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Palisadian., 1910-10-01
rHF RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX
By Thorp
By Eric Thorp

Mary sighs and breaks my meditations.
What were you thinking, father?'
she says. "Were you thinking the same
as me?'
And what were you thinking, Mary
DEAR" answer I'll give my thoughts
for yours
Well" says Mary, closing her book
and moving closer to my knees, 81 was
thinking that when l am 20 you will
be 90. And when [ IN 80 you will be
20. And when | am 60, [ was thinking
how old will you be then?"
Mary l answer, 81 the deal is a
draw. | was pondering the same ques
tion. -
Mary laughs and hugs my knees.
But you will be grayer than grandma,
she says, ''and grandma is only 76. -
81 will be younger, Mary, than you, +"
[ answer falteringly. 81 will be start
curtain and be questioning the hidden
secrets of another l may not be with
you when | am 70; you may not be with
me. 1t is life, my dear; life!''
"And what is life, father?' asks
Mary, a precious innocence lighting her
eyes.
ill., lily ucdI, duSW6I, IS d
curious thing. 1t is something one gets
without asking that one must cling to
for better or worse. One has it for an
uncertain lease of years. And when one s
lease expires another takes up the tools,
and either undoes our evil or improves
our good. Life is laughter and tears,
JOY and sorrow, achievement and defeat
Life is getting and losing, striving and
repenting, marching and countermarching,
sowing flowers and growing weeds. Life
is a course of hating, to learn to love.
Life is satisfied desire and gnawing re
morse Life is the poem of the Epic of
DEATH! -
81 don It understand, " says Mary.
"Nor do - [ answer. cit is not
necessary that we should We have got
it and must husband it, We cannot
choose it's coming nor forbid its going.
Life is our mysterious servant-and our
master. You must not ask about life,
Mary, until you are go. Then, perhaps,
you won t care!
'FThen doesn't it matter, father, -
says Mary, rising; "doesn It it matter
what life is?'
''Not the slightest, I answer, kissing
her cool cheek, ''but it is worth having,
and there is work to do tomorrow.
[ pull down the window and begin to
close the blinds.
'What IS tomorrow, father?" asks
Mary, wistfully.
Wednesday" I answer, evading her
meaning; "and it IS time for bed. -
Palisadian., 1910-10-01
TRIPLES.

"Never despise a trife. The want
of pin has often caused disgrace. >
Old Saying.
Many of the worlds greatest crises
have been decided by trife-a cir
cumstance 1t is always the little things
that count. Take care of the pennies
and the dollars will take care Of them
selves is another trite saying. Pen
nies are trihes.
SO in our everyday lives we should
be guarded in what we do and say and
think Think of how many little good
things you can do
Palisadian., 1910-10-01
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Palisadian., 1910-10-01

SO far as the Editor of this paper is
concerned, he does not fear criticism.
but rather courts it. He aims at the
truth in all handling of public matters,
and in the hit-or-miss game of chance
makes the bulPs-eye about as often as
the chap who is so constantly barking
at his heels.
Palisadian., 1910-10-01

breeze gently stirred the leaves
pS 81 tree on the lawn. A solitary
rss as1 piping its evensong, and the
't tortoise was shuffiing slowly to-
- cover of dewy ivy leaves. | was
';nr nv of things that had happened in
nan9 nnsi of the inscrutable fiux of
T. P~f If ife's sudden changes and
.oyners; Of once familiar faces
N longer smiled, of CHEEKY voices
since stilled in sleep; of swwet per
l r+ios carried forever past me in
l',r rnobnc stream. [ tormented my
With Nth fbe eternal Why?' of
T.. dug my memory for fossils
h might hint the secret.
al seemed so curious and weird.
endless rushing to and fro of
l. and men; this dressing and un-
Ens working, eating, drinking, and
[nS; this frantic struggle for more
|onething, the desire to excel, the
In for power, the painful climbing
Eim heights, tthe moldering of dead
1 IN lethal vaults, the humility of
DeOple. the needless vanity of great
tbe fever of love, and the torture
EoEtude. [ wondered if the sexton IS
n hid beneath the sod all we were
all we meant. Or whether the spirit
Hgbts human eyes was destined to
in other cycles of being, in other
les. in this or other worlds. [ had
hit out the learned graybeards and
tled their heavy tones. They told
many things in language hard to
|Btand and l had gone to the great
and most learned of them all. But
| Questioned him as to the meaning
life he smiled sadly and said | was
late.
III YOU had come earlier,' he said,
could have told you everything. l
% have StOrmed you with irrefutable
EgsmS. would have led you to life s
ls and back again along its banks
ELe point where it washed the beaches
Ghe Holy City. But | am older now
wiser have learned too much.
not know. Life is life
ut am not so old nor wise. [ prod
lF and dig my consciousness for an
Pa to the eternal query. 1t must
/ something? Where is Felice with
laughing eyes? | saw her pass from
|Ee lightning flash. 1t was chiseled
|le she had left behind. That thing
not felice! 1t was her shell, a
white garment in which her self
clothed. Felice had gone-some-
\ Perhaps for a little time. But
/ and for how long? Perhaps |
lVl meet her till l, too, have gone.
T'S have had my proper share.
\ tortoise has safely reached it's
( and the vesper of the little bird
aeu' l look down at Mary, who was
al my feet. 1t was grown too
h.. -eau' ana she is looking up into
4. lasv with grave, silent eyes.
|, H. i: : something eerie-almost ghost
y rr 'uls gaze Of hers. It is the soul
| qtt looking out at me. For mo-
- am reassured. I catch a quick
~ NO Of tiny facet of truth. Only
%n'lnues to live which is worth
r. g -, Beauty of body is the work
L. H.. soul; it creates its own carnal
y5oT . There is an immaterial, un-
tiSn; r@gis something in those tranquil,
H.; lil gray eyes that illustrates
4 TLs T OF death. Men will not let
\ m, ihey know not why, but to keep
1e'siro =. - pass it on, they will scheme,
il, nn. rng' perso'ute. or be martyred.
Connecticut western news., 1910-07-21

