Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 20, 1916, Page 4

* dorwich Bulletin £ and Goufied & 3 Bntered at the Postotfice at Norwich, as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: fllimantic Offic Bullding. Telephon THE NOTE TO GERMANY. \Possessed of facts which make it impossible to reach any other conclu- slon than that the Sussex was torpe- @oed by a German submarine, and knowing that there have been repeated violations of rights which protests have failed to check, President Wilson gives notice to Germany in the com- munication which has just been trans- mitted that such conduct must stop. There is no disposition to quibble over the matter. The tenor of the note makes it evident that this government has reached a decision, after vainly waiting a long time in the hopes that Germany would bring about the re- forms that it has promised, and it is simply now a question whether th German government prefers to main- tain the course which it has persisted in for over a vear, or to have the friendly relations with this country end. This government has done its utmost to avoid this very situation. It has re- lied upon the promises that neutral rights would be respected, but each time they have been disregarded until it got to a point where such a course could no longer be pursued and main- tain our dignity among the nations of the world. President Wilson in his note takes a stand which can have but one mean- ing. Germany is frankly told that it must change its submarine policy or diplomatic relations with this country will be severed. This country has been patient too long already and it rests now with Germany to say whether it will keep its promises, re- spect international law and humanity or continue its actions and invite a ‘break. The situation is one which Germany has brought upon itself. Nothing is being asked of it but what it must have anticipated. It was only a ques- tion of how long the course which it was following would be tolerated, and now that it has been told that this country is done with accepting empty jpromises and can pursue but one course, it is for it to decide whether it can afford to bring about the sever- ence of diplomatic relations which is threatened. STEEL EQUIPMENT. Following other railroad wrecks in which steel cars have figured, atten- tion has been called to the fact that such equipment did not succeed in preventing the loss of life and that it did not offer such resistance that a battering ram in the shape of a fast moving express train would have no serious effect upon it. In this recent wreck at Bradford it is not to be supposed, had the coaches of the local been of steel instead of wood, that no lives would have been taken or nome of the passengers in- jured, but there is good ground for the belief that such a provision would have prevented the roasting alive of those who had been injured or the burning of the bodies of those who were killed by the impact, to say noth- ing of the destrygtion of the adjoining property. 1t is such a protection as this which the steel cars were designed to fur- nish and which it has been shown that they do, and for that reason it must be realized that they are a neces part of a railroad equipment. Steel cars. cannot be expected to prevent wrecks. There are other things, such @s efficient cignal systems, competent Oberators therebf and engine drivers Wwho give careful attention to the re. #ponsibility which rests upon them &nd who respect the signals and the rules of the road, which enter into that problem, but it is impossible to everlook the fact that cars which are not built of combustible material are doing all that can be expected, and when it has been repeatedly shown that they overcome such horrible scenes as those which occurred at Bradford fol- lowing the cellision they render a most humane and valuable service. THE FALL OF TREBIZOND. Thbe capture of Trebizond, the im- portant port of Turkey on the Black Bea, by the Russians under Grand Duke Nicholas in continuance of the eampaign which he launched in that region some months ago was belleved to be inevitable, but it resulted sooner than expected, all due to the manner in which the czar's forces followed up the successes which they have been gaining in that theater of the war. Bver since the fall of Erzerum, it has been evident that the Turkish re- sistance in that part of Asia Minor has been weakened, and further sub- stantiatién of this has been furnished by the manner in which the Russians | have been advancing against the re- organized and strengthened army ot #he Turks with Trebizond as the im- mediate objective. ‘Where this offensive is going to end cannot be foretold but it threatens Turkey the most