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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-19
HOME RULE AND THE WAR

In England the course OF events this
week has illustrated the remarkable feNi-
lility Of the Constitution. The Leaders Of
the parties I'm Parliament talked %: max
ing an agreement whereby the present
Government should ue Kept I'm power unit.
the END OF the war
There was not such han mouy, however.
When ON TUESDAY Premier AsqlitA- BIN
for suspending the operation OF the Home
Rule bill for one year was presented TO
the House OF Commons. BoDar Law.
leader OF the Uniouists, made a speech
IN which he charged the Government with
sbreach Of faith in taking advantage of
the loyal desire of UniOnists not 10 create
trouble in the present national crisis. and
a. its conclusion led the members or his
party out of the chamber Tho Suspeu-
sion bill i'm connection with the Home
Rule bill passed tho House of Commons
that evening and the House Of Lords
agreed 10 the Suspension bill on Weines-
aay. The Home Rule bin was signed by
King George yesterday
John Redmond. the Irish leader, issued
a manifesto Wednesday evening I'm which
he called on all IrIshmen 10 bear their
share IN the war Ia which the empire is
engaged The democracy or Great Brit
ain have kept faith with Ireland and Il
is now the dutN OF honor FOR ireland 20
keep faith with them, me said
TRe Women Tax Resistance League,
composed mainly OF zuifTsgettes. WHOSE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-19

The Women 8 Tax Resistance League.
composed mainly OF zuhragettes. whose
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The Edinburgh Review:
Charles f. Richardson,

IN "American Literature" says;
"a keen observer AMI fearless pain'sr,
for fearlessness is needed II one Woulo
faithfully depict the life OF a sensitive
tolk-Cable is also a fine artist In his
touch and at the same time a wholesoms
moralist."
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03
Blunders Of Authors.

The late Guy BoOthby. In his novel
Bride of the Sea-" makes curious
blunder. The period OF the story u
the year 1910. and the scene Is laid IN
Devonshire The novelist makes one
of his characters grow quite lyrical
about the splendid race OF men which
the famous western country has pro
duced
He speaks very tittingy OF Drake
and Hawkins and Raleigh and all the
other Devonshire worthless. but ne
comes a dreadful cropper when ne
makes his hero talk OF Sir John Frank.
lin, who did not appear ON the globe
until more than century had elapsed.
and even then II was In the fens OF
Lincolnshire.
Rider Haggard has good deal OF
trouble with the moon In one case
he causes that satellite to be full at q
time when It could not possibly nave
been more than crescent. and III
King Solomon's Mines he intro
duces an eclipse OF the same luminary.
very convenient for his plot and for
the impression Of awe which his be
roes wish to produce upon the natives.
but quite unknown to any astronomi'
cal textbook. Stories.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03

really disheartening. To you we're all
little ninnies without the least will Of
our own-just laid out on the sideboard
like Prizes at bridge party. 1t has
never dawned on you that have any
courage, any individuality-now. has
it,"
Matt vehemently protested that she
had both-lots of both-till he was abb
ruptly cut short.
mo, no." she said. ITO you I'm Just
a charming little drawing room orna-
ment, sparkling in the firelight-just a
dear little noodle that you'd like to put
In a crate and take home with you
and you're horribly miserable because
you can't and somebody else may
noodle having no voice In the matter
at all, only rather hoping that the
crate will be padded with pink silk
that being the limit Of her poor little
noodle intelligence. The last thing to
occur to you is that I'm woman, with
a head Of my own and heart Of my
own, able to take my place at mans
side and work and fight with him."
She stopped, flushing and overcome.
'That's what I meant when i said
you mustn't CO." she added piteously.
"Can't you seeT
Matt was les backward than stun
ned. He must have misunderstood;
he could not believe 1t. 1t was only
when her hands went to her face and
her head bowed In an extremity OF
shame that comprehension really fash
ed on him. He pulled away her hands,
incredulous still, yet mad with JOY
pulled them away and kisjed her on
the lips, her burning, averted lips
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03
NUMBER 5
chum Saved Himself.

