New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1917, Page 6

datly (Runday excepted) a* ¢:15 o e Batitine. oF Church $t. 5 m., tem in admirable style. It can be pre- served without much ado. Perishable vegetables, more suitable for the sum- mer table, may be raised by the men in their own little gardens at home. Those who work on the factory gar- Post Office at Ned Britaln | dens will be pald a nominal sum for at: th ks Second &ll- Mall Matter. * by carrier 16 cents & week, 65c & m: for vaper to be sent by mafl, in advance. €0 cents & mosta ! edigm 8 3 only profitable advertising me > “the city: Circulation books sod Foom always open to advertiedre Ferald will be: found on o4 - Mag's News Stand, 42nd St. wey, New York City: Board laatic Qit7. and Hartford Depet. TESEPHONE CALLS. office ... : ‘Room: Honest Men. . Of the various executive abili- 1 no one excited more anxious cern than that of placing the terests of our fellow citizens in hands of honest men, with rstanding sufficient for their ons. No-'duty is at the same e mare:difficult to fulfil. The e of;character possessed . e individual is of neces- out the best 1é Union, we g disinterestedly and with the motives, is sometimes in- ct. —THOMAS JEFFERSON. SAFE AND SANE. > ng before the May meeting of ‘Common Council Mayor Quigley ask for the passage of an ordi- which will revoke all licenses Wflfl(l in this city on the of July. The outgrowth of by Fire Commissioner Adam- § of New York, this action by the r 18 at’ _once sensible and pa- c. With the nation at war the of New Britain and other cities tle down to an ultra-safe and gelebration of Independence Day, fireworks, sans firearms, sans its. ing the continuance of the war -y ned to prevent, if possible, ‘sale and display of fireworks in erican cities: The reasons for a movement are obvious. Pyro- 6 displays might cover a muiti- erimes. Fires or explosions easily be attached. to aceldents, s persons wf evil intent might e their deeds of malich umder the patriotism. Aside from that | of the question there is the rvation of powder shich must p place i the nation {8 to wage effcient war. Every 'oiince of jer used from now on, should be 8 in the proper direction.:: -- N Britain can get &l ng mu:’pu: " elaborate celebratiéh™™ on 'the jurth of July. New Britain will get Pag without such a celebration, .The f can be fittingly observed in .an- way, and minus the poisesmak- ttendant upon the use’ of fire- Second sober thought should d all actions at a time like . The day will not be passed over put due recognition.' It must be held in mind as the miirroc-that’ the principles upon which this was founded. It remains for “Mayor and his official advisors to the old 'm_é(hods must, for the 80 into the discard. - three maufacturing com- .in New Britain have offered their;. employees ‘land 'to be used The avail- of the companies, treated, and ready in all ways for planting. l s employees have only to take care & [ the vegetables during cultivation, in s sense, reap the harvest. The of co-operation outiined ¥y who foster the plan is one that ‘meet” with the ready response ‘workmen. rt of the eity anv;part of ! at_Hota- nd Broad- Walk, At- some’ other way ‘of celebration | \| their services, a fee to recompense them for any loss of time at the bench. It has been figured that those who expend an hout or so laboring in the garden every afernoon will get their vegetables for practically the cost of their efforts. There is land enough in New Britain to keep every man in the factories busy during the Summer months in gardening. Men cooped up all day in factory -buildings should find this form of exercise novel and refreshing. The amateur gardener has as much fun at the game as a man trying any other pastime. When it is considered that the cost of living may be mater- ially cut by this form of light work the time spent should prove doubly valuable. The Congressmen from this state, Senators.-and. Represenatiyes, when they learn of the active interest taken in’the woik of gardening will surely help, thosé who want to secure seeds from the government. Those men who arie interested should lose no time in writing as the seeds are scarce this year. A line in time may save a deal of” trouble. Planting a garden is a ip-trlolh‘.