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Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Ancient Halbards.

IIalbarl k the arms curry'd by the serjcants of foot and dragons; the head of the hnlhar,l ought to be foot or fifteen inches long; one end ought to he hollow to receive the staff. but inc other broad. ribb'd in the middle. clg'd on both sides and drawing to n
 point. like the point of a two edged sword. On one Sile of the head Is likewise fixed a piece in form of half moon or star, and on the other Il broad point of four inches long. crook ed Il little. which is very commodious for drawing fascines, gallons or what ever obstacle happen in the way. The staff of the halbard is about five feet long and an inch and half in diameter. made of ash or other hard wood. Ha.. bards are very useful in determining the ground betwixt the, ranks. and for dressing the ranks and files of bat talion. and likewise for chastising the soldiers.-Gentleman Directory, 1705.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Workinu Up a Sable PeIt.

"A fur dealer told me I wouldn't know a sable if I saw one" said a man who had been inquiring about belts. 'I thought, of course. they'd be soft, fluffy little fellows, but he says they have hide as flat as rats. He says that when the skins are taken from the animals they are so hard that they are placed ill q tub and d barcfooted man steps in and begins to tread on them to soften them. The tub is tilted so that at each step the man takes the skins slide down the slope and are kept moving. The man ;reads for hours and hours before any pile appears. When it begins to rise the skins are oiled and the treading begins again. This is continued until the skins are as supple as chamois and the pile has become so high that the fur has that soft depth and beautiful rich gloss for which it is priZed."
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Where Life Is cl1eeE

T,,":e ::r,' I ..'..HC0U children in 'i- na under i.H ".!S of age. { d. Wun- ITS how i%Crt ";" so many rCn"il.liS. fer muI. itHdt, nf children di" or through expo. Lrc. ill curr. si.rta,i ion and disease. Hundreds of thousands of these children live in the Chinese sampans. which ply the rivers and throng the water fronts of the great cities. For generations these huatmen knew no other home than these boats. Tn case of babies a rope k attached under their arms and if they slip over the side of the Sampan into the water they are tished out the best way pos sible. But life is plenty and cheap in China. How much. then. is a man better than a sheep|' Not much bet ter ill China. X friend of mine. d Brooklyn judge. who arrived late at the daily public execution in Canton and who could only stay for the day. was told that for S10 they would se- cure a special victim to satisfy the AmeriCanv curiosity. And they pro recdcd 10 find q man who for the sake of his family wlS willing To barter his life for $1O. Of course he got the $10 and his life.-ChriStian Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Makinq Clothes Fireproof.

Apropos of fire prevention a doctor in New York told how to make clothes fireproof. They should, he said, he dip ped in q solution of ammonium phos- phate. one pound to a gallon of cold water. Ammonium phosphate costs only 25 cents a pound, he said. The doctor took an eight inch strip of ordi- nary cotton gauge, equivalent to the material in the Indian and cowboy suits so popular among children. and ignit- cd it. It was wholly consumed within four seconds. Then he took n similar strip. dipped it in the ammonium phos- phate solution. dried it with ar electric fan and held it in flame for thirty seconds, but it did not burn.
 Families should get this solution. keep it in their houses and dip the whole family washing in k." said the doctor. Ut would cost about 15 cents week for an entire family. New York World.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Early Uses of Conner.

Copper iS + | metal of modern Itiriza;iGn. Ii waS mined #nd manT- racturc:! in preh.%turi times. when it NaS utilized as q material fW tn con- :truction of ItenSi.S for domestic use and also for implements of war. 1t has Teen generally supposed that the use of copper preceded that of iron, but at present it is believed by stu dents of the subject that iron Was frs. subjected 10 human use In many re- giOns, however, where native copper appeared at the surface it k probable that it was worked before iron be- cause of the comparative ease and simplicity of obtaining ii, which in- volved no metallurgy. The Indians of the western United States were ac. quainted with copper. Many objects fashioned from it have been found in mounds. Indications of carly work ing of the Lake Superior copper mines exist, while in Tennessee there are TO. mains of prehistoric smcting plants. Copper was first mined in this country in Connecticut in 709.-Engineerins Magazine
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
The Ancient Greek.

