New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 29, 1914, Page 6

6 NE W BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1914, REW - BRITAIN HERALD HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. “° Proprietors. - ued daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. at Herald Building, 67 Church St ntered at the Post as Second Class jvered by carrief to any part of the city for 15 Cents a Week, 65 Cents a Month. bscriptions for paper to be sent by muatl payable in advance. 60 Cenis a Month $7.00 a year. Office at New Britain Mail Matter. only profitabble advertising medium in the city. Circulation books and press room always open to advertlsers. lhe Herald wy! be found on sale at Hota- ling’s News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City; Board Walk, ‘Atlantic' City. and Hartford depot. TELEPHONE CALLS. tness Office. ditoris! Rooms. WHEN 'IT’S ADL OVER. As intense .as must be the grief of he people ofjthe countries which are iow at war in Burope, their sorrow ill be more:-deep'when the regiments eturn with their depleted ranks and many faces missing. Excitement ns high when the soldiers are ching awey'with ranks full and lors flying'but!there are also many pars, many'aching hearts and an Imostidespairingifeeling of loneliness. jose leftibehind:learn of the battles, the killedrand ‘wounded, and though e names of the fallen are not.given hey conjure up' in' their minds a list Ihew.usually includes the relatives and friends -with+«the silent hope that per- apsithey may have escaped the shot ind shell'which in these days of rfare are -terrible in their destruc- on. AL ‘Warsialways end sometime and Hen .the victor'and the vanquished turntthere is.a vain search for those hoswegnt away andyhave not come ckp all know what has caused it, all fnow'why theythave not returned and the»weepingsthrong will be found ves, mothers, children and sweet- jearts. The\sorrow ofithe parting is poignant\ than the grief of the omecoming. There is going to be great deal of that in Europe when he war'is over and there is going to e great anger amongtthe people that Fere should have beenssuch a sacrifice human life and such wasteful de- ction of property forinothing. One lan easily \see between *the lines of he censoredldespatches that the killed frust’ be numerous; large forces of ned+men cannot be engaged for veral hours ‘without-there being a eavy loss of life, the wounded. being ft on the field until the armies move jway, forward or in retreat, and the d Cross staff appearsiwith means of felief. Only those who are there will r know the sufferings of that day ut those at.home will think about , will weep in silence and will searh In vain for the absent soldier when the ‘hite flag appears, peace is established nd the work of rebuilding the old hearthstone has begun again, ’S LOSS AND GAIN IN . That ‘they European conflict may rk the beginning of a new com- mercial and\industrial era in the United States, says an authority in the ew York Journal of Commerce, is ot at all unlilely, and the question e arc %o reap lasting econ- inlc benefit from the conditions thrust upon’ us, or profit only tempo- rily tc‘: suffer later crises of reaction, jpends upon the alacrity with which jthe American business man will seize lhe opportunity, and upon the wisdom ith which the American legislator lwill face the situation. In this con- nection, says the Literary Digest, we find much expert and editorial testi- Imony to the fact that vaster, more lintricate, and more rapid readjust- ents of industry are now called for han at any previous perfod in mod- ern historv. As to what we, in this ‘o gain and what we are o lose, the New York Evening Post ites as an authority Joseph French ohnson, dean of New York Univer- ity School of Commerce, and says of Jhim that he is optimistic as to the ef- ftect of the war on American agricul- ure and the industries which cater rgely to agricultural interests, yet believes that many Industries will suf- fer severely. The Post then quotes a gummarized statement of the chief litems of profit and loss to the Ameri- lcan people which appears in Dean [Johnson’s article on “War and Am- lerican Business,” written for the Alex- ander Hamilton Institute, and, ac< lccrding to the Post, based on an in- estigation conducted by the research department of the institute. The sum- mary follows: . Loss—(1) The tendency to drain |gold from this country, which must be offset by accumulating reserves, re- stricting credits, and avoiding infla- tion of currency. (2) Closure of Eu- ropean market to American securi- ropean capital which would otherwise have come to us. (3) Cutting off cer- tain raw materials (chiefly chemicals) which are essential in some lines of manufacture; great reduction in Eu- ropean demand for raw materials, vartly manufactured, and manufac- tured goods,-resulting in partial read- justments and in losses. (4) Increase