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Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-09
POETRY
THE BLUE JAN

Wilton among the birds is he, A bold bright rover, bad anu free; Yet not without such loveliness As makes the curse upon him less. If laIk-spur blossoms were a-Wing, If iris went adventur.ng, Or, on some morning. we should see Heaven bright blue chicory, come or:ftlng by. we would forgive Some little sins. we let them live! Verlaine among the birds is he, creature of inequity;
 And yet, what joy for one who sees An orchid drifting through the trees The bluebell said a m ght word Tn mischief and there was bird. The blue sky laughed aloud and VI Sa% wings of lopis lazuli, 50 fair a sinner surely wins A little mercy for his sins.
 -Lcuise, Driscon in New York Time!
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-09

English Opera Company. the legiti- mate successor of the famous old Bostonians.. is evidence enough that it win be given such a production as it has rarely had before.
 Robin Hood comes to this city with all the prestige of it's recent great success in Boston. where on the stage of the Arlington theatre Gas the Cas- ton. and every member 9. tae co-;-- pany will be identically the same as in Boston. The leading roles will be sung by Joseph r. Sheehan Stanley Deacon, Harold Geis. Bertram Goltra, William F. Northway Lynn Griffin, Hazel Eden, Alice May Carley. and
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-09
Scat Sale Opens Today For Robin
 Hood.

The news that Reginald De Koven's famous opera, Robin Hood, is to be heard once more in this ctv will be welcome. It IS tfe greatest CT all American comic operas, having no ri val among the numerous productions of its kind. Operas and musical comedies have; come and gone, but Robin Hood goes on forever. It will come to tlN Davis theatre Wednes- day evening" Feb II. and the fact that 1t ig to Se sung by the Boston
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-09
MOTHER GRAY'S POWDERS
 BENEFIT MANY CUTIDREr

Thousands of mothers have found Mother Gray,s Sweet Powders an ex- ceuent remedy for children complain- Ing of headaches. colds, feverishness stomach troubles and other irreeuIIri- lies rom which children suffer during these days. and excellent results are accomplished by it's use Used by mothers for over 3n years Sold by uruggists eVeryw here.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-09
What Is Coin 2 On Tonight.
Mo,ion Pictures at R. eed rhe

MolIon Pictures al R. eed Theatre. Vaudeville and Motion Pictures al Strand Theatre.
 Feature IAotoplays ae the Davis Uncas lodge. No. l. L. o. 0. F.. meets in Odd Fellows hall.
 Thames Union, No. 137, L. E. of C. anu j. ot A. meets in Carpenters nall. meets in l5uckinham Memorial.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-09
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:
 The February meeting of the Y. M. r. A directors occurs this -(Moni- day) evening at .45 o'clock. when rr- ports of the aIious departments VIII be given, and several new members voted in.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-09
Elaine de sellem
NOrth Main ssrees Propertx sold.

Through the agency u1 Francis D Donohue, The Norwich Belt Manu facturing Company. have sold to Franc.s & Ludw ka Deptula, the property No s57 North Man ssreaf
 is two tenement hcuss ra q
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-09

Florence Billings and Stuart Holmes. This is a wonderful program and should be seen by all.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-09

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Against Spirit and Form of Government

pose of organizing movements TO force
congress TO yield to their demands.
In this way they debauch the people,
exceed their rights and pervert our
form of government. The executive
departments are organized for the
purpose of executing the law. admin
istering the law, but they are not sat
isfied with that. They want TO make
the law. They want congress to be-
came rubber stamp. passive body,
their fiscal demands.
$50 long as executive officials do
that. and send their emiSsaries out
through the States-as they are do
ing and have done for years-organ-
izing the people for the purpose OF
having them ask and demand apprO-
priations. we will have these condi-
tons.
Mr. President, | hope some meas
ure will be enacted into law that will
make ii an offenSe for any executive
official. big or little. high or low. cabi-
net officer or otherwise, 70 carry on
campaigns throughout the country to
compel congress TO appropriate money
TO place in their hands for expendi-
ture or TO increase their power and
jurisdiction. Ii is indecent. 1t is
against the spirit and form of our
government"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
NATIONAL CAPITAL,
| 900 GGil1 AFFAIRS E BiB
u. S. Has Grown l3, OOO, 600 in Ten Years

