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Connecticut western news., 1916-07-13

Women attendants. Is to 35 years, to apply to be placed on eligible lists for appointment at Lakeville School and Mansfield Colony: $23 per month at start, with board room and laundry, and routine increase.
 These lists will also be furnished Hospitals for Insane. .s.-.
 Graduate and practical nurses are in demand at State Tuberculosis Sana- toriums. Send for blanks and get in line. No expense. State Civil ServIce Commission, Capi- tol, Hartford, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-13
LEGAL NOTICES
RESTRICT OF SHARON, ss., Court D of Probate, June 2o, 1916.

hlSIRlOItOF SHAhON, SS., OOurt D of Probate, June 2o, 1916.
 Estate of Julia Everett late of Sharon in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Sharon hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement.
 Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within sald time. will be debarred recovery.
 All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to
 Horace M. Dunbar, Administrator.
 Postoffice address, Sharon, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1916-07-13
Domestic Joy.

You were always a faultfinderr' growled the wife.
 "Yes, dear" responded the husband meekly.. "I found you.'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-23

PTintinR--the plata neat kiad--fhat
II riEht--rimes Job Drpt.-Msia S520
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-23
Y. vi. c. a. is BOON
TO SOLDIERS ON
DUTY ON BORDER

Writing from Camp Cotton FL
Paso. Tex, one OF the Michigan Y.
VI C. A. secretaries. on duty with
the troops. relates this incident.
Thursday morning, Sept. II, all
the Thirty-hrst regiment except Co.
r, left camp Tor border duty over
front Of 90 miles The Thirty.
second came back 20 camp Thurs
day night While the men were
getting on Thursday. one man asked
Tor a few sheets Of paper 70 take
along I told him ~ the arrange
ments mafie for them on the Dor
der. namely. that the sergeant had
300 sheets OF paper. $50 envelopes,
baseball and bat and three check
er boards fie In his enthusiasm
and wonder said Ny God what
In he'll would We soldiers do II 81,
wasn't FOR the v VI r. A In camp
The 7 IL 20 ths soldier just Ike
wife 20 her husband The Y is
always looking after he little thing
the soldier needs but forgets about
In The absence ot the men w.
have all the regiments mail 20 look
s''er and got forwarded 20 them
This be- no small JOB. either Some
is sent by train. some by truck. and
some by orderly Everything g.
humminR a. the Thir'y-second 20
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-23
Ten Commandments Mus mt Be Touched
Noted Rabbi

but az soon az the CHILDREN are old
enough we make then mcmortze the
commandments in their present
form
As 20 whether 4, Is advisable for
any church 10 shorten the command.
nsnts certainly would say no
Certainly the Jewish church would
not think Of such a thing
In the so-called additions which
are assumed BY those who propose
he change % have been made 20 the
shorter form OF the commandments,
there are contained very import ant
points OF doctrine and fundamental
truths of religion.
For example the second command.
reat prohibits tho de.dcatIon OF any.
tHirs .u nature and even % any
human form or any human example
To- ifs To say thai the command.
r1rnt IS limited 70 the words thou
ehalt have m other god before me-
would mean quite mutilaf on ~
tas present form OF Commandment
and destruction in great measure
n much Of is spirit"
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plan. but II was the best she could
make and Il worked
That kind OF plan will always
work The plan that puts Jesus
right in the centre always works
no matter how poor plan Il may
be In other respects. Jesus never
turns away from any poor soul who
seeks Him. Just because they may
not know anything about theology
1T IA not theology that saves but
Christ. The scrihes and Pharisees
who crucifed the Lord were thr
best theologians in The coun'
try On that line they could not
only split hairs with anybody, but
they could quarter them and then
whittle each quarter 20 point. No
body has ever been kept cut OF
heaven because they didn't know
much about the atonement.
THE poor woman said: IL car
touch but the fringe OF His gar
ment'
she didn't know II. but she vas
away over IN Alaska in her theol.
oRv on that She MAS putting Il
piece OF cloth In the place OF Christ
and every ,heologian will tell YOU
there IL nothing in a piece Of cloth.
n e Christ that saves
'But she had made her plan Tho
best she could. theology or no the
oloEy. and x worked She had new
or been able 20 90 - school day
IN any academy where theology
vas fought. and Il was good thing
she hadn't. or she might not have
come within a mile Of Christ.
she didn't know any better than
just 20 try 20 get "a close 70 Jesus
as she could in the orlv way she
could think Of The reason why
she wanted 20 touch His garment
was because He wa In Il. and
brother. YOU touch the thing that
Christ Is in and YOU will be certain
10 get a blessing from H.
"Join the church attend the 70
v'val meeting read your Bible. FOR
chris; IL in all these. and He will
know whether you really want 70
touch Him or not Her plan WAS
very poor one. the scrlbes and
Pharisees and even some Of the dis
c.piss would have said. but II
worked
Many a poor soul has said II
I can be baptized by immersion
shall DO saved and they tried II
and q worked Something was
done. and they were saved. Just
"a they believed they would be
Another has said: 4 will join
thls church or that, and | believe
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70 speak would naturally expect 10
rather an artificial result az our own
theorizing believe the longer form
is the original form.
The variations Of the wording 10
Exodus and Deuteronomy are we'll
known and. with respect % the
fourth commandment concerning the
sabbath. are most important. For
they give a complete theory Of the
Sabbath. The one in Exodus en-
phasizes the Sabbath as an institu-
tiun for God and the one In Deuter.
onomy CmphaSizes Il as an institu
ton for mqn. teaching the democratic
dignity OF all human beings and their
equality In being entitled 10 a week
~ day NJ rest
FOR teaching purposes in the mod
Srn jewish Sunday school We Civ,
the commandments IN an abbreviat
ed form 70 the very lowest grades
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-23

