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Connecticut western news., 1909-03-25
NORFOLK

John P. Dillon, 75, for 35 years or more widely known and respected res ident of Norfolk, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Michael Barry, We'd nesday night of pneumonia. He has ' been critically i'll for several days. Mir Dillon was @ gardener by trade, but dur ing the latter years of his life has acted as janitor at the Center school. Being of a jovial disposition, he was beloved by the children, by whom he will be missed as we'll as by his many older &C., quaintances. MT. Dillon IS survived by three sons, M. w., Patrick and Michael, and one daughter, Mrs. Barry all of Nor folk, also brother and two sisters who reside in Ireland and another brother in Australia, The funeral was held from the Barry residence Friday morning, The body was taken to Millerton for burial.
 Mrs. Jane DeCoppet has sold her house on Terrace View to Catherine A. Don nelly, of Jersey City.
 Miss Josie Garfield, of Sheffield, is spending few days at the home of MT. and Mrs. W. G. Wilcox.
 John Sullivan, of Highland Falls, N. Y, has been spending few days at the Arnold residence.
 Charles Sharpe has returned from Blanfo d and will be employed by MT. Bridgman as chauffeur.
 Prof. F. J. Goodnow, of New York, was in town last week.
 W. J. Sceerey has resigned his posi- tion at Johnson.
 B. l.. Tucker has rented H. A. Stan ards house to be vacated {" by w. J. Sceerey.
 Richard Soules. was in Hartford last week.
Connecticut western news., 1909-03-25
SHARON VALLEY

William Adams is to move to o. Browns house, is now occupied by J Tompkins.
 Miss Sadie Marsh visited her sister, Mrs. L. Roselle, on Saturday.
 W. Klebes was in our place recently taking photos of different homes.
 Master George Bristol is visiting his grandparents ill Dover.
 Mrs. c. Schermerhorn returned to he1 home Wednesday.
 F. Byron and family were visiting at his home Sunday.
 We are informed that the Sharon News did not reach Sharon Valley last week We cannot account for this as the papers were mailed as usual. The fault is not with the office of publication.
Connecticut western news., 1909-03-25
THE RUSSIA! PEASANT.
Stupid and Poor, a Good Fellow Who
 Merely Exists.

1 Stupid and Poor, a Good Fellow Who
 Merely Exists.
 The Russian peasant does not live; he merely exists. "Nitchevo" ct is nothing'D, he merely says when any thing happens to him. Nothing mat ters, nothing could be worse, and ''Nitchevo" is his panacea for all evils. And yet the Russian moujik is really a fine fellow. Ordinarily, H. P. Kennard tells us in his book, "The Russian Peasant" he is splendid, well built man, large limbed, large headed ana healthy. He is equally unaffected by 20 degrees of frost or twenty glasses of vodka. He is clothed in uncured sheep skins and carries in winter more clothes than the average Englishman could stand up in.
 He is unspeakably stupid, however, and his dream of happiness is to gorge, to sleep as much as possible through the winter and dance and sing in the summer. But the strangers first ob- jection to the moujik is that he smells not because he does not wash him. self. As a matter of fact, in every vil- lage there are public baths-baaza- and the peasants wash themselves there unfailingly every Saturday in order to be allowed to go to church on Sunday, for the Orthodox church en- joins cleanliness.
 The Russian peasant is always poor and generally ill debt. He blows the land in the same way that his father plowed it and gets as little for his la- Dor. His main worry In life is how to pay the governors taxes. If he says he cannot pay he is fogged, or perhaps he will sell part of his next years power of work-i. e., work for noth- ing for several months-to raise a loan, and of course he is worse of than ever the following year.
 On Christmas night at dusk the mar. riageable village girls go out into the streets and meet their young men, and one says, What is your name?" The young man answers 'FOma." and she replies, My husbands name is Foma."
 Some days later at the girls home relations are gathered together. There comes a knock at the door. The sta rosta and the young man enter, carry ing loaves of bread. The starosta says something like this:
 "We are German people, come from Turkey. We are hunters, good fel- lows. There was a time once in our country when we saw strange foot prints in the snow. and my friend the prince here saw-them, and we thought i they might be fox's or martens foot prints or it might be those of beauti- full girl We hunters, we good fel- lows, are determined not to rest till We have found the animal. We have been in all cities from Germany to Turkey and have sought for this fox, this marten or this princess, and at last we have seen the same strange foot prints in the snow again, here by your court. And we have come in. Come, let us take her, the beautiful princess, for we see her in front of us, or can it be that you would keep her till she grows a little older|
 Thus does the moujik ask for a wife
Connecticut western news., 1909-03-25
CORNWALL HOLLOW

