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New Britain herald., 1921-09-19
THE STRAW HAT.

The Swan Song of the straw hat has been sung for this year. There are places in the country where man would not have worn one rsince september , for the fear or the ridi- culc that would have been hurled at him. Had September 18th been d frightfully hot day nevertheless he would have had to don a headpicce of some other material.
 One is rather proud to say that. after waiting four days before boasting, little of that atti- tude has been taken here. There has seemed to be the feeling that if man might go without his overcoat in the dead of winter. when a very warm day came he might continue to wear his straw hat even after the day it is doomed if it were warm and if i.s lat-band had become so intimate with the conformation of his brow that the straw hat was comfortable.
 In a city where work" is the slogan when there is work to be done, it is' good to see that formal, arbitrary rules of fashion do not obtain. It is good to see, also. that one other small item
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19
CITY FINANCES.

At the approaching meeting of the Common Council next Wednesday eve ming. reports are to be made by var ious boards onI city financial matters.
 Considering tho unemployment sit uation, now reported better through out tho country and considering tho anxiety of tho city and ita people to do all that may bo dono for tho un- employed 1t would he we'll If there is shown how much there i1 left O. tho appropriations already made. From these figures. and from the estimated needs for the rest of the fiscal year. tho Common Council would be able to figure where the cit ystands and how far thu cry O. poverty ia justified.
 In other words it should be made as plain as possible how much we have spent. how much more we need. and whether what wa havo on hand or what will como in will cover tho lat ter.
 Consideration should be given, in this connection, of course. to the es- tlmated amounts that it is possible will be available from one or more committees or boards to turn over, in- side the last two months, to other committoeJ or boards which need money.
 Propositions arc continually coming up which cost money and which should he looked Into. They are some times dismissed with the old reference to the present state of affairs finan- cially and tho realization that if those conditions arc not bcttered wo will need every cent we have. therefore the resolution ia laid aside.
 Wednesday night seem1 splendid opportunity to get 6 light on tho exact situation. Arc we "hard up" at tho moment. or arc wo economizing. in fact Eolns without tho thlnga wa need because of tho fear of future needi Thosa question: should loo answered in order that tho optimistic member of tho council may vote as he sees fit in tho light of tho knowledge gained. and that the posslmistic member may do likewise.
 Now is a good time for a show down. It would help us play the rest of the hand out as wisely aa possible.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19
DON'T GET HURT"

Today Is the second of Don't Get Hurt" or Safety First week." How many thought of 1t yesterday? How m1ny have thought of it today? Re- member il affects not only you. but others. You don't want to get hurt. anu you want to do all that you can t7 prevent others from being injured.
 Scientists have shown the effective moss of almost compelling oneself to do q certain thing or free oneself of a cersin habit. by thinking of it be- fore you 70 to sleep.
 So tonight. as you go to sleep re- ptat over and over to yourself that little slogan. Don't Get Hurt" and See if you don't remember 1t all through tomorrow.
 Don't Get Hurt"
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19
SLEEPING IN PARKS

If a man. unaccustomed to viewing tho "sCamy side of life wants 10 judge, today, of the unemployment situation, he should not be shocked nor guided by the number of men he finds sleeping in parks, unless he is in n position to compare that number with the number formerly accustomed to this habit.
 There is a great amount of unem- pIoyment. That certainly is admitted. There is great sympathy for those out of work, especially in city like New Britain where sleeping in the park is not common.
 But merely because an investigator with a warm heart, though cold body. finds a multitude of people sleeping ,n these open spaces, he need not feel that it is a proof of the great amount of unemployment that exists today.
 In Chicago. for instance, long before the war, when there was no cry of un- employment, hundreds, probably thousands might be found spending their nights in the parks and railways. Usually these men used their shoes as pillows. to prevent their being stolen. The hats of most of them were not valuable and less care was taken to put them in a place of safety. But if a man had a good pair of shoes, and little money in the morning-and many of these park sleepers possessed the price of a bed-they knew that they could take those to some dealer in second hand articles along South State street or on Madison street, get dollar for them perhaps, and be presented with "relievers-valueless pair of shoes retained by the dealer for just such purpose.
 There are ways enough to judge of the number of men out of work, but counting the numbe. sleeping in parks and in alleyways and railways. is not the way to do it.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19
"JEST RUNIINATIN'." ;"
(Robcrt Russelll

