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New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

wednesday afternoon at o'clock at the nome of Mrs. Francis Deming. The Christian Endeavor society will mold a valentine social in the church Wednesday evening at o'clock. Prayer meeting will be held in the church Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 The Girl Scouts will meet Thursday at D. m. with Miss Nourse
 The advisory committee of Troop 6 and Troop 14. local Boy Scouts, will meet with the scout masters and the district com missioner Thursday evening at s:3o o'clock. Working plans for the new troop in Berlin and discussion of the work will be the principal business on the program.
 The members of the Junior Chris ttan Endeavor society will hold a val entine social at the home of Miss Katherine Minor Friday evening"
 Troop 14 of the Boy Scouts will meet Friday night at 7:15 o'clock.
 Kensington Congregational church On Wednesday evening the Young Peoples Society of the church will Pgive valentine social in the parlors. Each one is requested to bring a val entine for the valentine box.
 Prayer meeting will be held Thurs day evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Thomas W. Emerson. Berlin Briefs.
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary Malley will be held tomorrow morning at ) o'clock with Rev. J. c. Brennan of St. PauPs church officiating. Burial will be in the new Catholic cemetery, New Britain.
 The Berlin Savings Bank Is closed today in observance of Lincoln's s birthday.
 The thermometer registered six below zero last night.
 Charles w. Williams, the rural mail carrier, is confined to his home with the grip. George Griffith is confined to his rome with the grip.
 Milton Gaines of East Berlin has returned from visit to Saranac Lake
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12
AMERICAN
 MOTHERS ADOPT
 NEW METHODS
No Longer Scold and Nag
 Children.

Hundreds of mothers instead of whipping and wrangling when the kid dies are away off, now look for the source of trouble. Children are naturally cheerful, smiling, active, and full of life, any time they are cross, fretful, feverish, quarrelsome and all out of sorts, do not find fault, but look for the coated tongue and hot feverish bad breath. It is just as sure a test as a ther- mometer for heat and cold, that their StomachS are sour, overloaded and clogged up with waste, their flyers lazy, and their bowels constipated.
 No matter what ai1s your child a general, sure laxative like Mrs. Wins lows Soothing Syrup is the right start. This is the simple remedy your mother and grandmother and family doctor have depended on for years
 Children love this mild laxative. It is pleasant to take, never fails to wash out and make their insides clean and in few hours you have a happy contented child again; mother and all feel free from worry
 Mother, give the little folks a chance, try this tonight on the whole family from baby up, and you will be- surprised the difference Mrs. Wins lows Soothing Syrup" will make: everybody feeling right and happy.
 Sold under guarantee by leading druggists everywhere. For sale in New Britain by Seltzer's Prescription Pharmacy,
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
Rundown, Weak and NervOns-Made
 Strong by Vinol. ;.

Strong by Vinol. :.
 For the benefit of New Britain school girls who overwork and get into highly nervous, weak and run down condition, we publish this letter from Doris Copllier. of Fort Worth, Tex.,-I go to the high school and take music lessons, and became run- down, weak and very nervous, so I could not do anything. would shake all over and could have screamed at times and was really unfit to keep on with my studies Mother purchased a bottle of Vinol for me and within a week I was bet ter and in two weeks 1 had gained five pounds and felt fine.'
 It is the curative, strengthening elements of beef and cod liver pep tones, aided by the blood Imaking, revitalizing effect of iron and manga nese peptonates and glycerophos- phates, contained in Vinol, which made it so successful in building up health and strength and overcoming the nervous condition of Miss Coplier and we ask every school girl in New Britain who is in a like condition to try Vinol, on our guarantee to return their money if it fails to benefit,
 The Clark & Brainerd Co.,, Drug gists; Iiggett's Riker- r-Hegeman Drug Store; John J. McBria rty; George M Ladd; w. H. Russell, New Britain Also at the leading drug store in all Connecticut towns
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

