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' SOCIETY NOTICES
MABONIC DIRECTORY.
. A States Communication of Old
Well Lodge. No. 108, F. and A. M.. will
. be held at its rooms. January 13th, at
'18 p. m. Work, E. A. Degree. All Mao
" ter Masons cordially and iratemaily‘
‘ invited.
Fraternally yours.
g ‘ ROBERT M. WILCOX, Boc’y.
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" SOUTH NORWALK BOARD OF
‘ TRAD‘E.
President—Nehemiah Canoes.
Vloe-Pruldantdhariee J. Pldoeon.
Secretary—chunk W. Hadley.
Treacuren—Matthev‘v Corbett,
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pa-ngusiness Department
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HILL AND THE PENSION BILL.
, It takes some nerve to vote against
a pension hill, particularly one that
gives a dollar a day to every man
who served on the union side in the
civil war—«still a considerable army
of voters, fairly well distributed
among the congressional districts or
the north and west, did, says the New
: Haven Times-leader.
One of the few Republicans who
, ‘ opposed the sherwood hill with voice
and vote was Congressman Hill of
$00nnocticnt. Mr. lilii, as it happens,
is one of the most advanced in hu-VV
‘1' manithrlan views of all the. members
I of the house. Why. then, did he vole
' “no" on the service pension hill?
Wounds, or. we understand it. he
1 rewrite dine pension no a measure or
. . relief, motors o reward fer patriotism:
,r‘bfilflfllfie he thinks that the mother
” who ”hits raised tour or five children
and iinds herself to want in old one
is as much entitled to ti pension n8
the man who has served the coun-
‘ 'with which the pensions must be paid
‘ ‘ comes, under Our system of revenue
A getting, out of the pockets at those
who‘can least afford to pay it.
_ Conm'esnmun Hill has declared that
' he Mlieves in social justice; that he
{thinks it is wrong that any man or
Woman who has done his or her part
in title should be permitted to suffer
“in old ago. He would gludly stand for
it broader pension scheme, supported
by a fairer system of taxationmono
- built upon the principle: “From each
according to his ability; to each ac-
‘ ourdlng to his need.”
, ‘ His view is interesting because he
‘ ‘ stood almost alone among his Repub-
lican colleagues, and because he had
‘ ,ithe full courage of his convictions in
depositing and voting as he did.
' best men in the lower house of con-
gress and he hasn't finished growing
yet. -»
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YALE‘S JUNIOR lPROMENADE.
:mWR‘VE", Jan. 16.—-—Atter the
round of receptions, tens and dances
oi, yesterday afternoon and evening,
he Yule juniors and their guests rest-
¥ ° port of today. in preparation for
niminatlng event of Yale's annual
sl week, the promenade Melt, this
ningg‘at the Second Regiment Ar-
’ As a prelude to this function,
waver. there were a number of
Shell" tens this afternoon. While
the-junior has held with his guests the
foremost place in the festivities up
to the pregent time, and thmugh the
omenade will take the greater share
.0! attention.‘ he is willing to go
through the major event alone and to-
night clnss lines will he obliterated
to a large extent, juniors. seniors and
sophomores uniting to make the
orowmng event a complete" success.
he cloud of wearinesa and sleepiness
unorgraduste, until he makes ‘ 1m
eop“ lost, will have a slight sil-
nlng through the announcement
it‘oday on according to the
custom there Will be no ohupel
mnkrlsummirsueonm stjrun.
, ‘vton 1, SERIOUS.
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“try in war; and: because the money .
,Mr. Hill is one oi the biggest and:
liloh‘ will settle down tonitm-ow over.
a tomorrow morning in the ,eol-.
Austria. Jan. 16.—-~‘The sit-f
sap ' the mm-Montenemo . ‘_ *
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i ‘ At the request 0! the members of
- the Combo Gills. o'mlilury oration...
, tion. Captain L. i). Wildman delivered
the t‘ollowing verses before a meeting
oi that club hold in San Francisco,
. California, in 1905. ‘At this time Cup-
tnin thdman, who is well known in
The Norwolke, was stationed in that
city, and in “the verses that follow he
gives a humorous and detniled account ‘
or bls'exporienceo as a soldier. '
When the troops were under orders in our little scrap with Spain,
I was just a dub civilian, “pounding brass" we down in Maine.
With a patriotic longing for a dangling, clanking sword,
And a prancing coal black charger. Thirteen-fifty “per” and board
Wasn’t quite what I expected. but the “jVeterans” at.the store.
Spit. and said I’d end a Colonel it I joined the Signal Corps.
I was sick of running mantis, sick of cleaning lamps and floors,
Sick of soundera, sick of relays, sick of everything indoors.
