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Connecticut western news., 1915-01-28
What the Other Fellows Say

1 It pains us to read in the Bridge port Telegram that the second largest city of the state is "one street city ' Yet, if the statement is true there shouldn't be so much wrangling over street paving in Bridgeport as there has been. n.-Hartford Courant.
 What lot of scolding there is be. cause MT. Sullivan, our minister to San Domingo, received the British charge in his underclothes. We should realize that it is quite warm in the southern republic. -Meriden Journal.
 Commander Kitchener is quoted as saying that the war will not begin un- til May. So the horrors that have all ready taken place are only of the tun- ing up sort? If Kitchener is correct war ought in few months to be the most unpopular thing on the earth.- Bristol Press.
 Now we think of it there was an other thing about Irwin Cobb's lecture which must have been originally Ger man atrocity.-Hartford Times.
 Here's hoping that the president s grandson will measure up well to the high standard set by his ancestor twice removed. Only by doing that can he accomplish the great things that family tradition sets as the goal of endeavnr for all male Wilson's. Sen tinel.
 If there is anything in the report that a ring of greedy capitalists are planning to corner the bean market, it may become necessary to send troops to Boston to maintain order and curb riotous demonstrations over inter- ference with the supply of what is alleged to be the staple article of diet in that city.-Bridgepor Standard.
 An interesting bout for those at the ring side would be an effort by leSisla- tive economy advocates to start some thing in the way of reducing salaries of state office holders. Line Times.
 Three of the new congressmen-elect have named newspaper men as their secretaries and the other two have not acted. They should take the cue.- New Haven Union.
 Two petitions are being circulated in Litchfield just now, addressed to our present Legislature. One is opposed to any suffrage amendment and the other askes for it. It would seem as if several had signed the latter under mis- apprehension. One gentleman told us he thought it was a petition to Con- gress and others were told it committed them to nothing, while ill fact it does commit them-to favoring a suffrage amendment. nt.-Litchfeld Inquirer.
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in 1895, the democrats were all here, on the job, and in the majority as they always had been; and MT. Roraback' s election was an achievement ot personal strength and popularity. In 1862 it was different. The republicans were here, as the result showed; but the democrats had gone with the armies, to fight for their country"
 However we'll or however i'll this reminiscence may stand the test of his torical accuracy, the fact remains that Judge Roraback broke long-standing North Canaan record, and the sugges- tion of possibilities contained i'll last week News has started train of seri- ous thought among certain friends of the Judge, pointing toward the proba- bility of his smashing another North Canaan record by being the first citizen to write the Thanksgiving proclama- tions of tho state.
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One on John.

"If women voted there would be nc more war;" said Mrs. Ienz Milholland Boissevain. Woman would have voted, too, long since, but for the libels circulated about her everywhere. And yet every one of these is easy to dis prOve-as easy as the slandered wife found it. This wife asked her husband to tell her the details of a partnership that he had entered into, but he shook his head and said, pompously:
 No, Jane, no; it's too important. I must not tell you. It wouldn't do. You women can't keep a secret''
 Can't we, John ? poor Jane an- swered, with kind of quiet bitterness. Cant we, dear? And yet when have I ever told anybody about the night you took $7 out of Willie's bank, and got tight and were arrested and fined for insulting a chorus girl ? ''-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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GOSSIP OF DAYS GONE BY
Record ot Doings from Week to Week Culled from The News Files,
 1883

