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Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
CAPTAIN ALcocK,

Many of those who take the greatest risks often lose their lives in d most ordinary manner. Death is the same In either case but it Is the unusual phase of it that commands attention. The latest instance of the kind is the death of. Captain Sir John Aicock, who. received such, injuries from the fall of his airpiane in Europe that death resulted and yet. it was. but. a few months ago. that. he had accom- plished the previously ,unattajned ex- nloit of crossing the Atlantic ocean from Canada to Ireland in .the air without a stop. Had he lost his. life at that time little Or no surprise would have been occasioned since hose who have previously attempted il narrowly escaped; when forced to de- scend ill mid ocean. He s made his start in the face of and immediately after the failure of another. He had courage, faith in his sbility as an avi- ator and in his airplane; and the ac- cornplishtnent increased by one lonf leap his fame in aeronautics and vel the knowledge that he had gained ir aviation is all wiped outaas the result of al accident in an ordinary under. taking.
 ,It'was not&a case however, where he was involved in some reckless stun which has been the means of takine off many of the skilled fiiers on botF sides of the Atlantic but it emphasize. nevertheless the hazard that exists il navigating the air. Much progress has been made and great develop ments have taken place in the ma chimes and their engines but it is per fectly apparent that though the degre of safety is being increased it has no reached the point where those who E, up can have the assurance that som
 defect will not quickly end their .ex
 istence. Captain Alcock has made
 record by his ocean flight and it is un
 fortunate that his career as. an, aviato
 should have been ended 50 soon an, | by death. -
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
ABOUT HUSBANDS

get some. That was enough for nay generous beloved. A fortunate peddler sold him six cotton. machine ennbroid- cred waist patterns that very day assuring him they were rajah silk. The name was enough. He paid the first wild price the peddler asked. It was the supreme test. and if I had been as old as l am now I should have failed him. However, with him beaming beside me, could only hug them up out of sight between us. as kissed him for. his blessed thoughtful ness and hoped I could hide them away.
 But not with Frank, After about week he began to ask about them, and finally when I'd made all sorts of excuses about the cost of making them up, etc. he insisted upon sending them to a tailor. because he didn't intend to give half gift! Imagine them tailor tnade!"
 ~Ge odness." responded the June
 bride. "Don's just tried fancy scarfs, awful ones! And his own clothes need ] looking after. It makes me wonder whether being married to me has hurt his brains"
 Don't you worry explained the uipet iIieHu. lie JuSt lfyinS tO 1 please you, as my husband was when
 he bought himself half a dozen vivid
 green ties while. he had the epportuni- ty becasise he heard me say some young | high school chap was good looking in ] a green. ,tie'
 Don had an awful green hat sighed the June bride with a touch of
 resignation "and he paid so much he had to wear it. Last night saw Billy
 Evans with a nice sensible cap on and
 so I told Don to ruin and get himself
 one. He's always willing and he did
 and came back looking like. a jockey He said he. couldn't remember Billy's 1 exactly. but didn't like that. It looked
 like a distant country scene of fields l and fences, you know And now Ivt got to ride around with that all fall
 And he used to have such good taste ttoo,"
 The little bride looked out the win. dow with visioning eyes. T do love hin for it" she said, dimpling 'but I wisl
 could put a placlrd on him, so othel folks would know the reason why, an,
 not think he's just grown queer. could not bear to have people thin]
 my husband etieer."
 T should say not-but it won't las :, long" soothed the older friend cago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Dean Ladd. of Berkeley Divinity school, is under fire ober his soviet guest and he must do some satisfac- tory explaining or the American Le- zion of 41idd1etown is going to ask him to resign. The legion does not believe. in patting these parior bol- sheviks on the back.-Meriden Jour nal. i. -l',
 Those illegal traffickers in game birds who were yesterday convicted in the federal court at Providence received surprisingly light sentenc- es. The fines; are far too modest. The really deterrent feature is the placing on record of this gang and the consequent suspicion that must attach to the members hereafter. some of them New Workers. to be apprehended. It is a good piece of work so far.-Bristol Press.
 How much is human life worth? If it happens to be an American $ it is worth $4,720, according to report of war costs just made by the Carne- gie Endowment for Internationa Peace. The value of life to BuIgarians Turks, Greeks, Japanese, Serbians Roumanians, and several other coun- tries was estimated at z$2.e20. ...- These figures represent the capital. i ized value of human life" The ,tota economic worth of lives. in the world
 war is placed at $33,55t ,0oo,N6o I
 would have been double that if life il
 Russia and the Balkans were worti
 as much as it is in the United States 1 Would you sell your life. for $4,770.-
 Bridgeport Telegram.
 We cannot pass upon the. controver
 sy which has sprung up between Johi l.. Lewis, acting president of the min
 workers, and Congressman Merritt
 over a statement made by the latter
 but we can pass upon this staternen l which appears, in MT .LewiG chaIleng
 to him .e.ThA congressman was Schuy i Ter Merritt of Connecticut, known t
 be one of the most implacable enemie
 of organized labor This is not true a
 Mr-e Lewis could easily have ascer tained had he, taken pot luck in an in
 vestigation carried on in the city Q Stamford, where MT Merritt reside, MT. Merritt is careful student 6
 the labor question, both as. one wh has had a lifetime association with 1 and as one who seeks a solution e the problem which it presents. He 1
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

