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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-09-17
.oL. THOMAS NEwCoME, the

~OL. THOMAS NEWCOME, the
hero Of ArgOm, and Of Bhart-
~ pour, had loved the beautiful
LeonOre de Blois, but having incurred
the wrath Of his stepmOther he fled
to India to carve out his career. There
be had married the widow, Mrs. Casey,
and a few years later sent their son
Olive to England. He RECALLED the
ladies of the regiment with Gives let
ters; sporting young men would give
or take odds that the colonel would
mention Olives name once before five
minutes, or three times In ten min
utes. But those who laughed at Gives
father laughed very kindly.
At last the happy time came for
which the colonel had been longing,
and he took leave of his regiment. In
England he had In his family circle
two half brothers, Sir Brian, who had
married Lady Ann, daughter Of the
Earl Of Kew, and HObsOn NewcOme.
One morning at breakfast while Sir
Brian champed his dry toast, Barnes,
the son, said to his sister Ethel: my
uncle, the colonel Of sepOys, and his
amiable son have been paying a visit
to NewcOme."
"You are always sneering about our
uncle" broke In Ethel, ''And saying
unkind things about Give. Our uncle
is a dear, good kind man, and I love
him"
At HObsOn Newcomers and elsewhere
the family party often assembled, the
colonel, his friend Mr.. Blnnie and Bin
MES sister, Mrs. Mackenzie with her
daughter ROseyi Sir Brian and Lady
Ann, and Give who had become a
painter. From one of these parties
Give and 1, his friend Arthur Penden-
mis-, walked with the usual Havana
to light us home. 81 can't help think
ing" said the astute Give, that they
fancied was in love with Ethel. Now,
l suppose, they think am engaged to
ROsey. She is as good little ceature
as can be, and never out of temper,
though 1 fancy Mrs. Mackenzie tries
her"
Time passed and our Mr.. Give went
to Baden, where he found old Lady
Kew with her granddaughter Ethel.
you have no taste for pictures, only
for painters, l suppose" said Lady
Kew one day to Ethel.
81 was not looking at the picture"
said Ethel, "but at the little green
ticket In the corner. l think, grand
mamma" she said, 1--WE young ladies'
in the world ought to have little green
tickets pinned on our backs, with sold
written on them"
Barnes NewcOme, too was at Baden,
for he was to marry pretty little Lady
Clara Pulleyn, free at last from that
undesirable Jack BeIsize Lord High
gates son. Lady Kew had plans
which Gives growing regard for his
cousin Ethel put in jeopardy.
MY good young man, I think 1t is
time you we're off," Lady Kew said to
Give with great good humor. 81 have
been to see that poor little creature
to whom Captain Belsize behaved so
cruelty. She does not care a fig for
hlm-not one fig. She is engaged, as
you know, to my grandson Barnes;
in all respects a most eligible union;
and Ethers engagement to my grand
son, Lord Kew, has long been settled.
When we saw you In London we heard
that you too were engaged to a young
lady in your own rank Of llfe-Mlss
Mackenzie"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27

theatres thought to help them and said: Think of the curtain down at the theatre. Does anyone remember what is printed on it?"
 No one remembered at first. but soon Henry did, and his hand shot up. The teachers non brought forth the triumphant shout, "Asbestosi"
 And She Wished Him to Know It.
 He was in town for several days on business and knew few persons. He was lonesome and the sight of a fa- miliar face would have. been worth more than he could express. There was one in particular who he missed Then came a messenger boy with a telegram. It might be good news and it might be bad. He opened it and saw it was from home. This is what Il | said
 'Tsle of View"
 He recognized the initials because they stood Cor .he names. of the only i girl. But the >AAaning of the messag, was mystery. He tried to pry ou l the hidden meaning but without sue cess.
 Finally in his desperation he appeal | ed to. the hotel clerk. After glano ing at the message. the clerk repeated | the words aloud. The strangers fac l frightened perceptably. The clerl laughed and wondered how he couli have missed 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27
Sunday Morning Talk
THE LIVING GOD.

