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Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
DISTRICT OF CANAAN, ga. Probate D Court, July 22, 1918.


 Estate of Agnes O. B. Hurn, late of Canaan in said district, deceased,
 Upon the application of James A. of administration may be granted on said estate, as per application on file more fully appears, 1t Is
 oRDERED-That said application be heard and determined at Che Probate Office in North Canaan in said district, on the 29th day of July, A. ID. 1913, at two o'clock in the afternoon, and that notice be given to all persons interested in said estate of the pendency Of said application and time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing a copy of this order in some newspaper having a circulation in said District. and by posting copy thereof on the public sign-post in said town oi Canaan at least five days before the said day of hearing, to appear, If they see cause, ct said time and place and be heard relative thereto, and make return to this court. Attest: DAVID O. WHIrTLEsKY, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
ABSTRACT OF CANAAN. ss., Probat N Court Irnlv 1Q1Q

Estate of Hiram l.. Bartlett, late of North Canaan in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Canaan hath limited and allowed six months from date hereof, for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly nttested, within said time, will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 ARTHUR r. FIREMAN, Administrator. Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-24
ABSTRACT OF CANAAN. ss. Probate

nISTRICT OF CANAAN, ss. Probate A Court, July l5, 1913.
 Estate of Elisha B. Gillette, late of Canaan, In said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Canaan hath limited and allowed six months from date hereof, for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate arc re- quested to make immediate payment to
 HEZEKIAH GOODWIN, Administrator.
 Post office address, Falls Village, Conn.
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LEGAL NOTICES
DIsTR1cT OF CANAAN. ss., Probate

nISTRICT OF CANAAN, ss., Probate AI Court, June 30, 1918.
 Estate of Byron N. Rood, late of North Canaan in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Canaan hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the cred. itors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to pre- sent their accounts properly attested, with in said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 CHARLES G. SMITH, Administrator.
 Canaan. Conn. ..
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
Foundation of Japan.

Every Feb. II is celebrated in Japan
the great annual festival of Kigenset-
su, the anniversary of the foundation
of the empire by the first emperor, jim
mu Tenno, B. G. ego. The Japanese
reckon their present era as from this
date, and it was on Feb. II, 1889, that
Mutsuhito, the one hundred and twen-
ty-frst Of the dynasty, promulgated
the present constitution of the empire
of Japan, the fundamental principle of
which is clearly stated in it's first ar
ticle. "The empire Of Japan shall be
reigned over and governed by line Of
emperors unbroken from ages eternal"
The organization of parliament took
place in 1890. which in the japanese
reckoning would be $3.50 from Jimmus
setting up his capital at Kashiwara, in
the province Of Yamato, which is re-
garded by Japanese historians as the
beginning of the empire
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
Shetland Ponies In Mines

While thousands Of Shetland ponies
furnish amusement for the children of
England, just as they do for the boys
and girls Of the United States, q much
larger number are used in the English
coal mines. The tunnels Of the Eng
ilsh mines are not nearly so large as
those of the mines in this country. and
1t is necessary to have very small po-
MES to draw the coal cars from the
pits. The only alternative would be
to enlarge the tunnels, plan which
would entail too heavy an expense to
be even considered by the English
mine owners. The limit in height Of
ponies used by the English miners is
forty-three inches They prefer to have
them not over thirty-eight inches high,
low, stout, compact little fellows. In
the old days it was a common practice
for English miners to use mother Do
MES when they were not in a condi.
ton to stand hard work. But a law
was passed some years ago prohibiting
the use of female ponies of any age in
the mines. Recently another law was
passed prohibiting the use of male DO
MES that are not at least four years
educational Stockman and Farmer.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
A DarinQ Ride,

During the Russo-Japanese war an
officer Of Cossacks offered to carry a
dispatch which ten horsemen had al
ready failed to get through. The gen.
eral said that the effort was useless.
1.-THE others have failed" the officer
insisted. because they travelled on
horseback. | shall. go under my horse"
The general was astonished. but the
officers offer was finally accepted. He
started off in the middle Of the night.
strapped face downwards under his
horse. which he guided by means of
the bride through the forelegs. The
Japanese whistled to what they thought
was riderless horse. But the animal.
egged on by blows from the officers
heels. accomplished the journey of
thirty-fve miles in safety
Stranger still, the officer accomplish
ed the return journey on the following
night.
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PAGE THREE
These prices are twenty to

S7.55. These prices are twenty to
thirty cents lower than week ago.
Liquidation has been very liberal,
1922 head of swine being unloaded
here since Saturday.
Mutton values received a trim
ming Thursday due to the let up in
demand. The cattle decline has
effected both hog and sheep mar
kets and fresh meat business shows
big losses compared with early Jan
uary trade. Choice wethers are down
a quarter at $500 to $6.15; ewes
800 to $5.15 Lamb market steady
t. a shade weaker, tops 500 to
S7.25, demand not so urgent. Bulk
of sheep house offerings during the
week only medium quality.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
"Newspaper Day" In England.