That pipe O mine sends up its smoke on rainy days and bright:
 But more significant are tn Ose that float alott at night. About them seems to be a sort Q lesson we don't know; In scokin' O it's meanin' We must 20 almighty slow. Today I sees a crowd O men, the young and middle-aged- In honest talk about the boys who've suffered. they're en- gagged.
 What can we do for them?" they ask: How can we make 'cm strong?
 As far as we ourselves-well we can somoway get along. It's hard to get all started once again in life's big task: But we won't beg. an we can keep alonE-no more we II usk.
 Except for those who're wounded, an for them we'll fight like sin:
 We learned one thing across the seas an that was fight an win.
 We'll cry out for ourselves no more: the people know whats But cry out for the wounded and tho sickly-that we must"
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

though the Conference were consid- cred of little importance.
 Europe has had one example of tho inability of our representative to carry out the plan he favored, when he returned to his people, in the de- feat of the League of Nations. It is we'll that other nations recognize fully the power of Congress-House and Senate-but it would be most unwise to furnish them with another illustration of the slight value the ducted by our accredited representa- tives.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

Bootleg is full of a number of things to provide all with harps and wings.
 Men may not be more modest than women, but about the only thing q man exposes in public is his ignorance. money in the belief that Heaven is operated on the pay-as-you-enter plan.
 An open countenance' inspires con- tidence provided the owner has seen enough to keep the lower part of it closed.
 Well, if there had been a little re- pression among buyers there wouldn't havo been so much depression amon8 sellers.
 Ford's ability to make a railroad pay would have been more astonishing paper pay.
 The average wife can't understand how it happens that her husband does most of the work at the office and gets so little pay.
 Each great invention designed to end war serves only to make it a little more complicated and expensive
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

Those who wish to protest will never start a row while they retain the inalienable right to work off steam in a parade.
 still. d man kisses his wife about as often as she shows symptoms of be- ing willing to stand for it.
 We can now recognize Mexico, ii Mexico will overlook that affair Tn West Virginia and recognize us.
 You see. hotel rates must be high enough to cover the cost O. the towels and soap the guests carry away.
 After figuring up vacation costs q man doesn't regret that he had hut one wife to send to the country. one reason why tobacco chewing has lost favor is because there are fewer open firepace for the disposal of the by-produot-
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19
FACTS AND FANCIES BY ROBERT CULLEN

Lenine and Trotzky are combina- ton in restraint of trade.
 Another thing that congress taxes is the country's nervous system.
 There are two ways to eat fred chicken. the dainty way and the right way.
 Protect the birds. The dove brings peace and the stork brings in exemp- tions.
 There is this to be said for bobbed hair: you knok it is all fastened at o-e end.
 No man is bigger than the law, but occasionally you find one whose bank roll appears to be.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19
Memher of The Associated Press.

uhs Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the uso for republication of all news credited to it not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news pub IishCd herCiE.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

Uncle Sam Still Running in Debt, ' headline. Yet, according to car toonists. he is still smiling, up and coming.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

tfne A. II. C. ta national organization which furnishes newspapers and adver- tisera with a strictly honest analysis Of circulation Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit This lnsures protection against fraud in newspaper distribution figures to both national and local advertisers,
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

If you can't sing or play, remember sour grapes" may cause you to sheer at the efforts of others in realms you do not understand
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

New York Business Men Are Optimistic" headline. That's what made so many Broadway eating and drinking places thrive-then break.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

Society to Promote Harmony Among All Races,' headline. It does, no matter to what race the social lion belongs.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

Headline declares "Railroads Not Showing Spirit" Can't show what they haven't got, and railroads aren't supposed to carry any.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19
TELEPHONE CALLS;

Entered at tho Post Office st New britaIr
 as Second Glass Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

The more one studies a serious situation the less serious will it be- come.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

The country will be better off. when more of our corn is transformed into pork and less into wild oats.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

The only profitable advertising medium In the city. Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

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New Britain herald., 1921-09-19
New Britain Herald.

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Iasued daily Sunday exceptcd tt 4;15
 prupriotors.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

P NJ. at Herald Building. CT Church street $500 q Year.
 t2.0o Three Months. Tbc q Month
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

Another thing that congress taxes the country's nervous system.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-19

Each great inventiop designed to end war serves only to make it a little more complicated and expensive.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
CABLES FINED s1OO.

Edward Cables, Of Reed street. driver of an automobile truck which crashed into a lunch wagon owned by C- F. Stanwood, in Stratford avenue, yesterday afternoon,-wa fined S10O and sentenced to 10 days in jail by the City court today, for operating a car while under the influence of liquor. Robert Nichols, of 12 Frank street, a helper on the truck, was fined s5 and costs for drunkenness. The lunch wagon was badly damaged by the truck
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
STOLE MOTORCYCLE.

