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New Britain herald., 1915-03-23
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$3.50. $50. Miss Zephorine Carter
Ellen, an Irish maid Miss Hazel Vyle
Mary, a waitress Miss May Skinner
Place Elindale, New jersey
suburb.
Time-The present
The plot of the play hinges on
dinner party given by Mrs. jenkins
to a number of her rather refined
friends, and a misunderstanding
which she herself creates in a moment
of excitement
On the morning of the day during
which her party is to be given, thu
ceiling falls down in the kitchen of
her home and brushes the cat 70
death. Hurrying over to the tele-
phone, the hostess calls up her nus
band at his office an dtells him that
s"Kittie" (meaning the cat was
killed in the accident. Mr. Jenkins
11isconstrues her statement TO mean
that his little daughter Kitty, was the
victim of the fatality. Although grief
stricken. he does what he to con-
sole his poor little wife," and in
forms her that. before hurying home,
he will make all the necessary arr
engagements. meaning as regards
notifying the undertakes and so
forth
The misrepresentation is soon
spread about the neighborhood and
the many friends of the family are
loud in, their lamentations over the
supposed death of the seven-years-old
girl. However, when Mrs. Jenkins
guests arrive they find her in a jovial
frame of mind. Believing that she is
bearing up so we'll just for their
especial benefit, they fall upon her
ne(k and shower their sympathies
upon her At first, the hostess won-
ders at the peculiar actions Of her
guests but, after time, it dawns upon
her that there has been a serious mis-
take. Almost frantic she tries In vain
to get her husband on the telephone.
Chaos reigns at the party and mat
tiers are not adjusted until a delega-
ton meets poor hubby at the rail-
road station and corrects the mis-
taken impression which has nearly
driven him mad with grief.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Samuel
A. Fiskc, who is thd leader of the
Girls Aid society, Miss Helen Rohm
has taken charge of the arrangements
for the play.
Gifts From Miss North.
ton Ecclesiastical society has been
called for Wednesday evening March
RI at $50 O'Clock in the church, to
take action on the receipt of an en-
lewment fund of $500 from the estate
Of Miss Catherine M. North. It Isl
probable that resolutions will be
drawn up at this time
Although Miss North left no will
ton of some of her money The en-
dowment fund of $500 was left to
cover the expense Of keeping In repair
the clock in the church tower The
clock itself is one Of her gifts.
It is understood that Miss North
also left the sum Of s115 to be added
10 the Catherine NJ. North fund in the
Berlin Library association. This
trfngs the amount of that fund up to
5000 She also left a rund In trust
with the Worthington Ecclesiastical
society for the care of her plot in
Maple cemetery.
The distribution Of the funds has
been made by Alfred North of Philat-
de1phia, who was the administrator
OF her estate.
Women Judges at Debate.
Miss Adele Bassett, principal of the
Kensington Grammar school, Miss
Marjorie Moore postmistress at Ken
sington and Mrs Sidney M. Cowles,
We're judges at the Mems Lyceum de-
New Britain herald., 1915-03-23
bate held last evening at the Kensing

