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Middletown transcript., 1915-06-05
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ROAD BREAKER is cIWLIzER
Mans Scale Is Very Correctly Tested
by His Attitude Toward Some
Obstruction In Road.

The civilized man makes roads;
the savage does not. That is the
safest test Of civilization.
Among us in all communities are
individuals who are not really civil
lzed. They do not take any interest in
roads.
Aman's scale in civilization is very
correctly tested by his attitude to-
ward the stone which has rolled into
the road, or the tree which has blown
down across it, writes Herbert Quick
in Farm and Fireside. The man who
drives around the obstacle day after
day is one sort of man, the one who
stops his team and rolls or drags it
away is another. And person pass
ing along a road which he does not
expect to retrace, who removes the
obstruction for the sake of the stran-
ger who comes after him, responds
to very high test of civilization. He
feels socially.
When the snow piles up in the road
the man who goes ahead and breaks
the path for others bears the burden
which he who has made progress al
ways must bear. There is snow in
every road-to cooperation, to better
schools, to better business methods.
There must be road breakers for every
path.
The road breaker is the great civil
lizer.
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For eardsh Plants.

An occasional pail or two of sudsy
water from the washtub or dishpan
helps garden plants wonderfully. 1t
must be pretty well cooled before
pouring it on. In fact. there is one
writer who. declares that II American
farmers and gardeners knew how to
make an intelligent use of waste ma
terial, they could save thousands of
dollars year in commercial fertilizer
and reap much greater profits from
their crops. OF course, in a small gar
den the use of table waste is out Of
the question, though beet and carrot
tops and the outside leaves of the let
tuce heads could be buried in the soil
without any trouble. Coffee grounds
and tea leaves are good fertilizers for
roses especially. SCOT, too, and wood
ashes are very fine.
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VARIETY IN FULL SKIRTS
Dame Fashion Approves Of Three Diff
terent Methods Of Handling
Them.

There are three methods of handling
the full skirt, those who still cling
70 the tight underskirt merely add the
short full overskirt. The full under
skirts with the overskirts that are
sIightly II any shorter are another va
Fiety, while those that are frankly
short skirts and very full at back. and
worn without even a petticoat, form
the third. While on the subject Of pet.
tieoats there is a word to be said
Petticoats are to be treated seriously
and not lightly set aside as they have
been for several seasons past Many
women reluctantly gave up the frilly
feminine affairs and will welcome
them quite as reluctantly for their
elimination has simplified dressing to
great extent But petticoats are to
he worn, there is no getting away
from that fact. Many Of the French
gowns have little ruffies that give the
petticoat effect, these ruffies attached
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thing. In these two particulars, In
deed, 1t behooves the woman who
likes to be a bit exclusive in her
dress, to be rather careful.
Along with the crispy fabrics there
b a very noticeable revival OF grena-
dine, and, above all, of voile, of which
more anon. Fabrics, of course. are
the foundation Of dress. The ques-
tiOn of which comes frst-the fabric
or the fashion-reminds one Of that
other hoary-headed Interrogation
Which comes first-the hen or the egg?
This season 1t seems as II the fabrics
have 1t, and as there lives not the
woman who does not fancy herself
b silk, le. us rejoice In our blessings
and buy a silk gown.
Taffeta undoubtedly leads so far
among the weaves, whether pat
termed or plain Very charming are
the new taffetas with small self-col-
Ored figures. a stripe. a spot or a
small flower. When the small flow
er in several pastel colors appears
upon a plain ground, like an old bro
cade, it seems made for a flowing
skirted, tight-bodiced, elbow-sleeved
gown, like the ones in which the re-
doubtable Charlotte continued cut
ting bread and butter. For street
wear. the hair-Iine stripe of white on
\ dark blue or black ground is very
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man from the section where Secretary
James Wilson was born, was a genius.
He figured that by putting stone on
the road, the wheels OF the wagon,
especially If broad tired, would gradu.
ally wear down these stones and fur.
lish a filler. He did a great service
to hia country. But the automobile
has come in. It has no iron tires;
hence it makes no filler. On the other
hand, 1t sucks out the filler and throws
1t out in the air. 1t prizes the stones
apart, and then we have what is called
a "raveled" road, that is, road Gov
cred over with loose. stones, the mean
est kind OF a road to travel over. That
is the reason the macadam road fails
under modern travel, - Wallace's
Farmer.
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Work Is HarmIena.

