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New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
THE LORDLY TYPEWRITER

The typewriter makes writing easy. So far as spilling words is concerned it can fill a large book in shorter time than any expert of pen and ink ever would dream of doing.
 But consider the tonnes that were written before the typewriter was invented. One wonders If Dickens ever suffered from writer's cramp; whether Hardy ever be- walled the slow movement of the hand over paper as his golden thoughts lashcd 1t into effort.
 As a rule. our novels and books today are shorter than in the years ago. Indeed, many of our new books are so drab and commOn- place they appear to have been die tatcd after lunch.
 When Conrad operated q quill instead of a typewriter, there was mental concentration behind every word he wrote. Half his mental en- orgy was not consumed in watching the idlosyncrasies of a mechanical marvel sprawlcd out in front of him.
 The typewriter is a great tnvon- ton, which has pushed forward the hour-hand of progress until we get more words written by p. m. than | the old quiIl-pushcrs got done by midnight. But quality - that is a different matter entirely. It. docs no one any good 10 be able to write q word swiftly if he hasn't the right word 10 write. And we are in such a hurry with these ma chimes that we haven't time to look up the right word,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
CHARCOAL "GAS"

Sweden being entirely devoid of a domestic supply of petroleum yet having need for automobiles and trucks, the effort to provide a sub- stitute for gasoline is greatly sti- mulatcd. News from Stockholm that Swedish motor truck equipped with charcoal burning generator made a trip of 450 miles at q cost of $2.35 is news Of con- siderable importance to remember if. in 25 years or so. the supply of gasoline in this country begins 10 materially lessen.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
NORTH CARoLIyA's RISE

It ia the Arkansas Gazette which calls attention 10 the rlso Of North Carolina and quotes few figures tending 10 indicate that Florida ia not the only state in tho south that has shown remarkable growth within recent years,
 Twenty-Five years ago North Carolina was virtually "brokc," For q quarter of a century 1t had at- tempted to recover from the ef- fleets of the Civil War, but without avail, It must be said that if tho patient hasn't recovered today 1t never will.
 Twenty-Five years ago, the Ar kansas paper points out, the total assets Of her banks amounted to only $l6,O00,QOO and she was spending less than s1.o00,OO0 for schools and nothing at all for roads. From 1920-9S she spent s76,oOQ,o0O for roads and in 1922 spent $22,000,o00 for schools. while bank deposits were $345.000,- 900. In the last 25 years her pros perlty multiplied ten times in value, or 50 per cent a year. And last year North CarolInians paid one tenth of the income taxes of the country. or s1S0,272,9O2, only New York, Pennsylvania. Illinois and Michigan exceeding this amount.
 North Carolina has stepped in advance Of such former reservoirs of wealth as Massachusetts, New Jersey Ohio and California. So far as Connecticut Is concerned. she isn't in the running.
 What has brought about such q | transtormatonE According 10 the Arkansas critic. 1t has been due en- tirely to industrial activity based upon vast reservoirs of hydro -elec- tric power and scientific agriculture based upon crop diversification. North Carolina Is no longer e one crop state, although it's tobacco in dustry continues to levy tribute upon the rest of the nation very heavily.
 During it's period of 50 per cent year growth in wealth annually North Carolina attracted not a tenth of the attention that Florida is attracting today. Most people to- day do not realize how this state has grown. although they may know all about Florida" - which still has a long way to go to equal North Carolina,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Corinth.
 Q. Where does Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, live?
 A. So14 N Street. N. ", Wash ington, D. c.
 Q. Where and when was Robert Louis Stevenson born?
 A. Edinburg, Scotland, Novem- Der 1s, 1850.
 c. Do compound numbers like twenty-one and twenty-three take a hyphen?
 A. Yes.
 Q. Will the government pay the funeral expenses of the widow of veteran of the Civil war?
 A. No provision is made in the federal pension laws to pay such expenses.
 Q. What disposition is made of automobiles that are confscated under the prohibition law?
 A. They are eventually sold at a maehal's sale.
 Q. Doeos the delegate from Alas ka in the United States congress receive the same pay and have the same privileges as other members of congress?
 A, He receives the same emolu- ments as other members of congress. The salary now Is s10,000 a year with an allowance for travelling eX- penses coming to and returning from sessions of congress and the various allowances for clerk hire and sta- tionery. He has a place on the floor. may speak upon pending questions, but he does not have the rlgh to vote.
 Q. Do all mosquitoes carry disease?
 A. There are great many va- rieties of mosquitoes, only few Of which carry diseases that are dan gerous to man.
 Q. What became of the [. S. de- stroyer Jacob Jones'"
 A. It was sunk by the Germans on December 6, 1917, with a loss of G2 lives.
 Q. In q pot full of boiling water will the degree of heat vary on account of fast or slow boiling?
 A. A pot full of boiling water having a certain degree of heat; that degree of heat will not vary any by fast or slow boiling.
 Q. What was the dominating re- ligion of the Roman Empire about 63 B. C.?
 A. During the firts century before Christ, the dominant regilions of the Roman Empire were the Mys-
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
$ Years Ago To-day

