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Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18
PREVENTING TIE WASTE,

Not only what need there is for pro- vidng a proper degree of protection but the benefits that are furnished where at tentionN Is given to such needs can be seen in the struggle that has been un- derway for fortnight in the fighting of fires in the woods of Maine.
 The forests of Maine are one of its great natural resources. If some epro- lection is not given to them and organ ized efforts made to prevent and oppose fires therein 1t can be realized that mill lions of dollars can be quickly sent up in smoke Forest fire protection has made its appeal there as well as elsewhere with the result that lookouts are main- tained at advantageous points and at the first sign of smoke the telephone wires are kept busy and frefghters are at work when their services are bound to accomplish the best results instead of waiting until the fire gets beyond any possible control
 Fire fighting of such a character can not accomplish the impossible and 1t is not to be supposed that rain has not contributed to the relief of the situation there this month, but it is worth noting
  out and fighting such fires where ir years gone by they would have been lef to burn themselves out. It is simply 1; recognition of the fact that what is worth having is worth preserving ant that it is far cheaper and preferable t undertake the work of preventing fire so far as possible and to establish agen cies for detecting and fighting them thai | it is to stand the loss that would other wise be involved.
 The situation is of course no differen | in Maine than it is in every other stat where there is much woodland. Ever 1 in Connecticut similar provision is mad i for getting an early jump on woodlan fires where there are large quantities O standing timber. It is an effective mean of checking losses and conserving tn supply at the seasons of the year whe1 the fire danger is the greatest :. Tn value of such means of detection an the system by which the fire fighter are reached should not be underestimate ed. Repeated are the instances likt that in Maine where the prevention c vast wastes justifies all the expense tha | is entailed
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18
Sunday Morning Talk
BLESSINGS OF FAILURE,

It is sometimes a blessed thing for a Christian to meet with an astounding failure in the course which he is puF- suing, or in a piece of weFk>at which he is engaged. Uninterrupted success in any good pursuit has 8 dangerous side to it, in the hands of many Christians, because they are often tempted to attribute their success to their own wisdom and work, and also because they are frequently in- clined to be less diligent and thorough than they would if they were arrested by failure on their way. My subject came to me as I was thinking of the question of Christ's disciples, Why could not we cast it out?" During Christ's absence a
 man took his suffering son to the disci- pies for a cure. They tried to cast out the trouble, but utterly failed This failure suggested an earnest inquiry. The disciples anxiously inquired of Christ as to the reason for their failure. His brief. answer was Because of your little faith" The difference between their failure and their nossibls success was the
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

The Newfoundland sealers have just completed their annual cruise among the icefioes off the Grand Banks. They re- port that the crystal fields are unusually heavy and extensive and contain a very great number of bergs, so that as those are carried southward there is certain to be a very considerable element of danger for the ocean liners traversing the North Atlantic the present summer, writes P. T. McGrath to the New York Post from St Johns, Newfoundland. The ice-paek will soon begin to drift south across the path taken by passenger steamers, and not captain in any flyer on the ocean but will feel more or less anxie- ty until his ship is safely past the berg belt
 About once in ten years this condition occurs and such seasons have generally been marked in the past by ocean dieas- ters It is hoped though that with the powerful searchlights which steamers now carry the summer may pass without a repetition of such eatastrophies.
 Most of the people who crowd to the rail of a big liner in midocean when the word is passed around from the pilot house to steerage "Iceberg to starboard" have but a dim idea as to where tlle strange visitor came from. The num- ! Der of people who have witnessed that grand and awful sight, the birth of an Iceberg, are few indeed Those 'tlo have tell us that it is one of the most i awe inspiring exhibitions of any of the forces of nature. Through the eyes of these bold investigators let us trace one of the icy mountains of the deep | from the cradle to the grave
 Of course we look to Greenland as | the home of the iceberg. That vast and mysterious island, which some explorers i say should be called a continent. is en- 1 tirely covered by an ice cap. The i'm | mense falls of snow yearly increase it in thickness. On the top it is merely snow but as. this melts it sinks down and under pressure of many tons becomes ice | clear as crystal and almost as solid anu l hard as marble.
 | The pressure of this great mass, SC enormous that we can scarcely realize II | does something more than change snow into ice. It causes slow but gradua movement of the great ice cap over the surface of the country, which slopes gently to the coast. Thus mountain: turn into glaciers.
 The rate at which these glaciers move ! in so slow as to be imperceptible- three or four feet a year at most. We Will look at the mount of one of these Arctic | rivers of ice. The scene in summer k one of deceptive tranquility. You cal see precipitous cliffs from between whici the glacier protrudes. A wall of ic
 from $50 to 400 feet high has beer
 pushed out into the bay. Against it
 foot the waves lap gently. The grea
 mass of ice looks as stable and as solir
 as the rocky promontory beside it Al is peace.
 Suddenly something happens. With
 tremendous roar and crash like a peal o i thunder a big section of the glacier foo
 slips off, and before the echoes hay
 ceased it is tossing and rolling like som
 leviathan. The water is lashed into foar all around it and great waves chas
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18
Stories That Recall othsrs
Poor Abraham Lincoln.

