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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-16
OUR CORNER
UPSIDEDOWN LAND.
IF YOU boys and girls had been born

IF YOU boys and girls had been born
on the other side of he world, in
China, you would have done lots
of things exactly opposite to the way
you now do them. For instance:
You would go to bed when you are
getting up, and vice versa. Your din
ner would begin with dessert and
would end with soup. (You thi. k that's
a better way, do youD The men fly
kites, while the small boy looks OF
When a Chinese boy wishes to be re-
spectful or polite he leaves his hat on,
instead of taking 1t off. as mother tries
to hav you do. Your family Mans
would be Smith John, instead of John
Smith, as you are in America.
Chinese sailors say the wind is west
north or eastnorth. instead of north
east and southeast, as ours do. Soldiers
in China wear quilted silk petticoats.
satin boots, bead necklaces and carry
fans and umbrellas. What do you
think of that, boys?
When a horse is to be mounted for
a canter, a Chinese boy mounts from
the right side, instead of the left, as
we do. If you vent calling with your
father in China. instead of the little
pasteboard that he has engraved with
his name he would take a visiting card
four feet long and painted red.
School children sit with their backs
to the teacher. and study aloud. Men
wear long hair. women short. When
any one dies in China all the family
put on mourning; but the mourning is
white, not black. The Chinese think
their seat of understanding Ia fhe
stomach. and not the brain. as we sup
pose. They set off their fireworks in
the daytime instead of at night.
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And Murgatroyd, submitting to an
interview after interview, reiterated
over and over again to the reporters.
Il point with pride, gentlemen, to the
conviction of Lawrence Challoner.
That's all l have to say"
The fiasco had helped Murgatroyd
infinitely more than it had hurt him,
Thorne felt In his inmost soul. For
once the masses refused to believe
what on its face appeared to be true.
One evening, q few weeks later. while
Murgatroyd was dressing to din at
his club, as was his custom nearly
every night, his servant handed him a
note which the bearer had said
was to be delivered Immediate
ly. 1t was but seldom that
a square white envelope came
at this time, and with a ~pardonable
look of surprise n curiosity or his
face Murgatroyd opened 1t and read:
81 must see you. Will you come to
the house tonight? 8. II. b."
An hour more. and he was in Mrs.
Bloodgood's drawing-room, waiting
more nervouslv that he would have
cared to acknowledge to himself for the
daughter of the house to appear. 1t
was the first time that she had ever
sent for him to go to her, and he was
conscious of some degree of axniety rs
to her motive. Clever lawyer though
he was, he dreaded her catechising, var
ticularly SO, because he knew that
whether she acknowledged it to herself
or not. that it was at her instigation
that he had adopted the role which,
with or without hor anArovol he r,a
now determined to play through to the
end. The sound of a light step ON the
threshold of the room checked his dis
turbing speculations. and he looked up
to see Shirley Bloodgood entering the
room. AS usual. she did not permit him
to open the conversation after the pre-,
liminary courtesies of greeting between
them.
Something very urgent made me
send for you, Mr.. Murgatroyd," she be-
gan, but her lips trembled so that she
stopped abruptly after adding: II want
to talk with you"
An instinct told Murgatroyd hat 1t
would be a g%rievous mistake not to ac-
cept without a protesting word the note
of aloofness. the desire to avoid any
suggestion of former intimacy hat was
In her tone. Rightly he told himself
that the slightest advances on his part
would result in adding to her distress;
that however much he would like to
break down the barrier that had arisen
between them. he must bide his time
and trust to her emotional nature to
accomplish that. And he was not mis-
taken, for presently an impulse to speak
her mind at my cost took possession of
her and she burst forth:
Billy, why did you take this mopey?"
Why? .
Carried away by her tender accents
with which she pronounced his name.
Murgatroyd essayed to speak, but she
interrupted him.
"Don'tr-covering her ears with her
hands-'don't tell me! l know you did
it-because I-I-oh. why did you listen
to me! I thought l knew what | was
talking about" she went On. while he
sought control of himself by looking
away from her; but I knew nothing Of
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the words with which he greeted Mrs.
Challoner that afternoon in his office.
Here it is-in the form of an affi-
davit-just what you told me, Mrs.
Challoner. Please read it."
Trembling slightly while searching
her mind for some clever way in which
she might express her change of plan,
Miriam Challoner slowly read the doc
ument. Nothing was left out. nothing
exaggerated, and without a word she
returned 1t.
"Nill vol sign here, please?"
There was no time to arrange any
idea she may have had for new tactics:
1t was Thorne's voice that was insist
ing; it was Thorn who was holding a
pen for her 'and indicating the correct
place for her signature. And with a
violent effort Mrs. Challoner braced
herself for the first lie in her life.
ITS not true. l cannot sign It,"
Thorne started back. Instantly he
was spluttering his annoyance at what
he considered merely a woman's within.
mot true! Why, only a short time
ago you declared it was true"
so it was-but only in a way" she
said laboriously. Her face burned and
paled. Il tried to bride him, but
"Bribe him! How?"
with the ~money-the money / had
left" she replied cautiously.
What have you left?" he ventured.
Curiously enough, Mrs. Challoner
found herself taking a certain amount
of satisfaction in telling her lawyer
what now was unquestionably true.
My ~home-only."
But that's mortgaged, I under
stand?" There was more than Idle
curiosity in the speakers eyes.
Eyes. But there's an equity of about
twenty or twenty-five thousand" she
eplainxed.
And you tried to bride Murgatroyd
with twenty thousand dollars?"
There was no answer; and inter-
preting her silence as assent, he went
on persistently:
"And he refused"
Miriam was very white now.
He did,
II should think so.' returned Thorne.
1.-TWO hundred and fifty would be
more like Murgatroyd's price-if he
can be bought
mo, he cannot be bought" Miriam
ventured with perhaps a trifie more con-
fidence in her tone than Mr.. Thorne
liked: and then she added, in q
changed voice: II want you, please. to
retract this story. l want to take 1t
all back. / was unstrung. r"
Il will retract nothing" he cut in
rudely. Not a thing. Leave 1t as 1t
is. II you begin to retract you'll get
yourself in trouble. If Murgatroyd de-
sires to make a move, let him +.
And with a promise to that effect, Il
hurried acknowledgment with an incli-
nation of the head that she accepted
his words as ending her interview, she
left the office. leaving him far from
certain that Peter Broderick's appraise-
ment of Murgatroyd's character was
not a correct one.
That night when the papers came out,
people read them In anger and dismay:
by the next morning they merely
laughed; likewise the court,
IL he were hrihed.'' said public COM
ment. at was q bribs that didn't work
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any hope in the words which she now
spoke:
And if ! am out Of you reach-it's
your W fault. If you had been half
the man l thought, you would never
have listened to me. But you nsver
cared for me. even though you said
So" Shirley said, casting her eyes
down, not daring to look him in the
face. What you did. you did for your
self, and not for me. You were weak
from the start Any man who would
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sackcloth and ashes for his huge mis-

