New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 11, 1915, Page 6

e bRALD PUBLISHING TOMPANY, Proprietors. daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. ‘Herald Building, 67 Church 8t at the Post Office at New Britain as Second Class Mail Matter. 4 by carricrs to any part of the city 5 Cents a Week, 65 Cents a Month. iptions for paper to be payable In advane Month. $7.00 a v oly profitable advertising medium in oity. .Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers. nt by mall Cents & erald will ve found on sale at Hota- News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- » New York City; Board Walk. tlaatic City and tford depot. TELE! PHONE CALLS. ss Office .. days gone by it was the excep- ather than the rule when the ers and parents of' children d on questions pertaining to ula. or other kindred sub- There was always an an- pism manifest between these forces. Parents thought one teachers another. But now different. Those | who have ed their lives to the wonder- ibject of pedagogy, who have ced themselves on the altar of e service so that the youth of the may be taken off the procrustean lof ignorance have won a note- y battle. They have brought parents of school children around e proper way of thinking, have the fathers and mothers that Hangers supposed to have lurked class’ room were ~mythical was all brought about partly gh legislation, compelling chil- to attend school; partly through ation, showing the parents the ; and partly through the fore- pnce anq‘klndness of the teach- in. other words, conquering hn nature. Where lives there a t who does not want his or her boy or girl to have more privi- than -somebody “else’s little boy rl? And that trait of human e has been, if not obliterated, at gibdued. There has been a bond p-operation established between er and parent. ~ Right here ew Britain we are seeing the of this tnion. The boys and are profiting by the work being by their elders who have united r the banner of the Teachers' Parents’ association, ‘ery man or an in the city of Britain {Hias a child attend- :é§fiay of New Britain 10 take dh aptive interest in the hers’ and Parents’ association of Britain. Eyery man and woman, mother afd g¢very father should tally interested in'this organiza- They are all de facto members, that is not all: they should attend e medtings and enter into the 1 S As attendance at the tings are the only dues imposed, 1y time 14 not so'valuable that the ts ofz,ioho‘ol children can afford is proposed by the members of Teachers’ and Parents’ associa- to present during the coming ter a series of lectures pertaining he development of ‘the children. ther,- the assoclation | has pur- ed a motion picture machine and ds to exhibil 1 i1 films h ‘ this at is'good and' the “children. ¢ es, as we understand it, are not pded to take on the frothiness of ickleodeon’s exhibit, nor yet the mor and glare of a professional | ovie” show, On the contrary, the biects chosen will, he. caretully se- | ed ones from ‘the:flelds of travel b lterature: Théis #ilP" be first pwn to the parents and, if approved, 1 afterwards be presented to the ngsters. Surely that is good n. ng minds to become absorbed in nes shown in some moving picture uses, subjects which cannot with riety be , discussed within the d walls of the home. a [That then is only one of a numberl ways in which the parents, by co- t{on with the teachers, can help r children. It is a wholesome and jble thing to look after the little es. And, having brought them into e world it i8 the duty of every bther and father to see that John Mary, or Willlam, or Jane, has ery advantagé offered by the hools. And that, in substance, is t the Teachers’ and Parents’ as- cfdtion aims to bring about. Every jteént should go to the school where I8 OF her child is registered and ex- an intention of lending a help- hand. And do i1t now. te likely many of those war ref- WhO have falled to return the ¥ advanced them by the govern- Nt Were wont to rail at the United for not protecting its citizens Far better than allowing the " \“SONG WRITERS WANTED.” Playing on the gullible American public is one of the favorite pastimes of some prefessional musicians en- gaged in the so-called art of. popular song writing.