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Connecticut western news., 1909-03-25
RESTRICT OF SHARON ss., Probate

hISThICT UF SHARON ss., ProDate AI Court, March 11th, 1909,
 Estate of Sophia Chivillot late of sharon in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the district of sharon hath limited and allowed six months from date hereof, for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts. properly attested, within said time, will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 ROBERT J. LIVINGSTONE,
 Administrator, de bonis non, Sharon, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1909-03-25
Notice to the Taxpayers of the Town
 of Sharon.

Notice is hereby given to the Taxpayers of the Town of sharon that 1 will be on the dates specified at the following named places for the purpose of receiving taxes laid on list of 1908: At the Town Hall in sharon on Monday, April }, 1909 and the first Monday of each and every month thereafter from 10 o'clock Il. m. until pm. will be at Ellsworth at Mr. Horace NJ. Dunbar's house April 15, 1909 from To clock p. m, until o'clock D. m; at Amcnia Union Post Office on April 16, 1909 from 1Fo'clock a. m. until | o'clock D. m. On all taxes Lot paid on or before May l, 1909 interest at the ratc of nine per cent. per annum will be charged as per statute. sharon, Conn, March $, l9U9.
 OTTO H. TIEDENIAN,
 Collector of Taxes of
 the Town of Sharon.
Connecticut western news., 1909-03-25
DIsTRICT OF SHARON ss. Probate

RESTRICT OF SHARON ss. Probate ll Court, March 11th, 1909.
 Estate of John B. Chivillot late of Sharon in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the district of Sharon hath limited and allowed six months from date hereof, for the creditoss of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate arc re- quested to make immediate payment to RoBERT-J. LIVINGSTONE, Administrator,
 Sharon Conn
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1909-02-18
senior senator from the state, James

senior senator from the state, James
Stevens, who had not hesitated to fat
ter Norton and use him as a cats paw.
This use the Hon. Charles Norton
seemed to consider an honor Of large
propositions. Not every first term
congressman can hope for intimacy
with a senator. Norton believed that
his work for Langdon would win him
the family's gratitude and thus further
his ambition to marry Carolina, the
planters Oldest daughter, whose beau
ty mado her the recipient Of many at
tentio.--.
A coE J., mt CLEAN shone in Nor
toms eyes as they swept over the fer
tile acres of the plantation. He
thought of the material interest he
might one day have in them If his suit
for the hand Of Carolina progressed ia
vorably. Suddenly his reverie was in
terrupted by the voice of young Ran
dolph Langdon, a spirited lad in his
early twenties, who had just been made
plantation manager by his father.
"Well, how is the honorable today?
said Randolph, approaching from the
doorway. 81 didn't think a congress
man could be spared from Washing
ton but rarely, especially when the pa
pers say the country needs such a io'
Of saving"
ooh, this saving your country tall
goes all right in the story books" re
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1909-02-18

"No, no, MI. Langdon-I should say
senator now, l suppose. l was merely
telling Randolph how some legislators
conduct themselves"
The senator elect paused momentar1-
", gazing at the congressman, who,
dark visaged, tall, black haired, broad
shouldered and athletic, vas visibly
uneasy at having his conversation
with Randolph overheard by the ia
Their.
"No doubt it won't be all plain sail
ing in Washington for an old fash
toned man like me, but I believe in the
American people and the men they
send to congress- slowly spoke the
planter. sThere's Senator Stevens, for
instance. He has always stood for the
rights of the people. I've read all his
speeches. Just why he brought about
my election it is hard to tell, for I've
beer a planter all my life except when
I fought under Beauregard. l feel
that he did it out of friendship, and l
simply can't say how much l appre-
ciate the honor. I am indebted to you,
too, congressman"
T%actfully disclaiming any credit for
his work, only Norton's congressional
training In repression enabled him to
refrain from smiling at Langdon's In
nocence, his belief in Stevens sinceri
ty and his wonder over his election
Stevens, the keen, cold and resource
full. who forced his ~oficeholders tt
weld him parts of their government
salaries; Stevens, who marketed tt
railway companies his influence will
the department Of justice; Stevens
who was q Republican in the commit
tee room in Washington and a Demo
crat on the platform in Mississippi
Stevens, who had consummated th'
deal with Martin Sanders, boss of sew
en- counties, to elect Langdon becaus'
Of the planters t~rustfulness and sim
plicity of character, which should max
him easy to influence and to handle II
the all important matter Of the gul
naval base projectI
t The entry Of Carolina Langdon AM
her younger sister, Hope Georgia, CAV
Norton a welcome opportunity to shit
& the trend of conversation.
"You ladies will have a gay time i
Washington" he began, after directin
) a particularly enthusiastic greeting t
. Carolina. "You will be in great dc
$ mand at all the big affairs, and l don
think you will ever want to come bac
to old Mississippi, forty miles from
railroad, with few chances to wea
your New York gowns"
: Carolina spoke quickly, her fac
flushing at he thought of the me-
vista Of life now opening. eyes,
t have always longed to be a part Of tt
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1909-02-18

