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Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Room Dark. Floor Lighted.

One of the inconveniences of walk ing about in a dark room at night Is hitting the feet against things un- seen. At the same time one does not always want to light up the room. Practical Electrics (New York) de- scribes the device of a western cleo trical engineer, who places lamps under the bed and bureau. ID this way the floor is brightly lighted, while the upper part of the room remains dark. Thus one can walk about In perfect comfort, and at the same time in privacy.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Beginning and Commencement.

The Latin commencement Is more formal than the Saxon beginning, as the verb commence, Is more formal than begin. Commencement is for the most part restricted to some form of action, while beginning has no re- striction, but may be applied to ac- tion, state, material, extent, enumeras tion, or to whatever else may be con- ceived of as having first part, point, degree etc. The letter A is at the beginning (not the commencement) of every alphabet.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Seats of the MIuhty.

Paderewski, the pianist and politi- clan, has often been worried by people who wanted to hear him play.
 Before one of his recitals he was stopped by a man dressed very loudly. who said to him: My dear sir, you'll pardon my speaking to you, but the fact Is I find I can't get ticket for your show. Have you, by any chance. a seat to give me?"
 "Tve only one," said Paderewski. "You can have that if you feel fit to take it." "Thank you ever so much i; and where is the seat" At the piano." said Paderewski.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
ADVANTAGE OF VELVET BEAN
When Properly Dried lt ls Dlstinc' Addition to Protein Concentrates
 for Cattle,

When properly dried before ship ment, velvet bean feed is a dlstinc. addition to the protein concentrated at the disposal of northern feeders in the opinion of pr. ]. R. Lindse of Massachusetts station. It ha proved slightly better than wheat bral for making milk. It may constitutt as high as 40 per cent of the grait ration for cows; but 20 per cent fo pigs and horses is considered enough Doctor Lindsey recommends for cow a ration of 10 per cent velvet beRl feed, 40 per cent corn or horniny mel or ground oats and 20 per cent cottos seed meal or some other high-grad protein concentrate.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Come to Think of 1t.

A man was describing to a woman the compensations of nature-how in the blind the feeling of touch was acute; how those who were deaf in one ear often heard clearly with the other, and how a person blinded in one eye often sees extra well with the sound eye. "Yes," said she, tits re- markable. And, come to think of 1t, I,have always noticed that if a person has one short leg the other is always longer"
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
"ienry VIII."

"Henry VIII' is supposed to have been drawn mainly from Cavendish's life of Wolsey" and from the chroni- cles of Chettle and others. It was ac- cepted that the play-the last of the Shakespearean works-was not writ ten by him in its exact final form, but was somewhat modified by Burbage and his company in preparing it for the stage. This, if done, probably was with Shakespeare's consent.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Moon Opens Philippine Plants.

The light of the moon when 1t beams down strongly in the Philip pines will cause the leaflets of various legumes to open and spread out nearly as much as they do during the day sunshine, F. c. Gates of the Kansas State Agricultural college told the Geological society at Toronto. At twt- light the leaflets normally fold up for the night-Science Service.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Salt SunpIv Here to Stay.

The salt. supply is not likely to be exhausted. Every pint of sea water contains a half ounce of salt and 1t is estimated that there is salt enough in the seas to cover the entire globe to a depth of 60 feet. The Scandinavians and people of northern Russia are the greatest salt eaters in the world
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09