bate held last evening at the Kensing-
ton Congregational church
The subject was: "Resolved: That
a System of Compulsory Arbitration
Should Be Established in the United
States and the disputanus upon the
affirmative were E. r. Dunn and
Morgan Pickup and those upon the
negative were Thomas Emerson and
L. G. Sheldon.
The board of judges gave decision
on the weight of argument and man
ner of delivery to the affirmative and
on the evident preparation to the
negative.
The vote of the house on the merits
Of the question resulted in favor of
the affirmative, 1919
DR.. Hill Gives Lecture.
good-sized audience greeted Rev
DR.. George w. G. HILL pastor of the
South Congregational church of New
Britain at the Berlin Congregational
church last night, where he gave an
illustrated lecture on The Pyramids
and Up the Nile under the auspices
Of the Berlin Literary society
Drl Hills lecture proved very in
teresting and the slides thrown on
the screen were select.
Will Talk on Passion Play
Rev. Samuel A. Fske, pastor of
the Berlin church, will give a lecture
on the Passion Play Tuesday evening"
March go at the South church in New
Britain. His talk will be illustrated
with stereopticon views.
G. f. Union to Meet Here.
Rev. H. S. Scarborough of Hartford
Britain Christian Endeavor union
which is to be held at the Berlin Con-
gregational church this evening His
subject will be 'Pauls Challenge to
Softness and Ease
Lenten Service Wednesday.
Rev. j. c.. Brennan announced to-
day that the speaker at the Lenten
service at st. Paurs church tomor-
row evening will be Rev. w. F. Reidy
of St. Thomas seminary, Hartford. He
is a very able speaker. This SER.
vice, as we'll as the one ON Friday
evening, will commence at 1880 o'clock.
Berlin Briefs.
Edwin l. Clark has been APP
pointed administrator of the estate of
the late Martin r. Durham of Ber-
lin.
w 3. Hall is dangerously i'll with
pneumonia.
The Berlin Village Improvement So
ciety will give another whist at the
town hall tomorrow evening.
The Berlin Sons of Veterans as
ISOLATION will meet Thursday even
ing at the home of Alvin Bunnell,
Civil war veteran who resides in
Kensington.
Rev. Carleton Hazen, pastor of the
kensington congregational church,
was in attendance at an alumni meet
ing of the Hartford Theological SEM
mary, which was held today in the
Capital City.
The ladies of the Berlin grange held
meeting Friday at the home of Mrs.
James Durkee.
The public debate, which was to
have been held this evening by the
East Berlin Boys club, has been post
poned indefinitely
Mrs George Lawrence of East Ber-
lin is entertaining her brother, Mr..
Elton of Boston. ...-
Miss F. Griswold has returned %
her home in East Berlin after a stay
in Lakewood, n. j. ....
Miss Elsie Osborne of the New
Britain Charity organization gave an
interesting talk at a meeting of the
Book and Thimble club held this af-
ternoon at the home of Miss Elizabeth
Wilcox Of Worthington ridge.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-23
Berlin News
RUNAWAY VICTIM IN
CRITICAL CONDITION.
Infection in Mrs. WebStef's Thigh
Wound Spreading Rapidly.
Miss SMITH BECOMING CONSCIOUS
Has Been In Coma Since Accident
Cast for Girls Play Announced
Decision in Lyceum Debate.

rs
It was reported at the New Britain
General hospital this afternoon that
the condition of Mrs. Addie Webster
af Eden, Vermont, who was injured
with Miss Laura Smith in the bad
runaway Sunday afternoon, is very
serious and that there is a possibility
Of her injuries proving fatal.
AS was reported in yesterdays Her.
aid, Mrs. Webster sustained one gasn
on the thigh and another on the knee
In addition to a fracture of her right
leg between the thigh and knee. The
thigh wound has become infected and
the doctors found this morning that
the Infection was spreading SO rapid
~ as to necessitate an operation.
Every precaution was taken to pre-
vent a further spreading of the
poison, which would undoubtedly re-
suit in the woman's death.
Miss Smith has not fully regained
consciousness She was able, how
ever. to speak a little this morning
and at times, could recognize her
friends. DR.. Griswold is of the opin-
ion that She will recover all of her
faculties before the expiration OF
many more hours. On the whole,
improved. The doctors are aim lost
= certain now that there was no frac-
ture of her skull
Cast Announced
The Girls Aid society of the Sec
ond congregational church in Ber-
lin is making final arrangements for
the presentation of the play, "A
Lunch in the Suburbs In the church
chapel on Friday evening of this
week. Reheursals are going along
. splendidly and the affair will UNI
i tioubtedly be a big success. The
girls will be assisted by Frank Ben
son, pianist Victor Benson, 'cellist,
and Oscar Benson, vocalist
Tic cast of characters, as an
rounced today, is as follows:
!. Mrs. Jenkins, the hostess, a woman
about thirty. Miss Pearl Woods
Kitty. her daughter, aged scven,..
...t. Elsie Pickett
Miss Brown, her most intimate
friend, who lives next door. 1890.
Miss Elsie Benson
Mrs. Martin, a middle-aged woman
with an ear trumpet. ....
...... Miss Florence Miller
& Miss Lawson, a rather sporty
suburbanite -. Miss Helen Wallace
Mrs Page, another suburbanite .
.......... Miss Harriet Root
Mrs. Mountstuart, rich New York
1rs, Jenkins. ST., Mrs. Jenkins
New Britain herald., 1915-03-23

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some of them
lions In the NJ
upon conferred
Leonard w ood,l
partnent of thu
Brig. General /
the forces on I
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department Of
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he win 20 10 |
for Colon. 4
New Britain herald., 1915-03-23
DIR. MCKENZIE DEAD.

