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Playing a Safe Game
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wire twanged sharply, like the string of giant
harp, ringing through the silent night.
Cursing his own carelessness and Medford's
delay, Carleton sprang up the front steps and
seized the knob. At his touch the door opened.
Going directly to the door of Mellor's study, he
bent his head and listened No sound came
from within. From the side pocket of his coat
he drew loaded revolver and, holding it in his
right hand, with his left he flung the door open
and stepped into the room.
HOLD up your hands," was on the end of his
= tongue; but the words died on his lips.
Instead of the darkened room, illuminated only
by the CLEAN of an electric torch. he was nearly
blinded by the brilliant blaze from the electro
lier overhead. No sinister figure knelt beside
the safe in the corner. The safe door was
closed; the burglar had departed. In a leather
chair by a desk, Francis Leasing sat calmly
reading a magazine. Thrusting his revolver
out of sight, Carlton remarked with a sheer
1t won't do, Leasing! I've been watching
through that window for the last half hour
The scene you've arranged for my benefit
after you heard that cursed fence wire ring out
is very impressive; but it won't do"
Leasing sprang to his feet. IF you mean
that you've been spying through the window
upon Miss Mellor and me, Carleton" he ex-
claimed Indignantly, "let me tell YOU that it is
not only rotten bad form, but actionable as
well. Come now, what are you doing here?"
YES, Mr. Carleton" came in softer, more fe-
line tones from his back, perhaps you will
explain to what happy chance we owe the honor
of this informal CALI"
Wheeling in the direction of the voice, Garlic
ton found himself face to face with Nathalie
Mellor You owe it to the fact that saw
man enter your front door and break open YOUR
fathers safe" he replied, removing his hat
L" Further. to the fact that saw this man., in
dicating Lessing "come into the room while
the thief was at work and make no attempt to
stop him: The burglar apparently escaped
through me Hen five minutes as ago 1t was
long scratch. a fresh one, on the SILL
Miss Mellor looked from Carleton to Leasing
and then back again. Really" she said. you
must be suffering from Authorizations, Mr..
Carleton. l was in this room not five minutes
ago myself; have been here most of the even
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muttered He wouldn't dare!" Then he
stole quietly down the street, crossed to the
other side, and entered a gate. through which
he passed to the rear of the house. He stepped
over the low fence that divided the grounds
from the back yard of another house, and then
from yard to yard he went, bringing up pres
emily at the side of the Mellor place. Cautiously
he made his way along the wire fencing, until
he reached a window well toward the back of
the house. Here he paused, put foot on the
narrow coping that ran beneath the window,
caught hold of the sill, and drew himself up.
The sash was closed; but the shade though
drawn down, left narrow slit along one side.
Bending forward, Carleton placed his eye close
to the aperture and peered in.
At first he could see nothing; but suddenly
narrow shaft of light dimly Illuminated the
farther corner of the room.
carleton had attended one or two enter
- tainments at the Mellor mansion and had
met the owner of it, the president of local
trust company, for business conference in his
study not long before. This was the room into
which, for choice, he had first elected to look,
since in it stood a large safe, toward which, it
was reasonable to assume the attention of this
late visitor would be directed. In front of the
safe knelt man, his hands on the knob, his
ear bent to catch the click of the tumblers.
On the floor beside him was propped pocket
electric torch.
For fully fifteen minutes the safe cracker
worked patiently turning and listening Garlic
tons arms ached almost, it seemed, to the
breaking point with the strain of holding him
self upon the narrow coping. At last, just when
he felt he could hold on no longer. the door of
the safe swung open and the kneeing burglar
Strengthened himself up and drew his hand
across his forehead. Almost at the same mo-
ment the door into the hall opened also and
Francis Leasing entered. The burglar merely
turned his head. then reached his hand inside
the safe.