© When all other means fail at money making a go00d, or even: a mediocre piano player can - open up an office some large city, send out circulars and place advertisements in country newspapers to the effect that he is looking for song writers with new and original ideas and, presto, he becomes overnight fabulously wealthy. It has been done. Down in New York town the United States Government now has on trial some of these im- posters the charge being misuse of the mails. It is an old game, one that should be known the country over and yet American people are caught in the trap. It is time plenty of publicity were given this particular subject in the hope that budding poets can be prevented from being led into the net. It is human nature to want for var- ious things, chief among these being money and fame. anyone can seemingly plausible get-rich-quick -scheme there are thou- sands who will to the call, fol- v riches as the children did the Pied Piper. When in addition to the money the idea of fame is embodied in the appeal thero are few who will remain hardened and pass up an opportunity to take a try. The song-writing game feeds on this weakness in human nature. . Where, roh where, is the town America which does not jpossess the future song writer ‘of the nation? Where is the boy or girl who cannot put two or three lines together in fantastic fash- ion, ending one here and another there with a rhyme? Given this material upon which to work tae professional in Any time advance a rally lowing the lure of e in parasite who lives on money thus ex- torted can do wonders with the aid of a few well placed advertisements and the use of the United Stat And, the money derived from any one individual is such a s mails. small amount,— usually five dollars at most,—that it is very rarely a complaint reaches tiae ears of the government. many cases the poor unfortunates who send in their lyrics and their money have not the wits to know they are playing against the inevitable,—that their songs are not worthy, that their odes will never see cold print unless the cost of publication is added to the in- itiation fee into the ‘“House of Song.” And thus it is. Ever and onward the course of song writing takes its way, and the criminals who nurse the cor- respondence school side of it, catering to poéts of the green-woods, are ever willing to face penitentiary sentences to fleece their regular customers. And all this is done day after day in the United States of America, in the In houses, which perhaps might not be needed at all if the city went ahead and bought more motor equipment: Something may be said, too, on the side of economy. Good 'horses are difficult to get these days the board of public safety has learned by hard experience. They cost a lot of money and there is no guarantee they will not go lame or become unfit for service within a short Then it costs good money to feed them and the price of fodder is not dropping to any extent. On the other hand, mo- tor apparatus requires comparatively little attention when standing in the house, which, by the way, it is most of the time. Gasoline and oil are all the truck consgmes and these only when the apparatus is in use. Fewer men are required to Kkeep it in condition and when it comes to real efficiency,—the ability to get out and reach a fire with a minimum con- sumption of time,—there is no com- parison between modern fire appara- tus and the gallant old fire horse, des- pite all that may be said in favor of man’s four footed friend- No argu- There is only one thing as period. ment is left. to do, put automobile engines and other like apparatus throughout the fire department. William Jennings Bryan, apostle of peace on earth, and Woodrow Wilson, of ‘preparedness,”’ have come to verbal blows over Hoiy Writ. The Nebraskan having challenged the Wilson menace to Christianity, dragged forth a few verses of Ezekiel in defence of his plan. Now comes the silver tongued one and says the Pres- idential interpretation of the Bible is all wrong, and he chides Mr. Wilson for delving into tne Old Testament rather than the New. Truly this is a scism. advocates plan of “preparedness’ as a the President FACTS AND FANCIES. It takes two to make a fight. Like- wise it takes two to make peace. We snall be more credulous of rumors of coming peace when the talk of peace is not confined to one side——Rochester Union. Mr. Wilson says he will be willing to listen to criticisms. This will be one of the criticisms heard at Wash- ngton—that there isn’t room for both militia and sub-militia.—Boston Jour- nal. What Premier Asquith said in ex- planation of British disaster is doubt- less true. If the British could think as far beforchand as they can after- ward, 'however, they would save thou- sands of lives, both for themselves and their allies.—Burlington Free Press. Mr. Asquith is by temperament and ‘habit a middle of the road man, and while he is not the dictator that many crave he represents all England well as any man could. He is best at the helm and Lloyd-George in the boiler room.—Springfield Republican. twentieth century. Probably the la- mented Mr. Barnum was right, after all; but there should not be so many lured by the siren of songdom. Not after all the exposes made by the United States Government. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. Several years ago New Britain be- gan the upbuilding of its fire depart- ment with the purchase of two fine pieces of automobile apparatus, the combination hose and chemical now housed at the Central fire station and Number 2 on BElm street. To this nucleus was Te- cently added the ~new city service iruck, giving the department three pleces of modern appuratus. It is es- sential to the welfare of the city that this work should go on as rapidly as possible until the department tirely made up of self-propelled vehicles. In carrying out such a program the city will be doing only what other up-to-date communities have already achieved: When motor driven vehicles were in the experi- stage it was common pru- that cities should hesitate Lefore discarding the reliable horse drawn apparatus and it ‘was only after years of patient watching, wait- | ing and studying the work of the former that the wisdom of its adop- tion became apparent. When the fact became established beyond possibility of dispute that mo- tor apparatus was faster, more effi- cient, and quite as reliable as horse drawn vehicles city after city in this country began installing automobile fire fighting apparatus. New Britain, second city in Hartford county and one of the fastest growing ‘communi- ties in New England, should no long- er remain in the ruck in this most im- portant public demand. When the appropriations are ‘'made rext spring, whatever eise is pared, the board of public safety should be given blanche in this matter and be told to go ahead and install motor apparatus in the fire department. The city should possess at least one powerful motor pump and two more hose and chemical wagons of the lat- est design. Both in the northern and southern sections of the city there are demands for better fire protection. cars, is en- mental dence carte broad.—Pittsburg Dispatch. L The people are asking for more fire There is the wusual after-election growl in some quarters about the working of the voting machines. They certainly have worked better than any paper ballot ever used in Buffalo has worked, If many voters were not re- corded because of a failure to pull all of the pointers, it may be said that the vote of the man who will not take the trouble to learn how to cast his vote cannot be of very much value to the community anyway.—Buffalo Express. The American note of October 21, in the moderateness of its tone, its logi- cal progress and its marshalling of evl- dence and precedents reflects exactly American sentiment and describes ac- curately American purpose. We stand upon the law, and demand that Great Britain shall obey that law; and in this the administration only expresses the will of the American people.—New York Sun. Bandmaster Sousa took up years ago the trying task of being a succes- sor in popularity to aPtrick Sarsfield Gilmore. How far he has succeeded was made manifest on Saturday, when bands, orchestras and great organs from coast to coast poured out Tis march music in recognition of his six- ty-first birthday. Schools of music may come and may go, ragtime with the rest, but all the world will con- Inue to love a stirring number in two- fouar time.—New York World. John Temple Graves Is 59. (Stamford Advocate.) Colonel John Temple Graves, noted Southern orator ana journalist, now speaking in Southern cities in the in- terest of national defense, was 59 years old last Monday. In early life he was a newspaper reported, and at 25 was editor of a newspaper and be- came part owner of the Daily Geor- gian. Since its purchase by Hearst he has been connected with the Hearst publications. He is a prolific writer. His articles on universal peace by arbitration created great in- terest in the subject, and in the South Ire has been the leader of the move- ment for the separation of the black and white races. Colonel Graves was | born in Abbeville county, South Caro- lina, on November 9, 1856, the son of CGeneral James P, Graves. He is de- scended from the Calhoun family, noted for oratory. He studied at the University of Georgia, then entered journalism. At one time 'he was a cardldate for the United States sen- ate from Georgia, but he withdrew on account of his health. In 1908 he was the candidate of the National In- &ependence party for vice president. He has been the orator on many no- table occasions in the North and South. Colonel Graves is a progres- sive, and is ready at all times to take up the cudgels for measures that aim for popular benefit, ocratic nomination for governor next GOOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED IN INSTITUTE'S LIST THIS WEEK Bohemia under Hapsburg misrule, by Thomas Capek. ““A new, book about Bohemia which cannot fail of a wide public at the present crisis. Even apart from the psychological moment, it is a deeply interesting, if one-sided, narrative.”