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The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
TREATY OF PARIS, 1888.
OF

AS is being proved now, it is a sim
pier thing to start a war than to end
One-a more complicated matter to
take such a show off the stage than.
to put 1t on"
The surrender of CORVALLIS in Oc-
tober of 1871 practically ended the,
war of the American Revolution; but
1t was not until September 8, of 1888,
nearly two years later, that the de-
fnltive treaty Of peace was signed at
Paris. Almost all the intervening time
was spent In negotiations. Franklin,
John Adams, Jay and Laurens had been
sent to Paris to be ready for the for
mutation Of peace. All sensible Brit
fsh statesmen were convinced that the
independence of the colonies was an
accomplished fact; but the king, and
the Tsea ctionaries with whom he had
surrounded, himself. were stubbornly
bent on continuing the war. It was
proposed to make 1t "war of posts"
ascthe futility of transporting anoth-
err great army to America was appar-
ent. Gibraltar was besieged by the
Spanish and the success of the Ameri-
can arms had inspired Holland to break
oft relations with England in the very
year CORVALLIS surrendered and had
induced the northern nations under
the guise of neutrality to form league.
Nothing Succeeds Like Success.
England wanted peace and America
wanted peace; the question was who
should make the first move. AT last
1Sc
birthday, February % of 1882, made
motion In the house of commons
against continuing the war. 1t was
lost by one vote. but carried five days
later by majority Of 10. This meant
the downfall of the ministry and the
formation of a new one favorable to
peace Rickingham's ministry came in
on March 20. Lord Sheiburne was
secretary of state for the home de-
partment and Charles James Fox for
foreign affairs. Now, If America was
independent peace with America was
a matter for Fox to handle-if it
wasn't, the task belonged to Shell
burne. Franklin saw two strings to
his bow and wrote to the home minis
ter, preferring to deal with the Machi-
aveIlian Shelburne than with the chau-
whistle Fox. Shelburne quietly sent
Richard Oswald over to Paris. Frank
lin was alone. Adams was in Holland
negotiating a loan; Jay had gone to
Spain and Laurens, who had been cap
tured on his way from America and
confined in the tower, had just been
released on parole and had gone to
Holland. Franklin had a free hand.
He calmly suggested that England cede
Canada to the United States. Oswald
went back to London with this propo-
sition. coming back to reject it and to
ask guarantees for the loyalists in
America and the payment of British
debts. and offering complete independ-
ence with the Penobscot as the east
ern boundary of the new nation. Frank
lin wrote to Jay to come back from
Spain saying, "She has been for four
years considering whether she will
treat with us--let her take forty"
Fox got wind of what was going on
and sent over Mr.. Grenville with the
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
HUGE AaiIstones.

There are numerous well-authenti-
Gated cases of hailstones weighing half
a pound and more. but claims which
go far beyond this meager weight are
made. Stones of six to eight pounds
are said to have fallen in Namur in
1719 and the missionary, Father Hue.
who ought to be credible witness.
records the fall in Tartary, in 1S43,
OF II block of ice as big as a milestone,
which took three days to melt In
May, 1902. a Hungarian village re.
ported 1,11O-pound block, requiring
eight men to remove it; and in Tip
pools time. one as big as an elephant
was said to have fallen near Seringa-
patam.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
YIELD BIG CROPS
Grain Seeds From Western Can
ada Do Well in Ohio.
Demand for Them IL Bound to Add
Value to the Land Of Our North
ern Neiohbor, Now to
Be Had Cheap.

