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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-22
A STAR AND A SONG

Last Sunday morning Rev. Mr.. Baker
delivered an especially strong sermon at
the Cong'l church, taking his text from
Matt. 81, 2 and Luke go, 10, IA. He
aid in part
These two passages reveal the fact that
the visitors who came to the infant Jesus
were led tbither in two ways-by the
way of the star and the way of the song
and both we're equally effective. Thru
all the ages since the world has been try
ing to fnd Jesus. In one sense of the
word, the world has found Him. In a
yet truer sense, in His fullness He has
yet to be discovered. One, cannot but
wonder what science will be when all the
principles of radio-activity are known
and applied, when all the principles in-
volved in this planets life are under the
control of man. O0e cannot but wonder
what man will be when all knowledge is
at bis command, when he can pluck the
star from the heavens aud make it reveal
its secret, when be can wander at will
along the pearl avenues of the Milky
Way, when he can look into the depths
of his own soul, and ask and fully answer
the questions, what, whence, whither?"
When he can talk with God in the Ian
guage of Infinity. So one cannot but
wonder what mankind will be when the
world really discovers Jesus, when His
principles of life become mans rule of
living, when His habits of thought aud
action become mans habits, when His
dialect becomes the language of mans
country.
There are but few, even among the
skeptics, who doubt that the life princi-
pies which Jesus enunciated, woven
into life, would work wonders, but they
claim that they are impractical. vision
airy, utterly Utopian. The skeptic en-
phasizes the doctrine of nOn-resistance
and asks what place that doctrine has in
the world today. Now it would seem
from a view of today's turmoil that the
skeptIc was right. that the doctrine of
non-resistance would be suicidal, and
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-22

stand. To talk to wild Indian of broth
erly love, is to waste your breath until
you have educated him 10 understand
the new language; to talk to Mars, in his
war attire, in the language of the dove, is
to paly the fool. II
To stop this war now, as Mr.. Ford pro-
poses to do, would be to heal over a
wound with all the poison in it, which
must again erupt, or perhaps contami.
maze and paralyze the whole body. 1t
were better to finish the operation now.
cost what it may. Better to tear down
che walls till the new light can shine
wi unobstructed splendor, better that
this age should drink to the last dregs
the bitter cup of sorrow than that un-
born ages should drag along their path
ways the chains of tyranny and heart.
less "kultur", to which the finer septi-
ments of Christianity are as foreign as
tropical flowers are to the frigid zone.
When men really find Christ, they will
find far more uniting and conuuering
power in the church, and in that good
time, many of the creeds which now
puzzle and perplex, will be left behind.
When the world really finds Christ.
He will rule the state, He will rule the
social and industrial relations of men.
Tue revolution we are waiting for. the
revolution that will come when we have
really found Christ, will break out among
the rich in their fierce revolt against
their own luxury, while their brethren
at their side can starve aud go naked.
And when we have found Christ, we shall
want to pay the price, the price He paid.
"Who being rich, yet for our sakes be-
came poor"
When the world finds Jesus, the spirit
of Christmas will last from January first
to December tbirty-first, and not be con-
fined to one day, as at present. There
are some little ones who will look visit
fully for the man with the long, white
whiskers and the crimson garb, only to
see him pass them by on his way to fill
the stockings of the more fortunate one.
What are we going to do about it. if
there be any Scroogses among us who
have thru the year now closing, left the
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-22
"EyeS That See Not"

Eyes That See Not" in three acts,
featuring Beverly Bayne and Richard
Travers. Bell gives his secretary letter
to one of bis agents telling him to sell
three Thousand shares of certain stock.
The secretary meets Bells beautiful
daughter and forgets the stock till the
exchanges are closed. At the BIJOU
wednesday evening, Dec. 20. For par
ticulars of program teleph one 39-2.-adv
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-22

Miss katherine McGrath will leave
Thursday for her home in St. Johns, n
B., where she will spend the Holidays.
Remember the Community Christmas
Tree in Academy Park, Friday evening.
Full particulars elsewhere in this paper.
Mrs. D. w. Donaldson has been quite
i'll for the past two weeks and Miss Alice
Mars of Summer street has been caring
for her.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-22