thing is there in shape of reading shat tends to keep the reader in touch with
Connecticut western news., 1910-07-21

vibratiye chords attuned to grandest harmonies.
 The broad waters of Gnadensee, a view of which the camera of the NEWS artist has caught, with the cattle in the foreground, is one of those historic spots. rich in Indian legend, the very air of which seems to breathe 8 wealth of treasured story.
 It was here that David Bruce. the Morayian missionary pioneer, in those early days taught the Sharon Indians the beautiful story of Saviour's love. and won from them, love, respect and reverence.
 When he ended his days among these warriors of the Mohician race, he was buried on the east shore of fair Gnaden- see, and above his ashes at the present day towers monument emblematic of this good mans work and worth.
 On the opposite shore of this famous lake repose the remains of Powell, his fellow worker among the redmen in the cause so dear to both. No spot attracts more attention than this old lake, framed with historic legends.
 With it's broad streets, shaded by stately elms and umbrageous naples, parklike in general effect, Sharon pre- sents to the visitor a picture of scenic beauty rarely duplicated and never ex- celled. It is famed in song and story. The sublimity of it's mountain views, the peaceful quietude of its sequested dells, and the rugged beauty of it's falls and rills appeal to all who see them, with emotions which stir the inner depths of every heart. As far as the eye can see new visions of beauty unfold. North, south, east and west. Each has it's inn press and to each is given share in that composite picture which makes Sharon complete.
 As summer resort it has grown yea
Connecticut western news., 1910-07-21

Henry Houghton was 6S years old He has always led the life of a farmer Forty years ago he married Miss Cath erine Scutt, an aunt of Henry Scutt above mentioned. She was a school teacher at Copal1e and taught school for some time after her marriage. She was mosB estimable christian woman and was often called the Good Samaritan" of the village, for wherever there was a friend sick or in trouble. Catherine Scutt Houghton was a benediction per sonified in all atfiiotions.
 Three years ago she died. Dropped dead, just as her husband has passed away. Both were at that time working for the Crane family at MillertoR. She had come to the house with basket of eggs and in handing them over to an associate, remarked:
 II am not feeling O bit we'll" Her face assured chalky whiteness; she gasped, sank suddenly to the floor and when they rushed forward to pick her up she was dead.
 Since then MT Houghton has worked at various places This last spring he came to Canaan, and, hearing that Miss Louise Bragg wanted to hire farmer to look after things at The Ma pies, he applied for the place and was
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TWO MEN WERE FOUND DEAD
 x. IN CANAAN LAST SATURDAY
Henry Houghon Died of Heart Failure and Harry Bruce E. ..-~r Was Overcome by the Heat.
oughton Was Found Dead in the Cow Barn at The Naples "
 Bruces Body Lay on the Ground, Mile #a. South of the Village

