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Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
CANAAN VALLEY

Mrs. Ann Sardam and, niece, of New Haven, have been guests of Mrs. Grace Mcintyre.
 Thompson and Anderson have started with their steam thresher.
 Miss Whiton former pastor of North Norfolk has been visiting Mrs. Lyman Couch.
 MT. Ogush on the stanard farm has just built large silo. Dick Rood, of Clayton is doing the work.
 MT. and Mrs. D. D. Corners had a little unpleasantness one night last week, and she took her children and left. MT. Corners is now keeping bachelors hall.
 A few are still having, but the majority of the farmers have finished.
 Lightning has struck several trees in this vicinity during our recent heavy thunder showers.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
GOOD NEWS
Many News Readers Have Heard
 It and Profited Thereby.

"Good news travels fast" and the thousands of bad back sufferers in Canaan are glad to learn where rehef may be found. Many lame, weak and aching back is bad no more. thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills. Our citizens are telling the good news of their experience with thls tested remedy. Here is an example worth reading:
 Mrs. John .Devine, Bragg St., Canaan. Conn.,, says: "We have used Doan's Kidney Pills in our family with good results and do not hesitate to recommend them. A member of the household was troubled by backaohe and other symp- toms of disordered kidneys. Nothing proved of benefit until Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at Thurlough's Drug Store, (now R. T. Farnnm & Go. s Drug Store) were used. They restored the kidneys to a normal condition and re- heved the backache. ...,
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster -Milburn Oo., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember Doan's and take no other. .4+..|
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
COLONEL WILSON DIES IN CELL
United Wireless Former President suo- oumbs to Uraemie Poisoning In
 Federal Prison at Atlanta.

Colonel O. 0. Wilson, sixty-seven years old, former president of the Unit ed Wireless company, died at the Unit. ed States penitentiary at Atlanta, where he was serving a three year sentence for. using the mails in at tempt to defraud. Uraemic poisoning was given as the cause of the colonePs death.
 Colonel Wilson began serving his sentence on Aug. 23, 1911. He was taken to New York last May by one of the prison guards to testify in bankruptcy proceedings instituted against the United Wireless cofnpany Several postponements of the case ne cessitated his being held in New York for more than month, and 1t became known that the guard was allowing him great deal of personal liberty during that period.
 The department of justice took no, tice of these reports and instituted an investigation. The guard was dismiss ed, and early last month Wilson was returned to the Atlanta penitentiary.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
BARE PLOT TO MURDER.
Informer Overhears Talk Bearing on
 Attempt to Slay kentuckian.

lnformer Overhears Talk Bearing on
 Attempt to Slay kentuckian.
 A plot to kill Representative Ben Johnson of Kentucky. chairman of the house committee on the District of Columbia, so as to head off certain pro- posed legislation. was disclosed to MT. Johnson, and a sworn statement has put the Kentuckian and friends on guard.
 The affidavit of a Washington man. detailing a conversations he heard on a street car, in which one of those talk ing said he had been following Mir Johnson for three nights to kill him. is locked up in the office of Speaker Clark.
 MT. Johnson has been very aggres- sive in his advocacy of legislation af fecting the District of Columbia. He is said to have incurred the enmity of many people who interpret his views IS Aostile to the interests of the city.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
MANY CHEER OLYMPIC
 V.CT 0RS IN BIG PARADE
Athletes Ride In Automobiles,
 Thorpe Central Figure,

The victorious athletes who carried Old Glory to victory in the games at Stockholm last month were greeted by nearly a million cheering men, women and children as they passed through the streets of New York.
 The athletes rode In automobiles. More than 12,OOO school children lined the road with flags, upon which were inscribed the names of the victors. Girls on one side of Fifth avenue tried their best to surpass the enthusiasm of the boys on the opposite side. Drilled by their teachers, these tots shouted the cheer, "Ray-ray-ray-U. s. A, A-M-E-R-I-C-A,'' adding the name of the man who was passing at the time.
 Thorpe, who had done what no other man in the world had accomplished. won the pentathlon and the decathlon events, symbolic of the all round cham pionship of the world, was placed In d ear by himself with an auto in front of him carrying the two trophies present ed by the king of Sweden and the czar.
 Only once did the stolid Indian show any enpnuS1aSIn. w Q1le the cneeES ol the crowd were ringing in his ears he sat immovable, but when he reached the reviewing stand on which were the mayor, Colonel Thompson and James E. Sullivan, American commissioners to the games, the face of the redskin be- came animated and, jumping out of his car, he removed his hat and rushed to shake hands with Colonel Thompson and Commissioner Sullivan.
 The applause of the crowd was all most evenly divided between the h. dian and the New York favorite, big Matt Mcdonald, the traffic squad po- liceman who defeated the hitherto un- beatable Ralph Rose in the best hand shot put at the famous games. McDon- aid was in the same auto as Matt Mo Grath, another policeman, who won the hammer throw. They were greeted with whirlwind of applause all along the line. Ralph c. Craig, winner of the 100 and POO meter runs, was another public favorite.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
SHERMAN NOTIFIED TOO.
His Home City Puts on Its Holiday
 Clothes In Honor of the Occasion.

