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New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
AGED MAN COILAPsEs

Cambridge, Mass. Dec. 80 Up
George II. Snowden, 10I year old
negro who was once an orderly to
Gen. I. s. Grant in the Civil War,
collapsed in n street car here yes
to-day and NJ name is on the danger
list at n local hospital. Snowden
Was on his way from hts home in
Mclrose TO keep an appointment.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
CHERRIES IN ZERO

Waterloo, n. Y, Dec. 50 lP --,-
Surviving a temperature rangin"
from Is below Saturday night to
zero last night a cherry tree is IN
bloom on the farm Of John Mi
chaclson, two miles west of Water
loo. Only one tree OF a group thus
defies all laws of nature. II bios
somed and bore fruit the past
summer.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

some OF this work has not been
done TO the best possible adyan.
tage along such highways where
trafllc was not as heavy AT along
the Boston Post road, with busscs
travelling along an increasing num-
Der OF highways It is more essen
tial than ever that the roads bc
kept clear OF snow The husses un-
douhtc1ly win be Il stimulunt in
that direction.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
More Truth Than Poetry

! was Obliged to take Billy with
me 10 Il musicale at the club rooms.
He was much Interested in the
various performers, and when one
soprano trillcd and trilled on high
note Billy forgot himself entirely
and said, in Il shrill voice: ooh.
Muddy, can't she gargle sumpin'
wonderful?"
--Margarot Conn Rhoads.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
RAZING FIELD HOUSE

Chicago. Dec. so R>-Wreckers
have started to demolish the fam
Gus old residence where Eugene
Field wrote most of his poems and
where he lived for many years. On
the site will be erected all eight
story S1,500,000 apartment building
The Field house was seriously darn
aged in a fire last May.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
It's Safer and SAnCr. liOlLsi

It's Safer and Sancr, Folks!
why scramble so hard for place in
the sun,
Ana wear ourselves out for 1t,
Folks?
y che"rier goal Is a place in the fun
Round about us. share in the
jokes.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
or Course 1t is

Carey: 81 cannot wax sentimental
over bells ringing on New Years
Eve They always remind ME- of a
fire"
Traynor: "They ought to. Isn't It
the time TO fire out the old year,"
u. G. ID.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

Member Andt iiurenu OF Circulation,
The A. b. c. " uatlopai Organization
witch furnishes newspapers ana adver.
urers with q strictly honest anaIyss OF
circulation. Our circulation statistics
arc based upon this audit. Th's insufes
protection against fraud In newspaper
distribution tlgure' to both national and
local advertiser.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

A true Insurgent is n politician
who would rather be wrong than
miss a fight.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

fletcher:
Adelaide, soc wat you can do
with 'ossilication.'
Adelaide Down:
of course its lovely and all in skool
And we're grateful to be heer,
But Q how happy it would make
Justification lasted all yeer."
Roland Heller.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
Tho Modern Husband

ManyiIle; Are you going 10 sec
the old year OUT"
tarrar mo, I'm going to see it
H. My wife wants me to mind tho
children"
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
KR.NZY KINDERGARTEN

NUnuUCItU DN NVTITuut, JT.l
fletcher:
Perry, stop eating watever your
eating and use the Werd eclipse
correckly,"
Perry Scope:
our handy man can trim eny
thing
He cuts our lawn and weeds II:
He even hobs my sisters hair
And eclipse mine too wen it needs
it"
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
The Reason

Mrs. Oliver: why did you buy
your husband a diary with such thin
paper"
Mrs. Simmons: We'll, you see.
after the first two days he uses it
for shaving"
Mark Cailan,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

Il is easier 10 believe New York
ors the intelligentsia of America If
you haven't seen the shows they
support,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

Their" was one good thing about
the longer courtship OF old times. 1T
resulted in longer marriage.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
INEQUALITY

Bancroft: why do so many peo-
pie without cars blow horns on New
Years Eve"
Griffin: IT'S the only chance
they've got! The autoists blow them
the rest Of the year"
Alfred OIard.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

Member Of the Associated treN
the Associated Pres II exclusively en-
titled to the uss for Republication ~
all news credited TO " o. NOT otherwise
credited IN THE paper and also local
news published herein,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

readable TO the wcarcr or 10 others?
\. Rings are usually worn 50
that the letters are readable TO the
wcarer.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
ISSnILNI RI.TIRNS

