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Connecticut western news., 1910-04-14
DISTRICT OF CORNWALL, ss,, Pro-

~ bate Court, AprlI IT, IUIU.
 Estate of George Chipman, late of Corn wall, in said District, deceased.
 The Administrators having exhibited their administration account with said estate to this Court for allowance, it is ORDERRD-That the 23d day of April, AID. 1910, at tlva o'clock in the afternoon, at the Probate office in West Cornwall be and the same Is assigned for e hearing on the with said estate, and this Court directs the Administrators to cite all persons interest cd therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order once in some newspaper published in Litchleld County and having circulation in said dis. trict, and by posting copy on the public sign-post in the Town of Cornwall whero the deceased last dwelt.
 GEO. R. SMITH Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-14
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of The Canaan Cemetery Association will be held Satur- day, April 23, 1910, at o'clock D. m. at Town Hall for the election of officers and the transaction of any other business proper to come before said meeting.
 MRS. MARY c. CoRBIT, President. Dated at North Canaan, Conn.,, April 12, 1910,
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-14
ABSTRACT OF CANAAN, ss., Probate Cnurt A nr-il X InIO

" Court, April &, 1Ol0.
 Estate of Edward r. Belden, late of Canaan, in said District. deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the district of Canaan hath limited and allowed six months from date hereof, for tho creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present. their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarrcd a recovery. All persons indebted 10 said Estate are re- qucsted to make immediate payment to
 WALTER I. KELLOGG, Administrator. Falls Village, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-14
PULPIT AND PEW
Happenings Of Interest In cansSn's Religious Circles
 Pilgrim Church
Rev. E. 0. Gillette. Pastor.

Rev. E, o. Gillette, Pastor. The annual meeting of Pilgrim church will be held this evening.
 A meeting of the Woman's Union will be held Friday afternoon at the church parlors.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-14
LEGAL NOTICES
RESTRICT OF CANAAN, ss., Probate AI Court March %, lalO

AI Court, March %, 1910.
 Estate of Caroline Fmmons, late of North Canaan, in said District, deceased. The Court of Probate for the district of Canaan hath limited and allowed six months from date hereof, for the croditors 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 nre re- quested to make immediate payment to
 CHARLES Fl GooDRICH, Executor.
 2S0 Park Place, Brooklyn, N. '.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-14

Those who can remember back to the '70s, are reminded by the travels of Ex- President Roosevelt of the journey taken at that time by Ex-President Grant. Photographic facilities for the transmits sion of news are greatly improved at the present time, when there is hardly a corner of the globe that is not In direct communication with almost every other corner, but perusal of the story CT titled "A Trip Around the World with Gen eral Grant," published shortly after his return. shows that similar honOrS were conferred on him by rulers of foreign countries, and that his journey was con sidered as much of an international event as is the present trip of our latest eX- President. There is one difference: Gen. eral Grant did not have to explain the remarks that he made while abroad, as he was no tallzer and, consequently, did not take so many chances of making breaks as has Col. Roosevelt. And there IS also this similarity: They were both fighters and would stand by what they said or did.
 Forty five years ago to-day the country was shocked by the brutal assassination of it's beloved President, Abraham Lin coin. Whether conditions in the United States would have been different had he lived no one can tell, but it is safe to as- sume that his wisdom, patience and kindliness would have been invaluable in the stormy days following the close of the Civil War. He would undoubt- edly have carried out the principles of that grand motto which he enunciated: "With malice toward none; with char ity for all''
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-14
MISCELLANEOUS

REAL ESTATE-Farms and village property for sale or rent. Farm mortgages negotiated
 J. C.. Roraback, annan, Conn A. K. pATTEN, optcian of Turrington. onn day and Tuesday afternoons of each month If unab.e to Ca!. send postal. Consutation free.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-14

NEW sTATIONERY-we have just received some exceptionally fine bargains in new writing papers, double boxes and also steel die stamped at % cents each, The Canaan Printing Co.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-14

ICE-I am now prepared to deliver ice to order.
 Telenhone G6. ring Q. D. B. Atwood. Cannan.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-14
TO LET
FOR RENT-AIy house on South Church stree
 Mrs. J. $. Adam, Canaan.

