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Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28
THE CHANDLER REAPPofNT.
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In the reappointment of George B. Chandler as compensation commis- sioner for a term of five years Gov ernor Baldwin has taken action which deserves commendatton. It is a just recognition of the requirements of the office as well as the character of the service which Commissioner Chandler has rendered since he was appointed. Judicial in character as such an office is, it is proper that it should be kept free from the influence of politics. It is one Of the offices where merit and demonstrated ability should get full consideration and it cannot but be appreciated that such has actuated the governor in the action which con- tinues MT. Chandler in the important position. The fact is he has made good.
 The judgment of Governor Baldwin was at stake when he originally named the members Of the commits sion. He was especially qualified for the choice of such officials and his action now indicates that he was not disappointed in the service which he relied upon MT. Chandler to render and which he has rendered as com pensation commissioner. From the first it was looked upon as a non-political selection and such it should remain. There are enough offices fin the state which are weakened by the buffeting about which is received from the rav- ages of politics. The governor has set Q. wise example in the renomina- ton of MT. Chandler and one that should have its good effects in the future.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28
AERIAL ATTACKS.

If, as it is claimed, the decrease in the aerial attacks upon cities in the war zone of Europe has resulted from the unofficial representations made to the beligerent nations by American diplomats at the instigation of Pres ident Wilson, it is g. most pratsewor- thy accomplishment. Such attacks have not entirely ceased, but there has been an apprecia1ble falling off and those which have been made have for the greater part been directed against military posts of the enemy.
 Nothing caused greater protest at the opening of the war than the drop ping of bombs upon cities where the -conbatants alone were bound to bear the brunt of that method of war; fare By the rules of war, to which all agreed lon- combatants are the ones to whom consideration should be shown. Such is respected either by the designation of neutral zones or by the giving of notice a sufficient time in advance to permit them to withdraw to places of safety before . bonbardment takes place.
 There is no reason why the same respect should not be shown to non- combatants when airship attacks are contemplated as well es when any other branch of the army fs concern ed Tn fact there is no reason why womens children and old men should be subjected to such treatment, who- ever they may be.
 It was 9, condition from which re- lief was highly desirable and it Is highly creditable to the influence of the president and this country i3 the check upon that kind of an attack has resulted through his diplomatic hand ling of .tf3e matter,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28
MUSIC IN SCHOOLS.

Music occupies a prominent place in every nation, whether it is taught or just acquired by ear and with the appeal that 1t makes there is every reason why the knowledge thereof should be increased in proper man ner. In view of the conviction that music is of fundamental importance as school subject thorough inves- tigation of it was made in the schools of several states with the result that it was found that about ninety per cent. of the schools of the country require music and practically all of these have the graded course. Ten per cent. of the schools have pianos and half that number have organs. The order of popularity with the stu dent in regard to music reverses ex- actIy the order that the school author ities desire. Students regard music first from the standpoint of apprecia- ton. then history. and finally harmony. and it is found that the less formal and academic the plan the greater the popularity.
 Although not recognized in the course of study of the earliest public schools, music has, within the last 25 or 90 years, been introduced to some extent into the schools of most pro- gIessive cities and of many towns, villages and country communities though by many it is still considered unessentia1 and a fad.
 Sooner or later we shall not only recognize the culture value of music, but there will be an increased con- viction fin the belief that as Dr. P. P. CIaxton says: We shall also begin to understand that after the begin nings of reading, writing and arith- metic music has greater practical value than any other subject taught in the schools"
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oopyina an kIistorie sp.aeh

That the Germans are an initiative people, even in. military matters, tE chau's address to his men. If the enemy" he said. want Tsiug-Tau they must come and take it" For this G precedent was furnished the governor by Frederick the Greats favorite. Gen sral Marshall Keith. who was entrust- ed with the holding of Leipsic dur- ing the seven years war, and was sum m-- rnoneds to surrender by the Prince of Hildburghensen on behalf of the Reiehsarmee. ''Tea the Prince Of Hildburghausen," replied Keith to the envoy, that by birth I am a Scotsman, by choice and duty a Prussian, and that I am determined so to comport myself that neither the Scots nor the Prussians shall have cause to be ashamed Of me If the prince your master wants the keys of this city he must como and fetch then."-Lon- don Chronicle.
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neutrality is brolken, and much de- pends upon, those countries az to whether the area of hesttlities will be greatly extended.
 Their neutrality has thus far been of especial value to the allies. The time may come when the taking of sides may be more galu&nie both for the assurance Of benefits when peace terms are declared ana for the has tening Of the end Of the war. The loss inflicted upon the German forces in Poland. while by no means demor- aEizing that great national fighting machine, is of much value to the al- Hes cause at the present time. and the strength which would be secured by additional forces might easily turn the situation and disclose the advan- tages of early peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
bod Tray and cenditions Abroad.


