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Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05
BREAKING HIM IN

escort to spend money on me when I've invited him to serve in that ca pacity. So, though Charlie begged and pleaded with me good naturedly to remember the cost of suit pressing nowadays, and to think Of my own best garments, I refused and we pat tered forth in the shower The rain came down so hard on the way to the station that I feared my new frock would be ruined, and the wind simply, wouldn't let US hold up an umbrella. So we stepped into a cigar store and Charlie wrapped the big doil in newspapers, while I donned the rain cape. But very soon the papers were soaked, so on the train we renewed the dolls wra rappings And the attention we attracted made poor dear Charlie red to his eye brows.
 When we left the train at Van Buren street, the rain was co3aira dowii in torrents, and by the time we got to Michigan avenue that pre- cious doll was in danger of drowning So he dashed into the Fine Arts building as the, nearest cover. And there. since we couldn't find any 1 more newspapers, Charlie had the I bright idea of going through the Au- IOtCI cdllu 16dCOCk alley or the way to the room in the Congress hotel where The Thinkers mee.. i We took the rain cape off me and draped it negiisently over the gigan- tic bundle Charlie carried, and. since 1 the drenched newspaper covering.
 were dropping from the doll anyway l we discarded them completely. Ant you can imagine the sensation W, created, Charlie, tall and dripping
 stalking along with the ungainl! bundle, while I carried a rosy, bigge
 than life doll in long clothes"
 And did Charles keep his temper :?
 the tall, thin girl inquired ''Yol could hardly have blamed him if 1 No, but he didn't." the short, plump 1 girl triumphantly answered HI never so much as looked cross. thouel
 1 know he was ready to sink througl 1 the floor with mortified tion An,
 when, as we went home-oh. yes, tn
 affair went off splendidly, and l di, 1 let Charlie call taxi to go back in
 I tried to tell him how much I ap
 preciated his good nature, he told m Well, we've came to terms."
 "The best of good luck and goo, 1 wishes!" exclaimed the tall, thin gir admiring the new diamond blushingl- | dispayed by her companion. An | the same for Charlie! l suppose tha was pretty good way of breakin him in!"-Exchange
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05
ISLAND BUYING TALK.

Whether or not 1t ever amounts to anything, the suggestion has been made that Great Britain could be re- 1ieved of some of it's financial trou- bles if it would endeavor to turn some of it's islands near this country over to this country in part payment for debts incurred during the war. and on which interest Is not as yet being paid.
 Such islands as are referred to would include Bermuda, Jamaica. the Bahamas and the Barbadoes and Lit is pointed out in connection with such a transfer that the interests of this country would be served in case of war. That these islands would serve as a base for naval operations should such be undertaken is entire ly possible. They are close to our coast and would be of much service to all kinds of war activities. But it should he remembered that we would not be taking away all the means of getting at this country by the pur- chase of such islands for it is<per- fectly evident that Halifax is just as near to New York as Bermuda and that NandCa olleTS u means OI SlIlh- ing at this country which would by no means be diminished if the islands were acquired.
 But in addition to that and even supposing that we are going to have no more wars and that all disputes
 between nations are going to be ad- | iusted without a recourse to arms. il ! is unlikely that Great Britain would
 be disposing of territory where its
 subjects are opposed to any such ac- tion
 It is not known that the suggestion has met with any favor in London but it is known that sentiment among | the people of Bermuda and Jamaica ] is against any such deal. That ii likely 10 be listened to in connection
 with any decision that Great Britain | makes if it in fact is ever called up on to give serious consideration tt | the proposition.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING FEB. 2ssh, 1920
 10, 0,553
WlAERE PRorEcrloN Us NEEDED

