Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 16, 1916, Page 4

’ 120 ifi“ sut ice i2¢ ‘@ Week; 50e a mouths $8, . . Entered at the Fostoffice at Norwlich, nna as scpond-class matter. Telephone Calls itorial Rooms 353, Bulletin Job Offes 35-2 iimantis Office. 67 Churen St 1grie -310-3. it Bulletin Bu Bulletin The Circulation of The Bulletin The Bulletin has the largest circulation of any paper in Eastern Coonecticut and from three to four times largér than that of any in Norwich. It 15 delivered to over 3,000 of the 4,053 ho i Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivered to over 900 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to oyer 1,100. and in all of these places it is considered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- towns, one hundred and sixty- five postofice districts, and sixty iural free delivery routes. The -Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of he R, F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut, CIRCULATION BVETAGE. .. eeeneronanian i 1901, 4412 1905, average....... December WILLING TO HEAR GERMANY. That tiere is a disposition among the allied natlons, or atleast certain of them, to learn what the terms are under which Germany would agree to peace, is by no means surprising and ft does not by any means indicate that they are willing to jump at the first proffer by the enemy, or that there is not just as firm a determina- tion on their part to continue the war until their opportynity to dictate the lerms of @eace comes. Theft furnished, however, a chance to Wéér whatfthe central pow- ers are demanding and what they are willing_ to concede in ordet,to have the frightful war brought to a close, and by the chance which is thus given to study the proposition of the enemy, there will be provided the occasion for again setting forth counter propo- sitions of a statement showing what the attitude of the entente powers is both as to the present conditions and the prospects, whether or not there is any change in the purpose of the al- lies. < By hearing~the appeal of the cen- |tral powers," the entente patfons can "better frame their answer, and set forth their positién, without making it simply a blanket refusal, and with- vut being left in the dark as to what Germany actually proposes to do to secure peace. To hear Germany’s plea will not indicate sany® weakness on their part. It will commiit them to nothing but it will permit them to show throuzhs a: festatement of their stand that: they are.united, and as Bonar Ldw says, will Insist upen get- ting repatation and security in the fu- CORN“GROWING CONTESTS. What ean be déne in the way of en- couraging boys ta become more deeply interested in "agriculture, and there- fore in retaining ‘them on-the farm, by making it appdrent to them that there are still large possibilities in that line of’endeavor, is demonstrated by the awaxding of the ptizés in boys’ obrn growing contests throughout the “ountry: The results are invariably of the same character: regardless of the state In which the clubs are organized, and that is that they show that corn growing :an ‘be made much more profitable than.i#t-has been in the past.’ In .one county in'the state of Pennsylvani: fiere Has Just been a distribution of rizes dnd it is shown that the three 0ys having the largest yields prodteed 101.2, 96.8"and 94.2¢ bushels per®acre. Just ‘what this means can be gathered m the fact that the averdze vield of corn i1 the United States is byt 26 bushels ‘#o the acre. Pennsylvania, however;~averages better than that with 38 bushels to the acre and the particylar county, in whichi- this con- 'ést was held averages 40, but nothing shows better what can be done avhen the proper attention is appiied to it than this very contest i which . the three winners more than dpubled the aumber of bushels oficorn raised on an dcre by the average farmer. ‘These”boys have _ therefore . given their elders something:to think.about. But in addition therd js a.lesson to 'very section of the. country for if hat particular counfy's farms can e mide to double in Production it is -ertain that liké results ean be.ob- tained elsewhere. Nothing will ore- ate a greater interest infarming than such accomplishments. Thay sct an example thatis worth following. CANNOT DODGE THE FACTS. The change in the foreign secretary of the' German cabinet has mot brought about ‘any different attitude 1elative to the submarine warfare. There has heen ne reform noted and there has been shown no new disposition to re- spect the promises which have bee: made to neutrals, apd particularly 1 country, that” warhing “wilt’ be =iven hefore merchantmen are sunk ard t::t thé crews will "be put down in of safety. ©r. Zimmermann, the foreign secre- one as tentionally attacked a without warning and it giving all on board ample time and opportu- ‘nity for'rescue. i That may be the German explana- tion of the continued sinking of liners and freight vessels and he might have included in his tugzflnt.