A little dog. unlicensed. had been
ound In the streets and taken to The
,ound. He was an nffectionate AMI
hal and greatly endeared himself to
Ill about the place They called him
chum. and be joytully responded
whenever his name was spoken. Az
the days passed. other poor. homeless
dogs were put to death Finally came
Chum's last day Of grace. and no one
had come to claim him. The next
morning dawned. and the man who
was to kill Chum called him into the
yard Chum danced and wagged bis
tail, no doubt thinking something good
was In store for him The man then
said: "welI. Chummy. your time has
come You'd better say your pray.
ers." Immediately the little forepaws
were crossed. the little head bowed.
and Chum said his prayers. As the
little body was still In this attitude OF
reverence a step was heard The at'
tendant looked up and saw the super.
tntendent standing there. There were
tears In the eyes Of each. Chnm u
still living. but instead Of being no
body's dog he Is now everybOdy's.-St
Louis Republic.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03

1t was a very dragging afternoon TOT
Matt. He was restless, could settle to
nothing, was both stirred and depress.
ed at the prospect Of his call at Fair
Oaks. He had dressed with such care
that he was afraid to sit down. or to
leave the porch lest his Immaculate
shoes might suffer, and was horribly
conscious Of the crinkling nature Of
his fresh white waistcoat. No girl
could have been In more Of tremor.
Periodically he went upstairs to look
ut himself in the glass, to make sure
there was not a hair on the neck OF
his coat, to brush and brush and wor-
ry again that his hands were 80 large
and so sunburned.
He had ordered buggy for half past
3, buggy and man to drive 1t, for
he meant to take no chances Of miss
ing his road. 1t came too early and
caused him renewed agitation In con-
seQuence-a quarter Of an hour too
early. when, as a matter Of fact. he
would not dare to start before the
half hour-giving him a whole fifteen
minutes. therefore, to be dawdled
through, with more crinkling Of white
waistcOat and more risk to shoes and
whole new access Of that suffocating
feeling. which he supposed to be
pleasure. but was In reality much near
er agony.
Punctually to the minute be took his
seat in the buggy and was just start
ing when Of sudden he was hailed
from behind. The driver pulled up
and Matt turned to see an OldiSh man
In silk hat, still breathless from run
ming. who had evidently been exerting
himself to overtake them.
Hold on there" he exclaimed.
Hold on stopw and. relaxing his
pace. came up slowly on Matt's side
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03
Proper Feeding OF Skim Milk Calf.

Proper Feeding OF Skim MILK CaH.
Feed skim milk at as near animal heat
as possible. Feed the calf at regular
hours. Irregular feeding is sure to de-
range his digestive system.
Warm milk one feed and cold milk the
next, soon will throw the little fellows
digestive organs out Of shape.
Keep the pail from which the calf is
fed perfectly clean and free from germs
by scaldiug it thoroughly after each feed.
A sour, filthy pail IL productive of seri-
Gus digestive ailments, especially the
scours.
While no set rule can be given as to
the amount of skim milk the calf should
be fed, one gallon should DO the maxi
mum quantity, other balancing ratious,
such as little oil meal, oats, bran and
chop, being given along with the milk.
A gOOd-sized lot in which the calf csn
Craze, furnishes one Of the prime essen
tisls to its proper growth and healthy
development. Succulent pasturage,
fresh air, sunlight, and exercise. With
out these, best results cannot be secured,
no matter what the calf is fed, nor how
much of II.
To get the calf accustomed to eating
mill feeds and grains, which should be
done at the earliest age possible, we
sprinkle little bran Over the surface OF
the milk, just as the calf begins to
drink. In this way. the little fellow Sc
cures taste OF the bran, and 10 q short
time it will eat 1t from separate vessel,
when the sprinkling over the milk
should be discontinued, as u 10 better for
the calf iu its dry form. Other mill
feeds and grains then may be added a.
desired, their amount being gradually
| Increased - the calf becomes accustom-
cd to the change OF feed, tho gradual
change being conducive to strengthen.
ing Of the little fellows digestive sys-
tenn.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03
CHAPTER VI.

