Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 27, 1915, Page 4

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1915 Glarwich Bulletin and @oufied 119 YEARS OLD bacription price 13c & week) 50¢ & month; $6.00 a yens. Entered at the Postofice at Norwich, Conn.. as second-class matter. “Telepmone cenie: Bulietin Business Ofiice iorial Rooms 35-3. Bulletin B letin Job Ofce 85-2. Willimantte Office, Room % Murray Rutlding. Telephone 210. submarines for any nation with the strict understanding that they are-not to be delivered until after the war, and there is nb reason for thinking that there is any violation of international law contemplated through the supply- ing of such war vessels during war. To the manufacture of parts of sub- marines there can be.no objection. It comes under the same right as the manufacture of munitions of war. Naturally_ the government cannot desire to increase the amount of idle- ness throughout the country by forc- ing' such manufacturers to cease bus- iness. In fact it has decided other- wise in showing a strong opposition 40 an embargo on war munitions and no other result than the satisfaction of knowing that it has not shown neg- ligence concerning its neutrality can it expect to get from the investigation ordered. Norwich, Saturday, March 27, 1915 The | H | 2 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 4,053 houses in Norwich, and read by minety- three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivered to over 900 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- nine towns, one hundred and sixty-five postoffice districts, and sixtv rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town =~ on all of the R. F. D. routes In Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION 1901, average ...e....eev. 4412 1905, average -..........5 920 ST s 5| CHANCES FOR That there s need of bringing about 2 change of conditions and the estab- lishment of peace in Europe cannot be questioned, but as much as that is desired and needed, it is not likely to and probably will not result until the war has been carried to the point where there is no question as to which side has won. Such is important for the maintenance of peaceful relations in the future. Tal and rumors of peace have sprung up since the fall of Przemysl, the first instance during the eight months of war that an army on either side has surrendered, but it is mot to be overlooked that Russla has only recently experienced some hard re- verses, and the end of the war must be based upon something miore im- portant than that. The general situation, however, tends to give support to the conten- tion of Sir John French, who as the result of the prevailing state of affairs ®ees an early end to the conflict. There 1s basis for this in the strong- er position of the allies today than ever before. The effect which the shutting off of supplies for G @nd Austria must have is mot to be overlooked. In connection with the wictory of the Russians before Prze- mysl it is impossible to overlook the elmost certain entrance of Ttaly intol the war upon the side of the allies, with a general tendency among the Balkan group to take similar action for the benefits which are to be gatned through the successful campaign egainst the Dardanelles, Even though the prospects for peace may seem brighter just at the present time it is indicated that it must come through persistent and hard fighting and the piling up of victory after vic- tory, for when it comes to determina~ tion’ there is as much of it on one side as on the other. Superior forces and resources are going to be the im- portant factors for peace, f SENSIBLE CHANGES. A sensible revision of the proposed law concerning deer appears in the bill which was reported to the upper house of the general assembly. It doesn’t intend to release these animals to the indiscriminate shooting which mright be expected to follow the fixing. of an open season and it recognizes the danger which would accompany the granting of permission to each and every one who had secured a hunt- ing license to go into the countryside in search of such game with high powered firearms, the bullets from. ‘which might cause no end of trouble if they missed the deer. By the proposed law it would be unlawful to hunt or kill deer with- out the written permission of the own- er of the land on which the shooting is dome. It would be unlawful to trap or snare deer and it would like- Wwise be illegal to use other firearms Shan a shotzun in killing them. Pro- Wision is also made that the shooting of such animals must be reported to the fish and game commission within two days after it occurs, a substan- tal penalty being imposed for such faflure and it vests the ownership of such deer lawfully slain in the owner of the property instead of in the state, as at present, In view of the %contribution, which the land owners make In the way of support for the deer it has long been felt that they deserved greater consideration when it camo to the dis- Position of the venison. This the bill ‘@pparently provides for, while the re- striction of the firearms to shotguns 4s an important provision in behalf of safety. PURELY PRECAUTIONARY. ‘Little in the way of results can be. anticipated