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Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-03
READ YOUR CHARACTER By DigBy Phillips,
 Copyrighted 1921
 The Long Head.

You must distinguish now between the narrow head, which was discussed in previous article. and the long head. The long head, of course. is likely to be mar rower in proportion to its length than the short head. But MT. Einstein to the con- trary, it's not so much a matter of rela- tivity as of actual measurement, and the long head of this article may be either long and narrow or long and wide For the moment it's only the length that in terests.
 Long heads nearly always contain keen intellects, particularly along inventive, constructive and general scientific lines.
 Again, iong-he"ded persons have in well developed W that peculiar type of idealism and romance (even when in- tensely practicaD that can probably best be described by that subtle difference in meaning between our words home" and residence" The long-heads are home lovers. Home is to them more than the place where they hang their hats and sleep.
 As a matter of fact, the long head in- dicates a tendency toward the practical, let us say the practical ideal.
 It's also an indication of charitable tendencies5 of sympathy and humane in- clinations.
 TomorroW: Round Faces.
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THREE-cENT PosrAGE-

Secretary Melons proposal that 2 re turn to s-cent postage be one of the measures adopted to raise the S4,675.- leS,eeo for government expenses next year is a suggestion that merits serious consideration by congress. True 1t Is a ax that would reach the masses, but | would be a tax for which the payer would get his full moneys worth, which E not the case with all taxes. No one says it who does not get the service given for it and nc one can evadA it who wants the service, which again is not the case with all taxes Tax eva Sion may be said to have become the na- tonal indoor sport in the last few years, but there would be no evasion of this one.
 Such tax would De self-collectfAle at no additional expense to the govern ment There would be no expensive machinery of collection tO be establish ed It win cost no more te issue 5-cent Ttanps than 2-cent stamps, and each one used means 1 cent additional in- eoEns for the government. It is spread UTsr the whole country among practical ly all of the people. All letters that are 10 be mailed must have stamps This requirement has prevailed during the life of all those who now do the active work of the world. It Will be no more trou. ble to affix Scent stamp to a letter than 2-cent stamp. To be sure, it is se per cent Increase in the cost oi mailing letter. but this 50 per cent amounts snly to the value of the small est coin that Is minted in the United States, an amount pretty generally re garded as insignificant. Spread out ever the whole year the average persoT would have te write 1aa letters, two 2 week. before he would pay a dollar sztra in tar which will be paid on thl nStalment plan in the smallest install
 EAats possAeA. Even with 1a~Ts -erxan,
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FUNDING THE FOREIGN DEBTS.

The administration bill providing for the funding of the war, debts-principal and interest-whieh the allied and as- sociated nations owe the United States, has been adopted by the finance com mittee of the senate with but one amend ment, and that of a minor character. All that is needed now is to have the bill pass congress to give the secretary of the treasury the blanket authority he seeks in order to make the best pos sible arrangement with each of the debtor nations.
 These financial adjustments will be delicate and complex operations, for each debtor nation has it's own financial and commercial conditions to be taken inio consideration Great Britain. the principal debtor, is ready to negotiate funding deals France, Italy and Bel gium, and even Russia, can follow in due time. To make the ultimate accept ance of the funding terms contingent upon 'atifiCation by congress would serve o useful purpose and would un- necessal fly hamper Secretary Mellon in the work that he is called upon to do The fear of some senators that the United States might somehow be snared into one-sided arrangements that would be unfair to American taxpayers seems quite uncalled for, when it is remem- bered that Secretary Mellon is a sue | cessful banker and will have competent financial advisers. Suggestions that he might abuse the authority given him seem equally out of place.
 Talk of interallied cancellation of war | debts has virtually ceased, and the gov ernments concerned must get down to a 1 business basis. The United States will not be harsh. The fact to be borne in mind is that the sooner these foreign debts are funded and regular interest payments are arranged for, the sooner will American taxpayers get some re- lief from the crippling burdens they nave had to support for several years 1 Governmental economies may indeed en- able congress to reduce taxation, but the country has been warned repeatedly by leaders in congress against extravagant hopes and expectations in that direction
 What the United States obtains in cast
 or equivalent benefits from the debtor
 na ions 1t should be able to take of
 the nations tax bill
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[. S. MAIL co. TO BID FOR
 NINE PAssENGER LINERS

