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New Britain herald., 1922-04-07
DEFONTE NOW FACES CHARGE 0F PERJURY Brooklyn Man Is Taken Over by
 the State Police . HIKER VISITS KENslNGToN
Joseph Silvae Makes Stop at Post office-Fire District Meeting on Nonday-Bowling Scores = Chau- taUqua-BriefS.

Charles DeFonte of Brooklyn, New York, who was arrested by the Meri- den police this week, and who was brought into the local court charged with evading responsibility, has been taken to Hartford by the state police where he will face a charge of per- jury.
 It is claimed that DeFonte secured Connecticut automobile license un- der an assumed name. He appeared in Berlin court Tuesday night, but was held until last night for evading responsibility.
 Being unable to furnish the $500 bonds required, DeFonte was placed in the county jail Tuesday. AWed- nesday afternoon. Frank Brul who was arrested with DeFonte, secured the bail and the latter was released.
 DeFonte did not appear in court last night at the scheduled time, but came in later in the evening. as he said he had missed an early train out of New York. lnasmuch as he has been taken into custody by the state police the charge of evading respon- sibility against him has been dis missed
 In Dahlgren Affair.
 De Fonte was in the automobile which stopped in front of the Blake and Woodruff store last Saturday af- ternoon and from which Frank Bruno alighted and struck Axel Dahlgren in the face.
 Famous HiIler Here.
 Joseph Silvae of East Boston, Mass, is on a cross country hike from Bos ton to San Francisco, and on his way stopped in kensington and Berlin yes- terday. MT silvae started from Hart ford on his way to Meriden, but be- came lost and it was necessary for him to cut through New Britain.
 The hiker stopped at the Kensing- ton postoffice and left his picture. He told those at the office that he is on this hike for his health.
 sivae is accompanied on the trip by his pet dog. The globe trotter left Kensington for Berlin on his way to Meriden, and did expect to go any further than the Silver City last even- ing.
 Chautauqua This Year.
 There seems to be but one oDStacle in the way of the committee prepar- ing for the chautauqua to be held In Berlin from July 4 until July z. That is the problem of where the affair will be staged.
 During the engagement of the chautauaua in Berlin last year the en- tertainment was held on the grounds of the Kensington Grammar school. It is expected that a new addition Will be made to this building, and 1T the work is done this summer the grounds will not be available. meeting of the guarantors VIII be called within a short time to take definite steps in preparing TOT the
New Britain herald., 1922-04-07
ENGLISH FAILURES
Average Of Banh<rupts In London
 Greatly Exceeded This Year

London, April 7.-London newspa- pers point out that the year has started inauspiciously for British trade generally, judging from bank ruptcy statistics which show that there have been 1,160 failures in January and February; a figure far in excess of the average.
 The main reasons assigned for fail ures are reckless over buying during the late boom, absence of reserves and good will, heavy taxation and the decline of trade.
 Provision dealers, farmers and builders, in the order names, seem to be the hardest hit
 One Northamptonshire shoe fac tory has just paid its creditors one fifth of a penny in the pound-the equivalent of .0S per cent.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-07
In Dahlgrcn Affair.

De Fonte was in the automobile which stopped in front of the Blake and Woodruff store last Saturday af- ternoon and from which Frank Bruno alighted and struck AXel Dahlgren in fhn face
New Britain herald., 1922-04-07
League Standing

Players Averages.
 l.. Babich stood high score man with an average of 139 for high single, and Derby and H. Granger coming second with 123. Stanley S. Gwillim had an average of 329 in the high three string, and H. S. Smith came next with 321. The individual aver ages of the players are as follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
She's verv Wronq

