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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BY DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
BE Honest with YOURSELF.

BE HODcSt Win 1OurseiI-1.
According to the old adage there are
two people We should never try to
deceive-our lawyer and our doctor.
In reality there is third individual
to whom we should be even more care
full to tell the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth. and that
is ourself.
Instead of doing this, however, it
Is precisely little old 1 to whom We
lie most shamelessly, with whom we
are never honest. or frank, or candid;
whom We mislead with false and base
less hopes and expectations; before
whom we camouflage our motives and
whom we deceive at every turn OF life.
+. Why we fool ourselves nobody
knows, unless IT is that our vanity
would not permit US to know the truth
about ourselves and still live, but
among all human vagaries none is so
queer as the amusing little game of
make believe that we play with our
selves instead of facing the facts in
the case.
1t seems an innocent enough little
game, like children dressing up and
pretending that they are princes and
princesses. Italian chiefs and pirates.
But childish games are always dan
gerous for grown ups, and BY the time
we have deceived ourselves into think
ing that we are angels, or heroes. or
great geniuses. the time has gone by
when we might have made successes
of she things we were really capable
of being and doing. $40
We can understand why people
should try to deceive other people.
There may be some possible gain in
it. But why they should try to de-
ceive themselves is a mystery past
finding out, for that is bound to. bring
them loss Yet they do. As an ex-
ample of this just take such a simple
matter as ones health. ga
Did you ever know anyone to adj
nit that the thing that he liked. to do
was injurious to him The inveterate
| smoker will tell you that tobacco
soothes his nerves; the drunkari. that
| his system requires stimuiant. The
bon vivant is sure that lobster New
| burg is just what a dyspeptic stomach
requires, and that he has some OBJ
scure heart malady instead of being
| the victim of over eating.
| Women with small feet never admit
| that they caught a cold by going out
in sloppy weather with thin soled
pumps and silk stockings on Ladies'
with beautiful shoulders have no, sus-
| picion that they acquire bronchitis
from sitting in a draught in a decollete
dress at the theater.
You never hear sick person say.
"Of course I'm sick and / deserve to
be sick. I ate too much and drank
too much. and exercised too little. I
ruined my constitution by dissipation,
and I'm paying the Inevitable debt
to nature. Oh no. The theory that
| i'll health is a mysterious dispensation
| of Providence, visited upon US for
some inscrutable purpose we cannot
understand, was invented as a kind of
smoke screen to hide from our own
eyes the truth that we bring our own
| i'll health upon us.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04

Ordinarily the recent SHOWS would
have been hailed as a great advantage
to the growing wheat but THIS season
the crop was already in about as fine
condition as it could be put. There
is every reason to look for bumper
crops of both wheat and corn in
Kansas this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04

Among the reasons advanced by
Director General McAdoo for, extend
>ing the period of government opera
ton of railroads beyond the pre-
scribed 81 months. is the desirability
of obtaining the physical valuation of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04

President Wilson has invited King
George and Queen Mary to visit Amer
lea. but he will expect the taxpayers
to put up for their entertainment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04

OF course the peach crop has been
killed. But when wasn't the peach
crop killed in Kansas?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04

President Wilson is in Rome. Will
he be expected in all particulars to
do as the Romans do?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04
DINNER STORIES

During the war a squad of recruits
was practicing communications down
a line of men in open order formation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04

French observer says it is a marvel
how American women retain their
youth, and would like to know the
secret. Boy, page Col. Lillian Russell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04

There isn't man in this/world who
wouldn't like to turn all his troubles
over to the peace conference and for
get them and have a little fun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04

Will anything be decided at tn,
peace conference concerning the free
dom of the railroads?
L. T. r.: No. you don't have to ge
a ma ssnnrt to go to MilWaukae-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04