in the cost of living. Profit—(1) Opportunity to increase the prestige and banking connections of America in international financing. | (2) Opportunity to enter South Ar erican and Oriental markets and se- cure a larger share of this trade. (3) Sale of foodstuffs Bn(‘l military sup- plies at high prices in European mar- kets, resulting in prosperity for pr ducers of these goods and for indus- tries which cater to these producers. While admitting the opportunities of the United States to build up its ex- port trade, Dean Johnson points out the difficulties of breaking into new markets, even when they are tempor- arily left open; and as for extending its financial influence, he says that it is likely that the bankers of South America and the Orient will increase their deposits in New York—the only ssfe haven for the moment—and the New York bill. of exchange will tem- porarily take the place of the London bfll. “For the present, however, we are confronted by a closed market for securities with no definite prospect of its being reopened, . Broadly speaking, only hand-to-mouth financing is pos- sible. A striking feature of the situation, in Dean Johnson’s opinion, is the un- even influence of the war on American industries. He says that we shall prob- ably see, if the situation continues, certain industries and commercial or- ganizations working at top speed and making enormous profits, ‘while be- side them will be the empty offices and deserted factories of other industries. There is scarcely a business in the country, he stated that does not need immediate readjustment. It may .not be radical in most cases, but it will "be enough in thousands of instances to make the difference between profit and loss, between success and failure. The Tead!ustment may consist simply in revising orders for stock and raw materials: it may consist in reducing or extending tales and office expenses; it may consist in securing additional capital for some big, timely expansion. Every business needs, more than ever, hawk-eyed watching and quick de- cision, f The Journal of Commerce presents another authority in an article by Ed- win R. A. Seligman, McVickar profes- sor of political economy at Columbia university, who tells us that so far-as the immeédiate éffects of the War ugon our chief raw materials are concefned, the prospects are not favorable to-cot-; ton, and perhaps a little less unfavor- able as to wheat and other food pro- ducts. This is our share, he explains, of the inevitable loss which is con- sequent upon so huge a war. Prof. Fisher does not appear to en- tertain any strong hope of being nom- inated for governor. He is inclined to think it may bd Bishop of Bridge- port but he has nothing rosy to . say about his own candidacy. His guess for Mr. Landers is that he will be nominated for lientenant governor. Since the war began there has been but little talk of the New Britain- Middletown canal, but it is by no means a dead issue. Now, however, that congressmen ate to be fined for being absent there may be somthing doing. We won’t mind if Jerry Dono- van opposes the canal. The esteemed Rockville Leader savs that Lieutenant Governor Tingier is not conducting any campaign for pro- motion, but if the democrats of Con- necticut see fit to honor him he’ll take the gubernatorial nomination and do his best to be elected. That's fair enough. The steamer Rotterdam sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, this morning for New York with several hun- dred more passengers in her first cabin that she was built to carry. This must mean much overcrowding, but Americans are evidently glad to get back home under any conditions. There does not appear to be any opposition to any of the tickets to be voted for at the republican primaries Monday. Senator Spellacy is very prominent ‘in the newspapers these days as a result of his severe arraignment of Governor Baldwin. The comment, however, iS not all favorable. —_— John H. Light is a candidate for attorney general, a position he has held for the past four yvears. ties and sale .at low prices in this country, resulting in checking all per- manent financing and -stopping new prejects and construction ‘that have not been financed: probable perma- d Canada of large amounts of Eu- nent diversiog from the United States | if Alphonso will just keep ‘his head.— Of course those Americans in Eur- ope who are warned by the secretary of state to get out of the war zone as TOWN T4LK ALK, !