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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05
A WELCOME RAIN

Repeatedly there are times when many
81 ~ DO not appreciate the rainy day.
We may realize that Il IS needed for
ne breaking Of a drought or the supply
lnr q needed moisture for growing
PROPS. but DO not like to curb our pleas
Tres the way We have to when a rainy
Say IL sandwsehed IN among the others
Nevertheless. the rain Of Thursday was
lust what We nede6. Il came IN a gen
he manner. which permitted Il to soak
b.. ard even though Il was a bit cold,
a. vel as wet and possibly disagree
able. there was a benefit which cannot
be direrzrdod We may not like rainy
says. but We cannot very well get along
Withou them, and It Is well that we give
ronsidsration Of something more than
orr pleasures once IN while
In al directions and throughout many
states there have been woodland fires
Raging for the past fortnight. Lack of
rain and the winds have left a covering
a dry material throughout fields and
forests which furnish just the kind of
fuel needed 70 permit disastrous fires.
Individual and organized efforts have
been rssorted TO IN frantic endeavors to
rheck the advance Of the fires. Great
rections Of woodland have been burned
over. valuable timber destroyed pole
lines damaged, corn wood consumed and
buildings burned from the fires which
have been kindled in various ways.
The rain has not been Of the kind that
would serve to put out Of itself fires
which had become well developed in beds
y leaves ana heavy underbrush, kut
X will be Of vast assistance. Where its
greatest service will come will be in
soaking this ttnder-like material and
nus rendering < less susceptible for
some time to the various firebrands that
may be thrown IN its midst.
Those living near woodland have not
only feared because Of the fires thai
we're started, but that more menacina
uueg might be kindled. The rain vii
serve 70 materially reduce the danger
ana quiet the fears. while millions have
been lost from forest fires It will tenn
porariiy at least check even greater
losses
i was therefore most welcome rain
We needed it.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05
IN THE DAYS NEWS
THE EGYPT OF 1922, A. o.

King Fuad succeeds Cleopatra.
When Great Britain abandoned it's
protectorate over Egypt, and the Sui
tan of the Nile country changed his
title to king, he became the first king
of Egypt since the Ptolemaie regime, +"
says bulletin issued from the Wash
ingten, D. c., headquarters of the Ma
tional Geographic Society.
The old Egypt Of millenniums ago
is in many ways more familiar to the
world at large than the Egypt OF to-
day" continues the bulletin. Pictures
of its great pyramids and sphinxes,
Its columned temples and rock hewn
tombs fill histories and encyclopedias;
and inevitably the readers attention
Il eentered, not on the problems OF
today, but rather on the evidences of
q dead civilization.
But aside from the fact that mum
my hunting was for many years one
Of the leading private industries of
the country; and that now convictg,
instead of building roads, excavate
tombs and temples for the govern
ment, the old monuments are mere
ly a background for life hard enough
to center local thoughts mostly on
daily bread winning.
SupefIlclaIly Egypt seeing large
country. The eye sees its color spread
over considerable part Of the north
eastern quarter OF the map of Africa
and statistics credit it with an area
of more than 3500G7 square miles
But the real Egypt-the habitable part
lis like cord with a frayed end;
the narrow valley and fIaring delta
OF the Nile. Except a few scattered
cases. most Of the rest of the nomi-
nal Egypt is parched desert sand,
gravel and rocky hills. OF its more
than third of million square miles
Of territory, about 1900 are estimat-
ed to be capable of cultivation, and
a considerable part Of this has not
vet been actually titled.
In comparing the Egypt of today
with that of the dawn of history one
is divided between wpntdoe at the
marked changes con the surface and
the lack of changes in some funda-
mentals. The Egyptian of today does
not speak his cid tongue but instead
Arabic; his old gods are forgotten
and he has-with the exception of z
small minority adopted the religion
OF Mohammed. But in spite of nu-
nerous invasions, the blood of the
great majority of the population has
been altered hardly at all Practical
~ the fellaheen, or peasants, might
have stepped from the ancient cary
inGs; they are but a fresh generating
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

