davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
REVISING THE CEREMONY.

When the general triennial convention of the Episcopal church meets in PortS land in September there will come be- fore 1t the report of joint commission of bishops, clergymen and laymen which suggests a revised Form of solemniza- ton of Matromony'' in the Book of Com mon Prayer. At present the officiating clergyman asks the bride: Wilt thou obey him and serve him, love, honor and keep him in sickness and in health i; and. forsaking all others, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall hveY' The woman shall answer: "I will" The revision would omit from the question any reference to obedience and service. Later in the ceremony, if the change is approved, the bridegroom will make the same VOW as the bride, leav- ing out the promise to obey. It Is point ed out that the Roman Catholic church never has required women to promise obedience and service to their husbands It the marriage altar.
 Another proposed change relates to he form now used where the man says: With all my worldly goods I thee en- dow There are instances enough where the man has no worldly goods with which to endow his wife, so that such declaration Is meaningless, and a further reason for this change is that he law now protects the property in. lerests of the wife. Regardless of suct marriage endowment declaration, the law has at all times taken precedence n the matter of distributing property between huRband and wife
 An omission in the new ritual woulc De made In the clergyman's prayer where he asks that "as Isaac and Re. bekah lived faithfully together" so may he newly married couple. It wa. doubtful in the minds of some of the slergymen whether Isaac and Rebekaf furnished a perfect type of matrimonia fife. Occasionally a bride Is found whC iefuses to obey and serve her husband Dr if the promise Is included in tht ceremony it IS an open question how nuch value either husband or wife at, aches to it. Most husbands do not ex. pect such an obedience from their wive: ls would be the case if such promise
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
CHTNA,s HARD TASK.

It Is a hard task that faces the Chi uese parliament which Is meeting this week in Picking. the first time that 1t has come together in five years. Inter na! conditions in China are in a se- rious state and the chief business of the parliament will be to establish a legal and constitutional foundation for the government President u has asked ehat the parliament decide his own stat us as president expressing his willing ness to retire. Reduction in the size of the army now said to number 1,5o0, 900, and the abolishment of the rule of the military tuchuns are other points that he asks parliament to take up. His pro- gressive ideas are further seen in his proposal that a federation of provinces Dc formed under an efficient central gov srnment. with reorganization of the na- tion's finances so that each province shall contribute it's proper share to- srnment
 It can be readily seen that this is an ambitious programme for any legisla- live body. In China the task is doubly iifIicult. Jealousies and suspicious be- tween the provinces and the rule of the military tuchuns of the provinces have always proved powerful barriers tc progress. Moreover the Chinese peo. ple have but an imperfectly developed consciousness of national unity.
 Friends of China will look for nC miracle to be accomplished in the delib- srations at Picking, but if Chinese unity is brought appreciably nearer 1t will b, felt that much has been accomplished It will be in this hope that friends O China will watch with interest the pro seedings of the reassembled parliament
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
WOOL GROWERS IN THE SENATE.

. It has been pointed out that the sen- .ators most persistent in their support of the wool schedule in the McCumber- .Pordney tariff bill come from six or seven western states having a tatal population of little more than 2,000,O 900, but their advocacy of the wool schedule will put a tax of virtually 100 per cent on the woelen clothing worn by 105,00o,O0o persons in the other states of the Union.
 AzsAnS the senators who voted for the high tax are Stanheld of Oregon, who describes himself in the Congressional Record as Americas largest producer Of wool-growing business in Wyoming, and a few sheep in Idaho; Warren, in The wool growing business in Wyoming, and Smoot, formerly engaged In wool growing. one of the principal industries bf his state-Utah.
 The wool schedule in the Payne-Al- hrich tariff bill of 1910 was called 'in- aefensible." The wool schedule in the Nccumber-Fordney tariff bill raises the Payne-Aidrich rates s3 per cent and has already provoked a national scandal The senators who are trying to jam it through have been accused in newspa- psrs and on the floor of congress of leg islating for the benefit of their owr pocketbooks at the expense of the na. lion.
 whether this charge Is true or not there seems to be not the slightest trace Of justice in taxing the people of the whole United States beyond all reasor to enrich a few wool growers. Senator Gooding demanded an investigation oi the charge against him and his fellow hockmasters of the senate. Whether any good would have come of it is pret ty much of a question.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
CHAIN LETTERS.

