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Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-26
PRACTICAL PRESENTS.

Tn showering a future housekeeper. a convenience shower is one of the most practical and worthwhile ideas and vet a decided novelty.
 Each person who takes part agrees to, bring duplicate of the article which to her way of thinking has proved most Indispensable in her own household. Sometimes as we all know, the most useful household anpurtenance is not at all the most costly one or the one upon which our best h6pes in this way were based. On the other hand there are certain standard articles which no ef- fcient housekeper can afford to be long without, and any one of these if may be the pleasure of her friends to present, in advance. The nature of the article is not revealed and much anuse- ment is produced when on the day of the party each guest produces her chosen convenience. Everything from a pair of gas pliers to a percolating coffee not may he included. W
 If there are novelties among the nra- sentations the future bride nav be ask asked to explain them. If she be in experienced as vet in domestic science her answers will afford some good laughs. eoo0
 This shower being of the nature of an experience gift presentation a pleasant pastime with which to follow it would consist in asking each woman to write down in 800 words her most arnusine o, most ludicous experience as house keeper. A Simple prize might be. given for the one which produces the biggest laugh.
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HEALTH AND BEAuTY.

z Oranges and prunes are among the most beneficial of all fruits for children under three.
 Soft corns may be relieved. if not cured, by the application of a mixture of equal parts of alum and white of egg. Very often, Q piece of soft, dry lint or a thin slice of sponge interposed between the toes is all that is necessary for com fort. A wisp of absorbent cotton is good also.
 Persons who wish to reduce their weight must not get, more than eight hours sleep out of the twenty-four. Keep the intestines open and active, and get daily outdoor nexercise. Reduce the amount of sugars, starches and oils which are taken into the body.
 Food Iaxatives. such as unco6ked bran and green vegetables, help in the re- ducing process, Drink lots of water only between times, but do not partake of alcoholic beverages of any kind at any time. Do not eat any bread except gluten, and it is better to have this toasted.
 For rheumatism try the very simple cure of hot water Take at least pint before retiring at night. The object of taking hot water late at night is that during the hours you are resting, and the digestion is not being tried, the hot water can do it's work on the gastric juices.
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THE posTlcAsE.

Interest is bound to be taken in the bearing whth will be opened this week into tEs charges made against Assistant Secretary Post Of the department of la bor The resolution calling for his i'm -- paachment has been referred to the house . committee on rules, which committee will .- ascertain the facts in the case and make its report 10 the house
 Tho case results from the way in which Alr. Post has been disposing of a -.'. .. number of cases against radicals who -lave been held for deportation It, is -. charged that "in his official capacity he has pursued toward those who would de- -stroy by force and violence the gov a~ernrent or it's institutions a policy sub vorsive of the welfare, the peace and the '.- disnity Of the United States" It is also -- maintained That by fragrant and unwar- ranted abuse of power he has hindered. Gelayed and prevented the deportation of -.-alien enemies who by act and counsel -..Would undermine and overthrow the gov grnmert Of Che United Sexes"
 Nothing has been broughs mora close ly 10 the attention of the people of the country than the operations of those who have been carrying on the most
 
 No no desire otherwise than to see ths -'''..c7un rT properly protected against sueh a rnenlcs- There is never a time when there can log toleration Of those who ...a a-re working for tho downfall of the gov --~-'in'- nt through Evolutionary methods. -~-hnd ihera can be no upholding of officials -.- 'vho aid and abet such dangerous indi- -'vidual1
 lt is quite proper that the committee should inquire into the circumstances -spFroradinG the eases in which Mir. Post --is acted. lt Is only right that the full : facts both for and against should ha . known and that Mir Post should be siven chance Co defend his policy and ac- . tson7. There is apparently some confIic, letwecn government departments in hantltas these cases but in the interests 9f iu1tice whatever action is taken should be based upon the complete facts.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-26
Five Minutes a Day
 With Our Presidents Copyright 1s2o-By James Morgan

