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Connecticut western news., 1908-01-09
LAKEVILLE


 Mrs E. Winckworth of Lakeville re- ceived word from Brattleboro, Vt. that her daughter, Miss Blanche Howard, met with serious accident when stepping from Band s block to the sidewalk; she slipped on a piece of ice and fell fract- uring both knee caps and tearing the tissues and muscles surrounding the joints. An operation was performed soon afterward. It was difficult one. it being necessary to drill six holes in each cap and bind the broken parts to- gether by means of silver wire, and Miss Howard is likely to be many months making a recovery. A serious feature of the injury is that the tissues sur rounding each joint were torn in such a way as to allow the lubrioating fluid to escape. Mrs. Winckworth has received word her daughter is doing as well as can be expected A trained nurse is in attendance.
Connecticut western news., 1908-01-09
ASHLEY FALLS

Donald and Frederick Smith have re- turned to their studies in Northfield, Vt.
 A son was born New Years to MT. and Mrs. Swan Johnson.
 Edward Woodford has added the manufacture of hand made bob sleighs to his blacksmithing business.
 On New Years Ieve son was born to MT. and Mrs. K. M. Kelin.
 Norman Granger was in Winsted Monday.
 The grammar school re-opened Tues day. Miss Jennie Andrus is ill in New York city consequently the primary de- partment will remain closed until her recovery.
 Mrs. Sarah Manvel has had her house re-shingled. s. A. Kemp of Canaan was the mechanic who welded the hatchet.
 Louis Gorham is i'll with the grip.
 Mrs. M. A. King of West Suffield, Conn.,, has been spending few days with her brother, George Wood.
 Mrs. Frank De Loge is rapidly re- covering from her serious illness. She is able to be about the house and the trained nurse who was caring for her has returned to Pittsfeld.
 Frank Miller and several assistants are drawing large quantities of coal from this place to the cement works at Clayton.
 Steam IS still being used as power by the marble company. The repairs to the gas engine are in progress.
 MT. and Mrs. John Turner ate New Years dinner with Rev. and Mrs. M. B. Snyder at Sheffield. Every box holder at the. postoffice found mail awaiting him or her New Years day. The red card contained the notification Box rent due"
 Work is progressing as rapidly as weather will permit on the entertain ment hall being erected on the Metho- dist church grounds.
 The Jamestown exposition postage stamps were withdrawn from sale on November 30th but notice has been re- ceived at the local postoffice to the effect that if philatelists desire them. they may be ordered but the orders must be for hundred lots, or multiples of one hundred.
 The demand for Christmas and New 1 Year post cards i'll this village was greater this year than ever before. At the postoffice alone the sales exceeded 700 cards.
 The Misses Bertha and Elsie Wood ford have returned from Salisbury where they have been spending some time with relatives.
 Mrs. Sarah Woodford has returned from visit among friends in Red Rock, N. Y.
 Never were the Christmas and New Year mails as heavy in this village, par ticularly the outgoing mails, as they were this year. In two or three in stances the mail bag was so full that it was only with the greatest difficulty that it was locked.
 Of late the Ashley Falls Marble Com pany have been sending a carload each day of finished marble for interior work
Connecticut western news., 1908-01-09
CANAAN VALLEY

Mrs. H. B. Atwood, who has been ill with nervous prostration, is slowly i'm proving. She has a trained nurse from Bridgeport to help care for her.
 E. A. Holmes of Waterbury has set up a stream sawmill on land of B. l.. Frink and will remain here until spring.
 Fire supposed to have caught from the stove was discovered after it had burned hole through the floor in a room occupied by Josiah Case in Sam uel Schirling's house. The room had to be broken open before the fire could be extinguished.
Connecticut western news., 1908-01-09
AMENIA UNION

MT. Brengle IS home after spending several months in northern Europe, also the son George Brengle from New York
 Mrs. Charles Skiff of Skiff Mountain visited her sister Mrs. George Chapman, last week, also MT. and Mrs. Steven Rozell of Waterbury.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Johnson of Goshen, Conn. spent few days at E. K. Deans bringing with them Miss Jessie Dean, who has been with her sister for several weeks.
 Mrs Hattie Barnum is spending the winter with relatives in New Jersey and elsewhere.
 Mrs. Lorin Hunter is better.
Connecticut western news., 1908-01-09
LIME ROCK