sackcloth and ashes for his huge mis-
deed.
And the girl! Shirley felt, knew that
there could be no compromise. Murga-
troyd must purge himself, even though
It involved a lifetime of shame. And
after he had yielded up his shameless
gains. what then? Shirley did not
know-she could not tell. But it was
not given to Murgatroyd to know that
he was the subject OF her perplexities;
nor could he read. AZ he should hs ..
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THE pRIzH-wINNERs.

The correct answer to last Thurs
days word puzzle was bail. bale. The
following children sent in the neatest
correct nswer and were awarded the
prizes:
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WHAT ARE THESE BOYS GATHERING?

sHEsE boys are spending the afternoon in the marshy portion of the
Il eadow gathering certain kind Of rushes thatAg grow there. Ear yu
tell from the rebus what they re called? After YOU hve found the
nswe fill out the coupon below n send it to Uncle Jack. the Evenng<
STAR, Newark, N j.
The two GIRL n w boys h send in III neatest corfect nsver can
have their choice of a fine baseball, a OK of paints a good book, a penknfe
Of ny on of several very fascinating games If The writing is lot legibe
the coupon will be rejected. Uncle Jack will publish the pictureo Of n prize
winner who dearest 20 send him a photograph. Ping-pong and thtype pictures
cannot be used
Only children under Is years Of g are eligible to compete. BE sure to
place a two-cents stamp o the envelope. to avoid deay a the postonce. The
names Of the pize-wfnners will be announced in the STAR on NThursday
evening, September 20. ~
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surrender his honesty even forl
woman is not a man. l see now Il
l ought not to have sent for you.
back everything 1 have said" s
paused, and then concluded with
little shake of her head:
II wouldn't marry you now If ,
were the last man on EARTH
CTo Be Continued Tomorrow,
STAR WANT ADS HIRING REsrI,
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MARY BREWER. aged 9, 40 Jed
son street, Newark (book); FL&
ENCE WOLLMAN, aged IS, 1877 Cd
street, Newark (game); FRA
GORMLEY. aged IA. rs Stephen ST..
Belleville (penknife); CHESTER ii
LUND. aged .. A Gray street, nj
ark (basebalD.
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An WANT ADS nRrNG RrsrI,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-10
Pastuerizing Milk for Poor Babies.

