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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
How the Daughters of Grant and Lee Became Friends

Now ! have lived long enough to
participate In conferences which will
be followed, | am sure, by the con-
struction of just such a canal as Cal
houn advocated eighty years ago. !
witnessed one of the first commercial
affiliations of the telegraph. I had
some part in the construction of the
Panama Railroad. I have seen the
telephone developed from toy to
one of the most important of CONNER
cial agencies. / have had some asso-
citation with the expansion of our rail-
way system, and took part in negotia-
tons by which the financial needs of
the Erie railroad were met just after
the civil war.
but, after all, retain the liveliest
sense of gratitude as / reflect that ]
was able, through private hospitality,
to bring into friendly relations many
of those who fought during the civil
war. have entertained at my homes
In Charleston and in New York all the
leading generals of the South and al
most all of the leading generals of
the North.
There was one incident which oc-
Cured in my home which, 1 think,
symbolized the complete restoration
of good feeling between those of the
North and the South. The incident
occurred when, under my roof, the
daughter of General Lee and the
daughter of General Grant met only
a few years after the close of the civil
war. Within a few minutes after
their meeting these two young wom-
en-, both of whom were of charming
personality, were seated side by side
chatting as Familiarity as If they had
been schoolmates when they were
girls. When I and some of my friends
saw this cordial relation established,
we said to one another: This SYM
bolizes the ultimate restoration of
good feeling between the two sections
which were so recently at war
Copyright, 1914, by DIR. E. ]. Ed
wards. All rights reserved.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09

Colonel Richard Lathers, who died
in 1902 at the age Of eighty-six,
gained, in the course of his long and
active career, very wide circle OF
friends. both in the United States and
in Great Britain. He owed these
friendly relations to his own personal
charm He was conspicuous in the
commercial and mercantile life of the
South for some years before the out
break of the Civil War. He was a
native of South Carolina, had large
inherited wealth, and maintained a
home in Charleston, where ne enter
tanned with a sort of lavish hospl-
tally, which, nevertheless, was not
ostentatious. AT his home, at one
time or another, all of the leading
men of the South were wont to as
semble before the Civil War. He es-
tablished on the shores of Long ISL
and Sound beautiful country home,
including an extensive park, which
he named Winyah Park selecting
that name because 1t was the name
of a county of South Carolina with
which in his younger days he was
intimately associated.
Three or four years before Colonel
Lathers's death he said to me:
al deem 1t very fortunate, and
something that l have reason to be
profoundly grateful for, that l have
lived long enough to witness all of
the great material advances which
have been made by the United States.
L can recall well when the first OF
American railways was built in
South Carolina. l had good oppor-
tunity to learn from John c. Cal
houn himself what were his views
respecting the means by which the
material prosperity of the United
States could be assured, Calhoun
earnestly counseled the building of
a coast line canal stretching from
Massachusetts Bay, paralleling the
coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and
some of the navigable wa
ters, like Long Island Sound, Chesa-
peake Bay and the sounds of North
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09
Moving Meals.

Sir Ernest Schackleton related not
long ago some stories connected with
his last Polar expedition.
LAS most people know he said,
"the penguin is bird, and pemmican
is a kind of food. In fact I thought
everybody knew that, until one eve
ming when delivered lecture on my
expedition and showed some cinema
tograph pictures of Antarctic scenes.
After the lecture the chairman rose
to offer me the formal thanks of the
committee.
1--WE thank you so much for your
lecture, Sir Ernest he said kindly.
And we have greatly enjoyed the
moving pictures with all those dear
little pemmicans running about!''
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09
A Game of Chance.

There is nothing more uncertain
than a horse race" exclaimed the
man with tendency to talk loud.
And the melancholy friend re-
sponded:
"You never worked in q meteoro-
logical office, did you ?"-Exchange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09
ODDITIES IN
TODAY'S NEWS
Life Of Glass Milk Bottle Short-Lived,
Government Men Find.

wen
WASHINGTON.S Sept 9.-Vital sta
tistics on glass milk bottles brought
to Mrs American Housewlves's front
of investigation by 0le department of
agriculture. Milk bottles are short
lived, according to the results of the
inquiry. Figures furnished by forty
dairymen indicate that the life" of a
milk bottle is from six to fifty trips.
The average Is only twenty-five and
one-half trips.
IF these figures represent the aver
age condition." the department states,
the average dairyman would have to
obtain new supply of bottles every
twenty-five and one-half days. If he
delivered 10000 bottles daily, and they
cost him three and one-half cents
each. his expense for bottles would
be $15,57575 a year."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09
A Dream That Came True.