from the government probe of the business of submarine manufac- ture at the Fore River shipyard. Px- cept for the satisfaction of the gov- ernment authorities that what Is claimed is actually so, instead of plac- ing sole dependence jupon the state- ment of the manufacturers, there ap- pears to be no good reason for the in- vestigation. The government is likely to get satisfact'on from it chiefly through the substantiation of its be- lief as resulted from the Investigation. following the claim that dum-dum bul- lets were being made in this country for the belligerent nations. _ There appears to be nothing which | ®omla nrevent the manufacture of GENERAL SCOTT’S SUCCESS. His recent visit to Utah and his success in ending the Piute uprising was not the first time General Scott had ected in the role of ‘peacemaker. He was already proficient in that kind of work and the task assigned him found him fully qualified for the im- portant and what to an ordinary in- dividual would be looked upon as a risky undertaking. General Scott went unarmed except with method and reason. He knew the conditions to be overcome and ex- perfence had taught him the best way to accomplish it. Haste and firearms had only aroused the anger of the In- dlans and increased the sympathy for those whom the law wished to reach, and made matters worse instead of better. This the government's repre- sentative was able to change by know- ing how and applying the fruits of his experience. He handled the situa- tion diplomatically -even though only Indlans wers ifivolved, and he won. His policy of acquainting the Indians with his terms and then finding out what they would do was a sensible procedure surely and it worked. It would be much betten if there were more of such diplomacy used. It is the policy upon which arbitration is founded and whether it is Indians, a body of strikers or mations which are in dispute with law and order, the quicker full recognition is given to the power of reason and that used as a basis of settlement the greater will be the benefits. What 4t is possible to accomplish with the Indians ought to be expected from people who have a higher intellectual rating. éEWE R BUSINESS, There are signs that conditions are improving as ‘they should. Business has been in the dumps long encugh and it is time that. this countwy was awakening to the opportunities which it faces. It is indicated by the firm- ness in the security market that there is a better trade situation and reasons for anticipating steady :mprovemeut. In certain lines at least there are reported noteworthy ‘developments in industrial._operations.. “Big demands are being made upon the resources of this country by forelgn governments for foodstuffs ana war materials and the business which that furnishes is} Besides the | of no small consequence. time for' crops s approaching - and those all add to the activity-and pros- perity of the country. o .- There. has been- a widespread: re- sponse to the opportunity which pre- vails for construction, work at the present. time under prevailihg prices, while in the iron and steel trade, which is always ‘an important haromieter tho volume of " business 1s good. .’ Not a small factor in comnection with: the improved outlock are the reports which come from. the raflroads ‘of incréases in gross and net earnings. .This means of course betfer conditions, for if the railroads ere making monéy ‘they are of necessity handling a larger amount of goods and more goods mean im- proved activity from which the coun- try must benefit. The war has placed a handicap upon this country in some ways, but it has opened avenues in others of which the most should be made. It is high time to improve the advantages which are furnished us. EDITORIAL NOTES, It is well to make your first-of-the- month plans early. Just at the present time the world is getting a demonstration of Turkish kultur, Inasmuch as the Barnum & Bafley show has left its winter quarters at Bridgeport summer cannot be far off. Those against whom the Ottomans seem to be able to make the greatest advance are the non-combatant Chris- tians. The missionery in Turkey was not the first to discover the -protection of the American flag, and he will not be the last. The man on the corner says: There are 2 lot of people who seem to think that spring is not interested in the backyard, The idea that the division of Nor- ‘wich will result in a lowered tax rate and additional benefits is a delusion and a snare. : Austria may be as saving its “dignity,” but it is fast losing its prominence and it is due for serious territorial loss. Norwich ranks pretty well on its town taxes when there are but thir- ty-one out of the 168 which have a lower per capita tax. The loss of the American submarine off the Hawallan islands strongly sup- morts the contention in the late con- gress that this branch of the naky needs more attention. If, as claimed, Turkey was on the point of surrendering Constantinople and the Dardanelles when Germany prevented it, it can be easily seen that its heart is in its shoes. The general assembly has killed the Bill for teachers' pensions for several reasons, lmcluding that of finances. That gives slight hope for a fund to make war on the