No greater gift could be made to our modern world than the rediscovery of the Greek physical supremacy. The secret of the method by which for one brief period, they realized perfection was long since lost, no one knows how. At present so little do we understand the principles of training which guided the Greek ill his games, in his battles and his dances, and made the prOpOr- tions of his figure different from ours of today. that Greek sculpture is ill reality puzzle to us. Certain pastures fixed by the Greek sculptor seem to Us contortions, bordering on physical im- possibilities. There is always Il ter rife controversy over the restoration of Greek sculpture. and even then the arms and heads and legs we supply never look right.-New York Times.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Old Cures.

The antiquary took down a little gray book. Here is a family doc tor.''' he said, "th.t was published as far back as 15G1. Talk about your quaint prescriptionsr' The first pre- scription. il truly quaint one. ran: If a man be greved wyth the fallinge sicknessce. let him take a he-wolves harte and make it to powder and use it: but if it be q woman, let her take a she-wolves harte." A 1561 jaundice cure was: Take earthwormes and cut them small. and braye them wyth a little wync so that ye may swallow It.; drincke the same fasting" For tooth ache: "Seeth as many little frogges sit ting upon trees as thou canst get. in water; take the fat fiowynge from them. and when nede is. anoynt the teth therwyth."
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Gave NapoIeon Advice.

Napoleon Bonaparte had no more de. voted and disintcrested friend than Gaspard Monge. the ilustrious acade- mician and founder of L'Ecole Poly technique. On one occasion he dem. onstrated his regard by giving the great general some unwelcome advice.
 Napoleon announced his intention of reading Il paper to the French insti. tute Monge frankly expressed his dis. approval of the plan.
 You have not time to write a good paper, and you cannot afford to write q poor one. The eyes of the world are upon you. Whatever you write will be severely criticised"
 Napoleon was astonished and indig. nant at this plain speaking, but he nev- CT wrote the paper.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
NISTRICT OF CANAAN, ss.. Probate H Court, March s, 1915.

N Mo hlOI UT CAN AAAN, SS.. I AoDolC D Court, March s, 1915.
 Esate of Anders John Anderson, late of North Canaan in said district, de ceased. Upon the application of Hulda Anderson of Bridgeport, Conn. praying that an instrument in writing purport- ing to be the last will and testament of said deceased be admitted to probata and that letters testamentary may b9 granted on said estate, as per applica tion on file more fully appears. it is
 ORDEKED--That said appliGatiOr be heard anl determined at the Probate Office i'll North Canaan ill said Distrit t. on the 1Gth q " Of Mar II. \. D. 1915. at 1 80 o'c!0;l ih the afternoon, and that notice be give1 t0 all persons in tereste iI SHid estate of the pcndency of said app,:i :i:"asiol aud tire and place of hear ng tI'rrnn, by publishing q copy of tliS or l.sT Olce ill some news paper Il wing ciraulat;On iH said Dis. trict aul by pISting copv thereof on the pm D,ic sign 'st iu the town of North Clpaau at lcnSt five days before the day of said heariug. to appear, if they SC cans, ,, at said time uIl place and be heard relative thereto, and make return to this court.
 Attest, David c. Whittlesey, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
DISTRICT OF CANAAN, ss., Pro- D bate COurt March 10 1913

D bate Court, March 10, 1915.
 Estate of Frank H. Reed, late of Ca- naan in said district, deceased.
 The Executor having exhibited his administration account with said estate to this Court for allowance, it is
 ORDERED-That the 20th day of March, A. D. 1915, at one o'clock in the afternoon, at the Probate office in North Canaan, be and the same is as- signed for hearing on the allowance of said administration account, and this Court directs the Executor to cite all per sons interested therein to appear at said time and place by publishing this order once in some newspaper having a circu- lation in said District, and by posting a copy on the public sign-post in the Town of Canaan where the deceased last dwelt, at least days before said time assigned, and make return to this court.
 Attest: David c. Whittlesey, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
A Chinese Superstition.

It is a superstition of the Chinese that q sneeze on New Years eve indi. cates misfortune for the coming year, and to overcome this he Is obliged to go to three families of different sur names and beg from each of them a little cake shaped like tortoise, which must be eaten before midnight.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Boards In Russia.

