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HENHousE WARM BUT AIRY.

Usually poultry house can be kept
well ventilated without making 1t un-
comfortably cold for the hens except
In the very coldest weather. Birds can
stand quite low temperatures provided
their combs do not frost. Where there
is much hard freezing weather, the
most effective way that has been found
to keep the poultry house warm and
dry is to place dry straw or hay to the
depth Of foot or more overhead on
floor Of boards laid as wide apart as
may be and still hold the straw. Dry
straw usually will absorb all moisture,
and so, when 1t is used the poultry
keeper must Judge by the air in the
house how much ventilation is needed.
A breed that will not stand the tenn
perature when the ventilation is regu-
lated in this way is not suited to the
climate.
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1t is silk and cotton for summer
frocks, and here are two of them de-
signed for the young girl that will
make her more than glad that she Is
alive in silk and cotton summer
All the pretty, old-time gingham pat
terms have been interpreted in taffeta
and voile and their inventors OF long
ago would be delighted with their ele-
gance and dalntiness In these fine
frocks In plaid or crossbar taffeta go
to the length of copying apron styles
The pretty frock of corn-colored,
crossbar tnffeta shown at the left of
the picture has the plainest and sim
plest of pleasant waists, made of plain
corn-colored taffeta, with sleeves of
georgette crepe. 1t has patch pockets
ruffied across the top, that deign to
remind us of the apron pockets. and
an ingenious collar made just to suit
the frock. This little model is salts
fed with plain, straight and narrow
skirt, that turns neither to the right
nor to the left, but pursues its way
undlsturbed by ruffle or tuck, to the
ankles of its wearers. 1t proclaims
the straight silhouette and leaves us
guessing as to just where 1t fastens.
A pretty dress at the right is made
of fine voile over slip of silk. The
skirt of voile is gathered Mt the waist
line 80 that 1t has considerable full
ness, but it is not draped. Just at the
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right 1t is split and cut at the bottom
so that the voile falls in n cascade.
The bodice is drnped from the shoul-
ders and bloused at the waistline.
The popular chemisette is indispensa-
BILE In waist draped in this way.
and appears less In filet lace over taf-
fetn lace over taffeta silk. The sleeves
are full and gathered into a little frlll
above the elbows. There is soft.
ribbon girdle with long ends looped
over at the front. 1t takes slender
bead tassels to weigh the ends so
that they will hang properly. A spray
of small garden flowers is tucked into
the girdle at the front, and their
pretty. quaint suggestion Is supple
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mented by the extra length of the skirt
which reaches almost to the instep.
Now is the time to dispose of all
lingerie matters, simple or otherwise:
for at this season of the year mer-
chants make concerted effort to
show and sell new undergarments and
the materials for making them. Pet
ticoats and camIsoles and their next
of kin, princess slips, are the subjects
under discussion here.
Shadow lace proves the best of as
sets when the time comes to design
camisoles. 1t is wide enough to make
the body of the camisole and the point
ed or scalloped edge provides for
graceful shape. Camisoles are made
of it by adding "A band of ribbon, or
wide beading to the straight edge for
the waIstline, and banding the lace
with narrow ribbon stitched on. Where
the lace has large points, two Of them
ut the front and two at the back form
"V"-shaped lines here and under the
arms, that are graceful. Ribbons. stitch
ed to these scallops or points are ex-
tended into shoulder straps.
In princess slips the bodice Is often
cut In the shape described above and
finished with n narrow hem. Below the
hem vnlenciennes lace insertion is let
In. Narrow skirts set onto the bodice
with a narrow belt have n series of
tucks edged with val lace running
about them. They are usually made Of
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"N-no," was the reply. "But, say,
doc"
"oh, you needn't say it." said the
druggist after Mr.. Bowser had got
through waltzing. II know what ails
you. You have got the toothache and
you're afraid of the dentist. Here, let
me open your mouth. Bad liberation.
1t will get into your jaw and you'll be
In bad way. The dentist is upstairs.
Go right up and tell him to yank out
that tooth. If you don't you are the
biggest coward in American
Bowser went up. He climbed the
stairs slowly-oh, so slowly! He hoped
to find the dentist dead when he got
up, but there was no such luck for
him. He climbed into the dental chair
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-22
A FIRELESs sRooDER
FOR MoTHERLESS CHICKS.

