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Connecticut western news., 1913-05-08
CORNWALL.

Mrs. A. 0. Borland has been seriously i'll for two or three weeks. Mrs. W. H. Snyder is pretty well recovered from 8 months sickness
 Four months of 1913 have passed with out a funeral here, and it is hoped the tide has turned for in the last two years they have been unusually frequent in all parts of the town.
 Telephones not on the directory just issued are Miss Lulu Lindley of the Cornwall Inn, and Edward E. Starr, 21-2. Cornwall has telephone to about eight of the population according to the census.
 Over sixty new books were put on the library shelves last week.
 Mir. Seymour Green, of New Milford, spent Sunday in the village, visiting Mrs. Mary Bradford.
 The Mems Club are to have an ad- dress next week from MT. Louis H. Schutte headmaster of Rumsey Hall school, and hope soon to have the prom lsed lecture by MT. Rogers that was de- ferred by his illness. The Club recently presented it's secretary and treasurer, MT. Borland, $25 as token of fellow ship and sympathy.
 The Cornwall Inn has received a new coat of paint, and another is being given "the Andrews house" as it is called.
 The old house at the center which had fallen in, was lately burned. It had been uninhabited about % years. At one time it is said to have been a way side inn and it's last inhabitants were a Baird family.
 For April the pupils perfect in attend ance were:
 West Cornwall-Margaret, Mary, Henry and Joseph O'Donnell, Gladys Seaman.
 Cornwall Bridge-Carrie and Helen Balshiser, John Grauzauski, William May, Howard and Edith Nichols, Estella and Bessie Odell. .Leona and May Parent, Ellen, Fred and Marie Smith.
 Cornwall l-Lester Baldwin, Arthur Bennett. Sylvia Carlson, Ruth Johnson, Bertie and Lester Reed, Rose Conlon, Doris Parker, Caroline and Harriet Haslan. Marian Watson. .
 East Street-Marjorie. Eleanor and Edwin Baldwin. Dorothy and Jean Borland. Albert Curtis, George Oply.
 East Cornwall Blake, Frank lin WeIch
 Johnson Hollow-Harold Bennett.
 Cornwall Hollow-Alton King. George Oeain, Benjamin and Richard Sedgwick.
 Cream Hill-Sedgwick and James Gold, William Mallory, Esther Rogers, Grace and Bessie Root. 1 RsN
Connecticut western news., 1913-05-08
ASHLEY FALLS

The annual meeting of the Ashley Falls Cemetery Association will be held Thursday evening, May 15 at 7;30 at the Methodist church hall. s...
 Miss Katherine Heaton returned Sun day afternoon to her school in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 George Schneider, of Brewster, N. Y, spent Sunday visiting friends, stopping at the Map1ewood Inn while i'll town.
 J. A. Underwood, of Canaan, called on old acquaintances here Saturday.
 Mrs. O. c. Wilcox is in Essex, Conn.,, for brief visit with friends.
 Miss Jennie Lockwood spent Sunday at her home in Southfield. 1e
 William White has moved from the house next to the Methodist church, to Mrs. A. Dunbar's house near the station.
 Miss Olive Rood is spending the week with her grandmother, Mrs. Thomas Heaton.
 Senator Wright Gordon, of Spring field, was a caller at R. P. Lees, Sunday afternoon.
 The Christian Endeavor society at the chapel Friday evening netted the.society over $28.
 Miss Beatrice Humphrey, of Canaan. spent Monday with her sister, Mrs. H. l.. Rood.
 Four members were received into full membership in the Methodist church at the communion service Sunday morn ing. The church was very beautifully decorated with fruit tree blossoms.
 Misses Ebba and Aida Lindell, of Ca- naan. were over Sunday guests at George Halls.
 E. J. LumDert and wife, of Southf1eld, with friends from Pittsfeld. were callers at John Turner's. Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs. Sarah E. Manvel has returned from Woodbnry, she was accompanied by Mrs. Barnes, who visited her until Saturday.
 John D. Beck and two children, of Canaan, were guests at William Whites, Sunday.
 Our high school boys are much elated over the victory gained by the town school baseball team over the Searles school team last Saturday.
Connecticut western news., 1913-05-08
EADANGERS MANY LIVES.
English Suffragist Caught Placing a Bomb at Entrance of Crowded Hotel.
 Remanded For Further Inquiries.

