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Connecticut western news., 1918-04-04
Convenient Rabbit Hutch.

.abbits, few persons can distinguish differences in the quality of the flesh of the various breeds. Much of the ex- cellence of the rabbit as food depends on the rapidity of its growth and still more on the manner of cooking it. As often prepared, 1t is dry and insipld but In the hands of an experienced cook 1t becomes all that the most fas- tidious taste can wish. An especial, requirement. in cooking the Belgian hare Is that none of the natural juices of the meat be lost in the process.
 The directions herein given for the Fare of Belgian rabbits are applicable to the management of most other breeds. Selection of Stock.
 If rabbits are bred for food only, the, selection of stock is of less importance than when they are bred for show pur-i poses. All that is required is a sizable animal of good. hardy stock. However, the points for which the fancier breeds the Belgian hare include also those most desirable in a food animal, SO that if one can find stock with these
 
 same time constitutonally sound, he should by all means obtain 1t. Pure. bred stock is more profitable, too, be- cause it may be sold for breeding pur- poses as we'll as for the table.
 General Standards.
 Belgian hare fanciers of a few years ago differed somewhat in opinion as to the proper standard of color for this animal. Some aimed at the color of the wild English hare-a sandy light brown. Most American breeders seem to have preferred a deeper reddish brown. In all other respects the stand ards were the same. The chief re- quisite concerning color Is that 1t shall be as nearly uniform as possible throughout the upper surface of the animal and that the, fur shall have a rich luster. The ticking" or shading, should be wavy rather than dotted. The belly and the lower surface of tail and hind feet should be whitish. but not pure white. The neck and breast should be somewhat lighter In shade than the back, but not in marked con- trast with 1t, nor should the change in shade be abrupt.
 Ears.-The ears of the mature Bel gian should be about. 8 to 51a inches fin length, varying with the size of the animal. They should be we'll shaped, strong at the base. and almost trans parent at the middle. They must not be pendulous, but should. when the animal Is quiet, be inclined backward, resting straight over the shoulders. A narrow black edging at the tip and as far down the front aud back as pos sible marks the best stock.
 Body.-The body of the Belgian is longer in proportion to the whole bulk than that of any other breed of the
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-04
THEFT IS CHECKED
Insurance Embargoes on South
 American Shipments.
Pilfering Formerly Was Credited to the Canal Zone but Has Been Re-
 duced to Minimum.

Pilfering Is still a great problem in the case of merchandise shipped to ports on the west coast of South Amer lea. At several ports the extent of the evil has been greatly lessened as re- suit of insurance embargoes on goods destined for those ports or In response to constant complaint on the part of the consignees, according to Commerce Reports. In Mollendo pilfering, so far as Bolivian goods are concerned, has been reduced to small proportions in consequence of an agreement between the Peruvian and Bolivian govern ments which provides for the prompter dispatch of merchandise for Bolivian destination. Nevertheless, the prob lem of pilfering remains a serious one at practically every port on the west coast.
 Formerly 1t was the fashion to say that much of the pilfering took place in the Panama Canal Zone, and there was probably some basis for the state ment in the days when traffic through the canal was stopped by the slides in, Gaillard cut and freight was badly congested at Colon and Balboa. It is probably true, however, that even in those times much of the loss attributed to pilfering was due to unusual hand ling or exposure. Since traffic through the canal has been resumed on & nor mal basis the loss from pilfering in the Canal Zone has been reduced to an almost negligible point.
 Goods trans-shipped to Colon and Balboa are stored in pier sheds imme- diately upon discharge. The sheds are large, we'll built, flreproof, and can be easily guarded and protected. Both in the discharge from ship to pier and in the reloading from pier to ship the Panama Railroad company exercises strict supervision over all operations, since it has charge of all port facili- ties and does most of the stevedoring To protect itself against claims for loss the railroad company long since insti- tuted an elaborate checking system. Checkers not only take account of the number and weight of cases and pack ages loaded or unloaded on the piers but also note the condition of the con- tainers as they pass over the piers and put aside for careful inspection cases that appear to be underweight or to have been tempered with. In many in- stances pilfeting can be detected by a difference In the recorded weight and the weight on arrival in Panama, though pilferers are clever enough, as rule, to substitute articles of the same weight for those they have ab- stracted.
 Moreover, a number of watchmen and detectives are employed by the Panama Railroad company. Some of the detectives work as dock laborers. The watchmen cannot be in all parts of the pier sheds, and In a far corner of a shed or hold the stevedores may handle case with such roughness as to cause 1t to break open, enabling its contents to be easily carried off. De tectives can exert an effective restrain Ing influence in such cases.
 It Is clear, then, that the precautions against pilfering Tn the Panama Canal Zone are extensive and effective and that the source of the pilfering must be sought for elsewhere.
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-04
Goats Are Cute.

