Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 13, 1915, Page 4

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDA MARCH 13, 1915 éfia;with ulletin and gnufief 119 YEARS OLD BSubscription price 12¢ a week; S0c a month; $6.00 u year. Entered at the Postofiice at Norwica, Conn., as second-class matte: Telepnone Calln: Business Office 480. rial Rooms 38-8. et B fetin Job Ofce 85-2. Willimantic Ofice, Room 3 Murray . Bulldiag. Telephone 310. ) e FREAEERIRATHES PEDEPEIROETLINELN Bulilet) ‘Bull The Bulletin has the largest circulation of any paper in East- ern Connecticut and from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. it is delivered to over 3,000 of the 4,063 houses in Norwich, and read by ninety- three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivered to over 800 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to over 1,100 and in all of these places it is consid- ered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- e towns, one hundred and xty-five postoffice districts, and sixtv rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of the R. F. D, routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION 1901, average ............ 4412 1905, average ... REPARATION FOR THE FRYE. + There are two ways in which this - government can proceed relative to the sinking of the William P. Frye by the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Fried- rich. It can prominently display its indignation and glaringly set forth its ! demands in the way of reparation, or it can proceed calmly but firmly in such a manner as is warranted by the facts. The latter is the more sensible course and it is what is indicated by the government announcement. "That there should be a vigorous pro- - test and claims for restitution as well " as apology is only to be expected. The commander of this German rover ap- parently used his own discretion when - it came to the seizure and destruction <of the Frye and its cargo. Interna- tional law and respect for a neutral ship'and neutral commerce got no consideration. Based even upon the contention of the German government when it established a war zone about the British Isles and claimed that through the necessity of submarine action it might not be possible to dis- tinguish neutral from belligerent ves- sels, the captain of the Prinz REitel _hasn’t a foot to stand on for he knew it was an American vessel and wheat was not included in the list of con- traband at that time. Yet with the boldness with which the vessel has been operating did it sail into the port of the country whose commerce and vessel were destroyed and call for its rights under the law of nations. Such may be German practice, but it tends more to piracy and it will be with great surprise if Germany does not re- -pudiate such a flagrant violatlon of neutral rights. In the meantime it might be well to keep this rover with- in reach for the proper protection of ‘our own ecommerce, Having disregard- ed neutral rights once it can be ex- pected it will occur again. ‘RAISING DEER. There appears to be good reason back of the bill which would give the people of Connecticut the right to raise deer for the market, and it is not sur- prising that the hearing thereon should have brought forth no objection, but /many advocates. At the present time the state of Connecticut is engaged in the business of raising déer at the expense of the individual raisers of crops, but it is against the law to kill them except under certain conditions, and the placing of the venison on the market is absolutely prohibited. » What is sought under the proposed legislation is the right to .estadblish a mew industry. The right to raise deer the same as other livestock, in an en- closure which would give them the proper protection, does not appear to be an unreasonable request. Cattle and sheep are today raised for the market and the business returns a £00d profit to a large number of farm- ers. Why shouldn't it be possible for them to raise deer under proper.con- ditfons? 'There can certainly be no Jmore objection to the raising of deer to kill than there ¢an be for doing like- wise by domesticatéd animals. Though there may be less sentiment in behalf of the provision in the bill which would ellow a person engaged in such bus- Iness to sell shooting rights for sports- men seeking deer because of the thickly populated conditiohs, there can ‘be no apparent objection. to: the idea of contributing to the supply of fresh imeat through the raising of deer. In fact it would have been better if the Btate’s activities in behalf of deer had been confined to that privilege which 1s now being sought, PROPER ACTION, " In keeping with the recognized con- dition of the state’s ‘finances was the Rction taken by the legislature in turn- Ing down the appropriation which was sought for the publication of a Con- pecticut Legislative History and Sou- venir by William H. Taylor for pres- entation to the members of the gen- tral assembly. Just because such a volume is pleasing to a great many and has a certain value in connectlon with the biographical study of its members, it does not follow that such wn expense shoul@ be placed upon the state. In fact it is one of the