Elmira, n. Y, March 23.-The Rev.
DR. Alexander Cameron Mackenzie,
president of Elmira college, died early
today
New Britain herald., 1915-03-23

day His conpa MON was broker
however, and he was given until to-
day to raise the money.
Mari came here this morning to
liquidate the debt. He had but $40
with him and when the bill was paid
he discovered that he didn't have. car
fare home. Justice Condell was
alphabetically inclined and he gave
him a rebate of SO, the amount TO
which he was entitled for hearing
tho case
Justice CondelI and Grand Juror
Gwillim. who have conducted many
of the recent court cases, have on 4
number of occasions dem onstratcn
that they are not particularly inter-
ested in the fee feature of the of
fees which they hold. Many Of the
prisoners who have appeared before
them have, been let off by the pay
ment of a fine, both the justice and
prosecutor refusing to take any pay
ment for their services.
..utoist i'm Hospital.
Michael Mccain of Bristol, driver
of the New Departure company's au-
tom obile which was wrecked last
Thursday when it skidded and
crashed into a telegraph pole on the
Southington road, was taken to st.
Francis hospital yesterday. Although
they were thrown from the machine
by the impact Mccain and his two
companions were thought to have es-
capped injury.
It subsequently, developed that Nc
Cam had been hurt internally and he
may have to undergo an operation. 1T
is thought he sustained rupture in
the accident
Former Resident Dead
Lewis c. Newell, Il former resident
of Plainville died suddenly at his
home in New Haven yesterday He
was stricken with apoplexy du\ing tie
day and expired a short time after
sustaining the shock The funeral will
be held tomorrow morning at 1890
from his late residence, 8 Woolsey
street New Haven. The remains will
be brought here in the afternoon for
interment in West cemetery.
Mr. Newell was. sixty-five years of
age and was we'll known here several
years ago. He was a brother of [. P.
Newell, the local registrar of voters.
l.. Il. and c. in No Hurry.
Charles johnson has received notice
from Landers, Frary and Clark of
New Britain that there is no need Of
him worrying about moving from the
property in Mountain View which
they recently purchased from him, as
they are not in any Special hurry to
use it, Mr. Johnson's residence is To-
Gated on the land bought by the New
Britain manufacturers and since the
sale he has started on the erection of
a new home on contiguous property.
The company has not as yet an
nounced it's object in buying the land.
1t is reported, however, that it is the
intention to erect a factory building
on it, using the same for celluloid
plant The company used consider
able cellulod in it's business. 1t is
highly inflammable material and 1t IS
said that the mana gers of the plant
want it manufactured in a building
entirely separate from the other
structures.
Brief Items.
Frederick lodge, A. F. and A. NJ,
will meet this evening in Masonic.
Temple.
Manross Relief corps will hold
regular meeting Thursday afternoon
In G.. A. r. han, Forestville.
Last nights rain served to lessen
materially the worries of Fire Chief
Norton as it greatly minimized the
danger of forest fires, which have
been causing him considerable
trouble during the past ten days.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-23
Gets Rebate From Court.

Answering. an appeal for car fare
to New Britain, Justice A. H Con-
dell this morning granted a rebate of
w from an assessment of $40 (s10
ana costs) imposed } Yesterday On
Ernest Mari for failing to have an
order for liquors delivered in Plain
vile properly endorsed by the recip-
lent. Rocco Marienta, arrested with
MARI. settled with the court yester-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-29
SOMETHING OF A PUZZLE
Question Concerning F%emlninity
Which Is Not AZ All Easy to
Answer.

From a feminine source comes q
question which is more easily an
swered at first than at second thought
Ia question, that is, which is not
quite as simple as it seems. It is this:
Does a woman wearing q veil see,
when she looks in a mirror. what ant
other person sees who looks at her
through her veil?
On consideration n realizes that
the. yelled woman looks through her
veil at an image which Is itself yelled.
and therefore she apparently looks at
herself through two wells instead of
the one which is all that dims to the
vision of the street observer. Then
there is the further fact that in q
mirror what was right becomes left,
and vice versa, SO that what one sees
there is not a picture of oneself but
Of somebody who is like oneself only
as one of a pair Of gloves is like the
other.
That, however, has nothing to do
with the question as to the wells, ana
that is quite complicated enough to
stand alone.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-29
Notice Of Sale Of Land.