“unluu ‘they were mistaken for lemy transports’ but that does rot free them from the suspicion that they are firstmaking sure that the Vessels encountered are sunk anad leaving the fact as to whether they have disregarded’ promises for others to find out gnd prove. If Dr, Zimmermann was able 6 cover up in some way all the fadts which sur- round the cruiser warfare of the Ger- man submarinés hs might be able to insist that his position is the correct one, but that he unable to do, and the long kst of vessals which has been sent to the 'bottom without warning and with the loss of life provides evi- dence which cannot be so easily dis- posed of. NATIQNAL PROHIBITION. ~ it reports which' come from Wash- ington are correct, none was re surprised, than those who have been persistently working for prohibition, at the outcome of the commlittee ac- tion relative to ‘a federal amendment in its behalf. ‘A vote on this question was put over from the last session of congress until the present one, and now in the early days of the short session .favorable action has (been taken by the majority of thé judiciary committee. It is natural to assume that this has been brought about to & large degree by the action which was taken in a number of states in the last election. That revealed a growing sentiment .for prohibition, new states were added to the “dry” list-and an increased senti- ment was recorded in others, a ’‘single city in one state being the only ob- stacle to the enactment of such a law in one of the biz states of the middle impetus has unquestionably beeft given to the work in behalf of prohibition by the aection which has been taken M Buropean countries which are involved in the war. There, for the sake of improving conditions, the use of liquor has been forbidden. France has recently made more re- strictive the regulations that were long ago adopted and such a course Is even being hinted as a pessibility io England. Tt is therefors but nat- ural that the matter should receive more attention in this country. Na- tional prohibition is one of the mat- ters upon which no Stress is being placed by the administration at Wash. ington and it is entirely possible that it will be one of the things upon which no vote will be taken at the present session, CHANGING THE POSTAL SERVICE It is plainly evident that there is much opposition to the recommenda- tion contained in the report of the postmaster general calling for the abolition of the pneumatic tube de- livery system in the large centers, ex- cept possibly New York. Such a sys- tem has been installed at much ex- pense. There may be some instances where it s not rendering all the as- sistance in the handling of the mail that was expected but that is not suf- ficient ground for abandoning it. Reference is made in the same re- port to the fact that the automobile truck has become available for the transportation of the mail, which car- ries with it the intimation that such would he used to replace the tube service, but an important peint is raised in this connection when it is claimed that the use of the tubes has unquestionably resulted in the saving of many lives because of the very reason that less mail wagons are re- quired in the streets of the ecities where pneumatic service is used. With the congested condition of. big city streets this is a matter which meeds to get proper consideration. There is need of course for getting the best mail service that cdn be had but it is well to consider that these cities which would be deprived of the tube service are not complaining of “their use but are on the other hand demanding that they be retained. Such being the case, with the understanding that the put- ting on of more fast auto trucks would only increase the danger in the streets, the opposition which is being offered appears to be Justified. 2 EDITORIAL NOTES. The first big snow of the season, but the verdict that it is beautiful is by no means unanimous. It will not be long now before there will be plenty of opportunity to work the rust off the snow shovel. There is nothing in these touches of ‘winter, which causes the icemen to do any worrying. They .simply put on more flannels and grin. The man on the corner says: You can never bank on what you are going to do temorrow by what you have allowed to go undone today. 