 MT. Editor: We have all read of the story of poor dog Tray, suffering for the faults of others, and I was won dering if the Tray story does not ap- ply to present conditions abroad
 Ten or twelve years ago our papers and magazines were full of stories of the horrible sufferings of the Yaqui Indians in Mexican state of Chihuahua, pronounced Chi-wah-wah, brought about by their abuse and the greed of native white Mexicans.
 For the past few years we, have seen that those white people have been well rewarded for all of their ill-treatment of the poor Indians, and their loved Chihuahua and Sonora have been bap- tized with their blood.
 About the same time of the Indian prosecutions in Mexico, Christian mis- sionaries of all denominations told hor- rible stories of the sufferings of the poor blacks in Congo, so-called Free
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State, at the hands of the wickedest masters the world ever knew@the Belgian people-acting, 1t is true. un- der orders Of the hardest-hearted ty- rant that ever ruled an intelligent nation-King Leopold of Belgium.
 Today all Belgium is suffering and no doubt very little thought is given of the thousands of crippled negroes in Congo, made cripples that they might gain.
 Of course, King Leopold is blamed, but had his people in Congo been hu- man beings instead of brutes, the or ders of a wicked king could have been executed with mercy.
 These two instances lead one to be- lieve that the innocent do often suffer for the wrong deeds of their asso- ciates.
 c. E. MONTGOMERY.
 Packer. Conn, Nov. 26, 1914.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28
A woMANs BURDENS

CWritten Specially for The BuIletin.l
 If the aneients were modern. and were to picture the real holder-up Of the world, I'd suggest that they snap shot my Cousin Henry wife!
 Business has made me member or Henry's family for some time and, while in propriety I shall forbear dis closing any family secrets, really must permit myself a few reflections on. Henry's wife.
 Sallie. is. one Of the best and most conscientious women that have ever known. Perhaps. as a matter of fact her conscience is abnormally develop ed; although observation. had con vinced me that, on tho whole, she is but a good representation of type.
 One cannot be an hour in SalIie's company without getting an inkling of the burdens which weigh her down.
 I remember my first meal under her roof-a good meal it was, too, well chosen, wholesome food, excellently cooked and well served.
 But was Sailie happy? Not so you could notice it! She had to give Hem ry hints as regards the carving of the fowl, the boys must be reminded not to lean their elbows on the table, while yet we were enjoying our soup she was giving directions in a stage whisper to the waitress about the ne- cessity of keeping an eye on the des- sert, lest the sauce for the pudding curdlIe. She reminded Henry that he had on his most unbecoming necktie, recalled for my benefit how unruly and hard -to-learn I was in school, assured her oldest girl that she was positive, from the reports of the music teacher, that she, Marjorie, would never in this world make a skilled pianist, and so on.
 r-IL. ,.- z N-t- -, -, herewith, than a stalled OK and con- tention, was the text which Wickedly came to my mindi Yet Sallie could not help spelling what might have been a good meal-it was simply her way of manifesting to the whole world
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From the consuIar Reports.

Canada Is not a good seed producing country. as the summer is so hot and short that the eeeds die in the pods germination. Germany has been Cam ada's principal source for seeds heTe- tofore.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

The claim now made that a cheap substitute for sasolene has been dis covered. Lucky thing the government didn't decide to depend upon the tax ation of that commodity for the re- plenishing of the treasuTy.
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Tho debut of the war tax stamp is promised with the opening of Decem- ber, but it is a coming out which isn't at all popular.
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There is q marked improvement in the nervous condition of the ''turks'' but a relapse can be anticipated in about three weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

In asking that they be shot instead of hanged the eleven convicts in Ari- zona realize what they are best pre- pared for.
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There are a good many who have watched with interest the disappear ance Of turkey and as many more are anticipating 1t.
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While much s being saia about the picking up of business SNcause Of the war. there is a pronounced silence over the virtues of the Underwood tariff law.
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When an auto skids Gza kills per- son crossing sktdnore avenue some relief might be gained by changing the name of Che thorougi7fare.
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It Is strange what funny ideas peo- pie have about living ID to things their acquSintauces will say about them after they have departed
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illuminated shells being used in European warfare, 1t might he appre- ciated # they would ilI1Ialna4e the grbmaTlnes and the hidden mines.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