June 27. s. A. Eddy began having.
 Strawberry and ice cream festival at Village Improvement Hall.
 Attorney George Shelton, of Wood bury, was the guest of MT. A. T. Rora- back.
 The primary and intermediate schools closed for vacation.
 Editor Naples of the Norwalk Hour, was a guest in town.
 MT. E. D. Lawrence and family were visiting in Vineland, N. J.
 Canaan Cornet Band gave an open air concert ill front of the Warner House.
 Conductor E. W. Bills, of the H. & O. W. railroad, was very i'll and had been taken to Hartford hospital,
 Pe!rce. Lawrence & Go. had received a large cargo of barrel slaves from Maine. NIT. D. l.. Peirce went to New Haven to superintend the unloading and reshipment of them.
 R. J. Orr, salesman for Bennett 6 Sloan, reported brisk trade.
 c. M. Thomas, formerly foreman of the composing room of The News, was in town.
 Forty eight members of Housatonic Lodge, No. 61, F. and A. M, attended the centennial celebration of Mont gomery lodge, Lakeville, and assisted in caring for the visiting fraternity.
 H. N. Kasson's house and barns in Southfield were destroyed by fire.
 Several Canaanites attended a party given as assurance of support to Land lord Stevens of the remodeled Stevens House at Norfolk.
 Falls Village-Prof. l.. E. Rogers was a guest in town. Miss Lettie Sabin was visiting her sister, Mrs. Ganser in Goshen. Col. Ike Morris, of Johnstown, IN. Y, was the guest of c. W. Hall. The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society held at Mrs. Stevens, was we'll attended. "Maje," Halls vet eran watch dog, had been clipped by an experienced artist. There was to be strawberry and ice cream festival in the basement of the Methodist church. D. K. Colepaugh, Will Brown, L. Neisner and H. c. Crandall, Jr had extraordinary luck fishing. A surprise party was given at the residence of MT. and Mrs. T. H. Palmer. AS Arthur Decker was driving into the lano at the rear of Halls store, his horse struck little Etta Neisner, bruising her quite badly.
 West Cornwall-A picnic was to be given at Parlor Rock, proceeds for the organ fund. The social event of the week was the wedding of Myron W. Hallock and Miss Emma Nickerson. l.. J. Nickerson was best man.
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 28, 1915.
"IT WAS BERT RoRABAcK."

Referring to the article in this column in last weeks News concerning Judge A. T. Roraback's election to the Legislature in 1895 as "the first repub- Gcan elected from this town in thirty years," the Hartford Times says:
 "As matter of fact for period of thirty three years North Canaan had not been represented in the general assembly by d republican until Judge Roraback was elected in 1895. The last republican to represent the town, before Judge Roraback, was Alderman Ives, who represented the town in1S62, and who afterwards moved to Winsted. @ Alderman was the given name of MT. Ives and not his municipal title. The soffice of alderman is about the only position of dignity and merit that does not find the soil of Litchfield county .cOngenial and take root in it. Since 1897 when Judge Roraback last repre- .sented the town it has wavered in it's devotion to the democracy. It is evi- dent that the genial republicanism of the amiable judge seduced the demo- ocrats of the town from their allegiance to the democracy. Those who knew the judge in the legislature are not surprised that his republicanism should be attrac- tive to many of his townsmen. The story is told of the visit of two gentlemen, who belonged to old democratic fami- lies in Litchfield county, made to the house one day at the session of 1895, when Judge Roraback was one of the leaders. One remarked to the other:
 How in the world did North Ga : naan go republican after being demo- . cratic for over thirty years ?
 1t wasn't t the republican party that won. It was Bert Roraback, was the reply.
 "Since 1897 there have been nine sessions, including the present. At five of these sessions the town has been represented by democrat and at four by republicans. It will be seen that there is every reason to hope that the town will return to the democratic household and stay there for good. Its occasional visits to the other political household make the merits of the demo- cratic one more evident.
 One of the oldest residents-a demo- | crat-recalling the election of Alder man Ives, republican, in 1862, observes that there was nothing of personal !. triumph ill that election, as in the case of Bert" Roraback. Says this old timer:
 "When Bert Roraback was elected, ,
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A New Sunday Bill.

MT. Martin, of Orange, has intro duced bill concerning Sunday obser. vance and regulating secular business and labor It was referred to the com. mittee on Judiciary.
 The gist of the bill is in section III which provides that the mayor of any city, the selectman of any town or the warden of any borough may upon ap- plication grant licenses for "pubilc amusements or entertainments to be held on Sunday, which entertainments shall be in keeping with the character of the day and not inconsist- ent with its due observance and to which admission is to be obtained upon the payment of money. Such licenses to be issued subject to such and condi- tions as the mayor, selectman or warden may prescribe, provided it shall not be effective before 1 p. III. or after II D. m..
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Letters From the People
Mrs. Parker's Lecture.
.ditor of The News

