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Connecticut western news., 1912-05-16
SALISBURY

Dr. Ross. Canaan dentist, will be ab sent from his office May II to 25.
 Mrs. William Armstrong, of Pittsfeld. Mass, visited friends in town on Mon day.
 The baseball boys defeated the Shef- field team on the home field, last Satur- day by the score of 3-2. The game was not as exciting as the score might indi- cate, as the Sheffield team would stop every once in while to argue some point or other. MT. Smith, of Chapin- vile, was the umpire, and did a good job considering the interference from the opponents.
 Miss Mary Sears and Miss. May Fin negan spent the week end with friends in Sheffield, attending the High school play and dance.
 Mrs. Peter Tanner and son Grant, and Mrs. Richard McCarty spent a day in Hartford last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Ohas. Renshaw were in town over Sunday.
 Jacob Fitting returned from New York city on Monday.
 Miss Jeannette Warner, who has been quite ill with the qulnsy, is recovering slowly.
 The Changers held teachers night in in the Library last Friday night and many interesting speeches were made by the different teachers of the town.
Connecticut western news., 1912-05-16
SOUTH CANAAN AND HUNTSVILLE

Rev. Mr. Hedges, of Colebrook, oc- cupied the pulpit in this place last Sun day.
 Olin H. Pendleton has finished his work with O. T. Vosburgh and has gone to Pittsdeld to work on the trolley.
 %. s. Morse, of DanbuEy, was in South Canaan last week. 2. sys'f-. .1 Ed. |.
Connecticut western news., 1912-05-16
Masks Tn RattIe-

Only thirty years ago Japanese sol diers wore in battle grotesque iron masks to terrify the enemy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
LITTLE NICETlEs FOR BABY
Manufacturers Constantly Engaged
IN Turning Out Pretty Articles
That Find Ready Sale.

I The fascinating little afghans for
the baby's carriage are made of white
handkerchief linen. First strip Of
the material is cut into three-quarter
wide by one and oneAhalf yard long
proportions, then half yard Of the
length is turned back from what is to
be the upper end Of the spread.
This turnover 10 daintily embroid-
cred In white and trimmed at either
end with huge bows Of pink or blue
satin ribbon. The lower end Is rather
more closely hand-embroidered, and
finally the entire afghan, including
the folded over edge, is bordered with
wide cluny, put on fatty.
One Of the most substantial and
effective afghans is made OF macrame,
Of appearance similar to those Of
handkerchief linen. But instead Of
folding over the top Of a yard and a
half long strip Of the macrame all
over, the apparent turnback wells
coarse unbleached nets, and to this is
attached the under section, after
which the macrame edging is sewed
fatty upon the sides Of the entire
spread
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
Bead trimmings.

! Many Of the smartest evening gowns
are trimmed with bead plaques. The
beads are so closely set together that
there is no space between them. They
are wrought upon canvas In the old
fashioned mat and screen designs.
These show baskets Of flowers and
birds unreallooking in their strange
coloring.
The peasant fashions are much in
vogue, and the suspenders are deco
rated with beads and embroidery.
The most beautiful bead trimmings
are those that represent the arabesque
designs on black chiffon. crepe de
chine, net or taffeta.
Among the smartest evening gowns
are those showing heavily beaded
tunics over foundation of chiffon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
Why SOME MEN LEAVE HOME
Wife Could Not Clearly Understand
Husbands Explanation Of ossified
Mans Hard Life.

Circus men must leave hard
life!"
Indeed they do. Especially the ossi-
fed man."
The ossified mann
3 Eyes. the ossified man. see? A
hard life. Hard -ha! ha! hal" H
You don't mean that really. do
your
"Of course, dear. Don't you see, q
hard life! HARD hard, life. think
that's pretty smooth one. Ha! ha!
ha-er. don't you get it?'' n
But don't understand. The ossi-
fed man certainly doesn't have any.
work to do"
"Of course not, but you see
Then II he doesn't have any duties
to attend to. how can he lead hard
life?"
He doesn't! He doesn't! He
doesn't! It's the married man that
leads It, Well, I've got to be getting
70 town
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
MAcRAME HANDBAG is LIKED
Especially With Evening Wear They
Make Most Charming Addi-
tlon to the Toilette.

