Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 30, 1916, Page 4

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CIRCULATION 1907, @Verage....cceseceassoa 4412 1905, AVerage...isvesvesssss 5,920 December 23.......... 9,289% COAL PRICES. In a number of states there have been investigations started relative to the coal prices as well as high cost of Uving in general. In Massachusetts the commission named has spent much time upon the coal situation and has recommended the urging of congress to bring about the separation of the railroads and the coal business, the federal regulation of the prices at which hard coal may be sold by the ining companies or their agents and it suggests the establishment of muni- cipal coal yards. It will be remembered in this con- nection that congress has been devot- ing no little time to the breaking up of the combinations which have ex- isted between the railroads and the coal mines, through endeavoring to force the railroads out of the coal bus- iness. There is legislation in that par- ticular but it is difficult to say how successful it has been because of the new organizations which have been created to take over this business of coal selling by the roads, whi¢h it was hn@ed to break up. he Massachusetts commission lays stress upon price fixing by the min- ing companies. but there has been much said during the recent high prices of coal that it was not the prices that were charged by the min- ing companies but those fixed by the middlemen which were responsible for the extra tax on the consumer oand to that phase of the question no atten- tion has apparently been given. 1t is nevertheless well to stir up this question of ccal prices and the hope will be general that some good will result therefrom, and even from the testimony of a Pittsfield minister be- fore the commission to the effect that an undue quantity of stone and slate was found in his coal supply for which he paia $10 a ton. WILLIMANTIC’'S FIRE PROTECTION By the voting of over $20,000 for the purpose of fire protection, the city of Willimantic has taken a valuable step in the right direction. It has made provision for a fire alarm sys- tem, taken the prebaution to see that a fireproof building will be crected to house the batteries and made a begin- ning towards the motorization of its department. This is a demonstration of progres- siveness which cannot fail o attract attention. Because of the strides which have been made in the con- struction of auto apparatus that city has been spared the expense of in- stalling horse drawn apparatus, al- ways an expensive proposition, and then discarding it for the modern. more efiicient and more economical motor driven engines and hose wag- ons. Could Norwich have secured au- to apparatus when it adopted its horse drawn hose wagons, it would have saved many thousands of dollars by this time, but the fact that Williman- ic was not oblized to face this prob- em until now gives it an advantage in this respect which is of much im- portance. e The horses have served Norwich faithfully but the local department is being motorized as fast as pogsible for the reasons that the auto gives quicker service which is of vital con- sideration in a fire department, and the expense of operating it is less than keeping horses to eat off their own heads. Willimantic therefore is to be congratulated upon the move which it has made to protect the prop- erty of that city against the ravages of fire, and with it should also go an wequal amount of effort in behalf of prevention. 306000020000000700050004088300005005900490099500900000 00000000 SAVING THE OIL LANDS. Regardless of whatever other mis- takes he may have made since he has been at the head of the navy depart- ment, Secretary Daniels is right in the stand which he has taken relative to the government’s interest in the oil flelds of southern California. The need of conserving these was recog- nized by President Taft and he se- cured legislation in behalf of the gov- ernment which has since been sus- tained by the United States supreme court. Since then an effort has been made to turn over a portior® of the land to the private interests which had come in and occupied them, but Secretary Daniels steps in to prevent this and in doing so he supports the stand which bas been taken by Gifford Pinchot for the safeguarding of the nation’s re- quirements for naval uses. He points out that one million barrels of oil are now required by the navy each year and it will not be long before the an- nual use of this kind of fuel will amount to 12,009,000 barrels, for fuel burning instead of coal burning war- ships are now being turned out be- cause of the greater efficiency that re- sults. In addition the secretary holds that there should be a reserve of 25,- 000,000 barrels at all times. Secretary Daniels does not belleve that the private int are without the semblance of a claim but he is op- posed to satisfying it by giving them any of the oil lands. He will