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BRIDGEPORT EYENIHS FARMER (Founded 1790.) THE FARMER PUBLISHING CO., Farmer Building, J77-179 Fairfield " Ave.. Bridgeport. Conn. TELEPHONES Editorial Rooms, 1287 Business Office, 1208 REPUBLICAN- FARMER. : Published Fridays.' Dally Edition .$6 per annum Weekly Edition 1 per annual Exclusive Telegraph Service United Press. . Entered in Post Office. Bridgeport. Conn., as Second Class Matter. SATURDAY, FEB. 15, 118. MEN WHO ARE AT THEIR BEST AFTER 60 Albert Balrd Cummins, the Republi can Progressive ' who represents. Iowa In tbe; United States Senate, will be the recipient of congratulations from Tils colleagues to-day on his sixty Chird'. blrthdtey. ,., Alter -f a fifteen-year battle and ttvo defeats, the Hawkeye State Solon '-broke intoTJncle Sam's House of Lords In 1908, and the chan ces are he will remain quite some time. Mr. Cummins has been entrusted with tforrnnlating a, report as to , the ways 'and means whereby the Democratic Congress may lop off, the tentacles of the various octopl that are sucking the life Mom? of the republic, so to speak. Senator Cummin is the sworn toe of the ootopus breed, and it Is a dull day When he . doesn't twist the tall of the octopodan monster that has Its lair In the abysmal depths of Wall street, Manhattan. . , . , Senator Cummins was born at Cax miebaels, 'Pa.. Feb. IS, 1850, and be gan'hia career as -a surveyor. - He-was still a,,' beardless youth when he be came assistant chief engineer in the construction of the Cincinnati, Rich mond A Fort TOiayne and the North ern Central of (Michigan railways. When he completed those Jobs he was offered an opportunity to help build the Denver As Rto Grande, and! started, for Colorado. Be ot as far as Chi cago, where he met an old friend who casually suggested . that Cummins abandon railroading lor the law. The young engraeec. gave the matter some thought, and when he was offered an opportunity to study for the legal pro fession In' the Chicago offices of Mc Clellan A Hodges, he Jumped at the mitted to the Illinois bar, and after three years of practice in the Windy City removed to Des Moines. There he 'soon became prominent In politics, and in 1894 and again in 1900 he was an unsuccessful candidate for (United States senator. On both occasions he was given "the hook," . tout in 1908 his ambition was realized. He was thrice elected governor of Iowa before he went to Washington. Sir Redmond Roblln, premier of Manitoba, was born In Prince Edward county, Out., sixty years ago to-day, his parents being of German descent. After acquiring an education at Albert College he migrated to Manitoba. That was in 1880, when the present pros perous prairie Province was little more than a ' wilderness, its few in habitants divided into warring campa, and Winnipeg, now a metropolis of a quarter of a million people, not even a whistling station. With the be ginning of the railroad era, Sir Red mond waxed prosperous, developing a large farm at Carman and building up a tremendous grain business with headquarters at Winnipeg. In 1888 he was elected to the Manitoba legisla ture, and in 1900 became premier, min ister of agriculture and railway com miEsioner of the province. Now, the Root of the matter is this: Elihu Root, United States senator from New York and former Secretary of State in the cabinet of President day. The eminent statesman of the Roosevelt, Is sixty-eight years old to Empire State was born in Clinton, N. X., educated at Hamilton College, and in his young manhood was a teacher at RomeSewTorH,- not Italy. He studied law at New York University, and engaged in practice in New York City forty-six years ago. He was Secretary of War in President McKin ley's official family before he was pro moted to the State Department by the Colonel. THE WRECK. The rescuers worked with heart breaking energy, gasping for breath. Faces drawn with dread and appre hension, they snatched victim after victim from the wreck removing hem from the horror of being .burn ed alive. AH but one! Quickly, sure ly, steadily, they labored glanaing furtively at the bright flames licking their way towards this last remain ing unfortunate, his leg pinned to the praaai by the heavy train trucks. HIGHWAY PROBE Bribery of representatives ceed from the bottom. It comes from the top. Behind every man who offers a bribe is some eminently