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Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28
NO COUNTERFEIT FOR PIGSKlN
One Who Knows Can Always Tell, Al
most at a Glance, If Hide Is
Genuine or Not.

Probably you have some time or
other in your life bought pair of
pigskin leggings or putties. How do
you know they are pigskin2 AS a
matter of fact there is no leather In
the world just like pigskin in wearing
quality. A saddle, holster. or a pair
of putties made of this homely mate
rial will come pretty near proving In
destructible.
There is one easy way by which you
can always tell pigskin. Examine IL
closely and you will find that the lit
tie black spots on the outside of the
hide are always located In groups of
three. The whole surface will look
speckled, but these specks will be there
In groups Of three, always and with
out fail, in any hide once worn by a
porker.
Another part of the test is to look
at the grain side of the hide. You will
find here that there are holes all the
way through. AS a matter of fact, the
bristles of the hog grow entirely
through the skin, and are nourished
not by the skin itself but by the fatty
tissues of the animal.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28
LOCAL ITEMS

Mrs. Roy Drumm of New Haven
is visiting at the home of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoag.
Miss Ellen Drumm has been con-
fined to her home by illness.
No book of fiction is more inter
esting than Keeping our Fighters
Fit" Published by the War Depart
ment, for sale by The Canaan Print
ing Co.
William T. Place of Great Bar
rington is spending Thanksgiving at
his home here.
Barton Bovee spent the weekend
with his father in Winsted.
Miss Mary Hill who underwent
an operation for appendicitis about
two weeks ago is reported as doing
nicely.
Thomas McClelland is spending
Thanksgiving with his family in
North Adams.
If you are looking for a good foun-
tain pen, why not try one of our
Parker Pens? The Canaan Print
ing Co.
John Jackson of Sharon is visit
ing at Mrs. N. L. Jackson's.
Mrs. Mary Kemp of Great Bar
rington is spending Thanksgiving
with her parents, Mr., and Mrs.
James Greene.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28
ENCOURAGE SHEEP RAISING


To encourage sheep raising in
Connecticut, Richard M. Bissell,
chairman of the Connecticut State
Council of Defense, has appointed
committee, which includes three
members of the Defense Council, to
investigate the subject with a view
to submitting a bill to the legisla-
ture, if, after study, the committee
deems that action advisable. The
committee consists of Joseph w. AL
sop of Avon, Alton T. Miner of New
London and Lucius F. Robinson of
Hartford, all members of the De-
Tense Council; James M. Whittlesey
of Morris, state commissioner of
domestic animals; H. L. Garrigus,
professor of animal husbandry at
the Connecticut Agricultural Col
lege; Robert Scoville of Salisbury,
federal food administrator for Con-
necticut; and Samuel Russell, jr., of
Middletown. Mr.. Whittlesey is
chairman of this committee.
The committee was appointed b.
cause Of che fact that Connecticut
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28
PILGRIM CHURCH
Congregational


Rev. Ralph M. Undertake, Pastor.
Sunday, Dec. LIST
1880 The Public Service of Wor-
ship. Sermon by the pastor, sub
ject "The Pilgrim Covenant of
Stewardship"
During the church service the
Beginners Class" will be held in
the Primary Rooms. This class
is for children between the ages of
four and six. Parents are invited
to bring their young children
while they themselves attend the
Morning Worship.
1900 Session of the Church
School. Normal Class for young
women. Alpha Delta Phi Class
for young men. Brotherhood
class, to which all men are invited,
led by Mr.. Henry E. Lyles, sub
ject "The Government as a Rail-
way Manager.
6:45 Young Peoples Society.
Leader Miss Olga Johnson. Topic
Our Pleasures for Christ"
Friday, Nov. Goth :
The Mission Circle will meet at the
Red Cross Rooms to work on the
new allotment. The Woman's
Missionary Society will meet with
Mrs. Wilcox,to do Red Cross work.
The Teachers Class will be omitted
this week on Thursday.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28
CUT THIS QUIT is WORTH
MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc and mail it to
Foley & Co., 1885 Sheffield Ave,
Chicago, ILL.,, writing your name and
address clearly. You will receive in
return a trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound,
for coughs, colds and Group; Foley
Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and
back; rheumatism, backache, kidney
and bladder ailments; and Foley's
Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and
thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for
constipation, biliousness, headache,
and cluggish bowels. Freeman
Dempsey.-(Adv.)
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28