When The Jersey fier crashed into a local train at Elizabethport. N. l., k.rnE threo and iniuring R dozen thfre was a bit of heroic sacrifice on thc part of the engineer of the local iu tncknC his train 70 that certain number of the passengers thereon es- c,aef certain death only to he killed aiorr with. his fireman which cannot ro without recognition. but it is nev- arth-icss clearly shown that whatever fre conditions were in the cab of the fast cxnrcss. there ought to be some device whereby tho failure of the hu- man arc.n Co read and act in accord with signals should be guarded against bv some protective arrange ment controlled in much the same manner as the signal system.
 In view of the excellent record of tho engineer in charge of the fiier uhcse death excludes his explana- ton of tho affair. it seems incredible that he would if in fun control of his senses permit his locomotive to crash Into a train directly in his path and arai-st which he had been warned hy O. proper signal. It cannot he conceived that be would so endangei his own life as to take the biz chance of the local setting out of tht way before he reached that point Whether he was asleep or dead al Ono throttle may never be known bu' The account of Inc. wreck clearly in- dIcatcs that it is just such case. where the automatic stop is greatly needed on railroad lines.
 The time cannot be hastened too much when some such safety device uln be in operation 10 prevent run ninE r1st signals. When the human rftor fails there must he some othei dependence against being swiftly -vcpt into eternity. Thus far expert ments along this line have showr rrpEress but not sufficient 10 resul in 90 satisfactory device. Such cases however. show the importance Of get tins this protection at the earlies possible date.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05
HE CANAL BLOCKADE.

Announcement to the effect that the Care Cod canal is to be reopened will be- learned with much satisfaction to colstwiae traffic and especially by those who are eagerly Eeeking coal supplies destined to points north of thar short cut.
 lt was most unfortunate that it shuuid have been closed and thereby made to hold up traffic or force it to lake the trip around the cape dur Ing one of the worst periods of the year. Tho whole trouble appears to hovr revolvsd about the relinquish . ufsnt of control by the railroad .ad- uinistration at the time that the rail- reads were turned back and the ef- ,2ris made by the government to ac- qtire the ownership Of the canal.
 When the government undertook to bty it was found that there was a wide difference in the valuation placed on the canal. With the gov erument offering about eight million irvwas impossible to put the deal ;Hough- Efforts to have a fair and u4biased price fixed on the waterway
 s then rcsorted 10 and it was a 1t1vblow Co the government when the cNmmttfee fixed a valuation alrnosi dHibie what the government had cf- fHed. The result is that there has
 Tn no further progress in the mat t aithoUgh since 1t has been ir cnnfroi there large expenditures have sn made, tbe loss of which it was epected to overcome through tho nNrchase.
 Fith the rehnquishtng of control
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

hero went round the world in 50 days. and fiction has long since been eclipsed by fact. When the Siberian railway was opened several American newspapers sent correspondents to break the record" The iuckiest in making train and boat connections did the round trip in something over 80 days.
 Mr. Lansine's Exit-The dismissal of Mir. Lansing should serve to remind us of the great though silent demo cratic changes that have erept into cur own cabinet system since Amer tea gained her independence. Looking round for a system of government as model on which to base her written constitution, America naturally turn ed to England at a time when our miniters were still almost litefally the kings servants, to be appointhd and dismissed at his pleasure. Thus 1t hap pens that American ministers are not necessarily members of congress, and the president in many respects can now exercise far more autocratic pow CT than the King of England.
 Queen Bess' SiIver-To all intents and purposes we as nation are about 1 to debase a certain amount of our coinage and again make it equal to paper or token money. The early Tu- 1 dors did this in order to obtain more funds for their exchequefs. When l Eliza beth came to the throne she gave i instructions for the withdrawal of the base coin. She went so far as to send to Bristol two goldsmiths with ( ,o09 | of new money to exchange for the old i coinage. Queen Bess found difficulty in obtaining all the silver she required in spite of the attacks on treasure i ships from the Spanish Main.
 The Pound Sterling g-The suggested i debasement of our silver coinage is a reminder that at one time the sove- reign was worth exactly a Tower
 pound of silver; hence the term 1 pound sterling" That was in the 1 time of William l., but progressive i debasements of the sovereign by sue
 cessive monarchs ultimately so low 1 cred the silver value Of the coin that l ultimately it required 3.3 sovereigns to purchase a Troy pound of silver i and the difference between a Tower pound and a Troy pound is 'only 2 fraction of an ounce. Originally, too 24o silver pennies were the e1uivalen
 of a pound, and that explains tn
 "pennyweieht'' which is the 240tl
 part of 1Troy pounds. We still kee] the terms pound sterling and pen
 nyweight," but the sovereign is n
 longer worth a pound of silver and tn
 pefnywefsht has no~ connection wit
 the weight of penny.
 Pancake Tuesday-F1ow the custer
 of eating pancakes became so inex tricably connectedNwith Shrove Tues
 day has never been properly settled
 but it is as ancient as English litera ! tDre for the very ca rfieSt of OU writers refer to the practice. It is be . Geved to have had it's origin in tn desire to use up all tasty food befor the beginning of Lent, strict observ
 ance of which was much more com mon in ancient times. The day befor was known as Collop Monday, 0 t which day all meat was consumet ] and the orgies were continued on tn l Tuesday with the finishing ot an . surplus milk, butter and eggs.-kor q don Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05
A Sure Way To
 End Dandruff