Eight-year-old Jennie was studying the life of Abraham Lincoln at school and was impressed by what she had found at home when suddenly she ex- claimed in a Ditying voice: 70 mamma Just thinkl Abraham Lincoln had to wear wooden clothes" Her mother said "Oh, no that can not be true" but Jennie pointed out the sentence: "Abra- ham Lincoln split rails for clothing"
 Intentions Good. but Methods Poor.
 Two sisters near the SO mark oeca- sionally drove up to the store. The younger weighed about 30 pounds and was convalescing from a long illness so needed helping about
 One morning the clerk who had beer waiting on them met the older sister who weighed near the 180 mark and re- marked:
 Why, your mother just walked dowr the street. She must be much better" And when the clerk was told of thu social error he had made he lost no tim. in pleading with the older sister not ta tell of his mistake
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

failing of h eiEsretts. locomotives. pas senger automobiles and paraffin. In- creases are shown in Illuminating oil leaf tobacco and steel rails.
 Coal that the British government has bought in this country has been for na- tional essentials.
 Tn the state Of Tabasco. Mexico. thers Is an active demand for toilet soaps and toilet accessories. such as perfumes and toilet powders. Highly scented and medi- cated toilet soaps are preferred. French and Spanish goods arc now on that mar ket and are undersellinE American pro- ducts.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

difference between their little faith and the greater faith they might have exer- cised Perhaps if they had not met that failure they would not have discovered the littleness of their faith. Great fail ures are sometimes great discoveries. Sometimes the best experience which Christian has is a humiliadng and shock ing failure Then he finds out how little he believes, how little he knows how small his strength is, and how much he has depended upon himself. It is time of personal inquiry. The Christian asks himself why his faith is so little. He inquires into the cause of his spiritual weakness If he be much of a Christian he will at once take steps to get out of his little faith into a strong and sue cessful faith. He will get right himself and do all he can to make the world better.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18
From the censuIsr Repor,,.

In 1919 Cansda's spruce lumber ana pylpwood production was worth ST2,o00,- 900.
 Industrial building of homes Is at q standstill in Britain.
 Great Britain's bill for the safeguard ing of British industries provides for a custom duty of g 1-2 per cent. and va lorem for five years on certain metallic tungsten products. This measure is ex- pected to prevent dumping" and flooding the market with inferior goods at low prices.
 American exports to China show a
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

interest in government property or con- tracts, hence the claim of conspiracy to get control of goods that the department held by government employees for their own benefit.
 It is regarding this feature that the president has seen the need of breaking the contract. However much the depart- ment may have plunged in the way of in such equipment there is no reason why the proper return from it's disposal should be denied to the gov ernment.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

The man on the corner says: If you hear any grooming it may be because word comes from Paris that the short skirt has had it's day and may not sur yiVe the summer
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

The optimistic attitude of President Hustis of the Boston & Maine even though the road has deferred its divi- dend recalls the oft repeated saying that It is darkest first before dawn
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

