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purchased from dairymen contains ben
zoate Of soda and artificial coloring mat
ter. \ woman of your intelligence and
commanding appearance would never try
to keep house without "A COW on the prem.
ises. And COW is an Improbable invest
ment unless you feed her liberal quaint
ties of this incompa rable condition pow
der. which will tone UP her system. in
crease the flow of milk and impart
beautiful luster to her horns. Follow the
directions, madam. and your COW
We don't keep COW. SO go your way
and don't poster me any longer, as | am
Smelling peas for dinner and have no
time to listen to your rigmarol- about
healing herbs and eminent scientists. Two
years ago We had COW that was a sight
for sore eyes. She kept us in milk and
butter and We had milk 10 sell 10 tho
Geighbors. and everything seemed as
merry as marriage bell, and there was
no cloud on the horizon. Then alons came
a n agent selling u compound that would
double the output of butter and fell into
the snare of the fowler, being off my
guard at the time.
Il mixed some of that medicine with A
bucket of bran and fed il to the COW, and
it went to her head and unsettled her
reason. 1t WAS ptiful the way tie poor
creature acted. She went round hooking
people with her horns. and roaring like
lion, and the horse doctor came along
and said she had hydrophobia. and the
only thing We could do was 10 shoot her
and put her out of her misery. which Mr..
Curfew did, and hes never been the same
man since. He treasured that COW above
ruhes. and his ambition Is to have
Ar interview with the agent before he
dies.
You surely have had msfortunes,
madam, and | sympathize with you deep
ly. The powder | sell is Endorsed by 500
clergymen. If you have chickens you
simply can't afford to be without it.
I'VE have no chickens. mister, and no
live stock whatever. except a tortoseshell
cat, which Is the pest of my life. and |
don't want 70 give him anything that viii
make him feel better
Give him a dose of this powder and il
will kill him off in half an hour There
never was anything like il for killing tor
toiseshel cats
But the door was slammed in his face
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ENGLAND Has Poor Team
to Recapture Polo Cup

now the owner Of almost 100 first-c.ass
ponies, and, so far as animals are con-
cerned, is more than a match for his
American rivals. 1t cannot be urged now.
as it was when the English team went
down to defeat last year. that England
is unfairly outclassed in horsefiesh. The
dukes real troubles are in a different di-
rection-now that his horses are ready
his players are not. The Eaton team.
composed of Cecil Nickalls. c. d. Miller
(both of whom played against Foxhaii
keene's American team which came to
London In 1862, Capt. r. G. Ritson and
Lord Rocksavage. which ii was proposed
to send to the United States. has. de-
spite its great advantage in ponies. met
with some disastrous defeats recently.
At the present moment 1t cannot but be
recognized. even by the duke, that his
team would stand small chance with the
strong four that America could put in
the field.
Besides being beaten by the Old Can
tabs, a strong combination under the cap
taincy Of w. l.. Buckmaster-the best
polo player In ENGLAND today, whom
many regret to see absent from any Eng
lish challenging team-the Eatons were
severely trounced by a scratch organiza-
ton of Englishmen from the Argentine
Club, who have thrown a bombshell into
the English polo world this season by
playing rings around the best local tai
ent that could be pitted against them.
1t is realized that there are few polo
enthusiasts in England capable of shout
derng the financial burdens incident
upon an attempt to recapture the inter
national cup. Therefore. while there is
no end of criticism of the duke and of
the makeup of his team. there are no
offers to relieve him of the burden. 1t
is felt. however. that before the Eatons
finally decide to cross the Atlantic they
should prove their worth against the
strongest team Of English pla yers that
could be selected. mounted upon ponies
of at least equal caliber.
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Christ Church. in the fashionable Ian
caster Gate neighborhood, with 5000.
From the Theistic Church in London
came $1,000. from the London Synagogue
SLIGO. from the Greek Church 1919, and
the Dutch. German and French churches
in the metropolis likewise contributed
generously
AS fact. these church collections form
little more than half the sum annually
administered by the fund, the rest COM
ing from legacies. special donations and
dividends The one man who did more
than any other to help the hospital fund
was the late George Herring. the banker.
who. in the years before his death, gave
sums from $jO.OD upward. Under his
will the fund benefits to an even greater
extent, the income from securities and
the like which he left to be devoted to
it amounting to nearly s125OOo year.
BY a long way. the largest beneficiary
from the fund is the London Hospital,
one of the biggest in the world which
treats 1900 in-patients and more than
eco, GOO out-patients in the course Of a
year, and las an annual expenditure of
$780, and an income of only $4S5 900.
The hospital Sunday fund furnishes about
$4,000 Of the 100000 needed TO balance
accounts.
The figures published by the fund
show, however, on what a shaky footing
the finances of all tne big London hos
pitfalls stand. and how dependent they are
on the good will of the charitable. They
have to be the most persistent of beg
CARS, and resort to all sorts of devices for
raising money. All over London, for ex-
ample. are penny-in-the-sot arrange
ments with clock faces showing that the
expense of running the London Hospital
is one penny, or two cents. per second
90
support the London Hospital for one
second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-30
Home Gardens IN Summer

