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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-23

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New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

done but q little while befsse, re- moving the genuine ones, The rest she let lie scattered as she arose to her feet and moved toward the door.
 Pleasant dreams" she mocked as she stuffed the bills Into a roomy handbag which I recognized as one of which Mother Graham had tired, and which she had given to Junior for the housing Of some of his trinkets. "Tell that old girl, your mother-in-law. that she's saved my life with this old handbag of here. I've got 1t stuffed with all the kit need. When you can talk again, do give my love to that sweet nurse of mine, who adores me 50. l gave an extra twist to the stick in her mouth just to remind her that she has one patient who isn't crazy about her"
 Dicky to the Rescuei
 She whisked out of the door, and I heard the key click in the lock outside. Evidently she had planned her procedure thoroughly, and there was very little hope that anyone would discover my plight and kath- erine's for hours. Katie and Jim the unusually sound sleepers, Marion and Junior enjoy the healthy slum- Der of childhood, and a glance at my mantel clock told me that 1t was two in the morning, an hour when Lillian and Mother Graham have the only real sleep of their wakeful nights.
 My own discomfort reminded me that Katherine was suffering the same pain, and I added worry over her to narrowing fear that the house might catch fire with every one locked In their rooms and two of us bound and helpless.
 I tried to work my hands loose, but only succeeded In twisting the slip knots tighter. Then holding my wrist next the spring of the bed with infinite pains pushed the clothing aside and held my bound wrist next the spring or the pea, rubbing 1t against the metal edge in the hope that I might be able to fray the rope with which Fanny Powell had tied my hands. ] rubbed until l saw that I would only abrase my wrist instead of the rope, and then stopped, falling back against the pillows in the lethargy born of hopeless effort.
 A motor car rapidly driven, came to a sudden stop with screaming of brakes in the road outside, and mems voices shouted mirthful adious to each other. A minute later. the bell rang violently, and with thrill | of rapturous relief l realized that 1 Dicky was home!
 Copyright, 1925. by Newspaper
 Feature Service, Inc)
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17
BEGIN HERE TODAY,

John w. Brooke, hardware mag nate and widower, has arranged with the Economy and Efficiency corporation. Limited, to have his household managed by their repre- sentative for two months while he Is out of the city. He leaves town without informing his grown chil- dren, Constance, William and Alice, of the new arrangement. H. Hedge, efficiency engineer, as- signed to the work, announces the news to the shocked household. He shows documentary evidence and joins the family at dinner. Hedge takes time from his food to tell the butler how to walk efficiently and then enters into a discourse with the three children"
 He calls attention to his card which states simply I'll. Hedge. E. E." After he has explained the eco homie points of the card Constance decides on a bit of heckling. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY And the IT instead of your first name -- is that also an econcmy?" | asked Constance.
 "Assuredly."
 "But there must be other H. Hedges in the world, even in the city. It would seem very easy to get you mixed up."
 "Theoretically, yes. Practically. no. Take your own case. Your name, l believe, Is Constance r. Brooke. l care not what the mid dle name may be; 1t is superfluous and vasteful in any event. We vii! throw out the IT. to begin with. We now will assume that'y your card Is printed C. Brooke
 "Fngraved." amended Constance.
 Printed" said Mir. Hedge. "En- graving costs from three to four times as much However, you are C. Brooke. Now, you suggest that that Is not sufficient Identification. I insist that, for your purposes, 1t is. Tn the first place, nearly all l peISUllS lO HUH SOu biSllAbulC this card. owing to a silly social custom. arc quite aware of your identity. In the second place, there is no other C. Brooke residing at this number on Fifth avenue. In the third place, I venture 10 say that not in all the circle of your acquaintance Is there another C. Brooke with whom you could poe~ eibly be confused. There may be other C. Brookea in the world. Yet should estimate, off-hand. that your chances of being confused with one are about one in three or four million. So you see that prac- tice and theory are not always in accord. Take my advice and leave the e off the Brooke. It Is cum bersome, unnecessary, and silent. If you use 1t you ought to pro- nounce it. Otherwise 1t Is alpha Aoetic extravaganza"
 Mr. Hedge smiled gently and evl-
 dently awaited 8 refutation of his statement. There was none from , Constance; she was annoyed and
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