We have developed new mania
for macrame handbags, and for eve
ming wear these represent a charming
addition to the toilette. The founda-
ton Of the bag IL carried out In ivory
or cclored poplin, or some other stout
silk, the macrame lace completely
covering the whole, and Deing finished
with deep fringe at the base. These
bags are looked upon as fully worthy
Of the handsome gold and silver
mounts which form part Of the
scheme. Many women. who are clever
with their fingers and naturally fond
of work Of this kind. ind it a very sim
pie matter to evolve the bag them
selves. Another type Of bag which is
popular Is entirely covered with strass
and beadwork. in rich and multi-col-
ored designs, and this is also often
the fruit Of the girls industry when
emancipated from the routine of
school work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
coed and Dad Furniture.

The line between good ornament
and bad ornament Is the line between
beauty and ugliness.
The only good furniture Is that
which is both beautiful and useful.
All furniture that lacks either beau
ty or usefulness Is bad furniture.
Furniture that Is well constructed.
Of good shape. and excellent finish. Is
good furniture no matter how elab0r-
ately It may be decorated
Furniture Of bad shape or bad I'm
fish. is bad furniture no matter how
free from meretericious mounts and
carvings. George Leland Hunter In
Country Life in America.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
WHY HE CONTINUED TO CALL


See here. said the great man
when the caller had finally been per-
mitted to enter the private Office.
this Is the sixth time you have come
to discuss this matter. ! told you IN.
the beginning that would notify You
when I was ready to take it up. Why
DO you insist on bothering me about
it,"
I'm sorry it's a bother to you to
have me call"
You must understand that I'm .
very busy man. / can't understand
how You are able to afford to WASTE
so much time hanging around here,
waiting to see me, when you must
know that your coming isn't going 10
do you any good. I'll take up your
case when come to it in its regular
order. and not before I've told you
that 9 number Of times
Yes, know you have; but that
pretty girl who sits In your outer Of
ace, telling people you are busy, Is one
Of the most entertaining girls ever
met"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
Letter Writer'S scheme.

Il Dozens Of persons write plainly
and legibly until they reach the page
where they sign their name. The sig
nature trails on vaguely. vowels and
consonants running into one another
until the unfortunate person who re-
ceives the letter Is puzzled to ascer-
tain from whom it has come.
A woman who receives great
many letters from the outside public
is sometimes compelled to paste the
signature Of correspondent ON the
envelope that carries back her reply
to an interesting letter. She has de-
cided upon this plan as the only peace
able way OF saving herself from mis-
understanding and Of lessening the
burdens Of the oflcials in Washington
who oper Ia return dead letters.
Christian Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
Care Of street suit.

The sensible woman will never
wear her street costume In the house
a minute longer than is necessary.
With a good-looking street costume
several inexpensive house frocks,
bingham for morning and wolfe for
afternoon and evenings. and perhaps
an evening frock, a woman in moder-
ate circumstances is well fixed. She
win not have her wardrobe crowded
with half-worn garments for which
she has no use. and which are fast go
ing out Of style. These few gar
ments win be worn and win be in
vogue until worn out. Then when the
seasons change she will feel that she
can conscienaiously purchase q new
outfit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
NEW COSTUME FOR TEA COSY
Though Simple, It May Be Made Very
Pretty, and Is Almost No Trcu-
BILE to Make.

If you haven't time and materials
to dress your tea cosy as French
aristocrat or colonial dame. don't
despair. Instead Of allowing the tea
pot to get cold for want of wearing
attire Of the conventional type. sally
forth to the shopping district, pur-
chase medium-sized doll, amputate
1t from the waist down and dress it
in a circular cape made of whatever
Powered material is In the house.
The garment should At smoothly over
the dolls shoulders and become only
gradually wider as it lengthens sum
ciently to cover the cosy In order
that the lower edge shall not crinkla
up or sag inward, there should be q
hem wide enough to accommodate q
whalebone. The fronts OF the cloak
are joined above an inner staying
strap and may be fitted closely about
the neck under fancy collar Of lace
or embroidery. On the cosys head is
worn a witch's cap made Of material
matching the cape and trimmed In q
way to emphasize the tall peak. The
cap consists of two triangles of the
brocaded or lowered silk, lined with
buckram to give 1t stiffening and adj.
justed to the head so that the seams
come In OF the center of the front
and back. The practical feature
about this new tea cosy costume Is
that it may be easily removed and
dry-cleaned, whereas the more elabo-
rate costumes Of this sort nearly al.
ways are useless when soiled.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
Novel shoe Case.