fight it in congress and in the courts and if such compensation is ordered he will Insist that it be paid in some other manner than by turning over the oil lands. Those should be reserved for the navy .and it must be recognized that he is carefully looking out for the navy's welfare in this respect. FARM LOAN BANKS. Following, investigations which ex- tended throughout Europe. legislation has been enacted in this country fa- vorable to rural credits, the dozen dis- tricts, eight of which will have a farm loan bank, have been selgeted and the centers have been established. New England is favored by the selection of Springfield, which will serve not only the states in this section but also New York and New Jersey, that city being selected because of the fact that it is central to the territory that will be served rather than the fact that it is the center of production in the states concerned. That there is an _opportunity throughout the farming sections of this country for bringing relief to the farmers by means of such loans as can be made on reasonable terms can- not be questioned. It is being done elsewhere and it certainly can be made advantageous in this country as an incentive to agricultural pursuits, espeelally in those sections where ex- orbitant rates of interest have been charged, and little or no encourage- ment given to farming. ‘Whether the system as set forth in the rural credits bill is as_near per- fect as can be expected, remains to be seen. It is more ‘than probable that it is not, and that as the result of experiments changes will have to be made, but that is only what must be expected. The real important fact is that a start is to be made from which it can be determined what al- terations are required. That certain sections will benefit more than others is to be expected from the fact that they receive less favorable opportunities in the way of credits today. GENERAL JOFFRE. The retirement of General Joffre as the head of the armies in France can- not be looked as action which eauses widespread rejoicing in that country, for Joffre was a popular general and it is not easy to forget the excellent work that he has done in this war, both befope and while he was com- mander in chief. So far as known the only reason for his removal was the fact that he failea to plerce the German lines, and the belief that another might be more successful in such an undertaking. But theré has been no disposition to belit- tle what he has accomplished. It can never be forgotten that it was Joffre who made the stand at the Marne the success that it was. There he gath- ered his army, after continued retreat, for the blocking of the move on Paris and he presented such an obstacle to the rapid German drive that the in- vaders have never been able to over- comd it. He/upset the German stratezy which had long been planned and no battle has given greater confidence to the allied armies. It was a masterly stroke because of the superiority which the Teutons had been showing after long preparations. i But France, like the other countries is fighting for success. If it is con- sidered that others can attain it quicker than those who happen to be in command it is good judgment to replace them. New life always has its possibilities. Yet it is gratifying to note that Joffre retires with full honors and with the conference upon him of the highest military title in the country, that of marshal of France, a title not previously conferred in over 40 years. —— EDITORIAL NOTES. It is a pretty cold day when you don’t get a chance to swat at least one fly. * There is quite an army of people who think that most any winter is pretty good until the chilblain season arrives. —_— It is tinie to wonder what the na- tions of Europe are going to offer us in the way of good resolutions for the new year. — The man on the corner savs: Hap- Dy must be the chap who has discov- ered a motto which will keep the tired feeling in seclusion. —_— It is of course all right to be mak- ing plans to again find the North Pole, but the world is more interested just at present in locating peace in Eu. rope. With Admiral Dewey busy at his desk on his 79th birthday anniversary, it is useless to inquire of him what the secret of health and vigor at his age is. —_— A lot of time can be saved by dig- ging up last year's resolutions and re- adjusting all those which slipped the memory during the _past twelve months . % It will not please the postoffice em- ployes very much to think of the part which the parcel post will have to play in the exchange of misfit_and dupli- cate presents. President 'Wilson is absorbed by the consideration of methods to meet the national deficit. He might make a good start by insisting upon _the prac- tice of economy. Now that we have been indicating that we are flush with money, by the deal with Denmark for its.three isl- ands, Panama will probably be re- newing its demands for a squaring of | (Written Specially for The Bulletin.) soul health is to