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Evening journal., 1917-12-04
news GOSSIP AMONG
MIDDLETOWN folk
pecial 10 THE EVENING JoURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
nDDLETOWN. Del, Dec. Mem
bers Of the New Century Club are ex-
pecting Ex-Governor Miller, Of VIII
mlngton, TO make an address q. at the
club meeting this afternoon on Food
Conservation" This will be an open
meeting and the public is invited and
urged 10 hear Mr.. Miller.
The women Of the town are pack
ing a Christmas box TO be sent 20 the
5ith Company. L. S. Marines. at Haiti,
Captain Rupert NJ Burslan, of this
town. has heen with the saith for three
years. bu; has recently been transfer
red 20 Norfolk.
Hundreds Of Christmas boxes are be
ing packed 10 send 20 soldiers In the
cantonment here, while a great many
have already been sent 10 France.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Gin have rent
ed the Or. Valinger house, on Cochran
street, recently vacated by Mrs. A. B..
Berry. and will occupy it during the
winter. Mrs. Berry has removed 70
Wilmington
Miss Ada NJ. Scott entertained the
L. T. c. Sewing Circle at her home
last Monday evening
The Pleasant Summit w. c. r. L.
will meet at the home Of Miss Edna
Grassland on Thursday afternoon next.
Miss Florence Blome has returned
from a few days visit with relatives
in Wllmington-Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey
w Lewis were guests OF relatives IN
Baltimore Nd. over Thanksgiving
Mrs. D. w. Stevens entertained Miss
Eleanor Cameron, Of Philadelphia
part OF last Week.-Mrs. Ethel Rothmel
Of Smyrna, was the gnest Of Miss
Blanche Deakyno last Week.-Mrs. Pat
ton Cochran has returned from o visit
With Mrs Hancker, st Farnhurst-
NJ. and Mrs. Lloyd NJ Bragdon and
little daughter. Ann. Of Wilmington
were Thanksgiving visitors with theli
parents Mr. and Mrs J. G. B~agdon-
Evening journal., 1917-12-04
DR.. Smiths Wonderful POlUcr
To Strengthen EyeSigFit
Special
Through Proper Many CAM Away

glasscs. Eye trouble OF many descrip-
tions may be wonderfully benefited BY
following the simple rules. Here is the
prescription Go 10 any active drug storr
and get bottle of Bon-Opt0 tablets Drop
one Bon-Opto tablet Ia "A fourth Of a glass
Of water and allow 20 dissolve. With this
liquid hathc the eyes two 20 four times
daily. You should notice your eyes clear
M rercepthly right from the start and
Inflammation will quickly disappear. II
your eyes are hotherlng you, even a little,
ruke steps 90 save them now before II IN
too late Many hopelessly blind might
have been saved n they had cared for their
eyes In time
Note; Another prominent physician 70
whom The above article was submitted.
said Bon-Opto IA very remarkable
remedy. Its constituent ingredients are
wen known 10 eminent eye specialists and
widely prescribed by them. Druggists
guarantee IL 10 strengthen eyesight 80 per
cent ia one weeks time In many Instances
or refund the money. 10 can be obtained
from any good druggist and is one or the
very few preparations 7 feel should ha
kept on hand for regular use in almost
every family u "a sold In this city By
Liggett -Hegeman and other drug
giets
Evening journal., 1917-12-04
TELL HOW TO Make
WAR TAX Returns
Collectors Urge the Public
TO Become Familiar With
Laws Requirement
PAYMENTS ARE
DUE BY JUNE 1918

