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Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
Mir. Hurn Comes Back.

To the Editor of The News:
 Dear Sir: The guilt ofanybody cannot be established by a presiding elder's hearing, much less by unauthentic press reports. We have DO star chamber methods and no overlords to whom other peoples judgment must kowtow. Suspending local preachers license does not imply guilt as the reason.
 "The Methodist Conference" gener. ally understood to mean the Annual Conference which ordains and appoints ministers, not even indirectly authorizes licensing local preachers, as you state.
 did not "quibble," neither did my logic have holes in it.
 Would it not be better for the manage ment of papers to see that neophyte re- porters are trained to look at things at right angle" and not at such obtuse angle!
 It seems my brief statements were worth several lines of writeup.
 Very truly, J. A. Hurn,
 Falls Village, Sept. 9, 1919.
 We regret to disappoint our esteemed clerical friend in the matter of another lengthy write up," but his cruel and crushing reference to ''neophyte report CTS" is unanswerable; and on the main issue he shifts his batteries and trains his guns on the presiding elder and his methods and judgment. Possibly if Dr. Wilson could have foreseen this de- velopment he would have kept his hands off. We may sympathIze with pr. Will sou. but it's now his funeral and not ours, and having got himself into this fix he must get himself out of 1t as best he may.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
Where the Laugh Comes In

There is many 8 slip 'twixt the cuI and the lip.
 Runs the saw
 It is true. I divine, so always take mine Through a straw. Kansas City Journal.
 By golly. call this rubbing it in,' declared Pittsburgh poet. How now ?" II sent this magazine two poems and | they sent me back three. "-Pittsburgh Post.
 Undertaker-"Yes, I advertised for an assistant. Have you had any ex- perience at funerals p
 AppIicant-"1 was secretary of aD aeroplane club for two years P'-Life.
 "That boy of mlne has great future as politician" proudly boasted the father.
 "How is that ?''
 ''When dispute arises during ball game, his companions call him every name that they can think of and it never disturbs him in the least. "-Buf- falo Express.
 A man entered a drug store very hurriedly and asked for a dozen two grain quinine pills.
 "Do you want them put in a box, sir p asked the clerk, as he was count ing them out.
 "Oh, no certainly not" replied the customer. II was thinking of rolling them home. .''-Youth's Companion.
 Think I'll go to the ball game today. "
 "An right. Is there a telephone at the grounds }"
 "There's one near there. Why?"
 "If the home team loses I want you to telephone me, so that 1 can take the children and go over to mothers until you get your temper back. ."-Houston Post.
 "Well, are you still firmly determined not to support the ticket?"
 "Who said I wasn't goin' to support the ticket?''
 "You said so before the convention unless your favorite candidate got the nomination"
 My dear sir, the man who gets the nomination is always my favorite candidate. ."-Chicago Record Herald.
 By cutting out Che word ''aln't" oc- casionally and steering clear of words they don't know how to pronounce, many man, says Bert Walker in his Osborne Farmer, ''passes for college graduate who never got out of the grammer room. m.'-Topeka Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
SETTLING THE QUESTION.

The Swedish "Osterno Harold" of New Britain, in it's last weeks issue, dis cusses the question of the plural of bull moose, under the heading, "Nagot for 'BuIlmoosar' att Tanka pa," as follows:
 >i"Svenska ''bullmoosarnes" ordforande Brooklyn, N. Y. kritiserade nyligen en af var valkande landsman Edward Sundell 'Nordstiernan' inford artikel. MT. Sundell blef 'bullmoosen' ej lange svaret skyldig utan skrifver fredags- numret foljande.'
 From this it appears that MT. Sven- ska, of Brooklyn, maintains that the proper plural term is "bullmoo oosarnes. " and he is criticised and branded as a walking landsman, ('valkande lands man." the equivalent of "tenderfoot" or 'land- lubber,') by MT. Edward Sundell, who declares that he blefs that "bull. nioosen" is the long and short (''lange syaret') of the whole business.
 We are inclined to think MT. Sundell has shade the best of the argument, though we cannot fully approve of his disposition to rub 1t in' to the Brook lyn gentleman by twitting him on the fact-for which he may not be altogether responsible -. that his "skyldig utan skrifver i fredagsnamret foljande." But it goes to show how man will allow his temper to get the best of him in the heat of political discussion, and i'm pei him to use language he would hesi- tate to employ in his cooler moments.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
Letters From the People
Again the Sidewalks.
,ditor of The News:

To the Editor of The News:
 was interested in the article ill your paper of August g. entitled, Value of Appearances" which spoke of the inn pressions of a town upon automobile tourists, by the sidewalks, etc.. and l wondered how these tourists were inn pressed by the fact that from Judge Roraback's office, all the way to the rail- road crossing, on Main street, there is not a foot of decent sidewalk, excepting that in front of MT. Benton's building. The tourists must be very much struck with this sample of our pride in the ap- pearance of our village.
 Yours truly,
 Canaan. August 20. Pride.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
May Make Them Pay.

It ia reported that the pay Of the Mas. sachusetts troops who took part in the late mimic was held up, until an invest gation is made into the alleged acts of damage done in Huntington by these members of the National Gaurd. It has been reported that all Nsuch damage if we'll established will be paid for out of the amount due these troops and that this is the reason for holding up their pay. From all sides come complaints against these men and their conduct contrasted with that of the Connecticut and New York state regiments was SO vivid as to be 8 matter of general re- mark. The New Jersy troops also left behind them 8 good record. ...-.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

Dat feller 'Rastus Shinnah done bin talkin' pawahfnl lot bout how he's a. raisin' chickens"
 "Sho he doan' mean 'raisin',' he means 'liftin'. ."-Oatholic Standard and Times.
 "He just loves my hair. You should have seen how feelingly he kissed it last night"
 "I suppose you were looking at him through the keyhole p'-La Sourire, Paris,
 There are some people whose energy is tireless, and others whose energy is occasionally tiresome.-Puck.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
Casualties.

In the demonstration of the strenuous game of war which has just been brought to conclusion, there is one fatal ity reported It is that of member of the New York Field Artillery, who has died in hospital of fractured skull. He was thrown from his horse while his horse while his battery was detraining at Bethel last week.
 Considering what was technically ac- complished by the mobilization of our military force, this absence of casualties is encouraging. Were the enemy ac- Uually present and threatening attack, the same thing might have happened. It certainly was not brought about by hostile assault or by any possibility of it..
 The development of means of nation al protection would seem to include the tanning of skittish horses. This surely is desirable.-Boston Post.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
NORTH CANAAN HAS

Apopulatiop A of2,1n, Census of 1s1o) Two railroa0S.
 National and Savings Banks. ... --- Trolley railroad extending through the Berkshires to Pittsf1eld and beyond. Up-to-date High School and frst-class school system. -~.a & Five churches. ..,.. ,.,..- First-class hotel.
 Fire department Including chemical en- zine. r.- Six miles of State Roads.
 Electric light and power plant, Complete Sewer System.
 Never-failing water supply and the best water in the state. Wide-awake Business Mems Association. Extensive lime and iron Industries. Fraternal and benefit societies.
 Brass baud.
 .Up-to-date department storas .. Pure air aud wholesome climate /
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

The voices of the night are again in sistent in the familiar controversy in volving Katy's alleged activity in some certain indefinite transaction, the nature of which has never been, even vaguely hinted at. Lots of people have profess ted to be absolutely indifferent as tc whether Katy did or Katy didn't; yet if the controversy were to be finally settled, one way or the, other, and the disputants called off, they would miss something.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
THE SUFFRAGIST.

Clear the way here come the ladies, listed ito be made" The suffrage cause is
 b oomin) z and we're not bit afraid. The pr O ud and 1omineerin z men may take the tim ly hint that if they'd O vertake u snow the y we got to III a ke sprint, w eve star te on the fin al lap to wiu the suf frage race, and hen cetorth there s no slow
 ing up; we'll go faster pace. We re going to have our names put on the egi stration rolls. and then we'll fl ght to vote the entire
 ticket at the
 polls. The an-
 ti- i-forees arc
 dIsmayed-we'
 ve got them on
 run. They
 eau plainly see
 thetr finish.
 for the battles almost wopl
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