towns comparative statements of their
respective Increases or decreases dur
ing the 191O-192O and 19OO-1910 peri
DDS are available.
These comparisons show that the
1914 cities and towns made an aver
age gain of 80 per cent between 1900
and 1910. but during the 191O-l92O
period the average gain for the same
places was only &c per cent.
The increases in. rural districts in
variably are smaller than In the cities.
This is shown by the fact that. while
the 1874 cities and towns gained 30
per cent from 1900 TO 1910, the entire
country showed gain Of only p per
cent.
The percentage gain Of the entire
country from 1900 10 1910-21 per
cent-was but three-fifths of the per-
centage gain by the cities and towns
80 per cent. If the same ratio pre-
vailed in the 1920 census-the cities
gained 26 per cent-the percentage
gain for the country would be lot
per cent. Actual decreases shown In
rural counties. however, caused DR.
Hill TO place his estimate at IA per
cent increase.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
THE WATERMELON

TINE watermelon is q pleasing and
Il harmless beverage which is 20
per cent water and so per cent seeds.
much on the order of picnic lemonade.
Owing TO the lack of alcohol in the
watermelon, 1t is much in favor with
the Clergy and can be shipped into q
dry state without requiring the Gus
toner TO swear that it is bought for
medicinal purposes only.
WatermelOnS are grown largely In
the South and are used to sustain and
initiate the cOlOred brother When q
greedy, wabble-jointed cotton hand
has wrapped himself around thirty
pound watermelon and settled back
for SOnorOus nap, he will look as if
somebody had attached a tire pump
to him and forgotten 10 shut off the
engine. The look OF perfect content
ment which fastens itself upon the
face of Il Georgia darkey who has
eaten six or eight two-story watermel-
ons. seeds and all, is enough to cause
q hardened dyspeptic to jump Off the
lake front.
The watermelon has been grown in
this country for hundred years and
thousands have been eaten by our col
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
History in a Nutshell for Congressman

III lST0RY in q nutshell was what
III one might call a paragraph in an
address by Congressman Foss of Ohio
just before the adjournment. He said:
Mr.. Chairman. almost every admin
istration from the beginning of the
government has been marked by some
outstanding event OF legislation. some
Of them adversely rather than favor
ably The first. quite naturally. was
marked by the many acts necessary 10
put the Constitution in operation. The
administration OF the elder Adams was
marked by the alien and sedition laws.
JeffersOn's administration will always
be looked upon as the one administra-
ton that started the expansion OF the
country. 50 far "a territory goes. in
the purchase OF Louisiana. Madison's
administration was principally marked
by the war OF 1872.
Mnnroe's administration probably
viii be longest remembered by the
doctrine that hears his name. Jack
sons administration will always be re-
garded rs the one in which the out
standing event was the fight against
the national bank idea and the specie
circular. Folks administration will
be remembered by the Mexican war.
Iincoln's administration. among
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Good Roads Problem National, Not State

n fCLARING problems of highway
~ construction are national rather
than the concern of the individual
ment TO the highways committee OF
congress summarizes conclusions
reached as n result of the army con-
yoy Of seventy-three trucks which
bIazed trail from Washington TO
the Pacific coast last summer. These
conclusions are. i'm part. as follows ::
FirSt-That the necessity for q COM
prehensive system of national high
ways. including transcontinenta or
through routes east and west and
north and south. Is real and urgent.
Us commercial asset. TO further col
onize and develop the sparsely settled
sections of the country. and. finally
rs defensive military necessity.
Second-That the existing roads
and bridges especially in the sparse
~ settled sections of the middle and
far western states. are absolutely in
capable of meeting the present day
traffic requirements and until mod
ern types of roads and bridges are
constructed which will permit the
rapid movement of heavy motor car
60 vehicles during any season of the
year and in all conditions of weather,
economical transcontinental highway
traffic will continue to be but vain
hope.
Third-That the road problems of
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Second Wind
p GEORGE MATTHEW Adams

