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Connecticut western news., 1906-08-02
PUBLIC MEETING

"Sharon, Our Village, Our Town How Can We Best Advance Its In terestsp' Public meeting at the Soldiers Monument, Saturday, August at p. m. Addresses by Gustave H. Schwab of New York, Rev. Allyn K. Foster of Sharon and others. Music by Sharon Fire Department Band. The attendance of citizens and their families is re- quested. The meeting is for social intercourse, acquaintance and en- tertainment. Everyone welcome. No charge whatever. Nothing so- hcited but your hearty co-opera- tion. A statement will be made by the village president as to what the Village Improvement Society has accomplished and what it hopes to accomplish. A meeting of this sort will be held annually hereafter although on more elaborate scale.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-02

Frank Harris has been working in Pawlng. John Angel is spending his vacation in Sharon.
 Mrs. Jeandron remained four weeks in Sharon.
 Miss Laura Wheeler has been visiting in New York.
 Dr. Samuel Lloyd has purchased a new automobile.
 Miss Grace Hotaling is guest in Kingston, N. '.
 Horace Williams of Pittsburg, Pa.. is home for a vacation.
 Henry M. Hoag was in Poughkeepsie, Saturday, on business.
 Mrs. Wm. Golf of New York, has been visiting at Dr. Bassett's.
 Miss Gillette is spending a few days in camp at Twin Lakes.
 Miss Mollie Knight is the guest of friends in Haywood, N. J.
 Masters Ray and Will Klebes are wis., iting friends ill Torrington.
 Miss Mary Miller of Hillsdale was a recent guest of Robert Miller.
 Mrs. Albert T. Birdsall of Brooklyn, N. Y., Is guest at E. J. PerLee's. MT. and Mrs. A. W. Walters and son have been visiting in Poughkeepsie. Dr. Ralph R. Ryan spent Sunday with his parents, MT. and Mrs. J. J. Ryan. Miss Florence Corke of New York, is spending a week with Miss Eva Landon. Lime Rock and Sharon will have a battle of the bats at Sharon on Saturday Miss Julia Mills of Millerton, N. Y, spent last week with Miss Clara Peabody. Miss Katherine Hubbell of Benning- ton, Vt., was recent guest at The Bar tram.
 Mrs. John T. Frommer of Brooklyn is spending the summer at the Tiedman House.
 Mrs. Frank Deal of Westchester, N. Y.. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Klebes.
 A special meeting of the Hotchkiss Library Association was held Friday evening.
 Mrs. J. H. Cornwall of Paterson, N. T., is being entertained by her cousin Dr. Coley.
 Miss Sarah Browning of Lawrence l.. l., has been visiting her cousin, Mrs W. F. Nisbet.
 Arthur Lamb, K. F. D. carrier, hal rendered his resignation. It will takt effect Sept. 1.
 The Sharon Baseball team was de feated at Millerton, Saturday, Il to il a six inning game.
 Another happy man in Sharon is w E. Klebes. It is daughter this time Friday, July 27th.
 Alfred Michaels of St. Paul, Minn. has been spending week with hi cousin, Mrs. Beyer.
 Geo. H. Hunt of Jersey City made flying visit to Sharon spending Saturday and Sunday with his family.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-02
SHARON VALLEY

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Eaton of Los Angles, Cal, are guest at Adelbert Middlebrook's
 MT. and Mrs. Geo. Randall of New York are spen ding two weeks at the home of the formers brother, Robert Randall.
 Mrs. H. B Raban and son of White Plains have been visiting friends here.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-02
Architectural
 Drawing
Scale Drawings Specifications and
 Full Size Details

Your own ideas put on paper in practical shape or original draw ings furnished for your approval We make a speciality of enlarging or remodeling exteriors and in- teriors of country houses and when so desired will furnish superintend- ence and attend to all details of shop and mill work.
 Estimates given on any kind of work and bills of material made out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Army Orders.

Capt. c. c. Williams. ordnance depart
ment. has been ordered to the camp of in
struction at Fort William Henry Harrison.
Indiana, for the purpose of inspecting field
artillery material in the hands of organized
militia and regular troops at that place.
The leave of absence granted Capt. Rob-
ert E. Noble. assistant surgeon, has been
extended one month.
Capt. William H. Curry, Signal Corps, has
been relieved from duty with Company 1,
Signal Corps, and detailed as a competitor
in the army pistol competition at Fort Sher-
idan, Illinois, after which he will take sta
ton at Fort Omaha, Nebraska.
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Naval Orders.