Says the Rockville Journal: "There are no worthier fremen than right here in Rockville" That being true. they are fit competitors for the Canaan fire men, and it ought to be possible to ar range a match of some kind.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

Knicker-"The wind is tempered to the shorn lamb"
 Docker-"But the price of lamb ish't tempered to the wind the consumer can raise. New York Sun. .-.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

Some class to our graduating exer- cises, believe me-"
 "Aw, roped in some Senator, Is'pose. "
 Senator, nothing. We had the di- plomas delivered by a southpaw pitcher. Some class, eh?"-Kansas City Journal.
 Woman -"What do you charge for procuring a divorce ?"
 Lawyer-"Fifty dollars; but if you can get up club of six, ten per cent off !'-Life.
 Mistress-"I shall want you to be dressed by o'clock, Ellen, to receive any friends that may call"
 Ellen-"Oh thank yer. mum Ain t you goin' to be in?''-Sketch.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
THE NEWS, AGENTS

D Extra copies of The News are on sale at tn @Edceof publication and at
 Dempsey's Drug Store, Canaan,
 Egglestons Drug Store, Sharon,
 Post Office> East Canaan.
 D. H. Oakes' Store. Lakeville, Post Office, Falls Village,
 George T. Johnsons Store, Norfolk, F. H. Smith 8e Co.'S Store Ashley Falls. W. D. French Sheffield Mass % A. l.. Dickinson. Salisbury.
 J- W. Morgan, Great Harrington. Mass.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

More than seventy-1ve women are now enrolled on-the lists of the "to-be- mades," for the October election in this town, whoare expected to vote on the school board nominations. Fine! 4
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

August now steps aside for Septem- berr-r-r-r and oyster-r-r-r-s-AnsO Sentinel.
 An out-ofdate allusion, neighbor, since simplified spelling has o. k.'d the August oyster by making it "Orgust,' '' and Joe Vaill long ago re-christened May "Mary."
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

Carnegie could see no honor in having an armored cruiser christened the "Pitts- burgh" for he held that the victories of that city are the victories of peace. Yet one way of maintaining peace and com manding the respect of the civilized world is to have an efficient navy. We very much fear that Carnegie is getting touchy in his old age.-Pittsfeld Eagle.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
rErrr4oNE: CANAAN 12s RING
As AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM

AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIU w The News should appeal with special force to the uAHacious business man.
 It has an extensive circulation in Western Connecticut, and especially throughout Litch- nAld 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 as perused by the entire families of the thrifty, intelligent reading class of people whom Che long headed advertiser most desires to reach.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

Canaan has still another advantage. The governments order that no mail shall be distributed on Sunday doesn't discommode us in the slightest degree.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

Subscribers are requested to notify the pub. Asb or promptly of any failure to receive papers eegularly, changes of residence etc.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

Attorney General Wickersham en- ergetic championship of the square deal for the black man before the American Bar association is greatly to his credit" The Bar association does not act pretty in its position as to the color line.-New Haven Journal Courier, - ....t.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

Canaan has goo1 reason to be proud of its Hose Company and their fine rec ord in the Millerton tournament on La bor Day.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
WRITE LETTER ABOUT IT

Communications on subjects of general inter 0gt to The News readers are invited, but no aftention will be paid to anonymous letters.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER D.. 1912
 "Begin the Day with God"

"Begin the Day with God" Begin the day with God, He is thy sun and day; .. He is the radiance Of thy dawn. To Him address thy lay; Take thy first meal with God, He is thy heavenly food; Feed with and on Him, He with thee Will feast in brotherhood; Thy first transaction be With God Himself above: So shall thy business prosper we'll, And all the day be love.
 -Bonar.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

School days have come again-for those who cannot fully appreciate the value of them
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
MISCELLANEOUS

AR. EATEN, optlclan or Torringtou. 1onn. will be at The Garfield" hotel the first Mon day and Tuesday afternoons of each month If unable to call send postal. Consultation free S. R. STARK, Nurse. Canaan Telephone 1B-2 LOST-A white shepherd dog, one brown ear and eye Has collar, but tag is lost. Frank Passni, South Canaan, Conn. FOR RENT-Five room steam heated apart ment. on ground floor, in my house at Main street and Granite Avenue, after September f5. Kitchen range and some carpets furnished if desired. Moderate terms to good tenant. Also one furnished room, heated and lighted, terms Sl.50 per week. Mrs. s. c. Beckley, Canaan.
 IF YOU want to get anywhere, anytime then take you there and back safely and surely in his 1918 Overland.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