The chain letter fever is epidemic again. It goes by waves and the post office department usually feels the ef- feet. There seems to be no authentic history of the chain letter system of killing time. It probably started about the time cheap postal service increased the volume of letter writing. It has been used for many purposes, from ad- vertising patent medicine to spreading the gospel, but in general 1t Is most pop ular among people whe believe in charms and value their luck very high ly. They keep the chain going for fear that they will lose their luck.
 A chain letter supposed to have been started during the war by an American officer is still going the rounds. It car ries a wish for good luck, and warns the recipient that he must. within twen- ty-feur hours. send nine copies of the letter to nine friends. Failure to heed the warning will cost him his luck. If he sends out the nine letters, and waits nine days. some great good fortune will overtake him. Just what the good for tune will be is left to his imagination but from the popularity of this chain l letter, almost every one must be expect ing something to happen which will in volve a large element of luck
 The good fortune which comes tt most of the people who keep these let. ters going is that the postal authoFitie: | fall to catch them for it is a vielatior of the postal regulations to mail suci letters. They clutter up the pestoffic' department. make needless work fo clerks and carriers, and interfere witi the handling of important mail. Tn harm they do far outweighs the fun an! one may get out Of reading and writinl them. It is hard for the postal author
 ities to stop them unless they inelud
 an appeal for money, but if every recip
 tent of such a letter will throw 1t ava.
 the chain will be broken and the post
 office department will be spared 10 of work.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

T wouldn't be married to your hus- band for anything in the world exclairn- ed MrE. Jim Praf..
 Mrs. Burke, so addressed, being of plump and placid temperament. ignored the obvious FetoFt. She continued to rock and knit and smile as she answered: "Oh I'm used to hinn. you know. They say hanging. Whats he been up to How?''
 He called me on the telephone last Sunday and pFetended to be the deg doe tor. You see, he'd been thafe the night Doc Haley came to put FFitzie's leg iA splints, and had heard him talk No oAe could ever mistake pr. Haiey'e accent he's so terribly English-se when this voice said Good hevening, Mrs. Pratt i; and how is the little dog tenightT I tumbled, of course. and replied that the little dog was very well except that her foot was somewhat swollen.
 "He said. Very natural, I'm sure Mrs. Pratt. And tell me some mere about the little dog, ma'aEn.' So told him all the intimate details sof the little dogs daily life, and he asked me what fed her, and I told him.
 And then he asked me, And do you feed her any lobster or other fish, now and then7' I said we hadn't given her any lobster, and asked whether fish was particularly good for her. and he said- in his own veice-'You're the fish. Katie, old girl. This is Tom. And hung up the receiver
 The Wednesday club smiled symps- thetioally. Tom Burke's jokes had been thorn in their flesh for years.
 He's village scandal unused Mar jorie Davis. 'I'1l never forget the time Ted and tried to get even with him Ii was the day after he came home iron. France, after he'd been gone two years We borrowed the Wakefield baby and took 1t over to his house, and pFetended 1t was OUTS. He admired 1t, and played with 1t, but knew he was suspicious be cause I couldn't make him say which i locked the most like, Ted or me. VI took 1t home, and changed every stitel on 1t except the little knitted shoes, ant then its own parents wheeled 1t eve 1 there, with q big blue bow on the car ria%e instead of the pink one we ha, used, and showed 1t of for theirs. Re member, Carrie?"
 'I should say do," laughed MT.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
LISTS BY TELEPHONE

