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as they are to have their homes kept
open and dry during their absence.
Nevertheless. / often have wondered
how many of these people could possibly
make up their minds to put their beauti-
full homes in the hands Of strangers for
the summer months. no matter for what
purpose or for whatever huge rentals
they have been able to get for the houses.
My wonder over this matter has often
been justified when ] have seen with my
own eyes how OutrageouSly some summer
tenants have treated the rented homes.
1t is dictum among persons down here
who rent their homes for the summer
that references. so-called. are OF no value
whatever In the matter of how the sum-
mer tenants are going to treat the rented
homes they inhabit. The folks with the
ones who wreak. or permit their children
or servants to wreak. the most destruc-
ton upon rented houses. So it is a COM
plete gamble, this thing of renting fur
nished home In Atlantic City for the sum-
mer. The proprietor Of such a home takes
his chances upon having his furnishings
and walls and crockery and linen COM
pletely ruined. 1t is a marvel to me that
they are willing to take such chances.
But they do, and they suffer for 1t just as
often as not.
X \
Or course, the rental amounts that they
obtain for their homes for the summer
months are remarkably high. l know
several houses on States avenue, the most
beautiful street in Atlantic City, land
lined with the resorts finest homes that
rent for as high as $4,000 for the three
month season. Homes that rent for the
same period for 5000 and $1,000 are
numbered by the hundred. A house that
rents for only $1,000 or $1,000 for the sea
son is considered rather poor sort of a
place by the somewhat exalted real estate
agents here. who attend to these rentals.
| know small seven and eight room
houses here that cost only $4,000 or So 600
to build that rent, furnished, for 81 800
and 5000 the season. 1t is pretty easy
10 figure out how quickly these houses
pay for themselves and the summer rent
Ing scheme accounts in large measure
for the incessant boom in building that is
one OF the noticeable facts in connection
with Atlantic City.
Some proprietors Of small homes here,
neatly furnished little places, rent their
homes for the summer season for enough
money to keep them going for the entire
year. This is especially true of people
beach.
l am acquainted with a widow who
owns two eisht-room houses that front
on the beach, and are situated only about
three or four hundred feet from the seas
verge. Both houses are furnished in
extensively and rather old-fashionly.
should estimate that these houses, with
their furniture, and all cost the widows
husband about 5000 apiece.
Well, she has been renting both of
them for the summer season for fifteen
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Worse and Worse.

From the Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
Apropos of the failure of the reformers
to make Reno divorce little less easy.
n. c. Goodwin said the other day:
Reno. instead of improving. is getting
worse and worse. l understand that the
Reno divines are taking up law on the
side One or two divines sport signs on
their front doors that say:
leash marriages-$1 up. Come one.
come ALL
Then below
and time"
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GIRDLES AND SASHES.

to a girdle form The same width ribbon
is used to wrap diamond-shaped buckle.
from which depend sash ends falling at
the left side. knotted half way and ex-
tending to the knee. II Is closed i'm the
back by another diamond-shaped buckle.
Both buckles are decorated with Wild
roses made of No. I ribbon, with chiffon
centers of the same shade. and yellow
French knots for the seeds. One sash
end extends longer than the other. and
each is caught together with one wild
rose. from which hang buds of all sizes.
As satin-finish fabrics are popular this
season. either messaine or satin taffeta
could be used but any kind OF fancy rib
bon would be perfectly appropriate for
such a girdle.
One way to give the shortened empire
line to dress is TO make a folded girdle
of the material, about three inches deep,
and add an inch-wide fold of black vel
vet at the upper edge Fasten at the
right side under the arm, and finish with
a straight sash end of the velvet about
twenty seven inches long and five inches
wide Line with soft satin and cover the
joining of the girdle with a plated velvet
rosette in crescent shape. Trim the lower
edge of the sash ends with beaded fringe
Make a little square silk bag, and sew
in this small lead weight to attach at
each corner of the sash ends on the under
side. soft chiffon quality of velvet is
best for this purpose.