A militant suffragist, caught by the police in the act of placing bomb at fhe entrance to the Grand hotel, in Eondon, which is crowded with Amer ican tourists, was brought up at Bow street police court and remanded by the magistrate for further inquiries BAe gave the name of Ada Ward.
 The bomb was in the form of a tin canister, to which was attached a aghted fuse, while a placard bearing the words Votes For Women was wrapped round 1t. Had the bomb ex- eploded scores of persons might have I9ost their lives.
Connecticut western news., 1913-05-08
A Friendly lab.

The Fiancee-Yes. Percy placed it on my finger last night Isn't it beauty? Her Dearest Friend-Yes, but in about fortnight you'll find it will make a funny black mark on your finger. It did on mine.-Exchange
Connecticut western news., 1913-05-08
WANTS DEBATE WITH WILSON

New Jersey Assemblyman Challenges
 President on Jury Reform.
 President Wilson's path during his stumping tour in the interest Of jury reform was not strewn with roses.
 Tn Jersey City he experienced a strenuous heckling by his opponents,
Connecticut western news., 1913-05-08
:. CARD OF THANKS

To our kind friends and neighbors who extended sympathy and kindly ministra- tions to us during the illness and at the time of the funeral of our husband and father we would express our sincere ap- preciation and thanks.
 MRS. THOMAS HEATON AND FAMILY.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-09

STROUD EXPLAINS THE COST OF
AUTOMATIC PHONE SERVICE
BY Harold D. Stroud.
A reader of The Day Book asked
the writer to explain the statement
in the article of Sept. 8, fourth para
graph, in which l refer to the cost of
automatic service in Chicago. He
asked how 1 would sell the service
at one penny per call when it now
costs one and one-fourth cents per
call?
This is proper question to ask
and l am thankful to the reader who
asked it, for it gives me the thought l
intended to bring out in my letter of
the Sd.
The plant of the Ill. Tel. & Tel. Co.
is not a normal one in many ways
and l think it quite unnecessary to
relate in what ways the company is
abnormal. There are a few things
that if explained will show that one
and one-quarter cent service is a
handsome showing for even an auto
matte company managed as is the
III. Tel. & Tel. Co.
In the first place, it is and has al
ways been a gold mine for few Off
Gals. Just think of a company in
the financial fix this one paying the
following salaries: President (not
telephone mani, $4,000; vice presi-
dent (not a telephone mani, $4,000;
general manager mot telephone
mani, $4,000; the former CONNER
cial sup't, who held the job for over
year and was thrown out finally
mot a telephone NAM, $4,000.
When the writer, telephone man,
succeeded him, at $500 a year he
found over 1000 subscribers not be-
ing billed for service, and took half
of the solicitors then getting, or not
getting contracts, put them to work
collecting these bills and more than
paid their salaries, while with the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-09

L :
whose principal object in life was to
be on a payroll, not to show results
or even attempt to. once estimated.
the cost of securing contracts and
found that by dividing the total ex-
pense of the sales department for two
years by the number of telephones
in service at the time the average
cost per contract was nearly $25.
Just think of that unnecessary ex-
pense added to the other charges. If
the people had not long ago lost con-
fidence in the company it would not
have cost but one dollar per contract
to secure subscribers.
The public has been duped, fooled
and played with by this company. If
it ever intended, and l am now sure
it never did, to build telephone sys-
tenn it would have employed tele=
phone not railroad men to do it, and
the business would have been so
handled that the people would have
handed in their subscriptions with
out being solicited.
They were never afraid of the au-
tomato phone, but they were sus-
picious of phoney phone company,
and showed it, all of which contrib
uted to the high rate of one and one
quarter cent per call instead of about
three-quarters of cent, as it should
and could have been.
Edmonton, Alberta, pays higher
wages, has half as many telephones,
and the plant cost three-fourths as
much to build as the Chicago plant
did, but the cost of service in Edmon-
ton is only 45-100 Qess than one-half
a cent? per call, because things are
done right, and the people are with
the management of the system. This,
by the way, is municipally-owned
and operated system, such as Chi
cago is going to have. The system
here in Chicago cannot be sold to the
Bell for excellent reasons that will
- oh No kAII
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-09

Apollo Club wants $4,000 en-
dowment so it can serve classic
music to, plutes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-18
CHAPTER III.
On the oot-Bridqe