Notice is hereby given, that under and by
virtue Of an ordef OF sale granted by the Hon.
Adam s. Moote, Judge of the County Court.
IN and for the County of Steele, and State of
North Dakota, the undersigned, dministr
tor OF the estate ofJames Z. Masters, deceased,
Will sell at private sale, either in parcels, or
SUBDIVISIONS OF parcels, or as a whole, to the
highest bidder, for cash, subject to confirma-
ton by the Judge OF said County Court, the
following described real estate situated in the
County Of Steele and State Of North Dakota,
to-wit:-The West-half tWH) of Section Tween
ty-eight (28), Township One hundred Forty
i've. u45); Range Fifty-six, 1861. That said land
will be sold subject to three mortgages, one
Tor S450O.00, one for $4,000, and one for S445S.5 so,
and all accrued interest thereon, together
with unpaid taxes against said land, said
mortgages and taxes being valid liens against
said land.
Said sale or sales, under said order of Court
Will be made on or after the 9Th day OF May,
1916 All bids or offers must be made in writ
ing, and may be left with the undersigned at
his office in the First National Bank Building
IN Hope N. D., or filed with the Judge ofsaid
County Court.
Dated April "a, 1915.
NJ. b. CASSELL
Administrator of the Estate
OF Masters, Deceased
WIN. BARCLAY.
Attorney for Administrator,
Sherbrooke, N. L. 5-ti2
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ALAS FOR DAYS OF ROMANCE
One by One the strongholds of tho
Novelist Are Being Wrested
From Him.

One by one the abodes of romance
and mystory-likewise of discomfort
and barbarism-get progressive and
pass away. The latest place to join
the procession appears to be Bangkok,
capital of Siam, and home of the
sacred white elephant.
Perhaps that elephant still trumpets
from the royal gardens, but he soon
will be transferred to a zoo and be-
come a spectacle instead of a holy
emblem. For Bangkok not only has
Installed ar electric power station, but
is using the surplus current of day
light hours to run rice mills. In the
presence of that sort of efficiency
old-time romance sickens and dies.
Its loss is not without compensation,
to be sure. Electric fans, for example,
must be handy to a place like Bang
kok, whose average temperature
throughout the year is about 81 de-
grees Fahrenheit. But what knight
ever waited for an electric fan when
%rescuing his lady love from a mys.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-29
Holiday. ln. Amerlea.

The question OF whether or not
there are too few distinctively Ameri-
can holidays may be debatable, but
there is a distinctly American holiday
in birthday
and February is the shortest month in
the year. Moreover it is only q few
weeks distant from the universal hol-
idays Of Christmas and New Years,
while Christmas is separated by bare
ly a month from Thanksgiving. Mo-
body can say too much in honor OF
Lincoln; but Lincoln was born on the
18th of February, 9 month pre-empted
for the father Of his country, SO far
as holidays are concerned. Lincoln
was a thorough American, and no
doubt If the proposition Of a second
holiday in February had been put be-
fore him for consideration he would
have rejected it without hesitation. on
the purely practical ground that one
holiday in February Is enough.-Ex-
change.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-29
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, H.
COUNTY OF STEELE. o.

In District Court.
Third judicial District.
Charles N. 1880. Plaintiff,
against
Eva NJ. jenkins, Hallett H. Jenkins, Nor
GAM M. jenkins, Marchia C.Jenkins, Ralph
NJ. Jenkins, Alex Bruce, Administrator OF
the Estate Of Hallett H. jenkins, Deceased,
and All Other Persons Unknown Claiming
any Estate or Interest In or Lien or En-
cumbrance Upon the Property Described
in the Complaint, ........ Defendants.
SUMMONS.
The State OF North Dakota to the above
named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to answer the
Complaint IN this action and to serve q COPY
of your answer upon the subscriber within
thirty days after the service OF this Summons
and in case OF your failure to appear or ans
wer, judgment will be taken against you by
default for the relief demanded in the COM
plant.
Dated this 18th dag. OF March. "A. D. 1915.
f. w. AMES,
Plaintiffs. Attorney,
Residence and Post
Office Address,
Mayville, Nd.
To the above.named Defendants:
Take notice that the Complaint in the ac-
ton entitled in the foregoing Summons was
District Court of Steele County, North Da-
kota; that said action relates to and is to
quiet title to the following described real es-
tate, to-wit.:
An Undivided One-half interest in Section
Numbered Twenty-one 2D. in Township
North OF Range Numbered Fifty-six (56) West
OF the 5th PM.
I. w. AMES,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
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WOULDN'T CHARGE FOR BED.
Place to Sleep Must Be Furnished
Free, Was the Code Of the
Lumberjack.