Many of the people in this country today believe that the goat Is any thing but a lovable animal, relates an exchange. In reality there Is no more lovable and gentle creature alive than "Mr. and Mrs. Chin Whiskers." Visit a goat ranch and learn to welcome the playful thrust of the cold little nose into the palm of your hand, or into your pocket, where few of the more daring expect some hidden goodies are to be found. The awkward and play ful antics of the little goatlet should win the heart of the most critical.
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-04
Simple Outdoor Hutch.

same size. Bucks and the younger fe- males should never have the appendage known as "dewlap." This sometimes develops in the older ones, but Is re- garded as a blemish in animals intend ed for show purposes. The back should be only slightly arched, and the forelegs and feet should be perfectly straight and free from white.
 Age of Breeding stock.-The begin her should always select mature anil mals about year old for breeding stock. These may be known by the brisk alert look. the small white teeth, and the small claws. almost hidden in the fur. Coarse, long claws are sure indication of age. Listless-looklag,
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-04
Where History Is Romantic,

Nowhere is history so romantic as in the Caucasus region, says historian. Alexander the Great was it's first au- thentically recorded conqueror. The fegions of Pompey assailed 1t, trying vigorously to force their way through the Dariel pass. The Turks by strat- hgem and by surprise attacks frequent iy got through in later days. The first sustained freedom which the noun taineers received was when the cru saders so 'decimated the tribes of Is- lam that they could be driven out by the Georgians.
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-04
Utilize surninc Mines Blast.

At Hwickau, in SaXony, q fire is still burning, or was burning when war was declared, which began in the fifteenth century. This also Is burning coal mine, and as long ago as 1887 that Ger man thoroughncss which the world Is learning so sadly to understand put even burning mine to use, by convey ing the hot air through pipes to con- servatories of vast extent and produc- tivenesS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-19
w. v p. ]: Bl|:';a,rksdale l|:';,': !, i

piishments of the gospel at home
and abroad. "
To educate the Church of the
ever growing task committed 20 u.
by our risen Lord. -.
To persuade the people, to- accept
the principles of Christian. Steward
ship and increasingly urge the. adop
ton Of a standard of giving by each
member. =.
To offer a Church-wide oppurtun.
iry OF applying these Stewardship
principles through a thoroughly pre-,
pared and faithfully, carried oui
Every Member Canvass.
To provide by April the first $3,.
coo, 100000 for all Benevolent OBJ
jects ut home and; abroad.
There is a place for every mem
Der of every congregation In this
campaign. Find yours and go tc
work Don't be a! slacker- Do yuul
bit
Ask God-Eisten-Act.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-19

Every scrap of trimming that tile
butcher used to be allowed as his.
own is now carefully wrapped with
the meat buy, and every particle
of It is used. use butter sdbsti-
tutes when not enough fat is accu-
rnulated in this way. .-., +, ..g
T save the smallest portions Of
leftover vegetables, meat, bones,
"made dishes," soups. They must all
appear again in new disguise.
I put cold water in the container.
In which cereal is cooked, scraping.
every particle off later, then drain
and add it to the next morning muf-
fins. An appreciabre amount is thus
saved in a week and to the great
advantage Of the mullins.
+ save coal in my kitchen range
by keeping the fire never higher
than the lining. I never rake it
down except when a hot oven is ac-
tuaIIy needed. And, finally, J shut
it off as closely as possible when not
in use. I find there IS easily diff
ference of half hod or more coal
day when this care is taken.
More than anything I plan to
save time, for in these days we
should give every minute possible
to help supply our own dearly be-
loved soldiers and our Allies with
the comforts mad necessities they so
sorely need. And, finally, have
enlisted the whole family as Kitchen
Soldiers, too.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-19
ECONOMY IN THE KITCHEN.
(By Florence Taft Eaton, in Good
Housekeepfng.)


