“ PRESIDENT” D E 'VALERA OF IRELAND IN AMERICA
Erfmonn De Valera, “ president of the Irish republic," Is In the United States currying on no active propaganda for
“ free Ireland.’ The photograph shows him with some of his warm supporters In New York. Left to rig h t: Dlarmld
I.ynch, Peter Hendrick, Judge Oort, Judge Cohalon; Eumonu P e Valera. John Devoy, Justice Garrlgan, J. I>. Moore,
Rev. Patrick O’Donnell.
Another Player's Bad Legs
Caused Walter Maranville
to Become Great Shortstop
“ A pair o f bud legs made W alter
Maranville the great shortstop he Is,”
declared Bingo Handgun, an old-time
New Engiund baseball mnn, but now a
government employee In 8t. Louts—
“ but the bud legs weren’t on Maran
ville,” he added, when his hearers
looked puzzled.
“ No,” Harrlgan went on to explain,
“ the bt»d legs belonged to Frank Con-
naughton, • and you see It was this
w ay:
“ Connnughton was pluying second
for New Bedford uiid Maranville was
pluying short, Just a khl out o f school
then.
Old Frank couldn’ t cover the
ground, so the Rabbit, timid at first,
begun to help him out on his terri
tory.
Before the seuson was well
along, Muranvllle was doing most of
the work In both positions.
I f you
don’t believe It look up the records,
for I think he had nbout 800 chances
In 120 games that seuson, which was
going some.
“ So I say It was Connnughton’s bad
legs thnt made the Rabbit a great
Road Work Is Nationwide
Concrete Construction Is W ell Under W a y ; No W ait for
Lower Prices
Full speed ahead!
This is the slogan that is putting the pep in highway construction
oil over the country. Especially is this true of concrete construction.
A survey o f recent concrete highway lettings discloses a marked ten
dency toward fu ll speed r.head in road work. W hile the tendency was
not so apparent a short time ago it is no more than might be expected,
and bears out the repealed assertion o f those «qualified to speak from a
definite knowledge o f material costs that waiting for a drop in prices
would result only in a waste o f time and a shortening o f the construction
season, to the great disad vantage o f the public at large.
Contractors who have permitted themselves to be affected by this
policy o f delay and who have as a result lagged in organizing their equip
ment and labor forces for the season’s work w ill be surprised to learn
the extent to which concrete road work is contracted for or already
under way.
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Awards have been made fo r concrete roads in the District o f Colum
bia, Connecticut, West V irginia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Ken
tucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, NeW York, Pennsyl
vania, South Carolina, V irgin ia and other states.
The scope o f territory reporting contracts shows that the resump
tion o f highway work is not confined to any particular territory— hence
bared upon purely local conditions and necessities— but is, in fact, nation
wide. The total yardage to d a te'fo r the first three months o f the year
1919 was approximately -3,500,000, more than three times the amount
o f yardage laid during the entire twelve months o f 1909, when concrete
road construction first began to get under way.
Also o f great significance to the highway contractor is the fact that
the movement for permanent hard-surfaced trunk-line highways through
out the United States is an impersonal one. That is to say, it is a move
ment that has back o f it prim arily an economic force seeking an outlet
to market that w ill not place such a heavy drain upon the product in
transit as to lessen the net profits to the producer and increase the cost
to the consumer by reason o f excessive and altogether unnecessary haul
in g costs in reaching that market.
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W alter Maranville.
Ruins of business tmiltlintfs on Union avenue, Fergus Fulls, Minn., destroyed by a tornado tlmt killed several
hundred persons and wrecked much o f the town.
RHODE ISLAND'S SENATOR
NOVELTY AT A WEDDING IN ENGLAND
shortstop.
Tf he hadn’ t had to help
Conny out he might never huve be
come the ground coverer he developed
Into.”
Then Harrlgan went on to tell how
he tried to Induce Arthur Irwin to buy
Maranville. Irwin went to New Bed
ford on his suggestion, he says, to look
the Rabbit over. Old Arthur took one
look at thé little fellow, according to
Harrlgan, and said in disgust :
“ What? Thnt kid for a major league
ball club? Why, he’s not big enough
to play on n high school nine.
Let
him grow a couple o f years before he
plays professional ball.”
Overdoses of Sugar Cause
of Throat Disturbances Is
Statement of Medical Man
Senator I.oRarnn II. Colt of Rhode
Island was a distinguished lawyer and
Jurlsl prior to his election to the sen-
nte In 1013. Since that time he has
made a place for himself in the na
tional legislature In a quiet, unassum
ing way. He Is a Republican.
English women Induffco in smoking more openly than do those o f Amerlen.
