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The Washington times., 1917-09-23
SYNOPSIS OF STORY

JOnathaa HarkeF, . LOndea -
heitor's clerk, takes . lOnG
journey to BukOwina to see Count
DraeuIa and arrange for the
transfer Of an English estate tO
the Count. In His diary, kept In
shorthand, he gives the details Of
his strange trip, the latter part
AIIed with mysterious and thrill
ing hapDenInEA. Upon his arrival
Mt Castle DraeuIa he n met by
the Count and Ands himself Vir-
tuaIIY . DrisSaeF. The castle It-
self is . place Of mystery with
doors all barred, and ne servants
to be seen. The Count Greets him
warmly, but his strange person
aIlty and odd behavior cause Har-
ker much alarm. In order not to
arouse suspicion Harker leads the
Count to tell Of his estate and Of
the history OF his family. Later
the Count orders him to write his
employer he II to stay at the
castle for a month That night he
sees the Count crawl down the
castle wall like q lizard.
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Stories of Interest
The Boomerang.

This curious weapon, peculiar to
the native Australian, has often
proved a puzEler to men OF science.
1t is a piece OF carved wood, nearly
in the form Of a crescent, from
thirty to forty inches long. pointeS
at both ends, and the corner rather
sharp. The mode OF using It is
quite as singular as the weapon.
Ask a black to throw it so as TO fall
at his feet. and away It goes full
forty yards before him. skimming
along the surface al three or four
feet from the ground, when II will
suddenly rise I'm the air forty or
sixty feet. describing a curve. and
finally drop at the feet of the throw
er. During its course it revolves
with great rapidity. as on a pivot,
with a whizzing noise. II is won
derful that barbarous people
should have invented so singular
a weapon, which sets laws OF pro-
gression at defiance. 1t is very dan
gerous for a European to try to
project 1t at any object, as 1t may
return and strike him.
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Stones of the Pyramids.

There are blocks Of stones in the
Pyramids which weigh three or four
times as much as the obelisk in
Central Park. There is one stone
the weight Of which is estimated At
$50 tons, There are stones thirty
feet in length which ht SO closely
together that a penknife. may be
run over the surface without df.-
covering the break between them.
yet they are not laid with mortar
English builders have no machinery
SO perfect that It will make two
surfaces thirty feet in length
which will meet together in unison
as these stones in the Pyramids
meet. 1t is supposed that they wers
rubbed backwards and fo-ward1
upon each other until the surfaces
were asslmilated.
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Their Married Life
A NARRATIVE OF EVERYDAY AFFAIRS
Warren Proposes to Move, Helen
Proposes to Stay and-Helen
Has Her Way

ways so afraid some one is doing
you.'
And you women are always
afraid OF a change. That's the
trouble with you. you women lack
the adventurous spirit that men
have. Tou can't see the fun in
making a change. ia be willing to
move for that alone"
Yes, indeed. you would, I know
that. provided did the hard work.
don't think I'd mind the change
myself IL had some one to tell me
about a desirable place that I could
just run in and see and take with
out any fuss. and then II all the
things didn't have to be packed ana
all the disagreeabls details attended
to. oh. it's easy enough to talk Of
adventure and change, but we're not
Eypsies. you know. with no more
furniture than can be comfortably
carried In . gypsy van"
well. you want to stay here.
thsn?'
Certainly. I do. Warren Curtis,
do you know that you're making
all this fuss about sixty dollars a
year: Think how easily you pay
that ontrash. and you bsgrudEe II
on extra rent. Why, IL would cost
us nifty dollars at least to move"
Helen had sprung her trump card.
for Warren had not thought Of that.
The reducing OF the problem to
actual cash made him change his
mind. and he looked thoughtful.
by George" he said. finally. "T
never thought of that :"
And while you're nndinE so much
fault with this apartment ana
talking about the excitement ana
adventure of moving. think back
Just a year when Frances moved, Of
the trouble she had, and the things
that were broken. and the remark
you made. which, Of course, you
don't remember"
what was that?" asked Warren
sheepishly.
You said you wouldn't move out
Of this house unless they evicted
you. How you have changed in a
year" =.
We'll. don't like the idsaz,of
raise in rent. but I must admit thar
what you say is true. OF courss
everything has gone up, and rents
are raised proportIonAteIy."
Certainly, dear" agreed HELEN,
now that her point was made. And
we really are 50 comfy here, aren't
we? Why, Just know rd nsysr
md another apartment with such
wonderful closet room"
And there's something in ~ettI,r
used to even New York apart-
ment," said Warren. lifts the oniv
home you have"
Cwatek for the next Inst.I-.,,
In this very Interesting series.)
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DRAcuLAor The Vampire By Bran stoksr
adventure n
Serial Read tin Every