A woman who is hard ON her silk
stockings has learned to utilize the
tops for bF or her shoes and slip
pers. When the runs and holes get
undarnable the tops Of the stockings
are cut on midway of the leg and the
lower edge sewed across in French
seam.
A shoe Is kept In each Of these
stocking bags, which take up no room,
cost nothing and act as an absorber
Of dust Sometimes the kind Of shoes
IL outlined on the hem to make them
more easily distinguishable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
lLIttIe by Llttle.

do you remember that ancient
hero who trained himself by carrying
g calf Q certain distance each day?'
Yes; the calf grew day by day.
and the athlete eventually found him
self able to carry full-grown OK
Just SO. Well, I'm going to try
that scheme under modern conditions.
I'll start with the Monday paper. and
maybe by the end Of the week I'll
be able to carry the Sunday paper
home"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
His rlp.

Billy Then your engagement with
Maud is on, old fellow, Ell?
TomYes; I'm rather afraid Maud
will be contrary In matrimonial har-
ness. She will not caro- for team
work. "a
BillyNo? How did you reach that
conclusion?
Tom Well, asked her. supposing
we were married. If she would vote
as / did.
Billy-And what did she reply?
Tom She said: ssNo, should vote
the other way" Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
eathlnu suIts. Mayhap.

Hub docking up from newspaper)
My dear. have you seen any Of
those invisible suits yet?
Wife Invisible suits! What are
you talking about?
Hub-Why, here's New York la
dies tailor advertising: Suits made
to order with or without material"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
Metropolitan Ways.

but you really can't call Metro
polisville city"
I'VE can't, huh? why, we've got
street car strike on that lasted
month. two murder mysteries. the
mayor and the chief OF police under
grand jury indictments and thirty
seven dictaphones in the city hall. -
Life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
lace CRIB Guilt.

Irish lace Is widely used for baby
garments. and may be seen ON all the
little things from wee shoes to tiny
hats, and particularly on the coats.
One Of its newest uses is for a crib
quilt unlined. This is made entirely
of the Irish lace, with wide Sits In It.
through which broad pale blue satin
ribbon runs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
Promise We'll.

Intimate Friend Squiggles, how
does it seem to have baby in the
house?
Young Father didn't think much
Of him at first, but the little -er-heg-
gar improves wonderfully on acquaint-
ance
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
Do You see?

why is Mrs. Wombat wearing
such dowdy clothes lately? She
spends half her husbands income on
dress. But why is she wearing such
bum clothes just now?r
Her husbands mother Is visiting
her just now. Seer"
The other woman saw.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
The Deceased.

Unfortunately the girl in the boat
with him when he rocked the boat did
not know how to SWIM" *
THAT was unfortunate"
FOR him. yes. You see she claw
ed him under the surface and stood
on his face to keep her head above VIA.
ter"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
Law in New YORK.

your honor, ask for a special
venire Of 500 talesmen. It win take
us some time to select jury"
why sol"
1.-The defense will accept only mar
ried men with blue eyes and warts on
the nose, just like the defendant"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
The cIft Horse Idea.

Wiseman--I see q dentist says q
man intending matrimony should look
carefully at the teeth Of the young
woman selected.
Cynicus-No doubt scientific con-
clusion. But it viii not appeal to the
foreigner OF title in search Of Amer
lean money.-Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
The Anxious Husband.

"My love. don't want you to do
your work when we are married"
That's considerable of you"
sAnd that brings me to q delicate
question. Have you enough money to
enable us to keep hired girlf'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
pldn.t WAR.

First Newsboy-A guy handed. me a
half-dollar for a paper dis morning.
/ went outer de depot to get de
change an when came back he was
gone.
Second Newsboy How long was
you gone for de change?
First Newsboy Bout two hours.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
al correctIan.