‘work at the present time. ‘I The nation depends on its foodstuffs just as much as it does upon its soldiers. ! WILSON, IRELAND’S CHAMPION. Confidential reports out of ash- ington tend to the belief that Presi- dent Wilson stands a fair chance of bringing about a settlement of the long drawn out Irish question. Home Rule for Ireland brought about by an American President would indeed be a feather in the cap of the greatest of ajl demacracies. The negotiations now taking place between the United States and Great Britain open an avenue of hope that this dream of centuries may come true. President Wilson in his conference with Arthur James Balfour, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, recently, is understood to have painted a true picture of the senti- ment existing in this country in re- | gards to. Ireland. Speaking un- \ officially, he told the British secretary that the Irish question was the one and only object that stood in the way | of complete accord between the people of America and the people of Great Britain. Mr, Balfour was en- lightened. He immediately sent a report to his government. Out of that step must come progress. Pointing out that he holds aloof from invidi- ously interfering in the internal affairs of Great Britain, the President at the same time, it is - believed, told the British emissary that a consummation aof the British promise of Home Rule would gomplete the circle of friend- ship between the Allies at this time. As evidence that the British gov- ernment is already impressed with the wisdom of Woodrow Wilson's sug- gestion American officials point to the speech of Premier Lioyd George yes- térday in Parliament. That dignitary said: “Settlement of the Irish question is essential to the peace of the world. Ireland is the one menacing prospect on the whole horizon. We must con- | vert Ifeland from a suspicious, surly, dangerous neighbor to a cheerful, ioyal comrade.” The way to ' bring about such a change seems simple enough if the Hnglish will biit.listen to President Wilson. It is to grant Home Rule to Ireland in the same sense as Home Rule was promised by | Parliament three years ago. The | Irish question could have been settled long aga had not the Government of England been ‘swayed by a very few self-opinionated individuals. All America know-'tliw the ma.- jority of ‘the:people in Jrejand want Home Rule, that the dissénters are found in Ulster alone. Mi-America, taught to belleve in the majority rule, believes that Ireland should have self- government. *Believing “this, all America wilf back its President In any steps he may tske, officially ar un- officially, in bringing about an end to a vexatious problem. It is true, as '800d weather conditions there | ;4 Goorge has said, “Settlement of ;m'ramn why the crops planted by the Irish question is essential to the o 1), the s xpslope’ factorieaiof peace of the world and essential to a £ity should notmaterialize as| . 4 victory in the war.” Itis time a * foodstuffs. Granted that the are good, as -they should be the case. The heart of America beats feaiuinis SoRdMina; thy prices in harmony with” the proposals. of should be brought to a lower Woodrow Wilson. The plots offered by the com- are large emough to warrant fanting of enough potatoes to B among the various men | Standards, the Forest Products Lab- lend. a hand in the enterprise. ——— In co-operation with the Bureau of oratory at Madison, Wisconsin, is who have small lots of their | making a series of tests to determine raise varfous eatables. In each man in a factory can the amount of current leakage through railway ties. This is said to “himselt. of practically two gar- | be a very important factor to the s that the great| other localities as well. y specialised ane and a general | rajiroad signal system and the Bu- s s 2 reau is conducting similar tests in The work ¢t out by the various | at Madison is being applied to a line s will be utilized for specialized | of experimental track 1aid by one of That- is, foodstuffs that may | 4ne big western railroads in co-opera- taken in ‘and kept until winter. Potato lends itself to such a sys. tion with the Lahoratory. Untfl‘ re- - § cently practically all railroads in the all England awakened to the facts in’ NEW BRITAIN United States accepted chestnut oak on the same basis as Wwhite oak. However, tests at the Forest Products Laboratory and at one commercial [ wood-preserving ‘plant show that chestnut oak is much like red oak as regards ease and desirability of treatment. - White oak is, because o} its durability,\ one of the most desir- able tie woods in its natiral state, but is difficult to treat. Red oak is less durable untreated but takes treatment readily. One railway company has already changed its classification so that chestnut oak will be accepted as a treatment tie and classed with the red oaks. Other railroads are proposing to make the same change in classification.: The general opinion of railroad engincers seems to be that chestnut oak is ‘more durable than red oak and less durable than white oak. We suggest to all those who intend to plant small vegetable gardens that they write to the' Sccretary of Agri- culture, Washington, D. C,, for Far- mers’ Bulletin 818. It contains valu- able suggestions for utilizing limited areas, -and, in addition, it is pictorially illustrated. This bulletin will be sent free, so long as the supply lasts, Reeruiting is not what it should be in New Britain; but the selective draft is coming. FACTS AND FANCIES. Also, Viviani la France.—New York Sun. ‘What's delaying St. Petersburg, Mo. in changing its name to Petrograd? -—Boston Transcript. A town is like'a girl. It's wonder- ful what a little fixing up will do for her.—Woodbury Reporter. A This young republic of Russia seems to have started in drinking pretty early.—Hartford Times, ‘What has become of the old-fash- foned boy who wanted to go bare- footed on the first warm day?—Mer- idén Journal, . The kaiser seems to be about to g0 down into history as the man who put the junk in Junkerism-—New Haven Union. For those who are staying away from the farm in dread of the “quiet life” there, we recommend a flock of guineas.—Paterson Call. Germany must be getting weaker. It's looking for easy jobs when it tries starting revolutions in South America.—Waterbury Republic. Speaking of preparedness: Repairs are being rushed on all ships except those at Honolulu and the Vaterland at New York. Those at Honolulu will be towed to the Pacific coast for: docking. The Vaterland is too large for any American dry dock, and be- fore being made ready for sea would have to be towed to Balboa.—New York Evening Journal. My Castle in Spain. There's a castle in Spain, very charm- ing to see, Though built without money or toil; Of this handsome estate I am owner in fee, And’ paramount lord of the soil: And. oft as I may I'm accustomed ta go And live like a king in my Spanish Chateau. There's a dame most deliciously rounded and ripe, Whose wishes are never absurd, Who doesn’t object to my smoking a pipe Nor insist on the ultimate word; In short, she's the pink of perfection, you know, And she lives llke a queen Spanish Chateau. in my I've a family, too; the delightfullest girls, 2 And a bevy of beautiful boys; All quite the reverse of those juvenile churls ‘Whose pleasure noise, No modern Cornelia might venture to show Such jewels as those in my Spanish Chateau. is mischief and I have servants who seek their con- tentment in mine, And always mind what they're at: Who never embezzle the sugar and wige, - And slander the innocent cat: Neither saucy nor careless, nar stupid- ly slow, Are the servants who walt Spanish Chateau. in my / I've pleasant companions: most aff- able folk, And each with the heart of a brother; 3 Keen wits‘who enjoy an antagonist's joke, And beauties who are fond of each other. = Such peaple indeed as you never may Jknow - Unless you should com: Chateau. e to my Spanish 1 have friends whose commission for wearing the name In kindness unfailing is shown; Who pay to another the duty they claim, And deem his successes their own: Who joy in his gladness, and weep at his woe: You'll find them (where else?) in my Spanish Chateau! “0 st sic sempe T oftentimes sav, (Though °tis idle, T know to com- plain), To .think that again I must force me away From my beautiful Castle in Spain! =—JOHN GODFREY SAXH. VI. AND ITS SIGNIFI- CANCE. AS SOON AS THE NEW SOLDER is able to take his eves off his feet and his step, he sees that he is elbow to elbow with other soldiers. He sees that he belongs to an organiza- tion. He sees that he has a definitc place in that organization. The morc constantly that he can be reminded of his place in the orzanization, the more adequately will he fill it. That is, the more adequately will he fill it if he is an alert, ican soldier. The structure of the organization, when a unit is not drawn up at at- tention, is instilled in his mind through military Honors and Courte- sles. This is epitomized in the Salute. The Salute is not a symbol of In- terlority; it is a slmple reminder of the soldier's place in the scheme of the organization. It is a reminder of the authority to which he must at all times be subject, if there is to be discipline; and it is a recognition of the source of that authority. The soldier salutes commission officers—from second lieutenant general. He does not salute non- commissioned officers—corporals and seygeants. But he grants these de- ference and obedience, nevertheless, in a limited degree, which keeps the chain of authority intact. ‘The salute not only is no symbol of inferiority, but is a privilege. Only a soldier on good standing 13 entitled to salute his officers and to receive the officers’ acknowledgement in re- turn. A soldler under arrest cannot sajute. He has forfeited his right of