March II ought to be named news
paper day." for on it. in the year 1902,
was published the first daily paper. 1t
was produced by E. Mallet against
the ditch at Fleet bridget. e., on or
near the site of the present Printing
House square. OF single page, two
columns. the Daily Courant professed
to give foreign news only without edi-
torial comments. the chief Of staff
"supposing other people to have sense
enough to make reflections for them
selves" This original sheet soon pass
ed into the hands Of Samuel Buckley.
"at the sign of the Dolphin in Little
Britain" the worthy printer of the
Spectator and one "well affected" to
the house OF Hanover The Courant
was in 1875 absorbed In the Daily Ga
zette.-LondOn Chronicle.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
PORTLAND STOCK MARKET

Receipts for the week ending Jan
81 have been: cattle 1912, calves 1,
hogs 1922. sheep 1854, horses Is.
Notwithstanding the fact that re-
ceipts have been light and compare
lively few cattle were offered to the
trade, prices have sagged fully
twenty five cents all along the line.
Prime steers sold $3.50 to S7.75,
COWS Sc. 80 to s6.75, heifers 800
to S. % and bulls at Sc 90 represent
a conservative price range.
Downward tendency to the swine
trade early in the week became
chronic by Thursday, when best
lightweight hogs sold at $3.50 to
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
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I Man Of Mystery In
t Finance Comes
t Before Public Eye
F the Pujo congressional probe of

F the Pujo congressional probe of
the reputed money trust brings
no other result, at least one thing
Is surely accomplished by 1.-THE
probe has disclosed the identity of a
hidden money giant to the general pub
lie. George +. Baker, who Is proved to
be coruler with ]. Pierpont Morgan Of
the big financial enterprises of the
country, is the newly discovered po-
tentate
Mr.. Baker was called as witness be-
fore the investigating committee, and
his testimony was looked upon as even
more significant than that of Morgan,
who had preceded him.
He startled the country with two or
three statements Of facts which tend to
show the existence of trust on money.
He admitted that the power of con-
trolling wealth was concentrated in a
few hands and expressed his belief that
any further concentration of the power
would be bad. If the power got into
INSCRIPTIONS hands, he said, the well
fare of the country would be seriously
endangered.
There still are many men in Wall
street who remember George F. Baker
when he was clerk in the great bank
that he now practically owns. Now he is
not only the head of one of the big
gest financial institutions in the Unit
ed States. but also one of the four
richest men in America.
Not the least amazing thing about
this extraordinary career is that he
has been able to climb so high with
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
Beauty Contest to Be
Part of the
Great Suffrage Parade

WITH a handsome aviatrice
wv leading the way in her aero
" plane, high above the
throngs. and with scores of
,,arous costumes. the woman suf-
...oe parade in Washington March 3
-.om;ses sensations. 1t probably will
Gather together mere womanly pull
s...nde than ever before has been
,nsrshaled into one event.
In fact if certain reports are true,
.ho affair will have the incidental eff
toct of being a beauty contest. Prin-
finally the contest will be between
Now York and Washington as repre-
,ented by one woman each.
The suffragists, who have by this
limo established their reputation for
hoine able to do spectacular things.
&C. witness the hike" to Albany, have
4urned heaven and earth to produce
.ust the cleyerest ideas that a pageant
can possibly receive.
loan of Arc on charger is one OF
tho ideas, and thereby hangs the tale
of the beauty strife.
BITTERLY resenting the assertion that
Miss Inez Miiholland. who is to lead
the parade. would be the most beauti-
full girl in the pageant, Washington
society has arranged to have Miss
GLADYS Hinckley. the city's greatest
beauty, appear as Joan of Arc.
Miss MilhoIand. coming from New
York, will be received by Washington
society as BELTS her position. The as
sumption that her beauty is greater
than that of Miss Hinckley, whom a
Russian ambassador once character
lied as the most beautiful woman in
America. vii! not be tolerated for a
minute.
Since the announcement that Miss
Milholland was to appear as a herald.
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The Limerick Variety,

