New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1917, Page 6

w 7 Britaia He;'ald. | ERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprictors. d daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. t Herald Bullding, 67 Church St. red at the Post Ofice at New Britain | s Second Class Mall Matter. ored by carrfer to any part of the ity tor 15 cents a week, 65c a month. criptions for vaper to be sent by mall, payeple In advance. 60 cents a month. 700 a yeau only profitablo advertistng medium :n he city: Circulation books and ¥ oom always open to advertisers. Ferald will be found on sale at Hota- ing's News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- Board Walk, At antic Clt/, and Hn.rtl’urcl Depoz. TELEPHONE CALLS. ’I'H'F l"lRlT or bassador von Bernstorfl | country With the friendship and iration of every American citizen has followed his career during recedented trial, It is not his t the' differences between the two sroments are mot smoothed over. not against him the people of this fatry hold grievance. It is yt against the German people. The lies with u that in Itra-Imperialism refuses to bow fails to its 1917, leaves government e dictates of humanity, gnize any honor other than L that casts aside all the laws of ns. e overt act on the part of Ger- y will thrust this. country into The sinking of the Maine in Ha- harbor is recent enough to show the country’s blood may be ght to the boiling point. From to_coast there is but one deter- tion,—to uphold the dignity of United States. As the Presi- of a great Alliance in a L lorn state puts it, “Germany is Emf.he America is our bride. We A ready to defend our new home.” this crisis, the hyphen has been ted. There are no Germans There are no German-Ameri- There are, however, good, true ricans, made up in part of men women who were born and reared 1e Fatherland; but who have set lomes 1h the New World and’ who jose to stand unflinchingly behind ag that floats over the land of e. The spirit of 1917 irent from the ‘spirit of '76 when ‘lgn-born men on this continent 2 up against the tyranny of Ensg- | The colonists who held forth l less than two centuries ago did manifest' their strength in vain. forty-eight states of the Union l¥ are tnhabited by those who hold 'ed the same principles. Tt is tho #.of "17.°\ is sno SORT OF PROPAEDEUTICAL ;Ammcr PREPARED FOR A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. cause of an assertion made by a ber of the faculty before a history in the High school, the inaccur- lof which prompts immediate cor- lon, we are constrained to set forth aln established, and, to many, mt facts in the realm of news- prdom. Since, seemingly, these (hs are unknown to the High pol teacher who has not taken time irouble to get to the heart of the iter, and, as they might otherwise lgnored in future by pupils in jse minds false impressions have created by this asseveration, we en to the succor of those victims inadvertence unwittingly stretched ‘ha procrustean bed of false doc- . Our children are sent to the h school to be properly trained -y not to be misled. We trust then 7 will be set right on a few points 3in made exoteric. ne of the pupils in the aforemen- led class,—the subject matter hing on the present international plications, — mentioned having in “The Record” of last Wednes- an account which was alleged to e stated that the German Ambas- »r had been handed his passports. ther pupil, correcting the first one, led that the Herald on the same carried a story to the opposite t; that while the situation was at time precarious diplomatic ns between the United States and fmany eretpon the teacher delivered her- to mina They re- had not, then, been broken. this what alwa or words as follows ‘c “Oh, never ke little papers say. tradict each other s il one of the big papers arrive o begin with, the pupil was >r when stating “The Record” had slished such a - story about von nstorff. But that Is peither here {there. What we wast tg/impress m the minds of this High school ‘her and her .pupils is that the erence between “big"” a.d “litele” hperl‘ig a mg.ber merely of me- in NEW, BRITAIN DATLY HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, To1%. chanical equipment, circulation, geo- graphical position and the handling of local news. If things in the news- paper world were as this teagher im- plies they are there would be no use in publishing newspapers in this vicinity. | The New York papers, the “big” papers, would cover the field, would | take care of all the New England ter- ritory. The reason newspapers may be divided into the two clas: , “hig” and “little,” is hecause all the cities of the, United States are not “big” citles. As there are some small centers of popu- lation there must necessarily be “little” newspapers to them. Until we have a newspaper published simultaneously every city and town throughout (l)e United States this must ever be the