respect, able person, firm or corporation, that receives most of the profit derived from the favor, or thing bought. The Senate. investigation of Senator Hurley is already extending its scope; in a search for the persons, and the motives, that led to the at tempt upon Senator Hurley. i One such attempt presumes others. Senator Hur- lev's reputation as an honest in his past warranted the Those who "saw" perate straits. It is entirely other men, 01 less reputation for invincible honesty, wotild have been approached before he. If so, it is the duty of anv such senator to tell what No mere dislike of scandal, or hatred of the publicity that would follow, should cause anv senator to hesitate from a plain duty. Bribery is a common offense m the United States. There are many reasons for supposing that the resort to bribery in Oonnnecticut is up to the average of custom elsewhere. Fortunately, public opinion now reprehends so se verely the corruption of public servants the pursuit is be coming dangerous. -' .The morning news chronicles the arrest of a candi date for United States senator upon bribery charges. ' The arrest of fiye legislators. in West Virginia is told m the same newspapers. The business of offering Everything should be done more unsaie. - Fr the present, in this state, the powers of the Sen ate committee must be extended to include a COMPLETE investigation of ALL the affairs of the office of , the high way commissioner. , f The facts that have been mand more f aets. , The evidence adduced shows that an agent for a pav ing concern approached Senator Hurley; that this pave ment concern had enjoyed department, worth $375,000; that the highway commis sioner had previously sent one "of the employes in his of fice to ask Senator Hurley to see him. There are certain facts dlimly f oreshadowed,conriected with the manner in which paving contracts have been awarded, that speak eloquently of conditions as they exist. These facts, taken singly or together, are not suffi cient to prove a connection the- honor of Senator Hurley, and the highway commis sioner's office, but they are more than sufficient to prove the necessity of a complete, public and immediate airing of all the affairs of that office. Such an inquiry would surely disclose many matters now mysterious. The relation between notorious lobby ists and that office might be revealed. , .- No evil could come. Much good might come. The public is tired of secrets. It wants the light. HOW NOT TO COLLECT ASHES .Under certain circumstances the municipal collection of ashes might be a convenience. Such a contract hon estly let to an honest contractor who would do the work intelligently might result in a saving to the householder. But the plan which has been proposed for this work is about as impossible" as' any scheme could be. It con templates the householder, bringing his ashes every morn ing, or at intervals, to the sidewalk, there to be collected bv a wagon. - . . An average family may at an average cost or not to work which must be done by some member o it, is simple. cellar and placed in a safe container, they are taken to a bin in the rear which is but a of the home, or theyare dropped into a shoot and land in a container at the bottom. The other scheme, which posed, requires some person ashes on the sidewalk m front There is a full container to place on the sidewalk. There is a empty container to bring back, every day. There is the wagon clanking through every street every day. There are the clouds of dust and the ash strewn sidewalks that must inevitably accompany of collection. What is the time of the his ashes to the sidewalk every morning, and takes- the can m every day, 36a days m surely, which is the total cost present system. We hope somebody in sense enough to "can" the daily ash can proposition, if we may be permitted to use a bit of expressive modern slang, The project is fine for contractors, but, if carried out, rough on homes and their occupants and the passersby in the streets. . Held as securely as an otter -in a trap by crushed and mangled bonds cf flesh, his removal was impossible. He screamed aloud in terror, and the helpless -onlookers turned aside with a shudder, or measured frantically the hissing progress of the red cloud of death. Suddenly an ambulance clanged up to the outskirts of the crowd, which parted like a great black wave to