uses »f state money which has little or no txcuse and considered by the legisla- lure from a strictly business stand- point can only be looked upon as a waste. Such at least is the recent rerdict. It was a time for the'legisla- s to place state before sAlf and they are deserving of full credit for doing so It is one of a class of gratuities which never should be sanctioned. It was started when the state was flush with money, although such was never a sufficient excuse’for the establish- ment and encouragement of such a practice. The precedent for putting an end to the doling out of state money in that manner was created at the last session. Other drains were also closed at that time for the best of reasons— the state couldn’t afford it and it was wrong—and the tlme has arrived in state affairs where the necessity for such action must be constantly kept in mind. Such leaks may be small, but a leaky fixture ought not to be tolerated. AN EXCELLENT RECORD. The New Haven road has reason to feel proud of its record of punctuality which it has established according to the report of the public service com- mission of New York In competition with some of the best railroads in the country. It is only one of the evi- dences of the new policy under which the system is now being operated. When it is possible to operate such trains as come under the eye of that body and show 88 per cent. of them on time and an average delay of only two and a half minutes for the twelve per cent which were late, it makes it apparent that the new man- agement is giving attentlon to rail- roading in the operating branch in a manner which meets the requirements of its patrons, This record, which was for last De- cember, though just made public, was well maintained throughout the vear. It was not the only month, however, when it topped the list since that honor was won during eight of the twelve months and during the other four it didn’t drop below second hon- ors. 1t is one evidence of the kind of life which the present officials of the road are putting into it and it must be taken into consideration that it is pit- ted against such high class manage- ments as the Pennsylvania, Delaware & Fudson, and New York Central in the establishment of ‘its record, This is only one of the many pieces of tangible evidence that the New Ha- ven under its new policy is alive to the interests. of the bpeople it serves, to the territory through which it operates and to itself, and that it is on the right course to regain in time its former position. FOREST FIRE DANGER, When State Forester Filley issues a warning against,the danger of for- est fires, he addresses himself to a large number of the people of Con- necticut on a matter which should be given careful thought and attention. This is the season of the year when there is a lot of dry material under- foot in the fields and woods and along the roadsides. It is also the time when a great many are or soon will be stroll- ing through the country and if only! requires a little thought to realize that a great deal of trouble and Qamage can be prevented by the use of good judgment and care. Few forest fires are maliciously started, but there are many which result from carelessness and a failure to give proper respect to the property of others, Forest fires have already burned over many acres this spring since it does not take very much of a March wind, where there is a good sprinkling of leaves and brush, to get beyond the control of those who may be engaged in clearing up a tract or burning over a patch of ground for the good results which can be expected. Brush fres call for the closest kind of supervision and a suitable day, if proper regard is given to the danger which is in- volved to valuable woodland, dwell- ings or other buildings of neighbors as well as of one’s own. Perhaps there is no greater menace to woodland than the stroller who THE MAN WHO TALKS You might just as well assume to judge a man by the color of his hair as by the sectarian label of his re- ligion. Blood is thicker than water and religion has to be thicker than blood. All there is of religion is com- prehended by one word: love. Oh, but there is action and suffering. , and without love the action is not right or the suffering elther. There is too much superficiality to religion as commonly professed and expressed. Religion must be as deep as the heart, as warm as the blood and as enduring as love; and Love endures forever. Why should the average man be bothered with complex ideas of religion which is superlatively ~expressed by every humble, pure, earnest life? This is & hoary criticism: “We hear too much about Paul in most of our churches and too Httle about Christ.” It was Christ who said He drew all men unto Him, and He even drew Paul. Too many have their grip on a line in- stead of on the cable. What a man is must be something more than he pretends to be. Many people who slip into the mantle of superiority and swell around woulg flee to privacy and change their clothes if they realized what a misfit the mantle is. Some of them look as strange as a goose would in peacocks’ plumage, or would a giraffe with a Princess ruffle around his neck. Only those appear to be great