seriously, of any of the operations which have been made against it for not only Wil the Rus- sians be materially aided by the pos- session of this outlet on the Black sea but taken in connection with the man- mer in which other forces are pushing into Asia Minor and Mesopotamia it endangers the armies of the enemy ‘which are located in that part of the and but a comparatively short intervenes between the points the Russians are_now located - W e W S and the line of rail*oad communication with Bagdad, the closing of which would seriously menace the army ‘which has/thus far succeeded in dem- onstrating its superiority to the Brit- ish along the Tigrls. It is this threat- ened cutting in two of Asla Minor which Turkey has been trying to pre- vent but which recent results tend to predict cannot be delayed much longer. WINDOW BOXES _ In many of the larger citles the ap- proach of Easter has been heralded in a striking manner by the display of flowers at windows, in doorways and on balconies of the handsome homes in the residential sections. These flo- ral displays take different forms, according to the tastes of the owners but they succeed in transforming the streets and the cold blank walls into most attractive pictures. Window boxes figure conspicuously in such ef- forts at beautification and show how much can be done by the individual in adding to the appearance of any particular street or section. These are invariably in localities where there is no land about the homes which can be made pretty by well kept lawns and flower beds, which of course would not be possible at this season of the yvear, but it furnishes a lesson as to what can be done in any part of a city if there is the proper disposition on the part of the resi- dents to help in making a city attrac- tive. It shows that large estates are not necessary in order to beautify, and while these displays may be arranged in anticipation of Easter, they never- theless set an example which thous- ands of others might well profit by throughout the entire summer. Win- dow boxes are utilized by many Io: ers of flowers and it means no great outlay of money or the devotion of a great amount of time to make such contributions to the brightening up of a dull and otherwise unattractive street. It is a suggestion in support of the city beautiful movement which ought to gain a widespread response. because it is easy and inexpensive and makes a pleasing effect. AVIATION SERVICE. It is gratifying to learn that the ‘war department recognizes the need of improving the army aviation service and that it has taken steps to reor- sanize it. It has been recognized for a long time that there has not beén the proper amount of attention given to this branch of the national defense. it has been looked upon more as a plaything than as a vital part of either the army or the navy and the need of more attention thereto could not long- er be delayed ~with good judzment in view of the high service which the aviation corps in other countries have been rendering. The present shakeup does not, how- ever, deal with Increased or better equipment, but is attributed to a con- flict in the spheres of authorlty and the fact that disrespect has taken the place of discipline. Such changes as have been made are unquestionably demanded by the conditions which have been disclosed and a new head of the service is likely to bring the desired results, but it is impossible to overlook the fact that attention should be given to this service in still other ways, and that has to do with giving the aviation service an up to date and modern equipment for hand- ling the tasks which are required of it. ‘We measure our army or navy and their equipment by contrasting them with those of other countries, and vet when it comes to the aviation branch of either the showing which this coun- try makes leaves little for comparison. This has been shown in Mexico and while a shakeup is being made in the officials of this service it is time that full consideration should be given to the need of preparedness which exists there as well as elsewhere. EDITORIAL NOTES. It requires a few cold days to make us more appreciative of the milder ones. The man on the corner says: Always it is best to listen to advice, if for no other purpose than to pass it on. It is frequently said that no news is g0od news, but this can hardly be ace cepted when it is applied to Villa. The Turks appear to be having much better success stopping the Brit- ish'than they do halting the Russians The weather 1s certainly lending some little encouragement when the “keep off the grass” signs begin to sprout. In their shelling of Hill No. 304 the Germans have been persistent but they have not succeeded as yet