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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
Selected Poem
OBLATION

OBLATION (May Carleton Lord in the Flew York Times) Her garden bends beneath the rain; Pink malIow's heavy head Is dropping where rose-petals stain The sweet alyssum bed. Veronicas, trembling and spent, Like wistful ladies know purple -mauve astonishment Whose worlds are stricken low. Petunias close their slken lids; The asters ragged stalk Is bowed to earth where katydids And praying mantis walk. But China lilies, tall. aloof, With banded cups of gold. Swing incense to their gods; a proof Of faith, centuries old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
DAFoE HOSPITAL.
(New York Sun)

The dome quintupiets are to move from the primitive home of their parents into a new structure erected especially to. house them through the first four or five years of their life. It stands a hundred yards from the family home. and is equipped with gasoline operated heating. cooking and laundering machinery It will bear the name brought the babies into the world !; ,tl $ is just, for much credit for the survival of the Aquintuplets is. un- qnestionabiy tTues to the physician in, charge. Ss
 The, Qutntuplets were born oD May 2S.. two months prematurely. in a pioneer farmers dwelling. The Attending physician had at his command little or none Of thA steh-
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Don't grumble about your lot in life Just read this and be merry again. It's a placard in a restaurant window in Poughkeepsie. The proprietors are the Smith Brothers. No, not the original ones, but grandsons of the cough-drop manufacturers. Taxes Paid by Smith Brothers. .. Federal income tax; federal excess profits tax; Poughkeepsie city tax i; Duchess county tax; State tax-New York, automobile license taxes; fed eral oil tax; telephone tax; check tax; federal capital stock tax; New York state franchise tax; Michigan City, Ind. tax; county tax at Michigan City; state tax = Indiana; federal gasoline tax; New York gasoline tax; telegraph tax; tax for code administration; processing taxes on sugar, wheat corn, pork cotton peanuts; state of Indiana foreign corpor- ation registration tax; state of Indiana tax on gross receipts; state of California personal property tax; state of Washing ton personal property tax; state of Ore gon personal property tax. P. WE DO OUR PART. |. ;. And how, brothers!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
4Horo scope
BY ocTAyINE

BY OCTAVINE ,s t:'.'
 For persons who believe that hu- man destiny is guided by the planets, this daily horoscope is out lined by a noted astrOlOger. In ad. ditiOn to information of general interests, 1t outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates. A
 All mental pursuits will be prominent to-day. The planets are friendly to this except during the afternoon; when you should guard sharp practice and a quick tongue. The stars incline to pleasure through the stomach this morning so if you are giving a present make it fruit or candy or some very material thing.
 To-day's Birthdate
 You should have a favorable financial period from February 26 through March 21. 1895. At this time you. should benefit through brothers, sisters. short trips, mental pursuits or letters. Dan ger November 29 and 30, f93a. So- cially favorable, September 30. 1884.
 Readers desiring additional in. Formation regarding their ,hor0- scopes are inyiled' 10 cOmmuni- cate with Octa vine In care of this newspaper. Enclose s cent StnmDed. self.add dreSseSi ei3Velope. Y
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the New York Family story Paper.
 c. Give the area, population. capital and form of government of Estonia. z A. Area S-1 s,S55 square miles; population (January, 19323 - 1,119,51s; capital - Tatllinn;; Re- public.
 c. How many married women in Washington, D. C., are employed outside their tomesy s
 A. According to the 1S30 cen- sus there were l09,42 married women. of whom 32,s6S were gain fully employed. ss s
 If you want copy of our buile- tin, History Packet write to the Waterbury Democrat, Washington Bureau, enclosing five cents in postage stamps.
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Press Q o1rrnent
A CASE OF. "PUT AND TAKE" D < (New Haven Registerl .

