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The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
Interior of weII-Equlpped Hen House.

interior OF nSn I1ouSS'
80 inches from the floor, depending OF
the height of the building. This gives
space enough under them so that the
hens have room TO exercise and is not
too high for the heavier hens to fly up
to-. The rOosts should be 3 or 4 inches
above the dropping boards. II more
than a single roost is used, they should
be on the same level; otherwise all the
hens will try to crowd upon the high
est roost. A piece of 2 by 4 or , by 3,
laid on edge and with the upper cor
ners rounded off, makes a good roost.
A pole, or even a piece of board . or 3
inches wide, may be used. If the rOOst
is of light material and fairly long, 1t
should be supported in the center, as
well as at the ends, to prevent it from
sagging badly. An allowance of z to
10 inches of roost space per fowl, ac-
cording to the size of the birds, should
be made. If more than one roost is
used, they should be placed about 10
inches apart.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
GARDEN J0GS

Are your flats filed with fer
tile forcing soil?
The new handle for the spad-
ing fork2 Did you think of it?
Those wood ashes from the
fireplace? Are you saving them
for the potash they contain?
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

Such soups make a desirable lunch
or supper dish for the entire family
Cream of Dandelion Soup.
l quart milk (skim or 2 t~ablespoonfuls fat
whole). teaspoonful salt
2 tablespoonfuls flour
l cupful dandelion caves that have been
thoroughly cooked.
Stir flour into melted fat and mix
with cold milk. Put the thoroughly
cooked dandeliOn leaves through a
sieve or chop them fine and add to the
milk. Stir until thickened.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

upon the labor conditions. "Unfortunately' continued Mr.. Sylvan, the com
panys present buildings are all filled to the doorsw with the heavily worked
apparatus and unless tn service being rendered is to be completely suspended.
it is, of course, utterly impossible to install automatic equipment without first
providing nw buildings.
ION account of the weight of such apparatus and the necessity of pro-
"To expedite the early completion of the automatic installation, the COM
PAL must count OF SOL immediate relief in the fmm of an order from the
utility commission. Unless as n val measure the commission asks the people
10 eliminate unnecessary calling the company will be compelled to continue
expanding large sums on installation of temporary equipment % caref or such
calls
1T is essential that theseu utilities should be maintained att their maximum eff
cheney and that everything reasonably possible should be done with that end in
view"
The new system will be operated by a dial BY turning numbers on this
dial to correspond 20 the number you desire and pushing Il signal the connec.
ton will be made automatically. 1t will a We considerable time in MAXIM
connections, said MI. Sylvan.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
Matter Of Social Affairs Bothers Correspondent

THE question of going out evenings to social affairs has become acute
i between Helen and myself, writes a correspondent It is one o the
mysteries of creation why in women the social instinct should pc deveIoped so
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

Variety Is not only the spice of life.
but In poultry feeds and feeding II Is
one element that stands for success
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

Aprons made Of crossbar pattern can
be easily mended without the patch
showing.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
Willie Saw Himself as Possible Rival of Hens

CPRrNG is here. 1t may not look like 1T sometimes but it is a fact Under
- the direction Of II. NJ. Connolly of the department of agriculture, detailed
Tor garden work in The District war garden clubs are springng np as radshes
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
WashingtOnians Have No Doubt About Spring

THE chief thing that makes N sur spring is here is the appearance on or
tops appear o the streets, flung from the hands Of small boys, there is no
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

When buying cooking utensils
choose those with round corners, i'm
stead OF square. whenever possible
They are easier to keep clean.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

within a few weeks, probably within
the next ten days. II will be in full
operation i'm the business section be-
fore the summer is over, according
TO statements made by the telephone
company.
Nine out OF every ten telephone
girls now employed will lose their
jobs, is the prediction of II. l.. Sylvan,
assistant Ia the president of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
company, when the new system is in
fuIl onprotioD here. Mr. Sylvan WIS
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
Capital to Have Automatic Telephone Service

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. viii have an automatic telephone system
w within the next Is months. The work Of installing this system, which viii
involve millions of dollars. win begin in The business section OF The capital
Milford chronicle., 1918-02-15
LINCOLN CITY.