mother, whom you see beside me, was born in Africa, as was my daddy, so l am of foreign-born parentage.
 My mother is only one-fourteenth the size of the big hippo, and I am smaller than my mother, so l am really still but baby. And I am cutting my teeth.
 "Oh, yes, aml And when the keep CT hands me a broom handle, how I do love to bite on it, just as baby who is cutting his teeth will bite on some thing good and hard tool
 n "I am almost four months old now and every day I grow more curious about this world and this zoo that Is around me. But I will tell you se- cret-though my mother tells me of the river-forest home back In Africa, where life was damp and dark and thrilling I like the zoo and am quite happy here as long as 1 can be near my mothers beautiful chocolate-colored body which I can caress with my lit tie pygmy hippo snoutv
 Now not far away stood the great African Elephant. He had just built himself a mud bath or rather the mud bath was just finished.
 "He had dug the holes himself in the corner of his yard, one was for the front part of his body and the other for the back part of his body, while the center of his body did not need a hole for 1t would be too hard then to get himself out of his bath tub. Then he had waited for the rain water to fill these dirt holes so as to have the correct kind of a mud bath and his keeper was very proud of the way he had thought 1t out and planned 1t all himself. And there he was this huge creature-'making believe" he was in his African home.
 Then as I had promised to meet some new acquaintanoes In the Reptile House I hurried to their abode-for I've never understood how some peo- pie could see so many different crea- lures in one day at a ZOO.
 found very strange creature hang ing upside down.
 "Why should I do any other way when I find this so eomfortable?" the creature known as the Two-Toed Sloth, asked me. There seemed to be no tit- ting answer to this.
 "Yes, I always prefer hanging this way. I climb, you know, by hanging on by the claws of my feet, which are of little use except for climbing"
 He looked at me out of his brown eyes. 'If I were not in the zoo," he continued, but in my home in the northern portion of South America, l would be asleep now because 1t Is the daytime. At nighttime l would go a. travelling.
 "rd 20 from branch to branch this way, always hanging upside down, and be no tree nearby l would feel quite lost. I'd then have to roll over and over until I could find a tree.
 "I move very slowly and the only reason I escape being caught is be- cause my hair Is the color of bark and perhaps 1t may be because I'm so strange looking I may not be thought real.
 But I'm a good-natured creature. I take kindly to captivity. As for the Three-Toed Sloth-well, there is a dis agreeable fellowtif ever was one. He just sulks in the zoo, just sulks.
 k"No, I'm not weary hanging to this branch in this fashion," he said again, "but know-you merely want to soy politely that you're going on and have to say something. Well, good-byw \
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Why HSninster7u

The term "spinster" applied to an unmarried woman is an actual refer ence to the spinning wheel. In olden times women were prohibited from marrying until they had spun a full set of bed furnishings; thus, before their marriage they spent much time at the spinning wheel. and were, therefore, known as "spinsters."
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Settled Down.

Titus Wadde-I guess we fooled 'em all right There's a chap who's married. Thinks we're still courtin'. His Bride-Who's that?
 Titus Wadde-The fellow in the candy booth. He tried to sell me E box of peanut brittle for you.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
The "sle of Man."

The isle of Man does not derive it's name from the sex of its population, but from its position. In Manx wan min" or "mannin" means middle; and this name was applied to the island be- cause of its location.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Diplomatic Modesty.

Every discreet diplomat refrains from magnifying any impression that he has got the best of bargain. Po- likeness is a part of diplomacy, and in order to be polite it is often necessary to appear modest.-Washingt Star.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
The Way of the World.

The world usually pushes man the way he makes up his mind to go. If going up, they push him up; if going down, they push him down-gravita- tion, however, making the speed great CT on the decline.-George Francis Train.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Saws Uncle Eben.

"You kin git heap O benefit" said Uncle Eben, "fum de latest novels. After you has looked over one or two you will feel powerful thankful yeu's got de Bible foh stiddy readin'."
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Prolific Sturdeon,

The Russian sturgeon, known as beluga or uhsco, is very large. It has been known to grow to the length of 20 to 25 feet and to weigh 5000 pounds At spawning time, a female pro- 6uces from 100000 to 3,0O0,OOO eggs. constituting from one-fifth to one-third of the entire weight of the fish.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Unexpe ectcd.

:'How is it with you and MT. Windy, Anna? Did you explain everything to him? You told him about your rich aunt, of course; and after that what followed?" "He eloped with her."- Berlin Der Drummer.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Two Varieties of Hard Luck.

There's two kinds of people always in hard luck; them th't did 1t, but never thought; and them th't thought, but never did it.-Josh Wise.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Don't Want 'Em.

Indian dishes 300 years old, and supposed to possess the magic" prop critics of breaking in bits If touched with poison, have been sold by auction in London recently.-Washingt Star.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Safer

Jud Tunkins says after studying a picture of justice he decided the lady ought to take off the blindfold and keep her eyes on the scales.-Wash. ingtOn Star.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
4 Bostonian Lesson.

