.
We. Manhattan was sparsely sci
tied ;.Ed NEST of the people lived O.
! it's sos1t.i>.rn end it would not hav
mattered much had there been cas-
!, of smallpox at the north end. The pa
tient could have done pretty much q
he pleased without endangering an
one else.
But case of smallpox in the nOrtf
ern end of Manhattan to-day must b
1 quarantined Immediately to proteC
: other people.
!. When / was a boy there was no 81
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty
, Animals, and had any one suggeste
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-05-04

peace. He Is much more apt to be \
faithful, conscientious servant than r.
be had not had military training. He
enters public service in time of peace
In more nearly the same spirit that he
would enter military service in time OF
war-namely. from a sense of patriotic
duty and desire to serve his countrv
and his fellowmen.
In recent years we have been hearina
great deal about government owner
ship Of our railroads. We are told that
in Germany the railroads are owned by
the government and that their opera
ton is most successful. This is true.
but in Germany conditions are vastly
different
The military training OF the youth, In
| fact, the entire trend of education In
Germany is to impress upon the young
men of that land that they owe service
to their country. When a man enters
the governments employ in the rail-
| road business he is as conscientious as
he would be were he entering the gov
If our railroads were to be taken
| over and operated by our government
! at this time, how many Of you think we
| would duplicate Germany's success?
Government ownership of railroads
may be as desirable in this country as
it is in Germany, but we must first
have public servants who will at least
| come somewhere near the standard Of
Germany's public servants in efficiency
and honesty.
Look at the spectacle we are pre-
senting to the world at this very mo-
ment in our pork barrel legislationl
Could we afford to have our railroads
operated by the same type Of public
servants?
If our government is to endure, il
we are to take our proper place among
the nations of the world in the new CIV
ilization, the man OF the future must
live not for himself alone but for
others.
Consideration for one another is
speedily becoming social, industrial
and economic necessity
Capitalization is the order of the day.
The telegraph, the telephone, the auto
mobile and the airship are the causes.
They have wiped out not only old prec-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-05-04
WHY
INDIVIDUALlSM
IS AS DEAD
AS A SMELT

A T A RECENT public \ caring
~ n certain proposed food
,agissa ion which Mr.. Perkins fay-
sred md which recognized the
a1,csslty Of co-ope ration some one
remarked that the legislation was
a violation of tue principle of
individualism.
Mr.. Perkins retorted, "Individ-
ualism is as dead as a smelt."
Mr. Perkins reasons for his be
lief are outlined in the following
article
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-05-04

edents and customs but State and ma
tiOnal lines as well.
A man living in Bston who wishes
to talk to man living in San Fran
cisco simply rings a bell, puts little
instrument to his ear and proceeds to
talk. There is hardly miracle in the
Bible more wonderful than this
The doctrine Of estate rights" IS
being rapidly demolished. The ma
ton is being obliged to assume many
Of the functions of government here
tOfOre performed by the State, and
this tendency is growing.
The State, viewed as an individual
with the right to do as it pleases with
in itself, without regard for other
States, can no longer be tolerated.
Only the nation can act in matters
that affect interstate relations, and
with REORGANIZATION and trans
portation developed to their present
stage a considerable percentage Of
States activities are Interstate in
their effects and consequences.
The World Is Drawing Together.
We must therefore take on a new
natiOnalism. The world has been
drawn very closely together by the
cable and the transatlantic liner, but
finitely more closely together by the
wireless the airship and the subma-
rine telephone.
When these are practical. everyday
instruments of intercommunicatiOn
and transportation the social prac-
tees and the industrial methods Of
one nation will quickly and seriously
affect all other nations. This will re-
quire the yielding by nations Of GER
tin of their individualistic rights and
prerogat ives in order to safeguard and
benefit the world as a whole.
This opens up great, new vista
it presents problems that are In
tensely interesting and Of far-reach-
ing Importance.
The period that is upon US offers
large opportunities for individual
thought, initiative and action, for con-
structive work and for constructive
craftsmanship.
The mighty changes taking place In
| Europe tell US with unmistakabIe
voice that the reconstruction period IL
at hand The man Of the future
| must alize it. He must be ready to
| adjust himself to the new conditions.
He must have sufficient vision, intel
ligence and courage to cast aside the
methods and precedents OF bygohs
age. He must let the dead past bury
! its dead. He INST no. look back to
the setting but forward to the rising
CIV y
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-05-04
Why a New Era Co-opera-
ton Must Succeed Pure
Irdiu;dualism.