Minute directions regarding the pro-
cedure 10 be followed in making out
returns under the Federal income tax
law are given In a statement issued by
Deputy Revenue Collectors Armstrong
and Schneider. The collectors say II
would be to the advantage Of the pub
lie generally TO familiarize itself with
the laws reurements. as very few per-
sons would escape its provisions. In
order to emphasize the comprehensive
character Of the revenue law as amend
ID by Congress at the last session, the
collector cited the fact that a net in
come averaging Si925 per week would
he liable to the war tax. As ignorance
Of the laws reuirements in nowise alb
solves an Individual from the imposi-
lion Of penalties for noncompliance
with the statute, unnecessary trouble
and expense Will be avoided by MASTER
ing the details Of the tax at this time.
The income tax law, which covers the
year which began with January last.
imposes a tax on individuals who are
single and not the head Of a family
receiving a net income OF 81 900 or in
excess thereof. This brings within the
scope Of this retirement those having
n net income averaged weekly Of sp-
proximately $40 25. Married individuals
living together are entitled TO an eX-
emptlon OF $1,000 and Will not be re-
uired to file return unless the net
income received during the year Is
$1,000 or In excess thereof Il is pro-
vided, however, that $500 additional ex-
emption will be allowed for each de-
pendent child. However, the head Of a
family being entitled to $1,000 exemp-
ton. II not married. VIII be required to
file a return II the net income received
Is $1,000 or IN excess thereof.
Procedure to be Followed.
The man who received q small In
come. and who had not filed a return
under the act OF September &, 1916 will
be more or less at ioss IN making out
lis income tax return. With view TO
meeting this condition the following
procedure should be followed
In the first place, obtain your blank
return from the collectors Ofllce dur
ing the latter part Of December. II will
then be necessary TO prepare a state
inent OF your income received during
the year, and enter same on the return
under the respective headings shown
on the blank return Should your in
come be entered under this heading:
also you may be the owner Of a bond.
the interest from which should be en-
tered under this heading: likewise on
income received from other sources.
The various amounts above referred TO
constitute gross income. The matter Of
deductions Is then taken up and charged
or under the respective headings called
for on the return, which viii give the
total amount Of deductions. The dif-
ference between the two amounts will
Evening journal., 1917-12-04
QUICK RELIEF
FROM CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That Is tho Joyful cry Of thousands
eince DR.. Edwards produced Olive Tablets.
the substitute for calomeL
DR.. Edwards, a practicing physician foT
IL years ard calomeis old-tiIne enemy,
discovered tho formula for Olive Tablets
while treating patients for chronic con.
etipaticn and torpid livers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but healing. soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping Is the sGeynote" Of these
little sugar-coated, oive-colored tablets.
They cause the bowels and liver TO act
normally. They never force them tc
unnatural action.
If you have a dark brown mouth" now
and then - bad breath "a dull, tired
feeling-sick headacheTtorpid liver and
are constipated, you'll find quick, sure and
only pleasant results from one or two 1t.
lie Or. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every night
lust to keep right. Try them. 10c and
s5c Per box All druggists
Evening journal., 1917-12-04

be the net incomt from which the
specific exemption Is deducted IN order
TO obtain the amount upon which the
normal tax Is based When the return
IS properly filled out IN this respect,
the same should be sworn 10 before an
officer with a seal. and the return flled
In the collectors ONCE OF the district
In which the taxpayer has his principal
place Of business, or the district IN
which he resides on or before March
4. 1918.
After the collectors ONCE has verified
the returns, they Will be listed on the
assessment lists. and notice Of the tax
due forwarded TO tho taxpayers on or
before June 4. 1918. for the year 1917.
and the payment Of the tax should be
made on or before June IS, 1918
II should be borne IN mind by the
taxpayer having a small income that
personal expenses are not q proper de-
duction under the Federal Income Tax
law. such ss living expenses, rents. SC
In other words, an individual who is
married, living with wife, having no
children. receiving a salary Of 5000 per
annum, with no other income, would be
entitled TO an exemption Of $1,000, with
no allowance for household expenses,
making the amount taxable $500 at ,
per cent. or d 81 tax.
Discussing returns required TO be fled
by corporations on a fiscal year basis
during the year 1917, tho collectors say
IL was desirable 10 have all returns
made upon a prescribed form. and IN
accordance with approved regulations
Owing to the fact that 10 VIII be i'm
possible 10 furnish these blank forms
and Instructions at present for the use
Of corporations IN making excess profits
tax returns, the time within which such
returns may be fled In the case OF these
corporations IL extended TO January 1,
1918.
This extension is made pursuant to
the provision In sub-paragrsph G Of sec
tlon "A Of title OF the Act Of Septem-
Der 8, 1916, and applies also 10 those
corporation income tax returns due to
be filed on or before January next,
the correct preparation OF which do
pends upon tho excess profits tan re-
turns.
Evening journal., 1917-12-04
WHEN A HORSE
Is NOT A HORSE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-A company
OF engineers newly arrived from camp
at Petersburg. Va. were sent to the
American University grounds for drill.
As they wheeled into position at one
side OF the field several Of the men
shifted susplciously and made wry
faces
One translated his emotions into
words: I'D think they'd got that
carcass away. II smells flt TO kill"
He pointed out the form Of a dead
horse lying fifty yards away. The
body appeared bloated as though It
had lain there several days.
others IN the company held their
noses.
When the maneuvers were over a
f,w Of the men strolled over 10 ex-
anime the defunct equine.
Their eyes and imaginations had
tricked their noses. they found, II
wasn't a horse at all. but a very real
istlc reproduction concocted from wire
netting. plaster Of Paris and paint by
the artists Of a csmouflage company.
Inside the form Of the horse were
two shsrpshooters' nests.
Evening journal., 1917-12-04
A FREE PRESCRIPTION You ca
HAVE FILLED AND USE AT
HOME

