Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 19, 1914, Page 4

- Telepnone Calls: ‘Bulletin Job Office 85-2. Willimantie Ofice, Room 32, Murray e ___Norwich, Saturday, Dec. 13, 1914, — to four times larger than that of any in Norwich, It is deliversd ‘to over 3,000 of the 4,053 houses Slorwich, a . read by niflw.; T TR S A et Eastern Connecticat has forty- nine towns, one hundred and ixty-five postofize districts, and,_sixty rural fres delivery routes. The Bulletin is -‘I:.‘:_.F'.g town and . all of o voutes i ‘Eastern Connectiout. CIRCULATION 1901 - @VErage.cessanersese G412 B o GO ;voeumber oo 9.' |7 ; CONNECTICUT’S. DEBT. The report of State Treasurer Rob- erts, just issued, gives further evi dence of the problem which lies be- Tore, the next general assembly. The et deht at the close of the fiscal year amounts to practically eleven million doflars. and such in itself might not be' an alarming state of afiairs but Aor the fact that the situation is con- stantly growing worse. Tt will be generally agreed, as the tfeasurer points out among his rec- ommendations, that “it is time to call a halt in all but the most pressing épenditurgs” and emphasis is added "1, this by ihe fact that in the last 4*liwe years the deficit has been $6,083,- ! The fact is that-the state is: steads 4y _going behind. Tt is Dot producing s$ufficient revenue to meet th¢ expen- ditires_ which 4re voted and with ‘the et there is facing the state each ‘ear” the obligation of about a half “xfillion doliars for interest thereon. . Nb provision is being made to meet e bonds at maturity, but the sugges- jon of the treasurer that a half mill state tax for a sinking fund would | L écomplish it. This with the two mill % state tax which ha also recommends . iWfew the needs-of the state declaring thiat “it wiil be none too much” makes evident that more than passing at- ention ‘must ke given to the question the state’s finances. ~ It js pot only timé to call a halt “ 4 the expenditures but it is time that ./ & thorough overhauling was given to the manner of doing business, if this Ansatistactory piling up of the debt ‘s going to be checked. .’ . RECLAMATION WORK. . “Extensiva has been the advocacy of *feclamaiion as applied to the large arcas of waste land to be found in i “every etate. = Considerable progress . has Been made in such an endeavor ibrough educating the people to the “importance of such work as applied to agriculture and forestation. As the esult not only has the “abandoned - frm” practically disappeared, but a Fider interest has been created in improving the condition of what was rated us vatueless land. While indi- . ¥iqual efforts have accomplished much states have not failed to realize their ‘diity ‘in such a wmatter. ' "U.At..the present time attention is + dlirected to the operations of this na- . fure whichghave been conducted by the stute of Oregon. There Governor i ‘West, récognizing the existence of ex- i kensive tracts where provision could De ‘made for hundreds of families iy 1and ‘“was reclaimed -and juade workable, so fmpressed the state with thé possibilities that the work was undertaken. The result is that 17,000 acres of formerly unpro-| ductive Jand have been reclaimed at 2-cost of & half million dollars, rep- « ¥esenting an expenditure of $32.50 an acre. While it is now planned to “dispose of this land at an advance .0 3750 an ‘acre- over the cost of re- clamation. and therzoy net a good ‘prafit to the state as well as provide “families withi _productive _land, efp'is a far greater bemefit to.that mmonwealth - than . the. cash. profit it may eventually get from the trans- “gction. 3 Oregon hag accomplished a con- +structive work which is going to be of lusting value and as an example in reclamation it cannot fafl to be of “help to many others. What Oregom has done others can do. % e — “* GROWING FOREIGN TRADE, Bver since the opening of the war #4t has been realized that this coun- -try faced the greatest opportunity in its existence for the expansion of itg Loreign trade.: It 15 in that direction that it has long been realized that has been great need of de- nt. While our export business bur “ % E § G i B | § it are g; ; £ { i i E i | 5 i 7 i i g : ; i i T i E? H gt -%s§ ek g ing and it should Increase. GAME AND FOREST FIRES, An effort which is golng “to be with much interest is that in the fleld are largely responsible : for forest fires it is maintained that the ‘state should devote its efforts to saving its forests even at the expense of its game. This will be the signal for mobil- iziug an army of hunters, but it cannot help being realized that there are go- ing to be a great many who realize the wisdom of such action. It is a situation Which is developing in more states“than New Jersey. There is much opposition to the trespassing upon property which goes with the hunting. Much damage other than fires often follows, and here in Connecticut there is.a steadily Increasing opposition to the deer and the protection under which tHiey are now multiplying. There is extensive complaint from the destruction, which the deer cause as well as the loss which follows the hunter-kindled