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New Britain herald., 1919-10-17

Mrs. J. Corell, who is confined to her home by illness.
 The electric lights about town were out for a time last evening, leaving the town in total darkness The heavy electrical storm played havoc with the lights in some of the resi- dences, numb of fuses blowing out
 Berlin Briefs.
 Colonel C. M Jarvis and wife left yesterday for New York, where they will reside during the winter. Colonel Jarvis is connected with the Federal Adding Machine company in an off, cial capacity. His residence in Beriln will be rented d turing his stay in New York. ."
 Rev. $. A. Fiske and family re- turned home last evening from New Jersey where they spent several days on an auto tour about the state
 Arthur Wilcox, of Brooklyn, N. Y, is visiting With his aunt. Miss Eliza beth P. Wilcox, for few days.
 The contractors have started layiug the brick for the new store which Thomas Barratterio is having built. It will be finished early in Novem ber
 It was reported today that George Prentiss has bought the Gray place, next to his new mansion, and will occupy it until the contractors have completed his home.
 KcnSinetOn Items.
 George Baldwin, the coal dealer, is about town with a new five-ton truck
 Miss Lyons, principal of the Ken sington Grammar school, is spending the weekend at her home in Yer mont
 The memorial committee met last evening to approve the final plans as presented by MT. Brooks, the architect
 Catherine Pagan, who has been spending a two weeks vacation wit her mother here, has returned to St Francis hospital, Hartford, where she is training to become a nurse
 Celebration Tomorrow
 The final plans for the welcome home celebration tomorrow have been completed and everything is in readiness for the boys. Every man. woman and child in the town has been invited by the committee to wit ness the gala time. The sorvice men have laid out an athletic program which will be held on the Fair grounds beginning at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. One of the features of the athletic program is the baseball game between the army and navy
 At o'clock the boys will sit down to banquet to be served at the Mer chants building on the Fair grounds. The hall is large enough to accom- modate every person who wants to come. There will be singing by the service men and speeches by them so that every one should make it a point to be on hand. The medals for the boys will be presented to them while they are seated at the tables After the banquet there will be dancing for the remainder of the evening until midnight. The Merchants hall is large enough to accommodate all who can come. The banquet and the dancing will be in the same hall. as tables will be removed to give ample space for the dancing.
 WANTED-An oldA fas shioned bead bag. pair of colored glass candlesticI<s, old brass or iron andirons. Tel. 466-3 or Box 2oo' BefIln 10-16-2dX
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17
Labor Aids MOUe t0 Extend
 "Neighb0rko0d G0Uer11n1ents'
Leaders Endorse Plan to Set Up Community Councils to Improve Living Conditions.

Living Conditions.
 The part which organized labor should play in community develop ment is being studied by John Frey and committee of well-known labor leaders i'll connection with proposed plans for an extension of the Social Unit plan of community organiza- ton, which has received its initial try-out in a section of Cincinnati, Ohio. Under the auspices of Mir. Frey's committee, John Walker, for mer president of the Illinois Feder- ation of Labor, has been making an intensive study of the Social Unit idea and will shortly submit recom- mendations to organized labor throughout the country.
 Under the Social Unit plan neigh borhoods are organized as units to study their own needs and form pro- grams to meet them. The citizens of each community are organized by blocks, with elected block committees, and elected representative to a cen tral community council. Representa- tives elected by business, trade and professional groups assist the repre- sentatives of the blocks in planning programs to meet discovered needs. It is claimed for this scheme Of or ganization that it does away with paternalism and brings government closer 10 peoples lives.
 In planning for a future program based upon the initial demonstration the Social Unit Organization is scek- ing the advice of labor, business, so- cial workers community workers, experts in municipal administration. public health, Amcricanization and ru1b1ic recreation
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17
OAxkAx&V 1VA" A TOWN BUDGET IS
 BIGGEST, i OF ANY More Than S91,O0O Needed to >, Provide for All Needs WILD DEER SEEN HERE
Meeting of D. A. R. TOday-Watcr Under Bridge Hin- dcrs Traffic-Brothcrhood Lecture Monday Evcning-Briefs.

The budget for the coming year which is the largest in the towns his tory has been summarized and IS printed below. Many questions have arisen about town as to the nature of the expenses that the town will have to meet this year and the figures eiven are those recomm ended by the finance board and passed on at the meeting It will be noted that there is an item of s42,9O0 for schools and another item of $500 denoted as school deficit. This makes the school appropriation s46,40O for the ensuing wear as the deficit was in reality part of the schools budget for this year.
 The budget summarized is as fol-
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17
PLAN FOR BANQUET.

