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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-28
STAFFORD

J. G. Wightman and family are en- toying an outing at Quaker Hill.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Park are spend ing two weeks in the White Noun tains.
 H. R. Wightman is having his an- nual vacation from duties in the Na- tional bank
 Miss Harriet Mclean of Boston, is spending a few weeks with her sis ter, Mrs. John Stone.
 Rev. and Mrs. George L. Thompson and three sons of Northheld, Mass, are the guests of Mrs Emily Thompson.
 Miss Clara Tindersen and Miss Katherine Andersen of Springfield, are the guests of Mir. and Mrs J. P. Brown.
 Miss Esther Lord of Newburyport and Miss Myra Scranton of Hyde Park Mass, are the guests of Mrs. George Lord
 Prof Austin J. Rutherford, of svra- cuse University, Syracuse, N Y. and Mrs. Alice Whitney of BrookHne, Mass. have been visiting Mrs. Elenor A Puf- fer
 MT. and Mrs. Russell Colburn, ore enjoying an auto trip through Massa chusetts' and Vermont. They will spend some time with their son George and Clifton, at Burlington. Vt
 James Lewis, Mrs. Eva Lewis, Mrs Maud Turness and son, Lawten, spent a week with Mrs. Clara Beard, at Maple Crest Inn, Acworth. N H., re- turning by way of the Mohawk Trail
 William Henry Champlin, 7S, died very suddentIy at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Stowe, of Scit- leo. The immediate cause of his death was pronounced, neuralgia of the heart. He was born March 27, 1889 in Lebanon, a son of Christopher and Amanda Chanplin, and was next tc the oldest of eleven children.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-28
HAPPENING THIN PEOPLE
 WITH BITRO-PHOSPHATE
Two Test Cases Show Gains of g and 27 Lbs,
 Respectively

as strong and well for the past twelve years.
 , This increase in weight also carries with it a general improvement in the health. Nervousness. sleepleSsness and lack of anergy, which nearly always accompany excessive thinness. soon dis appear, dull eyes become bright and pale cheeks glow with the bloom of perfect health.
 Physicians and hospitals everywhere are now recognizing it's merits by it's use in ever increasing quantities. Fred erick. Kolle, N: D. editor of New York Physicians 'TWho's Who" says: "Bitrc-
 Phosphate should be prescribed by every doctor and used in every hospital to increase strength and nerve force and to enrich the bIeod-"
 Joseph D. Harrigan, former visiting specialist to North Eastern Dispensa- tory. says: "Let those who are weak, thin, nervous, anaemic or run-dowH,
 take a natural, unaduiterated strength and tissue building substance such as
 bitro-phcsphate and you will soon see some astonishing results in the increase of nerve energy, strength of body and mind and power of endurance" CAUTION: - Although Bitre- -Phes- phate is unsurpassed for relieving ner- vousness, sleeplessness and general weakness. owing. to it's remarkable flesh growing properties 1t should not be used by anyone who does not desire
 to put on flesh.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-28
WnLMANTIC

About three thousand children will start their new school year next We'd nesday, Sept. f, when all of the local schools will open About the same registration as for last year Is expect cd in all of the schools with the ex- ception of the Normal school. as dur ing these war times many young wo- men find it more profitable to enter the factories, especially those manu- featuring munitions.
 There will be several changes in the faculties of the schools, principally at the high school. Two new principaS . will start their work in local schools, George H. Shafer, formerly of Bridge roHt, will succeed H. T. Burr at the Normal school, and Carroll E. Far rfngton of Braintree, Mass, will suc- ceed Frederick A. Shattuck at the Windham Street school.
 There will be little changes in the courses in the schools, as a war time economy of paper At the high school the study of German has been volun- tari1y suspended by the students, as only four, who need the language to enter college have signed up to study it this year. The new government regulation about teaching only in the English language will not affect St Marys school (French) much, as all of the teaching has been done in En- glis1 in the past with added study oi French. All of the public and pa- rocl1ial schools are to open on We'd nesday, Sept. 4.
 The teachers for the different schools in the town of Windham will be as follows:
 For the Hiuh schooI-E. A, Case principal: Sadie A. Bowman. Norwich French: Helen L. Church, Alton. N T., Latin; Gladys Copp. Oxford, Mass. history; Mrs. Dudley, science; Law renee A. Howard, Wincrendon, Mass. physics and chemistry; Helen A. Lin nell, Hyannis Port. Mass, mathen1at ics; Fay H. Newland. Lakeport. N H., English Alice Ottenheimer. Will Hmantic, stenography and typewrit- ing: Kervin W. Reynolds. Williman- tic, commercial: Gertrude F. Seaver Taftsville, Vt, mathematics; Lucy B Taylor, Skowhegan, Me, English: Thusa c. Turner Willimantic, com mercial English and German: Kath- teen Futile Belfast. Me. history and French; Margaret L. VanNuys, North ampton, Mass, mathematics: Florence Howie, secretary. and librarian.
 For Natchauq SchooI-J. L. Har-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-28