At first. it was thought that tht
Lever law provided no means of regu
lating prices charged by retailers. be
cause it made No direct mention o.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22

announced last week the engagement
of their daughter. Evelyn Elizabeth to
George B. Richards, Jr.. son Of Rev.
and airs. George B. Richards, of Pitts
burgh, Pa
Miss Gertrude Gates at present en-
ployed in Hartford, spent the holidays
at home with her parents.
The chairman of the Victory Lib
erty loan committee. Charles X
Hitchcock. has announced that the
other members Of the committee are
William Wolff, Luther Buell.. ". c.
Robinson, Miss Lillian Lyman, Miss
Florence NJ. Jones. Miss Marion
Holmes, Mrs. Irene Mann, Mrs. Ray
mond Squier and Miss Evelyn Wood
ward. Mrs. r G. Tucker has been
appointed chairman of the woman's
committee, reporting through the
mems local committee.
Travellers from Columbia to Will
mantle, are obliged to pass over a
very bad piece OF road from the poor
farm to the center of the town. While
the country roads are bad enough al
this season. they are no worse than
this section referred to- BY slilful
driving one can scarcely avoid the
deep holes in the rOadbed
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
ADDITION TO NORTH MAIN ST. GARAGE

cent; m New Haven, 2t# per cent,
and in Springfield IL per cent.
Real estate transactions continue
to reach unusual figures, almost ev-
cry place showing a substantial in
crease over the previous year. In the
Connecticut towns reported in The
Commercial Record for the past
week there were 573 sales by warran-
ty Decd, against 3s9 for the like week
of 1918, with mortgage loans of 81, 1885,
1853, compared with $1,002,s46 last
year.
Nine new concerns were incorpo-
rated in this state in the past week.
with authorized capital stock of
s324,OOo. These figures compare with
seven corporations in 1918, with cap
ital of 1855, 900, and eight companies
in 1917 with capital of s3,23S000.
The five petitions in bankruptcy
filed in this state during the week
have total liabilities of $27,193,
against assets of s1l,s72. For the
like week of 1918 there were sevnn
petitions, with liabilities of sss,Sss
and assets of $15,3lI, and IN 1871,
six sbankrupts, with Liabilities of
$9,526 and. assets Of .$T,145:z
The record of building permits
granted in the cities of New Ha-
ven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Water
bury, New Britain, Stamford, New
London, West Haven, Stratford and
Hamden, shows a total of 239 per
mits in these places for the week,
| against Ill in the corresponding week
of last year, and 154 in 1917. The
cost of the buildings for which per-
mits were issued during the past
| week was s519,10o, against s3S5,52o
last year and s283,25 in 1917.
/ Norwich had ten sales of real es-
tate last week to seven for the same
week last year. The loans for the
respective weeks were $4,000 and
| s6,050.
| In New London there were eight
sales of realty last week to four for
the corresponding week of 1918. The
mortgage loans amounted to $2615O
and $1495,0 for the respective week.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
BRIEF STATE NEWS

cheshire.-About IS members OF
Wallingford grange visited Cheshire
grange last week. and furnished tho
entire program for the evening
Torrington.-The Torrington Eagles
will give a welcome reception to the
soldiers and sailors. at the state arm
DRY May >.
Hartford-A special appeal from the
United States boys working reserves,
issued in the form of a booklet to the
Hartford Public High school, has been
made to the students of the school
from the ages OF Is to 10 to enroll in
the reserve for farm work.
Torrinaton.-Pietro Cecere of Wa
terbury in court Saturday was fined
500 and costs for trafficking in bob
veal. He was arrested by Torringto
policemen early last week Saturday
while passing through Torrington be-
fore daylight in the morning with two
automobile truck loads of calves, lal
but two of which weighed lass than
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
NORWICH TOWN

The beautiful weather Easter morn
ing attracted a large CONGREGATION to
the First Methodist church to listen to
a most impressive sermon on Christ's
resurrection by the pastor, Rev. Will
nam IL. Crawford, whose text was
But how is Christ risen from the dead
and become the first fruits of them
that slept. l. Co. Is: 20. His resurrec-
ton has been demonstrated, said the
speaker, and it is assumed that our
resurrection follows as a result. lust
as the first fruits. are the promise of
the future harvest. So the resurrection
OF Christ is the assurance of ours.
Can the dead live again? As surely
as tse sepulchre of Christ became an
empty sepulchre, so surely the
sepulchres of His people shall become
empty sepulchres also. Our resurrec-
ton is assured. /. Thes. 4: IA, For if
we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so them also which sleep
in Jesus will God bring with Him. God
Will raise them up as Jesus was raised
from the dead by His own eternal
power, and He will bring them with
Him. With Christ, who-is the head of
the church, which is His body. Christ's
resurrection included in itself the res
direction of all that are in Him, which
is sure to be realized at the proper
time. Christ's resurrection is a proof
of ours. The righteous will be raised
first The unjust shall be raised as
we'll as the just. Rev. Mr. Crawford
concluded by reading a poem on the
resurrection
A program of Easter music was
given by Miss Edith Dodge, organist,
and the church choir In the anthem
Am the Resurrection there was a So
prano and alto duet by Miss Martha
Brown and Mrs. Frederick H. Bush
nell. also an alto and tenor duet bv
Mrs Bushnell and Everett Fielding.
Miss Brown gave as an offertory solo
| | Know That My Redeemer Liveth,
singing with spirit and clearness. The
church was effectively decorated with
beautiful Towering plants,
The musical program in the evening
included; Hymn. Rise, Glorious Con-
queror, Rise; solo, Open the Gates of
the Temple, Knapp Crosby, E. NJ
Fielding; cantata, The Triumph; men
in unison, Who is This That Cometh ?
solo, Wherefore Are Thou Red ir
| Thine Apparel? Mr.. Fielding; chorus
Glory Be to Jesus. with bass solo by
+, r. Rose; tenor and alto duet, Sweet
the Moments, Mrs. Bushnell and Mr.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
COLUMBIA

