New Britain herald., 1916-02-19
FACTS AND RANCHES.

A woman is as old as the man she wishes were her husband thinks she 1 is.-Peru, Ind, Journal. 1 If the knockers would only use their hammers to nail lies everybody would 1 be happy-St. Paul Dispatch Girls should be able to support hus- | bands," says Governor Ferris. Some i of 'em have to.-Grand Rapids Her ] aid.
 For once we agree with the Berlin dispatches: the Germany reply is cer- tainly the limit.-Boston Evening Transcript.
 What has become of the old-tash- toned drug store that was known as an apoth hecarys shop and sold nothing but drugs ?--Macon News.
 When a man is lazy we say he is lazy, but who ever thought a pretty girl lazN-unless it Was another girl? -AlDany nickerbOcke CT Press
 The question is asked. Gan Colonel
  he can. He is only going to the West Indies.--Dcscrct News (Salt Lake CitND
 The owners of the Pacific railroads are about the only ones who are not disa pDointed over the delay in reopen ing the Panama clnal-Scranton Re- publican.
 X professor in London says the war is . hlesslnc in disguise II must be admitted the tho disguise, in that event, is most pcrfect.--Portland EN- press.
 More than 1.50O students are now studying the Turkish language in thir tN cities of Germany. The Germans still set the pace in preparedness.-- New York World
 Judging from Major General Woods report as to the weakness of the United States army, we are inclined to believe that ii must have the grip Nashville Tennesscan.
 
 in living on a corner where the street cars pass. For instance while waitine: for the car one could be sweeping the snow off the sidewalk. SnOwfal1s are so frequent that his is an almost perpetual job-Milwaukee News.
 The man who laughs a the ostrich when the fool hides it's head and t1,.,t usually the same fellow who feels safe because he cfeWs a clove every time. he takes a drink.-Cincinnati En- quirer. The fact that there was less than | five miles, of new railroad construct | ed in Texas last year ought to be | very gratifying to ali those senior and 1 junior statesmen who have proceed l ed on the theory that railways are | public enemies and OK carts the sal 'atlon of the state-Dallas News.
 It was kind of the weather bureau, 70 be sure. to send the snow to pro- ect the wheat crop before it sent the cold wave, but 1t would have been still kinder if it had not sent the ,old wave at all-especia1ly to the man who is heating an eight-room house all winter with six tons of News.
 The massing of thousands of Ger man guns on the western front as reported from Amsterdam. is not proha bly, so much for new offensive as to get ready for the allies spring offensive. Germany is putting the winter product of her great arn1n- ment factories into the task of pre- venting a smash on the western Mail and Empire.
 There was some talk at the meeting | of the Connecticut State Fair assOcia- tion at Hartford over the activities of l ''fallirs' at the various county fairs l held in Connec ticut. Those present | included the managers and directors of the fairs and the cOnCensus of oDin- l the fairs and the consensus of opinion l was that while some of the conscn- sionists may be rou2ht in their w1Ns 1