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Evening star., 1926-04-24
Southern Pie.

Cream one-half a cupful of butter,
two cupfuls of sugar. and three eggs.
Add, two cupfuls of milk and two
tableSpoonfuls of flour. Add one tea
spoonful of cinnamon, one-half a tea
spoonful each of cloves, allspice, and
nutmeg, and one-fourth teaspoon of
vanilla. Bake in a lower crust like
lemon pie. This will make two pies.
Evening star., 1926-04-24
Beef With Poached Eggs.

Put one tablespoonful of butter to
melt in Il saucepan, add one table
spoonful of flour and stir it to paste,
then put in one cupful of milk scald-
ing hot and beat until creamy. Add
on->half u pound of fine Clipped beef
and stir for a few minutes. Turn
into "a deep platter and cover the top
with poached eggs.
Evening star., 1926-04-24

Before the stamp of fashion was
planted so firmly on furs, the estimat-
ed number of seals in the world some
years ago was approximately 5000, 900.
They now number less than 500 600
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
What Happened

The man weavers at country viii
lage mill had recently got the craze
for rabbiting with dogs. First one
weaver then another bought dog, and
each declared his own dog was the
best in the lot.
One weaver spoke very highly of his
dog as rabbit catcher, and he said
Tor reasonable sum he would sell the
dog, as he was getting hard up.
Arranging suitable terms, weaver
friend of his purchased the dog and
took it home.
The next day he came to work look
ing very indignant and vexed, and go
ing up to the man who had sold him
the dog the following conversation
took place:
why, Aw thout tina sed that dog o.
thine could catch rabbits?'
AYE, OF course it con-"
"Why, Aw sent 1t rGbbiting last
meet, and what does think happened9 7"
Il dun know"
''Well. bloomin' rabbit chased it
home!'
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14

Small automatic pumps. very I'M
geniously contrived. spirited air in
between the layers Of the soles of
each finished pair Of shoes.
"That beats me- said the visitor.
''I never saw or put in shoe soles
before. Pneumatic like that, are
they very springy?"
mo, they're no.-y." answered the
foreman Of the Lynn factory.
"These shoes are for the export
trade. They go to Africa. A native
African judges the white mans shoes
by their squeak. The louder the
squeak, the finer the article. In
fact, the native won't wear nom
squeaking. silent shoe. 1t is wind
between the SOLICIT that make shoes
squeak. Put in enough and your
footgear will be as noisy as two
pigs under a fence"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
Market for Old Horse shoes.

Old horseshoes ind a ready mar
Set in China. One steamer alone
brought 500 tons Of this iron from
Hamburg. Chinese iron dealers buy
the hOrseshoes and sell them to knife
and tool manufacturers all over the
province OF Shantung. It is claim
ed by the Chinese that the temper Of
this class of iron makes 1t the best
obtainable for knives and cutlery ard
also good for other tools. The rea-
son ascribed for this is that the con-
slant beating the shoes have received
under the feet of horses has given
them a peculiar temper absolutely
unobtainable In any other way. ana
that tools made from them are So
perior to all others.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
Petroleum Butter.

One of the very late by-productS
of petroleum is butter. 1t is far
superior to most of the cheap so-cxll-
ed butter that is sold In corner gro4c-
cries. and good deal better thar
oleomargarine. l had the experience
Of eating some the other day with
cut knowing what it was and thought
it was excellent / assume it is
vaseline prepared In buttery way.
Nothing simpler or easier. What
next7 Will wonders never
cease? II olive oil were made into
solid cakes and served as butter Il
would be In great demand SIS food
People in general believe It is mads
only for salads. A few cook With It.
IN. Y. Press.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
Inventor q Envelopes.

II is somewla at curious that such
q simple continuance as the envelope
should be q comparatively modern
invention. AS matter Of fact, 1t is
Just a hundred years since a paper
manufacturer OF Brighton named
Brewes invented envelopes for letters
in their present form. Even then3it
was some considerable time before
their use became at all general, not.
in fact, until somwhere in the year
1850. Before this date, (as many
who are living now will remember)
q letter, wl&hten only on one side.
was folded in two, then ip three.
sealed with wafer or sealing wsx,
ami addressed on one of the blank
mides.-The Gaulois.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
Entertainments
eNeeeeeN;eNeeeeeaeAAea4e4Ia