Even our failures are some
times the very thing God needs TO
trus about certain results.
George Washington when a boy
had his heart set on being a mid
ShiYmau In The British navy. and
The arrangement was al made Tor
HIM 20 40. but his mother weaken
ed az the last moment and would
not give her consent.
Had that lj.year.oid boy had his
Way, perhaps the Rev lutionAry
war migbt never have been fought.
NO matter how things go, We
should believe Coos In Ills HeaS-
en-. airs r,sGt with The world
"A preacher was once preaching
written sermon. when right at the
beginning OF the most important
part II L.. as De thought, some OF
his pages v.Te blown out OF The
window and lost. and he had 10 stop
right there IN modification.
Years alte-Vara be met a man
Who had been converted as the re-
+ the awaKsutng mat came from he
, last though, given before the ser
: mon took wings through the win
dow
II, ought 70 help our faith a great
deal 20 Ind out thar CTod can even
Use written sermon. II he can
Go thar don't see Why any kind Of
( preacher should ever have tho
+ blues.
In every congregation there Is
somebody Ike the tiuid woman
somebody Who has been going to
other doctors FOR years, without
getting any help, but rather grow
ing worse. and now they have come
/ TO the conclusion that they viii as
I last resort try Jesus
"If vas a desperate resolve the
woman made, but hers was a des.
perate case, and so was mine and
yours l. MIS- the only thing she
could do.
Mad she only had one more DOL
lar 20 Try one more doctor. that pro
cesslol toward he sorroR!ng home
Of Jatrus wogid not have halted In
fAe street 81 Ca1erraum that morn
:rg She couldn't 10 anything else
and she couldn't be any worse on
X she failed. so she made the ven.
ture.
"Y-ntGriag on Christ Is the best
days work ans body can ever 90.
She rcnured though with great
rlmidfy
.ssus suits pace 20 Your Strength
Il can see Jesus Besinning 20
walk q IitrIo slower as that poor.
weak woman comes limpiHg toward
Him for IL always suits His pace
4 20 the strength os those Who seek
. Hin She bad no one 20 help her
make a plan and 20 she had 10 do
I the best she could and make heI
OWE plan n wasn't much OF a
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about % miles east OF Dubois, Ere
mont county
Mr.. sporord describes the cave
az being about 20 feet wide over its
whole depth. with a varying height
Of from Eve 10 % feet. He pene-
,rated its full length and found a
great uneyenness OF the base, evi-
IDENTIFY caused by falling rocks from
he roof
The country In which the cave oc-
ours IS series OF lava beds and
the cave Is lava formation. There
are no stalactites or staglagmites
and Mr.. Spofor1 suggests that the
ice formations are due 10 seepage
water that has frozen. Ice IL pres
ent all year. Settlers In the region
are taking ice and water from the
cave for domestic use.
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BY KENNETH w. PAYNE.

