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Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1s. 1913
Don't be selfish anywhere. Don't be selfish, most of all. in your reli- gion. Let yourselves free into your religion, and be utterly unselfish.- Phillips Brooks.
M R. JON ES'S TALK.

It is to be regretted that every mem Der of the Canaan Business Mems As sociation, and every citizen interested in local progress, was not present at the smoker, last Thursday evening, to hear the admirable talk given by President E. F. Jones, of the Winsted Association. It was a plain, conversational discourse, without frills, but it was full of practi- cal suggestion and valuable information concerning the possibilities of achieve ment through united, organized effort.
 The speakers references to the things accomplished by the Winsted Associa- tiOn should be an incentive to the Ga naan members to get together and pull together for more and greater improve ments and more radical moves along progressive lines than any we have yet undertaken. The Canaan Association IS thoroughly organized, with all the re- quisite committees named and empower cd to act in the interest of the organiza- tion. and due sense of patriotic regard for the community welfare should impel them, and every individual member, to stand ready and alert to seize upon every opportunity to advance the inter- ests of the town
 There is no limit to the good things that may be achieved in the way of com munity progress if the members of the Business Mems Association will show a disposition to work together; if the committees do not go to sleep on their jobs. and if the citizens generally will manifest 8 bit of interest in the organ ization aside from the annual grumbllng and fault-finding over the manper in which the banquet invitations are ap- portioned
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
Why They Needed Him.

When Senator Taylor was Governor of Tennessee he issued a great many pardons. One morning an old negro woman made her way into the Executive offices and asked Taylor to pardon her husband. who was in jail.
 "What's he in forl" asked the Gov. ernor.
 ."Fo' nothin' but stealth ham !" explained the wife.
 "You don't want me to pardon him, argued the Governor. 'if he got out he would only make trouble for you again.
 "Deed does want him out ob dat place l" she objected. 'I need dat man.
 "Why do you need him?" inquired Taylor patiently.
 Me an de chillun," she said seri- ously "need another ham. "-Cleveland Leader.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
Lent.


 Lent was felt in the early day of the Christian faith to be true need for mans inner soul. Earnest natures real ized then, as we must realize today, that in our active lives. taken up with our varied interest of material life, the spirit within, the true self, has very little op- portunity for it's due life and expression, conscience is given too little chance of speaking, or the pursuits of life keep us too busy to give time to listen.
 Lent, for those who keep it, is to the Christian year what Sunday is to the week-a time to stop and take spiritual inventory. time to review the souls progress. It takes recognition of the fact that a man has soul and that it needs to be fed. It represents the spirit ual side and the spiritual need of mans life it givss man a chance to develop his spiritual nature, to give it more at tention, to prepare for better kind of living.
 It is 8 blessed thing at times to review the souls interests and growth ,and Lent gives this opportunity.
 Lent is the time for proving the pos sibility and potency of personal religion, which, if 1t be sincerely and thoroughly done, will spread the fragrance of the new life i'll Christ over all the seasons of the year that follow Lent.-Frederick A. Coleman. iii South Norwalk Sentinel.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
Not the First. After All.

A teacher said to her class; "Who was the first man?"
 ''George Washington, a little boy shouted promptly.
 "How do you make out that George Washington was the first man?" said the teacher, smiling indulgently.
 Because" said the little boy. "he was first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of hIs countrymen."
 But at this point d larger boy held up his hand.
 "Well," said the teacher to him, "who do you think was the first man? !"
 "I don't know what his name was, said the larger boy, "bnt I know it wasn't George Washington, ma am, because the history says George Wash ington married widow, so, of course, there must have been at least one other man. New York Times.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
Letters From the People
Inhuman.

lnnumdn.
 To the Editor of The News:
 If there is humane society in this village, it is time 1t was awakened. Every few days there is barbarlsm going on by the shippers of live stock (especial- ly aIuong foreigners) right under our noses, and no one seems to notice or in- terfere.
 On certain day last week, (the 8th, to be exact,) there were driven into a common box car, a drove of half-starved, sickly looking COWS. The day being cold, the first half of the shipment were shut in the car with all the doors closed tight for several hours awaiting the ar rival of the second half, thus shutting off all chance of ventilation from any source. When, later the door was opened the poor beasts crowded to the door for air and were clubbed back un- mercifully by the shippers.
 Is it right to let these things go on? EYE WITNESS.
 Canaan Enh ID
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
What the Other Fellows Say