Strange" said the first tramp.
meditatively, how few of our youth
full dreams ever come true!''
'oh, | dunno" said his companion.
Il remember when used to dream
about wearin' long pants. and now 7
guess | wear 'em longer than any one
else In the country. "-Exchange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09

Chicago Dispatch to New York Herald
Notes of optimism dominated and
overwhelmed all other kinds in the
opening session Of the Illinois Bank
ers' Association today. Senator Rob-
ert l.. Owen, of Oklahoma, brought
smiles of satisfaction with his praise
OF the new currency law and his fore
cast of period of uneXampled pros
perity in the United States.
'sThis nation" declared Senator
Owen. lis entering upon the greatest
era of general prosperity ever known
and one that will never again be in
terrupted by any possible panic, but
viii be attended by permanent stabil-
itys The federal reserve act, of which
we are taking advantage during the
present crisis in world affairs, will
make future financial upheavals inn
possible. In future there will be built
up under this act an open market of
interest, and these commercial bills
viii be handled freely as merchandise
Upon which cash can be instantly OBJ
tanned II necessary"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09

dogs of Austrians, but just let us fight
it out among ourselves"
For true reverence we commend
that to several sovereigns who are
now assuring their own peasants that
Heaven is going to assist them in
slaughtering peasants who speak a
different tongue.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09
SAVE ART TREASURES FROM WAR.

That all historical buildings, monuments and great
works of art should be regarded international
property and held exempt from wars destruction Is
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09

From the New York World
Private capital is not to interest
itself in foreign shipping. Some in
ducements have been offered to it,
but it wants more. 1t would like to
be assured of perpetual monopoly
and safeguarded by subsidies against
competition.
Viewing the situation in this re-
spect as hopeless, Secretary McAdoo
properly appeals to Congress to pass
the bill for government-owned ships,
To those who fear complications with
beiligerents he points out the fact
that no one Is more punctilious re-
garding neutrality than the Presi-
dent, and, to all other doubters he
Gays that if we are to profit by exist
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09
Pays Ten Dollars a Week to Younger
Volunteer Serving for Him.

MELBOURNE, Sept. s.-Thomas
Robertson, of Ballarat too old to go
to the front. is paying $40 week for
year to younger volunteer serving
for him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09

ing conditions "the government must
take a shortcut and handle the
problem in two-fisted manner"
The confession is humiliating, but
true. Since our people will not ven-
ture at sea without a sure thing,
the plan to empower the government
to do a little pioneering should be
approved. Somebody may be en-
boldened by the example At any
rate, the timid souls who fear that
even national enterprise may get
us into trouble ought to have faith
enough in the sanity of Woodrow
Wilson to make tne experiment.
Demands for shortcuts and two
listed energy on the part of Ameri-
cans appear in many other places.
South American markets are open to
us. Trades and industries abandoned
by Europe ON account of war invite
our capital and skill. There are
promising movements in some direc-
TONS but In the main We talk much
and do little.
Ships seem to be the key to the
puzzle. Without ships of our own,
our commerce, already shattered,
must be subject for nobody, for no
body knows how long to the uncer-
tainties of war abroad and the GER
tainties of stagnation at home.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09

From the Saturday Evening Post.
The old Prince of Anhalt, field mar
shall of Frederick the Great, having
been ordered to bring his army to a
junction with Fredericks, found him
self confronted by a superior body Of
the enemy. through which he must
cut way. Disposing his troops for
battle, the marshal took of his hat
and said very solemniy:
Heavenly Father. l ask You to give
me Your aid today that / may not be
disgraced in my old age. And II You
can't help US. please don't help those
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
FUNERAL.
Mrs. William J. Laeney.

