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Listen, World!
Bv Elsie Robinson

energy. Just by plough
ing the good, black soil, planting
seeds, cooking the food, and sew
ing the garments one used.
Hand work kept a man in touch
with the sources of life. But
machines cut him off from those
sources. Machines left him starv-
ing for something he could not
name but, lacking which, he died.
Ruskin saw all these things,
and cried out with horror against
machines. He was too sensible to
think that people could do away
with them entirely-life had be-
come too congeSted, time too pre-.
cious. for that. But he warned
people against them.
Don't let machines run your
1ives!" he cried. Don't sell out
your birthright as human being
for convenience and profit. Keep
your rightful place in life-your
place as a creator. Use your
hands! No matter how much
money you have-no matter now
easy it is. to bay things-do some
things with your hands.
A WARNING
do something with your hands
each day!" he cried to women,
particularly. Machine work Is
quick, hand work is Slow-but out
of hand work came that strange
and lovely serenity and power
which your mothers enjoyed. Do
not lose the secret of that power
If YOU do, you will become Snrlll
and empty and wretched. Use
your hands to sew and COOK
to plant flowers-to paint your
hurres-to build beauty and use
fulness around you. Use your
hands to save your Souls!"
People laughed when Ruskln
cried those warnings in the last
century. Now they know how
wise he was. Now-Sitting IN
small, cramped apartments OF
even smaller offices, where every
thing is run with a push button
they see the dreadful menace
Of machines. r,
And tired, bored men think
longingly, of the days when their
| fathers wandered through the
wilderness, making their own
huts, killing their own game.
And restless, irritable women
think, wistfully, of the peace ano
contentment which lay, like a ra
dance, upon their mothers
homes, those homes where LIE
was warmed and nodded by hu
man hands.
And that is why-though
work as a writer-1 am always
cooking, sewing, making some
thing for my home. No machine
is going to cut me off from life
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requests comments. Letters pre-
Senting personal problems may
also be sent. All letters 10tH be
handled contidentidlly and an
SUered promptly it stamped,
addressed envelopes are in
cluded.)
Copyright. 1887. by King Features
Syndicate, Gnc.)
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Three Minute Journeys

'bound brass boxes, which are q
feature of the curio shops. These
boxes, with exquisite filigree work,
are used by the Arabs to store
their valuables.
The fact that the street scene in
Zanzibar is always colorful is due
mainly to the Arabs. These state
ly natives, dressed in voluminouS
black robes, their bearded faces
auStere but serene beneath their
turbans, are always interesting.
Broad, curved daggerS peep from
the folds Of their silk SaShes, and
their feet are Shod in gold en-
broidered slippers, with curved
points.
FABULOUS GEMS
The Arabs fit in perfectly with
the street and houses, some Of
which boast exquisite doors, built
of wood and studded with brass
and steel ornaments.
Those tourists who manage to
resist the lure Of the bazaar will
find that merchants have spread
their wares on the deck Of the
cruise ship, where exquisitely-
carved ivory and wood, gold and
silver embroidered dressing gowns
and kimonoS and fabulous gems Of
the Orient are placed on sale. The
wise shopper will go carefully, and
he will bargain no matter how
cheap the initial price may seem.
If he does know gems, he may
procure diamonds, rubies, emer-
aids, Sapphires and magnificent
pearls at a fraction Of what such
gems would cost elsewhere. Other
wise, he should buy silks and curioS
as souvenirs of the sweet smelling
Island of Zanzibar.
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ZANZIBAR