The Lockwood committee seems to be able to uncover profiteering wherever it starts Investigating in New York state. The only regret is that it couldn't have prevented it
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

While the New Haven road is justified in cuttingN expenses and eliminating waste the closing of certain shore sta tons at the very season when the busi- ness of the year is done there seems a bit peculiar.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

Frost destroying Connecticut crops makes 1t evident that the chilblain season isn't going to end much before the hay fever activity starts.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

Such leadership as this country takes In the way of world disarmament will be in calling the leading nations together to reach an understanding.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

The Esperanto is to be raised by it's owners but something ought to be done to destroy the submerged wreck that caused it to sink.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

June doesn't appear to be offering much encouragement to those who are waiting to test out the old swimmin' hole.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

Look as he will Obregon will not find any watchfuI waiting in the new Mexi- can policy.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

The next thing to look forward to in real earnest is the opening of that ever welcome watermelon season.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Suburban day in Norwich Get an early start and prepare to make the most of it.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-18

WHEN YOU WANT to put yenr nus,- ness before the public, there is no Haedi. um better than thycngh the advertisins euIuHahs of The Ftlletin-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03

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oo1earn1a1 thrnerhan1 n eify ~
H0nnf vaear
Troon ~. y. oreaniseA I vaek
aso last eyenfn9 q 90 Hyaneelical
ChurcA Of Peece. 80 s neetins
with Scoatmaetsr Z. II llichaeIis
and The scout executive. he boys
Of this new xroup are enthusiastic
about scoutine ana are receivinx
splendid cooperation from the
church IN the promotion Of their
program. MeetinRs will be held
every wednesday evening It 7:30
At the church gymnasium.
T A new troon viii Be- Organized
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03

couats. HI Dscuiations alnonnted
. - NH . ~ 1nA ~ monthly,
aeoor1lne 70 his story. which
anuuntod TO half Of the total thus
miaouproprfated. He claims that
anokher clerk was involved with
him ard that the money was split
two ways.
Lived High
During the height Of his pros
perity, weber lived quite - man
81 means. Young women and the
bright lights claimed much OF his
attention, although he strenuously
denies that he gambled the money
away in any form. He clothed him.
self in style, purchased diamond
ring for young woman, another
for himself: bought an automobile.
and lastly $500 worth Of alleged
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03

4
I elved aDepihtmsat from the
esSasasy Department Of the United
Dfatss q local director q Uncle
4n1b new 6ollas-a-wesk club, the
.lH1ut universal organization in the
un1tsd states. Every man. woman
- child = eligible TO membership.
~ aizn b 1.o0o. 900 members.
the purposs Of the dollar-a-week
club il the creation Of $62.ooo.o0o Of
new capital this year. This IL made
! possible By the new issues Of treas
suHy savings securities In den0mi-
I nations OF 81 and SIS. a million
1Ambers. saving systematicallys
can create this new capital out Of
current earnings. 1t il TO such saw
ingD that statesmen look TO put the
world on its feet again.
t.Join the Goll.r-G-week club
now" suggests Postmaster Simp-
,son. ut has members from Maine
TO California. Put your feeble dol
lars to work by buying 81 treas
ury savings stamps and watch them
grow strong, hustling for the $25
treasury savings certificate.
For your own good and the good
of your government, Uncle Sam
expects to create a million mem
bers of the dollar-a- week club and
this Office strives for the distinc-
ton Of quickly reporting its pro-
pOrtfonate number of members
These stamps are on sale together
with the other government saving
securities, 25-cent thrift stamps.
your old friend the IS savings
stamps and the 500 treasury saw.
ings certificate.
Nov don't just say that is q
good idea and let it go at that, but
come in with your dollar today,
with the determination to buy
stamp regularly.
Twenty Of the 81 stamps and
few additional cents may be- ex-
changed fo- the SIS certificate,
which yields AZ per cent interest.
So you see that instead OF paying
dues to belong to the dOllar-a-week
club you are making money there
by, building up a reserve. for fu-
ttire financial independence.
.ss The new dollar-a-week club is q
brother to the ascent thrift club
in the schools. through which the
school children are striving to add
several million dollars to the ma
tons new capital. Thrift meters
have recently been installed in the
schools to create spirit Of helpful
rivalry between the boys and girls.
designated respectively as Uncle
Sans team" and "Columbia's
= team"
'In the industries, or wherever
there is an employer, the dollar-a-
week club operates through the
payroll deduction plan. The en-
plOyer, with the sanction Of the en-
,ploye. puts a 81 stamp in the pay
envelope in place of a dollar bill
4 - the safest savings plan in the
world, for the 81 stamp Is backed
BY the same government that is be-
hind the dollar bill.
There Ii no restriction on the
amount that may be saved through
the dollar-a-week club. In some OF
the large industries where the plan
already Is we'll established many of
the workers are saving enough for
. $25 certificate month.
THE 81 stamps are on sale at
the postofhce. Each week the post
master will post on the bulletin
board the number Of members Of
the dollar-a-week club In this COM
11unity. This figure will represent
thestotal sales Of 81 stamps. wheth-
erfnought by individuals or en-
ployers. rs.
Let this community be the first
10 make . 100 per cent showing!"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03
Boy Scout News

