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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
Ey Lee Paps.
THE PARK AVE. NEWS.

Spoarts A organ grinder with mon
kew came GROUND last Satldday, and
Reddy Merry got in back Of him vile ne
was playing the organ and initiated the
monkey 50 good that some man threw
him sent insted of throwing 1t to the
monkey, and the organ grinder Good not
chase him on account of his organ and he
got away all rite.
Crate Magician Sam Cross did a
CRATE trick in his house with a spool OF
thred last Thersday after suppir, put ing
it in his mouth and pulling the thred out
between his teeth as if it was coming alt
the way up f7un his stumInick. Ony wen
he got through his mother made him wind
the thred all back on the spool agen,
taking him almost hour and Sam Cross
saving il wasent werth it
Interesting Facks about Intrlstlng
People It's 0ny rained once sints Puds
Sinkins got his new raincoat for berth
day present Puds Simkins saying its Jest
his luck
Bewty Department. How to make long
noses short. Anser, fall on them.
Pome by Skinny Martin
Frum Experients
Ny father took off his slipper
Without putting on his shoe
And wen he sed 20 me, Come over here, :
] knew wat his intentions was to do.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13
I0-CENT BEEos IN MILWAUKEE.
Brewers See Present Price Doubled
Under L. S. Regulations.

Milwaukee, July I'm all proba-
bility beer will cost more as a result Of
the Fuel Administration orders to
brewers, if they operate Individually,
said Gustave Becherer, president of the
Milwaukee Brewers Association 1t is
the opinion Of most Of the rewers that
they must unite and plans are being
considered under which manufacturers
can join in production methods by which
their products can be placed on the mar
ket proftably and yet under the smallest
advanced cost to the consumer.
NJ j Fischback, vice president Of the
Cream City Brewing Company, ycntured
the opini that compliance with the
new order would necessitate a reduction
in the yield Of his company's plant of
about AZ, 900 barrels. The 10 other large
breweries here would suffer in about the
same proportion.
Brewers must unite if they expect to
exist, Fschback declared and the day
is not very far off when MiIwaukeans will
be paying 10 cents for a glass Of beer"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13
BIG CHOP SUEY FEAST
AIDED THE RED CROSS
Chinese From Mexico Doing War
Work in Texas
Camps.

San Antonio, Texas. July 6.-Natives
of China, refugees from Mexico and
interned prisoners of the United States,
450 Chinese at Fort Sam Houston and
Camp Travis are doing their part to help
the allies of their country win the war
When General Pershing abandoned
his pursuit of Francisco Villa in the
mountains and deserts Of western Chlhua-
hua, Mexico, and started back TO the
border, the Chinese colony in that section
packed their belongings onto wagons,
carts and burros and trailed out behind
the American expeditionary force They
feared Villa and his bandits would carry
out their threats 10 Kill all Chinese in
Mexico and General PeTshing gave them
permission 10 proceed to the border
with his column.
Arriving at Columbus, y Nj, the
Chinese were placed in an intenment
camp until arrangements were made
between representatives of the United
States immigration department, the Chi
nese government and the tongs TO which
the Chinese belong for their transfer
TO San Antonio Here they were allotted
TO the army camps and posts where
they do all classes of work for the army
and do it well
Many of these Chinese are wealthy,
having owned stores and ranches in
Mexico. They have endowed a bed in
the American hospital at Neuilly, France,
gave what was characterized as the
largest chop suey party ever held in
Texas as a Red Cross benefit, subscribed
70 Red Cross funds, and many have
bought Liberty Bonds and Thrift stamps.
Many Of the Chinese have applied for
permission to enlist in the United States
army.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13
HOE|NG POTATOES
GOOD FOR SOLDIERS
Pets Also Help to Keep Mems
Minds Off Shooting and
Staying.

