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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-01-03

yer says. AT the end Of the sixteenth
century the price per pair. expressed
In terms Of present-day value, was
from hfty 70 . hundred dollars."
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II Is a relief to turn from the en-
sanguincd fields of war to the annual
fair OF East IIaddam. smiling in It's
plenty these golden fall days where
the Connecticut pours its peaceful
flood to the sea at Old lyme Except
for britannia ware factory. East
Haddam Is rural and agricultural. 1t
has no railroad station, and wants
none. If church spires ever dream it
IS ut East Haddam. It's calm IL broken
at regular but infrequent intervals by
the whistle Of the locomotive passing
through Haddam on the other side of
the river. but East Haddam claims no
kin with Haddam--is not even in the
same county. You can roam for twenty
miles east of East Iladdam without
seeing railroad track. Little Had
dam, Milllngton, Moodus and North
Plains, the tributary villages, are no
quieter and more retired than East
IIaddam they are all sufficient unto
themselves, and the great event OF the
year Is the fair of the East IIaddam
'"HEc' "h'i" ''cis p'hN 'oIhpeleS TOT
premiums and makes holiday.
The fair Is held on the ancient
Green and Overfiows into the Grange
and Town halls The finest display IS
always the oxen; the horse has not re.
placed the OK yet-"Gee." and "Haw :"
are heard the llvelong day in field
and highway. East lIaddam may
come To the automobile. hut there are
township. This year 13S pairs arc
shown, and but ten horses and colts.
The prize for three year-olds goes To
the Town Farm. W q. PECK wins the
premium FOR the best decorated
team East Haddam Is also great
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To THE Entron NJ THE SuN-Sr. II was
n great shock to New York baseball lovers
when Frank L. Chance announced his I'm
tcntion to rclinqul-h the management OF
the local American League team and return
to nj. orange groves IN Glcndora, cal Al
though II had been limited on more than
one occasion through the medium NJ the
newspapers that tho Peerless Leader was
being interfered with In the management
~ the team by Owner Frank Farrell and
his board OF directors, local baseball fol
lowers were convinced that Chance would
remain at the helm until the expiration OF
his contract. which included tho season
NJ 1915.
Evidently tho pressure became great
that Chance could not retain the manage
mrnt with dignity. so he decided 20 do the
only thing possible and quit. lilo cannot
hc criticised for his act. for II Is well
known fact that a manager NJ a baseball
team cannot he successful unless he Is al
lowed free rein and is not interfersd with
by the owner and the board OF directors
To build up a winning team a manager
must be permitted to- act as ho thinks best
lie must have absolute command OF tho
players he must he permitted 70 consum-
mate trades that he thinks will be hene-
Acial to thu team, and he must he supplied
from time 10 time with new material In
the state.
It is stated that Chance found himself
greatly hampercd by the lack Of raw ma
ierial. Tho chief scout OF tho local team
was deficient IN finding suitable material for
Chances purposes. Whom tho Peerless
Leader demonstrated with the owners on
this point he met with such opposition that
IN feeling was generated. II Il said, also.
that chance was baked in hts endeavors to
punish a refractory pitcher of tho team BY
inning him. II one pitcher is permitted to
set an example Of rebellion. how can tho
other players be kept In line? FAN
NEW YORK, September 10.
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THE MEAT BILL.
Intelligent suggestion for Conservation
OF the Nations Bccf and Mutton.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN--Str: One
OF our local butchers suggested q possible
remedy for the scarcity and high cost Of
beef when ! protested against the steady
rise In prices of ordinary household cuts
during the last few months.
II a law could be framed and passed
without delay prohibiting the killing Of
calves and lambs under year and cows
under seven years there would he enough
and to spare for all very shortly
This would certainly inllict no hardship
on any household and the waste involved
In the demand and sale of veal. spring
lamb and cows killed under seven years
which might otherwise have had seven
calves to the good would be stopped.
Germany to save her own pocket has
Just passed a law prohibiting the killing
Of the COW. Why cannot we do the same,
or else refrain from further comment on
our ever increasing meat bills?
Will you not start this idea In the right
channels. and possibly before the year
1915 we shall be- saying to ourselves: How
easy that was Why didn't we try II
long ago."