in sven knocking out the cipher. Austria, it is sald, does not favor a break with the United States, but what will it have to say to the wound- ing of an American by an Austrian U boat? Though congress was not called up- on to take action upon the note to Germany it would have been interest- ing to have analyzed the results of a straw vote. Spain expresses much surprise that another one of its ships has been tor- pedoed, but when it has lost as many as Norway it will cease to be sur- prised at anything. Turkey has at least come forward and acknowledged the sinking of the Russian hospital ship which is more than could have been expected had some other nations been responsible for the act. Now that the submarine which ate tacked the Sussex has been taken with its crew, there will be a mopular de- mand for a glimpse of the artist who drew the picture of the damaged chan- nel steamer. It is estimated that the losses at Verdun thus far have reached 400,000. Even the pension outlook, if foreign pensions were paid on the same basis 2s in this country, is argument enough for the early ending of the war. The Standard Oil company has or- dered 50 tank ships to cost a million apiece for business following the war. It would be gratifying if our shipping laws were such as to encourage the fleet to fly the Stars and Stripes. From the experiences of those who escaped from the death coach at Bradford it can be readily believed that they desire to figure in mo more such affairs in the future, and most ‘welcome to everyone would be the impossible assurance that there would B B0 IO i sk r S “Do you think I look fairly honest?” asked Adelaide. “Certainly you do,” answered the friend with whom she happened to be sharing a seat in the suburban train, “What mekes you ask such an absurd question?” “Well, somethirig happened. Yes- terday T had reason to believe that I must look like a person Who tries fo obtain things under false pretenses. I had been shopping all the morning and when I began to be hungry about noon T discovered that my coin purse was pretty thin. You see, we have accounts at several shops, so I make it a practice to carry only enough money for small current expenses. saw at a glance that I could spend only 35 cents for lunch. ‘My first th'ought was to go to a cafeterla, but 1 detest waiting on my- self, so I went to Blank's, where I could have service, even if I couldn't have a really soul-satisfying meal.. “I was genuinely hungry and studied the menu carefully, I wasn't much thrilled by my final choice of potatoes au gratin and Coftee, but I couldn’t find anything else inexpensive on the bill that I thought would sat- isfy my appetite. I asked the wait- THE WAR PRIMER “Chihuahua City is figuring with al- most as much persistence in the news dispatches of today as did Very Cruz during the ‘Tampico incident,’ yet the average American’s only mental asso- ciation with the name of the capital of the largest state in the Mexican repub- lic is that ‘it’s the place the funny lit- tle dogs come from,” says a primer, is- sued today by the National Geographic society of Washington, which fells of the importance of this city of 10,000 inhabitants whose history antedates by more than a quarter of a century the first permanent settlement made by Europeans in the United States, at St. Augustine, Fa, in 1365. 'he march of tiener:l Pershing's punitive expeditionzry force marxs tue third visit of a hody of United States soldiers to ‘his center of the mining industry of the state of Chihuahua, which is as largs as the combined areas of Ohio and Pennsylvania,” con- tinues the bulletin. - “During the Mexi- can war, that unique Missouri lawyer. Col. A. W. Doniphan, captured the city with a force of less than 1,000 men in 1847, and in the same war it fell again before the Americans under General Price. “Chihuahua is more accustomed, however, to seeinz its people engaged in internecine strife thaa in opposing a foreign foe. It was here, for example, that the patriot priest, Hidalgo, W executed in 1311, following ‘she_failw ot the revolution which he led,in an effort to throw off the Spanish yoke The most imposing monument in the city is in memory of this beloved na- tional hero, the ~incidents of whose death are as pathetic as the passing of any martyr since the days of Joan of Arc. The priest was condemned to die at dawn. While being led to the place of execution he remembered that he had left some swestmeats under his pillow. He asked one of the soldiers to return for them, and when they were brought he distributed them with his blessings amons the members of the firing squad. Knowingz that the misty light of dawn would make it aifiicuit for the soldiers to aim accurately, the priest