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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-09-21
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i.eaistef p Blown II Newharn, a..
and Hiss Gra-e st Johnson Of
Worcester, were ma5ded in Putnam,
Sednes 4y, bv Justice % the Pence
MI. an,i ars. Il j simpson Of Atho.
spent sunday with'W II. Harris and
wife. Woodstock avenue. Mr.. and
Mrs. harris returned with them for a
short visit.
Principal Arson Handy attended
the wedding Of one Of his i've brothers
Of Cataunet, Mass iasl SATURDAY and
will attend the wedding OF another
brother Saturday.
John Wright is doing government
work and is 1t present. covering the
state Of Rhode Island looking for
blight on cuffant bushes and for white
pine blister lie was home over sun
day.
Misses Rose and Albins Emmons,
ulfie Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Peter
f. Belair and daughter motofed To
Springfield in the Misses Emmons
nlaehine and called on Mrs. William
Robafge and family.
The first meeting OF creditors OF the
bankrupt estate of Hector j. beclaif Of
Putnam Will be held on the 18th day
Of September st 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon in The office Of referee in Bank
ruptey A. Bowen in Wiliimantic.
Pupils attending the wiIlimnntie
Normal school from this vicinity will
be Interested TO learn that plans are
now being considered for the erection
OF dormitory ut the school At the
lss. session Of the legislature 100000
was appropriated for this purpose
An invitation has been received by
Capt J j. acGary Of the Home
Guard for the locnl company TO 90 to
New London sometime next month
and participate in parade and eXer
elses nj " hich the 3rd Regiment will
be presented feainental eolors. The
matter will be decided at the next
meeting
Dana johnson, son Of Prosecuting
Attorney and NJ RS. Eric II. Johnson, is
to return 10 Yale the oath of This
month His brother Donald, who has
this summer been employed at Dix
vile Notch, in the White Mountains,
returned TO the home OF his parents
here Wednesday and will remain
week before leaving for Brunswick,
Me, TO resume his college work at
Bowdoin.
Kenneth Ballard, son OF Mr. and
Mrs. Newton A. Ballard, who WIS 10
have left Putnam to enter Clark col
20 until this coming Monday. He re
eeived notice that the opening OF the
college has been postponed one week
SO rs to permit the many students on
farms 10 remain short time longer
gathering the crops.
AS first lieutenant Of the United
States army, Theodore f. Downing,
formerly lieutenant of the Connecticut
state police, WAS a visitor in Putnam
Thursday afternoon, while enroute 10
Aver, Mass. Lieutenant Downing re
Gently completed course at the Of
ficers' training camp at plattsburg He
has been assigned TO Camp Devens as
an officer Of "A machine gun battery.
Lieutenant Downing says there is
splendid chance for advancement in
the national army and that men who
appear to make good are being given
immediate chances at camp Devens
for ratings MS corporals and sergeants.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-09-21
Rewriting the Lines.

The Maid-Hah know you in spite
of those colored glasses. You are PIT
fles, the gentleman yegg
Piffies = Girl, you speak falsely.
True, am Piffles, but this is not pair
of colored glasses. Ii is a mask and
no one except the audience can recog-
nize muh.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-09-21
Their Excuse for Theft.

1t was stated at Brentford police
court TINT two men charged with bur
glary got away with bag containing
$50 farihings and left behind IA note
which read. I'VE are two poor re-
jected men who are doing this to keep
us out of the workhouse." -London
Daily Telegraph.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-09-21
A Puzzle.

at Is mystery Ia me-"
what isg"
''Nhat | used 10 do with all the dol
lars that I've managed to give 10 the
various Red Cross solicitors lately.
without hurting myself at all. De
troit Free Press.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-09-21

orckerit is natural mining wax.
found originally eexing in small guam
titles from rocks of the coal forma-
ton. Ii has been discovered in Mol
davia and Galicia, and is used chiefly
In candle-lnaking
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-09-21
Her Question,

''When your father and | were mar
ried. he was getting only SIS week. ;"
"Was pa trying to dodge being
drafted for military serviceY
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-09-21
Concerning Kindness.

