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Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

portation by land that were availa bie in 1859, and afford easy connections by steamboats at New London for New York.
 Automobiles and motor trucks on the public roads. regarded as now city ten years before the quarter mil lenniufn,. are daily increasing in num- Der to such an extent that 1t seems rot improbable, Mir Gilman writes, that beasts of burden may become extinct, like the prehistoric ancestor of the horse, whose fossil remains Marsh, of Yale University. Indeed, the time seems not far distant when men will habitual1y rise superior to The earth and the sea and all that in them is. and, soaring as on eagles wings, will fly to the worlds remotest bound"
 Mir. Gilman wrote this in 1909, not and the important part which air. craft and flying men were to play fr the stupendous events which are staggering mankind.
 Having thus summarized the town's history in its relation to transporta- ton, MT. Gilman refers to that other wonderfully useful phrase Of electric ity,-electrfc lighting.
 In 1859, he observes, kerosene oil, that inestimable benefaction to the people who sat in darkness, was only beginning to come into general use, while coal gas was limited to the thickly settled parts of the town.
 By 1909, the marvellous electric light was extensively employed to H. illuminate the public streets and dwell ings and places of business
 Since the city of Norwich took over the gas and electric light plant, the cost has been reduced to the con- sumer and a profit has occurred to the public treasury thus justifying," of Charles F. Thayer, who warmly, supported the measure during his term of office as mayor" - lution of the Norwich fire depart ment. The protection from fires fur rished- by the volunteer fire compan- ies was quite insufficient in 1859, but it was not until 1889 that the first steam engine was employed.
 Since that time, discipline and efficiency and equipment have great Iy improved especially during the years under the direction of Howard department and superintendent of the fire alarm telegraph. The working force in well-drilled companies and the siXty-f1Ve or seventy alarm boxes
 
 of the city. insure an immediate re- SponSe to call.
 The writer cites as the most disas- trous fires in the last half century that of the Aims House in 1876, at the Hopkins & Aliens Arms works on Franklin street, in 1900, the Shan non Building in 1909. and the Lucas Building, on Shetucket street, in 1911.
 With a normal supply of water in the Fairview reservoir, at an eIeva- tion of 25O feet at overflow. the com pact business district in Norwich had better-fre protection than most cities of the same size in 1909, Mir. Gilman wrote.
 He would certainly emphasis that statement now, with the fire depart ment completely motorized, while Fairview and the new Stony Brook reservoirs. innpounding hundreds of millions of gallons of water at nor ma1, are this summer full to over flowing.
 THE DICTAGRAPH
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Turn Their Efforts in Other and Better
 DirectionS

Turn Their Efforts in Other and Better
 Directions.
 MT Editor: The letter signed Clifford L. Williams which appeared in The Bulletin of July 11th is too absurd to be worthy of notice were 1t not that some people who do not do much thinking might be fooled by it.
 His definition of the worst traitor we could have is foolish and shameful. He feels for the farmers who raise the grain.
 use it to buy that same grain in the form of bread to feed their children who are now only half fed.
 The men who work on lumber for barrels can work on lumber to build comfortable apartments or cotta ges for families who now live in one or two rooms, and sometimes get put out of even that little bit of home because the rent money has gone for rum.
 The cabinet makers who, make bar fixtures can work on bureaus for peo- pie who. as it is. would have no clothes to put in one if they had it.
 Foundrymen will make more stoves for the people who now buy old worn out stoves will be able to buy new ones.
 So on through the list of workers whom you seem to think will be thrown out of work. Instead C getting their living by the woes of their broth. CTS they WILL get IL DE WOTklng TOT the comfort of the number who are now misera ble.
 MT. Lincoln evidently gives the puo- lie credit for intelligence enough to see without so much detail of expla- nation that the going out of the liquor business will not paralyze decent busi- ness, but have met some terribly stupid people, so offer the above
 Mir. Williams, each of your letters Is largely made up of misleading sen tences
 A HATER OF THE RUM TRAFFIC.
 Norwich Town, July 19, 1a17
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

