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Connecticut western news., 1917-04-26
MUSTERED IN
North Canaan Home Guard Sworn In Sunday Afternoon.

Seventy three members of North Canaan Home Guard lined up before Malcolm D. Rudd. of,Lakeville, county recruiting officer, at the town hall Sunday afternoon.
 The roll call revealed but five absen- tees on the total list of 78 enrolled. Officer Rudd briefly addressed the re- cruits and administered to them the following oath: --......
 do solelnnly swear that will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and to the State of Connections, and that will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoveer, and that l will obey the orders of the Governor of the State of Connecticut, and of the officers appointed over me according to law. Previous to the arrival of MT Rudd, the men listened to the reading of the orders received from headquarters rela tive to the appointment of temporary officers of the Home Guard.
 They were read by recruiting officer J. O. Roraback.
 State of Connecticut Headquarters Military Emergency
 Board
 Hartford, Conn, April 90, 1917. By authority of an Act entitled "An Act Concerning the Home Guard'. enacted by the General Assembly and approved March 9, 1917, the Military Emergency Board, acting with the Governor, hereby appoints;
 Edward A. Creevey, to be Captain.
 William s. Schmidt to be 1st Lieu. tenant. t.. Robert D. Peirce to be 2d Lieutenant They will be respected and obeyed accordingly.
 These appointments are temporary.
 When the permanent orge nization has been completed, permanent ap- pointments will be made and commits sions will be issued.
 Military Emergency Board
 Luoien F. Burpee It was great pleasure for the men to greet Lieutenant Arthur Hanlon of the Regular Army, Canaan boy, who has just been assigned for military in- struction to Wesleyan University at Middletown The Lieutenant was student at Wesleyan for two years before going to West Point. Canaan people have followed his career with much interest since his graduation in 1909. Since then he has seen service in the Philip. pines. in China, at various posts in the States and more recently at the Mexican border. He has just successfully passed with grade of 100, the examinations which placed him in the rank of Cap tain, his commission to date from July l of this year. .
 His orders to take up the work at Wesleyan came to him direct from President Wilson, who at one time was an instructor in that university.
 Lieutenant Hanlon briefly addressed the men assembled and put men through a short drill, giving the onlookers little glimpse of what a regular drill might be. He emphasized the fact that everything must be subor- dinated to discipline, strict attention to every order with the mind concen- trated on the work. .-
 Delegations were present from the Lakeville and the Falls Village Home Guards. The first regular drill of the Canaan Home Guard will be held tonight at o'clock at the town hall.
 Editor The News:-
 I beg to offer my congratulations to Canaan on the occasion of the Muster
Connecticut western news., 1917-04-26

Locomotive engineers have discarded the smelly oil torch used for inspecting aud oiling engines at night and now electric flashlights are used.
Connecticut western news., 1917-04-26

There is an enormous waste in the volunteer system, because when the war has started most volunteers are "green" at fighting, while if we had conscription, the men would be trained. This fact was plainly shown in the Spanish American War.
 Every sble bodied citizen should be adequately trained to do efficient ser vice in case of war, for this is country of the people and by the people. The volunteer system is expensive, in. efficient and least effective.
 Adequate preparation makes for peace, while unpreparedness invites war. Now that we are at war, we should bend every energy along correct lines to make our participation amount to something.
 To attempt to rely upon the volunteer system now, before trying the obligatory system, means simply. unnecessary bloodshed and possibly disaster.
 Conscription does not permit shirkers to hide behind self sacrificing volun. teers.
 "We need men right away-Draft them! Garry out our plans of war with Germany. Then get through with war" says William H. Taft.
 Edith Lindell, Grade 8.
Connecticut western news., 1917-04-26
Editor The News:-