It is curious to note that in Russia the beard has always been an object of repute. An ordinance which Yaro- slaf. son of Vladimir and legislator Of Novgorod, then the capital of Russia, published in 1915 exemplfies this. By this law any one plucking n hair from a neighbours beard was subjected to q punishment four times more severe than that inflicted for cutting off his finger.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
RESTRICT OF CORNWALL, ss., Pro- D bate COnrt March & 14I5

bate court, March s, IJI0.
 Estate of Sarah c. Beers, late of Cornwall, Conn.,, in said District, de- ceased.
 Phe Court of Probate for the District of Cornwall, Conn.,, hath limited and allowed six months from the date here of, for the creditors of said estate to ex- hibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their ac- counts properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to Ralph $. Beers, Schenectady, N. Y,
 George H. Beers, Cornwall Bridge, Conn.,, Administrator, Executor.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
ax Notice.

The Rate bill of the Town of North Canaan, Conn.,, on list of 1914 has been placed in my hands for collection. Rate 5 mills on the dollar, due and payable on or before March 10th, 1915 Interest on unpaid taxes after May 1st, 1915, will be charged at rate of 9 per cent. per annum.
 John $. Reed, Collector. Town of North Canaan, Conn.,, March 9th, 1915. Office Canaan Savings Bank
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
The Brioht Side.

What is you sorrowful about?" Brother Williams asked. De harri. cane ain't blowed yo' roof tree down yit: de land is still here, an yo' two so0ts is on it; yO' ain't too deef ter hear de dinner bell. an dar's plenty on de table. De only trouble is yo' is too 0ngrateful ter thank de Lawd fer what yo' got an ax a blessin' over it"' Atlanta Constitution.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
LEGAL NOTICES
IT ax Notice.

The Rate bill for 1915 on list of 1914 of the Town of Canaan is in my hands for collection. I will be at the select mems room in Falls Village. April 1st, April Sth, and April 18th from 9 a. m. till 12 m. to receive said taxes. To all taxes unpaid May first. will be added 9 per cent. with cost. All taxes must be settled by the first of October, 1915.
 H. P. Morse, Collector.
 March 9, 1915.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Labor.

Those favored few who by their rank or their riches are exempted from all eXertion have no reason to be thankful for the privilege. It was the observa- tion of this necessity that led the an- cents to say that the gods sold us ev- erything but gave us nothing. Charles Colton
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Described.

What do they mean by the horns Of q dilemma:'
 Two autce, I suppose. hooking at you at once. ."-KHmsas City Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Set No Bounds.

We need not be afraid that we shall go too far in serving others. There is no danger that any of us will ever go far in the walk of active love. There is no likelihood that any of Us will be- come too bountiful, too kind, too help full to his neighbor.-J. c. Hare.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Constructive Criticism.

He-Is your literary club progressing satisfactorily? She-Indeed it is. At our last meeting we had a perfectly fascinating discussion of style. He Fine. Shakespeare or Shaw? She Neither. Skirts. - Richmond Times Dispatch
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
RESTRICT OF SHARON, ss., Court

D of Probate, March ,. 1915.
 Estate ot Sarah w. Chapman, late of Sharon, ill said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for tine District of Sharon hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement.
 Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred recovery.
 All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to
 George F. Reed, Administrator.
 Post Office address, Amenia Union, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
ef ,Er ShootI

Allow Dle to introduce Mir. McKani. cal. inventor or the letter chute"
 "Glad to know you. But why do ,ou inventors spend all your genius in. centing war engines ?''-New York Mail,
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
An Improved Cu..lo.l

NTI IFslpIOVI~ O-f-'~~N' "JOnes is looking much better these days"
 What has he done-bOught a new suit of clothes?' No, new pair of glasses. ."-Rich- mOnd Times-Disuatch.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
4 '. ade Mixture.

"Thc"p is che very unbusinc.;S t"'!t a"out persons who love to retail -Os- si?.'
 What is that"
 They generally do it wholesale. Baltimore American.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
A Good Example.

Father Gin lccturing mood: You never heard of man getting into trouble by following a good example.
 Son dncOrri2iblel: Yes. sir. l have the cOunterfeitCr.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11
Goo. Goo.