On November there will be a banquet given in Turner hall on Arch street under the auspices of the Je- huda Halevi lodge, in the honor of the women of that organization Dur ing the manquet there will be vaude- vile entertainment. The program is in charge of Attorney William M Greenstein.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17

Last years budget called for sS3,- 900 making an increase this year over that of last year by S8,OO0.
 Deer Seen Here.
 As many as six deer have been seen about the hills and ledges around Berlin within the past two weeks. They seem to be quite tame, coming very near to automoplles passing over the East Berlin rfAad. There are two deer in particular that travel about together, seemingly una fraid of anything. They cannot be shot. as the law is not off until No- vember 15 It is not generally known that there have been deer in the hills about Berlin for years but they nave never been so tame as this year.
 There are a large number or young men in the woods every day hunting, some of whom may chance a shot at one of the horned species If they are caught doing so the law will go hard with them.
 Program Rendered.
 The Emma Hart Willard chapter of the D. A. R. held their American ization meeting this afternoon at o'clock in the Berlin Congregational
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17

Among the business fnc: who arc working with labor leaders i'll form ing t}2is coT2munity program is Charles Edison, son ef the inventor and chairman Of the hrard of direc- tors Of the Edison Company, whc has resigned from aH. other social activities to affiliate adth the SociaI Unit.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17
WAR LOSS 7,z59,O9O TONS

BrItIsh MerChant ShlDs SUNK By
 U-Boats 6,63o,059 Tons.
 London, Oct 17.-British merchant vessels lost through enemy action during the war totalled 7,759, ,090 gross tons, it was officially announced today. Submarine act1on was re- sponsible for the loss of 6,635,059 tons of this total.
 The loss of 14,237 lives was in volved in these sinkings, the official report adds.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-17

New York.-For swift ching pur- poses now, where speed isn't the thing, like it is on the main line, y'know, whats the matter with nice big elephant instead of a coaI-eating engine? Anyway the circuses make 'em do the work.
The Lamar register., 1919-09-10
All Mas,srs Of rhsIr Esss.

u lies with US to determine whether
~ net we are going to waste md seat
t-r our resources Of mind and body
until We must catch, like drowning
men. at straws Of chance or So build
and store our lives that II fate should
buffet US too sorely We will have suf-
ncirnt stamina 10 make even that last
straw a bridge over which We may -till
climb to success. II IL usually the
',l"wns' Of life that make w fit ." live
". the heights. and II. when W." az.
:r"plng almost blindly through i..ir>
!of nur last straw. W. cnn clean
swept open places devoid Of III. ciut-
ter and intrigue Of what We once c"n
ldrrcd success and happiness. then
ill our descent To the last dr"=> 81
Mort net Us inconceivnblr and lasting
The Lamar register., 1919-09-10
CONTINUED next week.
low avi.,srs I!.:p Silence.

i;ow Svistsrs i'-:p Silence.
ri mrthod 1T phoiogrrplilc;,ll, -ur-
Ing the earth from airplsn-s. ca.-
lily referred to by General Sceiy Ia
Introducing the sir service vote In
n. British parliament. will revolution
-. mspmsking. Trigon"m-tricnl sur
v.y'ng Is such Tedious snd expensive
business that less thsn one fourth ~
the land nr~s Of the globe has ~ vet
been accurately SURVEYED. TIL" m1p>
"f the other three -fourth- sre mere
approximations or bss-d on clever
xu-sswort. An internrrionsl c.i.s FER
-rre which me; In London ten Years
sr" decided on the production Of Q
uniform map Of the world on q scf,l~
~ to i.OoOOD. but the possibility ~
finishing the job fhi. c-ntur, SEEMED
very remote at the time. Now that
HNisi"r- can carry out the survey work
while flying over the country to be
mapped there is NO REASON why he
International msp should not he I'm
i>h-d within the nett decade.
The Lamar register., 1919-09-10
"AiI pssls Day"

Th-- origin Of the custom Of playins
tricks ON the thoughtl-s- On April |
cannot be traced with anything like
certainty. IN the literature nf m" La
-nc-s to 1t. and yet beyond that II j.
scarcely possible to 90. One -uyse~
iion IL that the custom VI playing
tricks on the nrst day Of April was lie
rived from some ancient pagan Gus
tom. such ss the Hull festival am,ns
the Hindoos. or the hOinan Feast al
The Fools one fact. however. W. d..
nov. and that 10 that practice pr,
vail. In many countries under Na,',uu
name-. which would Indicate that 1t
lat-. back to the very early histurs
Z the race.
The Lamar register., 1919-09-10
RsAssmin0 Feature.