He who has conferred a kindness
one should speak of it.-Seneca.
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tune awaits you here" But Beverly's greatest Joy was not in hearing these tidings. It was in hearing the voice of the man she loved Smilingly she turned and told her mother what Will liam had said, and then she and Mrs. Clarke went 10 the Strong home.
 These securities are the equivalent of a great fortune" Sears announced to them. "They can be converted into cash at once
 Also. they are what The Secret Sev- gu has been seeking explained Will liam. 'If one of them Snew that the fortune was here we would be besieg- ed Why. Mrs. Clarke Here he was interrupted by shrill cry out in the street II was newsboy announc- ing an extra edition Wee See scurried out to get one.
 The shrewd little Americani2ed Chi nsman's eyes bulged with great sur prise when he reappeared. Strong snatched the paper from his hand and read Receiver appointed for William Strong X Co. Factory closed. Employ es demand more money whhe price Of the product falls
 Crushed in spirit Strong iottered from the room Beverly, seeing his intense agitation and not realizing what it meant, followed him and de manded an explanation. At first he refused to tell her, but when she snatched the paper from his hand, he stood with bowed head while she read that he was a ruined man. Finishing the article. sine held her head up proud ly and faced him.
 This ends my life of pleasure said Strong. "Someouc-Some force-hss ruined me. lli have to find something to do"
 You helped me obtain the money I now have said Beverly softly and tenderlv. Wont you let me help you now? Repay me when you can. Oh if you but knew of my gratitude-why ny paltry riches are as nothing to the wealth of feeling in my heart
 No protested Strong vigorously. "I thank you for your kindness. But I am man | would not accept mon ey from a woman-even as a loan I'll
 fight my own WAY. Ii shatters many ambitious plans l had Miss Clarke plans affecting you and myself Per
 haps | can build mp a fortune. If so-
 well. the great secret of life is to bear
 ills aud joys with equal indifference. ! Ill work at what my hands can find I to do, and I'll be happy
 And thns, just as the ptiless little
 god Cupid. thought he had scored an.
 other hit. did fresh complications spoil
 his plans.
 tEnd ef Chapter N
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What Has Gone Before.

William Montgomery Strong. wealthy young clubman, meets Beverly Clarke when he encounters band of kidnappers who have seized the girl. Strong rescues her. He learns that her uncle, Thomas Clarke. has sent for her. The uncle, who is dying, is a member of sle Secret Seven, a band of wealthy and brainy New York criminals. ruled by a mysterious in- dividual known as The Great Master. He has pledged himself Go leave his millions to the Secret Seven, but death bed repent ancs comes to him and he decides to leave It 10 Beverly He gives her a casket filled with treasures, and straightway hlrelings of The Secret Seven pursue her. The girl is the innocent cause of Strong's engage nent to Eunice Morton, a society girl, be- ing broken of, and afterward she is seized by thugs from The Secret Seven and car ried to their rendezvous. Strong traces her there is terribly beaten in terrific light, and the police carry him to his home unconscious while the kdnapers spirit Beverly away to a Chinese den. where they try to compel her to reveal the hid inR place of the treasure, which is in the possession of Chief of Detectives Acker- ton although the girl does not know this. Strong, disguised as Chinaman, gains entrance to the deni and is the means of ssVidk Beverly.
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LADIES ARE BUSY
 ON BIENNIAL FUND
THEIR EFFORTS DESERVE EVERY ENCOURAGEMENT FROM MEN
 IT IS POSSIBLE TO GIVE.
Spring Festival 10 Be Staged Here Saturday, March 24. One of Many Worthy Projects Considered.

The club women of Arkansas have i pledged themselves to raise $S.0O0 for | the biennial fund for the convention of the General Federation of Women 8 Clubs, which meets in this city next year. and in almost eyeT6 town ill the state projects of various kinds are be- Ing carried out, benefits being Siven and entertainments planned. the pro- ceeds of these features tO go to the biennial fund,
 thus far but $35O Of the $SO0O promised has materiali2ed. There are about 5000 cluub women in the state Some of them are members of more than one organization and they must, according to the agreement decided upon, give dollar for every member ship they hold. In many of the cities the various commercial organizations are assisting them or have promised the local clubs financial help. In Hot Springs the Business Mems League is down for a 5000 donation, 1t was stated and Little Rock and Pine Bdff are also in line in this respect.
 
