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The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
The Distance Betyveen Tnwn..
The mileage Of the towns en- route is as follow
SCANDINAVIAN SKIDDERS.
The Name Given to AutomobiIists in
Minnesota

\
Minnesota.
Road-mappiug while whizzing across
the country az a speed Of nifty miles an
hour was the unique experience Of
| Charles s. Harrington. official repre-
sentative OF the Minnesota State Automo-
bile Association. who recently mapped
out the route for the second annual re-
| liability run OF the association. NIr.
Harrington recently finished his path
finding tour-a trip Of nearly 700 miles
through the famous gUmbo country OF
Southern Minnesota and South Dakota
and the experienced "Dai Lewis OF
the Northwest" is now compiling the in
formation In the form of a route book
That he has q most effective system OF
chartIng his highway information must
be conceded. when IL is known that he
has had no difficulty I'm deciphering data.
some OF which was compiled while the
L. NJ F. Thirty Dathfndiug car was min
Cling the red barns and white school
houses which form the favorite land
marks in the country known as the
Worlds Breadbasket." into color
scheme which. 20 other occupants Of the
car seemed almost a rainbow.
The work was materially assisted by
the pilots. who volunteered their services
from town 70 town. These pilots were.
about four-ffths OF the time, the village
bankers. All Of them seem TO have cars.
In fact they have been the pioneer mo-
tourists of the region
Good sportsmen and intrepid drivers
they all seem 20 be. and they surely
are on intimate Acquaintance with the
hills and dales OF the country where
they have made their fortunes Many
of them are the second generation Of
the original Scandinavian settlers OF the
region. Perhaps their Morse blood stirred
when the descendants Of the Vikings saw
the pathhnders and realized their own
duty At any rate, the rides which the
latter enjoyed back Of some Of these
Scandinavian skidders," as they were
dubbed, formed the real feature Of the
trip.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

River, the Shenandoah Valley will be
reached. There is a good road for four
teen miles to Martinsburg, w. Va. pass
ing through NARROW. Falling Waters.
where another battle was fought: Hams
VILE where the large cress farm. that
supplies the large cities with watercress.
may be seen; thence TO Martinsburg.
where will be found the home Of Belle
BOYD, the Confederate spy, called Boyd
vile; also the home of the late Charles
J Faulkner, Minister to France under
Buchanan's administration.
This is also the place where the great
railroad strike Of 1877 took place. At the
first outbreak the State troops were
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
THE TOWN MEETING

The adjourned town meeting held last Saturday was quite harmonious. The recommendation of the assessors ;1in compliance with the new law requir. ing re-assessment of property) that the grand list be increased $500, ,000, and the aeaotion to lay 1211S mill tax on the new assessment to provide for the expenses of 7She town for the current year, were passed after short discussion. This rate ssof tax is estimated to raise about $1 ,000 ESnore than last years tax of 15 mills under the old valuation, and would seem rto be sufficient, as there is to be no ex- Epense for state roads this year, to carry the town through all right, and possibly reduce the indebtedness to some extent.
 On the first page will be found an esti- mate of receipts and expenses compiled by John B. Reed, and read before the meeting, which shows in concise form ethe amount of money expected and the purposes to which it is to be applied.
 We believe all the taxpayers will favor tthe action of the meeting If any do mot approve of it, and did not attend and make themselves heard, they have only themselves to blame for their neg Acct.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
POINTERS

The 34th Anniversary saln at C. l.. Parsons S Sons store ends the 10th. Read their adv. for special bargains offered.
 If you are one of the howlers about aaonomy A. J. Wigglesworlh S Cos adv. should interest you.
 Mems and boys clothing, shoes and furnishings at discount of from % to 90 per cent, is what Bullock & Felten offer until January 22. See their adv.
 E. P. Hunt & Go. arc making a speci. alty for January of floor covering of every description and claim it is the housewives harvest time for getting bar gains. marv If which they enumerate in this week 5 adv.
 c. H. Leonard, of Winsted. is deter. mined 70 reduce his immense stock of jewelry and silverware, and is to have a special sale for that purpose from the 10th to the 29th of this month. His ad- vertisement contains list of the goods, and for this sale he will give discount of from 10 per cent. on diamonds to 50 per cent on pottery.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
NEWS ABOUT THE STATE