His Home City Puts on It's Holiday
 Clothes In Honor of the Occasion.
 For the second time in four years James Schoolcraft Sherman of Utica. N. Y, was notified. by a committee of leading Republicans that he had been selected for the second place on the national ticket. Senator George Suth- erland of Utica was the committees spokesman.
 The city put on carnival dress for the notification, and the night before Genesee street was ablaze with colored lights for two miles. There was q parade that included the Mystic Krewe of Syracuse, the Chante Cheils of Can astota, the Nagarahs of Oneida and the Romohawks and Bengals, Rome, and delegations from Albany and Schenec tady.
 With the Utica boosters they marched to Vice President Sherman's home. where the line was reviewed. The crowd was so great that the police were swept away and Genesee street was blocked for some time.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
LEGAL NOTICES
nIsTRICT OF CORNWALL, ss. Pro

 DISTRICT OF CORNWALL, ss. Pro D bate Court, Aug. 22d, 1912.
 Estate of William Fox, late of Cornwall in said District, deceased. l.l X The Administrator de bonis non" hav- ing exhibited his administration account with said estate to this Court for allow ance, it'is l.. f F. .t--a. .. ORDERED--Thatt the 91st day ofN Aug A. D. 1919, at l o'clock in the afternoon at the Probate Office in West Cornwall, be and the same is assigned for hearing on the allowance of said administration account, and this Court directs the Ad- ministrator de bonis non" to cite all per- sons interested therein to appear at said time and place. by publishing this order once in some newspaper having a oircula- tlon in said District, and by posting copy on the public sign post in the Town of Cornwall, where the deceased last dwelt, at least days before said time assigned.
 Certified frC m Record.
 GEO. IF. SMITH .JlI erC..
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
Srencsr and CoIors.

Herbert Srencer's notions of art were very crude. His favorite' color was what he called '1mpure purple" He wore impure purple" gloves and. find- ing, that the furniture was a little som- ber had binding of impure purplep pasted around 1t by seamstress. He cut the frat strip himself and showed her how to stick 1t on with paste. He had his vases filled with artificial flow CTS. He wished to have everything
 bright about him and consequently en- joyed color. When it was suggested he could get that in real flowers he re- piled: "Booh! They would want con stant replenishingr' He wanted to
 know. why the people should object to artificial flowers in a room any more than to an artificial landscape.-"Home Life With Herbert Spencer" ...
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

The Democratic Electors of the Town ot North Canaan are requested to meet in the Town Hall on Saturday, August 31st, i9l2, at throe o'clock r. Nj. for the purpose of electing delegates to the Democratic State Convention to be held in Hartford, September 11th and 18th, 1919, for the nomination of candidates for presidential electors, candid tes for state offices and for the purpose of electing a new state central committee.
 Also for the purpose of electing dele. gates to tho congressional, senatorial and probate conventions for the respective districts in which said Town is situated.
 By order of the Town Committee,
 GEORGE ROGER, Chairman. Dated at North Canaan. Aug. esd, 1919.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
= ale Second hand. Bargains
 worth looking after.

50 h. p. New York Safety En- zine; 60 h. D. Return Tubular Boiler; 20 inch Unique Nutrition Mill, very little used; Munson Burr Mill, Steel Pulleys, Wood Puileys and Shafting; No. 1 Lane Saw Mill.
 Also new shafting, Hangers, Pulleys and Gears of all -descrip- tions, Unique Nutrition Mills, Steam Engines and Boilers, Gas and Gasoline Engines, Turbine Water Wheels, Circular Saw Mills, Saws and Betting, Wood Saving Machines. If you don't see what you want ask for it.
 20 New Gasolene Engines at a low price for cash.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
Dropping the English "H.p

In the days when packet ships ran between New York and London a youthful passenger asked the English mate of the Christiana what there was in the leather tubing around the gun wales of the lifeboats
 "Hair, sir" he answered.
 ''Is there anything peculiarly buoy ant about hairT' asked the American youth. ,. . eff you don't know that you don't know much" replied the mate, with a look of contempt as he moved to an other part of the ship. .....,.s
 The youth was humiliated and few days later asked the captain why hair was so ,buoyant in water That au- thority replied that he didn't know that 1t was and inquired why the youth thought 1t was so. . "Why, sir, your mate. told me that there was hair in the tubes of the life boats to make them float when cap- sized" M.t
 "Ah" answered the captain, laugh ing. He's Cockney; he means air"
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
Giving Him a Choice.