sc MYTH intercommuni-
w cation drawing the
world together, the act of an
Individual can affect a large
number of people; therefore
that form of freedom which
is simply another expression
for license to do as one
pleases can no longer exist"
-GEORGE w. PERKINS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
BREED THEATRE.
Bryant Wastburn in "The Man Who Was Afraid" Strong Indictmen. of the Slackers, Feature For Today and Tuesday.

A story with a powerful patriotic appeal is pictured in Bryant WaSh- burns newest Essanay feature. The Man Who Was Afraid the feature attraction at the Breed theatre to- day and Tuesday It was Uri .san by Mary Brecht Pulver,, the nC.ed au- thoress and is based on President Wilson's call to arms. It portrays the wretchedness of man who was afraid 10 go to war. So vividly is this pro- duction presented of the -tslacker' that the First Illinois regiment adopted 1t as a slogan for recruiting. Hiring one of Chicagc's big down. town theatres the regiment gave free sbowir% %s of the picture amid mi1i- tary demonstration and received enough volunteers to bring their unit up to war strength.
 Pearl White in ''The Fatal Ring'' will also be shown and the latest war news in the Hearst-Pathe Weekly will complete the bill.
 Tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock there will be a special show for the drafted men. the Home Guards and the committee in charge of the cele- bratfon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10

The Sileltering Arms Sunday after noon service in charge of Rev. Francis Rose was highly appreciated by all present. The excellent musical pro- gram was varied and fitting and gave ! much pleasure. Harold Rose sang the solo No Love Like the Love of Jesus nd The Homeland; the rendering was beautiful and the words were sung clearly, Mrs. F. H. Bushnell accom- panying On the piano. Other solos were Sweet Spray of Flowers, The Harvest Time, by Frank Rose. The duet by
 Mrs. Bushnell and Frank Rose was My Days With Sunshine Will Be F'raught. Rev. Francis Rose sang in Visayan, the Mery is Countless and Free.
 After reading John IA, Rev. MT. Rose took for his subject Immortality. He said that immortality was to him a place of great activity, activity pleas ant and enjoyable, with materials for our wo"k that we could do our best. Going to another world would be mething like crossing the ocean to another land. Illustrating from his own experience, the speaker said: Leaving the east on the Empress of Asia, there was joy in my heart that I was starting for the homeland. Do we act recording to our belief in the other world? The test of belief is ac- tion. Illustrations of his subject were drawn from the faith of his Christian Christian experiences in going to the home above. In closing Rev. MT. Rose expressed the wish that those present might rejoice in their going home as he rejoiced on his way to his home here.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
HUMOR OF THE DAY

T see they've discovered a plot in Mcxfcoi"
 That's more than they can find on Broadway"
 Him Qearning to waltz)-Is it hard to reverse?
 Her-No; just take your foot off my right one and put it on my left Tiger.
 'The weather is always a topic o4 conversation"
 "Yes," replied Miss Cayenne. And most of us talk about it as if it had been created for our individual pleas ure or omfort.-Washington Star.
 Mabel is at the beach. She writes me that she's engaged"
 No! Who's the man?"
 His first name is Frank. As soon as she finds out his other name she's going to write again.''-San Francis co Chronicle.
 william" snapped the dear lady, viciously, didn't I hear the clock strike 2 as you came in?"
 "You did, my dear It started to strike 10. but I stopped it to keep it from waking you up."-RichmOnd es-Dispatch.
 "Is my son getting well grounded in the classicS?" asked the millionaire.
 'I would put it even stronger than may say that he is actually stranded on them."-Boston Transcript.
 I'm glad to see you go into part
 "Why, have heard you speak of him as a thorough scondrel."\
 Politically, yes. Commercially, he's all right."-LouisVille Courier Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
CANNING DEMONSTRATION. One Win Be Held This Afternoon a,
 the Y. M. c. A. Hall.