Personals and Other Items of Interest
 Clipped from Exchanges.
 At South Kent, Walter o. Page's barn, 32xlOS feet, filled with tobacco, was overturned and fattened out in the re- cent storm. About two years ago (Dec. I4, I9O7, the same barn was blown down.
 The state association of postmasters of first class offices will have its annual meeting Saturday, January 15, at 1:30 D. m, at Lehman s Shore House, Bridge port.
 New Hartford is without hotel since the decision of Judge Wheeler of the superior court has been handed down, that the licence vote of the town was illegal. Allen Risk has indefinitely closed the house.
 The Hartford Times says that the past year has been the greatest building year in Hartford's history. S63 build tug permits were issued.
 The Kings Daughters Union of Hart. ford, which has had the matter under consideration for some time, has bought the house at No. GA New Britain avenue for a home for the aged and needy.
 The much desired 10000 automobile registry number goes to Henry A. Hoad. ley of Waterbury, and a number of other autoists of Connecticut are disappointed because they were not sufficiently lucky to draw the number.
 Angered because he had beeu remon- strated with for expectorating on the floor Emilio D'Aprili shot and probably fa- tally wounde1 his son, Enrico, and the woman with whom he boarded, Anton lala Altieri, last Friday night at the lat ter's home ill Stamford.
 A. B. Cobb, of Winsted, for many years connected with the Norfolk office of the Southern New England Telephone Company, has been appointed manager of the company's office in New Milford.
 At moving picture show in South ington last Saturday night the large audience was suddenly thrown into a fit of violent sneezing, Some one blew quantity of snuff in the air and the result was that nearly everyone was Fsneezing and coughing,
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13

travellers" were enjoying @ the fresh
 Iir treatment. How many of our local campers would like roughing it to this extent? How many even know wherc this rock is-and why tits called Tramp
 Rock?" For the benefit of those who are the hobo we will state that it is the large rock on the west bank of the Blackberry river near the coaling station on the south side of the c. N. E. railroad, of the year, although somewhat hidden by the thick foliage in summer No one would suspect this to be headquarters for knights of the road" without going around to the south side where the over hanging rock forms partial cave. Here the smoked "ceihng" and other evi- dences of camp fires, few old remnants of cooking utensils, cobbcstone chairs and other household furniture" speak for themselves, and, if they could talk, would doubtless tell much more
 An Expensive Experiment.
 An accident occurred at Ives & Peirce's mill late Sunday afternoon, which should be lesson to people who find It difficult to keep their hands off machinery with which they are not familiar. A III llwright who had been doing some work there last week was putting on some finishing touches" in order to have the mill in readiness Mon. day morning, and thought It good idea to see how the thing would work. In attempting to start the 30 0horsepower electric motor he evidently committed n ''sin of omission," by omitting a very important part of the modus operandi of that starting mechanism, with the resut that something happened, and it hap pened so suddenly that he could not take it back. The exhibition was fine while it lasted but it was very short just a few fireworks and all was over The demonstration of those finishing touches" failed to demonstrate, because the motor wouldn't "mote." The touch of that electric switch put the finish ing touches" on the motor, and the ex- pense of making good the damage, be- sides the stopping of their grinding busi- ness, will amount to more than a few dollars to Ives & Peirce.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
-THEPoSTAL DEFICIT

