NEWS FLASHES Nation Wide Happenings, Briefly Told

The Princtffi of Thum and Taxis. Austria, formerly of Uniontown, I’a, has been sued for fifty thouiiand dollars by Bernard ?. S. Oregon', of New York, a former resident of Austria, for

alleged slander.

Twelve hundred marines from the Philadelphia Navy Yard nave be»-n ordered to Key West. The pilot of u government airplane was burned to death near Auburn, ind.. when the plcne fell in a plowed

field.

Seven men were killed at Emportuiu. Pa., last week when an explosion occurred in the plant of the Aetna Explosives Compan>. Twenty-three thousand dollars in currency were stolen from a mall pouch which dropped off a mail wagon in Philadelphia last week.

I English capitalists have equipped j*25.000.tW plant for reducing nitric iacld from the air. Berlin officials declare that the reAuction ol'the German army to 20<».- '■ mi men will be completed by May

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4yron N. Staple)'. 57. a Geneo. N. Y.. faimer was blown 75 fee: Into the air ami fell to the bottom of a forty foot w« II when a gas pocket on his farm exploded. He was instantly killed. David Linton, a neighbor, was fatally l-. Jured by bring blown t.» the top of a windmill. /.Han and Leo Borden, brothers, ret n senting a motor concern were .nJu.ed slightly whrr the airplane in jwiich they were trrv cling nose di'.•d to the earth near Hills Grove,

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Khaki has lost all its glamor to thousands of war-brides in England, If the records of various organizations in London which look after the welfare of men who fought in the great war and their dependents are correct Relief and social workers emphasized this following the publication of a . tatement by a woman official of th • Travelers’ Aid Society of New York that out of 2000 foreign war-brides that had passed through their hands, tot more than 20 had a fair promise if happiness. "America is not alone in this." was the consensus among relief workers in

London.

Hasty war marriages have resulted in much unhappiness in England."

said Miss Jessie Gordon, i-ecretarj of gray dawn of these reconstruction the Travelers’ Aid Society of London, days.

Federal Prohibition Commissioner Warns Druggists Not to Be “Liquor Dealers” Says Prohibition is Here to Stay, But it Will Take Generation to Enforce It

* Speaking before a sesfion of th" American Pharmaceutical Association at 'Washington. I). C.. last week. Federal Prohibition Commissioner Kramer warned the druggists of the nation to keep free of the name "retail liquor dealers.” ’’Prohibition has been written in the Constitution.” Mr. Kramer said, “and It will never be taken out of It In the hls’.ory of the country- No man talks about a saloon any mere. No politician is fool enougu to talk about going before the people to re-establish the saloon.” The commissioner told the druggists

that If th' y were "not mighty careful" they would "in name and fact be liquor dealers." and added that "no man ever has a disease any more that takes less than a pint to cure.” "The thing that bothers me more than anything else," said Mr. Kramer, "is to keep the profession of medicine and the trade of the druggist on the high plane that 'bey have always oc-

cupied."

Enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment was described by Comsloner Kramer as "a big Job*' He added that "we’ll get away with it in a generation.'

| POINTERS FOR POULTRYMEN

On farms devoted to egg production it is the hen's exclusive business to produce this product in the greatest numbers, and us continuously as pos sible. It is her managers duty to see that she Is equipped with every facility toward this end. and that her activities an- not allowed to lag. Where poultry la raised on any son of a scale the hen is not held responsible for rearing nest season's flock of pullet*. It is far mom economical to perform this work iiy artificial means, with the aid of incubators arm brooders, in consequence the hen is denied any imnicipation in the furtherance of her species, save the laying of th<- egg. and any inelinatinn t>>want such maternal ambitions must be promptly discouraged. In other words, broodiness—that desire to l.atch a setting of eggs must be

stopped

It i» roost natural for a hen to become broody. Even the so-calli-d nonBitting varieties, such as tne Leghorns, bacome broody, though not so frequently nor so persistently s.* the heavier breeds If left to her own device* the hen would steal her nest, lay

emaciated, and we are ant to marvel

bow she sustains life at i II. Broody Hen* Become Very Poor

She could not survive if it were not for her ability to draw upon her in ternal storehouse for sustenance. It s the depreciation of this store of •nergy that causes her <gg-producing •rgans to become contracted and doruant. and in the same inactive, ihrnuken condition that we will find n the immature puli': or In the fowl

that is passing through the molt.