1--WE are drifting toward a paternal
form OF government" said the econo
mist. Pardon me. If ] correct you,'
responded the suffragette, gently; "te
be accurate, you should say q mater
nal form of government Case and
Comment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
Another Needed.

wife-Oh, George. dear. do order q
rat-trap to be sent home today3
George But you bought one last
week.
Wife-Yes. dear. but there's rat in
that.-London Taller.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
HIs Pet Play.

Edith That Mr. Phan il converse
tionally impossible.
Ethel Why SO?
Edith-We were talking about the
theater, and when inquired what was
his favorite play, he said If he had
any favorite it was seeing = man
steal second.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
charnIna.

.T've just been introduced to Prof
Smythe; such a charming man to tall
to. He doesn't make one feel q foo
In spite OF his cleverness"
sAh, my DEAF. but that's because q
his cleverness."-Punch.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
UnafraId.

Goodman-And do you expect Il
face your maker with the smell .
liquor on your breath?
Rounder-0h. L don't expect Il
have any breath when sbat happens
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
ApproprIate.

thinkers. the watch-mender. IL
cfsen heard to quote Shakespeare
what is his favorite quotation
from Shakespeare?
..The time u out Of joint"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20

The stole mum pictured have spe.
cial grace. because OF the rounded
ends Of the scarf and the effective
use Of the tails in trimming. Ermine
10 immensely fashionable for evening
wear and is q belt that looks well
with frocks Of every light color. as
well az with dark velvets-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20

She Women like to be admired by
men.
He Then why do they always try
to knock out mems eyes with their
umbrellas?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-16
THE AEROPLANE IN WAR.

That the aeroplane will figure in
warfare as a fighting machine as we'll
as a dispatch bearer and an aid to
scouting is indicated by the payment
of $4,000 in prizes by the British
government recently to Aviator Cody.
The prizes were offered through the
war office as rewards of victory in the
military competitions at Salisbury
Plains
Coincident with the Cody flights it
was announced that a fund of ST.
500, 900 had been raised in Germany
by public subscription to purchase a
feet of war aeroplanes for Emperor
William
1t is impossible at this time to fore
tell the future developments in avia-
ton. In the American civil war bal
looms were frequently used for the
purpose of observing the movements
of rival forces, but the modern aero
plane may become a terrible engine
of death if experiments now being
made are successful
1t is easy TO conceive how a darina
aviator, under proper conditions
might circle high IN the air over an
enemy's camp at night, for instance
land drop bombs among the sleeping
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-16
GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

A man is not good citizen merely
because he votes and obeys the laws
and yet what kind of a citizen is he
if he doesn't vote because he is too
inherent to register?
Citizenship implies something more
than these.
A good citizen is interested in help
ing to make the laws He cannot see
crime and vice supported or permit
ted by law and be content If he
doesn't help to put good men in office
to make the laws, how can he be
called a good citizen?
To call a man a good farmer be-
cause ne bought a place and did not
tread down any of the crops, would
be absurd. A good farmer studies his
soil, labors on his farm and makes
each acre of ground produce the most
it can.
A man cannot call himself good
citizen, no matter how worthy he
may be in other respects, unless he
1tAhAt0 HIS NOAAANt9 - uEEQS anu pOH-
Isibilities and personally works to
bring about the very best conditions
possible
The world has made great strides
in the last three hundred years, but
these are conditions fundamentally
wrong today that will appear as alb
surd hundred years from today as
the burning of witches. the enslave-
ment of negroes, and the persecution
of religious reformers appear today.
The proposition that the world
must support a worthless pup in
luxury because his father instructed
it to do so. in document called a
will, must be relegated to the
archives.
The world is moving on, and the
people who are keeping it in motion
are the good citizens
But if you haven't registered on
October you won't be permitted t.
vote and you can't call yourself a
good citizen
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-16
sTERILIzE THE EPILEPTICs.