O~UO@$@&S8ON4s@'@@ @D~~N -
'Win you please buy some tickets
for the entertainment" asked the
girl next door Of the woman who hGd
just been debating with her husband
as to whether it would be cheaper to
move or to pay rent.
Tell her No." whispered the hus-
band.
'am sorry, dear" responded the
woman, but we never go to enter
tainments. Come in, won't you?"
tits for the social CENTER" observed
the girl as she entered. Its nice en-
tertainment, real long one"
The husband WINGED visibly at the
last three words.
I'VE mover go to entertainments"
said the woman. ION account of my
husband They don't agree with him.
They make him so sad"
But this is a funny entertain
ment," insisted the girl.
eyes," responded the woman. tact
fully but determined. 'Bu. my hus-
band is peculiar. The funnier they
are the sadder he feels. Only last
Christmas we went to an entertain
mont where lady read book"
Possibly you misunderstood my
wife" interposed the husband "Per-
haps you get the idea that the lady
read something from book That is
entirely the wrong idea. The lady
read a book
did it make you cry?" asked the
girl, addressing the husband sympa-
thetically.
Almost when heard she was go
ing to read it ALL"
'tBut what touched my husband" ex-
planned the woman, twas that the
lady who did the reading had her lit
tie boy on the platform with her
while she read"
"The littlest boy you ever saw In
your life!" interrupted the man. "He
wore the littlest pants! That poor
little boy was SO sleepy he could
hardly hold up his head. Along about
the eleventh chapter ne began his
plaihtive refrain: .Huwwy up, mani
mai Huwwy up, mammal
But mamma went right on read
ing; And the poor little girl who was
selling matches in the snow thought
about her little sick brother at home
needing medicine
Il felt so sorry for that hoy that l
made my wife get him and hold him
in her lap while the reading went 90
until the audience broke it up by ap
plying deafening applause. The lady
found it impossible to read and ap-
splause. So she quit anG took the
little boy home without finishing the
I book. 1t was as tito the porblace had
spoken it's will and the book was voted
out"
There aren't going to be any books
ut this entertainment" insisted the
girl aggressively. Nor little boys"
she added, producing two brightly col
orcd bits Of pasteboard.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
A FireIess House.

To dem onsuate his faith in the
rracticability Of electricity for all
domesti., purposes, an of1ci;l of an
Illinois electrical company has re-
Gently built house at Carrollton.
ILL.,, without chimney or any other
means OF making use of fire. The
house Is heated by steam and the
cooking done by electricity, both
supplied by the heat, light and pow
er company with which the gentle
man Is connected. This construc-
ton marks the beginning of an eff
fort to OBTAIN customers for current
to be used In the kitchen, and
special rate has been fixed for that
KIND of service.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
EsTnaATNa our COAL SUPPLY.
at Present Rate Pennsylvania Fields
VIII Last 400 Years.

At Present Rate Pennsylvania Fields
VIII Last 400 Years.
M. r. Campbell Of the United States
Geological Survey estimates the
amount Of coal originally In the an
thracite fields Of Pennsylvania at 21,-
900, 900, 600 short tons; and that in
the bituminous fields at 112,574,-
000,, 1000 short tons. 1t is said that
by the methods of mining anthracite
coal in former years. tor every ton
OF coal mined and marketed / IL
tons were either wasted or left in
the ground as pillars for the protec-
ton OF the workings. SO that the act
uaRyielda of the beds was only about
40 per cent Of the contents. This
percentage of waste has now been
materially reduced, but the exhaus-
tion to the close of 1907 has probably
amounted to about double the pro-.
duction. or 1000 100000 short tons.
This would leave still in the ground
approximately 1000, 100000 short
tons, which would be capable of
yielding at the rate of one ton of coal
for each ton mined. $500. 100000
tons, or approximately 100 times
the amount of anthracite produced in
1907.
II we estimatSd for the b1tuminous
production one ton of coal lost for
every two tons mined, the exhaus-
tion to the close of 1907 has been
2,76O. 600, 900 tons. which would
leave still in the ground in Pennsyl-
vania little less than 10, 100000
600 short tons OF bituminous coal.
Inc annual consumption and produc-
ton of coal will no doubt continue
to increase, but at the rate of produc-
ton reached in 1907 the available
supply In Pennsylvania would last
about 40 years.-New York Even
ing Post.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14

A submarine has been built ny q
company at Bizerta. France, for
sponge fishing. When sunk 1t can
travel on a short of wheel along the
bottom OF the sea. being worked by
two submarine oars from the inside.
Ii COLLECTS sponges BY means III me-
chanical gripper. aad has electrical
searchiights, a telephone, mi
speaking tube by which It can COM
municate with q boat on The sutface-
The submarine he's already been
down to a depth Of $50 feet.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
Whr e. to Red2