Lang played in Smalley's place last
five minutes, and Morrill, in Merritt S
last period, Referee, Stafford; Timer
Towne.
P. A. VS.. HARVARD DENTAL
Tuesday, after Christmas, Dec %, an
interesting game of Basket Ball will be
played between p. A. and Harvard Den
tai School of Boston. See what the To-
Gals can do to the fast bunch from the
Hub. The guarantee is large and the
boys need your support.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-22
BASKET BALL
Red S0x, 25-St0We T. T., 9

An interesting game of Basket Ball
was witnessed by large crowd at the
local Gym. Friday night. Dec II. 1t
was played under professional rules and
the Sox certainly showed speed and en-
durance. Manager Stewart has some
good games in store for the public in the
near future.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-22
Everybody Likes Handkerchief

Everybody likes to receive nice handkerchiefs.
Do yon blame them? They are useful. Never any
better assortment than right now, Prices from
&c m
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-22
6 E 0RGE P. DR. 0 W N E
Make This a Practical Gift Giving Christmas

Pick Christmas Gifts with
personal Give gifts practical Think
gifts of this than O a frivolous nature
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides OF timely
questions as discussed In en-
changes that come TO Herald
Office
War Paintings Passing.
Washington Post.)

Paris, usually so sensitive in ar
tistic matters, has lately come to the
conclusion that the painter OF battle
scenes has lost his occupation as a
result of modern extension of the
territory on which conflicts are. now
fought. Even the artist, the Paris
newspapers say, has abandoned talk
of art. There is to be no Salon this
year, and the world of art in Paris
is void of life. In telling of the pass
ing of the war painter, the Paris cor
respondent of the London Times re-
marks:
One of the artists lamented the
changes that had come over war.
changes which had robbed 1t of its
beauty The trench lis the enemy of
military art, he said in effect, and
there is nothing whatever to be seen
and studied by the artist in the front
lines. The whole movement of men
and horses is in the rear"
Of all the things available Tor
worry, this passing of the war paint
ings is the least cause for concern.
There have been some great paint
ings portraying scenes on the battle
field. but in the disaster wrought by
boombs and shells there is no room
for romance
II the war artist without inspira-
ton, he can find 1t in the touching
figures of women weeping silently
over their dead in the farewells and
resignation of the civilian population.
in the forms Of men who did not
know why they fought, and yet are
manned for life.
If the classification of Ruskin is
to be accepted there are three forms
of art, the highest being the form
that appeals to the spiitual in man
the next being that which appeals
to the intelligence, and the third
that which appeals merely to The
senses. If there is a form still low
er, it Is that which seeks to glortfy
hideous war scenes.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23
Pennsylvania Full Crew Law.
(Springfield Republican.l

Governor Brumbaugh's veto of the
repeal of the full crew law of Penn
sylvania Is particularly surprising In
it's statement that "a large and per-
sistent lobby worked for the bill If
there was one virtue the railroads
claimed for themselves in working for
the repeal, IT was Straightforward,
aboveboard publicity and absolute
reliance upon an educated" public
opinion The tainted lobby methods
were said to have been discarded.
The railroad companies did fight in
the open their appeal 10 the public
Tor support was frank and. sincere.
People asked if indeed this was the
beginning of the new era in the re-
lations between corporations and the
legislature.
The railroads had the fullest right
to appeal to the public Tor support
of their legislative project. and the
method employed was much to be
preferred to the discredited methods OF
Invisible government. II, at the
same time. the railroads secretly en-
ployed also powerful lobby organ
lied on the traditional lines, they
were false IN their pretensions to the
public: but IL is hard to believe that
they were guilty of such brazen du-
rlicity. The pressure to which the
members of the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture were subjected may have been
nothing different from that which
ia Dor organizations and anti-saloon
societies visit upon legislative bodies
in the effort to secure faws to their
liking
Governor Brumbaugh's strongest
point against repeal was undoubtedly
the alleged fact that the larger crew
or freight trains had reduced the loss
of life on passenger trains in railroad
accidents. The railroad companies
may not admit the truth or this: more
time may be required to show the
actual effect of the full crew laws.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23
A TIMELY ACT.

