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Connecticut western news., 1912-08-08
Suffrage Notes.

IhefOlIoWlng extract IS from an address delivered by the noted suffrage speaker s. H. Goldinson, and published by the Equal Suffrage club of Albany:
 'It may be that woman accomplshes much by her indirect influence, but may we not ask, what about the ethical value of the exercise of such power? What about the moral effect upon the individ- ual thus forced to escheW the direct ap- peal and to resign the strait-forWard method of personal dignity? Is it ethi- cal to use indirect mealrs when direct Ones may be at hand? If thing Is right, Is 1t not inherently right? and Is 1t not rightness alone that should form the basis of its appeal? Man is taught the value of right every time he is asked to act for its own sake, and yet here we are insisting upon the claims and hal lowed rights OI indirect influence, which Is but placing the personal equation above the ethical value of an ideal. Moreover mans response to this indirect influence Is patronizlng condesceusion which should be an Offense against the innate dignity and worth of the human soul. It's aim is to make the man feel that he acts on his own motion and ini- tlatlve, and what Is that but simple deception? Is 1t possible to have full and satisfying ethical life between in dlviduals when one of them is forced to use the hidden method, the secret means? It may well be doubted whether there is anything else ill the relation between men and women that is so disastrous to their common life as the necessity to resort to indirect means of appeal on the part of the woman.
 Our opposition to a condition of social and political life that makes indirect in fuence necessary begins with the as- sumption that the woman is a person a moral entity, and ends with the irresis- tible claim that to her belongs the same opportunities Of developing her moral self and of stamping that moral self upon the life of society as the state grants to the men"
 pr. 0. w. Culver who so ably spoke here on the suffrage, kindly sent me the entire address from which this valuable extract was taken. This scholarly and yet supremely sensible argument for suff rage should be placed in the hands of every man and woman anti.
 PRES. 0. E. F. l..
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-08

Mrs. Whitney and daughter Eleanor, of Great Burlington, have been guests Fof Mrs. o, G. Smith, the past week.
 Rev. H. Utterwick and family, who have been occupying Stockholm" cot tage at Twin Lakes for the past two weeks, have broken camp. Miss Kath, ,erine is visiting Mrs. M. G. Adam.
 MT. and Mrs. A. c. Goulden and daughter Florence, of Bridgeport, are visiting at L. J. Streck's. Miss Florence sang at the morning service in Christ church on Sunday.
 Miss Maude Pulyer, of Hartford, has been spending 8 week with her mother Mrs, D. D. Walter.
 J. Edward Brewer, of Schenectady N. Y, and Miss Alta Chesebro, of Oneonta, N. Y, came to Canaan Mon day and were married at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. H. Oornford.
 E. s. Pease and familyare taking a little vacation, visiting New York City and vicinity.
 If the would-be auto owner is unable to find machine to suit him in the selection offered by George M. Bullock, he's hard to suit. In another part of this issue Mr. Bullock announces that he has the agency for the Ford, Fiat, Jackson, Mitchell, Oakland and Marion n fFs,n of rfaR nrl nd popular makes.
 Augustus Irion and Miss Alice Flood of New York, are spending their vaca- tion with Mr. Irion's cousin, Mrs. T. T. Adam.
 Contractor M. Lux, of Great Barring ton, has begun excavating for the founda- tion of the receiving vault ill the Lower cemetery.
 Key. s. G. Hastings, of West Sufield, has been visiting his niece, Mrs. F. F. Stevens.
 Canaan Hose Co. No. 1 expect to ap- pear in their new uniforms at the Fire mems Tournament on Labor Day at Mil lerton, N. Y. The local company will be represented in the various races by selected teams.
 Dr. G. E. Oorwin and Dr. Wells go to New Haven today to attend the big clambake of the State Veterinary As sociation.
 Miss May Harrison, of the Moore In surance Agency, Winsted, and Miss Martha Harrison, of the Art Store, Win sted, were over Sunday guests of Miss Gladys DeHart.
 Rev. T. F. Ramon is in New Haven today attending the funeral of Bryan Smith, father of Rev. T. B. Smith, formerly stationed at Sharon. MT. Smith died Ill St. Raphaels Hospital. The funeral services are held at 10 o'clock this morning.
 Mrs. Walter Goggln and family are visiting her brother, Michael Goggin, manager of the Moon farm, at Falls Village. Miss Jessie Smith accompanies them.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-08
Big Prizes.

