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Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
Get to the Boosting

Do you know there's lots of people Sitting round most every town, Growling like broody chicken, Knocking every good thing down. Don't you be that kind of cattle,
 Cause they ain't no use on earth, But just be Booster rooster,
 Crow and boost for all you're worth If your town needs boostin' boost her Don't hold back and wait to see If some other fellows willin'
 Sail right ill, this country's free. No ones got mortgage on it,
 It's just yours as much as his If your town is shy of boosters,
 You get in the boostin' biz. If things don't seem to suit you
 An the world seems kinder wrong, Whats the matter with boostin' Just to help the thing along? Cause if things should stop again, We'd be in sorry plight, You just keep the horn a-blowing! Boost her up with all your might. If you see some fellow tryin'
 For to make some protest go, An you can boost it up a trlfe,
 That's your cue to let him know That you're not going to knock it, Just because it ain't your shout But that you Ire going to boost little Cause he's got the best thing out.
 World Outlook.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
THAT "BREAK."

The semi-annual newspaper story of n*'break" between J. Henry Roraback, chairman of the republican state con- nnittee, and John T. King, the republi- ean leader of Bridgeport. has arrived. It was somewhat overdue, but it got here just the same. The vernal equi- nox or the summer solstice is not more segular in it's recurrence than the al- ways we'll authenticated story that J. Henry and John T. have come to the parting of the ways and will hence forth meet as strangers.
 Heretofore the well authenticated Rtory has invariably lacked confrma- tion in the tangible form of actual es- trangement between the two leaders. Their personal relations have continued intimate and confidential in reckless disregard of the we'll authenticated chasm that yawned between them.
 This time, however, the break is in- disputable and its existence too mani fest to admit of it's being clouded with uncertainty by the actions or disclaim- ers of either J. Henry or John T. As convincing and conclusive proof of the final and incurable rupture between these twain, it is related, in the politi- eaf column of the Hartford Times, that !. Henry and John T., "within the past week or so spent few days together at the Hotel Belmont in New York !''
 The mere statement of the fact of that sojourn should be sufficient to drive home the unshakable conviction that they have severed all personal as we'll as diplomatic relations; but che writer rubs it in and proceeds to emphasize the damning significance of the Bel mont outing, thus:
 "H the political relations be-
 sween the two republican leaders
 were as cordial as ever and if their
 comradeship in politics was just
 as confidential as it has ever been
 it would not be necessary to make
 visit to New York the occasion
 for emphasizing the continuance
 of their friendship
 True! There's no getting around it. It's silly argument for any one to main tain that simply because they go to New York and "spend few days to- gether," J. Henry and John T., are on friendly terms. But if there be those who are not convinced by the Belmont expedition, that there is bad blood be- tween J. Henry and John T., surely they must own up that deadly feud exists when they read the announce nent, now going the rounds, that J. Henry has accepted an invitation to be n aspecial guest at the dinner to be given Bridgeport, December 16.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
What the Other Fellows Say

Dr. Anna Shaw insists on quitting the leadership of the national suffarge forces. She is good leader and justly enjoys the admiration of all her party. In the field work she seems to have great opportunities to serve her party still Waterbury Republican.
 Pacifsts nave started a movement against giving children toy soldiers for Christmas. It will get so that you can't even present a pacifist with a pair of military brushes.-New Haven Union.
 The navy department has no use for jitney submarines. An inventor has offered Uncle Josephus Daniels and his aides full set of plans for the build ing of flock of undersea jitneys but they have been rejected. Another bubble punctured.-Hartford Post.
 ZeppeIins soar over London while Sir Percy Scott's anti-aircraft guns bang away at them in vain. Yet a cigar spark in friendly Tondern blows one to bits and kills eleven of its crew. -Hartford Times.
 Times have indeed changed. For generations the husky fishermen along the northern New England coast have been accepted as typifying hardihood, endless toll, intense pride ill and loyalty to their ship. History and romance have had it so. What of the future? The immediate now is that a lot of them are ashore on strike for 8 work day ending at o'clock Bristol Press.
 Secretary Julin of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce testifies that President Wilson has kindly feeling for former President Taft. We'll, he should have.-New Haven Journal. | Courier.
 Saloons closed on Sunday in Chicago for the first time in the ctty's history and the non-treating law being rigidly enforced iu London, England, indicates the progress of the temperance cause ir widely separated parts of the world. Of the two evils London has struck nearer to the seat of trouble than has l Chicago.-Shore Line Times. |
 Sarah Bernhardt compliments this country by declaring that her Ameri. can made artificial leg, model of 1915, is the best of the 25 which she has. Her histrionic ability is still great and her 25 artificial legs make her sort of quarter -centipede, which is sufficiently unusual to be interesting of itself.- Brideport Standard.
 With eggs at 60 cents dozen the economizing housewife is bemoaning the fact that the yolk is not easy or the burden light. Line Times
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
Letters From the People
. A Terrible Story.

