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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27
POINTERS on HOME BUILDING
Comprehensive Study Of Various De-
signs Will Be Found Helpful to
Prospective Home Owners.

The collecting Of clippings from the
real-estate section Of newspapers and
magazines is a practice recommended
by architects for persons contemplating
building a home. The prospective
home builder can obtain many valu-
able pointers as to the relative style
of house which he prefers and is able
to compare the advantages Of different
designs. He is then able to explain to
the architect what he wants and the
architect can draw up plans in accord
ance with his wishes.
When saving clippings the client Is
apt to accumulate lot of frreconcila-
BILE details which he wants in his house,
but the architect can adapt the prin-
ciples desired to better effect If he
knows what styles and designs are in
the owners mind. The clipping habit
is usually acquired some time before
the time to build and in the meanwhile
the selective process is continuing. By
the time the owner is financially ready
to build he has made up his mind as
to the details he would like to have
and the things he would rather do
without.
The illustrations in newspapers and
architectural magazines are valuable
in determining the style of house de-
sired, while the homebuilders' sections
contain many suggestions Of use to
possible builders. The saving Of these
illustrations and suggestions will en-
able one to get a good idea of what
other builders are doing and keep in
touch with recent developments Of In
terest.
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q careful count, and he says there
are about 40 trees to the acre--that
is, good-sized trees. These trees
comprise oaks, naples, beech and IRON
wood trees. There are also a few chest
nut trees and elms." axis
'"The man did not count any spruce
trees, did hep asked Mrs. Bowser.
According to this statement, he did
not find any spruce trees at all, but
just the sort I mentioned"
Il thought it might turn ont that
way. Your Mr.. Riley is a sharper,
my dear"
THAT'S it-that's it. Begin your
faultfinding! Call a man a sharper
because he is willing to show you
how to make small fortune. Mrs.
Bowser, if you are going to do the
usual thing, you will drive me into
leaving this housed" >,
II hope it won't be as bad as that,
but there is certain thing you have
not posted, yourself about. The land is
covered with hardwood trees. You
can't make woodpulp out of beech or
maple or oak or hickory or any trees
that list mentions. You can make AK
handle, wagon spokes and veranda
chairs out Of hickory, and you can
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SHIP COWS WITHOUT HORNS
cureIy to Preclude Possibility Of
Injury to Others.

II possible, ship only animals with
out horns. In case horned animals are
shipped they should be tied securely
or penned of in one end of the car to
preclude the possibility of injuring 9TH
er animals during the trip.
Similarly, when bulls are shipped
in mixed loads, they should be securely
penned apart from the females.
Other conditions being equal, it is
advisable to load car to capacity, as
the animals travel better where there
is a minimum of space in which to
move about.
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$50 9t
BOWSer'S
Little Plan
t:
He Is Going to Reduce
the Cost of White
Paper One-Half
BY N. QUAD.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOoOOOOOOOOO0oo
Copyright. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