fires. The elimination of the deer and rabbits would make New Jersey much less of a game preserve and eliminate the danger of accldental deaths in a fairly thickly populated state, but there are states which are much more densely populated than New Jersey which have not found it necessary t6 adopt such measures even though they realize the necessity of prevent- ing the needless forest fires. SPUR TO GREAT BRITAIN. Whether the daring and successful exploit of bombarding the English coast will so encourage the Ger- man navy that more and stronger as- saults of that Kind“will be attempted must wait for proof, but it is cer- tain that this week’s achievement has given the British empire the necessary spur, not only to aceerd any repeat- ed performance a warm reception, but to stimulate o greater activity about the recruiting offices and to create a thirst for reprisals. In fult realization of the fact, from past circumstances, that the British fion is the most ferocious of beasts when it comes to reprisals, the New York' Commercial in anticipation of a lodg war declares that “The people of England will now demand reprisals in kind ‘and’ this will render the work of the peacemaker more difficult. The German navy has given signal proofs of its audacity, but the shells fired at Whitby, Scarborough and Hartle- pool wilé enable Lord Kitchener to get the recruits he needs. Failing prompt volunteering,' the British par- liament cannot refuse to pass a con- scription law. All - scruples about bringing Japanese mercenaries into the European theatre of war will now be wiped out. Men who blew whole files of Sepoys from the mouths of cannon at Agra and Cawnpore 06 vears ago do not bother about scruples when the thirst for revenge burns their throats. It has never Deen the policy of Great Britain or any of the allies to velent and cértainly such a demon- stration, even though intended to off- set the Soutlh Atlantic victory, will not- directly hasten the coming of the peacemalker. If such a thing s pos- sible it.will only add to the fierce ness of the war. EDITORIAL NOTES. There is mo chance of its getting too cold to suit the iceman or plumb- |: er. The man on the corner says: Many a failure can outtalk a successful man. Those who see no use in making: proper preparation are those who lock the barn after the horse is stolen, If' the government could only sur- round that Morgan road in Alaska with enough thin air, it might not have to buy # The man who sues a brewery be- cause the beer makes him sick has furnished the prohibs with a new form of attack. The assembly of troops and artil- lery at Naco is one of the best in- fluences that can be brought to bear in that locality. Germany belittled its achievement by making unfortified towns the ob- ject of attatk. It was lke taking candy from a child. Isn't it about time that someone made up a list of those generals di- recting the war who are entitled to a place on Napoleon's team. §ais inventing excuses which do not exact- ly fit, while grown people show their dullness by doing the same thing. We have-all done more or less inventing, hence we readily recognize how true this !s. Some things invented in words are good enough to be patented, as well as copy righted. It may be true that “where ignorance is bltss, ‘tis folly to be wise” but it must be a special brand .of ignorance which adds to our pleasure instead of our discomfort. Ignorance is no re- specter of persons and represents no le class, You mhay have noticed that physicians and professional men of all classes lack the knowledge of the laws which- prolong life, and_die before their time. No class of men can be learned in all things—few are wise concerning the essentials of life. It has been said “He who is not aware of his ignorance will be misled by his knowledge;” also that “to be ignorant of one's ignorance. is the of orance.” The Lord through one of His prophets.is credited with having sald: “My people perish for lack of knowled~e.” The knowledge they lacked was a knowledge of Him and a knowledge of themselves. These are the knowledges in which abide saving grace and lasting happiness. Ignor- ance invites disease and death—it is the root of most of our misfortunes. One of the curious things in life is the frequency with which- the fellow who dared to sass his mother marries a woman who will take no back talk; ana the situation never fails to arouse in many a feeling of gratitud® that the boy has a wife who can make him either respectful or silent. The boy Who sasses his mother is usually one who was mot taken in hand early enough, or disciplined in the way he should have been: or who has a father who is a bad example. The man who sasses his wife is usually the one who dares not make himself offensive to anyone élse—who keéps his good man- ners for company and his agreeable talk for the world at large. There would be too many of this Kind if there wasn't but one in the world; and yet they are commoner than gypsies are today. The man who is too re- fined to sasé anyone is he who lends strength to our faith’ that the super- man is a possibility and on the way. His g00d services to