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Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
RESULTS ARE COMING

There is every reason to believe Canaan will witness general improve ment in the condition of the sidewalks of the village the coming spring. The psople are taking kindly to the idea discussed and developed at the last meet ing of the Business Mems Association, urging a general cooperation in a move ment to improve the appearance of the village, and number of property owners have signified their intention of putting their walks in good repair as soon as the weather becomes settled and the conditions are favorable for doing the work.
 It is probable that at the April meet ing of the Business Mems Association plans will be discussed and the advisa- bility considered of appointing "cleau- ing-up day." and appealing to all the dwellers in the village to enter into the spirit of its purpose and indulge in & thorough out door spring "house- clean ing" by general raking up of front and back yards and the elimination of unsightly garbage heaps and other ex- crescences that offend the eye and mar the beauty of the village, as well as menace the health of the community.
 The membership of the Association is being put upon sound foundation, and is of character that insures its per manency and usefulness. It is planned to hold a smoker, III the near future, for the enjoyment of members of the Asso- citation, at which festivities will be introduced and attractions provided that will prove interesting to the members and profitable to the Association and to the community.
 The whole village is beginning to feel the inspiration of cooperative effort, as advocated by the Business Men $ Association, and the benefcent results will be made manifest in due season.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
That's So, Too

Says the Man Who Talks, in Nor wich Bulletin: "There is q saying of Lincoln's not so often quoted, which reflects the character of the man as we'll as any utterance credited to him. It is this: The closer you keep to white washed walls and oornmeal the more account yon'll be- He knew what the simple life meant and was aware that he who sits on his conceit and uses his stomach as it ought to be used, will have no trouble in developing his brain power or manhood. The rugged, honest, square dealing man is not raised on waffles and angel cake. He knew that there was always more of a blessing for a man in cornmeal than in pie The. world recognizes that the race is to the lean man, and it is truly said: The country does not today remember the length of Linooln's legs, only that he got there r Abraham Lincoln was sage as we'll as a statesman, true friend of labor as we'll as a companion fit for kings"
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
Correction-and Apology

Editor News:-I am only 75 years of age; have one tooth ln my upper Jaw, aud the grippe has choked out nearly all the vitality l. had. There IS not any Mrs. George Peck at Abel G. Stevens.
 MARY JOHNSON PECK.
 East Canaan, March 10.
 The News is powerful glad to correct the error which iE was powerful sorry 1t was led into. It was almost sure its we'll meaning and generally reliable in formant, of last week, was mistaken ill giving the lady's age as about 80''-ir didn't seem possible she could be even so near that as ''only 75."
 We can sincerely sympathize with Miss Peck in the matter of having the vitality choked out by grippe. There s hardly anything that will make aperson feel so- you know-kind .o' half dead and alive. We know all about it. Now the best remedy in the world for that of course everybody has a different remedy, and some of lem are not worth shucks, but this ones really the best we've ever tried. We got the directions from all old lady oyer 92 years of age it must have been eighteen or nineteen years ago-maybe twenty-time gets away so, but 1t doesn't seem that long It isn't harsh remedy; it's easily pre- pared and pleasant to take, and it's inexpensive. Take quart of water, or a gallon, we forget which heat 1t good and hot-the hotter it's het, the better steep up heaping handful of some kind of herbs or something, and let it simmer about as long as you think 1t ought to, then while it is hot. or after 1t cou4s-it doesn't make any difference probably you either swallow some of it or rub it on-we can't remember some of the de- tails, however that isn't important. The important thing is. it does the business.
 We can sympathize to some extent with Miss Peck in the matter of teeth, too-one in the upper jaw and two in the lower being evidently set in their conviction that it is their duty to act as constant reminders that, no matter how lovely everything may seem to be, nor how high the goose may hang, man was made to mourn.
 May Miss Peck live to round out. not only about 80 years," but about 90 and even about 100, and never know greater wrong in the papers, Ed. News.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
What the Other Fellows Say