New York do you wear glasses7 Are
you victim OF eye strain or other eye
weaknesses m SO. you will be ginG 90
know that, according 70 Or Smith. there
is real hope for you. He says .-"All this
taif shout NV sf-9nro nower 10 stren nrstcn
eyesight Is wholly due 70 the method 7
ehtr adopted. Many whose eyes werc
failing say they have had their eyes re-
stored through the principle OF this won
derfui free prescription. One man says.
after trying it.--"l was almost blind
could not see 10 read az all Now I can
read everything without any glasses and
my eyes do not water any more. AZ night
they would pain drcadfully. now they feel
fine an the time. 10 was like q miracle 10
mes 4 lady who used 10 saws The az
mosphere seemed hazy with or without
glasses, hut after using this nrcs~rintion
for fifteen days everything seems clear.
can even read fine print without glasses =
II Is believed that thousands who wear
glasses can now discard them IN "a reason.
able time and multitudes more will be ahlc
70 strengthen their eyes 70 as TO he spared
the trouble and expense Of ever getting
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08
GAINING FAVOR ON ACCOUNT OF FLAVOR.

Every farmer should keep a few
guinea fowls, In the opinion Of w. A.
Lipplncott, professor Of poultry hus-
bandry In the Kansas state agricul.
tural college. Not only do they make
themselves valuable as watch birds
against hawks but, because of their
wild game flavor, they are coming into
favor as food.
Formerly hotels and restaurants
served grouse, quail and other wild
game birds, but now, on account of
the enactment of game laws, they are
forced to find a substitute. The guinea
fowl makes an acceptable substitute
and is being used increasingly because
of its similar taste"
Due to the small size of the guinea
egg, the raising OF guineas for egg
production is not advised by Profes-
sor Lipplncott. The guinea egg is
classed as second. If the demand
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08
CORN, OATS, WHEAT FOR FEED
Interesting Experiment at Wisconsin
Experiment Station With Three
Lots OF Heifers.

In an experiment at the Wisconsin
experiment station three lots of heif-
ers weighing about $50 pounds were
fed equal amounts of nutrients. For
one lot the nutrients were wholly from
the wheat plant, another from oats
and the third from corn. All lots grew
at about normal rate, but after few
months 1t became easily observable
that the wheat lot was not so well
nourished as the others. This was evil
dent from the appearance of the coat.
The corn and oat-fed lots bred earlier
than the wheat fed one, showing that
the latter were depressed in some de-
gree. The corn-fed lot produced calves
which were of normal size and full of
vigor. The oat-fed lot produced calves,
which were of about normal size but
with very low vigor, while those from
the wheat lot were about half as large
as the normal calf at birth and were
dead or ready to die when born. When
half OF the roughage of the wheat lot
was replaced with alfalfa hay the
calves were normal.
No reasons have yet been worked
out as to why these foods should act
so differently but 1t is important to
know how they affect animals.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08
Dreaded Lamb Kidney.

Skin II very fresh lamb Kidneys,
then cut them into slices crosswise.
Cut the same number of thin slices
Of lean bacon, half-lnch square and
evenly arrange them alternately on
six skewers. Season all over with
half teaspoonful each Of salt and pep
per. Roll them in tablespoonful of
oil, then in bread crumbs, arrange on
II double boiler and broil on a brisk
fire for four or five minutes on each
side. Remove, dress on hot dish.
pour little melted butter over them
and serve
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08
Chicken Short Cake.