4 motorcycle owned by Frank S. Bennett, of Stratffe1d road, was stolen from it's parking place in Middle street, last night A report of the theft has been made to the police. The machine was an Indian, with side car attached.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14
HELD FOR FORGERY.

Stamford, Oct 14-Charles H.
 Bradley, 26 of 72 Broad street, Oak vile, N. Y, was held under bonds of $1,000 here today on a charge of forgery. He called at the store of McClelland and borrowed some blank checks last night. McCle1land report
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14

William J. Simmons, Imperial Wiz ard of the Ku Klux Klan, collapsed at the close of a five-hour inttrroga- ton of the order by members of House committee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14

ed the matter to the police Wno Iol- Iowed Bradlev to the store of Isaac Shuln1an where it is alleged he St- tepted to cash a check for $3.5o pur- porting to be signed by Mrs. McCiel- Iand His arrest followed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14

Mayors and corporation counsels of many cities in New York state will ettend conference on unemployment at Albany next Wednesday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-14

Buy your Meats at Boston Pub lie Market and save money. The largest East End retail market at wholesale prices.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-01

Harry rocked az BIN. he saw the
tragic truth Of the words and suddenly
her face was like them. Unconscious
" In the midst Of her playful talk this
thing had fallen. He did not know
what to make Of It.
Il feel sad when / think Of Abe"
said Harry. HE don't know what is
ahead Of him, / guess. I heard Mrs.
Traylor say that he was in love with
Ann" .s#s
II reckon he Is, but he don't know
how to, show 1t. He's never told her.
I reckon he's mighty good, but he don't
know how to love q girl. Did you ever
see an elephant talking with a crick-
ETY.
mot as l remember" said Harry.
Il never did myself, but IL I did, I'm
r they'd both look very tired. It
would be still harder for an elephant
to be engaged to a cricket. l don't
reckon the elephants love would At the
cricket or that they'd ever be able to
agree on what they'd talk about. It's
some that way with Abe and Ann. She
is small and spry; he Is slow and high.
She'd need a ladder to get up to his
face, and I just tell you 1t amt purity
when We get there. She amt got q
chance to love him." u.. .. -
II love him." said Harry. II think
he's a wonderful a I'd fight for
him till I died. John Mcneil Is moth
ing but q grasshopper compared to
him." #.
That's about what my father says"
Rim answered. NJ love Abe, too. and
so does Ann, but 1t amt the hope
to die. marryin' love. It's like a mans
love for q man or q wornan's love for
q woman. John Mcneil is handsome
he's Just plumb handsome, and smart.
too. He's bought a big farm and u
going into the grocery business. Mr..
Rutledge says he'll be a rich man."
II shouldn't wonder. IL he going
to NE spelling schoolr" 4
mo. he went of t. Richland today
with my father to Join the company.
They're going to fight the Injuns,
too"
The shell sounded for dinner. BIN
started for the road at q gallop, wav-
ing her hand. He unhitched his team
and followed it slowly across the black
burrows toward the barn.
He did not 60 to the spelling school.
Abe came at seven and said that he
and Harry would have to walk to
Springfield that night and get their
equipment and take the stage in the
morning. Abe said If they started
right away they could get to the Globe
tavern by midnight. In the hurry and
excitement Harry forgot the spelling
school. To BIN it was a tragic thing.
Before he went to bed that night he
wrote q letter to her.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-01

home somewhere to III I after9Wue
have broke the last camp here, and .
kind of q birds sconapass to- help III
ind Il. / reckon well hear the call of
IT as we grow older .ss
ne stopped and took on Ills hat and
looked up 1T the stars and added
IL it isn't SO I don't see why the
long procession Of life keeps harping
on this subject OF home. I think / 4
the point of the whole thing. II isn't
the place or the furniture that makes
It home, but the love and peace that's
In It. BY and by our home isn't here.
any <more. 1t has moved. Our minds
begin to beat about In the undlscoy.
cred countries looking for 1T. Some
how we got it located-each mar for
himself
For another space they hurried along
without speaking. a
!. = tell you. Harry, whatever d large
number OF intelligent folks have
agreed upon for some generations Is
so-if they have been allowed to do.
their own thinking said Abe. TITS
about the only wisdom there is"
He had sSonnded the keynote OF the
new Democracy.
So, under the lights Of heaven.
speaking in the silence Of the night Of
impenetrable mysteries, they jour
neyed on toward the land Of plenty.
TITS as still as a graveyard Harry
whispered when they had climbed the
bluff BY the mill long after midnight
and were near the little village,
They're all buried In Sleep said
ABB. We'll get Rutledge out Of bed.
He'll give rs Z ~shakedown some
where"
His loud rap % the door Of the tav-
ern signalized more than q desire Tor
rest Ii the weary travellers. for just
then 4 cycle Of their lives had ended.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-01