Americans who insist on legislative inquiries into the high cost of living might hold their breath long enough to let ir sink in their minds that the cost of living in France has gone up 25 per cent in the last five yeavs.-Pittsfeld Eagle.
 Congress was a bit late in honoring Peary but he is now placed upon the retired list with retired officers pay. Is Dr. Cook next?-Bridgeport Post.
 The proper way to be photographed now, is to be posed sitting in an au- tomobile in the studio back yard which costs but seventy five cents extra. Thus your friends believe you own $3,0O0 car.-Meriden Journal.
 The burning of building in Russia in which a moving picture show was ln progress, with the perishing of a hundred people, mostly children. in the flames Is an accident that might have happened in this country, but it shows that the moving picture busi- ness covers pretty much all the civilized world. Standard. According to the Winsted scribe a man threw himself down on the ice sticking his red nose in the water. 4 large pickeral took it for a peice of beefsteak and seized it. The man landed the fish. And yet Ananias and Sapphira are dead.-Hsrtford Post,
 The flights of an army aeroplane carrying two men, from Laredo to Eagle Pass, was au impressive reminder of the part the airmen will play in the next great war. They will have a share in the work of making history ford Courant.
 MT. Edison predicts the complete ex- tinction of the horse within a century. As 1t won't happen in this generation the prospects can be pondered by our hOrselovers with equine-nimity.- Water bury Republican.
 It is a question whether Colonel Roosevelt is pleased with the fury of his friend Jake Riis in defending him against the charge of excessive drink ing That is scarcely the office of true friendship. - New Haven Journal Courier.
 And to think that neither of Con- necticut's senators tried to save the senate from Lorimer. Bristol Press.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
rHE oVERWoRKED STATESMEN

The legislative tomfOolery in Hartford in playing tag with the four session days a week proposition has subjected the lawmakers to more or less newspa- per joshery throughout the state, and moves the New Haven Union to pointed and peppery sarcasm. The Union de- rides the legislative plea that the mem- bers are "overworked," and twits on facts in unanswerable fashion. It says
 'sIn the name of common sense and common decency, why doesn't the sen- ator or representative resign if he thinks he Is overwOrked!
 ''Is there a senator or a representative on duty at Hartford today who wasn t running his legs off, night and day, for the job?
 "tThose kickers who think they are overworked when they put in three day s a week at Hartford should never have been honored by an election to the Gen eraI Assembly in the first place. Think of those poor, tired, worn out statesmen carrying the burdens of legislative obli- cations for four days a week They are to be pitied, and they should not, the poor dreary, weary mortals, be asked to do more than three days a week in the halls of legislation. Don't overwork them. They get to Hartford on Tues days at noon, remain,in session an hour or two and then adjourn, some of them to do nothing further that day than to rest or go home, others to do committee work for an hour maybe.
 s'On Wednesday these overworked statesmen commence the legislative. .ses- sion at maybe II a. m., put in couple of hours, more committee york in the afternoon and the second days task is over.
 "On Thursday, apparently, the upper most thought Ill their minds after they have heard the chaplain's prayer, is to get ready for the reception of a resoIu- fion that when the Assem- blyladjourns it will stand adjourned until the following Tuesday at noon. That's the star per formancs planned for the Thursday ses-
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
Letters From the People
A Good Suggestion

Editor News wish that you would take up the consideration of getting an expression of opinion from the people Of the town of North Canaan, and espe- oially the members of the board of trade, as to the feasibility of having the land records of the town of North Canaan, which are now in the town vault at Falls Village. in the town of Canaan, removed to the vault in the town ot North Canaan, or at least copies of the original records made and placed in the vault Tn the town of Canaan.
 I am informed that today all of the land records affecting land and real es tate in this town prior to 1852 are at Falls Village.
 Iwonder if it is not possible to devise some means for bringing about this very desirable change. Respectfully submitted. "Pro Bono Publico."
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

