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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
BIG
TIMBER
By
BERTRAND W.
SINCLAIR
Copyright. 1916. ~ Little, Beovs
e Co.
Continued

wonder If could ?" Stella mur.
INJURED. I'm almost afraid to try
She hurried away to some outly-
ing part of the house, reappearing
In few minutes with a dog cared
bundle of sheets in her hand. From
among these she selected three and
set them on the rack
Benton whistld when he glanced
over the music.
The Siren Song" he grunted
what is it-something new? Lord
look at the scale! Looks like one
OF those screaming arias from the
FIylng Dutchman.' Some STUNT"
Marchand composed it for the ex
press purpose of trying out voices"
Stella said. ut is stunt"
You'll have to play your own
accompaniment" Charlie grinned
That's too much for me-
oh, just so you give me a little
support here and there" Stella told
him. II can't sing sitting on
Benton made a face at the music
and struck the keys.
It seemed to Stella nothing short
of a miracle. She had been mute
so long. She had almost forgotten
What tragedy losing her voice had
been. And to find it again, to hear
II ring like a trumpet-it did! 1t
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
Food Souring Causes Indigestion,
Gases, Heartburn-Pape's Diapepsin
Instant Relief Neutrazes.acid In stomach, stopping
dyspepsia, pain, belching-Its fnel

You don't know what upset your
stomach-which portion of the food
did the damage-do you? Well, don't
bother. If your stomach is in a re-
volt; II sick, gassy and upset, and
what you just ate has fermented and
turned sour; head dizzy and aches;
belch gases and acids and eructate
undigested food; breath foul. tongue
coated-just take little Pape's Dia-
pepsin to neutralize acidity and in
five minutes you wonder what be-
came of the indigestion and distress.
Millions of men and women to-day
know that 1T is needless to have dys-
pepsia. A little Diapepsin OCCASION
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
Fashions of To-Day By May Manton

Just such simple frocks as
this one are in the height of
style for little children. For
the very tiny folk, they are pref
test made of white with per-
hsps little embroidery in color,
but when one has reached the
maturity of four years, she may
wear such colors as pink and
blue and buff with perfect pro-
priety. For immediate wear,
the lawns and batistes and fab
RIGS of such sort are the desirable
ones, but for later use this frock
will be pretty made of a dainty
challis and since challis washes
as perfectly as linen it Is a prac-
tical material. The skirt is
straight, consequently, If you
like, you can make it from
founcing, and that makes still
further variation.
FOR the e-year size win be
needed, "a yards of material
go inches wide, ~ yards a..
The pattern No. o522 is cut
in sizes for 6 months or 1 year,
and 4 years. 1t will be mailed
to any address by the Fashion
Department of this paper, on
receipt of ten cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01

lself this miracle of her restored
voice. She was very quiet, very
much absorbed in her own reflec-
tions until it was time, very shortly,
to put Jack Junior in his bed. That
was function she made wholly her
own. The nurse might greet his
waking wEimper in the morning and
minister to his wants throughout the
day, but Stella tucked him in" his
crib every night. And after the
blue eyes were closed she sat there
very still, thinking. In a detached
way she was conscious of hearing
Charlie leave.
Later, when she was sitting be-
side her dressing table brushing her
hair, Fyfe came in. He perched
himself on the foot rail of the bed,
looking silently at her. She had
long grown used to that It was a
familiar trick of his.
How did 1t happen that you've
never tried your voice lately?" he
asked after a time.
II gave 1t up long ago." she said.
Didn't I ever tell you that 1 used
to sing and lost my voice."
NO" he answered. Charlie did
just now. You rather took INV
breath away. It's wonderful. You'd
be sensation in opera"
II might have been" she cor
rected. THAT was one of my little
dreams. You don't know what a
grief 1t was to me when l got over
that throat trouble and found I
couldnC sing. I used to try and
try, ond my voice would break every
time. 1 lost all heart to try after
awhile. That was when | wanted
to take up nursing, and. they
wouldn't let me. I haven't thought
about singing for an age. I'VE
crooned lullabies to Jacky without
remembering that 1 once had VOL
ume enough to drown out an accom-
ranist. Dad was awfully proud of
my voice."
You've reason to be proud of it
now Fyfe said slowly. "It's a voice
IN Ten thousand. What are you
going to do with it?"
Nothing" she said. a trifle
tartly "How can I? Granting that
my voice is worth the trouble would
you like me to go and study in the
east or abroad? Would you be Will
ing to bear the expense of such an
undertaking? To have me lave Jacl,
TO nursemaids and you to your
logs?"
so that in the fullness of time
might secure little reflected glory
as the husband of Nine. Fyfe, the
famous soprano" he replied slowly,
well, l can't say that's a particu-
larly pleasing prospect"
Then why ask me what I'm 60
ing to do with it?" she flung bacl,
impatiently "Itn be an asset
like my and-and'-
she dropped her face in her hands.
choking back an involuntary sob
fyte crossed the room at a bound
and put his arms around her.
Stella, Stellar" he cried sharplv
Don't be a fool"
'D-don't be cross, Jack" she
whispered. please. I'm sorry I
simply can't help it. You don't un-
derstand."
"Oh, don't II" he said savaeelv
Il understand too we'll; that's a
Woman's way-to feed her soul with
Illusions and let the realities go
hang. Look here"
He caught her by the shoulders
and pulled her to her feet. facing
him. There was fire in his eve, a
hard shutting together of his lips
that frightened her a little.
(To be continued.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01