In addition to the $92,OOO which the Connecticut Fair Association will give in purses and premiums for light har- ness racing at the Charter Oak Park during the week of the fair, which be, be- gins Labor Day, Sept. 2, and continues for the week, more than SEQ, 600 Is to De distributed to exhibitors in the various departments. u.,..f,, .1le-vj .rrt sfH
 In the grange exhibit alone i've splen- did premiums are to be distributed to Connecticut granges. The first prize will be silver .5Qnpa and eS10o4in cash; Fsecond oprizes 2$80; third prize, oS6U; Efourth prize,, $40; fifth prize S20.t Ea- ktries for this display must be in by Aug Iust 15.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-08

Try Conkey's Fly Knocker 15 days Your money back quick if you are not satisfied. Ct. 35c 2 qts 60c gal. S1.00 Get can now from The Whitford. Bullock Co.. also Smith & Sons, West Cornwall, Conn.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
Brief Wills.

Probably the briefest document ever
probated as will was signed and
dated memorandum, Everything Ia
LOUIS" written by decedent in a rail-
way train record book kept by him;
his widows name being Lula. The
instrument was held to be sufficient
as a Photographic will. however, In
Smith v. Smith. 70 Southeastern Re-
porter, 491, by the Virginia supreme
court Of appeals. A note reading:
Dear Old Nance: wish to give you
my watch. two shawls. and also $4,000.
Your old friend, E. A. Gordon"-was
sustained as a will in Clark v. Ran
som, 80 California. sos; and a dated
and signed memorandum. Mrs. Sophie
Loeper Is my heiress." was upheld in
Succession of Shrenberg. 81 Louis
lana Annual, 2S0.-The Docket
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21

Speak frankly, If you do not think me
fit to be trusted with her, say so-it
will not break our friendship"
you have seen her once" Floyd re-
called, as II to himself. He lisped. his
surest sign of excitement Stanton
had never heard him use that soft,
slurring speech except on the race
tracks; heard now In the quiet coun-
try surroundings, 1t infected the listen
er with a contagious agitation and
emotion.
IT know, know" he deprecated.
But, l might sec her more, and see
ing no better men she might como to
bear with me- Not that there Is much
in me worth it--she probably never
would look at me. What l am asking
you, now, is whether you want me to
keep away from her. Say yes. and
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
(TO BE CONTINUALLY

The care of the African population
in the Belgian Kongo in the past mas
been so murderously Indifferent tna'
it is a pleasure to note a change ior
the better. An order has gone INTO
effect to prevent hereafter the impor-
tation, manufacture and Transports
ton of saccharine sweets In the Bel
gian African territory. Saccnarlne
products and products sweetened WIN
substances other than cane sugar.
beet sugar, milk sugar and glucose
sugar-particularly those sweetened
with glycerine-shall not be imported.
1t is specified In the order that II ID
meant to include in general ali syn
thetic chemical sweetening which
does not possess food value. We wish
we could believe that this tarin anx'
iety to protect the Kongo population
against deleterious sweets was some
thing more than an exhibition OF the
usual protective philanthropy which
bars a competitive product to make
sure the sale of something else.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
He Made an Enemy.

Governor Eberhart of Minnesota,
during an address told the following
story OF his own experiences:
Once while travelling through my
state l was noticing in particular the
great amount of waste that was going
on about me. During the afternoon 1
went into the dining car, which was
crowded, so l sat down near one end
OF the car, opposite a fleshy lady,
who, l thought, weighed at least $50
pounds.
AS looked past the lady through
the car window, not noticing her par
ticdlarly, was impressed by the vast
amount Of farm machinery that was
unsheltered and exposed to the wealth
er, and could not help but remark:
What a waste!'
The lady opposite me faced me
squarely and said: Mister, you just
mind your own business "-Philadel-
phia Star.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21