THE race Of Success is won iust
Il like any other race-on Second
Wind. Second Wind is nothing more
or less than reserve power responding
and carrying one through to the end.
Be Second Wind Performer.
Some people never experience Sec
ond Wind-simply because they never
put forth the necessary effort to en-
able them TO draw on their reserve
lung space. But the reserve is there
just the same.
Be Second Wind Performer.
The successful man goes through all
the little processes of failure and dis
enlargement and defeat-then he gets
his Second Wind-pushes all the set
backs aside, and carrying great mo-
mentum, he goes on and on. This is
always the story of the one who has
the courage and stamina to press on
until the Second Wind is reached.
Be Second Wind Performer.
If you want 10 experience the de-
light and power that results from the
acquiring of your Second Wind you
have but TO do more than you are tolCi
to do-more than you have to do.
Second Wind comes through Initiative,
Enthusiasm and Determination.
Be a Second Wind Performer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

the middle and far western states
are national rather than local prob
lens. as these states, while possess
Ing vast area and tremendous mile
age of highways. have only a sparse
population which cannot possibly I'M
dertake the needed highway inn
provement work, which, moreover, is
usually of greater Importance to The
country as whole than to the indi-
vidual states.
Fourth-That the radius of ac-
ton and the resulting utility value
of the motor vehicle is limited only
by the condition of the roads, and
that the provision of adequate roads
will have a far-reaching effect on
the economic development of the
country at large. =.
Fifth-That the types Of motor
vehicles, especially those used by the
army, should be cO-Ordinated with
the road conditions.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

clared to be distinctly unwholesOme.
Oysters, especially if raw, are the most
highly recommended of dream foods.
Eaten in any form they denote friend
ship and if raw splendid successes.
All the pessimists can say against
them is that they mean that you are
going to become gourmand. Many
hold that to dream of being at ban
quet means that you will soon go on
journey or will change your resi-
same people say that while ii is I'M
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Rann-dOm Reels
BY HOWARD L. RAM

presence Of the watermelon seed is q
starding reproach.
Watermelons intended COR shin
ment are picked before they have had
time to get ripe anywhere except on
the surface, when they are sent into
the far North and bought insight and
unseen by people who hope for the
best. All such purchases are usually
followed by disappointment and re-
bellious uprising in the stomach. Eco
nomical housewives try to get even
by manufacturing the watermelon
pickle, which is fed all winter TO
coweu husbands, who are too broken
spirited to resist.
The watermelon is a great delicacy
when it is allowed TO stretch our and
get ripe internally. If there were
more of this kind of watermelons to
be had, the average grocer would not
wear such a hunted look.
(Copyright)
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Just Folks
THE FRONT SEAT.

When 1 was but a little lad 4 al
ways liked to ride,
No matter what the rig we had. right
by the drivers side.
The front seat was the honor place
in bOb-sleigh, coach or hack.
And / unanswered to avoid the
cushions in the back.
We children used to scramble then to
share the drivers seat.
And long the pout / wore when 1 was
not allowed that treat
Though times have changed and l am
old | still confess | race
With other grown-ups now and then
to get my favOrite place.
The auto with its cushions fine and
big and easy springs
Has altered in our daily lives innu-
merable things,
But hearts of men are still the same
as what they used TO be,
When Surveys were the stylish rigs,
or so they seem to me.
For every grown-up girl today and
every grown-up boy
Still hungers for the seat in front and
scrambles for its joy,
And riding by the drivers side still
holds the charm it did
In those glad, youthful days gone by
when / was just kid.
/ hurry, as / used to do, to claim that
favorite place,
And when q tonneau seat is mine /
wear a solemn face.
1 try to hide the pout l feel, and do
my best TO smile,
But envy of the man in front gnaws
at me all the while.
l want to be where can see the road
that lies ahead,
To watch the trees go flying by and
see the country spread
Before me as l spin along, for there
Imiss the fear
That seems to grip the soul Of me
while riding in the rear.
And am not alone in this. Today 1
drive a car
And three glad youngsters, madly
strive TO share the seat with
Pa"
And older folks that ride with us, I
very plainly see,
Maneuver in their artful ways to sit
In front with me,
Though all the cushions in the world
were piled up in the rear.
The child in all of us still longs to
watch the engineer,
And happier hearts we seem TO own
when we're allowed TO ride,
No matter what the car may be, close
by the drivers side
Copyright by Edgar A Guest.)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