Thomas Bailey has moved in the house known as the Deacon Lawton place and Miss Debby Ann Murry is keeping house for him as he is working for Sam K. Coe.
 Daniel Lucass passed through this place one day last week.
 E. B. Yale with his two sons was through here one day last week fox hunting.
Connecticut western news., 1909-03-25
Same Effect,

Cyril" said his mother as they sat down to the breakfast table, did you wash your face this morning"
 "Well, no, mamma" said he slowly. evidently casting in his mind for an excuse, "but," he added reassuringly. 'I cried a little before I came down stairsr-Delineator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26
Women and New York.
From the New York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post.
A curious instance of the absurdity of
the laws relating to woman voters in the
villages of this state is brought out by
the movement to give them the right to
pass upon bond issues. They can now
vote for school trustees and can IL prop
erty owners, vote for or against a "propo-
sitiOn to raise money by tax or assess
ment. Or for the dissolution of the vii
lage." but they cannot vote for village
officials or upon proposals to borrow
money by bond issues. Now. IL it is worth
while to permit woman property owner
to vote on a tax question, she certainly
ought to be free to express her opinion
on bond issue which may entail heavy
burdens on this and future generations.
And no one can produce an adequate rea-
son why. IL woman property owner can
have a vote in the raising of taxes, she
should not have q voice In the naming
Of the officials to spend those taxes.
There is nothing more womanly in voting
for taxes than for officials. Indeed. judg-
ing by the way many villages in this
state are administered, they might do
great deal worse than to make women
eligible as village officials. In this connsc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26
BELMONTE P1CENO FIND.
Prof. Dellosso's Discovery, While
Valuable, Is Damaged.
Correspondent. London Times

Rome Correspondent London Times.
The more detailed report furnished by
Prof Dellosso on the tomb which he mas
discovered In Belmont Piceno Is little
disappointing. as it reveals fact which
he omitted to mention in his first teie-
gram-namely. that the objects founo
were in a very damaged condition. AL
though, with the exception of there being
no gold ornaments, the tomb was al
most as rich in contents as the famous
Erruscan tombs of Palestrina and Ger
vetri the bronze vessels and other OBJ
jects were for the most part broken OF
badly crushed by the weight of the earth
fallen upon them. however even So
1t will be possible to put together the
complete remains of five bigoe, of each
of which have been found the antyx, the
frame, the circles Of the wheels, and the
spokes, all in hollow bronze. One of
them, smaller than the other four, seems
to have been of highly ornamental char
acter. A very curious cuirass was found,
the breastplate and backplate of leather
covered with thin bronze plates and at
tached to each other with bronze shoulder
fastenings. Four helmets. greaves for
the legs and nine lances, with some short
swords in their sheaths-the latter sof
wood. which has disappeared almost en-
tirely-complete the armOr, which is in
very fair condition of preservation. The
tomb must have been of some chieftain.
as traces of only one skeleton have been
found. Prof. Dellosso is inclined to date
it about the seventh century B. c. 1t
was of course, to be expected that all the
wooden parts of the chariots and arms
should have gone to powder, and 1ortu-
nately, 1t would seem that in their case
there will be little difficulty in putting the
bronze remains in place again. But it
is most unlucky that the bronze vessels,
some of which seem to be of a very rare
form, should have been SO broken and
crushed The fragments. of which there
are a very large number, indicate very
fine workmanship and civilization on
the coast of the Adriatic fully as advanc-
ed as that on the coast Of Greece.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

