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NEW BOOKS

The AppIe-Tree Girl, by George Weston, 12 mo.-cloth, 127 pages-6 illustrations. Price $1.0O, J. P. Lip pincott Company, Philadelphia.
 As the Micah apple has been in print more or less for a century. it is not surprising that it should at last i cheerful and interesting story by MT. Weston.
 Charlotte Marlin was almost born
 under the famous apple tree-born within sight Of it's mystery laden branches, at any rate. Possibly that explains why she was original; quite | the newest of new women, in a way since she had the spuhk and gImption to plan and achieve a career for her. | self of 9 kind that no ld-fashioned | girl ever so much as dreamed. You 1 will like Charlotte as much as her i neighbors and friends did, and possibly
 as much as Dr. Neil Kennedy and
 Perry Graham did, if you're man l Whether you will find her counterpart l in real life or not, we must leave to George Weston to say-but one must l believe he really met this winsone 1 clever, original girl somewhere, he has
 made her 50 much alive in the pages of her delightful history.
 What Charlotte Marlin lacked ir facial beauty was made up by (
 g!orified character and how she at. 1 tained her ambitions in the face oi all handicaps, makes a pleasing ant soul-inspiring story.
 MT. Westerns story has a real. New England flavor and should be in quicl
 demand in this part of-the country.
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that belong to all in common.
 'Ncthine is forbidden that good father of 9 family would not forbid himself; nothing will 1e tolerated that Ee would not tolerate" This asylum is onIr one of the many features of the work of our fund. whose activities are teinf constantly extended as eraergeacies that cannot
 be fereseep present themselves in the l line of it's unique work The fund is l the pu6iie's and it is American, main l tained solely hy American money. We ask everybody to "de their bit'' for it
 and contribute to tho extent of their
 ability.
 1 And why not let tt!.is money do dou-
 ble duty? Why not telp our great president and government to win the
 war by buying vgar savings stamps and then tUrE thes:1 over to the American British French Belgian
 Permanent Blind Relief War Fund to help in turn the 5r}diers who have
 sacrificed their sight in defence of the freedom of tl2a world?
 CORA PARSONS KESSLER, Honorary Secretary. ] 590 Fifth Avenae, New York March 9, 1918.
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SCHOOL GARDEN CAMPAIGN,

In connection with the raising of more crops and arousing a greater Interest in the home garden move rnent sight is not being lost of the important part which the children of the country can play in meeting such needs of the nation.
 While it must be realized that the help which the children can contrib ute must be limited there can be no denying the fact that they will be able flo help in many ways. and in recogni- ton of this and for the stimulation of a deeper interest in this matter Pres- ident Wilson has written Secretary Zane of the department of the inter for to the effect that he hopes that -every school win have a regiment in the volunteer war garden army-the army Of school children that it is hoped. may raise this year produce amounting to s5e0 1000 ,00o"
 Children have always been inter- ested in such work. It may have beer limited according to their location iI the city or country. and they may not have applied themselves as stead. fly to it as their elders would be. cause the novelty quickly wears off but they are nevertheless patriotic they want to do their part and wher st. is realized by them that they car do so by undertaking the production of garden produce. raising chicken; or small fruits it is believed tala1 they will make a determined effort t. come up to expectations. Childrer rfira T,of1ninz betfer than 1oaI f, work for and with the proper encour agement and instruction it would no be surprising if they went lover tn top in their contribution to the foo' requirements.
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tained to large extent from outside or else secured 8 like amount of goods in order to make up for that which went to the central powers.
 Additional evidence that such was the case is furnished by the attitude which is being taken by the German press at the present time. in kdeelar-
 ing that those nations which have
 been favoring 1t are now playing into
 the hands of the entente nations, and
 hy the action of the central purchas- ing agency in Germany annuiiing its contracts with Norway. This makes Lit apparent that Germany is deter mined to do it's utmost to make the Scandinavian countries pay for their deterninstion to be neutral.
 Sc long as they play into the hands of the central powers and furnish them with foosstuffs and ores they will be accorded the same treatment as the enemy nations by having theil ships sunk and their subjects killed
 without warning. Whenever they find 1t necessary to treat one bellig- erent with the same consideration
 that they do the others they are go-
 ing to be subjected to even worse treatment Gradually is Scandinavia | finding out what Germany's position and purpose are.
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STORIES OF THE WAR
Effeets of Rombina Paris.

