Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18

The Weu-JO-OO ChuTCnneu employ chauffeurs, drivers and other ser wants, and compel them to work Sun days. But the working man has no right to seek pleasure on that day without breaking the laW.-Bridgepor Telegram.
 An odd circumstance in connection with the granting of equal suffrage in Illinois is reported from Evanston where, with total population of 27,- 487, the women voters have a clear majority of 3484 over the men. It looks as if Evanston Is in for protracted pe- riod of petticoat government-Spring field Union.
 The anthracite tax laid upon millions of voters is bound to result in making host of friends for the government ownership proposition. The state of Pennsylvania is not likely to welcome such an eventuality, but it can blame nobody but itself should that be the ul- greedy taxation.-Torringto Register.
 Most of us fell for Mir Bryans pow erty at this particular time. This sllim- ming along on $12,000 a year for sin gle household is hard in the extreme, but when you have to have a real ahid ing place in Nebraska and another in Florida and Texas for the changing seasons it is really too much te get by with a single ineome.-Middletown Press,
 Our citizen soldiers are in camp this week, learning more of the art of war, as well as being helped physically and iH other ways ts become better citf= zehs, Just lsSi5 at the men when they return. Notice the erect square sheal- d. o3a r1a4 The e0IHi5ieXiehs. Watsh them and you will see that aside from the military education the experience is worth while.-MeFideR Journal
 1t is bess4hiHg evident that the Bail kan States eaR no longer enlist the symPathies of Christehdsm against the Turks merely OR religious grounds. 'Mohammedan afrGeities'' are no worse than Christian atrocities" in the light of present day events, Fhe inevitable conclusion is that all the nations of Eastern Europe are savage lot, upon whose natures religion of any kind has but a slight softening effect,-Bridge- port Standard
 The Maine Central railroad f1atly refuses to comply with the New Hamp- shire law passed at last session of of the legislature, requiring steam railroads to issue 500-mile mileage books, good for transportation of the bearer over all the railroad lines in the state, and to keep them on sale at all ticket offices at the rate of two cents a mile. In this case the rail- road company plainly has "the whip hand. ."-Hartford Times.
 To compel the railroads of any state to spend millions of dollars a year hiring men that are not needed is to take millions d year out of pockets of the general public for the benefit of men who want jobs. The politicians might as well know that the general public isn't going to stand very long the kind of job making or office crea- ting legislation that succeeds in pass- ing laws to pick the pocket of the pub lic-New Haven Times Leader
 The hot summer Sundays are having. some surprising sartorial effects among the ministers. One iS reported as having appeared in the pulpit in shirt waist" garb and belt. Another startled his congregation by suit of immaculate white. Of the two, one would prefer the latter. But even ministers should not forget that there Is a poise of mind and philosophic spirit which is sometimes more effec- tive in keeping the body cool than is any variation in raiment~-New Ha- veI Register.