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Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
CHURCH AND CLERGY.

Rev. Edward Laughlin, son of the Pittsburg iron and steel millionaire of that name. has gone to Philadelphia, where he will become assistant to Rev. J. Gray Bolton of the Hope Presbyte- rian chapel.
 The Rev. Thomas Dixon, Sr., of the Methodist church, the father of Dr. A. c. Dixon, Thomas Dixon. Jr, and the Rev. Frank Dixon, although eighty-fve years old, Is pastor of three churches Tn North Carolina.
 Rev. Dr. stephen S. Wise, ex-rabbi of the Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York city. and for the last six years in charge of a congregation in Portland, Ore. Is back in New York to begin the work of establishing in that city the free synagogue.
 The Rev. Dr. s. NJ. Brothers, pastor of the First Unitarian church, Cam bridge, Mass, and author of 'The Gen. tie Reader" and The Pardoner's Wal let" who exchanged pulpits for the summer with the Rev. Joseph Wood and the Rev. F. K. Freeston of Eng land, has returned to his parish.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
COLLEGE AND SCHOOL.

The premier of Manitoba has ordered that the British flag shall fly above the schoolh0uses of the province.
 There were 1T,222 more pupils in New York city's public schools in Sep ,tember of this year than thexer were in September of last year.
 Through the generosityoo Dr. O. H. Roberts of Oakes, N. Y., Cornell Col 1ege of Agriculture will receive an en- .dowment of S3a,O00 to be used in the foundation nof,seholarships.
 At Denver university Dr. Gertrude H. Beggs of Yale is the professor of sGreek. and Anne Grace Wirt (Syracuse and Berfin) and Dorothea K. Beggs Denyer and Berlfn) are professors of German. In the State University of Wyoming several women are full pro- fessors
 A mem0rial to William Rainey Har- per from the presidents of the leading universities of the country has been received at the University of Chicago and will be placed over President liar per's desk in Haskell hall. It is en- graved on parchment and pays tribute to Dr. Harper as scholar, thinker, an administrator and as a man.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
DANES AND DAUGHTERS,

Miss Martha Lee of Beverly has been absent from Sunday school only twice in twelve years, and both times she was Ill. She attends the Unitarian Sunday school.
 There are now ten Lady Pagets in Great Britain, the latest being the wife of General Paget, who has just been knighted. She was Miss Minnie, daughter of Mrs. iRaran Stevens of New York.
 Mrs. Hetty Green says her prayers have saved heriin every fight which she has made and so long as she lives she will fight for the right; against mur- derers, thieves and .perjurers, because they are the curse of the world today.
 Varvara Smolianoff, who drives a cab in Moscow, is the only woman li- censed driver in Russia. Her father, a cabman, lost his life in trying to save that of a police sergeant, and the authorities thereupm transferred his license to his daughter, in whose cab many ladies like to ride.
 One Illinois woman farmer who does all her own work Is Miss Elizabeth Condell. She has a sixty-five acre farm within an hours ride, of Chicago. Miss Condell lives alone and works alone. She takes care of five acres of corn, as much of oats, fifteen acres of meadow, a big fruit and truck garden, attends to eleven cows and the wants of variety of poultry.
 Mrs. Mary E. Parker of Honolulu, a Congregational foreign missionary when Hawaii was foreign territory, celebrated some time ago the centen- 'nial of her birth. SheIhas been seven ty-two years on mission ground, continuous missionary career without parallel. Mrs. Parker and her hus band, the Rev Benjamin W. Parker, went to the Sandwich Islands as mis- ssionaries in 1882.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
HINTS ON PLUMBING.
How, to Keep n House Free From
 Sewer Gas.

How to Keep a House Free From
 Sewer Gas.
 To prevent poisonous gases from coming up from the cesspool or sewer into the house a trap is always ar- ranged on every waste pipe. The simplest trap in use consists of bend in the pipe Geep enough to hold a cup ful or so of water, says Good House keeping.
 This water fills the pipe at the bend to q depth of a few inches, and, as sewer gas cannot drive through the wa ter, none can get past the trap as long as it is full of water. At the same time the water in tl.As trap offers no obstacle to the passaGF Fof waste water to the drain, since any such waste Wal ten when poured down, pushes before it the water already in the trap and itself takes its place.
 When, however, the house is empty and the. fixtures not in use, the water in the traps begins to evaporate and gradually sinks to q point where the bend of the trap Is no longer filled, and air from the sewer begins to pass into the house. The simple traps which are most in use at present lose the protec- ton of the water in them In from two to three weeks.
 When house Is to be closed for that length of time the pipes should first be thoroughly flushed out with clean wa ter, and then, just before the house Is left to itself. tablespoonful or so of olive oil, lard oil or any lubricating oil may be poured down every waste pipe This oil will find its way to the trap and float on the surface of the trap ping water. protecting it long time from evaporation Kerosene oil is use less for this purpose. as 1t is so volatile that it soon disappears, but crude pe- troleum will answer, if its smell is not objectionable, and it is very cheap
 Oil applied in this way floats mostly on what the plumbers call the house side of the trap-that is, the side near est the fixture, and, as a certain amount of evaporation takes place from the other side, the seal will be lost in course of time, notwithstanding the protection of the oil, so that for security during a longer period it is necessary to employ different means.
 Some plumbers fill the traps entirely with oil, which is quite effectual with any oil except kerosene; others use mo lasses for filling them and others crude glycerin. None of these liquids is sub ject to evaporation under such circum- stances, and any of them will keep the traps secure for many months.
 Otherwise than by the protection of the traps ordinary house plumbing needs very little care on being left to itself in warm weather
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
THINGS THEATRICAL.

