Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-06

The average man has trouble de- ciding these days whether his joy is greater at the prospect of attending a seminary's commencement exercises or a college amateur performance of Hamlet-NeW Britain Herald.
 
 When the Elm City polices it's water supply as conscientiously and efficient ly as the water supply of the city of Bridgeport is policed and protected, then New Haven's death rate will come down to level with Bridgeport's.- Bridgeport Standard.
 Practically the only piece of need full and wise legislation that has been enacted has been the worlzrnen's com pensation act For that the state is grateful. Little else that has been done is of importance to the state at large.-Hartford Post.
 Ever since the trial opened at Mar quette, various newspapers under the guise of sympathy with Colonel Roose- welt in his suit. have been jolIying him about tea tipples, milk and brandy and mint juleps.." All this sort of thing is intended to belittle and that fact suggests the question, was it worth while New Britain Record.
 At last poor old father is to have his day. For these many moons we have been singing the praises of moth er-and deservedly-and telling of what a dreary world it would be with out her, and all the while father has been standing around as unnoticed and as neglected as the bridegroom at the wedding. He has been looked upon or rather tolerated as a necessary evil. --Torrington Register.
 There will be no banquet of the r l., ,<a1., ,f,o,, oF +I,A general assembly's session this year, This does not mean that the legisla- tive reporters no longer entertain a tender regard for the legislators. But they no longer entertain the legisla- tors. There are no $500 gratuities this trip, and isomehow, we surmise there may be some connection between the two phenomena.-Wa Waterbury Republi- can,
 This administration is not respon- sible for the form of the dissolution of the oil and tobacco trusts, and it would seem unnecessary for Attorney General McReynolds to attempt to re- open those cases. He will have trou- bles enough of his own. The two cases referred to are closed and the attorney general may profitably confine, him self to seeing that the decrees of the l courts are obeyed. Springfield Repub- lican.
 The capture of a burglar who rob bed a grocery store on Whalley ave- nue the other day by his finger prints, l takes one back again to that delight | full tale of Mark Twain about "Puddin' Head Wilson" Indeed. truth is some i times stranger than fiction. In any l event, the New Haven detective bu- reau did a clever bit of work in this case and deserve all the resulting 1 compliments received Haven 1 Jnion
 1 The general assembly at Hartford 1 is wise in turning down the proposi- l ton made by a member to probe the l New Haven road That corporatidn 1 has now on hand all the actions and | examinations fl can well attend to be- 1 sides the great prosecution instituted l bv the states prosecuting attoFney which has gone over until next Sep ] tember Then the United States gov ernmenf is looking into the affairs of the road and Massachusetts is engaged l in the same business. For thisaFtate to attempi to stir up q ruction Would be 2 work of supererogation.- 1 dletoWn Sun