Dr. Samuel Little of Hartford. son
Of James p. Little for many years
residing here. now living with his son,
was III town with bis wife LAST Tues
day. The doctor says his fathers
heath is rather poor at presenT
Frank Woodward was in town Tues
day and Wednesday of last week, the
He was returning home after visiting
his daughter, Mrs. John Locke at
Amherst.
The members of the grange we're
very much disappointed that the con-
d!tion of the weather Wednesday eve
ming prevented holding the regular
meeting. Preparations had been made
by the lecturer for a competitive pro
gramme between the brethren and sis
tiers of the grange. the losing side to
furnish a supper. The contest was
deferred TO the next regular meeting.
+ John Fuller and ]. Lynde Porter
have qualified as appraisers of the es-
tate of Charles Macht w. E. Slater.
being the administrator.
The recent heavy rains have caused
considerable damage to the roads,
some of which had recently been re
paired. The Pine street road was so
bad that an automobile got into a hole
and barely escaped upsetting. The
road was hastily repaired, so that the
funeral cortege of Mrs Earle Hol-
brock could pass over it to the Gene
terry.
Many cellers here have been flooded
since the heavy rains. In some cases
as high as a foot has been reported
putting out furnace fire at one house
The overlooking of wells was partly
the cause; the water is slowly sub
siding.
Mrs. Irene Mann, teacher at Chest
nut Hill school. spent the holidays al
her home, Charlton. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Woodward
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22

Fielding; chorus. Let Saints on Earth:
soprano recitative, In the End of the
Sabbath. Miss Brown; chorus, Now i,
Christ Risen, with tenor solo by Mr.
Fielding; alto solo, Mary's Song. Mrs.
Bushnell; chorus, Alleluia, He Arose;
hymn, Christ the LORD is Risen Today.
Miss Edith Dodge, the organist. was
complimented for arranging such a
fine program. Miss Dodge was ably
assisted by the choir, Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Fielding. Miss Martha Brown,
Miss Florence Bennett, Mrs. Frederick
H. Bushnell, Frank Rose and Alfred
Dodge. Especially pleasing were the
solo parts by Mrs Bushnell, Miss
Brown, Mr. Rose and Mr.. Fielding
There was a short sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. William II. Crawford The
Mizpah benediction closed the service.
A special musical program was given
at the Sheltering Arms service Sunday
afternoon by Mrs. Charles D. Geer AVID
son, David Geer. of Poquetanuck, and
Miss Elizabeth Lane of Washington
place. The beautiful rendering of
Souvenir by Drdla, Orientale by Cui
and The Rain by Bohm, violin solos
by Miss Lane. gave pleasure to all.
Machtstock by Shuman and a Gavotte
by GOSsec. violin solos were given ny
David Geer, who shows careful train
ing and every promise of success as a
talented musician. Miss Lane and Mr..
Geer also played two duets. Mrs Geer
played sympa thetically the piano ac-
| compartments for her son and Miss
Lane. Mendelssohn's Spring Song and
Whims by Shuman, piano solos, were
given in a skilful manner by Mrs. Geer.
The hymns sung We're 0 Jesus, My
Saviour, and There is a Land of Pure
| Delight. At the conclusion OF the
musical, Rev. Henry T. Arnold of Will
! liams street addressed those present,
taking for his subject Heaven. He
said: We all need heaven. We need
! light and knowledge of heaven, and
| long to see and know more. We need
deliverance from evil and long for
| freedom Of heaven, something higher
than we can reach here. Our friend
ships are not satisfactory; there are
many souls that hunger for love. many
J for joy untold. We desire heaven, the
! haven of our rest. and it is promised
us in the word of God. The gospel
says He will baptize YOU with the Holy
| Spirit and give you promise of love
and joy and peace. We need heaven
| and it is promised to US. Jesus is our
! Shepherd and He leads us to the Fa-
Tiers home if we will only trust Him
and help others to trust Him also. The
| service closed with prayer.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22