At s15 o'clock Wednesday morn ing the funeral of Florence B. Rogers, wife of William J. Leeney, was held from the home of Mrs. Mary Leeney, 25 Roath street. with a large attend ance of relatives and friends. At g o'clock a requiem mass was held in St. Mary's church with Rev William H. Kennedy officiating. At the close of the mass Mrs. Timothy Donovan rendered Some Sweet Day, and Near er My God to Thee, Miss Elizabeth Malone presiding at the organ. The ", James Mccarthy. and F. B. Gage of Hartford and burial took place in St. Mary's cemetery. Father Kennedy read the committal service at the grave |
 Among the many at the funeral were Misses Annie Riley and .Mollie Sweeney of Providence, Miss Nellie Murphy of Westerly and Mir and Mrs. William Carroll of Apponaug.
 The numerous and beautiful floral offerings included plaque of Easter lilies and sweet peas from Mrs. Man chester, wreath of asters and roses from Miss Hannah Carmody, plaque of roses from George Bruce, cross of lilies and roses from Miss Katie Leeney, plaque sweet peas from John U. Curtin of Hartford lilies of the valley from Mrs. John J. Curtin oi
 
 Mrs. H. R. Taft, bouquet roses from Robbie Cronin of Hartford, Mrs. F Sullivan and family. crescent of lilies and asters; William P Leeney, pillow of lilies. roses and sweet peas, marked Wife: MT. and Mrs E. H. Rogers oi Hartford, large floral pillow marked Daughter; Mr. and Mrs. John J. Ken. nedy of Hartford. wreath of roses Mrs. H. Rood. Hartford. plaque oi sweet peas; Mrs. Ellsworth of Hart ford, carnations; Mrs. Mulcahy. plaque of carnations; MT. and Mrs. Desmond cluster of carnations. Lewis and Gin. ton Rogers, plaque of asters; orchid. from MT. Reuter-, wreath of galal leaves and roses from Master Willi, Leeney, wreath from Lester B.. Gag, 1 of Hartford, wreath of roses from Philip Leeney.
 Undertakers Cummings and Ring had charge of the funeral arrange mentS.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
TRUTH TRIUMPHs
Norwich citizsns Testify for the
 Public Benefit.

N FA1tic 9en1rIt.
 A truthful statement of a Norwich citizen. givea in his own words. should convince the most skeptica1 about the merits of Deans Kidney Pills. If you suffer from backache, nervousness. slecplesEEess. urinary disorders or any form of kidney ins. use . tested, kid- ney medicine.
 A Norwich citizen tells of Deans Kidney Pills.
 Could you demand more convincing proof of merit
 Eugene Sweet. Norwich. Conn, says: About twelve years -ago l learned of the value of Deans Kidney Pills. At that time was confined to my bed as the result of an attack of lumbazo. I suffered from sharp pains across my loins and was greatly annoyed by too frequent passages Of the kidney secre- tions. consulted the best doctors in Providence. but their treatment failed to help me in the least finally read about Deans Kidney Pills and as l was badly in need of something that would help me. I began using them. Improvement was soon noticeable and continued taking this remedy until the trouble disappeared. Others of my family have taken Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney complaint and have been cured"
 RE- ENDORSEMENT.
 When seen at later date. Mir. Sweet added: T confirm all l. have ever said in praise of Doan's Kidney Pills consider them the best kidney
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents Foster-Milburn Co. Bufralo, New York. sole agents for the United Statez- Remember the name-Doan's--and take no other-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
Patents Issued During Week.

List of patents issued to Connecti- cut inventors for week ending Tues day July 2s; 1914. w and B. Doug lass, Middletown, hand portable pumping apparatus: William R. Buck, New Milford. distributor: Julia M. Cary. Ridgef1eld. producing color ef- feets and the apparatus thereof: Nor ris E. Clark. Plainfield, metal fabric, 3 patents; Gennero Errico, Water bury, fly paper holder; The Smith Worthington Co.,, Hartford, horse col lar; The -Worthington Hart ford, Machine for folding leather; Hi- ram F. Maxim, Hartford, driving gearing for motor vehicles; O. Moess- ner. New Haven electrical current in- dicator; John S.. Rathbone, Mystic, folding pipe rack: Sargent and Co.,, New Haven. plane; The Spencer Fur pine Cleaner Co, Hartford cleaning tool; The American Hardware Co., New Britain. paddock; John A. Cund- quist. Georgetown, toy wagon; The Bryant Electric Co. Bridgeport, cleo trical receptable: Wheeler V. yibber New London, suspension box fitting for electric installation: Arthur E Hierts. Bridgeport. automatic valve for gas fixture; Waterbury Clock Co, Waterbury, cannon pinion for time- pieces; Charles H. Jockmus, Ansonia auxiliary air inlet device for Internal combustion engines; The Noiseless Typewriter Go. Middietown, ribbon reversing mechanism for type writ CTS.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
ARMY WORMS ARE THICK AND HEAVY
County Agent Beeves That of the Farmers of the County Have Been Waited by the Pests- They're in Bozrah Now, and North Stoninston and Lot More in Norwich.