Color is important factor In the
girdle. since in somber costume the
only color Is often given by il. A black
costume with girdle OF gold or a great
braided cord OF gold tissue gives very
smart effect Often black girdIes ara
finished with black bead fringe or with
heavy jet bands. One OF the most strik-
ing had sash ends finished with great
gold tassels
An extremely oriental affair is the
two-inch wide girdle composed OF a lat
ttce work in colored wooden beads. Cir
dies of this kind encircle the waist and
two long ends hang pendant at the side.
almost to the hem of the dress. The ends
are frequently elaborated by A design In
variously colored beads and fringe. Jewel
and metal-linked girdles in oriental effects
are also worn. Another type Is composed
Of black velvet ribbon about four inches
wide. The ends are rounded and richly
embroidered in silk. wool or gold and
silver tinsel. casionally jewels set IN
metal forms are added. striking a strong
oriental note.
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D longer need the
tossing. sleepless
sleeper be BAN
quoted upon these
long s u m m e r
nights by the fes-
tive mosquito. Nor
n e e o. eminently
proper men and
maids comfortably
ensconced in We
randa corners sud
denly fling con-
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of Department

FINDINGS of Department
l of Agriculture on Pre-
ventive and Remedial Work
Against This King of Pests
Tracking Him to His Lair
and Destroying His Breeding
Places-Home Remedies for
Insuring an Uninterrupted
Nights Slumber-Screens a
Valuable Weapon of Warfare
-Smothering Him With
Kerosene-Fish as Destroy
ers of Mosquito Larvae
While Individual Work Is
Something, Community Work
Brings Real Results-Start-
ing a Campaign Against the
Mosquito = Anti : Mosquito
Efforts in Other Lands.
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THE new girdles and sashes are made
Of every kind of material and are
trimmed in every conceivable way
to suit the taste of the wearer. They are
not only worn with sheer and fancy ma
terials for dress accessories, but there
are those designed to be worn with wash
dresses. Among the wash girdles plain
goods may be bound with striped mate
RIAL and checks or stripes bound with
plain material The stripes may run hor-
izontally or vertically. The value of little
accessories, chief among which Is the
girdle or sash, in dressing up a gown is
known to every girl. and If these are sep
arate from the dress more than one cos
tune may be enhanced by its addition.
The raised waist line and narrow skirt
line fashions call for novel and eff
fective finish at the waist to make the
gown complete and attractive. A last
seasons gown may be made to appear
girdle.
All the soft ribbons and silks in every
variety of texture in plain, lowered.
striped and checked effects are used in
the construction of these girdles, and they
are trimmed with rosettes and bows of
every shape. ornamented with buckles,
with either one or two sash ends, either
rounded. cut on the bias or else drawn
to point with a ball ornament on the
end The ends may also be beaded, braid
ed, stenciled, embroidered, fringed or left
plain. A charming feature about the new
girdles is the arrangement of the bows at
the left right side either front or back,
or directly under the arm, or at any place
except the direct center front or back,
where one would naturally expect to find
them. In making your girdle do not
drop 1t below the line of the waist In
the front, but keep it straight and high.
An easy way to get a we'll fitting girdle
is to make foundation of silk betting of
the desired width, to which the bones
may be attached in the height desired at
the front, sides and back. Sew the mate
rial to this, laying in folds and lacking
invisibly to betting and bones.
A pretty girdle of pink ribbon is in
jacquard weave, yelled with black gauze
ribbon. The girdle is tied in an enormous
double bow at the back in japanese obi
fashion a prominent style at present.
Small roses Of pink satin ribbon touched
with crystal dewdrops adorned the girdle
and ends. This design would lend itself
equally we'll to lingerie or evening
gown, or to the suit with the bolero
jacket.
Nothing is so exquistely dainty for the
young girl lingerie gown with pretty
ribbon grdle. An attractive one is made
OF satin ribbon nine inches vide shirred
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From the Louisville CourierJournal.
Peace to the ashes Of Salvador!
Bob Burman drove a mile in 1886
seconds with gasoline. but IL was good
that drove Salvatore feet mile In
l35 rs.
