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SUCCESSFUL LAWN PARTY.

The lawn party on the grounds of Mrs Haight was all that could be de sired, both as to attendance and pat ronage. The grounds were handsomely illuminated with Chinese lanterns. The large company moving about under the various colored lights produced scene that was very pleasing to the eye and agreeable to the guests. The proceeds were S90; the net profits will be some where between S6O and $7O. "
 John W. Sagendorf is doing as we'll as could be expected. being able to sit up some. It is hoped his recovery may be more speedy than was anticipated. He has been under the charge of Dr Leslie of Bridgewater.
 F. K. Hawley has the foundation nearly ready for tenement house to be located on the road leading from the school house towards W. B. Roe's. It will be about 9 rods northwest of his stock barn.
 Dr Ryder was in town, last week. Reports say he is considering return to town in the near future. c. B. Hawley is having the school house in Whisconier shingled, painted and put in a suitable condition for oc- cupany.
 The funeral of Mrs Harriett Butler, who died at the home of Mrs Lake and Mrs White, took place at the home of Mrs Sagendorf on Tuesday. --~Ss-' -
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Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is especially recommended for children. It tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. Sold by H. Rupf, Newtown, Conn. '
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Brookfield.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.

The schools will open on Tuesday, September 1, with Miss Norah Lynch of New Milford as teacher iii the Gen. ter district; c. H. Soule of New Mil- ford at the Iron Works; Miss Mary Collins in Huckleberry Hills; Miss R. Veronica Driscoll of Springfield, Mass, in Whiseonier; Miss Mary Murphy in Obtuse and Miss Alice Lynch In Long Meadow. r..
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SouthviIle
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES. ID. N. Clark of Shelton has been spending few days at his farm.
 D. Barnum's family entertained friends from Bridgeport, last Sunday,
 Miss Hilda Johnson has been enter taining a cousin from Bridgeport, two weeks. Miss Johnson has returned to Mrs Northrop's atfer spending week with her parents.
The Newtown bee., 1908-08-21

Drive Rheumatism from the blood with Dr Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy. Tablet or Liquid. Sold by all dealers
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Women as We'll ss Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney and
 Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, aiscourages ndlessensambition; beauty,
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as.hua.
CHRIST CHUR CHI NOTES.

There will be service in Christ church on Sunday, August 23, at the usual hour, 2 p. m.
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Nestor Rowland of New Haven is visiting at the parsonage for few days as the guest of his cousin, Mrs J. l.. Cross.
 The Sunday school picnic, held at Beardsley park. last Wednesday, was great success. About l2O attended and all enjoyed a fine outing and a good time. Various games were in dulged in and after dinner baseball game between the single and the mar ried men resulted in victory for the latter by score of 16jto 1. Many of the children and young people enjoyed the automobile rides around the park which were furnished through the kindness of Messrs Erwin and Horace Fairchild and Eli P. Burton.
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child urinates too often, fthe urine scalds the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an age when it should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet, ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff. cuity is kidney trouble, and the first ,tep should be towards the treatment of these important organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose.
 Women as well as men are made miser- able with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of swamp-Root is soon realized. Itissold by druggists, in fifty fE
 cent and one-dollar Z3z! AsS Z. i. :..: size bottles. You may gs;; : lH.s have a sample bottle Sa@H by mail free, also a Home of swsmpRoos pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root, including many of the thousands of testi- monial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing pr. Kilmer & Co.,, Binghamton, NY. be sure and mention this paper. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr, Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad. dress, Binghamton, N. Y.. on every bottle.
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Weston.