''I don't want oatmeal!' screamed the kid. 4. "You must have oatmeal" said his father.
 "Never force anything on a child like that" tnterposed uncle. who has theo- ries. Always give the child a choice"
 ."All right" said the father. "Now, kid, you can have oatmeal or you can have a clip on the jaw. Which is tt?''
 The child took oatmeal.-Washingt Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
In Doubt.
Herald.

Ethel (who is not famous for her good looks)-I don't see why you should call Miss Whitmore plain. Pm sure I only wish I were half as good looking as she is. Fred-You are. Ethel; you know you are. (And Ethel is wonder ing whether he meant to compliment her)
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
Doinu Riuht.

Doing the right. or what you honestly believe to be right, breeds courage in accordance with natural law. It in- spires a resolve, and in its wake come a host of minor virtues.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
Too Sweet,

Mrs. Beach Here is a letter from Charles, MT. Beach-Read it. Mrs. Beach (reading)-My dearest, darling est mother. Mir Beach-Great heav- ems! The scoundrel needs more money.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
His Resources About Exhausted.

HTS Resources About E%hausted'
 Father-Do you think you can sup port her in the style to which she has been accustomed? Suitor-Not in the style to which sue has been accus- toned since we became engaged.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29

Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.- Phillips Brooks.
Connecticut western news., 1912-08-29
Where the Gray Hairs Came From

Where the Gray Hairs Came From.
 The attitude of the commanding generals of the north and the south toward each other, after the final sur render, writes Mir. Thomas Nelson Page in his book on General Lee, Is one that the world regarded with as- tonishment, and the Americans may forever look back upon with pride. Tn illustration, MT. Page offers an en- gazing anecdote from Longs memoir of Lee. a ..... ... ..|.,
 It appears that on the afternoon of the day of the surrender at Appomat- tox, Meade paid friendly visit to Lee at his headquarters. Tn the course of the conversation Lee turned to Meade, who had been associated with him as his officer of engineers in the "old army" and said. pleasantly: -@.
 "Meade, years are telling on yon. Your hair Is getting quite gray"
 "Ah, General Lee" was Meade's prompt reply, "that is not the work of years. You are responsible for my gray hairs" .. ...
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23

it up in half that time, but even so
they would probably suffer not too
great discomfort before he got back.
All these preparations took some lit
tie time. 1t had grown somewhat late
in the morning before he started.
There had been a fierce storm raging
when he first looked out and at her
earnest solicitation he had delayed his
departure until it had subsidized.
His tasks at the corral were at last
completed; he had done what he could
for them both, nothing now remained
but to make the quickest and safest
way to the settlement. Shouldering
the pack containing his axe and gun
and sleeping bag and such provision
as would serve to tide him over I'M
til he reached human habitations, he
set forth. He did not look up to the
hut, indeed he could not have seen it
for the corral was almost directly be-
meath 1t, but II it had been in full view
he would not have looked back, he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23

ice was covered with the same dag
zling carpet Of white.
He could have seen nothing of this
had not the sudden storm now stopped
as precipitately almost as it had be-
gun. Indeed, accustomed to the gray
ness of the snow fall, his eyes we're
fairly dazzled by the bright light of
the sun. now quite high over the
range, which struck him full in the
face.
He stopped, painting, exhausted. and
leaned against the rocky wall Of the
canon's mouth which here rose sheer
over his head. This certainly was the
end of the trail. the lake was the
source of the frozen rivulet along
whose rocky and torn banks he had
tramped since dawn. Here. IL any
where, he would find the object of his
quest.
Refreshed by a brief pause, and
encouraged by the sudden sitting OF
the storm, he stepped out Of the canon
and assembled a little knoll whence he
had full view of the pocket over the
tops Of the pines. Shading his eyes
from the light with his hand as best he
could, no slowly swept the circumfer-
ence with his eager glance, seeing
nothing until his eye fell upon huge
broken trail of rocks projecting from
the snow, indicating the ascent to q
broad shelf of the mountains across
the lake to the right. Following this
he saw a huge block of snow which
suggested dimly the outlines Of q
! hut
Was that the place? Was she there:
He stared fascinated and as he did SC
a thin curl of smoke rose above the
snow heap and wavered up in the cold
| quiet air! That was human habita
ton, then. 1t could be none Other
than the hut referred to in the note
Enid Maitland must be there; and
Newbold,
The lake lay directly in front of hin
beyond the trees at the foot of The
knoll, and between him and the slope
that led up to the hut. II it had beer
summer, he would have been compel
ed to follow the waters edge to tn,
| I16uL VI " INC lcLl, OSlu yOuIACg
would have led over difficult trails
with little to choose between them
but the lake was now frozen hard ant
covered with snow. He had no doub
that the snow would bear him, but t
make sure he drew his snow shoe
from his shoulder, slipped his feet 4
the straps, and sped straight o.
through the trees and across it like a
arrow from a bow.
In five minutes he was at the foe
of the giant stairs. Kicking of hi
snow shoes, he scrambled up tn
broken way, easily finding in the sno1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23

