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Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12
NAVAL ENCOUNTERS.

With such announcement as has been made relative to the vessels which made up Vice Admiral Sturdee's squadron when he met and crushing Iy defeated the German Pacific fleet, it Is clearly demonstrated that a vital factor of every such combat is the character of the vessels engaged. with strategy lending valuable support.
 1t is the more powerful vessels, the ones with the longer range and heavier gtns which have carried off the hon CTS throughout the present war. This was the situation in the running down of the Enden- It prevailed in the early attack Of the British cruisers upon the Germans at Helgoland. Tn the engagement off Coronel. Chili, the Good Hope and Monmouth were sunk because of the longer range of the gums ou the vessels under Admiral Ton Spec. and with the statement that fine Lion and the Indefatiguahle were numbered in the British feet, both carrying long range and heavy guns the German vessels appear to have been put under water through the operation of the very factor which Sd materially aided their marksnanshir in the Pacific.
 None of the naval engagements have demonstrated just what might be ex- nccEsd if vessels of equal merit anG numDers should clash. That would permit of, and call for, a display o, eearnanship and gunnery which dur. Eng tho recent engagements have al. lowed only one-sided comparison. I 1s, however, all part of the terripI. game of war. The more powerful forces must be expected to win and 1T inc case of warships 1t Is apt to mea1 annihi1ation, with strategy getting lit, fla alnoR
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12
BUDGET IS NEEDED.

Tn much the same way as it was placed in the democratic platform by the Baltimore convention is economy in government expenditures urged by the president in his annual message. The duty of it is declared undebata,hle and it is held to be manifest and iIn- perative. but nothing in the shape of a plan for attaining the desired end, fN overcoming extravagance and for getting the best possible results in efficiency and achievement has been presented.
 Though 1t has been urged by him so many times that it has gotten to be an old story there is every reason to believe that the solution lies in the budget system which ex-President Taft sought. That he stirl believes so is disclosed by his continued ad- vocacy of it. To a convention of bankers at Detroit MT. Taft declares the only practical cure for our pres ent extravaganza in national expendi- lures lies in the budget such as other countries have, that congress can act thereon intelligently.
 The present method of making ap- propriations is intricate and difficult to understand. Many Iaudab1e and desirable projects are often disre- garded that appropriations may be made for unnecessary work or propo- sitions which carry with them import ant political influence. It is a, hap. hazard way of doing business and il by no means does credit to the nation which permits it to continue. We ster into some of the island republics and endeayor to help them out of their financial, troubles. but though of 2 different character no determined ef. fort is being made to correct the methods at home.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12
FIGHTING THE DRUG HABIT.

When it is declared that fifty per cent. of those who are brought to trial in the criminal courts of the metropolis are addicted to the use of drugs and greater facilities for their
 reatment should be provided there is furnished one of the best pieces of evidence as to where the forces for the reduction of evil and crime should be concerted.
 Even though much attention is be- ing directed to the correction of this condition and much legislation has been secured, the fight is still young and it must go along with greater per sistency than is manifested by the drug, sellers and users if it is going to accomplish the desired end. The effort not only to check the sale, but to give treatment to those who go through the criminal court and are found to be drug dends has Iirnitless field for operations, but it is an un- dertaking which must have more than haf-hearted support and ample facil- ities if it is going to accomplish re- suits.
 The denoralizing effect of the use of the various narcotics and the crin- ihaI tendency which it encourages can not be checked too soon. This is fully realized in China and Korea where death is the penalty for the use or sale of opium. There the slow CT process of reformation is not at. tempted. The law having been issued it is obedience or the penalty. The drug habit is by no means con. fined to the metropolis or the large l centers. It is more extensive thar crime and there is no question bu what New York is justified in bring. ing every force to bear which will aiG in stamping 1t out
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12
NOT A PROMISING THEORY.

Tn his advocacy of the shipping bill, whether in the form of outright pur- chase of vessels for taking care of foreign trade, or by the advancement of the money for private management. President Wilson seeks to have this country supply the wants of those which have been cut off from Euro pean markets by the war. He in- quires, "How are We to carry our goods to the empty markets of which ' have spoken if we have not the enips2"
 The empty markets to which he made reference were those of Central and South America. and the impress sion might be gained that there was at the present time no way of serv- sng them and thereby help our own trade As a matter of fact there are twelve regular steamship lines run ming between New York and ports on El1e east and west coast of South America. which lines advertise 25 sail fngs within the next 30 days. Four of the lines fly the American flag, and they apparently haven't been shown that there is an inadequate service rendered, for being in the transpor- taticn business for profit they can be expected to respond to the demands,
 Furthermore the president desires E9s bill to insure that transportation at reasonable rates will be promptly pro- vided even where the carriage is not at first profitable" To spend govern ment money for the purpose of cre- ating an unfair competition with ex- isting transportation, even to the point of carrying on the business without a profit, gives indication that it deserves small consideration as a buginess proposition for the govern naent It is a theory which has an unpleasant outlook.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12
Luncheon Dishes for the Coming Week