FOR RFNT-3 nearly new room cottages with running spring water in each. either furnished or unfurnished: good garden and lawn with each house. Also new carriage house with 8 stalls which may be used wlth anyone Of these houses. Smith Sons West Cornwall. FOR RENT-pasture and farming land. Fifty acres one.quartcr mue from Canaan station, Inquire at The Wargua, or cf Thomas Abhe, Canaan.
 PASTURE I'D RENT-Inqure of Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-14
CE NT-A-W ORD ADVERTISEMENTS
 MINIMUM CHARGE, 20 CENTS
FOR SALE

 NEW STATIONERY-we have just received some exceptionally fine barEansin new writing papers. double boxes and also steel die stamped at % cents each, The Canaan Printing Co. ICE-I am now prepared to deliver ice to order. Telephone g6, ring 8. E. R. Atwood, Canaan. FOR SALE One road machine cheap. Inquire of K. E. Pend ,eton, South Canaan, Telephone 7l-8.
 MULES-we have a car load of Missouri Mules, weighing from 1000 to 1900 lbs. All in good condition, and ready for use For information write or telephone Ackley, Hatch & Marsh, New Milford, Conn.
 FOR sALE-Shoats and pigs. Also seed oats Golden Fleece. extra good yelders. Seed and eating potatoes. Telephone 42-5, J. J. Fahey, sharon.
 OLD NEwSPApERs-we have them in pack ages of fifty for 10 cents and twenty-five for - five cents The Canaan Printing Co, Canaan. FOR SALE-Two buildings; one tsx36; the other l6E1B A. c. Stevens, Canaan Valley.
  SILOS-We have taken the agency for c. Ellis Co., Silos for Canaan, North Canaan, Norfolk, Salisbury, Cornwall and Goshen Address, Benson Bros, Canaan, Conn. SANITARY MILK TICKETs-should be used by all milk peddlers. Clean and convenient. Send for samples and prices. The Canaan Printing Co Canaan, Conn. FOR sALE-My house. barn and lot near Catholic church. c. K. BadRey, Canaan. FOR SALE-Dogs Herders Collies, spanlcls and Shepherds F. G. Holt, R. F. D., Canaan. FOR sALE-Forty acres telephone poies stand. ing. F. c. Holt. k. r. D., Canaan. - -
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-14

FOR SALE One road machine cheap Inquire of K, E. Pend eton, South Canaan, Telephone 71-B
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29
PlatfOrms, Personal and Otherwise.

Platforms, Personal and Otherwise.
One Of the real puzzles Of the sys-
tenn OF direct primary nominations
consists in providing the machinery
for the formulation and promulgation
Of party platforms When the old
conventions nominated the candidates
and made the platforms there was sell
dom a serious question Of the one Mt
ting the other because the friends OF
the successful candidates must, in the
nature Of things. be in control and the
program Of party measures reflected
the>sentiment Of the dominating ma
jorlty.
The first statewide primary law put
on the Nebraska statute books pro
vided for a platform convention, made
up Of delegates from the various coun-
ties, to meet a week or two after the
primary and define the position of the
party on the current issues. The OBJ
lection to this method of platform
making was that the candidates, being
nominated first, could easily say that
they had a commission direct from the
rank and file and we're under no obli-
cation to regard the platform as a con-
ditlon Of candidacy. Particularly was
this true in such cases In which the
candidate may have announced In ad-
vance of the primary where he stood
on questions Of the day, and could
hold up his nomination as a popular
endorsement Of a personal platform
more binding on him than any party
platform superimposed later. -
The recent legislature amended our
Nebraska primary law by moving the
date of the platform convention ahead
of the date of the primary election.
Under the new deal the platform
makers convene some three weeks in
advance of the primary and are sup
posed to lay down the party law on
which all candidates appealing for
support at the primary must stand.
But there is nothing to compel candi-
date to stand on platform thus pro-
mulgated, especially one flying a plat
form of his own, and, II 1t should hap
pen that such a recalcitrant should win
out at the primary anyway his nomi-
nation would be equivalent to a repu-
diation of the party platform on an
appeal from the duly chosen platform
makers to the voters themselves. With
the open primary, such as we have,
and nothing to prevent voters of one
party helping to nominate the candi-
dates of another party, this outcome
is much more than a possibility.
On the other side, the candidate for
nomination who keeps still except to
say that he prefers to let his party
make the platform, and to express a
willingness to run on any platform
thus made, is at once accused OF hav-
ing no definite opinions and of sacri-
flcing his principles to his greed for
office.
II is plain that the problem of the
platform in connection with direct pri-
mary nominations is yet to be salts
factorily worked out
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29
PERSONAL NOTES

