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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

In the issue of the Central Division
Bulletin Of the American Red Cross Of
August % the following article ap-
pears:
Women Of Cheerful Disposition for
Hospital Hut Service Abroad.
Several hundred American women.
whose dispositions are Of the cheerful
variety, are wanted for work In the
Red Cross hospital huts in France.
The cheerful disposition" proposition
Is an essential requisite. for the reason
that their duty will be to spread cheer
among the boys who are convalescing
after wounds received on the battle
Geld er from attacks of illness.
Tire bureau Of personnel of the
American Red Cross already has en-
rolled $50 of these workers, while 443
Is the number estimated as necessary
to be supplied before the first Of Jan
uary. 1919. The Red Cross commits
siOner to France, in a cablegram call
ing for these hospital hut workers,
specifying some of the qualifications
required. suggested that the women
chosen should be those who are keen
on entertainment. Lots of music, read
ing aloud, and all that sort of. thing
help to make the recovery Of wounded
and sick soldier boys much quicker
than otherwise would be the case.
Everything that keeps up spirits and
turns thoughts in a channel that pre-
vents one of the bitterest Of all all
Inconsistencies g0dsend.
The American Red Cross intends
that there shall be no lack Of enter
tainment and good cheer lover there"
and 1t is particularly desired therefore
that the call for hospital hut workers
be complied with according to sched-
ule. Those who volunteer for this
service will be expected to remain
abroad for at least year.
It is desirable that applicants be
able to pay their own expenses, but in
cases of exceptional qualifications the
Red Cross will pay living expenses In
France. Transportation to and from
France will be furnished by the Red
Cross.
There should be no mistaken notion
that this hospital hut service is easy
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lex. &z>z;,A,
y 81
Braid Much Used.

Braid is going to be very much used
this autumn. There is real wartime
reason for this, as braid is something
that c0vereth a multitude Of sins and
makes quick work Of giving a smart
and neat finish to all sorts of tailored
frocks, coats and suits. There is a
kind Of double, folded braid that may
easily be applied to the edge Of
sleeves, tunics or skirts, giving them
a complete finish with the minimum Of
work. The home dressmaker will do
we'll to make use Of this new vogue
for braid. OF course, braid is not al
ways used as a lab0r-saving device.
for In many Of the new and smart
suits a very elaborate system Of braid
trimming is carried out, often more
than one sort of braid being combined
In one design.
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work, for it surely is not. Emergen-
cies may arise which will make II
necessary to call upon the workers for
duties not on the program; for 1t is
now an established rule of the Red
Cross that all those accepting service
abroad must hold themselves in readi-
ness to accept any duty which is as
signed to them. Only those who have
strong constitutions, and do not tire
easily-and who still possess that
never-to-be-forg0tten cheerful dispo.
sition"-are fitted for enrolment in
the hospital hut service. Application
should be made to the Bureau Of Per
sonnet, Central Division. $50 North
Wabash avenue. Chicago, Ill.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

White Plymouth Rock Cock, First
Prize Winner.
industry, and these men have been
especially willing to give their time
and efforts in working for increased
production.
Standard poultry, as the phrase is
commonly used in America, is poultry
bred to the standards established by
the American Poultry association. The
object Of making standards for poultry
is the same as the object of making
standards Of weight, volume or quail
ity for any product or commodity;
/. e., to secure uniformity and estab-
llsh series of grades as q basis Of
trading in the article.
In making standards for poultry
which apply in the process of produc-
ton, the principal points considered
are size, shape and color.
Size and shape are breed characters
and largely determine the practical
values Of poultry. Many standard
breeds are divided into varieties differ
ing in color but identical in every 9TH
er respect. Color is not a primary
utility point, but as a secondary point
often comes in for special considera-
ton. For example, white variety and
q black variety Of the same breed are
actually identical In table quality, but
because black birds do not dress for
the market as clean and nice looking
rs white ones, 1t often happens that
they are not as salable.
When a flock Of fowls is kept for
production only, uniformity in color
is much less important than approx
mate uniformity in size and type, yet
the more attractive appearance of a
flock of birds of the same color justi-
fies selection for color as far as it can
be followed without sacrificing any
material point.
When poultry keeper grows his
own stock year after year he should
by all means use stock of a well-estab-
lished popular standard breed. BY do
ing so and by selecting as breeders
only as many Of the best specimens
Of the flock as are needed to produce
the chickens reared each year, a poul-
try keeper maintains in his flock a
highly desirable uniformity Of excel |
lence in every practical quality and,
with little extra care and no extra |
cost, can have pleasing uniformity
in color. To the novice in poultry
keeping it often appears that there
is no real necessity for so many
breeds and varieties as have been
in America. Further &C
quaintance with them. however, shows
that although color differences are In
most cases merely to please the eyes
Of persons having different prefer
ences for color, the differences in
shape and size which make breed
character have been developed with
view to adapting each to particular
uses or particular conditions.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