Rome. Dec. 30--Premicr Musso-
lini returned today IN Rome from
Milan. where he spent Christmas.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

Woman tat back door TO trampO
IF you don't 80 away I'll call my
husband. He's a bigger bum than
you are"
Copyright, 1928, Reproduction
Forbidden
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

And so liver extract will lower
blood pressure. Another good way is
10 tell the broker 10 sell your stock,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

Henry Ford seems TO have a pas
sion for all old-fashioned things eX-
cept the horse and buggy.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

Correct this sentence Fiddle
sticks" cried the enraged fapper.
protected by Publishers SyndiCate)
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
ST. e,
MFW MSW

l'lorida's wonderful climate seems
to mako some people hot under the
collar at distance of two thousand
miles,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

An timer Is one who can re.
member when II sometimes was nee.
essary to stea "A kiss.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

\ free people is one that feels
grateful when its Congress decides
not TO frisk it so badly this year.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

Thrifty buyers save money every
day by reading the Classified COL
umns.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

The great need OF the French
Government seems 10 be q tail that
won't wag II,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

Modernism; flaming everything
on our teeth and the laws lack OF
them
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

Mr.. Dawes Is holding in nicely,
but YOU can't tell. Nobody has plac-
cd a seismograph on him,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
susscRl PrloN RATES
it,oQ q yeai.
$500 THEE Monihs
Use. . Month

Entered at the Post once a, New Britain
4, Second Clags NAL Matter,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30

America has no born leaders"
says a critic, 1t may be true, at that.
Most Of the gang leaders are aliens.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-30
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1t must have been difficult for
Adam TO repent Of a sin, There
weren't any neighbors TO find out
about it.
The Washington times., 1925-11-26
.CHAFING-DISH
SUPPERS
BY Alice Langelier
international News Service ctaff
.Correepondent

PARIS.
NyHEN winter comes in Paris,
w chatting dish suppers come
along with it. Many Of the best
restaurants now cook the entire
meal over q chafing-dish right be
fore ones very eyes and thus the
observing housewife can learn 2
multitude Of good recipes besides
being assured that everything that
goes into her dishes IL Of the
very best.
At Ennil's near the Place de
rOpera, one Of the favorite chat
ing-dish suppers consists Of q
thick soup Of double cream and
lobster made up chiefly Of double
cream, butter and large pieces Of
the lobster. Following this come
the kidneys sliced fine ana friq9
over the low flame in the best 81
butter, q dash Of spices and al
course (for this IL France) somt
good old port wine.
Fresh wood mushrooms, called
"cepes'' prepared with cheese and
butter come next and the meal
ends up with some Of Emil's
famous pancakes Drowned In sugar
and butter until they have a thick
coating OF delicious caramel to re-
place the maple syrup that can't
be found over here.
The Washington times., 1925-11-26
Donald LOwrie' S Story
''Back in Prison. hy?'

GIT means disgrace to Donnie
and me for the rest of our
lives. If you 60 back to Houston,
she said, mournfully. 'tOf course,
It's disgraceful to run, too, but
not so much to us, and we are
the ones you should be thinking
about. You've ruined yourself
completely, anyway, and Judge
Scott says they intend to give you
long sentences In all three places.
You don't have to urge me,
Mildred replied. IT have al
ready made up my mind to skip.
/ can only hope I'll be lucky and
be able to repay Cobb. He's GER
tainly been a good friend.
There was distinct relief in her
tone as she told me she was
sure I was adopting the best
course, and asked me what my
Financing OF Trip
''I want to see as much Of you
and Donnie as I can today" I
said. land I'll take the o'clock
interurban for Dennison and
catch 4 Katy train there UP into
Oklahoma. The trial won't be
called until tomorrow morning, so
I'm pretty SAFE"
but youn need some things
some cIothes-and money, she
said. Suppose / leave Donnie
with you and go over to the
house and pack bag for your"
eThat would be fine" mum
bled, sick at heart.
"Oh, I'm all right" I said, In
differently, 1T have a few dollars,
enough to get by with"
But you should have some
thing extra" she insisted. you
shouldn't stop in Oklahoma-yo
ought to go much farther than
that. Please tell me what you
need. It's your money, anyway,
and you needn't worry about us.
Wen be all right for a long
time, and I have a job, you
know"
"Well, get me $50" I said. ''I'n
make some arrangements to help
both of you as soon as can
I scanned the passengers who
had just alighted from a car. but
failed to see her.
Thrills
''Where?" I asked.
"Therey' he said, pointing and
wiggling to get away from my
hand. looked and saw Mildred
waving her hand to the driver
of an automobile from which she
had just alighted half a. block
away. She was carrying a heavy
oking black bag, and we
fastened forward to meet her.
Judge Scott brought me out In
his car" she said, "and he's com
ing back after us at 5 o'clock"
/ relieved her Of the bag and we
went into the park. where she
handed me a folded greenback;:
I took it and thanked her and
put it into my pocket.
cts a hundred" she said, seek
ing my hand with hers and press ;,
ing it. "I thought you'd need II"
That pressure from her hand
was the first sign of affection she
had shown, and it thrilled me; !
was also stirred that she had
The Washington times., 1925-11-26
Frankness With Children
Always Pays