ing with. wireless telephone for months.
| and expect that this test will be en-
| tirely satisfactory.
| York park, with a rough bench as the
| only furnishing, and subsequently earn
| ing hundreds of thousands of dollars for
| the author and promoters is the record
| Of Paid in Full
THE Persian Princess an English
| musical comedy, will soon be put into
| rehearsal in New York The lyrics are
| by Percy Greenbank and the music by
| Sidney Jones. There are additional
| songs by Marie Horne.
| The fortnight's engagement Of 1.-THE
| Merry Widow" at the New National last
! season. was recordbreaker in every re-
| spect. and it is expected that the coming
| engagement, the latter part of next
month, will repeat the record.
| Under the direction of the Shuberts
| Lawrence Irving and Mabel Hackney will
| .naugurate their American tour at the
| Comedy Theater. New York. January 3.
| The play they will present, formerly
known as The Incubus has been re-
named The Affinity
Peter. the monkey man. was born in a
| South African jungle about six years ago
| and his education has covered four years.
u
the orang-outang family. James McArdle.
| the African explorer, who has made a
study of monkeys, was his captor.
| Henry Miller is preparing for immediate
| production new play by Edwin Peple.
| author of The Prince Chap" 1t will
| be entitled Maggie and tells OF an
| Irish-American working girl who falls
| heir to a fine old Irish estate. into which
| she attempts to introduce Harlem social
tactics.
| In order to supply the demand for
boxes curing the Manhattan grand opera
season at the Belasco. Manager L. S..
| Taylor has arranged to replace the for
mer circle of boxes on the mezzanine
| floor This will. it is expected, repro
duce, ON smaller scale, the famous
diamond horseshoe row. Of the Metro
| politan Opera House Of New York.
1.-THE CITY," Clyde Fftch's last play.
was produced last week in New York
The story is that of a hypocrite who
leaves his family to suffer for his sins
Incidentally. a girl in the play marries
unknowingly her half brother, who is a
drug flend. When he discovers the Sc
cret he kills her, and is just prevented
from killing himself The whole family
live in a country town and are crazy to
get to the city. When they do, and
they make q failure OF their lives they
blame city life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26
What Every Woman Knows.
ON the Atchison Globe

From the AtchlS0n Globe.
Women know this, but we venture the
opinion that not one man in fifty knows
it. When a woman first makes up q
bed she puts on two clean sheets. which
are used a week. Then the lower sheet
is taken of and replaced by the upper
sheet. the upper sheet being replaced
with a clean one. This is kept up week
after week, each bed getting one clean
sheet week We always thought that
when you got clean sheets on your bed
you got two clean. but you don't; you
get but one. When company comes two
clean sheets are placed on the company
bed When the company goes the sheets
are taken of and washed, whether used
one night or six.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

ton It is interesting to note that Mrs
Garrett Anderson. mayor OF Aldeburgh.
England, has just been reelected mayor
for a second term by the town council by
vote which proves that her services
were considered well worth RETAINING.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26
Guards Uniforms.

From the London Tailor and Cutter.
England may well be proud of her life
guards. and although their dress is anti
quated and absurd from the practical
point OF view. yet from the spectacular
and artistic 1t Is beautiful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Startled Vistor-Gracious! What's that?
Must be an earthquake! The plaster is
falling, tooi
Mild Mater-Oh, no. It's just the boys.
Two of them are sick in bed today
Puck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Young hopeful (being initiated into the
game of golf, after three strenuous at
tempts on the part of pa to hit the balD-
What's the little white ball for. father?-
Sketch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