 On Saturday March "A. there will be given in the Auditorium theater great spectacle, entitled "The Spring Festival" in which 30 of the city's well known yoang ladies and gentlemen, in a series of dances, will participate. The entertainment is not alone q most spectacular one, but is far and away the most picturesque event of it's kind this city has ever seen. The rehearsals are under the direction of Miss Hattie May Bennett, formerly of this city. but now a resi- dent of Colorado, who reports excep- tional progress with the rehearsals. Tickets for this feature arc now on sale, and the local club women, who have rallied to make this a success, are asking the assistance of the men with this entertainment.
 I've are doing this for Hot Springs benefit said Mrs. ]. II. Avery, presi- dent of the City Federation ol [lubs, under whose auspices the Spring Fes- tival will be given, and we are very utoilb"S oA 0ctIlhS d idISt HuuiOtT UT tickets. The money for the biennial fund must be raised We cannot wait rntil the last minute We will be working for over a year or more, and We anticipate a spectacle in this en- tertatnment that has never been sur passed in this city. It deserves the patronage of every one. for, after Il, 1t is for Hot SpriHgs' advertisement in the great convention here next year
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E4A<, 5GzzaAz
oriqinai Niohtie.

Needlewomen who aspire to have original garments will appreciate a suggestion for making q nightie. First of all, two materials are combined in fashioning the garment--a liberty which every remnant fiend values. Powered crepe and plain white crepe were used in the one displayed in an exclusive shop. Powered and plain silks or striped and plain silks could be used in the same way.
 The lowered crepe is used to form shallow yoke and sleeve caps. The rest of the garment and the edge of the sleeves are white. A point in the making of inc nightgown which Is very much in it's favor iS that the sleeves are Set in and, consequently, would prove more comfortable than the usual kimono sleeves. They are joined with marrow hand cr0cheted insertion.
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which he owns-that is-you know. Rich young man Factory ran itself; he spent the money Didn't have to pay much attention to it."
 "Humphr muttered Sears. Wouldn't do him any harm if he had to perform some real work Well, I am going to call on him. See you later"
 Right at the time Sears was learning of Strong's business interests The Se- cret Seven was plotting 10 shatter that business, as another method of ruin ing Strong, whose life had been so marvelonsly saved tXice after Dr.. Zulph had ordered him killed. Jim Pearsall, member of The Secret Seven. who worked" in Wall street. was the chief schemcr this ~1ne. The first thing Pearsall dh was to hammer at Strong's securities until they began tumbling in the stock market Next he bred disContent among the labOrers in the factory, who sent a delegation 10 see Strong and demand higher wages. The delegation reached him just after he had received news of the slump in bis securities
 "Gentlemen," he said. q believe in square deal But you can see for your self that have been hit in the stock market. 1t would be an utter impossi- hility to give you an increase at pres ent."
 "All right, Mir. Strong was the de- liant reply. We like you, but liking doesn't get us money. We go on strike at once. We'll wreck your factory"
 Strong, reused to instant action by this threat was preparing to hurry over to the establishment when Sears entered. And as he appeared an evil spirit of The Secret Seven-the Spider --crept alongside R wall of the club mans home, seized the telephone wire there and tapped" It. Sears, after in troducing himself to Strong, took out the treasure belonging to Beverly.
 This represents enormous wealth" he said The generous hearted Strong at once forgot his own troubles and to the Clarke home.
 Come right over with your moth CT" he almost shouted. "A big for
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ed ropes of silver he Is hardened and hopeless bachelor.
 Next appears an enticing poke bon net. covered with olive green velvet. It has soft puffed crown and brim cut away at the back. There is cot- lar of gold ribbon finished with bow. at the back. On the front q little basket is outlined in gold thread, filled with tiny gay-colored silk flowers, set flat against the collar A similar mod el trimmed with narrower ribbon tied in a simple bow at the front Is a shade more demure. It was worn at a morning wedding by a maid in a redingote dress of olive velvet carrying a big bouquet of yellow chrysanthe- nuns. No man beholding it could call his soul his own.
 The third hat is a shape of the hour made of light-colOred panne velvet with an extension border of chiffon about the brim. Plcot-edged ribbon and brilliant fancy feather herald 1t as strictly up to date.
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MoleS and muSkrats may become eX- tnct if fashion continues to demand their pelts for all sorts of fur gar ments Under the marvellous mauipu- lati0n of furrlers. muskrat becomes Hudson seal and u Is 8s beautiful us Alaskan seal for coats and scarfs and muffS. It is hard for an expert to tell muskrat is dyed in the best possible manner, unless he can examine the fur at close range.
 Moleskln does not masquerade un- der an assumed name, and does not need to So many little peltS are need ed for even small garment that the mere work of matching and sewing them together makes an expensive un- dertaklng. Both furS are soft and pli- able. with rich and beautiful color to recommend them. Moleskiu is short lived. and is d fur for the rich but Hudson seal, in a good grade repays the expenditure which it requires.
 For this winter fashion favors coats of these skins for dreSsy wear. trimmed with long haired fTS. Skunk. fox, marten and other fuEs that look Ike them. as well as mink and kolinsky. are used on Hudson seal. The first three are occasionally used on moleskin. of all combinations, moleskin and ermine are liked best
 In the picture coat of moeskin ap- pears with collar of skunk. The deep lialn cufis do not match inc collar. hat
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FOR NU BONE coRsETs phone 2392. Mrs E. R. VanIandingham,
ANOTHER WOMAN TELLS.
How VinoI Made Her strono.