A large area of the land in several
counties in Ohio prepared for spring
seeding will be seeded with Marquis
wheat-a spring variety. This wheatis
imported from Western Canada. 1t was
about three years ago that the first OF
this seed was imported into the States,
and the result, watched each succeed
ing year, proved that Ohio soil and
spring seeding was a success. The
demand for the seed has now become
so great that one of the largest seed
houses in the state, that has been pur-
chasing from Western Canada farmers
and importing it, has decided to pur-
chase a large block of land in that
country for the purpose of growing the
grain themselves. They will devote
a considerable portion of their West
ern Canada holdings to growing oats,
barley and rye. Their action is
strong Endorsement of the product. For
some time past a considerable guam
tity Of seed oats has also been import
ed. The prolific yield reported was
what probably gave an impetus to the
Introduction of wheat
1t was found. though, after couple
Of years the quality of the oats. as
we'll as the yield. began to deteriorate
when grown seed was used. making 1t
necessary for fresh importations every
couple Of years. It is possible that
the same experience may follow the
growing Of Western Canada wheat. In
fact it is quite probable. and the Ohio
farmer will find it necessary to import
every two years.
With the success that has followed
the Ohio farmers experiments with
this imported seed it is possible other
states now growing winter wheat will
begin growing spring wheat. Tt may
therefore he taken for granted that
Western Canada, in addition to its
ability to produce hundreds Of mil
lions Of bushels of wheat possessing
the greatest percentage Of gluten of
any wheat in the world, will shortly
be called upon to provide the seed
that will be grown on the additional
acres In the United States that may be
devoted to spring wheat.
It is a we1l-established fact that the
further north any product of the farm
can be brought to a state of maturity,
the more vigorous it becomes. This
has been proven in the grains that
have been produced in Western Can
ada it has been shown in the devel-
Opment Of it's horses, It's cattle, its
sheep and its hogs; also in it's people.
The neighbor to the north really has
splendid future before him, and
many years will not have passed be-
fore the lands that are selling today
ut much less than their producing
value will bring prices more common
surate with their true worth than they
do today. Think of lands that yield in
their operation a profit of from fifteen
20 twenty-five dollars an acre year
selling at figures less than $40 an acre.
It does not require mathematician
60 figure the percentage of profit. It
Is unfair to these lands to ask them
to continue these profits for long. So
1t is safe to make the prediction that
In a very few years they will place
themselves on parity with other
lands that today produce less and sell
tor much more.-Advertisem
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
THE MOST DANGEROUS
/. :..-~ OF ALL DISEASES

Get some GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil Capsules at once. They are an old,
tried preparation used all over the
world for centuries. They contain only
old-fashioned, soothing oils combined
with Strengthening and system-cleans-
ing herbs, well known and used by ply
sicians in their daily practice. GOLD
ported direct from the laboratories i'm
Holland. They are convenient to take,
and viii either give prompt relief or
your money will be refunded. Ask for
them at any drug store, but be sure
to get the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Accept no substitutes.
In sealed packages. Three sizes.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
FAMOUS
PEACE TREATIES
TREATY OF PARIS. 1853.

BY H. IRVING KING
>~~%>~~~~~~~S ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Copyright, 1919 by the Mcclure Newspaper

killing and taking prisoners almost
the entire party. The ball was
opened and Washington had opened 1t.
1t is not necessary to go over the
history of the French and Indian war
which was closed by the treaty OF
Paris nine years later. Every school
boy knows of Braddocks defeat anil
VOLTS victory. Washington, as an
officer of the Virginia militia and as
aid to BraddOck, learned the art OF
war by experience and so distin-
guished himself that his name was
known in Europe. Quebec fell in Sep
TENDER of 1859, Montreal surrendered
in 1850, and Canada fell into the
power of the English. Spain Joined
France in 1861 and British feet and
army, to which New York and New
England contributed, captured Havana
the next year. The commerce OF
France was almost swept from the
seas by British cruisers and Spain
was not able to carry on her COM
merce with her American colonies.
British Proposed Peace.
The British proposed peace.
AAcIL lSIlIIS were OhOASuCl'
the French minister, said: "What can
we do? The English are drunk with
success and we are not in a condition
to abase their pride"
Preliminaries were signed at Paris
on November 3 and definite
treaty on February 10 the next year.
To England was coded, besides islands
in the West Indies, Canada, Louisiana
as far west as the Mississippi, but ex-
Guiding New Orleans and the terri
tory Immediately around it. New Or
leans and Louisiana west of the Mis-
sissippi France gave to Spain for her
aid. OF all her North American pos
sessions France retained only the lit
tie islands of Miquelon and st. Pierre
end a right in the fisheries. Havana
was given up to Spain by England in
return for Florida.
Quiet says: 1.-THE humiliation was
deep, the loss irreparable. But the
hour was coming for that supreme
struggle which should give to the
world the United States of America"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

