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Connecticut western news., 1909-11-18
CANAAN, CONN., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER Is. 1909
LETTER FROM HENRY c. WHITE

Former Litchfield County Man Sends
 Greeting to Connecticut Friends. Editor of THE NEWS,
 DEAR SIR-This screed is called forth by surprise postal card shower sent to my sister on her birthday. October 25th Just few less than one hundred were received. They were from Rhode Is land to Florida and Illinois, but the greater part from our old home, Litch. field county, Conn.
 We had no difficulty ill locating most of the writers, although one or two fem, mine second cousins recently married, and one who gave her adopted name, were unknown.
 would like to say to cousin Sam NJ Stanford, that though he can beat me one half an inch ill height, am some years past sixteen, and weigh 53 lbs more than his 134.
 Since the death of our father, in July, and we have seen some ups and downs in Texas.
 have just begun my twenty. third year in teaching public school here in Gillespie county. It was either that, or compete with Mexicans at herding or grubbing stumps, While teaching gives one fair and comfortable living, it is a 'mighty pore" way of earning a compe tency.
 Harper, our postof1ice, is near the Kim. ble county line and on plateau just be. yond the head spring of the Pedernales creek. This plateau forms a divide be tween the Slano and Guadalupe rivers and is about 1900 or 2000 feet in eleva tion. The elevation gives us climate much cooler, and seasons later. than forty miles away, either to the north or south. The soil of the Slano region is granite sand, while our soil is black sticky. This difference in soil has some. thing to do with earliness, for sandy soil is always earlier than clayey.
 This year the farmers have made scarcely anything ill the way of crops The winter and spring were dry, and, had it not. been for the tornado of July, which gave Galveston her second scare, crops of all kinds would have been fail ures. This rain did no damage her, but helped early cotton and made a crt D of sorghum fodder for such farmers as replanted cane soon after the rain.
 Petersburg community, where we live is sixteen miles north of KcrrYille, but over a mountain road that is "something fierce" Harper is twenty-oue miles northwest of Kerryille and has a daily mail to that place.
 To all our kinfolks and other frienGs back i'll Yankee-land: accept the hearty thanks of both sister and myself fer your kindly greetings And MT. Editor, if you can overlook the too frequel t use of the personal pronoun, and find q place in your columns for this rambling communication you will greatly obligc an old reader of your well-known publi- cation HENRY O. WHITE.
 Harper, Tex, Nov. 3, 1909.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-18
CORNWALL'S MISSION SCHOOL

Some "Reminiscences of This Once
 Rev. Edward c. Starr (Yale '66) has a letter in the "New York Sun" about the once famous school in Cornwall, this state-the mission school" It had a short life, only ton years or so, and a hundred pupils all told; it opened with twelve pupils. The teachers ill charge were, successiyely. Edwin Wclles Dwight (then layman), Rev. Herman Daggett and Rev. pr. Amos Bassett They had, first and last, about half dozen helpers. The school attracted wide attention i'll its time, and was a great advertisement for Cornwall; an English tourist Ca Liverpool man) visited it, and wrote it up ill his book on Amer ica. The missionary purpose of the school appealed to Protestant Christians in this country and other countries. Contributions came from as far away as Georgia and the Indian Territory; a Swiss baron gave the school something 1AhO PSJOOO, GhC IOClOA CbA 6ONOA oCbf V it subvention of $400 year for every enrolled Indian pupil.
 Not all or the greater part of the pu- pills fulfilled, after leaving the school, the hopes of it's founders and benefac- tors; but some did. We quote:
 One of these pupils was an ordained minister who preached fer thirty years to the Choctaw Indians, kis native tribe. Another Indian was sohoOlmaster, and at least three flaws lians served in that capacity. One pupil became physician of some prominence and practised his profession over half century. One Cherokee was the secretary of the legiS Iative body of his nation and had chief hand ill the drafting of it's constitution; a second was judge of it's supreme court, and third was noted editor of the ''Cherokee Phoenix" Some helped as lnterpl eters for time and even as translatOrs-Dayid Brown ren- dered the whole New Testament into Cherokee from the original Greek-but generally they were ill gifts and training so inferior to American missionaries that they were shelved before long.
 The "Sun" writer whose article on the mission .chOol drew out MT, Starr's letter is presumably a nuch more trust worthy authority on the topography of Manhattan Island than on that of Con. necticut. He made the mistake of perch ing Cornwall on a ridge, but he knows better now. Ut is in valley" MT. Starr has informed. him, "where a mem- Der of the Connecticut Legislature once urged that the coInty seat. be located be- cause it would save building jail, for if one ever got into it he couldn't get out''
 MT. Starr might have added that they grow good red apples ill and around that valley, and also good men. The mere mention of Cornwall calls up kindly memories of it's historian, the late Hon. T. S. Gold, longtime secretary of our state board of agriculture. The last time one of his friends saw him on one of those leisurely railroad trains that jog up and down the HUusatonic- he was little disquieted in spirit by the prospect that wedding in the family, commencement week, would keep him away from New Haven. He did not know that for him Yale commencements were over.-Hartford Courant.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-18
PARROT SAVES MASTER
Screams Gas" Awakening Him, But
 Loses It's Own Life,

