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Connecticut western news., 1906-09-13
SHEFFIELD

Miss Greenwood, Mrs. 0. F. Magovern and Master Arthur Congden visited Edward Ward and family of Falls Village on Thursday reviving old assoc iations at the Ward Homestead.
 Mrs. Hayden and daughter returned to their New York home Thursday.
 Rev. M. B. Snyder has been in New York.
 Mrs. Wakley, Mrs. Stoddard and Paul Stoddard were guests of Mrs. Cyrus French on Wednesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. and Miss Bernice Walkley of New Haven, who have been guests at Mrs, MacIntyre's have left Sheffield and are taking tour through eastern Massachusetts.
 Miss Cora Manvel has returned from two weeks stay with friends ill Brook lyn.
 Mrs. Cotter of Ansonia is the guest at Mrs. Theodore Wickwire.
 Spencer Andrews, Robert McLaln and Edward Johnston are attending the sophomore class at Searles High School ill Grea: Burlington.
 Miss Alice B. Sage aud Catherine Morrisey have returned from Crescent Beach.
 Catherine Morrisey returns Monday to Pittstield.
 Miss Elizabeth Andrews returned Wednesday to resume her studies at the Normal School at North Adams.
 Miss Dorethea Andrews leaves Friday for Philadelphia as tutor i'll a private family.
 Miss Cotter of Ansonia is guest at Miss Matthews.
 Mrs. Rogers has returned from Corn wall and vicinity.
 Rev. and Mrs. o. -Vankeuren .. of Housatonic were guests Friday of Rev. and Mrs. Snyder.
 Rev. and Mrs. Snyder leave next Mon- day for Fort Edward and Philmont, N. Y.
 Miss Alice Wickwire, at companied by Miss COtter of Ansonia, Mrs. Price and Miss Jennie Price of Brooklyn, Miss Walling of Bellville and Miss Keller of New York took carriage drive and spent the day at Sage's Ravine, with basket lunch.
 An interesting ball game was wit messed Saturday afternoon between Southtield and Sheffield at the Wickwire grounds, Sheffield winning 22 to r.
 The ". c. T U. will hold their annual meeting with Miss A. B. Sage, Friday afternoon at three o'clock. Miss Green wood will have charge of the devotional meeting. All members are urged to be present.
 Rev. M. B. Snyder will preach next Sunday at the Congregational church when the Congregational and Methodist churches will unite again for morning service. The usual weekly meetings will be held at the Methodist church.
 Mrs. Price and Miss Jennie Price of Brooklyn, Miss Walling of Bellville and Miss Keller of New York all left French Villa for their respective homes on Mon- day.
 Walter Condo has returned from a trip abroad and is stopping at his old home here for short time.
 Drs. Smith and Snyder from Hudson were in town Sunday. , At the regular Grange meeting Thurs day evening Roger Cande gave 8 very interesting talk on his recent travels through Germany and on German farm life compared with American as observed by an American.
 What an improvement to see the weeds cleared away from around the old ruins. Just keep the good work up.
Connecticut western news., 1906-09-13
STATE NEWS

The West Hartford Selectmen are con-
 Deputy Sheriff James McCabe of Southington has been serving notices upon owners of property having wild carrot or Canada thistle growing there on. It is intended to do away with the weed in that town, even if prosecutions are necessary. Five dollars day after the notice has been served is the cost of allowing the weed to grow.
 Charles T. Peach, 8 printer employed upon the Danbury News, has been nom- mated to represent the Fourth Congrrs- sional District by the Socialist Labor Party.
 All pupils attending the Thompson vile public schools when they began school Monday were requested to present. in order to be admitted a vaccination certificate or they will be refused until the rule is complied with.
 Someone has discovered .hat '.in 1789 200 farmers of Litchfield County formed the first temperance society in this country end pledged themselves not to use any distilled liquor in doing their farming the ensuing season."
 The New Haven directory for 1906 just issued for the current year contains an estimate that the population of New Haven is 130,000.'
 During a severe storm in Salisbury lightning struck hogpen and electro cuted three large porkers.
 Francis Curtin of Hartford aged F killed Robert Jardine, aged 2S, of the same city Saturday by cutting his throat with razor. The killing was the out come of quarrel.
 The Congregational Church of War ren, Conn.,, will celebrate the l50th all niversary of its founding Friday, Satur- day, September 21, 22, 23. All former residents connected with :he church and their descendants are cordially in- vited to be present on that occasion.
 The state league base ball season is closed and Norwich wins the pennant.
 Farmers in the vicinity of Seymour say the potato crop will be small, owing to the ravages of a weblike parasite which quickly spreads over the leaves and rots the plant.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt of Meriden was 1O6 years old last Friday. She is in full possession of her faculties and shows her extreme age very little.
 The 117th annual session of the Hart. ford Baptist association was held in the First Baptist church, Winsted, Tuesday and Wednesday.
 The American Brass company of Tor rington has moved its office force to Waterbury.
 The Litchfield Historical Society is fifty years old this year. The most inn portant event of the year has been the erection of building for the Society through the generosity of Mrs. John A. Vanderpoel.
Connecticut western news., 1906-09-13
MiLLERT0N