INDIGNATION over the growing
i power of the departments rms like
a thread all through the proceedings
of the last session. For example, here
are few remarks by Senator King
of Utah:
THE executive departments and in
strumentalities Of the government
seek TO extend their authority: they
clamor for huge appropriations. The
condition of the country and the treas
ury 90 not influence them. During
the congress we have witnessed de-
mandS from executive officers for bill
lions OF dollars. when they should
have asked but for hundreds of mil
lions.
'-Often. In order TO get through ap-
preparations desired. officials of an
executive branch of the government
will send letters and kilograms to re-
mote parts OF the land for the pur-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

other things that will mark II, will be
remembered by the great Civil war |;
Grants by the reconstruction effort !;
Hays By the resumption OF &ecie
payments and the introduction OF the
civil-service system. Garfield's admi<
iStration was short-lived because of
the assassination soon after he took
his seat.
Cleyelands first administration will
be remembered by the creation Of the
interstate commerce commission and
the tariff law known as the Wilson
tariff bill; his second by his stand for
the integrity of the Monroe doctrine.
Harrison's administration will always
be remembered by the antitrust law OF
1890. known as the Sherman Antitrust
act. and the Mckinley bill of the same
Year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
LastNight'sDreanls
What They Mean
EATING.

IT HE 1estion Of eating is very se-
i rious and unsettled one in Dream
land and about 1t the authorities dis
pute as acrimoniously as do those Civ
en- 10 the eating habit in the world
of realities over who is responsible
for the present high cost Of living.
According TO some. to dream that you
are eating in company with others.
either at the family dinner-table or at
a banquet. is a sign that you will be
successful In profitable undertakings
and that your surroundings will be
pleasant and cheerful The opposing
school warns you TO beware of attend
ing z dream banquet as that signifies
that secret enemies are plotting
against you. recommending only a
small family party at the table. To
dream of eating at all, say some of
the oracles, means that you are going
TO spend money foolishly, TO which
the other side retorts that every one
does. sometimes, spend money foolish
ly but not on the banQuets of Dream
tan0, WHICH are oIIeDueu WITH pfOHt
and success. Perhaps the reason for
this disagreement of the mystic au-
thorities is that the old saying what
! one mans meat is another mans
poison" holds good in the realm of
shadow as well as out of it and that
the phantom food Of dream tables
gives nourshment and strength TO
some egos while it gives others psychic
Indigestion. AS the authorities refuse
to agree on the eating subject the read
er must determine il for himself. The
next time you dream of eating OBJ
serve what happens and then say
which school OF mystics is right. AS
to different articles of food even the
pessimists admit that it is good sign
to dream of eating broiled meat Po-
tatOes are locked upon with favor but
the ban is placed upon turnips, as they
mean quarreling. and salads are de-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30

