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age:
on wosto 00 move
» lp Wm Old-Tile Vassar"
mother. this modern die
tether-aerosol»
woman's-shew
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“M tom and «velar stou
mil have» boys do: book at the
m II We i-essrsisa star
rinse. motor rim. and the m.-
slon oi the children; religious rostriev
this. eduaflessl restrictions-outs
arbitrary natigas. all that he wants
“to hashhisa apisholding. This.
till one's very soul mum and
moist,
"Why. medal! children that really
“but to amount are those born
out at wedlock. Undertlte low even
a metre clothes bslcns to W but
hand. it hardly hays to‘get married at
that raw".
These letters werewritten in the cob
loge year oi duo-10. And it was only
too true ,at that time that ”like: a
woman's children nor her clothes be
Mixed to her. it her husband wished
to seler clothes shehadtto recourse.
in the closing days oi 1917 awoiaan
tats Ohio do bronchi suit toi- tit-
voroe on the ground that her husband
insistedgillbon using with her to-the
store when she housht her clothes. and
gave her no choice. but picked them
out himself. -
There must. of course, he deeper
Wiorherpetltlonsswell. But
the mt xenon that in me a has-
band owned his wife's clothes abso-
lutely. and in 1917 a woman regards
her right to choose her on clothlnl
seriouslyenougb toenterit in apati-
tion to the state, with every reason to
believe that the state will . seriously
eonsiderit. ’ ~ .
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ttmoaaoam'sats
A M wood people who seem to
think they can't tense-Mesa with-
out being anti-everythluvoerisan
have been eblectias to the hinders"-
tea. .1: wemnst retain» this "charac-
teristic German institution," they say.
let on ethical . give it an Dnsllah
name. ‘ - . .
”a , .rwell. interned correspondent
pants. oat. More}. that the kinder
.garten is really more iii an, American
thsnafleralaa Maidenhead” it
hastakenrlmt and flourished in this
carats-y more: than anywhere else. it
we are to assign any ioretgn charac-
ter to it. we should probably call it
Swiss. Mel. the originator oi tho
system. was a German. but iound his
first encouragement in Sutherland.
and it was there that he worked « it
not successfully. The i’ruasisa m
meat :in no mainly prohibited
Wear and, thonah Ilium!“
them ‘later has never adopted them as
we have.
we: or tho-nine even his aim
tied-tactile! in. new. it would in-
deed no.9 pity» sacs-isles that. "Child.
garden?” ml! what these lit-
tle; ,, ‘ 9:9. ”It is atheantlilll
seine". “haunt, counting the real
pnrpou oi the instruction aa‘descrlh-
use; WM:
‘ “To tshe'ihe oversight oi children
before they are ready-ior school lite:
to exert an influence our their whole
being in conje'spondence with its, na-
ture: to streams-theirsodny pow-
ers: to exercise'their outset; to ent-
ple! the awakenins mind:/ to m
them ill ' W , ,
world «2% ct men; to use
their heart and soul in the met one
.uQeddtolead themtotheorlflno!‘
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tics] and Social Science in Carnal!
Hall. in New York, a tow nights a'go
in wh'ch so. oat-arid said that ill:
congestion of height and lack a!
can prevented the
0000” tons oi bituminioae coal iroir
,the mines. Other excerpts were also
'read that proved oi interest.
Councilman llama asked a lulu
tion that started the teat excitemea'
oi the evening. lie asked Mr. tlmlti
ii there was a cargo oi coal in tit"
harbor destined ior another city c
low miles irons hero. and that thl'
cargo was‘here because oi the lac'
Wthehargehadtopntinonacy
coast of the weather and the ice
and that the barge was ‘iroaen in
could the local incl administration
seine it ior the city.
Mr. Smith said that he believer
that the local inel' administrator
couldn't do it unless the action 're
ceived the 0. K. of lit. Russell.
