Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 27, 1915, Page 4

Forwich Bulletin and Goufied 119 YEARS OLD Subscription price 12e a week; 50c a month; $6.00 a year. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn., as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: ulletin Business Office 480. B Netin Baitorial Hooms 35-3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. Willimantlc Office, Room 2, Murray Bullding. Telephone 210. "= Norwich, Manday, Dec. 27, 1915. {The Circalation of The Bulletin The Bulletin has the largest circulation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over 8,000 of the 4,063 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivered to over 900 houses, in Putnam and Danfelson to over 1,100, and in all of these places it is considered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hurdred and sixty- five postoffice districts, and sixty rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. ; H CIRCULATION H FORD'S RETURN. There is nothing so very surprising irf the announcement that Henry Ford has sailed for home at this early date, if, indeed, it is anything more than ‘what many of his close friends expect- ed. Though his ill health is given as the reason it has long been evident and was befdre he departed from this country, that his peace plan was des- tined to failure. He lacked the proper amount of preparedness. He set forth on a mission which was all in the air. He had gathered about him a lot of enthusiasts who were longing for a little adventure, but he lacked orsan- ization and was apparently imbued with the idea that his plan would meet with instant success. He went without the sanction of this govern- ment and without any widespread sympathy except in the general cause of peace for it was recognized that Fe was starting on a wild goose chase witiout any more likelihood of accom- plishing his purpose than would be faced by the the fellow who sought to locate a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Mr. Ford is unquestionably sincere In his desire for peace and in his willingness to make sacrifices and to use his influence to bring it about, but his failure to properly analyze the conditions as they exist abroad today, which meant the brushing aside of the cold facts as he bowed to his Ideas and fancies, has resulted not only in denying him cooperation at home, ut also abroad and the colos- sal fizzle is only a natural result. As & manufacturer Mr. Ford has made a tremendous success through careful organization, but that was the very thing which he overlooked in endea- voring to move the powers of Europe by a scheme which does more than anything clse to put him in the class with dreamers. THAT DELAYED REPORT. The need of getting the facts upon both sices of a cuestion in order that Intelligent action may be taken is fully recognized. This as appli- cable to the matter of adequate pre- paredness as to national defense as to any other of the big quesitons be- fore the country, and for that reason much importance attaches to the mak- ing public of the report of the gen- eral board of the navy, furnished upon request of the secretary of the mavy department several months ago. This board is made up of experts. They are men who know what they are talking about and for that reason their advice was souzht and it was given without political bias. ‘When the administration came to make its recommendations as to what should be dono in establishing better defenses it presentcd a report of its own and it is only now after pressure was brought that the hoard report is put forth for public consumption. While the administration may have felt that the report called for a naval increase on tco elaborate a scale, for it belleves that the navy of this coun- try should be equal to the most pow- erful maintained by any other nation in the world, that was not a suffi- cient reason for suppressing it any more than it would be proper to con- ceal the fact that others who have expressed their opinions feel that the present navy is strong enough. It is only proper that the people, and espe- eially those who must take action upon the question of preparedness, should know what the general board thinks. The fact that the department differs therewith and has seen fit to recom- mend something else was a poor rea- son for keeping this report under cov- ar. Others may feel os the adminis- tration does, or they may not, but they ought to have all the facts upon which to base their decision. GOOD ROADS. The Maine state grange has been holding its annual meeting at which among the many things of interest to the farmers discussed was the matter “~of g0od roads, and resolutions calling