WASHINGTON.-The population of
w continental United States under
the 1920 census enumeration is APP
proximntely 105.O000O0. according TO
an estimate worked out by DR.. JOS ph
a. Hill, chief statistician of the Du-
reau of census division of revision
and results.
Under the estimate the increase
over 1910 is 100000 in round num-
bers. or approximately II per cent.
The population i'm 1910 was 81 81. 266.
Or. Hill uses i'm his estimate the
for 1.406 cities and towns. which Have
an aggregate population of 11.029. BOA
On 1874 of these 1.4O6 cities and
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lege professors and other shining in
tellects, but nobody has ever discov-
cred a way TO prevent it from running
TO seeds and clogging up the windpipe
of the trustful Northerner. The wa
ternelon would be served at polite So
cial functions more If il were not for
the narrowing fear on the part of the
hostess that some nervous male guest
will get a few seeds upside down in
his neck anG have to be operated on
with a pair of duckbill pliers. To a
country which boasts the incubator
baby and the noncorrosive banana the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Grape Conserve.

Take seven pounds of ripe grapes.
Pulp them, removing the seeds, then
to the skins and seeds add the grated
rind and strained juice Of four oranges.
the juice of two lemons, boil together
fifteen minutes. then add five pounds
of sugar. one poun1 of seeded raisins,
one pint OF canned cherries drained
from their juice and one-half pound
of pecan meats. and one cupful OF wa
ter. Cook fifteen minutes then pour
into glasses or jars.
Copyright. 1920. Western Newspaper Union }
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TRUE ELOQUENCE.

THAT was a great speech your law
yer made when he got you acquitted"
$50 it was" said the confidence
man. 1T was the most eloquent ora
ton ever heard. Why. my lawyer not
only convinced the jury that / was an
innocent and much abused man, but
there were times when ] almost be-
lieved ii myself"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Water on Two Sides.

YEAST see some one has suggested
stocking a boat and having a floating
saloon on the river TO get over the
bone dry law.
Crimsonbeak-Well. that certainly
would give US an opportunity of having
a little water on the side.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
A Belief.

81 hope Bliggins has TO make speech
es on behalf of some candidate next
summer" remarked the man who can
be disagreeable.
Think it'll help the candidateT
mot much. But it'll compel Big
gins to talk about somebody besides
himself"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Maybe.

THE cherry tree was once revered."
And is yet. | trust What you driv-
ing at?'
Maybe in these days we pay too
much attention TO the plum tree"
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Depends on Value.

How would you class the deferred
payment for a navy|
II suppose, according TO the kind
of a navy, it would be either a sinking
fund or floating debt"
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All Fixed.

"Gabe. hear you are about 10 COM
nit matrimony. Got your house furn-
ished yet?"
"Yep. got a pair of deer antlers fer
n rifle rack. And when my seven coon
dogs are home the place looks as coy
as a pictur'.''
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
An InIudicious Inquiry,

Benson sold my first poem when
was only sixteen, and / have been
writing ever since.
Binks-And have you ever sold an
other?-London Answers.
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All Off.

II thought Bellies marriage was COM
ing off this month"
ut was, but her engagement came
off last month"
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lucky TO eat at dream banquet your
self, to see others eating fOretells great
success in all your enterprises. If you
are unmarried you shall wed the one
you love and live happy ever after with
riches and dutiful children.
(Copyright)
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Literal Description.

What is the mean power OF this en-
gine?'
You're said II. II Is about as mean
a power as they make EN-"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
Merely a Suggestion.

Bridget-Do come and look at the
beautiful sunset out av the kitchen
winder. ma'am.
Mistress-That's nothing. Bridget
You ought to see IL rise some morning.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
ALWAYS a Way.

"My husband won't buy me a jew
aled dog collar"
There's n way TO get IL"
HUH"
Keep growing"
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Rhubarb Conserve.

Take FIVE pounds Of sugar. FIVE
pounds OF rhubarb. four oranges, two
pounds of raisins. Cut up the fruit.
remove the seeds from the oranges and
put through meat grinder. Cook all
together until thick.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-30
A Painful Operation.

did you hear our friend Jones had
been supersededT
You don't say SO! Did they give
him an anestheticT
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Always Happens.

Sometimes | bring my lunch with
me-"
"Well?'
"Those are the days you get invit-
ed out"