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otherwise in this newspaper
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Kachines and Bodies
It 5 customary at least annually.
to “amino and give in. overhauling
to good machines
on“ also are renovated.
tent that they are able
new."
7 e extent to which an overhaul-
1 reveals wear and tear and cogs
mifiing is occasionally a surprise to
thd‘ owMer of a machine or of an
automobilfi points out. the State
Doinrtr’nent of Health.
fimetimes the owner wishes he
had let the “old thing" run without
turning it in. This is done by many
potions. who when the accident
happenr—tlie nmcliine reaches the
Mixing point at some wornout
paiitt—exciaims. 73:: that. car. there
in it. and
things.
to an ex-
to run "as
the owner proceeds to say
i‘ ~ that would never have been needed
,M,
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, a
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it the "annual ovrrhaullng" had
been done.
The Human body is not unlike [in
automobile. sass tho pamplet. W hen
one realizes the luman "transmis-
slot and engine." the heart. lungs.
kidneys. H" r. pancreas. intestines.
brain”. eyes. ears and other organ or
"p‘i'ts" necessary for the human (11.
ginb to function properly. it is not
surprising that vie get wear and
telfl' and suffer from accidents that
mat the perfect running of what we
ca 'ourselves.
a”: onJOy s;l:.inr'. "('h. I am all
right. I have :m' ind a doctor
(crib—years," But then the doc-
tot; comes too late. Many of such
can. could be moidrwi and enjoy
their families years longer if they
butvknew the condition
"Engine."
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The annual pliyl-vr‘nl examination,
staios the llr-ulih IJtpzlriment. cm
furnish this information.
The annual physical examination
is tor the person who thinks he is
well. but does not know.
PM
. \Tiih Eye-s Upon.
“I think that mildrcn sre not as
obstrving :is thry should be." said
the inspector to the. teacher.
"Well, l'll prove it. to you." and
hiding to the class the inspector
sum
”Some om give me :1 number."
"thirty-sewn uni a little lay
an iy.
s inspector wrote 1'3 on the
board and nothing “as said.
Q’W’ili some one else give ill-s n
nuIiberZ’"
“Fifty-two." said another 1nd.
The inspector Wrote down :5 on
tho-hoard. and smiled at the teaclm
He called (or another number and
young Jack called out:
"loyalty-seven: nowsee if you
cnl$hhpnge tliat.”—‘-Publlc Opinion.
, THE WEATHER
flouting-n New England. and East-
, orn. New York: Fair and somewhat
primer Friday. Saturday cloudy un-
setfled and warmer.
Conditions ; .
The weather chart of Thursday
night showed high barometric pres-
sure o‘r and east of the Mississippi
Valley, with the Middle
states. It also showed a. marked
depression of the barometer over the
western Canadian provinces and a
moi» depression over the southern
It 'Y y Mountain region.
, ring Thursday the weather to-
ruined fair generally over the Uni-
ted‘Slates. In extreme Northern
New York there were snons. Four
indies of snow rrll Wednesday night
. a vicinity of Oswego. N. 3..
' lures remained below normal
gThursday generally 0 ' r the
ty deep: along the no west
’0“! occurred Thursday morning
, a Atlantic states as far sout
Xe Carolina.
the Middle Atlantic and New
6 states the weather will re-
tair but with somewhat high-
«pornture Friday and it will be-
unsettled. overcast and warm-
~ Saturday probably followed by
_ors ,in the Middle Atlantic
.18".
. of Sandy Hook: Glntie to
_ to west becoming southwest
weather fair Friday.
Cy Book to Hatteras: Gentle
. h and weather fair Friday.
: Temperature.
tion taken at 8 P. M. 15th
at how Haven weather.
Dolly Almanac.
'- ........ 30.36 64 cloudy.
~ City a... 80.50 42 clear.
«We no. u so clear.
......... 30.4! 40 clear.
........ 30.50 as clear.
asses... 80.“ “ Clare
ti ..... 30.33 43 clear.
.. . . . . . . . 30.00 es cloudy.
....... 30.40 40 clear.
00 clouJy.
63 cloudy.
City' . . . . 30.28 4d cloudy.
30.44 40 clear.
. . . . . 30.50 so clear.
. . .' 10. 24 38 cloudy.
......so.so 48 clear.
3' '- . .. 10. so 4. clear.
.. 80.48 24. char.
-. . . . 30.50 4: cloudy.
. . 80.46 as clear.