Luncheon Dishes for the Coming Week ]
 Monday:-Croquettes = Two .cups cold chopped meat; 1 cup bread crumbs; eggs; salt; dash of cay enne; milk or stock Make as moist as can be handled. Use yollxs of eggs in croquettes, leaving whites to roll them in; (this keeps them soft). | Form; roll in eg and crecker crumbs; fry in hot fat.
 Tuesday:-Creamed Oystsrs-Slice stale bread rather thin, and cut with small cake cutter into rounds; brush each with melted butter and toast in oven till delicate brown. Turn pint of medium sized oysters into a colan- der and rain; strain juice. heat this in double boiler, season and add cupful of thin cream or strong cricken stock Brown one large tablespoon of butter, add one tablespoon of flour, and pour on gradually the hot stock; add one teaspoon of anchovy essence, and cook until smooth. Saute the oysters in a little hot butter for few minutes, then slip each on a round of toast; place similar pieces on top. and pour tho hot sauce over and around them.
 Wednesday:-Veal Stew and Toma- toes-Cut the veal in small pieces, add a sliced onion, a cup of tomato and a tablespoon of rice or barley. Simmer until nearly solid.
 Thursday:-Shirred Eggs-Sprinkle the bottom of a ramekin with bread crumbs, and drop into each ramekin an unbeaten egg; sprinkle some bread crumbs over the top. Stand the dish eS in a pan of water, cook till the egs are set. Sprinkle salt, pepper and dots of butter over each and serve.
 Friday:-Codf1sh Balls with Tomato Sauce-Wash raw salt codfish, shred fine, until you have 1-2 cups. Pare and cut in small pieces mealy pota- toes, cups. Put potatoes and fish together in stewpan, cover with boil ing water, cook till potatoes are done but no longer lest they become soggy. Drain ofT all water, mash, and beat till very light. Season with papper, more salt if needed, and two table spoons of butter Add one unbeaten egg, and whip again until light as feathers. Shape as near balls as pos crumbs, fry in smoking hot fat just a minute. Drain on soft paper and serve with hot tomato sauce.
 aturday;-Stuffed Rolled Roast Wipe two pounds steak, cut from the round three -fourths inch thick. Spread with a stuffing prepared with 1-2 cups cracker crumbs, one-fourth cup butter melted, 1-2 cup boiling water. pepper. salt and sage. Roll, fasten and bake 45 minutes
 Sunday:-Beef Loaf-Two pounds round steak chopped; 2 teaspoons salt: poultry seasoning; 1 cup milk; beaten egg; butter size of a Walnut: 1 one small onion. Stir together but, ter tin well, press in loaf. bake one hour. (This was prepared on Satur- day for Sundays lunch).
 So, foo, with the daily desserts. In many a large family. where the work ! seems never done, there might be smoothness and comfort if the home
 duties were thus systematically di- vided.
 THE DICTAGRAPH
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Another Guess Coming.

MT. Editor: An item appeared in the Danielson news in Tuesdays Bulletin purportin~ to locate a so-called "rabid incidentally criticising the Supposed critic. The reporter. however, has an other guess coming. as the ''rabid critico does not live on a farm and has no use for a moving machine and the machine referred to does not be- long to the owner of the farm where seen. Every like is not the same, Mir. Reporter, and one moving machine does not constitute the entire harvest ing equipment of this community any more than one swallow makes a sum- mer.
 MRS. A. E. HALL.
 South KilIingly, Dec. Il, 1914.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12
LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE.

One of the impressive features of the annual report of the lighthouse service maintained by the government under the department of commerce is the fact that while such an extensive plan of providing protection to nav zsation is being maintained along the coast and fin the rivers. and with much eflciency, 1t has by no means reached the stage where there is no further ehance for Improvements. The main kanance of aids to navigation along &s,es5 statute miles of coast1ine and $1yer channel Is by no means an fn- significant task, though under the re- organization which took place four yssrs aRo, # operates ike clockwer'<
 That there are still chances for im- prcvereeut ts made evident by those Me2rh are steadily bsarg made and
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