permit two wbite-garbed figures to rush through, closing behind them in the swirl of their passage. In an instant, a sweet, pungent odor floated to the by-standers and then the shrieks became inarticulate moans finally ceasing entirely. The clothing was quickly stripped from the imprisoned limb, and soon the thin rasp of the saw signaled the severing of the bone. A few deft strokes of the sharp knife, and the IHE MUST GO DEEPER of the people does not pro privilege, franchise, office, into the attempted briberv man is state wide. Nothing assumption that he could be him must have been in des reasonable to assume that herknows to the committee? bribes is becoming unsafe. that can be, to make it still ' developed imperatively de ., ' contracts, with the highway between the attempt upon V. now have its ashes removed exceed $l.o0 per year. The the head of the family, or The ashes are taken to the few steps from the back door somebody has seriously pro' in every family to deposit its 01 the home, everv morning the practice of such a method individual worth who brings the year. ; More than $1.50, of doing the work under the the citv government will have and bore it to safety. Tying off the arteries and blood vessels, they . ban daged the stump, placed the still sleeping patient in the ambulance, and rattled him away to the hospital. A great sigh of relief and thankful ness went up from the throng an in voluntary tribute to a beneficent in tervention, and a. sweet-voiced woman standing by breathed) a fervent) "Thank God for chloroform." ESDWICST F BOWERS, M. D. DR. SYKES HEADS WOMAN'S COLLEGE New Haven. Feb. 14 The trustees of the Connecticut College for Women annouce that Prof. Frederick H, Sykes. professor of English literature at Columbia University, has accepted the presidency of the new Connecticut College and, .will give his entire time to his new duties at the close of the present college year at Columbia. FARMER: FEBRUAKY 15, HAD NO AUDIT IN !4 YEARS SIGNIFICANT TESTIMONY OF DEPUTY RELSEY ABOUT AC COUNTS OF STATE HIGHWAY DEPABTSIENT. KNOWLEDGE VERY LIMITED No System of Supervision By Any , Other Department Answer To Many Questions, "I Don't v Know." Hartford, Feb. 15 E. H. Kelsey, deputy highway commissioner of the state, testified before the senate prob ing committee on the Hurley bribery charges yesterday afternoon that there had not been an audit of the highway commissioner's books on ac counts for fourteen years to his knowledge. He also said that . there was no system of supervision ot -the department 'by any other department of the state. Those two statements were about the only facts which the committee succeeded in getting out of Kelsey For nearly' an hour in response to Questions of Senator McDonough he responded I don t know, I aon t recall." "I don't remember.' : In the midst of this confession of ignorance, Senator McDonough suddenly roared questions upon the highwav commis sioner's office and asked: "What's your name? The witness answered that and one 3 to his age, but resumed his "I don't know" when the senator took up his former line of inquiry. Kelsey and Howard S. Porter, the chief engineer of the office, were the only witnesses yesterday. Porter pro duced contracts and- the correspon dence between the highway commis sioner's office and Warren Brothers of Boston, whose agent, John A. Judge, is accused of attempting to bribe Senator Hurley. These con tracts showed that $875,000 worth of work had been given to the Boston company during the last eight months. Senator McDonougs in nis question ings seemed to have quite . some knowledge' of prices of road making and of road making materials. He referred from time to time to a type written list of questions which he had before him. Both Porter and Kelsey claimed that they had practically no authority in , the highway commissioner's office, that they took and obeyed the orders j of the commissioner himself ' Porter said that his duties of chief engineer were not heavy as he but carred out the orders of the highway commis sioner In answer to questions by both Senator Iebell and Senator Mc Donough he declared that he consid ered Highway -Commissioner. Macdon ald superior in both technical and practical road making to any engin eer who had been graduated irom a professional school Kelsey said, in answer to Senator Isbell's question that he was deputy highway