Commander c. E. Fox, from duty as in
spector in charge of the eleventh light
house district, Detroit, Mich, and await
orders.
Commander c. c. Rogers, from duty as
commandant Of the naval station, Guam
tanamo. Cuba. to his home and await Or
ders.
Lieut.. Commander A. A. Alderman, from
the navy yard. this city. to duty COM
mandant of the naval station, Guantanamo,
Cuba and command the Monongahela and
Amphitrite, sailing from New York Sep
TENDER 8.
Lieut.. Commander ]. X. Robson, when
discharged from treatment at the naval
hospital. NeE York, N. Y, granted two
months sick leave.
and when discharged from treatment at the
naval hospital. Norfolk, Va, granted two
months sick leave.
Ensign c. A. Harrington. from the Dixie
to his home and await orders.
Acting Assistant Surgeon NJ. c. Baker,
to the naval hospital, Newport, r. l.
Warrant Machinist w. P. Little, to Bos-
ton Mass, for duty as assistant to the in
spector of engineering material for the Bos-
ton district with headquarters in that city.
Mai Edward r. Lowndes has been grant
ed leave of absence for one month
First Lieut.. Harold Colvocoresses, retir-
district of North Carolina and granted
leave of absence.
Second Lieuts. Robert Tittoni and Sidney
s. Lee to instruction at the marine bar
racks and school of instruction at Annapo-
lis. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
ALMOST A CLoUDBURsT.
Unusually Heavy Fall of Rain This
Afternoon.

After a particularly oppressive and ener-
waiting spell of weather. which began soon
after sunrise this morning, and was due to
an excessively high percentage Of humid
ity in combination with temperature
ranging, from IS to 81 degrees. this city
was visited by one of the heaviest thunder
storms of the season shortly before 2
o'clock this afternoon. The rain descended
in sheets and converted the roadways into
lakes and rivulets for the time. The down.
pour was somewhat in the nature OF a
cloudburst and the extraordinary fall Of .92
inches of rain in less than a half hour was
recorded at the weather bureau.
The oppressiveness today was more
marked than on any other day during the
present month as the atmosphere was
fairly laden with moisture. During the
forenoon the south wind that prevailed
was as a breath from furnace. When the
wind suddenly shifted this afternoon to the
northeast the heavy downpour of rain re-
suited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Checking Accommodating Wealth.

F. Spencer baldwin in the Bankers Magazine.
No thoughtless person would question that
the accumulation of Unfortunately great for
tunes is a menace to American ideals and
Institutions. 1t means the creation of a
parasitic class of endowed idlers, the con-
centration of social and political power, the
growth of demoralizing luxury the passing
of true democracy and the Indictment to So
cial revolution. But there are many meas
ures Of reform that can be tried before re-
sorting to the drastic scheme of last resort
suggested by the President
The logical path of reform lies in the d.
rection of preventive rather than curative
remedies. The thing to aim at Is to pre-
vent the accumulation of large fortunes by
eXtortionate and corrupt methods to make
1t impossible for any man to amass great
wealth except by rendering proportionately
great service to society This calls for the
abolition Of special privileges of all sorts
which enable individuals and corporations
to exploit the public. The props Of monop-
oily must be knocked away, whether they be
grants, exclusive control of coal fields Oil
fields and other natural resources Mo-
nopoly must be destroyed wherever it Is not
economically necessary and desirable and
controlled, where 1t is as in the case of the
railways When the available preventive
remedies shall have been given a fair trial
then. II they be found ineffective, it will be
time to consider plans to compel the disper-
sion of excessive Accommodations by limiting
the permissible amount of inheritances.
Meanwhile the development of the inheri-
lance tax may we'll be left to the states,
which are already moving rapidly in the ex-
tension OF this form of taxation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
WITH MASONIC HONORS
FUNERAL OF JACOB ]. APPICH
THIS AFTERNOON.

