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The Washington times., 1915-12-11

%uI;RA. Bv Willom NJ. Campbell Boston:
Sherman NTCu"n y Co
y Scotch nara tive. done in swing
Ing COuplet measures. The traditional
customs of quaint old Scottish town
are woven into the narrative.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

TIE SEA WIND. BY william ColDurn Illus
ted. boston: Sherman, French q Co.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Knob CelervNow In Season
Cream Sauce or Drawn Butter Are Excel
lent Accomplishments to Cooked Vegetable.
BY MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.
Copyright 1915. by Mrs. Christine FredericI.D

FALL vegetable worthy of an
increased place on the table
is the so-called knob. or knot
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

MEnlTATION3 OF VOTES For WOMEN
Il" samuel M"'h"rI rro,hcrs RCston
.luIL ton NJ, fiu Cp,nr-trl, ipr.',.. 9, IN
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
TIL TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PA E1
BunlOnS Differ From
Corns Materially; the
Methods of Removal
BY DR.. LEONARD KEENE HIRs,jBERC.
Copyright. 1915. by Nc so'per Feature Scr &c. Inc,

~ RkNALEET as is tho belief, II
= bunion is no more like corn
than - sugar-loaf like Il
= ~, , N.haIo
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

THE HOUSE OF MY DREAMS. Anony-
nous. Boston: Sherman. French & Co
Price. 81.
The poems are a trif1e amateurish In
sincerity of touch that promises better
for the future.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

To the everyday man or woman. this
collection of sane. simple verse will
carry a strong appeal.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

for the sake OF an advancing civiliza
ton"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-12

Henry Slosby said sol' Indignantly
stated the p MsyST Ho,ro.. r,., go
window sfs@pHs the little sSIts note tso i ms
hands IT We know the guilty man. the. rest
is doing at this moment and henry he Say S'OS s6
crank Of the sleythogrsph a vgorous turning; in
Gazing into that marvellous machine in push
ms saw maze Of at tf 1hs e0 soor
asa a. shsy sssRpsa back the great
and whlrled in vast excitement. ~
Henry closby" he declared, rs at this mo-
men, viii someone please see II he tsp
The room was vacated In an instant except
Warden ladies ana they laughed until the tears
Streamee down their cheeks
InnkeepeS and the three councilmen were tearing
through the BRICK ysrS 10 S9T Henry hs cosby bse a
fence Five whiskered faces peered over the
ishmsnt Henry closby was digSing 4 hole Isi'''
dark. nlaclie made him mask out OF he blue
cambrie' went back through the brickyard
sat there SMOKING Though hole ' In 'S his mas
absolutely motionless otherwise. for a solid
asdSsp were 50 opsn mSsSssS
t sn Mayor , ssw6eTEy himself came to wallins-
~. as,,i man Holmes Is mighty careless about
Smss stss5 aaYb oanS SuS y
knew who he Is and what he's hanging around
l''E4aetly." DECLARED wallnsford. my assist
snrs setions may seem strange to you and 20
well. TO tell YOU the TRUTH admitted tina
mayor. they do Why, not above twenty min
utes ago he stopped out In the middle OF the
square. and give something wrapped up IN red
tissue paper 70 all the children In town, and
Whispered to them 70 run home and hide Il
Coneealing hts concern and chagrin much
As pessible, Wallingford said pompously; II DO
not Mt Mayer. leave those details entirely
It was 2 square Of llmburEer cheese. about
the sise OF a marble I" exploded the mayor,
whose chest had been intentionally expanded
by the weight OF this information Now Just
maybe there Is some sense behind that. but 70
1T Isl sssented wauinetord. .srhere Is no
one on our force who can play crazy so we'll as
my assistant That's why they sent him with
',Rut what good does It dor" persisted the
Took at this letter" insisted wsninEford
He handed Mayor sawDsrry . setter bearing
70 Henry Ciosby The Mayor opened that letter.
with no more conjunction than II Il had been
an advertisement addressed 20 himself He read
eMy dear Mr.. closby: take plsasure IN
calling your attention 20 the fact that your roy
alties are steadily increasing being 1.49S 40 for
this month an Increase Of nearly $3.50 over last
month and OF over s26O above the month pre-
yious Your latest shilgnsnt looks very proIlis.
me sample of the spansierviile city water FOR
The mayor laid down that letter on the table
before him. and viewed Il with hgiging eyes.
"Exactly," agreed Wailingford. inspecting the
absorbed mayor with scant liking. Your water
Possesses come delicate chemical property which
~NkaS nShiy valuable TO Mp. Closey. IN .
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-12