Nelson Stone has moved to Waturbury.
 School opened with 179 pupils, 31 of whom are non-residents. The new teachers are Miss Hotchkin of the Gen eseo Normal, Primary department, Miss Truesdell of the Fredonia Normal, Third and Fourth department.
 The wedding of George B. Juckett of New York and Mrs. Anna Holmes of this place occurred at the home of the bride Saturday, September l.
 Sept. 18th was contract Day at Bor- den's. The book closed at four o'clock.
 The Chambers and The Cuban Giants play ball here Friday.
Connecticut western news., 1906-09-13
Registrars Notice

The undersigned, Registrars of Voters for the town of North Canaan, Conn.,, give notice that they will be i'll session at the Town Clerks office in said town on Thursday, September l3, 1906, from nine o'clock i'll the forenoon until five o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of receiving applications of those who have never been made electors in said town and who claim that they are en- titled to be made electors, and also for the purpose of adding to the list of voters the names of such elector: as may be entitled to registration at that time.
 Dated at North Canaan, Conn.,, this 3d day of September, AID. 1906.
 J. CLINTON RORABACR,
 JOHN G. BECKLEY,
 Registrars of Voters.
Connecticut western news., 1906-09-13
Winsted Foreigners

A Winsted Italian says that upwards of 800 Italians and Sicilians, principally the latter, have arrived in Winsted so far this year. Most of them went to the surrounding towns.
Connecticut western news., 1906-09-13

Additional trains 1920 D. m. for Norfolk Summit and way stations. 3.59 p. m. for Norfolk and way stations. 6.47 ?. m. for Winsted and way stations Sundays leave Poughkeepsie 9lO a. m, Millerton 12.01 pm, Canaan sos, Winsted 3.55, arrive Hartford 5.35 D. m. Sundays only, June 24 to September 23 train leaves Millerton 7.29 D. m, Canaa SOB, Norfolk SEA, arrives Winsted s.I5 pm f. Trains stop only on signal or when conductor is notified.
 s. Runs Saturdays only between Canaan and Millerton.
 D. West Pine Plains Station. m. Runs Mondays only between Miller ton and Canaan.
 w. H. SEELKY, Gen. Passenger Agt.,
 Hartford, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1906-09-13

Additional train leaves Canaan g.45 a. m for Campbell Hall and intermediate sta tions.
 Additional train leaves Norfolk summit l2.52 p. m., Norfolk i.33, arrives Canaan 1.55 p. m.
 Additional train leaves Norfolk 43 g. D. m, arrives Canaan 4.55 D. m.
 Sundays leave Hartford at $. 10 am, Win sted g47, Canaan ll.u2, Millcrton II. .35 a. m., arrive Poughkeepsie i.53 D. m.
 Sundays only, June 2I to September 2S, inclusive. train leaves Winsted bl2 D. tn., Norfolk 5.35, Canaan 6. I2, arrives Millcrton 7.l7 D. m.
 Week Days-East Bound.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
EXCU RSlONS
Greatly Reduced Rates via Southern
Railway.