Let us in our kitchens emulate
the spirit of young officer in one
of our nearby camps, who said: II
should be ashamed to wear my own
warm coat if my men were cold"
Let US be ashamed to cook dainties
while our men and our Allies are in
need of necessities which our super
fluities could abundantly supply:
Let us be proud to offer family and
friends only simple food.
When it comes to saving in lit
tie ways, I found, to my surprise,
could pare potatoes and apples even
more thinly; I could bake potatoes
in their jackets, and make these
jackets edible by first scrubbing
them thoroughly and then rubbing
them over with a bit of suet so that
after baking the skins are both ten,
der and delicious in flavor.
I am cutting the bread on the ta-
BILE; not a scrap is wasted. Crumbs
are priceless in cookery.
l am serving butter in smaller
balls. The old size will make two of
the new.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-19
THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN
cHuRcH'S $3,oo0,oUo:0o CAM
: PAIGN FOR BENEvOLENcEs
What Il H?'

..,' what IL 1t!
This Campaign is a united and
constructive program; seeking thru
the organized channels of tire
Church to intensity the growing
spirit of Stewardship and to- provide
adequately for every cause of the
Church..
In the fear of God this campaign
seeks to accept the challenge which
this present critical and decisive
hour offers, to- enter the open doors
Of desperate need and to meet the
unparalleled emergencies at home
and abroad.
Why Is It?
1t is to teach men to put God and
the Church first. Self, home, pleas
ure and business with most people
have first place. To reverse the or
der and to establish as life prln'
ciple God and the Church first II
thought and action.
To teach men to recognize anc
acknowledge Gods ownership, anc
administer as good stewards the
possessions God has placed in theil
hands;
To teach men that God has
standard of giving as we'll as Living
To teach them that giving is a
much an act of worship as the sing
ing of hymns and offering up o:
prayers.
The fundamental object OF th'
=! Campaign is not for money, but to-
the man. Not the gift, but the grver
Not the possessed, but the possessor
How Is 1t?
This Campaign endeavors to pro
cure reliable evidence of the accom-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-19

plant, while ostensibly turning the
matter over to the voters of the
city, let the people who pay taxes
in the City of Abbeville get together
and see that this is not done. The
ability to get people to the polls,
and to vote them in accordance with
the dictates of other men, should
not be made the means of, taking
from the Taxpayers Of Abbeville
the management of the property
for which they have paid, are pay
ing, and will continue to pay.
Tell Us the Truth.
Let US know something about
these commissioners. When are
they to be elected? Has the Act
amending: the present law been sign
ed by the governor, and is it now
law, and is it the purpose of the
parties responsible for the change
to have these managers of public
works elected at the election to be
held within the next thirty days, or
six weeks? If so, why are the peo-
pie not taken into the confidence
of those responsible for the law?
Is the silence in the interest of the
slate? Are these commissioners to
serve without salary, or are we to
pay for three more salaried Offices
in the City of Abbeville? IT the
public is to be called upon to pay
three more sa1aried men, what is
to be the amount of the salaries,
and what are to be the duties and
of these commits
sioners, and how is the public to be
Who is to have the
purchasing power of the water and
light plants in the, future? Are, the
books to be audited in the future,
are supplies to be bought in the
open market, or are buyers to 60
to distant towns in response to tele-
grams, the expenses of the trip be-
ing paid as it is said by the sellers?
Is the public to know anything more
in the future about the manage
ment of The city's property than
it has known in the past? When
the affairs of these plants are plac-
ed into the hands of three men, who
hold office for an average term of
four years, or longer, or shorter
Beriod, will they manage the plants
according to their OWN Judgment
md will, and without reference to
he City Council, to the people, OF
20 anyone else. ......
If a public benefit has been con-
.errsd on the City at even belat-
ID period the taxpayers should
NOW it, and the men bearing this
.reatt GIFT to the city should not be
% modest. as to conceal their lights.
,ut should acknowledge that they
lave been the public benefactors
# the community, IF, on the either
land, se1f-seeking and shrewd poll
ical practices are at tie bottom Of
his latest. legislative undertaking,
ct the real authors of the change
'e discovered, and let; the public;
'e informed. And let us have no,
more secret diplomacy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-19