Dr. Ira Henderson, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his wife.
Mrs. Harvey Davidson has been Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. john
son, near Stockley.
Miss Laura Calhoun was detained
from returning to her school at Har-
beson until the middle Of the week on
account of the sickness of her sister,
Miss Dora Calhoun, and the death of
her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Abbott, OF
Milford.
The. Y. P. BIS met with Miss Mia
Swain on Friday evening.
Isaac Clendaniel and wife Of Ellen
dale, spent Sunday with John H. Glen
daniel
Fred Harder and Jack Willis pur-
chased a hog from Frank Clendaniel
on Wednesday for seventy-five dol
lars. When butchered it dressed four
hundred nineteen and a half pounds.
Upon guessing its weight Lacey Shock
ley came within one half pound of its
weight It was sold 90 several parties,
netting the former purchasers a neat
sum.
Henry Hatfield has again started
work on his new house which is rap
idly becoming enclosed.
Much controversy is being held by
the residents in regard to the new
law now in force compelling the sim
alar number Of pounds of mill prod
uo'~ to that purchased in -four.
~-oAerated it has
Milford chronicle., 1918-02-15
DAGsBoRo.

The local Red Cross is still busy
knitting ana sewing. Up to date the
following have been done: "a hospital
shirts, 13 searfs. 30 helmets. s pairs
of wristlets and sweaters. This was
the report recently given by the chair
man, Mrs. Gertrude West. The last
meeting was with Mrs. Sallie Cannon
last Monday evening.
All the teachers of the public school
attended the teachers meeting held at
Frankford on Saturday.
The bank was closed on Tuesday to
celebrate the 109th birthday Of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Many Of our residents attended all
the sessions of the FrankfOrd Chata-
qua and derived great benefit from 1t.
Mrs. Priscilla Williams of Careys
has returned home after several days
sojourn with her daughter, Mrs. E. c.
West. While there she had prom
inent growth removed from her neck
by DR.. E. C. West.
Mrs. Birda Scherrner and daughter
Of Philadelphia, are this week the
guests of Mrs. Julia Lingo.
Jerry Wagamon of Milton, was an
Over-Sunday visitor Of his aunt, Mrs.
Jennie Johnson.
Miss Flossie Atkins. of Lewes, who
is employed as clerk in Baylis' store.
is spending a brief vacation with L.
L. Atkins and family.
Mrs. Anna Eashum and daughter.
Lizzie, of MillsborO, visited her sister.
Mrs. Walter Rogers recently.
Miss Margaret Townsend visited her
aunt, Mrs. Anna Sharpley. of Sails
bury. Nd, during the weekend vaca-
ton
Miss Birda Parker and Mrs. Lizzie
Hudson were recent Georgetown vis-
itors.
Mesdames Ollie McCabe, Sallie
Chandler and Imogene Timmons were
on a shopping expedition to Milford
last Tuesday.
Railroad detective o. NJ. Thomas, of
Clayton. was in town Tuesday.
Mr.. George Hickman of Lewes, has
been down to see his old friend.
Miss Ruth Davis, of Frankford, Wis
tied Miss Elizabeth Lockwood over
Sunday.
Miss Ella Bunting is spending this
week with Mrs. Mildred MacCaulley
in order to attend the Chataqua at
Mrs. Edith Dodd. of Millsboro. is
visiting her sick mother, Mrs. Lenora
Walker.
At the NJ. E. Church last Sunday
the following officers were elected:
Superintendent, Jonothan Baker; sec
Harry Bunting; treasurer, D.
organist, Ethel Brasure; as
sistant oTganist, Birda Parker.
We are glad to state that the condi-
tion of Mrs. Name Steen and daughter
Ida, and Mrs. Vernon Steen are not re-
garded as very serious. They were
by a cat infected with hydro
phobia and at present are under the
care of DR.. Beebe, of Lewes.
Ralph Hopkins, Catherine Gray and
A. ]. Phillips are ill.,
Milford chronicle., 1918-02-15
BRIDGEVILLE.