Burke. From just gave one look at the baby and turned back it's skirt and saw those shoes He'd noticed them particu- larly the first time. And he said That's the same kid the Davises tried to palm off on me an hour ago. Is that the best this town can do?'"
 "oh, you can't get ahead of him He's uncanny," admitted Mrs. Pratt. "But that isn't all of my story. Inside of half an hour after our conversation about the little dog the telephone rang again and that time Jim answered 1t. He said the minute he heard the voice he recognized it as Toms and determined not to be taken in.
 "So when 1t said Good evening. This Is MT. Lincoln with what Jim described as a kind Of highbrow accent he an- swered, Hello. Abe. This is General Grantr
 There was a pause, and then the voice said. There's some mistake. wanted to ask you for a little contrbu- ton to our Chinese relief fund and Jim came right back at him like this: You poor prune, do you think you can put that over twice in one evening? I'm not as easy as my wife You're talking tc regular fellow now, you big simp'-and lot more like that.
 "The stranger tried to interrupt hin once or twice. but Jim just kept or jollying him and wouldn't let him get g word in edgewise, until finally the voice said, quite stifny, understand. then that you do not wish to contribute any thing?' and Jim answered: Sure. I do Come on over here. I'll give you $25 and g good cigar"
 Well said Carrie, comfortably, "1r glad to hear the joke was on Tommy fol once"
 But it wasn't admitted Kate q was on Jim. In half an hour the door bell rang and in walked the new Meth odist minister. His name is Lincoln. w hadn't happened to hear 1t or to mee him. Jim had a terrible time explaininI | his rudeness over the telephone and h
 had to give $25 to the relief fund. H said he wouldn't have reneged for any ] thing after all the names he'd called tn
 poor man. But wait till he sees Tom | Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
 RETAIL DRY GOODS MEN

New York, Aug. 7.-Jesse I. Strauss, president of the National Dry Goods association, speaking at the opening of it's annual convention today, emphatical- y denied charges made recently by Senator McCumber that the press was influenced in it's attitude toward the tariff bill by it's advertisers.
 "The press of the United States is less controlled. more honest and more hon. orable than the press of any other coun- try in the world" said Mir Strauss Tn fact it is extremely difficult for us to get occasional publicity for items which to us as merchants seem to have real news value. because of the extreme care of the press in avoiding any inference that their business offices influence their editorial or news departments. Furth- ermore, the absurdity of the charges made in congress is proved by the fact
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

quently at night the youngster looks out at the stars, and recites Twinkle. Twinkle, Little Star" One night recent ly when about to recIte his little piece. he paused, hesitated awhile and ap- peared to be in deep study. In mo- ment his face lighted. and he evidently found the efficiency idea he wished to apply in the case, for he began;
 1.-TWO wrinkles, little star; how l wonder what you are"
 Seeing Is Believing
 Jane, age four had just come in from four hours in the sand pile and was having prolonged session in the bathroom with mother.
 Jane, your hands are simply frights. exclaimed mother. considering the possi- ble use of a scrub brush.
 But. mother" rtorted Jane. "you ought to see my knees; they're more frightened than my hands,"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
Today's Anniversaries

1716-Abner Nash, North Carolina pa- triot and governor. born Prince Edward county, Va. Died in Philadelphia, Dec. g. 17S6. 1s11-British under Admiral Stopford took Batavia and a great part of the island of Java. 1a1s-Charles A. Dana, famous New York editor, born at Hinsdale. N. H. Died at Glen Cove. L. |, Oct. II, 1897.
 1sso-The Prince of Wales (King Ed ward VID arrived at Quebec. 1S72-The Rocky Mountain Conference of the M. E. church was organiz- ed at Salt Lake City. 1SS7-Alexander w Doniphan, disting- uished Mexican war soldier, died at Richmond, Mo. Born in Mason county. Ky. July g, 1908. 1soS-The trial of the Humbert family for fraud. begun in Paris.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
Today's Birthdays

