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Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Distant Heat.

The great solar physicist. \. r. Lang ley. using the large telescope in Ale gheny Pa.l observatory. to which was attached the most sensitive bolometer ever made. able to detect one-miliontn of degree of heat. was just able to detract a trace of heat from the colas- sal suns Arcturus. Vegn and Sirius. He could detect by the sensitive plnt- mum nerve. thinner than hair. the presence of heat but the intensity wns too small to measure with accuracy.
 Of course. take the same telebolome. ter tn these suns. turn around and look at our sun. and no trace of its heat energy could be detected. our sun being so much smaller. and it is cool. CT than the great suns mentioned. lt would look like the point of needle. Edgar Lucien Larkin in New York American.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
When Nssh Entered the Ark.

March r was celebrated In the mid. de ages as the day on which Noah en- tered the ark. and a very busy day 1t must have been if We are 10 believe the mediaeval dramatists. for Noah s wife was always the typical shrew of the period.
 In the Chester cycle when Noah tells her of the coming flood she sneers at him for his credulity and abuses him for always bringing bad news. Bid den hold her tongue" her abuse only becomes more stinging. Noah strikes her, she hits back, and n good set-to ensues till the man retires to make the ark. When 1t is finished she refuses to enter.
 wifi. com in." says Noah. "why standes thou there?"
 Finally her sons bring her in by force. and Noah welcomes her.
 "Welcom. wifi, unto this bote." and for his welcome he gets whacking, which makes him exclalm:
 Lorde, that wemen be grabbed ayc.
 And non are meke, l dare we'll save.
 London Chronicle.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Japaness Birthday Feasts.

In Japan no notice K taken of the actual anniversary of Il birth. but ev. cry one adds d year Co his or her age on the Setsubun. movable festival which occurs either late in January or at the beginning of February. Thus n child is said to be n year old that Is In its first year directly If k born. and oa the following Setsubun it will be two. although in fact it may be only few days old. The feast k not kept in any marked manner. except that akencshl trice boiled with small red beans which give it red colorl is eaten. and in the evening pnrched benns are scuttered about the room from square rica measure to the cry of "Fuku ga ourli. Oni ga soto."-"Goud fortune within Out with the demuns.'' Every one K supposed to eat the number of beans corresponding with his age and ond over for luck Friends and arGunint- ances also congratulate each other with words of good omen and good fortune. -Argonaut.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Down His Neck.

An Ohio farmer took his numerous progeny to a county fair in that state. As the party moved about the grounds the father felt his fourth born tugging at his coattails. He turned. and thu youngster begged him to buy a certain toy.
 "Buy it yourself" said father. "Where's the dime I gave you little while agoT
 Its down my neck"
 Well, shake 1t outr'
 "But, father" protested the lad. "I can't It was in my mouth when it went down."-Youths Companion.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Street Traffic In Old Time London.

On Jan. 10. 1G3J, an attempt was made to solve the problem of London traffic by restricting the number of hackney coaches. Charles I. issued a proclamation setting out that hack ney coaches are not only Il great dis turbance to his majesty, his dearest consort, the queen, the nobility and others of place and degree in their passage through the streets, but the streets themselves are so pestered and the pavements so broken up that the common passage is thereby hindered and made dangerous, and the prices of hay, provender, etc, thereby made exceedingly dear. Wherefore We ex- pressly command and forbid that no hackney coaches or hired carriages be used or suffered in London, Westmin- ster or the suburbs thereof except they be to travel three miles out of the same. And also that no person shall go in coach through the said streets except the owner of the coa,
 shall constantly keep mp four able horses for our service when required"
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

the recent investigations, reduced his holdings from 1, 1890 to 900 shares. The largest single liquidation shown is that of the New England Navigation com pany, whose 228, 953 shares disappeared from the stock books.
 Other stockholders of 1000 or more shares who sold all their holdings dur ing the past year were: J. H. Seaman, A. H. Tillinghast and another, trustees of W. G. Weld, Anna s. c. Sheath, l.. Van Hoffman 6 Co.,, Helen H. New berry, trustees of I. N. Phelps, E. A. Sanders, the Securities company of Boston, Joseph A. Skinner, the Atlantic investment company, H. F. Dimock, Hartford county mutual fire insurance company, John F. Marsh, O. M. Pratt and another. Charles Pratt & Go. re- duced their holdings from 5,270 to 15 shares, and Harris Whitmore parted with more than 3, 900 shares.
 On the other hand, many large own CTS of New Haven stock materially in cerased their holdings. The American
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
How Hammer of Death Struck James.