There is one sure way that never fails to remove dandruff completely and that is to dissolve it. This des- troys it entirely. Tc do this, just get about four Ounces of plain. ordinary liquid arvon. apply it at night when retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp and rub it in gently with the finger tips.
 By morning, most if not all of your dandruff will be gone. and three or four more applications will completely dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it, no matter how much dandruff you may have. You will find. too, that all itching and digging of the ucalp will stop in stantly, and your hair will be fluffy 1 lustrous. glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel hundred times better
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05
Stories That Recall Others.
More Than One.

Uncle John frequently visited his niece in the city, and he had way of repeating proverbs to little Bobby on fitting occasions that made the youngster long for a chance to re- taliate.
 As Bobby came home from school he rushed to the table very hungry. Uncle John gave him sharp look and said Bobby, 1 see you have forgot ten that old proverb which says Cleanliness is next to Godiness.' .
 It bothered the family some but Uncle John felt he had done his duty, and thereupon majestica1ly lifted his cup of coffee and took a long deep Seeing his chance Bobby said lsweetly, Yes I have forgotten that I one, Uncle John, but E remembered 1 the one that said Drink slowly and distinctly
 Even Uncle John was too much sur prised to tell Bob that he had made 2 slight mistake in the quotation, but there was feeling in the family cir cle that it was mighty fitting.
 Mr. Haberdasher
 The evening meal was almost oyel and the family discussion turned tt ! high prices.
 -I know a. -haberdasher who is sell. l ing his stock at half' volunteered one i member of the family
 Your uncle knows that man req we'll" said grandmother between sipi i of her tea.
 What naan are you speaking of | queried mother. bit puzzled. l Why that MT. Haberdasher," re turned grandmother innocently 1 And grandmother is still to be con vinced that Mir. Haberdasher is no his name for hadn't she read it witt her own eyes, some place up over tn door.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

by the railroad administration with out anything being determined rela- tive to the further interest of the government regarding the purchase of the cana and with the company ewiing it unprepared there has been period of stagnation which a,s se- ,rin.s'y interfered with yes is using that ,sioe course. It WIS a si;1a :
 ton that should have been guarded against, though the move that has
 been made to have it reopened should relieve further embarrassment.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

peared for the last few weeks in your publication will be the means of causing even few to search the Scriptures more carefully and lead to clearer understanding of it's life giving truth it will satisfy me as is Will also satisfy others who have en- gaged in this discussion with the mo- tive of witnessing for the truth.
 EDWARD l.. HUDSON, Baltic, Conn, March 5, 1920
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

A Brooklyn man has been fined for having flask of whiskey on his hip. lnasmuch as all vehicles are supposed to be lighted after dark he probably neglected to claim that his intentions were good even if he hadn't at the time gotten 1t up.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

Of course if ybu have been profit eering during the year the job of making out your income tax return is going to be all the harder and more rainful.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

Unless proper interest is taken the birds will he better taken care of in the way of nests than the people of Norwich will be in the way of houses.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

There can be no question about it; while winter has been with us it has made itself thoroughly at home.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

It is perfectly evident that there was no influence on the part of Col onel House in connection with the Colby and Crane appointments.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

A Spanish writer declares that wives should be treated rough. There are those who didn't need instruc- tions on that subject.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

Thus far March shows such behav- for that it gives. the impression that it received instructions before com ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

Lady Astor says a girl of IS knows more than man of 25. Why, of course, you can't tell a girl of IS anything.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

Think of self determination getting a chance to get word in edgewise in those Adriatic and Turkish prob lens.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

-.- man on the corner says: For those so inclined there Is no harm in counting the days to housekeeping time.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05
All He'll Get.