It seems to me we make a mistake
In prescribing special hours for go
ing to bed and getting up. Why
should we thus gorge ourselves with
siumber7 why should we not fol-
low the example of the dog and take
an occasional nap when we havenoth-
ing better to dot Why should we
go to bed when we don't feel sleepy?
Why should we not take forty winks
when inclined thereto? 1t strikes
me there is too much method and
regularity about our somnilerous ar
rangements.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
HosnitahIa

sPeople who live in the country
have no business having guests" de-
clared the man with the bundle of
garden seed.
mo-" agreed the conductor, "they
haven't"
1--WE had the darndest flood you ever
saw the last time company came to
our house. The first guest stepped in
to puddle that came over his shoe
tops. He borrowed pair of my socks.
The second fellow stepped in water up
to his waist and borrowed socks, trou-
sers and underwear. By the time the
fourth man arrived had already pro
vided my last sock, my last undergar-
ment and my last pair of trousers, ex-
cepting my wedding pants"
Wedding pants?" inquired the con
ductor. You haven't kept the suit
you were married iii all this time, have
you2"
ooh, no, not the trousers / was
married in! They were made over
long ago into q suit for my boy. This
was a pair of trousers l had had
pressed to wear to my neghew's
wedding, which was scheduled for the
following day. l didn't want to spoil
the crease the cleaner had put in
them. They had come back done up
nicely in tissue paper and pins and
things. Here / said to my guest,
take these. They are the only trou-
sers / have left iii the house. They
are my wedding pants, but you can
have them But the man was afraid
to accept them.
''By the time all the guests arrived
it looked as if would have to go to
bed. But some of the fellows dried
their own socks and put them on
again. Most of the men wore my
socks away, however, and left their
wet ones at my house"
Were yours good traders2" inquired
the conductor. anxiously. Seems to
ME that a fellow with bunch Of cot
ton ones could easily get some pretty
good quality in exchange, for ~cst
men 60 out to dine we'll socked."
eyes" responded the man with the
garden seed. my socks were cotton.
but they were good and dry. needed
pair to wear to the wedding the
next day and hadn't thing. While
the wedding pants were intact ! had
no wedding socks"
"And so you got out of going to the
wedding" suggested the conductor.
mo, did not"
''You wore pair of your wife's
stockings" whispered the conductor.
II did, responded the man with the
bundle of seed. ian old pair that she
had darned and darned. In fact they
were the darmdest pair you ever saw!
Talk about hospitality"
And the man with the bundle Of
garden seed hurried off the car.
Fits OF abstraction have brought
Taonv rafrIrnootofa m DxfqnR
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
A Bit of Forestry.

''Do you know how to tell hard
wood tree from a soft wood tree?'
said forester. ''I'H tell you how to
do it, end the rule holds good not
only here among our familiar pines
and walnuts. but in the Antipodes,
among the strangest banyans. bao-
babs and what-nots. Soft wood trees
have needle leaves, slim, narrow, al
most uniform in breadth. If you
don't believe me. consult the pine.
the spruce or the fir. Hard wood
trees nave broad leaves of various
shape-the oak, the ebony. the wal
MT, the mahogany and so on"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
A Town without Taxes.

Orson, in Sweden. has no taxes.
During the last thirty years the au-
4horities OF this place have sold over
one million pounds worth of trees,
and by means of judicious replantirg
have provided for similar income
every thirty or forty years. In con-
sequence of this source Of CONNER
cial wealth there are no taxes, and
local railways and telephones are
free, rs are education and many
other Bits.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
BURNT sueAR an ANrTsrPrro.
Destroys Microbes of Disease-Ef-
feet Upon DisagreeabIe odors.

destroys microbes OF Disease--Ef-
feet Upon DisagreeabIe Odors.
The custom Of burning sugar in
sickroom is very current among all
classes In France. but up to the
present has been regarded by scien-
lists as one of those harmless anc
useless practices which are rather
tolerated than insisted upon by the
medical profession. But M. Trillat
OF the Pasteur Institute now assures
ua that formic aldehyde is given of
by burning sugar and is one OF the
most antiseptic gases known. Five
grains Of sugar having been burned
under ten liter bell glass, the vap-
or was allowed to cool. Walls con-
tanning the baccili of typhoid, tuber-
cuiosls. carbon, &C., were then In
troduced. Within half an hour
every microbe had succumbed. Again,
II sugar be burned In closed ves-
sci containing rotten eggs or putrid
meat, the disagreeable smell disap-
pears. M. Trillat affirms that the
formic aldeh.rie combines with the
gases given OF by the putrid animal
matter and renders them inodorous.
Practical Druggist.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
E.erv BIrd q Weathercock.