Many women have become addicted
to the pajama habit, and pajamas are
beginning to crowd nightdresses in
the good graces Of the up-to-date young
woman. Already manufacturers are
turning out variety Of them in cot
ton and in silk fabrics. They are
made in two pieces with more or less
fancy coats and jackets and in the
plain original model borrowed from
The masculine garment. But the tend
cncy is away from the severe type to
the more feminine and frivolous styles.
In the picture a one-piece model Of
flesh-col0red wash satin is shown. It
appeared at the Style Show recently
held at Chicago, and its lure caused
many good dollar to pass from buy.
ers Of apparel to the manufacturer Of
this particular garment. These buyers
know its lure will coax more dollars
out Of the purses of dainty and luxury
loving women.
Wash satin lingerie seems an e1-
travagance. but In the long run it can
not be considered 80. The satin
proves to be very durable and the ma
ture Of this material precludes the use
of lot of fragile but useless trim
mings. Hemstitching, fine tucks,
French knots. and durable lace edg-
ings prove the best choice for trim
ming satin lingerie. and they last as
long as the things they decorate.
The pajamas pictured Qre cut with
q kimono body Joined to very full PAN
falcons held by q fiat elastic band to
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Education From the Bible.

Read your bible. making it the first
morning business Of your life, to un-
derstand some portion of it clearly,
and your daily business to obey it in
all that you understand. To my early
knowledge Of the Bible I owe the best
part of my taste in literature, and
The most precious and ON the whole,
the one essential part Of my educa.
dOn.-Ruskin.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
GOOD
ROADS
WARTIME POLICY DESCRIBED
Head Of Department That Administer
Federal Aid Act Tells Of
Highway Problem.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Governmental agencies dealing with
highway problems fully recognize the
vital military and economic importance
Of the c0untry's roads, according to q
letter from Secretary Of Agriculture
Houston to Arthur Fl. Fleming, chief Of
the state councils section, council Of
national defense.
The secretary, whose department ad-
ministers the federal aid road act,
stated also that the government fecog-
nizes that 1t Is necessary to construct,
reconstruct or maintain roads essen
dal for military and vital economic
purposes and to defer action ON roads
not Of this class; and that It is desir-
able, wherever possible, to use local
materials for road building and MAIN
tenance in order to relieve railroad
traffic.
Important highways, as described in
the secretary's letter, include only
those utilized, or to be utilized, by the
military establishment, those which
carry a considerable volume of mate
rails and supplies essential to war in
dustries, and those which have bear
ing on the production and distribution
Of food supplies, connecting popula-
ton and shipping centers with sur
rounding agricultural areas.
Attention is called to the formation
Of the United States highways council.
This body was suggested by the secre-
tary to coordinate federal agencies in
terested in highway problems. The
council is made up Of representative
each from the department Of agricul-
ture, the war department, the railroad
administration, the fuel administration
and the war industries boards. It will
form a unified agency for dealing, on
behalf of the federal government, with
highway construction, maintenance and
policies. It will, Of course, through the
office of public roads and rural engi-
neering of the department, continue
the close contact already established,
both formally by law and informally
by practice, with the state highway
in each state.
The office of public roads and rural
and the highways council
will actively consider the supply, for
highway purposes, Of road oils, as
phalts and other bituminous road
materials controlled by the fuel adj
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
NATURAL FOOD FOR THE DUCK
Il Consists Of Flag, Grasses, Small
Fishes, Water Insects, ETC.
Has No Crop.

The natural food Of the duck Is
both vegetable and animal in nature.
In the wild state 1t gathers its food
from brooks and marshes, consisting
of flag, grasses, small fishes, water
insects, etc. When the birds are
raised in confinement this diet must,
in measure, be initiated to get the
most satisfactory results. The duck
has no crop, the food passing directly
from the throat to the gizzard, and
as q consequence the food must be In
soft, mushy state.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness
and that Is by q constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. Catarrhal Deafness Is
caused by an iniamed condition Of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube Is inflamed you have 9
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when 1t IL entirely closed, Deafness is the
result. Unless the Inflammation can be re-
duced and this tube restored to its nor.
NAL condition, hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases Of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which is an inflamed
condition Of the Mucous Surfaces.
case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE.
All Druggists 75c Circulars free
+. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Always Do Your Best.

What God may hereafter require Of
you, you must not give yourself the
least trouble about. Everything he
gives you to do, you must do as we'll
rs you can, and that is the best pos
sible preparation for what he may
give you to do next. If people would
do what they have 70 do they would
always find themselves ready for what
comes next.-C. NJ. Mcdonald,
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
0ual-Purpose Breeds.

