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New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

drawn to something else and for a little while they forgot about the starfish. Reddy happened to think of it and looked down in the pool to see if it had moved. ''Jimmy!" cried Reddy excitedly. Twill you look at this?"
 Jimmy looked. At first he didn't see anything unusual Then he notic- ed that the starfish seemed to be folded around that oyster. Yes, sir, that's the way it looked.
 What do you suppose he's do. ing?" asked Reddy.
 "I haven't the least idea" replied Jimmy. Let's watch and sec" So, having nothing better 10 do. they sat down and watched. For a long time they couldn't see that any, thing was happening. Then, sudden ly Jimmy leaned over with his nose close to the water that he might see -he could see better that way. AS live!" he exclaimed, that oyster is opening! Now, what do you know about that?"
 Reddy leaned forward. Sure enough it did look as if the edge of that shell was parting. It was hard to believe. but it looked that way. They looked at the other oysters. None of the others were opening.
 T wonder why that particular oyster is opening" said Reddy. 'I shouldn't think it would open with that fellow fastened to it."
 >"Do you know what I think?" ex- claimed Jimmy.
 What do you think?" demanded Reddy.
 q think that somehow or other that fellow is making that oyster open"
 "Nonsense!" exclaimed Reddy. q don't believe anything could open an oyster. Certainly that thing could mt"
 But there was no doubt about 1t, that oyster was slowly but surely opening. It was opening very slowly, but it was opening, and it loked de- cidedly as if that starfish had some thing to do with 1t. He did. He was opening that oyster. On the under side of that starfish were hundreds of little suckers like feet. These were fast 10 the shell, and by means of the five arm the shell was being pulled open. It didn't seem possible. and it was being done right under the eyes of Reddy Fox and Jimmy Skunk.
 (Copyright, 1926, by T. W. Burgess)
 The next story: "The Convenient Stomach"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

joke, of course. But Cassie answered it with cold silence and a colder l look.
 Could I have my coffee" she ask ed her mother and Mons vanished into the kitchen.
 MT. Hefflinger came down. He ate his grapefruit with relish -smacking his lips once or twice. But when Mons set his black ened chops and dried-up potatoes before him, he did not touch them. He looked at them and then asked her for his coffee. I'm sorry about your chops, Ed" Mons apologized. Her husband raised one of his big flabby hands.
 That's all right, Sadie" he said. Its not your fault that they're not fit to eat! I'm not complaining. but next time Mrs Kaufman wants to spend an hour in the bathtub, she'd better stay at home l hear she has four or five bathrooms in her won derful new home"
 Cassie's lips frightened. That's all you'll ever do - hear about my home!" she said, and her voice sounded as if her teeth were clench- ed. You'll never step one foot in- side of it! That much is certain. anyway"
 She got up. just as an express truck rumbled up the driveway.
 Those are my trunks" she said to Merry. Please tell the man to take them back where he got them from. I certainly am not going to stay another night under this roof!"
 Merry started for the front door. But as she crossed the sitting room she caught sight of an automobile just pulling up ill front of the house. She peered out from behind the net curtains. It was Morley Kauf- mans huge black town car, and in it was Morley and another man. A man as stout as Morley, and dressed like him, in a light overcoat. It was Bill Erskine! (TO BE CONTINUED)
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

rice pudding. graham bread, milk, coffeee
 This molded beet salad is rather out of the ordinary but very good. Children as young as four years may have the jelly and shredded celery but should not be given the pepper.
 Nodded Beet Salad
 Three beets, 1-3 cup sugar. lem on. 1-2 teaspoon salt, 1 head celery. 1 1-2 tablespoons granulated gela- tine, 1 fresh sweet green pepper, let tuce, salad dressing.
 Scrub beets and cook in boiling water for 20 minutes. Drain, dip into cold water and slip skins. Cut in small pieces and cook in boiling water 10 cover until very tender. Rub through a sieve. There should to the boiling point and stir in gela- tine soaked in 4 tablespoons cold water for 10 minutes. Remove at once from the fire and stir until gelatine is dissolved. Add lemon juice, salt and sugar. Turn into tiny mods and let stand sev- eral hours until chilled and firm. Wash celery and cut. Let stand in ice water two or three hours. Dry between towels when wanted. Un- mold beet jelly on bed of lettuce carefully washed and crisped. Sur round with celery and shreds of green pepper. Top each mold with a spoonful of salad dressing and serve.
 Copyright, 1926, by NEA Seryice.)
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Quicksands of Love
 Adele Garrison's New Phase of -Reuelafions Of q Wife

