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Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15
THE POSTAL SERVICE

lt Is interesting to note that while the Administration has been keeping thou Hands of employees in Washington who have had nothing to do except 10 sit in their swivel chair and put their feet up on the desk. there does not appear to be disposition to pay much attention to the appeals which are being made by the postal employees for a readjustment of their pay. Even the fact that they have a life job Is not sufficient for some of them Co stick to their job in view of tho Inducements. temporary or other wise. which are being offered in other lines. The result Is that large num- Der are leaving that service, the same Rs many of the experts in other branch ss of the government are being picked bd by private enterprise
 Along with these conditions there is the fact, which has long been evident that the postal service of the country is far from being what it should be. This is not a new condition. It has been bothering the country for a long time In spite of the fact that the people are supposed 10 get the service for which they pay. We have long experienced the effect of curtailing postal expendi- tures to the point of making the depart nent a profit-maker regardless of the character of the service rendered This has resulted in the lack of sufficient hell in the handling of the mails and the do- ing away with facilities which were highly important In expediting it.
 Now on top of all this the postal em ployes are making the claim that in ad hition 10 the extra work imposed by he back of sufficient help they are no able 10 get sufficient pay to keep uI with the cost of living. Instead of pay Ing lot of war help whose services ar, no longer needed 1t would appear ad Viabie to give the request of the posta ernpioyes for more pay the attention tha it Is entitled to and through the keepinI tn the department of experienced mel give to the people the service that the, have a right to expect but are not get ting. Poor service more than offsets an profits the department may report
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Sunday Morning Talk
THE REATITUDEs

Ye are the light of the world. Matt. :14. In the opening verses ot tnls ser mon on the Mount eight characteristics of the Child of God are brought before us He is poor in spirit" He mourns, He is meek" He hungers and thirsts after righteousness He is "merclful ,"pure in heart,'' a ''peacemaker, and
 'persecuted'' To each one of these be- longs a peculiar and special blesedness. They are not characteristics belonging some to one believer and some to anoth- ar They are. all to be passed by each )ne and belong to Him simply because de is a child of God. They mark his position as such. As the seven primary colors together make a pure white, so the first seven in this list are elements of a perfect Christian character. The eighth marks a condition, but it is a condition which our Lord says belongs to all of His children-"in the world'' they shall have tribulation" (John 16:33) There is no man." He says in another place, that hath left house, or brethren. or sisters or fathers, or moth CT, or wife or children, or lands, for My sake and the Gospels, but he shall receive an hundred fold now in this tine-houses and brethren, and sisters and mothers and children and lands''- but He adds it will be with persecu- tions, and in the world to come eternal iife' (Mark 10:29-36.)
 These characteristics are not, how ever, qualities which a man can acquire by an effort of his own. They that mourn cannot refer simply or even chiefly to those who are bereaYed or troubled through any temporal distress. It goes to the root of all sorrow, and that root is sin. Where there was not sin on the earth, there was no death and no sorrow. The true mourner there fore, is he who feels the burden of sin, and grieves because of it, crying out with Paul, Oh wretched man that I am who shall deliver me from the body of l this death. But the promise to all such 1 is, they shall be comforted.'
 Blessed are the meek for they shall | inherit the earth. When we see them going in and out among men gentle and humble unobtrusive, forbearing, patient | not seeking their own, but the good ot others, it does not look to the world as 1 if their condition was very blessed" "
 But the promise is sure. They have learned of Him who was meek and low. 1 ly in heart"
 ] Unlike the ungrateful servant whose l lord forgave him a debt, the child o1
 God having obtained mercy, shown in al his dealings with his feIlowmen, and
 showing mercy obtains mercy througf Christ his Lord, and the pure in hear
 are blessed because they shall set God" even in the world that is full O corruption. They see Him now by faith
 and hereafter they shall see Him fac to face. So also with ''the peacemak Il ers." They go in and out among men not only casting the oil of divine grac upon many troubles between man an, } man, but they are ambassadors to dray ) men to God through the reconciliation o His dear son.
 Such in brief gre some of the charac
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15
IF MAKES A DIFFERENCE