case. We have, however, something which ap- proaches that order now,—The Asso- ciated Press and other news services which, to all intents and purposes, make “little” “big” dailies all the same in the matter of telegraphic The difference is accentuated only the featuring of local items. If teacher had waited to get an out-of-town evening paper belonging to the same news as- sociation as the Herald she would have read in that publication the identical news story out of Washing- ton carried this paper the diplomatic situation. If information in a “big” paper is authentic it 18 no less for been pub- lished at the same time in a “little” paper. Since all eves are now Washington, we must give an insight into the manner of gathering the news there, news that Is making history, and how it places all papers, “big” ana “lttle”, relatively the same plane so far as imparting this infor- Fach press association serve national in newspapers and news. in this by on so having turned on on mation goes. has a corps of correspondents in the national capital. Some of these men are assigned to duty in the press sal- lerles of both Houses some to the United States Supreme Court, others to the various depart- ments and bureaus which are branch- es of the federal government. In this we are interested In the “covering” the White House, the War Navy ~departments, the foreisn of Congress, day more men ‘State, and From ana embassies. important news of the moment. After they have interviewed the President, members of the cabinet, and the ambassadors, this news, gathered during the night is sent over the circuit wires, various them we get the and day all ciation recei and, members of any press asso- ing a full report, as this paper get their quota of news, share and share alike. There are no favorites. The New York evening pa- pers rcceive the same stuff sent to the Herald,—not cne word more, not one word less. It all comes over the same wire, taken off only at dif- ferent statlons. If the “big” papers does, car; any special stories under a Washington date line, or from foreign capitals, stories that the “little” pa- pers do not get, it is because the “big™ papers havk special Washington and other correspondents who write semi- editorial matter which the Assoclated Press or other unbiased news serv- ices cannot, and will not, carry over their wires. And when an Associated Press story comes into a newspaper office 1t is either printed as it comes, or thrown into the waste There is no editing of such ‘‘copy” on the local premises. Inasmuch as every paper of any pretentions what- soever has a special ent in the national basket. correspond- capital it follows that what such a man writes Is sup- plemental to the regular news carried by the press a: If our High sociations. school teacher study how news is featured the various papers of the country she might get an insight into the working methods of a profession that throbs with the very life of the This, is not her business; but s to piace so small an amount of confidence in the “little” would in nation, however, nce she essays papers and so much in the “big” pa- pers she owes this to the newspaper profession before laying her dogmatic and pedagogish observations a class of young girls and boys. before These Their minds are open and susceptible to im- pressions, right or wrong. And di- dactics demands keen differentiatiop between the Those who attended class and heard ate that “little” only they tion, puplls are in the plastic age. false and this the true. particular their tcacher insinu- newspapers are given that unworhy of serious atten- if they faith in cher, firmly believe that this whereas, to contradictory statements, are will, have any their te is so; experienced newspa- per men and women who have worked papers as well as on the and to whom, on the “big’ “little” ones, and there is not much that the “little” papers are,- if any- thing, slightly more accurate than the big oncs. It is more difficult to per- petrate a hoax or a “fake’ in a small town than in a large city. They " can with” things fn from an editorial reportorial standpoint difference, believe news story ‘get away New York and Chicago that would not be countenanced in New Britain. Journalism in the smaller centers is “personal.” In the larger cities very tew know who write for the newspa- pers. The anonymity which neces- sarily surrounds newspaper writers in larger towns disappears to a great ex- tent in tho smaller citles. When men are known by those aboit whom they write they natu- rally manifest a keener appreciation of responsibillty. There s every rea- son why the small town paper should bo as accurate, if not more so, than its “big" town contemporary. As to the comparison newspapers: If this High teacher would be further enlightened let her secure afternoon newspapers, all of the same date and members of the same press assoclations, from the following or