Sometimes found a lonely lad,
Grieved to be far from home and
kin,
But the K. of C. found him, too,
Before 1 had time to tempt him to
sin.
"And here and there and everywhere
In the trenches or by a soldiers
grave,
The Y. NJ. C. A. ad the K. of C.
Were working together, all boys to
save.
"There were women, too, in nurses
garb,
With a crimson cross on the hats
they wore,
They looked like angels, and had no
fear
Of bursting shell, or lannon's roar
''They cared for the wounded with
patience and skill,
Ger the cot of the dying they
whispered a prayer,
They soothed the brow that was
throbbing with pain,
plainly could see, it was no place
fer me there.
$50 l thought kou1d go to the ranks
of the Hun,
For surely with them I would find
work to do
l had to hustle to catch them for
they were on the run
And many l found here stopping
with you.
"Your Majesty,<if my advice you
will take,
!. Just take q vacation, to America
go,
Lern fey Yankee tricks and no
trouble you will have
To keep the ex-kaiser in the re-
! gions below. "-E., M. S.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28

What to do when the kaiser enters
hell.
Gar greater than mine his crime
have been,
HIS greed for power has made me
fear
He will want my throne, and I no
Will be able to rule when he is
here"
Silence reigned in the fiery hall,
When at length an evil spirit
spoke:
"Your Majesty, 1 know a way
That will make him wear the
burning yoke.
"There are men who live in the
other world,
They came from a land far over
: the sea
To fight the kaiser. Good work they
did,
For they sent him to hell where he
soon will be.
"Now if you only had them here,
You would have no trouble to keep
- your throne"
"Wise spirit" cried Satan, "Wise
that you are,
Tell us a way to get them to
come"
"Your Majesty, wise though I may be
have tried in vain for many an
hour;
There is something about those
fellows, you see,
They have no fear of the DEVILS
power.
II have been with them mid the
battles roar,
have stood by their side mid
shot and shell,
But never one of those Yankee boys
Have I been able to bring to hell.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28
SATAN'S DILEMMA.


The devil sat on his blazing throne,
While the fumes of brimstones
filled the air.
In circle of fire around him sat
His evil spirits, in council there.
When he spoke, his voice had a
troubled tone:
'My friends, we have good cause
to fear,
For today message came to me,
Saying, 'Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm will
soon be here
"You know him we'll. You have seen
his work
The good and pure his laws defiled.
The murdered husband, outraged
wife,
The ruined home, the orphaned
child.
"The land of plenty, laid to waste,
The humble cot, the lofty tower,
The aged sire, and helpless babe,
All persisted in his thirst for power.
''No crime too great, no deed to vile;
He did my work and did it well.
Long years ago his soul was mine,
And soon he will be with me in
hell.
''For centuries I have been king of
SIM
I have ruled supreme in this realm
of flame;
No one has dared usurp my throne;
All spirits here must praise my
name.
'1 have called you in council here
today,
At all times you have served me
well;
And now, ask you to decide
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28

Now and then In Brittany one sees
an Bast Indian, 1.-THE as a panther,
peering in at the open door of a
cathedral with wistful interest As
Kristna said many hundreds of years
ago: "What matters the road If IL
leads to God2"-Nina Larrey Duryea
In Harpers Magazine.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28
HAVE YOU NOTICED

Italians Gathering Dandelion?
They know it's medicinal value
which is also found in
DIR. TROWBRIDGE'S DANDE-
LION PILLS
"The Best Family Physic Known"
Sold fir fifty years and known as
the finest preparation for regulat-
ing the bowels and stimulating the
liver and kidneys to normal ac-
ton. 25c per box at druggists or
sent postpaid on receipt of price
by
The Dandelion Pills Co. Inc.
STAMFORD, CONN.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28
WE BUT
OLD r AIS E T E E I III

We pay from $500 to $500 per
set (broken or not). We also pay
actual value for Diamonds, old Gold,
Silver and Bridge-work. Send at
once by parcel post and receive cash
by return mail Will return your
goods if our price is unsatisfactory.
MAZER'S TOOTH SPECIALITY
Dept. K, 2Oo7 So. 5th ST.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28
Member on the Mend.