Practically 100. per cent of the sConpecticl growers, of broadleaf tobaccO are said by the, State Col lege's Economic Digest to have entered into acreage reduction contracts with the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. The acreage is ,65 per cent below the 1927-1931 five-year average. Throughout the Connecticut Val ley the production of all x types will be. far below that. of last year. Under the AAA theories. this re- -duction should be of great bene- fit, to the tobacco industry of this and other sections. On the other hand. the newly announced tariff reciprocity agreement with Cuba contained special concessions to the Cuban tobacco producers. so that that country might buy larger amounts of other products here. How much of the benefits of the AAA program will be offset by the tariff bargaining program is a question apparently not con- sidered very seriously and re-
 maining to be answered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
DAILY ALMANAC

High tide at Milford. Tuesday, Sept IS. 7:10 p. m. daylight time; low tide. 1900 a. m., daylight
 All vehicles must be lighted not later than 1929, daylight time. tonight.
 Sun rises 6;34 a. m, daylight time; sets 6:59 p. m. daylight time.
 Moon sets 12:5. a. m aslignt time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

If you visit Paris and go sightseeing at the Ministry of Finance, you may notice thes seemingly dirty windows. Thereby is reason which it took Le Matin to discover, so the New York Times informs us. The Ministry is responsible for having the windows washed inside. Washing them on the outside is within the scope of the Ministry of Fine Arts. Neither job is done simultaneously. As result they always look dirty, although regularly cleaned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
Questions And Answers. The Democrat's Washington information Bureau
YoUr aUnsTlONs ANswERnD

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  ahi.gcs D. ehsIs.I.E ge.nse stamp. extended All ssi conndemn " VI ~ ~ " I " 'T-s THE Ei5frOR
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Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round

DREW PEARSON and ROBERT g. sALlAN---
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   ployment Increas \ ss s@ 4~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

Those enthusiasts who cry, "Heil, Hit ler' and "Hail, Hitler," haven't exhausted all the possibilities of the salutation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

Poland's e-building cam
 |Iaign kAs caused such a withdrawal lof savings funds for building con-
 |struction that 1t is weakening the
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.ChuckleCorne
THE GALPALs. (By Bill Whalon).

Beware of modest little maids
 Who wear their hair in childish
 braids,
 For they may know their peas and queues.
 Yet saturate a lot of booze.
 Fine feathers do not always make fine chickens.
 When a girl has habit of talk ing like a kid she gets my Nanny. have no use for little shrimps Whose conversation always limps.
 An actress is a three-pointed star. She has. sex appeal, necks appeal and vex appeal.
 Some gals put on the dog be. cause they think they're the cats I know gal that will not pet Cause I can taste her lipsstick yet.
 Girls who wear tight dresses ap- pear to feel comfortable. Probably used to being squeezed.
 And you should be concerned if the galpal's eyes are black. There may be other affiliations. do not like the little wisps Who always must converse in lisps
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

crate machinery with which mod. :. ern lyiny-in hospitals are equipped. He and, however, fund of experi- ence drawn from general practice under what many would consider adverse conditions, and he had the energy and the strength to make the best use of what was at hand. His conduct throughout what in every detail was an exhausting or- deal has been refreshing in it's ad-i herence to sound principle, for he has guarded the children not only physically but from exploitation. He has already accomplished a feat unprecedented in medical records. but the present disturbing illness of the infants shows how difficult his future tasks will be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

Perhaps if the publicity people can just get the Mary-Doug break mended the whole country will cheer up We can't think of any other reason for making such a to-do about them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