Headquarters of the American Troops
With the British Army in France, June
26.-American boys in the war zone
learning from British officers and soldiers
what the war has taught in the way of
battle tactics are getting an antldote Tor
the mental effects of their fighting educa-
ton This is offset by compound of
gardening and pets.
ut is not good thing for these boys
that their minds be centered solely on
stabbing, shooting and throttling said
a young colonel of the British Army to
the correspondent of The Associated Press
today This officer, who won his promo
tion at little over 30 by gallant conduct
at Loos and other places where the Black
Watch distinguished itself, now com
mands one of the British Army schools
where musketry, machine-gun tire, the
use of the bayonet and jiuIltsu are taught
He pointed to an American boy who was
industriously spading future potato
patch This is how We try to tighten
their thoughts he added.
A New Zealand band was playing lively
airs on the green, n litter OF pigs was
suuealing an accompaniment from a
stv hidden behind a thicket and just
around the corner hens were ciucklng to
their broods from an enclosure alongside
which was pen of highly bred rabbits
Meanwhile two pet dogs barked an
answer to the rattle of machine guns from
the ranges where newly arrived Allies
were trying their craftsmanship.
The men who were not shooting, cui-
tivating ground already sown or prepar-
ing for further seeding, were trimming the
lawn or tending flower beds. There Is
everything here to suggest the opposite
of war.
The commanding officer, who happens
to be one of the men under whom the re-
grcttcd Johnny Poe served, would say
little of the work of his pupils with the
bavonet and the gun further than that
the American boys were keen to learn and
quick TO absorb. The fighting education
he left TO his instructors.
This policy prevails at other British
schools OF the same character. Some OF
them add bee-keeping to their program:
All of them have their pets and most OF
them their gardens All Of them will give
their American pupils much TO relieve the
depressing effects of continual thoughts
of bloodshed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13

Mr.. Fox did not seem 10 be bit afra I'd
IN his dream that the ducks would get
away. As he thought of his fine scheme he
seemed TO feel perfectly sure the ducks
were his for the catching, and when he did
reach out and grab one there did not seem
10 be anything strange that he did not
have 10 60 into the water after them.
And he did not think about eating them;
all he had in his mind was TO pile up the
ducks under the bushes one after an
other, aS he caught them. They seemed to
como right up to him to be taken. and
pretty soon he had so many he did not
have room for more in the woods
Then something happened and Mr.. Fox
awoke with Il start, and he jumped, too,
good and quick. for it was the bark of Mr..
Dog, close to HIM that awoke him.
There was nothing to do but Jump into
the lake, and this Mr.. Fox did and swarm
for the other SIDE, while Mr. Dog stood on
the bank and barked loud enough, Mr.
Fox thought to call all the farmers for
miles around
Mr.. Fox was just nearing the opposite
bank of the lake when he saw something
that made him smile. There was fat
duck not far off with its back toward him,
sailing along slowly.
1t did not take Mr. Fox long TO get the
duck and swim for the shore. and then he
ran home. happy to know he had his sup
per and would not have TO run over to the
farm
While he was eating his supper, Mr.
Fox remembered his dream. Now, Why
didn't ] eat all the ducks | wanted, /
wonder?" ne thought. IL cannot under
stand how / could dream such a foolish
thing as catching all those ducks and not
dream | ate them.
why, of course, know why did not
eat them. woke up before got to that
part OF the dream: that is just like that
disturbing fellow. Mr.. Dog; he even inter
fered in my dreams with my getting all
the ducks | wanted Now, why couldn't
he have kept away a little while longer
But il is an Ill wind that blows no
body any good. have heard. and his
barking got me ono duck anyway if he
did cheat me out of big feast
But often when he Is hungry Mr.. Fox
thinks about the dream and how near he
came to eating all the ducks he wanted
once in his life-if he had not woke up
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13
WHITE I.ANGSHANS

adapts itself 10 confinement or free range
The fowls are active and their eggs are
us,,ally very fertile Like al Asiatics.
the chicks make Il strong, vigorous gr0wth
and are slow to feather Females wogh
from six 10 olghf mounds and the males
eight 70 ten pounds These are the
weights demanded By the standard fpr
the breed, though many specimens cz-
coed these weights When crossed wifh
lighter varieties, the progeny make oz-
celcn. roasting chickens, and Tic white
variety is preferable to the black lccause
Of tho absence Of dark pin feathers which
are objectionable on prime table stock
The White IAnsghan should 10 pure
white; its comb, face, and wattIcs, blood
red the legs and oil pinkish white, and
the skin white It's legs arc lorg and
shankF spareely featherrd
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Mr.. Fox walked through the woods
just to look about. He was not very
hungry, for he bad eaten good breakfast,
30 he thought he would go down by the
lake and creep under the bushes, where it
was cool and. of course, if a fat duck hap
pcned TO swim near him he wouk catch it
for his supper.
Mr.. Fox waited long time and no
duck came and then he grew sleepy and
he fell asleep.
Mr. Fox began to dream; he thought
the lake was filed with ducks and that
they all had q cramp in their legs, and
could not swim and there they were right
in front of him, dozens of fat ducks.
MY. this is luck" thought Mr.. Fox
in his dream II will catch one at a time
and pile them all up under the bushes
and carry them home when it is dark and
no one can see me, for Reddy Fox would he
sure to see me in the daytime and carry
off some for himself
81 can have enough TO last all winter
and need not worry about the cold wca-
thcr or have to run out if do not want
to-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13
SIMPLE FARE AT WINDSOR.
War had Lightened the Burdens o
King George Chef.