takes out of town, there is really nc
 more warrant for your mending ni,
 socks than for me to darn the rent
 in your silk stockings. But don ] let me hear of your getting syn,
 pathetic some day when Philip Vel | iitZen catches his coat on some staL
 prop nail and tears it. Let som,
 other skilled needlewoman mend il
 for him."
 He grinned at me when he voiced
 the absurd suggestion, but l realiz- ed with little shock through which ! ran a tiny gratified thrill of malice
 that he was secretly uneasy at the | picture of my daily association with
 the famous producer which he evi- dently was visualizing.
 But 1t was picture which did not lmaterialize during the first weeks of ] my work, the scene of which was l the reference room of the Public l Library. Mir. Neritzen had sent for
 me. upon receiving my note of ac- ] ceptance. and with a strictly imper-
 sonal manner had given me the
 script of the pageant drama with which he was experimenting, with instructions to study it minutely and report any anachronisms which l 1 found.
 T don't care whether you take days or weeks" he said as he rose and bowed me out, 'I only require
 that when you bring it back it shall l be critic proof as far as historical accuracy Is concerned. You are not
 to concern yourself with any other phase of it.
 He invested my dismissal, for it was that, with impressive courtesy. but there was no slightest trace of the personal note which l had fear ed-I wondered to myself cynically as I went out, if that was the right word. As walked slowly away from the quiet inner room which was the heart of the imposing Nerit-
 zen offices, ] realized headily that alone was responsible to the great producer for the absolute fidelity to accurate detail which he required in all his productions. l knew then that should I fail him, my exit from his work would le as humiliating as my entrance had been flattering. Copyright, 1926. by Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
JOAN EXPLAINS

Jerry was instantly all sympathy when he heard Joan speak Of her brother.
 We must certainly bring him out of his morbid temperament" he said. Surely, Mir. Robinson might have done something" ".
 That Is the one thing" said Joan. that I have always held against Dad. He pays nc attention what ever to John. I think he has not seen him since my mother died. Con- 8equently he doesn't know what a wonderful chap he is physically even with his shorter leg and crippled arm. The rest of his body has been trained until he has the broad shoul- ders and slender waist of a prize lighter. He has had some wonderful contraption made by which he can wslk without showing his limp. And hs csn ride horse like q cowboy
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
~oYa Girl of Today

land operate a specially made motor perfectly.
 Yet he will go nowhere. He seems to think that his infrmities make him a being apart.
 Much of this is due to my mother who would have counteracted 1t if she had lived. But you see she died when he was three years old and naturally he had been backward up to that time. Right after her death he was sent to the camp and from then on he has grown into one of the finest young men that l have ever known.
 He is studying anthropology and is going to South Africa immediately after this will business is settled. for he of course comes into his share of the estate at the same time that do.
 Do you think, Judy" said Joan turning to me. that I have been
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Good Fall Volume of
 Hardware Business

