New Britain herald., 1915-07-09

] Tears, idle tears, have no longer e 1 mercantile value in American poi tics.-Brooklyn Eagle. New York ought to be the cleaheso l city in the world. The detectlves ways seem to be securing the cl.S somebody.-Bridge Telegrain' One horse for every five people m 1 .he United States and one automoplle ! for about every seventy people. Ano l yet a great many people are forced to l walk k-Wilk esbarre Record. Outside of having to keep track or Europe. Mexico and Hayti, the Wnlie l maintaining an open wire to Wasn- ington. President Wilson, IS enJoylng | a peaceful and carefree vacatlon.---- Newark News.
 Miss Adams says that she lnvesti- gated the war babies" question in tendon, and found that there has lseen a great deal of exaggeration over the matter" The babies were only very little ones-Boston Globe.
 A new company proposed to manu- fracture 9,OoO,0OO ten cent gramaphone records a year. And yet there are nersons who object to our factories being. kept busy by making munitions of war.-Paterson Press.
 Appar~ ntly the late secretary of state is bound to make one more effort for the relief of the misguided en- thusiast who vowed to abstain from a haircut until Bryan's election to the presid dency.-ROcheste Post Express. If the birth rate of France, as re- ported, has shrunk from 1000 daily to 356 a week for the whole country since the war started, it IS condition and not a theory, that confronts her. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Napoleon marched a good deals| farther into Russia than the Germans will be likely to go for some time, but he was mighty glad when he got out remnant of an army left.-New Haven Union. ,|
 A crank is an idealist blown up. He has, been guilty of intellectual intem- perance. He is a spiritual dope fiend t| who has indulged himself in the H-5 centiousness of uncontrolled logic until he has the delirium tremens.-New York Globe.
 Why this wintry summer? Perhaps benign Providence looks down with pity on women. wearing summer furs and sweaters. and out of a sheer hu- manitarian spirit orders cold weather for the comfort and preservation of Gods fafrest cTeatures.-St. Louis Times
 Redoubled vigilance in guarding the president at this time is necessity which the secret service has been quick to recognize. Those who have been denouncing him should also recognize the necessity of guarding their m mouths.-Philadelphi Ledger
 Three attempts within a year to blow up public buildings in New York city and four bomb outrages besides are counted up by the police. It is rather remarkable that comparatively little damage was done by all of the attempts put together. The murderous crank is after all a rather rare in- GividuaI- Republican.
 The strongest argument that Dyna- miter Holt had accomplices, who may now be screened by his death, is based on the fact that his campaign cost much more money than col lege instructor could have provided out of a small salary.-Springfield Re. publican
 We gazed pityingly on the listless drugstore clerk leaning against the sOda-counter.
 Haven't t. you any ambition? we queried.. kindly and all that
 No he replied with brightening intelligence; but I have something just as good."-Newburgh Journal.
 The type of youth who indulges in loud clothes and a hat forced back I over his ears dropped ito the dental I chair.
 "I'm afraid to give him gas" said the dentist to the assistant
 Why? ?'
 How can I tell when he's uncor- us?"-Philadelnhia Public Led ger.
 Governor Whitman's granting to Charles Becker of a two weeks re- prieve is wise executive action. If there is any legal remedy the former Kew York police lieutenant has not invoked to his advantage he is entitled to it's use The state loses none of it's rights, the courts and juries are not reflected upon. the cause of justice has Eeen in nowise impaired. Syracuse Journal.
 Bomb throwing in this town reaches : it attacks police headquarters. The section roundabout is one nnJ1cI