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_ bNGER‘NING THE WORD “NONE"
7117 the metropolitan newspapers
71171ti insist on their writers always
7111 11; “none" with a sigulai verb
new a little moreubout the English
1‘17anguage,they'd get help to the fact
'7'bl1at the word “none" is both singw
1n and plural. “None are was good
English long beibre the scholarlyn
leditors oi‘ the King James translation
mine Bible wrote “none of these
7 1715‘s move me " and has been good
English own since. The trouble is that.
any metropolitan editors, ignorant
_ «oi the history of the language and
1 the older literature, hubly accept or
7 law 1111‘ views of prim purists who
- 111111111 to iron all the life out or the
7 language and substitute elm-chad
rules of grammatical regularity, tor
7 the good old idioms.
7T0 say that “none 7077f the 110mm;
man killed," as most big papers 705
rupulously insist on doing, not only
en in the face of the natural, col-
logunl usage of the present day. but
“isn't even good Englished by lit-
y standards. Shakespeare would
11919171711111; s177i7id it. 1
“None" is simply an old Anglo- 81111
on word written “111111" when singular
7111111 “n11ne'7’ when plural. We write
7 both singular and plural in the some
oy-‘none"v-and good authorities
8 the word generally as plural.
When‘tbey’ want to be more specific,
they use "not one” and for the singu-
111.1111WNoi one ol the victim: was
The word “any; which many news-
papers insist on using with the some
dilyWnstricuou, is likewise either
gulnr or plural. “He didn’t believe
7 any of them was hurt” is bad
e1 lull. in spite of the his papers.
Thackeray or Hawthorne
$1 7d‘havs written “that any of them
or int," ,0, "that one of them was
,. They know how to size up n
tionary leader. And without up
- exception the Central and al-
the South American countries re-
Carrnnza. No judgement the
11d States might render could he
11 inning as that fact.
Carranza still talks big, rebukes
7 government for presuming to
with Mexican chirp at a time
arable provocation. and ex-
representatives of Ilutlndm-
veronients.1YSecure in his ng
mu-
_ 1 he token 1.111. “the m1
7. of the Latin; republics so tar
miness YManagcr s Residence-:3
‘ item from ‘Rome, iiniy, to the client
petitivé slaughter end village It tho
holds of rival lenders void of po-
shim outside did is nyodad to
We the Mexican People the logical
fruit: of. their revolution, 11nd it’s up
to Uncle Sam to provide that aid in
of the Constitutiohulhta"
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EQUAL PAY Fen EQUAI. worm
that a piece obwork done for it by a
woman is worth just us much as the
same piece of work done equally well
by a man. And rational and disinter-
ested human beings would 7111011711ny
say that the fact is self evident, but
very few communities in Alliance. or
1 Beginning September 1, all“ women
employees of theaters will receive the
same 11831 1111 men dointh‘he same class
of work, This step, decided on by the
state board of administration, affects
directly 3.500 employees 11nd indirectly
some 20,000 words in state institutions.
It is regarded as an act of simple
Justice. “There is no reason," explains
the president of the board, "why 11
woman nurse in a state institution
should "not receive as 111321 wages as
the men attendants for the same class
of work.’ it is the same view taken
in. New York when that city brake the
ancient. unfair rule by paying women
teachers the some salaries that men
teachers received for the same service.
it's all a part of the big question or
democracy. it a women is paid less
than 11 man for doing the some worn,
simply because she's a woman. then
the son is in '11 state’ oi scridom, ext
ploiicd by man to the extent of‘tho
difference in wages.
fit this is really ‘a democracy, and
women are people, then men and wom-
en should have 1161111111 opportunity to
earn 117 liiing, competing in business
and industry on the some basis and
being paid according to their coining
capacity.
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r-ATRIOTIC ITALIAN LABORERSJ
One of the most impressive bits ol
war, news recalled tor some time is int
that the lullroud employees of Rome
ltaly, have refused to accept payment
for all the extra work imposed on them
in the mobilization of the ltaYYliun army.