Two casualties were reported, one the scout boys. cut his leg, and Fene lon McColhurn split bone in hi wrist.
 Work at the new schoolhouse nearing completion. It is expecte that the public dedication will tak place on Labor Day, as the schoc year is to begin on Tuesday. Defnit announcement will be made as 500 as possible.
 Red Cross workers are taking vacation from meetings this week an next
 Junior Red Cross workers close
 their season last week, because ( removal of the old schoolhouse. Miss Ethel L. Klein. is visitin friends in Maine The monthly meeting of Dunhar Memorial church will be held in tn chapel, on Thursday evening, Aug. 2S at o'clock
 The church choir will meet on Satur day, at p. m. Next Sunday. all the regular ser vices will be resumed at Dunhar i Memorial church. Preaching at 1o4 a, m., Sunday school at 12 n1., Christ ian Endeavor meeting at 7.30 D. m The Lords Supper will be held 0, Sunday, at the close of preaching ser | Irice
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-28
DAUGHTER ALWAYS TIRED
Mother Says VinoI Built Her Up and Completely Restored Her Health.

Long Island City, N. Y.-'My daughter is milliner and she got in to a rundown condition. pale and had no appetite. After other medicines failed to help her Vinol gave her a good appetite built her up and com pletely restored her health. Mrs H. Ott.
 The reason Vinol was so successful in this case is because it contains beef and cod liver peptones, iron and man ganese peptonates and glycerophos- pilates, the very elements needed to build up weakened, rundown system. and create strength,
 Broadway Pharmacy. G. G. Engler, Prop, Norwich. Vinol is sold in Wiilimantic by the Wilson Drug Co.,; in Danielson by the A. ". Williams Pharmacy. and in Putnam by J.. F. Donahue.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-28

Fewer marriages would prove fail- ures if the contracting parties would act after marriage as considerably as they did before.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-28
MOHECAN

Mir. Branch of Worcester called on friends here recently.
 Gladys Quidgeon was in New Lon don Thursday as guest of Mrs Strick- land.
 MT. and Mrs. Dunn of New London called on friends on Sunday.
 Mir and Mrs. Davis of Mystic were here on Thursday. SPRING HILL CONN
 One day last week seven families in as many automobiles went to Ocean Beach for days outing. Most of them carried lunch although some in- dulged in shore dinner.
 The Baptist sunday school picnic was Mapleview. About 60 were present.
 Thc5s who have been at Alanweld and at the LaJess' for the past two weeks have returned to their homes. MT. Muir took four of them to Hart ford Saturday afternoon where they were to take the train for New York.
 MT. Babcock of Brooklyn, N. Y, has been with his family a few days at Ethel Freeman's house.
 A community picnic at Wildfern next Saturday has been arranged Fewer marriages would prove fai1-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-28
MANSFIELD DEPOT

Miss Florence Perkins of Mystic, is visiting at Grandpa Corbitt's.
 The seasons closing event at Camp Pioneer, in the Pines, was a great athletic meet on Saturday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-28

Herr Scheidemann never assured NJ Troelstra that the Socialists de- sired to meet the wishes of the En- tente regarding Alsaac- Lorraine. - The Cassel VoIksblatt.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-28
NORTH WINDHAM

Myron Knapp of Hartford and Clar ence Main of Mystic, visited Sunda! at Samuel Stimpson's.
 The enthusiasm of the berry picker is on the wane, as the berries ar, getting soft and scarce.
 Mrs. Charles Larrow was at hom, over Sunday, much improved il health.
 Mrs. Arthur Lewis of Willimanti, called on friends here Sunday.
 The Red Cross workers met las week with Mrs, Bates.
 George Simpson is visiting in Hart ford and Manchester.
 The busy little bee improves eact shining hour by gathering honey fol some freckled faced boy to smear CT his bread.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06