Here is story of an epoch
making battle of right against
wrong, Of honesty against COR
ruption, of simplicity and sin
certify against deceit bribery and
Intrigue. tits he story of today
in this country. 1t vitality con-
ems every man, woman and
child i'm the United States, so far
reaching is its Influence.
The warfare is now going On
the warfare ofhonestmen against
corrupt political machines.
The story tells the inside" of
the political maneuvers in Wash
ington and of the workings of
bosses there and eIsewhere-ho how
they shapemen an ~omenfo their
ends, how their cunning infrigues
extend into the very social life
of the nations capital. You will
find inspiration In the career of
the honest old southern planter
elected to the United States SEN
ate and this young newspaper re-
porter who becomes his pri,arfe
secretary and political pilot.
Your heart will beat i'm sympathy
With the love of the. secretary 0no
the senator's youngest daughter
You will read of the Lobbyists
and find that not all of them are
men. You will see how 0varfce
causes a daughter to consPire
against her father. You will hear
the note Of a gripping nationa
tragedy in the words of Peabody
the boss Of the senate" Blu
cause for laughter as vsH vii
not be found lacking in this trul.
many sided narrative.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1909-02-18

OOCh I6 JUL. OOOy BUSINESS
isn't anybody's, a fine scheme so long
as we have a president who keeps his
hands off and DOESN'T
"But how about the speeches and
the bills" broke In Randolph ST
thought
Eyes, yes; to be sure" the congress
man quickly added. Nearly all of us
introduce these SO called reform bills.
When they're printed at government
expense we send copies, carried free
by the p%ostoffce department, to our
constituents, and when we allow the
bills to die in some committee we a
always blame the committee. But If
there's a big fight by u constituents
over the bill we let it pass the house.
but arrange to kill it in the senate.
Then we do the same thing for the
senator's. Like in every other business,
my boy" continued Norton as he led
the way into the house, fits a case of
you tickle me and III tickle you in
politics. And don't let any one fool
you about the speeches either. They
are pretty things to mail to the voters,
but all the wise boys in Washington
know they aren't meant seriously. It's
all play acting, and there are better
actors in the senate than Henry Ir-
wing or Edwin Booth ever were."
81 don't think my father looks at
things the way you do, Charlie"
"No? Well, maybe. he doesn't now.
but he will later on when he takes his
seat in the senate. If he isn't wise
enough to play around with the rest
Of the senators be won't get any bills
passed, especially any bill carrying an
appropriation or Of any other particu-
Lar importance"
"What!" calculated the planters son.
"Do you e to a that If father
won't do what the other senators
want him to do they will combine
against him and destroy his useful
ness, make him powerless-a failure ~
The congressman smiled p3troniz-
tngly on the youth. "Why. Of course
they will. That's politics. practical
politics, the only kind that's known In
Washington. You see'-
"But the leaders Of the great par
tiesr' cried the young plantations tA~aa-
agef In Amusement why eoa taey
prevent thisf"
Because they invented the system
e&4 ~oSS1S RoAAtA%&A "a 0AACS0ASCa
don't anloun to. a whole lot much of
Tia tms In Washinsten. The politi-
etans &c most of heir crfticising OF
b Other party away froA Washing
tom where b voters ~ near them.
hut when circumstance sometimes
force q man 30 Else 70 assaii the otheE
side "A eonsress he afterWarA apofs
ef1Gs IN secret Cor Iii words. On
somsamss he apologies beforehand
saying: Tve got to hand out some hot
shot to you fellows just to please q
crowd Of sovereigH voters from my
district who have come up to Wash
ington to see me perform So. OF
course I've got to make a showing
Don't mind what l say. You know
don't mean 1t, but the old fogies will
go back home and tell their neighbors
what a rip snortin' reformer l be-"
els that the way you represent your
district Norton?" asked Planter Lang
don. who at this juncture entered tht
room
A-E -
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1909-02-18

