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Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22
Gave Travel and Mission Tal,e

Mrs. Charles w. Gale of this city gave the travel and mission talk at the afternoon session of the I1th an. nua1 conference of the Kings Daugl1- ters of New London, Holland and Windham counties at Willimantic on Wednesday,.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22
Pas. Exalted Rulers, Session.

The Connecticut Elks Past Exalted Rulers association will meet in an nual session at Hotel Shoreham. New Haven on Saturday, June '. Past Ex- alted Ruler Thomas E. Donohue of New London is president of the asso- citation.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22

Supper for V. W. C. A. Campaigners.
 All the men that are on the finan- ciai teams for the coming campaign at the Y. M. c. A. will sit down to an excellent supper this evening at the T. M. C.. A There is a preliminary meeting before the big campaign. The WGmen's auxiliary will serve the sup
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22

The College clnb is planning for a picnic Saturday afternoon on the grounds of tho Connecticut college near New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22

Miss Jane McG. Aiken entertained the Thursday Auction club, with other friends, Tuesday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22

Mrs. Howard Atterbury of New York is the guest of her mother, Mrs. George c. Ripley, of the Huntington apartment, Broadway.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22

Mrs. William H. Fitch has been in Mystic this week, the guest of Mrs. Caroline Latham.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22

4ooo bottles each day Shipments at the present time are going to Califor- mia
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22
DIED

WOODWORTH-In this city, May 21, 1914, Abbie J., wife of Edward D. Woodwork, of No. IS Hill street.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22

Rev. Richard R. Graham and Mrs. Graham are at present visiting friends in Baltimore, in which city several years ago Mir. Graham was affiliated with Christ church as assistant rec~ tor
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22

Mrs. Augustus Leach of Rochester is visiting Mrs. w. s. c. Perkins of Broad street
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22

New Train For Gales Ferry.
 Attorney John J. Lawless of New London who has been corresponding with officials of the New Haven road
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-22
Incidents In Society

The Sewing club met this week with Miss Dorothy Hall
 Mrs. Henry M. Pollock entertained a few friends at auction Thursday af- ternoon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06
NATIONS OF WIDE DIVERGENCE
AIbanlans and Turks Have Not, and
Seemingly Never Can Have.
Anything in Common.

perhaps one of the reasons that
the Albanians have never really sub
mitted to the Turks lies in funda-
mental incompatability between the
Albanian and Turkish character"
says returned traveller from the
Balkan. The Turks are melancholy,
even tragic. The Albanians declare
for happiness The story is told Of
some Albanian soldiers who saw a
performance Of Karaguez, in which a
love story was acted but without
bringing the lovers together at the
finish. The Albanians wouldn't have
it for minute. They flourished their
revolvers and yelled: Make them
happy! Make them happyF And
happy they had to be made before
peace could reign again. The Al
banians live in high, mountainous
country, with deep valleys in be-
tween ranges. Even in times of peace
they are in constant warfare with the
Turks. There win be frontier incl
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06
Women Parasites?

Francis w. Crowninshield, of the
editorial staff Of the Century Maya
zine, says:
"Of course ! do not see the married
women in this country as helpless.
parasitical dependents That parasite
idea is nonsense. There are more
weak kneed, dependent husbands
than there are parasitical wives.
1t isn't the fault of the American
women that she is marrying less fire.
quently and unmarrying more fire.
quently. It's the fault of the Ameri-
can man Once a rich man supposed
himself to have the privileges Of a
Red Rover. He believed that all he
had to do was to throw his handker-
chief at a woman, or slap her on the
cheek and she would humbly and
thankfully become his wife, Now
that sort of man merely bores a wom-
an. And she's not going to pretend
that he doesn't.
The modern wife wants a husband
who has read Brieux and Arthur
Schnitzler. She wants him to know
the paintings of Matisse. She looks
for a cultivated taste in music, an in
terest in chamber concerts. For the
woman of today is caught in all the
cultural currents, all the new social
movements. believe, indeed, that
she is more responsive to them than
the men"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06