Mr.. Carnegie thinks that a man Wflo dies
with millions ought 20 forfeit half 81 u 70
the state why rather than submit 20 this.
a whole lot Of them would keep on living.
John p. sutton OF Lincoln has been chosen
by the editors Of the American Catholic
encyclopaedia to write the chapter on
Catholic activities and influences In the
settlement and upbuiid OF Nebraska.
Dr. zahle, the democratic head OF the
Danish ministry, whose wife Is a publis
stenographer, has taken steps toward the
abolition Of the censorship, which has foi
years controlled the production OF dramatic
works in that country.
In his advocacy Of a safe and sane"
Fourth Of July, Governor Hadley OF Mis-
sourl insists that the most effective way
OF reaching the source of the racket IL to
legislate against the dealers In explosives
Leave young America alone, but muzzle the
penny grabbers
Colonel watterson sagely remarks that
ito one who has read a little history, and
witnessed the making of a great deal OF It.
In point of fact, has attained to years OF
discretion-maybe. in his own conceit, TO
years Of reflection-dog fights seem, some-
how, less important than they were"
MIS. JdHldb n. LS IVY VI hOhNieASt NhiSi't
has been appointed to a clerSship in the
land office in the Interior department and
has begun her work, one detail Of which is
to afflx the presidents signature to all
land patents or warranty deeds She is the
only clerk authorized to sign the presidents
name to any official document, and viii
sign on an average from 5000 to 1000 q
month.
After twelve bodies we're removed from
the furniture store crematory in Chicago
last week. the authorities discovered that
the law requiring fire escapes on the build
ing had been ignored in the usual way.
The inspector reported to the fire chief
last August that the building should have
fire escapes. The report was approved and
forwarded to the building commissioned
and was lost in the confusion of business IN
that office. Twelve lives is a terrible price
to pay for official neglect. '-'.-.-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29
No King for France

The duke of Orleans has made up
his mind that France wants king
and that in the near future the French
people will flock to his standard and
once more raise his house to the
throne of empire. But there really is
no house of Orleans, in spite Of the
fact that since the fall Of Napoleon III
various members of that family have
paraded the empty title. France is a
republic and the titled nobility of that
land is a relic of past ages and obso-
lete social conditions.
But how about France itself? Is It
craving a return to monarchial gov
ernment2 The duke of Orleans ar
CUES that 1t does and that the recent
protest against the manner in which
the government settled certain prop
erty matters which were taken over
from the Roman church plainly indi.
Gates It. He argues further that mill
tary affairs are once more calling for
the leadership of nobility and royalty,
1t is really doubtful whether a sin.
gle member of the old ruling family
OF France possessed the ability and in.
tegrity--if we read history rightly
to manage the AFFAIRS of France better
than is the case today. The record
OF French rulers would not give such
promise, even though some modern
redundant noble families of royal
blood would prefer TO think so. The
French people are fairly we'll governed
today and are fairly well contented
No change is desired except by those
who, like our own jobless politicians
might be placed in authority II a
change could be brought about. But
even il France did change her form
of government, the individual who
would lead and who would be at the
head of the resulting organization
would be not necessarily the claimant
OF royal blood. but the one who could
best rule the factions and forces
within his power and distribute them
to the best advantage under existing
coD Atttoue
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29
The Snnntorinl Rathroom

