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Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-07
WHAT WE DON'T THINK OF.

The gas bill seems to be one of the wasps of domestic life. It Is SC irritating that it is the one great source of universal grumbling; but dc we take into consideration how guilty We are for our negligence and con- tributive ignorance?
 We curse the poor gas and the poor electric light when we paper the walls of our houses with paper which, in stead of refecting light absorbs too large a proportion of it.
 A London authority says: Before we can look for anything like a sufh cient return for the money we spend on light. all the rich dark tones, the deep crimson, which is so popular for dining rooms on account of the inn precision of warmth it gives, and the various shades of brown so much used in libraries and dens, must be re- placed by pure white or very light shades which absorb a minimum of light
 It is a wonder the gas company does not call our attention to our own stu pidity. The color of walls should aid illumination. not retard it.
 It isn't the fault of the domestic tha. the gas bills are so large always, for light is wasted by poor taste and judgment all the year round.
 Some wall papers are a continuous exDense
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MILITARY EFFICIENCY OF THE
 ARMIES.

There can be no question as to the military efficiency of the armed forces of Europe The German army is regarded as the finest organized force for defense in the world and the latest expert opinions of the Aus trian army is that it stands only sec ord to the forces of Germany for abiI ity and discipline
 The defeat of the French by the Germans A years ago with compara- tive ease, and the recent defeat of the Russians by the Japanese. tends to lessen the confidence of onlookers in against them. No doubt both nations have profited by their repulses and are in better trim for battle than ever be- fore.
 The French government has a new rapid fire field gun which is said to be superior for speed, range and des- tructive power to any field gun now in use
 As the ruler of the seas Great Rrf- tain has the ships, the guns, the men and the prestige and it Is not likely she will be pushed to second place by her enemies. especially since Japan has decided to guard her interests in the east if her services are required.
 + is because of the efficiency of the cor1batants and their wonderful eduip- ment to destroy men that the DOT tending war gives promise of being in It's results the most disastrous war ever known to the world
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SENATOR BRANDEGEE.

Senator Brandegee's stand as an op- ponent of the administration busi- ness-killing policies has called down upon his head all the venom of the democratic press of the state.
 Senator Brandegee's contention for economic policies which will bring prosperity to the country and for pol icies which shall restore confidence in all the walks of industry and trade is appreciated by a live and suffering constituency.
 He has seen the imports increased by more than a hundred and forty millions and the exports decreasing steadily ever since the democrats came to power.
 He has seen nearly 25 per cent. of the industrial workers idle part of the time
 He has seen butter and dairy pro- ducts imported in such quantities that the American markets have been inn paired by competition so that Amer ican dairymen have lost millions.
 He has witnessed the great herds of sheep reduced nearly 15,000, 900 in less than year. with a prospect of their being reduced to the old low tariff number under Cleveland.
 He has seen the democratic sugar raisers of the south and west rebel ling against their party which made sugar free and put 29.2 per cent in the pockets Of the traders and bene- fitting the people only 4.S per cent
 The present war prospect may in- crease our exports and be the means of starting American industries, but it also raises the price of every com modity in America and puts a war tax on every consumer. This Is not the kind of prosperity that lasts or is satisfactory.
 The people of Connecticut are not going to elect a solid democratic del- egation to congress this fall, or a dem ocratic senator
 Democratic policies are not helping the industries of Connecticut,
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DEATH OF MRS, WILSON.

Qhe death of the wife of President Wilson on Thursday afternoon is an- neuneed by telegraph this morning She has been suffering from a fatal physical malady for several weeks and the worriment and care of this affiction In addition to the strain and trials of the business of the govern ment must have been all that a man could bear.
 Mrs. Wilson was an accomplished woman and had won some repute as an artist. She was highly esteemed and beloved in the circles in which she moved. and although her death was expected her loss is deeply felt by all who knew her.
 The American people recognize with sorrow the deep bereavement of the president and his family and extend to them in the fullest measure their sin cere sympathy.
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ENeLAND's cALMNEss.