Posters in various store windows about the city call attention to a can ming demonstration to be held this af- .ernoon .n the Y. M. c. A. hall.
 This demonstration is planned to meet thu special demands of the fall season. The canning of peaches making Of peach war jam and the va rious ways of preserving and canning peaches will be shown. Inf )rmation as to salti1g down vegetables as we'll as fermentiEg and saltinG will be given.
 The storing of winter vegetables in the cellar will be taken up, with infor- nation as to the storing in sand of some of them. Advice as to both fresh and canned vegetable storing will be included
 Methods of drying fruit ard vegeta- bles will be spoken of and the neces- sary equipment illustrated.
 This demonstration will meet a real demand in the community and it is hoped that every housewife will make an effort to attend.
 If there is demand for it, a later demonstration will be given on bread. The making of bread from rye, corn, I tuckwheat. entire wheat, graham, etc, will be given. Also the making of cereal breads from oats, oatmeal, hom- iny and Samp to replace wheat.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
Kingston Fair Opens Tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be the opening day of the Kingston fair. Secretary Johr A Allen announces that everything is Tn readiness and Indications are that pass those of previous years.
 The Rhode Island State college has arranged the following exhibits for the fair:
 Exhibit No. 1, Silage corn varieties
 Exhibit No. 2, Legumes: clover; 2. alfalfa: 3, soy beans (varieties); f. vetch.
 Exhibit No. 3. erains-1 rye: 2 wheat; barley; oats, , buckwheat; 6 corn.
 Exhibit No. 4, grasses: 1 Timothy: redtop: 3 orchard grass: rye grass: mil1et, fox tail. JaDanese. Texas nillet: Bermuda grass; 2 Sudan grass.
 Exhibit No. 5. Rhode Is'and bent ard redtop.
 Exhibit No. 6, seed corn selection q Exhibit No. ', Northern grown vs. home grown seed potatoes
 Exhibit No S. salt as a substitute for potash with certain crops.
 Poultry exhibits: Exhibit No | live poultry: Exhibit No. 2. eggs: Exhibit No. 3. feeds: Exhibit No. 4, supplies: Exhibit No. ,. models of new and reconstructed houses
 Animal husbandrv: Exhibit No 1. milk exhibit Exhibit No. g.. Bab- cock test; COW testing-
 Home economics exhibits: Two one hour demonstratioas-1. use of corn versus wheat 2, use of fruits in die.
 4 deu7nrsGration on Making of Ccttaxe Cheese and it's ''riatioas" A dernoastratfon oe A Home Made Firesezs Cooker Exhibits of wheat substftutee. Exhibits of food values.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10

comes next in a delightful singing and costume change offering that will appeal to every lover of good sing ing. The third act is the Tanean Brothers, two blackface comedians and minstrel stars, who present a novel musical and comedy offering that is a riot of fun. The triangle feature photoplay on this bill is dainty Olive Thomas, the noted Fol lies" beauty and Harrison Fisher girl, in An Even Break, a five part production which brings the gayeIy of Broadway cafe and theatre life to the screen To. complete the show there is an excrIciating komedy called A Matrimonial accident.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
MAJESTIC ROOF GARDEN.
Robert Warwick kone in The False Friend, Feature For Tonight at the Majestic Roof Garden-Dance Contest Tonight