The hen revert* to this Impoverished ate in an a-doni-hinrly short space time. Then, with al! things favoi-

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Egg* Are Laid in Serie*

Tl» hen’s eg* produciion is no* a regular sequence of so much egg-mak-ing material, though that Is the aim of the breeder of high-producing poultijf. The egg cells, of which ihera are many hundred In a well-matured normal hen. are formed in series of clu«- : ter*, each series being developed ot retarded In accordance with tie hen's

general health ami her ability

same sufiineni quantities of correctly

balanced rations.

When the hen has laid a series of eggs, a rest j«-riod follows. The dura tion of this rest perl.id varies widely with individuals, just as the number of eggs in a series varies Then- may

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If conditions example. If t!

her back Into layini re not favorable—for weal her Is very hot.

or if she Is not fed stimulating ra tions. or if she was never but »u in different layer at best—the chance are she will not p.'s time laying nnti next season. Instead, it is hlghl; probable that she will enter the moll fYom now until the middle of JunIs the season of heaviest egg production, alter which the egg yield will tall off very rapidly, if the poultryman is not watchful in respect to brood) het.*. There should be a hard and fast tv! to go over all the ever) - evening and remove therefrom any fowls that show signs of broodi Inexperienced person;- may reaeoi that it soems unneceesi-iy to makthis dally task, and that to go ove: the m-sts once a week or every lev Ua)s will answer be same purpose but such Is not the case. A ben r< Imov-d from the nest or. the first ds) ol her inclination to sit is much eash-i di- courage than where she has beer rmitted to indulge her fancy lor i

Glamor of Khaki Gone, War Brides Find Life One of Disconceriing Disappointment When “Civvies" Came in at the Dooi Love Strightway Flew Out of the window

"There are many disillusioned brides, now- that the khaki has been dislarded. In several cases we made Inquiries which stopped marriages which would have caused much unhappiness." Miss Gordon cited an instance of a foreign war-bride who came to England with her husband. She had clothes fit to grace any Ixmdon drawing room, but when her husband was demobilized she learned that he belonged to a working clars. and. although he was willing to make a good home for her, she refused to lire with

him.

This. Miss Gordon said, was but one of many cases she bad known where the glamor of khaki and the thrill of had been dispelled in the cold

Molasses Window Panes Saves Actress

High diving through a glass window. one of the provisions in a scene in Eddie Pole's serial. "The Vanishing Bagger,” caused some apprehenfor Eddie's loading woman. She. according to the scenario, was assigned the hazardous task and photoplay work demanding reality, must alKley.* conform with the specifications. But the Universal City technical department, accustomed to creating substitutes long before the war and a prime factor In the board of strategy of the movie colony, plucked the terror from the scene. The leading lady jumped through a window. Clear molasses candy, an eighth of an Inch thick was substituted for glass. In the window psnes. All of

the realism Intended, was retained, but the leading lady's only discomfort came when she began combine splinters of taffy out of her hair. Candy It was also found. Is less ex pensive than glass. The technical department was credited with having killed two birds with on« stone. Many innovations, employed In the process of making movies, had their origin at Universal City. Harry Brown, chief electrician, perfected the lightning, wind and rain machines which duplicate nature with marvelous fidelity. When directors are puzzled by a mechanical problem they convey their trouble to the technical department Invariably an answer Is found and the department employes pipe. "Brine on something hard.”

How City Library

Helps the Fanner

Few city libraries have as manv country book borrowers as they should, says the United S'ates Department of Agriculture, but the free public library at Stockton. Calif., is a pleasant exception ’o the rule. Not only does it send out traveling librar-

ccmmunities and school dis-

tricts. but it also encourages the country people to make direct use of the main library. Aside from the liberal policy of the trustees of the Stockton library. Its central location and the good road." leading to the city have ben big assets in the buildinv up of the large country circulation. There are now 30 communities and 22 school districts that are ivceivlng county free library service fro.a Stockton but the main library lias direct country circulation of C.i volumes. The large collection of books ai the main library is attractive

to country book borrowers.