The Farm Administration, through its consumers counsel, is planning a drive so that every child in the United States can be allotted pint of milk daily A recent survey started this. It revealed ah average consumption 27 per cent be- low the lowest quantity necessary for health. It's a good plan, but will the child join in the campaign.
The Nome nugget., 1934-09-15

romantic dream you're picturing to yourself atp present. As for your sister"
 At this point words failed her and she ended with tragic gesture which caused even Nance to smile little. Aunt Judy suggested with some reluctance that if the boy must go, 1t might be wiser for him to go alone. r..
 "All right" he retorted, impa. tient at what seemed a deadlock If Sis is too much of hothouse flower to stand transplanting. Ii she can't put up with few hard ships a time like this, I will go alone, though possibly"
 He hesitated, and his father end ed for him: You're thinking that it's Nancy whom Cousin Columbine really wants to comeT
 Jack nodded.
 "She might not pay my carfare if I went alone, Dad"
 "So If you go, 1t looks as if I'd have to-" said the girl bitterly. q suppose if I get unbearably fed ur with everything I can walk back"
 1.-TWO thousand miles on the hoofl" grinned her brother, though perfectly aware that she spoke with sarcasm. That's where your plo neer blood shows up, my dearl Ii you find our aged relative too i'm possible you can turn hitch-hiker See herel I promise solemnly that if you can't stand the job after 6 month or two, we'll hitch-hike back together. The experiment wonf cost Dad a cent; and the chances are we'll have whale of a good time."
 "Good timel" sputtered his pa ternal aunt; when Mother inter rupted:,
 "But, Louise, can you see any es pecially good times for the children If they stay at homer"
 Every one turned to her in sur prise; while Aunt Louise respond ed: "Surely, Margaret, you don't ap prove of this idea?"
 Mot wholly; but I've a feeling that both Jack and Nancy will bt happier In absolutely new sur | roundings for . time. It's not easy | for young folks to adjust them selves to such radical changes as we'll have to make. Of course shall worry about Nance; but fl she's too unhappy I think we can
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manage to bring her back without the necessity of hitch-hiking l What do you say, NanceP v
 It was then that Nancy, glancing at her father. as If for help, saw something in his face that made her heart contract For the first time she realized what this catastrophe had done to Dad. Why, he looked old! she thought in consternation. He looked worried = frightfully worried; and all this talk was wor- rying him still more. Yet here she was hesitating to accept chance to earn her living just because the thought of doing something hard going so far away-seemed unen. durable. What had Jack called her the other night7 A parlor orna- ment? We'll, he was right, wasn't he7 That's about all she measured up to.-For- one swift, Illuminating moment the girl saw herself as oth- CTS saw her, and was honestly ap- palled. Dad would never admit it, but her absence and Jacks would be a help just now. All this and more went through her mind In revealing flash before she answered with newborn bravery:
 "Of course I'm going! I had to get used to the idea, that's all. It may not be very exciting at Cousin Columbine's, Mother, but it'll be-be interesting. won't It. seeing new things and placesf Let's not talk any more. It's set tied as far as I am concerned"
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say something about foolish ex- travagance," and then held her tongue. After all, she thought with extraordinary tact, If Judith want ed to spend money for something perishable in these hard times, 1t was her own business.
 So Judith Hale's "extravagance" (the last she was to indulge in for many monthsy, remained uncen. sored, adding a note of cheer to that dinner table, as she meant 1t to; yet as the moments passed Mother kept thinking sadly of how soon they would all be scattered separated. She, Dad, and the lit tie boy at Edgemere=-Judlth in Flu rope-Louise alone In city board ing house-Jack and Nancy. :.
 This last she refused to face just then. and said when Jack resumed the subject:-"Oh, let's forget 1t, dear, while we eat dinner"
 "But we've got to decide, Moth er," he persisted with impatience. q dare say Cousin Columbine's ex. pecting a telegram tonight"
 "Never mind," put in his father Tt won't hurt the old lady to wait for a message until tomorrow. But we'll decide the question this eve ming, Jack. I promise you. After all, it's as easy to face things now as later"
 Thus before they slept that night the two young people knew that they were to go "out west" The arguments pro and con had waged for good two hours, Aunt Louise protesting vigorously to the very last that her nephew would return east with the manners "of bear
 "And I warn you, too, young man." she asserted grimly, "that you won't find life on a ranch the
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SYNOPSIS


