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New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

FOR SALE-1916 Maxwell Roadster. fully equipped, with new spare tt.~
 A-No. 1 condition. Williams Auto Co.,, 287 Elm. S-9-6d
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

AUTOMOBILE PARTIES taken out.
 Reasonable rates. Allen car. Rich ard Covert. Tel .255-12. 8-13-6dx
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14
WANTED At once, Toolmakers and Diemakers. Apply ROCKWELL-DRAKE Corp. Plainville, Conn.

old. Apply Box X l. 5. Herald.
 7-$1-tf
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

reliable specialist, but . sym pathetic advisor-a true friend.
 If you feel your health slip. ping away from you-if you realize that you are not what you ought to be-if you have tried other doctors without getting help-don't hesitate. but go at once to
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

TO RENT-Large furnished room
 for two gentlemen. Breakfast if
 desired. 24 Washington St. 1-9tf
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

WANTED-Ford touring car. Also
 roadster. M. Irving Jester, Corner Park and Elm Sts. s-s-tf
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

HELP WANTED-FEMALE.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

FOR SALE-Ford Auto truck. 961
 Stanley St. 8-13-3dx
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

BOY WANTED to feed job press Adkins Printing Co.,, 66 Church St.
 51t*. 8-14-3d
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

FOR SALD-1916 Metz Runabout,
 electric lights and starter. Very reasonable. Address Box B x 19,
 Herald. 8-13-6dx
New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

FOR SALE-Plot of ground fronting 205 feet on Linden avenue and 125s feet on Chapman street. Must be sold. No reasonable offer refused. Address Ravens and Schoen, 719-As Madison Ave. Asbury Park, N. J..
 8-8-12d
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02

thousand dollars She said IL mus
ingly.
Fiji. What, in these days
OF checks. do you carry SO much loose
in your safe for.-
4 drew it from the bank this morn
ing. Tomorrow an agent from an en-
erald firm N Delhi is coming with .
necklace ! ordered 1t was to be cash
II il to be made up Of thirty stones."
Tame grew the tales Of Scheherar
zade. daughter Of the grand vixier.
Thirty emeralds at i've hundred each!
Would she let him sketch her head!
She sat down, her arm dung across
the back OF q chair and her face halt
hidden in the furry sleeve The
money slipped nom her fingers and
duttered like autumn leaves at her
feet Was she crying! Forbes could
not tell
Il am sorry." he said. But would
you mind untying these treasures!
On the word of q gentleman. shan't
make any effort to go away. 1t was
all q mistake on my part. Yet I am
glad blundered In. may be able to
help you to recover the box. My
hands are 60 numb. and I do not be-
lieve have any feet"
Obi" She got up and came over
to him and deity removed the stole
and the Bokhara embroidery. Crate
fully Forbes stretched himself.
Women ought never to leave their
Jewels In boxes. A box like yours IL
an invitation to any burglar who sees
It."
1T contained nothing but letters. !
keep all my jewels save one at the
bank"
"Letters!" Forbes laughed softly.
We'll. the rogue will be nicely sold.
That's something"
The girl returned to her chair. and
there she sat, staring stonily into the
black cavity of the safe.
Forbes tried to stand up, but
swayed rockily and pumped back into
the Sheraton. which. being genuinely
antique. protested ominously. Pres
emily he tried 1t again, walking doubt
fully round the chair. Sure Of his
balance at last, he picked up the bills,
made compact roll Of them and laid
them in the girls lap.
Thank you" she said. Just as II he
had offered her . cup Of tea
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
IS CHILD CROSS,
fEvER|SA|, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give California
Syrup Of Figs

Children love this fruit laxative."
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels 30 nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels. and the result Is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick. feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad.
system full Of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhea. Listen,
Mother! See If tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful Of california
Syrup of Figs" and in few b 'urs all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out OF the sys-
tenn. and you have well child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup Of Figs" because 1t is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and IL new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
Of "California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
WHY STEEL SHELLS ARE USED
Cast Iron Could Not Be Depended On
to Do Accurate Work That
10 Demanded.