out for themselves, but are in
variably informed by others, often
their playmates, in most vicious
terms that may be and often are
productive Of equally vicious
habits.
But did not begin this article
so much to express my views In
my own words as in the more or
less aphoristic language OF g. tai
ented and thoughtful English
writer. This lady assures her
readers that 1t is now scarcely a
question of whether or not chill
dren shall be enlightened: under
present conditions few intelligent
children could succeed in retain
ing for any length Of time that
ignorance which the Victorian
era regarded as an essential of
innocence. In these days it has
become purely a question OF when
and how and from whom q childss
knowledge shall be acquired.
An analysis of this keep-stiH-
and look wise policy of some par
ents reveals the fact, as set
forth by this writer, that the
trouble often lies in the con-
venient but groundIess assurnp-
ton that q child between the
ages of six and sixteen Is a
congenitaI idiot and deaf and
blind into the bargain.
The attitude that, while with
holding legitimate information,
or answering frank and natural
inquiries by evasions or fairy
tales, ignores the presence of
the observant child who sits
silently at luncheon or tea while
parents, relations, and friends
discuss with g. wealth of innuen-
do every detail Of the latest So
ciety scandal.
It is precisely this type Of
parent, fathers and mothers,
but encountered in Paris and
London this summer who have
been taking their daughters,
some in their early teens, to
"see the sights" These parents
who seem to exist in England as
well as elsewhere, are taken to
task by this English writer in
s. the following uncertain terms:
IT should like to ask such par
ents what their little son or
daughter is supposed to be think
ing of while they themselves
thrill or giggle through the per-
Torrance of a suggestive play. I
should like such parents to get
a glimpse of their child's mind
when it eventually climbs to the
nursery or school-room after the
luncheon party has picked the
last shred OF diversion off the
bones Of the latest society di-
Vorce.
I'm many cases such parents
would tell me confidently that
John or Mary is quite innocent
Il don't believe in telling chill
dren about such things: II they
ask me to explain anything, 1
just tell them they aren't old
enough to understand, or that it
isn't nice to talk of that sort
Of thing"
The Washington times., 1925-11-26


doubled the sum / HAD asked Tor.
"oh. I wish we could" I
stopped, abashed. had almost
said I wished we could all leave
together.
You wish what?'' she urged.
again pressing my hand.
''Oh, nothing" half laughed.
Thanks for the money"
Promise me one thing. Don'
she said. TELL me that we are
parting as friends. and will always
be friends"
"Of course we are" gulped.
I don't blame you for anything.
It's all my fault, and-well-it
may straighten out some day"
And you'll write to me?" she
asked.
"1u try to- I said. OF course.
IL they try to catch me III have
to be pretty careful"
Five o'clock came all too soon,
and Mildred kissed me unreserved-
" as we parted. Then she strobe
off with the long strides she
always took when upset or dis
trauRht. Donnie was obliged TO
trot to keep up with her. They
disappeared behind some distant
shrubbery, and I slowly made
NV way over to the interurban
car stop at the corner. A big,
black interurban car was already
in sight, coming up Bryan street.
It meant separation from my
loved ones, perhaps forever.
I was filled with conflicting
emotions, my eyes on the ground,
when the honking OF an automo-
bile horn attracted my atten-
ton, and I looked up.
There, passing me, was Judge
Scott, with my wife and Donnie
in his car. They all waved to
me. I lifted my hat. They were
gone. I have seen none Of them
since.
A moment later I was In the
interurban car, speeding north.
ward toward the Texas border.
Booze had dealt me a mortal
blow.
The farther that interurban car
carried me from Dallas the more
respondent I became.
There was a fat drummer occu-
plying the seat with me in the
smoking compartment, and he
must have noticed my abstraction.
After several efforts he succeeded
in getting to talk with me.
CTO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1925-11-26
Read This First