of l am ever sick, or anything ever happens to me, want you to have me brought here to your house and I wans you to take care of me; and if should die, I want you to see that am buried in CopalSe Any care that you may thus give to me will be repaid you"
 So slid Henry Houghton Friday night as he sat on the veranda of Mrs M. ]. Killmers residence on Railroad street.
 II haven't been feeling very we'll to- day. It has been very hot in the hay fed and it seems as though I had felt the weather more today than ever be- fore in my life"
 So saying, Henry Houghton left the house at 3 o'clock, where he had been spending the evening and went to The Naples where he was employed as the farmer. Saturday morning following, the body of MT Houghton was found dead on the floor of the cow barn at The Naples.
 It was still warm. Life had been ex- tinct but short time. MT Houghtm had milked the six cows he was accus4 toned to milk morning and night, but had not turned them out to pasture, an omission that was noticed and com- mented upon and investigation at the barn disclosed the body. Death had re- suited from heart failure, probabIv brought on by the intense heat of the past few days of which MT HouRhton had the night befpre spoken.
 The body was t.ksn in charge by O. M. Humphrey, undertaken, and was later claimed by relatives. The deceased was an uncle by marriage of Henry Soutt of Canaan. His sister, Mrs Chauncey Dingman lives in Amsterdam, N. F.. and two brothers live in onsonta.
Connecticut western news., 1910-07-21

beauty. It is divided into two drive ways on opposite sides of the handsome village green over all the driveways are rustic bridges. Films in four mag nificent rows lend shade and beauty to the scene, which is one of quiet, dignified conservatism. The two driveways con- verge toward the end of the street, at which point huge naples stretch in a magnificent row. Culture and refine ment are symbolic of Sharon and are evinced on every side. Handsome homes abound, some of them the finest in New England.
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Protecting Her Bed

E I oSQ
 MT. Iyeswatched the fish for a moment aud then catiously went toward the fish bed. No sooner had he stepped near than the brave mother fish hurled her self at his bare legs with savage intent.
 He kicked at her, but his kicking was useless. Grabbing him by one leg, the cannibal started to tow him into deep water with the evident intention of drowning him. There was commotion in the water. Several of Mir. Ives friends hurried to his assistance and he was rescued from the jaws of the cannibal
 An Exciting Moment
 Several others saw the fish, Word was sent around camp that 't Ives had been captured by cannibal fish," and within a short time the lake at that point was peopled with sightseer. There lay the fish upon it's bed, placidly flaming the gravel with it's strong fins and keep ing one eye on the intruders upon it's domain, and upon MT. Ives ill particular.
 :" Oh, it's a kissing fish," exclaimed 8 young lady.
 Bystanders took it for granted that she spoke from experience and let it go at that
 Showed Good Taste
 A. P Freeman approached the spot, and to show that it made no distinctions, and had just as soon tackle fat man
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t'usions, and to protect their little ones services of Ed Warner and Doc Ross to patrol the waters above their matching beds nights for the next 30 days in a white birch bark canoe, disguised as Indians, and the NEWS artist was fortu- nate enough to snap camera on the patrol the first night of rehearsal. and it is here presented that all intruders on the roach beds may hereafter take warning.
 Coming Events.
 Charles s. Blake, President of the Twin Lakes association, announces the following events of interest: Saturday, July 30, Camp and shore front illumi- nation, for which the Camp Outlook has offered a cup to the one making the best illumination. The following con- mittee has been appointed to pass upon the awards The Rev H. I. Bodley, Rev E. c. Gillette, and Charles Lumb
 August 6, the field and acquatic events will be held at the grove. Blue, red and yellow ribbons will be presented to winners.
 Several features will be introduced in shape of tug war races between launches hitched stern to stern; swimming races including diving from a canoe and and swimming around bouy. returning
 Continued on page s.
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the great pulse of modern life.
 The library is controlled by board of trustees. Mrs. J. J Ryan is the li- brarian. With the summer colony as we'll as with our home people. the library is the most popular institution in sharon.
 The commercial life of the town is so divided as to meet every want of the people.
 The Main street of sharon is mile and half in length and 225 feet wide To the eye of the artist it is thing of
Connecticut western news., 1910-07-21

Sharon is justly proud, It is the gift of Maria H. Hotohkiss in memory of her husband. It was built between Is aud r years ago at a cost of approximately 0,000. Located near the ce tier. on Main street on what was formerly known as Skinner hill, the library is one of the attractive features of Sharon. It is com pact and cozy and contains 10000 volumes on nearly every subject of general interest. &
 The building is of gray limestone
Connecticut western news., 1910-07-21
Twin Lakes, July 20

Think < of T W i n Lakes harboring can
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AMONG THE CAN|BAL|ST|C FISH
 OF THE CRYSTAL WATERS,
H. B. Ives Pursued by Leviathan of the Deep Who Protected It's Bed From Intrusion--One of the Ex- citing Episodes of Twin Lakes Cottage Life-Other Incidents and Personal Mention.

