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Connecticut western news., 1914-06-11
The "heavies" of '64.

There are Connecticut veterans who should remember with thrill this day fifty years ago. On Mays 19, 1864, General Robert o. Tyler's ''Heavies" were bearing the brunt of the attack when Lee, at Spottsylvania, hurled forward Elwell's corps against the weakest spot in Grants line'' The "Heavies" were weak in numbers and presumably in morale. But they held. They were on their own ground when Hancock and Warren came painting up to their relief re #.
 Tyler's division of "Heavies, 5000 strong, had been recruited as heavy artillery. His Connecticut contingent had expected to do service behind the great guns of the fortresses or the siege trains They had performed garrison duty at Washington. But the necessi- ties of war transformed them into in fantry. Fresh from the capital they came tramping among Grants battered veterans to be jeered for their new uni forms and the sleekness which came of easy living on the other side of the Potomac. Until that May afternoon half a century ago they had never been in battle.
 The .sHeavies'' held the right of the line, along the road to Fredericksburg. Lee, in his own country, behind breast works, alert, wary, resourceful was at his best. Lee knew the "Heavies; ;" knew they were green troops, as far as fighting was concerned. And so against them, in the spot where Grant might least expect attack came, with it's terrific rebel yell, Elwell's whole corps. Had the general for whom one of Hart ford's G. A. R. posts is named found his men weddings then, there had been disaster like that at Charlottesville. But the raw artillery-infantry held They held like grim death, until the Second and Fifth corps could join them to drive Elwell scurrying back. And when the twilight battle was finished there were 900 of ElwelPs men on the ground he had tried to cross. I-
 A fine lot, those "Heavies" of fifty years ago. A fine lot, the Connecticut men who were such an important element in their ranks. Perhaps never did Connecticut troops-and Con- necticut regiment was the only one ever to receive commendation by General George Washington in general orders fight more bravely or more effectively. Hartford Times ..+
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-11
Motorist Manners.

We go speeding unasked with our heavy, high-powered motors over the public highways for whose construction we have not contributed a penny; and if we do not find them wholly to our liking we comment insultingly upon them and their makers, calling our hosts, in this case the taxpayers who have paid for them, hay-seeds, reu- bens, jays, moss backs, antediluvian fossils and whatnot, in utter forgetful- ness of the fact that it is for the most part ourselves who have brought the roads into their present condition by our nnconscionable and destructive speeding upon them.
 In other words, we go with our cars where we have not been asked to go; we tear up the country roads with our heavily-built cars; we require our un- witting hosts practically to rebuild at their own expense these same highways every season; and then we call them mossbacks and fossils because we do not find boulevards and pathways wait ing for us on every hand We know my lord $ answer to this, that we leave money behind us to pay for it all; but, as a matter of fact, we don't. ..,-.
 There are some of us, for. instance, who seem to think that, because we are ill picnicking spirit, therefore every body else. is, and that we have there fore perfect right to be as noisy as we please in quiet country wales at any hour of the day or night; that we have to sound those raucous horns of ours in carnival-wise as we rush madly past house of worship on Sunday morning; that we have right to treat all women on the highway as we pass them very much as if they were firtatious house. maids, and we were all jolly butcher boys off on lark; and that also, just because we are off in the country, it is our privilege to strew newspapers, torn letters, lunch boxes, eggshells and empty bottles in our wake, as if coun- try people always kept a corps of white-wings ready to clean up after us or, really didn't care whether their thoroughfares were tolerably tidy or not.-John Kendrick Bangs in Lippin- cott's.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-11
Ebenezer Hill Gets Divorce.

Ebenezer Hill, Jr., of South Norwalk, nephew of ex- x-Congressman F. J. Hill, received a decree of divorce from Mabel Cameron Currie Hill, Friday, from Judge Gardiner Green in the Superior Court of Bridgeport. MT. Hills wit. nesses, besides himself, were his father and a neighbor. Mrs. Reed Haviland, who had been subpoened as a witness, sent an affidavit stating that she was i'll and could not attend.
 The divorce was granted on grounds of desertion. Mrs. Hill received a de- cree of divorce two years ago from a Reno, Navada court, but Judge Green paid no attention to that decree in his consideration of the testimony as Mir. Hill was out of the jurisdiction of the Navada court. The former Mrs. Hill is now the wife of Judge Priest, a mil lionaire lawyer of St. Louis.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-11
COM MEN GEM ENT
Eleven Pupils. will Graduate From High School Tomorrow Night.