was TOO big for the room. She felt
herself caught up in a triumphant
ecstasy as she sang. She found her
self blinking as the last note died
away. Her brother twisted about on
the piano stool, fumbling for a
cigarette.
And still they say they can't
come back" he remarked at last.
"Why, you're better than you ever
We're Stella. You've got the old
sweetness and flexibility that dad
used to rave about, but EDur voice
is bigger, somehow diff rent 1t
gets under a mans skin"
She picked up the baby from the
floor, began to play with him. She
didn't want to talk. She wanted to
think, to gloat over and hug to her
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01

ally keeps the stomach sweetened,
and they eat their favorite foods
without fear.
If your stomach doesn't take care
of your liberal limit without rebel
lion; IL your food is a damage in
stead of help, remember the quick
est. surest, most harmless antacid is
Pape's Diapepsin which costs only
fifty cents for large case at drug
stores. It's truly wonderful-it stops
food souring and sets things straight.
so gently and easily that 1t is really
astonishing. Your stomach will di-
gest your meals If you keep acids
neutralized.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
Advice to the Lovelorn
A SOLDIERS WIFE

Dear Miss Fairfax:-I am twenty
two and have been going with a
young man one year my senior for
two years. One year and a half ago
he Joined a regiment, much against
my Will, and ever since then we have
had little quarrels. His regiment has
been away since April, which caused
me nervousness, during which time /
wrote him a mean letter and he an
swered me, telling me that he would
only consider me as a friend, where
he has before offered to marry me. |
have abrogated. AS 1 love him, do
you think I can again regain his love ?
"A. z.
A soldiers wife has to be made OF
Drawer stuff than you show. 1 can
realize that you might not have want
ed your husband to join a regiment,
but none of us has the right to inter-
fere with the individuality of the per-
son we love. After all he could hardly
insist that his regiment come back
because a certain young woman was
nervous. You ought to have been bet
ter natured about the whole thing
The only way to regain his love is to
prove that you aren't going to be a
nagglng wife of the irritable tyne
nor one who wants everything her
own way and who can only be agree
able when her desires are being satis-
fed. Good nature, sweetness, patience
and little loyalty. with patriotism
thrown in, are what you need.
WHAT IS HIS SIDEf
Dear Miss Fairfax:-I have been
married three years and my husband
positively refuses to allow me to visit
my mother. Rather than have words
over this L obey, although 1t breaks
my heart and know my mother must
also suffer. She likes my husband,
but he will not be sociable. l went TO
business the first two years of our
married life to help us along, but It
was not appreciated. There was a
baby, but 1t died. Please advise me.
l am very lonely.
What is your husbands side of the
story? He must have one, or else
he Is such brutal person that you
probably would have left him long
ago. L think that no daughter ought
to stay away from her mother, even
TO be at peace with her husband. and
II you are weak enough to do this
and to know OF no other way of keep
ing him satisfied, you really must he
bit of failure as a wife. I do
not mean to be hard, but / want to
make you think. Look over the situ-
alon carefully. Don't feel like a
martyr or an unappreciated wife. but
try TO hsure out how you can make
yourself respected. 1t is absolutely
your right to be friendly with your
mother, unless she has graveIy Offend
ed your husband or interfered in your
married life. IL you will give yourself
over to working out your seemingly
tragic situation 1 think you will find
yourself too thoroughly occupied
with your puzzle to be lonely.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13