New York. Aug. 2-The United States Mail Steamship company announced to- nigh tthat within a few days it would submit a formal bid for the purchased of the nine passenger liners which the Unit ed States shipping board seized several days ago but which the company re- gained possession of by court injunction.
 This action was taken after the com pany had been notified by the board that it's offer to exercise the option to pur- chase in the agreement under which the ships were operated could not be accept ed because it was ''in default in respect to many of the terms, covenants and con- ditions of the contract" and had nor paid any charter hire since March 51. Coun- seI for the board declared the rentals due amounted to more than s4ee,6ee when the ships were taken.
 The board, however, in a letter which the company made public tonight. sets forth that without waiviug any of its rights, it will be glad to receive from you a bid to purchase the vessels men toned in your letter, predicated. of course, upon your ability to show proper and substantial financial responsibility to carry out such bid, if Ee should accept it.">
 The company. in its reply. states il cannot admit it is in default and in consequence denies the validity of your contention" and calls attention 10 ths fact that the agreement itself provides erence to the agreement. However" h
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GOVERNOR NOT ABOVE LAW.

Common sense and the decision of the court run together in the case of Governor Small Of Illinois. It would have been serious blow 10 our Ameri- can form of government if the court had decided otherwise. The doctrine that the king can do no wrong, with which the Illinois governor apparently wished to cover himself, has no ytanding here. and the court de- dared that the governor is amenable to The lays of the state just as every other citizen is. He could not use the militia 10 obstruct the orderly process of law. nor could one department of government De placed in opposition to another hrough the use of force.
 Our form of Government eon+sr,- plates no such official as a czar, but lad the eourt sustained him it would have meant that the governor of the state was so far above the law that he could have committed any crime imag- maple and been immune The govern ment of state is the people of the state and the person whom they select as the executive is, in effect, merely the chairman of the committee of the Ebol. people of the state. The legislature 1, subcommittee Of the whole people and the various executive departments are other sub-committees No special divinity attaches to any individual whc IS temporarily placed in 2 leading posi-. uon' He Is merely one of the people.
 In the case of Governor Small he ap. pears to be playing for time by keepin. away from Sangsmon county. He de elares that 1t Is a political conspiracy ana that 1t Is his duty to the people ot the state to resist arrest. Incidentally Y he can delay matters much longer Inc statute of limitations will becout, snective. There Is no disposition to pre- judge the guilt or innocence of Ter small but if, as he says, it is merely : political conspiracy, then he should no lear to allow events to take their course
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render of Gen. Lee. Strong defensive earthworks were thrown up and rifle pits
 were made; into these men, women and
 children took their turns at keeping the
 real Confederates at bay. It has been
 estimated that an army of 10000 were
 under Knights command.
 The Knight government was not with
 out it's enemies within itself, and many househoIds were divided in feeling, and many opposed to the scheme were driven
 beyond the county lines with threats and
 bitter denunciations.
 At the close of the war number of these eziles returned to the county to find their homes gone. A sort of Ku- hluX was ordered in the county and mys- terious disaDpe srances were Erequen ! Jones County is low and fiat, the soil being generally unproductive. Turpen- tine, lumber, rosin and wool are the staples In politics it is democratic practice q to a man. The county build ing at EIisyille, near which Knight lived is an Unpretentious barn-like structure
 seeming perfectly unconscious of having ever played part of a capitol in an af- ! fair which now reads like chapter of the imagination.
 , (Tomorrow-The Connecticut Blue Laws)
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HER THWARTED AMBITIONS

