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The Press., 1922-02-16
Doc Biscuit for Breakfast.

Judge Jean H. Norris tells the fun niest true story of domestic dimcul- ties. Here it is:
 In the tragedy of misunderstand- ings, it is relief to run across a ease that is strictly humorous. En- tertainment of this sort was furnished in one instance by a husband, ar raigned for nonsupport, who declared that he had left hr:ne because he had been given dog biscuit for breakfast.
 That ain't no foundation for hard days work! '" he complained. 'I al- ways have oatmeal porridge in the morning: but that precious pup was sick and wouldn't eat his regular fare. So the missus gives him my porridge, and then breaks mp his biscuit and tries to pass it on to me. Wasn't that enough to make any man leave home!'
 Asked if she liked the dog better than she did her husband, the woman burst into a pean of praise for her spouse. v*
 ."The dogs a delicate little thing and awfully fussy about his food" she explained. q th0ughtif if the dog bis cults didn't hurt him they certainly wouldn't hurt a strong man like James"
 The trouble ended in complete ciliation.-American Magazine.
The Press., 1922-02-16
Moderu Methods of Detecting Wrong doing Have Almost AttalnSd
 Staae of Perfection.

So many and so wonderful are EnO methods of detecting crime that It IS now almost impossible for fug'tlVe from justice to escape.
 This fact is largely due to the ln' valuable help provided by science; the greatest inventive brains of the world have concentrated on the problem fer many years. The methods employed bv the police have now reached high state of perfection.
 Amazingly clever was the methoo introduced by Bertillon, the great French criminologist, whose scheme or meg surements and finger prints has been instrumental :n bringing tnnu- merehi,e criminals to book.
 Since saen science has gone many stems farther, for in recent case 1t was shown that single, hair Is sum- cient clue to rne tracking down Of wanted man.
 Some years ago such a tiny clue would have been If very little use' Then there was little to learn from 1t other than the color of the mans hair Today the investigator finds it most important factor. providing numerous details as to the identity of the crfm1' nal
The Press., 1922-02-16

hollow she saw q paper cracker BOX with lunch things for one.
 ssOh," she said, 'tthe knife's starting to get rusty" and from her little rub Der bag she took tiny blue-striped towel and wiped it dry.
 Madam" he demurred, "my sal- ver--' and they both laughed.
 You make beautiful house keeper" he said apropos of nothing. She flushed without glancing at him. "I-I must be going" she said.
 "Going? Why, now that we're both here why can't we eat togetherT
 Because" she answered pFimly. T don't know you"
 sYou don't know me '" he repeated. s.Well of all--"
 So fncredulous did he seem that June Elizabeth racked her brain has tily. but she was convinced that she had never seen him.
 s'You sit just three typewriter desks ahead of me at the ScrOgging Wire Company five anG one-half days out of the week. You have been sitting there elven and one-half days now, coming as you did at noon one day, and if you don't believe me why just make me eat alone today and then look tomorrow and you'll see" he complained in a whining tone.
 She immediately sat down on the ground under the tree.
 Get up," he commanded.
 She jumped up before she was aware that she was going to, so sharp was his tone. Then she bIushed. You seem to be kind of hOssing things around my tree, don't youT she said l petulantly.
 "You evidently need some one to boss you," he answered haughtily "Anv one who has no better sense than to sit on damp ground! ]" and he ! faiIy snOrted as he looked at her.
 You just invited me to eat iunch with vou." she said, and you proved that we knew each other-at leas' that you knew me-and you dldn think I was going to eat standing up did yOu?"
 He looked at her strangely. ITO day" he said, we'll eat regular din ner at the Gerald building to cele hrate-"
 .'To celebrate what?' she said You know" he answered, "but Pt mt it in words if you wish me to-. She blushed until her little plni ears tingled. "Never mind," she put ID
 "Yes," he said. II will, tOo-to eele hrste the day | began bOsSing you an the day you began obeying me"
 "And the day l stop," she said hul rledIy with a little laugh, but ksepln her eyes down
 even talk of that" he said, "at later time."
The Press., 1922-02-16
JNFoLDs 4 TE.olBtE TALE.
capta.n Returning From Voyage to the Torrid Zone has Story oI Won
 derfuI Experience.