EQIGOr IH6 N6Ws.-
 beg to offer my congratulations to Canaan on the occasion of the Muster ing in of the Home Guard last Sunday. It was genuinely impressive sight, especially as no Citizen was missing, No age limit, no professional hindrance, no hard occupation could prevent, every last mans love for and duty to his Country. And these were expressed in that solemn oath.
 Very sincerely yours, E. l.. Ferguson -....... Recruiting Officer Falls Village. Conn.
 April 25th, 1917.
Connecticut western news., 1917-04-26

tcontlnued on Poge 5l
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25

supe rnt endents in whose corps are grad
ustes or several schools from Greeley TO
brlGgewater say the Dillon tehchers
m "sure up well with the best.
ALI over Montana there are teachers
''holdlng down. homesteads. A young
woman, a graduate of Wiuona, Mimi,
normal school, has been two years Oh
her $40 acres, to which she will have d
clrat title within year. Last year she
had 20 acres of good fax, this year 70
acres, and next year half of her 800
acres will be in flax. Each year she has
taught within saddle distance of her
ranch al $50 d month.
such Il woman is quite different from
soci4i1z-d city teacher, and there Is
nothing III the suggestion TO the uisad-
vantage Of the graduate in the saddle
who ralses aud markets 20 bushels OF
II 10 the acre by dry farming methods
ctl lard as wild as an unhaltered broncho
when she filled on it" two years ago.
But it would be absurd to write of
Mortana and not write of her latest
achievement, Chancellor EdW ard G.
Eihott, who has an opportunity such
as has never come to any other Amerl-
can educator. with three years con-
tract, and the absolute appointve aud re-
moving power of the four State educa-
ttonal institutions, with their finances,
currlcula and management all in his
hands, in a State whose school popula-
ton will increase 70 per cent in three
years, Mr.. Elliott has possibilities of
educational service never before in the
bands of any man.
1t is hazardous to venture prophecy
where opportunities are without pre-
cedert and liability offsets likelihood,
but after three weeks in every part Of
the State, meeting most of the men and
women of educational significance, l
venture a Yankee guess that Montana is
to solve one problem that has vexed the
souls of half the States in the union of
late. and if my guess comes true we
shall see how State universities, agri-
cultural colleges and normal schools can
work together as they have never done
anywhere hitherto when not or one
campus.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25

in the round trip is greater than across
the State of Illinois.
This line carries mail to fifteen post
ffices that serve more than ten thou
sand people, and the service is probably
surpassed by no other similar route in
the couLtry. So many eastern people
believe this ''fartheSt north State is a
regular kiondyke region OF almost per-
petual snow, where the people ''den up
for the winter. and they will be surpris
ed to know that these cars miss but few
days each winter on their daily schedule.
The average distance from railroad of
this whole territory is about forty miles,
and when one considers conditions exist
ing today AS compared with seven years
ago, and notes the phenomenal growth
maGe despite this great handicap, it
shows the fail the pioneer settlers pac-
ed in their adopted home was fully justi-
fed. Along the whole distance travers-
ed by this stage road can be seen farms
IN ali stages of development from the
claim 'lmproved'' with sod hut or ter
paper shanty and few acres of break
ing, to the real farms with comfortable
homes, commodious barns and well titled
fields.
A description of this mail line would
not be complete without reference to the
kindly and extremely efficient little
woman who has for SO long carried the
mail between Circle and Watkins. Mrs.
Fletcher started in on this route several
years ago, making the trip once a week
with a pair of ponies. The next step
was to a larger team and wagon, and
from that to several different makes
and sizes of cars, until now she drives
her own big six-cylinder car and makes
her daily trips in all but the very coolest
weather. She has probably made more
miles with more mail by automobile
than any other woman in the world.
While we wish Mrs. Fletcher no i'll
luck, we do, hope aid expect the Great
Northern Ry to take over the job before
the end of another year. Then will an
other era open in this country.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
ARE YOU EFFICIENT?
Try These Tests, but Do Not Yield to
Despair if You Fail

