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Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
CANAAN
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concert in Scranton, Pa, last Thurs day.
 Mrs. Hawley Wickwlre of Falls Vii. lage, sister of Charles Moore, who has been seriously ill, is reported much better, the trained nurse having left this week.
 Theron Perkins mother, Mrs Will liam Perkins, entered the hospital at Great Harrington for an operation last week.
 Postmaster Roberts has received notice of an advance in the cost of stamped envelopes that amounts practi. cally to one cent on each package of 25.
 Miss May Deloy of Canaan Valley is assisting Mrs. W. N. Beebe.
 David Ii. Roger of Bridgowater is visiting his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Robert Roger.
 William Torrant spent the week-end at his home in Norfolk.
 The next meeting of Esther Chapter No. 72, O. E. s. is February 2. A full attendance is hoped for.
 A. A. Lawrence is just recovering from an attack of the grip which has kept him from his usual daily trips to the stores and postoffice for nearly four weeks. Mrs. Lawrence and Miss Geer have also been confined to the house with the same disease.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
PAVING FIDDLER.

It IS an old saying and very true, ksFo, Chat "he who dances must pay the ERdler." The warning nations will ffaai. to their sorrow, that he wbo fights sss2s5 pay the bills-and believe us the EaEls will be some bills.
 The Philadelphia Ledger has figured Eaat the interest alone on the European wnr debt represents annually the total valuation of u city the size and import ssxaoe of Philadelphia: that President Wilson's s salary for whole year would gay this war debt interest for only faselve minutes; that thls interest vEySuId build half d dozen Panama cxnais each year.
 If apportioned among the people of fire United States. it would take tax GsF $50 on every man, woman and child EsS pay that interest, and this without KEovlding for paying penny of the Hrdncipal of the debt itself. Each day aE way. of course, makes the situation Bsroce oppressive.
 / Nit is almost unthinkabie that men will be content to bear such burden of tsxxa tion as this involves all their own tzvS.s and to hn~u thcir chi'dren's chil1 rssn to bear it through fuGafe iUpe.esa generations.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

Each reader must take his choice when conflicting statements appea. instance, "Open 1917 with rush fo' war material and Most of export steel not for uses of war" The latter statement is quoted as from an ofTicG! of the United States Steel corporation. who adds that not more than 1,500,C,"' out of the 6,OOO,OOO tons exported ! 1916 were for war mateyial. As tha j,O00,000 tons were double the expo: of any previous year 1t would seer that somebody is mistaken or that Wa iS good for general business.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

Doubtless there will be sincere mourning over the announcement that the war is responsible for shrinkagc in gem supplies; that mining of pre- cious and semi-precious stones has fall
 en off the world over and desirable gems will certainly become less plenti- ful. Still this won't add to the wor- ries of those who are anXiously watch. ing the price label on the bread ration.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
THU URsDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1917
THE POULTRY SHOW.

Naturally, the Canaanites who are knterested in the formation of the 10 al gs@ultry asso ,iation were on hand at esle Great Harrington show last week, sgot only because they were interested sEn the birds, but to get points.
 While the Great Barring ton show -gvas fine one, there being SIS birds on exhibition, imagjn: what it might H,xye been had the railroad facilities ksen equal to those of Canaan. Doubt Hess many more birds would have been &Sntered ard many more people would 1snve attended. Canaan has sixteen through trains a day carrying pas Geagers from the four points of the =sampass while Great Burlington has -tsmt eight through trains and four short xun trains from State Line or Pittsfield. The trolley, of course. is the sams in Both eases The eight trains a day Eshich go through Canaan, east and west. are big advantage, and bring a zraltfnl territory open to Canaan which x HSEn0t touched by the Berkshire line on < xeecount of both distance and railroad connections
 Surely, the Canaan proposition lookA encouraging and promising, and there ss no reason why Canaan cannot be the Reader of all in this section. AS no at fessapt to hold a show will be made ssntil next winter, there is ample time 3s k6 sea that everything is done as it keuia be; with ipractically a year to rertige it, even those who are not in x X kIAss game now can easily raise the stock
 be ready to join the procession fext December.
 Every man, woman and child for
 les around should aim to give the Ipg 8 boost. It will put snekels in ssas merchants pockets, as visitors from aghboring towns are bound to buy something to take home; it will bring ETade to the grain dealers, as many wal Keep poultry who have none now; sE will arouse enthusiasm among those xfEeady ill the game and the result will ass better stock and more of it, even Eae children will become interested and EssG much wholesome enjoyment from sSse raising and caring for their pets, HRd especially exhibiting them nexO winter. Whatever you do, encourag fSae raising of good stock, the kind that draws the blue ribbon; it costs no more Es raise than mcngrels and the returns Age worth while.
 Hndirectly, if not directly. it will tDeap everyone in town, and not stone Ssaould be left unturned to make the Eagt Canaan poultry show a "hum. ac@r''
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