e: css %Scs s'i yiSs been bat sas
Before. they went out 10 dinner. wallingford
pa,ek:d Up sorgeously inlaid checksr-board. and
~, Z thoGsht that was glass mosaic. but it's as
"'Anothsr little side s'' issue of mlnsP said
SSrssss s IA, . r mixture
proof, and almost serstch-prOof lis not Inlay,
,hoSngh the design is an ordinary printed AFFAIR.
quality OF refraction. which apparently brings
the lines to the surface, have patent on the
Have you done much with itf'' inquired wal
linsford.. quickly and be examined the checker
S ot I thing M" r sssn S's ciosby.
ana y made pne. evidently wish 70 20 right out
-, How How much win you take for your patents
viii YOU gu give I'll the warden estate everything
e,"Ln give !, 20 anybody you say" returned
s., lis bargain, Sl9sby: you wouldn't mind
hS,pins saw on somethins on ths City OF spang-
Henry Closby grinned
S on 'iS az. ,o@ S'G S.iSas e. ia G al:
ice water % SedSp PoS TssSs S Sas
the bell boy had as NE Ss Sses Box %
q ES@sra trlRod. with a twin lens In 'front.' End
iss "a !: :di uT sesi:!ssS 4 hand
What IS that din I'M 81 Re asked OF the tail.
solemn Eentieman With, the pale blue whiskers,
who stood az the window with q telescope in
he nand. looking out through the small end
.sr -IIls = ssuthosraph," reported DETECTIVE paw'
Ice water still IN hand the proprietor looked
into the sleuthoGaph. and before his widening
eaEe silver dollar slid out from hole IN 9
sight ~ the top Of the box ~
% oahS .si S Sa sps sEs
n - ,h the lenses over his shonldsrs What
Detective s Holmes placed Ions. lean ,nnEsF
90 his right temple, and thought He added a
long lean nnger 10 his left temple, and thought.
a., ~ means that soneone' In this town is max
saSshE, gaspsd the proprietor, 'whO do you
l'fhe slsuthograph is working on that right
sun hs 6 3sseG any ana rsse
all the secrets OF the Seventh Book Of Moses.
Ana AZ the wisdom OF the seventh son OF a
sexenth son Hist Lookl"
slsuihograph slipped a white letter and rested
e re Pc. bottom sg Of the boK and that letter was
Gosh where's the rest OF TT
ave sxcitedIy. SHE next letter should be here
IN .sn. or nttsen minutes. Maybe al Of the
20. only An instant the yroprlstor's. nat eyes
pitcher OF ice water and dashed OUT Of the
BisekIs paw hurried to the eOnneotinS door
sFor. the lows o. Mike, sim. II works % he sx-
claimed, choking with laughter. These hicks
VII swallow enythlng Send the girls over.
quiSk, 70 post CiosbyF' :
cues. ne s Sls' Saa sssss sos Sae "nS
foboTate, 80 there won't be any hitch
Fine" agreed BlaedA shall wear purple
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-12
" READ IT HERE Then SeeIt IN E1otion Pictures

New YOrk-and you 60 to ChicaEor ratified
Well. III be" Closby began with a sud
den burst OF anger, which he quickly checked.
I've done the worst possible to the town, I
Euoss." ne declared. rive made money in spite
Of them, and without their knowledge" and his
eyes rested on a padlocked tin box standing on
his safe. I've just sold my store. and I'm
going away" Presently he oyercame a certain
dhhdent hesitation, unlocked the box, and drew
from IL grotesque terra Gotta cast. Maybe
you've seen these thinssY" he remarked
The Lost Dog % exclaimed both Blackie and
Wallingford with delight
II was weird little carcature which at irst
made one want TO laugh but gradually II en-
anated, In some subtle way, all the pathetic
wistfulness of a misaid haIf-frightsned. alto
gether hopeless. soft-eyed friend OF the family.
and adopt a stray cur. II had swept the
country In its various forms of clay, plaster.
and bronae, and II was for sale In every shop
window, from confectionery stores g cigar
sight and men Of all degrees, cab-drfvers, law
yersy and shoe-clerks, kept one close to thsir
smoking materials
Are you interested in the marketing OF itr'
asked the sutlously inquiative Wallingford
II made H." stated COSBY, quito modestly
enough. and smiling affcctionateiy on hlq own
hardlwork ~ seem to have knack for
this kind Of thing I've modelled lot OF things
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-12