31, 1916 ...............$ 46.3O
 During the year there were sixty five baptisnis, twelve couples were married and no deaths recorded.
 Story Evening for Literary Society.
 The Berlin Literary society will gather at the home of Miss Elizabeth Wilcox this evening where they will be entertained by Miss Laura Cragin of Newton Center, Mass. The regular meeting of the society was scheduled for February 19 but the date was ad- vanced one week because of Lincoln s birthday. Miss Cragin will give what is known as a story hour during which she will recite any number of short stories and as 1t is the anniversary of the birth of one of the countries greatest presidents, Lincoln, a num- Der of stories are expected that will be appropriate for the occasion.
 Lincoln Banquet.
 Under the auspices of the Mems lyceum there will be a celebration in observance of Lincoln'a birthday at the Kensington Methodist church this evening At 7:30 o'clock supper will be served to the members of the Ly- ceum and their specially invited
 
 banquet, at about S:15 o'clock there will be an entertainment in the church auditorium. the address be- ing delivered by Rev. M. E. filling of Rocky Hill. to which the public is cordially invited. The members of the Grand Army have been invited to attend the meeting and a few re- marks will be made by some of the veterans.
 At the Fair.
 Saturday nights attendance at the T. A. B. fair in Forester's hall was even greater than that of the open ing night when all attendance rec ords for previous affairs of this kind were broken. Although there was no entertainment on the program fo1 the evening the crowd appeared to be just as we'll satisfied to wheel about the floor in all the latest dance steps. Both the booths and the young lady canvassers did a record breaking business and if it still continues to- night there will have to be a new stock ordered for the booths Tonight John Crcan and John Riley will bring a minstrel troop from New Britain [ provide the entertainment but che program has been withheld from the public so something new in the min- strel line may be expected. For a lime Saturday night it looked as if there might be trouble for some of New Britains we'll known Gas tIouse' gang put in an appearance ready to start something. After a iew attempts at their funny work they were given a warning which served to cool them down for the re- 'nainder >of the evening.
 Church News.
 Berlin Congregational Church, Troop of the Boy Scouts will meet this evening at [ o'clock.
 There will be a special meeting O. the Brotherhood of Berlin in the chapel Tuesday evening at SNo'cloclS. All the men of the community are invited to come and enjoy an evenin of good fellowship together.
 The Women's Aid society will meet
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

supper on a cold night than a cd fully made and savory chowder,
 Every child should be taught eat good nourishing soups and sala| as well as the more solid foods.
 Household ammonia added 10 water in which fishy dishes washed will destroy the smell of fl
 If the meals are planned. writ down and placed in the kitchen advance, the cook can often plan work accordingly and save time Z fuel. Tt is useless and a waste of ti to dust furniture with a dry cid All dust cloths should be oiled, eitI with paraf1ne or good furnitI polish. A good rice pudding is made VI 1-2 cupful of rice, 1 quart of sw, milk, a pinch of salt and 1 cupfu1I sugar.. Ddke HOuTS, SllrrlnR OYv l 5 minutes.
 By sewing the leg parts of cot{ stockings together you can make gd window and mirror polishers. ThI are also found very handy for c1eani brass and silverware.
 Flannels can be washed and s| be soft if put into very hot su| allowed to soak until you can col fortably put your hands in and wd them out. and then rinsed in wal that is very hot.
 Time will be saved if tine houI keeper will sit down with pad al cook book and plan the meals for least three days and as each neal planned a list is made of the food be purchased; by this means the md keting can be done for three days little more time than would be | quired for one.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12
Berlin News THOUSAND DOLLARS
 PAID DURING YEAR St. PauPs Total Indebtedness Re-
 duced to $11,@0
 PASTORS GOOD REPORT Literary Society to Hold Story Hour This Evening Lgceum to Hold Lincoln Banquet ill Methodist Churcl-Briefs.

