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Do the right thing if you have Nasa

Do the right thing if you have Nasal Catarrh. Get Ely's Cream Balm at once. Don't touch the eatarrh pow ders and snuffs, for they contain CO., caine. Elys Cream Balm releases the secretions that inflame the nasal passages and the throat whereas medicines made with mercury merely dry up the secretions and leave you no better than you were. In a word, Ely's Cream Balm is real remedy not delusion. All druggists, 30 eents. or mailed by Ely Brothers, 5s Warren street, New York;
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LUsITANIA OFF AGAIN.
Many Notables Go Abroad on the Big
 Cunarder.

New York, Nov 17.-On the Gun ard liner Lusitania, which sailed from here yesterday after half an hours delay at her dock, were the following passengers.
 J. Allen Baker, M. P; Ogden Bish- op, Frank c. Bostock, the animal show man, who is to conduct an animal arena in London, and who had with him Mrs. Bostock and seven little Bos- tocks; Lloyd c. Griscom, American
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TWENTY-FIVE NEW MEMBERS.
Eighth Ward Democratic Club
 Increases Its Roll.


 The regular meeting for the month of November of the new Eighth Ward Democratic club was held yesterday afternoon in the rooms of the club at 922 State street. There was little busi- ness transacted, the main feature of the meeting being the admission to membership of twenty-five new can didates.
 Nothing was said about the forma- ton of general city club at this meeting and so far as this club is con oerned there is no purpose of this kind vet thought of The meeting was well attended and progress was the word of the meeting.
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The funeral of William Moran was held from the home of Mrs. L. A. Cumming on Saturday afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev. F. F, Martin, and burial was in Oakhill cemetery.
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AUTOMOBILE AS AMBULANCE.

The town of Milford on Saturday sent to the New Haven hospital by automo- bile Shay Murphy, who had received a compound fracture of the left leg above the ankle.
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At the Milldale W. c. T. U. meeting which is to be held Tuesday afternoon with Miss Hattie Johnson, the delegate from Southington to the state conven- ton, ill be present to give her re- port
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Levy Andrews, who for many years has been employed in the Blakeslee Forging company, and also the r. O.. F, bag shop, is to resign his position the latter part of this month He will be succeeded by Adolph Firth.
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Mrs Margaret Simpson of Eden avenue is i'll with measles.
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Miss Dolly Duboid of Milldale has accepted a position in the Osley phar- macy.
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Hiram L. Botsford has been en- gagged as caretaker of the H. L. Man sion of South Main street Persons have been in the habit of entering this building, and the owners of the valu- able property have decided to put Q sto pto any further annoyances.
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SOUTHINGTON

southington, Nov, 17.-The local merchants are up in arms over the present freight service from which khey are now suffering, Last fall the business mems association held meeting and elected committee to investigate the matter The commit 4ee waited on Superintendent Egan of ] this road and he promised better ser svice in the future. For few months &he conditions were better, but they Soon began to resume the old way. <t has now been almost unbearable, and many of the merchants say that the present conditions are ruining
 their business. They claim goods are 'Btolen and also arrive in very poor condition. They further claim that they poor service may be attributed to
 the fincompetency of the freight shands
 Of late there has been much agita- tion over the rebate question in town.
 Int seems that the present town offi-
 cials "have refused to accept any re- Hate on their telephones, which has soeen the custom here, and which is &he general custom all over the state. RThe rebate involves not even spark Ebf graft, as there is absolutely no
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Miss Esther Markham entertained a number of friends at her home on Pine street Saturday afternoon in honor of her thirteenth birthday. The time was pleasantly passed with various fun making contests. Refreshments were served.
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By mistake the name of John R. Burgho was included in the Republican nominees for burgess last Saturday. It should be Edgar s. Hall. Also Seymour G. Baldwin should be- Republican nom- inee for water commissioner, instead of Frary Hale. ze
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Drap0ri0s Lace Curtains
 Stoves