Following are some of the special occasions
on account OF which Southern Railway has
authorized Extremely Low Round Trip Rates:
HOMECOMING WEEK, Birmingham, Ala,
Oct ober I5-aoth, 1906; tickets TO be scld from
all points on Southern Rwy. October I4th and
18th, final limit leaving Birmingham returning
not later than October 2ISt, 1900 No stop-oVers
By deposits not later than Octobes 2rst and
payment fifty cent fee per ticket, return limit
may be extended 70 leave Birmingham not
later than November 2Ist, 1906.
CARRIAGE BUILDERS NATIONAL AssOCIA'
TION Atlanta Ga, October 2I-27th, 1906; tickets
TO be sold from all points Un Southern hwy,
limited 70 continuous passage October I9th
70 77nd, inclusive. final limit leaving Atlanta
October goth, 1875. Extension TO leave At
lanta not later than November I5th 1906, ~ u =
! be secured by deposit in person OF tickets win
Special Agent, Atlanta, not later than Octo e'.I
goth, and payment ifty cent fec at time OF DE-
posit.
HOMECOMING FOR SOUTH CAROLINrA, Col
umbla, S. c., October 2Ist-2Sth, 1906; tickets g
be sold from all points on Southern Rwy.,
October 18th and 10th, limited 10 continuous
! passage in each direction, final limit return
ing ten (rol days in addition 10 date of sale. BY
Agent, Columbia, not later than then days
after date same were purchased, and pa yment
fee OF fifty cent. per ticket, extension NAV be
secured 10 leave Columbia not later thal No
We Der 10, loo6.
MISSIONARY COSFERENHE, Protestant Epis-
copal church Third Department o. tie the
United states, Asheville. n. e.. Oct. z3rd-2Sth.
1000; tickets TO be sold from al points in Viz.
ginia, including Washington, October z7' nd
s3rd, good 10 leave Asheville returning not
later than November 6, 1906. NO stop-oNeTs
For further information, call nearest south
crn Rwy. coupon ticket agent, n write l.. >.
Brown, Gen. Agt, Washington, d. L.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
EaulnuE ligTs.

A boy used to crush the flowers tC
get their color and painted the. white
side OF his fathers cottage IN Tyro
with all sorts Of pictures, which the
mountaineer gazed at as wonderful
He was the great artist Titan.
An old painter watched little fellow
who amused himself making drawing:
OF his pot and brushes. easel and stool
and said, That boy will beat m'
some day" So he did, for he was
Michael Angelo.
A German boy was reading q blood
and thunder novel Right In the mids
OF it be said to himself: Now this vii
never do | get too much excited Oyel
ii. | can't study so well after 1t. Sc
here goesv' And he flung the book ou
into the river. He was Fichte. the grea
German philosopher.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19

strong glass p,ates are bored through
~ mems OF rotating brass tubes of
,Ge necessary diameter, which are
filed with water during boring. To
the water there Is added finely pull
verized emery. 1t Is said that thinner
glass can be perforated with holes In
an easier manner by pressing a disk
Of wet clay upon the glass and making
hole through the clay Of the widths
desired. 50 that at that spot the glass
Is laid bare. Then molten lead IS
poured into the hole. and lead anu
glass drop down at oIce. This method
IS based upon the quick local heat
ing Of the glass. whereby it obtains a
circular crack, the outline OF which cor
responds to the outline OF the hole
made in the clay. The cutting OF glass
tubes, cylinders, etc, in factories Is
based upon the same principle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
supplement. to the pecalogue.

our social organization has deyel-
oped 70 Il stage where The old right
eousness is not enough. We need an
annual supplement to the Decalogue.
The growth Of credit institutions, the
spread of Gduclary relations, the en-
meshlng Of industry In law, the inter
lacIng Of government and business, the
multiplication Of boards and Inspect
ors. benefcent as they all are, they in
yite 10 sin. What gateways they open
to greed! What fresh parasites they
let in on us! How idle In our new
sItuation to intOne the old litanies'
The reality OF this close knit life Is NOT
10 be seen and touched; 1t must be
thought. The sins it opens the door to
are TO be discerned by knitting the
brows rather than By opening the eyes.
II takes imagination to- see that bogus
medical diploma, lying advertisement
and fake testimonial a-e death dealing
Instruments. . 1t takes imagination 70
see that savings bank wrecker, loan
shark and investment s'Tindler In tax
ing nyelihocds take iiTes. 1t takes
Imagination TO see that The business Oh
debauching voters, fixing Juries' Sc
drcinp lawmakers and corrupting pup
Ilc servants IS like saving through the
props Of a crowded grand stand'-H -
Ross IN Atlantic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
Anrchfrnl NlenorT.

As walk along a dark, lonely road
my ears are on the alert. l glance to
right and left | look over my shoul-
der. Where did I learn this ha6itf
May 1t not be the memory disk giving
off It's record1 Ny savage ancestor
learned by long years Of experience to
be specially on his guard In q lonely
place and In the dark. When my In
dignation is thoroughly reused I find
my hands cllnch, there is tightening
of the lips, the teeth are more plainly
visible. and the whole attitude Is sug-
gestiye OF making n spring. Here Is
a trait Of early man, who gathered him
self together and sprang upon his en-
emy to rend him with tooth and claw.
have often noticed that when people
Use the word offensive" It Is accom-
panied by a culver Of the nOstrils and
an involuntary movement Of the nose.
The Imagination IS still haunted by
that piece OF very offensive carrion
which my primitive ancestor with a
prejudice for raw meat found too
strong for him, so strong that bis nose
rejected II at once-Nneteenth Cen
tury.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
wise Girl.