the body; the taunts of a bad consclence to the hell of the liv- ing soul; the smile of ‘tyranny is said to end where the of conscience begins; conscience is not a director but a prompter to man to choose right instead of wrong; it is not a stlence but the voice of the soul; and the ultra-minded have defined it as the palace of Christ, and as the oracle of God. It becomes apparent from this that the conscience may be many things as weall as one thing; and that man does not agree because he doesn’t know what it is. It is well to believe that it is a good rather than im evil angel and to be prompted by t. - What d3 you think of the declara- tion that and sorrow are only of the mind?” These conditions repre- sent how m:ga.l matters to which we are related 'ect us. We are created sensitive to the actions of those to whom we are allied as well as those whom we love. We are too apt to ex- \pect them to live up to the standard we have In mind for them instead of living up to our own moral or re- ligious standard and letting them live up to theirs. We were made subject to joy and sorrow because they are disciplinary effects, they prompt and they depress- We may by a Droger attitude of mind make our joys mbre and our sorrows less. The poignancy of grief is intensified by our own selfishness—why should what is gain for a mate or dear friend what is gain to you and I except through our own unreasenableness; or why should harm coming to those we dislike cre- ate joy for us if these qualities were not the direct product of each indi- vidual ? We have the power to conceal &ur grief or our joy; and he is said to be greatest who can conceal his joy. Jame: E Blaine wrote in her M letters: “The limitation and unifor- mity of a military post makes those who beleng to it seem custom-made!” Verily, Mmitation and uniformity make many things seem custom made which should not, from the uniformed errand boy to the sectarianly garbed priests. It is an undeniable fact that limitation and uniformity are not pieasing altheugh they may be a ne- Cessity, except for occasions of par- ade. Twins look prettier attired alike than do trolly-car conductors or priests. It is necessary only in ex- ceptional cases to make our clothes symbolize our occupation or station in life. Toe look custom-made doesn't compare with looking fit for anything we may undertake. To look custom- made or band-boxy is not to look nat- ural. It is a fact we have to become our clothes before they seem perfect- ly adapted to us. Limitation and uni- formity is what makes Indian look more like a savage th: he really is; and others seem more clannish than they really be. When we all learn to strive to live right day by day we shall then be liv- ing right year by year instead of making a farce of new resolutions at the opening of each new year. The conscience which doesn’t conceive of good resolutions but once in twelve . months is too near to death to be ac- compamied and supported by a de- dependable will power. The Savior was a this day man. He said: “T! day shalt thou be with Me in Para- dise;” and He taught us to say: “Give us this day our daily bread.” No- where is he caught waking up from mortal stupidity to Christian light and new resolutions at the beginning of a New Year. Under blind guidance this sincere matter of becoming bet- ter has become a concreted farce and is oftener referred to as a joke than taken seriously. Reform should be prompted by conviction not by the calendar, now not next week or next year. Resolve to be nd to do better the moment you become conscious you are doing or going Wrons. It is shocking that Bflly Sunday has such an effective way to present the truth; but he knows the truth doesn’t depend upon its garb for its glow or impressive .power. He says if the bandshake was as warm and hearty in the church as it is in the saloon, the church thereby would be made the more attractive. The gpirit of democracy ought to prevail in the church as in no other place because Christ was the greatest exponent of true democracy the world ever saw and he taught it as a Christian vir- tue; and yet, Mr. Sunday cannot be charged with having told a falsehood, when he says true democracy is best demonstrated in the saloon. We good people are too careful about who we speak too, and who*we shake hands with; and we do not seem to know it until some one has the co: to stand up and tell us of it. No honest person can deny the indictment. What is the use of living as if there was to be a heavenly aristocracy when the Saviour taught plainly that nothing ceuld be superior to the simple Chris- tian. 0 It is well most every persoh is dear to some one; and the recreant are dear in a double sense since they often excite our love and shock our sensibilities. It was the mariner’s wife who discovered her husband’s foot had music in it ag he came up the stair, which is much better than having in it the hesitancy of booze. There is no questioning the fact that every -villlan on earth ‘been some