secret process Of art manufacture. This letter
shows just how valuable"
The new letter was from a New York bank,
trembled from Indignation.
MY dear Mr. Closby" he read "As per
your request, we enclose herewith an itemized
statement Of the amounts deposited with us TO
your credit by your agent, Mr.. futile We trust
that. by comparing this with your duplicate
deposit slips. you will be able to locate the slight
discrepancy between your estimated balance and
Within, on long folded slip, and compiled
by IN adding machine, was statement OF
steadily growing monthly deposits, extending
back over three years, and totalling TO over
forty thousand dollars mostly invested in bonds.
To say that Mr.. sawberry was horrined is
And we trusted that man !" he declared in
sorrowful anger. What does he manufacturer
1mpressvely. Wallingford produced from be-
mind the bureau, the illuminated checker-board.
and placed Il before the mayor BY its side he
set an ebony box, its lid and sides apparently
inlaid with glass, in elaborate Louis Quinze
DECORATIONS -
The mayors sorrowful Indignation increased.
And he never showed these things TO Spang-
lerville! :" he complained bitterly. = p.
Never once" agreed Wallingford. why,
these things could have been made the city In
dustry, and great attraction at your Saturday
festivals. All your unemployed people could
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-12

Blaekle had hardly more than adjusted the
curling purple whiskers than there was a knock
on his door The proprietor was back again,
and with him were the mayor and three city
councilmen Mr.. Boyler. Mr. Kerr. and Mr..
ANY more letters DOWN." excItedlv demanded
haven't looked"
There's an r. and an N after the H -
hilgnskly reported 20, City Councilman Kerr.
a mad scramble ensued in front of the lens
and mad excitement ensued as an "R" dropped
down.
:, Henry Closby. bet your guessed the
Wait, gentlemen, counselled the solemn de-
tective. 1T may not be true" and he held the
~" Of HENRY for fully i've minutes, while
he listened intently at the hall door.
At last there was a rustic and a suppressed
giggle, and BlaclIle touched the push button on
the back OF a chair, and the letter "Y'' fell
down. Then a &C" and an 81 I"
Walllngford tip-toed into the room during the
Tension t,,, Of that great moment. and Slipped q
bowed his way in front OF the lens for a peep
at the sleuthograph.
ut Is as we suspected" ne announced, and
Just then there clattered down the letters "O
GOSH" breathed the proprietor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-12


hsye become artists. and the city council grown
Glazed Inlay"
"Glazed fniay.?" repeated she mayor. rs
Thai man has held back the progress Of his
cOua be- 4 reckon the city ls ooun si ' VIII
not going % charge anything for the loan an q
scsrtainiy, not" waninEfOrd assured him
.,s You see MT Mayer" he rssiSnedly explained.
city can Do 70 ores Mr. cos SSs' to A sa Ss
patent secret processes and goodwill. at a fair
!. II there are seven men in a room. and one or
them Looks at his watch. six others immediatsiy
timepieee from somewhere beneath his whiskers
glanced at Il hastily, and was startled
,n~ must P hurry right over to the council meet
"a receipt for my New York client please"
The mayor Ecept sha fdS me- sss Of h
and the documentary evidence. snd hurried
nervous little dark skinned man was ia the
St9SS WITH Henry and With
blIs, and receipts, when committee OF four
msyor entered With mueS po ana me
Ter and Mr. Kerr and Mr. sSorpine allowed
two feet IN on Of tSsn s snd in soen array
hats held formally across their lsft wrists. they
Mr. closby came forward With scant gracious
''wenY" ne demanded psrernptoriiy
The mayor cleared his throat. I'VE represent
spsasleryilie The people and ne city council :
s, 1ss al si ~ ~ - DISH az ms
him; Ais eye was attracted immed iatsly 70 one
~ aS,s W. stIs nrssS ~ ~ - Ps
otherwise entirely conoesled by a radiatinB-
pink beard Of the most inaammstory anarchisue
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-23
Anti-submarine Air Bombs.