There were times when he could have
imagined that Floyd evaded too close
companionship with him. subtly held
him at arms length.
They stayed the half day at Buffalo.
and went out to the huge. silent group
of buildings that had been the Comet
factory.
1t gave Stanton a strange sensation
to watch Floyd's assured familiarity
with this place and atmosphere; to
see him 80 naturally draw from his
pocket the bunch of keys to admit
them and unhesitatingly fit each to its
corresponding door or gate. Yet, this
was where he belonged-only there
should have been busy life instead Of
this dead emptiness. Their voices ech-
ed loud through the desolation. where
the massive. motionless machinery
stood towering above the visitor and
the slight young master OF the domain.
the metal-spotted, roughened factory
| floors reverberated under their foot
steps.
AS they made the tour from room to
room and building to building. Floyd
grew slowly. whittier, his explanations
more brief. When they finally arrived
at glass-set door marked Office. he
stopped short and laid his hand upon
the wall as If to steady himself.
go away, for a moment" he re-
quest, his voice catching. I'll come
after you. haven't been here since
my father"
Stanton swung on his heel and went
out; out to look at the mile track,
where Edgar Floyd used to practice
racing with little Jes tied in the car
beside him, and where later the older
Jes played mechanician to his fathers
driving. And standing there under
the dull October sky. Stanton thought
Of many things.
When Floyd came after him, half an
hour later. Stanton turned from his
position against the track railing.
Floyd. what do you figure Is goins
to become of your sister," he abrupt
ly demanded.
Floyd stopped. gazing at the othel
with parted lips and startled gray
eyes. A strong wind was blowing OF
Lake Erie. tossing his bronze hail
and wrapping his long coat about him
my sister," he repeated. "Why?'
"She is a woman. she must have
some life of her own. You can't keel
her like a nun until she finds herself
grown old without chance at living
Floyd continued to gaze at him, say
ing nothing; that half-hour in the OF
flee had left him almost wan in the
gray afternoon light.
You know me. Jes Floyd. II AM
one does. You know my vile temper
my rough tongue. and that | am {
cross-grained brute at best. But
think there may be enough Of the in
herent gentleman left in me to make
me decent to a woman. If, in time
things fell out 80 that I'd asked you To-
your sister. would you be willing
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
CHAPTER vIII-(contlnued).

The silence was long. After reading.
Floyd turned his face to the window.
and so remained. But at last he looked
back to Stanton and nodded.
yes, 1t means that get back my
fathers factory" he confirmed quietly.
II am very glad. although 1t doesn't do
me much actual good. have no capt.
tai to run an automobile plant, and l
will not sell unless l am forced to It"
You would like to operate it?"
The blood ran up under Floyd's fine
skin, he met Stanton's eyes with a
glance of fire-ardent passion and de-
sire.
I'D give all the rest of my life to
operate that factory for one year, as
my father planned for me-pd give 1t
for K months to justify his faith and
training. You do not know, you can
not knowi"
Can not?" Stanton retorted.
FLOYD, what do you think I am rae
ing for II can not understand risk
ing something for an object. told
you once that would not live poor
I was not born to that. II win anoth-
or prize OF two this season. will have
enough capital to match somewhat
with your factory. We both under
stand the motor business pretty we'll;
do you want, in case all goes right. to
Join with me and revive the famous
Comet motor-cars? Don't answer
now, think the thing over"
"Stanton!"
"Wait; there is time enough. We
may easily lose everything we put into
the venture, factory and all; or we
may not"
"I'd chance my part"
why, so would l." agreed Stanton
Meanwhile. you had better try me as
. travelling companion before you take
me as a partner Remember we would
be teammates for long race"
I'm not likely to forget" Floyt
made slow answer. Remember thai
for yourself. Of me. Stanton"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
CHAPTER TX.
The Chance for JessIca.

The Chance for JessIca.
When the assistant manager OF the
Mercury Company came through the
train. next morning. and saw the two
who were breakfasting together In the
dining car, he stopped in the aisle with
an expression Of one brought face to
face with the disagreeable unexpected.
WE'LL" he calculated. WE'LL"
start 1t with an H, II you like"
suggested Stanton, coolly amused.
Mr.. Green's mouth grew thin from
pressure.
'If you quarrel with Floyd, l shall
not know where out here can get
you another mechanician in time," he
gave stiff warning.
All right" was the answer.
Floyd was engaged in blocking out a
map with toothpicks, and did not look
up; he appeared even more ridiculous.
ly young and gay-spirited than usual,
in the morning sunlight. But some
thing in the poise of his bright head
echoed that "all right" Mr. Green
went on, and interfered no more dur
ing the journey.
The speed carnival held upon The
superb two-mile track was to extend
over three days. The contests were of
varied types and classes. but the Mer-
curry was entered for at least one
event and frequently several. on each
day.
Aren't there any Atalanta cars en-
tered, at all?" Floyd wondered. on the
first morning at the track.
None" Stanton assured.
"Then 1 won't need to burn a Joss
stick"
what for?"
Luck" said Floyd sweetly; and re
fused to explain.
Their luck held good. They had
neither illness nor serious accident K
mar their series Of victories and trials
Tor Stanton drove as II BY inspira
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
Woman BootbIack.