Aunt Nancy was . kindly ss1i. II
she had nothing complimentary - say
about the person under discussion she
wisely and charitsbly said nothing
Nor could she be trapped into doing
otherwise. On one occasion . man Of
her acquaintance had been the object
Of consid-rHble verbal abuss.
well" said the old lady. all that
may he 50; dunno. Bat | will ~
sAAt he 10 4 gos< hsArs1 sAtss.
The Lamar register., 1919-09-10

light grow in intensity as the darkness
Of the woods deepened behind me. II
was a night full of witchcraft; a night
ON which the stars. the moon, and the
sen together seemed limiting at some
wonderful thing about to happen
Then. as II the fairy night were
matching my thoughts with a chal-
lenge. what was this bright wonder
suddenly present on one of the boul-
ders far down beneath mel tall
shape OF witchcraft whiteness. stand
ing. full in the moon. like a statue in
luminous marble of some goddess of
antiquity.
My eyes and my heart together told
me II was she: and. as she hung poised
over the edge of the water In the at
titude OF one about to dive. q turn of
her head gave me that longed-for
glimpse of those living eyes filed with
moonlight. She stood another mo
ment. still as the night. in her lowell
ness; and the next she had dived d.
rectly Into the path OF the moon.
saw her eyes moonfilled again. as she
came to the surface. and began to
swim-not. as one might have expect
ed, out from the land, but directly In
toward the unseen base Of the cliffs.
The moon-path did lead to q golden
door In the rocks. I said to myself.
and she was about to enter II. II was
= secret door known only to herself !.
and then. for the first time that night.
l thought Of that d0ubloon.
perhana ~ I had nnt thauuhf nf ~ \
should not have done what then I did.
There will. doubtless. be those who
will censure me. II so. l am afraid
they must. At all events, II was the
thought OF that doubloon that swsyed
the balance OF my hesitation In taking
the moon-path In the track OF that
bright apparltion.
looked for way down to the edge
Of the sea. 1t was not easy to find. but
after much perilous scrambling l at
length found myself on the boulder
which had SO lately been the pedestal
OF that Radiance: and. In another mo-
ment. had dived Into the moon-patb
and was swimming toward the mys-
tsrlous golden door.
Before me the rocks opened In q
deep narrow crevasse. long rift. evi.
IDENTIFY slashlng back into the cliff. be-
meath the road on which had been
treading. could see the moonlit
water vanishing into a sort Of gleam-
Ing lane between the vast overhang-
ing walls.
Presently / felt my feet rest lightly
on firm sand. and. still shoulder deep
In the water. 1 walked on another yard
or two-to be brought to a sudden
stop. There she was coming toward
me. breast high In that watery tunnel
The moon, continuing its serene ascen-
sion, Lit her up with u sudden beam.
OF shape of bloom and gloryi
For a moment We both stood looking
at each other. as II transfIed. Then
she gave a frightened cry and put her
hands up to her bosom; as she did %
q sHSAm Of somsthinS hr1ahf-l,ks
The Lamar register., 1919-09-10

oren stones la tAS pavement mara the
lines whsreon Its walls used, 10 rise.
boulevard" 10 . corruption Of "bul-
wark:" and to . considerable extent
these fashionable streets preserve the
lize OF ssDs elder fsrtiacstiOns. Even
So in Cologne. the famous Ring
srrs..e" psrks the site Of the ancient
defen~e.. now turned into q broad -
circiing street.
The Lamar register., 1919-09-10