To the Editor of The News:
 May 1 add my word to the appeal in behalf of the Armenian relief fund Dr. Charles W. Eliot has we'll said, "There is no more urgent call today upon American sympathy and compas. sion."
 The Turkish government has been carrying on systematic extermination of the Armenians. accompanied with have perished, most of whom could have saved their lives if they would have renouuced Christianity. Many others have fled into Russia, Greece and Egypt. escaping with their bare lives. In Russia alone there are more than 200. .000 of these refugees, utterly destitute. They are dying at the rate of hundreds a day, for want of food. shelter and medicine. Tolstoy' s daughter Vera, who has been working among them with tine Russian Red Cross, writes: "Never ill my life have 1 seen such suffering"
 The Armenians are of the Aryan race. and of pure Caucasian blood. They have behind them long history of heroism and martyrdom. They have an ancient civilization and a beautiful literature.
 Their business talent and energy are proverbial. "Of all those who dwell in Western Asia they stand first" says James Bryce. Lamartine calls them "the Swiss of the East" Dulaurier compares them to the Dutch. Dr. James l.. Barton says, "They are the Anglo Saxons of Turkey" He adds: "I know the Armenians to be. by in- heritance religious, industrious an faithful. They are not inferior in mental ability to any race on earth. say this after eight years connection with Euphrates College, which had from $50 to 625 Armenian students. and after experimenting schools which had 4, 900 more of them"
 At this Thanksgiving season, after we have feasted, let us give something to keep our brothers and sisters from starving. Contributions should be sent to Henry D. Forbes, National Shawmut Bank, Boston, Mass. .--
 Even small gift play save human life. Alice Stone Blackwell.
 Dorchester, Mass. e-@ a..
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
Sunerstltious Savings.


 It is impossible to offer any exhaus. tive list of popular superstitions. " says a writer in New York exchange. Following are few of the best known sayings" of that kind: "See the new moon through glass, You will have trouble while it lasts. |"
 "Moon in the face Open disgrace"
 "One should always see the new moon over the right shoulder in order to have a full quota of luck for the coming month."
 "If bird taps on the window pane it is the sign of an approaching death in the family" The same is said if picture falls from the wall, and also if birds flies into the room, or if dog comes to the house and howls.
 ''H you break a looking glass, you are doomed to bad luck for seven years"
 Ut is bad luck for journey if the first object one meets is cat or n , woman."
 "If black cat comes to the house, it is sign that good luck is due the
 
 Better thou vast never born
 Than pare hoof or horn
 On Sunday morn"
 An advisory-and ancient-verse as to finger nails begins: "Cut them on Monday, cut them for wealth, Gut them on Tuesday, cut them for health"
 The old Scotch verse about the day of the week on which child is born is one of the best known rhymes of thus kind:
 "Monday's bairn is fair of face, Tuesdays bairn is full of grace, Wednesdays bairn is lovin' and givin', Thursdays bairn must work for it's
 livin', Fridays bairn is full of woe, Saturdays child has far to go, But the bairu that is born on the Sab
 bath day Is wise and bonny and good and gay"
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
R Day in November.

