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Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
Money In the Idea.

''There is money in maintenance" the Electrical Merchandising Magazine points out. Large hotels do not buy glassware; they contract with a glass concern which keeps them stocked at so much per mCnth regardless of the amount of breakage. TaXicab compa- nies ill the big cities do not buy tires; they contract with q tire dealer to keep their cars equipped at set price per car per year, regardless of punctures and blowouts. Now comes the story of an electrical contractor who is profit ing by keeping the electric equipment of his customers in order on a monthly maintenance basis.
 "The idea is not new. The glass man borrowed it from somewhere; the taxi tire man borrowed it from him, and so it goes. Originality is almost an un- known thing. A clever business man is simply one who adapts borrowed ideas successfully-and who does it first in his locality"
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
A Dayliqht Saving Scheme.

Instead of setting clocks an hour for ward in spring and an hour backward in fall, Professor Lecorbun suggests to the French Academy of Sciences a simple method of making the change gradually and with the seasons. This consists of altering slightly the length of the pendulums of clocks at the win ter and summer solstices, so that be- ginning with Dec. 21 they would gain thirty seconds a day, and beginning with June 21 would lose thirty seconds a day.
 The effect of this would be that by March q they would be forty-five min utes ahead and by June 21 they would be an hour and thirty minutes ahead. After which the pendulums would be changed, and the clocks would lose at the same speed.
 Under such an arrangement we should have to set our watches for ward or backward half minute every night
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
WARTIME JOBS FOR WOMEN.

In Europe women are now working at all these occupations in order that men may be freed for trench service:
 Nursing, canteen cooking, automo- billing. taxi, train and trolley driving, garage work, wireless, carpentering. shipbuilding, aeroplaue construction, railway porters, baggagemen, conduo. tors, farm work, market gardening, mail carriers, truck drivers. bank clerks, street sweepers, plumbers, ele- vator runners, miners, builders, tele- graph messengers, window cleaners, butchers, barbers, hotel clerks, hotel managers, taxi starters, billposters, bootblacks, policewomen, night watch men, quarry workers, blacksmiths. metal workers, bootmakers, bakers, munition workers, coal carriers, engine cleaners, social relief work, } army clerks, dentists, rent collectors, gas man, electric workers, bsndage mak- ing, fire fighters and dispatch riding Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
SALISBURY

Mir. Fred Wachter of Winsted spent the week. end at c. A. Selleck's.
 Mrs. k. c. Rose and daughter of Yonkers, x. Y. are spending few days at their home here.
 Mrs. J. Frein of Great Harrington, Mass, called on friends here Monday.
 The village schools held their Memorial exercises on Tuesday after noon with recitations, music, etc.
 Percy Tanner and Stanley Sherwood are spending few days at their home here.
 Miss M. K. Sprague, head of the domestic science department of the ex- tension service at the Connecticut Az. ricultural College, gave a very interest. ing talk, to large audience, at the town hall, on Tuesday afternoon, when she gave many good suggestions as to canning, economy, etc. Miss Sprague will give a canning demonstration later.
 The home of Mir. and Mrs. Samuel Bushnell, was the scene of very quiet wedding last Friday evening, when their daughter Grace was married to Roy Ostrom, son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Ostrom.
 The bride was dressed in very pretty suit of blue. Rev. O. B. Carpen- | ter officiated.
 Mrs. O. B. Clark, who has spent the past two years with her daughter in California, is now at her home here, where she and her daughter, Miss Anna Clark, will be during the month of June.
 Mrs. McNeil is now settled in her new home, recently purchased of the Lydia Ostrander estate.
 The special patriotic service held in the Episcopal Church Sunday morn- ing, was of unusual interest aud called out large congregation in spite of the inclemene weather. The Home Guard, Sons of Veterans, Boy Scouts and Woman's Relief Corp, attended in . body, esoorting the few remaining Veterans. Rev. O. B. Carpenter gave very practical discourse to each order. The church was beautifully decorated with flags of our country and of the allied nations. -r.
 The many friends of Mrs. H. K. Landon are pleased to-have her at her home again.
 Mrs. Robert Hall of East Haven is spending a few days in town.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
NEWSPAPER A DIRECTORY.

