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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14

realized that he had beaten Mr.. Chad
stone. he walked home alone to tell
his wife. Earlier in the evening the
returns had gone against him-and an
unfavorable report had reached his wife
He said nothing on first seeing her She
greeted him with no trace Of dtsa.ppcint-
ment or regret and escorted him m to
dinner. There. at his place. was his
favorite dish--which the doctors had
forbidden him to eat-an unusually large
bunch Of his tavorite flowers. choice and
rare wines. Other subtle and charm
ing attentions marked tho progress Of
the meal
To 6e Continued To-mcrrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Wise Boy.

Tommy Con Christmas morning.
Where does Santa Claus get all his
things, mamma?
Mamma--Oh, he buys them.
rommy-Wel. he must be a jay
TO let anyone palm off a tin watch
on him!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14

To Bs Continued To- morrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Just Like q Woman.

Mrs. Gramercy-She must have
been surprised when her husband
gave her such an expensive present.
Mrs. Park-Not surprised, my dear
suspicious.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Makes Mqc nounnlu
What Dame Fashion Is Offernq
STUNNING STYLES DESCRIBED BY oLIvErrE

ON THE RIGHT THIS EFFECTIVE DRESS HAS
DRAPED SKIRT OF BLACK chARMEUse
WITH SHORT TUNIc EFFECT IN VELVET;
THE BODICE is OF BLACK LACE FINISHED
WITH A WIDE cElNTURE OF RosE-coLoREp
TAFFErAs EMBROIDERED IN GOLD; GOLD EN-.
RRoIEREp, TOO, ARE THE REvERs OF BLUE
VELVET,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
Clears CompIeXion-Rem skin
BlenisheS.

Why go through life embarrassed
and disfigured with pimples, eruptiOns
blackheads. red rough skin. or suffer
ing the fortunes OF Eczema. itch, tet-
ter salt rheum Just ask your Drug
gist for Or. Hobsons Eczema ONT
ment. Follow the simple suggestions
and your skin worries are over. Mild.
soothing. effective Excellent for
babies and delicate, tender skin.
Stops chapping. Always helps Re
lief or money back. soc. Recon-
nended b. All Druggists. Advt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
No Other SIS Clothes Like These

The long lead which this has held for in the matter clothes
this can't have idea the
aodna accomplished by quantity buying until you them
silk worsteds chalk stripes wOSteds and fine
Bmacaan and Chesterfield styles New records
in a
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
$40, $3.50, SIS, $3.50, $40, $3.50, S.
Most Wonderful Values in Suits at So

before hH bee po of
osnw eneLe % foreign % wi have f bee zoos
from loon
m
ISfra dmy
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
3 Great Display of Boys Good Spring Clothes

sting
Special value in Adamant Norfolk suits knCker full lined
peated back patch pockets strongest suits know Fine
materials SIS.
English Ascot and yoke Norfolks patch pockets Scotch
weaveS padS, mixtures. Ages to rs years Extra
Special novelties in boys headwear Rugby and MILDLY style
spring hats soc European headwear novelties, too;
boys and young mems spring caps English shapes soc and
up.
negligee shirts with Numbered or soft finish.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
Immense Stock Blue Serge Suits

Every wants blue serge Su-tS the most Servceabe
suit man can We have oudone all previous efforts this
spring; plain weaveS chain weaveS basket nSheared
sergeS self stripes Full lined half lined with silk you prefer
Models for and young of every build phenomenal
stock at $40 to $50
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
Note Especially the Correct Clothes s


speciality College high school stylish
correctly
English shades needle stripe woed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