Correspondence of The Associated Press):
 Though the recent Gotha afraid left Paris cold" insofar as it failed utterly to frighten the people or de- press their spirits, it had a most ex- traordinary effect in booming the in surance business,
 Every insurance company of repute in Paris was overwhelmed by the vol tune Of business hurled at it from every quarter of the city-rich and poor alike-and many companies had to turn away or refuse temporarily many risks merely because they had not sufficient inspectors and adjusters to examine all the business offered.
 One of the first moves of all the companies, operating in unison, was, day or two after the raid, to increase their charges for insurance by fifty of Parisians from getting their valu- ables and property insured before another destructive raid can take place.
 For time there was some talk of grading or scaling the insurance so that persons living on the top or up- per floors of apartment houses would | be required to pay more than those l living on the ground or lower floors. Then, however, the individuality of such procedure became apparent, for two reasons. -
 In the first place; to differentiate be- | tween upper and lower dwellings in- vols-av a degree of examination and dis ! nination utterly impossible 1T
 the present rushed conditions of, in surance affairs.
 In the second place, the bombs 1 thrown from airplanes have proved to be freakish in their effects that tht lower stories are not alfays any safer than the upper parts of the buildings 1 Thus during dhe last raid. seve } ! blh!dingsis were struck on top, tnC bombs tearing their way two or thre' stories downward and then exploding 1 upward. In such cases the lowe stories were almost uninjured.
 In other cases however, when tn
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"Oh-h," groaned Mrs Connery as she twisted uneasily in her dhair. John will never get through teasing me about this.''
 Then call him downright mean D sympathized young Mrs. Haydn. anybody is likely to have neuralgia or rheumatism
 In spite of her pain Mrs. Connery smiled. My dear, it's not either of those perfectly proper complaints.sI
 NC ?'' incrednlously asked the brife. Nc" mimicked Mrs. Connery. I'm jugs paying for my folly. I'd been h6usebound for days on account of the snow John wouldn't hear to my going out and was almost desperate We'd had the invitation for over a month to weekend at the Sullivans and, as the elevated was running. wouldn't listen to Jphn's suggestion that we cancel it. So we went. We had a heavy suit case, and, as the Sullivans live at least five blocks from the station we were all in when we got there.
 T wouldn't admit it, though" Mrs Connery explained, land I told ,Johr ! that he was getting old and entirely T srhe Suthvans were tiokled to set us-they,d been pretty lonesome, too They have roomy, old fashioned house, and an immense yard, whicl was a mountain of snowy white anl great big icicles hung from the caves A wide trench had been dug to reacl from the gate to the porch. Oh! was beautiful-truly worthy of an ar | lists brush. When I made this re mark to John he just snorted and said Give me steam heat and janitor t keep thing goin'.
 'fThe next morning half a dozen Q more young folks came over, glowinl l and rosy, to have a snow fight witt the young Sullivans, Grace and Greg
 ory. They are dearki-attend ilig school and are very popular. I fei envious when I watched those young
 sters getting ready for their fun, Tt was the first time in all my If
 that I had really felt out of things C
 account of my age" Mrs. Conner
 continued with a sigh, land I was jus reconciling myself to middle age
 stagnation when Grace turned roun
 to say lsomething. She must hav
 caught the expression on my fact
 for she called out. Oh, Aunt Elizs
 won't you come with us?"
 Before I had time to say a worC John answered for me You kids don want an old woman like Eliza spoilin
 things for you and then he an : George Sullivan laughed, I turned t , Mrs. Sullivan. She also scene amused. That settled it-I was craz |
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OVERCOMING GAR SHORTAGE.