London, July g. Simplicity is the
order Of the day at Buckingham Palace
Strict rationing applies to all meals,
owing to the war. Alta recent dinner
party, among the guests Of the King and
Queen being the Dowager Marchioness
Of Londonderry Captain Sir John and
Lady Ward, Admiral Sir Colin and Lady
Keppel, Lord Claud Hamilton and the
were twelve other guests at the dinner
The strawberries were grown in the
ROYAL gardens at Windsor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13
FRENCH QUITS WIFE FOR TANK.
Rich Bridegroom Of Two Weeks Lost Out
With Home Foi ks

New York, July 13.-"Never as long
as | live do / want to set eyes on the
woman who calls herself my wife. | am
going into the army. want to get to
France to be near my dad ! am going
to enlist In the most dangerous branch
of the service-the tanks and over there
in France | can end it all, quickly and
honoIabIy"
So, Thursday, spoke Henry Tuck
French the twenty-year-old Harvard
student who two weeks ago married Miss
Lillian Harrington, 3 teleph one operator
of Manchester, n H, nd whose mother
has not only cut off hi allow nee, but
will not have anything do with him
French said his mothe is in Atlantic
City, and has not sent him word of
comfort or consolation II says he
made mistake when he ml rried the
telephone operator, but he wishes hIs
mother would believe him when he says
he is sorry and that he will never do it
again.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13

The Iangahan fowl according to
recognized authorities is a fowl Of Japa-
ncse origin investigators report that
it is TO be found IN its purity In the Lang
shan district Of China, and bred in all the
colors with which the American fancicrs
nrc familiar white, black, blue and
notified. Inportations have been made
by fancicrs in England, America and
Australia Ait hough like All Aslstl var
cites. the Langshan is noted for hravv
weight it has also made cnviable rroofds
as layer A pen Of BLACK l.angs har.s
won the first place in the egg-iaylng com
petition IN Australia, which was Il note
worthy performance, inasnuch as they
were in competition with ninety-nlne
pens Of all varieties Of poultry
There If no question nut that the
l.angshan IL a most valuable breed for
economic purposes II is very tame and
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By George Matthew Adams.

Your mind b. a live storehOise
~ negative forcce, rcady, ~ an
inat8ntg noficc, 70 connect with
the positive i0rccg n your world
lfo
And the norc interest you ab-
sofb. a. you work, aa yooI rcad, and
as you sca, IN just that proportion
do yoi grow, and yOraeB bccorn
ing more interesting.
Whit Interest," SJu' DO useless,
triyiai. passing. incnduring evenfs
make an impression upon your
miud2 Or do only those things at-
iract your attention ihat afouse,
stimulate and inspire you n bigger
and bctter things?
What interests you2 Just n eat
and live, Cr ~ 1--we with AT YOur
might ard cat bocause you have
~ in order ~ do and walk aheed?
What interests you2 Books,
rnusic,art machinery, money peopio
nature, political change, nation
making? From where do yOu de-
rive the happlnogs that permeatcg
your s}g'cu' Think his thing
over
What 1tcrcgts yol' Like as
not, the thiugq that nicregt e~vcry-
body elsc But only in prOy,ortion
as y0u are able ~ draw ont nearer
md better interests than the corn
mon rIn ~ ihe rarcleg7 and the
heedlegs, arr you able ~ strip with
sure tread ard with an outlnok full
ysioned ard creft of al ccre.
What Intcres's Yog7
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Soldiers Revolver Found.

