WOMEN'S I -—I THE STRUGGLES OF A WIFE By Virginia Terhune Van de Water Neither Horace Webb not - his | daughter appeared to notice tie sil ence of the wife and mother at dinner on the night after the interview with Air. Law lor. The husband had never been a talk ative mail, but since the crash which had changed his fortunes he had Brown more silent than ever. So up on his wife devolved the duty of mak ing conversation. She was usually equal to this task, for one of her firm beliefs was that one should exert one's self as much to be pleasait with one's own family as with outsiders. Yet to-night her thoughts vere so busy that the trio were half ihrough •linner before she realized with a start that complete silence reigned in the dining room. She laughed apologeti ally. "1 declare, we are a quiet gioup to night, aren't wo?" sho exclaimed. "I don't think anyone has said a word except to accept or decline something to eat for the past ten ininute. Grace child, what's the matter with rou that you are so soilent?" "Oh, nothing. the girl evaded, "only you didn't talk —and wien you don't, nobody does. You set the ex ample for tho rest of us. you know." So it all devolved upon her! Upon her rested the burden of starting a conversation and sustaining it But tf she did not give her thought to her work, how was she to Iring the needed money into the family? Still this was not the time to muse of these things, so she forcei herself to chat of various topics of general interest. Her husband listered, and uttered occasional replies. Grace made an effort to take her pa*t in the conversation, but Myra noticed that her remarks were listless. What was the matter with hrr child? She was too tactful to ask aloud the question which she put to herself. Hut she laid a detaining hind on Grace's shoulder as the girl started toward her room after dinner "Your father has some Utters to T| -sm- TT I I j~ i^Y' i Til? Sf.Qjf Vetite Gnxnd ' I '*> assuresj/ouofabsolute m 1, perfection in the highest '■//' 2J-ropn.no construction \oi^' dndh&s ivon the &dmira r Hon ofthe most critic&l ,?~T I puncfias&ty its exclusive 7=T / high sfsir.da.rd cf y°" supreme excetience. : Chas.M.S&iieff a-?: 24". /V. Seconef J*/* I i| I *" CatSHhhsd tfrtX I ***""' "V '| • VAVA*A%V.V.V.SV.V.V.V.-.V.V.V.V.-.W.V.V.V.V.W.*.V.# '* Kh Say folks, let me tell you Ir j! ' on Slim Steve. £ \ \ ") ---'ivteS-j Course it was on me £ '. ' r J ~~ too, but I get used to J |j IS that. In the mail this 5 f \ morning I got a postal ? i 1 \ card that said, "Visit £ J" llie grocers in Harris!)urg, / * I Ifrn see me to-morrow at { •J ,Vt raced around to every store. the Standard Hotel. I will J '• ..r . i . I>ay you well for tlie name . t of e\er> grocer that does not sell SAVE-A-CENT." L. O. Oflirpa. f ■' it . 1 could hardly wait till I finished breakfast. I didn't tell ma about 5 '!• ' er f par g hp d have something else fer me to do. Just as I ran around 5 '• c i- I"T 6^ t.JN-nl ne nearest grocer, I heard Slim Steve sav, "Do you sell 5 ■ bA\ fc-A-( ENT. When the grocer said "Yes," Slim started to run to ? ■ grocers, and for a couple of hours we raced around without * t i linding a single grocer that didn't sell SAVE-A-CENT, and lots of it. 5 J" y"' uz both getting tired when Slim's father met us, and asked "• 'I ♦ Ti G W .V?. runn ' nfT showed him our postals and he laughed 5 t* n't th wtnln o, i. y A Un l t s Ur ? l i s: i ßaid , he \ "don't you see that that name J % at the bottom is April l-00l backwards?" Then he took us in an ice ? V "f.™ store and troat.d us to a plate of cream while he told everybody > j the joak on us. Slim hasn t got over his grouch yet. r £ Saturday Yours trooly, SAM SHORT £ \ SAVE-A-CENT ;! Soft Scouring Compound i I; does everything any scouring powder \ C does, does it more easily and lasts as // T\J\ > % long as any three 10c cans, because //A* \ 1 / •> it does not waste. Yet It costs only 4<\ //*or r '/*-— * \ / f while cans of scouring powder cost // CO~l—-y ■ be and 10c. / j At All Good Grocers ! The Telegraph Bindery I Will Rebind Your SATURDAY EVENING, HAKRISBURG jfiSUte TELEGRAPH APRIL 1, 1916. ! write, in the living room, dear," she said, "but you can come on into my room and read, or sew, or talk with me. There's no need of your going j off