Indiana has sterilization law for
criminals Of the confirmed and
hereditary class 1t has been enforc-
ed on about three hundred degener-
ates at the Indiana reformatory. This
law is a good one. 1t may need some
But it needs public
support more.
However. there is now movement
on foot to strengthen it and to so am
plify its scope as TO include epileptics
and other degenerate unfortunates
Society must protect herself and
harsh measures are sometimes kind
measures. But there is no question
but that sterilization is highly
proper. and would in century ex-
terminate most of the degenerates
says the Anderson Bulletin.
Washington has declared the
sterilization law constitutional, and
eminent charity workers approve it IS
humanitarian, and of great benefit to
the human race.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-16
II e a X ID
BY
r u B E

THAT big increase in church at
tendance you notice is due to the new
sunday-closing rule the government
ordered for the mail mems benefit.
AS it is a girl who rides double on a
motorcycle is a continuance exhibition
of a hugging match.
CALIFORNIA wireless operators
complain that some one is clogging
messages with the phrase beautiful
doll" Louie J. Bryan. our local patriot
Of that fame. IS out that way you
know.
ALSO the South Bend Tribune is now
qualified to be in the class of those
newspapers that continue to speak Of
West Hammond, ILL.,, as being Ham
mond. Ind.
SOMEBODY over at Hobart adver-
tises an organ for sale at SIS The
inference is that Hobart has reached
the photograph stage of development
Nothing like being up-to-date.
SEE by the value Chicago Tribune
that the professional men are for r r.
Yes, and from what we can learn he
will also land the vote OF the Beau
Brummels, cotillion leaders, million
aire polo players and all professors of
obtuse psychology as2 well as
neurotic novel writer's with ingrow-
ing faces covered by alfalfas.
THAT was quite compliment that a
Broadway moving picture manager
gave the Hon Johannes Kopelke yes
terday when he arrived In town to talk
at the Gary y NJ. g. A. Ran that ia
nous reel Maud Muller" and got a full
house
WHAT with the Allen gang in the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-16
ANOTHER EXCUSE.

The latest argument against the
installation of the modern street
lighting system in Hammond, an i'm
provement that is making all of the
neighboring cities brilliant at night.
is the hostility of certain aldermen to
the company which would install the
conduits. posts and supply the cur
rent.
Although the Northern lnsiana
Gas &. Electric company proposes to
make the installation and furnish the
current in Hammond for exactly the
same figure that it is done in East
Chicago. South Chicago. Valparaiso
and Gary the company is charged
with making excessive charges.
1t is probable that Hammond is
getting just as good rate as any
other city but what if the price is a
little excessive Must the city re-
main in Stygian darkness for five or
ten years until the few kickers are
satisfied with the rate.
If this position is logical:
l Let's stop. eating meat until the
beef trust cuts the price
?. Let's walk until the street rail
way company gives us five minute
service
3. Let's drink beer until the sani-
tary commission finally prevents the
pollution Of Lake Michigan.
A. Let's hoof it to Crown Point
until the Erie gets ready to put on
more trains
5. Let's vote the prohibition ticket
to get even with Taft, Roosevelt, Will
son and Debs
6. Let's make fools of ourselves It
the risk of being called one of the
hirelings of the Northern Indinaa
Gas & Electric Company.
Gentlemen your position is not
tenable.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-16
FOLLOWING 1892.

More statistics bearing on the con-
dition of things following the demo-
cratic success at the polls in 1892:
July IS, 1898: More failures and
suspensions. including nine banks in
the west and nine in Kentucky.
August /: Collapse of the Chicago
provision deal Many failures of
commission houses. Great excitement
in the Board of Trade.
August s: The Chemical bank. one
on the strongest in the country, is
unable to fill its weekly order for
small currency.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-16
The Day in
HISTORY
"THIS DATE IN HISTORY"
sent q ,z1 her Ia

1722-samuel Adams, the Father Of
the American Revolution" born in
Boston. Died there. oct. ?. 1903.
1776-BattIe of Harlem Heights. in
which the Americans repulsed an
attack by the British.
1S12-Fire in Moscow. during the &C
cupation of the city by Napoleon S
army, destroyed 10000 houses.
palaces and churches.
1S52-Manila almost destroyed by
earthquake.
1S56-Henry Bessemer gave the first
public demonstration of the pro.
cess of steel manufacture that
bears his name
1S70-Hon. Alfred Boyd became first
premier Of Manitoba.
1S92-Thomas Hill Watts, who was at
torney general in President JEFF
erson Daviss cabinet and later
governor of Alabama, died. Born
Jan. 3. 1919.