'othing discloses the success of the early shopping movement like the dec- laration of many that they can mnever henceforth get along without it. s ity M e Carranza wants the date fixed when Pershing will leave Mexico. Is he will- ing to set a day when the danger of attacks from Villa on the border will end? Because he had a recent attack ‘of the grippe will not be the only rea- son for the mnew British premier sneezing at the Teutonic peace propo- sals. It is perhaps unnecessary to remark that the “Parking here for 30 min- utes” signs do not refer to the Salva- tion Army members and their Christ- mas Kkettles. - ‘With .all the claims _being made about a mild winter, 1t is abaut time for some one to bob up and assert that there is a combination to injure the coal trust. While the hearing on the paper sit- nation before. the federal trade com- mission is underway in Washington, the chance to bring about needed re- forms in the .Congressional = Recqrd ought ngt to be overiooked. e ——— The treatment which 'Germany bas heen according’ to the Belgians and ‘the Poles and otfier - neutrals, and rkey to the Armenians and Syrians esn’t " Indicate that they have hagd mueh intereSt in:the past in relieving suffering humanity, but it occupies o pr8minent place in the peace ap peal. i H 2 5 | workman has. ‘Do you get down-hearted: If you are inclined to gLy, Jup g which niakesemat- becowe dow n-he énd out. You should decline to be the cause of wn “inefficiency and your own disty People who do not have the sense or the energy to sweep the clouds from their minds still need to jearn how to iivé and how to laugh. Good cheer js one of the real assets in life. It makes a man become a sport or a good Christian. rson VY who bes d or sour is the wk of h pe: negative to people who habitually :gw the seeds of Dblishting sulniy 5. The other fellows opinion whatever it may be is a better thing to laugh at than to take seriously. Hit the trail for yourself and steer clear of ‘the imprints of Satan. A néar philosopher defines marriage as ‘he rtest’ cut from romance to reality. Of course, this seem to he a good defnition to those who haven't crossed over; hut all the rest of are compelled to marvel At this - fellow's sazacity: and we know how he discovered it. There is no teacher like experience *to make deep impressions. Pope says the romantic are those wno either admire a fine thing or do one: and we recog- nize the average beau seems capable of doing both. The reality is in some all it was thought to be, and if others as different from the dream of youtk as is a bed of yases from a crown of thorns, hence the reality may be pleasurable or some- thing worse. Swedenborg says: consorts are only one in-ieaven it mates are only one_in the b home becomes heaven, reality may have all the de! usually taken as an evidence of good nature, there is often more than that in a smile. A smile is no indication that a person would be an agreeable companion or bed fel- low. It pays to be on your guard against the possibilities of a close re- lation with a smiling stranger. A smile, as pleasing as it usually is to any oune, is not ‘easy of interpretation. It may be the smile of conceit or con- templation which bodes no good. The smile that don’'t come off, popnlar a subject for news ers, is the.uninterpretable smile of a graven image. It does not pay to take too much stock in a smile until you have summered and wintered it. A smile and a smirk are first cousins to nother; and they resemble each other as much as first cousins do. Do ng vietim to n smile un- less vou would make yourself cheap. Every smile needs he guaranteed. The leading educators of this coun- try are condemning in the school system the course of study -which not infre- quentiy oreaks town the health -of bard-working and wmbitious Children. They believe the place for pupils to study is in school in school liours and when the work is done they d,have tke time to play or to joy their homes as any reguigr-hour The :dea is to have the student work in the -atmosphere of the schoolroom and . {he presence of teachers able to assist in the solving of problems instead of taking studies homo-and laboring over t Where there is no. one competent to assist them. Pupils who aure interested their work do not have to be watched er with a harsh and threa ening voice and a flesh-stinging rat- tan. The duty of téachers in the 20th century is to awalken pupiis to 2 love of study lems which would wrack the