God has a heart of tenderness and love like our mothers heart. He seeks their companionship. crayes their af- lection and is grieved by their sin or alienation from him. Jesus was the revealer of God, and He used but one name in making God known-the name Father. putting into the holy word all that is tender, sweet and compassion ate, all that love could possibly mean.
 The truth of God is full of encour- agement. It assures US of complete satisfaction for all our cravings. We, know what satisfying of the heart even a strong friendship gives. There are friends who are to us like a great rock in a weary land. A friend in whom we can confide without fear of disappointment, who, we are sure will never fail us will never stint his love in serving us; who always has healing tenderness for the hurt of our heart; comfort for our surrows and cheer for our discourag ragement-such a friend Is not only a rock of shelter for us in
 times of danger but Is as rivers of
 water in a thirsty land when our hearts cry out for life and love.
 Yet thIs, at it's best, Is only hint | of what God is to those who bring their thirst to Him. The cross of CnFlSL meets pn6 SOul s HlOSC lIlteHS0 | cry for pardon. The divine love meets
 the deepest yearnings of the hungriest heart for love-, Gods wisdom answers all the questions. of human eagerness to know. Things alone will never sat | isfy an immortal life; even the best | of Gods blessings and gifts will not | do 1t; nothing less than God Himself
 will suffice. Yet this Is what Christian
 faith finds-not the mere tokens of
 divine favor, the comforts of divine care but God Himself. T am thy
 friend" is the assurance that comes | to each trusting oen. Thus it is that | giving us Himself.
 | The truth of the living God gives us
 confidence in prayer. Is there anyone | to hear us when we cry out of a sense l of need, danger or desire? Is there anyone who cares to help us or bless | us? If God is only a, great centra
 Force at the heart of things, it is 1T vain we bow down, morning and night I and tell out our hearts yearnings. Car
 a Force hear the cry of the children I the pleading of the distressed or tn, signing of the prisoner? Would { -Eman pray to the wind or to the sun O. to gravitation? If there is no Twin, q God, there can be no prayer; for the1 there is no heart to. care. no. ear u
 hear, no hand to help.
 Suppose we were to learn that al
 this cherished belief of ours concern
 ing prayer is a mistake, that there i
 no one who cares for us or can giv
 us any help, how dark the world woul,
 become to usi Men who have beel
 reared in the simple teachings o Christianity believing in God o
 love, in the cross of Christ and fl prayer, and then have lost thes faiths, have confessed that in tn fading out of the childhood lesson < from their hearts they have lost thei sweetest joy and their dearest happi | ness, and that the brightness has die ! out of the world for them.
 No other loss, no bereavement, n possible misfortune could equal for II moment the loss. of faith in God as ou Father as the hearer of our prayers.
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CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING MARCH 2oth, 1920
 1O,655
TIME TO SPEAK OUT.