Helena Modjeska has begun another farewell tour in Macbeth"
 Toby Claude. heralded asan English music hall singer, halls from Dublin.
 Ceeela Leftus has a play called Lady Judith" by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur nett
 The number of New York ,theaters devoted to buraesque is constantly in- creasing.
 Otis Skinner seems to be repeating on the road his metropolitan success in ''The DueiN
 Robert Hflliard is to star in ''The Turn of the Tide" with Katherine Florence as his leading woman.
 Eugene Bedding, who plays Colonel LarIvette in Before and After" is "a Frenchman. by name Joseph Ribo- dearlx.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
How to Shfrr.

With shirring occupying so important a position as it does at present on dresses and blouses and clothes of every description, a way to do it by machine is worth knowing, says the Boston Traveller. It is all a trick of the tension. Loosen the lower tension. leaving the upper tight, and stitch your rows exactly as if you were doing plain stitching. When it is all stitched, pull the, loose threads underneath. drawing the material up until it is as full as you,want it. Then fasten both ends of your threads, and your shirring is done, needed instead of an hour or two. But
 don't try it on delicate stuffs. The stitching is sure to show
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
SIRES AND SONS.

Sir Herbert de Stern, who was rs- gently made peer, is a Jewish banker In London and Is son of Baron Her man de Stern, whose title was Portu- guese.
 Edwin l.. Frizzell, formerly of Ley den, McsS., in charge of the bridge building for the Boston and Maine rail road. has lived on a railroad car for twenty years.
 It Is definitely stated that President Roosevelt sturdily maintains his preju- dice against the automobile. He will not buy one or take one as a gift. and he will not ride in one.
 Charles Manners, the famous opera singer, is credited by a London expert with being one of the finest amateur milllners living. His creations are said to be equal to some of the best Paris models.
 William H. Baldwin, who has been president of the Boston '. M. c. U. for thirty-elght years, has just celebrated his eightieth birthday. He is in the best of health and a remarkable man TUT HIS aEt.
 Rear Admiral Charles Davis Lucas, V. C., holds the proud position of being father of the Victoria cross" being the first to receive 1t after 1t was in stituted In 1856. He Is now In his sev- enty-third year, having been born in 1894.
 Lord Rayleigh, the famous scientist, Is the owner of herd of over a thou sand cows, a great portion of the milk from which Is retalled In London at shops bearing his lordship's name. Lord Raylelgh, by the way. Is a broth er-in-law of Arthur Balfour.
 Dr. Philip Rees, formerly a student at Guys hospital London, and now medical missionary in China, has trav- eled distance of 2,oO0 miles in order to act as best man at the marriage of his friend, the Rev. Arthur Tatchell & medical missionary at Hankow.
 Daniel Zlntsmaster, wealthy resi- dent of Huntington, Ind, has had erected on his country place a log cabin, an exact duplication of the old Abraham Lincoln home. The cabin houses a large number of Indian and other relics owned by MT. Zintsmaster, who Is a banker.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Uoxy to Wash China.

If china is decorated with gold it should never be washed with soap, as it has a dulling effect and after a time causes the gilt, to rub off. Hot water does no harm. It is better soft, and, if no rain water be handy, it is an easy matter to boil it well, then reduce it to the proper temperature. The softer the drying cloth the better. Use it the mo- ment the articles are out of the water. To rinse in cold water is to retard the drying. Besides, many cracks are due to the sudden plunge from hot to cold water
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
BIG SATTLESHlPS.

The force of the argument seems to be fin favor Of the big ship and the single battery of powerful long range guns, especially as with the use of turbines a speed of more than 20 knots can be attained.-New York Sun.
 Every Important navy department in the world seems to have caught the war vessel building fever. and each h endeavorinr to outdo the other in the production of the most destructive en- zine upon the high seas.-Bostoa Gl05a
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
THE SUBMARINES.