@HE end had come; he was hold
iii ing out his hand; he was say
IL ing goodby; all over and for
ever. No, not quite forever.
Learning that he had sent away his
buggy, Miss Marshall offered to walk
with him as far as the tennis courts.
She volunteered this In spite OF rather
a sharp look from her father, and a
request that had the quality of a COM
mand, not to stay out too long.
Side by side. Matt and she walked
together, both silent till the house was
left behind.
"What's the matterT Miss Marshall
asked ut last. you've been 80 diner'
ent today-so changed. I couldn't make
It out, and. and
"And what?" inquired Matt.
ut hurt me a little. thought you
might be glad-glad to come. you
know"
II was glad to come"
"Poor fellow-I suppose You have to
say that"
IT knew I was dull and disappoint'
Ing, and the more I tried the duller
got, and-that's II, II you want to
know"
She moved closer to him. and an
nounced, with a shade Of relief in hel
voice, that he was very foolish per
SON. He hadn't been q bit dull, mol
disappoinung-ths IDEAL But did no
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03
rinv German States.

While II Is well known that some OF
the German states are OF hllipuuan
size, few persons are aware that II ID
quite possible to visit seven OF them.
including two kingdoms. two duchies
and three prlncipalides In an easy
walk Of four and half hours.
A good walker. starting from Stein
bach. In Bavaria. will arrive In half an
hour at Lichtentanne. which Is Stu
ated In SAKE -MeIningen- Thence the
road proceeds In one and one-haif
hours to Rauschengesees Reuss. Elder
Branch), after which In few minutes
Glelma, IN Schwarzburg. Rudolstadt is
reached
Half an hours walk brings the pedes-
trian to Altengesees Reuss. Younger
Branch. An hour farther on lies
Drognitz, on Prusslan soil, and the last
stage Is another hours stroll, finishing
40 at Saalthal. Saxe-Altenbury.-Har'
pers Weekly.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03
p.rIaIan street BARRIERS.

The French capital. like that OF Chi
na, has its street BARRIERS. In Paris
the perambulating tonsorialists carry
little box containing the usual out.
tit of their calling. Their chief patrons
are labOring men. The street barber
of Paris usually places his customer
upon the banks Of the Seine or In
some spot aside from the crowd. GOV.
ers bis knees with newspaper ana
proceeds to work. For only sou
be will shave q man. cut his hair and
generally impart to him a more or less
smart appearance. These BARRIERS are
said to make quite q respectable sum
even at the small fee they charge
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03
fro BE CONTINUED
A Novelty IN Strikes.

The management Of travelling the
atrical company demanded 2 shillings
for admission. The visitors did not
propose to pay more than ! shilling
and after a hasty consultation outside
the entrance formed 'theater goers
union" Pickets were stationed. ana
within a few minutes 27s people
practically all who were there had
agreed not to pay the 2 shillings.
The manager appeared at the door.
vay and refused to make the required
reduction.
"Trl give yon tll l count twenty"
said the newly elected president OF the
new union. land after that our price
will be sixpence instead Of shilling
He counted slowly to nine. and then
the manager capitulated.
The strike was declared mt an end'
the quondam strikers trooped into the
hall. and the union was dissolved alte'
an existence Of abont twenty minntes'
Sydney (Australia) Mail.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03

backs on the coverlet as though en-
gagged in singular game Of patience.
A row Of six. another row Of six. a
third row Of six, and Matt. amazed,
perceived that they were in denomina-
lions of $1,000 each.
"My Godw he cried. "What are
you-a mint"
The stranger. with gleam Of yellow
teeth and the first smile he had per-
mitted himself, completed fourth
row from a packet that was yet far
from exhausted. Then he stopped and
said: "No. not mint. Merely per-
son who seeks a little information,
and is very willing to pay for 1t"
Matt eyed the seried notes-$1. 900,
$1,000, $1,000 in a green and over
whelming profusion; $1,000, $1,000. ST.
600 up and down, with more tightly
clasped in those stubby fingers. II
anything, the sight stimulated all the
obstinacy In him, enhancing his loyal
ty and determination in proportion to
the bribe. But 1t would not do to af-
feet unconcern. 1t would be bad pol
icy to convey the impression that he
could talk il he would. Excited in
nocence was the part that he ought to
play-eager. covetous, astounded inno-
cence.
"Twenty-four thousand dollars" he
exclaimed. Would you really give
me that for recognizing man2 Just
for looking ut his picture and saying.
That's Walter Jones or William Riley
Why, bless you. Id do 1t for quarter
Of that-for a single one" He picked
up one Of the greenbacks as he spoke
and smoothed 1t out lovingly Oh bis
knee. Even that would be enormous"
he said. People aren't paid for that
kind of thing"
"They will be in this instance" re-
turned Mr.. Kay. I'VE are desirous OF
Walter Jones and are will
ing to go to considerable lengths for
any information regarding him and his
present whereabouts. That money
there. Mr.. Broughton. is but the half
of what Pm authorized to offer you.
Think 1t over bit, Mr.. Broughton.
fifty thousand dollars for five mill
utes of-sincerity."
MY dear man." observed Matt,
why not make 1t fifty millions while
you are about 1t? l haven't the faint
est notion whom your picture repre-
sents-not the slightest, believe me. !
wouldn't know him from Adam II he
came in this minute"
rs that your last word7"
Its all l know, If that's what you
mean"
"Oh. come. come! What's the use of
denying you could tell II you wanted
TO? I'm not n child to be hoodwinked.
There isn't visit Of yours to Sydney
or San Francisco that we haven't
traced. You were no trader. You
were in the employ of-well-that in
dividual We are seeking. You have to
admit it. and. once admitted. We have
basis for negotiations"
Matt puffed at his pipe and finally
remarked that it was all Greek to him
THE ship was Tembinok's," he
went Oh. "old Tembinok's. the king OF
Apemama, you know, and he sent me
off in her originally to buy rifles al
something like white price. But
was honest with him and made hel
pay. carrying coprah shell and that
and so he kept me on till l lost bel
this winter"
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03
Steel PenG

The great objection to the steel pen
when II first came into general use
was its Stiffness There was not that
give" and spring In the metal pen
which characterized the old fashioned
goose quill pen
This was remedied. however. BY the
side splits which we see In pens today.
and for many years the method OF Silt
ting the pens by means OF press was
kept secret by those famous penmak
ers, elliott and Mason.
Briefly, the method OF manufacture
Of a steel pen today may be described
as follows: The blanks are pierced
and the slits cut. after which the pen
requires to be softened By annealing
Then they are raised and hardened.
secured with acid. colored. varnlshed
and dried. girls afterward looking over
the pens. throwing aside the faulty
ones and packing the good ones into
boxes ready for sale
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03

What is farmers judgement worth
a. to the producing value of his herd un.
less be is guided by IN actual record in
milk and butter fat of the herd? Most
every farmer will say that bis judgment
ought to be good. Yet every COW test
ing association 10 al the time proving
the widespread weakness Of that judg-
ment. A COW testing association IN
New Hampshire found in ore herd the
best COW in the association. Tho owner
Was quite proud Of his distinction until
il was shown that he also had the poor.
est COWS Of all. What was that man's
Judgment worth - guide for him to
steer byf There 10 . mighty host OF
such "guessers" concerning their COWS.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03
Good Train Service.

Talk Of trains and one Ii reminded OF
The perfect line. Read Of this service
and applaud: "The trains come In to
the minute and 60 out to the minute
The officials are Intelligent and polite
The carriages are good Every station
has Its waiting room, where you may
sit and read and drink cup Of coffee
that Is not only hot and fresh. but ls
recognizsb bly, the product Of the berry.
It Is impossible to travel In the wrong
train. It Is very difficult not to get
out at the right station The fares are
very reasonable The time tables are
models of clarity" No. the reference
is to no railway In the south Of Eng
land, 1t is Mr. e. Y. Lucas summary
Of the good points Of the train service
Of the happy Hollander!-London Spec
tqfOr
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03
Care of the Cream Separator.