for the abandonment of efforts in cer- tain directions and their extension in others were adopted. There was gen- eral recognition of the value of good roads to those engaged in agricultural pursuits and it can be fully appre- clated as the chairman of the com- mittee on roads said in presenting his report that “well drained, heavily sur- faced roads that will allow heavy traf- fic at all seasons of the year, except- ing when covered with snow, will be- come the railroads of the future to remote towns and villages. Maine is no different than other states in the union when it comes to wecognizing the importance of bring- NORWICH BULLETIN, MONDA' DECEMBER 27, 1915 ing the outlying sectionp closer to the bigger communities by means of good roads. It would not be alive to its own_interests if it did not, since good roads are a vital neccasity for every commonwealth. When the grange, however, opposed as it did the build- ing of permanent highways of traffie and advocated in its place the con- struction of gravel roads it may have been actuated by the expensive results which have followed highway con- struction where a few years' use have made it to rebuild them, but it can hardly be believed that there would be the saving through the bufld- ing of gravel highways In sections where there is much trafflc that is an- ticipated. There should be good roads and the roads should be constructed to meet the requirements of all usem and experience shows that it is the highway which comes the nearest to being permanent that gives the best results, financially and otherwise. COL. HOUSE'S TRIP. ‘Much secrecy surrounds the trip which Col. E. M. House is to make to Europe, which it is announced is for the purpose of tuning up the dip- lomatic representatives of this coun- try among the belligerent nations that they may handle the diplomatic ques- tions now existing and others as they may arise in a manner fully in accord with the ideas of the administration. He goes as the representative of the president and the department of state. Col. House is the president’s close personal friend and adviser and the trip about to be made is not the first that he has undertaken to Durope as special representative. Months ago he went abioad to feel the pulse of the warring nations as to the possibilities of peace. He found that there was no chance for a termination of the war at that time and no indication of an eariy opportunity for the president to exercise his good offices in behalf of an adjustment cf the war tangle which he had previously oftered to do whenever desired. It is not improbable that he will keep his ear close to the ground for any and all talk about peace. It would not be surprising if he visited officials high in authority among the belliger- cnts for something more than paying his respects even though it is em- phatically announced that his only mission is that of putting the nation’s representatives in the right atmos- phere with the administration. It is an important task even if instructions to the ambassadors are alone involved for perhaps no one understands bet- ter the president's point of view, but it will be only natural that he as a sounder ofy peace sentiment before should still keep that in mind. IN BEHALF OF THE HORSE. At this season of the year there is general recognition of the fact that too much attention cannot be given to the care of horses. It is a season when much of the cruelty that exists in the treatment of these animals can be prevented by giving the subject proper thought through protective measures. This Is the course that is being fol- lowed in New York city, where friends of the horse are urging the adoption of an ordinance which will require the proper colking of horses’ shoes dur- ing the winter months. Icy pavements are obstacles which the smooth-shod horses are unable to overcome unles such attention is given to them as demanded. It is a reasonable plea which is entirely in the interest of horse owners for not only will it mean the extension of relief in a direction where it is much needed, but it will make the horses much more valu- able, It ought not to be necessary to im- pose any such provision upon the own- ers of horses, and- it is not in a ma- jority of the cases, but there are those who fail to consider the humane or the efficiency side of the question, and it is because of such that the contem- plated action is found necessary. Those who give the proper amount of attention to this matter need no such urging. They do not have to be forced t0 look out for their own interests, but there are those who do and it is with those in mind that regulations are deemed advisable, The matter is one which concerns every