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The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

weapons. I don't think he found any
think of that nature. but as he was
flushed with money for the nexrryo
weeks he may have made a loan and
said nothing about il to me.
AS soon as the funeral was over.
Dad wanted me to go to a lawyer and
claim my rights under the law. VI"
said i was entitled to a third of the
not made will and it turned out that
he had not.
Il don't want any of his property"
! said:
But why not he protested. "You
would get as much as four or five
thousand dollars and you and ! could
cut great swell for mlny years TO
come"
DADDY. listen to me" I said Il
don't want to hurt your feelings hut
as n father you are a mighty poor
stick OF one: as farmer. you hav"
never even raised turnips enough to
feed us through the winter: as spec
ulator, you would send us both to the
poor house I am going TO look out
for myself hereafter. which means
that we are going to part"
to leave your poor. old father here to
starve by himself" He whooped.
Just that. Daddy. You have got to
wear and nothing to eat. You are
about as lazy as they make them and
you haven't got wit enough about You
10 Siedl u Snetp anu get away WIN
it. Daddy. ! can do far better alone"
what you goin' TO do?" he asked.
Cant tell yet" I replied. but
am an ambitious kid and shall try and
make my mark in the world.
But you will send me money every
week or two" he sniffed-
Not a holy cent, Daddy. You have
got to sweat your collar at last"
He went out of the house with tears
in his eyes and brought in n whoop
from the barn and dangled it before
my eyes. 1t was to signify that moth
ing remained to him but to commence
suicide. II was a blum. He had worked
it successfully about four times. but il
wouldn't WORK any longer. He stood
there with the rope in his hand. while
I packed up my new duds and put on
my hat and walked out. ! hadn't
planned where to go but l took the
road leading to Jackson's Hollow. /
had lived on hill all my life and l
thought a hollow might bring a BEN
eficial gain and 1 also reasoned that
being a widow a second husband might
loom up before the moon had reach
ed his third quarter. Most widows have
that fancy. you know. In my next ]
will tell you about the loom
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
I am going to write a book.