Now there was a certain gtrl. and
she had three wooers. The first wooei
said she was the whole world TO him
but she frOwned upon his suit The
second wooer said she WAS the sun
moon and stars to him, but she badC
him be on his way.
ITO me-" said the third, you are
young woman of agreeable manners
with eyes that might be little bluer
with n nose that is wee bit puggy
and with a few freckles and an annoy
ing habit Of blurting out your
thoughts"
She married the third wOoer. Being
pressed for an explanation OF her con
duct, she said:
MY goodness! think I was sensi
bic. l married the only one that had
courage enough to tell me of my faults
before marriage, instead Of waiting tc
throw them up to me afterward. "
Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
The SCubird.

Very curious are t.!t nests OF the sum
bird. scarcely larger Than a butterfly.
1t chooses some expose spot, probably
close to the public road. and proceeds
20 build on an oyerlangng twtg. The
finishing touches beng pat 10 the small
abode, IL is left, according 10 one au-
thority, severely alone until spiders
have woven their webs over and around
Il. Another naturalist says that the
oirls themselves turn raglnen and, col
.ecting any rubbish they can find In the
way of moss. faded leaves. ends Of cot
ton and other such trifles, stick them
on the outside OF the nest by means OK
pieces OF purloined webs. Ia either
case the result Is the same, and they
make their future home thoroughly
lisreputable object. Then. and not till
hen. does the little hen sunbird lay
ler two greenish white eggs, which she
matches ulder the shelter Of small
porch which has been constructed over
The nest, shielding her from sun and
rain.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
Slashiu4 of salads.

Too many people who are well bred
In nearly every other respect are guilty
Of the soleclsm-to call II by the mild
est name-of cutting up their salad or
the plate. OF course salad has some
times to be reduced 10 lower dlmen
slons, 40 to speak, bu; 1t need not ID
done by the wholesale or quite In TIE
busirepsiike fashion pract.ced by
some. Grasping knife in one hand
and q fork In the other. they slash
away at the lnonenslve green stun
with a vigor and a noise Of miniature
moving machine until the bruised
leaves are converted Into shreds OF
their former selves. There Is common
sense in the convention that prohibits
such a course. Nearly all green salads
are broken into pieces Of convenient
size before sending to the table. Ever
when these are too large the leaf
should be quietly divided with a fork.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
Living In Coral Houses.

Tho church built Of coral Is one OF
tbe curlos!tles OF the Isle of Name
ono of the Seychelles islands. In the
Indian ocean. The Seychelles islands
which are supposed by many to be the
site Of the Eden OF the Old Testament,
form an archipelago Of ia Islands ana
are situated about /, 400 miles east OF
Alden and 1000 miles Of Zanzibar
They rise steeply out Of the sea, cuiIni-
mating IN the Isle OF Maize, which IS
about 1900 feet above the level or the
ocean and is nearly the center or the
oroup. All these islands are OF coral
growth. The houses are built or Il
sDecles OF massive coral hewed Into
SQUARE blocks. which giisten like white
marble and show themselves to the
utmost advantage IN the various tinted
green OF the thick tropical palms,
whose immense fernlike leaves give
pleasant and much needed shade. These
palms grow as high as 100 feet or more,
overtopping both the houses and the
coral bl,.t church. They line the sea
hore and co"er he mountains. form
II. in many u'ac Z extensive forests.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
Two Types Of biographical Writing.

II is an interesting fact In the history
OF literary genres that two Of the great
examples Of biographical writing occur
almost side by side. Less than decade
separates the completion Of Johnson's
Lives OF the Poets" from the publica-
tion Of his own life by Boswell. Yet
with the latter book new type or
biography came into being. Johnson,
I'm the main. had, like most Of his pred
ecessors, followed n simple narrative
and expository method, prefixlng a
plain st0ry Of the poets life TO sys-
sematic account of his character and n
critical estimate Of his works. lie
gathered his facts and impressions to-
gether and spoke for the author and for
himself Boswell. on the other hand,
making use Of more dramatic meth
Cd. succeeded in his attempt to let the
author reveal himself. and. instead OF
an exposition Of character painted a
picture # personality TO which his own
comments we're subordinate. What we
see as type Of mind and character in
Johnson's work we see as living man
In Boswell William T. Brewster In
Forum.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
The Nose.