damages. And after the next wash day all the tablecloths and sheets, napkins, handkerchiefs and towels were tinted poisonous grass green, which was indeed a fast color and refused to come out without bringing the cloth with it. He said you had no idea how dinners on green tablecloth annoyed sensitive person, while as for grass green face towels. no mere words would convey his sufferings.
 "Batwing says he has wrestled in vain with his wife. Petunia labors- under the idea that she iS saving money. Other wise, she points out, the things would merely be thrown away, but, as it is, her willing toll gives them a new lease of life She generally spills or spatters some of tle dye on whatever she IS wearing, so that has to be dyed, too, and mostly it drips over the dining room rug as she goes through. Batwing says he is gradually acquiring Batik rug that will beat anything ever created.
 .ewhat he mostly objects to is the con stant shattering of his peace of mind and stablished notions. He departs in the morning, leaving behind him ma room dressing gown, gray smoking jack ct and a drawerful of tan socks, and when he returns at night he finds he owns a l heliotrope gown, golden brown jacket and a lot of socks supposed to be dead black, but not dead enough.
 He never. can be quite sure whether ] he is in his own house or not-that is until he hurries down for glance al i the dining room rug.
 i And just when he gets fond of 2
 necltie it vanishes and aDears in 2
 weird guise with faint hints of the olt
 design showing through pathetically ant f nearly breaking his heart. The minute one of his negGgee shirts fades trif' | Petunia seizes it. and, whether it turn out to be an antique wall hanging or ; humble dust cloth when she has finished
 with it is entirely upon the knees O the gods! That mans life is a wreck I tell you! Didn't you do something t j lavender dress once, and the thin { turned bright yellow?"
 T just boiled it in cream of tartar t i fade it out white,' said the energeti
 little wife. sulllily. Only it didnt
 How'd I know it would act that way
 You can just wear your faded old bath |, robe till kingdom come, for all of mt so there, nowr'-Exchange
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ENRIco CARUso.

'. The marvellous voice of Enrico Ca russo, the great tenor, is stilled forever to mortal ears. The news of his death which came over the cables from Ma ples Tuesday revealed the serious ln- reads upon his vitality which had been made by the attack of pleurisy in New York last week from which only his indomitable will seemingly accom- plished a recovery. For days he trod upon the borderland with an anxious world waiting and hoping for his re- eovery, and when at length he was able to sail for his beloved Italy rumors and counter-rumors flew thick and fast as to his condition. Only this week a New York musical publication, which pre- sumably had first hand information, was discussing the probable effect upon his future that his serious illness would have, arguing that while there had been no impairment of his vocal organs it was doubtless If he could ever again retain the same wonderful power and breath control that had been one of his characteristics. Is it too much to. be- lieve that the great tenor at least sensed the impending future and had resolved that if death were to come it should be under the skies and among the people from whom the plaudits of the world had never been able to wean his affec- tions?
 Born Feb. 25, 1873, in humble circum- stances but with a God-given endow- ment, he achieved a success that made his name a household word around the world It is related of him that as 3 boy of or his voice was of suct beauty that his mother frequently used to stop in her work to hear him sing At the age of Il he began singing 1T the churches of Naples. his native city and he made his debut there in 1894 hailed as the most promising tenor tha Italy had produced in years. From his appearance in Milan in 1898 his req fame may be said to have begun. A his first appearance in America in 190- he was received with great acclaim an'
 since then he has been one of the big
 gest drawing cards of the Metropolitan
 opera where he received $1,200 for eacl performance His repertoire comprised
 forty operas, and musical critics hay
 declared that he has never been equalle
 in quality or range of voice, a pure ten
 or of tie greatest sweetness and mellow
 ness, in short, the greatest tenor of
 generation, if not of the world.
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CIRCULATION WEEK BIRDING JULY seth, 1s21
 11.25O
ON THEIR RECORD.