ENGLAND's LATEST
 PRESIDENT
 1so&-Nev. g. Franklin Fierce born.
 at HiIlsboro, NH.
 1s24-Graduated from isowdoin Col
 legc.
 1seE-Beeame a lawyer. As.s-ss-Member of New Hamp-
 shire Legislature.
 lS3s-S7-Membcr of Congress.
 IsS7-42-Umted States Senator.
 1s42-Resiened.
 1s47-4s-Brigadier General in the
 Mexican War.
 Franklin Pierce was the second dark horse and the third New Engiander to enter the White House. After three score years and ten remains the lat est president to be drawn from the six states which occupy the upper right hand corner of the national map. Even he was chosen not as e representative of New England, but rather as an agent of the south, and New Hampshire de- bated half a century before it grudingly set up in the yard of the capital al Concord a statue of ter only president
 Franklin Pierce, the president, may have few friends but Frank Pierce, the man had more friends than most pres idents have been able to boast One oi his fellow-students at Bowdoin College was Hawthorne, and their lifelong friend ship bridged the wide gulf between pol. itics and literature The author or ths -Scarlet, Letter. wrote Pferce's cam paign biography. received hsom him aI |appointment as consul at Liverpool ant at last he died in the company of tn, ex-president while the two friends werl enjoying together a White Mountain vacation
 Hawthorne admitted in his campalgl eulogy that Pierce was not distinguishes for scholarship in the earlier part of hi stay at Bowdoin. The unveneered fac is that the genial Frank was a roys | tering youth who did not let his studio l interefere with his pleasures. When h discovered in his junior year that b stood at the foot of his class his frs 1 impulse was to cut out college altogeth l CT rather than cut out the dissipation He absented himself from all the exer cises for several days in the hope c expulsion. or of suspension at least. l After devoted friends had wrestle I with him. he called off his strike an l thenceforth did his best to make goo 1 in their eyes. For three months Hav thorne tells us. he rose at and retire at midnight and gave to his studies a but four of the 24 hours. Once he ha conquered the mind which had run vii
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ARMENIA.

After months and months of discussion as to what should be done with Armenia it has been finally decided to let if not -saly have its deserved indeDendence hut Go let it shift for itself with of courss Inc understanding that it will have the general support of the allied govern aients.
 To this country it had been hoped in Europe and Armenia that the mandate could be given That this country is terested in the successful future and he proper protection of Armenia is unq.tes- tloped. Had it been within our henis- ntere instead of where it is there can be no question but what this country would have been glad to act as manda- tory. For us to take up the duties in the near east was out of the question.
 It was likewise impossible to agree upon any other for the task, so Arreni.i lmust strike out alone with the nations in general keeping a general oversight. in that direction, while they must see that it's neighbprs are kept within bounds and that it is given the. required amount of Financial support. It will not be as laree as3 some had desired, chiefly for the req Hon that the smaller the number of rurlxs included within it's borders the better the chances for. peaceful conditions and the elimination of friction
 To be independent has long been the desire of Armenia. and in the future as well as in the past it's greatest difficult fies are likely to come from the heartIess eaighoovs who surround 1t on most ev-
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so long, he could take his work easier. but he never received a black mark again, and he graduated third in his class.
 Entering law and politics at a time when his father was democratic leader in New Hampshire. an easy path to pro mbtion lay before this handsome. friend ly young man. He declined as many offices as he accepted Political honors graviated to him so unsought that his ambition was dulied, and at last he was perhaps as unambitiuus as any man who ever gained the presidency
 A member of the legislature at 79, while his father was governor. and twice a member of congress he was a senator of the United States at 33- Re- signing when his term had yet a year to run, he afterward refused a second cleo ton to the senate ana refused the gDv- ernorship and also the attorney general ship of the United States. 1 Mrs. Pierce was the daughter of a | former president of Bowdoin College and a delicate. retiring woman. who mass \ ed her life in the shadows of the early loss of two of her three clsildren- Shnn- ming the glare of public station, she fled | from Washington Rather than be sepa- rated from his wife. her husband. who felt for her a chivalr0ns devotion. quit the senate ana oec1ined a seat in Polk @ cabinet In a little footnote to history
 Henry Watterson adds that the convivial senator was doing no good in Washing
 ton. anyhow and that Washington was doing him no good.
 The Mexican War tempted Pierce from his retirement and. as Brigzdier General. he served with Scott in the ad-
 vance on the City of Mexico. After
 ward there were partisan slurs on his
 military service. but his sOldieriy courage
 has been vouched for by Grant who
 says that he knew him more intimately
 than any other of the citizen generals in l that war.
 Returning to his family and a first
 class law practice al Concord. General ' Pierce. at a. had no thought that any . further public distinction awaited him.
 Yet the White House was only four years of.
 . Temorrow-The Second Dark Hsrse
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TREE SPRAYING AND BEES.