My husband.' admitted the June bride "is-queer."
 ssWhati" exclaimed her best friend.
 well, he is," insisted the June bride. with precision. 'sWas your husband dueer?" She asked it anxiousiy aud her eyes were wide and troubled.
 Her best friend was much older. Vastly more experienced, After a mo- ment's reflection she laughed
 ''Yes. he certainly was-aaeer" she exclaimed.
 About buying?" asked the June bride, eagerly.
 @Tell me what he bought" begged the older friend. with sympathy. .,-,sss "Bacon!" exclaimed the June brides traEically. "A whole two feet of it, solid, no slices at all I asked him to bring some home. so we might have 1 1t Tor breakfast, but he brought a reg nfar roast. Did yoH ever hear of roast bacon?7
 "Poor chifd." soothed her best friend. you'll have to slice it yourself, But let me tefi you what we did.
 eve hadn't been married more than a week when I asked my husband please to stop in and order some things | [ needed, and he looked surprised and | AS8iDue II we we're OaL t1L C9AS T thought he must think me extrava- gant, and I'd been very economical and 1t frightened me. I was perfect i ly miserable all morning. and then l imagine wagon driving up and dis gorging barrel of flour. a large sack Of sugar, a crate of eggs, a bushel of sweet potatoes and whole cheesei ] | thought it was irony-he was sending me. enough for another week or SO
 But I hadn't nearly enough to pay for
 the order. S,xe.ss 5 l ri. took us up until midnight with
 straightening it all out-but when learned he had not had anything tc do with groceries since he used to sec his niothars storeroom on the New England farm he began to understand He had not even heard of buying as lefty people do. And he thought I of course, that I must have begun with just such stores. and no wonder 1 he was surprised was out" II "But my husband buys me things!' l groaned the June bride. TT love tx
 have him thoughtful. love to hav' Il him bring things home to me .tha he's bought to surprise me, but wheI
 it's clothes"
 Poor dear!'' soothed the olde
 friend. q remember in the days. 0 rajah silk said I hoped some day t
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

- camp of Nikolsk -Ussuriks writes, date 30 6. 1919.
 Here we get. 50 rubles from the Russians a month, we have no shoes and no linen. and no power protects us. A Chinese day 1aborer makes. in two days what we receive for whole month. A dinner in the town costs 50 rubles."
 The relations of the prisoners in the Czecho- Sloyakia. republic will con- tribute to, the costs of the home trans port of these unlucky men. Nearly L. coo have subscribed sums. from 5000 till 5000 crowns to pay for the trans port of their relatives and to help the poor men who have no money, to Europe.
 These prisoners of war in the camps i of Siberia are yet not Bolsheviki. But they must be saved before they turn quite desperate or go mad.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
IN THE DAYS NEWS
Australia and New Zealand.

