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New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
LEFT TO GOVERNOR.
second Ballot for Nomination of Major of c. N. c. Makes No Choice.


 Hartford, Conn.,, Aug. 15.-On the second ballot, counted today, for nomi- nation of major of the First In- fantry, c. N. G., to succeed Major Lamb, appointed lieutenant colonel, there was no choice and under the regulations the matter will now go to the governor for appointment. Thirty seven votes were cast, nineteen being necessary for choice. The ballot re- suited as follows: .ss.a.a..
 captain G. J. Rau, company K, Hartford, IT; Captain Matthew E.. Ccughlin, company F, Hartford, IA; Captain William H. Hines, company L, Middletown, 4; Captain Frank S. Merrill, company ID, Bristol, 2.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
ISH-AMERICANS TO SPAIN

Paris, Aug IS. 10:35 a. m.-Fran- cisco de La Barra, former provisional president to Mexico and the Argentine, Brazilian and Chilean ministers, here have co-operated in sending 1000 Spanish Americans to Spain, where they will stay, if they desire to do so, until the war is over Senor de La Farra as president of the committee, also arranged to cash checks and let ters of credit in order to relieve the eoessities of Latin-Americans here
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
RUNS DOWN OPERATOR.

Miss Gladys Williams, telephone operator at Hart and Hutchinson's factory, was knocked down and bad ly bruised about the lower limbs yes- ran into her as she was crossing Myr- tie street in front of Russell & Er- wins shop. The man rode right on not even stopping to see if the girl was injured.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
BRYCE-PINCHOT WEDDING.

New York, Aug. 15.-Miss Cornelia E. Bryce, daughter of Lloyd Bryce, former minister to the Netherlands, and Clifford Pinchot, former chief forester of the United States, were married today in the Episcopal church at Roslyn, l.. I. On account of the Illness of MT. Pinchot's mother, only relatives and a few intimate friends were present. A reception followed at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Bryce at Roslyn.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
REFUGEES DENY REPORT,

. Copenhagen, Via. London, Aug. IS, FOO a. m.-Russian refugees from Germany deny a report that Germany is 1mprisoning Russians because of a threat alleged to have been made by the emperor of Russia to send all Germans in Russia to Siberia.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
DIES AT gS.

Hartford, Conn.,, Aug. 15.-Mrs. Jane E. Smith died at the Hartford hospital today aged 9S years. She had been at the institution three years,
 due to a broken hip. Mrs. Smith was native of Glastonbury, born in 1&16.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
LIEGE COMMANDER DEAD.

London, Aug. Is, 3:30 p. m.-A de- spatch from Brussels to the Exchange Telegraph Co.,, says the death of General Won Emmich, the German commander at Liege is confirmed. He is to be succeeded by General Won Der Marwitz.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
LORRAINE PURSUED
 BY GERMAN CRUISERS
French Liner Has Exciting Trip
 Across Atlantic Ocean.

Paris, Aug. 15 (4:55 A. M.)-The French liner Lorraine had a narrow escape from capture by German cruis- CTS during her voyage from New York to Havre, where she arrived Wednesday, according to Rene Desc vaux one of her officers.
 Soon after leaving port the ship was chased by the Dresden, Desevaux said, but she soon distanced this cruiser. Later the Lorraine intercept ed wireless messages between the German cruisers Strassburg and Karlsruhe, from which the officers gathered that the warships had been ordered to capture the Lorraine. The last day out the Germans nearly caught the liner, which only escaped through the favor of the fog.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
Austrian Liner Captured.

Alexandra, Egypt, Via London Aug. 15, 12:50 P. M.-The big Austrian Lloyd liner Marienbad was captured today by British warship near here on the voyage from Bombay to Tri- este. She was brought into port.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
LAUNCHES NEW BOAT.

