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Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09
RULES FOR LENT
Bishop Milan Issues Regulations for
 Catholic Observance.


 Catholic Observance.
 The regulations of the bishop of the Hartford diocese for the observation of Lent by members of the Catholic church appear in an official communica- tion in last week s Catholic Transcript. The communication, signed by Rt. Rev. John J. Milan, the bishop, fol. lows:
 Episcopal Residence, Hartford, Conn.,, March l, 1916.
 Dear Father:-
 The holy season of Lent should be observed by the faithful of this diocese in accordance with the following regu- lations:
 l. The sick and delicate are not bound either to fast or abstain.
 3. The aged and persons under twenty-one years of age are not bound to fast, but must abstain on abstinence days.
 3. The abstinence days for the laboring class and all members of the household laborers are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Wednesday and Satur- day of Holy week.
 A. The abstinence days for all per. sons are the Wednesdays and Fridays, and the second and last Saturday of Lent.
 5. All who are engaged in an ex. hausting occupation are not restricted to one meal day and may eat meat at all meals except on abstinence days. 6. Both meat and fish at the same meal are not permitted on any day of Lent.
 2. Those who are bound to fast are allowed to take only one full meal a day. In the morning, however, they may take cup of tea, coffee or choco- late with piece of bread. In the evening they may take collation.. At this collation. it is lawful to use fish, eggs, cheese, butter and milk, but the quantity of solid food should not ex. ceed ten ounces. Meat is allowed only at the principal meal of the day. This meal may be taken in the evening and the collation. at noon. On Sunday no one is bound to fast or abstain.
 The faithful should be reminded that the law which formerly obliged every one both to fast and abstain on all the days of Lent has been modified for the present only by special dispensation of the Holy See. In granting this dis pensation the sovereign pontiff requests that those who take advantage of it shall substitute other good works, e. g.. giving aims to the poor, abstaining from intoxicants and attending the Lenten exercises in the church. The customary exercises are the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin, Sermon, Way ot the Cross and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
 Yours sincerely,
 John J. Milan,
 Bishop of Hartford.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09
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Alcohol and Pneumonia.

The United States Public Health Service brands strong drink as the most efficient ally of pneumonia. It de- clares that alcohol is the handmaiden of the disease which produces ten, per cent. of the deaths in the United States. This is no exaggeration. We have known for long time that in- diligence in alcoholic liquors lowers the individual vitality, and that the man who drinks is peculiarly susceptible to pneumonia. The United States Public Health Service is conservative body. It does not engage in alarmist propa- ganda In following out the line of it's official duties it has brought force- fully to the general public fact which will bear endless repetition. The liberal and continuous user of alcoholic drinks will do we'll to heed this warm ing, particularly at this season of the year wtIen the gruesome death toll from pneumonia Is being doubled.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09
CHAPINvILLE

MT. and Mrs. W. L. Pentecost en- tertained about twenty Changers from Salisbury on Thursday evening.
 H. D. Ober is the new bookkeeper at Grassland Farms.
 MT. and Mrs. w. B. Rand have sent out invitations for "Barn Dance' at Hamlet Hill Farm on Friday, March 10.
 MT. and Mrs. G. Frank Lloyd gave a dance Tuesday evening.
 Mrs. John O'Hara is visiting her daughter i'll New Hartford Her son, John. has returned home after being there for visit.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our thanks to our neighbors and friends for their kindness and sympathy during our bereavement and for the many beautiful flowers. We also wish to express our apprecia- ton of many marks of attention shown us by the Masonic Fraternity.
 Mrs. George Wilcox.
 MT. and Mrs. John D. Beck.
 MT. and Mrs. Elliott A. Wilcox.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09

Very Choice Fowls for Fricasse. 7.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09
NOTICE.

The Rate Bill of the Town of Canaan for l9l6,is in my hands for collection. I will be at the selectmen's room Falls Village, April lst, 8th and 18th from 10 a. m. till l p. m. to receive said taxes. After May 1st nine per cent. interest with costs will be added. All taxes must be settled by October |, 1916. H. P. Morse, Collector.
 March 8, 1916.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09
Application Refused.

