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Connecticut western news., 1912-04-25
RESTRICT OF CANAAN, ss., Probate

D OOuTJ, ApFII IU, ISIS.
 Estate of George l.. Stevens, late of North Canaan, in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Canaan hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the cred itors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to pre- sent their accounts properly attested, with in said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 EDWARD s. ROBERTS, Administrator,
 East Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1912-04-25
ABSTRACT OF CORNWALL. ss., Pro A k=A Ga...A =...ll lnIn

RESTRICT OF CORNWALL. ss, Pro lI bate Court, April 2d, 1912
 Estate of Mary l.. Potter, late of Corn wall, Conn, in said District. deceased. The Court of Probate for the District of Cornwall hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the orod- itors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to pre- sent their accounts. properly attested, within said time, will be debarred recov- cry. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to SAMUEL R. SCovILLE,
 Administrator. West Cornwall Conn
Connecticut western news., 1912-04-25
West Cornwall, Conn.
DISTRICT OF CORNWALL, s., Pro N bate Court, April 16, 1918.

N bate Court, April 16, 191a
 Estate of Mary Elizabeth Ives, late of Cornwall. In said District, deceased.
 The Administratrix having exhibited her administration account with said es- tate to this Court for allowance, it Is
 ORDERED-That the goth day of April A. D. 1919, at two o'clock in the afternoon, at the Probate Offioe in West Cornwall, be and the same is assigned for a hearing on the allowance of said admins tration account. and this Court directs the Administratrix to cite all persons inter. ested therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order once in some newspaper having a circulation in said District, and by posting . copy on the public sign-post in the Town of Cornwall where the deceased last dwsls, st least 10 days before said time assigned.
 Certified from Record,
 GRO. R. SMITH. Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1912-04-25

STATE OF CONNECTICUT County of Litchfeld, Ss I, George Roger, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
 GEORGE ROGER, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of April, 1919. J., CLINTON RoRABACK, Notary Public. Correct-Attest:
 GEO. S. FULLER,
 E. D. NORTON,
 s. W. BARNES,
 Directors.
Connecticut western news., 1912-04-25

LAGAAlnG: Al wha uoe B1augAs can ft sthe perfect liHht." |" It gives q steady, sott white lEhA All tho tine. When onca yau. uSo 1t you win wonder how you evNr put up with dirty ko9Nseta lamps with thAar dinA9reoahie odor and the constant dAngOr of explo1Aop frem ove9tnrn- ing. B1anaAa lighting means every loom tn the house we'll lighted. r.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Fraud Promoters Enriched by Millions

xGEROM the final reports submitted
4 by inspectors covering the ar
rests for the fiscal year it has been as
certained that the promoters of fraud
uient schemes who have been put out
of business during the past year have
Outlined approximately s77,000,000
from the public"
This is the astonishing statement
made In the annual report Of r. s..
Sharp, chief postoffice inspector. 1t
will probably be Incredible to the av-
-erage person that there are enough
easy marks in the United States to
contribute $77, 100000 to operators Of
sget-rich-quick" projects, but, accord
ing to the chief inspector, this amount
does not represent nearly all that went
into the pockets OF swindIers. The
ST. 900, 900 is the profits of those who
have been caught, and does not take
in those who are still operating.
These fraudulent schemes, said
Chief Inspector Sharp, cover wide
fieid and are OF endless variety, from
che simplest business transaction to a
gigantic project involving tie sale Of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
No Hereditary Descent in Politics

sFz HE passing of great baronial houses
q in politics is stimulated by the last
elections. Another blow has been de-
iivered to the practice in several in
stances of handing the senatorial toga
from father to son. State Senator Ar
thur p German, Democrat, of Mary
land, was only running for governor
to be sure, but it was generally rec
ognized that had he been elected he
would soon have become formidable
candidate for the United States senate,
where his father of the same name
served for many years. The late Sen
ator German started his only son upon
a political career by reason of his in
fiuence with the state machine, and
undoubtedly looked ahead to the day
when the son would become a senator.
The Germans are related to the Da-
vises and EIkinses, of West Virginia, a
neighboring state. All three families
made considerable money in the same
ventures, but not all their money for
the late Senator German died a mil
Iionaire, the late Senator S. B. Elkins,
Republican, died a multi-millionaire,
and ex-senator Henry Gassaway Davis,
cousin of German and father-in-law of
EIkins, is the richest of them all and
close to 80 years old. Young Davis
Elkins got into the United States SEN
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Plan Celebration of Perry's Battle

the main will be erected as proposed
by Mr.. Friedlander. Premiums of
$3.50, $1,000 and $3.50 each were
awarded to the second, third and
fourth designs, according to their mer-
it as seen by the board.
The memorial is to consist of plain
shaft $50 feet high, erected near the
shore of Lake Erie, at point off which
the battle was fought. There is to be a
terrace or plaza leading down to the
waters edge and on one side will be
erected the historical museum, while
another is to a memorial building to
commemorate the 100 years of peace.
The estimated cost of the memorial is
100000.
AS part of the celebration the Nj
agara, the old flagship of Commodore
Perry, which is sunk in Erie harbor,
will be raised and made seaworthy. 1t
will then be taken to each of the more
prominent of the lake cities during
next summer for stay Of few days
in each one. 1t will be escorted from
city to city by vessels of the naval
militia and such escort of motor boats
and other craft as can be mustered in
to fleet.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
HAD PAPER IN 1904

