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Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
LAKEvILLE

Mrs. Smith has been on the sick GEk but is out again.
 Mrs. Myron Holley was in New. York city over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Pdlver are visit ing at Craryville, N Y.
 Mrs. Otto Monohan spent a couple of1 days in New York this week.
 A little daughter was born to Dr. anda Mrs. k. K. Pike on Friday last.
 A. F. Roberts is on duty again after. an illness of a couple of weeks.
 Miss Bessie Miller has been spending: q couple of days in Chapinvills.
 The public schools of the town will close this week for the holiday vacation
 Anthony Tufo has opened a shop fox repairing shoes in the rooms vacated by Louis Goderies.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Heath. of Spring field, Mass, spent few days ut E. Winckworth's
 Miss Maria Staminforth has rstarned to Pittstield after stay of several weeks at her home here.
 The merchants of the town have de cided to keep the stores open every eve ming next week for the convenience. o8, Christmas shoppers.
 The Housatonic Valley Methodist Ministers Association met in the NJ. E church on Monday and dinner was. given them in the chapel at noon-
 The revival services held by the RlneS@ Brothers were we'll attended and great deal of interest manifested. The sing ing of the brothers is enjoyable and helpful. It is hoped that the services. which will be held both afternoon and evening will bring out larger audisncss-- as feast of good things is in store for those who attend.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
ID
 FASTER COMPANY
SCOTT, CANAAN FIvE's MAINSTAY
Because Ivanhoe Scott, Captain and Right Forward, Has 0utpIayed All Men up Against Him This Year, He Should go With Speedy Team.

On the Canaan five there is one man who is perfectly capable of getting out on the floor with any amateur and some professional basketball teams in Mass. achusetts or Connecticut and making good, and this member of the quintet is none other than 1vanhoe Scott. The above is the opinion of many who have been witnesses to his playing in Canaan and also out of town.
 Thero is not the least doubt but that he IS the mainstay of the Canaan basket ball team and this was openly shown in the game on Wednesday evening. of last week, when the other members of the five fed him the ball under the bas ket, continually, and all but three times during the game he cagcd the ball He had seventeen tries and made fourteen of them good, which Is record not often surpassed i'll game as tits played to-day. Naturally 1t would be the opin. ion of many that he was not up against good players, but Cooper, of Great Bar. rlngton, is about as good as will appear on the average town team and Scott se- cured as many baskets when Cooper was against him as when he was guarded by WhAlen. Cooper did, how ever. have a sore hand which lnterfered with his playing, but under any circum. stances, the Canaan town hall is so small that it is very difficult to move, with ten men on the floor, and stll keep out Of the way of all of them. But this Scott almost always seems to do, and if this is impossible he usually manages to get the ball away So it is kept in play. He and every other member of the local team is handicapped in showing what he can do in the local hall for the cell. ing is very low and the floor is so slippery that it is impossible to be sure of one s footing, and the floor work counts Il great deal in this indoor game.
 Scott's qualifications for making n first class basketball player are of the best. He is young, we'll built, sure of a catch, sure shot, quick, plays a clean game, fast on his feet and is exception ally clever in passing.
 Because of his fine exhibitions put up in this hall, which is no place for man 70 show up, it seems as if any fast team would make good and lucky stab by giving Scott try out. e
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
Good For Loeb

"Blame Loeb," was the shibboleth of the enemies of President Roosevelt when ever things happened that the strenuous one was supposed to deprecate. It may now be used by customs officials at the port of New York who have been in- formed by the collector that the taking of tip from a returning ocean voyager will be the signal for dismissal, if the offence is discovered.
 Loeb is right. It is expensive enough to come home, anyway, under our bene- ficent tariff laws. without fleeing the fellows who tear your trunk inside out. And, further tipping customs employee implies dishonesty on both sides. Abolish it.-Boston Post.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
The Middle Splash.

