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Evening star., 1914-02-08
CHAPTER I. A Sporting Proposition

office building 4 tall young man in
a fur-lined coat stood shivering. Why did
he shiver in that coat3 He shivered be
cause he was fused poor chap, because he
was ratified, from the soles of his custom
made boots to the apex OF his Piccadilly hat!
A painful, papitating spectacle, he stood.
Meanwhile. on the other side of the door,
the business of the American branch of that
famous marine insurance firm, Lloyd's of
London usually termed in magazine ar
ticles The Greatest Gambling Institution
in the World, went on oblivious to the
shiverer who approached.
The shiverer with 4 nervous movement,
shifted his walking stick to his left hand,
and laid his right upon the doorknob.
Though he is not at his best, let us take
look at him, tall, as has been noted, per
fectly garbed after London's taste, mild and
blue as to eye, blond as to hair; hand
some, if somewhat weak face; very distin-
guished, even aristocratic in appearance;
perhaps (the thrill for us democrats hereD
of the nobility; and at this moment sadly
in need of generous dose of that courage
which abounds (see book of familiar QUOTA
tions) on the playing fields of Eton.
Utterly destitute of the Eton or any other
brand he pushed open the door. The click
OF two dozen American typewriters smote
upon his hearing. An office boy of the doni-
nant New York race demanded in loud, in
discreet tones his business there.
My business" said the tall Young man
weakly, is with Lloyds of London"
The boy wandered off down that stenog-
rapher- -bordered lane In moment he was
back. MIR. Thacker'n see you,- he an
nounced
He followed the boy, did the tall young
man. His courage began to return Why
not One Of his ancestors, graduate of those
PLAYING fields, had fought at Waterloo
THACKER sat in plump and genial
prosperity before a polished, fat-top
desk. Opposite him, at desk equally
polished, sat an even more polished young
American of capable bearing. For an en-
barrassed moment the tall youth in fur
stood looking from one to the other. Then
Thacke'r spoke:
You have business with Lloyd's.'
The tall young man flushed.
I'll hope to have-yes. There
was ii his speech that faint sug- <
gestion of a lisp that marks .sA
many OF the well born of his
race. Perhaps it is the golden ~
spoon in their mouths interfer- VI
ing bit with their diction.
what can we do for vouo"
Thacker was cold and matter of fact, like ;
Steadily through each week he grew more |
and this was Saturday morning
The visitor ,,arforr,aJ cba1-,- I,,+ ..o,,, oil
Evening star., 1914-02-08

IIt IdII Young f1an f1uSIled.
81 hope to have-yes." There
was ii his speech that faint sug-
gestion of a lisp that marks
many OF the well born of his
race. Perhaps it is the golden
spoon in their mouths interfer-
ing a bit with their diction.
.Mhat can we do for ro,,1 ~
Evening star., 1914-02-08

RUT when Jephson walked into the office
fifteen minutes later Thacker was still
lamentably ignorant of the nature of hi:
titled visitors business. Jephson was {
small, wiry man, crowned by vast acreage
of bald head, and with the irnmobile coun
tenance sometimes lovingly known as :
3polser face One felt he could watch
the rain pour in torrents on the Dowagcl
Duchess, Courtney Giles waist expand visi
bly, before his eyes, the statue Of Nelson
totter and fall on his shopkeeper, and never
move muscle of that face
Evening star., 1914-02-08

Copyright. 1914. hy the Eohbs Merrill Company.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
bod .pAYs.

According to Dryden: "The sun is in the Lion mounted high, the Syrian star barks from afar. and with his sultry breath infects the sky; the ground below is parched, the heavens above us fry
 This imaginary dog of the heavens used to reign from July 3rd to Aug. 18th, but as dog days stand for the hottest period of the year the modern dog days are now numbered from July 18th to Sept. 5th and they fetch with them a lot of superstition and folklore that were better forgotten.
 Old Sirius, the dog star, is not ad- dicted to the rabies. or the distributor of madness to dogs or increased peril to man. The truth is dogs that have plenty of water do not run mad; and that dogs harassed by boys, crazed by toothaehe, maddened by thirst and running and frothing at the mouth in fits are killed in the streets and registered as the periious enemies of man and beast. The dogs of war are worse
 The only use of these old myths is to peryert the imagination and stir up fear in man. The relation of dogs sto the hottest period of the year is no different from the relation of man to them. Extremely hot weather is trying to man and beast alike. It is well for us all that the August cloud suddenly melts into streams of rain.'
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First Aid.