alone." "Oh, that's all right. I have some exercises to correct," Grace rejoined indifferently. That's about all there is of life these days—hearing small < lessons at school and correcting their J small exercises at home." She went on into her own room, taking no heed of her mother's sym ! pathetic murmur, "Poor child." It was very hard on Grace, Myra 1 reflected as she seated herself by the electric drop-light in her own room j and tried to solve the various prob lems facing her. The girl was lead ing an unnatural life. First of all, Grace must have some of her young acquaintances here at the house. There were several girls upon whom Grace could depend. If not, there must be others who would be glad to accept Her hospitality. The mother would make an effort to keep open house. Even if they must live simply, they could always put an extra plate on the table for any friend who might chance to come in. Yet, Myra reflected, she, too, had . to make money, and her time was as precious as was Grace's. Tho main difference lay in the fact that, as the younger woman was a teacher, her occupation was regarded as import ant. while the work which the wife, mother and housekeeper planned was taken seriously by nobody except her self. It was not fair! She thought hotly. Then she remembered that, so far, tlie opinion of her own people with re : gard to her work had been Justified. Never mind! She would prove that she could make a profession of that which they regarded as a mere whim or passing fancy. To-morrow she would settle down to the article Mr. : Lawlor had ordered. (To bo continued.) BEST METHODS OF PROTECTION AGAINST WHITE DIARRHEA Original Source of the Infec tion Lies in the Ovary of the Hen Treatment of Eggs, Chicks and Fowls as a Precaution, By Prof. James B. Mormon Former Expert for the United States ; Department of Agriculture. COPYRIGHT 1916 One of the worst diseases of young chicks is Coecidiosls commonly called white diarrhoea, which Is widespread and Infectious. The younger the cliick the more liable It Is to die from tlie disease. It Is very important, therefore, for |H>ultrykocpers to know the l>est means of protecting chicks against this ! : disease. THOUGH it is not generally known, mature female-fowls are the or iginal source of white diarrhoea. : It arises in the ovary of t.le mother | | hen. The ovary develops the yolk of j the egg. The danger of transmission I to young chicks comes when these | eggs are affected by the spores of ■ the parasite. Since the yolk forms the nourish ment for the developing embryo dur- i iog incubation, many chicks have the disease when hatched. But this is noH the only danger. White diarrhoea is easily transmitted to well chicks in various ways, which can be clearly understood by studying the organism which causes the disease. Cause of White Diarrhoea A minute animal parasite is the | cause of white diarrhoea. This organ j ism lives and multiplies within the in j testines of yung chicks. The physio j logical effect of the parasite is to de | stroy the cells in the food passage ; where the main digestive processes are | carried on. In one stage of its growth the para site is passed from the diseased chick ] within its droppings. Thus the soil first becomes affected. Then, if the i soil contaminates either the food or the water, so that the spores of the parasite are swallowed by other chicks, they also become afflicted with the disease. The spores or crysts are resistant • forms of the parasite. They pass with i j the excrement of an infected chick, i If some cysts are swallowed by a well i chick with food or water, they re- 1 main unchanged until they reach that j part of the digestive tract called the duodenum. Here the spores escape ' from the cyst and attach themselves 1 to the cells of the intestines, which they .finally penetrate. Once inside, the parasite grows rapidly at the ex pense of tho cell it has invaded. The 1 life cycle of the spore is completed in about tight days. How the Disease Is Spread Infection from chick to chick usual- I ly takes place during the first three or four days of their life. This is the most critical neriod for the spread of the disease by external means. The droppings of affected chicks are the chief source of contaminating soil, food and