community, whether it has hilly streets or smooth pavements, and where negligence towards the horse prevails there is the place where compulsory measures in their behalf shoula exist. EDITORIAL NOTES. Though it was short in duration, the young blizzard made a good DIuff as long as it lasted. Is it possible the kaiser contracted his present illness while going through some of those unpronouncable cities? While the cost of living continues to mount upward there is no let up in the number of appeals for financial assistance, The man on the corner says: Be- fore it is possible to reform a man it is necessary to convince him that he needs reforming. Following the holidays at this sea- son of the yvear it Qoesn’t take the national bird long to find itself in the hash or the soup. With revolutions breaking out in China, that country with its change in government appears to be resum- ing its old habits speedily. The. talk is now that Villa will make his way to Cuba and then to Brazil. Those depending upon revolutions for a living will have cause to worry. ‘With the increased rates allowed by the Interstate commerce commission and business gaining, the railroads in the west should be able to show im- proved reports. The only unfortunate thing in con- nection with the resignation of Gen- eral von Bissing as governor of Bel- stum is that it didn’t occur before the murder of Edith Cavell. The postpomement of the peace meeting et Berne until spring indi- cates that the peace advocates are get. ting prepared for another drive as soon as the war opens again. Now that Secretary Garrison de- clares that Col. Roosevelt was respon- sible while in office for the reduction of the army he must be planning ta get into that gradually increasing “hated” class. Does the absence of aerial attacks on English towns for the past several weeks indicate that Germany has re- formed or that England is better pre- pared to resist them? Anyway it is 2 welcome relief. | SUGGESTIONS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. An old catalogue in an emergency. ‘When woolen blankets are tack like a quilt. A china dish with three compart- ments is handy for passing cheese, butter and biscuits. AL s s ol e et kept near the stove is handy to set a 500ty PAQ OR [ ,ier et or lace. o past hair best, cover with silkoline and coat, with @ ruche of white ribbon at the neck and hem made very full at the edge. Again pompadour, taffeta or satin jure up Dresden china court ladies. The modish rain- bow _effect carried out in fine net, principally silk, tulle and chiffon, is adapted for pannier styles, especially where support is given by a hoop. The latest thing is a round, full Traist line marked by a piped cord- set o bedaprings—they will look ss it} Little shoulder capes are seen on Gone by a professional. Ind‘lvldull tractive change for the luncheon table. Plenty of towel rails arpund used by more than one personm. Grease the bottoms of pots and ket- tles before putting over the coals, and they will not become black. The woman who wants to economize as on labor at her home will have little bright metal as possible. Mission furniture of the good, not heavy, type is excellent for a simple dining room. A good dish drier can be made of a big roasting pan with a cake rack set into it. If coat hangers rust, chet stitch. Golden yellow Chinese silk curtains are delightful in a room with a cool north light. Sweet potatpes should always afterward. Old paint tine. Vegetables with a skould be cooked in plenty of water. Cake tins may be greased with par- affin and the cake will not stick. In making cake, yolks and whites beaten separately. A brush should be kept for the pur- pose of scrubbing vegetables. Cotton the same shade mend gloves with than silk. Soak wilted vegetables in cold wa- ter to freshen them. TRAVELING HINTS. The small trunks devised for short up by others in addition to the motor wo- man and have led into the launching of a large variety of over Sunday box- into | small compass all one may need for | Some of these have handles and at a pinch a man cculg carry one as hand baggage in- motor trips have been taken es, cleverly fitted up to take the over Sunday visit. stead of checking it. PEARL TRIMMING. Pearl trimmings good condition if can be kept to cover the pearls. HEALTH AND BEAUTY. Oatmeal in the bath makes the skin soft. Keep your mind calm and peaceful tarts are always at- and make an agreeable the bathtub are advisable if the room is they may be covered with raffiia, put on with cro- be boiled with their skins on and pared stains on a carpet can be dissolved with spirits of turpen- strong _odor eggs should have better to in laid in a box with powdered magnesia, just