you have the picture Of. | don't like her
face, Herbert. She locks to me IKE a
girl who has absolutely no heart and
who would be regular vampire. and
expect that she could have twisted you
around her little finger If you had stayed
there few weeks longer Yes, 1 am
certain YOU and Ansonia-
Great Scottt'' exploded her husband.
81 wouldn't marry Ansonia if she was
clothes and is an right to take
around-''
You do admire woman who looks
stunning signed the bride, "and I am
SO little and insignificant I could al
most believe. Herbert, that you married
me just because you felt sorry for me
and knew cared for you and
II did mott" said the bridegroom. 81
married you-''
bride firmly. 81 just have got to know
| all about that gir1i'
| What grip
| That's the trouble" the bride con-
nessed. TITS the girl you won't tell me
abouti I think I could stand 1t better ii
you were not so serious about her, Her
bert, and didn't refuse to talk about
her." a
Jumping JUPITER" cried the bride
| groom. HOW Csan L Uaik &DOa1t something
| that isn't7 I've told you my every
thought
But there is no way Of being abso.
tutely sure" the bride informed him
| was she really dark, or did she look 9
little like me-? You must have beer
crazy about her not to have Spoken
about her when you mentioned the 9th
ers you knew and when I consider thu
terrible situation we are in, Herbert,
think for your own happiness had bet
ter go awRyl"
/ Mabel" said the bridegroom deter
minedly, "1ow many times must I tel
you I never did marry anybody but you
and never will, and If that isn't proc
that never would have done so, I DON
4 know what Isl"
well, my goodness. Herbert" smile,
the bride with the appealing eyes, begin
ming to brighten up, why didn't you sa;
90 before? All I wanted was to have
made perfectly clear and logical instea,
of SO sort of hazyl You do have won
; derful way Of explaining things whe
: you put your mind to it, Herbert I JUS
!. wanted to know for surer-Exchange.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05
Why SHE WAS ANXIOUS


Herbert said the bride with the APP
pealing eyes. there is something / want
to ask you--I Just thought of it today,
and its been bothering me considerably.
II you hadn't married me, Herbert, whom
would you have married
"Huh?'' asked the startled bridegroom,
becoming alert as BELTS one when trou-
bis looms
Because you would. ye1 know" went
on his fair young wife. determinedly
Now. Mabel her perturbed husband
interrupted, .'if you will stop to think
You will realize that it would have been
absolutely impossible for me to have
married anybody if she hadn't been you.
never could have cared"
But, Herbert" persisted the bride
with the appealing eyes, ''you cared for
Yot of girls before you met me and
But not the same way"
well, it would have been a perfectly
good way if you had never known mel A
person doesn't go around all his fife say
| ing, Dear me, how deeply should be II
| love if this was someone else than who
| it isl' He just says he is in owe and lets
| it go at that. And I can't help wonder
| ing what she would have been like. You
| know you are fond of brunettes will
dark eyes and I am SO blond. That If.
ma Intington, whom you went around
with just before you were introduced tt
me- is brunette"
"Ridicu1ousl" the bridegroom cried
Trina was nice girl and I took hel
around bit. but I never was serious
I'm sure you would have been" sigh
ed the bride. 'fand the time may come
when you will wish you had kept on will
Irma. Just feel herbert, as though
had ruined your whole life and"
Mabel" said the bridegroom. pulling
her wadded handkerchief from her eyes
| you are doubling me! Il
1.-THE trouble is that you are so natu
rally noble and generous, Herbert" tn
bride informed him sadly. You'd cove
up your sorrow and never let me know
and when I think that possibly you ar
just being brave it is more than I cal
standl Are you perfectly sure you
never have married Irma?"
Perfectly
"Then," went on the bride, tragfcally
who would it have been? 1 Away
have felt that you never told me exactl
all about that girl you knew in Ne1
York-that Ansonia Hardware. The on
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05
Today's Birthdays