81 understood you to say the other
day that your wife was i'll, but / sup
pose she is better. saw her this
morning sitting by the window sew
ing" said one man To another. quite
right" replied the other. CAS- you
observed today she is on the mend r"
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28
Plea for Tolerance.

The only atmosphere in which
strong, manly controversy, which Is
one of the noblest activities of the
earth, can truly live and flourish is
the atmosphere of tolerance-an at
mosphere whose elements are respect
for personal qualities and trust In the
power of truth.-Phjllips Brooks.
Connecticut western news., 1918-11-28

has large areas not adapted to the
raising of tobacco or fruit or to
dairying, but ideal for sheep.
Mr.. Whittlesey said that the num-
Der of sheep in Connecticut in 1915
was only $4,000. In 1s45, he said,
Connecticut had 298,574 sheep.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-06
cold victuals, and no man likes cold

cold victuals, and no man likes cold
victuals. -
But inquired the maiden mem
Der still more anxiously, ''isn t three
blocks quite a distance? How can the
lady be sure that her husband hears her
whistler Still, it would be delightful
to have ones helpmeet so handy as
that. He could be summoned whenever
wanted by calling him bird fashion, by
merely whistling.
Il said, explained the organizer,
patiently. "that she could depend up
on the man to hear her when she whis-
tied for meals. l didn t for moment
mean TO insinuate that he could be
whlstied home to beat a carpet or any
thing like that! A man couldn't hear
that kind of whistle half block
away, but meals, my dear. Every mar
red woman knows that meals are some
thing else again
All the members agreed-Chicago
News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-06
GENERAL STAFF ENLARGED
Gcethals, Pierce, Lochridge and Biddle
to Assist Chief.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Four add
tional general officers were added to
the general staff Of the army vestel
day as assistants to the chief of staff.
The functions of the staff will be dis.
trbuted among these assistants. with
authority to act in the name Of the
chief. The object IS to expedite deci-
sions and action.
The functions are distributed as fol
lows; Executive and operation, storage
and traffic, purchases, and war plans.
The effect is to add Major Gen. Goe-
that's and Brig. Gen. Palmer Pierce to
the general staff in their capacities re-
spectively as director of traffic and
storage and director Of purchases.
The war plans section, including the
war college. is headed by Brig. Gen.
p. ID. Lochridge. Major Gen John Bid
die, now acting for Gen Bliss as chief
OF staff but soon to be relieved bv
Major Gen. Peyton March in that ca
raclty, will head the executive section
and be available as the immediate as
si,tant of the chief
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-06
Switzerland Like United States.

Switzerland is the only European
example of federative and demo.
cratic republic of the American type,
observes Il writer. Switzerland. as the
United States was born from q desire
Tor emancipation from autocratic des-
potism; like the United States, Swift
zerland never believed in the divine
right of kings. The very past which
the ancient federates, on that quiet
spot, the 'Rutll," on the classic Lake
OF Lucerne on August /, 1901, swore
to, embodies that great principle for
which now, GIG years later, the United
States is fighting, namely, TO quote
PRESIDENT Wilson's own words, For
the right of those who submit to au-
thority TO have voice in their own
governments There the old Swiss
proclaimed self-goyernment against the
autocratic rule of the Hapsburg. in the
following words: I'VE ordain and di-
rect with unanimous accord, that in
the aforementioned valleys we shall
recognize no judge who shall have
bought his rights with money or in any
other manneg, or who shall not be a
native ana an inhabitant of these dis
tricts''
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-06
Futile DISPUTES.

In stating prudential rules for our
government in society," | must not omit
the important one of never entering
INTO dispute or argument With another.
never saw an instance of one of
two dlsputants convincing the other
by argument.
1 have seen many, on their getting
warm, becoming rude and shooting one
another.
Conviction is the effect of our own
diSpassionatc reasoning, either in soil
tude or weighing within ourselves, dis
passionately, what we hear from 9TH
ers, standing uncomnitted in argu-
ment ourselves. Ii was one of the
rules which, above all others, made
Doctor Franklin the most amiable Of
men in society, never to contradict
anybody" If he was urged to an
nounce an opinion, he did ii rather
by asking questions, as If for infpr-
nation. or by suggesting doubts
Thomas Jefferson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-06
TIME TO EAT,
Hot Dinner Is Great in Getting Hus
bands Home on Time.