On February 10, 1863, there was
signed one Of the most mOmentOus
treaties ever concluded in the history
of the world for it not only decided
whether the Latin or the AnglO-S0xOn
race should be supreme in North
America, not only deposed France
II ON her position Of a colonial power
of the first rank, but it ended war
which had taught the American col
Onies to think, act and feel for them
selves in terms of distinctive national
ity, had laid the foundations for the
American Revolution and developed
the genius of George Washington.
Unlike, the other wars which had
disturbed the American colonies and
called upon the colonists to shed their
blood in backing up some European
quarrel in which they had no inter
est, this war was begun in the Amer
lean wilds over American questions
and it's main theater of action was
American soil. It is known in Amer
lea as the French and Indian war.
French and English Quarrel.
Scarcely was the ink dried on the
Treaty of Aix-la- Chapelle when the
French and English began to quarrel
over the boundaries of that indefinite
region of Arcadia" which had been
coded to England by the Treaty of
Utrecht. On the Ohio a land company
claimed under a charter from George
II vast stretches of land which the
French claimed lay in French terri
tory. The governor of Canada sent
a military force from Montreal to
drive out the English settlers and es-
tablish posts. The governor of Vir-
gInia decided to send a person of dis
tinction" to inquire into this, and Sc
lected George Washington, then twen-
ty-one years of age. The French COM
mandant declared he would hold his
ground.
The next spring Washington went
out with an expedition to build fort
at the junction of the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers where now is
Pittsburgh. Reaching the Great
Meadows he learned of the approach
of a French force and attacked it,
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

proposition that the independence Of
the United States should be granted,
but to France! A proposition reject
ed by both Franklin and France.
Treaty Of Paeification.
King Louis and his government were
filed with anger when they heard OF
the signing of this treaty in which
they had not been allowed to NEEDLE.
But they ealmed down and on Septem-
Der 8 of the next year, nine months
after Franklin's treaty, a Treaty OF
Pacificatton" between Spain, France
and England was signed.
Franklin's treaty became effective ::
Conquests made by France and Eng
land during the war were exchanged !;
TObago and the Senegal river were
coded to France. Pondicherry (French
India) was enlarged. Spain was con-
f1rmed in her possession of Florida and
Minorca. Holland recovered all her
possessions except Negapatam in India.
In the boundary negotiations Great
Britain insisted that the western line
of the United States should be the AL
leghenies. The Americans replied in
effect:
Gen. George Rogers Clark in 1889
captured Kaskaskia and Vincennes and
took possession Of the Illinois coun-
try We have been in possession ever
since. We are In possession now. The
country is ours clear to the Mississippi
and we are going to keep it."
The United States had it's way Now
mark the result The fact that the
United States owned to the Mississippi
caused it to make the Louisiana Pur-
chase" Of Napoleon in 1903, by which
it got more than one million square
miles of unexplored wilderness extend
! ing to the Rockies. In the next gener-
alton the Americans had explored this
wilderness and were settling it and
were in full march westward, with
their faces set to the Pacific. Follow
ed the war with Mexico, the capture
of California and the completion of
the march across the continent.
The guiding hand of Providence
raised up George Rogers Clark. The
capture of General Hamilton at Vim
cennes should be listed lin the ode
cisive battles of the world" The fix
ing of the Mississippi as America 8
western boundary, next to the recog-
milton of her independence. was the
most important article Of the treaty of
Paris, 1888.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

Don't buy Aspirin tablets in a pill
box. Insist on getting the Bayer pack
age with the safety "Bayer Cross" on
both package and on tablets. No other
wayI
You must say 'fBayer." Never ask
for merely Aspirin tablets. The name
Bayer" means you are getting the
genuine "Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin"
proven safe by millions of people.
Beware Of counterfeitsl Only re-
Gently Brooklyn manufacturer was
sent to the penitentiary for flooding
the country with talcum powder tab
lets, which he claimed to be Aspirin.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