Blood from an artery is light red and comes in jets Blood from a vein is dark red and flows steadily Bind a bandage tightly around the leg, above the wound in arterial bleeding, as the blood is flowing downward from the heart. Put the bandage below the wound in venous bleeding, as the blood is flowing upward. A stick passed un- der the bandage and twisted makes it more effective and is known as tour niquet. Where possible, the severed end of the artfry should be caught up with forceps and tied with a silken thread. This is unnecessary with a vein.
 Do not pack cobwebs into a wound tb stop bleeding. They carry in germs which will be. likely to cause blood poisoning. Very hot or very cold water checks bleeding, or cherry -red hot iron may be lightly used to scar the bleeding wound. Monsefs solu- ton of iron, applied on wad of cot ton or eakum and bound on the wound quickly stops> bleeding Mon- sefs powder is equally effective for slight superficial bleeding If such remedies are not at hand use salt, or wheat four. or starch powder, or pow dered copperas. covered with cotton batting or oakum and tight bandage Farm Journal
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~-'~--------77---~ ' 9- OUR INJURED HONOR.

When the American navy took Vera Cruz we had a grievance-America navies had been insulted and the Stars and Stripes dishonored. The govern ment demanded a salute of the flag to test the mett1e of the Huerta gov ernment and to seothe the grievance which we all thought we keenly felt and the federalists declined to humil- fate themselves or their country to satisfy Uncle Sam.
 We still hold Vera Cruz; but Huer- ta has fled the country and is far away, and a feeling of contentment has come over us and the real issue between the United States and Mex ico has been lost-Huerta alone was held responsible, not the Mexican peo- pie or their government and he has no power to order the salute which this country demanded.
 That which vexed us so then seems now like an insignificant incident and we smile when we think of it.
 We attempted mediation and set a good example to other nations if 1t proves to have been d failure.
 Nobody is; insisting upon a salute now-nobody minds if it Is wholly forgotten.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
THE GOOD EFFECT OF BAD
 WEATHER

What do you think of the idea that bad weather is factor in making the happy home more fully appreci- ated?
 Of course, what we usually class as good weather is bad for. agriculture and what we call bad weather adds to our abundance in many ways. Good and bad as prevalentiy applied to weather are misnomers
 Most of us lose sight of the fact that every day must be a good day if God made it; and that good day for agriculture is not always good for business or a ball game.
 There is no time which emphasizes the pleasure of hearth and home like stormy weather. If we never needed refuge our love and appreciation of home would naturally be weakened. Too much fair weather might prove to be a baEe instead of a blessing.
 It Is a meteorological fact that not over one-third of the days in a year are clear-nature needs more shade than sunshine
 It is also to be seen that an aver age rain of A inches. with an average of less than an inch a week. there are not many heavy rainfalls. There is a lot of so-called dull, damp weath- er' which adds to the attractions of the hearth and discourages any ten dency to be satisfied with calling home any place where we may hang our hats
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NOT AN UNPRECEDENTED STU.
 ATION.

The trouble England is now facing in Ireland Is not unprecedented or un- soivable. The Ottawa Citizen points the mother country to a similar sit- uation in Switzerland and the just way in which it was settled
 Tt Is known" says The Citizen, that the Canton of Appenzen in Switzerland was once occupied by Protestants and Catholics, who did not get on very well together, and finally agreed to separate The Cath olics concentrated in the center and the Protestants formed a ring outside them, which are now known as the Inner and Outer Rhodes, having as their respective capitals. Appenzell and Herisau. They thus form two comrnu- mites which may be conveniently con- trasted or compared. Protestants maN admire the wealth and prosperity of the outer ring, Catholics the sinpii- city and beauty of the inner core.
 "The Valois, another of the Swiss cantons, adopted a similar method when the different religions became convinced that they could not stay together. They determined to sep arate and to take vote by which the minority was to move onto the Paya de Vaud and the majority to remain where they were. The Protestants were more numerous, but the Catholics were better organized and won the election. The Valois still remains the most Catholic of all the Swiss can tons. and the Pays de Vaud is con sidered to be one of the most pros porous and successful"
 There is a peaceful way out-the giving of security to each section in their religious action by making them independent of one another
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