.. CI' clouds:
We
miles: '45 Wall 8?... Norwalk
Cuties ........ Three Cents
"i .i......... ".00 per yen
to the use for publication
3‘: v6.1. use; ” _
Some day. unless you- mlnd the 1
rules when priving in the crowds.
you’ll meet the tats oi reckless fools
who iiil untimely shrouds. There is
more peril every day about the
.thronging mast. and every gent who
drives llgrimy should know the rules
by be And knowing them he
should abide by all those rules do-
cree. and thus he may in ety ride
for seven years or three. Each day
the deadly perils grow new drivers
loom in view, to show how little they »
know of steering vans that ch00.
And babes and sucklings may be
seen. the steering wheel in hand.
while worried peelers wot and ween
such infants should be canned. rho
frenzied female speeds her best and
gets the everlasting goal: of those“ -
who dont bewnrc.— And he who'd
live a ceemly while must. watch. for
such as these. for drivers who are
full of gulls, for those whose heads
are cheese. it. is not proper to de-
pend upon the other :07. or to re-
mote surroundings lend an absent.
dreamy eye. Oh. viligant must be
the man. his brain and'vision clear.
who hopes to tool a chugging van in .
safety for a year. One instant‘a
carelessness may cost a collarbone or
leg. so read the rules by scribes eni-
and many poor
' pet belief of some that
of thdr'
‘ Atlantic '
bossed. and follow them. I beg. ‘
" Superstitions
...—......
Among the commonest of super-
stitions, which are as old as the hu-
man race, are those relating to
"safety first." Take, for example. the
it is un-
lucky to spill salt. which is said to
have had its origin from an ancient
custom. says the "Detroit News."
Salt is one of the uncersuries of
life. and to eat it in a imln‘ S how»
in the East is tolay :1 sign Uii‘rvrll-
ship as it was in the dius of AMA.
ham. If you refuse to rat this- salt
you offer him the «'eavllirst insul'
while the accidental spilling of it
could easily be nmmkvn Mr :1 wili~
I fill out, and might cost 2. vumisy man
his life. if. however. h.- I‘ii‘xiCzl up
a. pinch and threw it over his iv-{l
shoulder ho signified that the spill.
ing had been unintentional.
The idea that it s unlucky to walk
under a. ladder was undoubtedly
starlml and encouraged by
passing under it
bring it and the man upon its rungs
crashing to the ground by knocking
against it accidentally. but if they
“by is it considered in inky to
pass on lb: .s: airs? Silnplv iii-unise-
iln tho old days you nevtr quite know
who was not. your enemy. A man
coming down stairs had an enormous
advantage over one going up, hence
.pnsalng on the stair became unpopu-
‘ lsr.
Ilrinklng health}: has it \cry simi-
lar origin. if your host lut you
drink alone you could not. be sure
the drnff was not poisoned. hu‘. you
would feel safe. if hl.‘ drunk liquor
from HR same. bottle The “ores.
"Your henliln" Were: his gunrmiiy of
good faith,
makm: th.: :lgn of the cross. ‘18: ii
:{or almost :‘Mu venru to nor.) 01;
gcvll spirits. T‘ nl' same idea. is in?
‘,:.l:.1 touching woo-l 33- r inulzlnrr n
f i‘uasl.
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’lui kicrt of numbers. In
i times it was quite the rcxtrsci Mtxn
lln those days always counted in daz-
:('ill and it nus (tistnmary to n It: 0219:.
lumdern sun‘iial. The presuli bc-
ilicf that ihiriccu has a. balcful in-
’fluenco comes from the last Sup-
per. when Judas [scarlet was
thirteenth at table and the first to
rise from the meal.
“'hy should not three cigarettes
.bc lighted from one match? This
'eupcrstitlon is an Oriental one. in
parts of the Near East three wax
tapers are placed by s deathbed and
three lights are held to be a sign of
death.
“’hy. again is it considered un-
lucky to see the new moon through
glass? Moon worship is one of the’
oldest forms of religion. and the new
moon as the symbol of reviving life
was so sacred that whole tribes.
would assemble waiting for it to ap-
pear. Any, one who saw it through
glass must' have been indoors and
therefore absent from the sacred
ceremony oz welcome.
Taxes and the Poor.
And the longer the income tax
scale stands as it does now exempt-
ing a. great volume of securities from
taxation, with little inducement for
the return or the untsxed capital to
regular business channels. the long—
or will those of mailer incomes have
to bear the burden. Yet there still
are demagogues who trj to make
the people believe that to reduce the
excessive surtaxes would be to favor
the rich and discriminate against
those of moderate means —Kansas
City star.
wrist Homesteading Is.