commissioner and that his real home was in Clinton. He had been deputy for 2 1-2 years and had been in the highway office for 14 or 15 years. He came to tnat oirice from Worcester, Mass., where he had been connected with the American Steel & Wire company. He came to the hirhwav office as chief, clerk. He said his duties consisted of . looking after the general correspondence and inspecting new construction work and of doing anything the commissioner wanted done. He said that in a gen eral way he was familiar with the ac counts, records and books. lie saio this department was divided into three sub-departments, engineering, repair and finance, and that as deputy h comes into contact with all of them. He said that he had come In con tact with representatives of firms who sold material and labor to the com missioner and he knew Ralph Warren and Mr. Clevely of Warner Brothers company of Boston. He said he did not know John AI Judge. He and the others in the highway office had dis cussed Judge and all agreed that he had never been in the office. He said he had no personal knowledge of the commissioner having sent for Sen ator Hurley. It is evident that there will be an extensive examination of the adminis tration of the highway commissioner's office either by die committee or some other committee named by the Sen ate. The present committee has no power to force a witness to appear be fore it and It will undoubtedly ask the Senate to give it that power on Tues day. Thev present committee has al ready gone a little out of its scope, in following the lead given In answers of witnesses and there seems but lit tle doubt that the matter will be pur sued still further now that the Senate through the committee, is in posses sion of the present knowledge. REPORT OF ADJUTANT GENERAL Places Total Strength of C. N. G. at 2,986. The biennial report of Adjutant Gen eral Cole, and also, his report for two years as acting quartermaster" gen eral to the governor, ended September 30, 1912, shows a 'balance on , hand in each of . the . departments and1 no deficiencies. . The number of pension and bounty claims filed during the two years totalled 2,005 and the number of claims allowed was 997, the total of the first payments ? amounting - to J25.646.98. ' , A table showing . the organization and strength of the Connecticut Na tional Guard is of much interest and some of its. totals, are as follows: Adjutant general's department, 2; in spector general's department, 2; quar termaster's departments; subsistence department,!; medical department 19; Hospital Corps, 97; pay depart ment, 4; ordnance department, 19; Signal Corps, 79; . cavalry, 132; field artillery, 66; veterinarian, 1; Coast Artillerv Corps. -740: jrirst inrantry. 729; Second Infantry, 795; Separate uompany, ws; avai mmua, o; total strength, 2,986. In addition there is the Governor's Foot Guard. First and Second companies, the strength of which Is each 118 men, making- a total of 236. and the Medi cal Reserve Corps organized In July of last year consisting of the follow ing physicians : 1 First Lieutetnant Arthur J. Tenney, Branford; First Lieutenant Clarence Hv Simonds, Wil- limantic; Firs - Lieutenant Arthur S. Brackett, Bristol; First Lieutenant John A. Clarke, Greenwich, First Lieutenant Elias Pratt, Torrin-gton. The changes in the organized mili tia for the two fiscal years have been made as follows: - Addition of one troop of cavalry designated Troop B; dlsbandment of Company C. First In fantry of Rockville; transferring of Company H, Second Infantry of Mid dletown, to the First Infantry and de signating it as Company C; attaching unassigned company of infantry at Waterburv to the Second infantry and designating It as Company H. Field Hospital No. 1 and Ambulance Company No. 1 were organized to con form to army regulations. A veterinarian for duty with mounted troops was also added to the corps, whose duty it is to inspect each horse that may be hired by the state for use 1913 In camps.maneuvers, practice marches or any other military purpose. The report of Colonel C. D. Cowles, Fifth U. S. Infantry, recites in detail the part which the Connecticut Ta tional Guard played during the maneuvers in this state last summer In the attack upon New York city and is followed flip by a number of impor tant comments. In that relating to sanitation it . is noted that the 'health of