Pronounce Cannes" with the Bos- tonian "a" as in dance" to rhyme with "aunts" and not with "ants."- Boston Globe.
Connecticut western news., 1922-02-09
Cheerful.

Our idea of brave cheerful man Is one who can tell funny stories to his dentist while he's working on him.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30
STOCKS, BOND PRICES
(By the Associated Press }


New York, Dec 30-Stock and bond
prices generally close the year at material
" higher levels, which is not only a'reflec-
tion Of che marked Improvement that has
taken place in business and industry during
the last twelve months, but also construed
terests as an indication of still further
progress in the coming year. The year
closes with conditions favorable for a fur
ther appreciation Of commodity. and securf-
t, ty prices. in the option Of the financial
Peeted developments in the political
and economic situation abroad are
generally considered as the only probable
obstacles to arrest the improvement in the
business and financial world. which began
in the summer of 1921, and has continued
with few temporary Interruptions until the
Sales. Of stock. during the year tOtaled
pared with III 100000 last year. 22s. 600 900
in 1890, and 30T. 1000 in the record break
was at its height Bond sales this year
reached the unprecedented total OF approx
innately -, ,I55.0O0 900 as~against $500, 600,
600 in 1921, $s954, 100000 in 1920 and STD
100000 in 1919.
The peak of bond prices for the year was
reached in the middle of September and the
turn of United States government war
bonds to par. the refmndins OF the victory
notes and barring war loans not refunded.
the record breaking volume for foreign gov
which reached total OF S6S5. 100000 for the
first ten monthp of 1922 as compared with
S403-10O.00O during the same period in 1921.
While most industries showed substantial
recovery from post war imitation, the nnm-
Der OF failures during the year was the
largest on record and the volume Of liabih
ties next TO the largest ever recorded. Sc
we're labor troubles. particularly the miners
and shopmen's strikes. also had disastrous
effects. costing each Of the principal rail
road systems million of dollars and even
more to business generally For the first
time on record there was marked shortage
OF manual labor, due in part to the restric-
aion in immigration. whereas in 1921. the
number of unemployed wa estimated as
high as 100000 OF 1000. 600
Crops, with few exceptions were of rec
ord size and the higher prices brought
vastly greater purchasing power to the
agricultural REGIONS.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30
WEEKLY LIVESTOCK REPORT.

Kansas City, Dec. 30.-A downward trend
in prices for beef steers is shown here to-
day in the Kansas City Weekly Livestock
Review by the United States department of
Agriculture Receipts of cattle were about
the lightest of the year at "a 600, compared
with 39,410 the preceding week and 22.619
year ago. Approximately $500 calves
arrived, or half as many a week earlier
and nearly 1000 short of the same week
last year.
One lot of heavy steers and one bunch of
965 pound yearlings reached $1,000 but
nothing else passed $3.50, and bulk of sales
landed at $3.50 to $50.
There was a stronger tone to the me-
for fat cows and heifers. the plain to med
ium grades usually selling to best advan-
$3.50 to $3.50, the bulk cleared at $500 to
So 90. Calves were sharply higher and best
-Vealers made $1,000, altho some buyers did
not pay above $3.50
Hog values scored advance, with of
ferings below 160-pounds showing the most
strength. Receipts fell down to 1900
against 63,530 the previous week, and 81, AIS
a yeaKago.
General quality was comparatively good
with the better weight Offering usually
topping the market. On the high day best
scored $40, but on Friday the top was
IS 50 against IS. 20 a week earlier.
: Sheep were strong to Il little higher while
Fat lambs showed an uneven gain, althe
closing prices were not as high as at the
best time of the week. Approximately II,
900 sheep and lambs arrived against Do 2S5
a week earlier, and 256S4 a year ago Top
lambs at the weeks high point made $500,
and the bulk went at S1425 to SASS.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30
junk Dealers in Conspiracy TO
Defraud Government.
Have Been Buying War Ma
teriaIs at Own Figures.
FACTS BEFORE GRAND JURY
Irregularities in Copper Deal
Said To Be "SeandaI."
Charge Manipulating of Bid
ding Runs Into Millions.