John Jewett, of this city, today launched ihs new boat at Hamlins Pond, Plainville MT. Jewett has been constructing this craft for some time and expects to have an engine installed shortly. .-..... .
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York, Aug. 15.-The statement of the average condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that the cash reserve decreased $5,876,250, leaving a deficit Of $47,992,250.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15

A. G. Cohen and Nels Nelson have purchased a large motor boat suitable for cruising and will leave Monday for a several weeks voyage.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15

The directors of the company saw millions in the invention-a monopo- ly of the sale of powder to every na- tion. But the discovery was so inn p, rtant any nation possessing it ex- clusively would have SO great advan- tsge in war that the suggestion was made that the secret be turned over to the American government.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
ToRTs 1nd sURRoVNoNo ToWns sE nANUR, LIeUf1-]

long. bloody siege is expected. The principal fort is located on high rocks overlooking the Mouse and Sambre rivers, at the junction of which the city is located. The position of the forts is indicated on this map.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15

passed and that we can now cooper ate for the common good.' hope that the government and business can get together on the questions now pressing for solution
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15

Belgian and French soldiers pre- pared to defend the city of Namnr, Belgium, against the attack of the Germans. 1t is one of the best forti- fled places in the little war scared kingdom, and when it is attacked a
New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
Saw IXronprinz Wilhelm.

New York, Aug. 15.-Word of the North German Lloyd liner Kronprinz Wilhelm, which, like the German cruisers, has become somewhat of phantom of the sea since she slipped out of New York harbor more than ten days ago, was brought to port to- day by the steamer Aztec from Nor folk The Aztec's skipper reported that on August 10 he sighted a four funnel steamer which he believed was the Wilhelm. He did not give her position.
 The last previous report of Will helm was that she was sighted coal ing the German cruiser Karlsruhe, southwest of Bermuda, on August G.. The coaling was interrupted by the British cruiser Bristol, which fought an ineffective long range duel with the German cruiser
 Freight Steamer Arrives.
 The fve-masted German freight steamer Bohemia arrived today from Hamburg, after having made the run across with lights darkened and fun nels painted to resemble a White Star liner. The ships wireless picked up messages showing that British cruisers were on patrol at times close to the Bohemia. She managed to dodge them all, however, including one off the Ambrose chan mel lightship this morning.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
RICH IN PALAE0LITH!C RELICS
Remarkable Find In Welsh Cave Has
Thrown Much Light on Life OF
the Long Past Centuries.

In a recent lecture in the Old Coun.
try, Prof. w. J. Sollas, told of a cave
rich in palaeolithic relics in human
and animal skeletons and implements,
situated near Rosali, in the Cover pen
insula in South Wales, and is known
by the name of Paviland cave. The
discovery there, said the professor, of
a painted skeleton, long known as the
Red Lady," had rendered it famous.
Recent Investigations showed that this
skeleton was the remains Of member
of the tall upper palaeolithic race.
The bones Of the animals, most Of
them extinct, were in agreement with
this conclusion, the most abundant be-
ing the horse, cave bear, bison, rein
deer and rhinoceros. The mammoth
was less common. The implements in
cluded objects carved out Of man.
moths ivory, ivory rods, avis and
se sns,ets. bone marrow scoops, and
IoiWes teSth, perforated for suspen.
Ion las Necklaces. Tho cave. witch
lsessss ~ - M zsxsns si,.as., Tor pAlasx-
'iithic ,lnan! was the most westerly out
post Of the race in Europe.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
Wife's Allowance.

The abysmal ignorance of a great
majority CT married American women
concerning the simplest facts and
forms of business is amazing and pa
thetic. Before showing a high school
girl cookbook and teaching her how
to make pie we would show her a
checkbook and teach her how to make
a deposit. You have insured your life,
we trust, in favor of your wife; but
have you explained to her what she
should do with the money if it should
fall into hes hands-what sort of in.
vestments to make; with whom to con-
suit; how to check up a bank pass
book?
The best beginning for such an edu-
cation is to give your wife-at once
a fixed allowance, whatever portion of
the family income reasonably belongs
to her for her personal use. There is
no more reason that a wife should ask
her husband whether she may have 81
with which to buy a pair of gloves
than there is that he should ask her
whether she will please see that the
beds are made and the dinner cooked
If wife cannot handle her own pin
money intelligently, what is the use
of leaving her life insurance?-Phila-
delphia Saturday Evening Post.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
DESIGNED FOR CHILD INVALID
Noveltv Table That viii Amuse Small
Patient Who Is Inclined 10 re
Somewhat Fretful.