thick enough | e short waisted coats. Serge and whipcord retain all their old faver as material for suits. High collars are promised for the crepe de chine waists of next win- ter. Checked woolens are used a good deal with plain velvets. Revers of dark cloth cloaks are of- ten lined with ivory white satin. Gilt slippers and gold toned stock- ings will be worn to winter dances. Extremely full, short basques are seen on coats with tight fitting backs. TABLE ORNAMENT. Sew a coarse flannel over the bowl of a broken goblet. Wet the flannel and sprinkle as much flaxseed or can- ary seed as will stick. Set this in a glass dish of water in a warm room. As the water soaks into the flannel add more. In two weeks you will have 3 beautiful center ornament for the able. SERVING POTATOES. Serve potatoes plain boiled when they are new. With roast meat serve potatoes mashed or roasted in the pan with the meat. With fricassed meats serve baked potatoes. With fricassed meats serve baked potatoes with a crisp fried vegetable like eggplant. With roast pork serve baked pota- toes, a green vegetable and a sour ap- ple sauce. With roast chicken serve mashed potatoes, onions and a eour jelly. THE HAT WITH THE NECKPIECE. only One of the forehand milliners saw in the fashion for skating a chance for a modified Dutch skating cap, shown in the sketch. It is of black velvet, made over a slender skeleton form which has a broad, low crown that permits the hat to cover the top part of the head. There is no sug: gestion of the monkey cap about it. The brim is indicated and the hat is given width by a wide band of white fur, which leaves the hat at the back, widens into a neckscarf, goes once and a half around and is finished with a heavy snowbail of fur that is fast- ened to the front of the coat. Skat- ing has already brought back ail kinds of brilliantly colored mufflers for street wear, and many woman are substituting them for furs. NEEDLEWORK NOTES. Porch chair covers knitted or cro- cheted from a heavy cotton and made in tubular form, like pillow slips, are washable, durable and pretty. For those who like to crochet, such cov- ers are not hard to make. They should just fit the chair, so they may be slip- ped on easily, yet stay on. | | | | open spaces to catch buttons. A fringe or. the lower edge makes a handsome finish. and no wrinkles will come to des- — . troy your beauty. Think pleasant|{ If you have trouble in making but- thoughts. Do not let little incidents|fonholes in thin material, here is a excite or upset you. hurry. Keep yourself happy. There is no small art in resting suc- cessfully, if the benefit of every one Do not leave for an appointment so late that you must | way of overcoming the difficulty. Hold a piece of the material on the under jside and cut the hole through this as it it were part of the waist. When the buttonhole is finished, cut away the undercloth very carefully so that of those precious minutes is to be ful-{it WHI not show. There will be no Iy derived. A book or paper will | difficulty, even with chiffon, if the sometimes act as a better sedative | Cloth is folded two or three times. than nothing to do, as occupation with a_definite object will prevent the to_ worries and all kinds of petty cares likely to actual mind from harking back counteract the peace surroundings. of the Colored face powders are now used Lavender and pale green powders have been found very satisfactory under electric light. Ash- es of rose powder, which is very del- icate lavender, is put up in a wreath A green box with a violet decoration contains deep for evening wear. of hand painfed roses. Dainty covers are made of pink or blue crepe de chine with elaborate trimmings of lace, or of net, with puffings through which ribbon is run, 3’1(?\ ribbon extending over the shoul- ers. Table runners of dark brown ramie linen or pongee are a favorite cover- ing for the living room or library ta- ble, with embroidered ends done in rich, vivid colors. When darning stockings use a white violet colored powder to be used by |china egg as a mending ball for pronounced brunettes. Pale green |black stockings, and a black one for powder is packed in a floral design| White stockings. s will prevent box. Biting the lips will of course red- den them for the time, but the col- soon fades and the lips will be- If_the lips are very thin they can be made fuller in this way, as it brings an increased it is a_dangerous hablt, as you may not be able to break off the habit at will. i ill fitting shoes are us- ually the cause from which arise such painful complaints as corns, bunions, toe Next to tight shoes for creat- ing tender feet are badly fitting stock- they cramp the toes and not