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New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
Watch Your Voice

uneducated tones of the voice remain No label pasted across the forehead could say, This person Is under bred" any more plainly than the-. rough voice says it to those whose ears are attuned to voice distinctions. She Couldn't Stand the Accusing Voice
 A dear friend of mine who kept a boarding house once asked one of her boarders to leave. My dear" she ex- plained to me afterwards, "I simply couldn't stand being reproached by her for everything that didn't go just so."
 "Oh, was she that kind?'' I asked. Somehow I can't quite imagine herr representing you"
 She never did in words" she an- swered "but if the least thing went wrong, there was an accusatory note in her voice that got on my nerves"
 know what that is like, for I used to have a friend who frequently c VT fered to do errands for me. If, for some reason, the errand turned out to be little more difficult than she expected, if, for instance, she had to go to q second store to match the worsted, she would tell me about 1t in an accusatory voice that set my teeth on edge. I soon decided to do my own errands.
 Look Out For the Traitor Voice
 The uncontrolled voice is the index both of the mood and of the char acter.
 Watch your voice, or rather listen9 to your voice Don't let it be nasal, high pitched or too loud. Don't, on the other hand, talk so low and in- distinctly that people have to make an effort to understand you. That's selfish. Learn to control your voice so that it won't betray you or, better sti1l learn to control yourself so thatw you will have less to betray.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
BUSHMAN AND CLARK
 IN FILM FEATURES

Helene Of the North" a big F'rohman production, will be one of the photoplay features at keeneys s tonight and tomorrow. The manage ment gives assurance that the film is one of the best shown here in some time. Leading the program with 1t will be a five part Metro film with Francis x. Bushman and Beverly Bayne playing the leading roles Mar guerite Clark will be seen in the role of Helene in the big feature.
 Isbens immortal masterpiece, Peer Gynt,' will be at the top of the program Wednesday and Thurs day. A Biograph comedy, ''The Skat- ing Ring" will also be shown.
 The Big Four Special for this week is a picturization of Cyrus Townsend Bradys great success, Heights of
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
Watch yOur voice.

Watch your voice.
 Every day spend among my fel- low men and women I am more inn pressed by the need of that injunc- ton.
 The voice is an arrant traitor. Un- less you have learned the very diff fcult art of keeping it under control it will betray your secrets every time
 For instance, was explaining the way to get to certain place to a friend of mine. At each pause she said "Yes," "I see," "Oh, yes," and all the other things that are proper to say in pauses in an explanation Her face shone with intelligence and understanding. If I had judged by her acquiescence and appearance alone, would have thought that she understood me perfectly. But while she could control what she said and how she looked, she couldn't control her voice. It betrayed her. There was a note in it of complete incom- prehension. Finally I taxed her with this. She laughed and admitted it frankly.
 She Could Never Understand
 Directions
 'I never should have asked you the way" she said, for I never can un- derstand or remember the first turn to the right and the fourth house on the left and all that sort of thing. What I always do is to find out where to get off the car and then ask the way when I get off, and keep on asking until I find it. It's no good for me try to understand advance di- rections'
 Another case of voice betrayal is when a person who still remains fundamentally and unalterably cheap has put on surface veneer of edu- cation. So long as the education is only superficial and doesn't reach down into the wellsprings of the heart and mind, the peculiar rough
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
MISS HERNE AND AL.
 GROSS IN COMEDY
"Nearly Married," at Lyceuul, Proves Delightful Bit Of Diversion