clared. AND, speaking Of lie, Arls-
totle said that the learned and the I'M
learned were 90 the living and the
dead
1T Ii true" Abe interposed. n say
it IN spite Of the fact that It Stays
me-"
"You7 mol You are alive to your
finger tips" Kelso answered.
But I have mastered only eight
books" said Abe.
"And one-the book Of common
sense, and that has wised you" Kelso
went on. "Since I came to this coun-
try | have learned to beware Of the
one-book man. There are more living
men In America than in any land ]
have seen. The man who reads one
good book thoughtfully is alive and
often my master in wit or wisdom.
Reading Is the gate and thought is the
pathway OF real life"
II think that most Of the men I know
have read the Bible" said Abe.
"A wonderful and a saving factl It
is a sure foundation to build your life
upon"
Kelso paused to pour whisky from
a jug at his side for those who would
take It. .~&
Let us drink to our friend Abe and
his new ambition" he proposed.
"What Is It'll" Samson asked.
II am going to try for q seat In the
legislature" said Abe.
The toast was drunk. and by some
In water, after which Abe said:
IL you have the patience to listen
to It, I'd like to read my declaration to
the voters OF Sangamon county"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-01

Harry had not heard from home
since he left ii. Abe had had q letter
from Rutledge which gave him the
news Of Bins elopement. Tbs letter
said:
Il was v to BeardstoWn the day,
Kelso and Mcneil got OF the steamer.
/ brought them home with me. Kelsoj
was bigger than his trouble. Said that
the ways Of youth were a part Of the,
great plan. .Thornsl Thorns!' he said.
They are the teachers Of wisdom and
who am I that / should think myself
or my daughter too good for the like,
since 1t Is written that Jesus Christ
did not complain OF them3'"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-01

Samson's diary briefly describes this
appeal as follows:
HE said that he wanted to win the
confidence and esteem oil his fellow
citizens. This he hoped to accomplish
by doing something which would make
him worthy Of 1t. He had been think
ing of the county. A railroad would
do more for 1t than anything else, but
a railroad would be too costly. The
improvement Of the Sangamon river
was the next best thing. He favored
q usury law and said, in view Of the
talk he had just heard, he was going
to favor the Improvement and build.
ing Of schools, SO that every one could
learn how to read, at least. and learn
for himself what is In the Bible and
other great books. It was a modest
statement and we all liked It." w.
"Whatever happens to Sangamon.
one statement In that platform
couldn't be improved" said Kelso.
"What is thaty" Abe asked.
"It's the one that says you wish to
win the regard Of your fellows by
serving them"
Early in April an Indian scare
spread from the capital to the remot-
est corners Of the state. Black Hawk,
with many warriors, had crossed the
Mississippi and was moving toward
the Rock River country. = Governor
Reynolds called for volunteers to
check the invasion.
Abe, whose address to the voters
had been printed in the Sangamon
Journal, joined a volunteer company
and soon became it's captain. On the
tenth of April he and Harry Needles
left for Richland to go into training.
Samson was eager to 60, but could not
leave his family.
BIN Kelso rode out into the fields
where Harry was at work the day be-
fore he went away.
Tin going away" the boy said, in
q rather m%ournful tone.
II hate to have you 60. l just love
to know you're here, IL / don't see you.
Only I wish you was older and knew
more"
There was half q moment Of silence.
She ended 1t by saying: Y
"Ann and / are going to the spelling
school tonight"
"Can I 60 with you?"
"Could you stand Tito be talked to
and scolded by a couple Of girls till
you didn't care what happened to
your" z
"Yes I've got to be awful careless"
"Wen be all dressed up and ready
at quarter Of eight. Come to the tay-
ern. I'm going to have supper with
Ann. She Is just terribly happy. John
Mcneil has told her that he loves her.
It's q secret. Don't You tell"
II won't. Does she love him e
"Devotedly; but she wouldn't let
him know it-not yet. I reckon he'll
be plumb anxious before she own up.
But she truly loves him. Shed die for
him. 5s sg
Girls are awful curious -nob0dy
can tell what they mean" said Harry.
Sometimes they don't know what
they mean themselves. Often ! ray
something q do something and won
der and wonder what Il means. Did you
ever ride ! horse sitting baekwards--
Whengyor,re eolng oaeWat md look
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ehssss q al ~ s.IEssSslI.