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Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
~whoro Is Mrs. Henrya" Inquired.

waitress was leaving and the cook
was telephoning for a policeman.
Where is Mrs Henry" l asked
Mary, the cook.
She is still developing" said Mary
What has she developed" in
Quired.
up to the present time she has de-
veloped your uncles temper and she
has developed your aunt's appetite.
and a couple of. bill collectors devel-
oped a pain in the mock when she took
their pictures, and II things go on in
this way think this will soon develop
into a foolish house!" said Mary, the
cook.
A half hour later. while was hid
ing behind the pianola in the living
room, not daring to breathe above a
whisper, for fear l would get my pic
ture taken again, friend wife rushed
in exclaiming: "Oh, Joy! John, have
developed two picturesi"
l wish you could have seen the ex-
preston on Peaches face.
In order to develop the films a pic
turesque assortment of drugs and
chemicals has to be used
Well, friend wife had used them.
A silent little stream of wood alco.
hol was trickling down over her left
ear into her Psyche knot, and on the
end of her nose about six grains of ex.
tract of potash was sending out sig,
nails of distress to some spirits of tur
pentine which was burning on the tor
ot her right eyebrow
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
SEEING LIFE U1h
I r7q1aJ JOHN HENRY
NIh ~ GeOlqeNI Hobart
EFNN1MV John Henry on Snapshots
John Henry on Snapshots

Something dark and lingering like
iodine had given her chin the double
cross and her apron look like the rem
nants Of porous plaster.
Her right hand had red, white.
green, purple and magenta marks all
over 1t, and her left hand looked like
the Fourth Of July.
"John!" she yelled. Here it is!
My goodness, l am so excited! See
what fine picture of you took!"
She handed me the picture, but all
l could see was a woodshed with the
door wide open.
"A good picture Of a woodshed."
said; but whose woodshed is it?"
"A woodshed!" exclaimed friend
wife. why, that is your face, John.
And where you think the door is open
is only your MOUTH
looked crestfallen and then l
looked at the picture again, but my
better nature asserted itself and
made no attempt to strike this de-
fenSeless woman.
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Then she handed me another pic
ture and said: John. isn't this won
derful?"
l looked at the picture and NUT
tered; "All can see is Theodore, the
colored gardener, walking across lots
with a sack Of -four on his back!"
John, you are so stupid" said
friend wife. How can you expect to
see what 1t is when you are holding
the picture upside DOWN."
turned the picture around, and
then was quite agreeably surprised.
ITS immense!" l shouted. ITS the
real thing all right! Why. this is
aces! l suppose it is called, Moon
light on Lake Champlain?' Did this
come with the camera or did you
draw it from memory?"
''The idea of such a thing" friend
wife snapped. Cant you see that
you're holding the picture the wrong
way? Turn it around and you will see
what 1t Isl"
gave the thing another turn.
Gee whiz!" l said. Now l have
1t! oh. the limit! You wished to
surprise me with a picture of the sun
set at Governors island. How lovely
1t is! See, over here in this corner
there's a bunch Of soldiers listening
to what's cooking for supper, and
over here is the smoke from the gun
that sets the sum like it,"
Then my wife grabbed the picture
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Home I0Wn|
|. Y Hell IS Y !.
CONCRETE IN THE BASEMENT
Four-lneh Slab ls Recommended BY
Expert a. Giving Best Possible

Over the entire floor area Of the
basement a fOur-inch slab Of concrete
should be laid after the earth has been
firmly tamped down. This slab Of con-
crete should be insisted upon, wether
the finished floor Is to be Of cement,
brick, tile, or wood; and It is we'll to
reinforce IL against shrinkage.
stresses, and to bridge any soft places
in the ground, by imbedding in the
concrete some form Of coarse wire
mesh or expanded metal, says Ernest
L Freese in the House Beautiful.
Where cement finish Is desired, this
should be not less than three-Quarters
Of an inch in thickness, and 1t should
be applied before the concrete has be-
come "set"-otherwise the cement
finish will not properly unite with the
concrete base.
In rooms having a cement floor, the
cement can be carried up on the walls
to height of six or eight inches above
the floor, thus forming a waterproof
and sanitary base. Then, If the floor
is slightly graded to a sump connect
ed with the underground drainage sys-
tenn, the floor can easily be kept clean
by turning the hose on it occasionally.
All cement floor finish should be
jointed at regular intervals, not ex-
ceeding three feet, SO as to concen-
trate at these 1ointings any probable
shrinkage cracks. Here again, a SIM
pie, inexpensive wire mesh imbedded
in tho cement finish will react against
the shrinkage strains and lessen the
liability Of cracking. For this re-en-
forcement, common chicken-wire mesh
answers admirably.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
oophers In the Garden.