-'_—-, HE city meeting held ! this week to make an appropriation of 000 for street work in order to furnish em- ployment for idle men was attended by more people than any sim- i ilar meeting held here in a great many years. This may be accounted for by reason of there being a rumor that the appropriation. would be op- | posed. There was something to that, but not enough to cause any excite- ment. The city meeting has been losing its popularity for a good many years. Back in 1892 a city meeting was held to appropriate several thou- | sand dollars for public purposes and | there was no one present except the reporters, the clerk and the presiding officer, and it was the newspaper men who had to introduce the necessary resolutions. There have been other meetings where the attendance was almost as small, and it will be re- membered that it was not many years ago that it was thought the city meet- ing should be abolished altogether and the business now performed by that body placed in the hands of the board of finance and taxation. It has been customary for the heads of the different departments to attend the city meetings, but they were all absent this week and yet the attend- ance was larger than when they used to be present. It was noted that there were a number of young men there and it was good to see them taking an interest in public. affairs and proving it by attending a meeting where public funds were being appro- priated. Perhaps there may be some one who can take issue with Edward O. Kilbourne, who said that there were more idle'men during the ad- ministration of Mayor Ambrose Beatty than there are today.. There may be some one around who was interested _in public affairs at that time who may be able to give some further informa- tion on that point. - Mr. Beatty re- tired from the office of mayor twenty- seven years ago in order to accept the position of postmaster. Mr. Kil- bourne did not go into details on the matter of the unemployed and did not seem: to be prepared .for..a des bate. . He was not. opposed tq.appro- | priating money just now, provided that a satisfactory reason was given for it. This was not given, although Alderman Jester said it was for the purpose of supplying the. unemployed with work. There were none-of the old-time debaters present and the only information brought out was by the queries and answers .of Mr. Kil- bourne and Mr. Jester. The meeting was a short one and save for the lit- tle debate between the above two gentlemen there was nothing out of the ordinary in the business- tran- sacted. The effort of - Mayor Quigley and some of his pelitical friends to drag the court of probate into the political mire this week has thus far proved unavailing. The effort this time was to induce Judge Meskill to become a candidate,.but so far it has been un- successful, although Judge Meskill has not,expfessed himself either way on the matter, There has been some feeling engendered by the offer to make the probate judgeship a politi- cal office and it is now feared that it may result in a{lecting the vote that a great many democrats are desirous of giving a local candidate for a state office and which may be the means of affecting his election. New Brit- ain has always been strong for its own peoplé when candidates for office in which the vote of other towns are cast and it was hoped that there would not be any obstacles in the way of that being done this vear. It may be that at least two New Britain men will be ‘candidates on opposite state tickets this year and unless something unforeseen happens the disposition will ‘be to ‘give them a good send off from their native town, but if there -is too much politics dragged from an- other quarter there is no.telling what may happen. Had the probate judge- ship been a political office to be filled by opposing candidates right along then it would not occasion so much comment to have another campaign this year, but as a matter of fact it is not a place to be made a football of every two years; the republicans dropped it themselves eight years ago and as there has been no develop- ments which might cause a change of feeling since, there is no reason, ex- cept that of politics, to cause a return to the old conditions now. There is nothing to be gained by that and it is plain as anything can be that the peo- ple are opposed to it. There are any number of reasons why they should be. The democrats have been en- dorsing local candidates for city of- fices because the occupants have filled them as well as they can be filled. It must be admitteg that a good feeling has been engendered among both parties because of this fact and it is generally regretted that. an effort should be made to disturb that kindly feeling in the city and especially among our public men. Politics has been the bane of our city government in past years and the efforts to keep it out now should be encouraged. There can hardly be any doubt but that hundreds of democrats voted for George Quigley for mayor. And so it has been for various candidates for a long time among the independent voters who decide all elections, their idea being that when a good man is elected to office it is best to keep him there. This is more necessary in the probate court than in any other place to be filled by the elecorate. The peo- ple have proven it during the past eight years. Many republicans