SCTednS 1aSI NWakenlng Tim, But
 Loses Its Own Life.
 Polly Callen, a parrot belonging to MT. and Mrs. Walter Callen of Patcho- que, L. l., warned her master of impend- ing death and then fell dead from her perch. Polly may not have meant to scream Gas !' but her master, who is superintendent of the Baptist Sunday school, says that is what her last few squawks sounded like and he is willing to give her credit for intending to warn them that the family was in danger of being asphyxlated. AS Polly lost her own life he intends having her stuffed and mounted so the Oallens never may forget the debt of gratitude.
 MT. and Mrs. Callen were asleep in their room on tha upper floor and MT. Oallen's aunt was in her room down stairs when Callen was awakened by the screaming of the parrot. At first he was disposed to throw slipper at the cage, for he was tired and sleepy. Then he seemed to hear, despite his drowsiness, that Polly was crying "Gas Gas"
 He sat up and then became conscious that the house was filled with illumina- ting gas and that his head was dizzy He aroused his wife, threw open all the windows and then hurried downstairs to his aunt's bedroom. He found her un conscious. When he returned to the upper floor Polly lay dead on the bottom of her cage.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-18
CaSe-Hardened.

A man in Gloversville, N. Y, ninety nine years old by the name of Case fell down stairs the other day, and then got up and smilingly asked his family to excuse him from coming down so abruptly. We suppose he wanted to show that he was case-hardened, but he was old enough to have known better.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-18
Modern

Mother, may go out to fly?
 Oh, yes; but dear, beware, Hang your shoes on the flying machine, But don't go ill the air From Life.
Connecticut western news., 1909-11-18
Wisdon Defiped

Wisdom is grain of wheat in n bushcl of chatf. The man who thinks he's all wheat is all chaff. From Life.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
TAFT HAS TENNIS
COURT; "TENNIS
CABINET" NEXT?
Pinchot, Iusserand, Winthrop and
Smith Hold Reunion on New
White House Rectanqle

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IL
President Taft has a new tennis
court. His friends say that he will
soon have Il tennis cabinet
Back some distance from the
south front of. the White House and
well screened by trees from the
public gaze and highly adorned
about the edges with shrubbery,
has been laid out tennis court
that puts in the shade the Roose-
welt court, which passed when the
addition to the executive Of
fees were built.
This afternoon the first game
was played, and by members of the
Roosevelt tennis cambinet"-some
of the wicked men who have been
accused of Roosevelt "back-from-
Elba' propaganda. Clifford Pinchot
was there, with J. J. Jusserand, the
French ambassador; Beekman
Winthrop, assistant secretary of
the navy, and Herbert Knox Smith.
1t is whispered that the presi-
dent feels he has executed a
strategic move of great importance
in thanking the Roosevelt hosts. He
is contemplating taking a request
himself-when the foliage comes
out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
ODDITIES IN
DAYS NEWS

The house insurgents accuse
Uncle Joe" Cannon of striking
them another dastardly blow be-
meath the belt. He has taken away
all the committee rooms from them,
and now they have no place to hold
the meetings to plan the speakers
downfall. AS a result, they will
meet Saturday night in the office of
representative Hubbard Of Iowa.
Until the insurgents began to in
urge some of them were chairmen
{ committees, and were therefore
rovided with fine offices contain
lg long tables and many chairs.
low the offices they have over In
the big white building south of the
capitol are Just about large enough
.or a good sized man to turn COM
tortably around in. If even
.uorum of the 80 insurgents attend
hubbard will be obliged to either
Guild a gallery around the top of
Is room or pile his friends in hori-
-ontally.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
WAR ON
WHITE SLAVE
TRADE BEGUN
Presidents Message Wakes
Chicago Police-Raid a
South Side Flat;
Arrest One.

