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The evening leader., 1919-01-09
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Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
Test Fish Preparation.

Testing of the most practical meth ods of preparing various fishery prod ucts has recently been carried out in the bureau of fisheries experimental kitchen in Washington. Among the fish experimented with were butter fish, frozen tullibee, croakers, blue fish, spot, bowfin, whiting, catfish, squeteague, carp and gizzard shad. Particular attention was given to carp and gizzard shad, as each possesses characteristics when prepared by the usual methods which tend to lessen its attractiveness to the housewife. Other products tested were fish but ter, canned black drum, buck roe, dehydrated squid and dehydrated fish chowder Since the closing of the demonstration work on the west coast, the demonstrators have been working with the California state fish commission on some publications in- tended to increase the use of fish and fishery products. IT. now appears that it will be possible to renew the dem- onstrations in the near future, and it Is probable that the first will be given at Stockton.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
Business Mans Lunch.

We hear a good deal about the fore sight and planning power of house. wives, but how about the humble office husband? Take us, for instance, ob- serves a writer in the Philadelphia Evening Ledger. Every Monday we always scheme out our luncheon menus for the whole week. This is the way they look:
 Monday-Hot mince pie with vanilla ice cream on it. Coffee.
 Tuesday--Vanilla ice cream with hot mince pie under it. Coffee.
 Wednesday-Coffee with vanilla ice cream in 1t. Hot mince pie.
 Thursday-Vanilla ice cream with coffee around it. Hot mince pie. Friday-Hot mince pie with coffee near it. Vanilla ice cream.
 Saturday-Coffee with hot mince pie adjoining it. Vanilla ice cream.
 Sunday-IndigeStion
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
FORGET ALL CARES DISEASE AND COAL
Pearl Divers Have No Thought for
 the Morrow.
During the Brief Fishing Season They Make Much Money and Spend 1t With the Most Reckless
 ProdigaIity.

, The Paumotu islands-sometimes called "gold mines" of the eastern Pa cif1c-present a weird and picturesque scene during the season for pearl fish ing. From August on come the na- lives from the surrounding islands to dive for pearls in the calm waters of the lagoon thrown open for the pur- pose. Within the narrow strip of sand which surrounds the fishing ground are huddled 5000 or more, in a mushroom city, sheltered beneath corrugated iron or matched huts. It is motley company.
 There are Paumotu divers, bronzed sea gods-who, with their ancestors have been for ages masters of the deep and conquerors of the shark in his own native element. The diver is the center of solicitude for the buyer and trader. He is the indispensable object of the moving picture man who has hastily built his theater of corrugated iron where he dispenses amusement at metropolitan prices. It is the diver who spends his earnings riding in the wheezy motorcar which the owner op- crates along a half-mile of sandy beach. It is his earnings which at tract host of others.
 In his habits of spending his earn ings the Paumotu diver is much like the American prospector and miner of the days of gold strikes and boom mining camps. In the days of his prosperity nothing is too good for him. He buys the choicest of foods and tin ned goods. He Is proud of the appearance of his women folk and lavishes on them silks, satins, laces Chinese shawls, high-heeled shoes, pic ture hats and corsets, the last re- cent discovery. All of these things the trader thoughtfully has provided.
 Sunday is an Easter parade, and performance at the picture theater like an evening at the opera. In no "golden horseshoe" in the world are more observant or critical eyes, and woe betide the Paumotu belle who fancies she can attend two of these functions clad In the same costume without being subject to scornful com- ment.
 A good diver during the season will bring up several tons of shells which recompense him well. The diver takes no thought for the morrow. He and his wife bask in affluence and en- joyment. He spends as fast as he earns. When December comes and the fishing season is over they return to their little atoll and the simple life with nothing remaining for his months of toll but some soiled finery, the mem- ory of a good time and the anticipa- tion of a repetition of their pleasure the next year.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
Want Happy Bindings.