NEWS AS THE BEES SCRIBE
 FINDS IT.
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1'rurnbull.
THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
 The pulpit of the, Congregational church will be supplied on next Sun day morning, August 23, by Rev A. D. Adams of New Haven. Many who heard MT Adams a few weeks ago will be glad of this further opportunity to hear him preach. Rev J. l.. Cross will preach in the Pilgrim Con- gregatiOnal church of New Haven.
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by druggists, in fifty cent and one-dollar size bottles. You may
 have a sample bottle i,,r ,,,nil free also q
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
INDIANA SIDE-TRACKED
Prohibition Vote in Hoosier State Reduced by
Republican Local Option Trick

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, November 7-(Special cor
espondence)-The returns of the election so far
tons of our enthusiastic workers. It is i'm
possible yet to give figures, but it appears that
although there have been splendid gains in many
localities, the total vote will probably fall below
the vote of four years ago. This is largely due
to the local option craze. On the strength of
the Republican party's enactment of county
option law, thousands of men who normally
would have voted the Prohibition ticket, voted
the Republican ticket, while the liquor element
Of that party punished its anti-saloon faction by
defeating the party in the state and electing a
Democrat to the office of governor The Pro
hibitionists who deserted their own ticket have
the satisfaction of knowing that their votes were
thrown away" in the worst possible manner
There have been number of local victories in
different parts of the state, Prohibtionsts being
elected to town and county offices.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12

throughout the state are very incomplete, only
about twenty-sx out of the eighty-four counties
having been heard from, which show gain of
from three per cent to sixty per cent on the
full ticket
Referring again to the matter of the use of
money on the other side, there precincts
in this city where the Republican party alone
had more than twenty paid men at single poll
ing place; and at booth in the thirty-ninth
district (Calderwood's) are told on the best
of authority that practically applied for
work in behalf of the Republican legislative
nominees who was not promptly employed and
urged to look out for his acquaintance.
We feel that we have great cause for en-
enlargement and cheer to feel that we have
held our own by keeping three in the legis-
lature and again increasing legislative vote
by 10000 in fercely contested Presidential year.
We are already at work for the campaign of
191O and beyond that 1912.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
COLORADO'S VOTE
The Swallow Poll Doubled-Taynton Retres
After Splendid Service

DENVER, Colo, November 7-(Special CORE
spondence)-It has been nearly impossible to get
election returns in Colorado Old party papers
are interested in Bryan and Taft only and give
only complete returns on old party candidates,
but such information as Secretary Taynton has
so far been able to obtain makes it look like 100
percent increase
Otero county first reported giving Chain 1856
votes in Rocky Ford alone against twenty zone for
Swallow four years ago. Swallow received 112
in that county but Chain will no doubt have 275
This is where the best county work of the state
has been done Prowers county gives an incom-
plete return of seventy against ffty-two four
years ago and Cheyenne twenty-five against one
for Swallow. Denver so far registers s52 against
476 for Swallow, but that is incomplete. 1t will
probably reach 1000. One precinct in Weld
gives sixteen against eight four years ago. Gil
pin gives ffty-seven against twenty for
Swallow. Some counties will show no gains and
taken altogether doubled vote may be counted
on
Secretary Taynton will close his work with the
Colorado state committee on December 4, and
will then be available for work in other places.
He is we'll satisfied with his efforts in Colorado
and it is believed that the increased vote IS
largely due to his work. From February Is. 1907,
to November 1, 1908, $4,734.o7 has passed through
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
OHIO'S HARD LUCK
Anti-Saloon Leagues Local Option and Good
Man Campaigns Cut Down the Vote

COLUMBUS, ONO, November 7-(Special cor
respondence) -Indications are that the Prohibi-
ton vote in Ohio will be reduced from the vote
of the state, Columbiana and Franklin, report
losses on unofficial returns. Columhiana will
poll about 700 votes and Franklin is credited
with GIT for the head of the ticket first elector
John B. Martin for governor receives 400 and
the rest of the state ticket from 524 to 800 D.
A. Polling for Congress, e76. For Representa-
tives, E. N. Webb, 1887; B. G. Smith, 1,249;
]. E. Vttum 1,172, and U. G. Swinge, $685.
1t is difficult to estimate vote in the state
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12

but the influence of our county local option and
other temporary measures advocated by the Anti
Saloon League have affected our vote the heavi-
est. Thousands of Prohibitionists threw away
their votes trying to elect the Leagues good
candidate for governor. 1t is doubtful, con-
sdering the large vote polled in the state, if we
will have many more than enough to hold Our
place on the official ballot.
We need winter campaign of education on
the local option policy to get some of our own
people right and to instruct others on this hoary
fallacy.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
SWALLOW 1904