JAPANESE iris plant will soon be at
} its glory. and amateurs who wish
to add bed of it to their garden may
plan for work this fall
The Japanese iris is easy of culture.
yet amateurs frequently fail with it
because they overlook the essential re-
quirement of moisture at all times. Sc
lect a location that Is continually
moist in summer. but is not under
water in the winter, for in that case
the plants will rot. 4 heavy soil is
needed. If too light. dig in plenty of
well rotted manure. Dig deeply in pre-
pairing bed. as the roots often pene-
trate two feet or more. Plants may
be set out in the fall or the spring.
If in the fail, mulch we'll with straw
or manure to prevent the frost lifting
the plants out Of the ground.
Seed sown in the fall in shallow
boxes or in a moist bed and left out
side during the winter will terminate
the following spring. A big bed Of this
flower is sight not to he forgotten.
Large plants often produce a hundred
blossoms. Some OF the largest flowers
The colors Bange from pure white to
various shades OF lilac. violet and in
digo to almost black.
Celery plants are set out in June or
the early part of July. A moist peat soil
is preferred. although celery can be
grown in clay or even sandy soil with
proper drainage and fertility.
In the field or garden. as the case may
be. celery plants are set six inches apart.
The old method of planting celery in a
ditch or trench no longer is used to any
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Danger of Alighting From Street
Cars.

from the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago is somewhat excited over the
problem of how TO aiight from a street
car without getting killed. Recently there
Fave been many accidents caused by
automobiles bearing down on alightine
passengers, giving them no opportunity
10 escape. Traffic regulations have been
OF little or no avail Usually there is no
way OF Furnishing the reckless driver
one OF the Chicago newspapers has
seriously suggested that heavy bar be
attached to the rear OF the street car
This. when lowered by the conductor
would extend at right angle from the
car, and would stop traffic until il was
raised. II could be lowered whenever
the car stopped TO discharge passengers
and raised again when the car was ready
10 start The device would work some
thing like the safety gates at grade cross
ings.
OF course, such a scheme has no re-
cution, but II is interesting as indicating
how far the patience of Chicago has been
tried. The danger due to the automobile
that follows a street is not absent In
any city, but IL has apparently not be-
come so great elsewhere. In Cleveland
there have been plenty of accidents oil
this kind but lately they have greatly
decreased in number. We have more
stringent ordinance here than in mos
cities, and perhaps more effective en-.
forcement of police regulations in gen
erai.
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At the End of the Rainbow
It's a Handy Remedy.
BY WALT MASON.