How Hammer of Death Struck James. The old purish church of Plumstead is probably at least 1000 years old. The picturesque churchyard. cher ished haunt of the poet Bloomfield dur. ing his visits to Shooters Hill. contains delightfully."- choice Encouragement of epitaphs." One of these, on Muster James Darling. aged TO-" teaches a les son of moderation during the cherry season to the youth of other places be- sides Plumstead. Speaking from his tombstone. Master Darling exclaims:
 The hammer of death was give to me
 For eating the cherries off the tree
 Westminster Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Riaaest Rubber Tree of All.

What is believed to be the largest rubber tree in the world stands in the Brazilian territory of Acre. on the iron tier of Bolivia. It's stem Is twenty seven feet two and seventeenth inches in circumference at the base. For l20 days every year this colossus gives twenty-two pounds of rubber day. At present prices this brings in $2,lG0 a year, or fair interest on about SEQ GOO, to its owners, a family of seven Seringueiros.- York World.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

Express company acquired 15,000 shares, bringing its total holdings to 51, 324 shares. The New Haven rail
 road is credited with holding 28,001 shares, whereas last year no stock ap- peared in its nal4l9. The Columbia, Knickerbocker Trust company also ap- pears as new owner of 1,250 shares, as does W. V. Astor with 4, 729 shares and H. M Tilford with 1,500 shares. Stock standing i'll the names of M. F. Plant, Taller 6 Robinson, Thompson, Towle 6 Co.,, G. R. White, Hartman 6 Co.,, Jesup 6 Lamont, Clark, Dodge & Co.,, and Post & Flagg has been largely augmented. The brokerage house of A. A Housman 6 Go. ac- quired 1,635 shares during the year.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Queer Habit.

"Has that young man any bad hae- its?" asked the cautious father.
 No" replied Gladys Jane. He nev, CT goes into a saloon"
 "I know. But he looks as if he spent terrible amount of time hanging around gents furnishing stores."- Washington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
N. H. STOCK TRANSFERS
Important Changes in Holdings Have
 Taken Place Recently.


 Important changes have taken place in the holding of stockholders of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad in the year ending April 1, 1914, according to figures published recently by Dow, Jones 6 Go. Many large stockholders, it appears, parted with all their shares of New Haven stock just before and during the period of startling disclosures in regard to the management of that road. S Lewis Cass Ledyard, one of the di- rectors who tested before the interstate commission at Washington, contradict ing Charles s. Mellen in certain parti- culars, is shown to have lquidated his entire holdings of 90, 542 shares. MT. Mellen also parted with all his shares, 3,683. John Billiard of Meriden, a director who figured prominently in
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Repartee.

Magistrate (to offending motoristI- You are fined 40 shillings. Motorist- All right, old man. You must take 1t out of a Aver. Magistrate-You are now fined f5. Anything more to say? Motorist-By love, sir. no! You're too quick at repartee.-L>ondon Sketch.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Meinht nf Platinum.

Platinum is the only thing in the world that Is heavier than gold. A GU bic foot of this metal weighs 1,950 pounds to 1926 pounds, which gold weighs. Next in weight come mer. cury. lead and silver :n the order named
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
A Real Snap.

What. mother, is meant by having a snap?"
 Tt is something. child, that no one really has but children. Their mothers take care of them, and their fathers pay the bills. They never have a snap again Baltimore American.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
The May Ha oaf

The McSSinner-Twos shillin' to gang to Holborn! Ma, m. But-weel, I'll toss ye. double or quits. Sporting Cah- by-WeIl, I'm goin that way any'ow. so ere goes! 'Eads! The McSkinner- Heads? Weel. ye've won. So I'll Jist hae to walkl-London Punch.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
rhev certeinIy keen lt punted.

Women in nll lands are the custo. dians of speech. They preserve is purity. To them must % much of the credit of the improvement fin American English. New York World
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
unrumed.

Master-Mary, wish you would be more careful I'm sorry to hear my wife has to scold you so often. Mary Oh. it's all right, sir. I seldom takes any notice of her.-London Telegraph.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Makea covuardn of un All.

There is nothing from which even the bravest man shrinks 90 pitifully as the lancet of the surgeon. even when it Is wielded by the most skillfnl of his craft.-Londun Sketch.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Evasive.

Mrs. Goodleigh (after feeding tramp' And are you a Christian? Tramp We'll. mum. nobody can accuse me CT workin' on Sundays.-BostoD Tran script
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Contradietory.

"You assure me that this is the very latest fashion?"
 "Yes. madam"
 And it won't fade?"
 No, madam. am sure 1t won't. We have had 1t in the window for two years. ."-London Tatler.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Force of a Hurricane.

A hurricane is a wind that blows at seventy-seven miles an hour or more. Such wind exerts pressure of near ly eighteen pounds to the square foot.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
The Return.