Troop lib Of the Central Presby-
terian church is making plans sor
Scout Sunday. when members Of
this troop will assemble at the
First Methodist church under the
leadership Of William Rinck and
his assistant, Harold Johnson, and
will attend morning services in a
body. All scouts will be in uni
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03

All the news all the time--The
Argus.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-02-11
Danger in unclean Dishes.

Just how serious is the danger Of
infection from iInpcricctly washed
dishes in eating places has not been
determined. but the high count of
bacteria left upon restaurant utensils
suggests unpleasant possibilities. In
the investigation Of Roy $. DearS,ync
health Official "f Charlotte. y. C.. the
utensils were from six eating houses
OF which one used a modern electric
lishwashcr. The bacteria on hand
washed coffee mugs from different
lunch rooms ranged from 10000 TO
2O.OU: on wafer glasses. $1,000 to
10000; spoons. 3.4OO to 10000;
knives, loo to 10000: forks. 100
to 1000. With the clennly machine
washing, the coffee mugs had $500
bacteria, no other utensils more than
1000.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-02-11
Succeeds in Moldina 6asalt.

I'll" common volcanic rock known
aS ha>alt cannot h" easily shaped with
"hiSrl AMI hammer. hut Dr. Hihh". q
French cNp"rmcntcr. claims much
success for his 1nrlh"d "f Shaping by
nioldin" after il has been II 'llrh N
about loo degrees Crntigradr. Ills
first product WaS Il CLASSY substance
which he has Since been able to
Chang" I" the cry>iulliu" structure Of
tn" original rock by Il drritrifyinc
process. The rock which has been
melted ami nodded is f.ilnd 10 hr SUI
p"riur I" tn" natural haSalt in resist
nncc to scratching and wear. and II
proves IL he especially desirable for
such purposes rs paving. curb>t"nrS
and stairs. II can he shaped with
great SmoOthnrSS and cXactnrSS As
the material Is not attacked by acids.
II is suitable for watts for chemical
use; and ii is also an excellent cleo
trical insulator. and Il useful sub
stance for firmly fixing metallic posts
or other fittings In place by using as
hot paste.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-02-11
VAST EMPIRE IN SOUTH SEAS
Extent OF Australasian Group Under
British Rule Is Hardly Real
lied by Americans.