When a democrat, and southern democrat at that, takes 40 minutes of the time of the lswer house of con- gress as Congressman Humphreys did to call attention to the fact that President Wilson should break his si- lence and let it be known that he will not be a candidate for third time, there can be little question but what he voics the sentiment of many more than himself, or many more than those who expressed approval of his sentiments on the floor of congress.
 It has generally been accepted in view of the physical condition. of the president, in view of the known op- position to a third term and the dis approval which has been manifested at the acts of the administration that there was no chance that he would seek another term. It cannot be be- lieved that he is now making any plans or has any idea of attempting to car " the party banner in another cam paign even in his determined fight for the treaty.
 Yet the fact remains that he has not definitely stated that he would not be a candidate again. There have been statements which have indicated that he had made up his mind not to be but there has been no tiatfooted announcement to that effect, and there is no question but what there should be some statement forthcom- ing. t&%s
 Breaking precedents has been pop ular with President Wilson, so it is not to be supposed that he would he's itate at being a third term candidate just because others have, and for the same reason he may not. consider it necessary to let it be known that he will not be candidate for third term just because Mckinley and Roosevelt did when in office.
 When, however, he has persistently appealed for support. and receiveds il from the democrats, some of whom have done what they did out of par ty allegiance it is only just that the president should play fair. with tn, party even without waiting for cer. tain ones therein to demand it.
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meter to measure his walks, a blow that won a gold medal at a French exhibition. and light two-wheeled vehicle for Virginia's heavy roads.
 He knew not only Greek and Latin, but also French, Italian. Spanish and German. He wrote three books and compiled Bible of his own. leaving out of the Scriptures everything ex- cept the precepts of divine love, mer- cy and goodness.
 Ills correspondence would daunt a man with a staff of stenographers and typists today, Generally he. had to work from sunrise until past noon answering by hand the flood of letters that never ceased to flow in upon him.
 In the finer arts, he was a musician, an architect mad a landscape garden CT. Although he sprained his wrist in Paris so badly that he could not again play his favorite instrument, the vio- lin. he could still sing well. and was forever humming tunes as he rode horseback. which was his only sport. 1 H not only designed his house and laid out the grounds of Monticello. He was also the architect of the Uni- l.versity of Virginia, and twentieth century architects agree that he pro- duced most beactiful college group
 Domestic sorrows mad poverty form the shadows in the picture of his old age. Jefferson's wife and all but one of his five children were taken from him and after nearly forty years spent in the service of the public. at sixty six he retired from the presidency twenty thousand dollars in debt. For fear that some partisan foe might event jail him as he left the White House borrowed the money to pa, what he owed the Washington store. keepers.
 Since he was thirty. he had neither practised law nor been free to lool after his farm. and in his long ab sences the slaves had eaten up tn neglected estate. Although most sys tematic person. an efficiency expert b, nature he could not make his slende official salaries and his personal ex penses- meet at the end of the year come as president fell eight thou His twenty-five thousand dollar in sand dollars short of the outgo In on year at the White House.
 To keep the roof over his head an
 8 home for his always large family c
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27
COAL PRIcEs.,7

Naturally the consumer is bound to be interested in the coming session of the operators and soft coal miners for the purpose. of settling the wage increase, which bids fair to be in ac- cord with the majority report of the coal commission. Equally true is he concerned in the negotiations now go- ing on between the mine owners and hard coal miners where the latter are insisting that they should have IS per cent. more pay than those in the bi- luminous mines along with a number of other concessions.
 The consumer is wondering where he is going to get of, and well he might for he fully recognizes the fact that there is no one standing up for him now as Fuel Admin <: :ca ter Gan field did when he insissed that the Ii per cent. increase allow sd the miners at the time of lending the strike should come out f the pockets of Che operators.
 With, the ending of coal control by the government the first of April the situation changes again. Providing there is an agreement on the award of the coal commission the consumer
  is anxious to know whether he is go- ing to be made to bear the entire burden of that increase, or whether ii will be just the added increase that the coal commission has made that will be loaded onto him.
 Passing it on to the consumer is the popular method that has been pursued. Dr. Garfield showed that i was an unjust method under the con. ditions that, existed while he was 1T office. But Dr. Garfield isn't there tt help the consumer today and the coa commission upon which the public was ~o~~esented has nothing to dt with the fixing of prices Its dut. was to say what the miners should b, paid, so that with coal control re moved the outlook for the fellow wht uses the coal and pays for it is no what might be considered exactly en couraging in the way of lowered liv | ing costs
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27
Five Minutes a Day With Our Presidents
 Copyright 1s2o-5y James Morgan
xI-THE SAGE OF MONTICELLO

xI-THE SAGE OF MONTICELLO
 Jefferson is the only president who remained the leader of his party after leaving the White House. Indeed. the democrats never have ceased to swear allegiance to his spirit.
 | Although elected for the first term only after the bitterest struggle in American politics, he was reelected virtually without opposition, and for a quarter of a century the destinies of the country were intrusted to his guidance. President for eight years, he was the mentor of presidents through sixteen years more of the Jeffersonian
 era. Both Madison and Monroe lived within a days ride of his home. He shaped their studies in their youth and they were to him like younger broth-
 CTS on adopted Sona
 More influential than any other of
 the x-presidents, this many-sided
 man was more. fortunate than most of them in the variety Of the interests and diversions that crowded his seven | teen years of retirement from public office. He was surgeon enough to sew up a wound tie an artery or set 1 the broken leg of slave. and enough of a mathematician to calculate an eclipse. He invented a letter copying
 press, a revolving chair and a fold-
 ing chair, hemp machine. a pedo-
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Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27
STOPPING WASTE