7 "We would feel humiliated, " they do»
clared in a public statement, "if we
were not'willing to give our toll while
others give their lives to their coun~
try.” ‘ 1
in comparison with this pure putri-
otism how sorbid' seems the spirit or
the workmen in someol‘ the other bol-
ligcrenthounti-ies! The world knows
how nearGreat Britain came to ruin
through the deliberate refusal of Eng-
lish factory workers and Welsh miners
to perform work essential to the na-
tlonla campaign, unless their hours
were shortened and their wages raised.
Even Germany narrowly, avoided a
ldbor revolt at the Krupp munition lac
tory. It remained for the ltalians,
toward whom native Americans are in-
clined to besupercllious. to show the
rest a noble example.
11; Italy, it appears,-nobody is trying
to make money out. of the war. «Right
'Yly or wrongly, ltaly is really fighting
for an ideal; rich and poor, learned and
ignorant, are united-inspirit.‘
,‘ In only one other country is there
apparent such unselfishnes and un
enimity. That is in France. The
world has still much to learn from the
Latins.
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BUSlNESS MEN PHYSICALLY FIT.
The physique of the ”American busi-
ness man has been clandered, it the
training camp is any m'lcorlon. .W7e
that our business men were 111111»
YYioratlng physically. fthu‘tgstlmy were
the opposite extreme of indigestion
particulorly has been not 113“ 11’ 11171-
New 131 1,007 11111111131111 motes.
‘ . 1101.1 men who presented 11111111111 Y :1
at the New York Volunteer“ Comb; "
spite of the giro-anti” ‘W Chic! ’
The state or Illinois has decided
anywhere else, have yet recognlwd it:
. Our future prosperity Yliec largely in
1 the map of the state of Connecticut.
, pleased to receive anyone interested
‘ lomsnnd hoist them in solving them.
evidence of the New York Military 7 7
have been told often in recent years '
becoming fat and 7‘puflfy. or running to 7‘
and nerves. The huddlecgod American ‘
memwm ha 23 «in
years. and that their average age
was 35, which is ten years more than
the average {or the will?! my.
Thomr‘bld"'u nailing ago 3 rock:
oped. they sized up as well as the are-
rage American in his twenties.
Which seems, to show the! #31012
back of American bemused m
fessiom his, aim um m of our
citizens wealthy, enough to 1”dive sett-
iy" are yet encrvatod by luxury.
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it's, reassuring to hear that the 400,~‘
000 horses and mule. sold to belliger-
ents 1111!»me have netball
our best stock. It would be admins]
that” they're sure to and 'at the battle
front. Although, when you come to
think of it, maybe it's 3119! an alumni
to send first-class men there
7 WW
Our nationhl debt is only iwoflirds
of one per cent. of our “nations!
Wealth, and only $11 per cspitu.- it's
already the smallest debt in proper-
tion‘to our wealth and populiitlon of
any important nation in the World. The
only reason why we have any debt
at all is that it's usaful as the basil-17
of our banking system. Even if it
should have to be doubled m- trobled
because of emergencies created by 1111}
war, we'd still be in far better shape
than any other power, belligerent or
neutral.
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isted between city and country. but
they have not adequately furnished the”
need for an easier basis of human con i
tact nor served as a common ground
on which closely related problems 01
ct living: batter marketing oi crops,
rural credits, impmyed schools. good
roads etc. could be fairly, intelligently
and irankly discussed. Y :1
Through vthe committee work of the
farm bureau; tlié better acuuntntnnco
resulting from the mingling of urban
minded and rural minded men and
women.“ these didlcult and intricate
problems and questions will much!
be solved.
The New York World in 1713 issue or
August 7 states that during the past
your New Yorkers have invested
thirty million dollars in“ farm lands
within n 1111111111 two hundred miles
of New York city. liowmuch of this
vast soul has gone into7tlf7e purchasn
oi Falrfield (311mm, land so near to New
York’s border? ‘IYlow much 01’ this
vast sum has gone into the purchase of
Norwalk land? ,
Many for sigh-ted icapitallsts lire
looking to the land of New England as
one of the most promising fields for
future investments. 7‘
What are the people or Fairiield
county doing to properly exploit this
piomising field within our borders!