If. as cIaimsd, the administration is satisfied with the situation fin Mex ieo, 1t Is getting more encouragement out of it than Mexico is.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

The man on the corner says: While the brain is supposed to be a thought generator holiday thinking usually comes from the stomach.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

With the reAchsesg calling for the attention ct Kaiser William at Berlin for a while. the relief will be appre- ciaLed by the orrn9aa in the 6eld.
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Those philanthropically inclined find that it doesn't seem possible for op- portunity to ever get lost.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

love letters of an English woman were printed in a volume, which indicates that they must have been models of expression and good sense. Of course we married folks have all seen and written sensible love letters.
 If you have a grievance, do not de- vote yourself too much to it. A griev- ance doesn't need weight nor imitation, for 1t is always best when forgotten. To nurse a grievance is to unman ones self. The person who nurses a grievance seldom omits to mention it, to the annoyance of those whom he confides it to. What do other people care for my grievance or yours? There are troubles enough in the world to go round without our making any spe- cial additions. Most grievances ex- posed to us look so small we are sur prised that they continue to be irri- tating: but the other party thinks them to be so great that they are too burdensorne to bear alone. The illu- sions of life are at the bottom Of more than half our woes. The human is prone to magnify everything but his own faults and his neighbors virtues This is why man must know himself to gain the mastery. Life is not half as irritating as most people think it is!
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

Phonograph records imported into Russia are subjected to government censorship.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Thus far most Of Germany's su- preme efforts have resulted in failures
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

There are contrasts in life that are amusing. It passes for truth that many women select plain-faced men for mates by contrast to en- hance their own good looks. Some men spend most of the money they earn on their own backs, and some Yo- men spend all the spare change of their husbands on clothes, and the result is the best dressed one looks as if he or she obtained their partners at a run1mage sale. No one can tell why tall people are prone to take short partners, or lean people to take fat ones. There are people who think they represent quality and decline to unite with anything but quality; and not fnfrequentiy both are surprised after marriage because the quality seems to be below standard. People of good moral character attach them selves to persons of no character to speak Of with 0 view of reforming them; and so on, and so on. This shows how sane we all are: and it shows life consists of varying shades Of sanity until it is quite difficult to separate the sane from the insane.
 Money not only talks, but it has a marked influence upon the conver- sation of others which no observing person could have failed to. notice Very ordinary men who come into pos session of money buy an automobile in these days and take themselves out of the ordinary class. I knew a hard working man who succeeded at last in getting a little homo for himself and family and one of the first effects he noticed was that more people were calling him Mister than ever before and everybody said it fin a. warmer way. Better circumstances seemed to be drawing his neighbors nearer to him, or drawing him nearer to them. This effect of money is what gave rise to the maxim, Money is theIargest slave solder in the worid.'' Even the so-called tainted money has a mighty pull in every quarter. How much quicker some people can see you if you wear good clothes. There was once a man who had holes fin his hat, but he was able to fill it with S100 bank notes; and another with a, silk beaver who couldn't fill 1t with siI yer half dimes. So appearances do not tell the whole story.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

Someone asks: Did you ever see a. sensible love letter. I never saw an insensible one for as 9 rule the spirit of life is in them They are rnade up of gurgies and giggles, sweets and froths and foans which are delight
 ful to the person addressed, and us- uaIiy disgusting to almost everyone else. Very few people have succeeded in putting any literary value into love letters. The letter of little girl who had been away from home one night which said: Dear Nal tan't for dit you. I iuv 'oo alnaos as much as I 1uv Dod," had the golden gush for g mothers heart in it; and a smile for everyone else. A real sensible love letter may be the one written to a poor friend in which sympathy Is ex- pressed in money instead of in words. There Is something lasting in the love letter of the dead soldier boy who ended it with, 'I1 fall in battle, dear, my last thought will De of you." The
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

Too many humans are like the phonograph in that they mostly repeat things which have been said to them. All their vibrations seem to be com- pelled instead of impelled, and most they say has upon it a trading stamp color. This is chargable to a system of training rather than to a fault of the individual. Since the child is recognized as the father of the man. there are too many anxious to mould the man. Wise trainers of children have said if they could have the child the first dozen years of life the irn- pressions made would be deep enough and lasting enough to control it's whole future. In social life, politics and religion we are prone to be what our parents were because the early impressions made upon us last-they enthrail us; and under this system the neglected children do not make any better men. We all have too many strings of restraint woven with our thought and cherish fear where we should be fearless. What makes men sacrifice their lives for principles which are against their own weIl-being ex- cept delusion.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28
THE MAN WHO TALKS

