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Evening star., 1928-05-13
pAUL MoWBRAY, an engineer. VI

pAuL MOWBRAY, an engineer. who
has spent much time IN South
Africa. and who is now visiting this
country. tells an amusing story about
WORK In the diamond fields
A Kimberley diamond mine is work.
ed in terraces. 50 that every one in the
natne has a good view Of ali the work.
ings One Of gang Of raw BasutaS
vfao mac Just arrived was given a 20
foot drill and bold u go 10 the top Of
an incline In the center Of the mine
sne 4ait there until his boss came,
Tas native started of, proudly, car
rying the drill on his shoulders rs II IL
we're an SSsagai. Halfway up the in
cline the drill came into contact with
ll9e wire some ~ feet from the
ground The BaSute. Of course got a
shock that sent MIN flying and the drill
vaG knocked out Of his hand. Never
was there seen q more startled native,
When the EaSuto picked himself up he
stood Iooking a. the driil. then he walk
60 a2i around IL and glanced over the
side Of the incline 10 see II the feilow
vino had hit him was hiding there
Finally ne came slowly back toward the
drill arc regarded II sllspiciousiy A. II
Lay On the ground BY that time prac-
t1esily every one Ia the mine TaS watch
iGR him.
Gaining courage, the native creps
up 70 the drii, and putting mis- hand
s1lt, touched II lightly. Finding that II
did not bite him or kick him, he picked
u 1n Sns. glancipE round again, put
II 0n is6 shoulder He had taken only
ORE ~ two steps, n0NEVeF. WHEN the
drill again touched the electric wire,
Evening star., 1928-05-13
Mrs. Bender and Napoleon
By Booth Harrington


having made you think about It,
Henry"
THE BcnderS have only one child
Young Roger Until Roger was G
or 7 years OLD. he was Of n sickly habit
and Mrs Bender. Cmacatcd With her
care OF him. blamed herself for not
having applied better scientific methods
Of child up-bringing." though, as her
husband said, she had tried al! there
wcre!" And. when Roger caught the
scarlet fever from some children he
stopped To play with Oh the way home
from school, one afternoon, her remorse
was pitiable.
we knew those children had boon
having scarlet fever. didn't we?" she
sohbcd when her husband tried to rea-
son with her. We knew their house
was between here and the school. didn't
we?"
Yes but we didn't know he'd &c
around that way. It's two blocks far
ther. and we never could have figured
out he'd follow stray cat that far OF
that he'd catch 1t and take 1t in their
yard especially as he didn't even know
those children. And we certainly
couldn't have supposed their mother'd
be fool enough to let them go out in
;he yard when they were still pec!ing
and contagious. It's Just one of those
things that we couldn't help"
We could" she insisted. We ought
to have known all those things
When Roger recovered he appeared
10 have bee fitted with n new consti-
tuition. for his health became rugged.
Nevertheless, his mother was unwilling
to risk the chance Of his following an
other cat For several months Mr..
Bender had 10 leave his lumber yard
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became a little testy. Whats the use
Of trying to say anything to you?" he
said. You don't listen You've never
really listened to rle in your life. Don't
you suppose I've noticed that from the
pulpit? It's spoiled some Of the best
things I've said"
Yes, / know" Mrs. Bender MUIR
INJURED plaintively. IF I'd only i'm
pressed 1t upon Roger strongly enough
that. when he was overheated, he must
always go straight to his room and
change his clothes"
See here Rogers all right. Didn't
you have letter yesterday saying that
he's attending classes again?"
Mrs. Binder went on unheeding: "Ah,
II I'd only made my husband under
stand that he absolutely risked his life
every time he climbed over those piles
OF lumber II I'd only made him real
iEe that. he'd have been a well man
today"
HE is" Mr.. Carmichael said. "The
only sick person around here is YOUR
self"
Yes" she returned unhappily. "A
fine time for me to choose TO be sick,
1t is, tool ! ought to have known that
car was full of germsl If there ever
was time when I just had to be well.
1t was row--Roger with bronchitis.
Henry with broken leg, and the So
ciety-"
Dear mel The societys all right.
The other ladies have put the bazaar
through just as well as Ii you'd been
there, Mrs. Bender. and it's been a great
success. And Mr.. Bender's out on
crutches. Listen sto me for one mo-
ment, please. What's the matter with
you?"
The matter with me isn't my Illness,
Mr., Carmichael, It's my neglect and my
ignorance All this need never have
happened, and, IL / had been as ener-
getic and intelligent as should have
beefl----'
Walt moment" he said. did you
know there's great famine in Persia
Mrs. Bender?"
mo. Is there?" Mrs. Bender made
sounds expressive of pity and OF i'm
patience. "Oh, dearl II the doctor
would only LET me get out Of this
house"
What would you do. Mrs. Bender?'
What would do? That famine's
got TO be stopped, Mr.. Carmichael.
II hope 1t will be, Mrs Bender But
there's worse news still: It looks as II
there'd be another war In the Balkans
That's got to be stopped. too. Mr.
Carmichael IT'S the most awful thtne
Evening star., 1928-05-13
Flower Colors.