Around-the-world tourists whose
itinerary includes q call at Zanzi-
bar are in for an interesting time.
Fifty-three miles in length and 10
miles in width, every mile Of the
island is replete with interest and
redolent with the perfume from
the beautiful Glove gardens that
cover so much Of the territory.
The Glove industry is the main
stay of Zanzibar, and the island is
the worlds leading grower and ex-
porter Of cloves.
Zanzibar has had an eventful
history. Today it is a protectorate
of Great Britain, which pays the
Sultan &11,00O annually for the
lease of the land, the adminiStra-
tion of other islands in the victn-
ity and the narrow strip Of coast
which runs from Dar-es-Salaam to
Lamu.
PICTURESQUE
The streets of old Zanzibar are
really picturesque. Broad and we'll
kept, they are fringed by shady
trees and lovely Towering shrubs.
Palm trees and the lovely flame-of-
the-foreSt trees, with their thick
leaves and exquisite scarlet flow
ers, protect one from the broiling
sun. Through the streets one may
stroll to the archway of the old
ramparts into the town Of zanzs'
bar itself. The majority Of the
houses have thick stone walls
which jut out into the narrow
street.
Those who like Willing away
hours in fascinating old shops
should have a great time in Fan.
zibar. There are few who want
to resist those old and beautifully.
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place, living Edwin G. Hill
mostly in the cellar, making only
an occasional apologetic appear
ance among the customers.
We all know her, and she will
do for a type. She probably would
pull up the Eiffel Tower and bat
the Chamber of Deputies into the
Seine if they tried to tell her who
was boss in her home. From their
nearby Basque neighbors, the
French could learn a lot about
getting women under control and
planting a No. 10 boot on their
neck-or rather what happens to
mere males who try it.
AsCENDANCY
The Basques, for centuries, have
had a matriarchal, or mother
right" succession of property and
authority. There's no doubt what
ever about who's boss in a Basque
home. When the Basques were
rowing and fighting more, a few
centuries ago, women were less
dominant in their social organiza
ton, but when they settled doWr
to agriculture and handicrafts, the
women began to take charge.
The French politicians who
might note that the ascendancy OF
women in their own country-a
any rate, in home management
and small business affairs -ha!
come along with the breaking uE
of the land, under the NapoleoniC
code. Just give a woman some
little oasis to work in and shell
not only make it Ship-shape, but
she'll pretty nearly run it before
she gets through.
Women have been put down BY
men and have suffered expressions
and tyranny, but it always has
been a phase of a slowly evolving
social organization, with certain
economic compulsionS, and Il
never has been achieved by over
legislation-which the French
may yet discover. ,
Various illuStriouS Stoneheao'
in our own country, such as oui
champions of sumptuary leglsla
tions, from Anthony Comstocl
down, have tried to preScrib'
seemly conduct for women. Th'
Wayward winds were more man
ageable-whether it was clothes
cosmetics, speech or social be
havior. Women's behavior, as !
is in the world today, is ma1nl'
their own idea.
Ethnologists tell me that /
you should make a number o
world maps, covering the relativ
authority of men and womel
from the beginning Of history
you would find dominant womel
holding Just as much territory a
men in many epochS, and some
times more. Recent examination
of the Hiawatha legends hav
disclosed Indian women as dom
nant in statecraft, native art an
tribal affairs as well as in tn
wigWam.
But, while these investigation
have revealed previously unknown
authority, the history of Amer
can Indians in general show
: that they have had the matr
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such a fuss about Machines?
But Ruskin saw the danger all
too plainly. He saw that hand
work meant more than sweat.
blisters, backaches and plodding
hours. He saw that it filled a deep
hunger in men which machine
work could never fill.
When a man did things with
his hands he created something
put his personal mark on some
thing-and so widened his life and
deepened his power. There was
pride in hand work and uncon-
scious content, and release for the
reStleSSneSS that was always pluck
ing at ones spirit like a Gagged
demon.
PERSONAL PRIDE
But machine work did none Of
these things for a man. You could
not feel personal pride in the thing
which a machine had created. You
could not feel that it added some
thing to your own spirit, or that
it had put your mark on life. Least
of all could you find release in ma
chine work for the ferment with
in you.
A machine might save a mans
feet, but it didn't save his spirit.
It might fill a mans pocket, but
it didn't fill his heart. To the
contrary, machines cheapened hui
man life, destroyed its individual
aim and meaning, robbed it OF
dignity and Importance.
And there was a still deeper
harm. Hand work had tied men
I'D with the earth. The earth was
mystery. It fed the soul as well
as the body. 1t took starved, sick
lv spirits and filled them with its
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Wise Words

Many men have been capable Of
doing a wise thing, more cum
ming thing, but very few a gen
erous thing.-Pope.
Life is not so short but that
there is always room for cour-
teSy.-Emerson.
Words are but holy as the
deeds they cover.-Shellsy.
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Human Side of News
By EdUin C. Hill