Work never hurt anyone if 1t was
only broad enough and deep enough in
its claims on human nature. Our ex.
tremely long lived men have always
been hard workers. Pope Leo XIII,
who died at ninety-three; Humboldt,
who died at ninety-two; Gladstone and
Virchow, octogenarians, are exam.
pies in our time. Is it any wonder
that a physician gets impatient when
people talk about the men and women
Of our generation doing so much that
they are exhausting vitality? The
trouble is they do not do enough.
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Whp MtnAlrtnl
SHION EREAkS
,sALsanD Evnas
N ,a,ssown, New IS REsPoNslRLE FOR
'uLARTTy or SILKS.
\ MD
y Fabrics n the Lead and Pat.
ed ls Preferred to the Plain
"A Revival Of the eren-
adlne.

eu York,--A curious study for
ihnse interested IN the history Of cos
TUNE is the widespread results of an
accidental cause In the national adop-
EiOn Of some detail of fashion. A great
king. tor example. develops scalp
trouble and loses his hair, so every
gentleman Of his day shaves his own
locks and adopts a periwlg to be in the
movement.
modern emperor has a defective
left hand and wears a bracelet to aid
him in using table implements, and
every young officer in his empire
With any pretensions OF smartness.
promptly puts a bracelet on his own
left arm. A great officer loses an
arm, and the one-sleeved jacket is
assumed as the distinguishing mark
st hussar forever after.
Perhaps If we knew the real in
aide history Of every radical change
bn the mode, we should find many
queer reasons, and quaint stories. The
immense vogue of silk this season
b said by the cognoscenti to be due
TO the fact that war has closed the
woOlen mills of northern France.
While the more south Ny silk fac
tories are still turning out materials,
and the production of the Italian
mills is uninterrupted.
Whatever the reason. the fact is
andisputed and indisputable-silk is
triumphant. Though for a time It
seemed as II the French supply were
threatened. the makers have rallied
their forces, and huge shipments are
being exported to the American mar.
kets. Domestic silks are SO much
improved Of late years that our choice
is truly a wide one.
To start, in pedagogic fashion
from the general and proceed to the
particular, 1t may be said that the
erisper silken fabrics are in the lead
and that the patterned is trying
hard to supersede the plain. All the
designs and colorings are discreet
The Poiret colors and Martini pat
terms are now only found in the oc
easiOnal lining Of a neutral-coloreC
tODcOat. Black and white combina
tlOns are simply legion, and stripes
have imposed themselves upon every
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tRy MILLER PuRvIs.l


Farm poultry Is usually very much
Neglected because most people think
fowls can find most of their feed dur
ing the warm weather and farm work
presses and time is precious when any
thing that does not plainly show the
necessity for attention, is likely to be
left undOne.
AS matter of fact poultry requires
attention every day in the year, and
there are many duties about the poul-
try yard that cali for performance,
especially during the summer months.
l think the most important thing
that calls for attention during the
summer months is the destruction of
insect pests or measures to prevent
them from appearing at all.
1t is entirely unnecessary to have in.
sects about a poultry house, and
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CLEAR-HEADED
Head 6ookkeeper Must Be Reliable.

The chief bookkeeper in a large
business house in one of our great
Western cities speaks of the harm
coffee and tea did for him:
my wife and l drank our first cup
of Postum a little over two years
ago, and we have used 1t ever since,
to the entire exclusion of tea and
coffee. 1t happened in this ay:
Il had an attack OF Eneumonia,
which left me with dyspepsia, or neu-
ralgia Of the stomach. My cup of
cheer had always been coffee OF tea.
but became convinced, after a time,
that they aggravated my stomach
trouble. l happened to mention the
matter to my grocer one day and he
suggested that / give Postum a trial.
Next day it came, and we liked it
SO much that we will never change
back; for am a well man today and
have used no medicine.
my work as chief bookkeeper In
our Cos branch house here is of a
very combining nature. During my cof-
. fee drinking days l was subject to
nervousness and the blues in addi.
ton to my sick spells. These have
left me since began using Postum
and / can conscientiously recommend
1t to those whose work confines them
to long hours of severe mental exer
tion."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two formss
Postum cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
Instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa.
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. soc
and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
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sraid.aound Froek.