one’s darling. We can see by look- ing at the panorama of life that in- gratitude leads to bad habits and ends in every sort of @egradation; but the golden chord of love is never broken. Solomon says: ‘“Many waters cannot guench love, neither can the floods drown it.” Love is the divine essence of the uniyerse and all that in it is. The mether-love seems to be akin to the love of God. rs. Browning, all the world love rollowecl him;” and it follows him as far as the splrnull eve of man has ever gazed into th future and may be still found for hlm at the very throne of God. 4 How short the season of good wish- es is; but the season of good deeds is much shorter. Only a few mortals aequire esroo',lnow. that have been Of course, good deeds are extolled by the pulpit and the g;e s§_because they are so uncommon. e shmfld not think good deeds were vm n- uhmeuflnh of a muorlty ot nu people, as is conforming to nalite convs Gratitude is certainly owed any person who makes the name of Nor- wich better and more wldcly and more favorably known; so is meet and fitting to review Mcfly e nice things hdns-ud\vyflnlndm‘mumot coun themmvnfly lu;' Nllf, ‘while telling of Edmund gfi- ce Stedman’s bwhooa. tells so much earlier .timeg in Nor- — Taking these pleasant enfidml at random, here is a portion of the Fe- view from the columns of the New York Tribune. Little 1lis Hope is a girl to be in Miss Fuller’'s book dedicated to her. But then, all the girls and boys of the English-speak- learn of all the 1 deeds committed in the war zoné and on “no man’'s land” as represented by the territory Letween the contending forces; but the thousdnds of d s of humanity prompted by good hearts— are left to be registered in Heaven. The geod-deed habit is good enough to last all the time. “Comeé unto Me all ye that are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest” is the foun- dation that was laid for it. How natural it is for people to like te be good once in awhile, but not all the time. = The chief instigator of pure unadulterated meanness is jeal- ousy and prejudice is its assistant and the tongue is the willing servant of both. The Bood word societies were not organized before they were need-. ed, for the olden-time advice to think twice before you speak had proven for ages to be ineffective. Some good people can say the meanest things ander provocation that mind is capable of putting into words, and then regret i: They have asked the Lord to forgive them for saying things that were false # thousand times, and they take it for granted He bas forgiven them when they have never become fair enough or Jjust enough to forgive one single offender. Reform once a year is not enough for any man. Some men would. be better if they made good resolutions every day and more if they made them ev- ery hour and then kept them 60 min- utes at a time. Sunday Morning Talk MORE STATELY MANSIONS. We are through with Christmas shoppping and it is time now for a bit of New Year thinking- Another year is at the door. The hanging up of our fine, new calendars is an even of no importance to nature herself. The huge sidereal clock whose face is the whole vault of heaven above us makes no sign and strikes no signal as the last minute of 1916 gives way to the first minute @f 1917. Cosmic forces ignore our human divisions of 8. But in the life of man, even of the average man, the new year does make a difference. We are reminded that this old planet is on the move and is car- rying us with it. “Time, like an ever- rolling stream, bears all its sons away.” The faet is forced on one that he i journeying toward the sunset, wheth- er he will or no. Oh, a wonderful stream is the river of time, As it runs through the realm of tears; With faultless rhythm ard musical rhythm, With a boundless sweep and a surge sublime, As it blends in the Ocean of Years. How the winters flakes of snow, And the summers like buds between; And the year in the sheaf—so they come and they go On tl;lle river’s breast with its ebb and ow are drifting like An infinitely hopeful féature of the rew year is that so many people make it the occasion of a fresh moral start. Boundless mirth has been aroused over the making and the breaking of reso- lutions. Yet, in spite of all the flings of the cartoonists and the funny p: agraphers, these same resolvings in a million hearts represent the finest fact under the midwi T sun. ‘We grant that thousands will swear off some bad habits, only to swear on again at a later date. We admit that Ckarles may tumble from theswater wagon to which he had climbed, ere two short months have passed; that Clarence’s “temper may explode again disastrously in sofe week previous to February 1; that Susgn may be dis- covered munching chocolate candy for- bidden by ths doctor; or Ellen be seen with her nose in a novel when she had solemnly pledged herself to a better programme of reading. Yet, after all this and much more is granted, the old plan of making new resclves on Jan- uary 1 