Why the unhappy ending Is the stock weakness of the beginner at story writing is easy to explain. Stories with unhappy endings are easier to write. The human mind Is naturally subjective and sad; vocabu- laries in every language have many more adjectives, verbs and adverbs to express sorrow and gloom than to express happiness and light-hearted' ness.
 This subject lends itself nicely to a debate, but as far as the men in the war hospitals are concerned the ar- gument has only one side: Give us happy endings!
 A Red Cross nurse tells of a serial story that had been read by two of her patients, one of whom was de- pressed for a whole day because the heroine died.
 q wish I'd never read It." he com plained. "I fell In love with that girl. If I ever found one exactly like her I'd certainly ask her to marry mep
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
WOMEN LEARNING MASSAGE.
Sermantown Y. w. c. A. Trains Worn- en for Reconstruction Work
 Among Soldiers. .....

Educational courses to prepare wom- en as aides in the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers have been opened at the Germantown, Pa, Young Women's Christian Association.
 A reconstruction massage course, lectures in anatomy, physiology, mus cle work and remedial movement mas sage, theory and practice, electrother- apy and hydrotherapy are given by doctors and nurses, who also super wise practical work at the Y. w. c. A. and at hospitals. The courses are rec ognized by the Surgeon General.
 Similar courses have also been open ed in the New York City Central Branch Y. W. c. A., where speciality Is made of brush-making with view to training women as teachers for re- construction hospitals.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
Man of Hluh Ideals

Charles Foss, bee man of Alpine, Cal, sold his seasons output of honey, four tons, at 6 cents a pound when the market price was 22 cents, because he felt that profteering at the expense of the poor, especially in war time, was wrong.
 God gave us the bee," he said, ac- cording to the San Diego Union, "and he charges us no tax on it. He gave us the flowers from which the bee draws its honey and they cost us nothing. Why, when the world is steeped in suffering and misery, should any man profiteer on the poor?
 Some day I hope to look into the face of God who gave us the bee and the flowers, but could never look him 'squarely in the eye if had made a single penny out of fellow crea- ture's stress"
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
HIGH 1918 BUSHEL WEIGHTS
Estimated Average for Wheat Placed at 58.e Against 5s.5 in 1e17-
 Oats Also Gain.

ment of Agriculture)
 Investigation by the bureau of crop estimates indicates an average weight of 5S.8 pounds per bushel for the wheat crop of this country in 1918. The aver age for 1917 was 5S.5 pounds, and the ten-year average ending with 1917 was 5S.1 pounds. The oats crop of the United States in 1918 had an average weight of 33.2 pounds per bushel and for the preceding ten years 32 pounds. An average weight of 46.9 pounds per bushel is reported for the 1918 barley crop, compared to 46.4 pounds for the previous eight crops.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
HOW TO PLANT AN ORCHARD
Get Order in Hands of Some Reliable Nurseryman and Insist on Trees
 of High Quality.

If you are thinking of planting an orchard get your order in the hands of some reliable nurseryman immedi- ately and insist on having trees of the highest quality and of varieties that are adapted to your section of the state. In making your calculations as to the number of trees needed use the following planting directions: Apples, 30 by 30 feet, 49 trees per acre peaches, IS by IS feet, 134 trees per acre; oceans, 60 by 60 feet, 12 trees per acre; plums, 20 by 20 feet, 1OS trees per acre; cherries, 20 by 20 feet, 1O8 trees per acre, and grapes 8 by 10 feet, 544 vines per acre.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
RebuiIdinq SaIoniki.

An ambitious plan for rebuilding Sa- loniki was outlined recently by Mir. Thomas H. Mawson at Kings college, London. Saloniki, he said, had been devastated by a great fire, and it had been decided to rebuild it on such scale as to make it one of the most important cities in the East. NJ. Ven izelos had determined to make it more beautiful city. The city was for tunately situated in regard to parks, for it had at its disposal tracts of land which would be made into some of the finest parks in the world without penny of purchase money being paid over. ...-......
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
Gabriel D'Annunzio.