Cardinal Gasparri, secretary of state
to. the Holy See, born In Italy, 70 years
ago today.
General Sir Henry H Wilson, late
chief of the Imperial general staff Of
the British army, born 81 years ago
today.
Joseph P Tumulty, who served as
private secretary to President Wilson.
born at Jersey City. N. Y. As years ago
today.
Willis c. Hawley. representative in
congress Of the First Oregon district,
born in Benton county, Ore, IS years
ago today.
William P. G. Harding, who is about
to retire from the sovernoship of the
Federal Reserve board, born in Greene
county. Ark, IS years ago today.
Darwin P. Kingsley. life insurance
president and philanthrop;ss born at
Albudg. BIT. s5 years ago today
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

of the men who dragged the great
blocks of stone into place to build
the artificial mountains Of the Phar-
obs, or who dropped seeds into the
mud of the receding Nile thousands
of years ago, even as they are drop
ped today.
"Egypt's resources are almost Who'll
ly agricultural and in the agricultu-
raj SCHEME the millions of fellaheen
are the ultimate units. They work
long hours scratching the soil with
crude implements, or tediously rails
ing water in skin buckets attached
to pivoted poles that the thin stream
may save their plants from parching.
Taxes are heavy, and it is the lowly
fellaheen who keep the treasury sup
piled. Living conditions are very poor;
mud huts house most of Egypt's thir-
teen millions. In the fields they wear
little more than a loin cloth, and the
younger children of the villages go
naked. When the fellah is dressed up
he wears a rough shirt and loose trou-
sers.
There is little cause to marvel at
Egypt's checkered history. A simple
reason is that she began early. Here
| is one of the earliest places in which
man lived an ordered life and left rec
ords of his activities. Some athropo-
| iogfsts, in fact, look upon central Afri-
ca, as the place of origin of man, ana
upon Egypt as one of the first way
stations in his diffusion over the 9TH
er continents
after the long reign of the Phar-
| aohs Egypt had its Grecian and Ro-
man regimes which brought but few
changes. Then in Sal A. D. came the
invasion of the Saracens from which
time began Egypts Mthammedan his
tory. For time the country was a
| province of the Arabian Caliphs; lat
| er 1t was independent, though still
Mohanmedan, under the Mamelukes
| and finally, in 1916 1t became a prov
ince of Turkey, which controlled il
first through a governor an diater
through a sort of hereditary viceroy
| or khedive
sFor the third time Europe took a
hand in the affairs of Egypt in 17Ss
when Napoleon won his Battle OF the
pyramids. The British drove the
| French out in 1901 and turned the
country back to Turkey. In 1859 came
the building of the SueZ Canal by DE
Lesseps, which has given Europe an
! ever growing interest in Egyptian al
fairs. To protect European bond-hold-
ers France and Great Britain made a
Joint intervention in 1879 and for
while controlled finances. The uprising
of 1882 against the Khedive was sup
pressed by the British alone, and after
that they controlled finances without
assistance The government was in eff
| feet Egyptian with British assistance
| and with the nominal suzerainty OF
Turkey acknowledged.
when the World War began Great
Britain established a protectOrate
abolished Turkeys suzerainty, deposed
] the Germanophile Khedive, and ap-
pointed another prince of the family
| to be Sultan. The British protectorate
| is now being withdrawn, but instead
of the former Turkish interest being
restored, Egypt is set up as an hide
pen6ent kingdom
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05
rrosrcur1Na WAn rRAUps

Almost since the time when the ar
nistice was signed and the work Of
settling up the government contracts in
connection with the war there has been
much heard in regard to the alleged
lrauds that existed in connection with
De production OF war materials in this
i0mtry. Investigations have been made
and we haven't as yet come to the time
Fhen new revelations cease to be made
fclativs 10 war contracts.
There were those who made big profits
o. the result OF war work and it has
been freely charged that there were
hose who took advantage Of the emer-
tcney conditions to rob the government.
iuch may Be more easily said than prov
a and yet Il doesn't appear that the
lovernment is handicapped by anything
irctpt the lack Of funds IN bringing
hose Who are responsible for such con
luei 70 justice.
When President Harding asks congress
~ the appreciation OF half million dol
srs Tor analyuing and prosecuting war
saafs aFainst the government. it may
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05
BEvERIDGE's VICTORY

