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Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09

swarms of crawling. wiggling nymphs will smother them, those in front be- ing burned by millions. and those i'll the rear pushing on and passing over the burned boddies of the leaders. They will block and fill up a sluggish Afri- can stream, and the millions in the rear will pass over unharmed.
 The government sends troops to aid in the defense, for it means ruin and starvation to thousands of people. be- sides heavy money losses. Great trenches arc dug and the nympas fall in, and when three fourtl1s full kero- sene oil is poured on them and they are set afire, or else earth in thrown on them to dupth of about two feet. They can crawl out of the earth if only covered with a few inches, but when deeply covered they smother to death
 'The young locusts are most destruc- tive, selecting the choicest vegetables or tender shoots and green leaves. It takes weeks for them to develop from a tiny. black nynph into a fuIl-sized locust, but they increase rapidly in size, and one can almost see their legs and wings develop.
 Saint John the Baptist is spoken of as having lived on locusts and wild honey. From the earliest time the tribes that dwelt on or near the great deserts of Persiaf Ara bia. and Africa have eaten dried locusts as food, and they will keep on doing so as long as huge sMarIns fly out of the desert.
 Arabs eat the flesh of locusts when killed by themselves, but refrain if their death has been caused by cold or the hand of an infidel, as they are then considered impure Locusts are eaten after the legs, wings and heads have been picked off.
 ':They are either grilled or boiled and prepared with native wheat. If dried in the sun they are ground to
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09

Of girls sat pounding at their machines, all part of the perfect machine of the Burlington Products Company. He stared moodiiy for a few moments at the brightest and prettiest of them, whose every year of her twenty had bu. served to enhance her natural Lovehe- ness, and bring out the cotor and curve, cf her oval face and trim figure A. if sensing his stare, she looked up, then jumped to her feet and hurried into hiS ofice.
 Hewitt. taken hv surprise. had 10 in vent q perfunctory letter for her dicta- ton st the finish of which she looked up and met his adn1iring smile
 Where do you get all that pep n the morning. Clara'" he asked, stll smiling T never get my eyes open uutii l2.
 Indeed. I don't know, MT. Hewitt, she answered, laughing merrily. T ought 70 he 3 wreck Three dances this week and not wink until or l 30 czes night But I've had wonderful .imc,.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09
The Help to His Profession

Here was Ssc. young and exihesant wTth oTafy couple of years work be- his1d her, while mother had hecr at the same old ioo of housekeepang for nearly A years, with but few respitcS iii be- tween. It had seesned to Eleaner that another week at tae ofhce would have dr1ven her mad, hss D y~srsl
 Can't I call in Dr. Rysn, just te be si1rc:T she pleaded
 "I don't need doctor. Besides, Br. Ryan has gone Away. His wife said hc was al fired out--vhat with the old folks having ti7e grippe and pneumonia and the yolngsters having the measles
 There's 2 new physician just settled do~n here. l wonder if hes any good
 "Oh. they say he's fulI of new tangled jdeas-thosc new ones always are
 Bit new doctor with nrw tangled ideas seemed much better to Eleanor than no doctor at all, and besides. she vas rather in favor of new fangiet ideas herself, she quitrIy called him or ti,c phone
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we know you're the man to pull us through Think-Mr Hewitt--it means loss of position 10 every girl out there And we-necd the money
 Why don't you go to Parkins?" mapped Hewitt, petulantly, with trace of irony. He's clever Why not de pend on tirn'"
 Not at this time" answered the girl, simply He's very good in his place, bt he's net the man for anything per manent. And you are"
 Hewitt looked up sharply, then he rose to his feet and placed respectful. yet firm, hand on the girl's shoulder.
 Thank you" came his brief answer Clara, I'll do r11y best Count on that. They shook handx. For scrne tirne he stared at the door through which sh' had left, then he brought his fist dowr upon his open palm resoundinglv and .nxppfsg his jaws together, plnupee himself at his desk and was soon lost II mass of papers.
 For three weeks lie kept at it like ; human grist1nill Statesmen covered tin Ger his wl1iplash, and went out stil dunlbfounded, but with determination il their hearts to sell stuff or die" New ideas new methods kept hin, ploddint long after the last man and woman fat left the plant, and it was no tmcemrnol Sgbt to sec the scr,tbwoman. toifing a
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midnight. give him wide berth as he hurried from desk to hling-cabinet, then from filing cabinet to desk, The clouds of doubt soon started to dissolve, and one late afternoon. as the president passed through his office, he paused at the young managers desk and smiling ly extended his hand
 "Go home, you poor slave said the c.ficial, kindly, "and takc weeks rest Then come back and see me You've pulled Us out of tight hole and haven't overlooked it, either
 Hewitt. out of his tired eyes, stared st him unseeningty and merely nodded but the president only smiled and vent o@t How long Hewitt sat there, hi: chin cnrped m his hands, hc didn' know, but he sensed someone at his sid5 and looked ID to find Clara. smiling and fresh-looklng as ever
 "I-we-want to thank you, Mir Hcw it" she stan,rorcd hlushinsly T. we're so grateful to yoa Everybody is Why don't you take some recreation nowe
 Hewitt stared at her moment, tlfe' woke up.
 "By George, you're right he exc!aim ed. "Er-wonld you like to go with m tonight-te a dancc!"
 To dsasce" ske echoed, astonished ~T +Ta-,oyh.s
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09
~:. Stories ok Adventure and Love =.
By Abner Anthony 2