nerves of a high-school graduate; and to show ing them the way ouf. of their Aifficul- ties instead of putting puzzling prob- lems in their way which often result in the impairment of both their effi- ciency and their health. A child who asks questions wives evidence of a desire to progress, and it is akin to sin to suppress him. Vhat matters it if they do seem to you to be idle gquestigns so long as they seem to the child to be import- ant. He is looking for the how and why of things, ard if you had looked sharper you might have enjoycd the chila's quizes: but now he is zlarming you for fear he will discover how little you really know. Well, there was never a person in this world so bright that he might not have to the part of an ignoramus in 2 score of different directions. Many of our greatest orators do not know how to saw wood; and many a great general could not make a sucecss of his cam- paign if there was not a good cook to sustain him as well as troops. None of us are more than half as important as people think we are. The quizzing child ought to be respected if he seems too ardent to need encourage- ment, and as many of his qGuestions should be correctly answered as pos- :ible This is the parent’s opportun: y. The womsn are so unfamiliar with a man’s wearing - apparel that at Christmas time they overload Lim with slippers and red neck-ties, apparently not aware that it would be next to impossible to overstock him with suspenders or socks. The men are guilty’ of the same 'ack.of judgment when they otversupply their female friemds with bon-bons and perfumery instead of gioves, handkerchiefs or dollars. There are doabtless more use- less_things bought in December than in any month of the year because the buyers are plunging for favor instead of attempting to be practical or to meet life’s necessitics, The popularity of gilded punk for Christmas gifts has wancd, and the trend is toward the practical. A brush-broom is better for » fellow who does no: keep the dandruff off his collar than a gold-wi tie-pir; and a silk neckerchief take his best zirl's complexion inst of kis coat never comes amiss. The girls should bear these things in mind. to You may not like the looks of the who chews gum, but she is prac- ticing a habit which spread into America from Mexico in the early part of the last century and which is today making ionaires. She does not look any worse thah the women who dip_snuff or the men who chew to- bacco, who also sustain a great busi- ness, In old times gum was chewed because it was a new fad, hut in these days it is pepsinated for the dysneptic and n.edicated for all; and it f chewed in the home, the places of amusement, the churches and also in the trenches, for it has become a necessity among army suppliés. And this habit puts fifteen hundred thousand Jollars -a week into somebody’s pockets; and this is not one-fourth as much-as is expended for. tobacco which is ten times as filthy and no more satisfying; How can a girl be a good sport if she doesn’t chew gum when most of the male sports chew tobacco? We do not commend it, but it is apparent they might be chewing something worse.- People who seem to be lucky and who Fortune appears to be pleased to wait upon are ustally equipped with knowledge and ‘a modicum of good sense and “cattion. “‘They are not the favored of the gods, as the ignorant and superstitious ‘are inclined to be- lieve. - Men usually thrive who are fit; : To r DUt Sou 1 the Wiy do e down | & edly sporty: they ;fi gaged in the brilliant chance game.of inp not to puzzie them with prob- ; ity e years folloy - the After recoveri from. ‘the first stunning blows of that trou- blous, contest, the local inhatitants took a iresh and wonderfully favor- able start. " . The townspeeple were not . only alert in turning their attention to the various industrial pursuits, but mani- Tested a trait which in this age we ‘wouid call declds g en= Pprivateering. . The war, while it had exhausted the h and resources of neighboring towns,” which lay exposed hecause of their situation on the sea-coast, act- Miss Crulkins tells, us, as & spur to thc enterprise of Norwich. For instance, New London, at the mouth of the Thames, was depressed in.all her ineerests at that period, kept in centinual 'alarm, almost swept from the face of the earth by.