'lineal society, with property,
honor, authority and prestige, de-
scending through the mother,
rather than the father. This was
particularly marked in the Iro-
quois in the North, and the Pu-
eblos in the South. Everyone Of
those cliff-dwellers' houses which
we now see in the Southwest was
once owned and operated by a
woman.
Women also were predominant
in the Pawnee, Greek, Choctaw,
Seminole, Yuchi, Timuca, Biloxi,
Tutelo, Crow, Oto, Manda, Mo-
hegan, Navajo and Apache tribes.
Frequently, it has been learned,
the higher status of women was
attained in the more advanced Of
Indian civilization, and particu-
larly where agriculture and the
arts were advanced.
The AmaZonian rule, therefore,
was not characteristic of lower
forms Of social organization. AS
observed or the American Conti-
nent, it shows that there is a
steady tendency for women to
gain the upper hand, providing
there is a long period of stability,
less rambling and sustenance
through agriculture rather than
hunting. Apparently there haven't
been many Dianas. The women
would rather grind the grist,
scrub the floor, if any, mind the
babies and boss the old man than
go hunting.
In Oceania, the story of the CEN
turies is almost unfailingly that
of the higher authority of woman
and of matrilineal descent. The
Island of Yap is an exception. In
Micronesia, in the Marshall and
Mortlock Islands and in Melane-
STA, there just is no argument
about it. The women run the
works.
VESTED IN WOMEN
There are several areas of India
where both civic and domestic au.
thority, as well as the line of
descent is vested in the women;
also, among many ancient tribes
of Australia and New Guinea.
Read Tactitus' Germania to get
an idea of what the Roman en-
perors had to deal with when they
met the Teutonic matriarchal
tribes. Any one of those bounding,
blonde BrunhildeS could have
made dozen paunchy Roman EN-.
perorS take the count. And that
is a reminder, too, that the Me
belungen Lied is a revealing
chronicle of the power Of women
in Germany during those turnul.
tuouS centuries.
Germany remains today the
only European country that didn't
take a beating from Rome-and
some historians say that's what's
the matter with it. Our Victorian
women certainly accorded their
bearded male conSorts plenty Of
Difference, but when there was no
company in the house, they had
their say. It was Seemly for them
in those days to profess profound
innocence and ignorance Of such
masculine business as finance and
industry, but the last year has re-
vealed something new and inter-
eSting in that line.
Through bequestS and insurance,
about 10 per cent Of the wealth Of
America has eased gently into the
hands Of women, and we have the
making of quite an impressive
matrfarchy right here and now. I
have an idea that If Lloyds would
look into this new French law and
take bets on the outcome, the gov
ernment would be on the short end
Of the odds.
Our own "Civic Virtue" the
Fat Boy" of City Hall Park, with
his foot on the neck of a woman,
will soon be banished to Green.
point. The French might ponder
that, too.
Copyright, 1897. by King Features
u Syndicate Inc.)
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t a t i've William
P. Connery of
M a SSachuSetts
is set down in
these words:
" entered
t he theatrical
profession a S
actor and after
W ard became
manager; en-
listed as a pri-
Vate in Com
p a ny A, One
Hundred an d
First Regiment
U nj te d States
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boss of the
h o u S c h oil d.
There comes to
mind that grim
mother of all
the era C chi,
the old con-
cier 6 e, who
g u ar dS t h e
portals of an
old pension in
the Rue de
Touron, while
her mild hus-
band works as
a SW a m ar
round tn e
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would be much
pleas a n t er to
reap grain with
! harvester than
W j t h blistered,
sweating hands
. to ride in
an elevator than
to walk up back
breaking stairs
. to b u y
''r e a d y--maoe''
clothes than 10
S p e n d endless
hours in careful
stitching. Why
on earth die
R1ISkin m a. q
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Ruskin, the philosopher, saw
Machines come-and he was fright
ened. Other people could not un-
derstand why. They thought it
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One wonders how far the
French will get with their new
law making the man the absolute
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Keep This Pledge

ResoEved: That It be the sense Of this conVentiOn
that committee should be appointed by the Congress
of the United States to make study Of and to report
on the granting to the residents of the District of
Columbia the right of suffrage Unanimously adopted
by the Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia
June 26, 1886.
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ANOTHER SCORE

In the hard, cold type Of the
Congressional Directory portion
of the autobiography of RepreSen-
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Do It Now!