-ha! Hal" Called a Pleasant Voice.
so to say;" and he quoted two we'll
known lines OF Homer in the original
Greek. adding: "m II you prefer II in
Pops's Translation. which think
don't youf-remains the best:
Ciess to the gates . spacious Gsrdsn lies
Yron storms defended ana ineisaasnt
skies
-and 30 on. Alas! for an old mans
memory! 1t grows shorter and shorter
like his life. Ell, Never mind. you
are welcome. sir stranger. mysterious
~ tossed w here like Ulysses. on our
island coast
1 gased with natural vOnderment
at nils strange individual. who thus
In the heart Of the wilderness had
saiutsd me with q msuculousiy pure
English accent. and welcomed me In
q quotation from Homer In the original
Greek. Who. In the DEVILS name. was
this odd character who. saw, as
looked closer at him. was. - he had
Ainted. quite an old man. though his
unusual srectness and sprghtliness Of
manner. lent him an Elusive air of
yOuthf Who on earth was hs-and
how did he happen in the middle Of
this haunted woodf
CONTINUED next week.
The Lamar register., 1919-09-10
Prsss~vIna hlstsry.

rari. love. her history. and pr
--.- TA baAtils is gone. hu, col.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-24
Those Shame-faced Englanders

IHOSS ohdHS-idNVu AIHBiohuciS
The people fight to get on top of
the omnibuses. Thousands and thou
sands hurry to have look at this dis
NAL Hindenburg and his guard of Ger
mans. Shame grasps many onlook-
ers by the throat, shame makes to-
day many would-be German haters
and detractors of the Kaiser low
spirited, but greater than the shame
of the mob is. as always, its curiosity
From the Thames the troops have
gone through King William street, the
houses of which are blackened by the
dark gray London fog, and the sol
diers have now reached the square be.
tween the Mansion House, the banl
and the exchange.
The German soldiers look with rare
pleasure at the machine guns and an,
ti-aircraft guns standing on the roof:
of the banks, and gayly enter Cheap.
side with great noise and shouting
the street hawkers offer to the loiters
all their penny articles, for the mos
part small toys and figures supposed
to be funny.
The novelty of this week is "Hin
denburg on the Gallows." For a pen
ny everyone can execute this annoying
hero as many times as one likes. Lee
the London mob take their pleasure il
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-24
THE WORLDS DEBT

The Mechanics and Metals National
Bank of New York has been making
study of the debts of the seven ma
tons which principally financed the
war.
At the beginning of the war their
combined debt was $27,000,000, 900.
At the end of the war it was 1884,
900 ,OOO, 900. The British national
debt increased during the war from A
per cent to A per cent of the nations
wealth; the German debt jumped from
6 per cent to nearly so per cent; Aus
tria- Hungary's debt rose to 60 per
cent; the debts of France and Russia
increased to as per cent, while the
United States comes out with debt
equivalent to a mortgage of 8 per cent
of the nations wealth.
In this connection it is important
to remember that the war debt will
not stop it's growth because the war
is ended. Billions must still be spent
and rehabilitation calls for other bill
lions. With the national debt of the
United States not much above the
normal peace debt of European ma
ton it is easy to see where Europe
will look for further financing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-24
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
INCREASE EFFORTS

The annual report of the Boys and
Girls Clubs in Missouri shows that
CLIP members completed the work
and made final reports to the Exten-
sion Service of the University of Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture. This is
an increase of 1864 over the year
1917. The total value of products of
these members was $120,029.3S; total
cost of production 20,677.92, giving
net profit of $44,244.69, which is a
gain of 13,442.14 over 1917.
The average value of production per
member was 1888. The lines of
work are sewing, baking, canning,
gardening, poultry raising, corn grow
ing, pig feeding, calf raising, and
sheep raising. These projects will be
continued during 1919.
On account of the epidemic of in
fiuenza many local and county exhib-
it's and contests had to be postponed
for the club year. This caused a
great loss in club spirit and interest.
Plans have been made for a vigorous
campaign for 1919. More counties
will be organized to carry out def
mite program. More attention will be
given to the selection of local leaders
who will supervise the work until it
is finished. Club workers will coop
crate with farm bureaus, schools,
banks and other organizations that
are interested in training boys and
girls along practical lines of work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-24
Chamberlain's Tablets

When you are troubled with indi-
gestion or constipation, take Cham
berlain's Tablets. They strengthen
the stomach and enable it to perform
its functions naturally. Indigestion
is usually accompanied by constipa-
tion and is aggravated by it. Cham
berlain's Tablets cause gentle move
ment of the bowels, relieving the con-
stipated condition. Obtainable every
where. (adv.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-24
ZINC COINS NEEDED