who have waited for the public recognition and praise which greatness merits and they usually wear the mantle of greatness with such humility that we have to look twice to be sure they have.it on. Real greatness has no use for a pose or a strut, or any of the outward signs of a weak inward consciousne: It can stand alone, and it shines with- out a polished surface. Greatness expressed by conceits is pure vaude- ville, Most of the greatest Americans have - looked like farmers, while our Beau Brummels have the appearance of tailor's dummi The man or woman who takes special pride in ancestors loses con- siderable of it if they spend sufficient time to study up their pedigree. All family life runs from low to high, and either from crooked_to straight or from straight to crooked. Most of us have Boor relations we have reason to be proud of if we have common sense; and wealthy relations we cannot think of without -blushing. Any of us who have the money to employ an expert tracer of genealogy can get a certifled statement that we have a king in the backeround, and the number of rela- tives who were paupers, knaves or villians will not be mentioned. Pedi- grees always stop at the top notch, which is well, since Darwin has been credited with having proven our far forbears were simian: but isn’t it sur- prising how we have slidden down the mountain of greatness. We would Detter found our pride upon ascendence than descendence. The man who is equal to or superior to his father may congratulate himself with better grace than he who hurrahs in the shadow of a distinguished forbear. There are 5,000 variaties of dahlias but less than a score of colors or forms, so it is not strange that the commercial representatives of the bus- iness think there are at least 3,600 va- rieties mere than are needed. Doubt- less their position is tenable, but their method to make the reduction by or- ganization, agreement and decree i not likely to accomplish the purpose. We once heard a professional gardener declare there was no excuse for the existence of more varieties of dahlias than could be counted on the fingers of both hands. Had he sald ten to each class his remark would have been ble and endorsible, for we call to mind at least ten classes and that would have carried the number to 100 varieties. Then considering the many strange and desirable combina- tions of color, 1,400 Kinds do not ap- pear to be excessive. There are hun- dreds of thousands of seedlings grown every yvear in private gardens, and many amateurs have their choice seed. ling which love nor money cannot in- duce them to part with. The com- mercial varieties even cannot be con- trolled except to a limited extent. thoughtlessly casts aside a burning match, a lighted cigar or knocks out the live ashes from a pipe. Many fires which are thus unintentionally set can be prevented. —_— EDITORIAL NOTES, This is the weather which inspires the repainting of the keep-off-the- grass signs. == o e Nothing is more exciting or puts more color into life that the return of the new hat season. Harry Thaw’'s lawyers appear to be crazy to keep his insanity before the courts and the country, No announcement has been made as vet of the resort where Harry Thaw expects to pass the summer, The commanders of those German submarines have about as much con- science as some directors of joy rides. The man on the corner says: Some fellows don’t realize that a job is an asset until after it gets away from them. This is the season when the country is flooded with the best-in-the-land ball players. The drought will come after the tryouts, Turkey has a chance yet to an- nounce that the destruction of the forts on the Dardanelles was permitted for strategical reasons, e T ‘When England takes charge of all the ordnance factorfes, it is a case where bullets as well as bread are in demand in Europe, Trouble over the inclination to name new streets for ‘war centers might be oyercome in cosmopolitan districts by agreeing on Neutrality. No 'fishérmin’ would ever consider this too” far in ‘advance to begin to get the tackle and stories ready for the opening of the trout season. Prof. von Mach says Germany has no use for Belgium, and such being the case the Belglans cannot under- stand why they ever left the father- land, Even the .case of the William P. Frye-doesn’t ‘call for the appearance of any- jingoism. This country can present its case without fiying off ‘the handle. » S R EEE N The Dacia’s owners are naturally protesting, but they at least can ap- preciate the fact that the vessel and the cargo have not been treated like the Frye. o The attention of the Prinz Eitel's commander should be brought to the decision of a-British prize court that the cargo belonging to a neutral gov- ernment éannot be seized, If you are feeling miserable you would do well to ask yourself why? More misery comes from misconcep- tion than misfortune. More persons than we think are miserable because they think they be. Most people who have met with heavy money losses make themselves miserable over it; but a friend who had lost a big fortune told us he had come to know it was the greatest blessing of his life—the spirit had turned his great loss into a great gain. He