water. By this means the grass on an open poultry run. or the soil of a pen or yard, is easily con- ! taminated. When the droppings be come dry they crumble and are blown from place to place by the wind. In fected dust containing spores is de- j posited on the food plants of chickens or mature hens, and thus they become \ diseased. If the spores drop into the J food or water where younger chicks ■ are kept, outbreaks of the disease will ' occur among them. Forty days of exposure of whtte diarrhoea spores in ; water does not destroy them. Since j young chicks are more susceptible to ! the disease than more mature birds, j protection of food and water against j contamination becomes of the great- ; est importance. Infection is spread by other fowls one to the other, mainly by coming; in contact with infected droppings. J Birds, such as pigeons or sparrows, ! eat contaminated food, but the para- | sites pass through the bodies of small birds unchanged. The droppings of 1 these birds in clean yards are liable to start new centers of infection. The cysts of white diarrhoea also pass i through the bodies of flies unchanged j or in any way Impairing their vitality, i Even such minute objects as the ex- i crement of flies become a means of ; infecting young poultry. The spread ; of the disease in these various ways ! renders it absolutely necessary to take i the best precautions against it. During the first week of infection, i i the effect of white diarrhoea Is most fatal. After this time, the deaths are ! I not so frequent. The chicks with stronger vitality may recover. But, as j a rule, such chicks do not make sat | lsfactory growth. If they are fe ] males, they often continue to harbor j the disease and they become a con | stant source of infection. These birds I are called "chronics." They spread the disease to chicks they may hatch : and rear, and constitute a danger to older fowls when replaced in the i yards. Symptoms of the Disease There may be no prominent symp i toms of white diarrhoea, except weak ness and lack of vitality, if death oc i curs within a few days after the chicks are hatched. When the disease be j comes pronounced the victims soon become listless, sleepy, and sometimes I droop their wings. If they are incu | bator chicks, they will huddle to j getlier under the hover; if thev are | with a mother hen, they want to be brooded most of the time. They lose appetite and do not eat much. In severe cases the chicks stand around with eyes closed. They become indifferent to everything around them except that many will chirp con | stantly as if cold or in distress. Fre quently, when chicks try to void ex crement, they will utter a shrill, pain ful twitter, the breathing is labored, j and they gasp for breath. In such cases the discharge from the vent may be slight or abundant, | in color white or creamy, and some- I times mixed with brown. This dis l charge frequently sticks to the down i and may even stop up the vent. Dur i ing this stage of the disease, the I chick may die suddenly even while apparently still strong. But if tho dls -1 ease is prolonged, the victims gradu \ ally grow thinner and weaker until they succumb. With few exceptions, the death of chicks from white , diarrhoea will occur within a month of being hatched. If chicks which : have had the disease survive, they are so weakened that they fall an easy I prey to ailments which would easilv be resisted by chicks with normal I health and vigor. With a disease so weakening and so fatal in its effects as white diarrhoea, every precaution should be taken to protect a flock against its ravages. 1 Tt affects eggs, young chicks, and ma ture fowls. Evidently, there can be no real protection unless every possible avenue of infection is checked. Yards, roosting places, and scratching pens should be kept as sanitary as possible as a preliminary precaution. But the main efforts of the poultrvkeeper should center around the protection of the flock as the primary source of con tagion. Breeding From Sound Stock The best protection against white diarrhoea is to breed only from sound I . COPYRIGHT 1916 This is a variety of the Wyandotte j ; family, which was originated about j | 1893 by B. M. Brings, and named In 5 honor of the Columbian exposition, ' then