The great cost of the shells used in
warfare has astounded most persons
who are unfamiliar with such mat
tiers, and in answer to correspond
ent asking why cheaper shells made
of cast iron were not made use OF in
preference to the more expensive steel.
the Engineer of London has the fol
lowing: In the first place, where
shrapnel is concerned, the number OF
bullets is reduced because the walls
OF the projectile must be made thick
err. There is not an objection in high
explosive shells, which call for walls
thicker than Is necessary for strength.
but there is danger of cast iron shells
developing cracks during manufacture.
and there would be risk Of such
shells bursting In the gun. Another
objection Is that cast-iron shell Ia
liable to be inaccurate in its fight.
The projectile must be In perfect bal
ance with the walls. not only Of the
came thickness all around. but homo.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02

vestigation would only make her IN
happy. What had that box contained?
Then his establishment gave place to
speculative admiration. He saw her
profile on the covers of the World
Wide. her arms filled with golden-rod.
Corking cover. He could use the
head for a year at least No hesitant
art-editors when they saw this. What
q find,
will you kindly tell US how you
came here?" The girl turned to
Forbes inquiringly.
Il am Mortimer Forbes" he said
simply.
Her eyebrows remained elevated.
The illustrator"
No change in her expression.
She had never heard of him! And
she wasn't foreigner. either. Forbes
was rather abashed.
Il came In here believing It to be
the apartment Of Mr.. Jillson. my
friend"
"Jillson! Oh. now we are getting
somewhere. Know him. Same club.
Lives over US. Moved In last week.
Soon ind out whether you're telling
the truth or not. I'll 60 up and get
him. II he knows Mr.-ah-"
"Forbes"-dully. Not that Forbes
was vain man, but he believed 1t .
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
HOW HIGH EXPLOSIVES KILL
Soldiers in Trenches Slain Because Of
the Disturbance Shells Cause In
the Atmosphere.

In a recent address to the Society
Of Civil engineers of France. M. r. Ar
noux explained why soldiers are killed
by the mere bursting of high-explo-
sive shells. "A pocket aneroid barome-
ter that had been made unserviceable
by being too near German shell
when 1t exploded showed that. at
distance of less than three meters. the
explosion had caused in the room
where the instrument was placed a
sudden barometric depression OF at
least $50 millimeters of mercury. Now.
such depression corresponds to a
driving velociay In the air of 276 me-
tiers a second. and to dynamic pres
sure of 1880 Kilograms a square
meter. That sudden static depres-
sion Of the surrounding atmosphere
kills the men In the trenches. al.
though It leaves them apparently I'M.
injured. When the pressure OF the
air decreases too suddenly, the air
and carbonic acid that the blood holds
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02

in solution are disintegrated in the
form OF minute gaseous bubbles. and
are driven by the heart into the small
arteries. If their diameter is greater
than that of the small arteries, they
act. OF course. as so many gaseoun
plugs, which instantaneously stop the
circulation of the blood: and death
occurs before the return of the at.
mospheric pressure to normal enables
the blood to absorb them again. High
explosive shells kill through smaller
radius than shrapnel, but they are
more deadly. for within their radius OF
action no living being can escape
Youths Companion.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02

leather box which he could have duph
Gated in the Via Guicciardini. In Flor
ence. for less than fifty.francs. Broker
into the safe for it; overlooked a for
tune In untraceable bank notes,
ruby. letter. Well. there were let
tiers and letters. and there were Ger
tain kinds OF inestimable value to the
blackmailer: but this was not the
place to come for them Poor be
nighted beggar. when he might have
taken away that Ffans Halls. worth
its size covered with Ural gold!
The girl was Practically Obvious Of
his presence. He studied her fact
again Why. there ought to be IRE If
1t instead Of that look OF ashes. In 9
fury she would have feen Is magnif
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
OLD PRESCRIPTION
FOR WEAK KIDNEYS