"Where's the wind?" scoffed the
sailor. why, look at the birds
they'll tell you. Don't yon know
that every birds weathercock?
Stop moistenin, your finger and
hoIdin' it up" he went on, in tone
of disgust. 1.-THE practice amt hardly
clearly. Look at the birds is all
you got to DO, for every bird sets
with It's head always straight at the
wind. Every live bird in tree Is
as reliable a weathercock as them
dead birds on the spires what Ia so
much considered in this here Lenten
season.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
At the Dry Inn.

'.No use to ask me, Colonel" said
the landlord. "I'd like to oblige you.
but you know as well as do that
Georgia IL dry. Howsomever, II you
etap upstairs while put cut the
light you may stumble oyer some-
ehin.-but even IL you fall down
stairs and break your leg-mind now
III don't know what done itI'--As-
lanta Constitution.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14

Considering how great q part the
ministers OF all our denominations
have played In the national life for
81 least ten centuries, It is simply
astounding to md how few are the
statues that have been raised to them
in public places during the past Eve
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
Noiseless Europe.

Railway whistles innict torture on
so many peopls that the efforts
abroad to check tn plague have won
approval from the people. Austria
has introduced system Of dumb sig
mailing to start and stop the trains.
Belgium is trying compressed air
whistles instead of steam, and Ger
many experiments with horns.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
MA BARK

'Then you don't have any dog
watch on tais crRtt?" inquired the
anxious passenger, according to a
writer in Life. mo. This Is 8 cat
boat"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14
Her Preference

Referring recently to the flightiness
OF some girls, due possibly to the un-
settled times thru which we are pass
ing just now, the Rev. E. J. Hardy,
senior chaplain Of the British forces,
told a good story Of a very prim and
proper suburban father and his daugh-
ter, a typical Flirting Flo"
Look here. my DEAR" said her dad.
I'm going to take you in hand. III
get hold of staid. sensible, middle
aged man for you as husband d
man of about so. let US say"
"Well, daddy, II It's all the same to
YOU" replied the ippudent mink, "Td
much prefer twc-z5 years old each"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14

Though it is said that speech was
given men to enable them to conceal
their thoughts, 1t was a needless pre-
caution in many cases.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-01-14

Fits OF abstraction have brought
many pickpockets to prison
The Washington times., 1926-04-28

The accusation was brought
against Sir Arthur by Al. A. Camp
bell Swinton, consulting engineer
and scientist. a nephew OF Lord
Combermere.
II have inspected the photo
graph, declared SWinton. and what
Is supposed to be the spirit looks
more like smudge, Ii might be
human, form, although 1t has no
legs, but to say it bears any like
ness to Lord Combermere is ridicu-
lous.
IT certainly think that as a spirit
photograph this one Is fraud.
think it is probably defect in .
photographic plate.
Denying that there was any fraud
connected with the photograph,
Conan Doyle said he obtained the
photograph from the present Lord
Combermere, and that ne received
from a. near relative the name OF
the woman who took it.
"The idea" said Sir Arthur, that
this perfectly clear figure OF q
seated man Is q defect in the plate
IL too absurd for argument, but II
shows the extreme lengths to which
our opponents win so In their fran
tie search for materialist explana'
tiOn.n
The Washington times., 1926-04-28
CARAWAY SEES
DRY VICTORY

Senator T. H. Caraway Of Arkan.
sas, assured the Daughters Of 1912
at their banquet at the Willard Ho-
tel last night that the prohibition
law will remain on the statute
books. He made speech decrying
activities of the "wets" toward It's
repeal. He also declared President
Coolidge to be the most astute poll
tician Of the age.
I congratulate the country that
you should have been in Washing
ton at the conclusion Of an incident
in the social and economic develop
ment of America almost If not
greater in Importance than the
war of 1872" he said.
"It seems unthinkable," he said,
that intelligent men in high places,
men holding offices in municipal,
State or Federal forces, should be
preaching the doctrine that laws
are entitled to no ones respec", and
that no one is under obligation to
enforce or obey them unless they
approve them"
The convention will adjourn to-
day after the installation of new
officers. A meeting of the ma
tional executive board will be held
tonight at the Willard.
The Washington times., 1926-04-28
A | D
TOVETERANS