Judge Willard A. Roraback of the Torrington probate court, has refused the application of Mrs. May Hurlbut Clark, of Litchfeld, for the appoint ment of a conseryator over her aunt, Miss Louisa Thompson, of Goshen. Miss Thompson is 80 years old and has acquired considerable money by thrift and economy.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09
Voting List.

An increase of about 300, votes over last week shows the interest taken in the special announcements sent out. But two months more are left before the contest closes, and every oppor- tunity should be taken to help your favorite along.
 The Saturday extra votes will be continued another week with an ad- ditional feature as advertised in an- otb
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09
Killed by Train.

The Black Diamond train on the Air Line division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad Friday ran into a team driven by John w. Swanson, of Haddam Neck, killing him instantly. The holse was also killed. MT. Swanson was about 55 years old. The accident occurred at Air Line ave- nue in Portland at an unprotected grade crossing.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09

 relatives in Winsted and Waterville.
 Miss Avis Kimball has been i'll New York city for few days.
 Miss Ebba Lindell spent few days with her sister i'll Danbury last eek.
 Miss Margaret Groody returned Mon day to her home i'll Waterbury after all extended visit with her friend, Mrs. Theron Perkins.
 Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Miller will move to Chapinville about March 15.
 John Penny, of Hartford; Miss Marian Penny, of Northfeld Seminary, and Miss Dorothy Penny, of Millerton, were over-Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. William Schmidt on West Main street.
 Miss Helen Osborne is ill at Joseph Deloy in Canaan Valley. According to the Telephone Bulletin, the number of telephone stations in Winsted on January 31, was 1,45O; Torrington had 1891; Canaan, 438; Lakeville, 376 and Norfolk, 295.
 The Hawthorne Club meets today with Mrs. H. E. Lyles. The topic for the afternoon is ''What Men Live by," by Mrs. R. D. Peirce.
 Dean's Rheumatic pills for rheuma- tism and Neuralgia. Entirely vege- table Safe.-Adv.
 The firemen's ball given by Canaan Hose Company, Friday night, in Town Hall, was largely attended and in every way successful. Society" was well represented, the music, by the Beeman 6 Hatch orchestra, of Hartford, was in- spiring, everybody was in fine spirits, and thus the last notable social func- tion before Lent went into history. In. cidentally, the treasury of the fire com pany profited by nice fat roll, as result.
 Rev. MT. Gillette promises that the union brotherhood supper, to be given ip the Pilgrim church social rooms Fri. day evening, April 28-the first festive social get-together after Lent-will be supper series for this season. Mark the date on your calendar-April 25.
 Being satisfied is the secret of con- tentment. If you wish both see Pea body, optometrist, at Ford's Music Store, March 15 and. 16.-Adv.
 The Cranford Club meets today with Mrs. George Roger. The topic for the afternoon is q Current Women Writers, y by Miss Ruth Rogers, of Sherman. MT. and Mrs. Alexander McPherson, of Winsted, were weekend guests at James Graney's.
 Miss Catherine Finnegan spent few days last week in New York city.
 Miss Edna Nee, of Pittsfield, has been guest of her cousin, Mrs. Edward Bates, the past week. 1 Mrs. Jules Mignery and Miss Bessie Frein, of Great Harrington. were recent guests of Mrs. B. T. Rowe.
 John Flynn was home from Torring. ton over Sunday.
 Mrs. P. J Kane spent Friday and Saturday in Hartford. Mrs. Jane Mallory, and son Charles spent Saturday with relatives in Lake vile.
 Miss Ruth Rogers, of Sherman, is visiting at Mrs. George Rogers.
 Mrs. E. R. Boiney, of Winsted, was guest of relatives here last week.
 Miss Mary Fitch was home from South Kent, over Sunday.
 Miss Margaret Roger was home from Winsted for the week -end. 1 A. G. EldIidge. of North Adams, spent last week with his family al l. George s. Fuller's.
 MT. and Mrs. John Rodemeyer went to Milford on. the-S Sound, Thursday, where MT. Rodemeyer, with Secretary of State Charles D. Burnes, spoke al the annual banquet of the Milford Busi. ness Mems Association, that evening.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09

Miss Elderleigh Answering proposal) '-"I am very sorry, MT. Singleton, but I call be nothing more to you than-'
 Singleton (interrupting) = "Oh, never mind. It's useless to say the rest; have two grandmothers already. 7 Boston Transcript.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09
SUFFRAGE-PRO AND CON
Pro-.