Those who have the care OF chlid
inyalids and have difficulty when 1t Is
medicine time or feeding time may
like TO know of the wonder table.
II plays it's part as coaxer in times
Of trouble from the interest it arouses-
II is made of white ename!ed Wool
with square top and legs. but covered
with the most remarkable white OIL
cloth cover, with animals and BIRDS
in colors pasted on It's sides Fur
thermore, on the top of the table Is
clock whose face is constantly watch
ing for the hour when it is time for
the good things to be served, and lts
face is so like that of the man IN the
moon that they surely must be broth
ers,, Then. the very bottles are inter
esting, for they have faces on their
corks with Ounce caps above them.
and comfortable paper arms folded
across their bullying sides. md with
great forethought the inventor has ar
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
CHI Ty OF ONE SMALL LAPSE
The Following, Taken From on"r'tte"
History. Proves George Washing
ton Was Only Human.

IN tho afternoon of October IA.
176S George Washington stepped lhto
tho nriyate office of his good Phlladel-
mia friend and dentist, Silicum Stra'
dies. Twas an elegant fail afternoon
and Chestnut street was alive Win
colonial damsels out in their new furs.
"Good,day, friend George quoth
The dentist, as he finished polishing a
long. wicked-looking spear and picked
up cleaning crowbar.
what brings you downtown thus
early?" pursued Stradles. as he lald
down the crowbar and picked up an
eight.pounJ monkey wrench. Moth
ing wrong with the teeth, | trust?
And he put down the monkey wrench
snd picked up a bone-handled iron
mallet weighing it carelessly IN MS
hand
81 beg pardon" said George Wash
jngton, rather nervOGsly. What dld
yea say?'
81 say, is it your teeth that brings
!. YOU here this beautiful day. said the
dentist, as he put down the mallet
and picked up a pair of gas pliers.
mo, my feet" said Mr.. Washington,
with a forced laugh. "Ha, ha, Sillcum,
my feet brought me here, to be sure.
Well, | am glad to have seen you, m
sure-I must 60 now"
Outside on the pavement he held his
hand to his aching jaw and Inurmured
guiltily: "Ah, well, just one little lie
in a lifetime won't do any harm, and
mayhap the historians will never get
hold of it."
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
For Sick ChiId's Bedside.

ranged for two sets of faces and arms
so that, no matter on which side the
nurse sets the bottle, the little medi-
cine friend is still watching the wee
invalid. Then there is tiny doll girl
nurse, with blue-striped gown, collar,
cuffs, apron and cap, just like the big
nurse who is doing the real work IN
the sickroom, whose business it is to
stand right by the bottles and see
ses~s7.sisexsmedicins.sf friends give their
Quick get well" doses On tima.- Than
there are some funny little drinking
ducks which look just like the real
pond ducks, but have hollow backs to
hold the liquid for the wee thirsty
one. Odd little food carriers also 90
with the table, and it is great fun to
eat chicken Jelly from little wooden
tub or to eat tiny toast squares out
of a little glass coal bucket. But
all the little table has to offer helps
amazingly TO pass the time and fur.
nishes mother and nurse food for
never to be forgotten stories.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
For StoriEa STOCKINGS,

One woman who lives in a small
apartment devised splendid scheme
for storing stockings. She tackled tape
around the inside of the bureau drawer
at intervals, making each loop large
enough to hold neatly folded pair of
stockings, says the Woman's Home
Companion. BY placing her husbands
stockings on the left side and her own
on the right, silk stockings at the front
and old ones at the back, each pair
could easily be selected without dis
turbing the other contents of the
drawer
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16

or excessive light. tend not only tn
take away from their brightness, but
10 90 them permanent injury.
In the case of i'll health and sIeenL
lessness it is not always easy to effect
a speedy core, but most people can
avoid keeping habitual late hours, and
also reading, writing or sewing in a
bad light
Careful attention to suitable ar.
ransement Of light when working or
reading has much to do with the
brightness of the eyes. The light
should fall over the left shoulder il
possible. 1t is an excellent plan to
shut the eyes for five minutes two or
three times during the day, especially
If one is troubled with insomnia or il
1t is impossible to sit with the light
falling In the right direction.
The use of belladonna and other
powerful drugs to brighten the eyes
should never be INDUCED in They
will at first certainly have the desired
effect, but if used frequently will in.
evitably cause blindness.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
Use of Cretonne.