Tn the present international furore England commands the respect of America by her cool and dignified atti- tude- King George is neither explain ing nor complaining, but makes a statement of his international obliga- lions and expresses his intention to stand true. He does not believe in violating neutrality treaties or in walking over weak and defenseless nations to gain an advantage in at- lacking the enemy. He believes the requirements of neutrality should be met and honored in times of war. This stand is tenable and makes a good impression upon the American people 1t is noble action to stand by ths weak. King George used his good offices t0 restrain the CzaP without success and he is the one ruler whc has been slow to join in the conflict When war was declared that appro. prlatlon. of t255. 5.oo0, ,o0o for It's enforce. ment spoke louder than words.
 Emperor William Ig- the promoter oi the worst war ever 4oreshadewed ir Europe: but he srealizes the force oi Engiand's navy and at present thii ls the one factor which must be dis. furbfrg his nnird He has splendid army and nary, but he seems insane tc make war upon Russia. France and England at fhesdhrd6 time. His is {
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MOTHERS VACATION

did not notice the short, quick breathing or the hand that went orteTi to the head as if there were a pam there.
 from a little visit to a friend she found the house In commotion Inere was no one in the kitchen when she entered, but things were strewn apout as if some one had been suuoenty called away She passed through tne empty sitting-room to the oeo-rooin. There stretched upon the bed lay ne. mother with pallid face and clossn eyes. Her father was standing at the foot of the bed. The doctor bent over her and one of the neighbors. on tne opposite side, was rubbing ner nIips. .9 !
 What has happened !" shriekec the frightened girl 'aIsell me-what IS IL
 Tt means that your mother mas been working too hard answered her father, almost sternly. She ousht tv have had more help. shes keeieo over''
 @Oh father will she die " asked the
 f don't know. but she's pretty bad. he returned She just fell over at her work and hasn't spoke wore since, or taken no notice. But hnsh' don't disturb her"
 Maude stood gazing with tefrlleu eyes, not daring to move.
 The doctor finished his examinatfon and looked up at the father ana daughter, sShe'n pull through, think with care" he announced. put twas a close chance. She's all worn out and ought to have had rest long ago. This hot summer and the haro work have been too much TOT her' But she'll have to take long Va cation now, right here on her bed Keep her quiet"
 "oh mother, forgive me, she i'm plored. q have been sos thoughtless and selfish, I ought to have helped you more"
 Don't worry, dear" said her moth, CT, weakly, "but-the kitchen| had to leave it--"
 Don't think about it, mother. darl- ing" soothed the girl. "IH do it. I'm going to do all the work now-only get well and you shall never worR so hard again"
 And you shall have real vaca- ton at the seashore as soon as you are able to go," assured her husband emphatically. taking her thin hand in his.
 His wife smiled and sank back with a sigh of relief for the rest so mucn needed, so long delayed.-Boston Post.
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NOT ENTHUSIASTIC FOR WAR.

F
 Bridgeport residents of Hungarian
 parentage are not showing any wild
 desire to get back to Europe in order
 to plunge into the fray for Austria,
 aud we are glad that they're not.
 If Hungary were seeking her inde- fpendence from Austria, 1t is probable
 that the steamship lines wouldn't be
 able to carry the crowds.
 As 1t is, those of Hungarian birth ,<or descent in this country cannot
 warm up to any great extent to Aus tria's war with Servia, Russia and France. When Germany was made the official tongue of Hungary, it didn't inspire the native Hungarians, who love their own language, with any ardent desire to fight Germany's bat ties on that account.
 Most of those who have returned to serve out military duty have done so because they have property at stake in the old country, which would be forfeited otherwise. For the most part those who can stay here are doing so, which is as 1t should be. That's what they came here for Bridgeport Telegram.
 There will be many thousands of ' | eontending armies because of old ties 1 and family relations and some prompt ed by old hopes.
 The Poles are a people who decline l to fight in support of tyranny. They are a brave and intelligent people and | they would swarm homeward if they l could see a chance to wrest Poland l from beneath the heel of the tyrant l and make her independent; and we l should all cheer them on a mission | which would enable them to sing of 1 Poland as we sing of America, "the 1 land of the free and the home of the i brave"
 l We sit together and sing this famous song with our alien brethren, and it 1 inspires them with hope that this l freedom may be extended and they ! dream of a better homeland in which ! the people should rule and royalty be ! abolished.
 i We like the spirit of bravery and ! loyalty which takes them forth to the fray, and we respect the sense and the i love of their adopted country which
 prompts them to decline to throw their l lives away.
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EVERY DAY REFLECTIONS

