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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-10
Germans Use Portable lncinerators.

New York, Aug. 10.-Portable inein.
orators, to be used for the cremation of
the dead on the battlefield, are to be
used by the German army in the pres.
ent war, according to advices just re-
eeived by DR.. Hugo Erickson, of De-
troit, president of the Cremation So
ciety of America, it became known
here today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-10

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-10
A FALSE STANDARD OF CULTURE.

has gained. grOun in this century
which looks upon the bearing and
rearing of children as something coarse
and vulgar and to be avoided, but the
a vent of Eugenics means much for the
motherhood of the race. Happy is the
wife who, though weak and ailing, de-
ponGI upon Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to restore her to health,
and when headaches and backaches are
a thing of the past, brave sons and fair
daughters rise up an call her blessed.
We often wonder what women do for
somethir~ to talk aOout when they have
no neighoors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-10

Some love affairs end at the altar
hough few ever get that far.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
HAND EMBROIDERY ON COLLAR
Serves Effectively to Relieve the Mo-
notony of the Stand-Up Garni-
lures of Organdy.

The woman who embroiders can
make really charming up-to-date col
lars these days. For a decade we
have had nothing prettier or more be-
coming than the lily-like stand-up col
lars of organdy that are friendly to
old and young faces alike. A few wom-
en- assert that they would like to
vary the monotony Of its severity,
and that it should have some touch of
elaboration upon it. For those who
so think, there is nothing more effec-
tive than a touch of hand embroidery.
The embroidery must be done very
carefully, of course, so that it will
look nearly as we'll upon the wrong
side as upon the right, that is, If the
collar is made of but one thickness of
the goods. If, however, the collar is
made of two thicknesses of material,
the right side does not have to be so
we'll done, as the facing of the mate
rial on the under side covers up a
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31

writer was informed five years ago
by n Of the best growers that he
had a ten year contract with a lead
ing New York city hotel, which
agreed to take every first class melon
he raised. This particular case is
cited in order to display the keen de-
mand which exists among high class
hotels and restaurants for this variety
of melon during the season in which
it Is on the market.
The high prices which these mel
n command, and their restricted
production Notwithstanding the high
prices, are doubtless due to the fact
that greater skill is demanded and
closer attention to details is neces-
sary to success than when other va
rieties are grown. Furthermore, glass
sash and frames are needed. Then
again, the Montreal grower confident
ly believes that this particular sort
of melon can be successfully grown
only on certain types of soil on the
island of Montreal. This belief seems
to have this much basis in fact, that
while occasionally grown elsewhere
high favored melons have not COM
monty been produced save by Mon
treal growers; indeed flavor has us
ually been lacking.
The crop is a remunerative one,
when conditions favor. From $500
to $4,000 per acre are not unusual re-
turns. Mr.. U. S. Blair estimates an
average crop at $2,250 per acre, with
operating expenses, including inter
est on investment and depreciation,
of $500. One grower informed the
writer that his average sales from
seven to eight acres was in the
vicinity of $4,000.
These melons vary greatly in size.
The writer was informed by one COM
mission house that it had purchased a
melon weighing A pounds; and he
personally saw n weighing %
pounds which had been selected by
the grower for seed purposes.
The average weight of No. 1 melons
ranges from 8 to Is pounds, with a
mean weight Of about 10 pounds;
that is to say, a dozen melons, packed
for shipment, will weigh on an aver
age from 120 to 100 pounds.
There seems to be two distinct
types of melons under cultivation,
n of which is roundish oblate, the
other more or less oblong, the first
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
MOST BEAUTIFUL IN WORLD
American Ethnologist Ungallantly
Awards Palm to Women of
T~ehuantepec, Mexico.