Joe Jobson, a very ignorant and pigheaded chap, presented himself at an English village church with his in. fant son for the christening" said a clergyman. "The following dialogue then took place between Jobson and the minister:
 "'What name do you give this chlldT
 Peter Ananias JobSon.'
 "'Ananias? 1 refuse to christen the child in that name. Do you know who Ananias wasp
 "'I don't know who be was. and what's more, don't care
 But Ananias was the greatest liar in all Biblical history
 "'Well, that's nothing to me. My baby ain't no liar. so what's the differ ence? I want him christened Ananias because like the sound of it.
 "T won't do 1t. I will christen the child Peter Jeremiah Jobson.'
 And the minister was as good as hIs word. and as he repeated each name he sprinkled a little water on the in fant's face.
 "'And rub out that middle splash, said the father heatedly. He rubbed his sleeve across his chid's wet face and sprinkled little more water over 1t. I rub out that middle splash, sub stitute this one for 1t and christen him Peter Ananias Jobson.' And that set- fled if "
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
Had lt In For Them.

Harvey Nanigan's mother-in-law was taken sick at his house one night and helped herself to a large dose of rat poison, thinking 1t was painkiller. They had a frightful time with the old lady. She had consumed sufficient poison. the doctor said. to kill dozen persons. But she pulled through.
 Tt was q close shave" said the doc tor the next morning. 'She took enough to kill the whole family. but the stuff fortunately must have been in stock for some time. and nearly all its strength was gone"
 A month later friend asked liar vey Nanigan to recommend a reliable druggist to him.
 "Squills is good man. 1 under stand" said the friend Know any thing about him|
 "Well." said Harvey Nanigan slow ly. "I couldn't conscientiously recom- mend Squil!s x Co. to you, old man. They swindled me on some rat poison Ju.c."-Louisvillc Times.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
Puzzled Englishman

J. R. CahilI, who is Investigating con- ditions in this country for the board of trade of England, struck snag when he got to Chicago. He would have en- countered the same snag at an earlier stage of his journey if he had happened to inquire as soon as he arrived in the United States.
 II can t understand" said MT. Cahill, shaking his head and looking more and more puzzled every second, "how we can buy bread in England for one-third the price you pay in Chicago when you send us our wheat You have to pay five cents for fourteen ounces of bread, while we get loaf weighing sixty-four ounces for ten cents."
 MT. Oahill is a very new conner. AS he goes on Investigating, he will find that several things made in America have been bought in London for consid erably less than Americans had to pay for them. Perhaps he will undertake to solve problem which has puzzled many perfectly good American citizens. If he does, he should not fail to consider cer- tain things which our courts call "com- bination in restraint of trade" our judges using this term because they are much too courteous to call them combin- ations in restraint of living.-Hartford COurant.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
HE LOVED HER
The Depth of His Feeling Was Revealed
 in His Answer.

Do you love me-" he asked.
 In reply the modern young girl looked at the modern young man with eyes per fervid with emotion.
 Do I love you?" she repeated. "I do. love you psychologioally, sociolo- gically, economically. From the psy- chologic standpoint feel that our diff ferent organisms are so nicely different lated as to form properly articulated area of combined consciousness. Socie- logically our individual environment has been enough in contrast to form proper basis for right union. Economically l feel sure that when we come to combine we shall be able to introduce into the management of our affairs the right f. nanoial balance to produce the scientific result which well ordered and conducted business produces. And, now, how do you love me ?'
 The young man reached forward. He clasped her swiftly, but surely in his arms. He hugged her long and plenty. He kissed her alabaster cheek and Ter ruby lips.
 "How do I love you?" he replied, My dear girl I love you just as much as if you really knew what you were talking about. Life.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16

REPORT ON THE PANAMA ZONE
Not FIourishing, Cultivation
 Neglected.

The Panama canal zone, considered from an agricultural point, is a country possessed of possibilities but utterly de- void of blows, farmers or farming. That IS the substance of report made by H. H. Bonnet, one of the experts of the United States bureau of soils, after an examination of the land on the canal strip.
 ''We find among the Panamaians the crudest agriculture imaginable, " he says i'll his report.
 "They do no blowing or cultivation, but simply put in a few hills of corn, rice or inferior vegetables and allow na- ture to do the work. How they can live on these little patches of half acre or so is more than can understand at thls time. They live, however. and occasion ally sell enough fruit to buy little rum and some clothes for the older members of the family.
 "There are no blows on the Isthmus of Panama as far as we have been able to learn, except few belonging to the canal commission. There is not great variety of soils and they are exceedingly hard to get at. The topography is eX- tremely humpy and rough. Trails are scarce, often impossible to foot and never passable In a buggy. The only way to move through the uncleared country is to cut path. So far have seen two important soils. One is resi- dual red clay and the other a brown clay loam of alluvial origin. The former covers about three-fourths of the terri tory explored on the Pacific side.
 II believe that as the result of our in vestigations there will be some effort to establish school gardens throughout the zone as a means of interesting children of native laborers in agriculture. Pitts field Eagle.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
AMENIA UNION