NEW YORK. Sept 23.--should
any church abbreviate the ten com
mandments?
Most certainly no."
This is the dictum OF Or. Samuel
schulnan. president Of the central
conference OF American raj bis, and
himself rabbi OF the great temple
4 Bethel In New York.
He makes 1t a. result OF the
proposal TO boil down the ten com
mandmen,s given by God to Moses
thousands OF years ago.
This proposal. to be considered by
the convention OF the Protestant
Episcopal church In 81. Louis IN
October. IL stirring opposition in
many quarters. The Ep.scopalians,
many OF them, urge that brevity IA
the form Of the commandments IS
going TO result IN added emphasis
20 their meaning.
Rabbi Schulman. as member Of
the board OF editors OF the English
translation Of the Bible for the syna
gogue anc "a a noted contributor to
Jewish religious literature. IL in a
position TO discuss most authorita-
lively the scheme to cut out parts OF
the commandments.
The question as TO whether the
original form Of the ten command
inents was the shorter one" he said.
lis OF course not n new ore. II is
The opinion OF many repI esentatives
Of the critical school. but there can
not be any absolute certainty in the
matter.
Il should venture 20 cay that thu
very captivating character OF th'
simplicity OF the short form. which
is used as an argument for Il, r. q
proof OF its untruthfuincss, J should
rather assume that the complet,
symmetry of this form which We. SC
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-23

ASHLAND. Wis. Sept 23-The
$4,000 estate ~ Frank r. Brown,
an Indian. goes 20 HIS widow. Mrs
Caroline Rogers Brown, formerly
OF Avico, Ca The Indian was only
-. and one OF the richest belong
ing on the Bad River reservation.
but he had consumption, He went
20 sanstorium in Arizona in hope
OF cure. and there met the young
nurse whom he married. Oct. 3
1915. with the consent and good
wishes Of the agent here. p 8
Everest Just three months later
he died
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Elopers WI,hou. Food.
FREDERICK. Nd. Sept.

FREDERICK. Nd, Sept pa
Fearing the wrath Of the girls par
ents. more especially the mother,
and egged on by the remembrance
Of an interrupted marriage In Wash.
inzton In June, Lacy II. Fitzgerald,
q years old and Ceclle y Steel. II
years old. of vesuvius. Va, drove
100 miles into Frederick. ana
topped their machine only when
The courthouse was reached. The
couple had travelled without food
in an effort 70 obtain a marriage II.
ronee and marry before the mother
o. the bride stopped the marriage.
And sighed the girl, I'm 80
hungry
Let's get married first. we can
eat afterward,' suggested Fiuger.
aid. and Tho couple left the clerks
ONCE They were married by tho
Rev l.. " Nummclbaugh. pastor Of
tho United Brethren church.
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IS doing. A lifelong impression
was made upon the disciples that
morning by the hating OF the
crowd there In the street, 20 show
them that great work had been
done when they had not been OK
pecting anything a. all Peter.
James and John and The others
were probably thinking OF what
VAS going 70 happen when they
reached the house Of Jairus, but
they had TO thought OF anything
being done before they got there.
we look for great things when
we have the revival meeting next
winter. but We are not looking for
anything before then. Something
may happen on Sunday. the preach
e. thinks. when the church Is filed
with people. but nothing e. expect
ed in the little prayer. meeting
where only few old standoys are
gathered
Parable % Sewer Is Always True
by Jesus stopping that crowd
in the street we have the right 10
expect something now, whether We
ever learn what Il is this side OF
heaven or not. Something Is going
10 happen now. You can depend or
II, as sure as God Is God.
wherever good seed is sown He
WI see 20 Il that IL grows. for the
parable OF the sover ia always true.
The preacher never knows what
, the full result OF his message has
been. and il is a good thing that he
cannot. for IL he did he would some
times be go pured up with pride
/ that his wife couldn't live with him.
and al other times he would be sc
/ discouraged that he would stop
preaching and go into the life in
l surance business,
There Is a story OF one % the
I old saints who, In answer 20 much
/ prayer that he might do p great
deal OF good without knowing II.
was told that when his shadow
was behind him Il should have
power 70 heal all upon whom II
( fell, but when in front % him ~
I had no virtue az all. and so h.
vent on his way, healing many. bur
rot knowing anything about A.
II Is much thar way with every
one who l. honestly trying 10 %
the work OF Christ u IS only nov
and then that he is permitted 20
know what has been done. and yet
wherever he has lifted his hand In
the Masters name something has
happened Somebody has received
a blessing through which they will
never be the same again
"A man once touched a button in
New York that fred guns and rang
bells all around the world. and yet
re never heard a sound. and hoV
much that IS like the work OF the
Christian
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he makes an honest Effort 20 &C
complish something for the Lord,
but he don't know that anything ar
all has Deen dore We reason that
10 DO great things We must be great
and have great opportunities, but il
isn't so.
In one OF The recent magazines
there is picture nj the smallest
woman IN the world--a little mid.
get only about twenty inches tall.
She j. standing on a chair, touch
ing a button i9 the wall TO turn on
the electric light
III she were 20 touch the right
button ar The right time. don't you
see that she might start machinery
clear across the country just as
we'll as the President could DO IL
Halted Throns as Lesson in Faith
All power comes from God. We
are told. and no ~2an. no matter
how great be may b.. Judged by
our standards. can do anything OF
himself. HIS power 90 10 must
come from Ged and IA must get In
the habit Of looking AZ things In
this way.
And so. believe the Lord halted
the throng that morning 10 help His
disciples % take a long step IN
faith. that they in turn might pass
the lesson down 70 US that wher-
ever He Is. and wherever Ills
faithful servant Is. something that
God Is satisfied with IS being done.
and that away dow1 IN the eterni-
ties heaven will ring again and
again with the music of our re
joicirg over infinite surprises
Away beyond the time when
some Of The brightest stars have
grown dim we shall meet souls 90
the eternal world who felt the
touch OF Christ as Enthusiastically "a
the timii woman. through effort ot
ours when We didn'r dream when
Ne had done a thinE
7 shot an arrow into the air.
r. fell o. 90 nth, ] knew NOT where
For sr swf Il few 'he sight
Could not follow 10 in rs sight
OF breathed song into the air
j.. fell o. errth 7 knew not W-era
For VINO has s.ght 50 keen arc
That ne can FOLLOW the 1!gh. o.:
song7
Long long afterward IN an oak
found the arrow. stafl Gra~r ks.
And tho song from tss nn.us %
end
I fe1nd again IN the heart % a
friend
And this is but a repetition of
what is always going on.
Not one soldier IN 900 who
fred his mlsket on the battlefield
ever knew whether his bulle; had
ever hit anybody, and Yet fearful
execution mad been done The bat
tie Is always won by men who do
not know what they have accom-.
pHshed
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ALWAYS ICE
IN THIS CAVE