The outcome Of the contest be
tween Senator New and former Sen
ator Beveridge in the Indiana pri-
maries indicates clearly the conf
dence that is being placed in the
candidate of the republican party In
the November election. Both desired the
nomination. But onel could get it and it
has been shown that the man who has
long been before the people Of that stats
and who occupies a place among nation
al figures As desired by them as their
representative in the upper house Of con-
gress for the next term. Both are Of
course republicans and while there ara
those who will look at the situation from
all angles in order to consider the po-
litical bearing in this or that direction
it SINNERS down to the fact that between
these two men it has been declared by
the republicans that they prefer Bever-
idge. 1t was a personal victory for the
former senator.
Each one made a thorough campaign
Of the state. It was a contest in which
the administration had maintained the
policy Of hands Off. DcyerIuge ads not
made his campaign against administra-
tive policies. He has indicated his in
dependence by his declarations against
the group idea In congress and against
the agricultural group in spite Of the
fact that his state is much given tc
agriculture. But on that he has been nc
more outsDolSen than he has on other
matters Of state and national interest
and his attitude must be regarded as
having appealed to the people. He has
not stood other than as republican
and the fact that he has won does not
in any way indicate a party break Il
the attitude Of Senator New who upoI
acknowledging defeat represents that o.
his supporters in that commonwealth.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05
FAMOUS MEN.
THOMAS MOORE.

Thomas Moore, the popular Irish poet,
was close to SO years of age when he
started on the most interesting work of
his long career, the writing of a history
of his country. He was asked to under
take this work by the Longmans, who
projected a group of histories of the
British Isles, Sir James Macintosh to
write on England. Sir Walter Scott on
Scotland and Moore on ireland.
Moore was supposed to combine his en-
tire story in one volume, but patriotism
prompted him to leave no part of his
country's story untouched, and instead of
one volume he dragged out the history to
four, of which the last appeared in 1916,
when he was 81 years of age.
OF this work, Sir John Russell says.
"Moore's time was absorbed by it, his
health worn, and his faculties dragged
down to a wearisome and uncongenial
task, at least so far as the public can
judge by the result as to the latter"
Nevertheless it was an honorable end
to his long literary career The easy
singer of light loves closed his ceaseless
activities with a long period of drudgery,
spent, says Lord Russell, "in the critical
examination of obscure authorities upon
an obscure subject" But the Obscure
subject" was the history of the singers
own country. and Moore was at least well
justified in holding that urgent need ex-
listed for spreading among the English,
ana still more among the Irish, a know
ledge of the history of ireland.
For the writing of this history Moore
was paid the SUM of 500 pounds a vol
une. Nor was alls his time spent on the
writing Of his history, for he devoted
much of it to the collection of all his
Irish melodies, to be Incorporated in one
publication. It was long labor, but the
edition was finally completed in 1871.
Moore might have accomplished other
great things before his death, because his
mind was as alert and as productive in
his Sos as it was at any time during his
career. But fate held a hard blow in
store for him in his old age being com
PEELED to survive the death of all Ave of
his children, and when the last one, who
was his namesake died in Africa. he
noted in his diary:
The last Of my five children now are
| gone, and I am left desolate and alone
Not a single relative have 7 now left in
| the world
This was practically the end of Moore's
career. A severe illness followed the an
nouncement Of the death OF his last child
ana when he recovered. says Lord Johr
Russell, 'he was a different man. And
with his memory, his wit had gone also >
The Memoirs which he, himself a. ereai
lover and reader of such literature. had
scrupulously kept for period of neari,
years. were always designed to be !
| posthumous resource for his heirs. a nd
ne had confded them by q will mad,
many years earlier to the case ~ hi
friend. Lord Russell The Memoirs calI1
| not better have answer such a nurnose
had there been heirs for the Loneman,
| paid $4,000 for the Moore Memoirs.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

rate when a sharp-tongued little boy
came by and tainted her about the
goat she ran up to my friend, who was
a widow in her weeds. and thrust the
rope-end into her hand.
Here, please do hold my goat while
fight that boy" she announced.
Then Lady Astor opened fire with
her fists-end won.
l went to see and hear this tomboy
heroine Of my childhood at a recent
public meeting in London, eager to
Judge Englands first woman NJ. p.
for myself and from an American
point of view. Certainly in appearance
Lady Aston is the American woman
still. She wore a simple hat and black
costume, with plain white vest. but
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05
Today's Anniversaries