Sweden, Holland, Switzerland and Spain, with the United States and all pan-America bringing up the process sion, should be able to talk or shoot enough peace sense into those scrap pers to stop the war.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

One of Bulgaria's industries in peace times is the production of altar of rose, worth in 1914 SIP an ounce. The average product was of value over $2,00O,OO0 on 10000 acres of rose gar dens. The yield is about q ton of roses to the acre and the production of altar about ten ounces.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

Not strange to hear of good mar ket for sewing machines among the Philippine Island natives. Judging from pictures photographed lon the spot," the garment making industry has not been working overtime there in the past.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
Congress Has Power to Fix the Times
 of Its
 Meetings.

IO llS l t !. present the interval is thirteen months. from the first week in November of tue even year to the first week in pCem. her of the odd year. ManifeStly the ,ntcrval is too long for the wishes O. the electorate expressed at the electio.. .J Ee directly fixed in the laws. Tn .'iln proposed is three sessions for th,. '.%w congress. the first on March I sue ,"diu% election, the second in Octobc' "t the same year and the third on tht .,rSt Monday in December of the neN: car The Sixty-ffth congress wa elected when among the issues before the electorate were national defense. including cOmpulsiOn. the attitude of thc government toward the war events ill Europe and the problems of labor Tn all probability the first and the last issue named will shift considerably iB the public mind from the focus of last November and the second become q dead issue before December. 1917 Lack of public interest in congression al elections is often referred to as a weakness. If every congressman eler@ were required to go on record fou' months after his election while hi . pledges and professions were fresh iii the minds of the voters a leGislato.' would be brought immeasurably close to his constituents.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
MAILS CLOSE GOING

MAILS CLOSE GOING North East South West .a:55 a. m. S:15 a. m. 7:40 a. m. 10:36 .. m. 5:f6 D. m. 3:46 Q. m. 2:3J D. m. 644 D. m.
 MAILS OPEN FROM North East South West Asao a. m goo a. m 10:3O a. m goo 2. m. :5s55 D. m. 11:15 a. m. 7:55 p. m. 425 D. I'll
 T:15 D. m.
 Mail closes on Route No. 1, R. F. D. at 9:30 sa. m. and return 3:30 D. Tn. For Southtield sEMd Mill River, Mass, at i. m.
 E. l.. ROBERTS r. M
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

Census returns are said to indicate that the people of this country are mov- ing into cities. The vast cemeteries on the outskirts of the cities indicate that they don't tarry there for long
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
AN EARLIER DATE FOR A NEW
 CONGRESS.

The constitution provides that con ,sress shall meet at least once yea:
 on the first Monday in December ur. less they shall by law appoint d diff.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
FOREST CONSERVATION IN GER
 MANY,

Germany's preparation for the ordeal of war is not wholly a matter of the drill ground and Krupps' gun factory
 War demands are devastating the for
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
BORN

BORN TAYLOR-At Canaan Valley Jan. 90, daughter (Eleanor) to MT. and Mir. Harry Taylor. HEINZ-At Falls Village, Jan. go, a son to MT. and Mrs. B. O. Heinz.
 DIED ROTE-At Ashley Falls, Jan. 29. Silas Rote, aged GS.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