CHICAGO, Dec. 17.-Chicago to-
day took up actively the war
against the white slave traffic"
mentioned by President Taft in his
annual message to congress and
exposed yesterday in the report Of
the immigration commission.
The police today raided flat
in the South Side red light" dis
trict in hope of finding Margaret
Haight, a 16-year-old girl, who dis
appeared December 1, and who is
believed to have been kidnapped by
the. slave traders.
The clew was received in a tele-
phone message received at head.
quarters from an unknown woman.
When the place was raided Eugene
Mcneil, % years old, barber,
was arrested. 1t is reported that
he was seen recently in company
with the girl.
No trace of the girl was found.
Mcneil was taken to headquarters,
where he is being subjected to the
third degree
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
!. ATROlMAN A1ANDONS
CLUB FOR PRAYERS.

Jack Brown, Brooklyn patrolman,
Uho laid his star on the night SER
3eant's desk year ago with the an
nouncenlent that prayers are more
powerful than the night stick" is to
become an ordained minister of the
Gospel. For a year he has been
onducting evangelistic meetings
wherever he could find a place.
Wednesday he is to be ordained.
Among those at the ordination
ill be Rev. Herbert Lowe, who
erved % years on the police force
nd whose cards read. REV. Her
Eert Lowe, minister Of Christ and
police evangelist Fifty-fourth pre-
& inct."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
HIDDEN WILL BURNED
IN OWNERS STOCKING.

Mrs. Sophia Gunderlach of Bay
3 BORT, l.. l., made will leaving her
~ 200 worth of property to her sis
ser, Mrs. +. Won M0choW, and hid
Chew in her stocking.
a, When she died few days ago
and her clothing was burned, the
will went with 1t, and contest
over the estate has resulted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
CHICAGO CHAM AND"
BELT Is REJOICING.

Patrons of restaurants in Chi
eago have obtained court ruling
that a person is expected to wait
order.
w. c. Plumbc, a New York mag
azine writer, ordered ham and"
md when he got tired waiting for
1t started to leave and was ar
rested. He was dismissed by the
court
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
HAS RHEUMATISM; CAN'T PAY
ALlMONY.

Albert c. Jones, detective, has
filed affidavit with the superior
court declaring that he is unable to
pay the $50 attorney fees, $25 suit
money and $50 per month alimony
ordered paid to Mae Jones.
Jones states that he has inflam-
matory rheumatism and that dur
ing the past As days has worked
only 20, and that his personal ex-
renses amounted to $57.25. He
worked those 20 days for the Thiel
Directive Service Co. at 81 ner day
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

In seeking the nomination on the
Tenth district democratic ticket he
declares he will fight graft.
IF Connolly goes to congress-
the Boston politicians say, and then
tremb,e.
Two things cndeared him to the
sturdy ex-president. He liked the
sea and wrote good stories of salt
water, and he wasn't afraid to say
what he felt in political affairs. He
lines up to the T. r. standard of
perfection in public office.
Consequently, they do a lot of
thinking in Boston about Connolly
these days. #.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
Br'er Rabbit, He Des' Laff

NEWBURG, N. Y, Dec. IL
When hunting today Samuel v.
Haslett fired at scurrying rabbit.
He didn't hit the rabbit. No.
Still, he did pretty we'll. He shot
William Howden in the leg and
killed foxhound. Howden is in
the city hospital. The rabbit is
somewhere out in the brush.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
TAKES THOUSANDS
~ WATERING MILK.