In the meantime, whatever the whole
salcrs and packers say TO the contrary,
the prices are steadily going up on the
cuts the average housewife can afford
A year ago lambs liver was II cents a
pound to-day it Is 90 cents. Where are
the prices Of Yesterday The war has
sent them up, they say. j. w. s.
ENGLEwoou. y J.. September 10.
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views OF an English Clergyman On the
Destruction Of IouNain.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sir: In
our Ddiiy Nctcs and ncddcr Of to-day !
find: THE SUS says There must he
another side to the Lou,ain story. We
pray there may be. for II is inconceivable
that n Just God can acquiesce in the dc.
struction of this historic and beautiful
city"
WIN You kindly allow me TO express
very briefly q small part OF the thoughts
and emotions which those words raise In
my mind?
\ Just God acquiesced in the destruc-
ton of the temple and city OF Jerusalem,
"the joy az the whole earth" lie warned
:.icn that 1t was coming lie always does I:
but OF all people prophets are usually the
most hated and despiscd.
a just God has no respect for the
works OF mems hands oftcncr than not.
they are an offence to Him. The Idea
that lie regards beautiful buildings and
works OF art az We regard them Is gro
tesque Again and again. all down
through the worlds history, ruin has uni
furmlv fallen on the most beautiful and
stutelicst works Of civilization. one SIN
gle life tho humhloSt among the slaugh'
tered thousands Of Belgium. IS incomsara-
bly, more valuable to HIM
Wealth and luxury nave invariably
been the ruin OF empires civilization Is
the greatest 81 an the decisions by which
man Is obscsscd: our civilization. and
yours, is ipso facto condemned. 1t takes
a long Sin time FOR the great wheel to
make revolution. but our turn Is coming.
perhaps has come.
Pray pardon ahruptness FOR the sake
~ hrcv.ty TUropoRE r. RuLL.
Minister OF tho church Of England.
SoTrHsEA. ENGLAND. August 81.
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A review IN the London ithcrneum
of book of "reminiscences by Miss
ToPHAM. from 1902 teacher of English
10 the Kaiser's daughter, the present
Duchess Of BRUNSWICK. shows some
pleasant, peaceful. friendly pictures
that contrast sharply with the present.
The Kaiser. unfureSeelng irony, pulled
down the pretty gabled cottages" on
his country place at Cadlnen and
erected In their place cottages Of
which the plans had been sent from
England" The Princess VICTORIA loved
10 help the village blacksmith blow his
bellows. and found his shop. that fire
palace Of every child. much better than
earning The date of the Slleslan wars"
\ sound view. which many older critics
hold. Of the comparative merits Of chro-
nology and the forge.
At Rominten. an East Prusslan shoot
ing box Of the Kalser's. no pomp or
constant doffing and donning Of clothes,
and the Kaiser must have enjoyed him
self The English teacher showed him at
n private supper on the train thlthcr;
He told one small anecdote after an
other, some OF them almost childish. but
irresIstbly comic when accompanied by
his infectious laugh"
A boy again. gay, hearty, willing to
entertain and capable OF entertaining.
Courts and camps, statesmen, diplomats
hnr fa fran, him wa
like our kalsers and kings and all great
personOges to appear in robe de cham
hre, SO 10 speak. the trapplngs and
properties" of their tedious profess
sion laid away, simple and themselves.
The curious thing about WILHELM H.,
however, is that, II his daughters Eng
fish teacher Is not mistaken, he is es-
sentlally the same In all companies,
he has no special reserves of charac-
ter for domestic consumption only"
Moreover, It Is one OF his "great
charms" that lie "has no stereotyped
lines Of conduct; II he does not feel like
making himself agreeable he does not
do II. He Is no slave of precedent"
In short perfectly informal kaiser rs
far removed as possible from the by
zantlne' type. An imperial or royal
person who actually does as he likes
Is rather rare. They seem to have TO
walk to measure, poor devils. They
are swathed in etiquette, swaddled IN
conventions. irretrievably red tapped.
Miss ToPHAM says that the Kalser's
conversation at It's best has n certain
quality of lntOXication. is provocative
Of thought and wit" We are not very
much impressed, however, by It's effect
on certain professors, who "retire from
talk with his Majesty with the some
what dazedly ecStntlc look of people
who have INDUCED in champagne"
TO certain professors, including Ger.
tain American professors, the Kaiser
seems TO have given medicines to make
them love him. Possibly II Is not his
conversation, however engaging, that
has bewltched them. Professors have
been known dearly to love a lord: f
GTORGE III. had greeted them with his
formula Of what, what. what :" doubt.
less they would have left II. Is. NJ.
with a lifelong impression of the strik-
ing intellectual force of his remarks.