1778-Sensation produced in England by
the treaty of alliance between the
United States and France.
17S5-A law went into operation in Eng
land imposing a tax on wearing
hair powder.
1s16-Hodman NJ. Price, a prominent
figure in the early history of Cali
fornia and later governor of New
Jersey. born in Sussex county, N.
]. Died in 1894.
1S12-Karl Marx, the founder Of Ger
man socialism born at Treves.
Prussia. Died in London. March
1S21-Napoleon I, died IN exile at st.
Helena. Born in Corsica, Aug. Is,
1834-Sixty persons under wyeth left
Missouri for Oregon.
1S42-Rt. Rev. Harry P. Northrop, Cath
Ole bishop of Charleston, S. C.
born in Charleston. Died there In
1915.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

her fair person seemed better dressed
than ladies' in exquisite satin.
Her platform manner Is one OF out
spoken friendliness. / watched the 9th
er speakers. all Englishwomen, and
derided that this friendliness is LADY
Astor's Made in America" guarantees.
With her there are no high hedges or
solemn London exteriofs TO hide a
warmth and goodwill within. EveryOne
Is her friend. II is hail-fellow- well
met for one and all This seems % me
to be both her big gift to England
and the reason for her English sue
cess.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05
LADY AsroR

"An American Woman writing in
the Westminster Gazette" her impress
siens of Lady Astor, NJ. p. says:- A
dear old lady from Virginia used to
describe for me her vivid memory of
the Viscountess Astor when a little
girl running barefoot in the country.
Nanny Langherne was proudly lead
ing pet goat along by rope. The
day was sunny and very hot, but it is
possible that Lady Astor's temper does
not need the sun to warm it At any
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05
Norwich Market Growers Association

No Native Dandeons after Friday Another Spring Tonic
Rhubarb, in abundant supply. Eat freely every day,
your system its delicious acid favor Small quaint
ties of Native Asparagus Friday and Saturday. Panses
still be had. Cabbage, Lettuce and Tomato Plants
coming freely to mar1et-good weather to set them
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

For postal service Improvement it
should be remembered that a properly
and plainly addressed letter. with return
address in the corner, gives valuable as
sistance.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

The possibility that General Wood will
remain in the Philippines six months
longer than at first expected will be
heard with satisfaction. It indicates that
he doesn't intend to leave an unfinished
lob.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

After the forest fires and the destruc-
tion Of trees many &rbor days with ev-
eryone lending a hand will be required
to offset the ravages of the flames.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

When those I. W. W. are going into
Russia change their dollars into soviet
rubles they'll think they are millionaires
until they get to spending them.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

Charles Piez, former chairman
Of the Emergency Fleet Corpora.
ton who called upon President
Harding recently before departing
for Europe. where he proposes to
make study Of industrial condi-
lions, particularly with regard to
their effect upon the industries Of
the United States. He is to visit
England. France, Germany and
probably Poland. Mr.. Piez is espe-
cially interested in the industrial
conditions in Germany, where he
said there has been tightening up
in industrial organizations with a
result that there is a greater eff
cheney and a stronger movement
: for world trade than even under
the Empire.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

Wcrd to the effect that Japan is not
going to have anything to do with Chi
mas civil war shows Japan in favorable
light.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

Don't let the week go by without show
ing by your contribution that you en-
dorse the work Of the Salvation army
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

Arbor day. Are you going to plant a
tree, or shrub, or a vine to improve
the appearance of property and city
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

Ten days now in which to get last
years straw hat cleaned up for its final
appearance or else get fitted to new
one
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

housing situation these days has to DO
chiefly with the automobile.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

The man on the corner says: What
does a decision amount to if you don't
accept it and abide by it?
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

If We bar the mayoralty election two
years ago the vote on daylight saving
Is what might be called close.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05

Don't overdo a thing unless you al
20 wish to do II over
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05
EDITORIAL NOTES

, You never can tell until the last vote
is counted.