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Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
CENT-A-WORD ADVERTISEMENTS
Announcements That are Cheap but Remarkably Effective and Col
 umn Eyerhody will Read.

THE NEWS inaugurates new depart ture in advertising. We are to establish a Cent-a- Word column for small adver- tisments. In this column will be inserted announcement under heads of For Sale, Wanted, Miscellaneous, To Rent. Found Lost, For Exchange, etc. We make no charge less than 25 cents, i. e., a 20-word adv. would cost 25 cents for one week but if it is inserted more than once, each sub sequent insertion will cost 20 cents or a Cent-a- Word. This small adv. column will be given a prominent location in the paper. s-s
 If you want anything, want to sell anything, want to find place to live, have house to rent, want to rent a barn, have something to exchange, have farm to sell or want to rent one, send us "copy' for an advertisement to begin next week.
 It is cheap advertising and it is good advertising. The advertisements will look like this.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
POINTERS

R. Stanton of Falls Village is selling some desirable personal property at pri- vate sale. See his adv.
 New wash goods at Hawlev's Miller ton. Suits at half price.
 Nine new Cutters of the latest type all removable trimmings latest colors, values $35.00, $500, and $40.00. Your choice at $50. % this month at Benjamins.
 E. P. Hunt & Go. advertise the Ladies Home Journal patterns. They also have some special embroidery bargains. $l,00 crepe de chene at 59 cents. Nearly 90 percent reduction on coats. $500 silk waists for $2. 98.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
CLAYTON

Miss Grace Weymouth has been visit. ing at 0. A. Weymouth's.
 Mrs. G. H. Rood is on the sick list again.
 Rev. O. w. Hanna entertained the people Tuesday night with some Stere- optican views at the chapel.
 Most of the people around here finished harvesting ice last week.
 Mrs Ellen Bunnel of Canaan attended church here Sunday.
 Howard Rood goes to Lakeville this month to work for A. H. Heaton 6 Go.
 Mrs. Southwick of Cornwall visited her brother O. s. Miner one day last week.
 Jesse Stanton is able to be around again after an attack of pneumonia.
 Mrs. F. J. Mcintyre is staying at G. H. Rood's.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
YEVEEE reasons why the

YTVEEE reasons why the
 one hundr ed or ''H more traveIin8 representatives or the leading investment houses only scratch the surface of the invest ment busin c ss are many. The most inn pOrtant reason is be- cause these SaIesmen don't see the people who at the present time, in the asgreeate, have the most money to invest.
 The usual schedule of these SaleSMen, bond men as they are called, is, we will say, 10 spend one day in Hartford, see the pres idents of the banks and other financial institutions, and poSSi- bly few large investors, one day each in Springfield, Pittsfield, Bridgeport, New Haven, Water bury and Norwich, and then con- Sider that they have covered the investment situation in Southern and Western New England.
 Sometimes as many as fen bord SaleSmen call on one bank preSi- dent in a single day. ..
 This condition of affairs is an illustration of miSdirected cner- 8ieS when we consider that the largest amount of money to be invested in this section is in the hands of the small, individual in vestors, the thrifty men and women of New England who work and save.
 To prove this, I will give you the actual figures next week.
 Thomas C. Perkins
 Conn. Mutual Building
 Hartford, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07

and it has not only placed every competent student it hts ready to go, but it has also
 been compelled to refuse many desirable openings, some of which were truly golden Principal Morse is to be upon tho wonderful popu-
 larity and progress of his school. It is valuable and necessary adjunct to the educational facilities of Connecti- TIMES.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
SPECIAL NOTICES

Business Talks by Our Advertisers
 Some Bargains in Business sleighs at Benjamin's also two large family spring sleighs (Bailey nake.)
 Some big bargains i'll fur robes and coats at Benjamin's now.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
FOR SALE

Maple Grove Farm for sal' 2l5 acres. For particulars impure of $. A. Brooker, Colemans Station, N. Y.
 Library Paste, Seals, Scaling Wax, Paper Fasteners, Crepe Paper, Paper Nap kins, Pens, Penholders, Pencils, Crayon, Tablets, etc. ...
 THE CANAAN PRINTING Go.
 Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
DI ED