the command in these maneuvers was excellent throughout the entire period and the almost total absence of sort feet is spoken of. The fact that the cooks were not armed with the rifle is pointed out as a de fect that should be remedied, for they can render valuable assistance in the protection of trains and' camps. In talking about the supplies the report says: "The troops were supplied with fuel, forage and rations from the depot at Derby by cars sent out daily to the railroad station most conven ient to the brigade, wagons of the field train .being sent to the rail points to transport the supplies to the troops. The garrison ration was used through the period with the exception that a haversack ration was drawn and used for one day and the travel ration was used by troops en route to and from home. While no inconvenience was experienced by the provisional infan try brigade during the maneuver cam paign toy reason of the present sys tem of issuing rations, it is not be lieved that the system would stand.'the test of war. The presence of an ar my in a theatre of operations causes such an advanceof prices of all com modities that, in the event of failure to issue rations which would compel the purchase by organizations In open market, it is not believed the allow ance of money would be "sufficient therefor. It is my opinion that troops in the- field should be Issued rations in kind. I "The troops of the command were equipped with sixteen army field wag ons per regiment, each wagon- being drawn by two heavy 'draft horses. While these two large horses might be able to pull as much on good roads as would four small horses or mules, it is believed that in hilly country or on rough roads the four smaller animals would be- more satisfactory, for the reason that two of them would usually be on good ground and aile to pull, whereas the two horses acting- alone might not be able to do so. It was noticed also that the city horses used by 1 the Connecticut troops were not as efficient for draft purposes as those ac customed to country roads used by the Maine troops, although they were the same in appearance. "This leads to the belief that horses hired in a country district would prove more satisfactory than those aceusA tomed to work in the cities. Wherever practicable mules should be used for army transportation in preference to horses, as they are more serviceable. There was only one auto truck with the brigade. Others were seen with the division, but my observation of them was not sufficient to warrant my expressing an opinion as to their -usefulness for army work.- Some of those observed seemed to nave been entirely too heavy for use on any ex cept good roads , and strong bridges The field training of the organizations was very- good, ana snowed a aecmea improvement over that which I have noted among National Guard troojfs in previous maneuvers. The officers and men showed a commenoaDie xa miliarity with their duties and their morale and esprit were excellent. Troops sWere habitually formed up and ready to march promptly at tne speci fied time, and the absence of strag gling showed a state of discipline wor thy of emulation and praise." TRACHOMA A MENACE Disease of Indians and Immigrants Attacks Native Americans. (Alfred C. Reed, Public Health Ser vice, Ealis Island Immigrant station. Exclusive -Service The Survey Press Bureau.) , An enemy which we have foug-hl at ports of entry and on our fan fron tiers has suddenly appeared in our very midst. ' The dread invader is trachoma. Its victims we have long seen among Alaskan natives, our own reservation Indians, and the immi grants at our gates. But now we find that the disease has stolen a march on us and made our own Am erican stock its prey. The foothold It has gained puts it In a position to menace the nation. Down in the beautiful mountains of Kentucky live a people of the purest American ancestry. Stalwart, brave, enduring, unmixed with other blood, they show the sturdiness of the pio neers who followed Boone to the virgin wilds 'beyond the ranges. The mighty tram of American development has swept by, leaving them side-tracked, forgotten, neglected', in the hills or their adoption, an unknown people in the midst of a busy careless nation. The poorer among them live for the most part in small and sparsely scat tered log cabins. Families number usually' ten te fifteen