To the young usher, the change of
scene was rather b~ewildering, His
eyes were still full of the light from
gasolene-burners, his ears still rang
with the confusion of t~ent-noise into
which entered the prolonged mono
tones Of in%articulate groanings, and
the explosive ~susddenness Of seemingly
irreverent Amens.
Nothing just then mattered except
the saving Of souls. Having faithfully
attended the camp-meeting for three
weeks he found other interests blot
ted out. The village as a whole had
given itself over to religious ecstasy.
Those who had protested their faith
left no stone unturned In leading 9TH
ers to the altar, as IL life could not re-
sumo its routine until the unconverted
we're brought to kneel at the evang-
elist's feet.
AS Abbott Ashton reflected that, be-
cause of this young girl with the
hooking laugh, he was losing the eli
macteric expression of the three
weeks campaign, his ~displeasure
grew. Within him was an underlined
thought vibration akin to surprise,
caused by the serenity Of the hushed
sky. Was it not %incongruous that the
heavens should be SO peaceful with
their quiet star-beacons, while mar
was ~exerting himself to the utmost OF
gesture and noise to glorify the Maker
of that calm canopy? From the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-18

hidden places with its whisper of seed
sown amiss. Tears rose to many eyes,
and smothered sobs betrayed intense
emotion,
OF those who were not In the least
affected, Fran was one. She saw and
heard Hamilton Gregory's impassioned
~earnestness, and OWNED his y%earning
to touch many hearts; o did she
doubt that he would then and there
have given, his life to press home upon
the erring that they must ultimately
reap what they we're sowing. Never
theless she was altogether unmoved.
1t would have been easier for her to
laugh than to cry.
Although the preacher had ceased
his exhortations for the singing of
the evangelistic hymn, he was by no
means at the end of his resources.
Standing at the margin Of the plat
form, looking out on the congregation,
he slowly moved back and forth his
magnetic arms in parallel lines. Not
one word did he speak. Even between
the verses, when he might have striv-
en- against the pianos and the snare
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-18
CHAPTER I.
A Knock at the Door.

Fran knocked at the front door. It
was too dark for her to find the bell:
however, had she found it, she would
have knocked just the same,
At first, no one answered. That was
not surprising. since everybody was
supposed to be at the Union Camp
meeting that had been advertised for
the last two months, and that any n
in Littleburg should go visiting at
half-past eight, and especially that any
one should come knocking at the door
of this particular house, was almost
incredible.
No doubt that is why the young
woman who finally opened the door
after Fran had subjected 1t to a Sec
ond and more prolonged visitation of
her small fst--Iooked at the stranger
with surprise which was, in itself, re-
proof. The lady in the doorway be-
aieved herself confronted by a camp
Fer"-one of those fitting birds of outer
darkness who have no religion of
their own, but who are always putting
that of others to the proof.
The voice from the doorway was
cool, impersonal, as if, by its very
taloofness, 1t would push the wanderer
away: What do you want?"
81 want Hamilton Gregory" Fran
answered promptly, without the
slightest trace of embarrassment
"I'm told he lives here"
Mr.. Gregory"-offering the name
with its title as a ~palpable rebuke-
Lives here, but is not at home. What
do you want, little girl?"
where is he?" Fran asked, IN
daunted.
He is at the camp-meeting," the
young woman answered reluctantly,
irritated at opposition, and d%ispleased
with herself for being irritated. What
do you want with him? l will attend
to whatever it is. ! am acquainted
with all of his affairs-I am his secre-
tary."
where's that camp-meeting? How
can | find the placer" was Fran's
quick r%ejoinder. She could not ex-
plain the dislike rising within her.
She was too young, herself, to con-
slider the others youth an advantage,
but the beauty Of the imperious wom-
an in the doorway-why did it not stir
her imagination?
Mr.. Gregory's secretary reflected
that, despite it's seeming improbable
ity, it might be important for him to
see this queer creature who came to
strange doors at nighttime.
"If you will go straight down that
road"-she pointed-"and keep on for
about a mile and a half, you will
come to the big tent. Mr.. Gregory
will be in the tent, leading the choir"
"All right" And turning her back
on the door, Fran swiftly gained the
front steps. Halfway down, she
paused, and glanced over her thin
shoulder. Standing thus, nothing was
to be seen of her but a blurred out
line, and the shining of her eyes,.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-18
Strikes at Sire Through Son and Gives
His Expensive Daughter
to Aigernon.