As an exhibition alone this Is an achievement out of the ordinary. Never before has our Drapery Department housed such an interesting stock of Lace Curtains, Couch Covers, Tapestries, Blankets, Comfortablcs, etc.
 MAGEE and STAMFORD RANGES - In buying your kitchen range you make no mistake in selecting one that has been tested and has shown its worth. Magee and Stamford Ranges are known by all. Furthermore, the prices are reasonable.
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Work at the Wallingford Gas works is progressing finely under the direc- ton of Superintendent Mockett. It is planned to have the enlargement com pleted in about three weeks, and then the borough plant will be one of the most up-to-date In the state and fully capable of suppying the sub scribers of two cities the size of Wal lingford
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The many friends of James Gaffney of North Whittlesey will be pleased to learn that he Is much improved in health and was out for the first time yesterday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tracy and MT. and Mrs. Isham of South Coventry spent Sunday with Mrs F. w Phelps of North Whittlesey avenue. Mrs. Phelps returned with them this even ing to Coventry by automobile.
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Another event which bids fair to be one of the social successes of the w H. s. life is the prom to be given by the sophomore girls at Judas hall Friday evening. November 2. The W. H. S. girls can always be counted on for a good time and those who attend this affair of course will not be disap- pointed The arrangements are in charge of Miss Elizabeth Baldwin and Mss Helen Davis,
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Frank M. Barber and his son, Will liam H. Barber, who have been the week end guests of MT. and Mrs William Hodglinson of Fair Haven, left this afternoon for Boston, Mass,
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A large forest fire on Mt Tom" this evening caused a great deal of In terest in the borough. The blaze foftned a perfect figure eight, and burned far into the midnight hours.
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The Republican club will hold so- cial at the club rooms in Wallace block tomorrow (Monday) evening. Speeches will be made by the candidates of Fri days evenings caucus and a general good time will be had by all those who attend, This popular organization is still growing in number, twenty new members being enrolled at the caucus
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The committee in charge of the local aerie of Eagles announce that there will be public smoker in Entracht hall next Tuesday evening All inter- ested in the order arel cordially invited to be present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-20

Nv lie, says l. How am 1 goin' to be
sorry FIR tn things I do, if they're
right? No. sir, it amt thrue Tiddy
Rosenfelt is still champeen lawn ten
mis- player. an I'm goin' to post twin
ty-fiye dollars with tn spoortin' iditor
iv me fav'rite journal that ne can beat
tn Archbishop iv Canterbury in a linn
tied number iv rounds. or to a finish,
prayers, FIR success not barred.
hf he'd been beat at lawn tennis
he'd be in retirement now an his re-
signation wud be in tn hands iv con-
sayin' last fond farewell to his fell
low citizens A few months firm now
he'll retire to tn peace an quiet iv do
nestle life. An to cillybrate his re-
tirement he's made hundred ringin'
speeches. shook hands with five hun
dhred thousand citizens an kissed a
billyon babies. An whin Thaydore
Risenfelt kisses a baby, thousands Nv
mothers in all corners iv tn land hear
TIL report an tn baby knows it's been
kissed an bears tn hon'rable scar
through life. Twinty years firm now
tn country will be full iv young fell
lows 1ookin' as though they'd grajated
firm a German college.
Its been a sad occasion, this lave
takin' iv a faithful servant to his sub
jicks. At tin o'clock tn prisidintyal
thTain comes in to tn deepO where a
vast assimblage iv sorrowin' people are
gathered. They show their grief be
sobbing: Good boy, Tiddy. We want
We again Down with th%Trusts.' an
other signs iv grief. AS he steps off
the 'thrain a band plays: L cannot
make my eyes behave an a crowd iv
sympathetic citizens takes tn horses
off his carredge an hauls him to tn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-20
By F. p. Dunno
Copyright, 1907. by H H Mcclure & Coz