Policeman Mcdaniel made an odd
find on Thursday night in the shape of a
revolver and cartridge belt that had been
dropped from troop train passing through
here. The weapon and equipment were
taken to the police station and forward
ed to New York yesterday by Chief of
Police Black
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13

human species known az q Chicken
thief" In some localities this suprcmely
contemplate thing ls aggressive in 4
most exasperating fashion Il you arc
troubled by him, resort to the strong arm
Of the law Do the best you can, how
over, with a good paddock that Won can
buy for half a dollar Thr ordinary
skunk commands our respect but this
twn-lepped. human variety + irnlv onn
Of the most deteetible of ALT varrnint5 7
that trouble rs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13
$500 Penna. Reserves IN Camp.

Gretna, Pa, July 13.-Camp General
Thomas ]. Stewart is ready to receive
the $500 members of the Pennsylvania
Reserve Militia, who will come here to-
day for week Of training The last
tents have been erected and the 223 men
of the advance details worked today put
ting the finishing touches ON the quarters
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13

FFI warning ne tBfEkT T6Fus u pWFNtJ .
is seldom visited by hawks
nTsEAsKe ASD THIEVES.
Extremes of weather and sudden
changes, flooding showers and long cold
rains, ar. among the hackyarder's most
serious troubles Look for these abnor-
nal conditions in the weather and pre-
pare for them accordingly, 80 that you
will never be surprised This is RI great
importance especially when chicks arc
very Young
We have not the space her to discuss
the large variety of poultry diseases
Cholera and tuberculosis are among the
most familiar and dangerous These
md All other poultry diseases should be
studied by every poultrynan, and tho
remedies and preventions carefully not
One thing must be supremely EN-
phasized Just here. Keep fowls that
are so full Of the Vigor Of life that they
are immune to disease germs. That is
the first principle to be observed with re-
gard 70 poultry ailments, and the second
ono IS this Keep the environment Of
your birds 20 perfectly sanitary that there
will be no occasion for diseases 70 strike
your flock Every poultryrnan should
count II a disgrace to have SICK fowls. In
spite Of all our efforts, one Or two now
and then ulll show unfavorable symptoms.
Quarantine the sick bird instantly.
Do not wait moment. Study the case
carefully, and if you are suspicious that
1t IS an infectious disease, Kill the sick
fowl and burn its carcass. Take no
risks Better burn the whole flock than
let them perish. one by one. from wasting
contagious disease Keep your hen house
thoroughly ventilated. but always gliard
against the possibility Of cold draughts
StutTy quarters are responsible for much
of the weak and sIckly stock the whole
county, over Keep your flock IN the
pink OF health by giving them the best
and most down-to-datc scientific care,
and diseases among your fowls vii soon
pass from your list OF troubles.
There i degenerate form Of the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13
SANDMAN STORY.
by Mrs. r. A. Walker.
MR.. FOX'S DREAM.

Copyrieht 1915. by McCluv, Ncwspap-y
Syndicate. New York City.
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The pullet il the star boarder"
in the poultry enterprise and as
. such she must receive special care
She must be brought - maturity ln
the right time and IN the proper ron
dition Next week 8 article tells
how To do this
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nsrhsEe AID THIEVES.

get warning The backyard. h owcver
s seldom visited by hawks
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HERE is new light on tire prices,
L l. old and new. War has sent
all prices higher.
But Goodrich Tires have respond
ed least to the rise.
A glance at Goodrich tire prices
for nine years reveals a pleasing
surprise TO tire users.
Goodrich tires are not costly for
war times, or any other time.
This years increase of Goodrich
tire prices is far below general
price increases.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13
LIKELY TO VISIT
THE BACKYARD FLOCK
Vorrnin, Disease and Unsani-
tary Conditions Must be Re-
sisted.
Only Eternal Vigilance Will
Keep the Poultry Plant Safe
for Fowls.
BY C. r. Smith
Author and Practical Poultryman

Everything in nature must fight for
It's life. There Is no discharge in that
war. There isn't bird that flies that
does not have its foe. Death lies In
ambush for every living thing. This
law is universal. and there Is no rea-
son why our poultry flocks should look
for exemption.
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The sun., 1918-11-24

grand total; about the same as the
casualties Of Canada. which has one
thirteenth Of our population.
Our deaths were nearly twenty
times less than those OF Great Britain,
which lost nearly as many men at the
Dardanelles, in one vain effort, ms
America lost altogether. For every
American grave In France there are
thirty Frenchmen's graves.
1t will not in any great degree
ameliorate the grief of those whose
SONS fell on. the field of chivalry to
know that, in the bulked disaster Of a
war that cost perhaps eight million
lives, Americas dead were but the
half Of one per cent. Nor will the rel
alive smallness Of the complete sacri-
fee detract one whit from the glory OF
the American soldiers who were ready
to die for great cause and whose
very. willingness had so. much to do
with the fail Of the curtain on a de-
feated Germany.
The sun., 1918-11-24
In the Interest Of the Owners OF
the American Railroads.

