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Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
NEED OF PREPARATION.

Ever since this country was forced to take steps which would result in the wiping out of the band of brigands in Mexico headed by Villa there have been repeated instances where the un- preparedness of this country has been revealed. Too much dependence has been placed upon our own wishes re- garding peace to find us equipped to take care of such trouble, and yet it is not possible to look upon 1t as un- foreseen.
 There has been a menace along the Mexican border for long time. We have relied upon our neighbor to con- trol those who would do their utmost to involve the countries in conflict, without taking any appreciable steps to look after our own interests. It was thoroughly understood that the raid upon Columbus was not prompt ed by the de facto government of Car ranza, but resulted from the weakness of that republic and the inability of the first chief to control the actions Of the forces which were operating against it's welfare.
 Yet while it showed up the short comings of the present Mexican gov ernment, it has also pointed out to this government the fact which ought to have received attention in antici- patton of just such a raid as was made, that unless we are prepared there are slight reasons for expecting that our rights are going to be re- spected.
 The position of the troops under General Funston today has again shown the effects of the policy under which they have been moving. Not only the maintenance of peace but proper support of our soldiers dur Ing trouble depends upon the manner m which provision is made in ad- vance to take care of such a situation In view of that it is not surprising hat the recent army increase was au- thorized by the senate and it is to be expected that the same object lessor will have it's good effects when ii comes to further preparation. It must be done before trouble starts to ente, he door.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
ATTRACTIVE CLOTHES CLOSET

The appearance of the clothes closets is one of the tests of good housekeeping. They may be made as attractive as they are often un- attractive if the housekeeper will give them a little attention.
 One good closet which presents a good appearance is usually convent ent and has some excellent ideas for keeping dresses from the dust It has a pole the entire length of the closet.
 On this are hung a large number of coat and skirt hangers, covered with silkolene. The owner says that 1t is just as well to use silkoline as silk, and it is less expensive.
 Attached to the hook on each hang CT and gathered closely to 1t is a bag of the silkoline as long as a dress.
 The bag Is left open at one side to slip the dress into 1t, with ribbons in two places to tie the bag together, and sewed across the bottom so that the bottom of the skirt or the train, where there Is one, will be protected.
 Every garment has it's own special hanger and baS for protecting 1t from the dust. At one end of the pole are the comon dresses, and they gradu- ate on to the better dresses and those for evening wear at the other end of the closet. When a dress is taken off 1t is placed at once on hanger and frequently hung before an open win dow to be thoroughly aired. If it is evening when it is re- moved it hangs before the window all night; then in the morning. if another is to be worn, the first is placed in the closet in its proper place on the pole. The owner can go to the closet in the dark and at once find any gar ment.
 When shoes are removed they have shoe trees inserted while the shoes are warm, and a flannel cloth is kept in a convient place and the dust rub bed off. which requires only a mo- ment's time.
 The shoes are then ready to be worn the next time, and they arc kept in much better condition thar when the dust is permitted to remain on them.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
FOREIGN DYESTuFEs

It is of course a cause for gratih- cation in some respects that an agree nent has been req ached whereby Great Britain will permit the sending of I5,000 tons of dyestuffs from Germany 10 this country. The textile interests nave been suffering tremendously by he lack of preparedness on the part f this country to take care of the de- hands of this kind and the way in which the war has shut off the for hgn supply, and they will experience Treat relief from this shipment, which comes with the full understanding hat it will not be exported to the lilies or be used in any way to aid hem.
 While business will rejoice over this method of overcoming the shortage, because it will put on the market ioods with which they are familiar md do so in a comparatively short lime there are reasons nevertheless or feeling that the future interests of his country would have been better erved~had there been an out and out efusal to meet the United States re- luirements in this direction. Whether uch a quantity as will be received Tiil be sufficient to last until the war B over depends upon the early decla- alton of peace, but it offers little encouragement to the building up of he dyemaking industry in this coun- ry. Reliance has been placed upon iernany In the past. Dependence up- n it is encouraged by this new ship nent and just as long as there are easons for believing that the German r0duct can be had there vssll be less nprts in behalf of the establishment n a fixed basis of such an American ndustry.
 Instead of profting by the lesson of he war concerning dyestuffs, which oints out the need of becoming inde- endent of foreign producers, we bid
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
shows Him Unft for cenaress.