BY N. QUAD.
When Mr.. Bowser came up to din
ner the other evening there was let
ter awaiting him which had come in
the afternoon mail. It was a letter
from a postmaster up the state. He
opened it, and expressed a great salts.
faction. He had no particulars to give
out, and Mrs. Bowser had learned to
repress her curiosity.
Half an hour after they had gone
upstairs Mr.. Bowser began pacing
the floor, as he always does when he
has got little scheme on hand. By
and by he suddenly made up his
mind to unbosom himself, and he sat
down and drew the letter from his
pocket and said:
Mrs. Bowser I hold fortune in
my hand"
HAS some one died and left you a
legacy?" she queried with a smile.
II have left myself legacy" he
continued, land I am going to tell
you about it, although think I have
made an idiot to do so. should have
been worth millions and millions of
dollars had you not discouraged me
whenever 1 got hold of sure thing.
You will probably do so in this in
stance, but, by the seven seas, shall
60 right ahead in spite of what you
say"
"Well, if it's so serious as that per-
haps you hadn't better tell the story"
"But I shall tell it, that you may
see what golden opportunity has
presented itself, but any time I wish
to stop short l shall do so. Mrs. Bow
ser, you have read about the scar
city and the consequent high price of
white paper, haven't you-indeed, of
all kinds of paper?"
II have" was the quiet reply.
"You know that paper is made of
woodpulp"
Il do
"They take wood and soften it up
in some way so as to make a pulp
Of it. This pulp is then treated so
that it becomes sort of mash, and,
out of this mash they make paper.
1 do not understand exactly how it's
done, but it is done. There is a ire
mendous scarcity of trees, and that's
why paper is at a higher price now
than was ever known in this country
before. You follow me, don't YOUR
Eyes, understand everything"
"The papermakers have tried in
vain to find a substitute for this
woodpulp. They have even ground
up old hats. They can make wrap
ping paper out Of bootlegs, and
straw stacks and a. kind Of grass,
but nothing but woodpulp makes the
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DAIRY
FACTS
RECORD BY TILLY ALCARTRA
Famous HoIstein Recently Came
Through With New High Mark Of
4Q.56 Pounds Of Butter.

"You can't keep a good man down. -
and this aphorism is as true of cows
as it is Of men. In proof Of which is
the news that the famous purebred
Holstein, lilly Alcartra, is again at her
old tricks of rolling up records. She
recently dropped her sixth calf, heif-
er. and gave such promise Of another
successful lactation period ahead of
her that her owners decided to put
her on test.
She came through with a new mark
for seven days with 4O.56 pounds Of
butter out of 1921 pounds of milk,
which shows the pace she is making in
the yearly test she is on.
With this record she is the twenty
fifth "4O-pound" Holstein COW.
lilly Alcartra has to her credit the
production of 30,451.4 pounds of milk
yielding 1,1S903 pounds of butter in
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make furniture out Of other hard
woods, but you can't make woOdpulp.
You can steam some of the wood and
bend in most any shape you wish,
but you can't soften them into wood
pulp. .....
"Why-why-I thought" STAN
mered Mr.. Bowser.
"You thought that woodpulp could
be made Of any tree" interrupted
Mrs. Bowser
"And 1 thought right! l tell you,
woman, If a mistake has been made
here you have made it. What right
have you-a woman-tO claim to be
so well-posted on a matter that you
surely know nothing about? Why.
with all my experience l have never
been in a paper mill. And you talk as
If you have been in twenty"
But a woman can read as we'll as
q man." protested Mrs. Bowser. Zone
need not go near a paper mill to un-
derstand that you can't dissolve a
hickory AK handle into pulp. You
can split it into a hundred pieces. but
you cannot make a fibrous matter Of
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paper they want to make most, and
whole forests have disappeared in
the last two or three years."
Eyes, I have read about it several
times" said Mrs. Bowser. "Your
coming fortune has something to do
with the woodpulp, hasn't it?'
1T has all to do with it, my dear,
as you will soon learn. About a
month ago a stranger came into my
office and introduced himself as Mr..
Riley. He wanted to 60 to war and
become a great general, but he could
not do so unless he could make GER
tain business arrangements. He owns
a tract of woodland, comprising 1000
acres. It was worth SIS an acre, but
he would sell it to me for $40, and give
me plenty of time to pay for it. That
is, I am to pay him half down in cash
and he takes a mortgage on the land
for three years. Those are very favor
able terms, and they could not have
been offered me, except that Mr.. Riley
was anxious to be general"
"Well?' was the query.
"He said that about half q dozen
paper manufacturers were after that
woodland, but he would give me the
preference. There are trees enough
on that land to keep 10 paper mills
going night and day for a year. The
new supply of woodpulp will bring
down the price Of white paper fully
so per cent. buy that land at SO
an acre: hold 1t six months and
/ am just as sure to get $25 for it
as the sun rises"
II do not take anything for
granted. l am Aco good a business
man for that. Mr.. Riley could not
give me the number of trees on his
thousand acres. l put him of and
wrote to postmaster to get me
q man to 60 over the land and do
the counting, and here is his report.
It is more than satisfactory. and Mr..
Riley will be here tomorrow night
and we will close the bargain. l will
read you the report. The man made
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it. Go out and see anyone you wish
about it, and if he don't tell you as l
do will never again object to any of
your plans"
Eyes, will 60 out" exclaimed Mr..
Bowser, as he brought his fist down
on the reading table, land will let
half a dozen men decide who is the
ign0ramus in the case. If you know
more than do"
Mr.. BOwser went out. He inter-
viewed the carpenter, q grocer, a
butcher and builder, and, though
they didn't call him names, they
looked at him with amazement and
contempt that hurt his feelings.
The builder went so far as to say
that he might as well buy out junk
shop and try to sell the old iron, brass
and copper to the papermakers; and
the grocer intimated that as long as
there were such men in the world
the price of butter and eggs could
never be brought down to the old
standard.
Mr.. Bowser realized just what
would happen when he re-entered
his house, Mrs. Bowser would be
reading a book. She would lay that
book down with smile of triumph,
and she would expect an apology
from him. He would feel crushed
and Inundated, and, though she
would not crow over him, he could
not hold his head up again for q
week..
Mr.. Bowser fingered by his gate.
He also fingered on the front steps.
He turned the doorknob quietly and
he walked in without his scuff Of
the feet. Yes, Mrs. Bowser sat there
with book. She laid the book down
with smile, but she said:
"Mr. BOwser. a rat has gnawed q
hole and found his way into the
kitchen. Won't you set trap for him
tonight"
That was all-all except that Mr..
Riley hasn't sold that woodland to
Mr.. Bowser yet
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Can Overcome camoufiaQe.