had! The nourishing food. the good
VIII OF kind hearts implied reused
the woman 10 new hope and courage
and saved her life.
And then two nights later there
burst In upon them the husband and
father. returned He had been lost.
delayed amid great danger, but had
come back 10 the happy home fold a
rich man
The evening after that John and
Murlel were seated conversing IN the
coy parlor OF the Ward home
81 am asking so much OF you, dear
John was saying lovingly After walt
ing so long, we must be patleni Tor
another year or two.
What IS tnat 10 woman who
truly lovose" murmured Murel
There was a ring al the door beiL
MuHel answered the summons.
stranger confronted her
"ls there a Mr. Lane here'' she was
asked and the caller was led into the
parlor, where he grasped John hand
warmly
You are the gentleman %ho lett a
basket at my home a few nights
since2" be said
"Uuinteutioually,' replied Johh.
but II it made anybody happy
1T saved my wife's life and ] have
come 10 thank you, said Mr. Bernard
earnestly Il found your name on
one Of the packages. It gave your CITY
address, and from there ! traced you
here. must know you better.
lie got TO know sterling, honest
John Lane so well that he started him
in business for himself.
And the fullness OF Joy and happi-
ness complete came at last TO the TWO
loyal lovers.
Copyright 1914 boy W. C. Chapman
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06

why do all the people ] meet carry
bundes?" / demanded OF the notary.
Mon Dieu, monsieur, they are too
near the frontier 10 take risks" he
replied.
You mean TO say they are running
away from their village OF Trois-
Feuilles?" / asked.
Exactly" he said War is a rude
guest for poor folk
And so ! left him also staring after
us. and had half a mind to 90 back
and examine his portfolio TO see what
nipefaced notary might be carry
ing about with him.
The lazy roadside butterflies few
up in clouds before the slow-stepping
horse; the Hill rabbits. rising to their
hind-quarters, wrinkled their whis-
kered noses az us; from every thicket
speckled hedge-birds peered at US as
we went our way.
Al length, as We reached the sum
nit Of the sandy hill. There is La
Trappe. monsieur" said my turkey
girl and once more stretched out her
lovely arm.
There was no porter at the gate to
welcome me or 10 warn me back; the
wet road lay straight in front. barred
only by sunbeams.
May we enter?' ! asked. politely.
She did not answer, and / led my
horse down that silent avenue of trees
towards the terrace and the CLASSY
pool which mirrored the steps Of
stone.
And here we dismount, said /, and
offered my aid.
She laid her hands on my shoulders;
l swung her to the ground, where her
sabots clicked and her silver neck
chains jingled in the silence.
rs that house empty" / asked,
turning brusquely on my companion.
THE Countess de Vassart will give
you your answer" she replied.
Kindly announce me, then" said
grimly, and together We mounted the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06

TWO LOYAL LOVERS
BY MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD.
RIDGE.

II was a festal eve everywhere. The
ground was covered with snow and the
thick fakes still falling. A biting wind
blew John Lane before Il. but his
heart was warm and he smiled as he
bufeted the tempest, bearing a goodly
stored market basket
Stlll bachelor at rs, John Lane was
pursuing q brief journey thar had a
rare unge of romance TO it lie had
come 10 Brookvllle. a near suburban
town, upon the invitation Of some old
friends the, Ward family John had
known these worthy people for a long
while-Miss Muriel Ward particularly.
She was two years younger than him
self, still she classified tn the group
OF "spinsters.'
Il don't know that I am doing a
wise thing, mused John, as he strobe
along. It's opening up the lost past
lost, because / have never been able
10 put enough aside 10 offer Murlel the
home she should have All. met" he
sighed resiguedly. the little savings
put by are small. indeed Now they
have asked me to spend a holiday
with them. ! shall see Muriel Her
sunny face will make life the sweeter,
but when ! go back to my humdrum
work again the regret will be the
keener"
John had brought a genuine holiday
offering with him-a noble turkey a
parcel OF toothsome fruit, several
boxes OF boubons, some toys for the
children. II cheered his sterling soul
20 be thus generous, even amid his
necessities. He knew the old Ward
home at Brookville. but they had
moved and he was trying to locate
them from their written directions.
Il declare, he said, halting and pun
ing from his undue eXertions, I'm
quite at sea. This cant be Magnolia
terrace. believe I'll inquire
John started towards a little isolated
house where he observed q light In its
rear rooms He rested his heavy bas-
ket on the stoop and knocked at the
door several times. No one respond
ed. and leaving the basket where he
had placed IL, John started around the
house to pursue his inquiries at the
kitchen door
The mischief" exclaimed John. as
he passed near a frozen water spout
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06