Mir. Editor: Allow me to congratu- late you on your editorial of Saturday with regard to Congressman Mann.
 Mir. Mann can be credited with eX- tensive knowledge in parliamentary law and partisan politics and with many bright and witty sayings in and out of congress, but there are times when he falls far below the level of what we expect from a man occupying such prominent position as he docs in public life. His latest exhibition of this unfortunate trait was given at the most inopportune time and place for which you call him justly to account
 There will be very few, if any, pa triotic men who will believe him when he says that the message of President Wilson to the imperial German govern ment was given mainly for political effect" or further when he says that the president exaggerated our com plaints against Germany.
 While there may have been times and on other subjects when Mir. Wilson may have said some things that bore a political texture, cannot believe that on this occasion, and on so grave a question that affects not only the United States but the entire world, that he did SO.
 Let us think of the terrible possi- bilities that our president was dealing with. For over a year MT. Wilson has been writing to and receiving diplo- matlC notes rom a government which brides itself upon being the most high ly cultured and efficient in the world
 but without a conscience or a true sense of the principles of humanity. Germany has been a gross offender. She has blown up ships on which were citizens of the United States and drowned men, women and children as if they were rats. What she did in the destruction of human life is irreparable and yet she has done nothing only bubble, ask questions from the diplo- matic standpoint, at the same time continuing her work of destruction with the submarines.
 To many of us it has appeared that MT. Wilson was too mild and too pa- | tient under the circumstances, but he | has finally spoken in language that can hardly be misunderstood. His latest
 note to Germany is of such a character that every citizen of the United States
 ought to be proud of irrespective. of | either nationality. politics or religion. 1 When Mir. Mann says the truth IS. | the president is a Scotch Presbyterian. | and he hates the Dutch" he indulges | in an insinuation that IS too low, | mean and i'll bred for the lowest ward politician we can think of and stamps f MT. Mann as entirely unfitted to rep | resent a district in congress.
 JOHN MwILLIAMS. Norwich, April 22. 1s1s.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
WELL-KEPT HANDS SIGN OF
 GOOD BREEDING.

Beautiful hands are a sign of good breeding, it is said, and certain 1t Is that no one who neglects her hands can expect them to look well. Only regular attention and steady care bring forth any results in beautify ing the hands. The girl who works for her living need not despair, how ever, for if she will devote a few mo- ments each night to her hands they will look almost as well as those of tile lady of leisure.
 Be careful, first of all, as to how the hands are washed. In tepid water is the most satisfactory, for it is not too cold to remove the dirt and not too hot to redden the flesh. Constantly changing soap is very bad for the skin. A good soap should be selected and be used regularly without change. Be sure that all the soap is off the hands, then dry thoroughly, so that the flesh is not left damp and moist. By going to a manicurist once in c while and by watching attentively how the work is done you may be able to do your own manicuring at home the rest of the time.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
THE BRITISH CABINET,

What appeared to be an irreparable break in the British cabinet has for the time being at least been prevent ed. How long the compromise which has been effected will hold together cannot be told but it must depend up- on the manner in which the country provides the needed recruits.
 The recruiting problem has long been a serious one with Great Brit ain. It is a far different one than the other countries face for military service is compulsory with them and not based upon the volunteer system, and in spite of the conditions opinions upon that question are as much di- vided in England as ever.
 Even though that country had diffi- culty in getting it's army organized despite the necessity of bringing back from the front many of the workmen who had volunteered but who were needed to get out the war munitions and regardless of the failure of Lord Derby's plan, there is still a strong opposition to conscription. From the statements of the leaders the time has come when the backing and filling or this question must stop. It is the declaration of Lloyd George that 50,- 0O0 recruits are needed every month The compromise which has been ef- fected now is. simply another delay There is willingness to have the men of Britain come forward vol untarily to fight for their coun- try if they will, but those who are directing the country during the wal are finding that they are not meeting the situation and that if England is going to do it's part and come fortt from the war victorious it must use different methods, so that while the cabinet trouble is healed for the mo- ment it may be only temporarY
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

ay for new boilers and there was whole lot of talk, ! presume rom a personaJ knowledge of applied mechan- ics. about repairs and so forth Deins the thing to do. and that new ooiieIs were irrelevant to the well being ot our ras and electric plant at that time At the April meeting there seemed to DC a change of opinion and the reasons given for that change seemed 10 DC very conclusive that our city ilthers must have taken another course in ap- piled mechanics relative to boilers and
 We were told at that meeting that Cur SI 900 coo gas and electric plant was not earning a penny for the stock holders. as it took all the income for wear and tear. If that condition pre- vailed with a private corporation. now much less than S1.C0Oc coo would the plant be worth2 Don't all answer at once. I could not help but think In reading our gas and electric plant adv. in the Record of April S-gaS heaters put in on the installment plan- Q small amount down and balance in small easy nayments, have our gls expert call inst where the Central Labor union stood in regard to the 50 or more gas
 filters that are paying taxes and trying to get a living in town were coming off ana what influence prevents the electric light plant from installing electric lights on the same basis in competition with our electricians And when we are informed that our gas and electric plant is about as valuable from an income standpoint as wood on Indians smelling apparatus Tor smelling purposes. iL comes as near having inc bills for the upkesp of our city as the tax rate on a lot in the Yantic cemetery Paid by non-residents who think a stuffed ham is about right. If you don't want to see it, don't look at 1t: if you can't smell it, ask the wooden Indian why.
 AN OLD TIMER. Norwich. April 22, 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
EMERGENCY BITS.