To bathe or not to bathe, that is the
question which our grave and rev.
erend senators have been debating.
Whether II is nubler in the mind to
endure the soapy bathings of the old
fashioned tub or with an official
3"masseur" to end them. To bathe pc
iriodicRllly; to get clean;, to have to an
swer to tho constituents for the SEN
atorial bathroom. There's the rub.
For what the people may say about
them when trying to shufie on the
senatorial coil for another six years
must give all pause,
Figurativsly, thus mused Senator
Bristow Of Kansas and Senator Bailey
OF Texas auaibly on the floor Of the
senate. Never having outgrown their
boyish dislike for combination OF
soap and water, apparently! they do
not propose to have to change their
habits at this late date IN life. 1t is
easy to understand Senator Bristow's
attitude. for Kansas has been "dry"
for 10 these many years and deviation
from the traditions of the state might
proved deadly. Senator Long went
down to defeat because "he did not
speak the Kansas language" And
II yet remains to be seen what will
happen to Senator Bristow IL he should
discontinue the Kansas bath. AS to
Senator Bailey, likewise. efor we are
told that nearly all the liquids COM
monty used in Texas are imported.
However, the country may rejoice
that bathing is not compulsory for
United States senator's The senator's
may still keep Saturday night sacred
TO the bath II they so desire and the
Congressional Record Will doubtless
chronicle the fact officially upon re.
quest Politics makes strange bed
fellows" as everyone knows, and pol
itics may yet require bathing habits
approved by popular initiative and
referendum.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29
MArrn 70 xnnn
THE REPORTERS ENVOY.
Barton Rraley IN Puck.

Barton Braley In Puck.
When earth's last paper is printed, and tkh
forms and the metal are cold,
When the newest scandal is ancient, ard
the latest extra Is sold,
We shall loaf-and, Lord, how we need itl-
with nothing at all to do
Till the boss OF the perfect paper shall cal
us to work anew. .te.
And when we shall work as we'd like 10,
each on his own maclNine:
And the truth shall be in our copy and
nothing shall intervene;
We shalt write real stories about then
beggar and millionaire
For an editor keen and fearless, a paper
that's on the square. ,.
We shall work In a rush and a hurry for
that is the goodly game, .E
But we shall not dig in the gutter for
stories of filth and shame;
And the copy readers above us shall leave
our features" alone,
And the stories that fiji the columns We
shall recognize as our owp
We shall have no foolish assignments, no
cruel missions of pain, -..,,
To torture the broken-hearted or blacken
the sinners stain;
shall love the furry and noise,
We shall fight with the business office and
and fuss with the copy boys;
But each OF us shall be human, and each
as shall be free
To write the thing as ne sees Il for the
Paper That Ought TO Be.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29


The administration measure relative
10 the conservation Of water power on
the public doman BY the federal au-
thoritiss has recently been sent 10 the
senate. II would empower the secre-
tary Of the interior to make leases for
not more than forty years Of such
power sites on the public domain as
may be available. The proceeds Of
these leases are TO be 20 apportioned
that the roads ana schools Of the coun-
ties In which they are located shall
get one third and the United States
treasury the remainder.
Objection has been raised to this
measure by the congressman and sena-
tors from the newer states in which the
public domain Is TO be found, who
want control given over 10 the states
in which the water power sites are
located with privilege TO lease them
for such length OF time and for such
q price as they may see ht The op-
position has gone so far as to prepare
q substitute measure containing these
provisions. The reasons given for
this action are that the government
will be slow to act and will further
hinder the states in their growth By
the requirement OF the lease fee. The
"administration handicap" would or
dinarlly be considered an advantage.
The federal government would be slow
to act, IL is true, but It would also
prevent abuse of the rights and prlvl-
leges thus obtained.
There Is q vast amount OF water
power in the world and industry is
Just awakening to the economy Of it's
use.
According TO an accepted authority,
the available hydraulic power of Eu-
rope is distributed as follows: Aus
trla, 6.460, 900 horse power; France,
5.s57, 900; Germany, 1J425, 900; Great
Britain, 965.0OO; Italy, $500, 900;
Norway. 100000; Sweden, $780,
600; Switzerland, 1900 900. Russia
and the Balkan states, which are
among the districts left out OF the
above list, also possess great possibil-
tiles which are as yet unknown and
consequently undeveloped,N 1t is safe
to say that the water power available
In all North America at least equals
the total power of Europe. 1t is be.
ing protected by the Dominion govern
ment, in Canada, although It is not
considered of much value in Mexico.
In the United States, however, the su-
pervision Of the larger part of It is in
the hands of the states for use as they
may desire, retaining only the super
vision OF government reservation and
public domain, and It should continue
that retention.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29
Georgia's Convict Road Gang.