Oxygen was discovered 14o years ago today. Joseph Priestley, a dls-' sentfng English clergyman, who had turned scientist, obtained the hith- erto unknown gas by igniting mer- curfc oxide. The oxygen he thus produced he called '-dephlogistigat- ed air" He and Benjamin Prank lin had often discussed the myste- rious composition. of air and water. No one up to that time had deter mined what element 1t was in both Which so invigerated the physical energies Of man. It Is said that Priestley made tis actual discovery of the oxygen while experimenting in a brewery near his home in Eng land. He spent the last ten years of his life in the United States. a voluntary exile.
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OUT. DOOR IIEE


 It Is in the interest of health to spend a few hours in the open. air every day of the warm season
 The question where shall I go this summer can be easily settled. If there is nowhere else to go a sanitary back yard will do much more for anyone than an uTsanitary shore, lakeside or mountain resort.
 An able writer recently uttered this truth: "An hour in a hammock Is a vacation in itself, more of vaca- ton than days excursion at half- rates for the round trip, everything included, and don't miss the train"
 We see the point. The hammock in- vites rest-does not inspire one to rush; it promotes meditation and takes one to the land of nod without jar It is the vehicle of sweet repose.
 What most of us need is fresh air, and then more fresh air. mixed with sunshine and the songs of birds We want space. Locking at four walls pine months in the year crashes ths
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37-47 Main Street

them so far as respected "vagabond Quakers," who were to be seized by any person and carried before the next magistrate of the shire or any com missioner, and then sentenced ito be stripped naked from the middle up- ward and be tied to a carts tail in the town where they were found and whipped through that and the other towns where they were found"
 In 1862, three women, Anne Cole man. Mary Tomkins and Alice Am brose, were tied to a carts tail in Dover and whipped with ten stripes in each town. This was the method of punishment resorted to from this , on, but it gradually grew less and less and eventually the Quakers were as free to worship in Massachusetts as in any other of the colonies then existing.
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

Beef is high, but fish in cheaper than it has been for many years. There is no need for the clever house. wife to worry about the cost of liv- ing, but of course. there are many homes without clever housewives Waterbury Republican
 TheH Cape Cod Construction com pany has done the people of the Att
 lantic seaboard. the coastwise mari
 time interests and humanity at large the immense service in the Construc-
 ticn of this canal. It is a splendid
 work and Infinitely better done by
 private hands than not at all. But
 as a private enterprise it should never
 have been necessary. The govern
 ment lodged its responsibilities and
 MT. Belmont and his associates took
 them up. That is the plain truth
 of the matter-and it is not a pleasant ono to contemplate.-The New Lon-
 don Day.
 there are buildings in that city in
 which the offices have been tenant
 less for years because to keep a win
 dow open means to be almost smoth-
 cred with soft coal smoke. The build
 ings have been rendered unsightly,
 merchandise has depreciated in value,
 owing to this wear and tear. and 1t adds that there are cities in Connect
 ticut that do not tolerate such nui-
 sances. 1t is a mistake on the part of any city to alloy such conditions to
 prevail without at least making a pro- test and seeking all available means to have it stopped-New Britain Her. aid.
 The name and fame of the Penn | sylvania constabluary have gone abroad Its manner of taclIing diff A1srlT r1f aG a 1aG fn he | individuals having a respect for law and order. It has been proved to the satisfaction of every one who has kept f tabs on current happenings that the
 Pennsylvania constabulary accom- l plishes a service which 1t would be | impossible for the city police to ren- der The abEolute n-partisanship D | and lack of personal interest on the part of the state police, give them a value and surety which means added | Neither politics, religion nor social standing counts with the constabulary, | whose members go about their duties 1 with the grim determination of regu- lar soldiers..-Meriden Record
 | It is reported from Washington that | President Wilson is casting longing l eyes at the calendar these days. The president has not been in the best Of | health and evidently Is becoming rest ! less because of the long and continued session of congress. He wants his 1 vacation. Thoughts of the delightful calm and quiet of the summer capital. ! in the White Mountains may well be enough to distract any one compelled | to endure the stick, sultry days of a 1 Washington summer. The presioent feels that he must stay at his desk as long as congress is in session, and 1 therefore has postponed not only the vacation to which he is entitled, but 1 also hundreds of engagements for l speeches throughout the country. i Congress will stay in session jusa as long as the president wishes.-Bridge- port Standard.
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THEN and--NOW