The Hon. Bill Bryan has been good enough to inform the country that he tasks nothing for himself" That s all he is going to get. Hurrah for BilI-New Orleans States.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

Ohio may he a storm center politi- cally, but New England has been get ting it weatherwise.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Somehow we have gotten the i'm nrcssion that we are going to like Marchs
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

"You certainly look refreshingly happy this morning" said the tall, thin girl to the short. plump girl as they turned away from the station ticket office, "A lot happier, if you'll allow me to say so, than you did the last time I saw you on the station platform-that cold, wet evening last week"
 That wasn't a happifying occa- sion" returned the short. plump girl, blushing and dimpling: lat least, not in the beginning. You noticed our bundles ?''
 Noticed your bundles!" cried the tall, thin girl, merrilT Heavens. child, how could I help it? What on earth did you have in them. and where were you going? It must have taken courage to get on theater train like that
 Tt did" admitted the short, plump girl. chuckling. And it took more courage to go where I went afterward | in that condition. It was awful! "You' see when Marian and Sylvia and a few of the rest of our old high | school set left college" the short I plump girl resumed few moments l later after the train conductor ha6 ] punched their tickets. Eve formed 1 ourselves into a little club we mod
 estly called The Thinkers We've i had a lot of good times together ano l just now we're playing with a cluf 1 folder or bulletin we've just named | the Think Spot. At our last monthly
 meeting-last week-we christened 1 the infant, and to me fell the dread
 and double duty of acting as nurse tt | the youngster and of finding big
 doll to be doused with ink.
 Marian was on my committee, anC
 Marian, as you may know, is so con. 1 scientious that she overdoes every l thing. She volunteered to borrow doll for me and when she delivered i | at our house I nearly fainted. Tha | doll was cons derably larger than Tiff size, and Marian explained that it be
 longed to her cherished baby siste
 and that if anything happened to i
 she didn't know what would happel
 to her. So, as the evening was rainy I I swathed that ghastly toy and it spotless. costly baby clothes in tn,
 old rain cape and refused to trust i
 out of my hands. Charlie Jonesby
 whom I'd asked to help me out tha Il evening, had quite enough to carry
 anyway, for I had another huge bun dle of properties to take down. Tt was raining when we left tn
 house, but I wouldn't consent to
 taxi. On principle don't allow n,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

PoIiteness may be the freezing point n the atmosphere of love.
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-24
THE BOYS CLUB FEDERATION.


THE APPEAL is in receipt of
letter from Mr.. Frank G. Patchen, Of
the Boys Club Federation (Bureau of
Information), 10 West 10th Street,
New York, N. Y, asking for it's CO.
operation in the efforts Of the Fedora
ton to- solve the vital problem Of the
"under-privileged"', boy, one of the
greatest human problems =, that our
country is facing. He states that in
no sense does the work of the or
ganization conflict with that Of the
Church. On the contrary, it is an
aid to the Church, reaching material
that neither the Church nor Church
clubs can successfully reach and with
out bias, placing that material in the
hands Of the Churches for spiritual
guidance, distributing to each Church
its own, WITHOUT REGARD TO
RACE, CREED OR COLOR"
Elsewhere in our columns we pub
fish an article that tells Of the Fedora
ton and it is hoped that some of our
good citizens will interest themselves
to the extent of writing to Mr.. Patchen
to learn the plans upon which the de-
sired cooperation may be given.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-24
THE BOYS CLUB FEDERATION
ITO West Fortieth Street, New York
City,