ployer who was glad to be rid of him; but good recommendations never kept disa agreeable or inefficient man in constant employment. This way of transferring nuisance from one place to another is weak and coward ly: and injurious to all concerned. There is but one way to treat a man who is bent upon beating his way through life instead of working his way through; and that is to make his lack of sense or ability clear to him. He may know it. and the discovery that others know it may have a wholesome effect upon him. The men who shirk duty and venture to help men who are not inclined to help themselves have much to answer for. Honesty put honor and pleasure into all business and lack of it fore shadows villainy anywhere.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

Everything available is sent to Ger many.
 A young girl, a relative of the fm- migrants, was sent to a village twei- ty-one miles distant for some coarse meal. She was on her way back lug ging the heavy sack on her shoulders. A German spied her. Halt" he cried. She, poor thing, held her precious sack in such value that she rib1ed her life and ran for safety. She was shot. Her body was later sent to the terrified and stricken snother in a sack.
 A peasant woman was also return- ing to her home carrying a sack of flour on her back. She, too, was stop ped. She, too, risked her life for her children's food. Shot down like dog by the Germans, they later sent the children the flour. the price of their mothers life.
 My object will be accomplished fl I have emphasized the horrors a cors- quered territory endures at the handa of the conqueror. Since the United States is in this dreadful war, a like fate may await us. We must Gaht tooth and nail to escape the unhappy fate of Wilma
 SARAH B. NEWAR.
 Chicago.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Prohibitionists have not been CUTS tent to hamper the nation in it's ef- forts to push war preparation by throwing in it's way their hobby for a bone dry country. They are so near sighed and narrow minded that they can neither see nor comprehend any thing bigger than a fight against the saloons that has obsessed their minds for years. They would have us stop on a railroad crossing to fix bJow- out, their attention narrowed on the cantankerous tire while the train rushed destruction down upon us 1T they survived the wreck, they would happy that the plugged hole wasn't leaking. Republican.
 It is a story of sordid vice which the police have uncovered in their re evidence on all sides by those who dftfons in Bridgeport were steadily moving toward a crisis in white slavery development. An unlocked for quarrel brought police action and with 1t the uncovering Of all the hor- rible details which go with one of the meanest crimes known. IL is to be hoped when these cases get into court that the law will not be hampered. IL will not be the police tribunals which already fired show this The danger alert to bring the direct punishment to the miserable wretches engaged in this nefarious business.-Bridgepo Telegram
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
Sunday Morning Talk
EARS THAT HEED.

Take heed how ye hear" is an impressive warning of our Lord. Be rot only a ready nearer, that is, but careful ard discriminating one. Many voices are speaking to us every day. We must heed if we are to catch their true messages.
 Do you, my reader. hear the music of nature? Do you reco gnize the robins song and the meadow lark s cheerful trilI? Are the notes of the thrush at eventide intelligible to you? Do you delight in the batter of the rain and in the winds sweep through leafy branches? If our ears were keener we should hear whole -orcnes- tras in this glorious world that God has made. Loranzo was right in his conc1usion
 Sit Jessica. Look how the floor of
 heaven
 Is thick inlaid with patines of bright
 gold. There's not the smallest orb that thou
 beho1d'st But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring 10 the young-eyed cher
 ubins: Such harmony is in immortal souls, But while this muddy vesture of de-
 cay Doth grossly close it in, we cannot
 he3- it.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

It is a good idea to have a place for everything and everything in its place. But the home gardener is apt to put forth the assertion that swelled heads can be found most anywhere except in the cabbage patch.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

The idea of giving the boys a rous- ing send off is an excellent one. The whole city should lend its efforts In making it the success that it should be. Let the boys in khaki know that we are interested in them and their mission.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

Every state in the Union must take off it's hat to Hawaii which has by furnishing so many more men, through volunteering, than it's quota, that it has avoided the necessity of having any of it's residents drafted
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