Plans are being made for. large
addition to the garage ofxWilliam F.
Bogue on North Main street which
will give an additional floor space of
nearly 500 feet. The addition will be
about 80 by rs feet and will include
basement which is below rthe street
level and on the street level will be
a show room and offices. The con-
struction will be of brick, concrete
and wood; the basement and front
being of brick with concrete floors
and frame construction walls. There
will be several large plate glass win
will be used for garage purposes.
The property on which the new
building will be erected is owned by
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad and is leased by Mr..
Bogue. A building application has
been filed with Fire Marshall Howard
l.. Stanton.
At the Rogers Domestic laundry on
Chestnut street carpenters are at
work making extensive alterations to
the interior of the building. Parti-
lions are being taken out and some
of the machinery is being moved to
the new basement which has just
been excavated. The alterations are
made to give the Norwich Paper Box
company additional floor space.
In the outside districts of the city
there is much building going on. On
the Baltic road near Occum buildings
are being erected and on the New
London turnpike near Quaker Hill
two are being put up, one for Alfred
Bitters and the other for Frank ].
Alexander. In Preston a cottage
house is practically complete for
Clarence Sholes. This is of six rooms
and bath which is practically the
same plans as in the other buildings
Work still progresses on the club
house for the Ashland Company at
Jewett City the walls being up and
boarded nj. The work is being done
by Peck McWilliams Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
PHOENIXVlLLE

Henry May, who recently returned
from France, was the guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. George SoauldinS Saturdas )
and Sunday.
\ large party from here attended
the dance at West Ashford Friday
night.
A party of Putnam High school
young men We're here fishing Friday.
Eugene Jones OF Groton was at his
fathers for the week end
Friends regret to learn that Mrs.
Frcst with herFsons is moving to her
old home in New Bedford
6. p Latham was entertained at
Emerson Lyons over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed entertained
friends from Hartford recently.
Rev. Mr.. Austin OF New Haven
preached at the Congregational
church Sunday. There was special
music by the choir. Mrs. Grace Jones
of Groton was the soloist. The flowers
and potted plants were beautiful.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
Quick Relief For
All RIleuInatiCs
II So Crippled You Can't Use Arms or
Legs, Rheuma Will Help You.

II you want relief in two days, swift
certain. gratifying relief, take a small
dose Of Rheuma once a day.
II you want to dissolve every particle
o. uric acid poison in your body and
drive it out through the natural chan
nels so that you will be forever free
from rheumatism. get bottle of Rneu-
ma from The Lee x Osgood Co, or anv
druggist, at once. II must give the
Joyful relief expected or money re-
funded.
rheumatism Is powerful disease
strongly entrenched in joints and mus
cies. In order to conquer it a powerful
enemy must be sent aSainst it. Rheuma
j. the enemy of rheumatism-an enemy
that cOnquers it in nearly every in
stance.
Judge John Barhorst of Fit. Loramie,
Oai1 knows It. RE was walking with
crutche5, today he is well. It should do
IS inucn for you: 1t seldom fails.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
Mothers Poor "Remembere- e

Mother had been searching for her
purse. Having found it she shortly
afterwards mislaid her eyeglasses and
asked Doris, who was playing nicely
with kitty, to hunt for them. Doris
poutingty obeyed, but said You is
always losing somefing, muvver wish
to GOODNESS you had as good a remem.
berer as aunty has"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
CONNECTICUT BUILDING
AND BUSINESS

The clearings of Hartford, New
Haven and Springfield for the past
week indicate that the volume of
business is well maintained. In COM
parison with the figures for the like
week of the year 1918 there is an
increase in the former city of 8 per
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
LIES Minor Worriea

Frequently woman worries great
deal over the question of calling on an
other woman who doesn't care in the
least whether she calls or not.--Bos.
ton Transcript.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
Bracelets for LunaticS.