for
a things
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

so when they were at length freed by
the Magistrate.
The same thing Is going on con-
stantly in this big town. Jokesmiths
are playing their pranks on policemen
and getting away with It," too. As
some one has phrased 1t, there are 3G5
April Fool days on every police calen-
dar The jokes range all the way fr !
murder clues which stir the best de-
tectives of the department To strenuous
endeavor for days at time. down To
the thousand and one crank letters and
false telephone tips which filter in To
the police stations every twenty-four
hours only TO be detected before they
have caused any trouble.
Most Of the plausible Jokes have
some selfish excuse behind them. For
instance, there's a girl living up in
Harlem who has run away from home
three times during the last sixteen
months. The police have conducted a
search for her on each occasion at the
instance of the parents. Each time the
girl has returned home during the fe-
verlsh search with thrilling tale of
having been kidnapped.
The truth is that she has tired of
her lark every time she has essayed II
and has concocted her adventure story
To excuse her dereliction and offset the
possible effects of parental ire. Run
ming away has become habit with her.
But the police have to send out an
alarm for the girl every time they are
asked to. That's one of the drawba ks
of having 5000, 900 odd bosses as every
New York policeman has.
Closely akin to this species of fake
IL the stock robbery yarn Of the not
too prosperous husband who loses his
weekly wages-or allowance If he is of
the henpecked trlbe-in a poker game.
This antediluvian joke is generally rec
ognized by the desk lieutenant the min
ute II is brought in. Some pretence of
official duty has to be kept up, however,
and so the victims" name is always
taken and a detective assigned to in
vestigate.
Usually interrogation Of the "vic-
tim" will disclose the weak point in
his story and the detectives will be
saved the trouble Of any extended work
OF course, this joke Is dressed up in a
new garb to TT the ideal Of an unusual
imagination every once in a while, but
in the rough it journeys merrily along
from year to year
one of the most famous cases in the
for that is the way the various jokes are
recorded-is known as the hand and
| foot fake" ON the night of March 81,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

and in ST. Pierre, where you can obtain
practically every form of drink known
TO mankind, IL is nor surprising that
contact with salt cod should have Gre
ated a desire To get rid Of the salty
taste in the cafes. The fishermen all
wear tremendously high and tremen-
dously heavy sea boots, which prevent
even the most hclpessly drunk from
falling. You can Oft"n see a Noyageur
who has lmbibcd too freely with the
upper part of his body Keeling round
and round while his legs remain per-
fcctly stationary.
At one time St. Pierre was the centre
Of an enormous traffic in smuggling.
With free trade between The island and
France wines, silks, satins ana other
luXures found ready market there,
easily eXplainahle by its proximity to
Canadian territory. At one time tmany
old salts tell you wIth a wink that II Is
not all over even to-day the Newfound-
land Government suffered very severely
in its revenues through large cargoes
of champagne, gin, whiskey, opium, to-
bacco and silk reaching It's shores in
fishing boats arriving mostly at nigh,
from ST. Pierre.
Even if smuggling is not carried on 20
any large extent to-day there is still re-
naming a certain picturesqueness of
atmosphere about the regular inhahi-
tants that We have come to associate
with jolly old smugglers, and they often
| seem To wear a knowing smile that
seems to say, I'VE could a tale unfold"
There is warm spot in the heart OF
| the average Pierros for fugitives from
| Justice. and a more or less ready well
come is provided for all and sundry
who may reach the island seeking sane
tuary. a few of the leading citizens
are gentlemen who have found II
patriotic (and eXpedicnD to leave their
respective countries and change their
names on the way.
Less than dozen Americans visit
| this island in a year and there is NJ
hotel or regular accommodation for
tourists with the exception of house
kept by two maiden ladies who viii
usually provide board and shelter fol-
those who make the interesting ven
Jture and drop in at st. Pierre. TheiI
home Is spotlessly clean and old fash
toned. The bedrooms are almost en-
tirely occupied by the hugest beds
have ever seen. You get into bed with
a stepladder, and when you've made the
plunge into the billowy depths of the
feather mattress you find yourself like
a petty island of flesh surrounded 10y 1
mountainous sea of white.
Good cooking, genlality and rar'
flavor of hospitality greet one in thii
island home and ones bill for all THU
is a marvel OF reasonahleness in thes'
piping days of tourist batting.
The town itself is drab, uninvitlnt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19
New York Policemen Targets for Practical Jokers