With the large number of drown ings that are being reported, it is time that everyone who plans to go on or into the water to make a new resolve regarding safety first
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

Perhaps none Of US ever saw a sea- son just like this. but it is probable that it has it's good points compared with many other seasons in the past Nature sets the pace and if man can not keep up with the procession he gets left behind. It is said 1916 was year without a summer; and 1917 came near being a season without spring. The trees and the birds and the farmers and the crops were month behind in getting started and the cultivators of the soil are eXperi encing many disappointments. but they are valiantly working in hopes of successfully meeting the unfavorable conditions and making the best Of them. It is said: Nature is com manded by obeying her." but the agri- culturist has had much difficulty in taking his cues from Nature this year. Plutarch made nature say: T am whatever was, or is or will be; and nv veil no mortal ever took up" And this has the ring of truth. Man is child of Nature. but the mystery of his parentage he never has or can solve.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

It would be interesting to know just how the kaiser feels. way down deep in his heart, about the state of affairs in his own country
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

There are some members of con- gress who are apparently determined to keep the national lawmakers in session throughout the entire sum mer
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

Thrones may not be as popular as they were once. but there doesn't ap- pear to be any rush of candidates for the presidency of China.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

How common wonderful things seem to be because of constant presence or constant repetition. It was Elmer son who observed: If the stars should appear one night in a, thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown." What do we see in the heavens at night, twinkling lights or the gems which star Gods outer garments? The landscape and the sky were designed to inspire us with a consciousness of the marvel lous power and constant benehcence of the Almighty; and we simply look upon them as if they were the black boards of time. Carlyle commands us to Took up and behold the eternal fields of light that lie about the throne of God," Why do we not look up and realize that the youth and beauty of the heavens outlast man and time, and testify of the Power In- visible.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The man on the corner says: To the hog with his feet in the trough there is no such thing as excessive profits
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

The extension of the New York and New Haven Railroad tracks on the east side of the Thames to Groton and New London, the building of a fine new railroad station in the vi cinity of Franklin Square, and the extension of the New London North ern Railroad connections. have more than doubled the facilities for trans
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
Do you really hear what people

Do you really hear what people about you are saying? You may think you do. but what a chance for mistake is here. If you really heard, you would not straightway go forth, a. may be your won't to report their remarks so inaccurateIy You would not so misquote your friends. Half the broken friendships. the misera ble hatreds. yes, the lawsuits that fill our courts may be traced to careless list ening-
 Only trained ears are competent to judge between the true and the false, the worth while and the worthless in current conversation. To accept ev- cry opinion put forth, without process of judgment, is to invite mental .,nd moral confusion. There is a good motto for reporters, for editors, for all of us, in fact. in the sentence from Thomas a Kempis: Ut is wisdom not to believe everything that men say nor presently to pour into the ears of others the things that we have heard or believed"
 through your ears. Does your mind cooperate with your auditory nerves as you hear the words of some wise speaker? How well informed some of ish insistence on doing all the talk ing ourselves. An old proverb says: He who speaks sows; he who listens reaps." The Greeks spoke of Epam- InOndaS as the man WnO never says anything but will listen eternaHy" That was the secret of the wisdom of Epaminondas.
 A good listener is a prime help to a speaker. Bear it in mind the next time you sit in an audience Let me urge you, especially to give your min ister a chance as you sit in church next Sunday. He has something to say to you. He has prepared his mes sage with thought and prayer. Help him, by your sympathetic attention to give it forth effectively. There would be more good preachers if there were more good listeners. It is the minister's business, you say, to make you listen. It is equally yours to make him preach.
 A sh1pbuilder of the o1den time after hearing Whftefield preach, said: 'I have usually been able to build three ships during a sermon, but this time I have not been able to Iav single timber" But even Whitefield would have found his eloquence inn potent with stony hearted or dull minded hearers; even as ocean waves rasf themselves to pieces against the cliffs. You owe something to the man who stands Sunday after Sunday in .he pulpit to declare the whole coun- sell of God. You owe him sympathetic ttention. Take heed how ye hear"
 THE PARSON.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