The photograph shows t ’npt. G. O. Martin and his bride both enjoying the
weed ns they left the church at Stoke I'ogls, where the wedding ceremony was
performed.
FRENCH SOLDIERS IN BULGARIAN TOWN
Unqualified Disapproval.
Margaret had lived In the city nil of
r life. Her grandmother lived In n
tie town out In the country nearby,
te day the grandmother came lu to
end the day with Margaret and her
ither, and told many things nbout
e people and the little town where
e lived.
Mnrgaret, becoming In
usely Interested, decided to find out
out the place, so she said:
“ Grandma, Is there a nickel show
ere?"
"No, Margaret."
“ Is there a 10-cent store?"
“ No. Mnrgaret."
"la there an Ice-cream parlor?”
id her grandmother replied:
“Oh. no, Mnrgaret."
This was too much for Margaret,
d she became much disgusted, nnd
Id: "W ell, good-night on such a
Sun Baths Prolong Llfv.
Cleopatra was right when she took
those Vin batb* on
Nile. Speak
ing before the National society of
Therapeutics In convention, I»rof.
Ralph Rernsteln of Philadelphia said
modern science has vindicated the an
French soldiers having their shoes shined In Kustondel. a typical Bul
cient Egyptians and Romans nnd has garian rlty. Most o f the children have no shoes, while others have them so
proven that sun haths not only bring badly worn that they are practically useless. Their clothes are literally h a o r
c<\ruUvs results but promote long life. Ing from Ih elf bodies In rags.
Singers frequently complain of ca
tarrh and nearly always blame the
American climate fo f their trouble.
Do the singers, however, sufficiently
consider the food they eat? W e have
been Informed by a medteal expert,
whom w e respect as an authority, that
most o f the throat disturbances In the
United States nre caused by overdoses
o f sugar. H e says he has proved his
statement on n number o f vocalists of
various temperaments and physical
characteristics by Inducing them to
ent excessively o f sugar nnd sweet diet
late In the evening and then to ob
serve most carefully the condition of
their throats nnd tongues In the morn
ing.
A fte r he had brought on ca-
tnrrhnl troubles thwuigh the abuse of
sugar he Invariably restored the vocal
chords to their normal -condition by
putting his patients on n salt diet and
prohibiting the sugar diet.
W e nre but quoting a doctor’s con
versation nnd we do not fo r a moment
pcse ns medical experts ourselves.
W e believe, however, tlmt the doc
tor’s advice should at least receive
careful consideration.— Exchange.
Historic Pens Preserved
In a Showcase in French
Foreign Office Museum
In the French foreign office there
Is a small collection o f historic pens
preserved In n showcase. These range
from the pen with which Bismarck
and Jules Favre signed the armistice
at Versailles January 28, 1871, to that
with which Muley Hafld signed the
treaty In March 30, 1012, giving the
French a protectorate over Morocco.
T h e collection also Includes the pen
used by President McKinley and M.
Cambon when they arranged the pre
liminaries o f Teace between Spain and
the United States, and the one with
which Gambetta wrote announcing the
resignation o f “ le Grand Ministère."
In the Berlin museum may be seen
two historic pens— that with which
Queen Louise o f Prussia signed her
last w ill and testament, side by side
with the pen used by W illiam I o f
Prussia In his famous letter to Queen
Augnsta, Informing her o f the Tlctory
o f Sedan.
Mending With Alum.
An excellent way to mend china nnd
glass Is to melt alum In an old.Iron
spoon over the fire and apply to the
broken parts. When dry these nrticles
can he washed In hot water and the
cement will hold rigidly.
T h e s t r a ig h t t h in g p a y s a lw a y s In
th e end. In fr ie n d s h ip , in business. In
p o litic s ,
in e v e r y c o n c e iv a b le a ven u e
a n d p h a se o f life .— R a lp h W a ld o T r in e .
Cooling Foods for Hot Days.
During the hot weather succulent
vegetables, frozen desserts and cooling
l everages appeal to the appetite rath
er than the heavier, heartier foods.
Small green onions, rt>oked tops nnd
all. and served on buttered toast with
a white sauce as one does asparagus,
mnkes a dainty and pretty dish.
When making salad o f any kind of
vegetable a cupful more or less o f cot
tage cheese w ill add to the quantity as
well as pnlatahllty.
Cucumbers nre one o f the most re
freshing o f vegetables when served
crisp and cold. The method’ used by
ninny cooks o f soaking them In salt
'in ter Is most undesirable as the wilt
ed product Is tough nnd unpalatable.
I f tiiey must be soaked, let It be In
cold unsalted water.