mosquitoes. ‘With food and ammunition in plenty the commander at Przemysl might have been able to make a different contribution to history, but time us- ually develops some weai =pot. A Philadelphia judge has found that a policeman mustpay $850 for shoot- ing a fleeing man suspected of rob- bery. Possibly those Eimira, N. Y., ‘burglars will have a chance to sue the estates of -those police - officials they killed, for unwarranted annoyance, THE MAN WHO TALKS It doesn’t take a man long in this world to learn that he can’t get ex- perience on credit. Experience makes its demand for every lesson and gets it. All experience is woven out of follies or.sorrows and the raw ma- terial has to be_ supplied as well as results endured. We cannot borrow ex- perience and we decline to profit fram the experience of others. What ex- periece taught John Wesley it teach; es most of us. “When I was youns, he wrote,-“I was sure of everything in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half as sure of most thinss as I was before; at present I am hardly sure of any- thing, but what God has revealed to me.” The experience of most of us today shows us we were fools yester- day; and our yesterdays are largely concreted foolishness. Experience sits alone with us and chills us. Our ex- travagances seldom bless us, and our prudence cannot always save us. What a toll Experience takes from every one of us: The most celebrated portrait painter cannot paint an egotist with the skill that any ordinary egotist can paint himseélf. An_egotist is conscious of all his own fine points and he never lets a bit of color get away from him, when he is laying it on for his own distinction and our edification. 1 sup- pose the reason he is not popular with most people is because he Insists upon saying about himself what many of his listeners are anxious to get a chance to say about themselves. If egotists knew themselves as they are they would not picture themselves so enthusiastically before us as they think they are, The difference between a man's estimate of himself and his true worth is so great that the world is always able to make a note of it. Did you ever have anyone say to you with impressive unction: “You must love and fear the Lord,” just as if fear had as much to do with a soul's salvation as love. I have when I had no idea_ what a humbug this sort of fear is. Why should vou fear your Heavenly Father.who loves you better than any earthly parent can? I've asked myself this question a good many times and found no answer. The 103d Psdlm say: ‘The Lord pitieth them that fear Him.” If “pity swells the tide of love” the current is run- ning swift and swifter in favor of these deludeq mortals. Every precept of truth.and goodness carries with it a blessing. The blessings of Heaven upon all of us are continuous. We can go without food 40 days, we might go without water for a week, but we cannot get along without God’s revivi- fying air for four minutes. His rela- tion to us all is immediate. He abides with us and we abide with him, and the quicker we become conscious of this the more in life we shall find to enjoy. . There are men who complain that the world has nothing good or-encour- aging for them, who always want to cut ice in July and to make hay in January. It is a pity, of course, such men were not born in Australia, where the climatic conditions are suited to thefr ambitions: but had they been they might still be matching their zeal with abnormal conditions, just the same. The man who s most expert to book himseif to do the impossidle. Idleness may be the straight way to ruin for a live man, but it has no terrors for a dead one. In anclent days indolence was considered thé des- troyer of everything in a man except a brute's appetite and an irritable dis- position, and these are ail the chronic idlers of today have left They think they are the victims of misfortune and discouragement, but most of them de- signed their own despair. There may be a prospect that the meek will inherit the earth some day, but the hustlers hold first mortgage on it now. No one seems to have any respect for the meek where the hust- lers are getting in their work. It is the conspirator who gets two pieces of pie, not the boy who strictly abides by his table. manners. Ma tells Johnny he may have two pieces of ple if she has to cut two pies when the minister is there. Johnny urges the minister to have a second piece, when his victory is complete. - The conspiracy of the boys as mpjch as any other quality show they are father to the man. What is it to be meek? It is to be greater than he who conquers a city, for meek- ness excludes revenge, irritability and morbid sensitiveness, and stands for perfect self-control. ~The flower of meekness may grow on ‘a stem of grace, as Montgomery declared, but the art of cultivating it seems to have been lost. Do him quick or he'll do you is the slogan of success in these days. \ In a meeting of the Boé\on clergy- ‘men recently to consider the ways and means to support a Billy Sunday cam- paign, the discussion reached a white heat and one parson shouted to an- other: “Oh! Don't be a fathead!” and quickly came the retort: “Better a fat- head than a bonehead!” The Man Who Talks is not going