are said to favor Judge Klett for senator, E. C. Good- win and Alderman Christ for repre- sentatives, and they predict that it would make a strong ticket. Tt is further understood that these gentle- men have been mentioned without any solicitation on the part of them- quickly as possible can linger awhile in Spain and help along the bull fights, Waterbury Republican. selves, but rather because republicans regard them as a winning combina- he is regarded as a popular citizen. There is no question as to the fitness of these men, and that is a strong point in their favor. The democracy does not seem to have given much thought to the question and the can- didates, if there are any, are keeping their ambition to themselves. The party has plenty of material from which it could select men who would be difficult, if not impossible, to de- feat, and they may vet be brought forth. It has not been fortunate in having representatives at Hartford in years, except the late Thomas H. Brady, who was one of the party's best assets. It has been more for- tunate in the senate, but there do not appear to be any candidates even for that place. The second last time a United States senator was being chosen it was by the legislature and a most determined fight was made for representatives, so that there would not be any doubt as to where they stood when the vote was taken. The candidate was Frank Brandegee, but the New Britain representatives were for E. J. Hill in the caucus. Two vears later the candidates were George P. McLean and Morgan G. Bulkeley, the latter being then in the senate. New Britain was represented that year by F. W. Miner and Joseph Towers, who voted for Mr. McLean. This vear a senator is to be chosen, but the election will be by the people and not by the legislature and it will not have any effect on the local cam- paign for representatives. It is pretty difficult to say just now how New Britain’s vote will be this year, wheth- er it will be for republican or demo- cratic candidates, all calculations be- ing upset by the republican victory achieved last spring. It looks as if the republicans are in the majority, but there has always been so much independent voting done here that iv seems impossible-to make a produe- tion with any assurance of accuracy. The feeling, however, is that both sideg should nominate its best men, so that whichever party wins New Britain will be competently represent- ed. That appears to be a good idea, for this city is large and important enough to have the best men it can obtain to represent it at Hartford. It has sent some men to the legis- lature who have been amongst the ablest in the body. During the year of theé deadlock the best speech on thé 1egal aspects of the case was that made by the late P. J. Markley of New Britain. Berlin is talking of a citizens" party, although it is believed that it is not talking very loudly for it and furthermore there does not appear to be any reason for it, or if there is the promoters are keeping it to themselves. Selectman Gibney is be- lieved to be giving the town a good administration and the only object there could be in forming an inde- pendent political party would be o get him out, but if they accomplished that and put in some one else they would not be any better off and per- | haps the people might suffer’in mak-’ ing the change. It is by nho means certain that an independént mové-, ment could encompass the-defeat of Mr. Gibney. Berlin is pretty solidly republican, It gave Roosevelt: 100 votes two vears ago and Mr. Wilson | 191, and then Mr. Taft carried it by ' a plurality of 194 over Roosevelt and 108 over Wilson. Berlin might not| stick so close to the republican ticket | in a local contest, but the party has| sufficient leeway to enable it to- get by even on such an occasion, -provided, of course, that a suitably balanced | ticket is placed in nomination, New: Britain has been all through that in- dependent ticket business in local elections and has never yet seen any good come from it, but has heard some unpleasant rumors concerning | the management. A citizens' ticket carried the town and city, but when the people saw that there were no benefits ' coming from such victories they dropped back into their old po- litical affiliations and the government moved along the same as usual. In order to have an independent move- ment successful the conditions must be ripe for it and there are no such reports coming from Berlin. An Example Worth Following. (Detroit Free Press.) Mrs. Edith Wharton, the novelist, has for some years resided in Paris, where she has undertaken to organize the Parisian sewing women who have been thrown out of employment in consequences of the war, and is sup- plying material for them to make into clothing for wounded soldiers and the poor, by the sale of which they may relieve their own pressing needs. This is a helpful work, a true char- ity. To aid the