Bracelets have been worn from time
immemorial, but few Wearers of the
golden bands of the present day know
that they were once used to distin.
guish the insane. Before lunatics were
confined to asyluIns they wore AL arm-
let for distinction. -
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
NEW LONDON

The contract has been given to J.
Taylor Douglas, Inc, for the changes
to be made to the Arnold Rudd build
ing on Bank street for the Schwartz
Furniture Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
Speetseles On Potato,

A specialized potato has been lifted
by an allotment holder on the Trede-
gar estate at Newport. Monmouth,
England. The bridge Of the spectacles
rests across the middle Of the potato,
In which it is embedded. The glasses
are unbroken, but the steel frame, also
unbroken, has rusted.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
BUILDING OPERATIONS
IN NEW ENGLAND

Statistics Of building and engineer
ing operations in New England as
compiled by the F. w. Dodge com
many foI1ow.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
Franklin
Machine
Company
Providence, r. ].
eIeri1ones:
Union 963
Union 1857

Engineers Founders Machinists
Manufacturers of HARRIS COR
LiSS ENGINES. Brown Valve
Gear applied to all makes of Cor
liss Engines, Engine Repairs,
Shaftins, hangers, Pulleys, Bear
inqs, Couplings. Clutches.
Large stock aiWays O, hand.
General Mill Repairs. -
Special machinery of all kinds.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22

An exchange says a good cabbage
and a bad sinner both have hard
hearts. 1t doesn't say what kind OF
heart the, good sinner has.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22

When birds sleep on the wing they
use feather beds.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
.Jell
We Pay l0c Eacl,
This Week Only

Each Jiny-Jel package has a "
trademark in circle on the front, We
will pay you 10 cents in aluminium
mold values for eacl, circle you send
Us this week.
Note our mold offers at the side.
Some Of these nolds are new. Pick
out the mold or the molds you want,
and send US these % trademarks,
counting as loe each. to cover the
value as stated. Send no money. We
pay postage on the molds.
Note that Jify-Jell costs you l2X
cents per package. And the trade
mark alone is worth 10 cents on these
rnolds, if sent this week
Send as many trademarks as you
wish this week. Or. if you prefer.
send groeer's sales slip, showing
amount Of purchase.
This offer is made to start new users
to show them what Jiffy-Jell means
to them. But present users are well
come to accept it. Get Jiffy-Jel now,
while this offer is open. Get what you
need for some weeks. This is the
time when fruity desserts are most
perdad
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-22
Salad Mold-Style D

sx-pofficn vegetable
Of
tionA. rslue. soc. Send Eve u trademarks fer It,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-29
Laundrymen Hold
Their Convention
Behind Closed Doors

Efficiency" was the subject of
the address of Otto Rice of Chica-
go, president of the Laundry Own
ers' National association, before the
annual convention of the Nebraska
Laundry Owners association yester-
day morning at the Rome hotel.
Guy Seibert of Sioux City was
the other speaker at the morning
session. The speakers yesterday af-
ternoon were H. H. Fitzpatrick of
Kansas City and H. A. Jacobberger
of Omaha. Adjournment will follow
the election of officers for the ensu-
ing year at the session this morn
ing.
The convention is being held be-
hind closed doors. "This is being
DONE" explained A. E. Evans, sec
rotary and treasurer, because news
paper reporters are dangerous. We
are afraid they will misinterpret
some of the things that are said"
Mr.. Evans denied that the laundry
owners were contemplating raising
the rates to their customers. He
said they were making enough profit
under the prevailing rates. 1t also
was said that there would be no re-
duction in rates.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-29

A sample of the propaganda which
was distributed among the Ameri-
can forces in France by Germany
was obtained by Corp. D. L. Hayes,
3112 Lafayette avenue, who just has
returned from overseas. The letter
was dropped from German air
plane and designed to create dissat-
isfaction and ultimately prompt de-
sertion. 1t is headed "The Better
Part of Valor," and follows:
"Are you brave man or a cow
ard? It takes . brave man to stand
up for his principles. towards
stand behind leaders, imagining that
by so doing they become heroes.
The motive of an act is its measure.
If you think the war is hell and
that you, as a citizen Of the United
States of America, have no business
to be fighting in France or Eng
land, you are a coward to stay
with it.
IF you had the courage to face
criticism, you would get out and
over the top in no time to a place