Magistrate-If l remember rightly this is not your first appearance in 3ourt. Prisoner-No, your honor, but I hope you don't judge by appearances.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

To enable person to keep his face immersed in water for several minutes, as for facial massage, Washington man has invented a clip to close the nostrils and a rubber tube to admit through the mouth.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

One mary dominate moral suffering4 only hy lahor. Study saves from dis colragement.-D'A Abrantes.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25

There is but one virtue-the eternal sacrifice of self.-George Sand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
Relief for Belgians.
from the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
1t Is natural that there should be pro-
test against the sending of relief to the
Belgians when there is SO much dis
tress at home. There is, however, q
fundamental difference between the
two cases. Want here is caused not by
lack Of the necessaries Of life, but by
a clogging of the machinery Of distri-
button. The difficulty in caring for the
unemployed lies not in the fact tina
resources are lacking, but that the
problem is complicated and difacult
if generosity could solve it, 1t would
be solved tomorrow. In an emergency
America has vast resources to draw
upon. If little Holland, which has been
much harder hit, can take care at her
own charge of $4,000 Belgians, the
United States could with less sacrifice
provide for the pressing needs of a
million. In Belgium it is not ques-
ton of distribution. of the aid of the
needy by the more fortunate. There is
actual shortage in the necessaries of
life, an experience which America has
never known. For this reason our diff
Guilty in solving our own economic
problems does not exempt us from the
duty to make an extra effort to meet
Belgium's need. 1t Is as different from
our own as the common restitution OF
a shipwrecked crew Is from the ehrenic
poverty of a great city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
The Beer Rebellion.

If Gen. Christian De Wet has been
actually captured, as reported from
Pretoria, the Boer rebellion is prob
ably at an end. Two of the other
leaders. Beyers and Maritz. have fled
and thus it would appear that the in
surEsats still remaining in the field
are practically without commanders,
certainly without leaders of note and
prestige. No reliable estimate of the
number Of men enlisted under the ban
ner Of rebellion has been made lately,
but it is thought that there are only
few still in the field. In all proba
bility this outbreak will not occasion
any embarrassment to the government
at London. The colonial forces have
thus far been able to handle the sit
uation unaided under the command of
Gen. Botha. If this revolt has been
suppressed the developments in South
Africa will doubtless prove a serious
disappointment in Berlin. where it is
believed there was confident expecta-
ton that the Beers would prove a
heavy handicap upon England in the
course of its continental warfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03

vision the cost per day to date, roughly
125 days Of war. has been s17.20o,00O.
II it is as low as $10.00o.000 a day the
imperial treasury now has surplus
of s9o0,o90,000 In addition to the ST.
'260.O0O.000 voted yesterday. If the war
cost has been only $5,090,000 day
there is treasury surplus amounting
to $1.425,008.o00 in addition to yester-
days grant. or in all s2.S75.o0o,e00.
It 10 thus apparent either that the
war Is costing Germany much more
heavily than the estimates already
made OF that the empire is in a strong
1y fortified financial position for the
future. At the higher previous esti-
mate of s10.600,000 a day the $3,40O.-
100000 voted up to date and otherwise
provided will last $40 days, while at
the lower estimate of 100000 daily
these funds will provide for a war of
at least a year and ten months.
1t has been understood since the war
began that the so-called Spandau
war chest containing the billion dol
lars of the French war indemnity of
1870 has never been opened. If this Is
true Germany has a further cash re-
serve enabling it to conduct war FIR
44e days at $10,0o0,00o daily. or for two
years and five months at the rate Of
5000. 900 daily.
Assuming that the new war credit
voted yesterday will produce actual
cash, whether by voluntary or forced
loans is for the present purpose of
computation immaterial. it is plain that
Germany's financial position in this
crisis Is strong, and that so far as
money can serve she is capable of con-
tinuing the struggle probably as long
as her allied opponents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
An Adequate Bathing Beach.

Senator Norris plan for the use of
the tidal basin for the municipal bath
ing beach is most attractive and should
command support when il is nut
in form for authoritative enactment
The Districts public bathing facilities
have never been adequate. Originally
the bathing beach was located in the
basin, before the completion of the
river improvements. 1t was then
moved to the present site west of the
Monument, where 1t has been anly a
Door makeshift for a municipal bath
Always overcrowded in summer, it af
fords the most meager facilities for the
thousands who would like to enjoy
open swimming. 1t is unquestionably
safe, but that Is about all that can be
said for it.
There is an opportunity in the tidal
basin for q model municipal bathing
plant, perfectly safe and large enough
to accommodate all Corners. Washing
ton should have no less than the best
possible in this direction. To deny the
people the fullest facilities for free
public bathing is to discount the teach
ings Of sanitarians and physicians and
to depRsve the younger Washingtonians
Of ? pleasure which is theirs by natural
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03

right. The small boys Of this city are
forbidden to battle in the open streams
and are compelled to use the municipal
beach" Senator Norris plan would
give them plenty of space and unques-
tionably clean water. 1t is understood
that his proposal has the hearty in
dorsement of the engineer officer in
charge of public grounds in this city.
and inasmuch as there ID no lack Of
funds for such worthy and needed i'm
provements. no time should be lost In
starting a work which will give pleas
ure to thousands and will undoubtedly
be the means Of saving lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
The Midweek Pictorial Extra.