Councilman loore then went on rt:
say there was a barge irosen in tor
oi! oi the decks of 'l‘. l. Raymond'i
coal yard. and that it had on it about
400 tons oi nut coal for L ll. Gauli
oi Weatport. and that Frederic"
Scam. a local man went to Mr. (laul'
and received in order from him to.
two tons oi it; (cool because Mr
Scan! didn't li'hv‘e‘ any coal, and wa-
in dire need oi it. and when he wan
to the dock he was reiuaed admittancr
to the docks. and that Mr. Raymont'
wouldn’t let him on the barge. be
cause Iir. cault middn't sell coa'
in Norwalh. He asked ii somethinr
couldn't be done in a case like [hill
to which hir. Smith replied that i'
the iacts Were giVen the local itte‘
administrallon. that, they would b:-
glad to do All that they 30qu in
matter. ,
Counclmsn Murphy then said hr
bad oodaews.ashehadbecnto
see r. Gauit. and had asked him
it he would he awiully mad if am
at his coal was seized. to which [Mr
(innit said that there was 435 tour
of coalon board. and that the great
er part of it was all needed in West
port. but that Norwsllt could have 10"
tons oiylt. ii they would pa! $10 r
ton ior it.
hir. Smith wanted to know why Sir
Murphy hadn't taken it. and Mr
hinrphy said: “Because i didn't have
the thousand dollars?" ’
He then said that he wanted tr
take it, and that he wanted the cor
pontlon counsel to give a ruling a'
to whether or not the city could llk‘
the coal and sell it in email enougl
lots to those who needed it. so as
3m temporarily l‘lIeVP the sunerini'
here.
Mayor Donovan asked Mr. Smith i
in a case like this the local iuei' ad
ministration had any power to tax
“m
swuulttts mu
to. intuition, us
tritium ltblii
“Par?- oispepew mes sick. tour.
Upset Mack. to Five allo-
sites
you don’t want a slow remedy
when your stomach is had-or an on
certain one—or a harmiltl one—yum
”w 55,. too valuable; you will"
mufoitwithwem
W. Diapepalnds noted ior "9
speed'insl'lna row: "I W
W mm...mty I'm"
“squander inwm 43""
sis and resume- “at “m ‘”
“than“ it ism them
over. . -.
mythuwoaawtatmhnert-
ener‘ in soar lie-Hm ll hand!-
get a Isra- m a” “u “l“
sunshade. dean.
”upduufllddu '
17'
Ilietollveiormmmf' 9'
isthehincdoaioiheavea.
mold“.
is; mountains out oi.
:hemlnplaeeoiooal.
.iow written “1918."
It. and Mr. smith said that as (at;
is he knew. .t had not. but that it
:ould rerummrlld.9i'lcett. and pointed
mt that dealers here had been charg-
ing 'variows‘ prices ior their coai‘
ionic Verku ago and that the local!
administration called them together.3
ind an agreement was drawn up. sign-t
ed and printed in the papers lhal at
certain prim» was to be charged tor;
the cool sold. but that at the. rod or
ihout a peck It was no good because
there was no cool. And timber. the
local commntcc had no authority pr-
~ept in reprehensible cases, such as
where. a dealer overstepped the line
or a customer deceived a dealer. and
then an anemic-lit could he reached
between the two. Mayor Donovan
said that be regarded the Scrum mat.
ter as a’ reprehensible one. and that
i the adugntatration bad power in a.
:mall case it bad in a large one.
Mr. Murphy said that he was glu'if
to learn that thero were two bacgmt
oi coal loaded and destined for Nor-
walk. that lie was sorry that they
were frozen in the ice. but that ill!
‘ioped that they would be here beiore
long. lit we got all oi the our ship.
media that should come'iieru. "the
matter would still be a serious one"
be said. What was needed now. how.
wver. was to get that 100 tons of coal.
as there was none in him-wall: and;
that it won”! in some measure re1
re some 0! the sniierlng hero. and
list some or it... misery that be per-
sonally knew could be abated and
but he thought that the committee
thould do something in the matter.