In the Bayer package are proper di-
rections and the dose for Headache,
Toothache, Earache, Neuralgia, Rheu-
matism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Colds,
Grippe, Infiuenzal-C Colds, Neuritis and
pain generally.
'Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" Ameri-
can made and owned, are sold in vest
pocket boxes of u tablets, which cost
only few cents, also in bottles Of "a
and bottles Of 10O-also capsules.
Aspirin is the trade mark Of BayeF
Manufacture OF Monoaceticacideste
of Salicylicacid.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

No organs Of the human body are so
important to health and long life as the
kidneys. When they slow up and com:
Danger la in sight.
Find out what the trouble is-wtth-
out delay. Whenever you feel nervous,
weak, dizzy, suffer from sleeplessness,
or have pains in the back, wake up at
once. Your kidneys need help. These are
signs to warn you that your kidneys
are not performing their functions
properly They are only half doing
fhefr work and are allowing impurities
Is accumulate and be converted into
uric acid and other poisons, which
are causing you distress and viii de.
@troy you unless they are driven from
your system a = -. q --,---
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
PROVED NOTE WAS INCORRECT
Al Cost of Some Personal Diseom-
fort Collector Found 1t Did
Not State Exact Truth.

AT the head of a large business con-
Germ is a very pompous man, who not
only is very careful of his dignity,
but inclined to irritability if things
do not go exactly right with him.
Wishing to attend to some correspond
ence and having been troubled
much of the day by visitors, he
placed a note on the outside of his pri-
vate, Office door the other day which
read: "Mr. Blank cannot be dis
turbed."
A collector soon afterward appear
ed at the door Of the private
Office, walked past the secretary,
read the note and strobe in, but soon
came. out the door much more rap
Idly than he had entered.
Didn't you read the note?" the sec
rotary asked of the disheveled col
lectOr.
''I read it," the latter admitted, but
I didn't believe it and went in to
find out. I discovered that I was
right, for he can be and was"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
EQypttan Saw.

The saw appears to be the earliest
tool in Egyptian history. It was found
first in the form of a notched bronze
knife, 5000 years before the Christian
era. There are no dated specimens
until the seventh century before the
Christian era, when the Assyrians used
iron SAWS.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
An Easy Promise.

John said the wife, tenderly,
promise me that if I should be taken
away, you will never marry Nancy
Tarbox"
Certainly, Maria" replied the hus-
band reassuringly. 81 can promise you
that. She refused me three times
when I was a much handsomer man
than I am now"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
He Thought of Father.

The twilight was wistful and sad.
Listen" she said, in tense voice.
'Hear the bowling of the wind among
the trembling trees. See how mourn
full lies the waning light on the hills.
This chilly desolation! Oh! does it
not make you feel that in life there is
too much of cold, too nTush OF bleak
ness?' ~ -. st.
well, no." he answered, candidly.
Father, you see, is in the gas stove
business e-.>-- t..,.,, s.~,.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
The Saxinns of Shinhone

"Ah done heard Brudder Jones pray
in las night to be delivered frum his
'upsettin' SINS" remarked Shfnbone.
''an' All reckon he mus hab referred
to de sin Of 'toxication."-Bo Tran
script.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

In India wood, metal and ivory
carvers begin to learn their trade at
the age of three years and become
skilled workers by the time they are
twelve.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

Just for the sake of poetic justice,
why shouldn't movie vamp and a
baseball umpire match up and have
IN ideal married life?
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

The belle in the choir often brings
more young men to church than the
bell In the steeple.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

Cousin Bill says: 1.-THE crow may
be a troublesome bird but he never
gets noisy without caws" ..,
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

The man who is looking for a soft
place without honest labor can usual
ly find it right under his hat.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

A buzz saw can teach an inquisitive
man more in a minute than the best
instructors can teach him In a life
time.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

The same hammer that breaks a
piece of iron in two can be used to
weld two pieces of iron into one.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
Talk Garden to 'Em.