In telling how, i'm New York City.
more than four million bottles of pure,
germ free milk are distributed in the
tenement districts every year, Popular
Mechanics says:
The method by which this milk is
pasteuriZed has many advantages over
the older system of sterilization or
boiling, as a lower degree of heat is
applied, which. although sufficient to
kill all noxious germs. does not affect
the nourishing quality and allows the
good taste to be retained.
2 The milk is first dropped through u
fine sieve onto coils cooled by ice. The
milk is transferred from this cooler to
an automatic bottle filling machine.
After the bottles are filled the next
step is the heating or pasteuriZatiOn.
This is accomplished by gradually in
crcasing the temperature of the hot
water surrounding the bottles until a
temperature of 157 degrees is reached.
The bottles are left in this tempera-
ture for a period of 20 minutes. Tho
milk is re-coolcd by an automatic
machine, which sprays the bottles
with cold water
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-10

Mr.. Nobody,

l know funny little man,
AS quiet as a mouse
Who does the mischief that is done
In every body's house
There's no one ever sees his face,
And yet we all agree
Ihat every plate we break was cracked
By Mr. Nobody.
It's he who always tears our books.
Who leaves the door ajar:
He pulls the buttons from our shirts.
And scatters pins affair;
The squeakinS door will always squeak,
For, prith'ee, don't you see,
We feave the oiling to be done
BY Mr.. Nobody.
He puts damp wood upon the fire,
That kettles cannot boil;
His are the feet that bring in mud,
And all the carpets soil.
The papers always are miSaid-
Who had them last but he?
There's no one losses them about
But Mr.. Nobody.
The finger-marks upon the door
By none of us are made;
We never leave the blinds Enclosed,
To let the curtains fade:
The ink we never spill; the boots
That lying round you see,
Are not our boots-they all belong
To Mr.. Nobody.
Anon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-10
NeedIework Notes.

An embroidered handkerchief makes
a petty bertha for a baby's frock and
is generally cheaper than embroidery
bought specially for the purpose.
Thin old blankets, put two together
and then covered with crctonnc on both
sides, make a useful bed Quilt, which
is quite ornamental if the cretonnc
chosen be a pretty one. A frill all
around makes q nice finish to the quilt.
A fold of cloth heading the top of
cloth jumper blouse was separated
from the bodice proper with dozen
or more little pieces of narrow ribbon.
attached to the upper portion with .
small velvet button and upon the bod
lee with a button. The strapped effect
across the front and back was Unusual,
but effective.
Many dccry the use of the sewing
machine for gathering ruffles, but why
this should be is not known. neither
is it reasonable, for the machine does
beautiful work when properly adjust
cd for gathering dress material You
want to lengthen the stitch little and
tighten the tension. By doing this you
will find that you can more easily adj
lust the gathers, drawing out or filing
in more gathers in certain space.
Marabou can be substituted for fur
when making the neck rufus that call
for a strip of pclt with equally good
effect. The browns. naturals and black
are the better choice for street wear,
using ribbon in combination that
matches the color chosen. For even
ing wear very charming rufus can be
made. using marabou in the more dell
cate shades and chiffon or soft satin
ribbon (probably both for the frlllngs
that edge the fluffy strips. White
swansdown is lovely. combined with
silk chiffon and soft ivory white satin
ribbon.
Satin handbags in square patterns
can be decorated in a clever manner
bv cutting designs from broadcloth and
machine stitching them to the satin
bag. In selecting broadcloth for the
nurpose, get Verdure green which
makes handsome leaves that can be
veined with oil paints. Outline the ma
terial on the wrong side and use very
sharp penknife, for cutting the designs.
Any filisree work, commonly found
in appliuue of ooze leather can be i'm
itated in broadcloth, which does not
FRAY, and it is not necessary to furth-
err decorate with colors unless floral
effect is desired.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-10
Pruning LiIacs.