All the smaller towns heard from run about
the same
The vote for w. D. Cox for governor runs we'll
ahead of the Presidential vote. At this rate the
Prohibition vote is liable to go up to $4,000 in
the state on governor as against 9,77O for Swal-
low in 1904 Every precinct in the city of Mil
waukee gave votes for the Prohibition candidate
for governor. Not single blank.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12

substantially recruits. The state vote will
probably also show a good increase.
PACIFIC GROVE CALIFORNIA, November -(Spe-
cial correspondence)-Ch received ninety-one
votes in this place, where Swallow in 1904, ~reN
ceived only thrty-four votes Today we renew
our campaign against the saloon and all it's atA
tendant vices
RIVERSIDE, CALF, November 6-(Specal cor
respondence)-The vote for Swallow in River
side county four years ago was 1885, The vote
for Chain is AIS. James H. Woertendyke, the
Prohibition candidate for the legislature, was
beaten by the Republican candidate but received
1850 votes. The Prohibtionists are at work
organizing for the next fight.
LoRDsBURG, CALF, November 4-(Special cor
respondence)-The Prohibition party is first
party in this town. The vote stood as follows:
Chain, forty-fve; Bryan, forty-four; Taft, forty
one.
SAN JOSE, CALF, November Especial CORE
spondence) = Forty-nne out of ffty-four pre-
cincts of Santa Clara county by unofficial returns
gave Chain and Watkins seven hundred votes
Swallows vote in the county in 1904 was 404
This makes gain of nearly one hundred per
cent.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
PHILADELPHIA'S GOOD VOTE
Brotherly Love Town Polls Largest Number
of Prohibition Ballots Ever Cast for
President

PHILADELPHIA, PA, November 7-(Special cor
respondence)-The vote for Chain and Watkins
in this city last Tuesday was 1864, though the
day was Waterloo for all but two local option
candidates, and possibly those two will be elimi-
mated on the official count. The Prohibition vote
has gone away above what has been polled here
tofore in similar contests This, too, in the face
of tremendous opposition from independent Re-
publicans who three weeks before election sprung
the name of an independent candidate for sheriff
who is very popular in Philadelphia
Mr. James Taylor, Prohibition candidate for
sheriff, refused to vacate the ticket at the re-
quest of some of the Prohibitionists who have
always been ready to pull down Prohbitionist
when these independents nominated a good
man. and as result, while Mr.. Taylor poed
the smallest vote of all of our candidates, never
theless he is receiving the plaudits of our people
everywhere in the city for his determination to
remain on the ticket and thus prevent FUSION"
which has been so disastrous to our party in the
past
The vote for the various local candidates is
cheering.
The vote for Chain and Watkins is the high
est Prohibition vote polled in Philadelphia
for President, being 343 votes higher than the
vote for DR.. Swallow four years ago and 372
votes above the vote for Woolley in 1900 But
one county in the state as far as reported makes
bigger gain than Philadelphia, this being In
diana county, which polled 354 for Swallow and
s31 for Chain. Venango, Westmoreland and
possibly Alegany must take off their hats to
Philadelphia county now.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
WISCONSIN'S VOTE
Splendid Gains Recorded in Badger State Cities
and Counties

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, November 6 = (Spe-
cial correspondence 1.-The votes of portions of
this state show up as follows, indicating a good
general Prohibition gain:
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
CALIFORNIA; INDICATIONS
Good News from Many Points in Great Coast
State