do this as generally as Happy Jack. There Is little danger that Chatter CT will 90 hungry in the winter Moreover, with several storehouses he Is sure to come through nicely even though one of those store houses may be destroyed. Long ago he learned not to put all his treas ures in one place.
 But though Chatterer has at all times an ample supply. he doesn't believe in drawing on that supply when he can find food elsewhere. So he hunts for his daily food much as other little people do. But, of course, he doesn't go hun gry as others do when they can not find enough, It is then that he draws on his storehousea
 Chatterer had one particular storehouse which would have sur prised Peter Rabbit could he have peeked into it. This had been a splendid year for hickory nuts, and
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

Wait, foolish youth" cried Me dea. Here Is a magic potion " And she tossed the contents of a gold box down the dragons throat. The dragon curled up and fell at full length upon the ground.
 Ut Is only a sleeping potion" cried the enchantress. Quick, snatch the prize and let us be gone. You have won the Golden Fleece" :" With one bound Jason had the prize and was tearing back to his galley and forty and nine brave oarsmen As he leaped aboard with the Golden Fleece they all pulled as one man and the galley flew oyer the water homeward bound, as If it were truly flying along with wings.
 tMake the dragon green with red eycs and mouth.)
 Cop right, 1925, Associated Editors,
 Inc.)
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for s5o,ooo, Good! I hope you'll have to pay all of it. notwithstand- ing you are probably quite inno- cent in this matter. for even l who know what an ass you are. do not think you could possibly be such fool as to put yourself in a com promising position with any woman when you have so much to lose and nothing to gain.
 Notwithstan nding. am a little put out with Mrs. Atherton, am glad she has returned, for l know she will help you out of this, If anyone can. ] give her the entire credit of keeping out of an affair with you during the time that she has been your secretary. l remem- Der that you fancied that you were quite interested in her at first, For the love of Pete, Jack, don't you know that you have the sweetest and best woman In all the world for your very own? A woman that is so much superior that most of US wonder why you were lucky enough 10 get her.
 Why are you not satisfied?
 I expect 1t Is because you do not appreciate her is the reason that you are always being found out in all your little peccadillos. will say this for you. that most men do as much or more and no one ever knows it. However, that doesn't lei you out.
 Someone ought to beat you UT good. It is too bad that Leslie has no brother to do 1t thoroughly.
 Write me the low-down on this Maggie Simpson affair, I hope il is not as bad as I suspect.
 syd.
 Copyright 1925, NEA Service.
 lnc.)
 TOMORROW - Letter from John Alden Prescott to Sydney Carlton.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

large oysters. 1 cup cracked crumbs, 2 tablespoons butter salt and pepper.
 Wash tomatoes and cut a slice from the stem end. Scoop out seeds leaving a firm shell. Sprinkle inside of tomatoes with salt and turn upside down for thiHy min utes. Rub pulp through a strainer 10 remove seeds. Add cracker crumbs 10 tomato juice and water or milk to make moist. Season with salt and pepper. Put B 1.-the Of this mixture Into the tomato shells Put 2 oysters in each to- mato and cover with crumb mix ture. Dot with butter and replace slice cut from stem end. Place in a well buttered baking dish or ramckins and bake thirty minutes in a moderate oven. Remove slice and brown crumbs under 6 gas flame. Serve at once.
 Copyright 1925, NEA Service, Incl
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

Breakfast - Chilled melon, cs- real thin cream, frizzled dried beef crisp rye toast. milk, coffee Luncheon - Tomatoes stuffed with oysters bran bread. apple sauce, ginger cookies. milk. tea.
 Dinner - Veal loaf scalloped potatoes, creamed carrots, fruit salad. toasted crackers with cheese, whole wheat bread floating island, milk coffee.
 The meat loaf suggested In the dinner menu can be served hot ur cold, depending on The weather. l. Is also valuable addition 10 a dinner pail" and well worth sery- ing 10 the family frequently. Chn- dren of school age are usually well pleased with it at ihe family table and fl Is an excellent way 10 add meat te the diet Of younger chil- dren.
 Tomatoes Stuffed With Oysters
 -Four medium sized tomatoes,
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