Some years ago M. Paul Villars,
London correspondent of the Journal
des Debats. went to Limerick on the
occasion of great Nationalist meet
ing. On arriving at the hotel he asked
for room in the front of the house.
A servant took him to a small dark
room looking ON to an inner court
yard. NJ Villars went to the window
and satisfied himself that there was q
mistake
This is not the front of the house"
said he.
"Oh, yes. sir" the servant said; Its
the back of the front"
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out attracting any especial attention
or making any noise about 1t. He is a
man of silence. Next to Morgan he
is the greatest figure In Wall street
Few persons among the general pub
lie know his real power. He is one Of
the biggest figures in the coal fields
and in banking. In the fields Of trans
pOrta ton. Insurance, rubber and in
Vulnerable other great industries he is
commanding force
Quietly silently, unobtrusively. be
has gone ahead year after year with
never backward step. He has tram
pied on no one. He has made no enc
mics. aroused no antagonists. His
name has appeared rarely In the news.
papers Nobody hears of Baker buy
Ing any stock, but when one comes to
look over the list Of the owners of the
great properties of America one finds
his naEe. like Abon ben Adhem's.
leading all the rest
Those who know George r. Baker
and have fair idea of the power he
Yields do not hesitate to say that he Is
an Irresistible force" and the most 81
lent man among all the great million
aires. Now and then some one sees
him on the street engaged In CONVEX
sation" with some one. That means
that the other man ia doing all the
talking and Baker the listening. A
visitor spent six weeks at bis country
place in Tuxedo one summer and never
heard him utter a word in all that
time. A nod or gesture was his usual
expression of greeting or of gratifica
ton.
He was born seventy-two years ago
iSst March in Troy. N. Y. Because
he is sparing of his words most people
regard him as cold. but those who
know him intimately say that at heart
he is man of warm and generous
nature. His father was George e
Baker. who for many years was Wash
ingtOn correspondent for the New
York Tribune George E Baker died
in 1886. leaving two children, George
F. and Mrs Grant B. Schley. whose
husband is prominent Wall street
broker. George F. Baker has two chill
dren also-a son. named after his ia
ther. and a daughter. Mrs. w. Goadby
Loew Although Mrs. l.oew is known
by her family as "Queenie," as she ap
pears in public she seems to have in
herited her fathers severe pOiSe
George Baker. Ir.. is Il pleasant young
hn is
A summer or SO ago he saved man
from drowning on the Jersey coast
risking his own life to do it.
George +. Baker lives In an incon
spicuOns house in Madison avenue
His country home at Tuxedo ia also
unobtrusive Neither place would at
tract attention by its external appear
ance. though each IL costly and con
Portable.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
Uranus.

1t was on the evening of March Is,
1871, that William Herschel, at Slough,
England. discovered new planet
Wishing to pay compliment to
George I'LL, his patron. he gave it the
name of Georgium sidus. or the Geor-
gian star. Other English astronomers.
wishing to compliment the discoverer
himself. suggested the name Of Her.
schel Continental astronomers pro-
posed that the old NEUROLOGICAL sys-
tenn be followed. and the name OF IRA
nus was accepted by the scientific
world as the designation Of the sew
enth planet
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07

ndlng a white charger and bearing a
'ohg. slender trumpet. Washington
mas been seeking rival One was
Iound IN Miss Hinckley. and she con-
sented to take part In the parade
winch consent implied Willingness to
taSe part In what will probably be the
most famous beauty contest in the his
tory Of the country.
thousands upon thousands Of per
sons from all parts of the country will
me the streets when the parade goes
.! ana will judge for themselves
whether New York or Washington has
Tue most respondent beauty.
mere are the qualifications of the
TWO candidates for such prize as
even Paris would have hesitated to
award:
MISS Milholland-Tall. regally form
eo' striking features. aashing dark
gray eyes. mass Of dark brown hair.
uinir'eS. even. regular teeth and q daz-
.'ihg smile, which mitigates rather
naughty bearing.
MISS Hinckley-Lust violet eyes.
Hrecian profile. statuesuue figure.
uenlihlond. with fine hair and much
DiSunctlon in carriage. Dressed in
"",'e' gu white charger. she will
make striking Joan Of Arc
M'ss Milholand has led many a suf-
''"se parade and has figured in the
campaign for votes for women in many
cities
MISS R"rnadotte Miller, the aviatrice.
VIZ "ct MS aerial scout and fly ahead
Vi Tue tarrhers down Pennsylvania
avenue In addition to this feat. Miss
.''''er Is expected to bring message
from the Baltimore women suffragists
=" tue officers of the parade.
IL planned that. besides acting as
''"' Tor the parade. Miss Miller will
n"hSirate her skill by making an
A''"iti"n flight around the Washing
WI monument after the parade.
feature Of the parade will be the
''sioh OF male supporters. command
~ ny Representative Richmond p.
Hobson.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
Schurz the "Outchman."

Carl Schurz. according to an article
In the Century Magazine. never sue
ceeded In really becoming an Ameri-
can. IF should live thousand
years." be once said. they would still
call me Dutchman." And yet the ar
ticle declares that mo man of his time
spoke so we'll or wrote to better pur-
nose"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
Just Like Some of GentIer Sex.