members, all of whom eat, sleep and! live together In the one room of th cabin. The com mon wash-basin out-side the door is often a large stone with a hollow in Its surface, difficult to empty or clean. To this each user contributes his share of germs. Hanging next to-it is the large family towel, which is on duty for days in succession. Cabins have no windows 'at all or small ones at best, and all openings are scrupulously closed at night in the winter time. Ventilation is of the poor est at any time. -Close intermarriage, lack of even rudimentary sanitation, and monotonous ill-suited diet predis pose children to many ills including tuberculosis and other infectious dis eases. Ring-worm of the scalp, un corrected defects of vision, adenoids and enlarged tonsils, and hook-worm infection, are common. The unkempt and neglected condition of these chil dren is pitiable. Many are mentally backward and defective. .The typical mountaineer however, is usually intel ligent and wide-awake even though il literate. The social and economic needs of these mountaineers of Kentucky, Ten nessee. Carolina and Virginia are -he- ginning to be recognized. But ithas remained for Dr. John McMullen of the federal Public Health 'Service to call attention to a most serious dan ger now menacing them-. In a re cent investigation he found trachoma present to an alarming and unsuspect ed degree and1 the blindness and de fective vision resulting from it respon sible for an incalculable impairment of social, economic and intellectual ef ficiency. Trachoma Is a communicable disease of the eye-llds which if untreated, us ually progresses to blindness, and practically always causes interference with vision. Among 4,000 persons ex amined Dr. McMullen found that 500, or 12 1-2 per cent, had trachoma. From 3 to 18 per cent, of the school chil dren were affected. One of the im portant factors in the spread of the disease is the common family towel. Most of the cases receive no treat ment and each case becomes' a local focus of contagion. It appears that the disease must be of long standing in these mountains, and that it Is get ting progressively worse. Trachoma is chronic and persistent. Treatment for it must be long-continued and carried on with unremitting care. To prevent its spread among the southern mountaineers, Dr. Mc Mullen emphasizes the need of a cam paign to show the importance of san itation, fresh air, clean homes and personal hygiene. Stereopttcan lec tures in public buildings and schools will help. Visiting nurses and' social workers are needed to preach the gos pel of sanitation in the Individual home. Other social agencies must be The D. M. Established 1857. Hartmann Wardrobe Trunks A Small Group at Clearance Prices. "Rite-Hites," "Burobes," and one or two other styles and numbers of the Hartmann de luxe baggage. Anyone going .to the South will find a Wardrobe Truck of immense convenience if a brief tarry is to be n;rv in several places. Value $67.50 at $49.50 Value $28.00 for $20.00 Value $60.00 for $44.00 Value $41.25. for $30.25 Pay a visit to the Trunk Rooms on the fourth floor and see the interior of these Trunks. Observe the spe cial drawers, compartments, and the methods for hanging-, suits and gowns so that they will' not muss or wrinkle. Elevator in Carpet Store. House Dresses of Percale Known as "Alterless" Dresses, because strange to say, they will fit any and every woman. "The Alter less' is a neat one-piece morning dress for the house keeper, in which she can perform her household duties with comfort. It has a square neck, is collarless, and the 'adjustable belt holds an elastic band which con forms to the figure, with ease. 1.50 in all sizes. Patterns in small checks, stripes, and neat figure?; white and black, white and blue, tan and gray effects' Suit Rooms, second floor. " f ,. , White Goods, ready for Sewing New Cloth is a combination of ratine and crepe, very stylish, 27 inches wide, 25 cts a yard. Plain White Crepes 17, 20 and 35 cts a yd. Plain Voiles , 25 and 50 cts. Satin-stripe Voile, a lovely weave for summer gowns, , 25 cts. Crepe Voile, 38 inches wide, ' , 25 cts. Madras in dots, figures and stripes, 27 inches, 25 cts. Shirting Madras, for men's soft shirts, 32 inches, 35 cts. i Center Section, Basement. Corsets in Spring Models, The Regaliste, La Pe sista, American Lady, and others. The D. M. 0RD mm. !! 