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When Winter Comes
lt h mil-manor now. In a .--~w
Fruits
. will be ripe. loavos will turn brown
nnd a m wind will blow across
the roads. Also, a sadder and more
introspective seam will assert itsclf
short wefl it will be fall.
in many.
The fabb of the grasshopper and
We
the ant b as true today as ever.
are too and in the summer season
to forget the more bitter. trying and
Like the .
grasshopper. we dance and like the
darker months of winter.
rrnsshep'er we will be sorry when
the heavy winds blow.
A lowly insect is the ant. but he
ls industrious. tireless. and when he
win-es an the season. his winter's
Hippi! of food is stowed away.
Without meaning to be grouchy or
result!!!“ a few hours spent now
and then on planning for the win-
irr. o roading and study will pay
many-101d.
This In oopocially so in the ease of
those boys and girls. young men and
name. who shortly will return to
niyoolo and colleges. They all look
forWIl'd to the coming year as we
"Lil't 0701'."
li'hilo there is nothing that. offers
..vute as much satisfaction to the
young American as sport. bathim:
and sailing. baseball and tennis.-—
also dancing and social functions.
ther. is something more important
Summer time is vacation time. true.
but how many will drop out at
whool. untitled for the stiff curri-
rlzlufn, because they were unable to
rereo themselves to spend an hour
rr two a day on study. reading and
prrparation for the fall semester?
A friend asked what he did over
the week-end. answered: “Read a
imok and made a friend. Had a
swat time." . .i
This is worth remembering. A
send book and a friend. The
or treasures.
How many. we wonder. make it a
i ,rimlplo, to garner such treasure-
durlng Yam time.
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“ORAL. m TAO! POWDER.
(beddoierd Journal)
The presuont of the Kentucky
‘lK'l. of Women Votd's says that
in present vogue for painted faces
.l the usoofhighly colored and
, rmrned soap is responsible for low
lornls." This w b. so. but it ll
.11 possible that the lady may have
1’ rv-nscioul! M tho cart before the
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moss m 1!) mo".
(sneer Journal.)
it is stress. W R M" b'“
lrrd OI. m m “V th. automo-
ill! in this “are. placed in a
. mm line. would reach.
Anin fall-g n"! a clear sky. a
a rum-ow Menu. was re-
.-ts-fi on m 11 near Grantham;
shower lasted only e ain't“-
. lain Coolidge
work it it be to arc-
the weak: ”0""
M met one" by
was in thh newspaper
and In local news published
4 A3 He Expressed Them in
Addresses and Writings
. “Mr to throw down his tools."
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WM
Rippling Rhymes
Wx
men
I)! “'alt Mason.
store. and drummer in the villain
then they returned. and Mr. Fin
went back to clerking in the store
And Mrs. Flipp. the fair young bride
-them roasted. raw and fried.
gathers in the minted gold. They‘rt
Covenantere' Kirk; a. rusty place
that's full of gloom. but it is hand)
they eat their beans.
roam the lighted ways: the “home‘
sands nowadays. My aunts
the dome. Each aunt count make a
the buttons from his vest.
are quaint. old-fashioned
who look on home as
sphere: and when they \‘il'\\‘
modern games, cach has a pini: pain
in her ear. The plan that's followed
by the Flipps may be all right. but
it seems sad when brides rr‘urn
from wedding trips and then go
forth to nail the scad.
flames.
The Marriage Age
BEACON. N. Y.. Aug. S.-——".\'o
2!." warns Marion Meyer lire“. as-
trologt-r.
"Planetary formations prove that
her Judgment begins to mature onl).
at this period and before this she is.
scarcely able sancly to choosu :i "on
genial companion for life."
Mrs Drew believes that if people
had their horoscopes read. ' lnv out
of ten couples would delay their
marriages. and half of them “ould
never marry at all.
“Marriage." she continues. "is an
unusually interesting study from the
astrological standpoint. ilt'i‘lliilit.‘ it
mistaken in (mammary sympathy tor
real love. Their ultimate discunll-nl
results from a life. or nlonoton).
“Not that there is any sign that
has a comcr on all the virlms or
the faults. but two persons cnllit-nl
plating matrimony yztn llnd out if
their respective planetary influences
are likely to counteract oath other
successfully.
"Women born under \‘irgo. .‘ulllzg
from August 21 to Scplt-lnlltl :1.
should choose it mate cautiously.
They are so critical. placing undue
emphasis on small matters.
“The Virgo woman is easily an-
noyed by cigar ashes spilled on ihi
carpet. So she should marry a man
who good naiuredly ignort‘s thus“
things.
new are of 1hc.~c‘
March first is under a plnnc‘nry in-
fluence which is almost curtain in.
tional. financial or other reason:-.