his fellow men cannot bs overestimated. Fret and Worry are twin children of the imagination which caricatures life bpricturing a thousand and one things that are not %0, and then be- coming fearful of them instead of it- self. The imagination that is devoted to creating rainbows has the imagina- tion that lends itself to the produc- tion of spooke beaten to death. It is a duty we owe ourselves to look out for our images. We may picture peace and purity and perfection with the mind, or home, heaven ahd hap- piness; or we may conjure up a host of things to bring to our own career disorder and ruin.. Man’s capacity for wisdom or foolishness has been made about equal; his quality is shown by the use he makes of it. We all seem to be richly endowed, but we do mnot grasp the treasures of life—the friv- olities delude and ensnare us. It is important we should know ourselves— and-that we should turn to good use every talent God has endowed us with. We are t00 tolerant of the regulators who think it their duty to look after our health and our morals and our giving and our going, etc. We are dompelled to be immuned by the doe- tors from disease and by law from various other things. We cannot ex- pectorate on the sidewalks, go to see uncénsored pictures or dance the tan- g0 without interference. We are told what we must do by law and what we- should do by the pikers. Indiana chaperones the dancers of the tango and*a woman censor sees the dancers do not get so close together a visit ing cannot be put between them; and “Wisconsin just jerks the tango dancers up and fines 'em! By heck! Forty-five minutes at table and no retiring of the women for the men to smoke and tell stories, is a recent edict by Kaiser Wilhelm. The people are burdened with twice the law that is necessary and ten times as many conservators as they need, Have you ever thought of our good- will as sn assett? If you have you without doubt discovered that it 1= quite worthy considered a humbug. There was & time when the good will of a business was considered. as being worth money, ‘was estimat- ed in dollars and cents, but in this more practical age hard money is not laid down for things which cannot be scen. The shrewd business man no longer buys the good will, but leaves that whol to winning ways and 1 ‘With the decision of the president to fight the semate holdup of his ap- pointments, can it be that he sees mo |an 2dv: virtue in watchful walting? ‘Has the president in his endéaver| I ation the mine flelds and submarines? It is timely advice which is Being siven relative to exerciéing the proper amount of care in arranging’ Christs mahml and trees near and with lights. From the way in which bills are ing Some of the cities about the state . ready new are - for Ty to ourselves. Our. more of a dream than ere is @ new ornitholagical Toast: you alb have the.turkey on in your { i ?E refrain from Gropping knees in an emotion of ‘Mw.ufl gratitude. And when he went on kingdomn come, Thy will be than they the hour, when, in childish faith, each had lisped his first prayer at his ‘mother’s knee. Why?. It is safe to believe that each ‘man there at least knew the Lord’s Prayer, even if he rarely, or hurriedly, repeated it! And it ‘wes not alone the influence and personality of a great actor which affected each thus. It was, in_effect, wholly a matter of mental attitude. These diners paused in_their social revelry to fix their minds long enough on what each was already familiar with, but which took on a new meaning as interpreted by one who understood human emotions and the human heart. 1 have heard many dramatic read- ings, monologues, and the like; but not one could surpass the simple g of a familiar passage of Scripture to which I listened as it was read a few years ago by a clergyman to his people. There was no effort at embellishment; just the simple read- ing of the story, old but every year new, as Saint Luke tells it, of ~the journey from Nazareth into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem. The ecribe throws in- forming sidelights on his narrative, but with no effort.for effect. The decree has gone out from Caesar Augustus, the whole world—as the world was then known —shall be enrolled. And each goes to be enrolled, every one into his own city. Inconspicuous in the thousands traveling along the highways go two. For our enlightenment the _scribe writes a few lines about the pair. “And dence to always have an eagle in your pocket. Since the average weekly wage is less than an eagle the averag® man has a limited opportunity of ever possessing one. Sunday Morning Talk OF SEVENTY. Most people would be glad to live their youth ever again if for nothing vivid experiences. stance, recall the 3 hood or girlhood. Could you as a child even speak the magic word without a flutter of the heart and a thrill the whole length of your spinal column? 