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Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
Letters From the People
This and That About Suffrage.
To the Editor of The News:

1O 1uO Gu1UO1 Ol A hO ANO"o.
 The other day noticed in a Chicago paper that case in court had been de- cided by a jury of twelve good looking women, in acquittal for the prisoner, a very handsome young, man who it was said, expressed his thankfulness to them by box of candy to each fair juror We'll, that was to be expected. of course.
 also read about a lady mayor of a city in Colorado, that was in dispute as to granting a saloon license. She grant ed the license. although the ladies were opposed Go her. She gave her reasons for favoring the license. She said as long as the government and states were in partnership in the liquor traffic she did not think it was right to discrimi- nate against the individual and tax payer, and she must have thought 1t was for the best interest of her town.
 Right here, wish to say, is a lady consider as capable of Equal Suffrage as any man. Now a word about Mrs Pankhurst. She should not be allowed to stop ln this country. She ought to be deported for she would be an injury and disgrace to American women and their cause. If the American people ever grant equal suffrage to the entire country, it will not be by the efforts of such agitaters and trouble makers as Mrs. Pankhurst. Chas. A. Harris.
 Two Harbors, Minn.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
What the Other Fellows Say

When people pour ink on a child's burns and without intending 10 do so mark its little body for life, disfguring it seriously, the need of visiting nurses, settlement house workers and lessons in i hygiene, physiology and sanitation in the public schools is made painfully appar- Waterbury Republican. It is proposed that hunters wear red hats and coats so as not to be shot at. As there isn't much game left, this would seem to spoil the entire sport Hartford Post.
 The Berkshire Baptists held their con- vention in North Adams yesterday and still the water situation at the Notch reservoir hasn't improved.-Pittsfeld Eagle.
 If you keep on slowing down trains in the interests of safely, people in hurry will have to follow the example set yes terday by Messrs. Thaw and MacGordon and patronize the air route instead. From New Haven to New York in fifty two minutes is almost fast enough to satisfy the most impatient, and timid souls may find comfort in the thought that the faster you aviate the safer you are.-Bridgeport Standard.
 There is little reason for the criticism of the house for indulging in playful privileges while the senate is working on | the currency bill. The senate could not hurry if it tried and it seldom tries.- Hartford Times.
 Old John Barleycorn, running on an independent ticket, boiled the highest vote of the day-II573 against his closest competitor, Harvey Buttermilk, who got 438I. However that's a remarkable vote for Harvey, just the same.-New Haven Union.
 The members of the legislature will have to squeeze along on the old salary. The voters of the State have refused to raise their pay. In that refusal they have shown good judgment. When our representatives as a whole body show a disposition to really earn their salaries and give the State actual value for its money, and the confidence and honors bestowed, there may be a different tenn pe5. As things now are and long have been, voters are not dispensing rewards. There is not occasion for such dispensa- Jn.-Bristol Press.
 While not ail are expected to agree that Governor Baldwin is in every way l perfect candidate for the United States senate, still there are those who believe that his chances will not be materially damaged by those whose opposition to him is solely because they hope to land the honor for themselves. Among those who are not expected to endorse this view is ex-Senator Spellacy, of Hartford. -Ansonia Sentinel.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
Sober and Steady.

A railroad company, in rules issued for it's employees, forbids men in its em- ploy to visit saloons or resorts where liquor is sold.
 The company makes no pretense of carrying on @ moral crusade. It simply strives to live up to business principles which depend upon the competency and reliability of its men.
 "The things prohibited" says the general passenger agent, "either tend or might tend permanently or temporarily to impair mans mental and physical powers"
 This puts the question of temperance and steady habits upon a basis where even the most benighted morally can clearly understand 1t and see that there is but one practical side of it.
 The man who will not harken to moral appeal is apt to lay great stress upon his regard for the practical" He doesn't care for sentiment-gush, he calls it. He must have hard facts. We'll, here he gets just what he wants. The hard fact Is that he must be sober and steady, or give up a job where so- brlety and steadiness are essential qual- ities.
 And most everywhere he turns now adays he finds that same hard fact star ing him in the face. In all lines of paying employment sobriety and stead mess are becoming more and more rigid. ly required.
 With the value of reliability reduced to plain dollars and cents, even the dullest, who can't comprehend the sim plest ethical principle, can easily grasp it's meaning.
 It is not matter of sentiment. It is not question of abstract morality It is matter of business Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16