calmly placed his hand over his heart against the black robe, so that they could locate the vital spot. “Of the 23,191 mining properties listed in Mexico in 1906, five-sixths of them produce silver, and of these the Santa Eulalie, 12 miles outside Chi- huahua, is the most famous. It has produced as high as 20,000 tons of sil- ver-bearing ore a month. The hand- some parish church in the capital, which was in the course of construc- tion for three-quarters of a century, was buiit from a tax levied on the out- put oF this mine. “When the Aztecs worked the Chi- huahua mines their skilled artificers used reed blowpipes in_ melting the metals. They also made a bronze, much the same as that used in Burope, but they did not know the uses of iron, even though there was before them that mountain of almost solid iron only a few miles outside the city of Durango, a mountain nearly a mile long, a third of a mile wide at the base and nearly 700 feet high, worth, it is estimated, as much as all the gold and silver produced in the mines of Mexico in two centuries. “It seems practically certain that some of General Pershing's soldiers will spend Easter week in Chihuahua, where they will have an opportunity to witness one of the oddest customs practiced in any civilized country— the ‘hanging of Judas' on Saturday be- fore Easter Sunday. This ceremony is performed in many cities, and usu- ally takes place before a pulque sa- loon. A rope is stretched from an up- Dper window of the saloon to a building across the street. It is lowered and an effigy, a curious affair, usually with a grotesque nose, like our comic valen- tines, a high hat and a long tall coat, is tiéd to it. Then the rope is drawn taut as soon as a match has been ap- plied to the coat-tail fuse. The crowd assembles as the figure burns. Sudden- Iy there is a loud explosion as the fuse burns to the center of the figure, and a wild scramble foliows for the hat, or the shoes, or perhaps the coat—a prize for some lucky onlooker.” “While the mining industry in the territory contiguous to Chihuahua City is four times as important as the agTicultural interests, nevertheless the raising of corn, fruits and cotton is important and an Interesting fea- ture of the last named product is that its manufacture into cloth dates back to the days of Cortez, who sent to his sovereign, the kinz of Spain, some of the finely ‘woven material from the land which utilized cotton for cloth- ing even before Europe knew its uses. “Legends of the Toltecs, recorded in their sacred books, tell us that Quet- zaloohuatl, god of the air, grew cot- ton of all colors in his garden, and taught its many uses. As to colored cotton, the Mexicans have never felt the pinch of a dyestuff famine, at least dyestuff, for this country is the home of the cochineal, that odd insect, whose drled bodies , furnish such a wonderful and lasting scarlet coloring matter. It was not until 1703, ithe very year in which the Spanish settlers reached the present site of Chihuahua City and discovered the Santa Eulale mine, that it became known that cochineal was not a seed or bloom of a plant attached to the cochireal fig, but a bug. “In some parts of Chihuahua cotton is perennial and it is unhecessary to plant it oftener than once every ten years. “The spinning of woolen varn and weaving of woolen cloth is one of the industries of Chihuahua City, dating back to the importation of the marint sheep by the Spanfords in 1641 It should be remembered, incidentally, that all the domestic animals of Mex- ico date from the Spavish conquest and the herds of cattle, goats, sheep and swine which now find excellent pasturage on the plateau surrounding Chihuahua have sprung from the orig- inal Spanish stock, except for the few new strains introduced within very fecent vears in an effort to improve | §1.00 2 box. the standard. fem XA o _m SHE ORDERED POTATOES ress whether rolls and butter would be served with the order and she said “Yes, in an aloot manner which made me feel that my question was almost sordid, but as I wished to make sure that T would get enough to eat I wasn't sorry that I had asked it. “When she brought a cunning little pot of steaming coffee and a _pretty ramakin whose contents were- Covered with dainty browned crumbs I felt that my frugal lunch wasn't bad after all. 1 poured my coffee, buttered a roll and then helped myself to the po- tatoes. And they weren't potatoes at all! It was some new and perfectly delicious combination of fresh toma- toes and meat which I had never tast- ed before. I tell you it required all my Lenten spirit of self-denial not to plunge right in and devour it quickly. But 1 becockoned to my waitress. “‘I' sorry,’ T began meekly, “but I think you have made a mistake. You know ‘I ordered potatoes au gratin and this is something else. “‘Why, you ordered tomatoes au ‘you must have misunderstood I ordered potatoes au gratin.’ “‘But we don't serve rolls with po- tatoes au gratin.’ “Oh, don't you‘ I thought you said you did." “T said we served them with toma- toes au gratin’ She was growing more and more firm, and I felt it nec- essary to summon all my dignity. “‘Of course, I regret that the mis- take has ocourred, but I shall have to ask you to change the dish for po- tatoes au gratin.’ “7 can't now. You've tasted it ‘But if I hadn't tasted it, I should not have known it wasn't potato.’ “‘You surely can't expect me to re- turn @ dish that you've been eating from, she said more gently, and I began to see her side of the matter rather dimly. Perhaps not’ I admitted, ut please remember that this is not what T ordered. “Will you have dessert? she asked pleasantly, a2 it to change the eub- ject. 'No, thank you,’ I replied in a like agreeable tone, and in a foew moments she brought my check. Why, 1 remonstrated, ‘you have charged me 50 cents for the tomatoes au_gratin. ““That is the regular price.’ ““Yes, but I didn’t order tomatoes au gratin.’ “‘You are eating them.’ “‘Yes, 1 answereq weakly, but I can’t pay for them. She gave me a strange look and moved away. I felt her disapprgbation so keenly that I hurried froi the table before she brought the finger bowl, though I should have liked the tiny plece of candy that always comes with it. “I explained the matter to the cash- ier and he appeared skeptical. Indeed, 1 felt sure he didn't believe me.. He looked at the number of the waltress on the check and sent for her. “‘T was sure the lady ordered to- matoes au gratin,’ she said, ‘or I never would have told her that we served rolls with them, for we don’t serve them with potatoes au gratin.' “‘Of course not,” agreed the cash- ier, looking at me, I fgncled, with still more suspicion. “‘Buty I insisted, T ordered potatoes au grafin_because they cost only 25 cents. I didn't order them because I like them. I wanted something cheap and filling. I have but 35 cents with me. 1 opened my purse and showed him_the quarter and dime.. *“Well, I suppose T'll have to take it this time’ he said ungraciously, and he changed the amount on my check.” “Tm certainly glad, Adelaide, that you brought him to terms” said her friend, who had been listening sympa- thetically. “Thank you, but I don't feel awfully proud of myself, for when I got on the train to go home I found tucked away with my commutation ticket a $£1 bill. Now, don't you think I really should go Into Blank's to-day and pay that 25 cents difference? Y ou see, it's really easy to mistake tomtato for potato. 1 should feel sorry to think that perhaps my waitress had been charged with that quarter.” “Adelaide, you old dear, you're even more honest than you look.’—Chicago News. OTHER VIEW POINTS It's an old adage, but none the less a truthful one, that the best time to lock a stable door is before the horse is stolen, and likewise the best time to 1k about installing protective de- vices on a railroad is before they are needed and not after the need is re- vealed by their absence, usually with loss of life.—Hartford Post. Within five vears the New Haven road has now had ten serious wrecks, with a total of seven- ty-one killed and 420 hurt. It is a gloomy, discouraging record. And vet there are abundant evidences of im- provement in the service, and not a little reason to hope for even more. One can hardly hlame railroad men for having superstitious belief in a hoodoo.—New Haven Register. unfortunate The more the people see of Govern- or Holcomb the more they like him. His greatest weakness has been a re- tiring disposition. Having to some ex- tent acquired the habit of getting out among folks he makes friends wher- ever he goes. It is rather odd that it has taken two years for a mutual ac- quaintance to spring up. There is a The War A Year Ago Today April 20, 1915. Heavy artillery fighting in Cham- pagne and the Argonn: Germans stomed Embermenil. Russians repulsed heavy German east of Telepotch. Severe fighting for possession of the heights near Oravozil. urkish torpedo boats blown up by Russian mines at Bosporus entrance. nd retook roplane squadron bom- ystok, Russian Poland. le over the Rhine An Appeal To Wives You know the terrible affliction that comes to many homes from the result of a drinking husband or son. You know of the money wasted on “Drink” that is needed in the home to purchase food and clothing. ORRINE has saved thousands of drinking men. It is & home treatment. No sanitarium expense. Can be given secretly. We are in _earnest when we ask you to give