state authorities in Georgia are
pleased With the thore=sh and very
acceptable work Of the eonvicts on the
public highways. The roads are being
transformed from the worst to the best
in the south and sections which have
hitherto been out OF the world are now
OF easy access. This method OF road
building, under the direction OF the
state, eliminates convict contract labor
with Xs attendant abuses. while the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29

state gets she benefit Of the labor, also
the profits which heretofore accrued
20 private companies. and the eonviets
themselves are reported 70 be better
satisfied. There Is still a sentiment In
the south, however, that the chain
gang is a mistake and that the pris-
onors thus "paraded before the public
gaze" are openly humiliated. thus
leaving a stamp upon their lives which
Is never forgotten By society. It is
argued, further. that road work pun
ishes rather than cures criminality and
Is therefore wrong in principle.
One thing must not be overlooked in
the consideration OF convict labor; au-
thorities and prison experts long ago
discovered that convicts are much bet
ter on II put TO some sort Of useful oc-
cupation. In fact, every modern prison
employs It's convicts in order to oc-
cupy their minds, keep them out Of
mischief and save expense to the state
Only one kind Of work is conceivable,
and that is manual labor.
The advantage OF using convict
labor for road building lies in avoiding
competition with skilled free labor
The disgrace Of being publicly herded
in convict gangs has been obviated
largely in Kansas. which puts only the
TRUSTEES on the road, allowing them TO
wear blue jumpers, with broad
brimmed hats, and further requires
the guard to go unarmed simply as a
boss" This method is said to place
a premium on assignment to the road
work and the prisoners allowed to go
out in this way "are envied by those
less fortunate, who have to labor
within the prison walls"
Employment at hard labor is a
prison requisite and the more servicea-
BILE it can be made to the state and the
more humane to the prisoners, the bet
ter for all concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29
Marrlnnd pisfrnnohissrs.


Maryland democrats, like the child
who won't be happy till he gets It, are
still persisting in their efforts to dis
franchise the negro. The Maryland
disfranShisers have tried to accom-
plish this several times before by va
rious devices, the last time by mod
ifcation OF the grandfather clause con-
stitutional amendment, But the re-
publicans and more liberal democrats
have each time put up a united oppo-
sition that has kept Maryland from
taking this backward step.
Maryland is, as matter of'4Nct, a
border state. In which there is no pos
sibility OF negro domination aud no
excuse for disfranebisonent on the
score OF fear OF upsetting white
mans government Maryland, how.
ever, does not belong to the. solid
south as gapged by the unfaltering
lineup for the democratic ticket and
casting its electoral vote for the demo-
cratic presidential nominee, irrespec-
tive OF the issues. Maryland has gone
republican. IN whole or In part. in sew
eral prudential years, and Il Is this
that inspires the democratic disfran-
chisers 20 renewed and continued ef-
forts. II the negro vote could be
eliminated by some manipulation OF
the election laws, democratic as
cendancy in Maryland would, in their
opinion. be armly entrenohed. and
Maryland could bs counted on for
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29

Our amiable democratic contem-
porary tries to make out that Governor
Shallenberger is opposed to county
prohibition. He never said SO in so
many words, but, on the contrary, ran
for governor last time as a populist on
a county prohibition platform, and it is
dollars to doughnuts that If he runs
again on two platforms there will be
county prohibition plank in one of
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29

A democratic protest against "one-
idea" campaign is one of the humor-
GUS events of the season. What would
Bryanized democracy do without a
"one-idea" paramount? By edict of
Mr. Bryan 1t was "16 to 1" in 1896,
"anti-imperlalism" in 1900 and LET
the people rule in 1908. BY edict of
Mr.. Bryan it will be county prohibition
in Nebraska in 1910. A campaign of
one idea is the democratic limit.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29

democratic electoral votes as con
adently az Georgia or Mississippi. or
the other solid south states that have
taken the ballot away from the freed.
man and his descendants.
But 80 far the disfranchisers In
Maryland have been blocked. and It
remains TO be seen whether they are
70 have their way now after the ma
iority OF the voters have gone on
record repeatedly against dlsfran-
chisement trickery.