A medicinal preparation like Dr.. Kill
ner's Swamp Root, that has real curative
value almost sells itself. Like an endless
chain system the remedy is recommended
by those who have been benefited to those
who are in need of it.
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root il . physi.
clans prescription. It has been tested
for years and has brought results to count
less numbers who have suffered.
The success of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root
is due to the fact that it fulflls almost ev-
cry wish in overcoming kidney, liver and
bladder diseases, corrects urinary troubles
and neutralizes the uric acid which causes
rheumatism.
Do not suffer. Get bottle Of Swamp
Root from any druggist now. Start treat
ment today.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
Kilmer q Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02

geneous. At the high speed of revo-
luton, the slight difference in weight
on one side would cause irregular
shooting. The steel shell is machined
inside and out, to insure uniformity;
but II shell were cast on core and
the core were not absolutely concen-
trio, the center of gravity would not
lie exactly In the longitudinal axis of
the shell. Furthermore. the making
Of steel shell has been so perfected
that such shells can be turned out
more quickly than those of cast iron
of equal reliability in accuracy. An
lss-pounder shell can be completely
machined from the bar in 40 minutes.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
CHAPTER VI.
crawford's Luck.

crawford's Luck.
Were the letters valuable!" he
asked, without realizing the imperti.
hence Of the question.
Her silence was rebuking enough.
Il beg your pardon!"
Forbes returned to the Sheraton.
He was not 20 strong On his legs %
he had believed. Having nothing else
to do, he took inventory Of his sur
roundings, and what he saw subdued
him.
He was an amateur collector: but,
shades Of the old chap in LIE Peau de
Chagrin! A Salvador Rosa, pencil.
drawing by Da vinci "a model of q
bastion). q Corot with the. original
sketches surrounding 1t, marvellous
camp-scene in the broad humor of
Brouwer. Teniers. framed letter by
Peter Paul Rubens with fat Silenus
in the corner: dozens Of small can
vases beyond price. And there was .
vase Of imperial ox-blood. a piece Of
Hirado worth kings ransom. Chi
nese wedding scene done in blue king
tisher-feather. Forbes glanced. bewil-
deredly at the Bokhara embroidery
which had been so ruthlessly wound
about his ankles. fit to have graced
the walls of the Dewan Khass, in Del.
hi, as background for Shah Jehap's
Peacock throne. And there we're Jap
anese silk tapestries, of the softest,
most beautiful colors the world has
yet known; a square Of Gobelin hang
ing as portiere between the living
room and the library; old armor. steel
inlaid with gold. Of the period of
Charles v; Ispahans. Kirmans. Box
haras, Saruks, real, old shimmering
rugs; cabinet filled with apple-green
jade snuff bottles and flowers!
Small wonder she had never heard
of ]. Mortimer Forbes. of Ptf1e ?:
Co.! And from among all these
treasures the beggar had ~akcn only a
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02

matter Of course that everybody had
heard OF him or seen his work.
Forbes. II what you say is true
The excited parent did not
complete the sentence, but bolted from
the apartment.
The girl walked over to the safe
again and rummaged about. She was
as pale as lily. you saw . man in
mask?"
YES"
you saw him take box?"
Yes. A F1orentine affair."" The
stole was biting painfully. HE
mlde no attempt to open it,
She nodded. Then she held out for
his inspection large roll Of crisp
green and yellow bills.
HE couldn't have seen it." replied
Forbes, understanding her gesture.
do you know how much is there?"
II haven't had the pleasure of count
ing it!"-curtly. Il came in here ex
pecting to see poker game; instead,
a pistol was held at my head and
was politely requested to be seated.
Oh, he was very polite!"-bitterly.
The girl didn't apologize. Fifteen
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
SYNOPSIS.