Raymond Russell is spending some
time with his parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T.. Calhoun are vis-
iting Mr.. C. S. Calhoun at Georgetown.
Harold Unruh of fredericksburg spent
part of the week with Joseph Unruh.
Horace Burris, who has been sick,
is much improved.
Miss Edna Dickerson was taken
suddenly i'll on Sunday and it is feared
that she may be suffering with appen-
dicitis.
Harry Hitch is confined to his home
with pneumonia.
John Coverdale, who fell last week
and fractured two ribs, is able to be
out again.
Noble ConOway, a well known farm
er living near here, has moved to Will
mingtOn where he is deputy U. S.
Marshal.
Miss Mildre HurlOck has resumed
her studies at Goldeys.
Raymond Baker, VINO has been on
a three weeks leave of absence, has
resumed his duties as rural mail car
rier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton Smith spent
Sunday with relatives near town. Mr..
Smith, who was recently discharged
from Fort dupont by the District Ex-
emption Board, is now employed at
Remington Arms Co.
Miss Nettie Benson spent the week
end with her parents near laurel
A pleasant surprise party was given
Miss Frances Layton on Friday even
ing by her young friends.
Baker Brothers have purchased a
Case gasoline tractor.
Fred Butler and little daughter Mil
dred, of Philadelphia, spent the week
end with Harry Butler
Misses Martha Stewart and Margaret
Moore have taken up the study of tel
egraphy.
Miss Katherine Kinble gave party
to a number of her friends on Tues
day evening.
Mrs. c. H. Todd, who returned from
a Philadelphia hospital last week, is
slowly recovering. Mrs. Todd has been
suffering for nearly year previous to
an operation early in January and
her improved condition is a source Of
pleasure to her many friends.
Legal blanks, deeds, mortgages, etc,
can be had at Luther Calhoun's Bar
Der Shop, where orders will be taken
for any kind of printing, as well as
for ADVERTISE snts to be published in
I. ,-Ec-r Co.
Milford chronicle., 1918-02-15
DITING COMMITTEE

Joint Committee to audit the
apartments of the State Govern
.sembly at its session held in 1917,
results of our examination of the
ne books and vouchers for the fiscal
shown by the State Treasurer S Office
by the examinations of the various
5.
RECEIPTS
Milford chronicle., 1918-02-15

Legal blanks, deeds, mortgages, etc,
can be had at Luther CalhOun's Bar
Der Shop, where orders will be taken
for any kind of printing, as well as
for advertise snts to be published in
this paper. All orders for advertis-
t-. = A. sLou h@fOra We'd
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
PESTS INJURE LIVE STOCK
Screw-Worm and BIow-FIy Trouble
some to Stockmen in Different
Parts Of Country.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Both the so-called screw-worm and
the blow-fy larvae commonly called
maggots, are pests of prime importance
to stock raisers. The screw-worm is
often confused with the other species,
especially during the spring and fall
months. Injury to live stock from mag
gots is more widespread than is that
due to the true screw-worm. In fact,
this maggot injury may be found
among live stock in any state OF the
Union, although 1t occurs most fire.
quently In the warmer portions of the
country. The true screw-worm infiicts
enormous losses on the stock raisers
of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, ARR
IONA, and southern California during
seasons which are favorable for its
development. During the warmer por-
lions of the year it is never entirely
absent from this region and may also
cause injury to stock in the other
Southern states, and as far north as
Nebraska.
The screw-worm is a native Of the
Americas and has been causing trou-
BILE to stockmen for many years. No
doubt 1t is largely due to this fact
that cattlemen accept the pest as a
necessary evil and always count upon
"doctoring" q certain number Of cases
every year.
The seasonal abundance Of the
screw-worm fly depends largely upon
climatic conditions. The first ap-
pearance Of adults in numbers in
spring varies from the first Of April
to the middle of June, according to the
latitude and earliness or lateness of the
season. Throughout most of the ter
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18

That man is at least three times as
destructive as nature, at least SO far
as forest fires are concerned, Is re-
vealed in a compilation which has
just been issued by the federal forest
service. The figures of this agency
show that of 1914 forest fires on gov
eminent lands during 1917, all but
2,132 were caused by human agencies.
Over 100000 acres of timber. forage
and young growth to the value Of
$1,358,600 was destroyed. This loss,
while larger than that Of the past few
years, is considered remarkably light In
view of the unusually dangerous con-
ditions which, owing to protracted
drought and periods of high winds,
were practically the same as In 1910.
when many persons were burned to-
death and $25,OO0,OOO worth Of timber
on the national forests was destroyed.
1t Is estimated that in addition to the
actual loss in timber, etc., $1,121, 451
was spent by the government for the
purpose of fire fighting and prevention.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
WOMEN BREAK UP
SEA TRADITIONS
Scarcity Of Men on Pacific Coast
Gives Them Jobs on
Vessels.