Professor Starr, the et~hnologist,
holds that the native women of Te-
huantepec, Mexico, are the hand
soonest in the world. These women
are not like those we usually term
Mexican in a broad sense, for the lat
ter have, of course, a mixture of Span
ish blood which gives them a special
type of beauty, bat the territory of
Tehuantepec retains the old Indian
blood which has been kept pure and
has resulted in willowy tall maidens,
physically perfect, with creamy skins
and beautiful eyes. They wear a
curious headdress which resembles
somewhat a halo of plated gauze in a
bright color. Their dresses are bright
with color and the richer among
them wear a fortune in jewelry, but
it is a fitting setting to the type.
Superb in carriage, unblemished NOR
ally and physically it is no wonder
that Doctor Starr is enthusiastic over
these Amazons.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
DICTATES OF FASHION

Scotch plaid is nov the rival of the
Roman stripe.
Watermelon pink is a very pretty
and a very popular color.
Black net rufies on black taffeta
are shown in a dress from Paris.
Collars Of changeable taffeta or
broad stripes provide a bit of color on
the navy and black utility coats.
Shirred necks appear or the taffeta
wraps, the rows of shirring outlined
by narrow valenciennes.
The wells which attract the most
attention are of heavy lace over the
nose and mouth and clear net over
the eyes. They are becoming and
chic. Gloves are not being worn at
the dances. The tango is responsible
for this.
Flowered mousseline de sole is com
bined with sheer materials to fashion
dainty summer frocks. One pretty
model from the atelier of Nine. Paquin
Is of dotted swiss, and bands OF
lowered m~ousseline in tones of blue
pink and yellow trim the skirt and
bodice The girdle is of natter blue
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
ECZEMA BURNED AND lTcHED

BOT 18th Avenue, Bethlehem. Pa
when my baby was a couple Of days
old he got what we thought was a
baby rash but it kept getting worse
and worse. The rash was red and in
famed and the baby vas so fretful
and restless that I suppose it burned
and itched. He was so disfgured that
/ was ashamed to take him out. His
face was the worst and different parts
Of his body. I was told it was eczema.
Then I saw the advertisement of
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and
thought I would try them. Before the
sample was gone my child was much
relieved SO I bought some Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and after I had
used Cuticura Soap and Ointment a
week he was a different child. In about
a month he was entirely healed"
(Signed) Mrs. Guy Collins, Jan. 20, IA.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston ADV.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
PRIZE FOOD.
PaIatabIe, Economical, Nourlshlng.

A Nebr. woman has outlined the
prize food in a few words, and that
from personal experience. She
writes:
After our long experience with
Grape-Nuts, I cannot say enough In
It's favor. We have used this food al
most continually for seven years.
I'VE sometimes tried other adver-
tised breakfast foods but we invariably
returned to Grape-Nuts rs the most
palatable, economical and nourishing
Of all.
when I quit tea and coffee and
began to use Postum and G~rape-Nuts,
/ was almost a ervo wreck. l was
so irritable I could not sleep nights
had no interest in life.
After using Grape-Nuts a short
time l began to improve and all these
ailments have disappeared and now !
am a we'll woman. Ny two children
have been almost raised on Grape
Nuts, which they eat three times a
day.
"They are pictures of health and
have never had the least symptom OF
stomach trouble, even through the
most severe siege of whooping cough
they could retain Grape-Nuts when all
else failed.
"Grape-Nuts food has saved doctor
bills, and has been, therefore, a most
economical food for u.s."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letterg A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and fun OF hamAn
interest
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
poubtlnn Marx.

There was a great gathering Of the
church sisters and brethren down on
Buckalew creek for the baptizing OF
Uncle Mark and Aunt Eliza. Mark was
phlegmatic and disinclined to accept
the supernatural, an unwilling con-
vert. Eliza went into the creek first
with the preacher, and was immersed.
She came out shouting: Il seed glory!
l seed salvation" much to the edit
cation and satisfaction of the breth-
rem. Mark followed, doubling. The
preacher immersed Mark with hearty
good will, and hailed him up sput-
tering to attest the wonders his eyes
had seen. But he spoke truthfully:
Il seed a perch" he said.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
London

Mrs. Sarah Wadsworth of Penton-
vile, who has died at the age Of one
hundred and five years, was born in
Clerkenwell, where her father was a
working jeweler. In 1872 she became
a widow. Save for deafness, which be-
came marked in the last two or three
years of her life, she retained all her
faculties, could read the daily papers
and at intervals saw her lawyer to
consult on business matters. She
recollected being taken put by her
father to see the illumination after
Waterloo, and was present at st.
Paul's cathedral at the service held
there after the death of the Princess
Charlotte, which occurred in 1871
London Evening Standard.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
LITTLE MOTHER WORRIED
Problem Confronting Her Was One
That Might Have Puzzled a
Much Older Head.