If any one will take the trouble to
look at the lilac bushes in the autumn
it viii be easily apparent why the
ccntcrs of the plants get bare and flow
cl less and the lowering wood keeps
getting constantly higher and thinner.
Few deciduous shrubs carry their foil
age So late as the hardy lilacs, and as
the leaves are broad and rather heavy
they keen the light out of the lower.
young shoots In October there
are many of these shoots that
started out in life with fair
prospects. when the upper foliage was
not so thick and heavy. but they have
been gradually smothered out of eXis-
tencc, and one may look all through
a big clump without seeing single
green leaf or good flower bud below the
upper or inside of the outer canopy OIL
leaves. The cure here must be some
what of a radical one, and the grower
must be prepared to sacrifice some at
least of his next seasons flowers me
light and air must be let into the cen
tiers of the bushes or clumps of bushes,
and with an unsparing hand. NThen
the Younger wood that produces larg-
er and better colored flowers. Will nave
a crance. In~yery cold or exposed con-
dit,trs if will not be wise to do too
n>l,er te~<',is n this season. The re-
n al oc a ,o. CT wood would let in the
co;l winds too suddenly to parts of the
Scrubs that wee not accustomed 10 H.
and much winter killing would result
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-10
Cream Barley Soup.

Those who dislike meat will find this
a good substitute for a meat soup.
Ingredients are one quart of milk, two
ounces of butter, one gill of cream,
two ounces of pearl barley, two onions,
one carrot or three turnips and one or
two bay leaves. Cut the vegetables in
dice and then drop them in boiling wa
ter and cook until tender. Add the
milk, bay leaves, salt and pinch of
red pepper this is much better than
other peppers for a delicate digestiom
and sprinkle in the barley so that it
will not look lumpy. Cook for four
hours in a double boiler, taking care
to remove all scum that rises, pass
through a fine sieve, return to the
saucepan, add the cream and simmer
fer few minutes. Serve in broth cups
with strips Of fresh, hard toast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-10
A Nile Apple Dessert.

Into an apple pan place apples al
ready pared, cOrcd and parboiled,
filling the cavities with white sugar.
Pare a lemon, place the parings be-
tween the apples sprinkle through
them 5 cents worth of tapioca which
has been soaked over night; squeeze
the juice of the lemon on them fill the
pan with cold water, bake slowly an
hour or more. Eat with whipped
cream.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-10
Household Hints.

Squeeze few drops of lemon in the
water in which potatoes are boiled,
just before they are done, and they
Will not turn black
II soda is mixed with flour in maxi
ing ginger cookies with sour milk, in
stead of being dissolved in milk, as
is the usual way, they will be lighter
A delicate flavor to homemade ice
cream is impaired by dissolving a
teaspoOnful of arrow root in a cup of
cold milk, adding it to the cream.
Beet juice is excellent for coloring
SherbetS or cream, and the vegetable
flavor is not detected.
To keep milk toast from being
soggy, as it too frequently is, try serv-
ing the boiling hot, buttcred milk in
covered pitcher, passing it with crisp,
hot toast. In this way each person
can have toast as soft or as crisp as
desired
Good steel knives are better when
sharpened at intervals by a profess
sional. Often arrangements can be
made with the butcher to take all
knives in the house and include them
with his knives for sharpening. This
is especially convenient in thesuburbs,
where stores are hard to reach and
where the butchers cart is a frequent
visitor.
Light carpets can be cleaned with a
mixture of coarse salt and light corn
meal. Put the mixture on plentifully
and scrub in the usual manner with q
clean, dry scrubbing brush After
ward sweep the carpet clean and use
the carpet sweeper to collect the dust
NJ n ole
rugs or carpets, and often badly
blemished mark can be removed if
washed with the suds from naphtha
soap and then rubbed dry with clean
cloth. Naphtha soap is excellent for
cleaning colored rugs, if the soap is
not too literally used. 1t does not
fade tints, but tends to brighten them
To keep cheese moist wrap it in q
cloth made very wet with vinegar and
place a dry cloth over this.
The horsepower who wants 1.-THE
best" does her own marketing and
does it early, before the foodstuffs are
picked over or wlted from the hot
sun.
TO destroy ants in 4 house, dip an
old sponge into sweetcned water and
lay it where they can get at it. They
will all swarm around it, when it may
be taken up and thrown into boiling
water.
Drawers that refuse to move in or
out should be rubbed with a little
yellow soap from the kitchen to make
them work smoothly. This same re-
mcdy may be applied to windows
which have to be coaxcd before they
will move either up or down.
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Hotels.
Odd Items of Interest