There are a few people who do not think it possible for them to make mistake so intense is their conceit; and it Is doubtful if any err oftener than these. Some folks can tell a half truth without being conscious they have told a lie; and, some people can live hypocritical life and really believe they are religious. Error has succeeded in warping truth for untold ages and Is likely to. Our own mis- takes may prod us to improvement if the errors of others do not save us incurrine the same nisfortunes. "In all science error precedeS truth" says Wa1pole, land it is better that 1t should go first than last" It Is be- cause it is natural to err that we recognize as truth the statement that There will be mistakes in divinity while men preach. and errors in gov ernment while men govern" It was Knowles who said: Find earth where grows no weed, and you may find a heart wherein no error grows"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
TAKE THE BULLETIN ALONG

Readers of The Bulletin leaving the city for vacation trips can have 1t fellow them daily and thus keep in touch with home affairs.
 Order through The Bulletin busi- ness office.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

It is good thing to maintain a spirit of tolerance-to recognize an others right to believe what he pleases or to cherish any opinion he sees fit without consulting us. We are not responsible for what another thinks, and we have not been com miss toned to regulate his convictions, or to check his speech When we know ourselves we become aware that the most offensive persons are those who tell us the truth, or those who condemn the sentiments we cherish. If we know we are right why should we be angered because they think we are wrong; if we, are conscious they are right why should we be net tied by their frankness. We should be true to our own conceptions of truth and justice; and should avoid vio- 1ence in speech or action. Of course we cannot be tolerant to those who will not tolerate us, since their atti- tude. might imperil our lives: but we can be calm and not add fuel to the flames of rage.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
THE MAN WHO TALKS

There is something in every day for each one of us; and fear most
 of us do not get out of each day all
 that is in it for us- The little things the little neg1igences of each day add up for great loss in the end We must get the right value put upon the minute to make the most Of each day. It .is the shining minutes which make the golden hours that run into
 precious days. The tick-tock of the
 family clock is faithfully beating time
 for you and me, and it is the strict
 attention to life and it's requirements
 that makes the days count and the
 sum total of life bulk large. No
 person ever became expert at any
 thing without continuous effort. and
 often painful repition. It is the les
 sons drawn from the little experiences
 of life which equip men to successfully
 cope with sudden and unexpected
 crises. If you expect to acquire skill
 or eninence in the walks of fife every
 day holds for you the equipment and
 the price is application.
 We. are being assured that we are
 eating three times more meat than is
 actually necessary, and it is recom-
 mended that we cut out 90 per cent of
 our meat rations. MT. Armour, the great Chicago meat packer, calls upon physicians of the United States to in
 terest themselves in the food conser- vation campaign and to do all in their
 power to advise the public as to the imperative need for conserving to the greatest possible degree the food sup ply of the nation. By preventing waste now we can avert hunger later on, and a physician assures us that meat three times a week is ample for any workingman and too much for many an office man. Meat once week is ample for a sedentary indi- vidual. Vixen I say meat, I include eggs, fish, fowl, read and white meat. Since. through the folly of man the whole of Europe has been turned into slaughterhouse, and food is becom- ing scarce we are being told the truth about our most popular foods. Twelve years without meat and 27 years upon two meals a day has convinced us of through food reduction; and the pres ent necessities may teach the people a priceless lesson for the betterment of their physical condition. Exces- sive meat-eating may be classed among the bad habits.
 A frank physician does not hesitate to tell us there is no such thing as us one-half the conscripts are likely | to be rejected because they are not l fit to carry a gun. not equal to the | strain and exposure of military life. | perfectly healthy person should we | see one. We remember one exanlin- | ing surgeon pronounced an athlete the | most perfect physically developed spec | imen he. had ever seen and wished he | were his equal The perfect praised l athlete threw out his chest in pride, 1 thereby rupturing a blood vessel and | dropped dead at the surgeons feet. | Perfection is a splendid dream. Who | ever thinks a faultless piece to see, | says Pope, thinks what ne'er was, nor is nor e'er shall be-" Matthew com mands Us: Be ye perfect, even as | your Father which is Heaven is per feet but we have failed to attain this 1 ecstatic state. The nation needs per feet men, but it is not expecting to
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
BY STAGE TO BEAN HILL
ewritten Specially for The BulIetin.)