BOISE, Idaho. Sept % Two to
three feet % Ice turnout the cave
for IT, entire length OF about one.
quarter Of a mile Was found by
Frank s Sponord. assistant super
visor ~ surveys, "a a result o. tho
Interrogation hc was ordered -
make by The comnllssioner % gen
eral land oGre. % ;he cave. located
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-23

Poet-Giye me the great open
spaces-the sierras. the mountains.
the oceans. The suns. and stars, and
drifting clouds-the bOundless eth.
nr
EBrae-Oh. Jack How little n
takes ~. make you poets happy.
Sow ! want a wrist watch
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Cottage Services
Becoming Popular

Taxing as his ext the story Of the
Rich Man and Lazarus. Rev. r.. T.
Webb addressed a large congregation
at tho First NJ. f. church, South, last
night. Or. Webb drew striking lessons
from the story, bringing out the
thought that there will he rccognitioh
In Uoavcn and in hell. lie also dwelt
on the changed conditions OF the two
MGR as shown in the second part OF
the story and Of the f1eettng glory OF
external conditions.
He affirmed that selfish in6uigences
is tho most common form Of sin In the
present day.
Reports from cottage prayer serV.'
ces showed Increased attendance and
large numbers were present at ser
vices held In various parts OF the
city this morning.
There will he services at the church
tonight at 7.30 as usual.
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DR.. Broom1field On
the Lords Supper

The Lords Supper and the anniver'
sary OF its establishment. was cele'
brated last night by the congregation
OF tho NJ. r.. temple. The service was
attended by a large number OF the CON
eregation. Preceding the Supper, Dr..
j. G. BroomReld preached from the
text This Do in Remembrance OF
| Me-. In his remarks DIR. Broomiield
dwelt on the significance of the sup
per 10 the world, in its emphasis OF the
shedding OF divine blood for the re-
mission OF sin.
The closing service Of the week VIII
he held tonight. "Thc CrucilXion" will
be the subject Of DR.. Broomtleld's ad.
dress
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AZ lad as VflIa Money