in progress. It was designed to | j preserve tiie beauties of the Light Brahmas, plumage on a fowl of prac- | tical size, possessing the utility quali ties demanded by American markets. It was originated by c V>ssing a , White Wyndotte Cock on BaiVtd Hock Hens and carefully breeding Selected individuals from the resulting \ logeny. Fanciers adopted the breed. bu\>is tlie : original stock was very light inicolor, 1 they strengthened it by an infusion of Light Brahma blood. Some crossed ' White Wyandottes and Rhode Island i i " stock. Violation of this principle has frequently brought linancial ruin to : producers of eggs for incubation. For i the complete eradication of this dis- I ease from poultry farms, stock which • give evidence of weakness or the least ! signs of the disease should not be ! used for breeding purposes. The average poultry keeper may not | ' be able to determine whether all his j fowls are free from white diarrhoea I or not. Nevertheless, it is a safe i | course to select for the production of : hatching eggs only the healthiest and : most vigorous hens. As a mere matter of successful in j cubation and for maintaining the vigor of the resulting chicks, this is the key to the whole situation in the control of white diarrhoea. For the preven- ; i tion or elimination of this disease. < | eggs used for incubation must be pro- j i duced from sound, uninfected stock. This means more careful selection of 1 breeding hens. If this precaution is not taken, white diarrhoea may be come so firmly established in the flock and its surroundings as to render all ! future efTorts to control the disease of ! little or no avail. s | Every precaution should also be taken to protect breeding stock from infection. They should be kept in clean houses and yards; they should receive wholesome food and the best ! of care and management. By no means I I should they be permitted to come in j ! contact with Infected chicks. Unless one is absolutely certain as ! i to the condition of the hens used for the production of hatching eggs, the j : latter should lie disinfected before | they are incubated. There are two ef- j | fectlve means of disinfecting eggs: 1. Strong methylated spirit can be ; used for rapidly wiping eggs. They I should be carefully and quickly dried j after this treatment before being put 1 in the incubator or under a hen. 2. The eggs may be dipped in a j s weak solution or creolin and water. ! | They may be placed in the incubator i | immediately after beinf dipped. Both of these methods have proved i • i 1 Captain Meek Heads New Troop Veteran Association Last evening the Ex-Members' As ! sociation of the Governor's Troop was | permanently organized at the troop j armory. State and West streets, with ; about forty men present who had : served with the cavalry command in \ the twenty-eight years of its life. A i committee was appointed to draft ! by-laws and routine business necessary jto tlie new organization was trans acted. The requirement for member , ship Is that the applicant must be an j honorably discharged trooper and . I many names were added to the roll '! last evening. These permanent officers ' were elected: President, Captain 1 Charles P. Meek; vice-president, Ser j j geant Joseph J. Weaver; treasurer, i Trooper S. Brady Caveny; secretary, I Sergeant Hugh 1,. McLaughlin. The i next meeting will be held Friday even ■ I ing. May 5. WAR DRAMA AT COLUMBIA Special to the Telegraph I Columbia, Pa., April I.—"The Drum 1 Major," a war drama, will be given in 1 the Columbia opera house, under the ' j auspices of the volunteer fire depart [ j ment, the proceeds to be devoted to [ 1 tl)e expenses of the demonstration on ' | Labor Day. Harry I, Leslier and Hor ' j ace B. Kerlin will manage the play. ' FTSooSpl for your baby chicks. JyjjSv jMj J Buttermilk M . \Wk STARTING FOOD Oi lIHf f 2 A The only bby chick |K 3 food with buttermilk 10c to 15.75. 