Tie then saw Mr Gans, oi Harris &
'lans, among than present. and ask-
vl that Mr. Gans be empowered by
the mum: and sell it as was
ten at to those who really stood in
need of it. . I
Councilman. Monro salted ler. stuttn‘
~oal and Was refused access to it
rould,the administration then step lit;
be opinion was that it could. '
Councilman Eldridge wanted .
now from Mr. Gans it he could net;
the coal. would he deliver it. and Mini
lane answered. “yes sir!" i
)iayor Donovan said that this 100'
tons would only he a mere drop in
We bucket and that there was a gcii~
'leman precept whose connections. in
friendly way. with a man who hand-
4 much coal m'ght do somethimr to-
wards relieving the situation of Nor-
walk. and that he hoped that they
would. and, he called on eta-Mayor
Volta Cavanaglr to speak.
thon barmaicoel iorthec.&
Kiplant in New York. and that he
had received a telegram that it dad-
‘teen commandeered ‘hy the Govern;
ment and shipped to the DuPont Pow-
der Works ior" Government uses. He!
said that he ind an acquaintance in
ior both the hook!!! and New'i
ed hill how the situation was in Nor-
waih. and that he had promised that
he would do all that he could to help
He then ted air.
reply to
flamers-statistma-allhoywflldehiehitteheipiathe
mmwuetrmtthevoeiu'vumhrrmnthstitirute
Hr. Cavanazh said that he had had‘ .
New tors, who hm all of the; mail ,
mmmmuumnmmm. they?» to
and
Zliowthatsonalywueaanea 9"“,laihdarny. some husbands
usyhaeapaeadtoarisesadrensrlt: dyuactthatihave but one
Astosecondseatinients. it lathe opin'iuoimanyoiairlthatoi such
all...
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Mole hills are what many a real-estate nan has'sade
his fortune. mak-
~
From the way that people are demanding calendars lhlil year, those
'30 are airing that: away. are beginning to surmise that they- are using
'I - t
3M in writing paper report that they are having a big sale dur-
in: the past twod ays. Probably a great many people have forgotten that it’s
Great excitement at the lac! meeting in the council chamber last night
when one man was heard to say: “I know where i can get 500 tons." Alter
the rush had subsided and the variants arms. legs. etc, had been sorted '
out and given bath to their respective owners, the man explained that it?
meant that he could set it at the mines, ‘
The Sunday School scholars in the local church whereibe old Sunday
firhool chairs were chopped up last Sunday to heat the church. have not been
heard to complain. “No chairs, no Bun day School." Saree?
~—
A iirm in New York announces that it has a stove that will burn water.
how who will corner the water supply? [deadlines may read in the iti-
.Ire: “3,000 gallons oi Water Promised in a Few Days." 0r"lian Has Pint
)i' Water; Arrested as a Pool lioarder."
t
.—
Think oi the escitentent when it rains. People will carry buckets in
itead oi umbrellas.“
"PM“ that he believed that it wa:
possible.
Mayor Donovan thi'n t'ulililllai it
lwas very good news and that lie was
satisfied that the fuel committee
should take advantage- at it. He lhoti
said that Mr. diurplty had more than
he had d'sclosetl and that be was mm
ready to hear some mort'.
Mr. Murphy raid that last Saint
day", a human in this I'll) who [Hill
on lnval'tl husband, a doiiahtrr wltr
earned 37 at week and alto bntl tw»
sows in the army “0de outside the
lactqry, gate, where her daughter liv.
Pd and waited ior M6 to come Out
on Saturday. when she took the 87
the girl's week's wage: and bought
some load. alter which line toot i-
band sled and went to the cool yards
to ace whither site could get .1 Illllf‘
coal. She returned lrtcr without any
,and tho family is now stuttering {tom
the cold. He. asked if this was the
condition now. when even. the rich
could not get. coal, what would it be
IIKC'WMH lhc iactorios would burn
to shut down and the bands wodld be
thrown out of work. It or. in his opin
ion the only thing to do to get the
authority irom the Board of Eat'matr
and Taxation l0 get the cool and sit-I
it, as cost to those lio needed it. Tht
city would be doing its ditty then..sn.1
not until then.
lie requested an opinion i’rom Cot
poration Counsel Quinlan on the mat-
ter at getting an at propriatinn i0 bu
the coal and sell it“ “ .