She was the smallest and youngest
of the daily parade of those who take
baby out for an airing on Washington
Heights, a novice among perambulator
propellers, relates the New York Eve
ming Post. The pram itself was a
fair give-away, unspecked by use.
newer eve than baby. A first airing
beyond a doubt.
She stopped and marched around in
front Of the pram, the better to get a
view Of him or her. 1t was asleep.
You could tell it by the mothers smile.
But a cloud of worriment chased the
smile from her face and worriment
grew. 1t was the misery of doubt and
inexperience. Presently she struggled
with tears.
There vas baby lying, asleep, mouth
wide open like an o, sucking in the
breezes from the river. The motherly
and experienced one came by just es
the mothers anguish welled over.
"Oh," she exclaimed in tears, I'm
dreadfully afraid of germs! And
pointed to the open mouth-"oughtn't
/ to close it?"
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
FOR DRESSY OR PLAIN WEAR
ChiIdren's Styles Are Unusually Pref,
ty and the Materials Excessively
Attractive.

Children's fashions are charming.
The linens and ginghams are espe-
cially pleasing and they may be made
up by anyone who is at all handy
with scissors and needle.
A comfortable dress, which would
do later on for seaside wear, can be
developed in either navy blue linen or
fine navy serge, and is made with a
killed skirt, hemstitched collar and
cuffs and a guimpe of white lawn or
muslin. Mauve-colored china buttons
give a distinctive note of finish.
A party frock for festive occasions
is in pale pink wolfe over a simple
founce of lace. The upper part, which
resembles a pouched tunic, finishes
with little frills of lace at the rounded
neck and edging the elbow sleeves.
Two row Of tiny pink enamel buttons
adorn the front of the dress, and the
sash Is of pink taffeta.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
NECKWEAR OF EVERY KIND
Must Suit the Costume and Be
Fresh and Dainty.

Neckwear, conspicuous by its alb
n for several seasons, has become
n Of the most important features
Of women's dress.
Instead of the necks cut low in the
back have appeared high Medici col
lars, most of them wired to preserve
the desirable high effect.
Then there are the soft, unwired
styles which stand or fall. but all
showing a flaring effect.
Materials differ.
There are the very thin organizes,
muslins, chiffons and laces, which
have to be wired to hold them in
place, then the heavier materials such
as linen and pique, and all Of them
made either plain, embroidered in eye
let or French embroidery, or as fanci-
full as may be desired.
Collars were once considered too
frivolous for women to wear, but the
styles this season are the daintiest
bits n could imagine, adding a touch
of chicness to an otherwise plain
waist.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
PELT PASTOR WITH OLD EGGS
Young Men of West Virginia Town
Jealous Of Minister'S ~conquests
Among Women.

Grafton, w. Va-Rev. w. T. Elsey,
young bachelor pastor of one of the
city's largest churches, was BON,
barded with aged eggs by several
leading young SWANS. They objected
to the preachers monopolizing the at
tentions Of all the pretty and eligible
young women in the city. MI. Elsey
has been lionized by the girls of the
town, and the young gallants decided
to check the hero worship before il
had gone too far.
Several Of them organized and laid
in wait for the minister as he came
from the home Of a young
Before he had gone far he was pelted
with eggs, Calling on the police fol-
protection, he finally escaped.
William cambridge, Percy Dalies.
man and Caryl Hamilton were arrest.
ed and held to await the action OF
the grand jury. The arrests Of other
young men r expected.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31

from year to year. Every farmer has
a desire to be a better farmer, and
grow better crops, better hogs, horses
and cattle year after year. Since
dairying is an essential part of his
business, and is that part which for
many years supplies him with the
money necessary to keep the other
parts going, why should he not seek
to milk a better COW next rear than
he MIXED this year? Aside from the
incentive toward improvement for
improvements sake, there is the add
ed advantage of greater profit each
time the COW is MIXED, which is twice
per day for 10 or IL months of the
year. Cow improvement will come,
first, through better housing and bet
ter feeding. The capacity Of the COW
can then be measured. If she does
not reach a standard of profit under
good treatment in housing and feed
ing, the improvement must then come
through the breeding of a better COW.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31