To the Editor of The News:
 Mrs. E. O. Parker, M. D., field se- cretary of the Connecticut Society of Social Hygiene has had a wide and varied experience i'll social and civic welfare work and speaks from practical knowledge of her subjects. We hereby give a few of her lecture topics relating to civic. Eugenics and social welfare, which may be varied and modified at suggestion:
 Christianity and Citizenship, Politics ana P lblic Schools, " "The Children's Bureau" "The Civic Duty to Mothers" "The New Conscience and Prison Reform,'' "The Import ance of Physiology in the school cur riculum; with suggested methods of teaching" "What EUgenics Means the theory and practical results, "Our Little Sisters, " "The Real Cost of War, and the meaning of the peace move ment. "The Double Standard of Morals,'' "The Liquor Traffic, its dangers and control"
 These are only few nf tie topics on which Mrs. Parker lectures; the ques- tion is which will be the best one to decide upon for Canaan audience. Owing to illness in her family, (Mrs. Parker is a wife and mOther,) and the many previous engagements, this noted lecturer cannot come to Canaan until after the 10th of February. XX.
 Canaan, Jan. @6.
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"LOYAL SUPPORT."

The suspension of the Bethel News,
 issued as a branch of Seiple's New
 Milford Times, moves the Newtowr Bee man to observe: "The local public did not clanor for the Seiple paper in 8 way to declare 20 per cent. dividends, and in some way it was gathered to its fathers. But Editor Seiple should not mourn. He is not the first man who has started a paper in this beautiful borough and stopped without becoming Vanderbilt. The Bethel people are loyal to that model daily, the Danbury News, while many of them have been, (and are today loyal supporters of The Bee.
 At the present time there is a hot controversy on, between the warden of Bethel and certain others, involving the question of why Bethel languishes and doesn't forge ahead in the march of industrial and civic progress, as a town of 4,000 population ought to do. Possibly The Bees comment uncon- sciously cracks the very kernel of the nut. The town that gives its loyal support" to outside interests, ignoring the closer claims of its own business people-not only in its patronage of newspapers but in its purchases of everything else, from furniture to tid- dlestrings-has no license to weep and vail over its classification among the dead ones. The best possible asset that any live town can have is live news paper devoted to the promotion of the community's best interests; and live town will always appreciate that fact. The enterprising manufacturer seeking progressive town ill which to locate, will waste little time Investigating any advantages that may be offered by a town of 4,000 population, when once he learns that a weekly newspaper can't live there. Seiple's Bethel News was the best home newspaper Bethel ever had; and the long and melancholy list of journalistic failures there em- braces a number that deserved to he supported with the "loyal support" that goes to those excellent outside papers, the Danbury News and the N ewtown Bee.
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A Maine couple of strong neutral tendencies have named their infant Berlin Paris.
 That isn't so bad
 But the line must be drawn when they begin affiicting helpless infants with such names Przasnlsz Gumbin- nen.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Two college students were arraigned before the magistrate charged with hurdling the low spots in the road in their motor car.
 "We're not going to have any law yer" answered. the elder of the students. "We've decided to tell the truth. "-New York Times.
 Knicker-' Are Jones and his wife at war ?''
 BOcker-"Y Yes, and the pity of it is that nobody has offered to feed the poor fellow. "-New York Sun.
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Properly Rebuked.

Emma, Queen Mother of the Neither lands, is the subject of many stories in her own country. During the time when she acted as regent before the present Queen Wilhelmina came of age, it is said that one morning Queen Emma was awakened by a peremptory knock ing at her bedroom door.
 "Who is there?" she asked.
 A precociously dignitied voice an- swered "The Queen of Holland.
 The queen mother quietly answered ''I am not dressed and, therefore, not able to receive her majesty, but if it is my little girl she may como n."- London Mirror.
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Congressman P. Davis Oakley, of Hartford, at the republican "dollar dinner' in Waterbury last week, was introduced as "a man who had suc- ceeded in everything but raising crop of hair" MT. Oakley said: "It re- minds me of a time when I was in a restaurant, and, my cocoa being cold, I called for the waiter and told him my cocoa was cold. He replied, Well, why the devil don't you put your hat on?'" " Congressman Oakley is a char ter member of the Bald-Head Club of America, and if he had told the whole story he would have admitted that the incident occurred at one of the annual banquets of the organization, and that his cocoa caught cold because George Woodruff dropped a lump of ice into it, from his cup of cold tea while he was telling a side-splitting bald-head yarn.
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Where the Laugh Comes In