only cause discomfort, but in time result in corns or come thick and coarse. flow of blood to these parts. But Tight and enlarged joints and ingrowing nails, irgs; if these are too short ete. Housekeepers are pipes of set wash bowls. is a good plan to make in the bowl a strong solution of washing soda and very hot water, then set both faucets running full to carry tbe cleansing stream through with as much force as possible. TULLE MUCH USED. Great quantities of tulle are being used on evening gowns this season, not only for fashioning the gown, but for trimming purposes, in wisps of draperies, scarfs, and in one gown as a train. A black and gold evening frock shows a wide plece of tulle caught across the back of the frock and held with jet bracelets to the wrists, Queer freaks are to be seen among | some of the latest importations. A midpight blue taffeta coat is lined with Dblue serge, reversing the order of things generally. In a rose and black velvet evening coat, where the waist portion is of the lighter shade and the skirt portion of the other, the lining of satin reverses the color, the Tose velvet beinz lined with black | and the black with rose. A Venetian | purple evening coat is lined for a depth of eight or nine inches with a flowered and brocaded velvet ribbon— another proof of the ribbon craze. DICTATES OF FASHION. A modified moyen age style is in evidence this winter. The most original model _perhaps suited for evening 1is the Watteau cautioned by plumbers to flush often the overflow These rare- ly otherwise get a thorough washing {out and become sources of danger. It eve strain. LITTLE FUR NEEDED. It does not take too much fur to make a standing collar and cuffs. One clever woman recently “arranged” an iceal wrap coat in dark sapphire blue blanket coat, which had a straight, high collar and gauntlet cuffs made of pattes @'astrakhan. When she bought the fur she chose a square cleverly made up of small pleces carefully sewn together with measured half a yard each way. From this square she cut a straight collar and bands for the sleeves, cost of the square, in an excellent sliky quality, was only a few dollars. The best dressmakers are making fascinating muffs to match their wrap coats, of the same material as the gar- ment itself. be done when soft, warm stuffs are used, but nearly all the wrap coats of to-day are made of some such mater- A close | design should be chosen, with no great | and the | This, of course, can only ! United States employ over 125,000 fe- male operators. WOMAN IN LIFE AND IN THE KITCHEN [“l:.g‘na?wx‘m the honor ] l London. o Mrs. Jean D. Rice, who has won prominence as a pottery worker, has been divorced. Four policewomen have been ap- pointed in Pittsburgh to censor all magazines sold in that city. Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of the speaker of congress, is a clever writer and an authority on cookery. Because his wife moved thirty-nine times In ten years, E. T. Turner of Camden, N. J. is asking for a di- vorce. Women eat less than men because they have a smaller proportion of ac- tive tissue that men of the same welght. Philadelphia has thirty mothers leagues in various parts of the city where little girls are taught the care of infants. Statistics show that a spinster lives longer than a married woman and that business women outlive bus- iness men. Women are now acting as section hands on some of the German rail- ways, for which they receive 70 cents per day. ‘Miss Teresa Poirler s boss of sev- eral hundred men in the Oklahoma ofl flelds, where she acts as checker for a large ofl company. WHEN SERVING HOT PASTRY. Always heat the plates on which you serve hot breads or hot pastry of any kind. The most delicious rolls or cakes or ples will become heavy and SoEgy If they are put onto a cold plate while they are still warm. A BIT OF ECONOMY. Water in which macaroni has been boiled makes a nice thin starch for lingerie garments. Also gives a pret- ty gloss to colored gingham. . ;‘_ECIPES. Chicken en Casserole—Clean and wipe a plump young chicken, rub it with butter and dredge with flour. Put one-fourth cup of butter in a frying pan, add one sliced onion, one sliced carrot, a bay leaf and a sprig of parsley: cook until siightly brown- ed and put them with the chicken into the casserole. Add a pint of well seasoned stock, cover, bake for about three-quarters of an hour, then add two dozen small potato bails and two dozen mushrooms. Season with pep- per and salt and cook until done, ieaving the casserole uncovered so that the chicken will be brown. | Grandmother's Pound Cake—Grand- mother’s pound cake for real yankee— Onme cup of butter, packed solid. One and two-thirds cups