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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
WEAR OF TABLE LINEN
simple Rules for PrOlOnginE Its Life
Folding Greatest Harm.

The life of house linen may be pro-
longed by following a few simple rules.
The first and one of the most important
is the method of putting away as the
clothes come from the laundry. If the
different articles coming latest from
the wash are put away at the bottom
of the pile they will have chance to
rest, and the wear of the list through
out will be quite even.
Every one knows what a good thing
it is TO give wearing apparel and shoes
a rest, and the same method applies
to house linen. one often hears house
keeper say: ITS strange, but I bought
those sheets. table cloths or other things,
as the case may be, at the same time,
and here are some in perfect condition.
while others are almost worn out" Ten
to one the reason can be traced to the
manner in which the things were put
away.
Table cloths, as a rule, 90 first at the
corners and through the centre. Need
less to say. this is due to constant fold
ing in one place and flapping in the wind.
The corners should have been reinforced
with tape but no such protection could
have been given the middle of the cloth.
The better way in this case is to cut
about "A couple of inches or so off one
side of the cloth and hem IL again. The
fold through the middle will not then
come in the same place, of course. If
the cloth is thin down the former fold,
it can be strengthened by running a
thread through in fine darning stitch,
using strands Of the rawlings of the
cloth Ntpa Is will a
from the cut off edge. Some persons
save new rawlings for mendng, but old
ones will he found far superior. New
threds are apt to make a worn place
worse
When the corners are quite bad the
ends must he cut off and rehemmed,
There is really nothing else to do, though
it will. of course. shorten the cloth.
Napkins also go at the hens These can
be cut off. then hommed, when a per-
feet but smaller square napkins will be
the result. Old table napkins that have
served their Legitimate purpose can he
used for fish, under hot dishes, for strain
ing soups, etc, so they wear to the la st
thread The better parts of old table
cloths make excellent sideboard cloths,
carving cloths, napkins for breakfast or
for general chidren's use.
Sheets wear first through the middle
always and most women need not To be
told to sew the sides together and cut
through the worn place. A flat seam is
very much better overlap the edges
fselvedges) about one-quarter OF an inch
Sew down one edge. then go back and
do the other the same way The seam
will then be smooth and soft Exchange
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17

cannot abandon one of our own prin-
<aples' We must give these men up ana
apologize for what we have done.
BY diplomacy on both sides more wise
and just than the public could compre-
bend, this critical issue was fortunately
passed and not till was all over was 1t
known that troops were already embark
ed for Canada to begin hostilities mad the
question remained unsettled.
WILSON AND THE PRESENT CRISIS.
We should keep in mind that we are
already acting in the midst of Irresistible
conditions, and that upon one man more
than ever before In our polltical history
rests the requirement to make the ad-
vanccs and retreats of his diplomatic en-
gagements without the slightest error.
You must agree with me that the Pres
ident of this nation stands to-day face TO
face with this tremendous international
issue, the most solitary man in history.
Who is helping him? To whom In his
WEAKNESS can he turn for intellectual
refrcshment?
The reason for this condition Is not
for present consideration. 1t may ne cs-
sential that in this manner, to meet his
finite
But the duty is not his alone. 1t rests
upon us all, the humhlcst citizen of this
great republic included to put all other
considerations aside and sustain him in
the course he has taken. And when 1t Is
all over, what will It matter that ad-
verse perhaps to your opinion. he has re-
treated when he might have advanced
or feared to fail In appreciation of the
nations prestige, or submitted to humil-
iation, If over against 1t all he has met
the great compulsion to carry this nation
by the Understandable horror of war.
When it is all over if we escape the
clash of arms. this nation will have
brought to the consideration of interna-
tional questions an entirely new force
for peace, an argument gained from our
own experience, an illustration for the
world To create this diplomatic forbear-
ance will have been carried further per-
haps than ever before in history and it
may be forced to the limit by the ex-
tremity of our disarmament
Having passed the crisis. we can take
UP deliberately and faithfully the ques-
lions that relate to peace and war which
the prevailing excitement now puts be-
You'd reasonable discussion and in the
light of new conditions, adopt our poll
cies with powers unsapped by warfare
and carry them to finest conclusions
having won a diplomatic victory greater
than that of the most decisive battle in
the world.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
PARENTS OF AMERICANS.
CFrom the Christian Herald. }