Mayhap there are some who are married and wish they were not, or others still who are not and wish they were. In either case these folk would naturally feel a bond of sym pathy for the principal characters in Nearly Married" which opened ut the Lyceum Saturday with the pro- mise of continuing during this week. In this play there is a young married couple who become somewhat es- tranged. They seek a divorce. Then
 just before the decree is granted they make up" and decide to elope,. They are "Nearly Married" when the bride's,-or bride-elect's, - brother and a few companions rush on the scene and herald the divorce. They cannot then be married. And so it is on several other occasions. They are married and do not want to be; they want to be and cannot marry Thus does the paradoxical element run through the entire three acts of comedy, giving Alfred Cross and Julie Herne plenty of chance to dis play their histrionic powers. In truth, they are about the only ones in the company who benefit by this play, with the possible exception of Estelle Norton who does very we'll as the Irish wife of an Arabian Knight" Inn-Keeper, and J. Irving White who almost gets away with an Irish com. edy part. Miss Fierne is good. She dis plays many little mannerisims and traits to class her as a real emotional actress, if given the opportunity. The part she has in this farce is delight fnl and gives her many opportun- ities to display a facility for versa tility. Alfred Cross too. won favor at the hands of a capacity audience New Years night. As nervous impetuous, generous, unfortunately husband, who wants to do the right thing and still gets 'in wrong" Mr. Cross is excellent. He furnishes plenty of good, clean, wholesome comedy There are some clever situations in this show, very clever. Mention of the plot is irrevelent. It runs along smoothly and is replete with many good lines and happy situations. But the feature of the performance comes in the second act in the way of effect. The scene is a we'll appointed country road house where the Nearly Married' couple takes refuse from tn storm. few glass bottles dexter ously placed in the roadside by the willy landlord brings all passing auto mobiles suddenly to a halt. The effect of the unrushing cars the sound of "blow-outs' make a realis- tic bit of stage-craft
 Back to the actors: as previously hinted, Miss Herne and MT. Cross are well cast. Olive Brandt, as the Hotel Maid, makes a few appearances and good impression; so does Hal Jar rett, as the hostelry page. Others then who go through the three acts are, Ruth Byron, as a divorce special ist; Ralph Collier and Elsie Southern the second married. couple; Chas Ross. a Hungarian Rhapsody" or words to that effect; Arthur Vinton a taxicab bandit. and, last but by no means least, Philip Sheffield, who has a pet line he should forget as aside from being not over funny it borders on the sacriligious. Outside of that "Nearly Married'' is a good show ard we'll worth seeing at the Lyceum.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
City ltems

F. W. Hi1tbrand of 69O East Freet has gone to Brooklyn, N. a few weeks visit with her fd daughter, MT. and Mrs. les now soc at Wilson 's.-advt $1 or $1.50 cap 69c at Wilson's. Gertrude Bowen, stenographer Pffice of the health department,
 med to her home on Stanley by illness.
 Grace Reilly, stenographer in ce of the board of public works.
 d her work today after a short
 $5 to s6 on a suit at Wilson's
 K J. O'Brien of Vine street, an pr for the water department, is
 Il to his home with blood pois- h one of his hands.
 Inventory of the estate of Will
 Thompson was filed in the
 probate today by s. F. Avery .1F Woodford. It consists of an ] in property Ton Corbin avenue lat $500.
 New Britain National Bank has Club tonight.-advt. A. J. White is seriously i'll at 1ne, 232 Arch street.
 eeting of the New Britain Union will be held tomorrow l at the Y.- M. C.. A.
 annual inventory sale starts
 Besse-Leland Co.-advt. .a Clerk A. L. Thompson re- New Year greetings today from fThoffra.s, formerly a resident of E. MT. Thomas has enjoyed a |ful career on the stage and is ling in New York.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
BUILDING FALLS OFF.
ne Permit Is Issued Here in
 r Last Two Weeks.

tcided dropping off in building les has been noticed in New during the last two weeks, te permit having been issued in ke. This was issued last week
 Afer work for s250. Build tues in other cities last week .s follows:
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03

their inventory sales, know what this means.
 ChaS. Dillon x Go.
 The large and attractive store of Chas. Dillon and Co.,, offers the great est money saving event of the year at their January clearance sale that starts this morning. Their entire as- sortments of millinery, coats, suits, dresses, waists, gloves and furs are placed at extra ordinary reduction in prices, as will be seen by 8 glance at their announcement in this paper. nothing is reserved. This sale will appeal strictly to women shoppers. The reduction in prices is more mark ed than usual. Great bargains will be found in every departm ent.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
Menu for Tomorrow