Gophers still infest gardens EXCEPT
in the central portions of large cities,
and are hard to extermInate where
many vacant lots are found. Garden
owners do not care to keep poison and
traps on hand, and how easily to ac-
complish the death Of the gopher be-
comes q problem. Last week one
threw up little mound in the writer's
garden, having burrowed under the
fence from an adjoining vacant lot.
A messenger was hastily sent to a
nearby drug store for a bottle Of car.
bon bisulphid. The hole was opened,
. half cupful poured in, the hole closed
and irmed with damp soil. The next
day the soil was dug out and the hole
followed but three feet into the vacant
lot, and there his gOphership reposed,
dead.
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w HEN Aunt Martha gave friend
w wife that new-fangled camera
had a hunch that the dealers in pho
tographic supplies would be ioyOusly
Shrtektng the return of good times
and hotfooting 1t to the bank with the
contents OF my wallet.
Peaches just grabbed that camera
and went after everybody and every
thing in the neighborhood.
She took about eight hundred views
Of Uncle Peters country home before
she discovered that the camera wasn't
loaded properly, which was tough on
Peaches, but good for the bungalow.
Like everything else in this world,
picture-pinching from still life de-
pends entirely on the point of view.
If your point of view is all right, it's
an easy matter to make a four-dollar
doghouse look like the villa Of Wall
street broker at Newport
Ten minutes after friend wife had
been given the camera she had me
set up as a statue all over Uncle Pc
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New School Architecture.

A one-story schoolhouse, built in the
form Of a square around a courtyard,
and so constructed that, by raising a
series of sashes, It can be converted
into what will be practically an open
air school, is the type of structure
that marks q new departure in mod
ern school architecture. It provides
healthful surroundings for the chill
dren, keeps them near the ground. so
that the danger of fire and panic is re-
duced to a minimum, and at the same
time affords exercise.
The Open-air sashes face on an in
ner corridor, which will eventually
form a sort Of cloister around the
courtyard. AS the needs of the COM
munity require, other wings will be
added on the three remaining sides
Of the central square. It is intended
eventually to have a gymnasium and
swimming pool in a basement under
the courtyard.
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GREEN FEED is NECESSITY
During Summer Season Hens Will
Pick Up What They Want-TheIr
Selection Covers Wide Range.

There should be variety of green
feeds at all times of the year. In the
summer time the hens usually pick
what green feeds they need, and If
one will notice their habits they will
see that they take what they want
from such plants as are within their
reach, and that their selection covers
a wide range of varieties. When roam
ing for the green feeds the hens are
always picking flies. bugs. worms and
various inJects, which gives them a
variety Of feed. II such a situation can
be secured the feeder need not worry
much about what they will be CIV
ing the fowls after they have had
their morning meal.
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IMPROVING MEIGHBORHoOD

There's much talk Of conservation
OF the trees and rivers grand,
For we know their preservation
Helps to beautify the land.
We admit that talk like this will
BENEFIT the public good.
But at present your first job Is
To improve your neighbOrhood.
Small beginnings have big endings,
And II you will make the start,
You will see how quick your neighboI
Pitches in and does his part.
Then you'll find that It's contagious;
Every house upon your street
VIII be vying with each other
To keep looking clean and neat.
Paint and varnish are conserving.
You can prove beyond q doubt
They're the best for the preserving
OF the house. inside and out.
Exchange.
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~. Mekr rteQ.
What Puzzled Him.