II rom tHe CHRISTIAN Herald
4 careful estimate has been made re-
Gently OF the proportion Of citizens of for
e!gn birth and descent throughout the
United States which proves of especial
interest at the present time According
TO Prof Albert B. Faust of Cornell Uni
versty, who has made a special study OF
the subject, the country contained In
1910. 80 A3,@2 people Of foreign birth. or
30 per cent. OF the entire white popula-
ton. OF this number l3345,5i5 were for
eign born, l2,9l6,3ll had been born In
America Of foreign-born parents, and
bSl ,5:B had one such parent. According
to the statistics a largo proportion of
those Of foreign birth are of German
origin. There are S,2s2,6lS Germans and
some 4Oi.3Go of Irish descent and 3, 23l ,925
CLASSIFIED MS English, Scotch and Welsh.
Canada contributed 2,7A,6l5 to the So
called foreign population; Austria-liun
gary. 2,10l,Ss6, Russia 2,5l,649; Italy,
2o9s,% and the Scandinavia group. in
Guiding Sweden, Norway and Denwark,
l743,37s. All the other countries total
some l,l77@2,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
BORES THROUGH A HAIR
Baltimore Matchmaker Then Threads
II with Strand Of SILK.

A Baltimore, Md. matchmaker recently
performed the delicate operation of drill
ling a microscopic hole through hu-
man hair and then threading it with a
minute strand Of silk
AS nearly as 1t Is possible to deter
mine, the hole is approximately l-SeG,-inch
in diameter. The feat was accomplished
In an hour. says Popular Mechanics
during which time four hairs were
broken in unsuccessful attempts at the
work.
The hair was stretched taut between
two pins and over white ground cover
ing working block. 1t was also pressed
to the block with a pair Of hairspring
tweezers to prevent it from rolling. The
point of the finest needle obtainab!e was
ground down until 1t was a mere moth
ing and then placed in a jewelers. pin
wise to enable its being used.
In centering the instrument squarely
in the middle of the hair. the man rested
his chin on the workbench. stretched
his arms out so that they We're pratic-
ally at rest and then held his breath.
This was done 10 steady his hand hold
Ing the instrument sufficiently for the
work. After the hole had been cut
through the hair the threading operation
was performed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
DRUG PLANTS PROFITABLE
knowledge of Market Conditions Es-
sentiaI to Success In Growing Them.

Although a large amount of money is
spent annually for the importations Of
crude drugs. and tho determination of a
number of valuable native drug plants
is threatened. government specialists do
not believe that the growing of drug
plants offers any unusual opportunities
for profit to the American farmer. Drug
plants are subject to the same diseases
and risks as other crops and in addition
knowledge of the best methods of cult
walton and handling is less general than
in the case of other and better known,
crops. In issuing now bulletin. Far.
mers' Bulletin esq., Drug Plants Under
Cultivation" the department of agrcui
ture, therefore. warns farmers that in or
der to have the cultivation OF drug
plants financially successful In this coun-
try. the introduction of improved meth
DDS and the extensive use Of machinery
Ia probably necessary. Under these cir
cumstances the natural tendency will be
to increase the production in the interest
of economy, The demand for many drug
plants however, Is so limited that II
large areas are brought under cultivation
there Is considerable danger Of over-pro-
duction Prospective growers are urged,
therefore, to acQuaint themselves with
market conditions before investing any
considerable sum OF money IN this way
On the other hand. the number OF drug
plants which may be grown in the Uni
ted States is large, Many native medic
inal plants which are found In their wild
state In few sections have been sue
cessfully cultivated in situations far be-
yond their natural range. In suitable
soil and under favorable weather cOndi-
tions the following plants have done we'll
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
FERTILE EGGS CAUSE LOSS
Male Bird should lie Kept Out of Flock
after Matching Season.