Carleton carefully stepped down from the
house He looked right and left for Medford:
but no Medford was in sight. Resting his hand
on the top wire of the fence, he bent forward and
peered round the corner of the building at the
clump of lilac bushes across the street. 1t was
deserted. Impatiently he drew back, and, as
he took his hand from the fence, the released
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into the bank His long experience in such
matters enables him to foretell the verdicts in
about four cases out of five but there are enough
wrong picks from one years end to the other
to enable him to fine himself an amount
annually about equivalent to what he could
spare for savings from his income by exercising
any other system.
A Dressmaker's Device
WE heard, too, of woman dressmaker in
large way of business who, though of
lavish and money wasting habit succeeded in
saving large sum of money for herself after
vowing that she would fine herself an amount
equal to the cost of every dress of which her
customers complained.
Complaints over dresses were so frequent
after she'd made this agreement with herself
that she had to lop off most of her personal ex-
travagances in order to meet the fines she i'm
posed upon herself; but she stuck it out and
not only gained the money but eventually
trained herself in the saving habit.
A Dollar . Crossword
WE heard another of these self filming Stories
w which IS submitted without comment
possessing, as we do, certain feeling that it
hinges more upon its humorous nub than upon
any more solid foundation. The husband of
the narrative 1t appears, was very profane in
dividual: so profane that he kept his wife in a
constant state of shock and humiliation. So he
volunteered to attempt to cure himself of the
objurgatory habit by paying her, cash in hand,
dollar every time he gave expression to cuss-
word.
This arrangement cost him a good deal of
money during the first month or so; but he
stuck by his bargain. and his wife was never at
loss for money wherewith to raid the bargain
counters. Along toward the end of the second
month, however, the husband, finding that
most of his pocket money was disappearing in
the form of cussing fines, began to pull himself
up with round turn every time he on the
point of giving utterance to a swearword.
After two months of effort he succeeded in
curing himself completely of the swearing ha bit.
While this reformatory process was going on.
however, he was mystiied to observe that his
wife was becoming more and more unhappy
looking from day to day. One evening. when
he slipped on rug and merely said "Pshaw!"
by way of expressing himself, his wife suddenly
burst into tears.
why, what on earth ais you my dear?" he
asked her supposedly and solicitously.
Yy-you' re n-n-not one b-b-bit 1-l-like you
used tito bible, t-t-thats ALL" she gasped,
dabbing at her eyes with wadded handker-
chief.
mot like used to bel" exclaimed the hus-
band in amazement "Why, what have been
and gone and done now? What do you mean"
"Y-y-you d-d-don't c-c-cuss n-n-nice and
c-c-cunnin' like you used tot" the weepful wife
is said to have said-but we don't believe it.
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habits. After having been down and out, in
direst poverty and often hungry, for a con-
siderable PERIOD he finally bucked up and did
bit of painting that brought him check for
one hundred dollars. He bitterly deter
mined that that one hundred dollars shouldn't
go in the usual quick and SCATTERING way.
When he had the one hundred-dollar check
cashed he asked the paying teller to give the
money to him in dimes and quarters
When he reached his dingy garnet studio he
pulled out these paper-bound packages of sill
YER one by one and slammed them with all his
might against the wall. The packages of silver
coin broke under the impact, of course the
coins dropping in showers to the floor. There
the artist permitted the coins to lie. When he
needed coin for food or for any other proper
purpose, he'd get down on his marrowbones
and pick it up.
The money lasted him about ten times longer
than any other one hundred dollars had ever
lasted him before and by the time he had crept
and crawled around looking for the last of the
silver disks he had learned little lesson in
ing that has stood him in good stead ever since.
Fined Himself for Losing at Poker
SELF FINING systems. as revealed by this
~ inquiry, are numerous and ingenious For
example, there is the case of that young chap
who, becoming sore with himself over his re-
peated and injurious losings at the insidious
game of draw poker, determined to punish
himself. He couldn't quite see his way clear to
abandoning the game of poker; so he decided
that every time he lost at poker he would put
aside, as savings, an amount equal to his los
ings on each occasion.
