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Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02

even Norman Conquest, Jut one that
is almost cDterminous with recorded
Hiss 2: and every Armenian feels be
hind him this vast antiquity. giving
him personal dignity and great nation
81 pride. They begin thcl1' history with
the Garden OF Eden. which they claim
was in Armenia. basinG The claim on
the naive statement chat t!ln land is
beautiful enough to have included Par
adise, and also laughipgiy asserting
that the apples of Armenia were wor-
thy to tempt most Epjcurean Eve.
Their first recorded ancestors they
find in the book of Genesis.
Their appe arance is J,Initely east
Ieln: swarthy. heavy haired. black
eyed. with aduiline features, they look
more Oriental !han turk Slav or
Greek. In general typo they come
closer to the Jews than to any other
renpIe, sharing with them Inc strongly
marked features prominent nose, and
~edr-set eyes as we'll ~ some gestures
we think Of as Enthusiastically Jew
isli. The type is so prunCunced that
10 those who are akin 10 item they
seem often very handsome while to
" eSterners they seem 4 little too for
ien- hooking. OF course, The type is
'2Cr always preserved white skins, even
IA occasional rosy check may he seen,
nd = 're is & small number of fair
'airod and li'Ie-eyed Armenjans.
The resemblance to the Jews does
ct stop with pls~sical features, for
he fate of The two peoples has been
'f7cin0tlv similar to bring out COM
mon traits. Like the Jew, the Armen-
~ has been oppressed and persecut-
d. and has developed strength OF
'2tionality. a love for his own people
', aud a persistence Of type rarely seer
elsewhere. Like the Jew he has learn
ed to bend, rot break, before the OPP
ressor. and to succeed by artifce
! wnen opposed bv force. IFgw else hat
! he survived Like the Jew. he has de
! eloped strong business instincts. ant
| like him he mas a talent for languages
q power of conc.1tra tior,. ana u7usua
artistic gifts. Both Jews and Armen.
| ians are very clever actors
| Armenia's history. sometimes glori-
Gus, often ira ic. will be told in sub.
seQuent bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02
DANCING
TONIGHT
7. A. E. HALL
JAZZ BAND
Shells that Reveal the Ages of Rocks.

The little jelly-like animals which
the scientist calls Foraminifera swarm
SO abundantly in the sea that their
tiny cast-o( shells in some places
make up considerable part of the
sediments which are aid down on the
sea bottom and wncn IN time may be-
come beds Of rock in a land area. The
small size and the compactnesS of
these shells protect them from some
of the accidents that befall the re-
mains of larger animals, so that in
many samples of well borings the F'o-
raminifera are the only shells that
have survived in recognizable form
the vicissitudes of drilling In LIE
hands of specialists trained TO identify
fossils the F'oraminifera may furnish
the only available clue to the age of
the rock inclosing them and conse-
quently to the existence of strata or
structure favorable or unfavorable to
the accumulation of oil, gas, or water
Thus the "spectacled scientist" who
may really look like an alert business
man. becomes the helpful adviser of
| the 'practical' oil geologist or the well
| driller. The United States Geological
/ Survey, Department OF the Interior, has
recently issued report that may be
of great value in the search for under
| ground water. oil, and gas. This re-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02
EDITORIAL NOTES,

What tne friends of the cat cannot
understand is how the taxing of pussy
is going TO stop it from killing the
birds about which so much complaint
is heard, and if it is wrong for them to
Kill the birds why it isn't worse to take
toll for such killings.
Anybody who lost a pocketbook YES
terday had q better chance of locating
Dr. right where it fell than on any other
dag ga The year
Pity the fellow who refuses to set
bis clock or watch ahead and is forced
in order to keep time with the rest of
the world, to do the adjusting, mentally
every time ne looks at his timepiece.
What is going to be the effect on the
general assembly OF the extra hour OF
daylight:
For anyone who has failed so many
/ tunes IT is impossible not to admire
the courage Of Sir Thomas Upton in
striving TO lift Americas cup.
The man on the corner says: Even
/ though YOU are operating according to
the new time there is still chance
10 gel up bit earlier and hear the day
break.
Between the whissIing OF the March
wind and the singing OF the birds there
viii he few who will insist upon more
( OF he former
! 1t IS about time to get a run, hit anC
error report by innings OH that league
! OF nations contest
In reply to the allies request that III,
Polish forces be allowed to go through
Danzig, Germany is suggesting ports
that are Just as good
| Letters which are being received b,
the former kaiser are said to frighter
| him so that he wants to leave Holland
! he never was in the habit Of displayin,
| such nervousness.
If any part of the 26th division ar,
or their way home they have been hay.
| ing as rough experiences on water al
| they had in France.
| Efforts continue to be made TO max
| the league of nations such that ii will
meet the approval of those who hav
been opposing the tentative draft.
A few days ago it was ammunition
and now firearms are TO be sent int,
Mexico to help put down Villa. Tha
| bandit leader must feel that he i
again assuming a position of import
ance now that the fighting across tn
] water has let up.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02