A journalist, endowed with one of those patient and persistent minds one nnds only in the hundredth man, has conducted an inquest, compiled his tables and presents statistics on the subject of lies.
 They seem to be proving something. They impress you as indisputable. You feel you dare not argue with them, And they usually come to no conclu- sion st all.
 triumphant general law can only be maintained by one who gayly casts facts to the winds.
 Our colleague, for a period of six consecutive months, has carefully had under observation ten persons, coming as often as possible in contact with them and checking up the accuracy of their statements
 The subjects were a legislator (party not given), a physician. two lawyers, one young. the other old: banker. a grocer. a grandmother, a young moth CT young lady and a servant glr1.
 During the six months the investiga- interviews lied ten times: the doctor in twenty-five utterances told fourteen lies: the young attorney departed from the truth twenty-two times in forty conversations; the old advocate. na- turally more expert, falsif1ed in as many talks twentyeigh times: out of ten remarks of the banker five were untrue and one literally true statement told with intent to nislead; the grocer in fifteen talks lied forty times; the grandmother managed to get in seven falsehoods in eight visits: the young married woman's score was fifteen whacks in eleven calls; the young lady told twenty -four in nineteen innings. and the servant girl-she worked for the journalists family-in six months of continued observation produced over 150 lies.
 Total, BIT conversations and 423 lies.
 Of the 324 lies. 100 were traceable to vanity pure and simple; over sixty were told to advance the speakers per sonal interests; fifty were put forth to conceal some embarrassing defect or mistake of the teller's self or of an- other; four dozen were told to injure some one else and sixty to make ex- cuse for not keeping some promise or for not doing what ought to have been done.
 An analysis of the record shows anything you please. That Is the beauty Of statistics.
 Also the conviction cannot be re- sisted that man who could discover such quantity of lies must have been something of an artist himself
 Besides there are lies that are not lies. When the hired girl says her iAi5tIcSS lS HUI dl HOfne, Willie said mistress Is upstairs with a novel; when your lady friend says she Is not bit hungry, and forthwith consumes s6 worth of food and drink: when you say to a panhandling friend, Sorry, old top. but l haven't a cent about me" and there is a large yellow s2o bill in your vest pocket; these are not lies: they are efforts to spart people feelings; they are triunphs of altrlism over the brutality of conscience.
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Maude. dear. will you come and clean these potatoes for mel" called voice that sounded a little weary. The woman who spoke stood over the hot kitchen stove preparing the dinner. Precipitation streamed from her face, for the day was sultry.
 Yes, mother. I'll come" cheerily came the response from the girl lying in the hammock outside.
 But the story she was reading was how the time was passing.
 A half hour later when the book was finished Maude stepped briskly into the Kitchen. Where are the potatoes, ma? I'll clean them she asked.
 They're all done, dear" answered her mother, T could mt wait. Dinners all ready: call your father and John.''
 The two men came in from field and the family sat down to the noon day meal. As they finished Maude Jumped up quickly saying. I've got to run right over to Sadie's to tell her about the straw rade tonight. I forgot all about it.
 I thought mebby you'd wash up the dishes, dear" ventured her mother, wearily.
 "oh, yes. mother, I'll do the dishes.' quickly responded Maude. Just leave minutes but I must tell her or she'll never forgive me-" and she skipped away.
 It was an hour before Maude re- turned. Every dish was washed and put away, and the floor washed. What made you do it, ma ?" ex- claimed the girl. T couldn't help be- ing late. Sadie was out when I got there, then she brought Mary Si- monds home with her and she had so much to tell me I couldn't get away a minute sooner I'm really sorry"
 T couldn't leave them standing, was the quiet answer.
 At supper time Maude was off for the straw ride and couldn't help, for she mustn't keep the girls waiting for her, so the burden fell, as usual, on mothers shoulders.
 And it was always so. Maude did not mean to be selfish or unkind, but there was sure to be something for her own pleasure that must be done. something that could not be put off, she thought, that kept her from giv- ing the help she really meant to rend- CT Her mother had always done the work without word of complaint and the daughter did not see the failing strength, or the faltering step. She
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