The result ind "It Takes a Mans o,+o. +I,. .,,,,,..,,.
 Weight of ooo,Io+,,,+-. e,,..
 survival here
 missiles sprea q
 ruin among mani. mate objects. The expression. it takes mans weight in lead to kill him." is an old one and relates pri. marily to the era of the muSket be. fore the perfection of cannon. Fight ing was then more in the open thal in modern warfare, and yet the execu. tion was 50 meager comparatively, as to make the statement plausible. Al kingsland bombarded buildings rescm. bled colanders, brick buildings were penetrated and bricks reduced to pow der. Human experiences, too. were ike those ill war. A woman clun@ t. her dwelling, and it was struck by if " shells. and Sile was unhurt Thirteen of the household fled at first fire. IL you'd have been war luck for the ma jority of the fugitives to get hit jumping out of the frying pan into he fire" By rare chance those mil lions of exploding shells. might have been fired ill battle with no gYc&te. execution on an enemy than they had on the innocent folks at hin%%land. Statistics do not seem to show tha, improved guns and gunnery rela lively increase the proportion of casualties ta combatants. Cannon fire is extensive ly used for moral effect. Already enough shells have been fired in E:. rope to annihilate all the soldiers ant civil population in the war zone. When it is all over statistics will probably prove that q soldiers chances of hc. ing hit have not increased over p:c vious experience, and relative to tA,' expenditure of ammunition may hay,' leSsened. The normal ratio long stoo , at one in ten or less. Big battle 2n.i nobody hurt is not very wide of thc mark as describing some 'thundcrous' encounters at arms.
 CAPTAIN GEORGE l.. KILMER.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

Defective sight corrected by Peabody at Mrs. M. A. Halls, Falls Village, February and and at Ford's music store Canaan, February 2 and s.-fdv.
 A dance will be held at East Canaan, February s. Music by Canaan orches- tra.-Adv.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

It may be a mistake to credit kaiser ism and the drill ground with Germa. efficiency in war. The German simply ,loes the military stunt just as he does everything else-with expedition and ihoroughnesS.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
Warfare Creates Novel Uses
 For the Product of the
 Woods.

enormous. In trench building the floors, supports, walls and braces re- quire timber, much of which may be destroyed In the open, bridges. wharves, temporary buildings for va rious purposes and all more or less eX- posed to destruction use up timber. Germany has been leader in forestry for two generations or more. The wild est German forest is as free from neg feet, decay and waste as well h2pt park Besides, land good for nothing else has been planted with useful tim Der bearers. The stock of rifles is Of wood and must be a kind which does not splinter. Cotton" for use in manu- featuring smokeless powder and for dressing is now made of wood. Out side of Germany it is said that War stress has driven some people to re sort to wood fiber for clothing. Sta tistics of commerce reveal great de mand and movement of lumber in lum Der countries. It may be that ill this one resource German farsightedness has guarded well against famine that might hamper war operations.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

Some folks are already borrowing trouble about next summers shark crop.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
THE EWS' AG ENTS

Extra copies of The News are stie aJ Ii 9Asce of publication and at
 Dempsey's Drug Store, Canaan, Post Office. East Canaan. Post Office, Falls Village, George T. .Gohnson's Store, Norfolk H. L. Rood, Ashley Falls. A. l.. Dickinson. Salisbury. J. W. Morgan. Great Darlington, Mas.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

These ten cent three for a quarter meal tests, showing the minimum upon which the working human can live, also show how far the human system can be abused and still pull through.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

ferent day" It ii proposed to chan%. the law in order tp have the first ses
 sion of a new con
 gress follow close tn ifs, nlncf;nn A.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

What winter .U,,. lacks in summc rage it makes up in bitterness.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

British mariners will now take q chance at navigating that bugbear O' he past, the iceberg zone, as against he submarine zone, any day in th:' week.
 Ten l.i;,.; of sips. ;he longest r,.,>.. ,ng 552 feet, sailed the Fanama canii in the month of July, 1916.
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01
"LEAoEN RAIN AND IRON HAIL

The resemblance of the section scar red from the fusillade caused by the kingsland explosion to battle area k not the only feature of it's similarity to
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

The revolution ih methods of han ding the daily food supplies of fami- lies depending directly upon the retail market. which has been gathering i'm
Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

ests of Europe. Not alone in siege
 warfare, butss Fin field campaigning, the consumption of timber and slaugh- ter of trees are
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-12-14
THoyNe PIcrURE AITRAcn0ss.
g The - - - -

