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The Press., 1918-04-11
HALFWAY WORK DEGRADING
sheuId Confess Our Poverty or Pars'- msny, But Not Belle Our Human
 Intellect, Says Writer.

We are, none of us, wrote Ruskin, so rood architects as to be able 10 work habitually beneath our strength 1; and yet there iS not a building that know of, lately raised, wherein 1t is not sufficiently evident that neither architect nor builder has done his best. It is the especial characteristic of modern work. All old work nearly has been hard work. u may be the hard work of children, of barbarians, of rustics; but it Is always their ut- most. Let us have done with this kind of work at once; cast of every temp tatiOn to it; do not let us degrade our selves voluntarily, and then murrer and mourn over our shortcomings; let us confess our poverty or our parsi- mony, but not belle our human intel leet. It is not s question of doing more, but of doing better. Do not let us boss our roofs with wretched, half worked, blunt-edged roSette,; do not let us hank our gates with rigid imita- tions of medieval statuary. Such things are mere insults to common sense, and only unfit us for feeling rhe nobility of their prototypes.
The Press., 1918-04-11
HARD TO CHEAT FATHER TIME
Wise Is the Man Who Appreciates Value of Puhctuality, and Great
 Is His Reward.

A young Kentuckian has lost 8 big fortune by being 20 minutes late in keeping a business engagement.
 The cheerless old fellow with the scythe always gets all that is coming to him. And there is many bad scar on our fortunes where he has had to prod us ID to the mark.
 Time is cheap, and we are apt to think we can f1lch it as we will. But it is always ourselves we rob, not time.
 Maybe you can waste your own time by being late in keeping engagements and feel that the loss, if any, is your own affair, But it is also the affair of the man you keep waiting. You waste his time, too. If your time is worth less, maybe his is not. He may con clude that his time is worth more to him than you are.
 In many cases it may not matter much. But one never knows until af- terward whether it matters or not. And through false politeness we are usually assured that it does not matter even when it does. Only the idle and careless, whose time is of least value, can afford to waste it by looseness in keeping en- agreements.
 It may be hard to acquire the fixed habit of always being on time, but 1t can be done, and it is worth while to do it.
 Great business men have this habit. Men of great affairs, whose time is most completely taken up, are usually on time It is they who know best the value of time and the importance of saving it by being Christian Herald.
The Press., 1918-04-11
NEW FOOD RULES FOR
 BAKERS AND OTHERS

Hartford-AmOng the latest regula' tions promulgated by the Federal Food Administration for Connecticut are briefly the following:
 All licensed bakers Gall must be licensed if they use three or more barrels of flour per month) must make their Victory bread and rolls on and after April IA "75-25," or not more than three-Quarters wheat and at least One-quarter cereal substitutes. A standard system of periodic inspection iB being devised to keep a close check on commercial bakers.
 Hotels, restaurants and all public eating places must hereafter limit their purchases of wheat flour to six pounds for every 90 meals served. This forces them to conform to the limitations 50 urgently suggested to all householder, that each individual should cut his normal consumption of wheat in one half and use not more than one and one-half pounds of wheat per week. This allowance takes an accounting of all the available wheat in the country until the next harvest.
 In addition to observing wheatless Mondays and Wednesdays, public eat ting places must not serve more than l two ounces of wheat flour to any one guest at any one meal either in the form of breadstuffs, macarOni, crack CTS, pastry, pies, cakes or wheat break fast cereals.
 Bakers and grocers are urged to re- duce the volume of Victory bread sold by taking advantage of the Food Ad- ministration's permission to bake and sell the three-quarter pound loaf of bread.
 Potatoes are no longer a substitute to be sold with wheat four
 Chickens weighing two pounds or less and roosters may be killed and sold under the Food Administration regulations, and any unlicensed dealer who cares to ignore the wise admoni- tions of the Food Administration may slaughter his entire poultry yard if he cares to run counter to the admlnls- tration's warning that from now until May Is the period during which egg laying should be encouraged.
The Press., 1918-04-11
FOX, STATESMAN AND ORATOR
Brilliant EngIshman VIII Be Remem' bered as Firm Friend of Amerl-
 can Independence.