OU&1.P0rpooo 6reeo9.
As the type Of animal necessary for
the production Of large yields of milk
Is entirely different from that Of the
beef animals, it has been impossible
to produce breed which would com.
bine these functions and be Of superior
merit for both purposes.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
A Touch Of Fur on BAGS

Small bags Of fur, matching coatees
capes and coats, are carried this sea.
son. Sealskin Is gathered on q gold
top, and mole topped with satin is
another handsome combination.
Shirred satin and beaded tops for fun
bags IS another novelty.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

ity production for highway materials
controlled by the war Industries board.
They will also, in contact with the
railroad administration, aid in secur-
Ing, so far as practicable, facilities for
the transportation Of road materials
and supplies. Furthermore, the Office
Of public roads and rural engineering
will act as the medium for furnishing
Information and assistance on highway
problems, especially to state highway
authorities in meeting the various diff
iculties which they encounter.
When the United States entered the
war the work Of planning state high
way systems, so that, as far as neces-
sary and feasible, they would connect
with the systems Of other states, was
we'll under way. This resulted from
efforts to administer the federal aid
road act, so that the roads of vital i'm
pOrtance for economic, military and
other purposes should first be dealt
with. The federal aid road actin
volving an aggregate five-year expendi-
ture, directly and from state and local
funds. Of $16O,OOO,OOO in addition to at
least $2OO,OOO,OOO spent independently
each year by the states-provides that
the states must maintain the roads
and that before any money can be ex-
pended the roads must be selected and
approved and plans. specifications and
contracts submitted.
The secretary also calls attention to
the fact that road engineers have been
provided by the. department for each
OF the army environments and for work
on roads elsewhere in which military
authorities were interested.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

the figure at the waistline. The band
is run in a casing sewed to the inside
of the garment. There is a wide
turned-back collar edged with a SUBJ
stantial lace, which also finishes the
short sleeves. At the ankle the pan.
falcons are gathered in by an elastic
band, and a frill Of lace falls about
the foot. for no reason but to look
lovely. It accomplishes its commend
able purpose.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

The Strong Withstand the Heat of Summer
Better Than the Weak
Ol0 people who arc feeble and younger people
who are veal. will be strengthened and enabled to
20 through the depressing heat of sammef BY tax.
Ing GROVES TASTBLESS chill TONIC. 1t purideo
and e9fches the blood and builds mp the whole sys-
eem You can soon feel Its Strengthening lnv1goS.
a&1nG Meet &c,
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

group and IS per cent on those of the
Illinois group was from dairy cattle
and dairy products. In the Wisconsin
group 21.5 per cent Of the cows were
heifers that became fresh
during the year; 1879 per cent of the
herds were discarded or sold as dairy
cows. The farmers prefer to raise their
cows instead Of buying them, and on
over half of the farms studied there
were pure-bred H0lstein bulls. In the
Illinois group 8 per cent Of the cows
were home-raised heifers with first
calves, while 27.6 per cent of the herds
were discarded, indicating that this Is
q dairy-cow purchasing region.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Bad Time for Road Work.

0~O sutS TOT nOa0 WORK.
If the working of the roads is de.
ferred until the latter part of the sum-
mer when the surface is baked dry
and hard, they are not only difficult
to work, but the work is unsatisfac-
tory when done.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Soft, Clear Skins,

o0tI, Clear Sk1n8.
Night and morning battle the face
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. II
there are pimples first smear them
with Cuticura Ointment. For free sam.
pies address, ''Cuticura, Dept. K, Bos.
ton" Sold by druggists and by mail.
Soap Is, Ointment 25 and 5O.-Adv,
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
RI
Wide Plaid Ribbons,

Wide plaid ribbons are shown in the
shops. They IRE especially effective
for trimming big wide-brimmed straw
hats fot country or beach wear. The
.fibbca il simply held loosely around
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Dispose Of Storm Water.

OBP0Se OF Storm water.
Storm water should be disposed Of
quickly before it has had time to pene.
trate deeply into the surface of the
road. This can be done by giving the
road crown or slope from the center
to the sides.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

Simple, Efficient and Cheap.
Because of its simplicity, efficiency
and cheapness, the split-log drag or
some similar device is destined to
come into more and more general use,
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Feeding for MIX.

II a cow is fed only enough food to
sustain life it cannot be expected that
she will give profitable yield of mill.
Feed is the only material the cow has
for making milk.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
"HARD SKIN" AND
FOOT CALLUSES
Magic! Peel them off without
pain or soreness
pain or soreness


Don't suffer! A tiny bottle OF Freez.
one costs but few cents at any drug
store. Apply a few drops on the
t0ughened calluses or "hard skin" on
bottom of feet, then lift those painful
spots right off with fingers. COrns also!
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

Feeding dead animals to hogs is q
common practice, but it is dangerous
one. as the hogs may contract disease,
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

the crown Of the hat and tied in big
loose bow at the edge, or near the
edge, Of the brim. This low arrange
ment Of the bow on the hat brim is
considered good.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Poulte Are Delicate.