ergies toward frightening our little
home.
circumstances were in vain. She
tossed them airily aside, and the next
morning after breakfast she got out hers
paint box. l believe her intention was
to finish up the job in time to get
down town by II o'clock and buy some
things before a luncheon engagement
when l came home at night she was
still at it, with wild light in her eye
and cramps in both shoulders to say
nothing of jagged rents in her DISPOSE
ton.
Originally that paper had a trellis
design of light pink roSebuds and pale
lavender lilacs with green leaves. The
roses were not SO much work, but
painting a bunch of lilacs is a life job.
There was a patch about three feet
square in the middle of one wall which
she had finished and she explained
that where the lavender and the pink
| had run together it made those funny
| purple splotches and the yellow place
was where she made a mistake in dip
ping her brush and that if the cat had
not jumped on her shoulder, she never
would have lost her balance and made
! that smudge at the side.
| Besides it was horribly difficult to
keep to one shade of pink, and could
| tell her what was the matter with the
| lilacs she had accomplished? She said
| they looked as though petrified or
| carved out of talloW or something. Aud
did | think the canary bird was likely
| to survive the deep drink he had taken
| from the glass of green water color
while she was not looking? He was
acting very dumpish. Moreover if I
| did not help her down from that ladder
! she was going to die on the spot-and
! then she had Mysteries and l had to
! tuck her into her little cot and send
| up tea and toast.
| "If it had not been for the Mysteries
I should have had a bitter suspicion
| that Imogene had staged the whole
thing on purpose, because of course,
| had to get d paperhanger right away
and enrich the wall paper manufact-
! urers by the money l had saved for
my new spring coat-that woman got
what she went after, anyhow, and is
perfectly happy. But | have decided
she must cut out promiscuous reading,
so that explains this volume | trust
she will profit by it
'Huh,' said the man from Wood
lawn. Anyhow. it will be fine to use
to prop the front door open. Chicago
News.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02
Lack Of Bath Tuhs.
Correspondence of The Associate
pTGscl

Correspondence of The Associated
Press.
The soldier of the American North
Russian Expedition misses the Ameri-
can bath tub and it's simplicity and
frequency. He is annoyed at the cere-
mony and difficulty one must undergo
to obtain a Russian bath. Only in the
homes of the wealthy, in the cities and
rarely, if ever, in the villages, is it pos
sible to find Il bath tub or a shower.
The Russian bath is 4 steam bath, is
a steam bath in an alright room where
water is thrown on a stove TO make
steam. The father then douses him
self literally with buckets of water al
ter perspirin2.
Some of the Americans, fortunate
enough to be in permanent billets or
barracks built by the engineers, have
their own modern shower baths but
those in the villages patronize the
Russian institution.
In Archangel, there are two bath
houses. each having accommodations
for a hundred or so customers in the
steam room, but there are only two
private rooms with tubs and showers
/ in the bath houses and these are book
ed for days in advance by officers and
soldiers.
One of these private rooms is really
a suite, as elaborate as if it were in
tended to accommodate q guest for d
week, instead of for the brief period
| of a bath.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02
EDUCATION IMOCENE