New York, Aug. Il Rt-"Should normal weather conditions prevail hardware jobbers predict 8 very sat- isfactory volume of fall business. Some of the most optimistic even say they expect to show some de- finite increase over the volume of last year." Hardware Age will say tomorrow in its weekly hardware market summary.
 Midsummer hardware business is unusually good in the majority Of important market centers. The late ness of spring weather is thought to be the chief factor for the pres ent good volume of trade, which in most cases exceeds last years record.
 Hardware collections are show ing some improvement, particularly in the east. With the exception of highly competitive lines prices are reasonably steady and stocks ade- quate."
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

found them cast up on the shore dead. At least, they were dead so far az they knew. It never had occurred to them to think that these queer things could ever have been alive. So when they saw this one actually crawling along the sand at the bot tom of this little pool, they had hard work to believe that they were not mistaken.
 Now, how can a thing like that without any legs and without any fins move?" demanded Reddy.
 T don't know" replied Jimmy. "I wish he were little closer, so we could see. But it does move. Look, 1t is crawling right over that oysetr."
 Sure enough, the starfish had moved over onto one of the oysters. But there it stopped moving. The at tention of Reddy and Jimmy was
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Your Health How to Keep It.
 Causes of Illness
BY DIR. HUGH S. CUMMING Surgeon General. United States
 Public Health Service


 Cerebro-spinal meningitis caused by germ which produces inflam- nation of the spinal cord and the membranes covering the brain.
 While the disease is regarded as being approximately more frequent among children, epidemics have shown that older persons are att demic, just as frequently. It is most prevalent in cold climates during the winter and spring and seems to attack principally those living in ill., ventilated or over-crowded houses.
 Spread by Carriers
 It is believed now that this dis ease is most often communicated by carriers" persons who are not ill, or only slightly ill, but have the germs of meningitis in their noses and throats.
 "spotted fever" as it sometimes called, begins with a convulsion or chill followed by pains in the muscles, headache, fever. rapid pulse, increased respiration, vomit- ing and delirium. Small hemorrhages under the skin have given ii the name of spotted fever, but these marks are not always present.
 Checking Disease
 Mortality from spinal meningitis remains high, but it has been great ly.. reduced by early and prompt treatment with specific serum.
 When patients are treated at their homes. isolation of the cases should be enforced by having the patients in a well ventilated and well light ed room which has been cleared of all unnecessary furniture. Most i'm portant of all is the examination of those who have come into contact with the sick, or have been exposed in any way. They should receive medical attention daily.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Madge Gets Her First Assignment
 From Veritzen

Madge Gets Her First Assignment
 From Veritzen
 Lillian's prophecy that my time of worrying over Dicky had ceased, and his time of trying to keep pace with me had begun, came often and forcibly to me in the busy days which followed the tense interview framing Lillian's announcement to my husband that I had accepted Philip Veritzen's fiattering offer. For Dicky's attitude to me when we met at meals. and upon our rare eve nings together was distinctly dirrer- ent from the one with which 1 had been familiar for many months. Gone were the captiousness and the indifference which had been my por- ton during the months that were past. and though he often displayed flashes of restlessness at the changed conditions of our home, yet real ized that without knowing it him. self. his attitude was fast becoming that of man trying to recover something which he feared he had lost
 Heeding a word of advice from Lillian. freed myself from all petty domestic details before beginning my new work.
 Don't run aground on the rock 50 many women workers hit" she said earnestly when she next saw me after our stormy interview with Dicky. "Remember, you can't be a valet to Dicky. and a superinten- dent of the housekeeping at the same time that you are carrying on your new job. Of course Katherine will take all care of Junior off your hands, and Katie can run the house. keeping without any direction from anybody. She can also see to the thousand and one things concern ing Dicky's wardrobe which you've always slid down the fireman's pole to get done on time for him. Begin as you'll have to keep on."
 Dicky took my purposely hurried announcement of the change in his regime with better humor than had feared.
 After all," he said when I had told him that hereafter Katie would attend to all his niending and pack ing for the many brief journeys he
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Fined and Jailed for
 TransportatiOn of Beer

Darien, Aug. IT Pl-Wlfliam De- vine, 113 Humrod street. Brooklyn, N. Y, was fined s150 and sentenc- ed to 30 days in jail in Darien town court last night.
 Devine was arrested and sentenc- ed for violation of the liquor laws. He was arrested on August when his truck containing 100 kegs of beer, over four percent alcohol, was seized.
 Devine said he did not know the alcoholic content of the beer and thought it near beer. He appealed the sentence under bonds of $1,000
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