1t is satisfactory for the small
flock owner. 1t can be used out
doors only In reasonably warm
weather; in cold weather keep 1t
in a room which Is at least part
ly .eated.
You can make 1t yourself. As
the construction Is very simple,
many people prefer to build rath-
er than buy them. The body
heat of the chickens is the
source of warmth. A box 1S
inches square and 8 inches deep
makes good hover of this type.
Adjustable quilts or covers are
used. The number and position
Of the quilts over the chickens
In this box are regulated accord
ing to weather and the number
of chicks. In very cold weather
the quilts should sag SO as to
rest on the backs of the newly
Matched chicks. and there should
be little or no empty space in
the hover. In warmer weather
or with older chickens the quilts
or covers are raised or part of
them removed. From IL to 40
chicks are usually placed In a
fireless brooder. 25 being the av-
erage number, while small lots
do better than larger ones under
this method. When first placed
in the fireless brooder, the
chicks may have to be put under
the hovers frequently until they
learn where to get warm.
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dottes, Rhode Island Reds and Orp-
ingtons are all good varieties for the
average person who does not intend to
go into the poultry business on a con-
siderable scale. These breeds are good
layers and they also make good table
poultry. Furthermore, they will hatch
their own eggs and brood their own
chickens, whereas the Leghorns and
other breeds Of the egg-laying class do
not sit. and the use Of expensive incu-
bators and brooders is necessary In
order to perpetuate these fiocks.
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flesh-colored crepe de chine. White
batiste remains a favorite for petit
coats and nothing supplants small
tucks and fine narrow laces for trim
ming them. In the regard Of refined
women. But all petticoats must be
made to conform to the slender sill.
houette: lines must be straight.
The reliable taffeta petticoat for
daily wear is shown in the picture, fin-
ished with scant, corded fiounce hem
med at the bottom. Like everything
else. 1t is most liked In plain styles.
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-22
TREATING FROZEN
COMBS OF FOWLS
Rub Cold Vaseline on Frosted
Parts Before They Have
Chance to ThaW.
COCKS AND HENS AFFECTED
Thin Watties Of Males Are Most Sus-
eeptibIe, Especially When They
Are Wet as Bird Drlnks-cur.
tain Front Favored.

The extreme cold weather this win
ter has caused unusual damage
through frosted combs and wattles of
fowls. In the large-comb breeds both
cocks and hens are affected. The fe-
males of the breeds. having medium
sized combs, are not often seriously in
jured by frost, but when the mercury
goes below zero the combs and wattles
of the males are often very badly
nipped.
Treat Before Thawlng.
When first frozen the comb and wat
ties retain their normal color, except
for slight whiteness of the skin Of
the frozen parts. After the affected
parts thaw out they turn dark in color.
and there is more or less Inflammation
in them and the adjacent parts. Treat
ment is most beneficial II first applied
before the frozen parts begin to thaw.
At this stage the best treatment is to
rub with cold vaseline or lard. manipu-
lating gently with the fingers to draw
the frost gradually and restore circu-
lation. When the frost is out anoint
the parts with a mixture of 8 table
spoonfuls vaseline, 2 tablespoonfuls
glycerine,'1 1 tablespoonful turpentine.
Apply this two or three times a day,
keeping the bird in a cool mot cold)
place. If the frostbite is not noticed
until thawing has occurred. omit the
nrst rubbing.
Use Of vaseIine.
The thin wattles of males are most
susceptible. especially when they are
wet as the bird drinks. In severe cold
weather it is best not to give males ac-
cess to open drinking vessels except
during the warmer hours of the day.
The combs are usually frosted at night
when the birds are on the roosts. A
curtain of burlap or Of cotton cloth
hung before the roost will often keep
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-22
7o-HEN EGG FACTORY
AS BACKYARD VENTURE.

The Illustration above shows
an intensive backyard poultry
plant which is making very i'm
portant food contribution to n
nation that needs more eggs and
poultry flesh. Practically the en-
tire backyard is occupied by
houses and covered runs and
about 70 hens are carried. Each
house is 6 by IA feet and is divid-
ed into 2 pens with a covered
yard of the same size. There
are about Is hens to a pen. The
houses are raised from the
ground SO that the hens can run
under them and the soil in the
runs is renewed four times a
year. A flock of 13 hens in one
of these pens laid 2,163 eggs in a
year. Oats are sprouted for
green feed in the cellar Of the
dwelling house of the owner.
Chicks, too, are raised In this
basement.
II you are thinking of starting
backyard poultry business,
write to the q. s. department of
agriculture for a copy of Farm
ers' Bulletin ss9, Backyard
Poultry Keeping"
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prevent any frostbites. If 1t is more
convenient the males may be removed
to warmer place for the night. Rub
bing vaseline on the combs and wat
ties of the males makes them more
frost-resistant.
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-22
Heavy Layer. Are ne.t.