Real river suicides usually take their
fatal leaps full CARRIED
Hardly week goes by without
some of the East Side police stations
receiving a fake suicide call with
man in the role of the victim. Tho
accepted custom in affairs of this kind
is for the respondent one-usually
youth given to hcroics Of Imagination
10 drink swallow of water treated
with carbolic solution. throw himself
at the feet Of his beloved and begin his
writhing, pain racked farewell decla-
nation. So frequent are occurrences OF
this kind that East Side policemen have
developed the faculty of telling the false
from the true with the first Whit from
the telltale bottle.
II they decide that the suicide Is q
fake they lose no time in calling the
ambulance surgeon. This matter OF
fact official proceeds upon his arrival to
subject the dying one" to the stomach
pump. a few jerks of which usually
cause all Serious" symptoms to dis
appear.
From the same part Of town tho
police get many suicide reports. only to
learn that some INDECENT toothacha
sufferer had adopted that means Of hav-
ing the ambulance surgeon called To
treat his throbbing molar.
Various ruses are adopted by mothers
I'm the poorer sections Of the town to
get the police to care for their babies
while they are off shopping. one scheme
frequently tried successfully Is put into
execution by leading the child up to
some guileless looking bystander and
announcing that 1.-The little lad seems to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

1911, some small boys at play found n
wrapped up cigar box on the sidewalk
in l25th street near Lexington avenue.
Thinking that some shopper had grown
careless with his purchase and acct
dentally dropped it, the urchins grabbed
the box up and started for a more Sc
cluded spot with a view to satisfying
their suspicious by detailed inspection
of the contents.
They had not gone more than half a
block before one of them opened the
box and a dismembered human hand
and foot bounced out on the cement.
Inevitably the incident drew its crowd.
Coroner Holtshauser and "A half dozen
detectives were summoned posthaste,
and quickly the newspaper reporters
We're on the scene gathering the details
OF another great murder mystery"
Under the overturned box the first
detectives on the scene found the torn
scraps of what seemed to have been
Il letter written in German. That added
another element of mystery to the case.
The detectives spent hours searching
the sidewalk and the street for frag
ments of the letter which had been
scattered by the wind. The next day
April Fools day-the search was ex-
tended to take in other possible clues.
The excitement lasted for three or four
days. Then one fine morning chemist
took the hand and foot To his laboratory.
subjected them to IA chemical test and
found their veins to he full Of preserva-
tive fluids such as are used in medical
colleges to keep the exhibits in mt
state for study. Some college student
with an eye to april Fool' fun I'M
doubtedly knows the unrcvealed details
of the hand and foot fake
After that murder clues began to
develop all over town, but the police
were not so quick to forget their lesson
as some OF the jokesters seemed to
imagine. The various finds were sub
jected to the regulation tests as fas.
as they were brought in and in time
the prank players tired of their ASST
duties and the incident took it's place
in the annals of forgotten fun.
one version of this class of joke on
the police is to be found in the case
Of the counterfeit suicide who leaves
his clothing and farewell note to
some mythical relative on river pier
or the shore of the bay. Many of these
fakes are arranged with view 10
covering the disappearance from the
city of some criminal or suspect sought
by the police. Just why the joker
should want to leave his clothing be-
hind the police cannot understand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

