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New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
(ummins' Last Chance.

(John Lorance in Boston AdVertiser.)
 Senator Albert Baird Cummins of Iowa still hears the bees humming and he is stirring instrumentalities to go about among the people to see what they think of him for president. If there seems a call sufficiently sizable the senator is willing to try his chances with the best of the re- publican candidates for the nomina- ton in 1916.
 This is his last opportunity, and 1t almost seems too late. It's age. The senator was born in 1850, and there fore would be sixty-six years old in 1916, and sixty-seven were he inau- gurated in 1917. The United States has not inaugurated so old a. presi- dent in more than half century. Even Senator Root was thought too old in 1908, when he was only sixty four. Tn 1920 Cummins will be sev- enty,and of course then politically inn possible. So it is now or never.
 He is still in his prime. He is hon. est and progressive. He has indeed been in the front rank of, progres- sives of the nation, and he is always independent and masterful. He is quite used to the executive habit, for
 
 years, has been in the senate since 1903 and has just been elected for second term. In Iowa he represented a new idea and toppled over the old guard there. It is the Cummins crowd which is on top today in Iowa, rather than the conservative repub- lcans. He is one of the main spOn sors for the Iowa idea In tariff, low though protective. There was no critic more thorough of the Payne tariff bill, against which he voted,
 Senator Cummins was a presiden- tial aspirant in the canvass of 1912, but the Roosevelt candidacy blanket ed his boom. He was opposed to President Taft to the degree that he bolted his nomination in 1912 and supported Col. Roosevelt e.';d urged his friends to do so. This is being charged up against him just now. Cummins succeeded Allison in the senate and therefore comes naturally to the presidential candidacy ambi- ton, for Allison was in that lime, light for years, being finally driven from consideration by old age. Cum mins does not quite fill Allison's shoes but nearly so. ,-.-...
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
Going Into Shensi.
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Shensi. the great. central province of North China is rich in coal, iron and petroleum and is one of the sec- ticns in which the Standard Oil company has particularly desired, and recently secured, concessions It's people, who are strong and intelligent, declare that they are direct and un mixed descendants of the tribes which came originally to China from the era dle of the race. -Sian-fu, the capi- tai of Shensi, was the scat of govern ment and home of the emperors for hundreds of years before Christ: and when the empress dowager fled from Picking before the allied armies in 190O it was to Shensi that she and her retinue made, their way, by the sunken roads which thousands of years of travel had made so deep that her progress could scarcely be marked from the plain above.
 Ten or twelve important walled cities are in the northern part of the province, which has been assigned to the American board for missionary occupation. Through one of these, Yu-Lin-Fu, under shadow of the great wall and the headquarters of the army of the northwestern provin- ces, passes practically all of China S trade with eastern Mongolia. Rev. W. o. Pye, one of the boards staff in the adjoining province of Shensi, to whom the survey and opening up of the new field was committed, reports that most of the prominent business houses in the district are owned or managed by men from Fenchow-Fu or Taiku-Hsien, cities where the board already has fiourishlng work. This
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

CT at the plant of the Union Metallic Cartridge company, was instantly killed on Tuesday by an explosion of the material in which he was work ing. The coroner, upon investigation,
 finds that there was no criminal lia- bility attached to the accident. Full minate is a necessity in making mod ern shells, and yet despite the utm ost ingenuity of man in devising means of handling it, and the greatest pre- cautions taken for safety first" 1t seems to be possible to do no more than reduce the danger of accident. not eliminate it.--Bridgeport Tele- gram-j >..
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

fact, MT. Pye says: Makes it nice for us, for being from the same place they regard Us as members of the family"
 A generous friend, hearing of the addition of this great district to the boards already large responsibilities, gave a thousand dollars for immediate use in sending out Chinese evangelists and preachers trained in the Fenchow Theological seminary and who will be under the supervision of mission ary or of an experienced Chinese pas tor.
 MT. Pye writes: This Is a great country, more like America than anything I have seen in China. I'd like to live here. It's bigness and wildness are fascinating. It's a great place for church work; we ought to have a strong work over here some day"
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