In another column a correspondent suggests the removal of certain old town land records-or at least copies thereof from the vaults of the town of Canaan, (Falls Village,) to the vaults of the town of North Canaan. The pertinence of the suggestion is at once apparent to any person in this town who has ever had occasion to consult the records of land transfers, drawn prior to the division of the original town. The correspondent says all the records ante dating 1852 must be consulted at Falls Village, though they may refer to req @ ,tate in which that end of the original town has no possible interest. Plainly such records as apply to exclusively North Canaan estates should be lodged in the North Canaan archives, and it is not conceivable that the town of Canaan would interpose objection to copies thereof being made, even if it objected to the original books being transferred. But whose business is it to copy and transfer them? eo
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
IS TT WORTH WHILE?
BY EMMA RoDEMEYER WAIT.

Is it worth while to dream fond dreams, When life is not the thing it seems; When what we hungered for so long Proved to be only what was wrong; When the dear joys we meant to clasp Eluded cen our utmost grasp And when the song we meant to sing Went by as on the feetest wingi Oh, yes, it is worth while to live, And of our best to freely give; For what we try to do, my dear, Will fill some other hearts with cheer It's we'll worth while to pass along A pleasant smile, cheery song; To do our best; to dream fond dreams, For life is better than it seems.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

ion and when that resolution Is satls,
 actorily disposed of, an hour or more IS devoted to business and then come ad- journment and grip sacks.
 "You Democratic and Republican voters can call to mind the begging and 5ile pleading and the campaigning and the spell binding, and the impOrtunlng, she buttonholing and the canvasslng, md the hole-in- the wall, star-chambereG consultations, that these very same sen ators and representatives were all en- gagged In night and day last fall in their mighty endeavor to get elected to the Legislature. They were actually fight ing for the privilege to go to Hartford to work for the honored state of Connectl- cut. You recall their speeches of thank giving when they received their nomlna- tions to the effect that my fellow Demo crats' or Republicans as the case may be, I look upon this nominatlon as the greatest honor of my life and I will never cease, if 1 am elected, to work diligently, faithfully, necessarily and forever more for the good of the people of this district or town and lot more of the same kind of election-period hot air.'
 Much of the valuable time of the statesmen is frittered away on what one of them has characterized as "fool bills" and resolutions-suoha as the resolution censuring Senators Bulkeley and Bran degee for their vote inthe Lorimer matter; the resolutions putting into congressional business, and other matters that are ill no way the business of the Connecticut General Assembly. If the statesmen at Hartford would attend strictly to their own official business. and keep their hands off matters that do not concern them, they might, perhaps. get through and wind up the session before the next autumn, even with three sessions week
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
From Mrs. Peck Herself

Editor News:-Your local researcher has been misinformed and I ask that you correct the statement made in last weeks issue of The News, that Mrs. George Peck was staying at the resi- dence of Mir. Abel Stevens, East Canaan. Was never there in my life.
 MRS. GEO. PECK. Great Harrington. March IS.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
HoRRoRscoPE-MARcH Ie.

Moon crossing the equator at grade means something is going to happen or something i; new crosswalks here, may be. Unlucky season for tying empty to- mato cans of tails of strange empty bull dogs. Epidemic of good sidewalks fore shadowed. Got to come. Winter all gone, and not a cents worth of sleigh ing. Preposterous What will people thinkH Don't sweep slush of your walks ;' the sunn do it-give it time enough. Guess where the trolley is com ing through {; tag you're it. Another guess coming. All things else being equal, if not more so, what does it all amount to Bah yea, three times, bah, bah, bah just like that. He who by his plough would thrive may live to fight another day.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

''Do you keep stauonarg?"
 Mot when the fioorwaker's about ma 'ma."
 At the geography examination:
 Willie. what separates Ireland from 
 Politicians, sir '-Sporting Times.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

The old-time notion Of 'slx weeks sleighing in March" is out of date. Here March-and winter-have practi- cally gone by, and we haven't had five minutes sleighing in the whole four months.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
TELEPHONE: CANAAN 12a RING
as AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM

The News should appeal with special force to the sagacious business man.
 It has an extensive circulation in Western Connecticut, and especially throughout Litch- field County and Southern Berkshire.
 It has a, competent staff of wide-awake cor respondents in the various towns to report the local doingS each week, and goes into the homes and is .perused by the entire families of the thrifty, intelligent reading class of people whom the long-headed advertiser most desires to reach
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
THURSDAY. MARCH 16, 1911
LET US DARE

Let us have faith that right makes might-and in that faith let us dare to do our duty as we understand it. -Lincoln.s
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

"Going to give your daughter a coming-out ball?"
 "No she's suffragette. Keeps me busy giving, bail. Washington Her aid.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

Subscribers are requested to notify the pub fisher promptly of any failure to receive papers regularly, changes of residence etc.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
WRITE LETTER ARouTIT

Communications on subjects of general inter est to The News readers are invited, but no attention will be paid to anonymous letters
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

An instance of vaultlng ambition oyer leaping itself and falling on the other side is afforded by the land-gobblers of New Haven holding property in the neighborhoodo of the proposed new rail road station, who figured that the rail road company would have to acquire their land for it's proposed improvements, and jumped the prices to prohibitive figures-one piece of land assessed at $4, 300 being held at $3O,OOO. These ann bilious gentlemen received a setback last week when President Mellen an- nounced that owing to their unreason- able exactions the plans for building the station on the spot originally selected were abandoned, and it was decided to build on Chapel street where the com pany has all the land it wants.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
Get Together l

Watch out for an epidemic of side. walk construction and repair when the robins begin to nest again.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

 k Senator Barnum, of our own district, is setting the solons pattern in business like methods of doing business and his work has been subject of frequent newspaper comment. The following is from the Hartford Post of Friday: "Comp plimentary mention has been made several times of the admirable work which is being done by Senator Barpum and his committee on Incor- porations. The exact figures are. as follows: The committee had 123 mat ters referred to 1t and every one of these have been assigned for hearing. Unless there should be some unlocked for intolerance the committee will clean it's slate week after next. Senator Bar mum and the committee have touched the high water mark of legislative expedi- tion."
 The Winsted Business Mems Associa- tion has undertaken to found a social club that shall practically merge the two other Winsted clubs, and will raise fund of $25. .O00 for the erection of a suitable club house. Furthermore it is succeeding in the undertaking. A significant tip for the Canaan Business Mems Association.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

It was only short time ago that you were worrying, dear reader, about the long, hard, cold weather ahead-and now winter is all over. and it hash t been much of a winter, at that. Simply shows it's waste of time to worry, and that oftentimes our greatest trials are the trials that don't come at all
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
THE NEWS AGENTS

Extra copies of The News are on sale at the office of publication and at Humphreys Drug Store, Canaan, EggleStoC's Drug Store, Sharon, Post Office East Canaan.
 D. H. Oakes Store, Lakeville, Post Office Falls Village.
 George T. Johnson's Store, Norfolk K. H. Smith & Co.'S Store Ashley Falls.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

PROVERBS OF DANIEL
 Dan Sweeney says: :" You cannot eat your cake. and have it too,' but you can keep some other fellow from having it, that way"
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
WANTED

wANTED-Man to drive express team. Strictly temperate, reliable, must give bond. Address, H. care of News office.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

wANTED-A farm. 25 to 50 acres within two miles of Catholic Church. Running water: fair buildings. Box s4. Falls Village, Ct
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16

WANTED to rent at Twin Lakes. fsrnished cottage from May until November, 1911. One easily accessible to K K. station C. H, Nickerson, Civil Engineer, Lakeville, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
MISCELLANEOUS