An American physicist believes that
the advantages Of camouflage-or at
least certain kinds Of cam0ufage-
can be overcome by an opposing army
by providing its airmen and other
scouts with colored glasses or screens
Of contrasting colors to use with field
glasses. states Popular Mechanics Mag
azine. When the colors Of these
screen are properly selected uniforms
and other objects may be made to ap-
pear in contrast. instead Of In har-
mony. with their surroundings. he
claims. Camouflage as practiced In
many cases is accomplished largely by
the use Of paint, objects being given
shades that blend with the landscape.
In spite of certain difficulties that
would arise, it is believed that such
efforts at concealment could be render
ed quite ineffectual by the means
stated.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27
FOODS TASTE BETTER COOKED
TOBACCO TASTES BETTER
TOASTED

Since the day of the caveman. who
liked his meat raw, civilization has
learned a lot about the scientific treat
ment of the things we eat.
Naturally none of us would now
prefer to have our meat raw, our po-
tatoes as they come from the ground,
our coffee unroasted.
And naturally follows the great dis
covery recently made by The Ameri-
can Tobacco Co.-that tobacco tastes
better TOASTEr.
This wonderful new idea-simple
ike all great inventions first
used in producing the famous LUCKY
STRIKE Cigarette of toasted
Burley tobacco.
Burley has a mellow flavor, entirely
different from the tobacco usually
used for cigarettes. It is pipe to-
baccoandLUC STRIKE Cigarettes
taste like pipe. Adv.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by a disordered stomach
and inactive liver, such as sick head
ache, constipation, sour stomach,
nervous indigestion, fermentation Of
food. palpitation Of the heart caused by
gases in the stomach. August Flower
is gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines, cleans
and sweetens the stomach and alimen-
tary canal, stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Sold in all civilized countries
Give it q trial.-Adv.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27