Peter Rabbit didn't wait for Chatterer to return. He knew now that Chatterer had just been mak- ing fun of him and teasing him. He knew that it would be quite useless to try to find any of those storehouses by watching Chatterer, so he wasted no more time there. As for Chatterer, he chuckled all the rest of that day whenever he thought of Peter Rabbit. The idea of that little scamp thinking that any ons will tell him where such q secret thing as a storehouse is. If he can find mine he is welcome. He certainly is." said Chatterer.
 Could Peter have followed Chat terer all that day hs would have been both interested and surprised, Chatterer the Red Squirrel is one of the smartest little people in the Green Forest. He Is altogether too smart to put all his treasures in one hiding place. Like his little cousin, Striped Chipmunk. Chatterer has underground storehouses, and like his big cousin, Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel. he has storebouses in hollow trees and hollow logs. So he puts part of his winter supply in one place and part in another place, and has several storehouses, And then, as you already know, he stores mushrooms In the forks of branches of a tree. He doesn't put them away in hollows because they would rot there, But left out in the open they dry, and they are a splendid change in winter when he is tired of nuts and seeds from the pine cones.
 Happy Jack cares nothing about the cones from the evergreen trees, but these furnish Chatterer with 8 large part Of his food. As have already said, he is smart He is smart to cut of those cones from the trees before they are ripe and open. He knows that If he wait, until they are open the seeds will drop out and sail away. So he cut; the cones before they are quite ripe. and then at his leisure he can open them and take out the seeds. Sometimes he has a great pile Of cones.
 In his storehouses he puts away acorns chestnuts, hickory nuts heechnuts and even hutternuts When he can easily get corn yol will find a plentiful supply in ont of his storehouses. Like his bil cousin. Happy Jack the Ora! Squirrel. he sometimes hides thinsI under the leaves. But he does aeI
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

Minnie and Ruth, houselnaids; next 10 Ruth Is Fanny, the laun- dress. The one on the end is Clos yanni, the furnace man"
 Giovanni glowered as his name went down in the little book.
 This completes the list then?" asked Mir, Hedge.
 q forgot; there Is another" slId Constance, counting George the tootman."
 "He had an evening off miss" explained Horace quickly.
 "We will do without him tor the present." said the efficiency man as he reached Into his pockoi and drew forth 8 document that vas already ominously familiar to Ire three Brookes. You will now give mo your close attention"
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17
Fanny Iaunts Madge, as She Re- moves Papers From Secret Drawer

Chagrin as well as astonishment had It's way with me as saw Fanny Powell press her thumb upon some hidden spring in the bottom of the vallse which she just had brought from the closet, and dis- close secret pocket
 To think that neither Lillian nor I had thought of the possibility or such q mechanism in the bag which had figured so prominently in the mystery of the girl who had come to the farmhouse in so bizarre fashion. found myself straining at the gag between my lips and the bonds upon my wrists as the girl riffled through the papers which she had snatched from the hidden recess in the bag. The conviction was strong upon me that those pa pers held clue to the mystery sur founding the disappearance Of Hugh Grantand, whose secretary Fanny Powell had been, and I hoped futilely enough that the patently fiighty brain of the girl would for get that I had seen her take the papers, and that she would replace them In the secret cavity. even closed my eyes with the ridiculous idea that she might believe I had not seen her action, but under estimated her acumen. Flighty she might be, but shrewd she certainly was I opened my eyes precipitate- ly as she suddenly accosted me.
 You'd Give Your Eyes"
 Don't think you're putting any thing over on me, playing possum like that" she sneered. You'd give your eyes to get hold of these papers-and I imagine they'd inter est you-very much" I could see her eyes gleam with the excited dis like she always had displayed toward me, ,An aversion which guessed was connected with her knowledge of Hugh Grantland's friendship for me. But you won't get even peep at them. The valise you're welcome to-" she kicked 1t contemptuously-- after I've skinned off what cream l can find in the way of genuine bills. I only hope they arrest you for having counterfeit money in your possession. If I could figure out any way of tipping them off without getting myself in bad and delaying what I've got to do, you can bet your sweet life I'd do it. But I cant, so I'll give myself the next hope, that nobody'll come 10 untiesyou until your throat is so sore you cant talk for week"
 She dropped into tailor posture, and rapidly ran through the pack ages of bills as Lillian and had
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angry,
 That being the case" she said, controlling her voice, why not leave the final e off Hedge
 The substitute father studied her with quick interest,
 You are an apt pupil" he said. The suggestion Is excellent. When 1t Is necessary for me t' obtain new cards I shall dc so. ~hank you"
 Somehow Constance did not feel that she had achieved an effective retort. She did not want to be an apt pupil: she did not in the least Intend to be of any assistance in
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17
Letter from Sydney Carton 70
 John Alden Prescott