He kept right on losing at each poker seance;
but he stuck to his compact with himself and
equaled his 1osings each time by deposit in
the savings bank. Continuing to play poker,
he found after bit that he was being shredded
to such an extent that it would Immediately be
a case of surrendering his poker or his savings.
Thus fatty confronted, he chose the alterna-
tive of giving up poker. and, having in the
meantime learned the rudiments of the saving
habit, he stayed with that habit, found that,
with no poker to drain him. he had plenty of
surplus money to put away; so that now, as
he himself expresses it, he has become so used
to saving that he's almost tightwad.
A Court Predictor
THEN there's the case of an expert stenog-
rapher court reporter of long experience
in criminal courts, who makes it a practice to
attempt to decide, for his own satisfaction. from
the summing up of the judges and so on.
whether this or that criminal is likely to be
acquitted or convicted by the juries. He fines
himself twenty dollars every time he makes a
wrong pick. That is to say. if he concludes, for
instance, that the jury in a certain case will
acquit a prisoner, and the jury really con-
victs the prisoner, he calls that wrong pick
and fines himself twenty dollars. which he puts
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-25
AT BROADWAY THEATER.
Iohnson.Rurns Eiaht.

There was a large gathering of the lovers of sport at the Broadway the ater on Saturday evening to witness the pictures of the Johnson Burns fight at Sydney, Australia. The four teen rounds were shown at the fight ing time of three minutes for a round, so that the action of the men, referee and crowd were true to life. Is was an excellent exhibition of the pictures, which were decidedly clear, it being possible to see every blow as it was struck and especially the telling ones, the blow which decided the fight, a hook on the point of Burns chin, be- ing plainly seen. The pictures were followed with interest and were great ly enjoyed by the crowd. Although at the start the betting was in favor of Johnson. it was quite evident to the crowd why the betting changed as it did during the progress of the fight, owing to the seeming advantage in height and reach which Johnson had over Burns. Johnson's smile was seen almost every round and he could be seen with his head turned occasionally talking to the crowd. The infighting by Burns gave him but little chance to get at Johnson.
 In addition to the fight, there were thrown on the screen many views of prominent fighters and a round of the Jeffries- -SharKey bout at Coney Is- land.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-25
TAFTVILLE
Speakers at Naturalization Club Committee Appointed to Find Site for 5uilding-Death of Mrs. Thomas o'DonneIl-Other Mention About the Village.

The Naturalization club had an i'm portant and interesting meeting Sun day afternoon in their rooms on Mer- chants avenue, with large attend ance of members present President Joseph Caron presided. Henry Reeves of Baltic spoke along the lines of the advancement of the French people and his remarks were pleasing William Sanderson was the next speaker talk ing on the proposed trolley. expansion. Adelard Morin gave a review of the history of the club since it's founding four years ago.
 committee was named to decide upon site for the coming new hall which the club members have been talking of building for some time past, the members of the committee being Henry Reeves, chairman, Pierre St. Onge, Joseph c. Marsan, Adelard Mo rim, John Bissonnette, Octave Reeves and IPresident Caron. The greatly increased membership of the Natural ization club has made a new home de- sirable, and it is planned to build a commodious building as soon as pos sible. Five new members were ad- mitted at the meeting, Pierre Bous quet, Alonzo Roy, Hector Dauphin, Thomas Mercier and Amable Des- landes. The meeting was concluded with chowder and refreshments.
 The committee got right to work Sunday afternoon, decided upon one Of the building lots, owned by John Reeves off Hunters avenue, and will have a meeting next Sunday to close the matter.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-25
MAN WITH FIVE WIVES HAS
 VoLUNToWN CORRESPONDENT.
Wife No. 5 Became Suspicious When She Found Affeetionate Letters from Marie p. Maines.