Where did you dig up that book?"
inquired the man from Woodlawn.
And what, may | ask was big enough
to dig it with? Was it composed in
the stone age and is this the complete
Set?"
The Hyde Park man shifted the
slipping volume and glared This,
he said, lis a volume I have just pur-
chased and am taking home to Imo-
gene so that she may improve her mind
and start on her upward travel to
sane levels. l have not the least idea
what the book is about, and, being a
busy man with a living to earn, l
never shall have time to find out, but
the title sounded solid and educational
and I decided it would do. 1t will be
a radical change for Imogene, but
believe in plunging in up to the neck
when once you start.
Il have been neglectful of late years
and have not kept an eye on that wo-
mans pursuits as 1 should have done
and she has developed reprehensible
habit OF reading strange things and.
what is worse, believing them-and
what is ineXcusable, trying to put
them into practice in our home life.
Nothing ever would make me be-
lieve that the person who wrote one
anything to but a great wit and wag.
refuse to think that human being
could do such thing with malice and
dislike for his fellow man in his heart
No doubt he wanted to bring gay
smiles to the somber faces of these
days and cheer TO our hearts when
he jotted down in his column of house
hold hints--you knew that household
hints always are written by gentle
men with heavy black whiskers, didn't
you?-this gem: IF Il wall paper with
floral design should become faded
it may be restored TO its bright colors
by the judicious use of q box of water
colors
'Imogene was happy woman wher
she read that. and sprang into the all
in burst of rapture. The paper in the
upstairs sitting room most truthfully
could he called faded and was the
cause of constant mourning in ON
family. Since household decorator,
and paperhangers have entered the
bank director class We have not dared
TO employ one. not caring to mortgage
the homestead, but now it would BE-
all right. lmogene said She hat
learned how to handle a water color
brush in school, and there was no rea-
son why she. could not bend her en-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02

vacant bathroom he pushed in front
with understandable contempt and said:
Ere, 90 won the blo",ly war;"
Tt does them good occasionally to
lush them off the pavement, and what
fills them with surprise more than
anything else is to pull then. up by the
car in a tr;<a to let a woman have
their seat"
An Englishman who has visited
Eonn. Cologne and other Rhine points
tells the Guardian that although fra.
termination between the English troops
and the German inhabitants IS forbid
den. there is good deal Of friendly
Intercourse between them. The Ger
mans say they were deceived concern
ing the war, hut that they would have
won if the United States had not been
"icrced into IT. The visitor was i'm
I dressed by hearing factory girls who
were leaving work shout Good night
as they passed among English soldiers,
and he adds The Hun is always as
Sim as the 3oer and Clearly sees now
| that geniality is better han poisoned
gas"
Arthur Pollen. the naval writer,
SAYS: 1T is in the suburbs of Bonn
and Cologne, in Duren ard in the viii
| laee that one sees the real devastation
of these people. The fat man is gone
and all adults seem peaked and thin,
| but the children are really { HURDLE
sight. Those who have !se2n both here
and in the occupied parts of France
say the state of the French children is
worse.
There seems TO be nleniy of chill
dren, but none under three years old,
AID never once did l see 4 woman with
a LADY in arms. The smallest children
are the worst to look at -Ddllid, hoI-
low-eyed and dreadfUlly feeble. The
hcys are far less animated ihaN the
i giIls."
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02
TRYING TO BEAT THE LAW.