At The Colonial Theatre Tonlgsf
VioleE Heming and Conway Tearle
IN powerfui pictarsz tioa IF sic tsil
uerr rsrAer's famo1s novel The
judgment nouss, sssll De the spisn
ala attraction 3. sne golonial this
evening Grrrfel, a besuti-
lti ana fTigolous Eagl.sn gill, mas two
saltors- Ivan SfsfEor5, Under Cnianisl
SFcretsry FOR England, and RudgaEd
byng, VINO il nest al reception ST
tne peniDg OF the story. Mass Gren-
fel asks stafford 10 give her 4 year
before asking a osfiniie answer
Byng Is forcsfUl personsg who has
battered his way TO weslth IN the oIa-
mana feids of uth Africa. ST fforo
IL more intellectual tnan byng. The
latter PROPOSES jost as Stafford year
OF probation expires, and Jasmine sc
cents MN. Stafford goes to Soutn
Africa. and three years elspse. as
mine is unhappy because Byng dissl-
dates. Krool. MS servant, IS spying
on MS master, as does Fell Ses, priv
ate secretary TO Byng. F. llowes is
carrying on affairs with seVprsl VIC
men, inel1dlng Altman, an Orientsl
cancer. He also tries T. make love 30
Jasmine. APmao swears she W II kill
Fellowes wnen she learns Of his en-
faitnfulness t. her. Krool finds the
indlscrset letter from Felloses TO Jas
mine and taxes il u Byng, waa tnrea
tens TO Kill both bis wife and Fellawss.
stafford returns in time to prevent the
tiags0y. Wnen Jasmine learns that
even Stafford nelieyes her guilty she is
blinded with rage sgainst Felloses
and bitterness sgsinst Stafford
Krool has Dean beaten oy Ryng and j.
extremely butter ageinst him Fsl-
loves is murdered. just at this point
The Roer war brtaks out and jasmine
and Byng eparste botn going to South
Africs. Byng distinguishes himself
10 the field, the war bringing out the
best In him. Jasmine now q Red
Cross nurse meets her husband, sno
they are eventually reunited.
Ine work Of Violet demiog as JAS
NINE, Conway Tesyle rs stafford, and
WJlfrsd Lucas as BynR Is indeed un
gsually powerful. Victor Moore in
mighty amusing comedy will also be
SHOWN This is splendid show. don't
mss it.
Tomorrow, matinee and evening,
Charles Ricnman and Anna L. Mill.
son, in over There.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-12-14
lad qhe Re nhIic Tomorrow.

Comedians Of note are in the cast
suppesting tha Gol1wyn coneoi az.
Nadge Ksnaedy, in the nlning If
NEARLY Married, Edgar Sslsyn's
successful comedv, winch is 20 b
shown Il ,he r public Theatre tomor
row. Among them are r'rank fham as
Mark S,nieb, Alma Tell. Ricnard
Bartneimess and deoas Hopper.
MIR. Tnomss, fer uumher ef
years ia stock, was seen 10 several
notewosthy Broadway attractions aoo
lsst sesson was leading man 10 ''Tne
House Of Glass. Though matson plc-
ture experience Is limited, Mr. Tnomas
is doing splsnoio WORK IA the role Of
. Harry Lin sey.
Marx Smith, who played the part OF
"Tom'' Ia tna original stage produc
too of NEARLY Married. mas h =
same role IN support ~ miss Kenueay.
De .sde h.s d D8l on tue stage At the
age CT seven 30 "i492 After sew
81 II years n stocs, SIR SIN th vas
gwen an important part ia Sweet
Kitty Bell .ir-, with HsnEiette Cross
man az tue star. Lister NJ was seen
IN 4 Rep. rliore with Bertha Gslla1d.
ais next venture was as one OF the
principal comedians WITH Mar Caniil
ia Marrying Mary" the next sea-
son found nim with Mary Maunering
in "Stsp by step" bis most recent
~ ork on the stsge was win the
Travelling Salesman.
Another member of Miss Kennedy S
cast VINO has enjoyed successful
stage career il, Alma Tell, who plays
the r l. Of Gertrude. !" Sne is a sis-
ter OF olive Tell and hes been seen
with hsr in nGmber If Broadway at
fractions. Sne hss important roles in
"Peg O Nv Heart and IN number
of Selwyn plsys.
Also q comedy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-12-14
At The Palace Tonight.