Rev. J. c. Brennan, pastor of St. PauIs Roman. Catholic church, Ken sington, presented his annual report at yesterday mornings mass. He has now been in charge of the church for five years and during that time has
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

made an excellent showing. About two and one-half years ago he erect ed the present church and parsonage which is valued at $46O00 This church property is considered one of the finest in the New England states for q town the size of Kensington. Sale of the old church property and insurance amounted to Sl6, 900. 1eav- ing a deficit of S34.000 During his pastorate he has paid off s225O0 leaving a debt on the church of $11,- 50o This year S1,000 was paid toward the debt which is considered D fine showing considering the size of tho parish. The financial report follows: Total receipts from ordinary
 revenue ........S 1,SS1.33 Extraordinary collections. 2,2o3.63 Diocesan. collections. ...... 9475
 Grand total. 4,27O31 Balance on hand Dec. 31,
 1915 ............... 1904
 Total for 1916. ....... 4,2S9.35 Expenditures.
 Salaries
 East or ......... 100000 x Sexton and labor 311.OO .xChoir .s ..... 132.O0 Altar.wine, candies and oil.. 23.25 .
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

Household amm onia added 10 water in which fishy dishes washed will destroy the smell of
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

Clarendon, was taken to the New Brit ain hospital today. He is suffering from pneumonia and his removal to the institution was ordered by pr. l.. H. Frost, who was called to attend him this morning. ~
 Charles F. Conlon resumed his du- ties today at the freight office after having been laid up for three weeks with a badly sprained ankle.
 William Cline was called to his home in Pittsf1eld yesterday by the death of his father, who was accident ly asphyxiated by Illuminating gas.
 Judge Byington has issued a limita- ton of claims order in connection with the estate of Mrs. Juliette J. Buell.. Frank T. Wheeler has been appointed administrator.
 i Special for Tuesday and Wednesday, i Public Market, Whiting street, porter {, house, short, sirloin and round steak, l 25c pound. Vincenzo Minello.-advt. ITEMS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN. Lettering can be removed from muslin bags by soaking the bag in kerosene over night.
 Oysters broiled on the half-shen should be sprinkled with chopped parsley and red pepper.
 To keep a gas stove from rusting, go over it once a, week with a soft cloth dipped in linseed oil.
 Beans of all kinds must be very slowly and thoroughly cooked if they are to be eaten by children.
 Half cup of cold water mixed in with each pound of prepared steak will make it much jucier.
 Rice fritters arc delicious and can be served with a sweet sauce as a dessert or plain as a vegetable.
 Nothing is more appetizing for
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

~ @ EfEND ON
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

supper on cold night than cs
 fully made and savory chowder.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

Every child should be taught eat good nourishing soups and sala as well as the more solid foods.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

If the meals are planned. writ down and placed in the kitchen advance, the cook can often plan
 work accordingly and save time 1 fuel. M
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

Tt is useless and a waste of ti to dust furniture with 8 dry cid All dust cloths should be oiled, eitj with parafine or good furnit| polish.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12
Laces and Trimmings

New Metaline Nets in change able effects.
 Metal Laces, gold and silver, for millinery.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

A good rice pudding is made N 1-2 cupful of rice, 1 quart of sw milk, a pinch of salt and 1 cupful sugar. Bake 3 hours, stirring ev 1 5 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-12

Nothing is more appetizing for
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
MARRIED IN GLENWOOR

Thursday afternoon at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs. j. E, Moore, 515 Eighth
street, Rev. William Pepper of the
Methodist church solemnized the cere-
mony which united in marriage Earl
James Blue of Carbondale and Miss
Lizzie May Cain of Basalt.
The young couple were attended by
Guy Cain of Basalt and Miss Stella
Edgerton of Carbondale.
Those present to witness the cere-
mony were Mrs. Byron Cain, mother of
the bride, Mrs. William Smith of Rue
di, the BRIDES aunt, Mrs. Sam Ropson
of Duluth, Mimi, Thomas Blue, Roy
Cain, Nelson Cain, Mr.. and Mrs George
Blue, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cain, Miss
Daisy Blue, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Blue
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lafe Cox. The
young couple will make their home on
Missouri Heights, near Carbondale.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
A BRILLIANT SOCIAL EVENT