Mr. Quinlan said that he had imp
spoken to about it only tint after.
noon and that consequently ho had
not had an opportunity to delve into
the law books on the matter. but that
continuum
“MW”
soon ION“
, ECIAL VALUES IN 9‘
LADIES’ WHITEMUSLIN
UNDERWEAR
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E. K. BANKS
The regular monthly meeting oi the
board of directora‘oi the. South Nor
wall: public library will be held in thl“
Library. Building on Friday evening,
.lgnttsry t. 1918, at 8 o'clock.
.t stale cont-law: oi Clio on Cam-
mandcry, No. 3, K. '12, will lie heldsto
marrow evening. when life ’temple tie
grec will be contorted. Right Emi
nent Sir Arthur ‘C. Wheeler. Grand
Commander of the Grand Common
dery oi Connecticut, will make an of
llcial visit at that time.
Judge George H. Vosburgli will be
the speaker at the war rally undei
the auspices: oi the Connecticut State
Council oi Defence, at the town hall it
Dorian, this evening.
lithitcra' licenses expired on Decent
her 31. and a low sportsmen, especin:
2y those who trap rabbits. orercnew
ing their licenses. Rabbits maybt
trapped until February 1. Teens may
be taken until March 1, and wild dock
with the exception of wood dock, until
March it).
lluuciits or» bring putt! tincwiployt-l
members of the local liaiters' :traocix
tiom today in the oiticca or the item
ciazioit. The members oi illt‘ Ulilit’t.‘
Hatters \t ho are working are non pit“!
in: the regular time pui‘ cent organ
lzaiion assessniont. the extra list-(‘5:
meat to! the support of tho uni-ntploy
ed ltattcra' hailing been discontinued
—thnbury News.
Many oi the country scizzdlz-z 1/
surrounding towns rolled to rerun“
sessions this morning. after the Chriai
mam vacation. bcctutsc oi the cxtretnv
cold. The custodians of the school
found it impossible to beat them
Practically all the teachers of thorn
schools are local young women out
they wcrc notified that no session
would be held during the present colt
snap. ‘
Every (ienlcr'in iood mun propar‘
and iorward to Washington by Jan
nary 1 a. complete inventory of a!
food supplies on hand. This census i:
being taken in accordance with tht'
provisions of an act oi congress. To
order aii'ccta all persons having on
speaking oi! hand. he thottzltt tha‘
the power of commandccring lay
with Ir. Russell. As regarded, the
oomthandecring he was in doubt as
go into the retail coal-business, but
that he‘didn't think that it had a
right to.» it a research disclosed the
“,3 fact that the city did, then the mat-'
tor of an appropriation would come
ng‘ and be had already given a sonic-
w at lengthy opinion on the subject
oi appropriations and that the city"
had no hvaiiahle funds to buy :t wfth
neither could any be rte-appropriated,
mentioned on Eisbth Pane.)
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All nicncy dcpohiled ill this bank ,.
on or below the ltlli oi January
draw interest iro'nt January
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hand iocd supplies in quantities sub
stantlally greater than ordinary tam
,lly supplies. Merchants in this city
If! i ”no” M 3 ”mm m "t m. to whether the city had a right tom now engaged in preparina.their
l statements. ,
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kets.
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white. strays. fancy plaids and
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guarhit ét’lltggfetzttractive. durable
antinc them at Motor Weave
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“Wily“ . best tirade. all wool. full
79c Hank
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cess of economy. Saves 45
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one p'ound of butter. This
bout 40 cents on each two
a yearly saving to an and
$15.00 to $25.00. /
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