boar cvnth'a.--At last I have found
courage to write you. ] am the kind
of person who does not heliev" in CALI
ing on others for help when ! can see
any way out OF difficulties.
Now, Cynthia. this is my trouble.
net NoreTher 7 married follow
who thought at the time had all the
LOUd qualities one would expect In
man. But. oh. what n mistake have
made
About two months ago n follow
moved IN he house across the street
frori me. He boards with the people
who have been living there II Tow years.
So. being on friendly terms with th"s"
people, 7 often spend an evening with
them In tnis manner | bccam" ac.
u,iairtod with said young man. And
now. Cynthia, I believe | have actually
fallen in love with him. and he does
not ."m to cvade me in the least.
Cynthia. do not think very harshly OF
mo bccauSe now 1t is the only bright
thing in my life. I have no children.
II you could only find sympathy enough
TO advise me and show me the right
way shall never forget you. dear
Cvrthia MRS W.
Perhaps when you see this letter in
print you will realize how wrong you
nave been to see so much of another
man when you are married woman.
What II you have made a mistake?
Perhaps your husband finds himself dis
illusioned. too. And you took him for
better or worse" so the sooner YOU
drop this' other man and turn to finding
good points in your husband the better
il will be-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
The Young Husband Who Expects
His Wife to Be an Expert Cook
Forgets She Mus. Learn That Art Just He Learned His
..a... Business at the Office It ~

a million things to do in a house. even
when It Is occupied by only two per-
sons.
TT WOULD be impossible for her to
i turn out expert work just at frst.
She hns to learn her art just as her
husba nd had to learn his business.
There's spelling and reading and
writing and 'rithmetic In housework as
we'll az in business.
Something new turns up every day
and It lent possible to master 1t I'M
mediatrly.
If this young husband would Just pat
himself into the state Of mind of an
employer waiting patiently through the
mistakes and blunders period Of his
new cmploye before expecting any re-
suits from her work. he would be much
more content.
And she would be a million times
happier.
In the world. to please him.
In fact, that may be one reason why
she fails 80 often; she attempts such
big things, hoping to please and sur
prise him.
She surprises him, alas, too often!
But II Is his own fault that he isn't
pleased; he has looked for success and
perfection too soon, expected of his
wife something that he knows nobody
would expect Of him.
And yet. on the other hand, It's
really sweet Of him to esteem her and
her ability so highly that he thinks she
can reach the heights Of q housewife
Of long experience in the space Of few
months.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
Humpty- -Dumpty Is a Prototype
of the Bold, Bad English Baron
4"d Other Rhymes of Mother Goose We're Sly Digs at
Pompous Personages, Says Germantown Woman
Who Has Delved Into Jungle Lore

"Humpty DHmptv sat on a nall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great tdH.
All the Kings h0rses
And al the Kings men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
In the story book of Mother Goose,
Humpty is nn egg, n fat. jolly old soul
who didn't have any better sense than
to fall off the wall. which proved that
he was. indeed. foolish. In the ver-
naculur. Humpty takes on a new light.
/ He is still an egg, but very bad egg
Is he.
Miss Jane Campbell. Of ,413 West
School House lane. Germantown. has
made study Of Mother Goose rhymes
and she tells us of Humpty's deep,
dark past You sec, it's like this:
Humpty was of the nobility-in the
census book he would be listed as an
English Baron. But he was bad.
bold Baron. ruling with firm and
mighty hand. The Baron's subjects
finally rose up against his injustices
and Humpty became scrambled egg,
SO to speak.
1T Is my belief" said Miss Camp
bell, that great many Of those n,lrs-
cry rhymes are about actual happenings
in history, and some of them are Carl
catures Of real people.
"Oh King Cole .cds a merry old soul,
4 merry old soul ,Das he;
He called for his pipe, he called for his
borl,
He called for his fddlers three"
II am sure that jingle is about a
certain English ruler known to have
been fond of music. do love the
Mother Goose book. DO you know
that such persons really existed? Let
M" tell you about the American Mother
Goose
Miss Campbell settled more COM
fortably in the chair preparatory to
launching forth on her favorite topic.
She is little silver haired lady, and
has friendly crinkles about her eyes
eyes which sparkled as she told her
story.
Long ago, as far back as the seven
teenth century. there was. In Boston,
an old lady named Goose. She lived
with her daughter, who had married
Thomas Fleet, a printer. Grandma
Goose was devoted 70 her small grand
son. and gathering him close would
sing to him jingles and stories which
he soon learned to repeat with her. Be-
cause his son liked his grandmother s
stories, 1t occurred to Mr.. Fleet that
other children might like them too.
And so, he got out nm American version
Of the rhymes and called the book
Mother Goose Rhymes.
Some OF these Mother Goose prob
ably made up, but a great many Of
them are Of English origin and very
old. London Bridge Is Failing Down
is at least 500 years old. Others are
from two to three hundred years old.
1T is too bad that all children are
not brought up on nursery rhymes and
fairy tales. Some Of the fairy tales
are printed in almost every language
under the sun. Fair-haired Dutch
babies and dark skinned ltalina chill
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
A Brave little Woman