Good morning, ma am said the
stranger at the door. Its a beautiful
morning. If you will give me few min
utes of your time I'd like to explain the
merits of a new condition powder | am
introducing in this neighborhood. This
magnificent powder was discovered by
Charles G. Eliot who made trip abroad
in order to secure the priceless ingre-
dents. 1t Is warmly Endorsed by the
President and his cabinet. 1t is the med-
cal wonder of the age. | take il for
granted that you have a family horse
We'll. you can take ii for granted that
We haven't one interrupted Mrs. Cur
few, peevshly. I'VE used to have a splen-
did horse Eamed DoObin, with a white
star in his forehead, and tongue cannot
tell nor pen describe how much pleasure
We got out of that animal. He seemed to
be one of the family. he was So intelligent
and affectionate. although it must be ad-
mitted that he did have the heaves and a
SPAWN here and there on his legs, but he
was perfectly safe, and many a time |
drove him into the country to visit my
friend. Mrs. Sparks.
Il have no doubt that horse would
have lasted us for twenty or thirty years.
but for the fact that one day an agent
came along selling a remedy for the
heaves. and Mr.. Curfew hadn't any better
sense than to buy package, which he
mixed with the horses feed in accord
ance with the directions on the label, and
an hour after eating it poor old Dobbin
went into commissions and kicked the
stable down on top of himself and we
had to pay man dollar for hauling the
remains away to All untimely grave
After such an experience as that it isn't
likely I'd buy your condition powder
even if we had a horse, so you'd better
dispense at once and go and do something
useful
If you have no horse, you surely keen
a cow said the stranger. Every well
regulated family keeps a COW. In no other
way can you be sure Of pure wholesome
milk. The latest report of the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor shows that milk
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trout can be cooked most deliciously in
olive oil.

Il 4
Large fish may be embedded in hot
ashes and cooked for thirty minutes or
longer, according to size. First split your
fish open, clean carefully. wash out the
interior and season well with pepper and
salt and put it in the hot ashes. When
done. remove from the ashes, wipe clean
with cloth and peel off the burnt out
side.
\ delicious camp dish is a stew Of
meat. game, birds. rice. potatoes onions
anything YOU happen to have-seasoned
with plenty of salt and pepper, and dash
of sherry a touch of chilli sauce. 1t
is hard to go wrong IL you give your stew
plenty of time and plenty of water. An
hour. or two will not be too much; in
fact you can so on cooking your stew day
after day, for warming over stew i'm
proves it's richness. II you have in your
kit big and little kettle. you can ill the
large one with water. put a few stones in
the bottom. and set your stew kettle in on
top of the stones. This will lessen the
danger of burning. The theory of the
stew kettle is slow fire, a low fire and
a long fire.
Let your housekeeping arrangements
while in camp be as concise and cleanly
as in your home kitchen. Do not throw
refuse of any kind-least of all food
around the camp. Burn all garbage every
night. This will prevent flies and I'M
pleasant odors. Keep everything in its
proper place. Be careful OF fire while in
the woods. 1t is we'll to be certain before
no treacherous spark is lingering behind
a log or under some leaves where it may
kirdle q blaze and do untold damage in
your absence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-30