Robert Warwick and Gail Kane in The False Frfecd-Eis the feature pho top1ay tonight and Tuesday at the Majestic Roof Garden. tilted in Jail, very funny comedy and the latest Universal Weekly completes the pro- grame- Tonight is the last dance contest of the season. a very nice loving cup is to be given to the win ming couple See it on display in F. w. Guilds window on Broadway.
 Dancing S. 30 to 10.45. Wednes- day the Auditorium will open for the season with Theadas Bara in Heart and Soul, founded on H. Rider flag Eard's Jess" as the feature photo drama. AINcinee 2.50, evening and
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
TEII1 PTBSB1S,

Wbsss V1s sat sncSas Sc.Syinf s6 the rsnessf In s{iken touches o8 cAress; Whose needles toss in silyery light. Far by the breeHA ts blitheIy borne. Low at their feet the fair brown earth. Is with &sdr9r fabric spread; Bnwove with figures by the sun. In shade4y patterns intricate. Forever aSaanNsing ever new, As oft as the winds pulses beat, In silent vows their lichened trunks In solemn, tsrrptSd stiffness stand, Retreats to meet the Infinite In the glad worship of the soul; In their true hearts no fear of man, No 3eEr Of custom or of form, But 9&eadfnStEe ess of calm content, eTo1utfon's laws.
 -Alice Teele.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
NOTICE

The Registrars of Voters of the Town of Ledyard, Conn.,. will be in session at the Town Clerks Office in said Town on Thursday, September 18th, 1917. from g o'clock a. m. until 5 p. m., to place on a list entitled '"To Be Made the names of those per sons, by whom, or in whose behalf a claim is made to either registrar that they will be entitled to be made elect orS before the Annual Town Meeting.
 GEO. A. MONTGOMERY,
 BILLINGS T. AVERY
 Registrars of Voters. Dated at Ledyard, Sept. 9th, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
MAY ESTABLISH THE
 MORRIS PLAN HERE
Matter Will be Discussed at Chamber
 of Commerce This Afternoon.

Under the supervision of the Indust- rial Finance Corporation of New York city, a nationwide movement is being conducted in the establishment of Morris Plan companies through the operations of which credit is extended at a reasonable cost to wage earners, salaried employees and others who are not able to obtain credit
 Invitations have been sent to a num- her of prominent citizens of Norwich, to meet at the chamber of commerce this afternoon at 4.30 o'clock to listen to an explanation Of the plan in all it's details by F. B. Crosthwaite, rep- to discuss the feasibility of establish ing a Morris Plan company in this city
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
TO BE MADE

Electors in said Town of Norwich be- fore the Annual Town Meeting to be held October 1st, 1917, to wit:
 In the First Voting District-At the Selectmen's Office in City Hall. In the Second Voting District-At w. D. Ricker's Drug Store, West Side. In the Third Voting District-At w. H. Bowen's News Office, Greeneville. In the Fourth Voting District-At the Barber Shop of Patrick T. Conneu on West Town Street.
 Tn the Fifth Voting District-At Ponemah Large Hall, Taftville. In the Sixth Voting Distrfct-At Billings Hall, East Side.
 Dated at Norwich, Conn.,, the 9th day of September, A. D. 1917.
 TYLER D. GUY,
 CORNELIUS J. DOWNES,
 Registrars of Voters.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
LEGAL NOTICES.


AGNES PIETRAs vs. KAROL PET RAS. Order of Notice.
 State of Connecticut, windham Coun- ty,- ss.. 1.utnam. Sept. 4th, 1917:
 Upon the complaint of the said Agnes Pietras, praying for reasons therein set forth for a divorce. now pending returnatble on the first Tuesday of Octo- Der, 1917, before the Superior Court in and for windham County.
 It appearing to and being found by the subscribing authority that the said Defendant is gone to parts unknown. therefore,
 Ordered, That notice of the pendency of said complaint. be given. said De- ffendant by pubMshing this his order in The publishe in Norwich, in New London County. in said State three days sue cessively, commencing on or before the 18th day of September 1917, by some proper officer or indifferent person.
 EDGAR M. WARNER. Clerk of the Superior Court for Wind
 ham County.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
NOTICE