1f you couid I am sorry for you. The weeks of anticipation, the secret buying or making of presents, the mysterious household preparations all culminating in a day of unalloyed de- light, with snow, sleigh bells, greet- ings, delicious surprises, filled stock: ings, sparkling trees—this was Christ- mas. I would not exchange the mem- ory of certaln early Christmases for a full share of many things that this world counts good. Mature folk sometimes talk as though that holiday happiness were a thing of the past, but it is not so. As a matter of fact grandfather, aged 70, really enjoys Christmas as keenly as grandson, aged 7, only in a different way. Some of the glamor and romance has been dispelled per- haps but not the real joy of the sea- son. Children have their own pecu- liar joys and men and women have theirs and the two cannot be obso- lutely identical. The child thinks and enjoys as a child. The man puts away childish things. Both the individual and the race grow older. Some of the romance, | | some of the ery, some of the ecs- tasy of delight pass away. In the 1ith century men belleved in mysterious lands toward the setting sun. Over there was enchanted ground, with mountains of gold and gardens of flowers, all ruled by the Queen of the Fairies. Then came the great era of discov- ery and all the extravagant fancies were ‘Wispelled. Beyond the dark and perilous sea was land indeed, but no more an_ El Dorando than fhat left behind. Myth yielded to fact. Here too was hardship, here labor and pain, here the same old humdrum life that Europe knew. The bright vision fled and naught but the sober realities of life remained. The present age com- pared with earlier centuries is some- thing like the maturity of an individ- ual compared with his youth. With _inc ng years Christmas ceases to be mainly a bubbling merri- ment. an eager expectation. The age of loilipops and and sleds passes and is_gone. But in place of these things something better has come. Age has not the same Joys as those of yeuth but those that are greater. A deeper even if a quieter happiness is possible. The mattre man Grandfather realizes what grandson has not felt yet, that Christmas is mot alone a day of holly and mistletoe but calculate to get' Nothwithstanding all our plans or en-| would seem to prove the contrary we have breathed & new spirit since the angels sang on the plains of hem. Amid all ti we may hear them vet for Still through the cloven skies they come. ‘With peaceful wings unfurled. Grandfather, if he has keot his faith bright, knows that the Christmas pro- gram cannot ultimately be defeated. Good will men will come at last, however black the outlook now. For each returning Christmas -is & prophecy of that far-looming day ‘When Peace slzll over ali the earth Its ancient splendors fling, Ang the whole world give back the e oo of life|h: ger. the scene to the uncomfortable stable, to where shep- herds are keeping the night-waches over their flocks. Crude, u shepherds, t00, who would not have figured with much grace among rich guests at the inn! But they are good enough company for ‘an angel of ‘the Lord, who, after millions of mortals and thelr destin. ies than any other ever imparted! We know the rest. How the awed the chorus was heavenly army, pral ing: Glory to God in on earth_peace to men of good And when Sai Luke has told his part of the story, dramatically, con- cisely, like the schooled reporter that he was, along comes Saint Matthew, to describe for us the first Christmas- giving; how the Wise Men, sceking the star, find beneath it the.Infant in the manger, “rejoicing with exceeding great joy.” adoring Him and bestow- their ifts of gold, and is what makes Christmas primarily the children’s festival! The day of the Mother and the Child: When the ice-crust about the hardest heart melts and tears come in the coldest eye, at any mention of a child who, on that day, misses the gifts which are his right. Mother may be gray-haired, her sons may be judges, or clergymen, or railroad presidents or in congress; but when they come home and kiss her, on Christmas day, though they be grand-fathers themselves, they are again her babies, for whom she hung red mittens on the juniper tree which they had cut on the side hill, or for whom she put red-topped boots at the foot of the tree, and who shouted when the plum pudding was brought in, at dinner. And_somehow, on this particular day, Father stands always in background, like the gentle and seif- contained Joseph, giving way_ to Mother and ~the children. Poor ! who growis a little, because he maintains that his part of Christ- mas is chiefly paying the bills for everybody else’s good time! But he is happy, mevertheless! crustiest man will say with & “Here, Maria! Get some Christ- mas grimcracks for them Bell kids! They're little divvies, and T'll bet my hat they stole my best peaches and lamed the Plymouth Rock rooster! But their mother is sick and their father is laid off from work because of this infernal w Here’s a bill! et them some new duds an’ things! Little rats! I 'spose if they did hang up_ their stockin’s they be that full o' holes th* presents 'd drop outn th' toes! But I see them today, watching th’ toys in Grime's winder with them hungry eyes o' theirm. An’ Gee! I know how it used t' be, when I wuz a kid, with Christmas comin'! An you ain't much of a church member if you can’t make them kiddies a mince pie, or somethin’ And so it goes!