extent. A good arrangement Is to al
ternate rows of early and late varieties.
The early varieties can be blanched be-
tween boards and removed. after which
the soil Is available for blanching the
late varieties.
The two most important methods of
blanching are the use of boards placed
on both sides of the rows. and the use of
soil packed about the plants. In small
gardens blanching may be accomplished
Blanchins may be begun on the early
varieties in September and in the later
varieties just before frost.
The home which is without an outside
garden should by all means have win
dow garden. Trouble Is frequently en-
countered in selecting plants suitable for
the adverse conditions found in many
homes. Too much heat, too dry air and
too little light are the most frequent
faults. The first two may be remeded
by better ventilation and much spraying.
Spread out cloths to protect the floor and
spray the plants frequently.
If there is insufficient light. plants must
be chosen which will do well in the shade.
In dark rooms such plants as the palms,
the Pandanus veitchii, the screw pine and
New England flax do well. The fan and
date palms require least care. The rub
Der plant is excellent. but Is injured ~
dust and should be washed frequently.
Among Towering plants suitable for the
window garden are the Gala. cyclamen,
Chinese and English primroses. oxalis,
geraniums. heliotrope, fuchsias and free
sias. Attractive hanging baskets may be
filled with vines to add TO the attractive
ness of the garden.
Do not dig up plants which have
bloomed outside all summer and attempt
to force them into blossoming all winter.
Plants need a season of rest between
their blooming seasons.
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON June %, 1917
lFNGLAND'S chances of bringing back
=. the International polo cup which
Harry Payne Whitney and his team
won for the United States three years
ago. and which an English team failed
TO rccaTture a year ago, seem to grow
simmer as time flies by. For more than
a year the Duke of Westminster who
took upon his shoulders the responsibility
Of bringing the cup to this country once
again. regardless of cost, has been work
ing to get together a team that would
be reasonably sure of giving the Ameri-
cans a good fight, but events of the past
few days have demonstrated that he has
been unsuccessful So poorly has his
star combination performed that it is I'M
likely there will be an English challenge
for next year as was confidently ex-
pccted.
1t probably will be remembered that
the birmingham Club. which sent over
the English team OF last year. failed to
meet expenses and was saved from a
serious financial loss by the action of
the Duke of Westminster. who came for
ward and not only paid all the expenses.
hut undertook to supply the money for
the next assault upon American polo SUI
premacy. The duke took over the four
teen ponies which We're the property of
the polo fund and with them as
nucleus started to collect the finest ag-
gregation of polo horsef1esh in the world.
All his enormous income was placed at
the disposal of such experts as the Mil
Ter brothers. the famous horse dealers.
who some years before secured for Harry
Payne Whitney some OF his finest ant
mails.
The result has been that the duke is
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Where Socialism Is a Failure,
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
New Zealand is one of the countries
where those who believe that it is the
duty Of the government to mind every
body's business. to provide every one with
living and to run things generally with
high hand, have had the largest oppor-
tunity to demonstrate the soundness and
value and practicability of their doctrines.
II all is true as reported. the New Zeal
ander can hardly be described as a free
agent. He is much a slave to the ad-
ministrative instrumentalities which he
has created as Frankenstein was to the
monster Of his invention.
Every way he turns his activities are
hampered and his independence is de-
stroyed by the officialism which, il had
been hoped would introduce social and
material millennium. The Government,
with a capital G.. is the whole shooting
match. 1t owns the railroad. the tele-
graph and telephone lines. 1t monopo-
Lies the fire and life insurance business.
1t runs banks, where 1t may be assumed
the deposits are guaranteed. 1t provides
SO many JOBS for it's supporters that
about one person in five is government
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employe, and yet, strange to say. tho
people in this favored land. where the
socialistic cranks have been allowed a
free rein. are still unhappy.
They are still looking for the blessings
which all this unbridled paternalism had
been expected to confer. but which thus
far have failed utterly to materialize. Ac-
cording to all accounts the new-fangled
nostrums of politics which were to re-
suit in so much happiness and prosperity
have turned out a CHASTITY disappoint-
ment. and not only is the country hope
lessly bankrupt, but in acquiring the
habit OF looking to the government for
everything the people have lost all power
of initiative and have become completely
devitaliZed and inefficient
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Sand Songs Of the Desert.

From london Answers.
In the north African desert at soma
times in the year curious phenomenon
can be heard
II is the song of the sands
No one can say whence this song comes
but II is due to atmospherical conditions.
There are two distinct sounds: one Is
like the wind in telegraph poles, the
other like the after reverberation OF a
big striking clock
During the time the song of the sands
can be heard some OF the sand dunes
when trodden give out hollow. bell
like sound, and where the surface of the
desert is covered with sandstone a tin
king noise rs heard when this is trodden
on.
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Forty Apply for Place.

