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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-03

clining the help of judges Of election
who offered 10 make out the ballot for
her. She said that for some time che had
studied the duties Of voter and had
given aid to other women in filling ou'
their ballots. And she did not take tho
full seven minutes 10 cast her vote.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-03
A Way Around.

Wife-Dear, oan you give me sorne
money for a poor, deserving woman
who wants 10 go 10 church, but who
hasn't clothes enough to 20 in2
Husband Certainly We must do
some charity with our means. Who Is
Oh is poor. deserving woman7
Wife-It'H me Baltimore American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-03
NOME s POPULATION NOW 200.
Last Bont Of Season Brings Awny Nearly
All les Inhabitants.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 3.--Norne,
Alaska, which during the gold rush of
1900 had population estimAted at I5,-
600, was lsft with but 300 inhabitants
when tho steamer Victoria, tho last bont
of the season for tho States, sailed from
there, according 10 passongsrs who wore
hero today.
The Victoria brought 523 passenger
from Alaska, $50 of whom we're from
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-03
FIRST HARDING BABY" NAMED.
Chicago man Votes And Hurries Home
To Greet New Arrival

To Greet Now ArrivaI.
Chicago, Nov 3.-Chicago claims the
first Harding baby" Mrs. Nicholas
lunkers did not vote today, but her
husband hastencd to the polls and cast
ballot for Harding and Coolidge. Then
he hot-footed back to Henrotin Hospital,
whore his wife was occupied in another
enterprise that prevented her going TO
the polls.
It's boy" announced the ply
sician in charge, ns Yunkcrs dashed
in after voting. land he surly is an aoe, !"
Mighty sorry you could not east your
first ballot for the winners, said Yunkers
10 his wife
'Oh, its all right. she responded,
well call him Warren Harding
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-03

"The fortune teller told mo ! have n
generous nature, said young Mrs. Tor
Iina
.Of course" replied her husband. You ve
got To open your pocltstbook and prove
your generosity before you get n
fortune teller To notice you. Washing ton
Star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-03

Nome. Many n thess declared hey
would not return
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING JANUARY 10th
 1O,4fO
HOUSING FACILITIES.

Once again the housing conditions in Norwich are receiving attention. For a number of years it has been a matter of deep concern. There have been demands that could not be filled. \ few new houses have been con- structed but the situation has by no means been met. It is next to an inn possibility 10 find a good apartment in the city. Many are spoken for months in advance of being vacated and if for any reason family is forced to move on short notice it is struggle to To- cate a place to go. and invariably a rent has to be taken that fails to sat isfy or that will be held only so long as it takes to secure something better.
 When it appears from the discus sion at the chamber of commerce that certain I'olwich capital is ready to do it's part in relieving the situation and that the construction of new mill here depends upon the attitude mani fested toward the providing of proper housing facilities, it would seem that the time was ripe for a bit of devel- opment work for the lasting benefit of the investors as well as the conlmu nity.
 The disposition may be at this time because of the uncertainty of the sit uztion regarding labor and materials to wait a more favorable period for building. That unquestionably is be- ing and can be done in many in stances but industries that are turned away from city because they can get accommodations elsewhere and people who leave city because they cannot get a place to live are seldom found knocking for admittance sec ond time. If we expect to grow there must be more houses.
 The time to build such is when there is demand for them and it is an in- teresting fact in this connection thai someone always has an eye on the de- sirable ones and whether it is a new house or Q remodeled piece of prop erty there is always a tenant waiting to get in at whatever rental is nee esSary to meet present day costs.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
Sunday Morning Talk
THE SWELLING OF JORDAN.

How wilt thou do in the swelling Of Jordan ?"-Jer. xii. 5.
 The lesson here is the fact that without Christianity great spaces of our life are wholly unprovided for.
 This is sustained by the observation and experience of common life. promise you that if you build your house you will have for three hundred and sixty days in the year the gentlest wind, cloudless skies, soft rains. But the. other five days of the year will present a very striking contrast to these halcyon days. They will be full of tempest, and the great thunder will, be full of tempest, and the L. clouds will shut out the sun. Having thus forecast the year, for which DOT ton of it will you build the house For the first temptestuous days? You are right. But do not be a philosoph- CT in logic and a fool in religion; be honest, self consistent, face the conse- quenees of your own premises.
 The Gospel comes and says T only" voice of God, word of Heaven-'1 only can wrap myself round the whole compass of your life, touch every point of necessity, and take care of you in mortal crises, in final distresseS. Surely Gospel coming with such a
 
