New Britain herald., 1922-07-08

mors which are being heard around the state is one to the effect that Sem ator George P. Mclean will be asked not to seek renomination. The triumvirate inclines to the opinion that If nominated, he might be de- feated, as this is bad year for senate veterans, and they suggest that Congressman Schuyler P. Merritt of Stamford be nominated.
 New Britain republicans are usual" ly found enrolled In support of Rora. back. It Is doubtful whether they could be persuaded to abandon hiI,l during the coming fight.
 Hindsight is always better than foresight. Therefore the writer does not claim any credit for suggesting that in the future a standard and pre- arranged signal be agreed upon to inform the people on Fourth of July night whether fireworks display is to be held at Walnut Hill park. This year the weather man treated the populace rough. He withheld his de- cision until the last moment when he turned loose just enough rain to spoil the fireworks program. Consequently, many men. women and children went to the park early believing that the pyrotchnics would be shot of as scheduled. Disappointment could be avoided If those in charge would let it be known that a certain number Of strokes on the fire alarm would an- nounce a postponement of festivities until the next clear day.
 The critics of mankind who groan because church pews have fewer oc- cupants with every succeeding Sunday may find the situation partly explained by observing the acts of the men who are supposed to fill the pulpits. One of the reasons why the church is los- ing its influence is because some of the clergymen apparently hold the whole some desires of their parishioners in contempt and the church suffers in proportion.
 This is not an impeachment of clergymen in general; simply comment on the activity of a small group of ministers in Hartford who appeared before the mayor of that fair city few days ago and asked him to for bid public display of fireworks at Colts park on Sunday on the ground that it would be dissertation of the Lords Day. The mayor promptly in- formed the reverend gentlemen that he did not consider the fireworks a greater evil than golf playing or other in which a large share of the public partakes on the Sabbath and he therefore declined to use his official authority to interfere with the 
 Obviously, we are still living in New its granite hills barren of soil and it's granite hearts just as bar ren of human understanding and hu- man warmth. True the old ducking stool has disappeared along with the stocks in which aw-breaking citizens were permitted to reflect upon their this is supposed to be an age of liberality, which should not be confused with license, yet there are still among us men who would in- terfere with innocent amusements just because they happen to be scheduled for a certain day of the week.
 The reverend gentlemen had better tend to their knittin. If the Hartford people prefer fireworks to sermons on Sunday evening there must be some thing the matter with the sermons.
 A quarter of century ago when Mother sent you to the store to get washing powder she used to caution you to bring back nothing but Pyles Pearline And if your little bahy brother had cough you were told to get Ayers Cherry Pectoral. Among other family remedies which were in demand for various ailments were Hostetter's Bitters and St. Jacobs Oil.
 Step into drug store today and ask the sophisticated clerk for some St. Jacobs Oil and he's apt to wink and say, behind his hand, Where's your prescription Hostetter's Bit ters and Ayers Cherry Pectoral are likewise strangers to the blase clerk. Pyle's Pearline also has gone where dll sOOu WdSillll6 pcNuoiS 6o WllCH they die. or when their owners stop advertising, which is all the same in dollars. Which, boiled down, means that the business man who wants to Tn business must continue to advertise his wares. There is no such thing as being well enough known so that we don't need to advertise" Oth- CTS have tried it to their sorrow.
 A prominent manufacturer. being told by an outsider that he didn't need to advertise because every man, wom- an and child in the country was &C., quainted with his goods replied to his critic What would happen if shut off the flow of gas in my automobile ?" The other replied: Why, you'd. go a little way and then stop" Exactly" replied the manufacturer. "The ma chine would go ahead a little way and then come to standstill. And that is