Christmas day, 1904, was celebrated
by the colony with special zest-it
was the first Christmas observance,
by the way, in what is now New Eng
land-and after the religious exercises
OF the morning and before the feast
ing and drinking and general merry
making became too boisterous a spe-
cial Christmas issue of the Master
William was read to the company by
the editors. So early did the idea Of
the extra" and the holiday num-
Der" take root in American journal
ism! 1t Is a great pity that the
chronicler did not include a copy Of
the Master William in his record, or
something more about it than the
bare mention of Its occasional appear
ance.
1t was not until 1904. a full century
later, that the Boston News Letter
was established. commonly spoken of
as the first newspaper in America, and
continuing for fifteen years to be the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Was Published Earlier Than BoS-
ton News Letter.
Periodical, in Manuscript Form, Called
Master William" Issued 800
Years Ago by French on
st. Crolx Island, Me.

New York.-An industrious digger
into the depths of the past has
brought to light the interesting fact
that Americas first newspaper was
published a full century earlier than
the date commonly ascribed. If it
was not newspaper in the later ac-
ceptance of the term it was at least
a periodical, prepared and published
with more or less regularity for the
eager perusal of the little community
which 1t served
In short 1t was on ST. Croix island,
few miles below the present city Of
Calais: that the Master William was
05 by the members Of the French ex-
petition under DeMonts and Cham
plain. who were seeking to establish
there the capital of the vast and
vague empire claimed by France in
America. They were the first Euro
peans to pass winter on these north
ern shores of the new world since
the days of the legendary North
men centuries before; and at that
time they were the only Europeans
IN America north of the Spaniards in
Florida
Samuel Champlain himself, later
the founder Of Quebec and the father
OF New France, was the chronicler
of the expedition, and in his vivid
story of that winter on st. Croix Is
land he makes express mention OF the
Master William, the significance of
which appears to have been over
looked by historians generally. He
relates that the paper was prepared
from time to time ''by the bright spir-
its of the party" to while away the
tedium of the long and severe win
ter. 1t was passed around in writ
ten, not printed, form; but among a
few score men, all deadhead sub
scribers, that was a wholly satisfac-
tory method of publication.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

WASHINGTON - Some misguided
wv men in the United States have the
idea that their wives boss their in
comes, salaries or wages-different
words to use IN proportion to the
amount they receive. This money
they receive in bills or coin. The per-
son legally responsible for it is the
secretary of the treasury of the United
States, who is charged with making
all of Uncle Sans money. But, get
ting down to real facts, it is somebody
else who bosses all the money-Miss
Margaret v. Kelly, Uncle Sans high.
est paid Woman official.
She gets $4,000 year. She is as
sistant director of the mint. Actual
Iy the secretary OF the treasury has
little to do with our coin. Miss Kelly
attends to that. There are but four
persons between her and the secretary
of the treasury. and in their absence
she runs things.
Miss Kelly is a native of New Hamp-
shire, producer of Boston education
al institutions.
AS assistant director of the mint
Miss Kelly holds such a high official
position in the treasury department
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

A TENTATIVE design for the Perry
n memorial to be erected in 1913 at
Put-in-Bay, Ohio, in memory of the
one hundredth anniversary of Commo-
dore Perry's battle on Lake Erie has
been selected here by the joint board,
composed of the state boards of nine
states which are to participate in the
erection of the memorial. The ar
chitect has been employed and prep
arations begun for celebration which
is TO last from July 4, 1913, to October
1 of the same year and is to be par
ticipated in by almost every city in
the Great Lakes.
]. Friedlander of New York was Sc
lected for architect, his suggestion for
the memorial being accepted as the
most satisfactory of 81 submitted. 1t
will be subject to modification, but in
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Strain of Husbands Fight With Chassis
Too Great for Passaic IN. -
Woman.