Ti‘cmondous changes will inovltubly
come'to us within the next few yearns
the hands, or the men of vision, faith
and courage whowill smnd‘bacii of or-
genizations like the Norwall'i Chamber
of Commerce and Falrileld County
Farm Bureau and put their county on
18. J. Wright has been 7appolnted
term agent and has taken“ up residence
in our community, milking his business
headquarters at the office of the cham-
ber of commerce. where aha will be
t
111 any of the many agricultural proo-
The Norwalk chamber of commerce
feels 1111111117 this work alone it has no
complshed a work beneficial not only
are still brown and bacilli-y innurds Y
to sell dint-claps emu- tor, um m,
the town and country. no high cost 1
7 1. the brine load on mongol“
One of the bloodiest battles of
the war was lought 1n the {111' off
city of Van in Asia, between the
Armenians and :1th Turks. The
former are here shown in the
"Gardens," just without the city.
These Armenians sided with the
77 allies in the war against their old
persecutons and have been Nab
iant fighternin ml: effort to help
the allies drive the Turks from
Euro 1:. -1
luctmmentplgln
& 11.8.3 on
schedule to tilt 11mm of tilt!
community
instrumenlnl in organizing the Fun-
ileld county rm bureau and locating
the headquarters in this city.
farm bureau in approved by the U. as.
department at agriculture and the
state government, such of whch hus
appropriated tunds for the support or
some in carrying out experimental
work in Fairilelcl county.
investigated and reported on the
general sidewalk question and bad the
matter brought before the city council.
as a result or which conditions will be
1% .11.» ‘
Instrumental ‘ in organising United
,Churllyamcetlng which resulted in a
land or “summon the needy during
the past winter.
Established an employment bureau for
the purpose of aiding the unemployed
in getting work. in this matter the
value to the employer and employee
‘ alike.
Established an information burden
for the benefit of the public.
Held the‘most successful industrial
anchlvlc exposition ever “held in the
state, which was at exceptional educa-
ticnel value to the community, showing
and ‘advocating "blade in Nowell!"
goods. ‘
government make minor harbor im-
movements, and the 11111.31 00111111114
tee is still working on the bigger im—
provement. Y
Ydmrge signs are now being erected
on the main thoroughfares lending to
our town, giving important informution
to the traveler.
The Chamber of Commerce is contin-
daily working on industrial problems,
11nd hopes in the near future to locate
other and bigger industries iii Norwalk.
The Chamber at Commerce intros
only 1311112111101 111 the city wine is
us to solve 11111711111114
many cases a. thank-
1 tools that tile lot-owns
77 mphshments more 111111131131in the
of the loyal supporter Yaud xive
in the initial ammmu
.M- Y., N. ll.‘ *1
cmslnmm1
The !
improved when the funds Will warrant. .
chamber of commerce is of lnestimahlcz
Instrumental in having the 11.6 7 7
on the earsoidogsandcats ltis
‘a‘re 911111.111 (111111 the load-application
!
Turks were so great that they
city. This photograph shows
Ylthc Armenians fighting in the
same way the war is Lonductcd 1n
l‘rancc and Belgium between the
‘allics and the Germans. They
3:11 aimed beyond the City and
threw up trenches to await the
char es of the Turks
115111311123“ You flags.
Pow-mummy to on Rid arid. Pooh
They Must Be Attacked in Their
Breeding Pieces. .
WASHINGTON, D. (.1, Aug. 14.—
I’ersons whose houses, pet unimals.or
live stock are infested with fleas, are
warned in a new publication of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture. Bullo-
tin No. 248, that it is almost hopeless
to get rid of the post If no attention
isYY paid to the breeding dices of the
insects. it is, of course. important to
destroy the adult liens, but this should
unaccompanied by a thorough clean-
ing out of all places i111. which their
eggs may be laid. Since it tnkcsfrom
two weeks to many months for the
eggs of does to develop. to adults.
there is always danger of a reinfesta-
tion unless the breeding places are
thoroughly destroyed.