[ A Day in November. Talk not of sad November, when day Of warm, glad sunshine fills the sky
 of noon.
 And wind, borrowed from some
 morn of June, Stirs the brown glasses and the leafiess spray. On the unfrosted pool tho pillared pines Lay their long shafts of shadow; the
 small Till,
 Singing pleasant song of summer
 still, A line of silver, down the hillslope shines. Flushed the bird voices and the hum of
 bees;
 In the thin grass the crickets pipe no more;
 But still the squirrel hoards his win. ter store, And drops his nut shells from the
 shagbark trees. Softly the dark green hemlocks whis-
 per; high
 Above, the spires of yellowing
 larches show,
 Where the woodpecker an homelov.
 ing crow And jay and nuthatch winters threat
 defy. o gracious beauty, even new and old Q sights and sounds of Nature,
 doubly dear
 When the low sunshine warns the closing year Or snow-blown fields and waves of
 Arctic cold! Close to my heart I fold each lovely
 thing
 Sweet day yields; and, not disconso-
 late, With the calm patience of the woods
 wait H- For leaf and blossom when God gives
 us springl - John Greenleaf Whittier.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
Chicago s Prote st.

Chicago's "wet" population pro- tested in a body of nearly one hundred thousand men, women and children, against the Sunday closing law which Mayor Thompson is enforcing. The protest was in the form of parade, which took nearly four hours to pass a given point, the marchers walking eight abreast, while two rows of auto. mobiles and floats occupied the center of the streets. Dry leaders commented variously on the protest. Seven hun dred and fifty thousand persons are said to have watched the marchers from the sidewalks. One man was crushed in the. crowd and died, but there was no disorder. The parade was six times the size of the one organized for Thompson's Prosperity" demonstra- tion, and eight times as large as the "dry" parade of several weeks ago. It was the largest parade held in Chicago since the famous Mckinley "full din- ner pail'' turnout. None of the ban ners referred to Mayor Thompson ex- cept by innuendo. Some of the most striking read: Temperance is Strength Prohibition Spells Weakness" ''The Worlds Greatest Outrages were Nursed in the Cradle of Intolerance;" "Op- pression is but Another Name for Re- form;" "Bad Laws are the Worse Sort of Tyranny;' "Fanatical Frenzy is the Parent of Blue Laws;" Normal Men and Women Object to Being Chased with Detectives and Weak. lings'' and eff All the Fools Laws Were Enforced, Half of Chicago's Population Would be in Jail"
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

Norwalk is all ready to light up her "great white ways," in both ends of the big town, for the Christmas season. Five years ago Canaan. in the exuber' ance of her civic pride and public spirit, set pattern for the small towns, in Christmas illumination, that at tracted the dwellers in all the region round about, and was talked about un til Christmas came again. But that was five years ago.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record ot Doings from Week to Week Culed from The News Files.
 