gets our vote. In the first place, one indicates thereby that he has given his conduct sufficient thought to real- 1ze that it will bear changing. In the second place, out of all the welter of failure there is pretty sure to remain a residaum of sobriety and industry and altruism that will make the effort undeniably worth while. It was, perhaps, “The Chambered Nautflus” of Dr. Holmes' poem that made the first new year's resolution. The genial Autocrat may have written greater verses than these rescribing the life of the lttle shell fish of the sea; but none, surely, bearing a sound- er moral suggestion. ‘Who among us does not desire a bet- ter tomorrow than yesterday has been It were a black outlook for us indi- vidually and for the race of which we are members unless the great majority long to be and to do better. Are not e pledged to progress as part of our human birthright? It was Henry Drummond who supplemented M 's famous ‘“Descent of with his own stirring “Ascent of Man,” showing therein that downward, but upward. The past long centuries of development that have given man his edect physical posture, transformed the claws of his progenitors .into useful arms and legs, and given him articu- late speech, have also transformed and elevated his desires. Progress, to be sure has not been uniform and un- broken. The waves recede down the beach somstimes as at present in the ghastly strife of n:fim BH?. the ti- dal movement is onward. The coming age will be as md as we individuals make it. The elevation of th e becomes a personal prob- lem. Let himi who is minded to do his part sing, in the spirit of “Nautilus.” ‘Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll, Leave they low-vaulted past, Let each new temple, nobler than the Shut &oo from heaven with a dome Tin thou at art Leaving thine outgrown by life’s un- pesting Y mrmson similarly privile books are not always in their heldan. or worth while; one . In subject matter and in verbal style, n is a fll‘ e pity the graybeard Psalmist’s span who did not find it worthy of his careful reading. Nor is it least of all oommond-blc that the book is written sympath simply and with an unmnng air of truthfulness. It invaluable chapter of ord which the more formal biogra) ers would nu-lea, and whizh, huhoa, probably no one but the present au. thor could readily suppl yet 'hlch is essential to a complete lPDmlltlfln of one of the most charming and gift- le'g personalities in American literary e Under the heading, A Sympathetic Story, The Hartford Times devotes half a column to A New d in substance: ve child silhouette on the mpper of this delightful story of BEdmund Clarence Stedman’s boy- hood creates for us something of the [d-time atmosphere and the wistful- ss of the ve qmld ‘whose lines were cast in the most practical of places. The chronicle is not merely of this bright, lively little creature, gry-hearted for his beautiful absent mother, so unlike his rather grim aunts, but also a social picture of Nor-, wich in the 1840’ ¥ Shdm n’s education was begun at Mrs. Laghrop’s dame school, where there wd¥ a delightful blending of cookies and instruction. The parson of the old school, who walked the vil- lage like a marble man, as cold as marble, was .to the children one of the seven wonders of antiquity. After a strenuous Sunday, Edmund felt all prayed out. Mr. Aikman, whose vaca- tion school was to receiwe the deacon’s children after regular school ended, was also a hated character, though his mascular strength and ferule com- manded respect. Miss Fuller has done her work ad- mirably. The incidents related have the first-hand flavor of an eye-wit- ness. Charming is the review from the Philadelphia Press, which ' rather pokes fgn at New England in general, although expressing the liveliest ad- miration for the new book. When New England goes romancing, it very usually has to apologize for its vagary by attaching to its story a duty, a moral, or other of the stern- er stuffs. Gravity, sobriety, industry, and truth are very worthy compan- ions, but only a New Englander could ask them to attend him in a biogra- phy, for that is uSually serious and straight-faced enough to please even the most rigorous of humanity. Once in a great while there are found a few bits of work that defy the canons of logality, and with gracious humor and delicate sentiment approach with im- punity subjects that are often shroud- ed in dust and from which they bring 2 creation of delight. Such a book is this story of Ed- mund Clarence Stedman’s boyhood. Readable it is, far beyond the usual attempt to catch some trace of a man in the events of his life, and pleasant with a sense of intimate knowledge from which the writer speaks. There could be nothing more laughable than a small boy with poetic blood in his veins and a lively sense of the comi- cal, confined within the bounds of a household, uniformly and unutterably solemn; at the same tim.e there could be nothing more pathetic, and the author so skilfuliy