tWt5tten Specially for The Bulletin-)
 During a. summer visit several years ago I was impressed by the way III which the days work was SySteInauzeo by the family where I was making my home. Living as they did at some ais tance from town, it was difficult to get and to keep help. Besides they were in moderate circumstances, hence were glad to save money when possiple. During ten months of each year one of the four daughters was teacher Another did art work and designing, one had a few music pupils in the neiShborhood, and the fourth, who was the eldest made pin money by her skill in sewing, helping out by sending. her jeIlieS, cake. candies, etc, fo the Ronaans exchange in the city.
 Each week two of the girls had en-! tire charhe of the upstairs work, while. the other two relieved their mother of the work downstairs, except that they had the usual service of a laundress on Monday. It was a big farmhouse, they entertained great deal, and the atten- tion of the mother was required by the dairy duties. for they had num- Der of cows and sent milk and butter into town.
 1t was a. revelation to me to watch the smoothneSs and celerity with which the great amount of work was done. The two girls who were downstairs this week would be upstairs next, and this rule they adhered to strictly, al- though of course in an emergency they would trade days; but it gave each pair definite Knowledge of what time was at her disposal, as of course the two who had the meals to plan, cook and serve. dishes to wash-and this meant milk cans, pans and the Hlze--- to help with the ironing, to keep din- ing room, kitchen, parlor, pantry, piaz- ga and yard in condition, had the hard CT week.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12
Sunday Morning Talk
MOODS AND TASKS.

Someone has called moods only the weather of the soul" Everyone knows however, that weather is a mighty inn portant element In the success or fail ure of our plans. foggy day makes difficult and dangerous travelling on land or sea, and foggy mood is about as bad. Most of us nortass have days when we are spiritually below par. De- pression or Encouragement may take possession Of us to such degree that, only to be allowed to sulk out the hours updisturbed. In fit of the blues one is often as anxious to be let alone as some Alpine traveller benumhed and perishing in a snowbauk.
 Duty ia easy when one feels like it. But one does not always feel like it. ay, there's the rub. Indeed, a consid- erable part of the work of this unfeel, ing world must be done when the mood of the worker forbids. A differ ence between an animal and a human being is that one follows his instincts and the other Is under the sway of a moral imperative. The dog is guided by inclination, the man by conscience. Man does his days work not primarily because he wants to- but because he ought to.
 No one in normal physical health is slave to the weather. He goes about his business whether the rain falls or the sun shines. Nor is one in moral health a slave to the %iweather'' of his soul Moods do not greatly matter after we have learned to discount them. They need not. and. very often, should not be oheyed.
 Here is a Held for good hard fight ing, because moods are most tyran- nous things if allowed to become habit ual. It is so easy to get into the habit Of mot feeling like it!'' And how fatally easy it is likewise to begin some reprehensible course of conduct simply because we feel like it" Mere case. Duty consists often in the doing l of what we do not feel like doing, and l the not doing of what we feel like doing.
 Wiu must dominate feeling. Mind | is above mood. Feeling is like the misty clouds that float across the sky, | their coming or going not to be pre- dicted with certainty. Will Is like the | sun, ever in his appointed place in the
 heavens and varying not by a hairs l breadth from the spot where, by all calculation, he should 5e as any given time.
 The e1ereiee and education of the l great and infinitely useful victory. If | one wants really to increase his moral | muscle let him try doing each day | something he ought to do but does not
 at the moment feel like doing The benefit is greater than that from using
 dunb- bells One gradually becomes in | dependent of gusts of feeling that for Inerly swept him off his feet. Every | day becomes a working day. every hour one freighted with achievement. Feeling, like fire. is a good servant but bad master. It has it's abundant
 value but it's value is not a supreme l one Feel like ie if you can, but do yeur duty whether you feel like it or not.
 We cannot kindIe when we will The fire which in the heart resides; | The spirit bioweth and is still
 In mystery our solll abides:
 But tasks in hours of insight wiIIed l.
 Can be through hours of gloom flu.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

as it may seem, even here he was not to rest in peace, for two days later his body was dug up by the anatomizers and carried away, but the n1op. hearing put it back in the grave and covered 1t with sIacked lime.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12
cETrING TIE WORK DONE UP.

plan. meals in an economical way, yet to be equipped for many chance com- CTS. guests. or customers for the farm fiilinr. as everyone on the place work ed hard.
 Even in summer, and at o'clock breakfast, some kind of hot bread is acceptable; and ! copied the list of breakfast recipes which one of the girls had prepared during her special week. Here it is:
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

According to reports the beIligerents are purchasing armored motorcars, rifles. ammunition and horses in this country, but submarines cannot be furnished. It would take some time to explain the diEeranca
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

War oblfterates many things. but General loire hasn't forgotten what season it is when he promises a Christmas present for his people eff all goes we'll"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

field near South Killingly is not own ed on that farm and as long as the owner of the land finds no fault we see no reason why a Danielson critic should bother himself about it.
 FAIR PLAY. Killingly, Dec. il. 1914.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

The idea of William Watson calling to this country to get into the war. He knew better before making any such break, even though he claims poetic license.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12
poes Own a Mowina Maohine.