"Some women are imrn unde-
g nissthat indicate the probability oi
more than one marriage. Uthcrs.
women of Taurus or Scorpio. rarely
acquire two huslands. These are
the women whose llvcs are severely
affected if they meet with disap-v
pointment in love.
"Planetary conditions have suite
as much to do with happy marriages
as do mother-in-laws. short hank ac-
counts. ignorance—and vampn." she
concludes.
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of course. is religion. It may set-m
weak but it will never falter. Thl:
American people are too smart to
let such a force die out."
"lien do not make laws.
but discover them."
"The suspension of one man's divi-
dends is the suspension of another-
man's pay envelope."
They do
"there is no right to strike against
public -fety by anybody. anywhere.
any time."
“Lincoln . . recognized .
that this country could not survive
half slave and half free. it is equal-
ly true that this country cannot sur-
vivo with one-half for liberty under
tho law and the other half for an-
areh7-”
”We have in this country a gov-
mt that rests upon the will of
tho ”it. . It cannot b-
m by tho threats of a minority
. however mischievous. mtg-
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o a e
We must learn allow that work is
m to live for as well as to
I” u, . The enemies of our
m know well the vital neces-
~ ... the HM quality to work.
“"1 Film), hen clerk in Di‘gnng'r
band, has hooked up with tho fair
Lenore. who works in Griee's peanut
stand. They had a happy wedding
trip to divers towns along the shore.
is selling peanuts as of old: she deals
and
living in a single room hard by the
to their work. At quick lunch joints
at evening
idea little means to countless thou—
were
married in their youth. and each be-
gun to built a home: each had a cozy
little booth with roses creeping O'cr
perfect pic that soothed her hus-
band's savage breast. brought tears
of rapture to his eye. and stripped
My :lunts
\vnmn n's
the
woman should marry before she is'
can be worked out by applying gen-
eral laws to specific cases.
influence of Zodiac.
”Unhappy marriages oitvn l‘tSU".
from persons marriing \\ hn urn born ,
under lho sumo (iclilit'nl x'iKll. They
ct along well for a time. but 3001;
bore each Olllt'l nut-aust- lln y have
“Any man born within a week my
break up homo lire either for vmo~ mg illi)‘.
:for the covenant was merely the
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By Edgar A. Guest. : -
I met a dusty traveler along ‘ BUT FIRST .
road one day, h ;.
And plainly he was orm \v
bound tram half the put" I INVES I - I - GATE
away. . '
And he had been to foreign ports on ,
m rd never um .- Our willingness to investigate any contemplat. :
And. heard the’ talk of men ntu‘ . edjavesuneat can mean the saving of hundrsd‘ ‘
“he" I Md ”V" be” of thousands of dollars a year to the eommnn‘i't
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“Ob. tired and dusty traveler." said 7
I. "may an to me I THIS SERVICE 18 REE—AVAIL YOUR.
“'hat did you find in London town. I ’
so far across the sea? W or n
What did you learn in Portugal.
what did you see in Spain.
' And do they sing and dance and C
laugh across the bounding 0.
main? ‘
"And do they have their little cans 0f Norw‘lk "
who live in ancient Rome? . _
And do the children romp and play the Bank of Safet and Servic 3'
y e.
the way they do at home? i-
0h. tell me. dusty travelerp what ’
have you found afar? 7‘. ‘ 5:
I'd l“- to ‘mom what pleases them r
and what their sorrows are." b -‘C ' ~
"Oh. yes." he said. “they dance and _\
sing wherever you may go. I ‘
And everywhere they think and talk
just like the folks you know.
And whether skins be brown or
white. the hearts of men are
fair:
And though you tramp the world
around. there’s friendship
everywhere.
Better Ask
It costs nothing to ask questions and it may
save you annoyance and serious loss. The
oflicers of this bank are pleased to co-operate
and advise with their customers.
"They weep when sorrow comes to
them. they smile when skies are
blue,
in times of care good neighbors
come to learn what they can do:
l'l‘hough strange their speech and!
strange their ways. one common i
bond we know—-
A kindly deed is understood
matter where you go."
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THE “123mm
South New England: Partly cloudv
“'ednesday and Thursday: little
change in temperature.
East New York: Somewhat unset»
tied Wednesday: cooler by afternoon
or nlght: Thursday probably fair
with moderate temperature.
The City National Bank
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Moral-t .viml Face Powder.
(Biddeford Journal.)
The president of the Kentuchz.
League of Women Voters says that
“the prcst-nt vogue for painted faces
.mni thv- use of highly colored ilnii
Ipvrt’umcd soap is responsible for low
mornls.” This may he so. but it
is still possible that the lddy may
have uptunnclnusly got the cart be-
fore the horse.
Progressing.
(Kansas City male
"How was your Chauta dun. this
.vrnson. compared with those of
-o'hcr years?" asked a guett.