The young poults are delicate and
demand careful attention. It is best
to keep the mother and young poults'
confined in a roomy coop a few days.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

Sore Eyes. Blood-Shot Eyes. Watery Eyes
sticky Eyes all healed promptly with night
" applications Of Roman Eye Balsam. Adv.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Lice Cause Many Losses,

Lice Cause Many Losses.
Head lice which bore through the
skulls Of chicks and poults and gradu-
ally cause paralysis and finally death
are the cause Of many losses.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

Yes, Constant. you can make an ap-
pie tree bare by picking the leaves
of.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

Georqette Crepe in Checks.
GeOrgette crepe is made up In
checks and in plaids in various color
combinations. Moreover. narrow ap-
oiled hens of the checked or plaided
material are put on the straight ruff
9es of white.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

A fool refuses a paying job today
because he has thankless one for to-
morrow.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

Some people know so much they
can't see anything but their own
ideas.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Summer Smock.

Summer Smock.
It would be impossible to create a
more artistic garment for summer
wear than the smock. Young girls and
slender women find it exceptionally
becoming. The loose and straight but
pliable lines Of the smock conceal and
even beautify defects, Stimulating
pleasant roundness Of figure. The ma.
terials used for them range from cal
leo to georgette crepe. One very prac-
teal smock is very much like a large
allover apron, for it buttons on the
shoulders, is very long and shows
huge pockets capable of holding any
necessary articles, from knitting to
farming indictments.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Suffered For Years
Back and Kidneys Were in
Bad Shape, But Doan's
Removed all the Trouble.

my kidneys were so weak that the
least cold l caught would affect them
and start my back aching until [
could hardly endure the misery" saws
Mrs. D. c. Ross, y73 Fulton ST., Brook
lyn, N. Y. "In the morning when I
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Interest In PIaids,

Perhaps it is through the influence
of the Scotch kilties, who have ap-
peared at various times In our Amer1-
can cities to remind us that the kins-
men Of Bruce and Wallace are among
our allies, that we have revived our
interest in plaids. Perhaps it is just
because bright colors are in vogue as
counteractive against the grimness
Of war, or perhaps it Is just time that
plaids returned to vogue-they do
periodically, do they not2 At any rate.
some Of the most interesting Of the
new separate skirts are made from
Scotch plaid and some Of these skirts
are made in pleated designs to carry
out the idea Of the highlander.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
Green Food for poul&rv

Green Food for Poultry.
# cabbage heads are cut of instead
Of pulled. new leaves come out and
furnish good green food for poultry,
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

New Jerseyites ordered to use wood
are protesting because it's 81 per short
cord.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

To the Purpose.
"What is the last thing that girls
got her finger intO?" II think it is
a diamond engagement ring"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

When you peel off corns or calluses
with FreezOne the skin beneath is left
pink and healthy and never sore, ten
der or even irritated. Try Freezone
sure ADV.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21
MEN
AND
WOMEN

Of order Or diseased. For good results
use DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. the great
Kidney medicine. At druggists in large
and medium size bottles. Sample size
bottle by Parcel Post, also pamphlet.
Address DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton.
n. T.. and enclose ten cents. When writ
ing mention this paper.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

lyn, N. Y. "In the morning when 7
first got up, my back
was 80 lame, could
hardly bend over and 1-&A
any move sent darts of ~
pain through my kid n =
neys. It was hard for &. ~
me to walk up stairs or ~
stoop, and to move w
while lying down sent %A
darts Of pain through LS
me.
THE kidney secre- MRS. ROSS
tons were scanty and distressing and |
the water remained in my system, max.
ing my feet and hands swell. There
were dark circles under my eyes and
became 20 dizzy I could hardly see.
had rheumatic pains in my knees and
i was all I could do to get around.
For years was in that. shape and /
wore plasters and used all kinds of
medicine to no avail until l tried
Doan's Kidney Pills. They rid me
Of the trouble and strengthened nv
back and kidneys. When have taken
Doen's since, they have always bene-
fited me-"
G10oyn to before me.
L. N. VAUGHAN, Notary Public.
Cee0saasaeA Ar sssss. eoe Boa
|DOAN'S k SD,
FoSTER-AmBURN CO., BUFFALO. N.Y..
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-21

Kidney trouble preys up
on the mind, discourages
and lessons ambition;
beauty, vigor and cheer
fulness often disappear