Travis, to receive the degrees, at the next meeting.
 Judge Ford moved that the committee on roads and bridges get into eommuni- cation with Highway Commissioner Bennett, and secure another coat of oil for the streets. Town Clerk Allyn Fuller assured the gentleman that he had every reason to believe the weather department would soon be ready to put on the first coat of snow, and Judge Ford withdrew his motion. The meet ing then adjourned.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
NORTH CANAAN HAS

A population Jf 2,171, Census of 1910.) Two railroaus.
 National and Savings Banks. Trolley railroad extending through the Berkshires to Pittsfeld and beyond. . Up-to-date High School and first-class school system.
 Five churches.
 First-class hotel.
 Fire department. including chemical en- zine.
 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. FraternaI and benefit societies. Brass band.
 Up-to-date department stores. Pure air and wholesome climate.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16

church on the day appointed, and the churches have been unusually we'll filled ever since.
 What has been accomplished in these places might be just as effectually &C., complished in Canaan, where there is, concededly, a lamentable laxity of church attendance on the part of the men, who, through laziness or spiritual indifference, neglect this important duty and set poor example to the rising generation. It would seem that right here is mission for the union brother hood of the churches, which would work out greater benefit to the com munity in awakening a church-going spirit than even the unprecedented good that comes of simply getting together and eating together three or four times 8 year.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1918
RENTING CHURCH ATTEND.
 ANCE.

Some of the larger cities are solving the problem. locally, of getting men to attend church, and good success is re- ported in every instance. The spirit of the "new age' was shown in Buffalo, N. Y.. when the union effort on the part of five churches in the upper Elmwood district reached its elimination. The attempt was made to place the claims of the church squarely before the whole community. Instead of having five separate independent rally days this year. to gather in the stragglers for the fall campaign, as has been done in the past, these churches made united at- tempt to reach all the people of the neighborhood who are not identified with any local church. A letter was prepared, bearing the signatures of the pastors Of the Methodist, Unitarian, Congregational, Presbyterian and Epis- copal churches. The letter read as fol- lows:
 "The churches of the upper Elmwood district wish to invite you and your household to worship with them on Community Sunday morning, Sept. 28. We urge all not now connected with any local church, who live in thls neighbor- hood, to attend one of our churches on that date. The hours of service appear in the church columns of the Saturday newspapers.
 "We wish to urge upon you the op- pOrtunity these churches offer for ser vii, Trn0 lov-r I0 lieve they are invaluable in educating children in religious truths; through their call to every man to know God and serve his brethren.
 We appeal to you as thoughtful, patriotic men and women, feeling cer- tain of your peculiar interest in all that affects the multitude of children in our neighborhood, to ally yourselves with one of our churches, not so much for what you may receive, as that you may lend the weight of your influence and service to the work that they are seek ing to perform. Whether you are church members or not, we are very certain you would never have settled i'll this neigh borhood if you had known there were no churches here.
 "Be sure to come Sept. 2S. You will find 8 cordial welcome, and a special at- oCAAkpu bO ouOW LO n1l bllO NbluO OI LI1O church to the community"
 The result was most encouraging and has permanently increased the church attendance.
 In Cleveland, Ohio, a similar expert ment was tried, with gratifying results. In that city certain Sunday was fixed upon as Everybody at church" day, and according to reports, ''in spite of unfavorable weather the churches were filled as they never have been except on Easter day"
 In Wyoming, suburb of Cincinnati, 8 civic association known as the Welfare Association, devoted to making the vii. lage more attractive place in which to hve," took up the matter of instituting a real church day. The proposition was submitted to the Association at regu. lar meeting, and it was unanimously { voted to set day for general church going. The community was canvassed in person and by letter, with the result that practically the entire town went to
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16