After the members of the Thimble
club had spent one of their usually
pleasant afternoon meetings at the
home of Mrs. W. W. Crook last Satur-
day, and as refreshment time drew
near, phone call was received from
the husband of one of the members,
bidding the ladies assemble at the
Glenwood cafe. Upon arriving there
the ladies were given delightful sur.
prise by finding their s.better. halves z
awaiting their presence at sumptu.
GUS five course dinner, served in val.
entine conceptions, with favors Of
hearts and lovely boquet of cut
flowers for each lady.
After being blindfolded and adorned
with valentine caps the ladies were led
to their places at the table by the gem
tlemen who had drawn their names as
partners. At the close of the dinner
all adjourned to the Motor club where
dancing and billiards were enjoyed
until late hour and the ladies, each
and all, cOncede the husbands of The
Thimble club members to be right roy
al entertainers.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
RIO GRANDE MAY
PURCHASE MIDLAND

Denver Feb. 13.-Another step was
taken today toward the probable dis
memberment of the Colorado Midland
railroad when Judge R. E. Lewis en-
tered decree of foreclosure in favor
of the Central Trust company of New
York. The company has been unable
to pay any Of the principal or the in
terest on $1O,00o,0oo bond issue since
1912. If it is unable to pay at time
to be set this afternoon by the court
the physical property will be sold.
1t is said that there il movement On
foot among the bondholders to let the
property go to sale and then bid 1t In,
hoping to be able to arrange some way
Of refinancing and holding the road
together until II can be placed on .
paying basis. The Denver & Rio
drande is busy seeking legal way Of
taking over the property and is likely
to be a bidder If sale is held.
The Denver L Rio Grande is not sure
that it will be violating the state law
by taking possession Of the property
and Is looking up sales Of railroads
which have been classed a. competing
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17

lines in order to make sure of its
grounds before it acts. The Colorado
law expressly forbids the acquisition
by one railroad of a competing line. It
is hinted that if the Denver & Rio
Grande ultimately takes over the Mid
land the state public utilities commits
sion will be asked to step in and decide
its right to do so.
II is admitted that the line would be
of little value to any other road but
the Denver & Rio Grande especially az
the ownership of the Midland's 1871
shares of stock in the Rio Grande juno
ton, is in litigation now between the
Central Trust company and the Denver
& Rio Grande, having been taken over
at sale lin New York, which is as
serted to have been illegal and so ar
ranged thst the Midland had no chance
- sedoeu the stock or others to bid
on it.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
M. E. BISHOP TO GO TO MEXICO

Denver, Feb. l3.-Bishop F. J. Ne
Connell will leave the latter part of
the week for DePauw university, Green
castle, Ind, of which he was president
several years, and from which position
he was elected to the episcopate of the
Methodist Episcopal church. He will
deliver there Feb. IS to Feb. 90 a series
of six lectures on the Mendenhall foun-
dation, established for the advancement
edge of Biblical literature.
The bishop will then 20 to Boston TO
attend the National Religious Educa-
tional association, for the advancement
of religious education, of which he is
president. He will then spend week
at the University of Chicago as univer-
sity preacher, where he will preach two
Sundays and deliver the chapel ad-
dresses during the week.
Before returning to Denver he will
go TO the SlIy Oh MeAlco. as pishoP W.
adjutor, to preside over the annual con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church of Mexico, March 20. He en-
poets to find the work of the church
in Mexico considerably changed, for
under the new Carranza constitution no
one is permitted to preach except he
shall have been born in Mexico re-
sulting in all of the missionaries in the
republic devoting themselves exclusive
ly to educational work. Immediately
preceding the Methodist Episcopal con-
ference, the post-Panama conference
will be held.
There will be 70 or Is denominations
represented in this and it is expected
they will adopt the Cincinnati program,
which calls for a unified educational
scheme, common press and division
of the field among the various cooper
alton denominations.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
DAIRY FARMING AS
THE BANKER SEES IT