A terrible tale of the torrid zone was unfolded by Capt. R. Il. Horrible the other day on the arrival of the steamer Denis, which plies between New York and Manaois, port about 1000 miles up the Amazon rNef. The skipper vowed by marine and othef saints that never had he seen sights SO strange, according to the New York, Times
 On river which empties into the Amazon. near Manaois, he said he saw myriads of electric eels so strongly charged with electricity that the broad bosom of the stream was flooded "lth light and the crew were able to read their pocket Bibles by the glow, which was estimated at 40 watts per eel. When seamen brought some of these high-vOltaged cells on deck, Captaln Horrible said, the ships dynamOs were short circuited and there was the dick ems to pay until the eels were discOn- nected.
 But Skipper Horrible hadn't finished While the Denis was tied up at me pier, DOS WHO WAS NOAAAhS "A'AA [" loading gang fell into the river. The luminous eels surged around him, and when he was picked up he was dead. A physician who examined the body said that the lad was the victim O1 an electric overcharge. Captain Tor rible brought back with him sun lodging monkey, which prOwled only at night. He declared that the simian, like an owl, was casual and apathetic by day, but when the sun went soVeI the horizon the monkey had 2O-2t glims and was an ultra-lively stopper The captain took newspaper men into his cabin, where the pet was kept and pulled down the shades. The sun dodger reacted to the gloom by ap' propriating and immediately eating straw kelly recently purchased al con siderable outlay by one of the report CTS.
 The skipper said that he had pur' chased a Brazilian Slorh to bring back to the United SrateS, but the animal was too lazy to eat and died on the way here.
The Press., 1922-02-16
GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN FROM RICH
 BLOOD
Health. Strength and VisOr
 Built Up By Gude's PeptO.Mangan

You see one child strong and robust; another child pale and thin. One eats practically the same foods ana taxes the same exercise as the other. what is the difference? Nearly always it's a difference in the quality of the blood: The strong child has rich, red olood and nlenfy of it. You love to see him eat SO heartily. If your child is thin and weak, give him Guides Pepto- Mangan to build up the blood and sec the difference between a s1ckiy, un- happy childhood and bouncing healthy childhood.
 Get Gude's Pepto-Mangan at youi druggists in liquid or tablet form. bt sure it's the genuine. Advertisement.
The Press., 1922-02-16
~,rdopbor Blue" a Now shade.

; "Tndophen blue" is the name of the novelty over which the dye men are puffing out their chests like pouter pigeons and declaring that American chemists are fully the equals of their German rivals in resourcefulness." In the present instance they have gone beyond, for try as they have the Ger mans have not obtained blue of this type possessing all the desired prop critics.
 The color is brighter and slightly more violet than indigo and closely re- sembles brome-indigO. It's great re- sistance to light, surpassing that of indigo itself, is property that de lights the dyer, while it equals indigo in a number Of other customary tests. including that of boiling.
 This discovery will be greeted with applause by textile manufacturers.
The Press., 1922-02-16
Where Word "Farm" Game From.

Where Word "FarH" Game From.
 Much of the history Of civilization iS condensed and enclosed in the word farm" When the world as we know it was young, lands were let to the tller on condition of furnishing to the lord SO many nights entertainment or feaStS. These feasts were called ''feorm" in AnglO-Saxon, "firma"' in low Latin and ''ferme" in old French.
 From this word, designating rent al. the land so rented was named, and the word underwent the change to it's present form in the English language.
 It took many centuries for the farm CT to become his own master. He be came his own master by becoming mas ter of the land he cultivated.
The Press., 1922-02-16
Flower. Preserved in tee.

A wreath of western. Australian wild flowers recently arrived in Eng- land to be placed on the Unknown Warriors grave in Westminster ab' -hey. The wreath was frozen in 2 solid block of ice, and when the flow CTS were thawed they proved to be just as fresh as when they were gath cred. in spite of their six weeks jour ney through the tropics.
The Press., 1922-02-16
cost oF New Lamp 10 Low.

Cost oF New Lamp 10 Low.
 4 new incandeScent lamp, filled with Neon gas, can be burned continuously at a cost of about 36 cents per month, as if consumes current at the rate of only five watts per hour. The red light emitted is used for signaling pon,1lar Mechanics Magazine.
The Press., 1922-02-16
a,,ahtlv Muddled.

Learned Counsel-Are you positive the prlsonGr is the man who stole your hOrse7
 Witness-I was until you cross-ex- smined me. Now I'm not sure Wheth' CT ever had horse at all,-London Ideas
The Press., 1922-02-16
mueh oaaollne Wasted.