No, said the secretary of the
Ladies' league, 4 always have my
husband S meals on time, and he. knows
that the minute he gets home he can
sit down and eat. Lots of men hang
around har-rooms and such places after
working hours because they know very
well that their dinner won t be ready
when they get home anyway, so what S
the use?''
Well, responded the president,
1t makes little difference whether my
husband s dinner is ready the minute
he gets home, because he is never ready
to eat it at once. He has the idea that
meal should stand while, and when
| announce dinner that s the signal for
him to go and get busy with something
else for half an hour.
HE will sit around as though he
were ready and waiting for dinner un-
til | put the viands uron the table, and
then he suddenly remembers several
important things that must be attend
ed to-
"My husband contributed the
t.coauief, Always pnoHeS me exactly
when | can expect him, so that | cal
have his dinner ready for him when he
arrives. =
But how can he telephone you when
you re not at home?' inquired the
maiden member anxiouslv.
have FRIEND declared the or
GAMER, who has better system than
that, but she is favored by cireum-
stances. Her husband s place OF bust
ness Is only three blocks from his home,
and all she has to do when the meal is
ready TO be put upon the table is to go
10 the back door and whistle. and the
husband comes a-whooping. He knows
very we'll that if he doesn t he will get
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-06
workless Monday-A Misnomer

'rhc real tragedy OF toe wotkles. Mon.
day. says the Boston Herald editoria.iy
is tlat it has thus far been made too
much q voorhees, day in Just the lines OF
business where there should be more ac.
tvity "a that dgy, rather than less ii the
objects ot the general shutdown are to
hc obtained This hits the nail on tac
head Many business houses for some rea-
son or other are much too prone to make
MONDAYS n holiday fer everyone regard
less of reasons underlying the action OF
the fuel administration, thus defeating
the important objects to be attained. The
railroads need every bit OF relief that
shippers and cons tnecs can give them
IN helping to relieve congestion, and il is
up 20 the business houses 70 give it.
Is matter OF fact the railroads would
be glad 20 see business houses handle
freight in greater quantities and with
greater speed on Mondays than they have
been accustomed TO do in normal times
IL has been suggested by Regional Dircc.
tor OF Railroads \ II Smith that ship.
pcts and reccivcrs % freight throughout
the New England territory, arrange Ia
have their shipping and receiving forces
on hand on Mondays, 90 take freight free.
~ and thereby bring about relief to the
railroads. Mr.. Smith has also stated ii
no uncertain terms that such action will
not hc IN violation % the fuel admins
ttutions ordcr Why would il not ia
possible following up Mr.. smiths SUI
gcstions, iur business houses to ntilizc
some 81 thc help that cannot y, used on
Mondays because ri the closing order. in
aiding to relieve the freight congestion
he passive attitude Of enjoying holi
day Is not wanted What Is wanted 81
the other hand is a falling to BY every
one available 70 help III clearing thing.
NJ. Tho quicker that this sort of thina,
happen, the sooner will we be ont of III,
mess we now find ourselves in.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-06
German Schooling.

German schooling has proved antag-
onlStic to cooperation, although de-
nanding unity of action through mass
obedience, Winthrop Talbot writes in
the Century. 1t has failed TO foster
real cooperation. for cooperation is a
method by which persons of their own
yolition and by no compulsion may
work together harmoniously. Only
when training and schooling are the
common privilege of all is that state
of civic development possible which
permits society to become cooperative
in its action. In other words, u So
ciallzed society becomes more possible
only as all individual members acquire
each the widest vision, and thus the
power to cooperate tremendously.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-06
The Zeal CoWareI.