CHARLESTON, W. Va, April 2I.-
Counsel for citizens protesting against
the petition OF the Charleston n In.
tururban Railroad company for per.
mission from the Public Service com.
mission TO abandon its Edgewood
branch, introduced evidence in the
hearing %purporting to show that on
an actual investment Of less than So
900 in FIVE years under the present
management, the earnings OF the com
pany have been sufficient to declare n
stock dividend Of $780, 600, in addition
to making extended improvements.
Fred NJ. S%t0unton; general manager OF
the company, declined to answer a
question as to what tho corporation
had paid for the original stock.
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each In sueA 0 manner tint LETT no
1dadbkg asft verdict which the 1u-
sdieneeIGsE thet1ury rendered.
Yesterday afternoon Dr. HarreAl
spoke on the Subject: Shutting Out
JESUS His audience. which had 2
dctpRted from the subject that this
would be an appeal to the unsaEed,
was confronted instead with q charge
against Christians of trequenttng.
places where they could not take
Christ and thus he was shut out
The afternoon sermons have been
wonderfully inspiring and are attend
ed by a large audience each day.
The last service Of the week will be
held tonight, as services will be abans
doned for Saturday In preparation for
the crowning event of the series OF
services conducted there during the
last month. s.
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The high school cadet system, start.
ed in Wyoming where high school ca.
diets have been drilled TO . high point
.of efficiency. is spreading!

Thursday for n visit with the formers
sister, Mrs. John y. Kuhn, at her home
IN the Brookstde addition.
John NJ. Milan. OF Itynlcr, u visit
ling with relatives i'll town Thursday.
u. & o. Travelling Passenger Agent
HC. j. Proudfoot. OF Wheeling, was N
this city Thursday calling Oh patrons.
Captain C.. 4. Wells. of Glover Gap.
was looking after business interests
here Thursday.
Roy Smith, Uf Main street, Is able
to he out aftc? al attack OF measles.
Okey Grim. Of Wyatt. ". Va. q
accepted a position in this city.
The Misses Mary Ryan. Nell Gaugli-
an and Frances Slater have returned
from Fairmont where they were visit
Ing with trends.
Winston Smith. of Clarksburg street.
has returned from Il business visit to
Wheeling.
James 1. Phillips has returned from
Pittsburgh where he was looking al
ter business interests.
Mrs. u. S. Courson, Of the Clayton
addition. has returned home from FAIR
mont alter several weeks visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Orval Ash.
Joseph Diggs, of Fai.mont, was call
ling on friends iii this city Thursday;
n Wallace. Of Oil City, Pa, is call
ling on friends in this city.
Miss Flora Hays. of Clarksburg
street. is In Fairmont visiting with her
cousin. Miss Grace Crowl.
W. p. Rymer is here from Berkeley
| Springs for a short visit with friends
Miss Mary Barrett has gone to
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Dr. arrell1s Sermons
at First Baptist
TEAST SEHVICE UF IHIS VEN
WILL BE HELD THIS
EVENING.

Three Witnesses" was the subject
of DR.. F. j.. Harrell's sermon at the
First Baptist church last night, which
was heard by a large audience, de:
spite the fact that services were held
IN almost every church In the city ct
the same time. Taking .thesthree wit.
nesses, David, Jesus and Paul, DR..
Harrell presented tho testimony OF
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EAST SIDE
y NEWS y
Back to Work.

Austin Stealey an employee OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
pany who has been of duty for sew
eral months on account Of poor health,
returned 10 work last night. Mr..
Stealey is the third trick operator ut
.W-D tower.
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For Army

Clutch" Davis who has been with
the United States army for the past
years is expected to arrive home this
week from San Antonio. Texas. where
he has been stationed, for a visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Davis,
OF Water street, "
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Mrs. Murphy, Of East Park venue
was hostess TO the r. A. S. club yes.
terlay afternoon. a very enjoyable az
tcrnoon WIS spent.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Carpenter return.
ell last night on No. 5 from a short Wis
C. to Golfax.
Miss Margaret McAllister has re.
turned from a visit ut Benton's Ferry.
Mrs. Willis Irons who hns been
quite III at her home at colfax, is i'm
proving.
TRY a WANT AID.
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OVERWHELMINGLY of Manningtoni n
MisAtMabetM oTe.aof Metz were mar so
Watsonsh6telSby ReV H:tG. Stoetzer.
q ths3FfrarPresbyterian church. The
happy couple are we'll known In this
vicinity and are receiving congratula.
Hons fr9f6F their many friends. They
wiIIfmnRo4heir home in Metz.