President Wilson 1t seems stands in the position of fully understanding when others should act, and act boldly, but cannot see the necessity of applying such reasoning to himself. This is dis closed by the cabIegram that was read before the senate naval investigation committee in which President Wilson indicated his disappointment at the fail- ure of the British navy to accomplish things and told Admiral Sims that the situation called for greater action, that prudence should be disregarded and that bold steps should be taken even though it meant big losses to stop the subma- rines and drive the Germans out of their holes
 It was of course one of those long dis tance views in which many indulged There were many things to think about many points to protect as we'll as many ships to guard. It was a case of telling Sims that the British were slow. that their policy was wrong and that different action was needed. The advice wasn't accepted but when the right time came the nests on the Belgian coasts were cleaned out, without sacrificing a great number of lives.
 How decidedly in contrast was the ac. tion of the president in regard to the activities of the British navy against | the Germans and the action of President Wilson himself in regard to the Mexican situation. Though this country was not at war with Mexico, our neighbor to the south was disregarding it's obligation, and doing practically nothing to safe guard the lives and property of Ameri cans Over 500 Americans have beer killed there in the past few years ant yet in spite of the need of taking som, immediate step that would put a sto, thereto we have been ambling alonf under watchful, waiting policy tha displays weakness and toleration Whether such conditions in Mexico vii be changed as the result of the revolu tion remains to be seen, but if it is will not be the result of our policy. bu action by Mexicans.
 It seemed well enough when other were in charge to urge different actior
 but when self is involved only a dea ear is turned to pleadings for action.
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CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING MAY sth, 1920
 10,662
AN OFFER TO ACCEPT

If the report is true and Caranza has ben offered the change or been given to understand that he would be protected during the steps that would be neces- nary to get out of the country through Vera Cruz 1t win be a great mistake if he does not accept it provided he places any valuation upon his life.
 From soon after the revolution began to get underway 1t has been evident that he must SO down aaginst the tide sf opposition. Driven from Mexico City and prevented from getting to Vera Cruz at present. whatever fight he is u.akinE at the point half way between san never restore him to the head of the Mexican government It doesn't seem probable that he can keep his opponents sufficiently engaged to even permit his escaps through some other port, and certainly he cannot expect to hold out and place himself at the head of such a Fsrce as Villa has been annoying him with for the past several years.
 obregon in ordering that Carranza be permitted to quit the country and that his life be spared if he is captured is following a wise course. He is endeav- sring to avoid the conditions which have followed the overthrow of other presi- dents of Mexico and by such a course as hs Is taking he Is bound to get the re- rpect and confidence of other countries which too often accompany such over which too often acompany such over thr0wA Thus even though he is forced Co get out of the country Carranza if h- has any gratitude at all has reason to srnbraco the opportunity for saving his hfs.
 In this as well as in other respects, especially where he pledges Mexico to a policy Of cooperation with the United States. expresses approval of Monroe doctrine and the desire for friendly re- laiions with this country. Obregon dis pioys sensible attitude. and makes il evident that he is fully conscious of some Of the grave mistakes that have been made by his former chief. He i. shaping a course which should aid hin materially in his ambitious effort to beccms president of that republic.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15
DANIELS ANSWER

In connection with the investigation of Ghs charxes by Admiral Sims regarding the navy h the war and the claim that it was not properly prepared, Sec rstary Daniels has been engaged for sev- srai days in putting in his testimony, and strangs as 1t may seem his efforts nrs devoted to blaekening the eyes of Birs rather than showing that our navy wzs prspared. that 1t had a plan of op- eration and that there was no reason Co havu expected 1t to show more ef- 0cisng.
 Tn view of the character of his tes- ehnacny it is quits natural that reference sns1id be made to it as a smoke sczen-. for it deals chiefly with the csndurt of Admiral Sims as if he were Gne chief offender and that if there was anT trouble t was his fault That, how hnvxr. doesn't show that the navy was fhnrOuEhiy prepared, as it should be- whsxher Sims was at fault or not wheth- sr he had q leaning toward the British pr whether he was indiscreet in making lpunalc a waFning that was given to him pn his departure.
 The facz of the matter is of course Ehnr ths navy dEpartment was respon- mfbls for sending Sims to London. If he nnaan misfMkas and was inefficient the fam rests with the department for his Dslastion and fer not removing him al ghs time his lnsffisiency was noticed. n nngs psrmitted him to go through the
 var in tha position of vice admiral and
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15
LONG NEEDED LEGIsLAT

What promises to be the action that is needed to bring about favorable action by both branches of congress upon the budget bill, piece of legislation that has been needed for a long time. Is the agreement in conference on the changes that will be submitted to both branches of congress in order to reconcile the differences in the measure as it passed the two houses.
 According to the conference results the budget will be handled by burean which will be under the direction of the secretary of the treasury. This is the feature which the senate favored against the plan of the house to place the budget 6lrectly under the president thus mak- ing him responsible for it The other changes which have been made by the conference committee in order to get te- gether deal with points which it has not been difficult to overcome in reaching compromise, and with the conference committee making favorable report the passage of the bill seems only mat. ter of formality.
 The budget legislation was one of the first things on the programme oi the present congress. It is therefore quite important that 1t should be en- acted before the adjournment for the summer is taken, put even more i'm. portant than that is the fact tnat tht country is in need of jus, slca refcrn a. a budget system will bring.
 There has been no good ant souns reason for holding to the p.e~sn. mrtk0t of carrying on the nations bus;i.ess an; spending money regardless of the real requirements or without knowing wher, the money is going to co Il. flon. It {. time that this was gottea onto 3itsi
 ness basis. that 1t should be done in tn
 way a large corporation would do it an,
 that the country should get the benefit 0
 actual efficiency in this respect An
 along with the improved method of car rying on federal business there shoul
 result saving that will be of no sma l importance.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15