-the blazing torch of the enemy. N@Wk‘h however, securely located at the head of the river, defended oy her hills and nourished by lier valleys, pianting and reaping: without fear of invasion or doss, ndt only built new shops .and dwellings, and engaged with Spirit and success in a variety of new manu- factuves, but again cntered into ship- building, and boldly sent out her ves- sels to bring in spoils from the ocean. g 1781 and 1782, the town was, we are told, overflowing witn mer- , both tropizal and European. The records show that, in May, 1782, a very large stock of European gocds, in great variety, imported in the brig Firebrand from Amsterdam, was sold by auction at the store of Zabdiel Rogers & Company, at Bean Hill. New merchantile Airms were estabh- ished, including Daniel Rodman. Sam- uel Woodbridge, Lynde McCurdy and Lavish varieties of fancy tex- as well as the substantial pro- ducts of almost every climate were offered for sale. Tho shelves and counters of the fashionable class of shops displaved such articles as superfine broadeloths, merPs_expensive silic hose, India silk: Damascus gilks, taffetas; satins, Per- sians and-velvets, blonde lace, gauzes and - chintzes. These gords were mostiy obtained by successful pri- vateering. Another class of merchandise, gen- and to the unfit falls failure or ill- luck. Those who round up the what's iife have a way of whizzing to the fore though every- thing was greased for the )ceasion, while those who are in search of soft- snaps strike hard lines. It costs sos thing to get into the line of promo- tion, or to establieh a - business or, social relation - which makes things come your way. Everybody who seems to be favored has woa out. You can't Toll and bave luck It takes good judgment to win prizes even at pol- cy. Luck is generally lenarning jus- tified. Sunday Momning Talk THE FABIAN POLICY. There js an old story to the eflect that Satan once sent fi:th tiree of his fallen angels ir the ciuleavo: to cor- rupt the world. The first was com- missioned to go about h the mes- sage, “There is no heaven.” trving by robbing men of the hope of immor- tality, to take'away their zcal for good works. Some were. to he sure, dis- heartened by the news, but the ma- Jority were brave enough to plod on, even if no reward for tiei labors could be hoped for. The second had spirit was commis- sioned to whisperin all men's S the words: “There is no hell. This, too, proved sufficient to corrupt tiie morals of some. Such was the inng nobility of the larger numbe: they kept on .iving ly and fully, even though convinced that no punishment weuld follow their mis- deeds. But the third messsngeér went forth with the simple words: “Therc is no burry” ‘When men heard that and began to believe it, the efféct was not iong in being manifested. = There was a general postponement of good pur- poses. All men were led into deferring the execution of their right resolves, till the world was hrought to such a state of perdition that even Satan was satisfied. His countrymen cdlled tie Roman general Fabius Maxims, “Crenctator,” or “Delayer,” because he was never quite ready for a piiched battle with the enemy. Such was the dissatisfac- tion with this extreme policy of watch- ful waiting' that th> Senate finally de- manded his resignation. The Fablar policy has ruined many wko lived he- fore and who have lived after the nator of it. Let one bewsare tke error that is no hurry.” About sgcme things in life there is the need for Hurry, ani it is_proper to realiz Philiips Brooks once said: is made so that some sense of o essary to the most vizorous and best life always. Let me-feel that rothing but this.moment dep2nds on this mo- ment’s acticn and 1 am very apt to Jet this moment act pretty m 9 will. Let me see the spirits of the moments yet unbor watching it i 1 watch it also for th otker words, the prescnt moment is important not for itse!f alone, hut be- cause of all that follows in jts w most ruman concerns we are made to 1ealize the fiecting naturs of opportunjty and the value of resolute decision. 'The merchant hangs his_ desk the motto “Do it now;” re- ing himsglf and all others that promptness is a chief part of. efliciercy. The golfer tells us that the perfect stroke can only be made by so timing our movements that we hit the mid.lle of the ball with the middle of the club at the miadle of the = . The astronogier will use up six months in an expedition to Africa in order that during the single half minute of the transit of Venus his cve may be glued to the telescope 3 Commercially we know the meaning of ‘he word opportunity, but not al- ways do we know it in tke realm of the spirit. We shoull léarn to “do it now" in fhe great concerns of the moral life. There is no time like the present to begin to live better, to make ‘he right choices. to nut in. practise the ideais we have caerished. is “Now