Probably no one thing connected with
dairying ia Of more Importance than
keeping the utensils clean. One Of the
most important and one that Is often
times neglected is the cream separator.
A cream separator should be thor
Oughly washed every time after using
A brush should be used on every part
and piece, using Q five per cent solution
of borax or other good washing powder
Rinse in hot water, or steam If possible.
They should be left to dry while hot.
Wiping with an ordinary clean cloth
contaminates utensils with innumerable
bacteria.
The bacteria contamination in milk is
increased from three to five times by
running Ii through . separator bowl
which has been used and only flushed
and left standing several hours. II only
flushed while using for several days the
contamination increases several times
more, and such milk would likely be de-
trimental If fed to calves.
The use of a cream separator that 10
thoroughly washed reduces the number
of bacteria in milk one-fifth to one
fourth. Improper cleaning Is detrimen-
tai to q separator ON account OF the rust
that accumulates on dirty or damp
places. This may shorten the life of the
machine many months, depending on
the degree of cleanliness employed.
Running milk through dirty separa-
tor IL similar to running 1t through q
dirty strainer, with all the filth of the
previous milking left in 1t from II to "a
hours. The millions of undesirable bac-
terra from the dirt, manure and slime
lodged in the separator bowl will spoil
all the milk, to a greater or less degree,
that passes through the machine.
When properly used, cream separa-
tor is q clarafier and to q certain extent
a purifier, but il not kept clean 1t is q
source of filth and contamination. 1t 10
more important to follow these direc-
tions at the season of the year when 1t is
very warm, although they are appropri-
ate for all seasons The warmer the
weather, the more rapidly bacteria de-
velops, and therefore the more rapidly
milk and cream become damaged.
Again, the creameries are every year
becoming more and more particular
as to the cream or milk which they pur.
chase. The more particular they be-
come the better it 10 both fes staU cream
cry and for the farmer; and hence 1t
stands every man in hand to be able to
furnish cream or milk Of the highest
quality, which can be done only by TAX
ing special care of the utensils, and es-
pecially Of the separator.
Oxford Democrat., 1914-02-03
Production Of Sanitary Milk.
STATE DEPARTMENT WILL GIVE IN
sTRUCTIoN AND HELP.

The matter of proper sanitary condi-
ditions In the COW stable and In the dairy
room and the best methods of handling
milk, cream and other dairy products,
on the farm and after they leave the
farm, 10 receiving increased attention by
producers, dealers and consumers alike.
The Department Of Agriculture at Au-
gusta Is receiving frequent requests for
instruction and help. The State Dairy
Inspector stands ready to respond to the
demand.
1t is planned to use score card sys-
tenn with periodical visits to the dairies
of any who apply for aid, with the OBJ
ject in view of enlightening the prodnc-
er, II possible, to the essentials of clean
milk production.
Believing also that the farmer should
know his status as producer OF sani-
tary milk 80 that he may be in q position
to better his conditions, If possible, the
Department has plans for milk scoring
contests in any community where such
10 desired. The sanitary conditions and
score as indicated by the dairy score card
usually iuuuouCo tu0 4uohsy 70 sA's f.SS
dnced and the examination Of the milk
for bacteria a. we'll as the score of the
dairy and method under which 1t 10 pro-
duced should become known, II i'm
provements are wished for.
Milk rooms in cities where milk is re-
ceived and bottled are often in need Of
improvement and visits and suggestions
are planned for dealers desiring the
same.
The time Is not far distant when milk
producers in general, will be confronted
with problems that require knowledge
of the control of bacterial growth in
dairy products. The Department plans
to hold these contests If sufficient deal
ers, in any section. signify that they
wish such aid in helping them to deter
mine the bacterial condition of their
product.
For further information in regard to
plans, write to the Department OF Agri-
culture, Augusta, Maine.