f1ign SCnoOl lOI1orToW NlSnt'
 /, The Commencement exercises of North Canaan High School will take place in Town Hall tomorrow, (Fri- day, revening, an event to which the pupils and parents are looking forward with expectancy. The program will not;yary in any essential feature from that of former years. The program provides ~,t for > the presentation of diplomas to- the graduates, eleven in number, by Hon. E. s. Roberts; pres entation of class memorial by Alfred c. Abbe, and its acceptance on behalf of the school by. Miss Pearl Davis, class ,'16; delivery of address by Rev. ". Howard Mills, and appropriate music and singing throughout. The class motto is '.Plus Ultra;'' the class colors, orange and black. State Supervisor George J. Vogel will preside. The program follows: .....e
 e Invocation. .2, .:
 | Song, "Come Follow, Follow Me, '" Words by Shakespeare, music by Agnes Zimmerman. [. s,l ga
 Address, 'The Scholastic Value of MOrhllby, heN! w. n. Mllls. -a. Song, "Home to Our Mountains, :" Verdi. -*.... .-.s# .e.
 Presentation of Glass Memorial, Alfred O. Abbe, IA.
 Acceptance on behalf of School, Pearl Davis, '16. ,.,. .,.. r.,.~st',
 Presentation of Diplomas, Hon. E. S. Roberts, Chairman of School Com mittee. @ ... ... Tai5
 Song, "The Heavens Resound, " Beethoven. ,..' .. 2; h
 The graduates are as foflewss Alfred Chapelle Abbe, Mysie Mildred Buck. bee, Margaret Mary Corcoran, Lila Jane Curtiss,l Laura Helen Goodwin, Clarence Foote Hart, Ellen Cecelia yLindell, Helen Frances Par1nelee, Karl Max Werner, Arthur Dent White, Helen Frances Whitford., .. s,. .y<...."
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-11

"Growing? Why, every time I get home from trip find that that baby of mine has grown another foot"
 Gee! She'll look like a centipede pretty soon. ''-Houston Post.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-11

Nell-"Eliza went to an astrologer to find out when was the best time to get married'' ''
 Stell-"What did he tell herr"
 Nell-"He took one look at her and told her to grab her first chance. "- Judge. ..
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-11

Charity worker-''Will you do some- thing for poor woman whose husband comes out of jail today?"
 Algy-"Here's quarter. Wire her my condolences Judge
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-11

The egotist wouldn' be satisfied with himself unless he felt that everybody else was also satisfied with him.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-11

Health is wealth, unless you happen to be a doctor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
EN- Voyaua.

Whichever way the wind doth blow,
some heart is glad to have it so;
Then blow it east or blow it west,
Tho wind that blows, that wind is best.
MY little craft sails not alone;
A thousand fleets from every zone
Are out upon a thousand seas;
And what for me We're favoring breeze
Might dash another, with the shock
OF doom, upon some hidden rock.
And so | do not care to pray
For winds to watt me on my way.
But leave it to d Higher VIII
To stay or speed me: trusting still
That all is well. and sure that He
Who launched my Dark will sail with me
Through storm and calm and will not fat
Whatever breezes may prevail,
To land me. every peril past,
Within His sheltering haven at last.
Then. whatsoever wind doth blow,
My heart is glad to nave it so;
And blow it east, or blow it west,
The wind that blows, that wind is best.
Caroline AtwateT Mason.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
THE END.
Propitiatory Philanthropy.
Edward A. Ross. In the Atlanti