1T is generally known that the colors
OF vegetation vary in intensity In
a direct ratio to the amount Of sun
light, combined with eoolness of tenn
perature. within certain limits Exam
piles are the intense redness Of apples
grown in Northern climates. and the
deep colors of Alpine vegetation. But
the soil and other influences also have
an effect upon plant colors.
Experiments have been made within
recent years with reference to the
question Of artificial control of the
colors of plants through the introduc-
ton of such chemicals into the soil ir
which they grow. In very small guam
titles such chemicals are absorbed with
out apparent injury. but the effect upon
the col0rs Is slight. Yellow roses ap
pear to become deeper In color under
the influence of aluminium sulphate and
potassium sulphate. With the use OF
these same chemicals the petals OF
the white carnation showed tendency
TO Develop red streaks, while when fe6
with ammonium sulphate, aluminium
sulphate. iron citrate and cttric acid
scarlet carnations tended to form viii ?
Streaks.
Evening star., 1928-05-13

Shouldn't we Danish them from the
world?"
Yes he said. "as soon as We can.
But I was wrong TO warn you that YOU
were taking more on your shoulders
than Napoleon Bonaparte took on his.
I've discovered what's the matter with
you. Mrs Bender"
That's simple enough. should
think. Here am laid up, with my fam
lily and my community and the whole
world all going wrong. When get out
again"
NO" Mr. Carmichael said "Your
good works are beautiful, Mrs. Bender.
and we all need you to continue them.
But, when you get out again. you must
surrender q little of the burden Of the
universe"
ITO whom? You don't expect me 10
wait for evolution to remedy every
thing. do you. Mr.. Carmichael?"
Mo- he said. There must have
been something before evolution, ]
think. and believe, If you'd ever listen
10 me in church. you'd discover"
What would discover"
You've just asked to whom y0I
might leave little of the responsihiii'1
for the universe" he said. You might
discover the answer It seems to be the
theme of my weekly unheard dis
course"
Copyright 1881
Evening star., 1928-05-13

need not say sugar b1ilgs tn me again 3"
Soon aftsrward the representative 6f
The United States dined at the Italisn
canEuis, On the following morning, ag
usual Wen praised the Italian con-
sui's h0lise. fiis tahie, his dinner and
ended with "He have got sugar t9ngs ="
The American lei loose his wrath
upon Wen and threatened Ia discharQe
MIN II ile ever said sugar tanaE 10 him
again. Prom the boys meek manner.
the American thought that the matter
vas settled, LUt the sequel proved that
tire Gf1leeF did not understand Chinese
psfaigt9nfg Three days afterwafd
wen came 10 him aud announced In
tones of the greatest triumph
Top side Chinsmsn front side want
sse master Shall show him efiiee
siee7"
Yes bring him IN here" was the
answer.
Boon Wen ugnefed tn o good booking
ThaaRlan, Who carried small bundle
In hlG hands Wen retired, Then the
visitor dropped on ats knees opened his
bundle and revealed ~ i1s Razs Ut the
anilsSa American II Omen Yartetiea Of
silver sugar longs
The Ansfiea1 took q pair RHf from
iiasi day iEe words sugar tDi1QS" Metf
never mentioned in mas hglias, bat from
lhst tlfna he never looked ~ sugar
topgs without laughing,
Evening star., 1928-05-13
ABDUL Aziz Inn sAorD KING or uEnJM NEn