London is to have its first woman
pleted arrangements to set up a boot
backing stand at one of the busiest
corners in the West End. She be-
lieves herself to be the pioneer woman
bootblack in England and declares
that the men in the business need not
fear her competition. since she in
tends to devote herself exclusively to
polishing the footwear of women and
children.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21

language Of Cervantes. 1t was pro-
duced at Buenos Ayres and was called
La Duda" (The Doubt.
Soon after that an Italian actress in
South America offered a prize for an
acceptable play in her mother tongue
M. Niccodemi took the prize with his
play Per Ia Vita" He soon after.
ward wrote "L'Hirondelle" (Ths Swat.
low) In French and 1t is played at
Brussels. At Paris he began his WORT
by translating and adapting tho Eng.
lish play Of "Rafles."-Le Cri do pa.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
SYNOPSIS.

At tho beginning of great automobile
race the mechanician of the Mercury.
6tanton's machine. drops dead. Strange
youth, Jesse Floyd. volunteers, and Is &C
qepted. In the rest during the twenty
four hour race Stanton meets stranger.
Miss Carlisle. who introduces herself The
Mercury wins race. Stanton receives
flowers from Miss Carlisle. which he ig-
nores Stanton meets Miss Carlisle on q
train They alight to take walk. and
train leaves Stanton and Miss Carlisle
follow in auto Accident by which Stan
ton is hurt is mysterious Floyd. at lunch
with Stanton. tells OF his boyhood. Stan
ton again meets Miss Carlisle and they
dine together. Stanton comes to track
yick, but makes race. They have acci-
fent- Floyd hurt, but not seriously. At
dinner FLOYD tells Stanton OF his twin
sister, Jessica. Stanton becomes very III
and loses consciousness. On recovery, at
his hotel Stanton receives invitation and
visits Jessica. They go to theater togeth-
or and meet Miss Carlisle. Stanton and
Floyd meet again and talk business.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21

we will shake hands and drop the SUD
ject for ever"
Very slowly Floyd held out his sisn'
der hand.
ITO BE CONTINUED)
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
a PoIXnlnt Plax\Nrldht.

M. Dario Niccodemi is citizen Of
the world. He was born in Italy. He
was reared in the Argentine Republic.
where he was initiated in Spanish cul-
ture. He wrote his first play in the
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21

L understand when Smith went out
for the first time In his new machine
he struck quite gait"
1 believe he struck about a dozen.
gates before he finished the machine.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21
Id cal.

Teacher-There is no glass in the
windows OF the Eskimos.
Jimmie-Ain't that greatf I'll bat
the Kids up there play ball the vhols
year round.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-21

This gas probing business is q
weighty matter, isn't it?"
Yes; doesn't do to make light OF
It."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-04-25
FEAR MIX-UP OF FALSE HAIR
Why Women, Apparent Strangers,
Insist on Occupying Adjoining
Berths in Pullman.

Nobody can tell funnier stories
about the false-hair craze than rail-
road employees.
For some time after women began
to swell their heads out with such
enormous quantities Of hair" said a
Pullman conductor, I'VE couldn't quite
understand why women who were APP
parent strangers to each other should
insist upon occupying neighboring
berths, even bargaining to exchange
with other passengers to obtain the
desired accommodations. Finally q
girl wearing about a bushel OF blonde
hair enlightened me.
"'Have you noticed she said, that
blonde insists upon sleeping near
another blonde and brunette near
another brunette? They do that to
prevent ludicrous mistakes In an
emergency that necessitates quick
dressing. Surprising there should be
an accident In the night and every.
body would have to throw on their
clothes and hair in the dark. II am
shut up in the same compartment
with a brunette / am likely to mix
some of her black hair with my
blonde puffs and she mine with hers.
What we would both look like can be
imagined. That happened to me once,
so now insist upon sleeping near a
blonde neighbor, even if 1 have to
pay extra for it,"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-04-25
Measuring Liaht From Stars.