was poor, but there wasn’t a pile of rubbish between him- self and God. There is everything in the point of view, and you are given the privilege to choose any viewpoint you' please. Whoever has made you believe God is afflicting you has driven a nail into your soul which needs ex- tracting. He who said I am the life and the light is busy leading his chil- dren from the gloomy valleys to the illuminated heights. He who Kknows what he is heir to never finds misery in the list unless he wants to—what he wills he can have. If you learn where a man’s heart is, you will discover where he tarries in spirit whatever his profeéssions. This is why when you.talk with business men they talk incomes and profits and when you talk with workers they con- verse of industries and wages; and wilen you talk with the unfortunate and oppressed they talk of home and God. Those who do not possess money, or see any to bow down to seem to get the better grip on God 4nd love, the things which money cannot buy. The men of large accom- plishments often dle like disSolutes so far as hope and glimpses of a future life is concerned, while those who have known misfortune and want die like kings.. It is not the wealthy or the great alone. who see beckoning angels, or get a view of the coming sunrise in the gloaming of life. 'The things money cannot buy are usually missed by souls that have been greedy for gold and blind to the blessing of Love. The soul lowest down 18 often- est given the power to see farthest up. It will not be long befors the morn= ings will rlni with the glee of the robins. The blue birds ~are already here warbling but the robins with their matins will soon salute the ris- ing and farewell the settifig sun. The so-called “English robins” also popu- larly known as cedar birds and wax wings, have doubtless arrived if we have not seen them, for it is not un- usual for them to come north in Feb- ruary, and they are among the first cumers. When the robin and the wren are here we forget the sparrow with his sweet song who adds so much delight to windy March days. It was Miss Mehitabel's son when &it- ting in front of the open Wood fire heard the little twitters and chirpe from the ghosts of the robins and blue-birds coming from the blagzing apple-tres boughs all_ winter, What a pretty conceit, —this of Aldrich's: “In summer whole flocks of birds are fluttering about the fruit trees under the window: so I have singing birds all the year round. But the months in which fire-brands repeat the twit- ter of birds are nearly gone and we shall soon have theé real concert which delights the soul at sunrise. What a variety of feelings the hu- THE EMERSONIAN THEORY (Written Specially for The Bulletin.) Except perhaps that on The Over- Soul, Emerson’s essay on Compensa- tion is the most forceful and con- vincing of any he has written. How much he sums up his “Absolute balance of Give and Tak IE 18 consolation to the discouraged, hope to the despondent, a promise of success to those who have failed! E There is a similar promise in the Beatitude which the Saviour enunci- ated: “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” which we must hope means also the poor in pocket! The ancients realized that there must be this element of compensation in_existence and so expressed them- selves in many ways. 3 A king or a general grew fearful, if very successful, haunted by the thought that for every achievement there must perforce be a failure. That was why, after some great conquest or success in battle or over a formidable enemy, some choice pos- session would be sacrificed, thrown into the sea, perhaps, as “a hostage to Fortune.” Too great success was al- ways regarded with suspicion. Herodotus expressed the philosophy of his time in the axiom, “There is a wheel on which the affairs of men re- velve, and its movement forbids the same man to be always fortunate.” In_Aeschylus we read: Grief walks the earth Ang sits down at the foot of each by turns”, a warning to mortals not to expect to be always fortunate, always happy. And Herodotus sayvs again, “Whatever is human is insecure.” Doubtless it was the same implica- tion of this element of compensation In the Lord's warning that it would be easier for a camel to entey the eye of a needle than for a rich man to en- ter heaven: the rich man having his treasure, his wealth here, need not ex pect it hereafter, if the inevitable bal- ance of things were to be maintained. Not that tite riches in themselves were evil, or the possession of them. “Oh, if only 1 had Blank’s money!” we hear unthinking people exclaim. And when assured, even by Blank himself, that the possession of riches does not exempt him from pain and losses and griefs and ingratitude and jealousy and temptation, but rather increases these and other human trials, the same envious ones will respond, “Oh, but I'q take a chance!” Yet those who question their wealthy friends, some so overburdened with the goods of this world that it is their constant task to get rid of them, will learn, sometimes with surprise, of a denth of unhappiness of which the questioner has never dreamed. To have so much, yet to be forced in age, or illness, or disability, or man being cultivates! He