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New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
OIR OLD STABLES

Remnants Of 0 bygone day are seen in New Britain whenever old residences of erstwhiIe class and distinction are torn down to make way for modern dwellings-usually apartments -- or business blocks. In the rear of such old places one usually will find large building which once housed "horses and equipages.
 Compared with modern garages these stables are mansions Most or them are of two stories, and some give evidence of having had quar- ters for the hostler and his family.
 The style of architecture reminds one of the days of Victoria. Their owners gave as much attention to well-appearing stables as they did to ornate fronts 10 the malh dwellings. To us they appear un- necessarily elaborate; but they functioned in a day when people evidently had leisure 10 admire such things, when no residence was complete without q large and commodious" homo for horses and 'kerriges" in the rear - places as large as dwellings are nowadays
 One by one they are making way before the ironshod feet Of progress For the most part. however, they seem to last longer than the man sions of which they were correIa' lives; at least, in quite a few ln- stances in this city, the mansard' roofed stables to the rear have been loft stanlins while inc iIorlG mansions went the way of ancient timber.
 The stout and wt.l-huilt slapI'S usually on sites far from the street building nue, q can be turned '' modern usage with very little ef' fort. Some of them adapt them selves to garages; others become s.orago rooms and warehouses Most of them are so well built th"> can be ol service for another guar ter century,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
CRUNBLING PAVEMENTS

This is the time of the year when weak spots in city pavements show themselves so that all may see and discuss the need for repairs. With the ground under tho pavement thawlng out after a winters freeze, the bulging process is noticeable on almost every street. Those having s coating of the old-style macadam seem to be the worst. Automobiles quickly turn such spots into ruts, Conditions this year seem 10 be worse than usual, and the board of public works will have plenty of work on its hands this spring regardless of the appropriation.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
PROMOTERS

Another suburban electric line Is against the wall, The New Bedford < Onset line in Massachusetts was built 25 years ago and never earned more than it's keep, Now automo- piles have prevented it from meet ing its bonds, Whether to liquidate is the next question.
 It is the same old story. The road was built during the period of extensive trolley expansion" " reads its report, adding that "the confidence of its promoters has at no time been justified
 But the promoters got theirs.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
nrc11Ar1>G PEDESTRIANS

Regulation of pedestrians while crossing the chief corners Of the main streets is scarcely enough to prevent accidents, Such regulation already yAis,s in virtually all cities and has resulted in comparatively few of them getting injured at such points
 It is along the streets Hhcr" there is no such regulation thai pedestrians, young and old, are in gravcst danger. Along streets whcr" they step from behind park'd cars, waddling directly in front Of on coming automobiles.
 To avoid possibility Of such ae- cidcnts automobiles should not be parked within So feet of crossing. The ordinance to this effect is gem orally violated.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
UNSTEADY STOCK MARKET