granulated sugar half teaspoon mace. Five unbeaten eggs, two cups sifted pastry flour. Have a round pan, greased and flour- |ed; the oven ready and ingredients | measured, «s tne mixing must bhe ! done by hand. Cream the butter and sugar and work till very light; add spice and one egg at a time and stir with the hand until you do not see any of the egg yolk, then add anoth- !Qr egg _and so on until they are all used. Then mix in the flour and turn at once into the pan and bake slowly about an hour. The grain of the cake should be fine and close with not a suspicion of any toughness or heavi- ness, not porous like a cake made light with gas from soda and cream of tartar or by long beating, and yet soft fine, light and velvety. This texture is obtained by thorough blending of the butter and sugar and not over- beating the eggs. Stories of the War * Conditions in Servia. Conditions in invaded Servia are de- scribed to the London press by Col- onel Govaars of the Salvation Army, who has just completed a six month: tour of that country in the interes: of his organization. The country he speaks of lies in the northwest, from which the Austrians were driven .ut In tLeir first invasion Cre village, xhich a_year ago had 2,800 inhabitants ard 350 houses, now has 1,i60 inhatitants and only 123 wioie houses, according to Colonel Gevaars. Of the other houses 90 were entirely destroyed and 134 so badly damaged as to be uninhabitable. Even tnose surviving had to be considerably patched up. This village had formerly over a thousand draught jxen. Now there are two. Out of 200 cows only 14 remain, and 27 sheep and have to make vp for 2,200 or mora. There_ wcre formerly 70,000 chickens and 17,000 pigs, but only a dozen or so now take their place. In tbis same community, sald Coi- onel Govaars, 46 families were wipel cut entirely, and famulies formerly jconsisting of 30 or 40 members wre irow renresented bv ore or two. The Colcnei met a widow who was thc sole survivo of a famuly -f 28. When the Ausirians occupled the place inany | clvilians were killed in a shelling, oth- ers were taken waway .: Dprisoners aad an epidemic sweot away 3056 of the refugees who turned after the Aus- trian_occupation, “When 1 reached the district,” he continued, “the people were living on corn meal and unripe fruit, chiefly plums. No cther food was obtainable, except by the few who lived near mil- itary posts and could depend on the charity of the soldiers. “In another village I met the case {of a woman whose husband had been {killed in battle while starvation and idlsoase left her only one child out of {seven. Another woman I talked with goats ial as serge, mouflonne, duvi blanket cloth, velours de laine, so_on. These muffs, which " as a rule are lined with down barrel shap, are { was the sole survivor of afamily of 11, {1 passed deserted houses, and when 1 { asked what had become of the people, { I heard but the one answer, ‘Died out. and lined with softest satin or bro- cade. They are trimmed with bends of fur at either end or with a single band down the middle, the ends be- ing finished off with handsome cords | Miles and miles of rich land lie abso- utely waste, covered with weeds and histles. The great plum orchardg of i the district were bearing fruit at the ! time of my visit, but there was no one and tassels. CHILD'S COAT. A child's coat that combines com- fert with style is made of dark brown hangs full from a shallow yoke and a double zibeline. The lower section belt defines the low waist line. broad turned down collar edged with beaver fnishes the neck line an thls the cor sive a Large buttons of brown horn are used to can be buttoned sn throat if desired. smart finish to the fasten the coat. ‘Wide cuffs, desponding with the collar, ugly about sleeves. CONCERNING WOMEN. Joan of Arc could not read or write. Philadelphia has ten troops of girl scouts. Only one university in Japan is open to women. The Women's City ers. club ‘The telephone companies of in New York city has more than 1,500 mem- the {to Plek and dry it. Formerly the farmers used to distill plum brandy on | their premises. but all of the copper - |stills were taken away by the invaders. There was no labor and no meaps of transportation. “In another village I stood on the ruins of a farmhouse in which _ 109 persons had been burned alive. Their bones were collected and buried in a hillside nearby. In one pit the bodles of 90 civilians had been thrown and buried.” A The War a Year Ago Today Dec. 27, 1914. Germans pushed preparations for the defense of Antwerp. British cruisers and seaplanes attacked German naval base at Cuxhaven. Commander of the German crs ser York sentenced to twe ears’ imprisonment for losing