Letter from Sydney Carton 10
 John Alden Prescott
 am net sure, Old Man, If you are not scapegoat Tof fate, or if you are the most egregious ass that aver was born. I am inclined 10 think. however. that you are per hsps the latter rather than the former.
 I've gotten so that I hate 10 open the morning papers for fear I will see something worse about you than l ever have before. Our mutual friends greet me nowadays with, What has Jack Prescott done now?"
 When l left for home yesterday morning I thought I had gotten you all strengthened out and then when I picked up the morning paper I find that awful story about you.
 Good heavens, man, is it possible that you cannot be thrown in any kind of proximity with any kind of woman without falling for her, more or less and making Leslie trouble?
 You see. l am saying, making Leslie trouble" 1 would not care a damn how much trouble you made for yourself or how much punish ment you get for your indiscretions if some of it did not fall on her, toe.
 How about this Maggie stimp- son? I thought I had heard the last of her when l sent her home from the central station.
 had always thought Mrs. Ath- erton had pretty level head and cannot conceive of her knowing you ss she must know you, putting q little fspper vamp in your of fics while she was gone. She might havs known what would happen.
 I see by the afternoon papers tbst the girl father is suing you
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

Chatterer the Red Squirrel is one of the smartest little people in the Green Forest.
 in that storehouse Chatterer had such a supply of nuts as Peter wouldn't have believed it possible for so small person to have gath cred. You know, Chatterer Is one of those busy people who always has time for something else. You'll find it that way all through life. The busiest people are always the people 1t is easiest to get 10 do something else. When Chatterer works, he works. When he plays, he plays. He doesn't put off till the next day the work which should be done today. The time to make hay is when the sun shines. The time 10 gather nuts Is when they are ripe. All the Squirrel family know this. That Is why you seldom if ever find their storehousss empty.
 Copyright, 1925, by T. ".
 Burgess)
 The next story; "slsep or Go Hun9ry."
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

was. for I could hardly walk and al- ways had such pains in my left side and then in my right side, He told me 1 had inflammation that caused It. 1 had one of your textbooks and wss reading it, and thought l would take Lydia E. Pinkhsm's Vegetable Com pound. After four days of taking it l began to feel better, 90 ] took three bottles without missing . dose. That helped me mere than any other medi- cine I hsd yet taken and l slwsyshave it handy now. ltsurely did put me on my feet sgsln. Mrs. JAMES MILES 4l9 Cherry Street, Dover, Ohio.
 You must believe that a medicine that helps other women will help you. For sale by duggists everywhere.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17
Gossip s Corner
Clean Brass Faucets

If your brass faucets have be- come tarnished or stained clean them with a flannel rag dipped in vinegar or lemon juice and then rub thoroughly with rotten-stone and oil
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17
Serve Children Cocoa

h the winter months when the children want something hot to drink before they so off to school you can safely give them cocoa in place Of the usual glass of milk. Unlike coffee and tea, cocoa is q very nourishing food for the grow ing boy or girl,
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17
Your Health How to Keep It.
 Causes of illness
By pR. HUGH s. CUMMING