Reddy Fox and Jimmy Skunk were staring down into pool of water at the bottom of which lay several oysters. Creeping along the bottom was queer fellow, having five arms. so that he made perfect star. Of course, you know what it was. It was a starfish. Now, the star fish isn't true fish, in spite of the fact that is called starfish. Both Reddy and Jimmy had seen starfish before, many of them. They had
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
The Beauty Doctor
CoNDITIoN-Heavy thighs.
BY NINON-

DIAGNOSIS - sedentary occupa- tions or indolence are almost certain to visit this upon women who have any tendency to overweight. Exer- else is the only salvation.
 TREATMENTS erect, with the hands extended upward. Then bend the knees, but do not bend the back, and come 10 a position where you are practically sitting on your knees. This is strenuous and should not be overdone at first, but it is very reducing.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Menus for fife Family

Breakfast Blueberries with cream, uncooked cereal, thin cream. soft eggs, crisp graham toast, milk, coffee.
 Luncheon - Nodded beet salad, whole wheat bread. chilled water melon, milk, tea.
 Dinner -. Baked sea bass, lima beans in cream, fruit salad, chilled
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11
Reddy and Jimmy See an Oyster
 Opened
By Thornton ". Burges

Despise nobody, let you find That to their talents you've been blind.
 -Old Mother Nature.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

TOMORROW - Jerry Advises.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-11

The next story: "The Convenient Stomach"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-25
SOUND PROSPERITY

James Simpson, president of Marshall Field
and Co.. and one of the directors of the Federal Re-
serve bank of Chicago, expresses the opinion that
not for many years have the fundamental features
Of the economic situation been as satisfactory as
they are now. He attributed the present sound
eondition in considerable measure to the working
Of the federal reserve act.
II has for many years been considered in
evitablesthat there should be a financial panic OF
depression about once in so often. They seemed
to conc around about as regularly as the move
ments y the stars or the tides, The fact that we
had not had one for number of years was taken
an Indication that one was about due
The question arises why must we have these
periods of bad business which interfere so terribly
with the welfare Of the country? They are one of
the worst obstacles to human advance in our pres
snt social system. Things would go along rather
well if Se did not have these periodic waves where
unemployment is common and millions Of families
suffer
The banking system has been greatly i'm
proved over what it was 90 years ago. but faults
IN the banking system are not the only cause OF
dsPres4Ons. We had a very bad one in 1920 and
1921. and that was due principally TO the fault of
the people. They bought goods with such headlong
abandon, paying any old prices for them. as to
create an abnormal and dangerous condition Prices
got 50, high that people had TO stop buying, and
then Business stepped to a large extent
Tt1 business men Of the country ought to re-
memher che lesson Of that depression for many
years, md consider thar when they encourage PEG
pie to buy beyond their means at extravaeant
prices, they take chances on having repetition Of
1921.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-25
AUTOMOBILE MANNERS

1t has frequently been remarked that auto
people, but perhaps some of them who are showing
discourtesy did not have any to ruin
However, it is amazing how differently some
people win behave when they get behind steering
wheel. If these same people to party
dance, and if thy pushed their way down the CEN
ter of the room, jostling everyone in the way and
perhaps knocking some of them down, treading on
peoples toes, and making people jump to avoid
them, they would be considered the toughest kind
of Doors.
i But these people will do the same thing in
crowded street, and the public is so used to that
pays much attention to them And not
merely do they make themselves ill hammered but
they cause many serious accidents.
1t seems strange that some people who are
ordinarily decent enough, will yet act in such
coarse and arrogant way when they get into an
automobile They seem to think that it is the duty
of everyone to wait for them and get out of their
way. If they blow their horns, they consider that
they have done everything necessary. But some
people become confused by the many cars on
the road and the constant hornblowing, that they
get in the path of coming fast from some
unexpected direction, and then there may be an
accident.
The law is doing what it to punish viola
tons of the rules of the road, but something also
needs to be done in the way of instructing such
people in good They should be shown
that if they want to be considered gentlemen, they
must behave like that type of character when they
are driving cars. While women usually drive more
ceurteously, some of them may need such in
struction.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-25
THE JEFFERsoNIAN PRINCIPLES