like Freeman as thin one like Ives, the fish darted for the genial,member of the Canaan school board and nipped him on the legs The fish was not at all dis criminating.
 Freeman wanted to send for Lew Rhoades and have the fish arrested for assault, but Ives wouldn't have it. He said
 A Worthy Movement
 q No sir. We have here a most re- markable fish. Any fish that will bite Freeman, after taking hold of me, de- serves gold medal and I am going to give Fred Collin commission to make gold collar for this fish and have Judge Ford take it's pedigree and see that it is protected from all molestation. It will be one of the sights of the season here, year in and year out"
 It is understood that the matter is to be brought before the Twin Lakes association at it's next annual meeting, and that all eannibal fish in the lake are to be presented with gold collars.
 For Mutual Protection
 "Clint 1" Roraback, it is said, has been engaged to draw ap a deed of gift for the fish. aud a treaty is to be signed on the evening of the !" Flare of Lights, " between the fish and all of the fat men on the camp grounds, whereby the fish are not in future to be disturbed while on their bedding grounds, and no fat man will thereafter be allowed to approach within ten feet of matching bed.
 Residents of the lake colonies will breath more freely, now that an armas- tice has been declared. and affairs at the lakes are henceforth expected to resume the even tenor of their way without further excitement between the fatmen's league nnd the cannibal fish of Washinee.
 Establishing a Patrol
 To guard their beds from further in-
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What Did He Mean2

Couldn't you step that steam pipe from hissing so?' said the provoked tragedian to the property man as he came off the stage.
 'Not while you were on the stage, sirv' was the reply of the attendant Yonkers Statesman.
Connecticut western news., 1910-07-21

=.s.S Lakes harboring can.
 THE LAKE PATROL ibal fish ! Yet they dol In the depths of Washining and Washinee, are some of the most remark able denizens of the finny tribe to be found in American waters. There is one specimen, called by some the can nibal fish, :" and by the more aesthetic classed as kissing fish. It is impartial in some respects in the distribution of it's attentions, though it is said to have dec1ded preference for fat men.
 Dangers Of the Bath
 Residents of the lake country are tell ing to-day of the remarkable experience through which H. B. Ives recently passed in his adventure with one of the " flesh kissing canniba's" Mr Ives is fond of bathing, Being som swnat at tenuated in form, as compared with several other Canaauites, MT. Ives owes his safety to his wonderful recuperative powers and that marvellous endurance for which such lean men are famous.
 Attacked by CannibaI
 . - 4 |
 The other day le was bathing along the shore of Washi lee when he chanced to approach the q of one of the pug nacious cannibals. Hs felt a sharp priokling sensation on the side of one Of his legs, and. looking dowa. was astounded at sight of huge fsa grab ping viciously at his bare fsshs- Hastily stepping backward MT. Ives drew out of the danger zone and curiously watcned the antics of the fish.
 Having driven the enemy away the fish leisurely returned to her bed and lowering there, quietly agitated her fins with an undulating motion, ready to dart at a moments notice against any thing that should intrnde upon the sacred precinct where apparently she had deposited her eggs.
Connecticut western news., 1910-07-21
Pikind Around.

Messenger Boy-I hear yer boss done a little shoppin' yesterday. Wall Street Office Boy-Pooh! Nothin' to speak of. He only bought an insurance company, a couple of good. serviceable banks an a steel plant, an he had railroad sent up on apperbation.-Puck
Connecticut western news., 1910-07-21

simple and dignifed in character and consists of large vestibule running it's entire length. On either side. above and below are connections reading rooms. In the rear are the alcoves and shelves for the books. Daily newspapers and magazines are kept on file and every
Connecticut western news., 1910-07-21
SOME OF THE PICTURESQUE SCENES THAT HAVE MADE
 FAIR SHARON MECCA FOR THE SUMMER GUESTS
VIEW OF LOVELY LAKE GNADENSEE-THE SHARON INN AND THE
 FINE MEMORIAL @
 LIBRARY. .r @

by year, and from all parts of the country people have come to view its beauties and enjoy it's rest. Sharon Inn, the home of the summer guests, is one of the finest inns in the New England states and IS constantly filled during it's season. The NEWS artist has caught a good picture of this famous hoitelry, showing much of it's outer charm.
 The library is an institution of which
Connecticut western news., 1910-07-21

Here, among the foothills of the Berkshires, terracsd by the Taghksnic range and extending to the winding Webatuck is one of the fairest spots to be found on earth and it is christened Sharon. The very name breathes of roses. There is about it all stately grandeur not unlike its mighty elms, a grandeur that lifts it out of the common place and stirs within the breast of all,
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