"Ncrer mind what you thought,-- he interrupted, sr1lilingh ''i went out and learned all about it before that strain came. Now I want to, see. if reaii55. know anything. IT want to show. yeu ] can do what Park;ns can"
 The girl frowned
 "Oh-bother MT Parkins.r she snac- ped. with little heat "You can do anything better than he, You're perrna nent-he's only nakessaftr .
 Hewitt stared at her in astonishnent and she dropped her eyes and coiore:i to the roots of her hair, Then h- jumped 10 his feet. and p1ttins his hand under her chin, raised her face until aet beautiful eyes met his. 4.....
 Do you mean that" he asked hosrse- k.
 She nodded her i1rad
 Three weeks age you said somethi1E about that permanent business" he said, eagerly. Now. you say # agaM. Clara, do you think you could stand mc per1nanerrtiy-as husband can dance now, and"
 "Oh. bother dancins,7 slls cried, ir- patiently, but the soft light in her eyes wiped out completely tho sting of hcf words and a minute later, her TzrIs lips pressed close to his told i,itza--sii.ss word to the wise-is not always syai- ctent
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09

years Why. rasher than resting her. t would give her nervous proztration to meet new people.
 But Eleancr was obdurate Then I'm going to pack vou of to Aunt Mar garet's, Ard, oF, say. Mumsic. we've couple of hours tor shopping before the stores close, III spend my vacation none. on 4 new outfit for you"
 Good :" exclaimed the young pi1ysi- eian, and rnaynt l take you in to town in my car"
 So, still protesting, Mrs: Mylcs was rhisked into the city, and before she knew it Eleanor had purchased her ar eStraTagant and vastly becoming new suit, really lovely hat and gloves, and most wonderful of all, real lace hand kerchief and a vanity bag with mirror powder puf, and even tiny vial oi per fuu,e
 She stood of and surveyed herself 1T the long mirror Why-why, I don look really old, do :" she gaspcd T. never expected to look Ike tt1a
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09
spe a.;.i to The Buue.in)

New London, Jdne 6.-Quite a nymus. ut Atelusa mt and able bodied vo4as nen have been added % laa police fore" ut late and if properly treated by lhc powers that ba, jn due I.u!e New London will be favored with d really nrst-ciass po- lice force. 4 creditahie ,lcquisit on t0 .ho regular force the present week -s t!yde Murra!. recently re turned rom overseas. lie IS one of four brothers who entered the service ir d.. world Na.. and one of the brothers vas killed iu action on q French battlefield. Clyde enlisted in ile t1Js- Artillery corps when war was Ir declared and was sent 10 Fort W.isul tud if q. shori Limc be- ...me 8 sergeant and was drill mast SI g.. .iat O.. --I5,4 months be- tvro lcnG sen, Lo France. lie is Of Lla rsu. material for ;t first class prtee officer uo' only in build but ip calracf"-. .oarles-ucss and jujE- maut
 Should the time come that military training or drill become part of the police accomplishment. it will not b. necessary 10 go 0u side of the force for drill master. as Clyde is peculiarly wCI-fittcd for that. service Y The force is to he up-to-date and bc in line wi-h the finest, military drill IS an absolute necessity, or il ~ii never be on the same footing wi1l ,lc New York department.
 Perhaps the police managers d; not aspire tu the high standard il this respect, even if more work is expected from d New London DO. hceman than a member of the met ropoltan department. Like the door. keeper at Washington, who lost hi! iOb because he openly declared tha he was bigger" man than Presi. dent Grant, SO 1t is with the New London police committee in compari Eon with the New York police com missioncrs. The latter deals witt the heads of the department whil' the former deals with every man o; the force, and then grunts becaust the discipline is not just to thei liking. Are are too many posse! on the ~ in New London and tn, supposed responsible heads must b, ss pisble as putty to stand in witt the bosses.
 "rve got a politicians job" was tn utterance of George W. Sisson las Eunday afternoon at the railway station, presumably when telling friend from some other place of hi lucky strike in New London. Thi is the gentleman who landed the jo' of superintendent of the New Lon don n-Groton ferry line, in direc charge of the operation of the steam
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09