fecling above somebody or below someone, or more or less fortunate than some one, more or less capable or learned than some one, etc. This is why Tenpenny Dick declines to speak to Sixpenny Jack, for isn’t there just four pennies difference in the quality of their names—and four pennies dif- ference in quality is always enough to base a separating conceit upon no matter what it Is in. The girl who sews wants nothing to do with the factory girl, any more than the woman who lives in a bungalow cares for an acquaintance with the woman who resides in an aprtment house. Why should the fellow who belongs to a club think the neighbor who belongs to a fire-company is good enough to associate with? When it comes to comparative worth there is often less than four pennies difference. It doesn’t take much to send a nose up, or a neighbor down. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR How Compensation Act Works. Mr. Editor: Now that the compen- sation act is occupying the attention of many of our zens, I thought it might not be amiss to go into a little matter of figures to ascertain the cost, to production. The writer was brought up on a farm, which he has been fa- miliar with for upwards of sixty years, and his father liver there before him, 80 he has knowledge of that particu- lar farm for upwards one hundred vears. The accompanying figures show what the compensataion act would have cost that farm if it had been in force. The figures are based on the employment of one man, at a cost for insurance of $10 per year, placing the money which would have been paid in at 4 per cent, interest, computed annually and are as follows: Y'rs. is always 14,735.65 The amount sums up four times as much as the farm would bring, and more money than has ever been saved off the farm, after paying expenses, and Bupport of the family. The amount which the compensa- tion act will cost the manufacturer may be obtained by multiplying the gbove by the amount exceding ten dollars per year which they are pay- ing. \ If $25 per annum, multiply by 2 1-2, it , multiply by 6, etc. Should it be your pleasure to pub- lish the above it may be the means of leading some to a more thoughtful conelderation of the tendency of these times, . Very truly yours, C. P. BRADWAY. Igrgeat Stafford, Conn, March 11, most horrible, thought of all, by death, to have to give it up! That thought haunts nearly ever rich man, until it becomes to some the road which ends in madness, or suicide! There are familiar stories of the diamond-decked city man, who, unable to eat with even the slightest comfort, paid nearly fifty thousand dollars to the hospital authorities who fitted him with a new stomach, i. e. patched him up so that he could swallow a -meal without the near-death of dyspepsia. “If you are wise, you will dread a prosperity which only loads you with more,” writes Emerson. “For every benefit you receive, a tax is levied” “A certain compensation balances every gift and every defect.”” This is why the poor man, walking past the fine grounds of the plutocrat, may be able to see in the emerald lawns, gracefully drooping elms, hedges of roses, rare shrubs, winding drives and the like beauties which even the owner himself does not sus- pect. It was a lesson once to hear a self- made man noted for his wealth refer almost enviously to a poorer friend. “After all, his father did better by him than mine did by me, in putting me early into a business life and cut- ting short my schooling! Don't you think I'd give thousands for the ad- vantage he has over me, in his col- lege education? I know stocks and bonds but I can never be sure that somebody isn’t making fun of my bad grammar!” It appears to be the familiar princi- ple of Natural Philosophy by which a liquid, when it has reached the boiling point, turns to Steam and cools itself by its own vapor. Mortals can go just so far; after that, the element of this compensation enters and they lose for what they gain! To quote Emerson again, “surplusage given tovone part is pald out of a reduction from another part of the same creature.” As another has written, “There is a limit to all things. If a multi-million- ajre were happy in_proportion to his riches, he would climb to the top of the Washington monument and dash himself to the ground. “But here again enters the principle of Natural Philos- the ardor is cooled by the very surplusage of riches! It is strange even In our own day to not this working of the Law of Compensation. Never was man more reviled, de- rided, contemned, than Abraham Lin- coln ~ during his lifetime. With the lapse of years, the world gave him his due. While McKinley lived, he was ir- reverently referred to as “The Su- preme Jollier.” Tragic death brought him recompense, in praise, justice, commendation. Every possible térm of opprobrium was employed to express national dis- tate for “four years more of Grover. Yet since Former President Cleve- land’s death, the country has made te to glorify him as a man of great ability and great statesmanship. So it goes! “There is a crack in everything God has made,” declares Emerson, in this same essay; an admonition to mortals that even what appears perfect in this world has in it the canker, the worm, the element of death and decay. That absolute security, satisfaction, flaw- less beauty, is to be found only in the perfection of God Himself. So, too, sorrows, losses, separations, calamities; they work their ultimate compensations, till ‘the man or woman who would have remained a sunny sarden-flower, with no room for its roots and too much sunshine for its head, by the falling of the walls and the neglect of the gardener is made the banion of the forest, yielding shade and fruit to wide neighborhoods of men. - In every community there are well- inlentioned persons with lives made wretched by the evil-doing of others. There must be consolation for them in Exceptionally of Spring o $18 $20 weaves and colorings. 