Iumbia will be in session at Yeomana Hall Thursday. Sept. 18th. 1917. from a. m. until 5 p. m, for the purpose list and to receive applications of those to be made.
 All applications should be in the hands of the Registrars before p. m. of that date, as no applications will be received after that hour.
 E. r HUTCHINSON,
 C. S. MARSHALL.
 Registrars of Voters. Dated at Columbia, this 7th day Of September, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS

The Republican Electors of the Town of Voluntown are requested to meet in caucus in Union Hall, in said town, on Tuesday, September 11th, 1917, at 7.3O D. m.. to place in nomina- ton candidates for town offices and make all necessary arrangements for the Annual Town Meeting, to be held on Monday, October 1st, 1917.
 Republican Town Committee. :, Dated at Voluntown, Conn, Septem- Der 9th, 1917..
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10

Exhibits on use of Corn in Diet" Free literature.
 Sheep: Wool-Showing desirable and undesirable 1eeses. Good and bad methods of tying.
 Hogs: Self feeders for hogs In formation on Hog Cholera. Enlarged photograph of typical animals.
 The exhibits scheduled for this years fair nutnumber sthose Of pre- vious years. The vaudeville program has been increased and the exercises for Grange Day, Governors Day and Children's Day have been arranged so as to make each day replete with in tereSting and instructive features.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
POETRY
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 TES ahes o6 TrAnpa h4vS bI09sgn
 AGr rpSeD are ETAEnpA0A And Ga2d, AsF vtolaSS tzu6SF tho unOGsa0 -Are crowned in R4V0r O6 rV1. Aer ToYde have been EsaISd S2 GAl EIer AeIds are all pdmw4Sd win wsus-ul, Az4A f dSSere of dark Ae0oIMadon
 AEfandR where ESA tr4oo1or WpnsraG. HsSt ever Eh~ Op~@n 0AG. 0Dpry From the odsr of 1As haGGt@& n@w for VIII epsdng. Oa ths r~utu Se EhS O0S, From It's stf4De@ the rod rO~SS Ws41
 btQSDou1, co Fr1n Es afars ehe, w&ats Hliss 1vSiJ From its Sfue of the rswSons os1u-Ssal VtofetS will So71ow tho saDw. HSil! to tho banners frabGFA1 Str9aarinE UnEndinE4y nraGb6 6pa9n6or slIprena of ShS n1oTn4nE, far-e2ang1ed shH&n of the nAGAa. Fiyf2G nn0onQueTed aOBSGAAR.
 CoddTR eterna1iy thE0e Eye: wn;te and Ted Oc the trSSft09.
 -iNfn-1a Irving. in GeSf4eAs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
WALKED 1,400 MILES.
Long Hike of MT. and Mrs. John J.
 Norris of Portland, Who Are Visiting
 in Norwich,

MT. and Mrs. John J. Norris and daughter, June Margaret, from Port land, O-e., are visiting MT. Norris mother, Mrs. John w. Norris, of 221 Broad street, Norwich. It is an inter esting fact that from June, 1915, up to September of the following year MT. and Mrs. Norris walked over 1. 400 miles from Portland, Ore, to Salt Lake City, in the hope of benef1tting their little daughters health. Sometimes the fam fly wourl cover 35 miles in a day.
 The little girl, who is now years old is in excellent health. She is clever as an elocutionist and has re- cited for charity in many cities along
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10
Principal at Traininq Camp.

During the absence of the principal, Capt. w. G. Tarbox, who is at Fort Terry, the senior room of the Town street school will be in charge of Miss Mary McNamara. As Mrs. s. s. La throp is to have a years leave of ab- sence, the junior room will be taught by Miss Coughlin.