Passaic, n. ILLNESS brought on
by worry over the troubles her hus-
band had with the members of the
North Side Christian Reformed church
and the Chassis of Hudson, to which
1t belongs. fastened the death of Mrs.
Arie j. VandenheuVel, according to a
statement made by her physician.
Six months ago Mr.. Vandenheuvel
was dragged into the divorce suit of
one of his churchmen as a witness.
His testimony was large factor IN
causing Vice-Chancellor Stevenson to
annul the marriage, but caused row
in his congregation, which resulted is
his being suspended by the Chassis.
Mrs Vandenheuvel. who helped her
husband in the fight, was taken Ill, but
even in her illness she kept in touch
with every movement made by her
husbands enemies.
Recently the members of the church.
a majority of whom favored Mr.. Van
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

ate few days last spring on a Guber-
Material appointment, prior to the as
sembling of the legislature.
Last elections in Maine dashed high
hopes for another family succession in
the senate. The Maine voters under
stood pretty well that if Col. Fred
Hale had not slipped up on his ambi-
ton to get into congress from the
First district he would speedily have
gone into training for the senate, and
had Maine stayed Republican the or
ganization, Of which his father, now
ex-senator Hale, was head, would have
had a toga waiting for him.
Similarly, over in Vermont, where
for season the late Senator Redfield
Proctor held the state as in the hol
low of his hand, all the plans had
been laid for senatorial succession
from father to son. 1t proceeded as
far as the election of the son to be
governor of Vermont, but no farther.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

only one. An attempt was made to
publish a newspaper in Boston In
1890, but only one issue was put
forth. 1t was called Public Occur
renees, and the watchful authorities
promptly snuffed 1t out for uttering
reflection of very high order" How
successfully have most newspapers OF
later years steered clear of any such
dangert
But we are wandering far from the
enterprising young adventurers Of St
Croix island and their newspaper OF
1904. Their effort was a small one
and the results were transient; but
there is a certain sentiment which
attaches to first things, and in his
torical matters a certain Importance
also. The Master William deserves
its rescue from oblivion, and should
not again be neglected when the
story Of the feeble beginning Of new
world journalism is told. But what an
opportunity was missed by the pub
fishers Of th9 Calais Times or the
Eastport Sentinel when they failed
to take the name of the pioneer sheet
and to put forth the claim of being
its direct successor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Woman EnlargIng her Bank Account
In Novel Manner-Owns 400
Acres of Marsh Lands.

Newark, Del. Running muskrat
farm may be queer business, but
that it Is profitable Mrs John Fox can
vouch. Mrs. Fox owns four hundred
acres OF marsh land between Silver
Run and Appoquinimink river. in the
lower part Of New Castle county, on
which nothing whatever can be raised
except muskrats. yet she win clear In
the four months from November Is TO
March Is more money than any wheat
or corn grower In the state win In .
year on farm OF the same size.
The muskrat crop this year II I'M
usually good and as consequence
Mrs. Fox is fattening her bank ac-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Highest Paid Woman Official in U. S.

that 1t can be truly said that there
has never been her equal In the serv-
ice.
Fifteen years ago, fresh from the
Boston schools, Miss Kelly tackled a
civil service examination. She passed
and fourteen years ago entered the
service of the mint bureau as stenog-
rapher. Since that time she has been
successfully private secretary to the
director, adjuster of accounts, exam
liner, assistant director, and now, when
the director is absent from Washing
ton, she signs herself acting direc-
tor"
To see her some day acting secre.
tary OF the treasury of the United
States is no stretch of the imagination,
for, if the secretary and the two as
sistant secretaries, the comptroller of
the currency and the treasurer of the
United States were to be absent them,
selves at the same time, and Miss
Kelly were then acting director of the
mint, it would be Margaret V. Kelly,
Acting Secretary, Treasury Depart
ment"
While there are 400 employees in
the mint service and the responsible
ties of the management are great, Miss
Kelly held her own as acting direc-
for the last few months.
The salary that Miss Kelly receives,
$4,000 a year, is large pay as govern
ment salaries go, for Uncle Sam does
not believe in paying too we'll for any
service rendered, no matter how val
liable.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Trades People and Politicians of Re
public Fight Measure That Would
Lower Living Cost.

Paris.-The governments proposal
to reduce the present high cost of liv-
ing by the establishment of municipal
bakers and butchers shops through
out the country is meeting with deter
mined opposition from various quar-
tars
1t was OF course foreseen that the
trades people, whose business would
be- subject to competition, would
raise an outcry, but 1t has come as a
great surprise that many politicians,
who might have been expected to
back it heartily, are either maintain
ing a neutral position or support
ing the opposition.
In nearly all cases the radical so
cialists have criticised the project
severely as unavoidable and inef1ca-
cious and the very few-that II the
collectivists-who have felt bound for
the sake of consistency TO favor the
bill, are dojrg SO with very little en-
thusiasm.
An excellent indication OF the
strong feeling against the bill has just
been given by the debate and vote OF
the Paris municipal council on
resolution presented by Councillor
Robiglia, protesting against the crea-
ton OF cooperative shops. At the
meeting of the council. which was
exceptionally well attended. forty
members voted for the resolution and
thirteen against it. All the latter
were ayowed collectivists, but a num-
har OF extreme sslefts. or radical
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
French Socialist Bill Doomed