The musketry instructor had Just
been giving lesson on the rife to one
particularly green" set of recruits.
At the end he asked:
Nov, is there any question you
want to ask?"
One dull-lOoking Johnny Raw"
stepped forward, blushing awkwardly.
Yes, my man?" said the instructor,
encouragingly.
Please, sir" stammered the search
er after knowledge, "be it roight Shat
the 'arder pulls the trigger thing the
farther the bullet goes?"
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(By MRS. DE LAUNEY MEERSCH.)
After about three years of perse-
verance and hard work, remunerated
with good profits from chicken eggs.
as my husband is q great breeder of
hne cattle, and our we'll cultivated
grounds having a large portion of
well-kept meadows for his cattle to
roam on, and finding that around us
was a great demand for ducks eggs
and young ducklings for table pur-
poses, appropriated part of
meadow and tried my hand at breed
Ing and rearing ducks; which l shall
never regret having undertaken, as 1t
is now carried on more extensively
than was the case when first started.
This is owing in some measure to
the fact that instead of the demand
for ducklings ceasing, as formerly,
after the green peas are over, it con-
tinues up to October and indeed al
most the entire year.
The prejudice that many farmers
have against ducks is dying out and
it is found that provided they are fair
ly treated, they certainly prove as
profitable as other varieties of poul-
try.
But do not be impressed with the
deluston that ducks will, like geese,
live to a great age and be as prolific
when ten years old as they are at
two To make my profits from duck
keeping, in which succeed extreme
ly we'll, both out Of their eggs and sell
ing young ducklings, the stock birds
are to be young; as far as possible
consist Of March-hatched birds, and
never more than two years old.
Keep drake two years of age, mat
ing three ducks to each drake, for
breeding. All ducks that are selected
are broad-backed birds, not excessive
ly heavy or large, as l find that big
birds seldom lay we'll and their eggs,
as rule, are infertile.
Even as commenced with a small
run for ducks. kept them to great
advantage. started with a piece of
ground IL by yards fenced in, in
which l maintained 20 ducks as a
start and kept them in health and
show condition. A cemented pond
by 5 feet was provided, one foot
deep, but the water was changed
twice week. A small. low house was
erected, the floor of which was strewn
with straw, which was often changed.
In feeding my ducks, which were
thus far kept in confinement, their
first meal was composed of meal and
middlings, mixed into a crumbly paste
with hot water, and in the evening
whole grain is given, alternating oats,
wheat or barley. so as to make a
variety.
These grains are always thrown
into pan OF water, in the bottom OF
which is placed some sand or grit, and
this must not be omitted as it helps
to keep them In condition and is a
great help to digestion. Broken uu
oyster shells and old. pounded mortar
is also given them
A little meat three times a week j
find very advisable, as we'll as grass
and other green foods. When hatch
a brood of ducklings for the table
never keep them too long before they
are killed and they are invariably
ready for selling for eating at ter
weeks of age. If kept longer they
soon commence to moult and lose
flesh.
There are many varieties for me
to select from and tried several. The
Aylesbury found to grow and ma
ture quickly, and Of good quality oi
flesh. but the Pekin excels all others
both for eggs and flesh.
And a cross between the Aylesbury
and Pekin l found to produce as hardy
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ginning of the meal.
Pineapple sirup.-Put three pounds
Of loaf sugar into kettle, add two
cupfuls Of water and the whites Of
two eggs, well beaten. Boil together
until clear. Remove and cool. Pare
and crate enough pineapple to make a
quart of juice. then strain into the
sirup. Boil ten minutes, remove and
bottle. Cover the corks with melted
paraf1n.
Stanford SaIad.-Put on individual
glass plates a slice Of pineapple with
the core removed. On this put cen
ter slice of juicy orange. Spread a
layer of mayonnaise on top, crown
with maraschino cherry and sprinkle
with chopped almonds. Heart leaves
of lettuce may be used as a founda-
tion for this salad.
Pineapple Marmalade.-Peel, CRATE
or chop as many pineapples as are de-
sired. Weigh and allow a pound of
sugar for each pound of fruit Mix
we'll and let stand overnight in a cool
place. In the morning cook until soft
enough to put through sieve. Strain,
return to the preserving kettle and
continue the cooking, stirring con-
stantly until a clear amber jelly is
formed. This will be thick when cool
Put into small jars, cover and seal
This is fine for cake filings, desserts
and many other tasty dishes.
Pomona Punch.-Add two lemons,
two oranges, sliced thin. two quarts of
pineapple Juice, one quart of straw
berries, or raspberries. a quart of
sparkling water and a pound of sugar
Serve in bowl with plenty Of ice.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
GOOD DIET FOR THE TURKEY
Little Raw Meat and Onions Chopped
Finely Is recommendation
Bath Must Be Provided.