Heavy layers produce more hatch.
ing eggs for sale or for Matching ioto
baby chicks and more eggs for mar
ket purposes before and after the
Matching season.
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-22
BREEDS FOR BACKYARD FLocKs

For the family that wishes to keep
poultry for home consumption rather
than for the market, the so-called gen.
eral-purpose breeds are better suited
than what are known as the egg-lny-
ing breeds. Plymouth Rocks, Wyan-
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Nuu h~t~e ~eeQ
Better Than an Alarm CLOCK.

ocEeeF UNr d'I 1N'd'FrT OTUCN.
Exe-"Why not have Bridget shut
the kitchen door mornings? One can
smell the breakfast all over the
house." Mrs. Exe-"Shut the kitchen
door? / guess not. The smell is all
that gets the family up."-Boston
Evening Transcript
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-22

uelphla scrapple. lake
n cleaned pigs head and
boil until the flesh slips
easily from the bones.
Remove all the bones
and chop the meat. Set
aside the liquor in which
the head was cooked un-
til cold, then take off the
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-22

uTUCuf VItcH N"e
least twice a week
in some form) on
our tables. The
onion contains a
richness of miner
al matter and acids
most healthful in
keeping the body
In condition Stenk
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-22
e THE d
E7KITCHHEN .
CABINETS

From the maple voice from the will
low a sign,
From the marshes soft odors that
bring
To the eyes that can see, to the ears
that can hear
The news OF the coming of spring.
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-22
AN ONION A DAY.

The good old odoriferous bulb
when 1t is digested and enjoyed should
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-22
WAYS WITH MEAT.

A dish which will take the place Of
meat and is most nourishing is Phila-
The Ordway new era., 1918-02-22

Eggs and they says" are brittle; be-
ware
For an egg once broken. and they
say" once spoken.
VIII never. no never. become whole by
repair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
Japanese Composer
With Michio Itolu

Another series of dance recitals will
be given at the Greenwich Village The
atre by Michio Itow, Tulle Lindahl and
Toshi Komori on the Sunday evenings
Of April Z, ii and II, at S:45. So sue
cessful were the recitals given in Feb
ruary that numerous requests have
come in for repetition of the series.
However. for. the April recitals the
Japanese artist has arranged an en-
tirely new programme, which will thus
be given for the first time in public in
New York. with new settings, costumes
and properties, some of which were
loaned to Mr.. Itow by the Brooklyn Mu-
scum.
feature Of the recitals will be the
music, played in each instance by the
composer himself, and in two of the
dances the music will be furnished by
japanese singer chanting classical
poem. Two Americans will figure on
the programmes, Charles T. Critics and
Lassalle Spier, besides Leo Ornstein.
who will play his "Wild Mems Dance"
interpreted by Mr.. 1tow, and koscak
Yamada, the foremost composer in ia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
Marie Dressler to
Work for Liberty Loan

The third Liberty Loan drive started
officially yesterday when Marie Dress
Ter, on the steps of the Capitol at
Washington, delivered an address in be.
half of the loan.
Miss Dressler was selected by the
Hon. W. G. McAdoo, Secretary of the
Treasury, as representative of the
theatrical profession.
Charles +. Horncr, of the Treasury
Department, acting as director of the
speakers bureau, addressing Miss
Dressler, said:
81 appreciate, as does Secretary
McAdoo, the patriotic spirit that i'm
pels you to give your time to this
great work. 1t is the many fine
Americans who are serving in this
way, without hope of personal reward
who are doing so much toward making
possible our success in the big war.
IF you will leave it to me | will
get in touch with our various organi-
cations to work out schedule and
itinerary"
Miss Dresslcr will speak in Phila-
delphia to-day; in New York City to-
morrow; in Buffalo, April 8; in Clcvc-
land. 10; Detroit, II; Chicago, ~ and
~; Milwaukee, IA; Minneapolis and St.
Paul, 16 and II; Omaha, 19; Kansas
CITY, l9 and 20; st. Louis, II and 90;
Cincinnati, % and "a, and Louisville,
25.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
War Brings a
Trend Toward
The Occult
Carter Back After World
Tour and Escape From
the Hun