No business map in any town should allow a newspaper published i'll his town to go without his name and busi. ness being mentioned somewhere in its columns, says an exchange. fhis applies to all kinds of business-general stores, dry goods, groceries, furniture dealers, manufacturing establishments, automobile dealers, mechanics, profes- sional men and in fact all classes Of business men. This does not mean that you should have whole or half or even a quarter page ad in every issue of the paper, but your name and busi- ness should be mentioned if you do not use more than two line space. A stranger picking up newspaper should be able to tell just what business is represented in a town by looking at the business mentioned in the paper. This is the best possible town advertiser. The man who does not advertise his business does an injustice to himself and hIs city. He is the man who expects the newspapers to do the most free ad- vertising for his town. The man who insists on sharing the business that comes to town but refuses to advertise his business is not valuable addition to any town. The life of any town de- pends upon the live, wide.swake and liberal advertising business men.-Ex- change.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
SHARON VALLEY

Mir. and Mrs. Chas. Lounsbury and daughter Marjorie, MT. and Mrs. Harry Edgerton and son of Passaic, N. J. were auto visitors at O. Wildey's over the weekend.
 Margaret Luncey was taken to sharon hospital on Sunday for an operation for appendicitis.
 James Morehouse will soon be moved into his new house.
 Mrs. Edward Klebes has been on a visit to Hartford, her daughter has re- gently accepted position fin the office of Southern New England Telephone Go. in Hartford. .. -a..#
 MT. Geo. Carey is quite sick again, also Ernest Potter is on the sick list
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
725 WOMEN IN NAVY.
Do Clerical Work and Have Rank of
 Yeonan

Enlistments in the naval reserve with in the last ten days have brought the total up to about 25,OOO, which is all most half as large in numbers as was the regular navy a year ago. An in- teresting fact in connection with the figures is that the navy now has on its rolls 725 women engaged in clerical duties with the rank of yeomen. Among the number are several with the rank of chief yeomen. One is specializing in finger prints in the Identification sec tion. Another is an expert in accounts and specifications and is employed in the bureau of supplies
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
LEVER FOOD BILL WINS.
Senate Substitutes Measure Passed by
 House.

Senate Substitutes Measure Passed by
 House. Expedition of the food legislation was brought about when the senate substituted the Lever bill passed by the house for the Gore bill, similar measure which has been under con sfderation. The bill provides a food census and stimulates production.
 The. senate agricultural committee cut the houses appropriation of SITS 900 for the purchase of seeds for farm CTS to $2,50O,OOO. Senator McKellar unsuccessfully tried to chop the sum down to $1,000,000 The seeds are to be so}d to farmers at cost.
 The, appropriation for the food sur yey was increased from $547,OOO to $1,000, ,000 by the committee. The com mittee also voted to include the Poin- dexter amendment preventing specula- tion in the bill.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
Didn't Win by His Teeth.

A Philadelphia dentist had the nerve to publish a picture of Washington with this statement underneath:
 Our first president owed his wonder full health to sound teeth
 I assume that the dentist knows moro about teeth than he knows about his tory. Washington's teeth were his onc physical defect. They amounted al most to a facial blemish when he smiled, and one sour critic of our first president who knew him we'll said the reason he so rarely laughed was his dislike to showing the ravages of decay in his mouth.-Philadelph Ledger.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
WARNS DRAFT OPPONENTS.
Jail For Asitators, Attorney General
 Gregory Says.


 Soap box orators and curb stone agi- tators who advise the youth of the country not to register under the se- lective draft law have come within the official notice of Attorney General Gregory He said his attention had been called to the propaganda against registration" and that such action was a ''plain violation of the law" The de- partment of justice, he said, is pre- pared to prosecute promptly any per son guilty of such conduct His state ment ends:
 In addition to the penal provisions con tained in the act which makes evasion criminal offense, section six of the penal code makes 1t a criminal offense punisha- ble with not more than six years impris- onment for two or more persons to con- spire to "hinder, prevent or delay the ex- ecution of any law of the United States
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
Fighting Seasickness.