am going to write a book.
Every puSilist. when he wins a
championship, writes a book.
eg-grater. which goes with a crank,
writes a book.
Every backwoods member of the
legislature. who gets up and delivers
howl against woman suffrage, writes
a book.
Why shouldn't I write a book? !
have had more husbands than any
woman in America. There is widow
down in Ohio, who says she is going
to write a book because she has had
nine husbands. l have had eleven, and
the twelfth is not far off. Therefore,
/ shall cut the ice out from under her
feet and let her down with a kerr
chunk.
was just past sixteen years old,
and mother had been dead two years
and / was keeping house for my old
dad when he came home one day and
said to me:
Matilda / have got it
'.But haven't seen you scratching"
replied.
-oh. it isn't that. daughter. l have
struck il rich. or / am going to-"
You are always striking it rich,
daddy. What is it this. time?"
II have put 9 chattei mortgage o'I
my yoke of oxen and wagon. / have
got the money OF old man Rush. and
I'm going TO travel with fireproof
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make great name for themselves for
bravery
And the histories will he full of
their names for scores OF years to
come"
Even the women have carried the
flag in some of the battles" said Mrs.
Il have read So" was the reply.
land l honor them for it, but: of
course, this is no women's war. They
must let the husbands do the fiShtinE."
.'Bnt suppOs. the husbands don't want
to do the fGhtinE
Il can't suppose anything of the
sort. Mrs. Bowscr. Is tnerc even n
man in this neutral country whose
blood does not run faster as he thinks
of bullet and shell and the shouts OF
victory? Not one. He knows there are
wounds and death on the battlefield.
but there is also glory and fame. BY
George. Mrs. Bowser. but what a
chance-what "A chance
And you will take advantage Of
it," she asked.
"I? / take advantage of it? have
so lOnged to but you see | can't go"
But why"
Because we are in neutral coun-
try and / can't fight for either side.
oh. if | only could"
But plenty of men have gone over
there from this country" said Mrs.
Bowser. "All their armies welcome
Americans and give them due credit
for their bravery and fighting. 1t is
very easy for an American to get
over there if he wants to GO"
Mr.. Bowser looked at her in curl
Gus sort of manner. and after walk
across the room and back. he said:
Mrs. Bowser. for the last six
months | have wanted To go so bad
that / dreamed of il. No such chance
has ever occurred to me in all the
years before. | have been on the
point of speaking Of it hundred
times. but the fear that il might set
you to worrying has kept me silent.
We have 4 sword hanging up in the
library. II may not be the sword of
Bunker Hill think | bought IL of
a junkman for dollar-but the sight
of ii sends q thrill of glory through
me and makes me think of welding
il on, the field OF battle. With that
sword in my hand / could reap honors
and have my name go down in history
but-but-
But you won't WELD it," finished
Mrs. Bowser.
But ] ask how can T." demanded
the warrior.
Almost as easily as you can walk
from here to the corner. You can
buckle on that sword or some other.
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with satisfaction. and I went off to
the Jail and told Dad about il. and he
replied:
It's just what I expected of a girl
named Matilda BriXs. Go along and
have il over with ana you can hlre
the oxen out to some one for dollar
a day. I will come up and have dinner
with you as soon as get out of
Old Rush and were married two
days later. He was all smiles and
kind words until we reached his
house. Then he suddenly changed
about.
Look here" he said Il have got
just a few words to say to you. | eN-
pect you to work indoors and out and
don't expect YOU are going 10 eat
too much. At the first kick you make
you will get box on the ear. II
you keep it up you will get touch
OF the hOrse-whip. You will not sass
me back hut once. and you can count
on that"
And if you ever box my ears or
touch me with n whip it will be n sad
day for YOU" I replied.
Time went on and Dad got his llh-
erty at last. He didn't come TO dinner.
rs he promised and i didn't press the
matter We never had dinner enough
to satisfy the hunger of cat. Old
Rush didn't believe in eating-at least
he didn't believe in my eating. Several
times he was on the point of boxing
my ears and now and then he picked
up the whip and raised II over my
head. but there had been no outbreak.
About ten days after. Daddy had bade
goodbye to the front door of the Jail.
my husband came into the house un-
expectedly and found me boiling three
eggs for banquet. Without any
words, he took down the whip and
gave me three of four cuts. / retail
lated by throwing pitcher at him
and lodging out of the door. I ran
for Daddy's house half mile away.
and he after me. I was a sprinter: he
was an old man and stiff in the knees
and short of breath. I easily kept five
rods ahead of him and in going up
the last hill he gave a grunt and fell
at full length. As he did not rise again.
I yelled to Daddy and We went to
where the old man reposed on the
broad of his back.
"Why, the old critter is dead as a
hammer, Dad exclaimed" as he felt
for his heart-beats.
The race had been too much for
him. | went up the road to telephone
for a doctor and dad remained with
the late lamented. i think my respec-
tive parent took advantage of the oc-
casion to search the body to see II
he could discover any dangerous
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BOvSer Goes to War
But He Comes Back In Couple of Hours