his essel. German spy ized altar. guised as a Moor while trying to enter Gib- A Crulsioy Dopt., 11 Brundwny, Now Yoric Or m Railroad Ticket Office Or rorized Tourist Agency LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Officers of the Town Not of Schools. Mr. Editor: In your column of Let- ters to the Editor in the issue of Dec. 22a appears a letter hinting that mem- bers of our town school committee may be violating the law (section 1368 of general statutes) which provides that a trustee or officer of any institution receiving aid from the state who fur- nishes supplies to such institution (un- less upon open competition) shall be fined $50. Now this is a serious matter, and if any of these committeemen are crim- inals it should be known; and, upon the other hand, it is well to keep in mind the observation of one of our humorists that it is better not to know so much than to kmow so much that ism't so. Your correspondent makes the assertion that the schools are an institution of the state, and 50 of course these gentlemen are vio- lating the law. He does not inquire of what insti- tution they are officers. They are not officers of the schools generally,s for there is no such officer unless it be the superintendent of schools. They are no more officers of the schools col- lectively than the selectmen are offi- cers of highways or of the poorhouse | because they are charged with the duty of caring for these. Nor are the com- mittee officers of the separate schools, for instance of the Broadway schools or the Norwich Town schools, for there are no such offices as commit- tee of these schools. The members of the school commit- tee were elected by ballot or machine in annual town meeting with the se- lectmen, assessors and other officers. They are town officers (section 1804, general statutes) and were so returned by the town clerk to the state authori- ties; and the undersigned ventures the assertion that they are not by reason of such election trustees or officers of any other organization, ocorporation, institution or thing. The insane retreats, reform school and industrial school for girls are re- ferred to in the statutes as institu- tions, and indicate how the word is used. A town is not an institution, the words are used in our statute, but, like a county, city or school district,| is a territorial divielon of the state. But, if this be otherwise, we are up to a pretty condition of things, for ali town officers—selectmen, assessors, treasurer, collector, constables, regis- trars and what not—are liable to be haled before the city court. John D. Hall, prosecutor, and John H. Barnes, judge, and mulcted in $50 damages for each offense, if they have supplied so much as a hob nail to the town for its schools, its poor, or its highways. COUNTRY BOY. Dec. 5th, 1915. Norwich, Coni Defense in 1775. Mr. Editor: The discussion concern. ing “Defenyeless America” is 8o prominent that the following extract from history may prove interesting: { At the convention of delegates from the several counties of Virginia in 1775, Patrick Henry moved in point the following resolutio “Resolved, That this colony be im- mediately put into a state of defense,” ete. In support of the above he made his immortal oration. The resolution as opposed by some of the ablest men nd patriots in the convention, but was adopted, and a committee appointed. The following is a portion of the recommendtions of the committee which appears to be amusing at this | day: “That each company of infantry con- | sist of sixty-eight rank and file, to be | commanded by one captain, two lieuten- ants, one ensign, four sergeants, and four corporals; and that they have a drummer and be furnished with a drum and colors, that every man be provided with a good rifle if to be had, or otherwise with a common firelock, bayonet and cartouch-box, also with a tomahawk, one pound of gunpowder, and four pounds of ball at least, fit- ted to the bores of his gun; that be be clothed in a hunting shirt by way of uniform.” “That each troop of horse consist of thirty, exclusive of officers, that every horseman be provided with a good horse, bridle, saddle, with pistols and holsters, of carbine or other short fire- | lock, with a bucket, a cutting sword | or tomahawk, ore pound of gunpowder, four pounds of ball, at the least, and use the utmost diligence in training accustoming his horse to stand the discharge of firearms.”