Hogan was tired of the city and
«want! to move out to the great
open spaces where men are men and
all that sort of thing. Accordingly he
sought‘information from a friend..
"Clancy." he said, "ye've taken a
homestead. so ye know all about it
Will ye be tellin' the th' law about
goln' about it?"
“Well. ye see." said Clancy judici-
ously. "I'm not after rememberin'
the letter of the law but here's what
it amounts to: The government is
willin' to be ye wan’ hundred an. six-
ty acres of land again’ $14 that ye
can't live on it the years without
siarvln’ to death. "
i ' It's Pronounced Coupe.
Settling a question or pronounci~
ation propounded several days ago.
J. V. relays the information that it is
a Cadillac ooopay, but a. Ford coop.
-spoltane Spokesman-Review.
amnchfm
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Circumstances have proved ‘ too
strong for the oid~fashioned man
who hopes isms. mummi-
ll .W it- t, .
Delirium
n all: outside they can do little hu.'m..
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.«uperw
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; ln ."omc country districts:
ir'ifious people cross their I‘m nzrrs to
,dvert Hal. “1 lion doing so tiny all: ,
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Thirteen is supposed to be “.u un~i
: ncicnl'
the i
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a AT TH L PLAY
curly '
ladder can easily‘
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"Children of the Moon" h. weird,
,S-“ri‘li-lrnl‘l-t play is now running at
the Iloimuiy liw-uier on “3st
.strut. l: is lite sort of play Hut
lmnkm those in me audience l-nn
forward in their chairs and grip the
railing. or the arm of their neighbor.
It is the sort of play that cronies an
almesphrrc of reality around an im-
probable m-nicr. and “ill: powerful
suggestion viruses those in the nu“-
divncc to ou-rioo'k the implausible,
land to be carried along on their im-
nginailt‘ms until the final curtain.
l'ertivnl “’illle. a. modern play—
3: right said that the host “fly to "lie
v'oy a. piety is to sit. in tin second rul-
"Cm and ll“8l kin in if": Min of
sons-r; and philosophic t'ufiim'ri
“liicli drops from the mouilts of tlic
cw r\- «1:13. liintt- r-of-intt i'ollls‘
.mrurul il-uc are sqnc heard at
: ‘Chlivihn n‘ Filt‘ Moon: "liow av:-
lful l_\ cue-r 1" "CW“. limt molliner'n
.scrcamlng givvs me the rrr-v-ps." "if
.lll"y go in lln- moon. do you :hiLik
they'll ever come back?" “A morbid
person like me ought to go see. musi—
(n1 comedies instead of things like
It.“ is. but just the same 1 like it."
l.r ok at her hands iaemblc" "is (nu:
the vmy :1 person docs when they
:0 marl?" "Oh, it simply can't and
.ihere. There must be something
more."
The ending of the play was a bit
abrupt. The grandfather looks
through the telescope and cries o-x-
ultantly,
“They're headed straight for the
moon!" Which many mean a tragic
or a. happy ending. depending on
one 3 view point.
Beatricmcrry as Laura Atherton.
ilit red-headed. quick-tempered.
passionately selfish mother. dirt-lea
the difficult role with skill. When
she wants sympathy from the nudi-
ence. she gets it; when she _-.-s.ms
repulsion. she also gets Ll. She is
the most natural character in the
play. She does not always strive to
give charming effects and to keep
her hair arranged and her icatti'res
calm—when she raves. she does it up
brown. and cares little how she looks
so long as the right impression gets
across. That she loves her'daugh-
tor. Jane. is evident. She defends
her like a. tlgress. \Vhen that. meth-
od fails. she becomes honey-mouthed
and concllisting. In her rage she
lets out the secret about Jane's ts.-
th'er and brother. who were ' con.
mad" and died in the vain search
for the moon. 0
The play has a decidedly modern
and unique plot. the power at here-
dity conflicting with the power of
auto-suggestion.
Henrietta Crosman. who plays the
part of Madame Atherton. the
grandmother who tries to save
from her Jealous. selfish mother. is
appealing becaus‘ or her sweet. de-
licate nhture. sense 0‘ 'honor. and
firm resolves. pnly twice does her
patience become financed and then
she tells her dnu ter-lmlaw what a
mess she has made- of t‘lgs. and
how she has inadg six innocent peo-
ple miserable.
Doctor-.Wetherell. played by Grant
Stewart. represents the typical fame
iiy. doctor; sympathetic. conciliatlng‘.
however. he doesn't he lists to tell
Laura frankly what he inks or her.