A married woman always has sor- Fy time with a hsuband who thinks he is good-a great deal better than most men. He is hard to get along with because, he. is so blind to the truth so buried i'm self. She knows he is nursing a, deiuston, but she cannot tell him of it because he becomes so irri- tated by the truth that he displays the qualities Of a savage, His partner must pat him on the back and lie to him, or there is no peace. The wife who has to play supporting role to vanity must be good actor and must not forget to ask the Lord twice or thrice each day to forgive her. l imag- inc the woman who advertised for a second husband and said: 'tNo pious man need apply" was one who had played the role to the end in the first case Can you think of a more har- rassing condition than being the yokemate of a. fool? Matches declared to have been made in heaven are not infrequently of this very character; but unions without the imprint of true love develop no heavenly characteris- tics.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

English sentiment about the war Is more sane. The most recent beta place on the extent of the war are at ten to six, that 1t will be ended by March S1. Not long ago the odds were five to one that the war would fSSt a year. Reports from Lloyds indicate that the sentiment of the people at home is calmer as to the danger Of a serious raid from the German side Waterbury Republican.
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

If the new 2-cent gallon eubSds cially practicable, there should be . prompt boom in the automobile buO& mess The next thing for motorists to pray for would then be the diBcoY- cry of cheap substitute for rubber So that tire bills can be kept more nearly pocket book.-Bridgepor Standard.
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It rests chiefly with the farmers and gardeners and stock raisers of Amer ica. then, to save the country from calamity threatened by the great war. The production of a plentiful food CTS are certain to lose nothingI and may expect rewards greater than any they have ever enjoyed.--Seuth Nor walk Sentinel
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From the way some people speak and write of friendship one would think 1t as easy to make friends as it is to make box. Too many preachers tell youth to be sure and make friends when tney should advise them to be careful to make a good impression. The friend like chum or comrade, has to be discovered. The statement "he's friend of minei" made with everyday f1ippancy only means he is a tolerable acquaintance. Some classify their friends as persons who do as they ad- wise, or who recognize their interests depend upon their standing together the first are seldom wise, and the others are often mistaken. Friendship Is something selfishness cannot furnish foundation for or even appreciate. 1t is said "the true friend is gift of God, and he only who made hearts can unite them" It is no easier to tell a friend why he became your friend than it is to tell your wife why you feH In love with her. Friendship bears heavenly stamp and all without 1t is counterfeit.
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There Is one thing all we SympathiZ- ing and heart-wrung Americans can agree upon concerning this great war in Europe, and nothing can make us blind to this one truth; that the con f1ict is not for the recognition of man as a brother. or to give men more rights or greater freedom. We, of the many races and tribes which stand beneath the stars and stripes, are members of the greatest and best de- 1nocracy the world has ever known, and are here because Liberty invited us, and we are enjoying more here in the way of free speech. personal privilege and equality of opportunity than is to be enjoyed in any other nation on Gods fair earth. Those graves four miles long in GaIicia containing 10000 dead as the fruit of one days battling for empire do not represent a sacrifice for love of righteousness and liberty; but blind and brutal endeavor in the interests of se1fiShness and fame. We stand together here for no sovereign but sovereign citizenship. It matters not who is responsible for that great war with it's waste of wealth and hu- man life. for we know not one of the warning nations gives recognition to the principles upon which this govern ment is founded.
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Of course, SaiIie bears the burden of the church and the town and the po- Iitical party to which Henry belongs.
 In the church the choir may sing Blessed Assurance;7 but that does not encourage Sallie-hers is re- ligion of worry, of a gloom which noth- ing will dispel.
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For SaIIie would not be a true New enclsnder did she not carry the bur den of cooking!
 The triumph of having new recipe for sponge cake which will cause a thrill of envy to run through the neighborhood, the discovery of I way to cook carrots by not peeling but brushing them-which means a saving of the real flavor of the vegetable how to always have light dumplings and falxy pie crust and smooth frost ing and jelly that will jell, all these trifies make up the sum total of an other sort of burden with which Sallie is oppressed.
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One of the most needed officials in this town is a competent clerk for the board of selectmen. Such an office is provided for in the towns charter, but it has never yet been filled. It should be held by com- potent, tactful man and should carry a salary large enough to attract and hold such a man and permit him to give his entire time to the job.-Man- chester Herald
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Naturally, SalIie feels heavily the burden of eiothes-for herself and the children. If told that her hat is un- or sends home her coat which wrinkles ever so little, she goes to bed with 8 nervous headache. .t