Every manufacturing concern in New Britain where machinists are employed received notification by mail yesterday that the International Machinists' union was going to put in effect q nine-hour working day commencing May 20. The shops will be given until May lone month-in whichfto notify the union whether they will acQuiescc or not. The machinists in this city number about 300. They held a mass meet ing in Calumet hall last evening and listened to a delegate from Spring field. Mass.
 Superintendent George Cooley said this morning that the new fire alarm system would be in operation by June 1.
 1 Rcbuttal testimony featured the sewage hearing in Hartford today. IC. B. Caldwell and Mir. Unkelbach testified that the water In the Lie cey fields was in pools and surface in character therefore had not flown in from the river.
 A rehearsal of the drama "Esmer- aida" will be held by the Y. NJ. T. A. tG B. society this evening.
 The Twentieth Century Whist club met last evening with Mir and Mrs. George Prentice of Winthrop street. Prizes wcrc won by Mrs. F. G. Hol- land. w. II. Corhin. Mrs. w. r.. Wichtman and J. R. Johnson. Albert c. Waltz. worlds champion manipulator of roller skates, gave q fancy exhibition al the Casino last evening. doing everything possible in tho contortion act from inc pro- monade two-stop to the creation Of Ipivots, stars. shamrocks and loops
 Co. A of Hartford defeated Co. F at the Arch street armory last night by IS 10 l4. Sperl famed seveh Imcn, but did not have his usual con- trol. siving six A men bases on balls. Tho local lineup included Mercy, IChambcrs, Kennedy, Anderson, Web or Mix, Beach, Thompson and Sperl,
 The board of directors Of the Y. '1. c. A. met last evening and voted to try 10 raise $2.3Oo in the next two weeks, This is felt to be the lowest possible amount on which the association can get along for the coming var.
 The police report for the fiscal year shows a total Of 722 arrests the mosts numerous causes heinz as
 follows: drunkenness 26S, assault 64
 drunkenness and breach of the peace
 GO. theft 51, violation of the liquor
 law 25. vaErancy 27. One person was arrested on each ol inc follow ing chargrs: defrauding boarding
 housr keeper, damage 10 mortgaged nropcrty. horse stealing, keeping un' licensed dog. discharging frearm:
 and evadng railroad fare.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