Did you fancy shortcake gone with
the strawberry season.
Try this chicken shortcake.
Make n biscuit shortcake and when
baked. slit and butter it the same as
for berry shOrtcnke. Have ready
finely sliced cold boiled chicken, dip
the slices into well-seasoned mayon-
naise and fill the cake, then put on
the top. The dark part of the chicken
must be freed from skin and bone
finely minced and seasoned with
onion juice, pepper salt, teaspoon
full OF chopped chives and enough
mayonnaise to make spreading
paste. Spread the top of the short
cake, thickly gnrnishing with olives
stuffed with anchovies, and serve at
once.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08
Modern Poultry House.

hens free from vermin. A louseAh.
Tested fowl positively won't lay and
is losing proposition, always.
Make the hens work for every single
bit of food they get In winter, It will
prevent them becoming too fat and
helps keep up a vigorous circulation,
preventing a chilled and shiveriDg
fowl.
Hot food In winter Is imperative (;
every morning and night II should he
fed piping hot. In the morning feed y
dry mash, made by boiling small pota-
toes, beets, turnlps, vegetable parings
and the like, thlckened with bran or
other middlings. This mash should
be fed In clean troughs, placed high
enough to make the hens hustle to
reach them. Hens delight TO scratch
in litter OF dry leaves and II makes
the most ideal scratch-material. Small
grain generously scattered In a deep
litter Of leaves will keep the flock hap
PLY busy and contented the whole day
through.
For the last feed In the day corn Is
the most satisfactory. imparting the
heat so necessary for the well-belng
of the fowl during the cold. bitter
winter nights. The best way to feed
corn Is TO place IL in the oven on the
cob and leave II until II is baked a
nice delicate brown. The savory odor
of baked corn is very appetizing, and
when the ears are cut up in short
lengths and fed thus to the fowls II
win keep them busy to pick up the
grains.
Water must be provided in abund'
ance. OF course, It is difficult
matter TO keep water before the hens
in zero weather, when IL freezes al
most as soon as II is put out, but you
must provide II often enough to insure
each foul getting Its full share.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08
MADE With APPLES
DELICIOUS DESSERTS THAT ARE
EASY TO PREPARE.
Charlotte an inexpensive and Greatly
Appreciated Dish--Apple Fritters
Will Be Liked by All Mem.
bers Of the Family.

Apples are cheap this year, and
housewives who are trying to keep
down expenses would do well to use
them freely on the table. There are
many delicious desserts to be made of
them, and desserts are among the diff
cult problems for the housekeeper dur
ing the winter.
An apple charlotte is an inexpensive
dish, and easily prepared. Cut bread
into slices quarter of an inch thick
then into strips one and half inches
wide and as long as the height of the
mold to be used. Cut one piece to fit
the top of the mold and then divide 1t
into five or six pieces. Butter the
mold, dip the slices of bread into melt
ed butter and arrange them around the
mold, overlapping the edges. Fill the
center of the mold entirely with apple
sauce made of tart apples stewed un-
Ill tender, then broken into coarse
pieces. drained and seasoned with but
ter and sugar. Cover the top with
bread and bake in hot oven for
about thirty minutes. The bread
should be of an amber color. Serve
with a hard sauce.
Flaming Apples-Pare and core sew
eral apples. Stew them in sugar and
water until tender, but still firm
enough to hold their shape. Remove
them to serving dish and fill the CEN
ters with any sort Of jam. Boil down
m nd
over the apples. Just before serving
pour several spoonfuls of brandy over
the apples, and when they are on the
table light the brandy with candle.
These flaming apples make a very pret-
ty dish.
Snow Apple Pudding-Fill baking
dish half full of apple sauce, well sea-
sOned with butter, sugar and CHINA
mon. Pour over it batter made of
one and one-hulf cur uls of flour
mixed with two heaping tablespoon
fuls of baking powder, one-half tea
spoonful of salt and n tablespoonful
of lard. Moisten II with three-quarters
cupful of milk. The batter should be
thick but not stiff. Cook in steam
er for about three-quarters of an hour
and serve with hard sauce.
Apple Frltters-Peel and core some
apples, cut them into thick slices, and
rub in white sugar and powdered Gin
namon. Make a pancake batter, dip i'm
the slices of apples and fry in deep
fat. Drop in the batter-covered
slices one or two at a time. When
the fritters are golden brown, lift
them out with a frying spoon and
drain on soft paper Serve very hot
with extra powdered sugar II desired.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08
STAND FOR FlRELESS COOKER
Convenient and Useful Article That
May Be Provided at an Expense
That Is Insignificant