members abstained from voting al
together.
In accordance with the large
majority of votes a protest. strongly
worded, has been forwarded to the
prime minister. Thus this extremely
important experiment in municipal
trading, supported by the govern
ment, has been rejected by the great
est municipal body in France.
The feeling among the public is
correspondingly strong. 1t is pointed
out that cooperative shops not
being obliged to make profit and
being backed by the funds of the
municipality will be able to retail
goods at low prices and thus badly
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

damage, if not ruin, the business OF
private trades people.
At the same time the probable
raising of taxes and the various
notorious Instances of mismanage-
ment by the state when 1t has tried
to compete in trade or commerce
are pointed to as proof of the un-
soundness of the measure.
The bill has caused the greatest
CONSERVATION among the small shop
keepers of the country. who see them
selves threatened with ruin Their
unions are prepared to defend them
selves to the utmost against the fay-
ored competitor.
In view of the almost universal
disapproval Of the governments pro-
pressed plunge into socialism it seems
probable that the bill viii quietly be
dropped.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

worthless stock in fake mining com
tpanies and fictitious institutions exist
ing only on paper or in the minds Of
the promoters.
"The result OF the years work has
developed the fact that these fraud
manipulators are distinct class OF
criminals, some moving in the highest
social and business circles, but near
ly all having more or less affiliations
and connection with or are advisers
with schemes or enterprises of ilIegiti-
mate character in which thsy are
known as promoters"
During the fiscal year 1911 622 In
dividuais were indicted on charges
of using the mail IN fnrtherance OF
schemes to defraud
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Profit In Muskrat Farm

count. In the past Is days men en-
ployed by her have trapped 1900 musk
rats. The pelts are worth IS cents
apiece and the bodies i've cents. ma
king the market price SO cents for
each animal.
During the entire season 1t Is ex
Dected that ten thousand muskrats
viii be trapped on her marsh land.
which will bring in $4,000. and Of that
amount at least three thousand dol
lars will be profit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

heap!ng cup Of sugar, then set over
hot water and add gradually a cup
OF fresh sweet cider. hot but not boil
ing. Beat hard together, CRATE nut.
meg over and serve very hot.
The cheese crackers are lightly but
tered. sprinkled with parmesan. and
heated inside bag for about five
minutes
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Worry Kills Pastors Wife

denheuvel. withdrew from the Chassis,
declaring themselves free and inde'
pend and restored Mr.. Vandenheuvei
to the pastorate. Mrs. Vandenheuvel,
seriously Ill in bed, was overjoyed
with the victory. and the excitement
it brought on. together with the
strain caused by the long fight, caused
her death
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
DEFY DEATH IN GOLD RUSH
Race to New Fields, $50 Miles From
Dawson, Being Made With Tenn
perature at 20 Below Zero.

Dawson, Y. 1.-TWO hundred men
with dog teams and prospecting out
fits are making a six days race to
the new gold field at the head of
Sixty Mile river, 100 miles from Daw-
son.
The temperature was about zero
when the rush began, but has since
dropped to 40 degrees below.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-22
Makes Run From.
Train For Beer

That things are not always what
they seem is evidently the belief OF a
young man passenger on the overland
Centennial State special, which passed
thru this city on the Chicago & North
western railway Thursday evening.
Seeing a beer sign across the street
the young man managed to get the
negro porter of sleeping car to per-
nit him to leave the train on the
north side, against which custom,
owing to the second track. is a rule
that is supposed to be iron-clad.
Surmising what the young man was
after depot habitues informed the
would-be guzZler that this was dry
town." The disciple Of King Brew re-
fused to believe 1t, and hot footed" for
the saloon. Had the saloon been rum
ming the would-be purchaser would
not have been able to buy" for the
train started to pull out about the time
he reached the closed door of the sa-
loon, and he had to hurry back in or
der to get aboard.
1t is presumed that this young man
will refuse hereafter to do any trad
ing in Marshalltown because the sa-
looms are closed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-22

Phone us your wants and our mes
senger will deliver promptly Old Re-
liable Drug Company, j. A. Turner,
manager.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-22

Officer Will Lage, who has a beat in
the depot district, is confined to his
home today by severe cold Marshal
NJ. Clark is taking his place. ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-22

Six tall cans Columbia, Van Camps.
or Globe brand milk, so cents; oleo-
margarine, per pound Is cents, at
Batesole's.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-22

Every horse is entitled to a spring
hair cut. The Stewart Clipper does the
work. See Schmidt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-22

Two hundred umbrellas, 81 to $3.50,
one day only, Saturday, your choice,
Boston Store, 50 cents.