That aeroplanes can be effectively opinion of L. BIin Desblede, who is 1 regarded here as an authority on aer- onautical engineering. He has evolved a plan by which, he contends, German submarine warfare against British commerce can be checked.
 Put in a, nutshell my scheme is as follows he writes in The Syren and Shipping. ITO have at selected places along the coast of Great Britain and Ireland a number of small but highly efficient aerial squadrOns whose duty would be either closely to scrutinize the area comprised between the coast and a line some 150 miles from it, or, in special cases to act as convoy to liners or cargo steamers.
 If the sea area defined above were rendered Q danger zone for the enemy's submarines to enter. and if the enemy were made to realize that within that zone their submarines ran a greater risk than the merchant vessels they were out to attack, then it would fol- low that the submarine blockade would be rendered intellectual.
 Tt would of course be argued that if the eneny's submarines were prevented from operating within 150 miles of our coast they could still carry their oper- ations beyond that limit. This argu- ment would, in theory, be correct, but it should be noted that all German submarine attacks on British vessels have been carried out within sight of the British coast and inside the 150 mile limit. which is well within the range of aeroplanes in most weather conditions"
 To meet the double difficulty of hit ting a moving submarine and of the possible harmless explosion of bombs by their impact against the water MT Desblede holds that aeroplanes intended to tackle submarines must be specially armed.
 That special armament" he says, must consist of a number of efficient anti submarine bombs, capable of sur mounting the two preceding difficulties. In other words, an anti-submarine air bomb, must damage the submarine, whether it actually strikes the vessel or not, provided it falls within twenty yards of the craft. and it must not ex- plode on impact with the water
 Such anti-submarine air bombs" MT. DesbIeds adds, 'have now been designed"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-23
Stories of the War

the same day to go to Norrkoping around F'alsterbo, evidently with the intention of being taken by Germans. But the Government declared that the ships must unload in LandscrOna.
 In the first week of April there was another striking case when the steamer England, belonging to the re- cent Swedish Minister of Marine, was captured off F'alsterbo and brought to Stettin, where much of the cargo was unloaded as belonging to a German. It was another cargo of maize and came from America, being under the authorization of the Swedish Govern ment for use in Sweden. During the journey one of the interested firms sold its part of the cargo to a Stock holm firm, which in turn sold it to the German Government.
 As a result of such attempts the Swedish authorities now demand that every vessel bound for the east coast shall call at Malmo for inspection. It may be that some tons of copper may have been smuggled across the frontier, but there has not been any systematic trade in contraband.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-23
Smuggling in Holland.

The romantic smuggler waiting for a dark night to run his lugger ashore in a cove, and then bury his bales and barrels in the sand has disappeared, but the trade still f1ourishes and prob ably brings more profit than ever, es- pecially just now in Holland. The modern smuggler here. however, is chiefly interested in getting contra band out of the country, rather than bringing it in.
 A visitor to an up-to-date snug gler's den, of which a number exist in the center of Rotterdam, would prob ably find a n1iddle-aged cIerkly Ger man dressed in a well-cut business suit at a desk. In front of him, small heaps of spices. grain of various species, oilcake and raw rubber and sample bottles of burning and lubri- eating oils. From time to time the smuggler chief takes the telephone re- ceiver down, calls a number and bar gains in tense phrases over the prices of job-lots of the articles, samples of which lie before him, sent for his ap- proval by merchants and dealers who held stocks more or less extensive be- fore the new and strict government regulations calling for an inventory were issued.
 Then follow other telephone calls on shippers or their shippers. The smuggler chief is trying to arrange for the transport of his illicit exports across the border line, into Germany or Belgium. Freights for this trade are high and the snuggIer's efforts are directed towards beating down the shipper to as low a figure as possible; but the shipper holds out, for he knows smuggled goods bring high rates when safely brought to their destination.
 Torture would not force the snug glers to disclose the methods by which they manage to forward the contraband beyond the closely guarded frontier. It is hinted, however, that many railroad cars ostensibly con- veying freight from Holland to Den mark and from Denmark to Holland are mysteriously uncoupled and dis appear while passing over the inter vening German territory. Dutch fish ing boats, too, are often seized off the coast by German patrol boats and taken into German ports, whence they are released after their cargoes have been unloaded to the evident satis-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-23