The proposal made by Viscount Jel- licoe that a powerful Eastern fleet be created, toward which Australia would be expected to contribute 20 per cent. and New Zealand, five per cent, again calls attention to the growing importance of a far away corner of the world.
 Usually, in our mental geography, Australia and New Zealand one of the first surprises awaiting the tourist from the Northern Hem | isphere is to find that Australia and 1 New Zealand may not be regarded as | two islands of ike appearance, diff l fering mainly in size; near neighbors
 which may be treated as a. unit says
 9 communication to the. National
 Photographic society. New York from
 Herbert E.. Gregory. ..i.
 New Zealand is nearly twice as
 far from Australia as Bermuda is from New York, and is not only east
 but also south .s.<,,.- .
 -Four days travel across a chilly
 sea is required for the traverse from
 Wellington to Sydney, and after ex-
 changing chill midsummer climate of
 New Zealand lake region for the heat of AdeIaid, one readily accepts the evil dence of the map tue4 the southern
 coast of the Australian mainland has
 the latitude of central New Jersey, while the southernmost of the three island which comprise New. Zealand 1 islands which comprise the Dominion
 of NeW Zealand occupies. the position l of southern Newfoundland, @
 Tn climate and vegetation the two | doninions are as unlike as Norway l and South Carolina. New Zealand is a i land of mountains, gorges. rivers and i fiords. The higher peaks of the South l Island are eternally snow capped and
 the glaciers of it's southern Alps rival those of Switzerland. The surrounding l seas are too cold for corals. ..- 1 Among the mountains of the l North Island volcanic fires are still { active and the geysers and hot ] springs are little less impressive than 1 those of the. Yellowstone Park. The 1 aboriginal inhabitants of New Zea- l land, at the time of their discovery by Captain Cook, were the most advanced l of all the South Pacific races, while l the aborigines of Australia are the 1 lowest in intelligence of all human be- | ings. >
 1 Australia is in no sense inferior to New Zealand in geographic interest but lofty peaks, profound canyons and active volcanoes are lacking; its irivers -are uninpressive and it's per tmanent lakes small and few in num- Der; it is a continent ;, composed of plains interrupted by ridges and noun tain knobs"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
STORIES OF THE WAR
Austro- Hungarian Prisoners in Sibe.
 ria.

ria.
 The general organization consisting of relations of the German prisoners of war in the Czecho- -Slovakia republic is calling attention to the terrible des- tiny of the Austro- Hungarian pris- oners of war in Siberia. More than three hundred thousand men, martyrs of the worst of all wars are still prevented from returing to their homeland, which they left over five years ago. If immediate help is not forthcoming, thousands of men will die in consequence of the privations they are undergoing. ~. 1 These prisoners of war, subjects of the former Austro- Hungary, has been brought during the government of the czar to the farthest East of Siberia and have suffered the most dreadful pains and privations. Hundreds of thousands of them are. dead from dis eases, cruelties and not least from the psyehical pains of this modern sort of slavery.
 | After the truce in October, 1918, | some camps with a small number of prisoners tabout 5,oeo) were taken un- der American and Japanese protection and were in this manner saved from ineed. ...
 The other camps are still in utmost necessity, they have no money. nc clothes, no, medicine. no possibility of making money. They are lodging in wooden barracks. unfit to be heated in the depth of a Siberian winter cold
 Their relations cannot help them ir consequence of want of postal com.
 munication.
 | The Czecho- Siav prisoners of wa,
 of German nationality in Siberia, turr
 to the people of the civilized world and to the united worlds press with tn, request for help and de1iverance.
 The great public knows nothing O
 the dreadful existence in Siberia
 where every day many hundreds O
 prisoners gre dying. i, For souN months we have appealed to all governments that the necessar,
 ships be chartered to transport tn, ,, prisoners in East Siberia from vladi vostok home, that the prisoners il Central Siberia be brought by-raii t, East Siberia, a healthier country, an, the prisoners in West Siberia by tn
 government of West Siberia and Turk
 estan are sent home through Russii ard Poland.
 ; Let two prisoners now speak fo ' themselves. An officer. prisoner il . Petfopawlowsk West siheria) write
 from the 18th of June, 1918:
 N"Our situation is desperate, we ar without drinking water and we ar
 clothed in rags. There are the wors
 contagious diseaseS here every mont
 three hundred are dying. On tn
 first of January we were 4ooo i 5 this camp. today 10s1 of them are al ready dead. We all are badly fed an l are. quite desperate for help of tn , whole cultured world It is. .urgentl I necessary that this camp is evacuate . for a healthier country and that W e iget good food, linen, clothes. shoe, r medicines. physicians and money e not one of us will see his home again. } An. ofieer. prdsosaer iu the Eussias
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

