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Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
PUBLIC SALE!

At Klair Bazaar. Every Saturday,
rs to 100 horses of all kinds. Anyone
having horses to sell, bring them in and
get the cash, need not make any special
arrangement. More wagon and harness
than any other place in the State. Sale
every Saturday.
VIM. H. KLAIR,
9Th & Tatnal St, Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
rar staIna.

To remove tar stains, rub them with
fresh lemon, grange Or butter.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
pIpIomatIst.

A diplomatist is one who never does
with club what he can do with a
hairpin.-Life.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30

But Just Look at the 0lrIsI
Fine feathers often make the old
man wear his suit another season.
Kansas City Journal.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30
optim; tic Thought.

No omen can be bad to those whOsC
designs are good.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30

Deepest Gold Mine.
The deepest gold mine in the world
e IN Brasil.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30

Georges Creek Bituminous Coal for
threshing purposes, Send your teams
to suit YOU convenience. Also Peach
and Truck baskets. Phones 5 & 48.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD,
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-30

Lost bay mares, and IL years
old. $50 reward and no questions asked if
returned to EDWARD P. CLAYTON,
Townsend, Del.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-30
FORGET YOUR ACHES

Stlu knees. aching limbs. lame
1aCk make life q burden. III YOU SUE
Ter from rheumatism. govt. lumba-
30. neuralgia. get q bottle of Sloan's
iiuiment. the universal remedy Tor
pain. Easy 20 apply 10 peuetrates
Without rubbing and soOtheS the ten
der flesh. Cleaner and more effective
-lau many ointments or poultices
E0I strains or sprains sore mus
.'e- ar tvremcbed ligaments result
a- from strenuous exercise. Sloau'S
Eminent gives uuick relief Keep
Z on hand for EMERGENCIES. At your
Druggist e5c adv
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-30
WESTERN MINERS TO QUIT
Coal Workers in Washington SecE
Five Percent Wage Increase

SEATTLE, Wash. sept. SO.-Sus-
pension OF work Saturday night by
al coal miners i'm washington he
longing 90 the United Mine Work
ers or America. was ordered Friday
By the district convention. The sue-
pension was ordered 10 permit n
referendum vote of the miners, NJ,
the counter proposition submitted
by the operators 10 the miners de-
mand for I'VE percent flat waco
increase.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-30
DRYS WIN AGAIN
Garry Township in Whitley County
by 1SS To %.

FORT WAYNE. Ind sept. s0.-
Columbia township. outside OF CO.
lumbia City Whitley county Fri
day voted dry. go 60 1S2. The cleo
ton was called by the drys 10 de-
feat the effort of John T.. Pence. to
open q saloon just outside the city
limits. after Columbia City voted
lry on June T.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
YOUNG FOLKS CORNER
"Run, Sheen, Run"

The following game, which II run,
sheep, rum" Is an interesting game II
pIayed right. 1t Is best played out Of
doors. Two captains are chosen, who
alternately choose players until all the
players are divided equally. One side
becomes searching side and remains
at the goal, while the other party goes
out with Its captain. who finds hid.
Ing place.
While all are hidden the captain
goes back to the searchers, who II
once start out on their hunt under the
direction of their captain. The cap.
tnin Of the hiding place remains with
the searchers. calling out signals to bis
hidden men.
Neither pnrty may run for the goal
until its own captain shouts. run.
sheep, runr' The following are the
signals: Red. Danger" green. go
around the house to the right" blue,
go around the house to the Left
purple, stand still" yellow, Keep on
going In the same direction and 20
nearer the goal"
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
The
Scrap Book
A Real Terror.

"Some women are terrors." remarked
a Brooklyn man In IL whisper. some
ladies' being within earshot. land the
wife of friend Of mine is sure one oil
that species. was smoking In her
presence the other day, she having said
l might. and she shifted the atmos-
pherc time or two before making any
comments on my efforts.
"'Well.' she said, I don't object to
smoking. but do objest to a bad
cigar
II thought l had her dead to rights
on that and proposed TO crush her In
her pride. i beg your pardon, madam.
n replied. with charming naivete.
your husband gave the cigar to me-
But did that keen repnrtee knock
her out? 1t did not.
~ don't believe you she said. with
cold assurance. My husband never
gave anybody cigar in his life. ]
know him.
.Of course further badinage on my
part was useless. and backed off.
quite abashed. And the sad. sad part
Of the story is she called the turn on
me both times. That's one reason some
women nrc terrors."-New York Sun.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10

A new device for crumbing the din
ing table works on the principle Of
a parlor sweeper, which rolls over the
surface and gathers up the particles
by means of revolving brush, the
aforesaid denominations being deposit
ed in compartments which are located
before and behind the broom.
The new device is quite small and
inconspicuous. and after the principal
courses OF the meal have been served
the maid propels the new crumber
over such portions of the table where
there may be crumbs. and few
passes of the new crumber leave the
surface Of the linen entirely clenr Of
all particles.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
tn. BATH. Of chaIens.

There have been SO many bloody
battles It Is perhaps impossible to say
with absolute certainty which Of them
all was the bloodiest. but the balance
of the evidence seems to be In favor
of the hattie of Chalons. France.
fought A. D. 451 between the Huns.
under Attila. and the Romans. GOths
and Franks. Lnder tie command OF
Aetins. the most renowned captain Of
his day. At the head OF his 100000
savages AttiIa was having everything
his own way. and 1t looked as II
Aryan civiIizati was destined to fall
before the Tartar despotism. when
suddenly, like bolt out Of the blue.
Aetius fell upon the barDaric' hordes
and Europe WINS saved. 1t is estimat'
eli that 100000 o. the barbarinns were
left dead on the field.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
Didn't Get II.

while was on business trip to
the coast" say Oscar Hammerstcin OF
grand opera fame. 81 stopped off In a
small town on the way to call on an
old friend of mine. I learned that he
had moved away from the place some
time previous. so went to the board
ing house to which I was directed by
native for my dinner. A waitress
came to take my order, and I inquired
what they had.
"'Oh. about everything In the eatin'
line.' she calmly said. with toss Of her
head.
"'WelI. II that is the case | replied,
bring me large portion Of porter
house steak. smothered with mush
rooms. some potatoes au gratin and n
cold bottle
1.-The waitress was silent for mo
ment, favoring me with terrifying
look meantime; then. catching my eye.
she blurted:
Say. quit yer kiddin'! II we had
anything like that here the boss would
eat 1t himself Boston Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
How to Play rabbit.

A game which can be played Mt any
time and plnce is us follows:
The leader. who knows the game.
asks each one In turn, DO you know
how to play rabbitw When all have
answered she snys. do just what l
do"
First.-All stand in a row.
Second.-All kneel down on one
knee.
Third.-All place the first finger Of
the right hand on the floor.
When all the players are in the po-
sition and abont losing their balance
the lender. who Is at the head of the
line. pushes against the player next to
her. thus knocking over the whole row.
AS they fall. amid laughter, she calm
iy announces. "That is the way to play
rabbit"
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
Fact and Fancy.

Uncle Luke. locally credited with
having once laid eyes upon General
George Washington. was IL parsonage
In town. A visitor came to stay with
the colonel In the big house and was
told Of Uncle Luke's distinction The
colonel summoned Luke to prove the
statement.
Luke" said the colonel. .'you saw
General Washington once. didn't you?''
Luke shutfled uneasily on the step.
You remember seeing him. don't
you. Luke?" the colonel persisted
NO. sub. All ain remember" Luke
answered finally.
You don't remember!" the colonel
exploded. why. you rasco,. you've
said you did thousands Of tines
"Yas. subj" Luke responded. "brt dc
fac is. srili. All done jine de church
las week. an All recollec' dat WIS MFR
Hoke Smith All remember seem. sab. =
New York Post.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
St. Bernard Dog q Hero.

Brown is a big St. Bernard dog Of
Boston, famous for his intelligence. It
was his habit to go with the nurse
when she wheeled the baby out for an
airing. There was high embark
ment with steep incline going down
at sharp angle, and on one occasion
the nurse, going in to pay visit to
some of her friends. left the carriage.
with the baby In 1t. perilously near
the dangerous spot. Something start
ed the wheels in motion. and the car
rage rolled down toward the danger
GUS edge. In a moment more 1t must
have gone over, when Brown threw
himself before the wheels and lay
there. holding the carriage back by
the weight Of his body until the truant
maid returned.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10

How a cormorant dives for sen trout
and gets them is told by a writer: II
had the cOrmorant under observation
only for the space Of four or five min
utes. and during that short period 1t
had captured four sea trout. all Of con-
siderable size. After being under wa
ter for a few seconds the bird would
reappear with sea trout wriggling In
its bin. But In spite of the victims
desperate efforts to escape 1t was deft-
Iy swallowed, and after few guips
the cormorant would resume Its fish
Ing operations. One of the sea trout
gave 1t considerable trouble, however,
for the fish struggled violently for
some moments. but was deftly placed
40 that its head pointed down Its cap
tors throat. and thus its own strug-
giles assisted the bird to swallow it"
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
WHISTLER At WEST POINT.
He Loved Truth and Took Punishment
Rather Than Lie.

At West Point was old Joe. the ne
gro cadet hair cutter. He WAS never
known to smile or to deviate from
regulations" Once u month cadets
were Obliged 20 lia-- their hair cut by
him. This WIS II great worry to Wins
tier. who disliked To part with hi rr'ci-
ty locks, SO he would try by 'iIo.c..%
and dnttery to have Joe let VI, II NTH
on the length OF his hair. But In til
he was never successful. Joe w",l!l
stop his shears In the midst OF re
monstrance and say. MIR Whistler. d"
you want me to cut your hair accord
ing to regulations or not" OF course
this put un end to the argument. and
Whistler would come lack TO oui
rooms, look in the glass aud swear
about Joe.
He loved frankness. truth and honor
Cards were forbidden In cadet bar
racks. but We had u pack. AMI one
night long after taps 40 O'Clock, We
had been playing. and the cards lay
cnrelessly aside. when we were sur
prised by the entrance OF the inspect
Ing officer. who spied the cards. We
knew that the offense was Il serious
one against discipline and considered
whether we could properly ask that the
report should read Cards in posses
siOl.'' lesser offense. instead Of
playing cards." MS we were not play
ing when the inspector saw us. Whis-
tier said. mo. we had been playing"
NO We faced the music md as punish
mcnt lost our cadet furloughs for a
summer.-H. NJ. L.axelle In Century.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
Approves Scout Movement.

At banquet In Richmond. Va. .
short time ago Bishop Dennis J. O'Con-
nell said Of the scout movement:
81 am with and for the Boy Scouts
Of America. think the boy scout
movement Is the best, most natural
and most efficient step taken toward
the development of character in the
American boy that has come under my
observation. The principles upon which
this movement is founded tend to
build up the boys character. The prin-
ciples that animate the movement are
grand and noble. The boy scout spirit
will last longer than the SUM-"
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
DIDN'T QUITE DODGE.
When thS Elder Booth Tried to Escape
Man who Bored Him.

When thS Elder Booth Tried to Escape
Man Who Bored Him.
Thomas r. Gould admired the elder
Booth almost to alteration. The most
minute and instructive account thnt ex
lists Of Booths acting was written by
him-a book called 1.-THE Tragedinn"-
and Gould's marble bust Of Booth. a 10.
BILE work Of art (made before the come
dian Flynn broke Booths nose With IL
pewter pot. is the best likeness Of that
great actor. But Gould's assidious per
sonnl attentions to Booth became
wearisome to that eccentric man and
vexed him. Peculiar discretion IL
sometimes requisite to those who would
praise and please eminent persons.
Booth. when acting in Boston. custom
arily lodged Mt an old hotel called the
Albion. situated In fremont street. mt
the northwest corner OF Court street.
Zone day." said Edwin, my father
dashed into the bedroom where ! was
sitting and. almost breathlcss" with
haste. exclaimed: Gould! Coming MP.
Say I'm out. and literally dived under.
meath the bed. I received Mr.. Gould.
who seemed surprised not to find my
father Il think he had seen him rush
ing upstairs,. and he talked with me
for several minutes. Then there WAS II
moment OF silence. and my father. be-
coming impatient. thrust his head out
from under the bed. inquiring as he
did 50:
"'Is that internal bore gone YETI
Imagine the effectr'-COllier's Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
seout. should ke.p Healthy.

A scout keeps himself healthy and
strong. To be able to live up to the
requirements of a scout a boy must
lie systematically taking exercise. play
Ing games, running and walking. He
must sleep enough hours to give him
necessary strength and. If possible.
sleep much in the open or. at least
with the windows Of his bedroom open
both summer and winter. He should
take a cold bath often, rubbing dry
with rough towel He should breathe
through the nose and not through the
mouth. He should at all times train
himself to endure hardships-
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10

Frank lives in Eastern avenue. A
few days ago his companion George
caught his clothing on picket fence
He was held fast. his feet foot or
two from the ground. He pleaded with
Frank to release him or run for help
but Frank refused.
why don't you go and help George?'
his mother inquired from the front
porch.
I'm just too tired" said Frank
Yesterday I wanted him to shoe my
dog out Of his yard. and he wouldn't
do 1t cause he said he was tired. I'm
lust as tired as he was."-IndianapOlis
News.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
IDENTIFYING CRIMINALS.
The System Devised BY BsrtiIlen and
the Way II 10 Worked.

The 8yetom 0ovieSo ~ oeft""oh anu
the Way Il 10 Worked.
Any n,alefactor who gets into the
catches Of the law nowadays is a
marked man for life II he runs up
against the Bertillon system, which IL
scientific method devised by n. Al
plonse Bertillon for the Identification
Of criminals. Bertlllon was born In
Paris In 1858. Certain measurements
are taken from every convicted per
son, and these physical records Of pris-
oners are kept on cards. any one Of
which can readily be found by an elab-
crate system Of classification.
The measurements are taken on the
left side Of the subject. as they are less
liable to alterations than are those on
the right side. The determination OF
the convict's height Ia taken always
ut the same hours. because the stature
may lie as much as half nm inch great
er after nights sleep than 1t is in the
evening. The color OF the iris OF the
eye and the characteristic lines made
BY the print Of the finger are also re-
corded.
The following measurements are
made: The length and width of head;
the length Of the left foot and Of the
middle and little fingers Of the left
hand: the stature Of the whole body
ms well as the length Of its upper and
lower portions: the span Of the out
stretched arms: the length md breadth
Of the left ear and the length Of the
left arm.
The system has been used In Paris
since 1880 and In now employed by nll
important police departments In this
cOuntry.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10

The following example of ready wit
appears In 1.-THE Memoirs of Lord
Charles Reresford:" When In Decem-
Der. 1897. on the death of Sir Frank
Lockwood. the seat Of York became
vacant Beresford stood for the cleo
tlon and was opposed by Sir Christie
pher Furness, afterward Lord Furness
The contest was close and exciting and
ev entually won by Lord Charles with
n narrow majority Of eleven. after two
counts, on a poll OF over 1900 votes.
He says:
My brothers, Lord William and Lord
Marcus. were helping me. Lord Mar
Gus accompanied me to meeting. and
told him that he must make speech
II can't" he said. IL don't know
what to say"
told him to begin. because he
would surely be interrupted and then
being mn Irishman. he would certainly
find something to say. Lord Marcus
thereupon rose to his feet, and voice
Immediately shouted:
"Who are YEP
1t was enough. The fire was kin.
died.
"Who are we!" cried Lord Marcus.
I'm tell you who we nre. We are
three brothers.. and our names are
Shadrach. Meshach and Abctlnego. ana
We have come here to put out thu
burning fiery Furness."
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10

Rubber Is first known to history AZ q
plaything. 1t was during Columbus
second voyage that Herrera observed
that the inhabitants Of Haiti played a
game with balls made of the gum OF
tree" Even as early rs the begin
ming of the seventeenth century. how
ever. the spaniards used rubber to wa
terproOf their cloaks. but the fact ut
tracted no attention In the old world
and 1t was not until the eighteenth
century that the rubber industry be-
gan. Early writers mention an oil ex.
tracted from rubber which was taken
incidentally with cocoa.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
p.Imonieo cr.am.d pot.te...

Scald one-half pint Of light cream.
add one-half tablespoonful of -four d.
luted with cold water to pour, and
cook five minutes. Then add two cup
fuls Of potatoes. cut as for French
fried potatoes. and parboil in boiling
salted water six minutes or until near
~ soft. Cook the potatoes in the sauce
fifteen minutes; then add one-third
cupful Of cream cheese grated. Sea-
son with salt and paprika.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10

"Deerstalking' is n game In which
only two players take part, but It Is
very exciting to watch. Both deer"
and STALKER" are blindfolded. They
then are placed at opposite ends Of a
large table.
At a gi2en moment they begin to
move around 1t. The stalker's bust
ness. of course. is to catch the deer,
and the deer's to avoid 1t. But neither
must run out of the room. Absolute
silence must be kept by the audience
and players. and. If felt slippers can be
worn by the deer and its stalker, SO
much the better.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
This Old Time Punishment Was Costly
to The Community.

This Old Time Punishment Was Costly
to the Community.
Imprisonment for debt was abolished
by congress in the United States In
1893. though this measure was not
fully enforced until 1885,
In nearly every country until com
pantively recent times debtors have
been subject to imprisonment. After
the panic Of 1926 100000 writs for debt
were issued In England. In 1880 1000
persons were sent to London prisons
for debt. and on Jan. I. 1910. LOO per-
SONS were held for.debt In England and
Wales. 1000 In Ireland and Hess than
100 In Scotland. From time to time
notifications in the laws governing the
imprisonment Of debtors have been
made. no that fewer debtors are i'm
prisoned for this crime each year.
In 1890 there were 5000 debtors In
prison In Massachusetts,. 10000 in New
York. 1000 In Pennsylvania, 1900 IN
Maryland and like proportion in 9th
er states. Many of these persons were
Jailed for debts Of 81.
The law providing for the imprison-
ment Of men who could not pay their
debts WAS shown to Ike impracticable
by statistics taken from Philadelphia.
where In 1923 there were loss debtors
imprisoned for debts amounting to $26.-
OOO. The expenses Of keeping these
persons In confinement was 1860. 600.
which was paid by the city. and the
amount recovered nv this method was
$oD6.-Philadelph Press.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10

Two Vermont lawyers were trying a
case before a rural justice. ind one OF
them. who represented the defendant,
took occnsion to cite Massachusetts
case that was on all tours with his con
tention. His opponent Judged the jus
tice and whispered: Look out! He's
trying to ring In ii Massachusetts case
ON you" The justice pounded on his
table and asked to see the book. IL
was handed to him. He examined II
with all the concentrated wisdom OF
nges In his countennnce and returned
1t, saying: Mr.. -, this here court
may not be lawyer. but 1t amt to bt
imposed upon that way! That's Mas.
sachusetts case. Judgment for the
plaintiff. Case and Comment.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
pree. Against Wasp s.ins..

A Scottish naturalist in a paper on
the habits OF wasps tells how black
bird will stand at the side Of hang
ing wasps' nest and deliberately tear
1t in pieces In order to get at the lar
vac. apparently undisturbed by the
swarm Of angry insects, whose vicious
stings instantly put to flight the human
curiosity seeker who ventures near to
watch the demolition.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
Lyonnaise Potatoes.

The simplest form of lyonnaise po-
tatoes is made with those already
cooked, says the Country Gentleman.
Slice about four cold boiled snes. Melt
two tablespoonfuls Of butter in fry
ing pan; add two tablespoonfuls Of
minced onions; season with pepper and
salt. Fry slowly ten minutes; then
add the potatoes. still frying slowly
and once in awhile turning with
knife till n golden brown. Season
again, md when ready to serve add
a tablespoonful Of minced parsley.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10

Soak three-quarters Of a pint of
Mexican brown beans or black or kid
ney beans overnight in n quart of cold
water. In the morning drain, add
fresh cold water to cover, with quar-
ter of teaspoonful of soda. and bring
to the boiling point Add two table
spoonfuls of drippings, oil or butter. a
cupful or more Of tomatoes and four or
five sweet peppers. Meantime fry
three large onions in two tablespoon
fuls of oil or butter till yellow. then
mix with the other ingredients and
stew or bake till tender Serve with
chilli sauce.-Country Gentleman.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10

Take piece of fresh pork and cook
it on the back Of the stove, where 1t
will not boil violently. Peel and cut
the turnips in halves. Scald the tur-
nips In boiling water and drain. Put
into the kettle and cook slowly for
several hours. When done there
should be about pint of liquid, and
this can be thickened with flour and
served over the turnips. Do not have
too much water on them Mt any time.
but rather steam the whole.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10

Before marriage he has duck fit II
she secs him with shave and mas
sage that are less than two hours old
or the perfect poise of his correct tie
disturbed hairs breadth. but after
ward he comes to the table with his
shoestrings united. no collar on and n
stubby growth Of beard that would
plny tune II you ran It through a
music box.-Judge.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10

Take two cupfuls Of cornmeal and
teaspoonful of salt; pour over boil
Ing water to make batter. let stand
to cool; then add the yolks of three
eggs, beaten; enough -four to make of
the proper consistency and one and a
half teaspoonfuls Of baking powder.
Just before baking add the whites of
the egg. beaten stiff.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
Chinese Thieves.

In China thieves who are caught
stealing are compelled to make tour
Of the neishboring villages with
board bearing an account Of their Of
tense ciamped around their necks.
The Meeker herald., 1916-06-10
Pet Pussy.

Pet Pussy.
Scat. pussy cat!
Get out of thati
j see you there
High on the chair.
Your paw stretched up
To reach the cup
With milk all filled.
There. now. It's spilled;
I knew 'twould be.
You won't mind me
Cause I'm so small,
But. after all.
You're a darling cat.
I'm sure OF that!
philadelphia Record