Get good, strong packing box, 26
inches high, 80 inches long and IS
inches wide, have the carpenter saw
door "A inches long and 20 inches wide
on front of box, using three strong
hinges on outside of box five inches
from the floor. Fasten at top with
a small closet catch, put inside one
shelf six inches wide and full length
of box on small cleats half the depth
of your box Now paint box with two
or three coats of good paint, same
color as your cooker; line the box
door also) with blue and white table
Oilcloth; cover shelf with oilcloth.
This makes sanitary, dust-proof,
easily-cleaned cupboard to keep the
fireless cooking utensils in and n
strong stand for the cooker; saves
bending over, keeps cooker cleaner.
The five-inch space at bottom of door
prevents dust getting in when sweep
ing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08
House and Floor Plan.

A piece Of 1-inch mesh wire netting is
needed on the south side. The window
on the east side may be removed dur
ing the summer for ventilation. The
roof is covered with patent roofing
costing ,Sl1O square, and there
are absolutely no open cracks for
drafts on either side except the south.
Once or twice a week forkful Of mill
let or alfalfa is thrown In TO the hens
and wheat or oats scattered over this
every morning. The hens are busy the
coolest days. When a strong south
wind cones up the windowo and doors
are closed. Once month l take out
the roosts and nests which are nail
kegs. and spray with coal oil. The
low roof confines the body heat deyel.
oped and keeps the hens warm, at the
4
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08
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WINTER REVENUE FROM HENS
First Essential ls Proper Quarters for
Fowls-Dry Leaves Make Ideal
Scratching Material.

A scarcity of eggs in winter is loss
that every true poultry keeper tries
to avoid. Being the only source of
revenue expected from the flock at
this time OF the year, everyone is
anxious to have a gOodly supply, and
with proper care and feed, satisfac-
tory results can reasonably be ex-
pected.
Proper quarters in which TO house
the hens is the first and foremost
necessary essential. The house should
be kept clear Of dirt and rubbish, and
the nests sweet and clean. A cold
dry hen house provided 1t is free from
dafts, is TO be preferred TO a damp.
warm one, as the latter is sure to bring
disease to your flock.
In the dust bath-whlch must ul-
ways be provided In wlnter-should be
mixed reliable louse powder, to keep
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08

for the wild game taste is to be salts
field, however, the production of gum
eas for market should become profit
able.
Especially is the guinea a source CT
profit when raised on the farm In
small numbers, since the food that 1t
eats in ranging over the farm is just
waste food that probably would not
be utilized otherwise. The guinea
fowl does not stand confinement well,
but on the farm where 1t can have
free range the conditions are nearly
ideal for this bird.
Guineas can be raised by use of in
cubators, but the method which proves
most satisfactory is to use hens, or,
better yet, bantams, for brood moth
ers. Then the wild nature of the
guinea will be moderated and the birds
can be given the necessary care far
more easily.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08
Boiling the Silver.

II Is n good idea occasionally TO fill
II large saucepan with water, lather
little soap into 1t, set it on the stove
with the spoons and forks laid care
fully ia it with layers of grass or
shayings or sawdust. Let 1t boil slow
ly. This removes all grease, and the
silver takes "A better polish, Silver
dishes require boiling occasionally for
the same reason.
Tea and coffee may discolor the cups
and jugs. A little dry salt rubbed on
removes these stains. Water bottles
may be cleaned with white paper torn
into small pieces and shaken about in
the bottle.
Keep old cloths TO wipe your knives
and forks; then IL they are cut 1t does
not matter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-02-08
Substantial Tea Cake.

One pound of flour, half pound Of
beef suet, a quarter Of a pound of but
ter, half a pound Of currants, quarter
Of pound OF peel, six ounces of sugar,
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
half teaspoonful of salt and n small
quantity Of milk. Mix the -four, bnk-
Ing powder salt. sugar, butter, cur
rants and peel; then add the shredded
suet. Add sufficient milk to make 1t
to stiff paste; turn on to a slightly
floured board or slab, roll out to n
thickness of about half an inch. Bake
In a quick oven and serve hot; cut in
TO diamonds.