 Ruined. financially. by the stock market crash. James Nelson. Boston merchant, breaks the news to his household. Nance, his daughter. nineteen, is on the verge of her in troduction to society," A short time before, an elderly cousin of Nell sons, Columbine. had written sug- gesting that Nance come to her at Pine Ridge, Colo, as a paid com panion. The offer had been regarded as . joke. Jack. Nancy's seventeen- year-old brother, urges her to ac- cept Cousia Columbine's proposition, thus relieving their father of cer- tain financial burden, and offering to go with her 90 that she will not feel too lonely. The girl does not like the idea. out agrees that Jack write to Cousin Columbine. and they will await her answer.
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CHAPTER III

WEARING suddenly at nerve w racking jolt, Nancy sat up, wondering in that first startled in- stant, where she. could be. Then her brain cleared and she realized that she was aboard a train headed for Colorado, and wondered If they had run into something, and If she ought to waken Jack or get up and put on her clothes. Surely there had been no such jolt the night be- fore. For moment she listened tensely in expectation of some con fusion; then raised the window shade, peering out into the dim, gray light of early morning.
 The train had stopped before sta tion and her car was directly oppo-. site the brightly lighted restaurant. Nancy could see girl of about her own age dressed in a crisp, white uniform, serving some trainmen at lunch counter. She wondered if the waitress had been up all night or was just beginning her days work. Probably the latter, for she looked fresh enough-but what ghastly hour to go to work!
 There followed another jolt. Evi- dently the engine had been detached and was coupling on again. The wheels turned slowly, and then fast CT. Nance strained her eyes to catch the name of the station Dodge City-and shivering a little, pulled down the shade and snuggled | under the blankets.
 So they were still in Kansas. Kansas! The idea that she could be there was incredible to Nancy Nelson. Why, Kansas had always seemed as far away as the North pole-and fully as unattractive! People lived there, of course, but not people quite like themselves. At least, that was how the girl had thought about 1t; yet that waitress in the lunch room looked-why she looked every bit as up-to-date as the girls behind the lunch counters at Thompsons Spa on Washington street, in Boston!
 This comparison brought wave of homesickness to the unwilling ex- He. What three weeks it had been since Jack received those telegrams from Cousin Columbine! Such hectic time. Aunt Judy starting off for Europe with those crazy Spear girls Hurried trips to Edgemere | with Mother. Packing. Deciding what to take and what to leave be- hind. Getting tickets and reserva tons. And those last awful mo- ments at the South station with Phil wanting to know how they made the sections into beds and asking thousand foolish questions-Mother smiling unnaturally to keep from crying-Aunt Louise arriving at al most the last second with box of candy; and Dad, his face so terribly set and stern. ..
 Nancy slept for while, but not for long. It was Jack who wakened her. slipping down from the upper berth and snapping up the window shade.
 "Wake up, Sis!' he, commanded in an excited whisper. Look where we arel Why, that's-that must be prairie P
 r It was
 Nance sat up, almost as excited as her brother. Prairie Miles and miles and miles of 1t, stretching endlessly into far horizon. Nei- ther of them had dimly realized the yastness of those great plains they were to cross-plains which lay dap pled by morning sunlight, softly un- dulatIng, as far as their astonlshed eyes could reach.
 (To BE CoNTINUED.) Il
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Howe About:
Education
 Lonely Old Men Shift1ess People
By ED HOWE
o, Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.

By ED HOWE
 TT IS often said the people must become educated before reform can be expected. This Is accepted as meaning that every man must be so completely educated in our mod ern ways as to be able to teach in college. Education thus becomes so great a task we are discouraged In contemplating 1t. .i.. Our es. timate of an education Is wrong. After a man is thirty, If not nat urally a dunce, an intelligent read ing of Wells "Outline of History" combined with his own experience, will educate him! Those intending to teach should attend technical schools, as do doctors, lawyers, painters, engineers, etc. There are dozens of short summaries of every thing one needs to know; new one was added last fall, and writers are favorlng that style of writing lately. These summaries not only educate a reader, but entertain him better than will detective stories or novels.
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(To BE CoNTINUED.)