BEEBE-In South Canaan. February 3, Mrs. Levi Beebe.
 YALE-In Bridgeport, February 3, Mrs. Abbie Yale, formerly of South Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
MISCELLANEOUS

Write right by using the self-feeding Parker fountain pen and some of our un- excelled stationery. Sold at the store of
 THE CANAAN PRINTING Go.
 Canaan, Conn. r..
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
WANTED

Buyers for the remarkably fine line of stationery we are carrying, also blank books, office supplies, etc. THE CANAAN PRINTING Go.
 Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
NOTICE

The Board of Belief for the town of North Canaan met this day and nd iourned to meet at the Town Hall on Thursday, February lIth at one o'clock, tc perform any duties that may legally come before them.
 ID. w. MANyEL
 X. A. LAWRENCE
 B. A. PEIRCR Canaan, Conn.,, Feb. l, 1907.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
Special Embroidery Values

With representative of New York office right Tn the heart of the Embroidery District St Ga Switzerland position to offer wonderful values and the benefit of this saving brought customers hereabouts While the would call for range of many prices consider sufficient make brisk selling for and intro duction have made up assortments which include wide medium and narrow widths
 I Assortment ct t23c A/N7d
 AssOrtmae2st Nt .33c yO9M.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07

The time is past when young men and there being place awaiting them in the business world as soon as they are ready to do the work required. During the past week in particular the Morse Business College of Hartford has practically been showed under with situations of all kinds
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
For Sale

Place in Sharon, Ct., now occupied by M. H. Benson, containing about one acre of land with House and Barn.
 o. J. MILLER,
 Hillsdale, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
Wanted

An Experienced man to work in meat the business. .-. l##
 D. D. WALTER,
 Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
BORN

PECK-At Amenia Union, January Is,
 son to MT. and Mrs. Frank Peck.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
THE MORSE COLLEGE

A Reliable Business School that Can not Begin to Supply the Demand for its Graduates.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
News Worth Reading and Acting On.
 No Coat Has Escaped Large Reductions.

Some ofthe reductions that we'll nigh reckless and they would be hadn't the big work of immediate clear hand and wish to make every heavy garment in department. This of startling reductions and if any coat need appeals you this short price list be of wonderful help The Black Coats that SIS and S2O, $12.5O other Black Coats that were $25 $50, now $165O.
 Handsome Mixtures I11 TOURISTS COATS formerly selling for $1O to !$12.5O, now S5.95.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
By ROBERTUs LOVE.

W YNLESS the chief typewriter
3 should resign before this goes
to press. thus necessitating a
reimbursement, the probability is
that United States army engineers will
superintend the construction of the
Panama canal. with Lieutenant Colo
mel George Washington GoethalS as
chief engineer. Isthmian canal his
tory for the past three centuries has
shown that designations and readjuSt-
ments are always in order. and the re-
cent history of the specific Panama
project indicates that the natural
course OF government appOintees to
high place In the canal work is rati
fication, glorificatiOn. indignation, res
ignation. The senate ratities. the press
glorities, the appointee finds himself
disguised with his local habitation and
indignant at official supervision, and
then comes his resignation.
Uncle Sam has Il capacious mouth
and strong grinding molars. He is
not inclined TO admit that he ever
bites off more than he can chew. He
has undertaken to bite a ditch across
the backbone and spare ribs of the
isthmus OF Panama. He is going TO
bite it, too, if il takes a century, and
chew up all the gristle. That's the
American bulldog grip.
1t seems reasonable TO assume that
at last the canal project has been
brought down TO a practical working
basis. In the past few weeks events
have trOdden on each others heels.
The whole Panama situation has
changed. Here and there crops out a
hint as to why the change has come
about. but for the most part the story
is sealed book 1t may be opened
later, and if so it will make mighty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