"Is there any great hurry about it?''
was asked.
the old junk sword and buckled II
around him and came out with the
bare blade in his hand. After giving
IL five or six fourishes around MS
head, he shouted:
"on men! on to victory or death.'
which meanS you viii go to-
nightg' asked Mrs. Bowser.
in five minutes and j may never re-
that my last thought was of you as
cannon ball struck me full in the
chest and made a widow of you.
81 know you will fight bravely. Mr..
ute ] will find pencil and pad that
you may write to me how your brave
men followed and cheered you.
shall let the papers over here know
cold and have lame back try and get
a mustard plaster to draw the pain
out. Here is loving kiss for you"
Mr.. Bowser didn't wait for the low
ing kiss. He merely waved fare
well with his hand and stalked out
still carrying the unsheathed sword
in his good right hand. He was OF
for the war but he felt no glory in
his heart. Instead of seeking to re-
strain him from going. Mrs. Bowser
had promptly encouraged II. He had
tried to blun her but had failed. What
course should he take now? He was
walking along the street trying to
plan out something and using the
murderous sword as cane. when a
policeman stopped him and asked:
is there a military parade any
where tonightg'
Not that | know Of" was the reply.
Then why are you all logged out
with that old toad sticker?'
Il have started for the war"
1.-The war in Europe" was asked.
Yes"
We'll. you had better go back home
again. They have got enough crazy
men over there. Where do you live
"Oh. back there n little ways" was
the Indifferent reply of the hero, as
he clattered his sword against the
trunk of a shade tree.
Then I'll see you to your gate. II
strikes me you are not quite right in
your head. It's against the law. any
how. for man to walk the streets
with deadly weapon in his hand and
! am responsible for the lives of the
people walking on the streets. Does
your wife know you are going TO
war;
YES; she said that could go if l
wanted to-"
But you didn't want to go?" laugh
ed the officer.
Mr.. Bowser made no reply. The
officer had seen through his bluff as
Cl.irly as Mrs. Bowser had done.
Come on. old man. and don't hack
and more shade trees"
The officer took Mr.. Bowser by the
arm and led him to his gate and
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hearted and hardworking, but I'll jump
from the buggy when 1 come along to a
woman walking alone. and I'll swing her
gallop. Well go to Deacon Carter. JUS
tice of the peace, and II he won't tie the
knot for us I'll tie three or four knots
in him. He mas got to make US one Tor
am desperate man. Ha!'
The exclamation was forced from him
by the thought that he was taking even
chances of abducting some villager
wife instead of a single woman. That
would make mess of things. but per-
haps he could excuse himself by claim
ing that II was all a joke. His high
spirits were rather dashed for minute,
and then he recovered them and was as
determined as ever. 1t was nearly nine
O'Clock when he drove into the village.
Its citizens kept early hours. Most OF
them were in bed or preparing Tor II
when the old white mare and her driver
appeared. Miss Mary Parker had strolled
out as per her program. She had taken
walk of half a mile and had just turned
to retrace her steps, somewhat disap-
pointed. but still hopeful. when vehi-
Gle dashed up beside her and man
leaped from it. II was Giles Stebbins, OF
course, but she did not at once recognize
him.
In a Low IaTs. 1,o;ce .:If Won resist the
consequences may be awful.
She did not resist. On the contrary she
gave a spring to help him swing her up
on 1ne Seat OF DubSN- III ocS
onds more he was beside her and lashing
the sober-minded old equine into the first
gallop she had struck for three years,
Don't you call for help" warned Giles
as they dashed through town.
She didn't. She looked away from him
and neither called or tried to jump to the
ground. They had gone mile or so
when he said:
IF you are a married woman tell me
so and / will take you back. If you are
single / am going to take you to Deacon
Carter's house 10 marry you. ! am not
villain, but i have lived alone long
enough. What do you sayg
Giles thought she snuggled up to him
little for answer, and he was satisfied
that he was not running away with some
good mans wife. The horse had to slow
down by and by for want of wind, but
she kept up smart pace until the. end
of the journey was reached.
Now to get spliced," said Giles as he
descended from the vehicle and reached
up his arms to aid his victim to follow.
She had no objections to offer. as he eN-
pected. He took her arm and escorted
her to the Deacon's store and had the
good fortune to find the justice winding
the clock preparatory to retiring to his
bed.
I'VE want to get married. was the
kidnaper'S salutation.
1T won't take over three minutes and
the fee will he s2," was the reply.
Now came the crisis. Mary Parker had.
to raise her veil. and at the same time
she slipped ring off her finger and
handed ii to Giles to be used at the prop
er moment She looked him full in the
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opened il and whispered in his ear:
Il am a married man also and know
how the old thing works. Whenever
we have row the old woman gencr-
ally comes out frSt-best. The way
for you to do is to sit on your steps
for about two hours. although the
night is rather chilly. and then go in
and tell her that the war has closed
and that there is no longer a chance
for you to make a hero of yourself.
Better throw that old sword at the
first dog that comes along. Ta-ta. old
man."
Mr.. Bowser followed instructions
and Mrs. BowSer replied:
THE war is over. is it? Well. I
am glad of it. But you can wait and
go TO the next one"
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Doubtful HerOism.