Difficult as the life of a lumberiack
in the backwoods may be, 1t is par.
TALLY free from certain onerous and
irksome customs peculiar to civiliza.
ton proper.
$" boarded at the house Of a fellow
%lumberjack during my brief experience
of three weeks in the backwoods,"
said an ex-lumberjack. 1T was an
Informal arrangement, to say the least.
! did not ever know the price l was.
to pay for the living accommodations
in this isolated household, and some
thing in the very atmosphere forbade
me to ask. l took it for granted that
] would get a square deal.
"When the time came for my de.
parture l asked the host for my bill.
Glow many meals have you ct
here? he asked.
81 should say that l ate about three
meals per day for three weeks re-
piled.
miss any?' he demanded.
Possibly two or three 1 ventured.
OuA SAd1S0 10 1O C6uIS per m6al,
he said. MY wife keeps tab on all the
meals ct, SO I will ask her
"On consulting his wife's accounts,
which We're kept by a Of a very
good memory, it developed that 1 had
consumed a few meals less in the ag.
gregate than the total daily quota for
three weeks. paid for them.
Nov, what do l owe for sleeping
accommodations l asked. 4 have
occupied a bed and room for three
weeks, you know
"My host stared in amazement and
demanded:
do you mean it?
"tOf course l mea it, l replied. In
the eastern country where l come
from a mans lodgings usually cost
about the same as his meals. l pre-
sumo it is the same here
81 should say not!' he retorted
sharply. Nobody in this part of the
country is mean enough to charge any.
body for a place to sleep!'"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-29
.BoNAPARTE AS A CENSOR
French Emperor Suppressed AImanach
de Gotha, Which Mentioned
Deposed Princes.

The German Almanach de Gotha
published two editions in 1908, and the
first of these, which was suppressed
by order of Napoleon, is o worth
considerably more than its weight in
gold. The suppression, says the Pail
Mall Gazette, took place because the
editor had included in the section de-
voted to reigning %sovereigns a number
OF German princes deposed by the
French emperor. From that year un-
til 1914 the proofs had to be sub.
mitted to the French authorities be.
fore publication.
The revised edition of 1908 contains
a curious collection Of portraits. Ma
poleon figures onothe fr%ontispiece with
the inscription:
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-29
SEARCH FOR HUSBAND
Woman Walked Almost 300 Miles to
Find Spouse Who Deserted
Her.

Live Oak, Cal.-Mrs. Mary Eilers
walked into town, making nearly the
entire distice of almost eight hundred
miles, she said, on foot from southern
Idaho, in search of her husband, who
she alleges deserted her three months
ago.
Mrs. Eilers said she left home with
50, and had earned $40 on the road.
The last she heard about her husband
was in Marysyille..
when I find him he'll never escape
again." was the %reassuring remark Of
the plucky woman. as she left town on
an electric car.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-04-29
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.
COUNTY OF STEELE, 80

STATE oG OF To oF ggManPnIAnkl orA, So.
District Court.
Third Judicial District.
L. w. A0Q fl8lnCIu,
against
Catherine Brouillette, Adele @. Otis, Adele
Cooper Otis. Louise Otis n all other per-
sons unknown claiming any estate or In
terest in or lien or incumbrance upon the
property described in the Complaint,
Defendants.
SUMMONS. "
The State ofNorthD Dakota to the above named
Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to answer the
complaint in this action and to serve O copy
of your answer upon the subscriber within
thirty days after the service OF this summons
and in case of your failure to appear or an
swer, judgment will be AXE against you by
default for the relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Dated March %, A. I. 1915.
+. w. AMES,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
Residence and Post Office Address,
Mayville, North Dakota.
To the above named Defendants:
TAKE NOTICE:-That the action entitled In
the foregoing Summons relates to and is to
quiet title to the following real estate: Lots
Nos. Twenty-one, TWENTY-FIVE, Twenty-three
iginal Townsite of Hope, Steele County, North
Dakota, as per Plat thereof with the Register
OF Deeds of said county, and that the Com
plant in said action was filed with the Clerk
of the District Court OF Steele County, North
Dakota, March 25th, 1915.
F. w. AMEs,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
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Splendid Gift 10 Museum.

Ten scrapbooks compiled by Ed.
ward Fitzgerald, the poet of "Omar
Khayyam," have been b~equeathed to
the Ipswich museum by his niece
Miss Eleanor Kerrick, to be added to
the relics in the Fitzgerald room In
Christ Church mansion. The scrap
books consist of portraits Of all man.
ner of notabilities. kings and pugilists.
bishops and murderers being pasted
side by side. They contain many
original pen-and-ink sketches by
Charles Keene of Punch, also draw
ings by John Constable. Some of the
drawings are enriched with comments
by the poet.