Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18


gress is still debating the army bill.
The orator who said, Massachusetts!
there she stands might better have
said, There she moves.'-Providence
Bulletin.
Lest we forget, we must place the
name of Hannah Lord Montague
where it rightfully belongs,-on the
honor roll. From Troy, n. Y, where
the city is celebrating its centenary,
comes the enlightening news that
this woman was the first to detach
the collar from the shirt. Had it
not been for her Troy today would
not be known as the City of Collars
ana Cuffs and millions of men might
be less neatly but more comfortably
collared.-New Britain Herald.
Several inquiries have come to The
Republican as to what disposition
should be made of waste paper in view
of the government warning that there
is a shortage of paper-making ma
terials and that burning OF paper is
reckless waste. 1t should be given 10
the Salvation Army or sold to junk
men, who bale 1t and ship it to the
mills that make cardbOardS and wrap
ping papers. Large producers of
waste paper should buy their own
balers and sell it to the mills direct
Waterbury Republican.
Many of the high schools have put
| a ban upon allowing athletic teams
to play games which necessitaJe the
members of the team being away over
| night The school authorities in this
city were among the first to take such
| action. The same course has recently
been taken by Hartford. 1t seems that
| this is a good move. Schedules should
| be arranged which will allow the
| teams to return home after the games.
1t is move which should be taken up
hxr ,J~fEi inc !,
all places would adopt such a rule,
there would be no trouble in arrang-
/ ing the athletic schedules for the
| schools.-New Britain Record.
The Russians find that on the old
caravan routes of Asia the motor truck
| is far superior to the camel. 1t is
faster and its fodder, gasoline, which is
| cheap enough in the neighborhood of
Batum and Kaku, is lighter, and costs
less than food for the camel Its tenn
| per is less uncertain than that of the
| camel, and it does not smell quite as
bad. Broad rubber tires do not sink in
dry sand more than the broad hoofs
Of the animal which has been associ-
ated with transportation in the east
since the days of Abraham. 1t can
carry more water and consumes less,
and makes about twice the mileage in
| a day. It is predicted that the motor
| truck will render the isolated produc-
|
Only sentimentalists will regret the
passing of the camel, for though pic
| turesque in caravan he was always
| crooked, in fact there was nothing
straight about hiTn.-Hartford Times.
The police of Bristol arrested a
number of the young men in that
town last evening charging them with
lettering in the doorways, congregat-
ing on the corners and otherwise
making a nuisance of themselves and
that reminds US that one of the
most frequent criticisms that we
have heard from outsiders about our
own city Is that men are permitted
to block the sidewalks, gather in
doorways in Meriden more than they
are in other cities. 1t does not make
a good impression upon visitors tc
have these sidewalks crowds hanging
around the corners or gathering on the
curbstone. They do not permit it in
most cities and should not here
There are plenty of places for them tC
go where they can meet without block
ing the sidewalks and they should be
, told to do Observation-Disclosures Jour.