Nh his annual report, just published, accommodations to make to Congress re- 5garding the deficit in the Post Office de- partment.
 He reports loss of $63, ,O0O, 900 year -ROr carrying magazines and newspapers, s$23. .000, ,000 in delivering mail to farmers and others who live on rural free deliv- ssry routes, and profit in letter postage of STA, 900, ,000 year. This leaves de- -6cit of 17,O00, 900 for the year.
 This deficit could be reduced three or 7fenr millions he says, by charging the various government departments for gsheir official mail, which is now delivered free, and for which nobody is required 50 make an accounting.
 hlr. Hitchcock claims that the greatest .1oss is chargeable to the second class postage on newspapers and magazines; Ethat the government pays the railways mine cents pound for transporting this saelass of mail matter, and charges the publishers only one cent a pound. He usays he has to carry Ill these magazines n great volume of advertising pages, and contends that they shoaN not be ad nnitted t cheap postal rates as they do mot aid in the general diffusion of in stelHgence.
 In refutation of these arguments the publishers claim that an increase in the zxate of postage on their publications would seriously interfere with their cir. eculation; that the chief object of the ad- vertisements in these magazines is tC screate correspondence by mail, and that gEbis tends to increase the letter postage son which his report shows profit; and rthoy suggest that he get better rate Rlom the railways. In this connection The might consult the express companies which earn very large profits and pay rshe railways much lower rates than his department does.
 One thing is certain: An increase in pFate of postage on any class of matter will cause shrinkage in volume carried in that class, and a consequent reduction -dn receipts from that source. IL looks aas if MT Hitchcock had the same prob.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
MORGAN CONTROLS BILLIONS
Has Almost Absolute Control of Many
 Resources of the Nation.

Business circles have been catching their breaths the past week and recover ing from the announcement that the J. F. Morgan interests have captured Levi P. Morton's Trust Company. in which Thomas Fortune Ryan, the dethroned street railway king of New York was powerful factor; the Fifth avenue Trust Company and the Guaranty Trust oom- pany and that they are to be relegated into oblivion while in their stead is to be erected the new Guaranty Trust Company, the second largest trust com pany in the world with total capital ization of B, 900. 900 but with resources of $l70,000,000. Levi P. Morton, once vice president of tho United States, is to be the chairman of the boaId of the new trust company but the company will be a Morgan company, with all that that implies.
 Morgan has time and again been r,- ferred to as the money king of America but he never more deserved the utle than he does at the present moment.
 With total of more than ten billion dollars in resources Morgan, it is claimed in financial circles. can do about as he pleases with the finances of tLo country, no matter what contrary legislation is enacted by Congress, and there is a general wondering in Wall street to-day as to where the aged financier is going to get off. Closer control of banks and sGucter restrictions m connection with their management were the suggestions Morgan nIuue When he was asked at tho time of the panic of 1907 what remedy there was for tine pane and judging from recent developments he has set out to secure the closer control at any rate.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
UNCLE EB'S PHILOSOPHY.
]. GORDON TEMPLE

Et aiii't no use whinin'
 Kase de clouds shet out de sun; aOn de udder side he's shiuin',
 An'he kaint please eb'ry one. iFo' de good Lawd made de sunshine,
 An de good Lawd made de rain, An he mix 'em up togedder, "Jes' ter glib us joy an pain. 4t ain't no use a-frettin',
 When de rain comes pourin' down, Kase de trees an' grass need wettin',
 So de sun kaint parch lem brown. Don't you meddle with de wedder;
 We must take it, rain or snow, zFo|de man dat makes de wedder
 Am above and orter know. It ain't no use ter borrer.
 Tel you scrape de meal bar1 clean; Lib ter-day, don't mind ter-morrer,
 Tho you hadn't got CT bean. Ef de good Lawd feed de sparrsrs,
 So de lille fellers fly, les you hol' yo' hans an trust Him,
 An he mebbe feed you pie Dey ain't no ham In prancin',
 When de ban mawch down de street When you jes' kaint keep f'om dancin Den it's time to shake yo' feet. Ef you nebber trouble trouble
 Ontil trouble trouble you, Yo'H find lifes jes' like bubble,
 Wid de rainbow's shinin' hue.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13

Herbert Latham, the aviator, who re- gently attained height of $500 feet ill his flying machine, has probably by so doing changed the opinion of military experts as to the value of such machines for scouting purposes i'll time of war. At such helght one would be fairly safe from shots from the enemy, and Latham says he could easily have gone much higher.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
LEGAL NOTICES