Breakfast
 Sliced Bananas
 Boiled Rice and Cream Fish Balls Corn Meal Mullins
 Veal Souffle Lettuce Salad Pulled Bread
 Cocoa
 Clear Soup
 Baked stuffed Beef Heart French Fried Potatoes
 Creamed CarrCts
 Orange Salad
 EGrcupinC Pudding
 Coffee Orange Salad-Pecl six oranges and remove as much of the white skin as possible Slice in very thin slices Mix six tablespoonfuls olive oil, three tablespOonfuls vinegar and quarter teaspoonful salt, pour over them half a cupful port wine and one teaspoon full sugar. Stand in refrigerator one hour. Serve on shredded lettuce. Porcupine Pudding-Take a stale sponge, wine or cup cake, lay in a dish and baste occasionally with lit tie syrup from canned fruit Cor fresh fruit juice) until moistened Spread the top with jelly and stick blanched almonds all over. then pour round il a cold, boiled custard.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
S6S4.51 FROM TAG DAY.

It was announced today that re- vised and completed returns from the Russian tag day held Saturday showed a total of $6S451 contributed by the public. This money will be sent to the relief of Russian war sufferers through Bishop Evdckin. Those in charge of the day are highly gratified at it's success and wish to thank the public for its generosity.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03

There is the cutest skating set that I'm going to copy; it will be the simplest thing to do from an old skunk-fur neckpiece. The turban is covered with old gold velvet, and is trimmed with two balls of skunk on top at the back. The scarf matches it, ending in long tails of skunk,
 while running through the center of the scarf is a foUr-inch band of fur just long enough to go around the throat, with loop of fur in the
 back, through which the ends of the scarf are brought. These are then brought forward over the shoulders. It is really most effective and pretty.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03

Hazard" This picture will be shown on Thursday and Friday. Sam Ber- nard will make his New Britain debaN as a film favorite Friday when he will be seen on the screen in "The House of Revelation"
 Some good vaudeville acts have been billed for this week.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
ITO SEIZE CRUDE LEATHER.

Paris, Jan. ?, 5:30 D. m-The government, in crdcr to satisfy the needs of the army, has decided on q general reQuisitiOnirg Cf crude lea- ther beginning Jan. 5.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

The ''ptless pubcity'' for which President Wilson begged four years would be admirable curtain raiser in the civil service commission right
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24
MARTIN MINE |S WONDERFUL
 PROPERTY

J. D. Meenach. pioneer mining man of Alaska, among the early stampeders to the knoldike, discoverer of the Nizina placer diggings and the man who made the Ellamar copper mine, returned from the Willow creek gold camp, where he has been the guest of William Martin, a friend of long standing.
 Mr Meenach declares the Martin property to be nothing less than wonder. He says he never saw any thing like it in all his mining expert ence. and he has been on the go, visit ing mining camp after mining camp, from Alaska to Mexico, including the bonanza districts of Nevada. Colorado and Arizona. Mr. Meenach said:
 There are four veins opened on the Martin property, all showing high grade gold values. It is we'll within
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24
A CIVIC IMPROVEMENT PRAYER.

At the inauguration exercises of the Gloucester Mass, mcipa council the following prayer offered by Rev Levi M P0werS of the Gloucester Independent Christian church:
 Almighty Father the love of city calls here this morning We begin today year of civic life We know it useless to ask thy blessing unless want it and for it. Ne matter how much you may to bless this city you cannot do n unless the citizens willing to be bles
 We pray therefore, first of all for the voters of this city There too lazy to vo but not too lazy to grumbe Bless them
 We pray for the taxpayers who want good streets good schools good fire and police protection and good health officers but who wish other people to pay for their cost.
 We pray for the business whose votes always de emned by the expectation of special avors for themselves Bless them if you
 We pray for those who believe that all should be forced except the laws which they do like which en- forced would not trouble them
 We pray for the comfortable who do about any thing so long they are left at
 We pray for the political managers who swap votes and sell out their friends and let bad candidates go opposed
 Wepay for those who vote for the saloons simply because they have property that rents for than for other pur pose.
 We pray for they not willing to give their sisters the same privilege they have themselves.
 We pray for ministers, if there any in this cty do not believe there aewho what pleasant hear rather than what is true
 We pray for all connected with newspapers who openly advocate civic righteousness and secretly promote crooked politics.
 We pray for the lawyers to whom law only know ledge of helping those who wish eva the law to do safely and enable themselves and others get something for nothing
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