The Denman system for the con
struction Of wooden ships is now def
initely in the discard. No more con-
tracts for such craft will be let; and
the Shipping Board will devote itself
exclusively TO the building Of stand
ardized fabricated steel ship, the com
ponent parts Of which will be manu-
featured in the steel mills and
assembled in the ship yards. Under
the plans as completed and accepted
by large ship builders 5000-ton ship
can be turned out for every two work
ing days. This plan was laid before
the Shipping Board in the days Of the
Denman domination as long ago as
last April; and five precious and ire
placeable months have been lost while
the country RECALLED with the Denman-
Cocktails controversy, which the Pres
ident was so reluctant to terminate.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13
Some Practical Economies

The Raleigh, North Carolina, News
and Observer publishes column-long
article on the soy bean industry and
says that soy beans are now grown
successfully in every county of that
State. II also makes the comment
that 100000 gallons of soy bean oil
were imported into this country last
wear from Asia. We would suggest
that the good people Of North Caro-
lima communicate these facts to SEN
ator Simmons of that State who is
Chairman of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, and, as such, is the principal
factor in the making of tariff law.
Notwithstanding the fact that a tariff
bill must originate in the House, its
most important features are some
times determined in the Senate. We
would also suggest that those people
in North Carolina who want to see
North Carolina soy bean oil substitute
ed in our home markets for the pro-
duct Of Asia, write letter TO the
Tariff Commission. which just now has
not very much 10 do, and indicate TO
that Commission their views upon the
desirability Of protective tariff which
would discourage the purchase Of the
products Of Japan and China.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13
BONNEVILLE

A daughter was born on Friday
September 7th, to Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Bolster.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gardiner have
closed their summer home and return
ed to Boston, Monday.
George Chadwick and family Of
Landgrove, who have been visiting
Lydia French, returned home Sunday.
The village school began Monday
with Miss Mildred Hayward Of Rut-
land, teacher. The Grahamyille school
is taught by Mrs. Weber.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Benson, Miss
Marion Burbank, Mr.. and Mrs. G. l..
Burbank and Mrs. Flora Burbank at
tended the funeral Of Mrs z. L. Fuller
at the Methodist hurch in South Lon
donderry on Tuesday Of last week.
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rs suits grey pajamas.
50 trench candles.
36 comfort bags.
MANCHESTER DEPOT

The Rebekah sewing circle will meet
this week Saturday instead of Thurs,
day.
Lauren C. Davis of Rutland, spent
Sunday with his parents in this vii
lage.
Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Carleton and Mr.
and Mrs. M. s. Childs spent Sunday in
Deerield and Westfeld, Mass.
The Rebekah Lodge will celebrate
the anniversary of their founding at
their next regular meeting, Friday,
September 21st.
A few friends gave Miss Jessie
Wright an unexpected call last Satur-
day evening in honor of her birthday
anniversary. Refreshments were serv-
ed.
Private Louis ]. Shapiro, Jr., who
is now stationed at Westfield in the
Goth division, was home on a 4S-hour
leave Of absence, visiting his parents
and friends, recently.
Miss Luella Davis, who has been
spending her vacation at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Davis,
has returned to her duties at the No.
Adams, Mass, hospital.
The annual Rebekah picnic will be
held with Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis B. Taylor
this week Thursday. A pleasant time
is anticipated and it is hoped that all
the members will make an effort to be
present. If it is stormy Thursday the
picnic will be held Friday.
Will all drafted men from Manches-
ter, East Dorset, Arlington and Sun
derland communicate with Mrs. +. L.
Wyman, secretary of the Red Cross at
Manchester Center, so that they may
be given their allotment of pajamas
and comfort kits. Red Cross head
quarters have requested each chapter
to outfit the drafted men from their
home towns.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13
Expensive Blunders