suggestions. Tn a number of cases farmers were not aware of the fact that they had the army worm on their farms until the county agent took them into their fields and pointed out the pest. Some of them were quite surprised but they immediately set about destroying the worms
 On Wednesday calls we're received from Irving c. Eccleston and H. Clinton Eccleston of North Stoning- ton, James B. Yerrfngton of East Great Plains. and Nelson Stark of FItchviile and it has become known that hordes of the worms are now on Boswell Avenue property The rain Wednesday helped in a large measure to prevent the destructive work of the pest as they were forced to seek shelter from the wet under leaves. elumps of earth and sticks.
 It has been found that in small gardens and yards, hens contrary to the general opinion are among the best destroyers of the worm They gobbie up many of the worms but as their capacity is limited one flock of poultry is not equal to the task of cleaning out a large sized lot
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30

A half dozen more calls for aid in getting rid of the army worms were received by County Agent Murray D. Lincoln on Wednesday and he is of the, opinion that over three-fourths of the farmers in the county have the pest on their farms. It looks now as if the worms will invade every farm in New London county and many of the farmers are greatly concerned over the fates of their crops County Agent Lincoln says that ploughins furrows around all farms whether the owners have the pest or not is one of the best forms of insurance against loss of the crops. He visited many farms in the neighborhood of Jewett City on Wednesday and in number of cases found farmers who were aware of the presence of the worms in their crops but who were uncer- tain as to just what method to pur- sue in getting rid of them The coun- ty agent explained to them the ad- visibility of 'ploHghing and poisoning the furrows with the paris green mix . ture and in nearly every case the farmers at once set out to follow his
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
OLD TIME PRINTER
 HAD A NOVEL DODGE.
Speck White, Known to Men in This Vicinity, Worked Clever Game.

Arthur Fenner White, known as
 Speck White. who died recently in
 New Haven, once claimed to have
 grounds for damages against a New
 legged ltbelious articles published about
 him. Speck's claim was never laid E before an attorney, but was settled by
 agreement between the reporter who
 wrote the story and himself. Speck
 wrote and signed a document which
 was waiver to all claims which he
 had or might have through the pub
 lfcation of the story.
 The waiver was quite as much a
 work of art as the story, and both go
 down in the archives of newspaper lore as worthy of commemoration. The
 story was a well written rejuvenation
 of the oft told experiences of Speck
 White in Boston Speck said it was a
 good story, when he settled his claim.
 The amount paid to him was mat proposed by the reporter to pay him 10 cents, but as the waiver showed the amount was doubled.
 The instrument on which the fa- nous tourist printer labored assid- uously, started in this manner: "I, Ar thur Fenner White sometimes known as Speck White, do for the consid- eration of 20 cents of the lawful coin 1 of the realm-' and then goes on to abso1ve the reported from criminal re- sponSibilfty.
 The story which called forth Speck's | famous waiver of rights, deals with | his ingenuity when he was in Boston | and .broke." MT White secured g | long white piece of cloth and went ! to T Wharf, where he prevailed upon a fisherman to give him a head of g l codf1sh. Then he carefully extracted one of the eyes of the fish and wrap | ped it neatly in paper. Behind g building he applied the white cloth tC i his face so that 1t completely hid one l eye. Speck started on a tour of tht newspaper composing rooms.
 Every printer in Boston, who had l not met Speck White, had heard oi | him and was anxious to meet the yer l satile tourist. All his friends, old ana | befaIlen him. He told them in plain. | tive tones of being thrown from z
 brake beam and being injured. of thu l trouble with his eye which necessitat- | ed it's removal. He was raising fund, I to get glass eye and would they hell l him. They did. As the result of thi. | harvest of coins from sympatheti' | printers Speck ''rode the cushions" tt | Chicago, where he had more friends Thence he went farther westward 1 where there were still other friends
 Some of Speck's friends gave tn, l story away and he did not go to Bos ton again for many years. When h. I did he found nobody who harbored re l sentiment for his act.
 Arthur Fenner White was one of tn 1 old school Of printers. He found earll | In life he could live between randen ] jobs at the case by means of his wi | and once he bacarne possessed of th' 1 desireto travel it never left him.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
FOURTH BAND CONCERT.
The Programme That is to Be Given
 Friday Night in Union Square.