In another column Allen Latham, a. well known local authority on bees, pre- sents a matter which cannot fail to be of much interest to those who are concerned in giving their orchards the best possible attention as we'll as to those who are in- terested in the raising of bees.
 Cooperative effort is given much en- phasis in these days and there appears to be an excellent chance for this service to be rendered by the orchardists and the beekeepers It seems to be, a case where the bees depend to a considerable degree upon tn blossoms on the fruit trees for the gathering of the money, while the apple production is to a large extent de- pendent upon the activity of the busy bees as pollen distributors. Such being the case, and MT. Latham cites some in stances to prove his contention. it is only proper that those who are interested in orchards and those engaged in bee cul- ture should work hand in hand so far as it is possible.
 Apparently the only reason that they do not is that there is an improper un- derstanding of the requirements. Those who have developed orchards have found that there is much benefit to be gained from spraying. It is an effective means of battling various kinds of pests, but fol the sake of reserving the blossoms q: feeding ground for the bees it is of tht utmost importance that the sprayint sheuld not be done while the trees arc il blossom
 If it were necessary to spray while tn
 trees are in blossom it might appear t be 3 question of sacrificing the fruit O l the bees. since the spray is a poison anl 1 has already killed the bees in large mum bers, but from Mir. Latham's explanation spraying at that time is not necessar,
 and is in fact less. effective than just af
 ter the falling of the petals.
 Such being the case there is good req
 son for this timely enlightenment whie
 he offers on the subject. The secre
 seems to be to spray for the apple worr i just after the petals fall rather than be fore. Thereby we'll get more and bet ter fruit and likewise the honey, too.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-26
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING APRIL 24th, 1920
 lO,65l
UNDERWOOD AS LEADER.

Apparently Senator Hitchcock didn't get the elem cut victory that he expect I'd iu Nebraska from the democrats, and -~.- is evident that The saw the hapdwriting on the wal in case he let the matter of psn0rity leader in the senate go to 8 vote. At any rate' lfe has withdrawn from the contest and the senator who carried on tho administration treaty fight gives way to Senator Underwood, -...far whom it is said he does his own thinking. Whether this is to be taken as ineanins hat he wll guide right regard l@N of The orders that come from the prcsidc1t remains to be seen
 u ls significant in connection with th-s now situation that Senator Under wood is reported 10 hold the belief that President Wilson will resubhiit the peace letv to -he senate early in the summer and hat the action would lead to prompt rarH'7tion. If hissbelief is well found cl such rssubmission will have to come within tho nez+ six weeks for congress i7 due for quite a recess dating from about the fourth or fah of June while t is nis9- Obvious that if there is going i1 bo any ratification t will have to be with reservationsf in accord with those who have been regarded as favorable by the senate majority
 Whether rls belief in the probabiiity is due to lunch the senator has that te dsnt is willing to change his po- fi1u. OF whether. it is due to the ba- lief tha his leadership will be sufficient to acoonli fish what 1t was impossible fol tha Nchrasi5a senator to do remains tc De seen. There may of course be the possbHity that as the result of his own thinking the leader to be expects to up .+eet the administration alignment sufTi- c'ently To get ths needed votes for the passage hy Inc senate but such would simply be placing the responsibility witt tha president. which would advance ths -'' matter li.lo unless thA president hirf self has undergone a change of mind lir. Underwood will however, have 2 chance ,o fry his powers both on the ad mipistration and thei democratic sena. lors
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-26
SUGGESTIONS FOB