Long ago in recognition of the shortage of railroad cars and the vast amount of goods awaiting transper- tation. the need of loading the cars to capacity was urged upon the rail- roads and shippers. It was realized by thus taking advantage of the ex- isting facilities much better results could be obtained while waiting for new equipment.
 | That the putting into practice o1 this idea has resulted in more goods being moved by the same motive power and the same rolling stock has been shown oh practically all the roads of the country where conditions were such as to make it necessary te adopt it. The announcement has just been made by the Pennsylvania road that the campaign to make the freight cars do more work has produced de- sired results, the full car order re- sulting in the use of 73,b62 cars less | in December on the lines east of Pittsburg and Erie than would have been necessary un- der the old method of making up tht lralnS with paruy nlled lrelgnL cars The cars averaged 37.23 tons dur. ing the month of December which wa: about six more tons to the car thar
 vas carried in the same month of tn, previous year. This meant that si2 cars were doing the work which wa
 required of seven in the year previ
 ous and if we go back of that 1t i found that eight cars were being use,
 to transport the goods which six
 will do under the new loading meth
 ods.- This change has been brough
 about by necessity but it is an i'm
 provement which means much in tn
 solution of the transportation ques
 ton today.
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and in many cases lost their windows. Schools For Children Near Firing Line.
 Correspondence of The Associated Press)
 One of the most amazing sights along the Belgian front is that of a school for children which is being maintained close to the fighting lines by the army through General Rucquoy, the Chief of Staff. Here about 2s0 little folk whose homes are hereby are being cared for during the day i in a school which is lese than four miles from the German trenches, l Great shells pass with their wicked wall over the heads of these youngsters as they play about the grounds. The detonation of the huge guns is con- stant and often the schoolhouse rocks with the vibration. Fleets of German airplanes circle about with their loads ] of enormous bombs. But the work of the school continues it's regular course.
 The American Red Cross is deeply interested in this unique institution and is helping it in every way possi- be. Major John van Schaick. IT., 1 Acting Commissioner for Belgium, in a report on the school said:
 Tt would appear as if these children ought to be in a highly nervous con- dition, but in fact they are about as sturdy a lot of little Flemish boys and girls as l have ever. They never run when the shells whistle or explode One of their favorite amusements is to jeer at German airplanes and they are absolutely devoid of fear. It prob ably would appear to many people that the duty of the American Red
 Cross woul& be to help get these
 children out. Instead, we are giving
 them a new barrack, and sending
 clothing and shoes, to help them stay
 This is on the theory that it is better : for the children to be with their par enst than to be sent away. Reversing
 conditions in former generations, we
 find that the big towns are the places } of danger and the scattered farm , places of comparative safety. This in 2 stitution is a day school where meals
 are served and instruction given ant } the children live at home"
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OUR SHIP OUTPUT.

HOEever much we have been made t0 Eea1lze in one way or another, that there was a probability that the ship bEilding programme in this country would not come up to the highest ex- ,pectzt4nns, there is nevertheless evi- denco that improvement is being made all the time in the output of tho shipysnds which are engaged in increasing the merrhant marine of this country.
 This is shown by the statement oi fhe shipping board to the effect that in January there were nine vessels completed with a tonnage of 79.541 fauuEy was recognized by the boart ns a disappointment It came fal from the goal of one ship a day There was, however, much improve ment shown in the short month O TebruEy when the ships completed totMkled IT. the tonnage of whicl amounted to 15Q,7ee. This was near. iy twice the number of ships finished althGigh not twice the tonnage ths was put forth in January. There were. however, three less days in tn, intfer month than in the former.
 That progress IS being made in tht right direction, however, is evidenced by the boards claim that there vii be a ships with a tonnage of 1SS, ,27I c0npleted in March. This shows tha there is a gradual approach betni made to g ship day and while tn March work has not been finished is to be expected that April and tn succeeding months will show a stil greater increase.
 On the basis of the anticipated pro ductiOn for March it will mean 2, 25so00 tons of ships for the year an these it is to be remembered are stee ships. but while the March output lower than what can really be take asa monthly average for the year i view of the improved weather and tn speeding up that is being done, it is t be anticipated that the wooden ship Wfn add much to these figures. Tn combined output therefore should re suit in a decidedly large addition i our shipping.
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FIGHTING MOB RULE.