“0h. quite a lot better." replied
tho- landlord of the l'iuntytown tav-
ern. “You see. a couple of the big-
{rt-El attractions didn't get here. and
so we (“til it short two days."
Tuclvc-llours' Mining Too Much.
(Philadelphia Ledger.)
About 3000 of the 165.000 men
who work in hard coal mines have
luw-n putting in a twelve-hour work-
iiy unanimous consent.
operators and public all
the twelve-hour day in
cool will go. It is not "compatible"
with "American standards." It is
out of place in a machine-tooled.
tungsten-lighted. chrome-steel. cicc-
trifled "iron man" civilization where
‘tho pick is making way for coal-
cutting machines.
The Nation's Sweatshop.
(New York Commercial.)
The nation's work. the world's
work. tho claims of courtesy and
the cxnctiona of political "whipping
bosses" cast an intolerable burden
upon the shoulders of our Chief Ex-
ecutive. Little by little the execu-
tive mansion has been permitted to
become a national sweatshop. This
should not be tolerated by the Pres-
ident's people.
Yet there is no need of loose talk
about "an Assistant President" or
about the presidency having "shat-
tered the robust health of Iloose-
volt." The great Rough Rider was
as tough as nails and his health was
abnormal until he was shot by a
fanatic "in the line of duty." “'il-
son was all right until. like others.
he was laid low by the germs that
afflicted the Paris of armistice days.
it was in Paris. not in the United
States that the last war President
broke down. The subsequent col-
lapse during his \Vestern campaign
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Iminers.
:xgrcc ing,
aftermath of the original Paris ill-
nose.
The creators of this Common-
wealth foresaw the danger of over-
worklng a. President of the United
States. They suplicd a Constitu-
tional "Assistant President." He is
the Vice-President of the United
States. The office should be real
instead of merely ornamental. as
now. There is no need to tinker
any further with the Constitution.
Put it to work and protect the lives
of our Presidents.
Bryan and Underwood.
(New Haven Journal-Courier.)
Mr. Bryan's estimate of Mr.
Underwood's eligibility is vicious. Re
Is no more a tool of Wall street than
Mr. Bryan himself. and we, doubt if
he is as- rich. Has Mr. Bryan invest-
ed none of his earnings in smurities
which are bought and sold in the
market? Like many another loooe
thinker he eliminates his own mat-
erial success from the taint which
touches and profanes the material
” gm clever roses to induce
* a”; 14.“ user. .will reach the
'- .m of Meat whenever.
any or sharing. they
w— tobo lair. . .
’ .no labor didiculty
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1‘ 1 4F! .
or“ . production.
.that regard he is a democrat. and
success of everybody else. Mr.
Underwood does not believe‘ that the
Von law is the wisest method of
promoting trumtemperanco but be-
lieveo it should be enfikced lb long
as it is on the statute books. In
not a fanatic. Equally cuipable.‘we
subject of evolutin. Om thing is
W o f evolution. Ons' thing a
ascertaiaaothodey. user. , -
“’inde: North of Sandy Hook:
Moderate to fresh mostly southwest
and weather partly overcast to over-
cast with some fog \"cdncsday.
Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Gentle. to
moderate mostly southwest and
weather partly cloudy “'cdncsday.
The weather chart of Tuesday
night showed continued hizh atmos-
pheric. pressure from the East Gulf
and South Atlantic. states eastward
over the Atlantic Ocean.
Warm weather continued Tuesday
over most eastern districts,
The outlook is for mostly fair
weather in the Northern Atlantic
states during the next two days.
SOUTH 110me 0010!.
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.New Amendment
Woman State Attorney Urges
Federal Divorce Law
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Is There Anything More Interesting?
in‘ MARIOS HALE
XVI-2“" YORK, Aug. 8.——-L'niform
federal marriage and divorce laws
are the first step necessary to correct
the present divorce evil. according to
Mrs. Edward Franklin White. deputy
attorney general of Indiana. ‘
TEMPER.\TI~’RE.
Observation taken at 8 p. m. 75th
meridian at New Haven W's-other
She has the distinction of being Burma. WH}
the author of the new proposed mar- Atlantic City . . - . 29.90 75 clear
ridge and divorce law to be cnactd Atalntic Cit)” - . . - 29-90 76 clear , _
by Congress after the adoption of an lmock Island 29.88 as cloudy can t we all realise thsi
amendment to the constitution au- ; Boston .. . . . . . . 29.86 72 cloudy
thorlsing Congress to enact legisia- Buffalo . . . . . . . . 29.94 H cloudy. the more Ml, each Ill"-
tion on the subject. Cincinnati . 1. . . . 29.96 86 cloudy
"At the present time." she ex- Chicago . . 30.02 70 rain in 3 real m of I"-
Dlains. "no two states in the United Denver . . . . . . . .. 10.02 68 rain . .