William Faversham is persistent play
reader. During the past year he has
read over hundred plays. and in only
three of these did he discover a good
story well told.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Miss Edna Brothers. who plays Emma
Brooks in paid IN Full made her first
appearance on the stage in Washington.
d. c., when but ten years of age, in
Robson and Cranes Henrietta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

1.-The Goddess of Liberty" a musical
comedy, was given last week at Weber S
in New York, with Edward Abeles as the
chief comedian. Others in the cast were
Frances Demarest, Stella Tracey, May de
SouSa and Charles Fletcher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Louis Mann has made an adaptation of
1.-The Double Man, written by Arthur
Iipshuetz and William Jacoby, and will
produce it as Two of Him. although he
will not personally take part in the farce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Frank Morse, formerly dramatic editor
of the Post, is renewing old acquaintance
here, having arrived in advance of The
Servant in the House"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Nat Goodwin, tired of his mining losses,
is to return to the stage. In the spring
he will appear in a play called IAN Old
New Yorker" supported by his wife,
Edna Goodrich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Tyrone Power, who played the role of
the drainman in The Servant in the
House," is to be starred by Henry Miller
in a play by Langdon Mitchell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Paul Dckey, who is this season lead
ing man with Henrietta Crosman. will
star himself next season in his own
play, THE Ghost Breaker"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Mrs. Charles Craig has been engaged
for a prominent role in Frank Keenan's
company. appearing In THE Heights
Willette Kershaw, we'll known in Baltt-
more, will be the leading lady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Ruth ST. Denis who has created a SEN
sation in New York with her East Indian
dances, was at one time an actress in
Mrs. Leslie Carriers company In "Du
Rarry'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26
CHARITY BALL
BENEFIT
OF THE
Junior Republic
Tuesday, Dec. Is, 1909,
AT THE
New Willard.

Tickets. including supper 81 on
On sale at 7. Arthur Smiths, New Willard
and at Miss Halford's, telephone North $685..
MUSIC BY THE MARINE BAND
debates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Manager Henry B. Harris has offered
to be one of ten contributors of $4,000
each to establish a chair of play-writing
at Harvard University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Mabella Baker and Zelda Sears have
exchanged places. the former going to
THE Blue Mouse company and the lat
ter to THE Prince of Cadonia."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Pauline Frederick. leading woman Of
The Fourth Estate" who has been out
of the cast for several days. owing to
illness, resumed her role last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Reservations have been made by a num-
Der of members of the diplomatic corps
for Masuji Miyakawa's lecture on Japan
at the Columbia Theater Friday after
MON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Justina Wayne has been we'll received
as Beverly Calhoun in A. G. Delamater
and William Norris production Of George
Barr McCutcheon's Beverly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

III. B. Warner appeared at the Stude-
baker Theater. Chicago. last night in a
new play called alias Jimmy Valentine. -
Paul Armstrong wrote the piece from O..
Henrys short story "A Retrieved Ref
ormation."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

William Dwight Moody has written a
new play called The Rising Generation" "
Julian Eltinge is to go on a long tour
of the west as co-star with Harry Lauder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

The Shuberts have accepted THE Man
Higher Up" by Arthur ]. Eddy. author
of Canton & Co. 1t will be produced
some time in January
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Edith Taliaferro has been engaged for
the role Of Rebecca Rowena Randall, In
.'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" which
Messrs- Klaw e Erlanger and Joseph
Brooks will produce in Boston January 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Louise Cunning is to star in THE Glass
blowers" with music by John Philip
Sousa. The book is by Leonard Leib-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Charming Ellery. who has been in the
city during the past week. will return
here after the holidays to complete ar
rangements for a series of educational
concerts at the Columbia Theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

The first rehearsal of Eugene Walter
new play. Just Wife, was held yes
terday. Mrs. Walter Charlotte Walker)
will be starred in Ii. She will be sup
ported by Edmund Breeze, Ernest Glen
denning Frederick Burton, Bobby
North and Miss Amelia Gardner Just
a Wife will have its first presentation
in Cleveland January II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