German censorship, once COM
planned of by journalists of other
countries, has now taken rigat
about stand and delved into affairs
Of its own publications Word comes
from Berlin that the authorities
there have ordered the proprietors Of
the ..Tages zeitung'' to suspend pub
ncation for an indefinite period. This
action came as the result of fu-
rious article written by that enthusi-
astic producer Of German panegyrics,
Count Won ReventloW. The count all
along mas taken fiendish delight IN
attacking the diplomatic dealings of
the United States Of America, when
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23
The U-2s.
Norwich Bulletin.)

The fate of German submarine
U-29 has been known for q number
Of months and it was serious loss
to that country inasmuch as 1t was
the vessel commanded by Lieutenant
weddigen who had been conducting a
series of daring attacks upon British
vessels. That the vessel was de-
stroyed by the British was to be in
ferred from the announcement made
hy the admiralty at that time to the
effect that there was reason to be-
lieve that 1t had been fost with all
hands Furthermore no details were
given and it was Impossible for others
than those who had disposed of the
Submarine to know when. where and
how the end came.
1t is therefore interesting at this
time that Germany should base its
right to attack merchantmen upon the
claim that the U-29 was run down and
sunk by a British merchantmen car
rying a Swedish flag Even though
Great Britain has to give away It's
secret the German position is COM
pletely knocked in the head by the
brief British statement that the end
OF the U-29 was accomplished by a
British warship. If Germany has been
attacking merchantmen under the
supposition that its submarine was a
victim of one of them. II may have
been poor policy upon the part of
England to have kept the circum-
stances surrounding the U-29 SO care
fully guarded, but even as the Ger
man claim must have been founded
upon pure supposition SO there. is
reason to believe that IL is now picked
UP solely as an excuse for supporting
the policy which removes all con-
sideration from humanity. The evil
dence against the merchantmen flying
false colors appears to be as fiimsy as
that against the Lusitania carrying
concealed guns.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23
NUMBERING THE MERCHANT
MARINE.

President Wilson has had called to
his attention by A. L. Thurman, So
licitor of the Chamber Of Commerce,
the absolute necessity of changing the
navigation laws because Of their him
drance to the development of the
American merchant marine All the
trouble is laid at the door of the re-
Gently passed "Seamen's Act" put
through. congress by Senator La Fol-
lette, Of Wisconsin. 49,. VIII
Solicitor Thurman.,ra at the direction
of Secretary Redfield. prepared for
President Wilson the opinion which
may mean the doom of the Seamen's
act Steps will be taken, it is under
stood, to have this legislation, which
has been protested against by all
American owners of merchantmen
islation If that cannot be done the
law will be amplified and corrected
is such manner as to protect and not
crush the American merchant ma
rine.
In his opinion, Solicitor Thurman
shows that the provision Of the sea
mems act" relating to safety at sea is
practically incapable of being ems
forced. From the l5oksof- things it
would seem the legislative child of the
eminent statesman from Wisconsin,
will die natural death in the next
session of congress, in December.
Experts have before this given
their opinion of Mr.. La Follette's
bill. According to these men, there
is not provision In the entire doc
T trine which shows any true relation
to the American merchant marine.
While the bill was intended by Sem
ator La Toilette to work in the inter-
est of the American seaman, it mas
rebounded in exactly the opposite d.
rection and forces him out of posi-
ton because it imposes conditions up
on his employer which cannot be car
ried out. Owners of vessels cannot
operate under the dictates of this
law and still compete with the ma
rine service Of other nations Had it
! not been for its safety at sea feature,
| Ia grand stand play at the time the
Titanic and other tragedies occurred,
this bill would never have passed
congress. 1t having been found use
| less, tho bill should be thoroughly
| amended, or Withdrawn before il does
greater damage to American ships
| ping.
Certain sections of the law which
exempt ships Of other nations, have
] succeeded In putting out OF business
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23
DIR. Hadley's Advice.
waterbury Republican. }