Slices o f cucumbers covered with a
hit o f dressing ns filling fo r sand
wiches made nnd served while they
are still cold and crisp, nre most agree
able. .
Tomato Salad.
Cut thick slices o f uniform sized to
matoes, after removing the peeling,
cover each slice with finely chopped
celery, cucumber nnd n bit o f onion.
Serve on lettuce with a spoonful of
mayonnaise on top o f each slice. The
chopped vegetable may he marinated
fo r a half hour in n French dressing,
which w ill improve the flavor.
Plain Ico Cream.
The simplest und easiest ice crenm
to make ns well ns the least expensive
Is one with a custard foundation. Use
three eggs, otic cupful o f sugar, four
cupfuls o f milk, a tahlespoonfur o f va-
tllln anti one-fourth tenspoonful of
salt.
Cook as fo r custard, adding the
vanilla when co ld ; freeze ns usual. A
pint o f cream ndded just before freez
ing Is a great improvement.
Lemonade.
Boll two cupfuls o f sugnr and four
cupfuls o f water until a rich sirup is
formed. Add one cupful o f lemon Juice
nnd put In the ice chest. Dilute with
iced water fo r lemonade.
A little
grated lemon rind boiled with the sirup
adds an attractive flavor.
ROOM IN THE
POULTRY HOUSE
The majority o f growers put too
mnny fowls together in one poultry
house. A house ten feet square should
not contain over a dozen large fowls
and 15 small ones.
For 100 hens a
house 1C by 6ft and divided into two
or three apartments will answer.
I f two apartments are used there will
he 50 in a flock, the space'being 60 by
30 feet fo r 50 fowls. An excellent
plan Is a house 10 by 32 feet, divided
into two compartments, 16 by 16 feet
each, with 25 hens In each compart
ment.
The space gives ample room
fo r scratching tinder shelter in winter.
An extra shed fo r scratching will also
be appreciated by the hens. It can he
built at a small cost and will afford
ample room.
In summer the fowls
can roost under the sheds.
The yards should he nbout ten times-
the space o f the houses, but the larger
the better, and the deeper the houses
nndy.sheds, that Is, depth to the rear,
on the ground— the more comfortable
the fowls.
Each house can have a
double yard, so ns to change the fowls
from one yard to the other.
A yard
In front nnd one In the rear is an ex
cellent plan.
The best wny to estimate how mnny
hens to keep In a building Is to mul
tiply the width by the length and di
vide by ten. For instance, if a house
is 0 by 16 feet, multiply the two fig
ures together, making 141 square feet,
divide this by ten, nnd there is a frac
tion over 14. Do not put more than
15 henc In such n house.
HERE AND THERE
Dress is sometimes n matter
o f form nnd form Is often a mat
ter o f dress.
I f a man calls on a woman she
Is pleased— either when
he
comes or goes.
Brevity Is said to be the soul
o f wit, but the man who Is short
doesn’t feel funny.
'A wise mnn imagines thnt he
Is engaged In a gnfne o f flirta
tion until he wakes up nnd finds
himself married.
Addition to self and subtrac
tion from others comprise some
men’s sole knowledge o f arith
metic.
Orangeade.
B oll two cupfuls o f sugar and two
o f water until a rich sirup is made,
then add two-thirds o f n cupful o f or-
Meaning of the Swastika.
r.nge Juice and one-third o f a cupful
o f lemon Juice, with Iced or chilled wa
The Swastika Is the earliest known
ter to dilute. Serve a slice of orange symbol which has been handed down
In each glass.
from prehistoric times. It Is used as
a talisman or charm, being the sym
Iced Tea.
bol fo r benediction. Messing, good
Prepare the tea, using a teaspoonful health, long life, good fortune or pros
to a quart o f w ater; when cold chill perity. As a religious emblem It was
with Ice and serve with slices of In qse In India centuries before the
lem on; add sugar to sweeten.
Christian era. It appeared In Europe
about the middle o f the bronze age nnd
was In nse among the mound builders
of America.
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Ttcjtuc
Cabot Discovered the North
American Continent in 1497
Just Like the Peacock,
On the 24th o f June, 1497. John Ca
bot nnd his son. Sebastian. Venetian
navigators. In the service o f England,
discovered the North American conti
nent at a point In Labrador, on 8 t
John's day. No one had ns yet reach
ed the continent and Cabot called the
site be had discovered Prima Vista.
Although the American redstart Is
a little bird only five and a half
inches long, it has one trait In com
mon with the gorgeously plumed pea
cock, namely, that It seems to be very
fond o f Its handsome plnmage and Is
continually spreading Its tall feath
ers. says the American Forestry asso
ciation, Washington.
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