Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-02

Willard Fisher has been eliminated
from the Middletown mayoraity ana
that ensures much quieter caInpallg III,
than would have otherwise been the
case. The professor always stlrs
things up,-Meriden Journal.
Back to Hinkey in Yale football is
curious development. He was the
tbad man" of twenty years ago and
also the most wonderful end of his
time. But Yale has waited until he IS
mfddle-age and perhaps bald-headed
before accepting him as head coach
Springfield Republican
The early recall of Special Commits
sioner Lind from Mexico may be taken
as a hint that the President Will make
Mexico his prime issue when he re-
turns to Washington. However, has
anything happened which should lead
him to forsake his policy of 'watchful
waiting ?''-New Haven Register.
The supreme demands of efficiency
now call for an increase of thirty IN
the membership of the fire department
not to increase efficiency in fighting
fires, but to swell efficiency in keeping
political pledges, 1t is difficult to win
primary fights and carry elections at
the best.-Bridgepor Farmer.
If a, municipal coal yard succeeded
only in forcing down the price of coal
to the man who buys it by the bag to
| a reasonable figure, it's establishment
would be justified, for the high price
| of coal is one of the most cruel cond1-
lions that family temporarily in need
of help has to contend Whitewater
| bury Republican.
| Secretary McAdoo admonishes cities
| looking for regional reserve banks to
| sink local pride and strive for the
4 10 e@ti r
| ing to be shown how the common
| good would be advanced by locating
| a regional reserve bank in New York
! city to serve all New England along
with New York and New Jersey
| Springfield Union.
An American traveller in italy has
| discovered a, cure for bronchitis De-
scend into the crater of Vesuvius, in
| hale the sulphur fumes, and return
| to the surface relieved of the malady.
| But can't the doctors contrive a more
| convenient method of taking the cure?
! Why not have a portable Vesuvius, to
| be sold for dollar and carried in the
pocket? 1t sounds practicable.-Prov-
! idence Bulletin.
During the last fiscal year the state
! of Connecticut increased its indebted
ness by two millions of dollars. Tax
| payers should begin right now in this
1 Joyous nOIludN season 10 cultivate
habits of good cheer, for they will need
all their reserve optimisn-and cash.
Two millions is only the beginning of
the aftermath following an orgle of
| spending in the last legislative session
Bristol Press
| Probably more than forty per cent
of the farmers of the United States are
| hiving like bees in tenement houses
in the big cities. One cannot carry
on profitable farming in Boston, New
York, Philadelphia or Seattle Right
here in the Connecticut valley, within
a few miles of Middletown, there is a
| plenty of uncultivated land, which
might produce good crops of food
stuffs. This has been said so many
times it hardly needs repeating. The
fact will not alter the situation
Middletown Sun.
The approval of the plans and spec
ifications for the proposed new infirm-
airy for the tuberculosis sanitarium al
Shelton will probably be followed by
a, prompt award of the contract fol
construction of the same. The pro
posed structure will meet real nee6
of the Shelton institution which has
hitherto been handicapped in more
. ways than one. 1t is one of the new.
, est of its kind in the state and it hal
had about as little as any of them tt
: do with. Its record. however, is one
of the best. Its location is ideal, anc
its management satisfactory but lik,
many other sanitariunls established fol
} the lighting of dread disease, it SUI
: fers through the lack of private in
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