Los ANGELES CALIFORNIA November 9 =
Especial telegram)-It is evident that the Pro-
hibition vote in California has made great gains.
State Chairman Leonardson, from the partial
returns received estimates that the total will
reach 1000 against 1880 for Swallow in 1904.
Los Angeles county advances from $500 to
4,OOO Santa Clara from 437 to IA; San Bernar
dino from 376 to 619; Fresno from 2S1 to sos.
1t is probable that, result of the election, the
Prohibition party will have place on the Of
fetal ballot hereafter. The workers are enthusi-
astic and will push the fight vigorously.
Los ANGELES CALIFORNIA, November 5-(Spe-
cial correspondence While returns not
available for the Prohibition vote in this county
as yet, it is believed that it will reach about four
thousand The vote for DR.. Swallow, four years
ago, in Los Angeles county, was 2,299. So far
as it can now be learned, the vote in the whole
state will show handsome increase. Mr.. M
w. Atwood of Pasadena made splendid cam
paign for Congress and comes out with flying
colors C. J. Hall of this city won praise in
many counties of the state for his excellent work.
Los Angeles elects mayor in 1909 and Cali
fornia elects governor in 1910, and the party
will go to work for those elections at once, as
we'll as for the great campaign in 1912 at once.
TURLocK, CALIFORNIA, November A. Especial
correspondence yesterday was great day for
Prohibition in this county. Four years ago we
had Just one Prohibition vote in this town;
yesterday there were thirty-two. The vote stood
thirty-two for Chain, ia for Taft, sixty-six for
Bryan, twenty-five for Debbs and two for Hisgen
report from one of the precincts outside of
town says that there were forty-three straight
Prohibition votes out of a total of about 200. In
view of the fact that this is saloon town To-
Gated in the midst of a wine grape district, this
vote is remarkable. It bears testimony to good
work done
SAN Francisco, CALIFORNIA, November A.
Especial correspondence 1.-The highest eector on
the Prohibition ticket received 400 votes, which
is sixty-six more than the Swallow vote in 1904.
The great earthquake having scattered the "old
guard far and wide these 400 votes represent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
COTTON IN KANSAS.

Unusual interest should prevail
among the many successful agricul-
turists in this state over the results of
the experiment of the Fort Scott man
who proposes to go into the cotton
growing business in Kansas during the
next season on an extensive scale He
intends to plant one hundred acres to
cotton and have it cultivated by ex-
perienced hands. successful culmi-
nation of his undertaking will open up
vast possibilities for the already pros
porous farmers in various sections of
the state.
And there does not seem to be any
good reason why he should not achieve
success. Considerable cotton is grown
with profitable returns in Oklahoma,
Kansas immediate neighbor to the
south, whose soil and climatic condi-
tions are similar in many respects to
those in this state. There are many
cotton belts in territory popularity cali
ed 1.-The South" which as a matter of
fact, are considerably to the north OF
a large Kansas area which is most fer
tile and where almost anything that
grows in the earth will flourish. So
why cannot cotton be grown in Kan
sas?
There is no doubt that the Kansas
farmer ranks in intelligence as tiller
of the soil with any similar class of
men the world over. Their success as
gigantic crop producers demonstrates
this. That they can learn any intri-
cacies of crop culture which may be
necessary to the successful development
of the cotton plants goes without say
ing.
Probably all that is necessary to in
troduee cotton into the galaxy of crops
that go to make Kansas famous is the
natural reluctance of the farmers to
make a start on a proper scale. They
are doingmore than we'll with their
corn. their wheat and all the other
crops which flourish here, and do not
care to hazard chances with a crop
with which they are unfamiliar. But TIL;
Fort Scott man is going to make this
start on an adequate footing and the
results he obtains should be convinc-
ing provided next season is a normal
one with average weather conditions
If he meets with any measure of sue
cess at all it is certain that others will
follow him. Great numbers of Kansas
farmers have any quantity of land at
their disposal and would doubtless well
come the opportunity to add another
profitable crop to theones they are al
ready growing. And perhaps 1t Is not
too fond hope to suggest that In the
near future the fertile fields of this
great state will be rolling up add
tional heaps of gold through the me-
dunn of the cotton plant, which has
been the backbone of any prosperity
that 1.-The South" has enjoyed for years.
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state against the new tax law
but from the reports of the
reasons for this adverse feel
ing against the law it is apparent
that good deal of it has been de-
veloped through an improper or faulty
understanding of just how the law has
worked out in its application to the
property interests of the people and
corporations of the entire state. The
new law is undoubtedly faulty in sew
eral particulars but these are gen.
orally of a minor character which can
easily be remedied. 1t is the opinion,
however, of those who are qualified to
express an intelligent one on the
subject that the theory of the new
tax law is as near right as it is pos
sible to enact by statute for the equit-
able distribution of taxes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
A FOND DREAM EXPLODED.

