New Britain herald., 1915-06-16
FACTS AND FANCIES.

FACTS AND FANCIEs.
What's the use trying to discour-
age college men by telling them there
are only thirteen college graduates
among the forty-six railroad heads in
the United States? Look at the coll
leee graduates in the Big Leagues!
-Binghamton Press.
An ex-president Of the United
States, Professor William H. Taft of
Yale, is out for the single term. What
would be novel would be effective ad-
vocacy of the single-term modifica-
ton by president still in Office
New York Globe.
We recommend the Hon. Billy Sun
day to the consideration of the pres
ident as secretary of state. For
when Billy takes a rest the silence
is most noticeable. AS for the other
Billy-!-Financial America.
The members of that German band
who played the Star spangled Ban
ner, and then marched into the fed
eral building at Brooklyn and got
naturalized made the best of all re-
plies to Count Reventlow's remarks
about internal difficulties '-Syracuse
Post-Standard. "s-s
Labor unions win victory through
the La Toilette seamens bill So did
the farmer who, to prevent boys from
picking up apples in the orchard on
which his living depended, cut down
the trees.-Wall Street Journal)
That the Safe and Sane Fourth"
has really accomplished a great deal
is shown by statistics regarding 'te-
tanus. In 1908 there were Alt
Fourth of July victims of this dread
ed disease. In 1909 this number
was reduced to 100 and last year only
three cases were Observation-Disclosures
Record.
DR.. Dernburg sailed yesterday,
month after the republican babe him
farewell. If our 'rLebe wohl'' was
premature, it was sincere. May the
Norwegian ship he goes in not be the
victim of an unfortunate accident
on the high (springfield Re
publican.
The market prices of the neces-
saries of life have risen in London
from SO to SO per cent, and the war,
undoubtedly the cause, is still young
But the difficulty of living at homie
is still considerably less than the diff
fculty Of living anywhere near the
firing line.--New Haven Register.
Trial of criminal cases by news
paper, an evil of which former Pres
ant a i,1cf 1oi, Sc
conspicuous by its absence in Con-
necticut. The consistent attitude
taken by the courts in this state in
keeping comment upon trials in prog
ress within proper limits is matter
for which we may well be thankful.
Bridgeport Standard.
It has been suggested that we have
two cleanup weeks a year, one in the
spring and another in the fall. That
would be a capital idea if it were not
for the likelihood that the appeal
would lose its interest if too fire.
quently made. The time should not
be far distant when municipal author
tiles will poke around all premises
and demand that filth be removed all
the time (Wilkesbarre Record.
~ waving the lesser question OF what
it becomes a loyal citizen to do in
the face of a great foreign compli- |
cation, and under such special obi
cations as rested on Mr.. Bryan be-
cause of his official and confidential |
relations to the government, it is |
manifest that the president must be
supported by every citizen of this re-
public who conjoins to the love Of !
peace the characteristic American |
courage.-Brooklyn Citizen. |
Study a child's character" said |
Henry Ford in Washington. Mote |
his proclivities. Then choose trade |
or a profession for him accordingly |
I sent a, little boy out the other day !
with quarter to make a small pur-I
chase for me. On his return he told |
me the article he desired was out
of stock, and handed back my quar-
term the form of two dimes and
nickel. This boy, of course, is
cut out for waiter!'-(W Washington |
Post.
Perhaps the day will yet come
when there will be an universal coin
age, cosmopolitan language and
worldwide system of measurements.
Possibly If there is anything. of our
little world left after the last Krupp |
has rumbled its death-dealing mes
sage of "Ku1tur,' the time will come
when one can buy a hat in the in
terror of China which will not expose
/ him to the grins and derision of Fifth !
avenue or Buffa1o's own Main street.