The Powered cretonnes, particular
ly those in Dresden pattern, are be-
ing used for all sorts of articles to be
used as appropriate presents. There
are collar boxes, little cabinets con.
tanning three drawers. powder rags
covered with the fabric and every ar
ticle one can think of in connection
With the household. One powder rag
was square at one end and pointed at
the other. At the square end there
was slit in the chamois skin into
which was fitted little box of talcum
powder The powder was to be rolled
WITHIN the rag and fastened with a
snapper on the reverse end.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
Economical Handling of Salt.

The salt harvested in the Saline
valley of California is now transported
to Swansea, the nearest shipping
point, 26 miles away, by means OF an
overhead tramway, which was recent
II completed at cost Of 100000. The
material is conveyed in buckets, and
the hourly capacity of the line is 20
tons. A very interesting feature of the
line Is the fact that the downpull of
the buckets as they make a descent
Of the mountain is utilized in raising
The buckets over the next grade. Salt
has been mined there for years, but
the amount of the product has been
limited to the local consumption, as
The expense of getting the salt to the
shipping point by mule power has
been prohibitive.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
No Lack of Mustard.

It was an inconvenient time to want
mustard--Sunday at an hour when all
the delicatessens in the neishborhood
were closed.
"Still it is not so bad as if it were
pepper or salt or vinegar we need"
the woman said, because we can get
mustard at the drug store"
When the man went out to see
about it, sure enough she was right.
Mustard in any quantity desired could
be obtained at the corner drug store.
1--WE have to keep it for plasters,"
the clerk explained. "Notwithstand.
ing the advance in medical science
and new-fangled methods Of treating
disease, hosts of people still pin their
faith to the homely mustard plaster as
a panacea for all fleshly ills, and no
druggist can afford to let the stock
run out"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
All of Chiffon

A famous dressmaker has evidently
been borrowing his ideas from some
early Victorian picture book, for his
latest achievement has been a dance
frock for debutante made entirely of
wide chiffon flounces, frill upon friII
from hem to waist, more frills on the
bodice and trio Of narrow ones to
form the short sleeve. The finished
effect is, however, particularly soft
and becoming, and worn with silk
stockings and black velvet slippers
with black ribbons crossing the instep
is quite smart and original looking,
with a suggestion of old world grace
about it that yet contrives to be well
out OF the realm of the fancy dress
variety Of the ball costume"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
NINE. MERRlS ADVICE
SPLENDID IDEA FOR VALUABLE
CHARITABLE WORK.
DAYS of.the-Week Sale Should BE
Made Profitable, and the Social
Side Need Not Be Altogether
Left Out.

All during the winter there must be
money-making schemes to be carried
out by guilds, ladies aids and clubs IN
order to carry on the great amount OF
charitable work that must be done.
With competent chairmen this days-of-
the-week sale ought to bring in a good
ly sum. The ideas are merely sus-
gestive and may be enlarged upon ana
planned to suit the conditions and IN
dividual preference of those in charge.
Monday.
Have a booth with everything per-
tanning to wash day-WaSh aprons
clothespin aprons. clothespin bags,
washtubs, boilers, washboards, clothes
lines, clothespins. soaps. washing pow
der, blueing. clothes baskets, etc.
Tuesday
Have everything a housewife wants
for ironing day-ironing boards, irons,
stands, holders, homemade holders,
fine starch, bees wax, ironing board
slips, polishing irons, etc.
Wednesday.
Wednesdays booth should have
everything for mending day, such as
needle books, stocking bags, buttons,
button bags, pincushions, papers of
pins, needles, thread. darning needles,
darning cotton, darning balls, etc.
Thursday.
Make Thursday the reception day,
arranging this booth as reception
hall, with good, live committee in at
tendance. Have book for the guests
to register their names and addresses
tor future use). Serve refreshments.
Introduce strangers and appoint spe-
cial committee to look after the back
ward ones.
Friday.
Let this booth be suggestive of
sweeping day. Have plenty Of dust
caps, dust bags, busting cloths,
brushes, brooms, dust pans, busters,
large colored aprons.
Saturday.
Let this booth be a regular bakery.
Have your friends bake various things
for you to sell, and have on sale all
such articles as will sell readily, such
as pies, cakes, cookies, doughnuts,
bread, baked beans, candy, sailed nuts
and popcorn popped on the spot. if
pOssible).
A band of strolling singers and for
tune tellers will help swell the cot.
fers.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16
How to Have Briuht Ewes,