''The Gray Gnpst' episode twelve.
'.Tns Poisoned R,ng' is the titls of
thus en- ptsr of the serisl produced by
Stuart Paton from the novel, Loot,
by Arthur Somsrs Rocne in the Satur-
day Essnlng Post.
"Give me the ring. said the Ghost,
and Moro Lieht obeyed him. wnen 9
bollet from Cecelis's revolver crashed
past her head and buried irself ia the
we'll af the mouse. Morn iignt fled 10
her room, wnila the Chest seized the
nslf-crazsd maid oy the arm. She
fought him angrIly. aud, snAtcnng the
ring frcm MS haud, tried to break
awsy. Then sne pointed the revolver
straight at MN. but he snillngly suid
Have you forgotten the only Way
80 Xiii me.
See the pictpte at the Palace tonight
for lest of episbde twelve.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-12-14
A Splendid Attraction
At The Colonial Tomorrow

Chsrles Richmsn and Anna L. Nilli-
am, in the patri3tie photodrams
Over Tnera,' vii os the Vess inter.
esting aud lleasing attraction st the
COLONEL Theatre for tomorrow matt
zee and evening. - Hciaing ia ons
hsnd tde white feather which MS
sweetheart hs0 given MIN IS the brand
for MS eowatoica, Mo cks on
ssitcnea on ths light--his eyes focuss-
ed on the fssmsd portrait of MS Deroic
ancestors.
This - enc of zoe telling moments
in this screen Grams " the fegensrs-
tion of a Fearful soul, the story of a
msn VINO ogereama the spurious cow
ardice which entnrailsd him, ard
fought through No Man's Land" TO
the peace and 0apliae beyond.
Over There is "a picture that csr-
ries q strong app a, ene which will
bring lumps 10 vo0r tfro p t-ars ta
yur eyes snd patriotic tlfill 70 yOdr
breast.
George M. Cohan cour, so1sly loaned
the tide al MS popular song for TIA
title Of this patriotic picture. Aside
f ION its patriotic appcsl "OVer
There" tells "a iueresyog love story.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-12-14
"lR A BAD WAY"
Mary an Annapolis Reader win Feel
Cratsfrl For This information

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If urinary trouble sets n.
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way.
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Mrs. Dsisy Cemo. is Holland St.
Ann pulis, saws: For six years
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acne. Mornings felt more tired than
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swellss. Reading of Dosns Ksdaey
P.Ils.I got 3 suppl at the R. R. Smith
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Price soc. ae sll dealers. Don't
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-12-14
Great Picisre is "The Warrior"
co,oniaI Monday


Maciste, the mighty marvel oi
strength and sgility, ms 10 The
Warrior. - one OF the best vshiclss
that could be devised as proper set.
ting for mis- almost mirsculons strength
and his quiet in,mraole humor.
There mss been seen no picture In re-
cen yeaFs that offers mere IN the way
of entertainments than Toe Warrior. +"
There are numerous scenes ehOwing
in great detail the manner in which
the Itslisn army -overcssne the hercul-
can difficulties created BY nature as q
barrier between Itaiy snd Austria.
Taken IN the heart II tue Julian Alps
the picture shows the manner in when
the Italian Alpine troops sealed toe
rugged. almost perpendicular slopes OF
the mountains The feats of maeste
in these dangerous exploits are mar
vslous TO behold.
Aside from the many series OF
mighty fests OF strength, there is 4
i dtlishtful romsncs and touches OF
humor and amusing iaci tents and q
wealth of beautiful scenic settings.
This wonderful production will DC
the tig attraction Monday, matinee
and evening.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1917-12-14
PREDICTS SAL00NLESS NATION
Bryan Stirs Anti-Liquor Convention In
Washington.

William Jennings Bryan aroused
great enthusiasm in the National Anti
Saloon League Convention when he
declared that the United States was
on the Threshold of becoming sa-
loonless nation. He made a plea for
nationwide prohibition on economic,
moral and patriotic grounds.
The board of trustees Of the Anti
Saloon League recommended the cleo
ton of DR. P A. Baker, of Wester-
welt, Ohio, as general superintendent:
Of Dr. E. c. Dinwiddie as legislative
representative. and Wayne B. Wheeler
as general counsel. Joshua Levering.
OF Baltimore, was reelected treasurer
Of the National Temperance Council.
The league officials sent letters to
al big business men Of the nation re-
Gently and asked their views on dry
nation Men representing industries
and enterprises with a total invest
ment of $2,500,O 900 600 responded in
favor of prohibition. William F. Cock
ran and Joshua Levering. of Balti-
more represent Maryland at the meet
ing.