RESTRICT OF CANAAN, ss. Probate AF Court, December l5, 1909.
 Estate of William Garfield, late of New Marlboro, Berkshire County, Massnchu- setts, leaving estate in said district, de- ceased.
 The Court of Probate for Inc district of Canaan hath limited an'i allowed six months from date her, Of, iJr 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 debarrcd n recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate arc re- qucsted to make immediate payment to
 HERBERT c. JoYNER,
 CHARLES G. SMITH, ! Executors.
 WILLIAM H. CANFIELD,
 Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13

Those "Reminiscences" seem to be appreciated, judging by the commen- dations we have received from many of the older residents. We thought they would revive in their minds the events of the past, and thus bring them pleasure and are glad that the result has verified our judgment. This weeks instalment will, wc think, be found still more in- teresting than last weeks.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13

pm to solve that his predecessors have
 truggled with, and it will be of inter st to watch the methods he will take 70 turn a department with deficit into ne of profit, or at least make it self supporting.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13

The antomobile-thatis is, the truck and taxicab varieties-showed it's superiority to horses during the ice storm ill New York last week, for while the horses could not retain their footing except be- tween the car tracks where the cobbles were, the autos glided over the icy as- phalt as easily as over state road in summer
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13

New York city has always been noted for it's fondness for amusement, but, even with it's 4,50O,OOO population, it would seem as if it was trying to support 8 good many show places. According to Al Hayman, the well known theatri- cal manager, the people of that city are asked to make paying investment of three hundred performances of grand opera in a season of twenty weeks; thirty nine first class theatres; forty eight theatres devoted to vaudeville, burlesque and popular priced shows, and more than five hundred theatres and halls licensed for moving pictures. This total makes more places of amusement than are con- tained in the cities of London. Paris and Berlin combined.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
FEEDING THE ANIMALS

Another theory ill the matter of the relation of eating to health was advanced last week by Dr. F. B. Benedict, presi- lent of the Carnegie Institute of Nutrition, in lecture delivered before the Harvard Medical School.
 The professor does not believe in the two meal-a-day plan and the physical exercise advocates, claiming in regard to the former that if 8 person goes without break fast he will eat more for dinner; If he goes without dinner he will eat more for supper; and for the latter, that vigorous exercise will create ravenous appetite and thus produce more tat in stead of less. He does not think the average man is too fat, or that he eats too much, but he believes (and this Is his theory) that the body would be better nourished and the general health would be improved if we would eat oftener and less at time. This idea is sure to be combated by enthusiasts of other systems but active interest ill the discussion will not be shared by the average person, who will probably continue ill the way he has been used to eating and let the theorists fight it out among themselves.
 With all this discussion on the subject, none of the scientists have seemed to improve on the old adage, and the one that Nature seems to teach: Eat when you are hungry; drink when you are thirsty; sleep when you are sleepy"
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
NOTICE

The Board of Relief of the Town of Cornwall will meet the taxpayers of said town at the Town Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1910.
 FRANK <. BALDWIN
 RANSOM +. SMITH
 HUBERT PRATT
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13

President Tatt's income tax proposi- tion in his message to Congress seems to have stirred up 8 hornets nest. The newspapers and politicians are taking sides on the question, and it is likely to make hot time in the House and Sen ate before it is settled. At present the West seems ill favor of the measure and the East opposed to it. We heard Canaan merchant tell How, on the ice, stranger fell: He began to slip, and then to slide, In vain to save himself he tried; His heels flew up-his goose was cooked,
 And Looked!
 This's He
 About Way
 The
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13

We wonder if the old inhabitants will dare to say now, as they have done for several years past: We don't have such winters as we used to have when I was a boy"
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
BORN