destitute to help them- selves is the best kind of assistance. And there will be many destitute in consequence of the check to certain activities because of the war. Many longshoremen of New York city are already out of work because of the check upon -the city's commerce. Often the man's loss of occupation throws the burden of family sup- port upon the women. Whateven provides employment for them is a public benefit. It has been reported that many women of title and high social stand- ing abroad have offered their services to the Red Cross as nurses. While the impulse that led to the proffer is noble and patriotic and a credit to their womanhood, the fact remains that nursing is arduous work and the tenderly nurtured and inexperienced must soon succumb to its exactions. War is a grim school, and the ineffi- clent have no place in army hospitals. Unless they are capable and can be of real service they are an embarrass- FACTS AND FANCIES, The sheepbake begins to appear alove the horizon in the east just as the “constellation of the clambake is setiing in the west. It is one of the cvents and institution that makes this world of ours habitable for the epicure during the fall months, when the solace of “steamers” and lobster cooked in cloth and seaweed is denied bim.—New Haven Register. A New Berford girl in London, writing to her home paper, the Stan- dard, notes that ““We saw a suffragette, a real English militant, wearing a huge purple hat, and supporting a chy at the time like this!" is amusing and to many women will be convincing.—Waterbury American. Congressman Donovan is gaining much publicity because he was the victim of an automobile accident in Washington recently. A Danbury democrat who apparently is not a Donovan admirer has been unkind enough to say that his present physi: cal injuries will be as nothing com- pared with his mental disability after the sixth of November.—Bridgeport Telegram. The defeat of Governor Blease of South Carolina in his attempt to hecome a senator of that state will fill many people there and elséwhere with a joy that is not strictly un- bhely. He has been governor enough, and comparatively few of his fellow-citizens of the state show any strong desire to honor him at present. He may not be as Senator Tillman says he is, but ap- parently he is not good enough to be a senator, after what he has done as governor.—Hartford Times. A drive or a walk abéut this sec- tion at this time of the year is a de- Ulightful experience for the observant | individual. One of the - things that will. impress him most pleasantly is the .varied and attractive display of beautiful flowers. iant dahlias, blazing asters of many hues, glorious gladiolas, the stately cld-fashioned hollyhock, the - com- moner but cheerful golden glow and the always decorative geraniums are tc be encountered at every turn and everywhere they are found they lend e charm that cannot be overlooked. —Bristol Press. Figures issued by the interstate commerce commission show that dur- ing the fiscal year 1913 a total of 1,126 rersons were killed by railroad loco- motives or cars at grade crossings and 117 killed on electric roads, in all 1,242 lives snuffed out. Statistics for the fiscal year of 1014 are not yet given out, but during the past three months thereof the commissioner re- ports 420 people killed on steam road crossings and forty-six killed on trolley line crossings, a total of 466. Thkis amounts to an average of 114 fatalities a month . or four deaths évery day for the fifteen months cov- ered by the reports.—Ansonia Sen- injel. How Bismarck Made War. (New York Globe.) The matter. is illustrated by the skilful .maneuverings of Bismarck preceding the war of 1864 with Den- mark, of 1866 with Austria, and .particularly the war of 1870 with France. How the cunning chancel- -lor deprived France of sympathy and the possible assistance of Great Brit- ain is related by Bismarck in his re- minjscences, and is worth re-telling | at the present time. The crisis with France arose over the Spanish succession. The vacant throne had been offered to Leopold of Hohenzollern, and he had provisional~ ly accepted. France, supported by Great Britain protested, Leopold then declined, and the basis for dispute was removed, much to the chagrin of Bismarck. Then the government of Napoleon IIIL, against the advice of Great Britain, put forth a preposter- ous and insulting demand. It asked the Prussian king to bind himself never a¥ain to consent to Leopold’s candidacy. King William, who was at Ems, and on whom the demand had been personally made by the French ambassador, properly refused and referred further consideration of the matter to the Berlin foreign office. The king's secretary informed the Berlin foreign office of the incident, closing the telegram with the state- ment that Bismarck might use his discretion concerning a publication ot the demand and its rejection. Bis: marck had Moltke and Roon to din- self tell .the’rest of the story. “I was informed that a message was being deciphered. When the copy was handed to me it showed that Abeken (the king's secretary) had drawn up and signed the telegram at his ma- jesty's command. 