man advised me to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and / got a
bottle. I felt better the next month so
/ took three more bottles of it and got
well so I could work all the time. /
hope every woman who suffers like / did
will try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. - Mrs. P. w. LANsENG,
Route No. /, Florence, South Dakota.
Why will women continue to suffer day
in and day out or drag out a sickly, half
hearted existence, missing t~hree-fourths
of the joy of living, when they can find
health in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound?
For thirty years it has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the health of thousands of women
who have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, tumors, irregularities, etc.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfi-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by a
woman and held in strict confidence
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
SHARP SCHEME DIDN'T WORK
First successf4 Sporting Ringer" and
His chubns Got Decidedly
the Worst of II.

There have been many ringers" in
the history OF sport. and this form of
deception isi by nc means extinct. The
methods have changed little since Jem
Ward started the game of guile away
back in 1923. On July /, 1923, Jem,
who later became champion of Eng
land, set the stage for what was prob
ably the first feat of this kind. He
found it. impossible to get a fight In
London and, as he was short of money,
he cooked up a little scheme.
Jem was an artist and something OF
an actor, and the plan he decided on
was artistic. With a couple of com
paniSons he tramped to Bath, where
the races were to begin on July l. On
thG way they logged themselves out in
tie regalia of simple rubes, and it
was in this disguise that Jem reached
Bath, then England's center Of fash
ionable iniquity, on the first day of the
ace meet. 1t was the custom during
the race meet at Bath for the "toffs"
or noble sports to hang up a good
purse that attracted Jem to Bath.
Jem, who called himself "Sawney
Wilson," and who said he was a farm
laborer, looked the part, and he had
no trouble in getting a match with
Joe Rickens, the Somerset champion.
Joe vas a town lad. He poked fun at
the "rube" and threatened to eat him
alive.
The bogus countryman, after a few
awkward moves, soon tore loose, and
the crowd realized that they had been
stung and that "Sawney" was not as
green as he looked. Jem's friends had
put up a lot of money on him at good
odds. and this enraged the spectators.
Ward had no sooner knocked out
his opponent than the cry Of Lynch
him!" went up, and Jem had to run
for his life. Ward and his friends
were glad to escape from the mob
with their lives and didn't wait to col
lect the purse or their winnings.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
MAN A VICTIM OF ANGRY BEES
Pennsylvania, Center Of Swarm,
Hangs to Tree by Own Hands for
Two and q Half Hours.

Philadelphia. - With q bushel CT
wild honey bees clinging to his body,
Milton Robb of Coleville, was COM
PEELED to cling with one arm to a tree,
35 feet above the ground, for two and
a half hours, while his brother ran
two miles down the mountain for
help, says a Bellefonte (Pa.) dispatch
to the Philadelphia Record.
The brothers had heard Of the
great swarm Of honey-gathsrers on
the mountain, and Milton, well
equipped, had resolved that, with his
brother Abe's help. he would capture
the bees and bring them to hives at
his home. With his trusty saw Milt
climbed the tree, while Abe, with tub
and blanket directly underneath, was
to hive the honeymakers when the
great cluster on the limb should fall
But Milt miscalculated the weight
Of the bees, for, when the limb wal
about severed, he could not hold it,
and it twisted downward and In
against his body before 1t broke OF
and dropped to the ground.
Milt's first thought was for Abe, and
he called to him to look out, but Abe
had already looked, and as Milt puts
it, was running up the mountain
through the brush like a Texas
steer"
Milt had little time to give thought
to him, for when the limb swished
against him the queen bee wal
Knocked off and took refuge under his
left arm, which he had flung around a
limb of the tree to hold himself from
falling. Quicker than you can tell
1t the bees followed their queen, and
swarmed IN Milt, completely covering
his left side, shoulder and arm, and
partly encircling the tree. Some OF
the bees crawled Up hih trousers leg
some up his shirt sleeves and others
lit on his face.
Precipitation started out all over his
body, and streamed down his face,
and then the bees began to sting
They crawled In his ears, his nose,
and even his mouth; but he dared
not make a move for fear Of being
stung to insensibility, when he would
lose his hold and be dashed to death
35 feet below on the rocks.
Abe had a great hustle for assist,
ant rescuers; but he came with them.
and with a ladder and ropes they
saved Milt, stung almost to death, and
he has since been in bed, attended by
a doctor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
WHITE MUSLIN AGAIN
PRETTY MATERIAL HAS COME
BACK TO ITS OWN.
Newest Gowns Have All Sorts of Gar
nitures to Show Them Off-Major-
Ity of the Sleeves Arc
Cut Long.