3 LA0l45 V n
 THE HOUSEWIFE Handsome curtains can be made only of good material.
 As spring comes on be sure to serve a salad once a day.
 Old quilts can be washed and saved for lining new ones.
 Vinegar can be used as substitute for! brandy in sauces.
 Apricot tapioca can be made exactly as peach tapioca is
 Starch that is stirred with a paraffin candle will be elehr.
 If fatirons are sticky wash them care- fully and dry thoroughly
 Honey can be used instead of sugar for sweetening custards.
 Add the beaten whites of two eggs to cornstarch eustard after taking from the stove.
 MIX served in large quantities is often nauseating to the invalid. The glass may easily be 'reiled Slices of cold corned beef covered with ISstewed tomatoes and set in a slow oven with the meat is well favored with the tomato are delicious Clean light. trimmings on dark dress by covering them with cornmeal sat urated with cleaning fluid. When the | fluid eyaporates brush off the meal A mustard plaster should not be kept l in the same place all the time. Just as much good is accomplished if it is placed a short distance from the spot affected
 The bean pot is easily disposed of il l a half teaspoonful of washing soda is dropped into it and it is filled with wa ter and placed in the oven long enough to boil up well. It may be taken iron l the oven and washed at once or allow to stand for hours and either way it vii wash as easily as a teacup.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-26
Stories That Recall Other.
Rrnnires Variety.

Junior insists on hearing a story at bedtime. He has exhausted the fairy stories of his entire army of relatives and friends but turned to his grandma ther who can invariably be relied upon
 She racked her brain for a new one but finally had 10 fall back on one that he had heard before. Grandma saw his lips curl as she started in on the tale. Then he threw back his head. yzwned and reached for his grandmothers hand.
 "Aw cut that out, grandma" he said. That's old stuff. Let's talk about the strike"
 Knowledge Is Power.
 The prospective bridegroom took the bride to be along with him when he se- cured the. license. He was a bachelor and she a widow. Also he was exceed ingly bashful and became confused over the questions asked him
 Finally he turned to the girl. "You better let them ask you about 1t. Name. % he told her. -You'n be more apt to get 1t right for you've had experience and ] ain't."
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-26
DICTATES OF TAsHIoy.

Printed tricolettes are the latest.
 Panels continue to be in great favor. Gold is much used for evening gowns. Scallops are among the prettiest deco rations for taffeta frocks. The nipped-in waist line appears in many new spring suit jackets
 The silhouette of the tailored suit is straight, slim and unbelted.
 Gray suede pumps, with steel buckles are very good style.
 Cotton smocks have a great deal of em- broidery upon them
 If the skirt is not draped it is sure to show plating in some form.
 Some evening gowns are showing tiny puffs or aace caps for sleeves.
 Most of the neck lines are high in the pack, forming deep Y in front
 The semiftted bodice is frequently seen.
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cry side. These conditions it cannot fail to fully understand and it takes up it's new existence fully cognizant of the task ahead. That this country has not taken the mandate for Armenia dees not mean that it is not interested therein. The same deep concern that has been shown
 in the past will be manifested in every
 way possible and certainly if any coun-
 try desires right to stand on it's own feet it is Armenia.
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on the wrong side, so that they will be in the right posstion for mending.
 For silks. woolens and eoloued ma, terials medium hot iron is best Iron on the wrong side, excepting cbiored cot ton and linen garments that need a smooth surface to keep clean longer. Silks and woolens may be covered with a damp cheese cloth and ironed or pressed on the right side with hot iron.
 An excellent starch is made by add ing one cup of water to from one to four tablespoons of starch, according to the stiffness desired. When the paste is smooth add -one-haaf tablespoon of borax, one-hah teaspoon of parzffin pr white fat and one quart of boiling water. Boil 20 minutes. string thoroughly untn clear and smooth If a scum or Humps form. strain. Use hot for all except eolered clothes.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-26
coNcERNING WOMEN.