Charles James Fox, great English statesman. who did so much for Amer ican independence, entered parliament as tory at nineteen, and was made lord of the admiralty at twenty-One. He incurred the lifelong enmlty of George III by opposing a royal mar 'iage bill, favored by the king, and at the kings instance he was dismissed from office. Thereupon he left the tories and Joined the whig party, whose chief he soon became, leading them in their splendid opposition to Lord North and the war which ended in American independence.
 Fox was kept out of office by the en- mity of the king during 9 of the best years of his life (LoTd Grenville tinal- ly refused to form a cabinet without him), but managed in spite of this to fight vaIiantly for many good meas ures, including Indian government re- form, a better libel law and the abol- ition of the slave trade. He rtsked his life rising from a sick bed to speak for the latter.
 Gambling, which his father taught him as a child, was Fox's besetting sin. He lost thousands by 1t, but when in 1793 his friends paid his debts and settled an annuity upon him, he never touched a card again. .-e
 Fox was one of the greatest orators who ever spoke in the British parlia- ment. He is said to have possessed "above all moderns that union of reas son, simplicity and vehemenoe which formed the prince of orators."
The Press., 1918-04-11
Joke Was on Artiat.

It is related that the late Phil May, the famous black-and-white artist. was once staying at a well-known resort near Sydney, \. s. w., and he and the proprietor of his hotel. an enormously stout man. who was quite a local celc- brity. had a slight quarrel. The artist thought he would get even by drawing a frightful earicature, which he stuck in window Just before leaving the place. Later on, however, he heard that the hotel proprietor had scored heavily by having the caricature repro duced and selling thousands of copies of it at sixpence each. Phil Mays drawing figured also in the future on the landlords cards and circulars, and proved a magnificent advertisement.
The Press., 1918-04-11
Sunliuht pIstreEsinq.

In addition to the wind there k an other pecullarity of the inland ice which adds to the difficulties to be encountered in the Arctic. That Is the extreme intensity of the sunlight, which can be realized only by those who have experienced 1t. During the summer months the sun shines as brightly there In clear weather as any where further south, and this contin- NOUS brillIRncy Is intensified 8 hun- arRdfold by the reflection from endless Acids of gliBtening, sparkling snow, uArelieVed by e single object. The strongest eyes can stand such a blind ing glare only a faw hours without protection. We always wore heavy smoked glasses, and when In camp found it impossible to sleep without still further protecting the eyes by tying c marrow band of fur about them to exclude the light. Only when a storm is brewing does this intense light become subdued. At such times, however. the sky and snow take on a peculiar gray. opaque light, which Is even more trying than the sunlight Century Magazine.
The Press., 1918-04-11
Ever See a DinGonok7

The dingonek is a huge, uncIassifled aquatic monster, says the Wide World Magazine. It resembles In many of It's characteristics the extinct dinosaur, a huge reptile of the Mesozolc period, fos- sils of which have been discovered by paleontologists in the sandstone strata both of the African and American con- tinents. It lives in Lake Victoria Ny anza and it's numerous tributaries and there is no record of the monster hay ing been seen In any other part of the world. Whether it is a descendant of one of the huge prehistoric sauriaps that has by process of adaptation living as it does in impenetrable re- giOns far away from the encroachments of civilized man-continued with but slight notifications through prodigious ages to the present time, or whether 1t is an uncIassifled reptile or amphibiap. it Is equally impossible to say, as no specimen exists either of its bones OF of it's skin. That this monster does ex- iat, however, there can be no particle Of doubt, as the testimony of authori. tative eyewitnesses cannot be yeason- ably discreditsd.
The Press., 1918-04-11
SET AN EXAMPLE OF HONESTY
Street Car Passenger Left Fare With Woman Who Took Advantage ot
 Opportunity to Be Dishonest