A good many of the new models are
bound with braid. There is an inter.
esting white pique model, imported bv
Jeanne Lauvin, that shows a bindin.
OF black braid. The result is startling
and really very attractive. And Ian.
vim. who seems to like braid for hind.
ing, has a charming coat suit for a
young girl, blue bound with white
There are also some good models Of
serge or gabardine with Jackets and
skirts bound along the edges with
black silk braid.
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look upon their presence as proof
positive Of carelessness. The very
best way to combat is to begin before
they appear, and prevent them from
appearing at all.
This is about the easiest task that
can be set for a poultryman.
have for many years kept my poul.
try house free from all kinds of insect
pests by using ccmVnon coal oil once
week. simply swab the perches,
top. bottom and sides, every square
inch of the surface every week with
coal oil.
use common paint brush and ap.
ply the oil liberahy. Occasionally ]
go over the walls with the oil; this and
two liberal coats of whitewash on the
inside of the house will keep insects
from getting lodgment or an oppor.
tunity to increase.
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Meat for Laxlnu tiena.

One good plan for supplying the
laying hens with meat, which is abso-
lutely essential to egg production, is to
draw the skin from rabbit and hang
the body in the scratching shed. plac-
ing it high enough for the hens to
have to jump to reach it-about IS
inches is the proper height. The hens
thus will secure both exercise and
meat at the same time.
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satisfactory. For evening the new
pale shades are ravishing even to
read about-primrose pink, buttercup
yellow, orchid lavender-even the
names are irresistible.
Newer than taifeta for evening
gowns is the gros de Londres, with
its slightly ribbed surface. and its
suggestion of old-fashioned richness
of material. 1t is flexible and gath.
ers well, but there is a frmness about
it which recalls the silk that would
stand alone"
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FINE FRAME FOR DOORWAY
Trellls Work May Be Utilized in an
Almost Endless Number Of In
terestlnq Ways.

Trellis may be used in number
of interesting ways, that most usually
employed being the framing Of door
way. A window here and there that
is desired to be screened may be sue
cessfully concealed by the placing of
a light lattice against the house di-
rectly in front of the window. The
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Extremes to Avoid.

zone Of the important factors in
roadmaking is to control the moisture
content OF the sell in making up the
roadbed. When the soil is dry it
crumbles to dust and when it con-
tains tco much water it becomes mud.
These are two extremes TO avoid.
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nwarfEr,,iA rr...

The ornamental shrubs which are
planted freely in city gardens are
beautiful for a week OF two and then
commonplace for months. Dwarf fruit
trees are quite as beautiful, and they
have the advantage of being useful. Al
dwarf pear tree takes no more space
than a rosebush
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growth of wistaria OF rambler roses
over this framework contributes an
added detail Of interest aside from
the purpose it serves. An ingenious
method of constructing such a lattice
is to take thin strips of a fibrous
wood such as ash and lace them IN
the manner Of an open basket weave
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Whv We Like = wo.LL

Perhaps the best part of workbso
is that 1t will stay put. For part of
the bag an essential part is the rib
bon or string by which it NAV he
hung on a peg or the arm or the
back Of a chair.
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Proper House Necessary.

The time is past when any old shed
will answer the purpose for a hen.
house of hog-house. We must feed
our chickens and our hogs right If we
expect them to give US revenue year
after year.
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EeedInn IlttLa chloL.