There is one place in a ship where the voyager may be at rest. This writ CT discovered it during a mid-Atlantic storm when he went down to the bath room, tumbled into a warm sea bath and foated. The vessel was perform ing the most amazing antics, but the water in the bath kept its usual gray ity, and the bather fioated with a smile upon its bosom.-London Tatler.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
SOCIETY IN UNIFORM.
Newport Leaders Members of Coast
 Defense Reserves.

Newport Leaders Members Of Coast
 Defense Reserves.
 Several well Known members of so- ciety circles of New York and New port are in uniform as officers and pet ty officers of the coast defense naval reserves.
 Among them are Midshipman VII liam Henry Vanderbilt, Lieutenant Harold s. Vanderbilt, Lieutenant W. O'Donnell Iselin, Yeoman Francis Burke Roche, machinist mate, second class, William T. Bull; Quartermaster Robert sedgwick, Jr., and machinist's mate, second class, Frederick M God win. The latter recently married Miss Mildred R1ves of New York
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
RACE nIoTs RENEWED.
Two Negroes Shot In East St. Louis
 Outbreaks.

Outbreaks.
 Two negroes were shot, one of them probably fatally, in renewed race riot ing in East St. Louis.
 The riotlng began Monday night fol- lowing a labor meeting called to pro- test against the importation of negro workers and the frequent holdups of the last few weeks in which negroes have been the agressors. Six compa- nies of Illinois militia are patrolling the disturbed district, stationed In the downtown district.
 Near Covington, Ky, 200 men and women armed with rifles, knives, shot guns and clubs drove negro laborers from railroad construction camp where negro had attacked thirteen year-old Martha Due.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
No U-Boat Of Maine.

The report of thes dispatch of Ger man naval forGes across the Atlantic is fatly denied by Berlin foreign office attaches. The denial covered particu- larly the recent report of submarine off the coast of Maine.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
Proof of fhe Fact.

"I can prove to the satisfaction of the court that my client in stealing the watch of the complainant was actuat- ed by the most Iaudable motive Of economy"
 What was that, sirP'
 He merely wanted to gain time."- Baltimore American.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31

Candy, Soda Water, Cigars and Ciga-
 rettes to Be Heavily Assessed-lm-
 posts on Insurance Policies, Gas and
 Electricity In Homes In House Meas
 ure Are Stricken Out.
 The senate finance committee has definitely decided that $1,500O00,0 900 instead of $1, 800, 100000 will be large enough sum for the war revenue bill to carry.
 The committee by unanimous vote diSregarded the houses idea and struck out the 10 per cent increase on all tar if schedules. This Topped $3O0,OOO,OOO from the amount the house expected to raise.
 The eliminated section would have imposed the duty on all articles now on the free list and would have added the tax on articles on the dutiable list. |. Tax Breakfast Table.
 As a substitute the senate committee intends to tax coffee, tea, sugar and cocoa. These will be excise taxes. Tea and coffee have not yet been dis cussed. But it has been agreed to tax sugar one-half cent a pound, the cost to fall on the refners. It is estimated S45 100000 will be raised from this tax. Cocoa will be taxed 8 cents a pound, with an ultimate revenue of $7,000,0O0.
 Candy will pay stamp taxes, but the amount of the tax has not yet been de- cided. It is hoped though to raise $1O,OOo 900 or $15,OOOOOO from the tax on the sweets.
 If a chap thinks candy too expensive because of the new tax he will find himself stuck again when he takes his best girl tc. he soda fountain, for the committee has framed a schedule of taxes on soft drinks. Sirups costing less than $1.25 a gallon will pay 3 cents; from $125 to $2, cents; from S2 to $3, cents; from $3 to $4, 8 cents, and more than $4, 12 cents.
 The tax on carbonic gas will be 6 cents a gallon to the purchaser. There will be reduction of the tax on bot tied soft drinks. This will be instead of 2 cents a gallon, when the manufac- turer makes his own carbOnlc gas.
 Tobacco, including cigars, cigarettes and snuff, will be taxed by the senate committee 60 per cent more than the present peace time rates. The house doubled the present rates except on cigars, where the tax was 40 per cent of the existing schedule.
 It may be noted that the senate con- mittee did not increase the rate on stogies.
 Lighting Taxes Cut.
 The taxes imposed on insurance by the house were stricken out by the sen ate committee. So were the taxes, so important to every one, of per cent on electric power for light and heat in the home. This action also takes off !, the same tax on Illuminating gas. The committee expects to remove the per cent tax on telephone messages.
 As yet the taxes on express rates and oil pipe lines have not been consid- cred. The committee is still discussing the probable tax on automobiles. If a horse power tax is adopted the reve- nue will be about 25,000,000.
 The important taxes on tea and cof- fee will be further discussed when the treasury department submits a sched- ule showing what sums might be yielded by various taxes.
 The espionage bill, including the modified censorship provision, has been sent to both houses of congress.
 Unquestionably the censorship provi- sion will be fought to the last ditch both in house and senate.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
Lead.