Maj. Gabriel d'Annunzio, the leader of the Italian airmen, is a most ex. traordinary personality. Famous be- fore the war as a poet and dramatist, as the creator of a new Italian liter ature. he has affected the language of his country more profoundly than anyone since Dante; notable figure in society. much discussed for his lux. urious tastes, he stepped into the fore. front of the battle as a soldier when over fifty years old. Since then he added exploit to exploit, stealing into enemy ports in small craft at night to torpedo battleships, carrying out the longest and most dangerous air raids. When the armistice was signed he commanded a squadron of picked young airmen. ns
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
Scientific Discoveries Establish a
 Connection.
World Declared to Have Been Free From Physical Ills Before the Beds That Supply Fuel
 Were Laid Down.

One of the most curious of discus sions has been started by Prof. Roy L.. Noodle, a scientist of high reputation, who has made a special study of the beginning of disease. Once upon time, he says, there was no such thing as disease in either animals or plants. But it was a very long while ago. His inquiries led him to the conclusion that diseases began in the coal-form- ing period, when the vast deposits of our fossil fuel were laid down in peaty bogs from the luxuriant vegetation of regions then tropical-in Pennsyl- vania, along the southern Alleghenies and elsewhere.
 In those very ancient times, ever so many millions of years ago, the earth was covered with water far more ex- tensively than at present, and on the bottom grew fields of "sea lilies"-just as they do today in marine shallows. They are oddly initiative of plants, though really animals, and fossil re- mains of them found in coal show en- Engagements of the stems plainly due to
 
 coal period there seems to have been an extensive development of those forms of microscopic vegetation that we call fungi and bacteria. Nearly all plant diseases are due to attack by parasitic fungi. Most diseases of men and animals are attributable to bac- teria Of one species or another that T saf, ,e.gAt Minute bacteria and fungi-traces of their colonies, that is to say-have been found in the fossil droppings of extinct species of fishes, embalmed, as one might say, in our coal deposits. In plant structures of corresponding an tiquity are discovered natural "cul- lures" of bacteria, silicified.
 The fossil teeth of long-extinct spe- cies of fishes have been found affected by dental caries"-irregular decayed spots. Are we to suppose that those finny creatures of early days suffered from toothache? Twenty or thirty millions of years ago arrived the age of reptiles, which developed the giant lizards, that were the largest animals ever known in the world, If some mod ern whales be excepted. Some of their bones (preserved in the rocks) show deformities obviously due to disease Certain of these deformities suggest chronic inflammation of the joints; others, tuberculosis. After the age of reptiles came the early mammals. They and their descendants Qncluding our selves) have certainly had a due al- lowance of disease ever since. But Of Professor Noodles dictum Is to be accepted) there was no such thing as disease in the world up to the time when the coal beds were laid down. Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
WAYS TO ERADICATE
 SLUGS IN GARDENS
Insects Are Menace to Gardeners
 and Mushroom Growers.
Poisoned Bait, Clean Culture and Use Of Lime and Powders Recom- mended to Destroy Destructive
 Member of Snail Family.

Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculture)
 Bait poisoned with arsenic, clean culture in garden and greenhouse, and the use of lime and powders, such as finely powdered salt and road dust, are recommended as means of destroy ing the spotted garden slug and other injurious garden slugs.
 The spotted garden slug, which ire quently becomes a menace to garden CTS and mushroom growers, is some what wormlike in appearance, ranges in length from one-half inch to nearly seven inches, and varies in color from a yellowish gray, or brown, mottled with black, to nearly black. It thrives in damp, dark locations, such as under old decaying boards and logs, in eel lars and creameries, along hedges and beneath damp refuse. It is particu- larly fond of lettuce, tomatoes. peas, beans and other vegetables when grown either under glass or In the open, and frequently causes damage in mushroom beds, to celery during the bleaching process, and to vegetables, especially potatoes in storage. It re- mains under cover until nightfall, when. it comes out to feed, and re- turns to the same place before morn ing, leaving a trail of sticky mUcus.
 The common toad is among the slug's few natural enemies. Owing to it's habits of feeding by night and con- cealing itself during the day, the slug is very difficult to control. Spraying with arsenicals is impractical, because slugs avoid most poisonous substances. Boiled or baked potatoes sprinkled with white arsenic have been found effective as poisoned bait. In mush. room houses the most effective remedy is to surround the beds with a border about two inches wide, using lime, salt, or road dust, which prevents the slugs from passing. Cleaning ~gp the hiding places of the slug and sprink- ling lime, which is the standard rem edy for slugs, about infested areas, IS the best treatment in gardens and greenhouses.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
LADYBIRD ENEMY OF SCALES
Control of Pest Accomplished in Louis Jana by Liberation of Aus
 tralan Beetles.

Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture)
 Cooperating with the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana the bureau of entomology, United States department of agriculture, completed during the year the control of the fluted scale in New Orleans and neigh boring places. This was accomplished by the propagation and liberation of thousands of the natural enemy of this scale insect, the Australian ladybird More than 300 colonies of the lady birds were liberated over an area of 40 square miles. The distribution also was extended to the known outlying infestations of the futed scale in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27
fNBREEDING TESTS
 WITH GUINEA PIGS
Valuable Facts Collected by Bu-
 reau of Animal Industry.
Certain Disadvantages, Formerly Diff. ficuIt to Explain, Sometimes Ap-S peared in Experiments Con-
 ducted at BeltsviIle.
Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculture.)

Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculture)
 Breeding facts valuable to live stock raisers are being collected by the bu- reau of animal industry through ex- periments on it's farm at Beltsville, Md. Experiments on the effects of in- breeding in guinea pigs, begun in 1906, already have been carried to the eighteenth generation wholly by mat Ing brother and sister. Inbreeding is a practice frequently used by live stock raisers in their efforts to fix and ren- der prepotent desirable family traits. With the practical results hoped for, however, certain disadvantages, for merly difficult to explain, sometimes appeared. .<
 Present progress of the government inbreeding investigations with guinea pigs has developed the following points of interest:
 The mere fact that the closest fn- breeding can be carried to the eight eenth generation without any very obvious degeneration is noteworthy.
 There has been, however, some de- cline in vitality, size, and, especially, fertility.
 The young produced by crossing diff ferent inbred families show distinct Improvement in all respects.
 The inbreeding has brought to light, and automatically fixed in 23 inbred families, pronounced differences in fer tility, size, vitality, color and pattern.
 There is independent heredity of these traits, ?E.th no correlation be- tween the vigOT of a family in one re- spect and it's vigor in others.
 The chief effect of inbreeding, as in- dicated by the experiments, is the fxation of hereditary factors. The de- cline in vigor on inbreeding and the Improvement on rowing appear to be merely very likely, but inevitable, con- sequences. If breeders use great care In the selection of breeding stock, there appears to be no cause which prevents a satisfactory degree of vigor from being combined with the uniformity and prepotency which can only be ob- tained through close breeding.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-27

The Cadanian Y. W. c. A. has re- ceived permission to place Y. w. c. A. secretary on every ship leaving England with 200 or more women and children on the passenger list. --
 The secretary fulfills the same func- ion for the women as the Y. Nj. c. A. secretary has for men on transports. .'hn plans entertainments and recrea- 'ihn for women and children and Is u rrlend to whom they may come if they .ure :n distress.
Evening journal., 1919-03-12
Seven men BURNED
IN POWDER PLANT