any extra expense. This, he says, can be done by cutting out needless army posts navy yards and stations and laying aside for few years ap propriations for public buildings and river and harbor improvements where they are not needed.
 If the conditions are as the senator represents then it would seem as if instead of appointing the oommis- sion, as asked, that the whole matter should be referred to the war and navy departments where the matters in question are best understood. Sen- ator Lodge lays the blame for the conditions complained of on congress- presumably because it has not made sufficient appropriations for these two departm rents. The heads of these de- partments. however. have been ask ing for certain increases, but their representations have not been in full accord with the views of the distin- guished Massachusetts senator, but if the conditions are as bad as he says they are, then it would seem as if it was time something was done about them.
 The president has denied that the national defenses are in a deplorable condition and has expressed himself as being opposed to turning the United States into an armed camp. It does not sound well to have such state ments made in the senate as those made by MT. Lodge there today un- less the conditions are as he reports, and no one will claim that he would willfully represent them. The mat ter, however, is one to be investigated and reported upon by the departments imm ediately interested.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
dPROVING.

" way observ- ! buAiness cannot (ustrial conditions the factories are |rs and that there D the streets. Dur hign the Herald hct that business
 that it was the
 made the cond1- a portion of the
 all living under
 as we did then, In power and the Is from a depres-
 not responsible pt as good as it n the war is over down again to
 living. Europe, in large orders to a result the fac longer hours and le employed. This edicted and there ing evidence that
 so many feared neously charged ble for the indus st year, has done In industries, but
 next two years ss boom that will 1erchants and all He lines for the w months.
 Bridgeport are erhaps than from Connecticut, some re working over- eparing, If they rted, to work day to turn out their 5 not all for the broad, but for anticipation of a rovement during to know that the nat some said it
 hand is a meas more and better vhat the country
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
INC CATTLE.

AN" SAllA
 made to have Ito the slaughter
 by the foot and an investigation he real need Of hls. It has been tor that the gov
 a mania for kill
 have found one
 have killed the h result cattle liars have been a and it is now filing continues ing, feeding and ltry will be de- Pe has apparently bhe east but the eomplished was the infected an- lat have been ex- and some others dogs which was
 There has been fort to treat the ,ernment officials
 every herd as a ae spread of the ed as spreading ern states, the by killing all in- been continued he cause of the ongress make an Hh ether, such an ecessary. There rood evidence in- t an animal can t the spread of
 halted by isoIa-
 This has been ous visit of the y, but som chow remedy provided e target was not [imal. It is time
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
CIVIL SERVICE IN CONNECTICUT.

The civil service law of Connecticut will be given a blow on the point of the chin when the committee on judiciary makes it's report next week The argument has been advanced that the republicans had no hand in the preparation of the law in the first place, that it was democratic scheme, that Governor Baldwin arranged to fill the capitol with democrats and then closed the door to keep them in. This was to be all accomplished through the civil service law and in order that 1t may not be able to carry out it's purpose the republicans pro- pose to extract the teeth from the measure so that they may be able to do themselves just what they com plain the democrats did.
 It is impossible to see in this &C., tion anything but a revival of the system which, it must be admitted, the democrats sought to abolish, even even though it was done, as now al- legged, in a partisan spirit. The speak CT of the last house was a republican, majority of the members of that branch of the legislature were of the same political complexion and if the measure was as wicked as some now say why was it not defeated? It could easily have been done because the republicans were in majority in the house and law cannot be enact ed without the help of that depart ment. The facts seem to be that the law was regarded as being perfectly proper. was advocated by leading re- publicans as well as democrats, and along the lines that tend toward eff1- ciency in the public service, but when another year rolled around and it was found that republicans have the whole machinery at their command they want to go back instead of forward for the reason that it will give them more offices and add to the value and strength of the machine. That is where the shoe pinches just now. It is folly to suppose that republicans cannot fill the offices in question as we'll as the democrats but what needs to be done and which the last legisla- ture did do was to pass a law that would prevent man from losing his position because he did not happen to vote the same ticket as those who were elected as head of any depart ment. It is not good business to se- feet a man to perform a certain worn and just when he becomes most effi- cient to be turned out for another who at best cannot possibly be as we'll | informed as his predecessor for at l least certain length of time and l just as soon as he reaches that point he is turned out for some one else. It was to prevent that sort of thing that | the civil service law was enacted. If there are any weak spots in the meas
 ure they should be strengthened and 1 not destroyed. The proposed action of the republicans will come back to plague their organization in future just
 as sure as the sun rises in the east Men as a rule do not go to the polls
 to vote for, that sort of thing.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
FACTS AND RANCHES,

The Olympic games were originally dated for Germany in 1916, but if so, they are likely to be played with ma- chine guns.--Norwich Record.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
DEFENSES.