Some of the prettiest Of the new
gowns are made Of the material be-
loved of poets and novelists. white
muslin. One Of these has the skirt
and tunic scalloped round the hem.
the bodice being embroidered In front
and on the tops Of the sleeves. Mo t
of the white gowns have black silk or
MORE belts, almost all of them fasten-
ing in front. A sailors knot or a SIM
pie little tie is also In black. AS a
neck finish collars are preferred to
frills. The latter, when worn, are
fiat, rising high on the back Of the
head and meeting on the chest. Some
times the bodice is set into an en-
broidered yoke, which extends down
the center of the sleeves to the ell
bows in a point.
Sleeves are in all kinds of shapes
and in a variety of lengths, whether
on dresses or blouses, but the
"child's" sleeve is fast disappearing.
1t was too loose to be pretty. The
majority are long. Nearly all have
cuffs. Some have frills Of lace falling
over the hands. The sleeve that
reaches midway between elbow and
wrist is preferred by some. Evening
sleeves grow shorter and shorter.
Some are represented by a band Of
flowers crossing the shoulder and at
tached to front and back of the gown.
There are slit-up p%etticoats to wear
with tight skirts, and there are un-
derskirts with steel run through
them for wearing with peg-top skirts.
A shaped f1ounce is added on to these,
cut very narrow and curved away
from the outer part Of the legs. Night
gowns are cut lower than ever, and
are very deliberately trimmed with
lace and embroidery. Boudoir caps
are still in fashion, but 1t is the mode
to call them negligee.
Beaded tunics are still much worn,
and more popular than any other va
riety are the black net embroidered
and fringed with white or crystal
beads. Next in favor come black
and silver and black and gold. One
tunic with three rows of fringe carried
out in beads must be very heavy in
wear, but it is quite short in front,
dipping to a point at the back. The
line of evening bodice continues to
be rather high on the shoulders. and
sloped in front to a meeting point
varying in length. Should this be
very low a small bib, or vest, is a r
ried across the chest, not beaded, but
made Of lace or gathered tulle. white,
black or a color.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
SEEK TO sTANDARDIzE TRUNK
Baggage Agents Want to Get Rid Of
Freak Varieties Now SO Gen.
orally Used.

Detroit-Freak trunks, embellished
with conical protuberances, slant sides
and unusual tops soon may be unpop-
ular among the best trunk society.
The American Association Of Gem
eral Baggage Agents opened it's an
nual convention here with the svowed
purpose of taking concerted action to
urge the interstate commerce commits
sion to consider = plan for the stand
ardization of trunks, both as to size
and contraction.
The baggagemen want a limit Of
As inches placed as to the largest d.
mension Of a trunk, with the further
provision that the trunk must be
square or rectangular.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31


Anyone who has had experience in
growing swine and who has tried to
treat them when sick has noticed how
extremely difficult 1t is. 1t is not SO
difficult as long as the swine will eat.
Medicine may be put into the food, but
swine that are very i'll will not eat.
Take, for instance, pneumonia; for
treatment, when in sever cases heart
failure is feared, it Is recommended
that digitalis shall be administered
in occasional doses, but how is 1t to
be administered to a hog SO sick that
he is in danger of heart failure? The
better plan by far is to try to keep
the swine SO comfortable that they
will not be threatened with heart fail.
ure.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-07-31
SnreadIno Manure.

On most farms manure can be hauled
and scattered every month of the year
to good advantage. Especially is this
true where mixed farming is practised.
1t is much better to leave the manure
on the land than in the barnyard or
in piles near the farm buildings. A
manure spreader is a wonderful help
in tightening the work of unloading
and obtaining an even distribution
over the soil.