Chicks should not be fed before SO tc
AZ hours after they are hatched. II
you are in hearing distance they will
let you know when they are hungry.
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to the underside of the skirt proper
The petticoat that was much talked
about in a recent opening in New
York was fashioned of accordion plait.
ed grass green hemstitched chiffon
1t was full length petticoat.
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MRS. LYONS
AGAESAND PAINS
Have All Gone Since Taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.
Terre Hill, Pa" Kindly permit mo
TO give you my testimonial in favor,Of

Lydla u. Plnkhomo
Vege table Com
pound. When l first
began taking it !
was suffering from
female troubles for
some time and had
almost all kinds Of
aches-pains in low
er part Of back and
in sides, and press
ing down pains. /
could not sleep and
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Eriendshin

In the hour Of distress and misery
the eye of every mortal turns 10
friendship; in the hour of gladneas
and conviviality, what Is our want?
It Is friendship.-W. 3. Landor.
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rsIl.TaIs Eoos.

There should never be a stained or
dirty egg. Such a one tells tales Of
unclean nests. lousy birds, poor farm
ing Besides being unsightly. they are
apt to encourage bacteria.
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Sunnaatlon.

Mrs. Ayre-Shaft-"The people in tho
next apartment are having lovely
time deciding on names for their new
twins" Mr.. Ayre-Shaft-"Tell them !
suggested Hugh and Cry.-Judge.
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Paner for Rrnndar Elnnr

Heavy paper is best for the brooder
floors. These should be taken out and
burned every day and replaced with
fresh ones.
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Estsrlta for chlnk.n..

If you are curious as to the value
of feterita, why not plant a small trial
patch for the chickens? They will ap.
preciate it.
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Test Inoubator Eoos.

An egg tester is usually furnished
with every incubator and hens eggs
should be tested twice during each
hatch
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roo Much MoIseure on rop.

Too Much Moisture on Top.
Trees should not be allowed to
shade the road as this keeps 1t too
moist on the surface after rains, so
that trs"ll spoils the surface.
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The Proper Cure.
What drink did you order for Jaggs
when you saw his face fall?"
"A pick-me-up?"
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YearAround Harvest.

Fancy poultry business pays well,
but the market egS trade is the real
all-the-yeararound harvest.
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Initiate Mother Hen.

There is no better means of sue
ceeding at artificial Matching and rear.
ing than studying the methods of the
mother hen.
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Real estate is seldom as cheap AZ
dirt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-22

The first section Of the Ladies' Aid
society OF the Grace NJ. r.. church will
entertain with a thimbIe Tuesday at
eTnoOn at the home Of Mrs. Henry
kale. 1916 s. Michigan st. The host
esses viii be: MIS-. Chris Waltz. Mrs.
George Dahl, Mrs. Charles Granger.
Mrs William Rowe and Mrs Charles
Wayne. All members OF the section
are requested 10 be present with
friend.
A delightful program has been ar
ranged By the third section OF the
Ladies' Aid society Of Grace NJ. +.
church To be given at the thimbIe at
the home of Mrs Henry Kale. 1916
). Michigan St. Tuesday afternoon
from until 3. Vocal selections Will
be given by Mrs. William LaFrance.
Miss Eldora Gears, and Mrs. Timothy
Shanafelt; piano selections by Miss
Inez Zilky and a violin solo by Miss
Esther Fulton. Miss Bessie Hoke
viii give a reading and a social hour
viii follow when refreshments will
be served.
More than 100 invitations have
been issued by Mr.. and Mrs. Park r.
Rhoades 313 +. Wayne St, for the
celebration OF their 25th wedding an
niversary TO be held at Eagle hall this
evening
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-22

cago is in the city visiting with
friends. ....;,,, 4
Miss Mary Szulczewsh has arrived
here from Detroit for few DAYS
visit here with relatives. she Is the
guest Of her aunt Mrs. Joseph S|ul-
czewski 734 w. Napier 81.
Peter Hanyzewski, w Sample ST.
has gone to spend several days with
relatives at Detroit.
Joseph Krajkowski has returned TO
his home in South Chicago after
brief visit here with friends.
Anthony Maciejewski, VINO has been
here visiting with friends, left today
for Toledo.
Mrs. Anna Luczak arrived mere
Sunday from Chicago for rev days
visit with friends.
Mrs. Micheal Krempetz has arrived
here from Chicago to spend Thanks-
giving with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas MikolajewslHi, HOG w. Ma
pier st.
|. Stanley Andrews has left for Chi
cago after a short visit here.
Stephen CZupski of Toledo is In the
city on business.
John Barbowski Of South Chicago
is in the city on business
Leonard GrochOwicz. who has been
here visiting with friends left today
for Hammond.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-22