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Yellow FEvERMOsQUITo

of the North Shore Improvement Asso-
citation of Long Island, which undertook
to rid more than twenty-five square miles
along the north shore of Long Island of
mosquitoes. Following the first years
work of this organization a national
anti-mosquito society was formed to en-
courage Just such work. This society has
published instructions and pamphlets of
information for all communities desiring
to enter upon the task of freeing them
selves of mosquitoes
Among the reasons why organized eff
fort should be made against the mosquito
DR.. Howard cites more than the two
patent ones. health and nuisance. He
points to instances in which real estate
has scared in those summer resorts where
the mosquito has been banished and to
the great value of reclaimed marsh land
for manufacturing and agricultural pur-
poses. An unusual incentive for fighting
the mosquito is on record in the case OF
certain famous sportsman. who spent
large sums of money near Sheepshead
Bay, Long Island. to protect his blooded
race horses from the effect of mosquito
bites.
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him and you can 20 back to bed until
another one demands attention.
To just what extent financially the peo-
pie of the United States go to rid them
selves of the mosquito is not known, but
the Department of Agriculture estimates
that for the screening of buildings alone
S1O.O0O,OOO is spent each year. But, of
course. this is a prevention against the
entrance of the fly as well. Screens, to
be successful. must be absolutely mos
quito proof Dr. John B. Smith of the
New Jersey agricultural experiment sta
tion says they seldom are. and that the
mosquito will patiently make his way
through some small opening or crack gen
orally considered too small for his en-
trance. Screens should have at least
twenty meshes to the inch.
The attic and cellar windows of houses
are frequently overlooked in screening.
and the mosquitoes enter and pass the
winter in extreme comfort In connection
with bed canopes. stress is laid upon the
necessity of keeping the netting well
mended and of having it of sufficiently
small mesh to prevent the insects from
coming through.
To rid the household Of mosquitoes
however. is not enough. Precautions
must be taken to prevent their breeding.
Screens should be put over all possible
breeding places In New Orleans and
Galveston, where the rain water supply
is conserved in large tanks. the necessity
of screening was first realized and now
other southern cities have followed their
lead. Rainwater barrels in all places
should be SCREENED. All waste places
around house should be searched for
bottles, cans and broken or discarded
utensils that may by chance hold water,
for even in such limited areas as these
the insects breed.
Roof cutters should not be allowed to
become clogged. Chicken pans and water
troughs must not stand for more than
day at time. Urns in cemeteries have
been found to breed mosquitoes album
dainty. Water in flower vases indoors af-
fords a breeding place, while water pitch
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ers in unused guest rooms also offer pos
sibilities.
The chief desideratum in wagtng war
on the mosquito in his native breeding
place is the destruction of the larvae
living in the water. The substances used
are known as "larvicides." and are APP
piled to the surface of n body of water
suspected of breeding mosquitoes. For
the most part they are either pOiSOnS or
oils and form a surface film that destroys
the larvae when they come to the surface
to breathe. Phinetas oil forms milky
compound with the water. settles through
the pool and destroys not only mosquito
larvae, but all other forms of animal life
in the pool. From the standpoint OF eff
ticiency and price kerosene of a low
grade. or. better still, that grade known
as fuel oil. ranks higher a larvicide
than petroleum even. which latter sub
stance is widely used in the United
States. In applying kerosene to water it
can be simply poured on the surface,
by light winds. or spraying pumps may
he used to insure thoroughness. Kero-
sene should be poured In all catch basins
in back yards and over every bit OF wet
ground around the house. as we'll as on
puddles that have reached a sufficient
size to be known as ponds.
Considerable stress is laid by the de-
partment upon the fact that several trees
and plants reputed to be projections
against the mosquito have been proven
otherwise. as is also the case concerning
certain smudges and fumigants. The
eucalyptus tree. considered absolutely
efficacious in keeping away mosquitoes,
has been found to be an attraction in
stead. according to several agricultural
experts. The castor oil plant. too. is
another disproved protection. as well as
the chinaberry tree. the "phu-lo'' plant
and peat.
A number of insects and fish have been
discovered to he allies of mankind in the
fight against the mosquito And. what is
more, up until the present time pra ctical-
~ no use had been made of these aids in
destroying the pests. Salamanders, drag
onf1ies and certain fish all devOur the
mosquito, and yet themselves are con-
sidered enemies of mankind. The gold
fish and sunfish in particular are avail
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1.-THE first step in undertaking communi-
ty work against the mosquito" said DR..