 question of fact or Information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue, Washington, D. C., enclosing two cents In stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be gwen, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered, All letters are confidential.-Ed
 c. Can you tell me something about the life and writings of James Stephens?
 A. He was an Irish poet and novelist As q poor boy, without education, he wandered all over Ireland and in Belfast he nearly died of starvation until finally he learned typewriting and stenography and became 8 clerk in a solicitors office in Dublin. His first volume of verse 'Insurrections" (1909), at- tracted widespread favorable notice because of it's originality, and the royalties enabled him to devote more time to literary work. A second volume of poetry, "The Hill of Vision," appeared in 1912. In the latter year. he published two novels, The CharWoman's Daughter" and ''The Crock of Gold" His subse- quent writings include: Here Are Ladies" (1913): "The Demi-Gods' G914; The Rocky Road to Dub lin" G915); verse; Songs of Clay" (1915); Diordre G923).
 Q. Did the United States Con gress Lafayette money and grant of land, and what was the location of the land?
 A. When Lafayette returned to 1 tnU United States on vieit in 1924 25 Congress gave him S200,000. In | 1903 he was given 10 different grants and in 1924 he was given an additional township comprising 11,520 acres in West Florida. Tal- | lahassee is now located on that site. The original grants of about 1000 acres each were situated along the Mississippi, but as they were not surveyed the exact location is not known.
 c. What is the average amount of water per square foot of grate surface cvaporated per minute in n r hnilnrG tpl f,., is required per minute to produce one horse power in modern steam engine?
 A. Boiler horsepower ordinarily is figures at 30 pounds Of water from and at PIP degrees Fahrenheit | evaporated into steam per square foot of grate surface per hour That equals F pound per square foot of grate surface per minute The best modern engines use about is to 20 pounds of water per horse power per hour or from 3 to .SG l pounds per minute. Older engines of the high speed type use as much as 45 pounds per hour.
 c. Is there special raisln grape and where are they grown?
 A. Rasin grapes are usually grown in warm climates and contain from 2S to 30 per cent sugar. Com mercial cultivation is limited to { 1 few countries about the Meditcr' I ranean Sea, South Australia and 1T the western hemisphere, to southcrr California and Chile. The prin cipal and most valuable class 0 raisin grapes is the muscatel O muscat from Malara and Valenci; in Spain and from California. Tn, seedlcss raisins of commerce arr largely the product of the sultan; grapes The Thompson seedess which is q promising seedIess raisil grape in California, produces raisin a little larger than the sultana. Tn smallest raisins como from tn small currant grape, originally iron
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

tery Religions, so called because they had secret initiation for membership. Among the principal cults were Mlthraism, Isis and Cybele cults. Dlonysius Orphism and Emperor Worship were also very common in the palace and the Roman Army. Astrology, the con- trol of the human destiny by tho position of the stars, was also n common belief of those days.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
WANTED: QUEEN OF THE MAY

knutsford. Eng, March 90 LI9- Scarcity of wshorn maidrns has threatened the continuity Of Knuts- ford's sixty year old May festivals, the most picturesque in England, for the May Queen must have long hair. All but one of tho aspirants for the honor appeared with either bobh"d or shinCled locks, The throne will 20 to the girl whose trrssos never have been touched by scissors.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
IN KIASS AT KRAZY KOLLEGE
 Conducted by M. r. J.

Teacher:
 Having just received a cable to the effect that Miss Gertrude is at home sharpening the weeks supply of toothpicks, l will temporarily take charge. First of all I want to speak severely to Miss Pie for per- sisting in sending me love letters. Surely you don't really care for mo so violently. If you have anything to say for yourself. use emergency |" Mag Pie:
 "If l was buried down under the
 ground As deep as deep could be, And I thought I heard your charm
 ing voice. I'm sure I'd emergency"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
Spring Building Tieup
 NnN, Feared in New York

Tokyo, March 80 R-It requires
 e.ooU silk worms to make the spring outfit of the Japanese wom- an. says pr. lwairo Honda. princi- pal of the Tokyo Scricul'ural school AS rule the higher class Japanese woman spends more money for 2 single costume than does her for. rign sister although she usually dors not have as many outfits.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Editors seem to agree that the decreasing Harvard hirthrate is due entirely 10 economic conditions, evidently overlooking the fact that many of tho grads may not be in trrestcl in the birth rate.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
\ nIf NinlNl. NNNl.

Tho proposed p)umam2 co1 which has ur' received 'hq r.m- m.uIarrus oa N..s lint in rlmmb- yr4 is said ro hul from S"cra'ary l;oo,vrs a.uwmeut ivy Washnr- 'aa. wn,rr a& .ood roum'rnal i'm rro,,mon,s ar, cAf .'.d 10 orja.. uar. Eut mol a1--;ao rmhaa cole, for instance.
 ll,ro is Som 'npr 'ha, scarcely .n,yoor ,>r4t tn" rrm,r.s know anything about. \ tu'3o hotn" would b" .-s,J.t .uI ,hr r'umh- ,r~ voum ura, a aa'H-aaa~ II may be hpI for som" rror,. 10 b,Ii ,c tGa' coI" raJ.aa'y Wc""n shmud oriaiu1'. cram U9m'r 1m ,h,y c4n't prove i'; 'a" T'nrhf~, on jar other ha7I. r.sn prose ry.r- thing they SLY to their own se'ls- faction aud tlio enforced Sa'5S'"n. lion Of aU 'Nosc who listen.
 T. is imro--ln'. 'o nmi "? pol1- lar cyej,1a.ut and iutGnsi abo" a plumbers ,oI.. In 'ho popular mind, anything will do fIat wIli work, Wc symra''fa. with tH' pub- rc officials who are supposed 'o sr''lo thls r.I 'ar ...''.snn All 'h" n.w bm.d.a- roh. Tt.. ta.' month or so of a5sH-@.u e"u'1 w' tHr hardest. Duml,ly tAe -A.n4, "~ rhe mayor tnutt E. may r.. s.' rled in 20 uduG',s.
 The plumbers v:H wa o" u'- causo nobody cau arr'n "ah 'G.m -ahou, plumbinE.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
As Frank as Only Kids Can Be