Today monument stands in England to commemorate Priest Iey5s discovery. Were he alive he could read of thousands of lives W hich are saved as q result of his work. Oxygen is ths only gas ca pable of supporting respiration, and is repeatedly used in the sick chamber to pull a patient through a crisis. Helmets equipped with oxygen attachments enable the div CT to go to ocean depths. the avia- tor to ascend into rarffied air. the fireman to stand in dense smoke. and rescuers to descend Into gas- filled mines. So wide are it's uses that some 4.09o. 900 cubic feet of the gas are bottled in the United States every year.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

(written Specially for The Bulletin-)
 The morning or July 15 dawned clear and bright and trusting in the old saying. "St. Swithin,s day be clear and fine, for forty days the sun Will shine"
 Barbara crossthwaite arrayed her self in dainty white lawn and seizing an equally dainty parasoi. left the house intent on making many little purchases quite necessary in her optn- ion for her outfit for Bar Harbor, for which delightful resort she intended to leave town on the morrow.
 Barbara's mother looked at her daughter approvingly as she bade her goodbye before leaving the house, fondly thinking no one else could be finer to view. and added a few items of her own to Barbaras shopping list. Mrs. CrOSsthwaite was a semi i-invalid and much dependent on her daughter for attention, and Barbara was never more happy than when intrusted with such errands. Don't forget the book list, whatever you do Love" was the last injunction, flor you know I can depend upon your selection. with per- feet faith, and you had better leave that till the last on your way home" Barbara promised all should be faith fully attended to and went on her way.
 one to admire her daughter. Barbara was the youngest one of several chill dren, but the others were all settled in homes of their own. and as the years advanced and health declined the youngest child seemed nearer her mothers heart than all the rest. Bar bara was a charming young girl. There was no mistake about that Her dainty apparel set forth her trim fig
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Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Skin Erup-
 tions
 Infection and Insect Bites Dangerous. Mosquitoes. flies and other insects, which breed quickly in garbage pails, ponds of stagnant water, barns, musty places, etc, are carriers of disease. Every time they bite you they inject poison into your system from which some dread disease may result Get a bottle of Sloan's Eminent. It Is an- tiseptic and a few drops will neu- tralize the infection caused by insect bites or rusty nails Sloan's Lfnf- ment disinfects Cuts, Bruises and Sores. You cannot afford to be with out 1t in your home Money back if not satisfied. Only 25c at your Drug gist.
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Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Sores Worms and Hot Weather Make chil
dren Siok.

Get a box of Kickapoo Worm Killer today. Give 1t to your child accord ing to directions. and see how quick ly your sick and nervous child will get we'll It rids the system of worms -clears the sallow complexion = checks pains Tn stomach and bowels cleans the tongue and makes the breath sweet. It's mild and tonic rned- fcines induce sleep and tone up the system. Guaranteed to help. Money back if not satisfied. Only 2sc at your
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spirit and dwarfs the mind we need to behold inviting distances lost in purple haze and our star blazing in the sky, 93,00o.o00 miles away.
 We need deeper breaths of better air-the vifalizing effects of the cleo tric currents, broader thoughts and a tighter grasp on life. We may get it out Of doors The backyard is too good to be ignored.
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The woman who hesitates to praise her husband for fear she'll make him proud and the man who doesn't com piiment his wife for fear he'll make her vain are worthy of one another, but they cannot make a home.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