Another incentive to <-ountry readers has liecn the co-opcra!ion between the fan.' adviser and the komeKlemonkeeping them from feed ot water onlv invites further loss In egc, since these customs an- sure to bring about the very condition that should be avoided—Ihe reversion of the egg or-

isins to a dormant slate. Slatted Bottom Coop I* Best

Where birds are kept in small flocks, a god plan is to build a coop with a slatied bottom at the «-nd of

isting < "mpartment. having it

jwel! ventilated .md easy to access. I An ordinary packing case may *>e convened Into a bro^dinj coop. l(eImovc the bottom and replace It with slats; mount the box on legs that will keep ii about six inches off th-' -floor: lien construct a simple wic, jnetting-covered frame for a lid. As the "clucks" are taken from the I nests th<y are placed in this coop, j They are is.abb- to squat in :< com jfortable position, due to their legs protruding through the openings Ix;tween the slats; currents of air 411jder them an- disconcerting; they hav. hence two or throe days of this harm I b-ss pillory usually disgust.- th. 1,, | with the Id-a of wanting lo hau l; . ibrood of chicks, and when lei.-a.-.-I I they are onlv too anxiour to rejoin j their companions in the laying hour*

stralion agent and the country librarians. These extern ion workers, sent out by the United State* Department of Agriculture and the Stxte Agricul;ural College, make airangemcnts with the library authorities to iorward books on fly control, clothing, and study of food to the communities where these subjects have been discussed at the centers and where they to be country-wide projects U the coming year.

Hand-Painted Accessories The woman who is handy wliK her paint brushes has a very literal magic her finger tip. with which to transform many ordinary dining-room ac--essories into real acquisitions that will lend an air of distinction and a colorful interest to the homo le necessary servlng-iray for instance. can be so decorated that. n not in actual use. it takes on a pictorial value standing atop the serving table against the flat wall A papier mache tray has the advantage of being strong as well as light -'eight, inexpensive, and the same style Is usually obtainable In manv sizes and colors. In this case the tray has a gold-colored background, and the design of fruits in natural colors Is most effective. Center your des.gn carefully, then transfer to the tray with the carbon paper, or with stamping paste, or charcoal dust. If you use a perforated pattern. The edge Is finished with a simple band made with the brush Paint the fruits in bright red. orange, purple, pale yellow and green, keeping the color fresh and clean so that the effect will be snappy. Use ordinary oil paints mixed with a litll>* white enamel; this adds brilliance and gives body to the oil paints. It dries quickly, leaving a smooth bard finish that requires no turther varnishing. Because It does dry *0 quickly. It is better to mix only ontcolor at a time and use it al once. .If by any chance your first painting seems weak and looks unfinished, just allow the paint to dry vary thorough ly and repeat the painting. The casserole is also in the golden color, decorated with the fruit design and small motifs. As the china eerole must stand constant washing end the beat of the oven, the palming will have to be done with the regulai china-painting mineral colors In the usual way. with two paintings and two firings. This same design could be readily adapted to other dishes, and eve: linens. A fruit set carried out in this idea would be stunn'ag. A gold-col ored linen centerpiece with the fruits in applique oilers pleasing possibilities.

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Big Trade in Papers A curio' - item cf commercial newi is that th..- east coast district of the island of Sumatra in 1918 imported £66.835 pounds cf "second-hand newspapers" from the United States Imports of the same kind of merchandise from Januaiy 1st to September 1st. of last year, were 572,585 pounds. Now, one might well ask what on earth the native: of Sumatra want with old newspapers from America. They cannot read them, and It would surely not be worth white to iransport them all that distance for any commercial purpose. Inquiry at the la-partmeni of Commerce develops the fact that the papers are wanted to cover young sprouts of rubber trees and sugar cane. The climate of the Island is mlgtby hot—as might be surmised from the circumstances that the equator runs through the middle of it -and. to prevent the i.furrmentioned sprouts burning up on the fierce sunshine. sheets of paper are spread over them. Old newspapers serve the purpose very well, each sheet being ..eld down with atones at the corners. The Sumatran retail *rade in s«-c-•nd hand newspapers is wholly in the hands of Chinese, who sell them 1 the planters. In Hawaii Ihe same method of pro--ctlon is adopted, nut in that archipelago sheets of rice pn. er. imported from Japan, are used. This kind of taper Is made from rice straw and is o melted aftei a short time by rains that It dissolves and disappears—-the sprouts hating meanwhile had time in >- big and hardy enough to resist the sun's beat. is a notable advantage. Inasmuch here Is no bother with picking up paper and disposing of thi-m after-

Beat the yolks of thr.-e eggs unt'l lemon colored and very thick. Add three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, the rind ignited 1 of half an orange, half a cupful of grated cake crumbs that hate soaked in the strained juice of one orange. ii.df a tablespooRful of lemon juice and a quartei of a teaspoonful of salt. Mix tbo ingredients thoiougniy and fold In the stiffly whipped egg whites and one and a half tables poo-if uls of currant*. I'our fnto a buttered souffle | dish and bake foi 2o minutes In a [ moderate oven. Serve with sweet-' ened whipped cream.

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