Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-17
OTHER VIEW POINTS

1 As the baseball teams will begin work on southern diamonds February l. the intellectual classes of the com munity will seen find plenty to in terest them in the newspapers-Mer iden Journal.
 Every time a municipality with a grand levy running into. the millions runs to a little bank with capital of not over a hundred thousand dollars to bOEDgw money to continue business 1t only goes to show that modern fin ence is on the increase all the time Middletown Press.
 Considering the general assembly as 1 in joint session, the division between republicans and democrats is so nearly equal that an equal number of each party on committees is no more than Justice. If that is the limit of the price for harmony. it comes at a req sonable hgure.-New Haven Register Senator Mclean is master hand at using a club with such skill that it might be mistaken at first glance for a love tap. In his characteristically skiliful fashion he lands a few jabs i which will be felt even if they are not hard enough to prevent repetition of the shortcomings alluded to.--Mer- iden Record.
 The more this question (teachers' pensions) is considered, the stronger becomes the argument in favor of a pension. The system itself has now extended to railroads and manufac- turing concerns and in time will be recognized as an expense to be borne by all branches of business effort New Britain Herald
 If Stratford should vote to adopt city government. what a lot of fun the old residents would miss in being unable to attend the frequent inter- est1ng town meetings. There are few New England towns that can inject the comedy and pathos into gatherings, in town meeting, that is prevalent in Stratferd.-Bridgepor Telegram. A test of the parcel post was made on the first day of the year by Chi cago newspaper. two bricks being shipped from New York to it's home office, one by post, the other by ex- press. They weighed the same and were shipped at the same time, but the parcel post package arrived first and cost 37 cents, as compared with so cents by Rockville Jour nal.
 William Rockefeller may testify for an hour or two, but longer than that would probably lead to serious results, the Pujo committee learns from a doc tor. and it may decide to be merciful and not call the oil magnate. Wealth doesn't bring health. but it can secure doctors to prolong life, when those
 
 is further proof that the poor mans best asset always is health.-Water- bury Republican.
 It is gratifying news to both sides of the argument that the government is to give MT. MelIen and Mir Cham berlin an early trial. If they have been violating the laws of the nation their speedy punishment is desirable. If the conspiracy charge is as absurd as a good many people think it is the speedy advertisement of its absurdity will be beneficial to everybody-with the possible exception of a few mag azine writers.-Hartford Times.
 Any efforts the colonel may have put forth in behalf of Hon. Obediah Burleigh now. and it's Obediah for private life unless Dr. Wilson com passionately gives him a job The failure in Maine will make the demo- crats all the more anxious to get a senator in New Hampshire, and there's no telling. The RooseVeltites up there have no virtuous scrupIes about poli- cerned; their votes made Feiker (dem) governor.-Hartford Courant
 The new package or container law which went into effect on Saturday is causing a good deal of bother despite the long period given for preparation. As the thing is on the statute books it will have to be enforced, no mat ter how much of a nuisance it may be. And how is the purchaser to be benefited? Prices will be jumped suffi ciently to make good, in many cases, for the annoyance, expense and in