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Connecticut western news., 1916-11-23

Alfred I. Basso of Torrington. charg- ed with attempting to murder his fos- ter father, Philip Mele of Torrington, by placing poison in his tea, was ac- quilted of the charge on the ground of insanity by a jury in the superior court.
Connecticut western news., 1916-11-23

Joseph Garvie. who has been wire chief at the Willimantic exchange of the Southern New England Telephone company, has been promoted and as- sumed his new position as travelling foreman of repairs for the eastern Con- necticut district.
Connecticut western news., 1916-11-23

Leo GOOdby, seventeen years of age. of Derby was drowned in the Housa- tonic river after the canoe in which he was sailing turned over.
Connecticut western news., 1916-11-23

E. K. Hardy, chairman of the educa- tional committee of the Insurance h. stitute of America, delivered the first lecture of course on fire insurance at the meeting of the fire insurance branch of the Insurance Institute of Hartford.
Connecticut western news., 1916-11-23

The fiftieth annual state conference of Congregational churches of Con- necticut was held in the First Congre- gational church, New Britain.
Connecticut western news., 1916-11-23

Michael Douglas. a driver for Colo nel Herbert l.. Camp of Middletown, had his right leg broken and was in- jured internally in a runaway accident
Connecticut western news., 1916-11-23

Stephen Jacobs of Bridgeport suf- fered three inch wound in the left leg when Demeter ToCsnargi, boarder. stabbed him following an argument
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16

IN TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
COURT or FLORIDA IN AND
FOR POLK COUNTY. E. Bus
sard vs.. John F. Cox and Edna L.
Cox-Foreclosure Of Mortgage.
Under and by virtue Of a final de-
cree entered in this case by the Hon.
F. A. whitney on May 22nd, 1916,
will offer Tor sale and sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash at
the front door of the court house in
Barlow Florida on Monday, July 8,
1916, within the legal Gales hours,
the following real estate towit:
Lots 10. 20, 81. 22. 20. "a. IS. rs,
20 and nine twenty-sixth undivided
interest in lot 81, said lot "a having
the Lake Parker Club Boat House on
same. said lots being plated as the
Lake Parker Club Addition to Lake
land, Fla, and recorded in Plat
Book, page 1876, Polk county, Florida,
in Polk county, Florida, to, satisfy
said decree.
EDWIN SPENCER, JR.,
Special Master in Chancery.
5521
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
THE DUKE
By VIOLA TREHERNE ADAMS.

II was nothing to be a duke in
Mountphalia, Ned Vernon told Miss
Hazel Bridges the first time he was In
troduced to her, and he begged her not
to be awed at the pretentious title.
Call me Mr.. Vernon, plain Ameri-
can that" he pleaded, with a laugh.
Or better-Ned."
Hazel flushed at the idea of such IA.
miliarity. She could not be on her
dignity, however, with the bright spirit
at her side, ingenious, sham hater, q
beauty lover-and he showed 1t on the
occasion vividly-who quite won her
heart.
You see." explained Ned, my IA
Their did some rare diplomatic work
for the prince OF the little Bavarian
kingdom here and he was given q
dukedom-all but the dom Duke he
was. but no perquisites or property.
He nearly starved and when he died
he left me hollow title. Il hangs to
me with the students here-'Duke Ed
ward I'm glad when l can leave II
and the memory behind me. I've made
enough to educate myself and get
back to real civilization. l suppose
you'll be going home to the United
States. too, after this term. II you
ever meet me on American soil. prom.
ise that you won't trail In the royal
highness featured"
Hazel promised. with her happy
mirthful smile, little dreaming that
within two months war would leap
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16