.gerous ideas do tEax 4Ss han lies In the fact that the anseaxzbss arga- Iments that they put forth are never
 answered so that the same audience
 hears them and the failure to keep
 such pople within the bounds of the
 law is simply adding to the unrest
 that prevails.
 Yet it is not desirable that the Le-
 gioners should themselves go too, far.
 There is that danger unless sound judgment is exercised and cool heads
 direct sucha matters. That the in- tiuence of the Legion is bound to be of the greatest importance in pushing Americanisin to the front $ nesertfe- less indicated.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

the farmers Of 25. cents per acre -ac= cording to the report just filed with Governor Frazier by, Insurance Com missioner $. S. Olsness
 Under the state law, which has just completed its. first year. farms are in sured against hail, and at. the end of the season, when all losses; and, e47s penses have been paid. an indemnity that have been thus protected. This year the losses. were the heaviest in the history of the state.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

aged and gnarled hawthorn, twice a mans height: round and about it's trunk and boughs coils a hawthorn stem, as thick at the base as a plumb womans arm. The old tree is en- shared at every point with, living
 bonds that here and there still send out young greenery and, even at this time Of year, struggle to break into a second blooming.
 But the hawtforn's greenery is
 gone for ever. The last flicker of life has been squeezed out of even it's top most twigs. Next spring will once
 more clothe 1t in greenery, but not it's own; the honeysuckle leaves will be
 the curtain to another tragedy of the woods.
 A "M., A. B. Y.'sp story-Here is a new story apropos Princess Chris
 tian's meeting today in connection with. the Society for Befriendins Young Servants-comnonly known as the "M. A. B. Y S."
 ,y A young girl joined the society but was not aware of the meaning. of the initials. Writing home about her sit uation,- she said she thought M. A B. Y. S.1 stood for the simple advice Mind All Be'ave Your Selves And really it was not a bad shot. | Two countrywonen, once asked by the Rectof- of Stoke to, a parochial garden party, queried the meaning oi R. S.. V. P.,H and came to the conclu- l sion it means Rector of Stoke very pleased if you can come.'' @ Making History: Senator Henry Ca I bot Lodge, rival in power to the pres ident,e of the United States, is busy
 making history. Only two years ago
 hesewas making it in different way
 Then he was swamped by congra tt1
 latory messages from every state be-
 cause he had struck the first blow in
 the war" by knocking down a pacifist
 in the senate corridor. Knock 'em all
 down!" was one of the messages.
 Senator Lodge is now accused oi trying to live up to that message toe Eliterally.-The London Chronicle,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

b -.s ', '. the kind of man, we take 1t, MT. Lewis has been. looking for to aid in the so- lution, and the kind MT. Lewis would implicitly trust were he a member of the new coal investigation commission. New Haven Journal Courier.
 It is strange how much men will bear from MT Wilson. It would seem as though Fuel Commissioner Garfield must be at least indignant at the way things have been taken out. of his hands in the coal strike; Attorney General Palmer also has been over- looked in the final arrangements, a1- though he and Mir. Garfield were most active in working up to them. Colonel House was another victim of the pres ident's way of ignoring one on whose services he has depended and, who would seem to be deserving of con sideration and respectful treatment even if his advice was not to be any longer folloWed.-Waterbtir Ameri- can. .. j.,
 Science tells us that if you broke 1000 eggs into a tub, you would haye all the ingredients of which physical
 man is made. That is. you would have the water, the salt, the phosphate etc., in exactly the, same proportion as | in the human body. But! | You wouldn't have a man. Neither would you have MAN. il 1 you could make that mass of eggs move and act as one. . z. Your creation would, lack the power
 to love, to hate, to create, and withou
 these three qualities, any moving
 breathing body fails to interest us ex, cept as a very unusual mechanical toy
 And, our interest soon lags in watch 1 ing even the most clever, automati' teentrivance.
 l The interesting part of a man is no
 in his ribs and cartridges but in hi | Ihead.-Bridgepor Telegram
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
Y. w. c, A. Uniform, Gives Worker
 R;Ss