Stuart H. Markham, banker of
Milwaukee, has written magazine ar
ticle entitled "The Dairy Farm Mort
gage - This article shows how the
bankers look upon the dairy business
from the standpoint of safe security,
and is well worth perusal. The article
is as follows
"The dairy farmer is not trying i,
sell me something when he asks ME for
a loan.
81 know that he is not planning 10
make an overdraft on his soil and sell
his fertility by the bushel, leaving me
the title to little Sahara.
ellis is a billion dollar business.
growing at the rate of $2O,OOO,OOO ev.
cry year for cows alone in the United
States and still the population of human
beings is increasing faster than that
of milk cattle.
ellis business is not overdone.
"And because he is good dairy
farmer, he raises better hogs and better
horses and better sheep and better pou,-
try; and all the time the fertility of
his soil increases, and my security in
creases likewise.
$50 I believe he is running his food
factory on efficient principles.
"All of this relates to the industry
in which he proposes to invest bor-
rowed capital, in an industry which Is
not gamble, business which affords
daily cash income; nothing specula-
tive, nothing uncertain about this, moth
ing competitive. .
AS for the man-any artist who
draws the picture of progressive farm
home, puts into the foreground content
ed cows and back of these big barns
and silos and modern dwelling. His
conception of prosperous farming is
dairy farming.
"And you may know that the dairy
farmer who built the barns and silo
and developed producing herd is NO
idler. He is on the job 1855 days in the
year. T'
ESQ he cannot be quarrelsome or can
tankerous, for his cows win respond
only to kindness. He must feed them
we'll, look to their comfort, and culti-
vate patience and good will setting an
example to his help. All Of this figures
out in butterfat pounds. It pays him to
be honest with his cattle, and SO he is
apt to be honest with his fellow men.
tHe is a specialist. He aims to do
one thing well, and generally lives in a
community which cultivates homo think
ing, and so the average Of intelligence
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
aLENwooD woMEN's CLUB

At meeting held last Tuesday az
ternoon in the rest room by the Glen
wood Civic Improvement League it was
decided to change the name of the or
ganization to the Woman's club. This
change in name was considered neces-
sary because of the conflict in the title
of this organization with that of the
Civic Improvement and Literary soci-
ETY..
The Civic Improvement League, now
the Woman IS club, is the outgrowth of
one of our community banquets at
which the suggestion was made that the
ladies of the town might do much tow
ard identifying and improving the city.
Straightway number of the widea-
wake ladies organized the league and
they have already done much by way Of
securing better conditions.
There is much work for such an Or
ganization along the line of sanitation
and health problems and the ladies are
making their plans for some real prac-
tical work the coming summer, and
they urge all the ladies of the city who
are interested in bringing about better
conditions along these lines to join the
club and help with the good work. AS
one of the means adopted by the new
club in the interest of public health
the. club has decided to wage war on
the fly. To this end and to encourage
the destruction of this common pest
the ladies decided at their last meeting
to pay one cent for every fly brought
to the Mayes bookstore between now
and April Is. Now, let IS all set our
fly catchers to work.
The Glenwood post., 1917-02-17
SEC. HOUSTON ANNOUNCES
GRAZING FEES FOR 1917

Denver, Feb. 13.-An increase of 25
per. cent in the grazing fees on all Ma
tional forests, instead of 80 1-3 per
cent as was originally contemplated,
will be made for the season of 1917,
according to the plan announced by
Secretary Houston today, through the
local forest headquarters. Subsequent
increases will be based on study of
the local conditions on the individual
forests, and will vary in accordance
with the facts thus obtained.
"The timber, grazing, water power
and other resources of the national for
ests which are used for commercial pur.
poses should be charged for at rate
which represents their fair value"
said Secretary Houston. elf charge
only sufficient to cover the cost of al.
ministration were made all of the profit
from the commercial use of the nation.
al forest would 60 to a comparatively
few individuals instead of to all the
people to whom they belong and who
are entitled to share their benefits. The
charges for grazing should be based
upon the. real value Of the forage on
the national forest ranges, as determ-
ined by careful survey of all the facts
and not by competitive bids, as required
in timber. sales.
Whether or not the fees charged at
present represent q fair value Of the
forsge is the question to be decided.
The facts before me clearly indicate
that the present charge does not repre-
sent the full value Of grazing privileges
on the national forests.''
Mobilization Of the original plan was
decided upon, the secretary said, be
cause Of the possibility Of variation
in the real value Of grazing on diherent
forests or in different localities, and
because In few instances the full pro-