The policeman Fox who has been under arrest in New York for corruption will make a clean confession and tell who are the men higher up, with whom he has been connected. Will there never be an end to this sort of thing in New York ?-Bridgepor Standard.
 Our own state legislature was busily engaged in some hat pin legislation yes terday. Wouldn't it be nicer for the gentlemen to leave these feminine mat ters until the ladies can vote?-Pittsfeld Eagle.
 Don't let this weather confirm you in the ground hog superstitution. Accord ing to McCutcheon's cartoon the weather was so mild that the ground hog never went into his burrow last fall. Conse- quently he couldn't have come out Sun day.-Hartford Times.
 It is reported that an effort is to be made to close all cates in Washington, D. C., on Inauguration day. Believed to be false alarm for the New Haven Grays have voted to be present on that occasion.-Shore Line Times.
 By all means have real Indians in the inaugural parade. There should be 1hhiSt iS"fi' III w" AAoNSh Joui hai- Courier.
 Senator Root has introduced an amend. ment to the recently passed Panama canal administration law which would repeal the free toll provisions for Ameri- can coastwise vessels. In this instance we have case of going to the Root of the trouble.-New Haven Union.
 Seats in the stock exchange in Wall street are going down in price. Pretty soon they'll not be worth much more than football ticket to the Yale-Hal yard game in the hands of Chapel street scalper.-Waterbury Republican.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13

ground of many other beneficent insti tutions, it's field is the whole United States It is the Bald. Head Club of America" and it's membership already embraces hairless gentlemen from practi- cally every state in the Union, from the rock bound coast to the Golden Gate.
 But its Connecticut membership is sufficient for the purpose of this discus sion. The Times well says the Bald Head Club might furnish colonels and majors for the gubernatorial defense in fact one of its members is even now on the staff-Major Edward T. Lyon, of Hartford. Lieutenant-G Governor Tingier is member of the Club, and If, in the necessary for him to select a gubernas torial staff, he may be depended upon to see to it that there isn't hair enough on the whole aggregation to decorate pat of boarding house butter.
 Being a non-partisan organization, the Bald Head Club can supply available dignity for democratic, republican, progressive, or prohibitionist governors staff. In Hartford alone it's membership includes, besides a member of The Timess own force-Joe Mullen, the legislative and political scribe-such men as Tax Commissioner w H. Corbin, Assessor P. Davls Oakley, State Treasur- CT E. s. Roberts, Editor J. k. Dennls, Deputy Comptroller F. Clarence Bissen, Deputy Treasurer B. Frank Marsh and others. Col. W. H. Hall. of Wilmington, the militant house leader, is charter member Congressman Bryan F. Mahan is another, and among the other distin- guished Connecticut Bald Heads are Editor Philip Troup, ex-Comptroller Bradstreet, Coroner Herman, Cattle Commissioner Averill, Town Clerk Fred Whitaker, of New Haven; Postmaster Fred L. Gaylord, of Ansonia-and so forth.
 The Times's editor is invited to come to Canaan, to the second annual gather ing and banquet of the Bald Head clans, in October, and surprise himself by dis covering the aptitude of his own sug- gestion.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13

"Figures won't lie," said the ready made philosopher. , No" replied the man who was counting up convention votes "they won't he. But they have way of changing their minds frequently. "- Washington Star.
 Book Agent-"Here's book. "A Mil lion Ways to Make Thousand" ."
 The man-"I bought one before"
 Book agent-"No, sir, that one was. A Thousand Ways to Make Million" '" Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13

.Judge-"You say the man died nat ural death ?''
 Witness-"Yes, your honor."
 "But, thought he was shot ?"
 'So he was, judge. But he was prac- ticing on the trombone at the time. "- Yonkers Statesman.
 The glass filled to the brim at night will fill the brim in the morning New Orleans Picayune.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13

Says the Hartford Courant "The last move to get rid of the mileage problem is to have the towns pay the mileage of their respective members. ! The glee with which town meeting or even the selectmen of small town will bite at the offer can be imagined"
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
WONDERFUL PEACE.
BY EMMA RoDEMEYER WATT