His gentlemanly instincts curb him
when he begins to use stroug lan-
guage and he has to resort toia tow
mild ejaculations such~as ”Whewi"
His loyalty tolths medical profession
makes him tell the young major of
the insanity in his dancer's family.
Like an ‘unwsioome guest at a.
feast. the tragic. Ditifnl fill". of
Judge Atherton. played by Albert
Terry appears and reappears on the
stage. His la'pses“in memory are
ter. Jane. patiently talks'with him
and endeavors to restore his mind.
When he starts talking about the
children of the moon one involun.
tardy shudders.
lawman-ii.
Marjorie Candee
“CHILthEN OF Tm; “002;"
418i.
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is Thomas . the cook. played by'
\i'liiil'ord Rum «llamas was a sail-
or in his youth. but as he told the
"llhcu iatiz took me from
inmjor,
1th.: sea. not i e fear of it. shining:
l have been in molncy a storm.
Thomas cannot understand why peo-
ple don‘t want to eat when they are
pic don‘t want to out when they are
in trouble. His disappointment in
having his delicious dinner go to
\‘nslc is almost pathetic.
There was one thing about the
ploy that Wu- parnculnriy pleasing.
No one. character really took the
lead Each and every one v..\s
c- worry imfiOl‘fh if” ‘ ‘“ ’w {W
l'hi part a! major fiBannistcr. 1m
anator whose aeroplane had OP'rll
wrecked near the Atherton homo.
and who had been convalescing :or
‘mc Weeks under Jane's and her
prundrnoliitr‘s tender care. is “-0.1
[illjmj by Paul Gordon. Although
he is the lover and the hero. he takes
his honors modestly and calm‘y
During the first and second acts Ol'i‘.‘
l'cginsato imagine that. he has no
spunk in him at all. but the third
at: convinces us that he is the sort
of person who feels deeply and shows
girl as little as possible. no fins-1y
rtelizes that Jane is not meant for
this earth. and so he resolves to risk
his life with hers. in order to make
her happy.
Jane. played by Florence Johns. is
portrayed as a normal. attractive
young girl with a great depth of
character. Her acting during. the
"Moon" scene is splendiLSh
headstrong but likeable d_ at the
climax of the play she earns
sympathy of everyone.
the
' A one Side a Show.
Quite frequently one finds aston-
ishment expressed when the voters
of a town. or state even. seem to pre-
fer advice and ivadershlp of persons
of actually inferior character. even
though pie opportunity is before
them to use a trite term to employ
"the better element."
‘ As one reads the addresses made
at the recent "school of politics"
conducted last week at New Haven
t is not so difficult to understand
why the plain people decline to ac-
cept such leadership as was repre-
sented there by men who belong to
various professions and who set
themselves up as teachers says the‘
Middleboro Press.
the stats in which they live. even
lng outside.
There was no dispassionato point-
ing out of the good accomplished '
not a. word about the recognized
leadership which Connecticut has
merit as other states so rapidly:
knowledge by the sincerest form of
praise‘thst .0! copying. not a son-
tones to tell of the splendidrflnancial '
positions positively remarkable when :
23""er with
tee—no. there was nothing
this. All that those in attendant:
heard was bitter criticism of the Gen
eral Assembly. which so often thor-
ougbly represents so much that is
solid and good in the state while.
curiously enough a call was sent
forth to give to the executiva. who
ly out of touch with public opinion. ,
more power she could override the
public will and aid some class pate '
est or favor some Mine-stud. 3
From first to last it tho. DIbliahed
reports are correct. there was hardly
This observation is not said in the
slightest resentment of any criticism
that is just. There are weaknesses in
the Connecticut system—4n every
state system_ which. if pointed out in
frank and honest purpose at the
same time giving proper credit for
practical good accomplished would
be most. helpful.
But when a. system is attacked.
solely because those who work it riut
differ-from you in politics. and in
the voters desire. without the light-
est reference to the immense ecord
of accomplishment. all .vvith an ex.-
ceptlonal freedom from those scub-
dsls that have stained our neighbors
then those who attack cease to be
critics with a useful purpose
coming more pit'eful grumblers. un-
wor't by of credence.
‘ Thus the school of government in.
struction at New Haven became a
forum of those leaders who do -..,v...
the people to err. and it is not list-
Cult to understand why Connecticut
drcllnes to trust all such.
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Another 500' th Korwslk Case. ‘ .
If’proves‘ that there's a: way out
for many suffering South Norwalk
South .Norwaik. Another typical
case. e.lildi'iey ailments relieved in
South .Norwalk with Dean's Kidney
Pills.