Are you efficient? The. awful query
refuses to down The clocks tick it.
the fiat wheels in the subway thump it,
the ungreaSed curves of the elevated
screech it. If you are an old business
fogy the question burns in the eye of
every plying employee. You find your
wife measuring the distance from the
range to the kitchen cabinet and your
son computing the power necessary to
propel IA football in the lowest arc.
The telephone company advises you to
give your name instead of saying
Hello"
Blessed lie the concrete of thought if
not of deed. Concreteness enables you
to see just what the efficiency masters
mean One of them. William Fretz
kemble tells in Industrial Manage
ment How TO Test Your Employees"
OF course every man Who reads it will
first test his most important employee.
his fathers son. Watch and pad and
pencil are all that are needed to ac-
quaint yourself with your virtues and
faults III thirty seconds answer as
many of these questions as YOU cam
Give tic name of a vegetable, met
al, an insect, a reptile. fish, a man.
woman. an ocean. a lake. town
If at the end Of the half minute you
have written only beet, gold, flea. ad-
der" you are pretty poor. If you have
also put down trout. Edison. Adams,
Atlantic" YOU are up to human aver
age of eight answers. If you feel that
you can go beyond ten answers YOU
may describe the color of water. tea.
beer ivory. the sky. grass. milk, chalk.
coal and skin. But men who go beyond
fifteen answers in thirty seconds are
rare. They should have secretaries.
llmouSines and big black cigars.
Next try to answer five "difiicult
questions in twenty seconds:
First-Wlo is the greatest living
general?
Quick, now. ard pick a short name
that doesn't take long time to write
Scccnd.-What is the most powerful
force in the world?
Perhaps love isn't. but it's a shorter
word than militarism.
III W IL inc EltdtCSl
discovery:
Quick man Radium will do.
Fourth.-Nhat is the greatest neces-
sity of commerce?
OursecretaHy of commerce probably
would not answer that in less than
11,S40 words. You perhaps will write
ships" or railroads. and pass on to
the last:
Filthy What is the cheapest food for
the human race?
Bread, unless YOU are fiend for len
ills or employed by the makers of
/ fluted ont corn. But YOU ought to an
swer three of the questions in tWcItty
seconds, says VI. Keinble. If you an
sWer fewer it iudicates "sloWuess or
deliheration in thought" New York
SIM
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25

One of the newest stunts of the lap
ane%e ne"lancr is . EN-. 10y tue
"lady journalist" which is considered
a remarkable innovation in country
where woE.an is elnerginG H-oIe and
more from the seyiusion CT her h ;ile.
rs the lady reporters work salts
facsorE|' | asked the Editor.
Yes, in a way. hut She is not satis :
fed with writing personals. find tiat
she wants to crowd III little peas for
Woman's rights and equal sjltfI#@e
we have to go pretty carefully on
that sort of thing in Japan You under,
stand. and keep Il pretty close watch
on what she writes, because it is like
ly to have Il meaning that aien do not
wholly understand -Arche Bell in
World Outlook.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
THIS IS CERTAIN
The Proof That Belfast Readers Canno
Deny.

What could furnish stronger evidence of the
efficiency of any remedy than the test of time?
Thousands of people testify that Doans Kid
ney Pills have brought lasting results.
Home endorseme Mt should prove undoubted-
ly the merit OF this remedy Years ago Your
friends and neghbors testified to the relief
they had derived from the of Doans Kid
ney Pills. They confirm their testimonials
They say time has ompieted the test.
Nv. Cross, reti ed farmer, 81 Miller street.
says: IL suffered cor siderably from a lame and
aching back l had been troubled this way off
and on for about year and half. The attacks
were often so severe that l was compelled to
lay off from work, l read of Doan's Kidney
Pills and got some at the City Drug Store
They cured my back in short time" Estate
ment given February a, 1905
Doan's Made Cure.
On November l. 1916, Mr. Cross said: 81
have the same high regard for Doan's Kidney
Pills now as when gave my former statement
recommending this medicine. The cure they
made for me at that time has remained per-
manent."
Price Soc at all dealers. Don't simply ask
for kidney rem edy-get Doan's Kidney Pills
the same. that Mr.. Cross has twice publicly
recommended. Foster Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
Longest in United States.