Seven men were slightly burned at
the power plant Of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
along the Brandywins creek at 9.ij
O'Clock this morning, when a travelling
crane they were working on came in
contact with an electric switch.
Those injured, who were compelled
to go to the Homeopathic Hospital, FOR
treatment, were:
Peter J. Worth. OF No. AZ Z. Twenty
second street, this city.
George Leabourne, Of No. 32i Whar-
ton street, Philadelphia.
Thomas McElhaning, Of No. i3i Earl
han Terrace, Germantown, pa.
All were said 10 be suffering from
first degree burns. The men are ex-
pecied 10 recover.
The others were treated by physi-
clans and were not compelled 10 go to
a hospital
According 10 officials Of the traction
company the injured men were In the
employ Of Philadelphia contractors
who are erecting machinery at the
plant.
The accident caused a suspension in
current for about ten minutes.
Evening journal., 1919-03-12
some fire engines
ARE ANTIQUATED
So Says c. A. Whitney. of
Insurance Underwriters
Association
WAS BEST AT TIME
II WAS PURCHASED

Tests on the city fire companies by
the Fire Underwriters Association.
were concluded this afternoon. The
two automobile engines Of the Reliance
company and the engine Of the Phoenix
company were inspected today, WITH re-
gard 10 capacity. hose strength, pump
ing force, leakage and dripping Of en-
gines and valve connections.
The Reliance engine did not show up
well, according TO an announcement
made by c. A. Whitney. who was In
charge Of the tests. lie said that the
Inspection, which has been carried on
for the past three days, has proved that
tlie city would do well not 10 purchase
some Of the apparatus Of the volunteer
companies, should the Legislature de-
cyide upon a paid FIRE department basis.
a lot Of the apparatus has become
antiquated, he claimed. Mr.. Whitney
asserted, however, that there was no
doubt IL was the best that could be pUr-
chased at the time Il was bought
The work Of inspecting water md
structural conditions throughout the
city, which is also included i'm the
present tests. has been practically com
pleted, IL was said today. There is
practically nothing left but for the iu-
spcctOrs 20 make out their report.
Those who represented the Fire I'm
derwriters' Association in the tests
We're: C. a. Whitney, r. G.. Clarke and
L. W. Suter.
Evening journal., 1919-03-12
Sees NO FOOTHOLD
FOR BOLSHEVISM

Despite tie many alterations brought
about by the war, it has taught the
world that there are two things which
cannot be changed by legislation-the
multiplication table and the Ten Com
mandments. This was the statement
made by Edward J. Cattell, city stalls
tlcian Of Philadelphia and famous af-
ter dinner speaker. during an address
before the Westminster Club Of Han
over Presbyterian Church, Nineteenth
street and Boulevard, last evening. The
speaker also asserted that Bolshevism
will never seriously affect America, as
this country has too large a sense Of
equality.
The meeting was presided over by
the Rev. Charles II. Bohner. pastor Of
the church. In presenting Mr.. Cattell,
he termed him one Of the best known
and nationally reputed speakers in
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Cattell interspersed his talk with
frequent anecdotes, for which he has
achieved a reputation, and drew fire.
quently from his large store Of expert
ences in travelling and speaking tours.
UuOtlQG lIVIll tilt lote Gti lhdA IiAau-
cellor's disregard for morality in az
fairs Of state. the speaker asserted that
a state which does not have regard
for the teachings OF the Master is
doomed.
"Relision IS an economic necessity,
and is as important as intellect" de-
clared Mr.. Cattell. You can have no
civilization and no peace unless you
believe in the Kingdom 10 come, where
the inequalities Of this world will be
remedied. This Is easily seen in Ger
many, which while having an intellect,
has divorced its soul and is now Moth
ing more than an overfed mind with an
underfed heart"
In discussing tho present chaotic con-
ditions prevailing in Russia and Ger
many. and their relation TO this cOun-
try, the speaker said:
"Bolshevikism is impossible in Amer
ica. Americans have o s-nse OF eqality
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