The Stars midweek war pictorial ex-
ira. which was first issued today, will
give the readers Of this paper opportunity
90 A small price to obtain the most vivid
pictures Of the great conflict now raging
IN. Europe which can be presented by
means of the printing art. These
photographs of actual scenes in Europe
aI6 reproduced by a new process which
preserves all the fine qualities of the
originals, and. being printed on extra
quality of paper. the effect is brilliant
and artistic. The midweek pictorial
supplement is a distinct Improvement
over the average news illustration be-
cause it is printed by different process
than that employed in ordinary news
printing. The Star feels that in Offering
this midweek pictorial extra to its read
ers il is serving the Washington public
valuably in affording them an opportunity
10 obtain a more vivid concept Of
the conditions in which the titanic
struggle for old world mastery is pro-
crossing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
Servia in Serious Plight.

The fall of Belgrade before the Aus
TRAN attack, which was announced off,
c1aiiy yesterday, has for some time been
foreshadowed. It cannot fall to give
great encouragement to the Teutonic
allies, for it Is believed to be token
Of the serious weakening of Servian
resistance to Austrian pressure. Signs
are not wanting that the Servian army
is about at the end OF it's resources and
that unless reinforced strongly by Rus
STA 1t cannot hold out much longer. The
Austrian army operating against Servia
has been estimated at half a million
men and if Servia collapses this force
will be released for the major cam
paign against Russia.
1t was reported the other day that fif-
teen Russian regiments had made their
way up the Danube. with large guam
titles of ammunition and supplies, for
the purpose of aiding the Servians.
There is present reason to doubt the
truth Of this report, inasmuch as from
the servians now come urgent calls on
Russia for assistance. Particular anx-
iety appears to be felt in Servia re-
speeding the Bulgarian policy. a fear
being now expressed that Bulgaria, en-
the apparent turn of the tide in favor
Of Austria in this theater of the war,
may regard the time as opportune for
participation to wreak revenge upon
Seryia for her action in the second
Balkan war. 1t is reported that a spe-
cial emissary has been sent from Petro-
grad to Sofia in the hope of persuading
Bulgaria to continue neutral, If she
does not go so far as to join the anti
Teutonic allies.
Russia probably has no men to spare
at this Juncture for the organization of
q relief expedition for Servia. The
cars forces, large as they are, find
themselves fully occupied in East Prus-
sia, in Poland, In Galicia and In Asia
Minor. Indeed, the Russian campaign
IL stretched over an enormous area,
with three distinct nations as enemies.
Yet there is a certain strategic reason
for doing whatever Is possible TO con-
tfnue the Servian resistance, in order
to prevent the release of probably ten
Austrian army corps from service in
Servia for active work elsewhere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
Germany's Siaews Of War.

The German reichstag yesterday
voted a new war credit of Lest, zoe, 600.
doubling the amount of cash voted by
the imperial parliament for the sup
port of the kaiser's forces in the field.
In addition to the $2,5ae. 100000 thus
granted by direct act of the reichstaR
the government has issued treasury
notes in the sum OF $150.eee. geo and
has borrowed, it Is reported, some
$3.50, eoo, Gee from the reichsbank. max
ing in all a grand total to date Of
$500, eco, 600 in war funds.
Since the war began estimates of the
cost Of the campaign per day have
been made on various bases. the esti.
mates for Germany, ranging from 3s.-
ooo, oeo to s1e,eae.eo0. Yesterdays ac-
ton by the reichstag suggests that
perhaps these figures are too low.
though it may not be entirely safe to
assume that the amounts raised up to
this time have hesn exhausted In
terms IT appropriation and cash pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-03
Toll Roads.
rom tn. Philadelphia Evening Ledger.

The great highway which Gen. du
and present to the commonwealth will
not be a toll road. Toll roads. as a
matter of fact, are not modern insti-
tutions. They are anachronisms, and
should exist nowhere save in books as
curiosities. Yet toll roads hem in
Philadelphia. There is a network of
them about the town. They are grim
and frowning sentinels which take half
the pleasure out of an afternoons ride
and steal the genial sunshine from the
faces of men whom the opening Of the
country has lured into the open. The
way to get rid of the toll roads is to
buy them. That Is what poor state
would do. under the drive of popular
condemnation. So rich state as Penn
sylyania need not hesitate.