The Auto Stage Route that Serves the
Brockway Country Supplies an Empire
With Mall.
[Brockway, (Montana) Bulletin, Dec. Is, 1916
Only seven years ago the whole Red
wafer country could boast of but sin
gle post office-that of Circle, which re-
ceived mail but once a week. A single
sack usually suffice to hold the mail for
this vast empire and not lnfre quently
was it brought out from Glendive on top
of load of freight, taking two days TO
make the trip. At that time this was
considered ample service and satisfactor-
lily supplied the few scattering ranch
men and sh aep herders who held sway In
territory larger in extent than dozen
ordinary counties-or even some of the
eastern States.
Today this territory has the distinction
of having the longest daily auto mail and
stage route in the United States. This
line starts at Glendive, heads nearly due
west through the center of Dawson .coun-
ty for a distance of one hundred and five
miles to Paris posteffice on Timber
Creek, passing through Lindsay, Union,
Woodrow, Circle, Brockway, Watkins
and White, and serving seven other Of
fees that branch out from these. Not
only is this the longest continuous line of
it's class, but it serves the most post
offices and the greatest number of peo-
pie.
Beyond Paris mail is carried by wagon,
reaching out another 20 miles to Crowley
and Van Norman post offices. From
Glendlve to Paris the whole line is under
the management of C. L. Fletcher of
Brockway, and is operated with large
cars that in addition to Uncle Sans
mail carry passengers and express. The
territory served extends fifteen to twen-
ty miles each side of the mail road-an
area of more than four thousand square
miles. larger than three or four cou, ties
of Maine, Mr.. Fletcher's native State.
The distance made daily with these cars
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
The Penalty for
Il Good Reputation

When an article mas been on the
market fer years and has given COM
plete satisfaction when used in
thousands of homes it creates for
itself a valuable reputation, yet at
the same time this good reputation
has it's penalty.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
enjoys splendid reputation, for it
has been used for three generations
Its fair name and high repute have
created demand for it, and to sup
ply this demand at a greater profit
limitations and substitutes are offered.
Purchasers who know the original
cannot be fooled by any Just as
GOOD offering and it is worth the
effort of any one who wants a reliable
cough syrup to insist upon the orig
inal and genuine FoleE's Honey and
Tar Compound. which has proven so
valuable for the relief of coughs,
colds, Group and whooping cough >
SOLD EVEEYW HERE.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25

coming and smart models that everyone
mas taken to them. and they slip on or
off so easily and cover the dress so per-
fectly, that everyone finds them admir-
able. After skating the costume, even
If bit too striking for the home trip, is
costly concealed underra coat either all
of FUR or with as much fur as the aver
age wearer can compass.
Style Trends.
Very many of the women who go in
for skating wear velvet skirts and Rus
sian blouses of brilliant coloring, or per-
haps in tone to match the skirt, with bril-
liant embroideries banding the neck and
sleeves, and belt that may be made of
anything if only it is barbarically glitter
ing.
Rather short fur coats are liked with
these skirts, cut with considerable flare,
or the new fur capes are worn, which also
have decided flare at the side and
reach quite to the waist line.
Az y. ". ohayne & TO-, saw SeVera
fascinating examples of this novel gar
ment. One that shirred in with drawing
string at the neck was very smart and
unique.
Just now people are buying additional
furs, taking advantage of the mark
downs usual in January and especially
appreciated when everything seems to
be taking an upward rather than a down.
ward trend.
Evening Dress.
White satin evening dresses are the
latest whim of fashion. A reaction from
the glitter and tinsel that has grown a
bit tiresome. LUCY CARTER.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
Bench and Bar.

Sir Edward Carson is noted for his
ready Irish wit. On one occasion in
court, when the judge. with whom he
had had more than one passage of
arms. pointed out to him the discrep-
ancy between the evidence of two of
his witnesses. one carpenter and the
other a saloon keeper. he answered.
THAT'S SO, my lord, yet another case
of difference between bench and bar
London Standard.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
Mccall Patterns
lOC. and 15C.
ARE FOR SALE IN BELFAST BY
earle & JONES,
Who by special arrangement have all the
patterns all the time.
n= NO WAITING TO SEND.
New York Glimpses.
Valkyrie Helmets, Walking Canes. Beaded
Bags, New Silhouette, Distinctive Blouses.