The appearance of the magician Car
ter the Great at the Belmont Theatre
has double significance for New York
City. 1t is the first time that a presti-
digitator has played here, except in the
the inauguration of the Belmont Thea
ire as permanent home of magic in
New York.
The metropolis has never had thea
tire devoted exclusively and continu-
ously to conjuring. London has its
home Of magic in st. Georges Hall in
Oxford Circus, formerly located in
Egyptian Hall. Paris has several times
had a home given over exclusively to
the art of legerdemain. If Carriers
plans are successful, other magicians
will be invited to be guests of the
theatre.
Through history we find the art of
magic playing its part. The Bible fire.
quently refers to the magicians, wise
men aud sorcerers. The Book of Exc
dus, for instance, refers to the ma
gicians Of Egypt initiating certain
miracles of Moses by their enchant-
: ments. The priests Of Egypt, Greece
ard Rome resorted to magic. Their
principal illusion was the throwing of
spectral images upon the smoke of
burning incense by means of concave
metal mirrors. Magic played its part
in Persia, India, China and through the
Far East
The ancient Romans gave frequent
exhibitions. The Oracle at Delphi
was skilfuIly contrived bit of NEGRO
NANCY. The Egyptian statue Of Mem
non, which uttered weird sounds at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07

sunrise and sunset, was another Adolf
ly contrived work Of the priests, and
in the Middle Ages we find Merlin,
who was contemporary with the Saxon
invasion of Britain in the latter part
of the fifth century.
The art of magic survived the bar
tarism and ignorance of the Dark
Ages, and reappeared in the so-called
modern Italian school of Jonas, andre
letti and Antonio Carlotti Yet in
good Queen Elizabeth's reign con-
Jurers were classed with ruffians, bias
phemers, thieves, vagabonds, Jews,
Turks, heretics, pagans and sorcerers.
The real era of modern magic dates
back to the beginning of the nine
teenth century. J. E. Robert Houdin
attracted the attention of the world
with his soirees fantastiques at his
Temple of Magic in Paris in the '40s.
Magic attained a remarkable popu-
larity in England in the '6Os, with the
appearance of John Nevil Maskelyne,
who achieved his first fame by invent
disappeared and reappeared. Maske-
lyme, with fellow magician named
Cook, opened London's home of magic
in Egyptian Hall, originally in Oxford
Street.
A number of notable .magicians ap-
peared during the last decade. Buatier
de Kolta was a London sensation at
Egyptian Hall. In succession came
such sleight-of-hand experts and con-
jurers as Blitz, John Henry Anderson,
Heller, Hermann the Great and Keller
Every great war of the worlds hisA
tory has been followed by an unusual
interest in magic, spiritualism and
other so-called phenomena. War, with
its grim toll of death, brings trend
toward the occult. All sorts of fam
tastic stories are told in Europe, such
as the one of the spirit of Joan of Arc
rallying the French in the early days
of the war. Throughout the continent
spiritualism is arousing keen interest
Carter was playing special engage
ment in Liege when the Kaiser's war
machine started to rip it's way through
Belgium. He barely escaped to Paris
with his company, part of his equip
ment and his trained lion. He has
just returned from an eight-year tour
Of the world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07

| hangings, upholstery and lighting
fixtures have been designed and ex-
ecuted with a feeling of elegance and
individuality. One particularly notice
able feature of the decoration is the
manner in which the panels of the in
terror doors and face of the balcony
and gallery fronts have been treated
These panels, painted by hand, are in
the delicate design and coloring of
the Adam period.
The stage is equipped with the most
recent and complete counterweight
system in the country. In fact, this
is the only theatre wherein CYCLIC
rama and side. tab sets can be oper-
ated together by counterweight sys-
tenn. The counterweight system is
worked entirely from the stage floor
on the prompt side. This practically
eliminates the need of men in the
fly galleries and the usual stage sig
mailing and calling. The lighting is
as complete as science can make it..
Ventilation is accomplished in the most
modern way. Fresh air is forced into
a plenum chamber into the orchestra,
and from there it finds it's way to the
auditorium and through mushroom
vents, one of which is placed under
each seat.
The orchestra pit is arranged with
louvred openings in the top whereby
the sound is diffused throughout the
house. One novel feature of the or
chestra is the installation of a choral
cello, which is operated by the pianist
in the pit. but which will produce
music at distant points of the build
ing. For instance, one unit of chimes
has been hung above the ceiling of the
auditorium, and when in operation will
sound like the chimes in some distant
belfry, the sound coming through the
perforated ornamental centre portion
of the ceiling. Another unit has been
placed in the lounge downstairs, and
| instead of the usual discordant bell
the theatregoers will be reminded of
the approaching rise of the curtain by
soft strains of chimes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
pan, who has just arrived in ~. 81 a.