THE Persian Princess" an English
musical comedy, will soon be put into
rehearsal in New York. The lyrics are
by Percy Greenbank and the music by
Sidney Jones There are additional
songs by Marie Horne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Edna Conroy the slender. spirituelle
sister in "A Fool There Was" made her
first appearance as a comedienne in "A
College Widow and next season play ed
the tragic role of Iris In Ben Hur."
She was also with Henry E. Dixey in the
New York run Of Papa Labounard."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

tour under the management of the shu-
berts.
Marie Doro rs to appear in London in
the leading woman's role of THE Gil
max
John Drew is recovering rapidly from
the injuries he sustained while riding re-
Gently.
Jobyrla Rowland is to be in the cast Of
lone Of the Boys in which Lulu Chaser
will star.
Elsie Janis does her travelling by auto
mobile, accompanied by her mother and
their maid.
Edgar l. Davenport and Aubrey Bouci-
cault are to establish a dramatic school
in Philadelphia.
William Gillette is now at work on a
new comedy to be produced by Charles
Frohnan as soon as 1T is completed.
A new play by Sydney Resented. called
1.-THE Children of Destiny" will be pro-
duced by Henry B. Harris next season
William Faversham will use nearly
$50 local supernumeraries in his produc-
tion of 'Herod" at the Belasco this week
Louise Cunning is to star in The Glass
blowers with music by john Philip
Sousa. The book is by Leonard Leib-
ling.
to be one of ten contributors of $4,000
each to establish a chair of play-writing
at Harvard University.
Higher Up" by Arthur ]. Eddy. author
of Canton & Co." 1t will be produced
some time in January
Frank Morse, formerly dramatic editor
of the Post, is renewing old acquaintance
here, having arrived in advance of The
Servant in the House"
Paul Dckey, who is this season lead
ing man with Henrietta Crosman. will
star himself next season in his own
play. The Ghost Breaker"
Mabella Baker and Zelda Sears have
exchanged places the former going to
'-The Blue Mouse company and the lat
ter to THE Prince of Cadonia."
Justina Wayne has been we'll received
as Beverly Calhoun in A G. Delamater
and William Norris production Of George
Barr McCutcheon's Beverly"
Tyrone Power, who played the role of
the drainman in The Servant in the
House." is to be starred by Henry Miller
in a play by Langdon Mitchell.
Pauline Frederick. leading woman Of
The Fourth Estate" who has been out
Of the cast for several days, owing to
illness, resumed her role last night.
William Dwight Moody has written a
new play called The Rising Generation.
Julian Eltinge is to go on a long tour
of the west as co-star with Harry Lauder.
Reservations have been made by num-
Der of members of the diplomatic corps
for Masuji Miyakawa's lecture on Japan
at the Columbia Theater Friday after
noon.
Ruth ST. Denis, who has created SEN
sation in New York with her East Indian
dances, was at one time an actress in
Mrs. Leslie Carriers company in "Du
Barry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Henry Miller produced 1.-The Family"
by Robert H. Davis, at Utica last night.
If successful the play will be taken on
the road and will be seen in New York
next month. Walter Hale. Mabel Burt
and Laura Hope Crewe are In the cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Under the direction of the Shuberts
Lawrence Irving and Mabel Hackney will
inaugurate their American tour at the
Comedy Theater. New York January 3.
The play they will present, formerly
known as The Incubus" has been re-
named THE Affinity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

Joseph Jefferson, jr., has been engaged
by Liebler & Co. for the part of Bob
Van Duser in the forthcoming production
of Miss Philura," in which Miss Chrys-
tai Herne is TO be starred. Mr.. Jefferson
and his brother William have been play
ing this year in revival of 1.-The Hen
rietta." Previous to this and for several
seasons the two sons of the famous
actor have appeared in their fathers old
success The Rivals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26

The fortnight's engagement Of THE
Merry Widow at the New National last
season. was a record-breaker in every re-
spect. and 1t is expected that the coming
engagement, the latter part of next
month, will repeat the record.