New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 26, 1917, Page 4

. MOVING PIOTURES . The Battle of the Somme The American Field Ambu- [ > France. 1 . Vivian Martin in '/ 'GOOD FILMB BY RUTH GAMERON Catching Animosities Speaking of animosities (once more) did you ever stop to think how, many of your animosities you inherit or borrow or catch? Not just the way you catch measles or a cold but by the mental contagion, the way you catch an affection of speech or a slang expression. A woman just passed by the house and I looked at her with that vague feeling of antagonism that her pres- ence always arouses. Then I noticed how pleasantly she was smiling to ‘| someone acroes the street. I heard her speak and thought how attrac- tive her| voice was, and all at once I found myself looking at her with new eyes, seeing how pleasant she looked and wondering why on earth I disliked her, since after all I scarcely know her. I Had Been Infected With The Dislike . Germ. And then I. remembered that a friend who dislikes her had infected me with her dislike. And I was ashamed of myself. First hand dislikes with some rea- son to them are bad enough, but second hand dislikes are terribly shabby unattractive things to have about one’s house of life. Disliking People He Didn’t Even Know. A man who came to live in' the town where his wife had been It was & most bitter u-mmun-m to me when Dicky ridiculed my fal- tering suggestion that we try to home of our own. I hed m: When we had learned from Mr, sall, the real estate agent, that l(r Brennan, our landlord, wanted hi house himself the coming year, thi our plans for another long ddl.‘ht.hl summer in the old piace. But Dicky’s instant ridicule of an “in- stalment suburban bungalow,” which ‘was not at all the thing I had in mind, dashed my hopes of a real home got.hom Mvml-bd Dicky really. ImmHIQ.wlIMMI!nply brought up told me that he found animosities' on his mind and that he was really quite shocked at him- self when he found that he had per- mitted his wife to form his opinion of people he didn't really know at all. He made up his mind to throw these foolish little animosities out bag and baggage, start all over again and dislike for himsef if he must dislike at all. Some Families Dislike As a Unit. ‘Whole families often dislike as a unit. Family loyalty is a splendid thing when it means keeping each other's secrets and standing-up for each other through thick and thin, but I can’t say I think fhis manites- tation of it particularly praisewor- thy. Animosities are “feckless,” futile things anyway, but somehow there are people who are tempermentally antipathetic to us and ‘such anti- pathies can be explained if not wholly Justified. But as for going out and borrowing animosities. why that's as foolish as borrowing a cold in the head or a crimson rambler (do you recognize him under that euphonious name?) Vot oo acquiesced in my desire to live out- side the city. I knew he enjoyed the country in the summer, but many little things came back to me, careless words and actions of his which con- | firmed ‘my rapidly growing suspicion that he in reality belonged to ‘the frothy crowd who see nothing but the “Great White Way” and its vicinity ‘when the first chills of autumn come. There came to me a vivid remem- brance of the time we had decided to stay in the Brennan house for the winter. Katie had suggested that after her marriage she and Jim live in the tenant house and that we stay on at Maryin for the winter, being free to go into the city whenever the whim seised us, When I had sug- gested the scheme to Dicky his face 4 MONTHS FREE LIGHTS To owners of houses located on our existing lines, and who sign contracts for wiring BEFORE the end of May, we are offering an amount equal to the first four months’ lighting bills. If you own home, this means four months’ lighting FREE. If you rent, it means we help he landlord pay the cost of wir- ing. Every tenant should call this liberal ‘SATURDAY, MAY;. NEW BRITAIN CHILDREN NOT AT FAULT Mothers Are Careless. Children are not to blame when cross, feverish, not eating right, sleep- less, mervous and all out of sorts. It mathers are on the job and notice the little danger signals, they will find the tongue coated and the breath hot and bad, a sure sign of overworked and loaded acid stomachs, indigestion and clogged intestines. This conditioncan be stapped in a few hours with a good dose of a sim- ple old Temedy that has been handed down for generations in thousands of families, “Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup,” a harmless but sure laxative which a mother warked out and used for her children and grandchildren. | Like all good things which have small beginning it spread to all the ndlh-t bors and still it grew until now you can get it in any good drug store In the world. Millions of mothers today swear by “Mra Winslow’s Soothing Syrup” and the children love i, 4y Uks the taste and it heals, kills crmps, s®Wast- ens and cleanses their sour little stomachs gently and thoroughly Give the little ones a chance, mother, go to your druggist and get a bottle today: the laxative without a grain of dope, “Mrs. Winslow’s Sooth- ing Byrup.” Sold by good druggists everywhere. For sale in New Britain by Seltzer's, Prescription Pharmacy. e ———— had gone perfectly blank for a moment. Then he had acquiesced in the scheme with outward heartiness and had overruled: his mother's strenuous objections to the ides, . “I¢Il Be Al Right.” I had worried thén over the possi- bility that Dicky might be agreeing with me and concealing his real dis- like for the plan, on account of fl:el sordid bit of tragedy through which Grace Draper’s infatyation for him had dragged me, that Be was sacrific- ing his real inclinations as a sort of reparation to ‘or what I had sut- fered. His evident enfjoyment of the hbuse through the autumn and the early winter had lulled my suspicions to rest. Then had come my accident, and the unfortunate misunderstand- which had sent Djcky to San Franciscs for so long. Our homecaming and the idyllic week of our second honey- mioon had blinded my eves still further to what I eaw now were Dicky’'s real sentiments, I suppose my face must have shown very plainly my disappointment, for Dicky ‘gave me a long, curious loek. I hastened to change the subject be- fore he had time for any further speeches on the subject. I wanted a long session with myself for mediation and reflection before I again discussed 80 momentous a question with my hus- band. 'ever mind the instalment bunga- low,” I said lightly. “I abhor those as much as you can, but I warn you to get better as fast as you can. Mrs, Durkee telephoned me this mornin, saying they thought of coming over tonight. not feeling well and asked them for dinner tomarrow night. I really couldn’t get out of it,” I finished de- precatingly. Dicky stared-at me. ‘“Why should you wish to get out of it?” he de- manded, with masculine inconsistency disregarding his objection of the pre- ceding day to a dinner invitation to the Durkess. “I dian’t,” I mtmsd “I was simply afraid that you wouldn’t feel up te entertaining the: “OII T'll be all right,” he replied nonchalantly. “I'll be mighty giad to see them.” And his actions the next evening ‘when the Durkees arrived certainly bofe out his words. He was most effusive in his gresting of Aifred Durkee and his mother, embracing little Mrs. Durkes heartily and kissing her with such fervor that the. little woman blushed with annoyance. “Dicky,” she sald reprovingly, “I 1 explained that you were ;avl.siz. : T Your Country Calls Your Funds \ And to help you help your colmtry'we have the LIBERTY WARLOANCLUBwlndlmquyoutopntchu yolrm try’s bonds on the installment plan. $ 1 a week for 50 weeks, buys a $ 50 U. S. Government Bond $ 2 a week for 50 weeks,buys a $§ 100 U. S. Government $10 a week for 50 weeks, buys a § 500 U. S. Government Bon? Bond $20 a week for 50 weeks, buys a $1,000 U. S. Government Bond . INTEREST ALLOWED AT 31-2 PER CENT. IF PAYMENTS ARE MADE WHEN DUE. The Liberty muummnsl-zmm aa are the safest investment in the world. HELP YOUR COUNTRYINTMEOFWARulnhafine invedmentforyonrulf u seem to get mare roguish the older you grow. Your wife isn't half stern enough with you, that's the trouble.” 4 “If I were in your place, Mrs. Gra- ham,” Alfred Durkee advised lasily, “I'd shut the Dicky-bird up in & dark closet one day each week and feed him on bread and water. I don't know of anything else that would tame him down.” *: “Tell Us the Story.” “Oh, you would, would you?”’ Dicky began making a quick faint at his friend, then stopping as suddenly, evi- dently with a painful reminder of his soré back. Then a malicious grin overspread his face. “I beg to inform you that Mrs. Graham knows a trick worth ten of that,” ‘he eaid grandiloquently. “Raw turpentine applications when a fellow is helpless with lumbago is her favor- ite stunt. And it is certainly calcu- lated to reduce the most recaicitrant spouse to humble obedience.” He flashed me a mischievous glance ;flalm-o Mrs. Durkee clapped her n ‘Tell us the story,” ehé pleaded. “I kmow it's & good ome.' T suppose I am unduily sensitive, but 1 suffered tortures of embarrassment while Dicky was relating the tale of my mistake, embellishing it with all sorts of ridiculous nonsense of which he is past master. The Durkess were in galés of laughter befors it was finished and I foreed myself to join In ‘the merriment. To my mind, trained fastidiously as I had Dicky’s mnum.mwu-mnntm taste and an offefise to me. The recollectioa af it staysd 'flh me during the dinner, marring my. Durkee's arrested my attention. “The two places are adjoining and there is & smsll lake at the back, the ownership of which is shared by both parties. I'd like to buy one af them it I wers only sure of a congenial neighber. ~Why don’t you take the “BIG TIME” ACTS ON BILL AT KEENEY'S ‘What ‘is generally aonceded to be the best vaudeville bili offered at Keeney's in many weeks will be re- acvedatic and musical act. ‘The niest pepular num. ber 15 the specisity given by Seyméus offer to the attention of his’landlord, for . he may never have another such oppor- - tunity. We are also offering ‘special prices on wiring and fixtures, TWELVE months'to pay and FREE Mazda lamps. Since March lst owners of 475 Old Houses and Tenements have contracted for Electric Service. REMEMBER that in order to take advantage of this liberal offer you MUST SIGN BEFORE JUNE ist, so write or 'phone our Sales Department for details at once. 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