Al any rate, the Kaiser IL brilliant
whether professors are or not. His
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On the bridge.

over from Jassy. Rumana,
Came Martha Abramowitz
And here beside me, a stranger,
Though very friendly, she sits
But since may not speak Yiddish
Which Is all the language she knows,
And she may not speak English,
A sea between us stlll flows.
Yet we sit on the bridge together
That spans the rivers tide.
And watch the curious vessels
That down tho current glide
And we watch tho clouds and the sun.
shine
That over the waters play.
And the scagulls swooping and circlinE
In JOY of the summer day.
Then the whistle blows for the passing
or the masted ships sea bound,
And slowly on pivot turning
The great bridge wheels around
So smiling and noddng together,
Rumanian Martha and
Watch everything that Is happening
Under our bit OF the sky.
Her far land and mine both border
The sea that rolls between.
And though the earth discovers
The water unites. ween;
And a. here from Jassy, Rumania,
\ strange little body sits.
MY spirit IL not a stranger
To Martha Abramowitz,
EApA Won BUELL.
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tition for reopenng insures despatch
both in hearing evidence and in ruling
on the request for permission to make
n general substantial advance in rates.
The second reason Is that this speed on
the commissions part implies percep-
ton Of the difficult burdens which the
war has cast on the railroads through
general impairment of business and dis
organization of the financial markets.
aud such appreciation of difficulty sug.
gests the probability that the railroads
will obtain the relief which they have
asked the commission to grant.
The railroad petition is ba sed partly
on the operating results for the year
ended June 80 last. which were not
available for inclusion in the evidence
submitted In the previous hearing. The
net earnings of the Eastern railroads
decreased $40. 100000 last year. although
property investment increased.
In reality the emergency with which
the Interstate Commerce Commission
is now asked to deal existed before the
war. But for the war n prolonged
period would have undoubtedly been
required to make the railroad crisis so
manifest that even the Interstate Com
mPrce Commission could not ignore It.
What the war has done has been TO
demonstrate the acuteness of the rail
road emergency in manner which
emphasizes the urgent need Of adoption
Of new governmental policies toward
toe common carriers
the war. which IS adduced by thu
pctitioning railroads "a n powerful ar
gument for such change in govern.
mental attitudes furnishes the Inter.
state Commerce Commission with M
opportunity 10 do on the ground OF oh
vious public emergency that for which
sufficient grounds had already been
furnished. The commission must be
aware that its recently rendered aeci-
sion in the Eastern rate case did not
commend itself fully TO the reflective
intelligence Of the country because al
though It was step forward the ad-
vance was very slight.
VII utl uNfbbulS u uluN W HiFNuh'is
therefore. that the commission will
avail Itself of the present chance to adj
minister Justice to the railroads. IT 1t
does and It's grant OF relief Is rea son-
ably prompt It will. In showing that
Government regulators can act wisely
and promptly furnish some vindication
Of government by commission which the
record hitherto has lacked. In doing so
the commission will also both learn
and demonstrate the ahsurdlty of the
pretence that railroad rates. or any
other phase Of private enterprise. can
he regulated on the basis of lawsuits
and according to all the prolix formal
ties of judicial procedure.
If the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion leads the way in furnishing relief
for railroad finance AT the present time
state regulation will fall into line In
nuences will thus he generated all
around which will he Of material help
In sowing the other problems that the
war has created for the people Of the
United States
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Major Bigeiow Is willing That the Lord
shall save Nr. Jury.

To TUE EDITOR OF Tue SuN-Sir: In
THF SrN of september II Mr. John Jury
charges mo with interpreting ahe Presi''
dent Of the United States TO DR. Charles
W. Eliot. president emeritus OF Harvard
University, and asks IN terms Of sarcastic
rehuke that I answer "A series OF questions
which he propounds. These have little
or no bearing on what said and seem
intended to answer themselves. I am
willing that they should. especially az Mr.