Seattle at Present has women mail
carriers, women elevator operators,
women In the railway yards, in
shops and factories, but now comes the
woman cook, messwoman and mess
girl aboard an ocean steamship.
Capt. Harry w. Crosby, Seattle ship
ping man, master mariner and vice
president of the Northwest Shipping
company, is responsible for this limo.
walton, which has been greeted with q
great deal of interest on the water
front, where the European war is rap
idly depicting the man power needed
for crews in the Alaska and Califor-
MIA trades. The Liberty Fleet must be
furnished with crews first, and conse-
quently vessels plying on the regular
routes have been short of men.
Through the United States shipping
commissioner I have signed on three
women as members Of the crew of the
steamship Fl. B. Lovejoy," admitted
Captain Crosby, "and they are doing
fine.
81 had used women cooks on tug
boats with success, so when we were
short of men for the Lovejoy I decided
to employ women. After a search of
the entire water front discovered that
a woman was cooking for the crew of
10 men of the steamship Harvester. i
made her an offer and now she Is cook
Of the steamship FL. B. Lovejoy, which
has a crew of 20 men.
"After obtaining the woman cook
went to the city employment bureau
and hired two girls, one for messwom-
an and one for messgirl, and they are
now on board the Lovejoy. The wom-
en- prepare three meals day, and a
night lunch while the vessel is loading
in port. They are now on their second
voyage in the Lovejoy and are max
ing good. The men say the food is
better cooked and the service is i'm
proved since the women took charge
Of the galley.
"They are paid the union scale with
overtime for extra work at night while
the vessel is in port loading.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
lIN|MEnTS' AND =
PlASTERS DISCARDED
Cream Of Mustard Used In Place Of
Plasters or Liniments and
Qoes Not Rllster.

Thousands are taking advantage OF TIM
generous offer made by The Cream OF
Mustard Company Of South Norwalk,
Conn.,. BY sending for jar Of Cream of
Mustard. which IL the most powerful sx-
ternal preparation compounded. II n far
superior to mustard plasters, turpenune
lard or any liniment on the markek II
relieves congestion. Inflammation and pain
almost instantly. It takes the pJco Of
plasters or uniments for colds. pains and
aches.
1t has produced wonderful resu1ts with
thousands afflicted with sore thrbat tom
s1litis. stin neck. neuralgia, cdngsstion.
rheumatism, sprains. sore muscles, bruises
colds IN the chest. bronchitis. Group. heal
Scne' iumbago. pains and aches Of ne
back or joints and chilblains.
Every household should hsvs 81 Of
Cream OF Mustard In the n1edIcine shest
Tor emergency. Ask your 6rggir: ESQ
and 600 Jars; hospital size $50.
The Cream of Mustard O., Sovh Nor
walk. ConnA-Adv.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18

ritory where it is pest 1t usually be-
comes numerous during early May,
and cases Of screw-worm injury be-
gin to appear soon after. The insect
then gradually increases In numbers
until the hot, dry weather of midsum-
mer, which in Texas usually reduces
the abundance so that the injury Is not
severe under normal conditions In the
months Of July and August, unless
considerable cloudy and rainy weather
occurs. It becomes more numerous
again in the early fall, especially when
the weather Is warm and showery, and
its activities are terminated only with
the advent Of heavy frosts. The abua-
dance Of this fly, Of course, is depend
ent to a large extent upon breeding
places at hand, but 1t Is also true that
a warm, humid atmosphere Is best suit
ed to its development.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
KEEP DUAL-PURPosE CATTLE
Popular With Farmer Who Must De.
pend on Few Animals for Milk
and Butter for Family.

From the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
The dual-purpose cattle are popular
with the small farmer who keeps but a
few cattle and must depend on them
to produce oil the milk and butter
needed for the family and, ut the
same time, raise calves or steers which
Will sell readily for slaughtering pur-
poses. They have not been popular
with the ranchmen or farmer who
raise large numbers Of cattle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
GOOD FEED FOR LITTLE PIGS
seaIding MiddIInos With Some Milk
and sweetened With Molasses 70
Most Excellent.

When pigs are about three weeks
old they will want to eat more than
the milk they can get from their
mother. A small, shallow trough
should be placed where the SOW can
not get 1t. Scald some middlings,
stir and pour in some milk; II the
milk is sweet, all the better. Put into
the feed about tablespoonful of mo-
lasses. Drive the little pigs carefully
over the trough. They will get the
odor from the molasses, put their noses
to the feed, lap 1t, and begin to eat.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
LARGE POTASH DEPOSITS
Experts, After Careful Search, Founs
Them In Saskatchewan.