FLOSSIE and MARY ROSE
MIDDLETON are two sisters,
the, daughters of widowed
mother. Both of them work
for the Dexter Automobile
Company.
FlOssie, q beauty, helps to
keep the files. Mary Rose is
secretary to JOHN MANNERS,
the sales.manager and is deep
Iy in love with him. Manners.
however, is engaged to DORIS
HING.
Mary Rose discovers that
FIOssie has been going on long
drives with the president OF
the company, HILARY DEA-
TER. Dexter is a married
man, the father of grown
When Mary Rose orders
FIOssie to return some valu-
able presents that Dexter has
given her, sho threatens to GO
to live with her chuIn, ALICE
JAMES. And she neglects her
work at the office, depending
on D6AGOE ImtOTCob Ia lACE w
hold her job for her. In the
meantime she is having a
little love affair on the side
with Dexter's secretary, SAM
JESSUP, who adores her.
One night DIR. TOM FITZ-
ROY, who wants to marry
Mary Rose, takes her out for
dinner to q country inn, they
hear the sound Of F1ossie's
sObbing voice In one Of the
private dining-rooms. Mary
Rose opens the door and finds
FIossie, deathIy sick. lying in
a long chair. The three peO-
Die who are with her-Alice,
Hilary Dexter and another
man-seem to be at q loss
what to do. Tom takes COM
mand of things and tries TO
pull FIOssie through a terrible
attack Of acute Indigestion.
Hilary Dexter and the other
man, afraid that FlOssie Is go
ing to die, sneak away.
The Washington times., 1925-11-26
SOUR MILK
FOR SWEET

NTHEN housekeeper finds her
w self with tried and trusted
recipe for biscuits. or cake, or
cookies, that calls for sour milk
and soda and she has only sweet
milk and baking powder on hand,
or vice versa, the following rule
may be used for substituting, saws
the United States Department Of
Agriculture:
When proportions are given in
terms of sweet milk and baking
powder, an equal quantity of sour
milk may be substituted and
enough soda uEed approximately
to neutralize the acid, or a scant
half teaspoon for each cup of sour
milk. In the case OF thin batters
the soda and sour milk generally
furnish enough leavening. but for
thick batters or coughs baking
powder is usually needed in ad-
dition.
When sweet milk Is to be used
in place of sour, baking powder
is substituted for all Of the soda
in the proportion of four tea
spoons of baking powder for one
teaspoon of soda If no other acid
ingredient such as molasses is
used. II such an acid ingredient
is used, as In gingerbread, some
soda is required.
The Washington times., 1925-11-26

She's Another
DARLING NELL:
IL BY this time you belong to
someone else How proud he must
be to have won such wonderful
prize! 1t rends my heart 70 think
of it. How am / to live without
the thought that some day
might win you for myself. When
your dear lips shaped the fatal
mo" I thought would die.
was stunned! My dreams fell about
me like raindrops in a rainstorm.
But no! I will mott cannot
think Of that terrible time OF In
tense suffering which I went
through.
But how sad I must seem to
you, you so happy in being mar"
rted to the man of your choice.
1 should not be writing this.
but 1 cannot resist the temptation
to send my goodby this way.
Please forgive me!
I'm in San Francisco writing
this. When you receive 1t will
be on my way to Honolulu, my
dream-the trip thought might
be our honeymoon voyage.
But enough! must stop before
feel again the sorrow OF my loss.
Forever yours,
JIM.
The Washington times., 1925-11-26