Predictions are made that all of a million men will return to Europe to fight, in case a general war should break out. This seems a high estimate and many must be skeptical about accepting 1t as correct. The Austrians Germans and Servians might return in large numbers. but it Is extremely doubtful if many Russians would go back to risk their lives for the House of Romanoff-New Britain Herald
 There Is already strong talk of the next Missouri legislature repeating the state primary law. It is eontended. and there is good ground for the re- peal, that the law is just the reverse of what 1t was intended to be. that if has strengthened the bosses instead of putting them out of business; that lt entails such an expense upon candi-
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dates that it closes the door to office to many good men, and that it keeps the people in a constant state of agl- tation.-Hartford Post.
 The people who want an honest, af- ficient, economical government will se- cure it whether through the commls- sion form or under the generally utilized political system. It is not -he name by which the government is called that matters, for a commission government poorly executed is not one whit better than the discarded mayor system. And without the support and cooperation of the people the com mission form is not likely to be a great success in any city.-Hartford Post.
 The New Haven road Is reported tc be operating at the present time 25 passenger trains by electricity between New Haven and New York, in addi- tion to 10 regular freight trains which are also operated by electricity. This road has been one of the pioneers Tn adopting electricity in place of coal. It has installed the newer and better system as fast as its experts deemsd practicable and perhaps faster than its funds warranted; but so much of the improvement as is here comes as a boon to the travelling public and to the cities through which the electrified sections of road pass. It is one of the CIAlCA PilSCS "LISH Dc pldCeO on the credit side of the roads account with the public.-Hartford Times.
 
 F1nanciers have no patience with the theory, which producers of what soldiers eat and war consumes half want to believe, that a foreign war might be of advantage to this country. Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the National City bank, says on this mat ter; "The idea which some people have that a war would be beneficial to this country is a theory which belongs 10 the stone age of economies As we have no merchant marine of our own, we would find our ability to ship our products restricted. war would prove a great hindrance to necessary hnnacing which many industrial plants and railroads must do in the near fu- ture. Taking matters as whole, America Is the one bright spot in the present crisis. We have been heavy shippers of gold, but we can still continue to ship as much more without embarrassment t."-Waterbury Ameri- can.
 New Haven democrats say their del- egation to the state convention will be for Baldwin and Comstock for govern or The Ma.han men have been trying to divide the delegation, but so far have not received support from the party machine which will control the nvention.-Bridgepor Post.
 Schools stu keeping Just as we've
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-07
Mrs. Wilson's Illness.

