New Britain herald., 1925-01-24
THE OBSER YER Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

and Lehlbach who have voted wet throughout their careers in the House, Shell has clean dry record - has always voted dry and fav- ored the dry cause.
 Representative Longworth, who is conceded to be foremost in line for speaker of the House, is also wet" When he was 6 candidate for the floor leadership, the position ho now holds, he was approached by drys in the republican ranks. whom he told that though he had no sym pathy for the anti-saloon league or similar organizations, he would not try to use his position against any one or in favor of anyone. It is said that he has since maintained this position.
 New members in Congress, who will take office March 1, will be in- vited to attend the scheduled con- ference on January 27. Where the support of these new members will be directed is problematical. but in general they are signifying their in- tention to wait and see what the older members do in the contest for republican floor leadership.
 "Pete," tomcat owned by Mrs. NJ. T. Crean of Summer street, has unique way of keeping warm cold nights. The caerecently clawed open the oven door of the kitchen range and crawled inside to sleep despite the fact that the fire in the stove was going although banked for the night.
 When 8 member of the family entered the kitchen and started to shake down the fire in preparation for the morning breakfast, she mo- ticed the oven door ajar and saw furry foot inside. She opened the door and peering in, saw "Pete" curled up inside.
 "Pete" resented the curiosity Of the members of the family and with a yawn and a stretch stood up and looked them over. Even then he was loath to leave his warm bed and it was only when he was pulled out that he left the spot.
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 From the Carthage Daily "Cata- putt of 259 B. C.: That the "Catapult" Is able to go to press today, that there is any "Cataput' at all, in fact that any human or other being is left alive today in all the far-fung domain of Queen Dido, is due only to the quick thinking and action of Mayor Quin- tiius Titus Hannibal in combating the anger of the very gods them selves. For some weeks an insane person has been speaking to the plebs at street corners and to the incoming Greek mariners in the res- taurants, proclaiming that the world has grown so wicked that EkBaal and his fellow-immortals would de- stroy it. While laughed down by the savants and seers at the Afri- can Scientific institute, he persisted to such a degree of obnoxiousncss | that the Carthage constabulary were i finally forced to apprehend him and contine him in the New Tyre sani- ] tarium.
 But yesterday his most fearful predictions were fulfilled. Shortly after noon it was observed that Elk Baal had removed 8 piece from the sun. Curious watchers gathered tc observe whether this was 8 warn ing or the prophesied destruction of the world. It was soon seen that some circular monster, like a puff ! for-tish, had been loosed to devoui the solar body, his bites gradually eating away that source of light and inspiration. Men fell on theii knees and began to pray. Womer tainted in extreme terror. Nubiar slaves broke their bonds, threw away their dice, and ran shrieking into the country districts. Only the un. godly Greek sailors remained un' awed, they laughingly saying (truth- lessly, of course) that they had often witnessed this same phe. nomcnon.
 Darkness came on, a sudden wave of black night sweeping in from the Mauretainian desert to engulf the city. All was pandemonium in thu City hall, work being paralyzed and the city patres in agitated conclave Alderman Sempro of the fifth wart moved that the city appropriate z