In his editorial column every week the editor of The Connecticut Western News of Canaan prints the following:
 Get together. Pull together. That s the only way to keep town going for ward. Not ouly that, but it's the only way to keep it from going backward" :"
 Would that Guilford might see the advantage of adopting such a motto and adhering to it. What a paradise it's people could make the old town that has so many splendid advantages for beauti- flying and as a business, manufacturing and residential proposition.-Shore Line Times.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

What farmer knows the definition of tough luck, who, after whole season of hard work on the part of himself and a gang of hired help, succeeds in raising a fl-: crop of tobacco up to the very point of harvesting, stands in his doorway and sees the whole result of hls labor and expense ruined hopelessly in two min utes by hailstorm P
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

Get together. Pull together. Presi dents are elected that way.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
WANTED

WANTED TEN HUSTLING AGENTS AT ONCE; $50 and better per week assured to bright persons, to sell Perfection Self-HeatinR Flat Irons, 1911 Patent. Every Iron gtlaran- teed perfect or money back. Saves labor, time, expense: does family ironing for 2c. Sole rights in the United States. The Bakeney CoLOperative Company, Sheffield, Mass. wANTED-l5,0 900 cords of lime kiln wood
 Address, Box 202, East Canaan, Conn. Village.
 EXPERIENCED lime burner wanted to take charge of kilns; also quarrymen and other experienced workers. Green Mountain Lime Company. Ofice-Middlebury, Vt. Works New Haven Jet, Vt.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

FOR sALE-Ladies' driving horse Handsome Chestnut geldinR. Not afraid of steam cars, automobiles or trolleys. Also Columbus Bug gy Go. phaeton fin fine condition, and harness. Can beSseen at W. A. Miles barn, Twin Lakes, or will show in Canaan. Address W. R. Page, Twin Lakes
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05

FOR sALE-one grey horse, fowls, chickens. One mile north Canaan Valley. A. E Benton, P. O. Canaan, Conn, R. F. D, No. 1. APPLE BARRELS FOR sALE-StandartiN size. best quality prompt shipments. Our advice is to buy early owing to the scarcity of barrel stock. Write for prices delivered. Samuel Deuel. Pine Plains, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
HOPE.
. BY EMMA RoDEMEYER WATT

Hope Is a sunbeam,
 Hope Is a flower; Hope is the rainbow After the shower. Hope is the kind word, Hope is the smile; Hope Is 8 comfort
 All the while.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
Cent-a- Word Advertisements
 Minimum Charge 25 Cents
FOR SALE

FOR SALE f One new gasoline engine, 8 h. D., with wood saving outfit, or exchange for live stock D. D. Corners, Canaan, Conn, k. F. D, HONOR ROLL LITCHFIELD COUNTY REvo- LUTIONARY SOLDIERS, published by Mary Floyd Tallmadge Chapter, D. A. R, of Lttch. field. Conn. Contains nearly 1000 names of Revolutionary soldiers of Litchheld county, with references to books giving their service. Price, Sl %, postage 10 cents, or express addit- ional. Cornelia B Smith, Ltchfeld, Conn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14

happen to be an oriental, the degrada-
 ton is all the greater. They find out all about the private lives of their clients, especially ladies, and then they
 levy blackmail on their victims under threats of telling the stories to hus-
 band or if she be unmarried, parents.
 The air of mystery that always sur
 rounds the apartments of these charla-
 tans Is also likely to do a highly strung
 woman d great deal of harm. Burn ing incense, eastern symbols, and semi
 darkness are not calculated to brace
 the nerves of woman who is perhaps highly neurotic owing to some trouble. real or fanciod, about which she has | come to consult the seer But per | haps the greatest danger that arises from the present craze for the mys-
 lorious is thakiit interferes to an ex-
 traordinary extent, with material hap piness. Once a woman gets under the | influence of quacl occulist, she Is certain to swallow everything he tells | her. and one of the things that he very often does tell her Is she is far too good for the man to whom she is mar lried' and that there is someone else | who is ardently seeking her affections
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
A Newspaper for Beggars

