Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-17
THE MAN WHO TALKS


 stinet of greed of or place and power. Man cannot seem to free himself from
 his own selfish conceits or vanity, be- tcause they always have and presum-
 ably always will include the strong
 est forces within him. This is what
 underlies the great world war today
 from whatever view one looks at.
 This is what causes several churches
 to be organized of one faith where one would be better and of more use
 and of larger influence; and also the
 cause of the multiplication of organ izations of all sorts where every one added weakens rather than strength ems the cause. And there is less said
 about this relic of barbarism which
 brought extermination to many tribes of men before man got gleam or better customs than nomadic customs; and which is wiping out nations to- day, than is said upon any subject
 under the sun It was first begotten by envy, which by some one has been said to be so full, of cowardice and shame that no one ever had the cour- age to confess guilt of it.
 | if we have many doubts about the germs which medical men say pro | duce disease, we have no reason to question the germs of heavenly prin-
 ciples implanted in every human mind which are struggling to be a blessing I to mortals not an injury. These are
 the kind of germs like to believe the Lord creates. They eannot be fig | uT0u- out Dy the microscope O1 llC
 scientists; and it seems as if some individuals lacked them; but they do l not They are there, as well as the ] angels who stand ready to reveal | to spiritual light. Some of us do not act if we believed we had any souls: and as to opening our hearts, we grope about as if we had lost the
 are spiritual mama which give us l strength in weakness, comfort in sor- | row and hope in despair It is time we forgot the germs used to terrorize | us and come into knowledge of the germs which have power to lift us above fear, and to assure us that di- vine power holds us in love secure from all our enemies
 It was in times something like these that Abraham Lincoln declared: 'I shall do nothing in malice, what deal with is too rast for malicious dealing" In this he did not wholly | express his splendid nature, for we realize from his honorable realing | with the affairs of the humblest citi- zen that he was too pure and con- siderate to let malice control him in anything. As a chief magistrate his virtues loom up beside those of Wash ington, and his influence will be felt for countless generations. We are in no danger now of having anything done in malice A nation which has made itself the land of the free and the home of the brave doesn't produce rulers who are subject to prejudice or malevolent practices. Our leaders are | well aware that magnamity carries with it the balm which will cure mal- ignity. It is tyranny which acts with malice and which suffers death from l the venom of it's ungodly and unman- ly acts.
 One of the fathers of this republic proclaimed had it not been for America, there had been no such thing as freedom left throughout the vate opinion may be of the Puritans we cannot deny that they furnished the 1eaven which gave strength to democracy everywhere under the sun; that gave new hope to the oppressed of every nation; and that esta ablished an open door and an asylum to which the persecuted of all nations could !. flee and find a freedom and a com fort they never had enjoyed before, as well as protection for their families. To Europe we are a nation of aliens, but beneath our dear old flag with hat in hand we stand as tyranny defying stand, the more generously are we hated abroad; and we should not for get whatever blood courses in our veins we are only safe when we are 1 true to the principles of sovereign democracy and loyal to the flag and to one another. We possess what mon archy would destroy; and in unity | rests our strength and our hope. The sympathy which would diride us is what the worlds potentates deride as a weakness; and we should exercise 1 it with care.
 A celebrated clergyman of New York told his congregatics1 theR was no such thing as teaching patience unless the sermon was made long enough to test their patience; and perhaps we are now being taught patience in the most practical and endurable way It has been said that ito bear is to con- quer our fate;" and we may be doing this as a nation or individuals today. It was Buffon who warned us: "NevT think that Gods delays are Gods de- nials. Hold on; hold fast; hold outi For patience is genius" When every body on earth seems to be hot is a good time to keep cool. Patience cor rectly directed is never anything less thing comes to him who waits-he gets hard hit as well caressed. The world has been notified for genera tions to beware the fury of a patient man." Where patience ends persistence be- gins. and failure is given a back seat! Eastern Connecticut bird lovers are interested in The Bird Lore census of ] the winter birds in this state, and if 1 1t only touches II points in possible 16S, it is a dependable pointer as to the number or species which endure the cold months. In II towns where ob- 1 servations were made in the last week l of December, 1916, there were seen as
 many as 33 species with total of
 4.5s7 birds. The birds seen were: Starlings 737, crows 300, tree sparrows 379, bluejays 107, red polls 197, chicka- | dees 120, Juncos s6, and horned Iarks I 5S. If in a half days walk 4,597 birds were seen in II Connecticut towns, it would not seem to be a rash conclu-
 sion that at least T5,000 birds winter in the state. Among the odd sights here Tn Connecticut was a cardinal and a l brown thrasher seen at Norwalk and a 1 phoebe bird at West Hartford and at ] Cohasset, Mass, a. Baltimore oriole was seen on Dec. 9th, and also 14 or ange- crowned warblers. It is not prob I able that the starlings outnumber the | crows in the state, although they are | most numerous in the censused dis l tricts The star1ings were imported from England about 1887 and have
 multiplied until they are one of the