Dear Cynthia--May / say few words
TO 10 P,nscur"?
lie Penseur. I can hardly believe that
YOU are actually as bitter as you seem
in your letter. Undoubtedly you have
had some great disappointment and dis
illusionnent to make you feel the way
your letter sounds.
am only a woman" as you say
be unwelcome TO you, but cannot dis
regard your letter.
am not one given to telling my
private life, especially in public way
such as this. but II IN doing t-I am
not trying to cXalt myself-and can
as the female of the praying mantis,"
tearing the male to pieces and making
slaves Of them. then It Is we'll worth
the time It takes me to write this.
FIRST OF all am twenty years old.
Not quite two years ago I married. for
love only. man who had served In
France He had been disabled and
consequently was vocational student
In the city. We were dependent on the
Government.
a year ago developed tuberculosis 7
stayed with him until 1t became neccs-
sary for him to go away to a Govern
ment hospital. Then. white he was gone
I took u position and saw him when
ever lie was allowed away from the
separa tio1. not for the things which he
was unable to give me.
Now. ! find that I have contracted
the disease and must remain in bed in
definitely. Through the kindness Of my
parents am being cared for. Still
love my husband and still | am not
regretful. ! am only sorry that /, my
self. am not able to take care Of him
and do the things for him which others
are of necessity doing.
I was bitter. not at him, but at fate
at first. Now I am no longer that way.
In spite of everything the sun Is still
and God Is still In His heaven.
Then. too, you know the quotation about
There's so much good in the worst Of
US" etc.
So. lie Penseur some day hope you
will change your mind and not condemn
all women, for after all. like men, they
are human and there is still much Of
the milk OF human kindness in the
world.
Please forgive the length OF this.
Cynthia.
One thing more What has become
of Cynicus? JUST HUMAN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
The Study Of Rugs-Chinese

The study Of the variations Of
Chinese. Persian and Turkish rugs IS
almost endless. having to do, as it does.
with the age old customs and religions
OF the various countries.
1t Is interesting to think how far
these strange and beautiful pieces Of
handicraft have Travelled 10 come into
our American stores and homes. We
are asked sometimes which are the rug3
most used just nOw-and one feels that
1t is the perpetual insult OF the Western
to the Eastern intelligence thus TO Judge
Of lIfetime-indeed, many lifctimes.
of tradition, by our standards of
fashion.
Today we use for large rooms USUALLY
either Chinese or a kcrnnnshah rug.
II we are using an Oriental floor Gov.
ering at all. Chinese rugs, having in
many cases a compa aratively simple field
with a not excessively elaborate border
are often used by the decorator of To-.
day. They are known for the beautiful
soft and rich tones of blue, soft yellow
and warm golden rose.
Their symbolism is worth study. The
designs found In field and border are
emblems Of three different religions. the
Taoist, the COnfucian and the buddhist
The accompanying illustration gives nm
idea Of the typical motif coming under
each head.
Tomorrow-The Study Of Rurs-
Persian
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23

HERE'S something for that young
IL husband who comes home, tired
and hungry, to find the steak half done.
the potatoes slightly burned, and the
pic impossible to cut without saw.
It's n dlscouraging failure to come
home to, and 1t is apt to happen several
times. too. before the new housewife
masters the art Of cookin. several
things at the same time and making
them come out even.
Small wonder that the young husband
loses patience after while. and raves
and rants until both he and his wife
are utterly miserable.
He wouldn't. he usually declares dur
ing these straight talks. dare place n
piece of work before his chief nt the
Office II it was as badly botched as
some of the meals which his wife hnd
been placing before him. ~
He cannot sce. he continues, why she
Is not able, with all the time that she
has all day long, to learn how TO do
things right. after all this time.
On he goes. until his wife dissolvcs
in heart broken tears and his remorse
almost puts him in tears.
fvIIS is Wnnt he OOeSn take lntO
i account.
As a rule he does not marry until he
is getting along pretty well at the Of
fee.
But when he started he was perfectly
green.
lie had to learn the business right
from the A Il C's Of 1t. w. grasping
its reading, writing and 'rithmetic
gradually.
He wasn't expected to be worth n
great deal to hi, company then; he
didn't know enough.
If he made mistakes. allowances were
made for his youth and inexpericnce,
for everybody knew that he couldn't
learn the whole business inside of few
months.
Yet that is what he expects of his
wife,
lie expects a girl who may or may
not. more often may not, have had
any experience in housekeeping to do
expert work almost Immediately.
OF course he thinks she has all day
long to spend in the kitchen testing her :
self on cooking. not taking into account
The fact that it would be waste of
materials If she did, and that there are
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
More Judgment Of Bobby