ORRINE a trial. You have noth- ing to risk and everything to gain, for your money will be returned if after a trial you fall to get results from ORRINE. ORRINE is prepared in two forms: No. 1, secret treatment; ORRINE No. 2, the voluntary tment. Costs only us for booklet. * D, Savin & Son, 118 Main-Street. TN Blind Soldiers and Sailors. One of the deepest personal trag- edies of the war as jrought home to the British people is the long list of young soldiers and saflors who have lost their eyeesight in the conflict. At St. Dunstan’s Hostel for , Blind _Sol- diers and Sallors there are at present about 120 students, officers and men, representing Canada, England, Aus- tralia, New Zealand and Belgium. In dition there are a number of men in annexes at Brighton and Torquay whose wounds thus fare have prevent- ed their taking up work at St. Dun- stan's. Never before in British history have 80 many young men who are otherwise able-bodied been brought together in the helpless state of blindness, and the problem of handling them is entirely different from that presented in a home for people who have lost their sight through disease or like causes, and new methods must be applied to meet the situation. Since the school work at St. Dun- pretty general feeling that as governor his’ term is successful, but it has been largely an impersonal feeling. Now a more intimate human interest is re- placing the coldly judicial tone. The logic of the situation is“that the gov- ernor should be renominated. He will be if the politicians in control have wisdom.—Bristol Press. Connecticut republicans take their national politics pretty seriously. They Yegard the contest of the partles as something a cut above a scramble for office. They have not yet subscribed to the theory that in politics, as in certain views of the great question of war, anything is justifiable if it will get _victory. If the republican party should find itself so reduced in prin- ciples and issues that only by the ex- { Ploitation of the ambitions of a sin- gle unfit individual could it attain to the shadow of success, then Connecti- cut republicans would prefer to go down with its colors flying, true to its ideals and its convictions, rather than to obtain a sordid and contemptible victory.—New London Day. Boy Saout work is work for the im- provement of the coming citizens of the land in all respects, and especially in the form of education planned to make them more manly, more intelli- gent, more familiar with what every man, every patriot, finds that he ought to know when he faces a crisis of any kind, be it merely a petty trouble that is of tremendous importance only to him or his family, or a great national problem that he, with his fellow citi- zens, is called upon to solve. Hence it is that any assistance given to the cause of such work as the Boy Scouts’ undertaking is properly classified as direct aid to the improvement of citi- zenship. If you have not been invited to assist, step up and volunteer.—Wa- terbury Republican. Manufacturers of goods embodying dyes are rapidly approaching the stage where they can no longer guarantee the staying powers of the colors used. So that the ultimate consumer, wheth- er of paper or fabric, will not cry be- cause the stationery looks faded out or the woolen goods fade after the first washing, the National Association of Clothers has issue a warning circular to the effect that if those things hap- pen purchasers “must learn to. accept the situation as one over which no mill, manufacturer or retailer can ex- ercise control.” Blame it on the war which has held up all imports of coal tar dyes—New Britain Herald. Evidently there are some advvantages in not being a munitions boom town. In winning a_brilllant victory the republicans of New Britain have al- so won the right to feel jubilant, pro- vided they can derive joy from Mr Quigley, and his political associates. But _the rseult is far more a domocrat- ic_defeat than a republican victory. which is a distinction with a big dif- ference. The democrats lost, and de< served to iose, for the same reason they were so completely whipped in Hartford—the lack of intelligent, capable leaders and the demoralized organization, which has been wrecked by the selfishness of those who “led” or rather manipulated the party. More evidences of this fact are due, too, all about Connecticut. There isn't a competent demotratic leader in sight in Connecticut to-day. _The party is in for a disciplining.