ancestors. occupied Il and proclaimed
himself Sultan OF the Neid,
Fram then on II was easy sailing tor
Ihn Saoud Success made Inn popular.
aud he knew how To exploit the tanau~
eism oi his men, In the second year ol
hs rule he occupied Arabia as far ~
kaweit aud Oman an the west and the
HedIas, ASir and Yemen on the east,
II was q series Of holy wars which ne
undertook The prophet had said that
the law should he pranagated with hlood
and iron and those wha were not nuri~
tans were as had as the mAdels them-
selves, II must he said Ia tbn Saeuds =
credit that he himself believes what hs
Ia preaching,
fhe sultan OF the desert Yields 10
none IN nersanal courage, he telieyeA
In leading his saldlefs, Instead II fel-
lowing them, into battle, and he nights
with xward In hand The WeaterAee
may think that he Il cruel. he h
merely An Arabian, Te zee n N,stteT
N explained haw he had punished the
rtfAl Omar, ane ef hiS eneMlAs,
The hthy PIG, whaM niay Allah never
Evening star., 1928-05-13

I'll there was to III But, Just after th@
second one went, Mrs. Bender heard
about scme new treatment Tor small
DIX and she cot 1t INTO her head thHt,
if we'd known about it IN tialc, they 9
both have bscn saVcd, The point |
tried To make with her was this That
even If thu new treatment would have
saved those two cases, VIC never heard
OF IL til aftcrward. So how could VIC
have tried it on en-? Eut the way she
aygued. shn said we Verr guilty Of Their
deaths. because We ouSht to have heard
cf 1t in time to save 'em!''
MRS. BgNDEE'S feeling about her
IVA b~othcr-in-law. Rcmbo Bender, is
not 6issimilar, Rambo Bender, upfoltu-
n1tcly, Is the town drunkard, and not
to b. reformed. even by Mrs, Henry
Bender. Ean,bo doesn't wish to be re-
formed in fact he is wholly opposed
to reformation, and likes things as thay
are.
Look ~ Henry" hs says. Offering his
brother aS an example to BE- avoided.
DO yoU think l want to get like
h;m?"
Nevertheless. his sistcr-inlaw wceps
over Rambo. IF we'd only had prohi-
bition when Rambo was a young man, -
she said to her husband. the day after
Pambos last outbreak he never
would have had this terrible craving
for LIQUOR. If prohibition had come IN
the COS. Rambo would have been use
ful citizen today
Well, it didn't" Mr.. Bender returned
In his gloomy manner, wherein there
still fingers relic of obstinacy, faint,
hut inpeTishablc The country
wouldn't have voted for prohibition in
the o0s-not under any conditions"
Evening star., 1928-05-13

that ever happened to me. being help
less at such time. A relief commit
tees got to be organized right away.
and we ought to form Balkan Peace
Society this very morning. Then Just
look at my husbandl He's stumbling
all over town on his crutches. with no.
body to look after him, and heaven
knows when he'll fall again! And,
worst of ALL there's Roger. far away in
school, all by himself and likely to
bring on another relapse of his bron-
chitis at any time-and no one to do
anything"
The minister interrupted her again:
and, by a natural coincidence, he was
inspired to think of that other In whose
resemblances and disSimilarities to Mrs.
Bender we have been taking some in
terest
Evening star., 1928-05-13