Lead was early known to the an cients. Allusions to it in Scripture in- dicate that the Hebrews were well acquainted with its uses. The rocks in the neighborhood of Sinai yielded it in large quantities, and it was found in Egypt.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
.DISTRICT OF CANAAN ss., Probate
 II U

DISTRICT OF CANAAN ss., Probate D Court, May 29, 1917.
 Estate of Ampolito Breghenti, late of North Canaan in said district de- ceased.
 The Court of Probate for the district of Canaan 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 pro- perly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons in- debted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 Lucia Fravezzi,
 Administratrix,
 R. F. D. Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
WILL ADMIT PEONS.

Shortness of U. S. Farm Labor Leads
 to New Ruling.
 Labor shortage makes it necessary se admit agricultural workers from Mexico who were formerly barred, Sec retary of Labor Wilson says.
 AeWhile obviously this exception to general provisions of the law" Secre- tary Wilson explains, should be con- strued strictly and not resorted to ex- eept with the object of meeting ex- sraerdinary conditions or situations, 1t ahould be availed of whenever an emergency condition arises"
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
Putting on the Screws

T never knew such a complaining lot of customers" growIed the baker.
 Same here," answered the butcher. ''They seem to take advantage of the fact that we can't get along without lem in our buisness." - New York Times
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
Enforced GeniaIity.

Higgins is the gloomiest man l know of''
 And yet his wife is always making him get his picture taken"
 "Of course. The photographer Is the only person who can persuade him to try to smile and look natural."-Wash- ington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
DISTRICT OF CANAAN ss., Probate D Court, May 24, 1917.

b Court, May 24, 1917. ...-
 Estate of Michael 5oylan, late of Canaan in said district deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis tIict of Canaan hath limited and allowed six months from the date here of, for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly sttested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 Isaac F. Hornbeck,
 Administrator,
 Falls Village, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
Life and Aqe.

Life does not count by years. Some suffer a lifetime in day and so grow old between the rising and the setting of the sun.-Augusta Evans.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
Clean Up Week.

Customer-Is there any gravy on the bill of fare? Waiter-No, sir; there was, but it was wiped off.-Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.

The Sewer Assessment of the Canaan Fire District for 1917 is now ready for collection. per cent interest on unpaid Assessments, after Nov. from May l, 1917.
 John s. Reed, Collector. North Canaan, Conn.,, May go, 1917.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31

It never rains roses. When we want more roses we must plant more bushes. George Eliot.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
Correct.

Professor-What bone is this?
 Pupil-Er-um-the bone of some thing dead.-Paris Rire.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
CUT S3oO,OOO,OoO
 WAR REVENUE
Senate LOps Off All Tariff
 Increases In Bill
TAX TEA, COFFEE AND SUGAR

Candy, Soda Water, Cigars and Ciga- rettes to Be Heavily Assessed-lm- posts on Insurance Policies, Gas and Electricity In Homes In House Meas ure Are Stricken Out.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
GERMAN SPIES
 MENACE NATION
Admiral Sims Tells of Leak
 on Fleet Sailing,
NEWS IN BERLIN FIRST.

Activities of Teuton Propagandists In United States Entered War - Hun dreds of Agents In This Country, Of- ficiaIs at Washington Assert.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-08-16
SyIIabIes Are Clipped.