AAGS SAAS AAA4A
That bids him make the law he fouts.
-Kipling.
" n buoyant spirit the Hon. Charles
Norton rode up the bride path
leading through the Langdon plan
4 tation to the old antebellum home
stead which, on a shaded knoll over
looked the winding waters Of the Pearl
river. No finer prospect was to be had
in all Mississippi than greeted the eye
from b wide southwest porch, where
on warm evenings the L%angdons and
their frequent guests gathered to dine
or to watch the golden splendor Of the
dying SUI
The Langdon family had long been
a power In the south. Its sons fought
under Andrew Jackson at New Or
leans, under Zachary Taylor in the
war with Mexico, and in the civil war
men Of that name left their blood on
the fields Of Antietam, Shiloh, the
Wilderness and Gettysburg. But this
family of fighting men, Of unselfsh
patriots, had also marked influence in
the ways Of peace, as real patriots
should. Generations Of Langdons had
taken deepest pride in developing. the
hundreds Of acres Of cotton Land,
whose thousands of four foot rows
planted each April spread open the
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1909-02-18

piled Norton, who
exercised consid-
cradle influence
over the youth
through a long
a C workmanship
and by frequent
ly t a Xxi 6 him
into his conf
dence, "but this
country can take
pretty good care
of itself. In con-
greSs we repre-
s~entatives put the
job of saving it
over on the sen
ate, and the sen
ate hands back
the job to us. So
what's e e ry
hndr,o hnninnce
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1909-02-18

real life of this
world, the life of
constant action
meeting new peo-
pie every day,
and prominent
people. Balls, re-
ceptions, e a s j,
theater parties.
afternoon drives.
plenty Of money
and plenty of
gayety are what
l want I'm not
a bit like Hope
G Georgia a, who
thinks these ideas
are eXtraYagant
because she has
not seen real life
vef"-
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1909-02-18

TCpS GGOT9LU~ vet
"Carolina, you must not think me
only your little sister now. / have
cen life. Haven't I spent a week in
Jackson?"
That's enough proof. You know
all about life, FIN sure, Miss Hope
Georgia." smilingly remarked Norton
Later, rising to join Planter Langdon
on the veranda, where he had gone to
smoke, the congressman gazed intent
ly at Carolina. "You will probably
forget your old friends when you en-
ter the dizzy social race in Washing
tom"
mo, Charlie. 1 couldn't forget you
anyhow. You will be there too. /
shall depend on you a great lea to
take me about, unless you are too
busy making speeches and fighting
your opponents"
Again it was Norton's turn to be
ia wardly amused at the pal4t8cal ig-
of the LangdAa family
~sp4eches3 The frst term congressman
doesn't make, speeches in Washington
because no one cares what he eAzaAs-
e4eept the lobbyists, whasa business
it is to provide Dsw maGaAsEs with q
complete set of THOUGHTS. Aa1sAsr dees
be have opponents-hs b not esasid-
cred Important enough by tho vAeacana
10 be opposed
SkIlfully ~approaehiA8 the ssAject
which next 60 Carolina kaAgAaa hai
been uppermost IN his miAd aurias his
visit, Norton asked the senator elect
on Joining him 4 ha did not believe
that the entire south woH4d beeae6t If
the plan to establish a naval base on
the gull was successfully carried
through.
Most certainly I do. and, as I said
during the senatorial fight, the whole
country as well Will be the gamer" re
sponded Langdon.
"Don't you think the people who
I want Altacoola chosen as the site have
the best argumentsY' was the visitors
next question, the reply to which he
a~nxiously awaited
ITO Bs Continually
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1909-02-18

Many believe the South lost a good
friend when Lincoln was .assasfnated.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1909-02-18
P 7.
POLITICS.

PRACTICAL POLITICS.
That bids him flout the law he makes;
That bids him make the law he fouts.
-Kipling
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-19
Company D Is Inspected.