Mrs Bender, don't believe Ma
poleon Ronaparte himself would have
made himself responsible for all the
jobs you're setting out to tackle"
What OF that, Mr.. Carmichael?
These things have to be done, don't
they? People like Roger and my hus-
band have to be taken care of, don't
they? The village society has to be put
on its feet again, doesn't it? And look
at the dreadful state the whole worlds
in! War and famine! War and famine
have to be banished. don't they?"
You mean right now, Mrs. Bender?
You mean today?"
She made a movement as IL to rise
from the couch where she reclined. Il
do mean now. It Is intolerabie that
such denominations should continue.
Evening star., 1928-05-13

II was not diiiieult for him to deceive
both the British and the TURKS,
The real chance of fhn aaaud came
after the war. when serious criAis ec-
eufred IN Arabia, The nedouins Wefe
almeat starving There we're very few
pilgrims whom they could rob, aud their
more peaceful occupation, the expari q.
ing OF aamels and horses, suffered u
sudden setback, Allah had cursed the
world with the ''h.laaing machine" A
few nedouins had seen these machines
In Mesapotamia, When they told their
friends about them they were called
liars, Later. however, the dwiudlins
market for eamals and horses convinced
the desert dwellers that change had
taken place IN the world, II was thus
Indirectly that they learned about the
appearance at the AUTOMOBILES
Confronted with the prospect nj star
vatlon, the iiedanins would do almost
anything far very little money, when
fbn aaaud promised them the treasu,s ss
" the Rashids they sai,nwed him ems
Enthusiastically, Win 70A lriheAmen, the
skilsd prince fell upon the capital or his
Evening star., 1928-05-13

IN our village il is popularity under
stood that Mrs Henry Bender is
the best of all wonlsn, and this ar
fectionate estimate of her go2S 50
far as 10 hold her superior TO every
other member OF her sex from tnF
earliest times onward, The nest
woman that ever lived" Is our GUS
tomarv definition OF her. and ne WIZ
be bold who denies that she deserves u
she has lived here since she was p
child: she is growing elderly nov; -Sno
the glaring intimacy Of village NE. SC
commonly dangerous 10 reverence |
not to respect, has never t0Nna nav
In her utter unSelhshness,
In simple truth. she is one ot tIr,S.
neonle whom We call saints on earth,
and this particular bit Of earth Is I'm
meas,,rablv the better because al wha'
she has done for II.
Nevertheless. seeing her with her nus
hand thoughtful observers nave pre-
nerslexed by Mr. Bender'S expression
Even where competition Is sefio"S' III
is easily the most solemn
Almost as surprising as Mr.. Bender
gravity is the expression Of the sanity
lady herself After decades ot SeH-Ssc-
rihce. her daily exercise is still the con-
duet of sooe works. but she shows none
of the serenity that painters ana oloS-
raphers have taught us to expect TO SEC
upan the brews of saints
Her lock is pveoccupied and anxious
even haggard. there is doubt that sac
listens to sernon. or indeed, that sh'
even listens with full attention to any
thing. In fact no matter what MrS
Bender NAV happen to be dong. she
seems To feel her conscience urging he'
TO be doing something else: il is as II
there were always some critically in
complete task to which she ought tf
be hurrying herself
And. indeed. there always are s'icf
tasks upon her hands. and she is always
actually in an anxious hurry-in sc
much of one that sometimes she faints
from exhaustion.
She tainted five times in one DAY
when she was helping the district
nurse at the pest house during tho
smallpox epidemic last Winter
she doesn't know how to spare her
self anything" the nurse said and
added, a little sourly, nor any one
else. eitherl"
Two of the patients died. and the
nurse found ii difficult to forgive the
form assumed by Mrs. Ben6er's anguish
Of regret.
1T vas mere like resnorse. and she
Evening star., 1928-05-13

NO" she agreed That's why all
of US who were sIive then are so ter
ribly TO blame"
I'm not 10 blame" Mr. Bender said.
'I was alive then and didn't take the
slightest interest IN prohibition.
never SO much as had thought about
1t. I'm not To blame for something
never even thought about"
His wife shook her head rusfully--
probably her most frequent gesture.
Then I am. I'm TO blame for not
Evening star., 1928-05-13

insisted that ve were both responsible
and that those two men would have
been alive and well today, If we'd done
the right thing for EN-" the nurse
said latter. she upset me terribly, be-
cause she was so upset herself, and.
while she blamed herself even more
than she did me. couldn't see the use
Of blaming anybody. Those two men
couldn't have been pulled through: they
didn't have the vitality TO resist the
6isease, and 50 they died. and that's
Evening star., 1928-05-13