Sir" said Algernon, II ami
lei I was going to-"
"oh!" snapped her father. 80 you
were going to ask If you might mar
ry my daughter-ehY
There was anger and venom In his
tone and Algernon looked round
nervously.
Remember. sir, that IL"
"Listeni" broke In her father with
a snarl. Twenty years ago your IA
Their practically ruined me. I swore
q vow that | would take vengeance,
And now the chance I have longed for
is comet"
But, sir" quavere- -)gsrnon. be
Il will mott" Numbered the old
man. III will have no tnercyt II will
strike at the father through the sonl
You want my daughter? Wsii. then.
take her-take herl"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-18

have been allowed in this tent unac-
companied by her parents. Brethren!
Too much is at stake, at moments
like these, to shrink from heroic
measures. Souls are here, waiting to
be saved. Let the little girl be re-
moved. Where are the ushers? l
hope she will go without disturbance,
but go she SHALL Now, Brother Greg
DRY, sing"
AS the song swept over the wor-
shippers in a wave of pleading, such
ushers as still remained held a briet
consultation. The task assigned them
did not seem included in their proper
functions. Only one could be found
to volunteer as policeman, and he only
because the evangelist's determined
eye and rigid arm had never ceased to
indicate the disturber of the peace.
Fran was furious; her small white
face seemed cut in stone as she stared
at the evangelist. How could she have
known she was going to laugh? Her
tumultuous emotions, inspired by the
sight of Hamilton Gregory, might
we'll have found expression in some
other way. That laugh had been as q
darting Of tongue-1ame directed
against the armored Christian soldier
whose face was so spiritually beauti-
full, whose voice was SO eloquent.
Fran was suddenly aware of a man
pausing irresolutely at the end of the
plank that held her erect. Without
turning her head, she asked in a
rather spiteful voice, Are you the
sheriff."
He spoke with conciliatory persua-
siveness: won't you go with me,
little girl?" /
Fran turned impatiently to glare at
the usher.
He was a fine young fellow Of per
haps t%wenty-four, tall and straight,
clean and wholesome. His eyes were
sincere and earnest yet they promised
much in the way of sunny smiles-at
the proper time and place. His
mouth was frank, his forehead open,
his shoulders broad.
Fran rose as swiftly as If a giant
had lifted her to her feet. Come on,
then" she said In a tone somewhat
smothered. She climbed over the
"stringer" at the end Of her plank
and marched behind the young mar
as if oblivioussof devouring eyes.
AS they passed the last pole that
supported a gasolene-burner, Fran
glanced up shyly from under her
broad hat. The light burned red upon
the young usher's face, and there was
something in the crimson glow, or in
the face, that made her feel like cry
ing, Just because-or SO she fancied-
It revived the recollection Of her lone
illness. And as she usually did what
she felt like doing, she cried, silently
as she followed the young mar out be
meath the stars.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-18

them to set his blood tingling with
a feeling of protecting tenderness. Pos
sibly it vas her trust in him. for as
he gazed into the earnest eyes Of
Fran, it was like looking into a clear
pool to see oneself.
"Nobody's little girl?" he repeated,
i~nexpressibly touched that it should
be SO. What a treasure somebody was
denied! Are you q stranger in the
town"
Never been here before" Fran an
swered mournfully.
But why did you conner?
Il came to find Hamilton Gregory"
(To Pc CoNTINUED.1
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-18
Separate the Sexes.

The question was asked in Wall
street the other day whether men apd
women clerks are to be separated
from one another. The reason was
that in the new Offices of the Rock Is
land in the new Bankers Trust com
pany building such is the case. The
ONE clerks. the librarians and the
stenographers are on one floor and the
ofacials, the lawyers and accountants
are on another floor. No special rea-
son for the arrangement has been
given. and now many women are won
derlng whether the same syatem is
to be followed throughout the finan.
cial district. It Is whispered, how
ever, that tho women do better work
IL they are left entirely alone--New
York Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-18
I'VE reap what we SOW.
We reap what we sow"