 Connecticut suffragists are already planning to have large contingent at Chicago in June to join in the great suffrage parade which is to take place on June 7th-the day of the opening of the Republican National Convention. Early planning is necessary for already all the best hotels have had every room secured for convention week; and the women who go will have to be content with what commodation they can ob- tain. Chicago suffraigsts are however preparing to arrange for hospitality and for decent accommodations for the representatives from other states who will be on hand to help to make their parade a success, and there is little doubt that every woman who wants to go will find some arrangement made for her even in the crowded condition of Chicago during the convention.
 The idea of the parade is to have every state represented. and to have the marchers from every state in uni form All the women will wear white dress but there will be sashes and hats for each state, and of course there will be banners in profusion, as there always are in suffrage parades. This committee includes women from all kinds of Illinois women's associations and societies-all of which are taking part in the parade. Any woman wish ing information can obtain it from Mrs. Brown at GOA Tower Building, Chicago, Ill.,, or from headquarters in Hartford, 55 Pratt street.
 Hartford, Conu. Press Sec.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09
Con.

0On.
 The final week of the February pub. licity campaign conducted by the State Association Opposed to Woman Suf. frage closed in blaze of glory and activity with meetings held in Nor wich, Pennington and Enfield, and already several further meeting have been arranged for the coming mouth along the same lines.
 At the three meetings held last week the speaker was Miss Elizabeth Burnell, of Hartford, who has been devoting most of her time this winter to travel ing about the state-when the weather of the "old fashioned New England winter" permitted and addressing gatherings of women and men. laying before them the arguments against woman suffrage, as we'll as correcting some fallacious statement made con- cerning the status of suffrage both in Connecticut and in other states.
 In the campaign now being waged against suffrage it is the purpose of the speaker to make simple statements of facts which in themselves may cause disbelief in suffrage theories, to keep away from personalities wherever possi- ble. and to paint the ether side of the picture" rather than merely to "slam the suffragists." Adherence to these principles has already resulted in a gratifying increase in membership in the state association, which now has over 16, 900 members.
 At the annual meeting of the Nor. wich branch Miss Burnell presented a very encouraging report of the work already done, and answered many questions concerning the anti-suffrage cause, as we'll as showing the fallacy of the statement by the sutfragists that the "antis" continually have sought the support of the liquor interests, the fact of the matter being the exact op- posite.
 At Enfield Miss Burnell spoke before the members of the State Grange there and laid the facts of anti.suffrage be. fore large number of voters, while at Pennington she gave similar address to good-sized audience who also asked many questions concerning suffrage matters. With the approach of spring the plans are being made for addresses to be delivered in many cities of the southern part of the state, for which definite dates will be announced later.
 Hartford, Conn. Press Chairman.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-09

You will find fool streak in every failure, and half the successes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
LEADING SOCIAL WORKER PRAISES
 WILSON RECORD.
 .I U. na
Presidents Big Mind and Fine Spirit" Merit
 Reelection.

New York, Oct. 12-Miss A. Eve lyn Newman. of New York. one of the most prominent of social workers, Delegate to the International Congress of Wop1en, the Hague, 1916, member Managing Board of the Women's Peace Party of New York, College woman. teacher and organizer for con- structive peace among hundreds of young art students. announces:
 For two definite reasons am for President Wilson. Eirst, as regards his position on permanent, construc- tive peace. and second. on labor.
 "He seeks continually to bring about the constructive principle of friend ship between opposing forces and that is the greatest thing any man can do.
 "I believe that President Wilson has the vision of real internationalism, more than any other man in high places. He has big mind and fine spirit-a vision big enough to grasp the broad aspects of complex situa- tions and a will to stand uncompro- misingly for fair settlement
 ''He is endeavoring to put both in- ternational peace and labor on the same great basis of cooperation and arbitration and that is. to my mind, the only possible way of securing last ing peace in either international or in ternal affairs. E N
 "He stands for the democracy of la- bor, as see it. as opposed to the vest ed rights and is working constructive ly to bring the two great forces to- gether in a spirit of willingness to talk things out. Until that Is accomplish ed, can see no peace at home"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
SEIZE MOVIE SUBMARINE