But the American does love to save
his words 1t was in the elevator of
skyscraper the other day that the
newest device for clipping syllables
was noticed. The lift had just passed
the tenth floor when a mOrose looking
man spoke to its conductor. "Three."
said he, meaning, of course, the thir-
teenth. When he had been left at the
floor the bearded man grunted out
''five," and the chap next him said
hurriedly Seven" So they were de-
posted at the fifteenth aud seven
teenth floors, respectively, and then
the elevator boy spoke to the remain
ing passenger. whats yours?" he
asked. Nineteen" returned that
gentleman. "Great smoke, it has been
so long since I've heard teen that |
hardly understand what you mean
said the elevator boy, but he stopped
at nineteen all right.-Exchange
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-08-16
How the Tornado "Works.n

Pages of magazine and columns of
newspaper space have been devoted to
graphic and vivid. if not lurid. descrip-
tons of the tornado in action. says
the Kansas City Star. But William
Soda, a farmer who never writ" line
of literature in his life, expressed it all
in single short paragraph, in a per-
fectly clear and understandable way,
when he was asked by a reporter about
the twister that had made complete
wreck of his home:
''How long did the storm last?"
''Feller," he replied, II don't believe
she worked more than two minutes, but
while she worked she worked like
the devil"
Any American can get that without
a diagram.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-08-16
First British Martyr.

st. Alban has the honor of being re-
garded as the first British martyr. The
bloody persecution of Dioclesian,
which ragged in other parts of the Ro-
man empire with such terrible fury
that Dioclesian declared the Christians
exterminated, was kept in check in
Gaul and Britain by Constantine, who
governed those provinces with almost
regal authority. But some few are al
legged to have suffered, and among
them st. Alban was first. He shell
tered priest, whose name was AM
phibalus, who is said to have convert
ed him, and when he could conceal the
priest no longer, he assisted his escape
by changing clothes with him. For this
act Alban was brought before the Ro-
man governor, condemned and be-
headed.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-08-16
SUPERSTITlONS OF THE MOON
Luck Depends Upon Various Lunar
Stages, According to Many
Popular Beliefs.

1t is considered unlucky TO see the
new moon for the first time through
glass. To see it outdoors over the
left shoulder is lucky; over the right
shoulder is unlucky.
Letters asking favor should be
written in the full Of the moon. In
fact, the full of the moon is lucky for
all events. A birth or marriage in a
full moon is indicative of prosperity.
1t is considered unlucky to have the
eyelashes cut during the wane of the
moon. They will not grow well, but
will grow awry and fall out. To have
them grow long they should be cut
while the moon is on the increase.
Animals born when the moon is
crescent-shaped will be weak and short
lived; those born at the full of the
moon will be strong and long-lived.
Trees are thought likely to decay
when cut during a waning moon. The
bacon of a hog killed in waning
moon is also said to waste much in the
cooking.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-08-16
lis BUILDING OF MANY HUES
st. BasiI's Church in Moscow Con-
structed VISA View to Avoiding
All Symmetry in Color or Form.

The Kremin, perhaps the most IA
nous spot in Russia, stands on Krem-
lin hill, nearly in the center of Mos
COW. The min is roughly triangular
in shape and nearly a hundred feet
high, though it seems even higher.
looming above the city. The walls of
the Kremlin circle the hill and the
golden domes of the churches within
may be seen above them from almost
any part of the city.
Entering the Enclosure through the
Sunday gate, you find yourself facing
two monster bronze figures of aspect
disconcertingly fierce. They are images
of the two men who drove the Poles
from Moscow 800 years ago, and have
been gratefully remembered ever since,
although their methods were somewhat
crude and merciless, as perhaps be-
fitted their time. The average visitor
gives small thought to these two
end of the square beyond them is one
of the most startling bits of building
that Europe holds.
This is the church of st. Basil, an
amazing mixture of every form and
color that the imagination of the archi-
tect could evolve. 1t is hard to call
it ugly, and it is certainly not beauti-
full Every hue of the rainbow is rep
resented ON its walls, though rich reds
and Colds predominant. Every one of
its numerous domes and towers is of Al
different shape and size from Its fell
lows. 1t is u sort of architectural
nightmare, and yet it is undeniably eff
fective. 1t is perhaps the only build
ing in the world constructed with a
careful view to avoiding all symmetry
in color or form.