] of the best in- he senate, wants hlitary prepared t council of na-
 ground that the e imperfect and n some cases hl deficiencies.
 that is nec-
 4dak without
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
EXTRA WHITE SALE OFFE RINGS AT
 19 CENTS.

CORSET COVERS of nain- sock in variety of good styles, trimmed with deep yoke of embroidery and torchon faces, 19c.
 DRAWERS of good quality muslin with tucked hem stitched ruffle, 1Sc.
 OUTING FLANNEL SKIRTS, good quality with Scalloped edged ruffle in pink ard blue stripes, 19c.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

When we hear of horses sold to go abroad and to be used in war, there is awakened a, sentiment of sympathy that does not always apply to the mas ters and users of the unfortunate an- imals. The human being is supposed to go voluntarily into warfare and to make 1t, at least to some extent, his choice, while the horse is not con- senting partner but goes because he is bought for the purpose. His blind ness to the future of course shields him from the bangs of apprehension which soldier may feel, and being unconscious of danger he does not dread it. With the best intentions but with a misapprehen of the limits of the presidents ability, the societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals have petitioned President Wilson to forbid the exportation of horses to be used in war. The presi- dent has no power to do this-it can only be accomplished by an act of congress or by the refusal of the own CTS of horses to part with them for that purpose.-Bridgep Standard.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

In view of the fact that the su- preme court is considering> the mat ter of the application of the work mems compensation law to employ CTS of fewer than five persons, it is worth while to consider if the legis- lature could not take steps promptly to relieve such small employees from liability under the law while the de- cision is pending Post.
 There appeared in the columns of the Waterbury Republican Tuesday a two column heavy black-border ad- vertisem ent which read:
 To the Memory of Two Horses
 Joe and Jim
 Came to Work March 1898 Chloroformed January 1915.
 They did faithful duty
 The Ralph N. Blakeslee Go.
 That might be looked upon as an unusual demonstration over the pu>- ting out of the way of couple of dumb beasts but 1t shows the regard that Is paid in that company both to the recognition of a faithful team and the contribution that goes to the maintenance thereof. There is every reason to believe that those two hors- es received treatment in accordance with the demands of square deal even though it was only horse-flesh that was in the balance.-Norwich ch Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
WISE, SMITH & CO.,, Hartford
SIPS New Undermuslins, Night Gowns; Combinations and "! White { Skirts in the h0c White Sale O/S

NIGHT GOWNS of fine cotton and nainsook, chemise styles, featuring the newest faces and em- broideres, regular SIPS values, 6ec.
 COMBINATIONS, Princess and waist line styles, fine quality cotton and nainsook and the allover embroidery effects, finished with ribbon and bead ing regular 1.25 values at 6gc
 WHITE SKIRTS with ruffles and hounces or shadow torchon laces and blind and eyelet em- broideres with insertions beading and ribbon, reg ular S1 25 values 69c.
 FLANNELETTE NIGHT GOWNS in the wanted colarless styles finished with braid in all white and pink and blue stripes regular SIPS value at 6se. 39c GOWNS SKIRTS, CORSET COVERS, DRAW
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
Gowns and PettiCOatS in
 the White Sale 7.is:. 7.is: a. $1.69, $1.95, $2.95

GOWNS of fine nainsooF in choice selection of Empire and deep yoke models, front, back and sleeves deliberately trimmed in combinations Of lace embroidery and ribbon.
 PETTICOATS with deep shadow lace, houncc and vandvke insertion with ribbon drawn other models have q ruffle insertion of Swiss embroidery.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15
EX IRA w HITE SAL E OFF F. RIN GS AT
 IS CE NTS.