1 SVIMM.Y HOUSE 1 7:1- .North Third St., HnrrlNburg, I'a. ; - i MWHMII ii n r-ffrawrm Save Your Chicks The Hen mt Lays u Dr. HESS POULTRY A A MR PAN-A-CE-A ■ wl " H 'p Them Over The Danger Period „ /fl Dnrlnit the first l* mti It wben your ucca In threat wfc®/i.irD ■ >t\ " r <lwHh '• 1 ' ,inrr lo ">*' tMI testf>rt one hatch Dr. Heu s ■niinTr t T V: -* y '' ft' ■ f i. I Poultru Pan-a re a regular vat dlrected-the other not. p /SJJ* HJii.' < siP f I 7n " r •* </ >< Panacea ehicla are not larger— iSF>_ *? i hrn " k lrr ~ better feathered: ifyr.v don't with youhadfed iT\_y"-CV'.i f wna-ce-atO'iourwlMle/tnelc.fforloht back to mij dealer r LKQCKOVCT f worth for thirty chick* each day. 1H lbs., 2jc; 5 lbs.. 60c: 1J 1b5.,51.J6; 25-lb. pall. |2.60. Dp - iMtaal Louie HlUer Will kMp your brood free from llco. Cornel 111 slftlnr-too ° JS c * nr Glllrl " Ued - ' lb. can. 26c; Mb. can. oßc. J ] HB <4*** DA, Htsa 4 CLARK. Aahland, Ohio ■■■■lHßHi Reds and produced fowls of similar markings. In common with all Wyandottes, it. is an active, industrious hen, and can be depended upon to produce plenty of eggs at all seasons. The chicks are hardy, make rapid and vigorous growth and are desirable for market at all ages. The fowls should weigh from to B'a pounds for males, and from 5 % to 6 % pounds for females. The breed is not bred in sufficiently large numbers to stock large poultry plants, but it is steadily increasing in popularity, and the time is not far dis tant when Columbian Wyandottes will be as widely used for practical farms as are the other American breeds. ' effective and neither form of treat - > ment apparently injures the hatcha ' j bility of the eggs. Where an incuba tor is used, the precaution should be 1 taken to disinfect the inside of he j machine every time it Is used and be -1 fore the eggs are placed therein. Feeding of Infected Chicks The feeding of sour milk to chicks j appears to be an easy means of con- I ' trolling white diarrhoea. The purpose f i of sour milk Is to suppress intestinal 1 putrefaction which the parasite of this disease sets up. Milk contains a quantity of sugar which Is acted upon by certain fermentation organ isms. These bacteria counteract the parasite of white diarrhoea. The feed ing of sour milk is an important agent in lessening the dangers of great j losses from this disease. On account of the ravages of white , diarrhoea, especially during the first few days of th£ life of baby chicks, it is important to begin feeding sour milk early where the presence of this | disease is suspected. Moreover, sour ; milk should be constantly kept before ' the chicks until the dangerous period | of the disease has passed. A poultry expert in Great Britain has used catechu to prevent white diarrhoea. Ten to fifteen grains of | crude catechu were dissolved in one gallon of water. This was given to ' the chicks as drinking water. They drank it greedily and made rapid lm provement in health. The treatment is given usually for ten days. If these precautions are taken by poultry keepers, there is little reason to dread t the ravages of white diarrhoea. ————— An opportunity exists in every community for tlic establishment of a public hatchery for the pro- I duction of day-old chicks. In next I week's article Prof. 11. R. Lewis describes the Evolution of the Baby Chick Business, and the un limited possibilities for large or [ small poultry plants. - - Boy Bandits Planned to Rob Aged Storekeepers Special to the Telegraph Carlisle, Pa., April I.—With the ar rest here of three colored boys, aged about 13 years, the depredations of a band of boy bandits here is expected to stop. The lads are charged with vari ous thefts of money and property totaling nearly SIOO. The boys were Stanley Brown, Clarence Walker and Herbert Washington. They told the I officer that they had a plan of getting 1 money by "beating up" several aged j storekeepers here and rifling the places I which they intended to put in op | eration. NEWSIES HEAR WILLIAM STROUSE , After a short business session of the " I Harrisburg Newsboys' Association, last I night. President Wagner Hoffman In ! troduced William Strouse, who made ! an address on "Methods In Modern j Business." Michael Klawansky, Arthur Koplovltz, Joseph Harris. Meyer Swim | mer. David Asenowitz and Park j Weaver were named on an entertain ment committee. ——— WfHUSKY^ CHICK'W £ me well and strong by ||jf Baby Chick Food J Guarmntwd to rmlso every livable 1 chick. Three wceka^feedtag PRIEST TRANSFERRED Special to the Tel fgraph Columbia, Pa.. April I.