— Spectator. .. Flags of the world, past and present, by W. J. Gordon. “Their story and associations. In- teresting book devoting nearly three- quarters of its space to British (in- cluding colonial) flags, banners, royal badges and signals, twenty-eight pages to America, and the few remaining pages to other flags of the world.”— A. L. A. Booklist. . uw Germany since 1740, by G. M. Priest. “An admirably clear and interesting little book, sympathetic but ecritical, to be recommended as the most com- mendable account extant of this period of Germany’s development for the general reader. Covers events to the summer of 1914.”—A. L. A. Booklist. J e High lights of the French revolution, i by Hilaire Belloc. .. | History, by R. H. Gretton. | “The author discusses the attitude | toward the problem of various his- ( torians, among them Carlyle, Hallam, Macaulay, ®anke, Prescott, Buckle, and Green. He considers the influ- ences that reshaped history writing in the late nineteenth century, the cheapening of newspapers, the popu- larizing of education, etc., and pre- diets another probable development.” —Book Review Digest. % e Irish nuns at Ypres by D. M. C., with an introduction by John Red- mond. Dy Israel’s historical and k biographical narratives from the establish- ment of the Hebrew kingdom to the end of the Maccabean strug- gle, by C. F. Kent. e Life and letters of John Hay, by W. R. Thayer. Two volumes. . aox Life of William Pitt, Earl of Chattam, in two volumes, by Basil Wil- liams. e Marie Antoinette, by e Hilaire Belloc. Making of modern England, by Gil- bert Slater. . x . Russia_of the Russians, Williams. by H. W. . a s Serbia, her people, history and as- pirations, by Worslaw M. Petro- vitch. . Story of our navy, by W. L. Stevens. A spirited and accurate account, from revolutionary times to the re- cent occupation of Vera Cruz.”—A. L. A. Booklist. Old Fashioned Remedies. I (New York Commercial.) H Physicians have been jumping from drug or chemical to another ever ! since Lister found a way to check | or prevent the infection of wounds.} Doctors have tried friars balsam, car- Lolic acid, iodoform and dozens of cther antiseptics, some of them very costly, and now seem to have gone back to old fashioned household dress Lack to old-fashioned household aressings of past years and even past centuries. On the battlefields of Europe sugar, salt, tincture of iodine and common garlic have superseded drugs and chemicals with high-sounding names. Sugar is used as a dressing for wounds already infected. The Brit- ish government has found that wounded men of ships whose injuries have been washed with common sea water make better recoveries than | those treated in fleld hospitals, the conclusion being that the waters of the ocean are an ideal antiseptic. Tincture of iodine, a preparation as old as the hills, is the favorite pro- tection against lockjjaw; and so it goes. Of all these reversions to grand- mother’s specifics, however, the dis- covery that garlic is almost cure- all, is the most striking. Doctors who prescribe and use only the more costly and ncw-fangleq preparations imported {rom Germany will have its eflicacy is vouched for by the London Lancet on the tentimony of two emi- nent London surgeons, Garlic ap- piled to a wound stops the infection and heals quickly, wheras modern antiseptics ased in fashionable prac- tice injure the tissues. Garlic has | been tested thorcughly at the Pad- dington infirmary in London, Eng., as well as in field hospitals in France. The story of the rediscovery of parlic possesses human interest. An old French peasant woman was found to have dressed the sores and wounds of soldiers in the war zone with re- markable results. An army surgeon investigated and garlic is now sold by the ton where it was formerly sold by the ounce in English chemists | shops. Garlic juice diluted with three or four parts of distilled water seems to be the standard dressing. Garlic is also found to be effective ir preventing 'tuberculosis and in curing it in its early stages. The common onion, cousin of clove of garlic is good for colds. Hindus have used plasters of garlic for ages. Just when speculators have cornered the drug and chemical market, army doc- tors and sbbstitues in things that are cheap and plentiful. Mr. Whitlock’s Future. (Providence Journal.) At a time when ‘*‘favorite sons™ are looming on the horizon as can- didates for potential honors, Ohio takes pride in a new one in the per- son of Brand Whitlock, United States Minister to Belgium, who is now re- turning to this country on a two- months leave of absence. Democrats or his home, State are seriously con- sidering his availabitity for the dem- , young love. | of drudgery. | teresting {1y to be cited as an argument in favor | instances the choice of a man with- Tragedy of Fotheringay, by M. M. Maxwell-Scott. « e Fiction. Courtship of Rosamond Fayre, Berta Ruck. “A very entertaining love story by the author of ‘His official fiancee.” ‘Berta Ruck’ is the wife of the well- known English novelist, Olives Onions.”