forth from the shadows and drive them
like fugitives from the peaceful burg
where he was studying engineering
and she music.
It was amid the first clangor of arms
that Ned Vernon said: II love you'll"
II was when alarm bells announcing
invasion we're hoarsely warning the
people, that they were married, in
haste-never to repent at leisure, how
ever. It was to the dread echo Of dis
tant cannon that they caught the last
train for Paris.
It was at the gay capital that the
sour-visaged, crabbed-souled precep-
tress, Madame Roscoff, left them, feel
ing 1t her duty to cable to the humble
little village of Merton, nesting among
the peaceful hills of Vermont. to plain,
honest John Bridges, Hazels father,
the brief words.
your daughter has married duke
and is on her way home with him."
John Bridges was wealthy man.
He and his wife lived in handsome
mansion. They had moved from Sum
merdale, fifty miles distant. never tell
ing Hazel, anticipating pleasant sur
prise for her when she came home.
When John Bridges read the cable
gram Mrs. Bridges tainted dead away.
Married to duke!" gasped her hss-
band. 81 never thought daughter Of
mine would disgrace me by taking q
foreign noodle head for a husband"
Mrs. Bridges wept. declared her
heart was broken. She had read In the
newspapers about titled misery" until
she had created q positive bugbear in
her mind.
Her husband was grumpy and rest
less for day or two, then savage and
wrathful. He frightened UP at the
end OF the week, coming into the ele-
gantly furnished parlor, to which he
had not yet become accustomed.
Nancy" he announced, with a grim
chuckle, I've found way out"
"Out OF what?" questioned his wife
desolately, for she was still mourning
over her daughters mesalliance. as she
called It.
THAT duke" responded Mr.. Bridges.
His wife groaned. She wrung her
hands.
you know, and l know. and every
body knows that these foreign princes
never marry except for money" con
tinued Mr.. Bridges.
yes, John" assented his wife woe
fully.
I've got some money" pursued her
husband, "but-he isn't going to get
it, I've planned 1t all out. I'm going
to put that duke through course OF
sprouts that will either wear him out
and send him shopping back to 'Yur
rup' post haste. or make man Of
him"
But IL he deserts our darling!"
"She's brought 1t on herself, hahn
she?" shifted Bridges, "and good rid
ance to bad rubbish, hey? Get ready
to move, Nancy"
Get ready to novel" repeated Mrs
Bridges. marveling.
Right away"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
DISSATISFIED WITH YOUR LOT
Then Pay Visit to Madison Square
Park at Night, New Yorker
Advises.

Il advise all those who are dissatis-
fed with their lot in life and those
who are apparently better situated,
to take a seat in one of the parks here
some night and merely observe" q
reflective man said the other day, &C.
cording to New York letter in the
Pittsburgh Dispatch. 1T makes a man
deeply thankful that he has q warm
bed to sleep in and a roof over his
head, II nothing else.
Il was walking through Madison
Square park the other night and
watched the poor devils on the
benches. Some were typical down.
and-outs. All were doing in the cold.
Most OF them Strengthened up at the
sound Of an ominous footstep. A po-
liceman swung around the corner and
walked along the benches. Wherever
he found man with his head fallen
forward on his breast he stirred him
to life by prod in the ribs with his
stick. II the man failed to respond
the representative OF law and order
sharply whacked him on the soles Of
his feet, causing the sleeper to start
up suddenly and rub his feet together
with a haste that would have been
funny II 1t had not been so pitiful.
The policeman passed on.
Some of the bench occupants APP
parently strove to keep awake. But
their heads nodded, their eyes closed
and again sleep came upon them.
Again appeared the restless police
man, poking each man impsrtially. /
wonder what is the idea of keeping
a big, strong policeman who ought
to be out catching stick-up men at
such a business? Why not let the
poor devils sleep?"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
CHICKENS PERCHED ON BOOST
Tommy Figures II Out That Some
Would Be Perchers and the Others
Would Be Boosters.

What is a roost, dad?" asked Tom
my.
"A roost, my son, is a pole upon
which chickens sit at night, replied
his father.
And what's a perch, dad?'
"A perch is what chickens perch
on"
Then, suppose, dad, d chicken
could roost on perch?" came the
further inquiry.
"0f course" was the smiling reply.
sand they could perch on roost?"
"Why, yves" answered dad.
"But if chickens perched on roost,
that would make the roost perch,
wouldn't it? But IL, just after some
chickens had perched on a roost and
made it perch. some more chickens
came along and roasted on the perch
and made 1t a roost. then the roost
would be perch and the perch would
be roost, and some of the chickens
would be perchers and the others
would be ROSTERS, Bits.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
Nomads of the Desert.