Experiments made by the United States bureau of mines show that nearly one-Quarter of all the gaso'ne used by motor vehicles is waste n incomplete combustion. on, account of incorrect adjustment of the carhure'
The Press., 1922-02-16
rha mia Expsnse.

The Dig Expenss.
 His Son-in-Law- What do you consider the heaviest item of your household expenses?
 Old Longwpd-According to my .ife's e:;rensr account "sundries' cost >,e ,n ,'., "r.St nut together,
The Press., 1922-02-16
FINE FINISH

The finish we put on our shoe repair work is equal in every detail to factory finish. As long as the uppers of your shoes are in good condition, we can guarantee a regular factory job of sole ing and heeling. Not even shoe ex- pert could tell the difference from factory soles and heels.
The Press., 1922-02-16

finally burst out, than to stand under a tree when its lightning?"
 June Elizabeth made a face: What about you?" she said quickly.
 "oh-me-it doesn't matter about me. No one cares anything about me. And, besides" he went on quickly, as though afraid she would pity him. "And, besides, it's my tree"
 Your tree?" she, repeated. Eff it comes to that I'll just tell you thai it's my tree"
 He laughed shortly. "Oh, well, we needn't quarrel about 1t. It's park property
 ! "I'm not quarreling about 1t, and don't care if 1t is park property. It's mine as long as keep my lunch things here"
 ''Where? he demanded.
 Here" she said, and he looked into the hollow of the tree and saw little rubber bag which when opened out, held luncheon things for one.
 wish I'd thought of that" he said "Mine'll be all wet
 Your whatY' she said puzzled.
 My lunch things" he answered.
 Then he, followed by June Elizabeth, D, made his way around to the opposite aAAR q rae H4e snd tAaFR ia AAstAA
The Press., 1922-02-16
Quietly Gazing Far Out AcrOss the
 Lake
HHETsa6

peep now and then under the eye Iasaes which makes one cOgnizant of all that goes On She appeared to he gazing al the lake. hut she knew the instant that the slender young man glanced at her and she knew to rhe second how long if was before he turned away.
 She laughed gently.
 She knew when 1t was half-past II. for at that moment all the women nicnickers at the far end of rhe beach Ieaped to their feet and scurried around preparing their lunch. She knew exactly when it was 12 o'clock for then every one sat down and with hungry gestures began to eat. '- .June-E Elizabeth, however, was not 30 bound by clocks that she felt hun ger exactly at 12 o'clock. and S" she sat dreaming such dreams as all girls dream in the summer Gay.
 The young man. too. did not seem anxious to gO~fOr his meal, but sat also looking far across the lake. He watched a white cIonG as, it appeared in the west; nearer il came and nearer. with other little clouds follow ing in it's wake until when directly overhead it turned gray and began to let fall large raindrnps. Then there were little shrieks of dismay from the picnickers and the sputter and thun- der of automobiles as they made fol | the h"ulevardS.
 The young man without any ap | parent haste made his way across the road toward a clump of large trees He saw June Elizabeth doing the same thing and, drowned slightly. June Elizabeth when she saw him tossed her head and looked as snippy as { pretty girl can.
 They both made for the same tre' and then stood glaring at each other It was Elizabeth who saw thu humOr of it all and then she laughed But the slender young man did no
 join her. He stood. on the contraE!
 with his hands thrust deep into Ef
 nockets and scOwIed at her. lure
 s.riza!.eth was surprised hat tnrEt.
 .., I.nr'; unnn h.r1 wnnt around ' ,r ~itlp Oi ike tr'Hn.
The Press., 1922-02-16
Milk and Cream

Forming habit of placing in n Building Loan Association all earnings mmeda is the nrest road leading to ownership The sacrifices made in the saving ghy piaed diary notes in ones record of accomplishment"
The Press., 1922-02-16

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 This what to in ten fifteen and twenty years with compounded semi annually and gives value house pay for by applying nauine hahit to of nurchasng 9 home
The Press., 1922-02-16
SCIENCE WARS ON CRIMINALS

later time.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27
CAUGHT IN THE FOG.

All day long a drzzling rain had fallen, It was not the best of weath- CT for tramp on Blue Mountain, Bul Mrs Bears children teased her st much to let thom go out 10 play that along in the afternoon she said, You may go out of doors for a little while Now don't be gone long! It's dread. fully damp and chilly outside"
 Poor Mrs Bear She had to have q few minutes of quiet now and then Her den never seemed so small as on q stormy ley when the children played at home and Mir Bear tried to snooze in his favorite corner, She could hardly move without stepping on somebody,
 With eheers--or something very like them-Cuffy Bear and his sister Silkie dashed into the dripping world outside For few moments they stood still and sucked in great, deep breaths, for the wet. woodsy smell in the lir was delightful Then they went galumphing off through the for est, If you had been shut up In a s'uffy den for hours and hours. you N Houd know just how they felt. They just had to run and jump and froic.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27

it." he said "Herbie, dear, is your family physician and l know he's down here. Ergo-I saw him the other day in his car, and shivered be- hind my glasses, but he was looking the other way By the way, there comes a car away down the road. I'll Iust put the things on again, Never can tell who might be travelling this way. Police : How I hate these things haven't had 'em off so long before in weeks"
 will you tell me" l said. voicing a question which had been in my mind since the accident, how the glasses escaped breaking in that col lision2'"
 They didn't" he answered. The glass is strewn over the floor of the car. But I always carry an emergency pair with me. I say, Lady Fair. talk Of the devil. If that wasn't Herbie who went past us then I'm a ring nosed oriole,"
 l had swerved my car to avoid the car which had flashed past us at ter rife speed But 1t Is very seldom that am able to see the driver of an ap- preaching car, to say nothing of rec ognizing him.
 The next instant we heard an auto horn signalling furiously behind us.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27
GOOD VAUDEVILLE AT PALACE

Another good bill of Keith vaude- vile and photoplay opened at the Palace this afternoon for the balance tf the week. The vaudeville bill has four very good acts that are highly entertaining and offers Dallas Walker. the girl from Texas;" Bowman and Gibson are two clever girls who offer an date singing, talking and oance oddity that is very we'll done, The Brotherhood of Men" is a male quartette who specialize in harmony singing; the Three Kartillos, sensa- tonal European acrobats, are the best seen here in some time, The photoplay feature on the bill presents Bessie Love in Bonnie May" an excellent comedy drama that unfolds an inter- esting story, Other films include a flew episode of Robinson Crusoe," comedies, and the popular Pathe News. For Sunday night an excellent bill of photoplays will be afforded with such popular stars as Henry B. Wal thall' Mary Alden and Edith Roberts as featured players.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27
When they heard the dog they
 wheeled about and sca1npercd
They didn't care where they went so

l They didn't care where they went s' | long as they were on the move.
 Past the spring and over the ridge through the hollow and up the ledge Cufy and his sister rambled. Nov and then q wsp of cloud scuttled b, l them. But they didn't mind that They We're used to clouds, up there On the mountain.
 At last, coming to brook, they turned and followed it as it hurried | on it's wcy to the valley below. And then-almost before they knew what had happened--a thick fog closed ii around them. They couldn't see a single landmark.
 Of course if it had been Mr. Bear whom the fog had caught he wouldn't have thought twice about it-nor Mrs Fear either They both knew the lay of the land lip and down the whol5 of Pleasant Valley They had lived in that neighborhood for years an1 couldn't have got lost If they had tried.
 But 1t was different with those young cubs, Cuffy and Silkie. They Gldnt know which way to turn. They wanted 10 hurry home now. But when one Of shem started in enc di- rection the other was sure that that wasn't the way to go, If they hadn't heard dog bark they would have stumbled right into Farmer Greens uarnyard.
 When they heard the dog they wheeled about and scampered. It was night by that time and the fog had rot yet lifted. Stumbling about in the thick gloom, Cuffy and Silkie at last gave up all hope of reaching home before the next morning. They were wet an1 hungry and tired. And feel- ing very forlorn and scared they crept
 nder a shelving rock behind some bushes and went to sleep
 The sln WIS peeping over the IT ountain when a deep growl wakened them. They sprang up, all ready tc run. And then they SAW their father staring at them over the bushes.
 Mrs. Bear" he beloved. Come here,"
 You might think he would have said, "Please," Fut he didn't. Per haps he was too surprised.
 "Thn poor darlings." Mrs. Bear was exclaiming few moments later as she nuzzled the children with her nluzzle. Have you been here all nlght?"
 "Yes, Mother." they answered to- gether.
 What a shame," she cried, we searched for YOU far and wide but we never thought of looking here"
 How many miles are we from home, Pa? Cuffy asked his father.
 Niles" Mr. Bear snorted You're not more than dozen feet from the 3oor of our den.'
 (Copyriett 1922 by Metropolitan
 NeWspaper Seryice(
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27
DIES TO HELP ANOTHER
Tries Swim To Shore After Boat Oyerturns Which Held But Ono

Fon Du Lac, July 27.-Herman Ro- jahn. aged 35, father of two small children, lost his life in Lake Winne- bago yesterday when he took long chance of swimming to shore in order that his uncle, August Rojahn, might cling to their overturned skiff, which would not hold both.
 After Herman sank, August drifted for an hour and then his strength failed He slipped from the ssiff. His feet touched bottom however, and he was able to struggle ashore.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27
MAsONs SEEKING LOST MAN.
Lodges All Over |. s. Asked to Aid in search for Riyerhcad Resident

New York. July 27.-Al Masonic lodges in the United States have been asked to look for F. Earle Mueller of Riverhead, l.. l., who drove away on business mission in his automobile a month ago and dropped out Of sight.
 According to Mrs. Mueller, her hus- band left with awnings 10 be delivered at Sayville. He also had about s400, He never delivered the awnings.
 Mueller Is an upholsterer and avn ing maker He is thrty-three years old and when he left was driving a Dort car 1921 model. He weighs about 13o pounds. is 5 feet inches tall and wore a dark brown suit, tan shoes and light cap.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27
WIZ
Westinghouse, Newark.)

Westinghouse, Newark) 7:0o-"Jack Rabbit Stories" b. David Cory.
 7:S0-Talk by Wm R. Hearst.
 S:00-Literary evening conducted by the editorial staffs of the Outlook. Scientific American and Harper X Brothers.
 9;O0-(New York daylight saving time)-Blow by blow description from the ringside of Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City. of the lightweight mpionship boxing contest of the world. between Benny Leonary and Lew Tender,
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27
FORECASTER DIES IN FALL.
Chicasoan Inspecting Weather Tower
 Strikes q Live Wire.

Petosky, Mich, July 27.-Professor Ernest Haines, assistant weather fore caster for the Chicago district, was killed at Harbor Springs yesterday af- ternoon when, during an inspection of the weather tower, he fell from lad der and struck live wire His neck was almost burned through when his body was picked up. The body fell at the feet of Mrs. James T. Clark, an aged resident of Harbor Springs who had been watching Professor Haines climb to the top of the tower.
 Professor Haines was in charge Of the storm Warning Bureau on the Great Lakes. He was directly under Professor Cox. taking his place dur ing his vacation. He had been em- ployed in the United States Weather Service for seventeen years, fifteen Of which has been spent in Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27

The cooky jar. once purely a home institution, is now to be featured in all the hospitals where World War veterans are receiving treatment.
 The American Legion Auxiliary plans to establish it and keep it filled with fresh supply of delec- table cakes, made by auxiliary women.
 Mrs. W. H. Cudworth of Milwaukee chairman of the auXliary,s hospital and welfare committee, is seeking the worlds best cooky recipe. She asks every woman who makes cookies for her family to send her best recipe to the national headquarters of the aux Hilary at Indianapolis, Ind.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27
LEAPS TO DEATH.

New York, July 27.--A few minutes after he had finished a heated ar gument about chiropractic, Archer R. Johns, a chiropractor, jumped from the 10th floor of the building in which he had his office and was killed.
 The body, hurling through the air, narrowly missed several persons who were passing the building in 34th street. Occupants Of the building said Johns had been in i'll health for about year.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27
TAFFETA

Tafteta gowns are scarce this year, but taffeta coats and capes are very stylish, particularly in the delicate shades of blue, peach and tan. These are, of course, for evening wear, and they are usually lined with chiffon or some delicate metallic fabric.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27
PLANTS CLOSE DOWN
Lack of Fuel Necessitates Suspension
 of 2.OO0 Workers

steubenville, O.. July 27,--The Tor onto (Ohio) plant of the Follansbee Brothers sheet and tinpate company closed yesterday afternoon due to its fuel supply being cut off and the same company's plant at Follansbee, w. Va, will close for the same reason on Saturday.
 About 2,o00 workmen are affected by the closing of the two plants. At Toronto six sheet mills were operat- cd and at Follansbee twelve sheet and tin mills. Both plants had been op- erating steadily.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-27
EDISON WORKER HANGS

Orange, N. J., July 27.-Using a piece of wire which he cut from his sons aerial set, Alexander J. Hesse of 375 Carroll street. committed sui eide yesterday afternoon by hanging.
 Hesse was an expert toolmaker in the Edison factory. Recently he had complained of illness. Yesterday he told his wife he intended to end his fife, and while she was seeking as- distance he hanged himself by the wire in the attic.