Many are being afflicted with hard colds.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Knibloe spent Sunday in Sharon.
 Many of the farmers have hired aud settled on their help for the coming year.
 Mrs. Alanson Odell was called to> Brookfield Saturday to attend the fun eral of an uncle.
 There will be preaching at the NJ E. church next Sunday by Rev. Mir. Forte. who will stay among the people during Christmas time, to assist in practiciDR for the Christmas exercises.
 At the election of Grange officers last Friday evening, many changes were made. l.. K. Dean was chosen Master. successor to E. J. Chaffee; Mrs. Everetta Northrop, Lecturer; Mrs. F. RundaIl. Secretary.
 Miss Pequigney, with few of hex pupils, attended the reading contest RI sharon Casino, Friday afternoon. Grace Leator won the first prize of the 4th. grade, Margaret Peterson the secund prize of grade , and Mamie Traver the first prize of grade 6. Miss Olive Biercss was given the first prize for the best. recitation from the Senior class of tIso high school
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
LIME ROCK

Ward Kipp spent Saturday in Canaan
 Elizabeth Hickey spent Sunday ima Canaan.
 J, H. Welch visited in Canaan Iast Wednesday,
 Mrs. c. W. Barnum and maid went to. New York Monday.
 Miss Alicia Dunn returned from z.. visit i'll Pittsfield last week.
 Miss Evelyn Fenn attended the dance in Falls Village Friday night.
 Mir. and Mrs M. B. Richardson were, in Plttsfield one day last week.
 There was a surprise party at N Ia Braman s last Thursday night.
 Dancing class reception will be haLdi at the Casino Monday evening.
 Mrs. Joseph Riley made a brief caMi on her sister, Mrs. Hickey, Saturday
 Mrs. Ensign and daughter, Mrs. Nor tenson. are spending the winter in Jack sonville, Florida.
 Marion Jacqua, the typhoid fOveE- patient has pneumonia whlch is retaTd-- ing her recovery.
 Mir. and Mrs. .. H. Wiesing who were out of town several days last week. returned Saturday evening.
 k. +. smith who has been substituting in Lee for a few days. resumed work af the station here last Thursday.
 Miss Daisy Hoffman of Cornw all Bridge recent guest at Wilbur Butler'K., returned home last Wednesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ezra Wolf and MrH Fenu and daughter Evelyn visited ina Great Burlington. Mass, Saturday
 Scarcity of water is compelling khs- teamsters to water their horses at the station where there is an abundance. as i. yet.
 The many friends of Mrs Alics New Nickerson were very much grievsd tss hear of her death which occurred Satur- day.
 Word has been received of the death of Dr, Frank Risley, brother of W P Risley, formerly superintendent of Bor-- den's plant here.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
One Enouqh.

4 Chinese missionary. lady, was taking tea with a mandarin's eight wives. The Chinese ladies examined her clothing, her hair, her teeth, and so on, but her feet especially amazed them.
 why" one cried, you can walk and run as well as a man,
 "Yes. to be sure" said the mission ary.
 Gan you ride a horse and swim too?"
 "Yes."
 Then you must be as strong as q man?"
 'T am."
 And you wouldn't let a man beat you, not even if he was your husband would you?"
 Indeed, wouldn'tr' said the mis- sionary
 The mandarin's eight wives looked at one another. holding their heads Then the oldest said softly:
 "Now I understand why the foreign devil never h&; more than one wife. IT. is afraid"
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
Country's Exports Are Large