The Tuaregs are Of the purest Ber-
Der stock, the noble families unmixed
with other blood, and, in their own
language. they call themselves the
Noble People. Nominally, they are
Mohammedans and some of their
number compose the most intolerant
and warlike sect in Islam, the Senus-
site sect. Their hatred for the for
eigner is greater even than that bred
by their religion, and so they are
more exclusive than ever were the
Chinese or Japanese. Their social
Organization divides them into hve
classes, the mobiles. the priests, the
serfs, the cross-breeds and the slaves
All of these classes have this that
Is democratic-they form together the
Iuareg family, which holds itself su
perior to all the other peoples OF the
earth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
Activities Of Women.

British Columbia has woman factory
inspectors.
There are suffrage leagues in every
part Of Canada.
Mattresses of Toronto, Canada, have
organized a union.
Several Brooklyn women are taking
up Red Cross work In preparation OF
their being called upon In case this
country goes to war.
Mary Pickford. probably the highest
salaried moving picture actress In the
world. is going to appear on the speak
ing stage.
Miss Jessie P. Campbell. daughter
Of former Governor Campbell OF Ohio.
is going to France to act as q nurse
In the army.
Lady Paget has raiced by means Of
and bazaars nearly
slOO. 900 since the great war began,
which she has applied to the needs OF
1.-The war sufferers in Belgium. France,
Italy and Serbia.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
r.n. numIIItx Seldom Pound.

Humility does not consist in any
hing that is merely outward, but its
proper seat is in the hidden man Of
the heart. Mean clothes, and houses
and furniture. and very humble profes-
sions. are, 1t may be feared, much
more common in the world than truly
humble hearts.-Jennfngs
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
How She Got Even.

Madam" said the dignified husband
to his loving wife who had stolen up
behind his chair and given him kiss.
you must know such actions are any.
thing but agreeable to me-"
"oh, excuse me" said the little WON
an, Il didn't know it was you"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
Cinnamon.

II is . seeming paradox that tho
eest-hsvored cinnamon bark IL pro-
duced on poor, white. sandy soil IL
must, however, have en- abundance OF
moisture. the choicest growing In .
temperature Of IS degrees. whers the
rainfall is about one inch for every
degree Of temperature.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
Nor WALKING WITH MOTHER
Demure Little Boston Maiden Of Seven
Has "very Little In Common,
Mamma and T."

A demure little Boston maiden was
walking down fashionable Back bay
street, when she met an elderly friend
Of the family.
How old are you. my little dear?"
he questioned.
Seven"
And how is 1t you are out walking
without your MOTHER"
oh, mamma doesn't go in for exer-
else. Really, we have very little in
common. mamma and l."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
20 : aoothIna ExpIanatIon.

what do you think Of his nervef"
sxcIaimed the old man, who was no
toriously tricky In business. He called
ma a barefaced robber." "oh, well,
replied the man who knew him, PROB
ablv in his excitement he didn't notice
your mustache.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
Courage.

'Is your husband an optimistg"
asked the inquisitive woman. "Of
course he is" replied Mrs. Torkins.
And he has the courage of his convic-
tions. I'D hate to know how much
Charley's optimism cost him at the
race track"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16

The FIRST cartoons printed in Amer.
lea we're drawn by George Horacs Lor-
liners predecessor as editor OF the
Saturday Evening Post. Ben Franklin
pictured the disunited colonies as q
man with his arms and legs cut on.
Again he represented them as bundle
Of sticks-unbreakable when bound to-
sether. but easily broken when taken
Observation-Disclosures Ledger
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
When Ceiling Becomes Smoked.

Smoke from lamp or gas often soils
Q ceiling in one particular spot, while
the rest remains beautifully white. II
IL useful to know that soiled ceilings
caused by lamps and gas viii be rem
dered less conspicuous IL rub5ed over
with dry whiting.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
But They WIN DO IL.

"H people never talked about
things dey don't understand" said
Uncle Eben, "a heap o. folks I'D never
git even as fur as bein' candidate fob
office"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
,1I.Aor, Must Be Practical.