Edward A. Ross, In the Atlantic
Inevitably the gratitude and admiration
which the public feels for benevolence is
taken advantage of by those seeking to
~ingmatiate themselves with their fellow
citizens. 1t has long been recognized by
the sponsors for charitable enterprises
that the candidate for public office offers
an easy mark for the collector. The pop
u~larity-hunter has always appreciated the
wisdom of subscribing to benevolent UNI
~dertak1ngs. Infamous businesses have
sought to insure tolerance for their ne
faTious operations by giving heavily and
conspicuously to charities with a strong
sentimental appeal. Liquor dealers and
proprietors of gambling houses and keep
ers OF low resorts have been prompt with
big contributions for the relief of visible
dramatic suffering, such as the hunger
or cold of women and children. In the
bad old days of bank failures, the CAPT
talist who had slipped out of the back
doog of a bank with a satchel Of loot.
while the tricked depositors were vainly
hammering at the front entrance, sought
to turn aside public odium and win his
way back to responsibility by a consistent
course of diplomatic and ostentatious CIV
ing. Public utility companies have often
made a point of subscribing to charitable
and civic undertakings, and their gener-
osity has f1uctuated pretty closely with
the imminence of attack upon their privi-
leges and their policies.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01

cial rates given to the settlers on the
railways for both himself and his eff
fects.
The natural resources OF the coun-
Try are so vast that they cannot be
Old In mere figures. Man can only
tell Of what tiny portions have done.
He can only say Il am more prosper
ous than I ever expected to be-" And
yet II a farmer expects to succeed on
land that he has been forced to pay
800 to 500 an acre for, he ought to
feel assured Of attaining prosperity
when he finds the richest prairie soil
at his disposal absolutely free. II he
mas a little capital. let him invest it
all In live stock and farm implements
he will find himself ten years ahead
OF the game. Some day such q chance
VIII not be found anywhere on the
face OF the globe. But now the same
opportunities await you as awaited the
pioneer and not one hundredth part
OF the difficulties he encountered and
oyercame. Success in Canada is made
up OF two things, natural resources
and human labor. Canada has the n
and you have the other.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
APDmanG Of neutrality-suspicious.
1fIE MARSHAL
ByMary Raymond Shipman Andrews
1sg1@@ Tie Perfect Hzbuze. etc
cepynsh., The Bosb.Mersm cs.ear&

TfEl=ssET n ~
Sire. I bring you the arsenal he
stammered painfully, loudly. In the
silence of the court yard one heard
every word. Two wishes-good fair
les he gasped. And then, his mouth
twisted to a smile. the thirds no
matter"
Louis BoDaparte looked down at the
man whose diving face stared up at
him In a rapture Of loyalty; whose life
had been consecrated to him: whose
death was for him; who had lost him
an empire. For a second a struggle
shook him. and then the large kindness
through which he came nearest to
greatness, overlooked. In the career to
come was no finer moment. no higher
inspiration for Prince Louis than this.
He bent close to the glazing eyes.
"Courage!" he said clearly. "Cour-
age, mon ami. Live for me and for
our country. Live, my brother, Fran
cois-Chevalier Beaupre, Marshal Of
the Empire" And the Princes sword
flashed out and touched his shoulder.
The other world closing about him
Francois heard-they did not doubt It
who saw the eyes flame as q FREELY out
of darkness, and when his lips stirred
they knew thai he wished to cry once
more "Yive TEmpereur!"
FTenchInen all, shaken with the liv-
ing drama, the ruined men who stood
about a defeated Prince cried it for
him-the old magic cry of the Bona
parties. With kepis lifted, as one man,
"Vive IEmpereur!" the deep voices
cried, hailing a lost cause for a lost
life. But only the Prince knew thai a
thought came after; only he caught,
on the gasp which let the soul out, a
girls name. He bent quickly again,
with an eager assurance, but it was
late. The accolade Of a higher king
had touched his servant, and the
knightly soul Of Francois had risen.
rrIJE ENn
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
ECZEMA ON cHlLD's BODY

$40 High ST., Oshkosh, Wis.-"When
about two months old my nephew had
sores break out on different parts of
his body. The trouble first began as
a rash which itched SO at night some
one always held his hands, even while
sleeping, as at the least scratching it
would run together and form scabs.
His n~ight-clothes had to have mittens
on them or the scabs would be raw
and bleeding by morning. His cloth
ing or the least friction irritated the
trouble. His face and scalp were GOV.
cred. They called it eczema.
1--WE tried different treatments but
none cured him. At three years old
we commenced the use Of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. 1t took nearly a
year to effect a complete cure and he
never had anything like 1t since
(Signed) Mrs. T. Scoield, Mar. 81
1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01