There's a great difference in the last words Of famous men: but their first words were all about iae same.-Chl- cago News.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-11

Whatever We give to the wrrtcItd | we lend to fortunc.-Seneca.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
NAVY ELEVEN PRACTICES
On THE ARMY'S PLAYS

Annapolis, Nd. Nov. 25.-Lining up
the navy regulars against the scrubs
who went through the favorite plays Of
West Point as seen by navy scouts dur
ing the season. the coaches gave final
Instructions Wednesday afternoon TO
their charges prior TO the inter-nOvice
game at New York Saturday. This
morning there was a brief signal drill
before the team leaves for New York
Although there has been no formal
notification by the coaches, il is gen
orally understood they have agreed
that Craig will start the game at quar-
terback in place Of captain Miles. An
nouncement Of this position is the only
one not made by coach Ingram. The
rest Of the lineup follows:
Won Heimberg and Johnson. ends.
Ward and Gilman. tackles: Kercher and
smith. guards, GOOdsteiE. center.
Westplah and Davis, halfbacks, and
Martin. fullback
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
KICKING COAL OFTEN DECIDES
CANE; SOME WOULD ABOLISH It
Chicagos Victory Over Wisconsin This Year Was De-
cided by Single Point Made by Kicking Goal; Yale
Won From Lehigh the Same Wav; Harry LeGore,
Dropped From Yale Team, May Play Ball.
BY FRANK {. SIENkE.

stop and one Of the best that ever
played on a college team. LeGore is .
sensational fielder. wonderful
throWer, a whirlwind on the bases and
q terrific hitter
At least six clubs already have made
him offers, but LeGore has turned a
deaf ear to their pleadings- He wants
to finish up his studies at Yale before
he decides a TO his future
HOOsiers Are Travelling Champs.
Those NOtre Dame foetballers have
established a large flock of travelling
records this season No team in the
country has covered the area that the
Indiana folks have covered. and the
peculiar feature OF il is that they seem
TO thrive on travelling.
Most footballers hate to travel They
claim that the train riding puts them
out Of condition. But with Notre Dame
it is different
The Indiana eleven jumped to Lin
coin. Neb- early in the season and
played the Nebraska team there. The
week previous they played the Haskell
Indians IN Lawrence. Kansas Later on
they jumped to South Bend. Ind. an
other Saturday they were in West
Point. y. Y. and Thanksgiving day
found them in Austin. Texas, battling
with the university OF Texas team.
basketball to BE Tanner.
The new basketball rules are in
ness by forcing the players to play the
ball and not the man.
There are no radical changes in the
rules that will govern the 19l5-l9l6
playing, other than a stiffening Of the
laws regarding holding. charging and
blocking bv increasing the old penal
ties and adding a few new ones
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
K. {. LEAGUERST To
PLAY ARTILLERY
BEDFORD viii Pitch for Kan
sas City and Cronicker
for Soldiers Sunday.

The Kansas City leaguers are back
in town. after q tour through CalifOr-
mia and Arizona when the team was
here on its wa TO the coast a game
was iIIa-ed with lie Goth infantry,
,~1Ich proved TO be one OF the best con-
tests Of the year. though the visitors
won
Graham worked that ga1He for the
soldiers. but since the goth has been at
Douglas. the fans have come TO realize
that Cronicker, the pitcher Of the
Fourth field artillery, has some class
He isn't as well known as Graham.
but in the one game he pitched at Rio
Grande park he showed sreer variety
Of stuff
Ever since that same the Fourth
field artillery team has been waiting
for a crack at the champion 10th az
gregation- They want TO put CrOnicker
AGAINST Graham and the game viii
likely be arranged when the goth gets
back from Douglas It's a ciuch that
when the game does take place, one
regiment viii be short on spending
money until another payday drifts
around.
Game for sunday Booked
When the Fourth heard that the
leaguers wanted a game, they at once
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25

"HE IOOllsn-and 1uule-aSlLal lOll
has been renewed for the aboli-
L ton Of the kick for goal after
touchdown
There is no real reason why the kick
should be abolished. Victory or defeat
often hinge upon the success or failure
of that kick and il should be left in
the football rules.
Chicago scored II TO Is victory
over Wisconsin this year because II
made both goals after touchdown
whereas Wisconsin made only one.
k-ale and Lehigh each scored a touch
fOWn ia their game. but Yale was the
victor by one point because 1t kicked
a goal after touchdown. and Lehish
OF incidents this year where the kick
ing Of a goal won q hardfOught game.
1t was mighty hard for Wisconsin,
Lehigh and the other teams TO lose by
just one point. but they had the same
chance to score that point as did their
rivals Because they failed was no
fault Of the rules-it was the fault of
their kickers- Because q game often
hinges upon teams ability 10 score
goal after touchdown, excitement and
interest is added to the gridiron game
Eliminating that kick would roo the
game of much Of its iaterest.
Big BeaEuers Want LeGOre.
Harry LeGore. the communicated
Yale foOtballer, is kept quite busy
these days avoiding big league base
ball scouts who want him TO ar1lX ms
John Henry TO a contract
LeGOre is wonderful fOotoaH
player. but he shines just as bril-
liantIy on the diamond. He's short
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
Auto Dealers To Meet
Friday For Luncheon
And To Hear Reports