Forbes. the popular illustrator sees her
pass his studio every day and her cop
per-beech hair and milk white complexion
engage his artistic eye. He starts to leave
the studio. but lie interrupted by Jilison on
the phone asking him to Join a poker par
~ that evening. When he gets - the
street the girl has disappeared. In the
evening paper ne reads OF clever Jewel
thief who has baff1ed the police for nearly
year. he goes to JiIison's rooms and
opening the door suddenly. sees no poker
game In action. but instead a man In eve
ming dress. masked. with his back to an
open safe. who promptly covers him with
gun About this time an elderly gentle
man and charming girl are returning to
the apartments from a trip downtown in
ansveI to decoy message. Forbes il
gagged and tied to chair by the burglar.
who then takes q small box from the safe
and goes out Forbes notices that the
burglar has a newly skinned knuckle
After time the elderly man and girl en-
Ter and Forbes recognizes the woman a.
she OF the copper beech hair.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
CHAPTER v.
The F,orensIne Box.

tU0 bt0TShxluG 00As
When young man meets face to
face the girl of his dreams. artistic
or amatory. the nature Of things re-
quires that he shall be dressed to the
queens taste. It Is not very agreeable
to have Her burst in Upon you when
you look ready for the oven, IKE q
Thanksgiving turkey. And Forbes.
for all his amatory flights. was
land Isl clean, kindly. honorable
young man, capable Of rising to
heights. as shall be seen.
What the devil are you doing
here?" Numbered the elderly man.
Forbes mumbled behind his hand
kerchief.
Whats been going on here?"
The girl. however. had some sense.
She quickly unknotted the handker.
chief. Forbes gasped hungrily. like q
hsh out Of water. and worked his
tongue around his cheeks. Something
issued from his numb lips that sound
ed like Thank you"
What has happened?" demanded
the girl.
"A gentleman in black mask. -
Janet. the safe! We have been
robbed! told you 1t would happen"
The girl and her father rushed over,
getting into each others way.
Never saw the ruby nor the mon.
cyl"
But he has taken my jewel box!".
The girl stood up, leaning against
the wall. her eyes shut. Forbes ex-
pected her to crumple up and sink to
the floor. like one of Pifle's heroines.
MY Jewel box!"-in low murmur.
Il beg pardon" said Forbes; but
Id be extremely grateful If you'd take
OF these things What time is it?"-
irrelevantly.
What time II ft?' bawled the girls
father. We'll. you're cool hand!
Quarter after nine."
Quarter after nine? Haven't been
here any longer than that?"
What l want to know is, what are
you doing here at all?" The elderly
man picked UP the extension tele
phone.
Father. what are you going to dor"
"Do?"-irately. why. send down
to the club for the caterer. What do
you suppose?"
If you call the police you'll only
make me very unhappy. forbid you"
Good Lord!" Her father set down
the telephone roughly. Have your
own way; but some fine night wen
have our threats cut
Forbes stared at the girl. much as
tonished No hysterical wringing Of
hands. no rushing about aimlessly:
only quiet acceptance of the inevita-
BILE. She did not want the police: in
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
The Trouble.

what do you think of this Won
derful work of art?" she asked as she
proudly led him to where was hang
ing in state the impressionist land
scape she had purchased.
II think" he replied, after care
full investigation. that the man who
did 1t must have had painters collie"
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02

VIVS0uSSs
cent as Judith. His heart sank lit
tie; no romance here for J. Mortimer
however well he might come to know
her.
Il ought to have risked q chance
with the man." he said: but / wei
perfectly dumfounded at the sight o.,
him"
She turned her eyes upon him. sur
prisedly. as II he had suddenly burst
into the room through . window or Q
hole in the wall. And she had never
heard of ]. Mortimer Forbes! Well
that was quite possible A young and
beautiful woman who went in for jade
snuff-bottles and pieces Of Shah Abbas
rugs was not to be expected to bother
about magazine covers. and heaven
knew there were enough Of them!
Breakfast foods and soaps and hair
tonics! He had thrown away a bril-
liant career because 1t was easier te
earn money than to strive for good
work. He and Piffie were In the same
boat: too fond of Avocado pears and
ten-year-old champagnes. Now 1t was
too late.
rs there anything l can dor
NO
III you don't mind, should like .
dirk of water"
Obi" Sho got up quickly. The
bills scattered about the floor again
Forbes was becoming more and more
positive that he was in the middle OF
some wonderful nightmare. He ex
pected nothing less than a goblet OF
Chinese bendable glass; but as she
returned with an ordinary tumbler. he
got himself in hand once more.
For the second time he retrieved the
bills. This time she tossed them into
the safe. Fifteen thousand d. GLARS; as
he would have tossed tailor's bill
into the waste-basket, and often did!
Then in came the young womans
father. Jillson and a very pale door.
boy.
(To BE CONTINUED
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
Just Wanted Opportunity,