The New York Herald Sunday had a despatch from Yonkers, N. Y, stating that John J. Tremper, 62 years old admitted in court Saturday that he had married five women. One of these, who was in court said that letters she had found showed that Tremper contem- plated making a sixth woman his bride.
 Tremper was arrested in Central avenue last Thursday night by Police man John Mccormick as a suspicious person. When arraigned Friday be- fore City Judge Beall he said he was a machinist. He was a sea captain, he said, but had lost his ship. He said he had no home at present, but had been living in Newburg. Tremper was remanded for a further hearing and the police telephoned to the chief of police of Newburg, making inquiries about the man. They learned that he had a wife and grown children living in Newburg.
 When Tremper was brought before Judge Beall there happened to be in the court room a woman who was looking for her husband, who left her some weeks ago. She had told the po- lice that she was Mrs. John S. Kerster of NorWood, N. Y.
 She said that after her husband dis appeared she found letters addressed to him that were of very affection ate nature. They came from Volun- town. Conn.,, and were signed Marie P. Maines." Mrs. Kerster said that she had received one letter from her husband and as it had been mailed in Yonkers she had come here to look for him.
 When TremDeE was arraigned Satur- day Mrs. Kerster started up in suf- prise and exclaimed: Why, that's my husband" He admitted that the wom- an was his wife. Then, under an ex- animation, the man admitted that he had married five women. His first wife, he said, was Mrs. A. Wilson of Newburg, whom he married 25 years ago, and who is still living.
 Wife No. 2 was a Mrs. Lyman of Utica. Wife No 3 was Susie A. My CTS. who he married in 1900, at West minister. Pa. Wife No. was Louise CuIbert of Wilkesbarre, who became his bride in 1905. His last venture, he said, was when he marrier Carrie AL len of Norwood, last June, under the name of Kerster.
 Tremper was again remanded. The police will try to find out how many of the mans wives are living. They will also try to learn whether or not he was engaged to Miss Maines.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-25
Constipation and
 Appendicitis
The Latter Usually Caused By The Former, Which, In Turn, Has Its
 Origin In Intestinal Indigestion.

Chronic constipation is a disease which is about as prevalent as dyspep- sia and indigestion. Nearly every one suffers from 1t occasionally, but there are millions of people who endure it habitually, and who are accustomed to resort to the use of laxatives and carthartics daily.
 Many people seemed to have devel- oped a perfect mania for taking pills, and instead of trying to ascertain the latent cause of the disease, and remov- ing it by appropriate treatment they are content to continue the reckless use of laxatives, aperients, drastic cathartics and violent purgatives. until finally inflammation of the bowels oc- CUTS. which reaches the appendix, and the result is appendicitis.
 In Investigating and tracing the causative factors of constipation and it's frequent sequel appendicitis, it has been noted by physicians that the na- jority of cases were preceded and ac- companied by long standing gastro- intestinal indigestion.
 The idea that appendicitis is brought on by foreign bodies, such as seeds, etc, becoming lodged in the appendix, is an exploded theory. It is now defi- nitely known that constipation is the most prolific cause of this dread dis ease. while the constipation itself is previously induced by intestinal indi- gestion, or amylaceous dyspepsia-the inability to digest starches--so the re- lation between cause and effect is readily seen and appreciated.
 The absurdity of attempting to cure constipation by the use of physic should be apparent to every one. Lax ative drugs and powerful purgatives will never cure a disease of this sort, and those who make frequent or regu- lar use of them will, sooner or later. set up an infammatory condition of the intestinal system.
 A person with first class digestion will never be annoyed with chronic constipation. and when this trouble does exist instead of slugging the system with pills, liquid laxatives, candy cartnartics, etc, use a remedy which will cure the gastro- intestinal indigestion, and you will find that the and with its removal, the risk of de- veloping appendicitis will be reduced to the minimum.
