Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-11
THE MAN WHO TALKS

have come to claim special attention no one has right to a higher place in our affections than this. And fittingly t comes soon after our celebration of Mothers day. Both of them tend to strengthen the sanctity of the home rela- tion; both of them also tend to connect the home with the church, as both are usually observed in the church with spe- cial services. It is also a matter in AHvhich the little ones have a deep fnteres5. Watch their faces as they take part in the l exercises How they love to sing the songs in which they have been carefully drilled. How they wriggfe and squlrnl, stutter and falter as they try to recall what they have committed to memory The very cruddty of their performance adds to its charm. May all honor be giy- en to them and what they do on Chil- dren's day.
 | The other day my eye fell upon this
 sentence: "It's the way man sticks to
 thing that marks him as a success or a ! failure" No one can question the great value of tenacity of purpose It always
 seems to me that perseverance is like
 fire; mighty good thing when 1t burns in your parlor grate filling the room with a gentle glow, or in the kitchen
 range cooking your codfish, or in the steam heater making the house comfort able. That is, it is good thing when St serves useful purpose, and works with
 In the bounds of mans control. But 1t is quite another matter when it bursts through the arms of law and burns up | your house. If we are sure that we are | holding on to a thing that will prove
 serviceable in the end, there is but one 1 thing we can reasonably do, and that is to hang on. But if reason tells us that
 we are hanging on to a bad thing, then l ure fn ef Gftrl.inor IA hod habit, or any form of wrong is sure to end in a dismal failure.
 Those who can remember only faintIy l the stirring scenes of the Civil war will never forget the sight of the returning
 soldier. tattered and torn. thin and ema- ciated They will always remember what 1t meant to the farms and workshops and colleges of New England and the rest of
 the north. It is they who can really sympathize with devastated Flanders, with its barren fields and desolated homes. To them Memorial day is hal lowed with a sanctity that can never be forgotten. To the younger generation l to whom the Civil war seems as remote
 as the Revolutionary. this thrill is large
 ly wanting. because they have never had any real experience of war. This is the reason why some of us dislike to see the | day made mere holiday for baseball, fishing, picnics, forgetful of the great 1 sacrifices involved. It may be that the
 world war may tend to bring us into a
 more thoughtful and dIgnified usage of
 Memorial day.
 June has come to be regarded as the
 proper month for conventions, as 1t is for
 weddings. We must have but to glance at the column of the days doings in
 any daily newspaper to see what vari- , | efu of haioo hald For oly,,oe # every conceivable object. And for tae most part they are worthy of considera- tion. Of course we have more interest in some than others, particularly along the , line of those that touch our daily occupa- , tion. There is much to be gained by at , tending. It brings us into contact with
 others; we touch shoulders with those who have the same problems as we have
 and learn how they do things, or do not . do them It keeps man from getting g moss backed and hide bound. It is the e easiest thing in the world to get into l ruts and the hardest thing to get out Nc T age was ever more intolerant of slow
 rusty, back number men and women thar i, this Let us get out and recharge the 9 dead batteries
 Do the people of any city enjoy equal . privileges? This is a question that may < properly be asked anywhere in the Unit ed States. Is it not a fact that those = who live on the boulevards and othel
 fine residential sections have conveniences s that are sternly denied to those living ir t the less desirable quarters? Is this tho t plain statement of fact or only the grouct n of envy? Let us see. If there are onlA , a few streets of a city to be oiled, whicl t ones are they? Some of the ouIyins : streets that never had a bit of oil since l I, lotL A.1 4zyI,o 4I,o- s pie always pay taxes. Or the sam eoneI l. that are always oiled when any are? Ans = where does the watering cart always go e And where does it seldom if ever go d Where are those streets where black cin a ders are put to be ground into blacl | I powder to encourage the poor man wht
 1 has been saving for a year to paint hi
 house white? There is still room in ou r cities for the application of democracy l. Safety first" may be either the dictur
 of prudence or the watcllword of COW
 ] ardice. When doubt arises in mar g mind as to what he ought to tlo in re $ lation to himself or others doing tn Q safe thing is usually the right thin d When 1t applies to the investment 0 j. money, especially in case of linlita Y funds, safety first' Is an exceedingl wise rule to go by. Or when q cours . N involves ones health, there is but on
 rational thing to be done and that is { T be fouAd on the safe side. But there i
 world of experince and opportunit
 where the safety first" idea has no righ
 to enter. When our country was appeal 10 ing to young men to save the world fro1 l. German aggression, the notorious Berp
 doll family, went on the principle of "saft
 ty first" which resulted in cowardl a slackers. There are times when one v. honor is of more importance than hi '' safety. If I can save another fro,
 death or accident and make no effort b,
 cause 1t may interfere with safety eyer ce law of God will brand me as a cowa r. IS We can't always go by safety first"
 It is very easy to say that "the worl
 was never in such a serious condition g a. today" But it is quite another thing It prove the statement, which is doubtIe,
 far from the truth It has too muc
 the ring of the calamity iowler Yet r to one but fool will say say there are r d serious problems confronting us at ti
 present time And one of them is tt
 growing housing situation specially ,a our big cities. Houses are not bein i, built in proportion to the increase a population, hence congestion is beconir III more and more acute But the mo
 alarming feature of the situation is Il
 advantage taken of the congestion by u pit landlords. Rents are being raised to i'll prehibitive paint to all except the rich. lis some places the people are rising in vel
 just indisnation an dare demanding fet
 eral interference in the matter. have hs =. occasion to say n1orlN than once ir the; | aI,e ky,o4