Sick “of washing zines and coppere, sick of renovating cells,
Sick of switchboards. sick of cut-outs, sick of answering the bells;
Sick of gossip at the counter, sick oi“ smelling ink and paste,
Sick of counting greasy money. sick of doing things in haste;
Ohl thought I, for just one battle. and to see the headlines say:
“Jimmie Murphy, not the General. was the man who saved the day."
lit '9 1| ill It Ii! Ill air Ill 3‘
First they shipped me down to Tampa in a damned old cattle train.
Marched me sixteen miles to Lakeland-then they marched me back
again. ‘ '
With my haversack and carbine. overcoat and poncho too,
(Just to toughen metor Cubs. 1 was made an Irish stew).
And because I “cussed" the Colonel, for a month I spade the “slum”.
Peeled the spuds and short the onions, cleaned the sinks and damn-t ,
ed things some. ‘ ‘
I was rotten sick of Tampa. sick of getting up at four,
Sick of greasy smelling dishes, sick each time I saw it pour.
Sick of crowbars,‘sick ot‘ shovels, sick of axes, ditto picks.
Sick of spiders lumy blankets. sick of lien and tiles and ticks.
Sick of flocks of dirty buzzards, wheelln over every smell.
I was also sick oi camping in that sand pit close by hell-»
And I longed to get to Cuby, just to hear the Gin’rnl say:
“Yetcil're a foine man, Private Murphy, come’and lunch wid me to-
fly." .
When I got my wish for Cuby. I_ was put to digging drains. _
Cleaning cesspools, scraping ,sewers. with my hands and not my
brains,
After which I steered a row boat up and down Havana Boy.
With a crew of dirty dagos, finding out where cables lay:
, And pin-fishing up between tit-nee, pig: and dog: and drmded rats.
Rusty hoop skirts, dirty linen, broken bed springs and ’old hate.
I' wns‘sick’oi old Cubic. sick of every Spanish curse.
Sick of sudden putrid corpses, sick of every gaudy hearse,
Sick of “garlic." sick of land crabs. sick of all ‘Con-came" stuff.
Sick oi Insurrector swagger, sick of callln them on blui’t‘.
I was sicker still of doctors, sick because ey gave me pills. '
,When I knew that good old whisky was a better thing for chills-u
All without a single headline showing how “My active brain
t
Maine."
Found the small electric button that was used to wreck the I 3'
Q
Thenitbey chucked me on a transport. and within a month or two
Irvine holding down an office in a hencoop on Cebu.
With a pistol on the table, with a carbine on the floor,
Two muchachos sleeping Sweetly with a monkey-by the door.
‘Wrestling with a bunch of dhobie, sleeping like a poisoned pup,
Waiting forbid “Canteen Salon“ to “butt in and cut me up.
I was sick of endless sunshine, sick of waving bunga trees,
Sick of rotten fish and palm oil. sick of shivers in my knees,
Sick of being always thirsty, sicker still of lukbwarm drinks,
Sick of sui’iocatin’g’fiowers. sick of nineteen gather stinks-—
Sick of lizards, sick of monkeys. sick of ant hills in my head.
Sick of “beno” in my coffee, sick of rice snakes in my bed;
And Ididn‘t long for headlines haltins much as just one si' t
Oi old frozen up New England, on a frosty. glistening nig t3"
Then I served up in Alaska, and was Shaved outon the‘llne,
Where we had to heat the post-holeewbut for fear I‘d find amine, 3‘ H
_ ,Igwas put to boilin dog-food. where "twas fortydwo below. , p ,
In a breeze from o the Arctic, full of large,"cold, chunks of snow. .. | 7 ’
’Till my throat filled full of slivers, like a dos hole of buy— ‘
And the nearest place to we: it—was two hun red miles away.
I’ was sick of inky darkness, shrieki winds and barren plains,
rSick of ice and snow and tundra. sic of rattling window panes,
Sick of double doors and windows, sick of stuffy woOd-stove heat.
‘Sick of dog-talk. sick of lamp smoke. sick of everything .to. eat. ‘
, ‘Sick to feel‘the breath’of Springtime. sick to hear the .cntbird’s
call. ‘ \ ~ _ ‘ ,
Sick to feel the South wind blowin, sick to see the grass grow tall.
so! took my final papers (with, the bottom torn away).
And severed my connections with the blasted U. S. A.
s It: in ex or it we win/Vega:
Now I’m back‘in old New England, on a dirty railroad job,
Where the G. P. A}; a loafer. and the m r n slob.