Knowledge is the treasure OF the
mind. but discretion is the key to II
without which 1t is useless. Inc prac-
teal part Of wisdom is the best.-OWen
FeIltham
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
Amateur Defined.

An amateur is frequently one who
owes art, but has little regard for
he feelings of his fellow men.-Ex-
shange.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16

Although smokeless powder datss
back nearly fifty years. u was not m
til about 1886 that IT attained its real
efficiency and sprang into general use.
However. even the best OF this powder
&c not absolutely smokeless.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16

Hhubarb Juice for Rust Stains.
The worst rust stains can be re-
moved without injury to the fabric by
applying boiling rhubarb Juice.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16

Be joyful or sorrowful, the heart
needs a second heart Joy shared is
Joy doubled; pain shared is pain d.
vided.-Ruckert.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
Sure Sion Of ACE.

Sure Sign Of Age.
A sure sign of advancing age is that
The circus elephant isn't nearly as big
as he used to be.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-16
VIM pessImlst Is Not Lovec.

The trouble about being pessimist
is that the oftener your judgment
proves correct the less people like
you.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
ALTERCATION
Over Chickens Results 10
Arrest Of Frank Rush

That two different families dwell
ing under the same roof are anything
but harmonious was demonstrated
with the arrest by Chief of Police
Parker Thursday of Frank Rush,
south Of the city, on a charge of as
sault preferred, by Mrs. Laura
Brown.
Mrs. Brown and her husband and
Mr.. and Mrs. Rush live in a single
house on the Granville road. Rush
and Mrs. Brown got into an aIterca-
tion over some chickens with the re-
suit, Mrs. Brown alleged, that he
struck her ON the arm. When ar
raigned, Rush pleaded guilty and Vs.
fined $40 and costs, wn1cn he paid.
He was also sentenced to 20 days in
the workhouse, but the same was sus-
pended during good behavior.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
GARRISON QUITS
The CABINET
Had DlffeTGnCaSW With wilson Over
Question Of Preparedness.
RESIGNS AS SECRETARY OF WAR

Breckenridge, Assistant Secretary OF
War, and Who lndorses Garrison's
Position, Also Tenders His Resigna.
tion-Continental Army Plan Said
to Have Precipltated the Break.
Effect Of Resignation.
Washington, Feb. 11.-Lindley M.
Garrison of New Jersey, secretary of
war, has resigned from the Wilson
cabinet, and the resignation has been
accepted. Differences between the
president and the secretary Of war
over the question of preparedness
and the Philippine independence leg
islation were responsible for the
break.
At the same time that he accepted
the Garrison resignation the president
received and accepted the resignation
OF Henry Breckenridge of Kentucky.
assistant secretary of war. Mr..
Breckenridge gave as his reason for
retiring the fact that he indorses alb.
tOiubOiy tuO pOSlJlOI dSSuIlSu Wy MT.
Garrison and, like the latter, regard
ed the differences as being irrecon-
cilable.
Action by the president in practic-
ally withdrawing administration sup
port from the Garrison continental
army plan, and manifesting willing
ness to treat with its opponents on
the basis of a proposal to increase
the national guard at the expense Of
the proposed continental army, is un-
derstood to nave precipitated the
break.
Although 1t has been rumored from
come time that Secretary Garrison
felt that the president was not giving
his army preparedness program the
support to which it was entitled, news
Of the resignation struck official
Washington like taunderbolt.
Effect of Resignation.
BY advocates of defense and pre-
raredness the Garrison RESIGNATION 's
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
GRAIN MEN TO GATHER
DEs MONIES

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 12-The pro-
gram for the annual meeting of the
Farmers Grain Dealers association,
to be held here Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of next week, has been
completed. l. d. McVicker, president
Of the association. will open the con-
vention, and the largest gathering in
the history of the cooperative assoc
iation is expected. Among the speak
ers are: Henry Wallace of this city,
Judge w. b. Quarton of Algona, Ia,
C. H. Candy, president of the Chicago
Board of Trade, William G. Eckhardt
of Dekalb, ILL.,, Cyril c. Hopkins of
the University of Illinois, II. II,
Gross, president of the Tariff Com
mission league, Alfred o. Crozier of
Cincinnati, and Clifford Thorne.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
TO SUCCEED GARRISON