it.. You and I will have to.talk this
out. Where are you dining?"
Downstairs" Van Tehl replied,
E fao 81 was thinking of waiting
you leave word to have your peo-
pie let you know directly she ar.
rives," Fischer advised, and come
along with me-
toward the door. Nikasti. with a due
sense of his new duties. glided past
them, rang for the lift and watched
them descend. Fischer turned at
once toward the dining room.
Thank God, we're in a civilized
don't have to change when l don't
want to-"
They found quiet table and
Fischer. displaying much interest in
the menu, ordered a somewhat extern
sive dinner.
Grapefruit and Maryland chicken
are worth coming back to-" he de-
clared. Now see here, James, let's
get to business. You've got to help
me with your sister,"
Pamela and are good pals, of
course, but she has will of her own
in all she does, and I don't fancy
that anything l could say would in
fuence her very much"
There are two things about your
sister," Fischer continued. '"rhe first
is that she's got to quit this secret
service business she's got herd mix
ed up in
Don't talk nonsense!" Van Teyl
exclaimed: Pamela doen't care fig
about politics."
Fischer grunted scornfully.
you don't know much about your
sister. young fellow" he said. I'm
terest her cent, but she IS crazy
about America as country ana
she's shrewd enough to see things
coming that great many Of you over
here aren't looking for. ANYWAY, she
scheme l had on the night before !
left Europe, and somewhere about
her she's got concealed document
which I'd gladly buy for quarter OF
a million dollars"
Van Teyl drank off his second cock
tail.
Some money" he observed. How
did she come by the prize"
played up for it, Just as I did, did,
Fischer replied. She was clever
enough to make use of my scaffolding..
and got up the ladder first, Pm not
squealing. but I've got to have that
document. whatever it costs me-
Van Teyl was silent for moment
There was an undercurrent OF some
manner of which he had taken note.
'And the second thing you men.
tioned?' he asked. "What is that!
Fischer as though to give due en-
phasis to his statement, INDUCED IN
a brief pause. Then he leaned niue
forward and spoke very slowly ana
very forcibly.
II want to marry her." he declared.
Van Tcyl leaned back in his chair
and gazcd at his vis-a-vis in bank
astonishment.
You must be damned fool
Fischer he exclaimed.
you think So?'' was the unruft1cd
reply, 81 wonder why?'
"fll toll you why if You want to
know" Van Teyl continued, b'untIN'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
CHAPTER TX.

James Van Teyl glanced curiously
at the small, dark figure standing pa
lently before him. and then back
again at the wireless cable which
he held in his fingers He was just
pack from firing day in Wall street,
and was reclining in the most COM
Portable easy chair of his Hotel Para
sitting room.
Gee" he murmred. This beats me.
the last thing l should have thought
we wanted here was a valet. The fell
low who looks after this suite has
scarcely anything else to do. What
did you say your name waso"
"Nikasti, sir"
Van Teyl carefully rcconsidered the
cable. 1t certainly seemed to leave no
room for Misunderstanding
Please engage for our service, as
valet, Nikasti. See that he enters on
his duties at once. Hope land this
evening. Your sister ON board sends
love.-F."
"Well, that seems clear enough"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
CHAPTER VIII.

Il was one evening toward the end
OF the voyage, and about an hour
after dinner. A huge form doomed
out Of the darkness. continuing its
steady promenade along the unlit
portion of the deck. Pamela. moved
by some caprice, abandoned her eau
ton of the last few days and called
out. - $50. II
He stopped short. The sparks flew
from the red end Of his cigar. which
no tossed into the sea. He fastened
miss Van Teyl?" he replied a little
hesitatingly. =
voice! she observed. II am In the
humor to talk. Will you sit down.
:, Mr.. Fischer humbly drew chair to
hes side.
Il had an idea" he said. that you
had been avoiding me, the last two
or three days"
II have" she admitted.
"IIave offended you. them
Scarcely that" she replied. only.
you see, it seemed waste of time to
talk to you with the foils on. and
little dangerous, perhaps, to talk to
you with them Off"
His face reflected his admiration
Miss Van Teyl." he declared. you
are quite a wonderful person. ] have
never believed very much In women
before. Perhaps that Is the reason
why i have never married"
Dear me, are you woman-hater?'
she a ked.
He looked at her steadfastly.
II have made use of women as play
things" he confessed Until i met
YOU / never thought Of them as COM
panions, as partners
: She laughed at him through the
darkness, and at the sound Of her
laugh his eyes glowed.
"Really, | am very much flattered.
she said. you give me credit for
Intelligence, them"
1T give you credit for every gift
d woman should have he answered
enthusiastically. II recognize in you
the woman,I have sometimes dreamed
Of"
Again she laughed.
"Don't tell me, Mr.. Fischer she
protested. that ever in your practical
life you have spent a single moment
in dreams?"
~ have spent many" he assured her.
"but they have all been since l knew
you
Pamela sighed.
81 have never been through a
voyage" she observed, without a love
affair. Still. l never suspected you,
Mr.. Fischer"
"You suspected me. perhaps, of other
things"
She nodded.
IL am full of suspicious about YOU"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06