1t is natural for women to have
brights eyes and only unnatural causes
make them dull and wanting in ex.
preston.
iii health is the main cause of lack
lustre eyes, while late. hourss, want of
sleep and using the eyes in a bad
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16

MT EW YORK.-Money flashing in big
IN wads; hoarse voices calling bets,
telephone bells ringing; messen-
gers dashing hither and thither; tele
graph saunders clicking; excited
groups circling about bulletin boards:
everything in tense yet subdued
hubbub as John ]. Felix hurried
through the smoke-laden atmosphere
and thrust $4,000 into the Cashier"
window of fake poolroom to bet on "a
fake horse running iRagsssfae ss9 tell
- 81 " :sl@sso 40 Tvs, '...=.ssA
non dorars0 means d wire
tapping scheme. 1t took in actual time
lust six ticks of the clock for talon
like-hand to reach through the "Casn.-
Ter" window, grab the $4,000 and Jerh
the notes back to the other side Of,
the partition. That was the last that
Felix ever saw Of his money.
It was the afternoon Of February b.
1906 when this famous bet was made.
The poolroom was very close to the
old Fifth Avenue hotel, and it was
fitted up to play the plausible, pool
room part in a most natural and con-
vincing way.
Felix was 8 manufacturer OF musical
instruments, with a place in East
Thirty-first street, just off Fifth ave-
nue.. He was a man who took an In
terest in observing the various meth
DDS by which an opinion on hazard
might be backed with money. Some
how Felix's prediction for paying
attention to rastimes of chance be
came known until it reached westward
through Thirty-hrst street to the vi
cinity of Broadway, where men of rap
id-fire gambling tendencies congregat
ed. 1t also became known at the SAM
time that hidden in a secret compart
ment of the Felix Office safe were 5
$1,000 bills, "just aching to be take
r out for walk" as the Broadwa
gamblers and crooks put it.
AT THE corner of Fifth avenue an
"a Thirty-f1rst street. four o'clocl
February 5, 1905-the day before tn
$4,000 was grabbed by the talon-lik
hand of the fake "Cashier"-an in
maculately groomed and CARRIED gel
tleman gave his mustache final pu
and a pat as he mentally closed a
the details necessary to properly a
proach Felix and acquire the $4,000
Tracy entered the Felix Office Il
quintessence Of urbane suavity. Pr
fusely, yet not fulsomely APOLOGIZE
and in crisply polished phrases, he
troduced himself as one who had m
Felix In a hazard parlor' and hi
been attracted to him by his sport
manlike bearing Passing by he hi
noticed the manufacturer entering h
place of business and had recalled hi
at once. 1t was impossible to wit
stand the temptation to renew s
quaintance, SO he had made bold to {
ter.
Felix was really glad to meet Ira
or Mr.. Charles ]. Tompkins, as
king" styled himself for this W
ture-and you needn't smile in s
castically superior way to see h
easily the clever crook wormed
way into his victims confidence.
Tracy, just as he was saying go
by at the door, turned in most ca
al way and expressed polished reg
that Felix did not have the time
learn Of a magnificently good 6
''sure thing" that had been impair
to him by gentleman ION honor"
to divulge q single part of 1t. Ft
had the time and insisted that he
1t. He was already captivated
Tracy and was eager to discover b
he might become an associate OF
visitor. This was the sure thin
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-01-16

leRr
sum, but it VIII afford great deal Of
fund, and am sure that the men and
boys will appreciate it, because their
love of pies istproverbal.
The girls furnish the pies and the
men buy them, for only pie and cot
fee are served for refreshments. Any
kind OF amusement may precede the
eating of the pies. 1t is just for nov
city and the invitations maye be is
sued on cards shaped like the quarter
of pie. Any man who speaks of the
kind OF pie that mother used to
make" in comparison to the ones con-
sumed should be subjected to fire.
NINE. MERRI.