GOWNS of nainsock, have deep yoke and sleeves of Wide embroidery and val. lace inser- tions, others of crepe, 4Sc.
 COMBINATIONS made with wide beading and ribbon drawn and insertion and edge of tor chon lace, 48c.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

39c Gowns, Skirts, Corset Gov CTS, Drawers and. Boudoir Caps S,,a i9 the White ... 25c
 GOWNS neck and sleeves, finished with lace edge and beading, ribbon run, 25c.
 SKIRTS, muslin with wide ruffle, finished with tucks and hemstitched hem, 25c.
 DRAWERS, cambrc and cotton with ruffle of wide embroidery and tucks above, 25c.
 CORSET COVERS, nainsook with lace embroid- cry. beading and ribbon run, trimmed back and front, 25c.
 BOUDOIR CAPS several styles made of lace net and danty trimmed, 25c
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

NIGHT GOWNS with entire yoke and sleeves of eyelet embroidery and Valencennes aces finished with beading and ribbon in fine nainsook and cot ton, several styles regular SIPS values at 95c
 COMBINATIONS, Princess and waist line styles with cluny and fisheye laces and embroidery com bination trimmings, insertions and medallions with beading and ribbons regular s1.25 and s150 values 95c.
 WHITE SKIRTS with narrow wide founces or embroderies of fine laces, insertions, ribbon and rosetes regular S1.25 and $1.50 values at 95c
 BODICES with sleeve effect in the new combina- tions crepe de chine and lace, de chine and brussels and all lace insertion styles, regular $1.25 S1.50 values at 95c.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-15

Extensive Price Reductions in All De-
 partmentS. COATS. SUITS, FURS, BATH ROBES SWEATERS, BLANKETS, CON- FORTABLES, WINTER UNDER WEAR, all kinds of KNIT GOODS marked for a quick clearance.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-11
Antiquity Of the Organ.

The organ is the most magnificent
and comprehensive Of all musical In
struments. While the pipes OF Pan.
aside from that mythical parsonage,
indicate very ancient use OF pipes as
a means Of producing musical sounds,
the water organ Of the ancients" fur
nishes to the student of organ history
the first tangible clew regarding the
remote evolution Of the instrument.
In the second century the magr1pha,
an organ Of ten pipes with a crude
keyboard. is said to have existed, but
accounts Of this instrument are in
volved In much obscurity. It is aver
red that an organ. the gift of Con-
stantine. was in the possession Of King
Pepin Of France in 757. but Aldhelm, a
monk. makes mention Of an organ with
"gilt pipes as far back as the year TOO.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-11

The man who when struck violently
on the head says he "saw stars" is not
far from telling the truth. The fact
is that thera is phosphorescent pow
er IN the eye which does not attract a
persons attention under ordinary con-
ditions, but which Is distributed and
reveals itself whenever the head gets
sudden shock and sometimes even
in the act Of sneezing. A blow on the
head results in pressure Of the blood
vessels upon the retina. causing either
total darkness or a faint blue light
which floats before the eyes, and it is
in this faint blue light the imagination
discerns the thousands of fantastic
forms and figures that by general ac-
ceptance are termed stars; hence,
while the astronomical display so fire.
Quently mentioned may be said to be
entirely creature Of the imagination,
there is at least some foundation for
the idea
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-11
ne DWELT IN PEACE.
Revolutions In Haiti Didn't Bother the
Old Darky Settler.

Revolutions In Haiti Didn't Bother the
Old DarI<y Settler.
During one Of the revolutions In Hal
ii party of Americans made a riding
tour Of the mountains. One morning
a member Of the party suddenly drew
rein and pointed to lone ridge where
an old tattered stars and stripes tut
tered on bamboo pole.
1--WE must pay our respects" some
one said.
After some search they found n path
that zigzagged up to the wild place.
They followed 1T and at last discovered
an aged negro sitting before his wat
tied hut smoking his pipe. whilo be
kept an eye on the flag.
Whats the flag for?'' some one asls-
Cd.
Perfection" said the old man quiet
". II heah dey done begin anudder
resolution. so I put 1t up. Yes. sub,
come hear twenty-five yeahs ago, an
has dat flag wild me. I'm George, cook
on steamer outer Savannah
"Like de place? Vas. sab. Plant
yam an coffee an cassava. Resoln-
tons don't trouble dis niger. Hbegy
time dey resolute yander up goes de
flag. an OATS all dere's to it."-WaGh-
ington Star.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-11
SOLDIERS AND CANES.
English Military Men Must Not Go Oari
Walking Empty Handed.