I've been reading today about chicken farms,'' said the lady who always is reading about impossible things. And l think we are perfect geese to keep on living in this griny old town! There was a complete ton of coal dust on our window sills this morning.
 "Oh, heckr' said her badgered hus- band gloonlily. Here I just got you steered away from a silver fox farm on thousand year or so-and now you've backsIid again and it's ehickens! Come on-let's go to the theater."
 With the present price of eggs" his wife went on enthusiastically, we'd make fortune even if the hens didn't work hard at their job"
 q know all about chickens her hus- band interrupted firmly. 'The minute we started collecting eggs the price, would drop down to 20 cents dozen j. And I certainly object -to facing the, prospect of spending the rest of my life. sitting in chicken coop or sticking oiled feathers down their threats.
 Why old Abaniah Hosmer, who was a man of firm will power and strict dis cipline, died of a broken heart all about a hen!" continued the lady's badgered husband. Everything on his place ran Dy clockWork Just llke a sweat Snop The gasoline engines that pumped wa l ter food and so forth all started on the l dot and if the water tank got empty and 1 somebody wanted bath or desired to | wash a painful of dishes he or she just l had to wait till the precise minute for I starting the engines. The very pigs | knew better than to line up before it was | time for feed and the hired men walked 1 like soldiers and did regular dress pa I rade before they milked the COWS.
 But the chickens did worry Abaniah 1 He was deaf to remonstrances, His wife
 very sensibly told him that dne must | consider the chickens natural limita- 1 lions and make allowances, but not Aba ! niah. By keeping them locked up he l could prevent many of their eccentrici ties but there was one blundering old
 brown hen which invariably got out and | sought the public highway.
 There she would make perfect spec Il tacle of herself by waiting till an auto
 mobile approached and then she would Il rush into the middle of the road and tr. 4 to ditch the car. She apparently wen
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him to see thing through, to sinek to e job till he had finished it. And that was all Grant ever knew
 When his father obtained for him his .unwished-for appointment to cadet ship, Ulysses never had seen an alge- bra and he said that If the class had been turned the other end foremost I should have been near the head" That was hardly fair, for he graduated from West Point tweuty-frst among the eighty-nine in his class.
 Grants first conquest, after entering upon military career was of the heart of seventeen-year-old Julia Dent a sis ter of one of his classmates But he did not reveal his conquering powers in the Mexican war, which interrupted the eourtship. Going in as a lieutenant, he came out a lieutenant
 After the war there was a wedding
 and then a parting. with the young
 husband exiled to barrack life in far-aff Oregon and California Idle, lonely,
 homesick for wife and baby, and indif-
 ferent to books, this man, whose life and speech were as clean as a woman's. found the only possible excitement in a bottle
 In those days, when the best was no l better than the worst west of the Mis-
 souri,; and where there was little to do | except to raise thirst, hard drinking
 was the common diversion of army of- fcers at the dreary frontier posts Their | legs may have been hollow but Grants
 were not, and these betrayed him so
 badly that his captain gave him the
 choice of resigning or facing a court I martial -
 Grant. resigned-to Jefferson Davis secretary of war-and sailed for New Nnrlr I had to sleep on a bench in Park Row
 or on the Battery, if his classmate Si mon Boliver Buckner. had not opened ] his purse to this forlorn captain out of { I job.
 Il On a little piece of wild timber lanC ;, in Missouri, which Mrs. Grant had re 4 ceived from her father as a weddin, l gift Grant built log eobin-it is nov T proudly exhibited-and he gave Sa place the well-deserved name of liar, Scrabble. He hauled into St Louis an peddled around town the wood he GU
 and the little garden he could raise. Blu : his false, seductive friend. the bottle still dogged his heels. and. drifting int t the city. he turned first to a real estat = agency and next to a precarious littl
 government job.
 As it would at least save expres
 charges on the money that his fathe was remitting to. him, he went to Ga : lena, H.. where the Grants were pro. pering in the hide business. Arrivin there in an old, faded. blue army ovel coat, he became a clerk under his youn, = CT brothers The Union was alread : breaking up; but he wrote to a frier e I that he liked his new employment ar I E, was sanguine of success in the hiC d business
 T.innn1OfG
 to Galena next spring, Grant still wi
 known to the town only as the sile H man in the old army overcoat By tn
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to award him a distinguished service, medal for his excellent work makes the present attacks that are being made up- on him look like the digging up of things that were not worth paying attention to during the war and trying to make mountains out of molehills.
 What this inquiry should amount to if it is going to amount to anything worth while is to disclose whether our first line of defense was what 1t should have been and whether there is an op- portunity to benefit in the future from the lessons that have been taught in this war. That, however, doesn't seem to be the purpose of Secretary Daniels who is trying to crush Sims because he dared to stand up for the best interests of the navy. He Is lodging the vital things.
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tongue Well, I do fink you're pretty good" he said truthfully.
 Wants Bones in Their Backs.
 Uncle Tom likes his nephews but he seemed to be unusually partial to the older one, who was three years older than his months old brother. Toms sister didn't like this partiality and she decided to increase the affections for the baby. Thus when Tom was at the house she in sisted upon his holding the baby. He bravely complied but the other day as he gingerly took him he remarked: "Oh, Jane, I'm crazy about kids, as you know But can't say that like to take care of them until they get big enough to have bones in tkeir backs"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15
Stories That Recall Others
Pretty Good.