President Hadley sounded the key
note of American opinion in his bac-
calaureate sermon to the graduating
classes of Yale university. He would
have us all be capable and prudent
chauffeurs, willing and able to set
the maximum of speed out of the car
on a state, clear road, but always
keeping such control over engine and
car that curves may be negotiated
without danger even from reckless
drivers and constantly alert to obey
the mute warnings along the high.
way or the eloquent signals of the
traffic squads.
It takes training to acquire such
self-control and such efficiency. but
with the leaders of the nation COR
stantly inpressing the rest of US
with the benefits OF such methods. as
we'll as the penalties of reckless
ness. results are bound to be more
and more gratifying as the future
Is revealed.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

to turn out the war supplies which
have been sold here to the belligerentsl
by the hundreds of millions Of dol,
lars But that at last the deliveries(
of munitions have begun to stream
across the seas in many cargoes there1
can be no question.
From the port of New York alone
last week went exports Of the valued
of s30.000,000 This is at q rate1
which in a hundred business Sfays'
would run up an outward business OF
$4,000, 900. 900. II that staggers the
magination. think what II would be-
in year with some 500 business dGr}
about $4,000, 600. 000i
There is another side--the interna-
tional net trade bill Last week our.
imports at New York were $17,B0O. =
900. So last week New Yorls excess
OF exports over imports---the net &C
count for foreign settlement---was
more than $12,0o0,000. more than
s2,000,0o0 q business day.
At that rate our favorable trade
balance at the port of New York
would be 5000. 900. 900 in hundred
business days and about $500. 000. 900
in year Of about 300 business days.
But in time OF peace or time OF war.
the port of New York does not make
the great foreign trade balances in
favor of this country. This is the
work of the shipping points on our
Atlantic and Pacific seaboards. for
our vast exports of cotton, of wheat.
of other agricultural and food prod
ucts
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23
such relations are interpolated in any
way with those of Germany

way with those of Germany.
In nutshell, Count Won Revent-
low has let his heart scamper. away
with his head. As result, he has
made extremely embarrassing the
present tense situation between
America and Germany. That the adj
visors of the emperor have seen fit
to have the counts pen stayed, shows
tendency for diplomatic Germany to
bow in submission to President Will
sons suggestions of February 10, and
June 9,-namely, that submarine war;
fare on neutral merchant ships be
done away with.
Count Won Reventlow, since the be-
ginning Of the war, has been attempt
ing to dictate the foreign policy Of
his country. He has religiously un-
dertaken to justify each and every &C,
committed by Germany on the high
seas, even pronouncing his benedic-
ton on the Lusitania murder. No
act committed by his beloved Ger
many could be wrong in the eyes of
the count. But evidently there are
others in the counsel of Emperor
Wilhelm who do not see things
through the same brand of spectacles
worn by the count These men now
realize that Germany is not in the
good graces Of the great neutral
powers They also have grown to un-
derstand that they have hurled their
last bluff, and the United States for
one is not going to be driven off with
a mere wave of their diplomatic
hands. These things all considered,
the note which Kaiser Wilhelm must
soon write to President Wilson in re-
Spouse to our note of June 9, must
be a different document than what
might have been written some few
months ago, If the kaiser carried out
his natural inclinations
It is to be hoped DR.. Dernberg, and
later Meyer Gerhard, Ambassador
Won Bernstorff's en1issary to the.
kaiser, have told the emperor of Ger
many and his official advisers the true
feeling in the hearts of all loyal
Americans regarding the German
American situation. BY ssuspending
the rabid purveyor Of articles such as
Count Won Reventlow fed to the Ger
man populace the Kaiser has shown
he must be somewhat in sympathy
with the views OF President Wilson.
even If he nas to sacrifice some of
his imperial pride in submitting to
what he might reason an encroacn-
ment on Germany's military policy.
With the suspension of Count Won
Reventlow's medium of stirring up
strife and dissension among tne Ger
man people over the American attt-
tude, the way may soon be clear for
a settlement of. all differences be-
tween the two nations.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

Rockland, Me-, June 2s.--The tor
pedo boat destroyer wadswcrth went
on today for the third of her oficial
acceptance trials having already COM
pleted enthusiastically her most df11i-
cult tests. Today's program include
ed four-hour run at is knots speed,
and four hours at IL knots, to deter
nine fuel consumption.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

one of the largest steamship lines on
the Pacific coast,-The Pacific Mail,
and throwing this American BUSH
ness into the hands of a Japanese
company. part of whose stock is
owned by the Mikado. The only ma
tions not exempt under its rulings
are Italy, Russia, Spain and Greece,
nations which have never been keen
competitors with American shipping.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23
Get Rid of Thaw.
(New Haven Union. }