Your Uncle Sam warts be saving possible the
of Food but there citizen these
he wanst to hungry. 7!.r."-I ~ stF
In the matter of Conservation Of food remember
the longest You cannot eonoize the cheapest
ducts obanable Highly nowhing food higher price
the cheapest in phe long - +z% t%%4z@$S.
Feed your family watch
out for the best viewpoint it
and at the time highly uerhne have very
way to economize. " W. }~&.a&
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-19
AMOS B. MORE cos. LOCALS
We are unloading a car of coal.

Give us a call for garden and field
seeds. Our line is complete.
We have the agency for the VIM.
J. Oliver Plow-the best on the mar
ket.
A complete line of Hardware and
Groceries.
2-15-2t. AMOS B. MORSE Co.
Don't forget the High School
play at the Opera House Thursday
night. Prices Is, rs and 35 cents.
Bake more, broil more boil more;
fry less.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-19

Bake more, broil more boil more;
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-19

Or, perhaps, they believe that Mr..
Anderson should be turned cut ut
the management of the City's at
fairs, and they are unwilling to
trust the job to the next election.
Or, perhaps, they want to keep
Mr.. Anderson in office and they re-
call how near he has come to re,
ceiving his walking papers on sever
al occasions in the past, and they
seek by this legislation to make his
position more secure,
Or, perhaps, they have found il
difficult to manage a council com
posed of two representatives from
each ward and they figure that three
commissioners selected from the
city at large in an election in which
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
The Valuable Work Done BY
The Drama League This Year

port of the president, Mrs. Zen Ali
Haggin, which continues:
The Playgcing Committee has con-
tinued as usual, or rather not as usual,
for it has worked harder than ever.
with less apparent results. Sixty-three
plays have been visited and only eight
bulletined, as follows: Business Be-
fore Pleasure" "Misalliance,n "The
Torches" "LElevation.' Greenwich
Village Theatre first billy, .Thc Gypsy
Trail" "Karen" and 'The Wild Duck, ("
with notes on the following plays:
"Daybreak," Polly With Past'' and
"ln the Zone" Washington Square
Players).
One Of the regrets Of the committee
Is that many Of the most important
dramatic events of the year could not
be included in the bulletins because
they were produced only at special per-
formances. And yet the number OF
those special performances, growing
each year in New York City, represent
ing the best drama of the world ane
playing each year to better. houses
seems to US who have watched the au-
dience for good drama grow a mark o.
the success of the Drama League ide,
and hope Of the day when the best O.
the worlds dramatic literature will b.
none too good for large audiences il
the New York theatres
The Drama League calendar has is
sued several of its most interesting
numbers this year, but not enough o.
them. The Drama League calcnda
should be issued regularly each month
from October to May. That calenda
represents our opportunity to do yeo
man service for these performances, a
we'll as for ali dramatic lectures, read
ings, ETC., which are propaganda TO
good drama. But the Drama Leagu
membership dues are not sufficient t
. pay for that calendar. We can issu
it only when it pays for itself, throug
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

plays in which there are Christmas or
Thanksgiving dinners. The seemingly
overloaded plates that he diaases -
1t every performance contain nothing
moro snbstantial than sliced appaes,
oranges, bananas End pineapples.
'eMan per6dous mani exclaimed
AZ investigator, who stumbled upon
his dark secret Us it fair to deceive
the public in this manner :"
aThat ain't NO decepshun No. sab,
no decepshun whatscevah.' retorted
Jolson. 4I'm bein' good to 'em two
vsys and they doan know it. In the
first place All have to sing song dur
ing that banquet and two songs later,
Do you think All could do that aftah
eating peacock's tongues, an humming
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