to find any fault with. this verbal shooting, or the character of the projectiles, but it is noteworthy that Billy Sunday does not keep his for special use, but turns his hot shots on the enemy and lets them go. He doesn't get in such heat and confusion that he shoots up his own battallons. The sharpshooter is made the more valuable by the directness and correctness of his aim. There are S0 many fatheads and boneheads that they are hardly worth talking about. It was George Eliot who wrote: “One couldn’t carry on life comfortably without a little blindness ‘to the fact that everything has been said better than “we ‘can put it ourselves” But the last 'word to be said is a long ways off. Originality is in the man not in the language. The mark of modern originality has been defined “as saying common things in an uncommon way. Cecil conceived that the book of each human life formed an original volume and Clulow of the mathematical mind declared he would rather be the au- thor of one original thought than to be the winner of 100 battles; and he es- teemed one virtue of more importance than 100 original thoughts. ~Billy Sun- day’s slang is not original, but his ef- fective use of it. Original upholstered language is pretty, but it is seldom im- pressive. Some men can illuminate old thoughts in an original way, and some can_ put dumdum points upon them and put them out with such force you can feel the impact. Do not think the man who listens re- spectfully and seems to taks your ad- vice is sure to act upon it. Maybe he is too polite to express by act or word his estimate of it. A good listener is ot always just what he seems to be. It is just.as-well to hear im mind al- ways that /Tt 1s a lons, long ways to Tipperary!” _Advice which is a true expression of our conduct is most lfke- ly to have weight and to be well re- ceiveds It is mext to folly to warn anyone of our own_ errors. When a friend seeks your advice it is always safe to-praise ‘and never prudent to blame him. ~The bad example doesn’t have to waste his breath on his fel- lowmen since he is an object lesson. Rare is the person who says the op- portune word at the opportune time. Most people who glibly school others aro sadly in need of schooling them- selves. shoulg-always bé given ‘with caution. A CUSTOM OF THE GREEKS (Written Specially for The Bulletin.) It is related that it was a custom of the ancient Greeks to put to death any messenger_bringiog bad news. On the face of it, this seems rather severe and cruel; but there are times in modern life when one might al- most wish that such a fate awaited those mortals who, if they do not ex- actly bring bad news, are too prone to tell it! They exist, vea, flourish in ggvery community, in every organization and stratum of society. Pessimism is their guiding motive and looking for the faults and failings in_their friends is their unpleasant rule. Theirs is the habit of “damming by faint praise” How often are they heard, whenever a great man is commended, to say in an insinuating way, “Oh, yes; he is a wonderful genius! But, = dom't _you know, he really got his ideas from So-and-So!” and then there will fol- low a detailed narration of the great man’s rise, and how, after all, his greatness is only borrowed plumage. Or the wiseacres will have some- thing to remark about the successful man’s past. Of course, they remind their listeners, he would never have succeeded had It mot been for his crooked doings, his dishonest schemes, his miserly ways, his oppression of the poor, and what not! Be to their virtues very kind; Be to their faults a little blind, is not the motto of this class of critics. They wear the glasses which magnify the ‘defects, not the goodness of their assoclates. Then, too, the Greeks might find work to do, if they were to deal with those who ‘look on the dark side of ife. As a case in point, there was re- lated the other day a really curious tale of 2 woman who had married and gone to a distant town with her hus- band, a wealthy manufacturer. After a few vears the husband died. His wife, overdone and weak from long watching and caring for him, fell into ill health, A new speciallst came to town and the widow was advised to consult him. At first glance she felt that he was ready to pronounce her doom! He advised her to ‘“put her house in order;” to rid herself as far as possi- ble of business cares and responsi- bilities, to favor herself in every way, implying in a most terrifying manner that with her it was only a question of time—and of a very short time at that. He would watch her case, he assured her, and do all in his power to strengthen her weak heart—which, he gave her to understand, was the chief trouble. The sword of Damocles hanging over her head in this manner, the widow mede due haste to dispose of her great factory, to put her affairs in order, to rid herself of all business and social | cares as far as possible. Then, selling her fine home, she set out for her father's house and the town of her dbirth. Better die among scenes famil- tar since childhood, she reflected! The fatigue and worry of all this, as well as the dark forebodings about ! Sunday Morning Talk THE LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE. Physical nature and