tn WI pOllcemen stood on the Man
haitian bank OF the Harlem River
- one day last week talking shop"
ANY suicides from High Bridge
lately?" one OF them asked by way of
keeping up conversation.
The other was about TO make reply
when he. CHANGED to glance up at the
bridge. What he saw gave him mo-
mentary faith in the fctlonally over
worked god OF coincidence" Hurting
down from the topmost point Of the
bridge was the coatless, hatless body OF
man. over and over it spun in a de-
scent that TO the unlocking policemen
seemed intcrmnable. Finally 1t struck
with IA mighty splash and disappeared.
The policemen hurried to the spot
They jumped into a rowboat and put
out To the rescue. Before they were well
started the head of the bridge diver
reappeared above the water and he be-
gan a violent struggle to keep afioat.
The rescuers realized that no time
was to be lost and bent desperately to
their task Of rowing. 1t was plain thai
the unfortunate man could not last long
The boat. indeed, reached him just as
he was sinking for the second time. The
policemen leaned out Of their rocking
little craft and at the risk of a ducking
managed TO pull the half drowned man
aboard.
Something which the policemen de
| scribe as a merry horse laugh" echolng
IN concert from half hundred throats
along the parapet above turned the
drama into a farce comedy at this juno
ture. Looking about them for an expla-
nation the policemen discovered a NOV
ing picture camera apparatus trained
| upon them from the deck of a foa-
rocking against the shore, with the en-
thusiastic operator hard at his task.
The situation dawned upon them Will
n bang. They had unwittingly played
secondary heroes in IA new movi
thriller. They had contributed realism
To stunt that might have otherwis
seemed set and artificial. In short the.
had been made the butt Of a great joke
| or course the bridge jumper and tn
camera man Were arrested, but the.
were only too glad to take little wall
To the police station by way of payin,
for their splendid days gain, especial,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

uniformed citizens. The young men
smile slyly at the village maidens, who
giggle in return, as all orthodox village
maidens should.
The red caps of the peasants and blue
blouses Of the fisher folk splash the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

see their tense faces light up. you
watch their jerky gestures and You
realize how thoroughly alive the French
are in every detail Of their intercourse
with one another The silver and blue
gendarmes look pompously at the nom
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

For those who love the unusual and
picturesque and who do not fear the
prospect Of a trip unaccompanied by do
luxe comforts I cannot too strongly
recommend a vacation in French North
America.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

whole scene merrly. The c,ick-clack
Of the sabOts on the cohble stones and
the drumbcat of the town crier COM
plete your wonder that only a day or
two from such scenes Broadways as
phalt sizzles in the July sun.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-09
JEWETT CITY
M. E. Ladies' Aid Society Re-sIects oficers-May Basket for Mrs. w. H.. Gane-John Dolan Appeals.

M. E. Ladies' Aid Society Re-sIects
 oficers-May Basket for Mrs. w. H.
 Gane-John Dolan Appeals.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth odist church met in the~estry Thurs fdent. Mrs. Peter McArthur; vice pres dent, Mrs. Robert Robertson; secretary and treasurer, Miss Alice Young; col lector. Mrs. A. J. Tinker.
 May Basket for Mrs. Cane.
 A committee appointed by the La dies society of the Congregational church hung Mrs W. H. Cane valu- able May basket Thursday evening. It contained a silver pudding dish, sil- yer bread tray and a bouquet of roses. They were given Mrs. Cane as an ex- pression of appreciation of her work as the former president of the society and her faithful attention to all its duties.
 Fined, John DoIan Appeals.
 John Dolan was tried before the town court Friday morning on the tent to sell He was convicted and fined $50 and costs, amounting to $70.6S. He appealed the case.
 Surprise for Miss Boucher.
 F.dwardina Boucher was pleasantly surprised at her home Thursday even ing by group of young girls with beautiful May basket. Games were by Miss Leona Boucher. The girls present were Misses Alice LaPoint, AL ma Cadieux, Alice and Marian Turn bull. Irene Brickley.- F1oretfe Grenier. Alice Partridge. Della Morin, Helena LaBarre and Roland Bryant.
 Fire In Former Kinney House.
 A fire in the house formerly occu- pied by Lafayette Kinney caused con- siderable excitement Friday afternoon. The flremeh arrived quickly and extin- guished the flames. The fire started in straw in the upper part of the building. The cause was unknown.
 Pulpit Themes.
 Rev. W. H. Canes subject for the morning sermon on Sunday at the Congregational church is Christ's Esti- mate of Mothers Day. In the evening 1t is The Profession and Practice of Religion.
 | The Spiritual Family is the subject of Rev. Allan SpidelPs morning sermon at the Baptist church. The Lords sup per follows this service. The evening subject is The Personal Pronoun. At the Methodist church Sunday morning Miss Ffske, superintendent of the Deaconess home at Providence, R. l.. will speak on the deaconess' work. Rebekails Love for Jacob will be the | subject of Rev. Samuel Thatcher s | evening sermon.
 Borough Notes. Sunday will be universally observed | here as Mothers day by the wearing oi \ a white carnation if the mother is deceased and of a colored carnation il l she is living.
 F. x. Casavant has been i'll with grir fffor a week. . Abraham Zegeer had as his guest | Friday Nassib Trabelsey. Mrs. John Whalley entertained tht Harmony club at her home Friday af- ternoon.
 r. There was no session of school F'ri- day on account of the teachers con. i'ventions.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-09

