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health. Don't allow your child to be- come undernourished. Very active children frequently do.
 Eating too fast, bolting unehewed food, washing food down with water, and eating between meals so that the appetite for a meal is spoiled, all these are causes of child's weight being be- low par. Don't let your children drink with their meals. The time for milk or water is after they have finished eat ing. Ice water is not good for chill dren--for adults. It chills the stomach and retards digestion.
 A child may be underweight heca use lie plays too hard or does not get enough sleep. Watch for bad teeth, defective tonsils and adenoids. These troubles all affect childs appetite and are re- flected by his weight.
 Don't allow a child to eat between meals unless he is hungry enough to eat some bread and butter or drink some milk or soup. Candy may be given aft CT meals-never before or between meals F-[
 Milk, pint and half day. at least, is necessary for every growing child. Milk contains food elements necessary to growth. Next in importance come well cooked vegetables of all kinds. They should be pressed through coarse seive' until you know your little child is chewing its food properly. Vegetables should be garnished with little butter rather than smothered in sauces. vege- tables contain mineral salts which strengthen the child's bones and teeth. They also aid digestion.
 Fresh eggs are good for children-but not too many. Never fry, them.i Soft boiled or poached eggs are best. : Fruit and fruit juices are good for children but the fruit should be stewed and if properly cooked will require lit tie or no sugar. Don't crowd your child's system with sugar. Never serve heavy cream on child's cereal. Top milk is much better z.t..
 A little rare scraped beef may be given occasionally and after a child un- derstands how to chew properly, some beefsteak or rare roast beef. Chicken and fish are always good for children.
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CHAPTER xxxIII

S6hEMAINED at home' Ndta-
 A lie said, a peculiar note in her voice. There was no place l particu- larly wished to go."
 She had wanted to go to Newport and when refused her she wouldn't go anywhere, was my thought. But l made no reference to her disappointment. :
 You should have gone with me-, ] said. Tt was glorious up there in the woods. Next year I shall try to stay at least month"
 T am glad you enjoyed yourself. she returned in a quiet spiritless way. There had been something strange about her, something unusual that l felt but could not analyze. Now l knew; 1t was the lack of spirit, of her usual vivacity, which had never before been lacking even when things did not go to her liking. What had happened to deaden her voice, to affect her to such an extent?
 "Im afraid you found it dull, espe- cially after your mother left I re- turned, looking keenly at her. We must make up for it. I'll have to hustle down to the office now but we'll go on a little spree tonight. Make up your mind where, I'll be home early"
 Very well," she replied in the same voice.
 I chatted with Uncle Robert for a few moments and was going through a mass of accumulated mail when Kirk Brooks came into my office.
 Here's half of what owe you," he said without preamble.
 But it isn't due yet," I said as ] rose, shook hands with him and drew up chair near my own.
 T know, but" he hesitated, show, ing embarrassment. Natalie told me she bought all those things for mother that she charged them to you-that you refused to pay the bills and that that was why she sent them to me. Yor did perfectly right to refuse" he sait recovering himself. Mother didn't need all those folderols and if she did il wasn't up to you to pay for them-yor didn't marry the family"
 You told Natalie you borrowed tht money from mel"
 "No. I thought perhaps you wouldn' care to have her know under the cir
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Hearts of Two sy VIRGINIA YEsnuNG VAN pE wArEa
CHAPTER ss 1srTHANK goodness he did not ask

G 'aANh Boouhccs "o ~-u Aoe eS'
 Il me how I proposed to raise the money!" Marian muttered as she turn ed her steps homeward. That was one reason I hurried away. 50 that he would have no opportunity to question me. When he does, I shall have to de ceive him. And Lois will have to help me do it--uniess something unexpected turns up." g@
 Lois exclaimed with surprise as Ma rian entered the house:
 You are back soon r she remarked.
 That was a speedy business talk, wasn't itT vse us
 sYes. And. now will tell you all
 Briefly, she told Lois of her call on the pastor and of the conversation with him.
 "I wanted to know just how much the tongues iI the parish are wagging.' she added when her story was ended. f"It will make it easier to work if peo- fple do not know that there is any especial rec son for my working. They wifi be less likely to be curious about my methods"
 Lois seemed scarcely to heed this re- mark. Her mind was busy with her sisters call on the handsome minister.
 'I could have accompanied you If you had told me where you were going, sue remarked irrelevautly. 'Yet, per haps, it vas well that l did not It might have seemed odd if had gone to the minister's study. suppose you did not mind, but I am always so afraid of gossip
 "I am not afraid of gossip about my self" Marian oeciared.1 But do dread any thing that would make people speak disparingly of Dad. could not be
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LISTENING IN ON EYE
He Needed Sleep

ID ENTLEY was taking his last drop n of coffee before hurrying for - the 6 40 train. He. yawned as he looked at his watch.
 Thank goodness there's no festivity on in this house tonight" he said. "Im shy on sleep after all the entertain ing that's been going on at this place of late"
 "we shall have quiet evening and you may go to bed as early as you please, Ben," said Mrs. Bentley sooth- ingly.
 But don't forget the big show to- morrow night" warned the elder son. "You know the glee club is to have dinner-dance here. It will be some rousing time, dad, and I'm going to get the fellows to sing some of the old ditties you used to warbIe. We don't mind little of that stuff when it gives our parents pleasure"
 'Umph, how considerate," returned Bentley. Don't put yourself out for fossil like me, my Boy. Evening clothes ?rs.e,
 We'll, rather! shouldn't want the fellows to think my old man a back number if he did graduate in the class Of"
 "There, brother, I guess thatll hold you ]" remarked Jessamine. Do you know, daddy. brother wouldn't invite any of my set of girls to his old din ner-dance, because he says we're all too young. So mothers going to let me have little dance and supper par ty the next evening. It's going to be fancy dress. Will you dress up, daddy. darling?"
 Everybody but me has parties" broke in young Harry 'Mother, cant have the boys in my basketball team here to feed this week? We are go- ing to have limitations. Mother cant be getting lunch for us and a din- ner for your gang the same day, so don't ask to have it on Friday. Do have some consideration for; mother, Harry"
 What about your consideration Floss? I've got as much right to have company as anybody. Haven't I dad P
 Sure" answered Bentley. 'I don't see why there should be any preferred
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stock in this eating joint company All we need to keep the place packed day and night is little more publicity I suggest, Harry, that you employ you, artistic talents in painting a filling station sign. With that in the front yard me need never have meal alone I haven't time to kiss anybody but mother goodby. I'll be lucky now fl I catch the o'clock. -...<
 Several hours later in the day Mrs Bentley smiled when her husband tele. phoned that he was bringing three guests out to dinner.
 You see, dear," his tone was slight. ly apologetic, "old Hapwortb and Stan. ton turned up tdoay with another char who is going out to the coast with them.. We lunched at the club, but kpew you would wish them all to coDrs out to the house. No special frills just something all right, you know
 It was twilight when Bentley and his guests walked from the suburban sta ton to the Bentley home. It was no, until they entered the driveway that a large sign burst boldly upon their vi. sion.
 "what's this. Ben, a little side en. terprise?' asked Hapworth.
 Filling station,'" read Stanton Its an unusual looking sign. Who does your sign painting for you, Ben ?
 That imp of 12-year-old Harry did it, the young rascal!" explained Bentley, very unhappy.
 'why. dad, you told me to- .piped a sudden voice at Bentley's elbow ."cause we have so terrible much com. pany at our house. Don't you think it's a pretty good sign?"
 Its a wonder, my boy" said Hap worthy. Your father ought to pay you well for putting up a sign like that .
 "He certainly should" added Stan ton.
 "You fellows think you're funny don't you?" asked the disconfited Bent: ley. .
 "Oh, no. we think you're funny corrected Hapworthy. But all the signs in the world wouldn't keep us from filling up at your filling station tonight. old man."
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Has New Story Published In
 Texas

THE following from the Tuscaloosa
 Il Times-Gazette will be of interest to the many friends of Mir. Strode in Birmingham. While he is from De- , mopolis, he is a student at the Uni versity of Alabama and frequently comes to Birmingham for visits. He will appear in Bessemer in a play by the Blackfriars Monday. The comment follows:
 Tn the April issue of Holland S Magazine, published in Dallas, Texas, appears Hudson Strode's newest story, The Poor Peacock Woman,' the key. :. note of which is to desire with ardor is almost like possession. Nay, it is pos. session without satiety or disgust Mir Strode lays the scene of the story in Alabama, quite near the city of Tusca. loosa, and his description of the old red hills of Alabama is quite true to life. His character delineation is splendid and as one reads the story the vivid picture of The Poor Peacock Woman, the heroine' in the story, is portrayed The plot is rather unusual and the most unexpected things happen. Very pathetic is the life story of the heroine whose drab, forlorn, uneventful life was made bearable by desires for some of the feminine frivolities of life which she enjoyed in anticipation. but the real possession of which she was deprived Mr. Strode's story contains some of the philosophies of life and is just as in. terestins and as fascinating as it can be. The Poor Peacock Woman is il. frustrated by Charles Hardy and it is the leading story in Hollands for April. Local magazine dealers an. nounce that the call for Hollands. con. taining MT. Strode's story, is insistent and the friends of this brilliant young man of letters. whose reputation as a writer is already established, will be interested to learn that four of his best stories have been published recently one, The Cancelled Line being flea. tured in The English Review, published in London, and considered one of the leading magazines of the age.'
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comfortable until was sure they af. not doing that" ss
 q suppose Mir. Sumner asked fol meT' Lois ventured.
 q do not remember" Marian replied But. to tell the truth. he and I talked nothing but strict business, When In tried to say that he wished he could help us nipped him in the bud. wan4 pity and charity from nobody"
 'Still it was very lovely of him tl intimate that he would like to be of serNI ice," Lois observed. For nay part, appreciate it. I hardly think you quits understand him, Miriam .(To Be Continued.l q:
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Home Nursing
By N. JESSIE LEITcH

W HEN cnhd IS graduated from
 w baby food one of the most impor- tant tasks of motherhood must be un- dertaken. Growing children must be properly fed or they will grow into weddings, with no resistance to dis ease and little or no ambition to study or play. They will be pale and listless
 irritable and unhappy, prone to weep
 sleepless, or given to waking from rest less sleep frightened by bad dreams '' And the mother will become a martyr to her child when, perhaps, if the little one had the right kind of food and if its life was properly adjusted and super vised, the same child would be red blood ed and strong, glowing with health, happiness and ambition. --~
 Child feeding begins in the crable, of course, but no mothers duty stops when the child learns to hold spoon.
 Once the child's likes and dislikes are directed into the right channel, it will fall into the habit of eating properly and the mothers duties will be far from overwhelming. t&s
 Start your children right. Don't tempt them to eat. Be sure the food you give them is the right kind of food, we'll cooked, and pure and fresh. Then stop worrying. If children are hungry they will eat. Don't be afraid they will eat too much. They seldom do, especial ly of food that is good for them. If your child has the right kind of work and play, plenty of fresh air. and sun. shine, he will be hungry enough to eat the good plain food that is best for him.
 Growing children should be weighed each month. While weight and height ill children naturally differ. a regular gain in weight and height is a sign of
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lard will regret to learn that she is ill at the T. c. l. hospital.
 Miss Nellie Belle Brown has returned to her home in Gadsden.
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tied Miss Eva Furbush last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hill and daugh-
ter Miss Elizabeth were in Farming.
Ton recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando kimball OF
Wateryille we're week end guests at
the Central Office
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Clark and son
Paul of Newport were dinner guests
II Miss Furbush's Sunday.
DR. Il. F. Eager and Miss Frances
W. Logan of Marysylle. y b. were
married in New Brunswick, Septem-
Der l.. returning here Thursday even
ing. They went at once to house
keeping
Two loaded freight cars left the
rails in the yard here caused by
stick OF pulp wood on the track. Mon
day. a wreeking train came up and
worked until into the evening before
getting them back onto the rails.
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at the Withee cottage at Lakewood,
Thursday of last week. A bountiful
dinner was served at the noon hour
and pleasant afternoon passed So
cially.
DR.. and Mrs. Harold Danforth. Mr.
and Mrs. +. o. Danforth and Charles
Towne took an auto trip to Eustis and
the Cathedral Pines, Sunday.
Miss Velma Lamb of Waterville was
the week end guest of friends in
town.
Mrs. Lottie Sterling. of Bingham
was a shopper in town one day last
week.
The Great Northern Paper Company
have recently put a crew of men and
several donkey engines at work pill
ing short logs on the bank of the river
just above the Madison end OF the
Maine Central bridge.
The annual business meeting of the
Ladies' Aid of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church was held Wednesday of
last week in the church yestry and
the following officers were elected for
the coming year: President. Mrs. u.
{. Gilman; vice president. Mrs. l.. j.
Briggs; secretary, Mrs. II. w. Ham,
lin; treasurer. Mrs. James Brown.
Jack Talbert returned the last of
the week from a few days business
trip to Boston.
Thaxter Small and Gfamily and
Harold Glidden and family returned
Sunday night from few days camp
ing trip to Ripogenus Dam.
William Toppan who was a bust
ness visitor in town last week has
returned to his home in Newburyport,
Mass.
Funeral services for the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ingalls,
were conducted at the Ingalls, home
Sunday afternoon by Rev. c. II. Nc
Elhiney. The little one was born
Wednesday afternoon and passed
away Friday evening. She is surviv-
ed by her parents. two brothers, Ell
win and Lysander and two sisters,
Gertrude and Abbie.
Kennebec Campfire girls enjoyed a
corn roast on Weston's interyale, Fri
day night chaperOned by their leader
Miss Nellie E. HOlNay.
Addison Gilman and son Harold of
Dexter were dinner guests Sunday at
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settled in her new bungalow this
week.
Miss Lottie Reed of Athens with
other members of the Reed family
were at the farm of the late Daniel
Blanchard last Sunday.
Mrs. George Cashram of Oakland is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Fri Bickford.
The next meeting of the Golden
Glow l. s. S is with Mrs Ned Reed.
Oct. 2. There will be Fair and
supper held sometime in October
On Oct 10th the ladies of the Farm
Bureau met with Mrs Gertrude Luce.
The demonstration was about Sew
ing Machine Attachments" which was
very instructive.
Peter Laney motored to Fairfield
last Sunday and brought Mrs. Pearl
Bickford to her home for a few hours
All are glad she is gaining so fast.
A letter was received from Mrs, G.
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The Interesting News of
sonlerset's Busy Towns
MADISON

=. are being perfected for a
flan ia be given by the Protestant
Passa abes OF This place the first Sun
thdsn .ocfober The pageant is to
'da' i ~ under the direction of Mrs
I,aas Stenhouse.
Somerset County Sunday School
lne n,ion will be held in this place
s uaaDagesday. October l.
.s..de af Leon Steward who was
III in an auto accident a week
Wu'ssn sndav. will be interested to
p fbat later examination revealed
~, ga fact thai the pelyis bone was
N ~. IN and he will doubtless be OBJ
bIVa' - remain at the hospital in Wat
Rs NJ = several weeks. He is resting
sl'n no,gmfortably as can be expected at
W. Nettje Gray who has been a
M, At the home of her sister Mrs.
sN rookson. returned the last of
sFi% 9oeb TO her home in Nashua, n.
H. ,s
The T. @ Club was deiightfully en-
..,,ained tuesday by Mrs. Vira Emery
!, her Lakewood cottage. A delic-
y N nienic dinner was served and the
L '"sraoon was passed in a social man
Der.
eof Moore Chapter ID. A. R., were
'.,srlained last week at the home of
T.s G D. Perkins Three comfor-
avs were tackled to be given to OPP
s,tnnify Farm and refreshments
rsra served by the hostess.
Mrs Harold Danforth, Mrs. Selden
ualdrop and Charles Towne were
mests last week of relatives in Lew
tton and Auburn.
, very pleasant occasion was en-
srej By the neighbors on Bean street
sten they were entertained by Mrs.
"A D Perkins and Mrs. J. F. Withee
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II HARMONY

Mr.. and Mrs Irving Loud of Wor-
cester. Mass. We're in town last week
Mrs. \. c. Walton of Madison visit
ed at her uncle's G. H. Rhoades a
few days ~laSt week. Mr.. Rhoades
remains much the same. not able to
sit up much as yet
Miss Estelle Farrar of Boston Wis
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BLACKWELL

A. G. Thompson returned to Lewis
ton Saturday having passed several
weeks visiting relatives and friends
in this locality Mr.. Thompson is a
we'll preserved man for one of his
years he will be SIS years old his next
birthday and is as smart and active
as one of 10 years.
NJ. M/Moore and Miss Ida took
p. w Iowe and wife to Portland
Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Davis went to
Greenvlle last Saturday returning
Sunday p, m.
Rev. Tetley of Madison spoke to the
people at Blackwell school last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Stevens and
children were callers at Morris
Moores last Sunday.
Friends of Mrs. Lottie Moore Gates,
who is patient at Somerset Hospital
will be pleased to know that she is
gaining and is able to sit up a past Of
the time.
Many from this locality were at the
Pennington Fair last week.
Mr.. and Mrs =. w. Lowe passed
their vacation last week at the home
of Mrs. Loves parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Morris Moore.
Rev. Aspln and Mr.. Whitney were
in this place taking subscribers for
lions Herald one day last week.
Miss Ilda Moore and friends motor
ed to Pittsfeld last Thursday.
Riley Davis, salesman for the Morse
Monumental Works of Waterville was
at VIM. Maslens one day last week.
Walon Mantor is much better at
this writing and is able to be out and
look after his farm.
MADISON CENTER
Mrs. Annie Henderson 10 getting
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
LESS EMPLOYMENT
 IN NEW ENGLAND
2.9 Per Cent Fewer WOrkers--6.7
 Per Cent Less Money


 Employment in manufacturing in dustries decreased 3.S per cent in June; payroll totals decreased 67 per cent; and per capita earnings decreas- cd per cent These unweighted pre- liimnary figures. presented by the United States Department of Labor through the Bureau of Labor Statis- tics. are based on reports from S,627 establishments in 52 industries cov- ering 2,254,657 employees whose to- tai earnings in one week in June were s63,892,615. The same establishments tn May reported 2,624.141 employees and total pay rolls of S6S,460,S42.
 The greatest decrease both in em- ployment and in pay roll totals is shown in the East North Central geo. graphic division as was the case in May. The decreases in June were 6.S per cent in employment and 10.6 per cent in pay roll totals. The New Eng land division lost 2.9 per cent of its employees. and earnings decreased 67
New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
CONNECTICUT GOLFERS
 IN MONTREAL TOURNEY
Jack Stait and Murphy Are Taking
 Part in Canadian Golf Championships.

Montreal, July 29.--Twenty-fi of the leading golfers of the United States are entered in the Canadian golf championship opening at Mount Burno- August i, it was learned to- day with the closing of the entries.
 The Americans are: Walter Hagen, New York, British open champion: Cyril Walker, Englewood, N. J., U. S., open champion: Macdonald Smith. of San Francisco; Leo Diegel, of Wash- ington: Joe Kirkwood, Australian trick shot champion: William Reekie. of Upper Montclair: Tom Kerrigan Siwanoy. Fred Canausa, West Point: D. Cuthbert, Philadelphia: William Reid, Detroit: G. M. Christ, Roches- ter, F. McNamara, Tumble Brook Country club, Conn; T. J. Murphy, Stamford. Conn; 0. Brault. Ogden burg; Jack Strait. Hartford. Conn: Charles Beamish. Rochester, N. r.; c. r. McKenna and Wilbur Negel, Brighton, N. T.; c. Crighton. James, town, N. Y; A. J. Campbell, Niagara Fills, N r.; M. S. Conway, Detroit; P. Henry, New York City: ". C. Jacks. Newark. N. J.. and L. Mclean, New York City.
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per cent and the decrease in pay roll
 totals was 5.1 per cent. Six of the
 iron and steel group of industries show decreased employment in June,
 the structural ironwork industry being the one exception, this also being the result of seasonal activity. The iron and steel industry alone dropped 2
 per cent of it's employees and paid 16.S per cent less in wages, while the combined z industries dropped 4.6 per cent of their employees and paid 10.5 per cent less in wages. In the re- maining groups there were only 2 increases in empolyment in June, and only increases in earnings. The vehicle group of industries and stamped ware both decreased 7.2 per cent in employment, while the leather and chemical groups both decreased over per cent. The greatest de- creases among the individual indus tries in these nine groups were in the fertilizer, agricultural implement and automobile industries. The fertilizers and agricultural implements de- creases are entirely seasonal.
 Comparing June, 1924, with June, 1s2: Tn 5,9S2 establishments in the 52 industries there was 8 decrease in 1924 of 12.9 per cent in employment and decrease of 16.S per cent in pay roll totals. Forty-seven of the 52 in dustries STOW decreased employment in the years time, 29 of the decreases being over 10 per cent. Both employ ment and pay roll totals decreases were especially large in the textile. iron and steel, leather, chemical and