Tell your victory garden message
to the world, says the national war
garden commission Of Washington to
every gardener.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

The successful man is always busy
whether he feels like it or not. Any
man can work when he feels like it.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
Washday i'm 1919.

washday in 1919. T..
Unusually fine dinner you have to-
night, my DEAR" said Kansas City
husband the other evening.
eyes, it's, the leftovers from lunch"
replied his wife. 3 4-r.~-..
big lunch today? You must havS
had company. Why, i thought this
was" "a
$50 it was, dear. But, you see.
had to get big meal for the laundress
anyway, so just fixed little more,
and had three of the club girls over"
Kansas City Star.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

Much of mothers popularity with
her children is due to the fact THAI
she Is willing to wait on them.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

A stupid man compliments a wom-
ans teeth, but a clever man makes her
laugh.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

Said the facetious Teller "Coarse
food is not the kind that Is served In
courses
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

The Beginning of Economy.
Husband-We1l have to economic,
dear.
Wife-Well, let's smoke less.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

You can't judge the size OF mans
brain by the amount of noise he
makes.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

You will not do enough If you do
not try to do more than enough
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
In Bad With Both

In Bad With Both,
"Mr and Mrs. Wombat seem to hate
you, yet you were an early friend of
each.'
That's the point. I introduced
them.'-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24
What is Castorla

for Castor Oil, Paregoric
Soothing 1t pleasant It contains neither
Opium Its its
relief
Constipation Flatuen Wind Colo and Diarrha aayng
regulating the Stomach and Bowels
giving healthy and natural
that
and and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. against Experiment ~ <AZyNzA@.
<GEEC&<&<
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-24

Much of the cook S popularity depends
lection Oil Cook Stove makes possible
not only the most delicious meals but
a pleasant kitchen in which to work.
You, too, will be enthusiastic when
you see how it saves you the drudgery
of kindling and ashes--and time in
waiting and watching for the fire to
draw. The Long Blue Chimney gives
the clean intense fame. Regulated
like gas. No smoke, no odor.
The New Perfection Water Heater gives
you hot water any time you want it.
Decide ohavea NewPerfection StoveandWate
Heater this summer. See your dealer today.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW YORK
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-26
CONSOLATION POOL
 CLOSED LAST NIGHT;
 IS WELL SUPPORTED

Sharp at midnight last night, the consolation ice pool, which was started immediately after the close of the big ice pool, was closed, with 867 chances sold. There was quite rush for chances during the clos ing hours, and brisk business was done at all the pool halls and other places where the tickets were on sale.
 One thousand tickets were printed for the consolation ice pool, of which 133 remained unsold at mid night, and these were destroyed in the presence of the committee and some other Nenanaites.
 The expenses incurred in connec- tion with the pool for printing and incidentals amounted to s8, leaving a balance of s425.50, which will be paid to the lucky winner.
 It is estimated that approximately S3,200 were subscribed toward the pools in Nenana on the breakup. This includes the big pool, the con solation and the several minute pools, but does not take into ac- count the various pools out on the line.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-26
VICTORY DRIVE
 IS SATISFACTORY
 SALES CONTINUE

The Victory Liberty Loan drive, which commenced on Monday, still continues and the results obtained so far are considered fairly satis- factory.
 The bonds may be purchased either outright or on the instalment plan at the Northern Commercial Co.,, the disbursing office of the A. E. C., the postoffice, and from the Ladies' committee, the members of which will thoroughly canvass the town.
 It is expected that one of the members of the Ladies' committee will journey out the line in a few days and give the men stationed in the distant camps of the A. E. C.. an opportunity to invest in these securities
 Great things are expected of the ladies, who, as on all previous occa- sions of a like nature will, no doubt go considerably "Over the top" in the sales.
 Up to this morning, the Ladies committee had sold Victory Loan bonds amounting to S12,000, and it is expected that they will more than cover the allotment.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-04-26
TANK SQUADRON
 IN AOR|AI|C ID
 ACT CAUTIOUSLY

PARIS, Apr. 26.-Orders have been issued to Rear Admiral Andrew, commanding the American sea forces in the Adriatic, directing him to take exceptional precautions to avoid possible disorders resulting from the tense situation existing in that region.
 These orders were despatched to Spalato, a Dalmatian port, where the ships of the American squadron are now riding at anchor.
 Spalato is one of the chief centers of the agitation between the Italians and the Jugo-Slavs.
 The orders issued to Rear Admiral Andrew are entirely of precaution- ary nature.