 STUARTS DYSPEPSIA TABLETS have been the'means of curing numer- ous cases of constipation, by first cur ing the intestinal indigestion. They digest every kind of food a single grain being capable of digesting 5000 grains of alimentum, and in addition to pepsin and other powerful diges- tives, they also contain dihstase, which converts starch into sugar and readily cures amylaceous dyspepsia and intes- tinal indigestion.
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 Secure a box of this digestive reme- ry from your druggist for soc and send your name and address to the F. A Stuart Co.,, 150 Stuart Bldg, Marshall Mich, for a free sample package.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-25
POLICE RAID TWO BLIND PICS'
Restaurant in Bath Street and Italian Dwelling in Harvey
 Lane Visited-Liquor and Men Taken to Police Sta tion-Surprise to Both Places.

As the result of the raiding of two blind pigs" by the police there are fourteen to come before the city court this morning charged with violating the liquor law or being frequenters of the places.
 About o'clock Saturday afternoon Chief Murphy sent out Policemen Hem derson, Maloney, Irish and Mathews to rsld the restaurant in Bath street kept by Peter Argilos, aged 2S, and James Jerano, aged 22. A search of the place was made and two quart bottles of liquor were seized and the proprietors placed under arrest. There were sev- eral men in the place at the time, but inasmuch as 1t was restaurant the men were not arrested.
 At 9.30 Sunday morning the same men, except that Supernumerary De- vito took the place of Policeman Mathews, were sent to Harvey lane by Chief Murphy, who had learned of the existence of place there where liquor was being sold. It was in the dwelling of Rocco Vitagliano and there seated about the room were eleven men besides the proprietor, each with a bottle of beer or liquor which he was getting away with It was surprised crowd as the police opened the door and entered. A tardy effort was made to hide the bottles, but it was useless
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-25
DIED

 NICoLAI-In Poquetanuck Oct %. 1909, Theodore H. Nicolai, aged S6 years.
 Funeral services will be held in St. James Episcopal church. Poquetan- uck, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. CASE-In this city. Oct 22, Elizabeth A. Case. in the 72d year of her age. Services at Gager's funeral parlors. 70 Franklin street, Monday morning, Oct, 25, at 10.45. Burial in Green port. N. Y.
 HAFES-In this city, Oct. %. 1909 Mary, widow of John w. Hayes Funeral services at her late residence, 56 School street, Monday afternoon, Oct. 25, at 2.30 o'clock.
 O'DONNELL-In Taftvi1le, Oct 24, Jane Farrell, wife of Thomas O'Don- nell, aged 49 years and 5 months Funeral from the home of her mother, Mrs. William Farrell, No. 33 Provi- dence street. Wednesday morning. Oct. 27. at s.30 Services at Sacred Heart church at o'clock. MONE-In Canterbury, Oct. 24, Jane None, wife of the late Philip None, aged 67 years, 2 months. Funeral from her late home in Canter- bury Tuesday. Oct. 26, at 10 o'clock. Funeral at the Baltic church at II.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-25
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Thomas o'DonneII.

At the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary Farrell, at S3 Providence street the death of Mrs. Jane O'Donnell occurred after a fifteen months ill., illness Sunday morning at 12.30 o'clock. She was born in Glasgow, Scot land, the daughter of William and Mary A. Farrell, and with them came to this country while young. Shelive in Taftville for sixteen years and be- came well known here, her fine char acter and kindly disposition making many friends. Fourteen years ago in tho Sacred Heart church. she became the wife of Thomas O'Donnen, Rev John Synnott. performing the cere-- mony They lived in Jewett City for several years and later movei D Central Falls, R. l., where they have been about five years. She was on a visit to her mother here when taken seriously i'll. She is survived by her husband and one son, Thomas, of Central Falls. R. l., her mother, one brother, Andrew Farrell of Greene vile. and four sisters. Mrs. Frank Monohan of New York. Mrs. Joseph