Final reports Of the various COM
mittees in charge Of sEl Paso Auto
mobile Week" viii be submitted at
the weekly luncheon OF the dealers
at the Sheldon grill on Friday at
noon Practically all the arrange
ments for the big show week have
now been completed and some very
interesting reports are expected
from the chairmen OF the various
committees
appointed a special committee Of
one TO look after the ears Of the
make represented by him for the
big parade on Friday evening Of next
week Practically every car owner
in the city has been called up BY
telephone in the past week by some
dealer and invited TO put his car into
the parade
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25

hand Is Shown Several times each sea-
son, among the more prominent
elevens
This years conspicuous instance Oc-
hack Berry was ordered TO turn ~ his
uniform just at the lowest cob OF the
Penn fortunes
Berry refused to accompany lbe
eleven TO Boston for the Dartmouth
game He was peeved because he was
not named to start the contest against
the Green.
Although Penn was in dire need Of
men and has not, this season, been
rated strong. he was fired bag and
baggage and not allowed 10 join the
football squad.
There's this bout college football
there's no place in il for any petit
ness or pettishness. It promotes the
big ideals in boys at the formative
period OF life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
TIAJUANA RACES WILL OPEN
NEW YEARS DAY, ANNOUNCED

san Diego, Cal, Nov. 25.-James w
Coffroth of San Francisco, president
Of the Lower California Jockey club,
announced today that the winter meet
ing at the new Tiajuana. Mex. track.
would open New Years day with a card
OF SIX races and run for 100 days
Purses Cf $500 viii be offered. with
added money for feature events. The
open book viii prevail, il was stated
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25

got busy and booked a contest for sun
day afternoon at McCIoskey's park
Redford viii do the finEing for N.
leaguers in this game. as RustenhaveL
remained on the coast for the winter
In the other game here, RedfOrC
played first base
Crawford. who played second base il
the first game and who was the star Of
the contest. both in fielding ard bat
ting. is field. captain and promises thai
his team can put up an even better
brand of baseball than was seen here
last month
The contest viii start at 2:3e o'clock
on Sunday and the Fourth field artil.
lery band viii be in attendance.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
ARMY TEAM IS THROUGH
ITS HEAVY TRAINING

West Point. y. Y, Nov 25.-The final
heavy work for the Army eleven. in its
preparation for the Navy game was
gone through Wednesday. The coaches
drove the big team through a stiff
hours drill with the scrubs Most of
the time was spent on the defensive,
but the team was also put through q
long session at rehearsing the PLAYS
and dummy scrimmage- New plays de-
signed to BATTLE the Navy team got
a specially careful polishing from head
coach DAILY
Several changes were made in the
ma Ike I'D OF the varsity.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
22ND INF ANTRY
WINSFOUR CUPS
Defeats Strong Competitors
in Big Rifle Match Shoot
at Douglas, Arizona.

Douglas. Ariz.. Nov 25.-The 22d in
fantry won four Of the six cups offered
at the rifle match held here on the
state range under the auspices OF the
Douglas Rifle club. The weather was
perfect Luncheon and cigars were
served by the hosts
The teams competing were the 22d,
18th, Seventh, 1lth and goth infantry,
the Ninth cavalry and the Douglas.
Bisbee and Nogales rifle clubs. Dis
tances shot over were zee. 800. 500 and
500 yards, and the winning score, six
man team, was 11f1 aggregate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
18th INFANTRY ELEVEN
BEATS SIXTH ARTILLERY

Field artillery football team was
beaten here by the eleven Of the 18th
infantry by a score Of Il TO Z. Though
this was the first defeat Of the artil-
lerymen in six years. the cannoneers
were helpless against the strong line
Of the infantry.