James Hall, of Wrentham. Mass. a former resident of this village was a visitor Friday with his sister, s. Net tie Hall.
 Mrs. L. A. Roy Masse has sold her store to her sister, Miss Annie NJ. Roy and MT. and Mrs. Masse have moved to Jewett City
 Miss Edith D. James of the fourth grade of the Mcesup public schools was i'll Friday, her classes being taught by Miss Fannie Brown of the Black school.
 Albert Piche' is i'll at his home on Main street
 Sailing for England Today
 William G. Mortimer left Friday for New York, and today (Saturday) viii sail on the Olympic of the White Star line for his old home in England. He will land at Southampton. MT. Morti- mer goes to pay a visit to his aged seen for over thirty years. He will be gone for several months, in the meantime his farm has been rented to Louis Gendron.
 Miss Hattie Codding and nieces, Miss Zyiphat and Miss Deborah Cod ding of Danielson visited at the home of Mrs. w. F. Sheldon Friday. =. The regular meeting of Rebeccs chapter, No. 27, Order of the Eastern Star was held Friday evening at Ma sonic temple. Following the business served.
 The cellar for the new Goldberg house on Linnell street is in and ths framing lumber on the grounds. Car penters will commence their work next week.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-09
TOWN COURT.
Three Men Arrested Near Dayvili
 Jailed and Taxed Costs.

| hree "Gu StFF0StCa fNOdF Say
 Jailed and Taxed Costs.
 James Mcvey, James Egan and Fred Cuilette, arrested near Davv1lle for creating a disturbance and being in- toxicated, were presented before Judge Harry E. Back In the town court Fri day morning. Bach was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail and pay costs of $12.24.
 Home Night at Grange.
 Next Monday evenings meeting has been designated as Home night for the meeting of Killingly grange. which meeting is to be in charge of the char ter members of the organization. The patrons are to have the privilege of bringing their families.
 When the West Side adopts the in- 'candescent system of street lighting, as it now seems probable will be done in the near future, Danielson through out will be one Of the best lighted towns in Connecticut.
 Opportunity for Boys at Trade School.
 DanieIson parents are being invited to send boys of suitable age to the state trade school to be opened at Put nam at an early date. The school IS to be free and is to offer an excellent opportunity to secure an education in some trade under the direction of ex- perts whom the state will have in charge.
 Start Clean up.
 Following the announcement that Danielson is to have Cleanup week beginning next Monday. enthusiastic persons have already commenced the work of tidying up their premises thereby setting a good example and one that members of the Civic federa- ton trust will be widely emulated Everyone is urged to join in the public town cleaning movement that It may be a complete success.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-09
PLAINFIELD
May Basket Hung to William H. Dc
 voive on Birthday.

Mrs William H. Devolve of Provf- dence is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs William H. Devolve
 Deaconess Sanford is spending a month in Philadelphia Mrs. Hodson will take her class during her ah- sence.
 The back streets and vacant lots are being searched for dandelions, these days.
 William H. Devolve was surprised to be called to the door Thursday eve ming just as he had sat down to sup per and still more to find beautiful blue and white May basket filled to the brim which on being unpacked disclosed a birthday cake with his name and age in brown letters on the white frosting.
 Mrs. 8. Whitford entertained Mrs Lucy Geer and her daughter, Thurs day.