human nature are much alike in their quest of the line of least resistance. Water runs down hill because it follows the easi- est way, and men do likewise. There is something In us that craves soft. ness and ease. Four fifths of the in- ventions of the age are designed to save us from exertion. It is the era of the automobile with rubber- tires and_deep cushions. And now -the bardy chauffeur need hardly move a muscle to start, stop, or light his car. It can all be done by turning a switch or pressing a button. To do a thing in the easlest way may mean to do it in the worst way. How often the easlest way represents work that must be pulled out .and done over again. The easiest way in morals, moreover, may prove in the end the hardest way. One who always follows his natural impulses is likely to land in the penitentiary.. Most criminals began by simply doing the thing that was easiest. They con- tinue to go down because that is the patn of least resistance. And it is & slippery slide for fair. To borrow of the ancient wisdom of Josh : “When a feller gits goin down hill it dus seem as tho evry thing had bin greased for the oka- shun.” Men has it over nature in that he can beat the downward pull of gravi- ty. Water must go down hill, but man need not. It isn't necessary for him to do the easiest thing. Billy Sunday tells how, on a Sunday after- noon long ago, he left his baseball mates sitting on a curbstone in Chi- cago end followed some Salvationists down to the Pacific Garden Misaion. To pull away from that crowd, some of them jeering at him, was not the easiest, but the hardest thing to do. It took a lot of grit. If he had fol- lowed the line of least resistance and stayed_ with the “bunch” we should never have heard of him. Business men sometimes choose the lino of least resistance. They -adopt short cuts to success. .They scheme to arrive quick and without the etrug- gle and patient endeavor that others krow. Often indeed their meteoric careers are interrupted by the police —but not always. Sometimes they ‘get by.” But always they forfeit the real rewards of life—a clear con- en your advice is asked it | science, the joy of honest achieve- ment. There ars boys and girls in school who choose the line of least resist- ance. They slide through on some- one else’s work, copying answers from the pupils next them and steall translations from the “trots” in whi someone else has done Latin into English for the benefit of lazy stu- dents. It is the easiest way. The pupil may get a/diploma, but he loses the only thing he went to school for —training in attention, judgment, and diligence. We need not envy one who has & smooth and easy time. One “born with a silver spoon in his mouth” must take care. The _spoon may choke him later on. The rich and pampered people are under the great- est temptation o make pure waste of their faculties. They may simply veg- etate, or spend all their ~years in vapid amusements or aimless travel. Only ‘exceptionally strong personali- ties can still_amount to something after having been born to ease and luxury. It is the live fish that swim up- stream. Some of the greatest souls have found life the toughest struggle. It 1s written “To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree. of life.” It is the reward of heroism. ‘The hero is not fed on sweets Daily his own heart he eats Chambers of the great are jails And head-winds right for royal sails. THE PARSON. her health had their reasonable effect and she became really ill. But hers was a good constitution; rest and care restored her strength. But not until she had made every pre- paration for her exit from this vale of tears, even to eelecting those child- hood friends whom she desired as bearers, the village clergyman, who had married her parents as well as herself, the singers and hymns for her funeral, etc. Time passed, as it has a_habit of doing. First her father, then her mother died. To the surprise of her- self and her friends, the widow bore the strain without collapsing. She even proved that she had strensth to settle.the large estate which her par- ents left and to continue the charities which were the solace of her good mother. More years fled. In the course of time she recelved the tidings from her wifehood home that the famous spec- ialist had shocked the community by dying suddenly from plexy. He had always been a good liver, as the New England saying goes, and had spoken at.a big banquet of the pro- fession the very night before his death. ‘Well, well! But life is uncertain! Time, which likc tide, waits for no man,’ or woman, k~pt going right on, steadily and uninterruptedly; but it witnessed no perceptible change in the condition of the widow. Suitors, attracted by her personality and her wealth, sought to turn her mind from grief to more sentimental things; but she gently bade them be- alleging the excuse of her weak and her frail health. Possibly because of her careful liv- ing and fear of all excitement and overdoing, the widow is still calmly presiding at the head of her household, bidding fair so to do for long vears. One by ome those most_intimately interested in her long-ago illness have dropped by the wayside;—first the aged clergyman, then one of the hymn- singers