could not trust himself to. every In
stinct, every impulse in his soul would
fain drag him back to that hut and to
the woman. It was only his will and,
did he but know it, her win that made
him carry out his purpose.
He would have saved perhaps half
a mile on his journey IL he had gone
straight across the lake to the mouth
Of the canon. We are creatures of
habit. He had always gone around
the lake on the familiar trail and IN
consciously he followed that trail that
morning He was thinking of her as
he plodded on in q mechanical way
while the trail followed the border Of
the lake for a time, plunged into the
woods, wound among the pines, at least
reaching that narrow rift In the en-
circling wall through which the river
flowed. He had passed along the trail
oblivious to all his surroundings, but
as ne came to the entrance ne could
not fail to notice what he suddenly
saw in the snow
Robinson Crusoe when he discov-
cred the famous footprint OF Man Fri
day in the sand was not more aston
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23

ished at what met his vision than
there, in the virgin Wilderness, were
the tracks of man!
He stopped dead with sudden con-
traction Of the heart. Humanity 9TH
err than he and she in that wilderness?
It could not be! For moment he
doubted the evidence Of his own SEN
ses. He shook his pack loose from his
shoulders and bent down to examine
the tracks to read If he could their
indications. He could see that some
one had come up the canon, that some
one had leaned against the wall, that
some one had gone on. Where had
he gone?
To follow the new trail was child's
play for him. He ran by the side of
it until he reached the knoll. The
stranger had stopped again, he had
shifted from one foot to another, evil
IDENTIFY he had been looking about him
seeking some one, only Enid Matt
land of course. The trail ran forward
to the edge of the frozen lake, there
the man had put on his snow shoes,
there he had sped across the lake like
an arrow, and like an arrow himself
! although he had left behind his own
snow shoes, Newbold ran upon his
track. Fortunately the snow crust up
bore him. The trail ran straight to
the foot of the rocky stairs. The new
conner had easily found his way there.
With beating heart and throbbing
pulse, Newbold himself bounded up
the activity after the stranger, mark
ing as he did so evidences of the 9TH
er's prior ascent. Reaching the top
like him he ran down the narrow path
and In his turn laid his hand upon the
| door.
He was not mistaken, he heard
1 voices within. He listened a second
and then flung 1t open, and as the 9TH
er had done, he entered.
| Way back on the trail. old KiTkby
and Robert Maitland, the storm having
ceased, were rapidly climbing up the
canon. Fate was bringing all the ac-
tors of the little drama within the
shadow OF her hand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23

- >'S 'NJ'
a trail which had evidently been
passed and repassed daily. In a few
moments he was ct the top of the
shelf. A hard trampled path ran be-
tween high walls of snow to a
door!
Behind that door what would he
find? Just what he brought to
it, love and hate, he fancied We
usually find ON the other side of
doors no more and no less than
We bring to our own sides. But what
ever was there there was no hesita-
ton in Armstong's course. He ran
toward it, laid his hand on the latch,
and opened it.
What creatures of habit we are!
Early in that same morning, after one
vain attempt again to influence the
woman who was now the deciding and
determining factor, and who seemed to
be taking the mans place, Newbold,
ready for his journey, had torn him
self away from her presence and had
plunged down the giant stair. He had
done everything that mortal man could
do for her comfort; wood enough to
last her for two weeks had been taken
from the cave and piled in the kitch-
en- and everywhere so as to be easily
accessible to her; the stores she al
ready had the run OF. and he had it
ted a stout bar to the outer door
which would render 1t impregnable to
any attack that might be made against
1t, although he saw no quarter from
which any assault impended.
Enid had recovered not only her
strength, but good deal of her nerve.
That she loved this man and that he
loved her had given her courage. She
would be fearfully lonely, of course,
but not so much afraid as before. The
month Of immunity in the mountains
without any Interruptions had dissi-
pated any possible apprehensions on
her part. 1t was with a sinking heart,
however. that she saw him go at
last.
They had been so much together
In that month; they had learned what
love was. When he came back Il
would be different. he would not come
alone. The first human being he met
would bring the world to the door OF
the lonely but beloved cabin in the
mcuntains-the world with its ques.
tons, its inference. its suspicious, its
denunciations and its accusations
Some kind Of an explanation would
have to be made, some sort an an
swer would have to be given, some so
luton of the problem would have &c
be arrived at. What these would bt
she could not tell.
Newbold's departure was like the
end OF an era 70 her. The curtain
dropped; when il arose again what was