Now and then evidence is furnished which goes to show that there are those in the southern states, or states where mob rule has more or less free- dom, who recognize the danger of such disregard for law and order and who desire that the proper steps be taken to put stop to it.
 The governor of South Carolina has taken the right attitude in this mat ter in insisting that the laws which are possessed by that state should be enforced for the checking of the toe frequent cases of lynehing. As he well says a law amounts to nothing and the state is in danger unless those in authority insist upon respect for legislation already adopted.
 Recognizing the need of ,arousins public sentiment in this direction there are those in Tennessee who are at work for the purpose of stirring up the people to realization of ths need of putting an end to mob vio, lence. They are doing it by organ.
 izing law and order leagues. by hay ] ing sermons preached on tho subjec and in other ways getting the people interested in what is of the greates !! importance to the good name of tha commonwealth.
 Just as long as the people of an.
 state who may be opposed to mol rule accept such usurpation of au
 thority, wink at lynchings and permi those who engage in them to go with out punishment it can be expected that they will not only continue bu l increase The end will come whel
 the people put their foot down a1
 insist that it must step.
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LIBERTY THEATREsy

LIBERTY THEATRESv Have Been Built in All National Guard
 and National Army Camps
 in America fSmileage Books" issued by Fedora Military Entertainment Council, pro- vide free admission to these theatres Send one to YOUR soldier or to
 ANY soldier.
 Price s1. For sale at the following places: The Porteous & Mitchell Co. The Reid & Hughes Co. (Bostol Store).
 Rathbone's Drug Store. Ricker's Drug Store. The Lee & Osgood Go. The Wauresan Hotel Office. Mara & Eggleton. George Madden (Cigar Store). Engler's Pharmacy. K of c. Rooms. Ring & Sisk Druggists. The Y. M. c. A. Office. H. M. Lerou. J. c. Macpherson.
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

Governor Holcomb. having amour
 ced he has put politics in cold stor-
 age until after the war" there are many who might well follow his ex- ample. It is a futile thing tc play politics now-that is, national politics, The country. as evidenced by what re- cent elections we have had. is firmly and resolutely in back of the Presi- dent. The stretch of time between now and the next presidential election is longer than even the calendar shows Many things will happen before Nov- ember, 1920. Among them may be 8 great victory on European sofia vic.
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puNlsHlMc SCANDINAVIA.

While the claim may have been put forward that the central powers have not been getting as much as has been rlaimed through the Scandinavian bountrses for the support of their ar- mics and people. and by that means arxwiug upon the United States. 1t is pretty clearly shown that there as lit. lie f0undnf1On for it. Figures as to the amount of Bueh goods which found their way into Germany speal, bohciusfFeiy. They tell that what hose countries sold at a. good profit becuue of conditions they ob- A-r--<~-<
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Bridgeport may well be proud of it's Sam as he girds his loins to smother the Hun. Nearly 5000 men are enlist ed. drafted and of former military, are now doing their part toward win ming the war. And this does not in- clude> those who have gone across for industrial purposes. works of mercy and missions of kindness. When peace comes again and we survey our part we can feel that the city has lived up to the best traditions of New England l-Bridgeport Telegram.
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Germany takes pains to refer to the fact that each of its ai- raids is a reprisal, conveniently forgetting of course that 1t was the one to start such unjustifed murder of non com batants.
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One doesn't have to stretch his imagination to believe the statement of the Russian submarine commander just landed in this country that he was forced to. fee courtmartial for sinking German ship.
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tory brought about by American troops under the active leadership of one Gen eral John J. Pershing. In which case all the dark horses now being groom ed will be peremptorlly pushed out of the race.-New Britain Herald.
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Gernany's idea of self determine ton for Finland and Lithuania is to go in there and take fuil control since of course they are not prepared for self government.
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Now that some New York women have objected to barber shops as poil- ing places. can 1t be expected that the men will oppose beauty parlors or millinery establishments7
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MRS. CONNERY SCORES