 strongest reasoner, and only requires the moral consent of the most obdur- ate antagonist. Look for. a moment at the kind of life that is to be provid- ed for. Life is but vapour that ap- peareth for little time and then van- iShes away. Put into it what sun shine you may, you do but add the possibility at least Of proportfOnate shadow. Beautiful is the garden and quiet the nest in which your life keeps itself warm, but the last wind kills the blossoms, and the tempest breaks the very branch on which your nest was built. Then you need religion that stretches its blessed ministry around the whole compass of this ex- istence, leaving no part without pro vision, descending upon youth like morning dew accompanying middle life like a strong guardian, and comfort ing old age like a prophet. There will come day when learning will say Here we must part; l dare not SC 1 into the morrow that is coming upon your fife. This poor little .candlelight of mine would be blown out" There comes a time when pleasure says tc you, This is the last cup; drain 1t and let me go."
 Let us now make one or two prac- 1 tical inquiries. What provision have { you made for it's coming? Into these
 regions nothing but the religion oi Jesus can accompany you. What is true of great sorrow is equally true oi great joys. If not balanced and ever chastened. you will over drive ai1d delirium. < If your joy is to be contin- overtax the soul, ond turn itself intt ued and to be healthy, it must be con
 nected with infinite lines. It is ir Christ we find joy unspeakable; it is lat God s right hand there are pleas ] nres. for eEerymore; 1t is in the sane.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
BRINGING HOME THE DEAD.

Many throughout the country are wondering what is going to be done about the bringing back of the bodies of the soldiers who gave up their lives in France. Much attention has been directed to this matter because of the probability that it will be a year or more before any attempt can be made to remove those who were killed and buried along the battle fronts The delay is necessitated by French regulations, the belief there that other matters should be attend ed to first and the removal of the dead. not even their own, is not be- ing allowed.
 But a new interest is aroused by the declaration to the effect that the undertakers of the country are being urged through their trade journals tc support and urge legislation concern ing the return of the bodies. The idea back of such adVocacy is the profit that win result from the 5o,e0O extra funerals in the country.
 There are undoubtedly some wiac will respond to the appeal but it can not be believed that the majority o1 the funeral directors of the country will lend themselves to the backing oi any such proposition. That they would take care of such business when and if 1t comes is unquestioned but it is doubted if they would b< wiling to promote the bringing holns of the bodies just to fatten theil pccketboolzs. They couldn't afford ts be involved in any sneh profteerins.
 How many ef ne bodies that kest q
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
PRoHJBlTIoN,

In accordance with the. constitu- tional amendment prohibition is ef- fective throughout the country We have passed the period of uncertainty that has existed during the entire war time prohibition. It is known what the provisions of the law are what can be done and what cannot be, and that it can be expected that they will be enforced. The coming of prehibi- ton means the end of the saloon as it has been known in the past. It will be impossible hereafter to pur- chase beverages containing more than oIie-half of one per cent. alcohol and do 1t legally. It will be in violation of the law to have it in ones possession except in ones residence. It cannoi be transported, it cannot be given away except in ones home and in nc place can it be advertised or can any, one tell another where it can be obs tained, and not. take chance of in- curing the penalty
 In the drug stores alone and upon a physician's prescription can it be le- gally purchased, and the red tape in- voived in the handling of the stuff is so much than many druggists are even refusing to have anything to dc with 1t.
 The coming into effect of prohibi- ton finds strong opposition throughout the country. Steps tc break down war time prohibition fail. cd but it is not to be expected that those results will interrupt the plat to attack the constltutionality of tht 18th amendment.
 Constitutional prohibition marks on, of the greatest changes that ha. swept over the country and no one can minimize the task that lies bacl of its enforcement, and it depend, entirely upon the manner in which tn, provisions of the law are upheld whether it amounts to anything. Pro hibition for such enforcement as f gets is here until it is removed iron the constitution by the same actio1 that was necessary to put it in.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
DEALING WITH ELISHA.

Indications point to the fact that while the allies have failed to adopt any settled policy in regard to Russia and while they have given such aid as they have to the anti beIshevik forces without directing the use to which if should be put oil erwise than leaving it to the respectibe leaders the time is approaching if not at hand when they must take a different stand or else invite the overruning of Europe by the belshevik forces.
 In every direction except along the Polish front the bolsheviki have been making consistent gains. They are in fact threatening territory and coun- tries far beyond the Russian limits but what is more important than thai is the fact that by their successes they have come into control of the 1 rich agricultural and mining sections ] of Russia, have secured large .quanti. ties of supplies as well as rollins stock and war material and are ap- parently in much better condition than they have ever been before.
 Not only, as it is pointed out, is the soviet government in control of a wei drilled, well equipped and well off cered army but by it's recent successes it has gotten to the point where it vii make much less difference to i whether the embargo on the shipment of supplies to that country is lifted.
 Being able to maintain itself it vii be ale to concentrate it's attention on the Polish and Lettish army ant that in the opinion of General Bliss is far from able to prevent the boIshe- blk. forces from oyerrunning Polant and raising havoc in Germany, Hun. gary. Austria and other parts of Flu. rope as well as in other directions The question that faces Europe to day is to deal with the bolshegil menace before it gets any worse.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Prohibition.

Mr. Editor: May I use a portion Of your valuable space. to give vent to the following thought of mine:
 Tn the first place I am not writing this letter to open any discussion on the merits or demerits of prohibition, but to state as far as possible, my humble opinion, and also the opinion of quite a few. others with whom I have spoken. including one minister of the gospel.
 Our daily pdpers. are filled every day with tale of social unrest today here, and tomorrow somewhere else, and the next day at still different place, and yet one blames the most of it on the high cost of living" or some other reason equally as import ant.
 It seems to me, that our daily fife as whole. was lot happier, twenty or even fifteen years ago, than it is today. At that. time prohibition was not thought very seriously of, and in fact. it was taken for granted. that federal prohibition was an almost impossible thing.
 Now, when we meet an intoxicated man upon the streets. we cannot fail but to notice him. He sure does dis gust US, as it certainly ought to dis gust every right minded Christian. But we do not notice the thousands 1 that have enjoyed their glass of beer, l or wine. or even whiskey, for years, and years. and yet have never been drt1nkards.
 l Do You think that the man on the street that is intoxicated, truly rep resents these thousands? Now that poor folish man. that 1 makes a fool of himself on the streets. and also a fool of his family, is with 1 out a doubt in a small minority. He ] does not by far, represent the hun dreds of thousands that have always | enjoyed their beer after a days work,
 It is to my mind, a wrong thing, thus to deprive the majority for the fooEshness of the minority, Don't you think Mr. Editor. when you -cah quietly, and honestly, reason on this subject, that prohibition Is re- sponsible in some measure, for the 1 present social unrest?
 If this big and important question
 were to be left for the voters to de would never have had prohibition.
 I am just as sure that if this ques- tion were to be left to the referen dun1, that the country would never have gone dry, as I am sure, that one day am going to die.
 | The methods employed to secure Eprohibition were unfair, yes, and even crooked.
 1 We have our laws and oul lcourts and if these are not enough to make the people behave, as good honest American citizens should be- Ihave then we have failed to live u+
 to the standards taught us, and hand ed down to us from our forefathers. There should have been more strict control of the liquor business. Lii
 censes should never have been issued
 only to men of unquestioned honesty
 and integrity. (There are about ffvt
 pr six such in Norwich, by the way And if we had looked after the lidnol
 interests. in this, strict manner, Vt
 would not have deprived hundreds o,
 their glass of beer. that is theirs b,
 their constitutional right.
 However, this is- probably foolish ! talk now.
 \ Very respectfully, s FAIR MINDED < T Norwich. Jan 1s. 1913.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
Stories That Recall Others.
Cellar Attractions.

Gossip at the bridge club had drift ed to home matters when. one of the players. innocently enough, remark ed: q don't know what has come over Harry in the last six months or so. It used to be that I could never. get him to do a thing about the house such as making repairs. But now all I have to do is to put down in the. cellar the things that I want fixed and he will not only spend most of his evenings but a whole Sunday there at times-'
 You were indeed fortunate, to have gotten your cellar so well stocked, my dear" chimed in the catty partner. And the others smiled understanding ly. a..
 Dick and Tom, members of the first grade, had been fighting on the way home from school at moons. Their own teacher scolded them but it did no good. The teacher went tC the principal. T want you to say. some thing to them," she told her. I'm sure they will be more impressed then"
 That afternoon the principal did as she was asked. After. talking long and earnestly on the evils the young. sters didn't seem to De the least bii moved Finally she ended Now sat Grimly eyeing them she concluded And you both know who l am-don'' your"
 Each nodded his head-and Dick al spokesman said, Why, you're the 1ad5
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
WATER POWER DEVELOPMENT.

For a long period of years efforts have been made to get a bill through congress that would encourage the de- velopment of the extensive water privileges throughout the country. Re- peatedly has the need of utilizing the natural advantages that exist been seen. The very fact that 50, GOO, 900 horse power is going to waste daily throughout the country for lack of de- velopment was one reason that stood out so prominently that it is beyond under standing why congress should have delayed for ten years the adop- ton of needed Legislation
 It was matter of several months between the time the house bill was passed and the senate got down to action. Eben now there is a differ ence in the two measures that have been adopted but they are not so great but what the conference com mittee ought to easily reach an agree ment. or congress for that matter ought to be sufficiently interested in such development as to insist upon the proper guarding of the nations interests.
 When we stop to realize the great amount of wate: power that is being disregarded in this as well as other sections of the country, and when we stop to think of the dependence that is placed upon coal for doing the very thing that could be accomplished by harnessing the unused streams the wonder is that the national legisia ture has been so slow in arriving at its decision.
 The many instances where hydro electric plants have been established tor the operation of factories and public utilities are glowing examples of what is possible if advantage is taken of the unutilized streams of the country. It is Impossible to tell how much has already been wasted through lack of development but the amount is. growing large and vii continue to increase just as long as nothing. is done to encourage utili- zation.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

tulary that light is added to light, until the glory becomes intense; it is in the holy place that the vision is s4'engtn- : ened to bear the ever augmenting light. The joys Will stay there if they be not joys from Christ.
 Christ meets the whole life; Christ goes everywhere; Christ walks upon the waters Christ goes into the des- ert; Christ brings the last loaf and makes it a feast; Christ turns sorrow into joy. Now How will you do in the swelling of Jordan ,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

France will be returned is uncertain
 How many in fact will be asked for is
 unknown, but in view of the repeated advocacy of the Roosevelt suggestion to "let the limb lie where 1t falls"
 and the uncertainty that the body
 will be that of the loved one it would not be surprising. if many changed
 their mind regarding the return of the dead.
 However. the government has prom ised that the dead would be brought home if desired by the family. That viii have to be duly considered with out requiring any advocacy on the part of the undertakers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
Woman. Precious Gift

The one which she should most zeal ousiy guard is her health, but she often nsectS to do s0 iA season until some aflnaent peculiat tc her sex has fastened itself upon hst: When 80 affected women may rely up0n Lydia E. Pink hams Veketahle Compound, a remedy that has been Wc1der rtuily successful in restoring health to suffering women
 If you have the slishs Soubt fiat LFdia E. Pinkham'a Vegst4kle Con- pound will help you, writs tC Lydia E. Pmkham Medicine Co. tcidenttal) Linn, Mass, for adyiee. Yo0r letter viii be opened, road and SnByEexea by c woman, and Reld in strict c0nfenca
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

could hardly walk.
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Com pound was reconi-
 Inended to me and
 1t made me good and 1tzong again so that I am able to do all
 my work. l highly recannnend ' Q ur medieine and MH everyone 2 m ee { what t did fef ne. ]" l-Mrs e. Sc9p ,N-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

when an expert declares that 1t will take six years to line the Amer lean people up solid1y for prohibition he must have some inside information on the quantities in the cellars.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

The idea f the democratic national comm ittee that whatever the presi- dent does is O. k. wouldn't be so bad if it represented all the democrats.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

If the good resolutions have been strictly obeysd thus far increased flrmness ought to result now that January 1e aas been passed.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

Those who have been depending upon spirits for the breaking LID of colds are reluctantly trusting to other agenci ies these days.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

The need for more houses in Nor wich has long existed. Delay in meeting it simply means lost oppor- tunities.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

Colonel Bryan. colonel cf the Third Nebraska Voauntt CTS during the Span ish-Amertcaa war. advocates d na- tional bulletin under bipaxtfsan man. agenent for the purpose of advancing arguments 0n bon sides of important issues Alter the Creei experiment and win the Congressional Record it will be agreed Ns ere wasting enough TeaffA nzxser. .s..s .......
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

There seems to be much certainty that 1920 will be better year than 1919. There will be less repetition in it certainly.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

Julius Barnes says Hoover is a pro- gressive republican. To we under stand that his hat is in the ring?
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

As if in defiance of government or ders those things that should be com ing down ars going up.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

The man on the corner says: The size of the ashpile tells the amount of material, but not necessarily coal that has gone thu ough the heater.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

The long list of candidates for the republican nomination tells as plainly as a weather vane which way the wind is blowing.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

Isn't it about time to call on those fellows who promised mild winter for an explanatit n?
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
EDITORIAL NOTES.

January Is, 1920, is bound to go down as one of the memorable days in history.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
TIE MISERY OF
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Removed by Lydia E. Pink
 ham. Vegetable Compound.
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muskegon, Mich.-..rot six yesrs Nss s6 SSaes.ask n nay back at tiEhes thSt 1
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

Uncle Sam is pictured as a thin ca daYerous looking man, but he has a strong constitution, just the same
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17

who rings ths bst1 for the Other teach efs-arent you :.