Win the War by Preparing the Land
Sowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops
Work I'm Joint Effort the Soil Of the United States and Canada
COOPERATIVE
The Food Controller. Of the United States and Canada asking fs
food production Scarcely 100 600 bushels OF wheat avail
able allies before the harvest Upon the
efforts of the United States and Canada the burden of supply
Every Available 1|abe Acre Must Contribute; Every Available
Farmer and Farm Hand Must Assist
Western Canada has be seeded but
Short appeal United States allies
ing operation
canadas Wheat Production Last Year Bushels tho
Demand From Canada Alone for 1919 400 900 Bushels
To this she have assistance She has the land but needs
the The Government of the United States who
effectively help to do farm work this wants the land the United
States developed first of but also help Canada When
find Canada fields after supplied
VI direct him there
Apply Employment Service, and will tell where
best the combined Interests
Western Canads help will be required later than 5h Wages
help $500 month and board and lodging:
Those who respond this appeal will welcome good
board and find comfortable homes They will
mile from Canadian boundary points destination and return
For particulars and places where employment be had
apply y. s. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Department OF LABOR
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27

1865 days. In two years she produced
6O,278 pounds of milk in three years
she produced 86,678 pounds of milk; in
four years, 1O3,O99.3 pounds of milk,
and in five years she has produced 1884,
351 pounds of milk and 1865 pounds
of butter. She is the champion long
distance COW. At the time Of her fresh
ening she was nine years, three months
and two days of age.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27
GIVE COWS BALANCED RATION
Used by Animals in Quite Differ
ent Proportions.

In feeding dairy cows the best re-
suits are always secured and the most
economic use of feeds is obtained by
providing a balanced ration. Careful
studies have shown that the three
classes of nutrients in feeds, proteins,
carbohydrates, and fats, are used by
different animals in quite different pro-
portions. A ration that supplies these
nutrients in the proportion that the
animal requires, is called balanced
ration. When enough Of each of these
classes is fed there is no waste, caused
by feeding an unnecessary amount of
one class of nutrients. Protein is used
by the animal chiefly to form the mus
cles or lean flesh Of the body, the hair,
the horns, the hoofs and the casein in
the milk. The carbohydrates and the
fat are a source Of energy in the body,
as well as that Of the body fat and the
fat in the milk.
The compromising of balanced ra-
ton is not difficult If one has at hand
tables which show the digestible nutri-
ents Of the various feeds. Many farm
ers, however, obtain good results by
more simple methods, and have found
the following rules useful:
1. Feed all the roughage that the
cow will eat up clean.
2. If the roughage contains eight to
ten pounds of leguminous hay, such as
clover, c0wpea or alfalfa, mix the
grain ration so that it will contain
from IA to 16 per cent of protein. If
the roughage does not contain large
proportion of leguminous hay, but is
composed largely of corn silage, corn
stalks, and timothy hay, mix the grain
ration to contain 20 to "a per cent Of
protein. -.....-
8. To cows such as Jerseys or Guern-
seys, giving milk testing per cent in
butterfat or higher, feed the grain mix
ture at the rate of one pound to every
three pounds of milk produced. To
cows giving milk which tests 81 per
cent in butterfat or less, feed one
pound of the grain mixture to every
three and one-half to four pounds of
milk produced.
4. If the cow is in poor flesh and is
giving good flow of milk, she will us
ually respond to heavier feeding and
the grain ration should be increased.
A copy of Farmers Bulletin No. 743,
which discusses the feeding of dairy
cows, will be sent free on application
to the division of publications, United
States department of agriculture.
Washington. D. G.
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Drastic Control Of Flax.

The British flax control board Or
dered that no flax, flax line, or fax
tow may without permit be spread,
carded or otherwise put into manufac-
ture after January II. No yarns COM
posed wholly or partly Of flax or tow
may without permit be wound or
warped after January II. No yarn or
flax or tow may without permit be
boiled, bleached or put into any other
process of treatment after January 5.
All existing licenses to spin are can
celed and from above dates applica-
tons for further permits will be re-
ceived.
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Mason and Dixon's Line.

James Y. Cabiness, a travelling man
of Evansville, told the following story
the other day:
Coming home recently from Okla
homa 1 heard a bit of darkey humOr.
l was on a train and Oklahoma has a
Jim Crow law similar to the one in
Kentucky. However, there had been
such a demand for troop coaches that
our train had only the old-fashiOned
cars without any compartments. One
of group Of negroes who had segre-
gated themselves in one end of the
coach gravely took a piece Of Irvine
out of his pocket and stretched It
across the aisle from opposite window
racks.
whats that line? asked one Of
his friends.
"'Afason and Dixon's, he grinned.
Indianapolis News.
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Some Guide.