The clerk of the village hotel. at which
l registered, told me that a great hero
was out on the veranda and ! went out
to see him. He looked to me like the
village idler as he sprawled in his chair
and smoked his clay pipe. To draw him
out. l said:'
You must excuse me, but they say
Won are a hero. You killed a mad dog
which was leaping for womans throat
II was a heroic act, and all the town
probably speaks in your praise. 1t must
be very gratifying to you"
Yes, i killed mad dog" he replied.
as he shifted about uneasily. But ]
can't make up my mind whether am a
hero or not
But they say that you ran out into
the street with club in your hand and
Just at the critical moment you struck
the dog on the back and broke his spine.
You yourself ran a great risk of being
bitten and are entitled to all credit
Some say am hero and others de-
clare I am a darned idiot"
But how is that" asked In sur
prise.
because it was my old woman's life
that I saved and she Is the homeliest
female in the town.
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Bowser went over to the drug store
after dinner the other night and was
gone for an hour. When he returned
he said to Mrs. Bowser:
There were three or four men in
the drug store and We got to talking
about the war. / tell you the days for
the fighting hero have come back"
II have been thinking so for year
past" quietly replied Mrs. Bowser.
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nv business to sympathize with the rela-
tives and friends of the late lamented
but in this case, and rather to my own
astonishment, | find myself
You find what" was asked.
Il find a red spot on one of your
cheeks and | bet a hundred to one 1t
will develop into a cancer inside OF ten
DAYS, and the doctor who gives you the
tip will not die for forty years to come
TIA Ia old man Our establishment is
three blocks below on the corner. When
ever you feel down-hearted just drop In
on us and we will try to cheer you up.
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take passage on a steamer and In two
weeks be leading your men against
the Zoe and preparing your name for
history"
BY thunder, BY thunder" gasped
Mr.. Bowser. with hands on his knees
as he bent forward and looked into
her face. Woman, do you mean to
tell me that you are willing l should
go and take part in the bloody Fray
Il have been wondering fol the last
New Britain herald., 1915-05-31
Jr. o. U. A. M.

At a regular meeting held last Sat- Nrday evening fifteen applications for naembership were received and ten can didates were elected. On Satur- day evening of this week another class initiation will be held, when a class of twenty-f1ve candidates will hare the degree conferred upon them bx the degree team of General Mans .Qeld council. No. g, of Middletown. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. All members are requested to bear in mind that the mem mbership contest closes June 15, and all who Fhave applications are requested to bring them in before that time.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-31
CITY TURNS OUT 10
 HONOR WAR VETERANS

(Continued iron, First Page.) Walnut Hill park huge American flag flaps in the wind, standing as & figurative signal of loyalty from the entire city.
 Exercises at New York.
 New York, May 31.--Owing to the advanced age of most of the Grand Army veterans taking part in the Me morial day parade here today, the line of march was shortened to less than half mile. Members of forty four Grand Army posts, detach- nlent of regulars from Governors Island, many national guard and naval militia command, Spanish War veterans and other organiza tions marched up Riverside Drive to the Soldiers and Sailors monument to be reviewed by Major General Leon ard Wood, Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee. retired. and Major Genaral John F. O'Ryan. of the National Guard. Exercises were held at the monument and at Grants tomb. Hen " Breckenridge, assistant secretary of war, was one of the speakers. To- night memorial exercises will be held in Carnegie hall.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-31
MAINE MEMORIAL
 MONUMENT UNVEILED
Mainmast and Fighting Top of Bat tleship Constitute Memorial
 Wilson Present at Exercises.

Washington, May 31.--Unveiling and dedication of the Maine Memor- ial Monument, erected by the govern ment to the dead of the battlship destroyed seventeen years ago in Fa- vana harbor, was the principal fea- tpre of Memorial day ceremonies in Arlington National cemetery.
 President Wilson, Secretary Bryan, Secretary Daniels and Governor Frank E. Willis of Ohio, were on the pro- gram more thoroughly national in it's scope than ever, since General John A. Logan established services of the kind forty-seven years ago.
 Tn monument dedicated to the Maine dead is the mainmast and fight ing top of the battleship which long lay imbedded with other wreckage in tha bottom of Havana harbor Re- stored and rigged as it was on the deck of the Maine it now arises from granite and marble base chiselled in the form of a gun turret with names of the Maine's 264 victims carved on it's curved exterior.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-31
THOUGHT TO HAVE ELoPED.
Burr Missing, May Have Mar ried John Robbins. N

E Friends of Miss Minerva Murr, who Formerly lived at IA Rockwell avenue. arc worried over her con- Nnled absence and 1t is believed that fhe has eloped with John Robbins, efnployed at the Stanley Works.
 Hiss sBurr made the acquaintance Robbins while she was employed htSthe Stanley Works. More recently has been studying to be a nurse 'nH Hartford. She is only nineteen IsSrs s old. It is thought that Miss
 VII and Robbins weht to New York AMrday and were married. He is a6 to have gone to Hartford to meet hek Hand friends believe they took d
 &{n to New York as Miss Burr yodl6 not secure marriage license this state. because of her youth Ifhout the consent of her parents or kMf dianzs A relative of Miss Burr |eEed at the city clerks office Satur-
 70 learn whether tho girl had
 n otit a license. Miss Burr's home
 Avon. ss
New Britain herald., 1915-05-31
LAST FIGHT TO SAVE
 LIFE OF LEO FRANK
Gcorgfa's State Prison Commission to Hear Ills Application for Com
 mutation of Death Sentence.