121 UITS TO ORDE F°=O=OOIT i SPRING TAILORING o Fine Display Woolens ) s (o) s () i | (] $22 $25 To the custom tailor man— To the man who is hard to fit— To the man who appreciates exclusive patterns and @ supremely fine qualities we extend a personal invitation “to call and view our present display of Spring Woolens. All the new and correct fabrics for Spring Tailoring are here in the most favored spring shades. the new ideas are some very smart English pencil stripes and the new fine Scotch Tarton small checks in beautiful Among Our range of prices is $18.00 to $25.00, as usual, o but the values are exceptional. Perfect fit—smart style—excellent workmanship and satisfaction guaranteed. ORDER YCOUR SUIT NOW FOR EASTER while our stock of Woolens is at its best. ¢ Marhatian ° 125 Main Street E: CUSTOM TAILORING DEPARTMENT O OO = O subordinate, and, after- recognizing the mag- nenimity of the man: “That pro- posal was great, greater even than his victory at Gettysburg.” . Any shot that malice can fire falls far below the head of a man like that. He is interested in something bigger than his own personal plans. It is suck unselfishness and social loy- alty that gives success to any cause. THE PARSON. displace his ward said, this Law of Comepnsation; in the thought, that having, through will of Fate, dwelt among demons here, there ust, in the absolute balance, be a ure for them of compensating exist- ence among saints. There are even now optimistic souls who look forward to the compensation for the present terrible war, to a time of universal brotherhood, universal peace, universal abhorrence of blood- Stories of the War 34 Buried in His Lawn. To a relative in this country C. C. Bresson, Mayor of Celles, France, writes as folows: Nancy, France, January 3, 1815. My Dear Lucien: shed. THE DICTAGRAPH. Sunday Morning Talk TEAM PLAY. Just before the battle of Trafalgar, when the preparations for the English attack were complete, Nelson asked his captain, Blackwood, whether he thought another signal to the fleet was needed. The captain replied that he thought everyone knew perfectly what was expected of him. Musing a moment, Nelson said, “Suppose we telegraph ‘Nelson ex- pects every man to do his duty.’” The officer to whom the remark was made asked if the signal might not better read, “England expects,” rather than “Nelson expects.” The admiral welcomed the change eagerly and at 11.30 the signal, which has gone down into history flew from the Victory's masthead and was received with a saout throughout the fleet. . It was surely better to summon those sailors to scrve their country than to serve any single commander. They were asked to sink personalities is a common cause, To do it for Eng- lard was a bigger thing than to do it merely for Nelson. A belief in and lovalty to the whole campaign is better than mere admiration for some particlar general. The best ball player is one who will work for the good of the team. It is the success of nine men rather than of one that interests him. He sub- merges personal likes and dislikes in favor of the common good. Speaking of & popular clergyman of| strong personality, a parishioner sald, “As lofig as he is here the ¢hurch may count on my help.”” But the hero wor- shipper must remember that the work of that church must proceed whether a particular leader remains or moves on. The proble the needs, the re- wards of Christian service in this fleld remain constant. On the tomb of the ‘Wesleys are inscribed the words, “God buries the worker but carries on the work.” It is well for us to remember that. N Helpera beyond price in the church, the lodge, the movement in clvic of social reform are those whose devotion to the cause is founded on something deeper than personal tastes or preju- dices. These are the ones Wwho are go- ing to bring victory. The rest are pretty certain, sooner. or later, to get miffed and either guit the game or try to queer it When Gen. Grant took command of the Union armlies’ he recelved a letter from Gen. Meade, then in ¢ommand of the Army of the Potomac, asking in view of many criticisms, thatsome other man might be appointed in his stead. Said Meade, “Nothing should ba allowed to stand in the way of our cummon cause,” Grant refused to I avail myself of my stay with my family at Nancy to answer your amiable letter of December A8, “and See that you had trouble in feturning to America. The war came So sud- den that it cut short your vacation in France, but for me the veins have been far more tragic. As mayor of Celles the situation has been full of perils and I have needed all my cour- age to get through them. Three of my colleagues of the valley of Celles have been shot without any reason. As for me, 1 was taken as hostage in a_neighboring valley; then released My house was turned into a hospital and 34 German soldiers are buried in my lawn. I have had to keep at different times the German generals and their staffs. 