1 it is a well known fact that certain
Ykinds of docs are responsible tor the
spread of the bubonic plague and this
alone would make their destruction a
universal duty. They are, however.
responsible for other diseases as well
as the plague. and entirely apart from
their share in spreading contagion,
they pro 11 great nuisance to human
11311139, and may annoy live stock to
11111111 the aniln'ol. The
flea can exist practically everywnere,
that man can, and ii the conditions
multiply with great. rapidity. 0f
the approximately the species of
are limited to 111‘: ornblo, it 11111
fleas known to exist
the dog flee; the cat. ll ;"itlie rat flea.
«which curries the plague-end the
sticktighi lien“ are the varieties which
must commonly affect human beings
and domestic annuals. The stickti'ght-
flea differs from the others in that
when it has once 1111111111 itself to n
dl lllc‘ult to loosen it 110111.111 111‘ Ind
destruction therefore 11137911311173
some difficulties. Fn'lrly good results
at 119151ng and lard l ‘ l1“
rt“
womeeeoeocewcmw
In this battle the losses of the
had to give up the siege of the
host it 1111111111111 with 111111111111 arts 1
LONG PE‘I'TICOATS.
of embroidery, cut full and
well made; value $1.50 each.
Fine muslin, deep ruffle ,
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_ SATURDAY NIGHT
YSPECIALS
From 7 to 10 p. m.
WINDOW SHADES.
Water opaque, all colors,
good spring rollers; value
25¢ each. Special tonight
19¢
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Special tonight 1 - 1 - 98¢
Conniunrioils;
Cover and short skirt
edge and insertion, drawn
nainsook, trimmed with lace
M”:
C. M. (1 HOSE
SUPPORTERS.
Black and white all col-
ors; value 25c 11 pair. Spec—
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3’03
27 x 54, variety of p111—
tcrns and colors; value 75c
each. Special tonight, each
«:90
o
07’“
9”
‘1...—
i'uls or croolln7 to each gallon of wuc
tor. Warm water should be used and
the animal placed in a 'tub withlhe
solution in it. A stiff brush should
then be used to work the solution into
the hair, particular care being taken
anal. The both should last 5 or 10
minutes. after which the creolin
should be rinsed on and theunimel
washed with warm water and soap.
delicate animal from being burned.
into the for of the out are also useful.
The naphthalene in the moth bails
drives the docs out of the halr.‘ They
emerge in a stupefled condition and
can then coldly kc Killed. . Insect pow-
der. somelimcs called pyrethruln, hu-
hach. or Dalmatian insect powder,
may he need in the same way. Fresh.
unadulterated pyrcthrumls necessary
to secure satisfactory results.
it has already been said, however,
that it is useless to attack the adult
flea it no attention is paid to its breed
lug places. Tile flea lily its eggs upon
the host animal, but in the case or the
human flea most of the eggsare prob
ably deposited while the insectsmre
in their nests somewhere in the vicin-
ity? Jo‘housos the cracl’is of doors or
under. matting'oi‘" carpets are favorite
places. The conditions under build-
ings are often favorable tor breeding.
For this reason it 1117 desirable that
7 dwellings, stables and sheds should be
so arranged that cats. dogs, chickens
and other animals that harbor the
posts can not go beneath them to
sleep. Dirt floors in chicken houses
and sheds furnish more favorable con-
ditions than wooden floors, and young
liens as often found in the straw,
the‘17 lion 0717' mouse}, ,and similar
places where th breeding is suppos-
ed to occur, L. be sprayed with
kerosene 0r crude petroleum sprin-
1.111111101111111; inexpensive preven-
tire measure is the liberal use of salt
courier-779d chant the breedihg places
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ribbon; value $1. 50 each ‘31 tonight. -------- 17¢ :9
Special tonight 98¢ TOILET .t,
worn-311's SILK QOMBINATIONL Y
BOOT 30813.17 Can Colgate’s. Talcum ’
Black only, reinforced Powder, all odors; value “
heels and toes, full fashion- 159- 7 00
ed: value 25c pair. Special 1 Bottle Dr. Lyons T00“! 9:.
tonight ..... .1949 POW“ Value 35‘1-3.