In tho estimation of many iinan- clal observers. the stock market at present Is about where it ought to be, and where 1t was bound 10 land sooner or later After a second radi- cal decline within n month the average of prices is about the same as last summer. before the success sive waves of speculative fever gripped tho public. The entire gains of last autumn and winter seem 10 have been wiped out,
 Post mortem examiners are en- deavoring to find Il reason for the rapid decline within the past month but fail 10 agree, Those who hold that the autumn and winter rises were due to unfettered spccu- lation. and that contrary psy- chology" has set in, appear to have the bull by the horns, The bear has no horns. however, and seems harder 10 control once he gets in- side the stock exchange,
 One financial expert planes the government, saying the department Of justice has been 'injuring husi- ness" by starting to pry into the proprietles of the numerous mcr- gers He adds it is a nasty trick for the government 10 play after the Coolidge administration prom ised 10 adopt the slogan Hess gov ernment In business." This may be one reason, but probably not the only one. When stocks get higher than they are justified in being any combination of circumstances, slight In themselves, can bring about recession. The stock eX- change is as sensitive as a seismo- graph, and most of the industrial and financial earthquakes 1t re- cords are never heard of elsewhere.
 Business conditions appear to be satisfactory throughout the greater part of the nation, and nobody need worry about the stock market except the spectators. These form a very small part of the public.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Though the fashions Of today seem ito have reached the nth degree of modernism there is, if VIC search for it, a tendency toward t,e sweet tluffs and frills of grandmother's day.
 In grandmother's day they loved pretty coloring in dress material as well as in millinery. They used quantities of beautiful silks sprinkled generously with pink or yellow roses and blue forget-me-nots, trimmed with soft laces and ribbons. Their hats were of the demure bonnet shape with pretty buds peeping here and there from under the folds of maline and silk.
 And when Miss 1926 searches for material for her gown today, she finds displayed many beautiful silks in patterns indescribably pretty. Tn re are the same bud -bedecked materials, the same plain shades with perhaps a few more pastels added and the sam flimsy faces. She searches for \ pattern and is shown those with plain tight bodiCeS and wide gathered skirts, almosts exact replicas of ye old time hoop skirt. True, they are shorter but the same Wistfulncss is there when they are donned by the demure misses of the present day.
 Miss 1926 hies 10 a millinery shop 10 purchase a hat to go with her charming gown. The newest bon net shapes are shown her. They are trimmed with rosebuds, forget-me- nots and ribbons in pastel shades. Not so different from grandmother hats, though of course they are not so lavishly bestowed with fancies. The light shades of slippers and hosiery complete the picture, Dress Miss 1926 mp in her poker bonnet hat, her fluffy taffeta gown and her modern footwear, and she sure is an exact replica of Miss 1864 with the possible exception of the old fash
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
PHILANTHROPY" CANAL

Henry Ford, with characteristic enterprise, is said to be in favor of constructing both the St. Lawrence waterway and the All canal between Oswego and Albany, x. Y. Then let ships from the west, headed for Europe, take the short CT St. Lawrence route; and ships heading from the west to the At- lantic coast take the Oswego-Al- bany route to the Hudson.
 Cost appears to be no object to Henry. The man who buys coal mines, iron mines, railroads. fac tories. steamships, power plants and such other industrial knick- hacks he may need, not to mention wayside inns, old farm houses, one- horse shays, pump handles and old sap buckets, sees no particular harm in building two canals in- stead of merely one. According to Henry, when a thing is done it ought to be done right.
 However, there is one thing about that All-American plan that doesn't seem so All-Amcrican as the New York papers say. The map shows OsWego to be at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. north of . Syracuse. The big freight ships, in order to get 10 the All-Amcrican canal from the west, would have to ] pass from Lake Erie to Lake On- tario in some way, and the only available route is through the Vel land canal through Canada, which ] is being decpened and widcned by the Canadian government at heavy cost. That wouldn't make the route All-Amcrican, but only Partly American.
 An American canal from Lake Ontario across the Niagara pcnin- sula at Lockport would furnish an Ai-AmcriCan route, but this plan seems 10 have fewer packers than any other because of cost and probable impracticability for large vessels,
 The St. Lawrence route still has thc call on the score of low cost and general utility, New York would like to sell its barge canal to the government and get rid of a white elephant, but army en- Eincers are skcptical and an eco nomicaI Congress seems disinclinco 10 spend more money than the cost of the Panama canal on rehabili- tatIug thc New York barge canal
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