the acceptable’ time,” says the Now is the time to quit our to give up cur grudges, to write ‘the overdue lotter or to make the long promised cell. Why delay till sharp sickness calls to. thovght the imperfect record of our life, or Billy Sunday ‘comes to tuwn: to stir our sleeping conscience o7 ‘The Fabian policy has won fow bat- tles on materiai or spiritual fieids. Be- ware its dilatory prol'rge'l PARSON. obtained by secret and tercourse with the cnemy. _The coast of Connecticut fed by ong Island and New ork, and the: British and Tories hav- ing these who!ly under their control, it wae very difficult io prevent the secrct eintercourse and traffic of the two parties through the Sound. In the later ynan; of the war es- % people to purchase cheap goods without asking whence they came. 4 7. -Remittances for these goods must be made in coin: therefore they were sold only for cash, which, finding its way back to the enemy's lines. impover- ished the country - accerding to _the historian. Thus the traffic operated agairgt agriculture and manufactures, against honest labor and lawful trade. But werst of all, it nullified the laws and brought them into centempt. Against this illicit traffic a strong association - was formed in Norwich, in 1782, The members of the organ- ization bound themselves by solemn pledges of life, fortune, and honor to Bsupport the civil authority, to held. no intercourse, social or mercantile, with persons. detected in any evading of the laws; to furnish men and hoats for keeping watch in suspected places, and to search out and break up all deposits of ‘smuggled geoods. such 800ds .to be scized, sold, and the pro- ceeds devoted to charitable purposes. 0 The vigorous manner in which this company began to carry out i ciples caused great commotion ranks of tie guilty. Suspected zoods sufllenly disappedred, sales were post- poned, stock which before had been openly exposed, withdrew into cellars or meal-chests, or was concealed in barns, under the hay, or in hollow trees. thickets. or ravines. Several seizures were actually made: but the Trealy of Peace moon put an end to this clandestine traffic, so ihe Norwich association had but a brief existence. Summing up its morale and effects, the historian says, Its cbject, however, was creditable to the patriotism and efficiency of the inhabitants: and a list v? the us the names £ prominent men who Were on the stage of life at the close of the War, and all within the bounds of the present towr. The Connscticut Gazette, contains the following list of those banded und=; the title of The Associa- tion Against lilicit Trade: Samuel _ Abbot, Elijah Epbraim Bi), Jonathan John M. Breed, Skubael Ereed, Sam uel Capron, Eliphalet Carew. - Josepn , Simeon Cavew, Thomas Coit, liam Coit, John Crary, Jacob De- Witi, Michael. Dumont, Thomas Fan- ning, Jabez Iitch, Joseph Gale, Jo- seph Howland, Andrew Huntington, Eliphalet Huntington, Jonathan Hunt- ington, Joshua Huntington, Levi Huntington, Simeon Huntington, Wil- liam Hubbard. Russell iubbard & Son. Ebenezer Jones, Joshua Lathrop, Rufus Lathror. Christopher _ Leffingwell. . Benajah Leflirgwell, ~Jopathan = Lester, Rlihu Marvin, John McCall, Lynde McCurd: Seth Miner, Thom thanicl Niles, Robert Vol. 18, v, Joserh Peck. Andrew Perkins, Jabez Perkins, Ja- bhez Perkins, J: Juseph Perki seph Frastus Per kins, Levi Perkins, Da 3 Theophilus Rogers, Zzb- iel Rogers, Ransford Rose, Andrew ey, Jr., Mundator Tracy, Samuel erman, Jr., Samuel Wheat, Benajah Williams, Joseph William: 2c0b Witter, Dud- ley Woodbridge, Samuel Woodbridge, Alexander Youngs. is no other _There instance . in the higtery of Norwich where smugzsling is"referred to: so probably this is the complete story of local effort to cheat the country, at least in such a whole- sale znd for a time almost scandalous fashion. Following the privations of the early vears of the Revolution, and the re- action resulting from rigid self-denial on the part of the townspeople, it is perhaps easy to understand how and why the weaker onnes fell into this Shady practice—which, happily did not long continue. THE DICTAGRAPH. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR '@#Knocking the Germ Theory. Mr Editor Dr. John B. Fraser of Toronto, Ontario, Canada contributes a paper on germs to the Canada Lancet from which the following is cuoted: ‘“The reasons for questioning the germ tfeory are mainly three, viz: First: - The divergent views of the bacterioligists as to ‘which germs caused the disease. Second: The stronger claim of the biocheinic theory. Third: = The absence of germs at the outset of disease (as the fdllowing sample cases show). (a) A man cross- ing a river broke through the ice, w: rescued, later became ill, and the doc- tor, fearing pneumonia, tested , for pneumo-cocci-—there were none pres- ent; when the pneumonia developed theyv appeared. (b) Affer an oyster supper some men had cramps and diarrhoea follow- ed by. typhoid fever—no Eberth bacil- li were present in the first stools, but were present. . 