as she pointed to the bag which he
had thrown upon the floor. and which
moved as though there were some Iiv-
ing thing within IT. For answer he
nodded his head. Ore of the women
Jumped forward and opened 1t. II
my ears did not deceive me there was
. gasp and low wall. as OF a half
smothered chfld- The, Eomen closed
round, whilst was aghast with hor-
ror; but as looked ley disappeared.
and with them the dreadful bag.
There was no door near them. and
they could not have passed me with
out my noticing. They simply seemed
to fade into the rays OF the moonlight
and pass out through the window. for
I could see outside the dim, shadowy
forms for moment before they en-
tirely faded away.
Then horror oyercame me, and
sank down unconscious.
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Copyright. 1917. 1nterna tionsl News Service
t<xu yELL." said Warren. speak
NJ ing with a decision he
w never used unless 1t
prophesied something serious. the
fats in the FIRE"
"oh. Warren. what has happened
now7" Helen asked laughing in
spite OF herself.
Matter enough; we've got to
move"
''Movs?" Helen almost shriek.d
tho word.
That's what I said. went up to
see about the tease to-day aud we
are to be raised IS a month.
We'll. but every one Is being
raised, we're not the. only ones"
Wen nnd a place that's cheaper"
20. Warren" Helen almost walled.
Surely you're Joking. why. we
can't move. We like the place. and
the neIghborhood. There's no rea-
son why we should 20. excepting
for that Increase"
"of course that increase doesn't
mean anything to you-you don't
pay for It" ..-.
well. but ia be glad to pay for
It. ia scrape and save and deny
myself other things"
Yes, you'd rather do that than
20 to a little trouble"
"A little trouble. Why, you don't
know what you're talking about,
Warren. OF course the brunt Of
the thing would fall on me. I
would be the one to hunt up an
apartment and oversee everything
after We started. simply won't do
It, that's all"
Then you are willing to be
walked over. rather than move. We
might ind something we'd like a
lot better than we do this. and
much cheaper. too"
yes, and we might not. You re-
member how Frances had TO hunt
before she found her place"
That was different. Frances
wanted 4 place downtown and =
studio at that They're always hard
to get"
well. I am not EoinE to move.
Warren"
Don't be foolish. Helen; you
know there's not any reason in the
world for your talking like that. II
/ can't AFFORD to pay the Increase we
shall have to move and that's all
there Is to It."
Cant Rrord TO pay said Helen.
sarcastically. now that she saw that
Warren was actually in earnest.
why. of course you can afIord to.
! told you that I'd be willing to
manage it myself. It's only for the
sake OF a principle that you want to
act stubbornlS. You men are al
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Not Diyisible,

Tunkingham met Bulkby in the
street. and Bulkby said. I'm a little
short. and should like TO ask you q
conundruni I'm mental arithmetic"
Proceed" said Tunkingham. Well"
said Bulkby'. suppose you had ten
dollars In your pocket. and should
ask you for five, how much would
remain?" Ten" was the prompt
answer
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DO YOU KNOW
THAT

The perforation OF stamps was
first commenced IN England in 1853.
for receipt and draft stamps. and
for postage stamps in 1884. Prior
10 that period stamps were sep
arated by means OF scissors or a
knife or similar means. and In
some cases those who required
many resorted. to the use OF a -ou-
lette, a kind OF coEwheel furnished
with small cutters, making a series
OF cuts between the stamps.
Originally KHAKI! meant a dust
colored fabric OF the character OF
canvas drill. or holland. used by the
British and native armies in India.
II seems to have been first worn by
the Guides. Il mixed regiment of
frontier troops. in ls4s.
Boots worn by divers weigh
twenty pounds each. The helnst
Weighs forty pounds. and the diver
also carries additional weight.
In Bohemia engagements lasting
tens OF yesrI are b. no means un-
common.
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part One Continued.)