Much note was taken this year in Democratic
reverence was paid to the principles which he set
FORTH and which have so largely created the faith
to which the Democratic party has adhered during
the 1873 years of its history. The principles which
the fathers exemplifed in founding this govern
ment were essentially correct, and the people keep
finding out that they must return to these essen
tial ideas, of which Thomas Jefferson was perhaps
the foremost exponent.
The rights of the individual man regardless
of wealth or station, with special attention to the
needs of struggling people, and the independence of
the local community from much interference by
the federal government, were the principles pro
claimed by Thomas jefferson. They ideas
which need strong emphasis today, and the Demo-
cratic party stands for those ideas.
The present is said to be period of great
prosperity. Nevertheless, there many people
who have a hard time to get along. They find it
hard to support family, a great many women
have to become wage-earners because the alone
not able to support their wives and children.
Many of these women are not able to spend time
enough at home to give their children suitable
The country is still full of economic evils that
ought to be corrected, and the Democratic party
feels that its mission is to them 1t is not
50 much concerned whether the wealthsof the coun-
try is advancing a whole, as to whether that
wealth is fairly diffused among the rommon peo-
pie.
1t is specially anxious for the welfare Of those
who have the hardest time and it will devote its
full energies to equaizing opportunity and seeing
that the under dog has chance
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-25
ACCIDENTS
(Morgantown. w. Va, Post)

~~cN'ANS''A's
Morgantown has recorded number of serious
accidents wherein pedestrians-mo of them chill
dren-have been the victims, Just yesterday the
writer wild motorist miss a youngster by
small margin on High street.
Next time neither the youngster nor the mo-
torist may be so lucky.
Then there viii be howl Morgantown should
not wait until many persons are killed or injured
before the reckless driving is stopped. 1t can be
stopped But who win pay the price in the mean
time? Pray that it is not your child, your wife.
your mother.
Members of the police department are not to
blame for the condition. With meagre force of
men they are doing as we'll as they can The real
fault lies in the minds and hearts of the drivers
Until the conscience of reckless drivers changes.
one may net expect the condition to change much
However. few mere arrests. the doing out Of
some stiff fines, and the resembling Of automobile
licenses viii help considerably.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-25

DAILY LESSONS IN
ENGLISH
BY w. L. GORDON
sssss6 eeeseeas

Words often misused: Don't say
81 shall bank on you" This is a
eolloquial expression. Say rely"
Often mispronounced: Arabic.
Pronounce ar-a-bix, the first a as
in "at." second as in "ask," as
in bit" and, accent the "Ar," not
the second syllable:
Often misspelled: extraordinary ;
aor.
Synonyms: contempt, scorn, dis
dain, disregard.
Word study: Use word three
lines and it is yours" Let us IN
crease our vocabulary by master
ing one word each day. Todays
word: Detest; to dislike or hate
with intensity. "Such actions are
detested by all good people"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-25
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-25

Oldest negro in Florida died at ocala recently.
He had enjoyed the sunshine and health-giving
ozone of this state for lat summers There is an
old negro at Macclenny by the name of Mingo, who
claims to be over ITO. They live to ripe old age
in Florida-Jacksonvill Times-U Union.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-25

High French and American gov
eminent officials and represent a
tives of the veterans organizations
of both countries will gather at st.
Nazaire today for a three days
commemoration of he landing of
the first American troops in
France.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-25

The American people do not commonly know
any more about the generaship of George Wash
ington wh.n independence day is over, but they
are more familiar with the latest strategy in base
ball.