tho methods of Carrie Nation be upheld" last night. C. A. Mercy and James Burdick spoke for the affirmative and Charles Bradley and Stanley Hal { tho negative, The decision was for the negative, and a report of the debate will be sent to Carrie,
 The subway commissioners and the representatives of the cOrpora- tons hostile 10 the system met last night Senator Slopcr and Repre-. sentativcs Brady and Atwood were present. Chairman F. II. Johnston presented the case of the subWnys, The Connection. Co. made q strenu- ous objection on the ground of too high a rate being charged.
 There will be mock trial at the Y. M. C. A. Tuesday evening, when William Geory will he charged with stealing n chicken. George Klctt will he judge George Qulgley will act as attorney for the state, and C. A, Rossberg will be attorney for the defense, Clarence C, Perry Is plain tiff.
 Residents of the southwestern section of the city have petitioned the Connecticut Co, to connect tho terminals of the Arch street and West Main street lines by way of Shuttcl Meadow avenue.
 Robert B, Mantell will play at the Russwin Lyccum Monday evening in "A Free Lance"
 An effort has been made to in- duce August Burclihardt to run for alderman, but he will not run and at present there appears 10 be some strong sentiment in favor of C. J. Parker There is also some quiet talk going on regarding w. r. Felt.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
Cromwell Vain of Mole

Cromwell was said to have been vain of the moles on his face. He frequently mentioned the fact 10 his friends and set aside any suggestion that they could be removed, Byron was vain to the extent of shaving his brow to make it look higher and Napoleon had a peculiarity, in that, 1t is said, he liked to cheat at cards presumably to show he could out wit his gambling opponents
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
THE FUN SHOP RADIO STATION

Announccr-This is staation MFJ, broadcastcd--Oh, say, honey! Are you listening In, wifey dear? l for got 10 mail those letters you gave mo, but l will as soon as the programs over. All right, folks! Our first number will be a song by the Mar ried Mems quartet, entitled: "The Prisoners Song"
 Aw! Bonk! Whccc. zz2zz! (static)
 Announcer - THE FUN SHOP sporting editor will now address MFJ fans.
 Sporting Edtor-The late fight re- suits: JONES vs. MRS. JONES' Mrs. Jones won by a knockout in the eighty-nrst round. ROBERTS vs. HIS WIFE-the fighters are still going strong in the kitchen of their home. Round ninety Roberts missed left jab. His wife landed a straight right with rolling pin. Roberts clinchod, and was staggered with slap 10 the ear. His wife was pulling his hair as the round ended.
 -Er-that reminds me. Excuse me a infinite folks. Wifey, are you still listening in? Well, does my little sweetie girl forgive her mean daddy for forgetting 10 mail her nice letters? Daddy's aw- fully sorry, and will bring home q nice big box of candy for his sweet ums. All right, folks, THE FUN SHOP Trio will now sing: q Miss My Cheese'-er--it's Swiss cheese, Ready-aim-fre
 Whang! r-r-r-r-r. Zowie! Br-r-r! Assorted Static).
 Announcer-We have just re- ceived a telegram, folks, from one of our enthusiastic listeners. I'll open it. It says; You Wretch! Just wait until l catch you at home for making such a fool out of me, you idiotic little" Er-eXCusc me, folks. This is a personal communi- cation. S-s-station MFJ is s-s-sign- ing off. G-g-g-good night
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
TIE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

bcrnating and buck the drifts from | December to March as carelessly as they formerly scootod through the April mudholes in the old days. Again, spring could once be told by the sudden activity in the field of building, That is, 1t was sudden for those days. Here and there about the city you would see new cellar being dug, wing added to a house, or garage being put up That was leverish spring activity, Today no such condition exists. Through tho 1 whole winter season new sections arc being developed business blocks are going up, and factories are expand ing, Workmen may be frozen by the icy blasts which swirl around them, but that is no bother; If they freeze stiff enough they will make fine bases for the concrete.
 The return from Florida was an- other sign of the approach of warm CT weather, Now it Is merely an indication that another sucker has gone broke.
 Straw hats were another signal l that spring was upon us. Now when April rolls around the women stow away their straws and buy new felt hats. As for the sheik of the spe- cies, he doesn't put on his straw; he merely ceases to wear any hat at all The reappearance of hoboes on the road once showed that winter ha gone for good and that the jails were becoming less popular The hobo no longer roams the country, he has written his experiences and retired on the royalties.
 Even the first robin is to be mis- trusted. It is a bad December day when one can not be espied by some diligent Winsted correspondent.
 The end of the basketball season and the beginning of baseball for merly was a sure barometer. Now in March Florida is still playing football, the baseball teams have been working out the kinks for weeks, and basketball teams are be- ginning their post-season games which will continue so long that their box scores will be mixed up with the World Series. The golfer has been at it all winter. And as flor prize-nghting, the old spring fux of big outdoor bouts has ceased: no really respectable boxer ever fights any more at any time.
 Young mans fancy turning to love was another old standby. Now, thanks to the popularity of the clos cd car, he doesn't have to wait that long.
 And as for spring fever-we now have this feeling all the year round and have discovered that it is just pure laziness.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
Observation On He Weather