To you Eke sdaneing and wit, and sE that sort of thipg 70 much? ?" he asked, regarding her, aMzxseaiY-
 "Yex" shc admitted. her eyes faivty dancing. T Love h rhese's wonder- , fnl orchestra down at the Criterion We had, a lovely tine there last night Mt ParIins--yeu knoas-the one an, the sd- versising dcpartmeut-he was with us last night. He car say soch. ea.ses things. He's regular show hisnseif."
 Hewitt winced and iooared yway,
 "Yex guess 70, p he replied, absentty. T wish I couid dsnee and say original things and be social hou. But I'm ius xr old hear--sn ofkee drzfdze--a no- body"
 "Oh, don't say that" she ,eproved ham, gently. "kvepbody likes you And yoa are really clever"
 "I.oak here Clara he biusted ort 'rn getting stale And there's no req son Tor it. I'm still on tae sunny sid. oi thirty I need little change. Row'e you like to 90 to s stow-wieh me--to night%
 "i-Im sorry" she answered, regret fui1y, dropping her cyes Fl have sr engagement ssrsady--with MF. Parkius We're soiHg tc new cabaret
 Hewitt vas silent for several minutes 50 Clara rose from her chair, and. nsk ing some rernark, about Maybe Sonat
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09
Locusts in Aetien.

America will have visitation of 1I-year locusts this year. Fortunately the plague will not be as severe as the sort that occur in Algeria vividly de- scribed in the following comnunica- tion to the National Geographic Soci- ety:
 Tt is impossible for any enc that has not seen plague Of iocusts to realize their size and numbers and the horrors of living for weeks at a time In q country where locusts fly into your face, enter your house and even drop into your food
 "A south wind blew. and the locusts came. They were probably the same sort as in the days of Pharaoh and the plague. At first they came in small Swarms. Men. women, and children were impressed to help battle against this terrible. foe. for wherever the focusts alight nothing green re- mains when they pass on.
 'The fertile plain, rich vineyards and verdure are in a few hours turned into q barren desert with only stun ps and tree trunks with the leaves gone and the bark all off.
 Tt WAS curious sight to see hun. dreds of Arab and Spanish laborers overseas, and even wealthy French land owners themselves, and semi. naked Arab children walking abreast l in an almost straight line, each beat 1 ing an old wooden pail. an empty box A vegetable can. or drum, and blow. l ing tin trumpet or twirling police | nan'se rattle. Each person or. chilt
 walks in a furrow to himself and tn, l deafening noise keeps the locusts iron 1 settling. Frequently the owners o l the plantations build fires and mak,
 them smoke to keep away the swarm of 1ocust5. When the locusts have afishted lat in the afternoon, nothing can driv 1 them off. They wing the foliowin morning, shortly after sunrise. unies the time has arrived for the femal locust to lay her eggs.
 "The female excayate holes in th | earth two and three inches deep. i to sixty eight eggs, envsloped in
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09

And then when Ae came irto the house that Saturday afternoon. "Er- erytiHne ready. dear" sh. calhed.
 T didn't ges around to the ~osle dress. I'm sorry. Eleanor. but
 aoh. dear. and wanted 1t So, ts swch dalnty th;ns, and"
 Then Eleanor noted thr tired lines IT her mothers face, noted rhe dropping ct the slender shoulders and rhc look of weariusss n the patient face.
 Tired. motiera"
 No. dear. am all 1ght.-
 It had been thst way for months Eleanor thought, Her mother was al ways tired these days She seemed tt have lost interest in everything and va, SO unlike her old brisk. happy self, Shs had refused to see their old fsnil1 physician. Dr Ryan. declaring that shf vas quite all right. ard So tho faH,ily ss has been tue way of families since tune immcmorial, piacidjy sat back sne did nothing ...
 But today Eleanor's heart su7otc her
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09

slutipous secretion, shaped somewhat like an ear Of wheat.
 Men have to blow and spade every inch of ground, for the nymphs are more destructive than the locusts. and the only way to prevent the eggs from matching is to uncover them and leave them in the sun.
 The period Of Incubation is twenty one days: then tiny called nynphs-craWl out They remain Qul=t Tor two days and then begin to eat. They eat and eat and eat.
 Men with torches burn the nymphs by the millions, but they crawl out Of the earth faster than the hand of man can destroy them. The first one to come out takes the lead, and the others follow in sNarms many feet wide. They make a curious noise. like the sound of the sea
 Tt seems incredible that a thing SC small and insignificant is so difficult tc destroy Build great fires and the
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09
Editer's Joke.