"A soldier who has served and hea,,
mVallded home has written a book an
what he lived through. felt and saw
before his path and that Of bullet
crossed. At Cambria his regiment. th.
London Irish, charged. were driven
back and charged again until the Ger
man trenches were taken. And near
the trench they found the bodies of
three OF their non commissioned OIL
GERS who had been wounded during tho
earlier advances, crucified upon the
walls OF barn, pinned there by bav-
ohets driven through their hands and
feet. And ON the same wall was =
piacard saying, "Thia should make
you afraid of us Barbarous and
frightful and calculated to strike fer.
ror 10 the hearts of towards as il was,
Il missed It's mark. Germany is slow
TO learn that the men who rushed into
the night for the defense of a weaker
nation and whose women and children
at home are making untold sacrifices
that a Just war may be continued until
a world menace is removed. men whose
commands have been +. blooded' and
who, as Kipling says, .have seen their
dead, are not the towards. The real
towards are those who make the war
on defenseless women and children
Who destroy simply because thew have
the might to do il and hold their hands
IN the air and crv Kamerad' when
the might is with the other side Who
bayoneted babies and who dare nor
make peace for the fear that they will
meet face to face the male relatives of
the women who have been forced to
march as living screens between them
and the fire of their enemies, and then
condemned to worse than death. They
and their descendants for generations
are the ones WAC will bear the stigma
of real eowardico.-Brockton Times,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-06
How Industrial Plant Made Gardens

writer in the FcbuaE. Woman :
Home Companion says about war gar
dene:
At big industrial plant in New
\ ork state, where they are in the habit
OF taekling a Job with enthusiasm and
team work, there was a 69-acrc tract
over the canal which the company had
reserved for factory extension 4 can.
vass of the works showed that fully
one thousand employees wished to cul-
tlrate war garden. SO the company
bought a traction engine and gang
piow, plowed and narrowed the whole
track, cut it up into one thousand plots
OF % by - feet each, with streets and
avenues that made it look like a real
estate project. aud allotted it TO war
gardeners. BY that time there were
1000 applicants, and some OF the plots
had to be cut in two.
Each employee got badge with
the number of his plot upon it. Tools
were purchased, seed house built ana a
Nag pole erected, the American flag
holsted. and farm expert secured to
give advice and issue gardening bulle
TINS. The produce of this big factory
garden was WORT full 10000.
and this wear thera will probably he
twice as many gardeners. and as most
of them will want more ground the
acreage Will be greatly increased.
One Of the most interesting things
III connection with this factory war
garden, theE say, was to watch the way
IN which each man or woman aonlied
his or her business knowledge to the
unfamiliar task of raising food. sur
Vey Of one plot planted by an engi.
heering expert showed that he had
Staked 1t out on a precise mathematical
plan, just 50 many beans in each hill.
with exactly the same space between.
and he probably calculated his crop IN
advance on slide rule The molders
and heavy workers farmcd on a rough
and ready principle The stenoera
piers and typists kept their plots
neat, like careful housewives. and some
OF the foreigners wrought marvels In
the intensive use of soil, and brought
to light strange agricultural tools
which they had carried with them from
thelr homes across the ocean.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-06
TO REMAIN NEUTRAL.
Norway Would Be in Danger if Break
Came With One Belligerent.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Norwav :
reply to the proposals from the Amer-
can war trade board regarding supplies
from the United States TO Norway pub
lished at Christiania yesterday empha
sizes the firm resolve of the Norwegian
people and government to remain neu-
trail. Norway in her commercial
policy cannot break with one beliger-
cnt, the reply says, without imperil-
ling her general neutrality
THE Norwegian government enter
tams no doubt, tlat the United States
and her allies will understand Nor.
way s difficult situation. Norway lust
II claims that the country should not
90 without bread, thus being confront
ed with the alternative of complete
distress OF an agreement that might en-
danger her neutral position and posi-
nlN expose the country to war. which
IN y short time might destroy what the
Norwegian people have taken centuries
to build. -
The reply also emphasizes the impor-
tant benefits rendered to the United
states and her allies by Norway, and
csi tcially by Norwegian commercial
shipping, which have been attended bv
great sacrifices in human life ana
ships.
The reply points out that Norway
nas endeavored TO accommodate tha
United States so far as she can rec
oncile this with her vital interests.
SAYING:
Norway offers to the United States
and her allies the greater part of her
exports IN return for supplies neces-
sary for her national health and pro
luptiyity -