Thirty millions of dollars is the
price the people will pay as result of
the Daniels experiment in construct
ing the mosquito feet" of submarine
chasers. Contracts were placed last
April for the construction Of about $3.50
Of these boats at from 100000 to
100000 each. The Secretary Of the
Navy recently announced that no more
Of these boats would be constructed
as they have proved to be absolutely
untitled for the work for which they
were intended, being too small and too
slow. II is hlunders Of this sort that
explain President Wilson's opposition
TO the creation Of joint committee on
expenditures in the conduct Of the
war. There have been many others,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13
Honor to a Hero

In the midst of our hurried prepar-
alton for participation in the war, it
might not be wasted effort to stop
long enough to pay fitting tribute to
one Of the heroes who has recently
passed to the great beyond, General
Frederick Funston is one of the great
characters in American military his
tory. He was hero whose achieve
ments merit no less recognition than
that given to such men as Sheridan,
Sherman, and other well known
heroes of previous wars. A liberal
provision made now for the erection
Of a suitable statue to General Funston
would do much to stimulate those
whom we are now sending to the
trenches in Europe. We must not
send our boys across the ocean with
the impression that republics are un-
grateful.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13

The editor spent Tuesday with the
Vermont boys at Camp Bartlett, West
field, Mass, and was surprised to find
that in all New England there could
be found so much level ground all
located in one place. The land is very
sandy and was all covered with a
scrub growth of about four to eight
feet in height, together with some
woods of pine trees when the troops
first landed there. 1t is very healthy,
being on plateau. 1t is being made
into livable shape by the men there
and the 26th division of the army will
be QUILTED there. There seems to be
a good deal of grumbling by some of
Ne Vermont boys at the way their or
ganization has been treated. Genera.
Sherman said that "War is hell" The
United States is at war and we are all
in it-Vermont troops as well as
others. The great thing about being
soldiers is the ability to adjust them
selves to any condition that may arise.
The Vermont boys are now confronted
by conditions and they will be better
soldiers when everything is whipped
into shape, and the petty annoyances
they are being subjected to now will
later on seem too trivial 10 think
about.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13
LIST OF MANCHESTER BOYS AT
PRESENT IN THE SERVICE

IL is the intention Of the Journa! TO
keep an accurate roster Of all Man
chester boys that are in the United
States service during the present war
and 10 that end we invite all who have
sons in the service whose names do not
appear here to notify us at once so
that they may get in. So far as We can
remember them the list is as follows;
Clarence Hosley, sergeant in Regu-
lar Army.
Geo. Stewart Bennett, sergeant LIST
VT.
Chas. Gleason, LIST VI.
Alfred Roberts, ist Vt.
William Collette, 1st Vt.
Robert Turner, LIST VT
+. j. Marley.
Alvin Marley.
Kingman Perkins, aviation school at
Cornell.
Roger C. Perkins, U. S. Navy, avia-
ton branch.
Harry II. McGufIin, U. S. Coast Ar
tillery.
Geo. Fisher, U. S. Coast Artillery.
Geo. X. Hemenway, 18th U. S. Cav
airy.
j. Rutherford Stone, U. S. Coast
Artillery.
Louis Shapiro, Jr., 1st Div. Co. Am
munition Train.
Byron Morgan.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13

There will be many others II the
people are not permitted To know how
the money which Is taken from their
pockets Is spent A joint committee
Of the representatives Of the people
formed 70 scrutinlze these expcndi.
lures would put the brake on the
financial joy-riding Of such men as
McAdoo, Daniels, and Baker.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13
DIED

GLEASON-ln North Bennington,
September 4, 1917, Charles +. Gleas-
on, aged 7S years.
LINCOLN-In West Rupert, Aug
ust %, 1917, Crossman Lincoln, aged
" years
HOLLEY-ln Dorset, September s,
1917, Angelina NJ. Holley, daughter Of
the late Justus Holley, aged 76 years.
BOWEN-In Manchester Center,
September 7, 1917, Francis +. Bowen.
aged so years.
FULLER-ln South Londonderry,
September l, 1917, Eflie, wife Of +. l..
Fuller Of Manchester Depot, aged 60
years.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13
NORWICH UNIVERSITY TO
OPEN SEPTEMBER nth