(Part One Continued.)
= FELT in my heart a wicked,
burning desire that they would
kiss me with those red lips.
II Is not good to note
this down, lest some day 1t should
meet Mina's eyes and cause her pain,
but 1t is the truth. They whispered
together, and then they all three
laughed-such a silvery. musical
laugh, but as hard as though the
sound never could have come through
the softness OF human lips. 1t was
like the intolerable. tingling sweet
ness OF water-glasses when played
on by a cunning hand. The fair girl
shook her head coquettishly, and the
other two urged her on. One said:
Go ont You are first. and We shall
follow; yours is the right to begin"
The other added:
He is young and strong: there are
kisses for US all" lay quiet, look
ing out under my eyelashes in an
agony of delightful anticipation. The
fair girl advanced and bent over me
till could feel the movement OF her
breath upon me. Sweet 1t was in one
sense, honey-sweet, and sent the
same tingling through the nerves
as her voice, but with a
bitter underlying the sweet. a bitter
offensiveness. as one smells in blood.
l was afraid to raise my eyelids,
but looked out and saw perfectly un-
der the lashes. The girl went on her
knees. and bent over me, simply
gloating. There was deliberate vol
uptuousness which was both thrilling
and repulsive, and as she arched her
neck she actually licked her lips, like
an animal, till I could see in the
moonlight the moisture shining on
the scarlet lips and on the red tongue
as 1t Tapped the white, sharp teeth.
Lower and lower went her head as
the lips went below the range Of my
mouth and chin and seemed about to
fasten on my throat.
Then she paused. and ! could hear
the churning sound OF her tongue as
it licked her teeth and lips. and could
feel the hot breath on my neck. Then
the skin of my throat began to tingle
as ones flesh does when the hand that
is to tickle II approaches nearer
nearer. I could feel the soft, shiyer-
ing touch Of the lips on the super
sensitive skin OF my throat. and the
hard dents Of two sharp teeth, just
touching, and pausing there. l closed
my eyes in a langurous ecstasy and
waited-waited with beating heart.
A RUDE INTERRUPTION
AND AWAKENING.
But at that instant another sensa-
ton swept through me as quick as
lightning. l was conscious of the
presence of the Count. and OF his be-
ing as II Tapped in a storm OF fury.
As my eyes opened involuntarily
saw his strong hand grasp the slen-
der neck OF the fair woman. and with
giants power draw IL back, the blue
eyes transformed with fury, the white
teeth champing with rage, and the
fair cheeks blazing red with passion.
But the Count Never did 1 imagine
The Washington times., 1917-09-23
Why Submarines Seldom Fight Submarines

Why cannot submarines fight
each other? II they go blind under
water, is not the chance of one as
good Gs that Of the other? Then
why not fight submarines with sub
marines? g"
NF COURSE submarines can
fight one another. II proof
were needed the destruc-
tion OF the British submarine C-S4
by a German U-boat a while ago
would furnish it. They can fight
just as easily as two men in a dark
room can fight That is a kind Of
fighting that has often occurred.
both in fiction and in fact, and
when the combatants earnestly de-
sire to get at one another it is not
so difficult as may be imagined.
Elimination of Sight Sense EN-
phasizes Alertness of Other
Faculties.
The elimination of the sense Of
sight only tends to concentrate at
tention upon those of hearing,
smelling, and whatever more
subtle means Of apprehending the
presence Of persons and obstacles
We may possess, besides, in the
case of cool-headed man, height
ening the deductive and analytical
faculties. II men had been created
wholly or partly blind, there would
have been wars just the same
even wars of conquest, as witness
the ants, whose armies march and
fight by means of senses eQuiva-
lent, apparently, to smell and
touch, with very little, il any,
reference TO sight
II the problem we're simply to
overcome the enemy's submarines,
considered as vessels Of war con-
fining their attacks to other SINH
lar vessels, II would be as easy of
solution as that of meeting an or
binary naval force with a CORES
ponding force. In either case.
concealment, strategy, search, and
discovery are elements Of the
game. While it is true that a sub
marine has an exceedingly limit
ed range of vision when under wa
ter, yet, on the other hand, ii pos
sesses corresponding advantages
which, some things would seem to
show, have been more fully de-
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CHAPTER ".