.IudSun G. W"liiy"r writes in the
Country Magnzinr ,hat our impreS
s'"h> about the Au>trai:,Sian empire
oi TIE future are rather vague. he
cause We are unable tn realize its
mere hi-ncSS. Thus tho island of New
Guinea. the greatest island in the
world. If W" classify AEslralin as a
continent. was. before the war. divided
between The British. Dutch and Ger
mans. The British have now taken
over. in the name Of Australia. the
German claims.
We think of New Guinea us a con-
siderable patch of dry land in the en-
IhnSc of the southern ocean, but have
difficulty realizing that if il could be
laid down on the United Statcs. one
end would be at Portland. Me. the
other near Omaha. and that ii would
blot out IN area about twice the size
uf the German empire, and including
something like a quarter OF the popula-
ton Of these United States. IT CON
tainS' vastly greater resources than
Germany, Also about d thousand white
pooP't "ih o'''oop HoOiiSihcs, ihrSciS
cannibals. Half ef It yet remains
Dutch. bnt its prcdeStlnatlon to DO
essentially British Is quite Obvious.
Australasia aims at leadership in
the south temperate zone, Oh lines GU.
Tiously parallel to those by which
Great Britain has become leader In the
North. With inexhRustibie coal and
iron. she Is creating iron and steel and
shipbHilding industries and navy Of
her own. The war era has been mark
cd by the completion Of AustraliR's
first transcOntinental railroad. sugges-
tive reminder Of the beginning OF our
Own Union Pacific.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-02-11
First Lovers Kiss lingers Always
in the Memory.
New Hopes May Bloom and pay.
May Come, ETC." but That
Sweetness Mover Fades.

IL WAS before your voice and vour
nerve had developed sufficiently TO
permit YOU TO ask Dorothy Doremus If
you could take her to church, pruyor
meeting nights. says writer in the
Seattle Post-lntelliSencer
| was after you had for.sworp
your Snall-boy scorn OF all woman
KIND under forty to the extent of per
uniting Dorothy to walk home with
You when meeting was over.
! ANA then one night the Lewis girls
gave Il party and YOU were invited
Dorothy was there. and she had on
something pink. II wnS-wcll. i, was
ike I'll" haze that fingered about the
newborn Aphrodite. though, of course.
considerably opaquer.
hieht there. God or Satan. or mav-
Do the Old Adam that, lies drer I'm zach
Oh us. whispered I'm your car n most
understanding suggestion.
MSS her" something said. Kiss
hcr on the way home"
Right there. with your eyes ON ,l,c
slender figure in pink. You sworc yo,,
would.
Your heart hammered IN your throat
"hch YOU asked il YOU could Sce her
nome, and she said you could. with a
smile That made il skip four beats en-
tirciy
i"ii dian talk much ms YOU walked
through the scented night torcrhcr
cia'n"r"uS with insects singing in ,h,.
starlight. Your mouth WAS dry ,ua
watching E"u out Of The corners az her
eyes and smiling.
OH Eve.
Al last You STOOD ~ her cate. What
mao" You stand there. too. Uritiur
WIFI" YOU Sialnm"r"d inanc things and
Nh"ii''i your f""i and Wondered If She
c'"'dh lear the pounding Of vour
hoartI
N"ll, N"u said M last. sor, " rrur.
~. "Gurss I'll han tn say cnnJpirh, T."
H""dniGhi." she said. bni >hr dilu.t
move
i"u took her hand There never
was II Drawer decd.
linen nhdn">> and tidal wave az
enormous force aud bower, .-ey,r.
"hei!neH !o!. Your face WAS on fire
una your h:Hl~ were fc.czinr. and
some one had hit YOU in The back nf
The head with n baseball bal and tbe
Stars In their courses were singing TO-
gcthor
You had kissed her and rhc little
"oS VINO had been was gone forever.
where Is she now: you wonder
sometimes. And does she know that
no one has ever paid her cleaner
1refher. purer tribute than did that
little hoy. long ago In the starlight7
To this day you Gun smell the fra.
GRANGE OF her hair.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-02-11
Mt. Washington e,2ss Feet High.

Many persons believe that Mount
Washington. in New Hampshire. Is the
highest mountain in the eastern part
Of the United States. Mount Wash
ingt0n stands 6.23 feet above sea
level, according to the United States
geological survey, department Of the
interior, but many peaks In the south
rrn AppalGchians are several hundred
feet higher than New Humpshirc'S
famous mountain. The highest noun
tain In the Appalachian systematic
highest point IN the Unitcd States east
Of the Rockies--is Noun, Mitchell. in
elevation Of GIL feet. The highest
mountain IN Tennessee. Mount Guyot,
stands G,G3G feet above sea level.