Miss Constance Clark Of Aihamtra, Cal.,, acting executive Of the American '. w. c. A. in France. was in London last month. in uniform, of course. She stopped at a certain corner to take street car. along. with 8 large group of people also waiting. for the same oar,f A. crowded. car came along and made no signs of stopping, when sud denly the conductor rang up" and stopped the car directly in front of her, asking her to get on. which she dix Then she inquired why the con ductor had singled her out.
 Because you were so good to my girl in France he replied.
 She was g. w. A.. A.. C.. (Queen Mary's Auxiliary Army corps). You Y. W. c. A. women were so, nice to her. She has talked a lot about the Blue Triangle hut the only bit of home she had oyer ,there.' Miss Clark, did not tell how the Britishers left standing on the corner felt when she was invited to ride.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

No decision this week 6n .z.75 beer is of course jnst as sssisfaescty as that of a week ago when war time prohi bition was declared constitutional. A. long as there is no unfsverable decis- ion ther1s hope, es
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

With more talk in congress. about economy and pairing down estimates it would appear to be a grand time to put the budget system into operation.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

Canada xin remcvins the prohibition ban at the time when this country is approaching still drier period may be looking for chance to stock up.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

It is getting time to turn over a new leaf but how different the reso- lutions will be in contrast to previous years.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

It is to be remembered at this time of the year that 1t isn't so much what it is as the spirit with which it is given. A..
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

Trying to buck the The if. the spe-
 cial postal sub station s nsessss.. The only thing For the impatient chap to do is to mail his pacisages early.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

Big profits were made during the war period but it doesn't take many Christmas presents to natten oue the well filled pockefboek
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

The suicide of New York woman because of Encouragement encounter ed in Christnfss shopping. win have to be attributed to high prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

The man on the corner sayss If all the lost opportunities could be, re- covered what grand rush there would be!
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

Any American having difficulty in finding trouble can easily. be gratified by taking a trip to Mexico.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

If before this time you haven't tofd
 Santa Claus what you want for Christmas you are taking chance on
 being disappointed.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
EDITORIAL NOTES,

r Until the Christmas rush ends no
 one can safely say that the war is
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

The country wiil certainly not .ex- : pect any bread and butter note from Alex and Emma.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

The most favored coats hang grace fully in the back, with or without yofes.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

Hail Insurance Cheap. 2 .s....
 Thirteen million acres Of North Dakota farmland were insured against hail during the past year under the state hail insurance law, at cost to
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

have any idea what q monster this same beauty is. But watch. her nov. have seen. venerable oak .cfoked to death in that deadly grip, its fate
 masked all summer in mass of green leaves and wine-red stems and cream and -ciaret blossoms, but now laid bare to the plying regard of the November sum-.
 Net far frezn my aso< stAHas Gb
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-12-13
GoBIERSo DE PUERTO RICO
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Dcpartamcnto dc Sanidad
OTICINA DEL CoMISIONADO

San Juan. F. r.. noyiembre II, 1919.
CIRCULAR No. Z.
Toda carta quc SO dirija al Comisio-
nadO de Sanidad sOlicitandO la aprO-
baci6n de formulas de preparedness
alcoh6licas tqne contengan mas del
p ~ per ciente de alcohol, va sean
para uso eSterno inferno de acuer
do con liz Ley No. 10. apr0bada en-
Junio Is de 1919 LEY de ArbitriosD J
deberd yellir acompailada de muestras
originates. tales Y como aparecen Ell el
mercado. envasadas por el fabricante
Isl estin manufacturadas en- los Esta-
dos Unidos o EN- eI extranjero) o en-
su defecto muestras preparadas Ell pre-