An Atchison man thinks he is en-
titled to the Carnegie hero medal. His
daughter, princess, had company in
the pallor the young man was ncr
hearts desire, worked in Il bank and
always Wore good clothes. But the
father walked boldly into the room and
sat down, and he had on his barn
clothes, too. His daughter gave him
such look of scorn it stopped his
watch. but he stayed anyway.-Atchi-
son (Kas.) Globe.
The Times enters a protest against
the present method Groton takes with
Atgamps. At present they are given Il
9af of bread and can of salmon or
/ piece of cheese and directed to the
@kup, where they find the door open
10 receive them. They build fire,
make themselves at home and so when
ever and wherever they like. If this
Headquarters and the village at their
Meicy.-Groton (Vt) Times.
The great controversy which now agi-
'ates South Norwalk, Conn, over the
question whether Il lobster SWimS for
adrd or backward recalls the famous
uehnltlon of a lobster in a certain
French dictionary ~ red fish which
hm5 Backward" Six words, con-
'dlhihS three gross errors. 1t is to be
nVped that the contestants of South
NorWalk will not refer to that die
uohary as an authority for settlement
:" 'h'lr dioputc--Ncw York Tribune.
When Andrew Carnegie offered to
vuN sevonty-cight libraries for New
i'lK city on condition that the city
"ouid provide the sites and books, it
vas estimated that the municipality
would not have to spend more than
'-"oo'ooo to carry out its part of the
"n'fact. Controller Metz recently
s.'pofted that the city has as yet only
,'"fcd Gfty-liVC sites and in purchaS-
IS ''leSe has overrun the original csti-
nut. lie figures that by the time the
N gets the remaining sites the cost
VIII be $685.. 5s5.
d II mas recently been discovered that
w Raves IF the fern plant. which
Essao"S almost anywhere, * an excel
". preserVativC for packing articles
l'"' ituit and even meat. 1t is said
~" on the Isle OF Man fresh herrin%S
~ packed in ferns and arrive on the
! a"'Net IN as fresh Il condition as when
Ivy were shipped. y number of eX-
"hehts have demonstrated that po-
'ocS packed in ferns keep many
p''hs longer than those packed in
"M In fact potatoes packed in
=. leaves are as fresh in the spring
my as when they were first dug in
~ iaii.-Etcrnal Progress
'iEce Buelow once invited Herr Won
"'stein to dinner, telling biz ~
mig 70 meet the Emperor. But" re-
Holstein, Il don't believ, l,.at
~ ofess coat at present. |
E,soVer, to get one made in tit, ~.
IA, can't perhaps the Emperor will
Ae me as l am" This. the Times
saSs was reported to his Majesty, who
WI mat Herr Won Holstein was to APP
MI M IN any garb he pleased. When the
sselg took place Holstein was in his
saal ffock coat, and the Empero;
smhgly tapped him on the shoulder
sale; see the dress coat wasn't
uy' 1t doesn't matter. "-Londor
evening Standard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-10
Appetizing Spring Menu.

Clam broth served either in cups Or
plates, each portion topped off with
unsweetened whipped cream. Hot
crackers.
Dreamed halibut In casseroles.
Brown bread and butter sandwiches.
This course can be prepared well in
advance and relocated in the oven for
serving.
Lamb chops, new peas potatoes or
caulifloWer) new beets.
Asparagus salad with French dress
ing or mayonnaise, or macedoine of
vegetables served in scooped out
tomatoes with mayonnaise. Cheese
sticks
bOns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-10
Eixinu Old Chairs.

If you have old rush bottom or cane
seated chairs and do not want to go
to the expense of having them re-
cancd, try making seat for them at
home.
Cut away carefully the Gaming and
nail strips of girthing tightly across
the opening. Cover with a piece of
fine fiber mating or burlap, just the
shape of the seat, but half-inch
larger. Turn in the edges all around
and nail to the chair with brass-headcd
taclls for studding.
If the woodwork has grown shabby,
buy a preparation that quickly removes
and softens the varnish, and scrapc
with pieces of glass. The chair can
then be done up with any desired stain.