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Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
COMPLETE THE JOB.

By the action of the railway labor in awarding the railroad men of the coun- try an additional $500, 900. 900 in pay it means that the railroads must get that incre ased amount of revenue in order to meet the raise. Just at the present time and until September the roads are able to draw upon the government guarantee but the time is near at hand when the federal treasury will no longer be avail able for railroad funds. That means that they must be in position to take care of themselves and in order to do that tl.ey must have the necessary reve- nue.
 Even before this additional pay in crease was awarded the railroads have been placing before the interstate com merce commission facts upon which they base their claims for higher freight rates. Something over q billion dollars addi- tional a year is necessary in order to keep the roads in operation and to per init them 10 pay the interest on their debts and get not over six per cent profit on the investment after the government gauarantee ceases. With the addition of the wage increase which must include the raise back to the first of May there will be over s1.6o0, 0,0oO,000 additional revenue required. It is quite obvious that this must come from the business that the roads do and if the existing rates are not sufficient to provide it without the government guarantee it is apparent that they would not be when the government guarantee ceases.
 The situation is therefore one which calls for proper attention without any greater delay than is necessary. Condi- tions are demanding better instead of poorer transportation. while the help which the people have been giving to the roads through the ffederal treasury must not be turned back to it's natural course.
 Boosting of freight rates and passen- ger rates which now seems likely is not welcomed but the roads must be treated fairly in order that and as the man are. the expectation being. however. that the rates will not be any greater than the conditions which must be met actually call for. The job that has been under taken, hokever, should be finished
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
THE REsoLUFE's VICTORY.

Al a time when it seemed possible hat there was little that stood in the way Of Shamrock " and victory Reso- Ute was given a chance to better demon strate its qualities and in doing so to furnish most unusual situation in such 3 contest However close 9 yacht race may be there are very few instances when they race to a dead heat with the time required by each to cover the course being exactly the same.
 With better wind it was possible for the Resolute by the fun amount of its time allowance to win it's first victory and 10 give to the international cun con test the first evidence of what spec+ators are eager to see in 9 race of suv kind The Resolute in this instance dfsplaved .he merits that had been indicated in two of the previous races where accident and ack of wind prevented it from finishing. II was case of course where Reso- iute must win or the cup which had so long remained on this side of the Allan tic would be carried back to Europe bv Sir Thomas Lipton who has spent large sums of money in his endeavor to lift it. The wind wasn't apparently playing very
 
 .t was the kind that is supposed to give Shamrock Q chance to show what it can do but despite it's bigger sail spread and such advantage as it is supposed to have for that reason Resolute was able to do just as fast travelling. and in view of it's allowance it is to ''e figured that had if possessed the extra sail area of Sham rock it would have finished number of minutes ahead
 The result will quicken the interest in today's race. Should Shamrock win the contest will b. over. but should ResoIute win tt will tie the score and pave the way for the final and the greatest of all the tests. Seamanship seems to be play ing such an important part in the con test that it would be decidedly interest ing after the cup races are ended to see what the effect would be of racing with zach skipper taking the others yacht.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

"Whas lo yet. slppase eut little Can na did today?" inquired t'anna's fond mother If the cn; q s f&lh"r when he :ame home lopia1 for a peacef"! even ing and his favorite dinner.
 T wish" said Cannas other par ent suspiciously, that you wouldn't
 put it that way. It makes me fear the worst. Anyhow. what would be the
 use of my supposing? 1 might sup
 pose from now till Il o'clock and not
 hit it. I'd rather you told me and got it over with"
 You are always so unfair to little Canna.' complained his wife indig- nantly. You make not the slightest
 allowance for her childish spirits, Hen 1 ry! I believe you would like it if she sat still in a chair twelve hours day and slept the rest of tn tine!'
 Tt might save lots of trouble, ,
 agreed Canna's other parent Well "' T don't see what any human being
 with sense would expect child to do but just what Canna did pursued her fond mother. "Only it was too bad it had to be that Mrs. Paddock on the fourth floor she did it to! Canra was playing in the hall nicely, as l told her to, because I wanted our flat quiet so | that could take nap-and naturally when M1S. t1a0QOCh CdlIlG OuL duu " Clll downstairs to look for the mail she left her door ajar and Canna went in. Anybody who wasn't old enough to know better would have gone in. I am sure. And what was Mrs. Paddock thinking of to leave her door open I can't imagine. Anyhow, when Canna went in she shut the door after her and bolted it.
 When Mrs. Paddock came back she was amazed to find the door shut and to hear the dog yelping and so she
 pounded upon it and asked who was in there and Canna promptly said Mel
 I am sure if Mrs. Paddock had asked her nicely to open the door Canna would have done so, although she does not care for Mrs. Paddock, whom she always calls that fat lady Anyhow, Gamma shouted back that she wouldn't
 and then the dog began to yelp again.
 '' What are you doing to Angelo, you little fiend? 9 Mrs. Paddock cried. Mrs. Smith across the hall heard her plain ly. Of course Canna refused to answer and Mrs HaddocR was wringing her hands. She couldn't go downstairs and up the back stairs and get in because the kitchen door was bolted, too, so she came down and woke me up and
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
FIRING POSTAL EMPLoYns.