nearby citles, or places in these vicinities:—S8an Francisco, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Kan- sas City, Chicago, Little Rock, St Paul, Detroit, Cleveland, New York, Boston, Washington, Baltimore, Rich- mond, Moemphis, Atlanta, and New Orleans. In a period such as-this she will find on the front pages of all these papers the same news stories out of Washington, Berlin, London, Paris and Petrograd. The only var- iations will be in the headlines and sub-heads, all of which are written in the local offices. As each paper has its own style of “‘make-up,” and var- lous kinds of display type these minor features are easily discounted. In the main, however, the “lead” and ‘‘body" of a news story found in these papers will coincide,~if they are Associated Press papers, published coetaneously, the other differences noted will be in the local news columns. A two column story in San Francisco, when it pertains to local life, is not worth two lines in New Orleans where the characters are not known. A murder story from Little Rock, Arkansas, is not even considered in Seattle unless the victim is of national importance or a former resident of Seattle, or unusual circumstances attach them- selves to the mode or manner of the crime. These are obvious things, and to be seen every day by folk who read more than one newspaper. The cnly reason small cities have news- papers is because of local news. It secures a place in those columns it could never occupy if placed in com- petition with ‘“bigger’ stories in other flelds. Thus we have attempted to sketch the underlying featurss of news pre- sentation and to show the difference between “little’” papers and “big” pa- pers. Tris so there may be no great misunderstanding, only in the High school, but in other quarters. In warning people against believing what they read in the ‘little” paper, and advising them to wait for the “big” paper, it is well to understand this: All the “big” papers print out-of- town editions. These are llle first off the press the morning- and are known as the “lobster,” or the ‘“bull- dog” They are primarily for the purpose of circulation build- ing and do not always carry the latest news. After a three or four on ostensibly, as fresh that printed by a local morning paper. Thus does the “little” paper contain later despatches than the “big’ paper. There is no need of further elabora- It should be perfectly plain to one who observes that, so far the news goes, any “little” paper that carries a full report from the biggest associations in the world be as reliable as the *big” paper that publishes the same accounts. The type may not be as clean, nor otherwise as attrac- tive: but the ingredients are about on There may between school not in editions. hour journey a train, this news is not as tion. any as press should just a par. not be as many “features” in the small paper, nor as great an amount of advertising; but it will not differ in so many re- the big shect. Newspapers are pretty much the since the men who run them get around from one place to an- othér with a degree of consistency not permissable in other professions, working here today, there tomorrow, which a standardiza- tion of modern day newspapers. spects from town same, tends toward As well might it be said that a pupil who attends the local High school is not as well instructed as matriculates at a larger learning. ‘As well one who institution of might we infer that & man from a small college not to be considered so is thoroughly trained as a graduate from any one of the “Blg Four.” These things might just as well be questioned as the integrity and reliabil of so- called “little” newspape There of - course, exceptions in all cases; but a discerning mind need never search far for an example. As if the works of Herbert Spencer are to be dcemed not worthy of consider- ation bccause he failed to possess a college degree: “Big” and “little’ at best are but relative terms. Some town newspapers recos- as superior to those in larger are, a small nized fields. the man, necessarily make the paper. are As the clothes do not make so the big city does not MCMILLAR STORE (Incorporated). FEBRUARY SALE OF Blankets Comfortables Cotton Blankets Yrobruary Sale Specials $1.59 to $2.25 pair. Plaid Blankets February Sl.|e Specials $2.50 to $5.50 pair. Wool Blankets of fine quality selected wool in white and grey. February Sale Specials $3.50, $4.50, $5.50 and $6.50 pair. Bath Robe Blankets with Frogs and Girdle complete. A belated shipment just arrived, offer- ing a good assortment at practically last Fall prices, $2.50 and $3.50 each. Heavy Army Blankets AT $6.50 EACH. Motpr Weave Automobile Robes A special weave for a special purpose. Size 60x80 at $6,75 cach, Cot Blankets February Sale Special—Grey 98¢ pair. Crib Blankets White, blue and tan. Special Sale each. February 75¢ Teddy Bear Blankets February Sale Special 85c each. Samitary Filled Comfortables February Sale Specials $1.89, $2.25, $2.98, $3.50, $4.50 to $5.50 each., Wool Filled Comfortables February Sale Specials £6.98 each Bed Pillows P’riced $1.98 pair—upward. e ——— FAOTS AND FANOIE Our steel companies can produce melons, even if the government does not want the shells.