Speetacles Credited to Armati
 The tombstone of Salvino Armati, who died in 1917. credits him with being the inventor of sDectacles.
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know an old fellow whose chill dren are all married and gone, and who does not sleep well. He does well enough during the day, but anyone passing his house late at night may see lights burning. TAe servants are kind, but he will not impose on them, so he Is alone and wide awake good deal at night and night is especially lonely. Late ly he employed woman of sixty to assist him from Il p. m. until people are moving on the streets again. She has soothing way about her, and he gets to sleep oftener during his dangerous hours. If he awakens, he finds her asleep in her chair at the foot of his bed. but she awakens easily, and again she reads to him, or they talk. Dur. ing these hard times, many good women are seeking employment, and the crop of lonely old men Is large. Why not?
 I. regret shiftlessness, but have admired shiftless people. The man and wife I hang around most are the most shiftless people I have ever known, but are good fellows" and tremendously smart. They have long had in their employment an old colored servant they now owe so much they can't pay her, and thus get rid of her by discharge. The black woman needs an opera tion, and they are trying to find doctor who will perform 1t on cred 1t. They have had her teeth fixed four timps and still owe for f.
The Nome nugget., 1934-09-15

Americans are judged abroad by what American books, magazines and newspapers say; by speeches delivered at meetings of various so- cial clubs and political organiza' tions. All these are unnatural, and foreigners do not know us; our publicity agents have given us a character we do not deserve. What the average American thinks and believes is not known even in his own country; the American attends moving picture plays, not because he Is much interested In the vulgar people who make them, but because they cost only twenty cents, and occasionally have good news reel or comedy. .,. | lately attended a moving picture theater, and only six others were there. Never before have l seen show presented to an audience of seven, and It was the best theater in town, showing the best available picture plays American people are not as crazy about the disreputable crowd at Hollywood as Is believed abroad.
 
 may be mistaken in what l think I know in my eightieth year, but l am more certain of 1t than ever be- fore, and I have less time left in which to change my mind.
 k, At eighty 1 am not afraid of the future. have been treated with reasonable justice all my conscious life, and expect as much of the future. No one can convince me there is a devil after death to tor ture me for eating, drinking, lov. ing, hating, trading, venturing. I have lived a long time and thought as clearly and fairly as I could, and have heard not word from 2 re- liable source to make me fear devil to torture me after I am dead. A million ghost dancers have howled dismally at me throughout life without frightening me. They might as we'll cease dancing: the truth Is not what they say 1t Is. There Is more mercy than they claims
 have a son I think quite wise: rather able in taking care of him. self. The other day he was at home, and a suspicious man kept calling him by telephone. knew the suspicious man, and what he wanted: a big favor: to work" my son. I warned him, and the young man replied: That's all right: don't worry: I'll work. him right back" ., There are so many who try to "work" you I warn you to acquire the ability of my son, or you'll be ruined.
 Nothing disturbs me more pro- foundly than to be annoyed by the ill-behaved when I am myself will ing to behave. having been finally whipped into belief in the impor-
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Its Jet Is Distinctive.

While there is diverse opinion re- garding the merits of jet as a me dlum for the true artist, 1t has in- spired some very 6ne and original carving. It is easy to work and takes on a lovely polish. as different from the glaze of glass and imita- ton Jet as the polish of cheap fur niture Is from the patina of a gen uine piece of Queen Anne. More over. while jet is found elsewhere.
The Nome nugget., 1934-09-15

Nothing disturbs me more pro foundly than to be annoyed by the ill-behaved when I am myself will ing to behave. having been finally whipped into belief in the impor- tance of good behavior.
The Washington times., 1934-01-02
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for a quilt that is so lovely in
design that she will be proud to
claim it as her handiwork, and
yet at the same time wants a
pattern that is simple to do, she
selects the Magnolia. AS the
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