A recent wireless message from H. H. Van Loan," a passenger bound for New York from Nassau on the steam CT Monterey, declared that British warships patrolling ill the vicinity of the Bahama islands have seized a "submarine'' owned by a moving pie ture companay while on its way from New York to Miami, Fla, under the belief that it was a German craft. The submarine was off Abaco island in tow of a yacht when it was captured.
 Those in command of the yacht and submarine, the message said, were compelled to return to Nassau, where the British officials took control of the submarine and warned MT. Van Loan, who was in charge of the expedition, not to move her without permission. The American consul, according to the wireless message identified Van Loan and he was permitted to leave on the Monterey The American consul is taking the matter up with the state department at Washington to obtain the release of the property submarine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12

of the three-cornered parlor whatnot, to give it it's rightful atmosphere, knives and tops that belonged to the boys, silver thfmbles and scissors that belonged to the girls. a gift of Friendship from Frank to sMay; there should be scores of tamily treasures, each with a precious asso- citation.
 When visitor called and was shown into the parlor. and asked to be seated until Mrs. Wilkins or Jane. or Eliza, or Fanny, or May, was call- ed, his first impulse was to walk over to the whatnot. There he. might, if he knew how, read the history, and the genealogy of \the family, check ing his conclusionsNby the illuminated leaves of Lthe family Bible, always on the loweH shelf or by the index to the family album on the marble top center table. He almost invariably had his back turned to the door when the per- son he called to see entered the room, and there were circumstances in which he almost invariably held something in his hand that she had made when she reused him from a well-posed reyerie by saying as if she meant it: What, you, Henry? How surprised I am to find you here-and with that old thing in your hand! The idea"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12

edges together, small 70" perfora- tion in tunic at under-arm seam. Stitch tape under gathers from cen- ter-front to center-back Con left side) drawing gathers to required size and finish for closing.
 Join pocket and lap as notched and adjust on tunie. The bodice front is now plaited and fold brought to cor responding hman Co" perforations; stitch invisibly. Center-front indi- cated under front, corresponding edges even: roll to form rever. Slash front (aftery making plait) along crossline of 3 small Fo'' perforations for pocket. Stitch 2 pocket sections together forming bag, leaving up- per edge free: small "o" perfora- tion indicates upper edge. Sew pocket to slashed edges of front. Arrange on underbody, center-fronts and cen ter-backs even; haste armhole edges together.
 Close sleeve seams as notched cas- ing fitness between notches at elbow and leaving extension free: turn un- der extension On slot psrforations. lap to small "o' perforations and nn1sh with buttons and huttonholes. Line cur, sew to sleeve as notched, small 'o' perforation in cuff at in- side seam of sleeve. Sew sleeve in armnole as notched, small GOD per- Ioratlon at shoulder seam easing any fitness.
 Trim with braid and buttons. or simply with buttons, if desired.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
TODAY'S POEM
THE WISHING LITTLE BOY.
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There was Little Boy, with two lit-
 tie eyes, And he had a little head that was
 just the proper size, And two little arms and two little
 hands; On two little legs this Little Boy
 stands. Now, this little boy would now and
 then be cross Because that he could only be the x very thing he was; He wanted to be this, and then wanted
 to be that; His head was full of wishes under
 meath his little hat. 'I wish I was a drummer to beat a
 kettleAdrum, I wish I was a giant to Fee-fo-f-faw-
 fum; I wish I was captain to go sailing
 in a ship; I wish was 8 huntsman to crack
 a nice whip. "I wish I was a horse to go sixty
 miles an hour; I wish I was the man that lives up in
 the lighthpuse-tower. I wish I was a sea-gull with two long wings; "I wish was carpenter; wish I
 was a lord; I wish was soldier, with pistol and
 a sword; I wish I was a man that goes high in
 a balloon; I wish, wish, I wish I could be
 something else, and soon" But all the wishing in the world is
 not bit of use; That Little Boy this very day he stands in his own shoes; That Little Boy is still but little Mas
 ter What-do-you-ca1l, As much as If that Little Boy had never wished at all!
 William B. Bands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12