Norwich University, the military
college of the State of Vermont, be,
gins its goth year next week Tuesday
the 18th. Entrance examinations will
begin at 8 o'clock in the morning. The
afternoon will be devoted to registra-
ton and assignment to quarters and
troops, with retreat at o'clock, at
which all students will report for the
beginning of actual duty. Glasses for
academic work will be arranged We'd
nesday morning. The opening exer-
cises will be held in Dewey Hall at 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, to which
friends of the University and the gen
eral public are cordially invited His
Excellency, Governor Horace F. Gra-
ham, will be present and give the
principal address. He will bring his
staff with him, consisting of Adju-
tant General Lee S. Tillotson, Colonel
Johnson, Major John Cushing, Major
George E. Carpenter. In addition to
these, the Governor will bring with
him the commissioned officers Of the
First Vermont Volunteer Militia,
Home Guards who received their
training at Norwich, meaning those
who graduated, or received part of
their education there. Other state Of
ficials and prominent people, including
Captain George Byroade, (recently re-
tired) recently detailed as Professor
of Military Science and Tactics at
Norwich, will be present and take part
in the exercises.
Scholastic and military honors and
medals for last year, which have not
been awarded, as all commencement
exercises were omitted last June, will
be announced, and honorary degrees
will be conferred at this time.
1t is expected that Colonel Ira L.
Reeves, President, who is now on in
dclIUlle ledFci VIII nave IHat w VI IliN
exercises. In case he is unable to get
away from his official duties in Wash
ington, Hon. Frank Plumley, vice
president Of the University Corpora
ton. viii act as presiding officer.
A large number Of upper classmen
will not be in attendance at the Col
lege this year, owing to their being in
service. A large entering class Isl
assured, and all college activities, in
Guiding football schedule, will be car
ried along as usual.
In the absence Of Colonel Reeves,
the administrative duties Of the Uni
versity win be performed by Dean H.
X. Roberts, who has been actively con-
nected with the college for many
years.
IL is very much desired that those
interested in the work which lis being
carried on at Norwich University
should turn out in large numbers.
With the Governor and staff here, be-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13
A Gruesome Reminder

The Eastland of tragic memory on
the Lakes is 10 be converted into a
gunboat for use as training ship
and will be known hcnceforth as the
Wilmette. Everyone win hope that
her later days may obliterate the
gruesome recollections Of her earlier
career-but most people who see her
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13

The Journal wishes to congratulate
Miss Sara X. Parker, assistant editor
Of the Bradford Opinion, upon her
greatly improved physical condition.
Miss Parker suffered nervous break
down several weeks since and found
It necessary TO go into sanitarium to
get rested up.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13

We orsr One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case ~ cstarTh that can
no, be cured hy Hairs CatErrh Cure,
r. j. CHENEY a. co. Toledo. q.
We, the undersigned, have known Y.
J. Cheney for the last rs years. and be-
iisse him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able 10 carry oai any obligations made
by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, O.
Hairs csfarrh Cure 10 taken intern
ally. acting directly upon the blood and
rsucou. surfaces of the system. Tssii-
nonsAis cent free Price rs cents per
bottle Bold by all Dr1ggtsts
Take Hafl's Family Piils for sossti.
pAtion-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13

will be reminiscent. wc imagine, and
among their reflections will be some
over the pitiful way ir which Score
tary Redfcld dealt with the problem
which was presented to him when the
Eas,land turned turtle at her dock and
carried hundreds of excursionists TO
their death.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13

BOLSTER--In Bondville. Scptem-
Der z, 1917, daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bolster.
GAGNON--ln Arlington, Septem-
Der Z, 1917, daughter to MIR. and
Mrs. Joseph Gagnon.
WEBB-ln Arlington, September 8,
1917, daughter TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Hermon Webb.
VIOLIN Manchester, September
9, 1917, a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry +. Wolf, of New York City, and
granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
X. Miner.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13
LOST

L0ST--Large Silver Persian Cat,
answering to the name Of "Ruhles."
Send any information concerning him
TO Miss McCartee, West Road, Dorset,
Vt. Reward. 22-tf