Nv 'ess roFt'etn street, New York
City. ...
The Boys Club Federation Of New
YORK is planning for a wide extension
OF It's work during the coming wear.
IN the interest of the 5000 900 under
privileged boys Of America, whose
need, following the war, is said to be
a vital one. Immediate attention is
oelleved to be necessary if these lads
are TO be reclaimed and moulded into
men OF character and useful citizens.
The Federation is national organi-
cation with a. large membership. on
Grating without profit to itself. SUD.
ported by voluntary contribution. it's
purpose being to give practical direc.
tlonal training to the boy of limited
opportunities, to build him up physi-
| cally and to carry him over the danger
period OF his youth. AS result of
such training, it has been shown by
STATISTICS, Juvenile delinquency has
been materially reduced, a real in
terest aroused in the wholesome things
OF life, and that the boys of this class
under the influence of the club, are
soon Weaned from the street and pre-
pared for future citizenship.
The Boys Club Federation ordi-
narily is housed in a building with
gymnasium, library, game rooms and
meeting rooms for which the boys pay
nominal dues of OF 10 cents a month.
The Federation club is non-sectarian
and co-operates with all church de.
nominations and welfare organiza-
lions, being the only body of it's kind
that takes the boy under IL years-a
critical age for the lad of unlimited
oppOrtunlties--as we'll as of all other
ages, and moulds him with reference
to his special needs. His spiritual
needs are cared for by the co-operat-
ing churches, and many boys without
religious home influences or training
are thus brought into the fold-boYs
that, in the majority of cases, could
De reached through no other existing
channel. One of these federated clubs
alone, located in New York City, has
an active membership of 5000 BOYS.
most of whom otherwise would have
hearkened to the call of the street
with all its evil influences and conse-
quences.
1t is estimated that $3.50 of the boys
or America belong to this class. a vast
army for good or evil, and to bring
these 100000 and more under-priv-
LEGGED boys into, club formation on a
community basis-as broad and COM
prehensive as the public playground.
though more intensive-is the task
that the Boys Federation has set for
ITSELF
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-24
SOUTH STILL IN SADDLE.

1t is with considerable regret and
chagrin that we note the defeat of
the amendment to the Esch railroad
bill offered by Congressman Madden
of Illinois, designed to do away with
the Jim crow accommodations now
supplied to colored people on rail-
roads In the south.
The Jim crow law never should have
been conceived, much less enacted, as
1t is absolutely WRONG and caters to
prejudice as wrong as itself.
Once, some years ago, It will be
remembered, there were several COL
ored members of Congress elected by
the majority vote in thir several dis
tricts, just as the members of the
present Congress were but If those
men were living now, they would not
be allowed to travel in the South
without being Inundated and out
ragged by. being forced into Jim crow
cars just because they had visible
admixture Of African blood in their
composition. The present Congress
had an opportunity to correct this
great wrong but refused to do so, be-
cause the southern members did not
want it.
There is a majority of members in
the present Congress who are men,
bers of the Republican party, the
party Of Lincoln, Sumner, Phillips,
Roosevelt, ETC., presumably advocates
of justice to all men, and the most
faithful allies Of that party had good
reason to expect justice at their
hands. =
They did not get it and cannot for
get that fact.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-24
CODE OF HONORABLE NAMES.


Recently: a valued exchange con-
tanned the following: 49,
My name for every true man in
these United States will be the hon
orable name of american"
My reference to all new Ameri-
cans" born in other lands shall never
be dishonored by slurs, nicknames or
hyphens. <.
My purpose shall be to discourage
in the native born the love for titles,
to help every immigrant to forget his
hyphen and be proud of the name
American and to stamp out the use of
such nicknames as words of derision
Of the foreign-born.
We pledge our service never to use,
and to discourage everywhere, the use
of such words as Dago, Dutchy,
Froggy, Ginny, Greaser, Heiny, Hor-
wat, Hunky, Hike, Mick, Paddy,
Sheny, Spaghetti, Wop, as applied to
any foreign-born resident of the
United States Of America.
With all of which we heartily agree,
but we would have been much better
pleased If the list had included some
OF the nicknames that are so FREQUENT
ly applied to a class Of native born
100 per cent Americans, viz: Negro,
niger, darkey, coon, shine, moke,
dingy, pickaninny, etc., and as alb.
noxious as those named are to the
class to which they are applied.