Give the turkeys a little raw meat
every day; also finely chopped onions
or other tender green food.
Keep plenty of grit within their
reach.
Mashed potatoes. cooked turnips,
and cold rice will always be In or
der.
Too much hard-boiled eggs will
cause bowel disease.
Remove the coop to fresh ground
often in order to avoid filth.
Fine gravel, ground shells and a
dust bath must be provided.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
cIean Eaas.

The poultry man finds at times that
he cannot wash every stain from his
basket of eggs with water but by rub
bling the stains with homemade cider
vinegar every trace of the blemish will
be removed and leave the egg clean
ana shining. He should always be
careful that his eggs are clean when
ne takes them to market. If he does
not receive a higher price for clean
eggs than for dirty ones, he certainly
ought to-
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
White Woodwork.

Use whiting and water and a soft
cloth. This does not destroy the paint
as a more vigorous cleanser does.
But If there are outside white win.
dow sills to be cleaned, and they are
very much soiled by exposure to the
weather, use ammonia and water. Be
careful in using 1t, as it removes some
oe the paint as well as the dirt.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
AnnANnr Mada HIn alma

II struck the boss for a raise this
morning; told him Id grown gray
in his service"
What did he say2"
HE said IL I had worked anywhere
else I probably would have grown
bald"
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11

all r0unu BOOO
drink any way II
is prepared. Pine
apple juice is an
aid to digestion.
so it is especially
adapted to cock
tails and fruit cups
fO oorva no tho ha
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
NHMHeHAaA
6CABLNEE

The wisest pilgrim Is that one who
goes
Along the highway, hour by hour
content
To take the rain or shine the skies
have sent
Who counts his riches in each budded
rose:
Each song the thrush through vernal
branches throws;
Each marvel Of the sunrise; each
dusk, blent
OF mystery and fragrant sacrament,
Each star that in the heaven burns
and glows.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
Unconquerable Inclination

Il don't see why men insist on 60
ing to war;" commented the thought.
full woman. Well" said the uueru.
lous one. 1T seems like some men
would go almost anywhere rather than
stay home"
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
Raduosa Enn Yield.

The hen mite or red spider feeds
upon the poor hens at night while
they are on the roost and saps their
life 20 such an extent the egg yield is
'Grgely reduced.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
MereIfuIIv Hidden.

Heck-Were you nervous when you
proposed to your wife?
Peck-NO; but IL could have fore
seen the next few years you bet
would have been.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11

prepared as follows, pro
viding you have the in
gradients: Cut sponge
cake in squares. place it
on individual plates,
put q pOonful OF
whipped, sweetened and
favored cream on top OF
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11

Tomorrow. and tomorrow and tomor-
row,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to
day
To the last syllable of recorded time.
Macbeth
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PouItrx.Houss Eounda.ion

In building foundation for a poul.
try house. that will keep out rats, 1t
is best to go about two feet below the
surface Of the ground.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
snakes in Unlted STATE,

In the United States there are found
Ill distinct species of snakes, Of
which only II are dangerous to man.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
Yellow Skinned Fowl Esvo..A

yellow Skinned Fowl Favored.
While a yellow-skinned fowl is no
better than white-skinned one for
the table the former usually sells the
quickest and best.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
Mistake in Hsnhnrr..

A henhouse without a south win.
dow Is a mistake. and will not give
satisfactory results.
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
WELL-TRIEo DISHES.

When a dessert is to be had in a
hurry a most attractive one may be
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
REFRESHING PINEAPPLE.

Pineapple Juice is especially refresh
ing. is also medicinal in value and an
Middletown transcript., 1915-09-11
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNDNSCHOOL:
LESSON
By o. e. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER II
ELIJA4's FLIGHT AND RETURN.

LESSON TEXT Kings 1s:s-1s. (Reod
entire chapter).
GOLDEN TEXT-Be still and know that
I ami God. Ps. 46:10.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-14
AVIATOR WHO FLED
FROM SWlTzERLAftD
RETtANs ON ORDERS