1t is ConscrVatively estimated that
there is an annual loss in eggs in this
country of Si5,0n,oo1 Practically all Of
this enormous loss is sustained by the
farmers of this country, as 1t Is on the
general farms that the great bulk Of eggs
is produced A very great part OF this
loss can be prevented by the production
of nfertile eggs, which are laid by hens
that do not have male bird with them.
The male bird has no influence whatever
on the number of eggs laid Therefore
as soon as the Matching season is over
the male should be removed from the
flock.
Tho greatest trouble from blood rings
in eggs occurs in hot weather Special
care should be given to the gathering
and storing OF the eggs during the late
spring and summer months. At these
times the eggs should be gathered at least
twice day placed In room or cellar
where the temperature does not rise
above 10 degrees r, and marketed two
or three times a week.
Blood rings are caused by the develop
ment of the embryo of fertile egg and
its subsequent death. 1t is impossible
to hatch an infertile egg or cause blood
ring to form in one. 1t is generally con-
sidered that eggs become infertile from
! to IA days after the male bird Is re-
| moved from the flock, Repeated expert
ments have shown that where fertile
| and infertle eggs are kept under similar
| conditions, the fertile eggs spoiled much
| quicker. due to the fact that they deterio-
rate faster than infertle eggs in the
average summer temperature. summer
heat has the same effect as the hen or
incubator on fertile eggs Sell XIII or COM
| fine the male bird as soon as the hatch
| Ing season Is over.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17

under cultivation In numerous places in
the Central and Eastern States and, IL
the difference in climatic conditions is
not too great, will probably be suitable
in other regions: Anise, beladonna bur
dock, caraway, catnip. camomie conium,
coriander digitalis, dill, echinacea, ele-
campane fennel. henbane. horehound,
pennyroyal, sage. stammonium, tansy.
thyme.
The bulletin already mentioned contains
specific instructions for the cultivation
of each of these plants and Of number
Of others In general, 1t may be said
that many wild medicinal plants are
much more difficult to propagate from
seeds than species commonly grown in
ga rdens. Moreover, in growing medicinal
plants from seed it Is much better to
start the plants in "A greenhouse or hot
bed than to SOW the seed directly in the
field. Under any circumstances the
prepa ration Of the soil is of prime i'm
portance. seed bed prepared By thor
oughly mixing equal parts of garden
soil, leaf mold, well rotted manure and
clean sand will be suitable for the gcrmi-
nation of most seed. The heavier the soil
the greater the quantity of seed should
be.
Drug plants grown Tor their roots are
usually harvested in the rail- or early In
the spring wnpe the plant is sim dor
rnah'' foots Connected during the grow
ing season often shrink excessively In
orElhe' "hlch IN all cases must be thor-
oushV done Large roots are usually
spHt or slced. spread IN thin layers on
cieah hoors' and stirred or turned ire
queh'iy' Inc process OF crying may tdhe
seVerhl weeks ai'h"uEh 'he tune can 90
reduced by the use OF ar'ihcial neat
5000 Ventllatlon is an essehtlal IN oruer
that the moisture orlVeh OIL from the
roocs may De aio"ed TO escape
Leaves ana nerps are usuaI'N harvest
ed "hen the pants are III mower Fl'k-
ing py mana IN the held is SLOW pro-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
ONE MORE BLOW At LIBERTY
That In How Some View the Decision
of the Interstate Commerce
Decision.