simbled that if Chuckling Charley
Fairbanks slY1d be ilivated to tn pris-
idincy we will all turn in an do our
best to keep him away firm that per-
nicious fluid that biteth like an asp an
stingeth like an adder those that don't
take it. If nicissry secret sarvice Off
GERS cud be kept in tn White House
an whin he begins to take cough med
icine or calisaya, lock him up till tn
cravin' has past. Indeed, have great
hopes that he may masther tn habit
yet.
81 have now given We ivry reason
L know why ye shud cast ye'er i'm
peeryal suffrage FIR amy iv these men.
l will now speak a wurrud iv advice to
ye. To tn Numbers iv tn Grand Army
iv tn Raypublic befure me 1 say don't
be cow'rds, weaklings an milksops II
had had weaklings with me at San
Joon hill. tn first great military action
iv our counthry's histhry, how few
wud've come I'D an fined me on tn
top iv that mim'rab hump. To tn
boys to keep on . fighting edge. don't
mean tn kind iv a fighting edge a boy
cud get at Charley Fairbanks house.
but that kind iv a sober, prudent, sane,
frye another -wurrud-Pll give-ye-
awhack-in- the-eye attichood that with
tn other things 1 have been able to do
in a too-limited peeryod has made us
tn nation we are. | now arrive at tn
main point iv me argymint, an 1 ask
We to give me yeer undivided ATTN
ton. Will tn little lady near tn dure
PLACE stuff her apron in tn mouth iv
that beautiful brat that will wan day
grow up to be a prisidint, I'm sure?
Will tn gintleman with tn plug hat
that / recognize as q fellow mimber iv
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public square, where he makes a pa-
thetic speech: Fellow citizens, fellow
Republicans, fellow Dimmycrats FIR
Dimmycrats are as INTERESTED in tn
control iv this government as we are.
though not to be trusted with it. in
openin' this campaign FIR me retire
ment it gives me great pleasure to
see such a magnificent an enthusy-
astic assimblage. 1t shows that ye'er
ready to begin tn fight that 1 hope will
end next NOVEMBER in me triumphant
election Qong an continyued cheering)
as prisidint of De Paw university
Qaughterl. Forchnitely we have ex-
cellent prisidintyal timber in tn Ray
publican party. There's me sicrety Nv
state, Mr.. f. Root. (GToans) We will
next pass lightly on to w. Taft He's
must know that or 1 wud niver have
made him me sicrety iv war an give
him letter to carry to me impeeryal
brother, tn MikydOO. There's two I've
can't recall thin, but there are There's
Fairbanks. disturbance in the au-
jeence.) He's been our vice prisidint
FIR four years, an a good, kind, funny
looking poor old thing he is. too He
has a failing, as We all know. But
there are few iv us perfect. TIL throu-
BILE with him is that tn very smallest
amount goes to-but why mention it?
I wasn't aware iV il whin L lunched
with him an see him shaking a mixer
iv cocktails in each hand like a min
sthrel performer playin-the bones. He
saws now I made tn ih'ouitous but
agreeable bev'rage. I don't blame him.
Poor fellow, he frgits. But 1 wish to
say to me timprance frinds here as
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MAGAZINE SECTION.