Washington, Dec. 3O.-6harges that
junk dealers in a number-of cities had
coisspired to cheat the government in
buying war surplus supplies at auction
sales Will be laid before grand juries
as basis for Indictments it was
learned at the department of justice
today. The charges relate to pur-
chases of different classes of materials
lert over afteE the war and sold piece
meal IN auction sales over the past
Two years The supplies are usually
oIIerSd 10 the highest bidder.
irregularities in the buying of cop
per provides one chapter of what Of
ficials describe as "a scandal" Large
stocks OF surplus copper have been
parcelled out in various sales to a
com parauvely small number of junk
dea1ers- Copper thus offered has been
bought up quickly. but at far below a
iafr- market price, according to in
veStfeators.
sJunl1 dealers in many instances, it is
alleged have conspired together so. as
TO remove the element of competition
IN auction and leave to a single dealer
the option OF buying in materials at
his own price The price so paid al
lowed the Junk dealer to sell to manu-
facturers or refiners at an enormous
profit
Junk dealers, by so manipulating
the bidding at sales have deprived the
government of many million of dol
lars
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30
German Industry Is Pulling
Away From Trouble. =
Turn in ECONOMIC TIDE Ap-
peared Impossible
RECOVERY IN SHIP BUILDING
Germany Restoring Her Mer-
chant Fleet Rapidly.
Two Million Gross Tons to
Garry on the Trade.

Washington, Dec. 3O.-German in
dustry is pulling away from what ap-
peared a few weeks ago to be the
brink of chaos and a turn in the eco
nomic tide in that country is due. ac-
cording to opinions expressed by some
officials here on the basis of infor-
nation received relating to ship build
ing and tobacco growing in Germany
Reports to the department of COM
merce disclosed what was believed to
be a rapid recovery in the ship build
ing business with Germany restoring
her merchant fleet at a rate that a
Few months ago appeared impossible
As for the tobacco growing industry,
Germany produced 77,14O.000 pounds
in 1922, an increase of more than 15
per cent over last years output.
German shipping interests were left
with a registered tonnage of only
about 100000 thru war time losses
and operation of the terms of the
treaty of Versailles. but at the end of
September. according to information
supplied, Consul Huddle at Hamburg.
the German merchant fleet aggregated
approximately two million gross tons.
A large percentage of new boats was
designed for oversee traffic.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

90 to 120 days Most OF the steers fed GO
to 80 days brought $S.25 to S925. and
the warmed up grades brought S6.75 up
Is cents net lower. The better~ciasses Of
cows were slightly higher andA palmer
kinds steady. Heifers were 10 to %
cents lower, tho all classes sold readily
Veal calves were 80 cents higher and bulls
up % cents.
sTOcKERs AND FEEDERS.
Trade in stockerss and feeders developed
good proportions for this season of the
year and prices showed no material net
changes good many. 1000 to 1,150 pound
flesh steers sold to feeders for a short fin
ish at S7-29 to $7.75. There was good
outlet for the light weight good quality
HOGS.
Hogs closed this-week with a to 10
cents net advance Or Thursday the high
$40. Since then medium and heavy weight
grades lost 10 to 10 cents, and light weights
to 10 cents.
Shippers have bought the light weight
classes freely Packers were inclined to be
bearish because of the heavy runs in Chi
eago in the past two days; The top, price
to $500. Pigs were steady. Packing sows
sold at $3.50 to $7.60.
SHEEP AND LAMBS. -
A sharp advance in lambs at the outset
At the high point lambs sold up to $15 and
on the close up to $14 60, or % cents above
last weeks close. Sheep held firm, ewes
selling at $3.50 to $50, wethers $50 to-
$3.50. .-and yearlings $11-50 to $12 %. Few
feeding lambs were available.
HORSES AND MULES.
The Pickens & Owen Horse & Mule Com
pany will take, charge of the regular com
first sale Will be New Years day. A
special sale will be held January s and a
g9Hd IifS IN many Southern and Eastern buyers
Market Cores spondent.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30
NIGHT NEWS SUMMARY