recognition from officers. The salute is performed at present with the right hand only. The move- ment must be uted “‘smartly.” A lagging, ragged salute is no real mil- itary courtesy. It is nearer to an at- front. For it is neither courteoua‘ nor military. The right hand, there- | fore, 1s raised ‘‘smartly” until the tip! of the forefinger touches the brim of the hat or cap—at least the lower part of the headdress—or the fore- head above the right eye, thumb and fingers extended and joined, palm ! slightly inclined to the left. . The | forearm is inclined at an angle of about 45 degrees, with the hand and wrist straight. At the same time the soldier must look toward the officer saluted, and stand at Attention ex- cept for the hafid raised in Salute. ‘When his salute. has been acknowl- edged, he drops his hand “smartly” to his side. Salutes are exchanged between of- ‘cers and enlisted men as they fneet cach other when they are in a mil- ! itary formation, or at drill, at work rlaving games, or at mess. At thes times, only, it Is not necessary to ex- | change salutes. If, however, the. offi cer speaks to a soldier at drill or at ' COMMUNICATED THE CONDUOTORS, AGAIN. THE SALUTE Irate Citizen Exppesses His Disap- ?l'o\'ll of Gurrent Practices. To the Editor of the Herald: Kindly use the following in Herald: Is it not about time for the Con- necticut Company to wake up and place a few conductors on their cars that have just a little bit of efficlency about.thém?, or do they consider it an honor and a help to their business by retaining incompetent men to run their cars, and face the many com- ments that are so often announced through the press, from different sources that have good reasons for so doing? It is but a few evenings ago that a complaint was made from an out- of-town party, against a conductor on the Arch street line that has already been announced through the evening; Herald. And still they come. On Wednes- day evening a regular patron on the FEast Main street line, who takes the car leaving the triangle at 4:55, came near meeting with what might have been a serious accident, as he was about to enter the car with only one foot on the car step, the conductor gave the motorman the bell to pro- ‘ceed, had it not heen for the timely assistance from a gentleman on the rear end of the car, the passenger would, undoubtedly, have been thrown to Mother Earth. After giving the conductor a short- curtain lecture for his inefficiency, his number found its way to the pas- senger’s pocket. G. H. GRIMES, 865 Stanley street. The Questions They Ask a Boy. (Cleveland Plain Dealer). Whenever I come home at night, An' I've been in a little fight— The folks have found it out, way,’ An’ each one hag a word to say: some The first one is my. sister Gert; She squeals: “How dreadful! you hurt?” Are Well, I ain't hurt, as- Mother knows, But ske says: “Did you tear your clo'es?” Then Gran'ma says: “To fight is sin, Ang that's how wicked men begin. But Father waits till they're all done, An’ says: “Well, did you lick him, Son?” Easily Identified. (Houston Post.) M. Horton sald of the man held there. “If he has a scar from a knife wound in the side, two scars on the right arm and one on the right foot from a rattlesnake bite, he is doubt- less my brother.” | intelligent Amer- ' when the exact SELF HELPS FOR NEW SOLDIERS SOON TO BE CALLED INTO FIELD Advice By United States Army Officer Which Is Valuable to Those Eligible For Service in America’'s New Legions. | | air before he becomes wholly uncon- sclous, he can usually be revived in a short time. Hot stimulants and external applications of heat appear to assist him to recover. The im- portant point, so far as immediate action is concerned is to get out of the poisonous air into the fresh air as quickly as possible. The services of a skilled physician should then be ob- tained without the least delay.” One suggested idea that looks feasible and is said to work out well, tends not only to take care of the poisonous gases but also to heat the garage to a small extent. The plan consists of a metal coupling to fit over the exhaust pipe of the automo- bile, attached to which is a length of hose leading out of doors. This makes it possible to discharge all of the ex- haust gases into the open air where no harm can result. e Although the new P. A. Y. E. cars have arrived and are used on the Hartford line, the patrons will still { have to walk down Church sreet to At Left, the Position of “Parade Rest At Right, the Position of Salute. work, or.the man speaks to the offi- cer, he gives the prescribed salute with the weapon he carries, or, if un- armed, with his right hand as above described. The. new soldier should become pro- ficlent in the Salute and the Rests after a few earnest efforts; they are emong the simplest movements re- quired of the soldier. When a soldier is at Attention, the position may be relaxed -by the com- mand At Rest or At Ease. On receiv- ing the former command, the soldler keeps one foot in place, but is permit- ted to move the rest of his body at will and talk, until he receives the command Attention. At the com- mand At Ease, the soldier may do as when he recelves the command ‘At Rest with the exception that he must maintain silence. From these two po- sitions he must spring instantly to i Attention and Command. Parade rest is a ceremonial position of Rest, and in the same general cat- egory as the Salute. At the command Parade Rest, carry the right foot'six inches straight to the rear, left kn slightly bent; clasp the hands witho constraint in front of the center of the body; fingers joined, left hand up- permost, left thumb clasped by the thumb and forefinger of the right hand; preserve silence and steadiness of position. A common fault is for the soldier to lean backward when as- suming this position. When executed properly, the upper part of the sol- ier's body and his head are held in the position of Attention, (Copyright, 1917, by The Syndicate, Inc.) Wheeler a | Town Topics| With the advent of spring the average ‘amaeur motorist takes great delight in doning a pair of greasy overalls and going thoroughly over his car, getting it in the best possible condition for the season. In so doing he also spends considerable time tink- ering* with the motor, adjusting the valves and tap rods, tightening the muffler, exhaust, cut out, etc. While this is a pleasant occupation to those who enjoy it, it is not however, unfraught with certain dangers, chiefly the danger of gas poisoning. Although, fortunately, there have been no fatalities in this city, there have been noted several instances where automobile ,owners, working in closed gargages, have been made very {ll by carbon monoxide poison- ing and a few words of “saftey first” warning are not amiss at this time. It will be worth their time for New Britaln people who tinker on their cars to héed the warning and govern their actions accordingly. If the combustion in a gasoline en- gine were theoretically correct, the fuel would -oxidize to carbonic acid gas and water vapor. This is never the case however and the exhaust almost always contains, more or less carbon monoxide. This gas is very poisonous and is the dagerous ele- ment in the ordinary illuminating gas. It is the vapor which causes most of the poison cases in _coal mines. When the engine is cold or when the car- buretor or ignition is not working properly the quentity of carbon mon- oxide gas given off is greater, thus when the autoist is “warming up” or “tuning up” his engine in the garage the risk is greater. The Treason that this form of gas poisoning is particu- larly dangerous is that it oc:urs so very suddenly. Quoting from an authoritative sourc = “Although it is difficult, or even im- possible, to set a definite time limit for the carbon monoxide to take effect conditions are not known, experience has shown that only a comparatively short time is required, and that the dangerous symptoms appear almost without warning. An engine running under normal conditions even with the gar- age doors and windows open to a slight extent, may generate ,carbon monoxide in such quantities that the limited air circulation will fail to keep the poison content below the danger point. A person overcome under these conditions has but small chance of saving himself, since the continued running of the egine will increase the carbon monoxide present, after he has lost consciousness. “Evidence taken from persons who have been rescued in time to recover from the poisoning effects shows that the first indication of trouble appears in the form of vertigo or extreme dizziness, followed almost at once b partial or complete loss of conscious- ness. If the victim can reach fresh l board them. The officials have not yet seen fit to bring back into force the old and satisfactory arrangement whereby cars stopped at the corner of Church and Main streets. “ e How well we remember the opening passage of Caesar as we studied it once upon a time: *“All Gaul is di- vided into three parts.” When some contemporary . writes ‘of New Britain as it was in 1917 he may substitute some such phrase: “All k yards are divided iInto three parts/ The ash tan, the garbage can and the home garden.” Truly, never before have the citizens expressed such a fervent interest in the soil. Men who have not bent over a garden spade or hoe since the days of their childhood now know the exquisite pain of an aching back. Clerks whose lily white hands have never before been stained witi other than nicotine and ink now ex- hibit grimy nails and blistered palms. But the end is not yet. Wait until a couple of months hence when the neighbors dog or cat, or his chickens, execute a war dance in that pet gar- den: Many is the peaceful neigh- borhood that will show verbal signs of strife. Walit until the hardy little weeds begin to sprout and it requires the services of a specialist to tell weed from plant! Then will father's trousers sag at the knees from bend- ing over and then will little Johnny. fresh from school, be set to work- All of which reminds us of another pre- paredness note. - Buy your garden hose early. Profit by the increase in the price of flags and get your neces- sary watering equipment before the dealers get you. [ . In view of existing conditions it might be well for the authorities to carefully consider the advisability of revoking, or at least greatly curtail- ing, all licenses and permits for the sale of fireworks in New Britain? For the period of the war, at least the safe and sane Fourth of July should be strictly observed. Not only will material be needed to make mu- nitlons but it i# also thought by many to he most undesirable to place fire- works in the hands of any persons who might have incendiary tendencies, It would be a very easy matter to. shoot & rocket through a factory win- dow, into a private dwelling or else- where where it might have disas- trous results. The carrying of fire- arms by individuals should be more rigidly prohibited this seasoh ' th ever before for while a vast majority lof peoplé who would carry revolvers ‘on the Fourth would be doing it in- nocently enough with intention of using only 'blanks, it would give an excellent opportunity for malcontents to -work under shelter.. A strictly safe and sane fourth is what New Britain wants this summer. [ e It is certainly gratifying to realize that the rables, which a month or so ago threatened to become a serious menace in the city, has apparently been stamped out- For more than a month.there has not been a single case of rabies hrought to public at- tention and it is safe to assume that the authorities so quickly got into control of the disease by their ne- cessary, though arbitrary, order to muzzle all dogs. Now that the scare has ‘passed many dog owners- are forgetting the dangers. and are be- coming careless about muzzling their dogs. The state commissioner on domestic animals, from whose office the order will confe, has not yet given permission to remove muszles and until he does all dog owners are liable to arrest unless they obey the ruling to keep their canines muzzled. ‘o The home mardeners, the recruits in the agricultural army, and there i3 hardly a family that has not one or more enrolled in this class are breath- ing a_fervent prayer that, since the sudden demand, the price of garden seeds will not leap upwards in pro- portion to the shameful jump in price of flags which followed the patriotic decision of almost every home to dis- play thg colors. When prices of flags doubled, trebled and in some instances were increased five-fold, when som: dealers take down their own red, white and blue decorations to sell at advanced prices; and when flags are taken from private homes to sell at prices which, on a percentage basis make Bethlehem Steel and other “‘war brides” look cheap the aspect of the proceeding becomes disgustingly, not to say scandalously, commercial. Let us hope that seeds 11 not follow suit, although realising\ that prices are governed by demand supply, we may naturally look for some increase. To any people who do not think that the “plant your own garden” idea has made a big hit with the public let them visit any seed store. Standing room only signs are up during the rush hours. And in this city little phamplets on how to raise a garden are becoming even more popular than the Plattsburg Manual . e People do not have to he told in detail to realize the enormous increase in the price of shoes. Thus. when a well known man, whose evesight is, to say the least, not of the best, vis- ited a certain store and selected a pair of shoes which. at the price, he thought was a sure enough bar- gain he had every reason 0 con- gratulate himself. .On getting home his wife discovered that the tops: of the shoes were made of oil-cloth and not leather. “Someone is always taking the joy out of life.” . Popular query: Have you a little garden at your home? e Local automobile dealers and own- ers of cars are much disturbed over the. report from Washington that it is possible all cars will be taxed 5 per cent. of their factory cost. If this ia s0 New Britain people wiil be hi{ hard. One well known dealer has stated that his business will . ba paralyzed and, he continues, he has already felt the effects of such a pos-. sible measure as several prospective customers have declined to give him their orders for fear of the excessive government tax. Other owners of cars of ancient vintage are also worrying for fear that they may be called upon to pay a tax which, they, claim, might * be more than thelr machines = are # really worth at preserit. Under exist- ¢ ing conditions in Connecticut an auto- mobile owner has to pay two taxes on ‘his car, one to the city, as it is figured in his general assessment, d one to the state. Thus the prospect of pay- ink a third tax is not particularly pleasing. There was a time in this city that automobiles were a luxury and the statement that a man who . could afford to buy a machine could afford to pay the tax held true. To- day this is not so. People in all financial stations of life “own cars and in a business way they are a necessity. Such a high tax would in- Jjure local people very much. i . In these times of ‘strife, when guns and munitions make a stock topic of - conversation where men are gath- ered, when the City Guard is armed with Krags and when the Home Guard expects guns of some description, a de- talled account of the rifle; is ne amiss. The Springfield carried by t regulars and national guard is a b action gun and its calibre is 30-1 of an inch. TIts muzzle velooity 2,700 foot-seconds and it is soraew! shorter and lighter than the Kraf, ‘being 43% inches long and weighi slightly in excess of 815 pounds. bayonet too; is somewhat longer th those on the Krag. The Krag rif came into use about the time of t! Spanish-American war when the army ‘was equipped with these new Krag- | Jorgensen rifles They are a maga- zine gun of bolt action type and wers manufactured at the Springfield a senal. The gun is composed of . 9 parts and it is slightly in excess 1 forty-six inches in length. It weighs in the neighborhood of nine or ten pounds. Its calibre is also 30-100 of an inch and the four grouves in the rifling turn in ten inches. It carris five cartridges in the magazine afi one in the chamber and its 220 graf steel jacketed bullet is propelled by a charge of 35 to 42 grains of gmoke- less powger, . The bullet has an. initial velocity 4,000 feet per second and will travel 1,000 yards in 2% sec- onds with a remaining velocity of 831 feet per second and a force ot impact equal to 337 foot pounds. . The ‘bullet will carry between one and twa miles, according to weather' condi- tions, P - . > i veos With the price of coal still hig! people are hesitating about Imnc‘.a; their next. winter’s supply, but 1) coal dealers are not optimistic about the price going any lower and will not) guarantee the price from ‘day to day. Yesterday coal was quoted in .this city at $9.50 per ton. Figures ob- tained at the same time ‘show that in the neighboring town of Berlin the price was but $8.75 per ton, indicat- » ing that it costs the local retailers seventy-flve cents per ton more. Many regard it as strange that for a dis- tance of three miles the price should jump almost a dollar. Especlally when in the town of Farmington, even . | further inland than New Britain, coal is selling at- $8.50 per ton, which is even twenty-five cents less than in Berlin, e T Pointed Paragraphs. (From the Chicago News.) ‘Women pause to reflect—when they ; see a mirror, 3 Don't be stingy with kind words | They are worth' nothing till you scat- ter them about. ‘Why hurry to reach the top of th ladder if you are going to fall off.. when you get there? FRREES. There is an element of success J every man, yet he seldom utilizes :ntl; some smart woman takes him and, e Did you ever notice how cheerfill & woman gives hr order in a restate rant when there is a man pay the freight? ‘When a man waits to make sure he is right before going ahead he find himself distanced by a less comn-. servative individual who was willfi to take some chances. 3 : valon‘ ? | = Many a map who imagines his eif“v % ecutive ability is sufficient to contrpl § the affairs-of a nation would not even make a successful book agent. Age Before Youth. (Everybody's Magasine.) Father—Tommy, go out to the barn and hitch the horse to the old sleigh. Son—Why not to the new sleigh, father? Father—Wear out the old first, is my motto, mv son. Son—Well then, father, you go our and hitch up the horse. The Berlin Vorwarts, socialist, urges the German government to fore- g0 a war indemnity. That is very con- siderate. The allies probably will aid: the Vorwarts efficiently to that-end. -8 —New York World, little = 8\