tn Knights Nv Pythias. kindly set
down? Now, men an women ~ the
state iv Mizzoury, all together, three
cheers FIR the Rosenfelt administhra-
ton. Hip, hip. hooray!'
Thousands rushed around him to
grasp him be tn hand; tn gov'nors iv
forty-two states waited on him an
begged him on their knees to save his
country an their states be runnin'
again; in tn afthernoon he rayceived
tn prisidint Nv tn local 'Tiddy as long
as he wants it, Marchin' Club. An in
tn evenin', with bands playin'. fire
works explodin' an little childher pelt-
in him with roses Cincinnatus re-
turned to his private car an whit on
to tn next retirement ratification"
Hes a great man." said MI Hem
messy.
He is that" said Mr.. Dooley.
We've not had a dull moment since
he's been prisidint. 1 don't know
whether tn administration is a sue
cess or not Me frinds differ. Rosen-
felt says it is. ROCKEFELLER says it isn't.
But anyhow, whether tits a success or
not. it's been injyable. He's a great
man, an tn thing 1 like best about
him is that in tn dark We can hardly
tell him firm a Dimmycrat."
Dye think he wants a third term?'
said Mr.. Hennessy.
II do not" said Mr.. Dooley But
he's a good deal like Hogan. I wanted
him to stay an keep me comply wan
night. I've got to 60 says he. It's
just as WE'LL says I. Dorsey says he's
comm around at ten to throw We out,
says 1. Thin I'll stay says Hoganl AS
tn matther stands at prisint tn On'y
people that can ilict him are those that
are again him.
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iv London is here with tennis hat an
says he prayerfully thinks he cud
knock ye'er excellency's head OH IL We
give him a chanct.' Bring him In,
SAYS Teddy. with a light laugh. L have
a great respect FIR tn clergy, an III
on'y beat him enough TO show him that
he's in country now where tn state
is superior to tn church, he says.
He ixpicted to see stout man Win
mink face an side whiskers, wearin'
knee breeches an an apron, but, in
stead iy that, tall, nimble athlete
Jumped over tn fence, flung his cas-
sock an beretta in a corner iv tn yard,
handed his crozier to Sicrety Lobe, an
cried: Come on. an tn divvle take-I
name Hiven def1nd tn right
well. 1 can't give we all tn details
iv tn bloodthirsty encounter, as l read
thin in tn pa-apers. I'm not up on
lawn tennis. There hasn't been a ten
mis- coort used in Archey Road since /
don't know whin. We have thin, ~
coorse, but no wan uses thin. They're
always full iv tn weeks washin', or
somebody is beatin' carpets in thin, or
tn COW is lynn down in thin. In this
part iv the wurruld lawn tennis wud-
dent be recreation for us afther tn
labors iv tn week. Afther jugglin'
steel Orders FIR six days a man needs
a hard days rest, an he gets it be run
min two-mile races, playin' futbail Fl
four hours at a time or hoistin' eighths
iv beer with wan hand. But lawn ten
mis- must be a grand tough sport or
Tiddy Rosenfelt wudden't like it. | am
goin to advise tn young hammer tos-
sers an shot putters in this sportin'
to whitewash their over
alls an take it up. 1t must be good
healthy exercise whin a mans thurly
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| time that the men should smoke? Even
these ladies' aue-not Gb9ve q cigarette
some of them"
There was a sigh of relief. Ire
lights burned brightly. The seer for
the moment retired from business, so
to speak. He accepted a partaga with
very good grace, slipped his coffee in
corner and chatted to the lady who
had suggested STAFFORD with marked
politeness. He was a polished gentle
man.
Next morning, in the hall Of the no.
tel, [ saw Nine. Picardet again, in
neat tailor-made travelling dress evil
IDENTIFY bound for the railway station.
What, off, Nine. Picardet?' I cried.
She smiled and held out her prettily
gloved hand. Yes. I'm off" she an
swered archly. Florence. or Rome.
or somewhere. I've drained Nice dry
like a sucked orange I've all the fun
I can out of it. Now I'm avay again
to my beloved Italy"
But it struck me as odd that. if Italy
was her game, she went bv the ornni-
bus which takes down to the train
de luxe for Paris. However, a man of
the world accepts what a lady tells
him. no matter how improbable. and
l confess for ten days or so 1 thought
no more about her or the seer either.
At the end of that time our fort
nightly DassbCok came in from the
bank in London. 1t is part of my DUTY
as the millionaire's secretary to make
up this book once a fortnight. and to
compare the Cancelled checks with Sir
Charles counter fOils. On this par
ticular occasion 1 happened to oh
serve what 1 can only describe as
very grave discrepancy-in fact, a dis
crepancy of 81 900. On the wrong
side. too. Sir Charles was debited with
$4,000 more than the total amount
that was shown on the counter fOils.
l examined the book with care. The
source of the error was obvious It
lay in a check to self or bearer, for
$4,000. signed by Sir Charles, and evil
IDENTIFY paid across the counter in Lon
don, as it bore on its face no stamp or
indication of any other Office.
/ called in my brother-in-law from
the salon to the study. Look here,
Charles" I said, there's a check in
the book which you haven't entered"
And handed it to him without COM
ment, for I thought that II might have
been drawn to settle some little loss
on the turf or at cards, or to make up
some other affair he didn't desire to
mention to me. These things will hap
pen.
He looked at 1t and stared hard
Then he pursed up his mouth and gave
long, low "Whew," At last he