In view of the way he has stuck to his post since he was appointed it must have been with reluctance that the pres ident sat in judgment on the decision of Postmaster General Burleson. to the cf- feet that the civil service retirement law compels the postoffice employees to tuit their jobs whether they desire to do so or not, and overruled it, if the report to the effetc that he did is correct
 According to the interpretation of the postmaster general the postal empIoyes of the government must get II uugh when they reach the retirement age set forth in the new law, whether they have been in the service long enough 10 get a pension, whether they want to get through or whether they are fit and anxious to remain in the service and con tinue their duties
 Our postal service has not been such as to call for bouquets except those thrown by the head at itself, and it is to- day doing business under shortage of employees. This shortage has for some time had it's effect upon the service and yet the postmaster general undertakes to have thrown out of work those who are probably the most experienced who are in every way fit to do their work. and who in many instances cannot afford to stop work upon pension.
 That the president should override such decision seems only reasonable, how ever much < may be resented by the de- pertinent head. It cannot be- believed that legislation, however hurried and half baked some of it is would under take to hamper the government service in any such manner and do such an ap- parent injustice to the employe. There is apparently need for a more careful consideration of the purpose of the law and it's operation.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

tenn be established in the colonies, as it was so useful and absolutely necessary His Majesty paid no attention to the plea, but Richard Fairbanks, in the same year set up an office in Boston to receive letters from ships. lie undertook to de- penny for each letter. He also received mail for outgoing ships, but no one was forced to send mail through his office.
 What a step 1t is from those days to a system that specially delivers our eager and anxious words carries our parcels, registers our valuables. banks our mon ey or transmits it to pay our bills. and was the Paul Revere of our drafts for service in the World War, calling Ameri- cans to Concords and Bunker Hills on the fields of Flanders!
 Today. in many sections of our coun- try. the %~rmer has his daily paper just as the Wall Street banker has his, and often he has a superior advantage in that the mail man who delivers it to him is his friend. and may add verbal bulle- tins on items of local interest
 "A thrilling story of the devotion of mail men to their duties is that of the Pony Express, the first rapid transit mail line across the 1866 miles of prairies, desert, snow-capped mountain peaks, and alkali wastes between the Missouri river
 
 rated early in 1860 in order that the west might be kept more closely in touch with the north in view of the trouble brewing from the slavery question. and. though it had an existence of only six teen months it made the east. and west only ten days apart at a time of crisis.
 The late of starting vas to be March 26, 1860, and Forts Kearney. Laramie Bridger, Great Salt Lake City. Camp Floyd, Carson Citq, the Washoe Silver Mines, Placerville, and Sacramento were to be the points of delivery of mail In St. Joseph. Missouri. eager and excited crowds gathered in the streets to see the first courier, the wiry, twenty -year-old Johnnie Frey, as he dashed away on his jet black steed for the first lap of the race of flesh, blood, and determination against the desolate spaces of an unpeo- pied country.
 These riders were clad in buckskin shirts. ordinary trousers. high boots and soft slouch hat, and were armed with sheath knife and Colts revolvers and Spencer carbines. The best time they made across the traclsless waste was in carrying President Lincoln's inaugural speech to San Francisco-seven days and seventeen hours"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

mendous gains during the war Jaran's shipments total s1o7,06s,ooo for 1sis-1s,
 as compared with the united kinsdonn $249, 1S1.50O
 Forests are among Czech -Siovakh's
 most valuable natural resources
 New Zealand has an area of 1e4,T5i square miles, being q little smaller than Great Britain and Ireland. with ocast line exceeding 1880 miles. The total population is slightly under 2oe, 600 The country is naturally rich. Dealers in motorcycles in British Ma
 lava cannot get enough machines of ei- ther British or American make to sup ply the demand
 More than 300 British newspapers have increased their prices within the year mainly on account of the paper shortage.
 Canada has 16,s2I,0 acres sown to i wheat as against more than 1a, 600, poo year ago. The decrease is 12 per cent.
 The area planted to potatoes has de
 creased , per cent. On the Cape Bohman islands, Snitzber-
 gen, coal 10 the amount of 60, o0o, ,o00 tons lies at a depth Of only two meters | The Norwegians now have an expedition in that country
 Norway is considering the reduction of the number of coal trains. as the supply of government coal is short. One of, the best opportunities in the world to convert water power into cleo tricity is offered by the falls Of the Ig uazu, on the border between Argentina and Brazil They compare with Niagara Falls. The enormous increase in the cost of fuel in Buenos Aircs has induced the Argentine government to begin prelmi- nary surveys looking to the utilization 1 of the power and its transmission over the FOO miles to Buenos Aires. The Lima (Peru) branch of the Ma i tional City Bank Of New York has opened for business Sicily's sumnc cror for 1920 Is eeti-
 mated at 10000 tons.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
LITTLE CANVAS BUSY DAY