she had chosen, and three of the six bearers. The moral is obvious! Telling bad news is the stock in trade of many narrow-minded beings who never forget the past They have such an engaging way of putting down the pride of a friend by observing sweetly, “How much you grow to favor your Gran'ther Hobbs, Mary! Wasn't he a character? I've heard my Grand- mother Biilings tell how he was before the court once, for sheep-stealing, and what a stir it made in the town! etc. oo Such people never forget—that is, tkey always remember the disagree- able things, which stick like burns to even the best resulated families! Much of this disagreeable tralt, which would certainly not commend itself to the ancient Greeks, has its root in the fickleness and the small en- vies of humanity. OFf mortal fickleness we are remind- ed during this season, as Palm Sunday draws near and the story is re-told of the throngs who hastened out to meet the Saviour, strewing his path with palms. How avid we all are to greet any new-comer, prophet, hero, discoverer, acclaiming him, strewing green palms in his path! And, then, after we have unearthed all interesting facts about him, slated our curiosity concerning his career, his achievements, his birthplace and his youth, how he climbed to greatness or goodness, when we have quoted his words, grown familiar with his fea- tures, of a sudden our ardor will cool. We will yawn wearily, when he is mentioned; unconsciously, for it is hu- man nature, we will take on the atti- tudé of the person who voted against Aristides, because he had grown tired of hearing him called “The Just.” We begin to experience a sort of ir- ritation at hearing even the mention of the hero’s name. Today we strew the path with palms; in a week we will Join the mob which clamors for sacri- fice, ‘for death, for vengeance; and like those on the outskirts of the mob of whom the Apostle tells, though we may not always know why we clamor, we join our voices with those of the crowd, asking for something we know not what! It is sad, but it has been the trait of the ages! Too often it has its origin in our sense of our own smallness and unimportance, the envy which, after pride, was the first sin to cause crime, beginning when, in Eden's garden the small population could not endure having even the Almighty know it all, but pined to share His knowledge with Him, and following when Cain found unbearable the success and prosperity of his brother Abel. Truly, if the ancient custom of the Greeks prevailed in this our age, they would find themselves kept over-busy and few of us would escape their pen alizing! The moral being, of course, that if we cannot tell hopeful, helpful, happy things, bring sunshine not dark- ness, conquer our small jealousies and envies, this Palm Sunday ceason should teach us, at least the healing virtue of silence, of knowledge of our fallings, of “charity toward all and malice toward none!” = THE DICTAGRAPH. "THE WAR PRIMER By Natlonal Geographic Soclety, Bruges is 2 plaintive memory, a city that well typifies war-deluged Belgium. Bruges, in the old days when it was a rival to Ghent and Antwerp, was glori- ous in its prosperity, one of the chosen cities of civilization, outshining splen- did_Paris, wealthier than shopkeeping London, and more magnificent than Eternal-Rome. In. the lith _century, the exchange-of Europe was regulated there. ~Then the name of Bruges was in the mouths of all who spoke of Eu- rope; now it is merely one of a count- less number of small towns, and most people outside of Belgium turned to their atlases when it was mentioned in the present war to find out where it was” Thus begins a statement given out today by the National Geographic Sodlety. It then continues *There still remain a few impressive buildings to attest the greatness that has flown like a dream, Swept away by battle and by pillage. But the city no longer houses thousands of wealthy merchants, and it is many generations since the times when the commercial princes of this city entertained with a lavishness famed throughout the length and breadth of Christendom. Bruges today is a mere echo of her former self; her streets are deserted, her deep channels are stagnant, and her many bridges are lounging places for the idle. “Rich, proud, self-conscious, sturdy- independent Bruges has vanished. This dazing city did not oppose the most recent invader of the low country, but, in-its place Germans found a mode- rately successful lace town , with a population of about 55,000, lost iIn reminiscences of the days when it had kept & German king prisoner in calm defiance of the .threatened visitation of royal armies. The older Bruges hed dared to advise an ambassador of Frence: “Go tell your king that he is perjured, that we have elected a new soverelgn, and that it is our privilege, not his, to choose our masters. “In the 15th century, Bruges was more - prosperous than Antwerp. Its Appetite Follows Good Digestion Nearly everyone indulges their appetite and®the digestive or- gans are abused, resulting in a congestion of poisonous waste that clogs the bowels and causes much misery and dis- tress, The most effective remedy to correct this condition is the combination of simple laxative herbs with pepsin, known as Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. This iS a natural. pleasant-tasting remedy, gentle yet positive in action, and quickly relieves indi- gestion, constipation, sick head- ache, belching, etc. Drug stores sell Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin at fifty cents and one dollar a bottle, and in thousands of homes it is’ the indispensable family remedy. For a free trial bottle write Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 452 ‘Washington St, Monticello, Ills. ooecsscaseasesessesercssssscessencanernens: trade reached everywhere that things ware bought and sold. Its merchants dealt with all the nations of Europe, ith the Mediterranean lands, with the Levant, and with the peoples of the Far E: . Palatial residences were constructed by its cosmopolitan burg- her aristocracy, and ngs and prince: put out their promissory notes among | its private citizens. It is written that | victorious Ghent once emploved 200 | gons for two weeks in the work of | carrying off the gold and silver booty from defeated Bruges.” LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | Would Scon Come Back. Mr. Editor: While the question of the division of the town of Norwich is be- ing considered, it might be well to stop and think how long it would be, pro- | vided euch a plan should go through, before that section would have experi- ences enough under the new conditions to send it back clamoring for reunion. and the benefits which are now being enjoyed. I don’t think it would be long. TAXPAYER. Norwich, March 26, 1915. Stories of the War Hibernating During War. Austrian papers received here tell how three women who had chosen to hibernate through the war have been discovered by the Prague police hid- den away In a strongly barricaded house in that city. The chief of police recently received a letter from a resident in the Kon- wiktstrasse stating that the widow Betty Stoll, together with her two daughters had been murdered. _ The writer of the letter, on being interogated, said that for many weeks no one had beeh seen to leave the house, the window-shutters of which remained closed all the time. A num- ber of constables, under the leader- ip of the commissary of police, were thereupon dispatched to the premises. No answer forthcoming to their re- peated knocking, the door was forced open by a locksmith. In_the front room an elaborate bar- ricade had been erected. Tables, wardrobes, portmanteaux, chairs, and even a piano filled the apartment lit- terally from floor to ceiling. The po- lice having with difficulty made a clearing in this artificial jungle, push- ea_through to the inner room. Here in three beds, placed side by side, lay the three “murdered” women. On seelng the Intruders, the three, in an angry chorus, shouted to the po- lice chief, “Clear out, all of you; clear out, and’ quick, too! Leave us in peace. “For the last two months we have lived here barricaded because we don’t wish to hear anything whatever about the war. It sickens us to hear about it. We are in need of nothing. We have provisions, in plenty.” In the adjoining rooms the police found a store of provisions sufficient to last another six months. Army Rations. A picture that will linger in the memory of the newspapermen who who visited the front as guests of the British staff, was the sight of the army rations, in all their variety or lacic of varlety, iaid out for inspec- tion on a hotel table, and looking not unlike a study of the contents of & larder by a Dutch painter. There was beef and mutton, a pound of each (the fresh meat ration is one pound). There were large tins of pressed beef which vary the fresh meat or are taken when fresh meat cannot be got. There was a two pound loaf of excellent bread and the alter- native ration of biscuit. The biscuits according to the soldiers are a vast improvement on the South _African war biscuit. There are fresh vege- tables, including onion there was tea, sugar and jam, of which the Eng- lish soldier is inordinately fond, and by way of luxuries fifty cigarettes and two ounces of tobacco. This quantly of cigarettes and tobacco is served out ‘weekly. There is besides a ration of super- excellent bacon, cheese, butter, where possible, and a bottle of army rum. The rum ration is two ounces daily, a rather large wine glassful. Apart from the daily issue of rations every man carried his “iron” or emergency ration, of beef and biscuit, Which he must not touch till he has been 24 hours without food. Not One Reached Shore. The difficulties with which the op- posing forces in East Prussia have had to contend during the_ winter months are described by.a Prussian soldier who has been through the long campaign. His company was_entrenched near one of the Masurian Lakes, when three Russian_companies attempted a sur- prise attack Dy creeping over the ice. The assault was discovered and re- pelled, and the Germans were able to annihilate every member of the Rus- sian force without leaving the trench- es by the simple expedient of break- ing up the ice with heavy shells, so that their oppenents drowned. Clad in their heavy uniforms and weighted down with cartridge _belts, the Russian soldiers never a chance. Before the eyes Of the Ger- mans they