Howard. lis to interest several RESPONSE
BILE persons whose names carry weight in
the community, and then to raise a small
fund, either by appropriation from funds
at the disposal of the civic improvement
society or by private subscription The
individuals forming the committee should
issue a circular to every householder.
signed by the whole committee, reciting
very briefly the well known facts con-
corning the breeding places of mosquitoes
and the measures which should at once
be taken by householders. good plan
also would be to have public lecture
given by some expert. well illustrated. to
which all householders should be invited.
IAN intelligent superintendent Of the
work should be appointed and paid If the
members of the committee themselves are
unable to give the necessary time to the
campaign. This superintendent should ia
miliarize himself with the habits of mos
Guitoes. and especially with the charac-
ter Of mosquito breeding places, in gen
eral He should at once be put to work
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permanently and people who have passed
as much as three quarters of year here
begin to feel the depression OF the low
altitude. They visit their medical men
about 1t, and they are frankly told that
they must get inland for the change from
the too-strong. too-exhilarating air to an
atmosphere less surcharged with ozone
and therefore more soothing.
I have spent most OF the time during
the past two years in Atlantic City My
short trips to New York are very fire.
quent. but they rarely last more than
day or SO. When I go to New York
have no relief whatever from the de-
preston experienced from a too-long resi-
dence in Atlantic City. This is natural
enough. considering that the New York
air, barring its intermixture with the
disease breeding factors of city lie. is
virtually the same sea air as that OF
Atlantic City.
But when I make bit of a trip inland
to Chicago or somewhere in mid-Penn-
sylvania-I find the difference very str1k-
ing. / find the difference equally notice
able when I drop into Washington. as
quite occasionally do. The air OF Wash
ington is generally supposed not to be
very heavily surcharged with ozone; and
If that be true, IL probably is for that
very reason that I find the change from
the all too sparkling air OF Atlantic City
SO exceedingly sootheful. The nervous
alertness. l was going to say the jerk
ness, all fall away from one down there
/ sleep most inordinately and ScandaiOuS-
ly when get into Washington: the nerv-
BUSINESS produced by the propinauity to
the sea Is entirely forgotten; and l find
that | can be almost as considerable as a
regular human being in my relationship
to my fellow people.
Now. there Is very large resident
population in Atlantic City. and many
thousands of these people are extremely
well to do. They are the second and third
generation of folks whose progenitors got
here when the place was a sand waste,
built IL into a summer resort, got In on
the ground floor and left the results of
their thrift and foresight to their chill
dren and their children's children. Then
there is a large class of business men
have been reaping the shekels OF visitors
for many years
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Most of these people have beautiful
homes. But an extremely large percent
age of them abandon their luxurious
homes during the summer months and go
''off-shore' as they call 1t. .Ofr-shore,"
to the Atlantic Cityite. means any place
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Literally thousands Of permanent resi-
dents here of the not well-tO-do class
rent their apartments for the summer
season. They themselves move down to
Pleasantville or Somers Point or other
places near here. where they live very
inexpensively. and thus reap the benefit
of their summer profits from the rentals
of their flats.
The prices these apartment renters get
are Unfortunately high. but there never is
the least trouble about renting them.
Two summers ago, for instance, I rented
a five-room apartment on Massachusetts
avenue, quite two squares from the beach.
1t was a neat little place and neatly fur
nished. 1t was the sort of an apartment
that, unfurnished. would have rented
anywhere else in the world for about $50
a month But I paid $50 month for
it, furnished. during the summer season.
This last winter l lived In a fourteen
room house only about eco feet from the
beach and in one of the best neighbor
hoods in Atlantic City. I paid $50 a
month for it. furnished. The proprietress
of this house gets 5000 a season for 1t
every summer-gets 1t easily, without
question.
1t was worth while to have got in on
the ground floor in Atlantic City real
estate. The chance to do that now. Of
course. is nil. Everything has been grab
bed. And the grabbers have only to
LAY back as the saying is, and watch
the shekels slide In.