Record ot Doings from Week to Week Culled from The News Files. 1884 April 30. Builder E. R. Lorraine was to commence work ou the repairs on MT. D. L. Peirce's house the follow ing week.
 Dr. c. w. Camp was having the lawn around his residence graded, and fence built between his meadow and the land belonging to Luman Foote.
 Miss Mary Adam, of Pittsfield. was visiting friends in town
 J. $ New was making extensive re- pairs on his residence and building an addition.
 D. L. Freeman placed a street lamp in front of bis residence.
 Fire ragged in the woods near Pine Grove, and by great effort the residents of the vicinity subdued the flames.
 Sheriff Henry !. Allen appointed John c. Richmond of this town deputy sheriff.
 A special train ran from Hartford to Canaan to accommodate those who wish ed to see Joe Jefferson in Rip Van Winkle.
 Prof. Lee, who taught writing in Canaan about four years previously, lost his only son by drowning.
 Dr. w. Ii. Crocker. of Ancram, N. r., was the guest of friends ill town.
 Henry Palmer was studying law with A. T. Roraback.
 MT. Patrick Finnegan was ill with malaria.
 MT. and Mrs. c. g. Foster, of Win sted; Mir. and Mrs. H. E. Macrea, of Hudson, N. Y., and Mrs. Jerome Hol- comb, of Scranton, Pa, had been visit. ing relatives in town.
 The pews in the Methodist church were to be rented for the coming year.
 P. $. Burrall, secretary of the Sails bury Cutlery Handle O., was in town for day.
 Miss Belle Cunning, Miss Lillie Fuller, G. Willis Parsons, Miss Mary Cummings, George E. Taft, Miss s. w. Adam and Samuel A. Eddy were on the program for the Shakespeare meet. in given by the Chautauqua Circle at Village Improvement hall.
 Falls Village-The cavalry company made quite display in their uniforms of yellow and blue. They were to drill every Saturday. Owen H. Parmalee had ill his possession a copy of the Hampshire Gazette of the date of January 2S, 1928. It was we'll pre- served and contained Randolph's speech in Congress on the slavery question. MT. Merritt Spaulding was having the interior of his house re-decorated. Louis Cohen opened merchant tailor ing establishment in Crandall's block. Mrs. W. T. Ferguson had been spend. ing several days in Winsted. William H. Lamb had purchased fine Ithaca organ of J. M. Kellogg. F. G. Dean, maple sugar manufacturer, tapped TAO trees and made 9l6 pounds of maple sugar.
 Berkshire County-Frank Reyes, of Mill River, had fish pond on his lawn. 30x50 feet in size, containing over 600 trout. The golden wedding of MT. and Mrs. Abram Burbank was celebrated at the Burbank house, Pitts held
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
Another antidote for the mulligrubs o;o Ix,D Do1,oh Uo1lo

Another antidote for the mulligrub this one by Ralph Waldo Emerson:
 "Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and ab- surdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomor- row is new day; begin it we'll and serenely, and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with it's hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yester- days"
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

The fixing of the date for the annual meeting of the Litchfield County Choral Union, at Delmonico' co's-December 10- is another reminder of the rapid ap- proach of the winter season, when the song birds of the hill county sing their sweetest
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

Famous Heads-Crowned, Wood ell, Mutton, Pin, Figure, Swell, Bone, Pudd'n. Block.-Col Imbia . State.
 Also-Square, Scare. Red. Rat tie, Bull, Sore.-Pittsfield Eagle. Singular that both lists onit the most "famous head" of all-BaId.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

Nobody has organized a new organ ization in Canaan in several months. Now why not form a poultry associa- tion? We've got the chickens. and Canaan is the logical center of the poultry raising territory, to which the chicken fanciers of all the region round about would be glad to come with their stock.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
SCANDAL.
BY EMMA RoDEMEYER WAIT.

Sorry? Of course you did not mean
 To tell the story wrong; You'd no idea the words you said
 Could forge a chain strong. 1ou did not mean to harm friend
 By telling what you'd heard; But ah, we should guard we'll the tongue Scandals Il rapid bird. It feeds carrion all the time,
 And gets its choicest bite When 1t sets fangs in a good name,
 And clings with all its might friend once touched by scandals sting Is never quite the same We should be careful what We say,
 And guard we'll good name
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

The "billy cop is still in the con- valescent stall of tbe Brewer horsepital, while his head leans up against the oat- bin i'll the surgical ward. Meantime Dead Mans Curve is unguarded, and a horrible catastrophe at that corner is long overdue.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

John Rodemeyer and his fellow depraved of the Bald-Head Club of America will exalt Dr. Robert B. Clark, of Monroe, Wis, who asserts that bald headed men never go in sane.-Hartford Times.
 Nothing new in the proposition tha bald heads are not hare -brained.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