turned it over and remarked, II say,
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Sey, my boy, we've just been done jolly
brown, haven't we|'
glanced at the check. How DO
you mean?' l inquired.
why, the seer" he replied, still
staring at it ruefully. 81 don't mind
the five thou. but to think the fell
low should have gammoned the pair
of us like that-ignominious, 1 call IT.!
How do you know it's the seer?" I
asked.
Look at the green ink" he an
swered. Besides. I re6ollect the very
shape of the last flourish 1 flourished
a bit like that in the excitef1ent OF the
moment, which I don't always. 10 with
my regular signature"
Hes done us" answered, recoTniz-
ing it. But how the dickens did rs
manage to transfer it to the check
This looks like your own handwriting,
Charles, not a clever forgery"
1T is he said. Il admit i'll can't
deny it, Only fancy his bambOozling
me when I was most on my guard! I
wasn't to be taken in by any of his
silly occult tricks and catch-words, but
it never occurred to me he was going
to victimize me financially in this way.
| expected attempts at loan or extor-
ton. but TO collar my signature to a
blank check-atrociousl"
How did he manage it, / asked.
Il haven't the faintest conception. I
only know those are the words 1 wrote.
I could swear to them anywhere"
Then you can't protest the check"
Unfortunately, no. It's my own true
Signature
We went that afternoon without de-
Law 20 see the chief commissary Of
police at the office He was a gen.
tlemanly Frencbman, much less for
mai and red-tapy than usual. and he
spoke excellent English with N Amer
lean accent. having acted. in fact, as
detective in New York for about ten
years in his early manhood.
II guess" he said, slowly, after
hearing our story, you've been victim
lied right here by Colonel Clay, gen.
tlemen.''
Who is Colonel Clay?" Sir Charles
asked
Ihat is just what l want TO know"
the commissary answered, in his Gu
rlous American French English. He
Is colonel because he appears to pos
sess an india rubber face and he can
mold II like clay in the hands of the
potter. Real name unknown. Nation
atty equally French and English. Ad-
dress usually Europe. Profession for
mer maker of wax figures to the Mu-
see Grevin. Age what he chooses. En-
ploys his knowledge to mold his own
nose and cheeks, with wax additions.
Continued on Page 8.
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well. sir" said Mr.. Dooley, Il see
be tn pa-apers that great disgrace
has fallen on this nation. 1 see be tn
pa-apers ivry day that a great disgrace
has fallen on tn nation, but this is tn
worst yet"
Good hivens, what is ito" asked Mr..
Hennessy.
"'Tis toe disgraceful. Whisper. Tn
prisidint iv tn United States has been
beat at lawn tennis. Worse thin that
he was beat be a bishop Worse even
thin that, he was beat be a heretick
bishop.
There it is in tn pa-apers in black
an white. Tiddy ROsenfelt was in his
back yard waitin' FIR some wan to
come an perish befure his unconquered
racket. He had laid low tn entire ad
ministhration. Sicrety Root was lean
in over fence. Sicrety Taft was set
tin on tn ground fannin' himsilf with
his bat Til rest of tn cabinet had
pleaded sudden illness or governmint
business an fled. TIL supreem cOOrt
had said that as there was no chanel
FIR game iv mixed doubles they wud
pick up their overskirts an go home
an study tn weak spots iv tn consti-
tuition. TIL ambassadures had lilly
grated to their governmints askin' to
be transferred to Morocco or some
place where they eud live in COMPARE
tive quiet
1T begun to look as if Tiddy Rosen-
felt was not goin' to be able to get
up a good preparation an might have
TO put i'm tn afthernoon doin' a little
Right exercise like tossin' tn millyon-
Rire with Sicrety Garfield. whin S1cre
~ Lobe poked his head through,a hole
I'm tn fence an called out: The bisnop
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tired out, an if ye'er opponents game
don't suit We, tn net is niver so high
that ye can't jump over it. TIL way
it's played is that wan man in white
flannel pants knocks a ball at another
man in white flannel pants, an tn
other man COR LADY, knocks it back an
Clarence sinds it over again an Percy
returns it TO him, an so on till It's time
FIR a dish iv tea. That's all 1 know
about 1t, but il sounds exciting. Amy
how, in this here test Nv brute strenth,
manly courage an mental cunnin' tn
pa ,apers say Tiddy Rosenfelt was no
match FIR tn bishop. His grace give
him his blessing an half-fifteen, what
iver that is. an bate him till he was
black an blue. accordin' to the pa
apers.
But I don't believe it. 1t amt
thrue. 'Tis a device iv tn plutocratic
press to discredit our foremost athlete,
not barrin' Jeffreys No man will con-
vince me that Thaydore Rosenfelt isn't
tn sgreatest all-round, give-or-take-
ten-pounds lawn tennis warryor iv tn
wurruid. He cud bate all tn bishops
between here an Connought an throw
in tn college " cardinals with thin. 1t
can't be thrue Who liver heerd iv a
bishop playin' tennis, anyhow? I'd as
lave believe that wan iv thin was seen
goin' down to tn cathedral on a motor
cycle, or that his grace iv New York
had won tn hundred yard dash at tn
Gallo American games. There must
be some place where we'll have tn
best iv tn clargy. If they're gofn' to
jine in our sinful sports, an beat us
at thin at that, where do we stand as
sinners? If they are goin' to come
down an teach us tn evil iv our ways
iv lObbin' what are we gOin' to get out