A wonderful peace has been offered
 So freely for you and me Sweet peace beyond our comprehension,
 peace that brings true liberty. It's arms are in love wide extended,
 In offering to us all that's best; Enfolded in their kind protection,
 Our hearts will find their surest rest This wonderful peace falls so gently
 From the boundless fount of Gods love Enriching our lives with its blessing,
 Like benedictions from above.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
THE NEWS AGENTS

Extra copies of The News are on sale at thu offceof publication and at
 Dempsey's Drug Store, Canaan, Post Off1ce, East Canaan.
 D. H. Oakes' Store, Lakeville, Post Office, Falls Village, George T. Johnson's Store, Norfolk, Scutt E Rood. Ashley Falls A. L. Dickinson. Salisbury. sIs @ J. W. Morgan, Great Harrington. Mass.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
NORTH CANAAN HAS

A population of2,171, Census of 1910.) Two railroaus.
 National and Savings Banks. Yt4 Trolley railroad extending through the Berkshires to Pittsfield and beyond. upto-date High School and first-class school system.
 Five churches.
 First-class hotel.
 Fire department including chemical en- gfne
 Ten 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. Fraterna1 and benefit societies. Brass band.
 Up-to-date department stores. Pure air and wholesome climate.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13

The men always kick at the high prices of millinery, and then they hover around the smartest dressed women at social functions. ns.--Hartford Post.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM

The News should appeal with special force to the sagacious business man.
 It has an extensive circulation in Western Connecticut, and especially throughout Litch- Held County and Southern Berxshire
 It has competent staff of wide-awake cor respondents in the various towns. to report the and is perused by the entire families of the thrifty intelligent, reading class of people whom
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13

Subscribers are requested to notify the pub .isher promptly Of aay failure to receive papers regularly changes of residence etc.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13

Really something ought to be done to bring about the punishment of the fl end in human form who, by holding up three fingers, and winking the other eye, horri- fed the sensitive soul of the saloon keep or who represents the city of Water bury in the state senate, with the con- yiction that he was being corrupted by an offer of a bribe. Representative Lynn Wilson should amend his anti lobby bill to provide that any corruption- ist who holds up three fingers in front of an unprotected statesman, and at the same time winks the other eye, shall be taken out to the capitol wood-shed and have his three fingers chopped off.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13

The discriminating editor of the Bristol Press says: ''The Connecticut Western News has fun with the bill to increase the. number of the Governors s staff and appoint only members of the National Guard. There is, however, sound sense and good judgment behind the amusement and wit of Editor Rode meyer.'
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13

And there were those who wept be- cause Jack Frost didn't come around as early as he used to.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13

It's now His Honor, Mayor Rorabach Good morning, Mayor Rorabacki
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13

The ground-hog has repaired his some what damaged reputation, all right.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13

Representative Evarts, of Milford, has introduced bill abolishing the Senate and reducing the house membership to l00-two from each of fifty districts to be laid out according to population. It's now clearly up to Senate McNeil to i'm troduce an amendment reducing the dis tricts to twelve and half, and the total membership Tn the legislature to twenty i've
 Mayor Rowe, who declined renomin- ation and reelection to the exalted post of warden of the Canaan Fire District, turns oyer the administration, with its cares and perplexities, to his successor, Mayor J. o. Roraback, and returns to private life and the enjoyment of that serene repose and sweet content that comes with consciousness of duty well and faithfully performed.
 Judge Malone, of Bristol, did the right thing the other day by sending two ''mashers" to jail for accosting girls. If this were the custom in all cities, the "chappie" nuisance would soon cease.-Rockville Journal.
 Herein is another particular in which Canaan rises superior to most other towns. The "masher" and "chappie" nuisances are practically minus here. "Fresh" young gentlemen, in the most obtrusive stages of adolescence we may have, as all communities have, but as a general thing they refrain from the antics that landed the Bristol mashers in jail. It cannot truthfully be said that self-respecting young ladies may not safely walk on the streets after dark, in 1 Canaan. f-.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
MISCELLANEOUS