—Publisher’s' note. . by | Destiny’s daughter, by Alice Birkhead. “Gabrielle Brandon was the odd member of her family. There are three distinct periods in the story of her career. The first is the time of In the second, a period In the third she wins success as an actress.”—Book Review Digest. “The story, although weak in con- struction and dramatic interest, has some excellent character portrayal, done with vivacity and satiric humor, and revealing keen observation and clear understanding of men and women.”—N. Y. Times. . Hal o’ the Ironsides, by 8. R. Crockett. « s visible might, by Robert Bowman. “A remarkable book which tells the tragedy of a Russian official’'s wife un- der government suspicion of showing too much sympathy for reformers and peasants. Restrained, intense, poig- nant, told in the fewest possible words, shifting the scene rapidly from Petro- grad to a country estate and then to an exile settlement in Siberia.”—A. L. A. Booklist. In .. i Island of surrise, by C. T. Brady. LY John the Fool: an American romance, by C. T. Jackson. “The scene of this romantic adven- ture story is lower Louisiana, where Virgil Williams has worked for seven years in an’ attempt to drain the swamp lands and make the country habitable. Laure Drouillot, a primi- tive little descendant of piratical an- cestors fights Williams’ project. After a time Mary, the super-civilized, ap- | pears on the scene to take a hand in affairs with a spirit that seems to show that she too may have a pirate ancestor somewhere in her family tree.”—Book Review Digest. “An intersting tale, well told."— Publisher’'s Weekl: s Minnie's bishop, and other stories, by G. A. Birmingham. .. Treasure of Hidden valley, by W. G. Emerson. “A wholesome story of work, and play in the west.” “The plot is not unusual, but it carries several characters through in- experiences. The young women of the story are especially at- tractive.”—Boston Transcript. love year, and he has also been mentioned as a promising candidate for vice president, Such suggestons are a natural re- sult of Mr. Whitlock’s success in Beil- gium 'in performing the duties of a most trying position for the past fif- teen months to the general satisfac- tion of all conflictisg interests. There seems to have been no authoritative basis for the story that his services had caused German dissatisfaction and a request, actual or implied, for his recall. Nor is there any hint that he is persona non grata to the Ber- lin government. The announcement this week by Secretary Lansing that the German military authorities in Belgium have expressed to Minister Whitlock their regrets that publish- ed reports should have given the impression that his departure from Belgium is due to objections from the German government helps to em- phasize the general good opinion of quality of his diplomatic services at Brussels. Even Berlin appreciates the expert and painstaking character of his arduous task. The poisibilty that Mr, Whitlock may be advanced to more conspicu- ous political honors at home seems significant chiefly as it cosfines the qualities which he has demonstrated with unusual distinction during the past year. His faithful and energetic work in Belgilum adds a most credit- able chapter to the history of Ameri- can diplomacy, and it is all the more remarkable for the reason that to a certain extent the capacity revealed was unexpected. When Mr- Whitlock accepted his post it was regarded as one of minor importance. The work he was undertaking was spoken of as in the nature of recreation, and there was no thought that within a few months he would be plunged into re- sponsibilities calling for rare diplo- matic skill. The outcome is not fair- methods of select- but some of our hit-or-mi ing our foreign representatives, at least it does show that in out diPplomatic experience brings rare talent to the top. And once discover- ed, an ability like Mr. Whitlock’s should not be lost to the public ser- vice, whether it contnues to be util- ized in diplomacy or is transferred to domestic government. The Printer’s Home. (Utica Press.) ' The International Typographical Union plans to build an addition of 40 rooms to the Union Printers Home at Colorado Springs. This home is maintained by the union at a cost of $100,000 a year. There are now 210 patients in the home, of whom 100 are tubercular. A referendum WHAT OTHERS SAY Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office. Old Time Theatrical Manager. (Louisville - Courier-Journal.) Although not a dramatic producer like the late George Edwards and Sir Herbert Tree in England, or David Balasco and the late Charles Frohman, in America—the rather of | old-fashioned theatrical manager of | what may