Hewitt-My wife has 1900 ques-
lions to ask before going on a journey.
Jewett- Mine too. Ii she were about
to take an arctic trip she would want
to know which was the sunny side Of
the north pole.-New York Times.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
OCEAN GOLIATH is TESTED.

The Impsrator, Biggest Steamship,
Ready For Service.
The worlds largest steamship, one
which holds all sorts of new records in
details of size and appointment. is now
thoroughly on it's sea legs, fguratively
speaking.
The ImperatOr of the Hamburg
American line. which holds the above
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
Then There Was a Row.

Now, SIR she commanded. ''look
me in the face and deny, if you dare
that you married me for money!
He raised his eyes until they were
directed to her countenance and fall
tered:
We'll. | think | earned the cash.
don't you. dear?"-London Mail.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
One Consolation.

jack tell you. counting girl Ia
mighty expensive Tom-Yes: but.
thank heaven. one doesn't need a law
yer to sue for girls hand.-BostOn
Transcript.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
A Theory.

Tommy-pnp. what IL theory?
Tommy's Pop-A theory. my son. 10
anything that Is easier for rs to preach
than to practice Exchange.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-02-07
Culture.

Gable What is culture? Steve-Cnl-
ture is when you speak of the house
beautiful when yon mean the beautiful
house -Cincinnari Enquirer,
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distinction. has been completely equip
ped and tested and is virtually ready
for service Captain Hans Ruser. for
merly commander of the Kaiserin Au-
guste Victoria. will command the sea
colossus. He will take the ship on its
maiden voyage in April.
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-~vITH handsome aviatrice
wv leading the way in her aero
" plane, high above the
throngs, and with scores of
Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-03
POWERS PREPARING TO
 CoERcE MONTENEGRO
Will Make Demonstration to Make Her
 Yield Tarabosch.

London, April 2.-Just as Montene- gro has scored her first real success by getting a foothold at Tarabosch, the key to Scutari, the warships of the powers are gathering along the coast to compel her to give up the most precious fruits of five months fighting.
 After series of desperate engage ments the Montenegrins, assisted by the Servians. are reported Tn com mand of Tarabosch. Simultaneously with the arrival of this news came the further information that Austrian war ships are anchored off Antiyari and that British and Italian warshIps are on their way to join them for the pur- pose of making a demonstration which is approved by all the powers, not eN- ceptfng Russia
 Should the demonstration prove in- effective 1t is understood that the Mon- tenegTin ports of Antivari and Dul- cigno will be occupied. When the Mon tenegrin trouble is out of the way it is likely that the powers will have to deal with Servia. She has informed the British minister that it was inn possible to withdraw her troops from Scutari, as Servia was bound to Mon tenegro until peace had been signed and that any drawing back at the present time would be the death knen of the Balkan alliance.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-03

amendment was 8 subterfuge to take the question away from the people and does not provide for minority rep resentatton, as was the law years ago, and should prevail now. He favored giving the people the right to govern themselves.
 MT. Brer of New Haven said he had no apology to offer for the county com missioner plank being in the demo- cratic platform and he favored election by the people. He moved that when the vote be taken that it be by a yes and nay vote. and the motion pre- vailed.
 Mir. Lockwood of Stamford said that at the recent election the people had decided the question. and demanded a change in the undesirable and unbusi- nesslil1e plan of e1ecting county com misSioners, who have almost uncurbed powers. He said the proposed amend ment is perpetuation of the 1ntquitus system. He stood for the principle of election by the people.
 MT. Wilson of Bridgeport said the election of county commissioners by the people was an important plank in the democratic platform, upon which the democrats of the house were elected.
 MT Hall of New Milford said there was no doubt but the opposition was entirely on party. grounds. but he opposed to the amendment as a matter of public policy. and that it was the people direct that should elect county commissioners
 MT Kopplenan of Hartford accused the republicans of being led by blind leadership and lacked the freedom to vote the right way on this important matter. He said the people should prevail.
 Mr Maltbie of Granby said that at the hearing he was inclined to favor the idea of having the people elect county commissioners. but after con- sultation with those trained in politics he had changed his mind, as it would be a disturbing element in politics, and favored the Magee amendment
 MT. Taylor of Danbury said he be- iieved the Magee amendment was a, step in advance and was a step in the right direction. It was a case of half loaf better than none.
 MT. Hall of Wilmington offered an 8 amendment to the Magee amendment are elected that the vote te taken by rollcaI, which was car ried MT. Hall added: Then you dem ocrats will know when you~g get the goods
 MT. Evarts moved the previous question, which was carried, and MT. Healey made the closing argument in favor of the amendment The vote was then taken on the Magee amend ment, which resulted as follows:
 Whole number of votes. .227
 necessary to prevail .114
 lea .-'... ...-- ..-..- T IS IS
 Upon motion of MT Thoms, the dem ocratic leader, it was voted to 'substi- tute the Magee amendment for the original bill.