When Secretary Alexander, of the department of commerce calls atten- tion to the fact that the coming. of spring means the season of the year when people are in the habit of throwing away much material that could otherwise be used and urges that the possibility of reclamation be given careful attention, it cannot fail to be- realized that he makes an ap- peal that should be given. carefully attention throughout the country.
 Much time has been spent in urg- ing this very point. It. is another ap- peal to check the great amount of waste which goes on every year, an effort to make the people realize the chance that prevails to reduce the living expenses in this very way.
 It can be fully appreciated that the amount thus saved in each household to be applied toward the offsettine of living costs iss not likely to bt large but when it is realized tha. there is reolaimable material throwr away each year ir1sthia country to ttt value of about $500, 1000 900, it mus | certainly be appreciated that tn, small amount of effort required tc dispose of it Is worth expending 1T order to get the benefit.
 It is of course easier to throw awas stuff than it. is to be bothered witt having it Kicking around until a. pur. chaser appears. but SO Is it easier u kick about high prices and unsatis l factory conditions than it Is to bette them. Many have seen the necessit. of saving a little here and a littli there in order to make ends meet ant others may have gone to much great CT expenditure of time and effort t, effect no greater saving than coult be accomplished through the savini and disposing of what it has beer the custom to burn or throw away.
 It is not to be expected that al waste can be. prevented but it is. per fectly apparent. in spite of the lesson of the war period. that there is chance to turn much of what is: nos waste back into useful trades.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.

In spite of the fact that the aim has been toward the prevention of all future wars, it is made clear that we are not likely to notice this for some time in the appropriations that are made for military and naval purposes. We are expanding our army to sew eral times what 1t was before the world war and. we are not showing any inclination to let up in the con stsuotion of naval vessels, to say nothing of the increase that is being made in the naval forces.
 In the naval bill. which has been approved by the lower house and is now in the hands of the senate com mittee, appropriations to the amount of s425,000,000 are provided for. There is no provision for new construction meaning vessels which had not previ- ously been considered necessary, but this is because the building program of the navy has not been completed There are enough vessels approved under the plan of 1916 so that con struction work will extend over sey- eral years, and to carry this Or about a quarter of the naval appro- priation bill, or s1O4.OO0.O0O, will bt needed for this work.
 We are not the sonly nation that i. looking to it's navy, and certainly there is no other that has better req. sons for looking to it's first line of de. fense. Our extensive sea coast de. mands it and in the uncertainty of to. day we will have no more vessels than we will require after the build ing programme has been completed a new era has not dawned.
 Such outlays as are being made con not be regarded as laying the foun dation for future trouble or futur, wars. They are to be regarded onl, in the light of preparation agains trouble similar to what we have beel previously forced into and therefor one of the best means of insuring ou safety. It is to be hoped that the tim will come when such expenditure will not be made necessary but unt it does there is no other course tha to give due weight to self protection
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27