AS Frnnk nS Only kIds Gan Be Robbie and Margie had been pass ing uncomplimentary remarks back and forth to each other for some time.
 The end finally came with this of- fering from Margie: Robbie Blake. if I called you exactly what you really are, Mother would put me to bed for q week, so now!"
 Sarah P. Hartsock.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Waterbury had a radio night" at the Hartford hroadcasting plant and is newspapers told the public the entire nation was listening in.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Tho pr capita consumption Of
 cur has dvrreased si pcr c'ni -,arc lS7g. giving the wheat raisHS flour milIcrs and bakers something else to worry about.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
Giving Himself Away

Mrs, Wyatt: "so you were over at Mir. Wells house last evening listen ing to the radio! What was the best that you got?"
 Wyatt (absently): Three aces"
 Milton Byberg.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
BABY TALK What the Infants of 1850 Will Say Instead of the 'Da- da -bloo-glub- glubs" They Get Off Now.
B5RY TALK

glubs' They Get Off Now.
 According 10 Heartrouble)
 "Nurse, will you kindly place the ster'lo r.bber nipple of that nursing bottle between my gums? And put a little more sugar in the milk, please, If don't get it I'll raise my voice in emphatic disapproval!"
 "Father, would you mind walking the floo: just a few minutes longer? I know you're tired, but this sensa- ton is so blissful l feel that I could go on like this forever"
 Well, I'll be darned if I haven't cut a bicuspid. Oh, mother! Come and see!"
 This request may seem, perhaps a bit unusual to you, but ] assure you that it is necessary, l demand a change 10 drier and warmer garm- ents."
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
Even In the Ocean!

"Hooray;" the school of fish doth
 shout, "Hooray! Hooray!" they cry. "Wo get holiday 10 see The Prince Of Whales pass by!"
 Mary E. Donnell.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
KRAZY KINDERGARTEN

IIonduCICd by EcTtrndc, Jr.I TeetCher:
 Cummings, take your weight off your elbows and put ii on your feet and recite 'yearned.'" Cum Kwickly:
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

It wasn't Fashion that made hips disappear but the fact that it's no longer necessary for a lady to be helpless.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

WomanhandIed I give her things- She asks for more! I've wor'-ed fer her Until I'm sore. The more l do It's gotten so I cannot stand 1t! It really is A rotten shame The way I'm treated By that dame! Why don't I skip? l cant, alas! She is the teacher Of our class. .
 Oliver Green.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Most of the worlds big jobs are held by men who don't care whoop what the ladies think about Valen- tino.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
Memh.I Andli nnrrnn of l1rcnlntlnn

Member Audit BureaU Of Circulation The A. B. c. |. national organl2atlUH whlc' furnishes newspapers and advet' tisers with a strictly honest annlyst Of circulation. Our circulation Tatistcs arc based upon this audit, Thls 'neuict protection against fraud in newspaper distribution figures to both national and local adverticerh
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
WHEN BLACK IS READ

A HAAA!! A LEHMAN AT LAST! l buya you da shoes; I buya you da clothes, And fla you no kiss, l breaka you da nose!
 M Gioyanclu.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Drat the good old days. In the time Of Cain and Abel, one-third of the male population was guilty of murder.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

The Prince of Wales, in suffering from ear tropbl", evidently has been listening 10 too much jazz.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

The Associated pfert 10 exclusively eD. titled to the use for republication of all newr credited to it o' not otherwise credited in this paper and also loca' news published herein.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