Compound to me and I tried it at once and found much relief. After that had no pains at all and could do my housework and shopping the same as always. For years I have praised Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Con- pound for what it has done for me, and shall always recommend it as a wo- mans friend. You are at liberty to use my letter in any way. Mrs. THOMSON, 649 W. Russell St., Philadelphia, Pa.
 Change of Life is one of the most critical periods of woman's existence. Women everywhere should remember that there is no other remedy known to carry women so successfully through this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham's s Vegetable Compound.
 If you want special advice write to Lydia F. Pinkham Med- icine Go. (cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-23
BRIDGEPoRT'S CITY GOVERN
 MENT

By decisive majority of those who voted on the question, the city of Bridgeport has declared for commits sion form of government and express ed It's preference in no uncertain terms for the commission of five rather than the city manager idea. In reaching this decision it has undoubtedly been impressed by the results which have been attained along this line in cer- tain other municipalities and been influenced to favor a change in the hopes of bettering local conditions which are possible under the present form of political control
 An economical and efficient city government is that at which every municipality should aim, but even with the change to a commission form Bridgeport like other cities must steadily keep it in mind. The mere declaration for or institution of com mission government will not solve in itself its difficulties. It is going to have the opportunity, if succeeding steps meet with like success, to dem- onstrate for the other cities of Con- necticut just what merit such a form possesses or what the citizens demand under new plan. No less responsi- bilities will develop upon the citizens of that city to do their part under commission form than under any other.
 The government of a city is bound to be what the citizens stand for. It all depends upon the men who are put into office. If that work is left to a few the same dissatisfaction can re- suit under a, commission form as un- der any other and it will be watched with deep interest to see whether Bridgeport can rise to the occasion of giving the city the best possible government through Q change in the form thereof. If the same control continues where will there be any chance for improvement?
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-23

faction of the shippers. Dozens of Rhine lighters pass daily up and down the river whose course runs through Germany and Holland and occasion ally one is held up because of the presence Of illicit cargo; but is is pos sible that for each one stopped a num- Der of others pass muster with for bidden goods on board and are re- ceiyed with welcome by the German authorities. From numerous points though it is by Dutch troops, come re- ports of cattle and horses being driven across into German territory where the lines of sentinels are thin or woods prevent a clear view.
 The gains to be secured by the run ming of contraband are so tempting that the efforts of the authorities have been rendered futile. Practically half the Dutch troops now mobilized are engaged in guarding the frontiers, not against foreigners, but against Dutch men trying to pass contraband It is difficult however, to guard every yard of the border-line and if the attention of a sentry can be distracted for only a few minutes this gives the willy smuggler his chance to get across with his goods.
 The Dutch soldier, himself until re- gently Q civilian, naturally dislikes shooting at his own countrymen, even when they are observed in the act of evading the law. The Government has therefore been compelled to offer some inducement to augment his alertness in putting stop to this profitable trade, whose success brings the Gov ernment into many difficulties with the belligerent powers who accuse the Dutch of acts not in accord with strict neutrality. A reward amounting to ten percent of the value of goods seized in fl!egal transit is no woffered to the soldiers and this has had such ef- feet on their watchfulness that cap lures of smUgglers are becoming more frequent daily. On several occasions recently, soldiers have shot and killed smugglers who have def1ed their sum- mons to halt while engaged in contra band running. One soldier is reported to have received $400 as his share of the reward for stopping a large parcel of smuggled goods as it was about to be taken across the border.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-23
ROSE GARDEN IN NORWICH.

On several occasions attention has been called to the importance which rose garden is to a city and the value which one would be to Norwich if developed in Mohegan park Such was based upon the results which are being secured from such an attrac- tion in other cities and the constant efforts which are being made by pro- gressive communities to secure like benefits.
 Just now Elizabeth park in Hart ford shows the drawing power of a rose garden when it is reported that more than 25,0O0 people visited that beauty spot Sunday including those who came from at least ten different states in over three thousand autonao- piles. If anything was needed to demonstrate the popularity of that de- ightful display and the interest there in from far and near that record of one day is sufficient. All corners of the state were represented, including this city, in that big gathering. . What has been done at Hartford can be accomplished here. It cannot be done in one season or one year and possibly not on as large a scale but with the beginning which has been made, the natural attractiveness of the park which has been given to the city, and an interest in making it as great an asset as possible to Nor wich, the quicker the effort is made to get such plan underway the quicker this city will be in a way to get similar results. Hartford gets a big advertisement from it's rose gar den and Norwich can do likewise. It is a matter in which the flower lovers of this city should lend their interest and cooperation.