very best thing that could happen
to FIossie Middleton would be to
marry Sam Jessup, tomorrow. AND
she ought to stop running around
with Alice James. I don't think
much of Alice
She stood up, remembering that
she had left Alice and Tom F1tz-
ROY downstairs. together.
She found them having. a neat
/, ed argument in the shabby Nv
Ing room.
So Hay-foOt
r ''Your backwoodsy friend re-
fuses to take me home, Alice
said to Mary Rose as she came
in. HE says that it's too late
for me to go home with him
he thinks TIE neighbors might
talk about HE! Can you beat
that?"
Tom took his watch from his
pocket, and looked at it.
''You can see for yourself|t's
two o'clock!' he said, holding 1t
toward her.
"Oh, what's two o'cloc! The
shank Of the EVENING"" Alice re-
torted. 1--WE been out till three
and four lots Of times! You talk
like a rube from a nine o'clock
town."
Her disgust was most apparent.
at is too late for you to go
home, Alice" Mary Rose said
quietly. You run upstairs, and
take the spare bedroom. Mother u
give you a clean night-gown. II
you ask her for one"
'Oh, fish, complained Alice.
flouncing away.
At the door OF the room rahe
turned and looked back at Tom.
who was watching her with
Goodnight. Hay.f9ot." she gig.
gled suddenly. <a<exs time you
come in 70 ~town bring me some
nice REG apples vent your"
Mary Rose laughed in spite OF
herself. She's a wild kid
Sis began and stopped as she
looked up at him. His eyes
met ners with dull kind OF
.unger in them.
Heavenly
He gripped both Of her wrists
in his big hands. Let's not
talk about her." he said huskily.
I've had about enough of her
and Flossie for one night.
want to talk about you and me,
Are you going to go with me
tomorrow, and look at that little
white house 1 told you about?"
He waited for his answer. She
looked up at him, with the
shadow of a dream in her soft
eyes-the dream that every WON
an has of a house of her own
OF friendly CRATE fires, and red
germaniums in the windows, OF
The Washington times., 1925-11-26

lamps glowing in the evening
dusk. Oh, it would be heavenly
to have a little home, somewhere!
But-without love, would it be
a home? Or only house? Four
walls, and a roof over them.
She looked up at Tom, and the
tears that had held back all even
ing ran down her cheeks. She
shook her head and buried her
face in her hands. "Oh, Tom, I'm
so sorry. But I don't want to mar
ry you, Tom" she sobbed, hys-
terically.
She felt his arms around her,
holding her close. "All right, all
right" he was saying, soothing
her. "Ali right. You don't have
to cry about it, a1ary Rose"
He held her away from him,
and looked at her wet cheeks and
quivering mouth.
Look at me-" he said. She
shook her head.
MARY Rose, there's another
man-somebody you do love-" he
said.
Slowly, with shut eyes she
nodded. Hes going 10 be mar
ried soon,'' she said with a gulp.
Isn't that just my rotten luck?"
She felt his hold of her relax.
He picked up his hat and turned
to go. But at the door she
stopped him. She put her arms
around his shoulders and laid her
cheek against the rough shoulder
of his coat. 'Oh. Tom, you're so
good" she whispered, sobbing.
He took her face between his
hands, and kissed her slowly and
deliberately.
Go be Continued)
Manners and Mary Rose make
startling discoveries. Watch for
tOnlOrrOW's installment.
The Washington times., 1925-11-26
FROCK MUST
HAVE COAT
BY Alice Langelier-
International News Service Staff
Correspondent

International News Service Staff
Correspondent
PARIS.
A FROCK without a coat this
wear is as rare as jewels on
the Mikado's brow. The separate
drss is entirely out OF the run
ming, All the smart frocks are
shown with a wrap OF some sort.
either a coat or a cape, ana II
the frock happens to be a Jumper
It must have it's little jacket.
The ensemble" is the fashion
able costume for morning, after
noon, or evening wear. kasna
and the soft cashmeres make the
smartest ones for the morning
promenade.
Nine. Philippe is showing an
original one in beige kasha shad'
ing toward orange. The border
of the skirt, the collar, cuffs, and
waistline pockets are In brown:
Another amusing one is made or
white wool with an all-over de-
sign of black with the lower bor-
ders, collar, cuffs, and buttons in
designs Of black, green, red, and
brown.
Velvet is the most 1aSnlonaple
type of ensemble for afternoon
wear. Dark green and royal blue
are very much seen. Francis Is
showing a smart velvet jumper
frock in green with the skirt
pleated in tiers and worn under
the coat of the same green velvet
made with side godets and trim
med with Japanese fox collar and
cuffs. An attractive ensemble
seen at the Ritz tea last week
had the frock Of black chiffon
velvet with the skirt pleated and
attached to a fitted bodice fin
ished by a red silk sash tied on
one side. The coat is in black
velvet lined with red silk and
bordered with chinchilla.
Coats are usually dark when
they do not actually match the
dresses worn under them and all
are flared and have some fur
trimming. Tollmann is making a
charming model in purple crepe
de chine with pleated panels and
long sleeves. Over 1t comes
coat in a darker shade trimmed
with the same fur