America is the only country right eous enough to hire agents to keep 1t righteous In spite of all it can do.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Tho thin try 10 get lat; and th" ,st try 'o rct 'hin. And if thos" jus' urr' arr not careful they will ho jr,n- to get either faltcr or thin m.r.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Good news. The city election will he oyer by the time the baseball season starts.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

An old-timer is one who can re- member when the important thing about dinner was the dinner, not the hardware.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Another thought. Fifty years from now Europe may sell Uncle Sam enough timber to pay the debt.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

A typical American is one who has reasonable hope or getting as much money as the man he envies.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Correct this sentence: "T'n be ready to go" said the flapper to her swcctic, "as soon as I dry the dishes for mother"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

War has its bad points, but it's very decent compared with church row in a small town.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
Eatr and CoItlcrt

Trombone Player: "So the proprie- tor of this hotel wants the music changed every day, does he?" Leader: "Ye, he's a fresh air fiend!"
 AI.n 1nhr K I n4z
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

The opls profitable advertising medium In thQF City Circulation hooks hnd prass room hlways open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

T ran seven errands for old lady Grabb, And then packed her freezer and turiied It. Now I'm exawsted, cause blecve me, bo, Wen you get n dime off O her, why yearned It."
 Fannie Haggerty. Copyright 1926. Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

The meanest man in the land is the one who leaves the price tag on a gift and raises it.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Vote for Quigley, the man you know. at Republican Primaries, "Wednesday. March 3lst ( to S o'clock.-adyt.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

A straw may break the camel's back. but q straw vote doesn't break the camel's hold on Congress.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
FactsandFancies
 Dy ROBERT CULLEN

Home brew may be naughty, but 1t never makes man tell strangers his domestic troubles.
 If ancestors are his only source of pride, he seldom gives his progeny anything to be proud Of.
 It takes mighty convenient memory to remember that boys once were better than they are now.
 There's seldom any business for the divorce court If the man Is a regular man instead of spoiled boy.
 Matr!mony Is a miracle worker. It alone can make D man content 10 work under q woman boss.
 Usually you can tell by looking at a man whether his wife calls him Bill or William.
 "You get out of thing about what you put in it." Not if it's n quart bottel and you put s15 In 1t.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

More c,#lsnc. of 'h- size ot N'" York: Deaths from lGiju'uza an ]! rnruuoui1 fh,r' a.t week t0'all'd 77o.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

lQrb prices in uiEht clubs are Lo.1nr.ng Nv Workers, but not inc Ilau,. .-~..sk visitors.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

The Herald 10 on sale daily in New York al Hotalng's Newsstand, Times Square: schutz's Newsstands Entrance Grand Central, t2nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

The man with a cheap fountain pen woulegs ii d good ou' ".Il i" any better.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
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Those Easter Eggs, Folks! The fashion ads" we read each day Are really Easter eggs, we'll say. They egg Us on, Folks, you'll agree To spend our cosh too recklessly!
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
Learned Something

Learned Something Harry! Chicken feed means small change, doesn't it?" Frank; No. 1t means large bills. I took a chicken out to supper last night and found out"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Many a woman thinks she is the talk of the town when she is only the talker!
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

A contemporary is "surpris,d" .Lat Coun,cticH potato growers intend 'o curtail production this y.ar TuH is a mild term 10 apply 10 a proposed holdup of potato consumers.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Man Is born Democrat, but 1t takes hard work to get rich and be q republican.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

One Q. Irwin S Cobb's heslt IT." Nayflowr should have male round trip.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Tn our youthful days wo thought 'na Family S'ory Paper fho ulli- l.atc in mush. But from that 10 th" Ir. .nt dav ssT maetGlnys is st"p- ping down. and not up.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

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New Britain herald., 1926-03-30
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New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Only lqwycrs seom 10 TUT for of fro in Hartford. The insurance un- 1.rvrttrrs eorm 10 ho too busy.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Ic Congress Is going to d,'ay :aun r.l',9 l,s's'ation until tn" arn,rs aerac on what kind Of ro- '.e they wont lAc wait will last d lo.- time.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Thn-4 w,'r- tired of reading about: rooNdso economy Coolidge ..ra.,ry anl Coolidge luck,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

Mrs. John K, Lotz.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-30

A cr,a' truth" discovered by E.prc sentative Rankin Of MlSsis- strp,: "Sayru'y-fivc per cent Of the u,wo rf'S &r" dry"