Aunt Mary was fond of her nephew favored every one of his whims, which Jimmy appreciated. but he didn't like to be leased The other night she began her teasing by taking herself as the sub ject. Why, Jimmy thinks Pm a won- der" and turned to little Jimmy and said provokingly: Don't you think I'm pretty? Don't you think I'm good?"
 Jimmy was disturbed. He wanted to tell the truth and yet he wanted to keep his aunt's favor. Finally he found his
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15
STRICTLY BUSINESS

Insane with consternation at it's approach and kept shimmying' this way and that until the driver either tried to kill her or escape her, and whichever feat he elected the hen emerged unruffied, while he usu- ally had to crawl out of the ditch and telephone 8 repair station.
 Albanian felt most keenly the seorn of the populace for a man who could not control and regulate the actions Of one brown hen, and he burst blood vessel waving his arms at her one day when her mind was occupied with something else and she paid no attention. If it hadn't been for that hen he might have lived to be 95 years old.
 Another thing about owning chickens is that all disasters within a radius of ten miles are wished on to you. If tor nado blows through somebody's cornfield he says your chickens got loose and did the damage, and if a bunch of boys steals all the watermelons in field the owner sends claim letter to you, stating that he was looking out of his bedroom win dow at 5 a. nl and distinctly saw the procession of your hens and roosters passing through his yard, each bearing a full size watermelon suspended from its beak.
 "It is mysterious, but chicken feed al ways is just on the point of being al gone You may have bought a fresh sup ply the day before, but if you mistakenly look at it, there is barely enough left fol that nights supper. And if you don | feed them thoroughly and promptly the! get mad and die on you just for spite | tell! you that the modern galley slave i the man who run ca'size1l farm ant tho houses are full of him"
 My goodness p S.4iti tils lady who al ways is reading about impossible things then maybe we hadn't better have
 poultry farm, after all--anyhow, Bessi Jones was telling me today about he cousin who is making simply tons Q money with a Pfune orchard"
 "Oh, what's the use?" moaned he badgered husband "I'll buy you a di | pickle grove-or what say to an Amer can eagle ranch-something real cute an | tasty"
 T don't care" said his wife indignant ly. q have perfectly splendid ideas onl you are afraid to Use them I don
 think men have much business sense - ! Chicago News.
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teristics of Gods true children. But the
 world in which they live neither appre- eiates nor understands them any more than their Divine Master. And it IS Just as true today as it was when Paul wrote to Timoely that "all that will live god " in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecu- tion" But what then? What is the
 promise? Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven" Man cannot ask more-God cannot give more.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15
GIVES CREDIT THROUGH THE LAND

Backache, lame and stiff muscles and rheumatic pains are often symptoms of deranged kidneys, T had weak blad- der, bad kidneys and liver" writes Willie Carter. Luxar, Pa. T could not sleep well and my back pained me aw- full I had a dizzy feeling in the morn ing. Since taking Foley Kidney Pills have been relieved of all such ail- ments." They rid the system of the poisonous. acids that cause aches and pains. Lee & Osgood Go
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15
Berlin and Her Jok,.

A Berlin dispatch says that Gen eral Ludendorffs was the master mind behind the Kapp revolution" Master mind is good. when you consider that revolution.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15

Carranza is making a futile fight. He cannot expect to win and much needless bloodshed could be prevented if he would take advantage of the protection promis- ed by obregon although he may distrust Mexican promises
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15

Attorney General Palmer has fixed the profit of the wholesalers at one and the retailers at two cents a pound on sugar. That means the profteering must be done before 1t reaches these dealers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15
EverybodY Is Happy.

One wonderful result of the Niehi- gan returns is that they demonstrate to each embattled camp the invinei- bility of its chieftain. - Indianapolis Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15

If the Ukrainians have actually cap- tured Odessa it cannot be expected that the bolsheviki will submit to 1t passive y That is too important a port to lose without a struggle.