—Bristol Press. Material prosperity such as Bri is now enjoying, has its drawbacks and its penaltles. The housing prob iem in Bridgeport has for long been of much concern and great inconvenience has been experienced by workers who could find no accommodations such as their fat pocketbooks would permit. The housing problem has now gone be- yond the bounds of mere conveniece. It is serious. The overcrowding has led to the existence of disease which it is hard to fight. According to the Bridge- port Post, the death rate from tuber- culosis is unduly high and it is a won- der that it is not higher. Apparently the conditions are such that experts will be called upon to use preventive measures. Evidently there is such a thing as growing too fast. Growing pains are disagreeable, but not neces- sarily serious, but there are gther kinds of allments one would not care to have get a foothold—Meriden Rec- or |amost YOU'RE BILIOUS! CLEANLIVERAND BOWELS TONIGHT DON'T STAY HEADACHY, SICK, OR HAVE BAD BREATH AND SOUR STOMACH. WAKE UP FEELING FINE! BEST LAXATIVE FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Today Only—WHIFFLES AT THE FRONT—Two Reel Comedy Pathe Photoplays FRL SAT. || “TOODLES’ TEA PARTY" .. Comedy LOU TELLEGEN in THE UNENOWN Zisime ALL NEXT WEEK MATIN DAILY - Enjoy life! Remove the liver and bowel poison which is keeping your head dizzy, your tongue coated, breath offensive, and stomacn sour. Don't stay bilious, sick headachy, constipa- ted and full of cold. Why don't you get a box of Cascarets from the drug store and eat one or two tonight and enjoy the nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever expemenced. You will wake up feeling fit and fine. Cascarets never gripe or_sicken like salts, pills and calomel. They act so gently that you hardly realize you have taken a cathartic. Mothers should give cross, sick, billous or fev- erish children a whole Cascarct any time—they act thoroughly and are harmless. stan's began, thirty-five men _have been graduated, having learned one or more occupations, such as boot re- pairing, massage, mat-making, basket- making, joinery, “poultry farming and market’ gardening. Virtually all of these men read and write Braille and typewrite with the ordinary machine. All are now said 40 be earning good incomes. There are 72 teachers, all but 12 of them voluntary, and each pupil has individual instruction. Many of the instructors themselves are blind. “The fecling of helplessness which over- whelms a strong, hbealthy, newly- blinded man”, said Mr. Pearson, “is incredibly relieved when he finds that the one who is to instruct him in some profitable employment is suffering from the same handicap as himself.” The working day is divided between the class rooms, workshops and train- ing schools so that each man acquires an all round education. All the stu- dents learn to read and write Braille, and some of them are studying music. A number of men have learned the aif- ficult art of reading with the finger tips in two weeks .Seventy-three have passed the typewriting test, which means that they can write a letter without mistake at a fair rate of speed. When a man passes this examination he receives a prize of a typewriter. One of the most remarkable features of the school is the progress being made by some of the men in learning shorthand. They operate on a little machine of seven keeys which punch- es the characters on a strip of paper. These characters laert can be read with the finger tips and transcribed on the typewriter. Several of the men rho were secretaries before joining the army are learning shorthand and typing for the purpose of resuming their former work. In the shops men who have never handled tools become adept quickly. A few weeks practice enables many of them to acquire such skill that the articles they produce are salable. Door- mats, baskets of every shape and size, Eookcases, picture-frames and many other things are turned out in the workrooms with accuracy and.finish. Near the workshops is the poultry | farm where those men who desire to live in the country are taught poultry keeping, and simple market gardening. The men quickly become proficient, learning to distinguish breeds of fowl, to tell the weight of a bird, to man. age incubators, and all the rest that goes with poultry ralsing. Mr. Pearson belives that the mas- sage business is likely to prove the lucrative of the occupations taught at St. Dunstan's. Primary in- struction in anatomy and physiology is given at the hostel, and when the primary stage is passed tuition is con tinued in the massage department at the National Institute for the Blind. Amonz the students in the massage Gepartment is Clutha Mackenzie, son of Sir Thomas Mackenzie, High Com- missioner of New Zealand. Clutba Mackenzie is hardly more than a boy, but he has accepted the inevitable cheerfully and is studying assidously to master the ways of the kingdom of darkness. He is but one of many in- teresting