BY THE TIME OLD Mr.. LYLE'S
WELL POLISHED SEDAN WHIZ.
ZFD INTO THE COUNTY SEAT,
1T HAD THE IRRESPONSIBLE.
TY OF A CYCLONE 1T RAN
DOWN AN ELDERLY WOMAN,
TOOK A WHEEL FROM A FARM.
ER'S BUGGY >. AND FINALLY
DESTROYED ITSELF IN col.
LISION WITH A LADEN COAL
TRICK.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
by EMIL LENGyEL.

A BDuL AzIZ IBN SAOUD Is a
" desert Mussolini rolled into one
"A with Hollywood sheik. In n
4 \ few years he has created an
Evening star., 1928-05-13

nURINa her eonvaleseenee aid Mi
Carmichael, the minister, came 10
sfs her Gile day hul, after talking
eheertulig 10 her TOR half an hour. he
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-13
ALL ROADS TO WOODSTOCK

osG n closely as $ after he Republican and Demo N cratic conventions at New Haven the monser hepao l~ar rally at Wooasoek Saturday afternoon aalns an n
 -tare that statewide may well be called the grand oDenrx of the fgh the November elections For our on prt delighted that corner Of the state h 70 .ak the lead with thus splerdidy organized meeting which sha draw crowd Woo8soek that wil make of Saturday srkd day in the history Of township that has already con
 uted many pages Conneccufs record Seldom has me e
 l.r av+v m the ate presented ts supporters fine a f,et so harmonious program With the speakers including Governor Trumbu Bingham Senator Moses and Ar Roraback doubtful again. in the busy course o ns cam nafv any other place the state will hear and see inc
 ticket so finely represened group. Nindh4m County wl
 be especially seeing and hearing fredee t At e candidate the office of United States Senator 10 succeed Mr Mclean If there is a regret is that Mir Mclean himself not n be present that he might receive from the crowd an ovation of appreciation for his long and splendid sers the State The charge of inc rally has "orAs long and arduousy. It be hoped that all of tneir pA nav be carried through smoothly and successfully
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-13
Bellerose, Democrat,
 Named By Republicans

Thaarser. Sept 12-The Repass3- eaas f ths tasu e TAompseu. 4sassn- hls.a ia e4uras Ma91ag evening. made asi nations hy 4c<lKz&tlsu. fhere asre n8 rurfesfs- The aniy unEsaal fessare ef tee uaFaiaatagrs aAs che aantng f Ams4se BaAlErase- Dszro- gr1x. ssr grand s4rsT. M M0er a w&s fa1r8 thas the DawDeEafie cz'2r~s rsc fails-l sa neaa5axts MF B4z4era@e. Re latfcans. ~ao aeissTe Nx Bellerose has rtrsn good servs1s ss 6 grand gar- CT. aatersned be san9.a te retained sr chee. zn9 sa naminnsea hlu-
 The faN list of nlusiaataons waE as f7Ns. Assessor. Frank 3. Rams ae.l. board af relief. MAfsheM !. DarEt. Fred o Stone. seaectmen. JozsVh A. f.ararntssa. Prank B. KseS; town clerk ard treasurer. C. V. Chase. au- sstr. Arthur " Miliss grapd jurors. Arnesdes B@ilwruse. Free Parker. '. Emile Joknsons tar collector. Pnilip pukamseis constat2es. Anirew R&ri1e. paaai Blanckeste. Iehn Blake. Alex nnSsr MaitiAras registrar. Cl4reaec ~eaver. schnai reuarnitsas. W slhan. Nxhsw. Elner ]. ccrttsS. Alex4nder NaislAn6.
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-13
AN EXCELLENT TICKET