From the Argonant.
 Perhaps the most curious newspaper printed in the world has begun a semi annual publication in Paris. It is called the Mendicant's Journal, and is, presum. ably, intended for restricted circulation among the beggar class. The government however. may take steps to suppress it The newspaper offers to supply lists ol eenters where begging may be pursued most proftably, with names of persons who may be approached. Particular ia. cilities for obtaining costumes suitable for cold weather beggary are linted at Also a beggar well recommended may obtain at the bureau of information oi the paper a list of Important weddings haptisms, burials. and givers of soca functions, together with servants whc may be worked" Dates on which roya or other official visitors are expected iY Paris will also be supplied in advance or payment of a, fee this to sbe graduated according to the standing of the beggal in his trade and the position he mus consent to loccupy,s as we'll as the I'm portance of the coming guest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14

drive you anywheres,' he urged. knowed it would be all right directly
 I sees yer squaring the beak. Fame has come to Lord Alverstone ia many guises A short time ago. while
 delivering prizes ut the Northampton institute. Clerkenwell, he told how one of the pupils met an acquaintance on the train The latter asked the boy IT he knew who was going to give the prizes away The boy said he did not, and asked who it was. 'Why, came
 the reply. the man who hung Grip 1 pen
 l Tie Hon. Nesta Douglas Pennant, who has had a slight gun accident. was l the youngest but one of the 12 sisters and half sisters of the present Lord
 Pennant. Her father, the late Peer, was
 twice married, and is survived by no l fewer than 5 children, number which
 would have satisfied even ex-President l Roosevelt.
 He was we'll known on the Turf and 1 Newmarket, and hise dispute with the Bethesda qnarrynen was once T topic
 of much interest. His father the first Lord Peprhyn, had Il romantic .expe-
 rience. He was poor and high born, land fell in love withithe heiress 'daugh- ter of MT. George Hay Dawkins-Pen- tnant, a: rich man, and the owner Of ivaluableT Slate quarries in Carnarvon- shire. Like man of honor, he went
 straight to her father and pleaded his cause lwitlf such successstbat the great | mine owner gave his consent to the marriage When her share of the estates came to his wife, the then Col
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14

What happens in such a case can eas- fly be left to the imagination
 Hitherto, the authorities have been far too lax in their treatment of the fortune telling fraternity; the fact that they are now beginning to wake up is sign that they are at last realizins that the present craze for the occult must be nipped in the bud.
 One of the most pleasant of MT Winston Churchill's characteristics is his affection and admiration for his beautiful wife. This Is illustrated by little incident which took place at some well known golf links the other day. when the first lord" had taken his wife down. to play a friendly game with him. Ladies were not allowed on the mems links, and this fact was communicated to Mir. Churchill by the secretary. Mr. Churchill immediately applied for a special permit, which was, however, refused him, whereupon, high : ly indignant, the first lord withdrew his name from the clubs list of members.
 Lord Alverstone. the lord chief jus tice, is a wonderfully young locking man. Few would ina agine to look at hls fresh complexion that he was 6s this week He hiwself attributes his re markably good health and youthful .ap pearance 10 ms naVlHS all Hts' 'iiiS 'e'eu on the motto:- Early to bed and early tos rise.,A There Is q story told ot a young barrister who was once invited to consult him at 6 o'clock In the morning. and who, being man whc kept ordinary hours, sat up all nigh' to keep his appointment, lest he shouio miss seeing. the distinguished lawyer.
 As plain Sir Richard Webster his cal one morning, on the way to court, was run into by another The ensuing Yer bal battle between the cabbies attract ed crowd Of passer-by, whereuponiSti Richa I'd hurriedly loft. first leaving hi' card in the event of his being wantet as witness The case came on in dut course, and Sir Richard was invited tt take seat near the bench. The yer dict was ultimately given in favor e' the cabman who had driven the grea lawyer. When the future lord chfel was leaving the court the cabman Wa: awaiting for him. Jump in, sir, Fl