THE public Is hereby notified that on
and after June 2, 1915, each person check
ing baggage or other property from a
point in one State 10 a point IN another
State or to a foreign country, must make
declaration Of the value of such bag
gage or property when it is presented
for checking.
This regulation is made following the
decision Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission issued in accordance with
the so-called Cummins amendment passed
by the last Congress.
Passengers are urged to allow more
time than heretofore for the checking
Of baggage.
Blank forms will be provided at all
Btations for passengers to sign. No bag
yage Will be forwarded unless the pas
senger or his agent signs the declaration. "
On the above ruling, notices of which
we're printed In issues of the FREQ Press
OF last week because of the decision
local bearing, a contemporary prints the
following:
Gone Is the day when Alfred Tenaweek
erstwhile haberdashery clerk, could place
soiled collar in suitcase, and, II the
Atter were sporty enough. create the
prosperous impression Of being the son
And heir of Pittsburg millionaire.
The hote! beat may succeed by the lift
OF a travelling bag filled with bricks, in
inducing the landlady at the shore to
board and lodge him gratis for week or
so.
But that is as far as It goes The
unassuming baggage check puncher has
his number and the parlor-car bluff of
an excursion ticket poCketbook is a thing
II the past.
All this and much. oh. so much more,
tragedy and comedy alike, is true because
the Interstate Commerce Commission has
gone and done it again The Cummns
ruling, which requires written state
ment of the value of the articles checked
for railroad transportation, whether it be
trunk or handbag. went into effect last
Wednesday, 1t Is the result largely Of the
efforts Of Senator Cummins, of Iowa. one
Of those progressive middle Western
States, the legislatures of which have
been known to pass valuable laws regard
Ing the thickness of sleigh-runners, and
to stipuate the age limits for the use of
cosmetics by the fair. 50 to speak, sex
1t Is fact. Should you wish to go
70 the shore and not carry your trunk
In your waistcoat pocket when you turn
II over to the tender or may be not,
mercies OF the baggage smasher, you must
tell him just how much It's worth And
II you think last summers suit. plus a
pair OF darned socks, plus the tie Aunt
Lucy gave you for christmas, plus your
favorite poker set is worth 1884 1t costs
you n dime: II worth s23s AZ. two dimes
Etcetera.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
TUSKEGEE'S YEAR CLOSES
Diplomas Awarded to a Graduating
Class Of 100 Students.

The Tuskegee (AlaD Normal and In
dustrial Institute has closed for the
summer after one of the most success
ful years In its history and the gradua-
ton OF 1893 students. The summer school
will begin in few days with an en-
rolment OF about so.
commencement attracted to the grounds
5000 persons, the largest crowd ever
known there, There We're many prom
inent white people from surrounding
villages. The automobile club and the
chamber of commerce of Montgomery,
Ala, came in a body. There were more
than one hundred of them It was
probably the first time in the history OF
the South that two such important white
organizations have paid honor to a negro
institution. Special trains We're run
from Montgomery and Opelika.
Booker T. Washington, in presenting
the diplomas to the graduates, told the
students that IL they followed the in
spring examNe Of the teachers they
would success In becoming useful and
happy citizens.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
MOON sUPERsTITONS.
(From the Countryside Magazine }

(from the Countryside Magazine)
The moon plays an important part in
sign telling. All kinds Of weather hangs
upon the changes of the moon. As a mat
ter of fact, you and | rather like to see
the new moon over the right shoulder
To be sure, we have no faith In the bane-
full influence OF this sign. STILL It is just
as well to be cautious about offending
her ladyship. Farmers study the shape
Of the new moon to determine II the
month Is to be wet or dry. The Indians
used to say that II you could hang a
powder-horn upon the curve Of the new
moon, the month would be generally pleas
ant. circle about the moon means a
storm approaching. The number of stars
within the circle tell the number Of days
which will elapse before the storrp begins.
Farmers tell about planting corn in the
old of the moon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
CHECK IN IMMIGRATION
Higher Wages after the War VIII
Keep Workers Mt Home.

Economic and industrial conditions
abroad, after the war, the enforcement
of the laws Of many European coun-
tries forbidding immigration, and the
laws of this country against ncompe-
tents being admitted to the United
States, are factors which, in the opinion
in the greatest reduction in immigration
In decades. The situntion abroad as
surveyed by Secretary Wilson. is that
workmen will command higher wages,
more respect from employers and foreign
governments, because of the almost help
less condition in which the powers now
at war will find themselves-fields devas-
tated, bridges and factories destroyed
and industry at a standstill-will call for
labor to restore and replenish
The great demand for labor abrc ad
and the lessening Of the influx Of labor
ers from foreign countries will have the
effect of not only increasing the in
ustrial activity in the United States,
but in increased wage scale. Secretary
Wilson bases this deduction on what
happened both at home and abroad after
the Franco Prussian war. The United
states Will experience a prosperous in
dustrial period after the war as this
country must furnish part of the urgent
supplies for the restoration of Europe,
he declares
This view of the immigration problem
agrees, in almost every respect, with
that advanced by representatives OF
foreign powers in the United States.
While the representatives of the govern
ments at war would not permit them
selves to be quoted. they freely gave
the opinion that, for at least two years
after the war, there will be SO much
work in Germany. Austria Hungary,
Italy and France as we'll as Russia as
to afford the workmen more wages and
comfort at home than in the United
States In other words, they say that
until the laborer finds the conditions
about the same as they We're before
the war, he will be content to stay at
Observation-Disclosures Public Ledger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
CENT CLEARS CONSOLE
Woman Who Defrauded WI
Machine Makes RcstitutiUl