The value of the forests to the United States can be highly rated, for, during the fiscal year of 1908 they have con- tributed to the exports ninety millions of dollars which is an increase of twenty fold since 1851. The imports of forest products, chiefly India rubber and other gums, and lumber from Canada have increased even more than the exports. The imports increased from one and ore-third millions of dollars Ill 1851 to $122, ,000, 900 in 1907 but in 1908 they fell off to 98,O0O,O0O, approximately. It has been recently buIletined by the de- partment of agriculture that the exports of forest products covering a period of 58 years amounted for the first five years of this period, 1851-1855, to 24 cents per capita and our imports were less than nine cents whereas the exports per capita for 1908 amounted to $14 and imports $1.12. On the bulletin it also called attention to the rapid in- crease of wood pulp since 1880. At this time only $500,000 worth was reported and in 1890 this value had increased to $1, 800, ,00O, by 1900 to $2,4OO,OO0 and in 1908 wood pulp to the value of $7, 900, ,000 was imported. Wood pulp has in creased during the past ten years from $20 to $31.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
The Clock Suffered Too

A droll sort of fellow, given to stut- tering, met an old college chum on the street. They had some hours together and other things. AS the tardy one stealthily ascended the stairs on reaching home, out of the darkness came his wife s voice.
 What time is it ?'' she asked sternly.
 Ut is j-j-j-j-just one," he stammered.
 The words were scarcely uttered when the old-fashioned clock on the landing gave four laborious strokes.
 Do you hear that?" she asked, sharply.
 "But my d-d-dear," he rsjoined pleas antly, "y-you mustn't mind that kk- clock. It's l-l-ll-like me. ."-Success.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
STRANGE SITUATION
Mail Travels 2e4 Miles to Get Across
 Room.

Mail Travels 2e4 Miles to Get Across
 Room.
 A trip of 294 miles is the journey a piece of mail must take to get from one side of a room in the same building to to the other if it is sent from Beebe Plain, Vt, to Beebe Plain, P. o., both of which are ill the international bound ary line. The plain old-fashioned store building contains the postoffice of the United States and Canadian govern ments.
 There are separate entrances to each, but both are in the same room without even partition, using the same lobby. If sent by the mail from one post office to the other letter must travel 67 miles in Canada and 227 in the United States in order to bs delivered through the proper channels.-Pittsfeld Eagle.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
PROF. ROBERT ABBY
First Man to Perform Painless Surgical
 ODeratiOn.

Operation.
 It was supposed that when Prof. Jon nesco, dean of Bucharest University, had announced that he was to come to this country to perform a painless sur, gical operation without the patient losing consciousness, that such a thing had never occurred before.
 It is plain, however, that everybody now days is looking for "laurels' as upon the arrival of the Bucharest sur geoll, il> f.>:t was brought to light, that last January, Prof. Robert Abby of St Luke's hospital, New York, performed an operation on P. H. Moss. of the St. Louis Refining Company, and the opera tion, which was the removal of @ leg, was performed without pain, and ac- cording to the patient, Mr. Moss, he did not lose consciousness. This makes Prof. Jonnesco the second man to per form such an operation, and all the honor stays with the American.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
Thoughtful Choice.

One evening when sitting in the par Tor of an apartment recently rented by her parents a couple began talking of the rooms and the following conversation was held:
 He. Its charming apartment, but the thirtieth foorr'
 She. "Yes, we wanted to be near papa"
 He. And where is your father?"
 She. "He is dead d'-Life
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
NEW COMET DISCOVERED
Princeton Astronomer Tells About His
 Observations.

56,O0O,OOO miles from the earth, 146,- O0O,OOO miles from the sun and more than three times as large as the earth in d1ameter-these are facts which have been determined by Zaccheus Daniel, 'O8, a graduate student of Princeton Uni versity, about the new comet which he discovered on the evening of December 6 last while perched on the roof of the Princeton observatory, sweeping the heavens as he has done on every clear night, winter and summer, for years with his five and three-quarter inch telescope.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
Wanted-Somethinq New.