The man in the corner seat looked worried. Al last he spoke.
 Madam" he said, twill you kindly take this nickel and give it to the con. ductor when he comes around? have been irving to catch his eye, but he ap- parentIy does not see me. Will you see that he gets itY"
 The woman sat bewildered in the presence of such extraordinary hon- esty, but she good-naturedly accepted the trust. After the man left the car, she, too, attempted to establish hne of communication with the conductor but failed. She was nearing her own destination, but conscience forbade her leaving the car until her neigh bor'a fare had been paid. Before that feat was accomplished she had been carried four blocks past her. street. When she finally got home her temper was slightly damaged.
 But you shouldn't have been so ae- eommodating." said her husband. 1ou should have got of at your corner.
 But how could I?' the woman ar gued. ''With that mans honesty be- fore me as an example of right living I simply had to turn his nickel over 10 the conductor"
 Maybe you are right" said the man admiringly. "Women certainly do have fine notions about these things. But it is too bad. You had to walk back.
 "Oh, no, didn't walk" she said. eel rode"
 And that cost you another nickel.
 No. it didn't" she said. "'The con duetor never even looked my way when ne came through, and | got off without having 10 pay"
The Press., 1918-04-11
UNION.
Rock Meadow.

Mrs. Matt Heck, who has been in Springfield visiting Mrs. Burt Corbin, has returned home.
 Albert Agard, who has heeD with his brother for a while, has returned to his home in Warren.
 Henry Lehenwell and family have moved from the Mathews place to the Kane place on Stafford Street
 Herbert R. Bosworth of Stafford vilIe is spending his vacation with his grandmother, Mrs. F. H. Ballou.
 Howard Alderman, who formerly lived in the home of Mrs. F. H.. BaIlou, who is now in Camp Green. Charlotte, N. G., has been promoted to corporal. He enlisted last year.
 An entertainment and ice cream sale will be held at the Rock Meadow school. house Friday evening at ' 30 0 clock. Articles made by the school children will be on sale for the pur. pose of raising money for Thrift Stamps. No admission will be asked.
The Press., 1918-04-11
Canton a City of canaLa.

At Canton, the oldest city In south ern China, the river is, in effect. canal. ized, and the shipping is heavy and varied. The water is deep enough for ships of 1000 tons burden as far as the city, but foreign boats come up only as far as Whampoa, nine miles to the southeast, where there are extensive docks. Here the loading and unload. ing is done by native boats. Vessels of deep draft lie outside the bar. For ty miles below is the Boca Ngris (NIouth of the Tiger), and the water widens into wide estuary. Water di' vides the old from the new town and surrounds the island and the suburbs where the Europeans live, so that Can ton has an abundance of picturesque water life. including big houseboat population,
The Press., 1918-04-11

There is urg ent need of construction foretnen for government work in Mary land. Twenty five foremen who have Had experience in concrete, hollow tile and steel construction are needed and smaller number of foremen who are thoroughly familiar with slow burning construction. The types of men required are those who in addi- tion to working qualifications in ex- Eperienoe must have sufficient hardi- hood to stand the. rough life of g construction camp Applicants should apply at the office of Leo A. Korper,
 at the State Capitol. Hartford.
The Press., 1918-04-11
FILL ALL REFRIGERATOR CARS.

Hartford.-The Federal Food Ad- ministration for Connecticut is calling attention to the advice it has given to all shippers of eggs that they load Te- frigerator cars to the maximum so far as Is consonant with safe carriage, the carload minimum being 24,0OO pounds. AS to a report in circulation that re- frigerator cars are plentiful, the Food Administration points out that the heavy production of perishables will create an unusual demand for refrigeT- ator cars, which in all cases should be loaded by the shippers as heavily as possible without serious risk to the contents.
The Press., 1918-04-11
UsefuI Tree.

An American tree, known as the shea, or butter tree, is beginning to at. tract commercial attention. It sup. plies not only nuts, but also butter that may become an article of commer- cial importance. It is already exported to Europe. where makers of artificial butter find Hse for 1t. ....-....e
 Almost two-thirds of the nut is veg, etahle butter. The tree begins to bear when it is fifteen years old and reaches it's prime in twenty-five years. Choco- late manufacturers could easily util- ize the product It might also be Of use in making candles and soap.
The Press., 1918-04-11
HOW TO TELL A CHICKEN.