The New York American calls President Wilson prat ting parrot" noticed that there's been much Polly ties in of his activities.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

If all the Turks could through the experience of those who forced to kill their came and drink the blood maybe the bloodthirsty might be satiaed.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

the range of possibility that these veins will converge into one at depth, in which event there Is fine pros pect for a veritable bonanza vein. The formation is quartz diorite, and l be- lieve the whole mountain could be worked and show values far in excess of the famous treadwell mine on Doug las island. Aside from these rich veins MT. Martin has several big low grade lodges that will in time, be mined at profit"
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

If the British prisoners taken ct Kute Amara have to grief that would be the unkindest cut of all
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

There is every foundation for the belief that who closest to President Wilson the of large amounts of property in Seward Taking it all and a the port of the engineering commission and arising have confirmed the belief that Seward is THE place The only that doubt existed that the commission has been afraid to let expect too much There has been ques ton really about this being the headquarters and terminal cept whatever question the child of mpatenceSeW ard Gateway.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

The Seward Post has been quzzng Charles F. Hughes Re publican candidate for president It to know Wha is your policy in respect the government railroad Alas ka The question asked him both Seattle and Portland during his recent visit to the In of his speeches Hughes said You have great empire in Alaska. to 1t deyeOpe But this does satisfy ard contemporary and rises to inquire, 'Why is Hughes
 silent the question of Alaska government raroad?" Pos sby before the campaign is the candidate will have much of interest say this subject.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

The Yukon council has passed a re- solution calling upon the Dominion government to adopt some plan for the destruction of wolves in the terri tory, which are threatening to exter- minate the moose, caribou and other game animals.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

The promised reduction in cable tolls October will be greatly appreciated by the residents of Alaska This matter that has been agtaed for by the commercial bodies and press of the territory, and if the government also puts in cable take of the increased business that will follow and the time insure continuous vice, will take back all the things that have said about the poor old cable ship Burnside
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

has just been taken at Anchorage which shows that in the old and there 840 people This does not include about 5000 employed the railroad in that section The Times says that conservative estimate suggests that least 20OO of them ve when at home Anchorage This would increase the population to 5,840
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

Last nights concert demonstrated very concusvely that there an abundance musical talent both vocal and nstr mental in Cordova and the large audience present thoroughly enjoyed every number the program It truly treat and much credit is due Mrs H. Hedges who the efficient director.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

Anchorage Republicans have decided not to fill the the legislative ticket caused by its two candidates being eligible to hold office elected but instead will support two local Democrats for the legislature who known be in favor of direct primary law and Wckershams policies
The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24
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The Cordova daily times., 1916-08-24

Stokes peach. banana, chocolate, strawberry and vanilla ice cream at the Northern Drug Store.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-20
A Word for Teddy.

Has Golfers Weekly gone back
on Roosevelt? II contains a cartoon
this week showing him chloroform-
ing the Bull Moose. 7 don't think
that's fair. nor will 7 accept as true
It's suggestion. until Roosevelt rem.
ders more Characteristic support OF
Hughes than he has yet voiced. The
colonel II a hghter, not a strategfst.
He was out-strategized at Chicago.
II was like tragedian essaying
comedy. He got himself into an In.
extricabie position by his virulence
against Wilson and had to eat crow.
30 n IL that he In now somewhat
absurd In the role OF captive chained
TO the conqueror's car. And II IL
possible he may take another leaf
from Bryans book and do 10 Hughes
what the Nebraskan did TO Alton p.
Parker in 1904. Whatever one may
think OF Roosevelt's policies he is
not dead until he's buried His sur
render TO the inevitable has been
pitiable. 30 far az we can now see,
but he is a very much alive human
being. and he may yet wiring vindi-
cation and triumph from untoward
circumstance. A way not 10 do this
would be 10 accept a United States
senatorship from New York. n he
takes anything for himself II will
seem az II he betrayed his follow
ers. Those OF us who are fond OF
Roosevelt, but could not vote for
him, cannot bring ourselves 10 be.
lieye that ne Is capable OF such
treason. He has been humbled. We
hope he will not humiliate himself.
II Is grievous TO SEQ Golfers turn.
Ing upon him.-Reedy's Mirror.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-20
A Poem a Day
TO THE DANDELIoN