BORN BAIRD-At Falls Village, Jan,4 a daugh. ter to MT. and Mrs. L. W. Baird. HAMLIN-At Sharon, Jan. 2, a daughter to MT. and Mrs. c. B. Hamlin. BoHLMAN-At Lakeville, Jan. 2, a son to MT. and Mrs. Charles Bohlman.
 DIED CALAHAN-At Middletown, Jan. 1, Miss Mary Callahan, aged 40 years. SILvERNALE-At Lakeville. Jan. ,. Mrs Kate Silvernale, aged 70 years. MCCoRMICK--At Sheffield, Jan. 10, Ed ward Mccormick, aged 80 years. MCGRAw-At Sheffield. Jan. Q, Michael McGraw. BRINToN-At Pleasant Valley, Mary. widow of Ira Bunnell, formerly of Canaan Valley.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
WANTED
FOR SALE

FARM FOR SALE-If you are looking for a nice farm. large wood or timber lot write t5 M. R. Smith, Hinsdale, Mass. FOR SALE-My house barn and lot near Catholic church. c. E Radgley, Canaan.
 
 CALENDARS-Th neatest yet-for post cnr z or pictures. The Canaan Printing Go.
  DIARIES-For 1910 A fine assortment The Canaan Printing Co.,, Canaan. FOR SALE-Two pairs heavy bob sleds. Inquire Michael Hickey, Lime Rock Station. Conn.,, or phone 2-12.
 FOR SALE-My house and lot on Barlow Street
 Patrick Commons, Canaan, OLD NEWSPAPERS-We have them in pack ages of fifty for 10 cents and twenty-five for five cents. The Canaan Printing O., Canaan. CARPENTERS PENCILS-We have just re- ceived the most complete assortment ever shown in Canaan All kinds at cents each.
 The Canaan Printing Co.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
MISCELLANEOUS

NOTICE-Al persons are forbidden hunting, fishing, trapping or trespassing on the prop erty of Frederick Gillette,
 Minnie A. Gillette,
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13

It is reported that the milk companies in New York have been able to treble their dividends by getting nine cents d quart for the fluid in that city. This is not pleasant newsfor the farmer, when he considers how small share of the coin he gets and how much hard work he has to do for it.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13

PEABODY, optometrist and scientific optician will be at Maple Shade Inn, Salisbury, Conn, January IF and IS.
 REAL ESTATE-Farms and village property for sale or rent Farm mortgages negotiated
 J. C. Rornback Canaan. Conn. A. R PATTEN, optician of Torrington, C.nn., will be at The Garfield" hotel the first Mon day and Tuesday Afternoons Of each mo th, IT unable to cal scni postal. Cu.2.i5.i@--t Zee.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
PULPIT AND PEW

happenings of Interest In canasnI
 Religious Circles
 Pilgrim Church
 Rev. E. c. Gillette, Pastor. The topic for the discussion at the meeting this evening in the series on the country town will be "I'he Recreational and Social Side of Community Life"
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13

The next time weather sharp pre- diets an open winter, and bases his opin- ion on the "hog milt," we would suggest that he makes sure that he has not got that important part of the pigs anat- omy upside down. and is thus getting the wrong reading.
 The old proverb "The wicked stand in slippery places," might also be applied to the righteous these days, ill Canaan at least, as there don't seem to be any other place to stand. Some (of both kinds) likewise fall down.
Connecticut western news., 1910-01-13
The Assembly Ball

! he Assembly Ball
 About forty couples attended the first grand ball given by Canaan Assembly as town hall, Wednesday evening, Jan uary 6, and most enjoyable occasion it proved to be for those present. Music for dancing was furnished by Beeman & Hatchs orchestra, of Hartford, who also gave highly appreciated concert before the dancing began. Among those from out of town who attended were Philemon Johnson and Earl Sylvernale, of Norfolk, Miss Mary Howell, frolE Salt Point, N. Y, Miss Hennessey, from Mill River, Mass, Cero Beers, of Lake vile. Lunch was served about twelve o'clock after which dancing was re- sumed until o'clock in the morning, when everybody wended their slippery way homeward, tired but happy.
 Camping at the Old Tramp Rock.
 Last Friday evening when the mercury was but a few degrees above zero, and a brisk wind blowing, a campfire was seen at Tramp Rock where a party of
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