1 Mil III 1072 Main St. DEPARTMENT STORE, 89 Fairfield Ave "THE STORE TO FIND SCARCE ARTICIiES" AND THE STORE THAT PATS THE CAR FARE COUPON GOOD MONDAY, FEB. 17 LADIES' BLEACHED VESTS AND PANTS Regular 50c Heavy Fleeced t;ools,witli Coupon, Monday 25c organized to include the entire afTect ed territory. Especially among school children cases of tracnoma buu" isolated. Schools must be properlj lighted and ventilated. ..i noro nrt r-nrft of existing ca- ses offers the greater problem. FUD- lic clinics ought to roe esiamioucu ilar to the one now -conducted by Dr. J. A. Situoky, under the auspices of the W C T. U. Settlement School at Hindman, Ky. Movable field hospitals in connection with these clinics could afford surgical treatment to cases re- auiring it. The same cases and ter- ritory should De covered vy"""-- by district visiting nurses. Great pa tience and long-continued effort as well as much money will be needed to eradicate trachoma from these moun tains. But with perseverance and en thusiasm the task can be accom plished. . Trachoma has been found most de structive among the American Indians, particularly among those leading -a reservation life. In some of the res ervations in the south-west trachoma is found in 66 per cent, of thelndians Over 6,000 Indians were treated In ln for trachoma, and at the trachoma hospital of the Indian Service at ,Phoej nix, Arizona, over 800 were operated upon and treated. Dr. H. Hi. Foster in a report to the Secretary of the Treasury on January 28, 112, stated that . of 1,364 Alaskan natives examined by him. 15.6 per cent, had some eye trouble and 7.2 per cent, from all parts of Alaska, suffered from trachoma. In some sections of the south-western portion of Alaska the disease was present In 26 per cent, of ; nXnni,t)nn tt- UViater lire- LUC UOiW T O J.f' .' . - - kA tiodh 4t a. government home for blind natives in Alaska, and the provision of some trade or occupa tion to relieve their present pitiful condition. Among immigrants 2,504 cases of tra choma were certified in the fiscal year 1911. At Ellis island aione i w were certified. Considering the piti ful conditions Into' which the disease throws! its victims, the serious ex tent to which it is already prevalent in the country, and its economic and social menace, effort to prevent the entrance of new cases and the estab lishment of new foci of contagion be comes imperative. Trm.Hma i -i i been shown to be a public health problem of national con cern. Prompt, persistent anu ener getic measures must be undertaken by local, state and national health of ficers to check its further spread and to eradicate it where it is already present. CITY FATHERS TO PUSH PROPOSED LEGISLATION Alderman DeForest, charman, will call a meeting of the legislative com mittee of the Common Council early Monday evening, to discuss plans for furthering legislation pertaining to Bridgeport that will come before the General Assembly this session Read Co. Read Co. "Here is a chance to set real Winter Underwearat half price right in the midst of the cold weather. Still have a good line of sizes Ladies' and Children's Leggins, although we have sold a great many since thg cold weather started. TEMPORARILY DIMMED. Referring to sad epitaphs, which In some cases do not attune to the su r- sequent action of their author, Mayr Shank of Indianapolis told of the pa thetic lines committed to granite ry a husband In his state. On the death of his wife, aocontlrm to the mayor, he erected a handnm monument, and inscribed it with th words: "The light of my life has gone out." ' A year after a native of fh town was rambling through the cemetery with a visitor. ' "There is a world of pathos In that sentence," commented the visitor. "I suppose the poor fellow never married again." "Oh, yes," replied the native nriiH just a suspicion at a smile, "lie mtrw.ji another, match." HOT WATER BOTTLES Every one guarantor! . . . .60c to $3.Q GLOVES AND MITTENS Enjoy these cold days with a pair of Gloves or Mittens from our stock Dress Gloves .i 48o to 5.H Driving Gloves 48c to $5.K Auto Gloves 9Sc to $5.0 Working Gloves 10o to i.4 KNIT GLOVES AND MITTENS 25c to 8c . WARM ARCTICS One, Two and Fonr Buckle Men's Arctics 1.10 to 2.61 Boys' Arctics $1.00 tn 1.S Ladies' Arctics .i 1X 2.2 Children Arctics 0c to S1.3S FELTS AND OVERS S2.2S to $3.5C The A!!!ng Rubber Co. 1127 MAIN STREET 19 STORES