(Written Specially for The Bulletin.)
 All residents of Norwich and vi- cinity realize how much it has meant to the city to be the center to which road it hfs is % rens to think back to a period when no such roads existed.
 1859 1eo9," the valuable book by w C. Gilman referred to in previous weeks, emphasis is laid upon the fact that the street railways have been such a strong bond of union between the separated districts of the town.
 In 1859, when Norwich celebrated the completion of two centuries of ex- stence, MT. Gilman points out the fact that this town was wholly desti- omnibuses even, with the exception of William Bennett's "accommoda- ton" between the town and the Landing, which swift conveyance was supposed to make two trips daily.
 In 1865, John Hough ran a stage four times day from Shetucket street to Bean Hill, while G. A. Bush nell managed line to Occup and Hanover.
 It was not until five years later, in 1870, that the first street car line was opened, from Franklin Square to Bean Hill. Several years afterwards, when electric power had come into use, this line was extended to Yantic.
 Other horse power lines were later opened to Greeneville and the West Side.
 By 1909. when Norwich noted it's quarter millennium, these had all been replaced by electric trolley lines rad iating to New London, Willinaantic Westerly. and Plainfield, thus bring 1%f f<x, with the entire trolley system of New England.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

Many a worthless man has received good recommendation from the en-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

foreseeing the present world war, and the important part which air craft and flying men were to play fn the stupendous events which are staggering mankind.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-26
81" TRAINS cRASH-SERVICE ON
RAVENSWOoD TIED UP

Two dOWntOWn-bOund Ravens
wood "L" trains crashed into each
other early this morning, throwing
passengers into a panic. Nobody
has been reported hurt. A safety de-
vice on the cars prevented telescop-
ing.
One of the trains of five cars was
waiting for Wilson 81" to cut in
on the main track by the Belmont
station when the other hit it.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-26

CHICAGO PRESSE GRANTS So
GENERATE TO NEWSIES
The Chicago Presse came through
with the demands of the newsboys'
union yesterday and the strike on
that paper was called of. No settle
ment has yet been made with the
Abendpost.
Trouble started when the Presse
raised it's price to the newsboys to
from 80 and 40 cents a hundred to
so cents. AS the paper to the public
sells for cent, newsboys complain
ed that they made, almost no profit
from its sale.
After a conference with John To-
masetti, president of the union, pub
fishers of the Presse agreed to sell to
the boys for so cents hundred and
take returns.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-26
MAYoR vs.. cITY COUNCIL

Hostilities between Mayor ThOmp-
son and city council may break out
with fresh fire soon. The mayor in
Inmates he may veto the budget be-
cause 10 per cent is cut of the pay
of the high city hall men who hold
appointive offices. 1t is admitted the
Chicago Federation of Labor protest
was a factor in the reductions. The
federation made a loud howl that
high salaried workers should be cut
before day laborers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-26
ANOTHER POLICE SHAKE-UP

Another police shape-up is COM
ing. Chief SchuettIer has admitted
that a new order will affect com
handing officers and detectives. It's
due in day or two.
The chief commended the work Of
States Atty Hoyne. Hes entitled
to a lot Of credit" SchUettler said.
Des Moines, lathe three Whit
more Temperance bills, which would
make Iowa bone dry" were reported
favorably in the senate.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-26

QUIZ GAMBLING SQUAD
bet. Sergt's John o. Johnson and
Geo. O'Connor of the police chiefs
gambling squad, were called to the
Office Of States Atty Hoyne today