clung desperately to cakes of ice, and then, ome by one, sank from sight. Not a man ever reached [l =l ———=———]]] the price you want to pay. SUITS $14.50 up COATS $8.95 up o vup Here you can find just what you want in a suit, coat, dress or waist and at 'DRESSES $6.95 up Crepe de Chine Waists our specialty—$1.98 and THE STORE THAT SAVES AND SERVES YOUR PATRONAGE DESERVES where 1 shall send the copper boiler. With sincerest wishes that I may soon get back to the front, and in the hope that God may preserve our Fatherland, Iam, Respectfully, “Reservist , Curassier.” | OTHER VIEW POINTS It Is necessary that Connecticut should proceed slowly in _providing against the pollution of the water courses of the state, but it is also nec- essary that the state should adopt a policy of cleansing.—New Haven Jour- nal-Courier. The employment of laborers at $1.50 a day from the prisoners in the Litch- fleld county jail has become so com- mon that citizens of Litchfleld have asked the legislature to stop it. They say the employment of prisoners tends to degrade the class of labor which they do and because of the low rate of wages takes work from worthy men who need it. —Manchester Herald. W. H. Taylor's souvenir voiume embalming the life storles of legisla- tors will_not be issued at the expense of the state this session. It was handy in newspaper offices and tickled the vanity of “statesmen,” but— —New Haven Union. There is nothing faddish in the idea of using the schools as a means of spreading the gospel of fire preven- tion. The subject is capable of being presented in a most entertaining as well as effective manner and the les- son inculacted is of the greatest prac- tical importance. New York City’s example in this -respect could be fol- lowed. to advantage by Bridgeport— Bridgeport Standard. There seems to be no hope for an improvement until committee hearings are held where the majority of those affected by proposed legislation reside. It might be even better if they were abolished altogether. At present they cost the state much money and they are the refuge of misrepresentatives who seek profit by selling out their constituents. Without them represen- tatives and senators would be direct- ly charged with the responsibility of furthering or defending the interests of their constituents and would be un- able to blame the latter for not sacri- ficing_their places in the breadline to attend hearings in Hartford or to lay AN EASY WAY TO GET RID OF SKIN-TROUBLES A Baltimore doctor suggests this simple, but rellable and inexpensive home treatment for people suffering with eczema, ringworms, rash and sim- ilar itching, burning skin troubles. At any reliable druggist's get a jar of resinol ointment and a cake of resi- nol soap. These will not cost a bit more than seventy-five cents. With the resinol soap and warm water bathe the affected parts thoroughly, until they are free from crusts and the skin is softened. Dry very gently, spread on a thin layer of the resinol oint- ment, and cover with a light bandage —If necessary to protect the clothins. This should be done twice a day. Us- ually the distressiug itching and burn- ing stop with the first treatment, and the skin soon becomes clear and healthy again. For trial of resinol ointment and resinol soap, free, write to Dept. 21-R, Resinol, Baitimore, Md. shore. Glves Pay for New Emden. Naval authorities have given out the following letter from a wounded re- servist as an example of self-sacri- ficing patriotism: “As I am unable at the present to serve my country, being in the hospi- tal, I respectfully’ donate my last two pay installments toward the construc- tion of a new ‘Emden’. I should like to inform the imperial headquerters that at home I have a copper wash boiler, n good condition, which I gladly place at the disposal of the be- loved Fatherland, and out of which the imperial naval authorities should be able to make a good boiler tube for the new Emden. Please inform me Children Cry _ FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA all blame for their sins of commiss and omission on committees. Eith they ought to be abolished or ¢ ducted _according _to some sens plan.—Waterbury Republican. The new federal trade commiss' which it was anounced was “ha strung” by congress through the ¢ actment of an amendment to the & propriation bill, cutting off some of needed funds, apparently does not co sider ftself sufficlently handicapped keep it from grapping the tolerah difficult and disagreeable task or & certaining whether the Standard C company, since its dissolution, he controlled prices and whether it dot not maintain a sufficiently close rele tionship between the parent corpors tion and its branches to operate in re straint of trade. This would appear to be quite as expensive a matter to sift @s any which has vet mutually concerned the Standard company and Uncle Sam, and in tackling it the new commission cannot be accused of tim-| idity—Hartword Times. 1 CAN’T FIND DANDRUFF Every bit of ‘dandruff disappears after one or two applications of Dan- derine rubbed well into the scalp with the finger tips.. Get a_25-cent bottle of Danderine &t any drug store and Save your hair. 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