From the way in which he talks
Eugene V. Debs seems to think that
the country, or at least enough of it to
engage in 2 nationwide strike, is going
10 rush to his rescue regardless of the
fact that he stands convicted by tie
courts following a fair and impartial
trial on a charge of violating the
espionage law, In other words Debs
while other people are expected is
respect law ard order it is his privil-
ege 70 do as he pleases regardless Of
the fact that he was going contrary
70 a law which was passd for the pur-
pose of giving the country the added
protection that it needed while engaged
IN the prosecution of the war.
lie is apparently going to attempt 10
40 what was undertaken in regard to
Mooney. charged with placing a bomb
that killed number of people during
Ia patriotic ocmonsuation in California
and convicted. 1t was hoped to arouse
The labor interests of the country to
participate in nationwide strike in
protest AGAINST his conviction. but
from al indications that has been
abandoned or will amount to nothing
since. as has been pointed out by the
mine workers in declaring that they
sill, not participate, such a strike has
not been authorized by the American
federation.
quite Il howl has gone forth against
the prohibition law and amendment
with demand Tor 3 strike on the part
of workmcu if they cannot have beer
hlt it is realized that such would be
entraIy unjustiiied and the wrong way
to seek the remedy.
NIr Dobs may be attempting by his
threat TO force olemency in his case
hUt there is no more reason why he
should insist upon labor supporting
him in the violation of the law than
anyone else. Having been convicted OF
law breaking he SHOULD take his med
icinl like others similarly placed,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The teaching of history has changed
its manner since that time. No long
CT is the method that which grinds
everything down to one dead level, for
fear of giving Partially to some man
Dr. series ofseFents. After q long peri
cd the German method of dessica ton
has given piece to methods more HUI
rlan ii not as scientific. The recon-
menGation for instruction i'll American
History at Yale is composed Of teach
ers who have supplanted men whose
chief interest was research rather than
nIstruction.-NeW Haven Register.
There is no eainsayrls that the
School situation in Connecticut is I'M
fortunate. Without any attempt TO
place the responsibility for the Morri-
sol bill fascD it may be said that the
result seems to have been t. split the
state into a variety Of hostile Camps.
The board 0e educa ! = Is divided
against Itself, and the legislative com
nittee on education shows . DISPOSE
ton to attempt TO curb the POWER of
one of the factions, if NO. of both. The
secretary of the state boa 'd and the
assistant secretary have heep on OPP
pUsite sides Ct the Morrison bill con-
tgoversy, AMI it seems mat both
scarcely can remain under the cir
cGmstance All this does the schools
20 good. 1t is a pity that it had to
harpen and it will be a greater pity if
| tie situation gets worse instead OF
| liberalization Post.
Those residents of East lyme who
| are petitionins. the legislature to pre-
| vent the state tuberculosis commission
| from establishing in that town a sana =
| forum for the cure of children af-
! hicted with bone tuberculosis are be-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02
SELLING WAR SUPPLIES.

How much material this govern
ment has on hand which it bought in
order 10 carry on the war and is not
going TO require would be hard to es-
innate, but it runs way up into the
hundreds Of millions. Large invest
mcnts have been made al pu.,u..,,s.
roads, docks and railroads across the
water which will not be removed
They VIII in all probability be sold just
as they are for the highest figure that
can be obtained since more could
probably be secured for them in that
way than they would bring to remove
them when the expense OF removal is
taken into consideration.
There are, however, in this country
quantities Of supplies which have not
cen used. They have been amassed
and been made ready for use in autici-
patton of the continuance of the war.
such includes lumber, steel, copper,
cCal iron, autos, trucks, airplanes,
typcwriters, explosives and in fact a
great variety Of supplies which can
be used in regular lines of business,
1t is not to he supposed that the
government is going to throw these ar
ticles onto the market for little or
nothing just because they are govern
meut goods. Not only have they been
acquired at war prices but there is
need Of properly protecting the man
utacturcrs against any disruption of
business through such a siashing of
prices as there would be if no regard
was paid TO their value.
Just because they ire in tfe hands
of the government ought not to lnean
/ that they will be disposed of for other
than market prices. Even that may
mean less than was paid for them be-
cause they were bought for the emer-
( gency. We have been having the les
I son OF conservation too well drilled in
: to US to expect that the government
viii attempt to engage in wholesale
| waste just for The sake of turning
goods into money. The government is
+ bound 10 pay due respect to the market
| for its own good.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR


Mr.. Editor: | don't think ii is put
ting it too strongly to say that no self
respecting citizen and voter will allow
himself, through any personal or sci
fish motive to be drawn into doing
anything which he knows or feels
reasonably sure will not result in
benefit to the town of which he is 4
resident. II is very natural and prop
er for us to entertain and TO express
in respectful language, different
opinions in regard to many things
healthy argument is oftentimes very
beneficial. 1t is perfectly proper and
right for each to want and demand
what belongs to him-to fight for ii
il necessary-but the selfish spirit
which forces one to reach out after
and grasp all that can he obtained be-
You'd that breeds trouble. If half
of us do that the other half, accord
ing to the ways of the world, get left.
This real benefits which we get out of
life are measured by what we put in
TO it. Most OF us in this civilized age
and country have a pretty nearly cor
rect idea of what is right and what
is wrong. If each would take upon
himself personal responsibility-do
what he can reasonably and within
his means that which he feels sure
will result in benefit to humanity, his
own share in those benefits will come
back to him with interest. The ap-
plication of this principle brings conf
dence, a mighty good foundation or
which to build prosperity.
Now, l hope, through these lines, &c
get hold of the attention of the voter
in those towns that are struggling
under a heavy debt, and particularly
those who control or have much influ-
ence in the management of town al
fairs, and urge upon them the neces-
sity of using that influence for the
betterment of conditions. All town
business must be conducted on strict
ly business principles to insure salts
factory results-nothing left to chance
or what may happen. Practica
economy, taught us by the war, should
be strictly enforced in such towns. Be
very careful in voting on questions
concerning the expenditure of the pub
| lie funds. If authorized or employed
! to render any service at the towns
! expense. do honest work at moderate
! pay. Cut out the fads and don't try
! to be disgustingly up TO date. Ge
along with as little as possible for {
I time. Remember that what is pait
| out for interest on borrowed money i
a dead weight and makes quite a hole
| in the working capital. When filling
out blanks for the assessors be SURF
and put in all items of taxable prop
! erty and at their full value, the Law
requires it. Keep the valuation III
and make the rate as low as possible
towns that do this have a much bet
ter standing. Stand by and assis
your town officials in all REASONABLE
ways--it all helps. These things d.
not interfere with your personal at
fairs but in the aggregate will he'll
amazingly. Finally, attend all bus
! mess meetings Of your town and kee1
yourself post sufficiently to vote i'll
telligently on all questions.
UNCLE BILLIE.
EagleviIle, March 81, 1919.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02

such an increase is not necessary and
would net have been allowed under the
conditions previous to the time when
the wire lines were taken over. is
bound to carry much weight. Instead
of improving the service through econ
omies which might be made i'll hand
ling the wire systems under ore head
the same policy of meeting the situa-
ton by raising rates, the plan which
has come in for so mucn denunciation,
is resorted 10. and the public is being
n,rde to pay nlt re than ever. The eff
ficiency which was promised through
government operation fails to mater
:a'ize. Piling up war prices afters the
war has beef Ov,r for months. and
bringing out the charges of favorit-
ism which he has simply adds to tie
Rad impression which Mr.. Brleson
has created.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02
INCREASING WEE RArEs.

|othlne could have been more ef-
lively done tu convince the people
Re country thar they want nothing
10 with government wncrship OF
Pc u'ilt.ee t.ar Che experience
have been baViag win the controi
Pc railroads and rha WIZ lines OF
country And i'm this connection
part which IS being taken ny
|mastcr General lsuriesun. the
|ng advocate of government own
Pm. is the most convincing of all.
l. Burieson has been running The
lines with IN autocratic hand
ing control when tho war was viz
D. a. an end he mas proceeded to
up The expense OF operation with
result that not only is the service
|ins more but il is less satisfactory
beginning this month there goes
n additional charge which gets no
|anation beyond the bare announce
that it is necessary in order to
care OF wage increases made dur
The year.
|pder the prevailing conditions the
ement which is made by the head
be Postal Telegraph co.npanv that
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-02
Buy only original Bayer packages.
20-cent package-Larger sizes.

then on the grounds of humanity alone
the residents of East Lyme should
make no direction. There is an acute
reed OF such an institution. The fact
tnat it is intended for the eyre of chill
dTcn should give it the utmost claim
upon the sympathy and support of ev-
tryone, especially the citizens Of the
town where it shall be established.
The fear of :he East Lyme property
owners that the location Of the sana-
torium in their town viii Gepreciate
their property is unfourded. 1t is a
matter of common experience that
WELT o-do property owners always
fear that the location o. any sort OF
curative institution in their town will
injure the value of their property, but
this fear is Eased upon an instructive
aversion to the idea OF living near a
hospital and not to practical knowl'
edge of the actual effect of such in
StItutions upGn property values. AS
the state tuberculosis; commission
POINTS out, She effect Oh sucI institu-
tons is uniformly to increase property
values rather tn2n decrease them
They are never found to he the dis
agreeable things they IRE expected t.
he.-Waterbury Republican.