to. go anyway and I determined to show them I wasn't too old for any, kind of fun I might chose.
 "Pm Going" I announced. John tried to dissuads me, but I went. l must have been a picture, in the snow up to my waist, and those crazy boys just pelted every one of us until we were wet and blue with the cold. There we shoveled the snow Chats what's the matter with my shoulders) we widened the trench, and it really was lots of fun.
 But when went in I was so tired that I could have cried Mrs Com l nery tragicaIly admitted. Dinner was ready and we ata ravenousIy. I'd a give a million dollars for an hours sleep but we played bridge until | teaHirle, then I said we'd best go home, as it was much easier for John l to get down to business from our house than from way out there. Johns eyes twinkied when said that can't put anything over with him around-but I si1enced him with a | look.
 "We eventually got away. just lcrawled to that elevated station and l the ride home was intending. I took a hot bath, crawled into bed, and now there isn't a bone in my body that doesn't ache. I started to get up foa breakfast this morning, but John tuck, ed the covers all round me and soie
 insinuatingly, Don't try to get up dear You can't play jokes on Mothej l Nature He's ticl1led to death tha
 he's got something on me"
 The telephone rang. Young Mrs
 Haydn answered it.
 l "Mr. Connery wants to knoy
 whether you're able to go to tn phone" she called
 Mrs. Connery stumbled painful, [ down the hall and possessed hersel
 of the receiver "Yes, dear" sh
 naurnlered sweetly. Y-e-s; box ] lovely; that'll be fine" floated int :. the interested listener Then the re ceiver was hung up with a vieiou click
 Mrs. Cennery dragged herself int the living room. Can you beat it? ' she demanded of the little bride He's bought theater tickets, and in sists that I meet him downtown fo dinner. I just don't know how I . make it,p she ended tearfully. ; The phone rang again. Answer i dear,'' begged Mrs. Connery.
 Mrs. Haydn rushed into the hal Soon she came back bubbling wit laughter.
 ; Tt was Mir. Connnry again" she tel l i his dejected wife. He said gre } Eliza she wins-I was only seein l whether she was game ''Pll be hen 7 to dinner as usual Chicago New
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idea of stopping his trouble making for Argentina until he is made to.
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Whether they are repelling attacks or going over the top the American soldiers are demonstrating the fact that they are in the fight to win.
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These are the days when the many boards which are bstng selected by the government should be entirely free from knot holes.
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Every time the spring poet starts to lift up his voice in song this year he has to stop, put on his artics and shovel snow off his walks Hartford Post
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It looks as if the Germans by their
 recent raid upon Paris wanted to give Secretary Baker real war welcome.
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The longer leniency is practiced in regard to German spies the larger the number of that class of undesirables becomes.
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There is no question but what Am- bassador Francis will have an inter- esting story to tell whenever he gets away from torn and strangled Russia.
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With a split in the leadership of the holsheviki with the retirement of Trotzky. the uncertainties of the Rus sian situation are increased.
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The Newcastle (N. s. WI CoIliery Employees Federation has decided to
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The man on the corner says: There is depforable lack of activity along the waterfront these days.
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the top of mynose, and also big blotches which badly disfgured my features, be- sides the suffering from burning and itching. Some of the blackheads used to come out as pinples and after a few days would be
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blotches w.th white heads. Otnefs came in hard Jumps and were vayrea.
 "I found no relief until l used cuti- cura. fused one cake of cuticura Soap and one box of cuticura Ointment when was healed" (Signedl John Sullivan, l37 Harrison Ave, Boston, Mass., October 25, 1917.
 For every purpose of the toilet cuti- cura Soap and Ointment are supreme. Sau,ufe Raoh Free by Mail. Address post. card: "Cuticurs. Dept. R, Boston," Sold everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment 9 aud 5Oc-
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bombs fell upon the open streets, es- pecially in narrow thoroughfares, fl was the bottom floors that suffered and in many cases lost their windows