unfolds her story that there is no disparity hetween the two elements, but instead an atmos- phere of romance woven about that which is certainly not poetic. It is the humanity of a biography that proves its worth, and a knowl- Estate of M. 62-66 Main Street Norwich LETTERS TO THE EDRITOR N. G. Mr. Editor: The use of initials on cards, letter heads, carriages and de- ivery wagons, while it has its proper place, is often puzzling and perplex- ing. But never have I seen anything of that kind more appropriate than the letters N. G. upon the automobile and delivery cars of the city gas de- partment., No two letters, two words, or two pages could more fully express the sentiments of all who use gas in this city. N. G. Sure it is! 1 commend this to the administra- tion of the city and to the commis- sioners and officials of the gas aepart- ment. I also commend to them for their private meditation the two let- ters N. B. Norwich, Dec. 29, 1916. Chattel, Serf or Wage Slavery is Wrong. Mr. Editor: Southerner states she will not answer disrespectful letters. I don’t blame her. . It is regrettable that she had odium cast upon her lit- erary efforts. One reader in particu- lar positively insulted her. This was Dot to his merit but rather to his de- On that occasion his prog- nostications all went awry and left him wallowing in a sea of iznominy. The negroes were the slaves of the south and the south was a slavé to the system but this did not orovethe system correct. Slavery in-all its as- pects is wrong whether it be chattel, serf or wage. It exploits the slave in order that the exploiter may live in aase upon the fruits of the exploita- ion. Growth threatens everything that in- terferes with it. Growth challenges thrones and theories that would auyes the upward march of life. A-cl expanding life inevitably outgrows its phygical clothing. Society outgrows casts aside many things no longer suitable. Lincoln knew there could be mo expansion until chattel slavery was abolished; - hence a long and bloody war. Popular approval of a custom, law institution or idea does not at all prove the same are just. Forget a lot of things Southerner, but don’t forget that. Intelligencé when awake, demands more life, a finer life, even though cursed with poverty. The meek will Hollday Fumnure Reduced Prices -~ HOURIGAN Finn’s Block Jewett City l OTHER VIEW POINTS Jails of the state are coming in tor gsnerll complaint. We do not that, if those Who are complain- ing should be sentenced there, the :i*np!unu would be much louder. ese would then hdve a double ob- Ject; laces themselves and the wmpu:y t they brought together. ‘There no reason for a jail to be made a dulnhl- residence. What ‘we ng . So¥inat those for whom it is a mere wn sta- tion between drunks should be sent to more permanent quarters, with some training that might have a cura- tive quality. The “rounder” 'might as well be dropped off the Connecticut river bridge as be sent to jail for ten days or’ thirty, so far as doing him or society any good is concerned. If wa had a women's reformatory and an adequate farm for drunkard men, the Jails would bave far fewer inmates and could be put in better shape. We are hoping that these institutions will be established by the incoming legis- lature.—Hartford C ‘ourant. S It is very well known that the more attractive a jail is made the more an- xious will be a certain class of hu- man derelicts to be sent there. A jail should be sanitary, there should be sufficient room for the prisoners and means for the regular employment for all physically able to work—a Jjail, however, is a place of punishment, not a cold weather resort or a place of convenient shelter from sun and storm. Sending a common drunk or « “dope filend” to jail puts the tim under restraint for a time, that's all. If it is the duty of the rest of the people to try and reform the peos ple who appear to be beyond the pos- " sibility of reform then the place to do the trying is not'a county jail. Per- haps a farm for inebriates and dope flends is what the state needs for this sort of work—-we have been experi- menting with such a farm near Nor- wich and the plan has worked well in some other states. Careful study of this subject should be made by prac- tica]l citizens chosen to represent the state and fn whose final judgment the state would have complete confidence. Making our jails attractive lsn't going to lessen crime in Connecticut. Most of the reformatory work must be done in other institutions.