, All for ........... 25¢ 30,
TURKISH TOWELS. 1 ’7‘
:10 x 40, big size: value >KOLYNO‘S M
c each. Special tonight TOOTH PASTE N
3 for 25¢ \Y'Yalue 25c. Special to— n
Y iii 1 ..............
Louocw'm. 7 15¢ "
50 pieces of 111157 fine Eng— NAPTHA WASH- .3.
lish Leng Cloth: value $1. 50 ING POWDER. "
per piece. Special tonight Special tonight ”
98¢ 3 pkgs ior 11¢ 9:0
co
TOWELING. _ WITCH HAZEL. 0:0
00 All linen, the best and Double distilled: valid 3.
. most durable crash for dish. 151‘ a bottle. Specila to— ,3,
’ roller towels and kitchen night. . ................ 9¢ 3
9 use; \alue 25¢ per yard. .°
3' spot-nu tonight 4911/2111 BARGAIN TABLE. ”
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'8 WOOL FIBRE silos. W337 6”“ ‘
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3000 yards of Siersuckcx,
Ginghams Percalcs Chain-
bray. Funcv \\hitc7 hoods.
Special tmiiwbt
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to wet the done on the header the sniJ
”2“
3 ya arlls for 19¢
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og‘bo’ofiofioo‘bomoo‘o
will be lound to contain a great major-
ity of the eggs and these can be do
Ystroyed by shnkmfihe cloths over the
lire or exposing them on a bare spot
to the rays of the sun.
Where fleas are found to be "are“
“l" g in the hou\e itself the first step
is to sweep up all the dust and burn
it. Floor coverings should be remov-
ed, aired and beaten, and the floor
scrubbed with strong soap suds. V11-
Thislreotmcnt is desirable for cats
and will prevent the skin of the most}
Yihese are either dangerous to health
Finely pulverized moth balls vol-lied
7 killed in this my.
' regions, it is also possible to 111111.
Y ‘ 1111 bed 11 sumclently high, by W“
T sufficiently rough to enable the done 3
rious insectiindes have also been
found to be Yeil’ective,.but many of
or in injurious to various articles.
Fumigntion with sulphur fumes or
hydrocyunlc-acid' gas has also been
employed to rid dwellings of fleas.
Both of these have the additionol ad-
vantage of-killlng rats and mice as
well 1111 fleas, but sulphur is open to
the objection that it corrodes metal
and injures plants. H77ydrocyanic-acid
gas is so deadly that its use except
“ under‘expert direction, is quite out of
the question In fumigating with sul-
1111111, 4 pounds to each 1,000 cubic feet
of space should be used. The sulphur
is piled up cene shaped inn pan, which
is placed in a larger pan or tub of
water to avoid lire from the heat gen-
erated. 'A depression ismadedln the
top of the cone of sulphur, a little al-
cohol poured into it, and a match ap-
plied. The room to be fumigated
should be tightly closed beforehand
and kept clased from» 10 to 12 hours.
At the end of that time the doors and
windows should be opened from the
outside and the room thoroughly air-
ed before it is entered.
Various methods of trapping fleas
have been tried at one time or anoth— ‘
er, but none of these appeal}: to be of
as much practical value as the meth-
ods already discussed It is well to re«
. member. nonunion the flea can‘-
diet lump upward very Tar—a few
inches being the usual limit—and for
this ~[9111111111 if the legs are motccted.
a person is rarely bitten.
infested areas where it is or the ut-
most importance ,to prevent even a.
single non train bitmg 0. man, fly 1111‘
per 11113 sometimes been wrapped
around the legs and the lions that '
lump 1731111151 it have been caught 11nd ' Y
in badly infested ~
cure to keep the clothing l‘roin liabYk- YY
in}: down. '1! the legs or the bed are.
11f climb up 1111le they, shoot”
In plague. 4
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