Mayor Lerou invokes the. record of the water board in the past few years as . reason why entire confidence can not be placed either in it's judgment or its acts. As the record stands it is certainly not a convincing demonstra- ton of it's alertness to the best interests of the city or its efficiency in the ad- ministratiOn Sf this important depart ment. Of course not all of those now on the board have been members through the term during which his criti- eism covers. but the public will well un- serstand on whom that criticism weighs most heavily.
 Two expensive lawsuits, both going to appeals to the supreme court and both involving heavy damages have arisen in that time, in both of which the city ap- pears on the losing end. The conclu- sion Is inevitable that wiser adminis- tration of the water department would have saved this heavy financial drain.
 The now well known cutting and car rying away from the reservoir wa tersheds of standing timber went on apparently without the knowledge of members of the board as to its ex- tent, or if known, with indifference to It's results. Such attention te public business by public servants is not of a sort to inspire confidence, It would not be tolerated in any private busi- ness and 1t should not be excused ir public business. As a consequence the city has been put te an initial expense of i1e,eoe for installing chlorinatine plant for its water supply and is prob ably saddled for all time with an an. hual expense of s2,oOO in maintenance charges to keep the water where 1t vii satisfy government requirements
 On the appeal to the record the mayol
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clock in the evening.
 NO, you stay right here.'
 q mean in the morning, not tonight.
25O VETERANS TO VISIT
 BATTLEFIELDS OF FRANCE

New York, Aug 2.-The steamship George Washington, scheduled to sail tomorrow with more than 250 members of the American Legion who will visit the battlefelds of France, will depart on time, officials of the United States Mail Steamship Company, said tonight.
 The George Washington was among the nine ships recently seized from the line by the shipping board, but restored through injunction proceedings. A hear ing will be held Thursday to determine whether state or federal court has jur- lsdiction in the case.
 When the ship sails she will fly the flags of the allied nations with the pen nant of the legion's national commander at her masthead. She will be escorted to sea by two destroyers and several airplanes.
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NO SECTIONAL MEETINGS
 OF THE DAHL EIREANN

London, Aug. 2.-There will be no sec tional meeting of the Dali Eireann to consider the British proposals for an Irish peace conference. and these pro- posals will only be considered by a full meeting of that body, according to ad- vices received tonight by the WeStmin- ster Gazette.
 The Dali is making no direct applica- ton either to the British or the Irish governments for the release of its i'm prisoned members, it was said, but will follow the procedure of issuing notices for converting the meeting to all mem- bers, including those in custody. These
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adds, that it has under consideration your courteous statement that you would be glad to receive a bid from this company" and that in a few days it shall submit bid for the vessels and a statement of the financial resIznsibili- ty of our company which we believe will be satisfactory to you"
 The vessels in question are the George Washington, due to sail for Europe to- morroE, the America already on her way overseas, hte Susquehsnna. President Grant, AgSnaemnon, Potomac, Mount Vernon, Pocahontas and Princess Matoi- ks-
 Soon after the vessels were seized the company obtained a temporary intunc- ton in the state supreme court prevent int the board from interfering with their optf7nen- Later the proceedings were transferred to the federal courts. but the injunction, by sgreement of opposing counsel, continued in effect unti la hear ing could be had on the merits of the matter in dispute.
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EYES TIRED?

worked; if they itch, ache. burn or smart. go to any drug store and get a bottle of Bon-Opto tablets. Drop one tablet in a fourth of a glass of water and use to bsthe the eyes from two to four times a day. You yin be surprised at the rest, relief and comfort Bon-Opto brings.
 Note Doctors say Bon-Opto strenEthens eyesight 50 per cent in weeks time in many instances.
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Stories That Recall Others
The same.