A budding author sent 8 he~-SN cus paragraph to the editor of 6aify paper. Not finding it printed within 8 reasonable time or hearing from tAs editorial department. he wrote te tn- Quire about it. q sent reu a joke about ten days ago. I have heard nothing respecting it's safe receipt and should be glad to hear whether yu3 have seen it,'' The editors reply vas az follows: Your joke a~ived safe ly. but upsto the present We havs ast seen 1t"
 Gratitude is too often but g fervid expectation Of favorS to come. .s
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09

had gwen her an unexpected vaeztiou with full pay. Take oS couple of weeks he had told her. "Yor've worked hard and faithfully on these govern ment contracts and youVe earned the vacation"
 And Eleanor had trlephoned hou gaily and iuooherentiy ~ haN to both CT you mother, dear but z-ould you just ss soon lauu3rr a conDAe of waists for r,c ard tAst white voiir dress. and jus, give my blue s,ut wee pressing Mir B-u,o7's gwen m- vacation and l'r1 of 10 Su7nvmcad I'm so tired, and don believe I could stand another week oi the awful ru>k here
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09
FRENCH AVIATOR HAS
 ASCENDED 31.tsa FEET

Paris, June S-The French aviator, Lieutenant Casaie. yesterday estab- lished new worlds record for height He ascended $500 metres (31,1s feet He was the holder of the previous rec ord-31 900 feet
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09

powder and I11ied with goats or caMeisi milk and cooked in fat CT butter and salt. Almost every animal devours locusts: even cameis appear to Ike them as food"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09
OCEAN FLIGHT ENTRIES
 TO MAKE TRIAL EIIGETA

St. Johns. June 1S.-Both the Vick- ers-N -Nimy and Handley- Page entries in the London Daily Mails S5e.oe0 trans- Atlantic flight competition may make trial flights tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09

ROM his office desk,
 wher, Robert Hew-
 it, the sasesmsnsger . sat. his morning mail m a neat pile before him. he could command q view. of the spacious outer room. where a score
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-09

FAVOR burst into the house wlth 2 lightness and buoy
 ancy unlike her lag
 ging xteps of the lsyt few weeks It seemed almost too wonderful to he true Her employee
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-16
STRIKERS TIE UP TELEPHONES IN
 NEW ENGLAND
e,000 Women Operators
 Walk Out In Effort To
 Get Wage Increase.

Boston, April 15--A strike of more than 5000 young women operators in the employ of the New England Tele- phone and Telegraph company and the Providence Telephone company for wage increase tied up the tele- phone service in the greater part Of New England except in Connecticut today at [ a. m. Only chief opera tors remained at work, the super visors going out with the operators
 At the main ofice of the. New Eng land company here carly in the day, It was announced that first reports indicated "a pretty complete tie up of the system but some local service being given in email places
 ''Plans were being made.' it was added. " for restoration of service
 Strike headquarters here reported all of the LOGO operators in the Bot on district idle and that the strike order had been generally observed in outside cities. Tickets were estab- lished ill front of all the exchanges and at railroad stations. the union leaders saying they expected that the company would endeavor to operate the lines with men and women from outside New England
 No statemant as to the intention of the company officials in this he Spect was available.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-16
PACKERS PLAN TO
 PROMOTE EXPORTS

Chicago. April l5.- Twenty two packing and provision firms today formed permanent organization of the United States Provision Export corporation, to do an export business under the WebbPomerene act, with Isaac Powers, Terrc-Haute, Ind. president. and w. l.. Cregson, Chi cagO. secretary.
 This is the second export company formed by meat food men since inc signing of the armistice. This cor poration represents concerns in Chi cago, Cleveland. Dayton, Columbus, Ohio; East St. Louis. Ill.,; Evansville, Terre-EIaute. Ind: Louisville. Ky: Winona, Minn.: Pueblo. Colo; Ogden. Utah; Jacksonville, Peoria, ,lll.; Waterloo, la; Topeka and Kansas City, Kansas
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-16
SENSATION SPRUNG IN
 NY. SENATE PROBE
Continued From Page One.)