1 read it out to my guests, whose dejection was so great that they turned away from food and drink. On a repeated ex- amination of the docuiment I lingered upon the authorization of his ma- jesty, which included a command, immediately to <communicate Bene- dette's fresh demand and its rejec- tion to our ambassadors and the press. T put a few aquestions to | Moltke as-to the .extent of.his con- fidence. -in:-the state of our prepara- tions: He-answered - that if there was to be war he expected no advantage to us by deferring its outbreak. Un- der the conviction that war could be avoided only at the cost of the honor of Prussia, 1 made use of the rovat | authorization to publish the contents of the telegram, and in the presence of my two guests I reduced the tele- gram by striking out words, but| without adding or altering, to the | following form: “After the news of the renuncia- tion of the hereditary prince of Ho- ment and a hindrance; if unequal to their task they must be cared for in- stead of caring for others. Perhaps a hint may be taken from Mrs. Wharton's example. She has shown a way to help. There will be fon. There is also some talk of Rep- resentative Towers for senator and many helps needed during the winter ‘thnt is approaching. henzollern had been officially com- municated to the imperial govern- ment of France by the royal govern- ment of Spain, the French ambassa- dor further demanded of his majesty the king that he would authorize him to telegraph to Paris that his majesty | | | ner that night.. Now let Bismarck him- | placard which read: ‘Failure of men’s | statesmanship.’ 1 call that pure anar- | That last | long | bad as | Everwhere brill- | time never again to give his consent if the Hohenzollerns renewed their candidature. His majesty the Kking thereupon decided not to receive the French ambassador again, and sent to tell him through the aide-de-camp on duty that his majesty had nothing more to communicate to the ambas- sador.” “The difference in the effect of the abbreviated text of the Ems telegram, as compared with that produced by the original, was not the result of stronger words, but of the form, which made this announcement ap- pear decisive, while Abeken's ver- sion would only have been regarded as a fragment in a negotiation still pending and to be continued at Ber- lin. After I had read out the con- centrated cdition to my two guests Moltke remarked: “‘Now it has a different ring; it sounded before like a parley; now it is like a flourish in answer to a chal- lenge." “I went on to explain: If in execu- tion of his majesty’'s order 1 at once communicate this text, which con- tains no alteration in or addition to the telegram, not only to the news- papers but also by telegraph to all our embassies, it will be known in Paris before midnight; and not only on account of its contents but the manner of its distribution will have the effect of a red rag on the Gaelic bull. Fight we must, if we do not want to act the part of the van- quished without a battle, Success, however, especially depends on the impression which the origination of the war makes on us and on others. It is important that we should be the party attacked and that we fear- lessly meet the public threats of France. “This explanation brought on the two generals a revulsion to a more joyous mood, the liveliness of which surprised ‘me. Theéy had suddenly recovered their pleasure in eating and ‘drinking, and spoke in a more cheerful vein. Roon said: ‘Our Goa of old still lives and will not let us perish in disgrace.’ "—Bismarck, Re- flections and Reminiscences, IL, pp. 95-101. The French, taking the bait, pre- cipitately declared war, thus alienat. ing European sentiment, just as Bis- marck had foreseen. This year, whatever the faults of the men responsible for the conduct of German affairs, it will not be con- tended that they have been squeam- ish about the general opinion of the world or that they have used Bis- marckian indirectness to fasten the blame of breaking the peace on their | adversaries. MEXICO'S NATIONAL BEVERAGE WONDER Puque Tastes Like Seur Milk .But “Jag” I8 Sure. El1 Paso, Tex., Aug. 29.