AR. EATEN, optcian of Torrlngton 5onu. will be at The Garfield" hotel the first Mon day and Tuesday afternoons of each month If unable Co gal send postal. Consultation Tree $. R. STARK. Nurse, Canaan Telephone l5-2 CHICKENS: let me hatch vonr chickens this year in q Ghudee Mammoth hot water tueuhas tor. Day old chicks And hat shiug cEEs for sale. Get some early bullets Hnd hrpllers. Book your orders now. Correspondence ins vited. A, E. Cooley, Cornwall Conn. TO RENr-Arn1m house on EnFt Main StreCt Canaan, Epnu. steam heat, h1th room. modern
 plumbing Enquire of Wallace Hhhelas
 Canaan, Conn.
 PEABODY-Opthalmic uptirian will be at Mrs. M. A. Hat's, Falls Village, Conn, Eco ", ls.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
w SsS& va perity.

Get Together. Pull Together. Then watch the steady advance of local pros perity.
Connecticut western news., 1913-02-13
Cent-a- Word Advertisements
 Minimun Charge 25 Cents
FOR SALE

INcuBAToRS- BROoDERs-St cyphers and Prairie State c. H. Pease, Canaan. FINE Rhode Island Red stock day old chicks from healthy. vigorous, heavy laying strain. Place your order now, lb cents each Custom matching done at 2tS cents each. Also eggs nt S1.00 per setting. $. A. Kemp, Canaan, Box l22. WHITE Plymouth Rock eggs for sale from care- fully selected, vigorous. chalk white birds, S1.50 per setting. ". N, Beebe. Canaan. tele- phone gf-i4
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WANTED

cords of lime kiln wood.
 Address, Box e02, East Canaan, Conn for two heavy teams. L. s Judd, at the Canfield Stables.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-08
Lamar Milk
F act ory.

Plans and specifications for
the condensed milk factory at
Lamar are now ready for con-
tractors to examine and bid on.
The plans call for six buildings.
The main can, packing room and
hot room will be 167 feet long
and 33 feet 6 inches wide, a por-
ton of it being two stories The
building containing the receiving
and cold storage rooms. general
Offices and kitchen will have a
frontage of 1O5 feet with a depth
of 60 feet. The filling and pre-
serving room will be 92 feet wide
aid a depth Of 85 feet. The skim
ming room will be % feet wide,
with a depth of SO feet. In addi-
ton to these buildings there will
be a boiler loom with a frontage
of 65 feet and a depth of 36 feet
and a machine shop II feet wide
and 25 feet in depth. All the
buildings will be of brick. Bent
County Democrat.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-08
Sand Rats Win;
Trailblazers Win.

The base ball fans at Villas
were treated to d double-header
last Saturday. The first game,
Sand Rats vs.. Creek Indians. re-
suited in a victory for the Sand
Rats, score, II to l. The Rats
played an excellent game and
shut out the c. rs. after the first
inning. The Indians seemed to
have brought the ink" inh' the
game with them and it stayed
with them throughout the whole
Z innings.
The second game, Springfield
VS.. Sand Rats, resulted in an over.
whelming victory for the repre-
sentatives of the county seat.
The ''Tr lilblazers," after the
first inning. proceeded to ham
me~ the leather at will, and in &
innings had piled up total of %
runs. While piling up these runs
they xnocked two pitchers out
of the box and held the Rats" to
1 runs.
Webb, strong aggregation
from the northeast part of the
county, will play the Rats" at
Villas about the 18th, and as these
two teams have the reputation of
being the strongest in the league
the fans are assured of Il good
gal.e.-Contributed.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-08
ROdIey

RodIey
Claude Jones is building an ad-
dition to his dugout.
Bert MEG own and family have
gone on visit to their old home
in Texas.
Harry Green is very poorly.
Mrs. Les Jones and Violantia
Angel visited Mrs. A. Clark
Wednesday.
Lewis Wilson sold four of his
fine milk cows last week,
A large crowd attended the
missionary program at the C. l..
school house Sunday evening.
They are having singing Sum-
day afternoons in this locality.
Singing at Les Jones nexr
Sunday.
Some of the Boston people at
tended the meeting Sunday
evening.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-08
OneOn Us.