.Where I put in sixteen hours every bloated velong‘day, “ . ‘ x ,
And my boat-dam! clothes andlodgingut up ev cent of pay, , , ‘
While the rest goes for assessments to e Untamo. . ’1‘.--. ‘
And I'm justn damned civilian. holding down a local key.“ 2
on, I’m an: to‘liear theibugles. sick to get Wins: no men.
iSick to see the same old laces. sick to grumble once ninn, . _
dick to be out in the opensick to be in one morefittht. ’ ‘ ‘
Sid: to see the'silent 1310“:th ““an rders through the nifihtt' ‘ If;
Sicktlor guard-mount, sick tori-econ. sick to hear the .‘ We
ma ' , _ 1‘ ‘ . Hi; » . _ . ‘ ‘ I ' ‘ ‘2
Sick to roll upin my: blankets. on, the group modulated.
use I’d give my hope of heaven, just tolls: my uptuln any, ‘ ‘ 3
”Murphy. ymfivebeenmnde nr‘Seegeaunibet‘te's
See .Extmllent IWindow Display Main Street Side
Yearly * Sole,
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~ mer needs means a saving o
a tidy sum
It you'v. attended these sales bolero. nothing turn-er need be cald~you'll be here.
buttoulwiou edges used for the
dust ruttle. ‘
121/20 86c * “59¢
AYARD . AYARD/ AYARD"
Wei-tit 150 to 25¢ yd.
Bwlu Cambrio and Nalneook Worth 5° to 75° 7“- ' Vlluu up to $1 yd.
“M insertions '“d Geldings, 25 inch Allover: of extra quality F louncings in the 214mm widths,
‘i" “99' mm 3 ‘° 5 Mil” Mine and Nola-oak. in fine end or Swiss and Naimook. and a
WM" “w balding. ”‘6 "it.“ dainty patterns in "eyelet and few Pattern. of the famous
tiom 1 1-2 (0 2 1-2 inches. In‘ blind clinch, 0M1“! suitable “FMCdfle'” Embffldcfics
eluded are many of the plain '0,- Watch. you“ and Gugmm_ long cloth. made especially for
urn- A
kinda a! garments.
roideriew
A little forethought as to your Sum-
‘il, wehnnce.
you are numbered among the few who have not profited by the sales in the put, we'llaayeo you:. come
tomorrow. in this sale. on In all previouo ones, the offerings are most attractively priced.
undergarments. Many new and
desirable designs.
- 15C * . 65C 750
AYARD “ “YARD
Values up to 35¢ yd. ‘ V I l ,. W‘Mh 85° t" "‘50 "'d‘ ‘ A YARD
Sum. Nninoook and Centric Fleunelngs In the 27 and 45 Valli“ UP ‘0 $135 7‘-
Edgea. 3 to 5 inches wide. in- inch widths, including many
unten- t to 2 l~2 inches, and baby patterns with the scalloped
Galleon, 1 w to 6 inches. In or hemetlte‘hed edges, syelet and
«vein and blind emote, new and _ blind enacts, are shown in hand-
very desirable patterns (or all some new designs.
clam.
Fieunclm 18 inches wide. of
swipe, "linoook and cement,
in a splendid assortment oi .
new ”patterns. double edge
High clue imported Novelty
Embroiderlee oi Swine.
, mkand Battetes; Edges, in-
sertions and Gallstone, in scores
of very good and emotive do»
29c $1 $1.49
HARD" 'AYARD’
WW” “9 to die yd. Allover; and Flourielnne, 45 A YARD
inches wide. in blind and eyelet ‘2 .nd 33 Values
patterns, on Swiss Nninsook
- , Fri“. '
m, 23mm. "m w, my 45-inch Flouncihon mu Allover
el hi i Embroideriee. in exceptionally
bear» 0! Jackie Embroidery g: 6:»? for the summer w. I‘ need new patterns for
lb
combined with Baby Irish and
Mn. in the blind and eyelet
designs.
and dress making.
lty Swiss Nuinsook and Batiste
embroidered in blind and eye- ~
19C I, $1.49 is m...
A YARD_ ‘&.£fiav I. ‘$1L.98V
Value: up to 59¢ yd. ‘ '
Embroidered Edgingswi to a "my °' m" ”9““ "m" . A YARD
ties of which only a few yards
1T3; ":98 '3‘,“ #2:“mx' :3 of each pattern remain are in- $3 ‘° "4 "m”
““5””: m L; "”dwzm eluded in on. great tot. sag... High elm imported 45-inch
“m“. insertions. (Balloons. and 18.27 Embroidered Martini-cite. This ‘
in blind and eyelet elleete. Won- . ; _
lly good value: at t“ . and 46-inch Flouncingo. which in line extra quality for waist
W“ regularly sell up to $6.00 yum. or dress making.
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surrounding New York city had been or! in take such atone on may he hoe-
urranged (or by the appointment or county in siding the industry. . My;
George (W. Johnson. s well-known can or the members up in Invoi- mm 2
ltai‘y} engineer. .The inspection or the in; action against the ' city ct, New
writers you will strewn. . van: to: dementia, in themnt for
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