His feet gave way, he was conscious
of a heavy fall and then lost sensi-
bility.
He must have soon aroused, but in a
dazed condition 1t was at new spot
to which he had wandered that he
came to himself. His arm hung help
less at his side he had forgotten all
about the basket, he was seated on a
street curb and a village watchman
was shaking him.
Rouse up, my man urged this lat
ter individual You'll freeze to death
here. What's the trouble?"
Il have had fall and lost my
senses, guess" responded John
weakly. Il was bound for the Ward
home"
"I'll help you there" and in desper-
ate faintness and pain John was vel
coined with concerned faces by the
family ten minutes later.
Old Mr.. Ward saw at once that there
was something serious the matter with
Johns right arm. They made him com
Portable, Muriel lowering about him
like a veritable ministering angel
They sent for a doctor.
You will not be able to use that
arm for a full three weeks, was the
dictum of the physician
But my work in the city"
Friend John" said Mr.. Ward quiet.
ly, you are going to be patient and
happy among us until you are all well.
We are going to give you the vaca-
ton and rest you have needed for ten
years"
So John Lane settled down into the
lair groove in which circumstances had
placed him Muriel, his solicitous
nurse, fitting about him with her
sweet womanly ways, and deeper and
deeper grew his love for her
Meanwhile the festal basket which
had been left by John on the doorstep
Of house he could not now locate
had performed a glorious mission
In that humble cottage lived a Mrs.
Bernard and her three little children,
For over a year her husband had been
lost, missing dead, she now feared.
He had gone to a remote part Of Aus
tralia to look up the estate Of a dead
brother The months passed by, and
no word was received from him.
With the family on the verge Of pos
tive destitution and ILL., discouraged,
nearly heartbroken, when John Lane
knocked at the door of the house that
stormy night the mother lay very
near to the point of dissolution and
the children huddled over smolder-
ing fire in the kitchen stove. They
had not heard the summons at the
front door, but the next morning
when the eldest boy went out to seek
for some dry branches to burn he dis
covered the basket.
What magic OF Joy 1t proved to
them! Mrs Bernard never doubted
that some kind person had thought Of
them, and secretly provided for their
necessities. What a royal feast they
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06
TO BE CoNTINUEDJ
His Plea.

The Hon. John r. Boomwaller, the
well-known statesman, having arisen
in the middle of the night and discov-
cred Ink Judson, an undesirable citi-
zen of Senegambian descent, in his
henhouse. proceeded to upbraid him
Justify.
But, uh-hor on, hon able! Loogy
yuh a minute; dess loogy yuh, sab !"
expostulated the malefactor Il owns
right up dat yous kotch me in de act
-yassah, 'knowledges de cawn-but
dess lemme scusably ak yo', sab: AS
yo' is a membuh O de legislater-and
a pow'ful pompOus one dey tells me,
too-how kin yo' find it in yo' heart to
holler dis-uh-way at a po', mizzable,
ignunt niger, for tryin to make a
dishonest dime or so in de on'y way
he knows ow?"-Judge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06
overwhelmed WITH Work

Along in the COS Pat Casey pushed
a wheelbarrow across the plains from
st. Joseph, Mo-, to Georgetown, Colo,
shortly after that he struck it rich;"
in fact, he was credited with having
more wealth than anyone else in Colo
RADIO. A man of great shrewdness and
ability. he was exceedingly sensitive
over his inability to read or write.
One day an old timer met him with
How are you getting along, Pat?"
go way from me, now" said Pat.
genially, me heads burstin wild bust
ness. 1t takes two lid pincils day to
do me wurruk Every Maga,
zine
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06

you will find and arrest the following
individuals: Claude Tavernier, late
professor of law, Paris School of Law {;
Achille Bazard, ex-instructor in mathe-
matics, Fontainebleau Artillery School,
DR.. Leo belmont, ex-interne, Charity
Hospital, Paris; Mile. Sylvia Elven,
lately of the Odeon; the Countess de
Vassart, well known for her eccen-
tricities.
You will affix the government seals
to the house as usual; you will then
escort the people named to the nearest
point on the Belgian frontier. The
Countess de Vassart usually dresses
like common peasant. Look out that
she does not slip through your fingers
Repeat your instructions" | repeated
them from my memoranda.
There was pause, then click! click!
the instrument gave the code signal
that the matter was ended, and re-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06
MUSIC OF THE "PASSEL-TREE"
Remarkable Feat Credited to King
David by HardsheI Preacher of
Past Generation.