Jury eXclams in conclusion: "May the
Lord save us from the self-consttutcd in
terpro'"rs that infest the woods" TAX
ing this alusion to include me. ] would
not stand between Mr.. Jury and the full
nlmont of his pious wish.
JOHN BIGELow.
HIGHLAND FALLS, September lS
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orchard country. II grows every kind

orchard country. It grows every kind
of apple known to New England, Bald
wins, Kings, Seek No Furthers. Sweet
Greenlngs, Strawberries, Red Russets,
McIntoshes. Fall Pippns, Rhode Island
Greetings, Belle Sweets. Shows, GRAY
cnstens. Gilllfiowers. Trtofskies. and
Pcarmains. Such richness OF color
and abundance on the benches at the
fair this ycar--the trees have been
burdened with the homely fruit. The
pears are not far behind in the com
petition: Bartletts. Mount Vernons,
Vicar OF Wakcfclds, Swans Summers.
Sheldons. Buffums. Goodalcs and
Duchesse dAngoulcmes. But East
liaddam in its warm soil produces
fruits Of SUMMER cllmes too: the water
melons displayed on the Green would
tempt Georgian.
As for the vegetable exhibits there Is
no end TO them. so many varieties of
tomatoes. field corn, cucumbers,
squashes. beans. bcets. peppers, cab
bages, kohlrabl. okra and other things
that the raising Of vegetables seems to
be East IIaddams chief industry. The
housewife shows her jellies. pickles,
rellshes layer cakes. cookies, honey
and butter with proper pride. In East
IIaddam the table always "groans"
with dellcacles. White Flint corn
twelve feet high from Moodus and
Japanese millct seven feet tail draw
the farmers round. The champion
apiarist of Cobalt has jars Of strained
honey that prove how busy the bee Is
as soon as the clover comes. No one
need go hungry who visits the fair
every sample Is meal.
East IIaddams amusemcnts at the
fair are Of the familiar old kind mu.
sic furnished by the town cornpt band.
very loud and vibrant music Il IL: the
inevitable merry go round; primitive
Sidcshows that are seen nowhere else
than ut the country fairs; and tho
humor Of characters like the man who
cracks Jokes all day ms he sells whips
which he has done for fifty years. and
is quite hale young fellow yet You
would think to see the grangcrs and
their folk crowdlne about the exhibits
on the Green and nocking 10 the town
hall. inspecting everything. testing
everything. all in good humor and IN
their Sunday best. that there was moth
ing but peace plenty and content mi
this wide world.
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Triumph OF the kaiser In a Popu,arU.
Test.

To TuE Enron or THE SrN SIR: stop
ping over here for few hours and having
nothing Ia do hut 20 Kill time. ! went to a
matinee performance. The show was rot
ten. but let that pass.
During the performance a portrait of
each ruler OF the nations 81 the world
WAS brought forward on q banner. one at
a time. Tho first 10 get any applause
WIS tho Kaiser and excepting rresiden
Wilson tho Kaiser got decidedly the mos
applause. King George and Foincairc com
ing IN poor second and third rcspcc
lively.
This Is not y German community. Can
YOU account for the Ktiscrs popularity
There were some Kisses for him mingled
with the cheers. but no Kisses for the
others But there could be no question
about the Naiscr's popularity with ma
ior.iy Of the large audience. \ Jackie
from an American n,au-o'-war called my
attention to Il during an intcrmission
H. too was evidently surprised.
NoRrHEpNEr
NoRForK. Va, September Is
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love for his little daughter Is good 10

"He wrote long letters to her when
away. sent her picture postcards and
small trifing presents from places where
he was staying Her first letter to him
In English was something of an event
written with the greatest care and after
much anxious consultation with me as TO
the intricacies OF that awful Engllsl
spelling II received an immediate and
fiattering reply. also in English"
Was It Lord HALpANr OF whom the
Kaiser said to Miss TopHAM:
"a Minister OF war and can't ride :;
unthinkable."