YTNHOSE members OF the Senate and House VINO nave
i announced their support of proposals to increase
the salaries and improve the working conditions OF
Government employees will the wisdom of pressing
for action on the wage legislation before the appropra
ton bills start passing through the legis slative mill.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE POLICY OF
TREATING GOVERNMENT WORKERS HUI
NAMELY, WHICH HAS RECEIVED SUCH WIDE
SPREAD BACKING, SHOULD BE WRITTEN INTO
LAW EARLY ENOUGH TO INCLUDE PROVISION
FOR PAYMENT IN THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
TO BE CONSIDERED SHORTLY.
One of the most potent arguments in favor of ncreas
inc the salary scale of the Government is the force which
such an example would have for private employers.
If the fullest effect of that example is to be obtained
it necessary that the action be taken at once taken at
the time when President Roosevelt and other Govern
ment officials urging upon business the wisdom Of
more enlightened personnel policy.
subcommittee of the House Appropriations Commit
tee have already been appointed and organized
They are proceeding now with consideration of the
details of several of the appropriation bills and within
week or two the first of these will be reported to the
full House
Delay in considering the legislative proposals for pay
increases will that these appropriations bills which
may have passed before the pay policy decided upon
will have to be virtually rewritten that special legis
Iaon WILL nave 10 oe passed aGer 10 eXGeno Cner pay
provisions.
It should not be difficult for the Senate Committee
Civil Service which has before it Senator Pat McCar
rams BILL and the House Committee Civil Service,
which has before it several other bills for the betement
of personnel conditions to reconcile any differences that
may exist among the various measures as submitted
This is true not only to specific bills for pay in
crease but to the various bills for extension of the
merit system and for provision for old age and unem
poyment security for Government employees not now
covered.
Few of these differences exist to the principles in
volved.
IN GENERAL THEY ARE APPARENT ONLY AS
TO DETAILS, AND CONSIDERATION OF DE.
TAILED DIFFERENCES SHOULD NOT BE PER
MITTED TO BLOCK THE PATH DOWN WHICH
THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT WALK TOWARD
nEnENT TPE TAhrh1T OF 1rc rAhp1 nvrc
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FENWICK CHAPTER
PLANS LUNCHEON
Mrs. Urban N. Tyack to
Entertain Members at
Home April IL

Cheshire, March 25-plans for
the luncheon April IL were discussed
at the board meeting Of the Lady
Fenwick chapter Daughter Of the
American Revolution. Mrs. Frederick
p. Latiner, state regent and Miss
Mary WEIGH, vice-regent, will be
guests at that time. The board met
at the home Of Mrs. Urban N.
Tyack.
Miss Bertha Moss Of New Preston
who has been visiting with friends
here q few days has returned to
here home.
Bill Opposed
There is much disapproval being
voiced on the bill which proposes
changes In the court system. The
petition opposing the bill has about
200 signers, including all three
selectinen. A large number Of
local people are expected to attend
the hearing. AS the system would
increase the expense and the pre-
sent system has proved satisfactory
thus far, 1t does not seem as though
a change Is necessary.
Miss Jessie Durand served as
marshal at the installation cere-
monies Of Princess Chapter, Order
OF Eastern Star, in East Haven
Tuesday evening.
Visiting Mother
Miss Marie Plat is spending her
vacation with her mother, Mrs.
Sidney s. Plat.
Helene Mallcy Hurt
About 8 o'clock last night during
the rain, car driven by Eric
Chetuynd Of Maple avenue Cheshire
proceeding north on Maple avenue
struck Miss Helen Malley Of Maple
avenue who was walking and then
struck a southbouhd car driven by
John Ganroa Of Middlebtlry.
Miss Malley was taken to the
hospital in Waterbury In the arnbul-
ance by DR.. Neff's orders. Con-
stable Leeslie Hubbell was called
and directed traffic and investi-
gated. It Is understood Mr.. Chet-
uynd was blinded by the lights Of
cars approaching from the north
and seeing Miss Malley attempted
to avoid her in this he was un-
successful also striking the car Of
GAnroa.
The werecker from Nichols gar
age was called to haul away the
cars which were quite badly smash
cd 1t Is understood. Driving condi-
ti,A.as ~ 4hok fit11n xx,ova r,tifa IAo "A
The black road caused a. glare
from the lights Of the cars on the
wet surface.
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II MILL TAX TO
Be LEVIED HERE
Finance Board Approves
Plan to Cover Expenses
of Budget