interestin' readin'." That there is an
African in the woodpile is strongly in
dictated by the remarkable succession
of events. In some quarters the be-
lief is strong that certain powerful per-
sOns-grown powerful through the ex-
ercise of special privileges heretofore
have been seeking Systematically to
manipulate the Panama business so
that they can carve it up as Il luscious
melon and divide it among themselves.
Irrespective of political affiliations
the American people in general have
confidence in the ability of President
Roosevelt, upon whom the final re-
sponsibility devolveS, to prevent this
large job of melon slicing-if such n
thing is contemplated. TO return to
plain language, the direct insinuation
has been made that n cOterie of New
York capitalists have cherished fond
hopes IF profting TO the extent of
many millions by furnishing the sup
plies necessary, or presumably neces-
Sary, for the building of the canal
Now that the administration has re-
Jected all bids for the contract and
has designated Colonel Cocktails and
other army engineers to do the work
it is not unreasonable to assume that
any such deal has been rendered ex-
tremely difficult
About two years ago John F. Wal
lace. distinguished railroad engineer,
was appointed to the post of chief en-
gineer for the Panama canal. The
president and the people believed that
the right man had been put in the
right place. But after a few months
Mr.. Wallace turned in his resignation.
Resignation No. |.
The Interborough railway combina-
tion. which controls the surface, ele-
waited and underground street car
lines in New York city, had offered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

point OF the administration with re-
gard to the inherent desirabiIity of
Panama Job had changed with Obscr-
walton on the spot The general pub
lie, however thought it curious-a Curl
Gus coincidence. so to speak-that the
same concern had annexed both chief
engineer and chairman 1t reminded
one of celebrated cOuplet in the Kan
Sas bard Thomas Brewer Peacock's
rhyme of the border war:
on her he then took pity
And took her up to Kansas City.
The Interborough seems to have TAX
en- pity on these two gentlemen Ian
gushing i'll the lonesome and malari-
Gus canal zone and took them up to
New York city. where things were go
ing on.
The next move on the board was to
let the canal job out to some expert
cnced contractor. Mr.. Stevens still ex-
erciSfng supervision. William !. Oil
YER of Knoxville. Tenn. made the low
est bid, and it was announced that
this was to be accepted Mr.. Oliver
organized his company. secured the
requisite capital and was almost ready
to embark for Panama when some
thing happened.
Resignation No. 3.
Mr.. Stevens resigned. As yet no
body seems to know just why. There
are those who say that it was because
Mr.. Stevens is pasSionateIy fond of
golf, and Panama has no golf links
Others aver that he is pasSionately
fond of reading. and the mucky at
mOsphere of the canal strip causes Il
green moss to grow on the pages of
his favOrite tones. Both these eXpla-
nations of course are jocular. and yet
they are to he estimated with some
degree of seriousness, for it is undo
niable that Panama is a long way
from the golf links, the Carnegie Ii.
brares and all the other adiuncts of
civilization that make life worth liv-
ing after a man has lived in Chicago
where Mr. Stevens halls from.
There is also hint of red tape in
explanation Of Mr.. Stevens throwing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

same purpose in view. Though he
never knew il himself. believing he had
reached Asia. the great navigator ran
against an obstruction in the shape of
two vast bodies of land connected by
Il narrow neck. This land has turned
out TO be quite valuable in many ways,
but it still obStructs the westward
passage from Europe to Asia.
The government of the United States
of America is trying to biSect the new
continent at its narrOwest point, and
in cutting the canal across Panama we
are simply finishing the job undertaken
by Columbus more than four centuries
ago. Such a passage is needed now
vastly mere than it was needed then.
1t will be needed next century no doubt
vastly more than it is needed now.
And Uncle Sam is going to do the
job though men die and men resign.
Though we all ~ant to see the ships
sailing through the canal just as soon
as may be- we can afford to wait few
years longer. since the world has wait
ed 400 years after discovering that the
earth is round like an apple instead of
being fiat like pancake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

him Il larger salary than he was re-
ceiving for the canal job, He accept
ed the New York Job. Secretary Tafts
interview with Mr.. Wallace in regard
to his resignation is historic. The big
secretary, fguratively, jumped on the
engineer with both feet. Mr.. Wal
lace was told that he had violated
trust that he had deserted his cOun-
try's work at critical moment, and
that for mere lucre he had given up
his opportunity to go down to poSteri
ty as the digger of the big ditch. The
presidents indignation was of Il
warmth akin to that of Secretary Taft,
though he let the war secretary do
most of the frothing.
Mr.. Wallace is said to have given
as his real reason for quitting the la
comic three word explanation:
"Too much interference"
Then John +. Stevens, another emf
nent railroad engineer. was induced to
tackle the Panama proposition. He
was to receive salary somewhat in
excess of that paid to Mr.. Wallace.
Mr.. Stevens went down to the canal
zone amid the fanfare of public ap-
prevail as the right man in the right
place at last. He it was who would
pass along to posterity as the man who
bit the backbone out of Panama. Once
more the president and the people
breathed with relief. The dirt which
Mr.. Wallace had marked out began 70
fly under Mr. Stevens shOvels.
\ new chairman for the canal COM
mission. a safely strenuous person,
who had been i'll the business of build
ing railroads in the middle west. was
proposed to the president by Paul Nor
ton. then secretary of the navy.
What are his qualifications" PreSi
dent Roosevelt is said To have inquired
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
A Cashiers
Discovery