The Springfield Herald has
changed hands. We don't know
much about the new editor, eX-
cept that he wrote a salutatory
over two columns long (about
four feet) and in a similar length
article proclaims the fact that w.
]. Bryan, Woodrow Wilson and
fellow by the name of Lincoln
are the three greatest men A
merica ever had. He probably
never heard of William Howard
Thorlpson.-Richfield Pioneer.
o, yes, we have. Thompson is
the fellow who had the fool colt
that swan the river to get a
drink of water. Not sure of the
name of the colt, but it may have
been Vangundy.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-08
Horse Greek Springs.

Several Of the young people Of
this vicinity attended preaching
at the Smar! school house Sun
day evening,
J. D. Young and Ciaud Hooker
started for the cedars Tuesday.
A number of the young people
from north flats visited at ]. N.
Stalnaker's Sunday.
w. A. Riggs is busy building
fence, and making preparations
to erect a residence on his home
stead.
Mrs. VIM. Bagby and Grays
were callers in this neighborhood
Monday.
Mrs. Duncan, of Grand Is
land, Neb.. is visiting with her
mother, Mrs. ]. D. Young.
R. E. Hooker and Hugh Rine-
hart have horses suffering from
snake bites.
A number of the people of this
locality were at the reservoir re-
Gently on a fishing trip, but did
not report a very large catch.
Roy Regnier is in the cedara
this week.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-08

In the case of the Eilund and
Ryan youths-for horse stealing.
they were placed undera special
guardian-Will Spurgeon. and
left to go with their parents, af-
ter being severely reprimanGed
by the court. They must report
monthly to their guar dian, and
must stay apart from each other.
Geo. Allen was Prosecuting at
torney, Allyn Cc.c for the de-
fenSe.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-08
Pretty Prairie.

Crops in this vicinity are look
ing good. and prospects are fol
a good harvest this fall.
Mrs. Bert Williams entertain
ed nu:Eb Eber of friends to dinner
Wednesday in honor of Leon )
fifth birth day.
Fanny Deitweiler was visiting
among friends in thi., vicinity
last week.
MIN Pierce returned Wednes
day from the harvest fields.
Ida B]ackv elder entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Medley and Will
Frush ard sister to dinner Sun.
day.
Mrs. Flory ard Mrs. Chas.
Dean spent Wednesday with
Mrs. Corrie.
Sam Nichols and wife and Geo.
Ramsey and mother spent a few
days on the Cimarron. Mrs. Ram
sey filed on 32O acre homestead.
Mrs Dance and niece, miss
Eleanor Dance, visited at the
F'lOry home last Thursday.
Arthur Johnston and family
and the Colbys spent Sunday
at T. N. Corrie's.
Ed Robb was at Hugoton with
brOOmcOrn last week.
J. w. Dawson is busy laying
by that fine crop of his.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-08
OBITUARY..

Last Saturday night at S,3C
O'Clock little Alma Scannell, the
two years old danghter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Scannell, died at
Mrs. Waugh's home in the north
part of uown.
She was taken sick the Mon
day before her death and was
brought to town where she
might have a doctors care, but
nothing the doctors. parents,
or relatives could do could save
her. A<
Services were conducted the
next day at 1.3O P. M. at Mrs.
waugh's home by Rev. &C. Will
kinson.
Interment was made in the
Springfield cemetery.
The Springfield herald., 1913-08-08
Boston,

Boston,
Since the recent rains Ed Sta
pleton has been listing for DR..
Charley Milligan on his Boston
ranch.
There has been no Sunday
school for the last three Sundays
on account of the camp meeting
at Springfield.
The man who has been work
ing for Geo. Poyner F. Will
er's Son-in-law, is going to the
cedars for him this week
Crops in this neighborhood are
looking fine.
Messrs. Logwood and Massie
last week hauld off broomcorn
for S. M. Konkel to Hugoton,
kans.
Mrs. Presco Bryan, whose hus.
band was electrocuted by a live
wire in power house in Idaho,
is here visiting among friends
and relatives. She intends after
awhile to return to Greeley to
live with her mother, Mrs. Mar
tha A. Konkel.
Charley Meyers and family re-
turned from Lskin last week,
but will Immediately depart for
the east where he can receive
special treatment for consump.
tion. They expect 10 be gone a.
bout six months.