One state in the union has s6O 900, : 900 worth of automobiles upon which the banks hold $4S,00o,000 worth of mortgages. The thrifty man who walks ably assists the spendthrift to ride.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

Kings are of so little use in war that King Peter of Servia took him. self off instead of taking himself se- riously when the war broke out
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Everybody expected Emperor Will helm of Germany would exhibit an up- to-date spirit; but he still thinks the big fish should be permitted to eat the little ones. Might is right with him
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farm paper says:s NOW is the time to get rid of old hens, They are bringing good price in the mar ket!
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

No summer girl would now welcome the young fellow who used to hire a horse and buggy in the good old times and take his girl out to ride.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

Editor Kelway of the Brooklyn Eagle has capped the climax by re- ferring to Col. Roosevelt as "a reced- ing reminiscence."
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England disturbs all the European nations by sending her naval fleet on a secret mission. She lets big guns speak for her.
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The man on the corner says: "I like to see man about his business; but usually he doesn't care to see me-
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silence Deserves somethina.

We don't Know how much John Lind received for his services, but, Judging by what he accomplished, it was probably somewhere between six and eight cents. Boston Transcript
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Europe, getting ready. to slay a half a million men, doesn't seem to be as highly civilized as we have imagined.
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The democrats have not yet claimed the big crops as evidence of the ad- ministration's efficiency, but doubtless they will
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A bull moose guaranty of its polit- ical conventions: Strictly hand-picked delegates and rubber stamped resolu- tions"
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The dogs that are going mad now under the reign of the dog star are the dogs of war
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More vox Ponul;-

When MT. Mellen put a motion and MT. Morgan nodded it was recorded as carried in the New Haven board. = Philadelphia Record.
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Governor Baldwin believes a good dependable pair of legs are better for man than an automobile cushion.
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SUNDAY MORNING TALK
ANGELS OF SUMMER TIME.

One of the angels is beauty. Woods, fields, flowers, are packed with love Illness; Gods largesse to man be he rich or poor, prince or peasant. Walk ing along a country lane or acrJSs some August meadow we are surround ed by splendor finer than SolomoniS, if we have eyes to see. No { histor C field of the cloth of gold'' ever set a pageant like that which nature pro- vides Most of us feel the fact, thoueh not perhaps so sensitively as the art ist John Lafarge, who wrote, T feel in every part of each second that nh- ture is almost too beautiful-all of il. every millionth part of it, light and color and shapes"
 Is anything better for the housed-in city dweller, or for the suburban work CT. with nose held close to some occu- pational grindstone than to spend some open air? Let him forget his troubles, breathing the immensity and the beau can stand for an hour where the sun shines, the fresh breezes blow, and flowers yield their perfume without feeling himself soothed and strength ened. One must feel himself, unless he be the veriest dolt. & worshiper in the great temple of Him
 Whose dwelling is the light of set
 ting suns.
 And the round ocean and the living
 air,
 And the blue sky, and in the mind
 of man.
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Have The Bulletin Follow You

Readers of The Bulletin leaving the city for vacation trips can have it follow them daily and thus keep in touch with home affairs Order through The Bulletin business office.
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Tke other day l saw a Painted Lady butterfly fly to a cement brick in the garden and light on the staple in it as though it preferred the position to any flower. I wondered why at first, but it became apparent it's object was rest and there was more heat and less ex- posture and peril on the cement brick staple than upon an open blossom. Tne butterfly likes to rest in peace and safety as well as the birds. Perhaps she enjoys life as well as you or I aI- though she lives fewer days than we may years. She knew the location Of plants and the fragrance of flowers before man had an eye for color or a taste for beauty. She knows no home
 only enjoys haunts. She sleeps in trees or shrubs or grasses. and has no care of her progeny-never visits the place where they spent their worm days. but they can find the same sus- taining food plants their parents found. This butterfly finds just as much pleasure on a sum- warmed iron staple as on a lavender thistle bloom. The butterfly life is one of peril, not one of pleasure. The spiders and the hawk flies bounce upon them at every turn and find them an easy prey and a sweet morsel. The Painted Lady butterfly is older than America and a cosmopolitan as well as an American. It is known to every country and many islands of the sea.