3 (c) Hurrying, a girl arrived at her shop sweating; as the shop, was cool she became very chilly: next' day com. plained of 2 sore thgat, but no klebs- loffer bacilli were found; later. when a diphtheretic patch appeared the bacil- li were preesnt. Hence in each case the bacilli followed the outset of the disease. b “Believing that the above germs were the result'and not the cause of the diseases, tests of the germs of diphtheria, typhoid, and pneumonia were made. “The first tests was whether the Klebs-Loffler bacilli would cause diphtheria, and.about 50,000 were swal- Jwed without any result: later 100,000, 500,000 and a million were swallowed, end in no'case did they cause any ill effect. “The second series of tests was to decide whether the KEberth bacillus would cause typhoid, but each test was negative; even when millions were swallowed. The third seriés of tests showed that one could swallow a mil- Jion (and over) pneumo-cocei without causing pneumonia, or any - disturip- @nce. i “The investigation covered abeut two years and ferty-five (45) different tests were ' made, giving an average of fifteen tests each. I personally tested each germ (cultuce) before - allowing others to do so; and six persons (3 male and 3 female) knowingly took rt in ‘the tests and In no case did symptoms of the disease follow. ==l _| stands at some distance from the . | by myself—some from stock tubes fur- ologists. | | | bulletin says: pe, attract- e 4 g;l-n eotur:-l. ‘there d Ing cree which the whitwashed wnlm m a dnphdutnng_ 25 ‘As one wanders out of Bucharest in times of peace and turns his face to- ward the northwest of Kronstadt, there is first a dreary plain to be crossed, with that unending sameness that one encountered on our own prairie land in generations gone by and that is met with when one sails close inshore along the western coast of western Mexico. ‘But ere long the plain begins to become greenm, undulating, pastoral, that delightful piedmont type of country that lfes always between the unbroken plain and the rising moun- tains. Villages and homesteads en- compassed with trees dot the sur- rounding hills, great cornfields are en- countered. and every prospect pleases. “Down to the way stations treop women and girls in their native cos- tumes. If it be summer f.uxe they have cherries and fruits to affer the if it be winter hot drinks and Humphréys’ Homeco. Medicine Cd. 166 William Street, in such precincts of pastoral peace as the Argesch Valley, and whoever has travelled through that valley ahd ha: beheld its simpie peasant folk, bright sunny, industrious, - will regret the desolation and the cons ion thet war brings to such a people.” \ OTHER VIEW POINTS i \ The President wilj push along hi: railroad legislation, if possible during the present short term, but how suc- cessful he may be remains to be seen He cannot spring the scare of a threa! to strike upon Congress, for that woulc hardly work a second time, but he ma: have some other persumader up h sleeve to be used upon occasion. There may be bills introduced by others or the same subjects, and conflicts are not impossible. In the next Congres: the possibility of impending admipis- tration legislation will be much greater than in this, and therefore it is prob- abie that President Wilson will wish tc put his program through as soon as possible and before the new Congress convenes.—Bridgeport Standard. —_— The fines imposed for a special of gambling, following the work of the state police ,in small towns through- out estate, is one of the reasons for the existence of the state police Possibly in time the state will fur- nish justices of the peace, the same as they furnish officers, to impose fines and take the fees in that connec- tion. The state police method was brought about by the fact that com- munities are peculiar inasmuch as lo- cal tendency is to wink at the law Every community knows what is going on in its midst, but the fear of enforc- ing the law by local officials permits a certain state of affairs to exist. it seems to be overlooked however, when fines are imposed and a certain profif is partaken of along the lines men- tioned.