You want a cozy home, a free life,
and sufficient income. You want edu-
cation for your children, and some
pleasure for your wife. You want in
dependence. Your burden has been
heavy. and your farm hasn't paid. You
work hard and are discouraged.
You require a change. There is q
goal within sight, where your chill
dren will have advantages. You can
get a home in Western Canada and
freedom, where your ambitions can be
fulfilled. If the Prairie Provinces are
full Of Successful Farmers, why should
you prove the exception? Haven't
you got brains, experience, courage?
Then prove what these are capable
OF when put on trial. 1t is encourag-
ing to know that there is one country
in the world where poverty is no bar
rier to wealth!
Besides the grains spoken OF, all
kinds of grasses do well in Western
Canada. At one OF the fairs held .
short time ago the writer saw no
less than eighty varieties of wild grass.
Of the cultivated grasses, Alfalfa gives
a splendid yield, and although not yet
generally grown, it will soon become
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01

Of conserving the moisture, the farm
ers are now busily engaged in prepar-
ing larger areas for wheat, oats, barley
and flax, and in this way very much
will be added to the large acreage
placed in crop in 1913. There are none
that take any comfort out Of the war
In Europe because 1t will mean In
creased prices for everything they can
raise, but they propose taking advan-
tage of the opportunity that is afford
ed. Western Canada is the recognized
grain field Of the world, and will be
&c for all time. Looking into the fu-
ture, thousands Of Americans are now
contemplating joining the band OF
Western Canada grain growers and
they are wise in doing so, for they can
secure the best of land in good local.
ties, convenient to market, at from $15
to $40 per acre if purchased from rail-
way or land companies, or they can
still get homesteads within reasonable
distance OF railways by making entry
for them. The American settler is al
ways welcome, and he will find in al
most any district in which he cares
to locate, scores Of American settlers,
who are doing well, and few, If any,
ever prove a failure. There are spe-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01

fully up to the average. The por-
tons referred to had ample rainfall
and blessed with conditions that put
them into a more enYiable condition
than the districts first referred to-.
Fortunately in most places where lack
OF precipitation prevented harvesting
a good crop this year, this is the
first of a number Of years that it
has happened, and the farmers are
In a position to Withstand a partial
failure. Throughout all Of Manitoba,
Central Saskatchewan and the largest
portion Of Alberta conditions are
good. The raising of cattle, sheep and
hogs is now playing an important
part in the success of the West
ern Canada Farmer. From these,
and the product of the dairy and
the Dreaming, he is placing himself
In IN excellent financial position. 1t
Is expected that during 1915 the acre
age sown to grains of all kinds will be
largely in excess of all previous years.
In the districts that had not the crop
that others had, there is no disheart-
edness, but embracing the opportunity
to get their land ready in good time,
and pursuing more definite methods
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01

universal. At a recent contest Of fields
sown not later than June, 1912, there
were prizes awarded in all districts in
Saskatchewan. The quality was ex-
cellent. In Alberta it will soon be-
come the popular feed. In Manitoba
the growing of alfalfa is quite success
full, and many farmers are now prepar-
ing land for 1t.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, or his re-
turn from a trip to Western Canada,
furnishes the following contributions:
It'll dream again Of fields Of grain
hat stretch from sky to sky,
And the little prairie hamlets, where
the cars go roaring by,
Wooden hamlets as / saw them-noble
cities still to be
To girdle stately Canada with gema
from sea to sea;
Mother of a mighty manhood, Land OF
glamour and Of hope,
From the eastward sea-swept Islands
~ to the sunny Western SLOPE"
It Is the inspiration that led 81,
Conan Doyle to pen the above thai
has led the many Americans that are
now in Western Canada to make theil
home Observation-Disclosures.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
WESTERN CANADKs'
GRAIN CROP 1914
THE WHEAT CROP ALONE Will
BE WORTH UPWARDS OF
ONE HUNDRED MIL
LION DOLLARS.

The yield of wheat in Western Cana.
da for 1914 Is now safely estimated at
1876 million bushels. This is not as
large as in 1913 but for various rea-
sons will net the farmer considerably
more money. Had it not been for
drought that struck some portions of
Southern Alberta and Southwestern
Saskatchewan, shortly after seeding,
there would have been a phenomenal
crop and with present prices there
would have been a year of un-
p~recedented prosperity. In a large
district OF the country the crops are
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
Queering His Act.