—New Haven edge of life and a s=nse of proportion inherit the earth when they demand es- er. cannot be lost sight of in such work. In this book, all thfee are happily combined. In an interesting review of the book, The Congregationalists says: The poet was born in Hartford, but his formative years were spent in Norwich, Conn., in one of those well- peopled homesteads which excite our wonder. Discipline was severe, es- pecially on Sunday; but there were compensations, afield, and in the vil- lage, although these again were often paid for with penance or blows. Such a wistful, lonely, quaintly fun- ny “litle figure it is! The author makes a real contribution both to his- tory and bilography. Under the caption Literary nghh, the New Mndford. Mass. Standard pays the book this pleasant homage: Margaret Fuller herself describes A New England Childhood as “the story of the boyhood of Edmund Clarence Stedman, (1835-1908). She does not need to end her very charming Fore- word with the assurance, “be certai that every word I say of him is true. ‘We know that her story is true;" for truth shines of an inward radiance; and false history, if it shine at all, does so with only reflected light, and dully. This is only an introduction, to tell busier folk that here is a treasure worthy to place on bookshelves that are over-crowded, and can now admit only the best. '‘An ex!rlordmlr{. porfcrmlm:. in the making of bo for American Readers,” is what the New York Sun calls Miss Fuller's work. The critic continues: We do not suppose that any of our American poets ever had a ook like this written about him. vhile written for children, and with a simplicity and evident truthfulness which will please them, it is also a curiosity well worth the attention of those grown-ups who are interested in our poets and especially in the author of “The Blamleless Prince,” “Alice of Monmouth,” and beautiful lyrics. Edmund’s life in Norwich,—where New Yorkers were held almost in con- tempt—and of other cities none were, tolerated except Cleveland, which was settled by Clevelands of Norwich; the boy’s attempt at running away to sea, and the return of his mother as Mrs. Kinney; wife of a gentleman later to become Minister to Italy, and Ed- mund’s entrance at the age of 15 into Yale, these are among essential facts rarrated. The book 1s written in that convinec- ing style which is the result of an au- }ho{‘s complete absorption in his sub- ec Much more of this hearty praise, from this critic and others is bestowed upon this latest work, which glorifies Norwich and one of her ous adopt- ed sons. THE DICTAGRAPH. e In Europe the average height xo; land above the sea is 969 feet. "Asia it is 31,89, Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA the fullness of life for life is the cli- max of creation. The world is owned and controlled by the most conscious part of the world, never by the meek. Consciousness is knowledge and knowledge is power. Wendell Phillips said “a humble slave I despise, a re- bellious slave I respect.”” A meck slave has a petty idea of life. Christ was promptly murdered because He stead- ily defended the downtrodden, living corpses who were so easily satisfled with a brute’s doom and today our ious liars, simpering intellectual pros- titutes and dollar-stuffed leaches, cun- ningly commend the so called honor and descriptive of poverty to the wage slaves. Yet at the same time carefully guard themselves and their offspring against the wolves of want by setting their traps in the deserts and swamps of _ignorance. Take this grand truth, Southerner, and absorb it into your subconscious mind, that cunning tyranny and ig- norant timidity never yet made will- ing contributions to the sublime cho- rus of human progress. Like a good many British and German people 1 know the slogan seems to country, right or wrong. I trust I have not been discourteous. ANGLO SCOT. Baltic, Dec. 27, 1916 Not Hurrying. The supreme court has set January 8 as the date for taking up the Adam- son law cases, thereby proving it is willing to expedite things, but not to break its neck to reach a given dead line.—Chicago Herald. ‘We see so much that is good in the moving pictures, and so much possi- bility %flr this form of amusement as times goes on, that we feel privileged to lambaste the business now and then. Soc here goes: The greatest virtue in the movies at the present time is thel}‘ Y?resm"ifim; of really good plays, with occasional examples of the highest dramatic art to immense nation-wide audiences at nomina] fees. And the greatest fault in the movies is the tendency ef the business, in recent times, to get away from Shakespeare’s gictum that “The play’s the thing,” and to imagine that much advertised stars (too often gig- gling schoolgirls) and much rated “di- rectors” (too often me, with bulging necks and retreating foreheads) can replace real plays, well written, well dramatized and competently acted. ‘What the moving picture business needs is writers, writers and again writers.. We mean by this a substi- tution of able, competent authors and dramatists, for half-baked scenario- builders that a_ return to the basis principla that the public which pa- tronizes movies is chiefly concerned in the finished product—the picture play, rather than in the name or fame of some‘made-w-urder star, or some “di- rector” whose only training has been a few years in a backwoods stock company.—Bridgeport Telegram. 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