cause 1t is obvious that
we disagree fundamentally. But tell me
this. now. as an American and a
patriot. Which do you think would
be better for America-that Germany
and Austria won this war. or the
allies?".
Upon that question have not
altogether made up my MIND" Pamela
contested.
''Than there Is room there for
discussion" Mr.. Fischer pointed out.
eagerly. II should like. to put my
views before you on this matter"
And should love to hear them"
Pamela replied. but I feel Just now
as though we had talked enough poll
tics. DO you know that came up on
deck in state Of great agitation% -
Submarine alarms from the stew
ardess?" Mr.; Fischer suggested.
Il am not afraid of submarines. but
] have a most profound dislike for
thieves" Pamela declared.
''You have not had anything stolenT
he asked. quickly.
. l5'I have not" Pamela replied. "but
the only reason seems to be that I
have nothing worth stealing. When
noon found that my. stateroom. had
been systematically searched"
She turned her head little lazily and
looked at her neighbor. His expression
was entirely sympathetic. Z.
jewelry2' i.
j, "Deposited with the purser" e.
II congratulate, yop." he said
Nothing has been stolen" she OBJ
served, "'bdt one hates the feeling Of
! insecurity, all the same. Both my
steward and stewardess are old
Z clever person who found his way into
my room" si,t
= "a very clever person." Mr.. Fischer
objected, would have known that
you had deposited your jewels with
III It was my Jewels of which they
were in search" Pamela murmured.
"By the bye, do you RENE mber all that
fuss about the. disappearance Of
young soldier that morning at
= II heard something about It," he
confessed. They were talking about
1t at dinner time" ~
81 had an idea that you might be
interested" Pamela went on. HE
came INTO the restaurant telling every
one at the top of his voice that he had
made a great discovery Even in
London, which is, I should think, the
most prosaic city n5the world. there
must be people who are on the look
out to pick up war secrets" r.t.
"Even In London, as you remark"
Fischer assented.
You didn't hear the end Of the at
fair, suppose" she asked him. 60
The steward had arrived with after
noon tea Fischer threw into the sea
the cigar which he had been smoking.
II do not think" he said. that the
end has been reached yet"
Pamela sighed.
Lies oreilies ennemies!" she quoted.
Il suppose one has to be careful
everywhere"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06

Herr Err

II was at Oxford University for two
years." Nikasti told him, land in the
embassy at London for five more"
Before you took up your present
job, eh?'
Nil1asti assented silently. Fischer
glanced around as though to make
sure that they were still alone.
II have the communication with
me-" he announced, (which we are to
discuss. The terms of our proposal
are clearly set out, and they are
signed by the highest of all himself
The letter embodying them was hand
ed to me three weeks ago today in
Berlin. Have you been to Washing
ton?"
Nikasti shook his head.
II do not go to Washington" he
said. You will, understand that dip
lomatically, as you would put it, do
not exist. Neither is it necessary. I
am here to listen"
There need be very little delay.
then" he observed, before we get to
work"
Nikasti bowed and raised his fore
finger in warning.
II think" he whispered, that Mr..
Van Teyl has finished dressing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
CHAPTER x.

Van Teyl. as he fastened forward to
meet his friend, presented at first
sight very good type Of the we'll
groomed athletic young American.
He was over six feet tall, with
smooth, dark hair brushed back from
his forehead, a strong, clean-shaven
face and good features. Only, as he
drew nearer, there was evident a
slight, unnatural quivering at the
corner Of his lips. The cordially of
his greeting. too. was little over
done.
welcome home, Fscher Why,
man. you're locking fine! Had
storms for the first few days--after
that all right" Fischer replied
ANY submarines"
mot a sight Of one. Seen your sis
ter yet?"
mot vet. I've been waiting about
for telephone message. She hadn't
arrived, q few minutes ago"
Fischer frowned.
"I want us three to meet-you and
she and 1.-THE first moment she sets
foot in the hotel" he declared.
whats the hurry" Van Teyl de-
manded. you must have seen plen-
ty of her the last ten days"
That" Fischer insisted, was a diff
ferent matter. See here, Jimmy, III
be frank with YOU"
He walked to the door Of the bed
room, opened ii and looked inside
Its sole occupant was Nikasti, who
was at the far end. putting away
some clothes. Fischer closed the door
firmly and returned.
II want you to understand this
James, he began. Your sist1 is
meddling in certain things she'd best
leave alone
Van Teyl lit Il cigarette.
mo use talking to me- he observed
"Pamela's her own mistress and she s
gone her own way ever since she
came of age"
shes got to quit" Fischer pro-
nounccd. THAT'S all there is about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
CONTINUED FROM LAST sunday