The nose is intended for breathing,
the mouth for speaking and eating.
Who has ever seen horse breathing
otherwise than through his nostrils!
Minute scientific investigation has re-
.ca.sl tie iact Ciit TIE number OF peo-
pie who breathe through their nostrils
are becoming gradually but surely few
or In number The consequence Is that
the noStrils decrease in size, while 1t has
been found that the prevailing nose Is
quite an inferior organ 10 that of our
forefathers. 1t Is a we'll known phys
iologlcal fact that unused muscles ana
bones gradually disappear. Fish who
live in the dark. for Instance, OF the
mole, who resides underground, be-
come blind. Thus If we cease 10 use
our noses for breathing they will cease
to exist They will become superhu-
ous,-Pearson's Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19

sori BAKING POWDER co., SEs yoss
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
4 Strange Feast.

4 curious feast Is observed by the
Mohammedan inhabitants OF India, In
which the origin Of the custom known
az painting the town red may possibly
be traced. 1t Is called the Holl and
consists chiefly I'm the plentiful sprln-
king upon all and sundry OF certain
red preparation called holl powder. II
stains the white clothes of the natives
with On ugly, dirty looking red that
cOnjures up before tinid eyes dread
visions of bloody fights and ghastly
mutinies The powder is made IN two
shades-the one vermilion. the other
rose red-and both are used Impartial.
ly by the observers OF the ceremony,
who delight in bedaubing their faces
with the powders until they look like
strange and hideous deniZens of hades
come up, still glowing with the fires
OF that region. Among the better
classes this festival is falling into dis
favor, for it leads to many unpleasant
excuses and had It's origin In some de-
cidedly dissipated scene In ancient
heather history.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
Her ann snnfs.

Sir Robert Ball on one occasion, art
or delivering n fecture on sun Spots
and Solar Chemistry met young
lady who expressed her regret that she
had missed hearing him on the pre-
vious evening. well, you see. nc
said, IL don't know that IL would nave
interested you particularly, as IL was
all about sun spots" why" she re
piled. '1t would have interested ms
extremely. for I have been martyi
to freckles all my life."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
NnfnrnI Snerf-clea.

MANY birds are provided with natural
spectacles. transparent membrane
called the third eyel.d. This third eye
lId when not in use lies folded In the
inner corner Of the eye. Two muscles
work II. spreading it over tie cOrnea or
folding 1t up again much more cleverly
than n man can put on or take OF his
spectacles. But for It's third cyclld the
eagle could not look ut the SUN. Tie
spectaclel bear belongs to Chile. ltS
Latin name Is UrSus ornatuS. II l.
black. and around It's eyes pale rings
are drawn ghich have exactly the ap-
pearance OF pair OF gosgles.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19

1t is curious that monkeys should be
thought to be infested with what nat
uralists call the Pulex irritans and
what ordinary people know as the flea.
AS every zoologist is aware, monkeys
have neither feas nor any other para
site whatsoever, In which Of course
they differ vastly from man. AS a
matter Of fact, when monkeys begin
TO picS each other about In the friend
" way we have all observed they
merely detach bits OF hardened seba'
ceous matter which has been excreted
by the glands. and the flea Idea Is en-
tirely fabulous.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
Moderation In Exercise.

1t is better 10 be lazy than dead, and
It is probably just as comfortable. For
obvious reasons the prescription TO take
moderate exercise IS misleading ana
unsatisfactory. Most Of us are consu-
tutionally Incapable Of exercising mod
erately. We begin violently and end
quickly. And what is moderate eXer-
else? One philosopher who tried it for
twenty years arrived at this conciu-
sion: keep n pair Of Indian clubs In
your bedroom. Look at them frequent
ly. Exercise by rheir suggestion
This has the merit of moderation. II
Is the same as TO walking. Smell the
morning, look down the long way that
separates you from your business.
Then take q car.-Detrolt FREQ Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1906-10-19
Society takes US away from our
selves.-De Lambert.
A peeuliar Tree,

A rlngular maple tree on the left
bank OF the Oder. IL Germany. Ia AZ
least century old and has been twist
ed aad cut into kind Of circular hou7e
II two stories. \ firm, lea2y floor has
been formed by causing tie branches
10 become gradually woven together
Above this is a smaller second floor,
similarly formed. and the ends or the
branches have been woven Into solid
walls. in which eight windows on eacp
story have been cut