—Brooklya Stand- ard-Union. We wish that Mr. Bryan would stop saying that the president has done just right. It makes us nervous.— Charleston News and Courier. ‘““Ma’ Sunday is believed to be more than the better half of Billy. They say that she keeps the machinery cooled; she handles so many details of work for her husband that she has been called his “most private secre- tary'; in short, “she acts as shock- absorber.’ That last is a valuable quality In the wife of any man with a sensitive temperament.—Waterbury American, The food which they are adminis- tering to the policemen of the diet squad in New York and which they are urging the White House to try for one day may contain the calories and proteins and things necessary to adequate nourishment. But all the same it seems to be composed mainly of the staff which makes” vegetarians look like cannibals.—Hartford Times. Possibly it is just as well that there is a democratic administration in Washington. Otherwise, we could not hope to have Senator Penrose with us correcting abuses, reforming evils and promoting in general the'Ncw Britain, Conn. FEBRUARY FURNITURE SALE The big February Sale of Furniture starts on its second week with many additional feature articles that were delayed in transit, and did not arrive in time for the opening announcement. They are worth while additions that were planned for months ago, and consist mostly of matched suites for the dining room, living room, and chamber, and they are very unusual from a value viewpoint. The various lines are now at their best, and we earnestly advise those contemplating the purchase of furniture this month to take advantage of the price savings we offer at their earliest opportunity. Arrangements may be made to have any purchase reserved for,delivery as convenient. WISE, SMITH & (0., HARTFORD. $89.75 OHAMBER SUITES, 3 PIECES $68.75 Colonial design, bed full size, dresser and chiffonier in birds- eye maple, mahogany or quar- tered oak. Regular $89.76. February Furniture Sale $68.75, $99.50 CHAMBER SUITES, 4 PIECES ..... $74.90 Mahogany finished suite, full size bed, dresser, chiffonier and toilet table. Regular value $99.50. February Furniture Sale oo $74.99, $109.50 CHAMBER SUITE, 3 PIECES $83.66 Colonial Post suite with four post, full size bed, bureau and chiffonier, in mahogany finish or walnut. Regular value $109.50. February Furniture Sale $83.66. match. Regular February Sale $167.89. $400.00 DINING ROOM SUITES FOR $250.00 DINING ROOM SPECIAL. Three of our finest Dining Room Suites will be discontin- ued and closed out in complete suites only, as follows: One very fine Inlaid Sheraton Mahogany, 9 piece suite. Regu- lar floor price $880.00. One Scroll Colonial Mahogany 10° plece suite. Regular floor price $400.00. One post Colonial Mahogany 10° piece suite. Regular floor price $400.00. (The nine plece suite is the China closet.) (The ten plece suites consist of buffet, serving table, china closet, b4 inch extension table, five side -chairs, and one arm chair to match.) OUR PRICE $250.00. $58.76 DINING ROOM SUITE, 8 PIECES $49.95 Buffet, quartered oak, round top, quartered oak table, and six leather slip seat chairs. Regular price $68.75. February Sale Price .... $72.50 DINING ROOM SUITE, 8 PIECES $59.95 Buffet, quartered oak, Colon- jal, round top, quartered oak table, and six leather seat oak chairs to match. Regular price $72.560. I'cbruary Sale Price $59.95 $82.00 DINING ROOM SUITE, 8 PIECES $69.95 Buffet, quartered oak, Colon- ial or Mission, golden or fumed oak,” with round top table, and six chairs to match. Regular February furniture sale $149.50. $199.00 CHAMBER SUITE, 4 PIECES $164.75 Richly decorated ivory enam- el chamber suite, twin beds, large dresser, and chiffonier. Regular price $199.00. Febru- ary furniture salg ....$164.75. ————— $69.75 Davenports, comfort- able and well made, upholstered with tapestry. February Furni- ture Sale .... $49.95. $99.00 Dn.venDorts, full size, extra soft upholstering, covered in flne tapestry. February Furniture Sale $125.00 Davenports, pillow arms, loose cushions, covered in fine tapestry. February Furni- ture Sale ............. $98.00. $11.76 Library Tables, fumed or golden oak, Mission style. February Furniture Sale $9.99. ..16.76 Library Tables, golden quartered oak with shaped legs. February Furniture Sale $18.88. $19.96 Library Tables, golden oak, fumed oak, or mahogany. February Furniture Sale $16.88. $48.76 Library Chair or Rock- er, large comfortable club der sign, fine velour covers. Feb- ruary Furniture Sale $89.99. $84.76 Fireside Wing chairs, hand earved posts, fine tapestry