I'VE reap what we SOW,
We reap what we sow"
Above the tide of melody, the voice
Of the evangelist rose in a scream, ap-
palling in its agony-"Oh, men and
women, why will you die, why will
you die7"
But the stars, looking down at the
silent earth, spoke not of death, spoke
only as stars, seeming toesay, Here
are April days, dear old earth, balmy
sprtngtime and summer harvest be-
fore us!-What merry nights we shall
pass togetheri" The earth answered
with a sudden white smile, for the
moon had just risen above the distant
| woods.
At the stile where the foetpath
from the tent ended, Abbott paused.
Why should he go further? This SCOT
fer. the one false note In the meet
ing's harmony, had been silenced.
There" he said, showing the road.
His tone was final. 1t meant, DE
part"
Fran spoke in a choking voice, I'm
afraid" 1t was not until then, that
he knew she had been crying, for not
once had he looked back. That she
should cry, changed everything.
81 am SO little" Fran said plain
lively, land the world is so large"
Abbott stood irresolute. To take
Fran back to the tent would destroy
the Influence, but it seemed inhuman
to send her away. He temporized
rather weakly, But you came here
| alone"
"But I'm not going away alone"
said Fran. Her voice was still damp,
but she had kept her resolution dry.
In the gloom, he vainly sought to
discern her features. Whose little
girl are your" he asked, not without
an accent Of gentle commiseration.
Fran, one foot on the first step of
the stile, looked up at him; the sud
den flare of a torch revealed the sor-
row in her eyes. II am nobody's little
girl" h answered pla1nt1vely.
Her eyes were SO large, and so soft
and dark, that Abbott, was glad she
was only a child of f~ourteen-or fif-
teen, perhaps. Her face was so
strangely eloquent in its yearning for
something quite beyond his compre-
hension, that he decided, then and
there, to be her friend. The unsteady
light prevented definite perception of
her face. There was, in truth, an ele-
ment OF charm In all he could discern
of the girl. Possibly the big hat
helped to conceal or accentuate-at
any rate, the effect was somewhat
elfish. As for those great and lumi-
nously black eyes, he could not for the
life Of him have said what he say in
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-18
How Bismarck Started Craze for
Westphalian Pumpernlckel and
Made Fortune Of Bakers.

Guetersloh was a town Of some If
teen hundred Inhabitants some eighty
years ago when, one day during the
%maneuvers, a young lieutenant took
up bis quarters there. This lieutenant
came from P%omerania. where they
also make black bread Of fine quality,
but he liked better the peculiar favor
Of the Westphalla article. His name
vas Bismarck /.
In the year 1870 Bismarck was
igain travelling through Guetersloh.
this time,as chancellor. King William
was with him. When the train
stopped the prime minister called out
'geuiaIly TO the crowd that had come
10 meet them:
IL there any one who can get us
some pumpernickel with butteff"
As d number Of reporters were pres.
snt when this query was made the for.
tune Of he Cnstersloh bihck bread
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-18
Expensive soda Water.

The highest price eyer paid for a
bottle Of soda water was given in
London recently when one that was
a relic from the wreck of the Royal
George was auctioned of and brought
s134. The Royal George went down
in 1852, which made the soda water
1870 years old. Two-thisds Of the
liquid remained In the battle, the in
side Of which was discolored and
thickly incrusted with sea salt. The
bottle was of the same shape as
those used for aerated water at the
present time. but the glass was Of a
deeper green and slightly heavier
Soda water was invented In 17e7. and
the relic was bought by a soda wa!
ter manufacturer for advertising pur
poses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-18
I'VE reap what we SOW,
We reap what We SOW"

Suddenly the evangelist smote his
hands together, a signal for song and
prayer to cease.
Having obtained a silence that was
breathless he leaned yer the edge Of
the platform, and addressed a man
who knelt upon the ground:
Brother Clinton, can't you get tt?"
The mar shook his head.
you've been kneeling there night
after night" the evangelist continued;
don't you feel that the Lord loves
you? Can't you feel 1t? Can't you
feel it now? Can't you get It? Can't
you get 1t now? Brother Clinton,
want you to get through before these
revival services close. They close
this night. l go away tomorrow. This
may be your last opportunity. I want
you to get it now. All these waiting
friends want you to get 1t now. All
these praying neighbors want to see
you get 1t. Can't you get through to-
night2 Just quietly here, without any
excitement, without any noise or tu-
multi, just you and your soul alone to
gether-Brother Clinton, can't you get
through tonight?"
Brother Clinton shook his head.
Fran laughed aloud.
The evangelist had already turned
to Hamilton Gregory as a signal fol
the hymn to be resumed, for some
times singing helped them through
but the sound Of %irreverent laughter
chilled his blood. To his highly
wrought emotional nature, that SOUND
Of mirth came as the laughter Of
fends over the tragedy Of an immorta
soul.
Several times" he cried, with whit
ened face, these services have beer
disturbed by the ungodly." He point
ed an innexible finger at Fran: lyon
der sits a little girl who should no