BeallsWle, Ohio.-'I wish all ncr yous, weak. Uu-down women could have VlpoI l was so rundown. weak and nervous l could net sleep Ev, erything l ate hurt me and the med ioina l had taken did me no good. I decided to try Vinol and before long l cou eat anything l wanted and could sleep all nilih' New I am well and roua and in letter heal.h than | have been for years.'-Mra. Anna MiIifon. Beallsvlle, Ohio
 We guarantee Vinol for ali run down, weak and dcbiitated coadi- tions
 R, G. Morris Drug Co.,, Hot Spring, also at the leading drug store in al Arkansas towns.
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had seen advertised Tn the newspapers, and in two weeks noticed a marked i'm provement. continued it's use and am now free from pain and able to do all my housework. Mrs B. B. ZiELINsKA, 2S4 Woltz Ave. Buffalo, N. '.
 Women who recover their health, nat urally tell others what helped them. Some write and allow their names and photographs to be published with testi< monials. Many more tell their friends.
 If you need a medicine for women g ailments. try Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound. Write Lydia E. Pink ham Medicine Co. CcontidentiaD for any thing you need to know about the's troubles.
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and smiled. Beverly meant much to him. The great, grinding god of strife and turmoil had brought them togeth- CT. and then that gentle but pitiless little god Cupid, had singled them out Cupid had triumphed. Strong was in love with Beverly: she adored him.
 Perhaps it is because trouble gen erally accompanies pleasure that strong sighed as he smiled over the great happiness in his life. Certain it was that grim trouble awaited him-that trouble Snd tragedy were even then standing m the threshold of Beverly ClRrke's life.
 The enormous wealth left by her un- cIe was responsible for fl all Chief of Detectives Ackerton had that wealth locked in safe in his office. He was manning on that day to turn it over To Beverly. 4 few minutes before Ack- erton entered his office, tall. slender figure, masked and carrying a pistol, crept into the place and went straight to inc safe which was in the great de- tective's laboratory.
 All was dark. The figure fumbled at the safe-lock with nervous determina- ton. Just then Aekerton appeared. With drawn pistol he strode into the laboratory. There were two flashes, and a man fell dead It was Ackerton. The masked figure fed without having opened the safe Soon afterward Ack- erton s assistant walked into the place ana almost stumbled over the body of his chief. Mortified. he rushed to a telephone and called up Detective Rcd man Sears, known ss the Sherlock Holmes of New York '
 Sears, after thorough examination of the laboratory during which he gathered many finger marks on inc safe. announced that one of the slay- CTS fingers was missing.
 What does that meant' asked Ack erton's assistant.
 Tt means that we must search for man with three fingers" was the la comic reply Perhaps we will get him perhaps we won't What was in th' safe that prompted this attempted rob heryY' The assistant told Of Beverly c,larke's treasure and of the torturei through which she had gone.
 ..Sow." sah Sears, "our search mar rows down t0 three fingered membe of this band But We must get mor' evidence. l am going 10 Strong's hom' with these securities and see what els he knows of the case. By the way this young fellow Strong what doe he do for living besides being wealthy clHbmanf
 ewhy. until be got into this Clark case he looked afser big factor.
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Here the stars of the high school gymnasium will show you what girls can do along this inc. Don't miss the vaudeville. You will like it immense ly for t is something different
 THE ELOPEBS.
 To see two people elope is interest ing-but to see them get married That sure'y is a treat. But there is something peculiar abott this wedding which shall have 10 be seen else # wouldn't be believed by mere words. This is the play ol the week Anna Steese Richardson, the noted play critic, has many favorable things to gay about this snappy .tae farce. Will Gillenwater as Roy Ccnkiin. the fortunate hero, who saves at tue las, moment the heroine. Phyllis Gerard Dorothy Lewis), from a distasteful marriage and from her irate step mother Mrs. Gerard OLoui Ma l4ryl It will enjoy two runs at the Princess theater "Wednesday afternoon and night. Seat .ale at book stores.
 One of the most interesting fea. lures of The vaudeville is the Alice in Wonderland Dance" the embod- ment tf graceful dancing and good singing. This Is one of the best of the seven big acts.
 A song by the famous eontrato Miss The ma Moody, is another eu- joyable feature Mi-s Moody always nIeaEns She f- snro to pIaaeo. ,oI
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In Society
The St. Patrick Ball.