MYTH Republican organization or machine" you will. " Union boast of all that hap pened the Republican Convention New Haven nat uray proceeded smoothly and we'll To those n the know the the candidate for United States Senator foregone conclusion. Tax Commissioner Blodgett praiseworthy attempt to gain the nomination was the delegates started for the Elm City Mir Blodgett put up good but the odds against him.
 First praise the convention unqualfedly to the keynote speech delivered by Congressman Schuyler Merritt recommend Mir Merrts speech form and simplicity of de- livery key-noers. both state and national Mr time words He did not snar and bite opposing party and he did the virtues of Lis He devoted himself to striking keynote and accom- pished his purpose in
 Naturally being utterly and avowedy opposed to the Eighteenth Amendment The Patriot liked best of all what Mr say regarding prohibition In general Probably the ksnoter al Kansas City eye cooked the national yote could not speak Mir Merritt spoke Mir Merritt bravey osagrees wh Mir Hoover prohibition and The Con gressan sympathy with Governor smith That ea social legislation place the Constitution is decar- every citizen with his in the State Of Connecticut should concur absolutely he respect State which through long history has Jealonsy guarded and fought iEe fight for ts rights.
 That once in the White House the President be 1t smith enforce the Constitution he finds IT, $
 simply stating fact to which only the fanacal prohibition iss blind Tine almost unbelievable evils produced by the Eighteenth be changed by action from Presidency down from the education of the Of the npw@re sF HooveF promise to investigate the aas ton ah [ the truth the nation worth much the foes of the Eighteenth Amendment than are the vague promises of Governor smith % work against the Amendment n an office where he would be sworn Q enforce it
 h the nomination of ar waieott, large portion of the voters somewhat This gentleman comparatively large His selection directly by way of machine There perhaps many Republicans who would have preferred candidate widely known 10 the and sateanshp had been longer than Mr Waleosfs Mr Bingham. f will be remembered supporter MF Biodge the early days ef the campaign Hpwesr sf Bingham changed his mind Mr Waleo s Ar forahaeks selection and little dr Rora-
 ek ay be somewhat traunsa a h selections bat connest- m prbsn cannot complain that he has often erred. Mr valt is reported Just fhe for tho job He R4 h
 difficult role fn following eminent statesman and 70 able Senator as Mg. Mclean
 On the whole inc Republican ticket excellent from every angle In year when there fears for the party
 which arc speedily being dspaed better choice could have been made for any of the offices to be filed
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-13
AUCTION NOTICE

Pr Witter Eres. A1c<sgraers. Qf-
 ee s2 Mair sewees Danieisan Conn The City Eo.ei ideally located in sne city af Pufnara. Corn. ou S.sath Man street.. opposite tbe R E. depot w5A ton on Saturday. Sertsrnher -2- az 2 o'clock 3. ua- a-2t-. ran CT sairs. or the premises Ihis property con tNits go roomS. large 8t1ce- modern irsrr0venerss. etc. and ss doing sx- ra1ient bEslue.s- A fwo tenement ha1ze Of 70 r0ous lo<zte1 on School street whirn s nuw rented VII also be soid Fer positive particulars in regard 70 terms on tbe s&5e of tAss prcpaTry inquire Of the auctsoneers. Sale by order of Zephsrr H2rquoil. 0Wrer- 8a
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-13
NOTICE

The se-zi xoters cf the Town ef Putnam are hereby warned 70 meet ia the Town Hal. Municipal Buiidirg. Church street. Tzezday September ! 3. 1928 At o'clock p n- standard time. o'clock dat to set on the following
 ]. To hear the report of the Select men h regard 70 the condition of the Providence street bridge.
 2. To see fl fhe town wiil vote tc repair ske present structure or bald new concrete brscxe-
 8. To make ST appscpvsafao1 for the same
 {. To ansh1rize fhe seiectmen 70 borrow such sam Of money and give the note or notes of fhe town there for.
 CLARENCE E PIERCE
 EDWARD F. GERARD
 WILLIAM P. WARREN
 Sslectrnsn ToWn of PutuaEa- Putnam. Conn. September lz, toss s7