TO RENT After April first, the Capruu property
 at somLh -mmaan. L. ". RnLrd. Ln-l- Nlllnge-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-07
STATE MAY PURCHASE
TIE MARK TWAIN HOME.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 7.-Bills are to
be introduced in the Missouri legis-
lature proposing that the state buy the
old Clemens home. where Mark Twain
Samuel clemens) was born and spent
his boyh0od.
II is proposed that the state own the
homestead and keep it preserved iii
perpetuity. as is done with the Mount
Vernon homestead by the federal gov.
ernment
II Is also proposed that the state
erect a great and grand monument to
Mark Twain on the gigantic blum over
looking the Mississippi river at the
spot where was located the cave occu.
pied by Tom sawyer and Injm loo
and made famous by Twain in one OF
his lIuckleberry Finn series Of books
II is believed that both bills will pass
both houses of the legislature with
scarcely dissenting vote, from pres
ent indications.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-07
FRISCO TO
The COAST
YOakum AnlOunCeSExten-
sion Of the System

Los Angeles, Cal, JAM 7.-The ST.
Louis & San Francisco road is to be ex-
panded into trans-continental sys-
tcm with its Pacific coast terminus at
Los Angeles.
Not content with its strong position
in the Missouri and Mississippi valleys
and Texas, the Frisco system person
iled in B. +. Yoakum, organizer and
builder Of railroads, purposes to ex-
tend westward and give to this city
and the coast a short line to Chicago.
st. Louis and Kansas city, and the
vast immediate territory served by
the Frisco.
The purpose to build here was voiced
by Nlr, Yoakum, chairman of the board
OF directors and head Of the finance
committee Of the great corporation to
IA newspaper correspondent at the AL
exapdria hotel
He has been asked concerning any
knowledge he might have on the pur-
pose OF the Rock Island 10 build to this
coast You know that am no longer
connected with the Rock Island" re-
piled Mr. Yoakum "But the Frisco in.
tends extending its line from Quanah
0kiao to the Pacific coast. One or two
surveys made a number OF years ago
win be followed and the distance from
Quanah 70 Los Angeles will be less
than l,oc0 miles
Beyond a statement that preliminary
plans are completed Mr.. Yoakum would
not commit himself, save that he re-
peatod that the line will be built
For reasons easily understood he
does not 50 into details concerning he
exact route the extension viii take.
One Of the surveyed routes Is BY way
Of Albuquerque and the other BY way
of Phoenix. BY way Of albuquerque
would mean construction almost due
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-07
Root Juice Scientist
May Come Here
MANY LOCAL PEOPLE ARE SEND
ING HIM INVITATIONS TO
CONE.

There are many people here that are
very much Interested in the great
lealth-creating discovery that seems
10 have made SO many remarkable
cures in and around Chanute, Kan.
Consequently many people are writing
to the scientist and inviting him to
come to this point and start a demon
stration Where there is 50 much
smoke there must be some fire, and
as so many people Of Chanute. Kan,
and other points are SO enthusiastic
in praising the Root Juice remedy it
certainly must be a remarkable health
producing agent. Scores Of those who
have used the remedy claim that it
soon removes all soreness from the
stomach and bowels, and so strength
ems the liver aud kidneys thar good di-
gestion and secretion is certain. Then
such troubles as catarrh Of the stom-
ach and bowels, Indigestion, constipa-
tion, rheumatism, yarious kidney COM
plants and most Of the troubles com.
mon to women cease to exist as the
cause is removed. Scores Of people
who were cured by the great remedy
are so thankful that they are publish
ing it to the world. It is hoped the
scientist can be induced TO arrange
with one Of our local druggists to dem
onstrate his great remedy to the peo-
pie Of this point, if he can not come
in person.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-07
RATS" CAUSE
OF BADNESS

New York. Jan 2 pr Guernsey
Brownell, who talked to the Rainy Day
club at its social meeting in the Hotel
Astor, laid great stress On the bad at.
fcets Of piliug artificial hair on the
head. Heavy rolls and false hair weigh
more than natural hair, and this weight
alters the circulation in the scalp,
eventually causing badness, he said.
and every time a woman buys a new
braid Of a new set Of puts she is
thrusting herself that much nearer the
bald stage
After urging the women to aDandon
their eytraYaeanf ana injurious co'f.
iures he added that one sep in tbs
right direction has already been made
silice women nave happily giyon up The
general use Of dyes.
nyeing the hair IS one ol ne causes
Of badness. Doctor Brovnell said,