Paris-Reports that the United
states would participate In next weeks
conference of premiers were eIirnin-
ated by authoritative information that
the American administration regards
the meeting as a purely European af-
fair.
Baltimore-Tne sum OF 5000. 600 for
the erection of a summer White House
for the use. OF the president of the
United States was left to the govern
ment by the late J. Wilson Leakin,
lawyer. whose will was probated
Emmettsburg. Md.-Serling Gait,
brother~in-law of Mrs. Woodrow Will
son, died.
Paris-Sarah Bernhardt said in an
Interview that she hoped to return TO
the stage Wednesday night
Washington - Administration lead
ers said congress soon would be asked
for an appropriation to provide for
naval changes to give the guns greater
elevations and consequently larger
ranges
New York-Harry b. Rosen. credit
ed with having written thirty insur-
ance policies for more than $1,00O.OOO
each. and several OF $2.0O0,OOO. died.
Wasnngton-The United American
lines and others filed in the supreme
court a brief in which they claimed
the right to sell intoxicating, bever-
ages 10 passengers upon the Nigh seas.
Washington-Repre CALI
van, Democrat, Massachusetts,. said
Democratic candidates for speakers
before the party caucus will be asked
to explain where they stand on the
ku klux Klan question.
Oklahoma City-BFig. Gen. Charles
E McPherIen, ranking officer of the
Okla homay National guard. was exon
Grated by Governor Robertson of mis-
ren's arrest by a sentry at Camp Rick
ard last July.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30
PEACE TERMS IN ITALY
Attempt Reconciliation Between ItaI-
ian State and Vatican.

Rome. Dec 3O.-Negotiations for a
reconciliation between the Italian
state and the vatican have reached
rael stage where actual terms have
been-proposed. it was learned in Off
cial circles today.
s The conditions imposed by the vati-
can were outlined as follows:
l. Papal sovereignty shall be recog-
nized- over the palaces in the vatican
gardens and at Villa CasteI Gandolfo
as well as other buildings which have
been the property of the church for
centuries.
p Pope Plus XI shall renounce all
other territorial claims but will re-
quest an annuity of 100000 lire
which has been aNstanding offer from
the Italian government since 1870.
g. The vatican requests that the
agreement. II ratified. shall be COM
Tnunicated to- all foreign governments
together with guarantees of the inde-
pendenee OF the church.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30
ISSUE WARRANT FOR MAJORS
Bandit Is Identified by Cashier OF
Towanda Bank.

Ell Dorado, KAN Dec. S0s-A war
rant charging J. c. Majors, prisoner
in tho Butler county jail here, with
robbery of the Tow9nda State bank
was sworn out late Friday, signed
by Cashier Frank Robinson. of the
Towanda bank. Majors is charged
with first degree robbery.
The exact amount of the loss was
set at $24.044-22. of which $2.044 was
cash. Five thousand dollars of the
securities was in registered govern
ment bonds, valueless to the bandits.
Practically all of the loss was covered
by insurance, Robinson stated.
Jewelry found in the house where
ajors was arrested, was identified
last night by L. NJ. TRULY, Indepen-
dence jeweler, as that which was taken
from his store, December 19. Truby's
loss was between $4,000 and $4,000,
he told Eldorado officials.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30
CHIcAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Chicago, Dec. 3O.-HOGS-Receipts 5000
Market 10c to 15c higher; lighter weight up
most; bulk 225 to 800 pound butchers, IS 40; ;
bulk $50 to 210 pound averages, SS50NS.53; !;
top. $S65; bulk packing sows. $7.5Q@7.15; !;
desirable pigs, mostly S.15MS-00; *heaEy
hogs, $s.254S.40; medium, $S35QS.5O; light,
$S50GS. IS. :
CATTLE-Receipts 500. Compared with
week ago: Beef steers, largely soc to 81
lower; medium and good grades showing
most decline; extreme top. matured steers,
S11 80; yearlings, scarce; best youngsters.
$1,000: beef cows and heifers, largely SOC
higher: bulls, 35c to SOC higher; veal calves
S1.Ood1 so up; stockers and feeders, steady
to 25c lower; plain bred Bgnt kinds reflect
ing decline.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market compared
week ago: Fat wooled limbs, weak to 15c
offefings, largely steady; extreme top wool
ed lambs S156O to city butchers; packer
top. SIS so; closing top wooled lambs $3.50
TO Shippers: bulk Of sales. S12-I5013. 10; fat
Sheep. largely 25c to 75c higher; best agsd
wethers, 50. 3d.