e. f. Kelly writes in the Toronto
Republican; Old Daddy Jones was a
hardshell preacher back yonder when
] was a little boy. He was one Of
the old time kind who believed in
choosing as his text the first passage
of Scripture that met his eye when
he opened the Book He also believed
the Lord would put in his mouth the
necessary words of exposition. And
one Sunday he opened the Book and
his eye was greeted with the third
verse Of the one hundred and fiftieth
terry Psalm: Praise him with the
sound of the trumpet; praise him with
the psaltery and harp" Daddy Jones
amplifed and expounded at length
on the trumpet. went into its history,
use and capabilities as an instrument
of worship Then he came to the
psaltery, which he pronounced pas
seltree." And old daddy went on in
delightful -provincially
known as "sing.songing breth-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06
Klckers, Too. In Those paxs.

The habit of finding fault with the
postoffice department was just as pro-
nounced century ago as at the pres
ent time, as is evidenced by the follow
ing comment printed in a Boston news
paper 100 years ago: The mail Of
yesterday brought neither letters nor
papers south Of Hartford, Conn The
infamous conduct of the postoiTice de
partment deserves the severest legis-
lative animadversions. There are now
due In this town, at this most inter
esting moment, two mails from Wash
ington and one from New York. For
this veXatious and fraudulent delay
there is not even plausible preteXC
The roads were never better, nor is
the cold so intense as is common at
this season. Whether the mail con-
tractors are Dribed or whether the
postmaster general or his subalterns
retard the mail to favor their own
speculations it is not for US to deter
mine; but that there is unfair play
somewhere it is impossible to deny
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06
Peculiar Japanese Frog.

The Japanese frog is a creature
measuring between fifteen and twenty.
five inches. The skin of its back is
pale blue and by night looks dark
green or olive brown. The frog re-
mains motionless during 4'e day, with
eyes sheltered from the light and with
belly up clinging to its support by ad-
hesive cushions and by it's belly, which
is provided with sticky covering,
and it is hardly distinguishable from
the objects that surround it. At night
fall it begins its hunt for the NAM
moth crickets on which it feeds, ma
king leaps covering seven feet of
ground.-Harpers Weekly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06
PART ONE.
CHAPTER l.
At the telegraph.

Al the cte9raph'
On the third day OF August, 1870,
left Paris In search OF John Buckhurst
on the ith OF August lost all traces
Of Mr.. Buckhurst near the frontier, in
the village Of Morsbronn, on August
5th, about eight o'clock In the morn
ing, the military telegraph instrument
I'm the operators room over the tenn
porary barracks OF the Third Hussara
clicked out the call for urgency, not
the usual military signal, but secret
sequence understood only by certain
officers OF the Imperial Military Police,
The operator on duty therefore step
ped into my room and waited while /
took his place at the wire
who is this?" came over the wire
I'm the secret code; and I answered at
once: Inspector of Foreign Division,
Imperial Military Police. on duty at
Morsbronn, Alsace."
After considerable delay the next
message arrived in the Morse code:
rs that you, Scarlett?'
And replied: Yes. Who are you?
Why do you not use the code? Repeat
the code signal and your number"
The signal was repeated, then came
the message: This is the Tuileries.
You have my authority to use the
Morse code for the sake Of brevity.
DO you understand? | am Jarras. The
Empress Is here Instantly reassured
by the message from Colonel Jarras,
head of the bureau TO which / was at
tached. answered that | understood.
Then the kilograms began TO fly, all
in the Morse code:
Iarras-" Have you caught Buck
hurst"
NO"
Jarras-"How did he get away?"
I-"Theres confusion enough on the
frontier to cover the escape of a hun
dred thieves"
There was long pause; ! lighted a
cigar and waited After a while the in
strument began again
Jarras-"The Empress desires to
know where the chateau called La
Trappe is"
LA Trappe is about four kilo-
metres from Morsbronn, near the ham
let of Trois-Feuilles."
Jarras-"It is understood that Mad
anne de Vassarts group Of socialists
=re about to leave La Trappe for Para
disc, in Morbhan. 1t is possible that
Buckhurst has taken refuge among
them. Therefore you will proceed to
La Trappe Do you understand"
I-"Perfectly."
Jarras-"If Buckhurst is found you
will bring him to Paris at once. Shoot
him if he resists arrest. If the COM
munity at La Trappe has not been
warned of a possible visit from us,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06
"HOMlNG" INSTINCT OF BEES
Their Remarkable Powers Demon
strated by Most Thorough Series
Of Experiments.