The expected has happened. Brazil
has abandoned her scheme for the
va1orization of coffee,-that is, buying
UP all of the unsupported output of the
country and holding it in a central
storehouse for the purpose of keeping
UP favorable prices. This plan provid-
ed a steady market a profitable prices
for all the coffee produced in the coun-
try and assured the coffee farmers of
adequate returns for their crops. 1t
was certainly most excellent thing
for the benefit of the coffee producers
and for the encouragement of the Gull
tivation of a native product. But 1t
has taken Brazil only two years time
to appreciate the futility of the under
taking, because the stimulus given to
the production of coffee resulted in the
growing of more of it than the markets
of the world demanded. The expert
ence had already cost Brazil the snug
sum of $15,O00,0OO and she has on hand
5000, 900 bags of coffee which she has
purchased at about $40 bag. This is
a figure considerably over the market
price of coffee now and the amount of
coffee in question is no inconsiderable
one as the total world consumption
each year is around 100000 bags. Bra
zil now proposes to get out of her di-
lemma by raising a big loan with the
coffee on hand as a security and will
probably be successful in her endeavors
along this line. But once out of the
predicament she has no intentions of
trying again 10 keep a corner on the
coffee output of the world.
A
of in some of the southern states in
regard to the cotton crop and in the
interests of the cotton producers. And
not long ago suggestion came from the
northwest that it would be a good plan
for the farmers to organize and get
state aid for the purpose of building
immense wheat elevators where surplus
wheat could be stored and the prices
in it held up to attractive figures. But
perhaps, now, in view of the exceed
ingly expensive experience which Bra
zil has enjoyed in her efforts to pro-
tect the coffee producers of her coun-
try and which has resulted in utter
failure to the state, these schemes will
not receive much encouragement They
assuredly should not. They may sound
good, especially to the produces who
are after the best possible prices for
their products, but they are bound to
prove mighty disastrous to the states
or individuals undertaking them, just
as did the Brazil experiment ANY
legislation looking towards the speci-
flying of the amount of crop that
any man could raise would be laughed
out of court and unless a state or Il
number of them could limit the size
of crops it would be impossible for
them to buy up the surplus crops and
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laughing comment. Suppose that you
give me your proxy"
whats proxy2v demanded Bobby.
curiously.
tits this way" explained Howard
as he let the car slow down. III you
want to do something. but don't have
time or for some other reason you can't
you appoint proxy to act for you.
I appreciate highly your endeavors
to unite the Hartman and SeatOn fam
lilies, but since your scholastic duties
prevent the contamination of your lau-
dable intentions, propose that you
constitute me your proxy in the prem
ises. / might add that in considera-
ton of your confidence in my integri-
ty, / am prepared to reciprocate with
the donation of one bright silver half
dollar in the coin of the realm"
Bobby REGARDED his brother sus-
picious1y. He never could tell just what
Howard was up to when he used the
big words, but the proffer of half
he stretched out his hand.
The exchange was made and How
ard turned to the girl.
Eta" he said gently. ut would be
a shame to Illustrate the plans of these
two innocents. Don't you think. dear.
that you might act for Nancy, and
make this marriage by proxy an as
sured fact?''
For a moment the girl hesitated,
then she half turned in the seat.
"It would be a shame-to spoil their
plans" she said gently. 81 think--1
should like--to act as Nancy's proxy,
dear. "-(Copyrighted, 1908, by Asso-
ciated Literary Press.)