mutation of Death Sentence.
 Atlanta, Ga, May s1.--The last fight to save Leo M Frank from the death penalty began here today with preparation for the hearing before the state prison commission on his ap- plicsS on for communication of sentence. Franks execution has been set for June 22 next. Former Congressman William Howard, in charge of Franks case, was prepared to emphasize in, his argument the doubt as to the prison CTS guilt expressed by the late Judge Roan, who presided at the trial; the dissenting opinion of two judges of the state supreme court when a decision was rendered affirming the findings of tho lower court, and the dissenting opinion of Justices Holmes and Hughes of the United States supreme court, when that tribunal denied Franks appeal for a. writ of habeas corpus.
 franks counsel also was expected to file with the commission a letter written by Judge Roan just before his death, in which it was said he re- iterated his doubt as to Franks guilt and urged executive clemency.
 Communications before the commits sion included a letter from Solicitor General Dorsey, who prosecuted Frank, protesting against clemency; the briefs of Franks attorney, and an argument by Hooper Alexander, United States attorney for the north ern district of Georgia, who as a pri- vate citizen appeal for communication.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-31
15 TONS OF DYNAMITE
 EXPLODE IN SCOW
S40,0O0 Worth of Plate Glass Win dows in Seattle Destroyed-Police
 Investigating for Russia.

$
 Seattle, Wash. May 31.--Police and private detectives employed by tho Russian government to guard vessels loading munitions of war for Russia were busy today. endeavoring to learn the cause of the explosion Sunday morning of fifteen tons of dynamite aboard a scow anchored in the bay. Except for tho statement of private detectives that for two weeks thcy have ben watching for two men who, It Is alleged, were coming to Puget Sound to destroy ammunition car riers, there was little for the police to work on.
 The scow was blown into rfrag- ments and no trace has been found of watchman employed Saturday to guard the dynamite over night.
 While detectives were engaged in seeking to determine the cause of tiie explosion. many workmen began re- placing $50 plates glass windows ir the Seattle business district shattered by the explosion. The damage iron, this source was estimated at $4O,O0O while injury to several large wooden buildings on the water front nearest the scene of the explosion added $1O.-' 900 more to the loss.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-31
City Hen1s

Miss Mary Ostroskf of Wat is spending a weeks vacatiou relatives and friends in this city|
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur N. Ruth1 of $40 Stanley street are 0l}A<| their fifth weddins anniver@*f| their home today This eveni,e| will entertain their friends at ception.
 John Miller of Cottage PlBe| spending two weeks' f1fioux| his home. Mir. Miller is on tho s. Birmingham. being 8 Qunrl es| ter in the signal corps.
 An anniversary requiem high will be celebrated at o'ciork| morrow morning at St. MAry's ch| for the late Joseph E. Cai1e chairman of the board of public ety.
 K. w. YerRin. Boys Secretory the Y. NJ. c. A, returned to his 6 today after a two weeks abrenc1 joined the ranks of the benedlet6 in Auburn, N. f.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-31
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. Amelia Hart.

The funeral of Mrs. Amelia Hart was held this morning. intrement, be-, ing in new Catholic cemetery Mrs. Hart was the wife of Thomas Hart of Main street and was but twenty two years of age. She died at St. Francis hospital Saturday afternoon following an operation. Besides her husband she leaves a daughter Alice. aged one year; her parents, MT. and Mrs Dwight Gordon: two brothers. Fred and John Gordon. and a sister, Miss Kettle Gordon.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-31
FRAIEPl llAI NEWS
..THb, Field Day Plans.

s Arrangements for attending the c.
 T, A. U. Field Day and parade to be
 held in Southington. June 19, under the auspices of the Y. M T. & B. so- sciety Of that town were made yester- day morning by the New Britain so- sciety. All who attend will wear straw hats and black bow ties and will carry canes. The drum corps will head the
 parade and the Tierney cadets may
 he in line. The contract for the ice supply was yesterday awarded to the New Britain Ice corporation.