Dear common flower. that grow'st be.
side the way.
Frirsins ths dusty road with harm
Yrs, pledge Of bli,hesom. May.
Which children pluck. and. fail OF
pride uphold.
High heated buccaneers. o'erjoyed
that they
An Eldorado in the grass have found
Which not the rich earths ample
May match In wealth. thou ar, more
Than all the prouder summer blooms
may be.
Gold such as thine ne'er drew the
spanish PROV
Through The Primsval hush Of In
Nor wrinkIsd the lean brow
or aga. TO rob the lovers heart II
It's the sprinss isrSess. which she
To rich and poor alike. with lavish
Though mos, hearts. never under
To take ~ a. Gods value. but pass by
The offered wealth with unrewarded
eye.
To look at thee unlocks a warmer
The eyes thou givest me
Are In the heart and heed not space
nor time.
Not IN mid-June the golden -cuiras,.d
bee
Feels = more summerlike warm raw
ishment
In the white lilys breezy tent
HIS migrant sybaris- than /. when
From the dark green thy yellow cir.
cles burst.
Then think I Of deep shadows on the
OF meadows where in sun the cattle
Craze,
Where. as the bresxss pass
The cleaning rushes lean thousand
or leaves that siumSer in a cloudy
Or whit.n In the wind: Of water. blue
That from the distance sparkle
Some Woodland gap. and Of sky
where one white cloud like stray
lamb doth move
MY childhood's earliest thoughts ar.
linked with thee:
The sight Of thee calls back the rob-
ms song,
Beside the door. sang clearly all day
And secure In childish piety
Listened as ~ heard an angel sing
win news from heaven. which be
Fresh every day 10 my untainted
ears
When birds and flowers and I were
happy peers.
How like prodisai doth nature
seem,
when thou. for all thy gold. so com.
mon srtl
Thou teachest me TO deem
More sacredly OF every human heart
since each reflects In Joy its scanty
CLEAN
or heaven. and could some wondrous
secret show,
Did we but pay the love We owe.
dom look
On all these living pages Of God.
Lowell.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-20

Tclay want 10 talk TO the young
man beginning business life In
especial wan, to talk 70 the young
nan infected with the modern idea
,ha, be had better hustle" as hard
as possible before he reaches mid
die age. because after that be viii
BE- ~ only TO go on The shelf
And, indeed. in the practice OF
the business world b. will End
seeming roboration for this idea
The ins!stent CRY is for young
men. Let a man who is 40 upward
be unfortunate enough 70 lose his
JOB, and he usually has great difi-
Guilty in getting another one
This. despite the fact that youth
is inexperienced, age experienced
In an employers eye. the experience
OF age is more than Offset By loss
in efficiency dae 70 advancing years.
Therefore the demand Of the en-
ployers is for the man who Is young
All this seems reasonable enough.
II cannot be denied that. in the nat.
ural course of'events. age does bring
some loss in efficiency.
Muscular vizor decreases, the eye
loses something OF is keenness. ar.
,erial and other weaknesses develop.
with damage 70 the mental as well
az 70 the physical powers.
But this by no means tells the
whole story.
II It were a case merely OF I'm
pairment by natural process. youth
would by no means possess the ad-
vantage It today enjoys over middle
age.
The truth Is that many men--nay,
most men--hasten and aggravate the
natural loss in efficiency BY faulty
modes OF living while they stiIl are
young.
II is for this reason tha. ad-
dress myself particularly TO young
men.
! want every young man who
reads these lines 20 get firmly hXed
in ais mind the truth that. by living
wisely before 40, be can postpone
indefinitely The evil day when he
really will be A. only 20 90 on the
shelf
And IN what consists wise living
from 'he point OF view of preserving
ones efficiency?
PERHAPS / can better answer IN
'te words OF President Emeritus z.
~ Eliot. ot Harvard. the most eff
@'ea' q Old men; and man %
whom I once put this same question