Following careful examination Of
certain mineral products found in the
dried up bed Of an old lake near Swift
Current, Sask., by Prof. d. McLaren OF
the Saskatchewan university, an
nouncement has been made that Inn
mense deposits of potash, sodium, sui
plate and epson salts have been 10
Gated. Expert engineers have beer
called in by group Of Saskatchewan
men who have filed claims on the ole
lake bed, and In their opinion millions
Of tons Of useful mineral deposits are
available for the use of the allies
without the necessity Of deep mining
The minerals can be removed by
steam shovels and the top layers ar,
already being removed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
GOGGLES ARE URGED
It Is Said That Many Blind Men Are
NeedIessIy So.


OF 100000 blind persons in the
United States there are so per cent
who are needlessly so, according to in
formation received by the Utah state
Industrial commission from the ma
tional safety council. For that rea'
son the commission, in prosecuting Its
safety campaign, is urging upon work
ers that goggles or other forms OF
glasses be worn when the eyes are
exposed to danger by flying splin'
tiers or particles of metal.
Estimates made by the national
safety council show that annually in
the United States about 10000 work
ers are killed and approximately
100000 injured. This means that
one is killed in every Is minutes and
one injured in each 10 seconds.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
Indians Secret Of Hair Growth

In O vast number of cases, when hair
falls out. the roots are not dead, but remain
imbedded in the scalp, alive, like seeds or
alkaline shampoos, alcohoized hair tones,
ETC., are of no avail in such cases. The
Indians ointment nourishes the hair and
stimulates the growth.
Kotalko fertilizes the scalp and induces
hair growth in every case possible: won
derful results reported. For mems, sconei.' $
and ehiidrcn's hair. If you are bald, or
losing hair, or have dandruff. you should
the starting of new hair and its steady
increase until prolific growth sunersedes
thin hair or badness. Gut out this notice:
show to others who want beautiful hair.
The recipe is free. This is genuine.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
SOLVES LABOR PROBLEM
A Bachelor Employs Only Women o.
His Ranch.

Curtis Hart, young rancher who
lives near Saltwater, MIMI, has beer
laughing at the man power bill and
the shortage Of farm labor. There's
O reason.
He has a corps Of farm helpers. MOI
one is man.
Miss Ida Blakeiy rides the mower
and the reaper and has charge Of the
important machinery. She is an ex
perienced horsewoman. Mrs. Lottie
Cell, young war bride, and Miss
Frances Hart, sister Of the boss, han
die the buck rigs. Hart follows them
doing the starting. Meanwhile. the
woman cook insists she has the hard.
est job In the outfit.
BY the way, Hart is bachelor.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
RODENTS ARE BOLD

Snatch Food From Hands Of Picnicic.
ers In California.
Rats, huge ship rats, hundreds of
them. have taken up their residence
along the Great Highway from the
Chalet to the Cliff house in San Fran
cisco. Sergt. Pat MCGEE, Golden Gate
park animal expert, advances the the
DRY that the rats must have come here
in some overseas vessel.
So bold have the rodents become
that they frequently run up to pic
nickers on the beach and snatch food
from their hands.
The problem Of DISCRIMINATING them
is one that is giving much concern to
the officials. -.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
SIGN WAS TOO ANNOYING
"oie Wacht Am Rhine" Painted on
st. Louis Saloon.

Indignation expressed by resi-.
dents in the neIghborhood has caused
owners of a building at Broadway and
Lami streets, st. Louis, formerly oc-
cupied by a saloon known as DIE
wacht am Rhine" to paint out tne
saloon sign with whitewasn. Inc
place has been vacant for six years.
but the name, in black letters Oh d
white background, was annoying.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
Only Cause for Rearet.

Jack-I hear Smith broke q chair
over his wife last night.
Mabel-Yes, but he is sorry for 1t
this morning.
Jack-well, am glad to hear he
Is sorry.
Mabel--Yes, he Is very sorry. It was
O new chair.--London Tit-Bits.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
Pray for Victory; Then Work.

Before starting their daily work EN-
ployees Of large dry goods concern
at Green Bay, Wis, gather on the main
floor and for ten minutes sing amer, J,
ica," "The Star Spangled Banner
Keep Che Home Fires Burning ana
other patriotic songs. Then they knee,
in prayer for the success Of the aiheo
armies.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-10-18
HUN SHELL HITS
TWO BROTHERS
Talk of Mother Before Death
Ends Suffering.
ARE Brave TO THE FINISH

Fate Singles BestLikei Men Of D
Company to BE Struck by Same Ger
man Missile-Were Good Pals, Who
Always Did Little More Than
Their Share of the Workable Side
by Side.