Visiting and local society is agog over the prospect Of the biggest eveut of the season in society circ,es-the St. Patrick's ba 1, which takes place at the Arlington hctel Friday eve ming The affair is strictly formal, and there will be more beautiful gowns seen on this occasion than have graced society here for some years Manager Corrington has an ncunced the event as an invitation a.- fair, outside the guests of the Airing ton and Ea.tman, and their invited friends. because the attendance has been so large at recent society evenU in these hostelries that the capacity has been severely tested. Cards, which are to be taken at tha door, have been sent to the al quota of friend of the hotels in local society. but Manager Corrington requests that if any who are entit cd to this cour tasy and have net been already pro yided with cards, will notify nj, he will be glad to give attention 10 the matter
 Mrs II F. Evcrshed, who lives or the River View road, is now in the Austin Sanitarium. Austin Texas, where she has undergone a serious operation. The doctors say she is
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Any month in the year is the best of months for a wedding-if the bride chooses it. An Indian summer setting, or q snowclad little world as q back ground, may seem happier choice than June when all the details of the great event show q reckoning with the season. The spirits of the dress maker and the miiiner rise when the talk Is of weddings, and especially when 1t centers on the bridesmaids. Just here is room for the greatest d. versity in tastes, and costumes are in- spired to their best interpretations of fla ashions when fancy is given free rein in appareling the maids.
 Tn the three hats shown in the illus tration prevailing styles in picturesque millinery give the bride a choice for herself or for her maids. that cannot go wrong. Each one of them repre- sents a type recognized as appropriate in any season. The largest hat, with wide, graceful brim, is of light gray velvet faced with pale rose satin. The eyer-present metallic touch appears in the lacing of silver cord across the crown and in a heavier cord of silver on the brim. Large, full-blown metal lie roses, in pale rose color, harmo-
 nize beautifully with the gray velvet and silver cord for they have a sheen of silver over their color. If the best man, or some other good fellow, is not made captive hy those rOse-adorn-
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| suhA GI Ed btAi . female trouble with pains in my back
 and side and a gen eral weakness. 1 had professional at tendance most of that time but did not seem to get
 well. As a last re- sort 1 decided to try Lydia E. Pink h a ms Vegetable Con1pound which l
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HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
Physical Traitiag Class Win Put oe
 Performance at the Princess.

Physical Traitiag Class Win Put Oe
 Performance at the Princess.
 Come to the high school vaudeville at the princets theater Wdcaesday. March 14 Matinee, 3:30; night, 500
 The girs Of the Physical Training deDartment of the high school under tue direction of Miss Bonnie I.emly, will present thre, suappy numbers in thi. vaudeville. The black and white of the French clowns. Pierrot and Pierrette, will be much in evidence. Their clever little tricks and cunning ways will bring many smile from the audience. First viii come the lovesick Pierrot, and Pierrette the tickle She leases him unmercifully but finally consents to dance with him. Then eight Pierrots exhibit a mock fight which is truly realistic and amusing This ,mber is follow ed by a lively scene rom Fun tn a Toy Shop in which these clever lit- tie clowns do jumping jack dance.
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 AND SCURVY REMEDY

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