Mr. Editor: The South Killingiy critic alluded to in Tuesdays Bulletin is not the owner of moving machine ing he cannot do with his tongue he can do with his pen He deals in nothing but cold facts based upon good judgment and common sense
 The machine that haz been seen tn a
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

A resolution has been introduced in congress to claim the north pole for the United States but that seems rath- CT rash without consulting the desires of Doctor Cook.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

The man on the corner says: The great trouble with credit is that too many people fail to look upon it as an obligation.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

The weather man is doing his best to maintain an easy topic of conVer- sation.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

The condition of Kaiser Williams s health is of much concern to the world but it is of more importance to the kaiser.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

Edison tackles the reconstruction problem with the enthusiasm and in- terest which characterize all his work. He is a powerful inspiration.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

There is quite contrast in the re- turn of M. T. Herrick from France and in the way some of the ex.dip- louats slip back to the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

By early shopping the rush is not only avoided but with time to give consideration to the purchasing less exchanging will be required after Christmas.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

According to Petrograd the German army inpersonated Mother Hubbard when it entered Lodz.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Professional baseball is turning out to be quite a game of checkers after all.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12
cood ThIngs for Brealefast.


 Monday:--Graham Gems--Two cups graham four; cup white flour; 1 egg; teaspoonfuls baking powder tablespoon molagses or sugar. cups sweet milk. Beat the egg well. add the milk, then the other ingredients. Bake in a gem pan.
 Tuesdsy:-corn Rolls--One pint of corn meal: 2 tablespoons of sugar: teaspoon salt; one pint of boiling milk; stir all together and let stand till cool Add 8 eggs well. beaten; bake in gem pans.
 Wednesday: -Sour ..Milk .Griddle Cakes--Iix one cup sour milk with one-third cup sour cream; stir into it | three -fourths, teaspoon soda mashed fine; one-half teaspoon salt: one-hah cup fine white corn meal and one-half cup -four; one weli-beaten egg; one tablespoon melted butter. Beat thor oughly, add enough more four to make like thick cream. Add one level tea spoon baking powder. Drop from tablespoon on well creased griddle and turn when full of bubbles.
 Thursday;--Rye Muffins--Two cups rye flour; cup wheat flour; 1 egg; 1-2 cup molasses; teaspoon soda. and teaspoons cream of tartar, dissolved in a little milk Mix wfth milk, not too soft; bake in muffin pan. Friday:-Parxer House Rools--One pint milk seaIded and allowed to get D4OOQ WdlI4s elQQ OI1S z teaspoons sugar; 1 tablespoon lard, l tablespoon butter; one-quarter yeast cake, dissolved in a little water: pinch of salt. Let rise, roll out, using as 1 little four as possible; cut round, spread with melted butter and fold | over. Let rise one and one-half hours in warm place. Bake in quick oven. Saturday:-Corn Cake-One cup | corn meal: 1 cup flour; 1-2 cup sugar; | teaspoons baking powder; 1 egg; 1 l cup sweet milk; 1 tablespoon melted butter. Sift flour, meal, sugar and baking powder together, add the egg | and melted butter. then the milk Bake in moderately hot oven.
 | Sunday:-Waf1eS = Dissolve ..one yeast cake in'2 cupfuls of milk Stir ! in 1 tablespoon of sugar; a piece of | lard size of an egg, melted; eggs, l well beaten; teaspoon of salt, and 8 cups of four. Rub the batter until
 smooth, set in warm place to rise l over night. In the morning beat well Grease thoroughly both sides of the l waffle iron. pour the batter in from a
 pitcher; bake brown on both sides. l
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

Just to relieve the strain on Przemysl the Germans Nhave now at- tackled Przaenysz.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

The fact that this second pair re- duced their weeks work to such a beautiful science is what want to em- phasize- They were called upon to
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-12

law been made penal offense. It is forbidden. How does the armed na- ton excited by competition and jeal-
 ousy and hatred differ from the indi- v1dual when it comes to the hair -trig- ger spirit? Why should preparedness other savage looks our way with envy he will behold a savage it is dangerous to assail. It is an open confession the nations have no more love for one an- other than rival brigands--that the Christian world has installed Fear where Love should preside and is reap ing the consequences of it's lack of
 There may he plenty of room on top -there Is usually room at the bottom for comfort and doubtless this is the reason so many stay there. All who climb for the top do not always get there, and some who get there do not stay simply because the way they got pretty exactipg. after all Favoritisnn is rife. but nine tirnes in ten it leads to dismal failure. Those who attain high places by hook or by crook are usually glad when they discover back stairs for descent. Occasionally an ton by the scruff Of the neck. and he is the master and the favored one a false pretence. The captain who comes to authority by the stateroon window instead of by way of the forecastle usually wrecks the ship. No road worth taking leads to soft snap
 Live men and women have to carr all they get in this world and they have to be respected because they are
 worthy of it. Government is so organ ized that the great majority are com pelled tS rest contented in the mass