New York city had a fleeting glimpse of one of the hardships of the Euro pean war when survivors of the torpe- doed Stephano arrived from Newport. There were thirty-one first class and twenty-five second class passengers, 29 women and fourteen children among the arrivals. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Driscoll and their children Warren and Gordon, were aboard the Stephano when she was ordered to discharge passengers by the commander of the German submarine. Mrs. Driscoll and baby Gordon are, seen in photograph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTEBOOK
 n' Lee r4po' ~~~N)~\-
The Battle of Waterloo.
1, Leo r!Apo,

Scene, battlefield with a battle taking place.
 Napoleon: Crossing his arms) Heer the cannons! See the smoak! Feel the baynits! This is one of the great est battles was ever in.
 Ferst General: Crushing up) Napo- leon, do you know wat place this is :?
 Napoleon: Crossing his arms) Wat do I care wat place it is. Fite, don't tawk, wat do I pay you for? Be gone. The big nut, wot does he think this is, war or a conversation.
 2nd General: Crushing up) Hay, Napoleon, wat place do you think this is? don't think enything about it, and if you don't go back into the thick of bat tie ware you came from, I'll give you sutch a crack in the jawr you'll think its Krissmuss. These generals act likt a buntch of privates.
 3rd General: Crushing up) good mite Napoleon, do you know wat the name of this place is?
 Napoleon: (crossing his arms) Say, look a heer, wat do you think this is-April fool?
 3rd General: No sir its watirloo.
 Napoleon: Forgetting to cross his arms) I'm ruined! Wy dident sumbody tell me? What are you, a buntch of deef and dummies? Retreet, every body. immeditly!
 (Wich everybody starts to do, but its too late).
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
BAD BREATH !.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets Get at
 the Cause and Remove 1t

Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub stitute for calomel, act gently on the bowels and positively do the work.
 People afflicted with bad breath find quick relief through Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. The pleasant, sugar coated tablets are taken for bad breath by all who know them.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets act gen. tly but firmly on the bowels and liver, stimulating them to natural action, clearing the blood and gently purifying the entire system. They do that which dangerous calomel does without any of the bad after effects.
 All the benefits of nasty, siclsening, gripping cathartics are derived from Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets without grip ing, pain or any disagreeable effects.
 Dr. F. M. Edwards discovered the formula after seventeen years of prac- ice among patients afflicted with bowel md liver complaint with the attendant ,ad breath.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are pure y vegetable compound mixed with live oil; you will know them by their live color. Take one or two every ;ght for a week and note the effect. 5c and 25c per box. All druggista
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
BEST AT BOMB THROWING.

Port Royal, S. C., Oct. 12.-Ameri- cans are latently the best bomb and grenade throwers in the world and are capable of waging wonderful trench warfare in case of hostilities. says United States marine corps officers in charge of recruit training at this place.
 "The average American youth early learns to thrqw baseball with speed and accuracy, and 1t is because of that we as a nation are especially fitted to wage the modern war of the trenches. Baseball is encouraged at all our sta tions, and the skill displayed by ma untrained recruits-in the bomb and grenade throwing practice is really remarkable" said Drill Ser geant Moore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
LITERARY CRITICISMS
(R. M. crothers in Atlantic)

(R. M Brothers in Atlantic)
 The true function of a literary crit ic is not to pass judgment on the book, but to diagnose the condition of the person who has read it. What was his state of mind before reading and after reading? Was he better or worse for 'has experience? ' If a book is dull. that is matter between itself and its maker, but if it makes me ,duller than I should otherwise have been, have griev- ance. To pass judgment on the books on a library shelf without regard to their effects is like passing Judgment on the contents of a drug store from the standpoint of mineralogy, without regard to physiology. On the glass jars which are mineralogically excel lent-but are they good to eat?
 The sensible man does not jump at conclusions, but asks expert advice. But many persons, when they take up a highly recommended book, feel i'm conscience bound to go through to the bitter end. whether it is good for them or not.