copal church, which have been in
progress there for the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert O.. Incl en-
tertained at dinner Sunday in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Garwood Of South
Bend.
Mrs. H F. Brooks entertained at
dinner Sunday in honor of Mr.. Brooks
birthday anniversary. Covers were
placed for u at a beautifully ap-
pointed table centered with pink and
white carnations. Among the guests
were Miss Mabel Snyder of Niles
Mich, Mrs. William Goers, II. W
Schroyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Schroy-
er, and DR.. and Mrs. a. A. LoWery Of
Mishawaka.
Mrs. Jewel Whaley, Smith St. en-
tertained with a family dinner Sun
day. Covers were placed for nine
Those present were Chauncev Van
ArSdel, Elmer Van Arsdel. the
Misses Marie and Verna Van Arsdel
and Mrs Margaret Reeves Of South
Bend.
The Loyal Daughters met Saturday
afternoon with Miss Glendora Jud-
son, Mishawaka av. After a short
business session the first lesson on the
Life of Christ was taken up. Mrs.
"A. W. Smith was the leader Follow
ing the study period a social hour wit n
refreshments was enjoyed. The next
meeting Will be in two weeks with
Miss Irene Straub. S. Seventh St
Mrs. Frank E Wolfe, assisted by
Mrs II. G.. Incl, entertained the
School Masters Wives club Saturday.
Nov. p, at the home Of Mrs. Wolfe.
s. Seventh St The afternoon was
pleasantly spent socially and with
needle work. At the close Of the af-
ternoon luncheon was served. A color
scheme Of brown, gold and green was
carried out in the decorations and
luncheon. Those present were Mes
DANES L. j. Montgomery. Otto
Schoepel, II. ". Applenfan. Joseph
Koenig, William Morrison, Fred Hfte
John Newman. Ohio Osborn, B. NJ
Shenefelt. John Byers and Herbert
Incl The next meeting viii be held
Dec. Il. with Mrs. II. ". Appleman.
Lincoln way W.
The meeting OF the Needle Craft
club Thursday night with Mrs Frank
Jackson, Mishawaka, has been post
pOned one week on account OF
Thanksgiving.
The regular prayer and praise ser
vice OF the Methodist Episcopal
church will be held Wednesday even
ing at the church and viii consist Of a
Thanksgiving service. In the absence
or the pastor. Nlillam GarJen VIII
have charge OF the service.
Mrs. Clyde Quier. $. Sixteenth St.
was pleasantly surprised Saturday
evening by about IS relatives and
friends from Mishawaka, South Bend
and River Park. Music, games and
contests featured the evening. At a
late hour q two-course luncheon was
served.
Mrs. w Z. Evans entertained with
an informal dinner Saturday. Covers
were laid for seven.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-22
BAPTISNIS.

Stanislaus John, the son OF Mr.
and Mrs. John Swiersz. 1905 Florence
av., was baptized Sunday afternoon
at the st. Stanislaus church. The
god-parents are Mrs. Mary Swiersz Of
Chicago and Dan Gorka.
Alicia Veronica, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Przyzysz, 122 N
Adams St, was baptized Sunday at
the St Stanislaus church. The god
parents are Miss Mary Malicka and
Ig1atius K. Werwinski
The baptism of an infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kajzer took
place Sunday at the ST. Cashiers
church God parents are Mrs Mary
Ca kowska and Ladislaus Nowicki.
Joseph Edmund. the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vincent KOsik 1920 w Poland
St, was baptized Sunday. The god
parents are Mrs Katherine Kosik and
Andrew Tatarczyk.
Sylvester the son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Wawrzyniec BOnczynski was baptized
Sunday The gOd-parents are Mrs
Anna Lentych and Valentine Piekar-
ski.