Litchfield, March 25.--The board
of finance, town of Litchfield, at a
meeting last night, voted to lay a
II mill tax on the current grand
list to cover expenses Of the budget
adopted for the coming fiscal year.
Thus the present rate will be con-
tinued.
Masses will be celebrated at Z, 8
and II a. m. Easter Sunday at st.
Anthony's church. The IL a. M,
service will be high mass at which
a special musical program will be
rendered by an augmented choir
under the direction Of Director
Vincent Whitecage. Services on
Good Friday will consist Of q mass
of the presanctified at 8 a. m, and
the Way of the Cross at 3:45 p.
m.
Torrington Man Fined
Charles Schenley, Of Mapiewood
avenue, Torrington, pleaded iaolo
contendere to a charge Of violation
Of the rules Of the road In the 10
cal justice court Wednesday before
Justice william w. Sepples. He was
fined IS and court costs. The charge
was placed against him as the re-
suit of an automobile accident on
the Litchfield- Bantam road in
which a car operated by him col
llded with one driven by Joseph
Fabbri, Of Bantam.
A SON was born Tuesday after
noon at the Charlotte Hungerford
hospital, Torrington, to Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Concannon, Of East street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward O'Dwyer
and children. of Danbury, were re-
cent guests of Mr.. O'Dwyer's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy o.
Dwyer OF Torrington road.
Oranges Meet Tonight
Torringtonford, Wolcott and
Pennington oranges will be guests
at q neighbors' night meeting OF
Litchfield grange this evening. The
program will be furnished by the
visitors. Owing to the fact that
the meeting comes on Holy Thurs
day, the Grange, at the request OF
local churches. has called the meet
ing for $3.50 p. m, instead Of at
the usual time. Refreshments will
be In charge Of Mrs. Lottie Brown,
Miss Margaret Finan, Miss Khaleah
Arson, VALDEZ Arson, Merwarna An
son and Joseph Capanni.
Troop z. sponsored by st. An
thongs church, held a special pro-
gram Tuesday evening as a recep.
ton to their new Scoutmaster,
John M. Burke, who succeeded Jo-
seph Goodhouse, who is unable TO
continue In that capacity. A rising
vote of appreciation was rendered
Mr.. Goodhouse by scouts and scout
ers for the fine service he had rem
dered. Scouters present were: Jo-
seph G. Goodhouse, John M. Burke,
Rev. Edwin B. O'Brien, Melville s.
Kane, Thomas Weir, Edward Sep
Piles, Albert Hausmann, Alex
Derouin, Francis A. Derouin and
John Monaghan Of Litchfield and
DR.. James P. Houlihan and Scout
Executive Palmer D. Liddle, Of
Torringtcn, representing the coun-
Gil. More than 26 scouts partici-
pated In the program.
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STATE Of CONNECTICUT. DIS
TRICT OF WATERBURY. 50: PRO
E EsTArG Go ot ppANMi dEfh wv MAL isyI
late OF the town OF Waterbury, In
said district, deceased.
The Court Of Probate for the Dis
trict OF Waterbury, hath limited and
allowed six months from the date
estate to exhibit their claims for
settlement. Those who neglect to
present their accounts, properly at
tested, within said time, will be dc.
barred q recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to-
JOAN NJ. WALSH,
3-25-3t Administrative,
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STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS
IR1GT e PIMA, WATE RIrSS ,s 81 Fro ,ss7
ESTATE OF MARY A. GILMORE,
late of the town of Waterbury.
in said district, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the Dis
trict OF Waterbury, hath limited
and allowed six months from the
date hereof for the creditors of said
estate to exhibit their claims for
settlement. Those who neglect to
present their accounts, properly at.
tested, within said time. will be de-
barred "a recovery. All persons in.
debted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to
PEARL II. GRAVES,
3-23-3t Administrative.
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STATE of CONNECTICUT. DIS
TRIcT Of WATERBURY. ss. PRO-
BATE COURT. March 23rd, 1887.
ESTATE OF GEORGE s. HUSKER
late OF the town of Waterbury, In
said district, deceased.
The Court OF Probate for the Dis
trict of Waterbury, hath limited and
allowed six months from the date
hereof for the creditors OF said
estate To exhibit their claims for
settlement. Those who neglect to
present their accounts. properly at
tested, within said time, VIII be de-
barred a recovery. All persons tn-
debted 10 said estate arc rcguested
10 make Immediate payment 10
RUTH IIUSkEli MILLER,
s-2i-3t Admlnlstrafrir.