Dear Cynthia---l am taking the lib
crty Of telling Bobby where she gets
of. Most of tho people know that the
war Is over, but II appears as " Hobby
hasn't wakcned TO the fact yet. Ptkers,
Oh Well u fellow only makes on an
average Of SIS week and las got to
manage to make both ends meet. Some
working girls make on an arerag. or
SIS and sport overcoats costing moro
than they make In a half year. How
do you do II. girls? Tell US, and there
Is n sure cure for the pikers. Twenty
six and married three times. That's a
fine record. Keep II UP.
The reason there nre SO many fellows
single today is there Is one sensible
girl to every fifty, and she lands a nice
Fellow. The Eirl of today does not know
what responsibility means. To her mind
marriage IL the same as living OF the
fat OF tho land. Well girls. rs the say
ing goes: II cant be done.
As oil and mining stock increase and
decrease according to speculation. 90
shall the marriage market increase or
deCicas" according 10 tn" grn So whicn
tho girls acquire in the next few years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
Antoinette Donnellyis
Advice on Beauty

HANK-So you want to dye your
eyebrows, Hank. wouldn't advise
you to. Instead use a little yellow
vaseline, rubbing it we'll in and then
brushing with small. fine toothbrush
night and morning. Be careful not
to get any Of the vaseline into the eyes,
as 1t Is most irritating to. then. In
time the vaseline will darken your eye.
brows. Come again. Hank!
p. X. L.-Pride goeth before the
corn. Judging from my mail, there
are vast number OF pride ridden
tootsies sending up great groans from
which a corn will grow. Too bad,
when there is so much shoe leather on
the market and small need for such
drastic economy in sizes. HOwsoever,
they must be doctored, 80 between
groans rustic along the stamped ad =
dressed envelopes for my pamphlet on
feet aches and pains.
MISS NJ. FL have n very goot
formula for a hair curling fluid which
Is to be applied before the hair i.
curled or done up for the night. II
makes the curl stay in longer. Pleas.
send stamped addressed envelope, won't
you, repeating your request?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
Can You Tell?

BY K. J. and A. W. Bodmrr

Carbontc acid gas was tho first Of
ia" four gases. Of which fire. air and
water are composed. to be discovered
The first step was made by DR.. Black.
n scotch physician. who became pro-
fesSor Of chemistry at Glasgow in 1886
I h"mists before him knew that II yoy
took piece Of limestone or chalk and
pur 1t In water the lime or chalk
would rfrrvcScc. that bubbles would
riS" from it; but that If put in the
fire and burned, dry powder was
formed which would not then. II placed
in water. give off the nubblcs. DR..
Black found that the lime was lighter
after 1t had been burned. and he rea
soned correctly that the heat Of the fire
drove something out. DR.. unlcs.
another chemist, had previously driven
gases out Of substances. but he thought
these gases were ordinary air.
DR.. Black undertook TO collect some
Of the gas from burning lime in a bot
tie. He was successful and called II
fixed air because he snid It had been
fixed In the limestone. When he
weighed the gas he found il weighed
exactly what the limestone had lost
lie then reversed the experiment. by
passing some fixed air into water with
lime dissolved in it and formed a chalky
white powder at the bottom. lie thus
proved that limestone Is composed of
lime and fixed air.
When he examined the gas separate.
ly, he learned that animals could not
live In 1t and that a fame would NOT
cause 1t to burr. He also discovered
that by breathing into a glass Of lime
water. powdered lime was formed at
the bottom OF the glass. In that way
be proved that our breath contained
cn rbonic gas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23