birds with gravy and everything that
is supposed to be on them plates7 No,
nah, Il caint bs 1szsi
Ar hesixies that, don't forget Mis-
tah HsspsA: I'm Hsoverizing in most
pstrictie wags an right, especially
uhen Is coznes to Stage banquets."
8Eeanwkaae ssRa1y" Curtis, the prop
erty nasn II the Wintsr Garden, Is
wondering how long the visible supply
Of pinespSaes, etc, VIII hold oat
against Jaas0nss cnslanghts.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Please Don't Laugh

ing on the counter. Heartless, weren't
they? So about this time l felt am
bition burning in my heart and joined
a stock company as general utility.
''The first week I got there one of
the actors got something to eat when
the manager wasn't looking and it made
him sick, so he couldn't play the China
man. 'Ah!' said I, let me play the
Chinaman' You'll cried he. Yes
said little Florrie. So I put the top
of stocking over my head with
black yarn queue on it and dipped my
arms in the suds and washed! Oh, they
thought it was a great Characterization
You know it was one of those towns
where you have to get them in by hav-
ing coupons attached to their tickets
litter. Then you serve ice cream and
cake on the stage after the matinee.
You knowi
well, the following week I played
the wronged girl in Driven from
Home on Her Birthday Eve and had
to shoot a man-only they forgot to
show me how to cock the gun. So, of
course, the darn thing wouldn't go off
and l had to say Bang and then the
man died. Did the audience laugh?
| Did they? l should say they did. Both
! Of them!
81 never have studied my lines. l
never know what Pm going to say, and
the worst of it is none of the rest of
them know either. The authors say,
What is the use in giving you a part
to study You don't say anything that
I say, anyway
"You should have seen this part when
started with it. Not bit like it
not bit 1t changed at each rehearsal,
and as a matter of fact it is still
changing That is why the people who
are occupying 'Parlor, Bedroom and
Bath with NE laugh when they
shouldn't.
"You know, they think I am funny!
I don't at all. Why, sometimes I'm so
darned scared when I get out there
and don't know what I'm going to say
that I quake with fear, and then the
necessity Of conversation becomes ur-
gent and l say something-and every
body laughs and it's all right. Aren't
they kind to me 2"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

the book shop friend, and the man
ager expresses the hope that every
member Of the Drama League will
share that friendship. It has had to
earn its own way in the world. has
had no money for propaganda or for
advertising, yet its fame has spread.
From the month Of its opening it has
more than paid expenses, and even the
wartime slump in the purchase Of
books has not been able to drive it
back beyond the bounds of self-sup-
port. Nobody knows how word of the
Drama League book shop gets to Maine
and to California, to North Dakota, to
Texas and to Canada. and yet orders
for books and letters seeking advice
and recommendation come from all
parts of the country every week.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

~ New York Centre Of the Drama
r...ue has lost = thousand members
living the last year and has gained a
shon.and-fold in strength. A good
,..nv Of them have been young men
vsc have gone OF to war: or young
women who have entered the service
fer some form Of war work Many
others are people whom the necessities
II war have forced to every economy.
Rut q good many more are people to
vhom the Drama League means nothing
more than five afternoons diversion
daring the winter and who left the
league without regard to what they
.ould give to the cause Of good drama
IN America when the FIVE afternoons
verr cut down to three in favor of the
soldiers in the training camps.
Il is significant fact that 80 per
cent of those who have resigned were
members paying 81 annually. those who
vere getting in actual cash value fa,
more than a dollars worth of service
from the Drama League. and only 1C
uer cent Of the supporting members
those whose membership represents in
mart at least a gift to the cause of gooc
drama in America. The league ha.
been in constant contact with the worl
Of the Commission on Training Caml
Activities and has been able to help il
many ways. direct and indirect, towar,
the entertainment of soldiers ant
sailors in training both in the canton
ments and in the cities.
The New York Centre. in cooperatio,
with the entertainment bureaus of tn
Y.M. C. A., Chaplain Isaacs of the nav
yard and other agencies, furnishe
ffty-two entertainments during tn
winter months at camps in and aroun
New York City. More than ever tn
Drama League of America has been
clearing house for information con
cerning dramatic literature and events
These facts are set forth in the re