The American public wants TO be
rid of Thaw. Therefore the decision
of the court of appeals. Affirming the
order of Supreme Court Justice
Hendrick, granting him trial by jury,
to determine his sanity, meets with
general satisfaction. Let US hope a
speedy settlement OF the trial will bel
carried out. If Thaw has recovered
his sanity he deserves freedom, as The
law provides If he still is insane, he.
ought TO be back in Matteawan. t.
was jury that declared him insane.
and II is not granting too much 20
have a jury. to decide if he is recey-
cred. The chief thing is TO be 5ust
and to get the unsavory affair settled.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

One of the great problems is fino-
ing what can be done to save the
many buildings that burn in outlying
country districts, very frequently with
no insurance. The rural fire depart
ment in the past was apt to feel that
1t had accomplished big things il If
saved the woodshed when the house
caught fire. The gradual spread of
motor trucks helps this situation. An
autom obile fire wagon can cover
many miles in the country when
horses would soon be winded Sue
cess in putting out fires depends on
the cooperation of citizens keeping
inflammable substances properly
cared for The fire fighting efficiency
of the future lies not so much in
developing the efficiency of depart
ments as in keeping hazardous risks
few and far between.--Norwich Rec
ord.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

Hartford. June Thames > Good,
win, cousin and for years a bus
mess partner Of the late J. p Nor.
gan, died here early today He v><
rearly so years of age and retired
from business years ago During hid.
connection with the Morgan interest3
MIR. Goodwin made fortune. He wa
warden OF Calvary church In Now
York in the seventies.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

T. r. said he had something seri-
Gus to attend to- when asked to an
swer w. j. BIS description of him as
a fire eater, blood thirsty to get into
the fray. There are something's he
won't take seriously.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

Italy says her singers in this coun-
try need not fight. There are some
singers we know who'd have to fight.
up, men, and at emf
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

Rockaway beach resorters gave a
seagull turkey for dinner Sunday The
Seigel who went to jail today won't
st his turkey until sometimes after
March s, next year.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23


Our system of government is ex-
tremely conservative and the coun-
try is better protected against sud-
den changes in the temper of the
public than are France and the Brit
ish possessions. We can get what we
want, but we are forced to take time
to think when changing the funda-
mental law Of the land. The trainers
of the constitution of the United
States were very careful to save US
from jumping at conclusions and
putting them into action. The result
is that the president of the United
States is the most autocratic ruler
on earth during his term of office,
which is undoubtedly an advantage
when trouble threatens from without,
as is the case today. New York
Commercials X shsrs - ne
49, e
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23
New York Press.

Whether the tide of our exports of
arms and ammunition is now rum
ming at the food is doubtful, Ma
chinery is still being built, factories
are being erected and plants equipped
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

{ The caddie who found Mrs. Dukes
bracelet worth $4,000, at Great
Neck Golf club has been highly COM
1nended by society for returning the
missing link
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

A business mans suggestion that
Mr.. Bryan go to Mexico to-. preach
peace sounds as if someone thinks
the late secretary of state is an atn-
lete. i
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

Lawyers contend this Is the season
to let Harry Thaw out.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

President Wilson accepts an honor
airy membership card in a bricklay-
ers' union. We assume that Brick
throwers' union would pay like tri-
butte to Bryan on very little encour-
agement.-Rrooklyn Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23
FACTS AND FANCTEs.

When the kaiser says that he could
sign peace now, he probably means If
the others were willing to do what he
said.--Norwich Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

The cruelest cartoonist of them all
is the one who pictures William J..
Bryan as DOMINIC Dr. Dernburg' S
shoes.-Buffalo Enquirer
New Britain herald., 1915-06-23

ii the opening Of the new
|sboro subway in New York.
Island city is not half so long
Gongacre Square as 1t once was.
will the subway to Berlin.
|erlin, pe under way.