We commend to general attention
the very clear and satisfactory state
ment of the intentions of the Ma
tional Association of Owners of Rail.
read Securities, made in THE SUN
yesterday morning by the preslden;
of the association, Mr.. S. DAVIES
WAKEFIELD.
Whether Federal control is to end
in the manner and Mt the time con.
templated by the emergency leglsla.
ton which put the entire Transports
tlon system of the United States into
The hands of the Government for war
purposes Is the greatest question OF
domestic import which, our people
will have to consider after the procla-
nation of peace. The owners Of our
railroads number millions. The in
terests involved amount to billions
five billions or thereabouts.
The status of the railroads. the
rights of the owners OF the railroad
securities, the future Of this prime
factor Of our industrial life and com
mercial prosperity. are to be sub
mltted at the earliest opportunity to
judicial determination. To that end
the association has formed an adj
visory council headed by ELIHU Roo1
and including some of the most emf
nent property lawyers in the United
States.
There will be no lack Of vigilance
or of energy in safeguarding the stu.
pendous system built In the past by
private enterprise and private capital
from a destiny different from that
which the Congress had In view when
it put 4 definite time limit on the
period of Government control.
The sun., 1918-11-24
The Reward OF Service.

In Thanksgiving message of the
telephone company to our men and
women In the service Of their country
there Is wholesome sentiment ex-
pressive Of what we owe to them, "a
to the fathers, and shall owe. There
Is as we'll frank acknowledgment Of
the cooperation of\the public, which
enabled the telephone workers to do
their part at home, although, while
thousands Of their fellows were at the
front, other thousands here were In
capacitated in recent weeks by the
epidemic Of influenza.
And 1t will not be amiss for Amer
leans to recognize the manly. serene.
steadfast spirit with which those who
have builded that great national in
stituuon, the telephone service, them.
selves look toward the future
through the shadows of political In
trigue and socialistic plot as they set.
tie down upon good and faithful
servant Of the public.
The sun., 1918-11-24
"ro Camoens In Mesopotamia.
From s"r'bn,r's hogasire,

From k"rfbntTs h0gnstrS,
Two small back tones that saw the light
In Lisbon scores Of years ago.
\ wanderers friend have often proved
Amid the deser, or the snow.
when frst turned the ysilowed leaves
q Twas 'moHg the palm trees Of Brazil,
Now in the Cal!ph's land ind
Their magic undated SIN.
And when the swo!te-!ng troopshlp
stresmed
Through ormua STRAIT meath molten
sky,
The sea worn Ealleons OF Camoens
Seemed there at anchor riding hIgh.
Upon the housetops OF Bagdad
I've read OF IneZ's iuckless fate,
And mid the scorching desert dust
Heard stout da Gana's sailors prate
In long s's watches. of tho bou,
That once was held in London GOWN,
'TwiNt twelve OF Englands sturdy knights
And Portuguese of far renown.
Now IN pursui, ~ cautious Turk
VITA kit reduced 20 the absurd.
One volume stlll I've brought and read
Among the mountains OF the Kurd.
And so I've scrawled these vagrant lines
To offer thanks where hey are due,
For many weary moment chAered
ny these companions tried and true.
REnMiT RoosEvEir.
The sun., 1918-11-24
a - -
The Little Song.

I wrote n poem once:''it struck
The mighty chords OF song:
Il :old the doughty deeds OF war.
The triumphs OF the strong.
wrote another: through II oreathed
Young love and all It's woes,
The lilys whEeness unafraid,
The passion OF the rose.
They vanished into empty air
From out the homes OF men:
I heard their echoes dying feet
And never heard again.
And then SANG a little song
Without a touch Of art:
And 10. long years Il nestled close
W!thia a mothsrs hear.
JoHS JEAoME RooNEf.