® Christmas-time | ot only jolts trade out of a rut, but Humanity out of its lethargy. = We love to hear the Christmas Carol read, and we deride old Scrooge. But most of all, we lay our gifts at_the foot of the child, because of one Child Whom the angel bade us crown as King! Everywhere the picture of the Beth- lehem stable is brought forward to the light. and the busiest are made to pause, to assume a mew mental atti. tude of attention, of reverence. The tradesmen are quick to seize its ki “For the Children,” they mark their goods—sure that they have found the straichtest road to the hearts—and the purses—of the children’s elders! Espcially is Christmas significant with shelter, home, lions have lost.their THE DICTAGRAPH. ‘FAMOUS TRIALS ] TRIAL OF MICHAEL EYRAUD. One of the most r:imlrhbla mur- on The murder for which th occurred in Paris, in July, 1890. ith the assistance of deas in way: arrived at the appointed time he took Gabrielle upon his lap and fondled her hair and kissed her. . Then she showed him a handsome new girdle and playtully a swi wall to ud, who pulled on the LR Eyraud claim mean to kill him, but only force him to indorse some notes, Then Gabrielle was called and she gave her version urned with Eyraud after dinner, she was afraid to refuse t out her part of the plot for fear Eyraud would kill bher, as he had threatened. After the murder, she said, Eyraud took off all the victim's clothes and began dissecting the body and pl it in a trunk. After he left the house, leaving the woman alone with the murdered man. The day after the murder the woman went to Lyons with the corpse in the trunk. Altl the murder was com- mitted on July 2, it was not ' until Aug. 1 following ‘that the body was found in the trunk upon the of a suburban railway station. spite of every effort of tuw golice no told hows following Eyraud and herself had fied to Ameér- ica, remaining a while in New York, and then went to San . Francisco. ‘While living in the latter city she told the story of the murder to a French- man named Garanger, who advised her to return to Paris and confess. From the time of Gabrielle'’s con- fession the a search for Eyraud in Canada, the United States and Mexico, following various clues, but with no success, until May, 1890, when he was appre- hended in a hotel in Havama, He was taken back to Paris. 1t was brought out at the trial that Garanger and Gabrielle were in love With one another and that the woman confessed in order to get Eyraud out of the way, as they feared him. Every detail of the trial was followed closely, and no similar affair atthe Court d'Assizes ever attracted a more fashionable or a larger crowd, A more or less serious attempt was made to show that Gabrielle had been hypnotized by Eyraud, and hypnotism was ed that they did not|ed. » i e from s i i ;F i | ; ; i E : | ¥ i £ I gi;l il 2 ;;?!iga; | | | i i;; zgi £ him upon the him. His execu ‘We hope that E. J. Hill goes back on the ways and means committee, for his work en that important com- mittee has Dbeen recognized by Freezing of water pipes is one of the common ills of cold weather which Is more often chargeable to careless- ness than to any other condition. So, too, are many of the accidents that result on ponds during the cold sea- son. Skaters and fishermen go on ice that is too thin, and if they find it possible to get some distance from shore without warning signs they are prone to discount the dangers that surround them and to walk into death trape.—Waterbury Republ The Republicans in their sweep of the eity Tuesday made a better show- ing than any party has made here in years and the decision at the polls was without doubt a continuation of the expression of dissatisfaction that the voters registered in the November election. It was not that the disap- proval was driven crats for local policies so much ag it was against the party in control of national affairs—Meriden Journal. 5t be talked —New Haven Union. New giloves have pockets for coins and tickets in their palms. A NORWICH INQUIRY Answered By the Statement Of a Nor. wich Resident. When first the long seriés, of re- For that, after all, is the essential test of @ cure. On this point doubt can no.. longer exist, for after many years those who have been cured, emphati. cally declare their cures to be lasting. D. J. Brown, 6 Summer St, Norwich, and it proved effective in strengthen- ing my kidneys and relieving other symptome of kidney trouble.” At a later interview, caid: 1 still bold a opinion of B e Kitey Dills and conirm. the 1 gave In their the Demo- |} Price 50c, simply ask fc kfluyl-l,fl e dm‘.l’l!l.—-!h.- Foster-Milburn Co., ANNIVERSARY SALE NOW IN PROGRESS A tunity to obtain valusble Christmas gifts at prices far bel thi COATS SUITS DRESSES SKIRTS Formerly Ann| o $1850, - up to $1850, Formerly up to Anniversary Formeri; to $1; T o hap S s ever offered before $8.45 $1L.95 $3.98 $ 1.89 Price e FURS MUFFS, $3.50 ani up # SET3, $6.50 and up WAISTS, 98¢ and up. ! PETTICOATS, $1.98 (Jersey Tops). ANNIVERSARY TAGS in all Garments. THE PLACE THAT SAVES AND SERVES 194 Main Street YOUR PATRONAGE DESERVES - Wauresan