Washington, March 27.-Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy tonight; Sunday fair, not much change in temperature; mod crate northwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy tonight; Sunday fair, not much change in Temperature; moderate northwest winds.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
Judgment Day

An eccentric old doctor in a little town went. one Sunday. 10 hear the young minister deliver his first ser mon in his new church.
 Just before the close of the serv- ice the minister asked: Brother Standifer. win you lead us in prsyer?"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
Raccoons Raised Commercially

In Alberta, Canada, a new indus try has started that is given con- siderable attention by the residents Of Calgary particularly. IL is a sil- yer raccoon farm. It is not primar- fly for the fur trade. but rather 10 start n genuine breeding farm for these silver raccoons for the purpose of supplying fur ranchers.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

speaking Of Spring Styles, Folksl If feminine fashions would follow
 the track
 Laid out by Dame Nature now
 that spring is back. With grass for bare ground and
 leaves for bare trees Perhaps we'd be spared, Folks,
 the sight ol bare knees!
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
IN KLAss AT KRAzY KoLLEGI

TOUUUUVTUu Uy NVT UuVJ Teacher:
 How dare you come to school in this maudlin condition, Mir. Down !? What have you been drinking, and please try to control your words sufficiently to include Cherish and "noxious'." Hiccup N. Down: We make it outa fl III poun's O
 cherish, Then drink if down in cups n steins
 n nagons- N after week or month or year or
 bout ten minutes, It noxious for a row O pink-eyed
 dragons"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
"Pray yourself" answered the old doctor, you are paid to pray!"
 Mrs. Gertrude McCampbell.
Terrible Thought

Muricl: Lester is taking Greek at college, and he gave me a Grecian style dress. Mary's boy friend is studying Astronomy and he gave her an evening wrap sprinklcd with stars. What kind of dress do you suppose Jack will give you?"
 Edith: q hate to think. He's studying Anatomy"
 HI. D. W.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
British Colunhia Woods
 To Be Basis for Rayon

Now Westminster B. C.. March 27 P)-British Columbia forests soon will supply large part of the "silk" used in the manufacture of clothing all over the world.
 X plant is to be erected here by syndicate formerly interested in the operation of pulp and paper mills. It will manufacture pulp for the production of "rayon," or arti- iicial silk. British Columbia timber is said to be admirably suited to rayon production.
 The world market for rayon is de- clared to be expanding rapidly, Many of the women of the United States today are wearing silk" made from wood fibre. The present popularity for silk stockings Is one of the chief reasons in the eXpan- sion of the industry
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
KRA2Y KINDERGARTEN
Florence Thompson.
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Conducted by Gertrude, Jr) Teacher:
 Seeing as Juno is triplets, she ought 10 be able to do three words streets, alley, and avenue" Juno Something: Whenever James streets me tc
 soda, Tho I drink till my face is blue, I cant finish alley buys me And say: I've enuff, avenue?'"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

4 young man without an auto mobile nowadays has no show with thc girls. And in the case Of very many young mon marriage has no show with their automobiles.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