there are more than plenty on ev ny maniac with liquor in him is an un- holy terror; and with automobiles in- oreasing year by year, and the number of drunken drivers increasing ill pro. portion, the day is about at hand when life on the highway, either i'll autos, wagons, on foot or horseback, is per petual hazard, and in the interest of human lives some measure of suppress sion must be evolved.
 Secretary Burnes is on the right track. He is suspending the licenses of drunken chauffeurs as promptly as they are proven such If the legal authorities and the courts would as promptly and effectually deal with all drivers whose reckleSsness produces in jury to people and property along the roads, public travel would speedily be made much safer. MT. Burnes says and proves his words by his works that he is trying his utmost to put an 0ul OO 10Ch1SSo NlIlNlhS' l LifCh any patience with these drivers" he said in a recent interview, "and any of them who appear before me on this charge will be dealt with as severely as think justifable. I wouldn't give my own brother the right to drive a car if l thought he was 'rummy' i'll this re- spect." Bully for Burnes, and more power to his elbow!
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

Governor Holcomb says he couldn't t go abroad on Henry Ford's Peace ship without throwing up his job, But probably most of the land-lubbers who accept the invitation will throw up
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

MAILS CLOSE GOING- North East South West s:48 a. m. SIS a.. m, 7:44 a. m. 10:20 a. m. z:o9 p. m. 3:56 p. m. 2:32 p. m. 6.39 p. m.
 MAILS OPEN FROM North East South West 8:25 a. m. $50 a. m. 10:30 8. m. 800 a. m 3:10 p. m. 11:00a m. 7:39 p. m. 4:25 D. m. 7:t5 p. m.
 Mail closes on Route No 1, R. F. D. at 10:30 &. m. For Southfield and Mill River at 1. p. m
 E. L. ROBERTS, F. M.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

A Baltimore woman witness threw a kiss at the judge on the bench and was sentenced to five days in jail for con- tempt of court. A heavy penalty fer a wild pitch. Washington Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

Henry Ford's Peace methods are be. ing consistently ridiculed, but his mo- tives are admitted to be all wool and a yard wide.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

Jupiter Pluvius had little some- thing on Waterbury, Saturday, when the glorious Old Home Week came to an end in drizzle.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

Young Writer-What magazine will give men the highest position quickest?
 Literary Friend--A powder maga- zine, if you send in a. fiery .articl e. Ingleside.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1915.

It is my joy in life to find At every turning of tue road The strong arms of a comrade kind To help me onward with my load; And since I have no gold to give,
 And love alone must make amends, My only prayer is, while I live,
 God make me worthy of my
 friends.
 Frank Dempster Sherman.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

Of course if teacher hast aught It follows preacher has praught, And then at the game
 We next must acclaim The fan on a bleacher who blaught
 New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

Piercing shrieks, heart-rending walls and plaiutiye cries will rend the air this evening somewhere around T o'clock, but they need alarm nobody. Foreman Frank Whiting is simply go- ing to test ouG some of the accomplish ments of the talented siren fire alarm. The foreman, who is the vocal instruc- tor of the siren, deems it wise to have it's voice thoroughly tested before the Choral singing season begins.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
THE EWS' AGENTS

THE NEWS AGENTS Extra copies of The News are sale at the o7nce of publication and at
 Dempsey's Drug Store, Canaan, Post Office. East Canaan. Post Office, Falls Village, George T. Johnsons Store Norfolk H. l.. Rood, Ashley Falls. A. l.. Dickinson. Salisbury. J. W. Morgan, Great Harrington, Mass.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

Gasoline is going up almost as fast as if somebody had touched a match to it.
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02

Joe Hollister's versatile mania has taken a new twist. He has dropped out of poetry, discontinued his depart ment of answers to anxious inquirers, and gone to asking questions, himself. "Why don't old maids and old bachelors adopt children ?" he asks. And con- cludiug his presentment of reasons why they should, he says he knows lots of old maids and bachelors "who would make their lives buster and bet ter and brighter by the adoption of little homeless wanderers who would twine the tiny tendrils of a guileless love about their hearts. '' It's all very we'll to start stampede of old maids and bachelors in pursuit of the home less tendrils of the heartless wanderers and the guileless twinelessness of a wireless love, and all that sort of thing; but we rise to inquire, who's supposed to furnish all those babies?
Connecticut western news., 1915-12-02
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