—Middletown Press. “As one travels on the reflection cannot be escaped that Roumania is a land of wells, for they are to be seen everywhere, most of them with a fork- ed stick set up and surmounted by a long sweep. Few force pumps are to bee -seen, for Roumania peasant-land gets along still with the primitive equipment America used a hundred years ago, and above.all it is a land of “the old oaken bucket” still. “In the heart of this region lles the village of Argesch, once the proud cap- ital of Wallachia, but now content in normal times of peace, to be the queen city of a beautiful little valley. There are encouniered the ruins of the an- cient castie of Radu-Negru, the found- er of Wallachia. In the thirteenth cen- tury he removed his castle from Kim- polung to Argesch. ' g “The town is. richly endowed with interest by the ecclesiastical role it played in the earlier centuries of Wal- lachian history. Here is a cathedral which is the pride of Roumania. It own, bare upon the ground, without sétting, but none the less grand and imposing. It was restored and rededicated to the worship of -the Most High in_ 1517, A. D., on which occasion the patriarch was assisted by five archbishops and nearly a thousand priests. “But the magnificence of the strue- ture had entirely overtaxed the geve- nues of the Wallachian treasury avail- able for ecclesiastical purposes, and it was only by the munificence of Mi- litza ,daughter of the King of Serbia, and wife of the King of Wallachia, who gave her jewels to the cause, that it could be completed. “War seems supremely out of place Frank Healey having announced hi intention of again capturing the speakership of the house, it 1s up t the members to announce their de termination to select some one else Little Widnsor Locks hLas swayec Connecticut quite long enough. It i a plain political case of the tail wag ging the dog, and it is not an edifyins one of the people who genuinely care about their state and the figur« it cut€ in the world of affairs. Ther are any number of men more capable than Healey of filling the speakershiy with ability, fairness and satisfac- tion. Why not give them a chance especially as any one of thegother as- pirants has done much more good foi the Republican party than the per- sistent candidate from the wilds ol Windsor Locks. —Bristol Press. The germs were swalloved in each se, and were given in milk, water, ad, cheese, medtf, head cheese, fish, and apples—also tested on the tongue. “Mcgt of the cultures were grown nished by Park, tube furnished of Health throu$ Davis Leo, and one the Toronto Board one of their bacter- “As the tests were carefully 'fade, they prove that there is'mot the danger from germs that’ bacterologists claim; the actual test on man decides the| . One of the local savings banks hav- truth of.the theory.” ing its semi-annual interest due or To ,many unthinking persons who|December 21st ,announces today that are blessed with the idea that al!l|its depositors have the privilege of medical wisdom emanates from the|withdrawing their aceounts on or after December 20th, for Christmas shopping and yet may share the interest. Or- dinarily, accounts so withdrawn would. forfeit the interest. Here is a very inteligent and gener- ous move on_the part of a local bank to help mak Christmas week in Bridge- port a good one. The Christmds spirit is encouraged and general prosperity is augmented. The flow of money in Bridgeport—or any city—on Christmas week repsentes the interchange ot commodities—what we make, for what someone else makes. On such inter- change prosperity is based. Money iz but a medium, it is not the thing that is bought and sold, but the tool for buying and selling. All of Bridgeport is benefited by the business of Christ- mas week; the money thus expended returns again in addeéd prosperity.— Bridgeport Telegram. dead walls of the Rockefeller Institute the above will be somewhat of a reve- lation. In the autobiography of ‘Andrew D. White is to be found ‘this very signifi- cant piragraph: Count Muenster, the head of the delegation representing Germany at the first Peace conference at The Hague, in a conversation with Mir. White said that bacteria, microbes and disease germs were all a modern humbug. Count Muenster as one of the leading echolars of Germany was in a positfon to know something about the development of medical science in his own country. He had no apparent] Interest in maintaining the germ theory which has become the source of so much official positions and good salaries among the medical profession. A. W. 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