be called the provincial | sort—it is within the bounds of truth to say that no one connected with the business of the stage was more widely known or more highly es- teemed than John T- Macauley. His death, therefore, cuts a reai gap in the ranks, For nearly 40 years | he had made Macauley’s theater to | the touring actor an oasis in the des- ! ert, a beacon across the darkness of | “the road,” and he had done this | through sheer force and charm of his personality. He was loved and hon- ored of the profession from ocean to ocean. Ostentating in nothing, neither loud or effusive in his wel- come to the stranger—quiet, ap- parently reserved—the light that shone, the warmth that glowed emanated from within and showed a manly nature and a kind heart. He was consideration itself. He brought to the hospitality he dispensed with unremitting constancy and unpreten- ¢ ‘tious grace something of the dignity and method of the soldier. His whole life had taken its cue from its beginning. To hve joined a marching army as regimental drummer boy and at the end of four years of service in the field to have come out a captain of the line tells its own story. It is true to say that | he came of fighting stock. The union had no better soldier than his elder brother, the late Gen. Daniel Mac- auley- At the close of the war of sections he was still but a lad, and, his brother Bernard (“‘Barney”’) Mac- auley being in the show business, he enlisted with him, and thus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis, and from Indianapolis to Louisville, John T. Macauley reached the Falls of the Ohio and became Manager Macaulcy of Macauley’s theater, built by his brother Barney, who, eminently suc- cessful on the stage, did not find the business of management to suit his taste, or aptitude. As a consequence he did not remain and continue in the management. His brother John succeeded him and made a great suc- cess of it. Very few American playhouses lasted so long or gained such distinc- tion. From 1875 to 1915 all the great actors and actresses of the world made their appearances at Macau- ley's theater, most of them holding it in deep, abiding affection. This was mainly, if not altogether, due to the personality of John T. Mac- auley. The city in which he lived so long and was loved 8o well recognizes the debt of gratitude it owes to his aec- hievements in that department of en- terprise which reacts so largely up- on the general prosperity. His friends will long hold his memory dear. As Joseph Jefferson said of him “He was a born lover of men and dogs, and better than that can be said of no man."” Reportorial Calibre. (New Haven Union.) Dr. Talcott Wiliams, director of the School of Journalism at Colum- bia, thinks reporters shouid measure up to some minimum qualification standard before being turned loose by newspaper owners upon an un- suspecting public. He says if they were compelled to undergo state ex- aminations, similar in extent to those prepared for lawyers, doctors and druggists, the profession of journal- ism would be benefitted and so would the public, Taking issue with him, the York Herald remarks: “Some of the greatest writers who ever curved thoughts around a type- writer roll have started their careers at a salary which would have meant death if the price of doughnuts had wavered a point. Had they been compelled to take an examination to obtain his weekly insult from the newspaper publishers some of the most wonderful stories now draping the shelves of librarles would have remained lurking in the skulls of geniuses who, through force, enter- ed the pickle making or general trucking industries.” | New A Hotel of IntCrest. (Boston Transcript.) Half a century ago Starr King | pointed out that Mt. Chocorua was the only mountain in the White hills of New Hampshire that is crowned with a legend. If a thoroughly well- intentioned, but as it seems to some, at least, a misdirected ambition is| realized, that crown will soon be displaced by a more democratic in stitution in the shape of a house of public entertalnment. The recent September gale swept away the little | inn that for 20 years or so had stood atop the southern shoulder of the mountain at the foot of the tower- ing cone. That house, though never an adornment to the mountain land- | scape, was ever dear to all who :eimbed the peak, because of the hole-hearted type of unpretending hospitality dispensed by its veteran beniface. A more aspiring succes- | sort, with the indomtable energy of | a thorough mountaineer, has laid | his plans to build upon the topmost rocks of the peak itself where the has been taken among the members on the propositien to increase the per capita tax five cents a month to raise about $42,000 a year, to he its support. The Union Printers’ Home is one of the greatest institu- tions of its kind