Lieut.. Gen Nelson A. Miles. U. S. A, retired, former commanding general of the army, born at Westminster, Mass. S3 years ago today.
 Dr. George F. Bovard, president em- eritus of the University of Southern California, born at Alpha, Ind. 66 years ago today.
 William H. Anderson of New York city, noted leader in the Anti-saloon league, born at Carlinville, Ill, 4S years ago today.
 Melvin o. Mclaughlin, representative in congress of the fourth Nebraska dis trict. born at Osceola, Iowa, 46 years ago today.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
BOY SLATER OF PLAYMATE
 HELD FOR MANsLAUGHTER

New Brunswick. \. j.. Aug. liar old Mastrup. I3 years old. was held in S2.000 bail today charged with man slaughter. ID causing the death of playmate. Eve year old William Dorr.
 The boys. with a third companion. Pe- ter Hass, were playing on a roof on July 25. Daring his two ehuns to jump of the roof into pile of saw-dust, Wzld rup. 1t IS charged. found the year old boy afraid. Police say he chased him 10 another corner and pushed him of The Dorr boy died of his injuries Fri day.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

publican congressional campaign com mittee. Before entering the political arena MT. Fess was widely known as an educator and has also attracted some attention as an editor and author. After graduating from the Ohio Northern Uni versity in 1889 he accepted the chair of American history in that institution. Lat CT he studied law, but never practised that profession. In time he became president of his alma mater, which posi- tion he resigned in 1902 to accept a call to the University of Chicago. For a time he devoted himself to journalism and literature, returning to the educa- tional field in 1906, when he accepted the presidence of Antioch college. He made his debut in politics in 1912, when he was elected to congress on the repub- lcan ticket in a district that had always I been strongly democratic.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

The city engineer of Sheboysan Mich, has issued an order to citizens to quit throwing their moonshine waste into the sewers which are badly clogged by the stuff. If they put 1t into the garbage can where the engineer wants it. they would furnish a clue for the pro- hibition enforcement ofaeers.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
ASSORTED TO GUNPLAY WHEN
 REFUSED BY SWEETHEART

Hoboken. N. !. Aug. 7.-Domin!cS D'ErcSli called on his sweetheart, Elm ma Prem! today. and pleaded with her to return to the house in which they had both lived since she came from Italy two months ago. She refused. and DE- coll drawing a pistol. fired five shots. One pierced his sweetheart's hand. Three others wounded her aunt, Aivfna Mon tagna. who may de. The last went Into hls own brain. killing him instantly
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

New repute fs gained by the already celebrated Jersey mosquito when a swarm of them so pestered three escap- ed prisoners who were hiding in swamp that they surrendered to the of ficers rather than stand the stings of the mosquitoes any longer.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
OPPOSED PRESIDENT OF SOUTH
 CHINA AFAIN DEFEATED

Canton. China. Aug. 7.-CBy The A. P.)-The northern army of Sun Tat Sen, dsposed president of South China. has met a stinging defeat by Chen Chung Aiing's troops near Shiuchow. in north ern Kwangtung province. and is in re- treat back to Kianss! province. whench 1t came a few weeks ago. according to advices received here today.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

were to be fulfilled literally. Rather do they feel that happiness in welded life is not based upon the master and ser want way of living, but upon the give and take of patience. tolerance and un- derstanding
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

New York man who was a director in IA corporations and an officer in many of them has just died at the age of 4s. Many persons will wonder that he lived as long as he did under this burden.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
Stories That Recall Others

Lee Junior, age four, has learned a great deal about efficiency, as his moth CT has many time and labor saving methods which she puts into practice around the house, and which have made a deep impression on Lee Junior. Ere
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Simeon D. Fess, candidate for the re- publican nomination for United States senator in the Ohio primaries today has been a representative in congress and in 1918 served as chairman of the re-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

Recent appalling train wrecks where human carelessness has been to blame remind us that the human element can nullify the best mechanical safety de- vices.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

By the drop of 2 cents in the price of gasoline, automobile users will be saved $7o,0oo,ooo & year unless they use 1t to buy more gasoline.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