CLARENCE 7. CULLEN
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years past for 81 800 apiece. 1t can readi-
ly be seen what an exceedingly comfort
able livelihood she derives from her two
little pieces of property. She lives in
one Of the houses for the remaining nine
months of the year-when she isn't
travelling in the West Indies elsewhere
during the winter months-and she rents
the other one, furnished, for the winter
for $50 month Pretty profitable bust
ness. one can easily say without being
anything in the world of real estate
expert or even an intelligent business
man. She has just about everything in
the world that she wants, gets away
from Atlantic City whenever she cares
to, dresses with fine bizarre ornateness.
and has all the fun a-going. all out of
these rather homely little brace OF
houses.
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klang and at Port Swettenham i'm 1aot.
In both of these places malaria was ex-
tremely prevalent until drastic measures
We're taken to rid the cities of mosquitoes:
this was finally accomplished by securing
proper drainage and other related
methods.
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The determination of the mosquito has
been retarded to a great extent by the
fact that the facts relative to the habits
OF one species do not necessarily apply
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-08
CENTRAL WILL ENLARGE
ITS SHOPS IN ELIZABETH.

ELIZABETH, July 8.-The Central
Railroad, according to building permits
issued during the past week by Build
ing Inspector Brennan. Is to commence
the charging of its Elizabethport re-
pair shops on a scale OF BILE
magnitude. Plans have been filed for
the erection of three large buildings,
and several more are to be started
shortly. The buildings to be imme-
diately put under process of construc-
ton are a planning mill. a lumber stor-
age shed and a car repair shop.
The car repair shop will be the
largest structure. 178 by 800 feet. and Is
to cost 1886, 900. The planning mill, he
dimensions of which are 81 by 300 feet,
will cost Se5. 900. while the lumber stor-
age shed is to cost $45. 900. being s3 by
200 feet. Each one of the buildings
is TO have massive concrete foundations
and the superstructures are to be OF
steel frames filled with brick curtain
walls. One story In height. well light
ed and ventilated. thu buildings will
represent the very latest and best in
structures of their kind. The John w.
Ferguson Company. Of Paterson, are
the contractors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-08
OPEN-AIR CHECKERS
POPULAR AT SEA CIR

SEA GIRT, July 8-Summer visitcIev
at his resort are being treated ,trs
some novel entertainment. Principal
among the amusements is the open air
checker playing. Felix Wal1stein, the
inventor of the game. has placed his
24-foot board on the lawn of the Beach
House., and the game is becoming pop
ular. It is played like an ordinary
game of checkers. but the men are
moved with a long cue. 1t combines
both mental and physical activity.
Wallstein has arranged for a cham
pionship series to be played in the
course of a few weeks between several
Of the country's best known players.
Among those who will probably COM
pete are Dan Scully. the blind checker
player; Christy Mathewson. noted
baseball star, and enthusiastic outdoor
checker men; A. A. Husband. of Edin-
burgh, Scotland, and B. Keistler, q
we'll known checker champion. An ex-
hibition of the outdoor game will be
given for the benefit of Governor
woodrow Wilson and his friends when
they arrive at Camp Wilson.
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FISHING BOAT UPSETS
AND TWO ARE DROWNED.

UTICA, N. Y, July s.-W. E. Ledger
wood and Miss Shalleck. of New York,
were drowned in Big Upper Lake late
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Ledgerwood,
his wife and Miss Shalleck. were troll
ing opposite Bridges Bluff, hen q
big fish was hooked, and there was
so much excitement In the boat that
1t was overturned. throwing the occu-
pants into deep water Mr.. Ledgerwood
tried to assist the young woman but
appeared to be seized with cramps He
sank In less than a minute after the
accident. B. O. Lott, crossing the lake
in his motor boa to Paradise Point.
succeeded in reaching Mrs. Ledger
wood, who was unconscious, but soon
revived. Miss Shalleck went to the
lake to spend her vacation with Mrs.
Ledgerwood against the wishes of her
relatives in New York, who had be-
come alarmed by the report of Adlron-
dack drownings this year.