Major E. II. Phelps, assistant in
spector general, made the annual in
spection of Norfolk company d last
evening at the armory. After the in
spection Major Phelps stated that he
seldom made special mention of any
company of the militia which he in
spected, but Norfolk's company was
an exception and he highly praised
company ID upon their fine showing.
Il do not intend to say that the Ne
braska National Guard is the poorest
in the country" said Major Phelps,
but in fact / consider that it does
rank in among the best in the western
states, but it can easily be improved.
The state legislature pays it less than
states usually get most of their money
from the legislature. | am much
pleased with the showing the officers
and enlisted men of company d have
made and hope they will continue in
their endeavors to make it one of the
best companies in the state"
Major Phelps Tuesday was busy
ONefnaulng the quartermaSter sup
plies and making notes for the neces.
sary supplies here. The blue uniform
will eventually be done away with and
the men will have suits OF olive drab,
khaki. The blue blouses will also
soon disappear, making way for the
khaki or olive drab shirts.
Major Phelps highly praised the Of
ficers of this company and believes
with their aid the local company will
soon be one of the top notchers. Az
ter the men were dismissed from in.
spection they were marched to c. II.
Pilger's bakery, where banquet was
held, at which Captain Anderson pre-.
sided. Speeches were made by Major
Phelps, who gave his experience as a
national guardsman, discussed the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-19

A deputy took his arm to help him up
the steps and Victor said you need
not do that, can walk alone"
Not trace OF nervousness was
shown by him as he mounted the scat.
fold and faced the crowd of about
fifty-ofilcers of other counties, news.
paper men and others invited by the
sheriff to witness the execution. His
eyes were clear and he faced the audi.
ence unconcernedly and without a
tremor. His face was pale but the
paleness was due to four months close
confinement and not to fear. OF the
whole crowd Victor was by far the
coolest man there. No relatives of
the doomed man were present.
The body was placed in charge of
Undertaken w. II. Wilson and will be
buried in Riverside cemetery here.
Prior to the hanging religious ser
vices were held in Victor's cell, con.
Quoted by Rev. F. j. Graeber, pastor
of the German Lutheran church of
Aberdeen, and Rev. G.. Waack of Ru.
dolph. Both ministers refused to say
what transpired in the cell
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-19
Council Talks of the PAVING.

Preliminary plans for the paving
of Norfolk avenue next spring were
discussed at last nights meeting of
to have the city attorney go into the
matter of how to legally require all
property owners along the avenue to
build connections from the new Nor
folk avenue main sewer to the curb,
in order to do away with tearing up
the pavement after it is once down.
1t is the desire Of the council that
these connections be all made this
fall.
Council net IN regular session at
8 o'clock p. m, Mayor Friday presid-
ing. Present, Brakeman, Winter, Cole
man, Craven, Fuesler, Fischer.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
Moved by Winter seconded by
Brakeman. that the report of the pub
lie works committee on park and ditch
be accepted and the committee con-
tinue with full power to act. Carried.
Coleman, of the fire and police COM
mittee, reported regarding the location
of the fire whistle.
Moved by Brakeman, seconded by
Winter, that the report be accepted
and the committee report more fully
at the next meeting. Carried.
Engineer reported on South Fifth
street sidewalk. Moved by Coleman,
seconded by Winter, that the report of
the engineer be accepted and that the
street commissioner be instructed to
move the walk out to the proper line.
Carried.
Moved by Coleman, seconded by
Fuesler, that rejected pipe of the Guy
+. Smith be purchased at 80 cents per
foot. Lost
Moved by Fuesler, seconded by
Fischer, that the estimate of sewer
district No. IL be allowed and clerk
instructed to draw warrants for same.
Carried.
The treasurer's report and the po-
lice judges report read and on motion
referred to the auditing committee.
Council adjourned at IL p. m.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-19
jeremiah Long.