A good lady of indefinite education, but ample purse, went into a book sellers to buy a gift for her husband. She lowered around and manifested the usual indecision, whereupon an as- sistant, to help her out of the difficulty. suggested set of Shakespeare.
 "Oh," replied the lady very prompt ly, "he read that when it first came out. t."-Harpcr's Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
Her Deadly Weapon

The Teacher (reading)-"Then the girl warrior faced the mocking foe and unsheathed her deadly weapon." What does that mean, children? Well, Elvira? Elvira-Please, ma am, think it means she stuck out her tongue.-CleYeland Plain Dealer.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
SHARON VALLEY

E. Purdee of Bethany visited. hsEg Monday.
 Miss Clara Birchard of Farmingtozs. spent Sunday with her sister. Mrs. A Lamb.
 Mrs. G. A. Suter of New Rochelle has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. J aadden.
 Mrs IT. Masten and Miss Ncst5u Schcrmerhorn have been visiting their sister Mrs. +. Bristol
 Don't forget to attend the play "Tie District School, ," held in the Casino UU,a HLAl.AA NNNAIng, DNN. lllL.
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
CANAAN FIVE
 WAS VICTORIOUS
GREAT HARRINGTON OUTCLASSED
Scott Posses IA Baskets Against Cooper-LocaIs Find the Basket Easily While ii Was Almost Impos- sibIe for Visitors to Cage the Ball.

On Wednesday evening of last week the Canaan basketball team defeated the Great Burlington five in the local town hall by a score of 50 to 24 and it was in all respects very nice game to witness. As is the usual case Scott made the first point for the Canaan quintet, and, at one time in the first half the score stood 10 to 3 in favor of the local boys which made it look as if the visiting team was going to get showed under and as 1t was they got slightly sprinkled. In the game there was excellent passing dis played by the Canaanites and it was be- cause of this that so many baskets were secured Scott was again easily the star for he missed but about three tries and when the other members of the team would feed the ball to him he clevsrly dropped it through the hoop fourteen times which is anew record for the num- Der of baskets made in a game by sin gle man in the Canaan town hall, Hogan who played at right forward also made a new record for himself as he secured six baskets and his floor work was also noticeable. The fast floor work of all of the members of the team was exceptionally fine and McCabe did some guarding that hindered the Great Bar rington boys in many instances from tossing easy baskets. The Burlington ians had very hard luck in shooting as I>o1 ha around couple of times and then fa!l to one side. Several times they tried shots from the center of the floor but as the ceiling was so low, the ball hit it, tance, useless. The visitors did not cover mp as we'll as they might have done but the one thing which made the game very good to watch was that there was but very little rough playing al though leg was used occasionally when 8 man could not be blocked. There were no slugging matches and the fact that three fouls were called prevented much roughness.
 For Great Burlington Hines, who played here with the Mill River team, did the best all around playing as he scored twelve of the twenty-four points made by the visitors. He also did some good blocking. Cooper, who is consid- cred one of the Great Harrington star players did not distinguish himself very much because of a sore hand which he sustained while playing the game in Great Burlington this year but he did get three baskets and Frederick, a Searles high school man scored the other three baskets.
 The positions were as follows:-
Connecticut western news., 1909-12-16
The positions were as follows:-

Summary: Baskets from floor, Scott IA, Hogan 6. McCabe 9, Stanton 3, Wig ellsworth, Hines 6, Frederick 3, Cooper 3. On fouls, 0. Fouls called, two meu in, Whalen and Hines, McCabe and Stanton, and Hines. holding. Time, 20 minute halves. Referee. Dempsey. Timers, Schultz, of Great Harrington, and Frank Blass. Score, Canaan 50 and Great Burlington 24.
 After the game dancing was enjoyed until 11:3O and the music was furnished by Miss Kegler.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-12
FIRE Loss IS
ONE MILLION
THIRTY-sIx BUILDINGS IN MON
TIcELLO, NJ. w ARE BURNED TO
GROUND, THREE SUMMER HO.
Tells BEING DESTROYED.
By Associated Press.

Middletown, N. Y, Aug. ia loss
estimated at 100000 was caused by
the fire which swept thirty-six build
ings from the main street of the sum-
mer resort town of Monticello. n. Y,
last night The buildings burned in
cluded hotels, stores and residences.
The fire was under control this
morning after dynamite was used.
Three hotels filed with summer
guests mainly from New York City,
were destroyed. They were the Rock
well House, the largest hotel in Sulli-
van county, the Palatine Hotel and
the Bolsum House. All the guests
escaped with most Of their personal
effects. The Monticello house was
not burned. The Union National
Bank, both newspaper Offices and
every store but one in the town was
destroyed.