grandchildren, grand nieces and grund nephews, he sold his cherished library to Congress. Soon he was plunged deeper into debt by the failure of friend whose notes he had indorBed- Happily the hearts and purses of the people were touched by the spectacle of the author of the Declaration of h. Independence in want and In peril of losing Monticello. Only a few months of life remained to him. but these were cheered and freed from anxiety by an outburst of public sympathy and grat- itude.
 As he lay dying an hour before midnight of July 3. 1926. he whispered. ':Is this the FourthZ" To quiet him. J the friend sitting by his bed nodded. and the sick man fell aslep with smile on his face. Though he did not open his weary eyes upon the hftieth birthday of the Nation, his heart still beat when the sunrise guns saluted it's dawning and again when the noon itime bells rang out. In few minu utes more 1t stopped.
 His dust is mingled with the earth that was dearest to him. close by his house at Monticello. His burial place was chosen by him in his boyhood. when he planned and dreamed in the shade of a grand old oak. There on a simple shaft the achievements of his manhood are set forth in his own words.
 In this sef-made tribute he does not record that he was governor. envoy. vice president and president of the United States; they were only offices he chanced to hold. That he added an empire to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase, he ignores as a F-f. kr
 happened upon. The three things tr
 his life that Jefferson deemed worthy of remembrance were that he wrotS the Declaration was the author of re- ligious freedom in Virginia and ths
 founder of the University of Virginia Monday: James and Dolly Madison
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Crossless Buns.

Mr. Editor: It was with much ap- preciation that I read the article of Hot Cross Buns" Well do I re- member our pastor, some thirty years ago when I was a mere child, asking the boys to remove from their coats the cross of palm leaf they wore as they would any flower or button. They did not realize the significance of the cross any more than the. drunkards who wore them on Palm Sunday, as they reeled from one side of the street to the other The lowest lover of crime wore the cross to be in popu-
 lar fashion on Palm Sunday, and Oh,
 what it cost the Chest to suffer for us on the crossl The cross is the sa-
 cred emblem of the salvation of hu- manity by the only perfect man. Jesus Christ-God being sinless died on the cross for our sins. |. Let us enjoy buns any time without the cross on it. and not make light of what should be dearer to us than any other form because of what it cost | Him Who died for us.
 | B. HARDING. Yantic, March 25, 1920
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27
SOLDIERS INSURANCE BUREAU.

The country will welcome the an- nouncement that is made by Director Cholmeley-Jones of the bureau of war risk insurance that the insurance division of the bureau is virtually at the end of it's period of congestion and consequent dissatisfaction and vexatious delays, for there has been great dissatisfaction and deplorable delays in connection with the busi- ness of that division.
 Whether the steps that have. beer taken to put this great national in- surance company on a businesslike basis have been undertaken in time tt arouse a sufficient interest amone those who allowed their insurance tc | lapse, or whether the changes whicf have covered many months have con. 'vinced those who remained that they should not give up their insurance remains to be seen.
 There is no question but what tn, war insurance plan has suffered se verely from the way in which tn, business was handled. Soldiers, al well as their relatives became dis. gusted with the confusions and con tradictions, threats and denials ant just as soon as the war hazard wa over there were large numbers wh' failed to keep up their payments They wanted to get away from tn
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unbuBinessfilEs methods and the ur- certainty, even if they had to pay a little more for their insurance sorne- where else but where- they had more confidence, where payments would be acknowledged and where they would not be told months afterward that no payment had been made.
 If that situation has been over- come the bureau head Is to be con- graduated. Restoration of confidence Is not an easy task. S
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27
Stories That Recall Others.
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The pupils had been studying Shakespeare all the term and at it's close were asked to give quotations from various plays. "The Merchant of Venice Julius Caesar" and sevz .eral others had. been passed and sThe Tempest was being discussed, but no one remembered a quotation from it. The teacher. remembering that
 one was on the curtain of one of the
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the Morgenfhau appointnent is thai he should be willing to accept the post knowing the kind of policy hs vii! have to uphold.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27

When Lloyd, George declares that Great Britain has enough to tend to without taking part in governing Con- stantinople most people will agree with him. sa1. af
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27

With the move to. sell firearms to Armenia it does look as if a peaceful future was anticipated for that new republic. .. -...--..--.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27

Until the claim Is proved the scien- tist who sys <. F impossible to shoot rocket to the moon is bound to have the public with him.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27

If Carrie Chapman Catt demands a legislative session in Connecticut even if the governor will. not call 1t, why wait for ratification at all?
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27

Conditions in Germany today are not exactly what might be considered attractive to tourists.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-27

With, the new king of Syria order ing both the French and British, out it indicates that this new boil in the near east is coming to head quickly