1 have also been bombgrded over and over again, sometimes with French saells and again with German. The effect of the bombardment is _terrible when they fall straight. Fifty shells fell arcund the house during one of the sleges and three on the roof. Judg- ing from the human side, the struc- ture should have been demolished, but, save the chimney and a small part, it is still intact. I have told you of the loss of my daughter, Lucle. Her death was due to blood-poisoning, contracted in car- ring for poor and wounded in our dispensary. She died four months tater, notwithstanding the fact that she had the best of medical attention. I had almost foreseen that she was too good for this world, and I belleve that the dear child is watching over us now. 1 have gone through great dangers; likewise my two sons and two sons- in-law. My eidest son, Jacques, has been wounded in_the leg. Enclosed find Lucie’s portrait for her little cousins. They will never know her this earth, but she will be to them proof that the French are not the degenerated people that the Germans would have them be. The French know how to die victims of thelr devotion to mankind. I return tomorrqgy to Celles; my duty calls me there: With best wishes, Your affectionate cousin, CHARLES CARTIER BRESSON, ! OTHER VIEW POINTS Summer vacation is generally very agreeable, and all too short, for the school children. But those in Austria may not be so enthusiastic over the announcement that the Schools will close a month earlier this year so that the pupils may supply the need for field laborers.—Bridgeport Tele- gram. In Chicago thers has been in opera- tion for a little more than a year a “court of domestic relations” where the woes of divided families are aired. In hundreds of cases where divorce and Dbitterness with their attendant tragedy to the children, seemed inevit- abhle, the court has averted the break- ing up of homes by the simple pro- cess of straightening out foolish mis- understandings. What the court has done in domestic tases, other courts rightly empowered might do in thous- ands of civil cases which clog the dockets of justice and fill the world with strife.” And_what the courts could ~do in differences like these might as easily be done by individuals in their relations with each other.— New Haven Times-Leader. No doubt there is a demand for carbaret shows in the larger cities, But the patronage should be limited to_adults and there should be rigid enforcement of stricter regulations by the authorities. From time to time there has been agitation about dance halls being supervised by com- petent authorities with a view of placing them on a higher moral plane. Such a move would be pro- gressive and humanitarian. _But while it is needed for the dance halls it is needed even more for the ca- baret shows.—Manchester Herald. Leslie M. Shaw’s production to the effect that Theodore Roosevelt “again will be elected president,” comes from one who, as secretary of the treasury in the Roosevelt administration, may still feel in debt to the colonel. The colonel did much for Mr. Straw, but the latter should remember that to dquite an extent -the obligations were mutual, and just how far a man should place himself on record as a presi- dential prophet for the sake of old scores is a matter of disagrecment be- tween politicians.—Hartford Times. * Beyond the confines of New Eng- land, which after all comprises only a small part of the United States, it is the rule to maintain but one alms- house in each "county, unless the county is of vast population due to the inclusion in it of a large city. All the paupers in Litchfield county could be easily taken care of on one moder- ately large farm. The difficulty in adcpting this method in Connecticut is one of civil government rather than of economies. But the county alms- house plant is the wise one.—Torring- ton Register. City officials are well within the bounds of reasonable precaution when they insist that only licensed physi- cians practice in Ansonia. The dan- ger of allowing men, who have only a smattering of the science of medicine to issue prescriptions to ignorant pa- tients is so obvious that it is hardly necessary to point it out. It is alleged that at least ome such unlicensed physician is practicing in Ansonia and that he is building up a considerable business. He should be checked as soon as possible for he may do great harm to people, who seek hie aid be- lieving that he is a capable student of the art of healing.—Ansonia Sentinel. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S WEDGEW00D BUTTER Prints—Very Fancy ALSO CHOICE TUB AND FINE CHEESE People’s Market 6 Franklin Street JUSTIN HOLDEN. Proprietor M. J. FIELDS, . . Florist 39 Ward Street Carnations. Special Forms and Telephone 657