Byron came home from Sunday school in hurry. Grandma" he began, have we a 1921 Bible?"
 Grandmother looked both mystifed and amazed. Our Sunday school teach CT said for us all to bring one with us to Sunday school next time," he ex- plained.
 Not until his sister came home did they find out that the teacher had told them to bring their New Testaments to the church next Sunday.
 Saving Himself.
 Junior, age 4, is the hopeful of well known family.
 Can I go over to HeIen's?" he ask ed as he yawned on the porch at 8 O.
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zations that send out much mail. the

izations that send out much mail. the burden would not be oppressive.
 The income to the government from this source is continuous, and thus, col lected in such small amounts and from such widespread points, can not cause financial embarrassment at any time or any place. Three-cent postage is an ideal form of tax, not onIy in the pres ent emergency. but until the country is well out of It's embarrassment.
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We only make a small profit on meat" say the packers. Somewhere along the line before the product gets to the consumer there must be someone who Is not so modest.
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notices will be addressed to the prisons where they are held, and it will then be | for the authorities to decide whether the prisoners are released. It is antioi- l
 pated that this will promptly be done.
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Silesia watching the debates over it's fates is like a patient on the operating table waiting for two doctors to settle their argument over what operation to perform
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candy seller in New York admitted his chain of stores had been making 300 per cent. profit and led the call for lower prices. He is a rarity among profteers
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France must have seen only what the soviet authorities wanted him to see
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rye just remembered what I can do with that bathrobe of yours which you say is so faded" said the energetic little wife brislzly. 'I'n dye it! My friend Pe- tunia Batwing dyes everything, with the most. marvellous results What color do you want it?"
 What difference does that make?' in quired the skeptical husband gIoomily. NO matter what color I might desire that would be precisely the color you wouldn't get. Don't try it!'
 Maybe you think I can't do it, but I ean,' said the energetic little wife. ''Pe- tunia-''
 "shhsh!". interrupted the skeptical husband. Didn't I meet Petunia's hus- band the other Jay looking pale and pc lked, with ,sort of scared gIint in his eyes? I did, and the boy confded his troubles! He said he had stayed home for lunch the day before and Pe- tunia announced that she would make some of those delicious creamed pota- toes of which he was so fond, and it was a darkish day, and he was hungry, and all the while he was slowing away the stuff he was conscious that some thing was not what it should be. He helped carry out the dishes to the kit chen and happened to glance into the stewan in which she had done the deed. 1 The pan and the remnants therein cling ing to the side were a lovely lavender i in hue and when he rushed to the table far the rest of the potatoes they were l the same
 "Petunia explained, after a mortified 1 stare, that she rem enbered now that she had dyed some white silk hosiery purple in that very pan and after g hasty washing had set it aside for g thorough scouring-which it did not get She added that she was so upset and 1 distracted that she could not remember what the manufacturers used in tn making of purple dye, but she was sur 1t was something very poisonous and h. must take an antidote at once, only sin
 hadn't the least idea what it would be
 "Batwing has been expecting to pas
 away ever since and well he might H
 said the experience was not so ia
 reaching in it's effects, however. as tn
 time Petunia had dyed the bathroom
 rugs which were faded. She used tn
 wash boiler and somebody called her |
 the telephone before she had repaire
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Another peculiar thing is that while tobacco originated in America, the cigar maker claps a Spanish name on the product to make it sell better.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The man on the corner says: It takes some people a long time to learn that an automobile cannot successfully be driven from the back seat.
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Columbia university's tweIve-year-old prodigy says the Einstein theory is sim pie. He can't prove 1t by us.
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Russia is perfectly willing to join the league of rations to which the United States belongs.
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The country will hail with enthusiasm Secretary Mellon's proposal to nl ke some reduction in the transportation taxes.
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The Hatfeld-M Mccoy fued may soon have nothing on the meetings of the common council.
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Is St. Swithin making a desperate struggle to substantiate the ancient su- perstition?
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Young women in Eureka, Cal. may whistle on the streets without being guilty of disturbing the peace, according to the
 nj decision of a palice judge of that aT. F4EAkaa-E..,. .---IalAa