As anything about one Of the most
conspicuous rulers in history. variously
ranged from cabotin To CESAR. inter
ests. hear the English teacher:
He himself believes that he is very
astute and can see further than most
men. He Is, so to speak. a little blinded
by his own brlliancy by the versatility
of his own powers. which are apt to lead
him astray. lie has never acquired the
broad, tolerant outlook OF a man who
tries to view things from another's stand
point He has. in fact. only one point OF
view-hls own lie has mar
vellous memory for facts deduces hasty
differences, is too prompt in decision. relies
perhaps too entirely on his own Judgment
and his own personal desires and expert
ences he does not give himself
time to think out. 10 weigh
consequences. and he has few
really great minds aroma him. Conscien-
tious. hard working men In plenty. but
the man OF Imagination. or original con
ccption. Of new ideas does not
seem to he admitted to his councils
The Judgment Of well Informed and
friendly II unimpOrtant witness
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lAmcricanoids.

President WILSON has not done a
better or drawer thing than when he
Sent away a rampant delegation Of
hyphenated citizens who wanted to
argue the European war with him or
before him at the White House. In
this case the hyphen happened to do.
note a German modification OF Amer.
can sentiment and allegiance The
President would have done precisely
the same thing II the hyphen had come
to the White House walking between
England and America. or between
France and America. or between Rus
sia and America, or between Servia and
America, or between Belgium and
America. or between Montenegro and
America. No hyphcn Of any sort has
mission to the White House.
As Chief Executive charged with the
conduct of our foreign relations II Is
Mr.. WILSON'S official duty to receive
commissions and hear representations
and protests from the Governments Of
the several belligrrenls. This duty he
has performed and most surely will
continue to perform with delicacy of
perception aud tact Of uttcrance ac.
corling to the ideals Of true ncu-
trality which he has defined with in
comparable clearness for his own oh
Seryaucc and that Of the Government
and of all the people
1f and when the opportunity comes
1t Is now quite evident that the time
has not yet for employing our
influence as neutral in manner ut
once acceptable 10 the warning nations
and compatible with the dignity Of our
own flag. no American or AmeriCanoid
need doubt that the Presidents practi-
cal measures will be prompt. iuteli-
gent and effective. Meanwhile. Is It
too much for him 10 remind his fellow
citizens thai their demonstrations and
ulSnulullblS anu 'IlUll UdlloIS anu Tc
ordinations violate the spirit OF his
neutrality proclamation and tend only
TO impair the usefulness Of the neutral
United States when the time does come
for the exercise Of It's good offices for
the advancement OF peace?
This Amcricanoid citizenship Is not
en- entire novelty in the experience OF
the republic, but perhaps never before
has It been displayed with such sharp
outlines. 1t Is a manifestation to be
deplored and dreaded In its infinite
possibilities OF discord and disruption.
Its activities. on one side OF the con
test or on another, are equally per
nicious from every really American
point of view. President WILSON has
tho wit to perceive this. and the cour-
age to send the hyphen walking. Many
men have wit enough for that, but how
many statesmen in office have possessed
or do possess the political courage?
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In the Sixth Congress district Of New
Jersey, now represented by n Demo
crat, there are indications Of an un.
usually interesting contest. At the pri-
mary elections next Tuesday n very
large Republican vote is sure to he cast
for DR.. JoHN u. Prince. who represented
Passaic county in the New Jersey
Senate during the Governorshlp Of
WOODROW WILSON, part of the term
being President of the Senate. Senator
Prince Is professor Of modern lam
guages in Columbia University. lie IL
making no campaign for the nomination,
but Is likely. when nominated. to make
very vigorous campaign for election.
with a good chance OF changing the
district from Democratic to Republican.
He is n forceful speaker and his record
at Trenton was excellent.
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The Poet at Two Tombs.

To tar EDITOR W THE SuS-Sr
7 have seen the fret Napoloons tomb
! have stood before tho tomb OF Grant
| have thought about tho lives and deaths
Of both
have wandered into history ana found the
frst
A charctan. a depredator and accursed.
thought OF Queen Louise. OF Tilst. of
stein. of Iorck,
or Alexander, Hannibali Of host Of worlds
delights
whom the eelf-styled emperor In vain ala
try 20 emulate
thought Of deeds American. Of Washing
ton. Adams,
Franklin, Hamilton, those mighty heroes ~
hygone age,
or strife fraternal on this hemisphere; NJ
him the second.
who conquered all, and asked for peace
The question came. why Is his monument,
inferior to tho hrst7 And thus the
thought
This should not be
Awake, Republic, restore your hero tn his
place.
Nsw York, September H. W. r. Fl.