Hartford.-So many inquiries have been made of the Food Administration as to how to tell @ rooster from a pull let that the Food Administration talls to all inquirers this story as related by a Maine spInster:
 You ask how we may tell roosteFs from bullets. We'll, about the best method Is the one advanced by a neigh bor, who said: Mix some meal and wa ter, and when the chickens are a few days old drop little in front of them. If he eats 1t it's rooster; if she GatA H It's a pnllet'"
The Press., 1918-04-11
Interesting Old Egyptian Letters.

Letter writing, fortunately, was much practiced in ancient Egypt, and there are quantities of letters between persons of all degrees of education and written on all sorts of occasions We may read, for instance, the encour' agement and good advice sent by pa rents to absent sons, or may recognize familiar types of character in the an: swering effusions of children to pa rents-the spoilt boy who scolds his father for having left him at home in' stead of taking him to the capital; the welI-condueted youth, who complacent. ly assures his relatives that he is get ting on very well, combining study with recreation, and the prodigal son who writes to beg his mothers for giveness and eonfesses that he has brought himself to destitution.
The Press., 1918-04-11
MICHAEL ROBERTS,
Auctioneer.

A UCTION-I will sell at Public Auction shine, at the St. Germain place, at Cooper Lane. one minute walk from cooper Lane trolley stts1 IiOn. the following stock: Horse. weight about 14OO lbs gO worker. fair driver afraid Of not h. ing, has been ust on milk cart, Horse, weight about 1000 lbs, good driver and worker. safe for anyone to d'ive, Horse years old. extra gooa New Milch. SprlngeTs, the rest all eXtraordi. nary mixers. or head young stock, several Harness, Anyone having stock or personal property they wish to have sold at this sale we wifi sell for 5 per cent. AS am going out of "he milk business, want to dispose or this stock. LOUIS STR GERMAN.
The Press., 1918-04-11
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The Press., 1918-04-11
TAXES,

Notice is hereby given that Q Town Tax of Twenty Mills on dollar has been laid on list oI 1917. and will be due an1 payable on tho first
 i hereby give notice that will De at the Town Hall in Holland, every Monday In ApTt', from 10 o'clock m until o'clock p. m for the puIpose of receiving said taxes, and I will receive inc personal tax at the same time.
 All taxes remaining unpaid until Aprn 30, 1918 will be subject to interest at the rate Of per cent per annurn, and all lawful ehare es.
 N Q. WARD, Collector.
 ToIland Conn Narch l. 1913
The Press., 1918-04-11
LEND-NOT SPEND-YoUR
 MONEY

If you lend your money to the GovsrnmeBt yoa'may be quite suTe that it is going to be used !. for. some national purpose-to prosecute The war successfully ,to care for. .equip, ,arm and supply our soldiers in France, to be used by our Macy in Fiddiug the Esas of the muEderous U boats
 But if yon spend your money even with the belief thst by pltting it into she channels of trade others into whose hands it comes will lend it to the Government yop will have done something the patriotism of which may he very questionable.
 First, you have withdrawn fIom the supply of material of the Nation something co replace which in the market will require labor and material which should be devoted to war purposes.
 Second, the person to whom you pay your money may also use it to purchase things requiring material and labor which should be devoted to war purposes. And tue person to whom he pays it may repeat the operation.
 But when you lend your money co the Government instead of spending it, you will st once lessen the drain to a certain extent on our country's re- sources, ies material, its labor and it's transportation facilities, and in addi- tioD you supply your Government with money to be ussd in winning the war.
 Every purcbase of g Liberty Loan Bond Is SD individual act toward bringing victory to AmericA and her allies.
The Press., 1918-04-11
Attention ia oalIetl by State Forester