he could influence State Senator Frederick M. Davenport. Davenport likes Hughes Senator Thompson continued. They gave Charles the Baptist the money because they be- lieved he could influence Daveport They are both pious men you know l said I knew nothing about that"
 MT. Whitman then said Thompson had suggested that possibly the bill might be amended so that perhaps he could "save his face" had asked for a copy of the measure and Mr. Whit man had sent him one from his office files.
 Was Insurging.
 Reverting to another part of the conversation, MT. Whitman's testi- mony continued:
 "I said to him I understand you are insurging.' He laughed and said T don't know how long it will go; those fellows may stand and they may not
 "There were other things said which I don't recall" the former gov crnor continued. "There was not a word said about any $5O0,OOO offer. "
 "Was there anything said about his candidacy for governor" the former executive was asked.
 "Hc did say something about his being ambitious politically and he did say that he thought the next candi- date should come from upstate. I don't recall that he said he was a candidate for governor, but it is quite possible he did. never suggest ed such thing; II never thought of huch thing either then, before or since."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-16
- BECKER DIES OF WOUNDS

beeher. .0als, April 15.-Henry "Kid" Louis pan,p, npwn as the King of St. |he abe"n, Ha,npiefs" who was shot in night tG,ileh Jiap by highwaymen last ls a resn,1 a,ea at hospital early today
 Beelessu jesuit of the wound.
 poyhood fol1e 1's % years old and from De won aul1 ,ollowed the races. It is said He was ana lost fortunes overnight. eircles .na national figure in gambling eouldnt a ra. U was often said if he be tool s sst ., the better side of a bet, Just for tl the more unfavorable half
 : sad to be wealthy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-16
kP ADVANCE TOWARD EARLY l PEACE TAKEN
I've Hun Will Bow To
 Inevitable And Sign 1 Peace Treaty.

,orn forward stride toward an
 noace has been taken. The
 of four in Paris has formally
 Germany to send delegates
 sailles April 25th, there to hear
 Prdict of the entene allies and
 tod powers, the sentence they
 nnosed upon her for having set
 orld aflame.
 general opinion ill Paris seems
 that Germany may be disposed
 ggle over the hard terms and
 obtain a diminution of their
 tv but that within relatively
 time, the delegates will bow
 , invitables and sign the com
 Advices from London are to Fect that the terms of the peace
 will not 'be made public until have been delivered to the Ger
 expectation in the French cap that President Wilson will re-
 in France until the peace treaty pned and bring back the com- 6 document to the United States.
 Adriatic Chief Point.
 Adriatic situation as it af-
 Italy and Jugo-Slavia is now hief point under consideration by eouncil of four. Arthur J. Bal teb British foreign minister, is b as alternate on the council for i Lloyd George, who is on a va h to England.
 hding the conclusion Of the peace kment Germany is to be permit, sy the allied governments to pur- A surplus stocks of their rdw ma ls: This has been decided on Iby Economic council. The decision Fpermit Germany to commence bfacturing and begin the accu- ktion of the money that is to be fired of her to settle the finan- claims of the allies. The repar- Is commission is Investigating Financial situation of Austria gary, Bulgaria and Turkey and ability to pay war claims.
 Ioubleous times continue in Ba- b. The communists in Munich |nst hold the upper hand, accord Ito reports. There has been fur heavy fighting in the streets of |city. Reinforced loyal troops of Hoffman government used artil- against the communists strong ], but are declared to have been ated. Many persons are reported lave been killed or wounded.
 Dandiz Strike Ends.
 he strike in Danzig which had been rogress for several days, has end- The strike of the bank clerks in in, however, is in full swing, and clerks in Mannheim and Chemnitz 3 joined in similar movement. fighting has taken e on the Russian fronts. The sheviki Jhas suffered severe de on the Arohangel and Murmansk t sectors at the hands of the al- but in the south. the Rumanians been compelled by the bolshc- to retreat over a wide front into arabia. Petlura. leader of the lmlan peasant army, also has
 forced to cede ground to the leviki. cretary of War Baker, who has ed III Paris, in a statement tells ne plans that are afoot for the 1 repatriation of the American CTS m Europe. During the pres month 27o,o00 of them will come 1 and in may 250.000 more. In 1t Is expected to transport 300,-I men and this number is to be | tanned monthly until the 1.400, ,0O0 1 CTS are back in tho United States,