interest now centers in the election by
the city school board o. a PRINCIPAL for
the Alexandra High School which will
take place at meeting OF the board
FRIDAY night next. The regular meeting
would ordinarily be held THURSDAY. but
owing Ia the fat that il will be a holi-
day II has been postponed until Friday
IL Il reported that more than forty appli-
cations have been received for the posi-
tion- most of them from out OF the city
Monday will be the last day for the
payment OF city taxes in ord to save
the discount Of ; per cent which is given
Tor prompt payment The aiority Of the
property owners of the city have already
Iaid Tax Collector =. r. German to-
DAY was busy receiving taxes Ii is ex-
pected that an unusually large number
will pay Monday.
Does God Send People to Help will
he the subject of an address TO be dc
ivered by Rev. (. Kelly Hobbs pastor of
the Second Baptist Church. at a mass
meeting to be held at $50 O'Clock to-
ntc!FpW afternoon al the Surprise
'ifester. The seats will b. free and all
are invited IN Instrumental and vocal
program Will be given
X. Z. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans
VIII mold a meeting at : . clock MorNia,
night at Lee Camp Hall. ONLY routine
business will be up for consideration AZ
this meeting
An important business meeting OF Alex.
andria Lodge of Elks will be held Mon.
Gay night next a its hall
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Union Church Services.

Union services will be held every Sun
day az a number of the Protestant
churches of the city during the months
OF July and August. in accordance with
an annual custom The churches which
participate in these services are First
Baptist. Methodist Protestant Trinity
Methodist and Methodist Episcopal South.
The program. announced, follows:
JUL. q. Southern Methodist. Rev. G. 4.
IuttreN, pastor of Trinity. NJ, f. Church;
july II. Trinity Methodist. Rev. Fl. NJ.
Cante-. pastor OF the Methodist Epis-
copal South: july II. Methodist Protes-
tant. Rev. G.. A. Luttrell. July - FRS;
Baptist. Rev. W. r. Watson. pastor of
that church. conducting services: August
=. Methodist Protestant. Rev. ". T. Wat
son: August u. First Baptist Church.
Rev. {. X. Straus5urg, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church: August is
Methodist Episcopal Church South, Rev
W. +. Watson. August -. Trinity Meth
odist Church, Rev. G. r. Strausburg
Services at Trinity Methodist Church
at II O'Clock tomorrow morning will be
conducted by Rev. DR.. j. w r. Sumwalt
superintendent of the Nasilington dis
trict. Rev Strotller Jones of Erie. Pa
VIII preach at the II O'Clock services at
Christ p. K. Church. Rev w J. Nor
ton. rector of Christ P. f. Church. will
preach at o'clock tomorrow night at
Emmanuel Chapel. Braddock Heights
Alexa rdria county
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The adult male patrons this year will be
required to pay - cents instead of IL
cents, as formerly. for suits. Boys will
be required to pay but IL cents. Other
charges will be cents for towels IL
cents for individual dressing rooms and
cents for care of suits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-30
A Real Friend.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Brown volunteered to lend me some
| money"
Did YOU take it?'
NO That sort Of friendship is too good
| to lose.
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BEACH OPENS
FOR SEASON TOMORROW
Delay of More Than a Month
Was Caused by a Lack
of Funds.

After a delay of more than a month in
opening on account of lack of funds. the
municipal bathing beach will begin its
1912 season tomorrow. Indica tons point
to the most successful year since the es-
Enlistment of the pools. according to
DR.. w. B. Hudson, superintendent
The hours for women will be from Z
until 10 o'clock Monday. Wednesday and
Friday mornings, and from = until 6
o clock Wednesday afternoons
Boys hours at the pools will be from
10 to IL o'clock, and from to 4 O'Clock
daily. with the exception Of Wednesday
afternoons The only change in the boys
schedule this year will be with reference
to registering. The registration card. it
is announced. may be obtained from the
clerk any time between $40 am and
$50 pm, and must be filled out with
the name and address of the applicant.
The boys will be required TO have from
four to eight persons as companions in
each dressing room. and they should,
therefore. select for their companions
those with whom they are acquainted
Hours for Men.
The hours for men will be from 80 to
pm, daily. except Wednesday after
Moons. and from 10 to IL O'Clock and from
to o'clock Sundays No charge is
made unless a suit or towel 10 hired. or
an individual dressing room is desired.
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She-What is Your principal objection to
the suffra gettes?
He-Well they look as though they
would make better fathers than mothers.
philadelphia Record.
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1t matters little what II is that you
want-whether situation or a servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need.