insisted on dragging me up there in
 my blue kimono. She pointed out that it was no worse for me than it was for her, attired in a bathrobe and her hair not curled. She demanded
 that I make my child obey and would mt listen when I explained that I never ordered Canna, put just reasoned with her.
 " Then give her a large dose of logic she snapped at me.
 Tt is terribly embarrassing in the presence of a large crowd-everybody had come out of their own apartments embarrassing to attempt reasoning with a child as nervous and shy as Canna. All she would say to me through the door was no-and each time she said it the dog yelped as though he were pinched or something, and Mrs Paddock would have hys- terics She said that if Canna injured Angelo fatally she would sue us and that there was an expensive box of candy just opened right there in the living room and if Canna ate it up she
 should expect me to pay for it. Then there was a crash inside and she jump ed foot
 She said that little demon had tip pea over n6F new pottery Idulp anu that it cost $S0 without the shade. She got terribly excited and tried to make out that it was all my fault
 Just then there was a perfectly
 dreadful crash and tinkling. and Mrs.
 Paddock tainted, after shrieking that this time it was her dining room cab inet filled awith Venetian glass. I was nearly frantic to think poor Canna might
 be bleeding to death. The idea of peo- pie having things like that around and then leaving their doors open. Yes we got Gamma out finally-the janitor got up on the roof and down the fire escape and through a window-and think Henry, that if we want any ser vice from him the rest of our lease | it would be nice if you went right
 downstairs now and hand him s5. In fact, promised him you would!" q suppose" said Cannas other par 1 ent, as he turned and tramped down I ward, T oughta be thankful you didn't promise Mrs. Paddock I'd walk upstairs and inquire the damage there! Honest why don't you make Canna behavei"
 The very ideal" said his wife She's a perfectly lovely child if peo- | pie don't interfere with her and you know it!"-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
FACTS REGARDING THE
 CARE OF THE BABY By U. s. Public Health Service,
Teething

Teething
 At birth, each tiny tooth lies partly embedded in a cavity in the jaw bone. surrounded with and covered by the soft tissues of the gum. As baby grows, the teeth grow also and if baby is healthy they are ready to cut through the gums at the sixth or sev- enth mont.
 Following is the normal time of teeth ing:
 Lower Jaw
 Middle cutting tooth to g months.
 Next cutting teeth F to 15 months.
 S-Canine or stomach" 18 to 24 months.
 First molar (grinder) F to 15 months
 5-second molar, (grinder) 24. to 30 months.
 Upper Jaw Middle cuttig tooth to F months.
 2-Next cutting tooth to 12 months. 3-Canine or eye" IS to 24 months. 4-First molar, (grinder) 15 months 5-Second molar, (grinder) 4 to 30 months
 There are twenty of these first or milk teeth, ten in each jaw As a help in remembering the baby teeth, recall that there are as many teeth in the upper jaw as there are fingers on two hands; and that a baby has as many teeth on the lower jaw as he has toes The teeth appear in groups. The first to appear are the lower incisors or front teeth. Then the upper incis- ors appear. After that the canine teeth, then the first and then the sec ond molars may be found.
 The time of cutting teeth varies so in different children that it is difficult to lay down rules for their appearance. However, 9 child one year of age has as a rule eight teeth; at sixteen months there should be twelve teeth and at two and one-haf years, the child should have the full twenty. If the child has less than this number there may be something lacking in the diet.
 Teething is normal process and very seldom makes the baby i'll. If baby is sick, or has fever or loose bowels, do not attribute it to teething but go to a doctor and find out what is the matter.
 Sometimes the gums are swollen and red while baby is teething and no doubt he suffers great deal of pain which makes him cross. In such cas- es, take him to the doctor ito learn whether or not the gums should be lanced to give him relief
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Fifty Years Ago.