covers, February Furniture Sale . .. $24.99. —————————————————— $189.00 DINING ROOM SUITE, 8 PIECES $158.99. ‘Walnut, Willilam and Mary period design, buffet, 54 inch, fine quality round top extension table, five side chairs, and one arm chair to match. Regular price $189.00. February Sale Price . $158.99. $199.99 DINI\ Rt M SUITE, 8 PIECES $167.89 Queen Anne period design, arm chalr to price $199.00. SUITE less $119.50 CHAMB SUITE, 3 PIECES .. . $94.45 Adam period dasisn Mahog- any, 18th century, brown finish, full size bed, dresser, and chif- fonfer. Regular price $119.50. February Furniture Sale $94.45, $139.75 CHAMBER SUITE, 4 PIECES .. $109.00 Birdseye maple bed, dresser, chiffoneir, and toilet table. Reg- ular price $139.76. February Furniture Sale ...... $109.00. $149.75 CHAMBEB SUITE, 4 /PIECES ........... $119.75 Adam period design, ivory enamel suite, full size bed, dresser, chiffonler and toilet table. Regular price $149.76. February furniture sale $119.75. $186.00 CHAMBER SUITE, 4 PIECES $149.50 Adam period design, size fin- ished in brown mahogany, full size bed with cane panels, large dresser, chiffonier and tollet handsome buffet, round top price $82.00. February Furni- table. Regular price $186.00. table, five side chairs, and one ture Sale _—_—m— e —_——_—_— RUGS AND OTHER FLOOR COVERINGS. - The entire fourth floor is devoted exclusively to the display and sale of floor coverings, and hang- ings, and we maintain at all seasons.most comprehensive assortments of the leading standard makes of carpets, rugs, linoleums, grass rugs, rag rugs, mats, matting, and unusual assortments of draperies, and curtains, and all the wanted kinds of drapery yard goods, and upholstery sundries. Our work room service is unexcelled. Samples of materials and estimates of cost for the asking on any contemplated drapery or carpet changes. —WISE, SMITH & COMPANY, -+ WISE,SMITH & CO. promptly filled. HAR—I FORD past. OYR DAILY AUTOMOBILE DEIAWER’ INSURES PROMPT DELIVERY OF YOUR PURCRASES Dally Delivery in New Britain, Elmwood, Newington, Cedar Hiit. Marle Hill and Clayton. "Phone orders Charter 3050, Our Restaurant is an ideal placo for a light lunch, a cup of tea or cubstantial re- causes of truth, honesty and purity. They will soon have to be cutting holes in the back of the senator’s coat to let the wings come through.— Philadelphia Public Ledger. thing, or certain w]nl,d’ll (]Hns‘s at a marke! down rate, Anotker day might he designtdd as “Police and Fireman’s Day” when the public nnd all visitors should be in- vited to visit and inspect the police and firc departments, and get ac- quainted with those’ necessary and very efficient means of public- pro- tection. Still another day COMMUNICATED. WEEK OF PATRIOTI Contributor Has Plan to Be sidered in Connection With Elks’ Con- Coal was sedling in New York city two months ago at about $13 a ton when the federal grand jury began its investigation, according to Assistant Attorney General Swacker and rumor said that it would go to $20. Now the price is about $8, and the attor- ney belleves that the activity of the department of justice has caused the change. But there will be no indict- ments. Why not? If the price- hoosting was a crooked deal and the evidence is at hand, somebody ought to be made an example of.—Spring- field Republican. Flag Day Observance. Editor New Britain Herald:— I have noted with interest your re- cent editorial upon the proposed cele- bration of next June 14th as “Flag ! Day” by the local lodge of Elks and |veg leave through your columns to present a few ideas for the considera- tion of the people of the city. In overy place where a lodge of Elks exists, and that is in nearly every «ity of 5,000 or more popula- tion, in this country, they have always been to the front in works of charity, philanttropy, and efforts for the bet- terment of all civic conditions, and usually first in material contributions for the rellef of immediate suffering and distress. An appeal to a lodge of Blks never calls forth the query as to whether the assistance asked is deserved, hut whether it s needed to relieve dis- tress and suffering. If so, the re- sponse i8 prompt, and no time is wasted on preliminary investigations. “If thy brother hunger, feed him; if he (hirst, give him to -@rink” is a cardinal principle with the Elks, and one of an Els maxims is “The faults of our hrothers we write on the sands. their virtues upon tabiets of love and memories.” Naturally such an order is intunsely American in all ideas, and patriotic in their ideals, and nothing is more natural than that tl.e celebration of “Flag Day” in a public manner, should originate in a lodge of EIlks. As we-understand it however, it is not the idea of the local order to confine the proposed celebration on June 14 to the Elks, but they have simply taken the matter up with the thougkt of arousing public sentiment to make this the biggest day