D. E. Tallmadge. ‘49 Woodward
avenue. says: "Some heavy ‘ifting
I did a year or ago tended to put
my kidneys out of shape. The weight
or anything I picked up scorned to
bear down on my kidneys and was.
lightning like pains. 'My book be-
came sore and lame all over and. my
kidneys acted too freely and caused
me to get up at night to pass the
kidney secretions which were highly
colored. I was advised to try Dean's
Kidney Pills and bought a couple
boxes. After using them my neck
Almost from first to last the "in- .,
structors." if that was their omce at '
the school. did nothing but slander “'
though some of them earn their liv- "
ever displayed in ways of govern- 3
our neighboring -
has more than often been complete- *
became strong and wel land my kid-
neys were restored to a. normal con-‘
ditton. "
” Price 60c. at at dealers., Don't
simply ask for a kidney remodyh—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. Tallmadge had. Foster-
Milburn 00.. Mfrs" Buffalo. N. Y.
an enlightening thought given to:
those who were instructed. It was
astounding the extent to Which the
state was denounced without one.
word or commend-Hon for its ac--
oomplishineniae Again the den
i
1th" «uterus? '
The mlightehasasus lathe play
’7 Byuumhtsswsnineonsmy
‘ And then? one thing's very certain‘
recognition of what the majority of ‘
bo- .7
Just another report of» a case of.
wait. 1 declared!“ mi. laugh-
inglusis. -
., ctr-wee‘tnsss. too.
pond that’s glassy.
Everything
‘ , thing to you.
merry laughter shake you.
your old Dad will come and
take you.
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Well. I declare! You' re '.° small. yet
domineering
You can’t walk or talk or tell the
it plain .
time. and yet you make it
By your coming In droni- squealing
that you'll stand' no inter-
toting .
With the wishelm're expressing
' and. the for! you reach to
gain. .
and real poetry it may be.
But the sweetest. language spoken is
the language 05 a baby.
Well. I declare! By your casing and
your laughter .
smile,
You are very. every-tiny. but you get
what you are after.
Fox-you know your dad will weaken
if you worry him awhile.
8.0 sound play the tyrant have no
fear that he' ll forsake you—-
Whin you hold your arms out that
way. he will always come and
take-you._
”‘1.th ill m
Only one really great law has been
enacted since 1900, that being the
compensation set. and no votes were
cast against that in either .houee.
been more dependable men from'
the small towns than from the big
cities. He has seen to name re-‘
publiczms. Perry of Fail-field Chm-
diet of Rocky gill. Kingsbury ot
Coventry. Lyman of Middleaeld.
Peltoa of Clinton. and. among the
lemocrats. Marsh and Woodruff of
Litohfleld. dodoin of Exams and
Roberts of North Canaan.
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The wealth of the nation in 1914
.was 8187.000.000.000: today it has
been estimated at "50.000.000.000.
“0h. m. I didn't save
anything, you know
there“ so many extra ex
pulses Ia ghool. like foot
ball tickets. and everything;
Bowlmuds did YOU save?”
.«os, l ...-as one dollar and
y-
The People’s;
Trust Co.
A
I ' 'ALL‘DEPOSITS
‘w ; l _ MADE mums BANK BEFORE
NOVEMBER 6TH.
Will Drawlnterestli'roni the 1st of
November ‘
10000!!! uranium) 1'0 $5.000}
south Norwaik.
In the writer's time there have
{Cheeksuptnkasroseaandaai‘ulli
you look at is a. wonder i
Hold your arms out to me and- let. 7
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Men may string their words together
And your live small teeth which glls- V
ten when you break- into a .
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are required to meet the demands of a grow
ing and progressive Nor-walk and it 18 gram.-
ing to know that the public has given its gen.
» oral and unqualified approval of our consoli. l
dationinto a - '
Larger and Stronger Banking Institution
Fairfield County Bank & Trust
. _ _ Company
The Central Trust Company
' protection. accommodation, courtesy at
So.N0rwaik Trust Co.
THE VALUE OF A
CHECKING ACCOUNT
v
There is no more effective way of introduc.
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nancial affairs than by opening a checking ac.
count with this strong reliable bank
Small, as well as large depositors, receive
Resources Over Five Million Dollars
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SERVICE a‘ SECURITY
Soldiers of Success
The good soldier 15 the man who knows
how to obey. In the battle of life every-
. cine ought to obey his conscience and his
judgment. These tell him to save his
money and not waste it. Don’t argue
Obey.
The City National
Bank
South Norwalk Conn.
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