Funeral services over the remains Of ia
cob ]. Appich, whose death occurred last
Wednesday night were held this afternoon
at o'clock at his late residence, gu East
Capitol street and were attended by a
large number of relatives and friends, in
| Guiding many who had been associated
| with the deceased in philanthropic labors.
Rev James D. Buhrer, pastor Of the First
Reformed Trinity Church. of which the de-
ceased was a member. conducted the serv-
| ices. A brief eulogy was delivered by Mr..
/ Simon Wolf. who had been for many years
! ai1 intimate friend of Mr. Appich. In the
course of his address Mr.. Wolf said:
''Mr. Appich was actively engaged for
twenty-three years in business. and 1t can
be accurately stated that during that whole
| to square his conduct by the level of recti-
+! tude. independent to a high degree, manly
and courteous at all times. he bowed not
to the rich and never shirked his duty to
the lowly. AS companion. happy and
joyful, he enriched many an hour in the
good old days of the Washington Schuetz-
enverein. AS director and officer OF the
German Orphan Asylum, he gave loving
and tender service in behalf of the unfor-
tullate children of that institution. He was
constant in his attendance there and vlgi-
liant in his duties at all times. AS di-
rector and vice president of the Christian
and Eleanora Rupert Home for Aged and
INDECENT, he exhibited lovable and self
sacrificing character. Day and night he
was engaged in ministering to the old peo-
pie at the home, and as chairman of the
committee on supplies 1t gave him great
delight to furnish the home with the best.
He will indeed be sadly missed, not only
by the inmates but by his colleagues. who
had learned to love and honor him and who
will mourn his abselce more than words
can express.
Worfhu If Confdence
| "As a member of the Masonic fraternity
he proved worthy of the confidence i'm
posed in him and was in every sense a
worthy representative of the ancient rite
To the financial organizations to which he
belonged and of which he was director and
treasurer, he gave faithful and efficient
service
ut goes without saying that a man thus
constituted was loving and affectionate
father, loyal husband, good brother, a
sincere friend and a patriotic citizen. Is
city has lost one of the best citizens. whose
place will be hard to fill.
1.-The memory of such a man will be
treasured, and it must be CONSOLATION to
each and every one, as 1t Will undoubtedly
be an inspiration to many. to follow in the
footsteps of Jacob j. Appich."
Many floral tributes were placed about
the casket. The remains will be inferred
in Rock Creek cemetery with Masonic hon
ors. the rites being conducted by New
following were chosen Honorary palIbearers:
Messrs. Simon Wolf, F. A. Blundon, E. ].
Sacks, Charles Graft Carl Mueller. Nicho-
las Auth, Fred Imhof and Henry Buscher.
the Masonic order. They were Frank p.
Weller, William B. Marche, J. E. Spliedt.
A. 8. Ridd!e,~-JWm McNeir. E. c. Peach
and H. L. Strang, jr.
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Short Sightedness,
London Pail Mall Gazette

From the London Pail Mall Gazette
To be moderately short-sighted is much
better than to have normal vision. accord
ing to Hofrath Prof. DIR. Schnabel, one of
the foremost ophthalmists in Austria Hun
gary. The professor has been making ex-
haustive Investigations regarding the al
legged influence of school work in producing
short sight. and he is convinced that the
theory is absolutely false.
With the aid of a large staff Of enthusiast
tic medical helpers, the eyes of more than
fifteen thousand school children were ex-
amined, and a great mass of information
was collected and studied. The professor
finds that among the most extreme cases of
short sight, handworkers greatly outnum-
Der the eye workers. The majority of these
cases declared that their defective sight had
existed from birth, or as long as they could
remember.
DIR. Schnabel declares that his investiga-
lions prove that school work never pro-
duces extreme short-sightedness, but only
a slight myopia. which, far from being q
disadvantage. may even be regarded as a
benefit. For. he says, persons with normal
sight although they can see distant OBJ
jects clearly, cannot read nor write without
the aid OF glasses when they reach the age
of fifty, whereas the slightly short-sighted
individual can always read and write quite
comfortably, and requires glasses only for
distant objects-a much happier state of
things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
The Prince and the Goat.