My little sister, Helen, was out side playing, one day, when she heard little chicken holloring for it's mother.
 Helen went up to the chicken and taking 1t in her arm, said: Don't cry, little chicken, don't cry, I'll be the mother"
 --Florence Thomnsn
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Member Audlt Burenu Of Circulation The A. X. c. tr a natinpRl organ,2at'oh whic, iurnishes newspapers and adver' tisers with a strictly honest analysls Of circulation. Our circulation statifuct are based upon this audit. This insutei protection againtt fraud in newspaper distribution figures to both national and local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Governor Trumbuu has made Connecticut one of the two states which officially regards Good Fri day as day Of fasting and prayer, the other state being New Hamp- shire, although the latter state ob- seEtss Fast Day on Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Among the words that indicate the approach of warfare are these: They will make their home with the brides parents.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Forty-,.zht baby Nolstead acts instead or one papa Volstead seems to be tho desire Of the times. And in conformity with the trend of the times, tho youthful progeny would have different ideas than the old man
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
FactsandFancies
 By ROBERT CULLEN
BY ROBERT OTULEN

BY ROBERT CULLEN
 Patriotism usually means loyalty to a boss.
 Hardened arteries are the bitter enemies of jazz.
 At any rate Mussolni's gall is magnificent.
 The muzzle is the dogs reputation. His character may be above re- proach.
 It works better to be kind to the wicked, but it's much more fun to denounce them.
 A hick town is one where every body feels a personal pride in the first revolving door on Main street. Well, perhaps men would find it difficult to select shoes if they had 76S models to pick from.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

The disarmament conference will begin in Geneva on May F, giving Brazil another opportunity 10 be- come prominent,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Tl" drinking fountain for horses on Wcst Main street, adjoining Walnut IIil park, is still in busi- ness 10 remind us of the days when horses lined up in front of it.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Rough translation, greatly con- densed, of an ordinary before-break- fast conversation: "Gr-r-r!"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
Quite SinlDlc

Press Agent; even have to do something desperate to get your name in the papers, Can't you stage a scene with your husband, in pub lic?"
 Movie Actress: Certainly. I'll take a shot at it!"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Note to parents: The way 10 handle a game fish is to give line quickly and reel in slowly.
 (Protected by Publishers Syndicate.)
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Things aren't arranged perfectly. There are few drunken drivers out in the sticks where telephone poles are fragile.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Usually an understanding is an agreement between people who don't at all understand one another.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

It Is easy 10 believe in bcnefi- cient evolution when you compare modern house dress with the old fashioned Mother Hubbard.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

The only profitable advertising medium in the City. Circulation honkH and press room always open 10 advertiserA
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Those going to jail now aren't really nicer people; they've just dis covered nicer names for crime.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Goodness isn't always admirable. Some men are good for the same reason that a snail never runs amuck.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Doubtless the old-time doctor "bedside maner" was just pity for a patient full of blue mass pills.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Every community has at least one no-account man who can always get somebody to sign his note.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
25 Fears Ago Today

One hundred members of New Britain council, O. [. A. NJ, listened to the debate on Resolved; That
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

The Herald is on sale daily in New York at HotalIng's Newsstand. Times Square; schultz's Newsstanda Entrance Grand Central. t2nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Be fair. It takes lot of good sense to drive all of Americas cars with so few wrecks.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
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New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Science can explain everything ex- cept just why a butter knife is so alarmed dull.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27

Copyright, 1926. Reproduction
 Forbidden).
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
Suggestion

Gladys (to bashful suitor at other end of davenporD: Gan you play chcCkers?" Glenn: Sure. Gladys; Well, move"
 Glen PerrinS.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
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Send all communications 10 Fun shop Editor, care oi the New Britain Herald, ana your lcilcI will he forwarded 10 New York
New Britain herald., 1926-03-27
Willing Substitute

A girl with beautiful lines doesn't need "a line to hold them with!