young men among the stud- ents. The average duration of training at St. Dunstant's is probably about eix months. When the men leave the hos- tel great care is taken to see that they settle in suitable localities where the In Generous 5¢ A Delicious Vegetable A Wholesome Food and 10c Containers At Every Dealer Does the dread of the dental ch: need have no fears. crowned or extracted STRICTLY SANITARY OFFICE If these appeal to you, call for charge for consultation. DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTISTS By our method you can have 1our KBSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN. CONSIDER THESE OTHER FEATURES Don’t You Want Good Teeth? cause you to neglect them? VYou teeth filled, STERILIZED INSTRUMENTS CLEAN LINEN ASEPTIC DRINKING CUPS LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT WITH BEST WORK examination and estimate. No DR. D. J. COYLE (Successors to the King Dental Co.) 203 MAIN ST. PA. M. to8P. M. Lady Asistant SUNDAYS, 10 A. M. to 1 NORWICH, CONN. M. Telephone AND HIS BIG MUSICAL COMEDY CO. With the Greatest Dancing Chorus in the World MR. OTT WILL PRESENT A NEW SHOW EVERY DAY THIS | YOURS Reserved Seats on Sale At the Box Office or Auditorium Hotel—Telephone 772 PRICES—Mainee, 10c and 20c; 2 SHOWS DAIL . SECURE YOUR SEATS EARLY Monday Matinee and Night NOT A TABLOID — ALL SHOWS IN TWO ACTS OPENING BILL TRULY Friday at 10:30 A. M. E vening, 10¢, 200, and 30c Paramount Features 2-3 and 7- Musical Comedy at 3 and 8 p. 8 m. H B DAVIST CHARLIE “DOUBLE CROSSED™ . .. [FXENd New Show Tomerrow SAPLTNIMat. 10-15¢, Eve. 10-15-20c WELL, LOOK WHO’S HERE ! In the2 Reél Comedy “A NIGHT IN .THE SHOW” HOMAN’S MUSICAL REVUE—18 People—18 Presenting “THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER"—New Noveitics CHAPLIN 4 Part Western Feature “THE BOND WITHIN" ..... “THE LESSER EVIL” ...... “THE HOME CURE" Today - COL ONIAL. - Today UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 2 Parts—“HER LESSON"—2 Parts, Essanay Drama vessses Three Part Lubin Drams Biograph Drama Vitagraph Comedy The Great ing evening Large Mot th and south bound ADMISSION 50c work they have selected can be pur- Sued. Their training places them in a position of comparative |ndeoe> nd- ence for in addition to what they can earn they receive pensions of about 36nw&k“dmnlnmmflm- commissioned officers. Mr, Pearson stated that the Nation- al Institute for the Blind has started a special branch which has for its ob- Ject the after-care of blinded soldiers and sailors. It is planned to erect & large building to be devoted ps‘n\‘l- pally to this use. There raw ‘material will be supplied to the men at cost price, and difficulties with o selling _goods made will be smoothed over. In such work as boot repairing, Where no articles are produced, ev- ery effort will be made to secure steady employment. It is not all work and no play at St. Dunstan’s. The men row on the Lake, play pushball, swim in nearby baths, and engage in other amuse- ‘ments to their liking. Entertalnments are provided regularly, including dances twice a_week. Most of the Tommies and Jack Tars dance very well and enjoy these occasions im- mensely. ncert and Entertainment under the auspices of THE MENS CLUB ] ofSt.An&ew. ’s Church Monday Evening, May 1st, 1916, at 8 o’clock Pulaski Hall, 160-162 North Main Street MR. CHARLES T. GRILLEY of Boston THE TEMPO QUARTETTE of Hartford st—a Great Quartstto—a most enjoyable and entertain- A et Mo esared. DON'T MISS IT. % e ; will comfortably seat peor Sy o e pots thes dver. overy T laias Humorist CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS 2S¢ Only a Scrap of Paper. Mr. Bryan wants to writs the plat- form and President Wilson thinks no man could engage in more harmless amusement.—Florida Times-Union. ety Warning to the Colonel. Colonel Roosevelt has discovered in the West Indies a bird that lives on nuts. He would better look out—St. Louis Post Dispatch. Are Still Try Whatever it is that ralds are expacted to they are still trying to Chicago News. Fighting Bob’s Chandes. Bob La Folette would run—if he could only find somebody to accept his entry!—Bosgn Advertiser. Because of the increased demand for leather caused by the war the use of sea lion hides for leather has been proposed in Canada. Alfeady the Brit- ish Columbian factory, it is reported, has made excellent gioves, belting and other articles from these hides. 9. Zeppelin _air accomplish, accomplish.— To th Plenty an oven of it all the removing ashes. Stop gas range—you are iy fire and on_your THE CITY OF NORWICH GAS AND ELECTRICAL DEPT. drudgery in your kitchen. You Don’t Need a Coal Fire of Hot Water your kitchen—you'll be hot enough labor of i coal gas. Ston all this old-