New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-25

same token I ain't goin' In till I find
out how t. do omethin thot's got
somethin' t. do with tn good Nv auld
Ireland"
lnasmuch as the above named Irish
patriot is an alien anyway 1T looks as
though he would get his exemption.
Remember the soldiers and sailors
when you are through reading your
favorite periodicals and magazines.
They may do much toward Tightening
the cares of the men in white and the
men in khaki and will go far toward
preventing them getting too mind
weary of the eternally present war
subject.
Drivers using the main thorough
J fares are rapidly becoming accus-
| toned to watch and obey the signals
given by the automatic signal stand
| ards in use at the corners of West
| Main and Main and Church and
Main. The former signal appears to
| be the most efficient however, be-
cause of it's size and unmistakable
| lettering The signal at the other
corner is apt to be more confusing
| to strangers as, on account of it's re-
duced size and the small letters it is
| not particularly conspicuous
The resignation of Councilman
| Gardner c. Weld of the third ward,
| now called out into the federal SER
vice, again starts the hum of political
| gossip as to who his successor will
| be. Already two men have been men,
| toned. One is Edward G. Babcock,
! former safety board chairman who
| has previously expressed a desire to
get into the council for one session
in order to "show up something.
| The other is Alexander Mackay,
! who was defeated in the republican
| primaries last spring by Mr.. Weld.
The latter has expressed a desire
that Mr.. Mackay get the position. It
is thought by observers, however.
that II the power that sits in the ma
| hogany chair has the say it will not
be Mr.. Bagcocg who, it is said, fell
into disrepute with the mayor and
! was ousted from power as safety
| commissioner by not being named
on either of the two new commits
| sions.
What's the matter Mr.. Boggs, has
| your fountain pen run dry, are you
| i'll or perchance, is 1t because you
! may have recovered that we do not
| hear from you What do you think,
ask the BARRIERS patrons, of those
| tradesmen boosting the price of a
| haircut to thirty five cents, or maybe
| the condition of your scalp Is such
| that haircuts have ceased to interest
| you. At any event many men are
loudly proclaiming against this in
crease, especially when some of the
shops here can do business at for
mer prices and continue to make a
fair profit.
| Two men stood at the corner OF
Main and Church street discussing g
most important subject. One wa;
stout, in fact it might be said that hi
was fat, and he is as well known an6
popular a business man as he is obese
His companion, while more thar
| plump, was not as hefty, nor is he
such a we'll known business man
While the former is an ardent mem
Der of the Tabs, the latter is one OF
| those men who, if drafted, might
claim exemption on the ground OF
pendents-sxteen known bar.
tenders being dependant upon him
Having thus established the statu.
quo of these two celebrities we will
proceed with the argument.
Quote celebrity No. 2: "I'll tel
you, if I had as much fun losing Il
gazing fondly toward his feet which
he had not been able to see in many
years. as I had in getting it I'd have
some time brother, some time''
| Replied No. 1: Eyes, gesso,
gesso."
Retorted No. 2: But if I found il
as expensive losing it as I did gettins
it 1 might go broke. 1t certainly cost
me pile of money. That's right
amt it,
And at this juncture No. entered
the tourney with. both substantial
feet IT don't agree with you. ]
don't think it has cost me very much
Let's see. P. J. Egan, the water com
missioner's clerk tells men that the
city furnishes water to the public at
the rate of about 10000 gallons for
one cent. Now by jimminy, I doubt
very much If I drink 10000 gallons
of water in any year. In fact I doubt
If I get my cents worth so / don't
see how you can call a very expensive
requirement.
But such an argument was beyond
the com prehension of No. 2.
The Swagger Sticks.
! (Boston Transcript