The woman's dinner frock. like the
mans dinner jacket. has stolen quite
II few bases In the past years. II one
cannot have both "laborat" evening
gown and dinner frock. it Is. in fact.
advisable to select tho less formal type.
For the average wOman--not, by any
means. the society wOman-will en-
counter great many more occasions
demanding the dinner dress than the
extreme decollete. Above is a charming
model of white velvet combined with
nycrskirt and undcrbodice of black net.
This black net forms the tiny sleeves
and shows at the corsage sides as well
as at the ncckline. 1t is embroidered
in black jet beads in leaf design. and
the one accent of color is supplied by
a cluster of brilliant red coz feathers.
The overskirt is, in reality. Il wide
front tunic and the side drapery Of vel.
vet contributes that coveted uneven
ness of hemline.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23

dren. love them just the same rs you
and did.
ut is the heritage Of the ages handed
down to children they learn to have H.
lusions, to build ideals through the
fairy stories. They Great fairy folk
Of their own. Who knows, there may
BE- an eltin creature lurking behind the
bed post to come out and dance on the
covcdlet when mother has put out the
light? The ticking of the clock be .
comes the tap-tap Of a wooden legged
fairy.
Don't you see what I mean2' asked
Miss Campbell, an unconscious note
of pleading creeping into her voice.
''Think what you would have missed
had you not known about the old lady
who lived in a shoe. And if you had
not read the story of the Forty
Thieves, would you know what an open
sesame is when you read about It as
applied to modern things of today?'
II know literally thousands Of nur-
sery rhymes and folk songs, and, Oh,
how l wish every little girl and boy
could be made happy by knowing these
fanciful creatures of Mother Goose and
fairy stories! u
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23

HARPER COOLEY uted the money for
the present, and committee mad pur-
chased II. and the gift was displayed
early in the morning. before she ar
rived, as Il surprise.
All oi the clerks in thH mnmmrth
concern had com" early {" SO" the
lovely display. and witness Fanny's re-
ception of it, They had worked with
her in this Office many years. and were
full of suppressed excitement that She
was leaving their world. to enter the
mysterious aud unknown on" nf 10.
mesticity. Gigc"S and cxclnInatiun>
and roaings Of delight greeted the beau
tiful tea set. rs each newcomer hchrld
1t. Indeed. II was n very beautiful
present and showed of to advantage
among the dull aud Surdid office fur
nishings. OF course. il locked most in
appropriate. in Il business place. and. "f
course, the morale of the otfiCr was
upset for the entire forenoon. with SEN
timcntnl girls gushing over II domestic
china service. and all that we !dings
and lovnmaking and housekeeping i'm
piled. 40 wonder tl" mon gruntcd M |
cast d!S'u>trd cyr'. upon the mere gir'-
folk who could SO disturb th" di.'i'y
O. tn" vast mcr"lu j." "StaNIi> nm ~ =.
The climax wa r'a"h'd Ml"l th"
bride elect entered. iuuu cnilN. ud
stood p"triicl at In" magnificent >is'ri.
S,rcndIrs over her d"~k wa, " i"'"r,
able sullrCliun. even to thu lln"u 80 q
eucgcYtri a lunch table already So.
Some ona even had put f"w roses in
vase.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
A Kind Act
70 tic Editor Of WOmGn'S P4Jc:

70 tic Editor Of WOmGm'S Page:
Dear Madam have little kitten
that | think the world of. but Il has
some sort of disease that I'm afraid
cannot be cured. and. as II would be
only an act OF mercy to Kill 1t II haze
70 think of that, ! am writ ug to ASK
II YOU can tell me Of a way to do 50.
Would chloroform do the deed without
discomfort?
Where may one buy chlorotorm and
also does one require prescription
from a doctor? B l.. II.
You can get ChlorUform at a drug
store. and. If you are known there, YOU
do not need doctors prescription ~
order to purchase Il small quantity. II
would really be the best way to put
your kitten out OF its misery, and will
give II no pain whatever. THAT yOu
have to do this makes me feel very
sorry for you. because / know just how
dear a pet can grow to be.