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siding at 2042 Washington avenue.
New York city, has found Father
Johns Medicine to be positive RENE
dy for throat and lung troubles. Miss
Hayde says: Il have taken Father
Johns Medicine for a cold and for the
grip also as body builder and find
this medicine excellent. | have been
taking it for four years with great
benefit"
AS a body builder Father John S
Medicine has no equal. No alcohol or
injurious drugs. Guaranteed.
Father Johns Medicine is for sale
by T. II. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

DeWitt'S CarboliZed Witch Hazel
Salve undoubtedly the best relief for
piles. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

'Well, for one thing" replied Mr.
Morton. Ibis name is Theodore"
Theodore Perry Shonts was investi-
gated and found to be man of parts.
Everybody, with the president, beiiev-
ed him to be just the man for the
place. With ShontS as chairman AMI
Stevens as chief engineer that ditch
was sure 10 be dug They would make
the dirt fly like chaff from the tail end
of thrasher, and Uncle Sam was al
most ready to begin taking toll for the
passage of ships from Colon to Pana-
ma and vice versa. We could almost
hear the mingled brines of the Pacific
and the Atlantic swishing through the
canal.
Last fall President Roosevelt made
his trip to the canal zone. Secretary
Taft also visited the zone. Both report
ed things moving smoothly. and "All's
well'' was the cry of the watchmen on
the tower. The public had not finished
reading the presidents special mes
sage to congress, illustrated, on the
Panama canal when n gun which no.
body kR6w was loaded took sudden
occasion to explode.
I'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16

w the sponge. IT Is SAID furthermore
that he did not receive with hiiebound
equanimity the constant criticism Of
his work. though it is understood that
the administration was satisfied with
his conduct of the big job
At any rate Mr. Stevens resigned
his resignation was accepted. and upon
the heels OF it came the announcement
that all bids for the contract were re
jected ard that the canal would be
constructed 10y army engineers
Naturally Mr.. Oliver who says he
has spent S40.G00 in perfecting his
company and his plans. felt like man
who had bought sweet orange and
had sour lemon delivered 10 him. He
remarked:
81 have been whangdoodlel in n good
game. | know and have known all
along who was sitting in the game"
Mr.. Oliver did not divul"e the nature
of the game nor the names of those
who sat in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
The New Canal Engineers.


Colonel Cocktails. who is to be the
head of the new iSthmian canal com
mission has been serving on the gen
eral staff of the army at Washington.
He is fOrty-ninc years old and was
graduated from West Point i'll 1850.
AS assistant engineers the president
has named two majors of the engineer
corps. u. Du +. Gaillard and William
l.. Sibcrt. fOrty-Seven and fOrty-siy
years old respectively and both of the
West Point class of 1891. These three
gentlemen have had long service rs
army engineers For the canal work
their salaries are to he largely in
creased An army officer. however, is
subject to resignation if he doesn't like
his job The theory of the president
seems to be that Colonel Cocktails is
young enough to see the job through.
and if he should not stay until the end
one of the two majors mentioned will
be qualified to succeed him.
Meantime the work is going on, the
steam shOvels are cutting out the ditch
and progress is reported. There APP
pears to be a reasonable expectation
that the canal will be completed by
about 1917 and at cost of not more
than S300,O00,000. perhaps not nearly
so much. As to time and cost, howev-
er. nothing definite should be ventured
The isthman canal is and always has
been an unknown quantity. We are
coming to know more about it, but we
must learn mostly by experience.
The Panama canal idea is just 35I
years old. Antonio GalvaO, a Portu-
guese navigator in 1870 proposed to
the king of Spain plan for cutting q
canal through the isthmus. Christopher
Columbus discovered the isthmus in
1902. Eleven years later, from the
summit of the mountains in that part
of the isthmus which used to be called
Darien, Miguel Cabello de Balboa dis
covered the Pacific ocean.
Balboa climbed that peak in Da-
rien'' with the specific purpose Of dis
covering a water passage to the orient.
Columbus made his voyages with the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-16
IN Shonts resigned.
Resignation No. z.