. Such was the nucleus of the American forces that faced England In the Revolution. But in those days men were imbubed with genuine patriotism. Thelr souls were on fire for action. PRI 1915. Norwich, Dec. 25, OTHER VIEW POINTS Great Britain claims that in inter- jonall aw parceis post is freight and nothing more. To this the United States government has agreed. Dut |the rignt of a neutral to continue peaceful intercourse with a belliger- ent is as natural as the right to breathe, and no amount of force or precedent can alter the principle, or, in the end, prevent its vindication and assertion—New London Telegraph. In asking for another million qm.l Premier Asquith mentions the ‘“re- AR AR TR | L i AN Sl s ai S i cruitable maximum” of the empire. | With conscription made more than ever unattainable by John Redmond's ond his fellow Irishmen’s opposition, with a good share of the rank and file of Britons still apparently indifferent, even the raising of a milion men more will be a difficult job. Give the allies a decided victory, however, and the case might be different.—New Haven Register. Thirty American cities in the decade ending 1913 had a homicide rate rang- ing from 2.4 per 100,000 inhabitants for Milwaukee to 63.7 for Memphis. -Ohildién Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA BIG GALA OPENING BILL TRIANGLE PHOTOPLAYS Dok Fobie In the 5-Part Griffith Feature THE LAMB THREE REEL MY VALET Ffldfll -‘Ym‘:‘iv .:;OMN‘ Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett The Girl With the Viciin The Biggest Bargain Bill Ever Attempted In This City At Popular Prices 3SHOWS DAILY AT 2:15, 6:45, 8:45 10 ASveres Peee™ _AUDITORIUM {ai:si, MONDAY—TUESDAY-—WEDNESDAY THE FOUR WINDERMERES M52 Cunningham & Coveney | TRIXIE FIELDS The Motorboat Fiends Binging and Talking PARAMOUNT FEATURE FOR MON.TUES. ONLY Fannie Ward BRoAQWAYS MosT [orutAR THETAMOUS Cu2Ey “The Marriage of Kitty” A Corking Eddie Lyons Comedy Entitled “Some Fixer” A BIG COMEDY BILL FROM START TO FINISH 3 BIG VAUDEVILLE In the Offering “THE DAY AFTER" MAX YORK 5.8 Novel Acrchatle Apt Intreducing Pive Clover Catiine Perfermers Colonial Theatre O TERE ESOINA SR TeRE SEuaers e Sy M NEAL OF THE Hv?“rouosgnow Five Cents w York city only &1 persons to hundred thousand were murd nett 5 Another incident worth notice that for Eome imonths seventpen ered. Providence falis enviably jow the inmates lived in X farm house on this iist, bejng nineteenth, with & |in Uqlebrook whers thes erd em- murder rate of 5.2 for each 106,899: | plosed and jvhere bscaps was. merely Mr. Dooley has written that life is|a mater bf breaking perole snd held 34 cheap in Massachusetts that|walking away: Not tné everd made nobody eares to take it—and so Bos:|the attempt and thelr Eopduct was on has lower rate thay Providence. it Susel s¢ exemplary that i figures, as furnished by the in: tomment 0 the suranee Spectator, are curiously intef: | new rule permits those whd_ esting in that they show a much|smoké 3 plpfin,&hd{ bwil rooms byl bigher murder rate in sections of the!nowhers bise: Thé Birectors hate South and West where there is no|each contributed irom their bwn jaw against “packing & gun'—Prev- pockets a som sufficient to_purchass a idence Bulletin: ing pleture machine for. the im- stitution, and a skating pond br the grounds will be ready by Christma This brief summary giyes an ldea how the Reformators is conducted— Eristol Press: Ohildren Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA to get at the truth as to the foed situation in Germany, but the loud claims of the government of plents and no suffering are hardly in eeping with the government action ir taking eharge of all foods and ep= portioning them out, putting the peo- ple on short rations: ‘That sureiy does not_look mueh iike “plenty” and “no need ta worry”, Bui there are other thines ihat also give eslof in the bellef that the zovernmeni foes not teil the truth, the whele truth and nothing but the truth when it vaunts ite_ability to feed the nation Indefin- itely. The Frankfurter Zeitung Is a littie more creditable in its statement of the situatien and it saysi “While olir troeps aré fighting like the herves of elassi¢ ages, want is growing acute it Is difficuit COAL AND LUMBEA _ SOAL Free Buraing Kinds and Lehigh ALWAYS IN aTOCK A, D. LATHROP Offise=—aor. Market and Shetucket St Telephons ¢43-13 The office of John A. Mor- gan & Son has been removed to the Davenport building, 10-20 West Main street, the old Elevator building. at home. We jeered at the blockade, but today we laught ho longer. ‘The sinister aspect = of things vértainiy ¥ovides no tor laughter— Iridgepert Standard. The Conneetieut Reformeiory 18 an institution that s making good it & highly satisfactory mannef. It Is eonducted alons enlightened man= her. it is condueied along enlight= ened lines and ihe l“mnln appear to appreeiate the considerate and help= ful treatment they recelve. 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