For the fourth of the municipal band concerts, to be given by Tubbs' band on Union square Friday night, Director John NJ. Swahn has arranged the fol- lowing programme:
 March, Wheeler & Wilson. .... Street Overture. Zampa ...........-. Heruld One step, I Never Heard. Won Tilzer Waltz hesitation. Nights of Gladness.
 ... ...... Aucliffe Selection, The Red Widow. .Geb est Song, I'm Crying for You.. Monaco
 PART II. March, Odd or Even. .... Bosworth Medley selection. RimecRss Hits....
 ......... ............-.... Lampe Humoristic, Swanky Pete. Sargent Operatic, The Chocolate Soldier. SlTduS
 (By reQuest.)
 Two-step. By the Beautiful Sea-. ........... Carr Ill Finale, Star Spangled Banner
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
] GUIDE POSTS FOR CONNECTICUT.
 Gov. Baldwin Would Make State Popular with Autemobiiists.

Hartford, Conn, July 2s-Gov Simeon E. Baldwin is determined that no traveller in Connecticut shall lose his way if guide post will prevent it. In letter to the selectmen of the var ious towns of the State the Governor to-day calls attention to the absence of guide posts. says the law requires that such posts shall be set up at ev- cry crossroads. and reminds the se- lectmen that they may be penalized for failure to meet the requirement. The absence of the guide posts, the Gov ernor says. is great inconvenience to travellers
 Referring to automobile travel. Gov. Baldwin says: We wish to make Con- necticut a favorite resort for automo- bilists of other States. Plenty of guide posts would help materially toward this end"
 The Governor is himself a great walker. and has covered many miles of the States roads on foot as we'll as on bicycle. During these travels he h IS 1 found guide posts missing at many
 points where he expected to see them, and where. under the law. they should have been. to prevent travellers oe- | coming confused as to direction.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
Stops NeuraIaia-kills Pain.

Sloan's Liniment gives instant relief from Neuralgia or Sciatica. It goes straight to the painful part-Sootf1es tho Nerves and Stops the Pain. It is also good for Rheumatism. Sore Throat, Chest Pains and Sprains. You don't need to rnb-ft penetrates. 1dr J. R. Swinger Louisville, Ky, writes: Il suffered with quite a severe Neu- ralgic Headache for four months witk- out any relief. 1 used Sloan's Lini- ment for two or three nights and l haven't suffered with my head since Get d bottle today. Keep in the house all the time for pains and all hurts. 25c, soc, and $1.00, at your Druggist.
 Bucklens Arnica Salve for all Sores.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
PLANS FOR BEACH DAY.
Some of the Baltic Merchants Will Join With Norwich in Closing Next Thursday.

The following Baltic firms have vol unteered to close their stores all day for the business mems outing: Charles IF. Charon, Shetucket Cash store. R. l.. Buteau George Drescher, J. Nolan. Rood & Chapman. The last named firm have tickets for the outing on sale.
 An effort is being made by the com mittee to have Buster Elionsky. the human porpoise. at the beach Thurs day to entertain the business men by giving an exhibition of his powers of endurance and strength required m swimming through Hell Gate and his 15-mile swim from the Battery to Sandy Hook. Many of the stores on Main street are showing the closed all day., cards issued by the association. and it begins to look as though every merchant in
 Norwich intended to be at the beach next Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30
DIED.

LEEs-In New London, July 2s 1914, Major D. Mortimer Lee, L. 8. A. (Fs- tired). in his 18th year. STREE1-In Poquetanuck. July 2S, 1914 Jane Elizabeth daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Street. aged 35 years.
 Notice of funeral hereafter. BUDEIT-In the Backus hospital July 29. Paul Budeit. son of Paul and Mary Budeit, of 42 Durfey street, aged ! years.