—Pulque is the national beverage of Mexico, but | is consumed almost exclusively by the lower classes. One or two quarts of it will give you a capital joy. It sells retail from 1 1-2 to 2 cents a quart, It has a whitish-gray color, tastes like sour milk and smells like a skunk, This remarkable beverage is ex- tracted from a plant, or species of cactus, known as the maguey plant. This plant attains a height of six to eight feet, with the same width, It resembles very closely a giant drti- choke. Its leaves are frequently ten feet long, a foot and a half wide and ten inches thick. How is that for a leaf? The juice (pulque) is extract- ed in much the same way that you tap a maple tree, Seven Years' Growth, The plant has to grow for seven years before it gives any pulque; then it is tapped, and it continues to give an average of one and a half gallons every day for three months; then it dies. When the plant is dead. its great value then begins. From the stems of the lower leaves two other drinks are made-—tequila and mezcal, These are very intoxicating, as clear as water, are drunk from small whis- ky glasses, and sell at from two to four cents a drink, about half an ounce, With the leaves of the plant they fatten cattle, thatch houses, make ropes, brooms, sewing thread, needles, paper, vinegar, MRolasses, eaves troughs and many other useful things; and besides these the Indians extract a worm from the leaves, which they cook, eat and consider a great delicacy. Filthy Stink Pots, The pulquerias—that is, the shops where pulque is sold—are mere filthy stink pots, patronized only by the lower element of both sexes. A so- ber man or woman is seldom seen to enter or leave these joints, They are drunk when they go in, and drunker when they come out. Of course, a large can business is done, and you can see girls and children of all ages rushing the growler for the folks at home. (Springfield Republican.) An American industry for which Dainty New Blouses at 97¢ each, Values fo $1.50 These new Blouses are being shown in several styles of organdies, Persian lawns and voiles, . Two Hundred Rumpled Wais SATURDAY AT 49c¢ EACH Values up to $2.00. These are real Waist bargains, as every sold before September 1st. Wash Dresses SATURDAY AT $1.00 EACH Dresses that are worth $1.50 at $1.98. Al Our Dress Skirts Marked Down Separate Skirts of serges, whipe cords and broadclothg in black, brown, navy, gray and fancy weaves. $2.98 Skirts now $1.98, $3.98 and $4.98 Skirts now $2.98, $5.98 Skirts now $3.98, $6.98 and $7.98 Skirts now $4.98, - More Siik Girdles FOR SATURDAY SELLING All colors, best values in New Brit- ain, $1.00 Silk Mesaline Girdles at each. $1.49 Messaline, Roman Striped and black and white Silk Girdles at 98¢ each, $1.98 and $2.50 Silk Girdles &t $1.49 each. Saturday Shirt Sale $1.00 Men's full size Shirts 69¢ ecach. Sizes 14 to 18 1-2 inch meck- band. Colors strictly fast, Fine qual- ity percales. Men's “Onyx” Silk Sox at 25¢ pair, value 50¢ These are the Silk Sox that all the young men are talking about. In fact this wonderful Silk Hose has brought many new faces to this store, made new customers that are satis fled customers. That is our aim Jn business. “ONYX" Silk Sox in all sizes. Coi+ ors, navy, tan, gray, white and black, Early Autumn Showing of N Drapery Materfals Call and let us show them to you and see the selection of new things when our showing is complete, BIG AUGUST MARK DOWN on TRUNKS, BAGS AND SUIT CASES D. McMILLAN 199-201-203 MAIN STREET. why all the carnage has been pre. cipitated—and in that will not be much worse off than many of their riders—will be killed by the tnou- sands. Hence the opportunity for the American breeder, since the South American horses are said to be too light for good cavalry mounts and the Arabian horses not suited to the Eu- ropean climate. It ig reported that capital is already being invested in great ranches for horse raising in the expectation of large returns in four or five years, when, if the wgr is over, there must be a dearth of horses for peaceful employment as well as for the remounting of the armies, even upon a peace basis. Such a dearth and the consequent higher prices for horses of all classes would obviously great things are expected as a result of the war is that of horse breeding. Already the dispatches have given an vast inkling of the importance and scale of the cavalry operations, and that the demand for remounts will exceed the supply is certain. Recol- lections are still fresh of the extent to which horses and mules were ob- tained in this country for ¢he British army during the Boer war. Cavalry may not, it is true, have quite the same relative jmportance in the present war that it did in that conflict, owing to the infinitely greater masses of troops involved and the relatively smaller area of actual etrife. Yet the poor the king bound himself for all future | dumb brutes who have no knowledge put a premium upon the further de- velopment of the automobile, and the horseless age become thereby more nearly a reality, As to New Britain, (Windham Observer.) The Hartford Courant takes the New Britain Herald to task for volc~ ing low tariff sentiments. “New Brit« 8in is no place to preach free trade it sas And by the vay, who knows best what is a fit topic for New Brit- ain discuseion, the Herald which s published there, or the meddling Ola Lady who lives next door? Rumpled Waist in the store must bC. . .