The Booking Agent can give you
a split week at the Morpheus theater
The Monolcgue Artist can't work
at that show shop. My whole act de
Ponds on a line where I ask the or
chestra leader If he's a married man
and they've got a lady orchestra
Puck.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
GettIno Down to Business.

Are you as perfect physically as
you seem to be-" he asked.
Certainly she replied.
HAS there ever been II insanity
IN your family?"
Never"
Have you a d%epraved taste OF any
hnd?"
Certainly not"
"Are your teeth in good condition
and do you see and hear perfectly"
yes"
Are you ever bothered by insomnia
or headache or indigestion?
Not at all"
THANK heaven. Now let's make
love a little while."-Chicago Herald.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
Brought Home to Him.

Brought Home to Him.
Gen. w, L. Alexander was discuss
Ing, at a dinner. the European war.
This war" he said, will affect even
us. We must economic to weather
1t. And our economy must be gem
eral, too.
I'VE mustn't be like Bayboy, whom
a friend asked over a bottle Of cham
payne on a'roof garden:
well, apropos Of the war, old man,
did you give your wife that lecture on
economy?'
Yes, I did, Gayboy answered, and
she went right out and bought me a
safety razor"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
The Eoos Weren't Inva,lds.

Eggs for Invalids," read a sign at
a certain shop.
What is there unusual about those
eggs?" asked a curious observer.
why them eggs is an absolute
novelty" said the dealer, briskly, add,
ing in awed tones: Them eggs is
fresh"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
Content 20 Remain Il Scotland.

Content 20 Remain ln Scotland.
An extremely selfiEaportant middle.
class Londoner. visiting Scotland for
the first time In his life, volunteered
to a kindly but sharp old Highlander
that an -nglishman could ever And
Scotland anything but a place to leave
and that rapidly.
Tn nae so u D. that returned
the old man. dryly. It'll TAX re to d
place mo- far frae Stirling. whaur
thetty thousand O. yer countrymen ha'
been sontent for ave hundred year,
and they're nae thocht q leavin, yeti'
What is the placer" beloved the
Londoner.
"Bannockburn!' snapped the Scot,
waving his hand In the direction of the
battlefield.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
How He Foraave McNab.

A Scotchman on his deathbed was
reminded by the attending minister
that the hour Of death is an hour for
the banishing Of all ill-feeling-a time
for universal forgiveness.
He was a McGregor, and his feud
with the McNabs had been notable. So
the clergyman, with the family's per-
mission and assistance, summoned
the head Of clan McNab to the dying
McGregor's bedside.
Il forgive we, M'Nab," whispered the
expiring man, wi all my heart-but
may my curse rest on my son forever
If he ever doesi"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01

In 1911 the population Of Canada, T.
206,643. was distributed, as to origin
chiefly as follows: British, 1886, 9S5;
French, 2,054,890; German, 1913, 800;
Austro-Hungarian, 129,103; Scandina-
Wan. 107,525; Indian, 105,492, and Jew
ish. 1861,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01

According to an English scientist, if
the radium in the interior Of the earth
is in any way equal to hat in the rocks
at the surface, the world will grow hot
ter instead of colder.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
chercnez Ia Femme

Chercnez La Femme.
A western detective said In the
smoking room of a San Francisco ho-
tel:
To locate the dishonest clerk, I iso-
lated the one who was chasing round
in taxicabs to ROOF gardens with young
ladies'"
He shook his head and added:
"A slip Of a girl can make the stead
lest mar fall"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL You
Tury Murine Bye Remedy for Red, Weak. Watery
just Eye Comfort. Write for Book OF the Isyo
BY mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. CHICAGO.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01

Electric ans made 1t possible for
churches and theaters in southern
India to remain open all summer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01

BETTING the Occasion.
Where shall | put this picture of
the prizefighters?'
Make it an upper cut"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-01
The Naughty n

The telephone in a physicians Office
rang madly, the other day, relates
Current Opinion, and the following.
conversation took place:
I'VE want the doctor, quick!"
who's sick at your housed"
Everybody except me. I'd been
naughty, 80 they wouldn't give me
any Of the nice mushrooms papa
picked in the woods"