—The Rev. .1. J. King, for the past three months assistant rector of Holy Trinity Koman t'otholic Church, here, has been trans ferred (o the rectorship of St. Basil's Church, at Bushore, Pa. IIERXI>F,Y-BHNDEB WEDDIN G Columbia. Pa., April 1. Albert Hernley, assistant bookkeeper at the Columbia Wagon Works, and Miss Es ther Bender, of TJtitz, were married on Saturday evening and will reside at the bride's home. | 1 | Heat-proof Roofing | If Rain, cold and heat will crack tile, loosen slate, penetrate \\ 111 between wooden shingles, and rot, crack and melt ordinary 111 111 prepared roofings, but we have a roofing that no extremes 111 I of weather can injure. This weatherproof roofing ia 111 Pronounced"RlTas ln RUBY_ |J| 1 RjbM&fiiO I M C6srs more - longer y/i ySt It is the roofing that will give you Don't be fooled wfcb imitations W W longest service and prove moat that look like ftU-BEft-3|Q. They % economical for roofing your home, do not wear like the genuine, which f/l X\ barns, garage, factory, store, or any has the "Ru-ber-oid Man" (shown f/i AJ other building. It look a well and above) on every roll. Most cheap f/t weart well. RU-BIR-OIQ roofs put roofings contain paper, wood fibre, /Z V on more than 20 yean ago are tar or asphalt, which cannot resist still apparently as good as new. rain, cold and heat. , >.- We can supply this almost repair- Come in and let us show you 5$ A proof roofing in attractive Gray and RU'BCR-Oll) and give you prices on V in permanent and beautiful Tile the roofing that you will need for % Red or Copper Green. the work that you are planning. Henry Gilbert & Son, | Kitchen walls should always be painted fa^i Every housewife loves a clean kitchen. But with steaming kettles, sizzling grease and soot from the range, how can you keep a spotless "kitchen if the walls cannot be Paint your kitchen walls : ill! 4 with Devoe Roman Enamel ];|j and you can easily clean them lj| with soap and water. i. We recommend Devoe Roman Enamel because it is washable and sanitary and because it gives a hard, glossy surface to which dirt does not adhere. Thirteen attractive tints (and black and white) to select from. Can be used for walls, ceilings, shelving, furniture and all interior woodwork. Devoe Roman Enamel is easy to apply and it shows no laps or brush markfc 1 We guarantee that it will give you satisfaction. F. W. DEVOE & C. T. RAYNOLDS CO. New York Buffalo New Orleans Houston Boston Savannah Pittsburgh 8 —~"~i "*•••• jfcffl vc L J wßSLem\ . ;>< — Make Your Cellar Floor and Steps Everlasting Concrete makes a clean, wear-proof floor that is easily swept or washed —one that the furnace or hot ashes cannot set ablaze. Concrete cellar steps do not rot or break. They get stronger with age and are safe under the heaviest strains. Do away with dirt and repairs; have a clean, cool concrete cellar made with flLPHfl'-Si'CEMENT It is Mire to produce a fine, hard job. We guarantee ALPHA to more than for ALPHA is guarded carefully by meet the U. S. Government standard chemists throughout the process of for strength. The Government has manufacturing. It is tested hourly used hundreds of thousands of bar so that every pound is of full strength rels of ALPHA in important work and binding power. Our customers where concrete had to stand th prefer it to any other cement. severest strains. A copy of the bis. illustrated book. "ALPHA Cement—How to Use It." is yours for the askint. It tells how to build floors, walks, foundations, steps, and scores of other concrete improvement*. Cowden & Co., 9th and Herr, Harrisburg A. J. SPOTTS, Carlisle JACOB N. WEIGEL - Mt. Holly Springs CAPITAL WALL CEMENT CO. Lemoyne MUTH BROS., Ellzabethtown SAMUEL DULL, - flew taiberlud JOS. RIIRKHOLDER. HißiMelttown S. E. SHENK, - • Newvllle J. "JV. MILLER, Mcctaanlcsburfl GEO. S. PETERS, - Palmyra •35 YEARS SUPERINTENDENT Special to the Telegraph Columbia, Pa., April I.—Frank P. D'Mlller. formor county commissioner and a well-known sxocer, has Just been elected superintendent of St. John's n Sunday School for the thlrty-lifth consecutive term. He has served in the same office since the Sun day school was organized, April 3, 1881. Professor H. P. Zerf?er, prin cipal of the grammar schools, has been re-elected assistant, having served the sumo length of time. 11
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