Sing song of motorcars,
 A pocket full of dough, Some for dinner and segars
 And some to go for show, i Some for toll and some for tires,
 And some for gasoline, And some for the little man
 That's running the machine.
 Buffalo Express. "That man has voice like saw millP' said the woman with a sensi- tive ear.
 "I wouldn't say that" replied her husband.
 "What do you know about it?" "I was in the lumber business for several years. Some saw mills don't sound so bad. '-Washington Star.
 "Is your husband going to enter a plea for clemency, Mrs. Nurich '"
 "I should say not Whats that woman to him 2"-Buffalo Express.
 Deacon Jones-"Do you keep tho Sabbath, sir?'
 Druggist Blinks-"No, no, sir, but have something just as good. Phil adelphia Ledger.
 Assistant-"Yes, miss. All face powers have gone up in price on ac- count of the war"
 Young lady-"Oh, isn't war terri bler'-London Opinion. "well, how did you get along with your jury of ladies ?"
 Pretty fair, " said the judge. "They demanded some things not usually ac- corded juries. Wanted a chafing dish in the jury room and mad to go shopping every afternoon. "-Louisyille Courier Journal.
 Willis-"What are y1u worrying abouty Didn't the agent who sold you the lot guarantee it was only gunshot from the station? ?"
 "Yes; but was reading this morn- ing that the Germans have guns that will carry 20 miles. Pluck.
 A judge in remanding criminal called him scoundrel. The prisoner replied, "Sir, I, am not as big & scoundrel us your honor"-here the culprit stopped, but finally added takes me to be-"
 "Put your words closer together" said the judge. -Argonaut.
 He-"I want to know, once for all, who is boss of this house ?"
 She-"You'll be much happier if ycu don't find out. "-Boston Transcript.
 "Shall pump up the tires, sir P''
 Wait until we get out into the country, Jacques. heard doctor say that the air around here is very impure, "-Boston Express.
 Wife-"You are very fussy about your food, Henry. My poor, dear first husband used to eat uncomplainingly everything I cooked for him."
 Husband-"Yes, and look where he is now. ."-Exchange.
 Don't you worry about the danger Willie may run into with his new skates and sled ?''
 Not ns much as we used to. Now we are devoting our worry to what father is going to do with his new automobile. Washington Star.
 "A cook has one advantage over everybody else in the house."
 "What is it?"
 "They may all want bread before she'll knead it. "-Baltimore American.
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My Auto, lis of Thee. My auto 'tis of thee, Short cut to poverty

My auto 'tis of thee, Short cut to poverty
 Of thee I chant. 1 blew a pile of dough On you two years ago, Now you refuse to go,
 Or won't or can't. Through towns and countryside. You were my joy and pride;
 A happy day. I loved thy gaudy hue, Thy white tires so new, Now down and out for true,
 In every way. To thee, old rattlebox, Came many bumps and knocks, For thee I grieve. Badly thy top is torn, Prayed are thy seats and worn; A cough affects thy horn,
 I do believe. Thy perfume swells the breeze, While good folks choke and sneeze AS we pass by. I paid for thee a price, 'Twould buy a mansion twice, Now all are yelling "ice,"
 I wonder why? Thy motor has the grippe, Thy spark plug has the pip, And woe is thine. I too have suffered chills, Ague and kindred ills, Trying to pay my bills
 Since thou vert mine. Gone is my bankroll now; No more 'twould choke a COW" AS once before. Yet if had the mon, So help me John-amen, I'd buy car again,
 And speed some more.
 Augusta Journal.
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Tally another distinction to the credit of Litchfield County. Accord ing to the percentage of population, this county leads in the number of suf- fragists enrolled as members of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Associa- tion. But why shouldn't it? It is the only county in the state that has Mrs. A. E. Scranton Taylor as chairman.
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NORTH CANAAN HAS-