When Woodrow Wilson published The State, a volume on the forms O. government in civilized countries. which is very extensively used as a college textbook, he was still very much a Connecticut citizen and Mrs- Wilson was well known to many Con necticut women. The book contains this dedicatory inscription:
 '.To His Wife, Whose Affection
 ate Sympathy and Appreciative
 Interest Have So Greatly Light
 ened the LAbor of Prerartng Thts
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"A Franklin Street
Work, It Is Gratefully Dedicated


 By The Author"
 Since that volume appeared (1s9sJ, the fortunes Of the Wilson family have undergone changes, but there is no doubt today that in all the work of the president of the United States Mrs. Wilson displays the same affectionate sympathy and apprecistiye interest which are so effective in Tightening the burden of any task that he may undertake. On that account there IS no doubt that, to President Wilson. 1t seems today thar no greater mis- fortune could come to him than to lose the help and sympathy of his wife She was dangerously i'll yesterday, but later bulletins were reassuring. It |, the devout wish of the patriots of this country that she may experience aa early and complete recovery.-water- bury Republican.
 Servia has an area of ss,5Iz squars mzleR and pecviafton ef 2.eee~Gik
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tion features and it's numerous un- reasonable exemptions. It is a crazy quilt affair from the standpoint of equitable taxation. It is the pet ere alton of the expert practical polftic- ian. and as such doubtless represents fairly Connecticuts political status, a status In which real intelligence does not cut q very impeding figurt-
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The Chautauauans have such a hold upon Secretary Bryan he will have to trent with respect their petitions for him to pray the crazy nations of Eu- rope 10 keep the peace
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When Emperor Wilhelm tells his side of the story it seems as if he ought to make as good story writer as Roosevelt.
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The Christian Scientists do not think the prosecution of their healers for doing through faith what the Sa- viour himself did is a crime which calls for prosecution in a Christian country
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grandson of Garibaldi is raising red-shirted regiment of 1000 men in Italy to go and fight for Servia's freedom.
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It looks as though the price of cham pagne was going up! The thought will only disturb a few people in America.
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Bar Harbor as a place of refuge for German liner with $10,000, 900 in gold on board is playing a new and important role.
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The teachers who are stranded in foreign lands must be nervous con- cerning their prospects of reaching home in time to take their schools
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The automobile in war will be very cautious about it's honking. It will be no part of it's service to keep the enemy awake
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These wars tell for freedom. Demo- cracy will not always be led by the nose to slaughter.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The colored lad who was found lock- ed in car with 1000 watermelons must have imagined he was in para disc.
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Belligerents on this side of the wa ter should not get into street encoun- ters. They had better save their faces for home use.
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The men who shout loudest for the blood of the nations enemies are the ones who have no hand in drawing it
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The man on the corner says: "The woman who wears her hat on her ear doesn't look as if she was designed for an angel
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The European nations are not only changing the map, but working night and day for a new balance of power
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See America firsti" is good advice Our brethren on a foreign strand fee they cannot see 1t too soon
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mad career and the result holds no promise of glory for the German em- pire
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Nothing can jar the great American game. Baseball will hold it's place in spite of all the furious conflicts.
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tien of power the rest of the mari time nations are not likely to chal- lenge.
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According to Senator Brandegee of Connecticut, 1t is as hard to define unfair competition as it is to catch flea on a sandy beach, Did Senator Brandegee ever try to catch a flea on a sandy beach 2-Boston Globe.
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about mastered the Mexican lingo and can do the consonants and the yoweLs along come the Kraguievatz's and the Cettinje's. Life's getting to be just one threatened war after another. New Haven Journal Courier.
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Carranza may ignore Villa all h, wants to, but it'll hardly be safe tS turn his back on him.--Washingtor Post.
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It looks as though the good ship Charles s. Whitman had gone ashore on reef in Oyster Bay.-New York Evening Sun.
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When 1t comes to ravies. Great Britain and Japan make . ccmbina-
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The year is getting along. In less than four months the Christmas maEa- zines will be out.-Providence Jour nal.
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Since the Sherman act went into ef- feet there have been 1405 railroad mergers and combinations. Of these the Ne wHaven" contribute forty five and there are 1860 unmolested New Haven" is the goat" It is in New England.-Hartford Courant.