Lawrence, Kan, is having pure
milk campaign. as result of the
confession of John Fritzey. for 30
ears milllman.
He admitted that he. always used
40 quarts of pump water to 60
Quarts of milk, and made $4,000
by il.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
It's TOYS That Children Look For!|

EVEAL the Christmas tree to a child to what first
catches his hers 1t will be Toy Doll Christ
mas means Toys and Dolls to most children And the
Toys the finer Christmas it u.s. To think of all the
tied in the thousands of Toys this Land of Paythngs
holds fairly makes ones heart There hum
reds for youngest children and paytngs such
righteousness that they'll woman for hours
have marked at special prices for this last Saturday be-
fore Christmas.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

!, NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE
Fargest Christmas mail ever
Srought across the Atlantic arrived
here today In the White Star liner
Oceanic. 1t was contained in 5l56
>ackS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
NOVELIST CONNOLLY
GOES INTO POLITICS

James B. Connolly, writer of sea
novels, protege of Theodore Roose-
welt, and advocate of the strenuous,
is running for congress in Boston.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

Which runs fast and
long-after you crank it.
1t runs on the same princi-
pie as the dynamobile,
about which we told you
above. 1t is a heavy ma
chine-with two passen-
gers. It's price is 9Sf.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
Almost Perpetual
Motion

There's a gravity toy
two little cars that run up
and down an inclined
plane-cars that load and
unload themselves - the
inclined plane 20 inches
long and the Toy IA inches
highland you can buy it
tomorrow at 25c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
A Real Dynamo

Rugby Football - it's
cover Of heavy leather
and it's rubber bladder
guaranteed-a Football
that's marked $1.25 regu-
larly, will sell to make to-
morrow still more TO-
interesting at. OC
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
No End of TOYS

We couldn't begin to
tell you half the interest
ing things in this Land of
Playthings if we talked all
night! The only thing for
you to do is to come to see
them. And the earlier in
the morning you come the
better it is, for there's 60
ing to be a crowd!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
Now, for Girls
An Enamel WareSet

with almost everything
you can think of in it
crater, dust pan, frying
pan, pail, cake mould
everything-15 pieces in
all. They are of white
enamel with blue enamel
handles. CSC.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
A Dancing Bear

spins around and around
and around-a very long
time. Since the bear is of
rubber-the base on
which he stands of cellu-
loid and the mechanism
simple the Toy will last a
long time. Its price is
75c.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
BLOOMFIELD
MONTCLAR,
SPRINGFIELD
MARRIED ON JUNE Fl,
BUT JUST ANNOUNCE 1T.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Red
mond, of Harrison, Tell Secret.

Welded on June q last. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Redmond, of . Patterson
street, Harrison, decided TO nnoun
that interesting fact to their friends to-
day.
Three years ago Mrs. Redmond, who
was Miss Agnes Pierson. of Middle
town, n. y, came to board at the Pat
terson street house, where Redmond
had been making his home. 1t was an
other n of those cases Of love at first
sight. After q time Miss Pierson re-
turned to Middletown, but the regular
ity with which letters were received in
Harrison bearing the Middletown post
mark and in Middletown stamped with
the Harrison postmaster's rubber
stamp testified to the fact that the
young couple had by no means lost in
terest in each other. They met in New
York on June q and were married by
the Rev. John Burns in st. Agnes's Ro-
maj Catholic Church. The ceremony
was witnessed by Mr.. and Mrs. James
Lynch, of II Chestnut street, Kearny.
Ten days ago Mrs. Redmond returned
to 9 Patterson street and today the
marriage vas announced.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
UNION BR1CKLAYERS TO
SEND DELEGATE TO MEET.

The union b~ricklayers and masons of
West Hudson have finally decided to
send a delegate to represent their Sec
ton al. the International biennial con-
vention to be held in Boston next
January.
The local union has about one hun
'dred members, and has long been an
active branch of the great trade or
ganization. Recently the members rave
been discussing the ~advisability of
having West Hudson recognized in the
highest tribunal of the union. and on
Wednesday. night the local branch at a
weli-attended meeting in Evans's Hall.
Kearny. settled the question by voting
to send a delegate. The only nonf-
nation was that Of the president, James
Kelly. of Kearny. and at the next meet
ing the nominee will be voted upon.
Onion bricklayers and masons every
where look forward with much interest
- the big convention, which WILDE
tended by representatives from all
vts of the United States and Canada.
any matters OF interest will be con-
red, and not the least of the inter-
hg propositions that is quite sure
[omeNup is that of giving to every
leh in the union the right to recall
RS before the expiration of their
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
STORM RELIEVES
WATER SHORTAGE
IN ORANGE SUPPLY.
Leaky Dam at Campbell's Pond
Worries 0fficiaIs-To Discuss
Improvement Tonight.