population Jf2,171, Census of 191o.) Two railroaus.
 National and Savings Banks Trolley railroad extending through the Berkshires to Pttsfeld and beyond. Up-to-date High School and first-class school system.
 Five churches.
 First-class hotel.
 Fire department. including chemical en- zine.
 Ten miles of State Roads. Electric light and power plant, Complete Sewer System. Never-failing water supply and the best water in the state.
 Wide-awake Business Mems Association. Extensive lime and iron industries. Fraternal and benefit societies. Brass band.
 Up-to-date department stores. Pure air and wholesome climate.
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MAILS CLOSE, GOING

MAILS CLOSE, GOING North East South West "9:41 am S:11 am 8:13 am 10:17a.m T6:40p.m 3:56 pm 2:30 pm 6:38 pm
 MAILS OPEN, FROM North East South West '9;15 am 9:00 am 1o:i3 am 9:15a m -3:1op.m 1o:5o am 7:2op.m 4:25 D. Ill
 7:15p.m
 Mail closes on Route No l. R. F. D. at 1o:3o a. m. For Southheld and Mill River at p. m.
 E. l.. ROBERTS, P. M.
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Those feverishly sensational journals, the Boston Transcript and the Springfield Republican, keep us in a state of continual excite ment. "Violent German Offen- sive," screams the war headline in the Transcript. Yes! Yes! But tell us, Who was he ?-Hartford Times.
 Ssh It was Jerry Donovan.
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"Mamma, when people are in mourn ing, do they wear black nightgowns ?''
 "Why. no, of course not"
 "Well, don't they feel just as bad at night as they do in the daytime ?''- Judge.
 Visitor at Could you tell me what time the tide is up?'
 Odd-Job Man-"Wcll, sir, they do expect Ugh water at 6; but then you know wot these 'erc rumors are, nowa- days. Punch.
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You only have to attend dances about five nights i'll week i'll order to do the new steps gracefully.- Seymour Record.
 We take it for granted that Brother Sharpe is simply theoriz- ing. Or has he drank at the foun- tain of youth aud attends dances five nights week ?-Shore Line Times.
 We would mildly but firmly ad monish these journalistic youngsters against too frivolous reference to the and favorite pastime of theil respectable elders.
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From all newspaper accounts, there are so many chicken thieves operating in Connecticut that it is doubtful if there will be chickens enough to go round.
Connecticut western news., 1915-01-28
KEEP SINGING.
BY EMMA RoDEMEYER WAIT.

Keep singing, my heart, it will help you
 When life seems a little awry: Twill give you a courage undaunted
 And call back the blue to the sky. For somehow, there comes out of songland A magical power to sustain, Like unto the beautiful rainbow
 That spans the sky after a rain. Keep singing, my heart, life is precious,
 So grasp every moment of time; Till trusting and hoping and striving
 We mount to the heights all sublime.
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Life is sure one ding thing after anothcr," declared Skidder. We hardly got through with tire blow-outs and runcturCs when the water pipes began 0 ust N'-Irown ng's Magazine
Connecticut western news., 1915-01-28

Subscribers are requested to notify the pub fisher promptly of any failure to receive papers @reg gularly, changes of residence etc.
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as AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM

The News should appeal with special force to the Fsagacious business man.
 It has an extensive circulation in Western Connecticut, and especially throughout Litch aeld County and Southern Be-sSshire.
 It has competent staff of wide-awake cor respondents in the various towns to report the ocal doings each week. and goes into the homes Snd is perused by the entire families of the thrifty Intelligent, reading class of people whom ehe long headed advertiser most s.sires to reach.
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THE EWS' AGENTS

THE NEWS AGENTS Extra copies of The News are on sale at the ~e1ice of publication and at
 Dempsey's Drug Store, Canaan, Post Office East Canaan. D. H. Oakes Store, Lakeville, Post Office, Falls Village, George T. Johnson's Store, Norfolk Scutt & Rood. Ashley Falls. A. L. Dickinson. Salisbury J. W. Morgan, Great Harrington, Mass.
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