1.-THE submarine blockade" said a
government official at dinner. ''is q
bluff. It does harm, of course it does
untold harm, but as a blockade it is
bluff.
1.-The bluffing, Dragging submarines
remind me of the hen.
"A hen, you know, set out to see the
world, and met q crow in a remote
forest.
"'But, madam said the crow, are
you not afraid without wings, of losing
your way in all this dense tangleY
"'Afraid? Oh, no.! said the hen.
Every little while lay an egg to guide
myself back by'"-Anon.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27
500 Reward. 500

Catarrh is local disease greatly influ.
enced by constitutional conditions. Il
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys.
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation Of the disease.
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature ii
doing its work. $4,000 for any case Of
Catarrh that HALLS CATARR8
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo Ohio.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27
II Was 4 Full Moon.

Does the moon remind you of any
thing?" he asked. sentimentally, think
ing of their courtship days.
"Yes." said his wife.
"What?" he asked.
"You." she said, ION club nights."-
Boston Transcript.
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Itching Burning Skins.

IICHsu0 burning SkIn8.
For eczemas, rashes, itchings, iryita-
tons, pimples, dandruff, sore hands,
and baby humors, Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are supremely effective. For
free samples address "Cuticura, Dept.
K, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap Is, Ointment Is and 5O.-Adv.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27
The Way Of Il.

me way Of u.
ibid you find your friend In broken
spiritsr
"From the way he was putting away
brandy smashes, think the broken
spirits wer0 In him."
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Grain far Dairy coNs

A COW should be fed one pound of
grain to each three pounds of rich milk
produced, and one pound of grain to
four pounds less rich milk.
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Missing From Illinois Farms.
Illinois is said to have lost 100000
farm workers from it's 100000 farms.-
Chicago News.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
Many a mans dyspepsia is due to
the mistaken belief on the part of his
wife that she can cook.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27
POST PAID
l@!%'a. al q

Speaking of real estate in cities, a
front foot is often worth more than a
back yard.
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Polite Reply.

care you trying to make a fool Of
me?" mo, indeed. I never attempt to
improve on the works of nature"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27

Why be so aggressively charitable
as to make the helpless beneficiaries
uncomfortable?
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Nothina to Go BY

NUtHJHV 20 90 ny
"She's quite refined, Jack, really !
You can never judge a girl by her
Clothes"
"You don't get much of a chance to,
by Jove !"-Cassell's Saturday Journal.
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Rouohaoe for Cow

RouohaQe for Cow.
A COW should have all the roughage
she can clean up, and the grain ration
should be regulated by the amount of
milk produced.
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them. They'll give you permanent bene-
fit for Indigestion, Constipation, Sour
Stomach, Sick Headache, and Dizziness.
They are small and pleasant to take, and
the most thoroughly natural remedy.
Twenty-Five cents at most drug stores.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27
Naturally,

do you remember the time when
there was such a rage for red hair?"
"Oh, red hair is dyed out"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27

Anyway, half of the world knows
that the other half is looking for the
lest of it.
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Acid Stomach. Heartburn and Nausea
quickly disappear with the use Of Wright .
Indian Vegetable Pills. Send for trial boz
to 372 Pearl ST.. New York. Adv.
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Can Be Taken Either Wav.

Limitation is the sincerest flattery."
mot at ALL" rejoined Miss Cayenne.
"Flattery is the insincerest imitation"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-27

malarial poisons-so is a
furred or coated tongue.
loss of appetite, head
aches or giddiness, and a
dull, drowsy, debilitated
feeling. It's y6Uf liver
that's at fault. You
want to stimulate it and
invigorate it with DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
With every trouble of the
kind, these tiny little
things act like a miracle.
You can break up sudden
attacks of Colds, Fevers,
and Nth