cS lgiN' iiSNii V V VI .Nib'N' Surgeon General United States
 Public Health Service
 Diet and proper nutrition ppr children arc of importance - III times, Approximately one eu' of every five children in. the country is under-nourished according 10 the best Information available at the present time. The majority of these poorly nourished children gre below weight. Some of them are as much as 20 per cent below weight. Their flesh is fabby and they have very little resistance 10 disease. Relatively few children are very much overweight.
 Every child, to keep well, nag1s regular meals so planned that some time during the day the child obtains all the clements essential to health and growth.
 Milk is the one food Of chld- hood which cannot be replaced by other foods. Every child should have from one to two pints of milk daily. Besides this he needs cereal in the morning and ereen-leaved vegetables necessary 10 supply ma terials essential 10 growth and de- velopment. One egg or a slice of meat once a day with fruit for de- sert completes the food require- ments of the older child.
 Children from 3 to years ot age should have three meals a day preferably at [. at 12:So and at 5:S0 o'clock.
 They should be allowed no food between meals. They should be given water frequently.
 Milk should be the main article of the diet.
 Cereal Must be cooked three or four hours oatmeal should be given several times q week. Bread --- Dried bread or &Ncl- back and toast.
 Soups Beef broth with ,cr- mlcelli, beef stew. chicken broth with rice, milk soups and vege- table soups.
 Meat Generally should be rare | and should be given not more than once a day Roast beef, lamb chops, broiled tenderloin, minced white meat of chicken well cooked and minced. and broiled or boiled fish. Crisp bacon, eggs soft boiled or poacheS.
 | Vegctahea--A All vegetables shoud be thoroughly cooked and mashed. Asparagus string beans. carrots. tomatoes, stewed celery, steamed rice, purco of Brn,u1a onions stewed soft with milk. peas, beged or mashed potatoes and spinach, mscaroni and spaghetti, in milk may be added.
 Desserts Apple sauce or baked apple. cup custard, junket, orange juice. stewed prunes, rice pudding tapioca, jello or sirup on bread
 The following foods should be forbidden to children between the ages of and s years:
 Meats All fried meats, corned beef, dried beef, brains, kidneys, liver sweetbreads, duck, game. goose. ham, pork, sausage, meat stews and dressings from roasted meats.
 Vegetables Fried vegetables of all varieties, cabbage, green corn, cucumbers, pickles, all raw articles such as raw celery, raw onions and olives.
 Bread and Cake---Griddle cakes. hot bread, rolls, sweet cakes, also bread or cake with dried fruit or sweet frosting.
 Desserts Store candy, pastry, pie, preserves, salads, tarts.
 Cereals -- Ready to serve or dry cereal should not bs given 10 any child under years of age,
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17
The Fruit Cakr

cake with fruit should be much stifter than one without. Use sour milk and molasses in place of sweet milk and sugar. Sour milk and mclasses do not thin a cake mixture as much as sweet milk or water and sugar will,
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

but l was eickly all the time and cid not, know how tb get my work done. 1 had washed g
 heavy carpet and l think that was the cause of my troubles. ] went
 toseversl doctors, but their medi- cines did not dome
 any good. l asked
 oChaf the trouble
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

Next ChaptcP: truce at predk. fast.
 promoting economy and efficiency,
 Mir Hedge sought to pursue his advantage.
 "You children must understand, he said In a friendly tone, "that while my profession proceeds along certain vel-detined lines, it Is not necessarily a complete science. ! shall always be glad 10 receive sus- gestions, provided that they con- form to the general theory and principles of scientific manage ment. I want you to feel free to come to me at any time on such
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

The number of passengers carried in 1924 by French airplanes vas more than 1s,oOo, and the quantity of merchandise carried In the same year Nas about 2,S0O,ooo pound,
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17
AFTER BABY
 WAS BORN
Mrs. Miles Was Miserable a Long Time-0wes Final Recovery toLydia E. Pinkham's Vegs-
 table Compound

Dover, Ohio. After my last baby vas born l was up and around again,
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17

The evening gown of this season is apt to have q most eNaggeratedly re- ,pHling Y or l. in tho back which Is sometimes mitisated by a sash sr- rangemeni such as Is here sketched. Sometimes it is filled in with jeweled or embroidered strapa
New Britain herald., 1925-10-17
THI ERIIE Al LAST

This is the last part of the story Of The Golden Fleece" Children who have saved the dolls will now be able to act out the whole story. Watch for the new story which will begin next week,