Vaikyrie Helmets, W. lkln2 SdneS' oedueo
Bags, New Silhouette, Distinctive Blouses.
Correspondence of The Journal
NEW YORK, Jan. %, 1917. Tneoreti-
caly everyone's wardrobe is complete at
this time of year. but the shops are all
busy and every other intimate has tale
to tell of some wonderful purchase just
MADE that adds note of style, comfort
or elegance to the outfit.
The wonderful passing crowd displays
small novelties that attract admiring
notice almost any week in the season,
and this month, when winter has truly
arrived, brings out number that are in
teresting.
New hats are always due at this period
and satin hats as usual the first OF the
between season bidders for favor. These
are novel in shape, mostly turbans and
tricornes, but brand new hat has regu-
lar Valkyrie helmet of gittering en-
broidery or metal lace that is bit start
ling the first time Cne meets it on the
avenue So far only the younger set
have essayed this, and it probably will
shortly pass on as too spectacular for fas-
tidious acceptance, but you never can be
sure.
Sport Materials.
Sport clothes are to be even more
prominent this year than last, if the
showing in the shops of Southern resort
dress means anything. Colors are soft
er and materials more varied, especially
among the silks woven especially for
this type of costume. Beside Kake-
kool and Tussah weaves, there IS Mead
ow Brook Satin with pebbled surface
and Carnival Faille, a rough corded
weave distinctly sporty. Rough basket
weaves IN wooden, copied from the Rodier
goods offered last season, are attractive,
and lot of fine twils and velour faced
woolens will be extensively worn.
Skating Toys.
The craze for skat ing has kept the in
terest in sport toys, and these are being
affected by the general trend toward
one piece dresses, that has increased
rather than diminished. Top coats in
various styles are to be had in such be-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
To Pop Corn.

Here is the proper way to pop corn:
Put the regular quantity-that is. a
very small quantity-into the pepper
and hold it under the cold water faucet
long enough to thoroughly saturate the
kernels. Shake the pepper and place it
on the back of the range to allow the
corn to dry, then pop. The kernels will
be very large, and there will be no
hard center.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
Sloan's Eminent for Stiff Joints.

Rheumatic pains and aches get into the
joints and muscles, making every mover mt
torture. Relieve your suffering with sloan's
Lnime mt; it quickly penetrates without rub.
bing, and soothes and warns your sore muscles.
The congested blood is stimulate ted to ectior a
single :pI LEGATION will drive cut the pain.
Sloan's Liniment Is clean, convenient and
gu ckly effe ctive, it d. es not stain the skin or
clog the pores. Get bottle today at your
Druggist Csc
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
Eiqbty.Seyen Years Old.

H. Fl. Adams. Springfield. Mo. writes: Il
had severe ATTACH of kidney trouble. l am
getting old. 81 years. l tried different treat
ments, but none did me so much good as Foley
Kidney Pills" Foley Kidney Pills build up
weakened kidneys, help rid the blood of acids
and poisons, and relieve bladder troubles
Sold Everywhere
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
The Qifference.

He-O' course there's a big differ
ence betw cen a botanist and a florist.
Shells there really?
He-Yes; Il botanist is one who
knows all about flowers, and florist is
one who knows all about the price
people will pay for them.-Boston
Transcript
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
He Travelled

The clock struck -.
II wish | had enough money to trav-
ell remarked the young man.
Here's car ticket" announced her
father, making his appearance at that
point-Louisville Courier Journal
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
Worth Attention OF Women

When you feel too tired to work. wake up
weary, have backache or pains in sides, when
you suffer rheumatic twinges you may be sure
the kidneys are disordered. Fay Shelburg. All,
Mo-, writes: ii had kidney trouble two years
Nothing did me any good until got Foley
Kidney Pills. Two Soc boxes cured me" Soil
Everywhere
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
His Early Struggles.

She-Tell me about your early strug-
giles. He-There's not much to tell. The
more l struggled the more the old man
laid it on.-Boston Transcript.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25
His Snarl.

Come on, Hiram. Don't you want
to see the ossified man?'
NAV. kin show you whole town
Of 'em."-Kansas City Journal.