Oflcials of Orange were the happiest
people in Essex county as a result of
the rainfall and snow which marked
the holiday. because the slender sup
ply Of water at CampbelIs Pond and
the upper reservoir. owing to the dry
summer and fall drought, was aug
mented by the elements.
The question of water has caused
considerable anxiety of late, and while
1t has been figured that the stream
which in the past has proved adequate
Tor the c.ty's needs would again re-
spond, the dam at Campbelrs Pond,
which is little more than a sieve. has
let the supply run away in tremendous
quantity. On one occasion the water
fell ten inches in two days, and there
nave been frequent visits to the suppIy
station to see how things we're getting
along.
President Sumter L. Beegle, Of the
Orange Fire Commission, with Fire
Chief Matthews, recently looked over
the ground. and the matter of economy
of water will be a topic for discussion
at a meeting of the Orange Common
Councils water committee tonight. The
meeting viii in all probability go over
the entire question and discuss some
way of conserving the natural supply
OF water that is SO freely wasted each
season.
The long drought caused some alarm.
and on n recent occasion there was
a stoppage of water. due to an acct
dent to machinery
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
CALDWELL AND VERONA.

Mrs. Fannie Miller. of Verona. is
visiting Mrs. Isaac Van Ness, of Pine
Brook.
Miss Elizabeth English. of English
town, Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Rae Simonson, of South Prospect
street, Verona.
An entertainment will be given by
the pupils of the Pine Brook Public
School on Saturday night.
Mrs. John Morgan, of Keyport. is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Will
Jams, of Harrison avenue. Roseland.
The Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Patton,
of Avon, former residents of Essex
Feils. are visiting relatives in the bor-
ough.
Benjamin F. Howard, of Grove ave-
nue., Verona, lie visiting friends in Pitts
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kline, OF New
ark, are stopping with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Kline, of Caldwell.
Miss Martha Mays, of Essex Fells,
is visiting friends in Atlantic City.
Mrs. George E. Best and Henry Best,
of West Caldwell, are visiting IN New
York city.
The engagement has beer announced
of Miss Nina NJ. Bowman, of Caldwell
township. to Clifford !. Baldwin, of
West Caldwell.
Lester D. Baldwin is visiting friends
in ~Ogdensburg, N. Y.
William Shears, of Caldwell, has pur-
chased the Winfield Babcock cottage In
Central avenue.
The Verona Borough Council will
meet tonight In special session to con-
slider the laying of water mains In
Westover road and Mountainvlew road.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jacobus, OF
Newark. are stopping with Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Jacobus, of West Caid-
well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Benz and
family. of Verona. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. William Sofieid. of Montclair.
Jonathan Beach Davenport, of North
Caldwell, is visiting hts daughter, Mrs.
George. A. Bogert. of Hanford place.
Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Holmes. of
Cedar Grove Centre, are entertaining
MI. and Mrs. Anson Johnson, of New
York. and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter JohDson.
of West Caldwell.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-26
CALDWELL,
VERONA AND
WEST HUDSON
FREDERICK KUN DIES
AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS.
Former Scranton Man Succumbs
in IrYington Homo.

Frederick Kuriz, of 1885 Springfield
aJeEue, Iryinsfon, died last night after
az lingering illness of tuberculosis, aged
46 years. He was born in Scranton.
Pa, and had beer a resident of Irving
ton for the last twelve years., He mar
ried Mrs. Anna Higgins. nee Anna
Cornell, of Irvington, seven years ago.
Mr.. Kunz was a carpenter and q
member of Carpenters and Joinrs' Local
Union No. 81, and Of the Order of For
esters. Besides his widow he is sur
vived by two sons, Frederick and Wal
ter Kunz; one daughtr, Elsie; three
sisters, Mrs Mary Luther. Of North
Scranton; Mrs. Lottie Tross, OF scran-
ton, and Mrs. Katharine Reisig, of
Buffalo, and two brothers, Henry and
Jacob Kunz, of Scranton.
Funeral services will be conducted at
his late Rome tonight by the Rev. Will
lam H. Hainer, of the First Christian
Church. The body will be, taken to
Scranton tomorrow. and interment will
be made In the cemetery at Papeville,
Pa, On Sunday.