PARIS, France-Eugene Gilbert. the
French aviator whose return % Switz'
serIknd after his eseape from iiltefh;
mefit IN That t0untfS was ordered BY
the French government, arrived in
Berne, escorted BY Captain Dufour Of
the Swiss army. according 20 Hayas
agency despatch from Bernie.
Gilbert arrived at the village Of Hos
penthaL where he was interned anew.
All the Swiss papers, the despatch
states, declare that q most excellent
impression has been created in Switz-
erland by the return OF Gilbert.
It has developed that Gilbert, before
escaping, had written a letter 10 the
Swiss general star withdrawing his
word of honor that he would make no
attempt to escape. The letter was re.
ceiVed several hours before the &C.
tempt was made. but was left uilopsn-
ed at army Headquarters and the gem
eral staff maintains that Gilbert had
not been released from his word 81
honor
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-14
INDUSTRIAL REPORT
SENT 10 CONGRESS
WEIGHS 500 POUNDS

WASHINGTON, D. The biggest
report ever submitted to Congress was
sreceived by South TrimbIe clerk d
the national house OF representa- ives.
1t was the report OF. the federal com.
mission on industrial relations OF
which Frank Walsh was CHAIRMAN
. An express wagon backed up 10 the
capitol and the driver went inside to
Clerk TrfmbIe'sf office and made a
'holler" for help. p ,%,e. ...s..,.. st, - b.
Il have got the report of the indus
trial relations commission out there
and | want somebody TO help me bring
it in" he said. - / .44e~tss-.
Tut, tut" replied Trimble. Just
bring II in and lay u on my desk
The driver assured, the house Of
fetal that It was no Joking matter ana
Trlmble went outside to take look.
The report weighs 600 pounds and
it came in four drygoods boxes. Two
men lugged it into the capitol and it
now chOkeS the passage way into the
clerks office. 1t IS aswhepper and,
as enc bystander expresses IL, prob
ably represents more @''ccncentrated
wind" than was ever before put into
a report to Congress.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-14
GET HUGE GOOSE EGG TO
SKATER OLD PlllNG

Dynamite having failed to shattar
the wooden pilinG at the old Pear,
HarHor drydock, as we'll as tho ron
crete in which the piles are set. "
l6-ton weight. shaped like a gle
goose-egg, arrived this morning on The
Matsonia, consigned to the Hawaiian
Dredging Company.
This 'hefty" piece Of ir>n, a30n'
eight feet long and two and ha!i
or three feet in diameter, is 10
used in mnch the same manner as {"
piledriver. to shattpr the wooden -
ing OF the dTydock which collapse:
last year.
Blasting with dynamite shaItere
the dryGoc';'s concrete satisfactorily
but did not break NJ the WOODEN 'ril
ing. It is in'possible " rem"v" II.
rilin- unless same means is found t
break it MP hence the calling int
use or the iron "batter;nc ram" 9,
that it can be dredged out.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-14
ACID ST0MAcHS
J. = ARE D DANGEROUS
Nine.Tenths Of All Stomach Trouble
{. Said to Be Due to Aeidity.
A Physicians Advice on Cause and
- Cure.

Al famous physician whose success
full researches into the cause and cure
Of stomach and intestinal diseases
have earned for him an international
reputation, said in the course OF a re-
cent lecture that nearly all intestinal
troubles, as well as many diseases OF
the vital organs, were directly trace
able to q deranged condition of the
stomach which In turn was due nine
times out OF ten to excessive acidity,
commonly termed sour stomach or
heartburn, which not only frritated
and inflaEned the delicate lining of
the stomach, but also set up gastritis
and stomach ulcers. 1t is interesting
to note that he condemns the use OF.
patent medicines as well as Of medical
treatment for the stomach, stating
that he and his colleagues have Sc.
cured remarkable results by the use
of ordinary bisurated nagnesia, Which
by neutralizing the acidity of the food,
removes the source of the trouble. He
contends that it is as foolish to treat
the stomach itself as it would be for
a man who stepped on a tack to rub
l1hhACuI III LuCs-I0DI "IIAOuL uESI IC-
moving the tack. Remove the tack
and the foot win heal ftself-neutraE
ize the acid and the, stomach troubles
will disappear. Irritating medicines
and medical treatments are useless,
SO long as the contents of the stomach
remain acid; remove the acidfty, and
there will be no need for medicine -
the infiamed lining of the stomach
wifi then heal itself Sufferers from
acidity, sour stomach or heartburn
should get small bottle of bisurated
magnesia from their druggist, and
take teaspoonful in a quarter of a
glass Of hot or cold water after meals,
repeating in fifteen minutes, if neces
sary, this being the dose which the
doctor has found most efficacious in
all cases. For sale by Benson. Smith
& Co.. Chambers Drug Co. and Hollis
ter Drug Co.-adv.