Threatening trouble for the Ad-
ministration's program in the re-
naming days Of the present ses-
sion Of Congress. militant "sol-
diers' bloc" today demanded en-
actment of new legislative relief
for Americas World War vet
Grams.
The soldier bloca called on Re-
publican leaders to place two vet
Grams relief bills on their pro
gram. One would revise the
World War veterans act and the
other proposed changes in the
World War bonus act. Both
measures have been advocated by
the American Legion and other
soldier organizations.
Two Measures Pending
1--WE shall oppose any adjourn
ment of Congress until we pass
legislation giving relief and much
needed relief to the veterans of the
World War" said Senator Ashurst
(D.y of Arizona.
Congress has provided relief for
big business, the taxpayers and for
eign governments and promised to
enact relief for the farmers.
1--WE feel it is time now to pro-
vide relief for our afflicted vet
Grams,
The two soldier relief measures,
sponsored in the House by Repre-
sentatives johnson (R) Of South
Dakota and Greene lRl of Iowa,
and in the Senate by Senator'S
Reed (RJ Of Pennsylvania and
Watson (R.l Of Indiana. have not
been given a place on the Admin.
istration's program as yet
The soldiers bloc" Ashurst
said. will demand that the bills be
given preference over all other
legislation. save agriculture relief.
The Washington times., 1926-04-28
PA[EST|NEFU
NOW $1,000
RAY DIETRICH

The second luncheon for United
Palestine Appeal campaign workers
will be given tomorrow at the Jew
ish Community Center, with Cap
tain Milton Altfeld, assistant States
attorney, of Baltimore, as the prin'
cipal speaker.
It was announced last night by
Isidore Hershfield, chairman Of the
drive. that $11,5OO had been col
Iected toward the 1000 goal. This
forecast of the success of the cam
paign.
Morris Cafritz presided at the
luncheon yesterday at which cap
tains of teams reported totals.
Rabbi Edward l.. Israel, Of Balti'
more, was the principal speaker.
The following contributions head
ed the list reported:
Harry Viner, $500; Fred S. Gich-
ner, $3.50; Samuel Lyon, $125; r. B.
H. Lyon, $125; Mrs. Edward Cohen,
800; Giles s. Heiltrin, 800; A.
leonard, $3.50; Simon Allan, $126;
w, Ullman, $12O; Mr.. and Mrs. Isl
dore Hirschfield. $3.50: Gilbert
Leventhal. 800: Joseph A. Wilmer,
l, Cohen, $50.
The following contributed $50
each: Mayer Bro. & Co., d. Brot'
man, Herman Goldberg, Joseph A.
Katz, Lyman Shapiro. The follow
ing contributed $25: L. and M.
Behrend, s. Lebowitz, Louis Green
berg, l.. Lazarow, Harry Schweitz,
David Silverman, Harry Berman,
Max Shapiro, Joseph Topper. M.
Bachrach, s. Ferber, Morris Vitd-
gerhause, Meyer Herson, A. Schu-
macher. Fred Kogod. and A. Kas'
The Washington times., 1926-04-28
COOLIDGE WARS
ON BUREAUS

The Coolidge Administration Il
planning a drive against the inde'
pendent commissions and bureaus
in the Federal Government, with the
single execution of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Fhel functioning Of the Federal
Trade Commission, the Tariff Com.
mission, and the Shipping Board
has been 60 unsatisfactory that the
President believes they should be
brought under departmental control
Legislation consolidating the snip
ping Board with the Commerce De
partment already is before Con-
gress, and the reduction OF the
Federal Trade Commission TO an
investigating agency for the De.
partment of Justice has been pro-
posed. The Tariff Commission Is
under Investigation by a Senate
committee.
The proposal to set up a new
board to control radio broad astlng
contained In the Dill bill now before
the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee. will be vetoed BY the
President. if it should pass Con
greSs.
The Washington times., 1926-04-28
Spirit Photo Fraud
Laid to Conan Doyle
~ III. X. REYNOLDS
InternationaI News service

LONDON April 27.Having just figured in the denunca.
ton OF well known spruastic medium imposar Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle Engands most prominent spirtualis
has himself been charged with fraud in exhibiting photo
graph purportng the spirit Of the late Lord CO
hermere seated in his library day Of his funeral
The Washington times., 1926-04-28
Food Poisons
Man--Stays
In Colon
previousIl
AdleriIxa Helps Quick

Because the food stayed in his colon
and fermented and formed gas a.
Helwig had all the symptoms of poi
commentaries, heart fluttering. etc.
A few doses of Adlerika helped him.