States have the same laws regarding Detroit ..... . . . 29.92 82 rain ing. "‘ “!y are very ill-
mnrriage and divorce. Hatteras . . . . . 29.88 78 cloudy . .
"Grounds for divorce vary from Jacksonville 30.06 82 clear Will; but think Wm
none in South Carolina and one in Kansas City . 29.86 90 cloudy
New York to 14 in New Hampshire Nantucket ...... 29.58 66 cloudy itallmeans to your fm
Noth Carolina recognizes two enlist-3 'Mw Haven ..... 29.89 74 cloudy
and Tennessee .the adjoining state. New Orleans 90.04 82 clear 11$!)me and 1’51 I."
l"‘PcOll'nises 10. but neither state rcc- New York . ..... 29.68 82 cloudyt .
Oimizcs the law. of any other state Norfolk ...... . 29.98 so clear of socmtyi
with regard to the marriage status, Northflelrl. Vt. . . 29.88 68 clear
Discrepancies Noted Pittsburgh ...... 29.94 8d cloudy
"Today a person may be legally Portland. Me. 29.86 64 clear
mart-lend in one limp and g bigamist St. Louis . . . . . . . 29.92 84 cloudy
in another. A child legitimate in one 9- PM“ -------- 30-06 70 €19"
state may become illegitimate if it EDW’ARD’ FRANKLIN [Washington 29-90 38 clear
goes into another." WHITE
.... mam-mm So Norwalk Trust (30
in marriageable ages. hill recognizes five causes for .‘ianN’G TOO MCCH. O .
"They range upward from '12 for divorce: Adultery. cruel and '11- (Philadelphia Ledger.)
About 3.000 of the 165.000 men
who work in hard coal mines have
been putting in a twelve-hour work-
ing day. By unanimous consent.
miners. operators and public all
agreeing. the twelve-hour day in coal
will go. It is not “compatible" with
American‘etandarde." It. is out of
place in a machine-tooled. tungsten-
lighted. chrome-steel. electrified
“iron man'_'= civilisation where the
pick is making way for coal-cutting
michlneo.
human treatment, abandonment. ln-
curable insanity and conviction for
an infamous crime.
It provides for divorce decrees to
be interlocutory for one year. during
which time marriage with another is
prohibited. It provides that children
born out of wedlock may be legiti-
mated by subsequent compliance
with the law. -
"But." she concluded. "it contains
no provision which is not in use in
some state and contains many that
five been demanded by various
states as a remedy for their particu-
lar ills." '
the girl and ii for the boy to 16 and
21‘ respectively. Seventeen states fix
no age.
"In many states the qualifications
clal independence and the absence of
relationship are not insisted upon.
“Yet if these subject to transmis-
sible diseases or epilepsy marry. dis-
eased children are the result. The
union of mental defectives increases
the number of public dependents."
Mrs. White's Bill
The registration of marriages is as
important as that of births. Mrs.
White believes.
Her uniform marriage and divorce
SERVICE and SECURITY
liver. good fuel and steam coal of
foreign production as cheaply‘as it
can be produced and sold in this
country, and buyers are taming up in
sufficient numbers to encourage him
to put his plan in operation. This
in! on Ensland's need of her to is another way of furnishing relief to
help her hold out against French _an oppneged people.
demands. In the end France has.E
got to be stronger than both to en-'
force her claims.
to doing business with Germany.
She needs it to revive her own in-
dustries. France wants to get from
Germany the costs of the war and
is also afraid of Germany's recover-
ing her strength. Germany is count-
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(Waterbury American) -
Great Britain wants to get back to
doing business with Germany. She
needs it 'to revive her own industries.
France wants to get from Germany
the costs ‘of the war.and is also
afraid of Germany's recovering her
strength. ’ Germtuy is counting on
England's need of he? to help her
hold out against French demands.
In the end France has not to be.
stronger than both to enforce her
claims. ‘ »
Water Goal Fmghts low. . . .
(Waterbury American.)
A producer of Welsh coal has
been in this country and contracted
to deliver good fuel and steam'coal
of foreign production as cheaply as
it can be produced and sold in this
country and buyers are turning up
in suticient numbers to encourage
him to put his plan in operation.
This is another way of furnishing
relief to an oppressed people.
WIT AMER AN mm.
(Hartford Cour-ant.)
The really venemous snakes which
inhabit-New England are the “tim-
ber or ded rattlesnake." ands
"copper ead" generally ”found
around shelving rocks and moon-
tainous ledges. during mating season
and anally scattered to the timber
for the warm months. ' '
‘ Well a. -
(New Haven Jmal£ourienlu
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While the reports of sales by auto-
mobile manufacturers are.
iagiy good it to understood that'au-
tomebile insurance underwriters are
not unite as optimistic about tho fu-
tui-e «as. ind. .
The Peoplef’s;
Norwalk Chronicler