New Britain has ever had, and the sugges- tion has been made that the week of June 10 to June 16 be made an “Old Home Week” with the especial cele- bration of the fourteenth as “TFlag Day” and “Elks Day.” To do this, and carry such a plan to a successful conclusion, would re- quire the co-operation of all the bus- iness interests of the city, backed by the Chember of Commerce, and as- sisted 1'y the schools and the churches, and actively participated in by all the fraternal and patriotic orders, and if possible by participation of the towns of Berlin and Farmington as com- prising the old town of which New Britain was originally a part. Suck a week might begin on Sun- day the 10th by speclal services in all the churches, with sermons upon such tonics as might incite to greater interest in civic problems, and pa- triotic ileals. Other days of the weelk might be designated for certain speciai events, perhaps one day as “Bargain Day” when all the stores in the city should ‘either sell every- should he “School Visiting Day” when tha parents should be especially invited to see how their children are cared for in school, and that A spirit of interest in the needs of the schools may be stimulated among those who have most need for them. Another day might be designated as ; “Mayors’ Da when the mayors of every city in Connecticut showld be invited to visit the city of New Brit- ain, ana inspeet its industries, and be entertained at a municipal banquet in the evening. One other day might he designated as “Clean Up and Pay Up Day.” when everybedy should clean up everythir streets, door yards, olley-ways, and garrets, pay all debts so far a possible, return all borrowed articles, and wine all old 'scores and grudges off the slate. Such a day could be made one of the greatest days in the history of the city. Then on the 14th would come “Flag Day,” with, as suggested , in vour editorial, the governor and hisf® staff present, with the old Putnam Phalanx as the guests of the Blks and the city. With a monster parade par- ticipated in by all the school children. !all the fraternal and patriotic = or- ders, and perhaps the local militia, ®, with the city decorated. with all the ¥ bells rung and whistles blown to- gether at 6 o'clock at night, with / band concerts in three or four differ-g ent parts of the city in the latter part of the afternoon, and with fireworks at Walnut Hill park in the evenins. This may sound ambitious for New Britain, but we should begin to reas lize that we have outgrown our baby clothes; we are no ionger a littla provincial village. but we are a full grown, big. husky, hustling prosper- ous community, with more real money hack of us than any city of our size in New Englar with industries whose prosperity is not based upon “war babies” and with a cosmopoli- tan population which is being rapid- Iy ama’'gamated and made into good American citizens. Under such conditions it occassionq 1y 18 good for us to put off our work- ing clothes, shut up shop, dress up in our “glad rags” and sit upon the fence ind crow. The Elks are always watching for a chance to “hoost”™ and erow. Now Jet the zood people o* this good city sit up and crow with them. SPIRIT OF,'17. ¢y Dream. . (W. T. Slceper, 1898). I dreamed my soul was frese, Broken my prison wall, Severed the cord that tethered me In this entangled thrall. Like bird on joyful wings, 1 soared ahove the enrth Content to leave its toils and stings, Tts darkneas and its dearth. Now far bevond the stars, There come from earth helow Uncertain sounds of strife and wars, And plaintive cries of woe; Faint prayers of agony, Besceching in God of Tight Jor one a friendly suide to be From wrong to ways of right A With tender pity, then My soul breathed out this prayer: “0 God let me return again, And In men's sorrows share; “1f T might safely lead One soul to know Thy grace. Thy wisdom will approve the dced, When I behold Thy face.” I woke in tears of jov, That I. another day Tn loving service might employ, To light some darksome way. After our morning praver, A stranger at my door Timidly knocked, and “Where Ts he who loves the poor?” asked me, A PUBLIC APOLOGY. To the Editor of the Herald: I feel it is due to my sister, Miss Emma Miller Bidwell, to make this public apology. Upon my complaint my sister was arrested by the New Britain potice last Thursday, charged with stealing clothing from our place. I am sorry for the undeserved dis- grace which I have brought upon my sister through the reports in the pub- lic press and upon the police record. My sister had no intention of steal- ing. My sister is industrious, falth- ful and I believe she is living a good and honorable life and working hard to support members of her family. EDW. C. BIDWELL. The world may not be coming te an end, but the mayor of Boston has told® a Cabot to sit down. However, ho may he merely a Cabot and not one of the Cabots.--Boston Traveller.