Henry PindeIl, Newspaper Publisher,
May Be Next Secretary Of War.
Peoria, ILL.,, Feb. 1l.-Henry M. Pin.
dell, publisher of the Peoria Journal,
is slated to succeed Lindley Garrison
rs secretary of war, according to in
formation given out here. MIR. Pin
dell has been called to Washington
end will leave here Saturday. He has
been instructed to be in Washington
Tn Tuesday, Mr.. Pindell refused
either to confirm or deny the report
that he was to become member of
President Wilson's cabinet. The prob
able selection of Mr.. Pindell, it Is
said. is due to the fact that the presi-
dent Is desirous of recognizing Illi-
pois and Mr.. Pindell in a substantial
way before the close of his term Of
office.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
SMOOTS
Is Recommended For Post
master At frGdGriCktOWn

Representative William A. Ash
brook on Thursday recommended
Justus ID. Smoots for postmaster at
Fredericktown, Knox county, to sue
coed Walter b. Johnson, whose term
expires on March 49, Mr.. Smoots was
formerly sheriff of Knox county and
later accepted position as travelling
salesman for the Northwestern Ele-
vator & Mill Company A few years
ago he gave up the road position and
moved to Frederlcktown where he
became manager of the elevator own
ed and operated by the Northwestern
Elevator & Mill Company at Freder-
lcktown. Mr.. Smoots resigned his
position, effective Feb. 1, and will be
ready to assume the office of post
master on March l3.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
PIED PIPER TO RID SAN
ANTONIO OF SHELTERS

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 12-Mos-
quito-eating bats, several thousand in
number, will be released next week,
and it is claimed by Dr. G. A. r.
Campbell, the pied piper" that one
bat in single day will devour a
thousand mosquitoes. The bats will
roam at night, hunting out the mos
quitoes, and it is claimed for them
that the more malaria, typhoid and
other germs mosquito carries the
better the bat relishes it. The bats
will be in activity until the end of
April, when they grow sleepy and
lazy, but meanwhile the city is hop
ing for determination of the mosquito
pest.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15

regarded as the severest blow that
could be struck. Secretary Garrison
was regarded by them as the most
forceful advocate of national defense.
From the time he entered the cabinet
pnd became acquainted with the
weaknesses of the present army sys-
tenn he has been consistent cham
pion Of bigger military establish
nlent and an adequate reserve under
federal control.
President Wilson, on the other
hand, 1t is realized, mas not inspired
an equal degree of confidence. At
first opposed to any increase in the
military establishment whatever and
pronounced believer In the effective
ness of the emergency volunteer sys-
TEN, 1t is felt that his change OF front
came only after the country at large
was awakened by the European war
TO the possible dangers threatening
the nation, To certain extent the
same has been said about Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels,
II Is feared therefore that the re-
| thohiVht VI pVNIeNdiy ooiiiSOh hOhA
the cabinet will not only result in a
] general lack of confidence in the ad-
ministration's plan, but may result
in cleavage in congress between the
extreme mlitarist and the extreme
Taciflsts, which would be hard to rec
oncile.
Garrlson's Friends Talk.
Mr., Garrisons friends declared that
he had drawn up his program at the
request of the president, who early
last summer shortly after the resiG-
nation of Mr.. Bryan as secretary of
state, had called upon Secretary Gar
rison and Secretary Daniels to sub
NIT comprehensive recommendations
for the building up of the two branch
es OF the service In accordance with
the best thought of the experts.
In White House circles it was in
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
FARM FACTS

Foresight vs.. Hindsight-The prime
difference between the man who
makes money out of land and the
man that does not. The former sees
in advance what is going to occur,
the latter after 1t is too late.
There will BIG THINGS OCCUR in
the land business in the next few
months and NOW is the time to get
in while the getting is good. See w.
G. Rockwell Farm Land Company for
further information, and take look
at that fine. highly improved 53-acre
farm between Mt. Vernon and Fred
ericktowu. It's q gem. II