PAN "no "aS 'ass ar1''eo in New NJ
Besides contributing three ~; ia
works, Mr.. Yamada has am.
dance and several original faged
melodies, which Mr.. Itow. Mis- sspales
and Mr.. Komori will present Irndal
Yamada is young japanese ,,. Aoses
and composer, who left Jananu sltlaa
graduating from the Imperial A.. ssiset
of Music in Toxic to study for aoens
years in Europe. There he u. ssseral
opera called "The Seventh Tenrse u
a japanese subject, which was sss.. n
for production in the Schiller TS.eset
in Berlin III the summer of 1914 s'ef
the spring OF that year Yamada lef, !, q
Japan to collect costumes and NO q,
critics for the production of his n rsup
and while there the world war S sa
out. Realizing that musical actisy; S,ose
Europe was to be indefinitely m
pended, he directed all his ena. -.
toward charging the musical scons s'ss !.
Japan. In the fall of 1914 he orss ps u
the Philharmonic Orchestra of T T.a!
the first band Of native players or Ssle
lied to perform the classical and 81
crn music of the Occident. with Ysm n,0e'
as conductor. The first concert wss aa =
voted entirely to Mr.. Yamada's wo. H
the composer conducting. The s sStn
quent concerts, given with the freo uvss.
regularity of our own symphony AGE sss
certs, have been devoted to the clsss;s...,,
and modern composers of Eurone u.
own works include, besides the omar NV
symphony, q work for chorus and :.
chestra, two symphonic poems. a dsss
suite. a song cycle and numerous n;.s
compositions and songs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-07
Yearning for True
Local Color Fills
Soul of VIM. Hodge

William Hodge, who is appearing in
The Lee Shubert production of "A Cure
for Curables" at the Thirty ninth Street
Theatre, is just as native as Main
Street, bay windows or griddlc cakes.
There is no veneer about him, no af-
fectation. He is just a natural fellow.
such as can be found in scores of small
towns and villages throughout the
country. Hodge is a man who is &C.
customed to broad spaces, broad visions
and broad life.
"Why must our managers continually
seek the barren fields of Europe for
material for stage entertainment ?" he
asked. eve need only to look about us
to see what a promise for the future
the land of our birth holds for us.
And the field is practically untouched.
One or two playwrights have endeav-
ored to put the life of certain sections
OF the country upon the stage, notably
Alice Brown in children Of the Earth
and George AIDE, who has humorously
presented phases of Middle Western
small town life. But the playwright
who understands and appreciates Amer
lean small town life is yet to come. the
man who can get into the very soul of
America and disscct and present for
our pleasure its aims and ideals.
IF any one will stop to think he will
realize that there has never been
single play presented on our stage
really representative of the small town.
and yet our small town is essentially
and distinctly American. 1t has been
entirely disregarded as material for the
stage.
u say entirely, although a few Of
our dramatists have made attcmpts in
this direction, because they have pre-
sentcd the small town as Broadway be-
Iieves it to be. OF course, incorrectly
and absurdly, with fearfully exaeeer-
ated characters and impossible situa-
tions.
Il have attempted to portray certain
types of Americans truthfully. Thew
are beginning to call me the typical
American actor. Perhaps I am. Per-
haps l have succeeded because I have
known these types so we'll. | happen
to know small town life pretty well.
having been born and raised in little
town few miles from Rochester. The
lives of its inhabitants are intensely
interesting, absorbing, but they are
American people to the core; and, we'll
some day" concluded Hodge, 81 hope
TO play figure that is representative
of the typical small American town of
the East. But guess III have to wait
for the Great American Drama"