Gentleman wouldn't mind help.
ing you IL ] thought there was any.
thing in you" Tramp-"Gimne a
dime. boss. an see how quick derell
be somethin' in e."-Boston Tran.
script.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
A STAGE Tyne,

my bride is disappointed about
housekeeping" What's the troubIsr'
She can't get q maid who will curt
BY like they do In the musical come
dies she goes to sse."
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
A Student Of Human Nature

did you see the boss?"
"No," replied the messenger; "but l
saw Teller that's tendin' Office fur
him."
How do you know he wasn't the
boss?"
mo real boss would take chance
on bein' as fresh as that guy was"
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
CONSEQUENCE.

THE fellow is drunk with sue.
cess" Maybe that accounts for it,"
Accounts for what?" That If you
try to touch him for loan yea find
his money Is tight"
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
Selfish.

According to modern writer. every
wife needs her share OF diversion. And
few wives seem determined to get
al Of it.-Cleveland Pain Dealer.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-02-02
Must Go. Together,

Must Go Together.
1t is futile to attempt to live in sec
items. separating business from reli
gion and work from faith.-Hugh
Black
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07

"On the invitation Of the Sanitary
Service of the French Army, the
American Red Cross will proceed at
once to complete the unfinished
building of the tuberculosis Sani-
tarium at Bligny, some twenty miles
from Paris.
"This admirable institution, which
is in many respects model, was oc-
cupying about one-half of its pro-
posed plant when the war broke out.
A large building intended to accom-
modate two hundred patients was
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
new ORLEANS WINS
FIGHT FOR QUICK
EXPORT LICENSES
Placed on Parity With New
York BY Exports Admins
haion Action
By Ra..l Woo.e..

Washington, Sept. 6.-New Or
leans is to have . branch office of
the Exports Administration; suffi-
cient authority is to be given the
boards representative, who will be
placed in charge, to obviate the de-
lays which are now taking place be-
fore licenses can be obtained. At
the same time New Orleans divis-
ion will be established within the Ex-
ports Administration in Washington.
This division will give its exclusive
attention to New Orleans licenses.
All shipments moving in normal
quantities and presenting no irregu-
larities are to be licensed by the
New Orleans agent Of the Exports
Board. Where shipments move to
neutrals adjacent to enemy cour-
tries, or present other features which
call for special scrutiny, arrange
ments will be made by the board for
priority order covering the tele-
grams concerning it thereby insuring
a minimum Of delay. Licenses for
raw cotton when shipped to Allied
countries are to be suspended until
October /.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-07
MEAT PRICES NOT TO
Be FIXED BY THE
GOVERNMENT
Only Remedy Is To Increase
Production, Says M. Hoo
yer

Washington, Sept. 6.-Price-fix-
ing for meat and dairy products has
no place in the governments food
control plans. Herbert Hoover, tho
food administrator, told the National
Live Stock Conference. Not only
would it be inadvisable to institute
price-fixing in these industries, he
declared, but the Food Administra-
ton has ben given no such power.
AS long as there is = heavy de-
mand for meat with . decreased
production, Mr.. Hoover said, meat
prices will continue to soar. The
hope Of the Food Administration II
that it can stabilize quotations and
thus eliminate speculation.
81 cannot believe there is q pans-
cea for . situation Of this kind"
said Mr.. Hoover. 'Our problem IL
to increase production. The best
we may expect is q slow development
towards the ends we seek. Drastic
control Of packing plants with gov
eminent operation as an alternative
will not work. We can administer
food control only through the coop
GRAFTON Of all interests concerned.