JONATHAN HARKER'S JOURNAL
Continued.
awoke in my own bed. II Il be
| that had not dreamt, the Count must
have carried me here. I tried to sat-
isfy myself on the subject, but could
not arrive at any unquestionable re-
suit To be sure. there were certain
small evidences. such as that my
clothes were folded and laid by in q
manner which was not my habit Ny
watch was still unwound, and I am
vigorously accustomed to wind 1t the
last thing before going to bed. and
many such details But these things
are no proof, for they may have been
evidences that my mind was not as
usual, and. from some cause or an
other. had certainly been much up
set. 1 must watch for proof.
OF one thing 1 am glad: II it was
that the Count carried me here and
undressed me. he must have been hur-
ried in his task. for my pockets are
intact. l am sure this diary would
have been a mystery to him which
he would not have brooked. He
would have taken or destroyed it.
AS look round this room. although
It has been to me so full of fear. 1t Is
now a sort OF sanctuary, for nothing
can be more dreadful than those aw-
full women. who were-who are
waiting to suck my blood.
DOOR TO THE MYSTERY
ROOM Is LOCKED.
IS May-I have been down to look
at that room again in daylight for I
must know the truth. When 1 got to
I - = u. -. =
found IL closed. 1t had been so for
cibIy driven against the jamb that
part of the woodwork was splintered.
I could see that the bolt OF the lock
had not been shot, but the door is
fastened from the inside. fear il
was no dream. and must act on this
surmise.
tCopyrglul
To 30 Continued TomorroW).
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Not Much Amiss.

We'll, my dear sir. and how are
you Today" "Oh. doctor. I have
terrible paine all over my body. and
It seems almost impossible to
breathe. or course I can't sleep
at all. ard haven't 4 particle OF
appetite. But otherwise you feel
all right, don't you:"
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such wrath and fury, even to the de-
mons OF the pit.
His eyes were positively blazing.
The red light in them was lurid, as
II the flames Of hell-hre blazed be-
hind them. His face was deathly
pale, and the lines OF II were hard.
like drawn wires; the thick eyebrows
that met over the nose now seemed
like a heaving bar OF white-hot met
al With a fierce sweep of his arm
he hurled the woman from him, and
then motioned to the others. as
though he were beating them back;
II was the same imperious ge7ture
that l had seen used to the wolves.
In a voice which. though low and AL
most in a whisper. seemed to cut
through the air and then ring round
the room as he said:
How dareyou touch him. any OF
you? How dare you cast eyes on him
when 1 had forbidden It? Back, tell
you all. This man belongs to mel
Beware how you meddle with him. or
you'll have to deal with me-" The
fair girl, with a laugh OF ribald CO.
quetry, turned to answer him:
You yourself never loved; you
never love" On this the other wom-
en- joined, and such a mirthless, hard.
soulless laughter rang through the
room that il almost made me faint
to hear; 1t seemed like the pleasure
Of the hends. Then the Count turn
ed, after looking at my face atten-
lively. and said in a soft whisper:
yes, !, too. can love; you your
selves can tell 1t from the past. Is II
not so? Well. now I promise you that
when 1 am done with him you shall
kiss him at your will Now gol' Col
1 must awaken him. for there is work
to be done"
A WELCOME ENDING
r-4
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By Mary Ellen Sigsbee.

7 fave you ever stopped to think what rainy day
RI must mean in the crowded districts where fam
lilies live huddled together like bees in hive?
Only the very worst weather keeps these children
indors Sometimes they congregate in the dark. Ill
smelling has-but there is not room there for all in
such houses. Then they go back to the room where
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in Some Homes.

mother has one large wash hanging and is sorting
and boiling another.
Some day when really civilized (which
means really interested in the welfare Of others)
sufficient Fairgrounds and children's pavilions will
be regarded an essential part Of city. Public
display and gorgeous municipal buildings will then
be considered a hollow mockery when existing in
communities where children-the nations future cu-
zens-are neglected.
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had eirsAips of fsney strike the ugly realities
Of Iife; he begins to see that men EiH cheat and
opprsss and romen prove cheap and VTlgdr. He
sees ccnity sntAroned and modesty beIittIed
He .Conders 0nd WOndsrs, and on illusions that
arc dead ks begins the rearing of true ,cisdom.
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and Destroyers Ade-
quate to Cope with As
sassins of Sea.

Luckily the submarine, like the
savage, is very vulnerable on ac-
count of its narrow limitations.
Though many hours may be added
to the period of time that it may
remain under water, and many
yards to the depth to which it may
safely venture, it must frequently
come to the surface, and it can al
ways be watched from the air, as
birds watch their prey. Two or
three aeroplanes, with the cooper
alton of swift destroyers, or ac-
curate gunners, can do more for
the protection of a ship or a
squadron, than could be accom-
plished by a score OF blind under
water guardians. 1t would seem,
too, as II more could be accom-
plished in the breaking up of sub
marine bases. We have an ex-
ample in our own history. When
the white settlers found the mid
night massacres by the Indians be-
coming unendurable, they marched
straight through the indian coun-
try and rooted out the nests of the
tomahawkers and scalp-takers.
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FHE. illusions of youth are almost witkogt
limit. Youth sOants to believe, youth even
wGnts to be deceived and think of hfs as
f0ir and honest and on the dead Ievsl. But youth
bIotrs his bubbles and he finds his dear illusions
conspiring to burst them. His little rGiHbos1-
kGvs perilous flights. All the parts of life seem
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The submarine, as a war engine,
will never be anything but saw
age on the warpath. II it were
constructed only to carry war into
a new field, without violating the
old rules of civilized warfare, it
would not be worth its salt Moth
ing would be gained by simply
transferring naval battles from the
surface of the sea to its depth.
The submarine, by its very nature,
is a lurker and a stabber in the
dark.
If it confined its operation to
fighting other lurkers like itself it
would not pay for its building.
Even by extending its operations
to the destruction of surface-going
warships (which, of course, is le-
gitimate), it has only quite lin
tied value, as the comparative im-
munity of battleships and cruisers
from damage by underwater at
tacks has already been abundantly
proved.
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PATRIOTISM.

I am an Ameriean-and
wherever look up and see the
Stars and Stripes overhead, that
is home to me.
oliver Wendell Holmes.
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A WELCOME ENDING
TO 4 trERRIBLE SCENE.

Are we TO have nothing tonight?''
said one Of them, with . low laugh,
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DOOR TO THE MYSTERY
ROOM Is LOCKED.

To 30 Continued Tomorrowl.
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Why cannot submarines fight
each other? II they go blind under
water, is not the chance of one as
good Gs that Of the other? Then
why not fight submarines with sub
marines? e"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
Woodrow Wilson on Labor

IF there the part the woqkngman organize
then there ought be right the part Of capital
ganize the organization that makes capital strong and
from the legal point of other of view.
prevent the of the dealing with capital from getting
strength with organization only organization brings.
AM for the laboring Justice be done him there
i be justice this country We all be partners
the game Of and be allowed play
the part Of hog.
THE attitude of government toward labor lies the heart of
almost everything that nation A nation
be said consist of those who do daily labor and America
has always boasted the home Of free labor that all
her shores and her unbounded
opportunities. N-##
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-30
GERMANS INJURED IN PRACTICE FIGHT

notebook of a German captured lately
at BILL 304, neal Verdun:
Yesterday just after midnight we
went up to the first line. The march
was terrible. We were shelled from
every side and the night was black.
We got lost and had to wander two
and a half hours in the open. After
difficulty Of every description we
finally reached u shelter. And what
a shelterl The entrance and the exit
were half caved in. 1 hope the shells
won't finally block them, for c in
such circumstances is not to be
thought of. Our safety depends only
on divine aid human strength Is pow
erless.
Next day, $50 n. MI have lust
got up. In spite of the violent bonn
bardment Of shells and torpedoes l
succeeded in getting more or less
sleep. But we have gone without eat
ing or drinking, as the supply men
nave not been able to get through the
barrage fire. 1 still have a piece of
bread and a little to drink l will re-
tain myself as long as possible. Who
knows when we shall be r%evictualed?"
Why He Could Not Write.
On the day following the same sol
der wrote a letter which was found
on him when he was captured. 1 give
this extract:
Thou hast been waiting a long time
for news Of me, my dear Gertrude, but
l can send thee nothing because the
artillery fire is generally so intense
that the supply men who take our let
ters cannOt get to us. Last night, or