Mir Editor: The Connecticut State Register under the heading of 'Eluca tion," gives the following as the head of colleges, etc. in 1870, fifty years ago:
 Yale college, Rev. Theo lore Dwight Woolsey, L. L., L. L. D.. president Irir- ity college. Rev Abner JacAson, D. D. L. L. D. president; Wesleyan university. Rev. Joseph Cummings. D. D. L. L. D.. president; State Normal Scnool New Britain, Isaac N. Carlton, A. NJ. princi- pal State Reform Schnoi tMar:den>. Saxton B. Little. principu; Industrial School for Girls (Middletownl. Timothy NJ Allyn, Hartford, president; Rev. James H. Bradford, superintendent. Conn. Literary Institute (Suffield), F. B. An drews, principal; Free Academy (Nor- wich). Rev. William Hutchinson. M. A, principal; Bacon Academy. Colchester, F. E. Burnett. principal
 I thought the above would interest your thousands of readers.
 SOUVENIR" VII. Fl TAYLOR.
 Hartford, July 22, 1920.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
Stories That Recall Others
Seeking the Point.

The crowd was attentively listening to story about two fishermen who had been having good luck from a boat in a lake. They wished to remember the spot where they had caught the fish, but look ing shoreward they could find no land mark that would assist them in finding the spot on another day.
 Finally" said the story teller, "one of them had happy thought and cut notch in the boat at this spot"
 The crowd laughed, except George, who appeared puzzled. Finally he, too, burst out laughing
 T was thinking" he explained ''what good joke it would have been on those fishermen if the next day they were un- able to get the same boat"
 Pleasing Father.
 A fellow who recently visited his fam fly up in the hills to the north took along the usual gifts and remembrances for members of the family. One of these was dog, a mongrel with half a tail which made a noticeable addition to the farm.
 In explanation of this gift he said {: You see it will please father, He has IA dogs now, but this one is different" "Oh, yes, they have dog taxes up there" he admitted, but they put the dogs out to pasture when the collectors around"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
The D. A. R. Museum.

MT. Editor: Do Norwich people realize what an accession to the place is the Museum of the D. A. R., in the old Red
 School House on the Norwich Town
 Green. Just a beautiful ride from the city. Many antiques are there as we'll as works Of art One of the latest gifts is a portrait Of q Norwich descendant of Miles Standish. 4 beautiful lady.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
Pleasing Father.
Modern Conyeniencea.

A Danish scientist proposes to use American tractors for motive power in travelling over the Greenland ice cap The world has moved since Peary crossed Greenland, making painful progress with dogs and sledges.-Boston Transcript.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
FROM THE CONSULAR REPORTS.

Only hona fide hunters and travellers are allowed bv the regulations of Swe- den to buy shotguns, revolVers, rifles or ammunition. These restrictions are not expected to be permannt.
 India's imports from Japan made tre-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
Shortages Desired.

1 There are some shortages that wa 1 would welcome-shortage Of raAiealien1 1 shortage of hot air, shortage Of strikes ] shortage of excuses for high priceS, shortage of unrest and discontent-Al- ] bany Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
Ee!onqs in Padded Cell

Anybody who talks abut humaniztnS the Nolstead act is the kind of guy of guy who txrccts Dr. Wilson will com promise on The |. Of \. issue.-Buffalc Express.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

painted by a Norwich artist. Such gifts are highly appreciated by the Daughters as we'll as works antique.
 A WELL WISHER. Norwich, July 22, 1920.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

The man on the corner says: Of course when collars come down that means just so much neck relief
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Possibly July is saving a part of its heat for next January just to help out or the coal supply
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

It certainly costs Sir Thomas Lipton a pretty penny but if reports are true he certainly gets his moneys worth in pleasure.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

It's merry time they seem to be hay ing over on the Emerald Isle. New his tory is in the making to keep the mem ory green.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

Whats the use talking about the se- lection of White as democratic national committee head to get away from Will son when Wilson and Cox are in com plete accord?
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

It is quite appropriate that the chair man of the democratic national commit tee is engaged in the production of pe- troleum and natural gas
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

Since the conference it is quite evident that Governor Cox takes to the crown prince by adoption job like duck to water
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

Rum running across over northern bor- fer is done in the dark and yet in view of the traffic there's an excellent chance Q keep well lit up.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

There was something about foch that made the Germans see their way to do- ing what arguments by the allies had failed to convince them could do.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

If it depended upon Babe Ruth's home runs there wouldn't be any question where the pennant was going to land.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

When they get to producing neck and neck yacht races there is the best kind of assurance of increased interest
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

The St Swithin legend is making a strong showing thus early even if ii hasn't a perfect record of rainy days
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

Apparently the prohibitionists didn't take Bryan at his word any more than some of the democrats did McAdoo.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23

A woman will tolerate lot of neglect if her husband will noy pay her some attention when they are other women around,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
WaterWaYs. Aiinv :

We can't get coal because they can't get cars Deep waterways, ahoy !'- Detroit News.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
Envy,

Wonder low many of the labor party leaders have real callouses on then hands ?-Des Moines Register.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-23
Norwich, Friday, July es, 1920.

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