Because she cheated the y
machine in the depot out of a pen
than a year ago. the conscienc,
Abilene, Kans, woman has been
ing her ever since, according TO
received by the company's agent
York, says the Sun.
In her letter the woman stat
more than a year ago she and her
ter were in the depot waiting for
The daughter placed a penny
Weighing machine, and after it nd
tered her weight and before she
from the machine, the mother
on also and was weighed free,
This worried her so much that
closed stamp in the letter an|
Mr. Mills to place penny in thj
ing machine. thus easing her cod
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17

The advertised store is always in the
spot-light-and its offerings must stand
the test And. usually. they do.
Meade County news., 1915-05-13
PUBLICATION NOTICE.


The State Of Kansas. to Ada l.. Harmln. and
ID. a. Harman. il living, and to the unknow n
heirs, executors, administrators. deyisees, trus.
tees and assigns of said Ada l.. Hartman and d.
A. Harman If they or either OF them be dead,
Greeting:
You and each and all Of you are hereby notified
that you have been sued in the District Court OF
Meade County. Kansas, by Coman Usher,
plaintiff Case No. 2+40) who tiled his petition in
such action on April 18th. 19lS, and unless you
answer said petition on before June 10Th, 1915,
the same will be taken as true and Judgment
and decree rendered against you and each and
all Of you quieting and confirming the title of
said Colman Usher to Lot Il in Block in Fowler
City in said Meade County. Kansas, and forever
barring and excluding you and each and all OF
you OF any interest or estate in said real estate
or any part thereof adverse to said plaintiff, and
enjoining you and each and all OF you from as
sectng any claim OF interest in said real estate
or any part thereof adverse to the title and pos
session of said plaintiff thereto, and for costs OF
action, and such further relief As may he just
and equitable.
AS Witness my hand and the seal Of said Court
on this 18th day OF A pril, 1915
Seal. John Elliott,
Clerk OF said District Court.
II. Lewelyn Jones.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Meade County news., 1915-05-13
SHERIFF'S SALE.
First published April p, 1918.

By virtue ot an Order OF Sale, ssued out OF the
District Court OF Meade County, Kansas wherein
The Central Union Fire Insurance Company, 4
Corporation. Plaintiff and n. NJ. Ellis and Nal
lie Ellis, Defendants.
will on Monday the oath day OF May l9l5
at ten sclOck a. m. at the west front door of the
Court House, in the City of Meade, County OF
Meade and State of Kansas, offer for sale at pub
lie auction and sell to he highest bidder. for cash
in hand all the right. title, and interest of the
above named defendants in and to the following
described real property. situate in the County o
Meade and State OF Kansas, tO-wIt:
Lots 1-S e. in Bluck Original Survey Of the
City OF Meade Center, now Meade, Kansas.
SAID property is levied upon as the property OF
the above named defendants and will be sold to
satisfy the plant. .'s claim herein, and costs and
accruing costs. according to said order Of sale.
Sheritf's office, this 10Th day of April, 1915.
l.. G.. krisle,
Sheriff Meade County, Kansas.
Meade County news., 1915-05-13
DOUBLE SERVICE
AUTOMOBILE TIRES
Guaranteed 1000 Miles Service
Absolutely Punctureproof

Double Service Tires are double the
thickness of the best standard make tires.
This 100 per cent greater wearing surface
naturally gives that much more mileage and
service. The average of IL miles of tough
fabric and one. inch surface tread rubber
makes these tires absolutely pnncture-
proof.
These tires excel all others for use in the
country owe, rough and rugged roads as well
as on hard pavements. They are as easy rid
ing and resilient as any other pneumatic tire
the air space and pressure being the same.
They are the most economical and "care
free" tires made and are used where tires
must be depended on and tire troubles cannot
be tolerated. Many Double Service style
tires are in use in the United States govern.
ment and European War service.
Our output i limited to a certain amount,
but for short time we offer the following re-
duced special prices as an Introductory Offer: