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The Detroit times., 1916-11-08
Savings B ank
ALarge Reserve of Cash

is always carried by this Commonwealth
Savings Bank in order that we may meet
Immediately every request for a with
drawal on any savings account
This is the main reason why savings
account is so much better than any per-
manent or Sem-permanent investment.
The biggest value Of your money to you
is to he able TO use it promptly in your
own affairs, if any sudden need arises.
Remember this vital advantage Of
savings account before making any other
investment.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-08

Los ANGELES Soy ki>scrs
beware of microbes
This vHru0- WAS s.rou by DR.
Il y Crl,,r local doD's' in his
lecture before Tho meeting " The
Noor an Dental society here 70.
Gently
because OF their craving for can
dy sodas. sundacs and hot choco
la.e, women have mouths 81 per
cent more germ infected than men
h told the assembled dentists.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-08

A special convention OF the NH
nois division OF the United Nine
Workers has been called TO meet at
Peoria today 70 consider charges
against Presiden: Frank Harrington.
who has baen accused OF undue ac-
uvity In the recent political cam
paign
The Detroit times., 1916-11-08

has had rho power 10 quench her
si.rit or hor masuIfccnt art
There ii. an exciting fencing scene
in Lou .Tellcrens new comedy. "A
ing of Nowhere now IN the Gar
r.rk theator lauTel,cgon holds the
w.fld's champlorshtp I'm the arr of
fencing and this scene gives him
an oppo-,lnify to displa, m. r..
mar able .lill with mo sword Lon.
Tcuoecu g, an actor hy profession.
hf an rlIoto for his own enjoy
mont In Tho Marathon contests in
Greece $40 has von many nrizes
byi u ia ria pos.tfcn ss soreuost
f,ucer or tbc world fba. mo- talcs
most p-tI, in Lon .Te;logcp is NOT
A Frcnchm,n "a. many persons have
sapposed ayfa Grcok tho SON or a
general IN the Greak army ma.
mnbcr "a lorp d, Itolland III.
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The Detroit times., 1916-11-08

than from pound and half Of ordinary tea. The
rich flavoury Infusion yielded by the young leaves
and shoots that blend TO form SALADA, makes It
most economical as we'll as supremely satisfying.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-08

OFFICERS.
" McCAUSEY. President
FRANK WOLF, VicePresident
COMFORT A. TYLER Vice President
FRED n. TALBOT. Cashier
The Detroit times., 1916-11-08
A Hot, NouriShins

medl-one that VIII put
vim and energy into the
WORKOUT body and fortify II
against exposure-Sh Shredded
Wheat Biscuit Cheated in
the oven torestore crispness)
with hot milk. Supplies all
the strength needed for a
half days work. Also deli
cious with bananas or other
fruits.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-08

Trinttna-th~ pIHtp neat kind .'
is iGht--I INES lob Dept --NP'o t-'.
Evening star., 1916-06-25
WEST VIRGINIA.
Brookside Inn and Cottages
10 Miles From Oakland, Md.

BROOKsIDE. w. VA.
Evening star., 1916-06-25
What Is a Weed Z

From the Countryside Magazine.
The simplest definition OF a weeo is
"a plant out Of place" and the lnhu-
man scientist may be salshed Win
that disposition of the lovely mountain
dron. when great specimens OF either
stand in the way of a road or huild-
ing | think / may construct my own
defnition of weed as, in the nrst
place, plant of persistent and spread-
ing growth that is not sufllclently
beautiful in foliage or flower to com :
mend it for it's own sake or as plant
attractive in itself that tends to pos,
aIsa rims the ox-dyed daisy is a weed.
even though il is beautiful, because IT
spreads persistently, so that whole
Acids on the careless farm wave with
its flowers, justifying the gibe OF DIT.
Bailey of Cornell. who said, when pass
ing such a display, That man Is not a
far,aer- he's a florist" This same DR..
Railey's definition of a weed as "A
plant not wanted" is simple and true.
Evening star., 1916-06-25
Plants and Saints.
rom the London Chronicle.

From The london NUf0HI'I1.
Certain plants were connected by our
ancestors with certain saints, on ac-
count of their coming into flower abous
the time of the occurrence OF thosd
saints days In this way the snow
drop was called the ''purification f1ow-
err" from its blossoming about Candle
mas: the crocus was dedicated to st.
Valentine: the daisy to 81. Margaret
fbence its name marguerite): the car
damine. or ladys smock, to the virgin,
in white flowers appearing about
Lady day. There We're also the Lent
lily, or daffodil; the Pasque flower. or
anemone: Herb Trinity, Herb Christie
pher. ST. Barnaby's Thistle and the
Canterbury bell. in honor of st. Angus
tine of England.
Evening star., 1916-06-25
MONEY WANTED.

wANTED-$i5, 600 AT 51s FIRST MORTGAGE:
gilt edge real estate security. Box 3O1, Star
Office.
WANTED, TO BORROW-Several hundred dol
lars on a government obligation included in
pending deficiency bill. Box Z. Station H. 26s
Evening star., 1916-06-25
Clairvoyance.

From the Boston Transcript.
Doctor-My dear madam, your hus-
bands distressing symptoms are ems
tirely due to poor circulation.
Lady-How true. doctor, He is q
newspaper proprietor.
Evening star., 1916-06-25
TH0s. J. OWEN & son. AUCTIoNEERs.

THOs. J. OWEN & son, AUCTIoNEERS.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE, BEING A TW0-STORY AND
CELLAR, SIX ROOM BRICK DWELLING.
WITH HOT-WATER HEAT, KNOWN AS
NO 223s 35TH STREET NORTHWEST.
Ry virtue Of q certain deed Of trust duly re-
corded in Liber No. 1885, at folio 145, ct seq.
Of the land records OF the District of Columbia.
and at the request Of the parties secured there
by the undersigned trustees will sell at public
auction in front of the premises, on FRIDAY.
THE THiRTIETH DAY OF JUNE, 1916, AT
FIVE O'CLOCK PM. the following described
land and premises situate In the city of Wash
ington, in the District of Columbia. and desig-
hundred and eighty t2s0). in square east of
square numbered twelve hundred and ninety
six u288l, more particularly described in said
deed Of trust. and being improved by premises
known as No. 223S 35th st. NV.
Terms Of sale: One-third 1-3) Of the pur-
chase money to be paid in cash. balance in two
equal installments. payable in one and two
years. with interest at six per cent per annum.
payable semi annually from day of sale, Sc
or all cash, at the option Of the purchaser. A
deposit Of 800 will be required at the time of
sale. Ali conveyancing. recording revenue stamps
ETC.. at cost Of purchaser. Terms Of sale TO be
complied with within fifteen days from date OF
sale otherwise the trustees reserve the right
to resell the property at the risk and cost OF
defaultinR purchaser, after five days advertise
in Washington d. c.
HOWARD MORAN
WILLIAM P. NORMOYLE.
G. PERCY McGLUE, Trustees.
Attorney for Holders Of Notes.
s48 La. ave. NV. je2I-d&ds, ,inSu
Evening star., 1916-06-25
Not, a Pacifst,

From the Detroit Free Press.
PA, Willie and Jimmy Green are fight
ing again
We'll. let 'em fight. If you think I'm
going to make myself ridiculous trying to
separate 'em you're mistaken"
Evening star., 1916-06-25
WANTED-r0 BUY.

MODERN HOUSE IN NV. OR SUBURBS:
six to eight rooms. two haths, ana detacne9
preferred Give location. full description and
price, or no notice taken. 1t must he a mar
gain.
Rox 2l7. Star ONCE.
Evening star., 1916-06-25
ron SALE.
Mountain View Farm
Fishing Brook Through Land.

Attractive home site elevation with glorious
views only 8 minutes walk to village stores,
library. ETC.; 30 scres, dark loan. machine
abundance wood and nice variety fruit. Owner
left alone makes low price. 81 200. part down.
for picture showing shady lawn. dandy big house
and 4o-ft. .clapbssrded barn. Write today for
Jour frse COPY Of this Illus eataicg Of remark
able farD bargains throughout 4 dozen states. e.
A. sTR0UT FARM AGENCY. Dept 1873. Land
Title Bldg, Phila., Pa.
Evening star., 1916-06-25
AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW
THOMAS BOWLING CO.. AuCT1oNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF HOUSE AND LOT.
By virtue Of q deed Of trust, dated June 10.
1894, and recorded in Liber No. 1888. folio S3 ct
sea the undersigned trustee will on MONDAY.
JUNE TwENTY-S SIXTH. 1916. AT F0UR-THIR-
TT O'CLOCK Pm. in front Of the premises. sell
parts Of lots and 81. per plats recorded in
Book (county subdivisionsl. rage 29 and Book
8 (county suhdvfsions). page 80. more part1cu-
larly described by metes and bounds in said deed
of trust, improved by q two-story frame dwell
ing.
Terms Of sale: One third cash. balance in one
| and two years, secured by deed OF trust on
the property sold. all cash. at purchasers op-
tfon. Ccnveyancing, revenue stamps and re
cording at purchasers cost. A deposit of 500
required on day of sale. Terms OF sale to he
complied with in fifteen days from day of SALE or
L trustee reserves the right to resell at cost
an risk of defaultiug purchaser.
BENJAMIN F. LEIGHTON.
ie2l -d&ds Surviving Trustee.
Evening star., 1916-06-25

FOR SALE-bUSNESS PROPERTY
FOR sALE-CORNER BRICK STORE AND
dwelling; in good section of WashinEton
Heights. Rents $6s per month. VIII sacrifice
for only "a. 500. - 900 cash required. Box
a22. Star offce.
sTOKE AND DwELLING-PA. AVE. NEAR
10th st. % feet front. Leased. Special price
TH0H W. FOWLER 4 son,
IA Southern bldg.
Evening star., 1916-06-25

Finest mountain section in West virginia. Ex-
ceptionally appointed linn and Cottages" offer
ing every comfort. Cool, invigorating breeses.
Many diversions. Farm table. Garage. Send for
booklet Address Ell. KIRKPATRICK.
Rrookside, P. o.. Oakland. Nd.
Evening star., 1916-06-25
SUMMER RESORTS.

EAGLES MERE PARK, PA.
THE RAYMOND-NEAR COLE LINKS.
athletic field and bathing beach. Orchestra.
Tennis. Garage. Booklet.
MURRAY s. KIEss Mgr
Evening star., 1916-06-25

WASHINGTON TO PHILADELPHIA,
ATLANTIC CITY AND NEW YORK.
ERICSSON LINE STEAMERS"
ATTRACTIVE WATER ROUTE FROM
BALTIMORE TO PHILADELPHIA.
Through the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
TO PHILADELPHIA Stopping at great
fishing grounds, Betterton and Chesapeake Ha-
ven, Md. also Chester, Pa. From Washington
by B. and o. 4or W.. B., A. e. Ry. to Balti-
more thence Ericsson line to Phils. Steamers
sail daily except Sunday. 5 pm. Fast day
sale at B. and o. and W.. B., A. E. Ry. ticket
ofiices; also C. sPLIEDT. Ticket Agent. 1888
ST. NV, for New York, Atlantic City, Cape
May. Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Long Branch.
Albany Troy. points north. Meals. 75c. Write
for guide, CLARENCE SERVER, G. p. A.,
Light and Pratt sts.. Baltimore. Nd.
Evening star., 1916-06-25
HEALING SPRINGS, VA

III Ownership and management same .Il
Ill the famous Homestead Hotel at the vir- iii
III ginia Hot Springs t3 miles from it) use III
Ill same railroad sta: NO HUMIDITY; NO III
III MOSQUITOES; saddle horses: golf; me- I'll
III dicinal baths; ALTITUDE, $500 FEET; Ill
Ill MAXIMUM SUMMER TEMPERATURE HI
HI SIS DEGREES. Rates, $3.50 to $500 Ill
HI weekly. Hi
III Booklet No. 3. H. ALBERT, Prop. III
Evening star., 1916-06-25
ELKTON HOTEL
THE STRIBLING SPRINGS,
SHEN MTS.

ALUM, SULPHUR AND CHALYBEATE Waters.
Altitude. $50; acreage, 1.400; max.
temp. July and Aug. 1s'. Rates. $500. $1,000.
Send for 20page illustrated booklet. II. X. sta
tions. Staunton and Stokesville. +. CHlCHES-
TER, Mount Solon. Augusta Co.. Va.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-14
HAVE CUT DOWN FATALITIES
Good Work of Railroads Has Been Ac~
lively Aided by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.

The railroads have a good record in
the matter of safety, and they must di~
vide the credit with state legislators
and the interstate commission. More
than million cars were personally in
spected last year. More steel cars are
being used, the roadbeds are kept up
better than formerly and the electric
block signals are getting wider use.
In 1915 the number of passengers
killed was reduced 16 per cent over
1914 and the number of employees
killed decreased Sc per cent in the
same year. Out of over billion pas
sengers carried only 222 were killed
less than in any year since 1898, when
only half billion people travelled, and
an average of one in every 100000.
The public health service is another
branch Of the treasury department. In
preventive work it is one of the big
gest safety movements in the country
even though not one of the most spec
tacular. The quarantine stations which
ring us round with a sanitary WALL
against infection from abroad are part
Of the service, and the children's blu.
reau is another and newer offshootI
from the same stem, though it comes
under the department of labor instead
of the treasury. The motto of the chill
dren's bureau might we'll be Safety
at the very first" It's work in baby
conservation during the last five years
has appreciably cut down the infanc
mortality in the country. 1t is a sort
of scientific grandmother to all Amer
lean women.
The American" Red Cross has re-
duced the number of fatal accidents by
preventing number of accidents from
ending fatally. In cooperation with
various industrial organizations, fire
and police departments, and such
bodies as the Y. M. and Y w. C. AS,
it has given a number of courses in
first aid to the injured. The latest move
along this line was a course for lum-
bermen. The department is under the
direction of the army medical corps,
and it's instructors are competent ply
sicians.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-14
SAFETY FOR ENGINE FIREMEN
Death Plunge, Which Is All Too
Frequent.

A common form of railroad accident
is that which often takes place when,
by some accident to the coupling be-
tween them, the tender and the loco
motive become separated. In such
cases the air brakes are automatically
applied and the runaway train brought
to a stop. But if the fireman is at his
post on the tender, the sudden applica-
ton of the brakes is sufficient to throw
him off his feet and he is hurled head
long under the wheels of his own train,
which has not yet been brought to a
complete standstill.
Matthew ]. Slattery and Charles A.
Diehm, two railroad men of Philadel-
phia, have been recently awarded a
patent on a device which is designed
to save the fireman's life in this emer-
gency, says the Scientific American.
The apparatus consists of metal net,
carried beneath the floor of the tender.
which in case of a parting between the
locomotive and tender will be released
and drawn forward to provide a safety
net to catch anyone who may be
standing on the tender at the time of
the accident
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-14

long tail feathers are left on the ducks,
the wings are picked to the first joint
and the neck half way to the head.
dull knife, and the down sometimes is
rubbed off with the moistened hand,
burned with alcohol or shaved with a
very sharp knife. Large duck farms
usually have pickers who devote their
time entirely to the dressing of ducks
during the killing season and are very
proficient in this work.
Removing Feathers by Steaming.
Ducks may be steamed and picked
thus saving the feathers without arti-
fetal drying, and as duck feathers are
Of considerable value, their sale is
quite an important item. The wing
and tail feathers are pulled and thrown
to one side before steaming the ducks.
Six or eight ducks, which have been
stuck and hung up to bleed, are placed
On hooks in the top of steam box or
barrel which can be made alright, and
steamed until the soft feathers on the
breast come off easily. The length of
time to leave them in the box depends
on the temperature of the steam, vary
ing from one-half to two minutes.
Two sets of pickers usually pluck the
ducks; one set, called the roughers,
removing the bulk Of the feathers,
while the other, called the Primers, re-
moves the down and some of the
smaller feathers. A good method for
powdered resin over the ducks body
and dip the bird into hot water, which
melts the resin SO that the down and
resin can be rubbed Off easily with
the hand, leaving the body clean.
When carefully steamed the birds
rarely show any signs of scalded flesh.
In some cases the ducks are hung in
the steam box with the heads outside,
thus preventing the head from being
steamed; but when the birds are
steamed as described above the heads
are not discolored.
After the ducks are picked they are
usually washed and put in ice water
for an hour or two to cool and plump
Each layer Of ducks is packed fiat in
ice usually with the keels or breasts
down, in barrels, or in boxes holding
one dozen each.
1t costs from five to six cents apiece
to pick ducks, but the body feathers
and down usually are saved, as white
feathers bring from 40 to so cents g
pound when cured. Each duck yields
about two ounces of marketable feath
ers. Scalded feathers may also be
dried and sold.
The feed cost Of growing PekiI
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-14
Care of the Piano.

Half the pianos of this country catch
winter colds exactly as we do. They
get hoarse or have a cough or a stiff
note or some similar complaint, which
cannot be cured by home remedies,
but which requires tedious and expen-
sive doctoring. In order to prevent
these avoidable ailments piano
should be kept in a moderately warm
room, where the temperature is even,
say 60 or 70 degrees, the year round
not cold one day and hot the next. The
instrument should not, however, be
too near the source of heat. 1t should
be kept closed and covered with a felt
cloth when not in use, particularly in
frosty weather. Always place the piano
close to but not against an inside wall.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-14
Different Matter.

1t was the first night of the panto-
mime and Jack took his seat in the
pit next to a lad about the same age
as himself.
Say, mate, can you smoke in
here?" he inquired, when he had made
himself as comfortable as he could.
NO." briefly replied his neighbor.
A few minutes afterward Jack saw
others smoking, and, looking about,
discovered that there were no prohibit
tory notices on the walls, so again adj
dressed the quiet one:
Il thought you said you couldn't
smoke in here?"
81 did not say you couldn not smoke
here. / said l couldn't, for-here he
jerked his thumb towards the woman
on his far side, and whispered-"my
mother won't let me-"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-14
His Horse Stumbled and Threw Him.

HIS Horse Stumbled and Threw Him,
the charm of the peaceful country had
chung about him, and he realized that
nature had a healing balm for his
wounded heart.
He had known that Mrs. Symon, a
widow of culture, had taken up the
homestead adjacent after her hus-
bands death, preferring the solitary
life in the wilds to a struggle in a
city; but he had not chosen to see
any woman, and on the rare occasions
when he saw her, as he rode past on
his way to the post, he only raised
his hat and turned his face away.
So he had lived three years, alone,
save for the occasional visit of a
neighbor, or the appearance of some
wanderer at his sod cabin. He passed
for morose man, as, indeed, he was.
Nobody intruded on his life. Each
man had his own interests in that
wild region.
He had been riding to the post, ten
miles away, when his horse stumbled
and threw him. He had sustained in
ternal injuries, but no bones were
broken. The worst thing was a severe
conclusion of the brain, and for three
weeks he had been semiconscious, liv-
ing in world of delirium.
1t was odd that in the place of the
woman who, till then, had occupied
his heart, he should have pictured
that face that bent compassionately
above him. The force of the delusion
had gripped his heart; now, on awak-
ening, he was almost glad to find that
1t was a dream; and yet he knew that
the image persisted. 1t was ex-
traordinary that he should have i'm
agined what could never be in the
face of Mrs. Symon.
For days he lay there, gradually
recovering his strength. 1t amazed
him that anyone should be so kind.
Ralston was thirty and Mrs. Symon
not too old for his expressions of graf
itude to bring a warm flush to her
face.
Gradually the motherly attitude
seemed to vanish. In place of it was
very womanly sympathy, certain
equality that set Ralston thinking
hard.
After all, man could not live alone
forever. And this woman was very
kind, kinder than any he had ever
known. She would assuage his lone
illness, and something told him that
she was not Indifferent to him.
During the days of his convalescence
he told her much about his pest, and
what he did not tell her she surmised.
1t was only when he approached the
subject which had begun to possess
his thoughts that she nervously
checked him.
DO you know how old l am, Mr..
Ralston?" she asked, with laugh of
embarrassment. Forty"
1t did check him, as it was meant to
do, but only because he meant to
make no error this time. A wife ten
years his senior! Well, such things
had been. He resolved that he would
ask her.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-14
Not Same Kind of Shells.

A stranger became one of a group
of listeners to a veteran of many bat
ties. The veteran had about conclud-
ed wildly colored narrative of furi-
Gus battle, in which he had taken part.
Just think of it," exclaimed one OF
the party, turning to the stranger.
"How would you like to stand with
shells bursting all around your"
II have been there" responded the
newcomer
What? Have you, too, been a SOL
dier?"
NO" answered the stranger. II am
an actor"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-04-14

(From the United States Department of
AgTiCulture)
The highest prices are paid for
ducks marketed early in the spring,
the price decreasing as the season adj
vances and the supply becomes more
abundant The demand for green"
ducks, which is the term used to de-
scribe those grown rapidly and mar
keted when only eight to twelve weeks
old when they weigh about four and
one-half to six pounds, has been built
up in large cities in the East and on
the Pacific coast. There is very lit
tie demand for such ducks in small
cities and towns. Many farmers mar
ket their ducks in the fall as spring
ducks at lower price per bird than
is received for green ducks in the
spring.
Ducks may be dressed by dry pick
ing, by scalding, or by steaming. Their
condition is best judged by the amount
of flesh on their backs. The methods
used in dry picking poultry are also
used with ducks, although the latter
are harder to pick. The ducks are gen
orally killed by sticking in the mouth
or through the throat with knife
which has a narrow blade about four
inches long, and then stunned by a
blow on the back of the head with a
short club; or the knife may be insert
ed just back of the eye. To facilitate
handling in scalding and picking, a
hook is run into the ducks mouth,
coming out through the nostril. The