Mrs. Charles Cashdoilar and daughter Mrs. Alonzo Winterbottom, attended Charles Louck's funeral Friday at Waterbury, Ct.
 Miss Elsie DotY, who has been sick with scarlet fever sat up Sunday for the first.
 Gibson Gillette has been on the sick list but is now better.
 Miss Marjorie Buhlman and Laura Merriman returned to Waterville Satur- day.
 Miss Lena Straus returned to Win sted Saturday.
Connecticut western news., 1908-01-09
SOUTH CANAAN AND HUNTSVILLE

Miss Louise Morse returned to Win sted Saturday.
 Mrs. William Whitford of Great Bar rington is helping Mrs. H. P. Morse.
 MT. and Mrs. Gilbert of Laurel Beach, Milford, spent Saturday with Mrs. R. r. Pendletou.
 Rev. MT. Evans preached his farewell sermon Sunday.
 Miss Heppie Miles of Goshen spent New Years with her uncle Carol T. Miles,
Connecticut western news., 1908-01-09
CLAYTON

Miss Stella VanDeusen is boarding at Fred Greens.
 Miss Fannie Condon is working at J. B. Tinker's.
 Miss Nettie Leffingwell called on friends here last week
 Rev. Jas. k. Tinker preached at the chapel last Sunday.
 Rev. c. w. Hanna of East Canaan called on friends here Saturday
 Edgar Hartzell was in Hartford q couple of days last week.
Connecticut western news., 1908-01-09
SHARON VALLEY

Susan St.John is caring for Mrs Kirby. Mrs. Bertha Morehouse is visiting relatives in Boston.
 School opened Monday after two weeks vacation.
 Mrs. Grace, Brazie accompanied the basket ball team to Canaan.
 Some of the inmates at the Town Home are sick with grippe.
Connecticut western news., 1908-01-09

to New York city where it is to be used in some expensive and elaborate build ings.
 Those whose hearing is in good run ming order allow that they can discern just the slightest sound which very closely resembles wedding bells.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

is once set in flame; it recalls the
old fanaticism of religious warfare, than
which nothing was more remorseless
and unrelenting. Nowadays we have
no such thing as religious warfare; but
all the world is instinct with race an
tagonism. White Australasia is in ter
ror of Oriental millions; Britain in
India fears for her empire; the question
of Oriental labor and immigration is
as pressing and insistent in Africa and
Chile, as it is in Vancouver and San
Francisco. EveryT here the races of diff
fering complexioEs seem to be eyeing
each other with suspicion and con
stantly less effort at its concealment.
The crusaders fought for their de
votiOn to religion. Mems creeds consti-
tuted casus beili then; their complex
ions constitute it today. The demon
stration of our essential improvement
in the centuries between the mid ages
crusades and the latter-day race war
is not very convincing.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
Eastern Trade, Laws and Facts.

1t must eventually become apparent
to those now organizing leagues to
prohibit Asiatic immigration, that such
trade as we may have in the Far East
must be wholly with Asiaties, and that
exclusion laws will inevitably deprive
us of that trade. 1t may seem to some
persons logical and consistent for the
Government 20 insist upon the "open
door" for our goods and people in Asia,
while reciprocating with the closed door
for their goods and people in America
The Chinese, the Japanese, and, for the
moment treating them as separate peO-
pies, the ManchuriaHs and Koreans,
cannot be compelled by any law of our
euacting TO buy goods of us. We can
sell them only by having good wares,
at fair prices, and approaching them
as we do other customers.
It is not a trait peculiar to Americans
who come into contact with alien races
to form a dislike for such of the lat
ter as are not so fortunately situated
as themselves. The same development
exists elsewhere. And as with us this
dislike is Incorporated into laws, as
in the exclusion acts. While absolutely
refusing to treat upon a level with
Asiaties, we insist upon freedom of
commercial intercourse. We profess to
be hurt if this is denied us.
This position Is serious, and yet by
no means free from humor. 1t places
Americans in Eastern lands at a plain
disadvantage. We may as well under
stand, however, that if we desire to dc
business with other countries, we must
do it as the competitors of other coun-
tries. We must be willing to refrain
from business, unless we are strong
enough to do It as it ought to be done.
If we wish to antagonize the Asiatics,
that is our privileges but having done
so, We need not be disappointed if they
seek the business society of Others. If,
in snort, America for Americans is good
logic here, Asia for Asiaties Is equally
good logic there The point is, that
while We are excluding Asiatics from
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
Mr.. Scott is Unhappy.
PARAGUAY INDIANS
FIERCE AND WARLIKE

The fierce, Warlike tribes Of the in
terror OF Paraguay. such as the Quay
Gurus. the Al Braves. and the Chama-
cocos, are but little known. as but few
white men VINO have ventured among
them have returned 10 tell the tale, but
the tribes living near the vicinity of
the river are as a rule inoffensive.
They are, even sometimes friendly when
they know a man. and will accompany
him on his hunting expeditions, when
their wonder at the excellence of his
weapons IS only equaled by their con
tempt at his limited power Of sight and
lnaDltlty 10 see game at long distance
as they can. Sometimes they will play
little jokes, and point out some animal
in the distance. which, after a long and
tedious stalk, viii prove 10 be merely
bunch of reddish pafmpa grass waving
on the breeze, the discovery being made
by you amid wild shouts OF Indian
laughter. Laziness is their chief char
acteristic, and IL is only when excited
in the chase that they show any ami
mauons then their powers Of tracing
and knowledge OF the habits and haunts
OF game are truly wonderful. Many a
strange story can they tell you about
bird and beast; sometimes they will
point out a track which they say they
know Well. but 1t is that OF an animal
which they have never seen
The Chaco Indian is as much at hOTne
in the water as on dry land. Watch
him creeping along the reeds in the
shallow part of the stream. never stand
ing sIilI a moment for fear OF the bite
of the ferOciOus pirana FISH. His arrow
Is ready fitted to the DOWstring, and his
eye IS fixed on a ripple on the water
where 4 big fish has come into the bank
after a small one. Quicker than the
eye can follow the arrew has struck
its mark, and the prey Is safely hauled
up on the bank with g grunt OF salts
faction. Nor does he despise the more
orthodox methods of the gentle ART
but will weave you a soft green line
from the fiber of the palm leaf which
would not discredit the outfit of a mod
ern fiy-hsher. Usually the tribe all
battle together. and the noise serves to
clear the water for the time OF any un-
desirable intruders. Their great game.
and one which vastly amuses the stolid
little Indian boys, is for one of the
party to pretend 10 be an alligator div
ing and pursuing his prey amid blood
Curdling shrieks and cries, realism
being added TO the sport by the fact
that the prOcee eedings are always liable
10 be interrupted by the appearance of
the beast himself-EXchange
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
independence Party Activities.

The Independence party is going to
hold its State convention for Indiana,
August 80, at indianapolis. Mr. Hearst
and Candidates Zilsgen and Graves are
all expected to attend, and a big front
viii be presented.
1nere Is evidence, as this movement
goes forward, that it may yet be an
important factor in the November re-
suit. Apparently the new party is out
for the disruption of Democracy It
seems to be planning to concentrate
effort where it viii do Democracy most
harm. Thus there has been more ap-
pear8nce of concern about Indiana than
about New York; but it is suspected
that if by the middle of October there
should be something like Bryan scare
in New York, the gen-Graves man
agement would suddenly get active in
that State in the effort to draw off
tie labor vote from Bryan.
But the effects of such movements
are not easy to gauge. In 1892 Weaver
drew more than a million votes To the
new Populist party. The Weaver move
meIt was a movement for radicalism
ss things stood at that time, it might
have been expected. broadly, that such
a movement would draw more from the
Democrats than from the Republicans.
Not so; it carried bunch of electoral
votes to the Populist column, which
had previously been Republican votes.
Perhaps, however, In the temper of
1892, those Kansas votes would have
gone to Cleveland but for the Weaver
candidacy. At any rate 1t is never
easy TO be certain what effect such a
movement is going to produce, or even
to be sure, after the vote is cast, what
its influence was.
In this case it is at least reasonably
apparent what the purpose of the new
movement Is; whether that purpose will
be accomplished is another matter. 1t
is designed to consolidate and organize
the Hearst following into an effective
political solidarity which may be swung
one way or other as conditions may die
tate. The only way to get such a
force organized was to start a new
party movement. In New York Mr..
Hearst by running inst as an inde-
pendent, forced both parties TO their
knees; he made himself so important
that the Democrats named him for
governor, and then the Republican
county organization fused with him
on a county ticket. A man of such
political versatility is not likely to be
eliminated at once. Apparently his ma
tional organization is intended to as
sumo a relationship 10 national politics
so nearly as possible like that of his
New York organization to New York
affairs.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

TO be a princess I must learn a lot OF
things"
When the princess was in India she
remembered Alice and brought her
many curious Eastern toys. On her re-
turn she took her own little daughter,
the Princess Mary, to visit Alice Steel.
In a fairy book they would have become
friends at once. but they hardly spoke a
word TO each other and Alice afterward
informed her fellow-orphans that she
didn't fancy the little princess very
much.
Last Christmas was g wonderful dav
in the childs life. She received a note
from the princess and that is now her
dearest treasure. Very few highborn
women can show such an autograph To
their friends With the letter came a
parcel IT contained miniature grand
fathers ctock-the priucess' Christmas
gift u little Alice the orphan.
The future dawns bright for Alice
Steel. The princess VIII see to her edu-
cation and soon she viii be taken away
from her home to go to a school for
girls. Alice deserves all her great good
fortune. She is an extraordinarily
bright and intelligent child with dark
hair, and large lustfous eyes She
nssn't been in the least spoiled by royal
attention. and accepts the situation as
II il were hers by right OF birth.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
The Springfield Riots.

Almost within the shadow of the
shaft under which lie the bones of the
Great Emaneipator, there is going on
what, from the press reports, seems TO
be one of the most dangerous and de
terminedS0utbreak of race warfare that
the country, North or South, has known.
Murders, assaults, arson, rioting, rob
berries, wrecling of homes, and looting
of shops-these have been the incidents
in this outbreak of hatred and preju-
dice. a series of crimes which were
laid at the door of the blacks led to
the formation of a mob determined to
lynch two suspects. The sheriff hur-
ried them away in fast auto, and to
jail IN another town.
Then the mob's fury turned to the
blacks in general Every house in the
negro section of the city, it is stated
wgs burned. The fremen's hose was
cut when effort was made TO extinguish
the flames. Trying to escape, or fight
ing TO defend their property, the blacks
were shot and beaten; and the death
list OF FIVE with more than a half-hun-
dred wounded is likely to prove incom-
plete.
It has been a repetition IN all es.
sentials of every other similar Eiot
There seems to be no fereer has red
lhan race antagonism when its pas on
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
THERE IS NO FAILURE.

There is no failure. Life itselfs song
81 victory DER death. and ages long
Have told the story old OF IluihphS
wrought -,-,., 20
Unending, from tie things once heiu lOT
The battie's 5ff over; though defeated now,
In coming time the waiting worla shall
Before the throne of Truth that's
Above euii1e tbe dust .e Of those whose ashes lie
All needless Of the glorious fight they
When death obscured the light of
victry's sun.
There is no failure. If we could be see
Beyond the battle line; II we could be
Where battle-smoke does ne'er becloud
the eye.
Then we should know that Wnere these
Acoo1tred in habiliments OF death.
Sweet Freedoms radiant form has
drawn new breath
The breath of life which they so nobly
Shall swell anew above TIE low1y grave
And give new life and hope to hearts
that beat
Like battle-drums that never sound re-
treat.
There is no failure. Gods immortal
Accounts no loss a lesson learned for
Defeat t'is' is Oft the discipline we need
To save US ron the wrong. or teaching
heed
To errors which would else more iearly
cost
A lesson learned is ne er nattle lost.
Whene'er the cause is right, be not
afraid:
Defeat IS then but victory delayed
And cen the greatest vict'ries OF the
world
Are often won when battle fags are
furled.
Thomas Speedy MoSby, in Success
Magazine.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
TAFT AND WRIGHT
TALK CHRISTIANITY
War Secretary and Prede-
cessor Seek to Uplift the
Panamanians.
By JAMES Hay. IR.

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Aug. I5.-Ths
spread OF Christianity on the Panama
Canal zone was one OF the principal
topics discussed today by ". H. Taft
and Luke r. Wright, his successor as
Secretary Of War. After two confer
ences between them today, Secretary
Wright announced that another secre-
tary Of the Young Mems Christian As
soeiation will be established on the
canal zone
lie pointed out that one OF the last
official acts Of Mr. Taft as Secretary
of War was 10 recommend that another
J. N. c. A. secretary be appointed for
the zone Prior to that the Secretary
had sent 10 Panama six ministers OF
the gospel and four Y. II. c. 4. secre-
taries.
Mr. Taft" said Secretary Wright,
had recommended that a fifth and
probably sixth secretary Of the Y. NJ.
{. A. be sent TO the zone. I shall do
ali can 10 have a fifth man sent there.
ana later think I can have a sixth
sent
This is in line with the interview
given out week ago by Bishop bash
ford, in charge OF the missionary, .,orlr
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
China, saying that Taft has done more
1han any other one man to helm the
spread OF Christianity in the Orient and
declaring that since he made his
speeches IN Tokyo and Shanghai the
results from missionary work have heeu
more satisfactory than ever before.
Concerning the Philippines.
An important decision reached by Sec
retary Wright and Dir. TAFT was not -
establish the new department Of agri-
culture for the Philippines which ,as
been talked Cf for a long time Tl..y
were actuated by the fa-- TIA; su..a .
department would be a great expense
on The Islands, and its establishment
was postponed 10 some indefinite date.
II Is matter OF regret to Arthur
Norys, Mr.. Taft's personal adviser. thai
tne dlsagreeing factions OF Wcs- Vir-
glnia Republicans have not reached
peace as a result of their negotiations
here. Scherr, the boiling candidate for
governor. has gone to his home, decIsr-
ing that he viii be in the race until tbs.
end. Swisher, the regular candidate is
stu here, and says he is gla6 schArr
VIII stay in the fight because h. wants
a chance TO beat him.
Mr.. Scott is Unhappy.
Senator Scott is the unaapr.esr man
OF the lot Mr.. Scott ii hoped to get
Scherr OF the ticket and thus pateh
Up peace He is anxious on this score
because Scherr is his enemy. and vjlI.
In all probability. try % help Repre-
sentative Joseph Gaines beat him for
the nomination for the Senate in 1903
In spite OF his long conferences with
Secretary Wright, Mr.. Taft found time
today for his usual game Of golf. This
evening Mr.. and Mrs Taft joined
party for an old Virginia dinner a.
Fassifern farm
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
A Sabbath Thought From Pagan
Source.

A foremost Japanese statesman, be
ginning with the confession that he
was not himself Christian, paid. the
tribute of cold blooded intelleetualism
to Christianity as a force in world af-
fairs, thus:
Your Christianity is a religion which
looks to the future; a creed of light
and hope and optimism. Take the
other great religions of the world No
hammedanism, Buddhism, ShintOism
and all the rest-8nd under analysis
you End them looking backward and
downward; they instill depression and
pessimism. Therefore, though not my
self a Christian, l feel that Japan's
figure in the world will be proportionate
10 the extent to which Christianity
shall become an influence with Us.
do not mean that we must adopt your
creed literally; l mean that this basic
aspect of 1t is needed by all the Ori-
entail peoples. Japan has progressed
ana made herself felt about in proper
tion as, through her genius for eclecti-
cism, she has adopted the essentials OF
Christianity"
On this text, furnished by a pagan
might be based a most convincing and
orthodox sermon. In these days when
Ct is too fashionable TO bemoan the
decadence of the church's influence, il
Is good to be recalled, by such a de
tached and dispassionate observation, tC
that which, perhaps, we do not otter
enough realize. The widest knowledg,
OF the genius and spirit Of world re
hgions is best calculated to inspire true
Judgment and appreciation of the one
system which merits such a eharac
terization as this; to BRING the skep-
teal or the careless to a tardy recOg
milton that Christianity has been the
sllumining, uplifting, dominating infu-
enee wherever it has shed its benefi
-cence.
A vast deal has been written about
4he Oriental recklessness of liz, based
on the fact that Oriental religions value
st cheapIy. That the Oriental must be
q dangerous antagonist in war, because
of this poor estimate of his worth
has been heralded as a reason for mis-
givlngs about the possibilities of a race
clash. But here is a clear headed ORR
entail who points out that life is wortl
more than TO be sacrificed on the altar
OF MoIoch; that its best fruits are tC
be produced in the living, not the leav
ing of it. Civilizations triumphs ar,
not wrought by war, but by peace. Wal
Is destructive and deterrent; it is not
civilizations motive power, but rather
its brake. Peace and living and prog
Tess are the real business of the race
not war and death and destruction
The nation or the race which fits It
self to live rightly and well is tn,
one which fulfills its destiny; not thai
one which knows merely how to iii,
recklessly. Christianity is the religion
which teaches this better lesson; anC
the bit of pagan testimony that it il
the only religion which does so mucl
Is worthy a little place in the mosai,
of Sabbath thought.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

It will not be overlooked that Gov
ernor Magoon is coming In for hne
collection of bouquets, apsopos the sat
isfactory outcome of the Cuban cleo
tions. which seem to require the reten-
tion Of his name in the lsrst section or
the cabinet possibility list.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

The Vienna Neue Freis Presse is Civ
ing itself concern about the ambition
of the United States, By process OF
naval expansion. 10 make the Pacihc
an American lake. Well, If It's going TO
be anybody's lake It comes nearest 70
being our size.