Newtown has elected William O. Johnson first selectmah for the third suc- cessive term. MT. Johnson-who served two terms in the legislature as represen- tative from Newtown-has made him. self indispensable in the service of his town, and when he is up for office poli- tics cut no figure. The voters are wid him, regardless of party creed. John- son happens to be a republican, and New town happens to be normally democratic; nevertheless Johnson gets bigger vote than any other man on any ticket. The secret of this is. that Johnson has the in terest of the whole town at heart, and labors sedulously for the towns welfare. That's why Newtown cannot get too much Johnson.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
Sphinx Troubles.

She Was pretty, young school teach CT and was reading sentences to her class. letting them supply the last word. ''The sphinx" she read, "has eyes, but it cannot-''
 "See p cried the children.
 "Has ears, but it cannot"
 Hear !'' they responded.
 "Has mouth, but it cannot" "Eat," came the chorus.
 Has nose, but it cannot-'
 'Wipe it !'' thundered the class. The lesson then ended.-Ladies Home Journal, ....-...s .....s .e0s-, ...st... .-...
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
Not so Bad Off.

Annie Oakley, champion crack rife shot who has toured the world in the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, an- nounces that she has settled an annuity of &, ,000 per year for life on Col. Cody.
 In private life, Miss Oakley is Mrs. Har- ry Butler of Cambridge. Md, and she has saved her salary while travelling with Oody's show and so carefully invested it that she is now not only able to live in comfort herself, but to provide for the old employer. Utica, N. Y, Observer.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
Machines vs. Mother.

One Jay Burns, a baker of Omaha his name may or may not be a pun addressing the master bakers foregather- ed at Buffalo, seems to have gone and done it.
 List to his words:
 "The bread mother makes, after plactlng the dough behing the stove to rise, is not pure food. Kneading dough with the hands is imperfect in the first place, because the Jumps of gluten made by flour and water are not thoroughly mashed. Then, covering the dough while it rises is insanitary, because carbonic gases from the yeast and -four are unable to escape"
 Whaddye mean, not pure, Mir. Burnsf
 Are you trying to drum up trade, or are you sincere? Furthermore.
 To maintain that the bread mother bread raised behind the stove, and call for the bakers article instead?
 If you are sincere, and have so re- trained, you have a right to speak. Otherwise, better hold your peace.
 In these days of eugenIcs, hyRienios, sterilization and machine. made bakers bread, the weary villager is ofttimes moved, with a sigh to the reflection, What doth it profit a man?"
 To maintain that the bread mother used to make behind the stove could in any way be compared with the loaves of the modern machine bakery, however OK. d and approved by the crank of sanitation, is to stretch human credulity ] to the breaking -point-to spill the dough, as it were.
 Sterilization and sanitation are all very we'll in their way-in fact, we have come to believe in most of them but when n modern baker thinks to attack that alluring little crock behind the kitchen range, he is living in a glass house and throwing stones.
 We get little enough of the bread that mother used to make nowadays-but when we do, we are going to take a chance.-Grand Rapids, Mich, News.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16

Sherwood O. Cummings, of Rockville, formerly of Canaan, is mentioned as 8 possible candidate for the republican nomination for mayor of Rockville. The Journal of that town, says "En- couraged by the handsome vote boiled at the town election, the Republicans are hopeful of carrying the city election in December"
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
THE EWS' AGENTS

Extra copies of The News are on sale at tht office of publication and at
 Dempsey's Drug Store, Canaan, Post Office, East Canaan. D. H. Oakes' Store, Lakeville, Post Office. Falls Village. George T. Johnson's Store, Norfolk, Scutt & Rood. Ashley Falls. A. L.. Dickinson. Salisbury. J. W. Morgan, Great Harrington, Mass.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD.
BY EMMA RoDEMEYER WAIT.

This beautiful world, how we love itl
 Its joy thrills us all the day long; Its brightness and beauty make sunshine
 Its harmony fills us with song Its calmness gives true inspiration,
 Its strength is tower of light; Its hills and its wales and it's mountains,
 Afford us constant delight. This beautiful world, how we love it
 Its charms speak sweet peace to each breast And gently it's leading us onward
 To life that is brightest and best.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
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- field County and Southern Be-1shtre.
 It has competent staff of wide-awake cor local doings each week, and goes into the homes ani is perused by the entire families of the thrifty intelligent, reading class of people whom the long-headed advertiser most desires to reach.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16

Subscribers are requested to notify the pub sher promptly of any failure to receive papers regularly, changes of residence etc.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16

The perils of ocean travel still exist. and travellers on the briny deep still run their chances of going down with the ship or being roasted at sea.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
WRITE LETTER ABOUT

Communications on subjects of general inter- Attention will be paid to anonymous letters
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16

Get Together. Pull Together. There' nothing like it, to make things move Il the right direction.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16

Major Premise-"Im not the head of an ass."
 Minor Premise-"I'm not the tail of an ass."
 Conclusion-"I must be no end of an ass. ."-Yale Record,
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16

Tonight the bald-head hosts make merry at the Canfield.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-16
WANTED

wANTED-l5,0O0 cords of lime kiln wood.
 Address, Box 202 East Canaan, Conn. BLANKETS to wash Wool blankets and bed quilts done to your satisfaction. Telephone 117-2. Mrs. J. F. Cudney, Canaan.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-01-27

Yard wide 1Oc bleaching for &C.
Blue Belle Cheviots new styles Sc
SO pieces 1Oc Dress Ginghams 71sc yard.
Is pieces soc wool dress goods Csc yard
Lot $3.50 coIored bed spreads for 75c each.
Lot 81. SO bed comforts for 75c each
Lot Is and soc shams and table covers 1Oc each
Lot ST Blue and Colored night shirts Acc each.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15
Let's Others Broach Subject.

II don't b. ing that matter up unless
my callers do" be said, Senator
Smith simply said he thought they
were in the way of a satisfactory solu-
tion in the Senate Of the difficulty.
They make point OF not involving
me in the matter."
Mr.. Wilson indicated also during
the day that he preferred not to inter
pose his influence in the reorganiza-
tion of Senate committee any more
than he cared to 10 connection with
the talked OF abolition of the seniority
rule in the House committees.
Tomorrow Senators O'Gorman, Of
New Nork, and Culberson, of Texas,
will confer with Mr.. Wilson. !
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15
QUIET WEDDING FOR MISS GOULD
Will be Home AHa;r-May Take Place
This Week,

New York, January 9.-The mar
riage Of Miss Helen M. Gould to Fin
ley J. Shepard, Of St. Louis, is ex-
pected to be celebrated next week
Invitations are to be confined TO near
relatives and friendsaud home wed
ding is decided upon in preference 70
a church affair.
The wedding viii be held at Miss
Gould's court " place at Irvington-on-
the Hudso... the idea of holding it at
her 5th avenne residence III New Yor
having been abandoned, because Of
.he publicity that has attached to
the announcement OF her engage
meut.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15

SHOT THROUGH TIE HEaRr.
One Boy Dead, Another Held as Sus.
pec3 in Union Jail.

Union, S c., January 9.-Speeial. 8.
Yesterday Walter Keenan,, q cNlort d
boy thirteen years of age, was found
dead with a gunshot wound throug'
his heart. Keenan's body was dis
covered near the pump station here,
and he had been dead only u short
while.
Robert Macbeth, another ccoreG
boy, is in Jail here. 1t is said he ac-
knowledges the killing, but says it as
accidental. He claims, it is said, that
the hammer Of his gun was caught il,
limb Of a small tree and discharged,
accidentally killing the keenan, boy.
Macbeth is about eighteen years OF
age.-The State.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15

According to the report Of Super
intendent Griffith the peniten;iary had
a cash bala1ce on hand at the end OF
the year Of $1G2, ,745 70.
The Columbia Record wants TO know
where to place the stan Q On bull dog
sent by parcels post. Better put it
wEere he couldn't lick it off.
All women love @ loyer-but most
married men feel sorry for him.
Ifyou ale unable 10 see any good in
the world, consult an oculist.
Perhaps Lots wife waa turned to
salt because she was too peppery.
1t takes more than beauty sleep to
pat some compilations in condition.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15
The Woman's Tonic

n so years of proof have I
convinced those who tested
it, that Cardui quickly re-
lieves aches and paias due
to woman1y weakness, and
helps nature to build up
weak women to health and
strength. Thousands OF +
women have found CaIdui
TO be a real life saver B
4 Why not test it for your +
case? Take Cardui today! E
Ks EsgE5yS5S ss sSsss ~
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15
Pleasant Tor the Wife.

Some time ago the wife o. All assis-
tant ST. t. officer gave party TO lot
Of Old maids Of her town. She asked
each one to hriag a photo Of the man
who had tried to WOO and wed iiar and
had been jilted by her. Each Of the
old maids brought a photo and they
were all pi"tures Of the same man,
the hostess husband.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15
For Compulsory Education.
Special to the State.

Special to the State.
Gaffney, S. O., January low. S.
Hall, Senator from Cheroken county,
said to the States correspondent to-.
night that Of the bills ne intends IN
Producing at the coming session of the
Legislature, the compulsory education
bill would receive his first attention.
He stated chat he would Introduce such
bill and would use every possible e.
fort to have it pass and become law.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15
How to Bankrupt the Doctors

A prominent New York physician
says, "If it were not for the thin stock
ings and thin soled shoes worn by
women the doctors would probably be
bankrupt When you contract cold
do not walt for it to develop into pneu-
monia but treat it at once. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is intended espe.
cially for coughs and colds, and has
won wide reputation by its cures OF
these diseases It is most efectnal
and is pleasant and safe to take. For
sale by all dealers.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15
Cut the High Cost Of Living,

w. II. Chapman, Winnebago, Ne5.,
tells how he did it. My two children
had very bad cough and the doctors S
medicine did them no good. I got O
bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Com
poand, and before it was AL used the
children were free HI cured ot their
cough. / saved doctors bill for one
Csc. bottle of Foley's Honey ard Tar
Compound" No opiates. Harmoa
Dug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15
Cured of Liver COMPLAINT

81 was suffering with liver com
rlaint," says Iva Smith of Point BLANK,
Texas, "and decided 20 try 25c box
Of Chanbarlain's Tablets, and am hap
py 10 say that am completely cared
aud can recommend them to every
oue.n For sale by all dealers.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15
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Let. Coiumhia Alone,

An up-country editor. inspired, per
haPs, by all envious spirit, says, "If
Columbia survives the Corn Exposition
as the square meal town there will
be hopes Of retaining the title" Let
Columbia alone. It will get there Eli,
bye and bye, when it learns to shiny
on its own side Of tie river.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15

According to Commissioners Watson
there are 9,123 registered AUTOMOBILES
in this State, Of which Anderson la
562, AbbeyiIle l9t. Grccnv!?i go as
Laurcns Isl
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15

An enterprising brick maker in a
Western Slate sent a wagon load Of
bricks by parcels post. It must have
been a monumental job to lick all Of
those stamps.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-15

Just why the United States should
arbitrate the question of whether she
will favor her own shipping in toll
rates through her own canal does not
appear to an average citizen.
If your children are subject to at
tacks of Group. watch for the first
symptom, hoarseness. Give Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy rs soon as
the child becomes hosrse and the at
tack may be wardec of. For sale by
all dealers.
A solitaire il the frat stepping stone
70 matrimony.
Only a man with 4 email head boasts
Of his small feet.
A gp.n of principle doesn't always
q aw the most intfre+t:
Many an old settle doesp't-ss any
grocer will iaforln yo'.
Men and women who are odd mi ght
get even by ma rying.