Norfolk, Neb, Nov. II. - Editor
News Jeremiah Long, b. A., poet
patriot and philosopher, was paying
a farewell visit to the city prior to his
removal to what he called the mael-
strom Of hades on earth - Chicago
Mr.. Long came to Madison county
with the grasshoppers to recruit the
PRESBYTERIAN church at Madison. He
came from Tekamah Neb., where he
had built up in two years two churches
when Omaha was only beginning to
get established On the map. At that
time the country around Hastings was
being surveyed and 1t was the inten-
ton of Mr.. Long to take his family
there and get homestead, but the
Presbytery asked him to try and put
animation into the Madison church
first. The church extension society
had furnished funds for a church and
devoted member in the east had
paid Mr.. Long salary of $500 for a
years work, but those who received
and Mr.. Long refused to serve them
longer and retired to a homestead near
Pilot Knob, where he has resided con-
tinuously since. Recently he sold his
home and with his wife will make his
home with daughter in Chicago.
jeremiah Long was born in Ireland
seventy-one years ago. He is a grad
uate of Hanover college and MacCor-
mick Theological university. AL
though not a citizen of the United
States at the opening of the civil war,
he enlisted in the army and served to
the close of the war and was mem.
Der of Sherman's regiment and fol
lowed that intrepid general in his
memorable march to the sea. He was
at the grand review at the close of
the war in Washington and passed
through the exciting scenes at the lat.
ter place during the assassination of
President Lincoln.
In a work on American poets and
poetry several of Mr.. Longs poems
are quoted. Genial, impulsive, kindly
and thinking no evil of anyone, the
sage of Pilot Knob will be missed
from our midst. May the years deal
kindly with him and in the evening of
life be replete with happiness and
peace. j. Fl. Mackay.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-19
Ernest Fisher Stock Company.

The Ernest Fisher stock company
opened a weeks engagement at the
Auditorium-and made good. Though
the company plays at popular prices,
1t is an exceptionally strong stock or
ganization and the initial play, 1.-THE
Heir to the Hoorah," four-act com
edy by Paul Armstrong, was fully the
equal of many high class shows that
get 81 prices. Every moment OF the
play, which Is q delicious comedy, was
enjoyable and every member of the
company proved to be clever.
The Fisher stock company will be
at the Auditorium for the entire week,
and the initial bill justifies the fore
cast that standing room will be at
premium every night Of their engage
ment. 1t has been two years since
pany for weeks engagement, the
Woodwards, and the one playing at
the Auditorium this week has even
that popular troupe dashed to the mast.
Mr. Fisher in the leading role was
the finished actor and he won friends
in Norfolk. Charles c. Burnham, in
the role of the brother, was exceed
ingly clever in his portrayal of the
droll western miner and frontiersman
and the audience fell in love with him.
Harry La Cour as Kelly" was both
mighty good looking and mighty
pleasing player. Despite the fact that
he was suffering from a severe cold,
Mr.. La Cour was perfect in the part
and his graceful ease gave his work
human genuineness that appealed
strongly to the audience. Miss Myrtle
Gayetty is a superior leading lady, and
Ben McQuarrie, as Bud Young" made
decided hit. T. Charles Shipley was
all that could be desired as the i'm
ported butler and Ted Newman was
an albright villain. Joe Lawliss and
Charles Eichman as cowboys were
there and over" and Miss Adamson,
Miss O'Reilly and Miss Farnsworth
were highly acceptable.
Tonight the company presents
"Charleys Aunt" from the pen OF
Frohman, and one of the funniest
plays ever written in any language.
This comedy had longer continuous
run in New York and London than
any play ever presented.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-19
WOMEN LOSING IN ENGLAND.
The Suffragette Movement Is Not
Strong Now as II Was.

London, Nov. 17.-While the mill
tant suffragettes in England assert
they are encouraged to continue their
campaign by the advance of their
cause, there are good reasons to be-
lieve they are actuated rather by de.
spair. OF course none of them would
admit such a thing, but facts are stub
born things, and there of late have
been many evidences that the suffra.
gettes have been losing old sympathiz-
ers instead of gaining new ones.
Winston Churchill's detection from
their cause is only one of several
straws showing which way the wind
is blowing. There is not now lead.
ing politician on either side of the
house of commons who would put his
name to bill for the extension OF
suffrage to women, and prior to the
recent activities of the suffragettes
there were several on both sides who
only waited the opportune moment to
do so.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-19

benefit to the public, and gave advice
to the men.
THE national guardsmen are not
enemies OF the union men," said Major
Phelps, "in fact they are friends of
the union men. The idea that the
national guards are protectors of
'scabs' Is a mistake. When a strike
is called or any disorder occurs they
are called out to protect property and
lives"
II. C. Matrau, who was a captain in
the Iron Brigade of the union army In
the battle of Bull Run. gave an inter
esting account of the days in the civil
war Captain Anderson and Lieuten-
ant Pilger, Lieutenant Hans Ander.
son and Sergeant Brueggeman made
short addresses in which they thanked
the men of the company.
An oyster supper was served, after
which a smoker was enjoyed by the
soldiers