They make money out of copper and
silver and gold and nickel. Why
shouldn't they make it out of zinc?
This is the query of W. W. Kirby
of Denver floatation company. He
suggests that as we are needing
fractional currency now, the Govern
ment ought to make 2 1-2 cent
piece out of zinc.
Zinc coins would not only fill pub
lie want in the way of 2 Lucent piec-
es, but they would aid in using up the
zinc surplus of the country. Why not
make zinc coins and call them "jacks''
or "zincs"?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-24
MOTHER

Dear Mother, when read each tender phrase,
My heart grows sad and oft l count the days,
Until at last shall sail over the sea,
Back, back to you and home and all | love,
And once cursed the fate that placed me here,
But 10! caught a vision from above
Rs That stfeed my heart with Paenee mother dear
OF plans miscarrcd and work undone,
heard faint echoes of old home songs
And glmpsed your loving faces, by one,
knew your troubles-that could not ease
| suffered at the worry in my heart.
longed to rest my head upon your knees
And feel my loneliness depart
To me the war had brought out bitterness;
Brought dscipine-that cut me to the
And acts, unjust that promised no redress
Beneath the changeess military law.
All through the days heard the homing call;
| your pleading eyes and heard your voice
And in reunion let your hearts rejoice
All useless seemed the changeless game we played
Of endless labor unremitting drill.
1t seemed 'twould be far better had stayed
At home with you, who love and need me still.
And then caught vision from the skies
Of why fight and suffer and sad!
| saw the reason for sacrifice,
And SEEING 10! my heart grew strong and glad;
That was in the ranks to fight and die
If need be- for the millions yet unborn!
The spoils of Hunnish lust undone and torn!
Their children lifting mutilated arms
And babies caught upon the bayonet
Their aged mothers shaving on the farms
To feed the German hordes unconquered yet!
/ the helpless sinking in the waves,
While German sailors laughed to them die;
| a row of new-made baby graves
And distant aircraft sinking in the sky;
I the towns of desoated France,
The fruiting trees destroyed in senseess hate!
Oh, mother, these in trance,
And others that my lips dare not relate!
Oh, think if we had lived in Belgium then,
If France had been home! Oh, God on High,
To picture you the toy of british men,
Our home destroyed, my loved ones left to die!
| see-l see at last-the way
We must forget the little things of life
And dry tears and stife every cry,
Whatever pain may issue from the strife
Why must battle on, with ne'er a thought
But victory, stop to count the cost,
Until a sweeter liberty is wrought
From out the DID, which nearly lost!
Ny mother, cheer your heart and dry your tears,
For after while, God wiling I'll return.
We sacrifice today that, through the years,
We may enjoy the peace for which yearn
Forget all cares, forget all minor things;
Today labor and tomorrow rest!
We fight for every mother she sings
Her babe to sleep upon her throbbing breast
We battle for the womanhood of EARTH
For Liberty, for Honor and for Right!
Be proud, oh, mother, dear, that you gave birth
To who lived to enter such a fight!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-24

The story of Mrs. Hattie Hamil-
ton, SIT Myrtle Avenue. Latonia,
Kentucky, is typical. She says; Il
have never in all my life. until re-
Gently, weighed over 102 pounds.
Finally. I began to take Peruna.
MY weight now is 1870. While /
didn't really need it. l have started
on the third bottle. Peruna has
certainly done me great deal of
good and | recommend it to my
friends. Several are taking it,
1t is surprising the amount of de-
pcndence placed by women every
where upon Or. Hartman's World
Famous Peruna. For forty-fve
years it has been a household REM
edy for coughs, colds. catarrh and
all catarrhal inflammation whether
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-24
Quick Cure for Group

Watch for the first symptom,
hoarseness, and give Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy at once. It is prompt
and effectual. Obtainable everywhere.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-24

The following beautiful of the best of the
has been pleasure written by John Woey
the of Mrs John Ivy He Engineers
F. The first appeared
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-24

Of the respiratory system, stomach
or other organ or part of the body.
The record of Peruna for nearly
n half century Is a startling one.
Thousands have discovered and tes-
tify to it's marvellous merit. Peruna
is sold everywhere. May be pur-
chased in either liquid or tablet
form. Your dealer has 1t. Ask for
Or. Hartmans well-known Peruna
Tonic. Do not accept a substitute
or something just as good Insist
upon Peruna.
If you are sick and suffering from
any cause whatever, write The Pc
runa Company, Dept. rs. Columbus,
Ohio, for DR.. Hartman's Health
Book. The book is free and may
help you. Ask your dealer for q
Peruna Almanac.