in the United States. It is a little out .from Colorado Springs and occupies a commanding site, with a beautiful view of Pike’s Peak. house may shout its presence to the world at large, | It is safe to say that Chocorua is ' today the most loved peak of all the | Granite hills, admired by every bhe. used for extending the home and for | holder for the unique and striking to beauty of its form, and deMghted in by old and young who enjoy the mildly adventurous mountaineering that its crags afford. Notwithstanding all their harshness. the elements in all the ages have never marred the beauty of the mountain, but man, in TR <5 PRI " BIG STORE “ALWAYS RELIABLE” Thanksgiving - Linens Fortunately we are well prepll.l:d to supply your Thanksgiving needs in Linens of all kinds, WHAT HOME IS THERE TODAY that doesn’t need something in lin- ens for Thanksgiving? A table cloth that has outlived its usefulness and needs replacing, or another set of Napkins, some - lies or Tray Cloths, so on doWn through the list of needfuls for the dining room. TABLE DAMASK BY THE YARD. 68-inch Wide Mercerized Table Damask, price, 50c yard. PURE LINEN DAMASKS. Priced b9c, 79c yard. BEST LINEN DAMASKS, 72-inch wide priced $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $1.76 yard. Napkins to match, priced 5188, $2.50 and $3.00 dozen- LUNCH CLOTHS. Mercerized 36-inch size, pricefl, 50c each, PURE DINEN LUNOH CLOTHS, Bize 36 to 54 inch, priced 98¢, $1.25 $1.60 to $2.50 each. PATTERN TABLE CLOTHS. Priced $1.98, $2.25, $2.50, $3.00 ¢ HEMSTITCHED PATTERN OLOTHS. $8.00, Pure linen priced, .8150. $3.75, $4.50 and better. ROUND SCALLOPED PATTERN. CLOTHS, Pure linen, priced $3.95 to $6.00 each. TRAY CLOTHS. Priced 39c, 60c, 98c each. LINEN HUCK TOWELS, Priced, 26c, 29¢, 39¢c, 60c to $1.00 each. LINEN DAMASK TOWELS, Priced 26c, 39c, 60c to $1.00 each. Cluny lace trimmed Doilles, all sizes. Rennaisance, lace trimmed, em- bordered and scalloped edge cepter pieces. SCOARFS AND SHAMS. Priced 26c, 49c, The, 98c. Scarfs of the better kinds up to $4.50 each. -~ D. McMILLAN 199-201-2¢ MAIN STREET spite of good intentions, has In a few years’ time brought devastation to its forests, and all but squalor 1o its most sacred places. And How the chieftain’s curse bids fair to be- come something far less poetic and more tangible than a crowning le- gend. Cost of Women’s Clothes. (Meriden Journal.) A lady visiting here the other day who recently moved to a larger city, was talking about the cost ofdress- making. She had made inquiries”as to a dressmaker who could make hér a gown for a moderate price. Having been directed to such a personage, she found that her very lowest price for a very simple dress, was. $76. This - was additional to cost of material. It seems surprising that such prices far in excess of what is needed #to buy a good tailor made man's suit, should be obtained, Probably ' the reason is that the demands of wom~ #n as to style, taste, and fitting, grow more exacting .every year. Only people having unusual technical skill, and an cye for harmony and individuality in color and design, can fill the bill. If they can suit wnis critical trade, they canm got about any price they ask. The lady telling the story sald that this dressmaker remarked, that if she did not care to pay thc price, it was much better to buy ready made than patronize cheaper makers This is a conclusion that the great ma- Jority of women long since reached, - Noroton Home, (New Haven Journal-Courier.) Without attempting to pess upon| the complaints that are made by !h'd veterans of the civil war who are liv-» ing in the state home at Noroton, it can be lald down as a guiding prin- ciple that these old soldiers deser; well at the hands of the state, they are insufficiently fed and w comfortably housed these evils shoula be corrected. They should have good wholesome food and plenty of | it. and their lodging accommodations ' should be ample and pleasing. A the Hartford Times puts it: “And while they undoubtedly accustomed themselves during the sixties to comfortable shelter and makesh contrivances for repose, it almo#t seems as though in this latter dey, we might afford them a little mors of privacy and comfort than seems possible in rooms with forty-two beds, head to head, and bed clothing which appears to have been spared the rough usage of the laundry.” Hav. ing undertaken to in some measu care for these old soldiers who offe their lives that the union might be saved, we should not be mean in the manner of doing it. The state is der no obligation boara them in | urious hotels; it {s under obligatid house and keep them In deci surroundings. ! Conseription will not have to bes#- sorted to in England yet awhile. The may be some “slackers,” but they a certainly very much in the minority. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, g