Starlight has been measured in COM
parison with sunlight and the follow
ing results have been announced: The
light received from a star Of the first
magnitude like Vega is about one for
y-thousandth-millio of the suns
Young places the total starlight receiv-
ed by the earth at the value of 5000
first magnitude stars, thus making the
whole starlight to be one-sixtieth that
of the full moon. Light has an actual
mechanical pressure, and can be meas
ured in the laboratory. 1t has been
found that the suns light in itself
presses against the earth with force
something like 10000 tons. AS the
surface Of sphere varies as the
square Of the radius, and as the vol
ume Of mass varies as the cube OF
the radius, and as the mechanical pres
sure Of light on the whole surface
varies as that surface, and as the
force of gravity varies as the mass
IL a sphere were made smaller and
smaller 1t is easily seen that the pres
sure of light would not decrease so
fast as the force of gravity; so bodies
beyond curtain minuteness could not
reach the sun, but would be repealed
by the mechanical force Of its light.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-04-25
Auto Frightened Negro Nanny.

eve had one rather ludicrous en-
counter which might have resulted in
serious injury although it fortunately
did not" said Mrs. Francis Boyd, in
describing recent trip through the
south in an automobile.
"As we rounded curve In crossing
the mountains of Virginia, we saw APP
preaching wagon load of negro folks,
drawn by a skinny horse that labori-
ously climbed toward US.
In the group was mother who
held baby close to her breast. She
evidently had never seen an automo-
bile before.
"'O!' she shrieked; it's a black
devil and it will get u.s. and she threw
the baby out of the wagon to the road
side and then jumped over the NOV
ing wheels to the ground.
THE woman was so thoroughly
frightened that 1t took some time to
quiet her and make her understand
that the automobile was not danger
GUS"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-04-25
Church Of Christ.

The services for the following week
will be as usual and needs no repeating
here. AS soon as the spring rush of
work is over we are expecting better
attendance at all our services. Two
received the right hand of fellowship
Sunday morning The program at
Sister Eollenbeck's last Friday evening
was well rendered and nice lunch
was served, which we all enjoyed
The sermon for next Lords day will
be the second on the Holy Spirit" In
our judgement it will lie worth your
while to hear them through, if you are
interested in themes of this kind Sun
day evening we are expecting to begin
a series of sermons on Christ G. e.
meeting at 700 IN. The South West
Iowa District Convention of the
Church of Christ" will be held at
Bedford Iowa, beginning April 30 May
Bird. You are invited
J. j. Rupert, Pastor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-04-25
New Library Building Started.

Contractors for the New Library are
on the ground aud the work of eXcaya-
ton is now in progress The building
will be erected at cost of so, 90
and will occupy prominent place in
the northwest corner of the public
square. The brick for the inside walls
will he furnished by the local brick
yard but the outside tier of brick will
be imported as will also the stone for
the trimming. When completed Audi
bon will have one of the handsomest
libraries in the state and will ever re-
main as monument to the women of
the town who have done such noble
work. 1t is expected that the building
will be completed early in the fall.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-04-25
AN AUTHOR IN A GARRETT
Wearing Old Clothes and Eating
Cheap Meals Was No Hardship
n to Moore.

In Paris had lived very much as I
lived in Victoria street, but 1t had
never occurred to me that | showed
any merit by accepting, without MUIR
muring, the laborious life in the Tenn
pie that sudden reverse of fortune
had forced upon me; it was no suffer
ing for M TO live in a garnet, wearing
old clothes. and spending from two
shillings to half crown on my dinner,
because / felt, and instinctively, that
that is the natural life of a man Of
letters; and can remember my sur
prise when my brother told me one
day that my special agent had said he
never knew anybody so economical as
George.
Some time after Tom Ruttledge him
self came painting up my stairs, and
during the course of conversation re-
garding certain large sums of money
which / heard of for the first time, he
said: well, you have spent very little
money during the last few years."
And when l spoke Of the folly Of
other landlords, he added There are
very few who would be content to live
in a cockloft like this"
And looking round my room I real
lied that what he said was true; was
living in a cockloft, bitterly cold In
winter and sitting In summer; the
sun beating fiercely on the windows in
the afternoon, obliging me to write in
my shirt sleeves.-George Moore in
"Ave."