In certain parts of India no girl can marry unless her father has been pacified by gift of rice ane a few pupees-
 The Countess of Warwick has been chosen as the prospective candidate for seat in the British Parliament by, the Laror party.
 -One of the most important engineer ing centers for women is in Scotland, where 200 Women are employed in mak- ing motor engines for farm tractors.
 Queen Maud of Norway has a hobby for collecting old enbroideries, of which she has a large assortment.
 Of f.,e 45o,eee persons employed in the textile industries of Japan, two-thirds are women, one-half of which are under 20 years Of age
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-26
sERVICEABElE sMoCK.

For centuries the peasants in, France have worn loose garment known as 8 smock, and no one challenged their right to a monopoly of that garment Then some time in the last century artists Y sculptors and painters = began wearing this type of garment in their ateliers and studios until that shape less, comfortable garment came to sug
 gest all that ont associates with French studio life. It was mot unnatural that artists on this side of the Atlantic took to the smock as a matter of convent ence as well as because of association.
 So far from appearing extreme or out landish. sloppy or graceless, the type of garment known as the smock is the most natural thing we could don for garden wear and sport wear and wear about the house. So the smock is being re- vived for this spring and summer.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-26
BoLERo DRESS FOR SUMMER.

A gay bolerc dress for summer aft ernoons is made of black and white figured pussy willow. The skirt is fully gathered, and confined at the waistline' by a broad sash, black velvet on either side, of strip of bright red failie. A plaited rufhe forms a decoration at the side. The rolling collar of the little jac- ket is faced with red silk and black velvet and it turns back to show the vestee of white net and fiiet lace The very short sleeves are heightened by puffs of velvet tied net
 A frock that might have been worn by an old-time belle is fashioned of taupe taffeta. The broad kerchief collar is berufhed and wide at the shoulders. It fastens over q cream lace insertion at the front, with a nosegay of quaint-coi- ored taffeta flowers The sleeves are short tight and frilled, and the waist is snugly fitted, except for a few folds at the waistline. The underskirt Of thE dress is rather narrow, but over it at either side are long circular panels dis tended at the hips and trimmed with rows of shirring A very modern sasf of rose velvet is tied about the belt.
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WOMAN IN LIFE AND IN THE KITCHEN

Porto Rican blouses are much favored. Plaits are sometimes marked by but tons.
 The ooin-spot is much featured as trim ming.
 Frills and drawn work appear on the white blouse.
 childrenss dresses show the boufant hip line.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-26
cLEAN TAN SHOES.

A raw white potato cut in halves and peeled in excellent. Rub the potato, whichsmu be freshly cut, well into the leather, leaving no part untouched. Let this dry on, then polish with a cloth with a light quick motion. A little turpen- tine on flannel cloth is also a good cleanser for tan leather, while several drops of lemon or orange juice give a brilliant polish to any leather. Olive oil with a brisk after polish, s-used on patent leather.
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SILVER POLISH.

Sift jewellers whiting through fine meshed cloth or a hair sieve. Make the sifted whiting into a paste by using water and ammonia. Apply the paste to silver, niczle or aluminium and let dry on. Polish with soft flannel cloth
 When peeling onions. begin at the root and peel upwards and the onions will affect the eyes scarcely at all.
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WRIST WATCHES.

For the wrist bands on some of the, Workaday wrist watches colored suede straps are used in pastel shades of greens. plues and purples, in tones of grays and brown and in the paler tints or ross Copenhagen blue and apple green. Win these come the. little two toned enameled watch to match or the thinnest platinum watches finished in that new dull frost ing. For the ribbons of these watches besides the black grosgrain or rnoire silk thin black and white ribbons or the new colorings are used, and that sand shade called mode, or. the red-blaclx of henna. the dull tone of overseas blue or bright Italian green are seen.
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THE PANTRY SHELF.

When cleaning pantry shelves, fold together at least three sheets of news paper the longest way of the full sheets. Place fold to the front of shelf, fit care fully, and when next clean papers are needed slip a knife in front of the outer sheets, cut along entire length and re- move soiled part In this way your shelves may be cleaned, with little labor.
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LArNnRY mNrs

flat and dry them indoors. White silks should be rolled in a heavy cloth and let stand at least one-haf hour be- fore ironing.
 Woolen stockings. like any others, should be hung by the legs, not by the toes, as hanging by the toes increase the size of the holes. They should be ironed