From the Brandon Sun.
A cloud of tales hovers about the Prince
of Wales on his return from his long tour
In India. Something happened during his
second visit to Gwalior.
The Maharajah had established some
Hon cubs in an Enclosure. One morning the
prince strolled out to see them fed.
He found them batting an unfortunate
live goat. with which they were playing as
cats with a mouse. 1t was not at all a
pleasant sight for an English sportsman S
eyes
After watching the performance for a
while the prince exclaimed: Il cant stand
this any longer. He's a jolly plucky goat,
and we must get him out somehow" Gen.
Stuart Beatson thought Of a lasso and the
work of salvage was commenced.
They had just got the moose over the goat
and were about to hoist him up, when a
iioness went for him in earnest. and 1t
looked all up with him. But the goat
charged her and sent her flying. and before
she could return to the attack the rope was
over him and he was hoisted up to safety.
On examination he was found to have es-
capped injury, barring a slight cut on one
leg and he now roams about, a pensioner
for lfe adorned with a massive silver col
lar with an inscription explaining how the
Prince of Wales. future King of England
and Emperor Of India. saved his life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
The Cinder in the Eve.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
into the eye 1t creates little discomfort
In most cases when a foreign body gets
for time, but is soon washed away by the
tears without doing any harm. Sometimes,
especially when the particle has sharp cor
ners to it, as is often the case with the fine
cinders from a locomotive which burns soft
coal. the conjunctiva is cut and the body
becomes firmly lodged in it, and all ma
lures simple efforts to remove it are in
effectual. Man then tries to come to ma
lures assistance, and often makes bad
very much worse.
The sufferer winks the eye, rubs it with
his finger perhaps inserts an eyestone, and
does whatever else he think of to drive
the particle deeper into the conjunctiva
and excite inflammation. This infiamma-
ton causes swelling of the conjunctiva i'm
mediately surrounding the offending parti-
Gle, with the result that the foreign body
becomes firmly imbedded. and can be re-
moved only by the little needle or knife of
the oculist; else 1t loosens itself by excit-
ing the tear ducts to action and causes ul-
ceration of the cornea, and this liberation,
when healed leaves behind 1t a minute
white scar. Lucky is the man if this scar
speck IS at one side, and not directly in
front of the pupil.
One who gets cnder in the eye must
first of all exercise self-control. He must
not rub the eye He may take a glass of
clean water. throw in pinch Of salt, then
put the head down SO that the eye is in
the water. and wink several times rapidly.
If this does no good, the particle can some
times be dislodged by taking hold of the
lashes and drawing the upper lid down over
the lower. and letting it slide back into
place.
If the speck can be seen on looking into
the mirror 1t may often be removed by the
tip of cone made by folding a handker-
chief several times. Sometimes a friend
can see the speck by looking into the eye
with magnifying glass, and can remove it
by. gently touching it with the handker-
chief cone.
This is all any one should attempt and
If these gentle efforts fail to/ dislodge the
cinder. no time should be lost in seeking
the help of a physician. who may take It
away before Inflammation or liberation
comes to cOmplicate the accident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Justice of INEQUALITY.

From the London Chronicle
Inc eastern tale is generally a compound
Oh that humor. simplicity and lima gination
tnat we associate, rightly or wrongly with
the lrishman. just because IrelanX is the
nearest country to our own that is not az
gressively Saxon. What could be more Irish.
Tor instance. than the behavior of the great
Turkish hero of SO many stories, Mas red
DIN Hodga, when a neighbor came to bor-
row his donkey. my donkey is not here"
he said. The words were scarcely out of
his mouth when the animal brayed loudly
But your donkey is here, 1 can hear him.
cried the neighbor WHAT shouted the
enraged Turk: do you mean to say you
believe my donkey before you believe me?"
Wit in the east elsewhere is nothing
without its accompanying quality of insight
to turn 1t into exquisite humor, and Nasr-
ed-Din Hodga showed himself at his best
when asked to divide bag of nuts among
the assembled company. He gave fifty to
one. twenty to another, two to another, and
SO on, until he asked in establishment
why he divided them in such a manner.
II am doing 1t as God would" he answered
with smile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
CLEANING A BLAST FURNACE.
Dynamite Used to Loosen Salamanca,
When Refining is Necessary.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The A furnace. one of the group Of four
blast furnaces at Sparrows Point, is now
out of blast preparatory to being refined.
The furnaces are huge stacks. about eight
feet high, thirty-two feet in diameter at
the base and twenty-nine feet in diameter
at the top.
The function Of blast furnace is the re-
duction of ores to metallic iron. The iron
ore, like stone and coke. is put in at the
top and the iron and Stag are drawn off at
the base The temperature of the interior
of blast furnace when in operation varies
according to circumstances. but the molten
iron when drawn off is about 800 degrees
Fair, indicating a much higher tempera-
ture inside.
To Withstand such terrific heat, which
is maintained by a powerful blast of air
which acts much in the same manner as a
forced draught on a boiler, the furnace is
lined on the inside with fine grade Of fire
brick, thoroughly burned. This wall of
non-combustible material is about four feet
thick. outside Of which is the steel jacket
of the furnace. about one-quarter of an
inch thick.
The lining Of furnace will last from two
to six years. according to the nature of the
material smelted, the furnace being in con-
tinuous operation during that time. 1t takes
about six weeks to refine a furnace.
After a furnace is blown out" or ceases
to be used, there is quantity Of iron which
cools and solidiies at the base of the fur
mace. This is called salamander, and it is
necessary to use dynamite to loosen this
material and get it out of the furnace so
that repairs can be consummated. Sala-
mander has ready sale, it is a fine
grade of pig iron. Two hundred pounds of
dynamite was carried to the Point this
week to be used in blasting out the sala-
mander.
AS rule. when trade conditions are good
blast funace is never allowed to cool
down or be taken out of blast. except at
intervals Of several years for refining.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
The Battle With the Desert.