Often one needs a small funnel and there is none available, so try this for such an emergency: Make a small hole in the end of an eggshell and pour the liquid through this into the bottle.
 Another emergency device-if you have a small bottle which no cork will fit try boiling any cork which Is handy five minutes and when it is soft it can be molded to fit any bot
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
COPPER DISH CLOTH.

Among the cleaning agents there are two recent additions to the list that are well worth while; one is the copper wire dish cloth which comes in three sizes for the cleaning of pots and pans and is much more effective than the chain cloths, as it does not chip or crack the enamel. The other is steel wool; this comes in a roll, and a little bit pulled off, which has and looks not unlike 1t, will clean enamel ware perfectly simply by rub ping it over the surface. It may al- so be used for brasses and glass ware Use with it a nonalkaH soap, if any, and always rinse the article and polish with a dry cloth after it Is cleaned
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
AN EMBROIDERY HINT.

of good china in embroidery, whether in silk or wools, upon any suitable ground One woman has just em- broidered the familiar blue Copenha gen china design on white for a table centerpiece to go with her own Delft china The many colored little punches of flowers that are hand painted on Worcester and other old English chinas are just as fascinat- ing when you see them worked on quilts, cushions and the like.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
5RIsTLE BRUSH USEFUL.

Efficient housekeepers find that a great deal of the important work in the home can best be done with the aid of brushes. Even though there is a great increase in the use of the many fiber cleaning devices like fiber long handled mops, fiber short handled dusters, etc, the stiff bris- tie brush still has it's own niche of usefulness. There is something in the way a brush acts upon a given sur face that is quite different from the way a cloth or fiber device acts up- on the same surface.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

It Is a great convenience to have the petticoat on an elastic band so that the length and placing of the full ness can be adjusted at will. It all so does away with the embbarrass- ment of having the skirt come down. as there are no buttons to give way at the worst possible time. The slit in the back of the skirt may be sew ed up and the skirt slipped over the head, which does away with the open ing showing under a thin dress.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
NEEDLEWoRK NOTES.

The doilies which are used on the summer porch can be most attrac- lively weighted by beads so that they will not be carried away or misplaced by a breeze. If the dolly is square a cluster of porcelain beads fastened in each corner of the cover will be suffic- tent. If the doilies are embroidered, colors matching the embroidery should be used. One orange and two beads on a blue and white dolly would be most attractive.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
dustrious inseets.-Now Canaan Ad-

dustrious insects.-New Canaan Ad- vertiser.
 The New England conference of the Methodist Episcopal church has rec commended that the words dancing. card playing and theater going" be omitted from the discipline. wise suggestion By retaining such mo ss grown ideas which long ago outlived their usefulness. the Methodist disci- pline was put on Q par with the blue laws Of Connecticut. which arc cheer fully being tranzEressed every day in the week To have s'lch laws only for the purpose of breaking them is a poor arrangement When a person knows a law exists and breaks i: be cause he knows it Is impotent ana cannot be en- forced. he is bound to have q growing disregard for the statutes even when they are of such character as normal ly to command respect fl not admira- tion.-Meriden Record.
 Most of the deadly railroad ccllIs- ions are rear-end collisions. and most of the fatalities in such wreclls are confined to the rear coach of the train that Is struck Sue hwas the case in the Milford wreck. in the Westerly wreck. at Stamford at North Haven. and in many other smashups. 4 pri- mary thought following such wrecks is: How can we prevent collisions 9"
 