When Senator Gooding declares that he knows no north or south, no east or west somebody may be tempted to remind him that that isn't all he doesn't know.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

A ffvver costs three billion rubies in Moscow. The man who went to pay for it would need truck to carry his bale of money.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

They say that people in later years are dying much too rapidly in compari- son with the young folks, but that seems to be one of the perils of longevity.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

It's just one peril HICsr another to life in New York, Arsenic pie, Brooklyn bridge slips and water main Acods sub way.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

It looks as if German marks were trying to rival Russian roubles as de- preciated currency.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

Ankle astronomers will not be enthu- siastic over the report that the long skirt is coming back.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

The man on the corner says: We are ready to give a. prize to the man who will devise a plan to have strikes end in favor of both sides.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

Half of the country seems to be in conference and the other half waiting to learn that the conference has ended in a deadlock.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

Italy is the latest to add narrowing news of disturbed areas among the na- tions of the earth.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

Motorists in Africa are said never to travel without horns. In Arnericz some of them show hoofs also.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

that less than five per cent. of the mer-
 chsndlse we sell b of foreign origin.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Hay fever victims are in their days of discontent at this season of the year.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

The household stoker will not wax en- thusiastic over Sorrows advice to use soft coal.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

Speed in burning gasoline increases the opportunity for speed in other direc- tions.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-08

Business is reported to be improving despite all the efforts to hold it back.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-02-18
GENERAL

A falling off in influenza and pneu-
monia cases has been reported by the
Board of Health in New York.
The double liability law whereby
stockholders in Kansas state banks
are liable for twice the amount OF
their stock in case of banks failure
has been declared invalid by the Su-
preme Court of Kansas. Sixteen failed
banks with combined capacity of
S415,0O0 are in process of liquidation
and are Immediately affected by the
decision.
Three men were taken into custody
by the police ut Chicago after raid
on suite of offices occupied by the
American NoVaoulite Company. The
concern was declared by the police 10
have offered large profits TO small in
vestors and the belief was expressed
that the losses may total S1,OOO,0OO.
According to the police, the concern
was interested in the making of road
way materials.
Organized operatives in cotton mills,
employing about 21, 900 hands in New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, have
gone on strike in protest against
wage reduction of 20 per cent. Off
cials of the textile unions with which
the locals are affiliated ossert that the
mills are well organized. Reductions,
accompanied by restoration of the fif-
ty-four-hour week, will cut the wages
of nearly 10000 operatives in the four
northern New England states.
The price of cement was lowered 10
cents per barrel by large cement
manufacturing concern in st. Louis re-
Gently, reducing the present scale to
81. 30 per barrel in carload lots to deal
erS.
Pope Plus NJ expressed "unbOunded
admiration" for the American people
and voiced his deep interest in the
work of the Washington conference ut
his reception of Cardinal O'Connell of
Boston.
A quarrel with his wife resulted in
Joseph Nowyek, Chicago, being SEN
fenced TO take her to the movie every
Saturday night and to church every
Sunday by Judge Haas in Police Court.
1T will cost you $3.50 it you don't" the
judge told him.
Acceptance of Henry Ford's offer
for the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant
would wipe out the last vestige of
sectionalism that has existed in the
South" Governor Taylor said before
leaving with the Tennessee delegation
which appeared mt the house military
affairs committee hearing in Washing
ton Declaring his support of the pro-
posal. the governor said: 81 realize
that it would he the greatest thing that
could happen for the South"
The bandit career of Eva Daley, %
wears old was ended recently in Chi
cago when she entered n grocery store
an attempted to hold up the proprietor,
according to the police. The grocer
grabbed her gun and held her until a
customer called the police. The police
say they believe that she is the girl
who has been leading band of rob
bers in holdups and burgfarics here for
several days.
John Mccormack, tenor, whose CON
cert tour was temporarily suspended
because of an attack of laryngitis, has
fully recovered, 1t has been announced.