The desert is an enemy to Colorado's ag-
ricultural growth which neither slumbers
nor sleeps. 1t is always on the alert seek
ing a way or an opportunity to creep back
to some point from which by the industry
Of our people and the intelligent use of
irrigation it has been driven. Eternal Wig
ilance is the price of the redemption year
by year of the irrigated areas from the
grasp Of this sleepless foe.
The whole irrigated region Of northern
Colorado, extending from Denver through
Boulder. Longmont and Loveland to Fort
Collins. thence down the Cache la Poudre
to Greeley and returning by way of the
Platte valley to this city, is an example of
what the farmers of Colorado have done
in driving back the desert and in holding
1t back from year to year The wonderful
reclamation OF that part Of the state from
aridity tells what may be done; and to one
who understands, 1t also tells what would
result II irrigation should be withdrawn
II the enterprise. the energy and the intel
ligence of our people should retreat before
an advancing desert line
Within the city limits we have another
and a most beautiful example of a like
kind. The City Park, with its 800 acres of
reclaimed land, is the fruit of a victory over
the desert, which hens Denver in on all
sides and besieges it night and day. 1t is
certainly one Of the most beautiful arti-
fetal parks in the United States and It has
been made entirely by excellent manage
ment and the application of water in irri-
CATION to what only few years ago was
as barren and desolate tract as one may
find in all the plains region.
Practically all the agriculture in this
state, except what is achieved by dry
farming on the plains, is q result of sue
cessful irrigation The fruit and vegetables
for which Colorado is famous the alfalfa
fields which provide feed for tens of thou
sands of sheep and cattle every year. and
the whole of the beet sugar industry de-
pend upon the continued success of this
battle with the desert. Let the streams of
irrigation be shut off. and the desert will
gain complete victory. The thousands of
people who have made thier homes in COM
munities founded where irrigation is prac-
ticed will be driven from those homes like
Hagar into the wilderness. and the millions
of dollars expended in reclamation will be
wholly lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
THE COURT RECORD
District Sunreme Court

EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Stafford.
Thornton agt. Powers: auditors report
confirmed; complainant's solicitor, ]. =.
Earnest; defendants solicitor, w. w.
Boa rman
Dykes agt. Dykes: rule as to alimony in
arrears returnable August 20; complainant
solicitor. e. F. Cola day; defendants So
hcitor. P. H. Marshall
Milliken agt. Milliken; sale finally ratified
and reference to auditor: complainants So
licitor, w. G. Gardiner; defendants sole
itor, L J. Mather.
Linthicum agt. Interstate Live Stock
Company. Insurance Company; pro contesso
vacated; complainant's solicitors. Wells &
Wells, G. P. Hoover. c. B. Calvert and
p H. Veitch defendants solicitors, Ral-
ston & Siddons.
Egan agt Eichhorn; final ratification OF
sale: compliments solicitors. Tucker Y
Kenyon; defendants solicitors, w. H. Den
mis-, E. S. Bailey. c. j. Murphy. H. w.
Sohon L. P. Harlow and M. ]. Colbert
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Justice Stafford.
Reading Eagle Company agt. Boyd: judy
naent by default for $1800; plaintiffs at
torneys, Tucker & Kenyon.
PROBATE COURT-Mr. Justice Stafford.
In re Louise Bache ct al; petition to APP
point guardian filed. Attorneys A. u. Du
Bots and E. s. Bailey.
Estate of Sophia Oehmann; petition for
probate of will fled.
Estate of Robert Slaughter; report of spe-
cial auditor confirmed Attorney, w. {.
Martin.
In re Eeanora Johnson ct al; order APP
pointing Della E. Pryor guardian; bond,
$500.
Estate of Michael T. Griffin; order au-
thorizing SALE Attorney, c. w. Boyle.
Estate of Mary Ann Human; petition for
probate of will filed. Attorney, ]. B. Lar
ner.
Estate of Mary E. Hale; viii admitted to
probate and letters testamentary granted to
Frank E. Hopkins; bond, 500. Attorney, w.
G. Gardiner
In re Elsie M. McFall; order OF allow
ance. Attorney, j. B. Larner.
Estate of Catherine Latimer; will dated
September 2, 1905, filed.