Submarine science, like that of navi- gating the air with certainty, is stili fin its infancy.~-Rocheste Democrat and Chronicle.
 It will not take many more accidents to eliminate the submarine from naval armaments through the impracticabili- ty of obtaining crews.-Philadelphi Inquirer.
 AS experiments inc boats are to be encouraged, but the navy generally Is probably correct in not attaching much military value to the type as it has thus far been deyeloped.-NewO Orlesas Times-Democrat.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
CROPS.

The 1906 crop of potatoes in this country is estimated at 277.OO0OOo bushels compared with 253,oo00oo in 1905 and 289,0OO,OOO in 1904.
 The peanut crop in the United States now amounts to 100000 bushels an- nually. The total sales amount to be- tween $S,OO0,OOO and $1O,OOO,OO0.
 Rubber is steadily increasing in val ue owing to the growth of the automo- bile, bicycle and electrical industries, and dhis years crop for the whole world is estimated at 75,OOo tons. val aed at $a2O,OOO,OOO.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
How to Protect Ones Sleeves.

The newest sleeve protectors are made of the large fancy handkerchiefs so much in vogue, says the Boston Traveller. One handkerchief will make a pair. It is foldeItdiagonally in four, and then a three cornered piece is cut off the side, and the raw edges thus left neatly joined with French seam. Two of the bits removed are shaped to q neat angle, joined to the sleeves with the seam on the right side and turned up, forming dainty cuffs.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Hoxy to Pickle Cucumbers.

Make a pickle of coarse salt strong enough to bear an egg (or a pot3tol. pour it boiling hot upon the pickles and let them stand in it a week or ten days; take them out and lay them in cold water several hours; take them out and wipe them dry and put in a pot: throw in with them one or two heads of garlic to a hundred pickles, also a little alum and some peppers; boil vinegar and pour over them hot
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
SCIENCE SETTINGS.

The layer of the sea taken up in clouds each year is now estimated at fourteen feet in thickness.
 Arcturus is not less than seventy and is probably more than 100 light years distant from us. This star cer- tainly surpasses the sun in volume many thousand times.
 The moon is the sluggard of the so- lar system, it's 2,273 miles an hour in It's journeying around the earth com pairing badly with the earth's 66,579 miles an hour.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Onion Sandwiches Good.

An onion sandwich is very appetiz- Ing, says a writer in Health. While onions do not agree with everybody, the trouble is generally due to eating them with other food. If just onions and bread and butter are eaten for one meal there win be no bad effect. Onions are healthful and in some cases tend to relieve insomnia and are said to bs good for the complexion.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Notice

The Annual meeting ofthe Stockholders of the National Iron Bank will be holden in their banking rooms at Falls Village, Connecticut, on Tuesday. January Sth, 1907, from 10 to II o'clock a. m., for the election of directors, for the coming year and for the transaction of any other busi- ness proper to come before said meeting.
 DWIGHT K. DEAN, Cashier.
 Falls Village. Conn.,, December 7th, 1906.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
How to MaA~e Furniture Polish.

Take equal proportions of lirsec' oil, turpentine, vinegar and spirits O. wine. Wien used, shake the mixture well and rub on the furniture with a piece of linen rag and polish with a clean duster. Vinegar and oil rubbed in with flannel and the furniture rub bed with a clean duster produces a very good polish.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Peanuts.

When buying peanuts remember that the longest ones are not the best. Those with three divisions do not necessarily hold three perfect meats A shorter, plumper variety with two compart- ments holding two full sized meats is better. Select lighc colored shells.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Newmarket Led the Way.

Race meetings are now almost num- berless, and from England they have spread over Europe and wherever else the Anglo-Saxon has gone. The first great race meeting may be said to have been that held at Newmarket in 1640, in the reign of Charles l., who was a keen supporter of the sport.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
\ RInndInss Rattle.

In 1518 q battle was fought near Milan, in Italy, and so perfect was the armor of both armies that, although the conflict ragged from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m., no one on either side was either killed or wounded, though one man broke his collar bone by falling off his
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Queer Fishing Methods.

The idea of catching fish by means of a beehive with hole in the top of It Is strange enough one. Yet this does not inadequately describe the method employed by fishermen in the Philip pine Islands, who clap their apparatus down over the sluggish bottom feeding fish and then, putting their hands through the hole in the top. extract their victims.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
The First Policemen.