 from the same incentive is How can we reduce the loss of life when col lis4ons do occur! To this thought we owe the demand for steel cars. de- mand that becoming operative. has sl- ready saved many lives. But following out the same thought: Why not do away with -hs end err This <s-srds like an old DlKe. tint there ouEE-n't tO be anT last car on train" But Co .s joke ought not tC blird our perCcp'st n Wn. wa a.HHa sary that the lasr eur s. CtIii te a pas senger car. HcU mary lives would have been lost at Stantford at Nor n Haven, at Milf0rl. at Westerly. if the last car oS the ~talIei train had tf6n a baggage cuSch I7s-sld O. a .!OwCed passenger car, as it wac iu each si.- stance.--Bridgeport Telegram.
 With the advent of sprin- automat- ically springs up the problem of the come acquainted with this phenomenon during the Dlsasat weather Of last year. The epidemic of iitney trnns- portation attained high water mark during the summer and then waned | into innocuous desuetudc as fall ad- vanced. Now VIC nave it with US again and it strikes the impartial citi- zen. who has just hal Q whole. long | winter of trolley transportation, that | q rival to the CDnnecticus Co. properly | reBulated might DC . Denelci1l thing. | The trouble with the jitney business of this section today is that lt i5 prCc- tically unregurltei- l. It is allowed to violate most of the rules cf common sense and safs.y. CrowdinG the J,tEey | cars and driving them. after they are packed full, at a reckless rate of speed | are two of the predominant evils of the present system Amateurs at the steer ing wheel also add to the perils of jit- ney riding. Eliminate these three things and there would be more to be said in favor of the titney than can now be advanced truthfully by those who wish to see this branch of the transportation business prosper.-An- sonia Sentinel
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The rules for the autoist consist of these things to remember: Co slow 2t corners or when passing anything Be considerate. stop It danger points. use chains on slippery DavsTnsnts, when in doubt go slow or stop. Of course many times the autoist is not to blame for the accidents, but fl the driver thinks safety first he will preven- many ac- cidents whether his fault or not. It Is a good thing to endeavors to impres these things on peoples minds at ih!s time, for there Is always danger un- less the driver of aa automobile is constantly alert.--Meriden Journal
 Who is the knocksr2 This question is easily answered. You will usually find him on some street corner when the police are not present. his amount of work during the day is represented by the algebric figure Y, and his occU. patton. if you asked him. would puzzle him more than the solution O. the number of summers seen by the fcti- tious Ann. still ne knows how the en- tire city should be regulated. although he does not know and does not care, how he will pay his personal tax Nothing that happens in his home town is any good. 1t never can be. He judges the town from his own sfandsrd and the conclusion is only obvious. Bees kill off drones; tue law prevents our following the example of the in-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
KILLING AN oDoR.

How often an i'll person is made uncomfortable by odors from other parts of the house getting into the sick room. Sometimes when the room is near the kitchen the smells are un- bearable. By pouring a few drops of oil of lavender into a glass of very hot water the air of the room can be cleared almost instantly.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

For the observance of it's 30th an- niversary The Meriden Journal put out a special edition of 4s pages which is credit both to the paper and the city in which it is published. The Journal is one of the enterprising pa pers of the state and it is to be ex- pected that it will continue to make as great strides in the next 30 years as it has in the past.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
QUAINT OUTLINE.

Round, full skirts gathered at the waist become more and more popu- lar, and almost invariably these skirts are accompanied by tight bodices which are buttoned or laced up the front from waist to throat. A quaint outline, but exceedingly attractive.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

The neck line of the spring and summer frock is much wider and therefore much more becoming than was last years. That is, the frock is cut away at the sides of the throat as wei as in front, showing something of the shoulder line.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
TO SET coLORS.

When washing and rinsing colored material cd a tablespoonful of epson salts to each gallon of water, and even the most delicate shades win neither fade nor run. Serge and sim liar materials which have been dyed black can be safely washed in this way without any risk of the dye run
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
FRINGE ON PARAsoLs.

Fringe trimmed parasols are being shown among the new things for spring, the fringe being of silk or worsted, fully four inches wide and in matching or brilliantly contrasting cOlOrS
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

It is well to remember that a care lessly dropped match or cigar stub often causes more damage than could be replaced in a lifetime by the re- sponsible party.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
TO KEEP NICKEL CLEAN.

wash with pure white soap and warm water, whipe dry, then polish brisSiy with newspaper. This will make 1t very bright and keep it from tarnish- ing
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

Another dinner set was so complete ly covered with 8 combination of green, blue and rose that it might con- sistently be termed a flower garden design and was selling for SIS. This is an English pattern.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

The very fact that Germany has or dered a limited use of soap must be taken to indicate that it is not plan ming an early clean up.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

The appointment of Miss Gertrude Vaile as executive secretary of the charity and correction division of the department of social welfare in Dem yer. Col, puts her in charge of the entire charity work of that city
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

If it is necessary to wear overshoes, keep a comfortable pair of>old shoes to wear under them and always re- move the overshoes at once when en- tering a building.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

Miss Flung Hin Liu. the young Chin csc girl recently graduated from Co., lUmbia university, will act as a repre- sentative of Vassar college in the woman's department of the new Chris tian college at Canton, China.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

England and France cannot imagine that Germany will accede to the de- mands of the United States. Their imagination is apparently being col ored by their hope.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

Business people, especially, feel the heat in steam heated office buildings and stores and then go out into the cold and wearing probably the same shoes. The result is that the per spring feet are chilled by the cold pavements and the result is burning and swollen extremities.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

One of the most usual causes of ten der feet is precipitation, and the man or woman who suffers from foot trou bIes will do well to see that the feet are not overheated or in a cold per spiratiOn
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24

Wood ashes is an excellent thing to clean kitchen utensils. Dampen a cloth, dip it in the ashes and SCOUT the pans and kettles.