Explanation? Why, he had put
things in fine working order, and En-
gineer Stevens could do the rest Be
sides, he had an offer from the Inter
borough folks in New York city, the
same who had annexed Engineer Wal
lace. He was TO go to New York and
be president of the company at big
ger salary than he was receiving for
the Panama job. His resignation was
accepted promptly, Mr.. Stevens being
named for chairman.
Secretary Taft did not jump on Mr.
Shonts with either foot so far as the
public is aware. No doubt the view
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-03
Happy New Year.

The editor feels that, fit were
possible, he should like to take
by the hand every one of the
more than ten thousand men,
women, boys, and girls that he
talks to every week through the
News" look into their faces,
and wish them a "happy and
prosperous new year, Every
calling in life has its attendant
perplexities, and blishing a
newspaper IS no exception to the
general rule, but the many kind
letters received during the holl.
days from mem bers of the big
News family scattered over a
wide expanse of territory, makes
HIM feel that he is in close touch
with a constituency of which any
man may we'll be proud.
The editor feels a personal in
terest in every one of his readers,
and wishes for each and every
one of them a year of happiness
and prosperity.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-03
Sale Register.

Thursday, February 14,--John
Il. Tavmau, having sold his farm
and intending to remove from the
county, will sell at his residence
IN Thompson township, live stock,
farming implements, hay, gram,
and household goods. Sale will
begin at 10 o'clock.
Thursday, March {. Christian
Martin, having rented his farm,
aud intending to quit farming,
viii sell at his residence, two miles
south of McConnellsburg horses,
cattle, hogs, farming implements,
hay, corn, and household goods.
Sale begins at Q O'Clock.
A. l.. While, Auctioneer.
Tuesday, March 70, John Fore.
man will sell at his residence on
the Rush Cline farm at Fort Lit
tleton, live stock, farming imple
ments, &c. Sale begins at 10 o.
clock.
A. =. Wlble, auctioneer.
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The Sabbath.
Ccontinued from int D ,ee.j
than DIE bad of rams.N

than the tat of rams.
The great reward, ia store for
th Use who observe the Sabbath
properly, shonld be an incentive
to all, for God has a number of
times promised to prolong the
days of those who keep this com
mand; and, also, he causes them
to delight IN tim, thus securing
for themselves a more perfect
happiness. For If thou turn
away thy foot from the Sabbath,
from doing thy pleasure on my
holy day, and call the Sabbath a
delight, the holy of the Lord,
honorable; and shalt honor hIm
not doing thine own ways, nor
speaking thine own words; then
shalt thou delight thyself in the
Lord; and l will cause thee to
ride upon the high places of the
earth, and feed thee with the her.
itage of Jacob thy father; for the
mouth Of the Lord hath spoken
it,"
What greater incentive should
we want tnau such a beautiful re
ward as this ?-the reward OF
happines; not such as man can af.
ford, but true happiness from our
heavenly father, who is the glver
of all good gifts
The Sabbath Is one OF Gods
gifts and should be accepted as
such, aud those who have made
1t a day OF holy religious rest will
have III store for them another
Sabbath more quiet aud peaceful
IN the world to come.
All should labor for this end
and when Chrlst's work through
the church. has been accomplish
ed, then Christ and his people
shall rest together; then they who
have shared ia his work. will share
in the JOY of thelg Lord.
Should we as Christian people
not hail the day when all shall say
as did one Of the poets
Sweet day thine hours too soon win cease:
Yet while they gently roll
Breathe, heavenly spirit source Of peace,
\ sabbath DER my soul.
When Will my pilgrimage be done,
The worlds long week be o er.
That sabbath dawn which needs 10 sun.
That day which fades no moe ="
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-03

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