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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-13
A GREAT YELLOW SEA
Is China, With Its Millions of Cheap,
Rice-Fed Men, With Desire For
More Offspring?

China, that mighty empire with its 4OO,-
100000 of people, is always a subject of in
tense interest to the thinkers of the Occi-
dent. After sleep of 1000 years, like a
giant, 1t is slowly awakening and shaking
off the shackels of provincialism, ureiudice
superstition and ignorance.
In recent issue of Harper's Magazine
Waiter E. Weyl among other things saws ::
The provocative impulse rules China as
the Manchus never ruled it. Three out of
four babies die, but the fourth is more than
enough. Kill a hundred thousand Chinese
and in two generations there are more
graves cluttering the earth, but as manv liv
ing as ever.
The principal product of China is cheap,
rice-fed men, who work and starve, or per-
hapS freeze to death in the cold January
nights, or die by the hundreds of thousands
IN periodical famines, or obstinatelv survive
and again raise more cheap, rice-fed men.
There are hundreds of millions of them with
vision bounded by bowl of rice and the de-
sire for male offspring. The race is like the
sea, inexhaustible, imperishable. 1t does not
wlther away at the breath of western civili-
eaton. 1t does not disappear 1t does not
go under. 1t persists.
I'm the Hongkong city of Victoria, which
is a narrow strip between the granite hills
and the bay, the wealthy white inhabitants
are forced upward to the terraced hillsides,
where their charming semi-tropical gardens
look out upon the blue water, while below
on the narrow plain inundation after mum
dation of Chinese fills the city to the satura-
ton point There are districts where the
population averages more than 100000 to
the square mile Il 900 to the acre), and the
crowding tends to become worse. 1t is a
Chinese city.
$50, too, Tientsin, Shanghai, Hankow,
though they have their foreign concessions,
small European islands in an Asiatic ocean,
are in population Enthusiastically Chinese. The
white man comes and goes; he lives on the
surface OF China as a flea might live upon
the hide of rhinocerous. The Chinese re-
main, breed, multiply"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-13
Story of Jerusalem.

The capture of Jerusalem by English
troops recalls the tragic and fascinating
story of that day which carries US back
through the mist of ages to the days when
the throne of David was established within
its walls. From that date we pass to the
glorles of the temple built by Solomon, which
for centuries was to stand as the center and
pivot of the Jewish nation and faith The
time came, however, when her days were
numbered, and the drama of Calvary was
followed few years later by the onslaught
OF Titus, the Roman emperor, who encom-
passed the city round on every side and lev
eled it to the ground.
Round its ruined walls Saracen and Cru
sader were to fight continuously for its pos
session, and Christian knights focked from
all lands to the rescue of the holy places,
until in 1899 Godfrey de Bouillon defeated
his enemies and was chosen as the first
christian king of Jerusalem.
Following this for a considerable period
the city remained in christian hands, until
in 1917 it was captured by the Turks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-13
DOG DAYS.

These are dog days, you know
Webster says dog days are a period of
from four to six weeks, in the summer, va
rlously placed by almanac makers between
the early part of July and the early part of
September; canicular days-so called in ref
erence to the rising in ancient times of the
dog star (Sirius) with the sun. Popularity,
the sultry, close part of the summer.
The conjunction of the rising of the dog
star with the rising of the sun was regarded
by the ancients as one of the causes of the
sultry heat of summer, and of the prevalence
OF many maladies during the period.
AS the conjunction of Sirius and the sun
does not occur at the same time in all lat
ltudes and is not constant in the same region
for long period there has been much va
ration in calendars regarding the limita-
lions of dog days; but in the latitude of the
southern states the common acceptance of
the beginning and end of dog days is from
July % to Septembo- G-forty days.
There are many superstitions prevalent
regarding dog days. 1t is common belief
among many that if it rains the first day
there will be rain each following day for
thirty-nine days. 1t is also claimed by some
that the bite of any animal is more dan
gerous during this period than at any other
season.