On Sept. %, 1929, the good citizens Of London saw troops of men dressed in dark blue tail coats, with top hats, pa- trading the streets and maintaining or cder. They were the pioneer police force and have been dubbed Bob !bies". or "Peelers," from Sir Robert Peel who inaugurated them.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13

How to Keep steel From RUstinrr.
 Bright steel articles which have to Ic stored away may he kept from rusting by coating them with q mixtr-'e of black lead and laTd. They should be wrapped in wo5icn cloth, if at all; never in cotton or linen.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Ttle British parliH

The speaker of the house of com mons, who does not otherwise vote oI take part in q debate. has Il casting vote in case of equality. On the other hand, in the house of lords the lord chancellor is not disqualified from talk. ing part in a debate and voting, but he has no casting vote, and in case of equality the "nonconteI ts" prevail.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
roIrh1-h Toha,co Pfnes

Tobacco pipes made from calabash have come into general use in South Africa. The calabash colors like meer- sehaum and will take high polish. It is said to give a special softness of fla vor that pipes of no other material of
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
The Orntory of GaIIcrus.

The oldest Christian structure in Ire land is q remarkable building, evident ly very ancient, but wonderfully well preserved, at Dingle, in County Kerry. It is known as 'the Oratory of Galle- rus" and has stood practically unin- jured for more than thousand years.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
EraaI CnfnU

A German coin collector says that coins with misprints are highly prized by numismatists. One Saxon thaler of the year 1858, which has ''Thaelr" on it, is worth six times its intrinsic value owing to that error
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Curing a wnrt.

When the peasants in Germany wish to get rid of any troublesome warts on their hands they take a species of To- cust and let it bite the protuberance. The liquid which flows from the in- sect's mouth into the wound causes the warts to dry up and disappear
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
First Use of the Bayonet.

The bayonet was first made in Bay onne, in France; hence its name It was first used by the French army in 1871. It was successfully employed by the French during the reign of Will liam III. in an attask on the British Twenty-fifth regiment of foot.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Passive.

He yearned to sit in congress. And so we rushed him through. So there he sits, and really it's The only thing he'll do.
 Houston Post.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
How a Naval Battle Was Lost.

A naval battle between the Romans and Carthaginians off the coast of Spain in the first Punic war was lost by the latter because the galley slaves could not keep their seats when the ships rolled.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Election of Directors of The Canaan National Bank will be held at the office of J. H. Roraback on, Tuesday, January s, 1907- and that the polls will be open from 10 a. m. to 12 o'clock, noon,
 GEORGE ROGER, Cashier. Canaan, Conn.,, Dec. 6, 1906.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Your Share.

If the landed surface of the globe were divided up and allotted into equal shares to each of its human inhab- itants 1t would be found that each would get a plot of twenty-three and a half acres
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Mexican Courtfnr

Staring at the windows of their ador- ed ones Is the way Mexican lovers woo. If the young woman is agreed ble she will appear at the window aft CT several days. and they thus be- come acquainted.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Gold and Silver Gowns.

The women of Sumatra wear costly dresses, many of them being made of pure gold and silver. After the metal Is mined and smelted 1t Is formed into fine wire, which is woven into cloth and afterward used for dresses.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Misconstrued Him.

The suitor wrote. 'I pine, I die. For you. oh, apple of my eyer' . The maid replied. Your joke Is neat. But this pineapple's not to eat''
 Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
The Only Way.

"He earned $10,O0O last year with his pen"
 Goodness! What did he expose?'- New York Times.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
The Tcn HOnr DnN.

AS early as 1S47 law was passed in New Hampshire making ten hours a le- gal days work
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
odd, Isn't Itf

A man is often in his cups When drinking from a mug. And he who's often in his cups Is oftener in jug.
 -PhiladelphIa Press
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Powder.

Geraldine-idy face is my fortune.
 Gerald-Say, you have left some O. your money on my shoulder. - New York Press.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
The Latert Thtng In HoIdun..

If a man must be robbed And q lot of men are 'Twould be fine to know the robber Owned racing motor car.
 Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
old Time Fencing.

In sixteenth century fencing the sword was held in the right hand and a dagger in the left to ward off blows.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
The Why He was IncIfn~d-

There's a man who is bent on work ing"
 "Yes, he stoops dreadfully. ."-Bohe- milan Magazine.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
We'll Invested.

+Jim Is a capital fellow"
 "That must be the reason he draws so much interest" t."-Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
LEGAL NOTICES
DIsTRIcT OF CORNWALL, ss. Pro.

ABSTRACT OF CORNWALL, ss. Pro- U bate Court, Dec. Sth, 1906.
 Estate of Walter Mallinson late of Cornwall in said District deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Cornwall hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the cred itors of satd estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to pre- sent their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred n rccoy- cry. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to DAVID l.. SMITH, Administrator.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Wanted

Girls wanted, fifteen years ofage or over. Good wages, steady work, and boarding place found if requested. Address. WIN sTED HOSIERY Co.,. Winsted, Conn.