English Military Men Must Not Go Out
Walking Empty Handed.
1t Is one of the regulations Of the
British army that every soldier when
walking out mast carry In his hand a
stick IN order to preserve a sohierly
appearance and prevent anything like
slOuching in his gait.
This rule applies to all ranks, and
should any one seek to evade it he
would find his progress barred by the
sentry at the barrack gate or entrance
to camp.
Privates generally carry light canes
Or "swagger sticks" noncommissioned
officers fairly stout sticks. and officers
invariably go in for the more expensive
kind. 1t is question that has often
been asked. Who first suggested the
idea? But nobody seems to know.
From the earliest times drill ser
geants and drum majors have carried
sticks, and the fashion may have come
from that fact. Soldiers as a rule buy
their own sticks, but in one or two reg
iments a recruit is presented with one
when be gets his uniform. If this gets
lost. however. he has to buy the next
and subsequent ones.
There is story told of a soldier one
day who couldn't find his cane and,
knowing he would be challenged if he
didn't have something in his hand,
quietly picked up a poker and passed
through the gate all right with It in
his fst.-Dundee Advertiser.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-11
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Making Them Is Very Delicate and
COMPLEX Process,

Making Them Is Very Delicate and
Complex Process.
Almost all the high explosives have
cotton as their base. 1t is true that
very good sporting powder can be
made from wood pulp; but, as the ed
itor of Nature remarks, 1.-The artillerist
would be in great difficulty if he were
provided with such a propellant. be
cause in order to obtain any sort of
regularity the nitration of the wood
pulp has to be kept at low point, and
the ballistics, on which the artillerist
depends, would be quite thrown out"
High explosives are cellulose highly
nitrated-that is, highly charged with
nitrogen. This process consists of i'm
mersing cotton waste Chat has been re-
peatedly teasled, picked and dried) in
a mixture of nitric and sulphuric &C.
ids. in the proportion of II per cent
sulphuric acid, 81 per cent nitric acid
and s per cent water. After the acids
have acted for the required time they
are removed. The cotton is washed
repeatedly and boiled several times in
water. 1t is then pulped, partly dried
and pressed into molds.
The manufacturer does his best to
regulate his output, so that it shall con
tain approximately eleven molecules of
nitrate to the quadruple molecule of
cellulose, as shown in the formula. or
content Of nitrogen that ranges be-
tween 1898 and 1906 per cent.
The process is delicate and complex.
for the proportions of acids and water
must be exact and all must be chem
ically pure. Besides this. the cellulose
must be of uniform grade. which is
most difficult thing to obtain.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-11

Hay wire at Dodd Supply Com.
pany. 115.tf
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-11
OctoberDeciding Month Of War
Says Bulgar Minister; Grecian General
Staff Convinced Teutons Will Win

bern Oct g. The Berlner Zeitung Am Mag repubhes
interview that had appeared Lepc evening newspaper with the
Bulgarian minister Berlin Mr. Rov in which the minister de-
caed that October probably would the deciding of the
says the Over Seas News agency which the interview
follows:
The entente powers will force Bulgaria demoboze and
threaten the landing of troops Saonk the latter action being
possible since the knows does respect the
rights of other nations
For Bulgaria there only few possibilities either demob-
lie take action. The decision long delayed"
M Rtzov the newspaper continued reviewed the Balkan
situation declaring that King Constantine of Greece
mind we'll and that the Greek general staff firmly convinced
central will be vctors likewise King Ferdinand
mania countebaance the influences of the his kingdom
Rzov concluded with the statement that always
for Balkan dpomats voice tRuan sentiments freely"