Attention is called by State Forester ". O. Filley in a statement made public to-day to the great danger through carelessess with fire The statement follows:
 ''Carelessness with Are ia causing great damage Go our forest resources and to property in general. Under prevailing conditions fires run rapidly and sre difficult to control Matches sud smoking materials dropped in dry grass or leaves req lily stat a confissratiou. Brush flres not properly tended or sxtinguished snuu got be- yon1 control Tho resources destroyed by these fires and the labor aud funds required 10 eStinguisI, them are needed 50 win the war This absolutely unnecessary waste must be st"pped
 No unnecessary Grcs should he started, and every possible precaation shoold be take to prevent necessary fires from escaping The permits required by law for lighting fires in the open should he secured from fire wardens. All people in tle woods at this season of the year must use great care with matches and smoking materials Whenever fire not under control is discovered it should be ex- tinsuished. If this Is impossible & Gre warden CT other town ofioial should be notified st once by telephone.
 "Ofioers of she law, magistrates sud prosecuting ofiioeEs gre urged to enforce all laws of the state regarding forest fires auI to inHict snffio.eut penalties in every case '
The Press., 1918-04-11
WANTON WASTE MAY
 LOSE THE. WAR
Food Administration Office Says
 Connecticut Homes Are Hurting Cause.

Hartford. = Letters received from Connecticut soldiers now fighting in France frequently contain such pas sage as, "They don't seem to have any too much to eat over here." In dis cussing the food situation in France and Italy one of the officials of the Federal Food Administration for Con- necticut recently exclaimed:
 q simply can't understand why so many careless people and wanton wasters in this and other states will not stop to consider what their failure to conserve and to follow the Food Ad- ministration's suggestions may mean to this country. Can't they under stand that the United States and the Allies are at the height of a titanic contest on the result of which depends the very existence of this country, the very existence of business here in Connecticut and the very existence of our own honest
 Wheat WantonIy Wasted.
 At the very moment when garbage pails containing portions of loayes of wheat bread and large chunks of meat are being removed from some Connec- ticut homes it is by no means improba' ble that boy from that very home O perhaps from the next house would ap- preciate those very foodstuffs, wheat and meat. There is no doubt but thaS the French and Italian civilian populae ton are in actual want for such things as are thoughtlessly wasted and thrown away in this country. Men, of courseS are necessary to win the war, and the greater thousands will decide the is' sue, but it will be the thousands who are fed and whose supplies continue te reach them from the rear."
The Press., 1918-04-11
1sTRTcT OF soMERS ss Probate

hISTRIUT UT bUMEItc, Ss. FTUUHlV CouTC, April s, A. D. 1918.
 Estate of A drew Archer, late of Somers, in said district, deceased
 . UpOn the application of Alonzo l.. Hurd, nraying that an tnstrument in writing puTport- Inc to De the last will and testament Of said de. cpasad, may be proved, approved. allowed and admitted to probate, as per application on file more fully appears, 1t is
 OrdeTed-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Oftice in Somers, in said district, on the 18th day of April, A. D l91S at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that pub lie notice be given of the pendency Of said appli- cation and the time and place of hearing there- paper having circulation tns said district, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign. p0St in the town of SOmerS, in said District, at least Ave days before said day Of hearing
 CHARLES $. FULLER, Judge.
The Press., 1918-04-11

Owing to important changes in the fuel regulations by the Federal board and sent to the State Fuel Adminis' tration at Hartford, 1t Is imperative that immediate orders be plaoed for coal for next winters supply as no guarantee can be given on fIlling later orders
The Press., 1918-04-11
TAXES,

Notice is hereby given hat town tax of 95 mills on a dollar has been laid on list of 19l7 : and will be due and payable on the 1st day of at the Town Hall, Union. Monday, May 9th and 3Oth, fron4one o'clock until p m.. for tue puT- inc persOnal tax at the same time. All taxes remaining unpaid until June tst. 1918, will be subject to interest at the rate Of per cent per annum and all lawful charges.
 JOHN RIZNER, Collector UniOD Conn March 29th, 1918
The Press., 1918-04-11
Holland. Conn Y arch 1, 1918
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES.

Aliens Foot-Base, the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes and sprInkled in the Toot. bath. It relieves painful, swollen, smaTttng ITsed by the American, British and French troops AlIen's FoOt-Ease is a certain Telief for sweating. callous, tired, aching feet Sold everywhere. 25c. Away use it 70 Break in new shoes. Trail package FREE. Address, Allen $. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. '.