Henri Fabre. the naturalist, tells IN
the Fortnightly Review a characteris-
tic story about Charles Darwin and
himself Darwin wanted 20 explain
the "homing" instinct OF bees, and IN
duced Fabre 10 begin a series or eK-
periments with that purpose In view.
A regular plan OF campaign was
drawn up.
Marked bees we're placed In dark
box and carried away from the hive In
the opposite direction from that In
which they were finally liberated. The
box was repeatedly turned about, so
that the inmates would lose all sense
OF direction. Every possible means
was taken to render useless any
known or conceivable method Of OBJ
tanning ones bearings. The bees
were even placed within an induction
coil in the effort 10 confuse them.
The result of a long and elaborate
series of tests was nil so far as any
explanation Of the homing power was
concerned. In every case from 90 10
40 per cent. of them found their way
home without apparent trouble, no
matter how confusing the trip away
from home had been made
The story is characteristic, because
1t illustrates the thorough way IN.
which the author of the Origin Of
Species" attacked all his problems.
He was not one to merely "opine pret-
uly and probably" and let it go at
that. He put everything to the test
of experiment, and when the answer
came out wrong, or didn't come out at
all, he "scrapped" the hypothesis as
matter Of course instead Of trying TO
explain away its failure.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06

The borrowing Of a tobacco pipe and
its retention caused civil war in the
Pamirs and Afghanistan, while the
stealing of lace petticoat belonging
to a lady Of CASTLE by a Moor led to
a long and bloody conflict The war
between Sweden and Poland. which
began in 1854, arose through a sup
posed slight, The king Of Sweden sud-
denly discovered that In a certain dis
patch his name and titles we're follow.
ed by only two ct ceteras, while the
king Of Poland was given three. The
result, incredible as It may seem. was
war.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06
out of Doors.

To be out of doors is to have the
nerves Keyed to the proper pitch. If
fresh air is not tonic to the nerves,
why do moodiness and depression fall
away, why do we become saner and
more serene as we walk or ride or
lie under the trees? Everybody, par
ticularly il leading a sedentary life.
should know that 1t is economy OF
time to be out of doors Needed both
or work and for health, outdoor exer-
lse, with its bath of fresh air and
40 bath Of fresh air-cleansed blood
gives within, is as essential as the
morning tub.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06

tenements in Ireland declined in num-
Der during the last decade from 79,-
149 to 58,334. Education statistics
showed that there was an increase in
both primary and secondary schools,
especially the latter that there was
marked decline in illiteracy, and that
there was percentage of pupils at
tending school The number of per
sons receiving poor-law relief fell
from 22.7 per 10000 of the population
in 1901 to l76 in 1911.-Consul Hunt
er Sharp, Belfast
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06
Imnrovement h IreIand

According to the register general
of ireland the census OF 1911 showed
that in that year there were SCI, ,S79 in
habited houses in the country, as
compared with S5S.15S in 1901. The
average number of persons a house
was five in 1911 as against 52 in 1901
and SO in 1S41. Tenements of less
than Ave rooms in 1911 comprised
about seventy per cent. OF the total
and rs per cent Of 1901. One-room
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06

rem and my sistern ah: do not know
ust what kind of a musical tree the
passel-tree was ah, but no doubt King
David knew ah. No doubt he had
planted this passel-tree right beneath
his window, and in time it grew and
grew until a branch of it grew right
in at King David's window ah And
there is no doubt in my mind ah that
as King David saw it he took up his
bow ah, and he drew his bow across
that passel-tree limb ah and dis.
coursed the most sweetest music i'm
aginable ah And, brethren and sis
tern, we should do likewise and praise
him not only with trumpet but also
with the passel-tree ahi"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-02-06

dent, and then over the border into
Montenegro flee the Albanians. The
Montenegrins help them in their eff
forts at reprisal against the common
foe, the Turk Albanians are great
on blood feuds. The Italian vendetta
is mild diversion beside the AL
banian blood feud. The English wom-
an, Mary Edith Durham traveller and
war correspondent, is a friend of the
Albanians. She often lives among
them and is their trusted friend.